Season Four OOC Section

[3 Ducks in a Man Costume]

To change the subject a little, I have removed my post about killing the Romulan agent (Brandt). It appears that it was too early for it, as evidenced by the zero amount of recognition. Once we're a little more underway, I'll repost.

[Geekyfanboy]

Thanks for doing that... it should be a much bigger deal then it turned out to be.

[Jen]

Ah...I have been working on a post that addressed that incident. It just happened at a time when we were dealing with a few other side stories...Are you reposting it later? I'll save my response till then.

[Geekyfanboy]

I think it works better later.. this happened a few days before the breifing.. and no one has made any mention of it...

[3 Ducks in a Man Costume]

Yeah. I'll just have my character get good and drunk on Romulan ale and then kill her in a drunken fit of passion.

(a joke)

Seriously, though. I will repost when it looks like the time is right. I have all my entries saved in a folder as Word docs, so I can just cut and paste, adding in any modifications as necessary.

[X]

I think that part of the issue is going to be the nature of the murder. If he pulled it off so perfectly, then there will be no investigation. IF there is an investigation, there are only a few characters that will have the authority or necessity to participate in an investgation.


Speaking as someone that has written a few yards about secrets and murders, if a character has the skill to pull it off undetected, there will be little chance for true interaction about the incident.

However, there is really no fool's proof method to kill someone on a starship and even the lack of evidence can become evidence in the face of the constant monitoring that happens on a starship.

It will be interesting to see the reaction when this happens again because it happens on a starship and there are things in place that can quickly turn the perfect crime into perfect exposure.

[3 Ducks in a Man Costume]

Yeah. That was the general idea. It's not so much about this particular killing or the evidence (or lack thereof), but about how they come into play the closer we get to Romulus and the more the conspiracy/spy subplot heats up. That is, what happens when the Tal'Shiar can't contact it's agent? Will the identity of the Romulan agent (Brandt) be made public to the crew, or will the 31 agent or the admiral cover it up for some reason? Will Enoch go on the warpath, unsatisfied until he finds the true killer? And what happens if he does? There are a dozen questions that can further this subplot and even affect the main plot. Even if the killing goes off without a hitch and there's no evidence of foul play, there's no such thing as an unexplained death on a star ship, as Just X pointed out. Remember that my character cut off the sensor readings to that section of the ship while he confronted and killed Brandt. So she just happens to die in a random power surge while the system is in diagnostic mode? Doubtful. The main idea I had when killing off that character was to make things interesting in the long term, not to just have a short and sweet murder investigation.

So, yes. I really did leave that end of the subplot very open ended. I'm pretty sure I could simply repost once everyone's ready.

EDIT: PS: If anyone has any ideas they'd like to share--perhaps collaborate on a long-term subplot--let me know in a PM, so I don't get too carried away doing my own thing while everyone else goes, "WTF, mate?"

[X]

I have a really drastic idea about the direction of the story that we can discuss in the meeting. I mean it could be very interesting, but it's a big leap.

I'm going to watch Nemesis and try to solidify the ideas.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

To change the subject a little, I have removed my post about killing the Romulan agent (Brandt). It appears that it was too early for it, as evidenced by the zero amount of recognition. Once we're a little more underway, I'll repost.

I agree with this completely.  Besides 3 Ducks, Isaac pwned you by distracting the officers with him problem XD XD lol jk

But yes, move it to a different part of the story where it will have more recognition. 

King Linksr

[moyer777]

I could make 9 am (west coast) on saturday.

[PepperDude]

9am Saturday is actually a great time.  :)

[Jen]

King.. I think you might be mistaken... where are you? I said 9am PST (west coast). That would mean 12 noon on the east coast and some time in between in middle US.

11 AM Central :)

[moyer777]

is it official?

Are we getting together at 9 a.m. West Coast time, tomorrow morning?

I need to put it on my calendar, otherwise... I will plan something else!

Are we doing this????  :)   :lamo   :phone

[X]

I say aye!

[Geekyfanboy]

Yes.. I'll make it official.

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