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| Discretion by Bodkin | 174 Review(s) |
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| The Karenator | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/7/2005 |
| Ah, ha! Adar and Glorfindel are just as willing to let the young ones learn a lesson. I'm sure Elrond needed to get out for a nice afternoon, but the amusement value went up considerably when he found out his sons were oblivious. Oh, he and Glorfindel are such fun. Fun wicked! I'm still chuckling. Karen Author Reply: Well, Elladan and Elrohir don't get all their mischief from their mother! Elrond and Glorfindel make a good team - and this is a joke that will afford them plenty of entertainment. Over a very long time. And Elrond needs to spend more time outdoors. Among the trees. And remember he's an elf rather than an office wallah. This has now grown from two parts to four. It's getting out of hand! | |
| The Karenator | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/7/2005 |
| Every mother's dream...or nightmare. And the little whelps think they're so smart. Celebrian is every mother's hero. She's letting them learn the hard way. It takes a while, but that makes the revelation sting all the more. I got such a kick out of Celebrian and Galadriel silently letting the twins go about their merry way. This was delightful, Bodkin! Karen Author Reply: There is nothing quite as much fun as knowing what your children are trying to hide from you - and then pretending ignorance. And the revelation of this particular scam is a very long way away. (Most of the Third Age and over half a millennium into the Fourth.) I doubt the dwarves realised they would get quite so much mileage out of their deception! Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it! (It's grown to four parts now - but I think that'll be it. Even the best jokes wear thin.) | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/7/2005 |
| What I liked most about this part were the tiny bits about Elrond -- his dismay at realizing how much of his time he spends indoors, his friendship with Glorfindel, his dry amusement at his sons. You can see a lot of the history of these people's lives together in throw away comments like Glorfindel's about how he trained the twins. Author Reply: Thank you! I just couldn't help throwing in the bits about Elrond - he doesn't get enough time for fun, poor elf. He's always too busy trying to save the world. It's a good thing he has Glorfindel as support - and they feed off each other - for strength, humour, understanding and so on. (I hope Elrond gets lots of chances for fun in the BR. He deserves it.) | |
| Dot | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/7/2005 |
| Yay! I’m glad you’re easily influenced by reviewers ;-) I have to get to work so I’ll be brief… Loved this! Actually, I’ll admit that my favourite part was Elrond on his own, taking advantage of the peace and wistfully thinking he should do this more often. Glorfindel, of course, is marvellous! Teasing Elrond is definitely a worthy pastime. I somehow doubt Glorfindel’s claim of elfling perfection. I really have trouble picturing him as a child. But you know, when Elrond gets to Valinor, I’m sure he’s bound to run into someone who knew Glorfindel as a child. I’m just saying. Of course, I’m still waiting for you to resurrect Oropher… ‘They spent their time with the youngest among the dwarves, while the leaders looked on at least as suspiciously as we did.’ I love that image!! Oh, and can I just point out that if the twins were supposed to have learned Khuzdul, then their tutor can probably be added to the list of people who would understand them should he overhear them. Poor Elladan and Elrohir. I’m starting to think that they’re the only ones who don’t know. It just took a friend like Legolas to tell them. Hilarious line: ‘They were convinced that fluent Westron was more than enough for the modern elf.’ Modern elf? *choke* Anyway, I love Elrond and Glorfindel plotting against them. Elrond needs to have some fun in his life… ;-) I’m delighted you continued this. *sigh* Right, work… Author Reply: Oh yes, very easily influenced. Especially when the suggestions are just so good. I love Elrond. I hope he has a lot of fun in the Blessed Realm - he deserves it. Although he will miss Glorfindel until Mr Golden Elf decides to turn up - they play off each other very well. You think perhaps Glorfindel might have been a little difficult as an elfling? I think I've already had the twins longing to meet someone who will reveal all his childish misdemeanours - I might just have to get round to that. And Oropher. Yes. Must focus. Now, who would have tutored the twins in Khuzdul? It can't have been Elrond - because then they would have learned Khuzdul, like it or not. Maybe it was the difficulty in finding a tutor that got them off the hook. (This has already made it to four parts - I don't think the joke can take more than that!) I hope Elladan and Elrohir don't realise that everyone knows. They will be mortified. Perhaps Legolas should have joined those who were keeping the secret. I'm glad you like the modern elf line. And the plotting. Thank you. | |
| pipinheart | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/7/2005 |
This is very curious, and I am wondering what they have saud... Thier mother and Grandmother know for sure... And the Drarves wasn't telling the truth it seems... a good stoy, I hope it continues... Author Reply: Well - in Reflection 72, Legolas tells Elladan that one of his favourite dwarven 'curses' consists of him saying that he longs to be a dwarf maiden's lapdog. I imagine they are mostly along those lines. The dwarves were deluding the poor twins - but then the twins were playing the same game, so I suppose you could say they deserved it! I'm up to Part 4 now - but I think that is as far as the joke can stretch. Thank you - I'm glad you are enjoying it. | |
| Redheredh | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/6/2005 |
| Yes, definitely a wicked streak! Part 2 and 3? Excellent! But, the arched eyebrow bit was priceless! I can see where their naneth would easily remember them as elflings when they are out of sight and acting like they still are. H'mm, would Galadriel swear in Quenya instead of Sindarin? Would it take a wicked Celeborn to provoke her to such vindictives? Would he dare to scold her not only for using that sort of language in front of their little daughter or just for using that language? I cannot see him not admonishing his daughter for repeating what she heard especially at such a tender age. 'Course being a gentle-elf himself, he would never provide a disreputable example for Celebrian. Unless he was provoked... during desperate times... Poor Bodkin, lucky us! ;D Author Reply: There's a Part 4 now, too. I'm not sure that the joke can run to any more than that, though. I can just picture Celeborn getting quite wrathful about nursery rhymes and lullabies in Quenya. It's so automatic to revert to your own experience when you are using that sort of baby talk . . . but that's a whole other tale! And desperate times provide the excuse for all sorts of things! Celebrian's wicked streak is inherited fairly - from both sides of the family. This has proved to be unexpectedly entertaining. Glad you like it. | |
| perelleth | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/6/2005 |
| :-) I've been a good and productive girl today, and I thought to reward myself reading some good fanfiction before going home and LO! I almost fall from my chair! It's so fun seeing an author amusing herself and sharing these funny spin- offs!! The deviousness of mothers, and... maybe fathers? Thanks, bodkin, and keep on! :-) Author Reply: I just couldn't resist this. And there have been some wonderful suggestions that have actually added another three parts to it. Not to mention I think I will have to insert an extra Reflection to follow on from it. Or possibly an epilogue here. Depends if E2 feel the need to confront those who managed to hold their tongues over such a long period - or just abuse them privately. I'm glad it amused you. | |
| Galimeril | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/6/2005 |
| Heheheeh! I love it! I laughed my whole way through this. I did something similar to my cousin. I told her that a phrase that meant a donkey knows more than me, and told her that it meant a donkey knows mort than you. You would not belive the foreign exchange student's face. She just cracked up when she told him that! I thought it was pretty funny myself! Imaging: A 10 year old walking up to a junior, and saying a donkey knows more than me-e! A donkey knows more than Me-e! *snicker* Author Reply: It could be such a cruel thing to do - yet it is absolutely irresistible. I doubt there's a foreign language exchange anywhere that doesn't end up with at least one student left wondering why he/she is getting that response to the polite remark he/she has learnt. At least no-one will have to worry about Elladan and Elrohir addressing these remarks to the Dwarvenking - they think they're rude enough to keep them for their private use. But certain people are going to get a lot of fun out of this! Thank you. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/6/2005 |
| Oh, the deviousness of elves, and particularly of elven mothers! What a joke if it is found they have been calling one another "Daddy's little jewel of great worth" or "Mummy's sweet golden boy!" I, too, could chuckle at that image! Author Reply: Poor twins. They would be mortified. Perhaps it is just as well they don't find out until they are mature elves who have learned that there are worse things than a bit of embarrassment! I don't think it has occurred to them either that there might be those who know. (Oh dear. I think another Reflection has just been born.) Thank you! | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/6/2005 |
| See, of course she knew! And she received great enjoyment for many many years over it. And of course Elrond knew. They were both lying in bed one night and heard it from the garden. When Celebrian could no longer suppress a giggle and Elrond his guffaws, they realized they both knew. :>) Author Reply: Nilmandra! Of course! Such a clear understanding of the family dynamics. For a passing snippet, this is getting out of control. There's already a part 2 that wrote itself earlier today in response to Jay's comment - and now there's just going to have to be a part 3. | |