History FanFic / HerdingCats

--> CAT: bUT i JUST TOLD MYSELF, [[{{Eminem}} lOOK,]]
--> CAT: [[{{Eminem}} iF YOU HAD ONE SHOT, oR ONE OPPORTUNITY,]]
--> CAT: [[{{Eminem}} tO SEIZE EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED, oNE MOMENT,]]
--> CAT: [[{{Eminem}} wOULD YOU CAPTURE IT, oR LET IT SLIP,]]

--> CAA: while i wish i could say that [[WeekendAtBernies feferi and nepeta dragged my comatose dreamself around derse]]

-->FGC: 1T LOOKS [=L1K3=] [[CoolHandLuke WH4T W3 H4V3 H3R3 1S]]

--> AA: [[StarWars thats]] [[TheEmpireStrikesBack imp0ssible]]
--> GC: [[TheEmpireStrikesBack S34RCH YOUR F33L1NGS, 4R4D14]]
--> GC: [[TheEmpireStrikesBack YOU KNOW 1T TO B3 TRU3]]

This Nepeta Quest 2012 is one of the longest Homestuck fanfics out there and at currently 31 chapters and nearly 500,000 words is STILL a WIP. Fortunately, it updates fairly regularly (usually a new chapter is added between one and two weeks). It's length is justified because while Nepeta is the main character, all 12 trolls have important roles to play, and all 12 of them will have all 4 of their quadrants filled. This means no fewer than 22 different relationships (6 moirallegiances, 6 matespritships, 6 kismessitudes, and 4 auspitices) will be explored in this DoorStopper of a tale, with only one of them, the moirallegiance of Nepeta/Equius already stable from the start. So far all of these troll romances have happened or are about to happen. According to the author, there are just two epilogue chapters remaining.

* ArcNumber: Nepeta is typically associated with the number 33, and there will be 33 chapters once the fic is finished.

-->FGA: [[EdgarAllanPoe I Have Borne The Thousand Injuries Of Your Treacherous Improprieties To The Best Of My Ability]]
--> FGA: [[EdgarAllanPoe But When You Venture Upon Insulting My Fashion Sense I Can Do Naught But Vow Revenge]]

*** Also in Chapter 23, anytime Aradia delivers a witty insult, she [[Series/CSIMiami slips on a pair of shades]], which she claims cause the ouija spirits to shout cheers of approoval, one of whom she swears sounds just like "the late [[TheWho Troll Roger Daltrey."]]

-->FGC: [[CoolHandLuke 4 F41LUR3 TO]] [[IncrediblyLamePun 3XCOMMUN1C4T3 >:]]]

-->CCA: [[SnakesOnAPlane ivve HAD it wwith these fuckin angels gettin in my fuckin hivve]]
-->CCA: [[{{Network}} IM MAD AS HELL AN IM NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE]]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/349720/chapters/568917 Herding Cats]]'' is a ''{{Homestuck}}'' FanFic by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/childishGambino/pseuds/childishGambino childishGambino]].

* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: As in ''{{Homestuck}}'', dying on your quest bed results in ascending to God Tier, coming back as a near immortal. Since this fic takes place soon after the events shown in Act 5 Act 1, Vriska's already done this at the start of this fic. By Chapter 31 [[spoiler:all 12 trolls have ascended to God Tier.]]

-->CAC: :33 < ...[''ShoutOut replaced with {{Homestuck}} apropriate dialogue'']...

* TakeThat: Vriska's deconstrucion of the DeathIsDramatic trope could be seen as a TakeThat at the [[CerebusSyndrome darker]] [[KillEmAll tone]] that ''{{Homestuck}}'' has taken.

* TheEeyore: Both Sollux and Aradia in the earlier chapters. In ''{{Homestuck}}'' their pessimism is fully justified. Here it's not for long.

*** Also in Chapter 23, anytime Aradia delivers a witty insult, she [[CSIMiami slips on a pair of shades]], which she claims cause the ouija spirits to shout cheers of approoval, one of whom she swears sounds just like "the late [[TheWho Troll Roger Daltrey."]]

** Most of Chapter 23 is a WholePlotReference to an [[DarkSouls infamously difficult game]]

This Nepeta Quest 2012 is one of the longest Homestuck fanfics out there and is now completed with 33 chapters. It's length is justified because while Nepeta is the main character, all 12 trolls have important roles to play, and all 12 of them have all 4 of their quadrants filled. This means no fewer than 22 different relationships (6 moirallegiances, 6 matespritships, 6 kismessitudes, and 4 auspitices) are explored in this DoorStopper of a tale, with only one of them, the moirallegiance of Nepeta/Equius already stable from the start.

This Nepeta Quest 2012 is one of the longest Homestuck fanfics out there and at currently 31 chapters and nearly 500,000 words is STILL a WIP. Fortunately, it updates fairly regularly (usually a new chapter is added between one and two weeks). It's length is justified because while Nepeta is the main character, all 12 trolls have important roles to play, and all 12 of them will have all 4 of their quadrants filled. This means no fewer than 22 different relationships (6 moirallegiances, 6 matespritships, 6 kismessitudes, and 4 auspitices) will be explored in this DoorStopper of a tale, with only one of them, the moirallegiance of Nepeta/Equius already stable from the start. So far all of these troll romances have happened or are about to happen. According to the author, there are just two epilogue chapters remaining.

** Ch 31 has Kanaya's magic words: [[Literature/HarryPotter Accio]] [[VideoGame/{{Turgor}} Devotio]] [[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} Mahaa Kalaa]] [[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill Barada Nikto]]

** Inverted to the point that Terezi/Aradia's investigation bears a closer relationship to NeroWolfe /Archie Goodwin, where Aradia/Goodwin does all the investigating while Terezi/Nero comes up with all the solutions. Terezi even says at one point, "[[SherlockHolmes Elementary, my dear Megido,]]" implying that it's Aradia who's the true Watson in this investigation.

*** And its name was [[SoulPlane Captain Antoine Mack.]]

** Chapter 27 has the robot Equius builds for Feferi. It's a cuttlefish, and its name when he and Sollux were building it was [[MassEffect Sovereign]].

** Chapter 30 has Karkat's suggested names for the towns on the Land of Rays and Frogs: [[PokemonRubyAndSapphire Lilycove City]], [[MagicTheGathering Shelldock Isle]], and [[BanjoKazooie Jolly Roger's Lagoon]].

** [[RuleOfThree Chapter 28 also has]] Vriska, who was a great adventurer [[{{Skyrim}} until she took an arrow to the knee.]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow / ReCut: When Chapter 31 was first posted, some readers objected to the moment where Feferi [[spoiler:forces a French kiss on Karkat just to piss off her kismesis and his moirail, Kanaya.]] childishGambino rewrote that moment so that several trolls instantly give Feferi a WhatTheHellHero for doing that, and she then apologizes.