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Reviewer: SandraDee Signed [Report This]
Date: 02 Jan 2009 5:28:56 PM Title: Part Five: Christmas Day

Another satisfying part to the story, Penny!  I really liked how you tied together these snippets of events that Dale had observed into the changes Dale made in the lives of others and in his own attitude.  It was also good to see Dale stop cutting himself off and reconnect with humanity.



Author's Response:

Thanks, Sandra!

Poor Dale went through so much in that one night, he needed to enjoy this day, and I think he had to reconnect with his fellow survivors and his own humanity to do that. It was lots of fun to write, and thanks for going along for the ride!

Reviewer: Marzee Doats Signed [Report This]
Date: 02 Jan 2009 1:42:23 PM Title: Part Five: Christmas Day

Awww!  Dale did good! :-)

All of this was just sweet, from Dale playing Santa to the refugees and giving Art another day off, to foisting Mimi's eggnog on Jimmy (and giving a yo-yo to Woody and bubbles to Sally), to arranging for Emily to keep Gail company and therefore not be alone herself, to doing what he could to make his peace with Skylar.

I loved the chance to see the video of Johnston's inauguration and to hear his message to his future grandchildren. 

I also loved that Jake and Heather seem to get together a little faster thanks to the changes in this universe... so much so that Stanley got to tell them to "get a room!"

And again, I loved Dale's gentleness with Skylar, not wanting her to think he was trying to get back together, but that he did want her to have friends, have fun, have what she could of a good life.  I really get the feeling that Dale cares for Skylar, and I wonder again what went wrong.  :-(  Their relationship is quite bittersweet here, and I would love to see you write a story that explained some of this for us (hint, hint).  I'd love to see you write a Dale/Skylar story, Penny!



Author's Response:

Thanks, Marzee!

It was fun letting Dale take all that he learned, and the privileged information he gained, to meddle a bit in his world and try to make some good come out of it.

I enjoyed writing the video scene, and was glad to be able to have Dale give the Greens something like this, having seen their present grief and future hopes all in one night.

Dale does care deeply for Skylar, and tries to do what he can for her, despite whatever went wrong between them. I do love writing about this pair, and I just may be writing them a story of their own at some point :)

Thanks for reading!

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