Well, this is interesting.

[agilebrit]

Apparently wolfsbane has been used in many different ways in many different works, so adding my own mythology to it, vis a vis werewolves, isn't completely out of the realm of what's reasonable. Which is good, because I have a rather unconventional use for it, and I don't want my readers coming after me with torches and pitchforks.

Why, yes, this means I have a sequel of sorts in mind for the not!kkbb/im novelthing. I felt rather bad that not!Perry got relegated to Secondary Character status, and I think she should get to play a larger part in a new story. Seeing as not!Tony and not!Pepper already have their own "sequel," (written before this, natch, because I'm weird) it seems only fair that not!Harry, not!Perry, and not!Harmony should get one too.

Of course, at this point, all I have are the outlines of the case and a single scene in mind for it, in which not!Harry gets to play the part of My Favorite Punching Bag™ yet again, and I'm not sure this is necessarily a Good Thing, because damn.

Comments

[rhfay.livejournal.com]

As wolfsbane, you may see it in werewolf-related stories. As monkshood or aconite, you may see it in mysteries (a la the Brother Cadfael series).

Historically, it was used both as a poison and a medicine. And I think it may be a part of certain "witches' brews", too.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

I'm seeing that you can get rid of the poison...somehow. My bad guys will be using it for nefarious purposes, if I write this. Because, as I say, the My Favorite Punching Bag™ thing is problematic. How many panic attacks must I inflict on the poor guy before enough is enough?

[gates-end.livejournal.com]

Interesting. Good luck with your story if you should choose to write it.