Mad World

Let's play a little game . . . 

Of who, what, when, where and . . . why ? Also, I have decided to use more cuts in the blog posts.  I can see how not using them makes the page load slower.

Who ?

So far, the only characters I have fully introduced are Rin and Seraphim. I have to say coming up with names was so hard for DT. I am trying not to have an Aerith an Bob issue.

Also, the names are not supposed to be biblical except for Gabriel and Seraphim. A Seraph is another word for an angel and a Seraphim is the plural. And yes, you could argue Corrine is a angel mentioned once somewhere but, her name was always just Rin before I made Rin a nickname.
 

Also, are you all happy we are back to female characters ? I know I haven't go to the beating the Belchdel Tes part but, I will. I like having female character but, it didn't start out that way . . .

What ?

I can't really get into the what of the story. However I promise I will never start anything with a death again. I have to admit I may use that as cheap and easy character motivation.  I did it in Veritas to make Alan sympathetic and I did it in Sundays because that was where their story really starts.  I'll get to why I did it in DT later.

When ?

From the very beginning I knew I wanted to write about angels.  I got the characters and plot ready to go and when I began to write I realized I needed a setting. I needed a place to set this story. I thought on it and I came up with something kind of  . . . different.

The story is set in a steampunk time--which basically means Victorian era. It will never come up in the story so I figure I may as well say. Now for a subcategory :

  Steampunk w/ a twist 

 This isn't just steampunk, I wanted it to be a steampunk setting with a bit of lolita thrown in. I know what you are thinking when I say lolita and that is why I made a subcategory for this. Somewhere along the line of looking into the Victorian era/ Romanticism & Steampunk I came across the Gothic Lolita subculture and wrapped it into the story.

Basically, the dress of the characters is Lolita inspired, more specifically The Gothic Lolita. I can't explain it fully so, I'll steal from a lolita fashion website. Lolita is "a Japanese street fashion inspired primarily by the clothing and general aesthetics of the Rococo and Victorian periods." 

While we are defining things, it has nothing to do with the book Lolita or underage girls--it was a victim of word borrowing. In fact Lolitas have strict modesty codes and aren't supposed to show their thighs or cleavage. Now, I don't entirely believe this statement on no sexual undertones because I can see how some of the outfits have a sexual/pedophiliac/anti-femenist undertone. Ecspeially with the "Sweet Lolita"

Anyhow, this was the dress that inspired Rin's funeral outfit : 





















I admit, I was amused looking at the all the pretty dresses so, you may see some more dress porn (lol, did I use that phrase right)

Where ?

There is going to be alot of psuedofancophile-ness in DT as well. I just really like French names and words so I use them.

Anyhow, the Palace de Tuileries is based on the palace of Versailles. There is a real Tuileries, if you are curious but, I have no idea what it looks like.

Why ?

I can't really get into the why  of the story. I can't even say why I wrote it other than I wanted to write a PR. It's hard because there is so much I can say but,I haven't posted very much. All I ask for is honesty because I have no idea how the story is coming off.

Double Chapter Post :

Chapter 1

-1- Mad World by Adam Lambert ( i love a good cover and i love this song)

-2-Beloved by Yiruma

-3-Cristofori's Dream by David Lanz

Chapter 2

-1- May Angels Lead You In by Jimmey Eat World

-2-All Myself To You by Yiruma

-3-Take My Breath Away by Jessica Simpson ( i know, i know but, I love parts of this song though  . . .))

Rin's brother has just died and she has buried him, but now her father tells her their is more to the story than she knew.

Chapter 2

Chapter 3