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AnotherOldGuy

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The craft wasn't of alien origins...

It came to Earth ... from Earth ... the Earth of the future...

And now, it's occupants -- survivors from a dying planet -- have come home to save the planet from their ancestors ... even if that means destroying their ancestors.

Looking for:
-- Officers and Crew of the ship, most of whom are dedicated to the goal but some of whom will not agree with the harsh treatment that might be necessary.

-- Political and Financial Leaders representing the people of current day Earth.

-- Common folk.

-- Both those who agree with the goals of the "Returners" and those who don't.​

This is the writer conversation thread, so feel free to post questions and comments here. Once I get a few people interested, I will start a role play thread.

The basic plot is that the Futurists are giving the Currents short notice: stop the damage to the planet and the live upon it ... or die.
 
This is the OOC to the role play, but please don't post anything in it. It is for the host to organize information for the readers and writers to peruse for additional information, but he begs you not to post in it.

Writers are free to post here in the writers conversation thread; and, in turn, the role play's creator will post information from here to the OOC as is necessary.

I know this isn't how it's normally done, but my experience on other role play sites has shown me that if I can keep readers and writers out of the OOC, it is much easier for both of them to find the information they want for posting new replies.
 
This is the link to the role play thread. Please take a look and, if you like my writing and my concept, and you are interested in joining in, post a reply here and I will respond asap.
 
Hmmm love the idea, would like to play a military representative of either time groups. I think to catch a glimpse of my writing style I am in various ORPs. Shadow over Gerelden, Welcome to Rell, To boldly go... To name a few.
 
I would like to join, if there's still room. I think the idea is really exciting. (I actually love it). The role of being one of the 'Returners' sound interesting. But I don't wish to be any trouble. If you need any writing samples, let me know. I'm not new to writing...
 
I am sort of putting my heart and soul into this role play, so if the perspective writers don't mind giving me a link to something they've done in the past -- something they are proud of -- that would be more than cool. Each writer has their own style, and that is the way it should be; I would never tell a writer to change their style for me! But, at the same time, it would be nice to get a look at your previous work, just to see how close to or far away from one another we are.

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I am currently writing the second post, this time from the perspective of Project Rejuvenation's Mission Commander. It will lay out a great deal of the time jump program's mission and give you, the writers, a better idea of what the role play is about.

Two comments:
1. I tend to write very long posts sometimes. Don't feel obliged to do the same; a couple of paragraphs per post is more than adequate. Take a look at the length of this particular post. If your replies are only half this length on a regular basis, they might be too short unless you are simply able to say what you need to say in that length. Sometimes it takes a lot of words to get your point across, and sometimes it doesn't; sometimes all those extra words are just fluff. Make sense? But, please don't pepper the thread with a whole bunch of short little posts. That gets a little annoying. There is no hard and fast rule on either posting regularity or reply length; use your best judgement, and if I begin to detect a problem, I will very politely point it out to you in a private message.

2. I am a bit of a spelling, punctuation, and grammar nut. Simply put, if you don't check your spelling and grammar before you post, there's no reason for you to post. That is not meant to be rude, only to the point. We all make mistakes in our writing, and I guarantee you I will, too. (I probably already have and don't know it yet.) But I simply won't collaborate on a role play with people who won't check their spelling and at least do a quick review of their/there/they're grammar.​
 
OK first up I'm here on my phone, the whole post a link thing is abit out of my league right now. Secondly, with English being my second language, my grammar sucks. My spelling is one thing that I can check. I can try and get a link to one of my stories, but I don't really want to make promises. As for length...heh I can do some serious typing in getting my idea across so I'm sure I can do that. Now let me go try and get that link.

Particularly proud of this one
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=751223

Not very proud, but it was fun to write
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=751271

More at home with this type of character
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=751271
 
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Very good point about the use of phones! I use my phone sometimes, too, and it's old. I finally figured out how to copy links, save them to my Notepad program, and them transfer them when needed ... but it took me quite a while.

My point: Don't bother if it's that difficult. Seriously! Instead, just PM me specific names of a role play that contains posts you are pleased with (and if appropriate the post numbers so it's easier for me to find.)

It's not really a big deal. I doubt very much that I would ever read someone's previous work and say "No, you can't write here!" I just think it would be nice to be sure, you know? You all have seen my first post, and in about ten minutes will see my second post; you will know what my writing looks like.
 
I was wondering if our writing samples would have to strictly come from Lit or if there could be outside sources. I don't mean to sound... iffy, for a lack of a better word, but I started here a day or two ago and I don't have much of a writing sample to show you. Bu I understand if you don't want anything beyond Lit.
 
This sounds like a lot of fun. I'll PM my bio to you sometimes tonight/tomorrow along with some of my writing samples.
 
I was asked 2 really good questions:
Can you relate the story you're developing to something in popular fiction?
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Sure ... but not just one comparison because, I hope, my concept is relatively original.
1. Remember the short lived television show, "V" (The Visitors)? In it, human looking aliens came to Earth and offered all sorts of technological advances to save the planet from the short sighted activities of Humankind, technologies that included energy production (to replace burning fossil fuels and supply energy-poor countries with all they needed to progress) and medical technologies (that were eliminating disease). In the show, the aliens, as in most alien arrival shows, were only looking for a planet to call their own and were going to enslave the human race, telling them exactly what to do, when they said to do it.

In our case, the "visitors" are in fact humans, not aliens in human "suits"; they will also bring advanced technologies to save the day; and they will also tell the humans what to do and when to do it.

The difference, of course, is that the Futurists (our humans from the future) are trying to save Earth for Earthlings, whereas in the movie above, the Visitors were trying to save Earth for themselves.

There was a book by Arthur C Clarke, too, called "Childhood's End", that is appropriate to include here. (Now, to be honest, I never finished the book, although I started it three times. I'm just not very good at finishing books sometimes.) Here's part of the quote from Wikipedia about it:
The story follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival ends all war, helps form a world government, and turns the planet into a near-utopia. Many questions are asked about the origins and mission of the aliens, but they avoid answering, preferring to remain in their space ships, governing through indirect rule. Decades later, the Overlords eventually show themselves, and their impact on human culture leads to a Golden Age​

As in the book, the "alien" (Futurist) arrival is meant to herald a rebirth. Whether it does or not is dependent upon the interaction between the Futurists and the Twenty-Firsts, which I use here since I haven't come up with a better way of distinguishing between the two groups of people.

One final example might be "The Day the Earth Stood Still", although there are some very big differences there as well. In "TDTEST", an alien comes to Earth, moves animals to sort of an "ark", then sets forth to wipe out human beings and return the animals to the planet to start again. If Lee, our Mission Commander, finds it necessary to wipe out millions, if not billions of people to accomplish his mission, he will. But, he doesn't have some super alien power like in TDTEST, nor does he have an ark to play Noah with.​

Does that help? Overall, the plot is this:
1. The Futurists are going to fix Earth, at what ever cost.

2. The Twenty-Firsts are either going to go along or not; you are welcome and encouraged to write characters on either side of that issue, as well as Futurists who are totally gung ho with no concern for current human life, have deep compassion for those poor people down there, or feel something in between (or don't even care about humans and only want to return to an Earth that's better than the one they came from).​

Dorkly said:
I was wondering if our writing samples would have to strictly come from Lit or if there could be outside sources. I don't have much of a writing sample to show you.
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Absolutely, anything works. If you have been writing on another site, or even if you have something on your computer that you want to PM me, go for it. Like I said, I kind of doubt that I would ever nix someone for their writing style; I would just like to take a look. My main concerns are that you use spell check and look over your grammar; and that you stick with the story and don't turn it into something it's not.

Oh, and speaking of that last comment I made, I want to explain something about creativity. I want you all to be creative with your characters, but be cautious about creating background that effects other players and particularly the over all story.

I'll give you an example: On another site, I was writing in a near-future, realistic role play on an island when suddenly one of the writers brought in voodoo and magic. Before you knew it, we had mystical beings on the island and characters were developing magical powers. Really? Another time, I was writing in a mystery story line that had a twist character coming up that all of the writers were anxiously awaiting. Suddenly, one of the writers claimed that his character was the murderer, without discussing it with the host (not me, I wasn't the host), and the whole set up over weeks of writing was destroyed.

Point is: don't create some huge change or back story or "fact" that might affect more than just your character without first checking to ensure that it won't screw everyone else. Make sense?
 
Heh! Just had a funny thought after reading through your last post. Just imagine your great grandchild coming up to you and saying: "Hey kid, this is how it's supposed to be done." :)

Right as you said, we can write characters on both sides, for now I'd like to start as a military advisor (read general) on the side of the Futurists. My idea about the military is that he will bring weapon knowledge back which will not only be more powerful, but will not cause as much harm to the environment like the weapons of the here and now does (gases, radiation, metals). Just point me in the right direction if I'm wrong.

Also how would a civilian conspiracy theory nut fit in if he comes into contact with one of the Futurists?
 
DeathsKnight said:
I'd like to start as a military adviser (read general) on the side of the Futurists. My idea about the military is that he will bring weapon knowledge back which will not only be more powerful, but will not cause as much harm to the environment like the weapons of the here and now does (gases, radiation, metals). Just point me in the right direction if I'm wrong.
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Give me a little more information; this sounds interesting. Do you mean that he is a Futurist general who would be in charge of offensive actions against the 21sts if it became necessary? If that's what you mean, I have a perfect plot idea for it:
1. What if there are two countries at odds over whether to go along with the Futurists, and these two begin fighting with one another. It could even be two countries currently at war in 2012 or about to go to war.

2. Fighting breaks out, and your General is ordered to stop the fighting through force.

3. I (or someone else) could write the 21sts on either or both sides. There would be losses on both sides, but for the most part, you'd kick out butts.

4. But I see a lot of potential follow up story here, too, concerning the use of force when the Futurists were wanting to eliminate force. Sort of a peace through superior fire power situation.​


Also how would a civilian conspiracy theory nut fit in if he comes into contact with one of the Futurists?
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I have an idea for that, too. I just posted for Paul, a Futurist pilot who is flying around in orbit knocking out military and government satellites. My intent with him is to have him "fall" to Earth (which I will explain in the post) and be found by 21sts. I wasn't sure whether I wanted him to be found by a woman who he might get friendly with or 21sts Loyalists, like your conspiracy nut. I like the latter! :D
 
Well the General will be in command of the first defense, because face it, a huge ship appears, knocks out your communication satelites. The first thing you will think its an enemy and get ready to launch an offensive. But it is your thread so that is up to you.

Also if I am accepted, I'll get a profile up tonight after work.

I like the ideas you have, so I will also go with option 1 and 2.

But more let option 1 flow into option 2. Say like USA says OK we like it, Europe says sounds good we like it. China and Russia says Nope no discussion. They launch an attack on the Futurists and the others retaliate. Then the General gets an all clear and he unleashes the might of the future
 
This sounds great! Since I am doing loads and loads of half starts on stories, I want to break the mold on my attempted character.

She would be a Futurist technician who is secretly worried this whole mission is the reason the Future as 'we' know it is messed up. I say technician, because frankly I know little sciences to make a fairly good sounding scientist. Her main deal is showing the 21sters how this works and when they should twist that knob. Her secondary task and mostly shipboard, would be repairs to the "Mk 42 Type D Fixer Upper". (Or whatever said devices are used and broken by the 21sters.) :)

I will PM you a snippet of my writing style along with character in the next day or so. Thank You.
-emi
 
emipet said:
Her secondary task ... would be repairs to the "Mk 42 Type D Fixer Upper". (Or whatever said devices are used and broken by the 21sters.) :)
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I love it!

FYI for all writers, I like everyone to feel free to create names for things in their posts. So often, the host either takes control and makes up all the good stuff or is left to do so because no one else wants to take the flak for creating something that doesn't "fit". (We'll have to work on Emipet's "fixer upper" terminology, I think! :D )

My point is, if you have a suggestion for a cool name or event or thing or what ever, either just drop it into your post or -- if you are concerned that maybe it should be "approved" -- sent it to the Host for a quick once-over peek.

I'll give you a good example: CMKY named the Futurists version of the CIA the International Security Institute. Cool name; I love it.

So, let those brain cells dance!
 
This is both a bump for new writers and a notice to current writers about a scientific concept I want to introduce.

First, new writers: we are still looking for them. Need Futurists and Twenty-Firsts, big wigs and common folk. (I write all four, fyi, and I welcome all writers to write from these different perspectives as well.)

Second, science: Each of the Futurists has a "body signature", a non-harmful radioactive "tag", if you will, that identifies them as a Futurist. Only the Futurists can detect this "tag". Meaning the 21sts can't. This creates some interesting possibilities for stories:
1. For example, I haven't decided whether the Futurists know they are "tagged", with the exception of some of the more senior personnel.

2. My SCB members were formed with the idea of fleeing to 21st century Earth, but when they learned they were "tagged" -- assuming I decide they know --that through a wrench into the works. I have some ideas on how they are going to fix that, but they depend upon the writer of my future collaborator on that topic, which I will explain more at the bottom.

3. Perhaps a Pilot gets shot down and is being held. His/her "tag" would be hard to find, but it WOULD be found the question is: what happens to him/her in the mean time?

4. And more.​
 
A variation plot could be a 21ster 'terrorist' attack captures other members of the Futurist team.

Also and I am a bit interested in this from a character perspective, what would one of the Futurists who leaned more to the 'Retros' rather and was caught, do? The whole inner conflict would make a fun plot element also.
 
emipet said:
A variation plot could be a 21ster 'terrorist' attack captures other members of the Futurist team.

Also and I am a bit interested in this from a character perspective, what would one of the Futurists who leaned more to the 'Retros' rather and was caught, do? The whole inner conflict would make a fun plot element also.
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Absolutely, concerning the capture above. Once we get a few RP days into the RP (not RL days) obviously), once the press and the pundits and the nay sayers and conspiracy nuts have begun ranting and raving, I want to incorporate a "resistance" movement whose symbol -- often found tagged on walls or structures associated to the Futurists -- is something like:
21st
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21sts​
...or the short hand version, which would simply be:

21sts​


Obviously it's meant to mean that the 21st century is for those born to it.

By "Retros", did you mean the Twenty-Firsts...?

As far as plots go, I am open to lots of ideas and will help create and/or write characters to collaborate with these characters as well. Gotta go to work; more later.
 
Another two-fer post: A bump for new writers, and a note for current ones:
New Writers: Simply put, looking for more.

Current writers: My most recent post for Lee includes a link to a flashback thread. This is one way that writers can write scenes between two (or sometimes three) characters with lots of short little posts (one and two liners) without making a mess of the main story line thread. Just wanted to point that out.​

Still trying to get all characters into collaborations with other characters. If you are looking for a collaborator for your character, or if you have an idea for a character who will ultimately need a collaborator, either post a reply here about it or PM me.

Hope everyone's having fun.
 
AnotherOldGuy said:
Absolutely, concerning the capture above. Once we get a few RP days into the RP (not RL days) obviously), once the press and the pundits and the nay sayers and conspiracy nuts have begun ranting and raving, I want to incorporate a "resistance" movement whose symbol -- often found tagged on walls or structures associated to the Futurists -- is something like:
21st
4
21sts​
...or the short hand version, which would simply be:

21sts​


Obviously it's meant to mean that the 21st century is for those born to it.

By "Retros", did you mean the Twenty-Firsts...?

As far as plots go, I am open to lots of ideas and will help create and/or write characters to collaborate with these characters as well. Gotta go to work; more later.
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Yes, I made an assumption that us little peons refer to our ancestors as "retros" the same way My grandpa called Vietnamese 'Charlie' and worst. Retros has a flavor and isn't so mean as it's arrogant.

Also perhaps as a 'code': 21-4-21? Like a weird calendar setting on letters and pamphlets. (ala Form 21-4-21 which supercedes all previous editions of Form 21...)

-emi
 
Just a quick note:

I've got two, possibly three scenes left before I am done with Day One.

Ryogen is going to abduct Beth, the mistress of the President.

Selly, a side character I'm still working on, is going to start looking up the Second Chance Brigade and maybe tag along for the ride.

Thoughts on collaboration:
The abduction will take place in the DC area, so maybe someone could witness it. I'm not sure where it would go from there, but it might be a fun moment for a character.

Selly is open to interact with any of the SCB group. Once I post another bit on her, feel free to work yourself in.
 
cmky said:
Just a quick note:

I've got two, possibly three scenes left before I am done with Day One.
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Take your time. I think we all could take a little more time on this first day. I'm in no hurry to move forward yet.

Ryogen is going to abduct Beth, the mistress of the President. The abduction will take place in the DC area, so maybe someone could witness it. I'm not sure where it would go from there, but it might be a fun moment for a character.
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Sorry, you said something in Ryogen's post about a landing sight in Canada, so I posted that Beth was flying out of DC for an unidentified location. I did that so you could place the abduction either in another American city or Canada, your choice.

Concerning the witness, how about an investigative reporter who thinks but has no evidence that Beth is the President's lover and has been trying to track her. He gets a full array of photos of the kidnapping and, because it involves technologies that baffle him, he automatically thinks it's the "aliens".

Selly, a side character I'm still working on, is going to start looking up the Second Chance Brigade and maybe tag along for the ride.

Selly is open to interact with any of the SCB group. Once I post another bit on her, feel free to work yourself in.
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I would be interested in you continuing to write her in a relationship with Lewis, the Kill Ball fan. Yes?
 
Sorry about that, AoG. I meant that as the eatraordinary rendition site; where they take her after the abduction. If you want to give me her current location, I'll take it from there.
A journalist is cool. Maybe he/she is scoping out the place hoping to get a scoop or some dirt on the Pres.
If another writer wants to take the role on this, Ryogen can either not notice, notice and ignore, or notice and nab the journalist, too.

On Selly: I'm going to get her with either Lewis or one of the other writer's characters. Gimmie a day or so and I'll know for sure.
 
cmky said:
Sorry about that, AoG. I meant that as the extraordinary rendition site; where they take her after the abduction. If you want to give me her current location, I'll take it from there.
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No, I like your idea. Pick your spot. As explained, she would have been driven to the airport, boarded her plane, and flown to an unnamed city. Take her somewhere along the route.

A journalist is cool. Maybe he/she is scoping out the place hoping to get a scoop or some dirt on the Pres. If another writer wants to take the role on this, Ryogen can either not notice, notice and ignore, or notice and nab the journalist, too.
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I was kind of hoping to write the journalist myself, but if you want to mix it up with another writer -- perhaps DeathsKnight is looking for a second character -- than that would work well, too.

On Selly: I'm going to get her with either Lewis or one of the other writer's characters. Gimmie a day or so and I'll know for sure.
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Again, as with the journalist, I would like to write Lewis with Selly, but it's up to you.
 
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