Alright I just wanted to put this out there.  If you are still active within the Tent scene, you may still write in the Train scene.  I realize the dynamics have changed, but I still wish to make it an active phase.<br/><br/>If you are having trouble finding a scene to write within the Train Phase simply send myself or Flowers or both of us a PM, and we will happily figure a scene out to write with you.  Both Lawrence and Elizabeth will be available for writing scenes.<br/><br/>I take full blame for the slow progress of the game as my RL has gotten in the way of my writing.  I'm nearly positive that from tonight on that will change, and I'll be able to dedicate myself to making this game move quicker.  But in order to do that we have to start advancing the story, which means we have to start writing the one on one scenes in order to figure out the depths of friendships/relationships/loyalties.  There will be conflicts within characters in the game, and that is something that the writers currently here and hopefully to come must understand and accept.  Despite the fact the circus is a family, not everyone has to get along.  Your characters should eventually have enemies within the Family, even if they are loyal to them to outsiders.<br/><br/>As this is such a small game as far as writers go we all need to attempt to allow our characters to interact with other characters a bit more freely.  In my opinion, the Tent scene worked.  It allowed us to become acclimated with the characters we are writing and get an idea of the other characters being written.  To progress the game, we must now use that knowledge to figure out the scenes that will come next.  I hope that none of us will be afraid to write a scene that will end badly.  By that, I mean writing an explosive scene that will end with an argument or even violence.  The Family element within the game will ensure that characters will not kill one another, but no large family has ever made it without a fight or a thousand.  The game is full of strong personalities which is part of the reason I have faith in it.  We now must work upon using those strong personalities to figure out the actual spirit(mind the cliche) of the game itself.  Despite the progress, and despite the conflicts we have had, I still have faith in this game and hope we can all come together and make it work.