As I Walk Through This World by Luna and Jess (G)

[thepurpleswitch.livejournal.com]

Fandom: SPORTS NIGHT
Pairing: Nothing serious nor slash. Gen ensemble.
Authors on LJ: Luna: tangleofthorns; Jess: circusgirl.
Author Website: Luna: http://www.sparkgirls.com; Jess: http://obsessivetendencies.net/gypsy.
Why this must be read:

What? This isn't an episode in prose form? I find it hard to believe. Except that, as is the case with a very few gen stories, it's almost better than an episode (I blaspheme and do not repent!).

The partnership of Luna and Jess (aka Violet and Cinnamon) was a veritable fruitful multiplication of great fiction. This story is a piquant blend of two very distinct voices and you can hardly tell.

Mostly, though? The dialogue is so close to perfect it's like a very nearly perfect thing. There are a couple of places in the beginning where Natalie sounds like Dana, but then you remember that Natalie generally only teased with crazy, and Dana actually was crazy. Then it all makes sense. As much as free range skyscraper chickens and another (kinda) Dating Plan by Dana can make sense.

excerpt:

nb: Natalie is on hold at Jeremy's phone.

Natalie sighed. "Dan, it was a very scary dream. They were squawking and moving their little chicken heads and they wouldn't leave the office."

"You know, I had a dream last night, too."

"Was it about chickens?"

"It was about you."

"What was I doing?"

Dan stood. "You were acting like a rational human being. That's how I knew it was a dream."

"Dan?"

"What?"

"Chris Chelios is coming in at seven."

"I know this."

Natalie twirled the phone cord around her finger. "Dana wants to see you about it."

"Now?"

She shrugged. "Whenever." Suddenly, she spoke into the phone. "Yes, chickens. That's right. Yes, in the office. A few of them chased me."

"Natalie, who are you talking to?"

She covered the receiver with her hand. "Psychics. I'm going to get to the bottom of this."

Dan chuckled. "Isaac's not going to be happy about that."

"That's why I'm using Jeremy's phone."

/excerpt.


Hee! Ahem.

As I Walk Through This World. You'll be sorry if you don't.

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Comments

[circusgirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec! I was tangleofthorns' co-author on this story. My website can be found here (http://obsessivetendencies.net/gypsy/).

[thepurpleswitch.livejournal.com]

Excellent! You're welcome and thank you. Would you like me to change the author name to what you go by now?

[tangleofthorns.livejournal.com]

And she came up with all the good bits.

Mmm, Chris Chelios.