ooc [OOC, Signups Closed] Train Ride Headed West (On hold)

[Starshine 16,333]

Poor Scooty...

 

Anyway, should we put a time limit for Danger Dashie and Anonypony? I don't really like the idea stalling the Manehattan group just for them.

[AnonyPoni 564]

I wish I knew... I want them to post so the group headed to Manehatten gets the bad news X_X Come on, you slowpokes...

 

 

Anony's on my Skype, but he hasn't been very talkative as of late. So I dunno where he is or if he's still interested.

 

 

I'll consider him as idle at this point. (BTW, there's some bugs that need to be ironed in the RP thread itself; I'll look into that if it was the forums derping up the code...)Brace yourself; I've gotten another post in the works.

 

 

Poor Scooty...Anyway, should we put a time limit for Danger Dashie and Anonypony? I don't really like the idea stalling the Manehattan group just for them.

 

 

 

Sorry guys. I'm still here. i've been trying to catch up to the best I can (as you can see with my last post, I messed up with that <..<)

 

Also, the last couple of days were a tad busy for me, and I wasn't able to get any posts out. I'm going to make one now....

Huzzah! I posted, was mostly correct, and was NOT ninja'd

 

I wrote the post assuming Amber and Electro are sitting near Ganarum, who is in an aisle seat... if that helps at all

[Driz 1,552]

I still can't quote properly. :c

 

@@AnonyPoni, 

 

 

Rook looked though his small bag to see if he could find a schedule for the trains. He found it, but didn't bring any good news. "Ok, our next stop is Baltimare, my hometown. Though, it's almost a day's travel to get there. The next train to Canterlot leaves from there there in..." Rook levitated the program and flipped through the pages. "In about a couple days...."

 

 

You mean Baltimare is the stop after Manehatten or something? Because from what Ganaram said earlier, apparently he was intending to make Manehatten the next and final stop after Canterlot. So the next train to anywhere else would leave Manehatten the next day only.

 

I might be terribly mistaken here, but I don't think I follow. :s

[AnonyPoni 564]

I still can't quote properly. :c

 

@@AnonyPoni, 

 

 

 

You mean Baltimare is the stop after Manehatten or something? Because from what Ganaram said earlier, apparently he was intending to make Manehatten the next and final stop after Canterlot. So the next train to anywhere else would leave Manehatten the next day only.

 

I might be terribly mistaken here, but I don't think I follow. :s

 

 

Huh? oh...

 

sorry, the map I was using in my head had Baltimare on the way to Manehatten. It's just a short stop. It made sense to me, sorry if I confused you >..<

[Starshine 16,333]

I still can't quote properly. :cYou mean Baltimare is the stop after Manehatten or something? Because from what Ganaram said earlier, apparently he was intending to make Manehatten the next and final stop after Canterlot. So the next train to anywhere else would leave Manehatten the next day only.I might be terribly mistaken here, but I don't think I follow. :s

You can use the quote from the button at the bottom of the post. The hover-quote-thing is brokenAnd yeah, Ganaram said earlier that on Manehattan the train would stop for the day, so the train (presumably) will arrive on Baltimare before it get to Manehattan

[Driz 1,552]

Ah-ah... So that changes a lot of things for me. o_o

 

If Amber already knows she's inside Manehatten express, she will most likely just jump off at Baltimare when she gets the chance, since she's always trying to avoid Manehatten due to her past.

...Do we really have to put Baltimare between Canterlot and Manehatten? Because it would just screw up everything I had planned for this segment.

 

I'm sorry if I'm being grumpy here, but I can't lie about it. :c

Edited December 1, 2012 by DrizzleSTAR

[Starshine 16,333]

Well, if you have something planned for Amber Vox, you can play the "stuck somewhere when the train stop on Baltimare" card. Maybe she overslept, or something distracting happens when the train stop.

 

It would give some comedic value if the Manehattan group panicked because they missed the chance of coming back to canterlot

 

E: or maybe we can ask anonypony to remove the Balimare

Edited December 1, 2012 by Twinkleshine

[Electrobolt 2,069]

Yeah, to be honest... I was kinda hoping we would just wind up in Manehatten, with no stops inbetween... :/ But that's just me... Well, me and Drizzle anyways

 

... And it would seem Star posted before me...

Edited December 1, 2012 by Electrobolt

[dragon4111 914]

Hey is Motion on cause I'm alittle stuck right now. So yeah no biggie I'll wait for him to post and all I'm just asking.

[Chespin 180]

yea i'm going to be dropping out of this RP mainly because I'm too many RPs I'm participating in.

[Ganaram Inukshuk 3,682]

I had intended for the Manehattan route to be like this: Manehattan train arrives at Manehattan roughly three hours after departure from Canterlot, and the next train back to Canterlot would be the day after.

 

I don't intend to change that unless we thoroughly discuss it further in the OOC first. The other condition is how much geographical sense these places have...

[Jadefire 2,797]

I had intended for the Manehattan route to be like this: Manehattan train arrives at Manehattan roughly three hours after departure from Canterlot, and the next train back to Canterlot would be the day after.I don't intend to change that unless we thoroughly discuss it further in the OOC first. The other condition is how much geographical sense these places have...

 

The map of Equestria is based on what the plot currently calls for. There is a map of Equestria out there, but I think if we go dig that up I'll think it'll throw too much of a wrench in what we're doing. I'd say we go with what we need to make our RP work.

 

My suggestion: we retcon Baltimare out and head straight to Manehattan by evening, where that group catch a train heading west (possibly bypassing Canterlot and Ponyville so they will catch up with Beat and co. a little bit quicker).

[Electrobolt 2,069]

Yeah, as I said before, I am perfectly fine with just going straight to Manehatten. Otherwise, the group would hop off at Baltimare and then take the next train to wherever they're original destination was

[Driz 1,552]

Sorry, I feel like I freaked out a little up there... I was quite tired that time.

 

But yeah, if the map of Equestria shows Baltimare before Manehatten, we could say the Baltimare station is closed or something like that.

Edited December 1, 2012 by DrizzleSTAR

[Ganaram Inukshuk 3,682]

, @AnonyPoni,I think we'll have to coordinate a few things, in particular, the Manehattan chain of events.All I know is this (This is what I had planned):- Manehattan train takes three hours to travel- It's the final train for the day- The next train to return to Canterlot is the next day, meaning the ones who have taken the wrong train will have to stay overnight.And:- There's a planned set of actions for Amber; I don't know what they are- Rook's planned set of actions conflict with Amber's; Train is en route to Baltimare and takes an entire day. The return trip would then take many more days.The biggest issue is the time discrepancy. I can either expand the time it takes to travel to something like seven hours (considering that RP time is nearly noon), which would be sure to bisect other towns along the way. This also takes care of the spatial discrepancy in that the train can possibly bisect Baltimare, however, I can't just have the entire group be separated for that long.

 

(I have also yet to see, or maybe I have missed, Rook's reason for being on the train, too; It needs to be coordinated with the rest of the story, which is a train ride to the west.)

 

Then there's the issue with everyone else; I don't know where they're going yet, but I know that they're in a really big mess. If they straight-up head to Appaloosa, then the rest of the group (the Manehattan group) would have to go directly from Manehattan to Appaloosa independent of the other half.

 

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A related side-issue is communication between the two group fragments. Perhaps one of the Royal Guards (or one of the participants?) back in Canterlot has some sort of contact in Manehattan (or the inverse, where the Manehattan group knows of someone in Manehattan who can contact the others in Canterlot).

 

Or I can just have Ganaram use the Royal Guard helm as a disguise and infiltrate the Manehattan communication system to contact the rest of the group, but do we really need to go this far?

[Jadefire 2,797]

, @AnonyPoni,I think we'll have to coordinate a few things, in particular, the Manehattan chain of events.All I know is this (This is what I had planned):- Manehattan train takes three hours to travel- It's the final train for the day- The next train to return to Canterlot is the next day, meaning the ones who have taken the wrong train will have to stay overnight.And:- There's a planned set of actions for Amber; I don't know what they are- Rook's planned set of actions conflict with Amber's; Train is en route to Baltimare and takes an entire day. The return trip would then take many more days.The biggest issue is the time discrepancy. I can either expand the time it takes to travel to something like seven hours (considering that RP time is nearly noon), which would be sure to bisect other towns along the way. This also takes care of the spatial discrepancy in that the train can possibly bisect Baltimare, however, I can't just have the entire group be separated for that long.

 

My compromise is that we skip Baltimare and got to Manehatten, but it'll take until the evening. Adventure ensues, and they possibly spend the night there.

Instead of returning to Canterlot, they find a different train that'll stop at one of the stops Train A (our primary train) will stop at, and both groups regroup there.

 

 

(I have also yet to see, or maybe I have missed, Rook's reason for being on the train, too; It needs to be coordinated with the rest of the story, which is a train ride to the west.)

 

Then there's the issue with everyone else; I don't know where they're going yet, but I know that they're in a really big mess. If they straight-up head to Appaloosa, then the rest of the group (the Manehattan group) would have to go directly from Manehattan to Appaloosa independent of the other half.

 

That's a possibility, though Group A could go to Appleloosa and Group B goest to Manehatten, then they regroup at a third location (Dodge, perhaps?)

 

A related side-issue is communication between the two group fragments. Perhaps one of the Royal Guards (or one of the participants?) back in Canterlot has some sort of contact in Manehattan (or the inverse, where the Manehattan group knows of someone in Manehattan who can contact the others in Canterlot).

 

Or I can just have Ganaram use the Royal Guard helm as a disguise and infiltrate the Manehattan communication system to contact the rest of the group, but do we really need to go this far?

 

They don't have to be in communication. Remember that we've only been together for a couple of hours, we barely know each other. I vote no on the communication idea.

[Ganaram Inukshuk 3,682]

Wait a second.

 

One thing noticed from observation: Star Weaver / Twinkleshine is never here on the weekends. If you expect a response out of him, you'll either need to wait until late Sunday or early Monday.

 

Also, I can't proceed all that much until me, DS, and @AnonyPoni sort things out. (Either that, or I blatantly disregard the discrepancies in his post and continue with my plan.)

 

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Some dialogue I plan to integrate into a later post:

 

>> "Guys, I know we've known each other for only a few hours, but it feels like years now... Maybe I'm just too emotionally tangled right now; I gotta rest now..."

Edited December 2, 2012 by Nakamura Nigh Suk

[Jadefire 2,797]

Wait a second.One thing noticed from observation: Star Weaver / Twinkleshine is never here on the weekends. If you expect a response out of him, you'll either need to wait until late Sunday or early Monday.Also, I can't proceed all that much until me, DS, and @AnonyPoni sort things out. (Either that, or I blatantly disregard the discrepancies in his post and continue with my plan.)

 

It'll give you guys some time to do stuff on the train, I guess. Get the logistics figured out, I'll be over here eating ice cream.

[dragon4111 914]

And me I'll be making snarky comments to your character and Beat Spark. After all snarky character's are funny.

[Motion Spark 7,807]

I think that the running part went too fast. I didn't feel that Draco struggled for carrying Beat Spark on his back, and Jade was weak as well by the beating and for the metal pipes.

[dragon4111 914]

They could have been vloce by but not to close to the station so maybe tht's why they were ablee to get away.

[Motion Spark 7,807]

They could have been vloce by but not to close to the station so maybe tht's why they were ablee to get away.

dangeling! 

I'm not asking for anything, but I didn't understand anything of what you just wrote there. 

[Jadefire 2,797]

dangeling! 

I'm not asking for anything, but I didn't understand anything of what you just wrote there. 

 

Translation: They could have been close by, but not too close to the station. So maybe that's why they were able to get away.

 

Basically, they were already fairly close to the station, and Jade knew the way. He grew up in Canterlot, after all.

Edited December 2, 2012 by Jadefire

[Driz 1,552]

I would totally play along with Anony's idea. But, as I said, if we did stop at Baltimare before reaching Manehatten, Amber would probably jump off right there and don't go back inside the train - stay at Baltimare and end her trip there.

 

It's all about her backstory: she has been trying to avoid that city the most. Therefore, if we stopped at Baltimare, even for a few minutes, and Amber knowing she's inside the Manehatten Express, I would have to think of a reasonable explanation for my character to decide to tag along with the others and proceed to the city she hates the most.

 

So I, too, vote for going straight to Manehatten as we initially intended. Then, we still have plenty time to decide how and where the two groups are going to meet again.

 

I could disregard what Rook said about Baltimare and catch up with Ganaram, but I think it would be better to wait for Anony to give his opinion here (if he's going to edit his post or something).

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As for the communication issue... I've got a silly idea here.

 

Seeing that Jade's magic is rather strong and advanced, he could cast a "telepathy spell" or something like that in order to communicate with other unicorns (i.e. Amber). I'm thinking of the unicorn's horn as some kind of antenna.

 

Silly idea, as I said...

Edited December 2, 2012 by DrizzleSTAR

[AnonyPoni 564]

Ok, wow. Sorry. I didn't realize a short train stop would cause all this mess >..<

 

Alright, I've fixed my last post so the next stop is Manehatten. Again, the logic had made sense to me, but it's not worth going with....

 

sorry for the mix up >..<