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Corvidae It's a bird. from Somewhere Else Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
It's a bird.
#38276: May 27th 2019 at 2:02:20 PM

Just letting y'all know I'm still here. Work has been pretty intense the last few days.

Still a great "screw depression" song even after seven years.
Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#38277: May 27th 2019 at 2:41:06 PM

[up] Well, it could be worse. At least you have an income. Hang in there.

@Will:

Sun-Dry Sea ~ Panzerfaust Crash Site (Pilot 0037, Novia; Moquoql)

Outside Ghost Town (Cynthia, Diantha; Arilay, Shale)'

I think you're missing a chunk of story...

Edited by Miss_Desperado on May 27th 2019 at 5:11:15 AM

If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.
Masterofchaos Since: Dec, 2010
#38278: May 27th 2019 at 6:13:36 PM

You guys were right about how having 'generic' names could work. I decided to keep most of the names after all.

Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
Brother
#38279: May 27th 2019 at 6:23:19 PM

I'm not sure if I've ever changed a name once I've settled on one. Not a first name anyway. Shorthands/nicknames maybe, like Ozzy -> Oswald or Davey -> David. Usually to fit a character's self image once I've figured them out a bit better, although in the latter's case it was also because characters ended up referring to him as Davey even when he introduced himself as David. tongue

They'll turn your world around
Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#38280: May 27th 2019 at 8:10:38 PM

So now that Wolf and Killer Clowns have bowed out, I reviewed the groups, here's a partial list...

  • For the Purple Fez Tavern, I can't remember if Dianne Sandberg and Ava Sharpe are still present.
  • Zarokh is alone, where is he now and what's he doing?
  • I'm still hoping nrjxll can find the time to post for Gar May, I've got characters waiting on that character.
  • Arnora Bluesword has been contacted by a long-range telepath, the ball is in apocalemur's court now.
  • It's apocalemur's turn underground with Krakka'a
  • It's probably Corvidae's turn with Jann and Varg, I doubt it's my turn with Rosalind.
  • It's Mrship's turn in the rainforest with Henry A. Safon II.
  • Will De Regio and Millership have to figure out how to work around Wolf's sudden absence leaving Jean, Parthenia and Farrah with each other.
  • Will De Regio is left in the lurch with no other authors' characters to interact with Nora and Moobly.
  • Pyxo is left in the lurch with no other authors' characters to interact with Chitara and Naiolo.
Once again, especially now that those last two bullet points have happened, I'm tempted to bring in a fanfiction character despite reaching my maximum character-juggling limit. TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life (smacks self on the wrist)

Edited by Miss_Desperado on May 27th 2019 at 8:12:22 AM

If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.
Mroh Since: Dec, 2018
#38281: May 27th 2019 at 8:44:33 PM

I'm thinking of having Alexa attempting to stall Krakka'a by having her pretend that she has a Superpowered Evil Side when my turn comes up but I suspect Anubis might see right through that. Granted, none of the present characters in the Coffin Room know about Anubis, but I wanted to ask people their thoughts on it. I'm afraid it may seem a little far-fetched, so I can come up with something else if you want.

Masterofchaos Since: Dec, 2010
#38282: May 27th 2019 at 8:59:10 PM

Ryuzha: Its your turn to post, boiiiiiiii.

Edited by Masterofchaos on May 27th 2019 at 11:59:29 AM

Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#38283: May 27th 2019 at 9:06:04 PM

[up][up] Using the word "evil" in a Superpowered Evil Side bluff around Jen Jara is not the best of ideas. Jen Jara knows she already has defense covered with the tricks she has up her sleeve, and she teleported where Alexa could witness, so Jen Jara thinks that Alexa now knows from that display of power that Jen Jara's odds against Krakka'a are in her favor, so there's a chance that Jen Jara won't realize that Alexa is bluffing.

Jen Jara is a lot less likely to jump to the wrong conclusion if Alexa transforms into her monster form and lets that be a silent threat instead of using the word "evil" in her bluff.

Edited by Miss_Desperado on May 27th 2019 at 9:15:22 AM

If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.
Mroh Since: Dec, 2018
#38284: May 27th 2019 at 9:14:20 PM

[up] Gotcha. I won't do that then.

Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
Brother
#38285: May 27th 2019 at 10:05:03 PM

[up][up][up]

My final is tomorrow evening. After that I'll be either greatly relieved or in a ditch somewhere, but able to write regardless.

They'll turn your world around
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#38286: May 28th 2019 at 2:24:47 AM

I'm alive! I actually do have plenty of time to write, it's just that I'm stuck on what to. In retrospect, I shouldn't have used Gar May, who is not a major character in my work - but I'd prefer not to drop her out now, so I'll try and post in the next few days.

(Incidentally, as far as changing character names goes, I pretty much never do it - not because I put much thought into names than because it's just really jarring. The CDTs actually sorta named two of my characters as a result).

Edited by nrjxll on May 28th 2019 at 4:26:45 AM

apocalemur Behold, the Beast. from My house (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Look at all the lonely people
Behold, the Beast.
#38287: May 28th 2019 at 4:47:33 AM

I'm not sure if Osiris (it is Osiris, not Anubis) would be able to call Alexa's bluff, but even if he was, it's doubtful he would. Remember that Osiris hates Krakka'a and wants him to fail, to the point that the only reason Krakka'a is even still alive is because the shade of Osiris attached to him doesn't possess anything even close to Osiris's true power.

Merseyuser1 Since: Sep, 2011
#38288: May 28th 2019 at 10:11:22 AM

@ Miss_Desperado: Won't be able to post until Friday, concert tomorrow, but I'll be free on Friday.

Expect one of the new characters who flirts with Soryn to hang a lampshade on Comic-Book Time at some point (is it Comic-Book Time or Webcomic Time for the Character Adventure?).

Plus, one of his possible love interests has teleporting powers, could temporarily take him to the Hellmouth (she looks human, but is a Half-Human Hybrid, half-devil, half-Human, yet she's a Nice Girl) and teleport him back. The human form is her true form, the devil form she uses is A Form You Are Comfortable With for in demonic settings (a sort of inverse of that trope!). How would you feel about her being in the harem?

She does have some interesting powers - what would Soryn think of her ability to create clouds and storm out of nowhere?

Mroh Since: Dec, 2018
#38289: May 28th 2019 at 10:43:42 AM

[up][up] I'm sorry, why did I think it was Anubis?

Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#38290: May 28th 2019 at 10:43:48 AM

@Ryuhza: Good luck with your finals — I still remember my own nervous breakdowns about my own finals.


[up][up](Definitely Webcomic Time — anyway, enjoy the concert)

Weather manipulation would only provoke Dull Surprise in Soryn.

I'm ambivalent about taking Soryn to the Hellmouth, it seems like a Big-Lipped Alligator Moment to me. That being said, here's a preview of the consequences: Soryn wouldn't like the Hellmouth if he ends up there, but I could squeeze it into a comedic reaction. He'd portal himself out haphazardly, giving himself motion sickness when he dives through. Then as the portal un-forms behind him, he'd do the spellcasting equivalent of a Berserk Board Barricade on the spot where the portal was. The downside is that for the rest of the thread he'd be suspiciously eyeballing whoever took him there and keeping his distance from her.


[up]Probably because both Anubis and Osiris are Egyptian and associated with death.
I've lost track of whose turn it is in the forest. I've also been drafting for Soryn and Sarquoql, in anticipation of Mersey's post after the concert. Here's a preview of what I've got, obviously it's missing what I would need to write as reactions to whatever Jenny and the two Michelles do:

Town Square, Archaeologist's Spaceship (Mael; Archaeologist, Sarquoql alias Ren 4)

"I'm not going to steal her away from you," Mael said defensively.

"Good," Sarquoql interjected.

"But you may have already lost, my friend."

"And what is that supposed to mean?" Sarquoql demanded out loud, putting on a show for the archaeologist. He added a private telepathic clarification to Mael, "I already knew her inclinations when she hired me, and as for myself, my own species does not hold much appeal to me. So you'd better not have been referring to mind control just now."

Meanwhile, the archaeologist telekinetically summoned a single-serving plastic bag of star-nuts (so named for their silvery hue), opening it up to munch on them while watching the argument between her bodyguard and guest.

Mael turned his attention back to the archaeologist. "Thank you. You're very kind. A little tour of this place would be helpful as well."

Because Sarquoql had already installed the "search the town for past enemy activity" task back in the hotel room, he didn't need unobstructed eye contact to telepathically piggyback an activating nudge on Mael's words.

"All right." Still snacking, the archaeologist looked around, then started to lead the way to the section of road between the hotel and the restaraunt.

Sarquoql was about to try steering the archaeologist towards the billboard where Soryn was, but there was a sense of impending useful information that made him hesitate. He looked back and forth between Soryn and the archaeologist, then made a hasty decision. There was a way to get Soryn's attention. Sarquoql telepathically sent a hallucination of a Wolf Whistle at Soryn, then started to follow the archaeologist.


Town Square, Bulletin Board (Soryn; Michelle, Michelle, Jenny)

Distracted, Soryn forgot about leaving. "Did somebody just wolf whistle at me?" Soryn looked around in confusion trying to spot the perpetrator. Usually he could accurately tell from which direction a whistle came from, but this one was different, distorted and unclear which direction it had come from.

Soryn scoped out a trio of likely candidates, but that group he was hesitant to approach. The old man moved way too easily and gracefully for his apparent age, the Mayatan lady was striding with determination towards the general direction of an alley, and the dragon man in the spacesuit was clearly muscle for hire. Soryn didn't want to take any unnecessary chances that that trio might have spontaneously planned to rob him.

Then Soryn turned his head and spotted two more ladies. The wind wasn't blowing in the right direction for him to ascertain by scent exactly what kind of undead the one dressed as a maid was, but she was clearly capable of holding a conversation, so he called "Excuse me," and waved at them.

How's this for furthering the harem plotline and the villains' plotline? There's still time to make changes.

Edited by Miss_Desperado on May 28th 2019 at 8:54:10 AM

If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.
Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
Brother
#38291: May 28th 2019 at 9:55:02 PM

Speaking of nervous breakdowns and finals, I panicked, my brain crapped out on me, and barring the grading curve of the century I probably failed it. So I think I'm just going to take it easy tonight and leave the writing to tomorrow.

They'll turn your world around
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#38292: May 29th 2019 at 2:43:01 AM

Damn. I'm sorry to hear that.

Mrship21 Mr ship from Oregon. Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Mr ship
#38293: May 29th 2019 at 7:41:21 AM

I'll have a new post sometime tonight.

Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#38294: May 29th 2019 at 9:34:06 AM

@Ryuhza Ay-yi-yi, my condolences.

@Masterofchaos: Do you think it's 7:00 in the thread by now?

Edited by Miss_Desperado on May 29th 2019 at 2:02:45 AM

If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.
Merseyuser1 Since: Sep, 2011
#38296: May 30th 2019 at 3:50:29 AM

@Miss_Desperado: The post looks promising. Although I won't be able to post today too much, it'll be here tomorrow.

By the way, the original Michelle is set to do some Time Travel In-Universe, but before then, she's going to hang a lampshade on Webcomic Time and then suddenly disappear off to the Forest.

The first girl to arrive is Zelena Zmije, who looks human but is actually a Snake Person. In a case of His Name Really Is "Barkeep", her name is Czech for green adder snake, but homonymous of the name Selena. She can shift back to her snake form under certain circumstances, which looks very like an adder with human arms and legs.

Snake Speak isn't common to her.

Edited by Merseyuser1 on May 30th 2019 at 11:52:10 AM

Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#38297: May 30th 2019 at 11:16:17 AM

So, you're starting to introduce characters, but you still haven't posted how Jenny is reacting to everything happening around her. If too much time in-thread passes without a reaction from Jenny, Soryn is going to get worried about why Jenny is just standing still and staying silent.

Edit: What [down] said: How many times and how many different ways do I have to say I want you to post for Jenny before your other characters come in? I've been telling you since May 23 that you're long overdue for a post about Jenny, and it's gumming up the flow of time in the town square.

Edited by Miss_Desperado on May 30th 2019 at 11:54:05 AM

If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.
Masterofchaos Since: Dec, 2010
#38298: May 30th 2019 at 11:18:05 AM

Mer, we literally just talked about this. Are you deliberately ignoring me and Miss?

Edited by Masterofchaos on May 30th 2019 at 2:18:33 PM

Merseyuser1 Since: Sep, 2011
#38299: May 30th 2019 at 1:02:05 PM

[up][up] @Miss_Desperado: Sorry, forgot about Jenny. I'll have to figure out somehow what to do next. Got too involved in planning the story arc (the harem one) I mentioned a few pages earlier.

[up] @Masterofchaos: I am not deliberately ignoring things, I think I got too consumed by planning a storyline.

Edited by Merseyuser1 on May 30th 2019 at 9:03:20 AM

Masterofchaos Since: Dec, 2010
#38300: May 30th 2019 at 1:19:30 PM

Well, please be more considerate. That's all I ask. We really want to use our characters again.


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