Thank you! What an awesome piece of feedback. I must admit, before I hit iTunes for a whole pile of Stuff I Thought John Might Listen To, I didn't know a lot of the song references either. It's been educational. (Though if I met John I'd probably have to mock him for it. Gently, though.)
Part of the relationship I see John and Rodney having is the interaction between mathematics — which is easily closer to philosophy once you get up there — and science, and particularly the difference in approach that both disciplines have. I really enjoy writing them.
And Rodney is all about the words. (I take your point about the pronoun issue in that sentence, but I beg the reader's indulgence for reason of rhythm and blues pace. *g*)
The way I see the food court scene going down is that John has been grumbling about the mall all morning, and Rodney has kind of filed that away as John's modus operandi, and behind his OMGYAY excitement for being back in the land of dumplings he's not checked in with the aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh that John is throwing off. Because he really isn't. I could have been more explicit about that, you're right.
Thanks again for taking the time to comment! I really appreciate reading your thoughts.
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Part of the relationship I see John and Rodney having is the interaction between mathematics — which is easily closer to philosophy once you get up there — and science, and particularly the difference in approach that both disciplines have. I really enjoy writing them.
And Rodney is all about the words. (I take your point about the pronoun issue in that sentence, but I beg the reader's indulgence for reason of rhythm and
bluespace. *g*)The way I see the food court scene going down is that John has been grumbling about the mall all morning, and Rodney has kind of filed that away as John's modus operandi, and behind his OMGYAY excitement for being back in the land of dumplings he's not checked in with the aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh that John is throwing off. Because he really isn't. I could have been more explicit about that, you're right.
Thanks again for taking the time to comment! I really appreciate reading your thoughts.