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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1h

Dacy, once she's back, has to make a call between standing with the woman who hates her personally in defense of a town that mostly doesn't like her either, or trying to get her people out of there. She's tempted, but ultimately stands with the town. For better or worse, it's her home too.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1h

Fran is reckoning with a scenario so bad she couldn't have seriously considered it. Not only is no ship going to risk leaving Granock and sailing into Faravan's jaws, the whole damn town looks like it's about to riot. No surprise she's looking for a new safe haven ASAP

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1h

The Inquisition seriously discusses pulling out of Granock. The Watch Captain is effectively browbeaten into holding his ground by Wolcott. Morvin's focus remains on Saint Sapphire, but people are even less willing to talk. Quite a few figure the killer is some agent of Faravan.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1h

Feeding back into later act 2, the impending threat of the raid underlies everything. Wolcott claims she can beat Faravan, and she's legitimately powerful, but fighting a dragon with a small port's defences? The most optimistic honest take is a coin flip.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1h

Dacy can't win that fight. But she'd do enough damage to the fleet to make it annoying and Faravan's reasonable. It's a negotiated withdrawal by mutual agreement. But it's a significant twist to the story. This small town murder is now on an effective Dragon imposed time limit.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1h

Herbert's efforts to buy the Thaumaturgical Capacitor wind up seeing him captured and in need of saving. Dacy heads out to help her beau, and runs right into the Hurricane Claws' fleet coming the other way.

She's strong enough to give some trouble... but then the dragon takes the field.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1h

#PlotTober Fantasy

I'm gonna wheel back, 'cos I mangled this a bit. I have the latter pinch points already gone over, so I should go over the earlier one. Dacy and Faravan's first meeting. This is only a one PoV point but it's crucial 'cos it's one the other characters pivot around

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Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 6h

#PlotTober Day 21: Second Pinch Point

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

21. We need another Pinch Point, this time halfway between the midpoint and the end of Act 2. What are some small ways you could remind the MC of the antagonistic forces at this point in the story?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 2h

I am so angry and upset. Have you seen/signed the NION women letter?

notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name

notinourname.org.uk

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 10h

You're excellent. Your belief and determination are inspirational to me. Thank you for being you, Kara.

Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 16h

My current plan is that Dacy and Herbert adopt her. It may just be for long enough to give her a chance to find her own way, but she'd have a home with them if she wanted it.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 16h

Bold to assume they actually get it. Especially that they *both* get it. ^^ I'm still considering exactly how the chance works, but I'm pretty sure there's only one shot. One everyone fights over.

(Plus, let's be honest. Most people trying for heaven are already on a massive ego trip ^^)

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 17h

Hehe. I do love a good court scene. Surprising none of my stuff goes there. Would the Library have a dedicated judge or more of a panel/jury?

Also "A Lion Never Yields" ^^

a man stands in front of a building that says kurain

ALT: a man stands in front of a building that says kurain

media.tenor.com

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 17h

*waves* Welcome back! Even with a few less sure areas, this feels like a commanding level of definition on the fundamental outline. ^^ You don't need every road to know which way you're going, right?

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The Dreaded Abighoul @popeguilty.bsky.social · 18h

He did it, he doesn't deny he did it, records exist showing he did it, his entire defense is that he was right to do it because he did it to somebody he hates. And the people who run the government also hate the same people Graham hates, so they're letting him walk to make sure more people do it.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 19h

Breaking news 🚨

Met Police drop case into Graham Linehan’s ‘anti-trans’ posts after Heathrow arrest

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has said he will face “no further action” after being arrested by the Metropolitan Police at Heathrow Airport in September on suspicion of inciting violence over soci...

www.independent.co.uk

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Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social · 2d

This is absurdly bad PR. These are the images that need amplified. If you're online, think strategically about which images need to go viral to tell the story of the horrors of this moment. RT and share the shit out of them.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 19h

Ta! ^^ I've been picking at this idea all month, finally having a form anchor point was exhilarating. This just went from half formed idea to a true WiP!

With way more things to add and build out but still!

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 22h

As for Fran? She's going to end up in the Castle. I think with the town in uproar, her hiding spot's blown and she's thrown in with the Inquisition's medical officer as an assistant. She's not close to Aster, which means his attack on Wolcott leaves her be.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 22h

Aster too is seemingly coordinating the defenses. In reality, this is where his last stroke kicks in. He needs to kidnap Wolcott and bring her to the lighthouse overlooking the town. His defensive efforts are built around putting himself in place to pull that off

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 22h

Dacy is gearing up to fight Faravan. She's expecting to just be doing her part as one element of the town's defenses; everyone assumes Wolcott will be in pace to activate the magical artillary, but there's still conflict here. Granock hasn't been kind to her or her husband. Risking her life for it?

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 22h

She's also going to check on the Craye Works. She's already observed the warehouse and boat patrols, but the Craye Works and what they were capable of making is at the heart of this mystery; establishing how magical arms were made and transported is a key point to get in here.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 22h

#PlotTober Fantasy

Late act 2 of 3 is the plots all moving to their final form. For Morvin, it's her last chance to investigate. She's going to be checking on Hyacinth, Wolcott's gardener, and the last remaining potential toxin user in Granock.

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Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 1d

#PlotTober Day 20: Act 2 Part 2

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

20. After the halfway point, the MC continues toward their goal with a better understanding of what they need to do. What are some ways the MC could do this in the second half of Act 2?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, if it helps, this prompt suggests a way to address this. At some point, can the tale invert? Have Quol start to lose some degree of control, leave more room for Iris to set the pace? A fight is mutual education. We all adapt, no?

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1d

No one can call you incompetent, broken, a loser, a mess, a criminal. It's the easy on ramp for being a part of Aetheri society. All you have to do is be able to claim it.

Both know what they're gunning for now. But there's tension. 'cos there's only one shot at this.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1d

And Scy, Maya and their associates too. Late in Act 2 is where it becomes very clear this is the stake that's drawn in everyone's interest and investment, and it's a prize to tempt both our heroines.

Not just power. *Social acceptance*. After all, ascension to heaven is ultimate validation.

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Dichoro @dichoro.bsky.social · 1d

The plot shifts to a fight over a shot at Heaven. Captain Wake has been ordered to try and claim it for the Gorosei. There's a representative from Homeworld trying to shut it down entirely. A bunch of desperate individuals looking for a shot at a better life, the Colony Government after it...

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