<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=13067.msg575755#msg575755">Quote from: Chris Brady on 15-04-2008, 22:29:27</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> I feel like the center of a typhoon, I'm OK, but the rest of the world just goes apeshit around me.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I love it when that happens to me.  It's the ultimate sort of zen moment, for me, when things can go crazy and I can maintain utter calm throughout.  It's like psychological non-stick coating.<br/><br/>Also, if I haven't made it clear, I'm getting a kick out of the game as well.  I just turned in a big brief yesterday, so I'm not up to writing anything as extensive as what Hikari gave us upthread (although I do like seeing that kind of thing), but I have been thinking.<br/><br/>Does anyone have anything they'd like to see explored more in the next arc?  I hinted at this, but Matt is not above playing people-chess.  He's likely to try and put Masato & Hikari into a compromising position, if it doesn't happen on its own.  I haven't decided what else he might do, but I'm open to suggestions.  The interplay between Matt/Masato/Hikari has been really cool, but I think we need to build more ties between those three and Ichigo and Jessica, who have been flying solo rather a lot.  I'm hoping we can establish at least some of that on the next day, over noodles and investigation.<br/><br/>Oh.  And if anyone ever wants to discuss game-stuff, I have accounts on most of the common IM programs.  I'd be more than happy to discuss plot or character stuff with anyone who is interested.<br/><br/>yahoo: wyzardwhately  MSN:  wyzardwhately@gmail.com  AIM: WizardWhately<br/><br/>