I’m not generally comfortable digging up old drafts for several reasons ((which surprisingly don’t include how poor the characterizations were or how awful the narrative was))— I don’t mind talking about the changes and referring to things that used to be, but digging through deleted scenes themselves is always hit & miss. It took me so long to be happy with the story that I try not to upset that mental peace, y’know? But I’m halfway through a second bottle of wine and this’ll distract me from throwing my external harddrive out the bedroom window.
Imagine the obligatory disclaimers/warnings: skewed characterizations, terrible editing, non-canon interactions, etc etc etc. These scenes are from 5~6 years ago, so they’re a bit rough. o___O
Gonna go ahead and tag @andrewminyardd for posterity, ha.
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Dude I had to stop reading halfway through the third dialogue. I just. They just. It was wrong wrong wrong all wrong. Sort of like seeing your own doppleganger and being like THE FUCK THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE and then you whip out your Highlander blade. Good job @korakos for the revisions. I love to hate that bastard Kevin and it was was weird, W E I R D, to see him.. with feelings.
#how many metamorphoses did these boys go through before they were done
However many can fit into ~17 years of rewrites :D Three comics and then a metric ton of stories. Andrew & Neil have shifted the most over the years, but Kevin did a bit of recent sliding. Taking Riko out of his bed–and, by extension, Andrew and Neil–did wonders for his characterization. This is the first time I’ve ever been happy with Kevin. He never seemed quite right before.
I’mma google that highlander reference, wait here