Re: Ditto Town Library
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May 21, 2012 1:14 pmby leuthilalda
Depending on how the "explanations" work out, I may have one more interesting post in my dream arc. I still am not sure how this is resolved, or
if it is resolved.
Re: Ditto Town Library
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May 23, 2012 2:57 pmby stargazer
Ryadian wrote:...my next segment (for now) is starting with Kirane asking Ryana more questions about the town's history...So, how much do we want to say is common knowledge for Dittopians, and how much might a member of the Patrol know compared to others?
I think it's fair to say that, as a member of the Patrol, Ryana would be privvy to some of the details of battles that happened before her arrival. But I suspect most of her information would be strategic rather than historical - for example, local landmarks that have been of interest to the Organization in the past (like the Fountain), battle tactics that have worked (or not worked), and so on - rather than focusing too much on the details of of those battles. Make sense?
leuthilalda wrote:If there is going to be an explanation of this, some of my characters would love to be around to hear it
. Of course, they are already in the next morning after the events in question...
So I'm inclined to skip ahead until dusk (the night before Toby and Rose head for the Emporium) so Abby can grill Erik about what he knows.
But before that, Erica and her brother are still visiting. Aravanna, you're welcome to write about how all this looks from their perspective.
Re: Ditto Town Library
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Jun 06, 2012 1:23 pmby stargazer
Good find, Rya!
I really didn't have that in mind when I wrote that segment, though now that you mention it, I do recall that bit.
Ironic indeed.
Re: Ditto Town Library
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Jun 10, 2012 2:05 pmby leuthilalda
Someone reading the whole series from scratch would be convinced that someone had a planned it from the beginning and had planted it in as "deep sleeper" foreshadowing.
Re: Ditto Town Library
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Jun 10, 2012 7:01 pmby Aravanna
I love the Ditto Story. Have I ever mentioned that?
Seriously, even the plotting going on in the Library is a fun read! I love Sonny's idea for connecting the two realities. If that actually happens, Rya, I'd love to continue our collaboration and see what Phoenix Archer does in that situation (and how poor Alex gets out of his fix.)
Leuth, I enjoyed your contributions. They were very clever. And would it be all right for my characters to be present at the Emporium when this all gets discussed?
I'm going to go ahead and try to put a post up tonight in the "good" reality and wrap up Erica, Alex, Val, and Ember's plot.
Oh, and Rya, that is an exceptional find.
Maybe JillPole knows the future.
Re: Ditto Town Library
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Jun 12, 2012 12:19 pmby Varnafinde
Varna hasn't said a word through all this - I've decided it's because she's in London and won't know about it until she's back, which is probably when everything is back to normal.
I need to find the book where I wrote down the beginning of her journey to England and to London. Now, where did I put it?
Re: Ditto Town Library
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Jul 03, 2012 6:32 pmby Silvan_Haven
Hello there Dinklings! (Or whatever you call youselves
) As you know I am but newly arived and decided to come and say hello to my fellow writers.
I look forward to a long time of happy writing with all of you and many good stories.
On another note. Mind if Dernhelm and my characters drop by the Emporium or some such place? We need somebody to get them acquainted to Ditto Town and it is so much more fun with other people.
Re: Ditto Town Library
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Jul 05, 2012 3:41 pmby stargazer
Welcome back,
shastastwin! We've missed you and your characters, and I look forward to seeing what you have in mind for them.
Nice job writing Abby in your latest segment,
Aravanna - she can't help but have picked up some knowledge of science over the years, and can offer her opinions, but will usually defer to Erik in this area.
Dernhelm and
Silvan_Haven, you certainly entered the story with a bang (sorry, couldn't resist
). Your characters are welcome to stop by the Emporium - and as it seemed to be heavily involved in the recent interdimensional incident, you're likely to meet a variety of Ditto Town's residents there.
Re: Ditto Town Library
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Jul 05, 2012 6:50 pmby Silvan_Haven
Thanks! I'm also planning on bringing in a villain soon although not through th same way. He will be staing for a while and my plots will be a good deal more action packed then most of the one going right now.
I will make sure to stay within the limits though.
Re: Ditto Town Library
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Jul 06, 2012 8:35 amby shastastwin
While digging around the old forum and looking for my character bios (alas, to no avail!) I stumbled upon a conversation betwixt starkat, JillPole and myself about the Nine and my villain plans for this Story, spoilered below.
ST: I have one of my villains set to replace Number 6, the Nine character I write. I also have an idea for an order to the universe, with major players representing Good, Evil, Chaos, and Order. However, that was only conceived with my characters involved, so I can keep it that way or we can incorporate it into the overall scheme.
*Kat’s idea regarding taking away the Gibsons’ powers via a rogue time traveler*
ST: Kat, your plot actually works well with mine. The basic premise of my idea is that Good, Evil, Order, and Chaos all have agents in the world. Sounds like your time traveler in an agent of Chaos.
Kat: I'd already planned on him being an agent of one of the Nine. If that works in with yours, sounds fine to me.
JP: St, Are these good/evil and order/chaos pairs all part of the same organization? Because I could see one of the Nine being in charge of some kind of organization that would strive to balance both forces- sort of some weird yin/yang thing- and have agents for all of them.
ST: The term "agent" is more in the sense the Joker used in The Dark Knight, calling himself "an agent of chaos" than it is in the sense that these agents are employed by the forces of Good, Evil, et al. Also, the agents of the four forces are not in an organization of any kind collectively, though they may be individually. It's more that they just serve their force. I. E. agents of Good stir up Good, oppose Evil, ally with Order; agents of Chaos stir up Chaos, oppose Order, ally with Evil. Generally speaking, of course. Obviously, the Nine are more likely to be agents of Evil and/or Chaos and there might be one who's an agent of Order (because of their high organization levels). JP, I like your idea of one of the Nine having employees from all four forces in an attempt to balance them. We might even want to have one agent from each force know about the Grayson group's existence and such just to make things interesting.
JP: ST, I'll admit I have a hard time seeing how that works, given that every person has a bent in at least two directions. I don't think you can be just "good"; I think you'd have to be either "chaotic good" or "orderly good". Sort of like those personality tests- "abstract random" and "concrete sequential." Of course, I also kind of feel like that goes without saying...? so maybe I'm misinterpreting?
ST: That works (and actually explains some of my characters better) but it's not so much that each person is strictly equivalent to the force he serves. Rather, he will serve that force primarily. So an Evil person is capable of the other three forces, Good is capable of the other three, etc.
Anyone have thoughts on this line of thinking and its possible relation to the current story? Also, given the slightly different nature of the Balances (which are the agents I mentioned in the conversation above) in my newest post (it was written and posted before I looked back), does that affect our understanding and the usefulness of this potential plot?
Edit: Also keep in mind that Kar was having to translate the Salesman's words himself, without the help of Christie or the Narrator, so everything he thinks he knows about the Balances can be just as true or flawed as we need it to be.
Re: Ditto Town Library
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Jul 08, 2012 7:46 pmby Silvan_Haven
I think it will work pretty well.
My new villian is part of a race created out of Chaos. They go around destroying realities and drawing power from the ensuing Chaos. I don't plan on letting him do that to this one but it will add some extra drama to the situation.
)
) I'll PM you two about it, just to make sure I get the details right. (My characters are planning to visit the Emporium later that night as well, if that helps at all.