You got teased.

[strangetomato]

 

A slight change of direction is in order. I lost my in-progress saved Semagic file for Chapter 32 (very frustrating, as I had ditched my back-up version, like an idiot), but I was blocked really badly anyway. The loss made me not want to write on that at all for a while, so I decided to do something entirely different for Chapter 32. It came together pretty quickly. It's a bit of an aside, but it will explain a little more about a certain mystery, at least from one side of it.

And yes, I've decided to use witches (and not just faeries). Changed my tune on that one, didn't I?

Comments

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's right. I think it's set up to be something of a love triangle, at the very least.

And thank you. ^_^ It's very encouraging to hear the word "beautful" applied to something I've created.

I think that's a good way to approach it, for sure. Some people enjoy really flipping things around, but I've always liked trying to make sense of the story as it is set out by the game. It's always good to add your own flavour, and unavoidable too. After the starting point, it really does become your game and your version of the events.

[simsinthecity.livejournal.com]

It really is unavoidable after the start, yes, especially when you want to go beyond that first generation. The kids of the original characters (and grandkids, etc.) really have to be your own. Even Brandi Broke's third child, who always looks the same because he only has Brandi's genetics, is written differently in the many incarnations I've seen him in.

You're a role model, I'll say :) Strangetown and LFT will probably derive at least lightly from you (I've got plans for Tank and Ripp, though, that I played out in a game before, so they'll be different, but you're helping me with drawing Johnny and Ophelia into that). That, along with a play I helped my alma mater's junior high put on (which had aliens in it).

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

That's what I like about the game, and what makes it a little different from fanfiction. It is sort of like that, but only as far as the initial set-up and interpreting that through the bios and memories. After that, it's all fair game.

It's nice. We do have something of a shared canon to relate all these stories together, but it's less rigid, and there's less reason to argue over the details.

I'm flattered. ^_^ I certainly don't mind if you borrow details. I think we all do that when someone does something that strikes a chord with us, and it's not like it will be the same anyway. Even if we all wrote a version of the exact same plot and characters, it would be different.

The different takes on the aliens is always interesting. It's an area where there's an opportunity ti bring in your own creativity, since the game is pretty vague about it.