evilrooster ([info]evilrooster) wrote,
2008-04-18 16:44:00
  • Mood: clean of floor
In the spirit of this, a few lines that may be familiar.

Capt: A dozen years have pass'd since this took place,
And all that time hath Parliament kept hid
The secret of this world, till River here
Unearth'd it from their minds.  They feared she knew.
And right they were to dread, since many more
Among the spinning worlds would know it too.
And someone has to speak for those now dead.
For divers reasons did you join my crew
But all have come together to this place.
I've in the past demanded much of you.
Today I ask yet more; perhaps for all.
For this I know, as I know anything:
That they will try again.  Another world
Will be the lab for this experiment.
Or maybe they will sweep this landscape clean
And in a year or ten attempt again.
They'll swing back like the needle to the north
To the belief that they can better men.
And I hold not to that.  Here from this grave
I will not run. I aim to misbehave.

- o0o -

Capt: There's more to flight than buttons, albatross,
More to the pilot's role than charts and maps.
You know the foremost rule of flying?  Aye,
I know you do, since you know what I'll say
Before I part my lips.
Riv:                         I do, but yet
I like to hear you say it nonetheless.
Capt:  'Tis love.  Though you know all the math the 'verse
Contains, if in the sky you take a ship unloved
She'll shake you off as sure as worlds turn.
Love keeps her in the air when she should fall
And tells you that she hurts before she keens.
It makes her home.
Riv:                         The storm is getting worse.
Capt: We will endure a while, till it disperse.
Tags: firefly, pastiche, serenity, shakespeare

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[info]tnh

April 19 2008, 02:21:27 UTC 4 years ago

Such joy!

[info]mrteufel

April 19 2008, 02:48:47 UTC 4 years ago

Well done indeed.

[info]sprrwhwk

April 19 2008, 04:11:42 UTC 4 years ago

++!

[info]madrobins

April 19 2008, 05:18:44 UTC 4 years ago

Oh, so lovely. Thanks.

Anonymous

April 19 2008, 07:29:16 UTC 4 years ago

Among the many joys of this is that I can still hear Nathan Fillion, even through the iambic pentameter - it's amazing to watch you keep the character note perfect while making him wear those fancy Elizabethan duds.

[info]emeraldsedai

April 21 2008, 01:04:24 UTC 4 years ago

Okay. Now I'm picturing Nathan in doublet and hose, and its doing my peace of mind absolutely no good at all.

[info]jerusha

4 years ago

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[info]banzailibrarian

2 years ago

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[info]davidgoldfarb

April 19 2008, 08:30:05 UTC 4 years ago

Lovely.

[info]sajia

April 19 2008, 15:19:23 UTC 4 years ago

Best. Fanfic. Ever.

[info]marydell

April 19 2008, 15:37:22 UTC 4 years ago

*applause*

[info]casacorona

April 19 2008, 16:07:07 UTC 4 years ago

Zowie! Well done!

[info]thymidinekinase

April 19 2008, 19:46:45 UTC 4 years ago

Nicely done. (Here via Making Light.)

[info]sammywol

April 19 2008, 21:21:07 UTC 4 years ago

Here thanks to a pointer from [info]daftnewt to say Wow! Really well done. I am going to have to rewatch my Firefly now looking out for iambic pentameter because that is very recognizably Mal's voice there.

[info]elidyce

April 20 2008, 10:13:12 UTC 4 years ago

I heard my husband cry aloud in joy,
And call to me that I must see at once,
The greatest and most wond'rous Firefly piece,
Ever seen, by him found through Making Light.
I saw, I read, and like him found delight
In the poetry and beauty of the
Captain's newly metered words: I am awed.
Had I but a tenth part of such talent,
I should be overjoyed; since I do not,
I hope that my small offering may yet
Convey my admiration.

[info]davidfrazer

April 20 2008, 12:08:40 UTC 4 years ago

Brilliant, thank you. I've taken the liberty of posting a story about this at Whedonesque.

[info]evilrooster

April 21 2008, 18:43:53 UTC 4 years ago

Thank you for doing that - I've enjoyed the comments both here and there!

[info]zooey_glass04

April 20 2008, 12:35:23 UTC 4 years ago

This is genius - absolutely note-perfect!

Bravo!

[info]qui_ca

April 20 2008, 13:40:08 UTC 4 years ago

Brilliant!!

[info]firebirdgrrl

April 20 2008, 13:44:31 UTC 4 years ago

*applause*(here from Whedonesque)

[info]tijnat

April 20 2008, 13:58:40 UTC 4 years ago

I'm here from Whedonesque, also. As an English major who loves Shakespeare, I can say that you have done a brilliant job and I agree that we can still hear Captain Mal's voice saying those words.

[info]platysseus

April 20 2008, 16:07:11 UTC 4 years ago

I had to read it out loud, to get the full sense of it being like Shakespeare.

That was damn awesome! Totally pimping it out to other Firefly/Serenity fans. :)

*also here thanks to the link at Whedonesque*

[info]cyrussouthmead

October 17 2008, 05:51:55 UTC 3 years ago

( Reply to this ) emmiegray am UTC ( link ) Here from Whedonesque. . . Thank you so much for posting, letting us experience this vicarioulsy, and with pictures.

[info]ambisis

April 20 2008, 16:37:15 UTC 4 years ago

For combining Shakespeare and Firefly, my two favorite things, you get a MAJOR gold star.

[info]annathepiper

April 20 2008, 16:59:38 UTC 4 years ago

A work of beauty. Well done! <3

[info]selenite

April 20 2008, 18:03:00 UTC 4 years ago

Magnificent.

[info]lightupmyroom

April 20 2008, 19:11:15 UTC 4 years ago

Wonderful!

[info]okelay

April 20 2008, 19:37:14 UTC 4 years ago

this is awesome!

[info]phyrelight

April 20 2008, 19:40:43 UTC 4 years ago

Lovely! I love Shakespeare and I love Serenity. A combination of the two is just shiny!

[info]normaltrouble

April 20 2008, 20:39:56 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  April 20 2008, 20:48:04 UTC

Marvelous.

I come here via [info]xforge and will also recommend this post.

Thanks for the words and work!

Anonymous

April 22 2008, 10:56:12 UTC 4 years ago

T'is obvious how very talented thou art,
and thou gave wings to my delighted heart
when both the genius of Will and Joss I found
and fueled by theirs and thine flew 'bove familiar ground.

Hailing from FireFlyFans.net,
- Agatsu

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