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Remember Your Training by mithrigil (G)
Fandom: INCEPTION
Pairing: None
Length: ~ 3900 words
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mithrigil
Author Website: Fic Tag on LJ; Mithrigil's Fic on AO3
Why this must be read: I had this marked down as "a good overview" story, but it's so much more than that. The POV is of an original character attending a training seminar on Mind Crime. The seminar is being given (with accompanying PowerPoint pages, no less!) by Ariadne and Yusuf, and is an excellent overview of the nuts and bolts of dream-sharing and mind heists as set out by the movie. For the fandom newbie, it's worth-reading just to get such a clear overview of a complicated topic, and Ariadne and Yusuf's light-hearted banter over which is more important, the architect or the chemist, feels very natural and in character.
But it's the circumstances that have put Ariadne and Yusuf in front of a roomful of trainees that's the most interesting part. And for that ... well, you'll have to read the story.
"Here’s the outline we’re going to be lecturing from. You can stop and ask us questions at any point, but if you think it’s going to start a big debate or make us run over, save it for the end, okay? First, we’re going to give a brief history of dream-sharing, and show you some of the hardware and chemicals that extractors use to make this possible. Then we’ll talk about the usual modus operandi of extraction teams, and tell you some ways that you can protect yourself. And at the end, we’ll go through how to tell if you have been the victim of a mind crime, or if someone you know has been, and where you can report. Any questions before we start?"
Maureen has one, and asks it. "How do you two know about all this, Miss Webster? Unless it’s impertinent."
"It’s not, thank you. I was the victim of a Mind Crime when I was studying in France," she answers, with a slight tilt to her head. "After I found out what happened to me, I did everything I could to learn about it."
On Livejournal: Remember Your Training
It doesn't matter how old or new a story is, authors love feedback!
Pairing: None
Length: ~ 3900 words
Author on LJ:
mithrigilAuthor Website: Fic Tag on LJ; Mithrigil's Fic on AO3
Why this must be read: I had this marked down as "a good overview" story, but it's so much more than that. The POV is of an original character attending a training seminar on Mind Crime. The seminar is being given (with accompanying PowerPoint pages, no less!) by Ariadne and Yusuf, and is an excellent overview of the nuts and bolts of dream-sharing and mind heists as set out by the movie. For the fandom newbie, it's worth-reading just to get such a clear overview of a complicated topic, and Ariadne and Yusuf's light-hearted banter over which is more important, the architect or the chemist, feels very natural and in character.
But it's the circumstances that have put Ariadne and Yusuf in front of a roomful of trainees that's the most interesting part. And for that ... well, you'll have to read the story.
"Here’s the outline we’re going to be lecturing from. You can stop and ask us questions at any point, but if you think it’s going to start a big debate or make us run over, save it for the end, okay? First, we’re going to give a brief history of dream-sharing, and show you some of the hardware and chemicals that extractors use to make this possible. Then we’ll talk about the usual modus operandi of extraction teams, and tell you some ways that you can protect yourself. And at the end, we’ll go through how to tell if you have been the victim of a mind crime, or if someone you know has been, and where you can report. Any questions before we start?"
Maureen has one, and asks it. "How do you two know about all this, Miss Webster? Unless it’s impertinent."
"It’s not, thank you. I was the victim of a Mind Crime when I was studying in France," she answers, with a slight tilt to her head. "After I found out what happened to me, I did everything I could to learn about it."
On Livejournal: Remember Your Training
It doesn't matter how old or new a story is, authors love feedback!