Fic: Worlds. PG. R/L, implications of R/L, implications of R/L.

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A post-Stoke Me A Clipper fic. Spoilers up through there.
Concrit always appreciated, especially in this one for voice and pacing. I find it so much easier to write Rimmer as smug bastard/git, and I'm never quite sure how to evolve his voice as Ace.

My name is Arnold, you batty machine.

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*Sniff*

The part involving the Bonjella princesses was hilariously funny XD War World must be an interesting place to live.

I love the line about the unrequited love of an electronic lifeform, and the part about getting through Ace's catchphrase without giggling :D

The ending was incredibly moving but at the same time rather frightning, I think it was the thought that all those Rimmers had to leave absolutely everything behind, icluding all those Listers :(

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I thought the whole idea of War World and the Bonjella tribe was just a great one on Naylor's part (dunno if Grant was involved in that one), and one that could be milked mercilessly.

I have strong feelings about SMAC as an episode. Yes, I know it was just because Chris was leaving, but the way it fit into the show just seemed to me to be horribly, horribly sad. Between VI and VII, Rimmer and Lister really seemed to hit an affection and understanding well beyond what they had hit before, and it seemed that Rimmer left to be Ace - and to be alone! - just as he and Lister were finally getting somewhere lovely.

And tangentially, I think it's interesting that the video diary in Blue was made by Kryten in his jealousbitch phase. I don't think he would be any happier about the idea of Lister kissing Rimmer than the idea of Lister kissing Kochanski. I've had a bunny for a while from Kryten's POV, where he's desperately trying to find something to turn Lister off, and he culls the nasty bits from Rimmer's diary - pointedly not putting in some other bits...

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I'll be looking out for any more milking :P

I feel that the characters in Red Dwarf are never really allowed to be happy, but it's a real shame Rimmer and Lister didn't have the chance to take a shot. I'm actually really curious to know where their relationship could have gone if Ace hadn't got a shot through the light-bee on War World.

Oooo, are you going to make that into a fic? The "other bits" part interests me.