Damn you, I already had *one* idea for the next fic involving the Dixing spaceship, why did you give me another one???
Muahahahahahaaaaaa! My evil plan has come to fruition!
Whatever his flaws, Zhao Yunlan is pretty sure that he'd remember crashing a spaceship, no matter how drunk he might have been at the time!
Ooooh, now you have me very intrigued. This is an amazing opening line - I very much hope you write the rest of the story!
as a chronic nonbeliever in souls, "reincarnation" just reads as "completely different person" in the absence of magic stuff
I absolutely see where you're coming from - in a strictly scifi world, reincarnation (rather than clones or the like) does seem out of place. For me, though, Guardian is a special case in this regard, because the drama allows science to step in for so many phenomena that are standard fantasy/magical fare. In a world where the Hallows are scientific artefacts and people are filled with dark and light energy that explodes when it mixes, reincarnation as the result of natural energy transfer seems absolutely logical and fitting to me. ;-)
But in the end, hey - if the reincarnation plot bunnies aren't hopping for you, there are plenty of others out there. Guardian seems to breed them in industrial quantities.
I imagine the crisis of self and reconciling being born from two conflicting sets of memories would very much up your narrative wheelhouse.
It should be, you are absolutely right! It's a fascinating idea - and I could definitely see an accident like this happening through reckless Hallows use. (Oh, Zhao Yunlan.)
All in all, this scenario sounds a bit too dark for me, though... I think the absolute and irreversible loss of self, and the actual destruction of Shen Wei as a person, would take it more into the horror genre for me.
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Muahahahahahaaaaaa! My evil plan has come to fruition!
Whatever his flaws, Zhao Yunlan is pretty sure that he'd remember crashing a spaceship, no matter how drunk he might have been at the time!
Ooooh, now you have me very intrigued. This is an amazing opening line - I very much hope you write the rest of the story!
as a chronic nonbeliever in souls, "reincarnation" just reads as "completely different person" in the absence of magic stuff
I absolutely see where you're coming from - in a strictly scifi world, reincarnation (rather than clones or the like) does seem out of place. For me, though, Guardian is a special case in this regard, because the drama allows science to step in for so many phenomena that are standard fantasy/magical fare. In a world where the Hallows are scientific artefacts and people are filled with dark and light energy that explodes when it mixes, reincarnation as the result of natural energy transfer seems absolutely logical and fitting to me. ;-)
But in the end, hey - if the reincarnation plot bunnies aren't hopping for you, there are plenty of others out there. Guardian seems to breed them in industrial quantities.
I imagine the crisis of self and reconciling being born from two conflicting sets of memories would very much up your narrative wheelhouse.
It should be, you are absolutely right! It's a fascinating idea - and I could definitely see an accident like this happening through reckless Hallows use. (Oh, Zhao Yunlan.)
All in all, this scenario sounds a bit too dark for me, though... I think the absolute and irreversible loss of self, and the actual destruction of Shen Wei as a person, would take it more into the horror genre for me.