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“How does a blind man see himself? What does he look like in his mind? After all, what comparison does he have?”

Ah *breaths in deep* it’s about that time. A new RP warrants a new OOC thread, one filled with planning, as the title says, as well as pointless banter, Rave and Haraki's creepy love affair, and multiple references to alcohol most likely, lol. While the second two will undoubtedly fill the pages later on, I’d think the first a proper way to start out.

I listed the quote at the top for a reason. This sequel will finally explain the goofy main title of the RP, which I meant to do in the original but stupidly forgot at the point in the story I wanted it to be. Ah well…it’ll work much better in the sequel. Anyhow…here is some of what I have so far:

The people of Akeldama are of a rather Spartan, warrior-like society. They are very proud almost to the point of being arrogant. In the Aldebaran System, planet Akeldama is a desert wasteland, as the star Aldebaran is slowly dying and expanding, growing larger and larger. However, the Akeldama people are really only half of the population of the planet, and have forcefully enslaved the other portion, the Laeroxians, putting them to work in labor camps and casting them out of the main realm of Akeldama.

The Empire suspects the Akeldama of attempting to build a superweapon, so through Gabranth, General Valkare contacts Steven, telling him to assemble a team. They are to meet with the Akeldama and learn about their culture and interactions with the Laeroxians, but Gabranth also gives Steven the hidden objective of trying to get details on the possibility of a weapon. Steven gathers his friends from Vespia, and the five of them, plus some others, go to the planet Akeldama. Unknown to Steven, his team, or the Akeldama, however, is the presence of another group of people, hiding in the shadows, observing from afar.

What are the intentions of the Akeldama? Is there truly a super weapon? Who is the other team, and why are they there? As true motives are revealed and lines are drawn for yet another military conflict, what will the scientists decide in regards to the Akeldama, and how will these decisions affect that which they hold most dear?

Basically, this will be another RP of deception around every corner, much in the same vein of the original. Taking place a year following the events at Vespia, he characters will have changed, and yet most likely be much the same under the surface. Also, this RP will introduce Midlonia to the BR family, and he will have a unique purpose in writing a sidestory that will ultimately tie in with the main plotline.

The Akeldama, and to a somewhat lesser extent the Laeroxians, will be much more fleshed out than the Vespians were, party due to our character’s constant interaction with them, and it will be interesting to see your character’s reactions to what is deemed acceptable in Akeldama culture…ideas most likely far different than the nations our character’s come from. This RP will pick up as soon as the other one ends…so give it your main attention, however feel free to ask questions and post updated character profiles here.

To everyone else, I apologize, but this RP is closed to all but Midlonia, Rave Shentavo, Haraki, The Blastit Empire, and myself, with possible openings extended to DMG and New Genoa. Anyone else will have to wait for the possibility of a third thread.

You know, SB...

We, god's gifts, are truly the best.

Creepy? I beg to differ.

In any case, you know who I am and who I'll be playing, and I'll be there.



Since in this case we are going to know a bit about the Akeldama before we dive right into the RP, would you mind giving us some more general information on them? I have to admit that everyone making up their own image of the Vespians kind of screwed with my image of them, and I think all of us building off a base would work better this time. Also the fact that this time we don't have to RP them (you've written yourself into a hole, SB. By making us interact with them, you've committed to roleplaying them. Sucker!) will help on this. Still, we'd probably have a bit more information.

For instance, at least what do they look like? Just humans, like the Vespians?

First of all, Blastit...lol

Second...

The Akeldama do, similar to the Vespians, resemble humans entirely. However, there is one main difference. For instance, due to the end-stage Aldebaran sun, the gravity on planet Akeldama is twice that of say, Earth, and therefore the people, who have adapted to this, are much more physically able than your typical human. Our characters will be rather sluggish on this planet compared to the Akeldama, who will be used to the gravity level.

Now, the Laeroxians, do not look human. They are rather reptilian in nature yet still bipedal and humanoid. They have somewhat enlongated faces and are hairless, but they don't have tails or anything of the sort.

Anyhow, outside of the three Akeldama I plan to play as, I more than encourage you writing interactions with others into your posts. Also...I really don't know what you want in the way of "general information" so if you want to ask more specific questions such as "what do they look like" go ahead.

LoL I dunno Haraki (about that affair)...

Aww I like lizard people...

Maybe Chris'll get his own lizard slaves

LoL

And bah to sluggishness LoL

Ok...here's my characters with their updated or new bios:

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Dr. Steven Bradford

Steven has changed in subtle ways over the past year. Gaining his doctorate finally with an award-winning thesis on the Vespian people, he has become somewhat famous within the Imperial scientific community, gaining book deals and public appearances. This exposure has made him somewhat more social, and the jealousy of his brother has made him consider his appearance far more than before. He has begun getting in shape and dressing nicely, all to impress his audience.

The demons Steven has from Vespia, and Marissa specifically, are rather shielded by his newfound relative fame, and instead of facing them, he chooses to ignore them completely. His reluctance towards the past also extends to his older brother of two years, Ramza Gabranth, whom he has made a relative truce with in the constant feud the two of them have.

As the story starts, Steven is aboard the Sentinel, his brother’s new starship, along with the rest of his reassembled team en route to Akeldama to meet and observe the people. He has just been told, however, by his brother, of the secret secondary objective the mission holds.

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Dr. Ernest Puzo

Dr. Ernest Puzo is a renowned historian whom Steven met on his book tours and public appearances. Very smug and full of himself, Ernest is nonetheless quite talented at what he does, if not quite modest in how he carries himself.

Like the others, Ernest is aboard the Sentinel, traveling to Akeldama in hopes of writing a book on the people and their culture, however when he arrives he find that he often objects personally to the very society he is observing. Many times his personal views are at odd with those of the Akeldama, and he struggles to deal with the people around him.

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Captain Ramza Gabranth

Since the Vespian incident, Ramza Gabranth has been promoted from commander to captain, thus gaining the reins of a brand new Necromancer-Class Heavy Dreadnaught christened the Sentinel. Due to his relation to Steven and his previous interactions with Valkare, General Valkare chooses Gabranth to escort the scientists to Akeldama, as well as secretly tell his brother the alternative objective.

Ramza has had little personal change in the last year, as his life has been nothing but good, however the current truce he has with Steven in their brotherly cold war will prove to be tested as Steven discovers more and more about the Akeldama and Gabranth grows more and more impatient.

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General Jack Valkare

Assigned by Emperor Bivens to gather intelligence on the Akeldama under the ruse of cultural observation, General Valkare can think of no one other than Steven to do the job, and no one other than Captain Gabranth to make the Empire’s true intentions known to his own brother.

Involved in the story only by way of visual comm links with Captain Gabranth, Valkare gives the commands in the mission from his ship the Tyrant, an Ascension-Class Dreadnaught and the flagship of the Imperial Marines.

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Praetor Fithos de Luroth

Praetor Fithos de Luroth is the young dictator of the Akeldama. Considered excessively liberal by Akeldama standards, he is looked on with scorn by a good number of his people. To counter this, the dark and quiet Praetor is often swiftly ruthless to anyone who crosses his path.

He is also criticized by many for not being a war veteran. Being a warrior people, there are many who claim he should not be allowed to lead without war experience. Because of this, the Empire fears that he may try to start a war so profound for no other reason than to gain the respect of the people he leads.

Emotionally cold, he is reluctant of his fiancée, Xu, and shows his love for her only in passing. Fithos often restricts what she can do even beyond the typically archaic customs of the Akeldama in regards to gender. Nevertheless, he does demand her loyalty, and occasionally opens up to her, often feeling foolish for being “weak” afterwards.

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Viceroy Vinosec Gantatilion

If the Akeldama resent their Praetor, then they absolutely love his second in command, Viceroy Vinosec Gantatilion. The Viceroy was a war hero as a teenager and is easily one of the most respected men in all of Akeldama. In contrast to Praetor de Luroth’s liberal stances, Viceroy Gantatilion is an unshakable conservative.

Nevertheless, Vinosec has established a strong bond with the young Praetor, being his top advisor and good friend as well. Resentful towards Xu, or any women for that matter, Vinosec is also a raging racist, taking the typical Akeldama disdain for the Laeroxian slave-race to new levels. Prone to anger and aggression, Viceroy Gantatilion is both Praetor de Luroth’s most loyal supporter and biggest critic.

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Xu Ocariot

Praetor de Luroth’s fiancée, Xu Ocariot comes from a renowned family of royalty and war heroes. A strong woman in a society which scorns females as a far lower sex, Xu often finds herself at odd with the world she lives in, and is routinely scolded by both Fithos and Vinosec for not knowing her place.

Upon meeting the scientists, she and Steven instantly connect, and the evolution of their interactions only lead to more anger from the Viceroy, and more suspicion from the Praetor.

Holy shit it's Liam Neeson! There's no way I can ever, ever hate that character! Damn it, you Son of a Bitch, you've created a character I could easily get James to hate and now I can't!

I'm going to leave Simon's bio for later because I don't want to spoil anything Rave and I have planned and thus ruin the rest of Blind Reflection, however short it is. James, however...




James Fenway

Since Vespia, James has relaxed a lot. He and Simon have maintained their friendship and gotten closer as James has given up his jealousy of Simon's skill at other things and has come more to terms with himself and his abilities. He is now the proud and adoring father of two children, one almost three years old and one about half a year old, and his girlfriend is staying back at their house to care for the children while he is away on this latest excursion (maybe I'll introduce her in Blind Reflection 3 or something).

Since his efforts on Vespia learning the Vespian language, James has discovered a previously unknown talent for linguistics and has spent the last year taking courses and seminars on it. He is now not only a skilled data analyst and correlator, but also a budding linguist with quite a knack for it, making him quite valuable to the team this time around, as opposed to last time when his greatest accomplishment was probably infiltrating a hostile Vespian town and nearly killing someone with a shovel.

He had a bit of trouble with the press and a man wishing to publish an unauthorized and highly fictionalized account of James' ordeals on Vespia. The press hounding his family for several months after Vespia has given him a deeply-rooted disdain for all things media-related, and he declined all book deals and most interviews he was offered. Fearing the unauthorized book deal would bring a new wave of paparazzi down on him, he got in a publicized fight of words with the young, zealous wannabe author and did not give him any rights to anything remotely to do with James, forcing the man to seek his fame and fortune elsewhere.

He's looking forward to reuniting with the rest of the team, who he has mostly lost touch with. He's different, but still the same old James, as will probably quickly become apparent as the story starts.

Hey SB, can you go back on AIM for a bit or you planning on leaving? lol Just a few questions I got

Holy shit it's Liam Neeson! There's no way I can ever, ever hate that character! Damn it, you Son of a Bitch, you've created a character I could easily get James to hate and now I can't!

I'm going to leave Simon's bio for later because I don't want to spoil anything Rave and I have planned and thus ruin the rest of Blind Reflection, however short it is. James, however...

...you could always...pretend it wasn't Liam Neeson...? Lol I don't know. I think everyone else might hate Viceroy Gantatilion actualy after a few posts which focus on him...

As for what you have Rave have planned, if it's something big enough to without Simon's bio for the time being, I can do nothing but wait in anticipation haha

On that note, are there any other questions about the Akeldama?

Hey SB, can you go back on AIM for a bit or you planning on leaving? lol Just a few questions I got

I'll get back on...but if they're questions about this RP or the Akeldama that aren't secret I'd rather you post them here so I can answer them for everyone.

Right, that. Okay, here goes.


What kind of political system do they follow? By the titles of Praetor and Viceroy, as well as the way you describe them, I'm guessing it's semi-feudal and mostly despotic and paternally autocratic, but more details would be appreciated. Also, is it a One World Government, or various nationstates/tribes/clans/gangs/whatevers? I'm assuming the latter, given you mentioned war.

What economic system do they use? If it is indeed a feudal system, the most logical choice to go with would be a mercantile system similar to the mostly currency-free system used in the Dark Ages, but since I believe they're more technologically advanced than that, who knows.

What technology level are they at? Pretty self-explanatory.

How many of them are there/how big is their world? If there's too many of them, we'll probably only be analyzing one society - see my next question.

Which society of theirs are we studying? If you look at Earth, for example, in say the 1200s, visitors would find very different cultures in African tribes, Mongol hordes, southern China, feudal Japan, medieval Europe, North American Natives, the Aztec/Mayan/Incan Empires, etc. On the other hand, if you look at the world of today, or tomorrow, while there are still large cultural gaps (What is considered normal or acceptable in China is not what is considered normal or acceptable in Europe, for example) it is much closer-linked given technological advances (the internet, cell phones).

How integrated into their society are the Laeroxians? You mentioned they're a slave race and work in labour camps, but are they more like workers and second-class citizens, or more like kept in concentration camps, or more like Roman slaves, where they're basically adopted by a family to do all the work, or what?

How do they feel about this? The Laeroxians, I mean.

How accepting are the various groups of Akeldama of each other? As an example, throughout history humans have been divided by religion, race, creed, political viewpoints, and some have been accepting, and others haven't.

If they are not accepting, what levels of disdain do they go to for outsiders? Do they declare war on other groups for the hell of it? Do they burn heathens at the stake? Etc.

How accepting are they of outsiders, such as the scientists?

Are they more art-driven, or more science-driven? i.e. do they focus more on art, music, etc. or more on science, math, physics, etc.

Are their standards of other things such as physical attractiveness close enough to ours as to make communicating possible without offending others?

And lastly for now, what kind of music do they like?


I'll probably have more later. Also, feel free to answer all, some, or none, based on what our scientists would know or what you feel like answering, unless you want us to discover other things about them without you leading us right to them. Also, sorry if the questions are too much. I'm thorough like that (you should see me when I have to research something - shivers run down my spine when thinking about it objectively).

I still need to flesh out some details with Chris, so I'll also post him another time lol.

But as for now, behold:

Erik Mussein

Doctor Erik Mussein is quite an accomplished gentleman, earning several prestigious awards for his work and even personally attending to one of the higher class citizens of the Blastonian empire.

In high school, he was very much the quiet youth. As he was known in the day, he was a wallflower. He was rarely talked to except when he was thrown taunts, insults, or threats. However, he met a peer named Chris Avestar who never failed to make him laugh, never failed to make him feel he fit in. Unfortunately, their good friendship was too short. As college came in, they decided to go their seperate ways, hoping to keep in touch with each other.

College came and went. Erik quickly made his way to the Dean's list and aced all his classes, coming in near the top of his own class. Thanks to Chris, he had opened up quite a lot more and was able to make many more friends, including one that would land him in a very high paying profession. And most of all, he was overjoyed his best friend was positively happy...it sounded as though he had finally found a girlfriend.

Yet soon after college, contact was lost between them as Chris seemed to disappear forever. Work went on and on, and though it was tedious, it payed well.

It all changed one day however, when some news found its way to him. Chris needed his help...badly.

_________

This is all I'm gonna write for now. The rest depends what happens in BR lol.

What kind of political system do they follow? By the titles of Praetor and Viceroy, as well as the way you describe them, I'm guessing it's semi-feudal and mostly despotic and paternally autocratic, but more details would be appreciated. Also, is it a One World Government, or various nationstates/tribes/clans/gangs/whatevers? I'm assuming the latter, given you mentioned war.

Actually, they are a one-world government, although as you predicted a bit they're rather splintered. Consider the Akeldama political system as a rough federal dictatorship. The nation is divided into four regions, each which have a governor. The Viceroy is one step above the four governors, acting both as a military leader and the head of the rather authoritarian judicial branch. The Praetor is the head of the Federal Government, with theoretically complete control, but how firm the Praetor's grip is on that level of control varies from Praetor to Praetor. As you can imagine from the character's description, Fithos gets underminded from time to time.

What economic system do they use? If it is indeed a feudal system, the most logical choice to go with would be a mercantile system similar to the mostly currency-free system used in the Dark Ages, but since I believe they're more technologically advanced than that, who knows.

They use a combination of bartering and early capitalism.

What technology level are they at? Pretty self-explanatory.

They are far ahead of the Vespians, and real life Earth for that matter. They have starships for war, although consider it very "starting out." They use railguns instead of lazer weapons...lack shields...can't move very fast...etc.

Which society of theirs are we studying?

They really only have two societies: that of the Akeldama and the sub-society of the Laeroxians. The Akeldama make up about 1/4 of the population of the planet, and live on about as much land-area. Most of the planet is a wasteland, and most Akeldama live on the biggest oasis around. There is also a smaller large oasis somewhere on the planet where the others reside. Our characters will be sent their to study the Akeldama directly, but I'm sure many will notice what's going on there in regards to the Laeroxians.

How integrated into their society are the Laeroxians? You mentioned they're a slave race and work in labour camps, but are they more like workers and second-class citizens, or more like kept in concentration camps, or more like Roman slaves, where they're basically adopted by a family to do all the work, or what?

It's a combination of the first two. They aren't allowed to enter into the two Akeldama cities and live only in the outcast desert. There are Akeldama "police" who regulate the deserts, but corruption runs wild and most Laeroxians are in concentration-camp like sweatshops producing things like the primitive starships the Akeldama fly as well as the weapons they use.

How do they feel about this? The Laeroxians, I mean.

It depends on who you ask. Some are defeatists and accept it. Others try and rebel, but are instantly struck down. The Laeroxian sand is a highly dangerous place, and the Akeldama "police" and military are constantly putting down resistance. However, since the Akeldama are highly unregulated in the amount of punishment they can put onto the Laeroxians, if one rebels, he is often outcast by his own kind in fear of retaliation.

How accepting are the various groups of Akeldama of each other? As an example, throughout history humans have been divided by religion, race, creed, political viewpoints, and some have been accepting, and others haven't.

The Akeldama are rather united in their war-like culture. It's been a way of life for as long as history has been recorded. The only division comes in regards to the Laeroxians. There is a small amount of the population, such as a certain Akeldama main character of mine, who believes the Laeroxian people should be united with the Akeldama, and that Akeldama growth is being stunted by enslaving 3/4 of the planet's population. However, most consider these people weak, and literally hate the Laeroxians for little reason.

If they are not accepting, what levels of disdain do they go to for outsiders? Do they declare war on other groups for the hell of it? Do they burn heathens at the stake? Etc.

Those who hate the Laeroxians merely look down on those who don't, typically using slurs and whatnot to demean them. Most who don't hate the Laeroxians don't speak out because of the social stigma it carries.

How accepting are they of outsiders, such as the scientists?

The young Praetor is rather accepting of the scientists thanks to his somewhat progressive thinking and admiration of the Empire's military strength. The others don't really know how to react. The Akeldama had a long history of being isolationists that was just recently broken.

Are they more art-driven, or more science-driven? i.e. do they focus more on art, music, etc. or more on science, math, physics, etc.

In that aspect they are fairly balanced. Above all, they are war-driven. Their art is of great battles. Their songs are of war heros. Their stories are war stories. Likewise, their science is military science...better weapons, armor, ship, tactics, and the like.

Are their standards of other things such as physical attractiveness close enough to ours as to make communicating possible without offending others?

There are no hidden quirks that would offend them. There is just a strong difference in philosophy. Most Akeldama are cruel to the Laeroxians simply because that's what goes on in Akeldama society. They don't see anything wrong with it. Even the character of mine who feels making them slaves is worthless will say in a post that he/she doesn't feel bad about it, he/she just sees it as impractical. It's cultural differences like that which will make the two types see each other in an odd light.

And lastly for now, what kind of music do they like?

Their music is rather tribal for how advanced they are, preferring balads with male singing and lots of drums. Youth music is typically louder and faster, with adult music more of the balads and whatnot. The music the elderly listen to is typically that of wanting to stay young and the "glory days."

Thanks mate. Always good to have some information.



Oh yeah, one more I forgot to ask:

You mentioned that they have just recently broken their lengthy isolation, so I'm assuming our characters are there primarily to find out what they're like to see how they can be integrated into the pre-existing society and area they find themselves in. So, given this, how much external culture has already begun to seep in? Are the scientists literally the first offworlders to ever come to Akeldama, or are there others? Are there offworld entrepreneurs trying to sell them Coca-Cola and personal computers? Or are we there to find out how they would react to such a thing?

(Picture China in, say the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, how they've suddenly been becoming infused with so much Western culture that it's very rapidly and very drastically changing pretty much everything about their society. If we were to judge the Akeldamans on a scale - though not as extreme - similar to the effects, events, and consequences of that scenario, around how far in would they be at this point? Also note that answering like, say, '1981' is definitely not expected, since I don't expect you to be an expert on the commercialization of modern China just as I don't ever expect to be one. I'm just curious as to how much 'foreign' culture is seeping into Akeldaman society. Also, would the Laeroxians be more or less accepting to offworlders and offworld culture - possibly with the idea that anything that lets them better their personal position has to be good - than the Akeldamans?)

Have you ever seen The Last Samurai, set in Japan? In the movie there people in the Japanese government who are aware of America's technological advantages and quickly embrace it.

Akeldama is somewhat similar. As you'll see in the RP, the young Praetor wants to modernize his nation at a faster rate than they currently are, and he's somewhat amazed by Imperial military technology. The Viceroy, in contrast, as well as many of the Akeldama, are hesistant to embrace higher levels of technology, fearing a loss of their sense of both honor and their lifestyle. Consumerism is looked down upon, as is gender and species equality, both of which would ultimately be indirect results of the Praetor's moderization.

Also, that being said, this thread will show the one thing in the Empire that overrides the Temporal Directive: enterprise. lol

As for the Laeroxians, they really won't be aware that the planet's getting visitors or not. It's kinda beyond them at this point. They'd probably assume all our visitors were just Akeldama anyhow, as they would resemble their captors.

In other news, my opening post for this RP is now about 3/4 done (it's going to be really long)...

...and my closing post for the original is nearly half way. Here's to Rave getting well soon.

Well, s’pose I’d better show off my chars also…. Yay creepy observation abilities!



The Midlonians are here as part of the Midlonian Aerospace Navy Stellar Scouting Corps with the intent to scout out potential new spots for the Greater Kingdom to expand to, as well as potential trade. Drawn into the Orion sector during the closing stages of the Steel Butterfly Civil War (Called the Sector War by Elijah) they have since stayed and observed various cultures from afar, typically while Elijah tries to get into as much trouble as humanly possible.



Elijah Christchurch

Elijah is 34 years old 6 foot tall and born in Midlonia “proper” to a pair of Church of Midlonia Preists. He joined the Midlonian Aerospace Navy at 17 (after lying about his age) and eventually wound up in the Stellar-Scouting Corps. Loosing most of his jaw, right eye and right arm during an accident onboard HMS Conqueror his face is now studded with artificial replacements. While Elijah is usually a fairly amiable and grimly humorous person he can be prone to violent mood swings, a sad side-effect of the augments.

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Image I did, might not work for some.


Carl Anderson

Carl is from Mars, both in his thinking and physical appearance, he is taller than Elijah by a good six inches, the lighter gravity of the Martian surface increasing the growth of many on the Midlonian Colonies on the Red Planet. Carl is part of the mysterious “Psi-Ops” branch of the Midlonian Military, Mars’ weaker magnetic pull proving a perfect training ground, however, since arriving on Akeldama Carl’s “special gift” has been severely limited, so he is instead reduced to the groups interrogator, only occasionally able to skim the top-most thoughts of people due to the gravity of the planet.

Image (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/Midlonia/Characters%20and%20Soldiers/CarlAnderson.png)


Fran Jukhan

Fran is one of the Kokiri, or “Child-elf” in layman’s terms, despite being 39 years old she still resembles that of a young child of around 12 or 13. The only difference being that of her pointed ears, which tend to be hidden in her long Brown hair. She is a follower of the Machi-Pagan religion and as such takes on the role of the teams tech expert, more often that not found with a screwdriver in her hand maintaining or repairing the five ADU’s the team has bought with them for protection.


TRX-25 Advanced Drone Unit

The drones themselves (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/Midlonia/ADU.png) each normally has the ability to communicate with the team aswell as each other, Fran’s recent messing with the drones have caused them to develop some bizarre traits such as curiosity, effectively making them team members in their own right. Recently they have started to develop names for themselves, but have chosen random objects as names such as “Cup” and “Saucer” two drones who have developed a close bond between them, and often refer to themselves as brother and sister.

The Laeroxians sound like helots, am I right?

helots

Not quite. They are more prisoners than servants....

Rave might be a while. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12236191&postcount=99)

Hmm...'tis too bad she didn't grace this thread. Still..."hospital" sounds rather serious...hope she's alright

I'm not allright, but i'll participate in this rp. i'll be playing Sun again. CAn't post a bio because of secrets.

Secrets that can't be not-secret-anymore until you post, love.

Of course, I have no intention of forcing a sick Rave to post. That would be wrong. Especially if you are dans l'hôpital.

Turns out we were just kidding, SB. Haha!

Rave and I talked about it and decided we have nothing more to add to Blind Reflection the first. Go ahead and post your finishing post, unless Blastit's got any objections.

no, I got no objections lol.

I was hoping for a response, but it's understandable. Nothing will change methinks

lol aye, that's what I'm heading for (with the awkward moment).

And that'd be cool about saving the other.

Besides, this way we get to have it be awkward on the ship as they're going to whatisface the planet. After all, if Steven just tells everyone individually 'I want you to come back on the team' and not anything like 'I'm reassembling the team' they could just think it's them alone. And then Simon and Chris get to share an awkward moment, especially if they haven't really talked since Vespia.

Maybe we should set it up where at some point in the RP one has to save the other from some horrific fate.

No final posts from either of you then?

Nope. We decided we've got nothing to say, and everything will probably be explained in the opening of BR:I anyway. Or in character bios, if we ever post them. But we might not. Might just leave it for you all to see what might or might not have happened as we post.

Ha! The suspense is killing you!

Right? Please!?

Hah...I suppose I'll post then. It'll be up within the next few minutes.

(maybe I'll introduce her in Blind Reflection 3 or something)

Just noting on this as well, Blind Reflection will certainly be a trilogy, and learning from the transfer from the original to this sequel, I’ve begun simple plot and idea planning for the third as well.

It’s been my experience with these things at least, citing my Civil War and Realm of the Risen as examples, that after two sequels it’s just time to move on. By the time I was done with the Civil War, I wanted nothing to do with war lol, and to a point I still don’t. Also, while Realm of the Risen was a fun time, and Realm of the Risen II: Angel’s Holocaust is one of my favorite RP’s to date, Realm of the Risen III: Underworld’s Ascension has drug on for so long that Tappee, Clairmont, and I have unfortunately seemed to lose interest in it OOCly, and now are just punishing ourselves to give it a proper finish. Even The Janus Strain, the sidestory, only uses characters from the second story, and not the zombie theme. I’m just tired of it.

Thus, I’m sure that while after this BR is in the completed state the original is now in, we will still have plenty of ideas for our characters, after the third the premise of scientists being thrown into situations bigger than they can imagine while observing other cultures…the idea will be a little worn out. That’s not to say that our characters have to die or be thrown out or whatnot…but it’ll be time to move on, both ICly and OOCly.

So…in the meantime I will be trying my best to make this RP the absolute greatest it can be, while at the same time trying to come up with some sort of general idea for another sequel.

As for Blind Reflection II: Insurrection, I should be ready to post either tonight or tomorrow…so start working on posts of your own. I’m more than excited to begin.

Also, while Realm of the Risen was a fun time, and Realm of the Risen II: Angel’s Holocaust is one of my favorite RP’s to date, Realm of the Risen III: Underworld’s Ascension has drug on for so long that Tappee, Clairmont, and I have unfortunately seemed to lose interest in it OOCly, and now are just punishing ourselves to give it a proper finish.


Awww.... I was reading RotR III, and it's really good.

Anyway, I have that feeling that multi-part stories just don't feel right unless it's a trilogy. Damn you star wars and LOTR.

I'm not saying it's not good. It just...I don't know. I can't really describe how I feel about it right now. I have severe writer's block...but only for Realm of the Risen. I can write page upon page of this stuff.

That being said, I have finished my first post, and it is insanely long (4,540 words, 92 paragraphs, 287 sentences according to MS Word, as well as 10 MS Word pages long) but my "opening posts" typically are. BRII is ready to begin as soon as you all want it to.

Also, New Genoa...are you planning on participating? I would love to have you if you'd actually post this time lol.

I will post...I need to develop Mike Stanley this time around.

But as I said, I'm also developing my own saga like RP. *nod*

I will post...I need to develop Mike Stanley this time around.

But as I said, I'm also developing my own saga like RP. *nod*

Aye, and I'm interested to be sure.

Oh I see how it is, Haraki, closing the FT intro :(

Not like I ever opened any of my RP's to you or anything... ;)

Sorry, SB, but Tib, Scolo and I have been planning that since [September, I think? I think it was September]. Besides, it's not like IC you have anything near Earth anyway ... I think ...

In any case, it's an intro. Which means once it's done I can do FT all I like, though for the sake of not wanking my way into it I'm not going to do anything stupid like turn up the day after it finishes and annihilate a planet with my fleet of uberships. I'll build it slowly.

Your day will come. :)

Your day will come. :)

lol *whines*

Well...here she is:

http://209.85.48.8/237/117/upload/p699016.png (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515489)

Clicky on the Picky

lol I want to post...but I'm already down to les than 6 hours of sleep...and today (yesturday really) was insane trying to stay awake for one of my classes lol

you post too quickly SB. Didn't even get a chance to board. Where are they now? just walking?

bah! I'll probably write a bit more to my post when I get back from class lol.

Not enough time to write everything i wanted to

you post too quickly SB. Didn't even get a chance to board. Where are they now? just walking?

I didn't want to give them a chance to board. Remember the last RP? It picked up after they had been there for two months.

As for where they are now, they're more like riding to the hotel. I should have a post up within an hour.

Jeez, SB, give us some time! We need to post stuff about the characters. At least give me enough time to get one post up before you have them traveling to the hotel.

And in hindsight, Rave, we should've posted bios.

Jeez, SB, give us some time! We need to post stuff about the characters. At least give me enough time to get one post up before you have them traveling to the hotel.

And in hindsight, Rave, we should've posted bios.

Ya I haven't even started haha. "Within the hour" is a rough estimate.

And in hindsight...lol...you should have ;)

Oh also, Midlonia, would you mind toning down just how many dashes you put as a break? It's stretching my screen. Thanks!

what is this bio you speak of? =) will do but i'm not done with my secrets :-(

what is this bio you speak of? =) will do but i'm not done with my secrets :-(


Do you like ever sign into your messenger services or do you always remain so isolated and aloof? :p

Blastit...lol...stop trying to talk to Steven before the dropship leaves. They all are already on the planet.

I'm changing it!

Buncha punks...

lol "punks"

lol there, I changed it

lol punks is one of the many words I use to address others.

Do you like ever sign into your messenger services or do you always remain so isolated and aloof? :p

I've been in and out of the hospital.

I've been in and out of the hospital.

You're still not on aim ;)

Are you yet better?

Does anyone know who James is rooming with?

It looks like he either gets a single room or he ends up with Gabranth. Which would be an interesting combination -> "Hi honey. We just arrived. That noise? Oh, that's just my roommate firing a pistol out the window and trying out his battle armour. Love you too."

I'd only assume NG's chap...although who knows how that will go lol

Gabranth's staying on his ship, by the way haha...and he's currently not wearing ODIN armor.

You're still not on aim ;)

Are you yet better?

no. and i'm on and your not responding. goodnight.

lol...I was doing laundry

sorry

Hey SB, sorry to keep you waiting

But I don't think I'll be able to post until about 12.5 hours from now LoL.

If we're lucky I may be able to post 4 hours earlier lol but we'll see.

This reading is good...but takes so blasted long!

damn you people and your posting. last night I was writing a post but felt like a zombie; I'm going to post when I get home from ze school.

Hahaha...it's fine. Whenever you get them up you get them up. In a few days, when my new employment hopefully begins...I'll be posting far less rapidly lol.

In other news, a rare batch of ridiculous inspiration added to my home internet being down for about two hours led me to speculate on, and ultimately plot, the third and final Blind Reflection. Throwing modesty to the wind, let me say this: it is something to behold in comparison lol. It actually made me go back and rework parts of this, because I don't want to focus on the third story and just breeze through the second.

For that reason, I'm not going to touch Blind Reflection III again until Blind Reflection II is near completion, but I feel good that I can rest easy, knowing that this has some sense of ultimate direction. Never a bad thing to feel secure, haha.

also...to appease my newest obsession of the week...Blind Reflection now has its own IRC channel!

join #Blind_Reflection for planning, pointless banter, and perhaps hints on BRIII

what server?

lmao...the voting fiend strikes again. some loser rated this thread a 1/5 too.

what server?

irc.esper.net

bah! SB, where is your post!?

Hey SB, would you mind just telling us how long you want us to be bumming around the hotel/surroundings before something happens? I'm not trying to rush you, and I'm definitely enjoying myself doing what we're doing, I just think it would be beneficial for all of us to know how much angst we're expected to pour into our posts to keep them going for X amount of time.

And by 'all of us', 'we', and 'our' I mean Blastit. Everyone else's characters are happy.

lol everyone should get IRC so we can all converse bouts it.

For Chris, already a plan has been figured out for some of it. For Erik, nothing LoL

Hey SB, would you mind just telling us how long you want us to be bumming around the hotel/surroundings before something happens? I'm not trying to rush you, and I'm definitely enjoying myself doing what we're doing, I just think it would be beneficial for all of us to know how much angst we're expected to pour into our posts to keep them going for X amount of time.

And by 'all of us', 'we', and 'our' I mean Blastit. Everyone else's characters are happy.

Something shall happen soon, but a bit more build-up needs to be put in place between Gabranth, Fithos, and Vinosec unfortunately. Also, Midlonia and Blastit need to do something. In the meantime, in the place of angst lol, you characters can always go out on the town, "observing" the culture and whatnot like the scientists they should be.

I'll be around until about 10:30-11ish tonight before I go get plastered (it is friday, after all) so I'll post a bit. Hopefully by tonight or tomorrow the story will break open.

Anyhow, as Blastie said, I'd suggest getting IRC for us to talk. Blastit, Midlonia, and I do it daily and it's been beneficial. I know Rave is trying to work something out with me, but we can never get in contact so it hasn't yet happened.

well, rave, looks like alfonso's manhood will not be surviving much longer.

I think we have the team sexist.:D

lmao...the pathetic 1/5 voter strikes again!

grrr SB, you need to reply with Steven before a brawl brakes out in the haaallllwwaaaaayyyy

lol

Yeah, really. It all depends on several things:

If NG backs down before Rave posts, a brawl is averted.
If NG does not back down but Rave posts first and has Sun and Simon leave, a brawl is averted.
If SB posts averting a brawl, a brawl is averted.

But

If NG posts and provokes Simon any further, a brawl breaks out.
If Rave posts and attacks NG, a brawl breaks out.
If Blastit posts and attacks anyone, a brawl breaks out.
If something else happens, a brawl breaks out.



Hmm ... I don't know which side to root for. Pro-brawl or Anti-brawl.

LoL

Pro-brawl cause it sounds like Pro-bowl

and bowls hold stuff

including Cream of Wheat

and that stuff is delicious

Onwards! The bell tolls for thee!

lol actually, I'll have Erik get into this and try to break it up. I've been trying to make him into the more peaceful kinda guy, almost like Chris before Vespia

Back on Vespia I would've had James try and break it up. Ever since he killed a guy with a shovel, though, he's not quite the same.



If we ever post a 'Character Profiles covering all three BR RPs' the profile for James is going to include the following:


Defining Moment: Killing a Vespian by hitting him in the face with a shovel.



Or maybe not Defining Moment, but 'Moment most showing character development'. Or maybe 'Climactic Moment'.

lol Chris' most turning point was Vespia at the end I suppose. Made him mostly mad and he's losing his sanity slowly...lol

As I said before, I dunno what to do with Erik.

But I'm still up for the whole rescuing thing between Chris and Simon, but again, it depends what happens in the RP lol. Maybe Chris will hate Simon so much he would deny his help and find a different way lol.

Chris' eyes darted around him, to all corners of the confined space he now found himself in. The chasm was widening as each second passed, further chunks of rock falling off the edge and into it. Safety was too far away for him to jump, and too far up. He had less than a minute before he, too, joined the rock in falling deep down into the darkness below, and he knew it.

Suddenly, a voice called out. "Chris!" His head shot up, hoping against hope that someone on the other side, above him, had heard his plea, and saw Simon showing his head over the top. "Chris! Grab this rope!"

The end of the rope landed at Chris' feet and quickly began to fall over the edge, gravity pulling it down over the edge of the chasm. Simon held onto the other end, an incredulous look on his face. "Chris! Grab the rope!"

"No! You bastard! You stole Sun from me!" Tears began to choke Chris' voice.

"You'll die!" Simon shouted back. "Grab the fucking rope, idiot!"

"You can't tell me what to do! You're not my real dad! And you stole my girlfriend-who-was-never-really-my-girlfriend-but-who-I-wish-had-been-my-girlfriend! I hate you!"

"You emo bastard! Grab the fucking rope!"

"No!" Chris' voice screamed, his voice all choked up as he hurriedly jumped back, the rock he had been standing on falling into the chasm.

Simon spooled the rope up and once again threw the end of the rope down to Chris, who looked at it hungrily.

"Grab. The. Fucking. Rope!" Simon shouted. "Sun wouldn't want you to die like this!"

But Chris just watched it trail away and over the edge once more. Suddenly the rock under him gave way, and he collapsed, falling endlessly down into the chasm. "I hope you burn in hell!" his voice, a dwindling shout, came up towards Simon.

Simon stood up and wiped sweat from his brow. He didn't have time to think about Chris. The volcano was erupting, the bomb was about to go off, the ship was crashing, James was leaving cryptic phone messages on his voicemail, and he had a wedding to get to.

lol


"Chris..."

"Yes Master..."

"Rise..."

*Cue Darth Vader's theme music*


perhaps that may happen.

You did forget the Apes though. "Get your hands off me, you dang dirty human!"


But, perhaps it'll be Simon's life that Chris is saving?

Hell no. I don't want Simon to die.

Besides, didn't we say Chris is almost a genius once? I don't think a genius could overlook the fact that killing her husband (or at least trying to) wouldn't exactly endear himself to Sun.

who says he'll die?

"Throw me the rope, Chris!"

"Hell no! If you die Sun will magically love me!"

"That doesn't make any sense! We're married with two kids! If I die she'll hate you forever!"

"No! I don't have to listen to you!"

"You're delusional!"

"Yeah, but I'm delusional and I'm the one with the rope! So long, sucker!"

"Good thing I invested in those robotic wings while we were on Telkana III. Simon, up up and away!"

oh dear


lol...

Perhaps you shouldn't worry so much about Chris ;)

Now go reply to BR2 or get IRC lol

No, I'm not going to reply. It's unfair to the others when two people dominate an RP scene with many characters in it simply because they're the only ones online. Since I posted just before you, I'm going to let someone else reply first.

lol wasn't much the case in the last RP...

but alright

So get IRC :p

Rave is going to start a brawl because its in Sun's character.

Also, Al is in for a beating. Sun hits HARD, ask Chris. =)

sorry haven't posted lol

I shall post ASAP when I wake up tomorrow since it's 6:30AM and I haven't slept yet lol....infact I'm like about to sleep just typing this I'm so tired lol.

how can he get to simon if sun is in his arms? There is no physical way possible to get to simon without getting through sun first. A fight between the two would ensue first before you could move on to her fiancee. It also makes no sense on why he would attack simon given simon is holding sun back and preventing her from doing damage. He hasn't hit anyone nor intends to. It doens't fit.

Yeah, I have to say that post doesn't make much sense, for a few reasons:

First, Simon's trying to stop any fighting from breaking out, making attacking him a pretty strange choice. Still, though, it's your characters, and your choice. Doesn't make it any less bizarre, though. Second, the attack itself leaves no chance for us to react. It's just suddenly this happens, then this happens, then this happens, then he's gone and we can't catch him because he's invisible. In reality, Simon would fight tooth and nail with anyone that grabbed him, whether invisible and with an augmented arm or not, and James would probably smash something heavy into the man's head, not to mention other people reacting.

Besides, even if you forego that stuff with the idea that 'they're scientists and I'm a trained soldier, I can beat them', there's still half a dozen Imperial soldiers that are there to protect the scientists, and there's no way they wouldn't have noticed this brawl going on in the corridor. If Simon and James could hear it, they could hear it, and they'd be there too, trying to break it up. Which makes it increasingly likely that both Elijah and Cup would both get shot repeatedly. Sorry, mate.

Yeah, really. It all depends on several things:

If NG backs down before Rave posts, a brawl is averted.
If NG does not back down but Rave posts first and has Sun and Simon leave, a brawl is averted.
If SB posts averting a brawl, a brawl is averted.

But

If NG posts and provokes Simon any further, a brawl breaks out.
If Rave posts and attacks NG, a brawl breaks out.
If Blastit posts and attacks anyone, a brawl breaks out.
If something else happens, a brawl breaks out.



Hmm ... I don't know which side to root for. Pro-brawl or Anti-brawl.

Isn't it wonderful how I decided to get my characters involved in the BR series?:D

Haraki and Rave...while I'd have to agree that the "attack" was rather random, there is always the possibility that randomly is exactly how the character Elijah would react. Not everything has a motive.

Anyhow, I'm not going to sit here and pass judgement, saying what can't or can't happen...but unless you, Haraki, are REALLY opposed to that, I'm inclined to let it fly. After all, your next post can be what just happened from Simon's view...saying that he squirmed in Elijah's grasp and managed to hit the man once or something.

Regardless, I'm gonna post a response here in a few...

Yeah, he's kind of mentally unstable, instead of just walking away from that policeman he threw him off of the roof of a building after all.

If you bothered reading my posts you'd have already told that he's one messed up guy and pretty damn unstable to boot, he'd just go for the nearest guy, usually the one who'd be trying to smooth things out to really rattle people.

The idea is he can do that and go, its supposed to screw completely with your minds.

I'd have worked something out with you guys, but hey, I can't contact you in any sane form as you dont get on IRC, or on any messaging service, so.... I went with what I got from the IC posts. Run with it instead of getting hung up on the fact he kicked Simon a couple of times, which, considering the inability of New Genoa's character to react in your post Rave, strikes me as odd that you should both complain, neh?

i don't have irc, i have msn. its open to anyone. Sun is still present, still awaiting reprecussions. New Genoa knew Al was going to get hurt, as in his ooc post.

I know that random may be exactly how Elijah may act. What really got to me is the fact that he did this without any consequences. There was no chance for us to react, for James to smash something into the side of his head, for Simon to elbow him in the face, for the Imperial Soldiers that would obviously be there to shoot him. It offends me. Sorry, but I'm not going to sugarcoat my words here.

If you had, say, dropped me a TG beforehand, or posted here beforehand, or something, asking me for permission to do that to my character without time for him to respond, or at least letting me know about this, it probably would have been fine. But it actually pissed me off that you just posted beating up my character with no apparent repercussions of any sort, no chance for my characters to respond, and no cooperation between the players. What's more, it bothers me OOC because it's essentially a Deus Ex Machina to end the scene from someone that wasn't even involved in it.

And as for NG, he essentially gave permission both here and in the IC thread for Sun to beat him up.

*shrug* Steel's moving the story on now, the idea was to make y'all paranoid, live with it, its a story after all and stuff happens, better than getting another 20 pages of angst, lets actually proceed now, shall we?

...

Um ... sorry, but this is stupid. I don't want to drop this and 'move on'. Yes, it's a story, but more than a story it's a roleplay, which means we should all get a say in what happens.

Besides, thinking about my characters and talking with Rave, if this happened our characters would essentially get together, say 'Let's leave', pack up and go. And James would probably go with them. They don't fit in anyway, the mission's too different from what they're used to and what they're trained for, Chris and now Al are pissing them off to no end, and above all else even on a friendly planet with Imperial soldiers guarding them they get attacked by invisible super-soldiers? I get the feeling the first words out of Simon's mouth, even when lying on the ground, would be "Fuck this."

Say goodbye to Simon and Sun. James might stay. And no, this isn't OOC anger, this is IC character roleplaying.

leaving this thread.

not RPing for the night...

...at a friend's house

Oh and Rave, lol, Sun has the Vespian serum in her...effectively making her invisible to life-scanners...but her and Marissa weren't injected with Vespian blood.

I'm not saying that it couldn't still be doing whatever it is doing to her...but just that she has the serum within her...not the blood. Vespian blood was nothing more than blood. The serum's what gave them their ability...and the serum's what she was injected with by Fred so that her and Marissa "couldn't be rescued."

get on msn or aim.

she doesn't know what the hell it was. and its not the 'serum' that's doing this =) or...is it?

she doesn't know what the hell it was. and its not the 'serum' that's doing this =) or...is it?

Haha...I figured that it wouldn't be that easy...and I am on AIM...but you're not responding :(

...you should really get IRC anyhow haha

I CAN"T USE IRC.

please...get it through your minds. I cant' and damnit SB if you keep bringing it up i'm going to hit you in the head with a spork.

by the way haraki, it was rich who tried to hold al back, not mike. mike is just the level-headed chemist.

Whoops, sorry. Was Mike there, though? And if he was, what was he doing while Rich was trying to hold Al back?

Mike was in the hotel room at the time

Alright then. Steven's going to the desert to get Xu away from Viceroy Gantatilion. If you all, minus Blastit and Midlonia, want your characters to do something other than talk, I'd suggest throwing up a post coming along. Else they'll be left to talk for a good while, and be considerably left out of the loop.

she has no pulse or breathing =)

"If one would check there was no pulse, no breath. There was nothing."

read my posts =(

its absolutely vital that she is NOT breathing or has a pulse for the third installment.

Well Rave, you see, I was reading when suddenly, a gian pigeon flew into my window burst through it. I was trying to post and read your post but the bird kept tossing its feathers in front of my computer screen or pecking at me.

So I finally shooed it away, but its job was done- I had forgotten that part.

:p

Imma fixin' it

Hmm ... from Blastit's post and from Baralai saying she should wake up then, I thought they were coming back. Sorry, dear. I'll fix it.

Hmm...so it's been over a year...but this is starting up again lol. Just so you guys know. When NationStates works I'll be sending out telegrams.

Woohoo! SB is back. Don't remember this so well, but my name is in the first post!

NS and telegrams are working fine for me.

edit: Actually, I kind of remember it, though I don't think I ever got around to entering Part II.

If I were you SB, I'd start on BI:3, going back to 2 now would take too much on some folks I think.

If I were you SB, I'd start on BI:3, going back to 2 now would take too much on some folks I think.

We'll see what everyone feels. Perhaps that is best.

We'll see what everyone feels. Perhaps that is best.

Well, it gives me an excuse to go around smashing more heads in a slightly more independant way also <.<

EDIT: Oh and check your TG's every so often, SB.

EDIT: Oh and check your TG's every so often, SB.

I haven't gotten one recently

harakri is gone =(

Wow...I didn't know that. Did he ever say why?

Seems moving on is the best option, scrape together at least 3/4 of us for it.

Hey SB! Was thinking about you a while ago as I started up my own FT RP for the first time...

Unfortunately, I only have time for one and I will probably stick to that one. I would like to continue eventually but I probably would have to either sit it out or let someone use my char until I can RP him/her

Well, Chris was coming along with my lot at the end of BR2 anyway, so makes sense for me to grab hold of him for a while, no?

So I guess that we only have 3/5 still in it, the 3 being myself, Middy, and Rave? Blastit I'd love to have you man if you could make the time, but of all people trust me I understand. I don't want to start the 3rd one without everyone we have, so perhaps it is best if we continue the 2nd for the time being.

Holy shit this thread is alive !

Well it's more or less "undead" haha...it won't really be alive until the RP is as well.

Ok, here is what I have planned for BR3:

Our main characters from the first and second, such as Ernest, Sun, Simon, etc. (but not Steven) will have traveled to a planet named Arka Prime shortly before the story starts in an Imperial Starship. They will be part of another one of these international joint science/exploration missions that the BR series is built upon. Anyhow Captain Gabranth (Steven’s brother in the military) responds to a emergency hail from the ship everyone’s characters took.

When he arrives, there is a big battle, and the Arkan people are FAR more advanced than they are supposed to be, so our characters have to crash-land on the planet. They are soon after thrown in prison. Well, it wouldn’t be much of a story if they stay in prison, so they escape and have to find out why this people, who they were supposed to be making first contact with, are so far advanced and hold hostilities against the Empire. Also, I can’t give it away because it would ruin the fun, but cloning is going to play a big role in this story.

The RP start off with all the characters in a foreign jail. Then, during the same first post, I'm going to flashback two days in the past, to show how they get there. After we get back to the point where they're in jail, a rather large twist will be revealed. The plot will be like...start at point B...go back to point A...proceed to point B again...and then most of the story will be go through it to point C.

But honestly, BR2 needs to be finished first. Things have to happen, to my characters at least, for BR3 to make any sense at all. That’s not to say that BR2 needs to go on for another 6 months, but it DOES need a conclusion.

Well, depends, we could do a big "end" post which explains what happened rather than thunder on with the RP when half the cast isn't about, if I'm honest it only really needs to be between me, thee and Chris being operated by me to set up BR3.

Edit: I never see you on AiM anymore either...

Hah...I'm rarely on any messenger service anymore. Just don't really have the time to chat.

I wouldn't be opposed to a summary wrap up of BR2. It wouldn't be my first choice...but if it needs to happen because no one else is around that's fine.

What I don't want for BR3 though is just a two-person RP. I usually write single or two-writer RP's. It's just how my stuff goes. I started Blind Reflection (like Realm of the Risen before it) so that I could RP with a larger group, as well as meet new, quality writers. Blind Reflection worked wonders, as did BR2 up until my RL kinda went to hell, so with BR3 I'm kinda torn.

It's hard with the third chapter of a trilogy to just introduce new writers. Not impossible by any means, mind you, but hard. At the same time, if we don't, like you said, it will be basically me and you, Middy. You and I already have other plans for an RP that's just basically me and you (which I am beginning to get some crazy ideas for), but that's not what Blind Reflection is about. I want a larger group. If I can't get it from what we used to have (I really want Blastit and Rave back) then I think we'll have to branch outwards.

If you have any candidates for someone you've RP'd with who's up to standards, feel free to mention their names and invite them to this thread. (This goes for any of you.) They could even join the end of BR2 to get in the swing of things. I shudder at the thought of an "open" RP though. I really don't feel like dealing with n00bs and poor writers.

Send some of those mad crazy ideas over my way.

I know Rave is "about" and would like to RP in some form. As for quality writers I really can't offer any up that'd be able to help out on a decent regular basis. In my opinion it's a space faring exploration thing, I think it'd cause good tension and differences between the characters, the "veteran" players being wary and warning to the "New" folks. I'm sure we could drum up some half-decent roleplayers to join in as Rave has her little legion of fans :p

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=553288

So far 0 replies lol

Not got those ideas either, there's 2 else 3 applicants now. :p

I like the two we have so far.

As for the ideas, I'm seriously thinking about an all-out war in the Orion Sector. Somewhat of an end-all that other nations can take part in. Naturally it wouldn't be the end of me playing NationStates, but it would be the end of the "Orion Empire." I'm still debating with myself though. We have a while to go before that.

This is easier to discuss on AiM -.-

This is easier to discuss on AiM -.-

If I was not at work I'd tend to agree with you. No AIM here.

EDIT: Ok I'm on AIM express