I don't like hellfire, and you get seasick

[reflectedeve]

Something weird that happened last week: it seems that this shirt is irresistibly fascinating to some segment of the population. In the space of a few hours of wearing it (not for the first time or anything!), three separate strangers felt the need to read it aloud; one man was so intrigued as to get up in my face and try reading it to me while I was on the phone with my brother. In a T station. That was fairly disconcerting. To top it off, I later ran into a woman (another stranger) wearing an identical shirt, who told me she'd had several similar experiences that day.

Okay then?

In other news (ha), I have been sketching away at various projects and mainlining Fringe continuously; I'm about halfway through the second season. Have I mentioned that I kind of love this show? It's pretty damn fascinating stuff, conceptually ... oddly, a bit more "out there" than I expected. (General weird stuff, sure. A centralized focus on alternate dimensions? I guess I hadn't picked up on that from my peripheral awareness.) Also, I really like everyone in the main cast, and their relationships (although, weirdly, I don't feel any particular need to 'ship them). I'd like a little more focus on Astrid, though, I must say.

I'm trying to complete small pieces somewhat steadily even while working on longer projects: prompts are helpful for this! So here's another: ataratah originally requested "Firefly-verse Beckett, with optional sidekick Mal/Castle." Subsequent discussion lead to an ex-Alliance Beckett to whom Mal is not so much a sidekick as ... well, it's a little unclear. However:


So that was really fun. :D I'm intrigued by this 'verse, I have to say; after all, Castle and Beckett make great foils, but Mal and Kate would probably have a bit in common (and also, I suspect, friction). If I had time to play with this more, I'd bring in the rest of the precinct cast members as her kickass crew ... hmm.

I should probably get back to work-like things now, so. Briefly: I'm excited for Grant Morrison writing Superman again, but DC is still mostly full of fail. (Hello, it seems I'm seriously ~invested in canon Clark/Lois. Not actually much of a surprise.) And I must rec thingswithwings's fantastic multifandom manpain vid and accompanying meta. I love celebratory vids and themed vids and all the rest, but ... criticism!vidding is one of my favorite things in fandom, period.

So happy Friday, bbs! I am finally going to see X-Men: First Class this weekend. I don't know if I've ever read so much meta (and squee) for a movie before I've seen it.

Comments

[ataratah]

E3eeeee!!! You've made me so happy! Kate! Mal! KATE! <3

I have to go to a mtg, so I will try and respond more coherent ltr, but, this is SUCH WIN!

[reflectedeve]

♥ I'm glad you like it, bb. Thank you for giving me such an awesome prompt!

[ataratah]

Ok, so, more specifically I love the following things:

1. Kate's awesome, strappy outfit. She's clearly well outfitted for the Firefly universe, and prepared to take on any petty criminals (Mal) she may encounter.

2. Mal's face <3

3. The sky in the background. Negative space! Stars!

[reflectedeve]

:D Thank you! Nathan Fillion's face, it turns out, is rather harder for me to draw in profile (unlike, say, Gerard Way's); I'm glad it works for you. Also, I admit I'm pretty pleased with Beckett's costuming. She's wearing an Alliance officer's jacket with the sleeves & insignia removed ... ;)

[jjtaylor]

BECKETT! Seriously, is there any way I can avoid this universe? I don't think so. BECKETT UGH. I love her altered uniform, and her posture, and Mal's whole OH SHIT THIS IS TOO FAMILIAR reaction. I want to know the whole story!

[ataratah]

Why would you want to avoid it when it is clearly the best thing ever?! <3

[jjtaylor]

Well, I don't WANT to avoid it. I am just thinking of The List.

[ataratah]

I already added it to the list, didn't you know?

[reflectedeve]

Well, don't look to me to talk you out of it. You're already interpreting my characterization (which you helped me imagine in the first place); I want to see where you take this! :DDD

[jjtaylor]

Well, right? I ALREADY HAVE IDEAS.

[reflectedeve]

Eeee. I am totally making grabby hands at you right now.

... this is where I'd offer to illustrate it (further), but I suppose that doesn't work so well when you know there's an increasingly good chance I'll illustrate most things you post. /o\

[(Anonymous)]

This is beautiful! Though it took me longer than it should have to realize you didn't mean WILLIAM Beckett! lol

And I know what you mean about the shirt! I own it and it's very popular. Though not so much with my students when I wore it on the day of their final exams! *g*

[greedy_dancer]

Oops, that was me by the way. Forgot I wasn't logged in /o\

[reflectedeve]

Hee, no worries. And thank you! *snerk* Now I'm trying to imagine any kind of connection between Kate and William Beckett, but I'm having some difficulty, tbh.

[omens]

Ok, sign me up for Castle/Firefly crossovers O__O!! I love Kate's vest and gloves! & how they stand out from the starry background <3 very nice!

(ps, your shirt is awesome)

[reflectedeve]

Hee, thank you so much! I seriously want to read all about it now.

(Thanks! :D It's pretty much my favorite, actually.)