The Hangout: EP is back and running in bullet time!

[Evans]

...uu...don't say that. Now I'm going to feel guilty because it's not something that you didn't really want or like, but something that you did. You can have it back, if you want~

Recovered from your headache a little now?

You keep it, say it's a gift.

Yup, fully. =]

[Dr Mario]

'Euphoria When the Bombs Fell' isn't emo, Hypnos. At least not to me... Interesting, though. Do you mean to add more, or was it just intended as a short piece? I suppose if it ends with such a catastrophe, you'd probably have to go backwards in time in order to really add anything to it, though...

It's kind of meant to stand alone. The way I see it, you could have all the details in the world about the how and why but that would just take away from the piece. At its core, it's just one person ranting about how in the face of their end, no-one could hold it together.

[Elin]

You keep it, say it's a gift.

Yup, fully. =]

Nyuu... Okay, I guess. If you're really sure.

Good good.

[Cyberxion]

Ahaha. Yeah, that's a real shame. I miss that a lot in MB:AC too. For me being able to communicate while playing online is half the fun.

Fun, though?

Yeah, it's a ton of fun.

I was just checking whether or not I could connect just before bed time, because thanks to Panda I don't have to jump through hoops to take the Wii online anymore, and I noticed Dino was on. I think we played four or five matches, and out of the lot I only beat him once, then logged off to go to bed.

I sent him a couple of PMs that he never responded to, so I'm thinking that my having logged off suddenly, especially after I managed to win a match, had pissed him off. But I honestly shouldn't have even played him at all that close to bed time. I was just tempted by the fact that it was working. I couldn't resist. But really, that's why they need in-game chatting between friends. So that I could have let him know what was up.

[Evans]

Nyuu... Okay, I guess. If you're really sure.

Good good.

It's fine.

I'm thinking Wilhelm...

[Jetsetlemming]

Shadowman videos!
Cutscene preceeding the final boss fight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zKwCiBegEI
Boss fight and bad ending:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11GUdSUOfGQ
Boss fight and good ending:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBxcmbzk8hg


I swear to christ, that's exactly how the guns sound ingame, I didn't fuck up the sound recording.

[The Joker]

over 1 hour in the dark and still no sleep, i expect to go to my phil class running on empty.

[Elin]

It's fine.

I'm thinking Wilhelm...

That's wonderful. I'm thrilled. That you'll finally be entering the stage.

[Evans]

That's wonderful. I'm thrilled. That you'll finally be entering the stage.

Yes. You are a man who has lived a life without regret. You truly are a worthy actor to decorate the final stage.

[Elin]

It's kind of meant to stand alone. The way I see it, you could have all the details in the world about the how and why but that would just take away from the piece. At its core, it's just one person ranting about how in the face of their end, no-one could hold it together.

Ah, yes, I see. I had thought as much. Please upload more if you come up with anything~

[Dr Mario]

Ah, yes, I see. I had thought as much. Please upload more if you come up with anything~

I doubt I'll add on to it. It wasn't even something I actually set out to write. After 3 failed attempts at the beginning for At Dusk they Fall I just started typing away in the hope that something would stick. Apparently, something did.

Course, I'll probably end up writing a bunch more stuff in the same drabble format. I find it a lot easier when I dispense with character and plot in favour of pure tone and theme. That doesn't exactly lend itself to long pieces though, so short and to the point is the way it has to be played.

[The Joker]

hmghj,ghg

[Elin]

Yes. You are a man who has lived a life without regret. You truly are a worthy actor to decorate the final stage.

For some reason I couldn't stop laughing at Heinlein's voice. It kind of spoiled that part of the game for me.

...

But Wilhelm is still absolute <3.

[Elin]

I doubt I'll add on to it. It wasn't even something I actually set out to write. After 3 failed attempts at the beginning for At Dusk they Fall I just started typing away in the hope that something would stick. Apparently, something did.

Course, I'll probably end up writing a bunch more stuff in the same drabble format. I find it a lot easier when I dispense with character and plot in favour of pure tone and theme. That doesn't exactly lend itself to long pieces though, so short and to the point is the way it has to be played.

Oh no, I didn't mean specifically an extension to that story so much as just whatever you come up with. Again, I can't offer much in the way of criticism, but I'm always interested in reading.

I see. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though. You should stick to whatever style makes best use of your talents. Having written many short stories with a reasonable degree of success, but left two or three short-ish novel attempts only half-finished, I'm starting to think that perhaps something of that length simply doesn't suit me. I can think up key scenes and plot points very easily, but the thread that runs between them and links them into a cohesive whole tends to elude me.

It's hard to really call it 'filler' since it's rarely drivel, and it tends to make up the whole body of most novels. I guess it's more like a sort of bone structure? The skeleton that is rarely outwardly apparent, but stops the plot itself from becoming nothing but a fleshy mess. It's always been the most problematic part of writing something long for me. Perhaps I simply need more practice. Regardless, for now I find it much easier simply to write what might be a key event in a novel into its own self-contained story. Somehow it suits me better...

[Evans]

For some reason I couldn't stop laughing at Heinlein's voice. It kind of spoiled that part of the game for me.

...

But Wilhelm is still absolute <3.

I liked his voice. It was fitting.

Also, Dmitri Yuriev's voice was solid gold.

"Not now, not ever."