Hiss13 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 In retrospect, that probably would have been the better idea. Should I edit the post, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutoratosu Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiss13 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Ughh...actually, I have to get going. I'll see if I can edit the post when I catch the bus but I'm not sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutoratosu Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Ughh...actually, I have to get going. I'll see if I can edit the post when I catch the bus but I'm not sure... eh, well... We'll just have to ignore it for now. You can edit it later and just make it so that it will make sense with Murdoc's post after it. i'm gonna hold off on firing another update until we get some responses from a few more people. Not even a full page in and already this is starting to become the type of back and forth fest where the less active people start to get glossed over just because others happen to have more free time on their hands. Yeah, not flying like that, compadre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darvan Korematsu Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Strat it'll prolly get better when we're not so restricted to setting, because then everyone can go at their own pace. Don't forget you still have the reserve characters of everyone who didn't make the cut if you have to access them for whatever reason. I mean I'm willing to slow way the fuck down from the original speed I planned my posts (because there's stuff I'm putting off I should really attend to anyways) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Why does everything happen while I'm asleep or busy? *grumbles something* Cause now I'm entirely out of the loop.... EDIT: No seriously... I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing or how to even worm my way back in cause literally nothing would make sense from how I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Squad Felicity Posted July 26, 2015 Support Squad Share Posted July 26, 2015 Why does everything happen while I'm asleep or busy? *grumbles something* Cause now I'm entirely out of the loop.... EDIT: No seriously... I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing or how to even worm my way back in cause literally nothing would make sense from how I see it. Just post what Steele would do if told she couldn't go on a ship is all. Or have her approach the boat if she hadn't already. Hell, you could have her bump into Nikki and go from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I don't know... I pretty sure she wouldn't have conversed with any of them, I do have an idea, since she was going to probably do something like this anyway... but might as well ask now to make sure it is okay with Strat. She was planning on looking to get a job with the crew ((as it said to pay was negotiable if willing to work etc...)) and she would pay by working. However she didn't care if the destination was directly there or not and is just looking to get closer etc... so not sure if that'd work now or not. How would that go and am I able to do it or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutoratosu Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 well, to be honest, I was planning on having an intervention right about now, so... she'll probably have a chance to try it once a certain someone makes his entrance onto the scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hmmm, yea. I just don't want to get even further behind. But, 'tis hard to do much when I know she wouldn't talk to like any of the other player characters right now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutoratosu Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 OH.... I have the feeling, I am going to enjoy using Captain Recci... probably a bit too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I really don't fundamentally understand the point of any of this... What on Earth on we supposed to be doing? I really feel like dropping at this point casue this is the most confusing opening I've ever been a part of.... Like Honestly... I'm not trying to be rude etc.... but this is the most literally pointless hang up. What's the actual point of any of this? Like... we could actually be starting this by now, but we're still stuck at whatever the beginning of this is. I don't think I've ever felt this stonewalled before. Like... the hell are we actually supposed to do? The only thing we have to go on isn't an option as has been made abundantly clear... so we have no options. I'm not really sure what you want from us, and not really sure there is really any point of me doing anything at all. Like... I did something got absolutely kaput out of. So... I have 0 clue what I'm supposed to be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutoratosu Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 The point is for this to all lead into the central conflict of the story and the general build up of things. It's honestly this cryptic right now because that's how i planned for it to appear; offering only bits and pieces of information and forcing the players to find out more by persevering and demanding answers. It's not all supposed to make sense from the get go, not all the pieces are going to be presented and assembled right from the beginning, it'll all be pieced up and make sense later on as new information is found (Or taken... whichever one works) I mean, to be fair, I think I hinted pretty hard that there was going to be a substantial element of mystery about all this during the Davinci Game we played while we were waiting for people's applications. This is just one of those stories where not everything is always going to be presented in a neat and obvious manner and people will have to sometimes use their own deduction to piece together things... the only thing I can really hope for is that the players will trust me enough to know that I have a plan and that it will all lead up to something and everything will come to light in it's own time. But... if you really want to drop, well... there's nothing I can really do to stop you; this is an affair of freewill, afterall, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I'm just saying... it doesn't feel that way. It feels like literally nothing is happening and we have nothing to go on at all. It feels like no matter I do... nothing will come of it at all. Because anytime anyone has do anything thus far... They've just run into a wall. It doesn't feel mysterious at all.... it feels like talking to customer service hot lines. An exercise in futility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Squad Felicity Posted July 28, 2015 Support Squad Share Posted July 28, 2015 If Nikki gets slapped down with "Too powerful for you right now" I'm going to be annoyed, ngl. Conversation is going nowhere, if threats don't take us anywhere then we truly will be stonewalled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutoratosu Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 I'm just saying... it doesn't feel that way. It feels like literally nothing is happening and we have nothing to go on at all. It feels like no matter I do... nothing will come of it at all. Because anytime anyone has do anything thus far... They've just run into a wall. It doesn't feel mysterious at all.... it feels like talking to customer service hot lines. An exercise in futility. If Nikki gets slapped down with "Too powerful for you right now" I'm going to be annoyed, ngl. Conversation is going nowhere, if threats don't take us anywhere then we truly will be stonewalled. well, I'm sorry if it feels that way to some people, I truly am, but one must remember... We are only barely two pages into this whole thing. The action still needs to rise, and at the current point, it's just at it's beginning of it's ascent. Once it gets going however, things will be much different. It's just how the pacing is going right now; it's like driving a car and coming to a stop light. The minute it turns green, you start out going a bit slow, then you push down harder on the gas pedal and your speed increases at a short yet exponential rate of growth. I simply haven't gotten to the place yet where I can put down full force on that gas yet... but again... we've only got 25 responses and are barely 1/5 of the way into page 2... look, I'm trying here, alright? If you guys could trust me for like, 2 seconds more so that I can finally get the tension off the ground, that would be greaaat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Squad Felicity Posted July 28, 2015 Support Squad Share Posted July 28, 2015 I trust you as a host but so far we've had very little to go on. Another purpose for an introduction is to reel people in, not just build tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 It's hard to reel people in by giving them nothing but frustrating roadblocks. Being Cryptic has it's places, but being too Cryptic is an issue. If we don't know what we are supposed to do, or feel like there is literally zero options for us to do anything... we just aren't going to do anything. I don't feel like anything I do right now will have any impact on anything that is going to happen. And if my character can't have any influence... does it really matter they even exist? I really shouldn't be feeling like my participation is futile already. I don't want to drop, believe me I don't. You're a good host so I do trust ya... but this opening thus far... just hasn't been a good experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darvan Korematsu Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Yo can you guys just can it and give Strat a little slack? He's prolly got a good reason for the captain to not allow passage to Arcadia. There's at least a sense of realism for what he's writing. A guy not allowing someone to not do something for justifiable reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I mean I'm not trying to start anything. I can have an opinion ya know? But of course... Hukuna says anything at all he's the bad guy. I just won't say anything at all next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevaleresse Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hukuna's got a point; the only thing that's happened so far is a character saying no and the PCs being redirected to another character who also said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_H Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 *Is about to berate Stratos, when he notices the well-placed Nutshot that was made, and changes his mind.* Nice one, Strat! that should get the Story moving along nicely, now that that obstacle is temporarily out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officialarimakishou Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Whoa, this looks amazing! I'm going to be eagerly reading every bit of it as it keeps coming out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindrop Valkyrie Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Disclaimer: Hukuna is not responsible for any bodily harm that comes to Joey at the hands of Johanna. You knew what you were getting into, or at least I hope you do... and if not that is not Hukuna's problem as the other party should have taken necessary precautions. You've been warned thusly so Hukuna is no longer held accountable for anything that happens. There will be no subsequent notices on this matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Squad Felicity Posted July 29, 2015 Support Squad Share Posted July 29, 2015 Disclaimer: Hukuna is not responsible for any bodily harm that comes to Joey at the hands of Johanna. You knew what you were getting into, or at least I hope you do... and if not that is not Hukuna's problem as the other party should have taken necessary precautions. You've been warned thusly so Hukuna is no longer held accountable for anything that happens. There will be no subsequent notices on this matter. Heh, JoJo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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