The time taken is yours to work with, I'm just writing it as the scene allows, and I see it. At this point I'm seeing the situation as you having to be convincing enough to have her let you in, especially since you just got covered in snow.
Would Arevik have told him to hide his ears from strangers?
No, Arevik would not have.
Will Snow be remaining outside?
Yeah - she'll stay outside. :)
I apologize for my delay. Had an 11 hour workday today :/
I'll try to get a post up but I might have to do it tomorrow.
That is fine. As long as there's something to go off of, I'll do my best to have a post up that day.
Tomorrow should be the last really hectic day I have for awhile so my posting should get more consistent.
Also, I mostly did the telepathy with Snow to give her something to respond to while we have her locked outside. lol
Why you spoil my nap time? :P
Short timeskip to come, once all of Saelas' immediate questions are answered. I don't want either of you to think that this scene has to drag on if it's not generating interest.
I'm all for that. I like that the scene builds context but I'm not sure what else there is to do. I don't see Saelas trusting her enough to ask too many questions.
Yeah - no harm with a time skip. I don't mind the background building but if its just going to be teeth-pulling then lets save ourselves the trouble!
Snow is totally up for a hunting trip in the morning! :)
I tried and tried to get a post up on Saturday but the site was down all day. I will get time in a few hours.
I'm sorry about the delay. I got real beat up at work the past two days. I'm off today so I'll post in a bit.
That's fine. I'll have posts posting as long as there's something to respond to. How's the pacing and the description? Does anything seem like it could be improved?
It's good to me - sorry I'm not doing much but a baby dragon isn't in much position to drive plot forward yet. Maybe once big baby Saelas gets better with the cold! :P
I'm happy with how it's going. I don't need it to rush along. Unlike your typical game, with just the three of us, there's little chance of losing anyone if things drag a little. I'll be here.
If you want me to try to push the plot along, I can. It's interesting because Saelas is pretty lost, in general. There are ways to have him decide to be more bold, but for the most part, he's just trying to keep it together.
I just wanted to check in, I'll probably do so every couple of months or so, to make sure I'm not the one dragging things out with my attempts at plot.
Let's keep an easy pace and enjoy ourselves - a Pbp with no time pressure is rare thing and ought to be treasured :)
I will get a post up tomorrow. Sorry about the delay.
*looks between the both of you*
Is that a consensus on "Yes, we'll stay to get educated about the land?"
Saelas the character wants to stay. I as the player want to get moving. lol
Snow doesn't mind much - it's nice here!
As a player I signed up to play a kitten with claws, wings and the ability to speak, I'm fine accommodating her oddities and letting Saleas-friend not die so much! :)
I guess we didn't really make any kind of decision. I think, barring any kind of outside interference, Saelas would stay and learn what he could as long as he feels relatively safe with the pair.
Dragons take awhile to grow up so this story could realistically span a large amount of time. I'm fine with any time skips you want to do in the story.
Yeah, no worries with a time skip (or several). Training for a great destiny is part of the hero story trope!
Very well then.
The two of you gain a level.
I will come up with a good post for the time spent learning.
Yay! Level gained for not doing anything! This could go quite well for Snow :D
The ways of dragons are enigmatic and inscrutable, indeed.
From my perspective the time skip can be quite a long time - I gain an age category at 3 which implies it must have been a while since hatching so a year or two is no problem story-wise at my end. :)
Potentially not that long, perhaps... The True Dragon class is the curious part. I'll check to see what flexing could be done around age, as I can see Snow being happy about taking a year learning, though Saelas does not strike me as the type to be as patient.
Just holding on confirmation of Saelas' level gain.
Saelas is really not sure of anything. He's just trying to get the dragon back home, but I don't think he's necessarily in a rush about it either.
He'll probably ask the pair about the gate he came through if he develops trust for them. He's been kind of afraid to ask before.
I'm working on my level up. I got called in on my only day off so I'll hopefully get it done tonight.
So I wanted to apologize for my lack of activity. I've been working lots of 12 hour days and I haven't had a day off in two weeks. I think I'll be able to get things settled down soon.
I'm going to work on the level up tonight.
Don't worry about it - RL can be realy tough, Roleplaying isn't meant to make it worse. Take your time :)
Finally, I have some breathing room. The population where I work just got cut in half for about 30 days so I should have a lot more time to get caught up etc.
I really appreciate your guys' understanding. I'll get things going here today or tomorrow.