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Post by bluebug on Mar 5, 2007 19:13:44 GMT -5
Where we discuss what may or may not happen in future episodes.
To make this thread easier to manage, I'll organize all the spoilers in the top post. Otherwise we'll eventually have way too many pages for people to wade through.
Round 8 (April 2007)
Background: At the end of Chapter 1 (Round 7), Ms Silf finds a student dead. This discovery is learned secondhand (ie. we don't see Ms Silf find the dead student).
1. Round 8 will involve a school lockdown. Everyone is confined to their dorms.
2. The chapter may or may not open up on Ms Silf finding the dead student. Shiroikami suggested that the student dies "in the gutter" (aka off screen). The artist may consider using one panel showing the student (cornered and scared) and the next panel shows the student dead.
3. Everyone is confined to dorms, and there are two roomies per room (or one student if the student is a senior student). The pairings are as follows:
Joy and Sylphi Angelo and Jaes Tyde and Kai Miria (and new character by Munk Art?)
4. Jaes was the roomate of the dead student. As suggested per James, this is how he is introduced:
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Post by bluebug on Mar 5, 2007 19:19:00 GMT -5
Impromangas are tough to keep going if no one has any idea where it's headed. While brainstorming for Round 7, our group came up with the idea that someone is in fact murdered during the Icebreaker. No, it's not one of our main characters. It's an NPC, off screen. The effects of the murder will be seen in the next chapter, as our round (Round 7) will conclude this very first chapter of Negate Never *woot!*. In honor of our very first completed chapter, we will hold a contest for the cover of the next chapter. There are no restrictions except for the fact it probably has to have the word "Murder" in the title and somehow depict the theme of "murder" (but not too graphically . You can work in teams or alone and ... it's not really a contest because we'll post up every piece of art we get ^_^ link to "contest" rules
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Post by bluebug on Mar 5, 2007 19:28:20 GMT -5
Why don't we use the plot discussion thread for discussion, and once we come up with solid conclusions about what should happen next, we can post them here? That way people don't have to wade through the plot discussion thread for all upcoming events etc. They can just come here for a summary. Dai felt like making a strawberry face. bb: Stop that! *slaps upside the head* I'm going to have WAAAY too much fun with these smilies. It's criminal. Or insane. Or both.
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Post by Modesty on Mar 6, 2007 12:08:10 GMT -5
Beatiful plan...it's almost too perfect.
Hey Dai dai! *punches* Owwwiiiieee Mod: OMG Lucius!!! Uh-oh! WASN'T MEEEE! *flees* Oh dear...Lily was foolish to give you such powers. Yeah...bb...make me do something evil to Lucius. Aww bb, you don't wanna do that. You love me. Remember? Mod: Yeah...criminally insane...or something. XD
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Post by shiroikami on Mar 7, 2007 1:16:53 GMT -5
Y'know, we were discussing recently in my Anime and Manga class the "death in the gutter" (where the "gutter" is the break between panels in a comic strip). Our reading for that particular day said that killing a character in the gutter is one of the most vicious ways to kill them because a character killed in the gutter is killed hundreds of thousands of times in as many different ways...
So I say have a shot of the NPC about to die, and then a shot of them dead. ^_^ Death in the gutter for the win!!
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Post by Modesty on Mar 7, 2007 12:55:29 GMT -5
Cool...you have a class on manga. XD XD ;D *is amused for several minutes*
Okay back on track. That may be a startling way for the next group to open the new chapter. Seeing as it's obviously a new chapter and gives the next group the ability to really start from anywhere as long as they tie in the end of the first chapter at some point.
So far the way we have it planned in our script, our group of heros knows nothing about the murder until they return to the dorms and find out there's a lockdown. The chapter basically ends with one of the directors reporting to DD that there's been a death and a lockdown. And Ms. Silf is the one who discovered the body.
Wow...this IS a spoiler thread now. XD
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Post by Modesty on Jul 24, 2007 9:39:43 GMT -5
Tai Alpha (Daixx's brother) is infiltrating the island by possessing "agents". Which could posess any current cast member except those with "protection" against mind control. i.e. those with strong spirits/mind. (For example, Kai might be immune because of his mind abilities.)
Marron has exorcism abilities which Tai could to use against Daixx.
We now have a triforce struggle. (yay...triforce). Daixx is interested in using the students to destroy his brother and other things. Tai Alpha is interested in overthrowing his brother, stealing his brother's efforts to use the students for basically the same thing. Students are interested in learning and getting an education (or social life whatev) and not dying.
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Post by Modesty on Sept 12, 2007 11:26:19 GMT -5
(Round 13 Page 1 and 2)by Modesty Page 1: Jaes puts the scratching post away silently glaring at the still embarrassed Tyde and Kai. K: Ummmm... T: Yeah...I'd say this has been sufficiently awkward. Uh...let's go. Jaes looks over his shoulder and sighs. Off-panel: Tyde and Kai leave. T: See ya! K: Later! Jaes rejoins Angelo outside. Jaes expressionless. A: Did you get what you need? J: Hm. A: The food court's not far. I make it a point to live near food. Angelo and Jaes walk into the Chinese joint as Ms Silf returns with the sword. Silf: Jaes! You're out already. That's great. Jaes: ... Silf smiles wearily at him. Silf: I've been doing what I can to find out what really happened. I don't want you to worry. Jaes: Mmm. Angelo looks concerned. A: Are you all right Ms Silf? You look kind of... Silf: Don't you fret, Gelo. I'll take care of myself. You help Jaes. // Page 2 Angelo and Jaes eat Chinese. A: I have to go to the infirmary to run rounds. I'll be there most of the day and all night. J: ... Angelo continues off panel, Jaes looks apathetic. A: My pager number is on the fridge. You can help yourself to anything in there...except the wine. That's only for special occasions. I've also got Kai and Tyde's room phone number listed if you need any help or get too bored. J: Kay... Angelo stares at the apathetic Jaes A: ... J: ... Same pose: A: Can you do me a favor? J: Hm? A: At 9 p.m. can you call Kai and tell him to pick up my charts and the box with the red stripe? J: Okay. Angelo looks severe. A: You must understand that it is VERY urgent and crucial that I get those out of Lab 5 tonight. Can I trust you to do that? J: Yeah...I'll do it. I'll call him. 9 p.m. Angelo smiles with relief. A: 9 pm. Thanks. // Notes/Suggestions: Anyone can add their thoughts or suggestions for this script. This set things up for conflict in Lab 5. Although...what is Angelo hiding? Why so important? Could it be he's just trying to force Jaes into being social? XD
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Post by Modesty on Sept 12, 2007 11:26:47 GMT -5
(Round 13 pages 3 and 4) Script by Shiroikami
Page 3: Panel 1 (inside of a laboratory, shinies with flashing buttons, etc.) Voice1 (from off panel): *whine* Why is this taking so long my lord? Voice2 (also from off panel): Patience, she will awaken soon enough.
Panel 2 (Marron is lying on a metal table, her eyes flickering open) Marron: Ohhh, my head... Lucius... where...? Voice2: (quietly) You see? (aloud) I see you have awakened, my dear.
Panel 3 Marron (holding her head): What? Who? Who's there? Figure: That is of no concern to you.
Panel 4 Marron (looking angry/annoyed in Figure's direction): Come out of the shadows so I can see you properly you jerk. Figure: We are the ones giving the orders here, not you. Marron: That line is so cliche... -.-;; Figure: Yes, we know, but it was the best the writer could come up with.
Panel 5: Figure: We have brought you here for a reason, once you have fulfilled that purpose, you may be free to go, do you understand? Marron: Purpose? Figure: Yes, we require your abilities.
Panel 6 Marron: And if I choose not to assist you? Figure: Then we will find another who will. Marron: After just letting me go... Figure: No, of course not. You would, of course, have to die.*
Panel 7 Marron: Well, that's a very compelling arguement you've got there. Figure: So you will assist us as we ask? Marron: No.
Panel 8 Figure: Very well then. *snaps fingers* You will sleep until we can deal with you appropriately. (Strains of music pipe in from somewhere, and Marron returns to her enchanted sleep) *Note on "killing" Marron. It should be done in the greatest tradition of fairie tales, in which the maiden is rescued by the handsome prince (Lucius, of course). And of super-spies in which the hero (Marron) is suspended over a boiling vat of (substance of choice) and lowered ever so slowly towards it... we wouldn't want to ACTUALLY kill a main character now, would we? ^_^
Page 4 (outside) Panel 1: (Lucius and the girls are searching for Marron; the rain has mostly stopped) Lucius et al: Marron!! Where are you? (etc.)
Panel 2: Miria: I don't think she's here either. Lucius: But we've searched almost everywhere on campus! She must be somewhere!
Panel 3: Sylphi: (puts a hand on Lucius' shoulder) Maybe she went back to the dorm while we were all out here looking for her. Joy: Yes, let's go back and see if she's there. (Lucius looks rather distressed)
Panel 4 Lucius: I-I don't know... I get this feeling that she's in danger. Sylphi: Danger? What kind of danger could she be in here? Lucius: I... well... I don't know, exactly...
Panel 5: (the intrepid four notice a building through the trees) Miria: Hey, what's that over there? Joy: It looks like a building. The sign over the door says "Lab 5" Miria: Lab 5? Is it an OTI building? Sylphi: Probably. We also probably shouldn't go anywhere near it.
Panel 6 (the rain begins to pick up again) Lucius: It looks like we don't have a choice. Let's go and shelter there until the rain stops again. Joy: I agree.
Panel 7 (the group dashes through the rain to the Lab)
Panel 8 (inside) Miria: Hey, the lights are already on! Sylphi: You're right. I wonder who else is here right now. Lucius: Maybe Marron got caught in the rain and came here too! Joy (looking past everyone else): I don't think it's Marron who came here...
Notes/suggestions: the FIGURE reffered to above should be Terran "shaped" (I.e. shadow figure with Terran's shape)
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Post by James StarRunner on Sept 12, 2007 20:40:58 GMT -5
Woah... um... different from the script I originally got, but I guess I'll get started. Here goes...
(Dang, the chibi Tyde and Kai from the last sketch looked really mind-numbingly cute too)
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Post by Modesty on Sept 12, 2007 23:47:17 GMT -5
JAMES! There you are! What great timing. I only posted up that script because Shiroi didn't have a copy of the one sent to you and I wasn't sure if you're internet was back yet. SO if you have the original script go with that and NOT what I have written here. Unless you prefer my version. Az can work on pages 3 and 4. ^^
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Post by James StarRunner on Sept 13, 2007 0:39:11 GMT -5
Ok... Umm... I've started both. XD
I'll uhh... surprise you guys. *rolls a die*
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Post by azalea on Sept 13, 2007 9:31:56 GMT -5
Rain? XD Tyde's gonna be dancing tonight I thinks...
Tyde: dancing~ in the rain~ I'm just Dancing in the rain~ Oh what a won- OWEY!" Silf: *looks annoyed at being wet and scaly* go to bed, its past curfew.
Tyde: I thought curfew was lifted T_T
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Post by shiroikami on Sept 13, 2007 10:21:23 GMT -5
It was a thunderstorm when Tyde was involved... he and Kai got out of the rain... water-elemental-types + lightning = fish fry...
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Post by Azaeziel on Sept 13, 2007 11:34:40 GMT -5
Ok, I'll work on 3 and 4 then, right? Cool.
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