State of the Pups - December 2010
Real quick as I attempt to wrangle my brother:
Wanda: Hasn't been getting out much, but her voice is still really strong, so it's just a matter of getting my act together and actually playing. NEEDS FRIENDS. LIKE, REALLY BADLY. She forms connections really easily (and moves on quickly enough when they get severed), so this shouldn't be difficult, I just have to get her out more. Pretty sure she's going to be on the ground crew for space plot, so that'll be a nice return to scienc-y form for her.
NYE: She'll have a top level. Everyone should tag her! :D
NDPD: No freaking clue, as usual. Ideas welcome, since it's pretty down to the wire, here.
Sean: Stupidly busy as ever, still in a really bad place, though. Tried proposing to Meredith but it... didn't take and I honestly have no idea when he's going to be able to work up the nerve and get over his issues enough to try again, so that's fun! The new year's going to see him finally trying to turn his life around, but January plot is going to make that difficult because nothing is allowed to go right for him, ever. XD He's going to be on the ship for space plot, being all studly and protective of Meredith, and the plan is for him to net himself a horrible throat injury in the process because that's just how Cassidys roll. I still need to work out the specifics and logistics of that, but the goal is for him to be unable to speak for... some amount of time (I will probably need help figuring out those specifics).
ADDITIONALLY (oh my god, I need another paragraph, stfu Sean), there's something I've been wavering on since summer and I still haven't come to a satisfactory decision so I guess I should throw it out there, but I've been considering going the straight-up alcoholism route with him (as opposed to where he is now, which is just... drinking a whole lot). The only reason he never fully went that way in canon is because he had ill-advised projects to throw himself into, which he does not have here, and that was older, wiser Sean anyway, so it's something I'd really like to do, but I have this massive fear that I'll screw it up somehow and wind up painting myself into a corner with him. It's something I can't go back on if I commit to it since, at this point in his life, he's not the type to ever go and get help. At best, he'd try to cut back for Meredith's sake. The last thing I want to do is go and make him unplayable by bringing this up, but I think there's a lot of potential for good stories there and it just makes sense given everything else he's going through, so... I don't know. Thoughts? Please?
NYE: He'll be there, but just until the countdown and I probably won't top level, so let me know if you want him!
NDPD: A nice flask.
Felix: Is Felix. There's never really much else to say about him. XD He's been pretty quiet for the last little while, but not worryingly so. I just need to tag him around more, really.
NYE: Will absolutely be there, but whether or not he gets a top level will depend on how I'm feeling at the time.
NDPD: Photography equipment! He misses his calliiiiiiiing. I just need to sit down and figure out exactly what this will all entail. Whatever he gets, he needs some way to print out his photos for his ~~seekrit Valentine's Day plans~~. Stef, you said Veronica is getting photography stuff, right? Maybe we can coordinate gifts.
The Future: With Gambit finally dropped after dragging my heels on it for ages, I'm feeling a lot more comfortable with my roster, so after a couple of months to make sure I've got a solid grip on things, Madelyne Pryor's app will be going in. Probably around March or so? And I've finally started re-reading the Earth X trilogy like I've been meaning to for ages, so assuming everything goes well with Maddie, May Parker shouldn't be too far behind.
Additional comments here.
Wanda: Hasn't been getting out much, but her voice is still really strong, so it's just a matter of getting my act together and actually playing. NEEDS FRIENDS. LIKE, REALLY BADLY. She forms connections really easily (and moves on quickly enough when they get severed), so this shouldn't be difficult, I just have to get her out more. Pretty sure she's going to be on the ground crew for space plot, so that'll be a nice return to scienc-y form for her.
NYE: She'll have a top level. Everyone should tag her! :D
NDPD: No freaking clue, as usual. Ideas welcome, since it's pretty down to the wire, here.
Sean: Stupidly busy as ever, still in a really bad place, though. Tried proposing to Meredith but it... didn't take and I honestly have no idea when he's going to be able to work up the nerve and get over his issues enough to try again, so that's fun! The new year's going to see him finally trying to turn his life around, but January plot is going to make that difficult because nothing is allowed to go right for him, ever. XD He's going to be on the ship for space plot, being all studly and protective of Meredith, and the plan is for him to net himself a horrible throat injury in the process because that's just how Cassidys roll. I still need to work out the specifics and logistics of that, but the goal is for him to be unable to speak for... some amount of time (I will probably need help figuring out those specifics).
ADDITIONALLY (oh my god, I need another paragraph, stfu Sean), there's something I've been wavering on since summer and I still haven't come to a satisfactory decision so I guess I should throw it out there, but I've been considering going the straight-up alcoholism route with him (as opposed to where he is now, which is just... drinking a whole lot). The only reason he never fully went that way in canon is because he had ill-advised projects to throw himself into, which he does not have here, and that was older, wiser Sean anyway, so it's something I'd really like to do, but I have this massive fear that I'll screw it up somehow and wind up painting myself into a corner with him. It's something I can't go back on if I commit to it since, at this point in his life, he's not the type to ever go and get help. At best, he'd try to cut back for Meredith's sake. The last thing I want to do is go and make him unplayable by bringing this up, but I think there's a lot of potential for good stories there and it just makes sense given everything else he's going through, so... I don't know. Thoughts? Please?
NYE: He'll be there, but just until the countdown and I probably won't top level, so let me know if you want him!
NDPD: A nice flask.
Felix: Is Felix. There's never really much else to say about him. XD He's been pretty quiet for the last little while, but not worryingly so. I just need to tag him around more, really.
NYE: Will absolutely be there, but whether or not he gets a top level will depend on how I'm feeling at the time.
NDPD: Photography equipment! He misses his calliiiiiiiing. I just need to sit down and figure out exactly what this will all entail. Whatever he gets, he needs some way to print out his photos for his ~~seekrit Valentine's Day plans~~. Stef, you said Veronica is getting photography stuff, right? Maybe we can coordinate gifts.
The Future: With Gambit finally dropped after dragging my heels on it for ages, I'm feeling a lot more comfortable with my roster, so after a couple of months to make sure I've got a solid grip on things, Madelyne Pryor's app will be going in. Probably around March or so? And I've finally started re-reading the Earth X trilogy like I've been meaning to for ages, so assuming everything goes well with Maddie, May Parker shouldn't be too far behind.
Additional comments here.