Hurricane Hell

[Heika]

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Ayooooo!

So, we all know that Sharktooth is going to be destroyed by this hurricane, and all the wolves are definitely going to be spending the week in the caves together for the sake of staying dry and waiting out the rain. That being said, I think all of us are on board for getting together a monster of a thread with everyone in the caves and generally bitching each other out because of the close contact that no one asked for but now has to endure!

Because this is going to be a thread with a lot of people, I think it would be fair if we set some posting guidelines! The basics would be to just try and remember that this is going to be a large group thread. So, even though it's going to be hard to reply to everyone else's posts, please try your best to remain engaged with the group! If you'd like to start your own personal thread, you can always branch off and do that instead. Also, I think it would be best to set a time limit for replies just so that the entire group won't be stuck waiting on someone if they're too busy to get a post in. If you guys have any ideas on how long it should be, feel free to weigh in! But, also, if you don't make the time limit, you won't be booted from the thread for good! You'll just be asked to wait until your turn comes again in the next round of replies.

Alright! With that stuff out of the way, here are some thoughts I have about this! First off, Sharktooth has an unprecedentedly large group of outsiders waiting to be initiated at the moment! Some, like Hal, have been around a while while others, like Azain, are brand spanking new. This is definitely going to cause some tension as some more skeptical wolves in the pack are going to be unsure about living so close to strangers they're not entirely sure they can trust. Of course, this is also a chance for outsiders to improve their standing within the pack.

Additionally, I was thinking that, for this storm in particular, perhaps the shaman (being as old as he is) either received no warnings from Lupe or simply misinterpreted them. As a result, the pack might not be as well prepared in terms of food and supplies as they usually would be. Rationing what little they have stored away would also hike up tensions, and eventually they would have to send out a party to go hunting (and maybe stumble upon a few predators they aren't too keen to be fighting).

Anyways, those are just some of my thoughts! I'm super sorry about that disgusting text wall, and definitely feel free to skim through it! If any details catch your eye, then those are probably going to be what we keep while the rest we can definitely toss as you guys see fit!

(Gonna be tagging all the Sharktooth folk! Ray Lirriel Kenren Lexx )

[Lirriel]

im not formatting this because i'm a rebel; screw you mom >:U

Anyway - I do like the idea of having a general posting time limit, but I'll leave it to others to decide how long they'd want that to be - so long as it's like, at least twelve hours or so I can probably keep up no matter what, so -shrugs-. I would also suggest if possible we try to keep replies a bit shorter and more bare-bones? Since we'll be responding to a bunch of people, and if those of us who like to go off on mental tangents (myself included), do that on top of having to react/reply to everyone, I feel like we might end up writing 1K+ word posts at each other. 

And that sounds gross :u

As for the plot ideas, I definitely like the thought of both, especially since I hadn't really thought beyond, "lol Salome trapped in a cave with everyone" - because that's a plot point in and of itself. :^)

If nothing else, I do really like the idea of the shaman just misreading the signs because it could also act as foreshadowing for Naiad eventually taking over the position? But also because I want Salome to be fucking hurling salty salt at the dude for fucking up :u

My own personal goals for this thread are pretty vague, just because you never know how characters will actually act when put in an extreme setting, but the broad outline I have is: 

• More general cuteness with Naiad + growing that relationship
• WHY IS RAISING CHILDREN SUCH A PAIN starring Azain & Salome; because anytime he isn't with Naiad he's probably gonna be herding this lil loudmouth around
• HAL AND SAL FINALLY FUCKING INTERACT - may or may not pick up that plot thread from Azain's joining, AKA Salome tries to get the scoop on his and Iiona's relationship
• Weirding Iiona out - because he's probably gonna be torn on acting salty AS FUCK toward her but then also worrying about what Naiad would think of him and also worrying about Azain's future too I guess though he won't admit it fucking ever. 

Also when it's time to send out resource-gathering parties, you can bet your ass Salome is not going :u. You have fun hunting crocodiles, Iiona!! (He may still end up going if he absolutely has to but he's gonna be bitching up a storm.)

[Kenren]

Part of me definitely thinks we should have like ONE BIG THREAD to start all of this off and then branch off into a bunch of side threads all for the same period that others can pop in and out of. Literally like private conversations in confined space that others kind of come and join or are chased off from or whatever xDD Because there's so much interaction we all want to get into and it would probably be really fucking hard in just one. We could even label the threads as which day in the week of cave hell they're on to try and keep the timeline of conversations/interactions straight xDD

[Lexx]

I LOVE IT and I'm excited to get this going whenever you guys are!! I like Kenren's idea of one big thread, and then as things start to turn into private conversations with other characters, we can split them into little threads. I also like the idea of formatting post titles to reflect when in the day/night these mini-threads are happening or something like that so we can keep them straight. I'm also ALSO into Lirriel's idea of the shaman not correctly interpreting the signs, which could open up a plot point for Naiad someday claiming his spot...huehuehue

Things that I want specifically:

- YES to more Salome time!!! Their posts cleanse and refresh me...my skin clears every time Salome's jade eyes look warmly at Naiad...
- I REALLY WANNA MEET HAL & AZAIN THE PAIN because I think Naiad will really enjoy their company, and also, wolves that wash up onshore and appear from the wilds of the island need to stick together
- If someone could imply Salome is in love with Iiona, that would be SPICY. I want Naiad to like, chew on that a little
- ALSO can someone, um, start drowning? Somewhere? Anywhere? I just think that would be...neat...fun for everyone
- I promise I'll get you out safely
- Pinky promise
- I also really want to spend some time with Iiona! Naiad would LOVE to learn more about the gods and the pack's traditions. I think she would be really into Iiona being descended from gods LOL
- But actually I want someone to drown a little bit, that would be wonderful

[Ray]

I'M SO SORRY THIS TOOK ME 20 YEARS TO GET TO :( I'M HERE NOW!!

Yea I really like the big ass group thread idea :^) And I also like what yall have also suggested, splitting off into other little threads, I think the initial big group clusterfuck will just help to set the mood for the rest of the conversations as well and maybe they'll end up reconvening at some point. I also second Lir's notion of keeping to slightly shorter replies since there's so many of us and so much to reply to (also we have all the word-vommers in this thread so it might get out of hand real quick LMAO) and it'll also help keep the thread moving at a quicker pace too!!

But yeah Hal-wise he'll have a great horrible time since it's literally going to be like.. this one guy who up til a month or so ago was making it his life goal to never have to interact with other wolves again, now in super close quarters with a whole bunch of strangers with the stress of a natural disaster :^) There's only so far the wonder of a whole new world can carry you after all hahaha. It's time for him to get disillusioned with island life :') But yeah it'll be cool to see how Hal decides to deal with the whole situation in the end. I say this because my characters seem to have a penchant for doing whatever the fuck they want outside of my carefully laid out plotting so hopefully Hal acts better and not worse than what I'm expecting lmao

Stuff I'm also looking forward to :D
- Hal/Sal clusterfuck
- Naiad and Hal potentially becoming friends :') I think it would be extra hilarious if Hal and Sal had a bit of a "who the fuck do you think you are" first without Naiad there and then Hal meets up with Naiad later and they somehow hit it off and then after that Naiad tells Sal like "I made a new friend!!" and Sal's like oh that's great sweetie who is it?? and Naiad's like "It's the wolf with one eye, he's a newcomer too!!" and Sal has to go scream into a pillow lmao
- I saw your drowning desires lmao I will copypaste what I said in cbox in case it gets pushed up

18 Nov 17, 03:52 AM Ray
He's very wary of the sea now from the crossing and I've been making sure it comes across in his posts so unless someone literally threw him in he wouldn't go close LOL
18 Nov 17, 06:40 AM Ray
Altho I bet if you could get someone to fuck him up/push him in then he can like, die horribly :^) and naiad and iiona can uh, both freak out (while sal rubs his little paws in glee)

- Idk if Hal and Iiona would be able to spend some time together since Iiona would def be super busy wrangling just about everything at the same time, but Hal would try his best to be supportive if she needed help because he's a good not-yet-boyfriend lmao. He will also very willingly go hunt (even if it means he DIES) because uh, gotta keep proving his worth til Iiona accepts him in the pack :u

AGAIN I'M SO SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG ;________; I'M THE WURST (becomes a sausage)

[Heika]

ALL THESE IDEAS SOUND SO GOOD I AM SO EXCITED I like the idea of splitting off into smaller threads labelled by time and day so we know when they're happening, and I'm just going to suggest a respond period of 2 days for the huge thread (if anyone else feels like they need more time, definitely mention it and we can extend this!)

- I definitely want to see how the pack responds to the shaman fucking up! Iiona is going to vouch for him (tbh I'm just going to name the Shaman Aelyx because that's who it used to be LOL) because he's been the pack's Shaman for many, many years now. Aelyx has had his position since before her mother was born, and even though he is getting on in the years, Iiona is going to stress that he has served the pack faithfully and without fail for a long time and deserves respect (even if he should consider finding an apprentice to teach the trade to)

- Also omg if someone tries to hint at Sal being in love with Iiona I'm going to die LMAO Lir and I actually talked about this when she first adopted Sal and the idea we came up with was that Sal had a mild infatuation with Iiona when they were younger because the pack had made her out to be some kind of "golden child" but he very quickly outgrew that stage in his life and became increasingly jaded. So, I feel like it wouldn't be impossible for someone to mention that off the cuff, and we can definitely arrange for an NPC to do that if Lir and Lexx are interested!

- I think cave time bonding could also include some storytelling LOL Hal would have already heard more of the pack's lore because of his own little trip with Iiona, but Iiona could definitely recount a few more stories for Azain and Naiad! (I'm also definitely not going to be using this opportunity to flesh out pack lore or anything lmao)

- Also! For Hal and Iiona times, I can definitely see Iiona staying up late or getting up early to keep track of food stores and splitting up the rations for the day! Maybe Hal could stumble on her doing that and worrying about whether they have enough supplies to last them through the worst of the storm, and they could have some nice quiet comfort time LOL Or they could definitely go hunt some crocs together (and she can use that for her Chaos power quest LMAO)

Also, if everyone is decided, I can try to get a thread up sometime tomorrow! If not, someone else can just start the thread whenever we get our planning done!

[Lirriel]

YES LET NAIAD BE VAGUELY JEALOUS OF IIONA FOR A BIT, ESPECIALLY IF SHE ENDS UP MENTIONING IT TO SALOME B/C I WANT HIM TO GET ALL FLUSTERED AND EMBARRASSED OVER HIS OLD KIDDY CRUSH YEAAAAA

Anyway--


✔ - Having side threads labeled with day/time. And probably specific posts in the main thread as well? Regardless we'll probably want some sort of indicator for when wolves merge back into the main thread

✔ - Time limit of 2 days sounds good to me o/ 

✔ - LMAO HAL/SAL INSTA-CLASH. I would like them to, uh, eventually become friends [:^)], but yea they'd definitely be bristly at each other to start with. Especially since I assume Salome has been making his distaste of Halcyon clear and some NPC wolves have probably been mentioning it. 

✔ - Okay but, like, depending on how well Naiad and Halcyon hit it off, we may be looking at a double-jealousy here where both these idiots are jealous of people they really don't have to be jealous of. But I like the idea of first Iiona and now Naiad (in his mind) liking Hal and him just getting more and more pissy at this fucking one-eyed bastard. :u sorry not sorry ray

✔ - Considering Hal's age, he'd probably too old/seasoned to fall for schoolyard taunts, but one potential way to get him out in the water would be all the outsiders attending a fishing/swimming class with Salome and Salome slyly implying Hal ain't shit (and probably going from implying to outright stating as the lesson went on) until Hal went to prove himself :^) But, again, if Hal is too seasoned for that, Azain is probs next in line for the drowning lyfe lmao

Anyway, I think I'm pretty happy with everything discussed here so :u I'm good to go whenever!

[Kenren]

-raises hand- Azain's probably most likely to be drowning if that's still needed. She's dumb.

[Viv]

Woo, that is a whole bunch of happenings and I'm sure Amarin could fit in somewhere around there! Especially a gathering/going out for food party, Amarin would be a great asset for that. I mean I guess being stuck in a cave isn't too terribly bad for her, but she won't be keen on anyone clashing. She'll be doing her best to keep the peace. Anywho, she can fit where ever she is needed!

[Heika]

Viv

- Iiona is going to be calling her council to a meeting pretty soon to discuss the conditions of the storm and rationing supplies for the pack! This would be a good chance to have Amarin interact with the other council members and help reinforce her relationships with those characters!

- Yesss, please come croc hunting with us! We need some more experienced hunters to help out (because otherwise we're going to have to sacrifice the new babies and that's not something any of us want to do LOL)