So posting those icons earlier reminded me of a comment my sister made a couple days ago (when she saw the icon I am using now). Here is what came of the comment.

MERRY EARLY CHRISTMAS zoopiglet & see_aphy_be (& ben_ethus if we would like to COMPLETE THE TEAM XDDDDDDD) LOL WHAT.



( Icons without text under the cut. But those aren't as fun, lol )

Bill and Coach are special and got orange. That is because their pictures came from primarily orange campaign posters (Dead Air & The Parish). Also, The Optimist sounded too nice-nice to fit with the set like the original icon I have (the one I'm using) so I needed something ANNOYINGLY OPTIMISTIC for their icon -- since they're always little rays of sunshine. I figured cheerleader fit, lolololol.

(Seriously, Louis and Ellis are so hot. As far as fictional dudes go, they're like on a Jacen Solo/Peter McVries/Reiji Kido/Sirrus level for me. This is dangerous. THIS IS CODE RED DANGEROUS. D:)

P.S. HOOOTTTTTTTT. Okay, these need icons made of them too. Ellis looks amazing (I say that about that picture every time I roll over the Single Player campaign option, good lawd) and I LOVE NICK'S EXPRESSION. Coach looks so bitchy too. And Rochelle is SUPER SERIOUS BUSINESS. GUNSSSSSSSS.

Okay, zoopiglet, I mentioned this to Mom too (p.s. So You Think You Can Dance finale --- YESSSSSSSSSS RESULTS <3) as Adam Lambert was singing on said finale. And I will admit it right here, right now. I WANT TO ADD HIS CD TO MY CHRISTMAS LIST. Also, I would love to be his stylist: "Let's just add some pieces of trash bag to that suit! Right there on your shoulder! You will look amazing, Adam!" And then Adam goes out on stage and looks damn smashing with trash bag on his shoulder, lol.

(jfdhjfhajsdhfjasdhfjah "Sleepwalker" and "For Your Entertainment" dsjfasfkajsj WUT)

OKAY OKAY THAT'S ALL BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED NORMAL HEATHER THINGS XD [/THIS KIND OF STUFF]

Here is another small-exchange-random-thing from this Louis/Ellis story. This story is a lot longer than I originally planned. But I am not complaining. I JUST KEEP RUNNING WITH IT, I DON'T KNOW.

"Did I tell you about the time Keith got beat up over a bag of chips?"

"Actually you did. You did two days ago when I was eating those stale tortilla chips we stole from that Mexican restaurant up the road."

(I also think I might give Louis a backstory on that torn pants leg of his. MUAHA.)


ALSO SOME RANDOM ZOMBIE FIGHTER ICONS. WITH BLOOD OR WITHOUT BLOOD!

So as I mentioned earlier this morning in some loltweets, I had a dream last night where the sky turned purple and see_aphy_be dared me to write Ellis/Louis slash. Now, obviously I had L4D on the brain because of the DLC announcement, but wtf with the rest of it.

Her and I were keeping watch for zombies cause apparently when the sky turned purple that meant they were coming. As we stood guard, we ended up on the subject of Left 4 Dead and somehow in this conversation, Ashley dared me to write Ellis/Louis slash. I seemed really excited about it in the dream cause I think I had some SUPER AWESOME IDEA FOR IT. Then I woke up. Which sucked, cause I kind of wanted to know what my UBER-COOL IDEA was for it. Why was I so excited about it (besides the fact that they are both hot)?

So of course, this led my brain to pick apart the dream. And I think you know where this is going.

(Then later today Ashley actually dared me. YESSSSSSSS LOL.)

HAHAHAHAH HERE IS A SMALL PART OF THIS THING I'M WRITING:

"I don't know. I thought you were a... a what-do-you-call-'em... met-- metrasexual."

"Metrosexual." Louis couldn't keep a chuckle from escaping. "And no, I'm just an office worker."

"Wait, they all dress like that at your job?"

Louis nodded.

"Yuck. Bo-ring."

"What are you talking about? This is stylish."

"And boring." Ellis finally finished reloading the shotgun and set it in front of him on the ground, between his legs. He shook his head. "Monkey suits."

IT IS TWO WORLDS COLLIDING, I'M TELLING YOU. Ellis better not tell Keith about this. Cause Keith would either a.) laugh at him or b.) get jealous. I'm thinking B.

P.S. This commercial is CLASSIC. It is such an awesome holiday commercial. And it gets stuck in your head so easy. "OH SNAP GUESS WHAT I SAW~"

P.S.S. GORDON RAMSAY: COOKALONG LIVE - I LOVE THIS <333333333333333 I've never seen Ramsay this HAPPY AND NICE. It's adorable.

OH MY GOD IS THIS REAL I DON'T EVEN---

Valve has announced the first piece of DLC for Left 4 Dead 2, which brings in Louis, Bill, Zoey and Francis from the first game to meet the cast of the second. It also promises new game modes, and a new Uncommon Common infected for the new location.

We're excited! It's due to arrive "early 2010," according to the press release, which continues thus:

"Dubbed "The Passing," the first game add-on for L4D2 brings the original Left 4 Dead (L4D1) Survivors down south for a meeting with the L4D2 cast, while delivering new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay for the PC and Xbox 360.

Targeted for release in early spring, "The Passing" takes place just after the Dead Center campaign of L4D2. Set in a small town in rural Georgia, players assume the role of the L4D2 Survivors as they meet with the L4D1 characters.

In addition to the new co-operative campaign and associated narrative, "The Passing" will include new arenas for Survival, Versus and Scavenge mode and introduce a new co-operative challenge mode of play. The Passing will also include a new "uncommon common" zombie class, melee weapon, and firearm.

'The Passing will become the most important campaign in the Left 4 Dead story, as all the Survivors are being called together in one campaign,' said Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing at Valve. 'It will also be a huge offering of new gameplay content, with something new for every game mode plus a new uncommon common and weaponry.'"

FANGASM AND A HALF OSHIT. IJFSDIJD OIIO FDSHF DF--

SOURCE (EDIT: OFFICIAL SOURCE!)

I CAN'T-- HOW DO I CHOOSE BETWEEN LOUIS AND ELLIS?!?!?!??!? SJADKAJ

HAHAHAHAHHA WHOOPS. I don't know, I can't help it right now. Maybe tomorrow I will try to wean myself off of this song.

Okay, so this song. THIS SONG. Like I have said before, it is a seven minute eargasm. I don't know what it is, there's just a bunch of slick things about it that when they all add up it makes for an AMAZING SONG. I know I call Jared Leto OMG SO EMO and stuff for fun sometimes (cause it totally fits what can i say lol) but I still love him (and his emoness) cause it all works in this seven minutes perfectly. Perfectly.

It takes at least a minute to get to the vocals, the buildup of which is slow and actually a little creepy/foreboding (I love the fact that it goes from hard to this simple beat when he finally starts singing) and then the first two lines of the song are like, "...did he just say what I think he said?" (yes, he did) -- and the best is whenever it explodes into the chorus. I'm not just using explode as an omgkewl word here. I mean it actually like blows up in your ear (this song sounds awesome in headphones); it just comes out of nowhere and grabs you and drops you into this ANGSTY PIT OF BEAUTIFUL SOUNDING TORMENTY THINGS. Leto is usually all growly and then he gets into his soaring notes and shit, which he does in this song, of course. But he also has some sort of, I don't know how to describe it, this weird thing going in this song -- it's almost like he's desperate. It's not a bad weird either (it's actually pretty hot D: ...again what can i say). The way his voice fits over the long notes in the chorus = <33333. sfjdkjafj ai can't kjfdjks so good AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SAYS IT'S EPIC...

"This is War is a record that will please both new and old fans alike. It merges the two differing sounds of the band’s previous two releases, as it is crammed with catch-all choruses as mentioned but is also fairly progressive as the band’s self-titled debut was. Only these progressive moments are more haunting and epic than ever before, as Stranger in a Strange Land proves."

I want to see them in concert so bad. I hope they come back here to tour after their U.K. tour. Although I might faint if they played this song THEN I WOULD MISS IT AND THAT WOULD BE BAD.

SONG SONG SONG. LISTEN TO THE LOVE. I MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WITH AN MP3 IF ANYONE WANTS THE REAL QUALITY (WITH THE EXPLOSIONINGSSS -- cause lol on the youtube the exploding magic wants to blow the speakers out).

(ALSO, I LOVE THE CUTE PISSED OFF TIGER ON THE FRONT OF THIS CD.)

I am here to gush about two things I purchased this week. I would've bought them on Tuesday, but I had a nice Best Buy coupon that started Friday. So I had to wait out the rest of the week. It was almost painful to wait because these were two things I have wanted for a long, long while now. BUT NOW I HAS DEM.

1.) THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS - THIS IS WAR -- Oh maaaaaan what. I can't even I don't whhhaaaaaat. This was worth the wait between cds. It all fits together so well and they're trying new things (that actually work) and it's just perfect. The song Stranger in a Strange Land has basically broken my TOP TEN LIST OF FAVORITE SONGS EVER. I could get into the song, but I feel like I will be sharing it with you all in a post dedicated strictly to the song and how it sounds and every little thing about it that I love (AND MAYBE A LINK TO LISTEN LOL). A+ 30STM. <3

2.) SILENT HILL: SHATTERED MEMORIES (Wii) -- Okay, right up front I will say that I was highly skeptical about this game and if it could do the series justice. I'm not that far into it yet but I can already say that it totally does the series all kinds of justice. I was spooked out by the way my coloring of the family picture affected what I saw and the creatures just creep me the eff out.

Having the phone calls and messages come straight from the Wiimote's speaker is an absolute genius move too. And can I just say ALL THE VOICE ACTING SO FAR IS AMAZING HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE???? Even little parts like the phone message from the angry mother while she's talking to Diane and bitching about the crappy family vacation -- it's perfect. I also like calling all the random phone numbers I find. That's lots of fun too. The fact that there's no combat, just running and pushing and hiding, takes a little bit to get used to, but it's actually kind of awesome and I'm okay with it. It fits. And the way the chase sequences are looks great.

(Nate says the Raw Shocks -- love the name of them, by the way -- just look lonely. They're hugging Harry to death! They just want a friend! D:)

And as pissed as I was about them changing character designs and junk, new!Harry is awesome (love his jacket -- and his glasses oh man <3) and I got this version of Cybil (which is absolutely smokin', by the way <333). I'm a fan so far and I'm interested to see where it goes. It's definitely much different than the original Silent Hill.

Even though it's giving me nightmares. Seriously, the chase sequences. dkjfaklsdjfkajsdfkljaskldfjasdfj nightmares. D:

I think I need a SHSM icon.

(I love how you can call the Konami Help Line from Harry's phone. <333)

OKAY, SO I THINK THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE LINKED THIS IN MY LIVEJOURNAL DAYS. But that is because it is still that awesome to this day and I have to do my yearly/weekly/whatever plug of it. LOL.

SOME KIDS DO A BOOK REPORT OF THE YOUNG JEDI KNIGHT BOOK "THE LOST ONES"

I will never ever ever in my life get over how awesome this is. XDDDDDD

(ZEKK'S FRO. PECKHUM'S VIKING HELMET. TENEL KA'S SPARKLY HAIR AND EMOTIONLESS RESPONSES. JACEN'S AWESOME HAND GESTURES. <3333333

I still think my favorite moment is...

"SORRY PECKHUM."
"...NO... ZEEEEKKKKKKK.")

Alright, so August 12 - 15, 2010 there will be the Celebration V Nonvention! Which will pretty much be the online version of Celebration V (which is the fifth incarnation of an official Star Wars con being held that weekend in Orlando). This is for all the people who can't make it to Celebration V. Whether it's because they can't afford it, they're waiting for Dragon*Con/just got back from Comic-Con or just don't want to go to CV.

We will be holding panels (lol chats!) and contests (mspaint what!) and roleplaying (lol crack!) doing all kinds of other crazy things that we will come up with soon. It will be held over livejournal, AIM, the board and possibly a little Google Wave thrown in for good measure (imagine all the crack with picture chats and crap, yessss). So if you're on all of those, then you're good to go!

WHEN IS IT AGAIN?: August 12 - 15, 2010. All you have to do is register har har (see below) and then be online that weekend. I'm sure that won't be a problem for most, hehehehe.


HOW DO I REGISTER?: Cause all real cons have registration!

1.) Make you have a livejournal (uh check lol), an AIM name and you are registered at the crackness known as Mindbreak -- also, if you need a Google Wave invite for the non-con craziness, let me know.

2.) Either shoot me an email at heatherATwhatthefunDOTnet or PM me on Mindbreak with the following...

-- Name (your first name)
-- Nickname (any nickname you go by)
-- LJ name (uh, your livejournal XD)
-- Mindbreak Board Handle (what you go by on there)
-- Email (CON UPDATES!)
-- AIM (screenname for chattering)
-- Location (mapping everyone out!)
-- Favorite Star Wars movie (just ONE)
-- Favorite Star Wars book (just ONE)
-- Favorite Star Wars character (I KNOW IT'S HARD, BUT JUST ONE XD)

The last three are for amusement only, lol. And I might include them somewhere in the futures.

I will add you to the OFFICIAL REGISTRATIONATED LIST HAR HAR once I get your info. And it will be going up on the board in the CV-Non-Con thread (there will most likely be a sub-forum added for the non-con at some point) -- I won't put all your info up there, just your name/board handle. :D

3.) THAT'S IT. Just check back on the board for updates concerning activities and such and look forward to the madness that will take place in August. Hehehe.

AND GUESS WHAT? REGISTERING FOR THIS IS NOT $120. IT'S FREE. XD


WHAT KIND OF INSANITY SHOULD I EXPECT THAT WEEKEND?: There will be various chats on various aspects of Star Wars (the movies, the books, the video games, etc.), some art and writing challenges perhaps, maybe some costume or youtube or etc. dorkery along with some crazy roleplaying (characters taking over the board, character chats, things of the sort) -- more will be posted on the forum when the time gets closer.

I hope to see all you non-CV attendees online that weekend for lots and lots of hours of WTF IS GOING ON HAHAHA WHAT IS THAT SHIT THIS IS WHY I LOVE STAR WARS. <333

Okay, wrist braces be damned right now, this is getting a real typed out entry.

REASONS WHY CELEBRATION V FAILS:

1.) ORLANDO. IN AUGUST. - see, location is fine. I'm cool with Orlando. Way cool. But in the middle of August? Are you trying to kill the stormtroopers and the Padmes with the heat? Hell, any of the costumers. Orlando in August. Not even the costumers even! JUST EVERYONE. Orlando in August is horrible -- not just hot but humid.

2.) THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST. - Less than a month before Dragon*Con? Yeaaaaaaaah, no.

3.) $120 FOR FOUR DAYS? - I remember CIII being a lot, but I don't recall it being $120. I can get four days to Dragon*Con for half that.

4.) LESS THAN A YEAR AWAY? - Way to go on the planning time!

I think anyone not going -- we should have an ONLINE CON LOL. That weekend we can have chats pertaining to different things (panels) and other fun ideas. WHO WANTS IN? IT WON'T BE HOT. AND IT'S FREE. XD

MY WRISTS HURT FROM THIS RANTING. Also, yesssss got my antibiotics today so NO MORE EAR WATER. D:

so i went to the doctors today cause my ear has been bugging me. so has my arm. turns out i have carpal tunnel syndrome AND an ear infection. as you can see i'm not typing all hip hip hooray caps and things like normal cause i am wearing mega wrist braces of doom and i am too lazy to reach over for that shift key. so if i am talking to you on aim or something and I am not my usual OCCASIONAL CAPSLOCK self then it is cause the carpal tunnel lolololol.

it's from all the computing at work. and then working on the websites for yay and websites for school. and and and i added stuff to the cafepress shop so woop woop holiday gifts and stuff. XD long walk jerseys (garraty, mcvries, stebbins, olson and baker -- i still need to add a couple more), silent hill junk, fallout 3, left 4 dead, borderlands, arrested development, persona 4 -- all kinds of junk relating to AWESOME THINGS in there. [/pimp] XDDDD

i need to figure out some Star Wars EU things to put up there heheheeheh

(i also might have some ideas for calendars... which means i need to get those on the shop very soon... :O)

my ear is crackling. :( the fluid buildup is in both of them (i just thought it was my left) and the pharmacy didn't have the amoxicillin so i have to go back tomorrow to pick it up.

DECEMBER 8TH the soundtrack to the game is amazing. can't waittttt hope arms are better so i can playyyyyy

Thanksgiving was good. My sister and her husband hahahaha I am still not used to saying that XD (lol you might know them from the board, D*C, etc.) were here and we ate lots of food and played lots of Xbox and acted like nerds. Like yesterday when Valerie and I went into Joann's and went craft/fabric/nerd crazy while Brian and Nate went into Game Parlor next door and totally geeked out over cards/games/etc.

Yesterday was Valerie's birthday and I made her a ghetto red velvet cake with a BOOMER ON IT. He was barfing all over her cake. It's way cheesier looking than I make it sound. But it was still awesome. XDDDDDDD

I WANT TO WORK ON COSTUMES SO BAD. I think I might have my D*C 2010 list finalized too. Possibly. So that's always fun. Although, Valerie and I were talking about another group thing in Joann's yesterday, so that might go somewhere too, MUAHAHAHAHA~

Then my mom and I put up Christmas decorations today and I got giddy. Because I love the holiday season. <333

P.S. I put some junk on ebay that I need to get rid of (I WAS CLEANING BOXES OUT THIS MORNING). Well, I don't want to get rid of it, but all the items need good homes cause I have to clean up around here. :( If anyone sees anything they want they can bid on it or let me know and maybe we can make a deal woooo (except for the Supernatural magazine cause there's already people watching it)!

HERE IT ALL BE. Selphie (FF8) action figure, Basch (FF12) mini-fig, FFX trinkets, Shakespeare cheat book (XD), Radiohead cd/book, amazing/creepy SW prequel toys, WK pencil board... I also have a Persona 2 manga that I haven't put up yet but was thinking about just asking people on here about it anyways. So I can put up a picture of that if anyone wants to see it, hur hurrrr.

Seriously, if you don't watch Supernatural, you should watch it for this alone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eldB3a5Aa6E

Jared's laugh at 10 seconds in kills me. And them on the bike. And the scooters. And falling over in the field. ksdjfakjskfjsdf that was such an amazing episode, lololol. The theme song just brought it home.

Here is another fun video to watch!: http://www.rickey.org/?p=27521

The group routine from So You Think You Can Dance last week. It is pretty damn creepy (WADE ROBSON WHAT <3) and it's to one of the new Imogen Heap songs. I don't know, sometimes he just makes these routines I have to watch over and over again (ZOMBIE ROUTINE CALLBACK)~ this one was great; I love the way he makes everyone move. Their motions are disturbing/awesome/WHY CAN'T I LOOK AWAY? Everyone was totally on it and akljfsd Russell. <3

Okay, I wasn't able to fall asleep till three last night (IT WAS PET SEMATARY'S FAULT I FINISHED IT AND OFDMISFJDHJDFH KING I LOVE YOU). So maybe I should go to bed now. D:

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YESSSSSSSSSS.

Yay for being productive.

December 8th needs to get here faster. I neeeeeeeed new Silent Hill. NEEEEEEEEED.

Yesterday I felt like crap with an ache of the head type (which is still here :|) and pretty much was on the couch all day. Nate made pancakes and we finished up the third season of Arrested Development (he had never seen it all and when the last episode was over it was pretty much, "Why was this show cancelled again?")... then we watched some Family Feud, lol. And we played some Lego Rock Band too.

I have to give props to Lego Rock Band. Sucks that it doesn't have online play, but like all the other Lego games (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc.) it's absolutely adorable and hilarious. The drummer octopus is so so cute and the Power Rock Challenges are pretty awesome. I like the way those work. I also like the Power Rock Challenge in Brickton Manor to GHOSTBUSTERS! Your band is supposed to go in and ROCK THE GHOSTS OUT OF THE MANOR LOL. XD

HERE YOU GO GHOSTBUSTERS @ BRICKTON MANOR SO CUTE~ I love the roadies running around and freaking out (and sleeping in bed together in their boxers lolololol). And all the random legos singing the GHOSTBUSTERS! part at the end. XD

But yeah, we played some of that too. There are some damn good songs on it. The inclusion of "Dig" by Incubus, "The Final Countdown" by Europe and "Word Up!" by KoRn alone make it absolutely worth it (and good god ya'll it is hard as shit to sing like Jonathan Davis).

P.S. That Justin guy in the Ghostbusters video is an INCREDIBLE DRUMMER. JUSTINCREDIBLE.

He's ain't dead to me, WHASSUP.

I'm sure it's easy to figure out how I feel about what happened at the end of Legacy of the Force: Invincible. Not only did my favorite character die, but he obviously took my favorite relationship with it. Now my other favorite character is mentioned only in passing ("o yea u know dat one-armed queen mama on those 69 planets err whatevah") while their darling daughter is whored around with the rest of the fam-fam who didn't give a damn about saving her GOOD OL' POPS. So besides being bitter about it (DID YOU GUYS KNOW I WAS BITTER COULD YOU TELL FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF? LOL), what do I do? I fix it.

I think that's all the explanation that's really needed, yo. XD

(NOTE: The 12 little mini-fanfics/story jr.'s in this fanmix are not in any kind of order and don't link to each other. Just a warning now before the, "IS THE TIMELINE WACK HERE OR WUT?" stuff happens.)


( TELL ME LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL -- six songs on Jacen Solo/Tenel Ka, post-LotF (in my world, lol) )

And in turn, six more songs. Sadly (totally crappishly D:), six songs with a more realistic approach to the Expanded Universe as of now. The snippets with these are obviously less cheery and more on the uggghhh depressing half of the scale, with a nice heaping side of angst. I apologize in advance for them. Seriously. D:

( NEVER FALL AWAY -- six songs on Tenel Ka, post-LotF )

WOOP WOOP.

Okay, that was draining (especially that last one holy crap that could just be a freakin' fic on it's own uggghhh). D:

ALSO POINTS TO YOU IF YOU PICKED UP THE PARALLELS BETWEEN SOME OF THE STORIES. There were only little ones. But I guess some are there (Jacen being horrible at hiding his emotions, etc.) -- SOMEWHERE.

Yesssssss. yesssssssssss. YESSSSSSSS.



( I can't help it. Hot pictures under the cut, lololol WHAT WHAT )

AHAHHA, that was amusing OKAY BEDTIME XD

BRB LEFT 4 DEAD 2. KILL ALL SONS OF BITCHES.

"OKAY BUT I DO LOVE GOING ON BUS RIDES."

ELLLISSSSSSSSSSSSSS YESSSSSSSSS.

("awwwwww yeah look who has an axe!")

...


(and omg interview with Louis' voice actor. LOVE IT.)

Okay, something bit me in the ass and I've been writing short J/TK snippets LIKE A MAD MAN. A MAD MAN, I TELL YOU. I have actually turned them into a fanmix. There are six songs in the first half and six in the second half -- each one with it's own mini-story. What separates the two halves is this. The first half is songs and snippets of post-LotF, featuring Jacen's survival. The second is post-LotF, canonish, featuring Tenel Ka and massive amounts of depressing shit.

Stories include the following subjects!: Jacen, Tenel Ka, Caedus, crazy dreams, ghost sex(...?), it's totally not necrophilia if she's just staring, Trista and Taryn Zel, stupid Hapan suitors, dead!Jacen making fun of stupid Hapan suitors, Allana, Jacen and Allana swimming in a fountain, the Coruscant Zoo, Han comforts Tenel Ka, Jacen wants another damn pet, emotional torment, angst angst wangst... and the message Jacen left for Tenel Ka and Allana before Caedus showed up.

So yeah. 12 MINI-STORIES OF CRACK AND DOOM. And uh... Jacen/Tenel Ka. COMING UP SOON.

Aaaaaaand I think the Jedi Strike Team costume might be a go for D*C next year. I've been milling on it all day, lololol. ANY OF YOU JAINA COSTUMERS WANT IN? Cause dammit, I am determined to have all the Solo kids this time. We were only missing Jacen at Celebration III. D:

I will have to go make a thread in the costume forum on the board hehehe. XD

So, I made a mistake tonight. I flipped through New Jedi Order: Star By Star. fdajkjsfjsdkfj this makes me want to do the Jedi Strike Team costume again. I forgot how awesome this all was... you know... WHEN EVERYONE WAS ALIVE AND GOOD AND COOL.

Duman Yaght's hand tightened, holding her up. He guided her past the voxyn to the wall where her brothers sat affixed to the floor. "Choose."

"What?" Jaina felt the shock of his demand not only in the hollowness of her own stomach, but in the stunned outrage coming to her through the Force. "Choose what?"

"You are the one in control, Jaina Solo. Who will be next?" He kicked first Anakin in the kidneys, then Jacen. "Your brother, or your twin?"

"They're both my brothers." In Jaina's shock, it registered only vaguely that Duman Yaght now realized her relationship to Jacen. "And I choose neither. I choose me."

Duman Yaght shook his head. "That is not your choice. You must choose Anakin or Jacen." Again, he kicked them, drawing involuntary groans from both. "Choose one or I will be forced to return Ulaha to the breaking. The warmaster knows of her wound, so no one will think anything of it should she happen to die. You are the master now, Jaina Solo."

Jaina felt a surge of anger and would have whirled on Duman Yaght to attack, had a flash of alarm from her brothers not brought her up short. Each wanted to be the one chosen -- she would have felt that much from her brothers even without the group's emotional bond -- and her tie to Jacen went farther yet. She could sense that for him it was more than a matter of being noble, that he had good reason to believe himself the best choice. Jaina suspected those reasons included the fact that Anakin would need a clear head when the time came to escape -- it had to be soon, she hoped -- but she could not be certain; even the bond between the twins was not strong enough to share complete thoughts.

"Your choice?" Duman Yaght demanded.

"You can't ask that," Jaina said. She told herself that as facilitator of the battle meld, Jacen was just as important as Anakin, but the truth was that she could not bring herself to harm either one. Though Anakin was a war hero and leader to everyone else, he would always be a little brother to her -- someone to look after, protect, keep out of trouble. And Jacen had always been her best friend, the person who understood her when she did not understand herself, the presence that enveloped her like a second skin. How could she send either of them? She looked away from Duman Yaght. "I can't choose."

HEY REMEMBER WHEN THE SOLO KIDS WERE ALL AWESOME AND ALL ALIVE?????? I DO.

(no seriously costume urge rising D:)