tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post3747436054110581478..comments2023-06-12T13:43:01.685+01:00Comments on Icy's Blunt Pencil: #FridayFlash - TouristsIcy Sedgwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-85265366588622588452012-07-30T01:36:40.599+01:002012-07-30T01:36:40.599+01:00I want more to this story! For one thing, are all ...I want more to this story! For one thing, are all the other tourists assassins as well, or is that just my warped mind?Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-36729962879343550352012-07-30T01:09:33.888+01:002012-07-30T01:09:33.888+01:00I just hope he doesn't get too deep under cove...I just hope he doesn't get too deep under cover and spend all his time trying to get a perfect shot of the gondolas at sunset...<br /><br />Good twist.Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-83875910482931374322012-07-28T21:49:58.593+01:002012-07-28T21:49:58.593+01:00I'm glad everyone's enjoyed it so far. I h...I'm glad everyone's enjoyed it so far. I have no immediate plans for a sequel but you never know...Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-54658375213609090912012-07-28T21:31:12.852+01:002012-07-28T21:31:12.852+01:00This was very intriguing and I hope that the story...This was very intriguing and I hope that the story continues, I would love to know what eventuates!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678216576112327332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-13054551693916710352012-07-28T20:40:27.849+01:002012-07-28T20:40:27.849+01:00Hiding in plain sight - it always works. Tourists ...Hiding in plain sight - it always works. Tourists are invisible, simply because of their omnipresence.<br /><br />Excellent solution.<br /><br />I think you have a character here that has some tales to tell.KjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691028465137798738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-9477052093634002872012-07-28T12:37:56.838+01:002012-07-28T12:37:56.838+01:00Awesome mashup Icy! Really liked this piece. Great...Awesome mashup Icy! Really liked this piece. Great visuals and well build pace. Can we have some more of the Tourist Assassin?Cindy Vaskovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747628778627025130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-81497850195917008002012-07-28T12:35:42.911+01:002012-07-28T12:35:42.911+01:00I really like the association with RPGs, just the ...I really like the association with RPGs, just the sort of thing to fire my imagination.<br /><br />I've never played Assassin,s Creed either, but this did remind me of the endless hours I spent in Tombraider 2 many years ago.<br /><br />Lately I've been slaughtering my way through Fallout 3, Again. :)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-12353563129640442172012-07-28T00:44:35.774+01:002012-07-28T00:44:35.774+01:00Cool mashup. I hope you continue the story.Cool mashup. I hope you continue the story.Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-57568535840099587502012-07-27T17:07:49.030+01:002012-07-27T17:07:49.030+01:00I liked the visuals, I liked the pacing. Not being...I liked the visuals, I liked the pacing. Not being at all a gamer, I didn't quite get it until reading the comments, but now that I do, I find it an amusing mashup of the virtual and the real, the online world and the offline, and a commentary about how the boundaries between the two are blurred—but I'm not entirely sure that commentary was conscious, which means there might be a substrate of metacommentary in there. Commentary upon commentary, stacked up like world upon world, virtual upon real, tourist disguise upon assassin skin, rooftops upon buildings upon streets upon the sea...and when does Leo Dicaprio wake up from the dream?<br /><br />Good job, Icy. There's a lot more intricacy to this story than I suspected with the first reading. I suspect I might be coming back to consider it some more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-52211012528106162742012-07-27T15:17:41.666+01:002012-07-27T15:17:41.666+01:00Ah, I was hoping to see a #FridayFlash from Venice...Ah, I was hoping to see a #FridayFlash from Venice. As always, you do not disappoint!<br /><br />Interesting concept, using the game as training for the real thing. And I have to give the assassin a thumbs-up, adjusting quickly when reality throws a curve.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-57591135365644000052012-07-27T14:34:19.412+01:002012-07-27T14:34:19.412+01:00Well, that was a different use for Venice than mos...Well, that was a different use for Venice than most of the books set there that I've read recently. You must have enjoyed your stay. :)<br /><br />I found this really intriguing, although I'm glad someone explained which game inspired this -- I'm not much of a gamer these days and would have been lost. Cool concept -- will you follow it further or just let us wonder... (?) :)Janet Lingel Aldrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633969913976791146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-75799425029586142122012-07-27T13:48:32.669+01:002012-07-27T13:48:32.669+01:00Heh, I see your recent trip to Venice was inspirin...Heh, I see your recent trip to Venice was inspiring :-)<br />I like the mixing of the computer game with the real world (despite not being a gamer myself!)<br /><br />By the way, if you're ever in a Venice mood and in search of a film that is so bad it's good, I heartily recommend Shark in Venicemazzz_in_Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498100483681096442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-37074210219677113802012-07-27T11:52:02.629+01:002012-07-27T11:52:02.629+01:00Marc - It's amazing how many of my gamer frien...Marc - It's amazing how many of my gamer friends were fascinated by photos of Venice based on Assassin's Creed!<br /><br />DJ - Maybe there will be some!<br /><br />Peter - I've never actually played Assassin's Creed but after my weekend with my mate, I feel as if I have!<br /><br />Carrie - Mash-ups are fun!<br /><br />Tony & Helen - Exactly! You could get away with anything...Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-64362499977636159882012-07-27T11:44:36.553+01:002012-07-27T11:44:36.553+01:00Very clever, who would take notice of just another...Very clever, who would take notice of just another tourist!Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-71295765315276377472012-07-27T11:06:18.926+01:002012-07-27T11:06:18.926+01:00Forget blending in with the locals... blend in wit...Forget blending in with the locals... blend in with those who don't blend in. Brilliant.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-81270555894272677822012-07-27T10:10:55.158+01:002012-07-27T10:10:55.158+01:00LOL! Awesome! Assassins' Creed meets tourist e...LOL! Awesome! Assassins' Creed meets tourist extraordinaire!Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-16692673023394529572012-07-27T09:46:31.301+01:002012-07-27T09:46:31.301+01:00So WoW is not your only gaming tipple. I want to s...So WoW is not your only gaming tipple. I want to see how they deal with the person that follows them around relentlessly getting in the way without resorting to violence.Peter Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063057237086940387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-62370224291814629462012-07-27T08:42:03.852+01:002012-07-27T08:42:03.852+01:00Love all the detail of this - and all the potentia...Love all the detail of this - and all the potential of this 'tourist assassin' - I want to follow him around and find out more about his target and how he'll manage it. Definitely need some sequels to this.Dijeratichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986680442575436037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-23552725469728603762012-07-27T08:35:49.727+01:002012-07-27T08:35:49.727+01:00wow, the hyper-reality of when virtual bleeds into...wow, the hyper-reality of when virtual bleeds into the real so that the two can no longer be distinguished. Love it!<br /><br />marc nashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.com