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Post by Trilly (18426 words) on Nov 18, 2010 11:18:55 GMT -5
Okay. I'm not dead yet. I have a lot of words to catch up with, but I'm finally at a stage in the semester where I'm able to focus on my story and hopefully catch up.
I have a lot of writing to churn out today. >>
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Post by Tashni on Nov 18, 2010 13:45:06 GMT -5
GO TRILLY GO!
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Post by Tam on Nov 18, 2010 13:47:13 GMT -5
You can do it! =D For Trick and Aidne and Jake and Kanti and Rhys! GO TRILLY!
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Post by Rikku on Nov 18, 2010 15:16:47 GMT -5
Go go go Trilly, you know what they say - go go go Trilly, you'll make it some day, sha la la Trilly, you're feeling fine, you are a dreamer, ahead of your time!
... *coughs* Ahem. Sorry. Couldn't help myself. Joseph references aside - go Trilly! ^__^ *cheers*
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Post by Trilly (18426 words) on Nov 18, 2010 22:32:17 GMT -5
Thankees Tashni, Tamia, and Rikku! ^^ I feel like I'm finally getting back in the swing of things, since today I wrote a bunch of stuff and actually remembered that I started Nano because it's fun, and that writing doesn't have to be annoying and frustrating and it doesn't matter if you're too wordy or not using the correct form of citation or if you mix up your tenses or use a certain word too often. So I feel as though a weight's been lifted off my shoulders, since my midterms and all the major writing assignments that I'm aware of are all wrapped up for the time being. ^__^ If I try hard and write like the wind every day, I may still make 50k. That evening found Aidne back on a train once again, with some notable differences from the one she’d taken from Shanty that morning. For one, the backpack she was carrying was far heavier than usual and the woolen sock she used as a wallet was considerably lighter, she was wearing the heaviest winter coat she’d ever owned, and for once, she wasn’t riding the train alone.
That, at least, was a definite plus. And the rest would prove to be as well once they had disembarked at the northernmost stop the train made: a small seasonal mining camp about a three days’ walk from the foot of the mountains. After inquiring one of the ticket sellers at the railway station to learn the extent of the track, Aidne and Trick had decided that the camp would be their first goal. Although people rarely ventured up that far, the trains embarked on a fairly regular schedule for transporting supplies to the miners and ore back to Stalith. The fact that it wasn’t really prime season for mining wouldn’t be much trouble either--the demand for iron and coal was consistently sky-high thanks to Stalith’s big industrial products, so there was bound to be at least a skeleton crew of workers there. They could ask one of them if they knew of a convenient pass through the mountains, or search around for a guide who would be willing to take them through.
“Hey, Aidne,” Trick piped up, voice slurring slightly with obvious drowsiness, for all he was still sitting up and obviously making an effort to appear alert. They’d been on the train for several hours, and the sun had gone down some time ago. “S’it getting colder, or is it just me?”
Aidne shook her head. “It’s not just you, it is getting colder. We are going north, pipsqueak.” The fact that the temperature was dropping was evident by the way little puffs of fog formed whenever she exhaled. “I wouldn’t think it’d bother you, since you came from up north anyways.”
“Hmm... didn’t say it bothered me,” he grinned sleepily, eyelids drooping. “Just noticing, is all. I’m fine, and if I wasn’t I could just light up a fire.”
“There is that, but I’d really prefer if you were completely awake before magicking up flames in what I think used to be a coal cart.” Aidne pointed out, kicking at the powdery, blackened floor under foot. “I have no idea how combustable this thing is.”
“I wouldn’t worry, my magic isn’t that strong. I just like to play with it sometimes.”
“Not so strong, eh? Couldn’t have mentioned that earlier, could you?” Aidne mock scowled.
“Aw, but if I’d done that you might’ve reconsidered bringing me along,” Trick said with what was probably supposed to be a sly smile. “Gotcha there, didn’t I?”
Aidne snorted. “Yep, you sure did. Woo-hoo, congratulations.”
“Hey Aidne?”
“Yes?”
“Why do you think the Guild would put the treasure up north?” he asked in a surprisingly serious manner for someone who was half asleep.
Aide shrugged. “Honestly? They probably just wanted the trial to be challenging, or else everyone would win.”
“But nobody goes north.”
“So maybe that’s why. It’s more of an isolated environment to hold the trial in. And the weather makes a good obstacle... the mountains....”
“The shamblers....” Trick intoned drowsily.
“Um, what was that?” Aidne asked. “That didn’t sound reassuring.”
“Shamblers. They live in the mountains and they look like big, mean white weasels.”
“Oh, well. That doesn’t sound--”
“They’re bigger than horses and they have three rows of razor-sharp teeth,” he continued. “We used to get them in the forest outside my town sometimes, but not too often, since they have these gigantic claws that are good for climbing ice and snow but aren’t really good on dirt and grass. Didn’t really like the trees either. Which was lucky, since apparently they can run really, really fast if they’re on frozen ground.”
Aidne was, for one of the very few notable instances in her life, struck speechless. “Charming,” she managed in a strangled voice once she’d recovered her ability to speak.
“Yeah,” Trick agreed, presumably unaware of what he was agreeing with. “They’re pretty cool. Someday you should come and visit my town, y’know? See some animals. We also have these awesome birds called screamers... they sit in the tallest branches and look down at you while you pass by, and they never make any sound.”
“Then why are they called screamers?” Aidne asked with a sort of morbid curiousity, half dreading the answer already.
“Oh, they do make sounds sometimes. They start screaming just before they dive at you. But they only dive at you if they sense weakness. Or when they’re on the hunt for easy prey.”
Aidne, in a sort of mild horror, replied to that in the only way she could. “Eheh, sounds like a barrel of fun, but you really should go to sleep now. Big day tomorrow and all that jazz, y’know.”
Thankfully, Trick was nearly out cold already and needed little encouragement, and was asleep within minutes. Aidne smiled affectionately at her new partner-in-crime and tucked his jacket more snugly around him, thankful that this trial had given her the opportunity to meet someone like Trick. This journey she was attempting would have promised to be a long and lonesome ordeal if she had to make it alone, and she was truly grateful to Trick for coming with her.
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Post by Rikku on Nov 18, 2010 23:45:21 GMT -5
xD I love these two. <3 *still grinning over Trick's description of the shamblers*
... And I am glad you remembered that NaNo is fun. ^_^
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Post by Kathleen on Nov 19, 2010 0:01:44 GMT -5
Go, Trilly, you can do it! ^__^
Reminding oneself that NaNo is supposed to be fun is extremely important.
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Post by Amneiger on Nov 19, 2010 2:52:42 GMT -5
...So the people who come from Trick's home are ridiculously hard to kill because of having to deal with that all the time?  |
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Post by Tam on Nov 19, 2010 3:43:30 GMT -5
...So the people who come from Trick's home are ridiculously hard to kill because of having to deal with that all the time? Yes! =D ...Sorry, you were asking Trilly. But, um. Collaboratively-built world and all. I'm enthusiastic about it. Trilly, your descriptions of Shamblers and Screamers are perfect, and you are awesome for including them. xD |
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Post by Trilly (18426 words) on Nov 19, 2010 13:10:32 GMT -5
Wow, replies! 8D Amazing what happens once you get motivated and not-mopey again! Rikku- Glad you likes. ^^ The shamblers are lovely creatures, really. And very fluffy. Kath- Thank you! Yes, I'm finally realizing this fact. A little bit late, but I'll try to get this thing finished anyways.  Amnei- That could probably be an explanation for it. XD Trick is ridiculously hard to kill (and there's actually a great deal more hanging around his hometown than just shamblers and some freaky toothy birds, as well. But I'm not going into that in this story--being deliberately vague about it on purpose here, since it's not really my story to tell. >> ) Tamia-Glad the descriptions worked out, we took long enough coming up with them. Also doodles conceptual diagrams were used, as well, so it was pretty easy to visualize them. ^^ |
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Post by Trilly (18426 words) on Nov 21, 2010 22:37:07 GMT -5
Finally up to 20k words now, and hoping for more today. ^^ We're finally getting some action in this so-called adventure story. I'm hoping to meet Rhys either today or tomorrow, and Aidne will be seeing Jake again before then, I suspect. So the writing process is faster-paced now, which is encouraging.
So yeah.
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Post by Rikku on Nov 21, 2010 23:55:48 GMT -5
Finally up to 20k words now, and hoping for more today. ^^ We're finally getting some action in this so-called adventure story. I'm hoping to meet Rhys either today or tomorrow, and Aidne will be seeing Jake again before then, I suspect. So the writing process is faster-paced now, which is encouraging. So yeah. Whoot, action! ^_^ And catching up! And things being faster-paced! |
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Post by Trilly (18426 words) on Nov 24, 2010 13:43:03 GMT -5
Hit halfway point before bed last night! (Or this morning)
Hopefully the pace will remain consistently higher than it has been from here on in. I've finally brought in Rhys, Kanti is coming soon, and Jake will be appearing on a more permanent basis the next time we see him.
25k in six days? We'll see.
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Post by Kathleen on Nov 25, 2010 12:59:16 GMT -5
25k in six days sounds like a race. =D (which it is, I suppose). Cheers for fast-paced, and characters being introduced, and permanent-bases, and people with the name Rhys.
You can do it! ^__^
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Post by Rikku on Nov 25, 2010 15:17:47 GMT -5
You can so do it. ^_^ I would here be all encouraging and inspirational! and so forth, but I'm no Lemony Snicket. So you can do it! I'm sort of envious, actually: you get this challenge, this sprint to the finish. Think how awesome it'll be when you win.
So yay for NaNo and more characters and a higher pace!
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