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Literary Challenge #43 Discussion Thread

pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
edited June 2013 in Ten Forward
Literary Challenge #43 : In Enemies, Find Allies
This is the comments thread for Literary Challenge #43 : In Enemies, Find Allies.
We also have an Index of previous challenges HERE.

Feel free to link directly to the entry you are commenting on. And please remember: we're not here to tear each other up. Do not troll your fellow Captains, give feedback! Let the others know what you liked and disliked. Maybe they can even go back then and tweak their entries!

Let's get those creative juices flowing! :cool:
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  • ambassadormolariambassadormolari Member Posts: 709 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Aaaaaand now for me to play the Romulan storyline like crazy.
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  • takeshi6takeshi6 Member Posts: 752 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Another Romulan-themed challenge, eh?

    Neat. :)

    I might try this one, too--maybe have another encounter between Veleen and Mister Erde, set just after Veleen has joined the Federation. :)
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  • ironphoenix113ironphoenix113 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Hmmm...Might retcon the first meeting between Bryan and Selana for this entry now that I know more about the Romulan story. Might be interesting for them to meet at Khitomer while Bryan is still (relatively) new to command.

    EDIT:

    Might write this one with a "back and forth" POV, with the focus character switching between Bryan and Selana.
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  • cosmonaut12345cosmonaut12345 Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Dr. Kaol Othan has weighed in.

    And since I first heard it today - Imagine Dragons' Radioactive is a good theme song for this one.
  • sunseahlsunseahl Member Posts: 827 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Jaiya Alidar Jarock has, herself, taken time to document the historical significance of this new alliance.
    Member of the "Disenchanted"
    drowrulesupreme wrote: »
    We don't want what the Feds have. We want the equivalent. We want fairer treatment. Concern, desire, greed to some extent, and passionate belief that the enough people would buy KDF items to make it worth Cryptic's while.
  • sander233sander233 Member Posts: 3,992 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    cosmonaut12345 wrote: »
    Dr. Kaol Othan has weighed in.

    And since I first heard it today - Imagine Dragons' Radioactive is a good theme song for this one.

    Beat you to it last round. :cool:

    Great entry, though. I really love your retrospective writing style and the way you write subtle flaws and idiosyncrasies into your characters. And you're right, that track does mesh really well.
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  • cosmonaut12345cosmonaut12345 Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Glad you liked it, Sander - my mental voice for Othan remains Stephen McHattie as Vreenak, albeit in strained circumstances.

    (If we ever write up Mind Games, I will do him explaining how of course he immediately shot his science officer upon finding her a prisoner of the Tal Shiar with no hope of escape, and hoped that she would do the same to him if the circumstances were reversed)
  • ailynshadowheartailynshadowheart Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I tried to keep mine fairly short and sweet. Still trying to find my Commander's voice and personality, even though I have her back story pretty much completely hammered out. Definitely enjoying seeing the other entries, too :)

    I definitely need to write more from Syndra's perspective, too. Really enjoyed coming up with something for this challenge.
  • gulberatgulberat Member Posts: 5,505 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    It looks as though from the description that it does not have to be Romulan. Or even Romulan-related.

    Bran, any clarification? Does it have to deal with the fallout of the Romulan arc, or is ANY case where people who should be enemies become friends an acceptable response to the challenge?

    I have an idea, but I need to work some things out first to see if it would be OK...

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  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    NINE entries so far and it's been less than 24 hours ...

    I feel late to the party :P
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  • pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
    edited May 2013
    gulberat wrote: »
    It looks as though from the description that it does not have to be Romulan. Or even Romulan-related.

    Bran, any clarification? Does it have to deal with the fallout of the Romulan arc, or is ANY case where people who should be enemies become friends an acceptable response to the challenge?

    I have an idea, but I need to work some things out first to see if it would be OK...

    Any case is fine :)

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,159 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    "After days of torment. I finally found it. A Tholian Ord Weaver. How the Tholians got the ship in the box. No one will know."
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  • ambassadormolariambassadormolari Member Posts: 709 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I'll get to mine soon enough. Before I do, though, I need to write one more additional piece elsewhere for Ta'nara, to establish her joining the Republic, getting a ship, etc.
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  • takeshi6takeshi6 Member Posts: 752 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Just posted my entry. :)

    Basically, it continues the interaction between Veleen and Tieria while exploring some of Veleen's personal opinions on the Federation and the Klingons, along with Veleen making what could be considered a 'Deal with the Devil'.

    Anyway, please take a look at my entry and tell me what you think. :D
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  • danquellerdanqueller Member Posts: 506 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    cmdrscarlet wrote: »
    NINE entries so far and it's been less than 24 hours ...

    I feel late to the party :P

    Know the feeling. I got tied up in Holiday commitments over the weekend and didn't get my last entry into the extended LC of last (going to hold the concept for adaption into another LC sometime), and I only found out about this one at work today. Have to wait to get home tonight to start working on my entry. :)
  • aten66aten66 Member Posts: 654 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Posted my entry for this story.

    In this entry Sa'lvin has transferred backwards along his timeline(Tribble) to a new timeline(Holodeck) where he has started over, hence he has already met Gregs my main character in the previous timeline but doesn't know if he'll change the timeline now.

    His name is Ace now because he doesn't exist in the new timeline, replaced by my Reman character Striker, an alternate version of Sa'lvin.

    That was an attempt to clear somethings up.
  • earthsyndicateearthsyndicate Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    This post has been edited to remove content which violates the Perfect World Entertainment Community Rules and Policies . ~BranFlakes
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  • takeshi6takeshi6 Member Posts: 752 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    earthsyndicate wrote: »
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    ...What happened to the button for flagging inappropriate posts? Because advertising Fleets is inappropriate for this thread, and for the Literary Challenge Thread, too! :eek:

    Bran, can you please do something about this earthsyndicate guy?
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  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,458 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I found out that Nniol and Tovan had more to say in that conversation, so my entry's been padded out a bit. Hope you don't mind...
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  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Post by mistake?
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  • takeshi6takeshi6 Member Posts: 752 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Made a few adjustments to my entry, as well.

    The original way I'd had some later parts of it written out didn't sit well for me, so I reworded it.

    The way it reads now seems better to me, and I think it shows just how dedicated Veleen is to protecting her people from the Tal Shiar and other threats.

    I look forward to seeing what people think of it, especially the regular Lit Challenge Writers/Reviewers. :D:cool:
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  • takeshi6takeshi6 Member Posts: 752 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    cmdrscarlet wrote: »
    Post by mistake?

    Not sure--though I am of the opinion that guy misinterpreted what the thread was about.

    By the way, what do you think of my Lit Challenge Entry?
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  • didz119didz119 Member Posts: 16 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    When are we going to be able to promont our bridge Officers to Captains so they can have they own ships, to get more things done in game ?.
  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    @didz119 - I think you best ask that question in the Bridge Officer forum. This forum is for discussion on the Literary Challenge and has nothing to do with game mechanics. Interesting question though :)

    @takeshi6 - As of this post I have not read your post .. yet ;)

    Cast for mine:

    Kathryn Beringer - Rachel Nichols
    Anthi Ythysi - Katheryn Winnick
    Thel Ythysi - Kevin Sorbo
    Omazei - Gemma Arterton
    Staza Murai - Sarah Lind
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  • cosmonaut12345cosmonaut12345 Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Ugh - so many interesting characters! Wish this was the kind of game that supported PC interaction in-story.
  • gorvar1gorvar1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I had a small problem with quotation marks on mine...everything turned to question marks heh...first time entry as well so now I feel pretty damn stupid.
  • takeshi6takeshi6 Member Posts: 752 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    gorvar1 wrote: »
    I had a small problem with quotation marks on mine...everything turned to question marks heh...first time entry as well so now I feel pretty damn stupid.

    The Forums here don't seem to like special symbols typed anywhere but on the Forums--the only ones it 'likes' are Question Marks, periods, and commas. Possibly slashes, too, but I haven't tried those yet.

    Just remember, if you copy paste something from a Word Processor into these forums, make sure to delete and re-type any special symbols, to prevent odd question marks from showing up.

    Still, a rather interesting entry. Out of curiosity, what did you think of mine?
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  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    takeshi6 wrote: »
    Made a few adjustments to my entry, as well.

    The original way I'd had some later parts of it written out didn't sit well for me, so I reworded it.

    The way it reads now seems better to me, and I think it shows just how dedicated Veleen is to protecting her people from the Tal Shiar and other threats.

    I look forward to seeing what people think of it, especially the regular Lit Challenge Writers/Reviewers. :-D:cool:

    I really enjoyed it :) it's good to see how far Veleen has come, and indeed, interesting to see a side to Section 31 other than black leather and subterfuge :cool: A fine entry indeed :cool:
  • gorvar1gorvar1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    takeshi6 wrote: »
    The Forums here don't seem to like special symbols typed anywhere but on the Forums--the only ones it 'likes' are Question Marks, periods, and commas. Possibly slashes, too, but I haven't tried those yet.

    Just remember, if you copy paste something from a Word Processor into these forums, make sure to delete and re-type any special symbols, to prevent odd question marks from showing up.

    Still, a rather interesting entry. Out of curiosity, what did you think of mine?

    I quite liked it, and to be honest I cant blame Veleen to side with Starfleet...although personally I picked the Klingons because they did fight by side with you when the Tal shiar came, but that's off topic.
    Also her voicing " Yeah i might have a boyfriend someday" is a bit...yeah okay, we need to keep the population up now we got another homeworld to colonize ;D
  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    @ Shevet: A fantastic entry as ways :cool: Awesome characterization and pacing, it kept me gripped from beginning to end :cool:
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