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Post by Ariel on Mar 29, 2021 20:53:05 GMT -8
It's totally okay about Mal! I understand. I don't think I'd be able to do him justice either! As far as Dex and Wendy and where they go, if they went on the Shadowheart, they'd only have each other to talk to. Which isn't necessarily bad. XD But yah, there'd be far more to work with aboard Serenity where there's more people to interact with. And as for how they end up staying, I think that'd be easy to work out. We can say Wendy needs to stay aboard in order to be tended to and monitored by Simon. Dex would probably decide to stay in order to keep near his mark, waiting for her to be stable enough before figuring a way to take her in. At least that's what he could tell himself cuz you know he's staying cuz he wants to stay. This fits perfectly with what I kind of had in mind as well!
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Mar 29, 2021 22:32:08 GMT -8
Okay, then I'll try doing my best with Mal. XD Hope he doesn't drift into a Castle because that's always my number one Nathan Fillion lol. Just joking, I shall rewatch some Mal scenes and then I should be fine. I fear that, as soon as I'll be involved in the Mal/Inara fun, I might want to get more of it, lol. Just saying that you don't have to see it as only an offer to quickly write her out of the scene or something. ;-) Yah, I agree that Mal should definitely be part of the team that goes. Without Jayne being part of it (I still think that would be more funny and also fit more to not let him go), I still actually will have a character to play. Remember my idea of bringing in another character? ;-) The sad thing though is that I had in mind that he had a connection with Mal in the past which now wouldn't be that exciting when playing both. On the other hand, it'll not only me in the scene so I would be even fine with that. Still gotta hash out ideas with you for that character anyway.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Mar 29, 2021 22:33:45 GMT -8
Oh!!!! Or what if... instead of a connection with Mal, my new character had a connection with Dex in the past??? XD
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Mar 29, 2021 22:45:39 GMT -8
That'd be up to Ariel but I think that'd be really interesting! Maybe your new character possibly even planted on that planet by Blue Sun? Say they figured out Wendy might go to that doctor? I'd think Blue Sun wouldn't want Wendy to end up dying. Sure, it'd be safer for them for someone who knows so many of their and the Alliance's secrets for her to die, but she's too valuable of an asset and one of their rare success science projects, so I'd think they'd rather keep her around.
So could be a connection to Dex, or maybe a failsafe in case Dex didn't deliver or didn't deliver Wendy in time. But could also be that your new character was there when Dex was given his task! It would be fun to have someone there holding that over him and noticing Dex wavering in the job that he'd promised to fulfill to secure his own freedom.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Mar 29, 2021 22:56:28 GMT -8
I love your ideas!! I'm actually really open minded as for that new character. :-) Kinda like what works best with the plot.
So, I just wait for Ariel to catch up with this. :-)
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Mar 30, 2021 7:43:15 GMT -8
Hey, I just had another idea regarding River. What if she steals into the mission somehow without anyone noticing? She feels much more calm around Wendy so she might fear to lose her, especially since it's not only her but also Simon who will be going. Not sure how she could accomplish that without getting noticed but I thought she always was kinda cunning as for that, like for example in the last episode of Firefly when she stole herself onto the bounty hunter's ship. Maybe even something simple like hiding in a chest they're taking with them for some reason. XD Anyways, thought it could lead to some more trouble at some later point.
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Post by Ariel on Mar 30, 2021 9:03:17 GMT -8
I am incredibly flexible! I am also open to the new character if that is what you prefer as well Tony! He definitely could have been there to delegate the task or even take the on the title of team lead of the mission. Maybe he selected Dex personally for a reason? Dex's father was a well known politician before he died, maybe he knew Dex's father? Dex could make his reports to him and he could try to keep Dex in line. Some suggestions, though I can make anything work! DarkSideCookie Hollywood Heidi
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Mar 30, 2021 10:30:29 GMT -8
Yah, same here as for flexibility. My new character was supposed to be a villain. I feel bad about asking again, but the doctor they were going to reach out was one of the Hands of Blue, right? My character might belong to them, but maybe has a very personal reason to do experiments and stuff. I remember Heidi and me having had a voice chat over ideas once but that's so long ago that I don't remember the details.. But as I said, what works best with the plot and possibly connections to your characters!
On a side note, just talked with Ariel about that in cbox. I'd actually like to take River back on as a permanent character. Still, I feel a little bad because Lee-o had been taken her on after I had left the RPG in the past.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Mar 30, 2021 11:42:36 GMT -8
Only thing I remember is that we've been saying that my character isn't the one they were actually going to meet, but that he placed himself there instead. Maybe you remember it better, Heidi? Hollywood Heidi
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Mar 30, 2021 23:03:52 GMT -8
Oh gosh, I totally forgot that Simon had said he was going. We're getting a lot of NPC's on the trip now. I'm wondering if Mal should tell Simon last minute that he's not going. Like he didn't say it during the meeting cuz he didn't want a fuss and waited until they were ready to go to tell him they need their doctor to stay safely aboard Serenity, get the infirmary ready for their visitor, and to watch over his sister. Of course, that doesn't mean River doesn't go along if that's what you wanted. River could have stowed away on the away shuttle, already there and hiding before the rest even get on board. Going not only for Wendy but also assuming her brother was supposed to be on the trip. She could make herself known when it's too late to turn back. What about Jayne? Is Mal still gonna tell him he's not going either? That could also be included in the last minute announcement, lol! They're assuming this is gonna be an easy mission just to retrieve a doctor from a practically deserted area. But of course, their missions never go smoothly. I say it's up to you guys who goes along, but keep in mind how many people you're going to have to be RP'ing for in one group. If you're fine with it, then I'm fine with it. Regarding Dex and Tony's new character, Ariel, you mentioned that Dex might have been reporting to him. Dex was the one who sabotaged the Shadowheart to end up breaking down at that planet because they knew that doctor was there and that there was a good chance Wendy would try to reach out to him as he was one of the main doctors working at Blue Sun. Could be that either Dex works that out and reports it to Tony's new character, who takes it upon himself to lay in wait and ship the doctor elsewhere. Or could be Tony's character had been the one to figure and had told Dex, which set Dex's plan in motion. Either way, it would explain why both would happen to choose that doctor's home to go to. Regarding this Dr. Nakamura, he worked at Blue Sun, but he wasn't a Hands of Blue. Them guys is craycray sociopaths. Nakamura is not. I think we said forever ago either in plots or in gameplay something about him having been one of the nice doctors and that he was increasingly disliking what they were doing there and feeling guilty for his part in it. Wendy noticed those feelings and appreciated his kindness of treating her like a person and not a lab rat, which was why she thought to find him. He's the one who developed the technology that's currently killing Wendy. He'd actually developed it to help cure people of diseases but of course, Blue Sun and the Alliance turned it into a weapon instead. I don't think I ever told everyone what it was that was killing Wendy. I was kinda gonna have Nakamura reveal that but since we won't be having Nakamura there, I should say so we can work it in. I was thinking it's nanobots and the pills they were giving her had something in them that kept the nanobots dormant. Nakamura created the nanobots to help treat sick people. They were intended to find and attack foreign bodies within a person but of course, they found a way to turn into a weapon and they injected it into Wendy in order to create her dependence on Blue Sun and the Alliance to stop her from leaving. When they aren't dormant, they start to attack her system, especially in the area of where her gift lies in order to render the main thing she could use against them with the reading; her brain. Hence the migraine and nose bleeds and her gift being out of whack. She's still taking the pills, only she really cut back her doses, which is why her gift is glitching and why she's hurting. Once she's totally cut off, she'd end up in a coma and wouldn't last long after that. Nakamura decided to "retire early" (not saying he's old, but probably still had several work years left in him) as a way to get away from working at Blue Sun. Turning his invention into a weapon was the last straw. But of course, when you work for such a place, you're never going to be free of them. Blue Sun/the Alliance set him up with his "retirement home" where they could continue to casually check in on him whenever they wanted. They probably do that with anyone who "retires" from a top secret Alliance job and explains why it's easy to know exactly where to find someone at any point in time who'd had that type of position. Wendy easily found him that way after hacking into that data pad they gotten from one of the Blue Sun guys. And Tony, totally don't feel bad about taking on a character someone else had abandoned. She's been gone for so long and I don't know if/when she'll ever be back but point is, it's an abandoned character and people can't hold claim when they're not even around to hold that claim. If you'd like River back, just let me know. No need to Request to Join her again. I'll just put back your original request and your original Character Bios post for her.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 1, 2021 7:37:31 GMT -8
I'd be fine with Mal telling Simon that he shall stay on board the ship so that there is a doctor on board and also to have someone keeping an eye on River, especially since Wendy who seemed to have a calming effect on her is going. Makes sense that Mal would say so I think, and also that he'd do so last minute. If that's okay for everyone else, yah, I'd like to have River go along on her own. I can write a single post in which she heads to the away shuttle while everyone else is still in a scene. And to your other question: Yes, I'd also like to make her my permanent character again then. Thanks! Oh, Jayne was totally still planned to stay on board the ship, not only because it'll be funny to write his reaction when Mal tells him, but also because I don't want all my characters to be on the mission. As for my new character, Zane or also known as Doctor Zed lol, I had just requested his bio, so it might make things easier if you read it over before reading further on the plot discussion. And please let me know if I got anything with the plot wrong as for details I had incoporated into his bio. Since I haven't been part of the RPG for the while it took the other crew to come on board of Serenity, I'm not that good with details about them. But I read over your bios at least. So, I've tried to mention the beginning of our plot twist in the end of my bio already a bit, but I can always edit stuff. Up until today, Zane hadn't been in personal contact with Dex, only through other persons, so he might not be up-to-date as for Dex's plans how to deliver Wendy. So, I thought it would make more sense that Zane had heard about the potential secret meeting between her and that other doctor in his own rows at Blue Sun. But once he hears about it, he'd probably assume Dex would be part of it as well. Anyways, Zane is very careful about his true identity and plans while at work, so he would actually introduce himself as another not Pro-Alliance doctor, saying that he steps in while Dr. Nakamura got tied up with other matters last minute. Since Dex and Zane had never met, no one would know that he is lying until he might ask for a little one-on-one with Dex in the end, revealing only to him who he really is. I thought his could cause some stress on Dex and more fun for me to not reveal my character's evilness right away, lol. Oh, and he would once he sees Dex being with them, of course, introduce himself with a different last name. On the other hand, it would probably make him appear a lot more suspicious using a different name when that could be easily get checked, right? Might be even funny actually to make everyone wonder about the fact that Dex and this doctor are having the same last name, but then shrugging it of as just a crazy random happenstance, hehe. Or what do you think? I like that idea with the nanobots. Do you think we could instead have Zane explain that to them? As mentioned in my bio, he has a great interest in the "gifted" and even would want to find a solution for that problem the nanobots are causing in her body instead of just experimenting on her, for his intentions are a little different than making a weapon out of her (as I said, please read in my bio first, lol). However, he might only find out about her condition during the conversation, but since he also might have good background info on her, he could connect her problems with what he knows about the nanobots already. He doesn't have to, of course, only if you want. If you think he couldn't know, that's fine too.
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Post by Ariel on Apr 2, 2021 9:21:52 GMT -8
I'd be fine with Mal telling Simon that he shall stay on board the ship so that there is a doctor on board and also to have someone keeping an eye on River, especially since Wendy who seemed to have a calming effect on her is going. Makes sense that Mal would say so I think, and also that he'd do so last minute. If that's okay for everyone else, yah, I'd like to have River go along on her own. I can write a single post in which she heads to the away shuttle while everyone else is still in a scene. And to your other question: Yes, I'd also like to make her my permanent character again then. Thanks! Oh, Jayne was totally still planned to stay on board the ship, not only because it'll be funny to write his reaction when Mal tells him, but also because I don't want all my characters to be on the mission. As for my new character, Zane or also known as Doctor Zed lol, I had just requested his bio, so it might make things easier if you read it over before reading further on the plot discussion. And please let me know if I got anything with the plot wrong as for details I had incoporated into his bio. Since I haven't been part of the RPG for the while it took the other crew to come on board of Serenity, I'm not that good with details about them. But I read over your bios at least. So, I've tried to mention the beginning of our plot twist in the end of my bio already a bit, but I can always edit stuff. Up until today, Zane hadn't been in personal contact with Dex, only through other persons, so he might not be up-to-date as for Dex's plans how to deliver Wendy. So, I thought it would make more sense that Zane had heard about the potential secret meeting between her and that other doctor in his own rows at Blue Sun. But once he hears about it, he'd probably assume Dex would be part of it as well. Anyways, Zane is very careful about his true identity and plans while at work, so he would actually introduce himself as another not Pro-Alliance doctor, saying that he steps in while Dr. Nakamura got tied up with other matters last minute. Since Dex and Zane had never met, no one would know that he is lying until he might ask for a little one-on-one with Dex in the end, revealing only to him who he really is. I thought his could cause some stress on Dex and more fun for me to not reveal my character's evilness right away, lol. Oh, and he would once he sees Dex being with them, of course, introduce himself with a different last name. On the other hand, it would probably make him appear a lot more suspicious using a different name when that could be easily get checked, right? Might be even funny actually to make everyone wonder about the fact that Dex and this doctor are having the same last name, but then shrugging it of as just a crazy random happenstance, hehe. Or what do you think? I like that idea with the nanobots. Do you think we could instead have Zane explain that to them? As mentioned in my bio, he has a great interest in the "gifted" and even would want to find a solution for that problem the nanobots are causing in her body instead of just experimenting on her, for his intentions are a little different than making a weapon out of her (as I said, please read in my bio first, lol). However, he might only find out about her condition during the conversation, but since he also might have good background info on her, he could connect her problems with what he knows about the nanobots already. He doesn't have to, of course, only if you want. If you think he couldn't know, that's fine too. I also think it's fine if Simon stays behind. Maybe Kaylee doesn't know and while she's over working on the Shadowheart, someone who will share a scene with her maybe fills her in (Wendy maybe? Or anyone that stays behind! Hollywood Heidi ) at the end of the convo and she's like 'what?!' xD. It also means Kaylee could have a scene with Simon sooner than later, if you're up for a temp Simon still DarkSideCookie ! Dex originally was going to bodyguard Simon, but instead once they figure out River's a stowaway he can protect her instead. Until he becomes preoccupied with Zane once he is located! Cannot wait for their one on one, it will surely make him sweat. I love the idea how his physical identity will have been concealed until the moment they meet face to face as it will surely catch Dex off guard, especially amidst his slipping loyalty to the Alliance.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 2, 2021 9:31:21 GMT -8
Oh, I'd love to share a Kaylee/Simon scene, from temp to temp lol. ArielYay, so glad you like it!! I'm thrilled to bring him in and especially the one-on-one myself! Before that he'll totally play the polite awkward Doctor no one would distrust, hehe.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 2, 2021 22:00:17 GMT -8
Oh, I totally think Zane would know about the nanobots! Either you can have him already know or got into Wendy's private Blue Sun medical files, or he got it out of Nakamura by whatever means you feel appropriate for your character. I don't think Wendy and possibly the others would want to take him with them to the ship cuz not only is he not Nakamura, but he's a complete stranger who was waiting for them. Not a good sign. However, if while they're walking away, he starts to reveal he knows what's ailing her and how to fix it, they'd take the risk and bring him, no matter that they haven't figured out if they can or can't trust him yet. I think the only thing that might be a little off about the history of what's going on is how widely known it is that Wendy would be seeking out Nakamura. Blue Sun and/or the Alliance wouldn't know this or else they'd have had a fleet waiting for them. I'm thinking maybe Dex had figured it out by studying her files and putting together in that bounty hunter mind of his that it's Nakamura she'd be seeking out. Maybe something about him being one of the head doctors during that last botched surgery and maybe notes by Nakamura in her files are more personal and kind, speaking of her as a person unlike the others who wrote about her like a subject. Maybe something about Wendy feeling most comfortable and more easily compliant under Nakamura's attentions, etc. Zane seems smart also and can make that same connection and that's why he could be waiting there. Or, if Dex is giving updates, Zane can intercept his last update about following a lead around that area. A little digging and Zane could see that a certain former Blue Sun doctor is retired around that area. I leave that up to Tony and Ariel to work out and agree on. I'm fine with whichever way, but I definitely don't think it's widely known that Wendy's seeking out Nakamura. Regarding the away mission, just so we have it locked down, the character going are Wendy, Dex, Mal, and a stowaway River, right?
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 2, 2021 23:21:55 GMT -8
Okay, then I think Zane would know already since he's practically interested in the Hand of Blue people's work for a decade. He probably wouldn't have seeked out Nakamura by himself but instead only sent someone doing the dirty work for him, lol. Oh, I was totally not planning for them to take him with them on board their ship! That's why I created him as a suppotive character even. He can stay in contact with them via video or emails, like playing the spy for them at Blue Sun while actually giving only the information he sees as not too dangerous to share. Also, I'm sure that Mal wouldn't want to have him onboard Serenity even if Wendy asked for it. After all, she's just a guest herself, and they already had enough trouble with Simon and River. Which leads me to another trouble they could get in the future. Never mind his real intentions, Zane is still working for the Alliance and River a wanted person. No good. XD I agree as for the problem with the information about Nakamura and Wendy going to meet. Another idea that came to my mind if that, if Ariel agrees, Zane is in permanent contact with Dex - on a text base and only as Doctor Zed - and had found out about that potential meeting through him. So maybe Dex wouldn't be too surprised that it won't be Nakamura they are going to meet but somebody who stepped in. Still, he wouldn't expect it being Doctor Zed himself, and especially not it being the person they meet instead, lol. Dex might even believe that Doctor Zane Wilder actually is somebody who stepped in, having nothing to do with the plan of delivering Wendy, because Doctor Zed wouldn't let him know about the plan but only like a text saying 'I'll make sure for this to get taken care of' or something like that. That whole thing would, however, imply that Dex is still actively working against the Serenity crew. I would go and alter that in my bio in that case. That's up to Ariel though. We also have to discuss when River will be revealed. I mean, we can as well just look how it goes but I was wondering if she would show herself before they'll be seeing the doctor or even sometime during that. Lol, maybe she even tries to attack, thinking him to be a danger since she's sensing kind of dark energy coming to her mind. Everyone else could just think she's going cray cray again while Wendy might sense that as well. They could even start distrusting him but then he does something that kind of proves he's not on the Alliance's side (which he is only partly as a matter of fact). However, he would betray the Alliance if he got an advantage of it for his own plans. XD Another only little problem: Can you think of an excuse to speak to Dex one on one in the end without appearing too suspicious? I mean, obviously, Dex is no medical or even sciency person lol. I would really like to keep Zane's intentions a secret for a long while, with only Dex knowing about it. But then there will come a time that he questions his mission, right? Maybe Doctor Zed even shows himself right before Dex would be going to tell his little secret yet that he had changed his mind, but getting revealed by the doctor before he can. That would give everyone a shock I think, never mind how many times Dex would assure to have changed his mind. Only ideas though, totally up to Ariel. I'm fine with anything, and also, that might be still far in the future. As for the characters going on the mission: Yep, I think those were it.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 3, 2021 11:02:41 GMT -8
Oooh, okay! I knew he was supporting but I thought you still wanted him aboard for a "short time". That's fine! And Wendy wouldn't want him onboard. She doesn't know him. He's not Nakamura and she's very protective of River and the rest of Mal's crew. In fact, she might come to the decision that she should just say on the planet with this doctor in the short time she has, let him do what he can, to avoid continuing to be a burden and her presence bringing threat to Mal's ship and crew. Dex and Mal will probably need to talk her out of that, which would make for good drama and feels for Wendy cuz she's hardly ever had anyone genuinely give a go-se about her. Yes, that Dex idea is totally up to Ariel! But keep in mind that he would have sent that update of the direction he was getting the Shadowheart to go before meeting Wendy and before he had feels involved so it wouldn't be some sudden thing he'd done currently that might now be out of character. Could be some fun inner regret drama he's quietly dealing with over that now. But yup, totes up to Ariel! Regarding River, I think she shouldn't make her presence known until right after they land. If they're already planetside, they won't go back to the ship. But I don't think Mal and Wendy would let her go with them to the house. They'd probably try to tell her to stay on the ship or at the very least, wait outside. But if she happens to show up anyway, that's different. I just think the others would adamantly be telling her to stay hidden. It could also be that River doesn't reveal herself and just secretly follows them, but Wendy's an empath also so she would eventually pick up on River. I could definitely make it be a delay since her gift is wonky right now, but once they start their trek, her training will kick in and she'll be on high alert, pushing her gift like she'd always do on a mission as an extra form of defense to know if anyone is around or approaching by sensing the feelings and thoughts of someone approaching. Wendy's gift is the same as River's so she'll definitely pick up that something's not 100% right with this guy. That will probably be another reason she thinks it'd be better for her to stay and not let him be in contact with Mal's crew at all. Not so sure if River attacking him would be a good idea. She could have the thought to do so, but I think Wendy would mentally send her a signal that it's a bad idea and to never reveal to a potential threat that you're even thinking they are a threat. They're less dangerous if they think they have you fooled. But because of Wendy's gift and because she'll be using it to scout ahead, she'll pick up on the fact that the person inside is not Nakamura before they even enter and will alert them to that fact. She can feel the major difference between the two, so I'm sure Wendy and probably the rest of them will be going in with some distrust because who they were expecting is not who is waiting. But Zane knowing about Wendy's gift, he'd know that they know, lol. Yah, I think we can totally arrange for Dex and Zed to have an aside. Could be while they're toward the end of convincing Wendy to go back to the ship with them, Mal putting his foot down and being the bossy captain, Dex being like, I'll take care of communication arrangements and get some instructions from the doctor while you finish commanding her. XD Wendy will be distracted with that but if we don't want River picking up on something shady with Dex and the doctor, then they probably should have sent her to wait outside by this point. If she ends up having gone in at all.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 4, 2021 5:10:09 GMT -8
I like the idea that Mal and Dex would talk Wendy out of staying with the doctor while that is something Zane will really hate inwardly, lol. But hey, he's the friendly doc still willing to help them out even of only from afar. XD Yah, I think it's actually a good idea to have River stay on the ship while the others will be inside that house. I can just write single River post in the while, plus that way I wouldn't have to handle actually three characters in the very same spot, lol. On the other hand, another idea that would imply she IS going to the house had come to my mind, though. I just write it down here as well, just in case it might start off other ideas, but we don't have to go with it. So, I was thinking that Zane, once seeing River, would know who she is and maybe even brings that up in a way of playing with open cards to show he has no secrets to keep. So, he could openly ask about her, and during their conversation making clear that he's on their side as for that, even suggesting to help them getting her off the radar by giving the Alliance a false tip or something, maybe even by faking her death like with samples from her body that could be found as the only remains of her body (like in the movie "The whole nine yards" - in case you've seen that - when they made dental impressions to create the image of the teeth and then place it inside a body that is already dead) or something like that. XD Hope this doesn't sound too crazy. Like I said, Zane is totally on his own side, ready to do anything as long as it will lead to what he wants for himself. Their trust would definitely be to his advantage. But as I said, just as idea that came up. If you think that's too far-stretched, that's totally fine. Yah, sounds alright to me that they would enter with distrust. So I gotta have him playing a great act to be the good guy, lol. Even more fun! That would make a good reason for Dex to talk to Zane in private. Maybe he hadn't even planned right away to talk to him in an one on one but then while it's happening, he can't help revealing himself to him, plus can give him instructions about their next steps. I think they would stay in contact as well, same as Zane with Wendy. Oh and Ariel, I think Zane would contact Dex via email or whatever shortly before that meeting is going to happen, like maybe shortly before they head out, so still on board Serenity. Can you, at some point, have him get a look on his phone or something to see an incoming message? I would write a single Zane post then, already being at that location, maybe even come up with something he had done to Nakamura instead. XD Whatever was the plan for that, I'm flexible. Just thought it would give me a chance to write a first post sometime soon already.
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Post by Ariel on Apr 4, 2021 8:56:37 GMT -8
I like the idea that Mal and Dex would talk Wendy out of staying with the doctor while that is something Zane will really hate inwardly, lol. But hey, he's the friendly doc still willing to help them out even of only from afar. XD Yah, I think it's actually a good idea to have River stay on the ship while the others will be inside that house. I can just write single River post in the while, plus that way I wouldn't have to handle actually three characters in the very same spot, lol. On the other hand, another idea that would imply she IS going to the house had come to my mind, though. I just write it down here as well, just in case it might start off other ideas, but we don't have to go with it. So, I was thinking that Zane, once seeing River, would know who she is and maybe even brings that up in a way of playing with open cards to show he has no secrets to keep. So, he could openly ask about her, and during their conversation making clear that he's on their side as for that, even suggesting to help them getting her off the radar by giving the Alliance a false tip or something, maybe even by faking her death like with samples from her body that could be found as the only remains of her body (like in the movie "The whole nine yards" - in case you've seen that - when they made dental impressions to create the image of the teeth and then place it inside a body that is already dead) or something like that. XD Hope this doesn't sound too crazy. Like I said, Zane is totally on his own side, ready to do anything as long as it will lead to what he wants for himself. Their trust would definitely be to his advantage. But as I said, just as idea that came up. If you think that's too far-stretched, that's totally fine. Yah, sounds alright to me that they would enter with distrust. So I gotta have him playing a great act to be the good guy, lol. Even more fun! That would make a good reason for Dex to talk to Zane in private. Maybe he hadn't even planned right away to talk to him in an one on one but then while it's happening, he can't help revealing himself to him, plus can give him instructions about their next steps. I think they would stay in contact as well, same as Zane with Wendy. Oh and Ariel, I think Zane would contact Dex via email or whatever shortly before that meeting is going to happen, like maybe shortly before they head out, so still on board Serenity. Can you, at some point, have him get a look on his phone or something to see an incoming message? I would write a single Zane post then, already being at that location, maybe even come up with something he had done to Nakamura instead. XD Whatever was the plan for that, I'm flexible. Just thought it would give me a chance to write a first post sometime soon already. Yes i am all for Zane keeping tabs with Dex via email! Just something more to reign him back into the task he is set to do. I will have him take a look at his messages shortly after him and Jayne wrap things up. Or maybe they become interrupted near the end of their conversation with a notification alert and Dex will make up some sort of excuse lol. And I think the communication arrangements and instructions excuse for Zane to speak with Dex is good as well!
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 4, 2021 14:29:08 GMT -8
So just a little nitpick, they don't really have email or phones. We gotta come up with devices they actually have in this show. They always had to wear earpieces in order to communicate in close range when on a job. If that went down, they were usually SOL. In the show, people usually use those computer ports like Inara has or like on the bridge. Basically like communicating via computer. Or data pads if you were more well off and could afford that. However, Alliance people do have fancier smaller devices. Still, they don't look like phones and aren't called phones. What if Dex has a communication device that's disguised as a regular wristwatch that's slightly futuristic, normal for the time, but doesn't appear as fancy as Alliance tech? One that he can receive written communications and orders on and send back his own short messages on? Maybe has to use his fingerprint on the screen to unlock the watch face to show the communication screen underneath? As far as communicating via voice and/or face, he'd have to sneak onto one of Serenity's communication portals or maybe he has one of those fancy datapads hidden. I think it'd be more fun if he has to sneak away and onto a Serenity portal.
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Post by Ariel on Apr 4, 2021 14:31:30 GMT -8
So just a little nitpick, they don't really have email or phones. We gotta come up with devices they actually have in this show. They always had to wear earpieces in order to communicate in close range when on a job. If that went down, they were usually SOL. In the show, people usually use those computer ports like Inara has or like on the bridge. Basically like communicating via computer. Or data pads if you were more well off and could afford that. However, Alliance people do have fancier smaller devices. Still, they don't look like phones and aren't called phones. What if Dex has a communication device that's disguised as a regular wristwatch that's slightly futuristic, normal for the time, but doesn't appear as fancy as Alliance tech? One that he can receive written communications and orders on and send back his own short messages on? Maybe has to use his fingerprint on the screen to unlock the watch face to show the communication screen underneath? As far as communicating via voice and/or face, he'd have to sneak onto one of Serenity's communication portals or maybe he has one of those fancy datapads hidden. I think it'd be more fun if he has to sneak away and onto a Serenity portal. I like that idea! kind of like a futuristic version of an apple watch or something if anyone asks, he picked it up along one of his travels bypassing through an advanced city or something like that.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 5, 2021 9:57:42 GMT -8
Actually, Dex even could have been handed out such a device by the Alliance back at the time they had made this agreement with him. It could, all the way, have been Doctor Zed contacting him over it since practially every mission he was sent on was coming from his order, testing Dex.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 6, 2021 10:00:37 GMT -8
Hey, since we we're going to soon get them onto the mission, I was thinking if, now that Mal had fucked things up with Inara again lol, I might let Mal exit the kitchen after your next Inara post and have him overhear Dex and Jayne's conversation at exactly the point where it is right now, adding his two scents rather in passing and telling them (actually only addressing Dex but Jayne would think that goes to both of them XD) to get ready. Since Mal had originally only returned to the kitchen after having left his gun there, he certainly would need to return to his cabin as well before they all would gather there again for last instructions. Then, right after Mal leaves, or even while he's still talking to them, Dex could receive that message on his device. What do you think?
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 6, 2021 10:13:42 GMT -8
Sounds perfect! Not sure if we should have someone get Wendy or if I should just have her go, like if we pretend they said they’d meet in half hour and she can just be like, time to get going. I’m fine either way. I think every active character is busy with other stuff or already waiting, so I’ll prob have her go on her own. 😊
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 8, 2021 21:28:06 GMT -8
Last night whilst getting ready for bed, I thought of a good way to hold back Simon from going! Mal's already telling Jayne he's not going, so I think what I'll do is have Wendy lock Simon in the infirmary. Suss out the code for the panel with her ability.
I think she'll already have decided that she was going to stay behind on the planet and doesn't want Simon going because he doesn't want Dr. Nakamura to see him. In case the Alliance or Blue Sun ever show up on Nakamura's doorstep, she doesn't have faith that they wouldn't be able to get him to break down and talk, mentioning Simon Tam and then having them connect it to Serenity.
So anywho, Kaylee would have to go on ahead so she doesn't see Wendy do that. When Wendy gets to the cargo bay, she'll just make up a story about talking him out of going. Maybe Kaylee ends up wandering back down and lets him out after the away shuttle is already gone, lol. Was thinking Simon's the one who then calls them on the shuttle comms as they're landing to tattle on her plan to stay. Maybe then River pops out from her hiding place at that news?
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 9, 2021 6:07:13 GMT -8
Sounds perfect to me. If needed, I gladly offer to temp Simon for scenes.
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Post by Ariel on Apr 9, 2021 13:03:16 GMT -8
Last night whilst getting ready for bed, I thought of a good way to hold back Simon from going! Mal's already telling Jayne he's not going, so I think what I'll do is have Wendy lock Simon in the infirmary. Suss out the code for the panel with her ability. I think she'll already have decided that she was going to stay behind on the planet and doesn't want Simon going because he doesn't want Dr. Nakamura to see him. In case the Alliance or Blue Sun ever show up on Nakamura's doorstep, she doesn't have faith that they wouldn't be able to get him to break down and talk, mentioning Simon Tam and then having them connect it to Serenity. So anywho, Kaylee would have to go on ahead so she doesn't see Wendy do that. When Wendy gets to the cargo bay, she'll just make up a story about talking him out of going. Maybe Kaylee ends up wandering back down and lets him out after the away shuttle is already gone, lol. Was thinking Simon's the one who then calls them on the shuttle comms as they're landing to tattle on her plan to stay. Maybe then River pops out from her hiding place at that news? Excellent!! And thanks so much Tony can’t wait to get my kaylee/Simon on again sometime soon!!
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Post by DarkSideCookie on May 8, 2021 6:49:18 GMT -8
I posted for River and sent her to one of the away shuttles. Since that's a single post with nobody to tag, I mention it only here. Also, shall we create a location for the shuttle or want me to just mention how she got there in her thoughts of my next post, once they will have landed on the mission planet? I'm fine either way.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on May 8, 2021 21:09:22 GMT -8
There's only two shuttles on a Firefly class ship; Inara's and the second one the crew uses as a mission shuttle. There's already a thread for it, very last thread in the Locations board titled Mission Shuttle.
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Post by Smare on Jul 22, 2021 17:49:06 GMT -8
Hello all! I am currently writing up an application for Simon Tam and would love to discuss the plot with yall! I have done some past reading, that I could find, but will read any links sent my way. I am happy to discuss past and future plots.
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Post by Ariel on Jul 23, 2021 9:52:25 GMT -8
Hello all! I am currently writing up an application for Simon Tam and would love to discuss the plot with yall! I have done some past reading, that I could find, but will read any links sent my way. I am happy to discuss past and future plots. Woohoo! So happy my Kaylee will have a Simon Basically half the people on Serenity right now are preparing to go on a mission to get the Alliance doctor who knows how to treat Wendy's condition. Due to Simon being played on and off, we wanted him to come on the mission but didn't have a player for him. So we were just going to have him stick behind. But now we have a player for him, it's up to you, but I think we thought it would be beneficial to the plot if he came. Heidi is definitely better at explaining all the intricacies of our plots and background information. This was the summary she gave to the last Simon player. Plot-wise, we have moved on from the dining area and the group going on the mission is about to leave the ship. "Yup, the dining area is the most recent. The location threads are in the order of most recent posts from top to bottom. Right now, the whole crew is in the dining area, finalizing a plan to head down to the planet they're orbiting. There's a doctor there who used to work for Blue Sun that they think might be able to help Wendy (my OC character who's like River but wasn't lucky enough to have had a wonderful bro to break her out). We kinda had them skip over talking out the details and thought we'd just play out the mission. We were determining in the Plots here who would be going and who would be staying aboard the ship. We haven't fully finalized, so you guys can add your input on how you feel about staying aboard Serenity or going on the mission.Before the Shadowheart was in the picture, we did kinda have a few mentions of Kaylee staying to help repair Shadowheart and Simon staying to look after Sally. But since the Shadowheart crew came aboard, they had a meeting to include them which could have shifted things around.Since this is a mission to forcibly invite the doctor aboard (aka kidnap if necessary, lol), I think they won't have too many going on the mission. They're trying to be quick about it because they're dealing with limited time. There's a satellite orbiting that keeps an eye on the doctor. We said it's an older model and that they're not overly concerned with what he's up to, so a small "malfunction" where the feed goes down for a little might sporadically happen and be ignored. They wouldn't bother sending Alliance or Blue Sun out to check things out unless it's out long enough for things to seem suspicious. Wendy has already hacked it and they're ready to shut it down before they take the shuttle down. We've made mention of all characters being in the dining area for the family meeting that Mal called. The RPG takes place shortly after the series and before the movie. Some connections your characters have outside of the show: Simon - He and my OC Wendy have formed a trust in each other. Wendy and River had an immediate connection due to their similar gift/problems. Wendy helped calm River and showed her a way for her to find her center when things went empathically haywire with all the emotions flying around that ship. It helped her earn Simon's trust. Simon helped Wendy out with her migraine issue. Blue Sun messed her up and made her dependent on these meds she can only get from them in order to keep her under their thumb. Things went sideways at her last mission which resulted in her having to go rouge. Hence her trying to track down Simon to see if he could help. Time is too short so in the meantime, they tracked down this doctor who was part of the botched surgery. They're hoping he can help or tell Simon what he could do to help. Simon helped patch up Sally's leg when Serenity docked with Shadowheart. Shadowheart had been floating dead in the air with oxygen nearly gone. Captain Madison is grateful. Don't think there was too much chatting between Simon and the Shadowheart crew, but someone will chime in if I'm wrong. I think that's all for Simon that steers out of canon due to involvement of OCs. Kristi had stepped in to play him for a bit. I think most of his scenes had been in the Infirmary. Nothing major, just what I said above. Kaylee - It's been said in-game that she's going to be helping get Shadowheart up and running. We had someone playing her for a very short time forever ago. We avoided using her since she didn't have a player. She's been lingering and observing, so she's pretty easy to pick up. Zoe - Same with Zoe as Kaylee. She's usually only been around within the Wash posts (Wash player writing some lines and reactions for her within the Wash posts). All Characters - Some big events off the top of my head that occurred in the RPG... Some of this is in the official timeline thread, but I'm so far from having it fully updated. They'd gone planetside to New Melbourne to meet up with Monte for a job he had lined up for them and for supplies. Some men followed Inara and Kaylee when they went off together for some shopping. They knocked Kaylee out with a hit to the head and injected Inara with a sedative. Monty happened along just in time and took the two guys out. Kaylee found a disk that had been slipped into her pocket and it was a message from Niska. The men were working for him and he'd had a plan to start taking out his revenge on Mal via people close to him. Shortly after they were safely back on board and ready to hightail it away from Niska's radar, Wendy showed up, having figured the Tams were hiding there (she had connections to anti-Alliance people and had been trying to find Simon for some time, wanting to get out from under Blue Sun and the Alliance's thumb). Unfortunately, the Hands of Blue were right on her heels, both trying to track her down and also having a hunch they'd find River. She and the Serenity crew took them out. For helping them out, Mal agreed to let Wendy stay and to help her out. The datapad they took off the Hands of Blue had the information on where to find that doctor. It was also mentioned that there's tons of info regarding the Alliance and Blue Sun on it, so it could used as a plot device later. I think that's it. Other players, if I've missed something, please feel free to reply! New players, let me know if you have any questions! Hopefully this wasn't too confusing. I was recalling things from so long ago and more things kept coming to mind as I typed."I would recommend poking around the Firefly threads, but I grabbed this summary from Heidi from the potential plots thread. Especially the Kitchen, Dining, and Lounge Area thread, I believe that was where Simon was officially played last and had interactions with the other characters. Hollywood Heidi Smare DarkSideCookie
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