[OOC] Star Trader

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@Thinslayer

Ahhh...would it be okay if you could formulate a longer reply? I know it's a lot to ask but I'd like to speed up the current events and I don't think I'll be writing much today since I'm in a horrible mood.

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Also...what do you think of Moglet?

He's got a head start in the race for her heart, it sounds like, so Ed will have to work his magic to take first place.

And I've also left the stone throwing at the window for you to determine. It could literally be anyone so I've opened up the idea for you to take wherever.

Ah, I didn't know that's what that was. I thought it was Moglet. I'll see what I can do with it.

Do you want to do a time skip after a couple of posts to when the classes actually start?

I think after they've had a chat with this guy throwing rocks at their window, sure. I'm torn between putting them in orientation and putting them in a classroom. Both have their merits. Ideally, I'd like to stick the characters in a starship and throw them in an asteroid belt, but I think we're a little ways off from that yet. We may need to change up the class structure to make things more exciting.

Ahhh...would it be okay if you could formulate a longer reply? I know it's a lot to ask but I'd like to speed up the current events and I don't think I'll be writing much today since I'm in a horrible mood.

Sure! It's no problem. Writing more is easy - it's making the hook for you to reply on that's hard. ;-)

What happened that soured your mood, though? Wanna talk about it over PM?

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Hey. Thanks for responding! You don't have to make a hook for me to reply to, I can (hopefully) handle it myself.

I've just had a really tiring day and I'm kind of feeling out of it. I'll write later today if I'm okay though!

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Aww. I know all too well how exhaustion really does a number on one's creativity. Sounds like someone needs an uplifting story to raise her spirits! ^_^

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Hit me with it!

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Decided to kill two birds with one stone. Having a father figure for the characters to rely on for relationship advice will be invaluable, and while we're at it, why not introduce Ed's actual father? I'm tired of characters' fathers always being absent, and figured now would be a great time to break that trope. Since he's got a lot of adventures and experience under his belt, he'll also give me an excuse to tell other stories in-character - thus giving me a reason to write you something more heartwarming or uplifting. ^_^

It's a tad cheesy, I know, but I really wanted to break that Absent Father trope. >_<

EDIT: Also writing a side-story for ya. Too tired to finish it tonight though.

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Dangit, I went through three or four different short stories, but scrapped all of them because none were particularly bright or uplifting. So, still working on it. ^_^

Also getting lots of other story ideas in the bargain, though. :P

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@Thinslayer

Oh no! You don’t have to work on a side story, you kind kind person! It’s good that you’re getting a ton of story ideas though and I think that the father idea is really great. It also pokes a tender spot for Sofie because well...the relationship between her own family is very different than the one that Ed has with his.

I’ll write a reply as soon as possible. A lot of new irritating things have cropped up irl so I’m still in my horrible mood. I’ll write to the best of my ability though!

Thank you so much, Thin! :)

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And there's my post! I didn't move much with the Fenix dialouge so so very sorry for that, but I added a flashback moment to contrast the families.

I hope everything was okay! I'm starting to feel a bit better now...

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I liked the post! The flashback made her father feel kinda scary, so it makes sense why Sofie would feel a little dirty after shaking hands with Ed's father. I'm still dying to learn whether my hunch is correct that she's Terran-born (don't spoil it for me), so we'll see if Ed or Fenix can pry that information out of her. :P

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Sorry for the long delay. Trying to decide on whether/how to do the timeskip. Should we timeskip to the first class, or segue into the orientation instead? The former gets things moving, but the latter introduces us to the other characters earlier.

I'll post what I have written so far. It should help us work out how to move forward.

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I think for this class, the characters will engage in a team-building exercise - literally. They'll be picking crewmates. Trouble is, I'm having difficulty thinking up a scenario, and I could use some help.

A few of my ideas:

* Teacher has them doing team sports. The sales pitch is: "What do sports have to do with trading? They have a few things in common: a challenge to overcome, and working with others to overcome it. Today, we'll be playing [volleyball? basketball?]. Whoever wins gets a cash prize."

* We stick the kids on a [simulated?] starship and let them pick their roles. The teachers observe which kids pick which roles, and note that for future reference. Their goal is to [land? dock?] the ship. Whether they succeed or fail, they'll learn a lot about how starships work and how crews operate.

* Teacher assigns student pairs to come up with a menu for the cafeteria. By the way, this is canonically how the cafeteria is run - by students learning business. The food is very hit-or-miss. xD Anyway, Ed and Sofie get paired up. The students are given a small investment of capital to play with (taken from the tuition they paid into the school) and instructed to submit a report about their experiences at the end of the week.

Your thoughts?

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3 sounds pretty interesting but it's kind of slice of lifey
I'd say you take your pick or I can choose two and you choose one from that. If that's the choice then I'll choose 2 and 3

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I think I'll go with the starship idea.

I estimate the next post to be big (or at least meaty), so I'll need another day or so to craft it. Had a rotten day at work, so no progress was made on it today. :(

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@Thinslayer Good! Let's do it!

And I'm excited for your next post. Don't overwork yourself though and I'm sorry you had a bad day...do you need any wholesome memes?

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Memes would be fun! :D

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Right now, we're introducing various important characters. Ed and Sofie will need a good lawyer on their team, which Kish Warburton (pronounced Wah-buh-tun) can fill. I'm thinking the tall girl can be a competitive rival.

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@Thinslayer
AHHH sorry for the slow post. I've been working on it on and off but can't seem to fully get into it.

Here's a meme or two!

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I've been working on it on and off but can't seem to fully get into it.

You know, I was just thinking the same thing yesterday. Something about the RP isn't quite feeling fun, and I'm not looking forward to posting like I used to. I'm thinking that the problem is lack of character interaction. Ed and Sofie are mainly interacting with NPCs, not with each other. Is there a way we can put Ed and Sofie next to each other?

About Ed's "Lie"

I described the sign wrong. It should be the thumb and all fingers pinched together to make the 0 sign, then stretched out. In other words, his wealth is the lie.

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@Thinslayer
Well Sofie's back to cowering again...maybe we can get them to talk and interact? or send them back to their dorms before the space shuttle thing so they can have midnight discussions.

AND AHHHHH I had to watch this lady do the sign over and over again while saying the word "900". Let's just say Sofie misunderstood, as did I.