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| Consequences of a Fall by Dreamflower | 227 Review(s) |
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| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/23/2006 |
| He cast a glance at Frodo, who stood a little apart and alone. He had often heard the story of how Frodo’s parents had died when he was about the same age as Pippin was now. Looking at his cousin’s pale face, he fought back the urge to run to him and hug him, for that would not be proper right now. Oh, I like your little Pippin! Like Merry he cannot stand it when Frodo is unhappy, but as a Took and a (vaguely) possible future Thain he knows of course what's proper! I can imagine that Pippin felt much better, once he was alone high on the grassy roof and could finally get rid of that collar ;-) But like harrowcat, the first thought that came in my mind was: sunstroke! And I really hope I am wrong. Author Reply: Oh, he so hates to see Frodo unhappy, and Merry as well. And his restraint is more from pleasing his parents, whom he can tell would prefer that he "behave properly" than from his own concern with propriety. You will see... | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/23/2006 |
| What a beautifully descriptive passage from Pippin's POV. I just hope he doesn't get sunstroke now and add to the problems. ?Can hobbits get sunstroke? Author Reply: Thank you. I wanted to do the funeral from his POV, because it was his very first encounter with such a thing, and he would be seeing it from a unique perspective. Well...that would be telling. But bear in mind that it was first posted to PippinHealers group. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/22/2006 |
| Oh my, that was a hard punishment, not only for Merry but also and particularly for Pippin. Saradoc sighed. "Yes, Merry, I will tell them." Such stubborn pride. He must have that from the Took side of the family. Well, I have a theory that pride is a Brandybuck trait, whereas the Bagginses are famous for their stubbornness. But hey, taking into account how close our three cousins are related it might be very difficult to find out the origins of those traits ;-) On the other hand I'm not convinced yet that Sara can withstand little Pippin's tears for long... P.S.: I'm so glad you liked my double dribble. At the moment there is no place where I put my stories, because that very piece was my first one ever. My muse is a little lazy, you know. Maybe, when I have some more, I'll post it :) | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/21/2006 |
| Poor Pippin. As if it wasn't bad enough having Amethyst say that to him, now Uncle Sara went and took his Merry away. It's true Merry could have handled things differently, but I can't blame him for acting the way he did either. It's hard sometimes to do the mature thing when someone is being so blatantly rude and obnoxious. Author Reply: Yes, poor Pippin. But it wasn't only Saradoc's fault. Blame the evil Author, who needs very badly to have the cousins separated so the plot can move forward. Merry is half Took. His Brandybuck half usually keeps his Tookish impulsiveness under control, but one thing that is just about guaranteed to snap that control is to have someone harm his Pippin or his Frodo, and most especially if he sees that they have deliberately set out to do harm to his cousins. | |
| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/20/2006 |
| Go, Merry. That wee wench ought to count her lucky stars that's *all* he did. LOL, and I think the Brandybucks have contributed their own bit of stubbornness to young Merry. I didn't catch the part between Folco and Freddy the first time--his little remark is absoulutely hilarious. :-D Pippinfan Author Reply: Well, she *was* a lass after all. I am quite sure if it had been a lad tormenting Pip so, Merry would have laid him out flat. *grin* Yes, I agree, I think Brandybucks have their own brand of prideful stubbornness, but Saradoc doesn't seem to agree, LOL! The part with Freddy and Folco is new, and you can credit Lin for the idea--she was sure that Folco would come up with one of his clueless remarks if he'd been there! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/20/2006 |
| This is far too hard a punishment for poor little Pippin to have to deal with, the dear lad. All too believable, I fear. Author Reply: Yes, any time a punishment for those lads involves separation, it means a punishment for them both--not just the miscreant. I'm glad you found Merry's behavior believable. He's far too well brought up to give her the smack she deserved, but he miscalculated if he thought a hair-pulling was a lesser offense in his father's eyes. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/20/2006 |
| Dear Frodo--forever youthful after this; but unable to exploit his youth for the cousins he loves best. Author Reply: It's going to be a while before anything is noticed as to his not aging. His cousins are just *used* to him being so much older than they, that it will be quite some time before their perception catches up to reality. But right now, it's barely ten months since Bilbo left, and Frodo has to keep his dignity on hand for the older family heads. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/20/2006 |
| Getting caught up. To see such an accident must have been horrible. And of course the gossip would make it as nasty as possible. Poor Pearl. Poor Pippin. At least they have Frodo to look forward to seeing. Author Reply: Yes, they will be very glad to see Frodo, although things may not go quite as they are expecting. And yes, the gossip was nasty indeed! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/20/2006 |
| There are times and cases, Saradoc, where kids should get prizes for behaving badly. And this could well be one of them! Amethyst is a nasty, vicious little besom who deserves to spend some time in the pillory, having rotten eggs thrown at her. Hair pulling is really quite moderate! (Of course the passing troll should really head for Hyacinth and save everyone a lot of trouble!) Author Reply: I should do an AU version of this. Of course, it would be *very* short! LOL! Well, Amethyst has only her mother to go by, so it's no wonder she's behaving so badly. Personally, I thought Merry was rather restrained in pulling her hair, but his father is not going to agree with that. And it is very important that he punish Merry and not give him a prize, or we will be back, once again to a *very* short tale, *grin*! And the passing troll, I hope, would have plenty of ant-acid on hand if he ever did decide to snack on Hyacinth. I think she would give even a troll heartburn! | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/20/2006 |
| Oh my! That may be justice but it is very harsh! Our poor lads. ('Tho I can't imagine that you are going to keep those three apart for one minute!) Author Reply: Well, I kind of *need* to keep them apart, and for more than a minute, or the story won't happen. But Saradoc is meting out what he thinks will be the best punishment he can. We shall see how long it stnads... | |