My stomach is trying to come out of my nose and my sister is on the rag so I'm having sympathy cramps even though I'm a guy. She's my twin by the way. Makes thinking very hard.

Aww, well at least you get what it's like. Most guys can't say that. I have to take prescription level ibuprofen just to be semi-functional.

I really hope you feel better though! Just rest.

Thanks, I will try, and yeah, that's what my sister says. :P

Are you feeling better today?

You know, I dont think you ever mentioned how Alexi and his elders maintained the family fortune. I asked once before but I think we changed the subject? Or did you tell me. I suppose if he didn't want to mess with it he could have Joseph work on that. It would actually be a good point about the level of trust he holds for him.

The Vandros family has many companies under their name, the largest one being their import and exports. The second largest company is an electronics company with which Alexi has cornered the market on the electronic devices used to control slaves. His companies are the only producers of these devices, so you can see how it's a booming business with many factories all over the planet. He's always on the lookout for new companies trying to get set up and either crushes them, or buys them out. Since most slaves are controlled electronically in some way or another, he never really has to worry about the company tanking :P

Hmm... I'm even more confused about his intentions with his "plan" now... not going to lie...

Update: Okay, now that I read the post, that's awesome that he wants slavery to end. But it would certainly destroy his business. Still, he has plenty of money to live on I suppose.

. . .I. . . .want. . . .to. . .soo. . BAD!!!!! But I won't, I will resist!!!! I can't ruin it. . . . . *Grin*

I swear, this system is glitching up big time.

Aww, you really can't tell Joseph?! Damnit, this is killing me. :-)

Well, I'm not sure if you will take solace in this but I can say that I've laid out the plan to another partner of mine and she is absolutely ecstatic over the idea and can't wait to see it unfold :P

Lol, is she reading the IC?

Joseph is... conflicted. Without fully understanding how this helps the plan, it's going to be very difficult for him to follow orders. He will do it, but he will hate every second of it. Essentially, Alexi is asking him to help torture a man, to inflict the worst thing that Joseph himself has ever experienced on another person, without telling him how it really contributes to the greater good.

He's asking Joseph to never let him forget that. Never let him forget that what he's doing is the worst thing one being can do to another. Joseph is the only person he can rely on here, and he knows how bad it's going to hurt Joseph, but he's praying that Joseph will trust him enough, and long enough, that he will be able to see his plan through to the end. Other than cleaning his room and(Later) helping him with the extraction of his own blood(Alexi's) for the breaking, Alexi is going to try and keep his direct involvement with the processes to a minimum. He's going to give Joseph permission to speak to Eric whenever he wants while Alexi's not with him, but I'm not sure how Joseph is going to take that news. For Alexi it is a show of trust, and a hope that perhaps Joseph will do Eric some good, but he's not exactly counting on it since he knows how Joseph feels about this whole thing.

In other words, it's good that he's conflicted. It will help greatly with the plan. Oh, and she's a little busy with school and stuff right now, but she plans to.

I'm looking forward to playing out some conversations between Erik and Joseph... although I think it will be more Erik being rude and insulting out of pain and anger, and Joseph just quietly accepting it and doing as much to help him as Alexi will allow.

Damn, the idea of having an audience that I don't personally know makes me kind of nervous. I hope she likes my writing ok. It sort of pales in comparison to yours, but I try. :-)

I'm glad you look forward to having your characters talking to one another. I always find t fun :P And don't worry, you can relax, she's really nice. If you want, you can read her and I's RP to make it even. We actually have two now, and the second one has just started! Her an I work real well together and I made the joke that she and I are "Drift Compatible" :P

I'm not usually that good at having two characters speak to each other, but I've spent a bit of time daydreaming about these two conversing. They are such polar opposites.

What are your RPs about?

*Looks up* Hmmm, it says I didn't post. . . . .

Hmm? Sometimes it does that.

Like it just did it to me...

Our RP? It's great. She and I are guardians of the Dream and Nightmare Realms respectively. One of my kind decided he would be a better ruler than I and at the millennial clash between the Dream and Nightmare realms he mortally wounds me, or so he thinks, and when the barrier between realms goes back up, I'm left in the Dream Realm. Since the most important thing for a guardian is the preservation of balance, and because the Dream Guardian is such a nice guy, he now has to try and nurse me back to health so I can take back my realm. There is a resistance, a very strong one, back in the Nightmare Realm lead by my second in command, but it's only a matter of time before either Gin successfully finds a way to wipe them out, or someone in the Dream Realm succeeds in killing me because I am "a plague on their realm". Her and I are flowing along very smoothly, our ideas meshing very well, and I just can't stop myself from going back and re-reading it from the beginning ever once in a while :P It's a great read, even if it's not finished :P

So, wanna give it a look?

Sure, send me a link. I'm reading various articles on how much of the Gen Y / Millennial problems are our fault right now, but I'll save it to read for later. It's bound to be less depressing than this lol.