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there's so much action in their pasts that it's almost more interesting (IE more high stakes, I don't know about originality) during the war. Okay, but i want to write in the present. And they didn't really know each other much back then! (Tyr was buddies with Serrano, sort of knew Duane, and had seen Gabe around. Duane and Gabe were buddies. Gabe and Serrano weren't going out of their ways to spend time together but he accidentally had a quick little breakdown around her so she felt protective (oh hey just figured that out now, neat). Duane and Xiang were enemies.)
Solution: either lots of flashbacks, or two timelines running parallel... and aw fuck I already lost my idea on how to make it work. Damn it!
But anyway I need to work on what they did during the war and how they all met each other and stuff. Also figuring out why Duane and Xiang are at each other's throats would be nice. I know the summary is "she's a bitch!" "he's an asshole!" but the actual events and interaction that led to such an impression would be nice, too. XD
Anyway back to the flashbacks idea, they'd have to be relevant to the current plot too, not only there to look pretty, but it might be okay if some of them are relevant only re: character development. After all, the characters make the plot happen! yeah. >__>
(note to self, need to show Tyr as less settled into himself and comfortable at the start of the story. Okay he's still in a weird zen state from being free and "can't change the outcome anymore, i just gotta wait and see now" over whether he's gonna die from the werewolf thing or not, but I should still make what he's got to change in himself before the end of the story more obvious -- so far it's mostly about how he relates to outsiders, but he's only been shown around fellow army people and he doesn't count them as such so he seemed way comfortable. Needs moar issues! Preferably less heero-like issues, too. *bad asuka is bad* Hey, it's likely some of the shit that happened to him during the war still needs to be processed -- tadahh, justification for moar flashbacks!)
But the other half of 'em... if what they did during the war is still relevant in peace time, it can likely only be relevant for political (with the elf-things and internally) and/or terrorism from X parties, which means aw fuck I also have to figure out the political climate and players. AAA I HATE POLITIIIIICS. WHY DOES IT KEEP SLIPPING IN EVERYTHING I WRITE.
*grumbles* *goes a-figurin' sides and opinions to tack to OCs later on*
Also I need to do some politic-related plotting re: restore. damn it, i'd almost forgotten. *shakes fist at Leuang* he was supposed to be a name-drop for local color, damn it. Then again, using him means I don't have to come up with someone else. Laziness wins!
Solution: either lots of flashbacks, or two timelines running parallel... and aw fuck I already lost my idea on how to make it work. Damn it!
But anyway I need to work on what they did during the war and how they all met each other and stuff. Also figuring out why Duane and Xiang are at each other's throats would be nice. I know the summary is "she's a bitch!" "he's an asshole!" but the actual events and interaction that led to such an impression would be nice, too. XD
Anyway back to the flashbacks idea, they'd have to be relevant to the current plot too, not only there to look pretty, but it might be okay if some of them are relevant only re: character development. After all, the characters make the plot happen! yeah. >__>
(note to self, need to show Tyr as less settled into himself and comfortable at the start of the story. Okay he's still in a weird zen state from being free and "can't change the outcome anymore, i just gotta wait and see now" over whether he's gonna die from the werewolf thing or not, but I should still make what he's got to change in himself before the end of the story more obvious -- so far it's mostly about how he relates to outsiders, but he's only been shown around fellow army people and he doesn't count them as such so he seemed way comfortable. Needs moar issues! Preferably less heero-like issues, too. *bad asuka is bad* Hey, it's likely some of the shit that happened to him during the war still needs to be processed -- tadahh, justification for moar flashbacks!)
But the other half of 'em... if what they did during the war is still relevant in peace time, it can likely only be relevant for political (with the elf-things and internally) and/or terrorism from X parties, which means aw fuck I also have to figure out the political climate and players. AAA I HATE POLITIIIIICS. WHY DOES IT KEEP SLIPPING IN EVERYTHING I WRITE.
*grumbles* *goes a-figurin' sides and opinions to tack to OCs later on*
Also I need to do some politic-related plotting re: restore. damn it, i'd almost forgotten. *shakes fist at Leuang* he was supposed to be a name-drop for local color, damn it. Then again, using him means I don't have to come up with someone else. Laziness wins!