[OOC][PLOT] The Fourth Thread of Planning for Arc 1 - Arrivals

[Labster]

Although I was half-expecting Precia to show up in the Imaginary Number District.

And if it's about a week or two after Halloween, that make a perfect time for Cinder Fall to pay a visit to Los Angeles.  Makes me wonder who else has been giving Precia grief.

If you got ideas, please do share them.  I'm always on the lookout for ways to make things more... "interesting".  

The first one was more of a comment that IIRC the way to El Hazard was through the imaginary number space, which is the void she fell into.  Academy City has district numbers, one of which is overlaps the rest, and is the Imaginary Number District where Hyouka is from.  No more thought than combining those two ideas, though they're not particularly related.  In fact El Hazard is more like the Imaginary Number District, metaphysically speaking.

The second point... I'll think about it about and send PMs.

So... Precia in San Antonio, Cinder in LA, and the Unseelie in Ottawa, all at the same time?

I think we've identified just when things kick out of low gear.

Don't forget the Red Lectroids on Jersey.  It's gonna be Wall-to-Walpurgis Night!

Yeah, the only problem is that after this and the next story arc, it's gonna be kinda hard for me to top that.  I've got a few ideas, though.

In fact, the hardest part now is going to be cooking up some engaging fight scenes.  The problem with that is that reading about a fight scene is nowhere nearly as fun as watching a fight scene.  I would be impressed if someone could transcribe a Monty Oum fight sequence and keep it interesting to read.

I'm really not worried about topping it, because it will surely happen.  My characters keep surprising me.  Sakura's power is still growing exponentially.  The roadmap for me is the third OP song from CCS.  All of it is relevant, but:

Genkai no nai
Kanousei ga koko ni aru
Kono te ni
(It's gonna be your world)
...
Utau youni, kiseki no youni
「omoi」 ga subete wo kaete yuku yo
Kitto, kitto
Odoroku kurai

There are no limits
All possibilities are right here
In my hands
(It's gonna be her world)

Like a hymn, like a miracle
My feelings will change everything
Surely
So much, it's almost astonishing

So in a mutable universe, I will have a character with the power to change everything.  If, you know, she lives.  If we've learned one thing from history, it's that something is murderous to true heroes who get enough power.  From Arthur to Tecumseh to Martin Luther King, Jr. we've lost so many chances to as people -- and so many of the rest were corrupted.  And on that count, perhaps the fate of the world falls on Tomoyo's shoulders.  Heavy is the head that wears the frilly bonnet.

You know, Gryphon got a lot better at fight scenes.  CORE was cool and all, but look at a later work like "The Revolution Will Be Televised".  Or "Quarantena", which isn't a fight scene, but it is an action sequence with the most impeccable timing.  But yeah... I'm also worried about how rubbish I will be in writing my first fight scene.