Musings on the end...
Submitted by kittykatya on October 4, 2006 - 23:17
Today, I started writing what will be the last few months of our third arc. This one was deliberately a short arc because let's face it -- wedding preparations can be really boring; besides, there's a few things that are happening in this arc that are seeds for the fourth and final arc. That's what struck me today-- in another month or so, I have to start writing what will be the last arc of the project I've been working on since 1999 and I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Part of me is interested to see how it will all turn out. Now, don't get me wrong -- I've known how the series ends for a long time; it's just the journey to get to that end that's intriguing. I know that there are a lot of interpersonal relationships I have to finishing polishing, plus there's the end to The Key of Adelon and a few more Asuka stories that need to be told. I'm looking forward to seeing how Tanya and Gregg are going to get through all the hurdles in store for them during this last segment.
Then there's the other side -- I like these characters. They're like my family (and some are my family to one extent or another). I've been with them through the silly, the sad, and the happy and I feel I'm not ready to let go yet. It's like watching Gregg and Tanya toddling off into a virtual elementary school for the first time -- I'm proud, yet I'm sad about this new phase in their lives. (I did that with the real-life version of Jason this year; amazingly, I didn't cry like many of the other parents I saw. :o ) Sometimes, I start thinking, "Ooh, after the end strip, then they could go on this wacky adventure!", but I know that would be leaping over the great white in a big, bad way. I can't speak for my partner, but I have to learn how to say goodbye and how to start looking at the future.
Besides, if I really miss my characters after it's all said and done, there's always fan fiction. :D
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