Happy Sunday from the cargo bay!

So, Wolf and I have been talking.  When we started FF2V in 2021, we understood that our writers would all be adults with busy lives.  At the time, we were just beginning to slowly emerge from the pandemic, and for many of us, the habits of quarantine were committed to muscle memory.  Then the world came roaring back, and all of us found ourselves immersed once more in increasingly hectic schedules.   So much so that it seems the only writing we could all share in over the past few months was a stream of apologies for our individual lapses.

And that, dear shipmates, is a violation of our one and only rule, “Write When It’s Fun.”  

You’re all a conscientious, highly talented group of writers.  As your hosts, the last thing we’d wish is knowing that you all feel badly about life pulling you away from our little game.  With that in mind, we thought it was time to reach out to you all for your thoughts on the future of FF2V.  We’ve had a few discussions, and settled on some possible options:

1.  [b]Sunset the game.[/b]  “All good things…”   The current episode sees us on Pelorum, which could serve as a “happily ever after” in and of itself.  The freeform nature of this episode allows for characters to seek their own conclusions and stories.  Under this option, you could write your ‘happily ever after’ or ‘bitter conclusion’ as you see fit from Pelorum. Or, for that matter, writers could simply choose to call a halt. 

2.  [b]Hiatus.[/b]  As spring and summer are typically much busier times for us all, this option would simply place FF2V on seasonal hiatus, beginning now and running through Labor Day ‘23. 
 
3.  [b]Full shutdown.[/b]  Right now, China Doll is flying toward the happiest place in the ‘verse.  We could just leave it there, roll credits, and all head off to do our taxes.   

4.  [b]Reboot.[/b] If we’d like to keep the band together, this offers us the option to consider new stories, characters, even a complete genre shift.

5.  [b]Keep Flying.[/b]  Under the heading “Know Thyself,” I must admit that I still love Firefly and my characters have told me (one in no uncertain terms) that they still have things to say. If you decide you want to keep the boat in the black and participate when you’ve got time to enjoy, you and I can put our heads together and figure it out. However, such a call places no obligation on any shipmate, be they member writer or game host.

That’s what we’ve hashed out.  What do you think?  

Sail