Always Write discussion

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okay. first ep, we're introducing characters and world. we'll need a really simple, basic mission much easier than any of the others are going to be to introduce the character.

alternatively:
we just hop in with the memes and space shit and the readers will get acquainted with the characters by force.

Option 1, please. Lmao.

I feel like we should either follow mercury or dad going in

Maybe Mercury?? I'm pretty sure she'd be a fan favourite, so a little time in her pov from the get-go would be nice.
What do you think the mission could be? Since they're diplomats it could be a wide variety of things, from renegotiating trade routes to making peace amid war to settling territory disputes. We'd probably want something low-risk at the beginning, so we don't devalue any future threats.

mhm. I think start with the trade routes? should we flush out some backstories for our babs?

definitely.

Pancake_Panic wrote: "mhm. I think start with the trade routes? should we flush out some backstories for our babs?"

so we're starting from mercury's pov. maybe just as they're flying up top whatever planet the negotiation takes place on??

Mercury just be lookin out a window or whatever like “:0 the void of space is a vast expanse”

what do you think the planet's like?

Swirly. A lot of water but it’s not water because it’s purple and the grass is blue

absolutely. maybe the planet's main export is some sort of raw material that the planet is known for, like the space equivalent of cotton but also with way less slavery

Yes. There are these squishy vacuum plants that they hook up to these big tanks

And it’s sucks up the space cotton

nice. why do you think the trade agreement needs to be renegotiated? idk exactly but i had this idea about the people in charge of trade feeling like they were being taken advantage of and cheated out of a fair price. also for some reason i really want the universal currency to be called Rebitz.

R E B I T Z

1 rebit = 2.33 american dollars??

do you think they're right about being taken advantage of or do you think it's just a ploy to get more profit out of their exports?

I think they’re being taken advantage of. This planet gives me chill vibes.

yeah, that was my first instinct too. what do you think the culture is like?

Hmm, well I think you should have to be like, SUPER fucking polite? Like if you’re not, they won’t get mad at you, they just..they’ll just think you hate them-

ah, got it. so maybe rudeness is a lot less common than it is in some cultures coughearthcough

do you think it's a one species planet or more of a hub with lots of species?

It’s mainly one species but as usual there are always a few outliers

what do you think the main species is like? i'm thinking maybe
classic
-tall
-skinny
-green
-huge black eyes
-speak in a language that has a lot of z sounds

but with some sort of twist? do you have any ideas, or maybe thoughts on what the twist could be?? idk i'm dumb i just kinda like the idea as the introduction.

there's also the aliens from Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon, which is far more funny, creative, and high quality than it should be and has really cool aliens that are simple and easy to draw.

Pff big boy stereotypical aliens work

nice
so do you think there'll be any dialogue on the ship or are we just going straight to the action on the planet?

dialogue but it's mostly chaos and Dezzy regretting everything

sounds about right. well you're pretty good at comedic dialogue, so that won't be a problem. we should probably establish things about the characters speech patterns though

character:
how much they curse: scale of 1-10
how much they talk in general: scale of 1-10
size/rarity of the words they use: scale of 1-10
common words and/or phrases:
languages:

this is the one i use for my characters and it still applies to this i think