Vivi's Belated Plotting Post

[vivi]

First of all, I would like to officially if tentatively say that I think I am finally out of my lyme disease-inspired tagging slump! You guys have all been wonderfully patient with me and my absolute charming, darling bb-sans, so thank you allllll. :<

Now that the obligatory sappiness is out of the way (tsuntsuntsun) I HAVE A FEW ORDERS OF BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF. I'm posting it all here to clear the air and make sure everyone that needs to be informed is informed. If anyone has any input, even if you're not strictly involved - or if you want to be involved - I welcome it. B)


Brian
Brian first because he's simplest. Right now he's around or just before Father Knows Best. Once I go through that, I'm going to hop through Seeing Red and the finale really fast, so what does this mean?

I'm planning on having Brian never make that final trip to Dex's apartment to kill Deb. With the other options that the community presents to him, i.e. leaving the world where he's being searched for as a particularly vicious serial killer, he'd make a difference choice. The current plan is that he'll contact Claire, make up some story about being rejected by Deb, and ask to stay with her for a couple days. Once there, he'll kidnap her / hold her hostage and come to find out about her powers, which will result in her getting amputated, um, several times.

DOES ANYONE WANT HIM TO SEND THEM BODY PARTS / HELP RESCUE HER? He doesn't necessarily need to know them and they don't need to be related to either of them for them to get random body parts, trust me. This is all a few weeks in the future, but moar planning = bettar planning.

Additionally, anyone know where he can get a worldhopping device / ability? It'd make things a lot easier, and he'd prefer, if he wasn't relying on anyone else.


Zuko
Zuko has two things coming up! Or, well, two and potentially three. First of all, Peter's coming to (accidentally) visit the Fire Nation this week, where he'll pick up firebending. He'll probably be there for a few days, aka as soon as we get bored and Zou-san moves him on. Feel free to set up posts to interact with him while he's there, I'm sure she'd love to entertain you. B)

Second order of business, I asked for permission on a mini virus for him to do with Suze at some point where he'd be a ghost for a few days. Yes, we're... shameless. Just thought I'd prep you all on that, idk. lol We'll see if it goes through~~

AND FINALLY, THE EXCITING PART. FIRE NATION DANCE PARTY ROUND TWO m-maybe I mean, it'd be huge and a big event so it'd take mod approval and scheduling, and it'd be at least a month away. I'm just putting the feelers out. Originally Aang was going to organize this, but since Francy dropped him (sadfaces in corner) he's going to background NPC push Zuko into it.

Uhhh I think that's it for him. :|b


Rei
Rei's going through EoE soon. What This Means For You is that she's going to make an ominous final post as Rei III to her journal and then answer back a few days later, mysteriously, as Rei IV, the next clone. I'm still trying to decide how much of her memories she should retain. Strictly canonly speaking, she shouldn't remember anything, but that this is even happening at all is beyond canon and the only way I could work it... Not to mention. It's EoE, so who even the fuck knows. I might just handwave her getting all of her memories back, if no one has anything to gainsay it, because that'd be easiest for me.

When Rei IV tags back, she's going to be in a decimated, destroyed world with two other people on it (Shinji and Asuka, not the one on the comm, obv). Someone'll have to come pick her up. idk where she'll go from there - at the moment there's vague plans for her to join the rest of the Eva cast, but if Asuka pitches a fit that doesn't work out IC, that might change. There's also tentative plans for her to work for Rufus since he's still hiring and she's... an obedient little doll thing with an A.T. Field.

There is one big thing left to be resolved for her, however! Rei is a clone, and her body doesn't really function on its own. It takes constant medical attention from Ritsuko in canon to keep her intact - in EoE, her arm just flat out falls off because she's gone too long. There's some implication that it'd happen eventually anyway, no matter what, but long or short of it Rei IV is going to be on a ticking clock. Any ideas anyone has for how to resolve this would be lovely, whether it's getting a new body / being a shinigami / medical intervention / what have you.


Oh my god I'm sorry for the wall of text UHHHHHH TALK TO ME NOW *____8;;;;

Comments

[hisownsun.livejournal.com]

Yeah just run with it! It would make Lilith unspeakably happy if Zuko got to meet her family but, if it doesn't happen she will just silently angst later. Well he'll get one and probably a forehead kiss.

Alright good! She someone keeps it a secret through all of canon against people who are with her everyday so I don't want her to be outed. I'd just be a terrible player if I never mentioned it once. Yay for formal corner~! <3

Haha this makes me want to rewatch the season he is in again. I loved his storyline.

[vivi]

He'll probably meet them eventually, and if it is just silent angst, they can be partners in that. lol ......ahahaha forehead kiss, yeah, that'll cause tsun flailing everywhere.

Ohhh, okay, gotcha. He's overly suspicious by nature, but he wouldn't bring it up unless it became really obvious that it was an issue. He's still too terrified of has too much respect for her to go into something so obviously personal unless she brought it up first.

...I keep forgetting everyone knows his canon, I just assume he's obscure because when I picked him up no one had any clue, lmfao. But, you should, it's delicious.

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

Oh yes definitely. I like to think eventually there will be a resolution to canon even if it was never written. She would be so endeared by it too.

It will be a year in her timeline before it does become painfully obviously but, idk she is just that good a liar? Who knows why they didn't notice. Oh Zuko. She would love that he is intimidated by her.

Oh yes I watched the whole series. I was that one person rooting for him to live.

[vivi]

In my heart of hearts sometimes I fantasize about Azula ~*~coming back to the fold~*~ largely because Zuko does, and then he'd get to be crazy protective and big brotherly of her totally unnecessarily. xD We have such hopeless characters.

It wasn't good for the plot...? WHO KNOWS lol. --Haha, seriously? She makes him feel like he's thirteen in his father's war room again (without the hugely negative associations).

He lived in the books, funnily enough. Dexter was going to kill Deb and go through with it, too, but the police got there in time. The books are a lot more realistic about how a serial killer would be, but I can respect the thematic angle of the TV series in making Dexter inherently redeemable.

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

You are not alone. Lilith wants Azula, Zuko, Ursa, and Iroh to be a family again. Obviously she should stay with Cuddy and Rachel but, yeah. Lilith has a dream of them being a family.

I think that was it. She needed to be the great Woman of Steel until TB plot goes absolutely nuts. She won't be too hard on him since her leader is her little brother who is terrible at his job. The community will never hear about that from her though. She'll let them assume there is some scarier person dictating her decisions.

I read about that! Dexter the series is great but, I do want to get a hold of the books someday.

[vivi]

Zuko doesn't necessarily want to live with her again lmao siblings will be siblings, but he does very desperately want to be on good terms with her. He's written off his dad but every single person he lets go of will be a big production. He can't help but see Azula as a victim instead of an abuser, like he eventually came to see his father, which makes it even more difficult for him to let go. And of course he has Lilith encouraging him in holding on hahahaha.

Awww, I didn't realize how much depth she has to her though, obviously I probably should've given that she's from TB. They'll probably end up being good allies.

The books are... hmm, somewhat strange. Like I said, they're more realistic and more unflinching, and they do preserve that sense of humor that's in the show, but the show diverges completely once they get to season two and it's not necessarily bad. The show is much snappier, anyway, and has gorgeous cinematography and music, which obviously books can't replicate. |D The books are more crass, I'd put it, though in that appealing way Dexter has.

[hislostlover.livejournal.com]

Well she likes to think there is hope for them yet. Obviously they have a lot to work through but, Zuko and Ursa obviously love her. If Azula could let go of her hatred, Lilith feels she would see how much they love her too.

Well on the community she is in control. She can be the unbeatable Iron Lady. Nobody ever sees her dote over her little brother or struggle with her illness. Eventually I hope to out the real Caterina bit by bit but, yes. I think they would be good allies.

I think both versions are excellent even if I never read the books. Dexter is just one of those series I think you'll enjoy from any POV.

[flammatory]

I loved in his last post where Abel picked up on that and Zuko was all, NO. Of course I don't care about her!! He's starting to get a little worn down at bothering to talk to Azula at all, but on the whole he agrees with Lilith~

The longer you hold it off the more satisfying the reveal is, but I can hardly talk about that considering how impatient I am with reveals... lawl.

Ah, I agree, when you put it that way. It's tragic the fandom isn't more active, I could fic forever.