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Post by Joxcenia on Oct 20, 2004 18:11:39 GMT -6
I love a good horror that contains humor and bite... so keep up the good work guys.  
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 21, 2004 18:50:32 GMT -6
I'm sorry for the ending threat Guru. I just didn't think Scrappy was the kind of character to let it go without comment. I really didn't mean anything by it...........well not much anyway.  |
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Post by guru on Oct 21, 2004 20:39:14 GMT -6
Scrappy, I had to think for a few minutes before realizing why you wrote the above post. It dawned on me that there must be authors in cyberspace who can't always differentiate between themselves and their characters. They use writing to live vicariously and therefore take it WAY too seriously. I'm guessing you've encountered this before. Trust me -- I'm not like that. Besides, tough talk further prepares readers for when Scrappy has to be tough in the face of challenges. Scrappy will be facing challenges, right??  We have the same problem in the music world. There are too many songwriters who make a huge ego investment in each song they write. And if you don't like the song, they all but explode right before your eyes! IMHO it would be nifty to have some tension between characters since shared experiences were bonding them as a group. And I was wondering how to generate tension among a cast of good guys such as ours. Two thoughts came to mind: either someone is secretly evil - or - misunderstandings breed suspicion. So I tried the latter concept. How'd I do? |
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 21, 2004 20:58:59 GMT -6
Yes I have. Including myself. But only on occaision. For instance, I dislike it when other people write scenes for my character. Other than reactions or responding to a conversation. I think it's bad form and kinda rude. But I also understand that sometimes it can't avoided. On that note I hope you all don't mind getting Scrappy to the Library. If you do, feel free to dump her on the floor and walk away. I won't mind a bit. Although Scrappy might be a little miffed. On the other hand, I love trying to figure out what to do next when other bards don't follow my thinking process. It keeps me on my mental toes so to speak. This is a lot of fun for me and I don't want to knowingly upset another bard. We are all in this to have a good time. And I also like some tension other than just ghost busting. It adds conflict and emotion. I'm having a blast and hope everyone else is too. Can't wait to see what you have in mind for being trapped on the third floor. |
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Post by Joxcenia on Oct 22, 2004 0:01:13 GMT -6
I dislike it when other people write scenes for my character. Other than reactions or responding to a conversation. I think it's bad form and kinda rude. But I also understand that sometimes it can't [be] avoided.
I don't know the RP rules... haven't even searched to see if there are any... but it's always been my understanding that it's okay to use character's that belong to others to get your character headed in the direction you need to go, but to write from their point of view is strictly a no-no.  I know what's going on in my character's head and can write that... but I don't know what's going on inside another character's head, and thus shouldn't write what they're thinking... only what "I" think they're thinking, which is "my" interpretation.
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Post by Phalon on Oct 22, 2004 1:30:57 GMT -6
Righto, Joxie. That's my interpretation also. To clarify a couple of things in my last post... The thing with green and red eyes, Guru, is one of your ghost busting contraptions. Being completely nontechnical, I have no idea what one of these gadgets should look like. I'm also finding it difficult to describe things in the modern sense, looking at them through eyes of one that is from ancient times. Second point of clarification... It's 230am here. I'm tired. The title "In the Liscary", is referring to the Library, which, in this house, can be pretty scary. It's long, I know. Sorry. Skip it, if you'd like...the general gist of the thing is that Phalon is in the Library and I'm in the bed. Night all. ![]() storage.proboards.com/893671/images/ljxEFlZASExudmonnAMT.gif[/mgi] |
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 23, 2004 19:47:00 GMT -6
Howdy all!
Just wanted to let everyone know that the next scene between Phalon and Scrappy will be full of Dialog so I have told Phalon she may do as she pleases with my character. There are some things that we want to reveal and make clear so it’s easier if one person just does it. Hope no one minds a minor shift in the rules.
Happy posting!
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Post by Joxcenia on Oct 23, 2004 20:35:29 GMT -6
When two or more bards are collaborating, then it is more than okay for only one to make the post.
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Post by Phalon on Oct 24, 2004 1:53:14 GMT -6
Yep, thanks Scrappy, for letting me run with this dialogue thing - very little of which I've actually gotten down tonight. I felt that I was at a good breaking point anyway, and I've got to work tomorrow, so I need to stop for now. If you see anything you don't like, let me know and I'll change or edit it out.
One more post ought to finish it off - hopefully tomorrow night. Then I promise, I will fade into the background, seldom to be seen...or heard....
Mwhahahahaha....
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Post by Phalon on Oct 25, 2004 1:04:20 GMT -6
Argh! It took me forever to get the darned punctuation right on the last post. Remind me never to put so much in italics again.
Anyway, Scrappy, there ya go. I was going to send this off to you to preview for your approval, but I hadn't seen you around, and wanted to get it posted. I feel I may be holding up the story, and possibly keeping others from posting, (I really gotta cut back on this long-windedness).
I tried to capture what I imagine to be your character's no-nonsense toughness - mixed with just the right amount of sass, of course. If you feel I've done her any disservice - please, please let me know and I'll change it.
So okay....Phalon is off to ponder the meaning of death. This may take awhile, but I'm sure she'll pop up every now and then to frustrate someone.
In the meantime, catch her in her regularly scheduled program, The Zena Scrolls.
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Post by dixielandyankee on Oct 25, 2004 6:09:17 GMT -6
Whew Phalon, you've been writing like the clappers!  Loving your work by the way  Looking forward to where this is going next...probably because I don't have a clue and am hoping someone else has got a plan   I also want to know why guru's got a great big gun...if you'll pardon the expression...  |
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Post by Joxcenia on Oct 25, 2004 19:01:10 GMT -6
I also want to know why guru's got a great big gun...if you'll pardon the expression...
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Post by guru on Oct 26, 2004 1:40:32 GMT -6
A gentleman never tells.
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
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Post by guru on Oct 26, 2004 1:40:32 GMT -6
A gentleman never tells.
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
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Post by guru on Oct 26, 2004 1:49:41 GMT -6
Scrappy, do you think Dixie might have the answer to Phalon's displacement? If she can pop into your room, maybe she can teleport others. We could throw her a party to talk her into trying.
Phalon, you answered so many questions I had about the story. Great job!
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Post by dixielandyankee on Oct 26, 2004 14:39:20 GMT -6
Hey, it wasn't me doing the teleporting...it was the 'something big' that did it!  That's the answer to getting Phalon back to her world...although I don't think the reason that she was brought here in the first place has been fulfilled yet...  Good writing peeps, looking forward to your installment Scrappy  , I'm going to save my next bit to go after yours.  |
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Post by Phalon on Oct 27, 2004 1:08:50 GMT -6
Jooooxieeeeee. Freeeeeebirddd. Where are you?
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Post by Joxcenia on Oct 27, 2004 1:14:45 GMT -6
Thinking.... thinking...  thinking...
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Post by guru on Oct 27, 2004 3:37:27 GMT -6
Tell ya what, ev'rybody ... when I hit the lottery we'll turn this into a movie. We've got an interesting mix of personalities. Just for fun I tried a quickie summation of the principles:
a reluctant host
a street-smart psychic packing heat
a displaced spirit with a mission
a young Wiccan with developing powers
a skeptic who goes on spiritual quests
a technology guy with a secret agenda
one spooky domestic
and special guest appearance by the Dead Sword-Ramming Guy
Also a cast of extras who work cheap because ... well ... they're dead.
Agree? Disagree? I'd love to hear what everyone thinks.
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Post by dixielandyankee on Oct 27, 2004 3:50:25 GMT -6
 That's brilliant Guru...heck, I'd go and see a movie with all that! Sounds like a plan to make us all rich!  Can we hire Laurel Holloman to play Dixie...she's a little older than the character, but she's soooo great! I'm seeing Angelina Jolie as the 'street-smart psychic packing heat'...but that's probably because I'd like to see Angelina Jolie just about anywhere!  What do you reckon Scrappy? Too Lara Croft? 
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Post by Phalon on Oct 27, 2004 14:02:03 GMT -6
oooo, love Scrappy as having the Laura Croft look. Or that WitchBlade woman, whose name escapes me. Yancy Butler was the actress. Sara something, I think, was the character.
Nice, Guru, although you did forget something - something big.
Oh, and lay off the cheap dead jokes...the dead may be easy, but they ain't cheap.
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Post by Joxcenia on Oct 27, 2004 18:20:45 GMT -6
The ballroom at present:
She peered inside the door. She looked around the large room with row after row of chairs and tall windows that went from the ceiling to the floor. At the far wall to the left stood a podium, and at the far wall to the right was a buffet table.
On the wall to the left of the doors was a large portrait of Kym Taborn, and beneath the portrait was a plaque, which read:
Kym Taborn
Founder of Whoosh.org
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 27, 2004 21:12:59 GMT -6
If I could have either one of those womens bodies for even an hour we'd all be in trouble! Unfortunately that body type is well out of my actual range. Scrappy however would be infinately happy with either. Call my character wishful thinking. Joxie, are you hinting that we need to actually have this meeting to get the low down? I'm not sure but I'm thinking we all have only been in the house a few hours so far. Not even one night has passed. How about we agree to meet the following morning? We could maybe have a group dinner and get to know our characters more, then have coffe and doughnuts while Joxie explains? Anyone up for this? Phalon want to evesdrop? Freebird, have you picked up your name tag and packet yet? If it's agreed I'd like to post something leading us in that direction. However if anyone has another agenda I'm all for that too. I'm easy............uh so to speak. |
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Post by Joxcenia on Oct 27, 2004 22:14:49 GMT -6
Joxie, are you hinting that we need to actually have this meeting to get the low down?
 Noppers... When Phalon was in the ballroom and her sword made that "twang" noise, it gave me the idea to turn the ballroom into the convention meeting room. I "discovered" it accidentally while walking the maze of hallways... Guru has me back downstairs in the foyer, so I've gotta get me down there now. Or... maybe it wasn't Joxcee he was, but someone who looked like Joxcee.
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Post by Freebird on Oct 27, 2004 23:05:54 GMT -6
Scrappy what ever direction you want to go thats fine with me.
No, not yet. I haven't made it to the house where everyone is yet.
I think i'm on my way to the house to pick up my tag and packet.
You can go with that if you want.
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Post by Phalon on Oct 27, 2004 23:08:59 GMT -6
Definately, Scrappy, I'll be there at your orientation meeting. Been planning on it, and wouldn't miss it for the entire known world.
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Post by Joxcenia on Oct 28, 2004 0:20:45 GMT -6
The Dining Room at present:
Joxcee walked up to the podium, glancing at the paintings on the walls as she did so. All of them had one theme, ballroom dancing.
Behind the podium was a huge fireplace, and Joxcee could see through to the room on the other side, which contained a long dining room table with a hundred or more chairs.
She walked into the opening of the fireplace and stepped around the pit in the center, which contained several large logs, to get a better view of the other room. Except for its contents of both rooms, they were exactly the same; the size, the paneling, the windows, and the fireplace mantle. The paintings on the walls of the dining room also had one theme, food. On the wall to the left of the doors was a large portrait of Lesigner Girl, and beneath the portrait was a plaque, which read:
Lesigner Girl
Head Administrator of the Whoosh.org
Message Board & MSN Groups
Joxcee pressed herself against the [inside] wall [of the fireplace]. She saw several bricks sticking out further than the others, and reached up to grab the closest one. When she caught hold, the wall swirled around and entombed her in darkness.
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Post by guru on Oct 28, 2004 2:22:56 GMT -6
Please correct me if I'm mistaken, but there seem to have been sightings of cast members where they were not supposed to be. One could possibly get the impression that evil forces are practicing how to mimic our likenesses. We bards then have a perfect excuse to encounter the image of anyone anywhere without strictly obligating each other.
Love the hidden door, Joxcee! When I was a kid I used to bug my parents to install a hidden door somewhere in the house. Do you think I watched too much television?
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Post by Joxcenia on Oct 28, 2004 18:11:22 GMT -6
Please correct me if I'm mistaken, but there seem to have been sightings of cast members where they were not supposed to be. One could possibly get the impression that evil forces are practicing how to mimic our likenesses. We bards then have a perfect excuse to encounter the image of anyone anywhere without strictly obligating each other.
I'm working my way toward the foyer... but that doesn't mean that we can't use this "clone" effect to our advantage.  We could all be in a different time & space warp too. Perhaps Guru is seeing Joxcee's doppelganger... 
Love the hidden door, Joxcee! When I was a kid I used to bug my parents to install a hidden door somewhere in the house. Do you think I watched too much television?
I always wanted to live in a house with secret passages so that I could get away from any burglars who happened to drop in... only my imagination would get carried away from me and I'd hear people banging around in them, sneaking in to get me.  
I really AM afraid of the dark... for the very reason that my imagination likes to scare me to death when I can't see what's in the room with me.
Okay... I'm working on another post to get me out of my darkest fears before my imagination gives me a heart attack.
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Post by Phalon on Oct 29, 2004 23:42:36 GMT -6
Guru, I think, has some explaining to do to Phalon real quick....unless somebody wants to come in and rescue him - or call him to dinner, perhaps?
My thanks to Guru, (the person and not the character), for providing the images Phalon sees, (I am just as curious and confused about them as you all might be. A bit more confused than some actually, as this seems par for the course). I hope I did not make them too flowery, as I tend to write a bit heavy on the sap. As I said to Scrappy, Guru - if there is anything you don't like, please let me know. If there is one thing I can operate on the computer - it's the edit feature.
Freebird and Joxie, nice to see your posts.
Great weekend all.
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That's brilliant Guru...heck, I'd go and see a movie with all that! 