Happy Tuesday, you creative geniuses!

We've received a couple questions concerning timing and when things will move forward plotwise.   To answer that requires me to engage in my absolute favorite pastime...recaps.

What we know:
1.  The Skyes and Pen are getting all done up for a rave.
2.  Cal and Alana are rumored to have escaped to a lagoon somewhere, though we are growing worried and considering a search party.
3.  Yuri's sitting in the galley, pondering his future.
4.  Abby hit the town to build a better mousetrap and clean up in the music business.
5.  Hook is MIA.
6.  Collins is MIA.

We're currently in Day 2 Evening.  Knowing that the Skyes are planning a rave that is thought to become an all nighter, we're using the rave's conclusion as our cue to begin Day 3 morning.  Here's what's on the burner for Day 3:

1.  Yuri's job interview with Cal
2.  Abby doing Abby things.
3.  A little pilot told me that we might get a glimpse of Pen visiting home.
4.  Hook's Night Out - complete cast invited to whatever bar our cook selects.  (We'll be dropping a Gdoc invite.)


Regarding Day 3:  As posting activity has slowed, we may exercise our godlike powers to skip time to Day 3 evening, the setting for Joe Hooker's Pub Crawl.  That depends entirely upon you and your plans.  If you've got activities to write for Day 3, just let us know and we'll stand down in our evil schemes.

And now, Day 4:  We'll see an action filled climax/closing for Day 4.  With that in mind, we'll be sharing individual involvements with characters by their status as crew or passengers, then adding all your contributions in sequence.  My guess at this point would be to start writing these scenes after we've all partied with Hook the Cook.  

A final note about posting frequency:  

We're so happy that you chose to join FF2V...especially during our current life in the Upside Down of a pandemic.  Wolf and I decided a long time ago that the last thing we want to do is crack the whip on our writers' posting activities.  This is, after all, a game, and we hope that each time you approach it will come with a sense of pleasure, not the stress of "catching up,"  while exhausted from work, parenting, etc.  To accommodate, we'll stretch and hold as possible to support your efforts.  When we must move things forward, we'll provide ample warning...as we've done here.

That said, we understand the best way to grow characters is through writing them on a regular basis.  So please allow me to repeat an offer I made early on.  Abby and Yuri are at your disposal, both for IC and AU posting.  A great deal of the underlying FF2V premise was born through character AU writing between Wolf and myself.  It can be an extremely useful tool for writers looking to deepen their character back stories or develop future subplots, and I'm keen to pay the kindness forward.

Otherwise, if you're struggling and need a bit of help, this boat is chock full of gifted writers who'll be delighted to create with you.  All you have to do is reach out.

Enough said.  Time to head out for the day.  Thanks, everyone, for all that you're bringing to make this world a living, breathing environment.

Write When It's Fun.

Sail