reddwarfslash | Fic: Breaking The Chain. Part 4. NC-17.

Oh, thank god it's here...you and your cliffhangers.

Rimmer hovered at a constant distance, like a neurotic vulture who is watching a mortally wounded impala play Parcheesi.

What a lovely, lovely image.

But he still was not angry with Lister. No, just - numb

That is just so sad. Damn that Kryten! And Rimmer, when will he learn? Some space hero too, what has to happen until he senses something is wrong?

If Rimmer had not been occupied with brooding, he might have noticed the madness in Kryten's voice. But he was, and he did not - not until Kryten advanced, duster raised, on Rimmer, and started to dust his head with intense concentration. "What the smeg is wrong with you?" Rimmer barked, dancing back.

Indeed. That crazy cleaning is really scary, but Kryten dusting Rimmer is just such hilarious image!

She would stay to watch him die

Mommy. Me scared now. Very scared.

Who was 'she?' What did 'she' have to do with the ship blowing up?

Captain oblivious. Really, Arn.

Rimmer bit his tongue very solidly at the sight of her, looking highly undressed and highly just-sexed

*bangs head against table* He still doesn't get it?!

The Computer's voice had moved to a pitch that would make phone-sex workers weep. "Remedial measures taken. Outcome unacceptable." Rimmer shivered at the coldness of the words and the heat of the voice

*snort* I like the contrast,'s nice.

Someone drugged you, stripped you naked, and plopped you in bed with Kochanski?

Ok. I think I'm gonna bang his head against the table for a bit.

Cat blushed. Rugged-features sure was a smooth talker!

Oh, you just gotta love Cat. I love the fact he just slept through the whole thing. I kinda suspected.

That was before the insane mechanoid and the homicidal computer and the ship almost blown up and all."

Lister nodded. He'd figured it would have been something like that.

Brilliant!

"Hey, they're not a sex handle, ya know!"

Ahhhh! Sex handle!!!!

Madras sause! *ahem*
I seem to have run even longer then previously. Love how the story played out - lovely ending, happy but not flufy, you know? Nice resolution with the Cat thing, very funny. The Computer is still scary, but at least she is no longer homosidal.Oh, and the sex bit was...yeah. Wonderful fic guys. I just gotta ask, are there more adventures in store?

Lengthy comments! Wheeee!

I know; numb!Rimmer killed me too. I felt so horrible for what Kryten did to him - I knew it would shake him, but not to what extent. Oh well, it's all good now!

Rimmer is frustrating. Both Lister and I are used to it by this point, but it's no less annoying! Takes forever to make him understand something, and even then he'll get it slightly wrong. Ah, but we love him anyway. *restrains self from tousling hair*

We had some great line-exchanges in this one, I feel. And many of them came out while we did the dialog - damn, we're good. Ahem. *snort* Hehehe...

I was Cat for this bit, and I loved it! He's fun to be, but he doesn't think much. Which can be a relief, actually, hehehe...

And yes, sex handle. I couldn't resist. ;)

Thank you so much! There's just nothing like knowing your fics are apreciated to this level. Makes me happy. :) As for more adventures - well - there are in my head, at any rate. The problem is, as

roadstergal is well aware, that I can't stop plotting!

kahvi-plotting is always a good thing!

Thank you for the deatiled comments!

Ach, well, Rimmer has a bit of a blind spot where Lister is concerned. Where relationships in general are, actually. You remember Ace's attitude to relationships in SMAC, and I wanted to keep that going with this Ace. :p

Oh, god, headdusting - we had swapped things up at that point so that

kahvi was Kryten, and I just died laughing. Also, though, I had no idea at that point what had happened to Lister and Kochanski, which helped with that scene...

Also blame Kat for the "knew it would be something like that" and "sex handle" comments. :D

Glad you liked!

Hey, his head was in his eyeline, and with the way he was thinking...

The "knew it would be something like that" line just came to me as I was skimming your edit, and I had to note it down right away. ;)

Guh. Wow. I think I'm going to have to print this out and reread it again, just to catch all of the details.

You two pwn the internets. Totally. (I'll write a more coherent review later, when the shock of OMG it's over! wears off...)

Okay, I'm cooled down.

"Bomb? Oh, my dear boy, who ever heard of such a thing! Bombs on a starship. I do declare."

Eee. I love this alternate computer personality. Pity it doesn't hang around for long.

"Hey, where you going?" Cat yelled after him in alarm. "Look, I'll still have sex with you! I don't care who you've been with!"

Rimmer did the best imitation of Cat that he could. "I'm not going to have sex with you! I don't care who you've been with!"

I love this entire part. Cat hitting on Ace, who is Rimmer? Wonderful.

"Oh, yes, yes, of course, that's what... yes." Rimmer staggered his way out of the room, feeling amazingly, amazingly dense.

He finally realizes how dense he's been! Finally!

The fact that this was so unmistakably Arn, not Ace, was quite a turn-on, Lister found. What those clothes meant; did Rimmer even realize? "Yeah..."

And that's the part about the sex scene that makes the difference. He's Arn, not Ace. And the trousers. Gotta love the trousers. X3

Kochanski sat down in the pilot's chair, abruptly, startled. Her? Ace? Hero? Finally... using the brain and the natural talents she had cultivated? Slowly, a broad smile spread across her face.

I like this. Kochanski hasn't really fit in, and now she'll have a place. She would make a good Ace. (And she'll get to meet lots of Listers...;p)

Cat laughed. "Nah, that's what he said, but I told him - ain't no way I would have made a move on..." He caught Lister's arched eyebrow and unrelenting gaze. "...Goal-post..." Lister nodded. "Trans-Am..." He nodded again. "But..." No, no, he had hit on shiny handsome dude, not goalpost head! The Cat flailed his arms, his eyes reflecting the light in an almost menacing manner, "I smelled the two of you having sex!"

I think I hit the floor laughing right about now...

Oh. Indeed. He plucked the jar out again, and shook it like a stern pointing finger at the twilight of the room beyond. "I did tell you not to start without me, didn't I?" He listened to the muffled, indignant reply, then entered and closed the door behind him with a giggle.

Happy ending!

This one will get many, many rereads.

(And double points bonus for the sexhandlebraids!)

More lenghty comments! *runs around in excited circles*

Oh, I'm glad you liked the alternate computer personality. I wasn't sure how well I'd pulled that off. Well then, hurrah!

Mmm... Trousers... Wha? What were you saying?

Glad you liked the Cat-bit! I wanted to end it with the resolution of that oblivious!Cat joke, and it seems to have worked well.

And yes, of course sexhandlebraids. I mean, with Rimmer pulling on them like that? I think

roadstergal might have set it up to make me make Lister say it, actually. If so, much kudos to her!

Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback. It brings me much joy. :D

Reviews are the lifeblood of a writer. Of course I should put effort into long ones for fic this good!

It's a pity the alternate computer never was in the show itself. He would have been fun to see!

*joins you in getting distracted by the trousers*

The Cat realizing what he had done in the end was a lot funnier than him being oblivious. And you gave us the bonus image of Cat in the shower. XD

*sends kudos to

roadstergal even if she didn't set it up like that. She deserves them just for writing with you!*

Glad I could contribute! ;)

She deserves them just for writing with you!
Ain't that the truth! I'm very blessed indeed. :)

might have set it up to make me make Lister say it

*whistle*

Thank you for the detailed review! And healthy *blush*.

Yes,

kahvi is responsible for the Starbug-computer, and it cracked me the hell up. And of course she's responsible for the happy ending! :)

"Hey, they're not a sex handle, ya know!"
Aahahaaha~! A very familiar and brilliant line, i must say!

Ha! So, all's well that ends well. A rather please ending with humour and some warm fuzzies. And Ace!Kochanski, what a brillant idea O_O

I am impressed. Best story ever. :hearts:

My God, Rimmer and Lister are so adorable. And Ace Kochanski made me squee out loud.

Glad you enjoyed it! :D

Thanks! Glad you liked.

Sex-handle! Hurrah!

Yes, happy ending needs to happen. Because that's the way I roll, and

roadstergal claims that Lister optimism trumps Rimmer pessimism. And I'm glad of that!

Thank you so much for the praise. *blushes again* It really is wonderful to hear, and muchly apreciated.

*waves at Orange!Rimmer*

It's like Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Aww, thank you, ma'am! Glad you liked.

Whee! I've finally read it all properly. Lengthy comments shall be created on another day however.

Oh, I love my boys. I do, I do, I do! They're so pretty! *sigh* Heh. Loved the Cat in this. Too good.

Anyway, well done kiddies. I may just have to print this out and read it in my bed tonight.

;) Whee!

*joins you in printing it* Warning: it's a doozie. My printer went a bit nuts last night, but it was worth it. ;P

Aww, thankee! *hugs*

Hurrah! Hurrah for printy-out fic goodness! :D

Thankies! :)

I've just finished reading all four parts of this, and I have to say, you two did a really, really good job here. I love the plottiness, the snarkiness, yes even the right amoung of angst and drama. The characterizations were fabulous.

And that bit with the sex in the blue uniform ... oh, those trousers have made me quite happy watching him prance and run about in them onscreen. Good to see Dave also appreciates what they do for his ass and legs. ;-)

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