Subj: What's the other half?Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 04:18:55 am EDT
| Reply Subj: Well, maybe you don't but now you do & knowing is half the battle.
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 at 10:49:12 pm EDT (Viewed 490 times) |
> > > Ronnie seemed awfully competent there. That's maybe only happen once before (in a story) when He was trying to get Chad out of jail. Most of the rest of time he's pretty much a screw-up. But that could all be a clever ruse!
> > I was thinking of the Chad in jail stuff when I write this. Maybe Ronnie just gets focussed when people are locked up?
> Maybe. I think that instance (Chad in Jail) was more of one where Ronnie had a set goal (he doesn't get a lot of those) that needed to be done & Chad couldn't be there to help him out (which he does a lot). Sure, Jane tagged along to help out but she's no Chad.
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> I also think that Ronnie's end goal in all this is to get back to Chad no matter what detour he makes. He's grown to need Chad in his life. Sure, he can manage without him for short bursts (a few hours to maybe a day or two). But anything longer then that he might wig out & you wouldn't like Ronnie when he wigs out! So, Ronnie finding Dury (or vice versa) was a good thing. Dury made a Ronnie an acting SPUD agent & then began to boss him (Ronnie) around: There is the set goal(s). It was something to keep his mind occupied while he's away from his Chad.
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Plus the helicarrier is currently heading to blow Chad to pieces.
> > > Much like how I think Mumph & now Simon have underestimated Chad. Just because he chooses not to talk doesn't make him stupid!
> > Well, Killer Shrike isn't noted for his warm fuzzy feelings about most of the cast. Feel free to fill in a "Life in the Camp" perspective from Ronnie's point of view.
> I think you've meant to type "Chad" not "Ronnie": Ronnie hasn't been to the camp.
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Yes, that's what I meant.
> I've thought about doing a story where you get Chad's inner monologue (which would only the 2nd time that you've gotten something from Chad's perspective, Chad once sent Jane a postcard). I had some ideas but I'm kind of lost the timeline of Chad's actions over the course of the story. If I had a more clear idea of what has happened then I might do a story but at this moment: I'm not sure.
> I had some Ronnie/Dury story ideas but I can relate those later when Ronnie tells Chad about where he's been & what he's done when they meet back up.
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From memory, Chad appeared near Mumphrey on the borders of the squid-heads territory, Ur-Vakir. He met up with Mumph and the two of them made towards the colum of smoke rising from the distant ruins of Umarr, a journey which took several days and may have been laded with adventure for all we know. Finally he and Mumph joined up with the archeologists at the camp. CSFB! and Champagnge were there before them, Hatman and Sally and others came after. Then a tribe of Swamp People turned up to return the holy accordion - you might have to decide how Chad relates to the Swamp People and vice versa.
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