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Mermaids IN SPACE random babble
Thu, Jun. 19th, 2008 02:18One day I'll have to stop blathering about this story and actually write it. One day...!
In the meantime, I have my basic plot down, I have some emotional scenes, but what I really need is visually striking scenes. Like the first time Liadan sees Arun's spaceship and just doesn't get what it is. Stuff like that.
What I've got in mind so far : Liadan's first time in Zero-grav, and Blue's first time underwater.
Which prompted an interesting discussion. ( Drowning empaths, some plot spoilers, and how mermaids use the bathroom )
Anyway, I have a little more plot now -- I know what the first and second OH SHIT big disasters are, but now I need the third and final one (zomg confrontation against Evil Polluting Corporation), and I need it to be EPIC.
I'm thinking of involving a sea dragon somehow. >.> But would it be cliche to have a "Sea Protector/Spirit Rises From The Waves To Punish The Polluting, Materialistic Invaders" or what? Oh yeah, completely cliche. XD Maybe I can flip it by having the dragon rising just because they disurbed it, the bad guys kill it, and the merpeople clans allying over that, because they're considered sacred... I dunno.
Also, the bad guys have telekinetic bodyguards. I feel like I should do stuff with that but I can't think of anything very special at the moment. hnn. If I don't find anything for them to do, I can take it off... but it's so shiny. >.>
Oh, and also Liadan needs to drown someone so Blue and Arun can go WTF D: And Arun needs to use that mind-blindness to his advantage, preferably by sneaking behind someone powerful and nasty and clobbering them (and then having issues over finishing them off. Yeeeah.) While we're talking about making them confront their big issues, Liadan needs to be grabbed by a mer pod and told to be a nice obedient wife at some point. (as for Blue I think I already mentioned being forced underwater and having his crew get killed or otherwise lost, so he's good. XD)
In the meantime, I have my basic plot down, I have some emotional scenes, but what I really need is visually striking scenes. Like the first time Liadan sees Arun's spaceship and just doesn't get what it is. Stuff like that.
What I've got in mind so far : Liadan's first time in Zero-grav, and Blue's first time underwater.
Which prompted an interesting discussion. ( Drowning empaths, some plot spoilers, and how mermaids use the bathroom )
Anyway, I have a little more plot now -- I know what the first and second OH SHIT big disasters are, but now I need the third and final one (zomg confrontation against Evil Polluting Corporation), and I need it to be EPIC.
I'm thinking of involving a sea dragon somehow. >.> But would it be cliche to have a "Sea Protector/Spirit Rises From The Waves To Punish The Polluting, Materialistic Invaders" or what? Oh yeah, completely cliche. XD Maybe I can flip it by having the dragon rising just because they disurbed it, the bad guys kill it, and the merpeople clans allying over that, because they're considered sacred... I dunno.
Also, the bad guys have telekinetic bodyguards. I feel like I should do stuff with that but I can't think of anything very special at the moment. hnn. If I don't find anything for them to do, I can take it off... but it's so shiny. >.>
Oh, and also Liadan needs to drown someone so Blue and Arun can go WTF D: And Arun needs to use that mind-blindness to his advantage, preferably by sneaking behind someone powerful and nasty and clobbering them (and then having issues over finishing them off. Yeeeah.) While we're talking about making them confront their big issues, Liadan needs to be grabbed by a mer pod and told to be a nice obedient wife at some point. (as for Blue I think I already mentioned being forced underwater and having his crew get killed or otherwise lost, so he's good. XD)