[Report This]Date: July 08 2023 2:28 PM Title: The Tale of Liberty Lass
This is the kind of silliness we need more of from this fetish.
I do wonder though, given that Liberty Lass was around during the Civil War, I can't help but wonder how she (or her offspring) reconciled her patriotism with such a traumatic event. In fact I wonder how all the incarnations of Liberty Lass dealt with Americas's darker moments.
Author's Response:
If you like silly stories most of my one-shots will scratch that particular itch.
This is a fairly comedic tale, but I suppose that if Liberty Lass was around during the darker moments of history she'd struggle to carry out wicked acts in the name of nationalism, she's powered by pride and patriotism after all, she can't help with a cause she doesn't believe in.
[Report This]Date: July 07 2023 2:05 PM Title: The Tale of Liberty Lass
Oi, Greenanon, you go't a loicence for this story?
Another fun romp to celebrate how 1776 was commenced, with maybe the Brits portrayed a tad more sympathetic than they actually were, especially King George. I mean, I'd sympathize with a British monarch if he had a gigantic clocktower mecha.
Some clever stuff with Nigel (uno) and Abigail gradually getting more steamy as she's telling her story. It's a tough world for Mr. Nigel, one minute, you're smelling some delusional American's feet, the next, you're giving her a good shag. Shagalicious baby.
It would be fun if there was an English equivalent who comes back over for vengeance in 1812, and we can have ourselves some hot Anglo on Anglo action. And then Yankee lass and Dixie lass tear it up over Virginia, but oneshots are oneshots.
Btw, I still need to review the Tyrael story some more.
Author's Response:
While Nigel had to listen to his nation being insulted over the course of an evening I think he came away pretty happy with how it all turned out. Yes if the British had a creepy dark wizard leading them and giant clocktower robots they'd definitely be more interesting to play as in Europa Universalis, but alas like Abigail herself admits, much of the tail is bullshit... or is it lol?
[Report This]Date: July 05 2023 10:29 PM Title: The Tale of Liberty Lass
You know, it's one thing for the Brits to murder all the puppies and kittens for target practice, destroy one of our greatest cities with a mechanized Big Ben, and make stare at their gross rotten teeth. I mean, that's all classic English! But when they start bringing those God damned extra U's over here, they've crossed a line that can never be uncrossed. Those things are the bane of my existence!
On the other hand, I guess I should be grateful that they left all of those stupid extra ME's across the pond.
I was also glad to see that most of Abigail's version of the story was mostly made up, believable as it was. For a minute I was worried that the Declaration of Independence DIDN'T have a treasure map in it. I would have hated to see her story devalue a National Treasure like that.
And I didn't realize that the Second Continental Congress was turned into a courtroom briefly. That was a fun bit of history to learn.
I loved the hodgepodge of misplaced historical quotes scattered throughout the story and that Graywithers didn't even get to finish the two most recognizable ones. Also, "By Henry's wives" is an incredible line that I would now say all the time if I were British. I might start doing it anyway, honestly. You're really starting to impact my vocabulary, or at least how I use it!
There's too much of it to comment on everything, but the jokes in this were all great! The way the Brits and King George Sidious were straight up demonized was particularly hilarious to me, but I was pretty much laughing through this whole thing. Well done!
On a slightly more serious note, I really like how you used Nigel and Abigail as a framing device here. They were cute and fun together, and Abigail's attitude lent itself perfectly to the insulting (to her listener, anyway), zany nature of the story. I also loved the pacing between the two stories, with Annie's story getting more and more insane as Nigel and Abigail got more and more wild. It's like Abigail was trying to see how much she could get away with as she made her British lover more and more horny.
And the British breakfast was a nice touch as well, kind of giving us a clue that Abigail isn't nearly as ignorant about the Tories as she would have Nigel believe (up until that point, I was thinking that you were just poking fun at the lack of knowledge of or interest in history among modern Americans).
And, of course, merging the two stories by making Abigail a descendent of the real Liberty Lass was pretty cool as well. It really added to the re-enactment, that's for sure!
Bonus points for working in my second most favorite patriotic song of all time into the story, America, Fuck Yeah! It was just narrowly edged out on my list by the sad version of America, Fuck Yeah!
Oh, and if you're reading this, excellent work on the cover art Redrat24. It looks awesome!
Author's Response:
Yeah Abigail's story is of dubious authenticity even with the revelation that Liberty Lass was "real." The general idea I had was that the story gets progressively more outlandish the more hot and heavy they get, although the Big Ben giant robot still managed to get Nigel to object. Overall though as much as the English get demonized in this story I wanted to give the Brits something, hence why Nigel gets the (giant) girl even if his re-enactment didn't exactly go to plan haha. Thanks for reading!
[Report This]Date: July 05 2023 10:38 AM Title: The Tale of Liberty Lass
I did American Studies in college, so this was delightful to read. Exquisite historiographical commentary on the oft-overlooked mythological figure of Liberty Lass, very tasteful. You know, some say the figure of Columbia in the painting American Progress by John Gast was directly inspired by her (or rather, her descendant). Revisionists would have you believe it's merely an allegorical painting, but don't you believe it! It's real, I tell you! Why do you think the Statue of Liberty is that tall, anyway?!
In any case, I support the inclusion of more giant girls fighting landmark-based mechas in historical storytelling.
Author's Response:
Oh indeed, obviously this is some of the most important hidden history of the US, the downsizing of history cannot be ignored! Big Ben was obviously damaged during the fight with Liberty Lass, hence the last few years repairs!
[Report This]Date: July 05 2023 5:32 AM Title: The Tale of Liberty Lass
As a British reader, I’m off to the US to join a historical society…
Author's Response:
You know for as much as the British get trashed in this story Nigel came out pretty good, didn't he?
[Report This]Date: July 05 2023 12:10 AM Title: The Tale of Liberty Lass
I pledge allegiance to Liberty Lass, the United Giantess of America and to the Republic for which she stands on, one nation under her towering form, indivisible because of her size, with liberty and justice for all she deems worthy.
This was really enjoyable. Washington Irving wishes he could write folklore this good. Abigail telling the tale to a stern, English professor while they progressively get more intimate is an excellent framing device. Loved how cartoonishly evil the British are portrayed and how cartoonishly American everything else is. The whole thing is funny as hell.
Author's Response:
Yeah the idea was a bit Schoolhouse Rock meets 300 lol, just absolute jingoistic over the top nonsense. Thanks for reading!
[Report This]Date: July 04 2023 7:35 PM Title: The Tale of Liberty Lass
This was a fun short. The interludes of Abigail and Nigel’s sexy time and Emperor George were really good haha. Happy Independence Day! Woo MURICA!
Author's Response: Yeah I wanted the story to continue to escalate into absurdity the more hot and heavy things got for them, they made a fun framing story I think.
Date: July 04 2023 4:13 PM Title: The Tale of Liberty Lass
Still more accurate than Mel Gibson's The Patriot.
As a Brit I thought this was funny. Who knew historical revisionism and giantess porn worked so well together?
We really do not learn anything about 1776 or American history. I personally always assumed that Britannia, our own 100ft girl from Manchester, was too busy fighting continentals to get involved.
Anyway, I enjoyed this. You always a coloUrful sense of humoUr greenanon, and it's amazing how quickly you write these. All the best.
Author's Response:
Yeah the giant British girl was probably fighting a giant French girl somewhere haha. Anyways in US education King George gets demonized a lot, which is funny since I'm pretty sure he had relatively little power over things at that point. I obviously took it a lot farther than even Schoolhouse Rock did and made him a dark wizard with a giant robot lol. Thanks for reading!