David Homerick
<dhomeric@jps.net> wrote:
In a flat-bottomed, steep-sided valley lay a quiet, pastoral village,
surrounded by terraced rice paddies melting into the thick pine forest
which ran right up to the bare granite of the valley rim. A clear,
cold river came tumbling from a cliff at one end, then wandered
quietly across the valley floor and through the village center,
finally disappearing into a narrow canyon at the far end. The
midmorning sun shone down as the villagers streamed out into the
fields and began their daily work.
I just recently rewatched the last episode of Key the Metal Idol,
and the first thing this reminded me of was Mamio Valley....
This is a very interesting treatment of the Prisoner concept. The
way you've left so many things unsaid -- which is perfectly in
keeping with The Prisoner -- makes this story more intriguing than
previous attempts to do Prisoner crossovers, like John Biles'
Prisoner 1/2, or Carmen Spray's story where Haruka is Number 6.
And the idea of making this a traditional Japanese version of the
Village brings back the feeling of unease that you wouldn't get
from readers who are already familiar with the Village from the
series.
I guess this Village doesn't need Rovers, but I wonder what they'd
be like?
"We are on your side," said Number Two quietly.
"Which side is that?"
"The right side."
There doesn't seem to be any obvious analogue to the Cold War in the
Crystal Tokyo era, so on the face of it, there's only one side
capable of setting up something the Village. On the other hand,
doesn't the way space warps around the Village look right up
Jadeite's alley...?
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