Sibling Rivalry

by **luvmylops** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:30 am

Bravo, Marion! You did it again! I started to read your story last night before going to sleep and (I really should know better) had to finish it, of course!

I did save Careless Whisper for today, however! :grin:

by **Skybase Girl** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:01 pm

I did the same, Luvmylops ! Looking forward to catching up tonight.

Website · by **Sage** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:34 pm

I read that one first, so sweet.

Sibling Rivalry was so good; well paced action and lots of sweet/funny moments too. I'm not really a fan of Scarlet but some how it worked even when he was behaving badly. Poor long suffering Blue, lol.

by **Marion** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:45 pm

Thank you all very much for your kind remarks.
I have to admit, I hadn't quite realised just how badly Paul was behaving, until my beta-reader (a dedicated Pauline) dubbed him 'Paul-the-brat'....
I can quite see what she means... :wink:

by **Skybase Girl** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:48 pm

He is being a bit, well, childish, you might say? Just like all men frankly ! But maybe I shouldn't speak too soon, as I haven't finished it yet!

by **Marion** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:12 pm

What is it Linda Nolan says about him?
"A brave man... and SO good-looking..." to which we might add, petulant, moody and mardy.... :->

Translator's note:
Mardy (rhymes with 'hardy') adj., n.; colloquial, dialect
Uses
'Mardy' is a word that, although extremely descriptive and very useful, is not widely known outside the Midlands region of the United Kingdom. It should be.
Because it is not widely used, 'mardy' is difficult to describe to non-users, its meaning being quite elusive. Context helps, though:
One can be a mardy cow. One can be in a mardy. And no one would want you to have a mardy on them
Definitions
Any clearer? Well, 'stroppy' would be similar, as would 'to have a strop', but it's a bit too aggressive and sulky. Mardy has much more of a whine to it. 'Tantrum' isn't really applicable, since mardies are more likely to be ignored/shoved into the corner than to cause a scene.
Whingeing, sulky, snivelling... all have their merits, but none quite capture the soggy mix of petulance and patheticness that mean someone's got a mardy on them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A769250

by **Skybase Girl** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:16 pm

Ok, finished both ! Marion, I have no idea how you do it. Started on 22nd Dec, finished five days later ? You're a miracle worker ! It would probably take me about a year to write anything as good as these two are !

Yes, I did think Scarlet redeemed himself a bit at the end :wink:

! Felt rather sorry for Ronnie, though; poor guy didn't get much of a break.

Careless whisper was sweet ! What wouldn't we all give for a man like Captain Blue ! Takes the dekkies down without a single grumble.......

Well done ! 8M-M)

by **Marion** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:28 am

Thank you, Skybase Girl. Yes, I suppose Scarlet did redeem himself by the end - he usually does :grin:

I am beginning to wonder if I wasn't a bit hasty in dealing with Ronnie - he might have been useful... Still, the Inspiration Fairies are tough and when they get hold of you, you don't have much say in what gets written... (Well, I don't.)
I could always ask The Boss to let me 're-imagine' the story. After all, I'd be following a well-trodden path. ;-$