It begins in the Buffyverse.
A world in which, for some reason, copyright laws never gained the stranglehold that they have in ours, and fanfic quickly became as acceptable to publish as less-obvious derivative works. A world where, for example, instead of forbidding its creation, Mercedes Lackey challenged Bob Shroeck to a duel at an SCA event over the publication of 'Drunkard's Walk, volume 1', and extracted from him a promise never to use any of her original characters or settings again.
And so we reach Halloween, just as the latest fan favorite to hit the shelves is... Eyrie Productions' Symphony of the Sword volume 3.
The costume list:
Xander: Kyouichi Saionji
Buffy: Kaitlyn Hutchins
Willow: Azalyn
Cordelia: Juri Arisugawa
Somehow, they persuaded Giles to go as the Chief. And Joyce ended up with a costume involving a Zardon judge's uniform. Just to make things totally amusing, Dawn and Faith were in town early, thanks to a Whim Of The Powers What Be Amused By Such Things, and went as Miki and Kozue Kauru, respectively... --
"I give you the beautiful... the talented... the tirelessly atomic-powered...
R!
DOROTHY!
WAYNERIGHT!
--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
A world in which, for some reason, copyright laws never gained the stranglehold that they have in ours, and fanfic quickly became as acceptable to publish as less-obvious derivative works. A world where, for example, instead of forbidding its creation, Mercedes Lackey challenged Bob Shroeck to a duel at an SCA event over the publication of 'Drunkard's Walk, volume 1', and extracted from him a promise never to use any of her original characters or settings again.
And so we reach Halloween, just as the latest fan favorite to hit the shelves is... Eyrie Productions' Symphony of the Sword volume 3.
The costume list:
Xander: Kyouichi Saionji
Buffy: Kaitlyn Hutchins
Willow: Azalyn
Cordelia: Juri Arisugawa
Somehow, they persuaded Giles to go as the Chief. And Joyce ended up with a costume involving a Zardon judge's uniform. Just to make things totally amusing, Dawn and Faith were in town early, thanks to a Whim Of The Powers What Be Amused By Such Things, and went as Miki and Kozue Kauru, respectively... --
"I give you the beautiful... the talented... the tirelessly atomic-powered...
R!
DOROTHY!
WAYNERIGHT!
--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.