Character Shenanigans!

[voidtreckermods]

Sometimes things happen that may have consequences further down the line. Sometimes characters decide to do things that might have immidiate reprecussion. As mods we want to have our fingers on the pulse of the game as it were, but we are also aware that we won't be able to read every single thing!

So that's where this post comes in. If your character has done something 'noticable' that you think we might need to know about, throw us a link here. Some might require a response, some will just be noted.

Example: "Over *here* my character is trying to smash the windows of the engine!"

Sometimes you might have an idea in mind that you believe will have consequences and be in the midst of writing the thread, however you want to know what those consequences will be for threads going forward. Or you might still be in the planning stages and would like to know how things might pan out. That's also what this post is for!

Example: "At the end of this event my character is planning to not rejoin the train and instead ride off into the sunset! What happens?"

Ask away!

Comments

[crowneddragon]

Slight alteration, Rich / firewalled had been planning to be off the train during the event. They might be absent, or might decide to stay on the train to help out with this (it's unconfirmed at the moment)

Kaiba / blue_ice and Esteban crowneddragon are proceeding as planned, here is their current thread

Should I set up a different TL for Esteban once they connect him to the train (assuming they get that far)?

[voidtreckermods]

You can ping me when you get to the point where they try! Or make a new tl, whatever is easiest for you guys!

[crowneddragon]

First attempt at a contact has been made here.

Questions that probably should have been asked much earlier than this:
Is the connection even going to work? (I assume it would, seeing as I offered to make a TL specifically for Esteban in the VR, but I might not have been clear enough at the intentions of this TL)

Would it be best to have a separate TL with only Esteban, or should the thread continue on, with Esteban, Kaiba and Tidus all included on the going-ons?

Is Esteban still conscious, or mobile at all after they attempt to connect him to the train via VR?

Can Tidus and Seto hear him or interact/communicate with him or would that break his concentration/connection?

[voidtreckermods]

~ Yes it will work... Maybe not in exactly the way Esteban wants but he will connect
~ Everyone can be included
~ He will be pretty disorientated but he will be concious
~ He can interact with the others

[crowneddragon]

Hello! Just some broad lines I would like to establish since the second part of the event is going to come up soon!

Now, I know that Esteban will be available for part 2 (that was asked on Discord), but his mood and goals are going to be vastly influenced by what he has managed (or not) to do with the train.

Esteban is not the best to BE of much help, to be fair; but he is going to offer all that he is (magic, shapeshifting, his soul, if that's what it needs) to give the train any edge into being able to sort itself out. (Impulsive? Esteban? Never!) It's a bit like having him throw himself at a wall and see what part sticks. Whatever help he can offer, he will follow through with it.

The second part, is that Esteban is definitely approaching the train with this... "I will make you my friend, and that is a threat 💛" attitude. He's not likely to take a 'no' lying down, even though communication is rough. Esteban IS gathering that the Train does not communicate At All on the same wavelength as they do, though, and will eventually ask it--them? to teach him their language.

(Drawing this conclusion from a lot of hear-say. "It seemed to pay attention", and that it "had to download a language module to better communicate with the VoidTreckers", lots of little pieces of the puzzle that he's slowly placing together). And Esteban for all of his foolishness does speak three languages fluently and is clearly proactive in learning new ways to communicate. (Thanks Amaya~)

If that is successful at all, of course, I will wait until this happens in the thread to let it influence any other happenings around, but I just wanted to mention it as a warning for what is coming from Esteban's side.

(Also, do let me know if the thread is too much to deal with; I prefer having concrete "this happened/this was said", but if a handwave would be less pressure to deal with, I am alright with doing a handwave of the entire scene too!)

[voidtreckermods]

Hey

The thread is fine. Sorry about the delay- things should speed up on my part now, Wednesdays don't really exist.

Communication is rough and it won't accept anything like soul/powers/etc off Esteban. But they will get some information out of the train even if it won't exactly be what they were expecting. I don't plan for the thread to be long so it should be done by the time part 2 comes up.

[crowneddragon]

No worries, I just wanted to make this as easy as possible on everyone involved. I hope it will manage, but Esteban can be a taaaaad stubborn. Good luck!