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OOC: plotting for the Allpocalypse
Feb. 15th, 2012 09:47 amDont' mind this post unless you're interested in Chanter pondering over plot things and writing them down.
This is most of what Sariel's accumulated in her room so far:
desk and chair, bed with at least one quilt, dresser, all there when she took the room
spare clothes, both uniforms and civilian, kept in two drawers
at least one pad and stylus, kept on the desk
three photographs, one framed in wood, one in gold, and one in silver, all standing nearer the back of the dresser
an origami tropical bird, mainly blue, green and orange, kept on top of the dresser
an origami koi, black and yellow, kept on top of the dresser
three feathers, one blue, one green and one orange, lying on top of the dresser
a bright, sparklingly green glass bottle, empty and clean, standing on one forward corner of the dresser
a copper teakettle, twentieth century standard, kept on the desk
a Japanese puzzle box, kept on the desk
a miniature model of a death ray that projects images from Saint Lucia when activated, kept in one drawer
several postcards from around the United States circa one world's 1950 or so, kept in the drawer with the not!death ray
a carved wooden pendant in the shape of an oak tree
several notes that have been left for her at different times, kept in the otherwise empty drawer
four unadorned, pale candles in holders, standing in a row on the dresser
a few teabags and possibly a tin of looseleaf tea, kept in one drawer
And this is possible plot-related use for some of those things:
That teakettle and at least some of the tea will be put to use for herself and whoever else, as Bar and kitchen orders become shakier - edit: both kettle and tea did in fact come in handy.
That green glass bottle is going to smash if (when?) there are further earthshakes/explosions/disturbances. Sariel may or may not keep a shard.
The glass in those photographs is also going to break and need to be replaced.
The desk chair is going to tip over, sideways or backwards, possibly taking damage, possibly staying intact.
The bed could probably slide at least a few inches across the floor.
One or two drawers may well be jostled open. Contents may topple out onto the floor. Clothes on the floor? The notes in the emptiest drawer will not be harmed - edit: no the notes won't, as they went to the Enterprise until the doom went boom. One might be carried in Sariel's pocket when she's looking for the bar, though.
Koi, bird and feathers may go flying across the room, but will be undamaged- edit: koi, bird and feathers went to the Enterprise until the doom was done.
Pad and stylus may also hit the floor, though probably remain unbroken.
Teakettle may crash off the desk as well, possibly ending up slightly dented.
The puzzle box may also hit the deck, and might acquire a minor chip out of one corner if anything. No serious damage, or damage that will make it unusable.
Candles and holders will probably tip over, but none will break. This is deliberate.
That oak tree pendant may end up worn, keeping it out of the shakeup. Otherwise, it will not be damaged - hints of Sherwood's green magic at work there? Edit: The pendant went back to the Enterprise, potentially until doom go boom, but it may still be worn when Sariel tries to find the bar.
Sariel herself will be around for the Allpocalypse; she may get bound, but she also may come in with intent to monitor things and oops! discover she's in for the worst of the mess. She knows she's needed and more in her own world, of course, but she'll also want to help Milliways. She may not intend to be around for the potential kerboom, but she won't just walk out if she's there and able to help somehow when it hits.
In the maaaaaybe category, maybe Sariel could get surprise!magically-taken pictures she was unaware of up to now from Bar before the doom hits? She and Gene on his return, just after he hugged her; she and Will, though not on one particular night; she and Harding, though not during their first intense discussion; she and cat!Yrael or maybe human!Yrael, maybe cat!Yrael with a catnip mouse; she and River?; she and Kirk maybe; she and Seymour on their return from carnival in Castries, she and Teller drawing on that table
Yes, I have been using whitetexted atmosphere-setting snippets from what I know of the infamous Sesame Street cracks in the wall cartoon. I've never actually seen the cartoon with the crack master (I'm too young) and more's the pity, but I thought I'd use what I do know for unsettling atmospherics in the build-up to and during? I hope? the doom. So you know, Sariel has even less knowledge of the crack master cartoon than I do; that is to say, zero. Any references to cracks coming to life in whitetext are Chanter indulging herself in scary narration, not anything Sariel's thinking or unconsciously picking up. The suggestion of whispers she heard when she got that single glimpse of the crack in the wall behind the bar were essentially unintelligible due to overlapping and low volume, so the last quote wasn't something she actually heard and took in, any more than the other whispers were.
Note to self: Bounce this off his mun, and if it's cool, use Gavroche's song about Voltair and Rousseau in whitetext. Not that Sariel knows anything about it, but it can totally be worked in as atmosphere once things start to stabilize. Returning/prevailing light, after all.
This is most of what Sariel's accumulated in her room so far:
desk and chair, bed with at least one quilt, dresser, all there when she took the room
spare clothes, both uniforms and civilian, kept in two drawers
at least one pad and stylus, kept on the desk
three photographs, one framed in wood, one in gold, and one in silver, all standing nearer the back of the dresser
an origami tropical bird, mainly blue, green and orange, kept on top of the dresser
an origami koi, black and yellow, kept on top of the dresser
three feathers, one blue, one green and one orange, lying on top of the dresser
a bright, sparklingly green glass bottle, empty and clean, standing on one forward corner of the dresser
a copper teakettle, twentieth century standard, kept on the desk
a Japanese puzzle box, kept on the desk
a miniature model of a death ray that projects images from Saint Lucia when activated, kept in one drawer
several postcards from around the United States circa one world's 1950 or so, kept in the drawer with the not!death ray
a carved wooden pendant in the shape of an oak tree
several notes that have been left for her at different times, kept in the otherwise empty drawer
four unadorned, pale candles in holders, standing in a row on the dresser
a few teabags and possibly a tin of looseleaf tea, kept in one drawer
And this is possible plot-related use for some of those things:
That teakettle and at least some of the tea will be put to use for herself and whoever else, as Bar and kitchen orders become shakier - edit: both kettle and tea did in fact come in handy.
That green glass bottle is going to smash if (when?) there are further earthshakes/explosions/disturbances. Sariel may or may not keep a shard.
The glass in those photographs is also going to break and need to be replaced.
The desk chair is going to tip over, sideways or backwards, possibly taking damage, possibly staying intact.
The bed could probably slide at least a few inches across the floor.
One or two drawers may well be jostled open. Contents may topple out onto the floor. Clothes on the floor? The notes in the emptiest drawer will not be harmed - edit: no the notes won't, as they went to the Enterprise until the doom went boom. One might be carried in Sariel's pocket when she's looking for the bar, though.
Koi, bird and feathers may go flying across the room, but will be undamaged- edit: koi, bird and feathers went to the Enterprise until the doom was done.
Pad and stylus may also hit the floor, though probably remain unbroken.
Teakettle may crash off the desk as well, possibly ending up slightly dented.
The puzzle box may also hit the deck, and might acquire a minor chip out of one corner if anything. No serious damage, or damage that will make it unusable.
Candles and holders will probably tip over, but none will break. This is deliberate.
That oak tree pendant may end up worn, keeping it out of the shakeup. Otherwise, it will not be damaged - hints of Sherwood's green magic at work there? Edit: The pendant went back to the Enterprise, potentially until doom go boom, but it may still be worn when Sariel tries to find the bar.
Sariel herself will be around for the Allpocalypse; she may get bound, but she also may come in with intent to monitor things and oops! discover she's in for the worst of the mess. She knows she's needed and more in her own world, of course, but she'll also want to help Milliways. She may not intend to be around for the potential kerboom, but she won't just walk out if she's there and able to help somehow when it hits.
In the maaaaaybe category, maybe Sariel could get surprise!magically-taken pictures she was unaware of up to now from Bar before the doom hits? She and Gene on his return, just after he hugged her; she and Will, though not on one particular night; she and Harding, though not during their first intense discussion; she and cat!Yrael or maybe human!Yrael, maybe cat!Yrael with a catnip mouse; she and River?; she and Kirk maybe; she and Seymour on their return from carnival in Castries, she and Teller drawing on that table
Yes, I have been using whitetexted atmosphere-setting snippets from what I know of the infamous Sesame Street cracks in the wall cartoon. I've never actually seen the cartoon with the crack master (I'm too young) and more's the pity, but I thought I'd use what I do know for unsettling atmospherics in the build-up to and during? I hope? the doom. So you know, Sariel has even less knowledge of the crack master cartoon than I do; that is to say, zero. Any references to cracks coming to life in whitetext are Chanter indulging herself in scary narration, not anything Sariel's thinking or unconsciously picking up. The suggestion of whispers she heard when she got that single glimpse of the crack in the wall behind the bar were essentially unintelligible due to overlapping and low volume, so the last quote wasn't something she actually heard and took in, any more than the other whispers were.
Note to self: Bounce this off his mun, and if it's cool, use Gavroche's song about Voltair and Rousseau in whitetext. Not that Sariel knows anything about it, but it can totally be worked in as atmosphere once things start to stabilize. Returning/prevailing light, after all.
