 Azurite 5/30/10 . chapter 1Interesting! It's not often you see first season romances (these days) that take place during that timeframe before Jupiter joined and the Rainbow Crystals threw everything into confusion. The reference to a kiss (presumably, Tuxedo Mask was thinking of Usagi?) is what I'm assuming deals with your other fic, so it piqued my curiosity enough to probably go and read it (sneaky sneaky)!
It caught my attention that you called the Senshi "scouts" in this, even though you use the Japanese names. I suppose if you didn't want to use Japanese, you could always say "Sailor Soldiers," which is probably the most popular translation, or the more official "Sailor Guardian," now that the series has been re-released with that name (well, "Pretty Guardian," but close enough). I'm one of those folks who can appreciate a word being translated when a translation exists, but for some reason "Scout" just never sat well with me, even though I grew up with the dub.
There were a few grammar SNAFUs here and there, but nothing critical, just the usage of a comma inside dialogue before attribution (that is, it should look something like this: "We're finished," Mercury said.) and one instance of a misplaced apostrophe (Tuxedo Mask's, rather than Masks', since he's the only caped crusader in a mask helping the girls out, and he only wears the one mask).
Overall, a good job-the question and answer were surprising! It's fun the kind of stuff we fans imagine Usagi / Sailor Moon might ask anyone after unwillingly getting used to her new role as savior of the world. She's a pretty amazing character, and I think this little ficlet captured her personality, as you said, "perfect in weakness." |