Newsmanfan: I understand what you're saying. I like it when writers really show you the scene, add in the details that make it real rather than just outlining it and calling it a day. I try to do that because it feels more authentic. Sometimes I have to rein it in because too many details can detract from the focus of a scene. When you have a lunch conversation, does it really matter that someone's BLT has too much mayo? (If it's important to the character, it's worth mentioning.) Thanks for the feedback on that. BTW, I have anosmia, so don't expect a lot of information concerning odors.
Regarding how Gonzo sees the world, there's a sequence in
Muppets from Earth that you might enjoy. It's a
double-cannon stunt from Gonzo's point of view.
Re the cinderblock line... yeah, that is way too harsh for Kermit. He doesn't think that way. It was just a placeholder line which I intended to replace with something else that indicated that Kermit silently agreed that Fozzie wasn't as hilarious as Al by a long shot, but he'd never say so to his best friend. When I'm writing first drafts my method of getting past writer's block is "Write it good, write it bad, but WRITE IT, then edit it into shape!" So I put down a bit of wiseASCIIness, intending to rewrite it, and somehow it slipped by me through three revisions. Argh. When I post a re-edited version of this story on fanfiction.net it'll be cinderblock-free.
Music is a sine qua non of Fraggle life. Literally--the one time they stopped singing, creatures that lived on their song began to die out, and since they produce the light in the Fraggle caves, and without light Fraggles fall asleep, it nearly spelled the end of the colony. I figure that they have a special brain lobe for music. For them, if they know a tune they can sing it, and it's easy for them to pick up a simple instrument, find out how to make it make musical sounds, and then play it. A jug would be child's play for Janken, as all he has to deal with is embouchure, attack, and timing. Two of those three come naturally. Embochure may require a little more thought, considering how underneathy his mouth is...
Ruahnna: Glad you like the musical mix. I try to remember that the shows were always eclectic, and I have odd taste in music anyway. And, yes, I did research bronzing and electroplating before writing that part. I'm fussy that way. (One could wish Gonzo had researched how to get the metal off his nose, but then he's never shown an aversion to suffering for his art. ) And Billie... who knows what she'll be like when she grows up? Considering what individualists her extended family are, she'll have plenty of influences and also plenty of support.
Re Piggy, you and I write her quite differently, so I'm sure you'll find plenty to disagree with. That's cool. All I can say is that here is that I have this thread planned out, and it's more than an exercise at taking potshots at Piggy.
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