User talk:Guido/Wishlist/Part 1
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- Question
- He was driving. He's badly injured. The car's on fire.
- She wants him to live and she wants him to understand that.
- Why didn't she rescue him first?
- geyser 13:17, 3 October 2006 (CEST)
- Comment
- good dramatic visual opening. captivating.
- conversation between mai and john needs work. personally i think it comes off as cliche because blackwater doesn't see it coming -- and this should be obvious to him, as it is to the reader, by mai dragging him from his burning car and bandaging him.
- Why, I'd say he does see it coming... He acknowledges Konoko's mercy early on, and the dialogue is basically him being curious about her reasons.
- geyser 05:44, 16 October 2006 (CEST)
- the grieve reference intrigues me, but this scene has to be pivotal by nature of it's function (enlightening konoko).
- What I'd like you to do is "bracket" this scene -- the nature of kon's grudge against blackwater, what she does next, their previous experiences together, all relevant related info.
- That "bracketing" is what wiki nodes are all about. Anything that calls for further development (here, for instance, Konoko's encounter with Grieve) gets a new page, to which we link from here.
- geyser 05:44, 16 October 2006 (CEST)
- Other questions -- she saves his life, he's important to her, yet she walks away. Why? She has nothing left, doesn't she?
- cf her monologue. Note that it ends on a question.
- geyser 05:44, 16 October 2006 (CEST)
- Lastly, blackwater becomes a big loose end if you leave him alive. You'll need to resolve that.
- Yes, he does become a loose end. No, we don't have to resolve it. Think different. ^^
- geyser 05:44, 16 October 2006 (CEST)
- Every time I look at my reflection...
- Ever went past two glass/mirror panes meeting at a right angle? You're basically passing another you.
- Not a mirrored one; one rotated by 180° and headed in a direction opposite to yours. Looking at you... And then... nothing.
- Looking at that "passer-by" is really different from looking in a mirror. Just a few thoughts... Multiple reflection are hell to render accurately.
- But a Konoko who's "passing herself" on her way out of the compound (during the monologue) is quite appealing, IMO. It's about missed opportunities...
- geyser 05:44, 16 October 2006 (CEST)