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"Thank you for your help, Sienna. You get a gold star as well today. Now let's all go to the dining room..."

Sienna smiled and a shower of sparkles exploded from her that formed a little shimmering star until the sparkles fades away. She then flew low zipping between the legs of the other kids and heading into the dinning room.

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There could be other reasons why RP interactions have slowed to a crawl. I know I, personally, have been a lot busier at work, and have unfortunately spread myself a little too thin between too many friends. I haven't been nearly as attentive to my RPs as I'd like to be, as multiple people have noticed and commented. For that, I'm sorry. It's my own fault for taking on way more than I can possibly keep up with.


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Intervention time

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((Hence my terror and frustration at GToA being revived. I'm really, really not ready to go back to GMing that yet. But the show must go on, I suppose.))

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If you got too much going on then let lie. When it died many of us joined other threads and dont have time for another even if it was once a great thread.

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Yet another thing to consider is the timelines. We have so many RPs going with the same timelines that it's really difficult to gague what we should know in which thread. Who we should be friends or enemies with, who we should be meeting for the first time, etc, etc.

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Less threads, or use different characters in different threads.

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Do you seriously want me to do that? People already hate my guts....

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Leo,

People don't hate your guts as far as you know.

Meanwhile, Moonscribe was typing again. Ingredients were rising into the air of their own accord and forming into sandwiches. Moonscribe calmly toddled over and snatched on out of the air.

Sienna saw fun in the floating ingredients and lowered her peanut butter ridden butter knife like a lance and started jousting the floating food items.

Sienna was very helpful at first. As she caught her breathe and had more energy again, she became a little too enthusiastic as she, slung peanut butter and jelly freely and happily at the awaiting slabs of bread.

Since Sienna was so small in her current size (Just big enough to wield the butter knife like a claymore) she was wearing a great deal of the PBJ, but boy she was having fun!!!

Sienna was giggling and singing pixie songs as she fluttered back and forth between the jars and the bread raining fairy sparkles to and fro.

Essex needed to intervene a few times to stop Sienna from making peanut butter and turkey sandwiches or some other combination that just wouldn’t do.

((* not circling, she is lying across the top of your head to rest (She is very light). She had put a lot of energy into her performance.))

As Sienna flitted around, Essex laughed a little. "Why, hello, sweetheart!" she said in surprise, watching the sprite circle around. "Do you want to help me make lunch for everyone?"

Sienna lifted herself up onto her elbows with her head still bowed to look down at Essex. She then made a song bird noise that sounded very positive as she nodded enthusiastically and smiled brightly. Her smile had a slight mischievous tone to it but all Sprite smiles did. Didn’t they?

Sienna shank back down in size to be about 6 inches tall and fluttered over to land gently on Essex's head. Lying on her stomach Sienna leaned over Essex's forehead to peer upside-down into Essex’s eyes.

Sienna’s antenna tickled Essex’s nose* as she peered down at her with her green eyes and her fairy wings fluttering at the upper edge of Essex’s vision. Sienna though smiling was still obviously out of breath from her earlier ranting distraction.


*If that is even possible.

I didn't notice it until Bright Star, when the unusually big hammer came out of it.

On another note, I didn't realize there was an actual name for that. Thats awesome!

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I'm not saying it always has to be that way but sometimes it's not the most entertaining thing to write about if it's not something important or insightful. Another thing on internal thought processes, how many times does one go over the same event from one day in their head before people get tired of reading it?

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excellent point
I'm not just writing my stories to progress a character inch by inch, i'm also writing to keep the reader entertained. Writing about certain thought processes is, of course, key to understanding the character.
But writing down everything about a character just to fill gaps is the same as appearing only for conflict and disappearing:
1) It's boring. I know sometimes (mostly early on) I sometimes gloss over or skim certain paragraphs because I know they're basically about nothing.
2) It loses impact. If you're writing constantly about internal monologues, then they become hard to remember. And if it becomes important later on, people have to sift through a ton of text to find it.
3) Do you REALLY want to internal monologue everything? There's some information some people want to keep from other players. Like, perhaps character X has a big dark secret that only they know about. Internal monologues are good for hinting, but for the biggest impact it has to be a surprise for the audience AND the participants.

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I agree that I wouldn't want to read Ian's views on every breakfast item he eats, but as a solitary example I found the sample entertaining to read. Some times I do use an internal monologue to bump a thread. It doesn't exactly advance the story line per say, but shows that I am still paying attention and reading what is going on, and its much more thread friendly than posting ((bump)) IMHO

All valid.

1.) Up to the writer to make it not boring.

2.) My view is that it makes you more in-touch with the character you are writting so that reactions become more second nature and easier to write.

3.) You can internal monalogue but only elude to Mystery-X, therefore creating suspense early on so mystery-x doesn't seem out of left field when it does apply. I try to be purposefully vague about some details while purposefully leaving out others to build suspence

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On the flipside- reading internal thought processes can be *BORING*!

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Although Ian was meditating to further his spiritual development, his mind shifted to what he had for breakfast. It was toast with a little jam. It was a little dry but less fattening than butter. He wasn't the biggest fan of toast because when you bite it, crumbs get all over your shirt and...

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I'm not saying it always has to be that way but sometimes it's not the most entertaining thing to write about if it's not something important or insightful. Another thing on internal thought processes, how many times does one go over the same event from one day in their head before people get tired of reading it?

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Some people are better at it than others I guess*. However I found the above sample on 'toast' entertaining in a quirky way, that makes Ian seem more human as to opposed to just picking fights.

Yes it would get boring if the same was used everyday or everytime he had toast, but its up to the writter to find something to write about. Next time he has toast he can daydream about any of his teachers while he gets himself all crumby. Also up to the writer to not be repetative in going over events in their head. Maybe something new happened that changed their perspective or their mood changed and therefore their perception of events.


*Not saying I am, but I am working on it

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I also noticed that some posters are purely conflict driven. If there isn’t a conflict going on that they can actively be apart of they do not to post at all, and only reappear to immerse themselves in a brief conflict then they disappear again until the next conflict. There shouldn’t be an issue about writing about the mundane as long as it gives insight to the character.


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To be fair, conflict is more interesting than, say, sitting in a room doing nothing. People wanna participate y'know.

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Yes, I agree conflict is much more interesting. However to only partcipate in a thread when there is direct conflict is the gripe. To disappear for extended periods of inactivity to only pounce(post) on conflicts is more specific.

Also what is truely doing nothing? Sleeping? write dreams. Meditating? okay that's a tough one. Chances are your character isnt truely doing 'nothing'. I don't think writing the internal thought processes is a bad thing, if there is nothing actively going on write about internal worries, go over how the days events affected the character or what they feel about them, or even write a daydream or fantasy (keep it PG )

Some people don't like writing internal thought processes, I happen to like to. It helps develope the character more to yourself and to others. Not to mention in many of these threads there are telepaths that would know some of these things anyway

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I noticed that the boards are very flavor of the week. That there are posters that prefer quantity over quality, in that threads become ignored due to the latest new thread, that people are posting to so fast that they no longer have time for or no longer bother with the existing threads that they already had joined.

I also noticed that some posters are purely conflict driven. If there isn’t a conflict going on that they can actively be apart of they do not to post at all, and only reappear to immerse themselves in a brief conflict then they disappear again until the next conflict. There shouldn’t be an issue about writing about the mundane as long as it gives insight to the character.

I think there ought to be more limitations on magic/technology in threads. The in-game limitations making the best framework of what should and shouldn’t be done. After all the game went through tons of ‘balance’. There should be things in technology that trump magic and vice versa, but neither should be all powerful. Both sources of power should have a cost. Technologies cost being more literal, where magical cost depending on the source should have its own cost. There are technology devices that are issued to every foot soldier that should only have one in existence anywhere, or that require so much power or energy to operate if the solution to that power problem is achieved patent it and retire, or at least give it some limitations such as duration.

It is difficult for super-X who maybe a mutant or altered human or whatever that can do A, B, C with their powers to deal with tech/magic-Y who can do whatever you feel like writing with whatever you feel like pulling out. Yes, normal humans do need an edge when dealing with supers, generally that edge comes in numbers not in hyperflexible technology.

Yes, artistically we should not limit ourselves to the in game powers and their descriptions, but we need to set limits for ourselves, or the GMs need to impose limits.
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As for music:

Shane no talent with instrument or vocal, though he has the potential to learn an instrument if he decided to dedicate the time to it.

Ella would have a great singing voice if trained, however currently lacks the patience, also she would break instruments accidentally in frustration while trying to learn.

Sienna has a powerful and moving voice as she is born of fairies and a Sonic primary

Lotus can play instruments probably something like the mandolin.

((Anyone recognize the gibberish Sienna used for the distraction? I have the classic clear text version if anyone is interested.))

Archlich stood up and brushed Sienna away as she kept babbling at him.

Sienna re-doubled her efforts growing growing slightly larger and getting closer to Archlich's face and putting more effort into the act.

((Just did some basic letter replacement and some word replacement, may be partially readable or some of you may recognize where it was from))

Mimes opening a door and going thru “Whas do ou wans?”

“I waz sold ouszide…”

(agitated)“Don’s nive me shas ou zNussy-faeed heaf of farros droffinnz!”

“Whas!”

(agitated)“Zhus our fezserinn Nud ou sis! Our syfe marez me fure! Ou vaeuouz soffee-Nuzed malodorouz fervers!”

“Loor! I eame in here for an arnumens.”

(Calmly)”Oh! Zorry, shiz iz aduze.”

“Oh I zee shas exflainz is.”

“Nu ou wans room 12A nexs door.”

“I zee – zorry” mimes leaving the room

“Nus as all…zsufid nis”

mimes a knocking motion “Eome in”

“Iz shiz she rinhs room for an arnumens?”

“I’ve sold ou onee ”

“Nu ou haven’s”

“Yez I have”

“When”

“Juzs Nuw!”

“Nu ou din’s”

“Yez I di”

“Din’s”

“Di”

“Din’s”
“I’m sellinn ou I di!”

“Ou di Nus!”

“I’m zorry, iz shiz she five minuse arnumens or she full half hour?”

“Oh…Juzs she five-minuse one”

“Fine” mimez wrisinn zomeshinn “shanr ou. Anyway I di”

“Ou mozs eersainly di Nus”

“Nuw, lesz nes one shinn quise elear. I mozs definisely sold ou!”

“Ou di Nus”

“Yez I di”

“Ou di Nus”

“Yez I di”

“Din’s”

“Yez I di”

“Loor shiz izn’s an arnumens”

“Yez is iz”

“Nu is izn’s. Is’z juzs eonsradiesion”

“Nu is izn’s”

“Yez is iz”

“Is iz Nus”

“Is iz. Ou juzs eonsradiesed me”

“Nu I din’s”

“Ooh, ou di!”

“Nu, Nu, Nu, Nu”

“Ou di, juzs shen”

“Nu Nunzenze!”

“Oh loor shiz iz fusile”

“Nu is izn’s”

“I eame here for a Nuod arnumens”

“Nu ou din’s, ou eame here for an arnumens ”

“Well, an arnumens’z Nus she zame az eonsradiesion”

“Is ean de”

“Nu is ean’s. An arnumens iz a eonneesed zeriez of zsasemensz so ezsadlizh a definise frofozision”

“Nu is izn’s”

“Yez is iz. Is izn’s juzs eonsradiesion”

“Loor, if I arnue wish ou I muzs sare uf a eonsrary fozision”

“Dus is izn’s juzs zayinn ‘Nu is inz’s””

“Yez is iz”

“Nu is izn’s, arnumens iz an inselleesual froeezz…eonsradiesion iz juzs she ausomasie nainzayinn of anyshinn she osher ferzon zayz”

“Nu is izn’s”

“Yez is iz”

“Nus as all”

“Nuw loor!”

Bangs on an imaginary object (ding ding) noise

“Shanr ou, Nuod morninn”

“Whas?”

“Shas’z is Nuod morninn”

“Dus I waz juzs nessinn inserezsed”

“Zorry she five minusez iz uf”

“Shas waz never five minusez juzs Nuw!”

“I’m afraid is waz”

“Nu is wazn’s”

“I’m zorry I’m Nus allowed so arnue any more”

“Whas!?”

“If ou wans me so Nu on arnueinn ou’ll have so fay for aNusher five minusez”

“Dus shas waz never five minusez juzs Nuw…oh eome on! Shiz iz ridieulouz”

“I’m zorry, dus I sold ou I am Nus allowed so arnue unlezz ou faid”

“Oh All rinhs” mimez handinn over zomeshinn “Shere ou are”

“Shanr ou”

“Well?”

“Well whas?”

“Shas waz never five minusez juzs Nuw”

“I sold ou I am Nus allowed so arnue unlezz ou faid”

“I’ve juzs faid”

“Nu ou din’s”

“I di! I di! I di!”

“Nu ou din’s”

“Loor I don’s wans so arnue adous shas”

“Well I’m very zorry dus ou din’s fay”

“Aha! Well if I din’s fay, why are ou arnuinn…Nus ou!”

“Nu ou haven’s”

“Yez I have…if ou are arnuinn I muzs have faid”

“Nus neeezzarily I eould de arnuinn in my zfare sime”

“I’ve had eNuunh of shiz”

“Nu ou haven’s”

Mimes walking away and going through a door.

Exhaustedly out of breathe Sienna bows while smiling proudly

((Distraction is up, commence operation wet-hug))

Sienna flew over to Archlich to create a distraction. She started desperately and quickly explaining things in fairy with overly dramatic hand gestures and facial expressions

Mimicking both sides of an alleged conversation, in the musical whistling of fairy-speak

((Gonna take me a little while to write the post that she will be distracting Archlich with…))

The quarter inch high Sienna clammped enthusiasticly which nobody noticed cause she was so small and not glowing very brightly. That changed as she grew to six inches tall and charged up a glow and flew at every flying missle.

Every missle she intercepted nerf, bouncy ball, rubber band, or water balloon was redirected back either at the shooter or off randomly. There was a brief shimmer of sparkles at every redirection, not to mention a giggle.

((Kinetic Repel))

((Changing tactics))

The miniscule Sienna frowned at the lack of laces but that didn’t stop fairy magic. Fairy sparkles formed lines like laces that flopped around Archlich's feet though they couldn’t actually trip him. As he turned and headed downstairs, she followed growing big enough to be seen she mimicked Archlich's mannerisms and mimed his mouth movements as he explained the paperwork to the new arrival.

When Danica charged outside, Sienna unpinned the parchment from her clothes and dropped it on the counter. It was blank but immediately words began to form on it in swirling sparkles as it filled itself out to contain the same information as the standard enrollment form.

She then flew after Danica to find more trouble/fun

Sienna shrank down to a tiny globe of light and flew circles around Archlich’s legs as he went to retrieve the language device. Halfway up the stairs she untied one of his shoes.

"And who might you be, little girl?"

Sienna whirled around floating on her little fairy wings. Smiling at Archlich she shrank in size and answered his question in a series of whistles and notes that were remarkably pleasant though unintelligible unless you spoke fairy.

Then flying though a series of loops she left a trail of fairy sparkles she wrote her name in the air.

SIENNA

She enlarged to half size smiling brightly as the letters faded.

<<Ding dong>>

The mail slot on the door opened a small pinpoint puff of light slipped thought the slot. The slot clinked shut behind the light and it bounced against the mail slot trying to get back outside.

In another brighter puff of light a little girl was standing by the door. She had skin that was almost charcoal black, long green hair pulled up into a ponytail, and strange green markings on her face. However her most noticeable trait was the tall green antennae and the large fairy wings that fluttered on her back.

There was a small slip of parchment pined to her shirt, for ‘those in charge’. She looked confusedly at the other children.

((Introducing Sienna Sprite))

Yah, I'll post a link here. I have some of the stuff penned, but need to do more for the kick off.

((I suppose Ella could work here, but who could tell the difference))

Here is the final tally.

Clinic 4
Aftermath 3

xFinalx-Aftermath
BackAlley-Aftermath
Eisregen-Clinic
ManySplinters-Clinic
Dollhouse-Aftermath
Chaotic_Blue-Clinic
HaloInc-Clinic


Now I hate being the tie breaker. So we can keep voting open a little while longer, or I can go directly to the drawing board and not pass go and not collect $200.

Last thought. It goes against the not having mass amounts of reading but what if we started both concepts, people can partcipipate in both or one as they see fit?

You haven't lost yet, Final-X

My mental tally has the voting very close, and I havent cast my vote yet. I may vote for Aftermath so you can take all of the GM overhead

Still 11 hours left to vote.