Special guest Chris joins us to take a trip down memory lane with Zell, in this post-series FFVIII fanfic. Somehow the game made being a child mercenary seem more glamorous than it really is. But at least Zell got some good stories out of it, that he'll keep locked up deep inside and never share with another living soul. How about some fairy tales, instead?

Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrstory

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CJ isn’t the only special guest this week, as Loki, X-Factor, Power Pack, and more pop in to finish Jessica Pierce’s story in the second half of Kid Dynamo. Magik is incredibly useful all the time. Apocalypse has some very on-the-nose Horsemen. The epilogue is more upsetting than Harry Potter’s.

Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrdynamo

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Special guest CJ returns to discuss the first part of Kid Dynamo. Since it’s set firmly in late-1980s Marvel comics continuity, this is slightly disorienting. Luckily, teenage telekinetic fireproof mutant runaway Jessica Pierce is just as new to things as we are! Stevie and Magneto go on a date. Jessica is vegetarian for a very good reason. We get very excited about Mutant Prom.

Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrdynamo

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Amado throws Dom a bone and reaches into the near past of 2007 to discuss an Avatar fanfic. Zuko and Sokka have a buddy road-trip adventure in escaping from the capitol and trying to reunite with the Avatar. Iroh makes friends with everyone. We all agree that The Beach was a really good episode.

Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrbrothers

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We take a break from reading works to enjoy (?) some peacekeeping brutality in this classic fan film. The dialogue and the scenery are spot-on. Beru and Owen meet an ignominious fate. We get distracted and ramble about roleplaying Disney villains.

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Finally the game is concluded. All it took was hard work, consulting hints online, and the sacrifice of Tory’s moral compass. And also a little pole-vaulting.

Link to the game: bit.ly/rfrmnc

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For the first time, we read a Xena: Warrior Princess fanfic that features Xena: Warrior Princess. It's equal parts detailed exploration of Xena and Gabrielle's sex life; Xena killing fools; and fairy tales about dragons. The dragons are, again, metaphors.

Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrdragon

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We introduce special guest Ashley to the infinite possibilities of transformative fiction, in this shocking and revolutionary story where… Gilbert Blythe sweetly courts Anne Shirley. It’s very Hallmark Channel. Gilbert bounces between being a nice guy, and being a Nice Guy (TM). Anne is a badass at childcare.

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Prince Alexander takes up his father Graham’s adventuring hat in this early fangame offering by Interactive Fantasies. Is the crude ZZT game engine capable of capturing the humor and charm of the beloved King’s Quest series? Absolutely! Does this game actually do so? Well… that’s another story.

Link to the game: bit.ly/rfrquest

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(TW: rape)

Amado wanted to read something by astolat, so obviously he skipped right over every popular fandom she’s ever written for and went straight for the D&D cartoon fanfiction. We cheer for Eric (or is that Hank?), and definitely do not cheer for Venger/Sheila. The characters fail at powergaming. Dungeon Master pulls a Luke Skywalker eighteen years before Luke Skywalker does.

Link to the story: bit.ly/rfrtrial

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