Out of Character Discussion - a Safety Zone!

[MonkeyWrench]

Id give out IM... except I don't IM...

Texting is about as far as I go for that.

[Q.Q Elf]

I'm not a big IM person anymore.

Plus, I have to save up the juice for the MC flow.

[Rukellian]

What is IM?

[Metal Fatigue]

Instant Messaging.

[Rukellian]

Instant Messaging.

Nope, don't have that either. Sorry Metal Fatigue. I actually don't have access to a lot of things now that I think about it

[Rukellian]

Hey guys, I'm just going to throw this out there now while I am still comfortable bringing it up. My posting has been a bit erratic when compared to everyone else. Sleeping schedules and work are in play here, but I can't keep on using that as an excuse. The length of my posts and the amount of 'moving forward content' has varied as well. I'm having a hard time gauging my posts in a way so that people can respond to it and keep the story moving, but also let my character remain involved while I am away from the computer. I seem to either go overboard or do not provide enough.

If I cannot seem to resolve this issue of mine in the near future, I don't mind the idea of having Q.Q Elf find someone else to play my character or just replace him with one of his/her own. I'm really enjoying this game and would like to continue, but I am also aware of the limitations on my end right now, and I don't want them to negatively affect anyone else's gameplay experience.

[Metal Fatigue]

I would be sorry to see you go, Rukellian. I agree, this game has turned out to be hella fast-moving, and that's hard for you, and other issues have come up, but I am totally burning to see how the Clark vs. Summer confrontation continues…

[Q.Q Elf]

We can always set up another game if the posting frequency doesn't work out 100%. I can't promise I'll always be ready with follow-up right away either.

No worries. Just keep at it, and we'll see how it works or doesn't.

[MonkeyWrench]

I'd hate to see you go too Ruke... So, don't!

[Q.Q Elf]

Metal Fatigue, did you mean to post this?

(I just copied & pasted from my browser)

Julie's going to hang out with Lucinda at the pioneer graveyard while Lucinda does some business; after that, they'll go to the lakehouse and take a little somethin'-somethin', which was what Julie refused to do before that alienated her from Lucinda. This is all a complete surprise to Summer, since Julie told Lucinda she'd reconsidered only after Summer had already fled the bus.

Recall that Julie's snub was the original reason Lucinda wished Summer into existence. Things are not looking good for Summer. (Did I fail a roll and not notice? ;D )

Coming out to look for Lucinda, Summer sees her and Julie thick as thieves again, and freezes. What's going on? How could this happen? In Summer's experience, surprises are never good. The empty space inside her suddenly threatens to swallow her completely.

Fighting back the tide of nausea, Summer takes up a position on the other side of Lucinda from Julie and throws her own arm around Lucinda's shoulders. "Hey, glad to see you two are talking again," she lies smoothly. "Lucinda was so upset. Are we still going to hang out tonight, sweetie? You wouldn't want me to get jealous…"

Manipulating Lucinda into including Summer in whatever's going on: 2d6+2=13. The threat should be obvious.

I don't know if my posting interfered with yours, and I didn't want the internet to eat your post if you didn't intend to delete it or change it.

[Metal Fatigue]

As you may note, I rewrote the post and put it back up to correct my mis-remembering of the situation between Lucinda, Julie and Victoria. It's all good now.

[Q.Q Elf]

Rukellian... did we set up the initial Strings for Clark Defray when you changed over?

Per the Skin sheet...

You owe debts. Give away 3 Strings,
divided any way you like between the
dark power and the other characters.

You should give at least one to the Emissary due to your transformation.

I'd also note that you gave the Emissary 2 more strings in the last scene.

[Rukellian]

Rukellian... did we set up the initial Strings for Clark Defray when you changed over?

Per the Skin sheet...

You owe debts. Give away 3 Strings,
divided any way you like between the
dark power and the other characters.

You should give at least one to the Emissary due to your transformation.

I'd also note that you gave the Emissary 2 more strings in the last scene.

I think I took care of this.... Let's see, I originally gave one to Vanessa, considering that she indavertently recruited me, one to the Emissary for obvious reasons, and I believe I gave one to Seth, to go along with his orginal string on everyone. I'm keeping track of the Emissary string count on the soul debt tab of my character template.

Edit: Oh wait! I may have screwed up on one of them. Hmm, the werewolf doesn't have a string on me right now... so, who should I be giving the last one to? Victoria perhaps? She's been very wary of me lately, keeping tabs and what not. Perhaps she found something out and didn't say anything yet? But then that is not how an infernal string works, does it? I'm in debt to three people, not held by blackmail, or am I? So confused!

Second Edit: Okay, I'll just say that I am in debt towards Victoria, though she doesn't know this exactly. She drove me away from the class when Clarence was in his ghost form, preventing him from hurting Lucinda and inadvertently pushing him towards battling the werewolf. Clark is thankful for that, though he is afraid to bring it up, for obvious reasons. Does this work as a String on Clark?

[Q.Q Elf]

Ok, cool!

3 Strings. Just a couple more & you're all set to do the Emissary's really dirty work

All the more reason to get the Sex Move working.

[Mister-Kent]

Ahh my first IC move! Beyond the point of no return now

[Q.Q Elf]

You certainly jumped in feet first! Ending with a Move is a good thing.

Even if it didn't work out 100% in Kate's favor, and now she's got a bad connection to the Emissary of Satan, it'll affect the way the story unwinds. So there's that.

Plus, who seriously doesn't want connections with the Fallen Angel?

[Metal Fatigue]

Summer doesn't want one…yet.

I have plans. Horrible, horrible plans. You'll like them, MC.

[MonkeyWrench]

To make a beter cohesion with my post and Clarke and Kate, that whiff would have been after they exited the bathroom, so.... yeah... that whiff.

[Q.Q Elf]

Summer doesn't want one…yet.

I have plans. Horrible, horrible plans. You'll like them, MC.

Good! Or bad
Try not to get us banned.

[Q.Q Elf]

To make a beter cohesion with my post and Clarke and Kate, that whiff would have been after they exited the bathroom, so.... yeah... that whiff.

Should Clark do as he's been told, and he sits next to Vanessa after Marcus vacates the seat... then, yes, Seth will be able to smell something about Clark and Kate, like a canine's ability to sift out social order through scent. I'm keeping my description deliberately loose here, and not spelling out what Seth knows or doesn't know.

And don't forget you can get answers through Heightened Senses.