I somehow missed this entry last night, sorry -- but the minific is wonderful! (And I'd forgotten all about my "sense of place" request to you, but that explains why I immediately thought it must be about Marita when you posted the first paragraph of this fic in that other meme. ;)
And despite the black clouds lurking just below the horizon, to me this still seems fairly happy for a Marita piece. Which says something, I guess -- in general, Marita post-The Truth (and post-Existence) is just about as angsty a prospect as I can imagine.
Your Mexican village is not a postcard idyll (and I love that the place has such realistic texture and plain people in it) but just for Marita to be able to let the fear go and enjoy the moment and the human company in a place that's vibrant with ordinary life, seems a victory. I don't know whether it's exhaustion or anger that has brought her to this courage, and she may not have any control over the ultimate outcome but she has taken control of how she'll live her life. Her mindset here makes me think, "Yeah, GO YOU, Marita baby!"
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Date: 2005-08-18 09:12 am (UTC)And despite the black clouds lurking just below the horizon, to me this still seems fairly happy for a Marita piece. Which says something, I guess -- in general, Marita post-The Truth (and post-Existence) is just about as angsty a prospect as I can imagine.
Your Mexican village is not a postcard idyll (and I love that the place has such realistic texture and plain people in it) but just for Marita to be able to let the fear go and enjoy the moment and the human company in a place that's vibrant with ordinary life, seems a victory. I don't know whether it's exhaustion or anger that has brought her to this courage, and she may not have any control over the ultimate outcome but she has taken control of how she'll live her life. Her mindset here makes me think, "Yeah, GO YOU, Marita baby!"