That was a lot of fun. I loved how you wrote the familiar characters (and depicted the less-than-familiar ones, like Toby/William from "The Listener", which is a show I'd heard of but never seen), and made it so obvious that even with the occasional snapping at each other John, Rodney, Grant et al were excellent friends. (As a huge Rodney fan, I also really appreciated that he got to do a lot of cool stuff, even if he wasn't the main character.)
The differences between the three brothers was really interesting, how genetically Toby and John seem a bit closer than Steve. Steve's apparent 'uselessness' to Wo Fat and the Dragon was a bit disconcerting considering how badass and indispensable he is on H50, but I loved how Toby rescued him, and then the group effort to get the poor guy out of the mansion before it exploded. Steve is definitely too tall and long-limbed to be an easy carry if he can't help, eh?
I'd very much enjoy reading a sequel to this. Obviously Steve wouldn't leave his obligations and friends in Hawaii to go to Atlantis, but it looks like Toby could have a great career there, and I'd love to read the millions of things Danny would say about the place when he went with Steve to visit (because there's no way he'd let Steve go alone). :D
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Date: 2011-09-25 09:00 pm (UTC)The differences between the three brothers was really interesting, how genetically Toby and John seem a bit closer than Steve. Steve's apparent 'uselessness' to Wo Fat and the Dragon was a bit disconcerting considering how badass and indispensable he is on H50, but I loved how Toby rescued him, and then the group effort to get the poor guy out of the mansion before it exploded. Steve is definitely too tall and long-limbed to be an easy carry if he can't help, eh?
I'd very much enjoy reading a sequel to this. Obviously Steve wouldn't leave his obligations and friends in Hawaii to go to Atlantis, but it looks like Toby could have a great career there, and I'd love to read the millions of things Danny would say about the place when he went with Steve to visit (because there's no way he'd let Steve go alone). :D