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| Two By Two by Jay of Lasgalen | 52 Review(s) |
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| paranoidangel | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 7/5/2004 |
| I also thought you were going to do something terrible to the twins, so I laughed in the face of this 'tragedy'. I'm looking forward to seeing how they resolve it though. Author Reply: Do something terrible to the twins? Would I do that? | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 7/5/2004 |
| Content and clean-smelling elflings - how adorable. I'm sure their parents will be able to sort them out, especially as Elrond has done a major healing on Elrohir. And if they can't - just keep it secret, OK? Never let them know of the confusion! Joint conception, exactly the same age - just call them both El. I expect the elves are too honest to simply replace the bracelets and hope no-one notices! I love them sleeping in a drawer, by the way. Such a sensible place to put them. Author Reply: I think Elrond and Celebrian will work it out correctly. And E2 will not find out about either event for a very long time (the revelation may appear in the eventual epilogue to this story one day). The twins will eventually have a cradle more suitable to their status, but for now the drawer will have to do. | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 7/5/2004 |
| I must admit, Jay, that I thought you were going to do something awful to the infants - so only having name bracelets taken off seems like a good thing! I think C & E can tell them apart - there will be something they will sense or some mark they will know. The infants are smart too. IF they've been named, they will tell their parents in some little way :D Author Reply: I've already done something awful to Elrohir, so they all deserve a break. This is only minor angst really, and C & E and E2 will all have their ways of knowing who is who. | |
| LKK | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 7/4/2004 |
| Don't bother correcting me; I know that the apprentice didn't *take* the bracelets. She just took the bracelets *off*. It's amazing what a difference one word can have, isn't it? LKK *makes note never to review at midnight again* Author Reply: I knew what you meant! | |
| LKK | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 7/4/2004 |
| So the apprentice took the name bracelets, eh? Is that like the twinnish equivalent of "Throwing the baby out with the bathwater"? ;) I have no idea what prompted me to think of that except perhaps that it's midnight and I should be asleep rather than reading your story. But I've been horribly busy the past few days and missed the last chapter and I was terribly curious as to what had happened. Hm. I seem to be rambling a bit. I gotta stop reviewing when I'm tired. Okay. At least there's one thing I'm sure of. I love this look at the twins' earliest (and I do mean *earliest*!) days. I'm glad you've picked this story back up, Jay. I was missing it. :) Author Reply: She took the instruction 'undress them' a little too literally, I'm afraid. Progress on this story has been intermittant, depending on the plot bunnies, but I'm glad you like it enough to miss it. And I don't mind rambling. It's better than not reviewing at all! | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 7/4/2004 |
| Oh my goodness! I suppose, in a way, it wouldn't matter if the bracelets got switched on the first day since in most babies, it would just be a matter of a new name and what do they know? But when you are talking about the heir of Imladris, it presumably DOES matter. Not that that seems a very big concern to these folks. Perhaps their parents will be able to tell, especially since the could commune with them before they were born. Author Reply: I've decided that the twins would be joint heirs. Elves measure age from the point of conception, which in this case was a single event. The fact that Elladan was born first makes no difference (except when he keeps calling Elrohir 'little brother' to annoy him in later stories.) Now, how will Elrond and Celebrian work out which is which? ;) | |
| Karri | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 7/4/2004 |
| Oi! A calamity indeed! A very entertaining chapter, Jay. I am looking forward to finding out of ada and nana can tell them apart. ;-) Author Reply: I'm working on that part, and how Elrond and Celebrian react when they hear what happened! Thanks for the review. | |
| Karri | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/3/2004 |
| A terribly sweet start. I really enjoyed Glorfindel tickling little Elrohir with his braid and the sleeping in a drawer. The whole thing had a very authentic twin feel to it. Author Reply: I think Glorfindel (and Erestor, when his turn comes) will be wonderful uncles to the twins. I'm glad you thought the twin bit was authentic, as I'm working in the dark here! I just hope I haven't overdone the 'ah' factor, and made the tale too cloying - but I think they all deserve some sweetness after previous events. Jay | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/3/2004 |
| A lovely look at the newborn twins, Jay! The mighty have fallen indeed. :D Author Reply: Thanks, Nilmandra. Poor Glorfindel didn't stand a chance, did he? I decided not to describe the twins' introduction to the rest of Imladris, as you did it so well in History Lessons II, but I'm quite sure it's what would have happened. Like the opening of The Lion King. Jay | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/3/2004 |
| 'Oh brave new world, that has such creatures in it.' (I think - I haven't checked the exact wording.) Gorgeous little elflings, capturing Glorfindel without a fight. I'm glad Elrohir seems to have recovered from his traumatic arrival. This is a lovely picture of life in Imladris. More please. Author Reply: Oh, well done! I hoped someone would spot the reference! Glorfindel succumbed as easily as everyone else in Imladris will. And Elrohir is fine, though everyone will naturally be a little worried about him for a while. More soon, I promise. Jay | |