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[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:11 am
by NachtcGleiskette
Gather kiddies and I'll tell you a holiday story. Once upon a time there was a man named Claremont. This was back, way back, before the Sages, the indominable wills, the Rubbermaids, Slipstreams, and BDSM. Back when he was in the infancy of his career, and he was defining the Xmen universe. That's what we are visiting this month.

A nice holiday story that really, is best to just be read in full. A small vignette called "The Gift". Here it is!: (PS images are clickable for your non-scrolling pleasure ;))


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Classic story with our Nighty. Discuss!

[Edited on 30/11/07 by NachtcGleiskette]

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:16 pm
by kamizzi
Oh, nice one Nacht! It's a really warm story, but I don't know what I'm supposed to think about the ending... It shows Kurt as a very caring and sensitive person. I like it :)

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:16 pm
by Feuerstein
Aw, so cute! I've read the synopsis of this one, and always wanted to read the real thing. How sweet!

And HA, more evidence to prove Nighty's sixth sense *cough*cough* :shifty

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:34 pm
by idsunki
Definitely a good idea for the story, but the amount of exposition and dialogue that could have just been part of the art ... well, typical Claremont in that regard.

Still, a nice holiday story for this time of year.

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:48 am
by Trigger
That was adorable!! I've needed something like this all day! That was a great pick-me-up. :D

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:49 am
by Bamfing_Bob
I really like that story. Kurt is playful, yet sensitive. Good for the Christmas spirit.

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:18 am
by wingyding
wow, Ghost of Christmas Present. Very cute, it made me smile. Kurt is kinda cute and kinda silly and sweet all at the same time. I like.

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:46 pm
by love_of_bob
Awwww, that was heartwarming. And heartbreaking. Kurt's MADE to be a mentor.

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:01 pm
by neling4
That is a really nice story.

I was lucky enough to find a copy of that in a dusty box of back issues at my comic book shop. It holds a place of honor in my collection.

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:19 pm
by love_of_bob
Am I the only one finding Kurt's image-induced persona creepy to look at? Whichever face he happens to choose? It's just so unsettling.

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:56 pm
by neling4
Originally posted by love_of_bob
Am I the only one finding Kurt's image-induced persona creepy to look at? Whichever face he happens to choose? It's just so unsettling.
I dislike Kurt's use of the image inducer also, but I really like the story.

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:10 pm
by wingyding
Am I the only one finding Kurt's image-induced persona creepy to look at? Whichever face he happens to choose? It's just so unsettling.
Nah, you're not the only one. It's kinda creepy that he looks like Errol Flynn jumped out of the screen at you from Captain Blood or something. I mean right down the the thong tied shirt.

But then again, if your other option is being stared at like part of a freak show, I'd be using an image inducer too.

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:05 pm
by Feuerstein
Kurt should always be fuzzy and blue!!

:dance

[Edited on 12-3-07 by Feuerstein]

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:56 pm
by Angelique
It's kinda creepy that he looks like Errol Flynn jumped out of the screen at you from Captain Blood or something.
Heh. Errol Flynn looked nothing like that in Captain Blood. Longer hair, no trademark mustache, and definitely no lavender shirt! ;)

[Edited on 3/12/2007 by Angelique]

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:07 pm
by wingyding
Oh, I know. It's just the idea. The trademark mustache is a little midly villainous, don't you think?

(And that lavender shirt goes a long way into my OTP.)

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:44 pm
by The Drastic Spastic
Originally posted by love_of_bob
Am I the only one finding Kurt's image-induced persona creepy to look at? Whichever face he happens to choose? It's just so unsettling.
I think it's sexy. :shifty

I think the ending was ripped off from somewhere else (the blah blah blah about lights part). I had a friend give me a speech along those lines once, and he wouldn't have gotten that from an X-Men comic. Not his thing.

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:29 am
by german_gremlin
That is what I really needed today! That was a great story!:clap

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:34 am
by love_of_bob
Originally posted by The Drastic Spastic
Originally posted by love_of_bob
Am I the only one finding Kurt's image-induced persona creepy to look at? Whichever face he happens to choose? It's just so unsettling.
I think it's sexy. :shifty
It's not the look per se (although the "blond priest" in particular will never fail to make me shudder), it's the fact that...it's not Kurt!

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:12 am
by german_gremlin
Originally posted by love_of_bob
Originally posted by The Drastic Spastic
Originally posted by love_of_bob
Am I the only one finding Kurt's image-induced persona creepy to look at? Whichever face he happens to choose? It's just so unsettling.
I think it's sexy. :shifty
It's not the look per se (although the "blond priest" in particular will never fail to make me shudder), it's the fact that...it's not Kurt!


I agree..the image inducer is only a hologram the Xavier picked just for him. Kurt didn't choose it, but it was better than him hidding. He went out and tried to embrace society which didn't want mutants in the first place.:yuck

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:50 am
by The Drastic Spastic
Originally posted by love_of_bob
Originally posted by The Drastic Spastic
Originally posted by love_of_bob
Am I the only one finding Kurt's image-induced persona creepy to look at? Whichever face he happens to choose? It's just so unsettling.
I think it's sexy. :shifty
It's not the look per se (although the "blond priest" in particular will never fail to make me shudder), it's the fact that...it's not Kurt!
That's exactly why I like it. I don't usually like the look they stick him with (don't like this one!) but the whole "hiding" thing just gets me right there. :naughty

I'm a sick puppy.

[December Spotlight On!] The Gift

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:09 am
by Ult_Sm86
That was ....really deep. I enjoyed that verily.