Character Development Thread--Discussion

Made my Dream post. If there are any typos, it is because I wrote it from mobile.

I'll have to work on my Dream post tomorrow, since the library's going to be closing soon. And apparently somebody fluffed up the spellchecker on Microsoft Word on the computer I'm currently using, had to fix some spelling errors on my own post I just put up.

So many distractions. Things should ease up a bit later today and this weekend, but a lot of factors are making this a very slow process.

I decided to post ahead of ladytanuki in the Library, since both the Library and Cathedral consist of characters from myself, ladytanuki, and Eterna Memoria. If all goes according to plan, the current order of posting should be me —> ladytanuki —> Eterna Memoria —> me for both the Library and Cathedral.

I just realized we could form a Monster Mash over in Dream: we've got a vampire, a half-ghost wereraiju, a lich witch, mermages, a death goddess, a magical girl, alien fairies...

edited 3rd Jun '17 7:40:12 PM by WillDeRegio

OMG I really want to make this a thing now. Maybe one of these days I'll just throw Transylvania into the dream, because why not. Oh, and don't forget zombies, courtesy of Sinistrina. And a ghostly music conductor, courtesy of Ashleigh. And... Sentinel looks she'd fit right in in a horror movie. As does the Midnight Stitcher. Then there's a Creepy Doll... and two magical girls, as there's another over in the Graveyard... though how does a magical girl whose name is not Kokoro or Patches^note the latter is a bit insane due to those three voices in her head fit the Monster Mash theme?

Appropriately enough, I think everyone currently in the Graveyard kind of fits the theme already... except for Gabe and possibly Caleb that is.

I'll post for Dream tomorrow, as I'm feeling kind of uninspired now... which is strange considering I just drank two glasses of absinthe.

EDIT: Just kidding! Although, given it's after midnight over here, it technically is tomorrow. Okay, maybe I'll post for Space Liner tomorrow proper (as in, after I sleep).

edited 4th Jun '17 1:57:13 AM by ladytanuki

The threads seem to have been really slow lately. I assume it's mostly still exam-type stuff?

While my section only recently reappeared, I can affirm that indeed exams are nearly upon me and everything is on fire.

We just need a mummy and a Frankenstein's Monster to join Alex, Fuwa, Nerea and/or Durnem, and we could have someone lampshape the fact the Universal Horror gang has been assembled, and gender flipped.

Hell, I'm pretty much assembling a Monster Mash in the form of Alex's compatriots: there's the witch, Claire; and I'm thinking of having a revived Egyptian priestess join them (less combat oriented, more scholarly).

Made my Abandoned Theater post.

On the classical horror mash, I am unsure if I have many characters that fit in the threads. I mean, Sentinel has some elements I still havent revealed that make her a darker character than she makes herself seem, but she does not fit any single archetype herself, and something similar applies to the Chief Archivist.

edited 4th Jun '17 11:53:32 AM by EternaMemoria

I know I'm personally holding up three of the three or four (Wolfe?) remaining groups in Frontier at the moment, but one of them is just about done completely, and the other two—or at least my contributions to them—won't be far behind.

Mostly I've just been having busy days and less will to write, while also writing bigger posts. Gonna need a nice break after this one, and I don't think I'm ever going to try managing three separate groups at once again, boredom be damned.

@Will: Patches is a composite of three different bodies, so she could potentially count. Though regarding why I haven't posted yet, I merely haven't been motivated to do much of anything really. I would say I'll do Cerebral Dungeon and Club Pluto before any other groups though. I'm just mentioning, but I don't like being rushed as then it'll feel like a chore. Sorry for the inconvenience though everyone, I just don't know how to get more "drive".

I made some solid progress today. I'll probably have Davey's part done by tomorrow, and then Oswald and Joseph's bits. Not sure how long they'll take, but I'm sure it'll be less time than Davey's. For what it's worth, I think Davey's part is the longest thing I've written for Frontier. But I do apologize for how much time I've taken already. Daily schedule has been in a bit of a knot for the past week and then some.

edited 4th Jun '17 9:52:03 PM by Ryuhza

There! I managed to make a post in Dream.

Progress with posting has been slow because I have to have to attend to Mom, but her recovery is going along fine and I'm seeing my free time start to grow again.

So finished my post for the Cerebral Dungeon, so Durnem and Ayako are free to move on. Not entirely sure where to put The Midnight Stitcher, though...

Gault told me on Skype he's dropped out of Space Liner for now due to being too busy, and it should just be assumed his characters moved away somewhere. So that being the case, is it you or me up, ladytanuki?

You managed to make me want to keep Ayako in Dream, but decided upon having her wake up, so she's now over in Space Liner

For some reason, I figured that would happen.

edited 6th Jun '17 1:43:59 PM by WillDeRegio

Well, for what specifically? I was considering having Psyche-chan continue to contact her even in Space Liner.

Sorry again to those of you I'm keeping waiting—and hopefully this is my last apology before I finally post. The inordinately big part of my post is done, so now it's just the other two areas I need to write for. If I don't pull through for tonight, I can at least guarantee that I'll have it done by tomorrow. And don't worry, this kind of wait won't happen again. Like I said before, it's just a jumble of unfortunate timings.

DONE.

Sorry I didn't proofread it.

I'll work on a Space Liner post tomorrow. Right now, feeling a little anxious.

(Though I'd still like to confirm - since Gault dropped out, am I up, ladytanuki?)

Yes you are. Gault would have been next, but he's out, so that means it's your turn. My last post was this one. So... a not-quite-dead doll and an amphibious fish alien. This will be interesting.

Also, at the end of the month (after World Building June is over), I will finally be introducing my group of five on a spaceship over in Space Liner. They'll start off in the hangar bay obviously, but will be immediately getting a hotel room, meet up for a bit, and then split up to explore the ship. So it's not imperative that they encounter Reshk and Carlotta.

@Will: Is it OK to assume that Megumi finished preparing the "Tree of Dreams" tea? I was kind of hoping it would be done for my next post...

edited 7th Jun '17 6:36:55 PM by ladytanuki

I was planning on having Megumi bring out the tea and other goodies on the next post: she might be a maid, but water still has to boil. Using fancy dream magic to boil water instantaneously might go horribly, horribly wrong.

Meanwhile, with Gault out of commission for now, I'm tempted to have a character of my own pick up the slack. But first, I want to finish Cynthia's storyline in Frontier.

Expect a Dream post today for both Cathedral and the Library.

Oh, and I am strongly considering removing most of my characters from the Threads. The Tagui plotline is reaching its climax and I haven't been enjoying it much, and Sii is feeling out of character and blander than he should, while Emperor Imeriz was introduced with a very specific purpose.

I already finished my Club Pluto post, and I'll be posting for The Graveyard next. After that, I'll probably sweep through the two person groups I'm in.

edited 8th Jun '17 11:19:12 AM by Kkutwar