LLL discussion thread part III

[feawen]

nami and tabril havent really talked since the whole abasi quickleaf fight could be good to get them talking again since theres no more quickleaf! and i dont think nami and baru have really talk

[Aikanáro]

Poor Quickleaf. Nami and Tabril should be alright, as long as they steer clear of the subject of their menfolk. And I like Nami's latest suggestion!

[Varnafindë]

Originally Posted by feawen

nami and tabril havent really talked since the whole abasi quickleaf fight could be good to get them talking again since theres no more quickleaf! and i dont think nami and baru have really talk

Let's hope they have time to become friends before Quickleaf turns up again

Originally Posted by Aikanáro

Poor Quickleaf. Nami and Tabril should be alright, as long as they steer clear of the subject of their menfolk. And I like Nami's latest suggestion!

Yes, Nami has got the point, a group of entertainers doesn't mean that every member of the group is an entertainer - the stars need staff, don't they?

And Nami, Baru and Tabril could talk together or in twos - the main thing is that they don't get anything done which moves the story forwards without the others.

[Mari]

Well, endless talk without moving forward is one of the specialties of this group I suppose *is thinking of how long this RP has been going on and how 'far' we've progressed in the story...*

[feawen]

well nami's manfolk is dead at the moment so there will be no talking about him! lol

you got tolove pointless talk!

[Aikanáro]

dead at the moment

There's something oddly amusing about that. It's a temporary condition for him.

[Varnafindë]

He has gone in and out of it at times, hasn't he?

And as readers of the story, we know that he will come out of it again, but his fellow characters think he's in it

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Mari

If you can make it to clear to Ellysa she isn't supposed to humiliate herself and endure torture in order to entertain others or read someone's fortune, she's probably willing to do some bo-climbing and acrobatics.

Oh, is that what she is thinking? No wonder she isn't keen! I'm sure this misunderstanding will get cleared up along the way.

Originally Posted by Varnafindë

I might be around as well - perhaps that would be a good time for Baru and Tabril to interact, getting to know each other (to whatever extent), without furthering the plot any, while the others are having a break?

Sounds like a good idea. I was thinking of getting to the Celebration before July, so that people can write their acts while I was away. And depending on how many people are around in August, non-plot posts, or act posts may be a good move. It seems a waste to have Aikanaro on more than just the weekends and no posts for her to write! And that way the people who are gone don't much out on too much and Feawen may be able to relax a bit while having Nami talk to Tabrîl and Barufiniel between writing dissertations.

Originally Posted by Mari

Well, endless talk without moving forward is one of the specialties of this group I suppose *is thinking of how long this RP has been going on and how 'far' we've progressed in the story...*

It'll be two years in September, if I'm not mistaken. Still, we've progressed in the story further than you'd expect. We came from Rhosgobel to Dol Guldur, detoured through the village of the East Bight and rafted down the Celduin to the Carnen-river. That's quite some months' worth of travel. I'm in another RPG in which we role played barely a week in game time over the course of several months in real time, so I think Long Lost Leaves isn't doing too badly!

[Varnafindë]

My worst experience was playing one morning in game time (the morning where all the characters who had been introduced in twos and threes, finally met up) over eight months in real time.

That might have contributed to (or been caused by) many of them losing interest. None of the others are playing in that RP any more. But then most of them have left the board where we played, too.

[Acalewia]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Not everybody will have to think up an act, I'm sure if a couple of people step up, that will be enough. Radagast in any case will do some ah- cheap conjuror tricks. And you don't have to decide yet if or what you want to do, you've got some time until we actually get at the Celebration site.

In that case, I don't think Aelfwine will do any act. The only thing she's good at is the bow.

Speaking of time, summer time is approaching (at least in this hemisphere of the world) and usually that includes holiday. (I for one, will be absent the whole month of July.) And last year we took a break in August so that nobody had too much catching up to do afterwards. Will we be doing that this year too?

I'll be gone the first week of july. I'm fine with a break.

Originally Posted by feawen

well nami's manfolk is dead at the moment so there will be no talking about him! lol

you got tolove pointless talk!

I love how you worded that. lol. There's been a lot of pointless talk anyway. *Shifty eyes*

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Acalewia

In that case, I don't think Aelfwine will do any act. The only thing she's good at is the bow.

No horse tricks? The Riders tend to have a good reputation concerning their horses.

[The last sane person]

Some elegant dessage, maybe?

[Acalewia]

First off, how many "entainers" do we have?

[Varnafindë]

There's Baru the singer (and I didn't invent that for this RP, it's been in her profile for five years).

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Acalewia

First off, how many "entainers" do we have?

Radagast will certainly do something. I'm thinking either something with fireworks or birds. Best not to combine them. The Ents should show off something too. (Which reminds me, does anyone know where Midge went? I haven't seen her around for quite a while.)

Barufiniel has volunteered, Carnehillion has thought about it. Mari has said Elyssa might be able to do something if Elyssa can be convinced that the entertainment isn't meant to be torture.

So that makes five entertainers so far, more or less.

But considering the acts would fall in the summer months when plot will be more or less put on hold, there's no limit on how many people could take up an act. You don't have to, but everybody is welcome to try. And we don't have to take something different each, we can have a couple of singers, or a several story tellers, etc. The tradition from where they come from should result in different stories and songs anyway.

You could see it as an opportunity, a challenge if you will, to write something a little different than usual game posts where we travel, fight or just talk. It might be fun to do, if you give it a bit of thought. The Ultai are humans, who never travel far or have much to do with other people. The possibilities to surprise them are endless.

The Elves among us can do something with their better eye-sight or balance. Remember how easily Haldir and his friends crossed the river in Lothlorien over a single rope, so no Elf should have special skills to think of balancing on ropes that could impress non-Elves. Fighting techniques or even the design of horse-gear from Gondor or Rohan would already be different from what the Ultai know. Maybe even things like cooking alien dishes, descriptions of far-away lands, or heck even demonstrations of masonry or tunneling may interest them.

[feawen]

a rope walki nami sounds interesting

[Mari]

For as far as I know, Midge took an indefinite break from fora etc.
I'll ask her if I see her online sometime.

If anyone wants, you can spar with Ellysa. There probably aren't too many stickfighters, and Ellysa is pretty good at it. If you remember earlier on in the RP she sparred with Sas' dwarf (forgot his name) and he kept falling on his behind without being able to touch her.
She can also play around with the bo by herself. Climb in it and make salto's with it and stuff.
*may have watched too many Circus shows around Christmas and New Year and Japanese martial arts anime*

[Acalewia]

Speaking of Sas, anyone seen him lately?

Hmm. Mari, Ellysa could prolly demonstrate her talent at blocking arrows with her bo?

Originally Posted by the last sane person

Some elegant dessage, maybe?

Ok I was drunk the first time I read it, but I'm not sure what that is and I'm too lazy to look it up

[feawen]

horses get all prettied up and the raider makes the horse do side steps and walk funny. i dont have anything to do with horses so this is the best i dont do!

[Acalewia]

I don't think Midnight will go for that

LOL