Happy Sunday from the cargo bay!

It sure looks like Cap'n and the doc are on the outs right now...in the middle of the 'verse's most romantic getaway location.  Funny how things can go all squirrely like that.  But, the rest of us are on shore leave, if we're of a mind to take it.  Of course, with Alana gone, don't seem like a single one of us got fun on the brain at the current moment...

Just a reminder that Pelorum is a wide open episode.  You can either tag onto the one or two plots we'll float, or break completely away to write your character's own adventure.  If your personal plot includes Yuri, Abby, or Edina, send me a wave and I'll be glad to join you.

We recently asked your opinions regarding the future of FF2V.  The exercise proved not only enlightening, but also rewarding.  Of the options offered, you were all most interested to keep flying, with a few reboots and tweaks.  Some followup convos revealed that reboots were largely character oriented.  While I'm aware of one or two character/position changes in the works, I have to say it was fortunate news that many of China Doll's crew will remain aboard.  Yes, I love Abby Travis, even though vocalizing her speech and narrations is slowly wrecking my grammatical writing skill.

The option for a hiatus also received sufficient upvotes to warrant some discussion. We're keenly interested in what that would mean to each of you.  I've got a couple of notions to run by you as well. 

Wolf had recently tried to corral us into a live chat or a Discord voice chat to discuss where we'd like to take the three winning approaches.  I think getting us all together is an excellent idea.  When I return from my current goofing off (first beach trip of the year), we'll ping each of you for the right day/time/format.

On a personal note, my takeaways from our discussion were really quite poignant.  The fact that every one of you voiced the desire for us to remain together was a mighty tug on  my heart strings.  I couldn't agree more.  It's such a privilege to be part of a group whose talents leave me both envious and entertained with each post.  Your characters live and breathe through your words, and frequently leave me uttering "I wish I'd written that."  Add to that the friendships we've formed along the way, the celebrations of each other's lives and the support for our struggles that flow so freely among us, and it becomes apparent that FF2V has grown into more than the sum of its' parts.  

Thank you all for making China Doll fly.  Your love is definitely keeping this old boat in the air.

WWIF,

sail