This could get ugly and I'm strangely OK with that.

[shipwreck_light]

Dearest RBF, please excuse my shortage of comments in the recent days. Got stuff goin' on at work. It's been stressful.

I don't know about you, but stress gives me The Plotbunies like nobody's business. I've been pestering some of you about them. And that makes you extra awesome (because everyone here is awesome, not even verging on hyperbole).

I actually have one right now that would only work here.

I could make it a novel. I'm sure I could. But, I don't want to. I think it would end up missing a lot if it got cut down to one plot and a few main characters.

The thing is, the setup: I have to fill in the entire cast before I start. I can't be bringing people in part way through. I could theoretically take people out, but in's a no-go past a certain point.

My friends, do I have any requests? Characters? Sorts of relationships you want to see? Issues to deal with? I'm entertaining anything and everything at this point in development.

Now, I make no garuntee that I can honor every inquiry or that I can make the story *do* anything, but I wanted to ask, since if anybody's going to be reading this, it's you.

A few things to keep in mind
-Setting is fairly far future sci-fi
-Cast includes a disproportionate amount of geeky types
--And I'm aiming to have more than 50% women
-There is a subset of characters who don't speak the same language as the others; about six people out of fifty.
-The cast maxes out at fifty people in an isolated but relatively well appointed situation. Not sure if I'm counting AIs or not. In fact, that issue may be dealt with as a plotpoint.

Comments

[walkwithheroes]

YEAH THE PEOPLE WITH THE GIANT MECHA HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. GOOD JOB.

Good job, indeed. lol.


None of them have legally attained people status, not LEGALLY, and it's a sore spot with one of the pilots.

That could be really interesting. Okay, it will be totally interesting.


Whatsmore, there's at least one other AI of a completely different make running around. Meaning? AI on AI interaction and bonding.

I love that idea. Just seeing how the AIs interact with one another and what their thoughts are on one another.

There's nothing I like better than throwing a bunch of misfits together and watching them try to bond. And a lot of why I like reading Surely Someday.

That's the kind of thing I like, too. :)
Thanks for the compliment, too.

[shipwreck_light]

Ack, sorry about the barely english comment thar. I wrote that and got in bed. Should have done the bed thing first. Anyway!

Because of you, there is now a counselor. She cons her way into coming along. Kind of waffling on the language barrier because of this. While I'd love to watch her give language lessons to the pilots after hours, one of them has a medical condition I don't think she believes in and it might be more interesting to A) have her study him and B) have the pilots be inexplicable to the others in different ways.

Since we're talking about several high-level military AIs v. a single homebrew program... well, I sure hope that gets interesting!

You're very welcome!

Now, we just have to wait for me to get bored with Jealous of Roses. It's only a matter of time...

[walkwithheroes]

Yes, I inspired you to make a character!

one of them has a medical condition I don't think she believes in and it might be more interesting to A) have her study him and B) have the pilots be inexplicable to the others in different ways.

I'd certainly be interested in reading those story lines.

[shipwreck_light]

You sure did! Her name's Prizzi and it tentatively looks like she's getting the first line of dialogue in the whole thing. And then she gets to wrangle mecha pilots and observe AI bonding.

Jealous of Roses, why you got to have so many tasty plotpoints right now?

[walkwithheroes]

Her getting the first piece of dialogue is awesome. I look forward to reading this. I really do.

[shipwreck_light]

Well, I have half of the cast filled in at the moment. Something is going somewhere. Fingers crossed for easy on the flames!

[walkwithheroes]

Fingers crossed!