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Onwards!
Geez, FF8 is so complimacated with all this junction schtuff. (Don't even talk to me about the latter FFs. XP)
Anyways, I've got some questions/ponderings here regarding the ever-lasting fic. If you can answer, or even just have any thoughts on, any of these thingies I'm wondering about, there will be much gratitude for you.
What material would a Kokiri tunic be made of? What kind of fabric (since it ain't leaves) would these forest-dwelling children have access to? Cotton doesn't seem likely because they don't appear to be a farming community. Wool doesn't seem likely because they don't appear to be taming/raising any animals, and we've yet to see any forest creature that'd have the suitable pelt anyway. Leather doesn't seem likely because they don't appear to be inclined to (or even capable of?) killing so many animals for clothing, and also the material just doesn't look like it. I think it being woven from a plant fiber is most likely, and if that's the case, is it plausible to have a cloth that thin and soft, yet still woven by hand? o_o Should I just chalk it up to "UNKNOWNMAGICAL FICTIONAL SUBSTANCE"?
(I'm talking about young Link's childhood clothing, by the way, not grown-up Link's gear which could plausibly have come from anywhere. If you want to check the look of the material, try some SSBM screencaps for reference.)
Also, for whatever material you answered me with, how would it act if you swam in it? Wool gets heavy when soaked, for instance.
This is probably relatively common knowledge for adventurers, but if you take shelter in a cave and light a fire, how do you set it up so the smoke doesn't fill the cave? Especially if you're burning stuff that's already wet from rain? I can probably get the answer to this if I read Clan of the Cave Bear more closely, but their descriptions just went over my head.
Bonus: If anyone wants to come up with a name and/or structure/appearance for a fragrant white flower that can be easily pressed in a book and symbolizes a promise, you get extra points and I may reward you with art if I use/get inspired by it.
If Zelda decided at a young age that she should study Sheikah skills, but never needs to use them in a big important plot-affecting way, would that be a cop out or otherwise pointless for the story? After all, I've taken up quite a few skills (ice skating, taiko, etc.) that won't have much effect on my life...
(Keep in mind that this is a long, gentle story about growing up. It's not uneventful, but no epic battles or murder mysteries or anything.)
Finally, since I am quite musically un-educated, please provide me with terms for musical pieces/movements/parts/whatever, like prelude, refrain, interlude, etc. Terms that indicate a specific "time period" (i.e. prelude = "come before") are best, but others are welcome too. In case I have to split the gin-ormous story up into smaller parts, I'll need additional titles. ^^;;
Anyways, I've got some questions/ponderings here regarding the ever-lasting fic. If you can answer, or even just have any thoughts on, any of these thingies I'm wondering about, there will be much gratitude for you.
What material would a Kokiri tunic be made of? What kind of fabric (since it ain't leaves) would these forest-dwelling children have access to? Cotton doesn't seem likely because they don't appear to be a farming community. Wool doesn't seem likely because they don't appear to be taming/raising any animals, and we've yet to see any forest creature that'd have the suitable pelt anyway. Leather doesn't seem likely because they don't appear to be inclined to (or even capable of?) killing so many animals for clothing, and also the material just doesn't look like it. I think it being woven from a plant fiber is most likely, and if that's the case, is it plausible to have a cloth that thin and soft, yet still woven by hand? o_o Should I just chalk it up to "UNKNOWN
(I'm talking about young Link's childhood clothing, by the way, not grown-up Link's gear which could plausibly have come from anywhere. If you want to check the look of the material, try some SSBM screencaps for reference.)
Also, for whatever material you answered me with, how would it act if you swam in it? Wool gets heavy when soaked, for instance.
This is probably relatively common knowledge for adventurers, but if you take shelter in a cave and light a fire, how do you set it up so the smoke doesn't fill the cave? Especially if you're burning stuff that's already wet from rain? I can probably get the answer to this if I read Clan of the Cave Bear more closely, but their descriptions just went over my head.
Bonus: If anyone wants to come up with a name and/or structure/appearance for a fragrant white flower that can be easily pressed in a book and symbolizes a promise, you get extra points and I may reward you with art if I use/get inspired by it.
If Zelda decided at a young age that she should study Sheikah skills, but never needs to use them in a big important plot-affecting way, would that be a cop out or otherwise pointless for the story? After all, I've taken up quite a few skills (ice skating, taiko, etc.) that won't have much effect on my life...
(Keep in mind that this is a long, gentle story about growing up. It's not uneventful, but no epic battles or murder mysteries or anything.)
Finally, since I am quite musically un-educated, please provide me with terms for musical pieces/movements/parts/whatever, like prelude, refrain, interlude, etc. Terms that indicate a specific "time period" (i.e. prelude = "come before") are best, but others are welcome too. In case I have to split the gin-ormous story up into smaller parts, I'll need additional titles. ^^;;
Re: Thanks!
Considering the kind of creatures they are, stuff like that seems like it would almost be provided for them...
I would think that they're born/created with them too, especially seeing as how in Wind Waker it was revealed that they were just forest spirits that took on the forms of children. But then where did they get the clothes for Link? And (as pertaining to the fic) where would he obtain additional sets, if he needed?
Heh, I went through this with the first fic too. Puzzled for a long time over what people used before towels as we knew it were invented. Finally recieved the ideal answer of "linens", and I ended up using the word exactly once out of the exactly two times the stuff was mentioned. ::thumbs up::