I've got an idea for a story, would someone care to write it :D

Gnool · August 17, 2002, 07:14

I thought it might be interesting to read a story that shows what might have happened if Captain Garland wasn't assassinated and everyone landed on Chiron & flourished as one group. I'm not willing to write this story, however, because I'm not sure that I could do it as well as a regular contributor, and I'm somewhat busy with school

So Kassiopeia, write this

j/k

Kassiopeia · August 17, 2002, 10:49

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So Kassiopeia, write this

Why me?
I think this has been done before. I have recollection of reading a story about the Chironians with Capt. Garland (or at least the mission hadn't gone to pieces).

Besides, I usually need a bit more then a one single idea for a story.

History Guy · August 17, 2002, 10:52

I won't write it myself, but I must say this: Kassiopeia...you are on at the same time as I am again...this is incredibly frightening.

Kassiopeia · August 17, 2002, 11:14

Oh come on History, it has been a while since this happened the last time.

I have crystal clear memory that I read the 'Unity made it' story from the Centaurian Tales at www.apolyton.net/smac . I just can't seem to find it anymore. Blah.

Mr. President · August 17, 2002, 20:23

Our old friend LordLMP proposed something similar, more than a year ago now.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=21123

Reading the topic, it seems familiar to me for some reason. I may already have been lurking here at that point, but not registered (Apolyton kills memory capacity).

Sprayber · August 17, 2002, 23:11

IIRC. LordMP suggested a story along those lines and everyone debated and only one story was ever written. But I can't remember what it was and it's not in the AC news page. Can anyone help out here.

BTW, just because its been done doesnt mean it cant be done again.

Mr. President · August 17, 2002, 23:31

I can't find the actual story, either. There're some links that purport to lead to it in that thread, but their destination is dead. I'll keep looking, because I distinctly remember reading it.

Gnool · August 18, 2002, 02:56

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I'll keep looking, because I distinctly remember reading it

that's good, because I wanna read it

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Why me?

Because I've read one of your stories & it was good, so I'm guessing your others are too

Kassiopeia · August 18, 2002, 11:42

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Originally posted by Gnool
Because I've read one of your stories & it was good, so I'm guessing your others are too

It's just that the thought has rarely crossed my mind and I have little ideas about it. It'd turn out pretty boring, I think. A story can't be carried out interesting with this idea alone. It needs more stuff to it.

When people read a scifi story, the main reason for them to read it is usually the characters and their adventures, not the new ideas or technological gimmicks (even if they'd try to deny it).

They are just there to make the author more comfortable and to cover plotholes.

Well, I guess there's more then that.

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Our old friend LordLMP

:smirk:

Kassiopeia · August 18, 2002, 11:55

The story's toasted like charmon1 a day ago (posted two I hate Apolyton -threads with that login, then one with a DL

).

1. EvilTwin's last post was in March 02 = He could be dead for all we care.
2. There are no links to any website related to him.
3. He's (or "his", ermmm?) webspace (where the story was placed in) is gone (closely related to 1.))

(what's with all the brackets?)

Therefore, unless someone has a copy of the story on his/her hard drive, it's gone for good.

Gets me a kinda eerie feeling. The story's lost in cyberspace, but it still exists - in a way - in our memories. I'm getting all existential now.

Mr. President · August 19, 2002, 03:52

I thought I read it in the SMAC section (apolyton.net/smac or, the old address was I think civilization.gamestats.com/smacor something like that). This is really weird. Although I suppose it's to be expected in cyberspace (damn computers! Damn the Internet! BURN IT ALL!!)

And I really believe we need a :smirk: smiley.

Kassiopeia · August 19, 2002, 07:32

Blazes! I've got an idea! Maybe even a good idea!

(oohs and aahs can be heard from the crowd)

Me this morning (when placing dishes to the washing machine) ->

And me this afternoon (during my English class) ->

Kassiopeia · August 19, 2002, 07:38

Hm. It'll start with the words "I am the man who was supposed to kill Captain Garland." And the main character shall be called Zachary McNeill.

Alinestra Covelia · August 19, 2002, 19:46

And a new thread shall be begun for this new work, so that all may gaze freely upon its manifest brilliance.

And lo, I shall look upon and know that it is good, yea verily amen.

Sovereign · August 19, 2002, 20:29

Leave it to Kass, the Master of Writing!

By the way, Alinestra Covelia, who's that girl avatar? She seems familiar somehow, a cartoon or a book or something?

Sprayber · August 20, 2002, 01:57

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Sarah Jaydo's Journal
Why have we come to the stars? Why didn’t we surrender when we had the chance? Are we so blind, that we believe this new world will be different, immune to suffering and crime and violence?
The Unity mission was a feeble candle flickering in a blasted night. We rode this illusion into the sky, and now we will die here, or, perhaps worse, die on Planet. Those of us onboard rode an illusion into the night; those who stayed behind took their chances on a dying world.
As for now, we continue to do what humans have always done. We eat, sleep, make love, hone our skills, pass the time. And deep down we wait for someone, some special human, to rise above it all and make the thousands of years of history, of suffering, all worth it. To enlighten us, by which I mean end our pain, heal our wounds, take away the uncertainty.
But I have seen the sweep of history, and we are no better off now than we have ever been. Just more aware. Planet will be no different.
Unless...

Journey to Centauri

I look forward to seeing your story Kass

Mr. President · August 20, 2002, 06:40

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Originally posted by Sovereign

Leave it to Kass, the Master of Writing!

By the way, Alinestra Covelia, who's that girl avatar? She seems familiar somehow, a cartoon or a book or something?

It's anime; looks almost like one of the characters from Sailor Moon. To me, anyway.

Believe it or not, that passage from Journey to Centauri surprised me when I first read it. Until that point, I thought that if anyone was going to kill Garland it would have been Santiago.

Bring on the story!

Kassiopeia · August 20, 2002, 10:46

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I look forward to seeing your story Kass

Urhem. Since Captain Garland won't die, it wasn't necessarily Sarah Jaydo who tried to kill him.

But thanks for pointing that out; I was going to check Journey about this.

Stop giving me any pressure. I shouldnt've read this thread at all.

Alinestra Covelia · August 20, 2002, 11:16

Note that Garland doesn't actually die in the Ely fiction! It's only assumed that he does, because the Unity falls apart and he doesn't turn up in any known escape pod.

Imagine if he'd really made it out with a handful of good recruits and wants to take over the UNITY mission again!

What a story that would be - all the faction leaders suddenly find that their right to lead has been stripped as the rightful leader returns! Even Lal would have to stand down as the leader of the UNP and give it back to Garland!

Sprayber - as for my avatar, she's the same green-haired girl that I had for an avatar earlier. The character comes from a Japanese anime series called "Urusei Yatsura" (lit. "Those Noisy Aliens") and the character herself is an alien princess named Lum (or sometimes Lamu).

If any of you have seen Urusei Yatsura, I'm sure you'll agree it's a great cartoon!

Kassiopeia · August 20, 2002, 11:35

... I think I have a mental image of Urusei Yatsura, but I'll keep from posting it since I'll probably just make myself look silly.

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What a story that would be - all the faction leaders suddenly find that their right to lead has been stripped as the rightful leader returns! Even Lal would have to stand down as the leader of the UNP and give it back to Garland!

That wasn't exactly what I had in mind. But something kinda like that *is* involved in my scenario.

Hm. This requires much more pre-work then I had thought of in the first place.

Mr. President · August 30, 2002, 07:04

In a similar vein, this came to me when I was watching a show about space shuttles earlier:

What if, sometime after the Unity breakup, a second mission landed on Planet, one not sent by the U.N. but rather a corporation or a national space agency?

Kassiopeia · August 30, 2002, 07:10

Didn't Sprayber write something along these lines a year ago, pretty much the same time I wrote The Homeworld?

Edit: No it's not a plug, I remember it because Sprayber mentioned i in the commentary thread for it.

Here. The Watchers by Sprayber. Incomplete, I'm afraid.

Mr. President · August 30, 2002, 23:43

Ah, I see!

Maybe I'll do one like it after I finish The Hunt. I'd like to get that done, as I just had an idea last night for how it should end.