I’ve been striving to allow Satal’s humanity to be presented whenever the character appears. For the most part I’ve succeeded, but we have yet to see any real cracks in her political armor. Until, that is, this section. Let’s unpack. All accounted for? Ama and Talum woke up earlier and departed for the Hall of…
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Unpacking Alone in the night
With a group this size there really are a huge number of rabit trails we could go down, but I want to make sure we stick with the main story arc. We’ll soon get to see the Senate in action! Let’s unpack. Michael and Terrin I was a bit bummed when I had to sacrifice…
Unpacking Falling in
We’ll find out what Ama and Talum discussed with the Quorum of Seekers eventually, but right now I wanted to bring them back into the fold. Michael and Terrin haven’t been seen in a while, either. I wonder what they’re up to? For now, let’s unpack “Falling in.” Walter and Tollen, together again The hatchet…
Unpacking Memory
My original plan was to begin this chapter with Jeremy experiencing his second dream. The length of “Capital Expressions” changed the plan, so he instead fell into the dream at the end of the first scene. This was fun because it allowed me to finish the scene by bringing him back into the waking world,…
Unpacking Risk Assessment
The Capital Expressions chapter felt like it was beginning to drag, so I determined to move the story forward and change the scenery. This was a fun section to write with Walter and Jeremy, and it marks the first extended conversation a character besides Jeremy has had with Sheilak. Let’s unpack. Satal’s reaction I like…
Unpacking Closed loop
It seems as though this interview is going on forever. I love the characters, but this chapter needs to come to an end so we can get to the Senate chamber. We might not get to see Satal’s reaction to Jeremy’s bombshell, but that’s ok because we’ve got places to go and people to see….
