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[Battalion]

Kikaimegami wrote...

RiptideX1090 wrote...

Kikaimegami wrote...

Ah, nothing warms my heart like some good, old fashioned character abuse.

You're not talking about Xen are you?

Of course I'm talking about Xen! One of the more enjoyable parts of writing, for me at least, is building up a really great character and then tossing them into the fire.

Why do you enjoy that?If you don't mind me asking.

[RiptideX1090]

Lividity Jones wrote...

Kikaimegami wrote...

Of course I'm talking about Xen! One of the more enjoyable parts of writing, for me at least, is building up a really great character and then tossing them into the fire.

Well...

If you actually enjoy what comes...

I don't know what to tell you.

Yeah...

We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

[Kikaimegami]

Lividity Jones wrote...

Well...

If you actually enjoy what comes...

I don't know what to tell you.

It's not reading it I enjoy so much as writing it. Putting a character through hell and writing how they feel, how they react and adapt. I love doing that stuff.

Reading it can be fun as well if it's done well. I'm guessing that the Daro'Xen fic you guys are working on will be an enjoyable read, even if the subject matter itself is repulsive or otherwise unenjoyable (such as the way you tear her down).

[Kikaimegami]

Battalion wrote...

Why do you enjoy that?If you don't mind me asking.

I love character interaction! Seeing how characters react to their enviroments and to other characters is really awesome. I like getting into their heads and seeing how events around them change them, how it makes them feel, how they react to it.

[RiptideX1090]

Kikaimegami wrote...

Lividity Jones wrote...

Well...

If you actually enjoy what comes...

I don't know what to tell you.

It's not reading it I enjoy so much as writing it. Putting a character through hell and writing how they feel, how they react and adapt. I love doing that stuff.

Reading it can be fun as well if it's done well. I'm guessing that the Daro'Xen fic you guys are working on will be an enjoyable read, even if the subject matter itself is repulsive or otherwise unenjoyable (such as the way you tear her down).

You know what? I respect that. I like that.

I hope you enjoy the ride Kikai, we'll do our best to impress.

[Someone With Mass]

I like to read more than write, because then I can see things from a different perspective.

[Kikaimegami]

RiptideX1090 wrote...

You know what? I respect that. I like that.

I hope you enjoy the ride Kikai, we'll do our best to impress.

Great!

That's sort of why I've been putting off reading it. I kind of want to wait until it's done so I don't freak out waiting for new chapters to be written

[Tairis Deamhan]

Even'n Tali thread. I see the Xenness still rules.

[Someone With Mass]

Tairis Deamhan wrote...

Even'n Tali thread. I see the Xenness still rules.

Well, we've pretty much discussed everything there is about Tali, so now we're doing the next best thing.

[Lividity Jones]

Tairis Deamhan wrote...

Even'n Tali thread. I see the Xenness still rules.

Nah.

Tali's still number one.

I'm looking forward to writing more of her and Shep once Reckoning is finished.

[Kikaimegami]

Someone With Mass wrote...

I like to read more than write, because then I can see things from a different perspective.

I love both equally which is a big part of the reason my inability to write an ME2 story is absolutely maddening.

The biggest part of my problem is I generally don't work with canon characters other than possibly having them in lesser roles or supporting roles where they don't really show up for very long. I'm much more comfortable writing about my own characters, but I have ideas for canon character stories and not so much for original characters for the Mass Effect universe

Plus, I want to write about geth, which decreases the possible character pool substantially.

[Someone With Mass]

Kikaimegami wrote...

I love both equally which is a big part of the reason my inability to write an ME2 story is absolutely maddening.

The biggest part of my problem is I generally don't work with canon characters other than possibly having them in lesser roles or supporting roles where they don't really show up for very long. I'm much more comfortable writing about my own characters, but I have ideas for canon character stories and not so much for original characters for the Mass Effect universe

Plus, I want to write about geth, which decreases the possible character pool substantially.

The Mass Effect story viewed from the geth side would actually be pretty interesting.

[Tairis Deamhan]

From A Single Optic: A Geth's Story of Mass Effect Two?

[xI extremist Ix]

Kikaimegami wrote...

Someone With Mass wrote...

I like to read more than write, because then I can see things from a different perspective.

I love both equally which is a big part of the reason my inability to write an ME2 story is absolutely maddening.

The biggest part of my problem is I generally don't work with canon characters other than possibly having them in lesser roles or supporting roles where they don't really show up for very long. I'm much more comfortable writing about my own characters, but I have ideas for canon character stories and not so much for original characters for the Mass Effect universe

Plus, I want to write about geth, which decreases the possible character pool substantially.

Geth: This process would like to ask a question.

Geth: We are all geth.

Geth: Initiating solitaire download...

[Battalion]

Someone With Mass wrote...

Kikaimegami wrote...

I love both equally which is a big part of the reason my inability to write an ME2 story is absolutely maddening.

The biggest part of my problem is I generally don't work with canon characters other than possibly having them in lesser roles or supporting roles where they don't really show up for very long. I'm much more comfortable writing about my own characters, but I have ideas for canon character stories and not so much for original characters for the Mass Effect universe

Plus, I want to write about geth, which decreases the possible character pool substantially.

The Mass Effect story viewed from the geth side would actually be pretty interesting.

It would be interseting.I think the Geth are pretty cool.

[RiptideX1090]

Lividity Jones wrote...

Tairis Deamhan wrote...

Even'n Tali thread. I see the Xenness still rules.

Nah.

Tali's still number one.

I'm looking forward to writing more of her and Shep once Reckoning is finished.

Agreed.

[Kikaimegami]

Someone With Mass wrote...

The Mass Effect story viewed from the geth side would actually be pretty interesting.

Well, more specifically, I want to write about their evolution as a sentient race. I really want to explore the seemingly emotional responses Legion has throughout the game and build upon that idea. What is it like to experience emotions for the first time? What emotions would you feel early on? How would what you feel change over time as you begin to understand what is happening to you?

Tied into this, I also want to explore the slightly complex relationship between Legion and Tali. I want to have them needing to work together and how over the course of the story that constant proximity changes both of their opinions of the other. I want to show Tali learning something about the geth that she never knew, something that is powerful enough to change her opinion--not all at once, mind you, but a gradual change over time as she notices more things that surprise her.

[Tairis Deamhan]

Kikaimegami wrote...

Someone With Mass wrote...

The Mass Effect story viewed from the geth side would actually be pretty interesting.

Well, more specifically, I want to write about their evolution as a sentient race. I really want to explore the seemingly emotional responses Legion has throughout the game and build upon that idea. What is it like to experience emotions for the first time? What emotions would you feel early on? How would what you feel change over time as you begin to understand what is happening to you?

Tied into this, I also want to explore the slightly complex relationship between Legion and Tali. I want to have them needing to work together and how over the course of the story that constant proximity changes both of their opinions of the other. I want to show Tali learning something about the geth that she never knew, something that is powerful enough to change her opinion--not all at once, mind you, but a gradual change over time as she notices more things that surprise her.

Sounds like a plan for a fic to me?

[Blze001]

xI extremist Ix wrote...

Geth: Initiating solitaire download...

If the Geth are anything like humans, their productivity is going to plummet....

[Kikaimegami]

Tairis Deamhan wrote...

Sounds like a plan for a fic to me?

Oh, it is. I know what I want to do, it's just.. getting it working, setting the stage, putting everything into play, all the basics just aren't falling into place how they should. Every time I try to write it, I hit a block. I can describe it all day long until I'm blue in the face, but putting it to prose is proving to be absolutely frustrating.

[Arhka]

The Legion fic thing I would see work best in the format of the Raela'Shepard or the Noir shorts.

[Someone With Mass]

Kikaimegami wrote...

Someone With Mass wrote...

The Mass Effect story viewed from the geth side would actually be pretty interesting.

Well, more specifically, I want to write about their evolution as a sentient race. I really want to explore the seemingly emotional responses Legion has throughout the game and build upon that idea. What is it like to experience emotions for the first time? What emotions would you feel early on? How would what you feel change over time as you begin to understand what is happening to you?

Tied into this, I also want to explore the slightly complex relationship between Legion and Tali. I want to have them needing to work together and how over the course of the story that constant proximity changes both of their opinions of the other. I want to show Tali learning something about the geth that she never knew, something that is powerful enough to change her opinion--not all at once, mind you, but a gradual change over time as she notices more things that surprise her.

Well, what are you waiting for?

Sounds like you have more than enough to start something.

[Kikaimegami]

Plus, there's the other part of it... Most people believe it would be out of character for Tali to even become friendly with Legion or to lose her hate for the geth as a whole. I want to write it in such a way that not only does it sound plausible and not contrived, but also keep her in character throughout the entire story. I need to really get into her head and dig in, which I'm not sure if I have a good hold of just yet.



Actually, if any of you know of good Tali stories in which she remains in character throughout and are good examples of how to write her, I'd love to read them.

[Arhka]

Hades' Dogs on FF.net was good, but the author deleted it out of frustration...