[whaley]

@rae

Wait, what scene is this? Is this a scene where he almost dies in the middle of the story, or is this the end of his story?

What?! I wanna know!

I was going to say if it was his ending and you decided to bring him back, maybe he loses his connection to the wind permanently and that’s his punishment rather than dying. But idk if that works.

We’ll all find out eventually, I’m sure. Though, I wish I could keep my own secrets as well as you keep yours.

There’s a mystery plot and a lot of weird elements. If I spoiled his backstory, it would spoil the mystery of the setting. So I keep my mouth zipped.

I don’t know why it’s easy for me to do that. Maybe it’s because this story enthralls me in a way, and writing it entertains me, so I don’t feel the need to talk about it!

Although Loops has a bad habit of getting secrets out of me, so she knows a little bit about it.

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[whaley]

@beth-torres

And I have been writing a bit! I finally finished the first draft of my WIP in June. I’m working on chapter 8 of draft two currently.

Congrats!! That sounds so fun. I love editing, personally, although maybe you don’t feel that way. What’s this WIP about? Have I heard about it before or is it a recent thing?

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[whaley]

@rae

Yes, me literally killing Baron isn’t very cool, but the realization about the Elementals that resulted from it is cool!

I can see what you’re saying. It’s fun to come up with specific details, and have them seamlessly click in your head like that.

I do believe you’re just mentioning the chest compressions to pacify me, though.

Oh. Actually, I have a theory about Baron now but I’ll keep it to myself.

Nuh-huh! Not until you give me Sebster Gangster and Hugo!

As if. You can’t save a character from something if you don’t know what you’re saving them from. I find it funny that people know something happened to Seb, but after all these years on KP, people still don’t know what it is.

Not that it matters, because I haven’t talked about him in so long anyways.

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[whaley]

@rae

So maybe we – the labyrinth people – helped you realize Gabriel should be an older brother? :-p

Thank you! You probably know what it’s like to have a character who keeps stealing your attention. This little guy is my attention thief right now.

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[whaley]

@rae

Little tangent to the conversation. I’m not sure if you’ve seen this new character art, since you’re not on the royal rp. And this is the art topic. So I’ll share! :]

This is the Moth Prince. He’s my fav and I’ve enjoyed writing about him recently. By recent, I mean the past six months or so.

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[whaley]

@rae

If any of my guy charries were to be mistaken for a girl, honestly it’d be Baron rn. He’s very slender, and when his hair is long, it’s absolutely gorgeous!

I can see that. It’s funny to sometimes realize that a character is androgynous from someone else’s perspective. I have a few who are rather androgynous, but that’s because I have a bad habit of prioritizing funky character designs over clarity.

I love guy character designs with long hair. Marcel has long hair at some point, but he looks much more masculine in comparison to Baron.

Actually…Gabriel’s successor is a girl…

Cool! Love that for her. (Except maybe I’m not supposed to love that for her, because it’s a tough job.)

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[whaley]

@loopylin

Sounds like it was a pretty fun rabbit trail to go down though.

Speaking of rabbit trails, I was going to tell you – I started reading about changelings in folklore, and it’s been argued that changelings were an explanation for special-needs kids. I think that idea is so interesting and sad.

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[whaley]

@elishavet-pidyon

I grow sadder and more bitter just reading that lol.

He is searching the world for his people, but everyone died before he got there. I think anyone in that position would grow bitter after a while.

His story does have a lovely ending though, right? *squints through my ProtectionsquadTM Sunglasses*

I should hope so! I’ve tried to plan an ending, but I have around three different ideas for it, so we’ll see. All three MCs flirt with death a lot.

We love a royal dumpster diver. XD This is great. What would he think of thrift/second hand stores?

Royal Dumpster Diver is one of his official titles now. I love that. He would love thrift stores. He’s one of those kids who would hide between racks of clothing, smell all of the fabrics, and steal the price tags. He’d hang around in there until those clothes are moth-eaten.

*Slaps knee*

As much as I like his family and culture, it’s got a dark side that smells suspiciously like deceit or maybe even treason.

Treason, you say? That’s probably the dark shadow of everything Wilhelm thinks his family stands for. And what would treason mean, exactly? Does it mean his bloodline is forever tainted?

He never stops being a super zealous knight though.

Good for him! He doesn’t lose all of his character just because his culture falls under question.

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[whaley]

@rae

In the early concepts of Gabriel’s story, the news reported that they thought the new Protector was a girl…Gabriel, upon hearing this, was positively both offended and amused.

Maybe the Protector role will be passed down to a girl someday, so I can see why people would speculate about that. But that probably made Gabriel question his appearance more than once.

Oh my dear Lucy XD. She amuses me so much.

:-p I have no idea how she got a love interest or two, because she is incredibly romantically incompetent.

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[whaley]

@rae

After all, the life of a Protector can be a lonely one as you aren’t supposed to let many people close.

What is the reason for this?

Gabriel: “Yes. She loves me.” *He pauses, seeming to remember something and looks away slightly as if embarrased.*

Lucy: *Supportive, curious, and disgusted at the same time* *Doesn’t know what else to say* *Gets up and leaves*

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[whaley]

@beth-torres

I think it’s interesting that Thumbelina keeps getting into unfortunate situations where she might have to marry someone she does not like. I wonder if the fairy tale is inspired by a societal problem from the time it was made up.

By the way, is your flu feeling better now? And are you doing any writing these days, or more focused on other things?

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[whaley]

@power

Koshka is right, that sounds exactly like The Light Princess. *Nostalgia hits*

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[whaley]

@rae

Cool little thing.

That’s… cool. Yeah, very cool. SO cool. 😐

Girl, I don’t think you know what the word cool means.

*Grabs Baron, ties an evacuation label around his neck, stuffs him into a train, and sends him a thousand miles away from your WIP*

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[whaley]

@beth-torres

so that’s kind of cheating if it’s for a survival project lol.

Yeah, cheating is fine sometimes, but it’s satisfying to find other solutions when you’re building something in survival. My brothers keep telling me to cheat when I’m trying to find materials for something, but can’t find it, and I think that’s so unfun.

I started dying a bit XDXD That is really funny.

:-p I was a little inspired by Thumbelina. And Pride and Prejudice, come to think of it. The troll family is a bit like the Bennets, except they live in a cave and probably eat people.

 

@koshka

This is gold.

Moth is not going to shoot a girl down just because she’s a troll.

 

@elishavet-pidyon

I feel like the arrows are great for showing how he varies depending on circumstances/mood.

Yep. Since he’s supposed to get sadder and more bitter as time passes, the chart didn’t seem complete without some arrows.

But not clothes in reality? XD

Uh… not really. XD Lots of the creatures in his world don’t bother. He has enough fur that clothing isn’t necessary for decency. Cosmo suggests he should wear warm stuff when the weather is cold, so he might wear huge knit sweaters and a bunch of wool. And whatever else he got from raiding abandoned houses.

Now I’m looking back and, while not tempted to make it lighter, realize there’s a lot more pain involved than I thought. Especially now that I actually like his family and friends lol.

I’m afraid to ask what this means.

What if those oaths are actually binding him to something wholy different from what he thinks? 👀 *dramatic gasp*

*Gasp* Oh no, Wilhelm… What if his entire life is upended by this revelation? He doesn’t deserve to have such a thing happen. Or does he? I don’t even know. Character development stuff.

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[whaley]

@rae

Your thoughts make sense, don’t worry.

Instead of just fighting them like a soldier would, a Protector is meant to learn every type of monster, every strategy, every venom, every poison, every antidote. They are meant to study behaviors and take notes on them.  All in hopes of not only saving lives, but finding a way to stop the monsters forever.

Oohhh. I didn’t know that about the Protector role. So it really is about passing down the knowledge from previous Protectors, not just becoming another fighter after the last one dies.

Gabriel and Lucy have another thing in common, then.

Even if Gabriel knew what that meant, I think he’d be too shy to answer her straight XD.

I figured he wouldn’t answer if he knew what it meant :-p

Gabriel: “Your world is so strange. I like Lillian because she’s…she’s gentle, sweet, she listens even if she doesn’t understand what I’m saying, she loves adventure, and has so much curiosity for things I call mundane. She’s…” *He sighs.* “You’ll like her.”

Lucy: “I guess that makes sense. I like it when I say strange things and people try to understand. Only the people who like me try to understand. You say a lot of crazy things. So… hm. So Lillian must really like you.”

*Gabriel describes Lillian as a goddess*

GABRIEL MY DUDE. He’s crazy for this fish lady

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