Wow, thank you guys for making awesome intro posts! You really painted a nice picture of your characters and I thank you for running with the whole mission objectives thing. It's something I've been tinkering with and debated back and forth as to whether or not to use it, so I'm glad you enjoyed it. It won't happen too often, usually once or twice per chapter. Awesome Karo that you threw in that bit with the charing interface for Mako, and Typical, I'm so glad you decided to fail that mission on the notion of how interested I was in Morris' character. I love it, guys! [quote=@justTypical] so, with that out of the way, I've got to say, I enjoy a good bit of horror as much as the next guy, but everything that I have ever personally tried to write has always leaned heavily towards the comedic. I'm not at all experienced at making things scary. So if any of you lot have suggestions, tips, or constructive criticism on how better to build tension, dread, or outright horror, please let me know! would greatly appreciate it. [/quote] I think you did great with the suspense build up at Elly's apartment complex. I'm not well-versed in horror either. I like to write from a more comedic perspective myself, which is part of the reason why I wanted to do this RP so I can explore this genre more. I'm sure we're all willing to help each other out. edit: was inspired to write a quick response post before I head off to vacation.