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Post by Chris on Oct 21, 2007 16:02:36 GMT -5
How come no one ever realized what really happened at the shooting? Terry has guilt written all over him, even Christie feels it even though she has so much on her mind. A very slick story Terry made up, he doesn't have to lie that much to explain why Jimmy used his gun, coward!!! Hoosier, I so agree with you, Annie gets on my nerves and has from the moment I saw her... This is, as always, a great fic, MLM; karma! Take care and keep smiling - Chris
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Post by mlm828 on Oct 28, 2007 16:41:34 GMT -5
Chapter Three has now been posted in the Fan Fiction section here.It's also at ff.net: Chapter Three.P.S. Before you ask, no, this wasn't written while I was waiting out the fires at my friends' house; it was mostly written before the fires.
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Post by rducasey on Oct 28, 2007 16:54:52 GMT -5
Wow with all you have had going on, you still managed to give us another chapter. And another compelling one. How come I knew Christie's mother would be just like that? Karma, to you Martha. Thanks. And again, so happy that you are back home and that your house was safe.
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Post by krissie on Oct 28, 2007 17:42:48 GMT -5
Karma from me, too, partly for the excellent chapter and partly for managing to post when you have so much other stuff going on at the moment. I also can picture Christie's mother being this way... aloof and snobby. I like the sound of her father a lot more! I think you've come up with the perfect blend of parents for the Christie we got to see on the show. Anyway... Very, very good. (As if you'd give us anything less! ) Krissie <who has noticed that the board still seems to think we're working on British Summer Time over although the clocks here changed last night>
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Post by bjobsessed on Oct 28, 2007 22:28:26 GMT -5
Christie's mom reminds me of my unmentionable aunt! So many things going through her mind. Very realistic.
And Krissie, I think our clocks go back next weekend. It's always around the end of October and always on a weekend.
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Post by Chris on Oct 29, 2007 14:05:18 GMT -5
Great chapter, reading it makes me feel like I'm Christie waiting to find out what will happen to Jim, very good writing. And karma for thinking about us at a time like this... Krissie, if you go to "modify your profile" you can check "No" to "Currently observing DST" and you'll be back to standard winter time, brrrr Take care and keep smiling - Chris
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Post by krissie on Oct 29, 2007 15:39:53 GMT -5
Krissie, if you go to "modify your profile" you can check "No" to "Currently observing DST" and you'll be back to standard winter time, brrrr Done... and thank you. I was mildly amused that this board was supposedly able to adjust for different time zones but wasn't getting it right. I assumed that the problem would right itself when the Americans and Canadians change their clocks... And, yeah... Now we're on GMT. Ugh! I had to drive home with my headlights on. Even worse, the days will get a lot shorter before they start to get longer again. Oh, and this is my post number 300. Apologies for hijacking this thread... Normal service may now be resumed. Krissie
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Post by hoosier on Oct 29, 2007 18:12:59 GMT -5
The tension was palable. Between the surgery and her mother and the guilt she was feeling you felt so sorry for Christie. And I could imagine her mother felt that she had married beneath her.
What, the time changes again! Argh!!!
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Post by mlm828 on Nov 3, 2007 16:36:55 GMT -5
Chapter Four has been posted here.It's also at fanfiction.net: [url=http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3835973/4/ ] Chapter Four.[/url] Day two begins. . . .
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Post by bjobsessed on Nov 3, 2007 17:50:57 GMT -5
And what a lovely start on your part, but not for Christie. Having to be nice to the phony commisioner and all those mixed emotions too.
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Post by matilda on Nov 3, 2007 18:30:27 GMT -5
Yup - a real change of heart in terms of Christie for me - the risk-taking would drive me spare. An entire new analysis for me. Ta, mlm.
Matilda
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Post by Dreamfire on Nov 3, 2007 19:31:26 GMT -5
Thankyou for posting another chapter. I am enjoying the pace and the glimpses into the reactions of others. Having Commissioner Kelly show up like that was so ... political... I loved it. I am looking forward to Jim waking. Counting the days between posts. A
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Post by matilda on Nov 4, 2007 19:05:31 GMT -5
Thanks as ever mlm.
The Dr's accent and the surprise element was fantastic, and it's so very true - we once had a kid in hospital with a life-threatening condition (he still has it but we've learnt to deal with it a lot better).
It was the first incident and as you can imagine we were fairly stressed (especially me, child concerned still likes to do an excellent imititation of me stressing at the hospital).
The two young 'Indian' looking women, Drs, at the hospital saved his life, and to our surprise and delight one had the broadest Glasgow accent you can imagine and the other had the accent of a London East Ender. It was fantastic - such an interesting confronting moment in terms of our embedded visual expectations. You wrote a similiar experience really well.
Naturally we are forever grateful to the British medical education system that gave us our son's life!!
Matilda
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Post by mlm828 on Nov 4, 2007 22:32:37 GMT -5
Oh, matilda, what a frightening story! Thank heavens your harrowing experience turned out well, and "the child concerned" can tease you about stressing out.
As to the fic, the doctor's accent doesn't have any particular significance; it was simply a way of pointing out the stereotypical thinking all of us are guilty of at times.
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Post by matilda on Nov 4, 2007 22:57:08 GMT -5
Oh, matilda, what a frightening story! Thank heavens your harrowing experience turned out well, and "the child concerned" can tease you about stressing out. As to the fic, the doctor's accent doesn't have any particular significance; it was simply a way of pointing out the stereotypical thinking all of us are guilty of at times. Child concerned is cheeky little smartbottom and loves to tease me about this and other stressful incidents involving his life-threatening condition. Luckily we've learnt to manage it. Exactly what happened at hospital - was shocked that wonderful young women who looked 'Indian' had fabulous UK easy to pick where from accents and felt terribly guilty about my stereotyping. I really liked that you wrote it mlm, as it happened to me and of course I am guilty about it all being about me most of the time! Tks! Matilda
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