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Post by Fritz on Jul 17, 2006 9:22:26 GMT -4
The wrap-up of "Where In The World Is Chelsea Aberdeen?" Ghostbusters West Coast: TransitionBy Fritz Baugh 2004--Timeline Year Twenty Two He saved Chelsea...but Fritz lies on the brink of death as his friends, teammates, family, and the woman he loves stand helplessly by. Whatever the outcome....the Ghostbusters West Coast will never be the same. |
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Post by EGBFan on Jul 17, 2006 11:25:27 GMT -4
I already commented by e-mail, and I can't remember exactly what I said, but this is a good one.  |
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Post by Miss Janine on Jul 17, 2006 13:36:42 GMT -4
Same here. What a wrap up!
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Post by ghostdiva on Jul 17, 2006 19:30:03 GMT -4
A great epologue to "Where in the World..." And a really cool OBE to boot! I think my avatar says it all really Great story ghostdiva |
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Post by Miss Janine on Jul 17, 2006 20:33:01 GMT -4
I LOVE that avatar, and the caption is perfect!
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Post by SuperStantzio on Jul 17, 2006 23:09:21 GMT -4
That was a beautiful ending! Excellent Indeed!
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Post by Kingpin on Jul 18, 2006 3:35:47 GMT -4
Fritz, Sorry I can't write a post as thorough as the email I wrote because I can't remember what I wrote, specifically. Still, a great end to Where In the World is Chelsea Aberdeen?, plenty emotional and a great cameo appearance by someone unexpected. I'm glad you saved this as a separate story as it probably would've been convoluted to have had this tagged on the end of WitWiCA? (Witwicha... interesting word) Pretty much all lose ends I can think of are tied up... and so you should now be able to get the new WCGB rolling. ;D |
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Post by Fritz on Nov 5, 2006 9:27:17 GMT -4
Bumpers
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Post by Silent Seraphim on Nov 8, 2006 16:04:22 GMT -4
This is a great sequel/epilogue to 'Where in the World is Chelsea Aberdeen?'. At first, I must admit when Fritz's mother was given his belongings, I thought he'd died, but thankfully he was only 'in-between' places. I wonder whether that experience will have an effect on him the next time he goes out on a job. I'd often wondered whether Egon's experiences as a ghost would have affected him in any way during his job as a Ghostbuster.
I really like Fritz and Chelsea's relationship - it's like how Egon and Janine should have been in the RGB years. All in all, it is a very touching ending to a very personal story.
I have one very small question which might seem a bit strange, but I just wonder why Janine and Rose don't like being described as 'secretaries'. We still use the term in the UK to describe their occupation, and we also use the term 'administrator', but I don't think it is insulting to be described as a secretary over here. Is it because it isn't very politically correct in the US to refer to someone as a secretary, or is it a personal thing for Janine and Rose?
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Post by Miss Janine on Nov 8, 2006 16:53:32 GMT -4
Doesn't bother me. When my GBWC character got the job, the title was already there. I think the title change to Client Administrator was Janine's idea. I guess it was both a status thing with her, plus a more fitting title for what she did. I like it, myself, for the same reasons, but wouldn't be bugged too much if it weren't there.
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Post by Fritz on Nov 8, 2006 17:07:59 GMT -4
Within the stories, that's probably the explaination. I referred to Chelsea in the earliest stories as "Business Manager"; In the Real World, other Franchises started using the term Client Administrator by early 2004 at the latest, so I started using it to conform to other members of GBI. I don't know whether Rich or someone else came up with it, but it's stuck.
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Post by EGBFan on Nov 8, 2006 17:15:43 GMT -4
Secretary, administrator, PA... I've come across all of those terms - I think it's largely down to the individual. Some people don't like being called secretaries (it wouldn't bother me, if I was ever going to be a secretary, only I never am) - I think maybe they find it offensive because it conjures up stereotypes from, like, the 60s of women who were too dumb to do anything but copy-type, and flash their knees at visiting businessmen (or maybe I'm just making that up  ). Personally, I think it's dumb some of the job titles people want these days. A school dinner lady is now an MSA - Midday Supervisory Assistant - or an MCA - Midday Catering Assistant. Also, I'm working for a contract cleaning company, in the payroll office (but I'm not a secretary - I'm beneath all secretarial duties but one), and I get to look at a lot of forms coming in from cleaners. Under job title, they will occasionally write "cleaning operative". |
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Post by Silent Seraphim on Nov 9, 2006 15:13:27 GMT -4
Within the stories, that's probably the explaination. I referred to Chelsea in the earliest stories as "Business Manager"; In the Real World, other Franchises started using the term Client Administrator by early 2004 at the latest, so I started using it to conform to other members of GBI. I don't know whether Rich or someone else came up with it, but it's stuck. I did wonder whether that was the reason. It does update things from the early nineties a bit more. I suppose more people these days are described as admin staff than secretarial staff, so it does make sense to change things. Personally, I think it's dumb some of the job titles people want these days. A school dinner lady is now an MSA - Midday Supervisory Assistant - or an MCA - Midday Catering Assistant. Also, I'm working for a contract cleaning company, in the payroll office (but I'm not a secretary - I'm beneath all secretarial duties but one), and I get to look at a lot of forms coming in from cleaners. Under job title, they will occasionally write "cleaning operative". Yeah, there are some hilarious examples on the Plain English Campaign website: www.plainenglish.co.uk/jobtitles.htm. Wouldn't it be great to introduce yourself as a 'Space Consultant', and see the confusion on people's faces when you explain that you sell houses for a living. ;D |
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). Personally, I think it's dumb some of the job titles people want these days. A school dinner lady is now an MSA - Midday Supervisory Assistant - or an MCA - Midday Catering Assistant. Also, I'm working for a contract cleaning company, in the payroll office (but I'm not a secretary - I'm beneath all secretarial duties but one), and I get to look at a lot of forms coming in from cleaners. Under job title, they will occasionally write "cleaning operative".