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Lost Virtues (CLOSED)
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posted Oct 14, 2011 by Lilley
you said earlier you needed ideas for the battle intro...i've had to write a few and from a first person perspective its tricky. Seen as the war happened so long ago why not do it as a monologue of someone who was there? or just as a plain old monologue. They're alot easier like that and you can get alot more detail in it that way...buts thats just what I've found from experiance and might not work for other people.

Can I just ask aswell...what is the basic plot? is it you guys tracking my guy down or something else? I'm abit lost haha :) and glad you like that name, so thats two...one more?

And I'm ok for a little while if you are?
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posted Oct 14, 2011 by llmay
Well I was going to write it as third person because it would also describe how they got their powers and their plead for their own territory. That's I good idea though!

You can write your chapters but I guess in the beginning it's kind of you sitting tight. Cat_Monty, elf, rhetoric and possibly my character will have to choose if they want to stay with the Unlimited or go with the Virtues. If some stay I'm sure they'll be tracking Darkstar in no time if that's what they choose. If the others go with the Virtues somehow we'll work our way into finding you. Whoever leaves the Unlimited can discuss that with you and a few others when the time comes or heck even tomorrow (but's already tomorrow over there so... today! haha)

Okay... wait. Now I'm confused. Two for what?
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posted Oct 14, 2011 by Lilley
Yeah but were does Nora come in and ask for help? thats what I don't get...

and two possible names for the Unlimited Leaders, Arianna and Balthazar. So one left to figure out...Right or have I got mixed up some how? ahaha and I wouldn't put it past me.
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posted Oct 14, 2011 by llmay
Nora is apart of the Unlimited. Hunting down Nate was her last assignment before she retires (she's only 26 though) however they end up forming an alliance. (I still haven't come up with that part yet though, but I'll get it forming in my mind.) When she comes back to ask for help that's very early in the story. She wants people, Gifteds, to join her and Nate to build up another army. In the solo story that's probably going to be somewhere around chapters 15- 20, around that area.

She gives them time to think about it and goes off with Nate to find Ezekiel first. After they find him then they go off around the world to recruit Virtues (maybe they visit Darkstar if you want).

In this story though after she comes and leaves it's kind of open man's land. We start doing some more brainstorming. Does that help a bit? I just hope I got the things you wanted me to cover.

haha I think I got it mixed up! I thought he was a Virtue leader but now that I think about it he should be an Unlimited leader :)
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posted Oct 14, 2011 by Lilley
aaaaah oki :) yeah I was just confused if they were fighting a new enemy and recruiting virtues because of that or they were fighting Government again thats all haha :)

And I like the idea of Darkstar being tracked and tried to be killed by one of the Gifted characters, but he escapes or something like that. Then when Nora comes asking for help they could go straight to Darkstar, then he could see Ezekiel's sword and know he's alive.

I kinda think aswell that seen as Virtues are hunted so much they kind of look out for each other and have rough groups of friends dotted about who are other virtues and they know roughly where they are at anyone time. That way going to Darkstar will be alot more logical :)
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posted Oct 14, 2011 by llmay
That is crazy good thinking my friend ;) Definitely like it but Nate and Nora shouldn't stick around too long after they find Ezekiel. They have some errands to run :)

Ah! I almost forgot! We need that one last name! You don't need to stay on any longer if you want since it's probably extremely late. We can just do it later on.
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posted Oct 14, 2011 by Lilley
Yeah Nate and Nora are your characters so they can go when they like haha :P

And yeah it's late so yeah please Im off to bed and think of names when I wake up :) will be on later tomorrow :D Great collab and great ideas looking forward to this :D X
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posted Oct 14, 2011 by llmay
:) Day one complete.
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by elf
Okay. You guys have talked alot! I will catch up with the conversation as soon as I can.

And just so I'm clear. Is my character part of the government or the free people who are against? That is the only thing really confusing me right now! Okay. I will start reading as soon as I have done all ma chores.
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by Cat_Monty
whoa, note-to-self: never get dragged downstairs to watch a movie with the family xD

Everything sounds awesome, and my character would want to escape the government, but at the same time he's very distrustful so he'd struggle...hmmm, i guess he does have to befriend someone xD

And i love the name's of the leaders and also @Illmay lol, poor Nora and Nate falling off a cliff xD
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by elf
I think my character would leave the government in an attempt to just live. Will my chapter start with her saying she chooses not to be with the government and then goes a while after and maybe has developed a little family? That will give her motivation throughout the story.
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by Lilley
Hey guys, hope you like everything so far :)

@elf I think Ilmays plan is to have the first dozen or so chapters setting up our characters and then chasing after virtues like Darkstar or one of the others. Where yours comes in you could have it she/he's an Ex Government who left a while ago and started a family, that way it fits the time line and could give them the hard choice between family and duty?
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by llmay
@elf Well in the beginning it could start with you doing whatever your character usually does in Unlimited HQ but then they hear that Nora is recruiting people to come with the Virtues. You can decide if your character wants to stay or leave. :) family as in.... everything starts in just a few months, almost literally weeks so... i don't know. Now I'm confused! haha
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by llmay
@Cat_Monty haha sorry we kinda worked fast. once everything gets settled about the questions we shall begin on naming that last Gifted leader. :)
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by llmay
Also I think a revision of each character's bio would be good (except Cat_Monty). They are all really long... but that's okay. Just leave in the important parts.

I think I'll put up the intro tonight just so you guys can all understand it better. When I do that I'll also put up the character bios... and that's gonna be a lot to read in just the guidance :)
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by Lilley
Sounds good. just do what Rhetoric did for AoA, Name, Age and general apearance. Job done :)
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by llmay
Alright WithClawsToWrite and my character are up :)
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by Lilley
Very nice Ilmay :) very mysterious
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by llmay
thanks :)
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posted Oct 15, 2011 by rhetoric
Okay, hi everyone! I'm back now, and it's my weekend so I'll probably be around for the next three days (including today) more often than not. :) I'll work on my condensed bio right now; are we posting them on your profile, @llmay? I saw something about that in the other thread. I'll just post in both places if you don't get online before I'm done.

Also. @Lilley, I like the idea of someone hunting Darkstar! I don't know who else would be interested, but Atherin could do it :)

@WithClawsToWrite - Welcome to the collab world and I'm so excited you joined us! I can't wait to see how you do in it, I'm sure you'll do wonderfully!
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