Dave ST Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 The three plot threads take place within a few days of each other, but I kept them separate from the player written fics. You're welcome to place them in the time line anywhere you like. Just like in comics, don't let continuity get in the way of having a good time. As players simply agree on when it could have occurred, and go from there. If a plot thread has a specific impact on when it occurs, I'll specifically draw attention to it in a special post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Okay. In this case it's just a question of Kia herself, but that answers my question. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis Shane Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I hate to ruin your big post, but Curtis is there, Dave. So you're gonna have to make some editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Verona Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 My bad. Fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Not sure what sort of info I'll need for a after-dante's thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis Shane Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Quick question... I assume Inferno and Good Guys are both straight up done and all that's left is to wait for the LWW crew for whatever else you have in mind, Dave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 ok, is it possible for Sakurako and Nat to join the pie crew, or is that thread stacked and or unreachible by Saku/Nat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z020 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I think we need to put a timeline together for the game, as at this point when a fiction is taking place can have a large impact on how people regard one another. Anyone up for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I think this would be a huge help, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Thirty-seconded. How, you ask? Easy. I have thirty-one arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ST Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 I suck at time lines, so if people wanna tackle this, by all means, do so. I'm all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitlin Kieran Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I did one for WoDA, but holy cow was that a pain in the butt. If nobody else volunteers, I'll see what I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirque Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I'll say this. I don't think I'll have the time in the next couple of weeks, and I agree that it would help, big time. If no one else has been able to get to it by the time I get to my vacation the first weekend of November, I'll see if I can make it a project. Unless I feel inspired before then and have some free time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z020 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 As a first round: Anything before the Relax/Dante's/LWW threads don't really need to be figured out. They're all done or abandoned or easy enough to figure out and can be added in later. I remember being told that that the three plot threads were supposed to take place "within a few days of each other, at most", so for ease of the time, let's just dump them into one day, alright? That would give us: {Everything before Relax/Dante's/LWW} WCGW is on January 13th and is before the plot threads because PIE is after it. Midnight PIE and Relax are on the same day. LWW and Dante's are somewhere around this time, possibly even before Relax and PIE, as it was stated the three plot threads were within days of each other. BEGO, Picnic Study Session, and Moving-In Day are all after the plot threads. WCGW is the only thread with a date on it. I would suggest putting dates on fics as we go forward, so that an actual timeline can easily be put together and maintained (mostly the maintenance part) going forward. Here is my suggestion for a running timeline that avoids the most continuity issues: {Everything Before} January 13th - WCGW January 14th - Moving-In Day January 17th - Day of the Dreadnaughts January 19th - Dante's Inferno January 20th - LWW January 21st - Relax, Midnight PIE January 22nd - BEGO, Picnic Study Session Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Hm. Where's Dreadnoughts fit into that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z020 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Added in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitlin Kieran Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Dreadnoughts should probably be around the 17th-18th, unless there's something in the fic that throws that off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z020 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I was trying to keep it on a weekend, since it was kids going into Manhattan for the evening with the blessings of the staff. I can change it if people want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z020 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Minor edits: Moved Dreadnaughts to the 17th and Dante's to the 19th (since Drumm said there were classes the next day, it would need to be on a weekday night). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Well looks like Sakurako can't be at the Midnight Pie story after all since she would not even leave her room to violate her curfew and the fact if she even showed her face tehre it would become quite hairy. Also, how many others from the Dante's thread are there? I want people to put the Midnight Pie thread on hold until this can get resolved. I will be on longer Sunday and Monday. Nevermind, just edited my post to have Natalie head down. Although now due to events I'm pretty much sidelined until some different thread starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin OOC Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 You can start one of your own you know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ST Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 I don't see how it would get hairy. Just because your PC messed up doesn't mean a brawl or argument is going break out every time she shows up. I think you're seriously overestimating your PCs importance on others' calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 She also does wanna lay low. Although she feels she did right she feels guilty for it. It would make sense for her to simply lay low for a week or two, then at least try to start rebuilding. Perhaps after everyone manages to get off punishment. People might be in a better mood then. I'll think of something on my own here. I just gotta think of an angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ST Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Groovy. Just don't want people feeling left out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 no, no, no need to worry about that, Dave. Just keeping in character and stuff. It's a hard road. I should figure this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I do have an idea now. Was thinking of having Sakurako volunteer in upgrading the van. Namely getting it in shape, increasing it's gas mileage (through a lighter carbon fiber frame and replacing the engine with a hybrid system), hermetically sealing it and giving it it's own stealth life support system, and a windshield HUD display made with a OLED (Organic LED) screen with a road detection system and an anonymous GPS system. Sakurako would love to make it amphibious (through modifying the doors to have the upper section still able to open above the van's water-line and have supplemental deployable pontoons hidden in the door runners that can inflate to increase the stability of the van, as well as a modded exhaust/air-intake snorkel system and hidden jet-ski like propulsion). She just needs to enlist the programming genius of one Curtis Shane to the effort of making the Drive-By-Wire system. Just a couple things I was thinking that Drumm would like to see in return, if I can also use him as a npc at the start: 1: Sakurako covers half the costs. 2: The vehicle only has defensive and safety equipment and not a single offensive weapon. 3: She handles all of the more manual labor within her ability. 4: She also helps with the normal mechanical upkeep of the rest of the motor pool (she is still under punishment after all). 5: At the completion of the process she has the school therapist help her beat her aircraft phobia. No questions or refusal allowed. The last one would be the one that would make her hesitate for a moment, but would be interesting to see her struggle with after this project as a side story. So... Curtis... Dave... sound doable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ST Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Providing you can explain to me why a school needs a van that needs all that stuff, sure. It's used for transporting students to and from locations... like a school bus. School buses are not the safest vehicles in the world, but they've certainly done the job well enough since 1927. Practicality is the issue. Having it would be awesome, sure, but is it practical? Also, Drumm wouldn't put a 'what if' on her phobia. Either the girl gets therapy for it or not, it's her call. He's not there to try and bribe her into helping herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I will say this though, it'd be hilarious and awesome to have her stride into Drumm's office, plunk down the tech specs for the new bus, and make the proposal only to have Drumm gently inform her that the current busses, while not capable of space flight, serve the school's needs just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z020 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 She would totally earn points back with Oneca if she just did it and then told Drumm....later....after (a few) test drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ST Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 I agree Max, I'd just hate for Sakurako to begin the fiction with gusto and four or five posts into it I just have Drumm say 'no' for all intents and purposes and then ruin Sakurako's idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'll just drop the idea. Seems that it's not going to work, at least with what it's looking like here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-The Morrigan Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 She just needs to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Not gonna happen it seems. The idea was vetoed, and I'm not gonna push it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z020 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 The idea was not nixed, it was simply pointed out that Drumm didn't need a super-bus and wouldn't just hand-wave approval of the idea. Not every storyline or character actions needs to be NPC-sanctioned. It's perfectly okay, even interesting, to have a character choose a path you know isn't going to go perfectly the way they want. It provides opportunity for character growth, interaction with other characters, and adding some actual pathos to the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 That isn't the real issue the issue is getting to where Curtis and Sakurako would be working together. Thing is if Drumm would say no, then Sakurako scraps the project before the story could continue. The thing about Sakurako is she does in fact not want to rock the boat, although that right now has caused more trouble than she realizes. She's also in her view probably one f-up away from expulsion. I'm sorry but I think I've both painted myself in a corner, but have no options otherwise available. I think I'll wait for the next ST stories to come along. Either that or just give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z020 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 You always have options. People are not (usually) so rigid that they never walk a bit outside the lines or get caught up in an idea. You're incredibly black and white about things and give up at the drop of a hat. Do that if that's how you get your jollies, but mostly you just seem to find a reason why something can't work (from what I've seen, usually the first time there's a negative consequence for something for your character), then throw up you hands all helplessly and quit. Your characters and presence in a game would go a bit farther if you had just a bit of flexibility and faith in others, both the ST and fellow players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 The thing is the idea was a way I could get something going with Curtis and Sakurako at least for a thread. Sakurako having her plan shot down would only end the thread there and just waste my time. Sorry, not interested in that. Either the plan was too ambitious, or too game breaking (that is what it was sounding like for a bit). I don't know if I'm expressing this enough, but I'm just not going to waste time. Also this whole thing about things not going my way... Dante's wasn't exactly Sakurako's crowning moment. But that is perfectly fine. I guess I'm just not getting it or something. Addendum: Yep, I don't get it. Yep I get frustrated and... Yep, I haz a thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivi OOC Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Just to clarify something.... Daniel and Diana share a room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin OOC Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 yes, it's been that way since the start of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doryoku Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Nevermind, all is fixed... hould just let people roll with events rather than try to engineer them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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