Sean Catlett:
Alas.
Rex Killiante:
But, things got to be rather confusing. Not only did I have to tie up Sonic's loose ends, but I also had to work out plot arcs for Tails and his love interest, Clarice ,who, mind you was the only fancharacter in there. All of the others, including Locki were based on characters that had come to be in the Archie comics.
Sean Catlett:
Why, ultimately, did you stop writing Noir?
Rex Killiante:
The ninth chapter completely sucked. It was about how Sonic and Rotor came to be a team, and what happened to cause both to have robotic insides... but it was completely unnecessary. After discarding it, I found myself digging through previous chapters, wondering what I could have done better, and I even tried rewriting the series, under Noir: Redux. Unfortunately, many fans of the original series did not appreciate this sudden change of heart, despite my enthusiasm. Looking back at it, they were right. The original series had a lot of character, and I could have easily continued by writing a different ninth chapter. By then, I had lost all interest in Noir, trying out other ideas like The Machine.
Sean Catlett:
Ah, The Machine.
Wasn't it orignally intended as a one chapter only deal?
Rex Killiante:
In that particular work, I went too far. Yes, it should have only been one chapter.
The original chapter is all you need. Perfect suspense.
It was when I thought about the possibility of The Machine falling into Robotnik's hands that I got a little too excited about it for my own good.
The main thing I liked about The Machine was its focus on Rotor. He's too neglected as a character.
Sean Catlett:
Agreed.
Rex Killiante:
And coming from the standpoint of a future engineer, I can relate to him. Rotor's main problem in life is that he is neglected. It's only when he builds something that doesn't work, or causes HUGE accidents, that he is ever noticed. The plight of a true engineer.
If anything, The Machine was meant to be a character piece. And I think it succeeded at that. The one other thing I wrote was Wait And Bleed.
I wrote that during our little Dark Fiction crusade on FanFiction.net.
Sean Catlett:
Short-lived Dark Fiction crusade.
Rex Killiante:
Those were interesting times.
Sean Catlett:
Wasn't that one horribly misunderstood?
Rex Killiante:
Wait And Bleed? it might have been. Though, I can't recall how it could have been. It was very simple, in my opinion.
Sean Catlett:
Perhaps I'm thinking of a different story. Wait and Bleed is from Sonic's perspective, yes?
Rex Killiante:
Yes. he has a vision of the future where he sees Sally's gravestone, and vows not to be a victim of fate.
Sean Catlett:
Which was the one that was purposefully shitty?
Rex Killiante:
I think you might be thinking of something that Steve wrote. he had that anti-ask-fic one, remember?
Sean Catlett:
I'm fairly sure it was one of yours. I remember you being mad at people for thinking it was good.
Ah well, you'd know better than i would.
Rex Killiante:
Hmm, well, I might have written something like that, and just forgot. my memories of those days are sketchy, at best.
Then again, it might very well have been the ninth chapter of Noir. :-P
Sean Catlett:
Zing.
Rex Killiante:
Heheh.
Continue to Part Six
