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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#401: Apr 17th 2011 at 8:08:21 PM

Well, she could wake up and eat (speaking of which, Sakkaku hasn't eaten for over a day).

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Dragon573 Sanity not included from Sitting at a bonfire Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
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#402: Apr 17th 2011 at 8:19:45 PM

How am I supposed to make a post out of that? "Kiera wakes up and makes oat meal, then picks up a spoon and eats some"?

That is not intended to be as snarky as that sounded

edited 17th Apr '11 8:19:59 PM by Dragon573

It's kind of funny. Sufficiently advanced stupidity is like sufficiently advanced science; eventually, you find something you can't solve.
Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#403: Apr 17th 2011 at 10:10:56 PM

Padding. Add her thoughts on everything that happened yesterday and what she plans on doing. Basically, flesh her out a bit. Let us get inside her head. Use the "making oatmeal" thing as a Framing Device for all of it.

Really, this is one of the major pros to First Person in the "First vs Third Person Limited" debate (even if I'm the only one partaking in it). First Person is great for establishing your primary character as it lets us get as close as possible. Others? Not so much so it's perfect for RPs when you only have one character (or they aren't together). Sadly, with multiple characters First Person can be a bit difficult to write since it can easily lead to confusion (that and the other characters are left out when you are focusing on another character).

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#404: Apr 18th 2011 at 3:54:54 PM

I'll see what I can do...

It's kind of funny. Sufficiently advanced stupidity is like sufficiently advanced science; eventually, you find something you can't solve.
Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#405: May 2nd 2011 at 2:13:45 AM

Man, I'm going to have a lot of making up to do with Dante's shenanigans in the RPs epilogue since the chances of him being with the party between now and then are rather slim.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#406: May 5th 2011 at 5:37:07 PM

I'll get a post out later today (or around 1 AM tomorrow. Hard to say). I think it'll mostly just be Sakkaku and Brìghde walking around the town talking about various things(giving me a good opportunity to develop their relationship some). Just in case you couldn't tell, I'm moving the spotlight off of Dante and onto those two. Thanks to an anime I'm watching, I've been getting some ideas on how to develop their relationship. Trying to go for the same quality as seen in that anime is a little optimistic to say the least but I'll sure as hell try and it will be a great learning experience for my novel (and one original story I'm planning to write that's main focus is romance).

Oh, this is Sakkaku and Brìghde's shared theme (or, at least, it will be).In fact, Sakkaku will probably end up singing it (both in English and Japanese) while traveling. It's really a good thing that the song is sung by both a male and a female but, as for whose perspective the song is sung, I'll that up to your imaginations.

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NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#407: May 5th 2011 at 8:19:12 PM

alright, we just need to keep the story going.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#408: May 7th 2011 at 8:04:19 PM

Hey, Skizz, Sakkaku and Brìghde are going to be stopping for lunch. Do you want me to end it there so Eyes can join or should I keep on going?

Also, Nick, I suggest you get Raize's party moving or at least try to strike up a conversation. Even if it has nothing to do with any plot thread, it would inevitably flesh the characters out more and make them more human. Personally, I love seeing characters just randomly talk if the dialog is well written. It can be interesting to see how different characters interact with one another.

edited 7th May '11 8:07:48 PM by Zelenal

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skizz777 Since: Dec, 2010
#409: May 12th 2011 at 2:32:47 PM

You can probably go ahead. Eyes is busy in the lab and probably won't emerge till sundown.

NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#410: May 12th 2011 at 4:52:00 PM

Alright. Will do. Sorry for the lack of activity, I have had to deal with college and getting a job.

I was a Rich Idiot With No Day Job.

edited 12th May '11 4:52:16 PM by NickTheSwing

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#411: May 12th 2011 at 7:47:53 PM

Man, I really need to work up the drive to finish this post (and a bunch of other things). While my writing isn't the level of my source material, I do feel that it is a step in the right direction with character interactions (and I finally feel that Brìghde is free from the curse of all of my female characters being exactly the same). Though it won't make much of a difference in the RP, I do look forward to Brìghde and Keira meeting so I can make an attempt to test Dragon's writing skills.

Also, I am tempted to add the trope Shallow Love Interest for Taysa considering her characterization died with the zombie dragon and I still believe that she lives in Hammerspace until she is needed by the plot.

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NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#412: May 12th 2011 at 8:02:00 PM

Yeah, I am gonna be trying to characterize Taysa more effectively, and maybe introduce some lesser villains who will act soon enough on the front of Taysa - Raize - Kiera, and someone else near Sakkaku and Brighde.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#413: May 12th 2011 at 8:04:19 PM

Better, but something about what Raize said made me cringe inside. I don't know what it is though so I'll just wait and see.

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NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#414: May 12th 2011 at 8:09:35 PM

Meanwhile, looks like a new character from New Dawn is beginning to move. Meet Garth.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#415: May 12th 2011 at 8:11:41 PM

Oh, how I wish Sakkaku was there to give his two cents on the matter. Really, he can't be a very good adviser if he isn't there to advise.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#416: May 13th 2011 at 9:40:15 AM

Long post is long.

I could fill the rest of the day with Sakkaku hunting down info on Zero Edge. As for Brìghde, she could check with the Burial Organization.

Hey, Skizz, how about you control Ashley for a while so I can pass Brìghde off to her for a spell?

Nick: Raize's group is now going to have to play catchup when it comes to the time.

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Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#417: May 13th 2011 at 11:53:40 PM

Remember Nick: Unless you have this tied in with the corruption, there's no way the assassin could be from the Guild (unless the person who signed the contract was a royal themselves).

Speaking of which, Skizz, we need to figure out what we are going to do about that subplot. Really, I've got nothing and I'd prefer it if someone else made the meat of that plot thread.

Also, can I get an opinion on my recent post? I'd like to know how I did.

edited 13th May '11 11:54:19 PM by Zelenal

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NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#418: May 14th 2011 at 12:37:06 AM

He is not with the Guild.

He is with an independent faction. You will be seeing many, many, many, many, many, many, many factions.

You did well with that huge post.

edited 14th May '11 12:37:27 AM by NickTheSwing

NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#419: May 14th 2011 at 12:52:37 AM

And the mysterious cloaked man's name is Geist, a badass who will make many more appearances throughout the story. He is called Geist The Silver Hunter.

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#420: May 14th 2011 at 12:55:28 AM

But wouldn't the Guild be keeping them under control? The only reason the Guild is being allowed to operate is because they keep assassins from running rampant and they take down criminals that the law cannot touch at that moment. It wouldn't take long for the Guild to discover a new assassin as they have informants in every town and a bureau in many. That would be especially true for an assassin who can use powerful magic.

After all, the Guild operates under the principle that if you don't join they'll kill you (and there's no practical reason to not join given the massive benefits).

EDIT: Didn't really need to know that. Be forewarned: If he runs into the Assassin Trio they will report him to the Guild and he will be hunted by powerful assassins with years and years of practice.

edited 14th May '11 12:56:47 AM by Zelenal

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skizz777 Since: Dec, 2010
#421: May 16th 2011 at 1:40:34 PM

Which subplot? The guild out to kill us? They could simply be biding their time. Plus they may not yet know where we are. Information does not travel that fast in a (presumably) medieval world. We've been in Gandria for a day and a half. Only the people in the capital and the area 1 and 1/2 days ride away would know.

I agree that they would report the guy if they knew what he'd done, assuming they did not attempt to take him out on the spot. Independent contractors can cause problems with guild reputation, as they may not follow the rules..

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#422: May 16th 2011 at 3:38:36 PM

True and I'm assuming the corruption isn't wide spread enough to put out an APB on them. We need to work out exactly where the corruption lies (what ranks) and how far it's spread. Remember, the only reason Ashely is with them is because of them being targeted. She doesn't know where the it lies either and needs to figure out who it is.

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Taco Since: Jan, 2001
#423: May 16th 2011 at 3:59:40 PM

So do you want to, ah, give Jarl and Zoukoutsu and Blackblade something to do, dude?

NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#424: May 16th 2011 at 9:42:34 PM

Yeah, I'll put a faction in that area.

NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#425: May 19th 2011 at 12:29:47 AM

Oh, and the first fight between the assassins and Garth, they won't exactly know what he is doing and how he's doing it.


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