mews1945
· 20 April 2006
· Chapter 13: The Evil Necromancer
Oh, oh, oh, I'm still giggling. This is precious and absolutely hysterical, and I think the funniest thing was Pippin's seriousness, and his impatience with his cousins and his sister who couldn't stop laughing long enough to explain to him. I could see him perfectly, standing and glaring at them while they rolled on the floor.
Author's reply
Confused!Pippin has to be my favorite. He's just so adorable when he hasn't a clue what's going on - and he was so sure that he knew *exactly* what was happening! His sister and cousins were being very unprofessional and uncooperative with the rescue effort. lol
Thanks so much for reading! I'm so glad this gave you a laugh! :)
Platy
· 20 April 2006
· Chapter 13: The Evil Necromancer
Heheheheee, poor Pippin. So confused. XD This chapter made me giggle.
Author's reply
Pippin is at his best when he's thoroughly confused, and his confusion over the situation didn't help his sister and cousins efforts to regain control. :D
Glad this got you giggling! Thanks for reading.
EstellaB
· 9 April 2006
· Chapter 10: Pippin the Bullroarer
*Sobs*
This is so, totally, adorably, wonderfully sweet.
By the way, if you wonder why I'm suddenly leaving reviews on this story when I already reviewed The Trouble With Girls, it's because I only read those two chapters, because I was reading The Trouble with Love and wanted to read the kind of prologue. But I'm now reading the rest of the ficlets and they are very good.
Author's reply
I'm glad that you are enjoying the series. I do enjoy seeing Merry and Pippin together as children, and how they're relationship evolved over the years.
Thanks for the review!
EstellaB
· 9 April 2006
· Chapter 7: Chocolate!
*Laughs hysterically* This is me as a child. Actually, this is me *now*, but I have learnt a little self-restraint in terms of not eating entire tubs of choclate syrup... I'm sure Pippin will one day too.
Author's reply
LOL. That's me too, though I've also learned some self-control. Pippin will have self-control forced upon him before too long. That child and sweets are just a disaster waiting to happen, as we see here.
Thanks for reading!
EstellaB
· 6 April 2006
· Chapter 8: The Trouble With Lasses
I really love this chapter, and the next one as well. But my favourite bit is the description of Merry crushing on Estella without even realising it:
"The most annoying thing about her is how I can always still hear her voice when I’m lying in bed at night, and somehow that flowery soap of hers works its way into my clothes so that I can smell her even when she isn’t around so that I can’t stop thinking about her."
Or maybe he does realise it, and just doesn't want to admit it. At any rate, it is beautifully well written :)
Author's reply
Yes, Merry was hopelessly besotted with Estella even before he knew it. He's at that age where girls still annoy him, but they're starting to turn his head also, and he's just thoroughly confused about it all.
Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it. :)
estelnalissi
· 7 March 2006
· Chapter 11: Taking Care of Merry
The last paragraph in this charming scene is the key. At the age of 19 in human years Frodo's wisdom is sure and deep. According to his example I burned this picture in to my mind.
Author's reply
Frodo does have a lot of wisdom for his years. He's been through so much in his short life, and it's taught him to appreciate little moments like these. Thanks for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Jeodo Brandybuck
· 5 January 2006
· Chapter 10: Pippin the Bullroarer
This was probably my favorite one of this bunch. It was an absolute delight to read, and I can't wait to read more.
Jeodo Brandybuck
Author's reply
Pippin has quite an imagination! I can just see him pretending to be his legendary ancestor, fending off wolves with a rolling pin. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Jeodo Brandybuck
· 5 January 2006
· Chapter 11: Taking Care of Merry
Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!
Did I mention, wonderful!?
Jeodo Brandybuck
Author's reply
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Did I forget to say thank you!
^_^
Jeodo Brandybuck
· 5 January 2006
· Chapter 7: Chocolate!
What a wonderful story! I can't wait to read the rest!
Jeodo
Author's reply
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Pippin and chocolate make for a rather entertaining, and tiring, combination. :)
RenaissanceGrrl
· 5 October 2005
· Chapter 4: The Pact
“That’s what Mother’s for.” XD Can relate.
Aww. Sweet fluff. I'm curious as to the revenge wreaked by the girls, though...
Author's reply
Merry is a little bit spoiled, but that's understandable. He is an only child after all, and mothers tend to coddle their sons. Fluff is good. :)
Isilhen Daegol
· 20 July 2005
· Chapter 10: Pippin the Bullroarer
*sniff sniff* I decided to review this. Yes, I know I already reviewed it on ff.net, but since the story is no longer there, neither is my review. And this is such a lovely chapter, and dedicated to me, so I just wanted to review it again. *bawls* My poor pip! I once got my finger stuck to an ice cube, and it hurt pretty bad. I can't immagine getting my feet stuck to ice. I really like how you write pip. If I hadn't luv'd him already, I most certainly would now. You just have this certain charm with writing the hobbits, Sam and Pip especially. I loved everything about this chapter. It's just so... *whimpers* It makes me want to hug someone. Preferably Pip. Oh, well. Thank you so much for this! yay for Hero!Pippin!
Author's reply
LOL, thanks for reviewing again!
I've had that same experience with ice cubes, but that's easy enough to rememdy. Getting your feet stuck would be much worse, and having to pour near freezing water over them to dissolve the ice didn't make matters better. Poor Pip indeed!
Sam and Pip especially - probably because they're my favorites, in that exact order as well. I've a great deal of respect for Frodo and everything he accomplished, and for Merry also - he was the one who organized the Conspiracy and all. If not for him, Frodo most likely would have gone off on his own.
Anyway, I'm glad you've warmed up to this Hero!Pippin - he did *save* the cookie for Merry after all. That's a big sacrafice for our little Pip. ;)
MaidenofValinor
· 1 July 2005
· Chapter 12: What Goes Around
^_________^ CUTE! I love Pip's retelling of the "incident" and how Merry keeps interrupting. I think it's funny how Pippin is so indignant that they punished him - after all, he didn't do anything, did he? It was all Fendon's fault. I hope Sam doesn't feel too guilty. Very good work, thanks.
Author's reply
Poor innocent Pippin, the sacrificial lamb, lol. ^_^ All he was doing was sitting there, minding his own business... Hm, wonder how many times he's used that defense throughout the years. :D
Merry's mind is constantly racing ahead and trying to figure out things, which inevitably causes him to interrupt. Sam won't feel too guilty. It *was* Pippin's fault for eating both the cinnamon rolls at once, whether he sees that or not.
Larner
· 1 July 2005
· Chapter 11: Taking Care of Merry
It's been a while since I read this. Beautiful images, Merry and Pippin cuddled together with the stuffed pony and the box of used toys nearby, Frodo delighting in the vision of it.
Author's reply
Thank you! It does make you want to grab a hobbit and a blanket and curl up by the fire, doesn't it? That's all the comfort one really needs.
Larner
· 1 July 2005
· Chapter 12: What Goes Around
Guilt can work wonders, I think. ADHD in hobbits. Very apt.
Author's reply
ADHD in Pippin. Very scary, lol. Hyper doesn't begin to describe that hobbit. Poor Eglatine for having to put up with him all those years.
Sam won't be feeling too guilty about this, though he might let Pippin think he is for a little while to make him feel better. After all, Pippin *did* breach their contract and really has no one to blame but himself.
Dreamflower
· 1 July 2005
· Chapter 12: What Goes Around
Ooooh!!! Thank you! What a wonderful, wonderful birthday present! I just adore this. And it makes so much sense! One of my favorite parts:
“Ah, yes. My parents were always sending you to get me, and your parents would send Frodo, and we never saw the trickery in it. Not until we had our own children who wouldn’t listen to us, and even then I didn’t see it. It wasn’t until around the hundredth time I had sent Fenton out to grab Faramir in that I realized what I was doing,” Pippin added. “Parents are devious things.”
So true, so true!
And I was chortling all through their serious discussion of the lads' experiment--you could just *tell* this was something they probably wished they had thought of themselves when they were young.
And then the discussion of the Aunts, and when Merry asked was it the time he mooned them, well, ROTFL!
And the whole story was just too, too funny!
Thank you again so much!!!!
Author's reply
You're most welcome, sweetie. ^_^
Yep, Merry and Pippin have finally been bested - by their own kids, no less. I'm sure they'll be getting tons of kicks out of their children's hijinx over the years. I wouldn't be surprised if at some point in the future, they con their grandkids into finishing that expirement, lol. :D
Those poor aunts have put up with a lot from the lads of Tookland, I almost feel sorry for them. Almost. One of these days, I'm going to have to put that mooning incident into fic-format. It'll have to be from Pip's POV too; he's just too good at telling these stories of mishap. And it'll be Drunken!Pip. Oh, that should be interesting. *grins*
Bodkin
· 1 July 2005
· Chapter 12: What Goes Around
I love the way these have just cottoned on to their parents' own child management skills. And the 50 year old Pippin has only just realised that his parents were in on Sam's game.
Their use of cousin-power is masterly, though. As it should be. They haven't quite outgrown the curiosity that makes them want to play - but they have developed enough sense not to do so in front of their wives! Is Sam still manageable through guilt? I would have thought he might have enough Mayoral steel to disregard it by now.
Those aunts sound a scary pair.
Author's reply
Yep, it takes Pippin awhile to catch on sometimes, lol. At the time, he was more focused on, first, how incredibly lucky he was that Sam would that for him, and after, on how horribly crushed he was that he'd be getting no more sweets.
We never realize while growing up that our parents were once children also, and already know every prank in the book long before we "invented" them. Now that Merry and Pippin know the truth of the matter, they'll no doubt be looking back on everything with new sight.
Cousin-power is pretty powerful indeed. Where would all these poor parents be if their kids didn't have older cousins to worship and take commands from, lol. Merry and Pippin will never outgrow their curiosity. I imagine them goading their grandkids into all sorts of pranks and bad behavior.
Sam does have a harder shell on him than he used to, not just from being Mayor but also from having so many children - you can't let a mob like that have their way all the time! But guilt will always pester at Sam to one extent or another, though I'm sure he'll figure out rather quickly that Pippin's just joking with him and there's really no hard feelings about it.
Hm, The Aunts vs the Orcs... I'd put my money on the Aunts, lol!
Elf Friend
· 31 January 2005
· Chapter 11: Taking Care of Merry
Awww! Nevermind, this one is now my favorite. Pippin is soo cute! *squeaks and hugs him* He's the sweetest hobbit ever. ^^ Also, is it "snuggly" or "snugly"? *cocks head questioningly* I think it only has one 'g'. Hope I'm not embarrassing you, but I just thought you should know. ^^
Author's reply
Pippin is just so adorable, trying to take care of his Merry and make him feel better. And it looks like it could be spelled either way. The red swiggly line didn't show up on my Word doc anyway, so I'm saying that it's correct. :P
Thanks for reading!
Elf Friend
· 31 January 2005
· Chapter 10: Pippin the Bullroarer
Awww! I think that was my favorite ficlet of all of these! :) Pippin trying to use big words, but struggling over them was a nice touch. At the end, was Merry crying because of guilt? Sorry, that's probably a stupid question, but I tend to ask those. This was very cute!! :)
Author's reply
Pippin spends so much time with older lads, he would want to sound as sophi... sophisstit... smart as possible. :P Yep, it was guilt. Merry tried to ditch his little Pippin, and Pippin risked life and limb to bring him a cookie. So glad you liked it! Thanks for reading.
Elf Friend
· 31 January 2005
· Chapter 9: The Trouble With Lads
It was interesting seeing through the eyes of someone else. ^^ Also, you might want to run spell check; it should be "racking my brain" instead of "wracking my brain." ^^ Just thought you should know...
Author's reply
This story certainly required multiple POVs, there was so much going on. Each POV revealed a little bit more. I fixed the typo on my hard drive, but never got around to fixing it here. Thanks for reminding me. :)
Elf Friend
· 31 January 2005
· Chapter 7: Chocolate!
Wow! Using "energetic" to describe Pippin is such an understatement! LOL! He reminds me of some of the kids I babysit sometimes. The ending of this was priceless--after all that playing, he STILL isn't tired! :)
Author's reply
Well, Bilbo really should have known better than to give Pippin pie at dinner. :) I don't even want to think of what they woke up to in the morning, lol! Thanks for reading!
Elf Friend
· 31 January 2005
· Chapter 6: Why?
*Dies laughing* Wow, I think I'm way too easily amused. I love Pippin...he kind of reminds me of what I was like when I was little. :)
Author's reply
Merry gets no peace, does he? This is just a prelude to what he's going to have to put up for the rest of his life, lol. Inquisitive!Pippin is so much fun to write. Glad this gave you a laugh.
Elf Friend
· 31 January 2005
· Chapter 5: Pimpernel, Pervinca and Pearl’s Perfectly Plotted Prank
That was hilarious!! Like Frodo, I should've known that Merry and Pippin would do something to him. This chapter was great, it had me giggling the whole time. :)
Author's reply
Oh yes, Frodo wasn't going to get out of this one without getting some payback. Those girls are devious! Yay, girls! Glad it had you giggling. :)
Elf Friend
· 31 January 2005
· Chapter 4: The Pact
*squeak* I love Merry and Pippin! That last part was so cute. :) I love Merry risking terrible punishment just so Pippin can forgive him. And then Pippin's line: "I forgive you always." Yay!!!
Author's reply
Merry would do anything to get back into Pippin's good graces, even risk terrible punishment. He's been in worse trouble after all, so he knows what to expect. Or at least, he thought he did. ;)
Lindelea
· 31 January 2005
· Chapter 11: Taking Care of Merry
Awww. I know just how Merry feels, have felt that way myself more than once.
I love the birthday present, and the solution they come up with to where to keep it... and what Pippin was meaning (that he'd put them back in the box).
Lovely picture at the end, I can just see it. Thanks!
Author's reply
I just got over the flu myself, so it was easy enough to describe how Merry felt. I'm sure Merry didn't really mind Pippin keeping his toys in the first place, Pippin probably just caught him in a bad mood or something. If I had any artistic skills, I would draw that, but I don't. Platy said she might draw something. If she does, I'll post a link. :)
Thanks for reading!
Eruviluieth
· 29 January 2005
· Chapter 11: Taking Care of Merry
Awwww! Pippin is so good at looking after Merry. And patient to wait to sneak out to see Merry. All the characters are spot on. Excellent job, eager for more.
Author's reply
Well, Pippin really had no choice but to wait. The guest of honor can't just leave his birthday party - unless of course he has a magic ring to help him disappear. ;) And Pippin's stuffed pony always makes him feel better, so it only makes sense (to him) that it would help Merry feel better also. :) Thanks for reading!