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applesauceooc2014-11-18 01:38 am
noteasybeingblue) wrote in applesauceooc2014-11-18 01:38 am
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Of course the cavemen win
Sooo in a spontaneous character decision made in this here thread right here, ol' Illyria is starting off with a couple issues on top of the ones she already has.
SOME SPOILERS FOR ANGEL SEASON FIVE LIE AHEAD. I mean Illyria herself is kind of a massive spoiler but fair warning?
Proceed with caution!
For those not familiar with Buffyverse canon, this self-destructive smurf person doesn't actually have first claim to the body she's using. It used to belong to one Winifred "Fred" Burkle, a badass nerd from Texas who was ten types of adorable and of course had to die horribly because this is Joss Whedon we're talking about at this point it's just a given.
Allegedly Fred's soul was destroyed resurrecting Illyria in a nasty parasitical invasive process, but Illyria's able to mimic her form and mannerisms pretty well. Like, worryingly, frighteningly well. And falling through the Rift may have stirred up a little more than some latent memories for the body Illyria's walking around in. Basically this means that pre-body-horror-tragedy Fred might start leaking through at unexpected times. She has none of Illyria's memories and practically none of the memories of the horrible biological transformative process she went through before Illyria nommed her soul. The last thing she remembers is actually the last normal morning of her life, just before any of the awful things happened. So that will be fun.
It's not so much that there are remnants of Fred still hanging around; it's more that they're two entities sharing the same body. Fred doesn't remember anything Illyria's said or done since the full possession happened and Illyria won't remember anything Fred says or does in the times when Fred gets her body back. It might take a while for them to work up an awareness of each other. So far it seems that getting Illyria drunk brings out her "inner Fred," so to speak.
I haven't planned any Big Important Plot Things ahead for these two. There was just kind of that potential for character drama and dichotomy and so now it's two characters for the price of one, essentially. If there's anything anyone wants to do with this, feel free to kickstart exciting plotty things. Right now Illyria's been rained-on but once she becomes 100% visible again, anything goes.
SOME SPOILERS FOR ANGEL SEASON FIVE LIE AHEAD. I mean Illyria herself is kind of a massive spoiler but fair warning?
Proceed with caution!
For those not familiar with Buffyverse canon, this self-destructive smurf person doesn't actually have first claim to the body she's using. It used to belong to one Winifred "Fred" Burkle, a badass nerd from Texas who was ten types of adorable and of course had to die horribly because this is Joss Whedon we're talking about at this point it's just a given.
Allegedly Fred's soul was destroyed resurrecting Illyria in a nasty parasitical invasive process, but Illyria's able to mimic her form and mannerisms pretty well. Like, worryingly, frighteningly well. And falling through the Rift may have stirred up a little more than some latent memories for the body Illyria's walking around in. Basically this means that pre-body-horror-tragedy Fred might start leaking through at unexpected times. She has none of Illyria's memories and practically none of the memories of the horrible biological transformative process she went through before Illyria nommed her soul. The last thing she remembers is actually the last normal morning of her life, just before any of the awful things happened. So that will be fun.
It's not so much that there are remnants of Fred still hanging around; it's more that they're two entities sharing the same body. Fred doesn't remember anything Illyria's said or done since the full possession happened and Illyria won't remember anything Fred says or does in the times when Fred gets her body back. It might take a while for them to work up an awareness of each other. So far it seems that getting Illyria drunk brings out her "inner Fred," so to speak.
I haven't planned any Big Important Plot Things ahead for these two. There was just kind of that potential for character drama and dichotomy and so now it's two characters for the price of one, essentially. If there's anything anyone wants to do with this, feel free to kickstart exciting plotty things. Right now Illyria's been rained-on but once she becomes 100% visible again, anything goes.
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*hem*
Which is to say, I am excited by this development also. If somewhat belatedly.
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by which i mean. yes. all the things, please