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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 23m

Hrm! Do the angels have the power to track you down? If not, you have two angels for a three member family, and a dad known to be able to fuse with two at once as I recall. ^^ You've got this fairly well covered no matter what.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 48m

Hehehe. ^^ I can only aspire to pulling quite so many characters threads together in such fascinating combinations. ;) But I do like the idea of this duet plot. From harmony to counterpoint to contrast, if you'll pardon an extended musical metaphor.

Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 5h

And I think the new path initially comes from Maya. Scy has every reason to relapse into the draining work this was supposed to be an escape from. Maya has a bit more social freedom to keep trying to chase a dream. She leads the pair into whatever this adventure ends up being.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 5h

It also outlines what they want and how; despite moving together, they're ultimately seeking different things. Scythia wanted a place to belong, while Maya wanted to be the hero. Whatever path they head towards, they'll get different things out of it.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 5h

This actually works to illustrate the metatextual shift I'm aiming at. We have two characters who could've easily become protagonists in a standard military SF story. But they're not joining the military. This doesn't directly lead them to action, but it starts their new path

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 5h

#PlotTober Science Fantasy

Time to press with this new direction! I'm thinking this way, the inciting incident is Scythia and Maya meeting. I think this is after an attempt on Scy's part to get into the academy. Maya also failed, and they bond over their frustration.

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Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 11h

#PlotTober Day 16: Inciting Incident

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16. Let's rewind back to Act 1 and explore the Inciting Incident. What are some ways the MC could realize something is different about their world/life without necessarily taking action yet? For example, a sudden death, a strange encounter, a mysterious letter, a lottery gone wrong.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 8h

Morvin gets a chance to test her skill. Dacy's simple trip into town becomes a political fight for survival. Fran lost her ticket out of town and needs a new hiding spot. Aster...

... now has the perfect chance to romance Morvin! That's normal, right? ^^

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 8h

#PlotTober Fantasy

"A Body Has Been Discovered".

Eva Mott's death is a blatant inciting incident. It's arguably the inciting incident for Granock as a whole - the news spreads across the town, and has everyone acting differently to some extent. "Mysterious serial killer strikes again!"

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Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 11h

#PlotTober Day 16: Inciting Incident

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 14h

Even if that person uses violence, it comes without the scale or utter destruction that the military unleashes. I think there's room to have people fight while remaining distinct, even healthier. But it's late and I'm rambling. Good night!

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 14h

See, I'm probably going to skew more towards the scars and embers. Just because there isn't a current war doesn't leave a peaceful world.

There are effects from the military, the military stands, but we need a different perspective.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 15h

I don't quite think going full fight ring for the book tracks, it lacks the mobility and setting versatility I'm looking for. But the principle of ending up with a grey market group and getting drawn into something bigger feels like it fits.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 15h

If anything, I'm inclined to ditch my early focus on the Academy, at least for Scythia. That's too much of the warrior's PoV. I want a story of people in this world between the wars, trying to make their way.

And even outside of war, violence is a part of that story. For better and worse.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 15h

I'm essentially backworking very vague concepts into a plot, but pulling inspiration media to try and justify my thought process here a bit...

I want to avoid the focus on the military perspective. That doesn't require going non violent, more that it requires stories outside war's context.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 15h

Mmm; a very legitimate critique, and an eternal bane of anti war action stories. I'd actually be interested in extended discussion on the point if you're down.

That said, I feel anti violence has issues in this context in that it sets a standard of behaviour and punishes those falling foul of it.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 22h

Hehe. The no character development posse, arise! "I was right all the time!" ^^

I'm curious though; what would you say your midpoint is? Beyond the prompt, you have the girls meeting each other, and some form of spoiler filled plot after that. Is there a clear transition point, or more a gradient?

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