A History in Scarlet Discussion Thread

Salix Babylonika · 2014-11-30 21:35:48

For any commentaries you may have, please leave the main thread containing the chapters of the fic only.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-11-30 21:37:13

the first chapter is now up, by the by.

edit: link fixed

LOAD Cherry · 2014-11-30 21:41:25

Hug the tiny vampire children. HUG THEM ALL

Salix Babylonika · 2014-11-30 21:43:51

yes hug them

they will need many hugs by the time the day is through.

Epitome · 2014-11-30 21:47:18

i really wish i could draw so i could illustrate tiny scared newborn vamp children

it's looking good so far!

Salix Babylonika · 2014-11-30 21:47:45

hi Joy.

Thank u :>

Salix Babylonika · 2014-11-30 22:16:52

chapter 2 is up.

PatchAwful · 2014-11-30 22:22:59

Woah, nice work so far!

The poor vampire children, though

Salix Babylonika · 2014-11-30 22:35:46

Spoiler: they get better

Salix Babylonika · 2014-11-30 22:35:52

but thank you :>

Tachyon · 2014-12-01 00:49:50

It's really good, and i think your writing has improved a lot since i last read anything of yours.

But yeah, dark, so far at least.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-01 00:53:13

It'll get less CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAWLING IIIIIIIIIIIIIIN MY SKIIIIIIIIIN as we go along, promise.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-02 05:16:01

Chapter 3 posted.

Supplemental materials will follow in this thread shortly.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-02 05:29:40

Spoilers Below

Cardinal Umberto Francisco Carlo: God's Callous Excommunicator

Father Carlo was a cardinal of some renown, an expert in exorcisms, and pious indicter of his own fellow priests' sins. Carlo had dealt with supernatural phenomena before, but nothing could really have prepared him for what would awaken that night in Provence. Following his "mysterious" death, his name would be stricken from the records. Carlo is thought to have had some papal ambitions, but these died with him.

Udo d'Aix: A Grieving Nobleman

The lord of a small castle in Provence, and a distant relative of the French King. Udo lost his wife not long after their second daughter was born. The grief of losing both of his daughters proved too much to bear, and he drank himself to death not many years later. The castle passed back to the crown, and was given to a different branch of the family.

Remilia d'Aix: Blooming Scarlet Flower of Provence

Those bitten by vampires become fully vampiric themselves a variable amount of time after. Remilia's transformation was quick and fortuitous, and more than likely hastened by the stress of what would've been her impending death.

Flandre d'Aix: Little Sister of The Devil

Flandre would later become infamous, but right now, is not much more than a scared little girl determined to save her sister. Flandre is named after the family holding of Flanders. It is an unusual name to be certain, and it would prove a liability at times.

LOAD Cherry · 2014-12-02 05:29:54

I rather liked how it began and how the priest approached them. Your description of the change was rather well done, as well. I will say my one criticism is how quick the change in Remi's attitude is, but that's my own opinion.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-02 05:31:23

Noted.

I did want it to be like.

Sort of like a switch going off in her head, as the boundary between human and what a Gensokyan would call youkai is crossed.

But I will keep that in mind regardless.

Yarrun XIX · 2014-12-02 07:48:47

I am keeping up with this.

I'm not particularly interested at this point. Not because of your skill, but because the transformation process of a vampire isn't quite my thing. I like what you're doing with it, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm not particularly into the subject material.

I am always interested in the origins of the SDM cast as a whole, so I'll probably be interested later in the story.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-02 07:53:28

Well, alright.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-02 07:58:03

I should say that for a time it will be a "the Scarlet sisters travel across Europe" type of story.

Tachyon · 2014-12-02 10:22:10

my immediate thought was 'that escalated quickly'.

But i can see what you were going for, with the switch-like transformation.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-02 10:23:39

Oh yes, it did.

Breakneck pacing, etc. etc.

Now it will slow down for a time.

Probably.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-04 05:51:49

A new chapter is up.

I admit! It's essentially filler, but I feel like it's a necessary connection between Parts 1 and 2.

Some fun things coming up.

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-04 06:17:07

Poor, mentally unstable Flan-chan. I wonder if she descended into insanity before or during her vampiric curse? The fact that she was usually locked in the basement suggests that Remi always saw her as a liability, so maybe Flan was always insane. Now that I think about it, I wonder how the sisters acquired their legendary Norse weapons. I wonder if Remi is actually related to Dracula? I think it's implied to be a thing she made up. I wonder how Meiling, a Chinese girl, found her way into their mansion? I'm very curious about how Sakuya, a human (Reimu and Flan eat human!) became the chief maid and most trusted servant of Remi. I especially wonder what Sakuya's mysterious past relationship with Eirin is, and Zun says he will never reveal it! I wonder how/when Remi became friends with Patchy-sama. I like to speculate about these characters.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-04 06:29:38

I do too, which is much the reason I am writing this.

Though, some things I am running with and others I am not. While I was doing plot sketches I briefly tried to make everything "fit" in canon, but it didn't quite work without making the story more convoluted than it will be already, so, as always, everyone's Gensokyo is slightly different.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-04 06:33:18

Also, indulging my love of history is a secondary but still high priority goal as well.

It will be some time before the sisters meet any other member of the SDM.

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-04 06:36:21

Indeed. Patchouli comes 400 years later, for one.

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-04 06:38:44

In an ideal world where continuity and storytelling can fit together seamlessly, yes.

I have yet to decide just how closely I'm sticking to things, though. There's a couple routes this could take.

PatchAwful · 2014-12-04 13:45:17

Well its working well so far, I'm interested to see how things develop!

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-04 19:12:05

first chapter of part 2 is up

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2014-12-04 19:35:08

Bathory :o

Salix Babylonika · 2014-12-04 21:36:17

Aye.

First of a couple historical characters I hope to work in.

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