The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)
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				Title: <strong>The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 21:21:22</strong>
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				OOC Thread for Dream House
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 21:29:47</strong>
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				I claim the Cherry of this thread!
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 21:56:05</strong>
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				Can I claim the butt then? :p<br><br>Just kidding, I don't wanna end up being a pain in the ass. ;)
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 22:14:53</strong>
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				I'll take the breasts!
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				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 22:23:36</strong>
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				That means the mouth is still left... Any takers? :p<br><br>Perhaps the legs are an option too, depending on your fetish. -snickers-
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				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 22:26:16</strong>
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				you ppl are nuts lol :)
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 22:30:37</strong>
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				You can have the nuts if you like if I get the rod!&nbsp; :)
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 22:42:35</strong>
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				Might I get to be the Rod?..LOL This is the most interesting into to an OOC I think I have ever seen..
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 22:50:12</strong>
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				Well I have to say reading this has made my day! Thank you all!
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				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 22:52:35</strong>
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				hehehe pleasure, AND DON'T TWIST THAT AROUND!
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 23:08:49</strong>
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				-grins-<br><br>By the time this RP ends you'll all probably view autistics in a completely different way. ;)
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 23:09:18</strong>
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				I'm glad we got a great group together though, I think it'll be a lot of fun! ;D
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 23:28:16</strong>
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				Okay the point of this thread is to come together and voice your opinions...We all have so many and With all the PMing nothing is getting accomplished but confusion! So I am going to write up the main concept and my ideas on how I would want this to work, Then the floor is opened to suggestions, plot ideas, and talking to each other about where we want our characters to go in the story....I would love to refrain from Pm's unless it is strictly between two characters, so that we all might voice our thoughts so we can have the most cohesive and fun game. <br><br>What I am going to post next will be a rough synopsis on the main opening plot of the family and the ghost descriptions that I had seen in my head. <br>&nbsp;
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				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 23:33:24</strong>
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				Ah sweet! I'm looking forward to that Firefly. I like what I read so far, but not all details were clear yet. :-)
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 23:47:00</strong>
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				Main Concept:<br><br>The Morgan Family (Name Subject to change) had been going through a rough patch for a few months. The mother suspected her husband of cheating with a young client (Also subject to change could be student or just neighbor) and decided with her husbands backing to move her family to the back skirts of Maine to reconnect with her children and to rekindle the romance lost in her relationship. Upon finding the perfect house, in what seemed like the perfect neighborhood, strange things started to happen, people weren't what they seemed and objects would be there one moment but gone the next having been moved to another location all together. As the family tries to adjust to their new surroundings trust and loyalty will be tested as sexual desires rise and the hope for a new, better life starts to diminish. <br>(Rough!)<br><br>Characters/Ghosts<br><br>All are subject to change except for mine which are pretty much set in stone lol<br><br>Realtor, Older neighbor/Young woman- This ghost first comes to the mother as a Realtor showing her the house, telling her the history, next she is the friendly woman that befriends her, bringing the mother her daily gossip as well as baked goods like coffee cake. What the mother doesn't know is that this ghost also comes to the father, she comes to him as his deepest fantasy be it maid, student, or even the client he thought about cheating on his wife with. She is a very troublesome ghost that comes around when he is alone or when he thinks of her. This ghost teases and tempts trying to get the father to give in to his desires, until finally he can't help himself. (All can be discussed)<br><br>Rubber man- is the wife's fantasy of what she wants from her husband, so at first it is a character dressed head to toe in rubber/vinyl doing a bunch of erotic things to her as she dreams them...So she is actually having sex with him.....As the story progresses the rubberman comes to her more often not just in the dream state so she realizes it isn't really a dream....by the end or by when ever she is obsessed with this new part that is awakened by him and in the throws of passion unzips his mask to find her husband staring at her, but turning her head she sees her husband laying in the bed next to her asleep. (The mother is in control of this entity, whenever, wherever, if she wants him, it is her mind that conjures him to her.)<br><br>The boy- I have been bouncing ideas for him....Of course all is subject to change- He was at first going to be for the daughter, her first real friend turned admirer, using her to get to something he wanted more, kidnapping her and keeping her in the basement. But again all can be changed or altered....<br><br>The main plot is the family's We as ghosts just come in to move the story, so what you do in the house or outside even can be up to you!! 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>10-10-2012, 23:49:42</strong>
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				The floor is opened to plotting and opinions now whether the father cheated or not it up to all of you! Also any other details not related to the ghosts!<br><br>Have fun! and I hope that this helps clear the air some!
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				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 00:23:02</strong>
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				I like the idea of the boy kidnapping her however it would be nice if the boy possess her sometimes to go to her brothers room and rape him?. She could also rape his father or mother, basically they would see her and get raped by her but the next morning she has no memory of it. Clearly when the ghost is in control she will be acting more like the boy rather than herself so if they really look they could see the difference. Just a idea
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				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 00:43:17</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154478.msg7051425#msg7051425">Quote from: dapoet on 10-10-2012, 22:42:35</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Might I get to be the Rod?..LOL This is the most interesting into to an OOC I think I have ever seen..<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Well if you are the Rod and I am the Breasts then let's get some oil and do some polishing!&nbsp; :)
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				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 00:53:11</strong>
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				I think I am actually speechless with anticipation of that proposal..LOL
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				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 00:55:09</strong>
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				Hey now don't you two go get distracted now we have work to do!
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				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 00:58:39</strong>
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				hehehehehe I like you guys, this rp will be fun.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 01:09:14</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154478.msg7052137#msg7052137">Quote from: Sexy Firefly on 11-10-2012, 00:55:09</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Hey now don't you two go get distracted now we have work to do!<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>*Slathers on oil and starts to envelop the Rod*&nbsp; Distracted?&nbsp; No distractions here.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 01:12:13</strong>
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				Nope happy as a clam..feel free to plot away..I work well under these conditions..quite comfortable in fact.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 07:30:59</strong>
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				Main concept:<br>- I like the idea of the cause being a neighbour he cheated with, it makes the moving sound more logical.<br>- How important is Maine? I never heard of that city until now, so I'm completely unfamiliar with it. If it's just a name filler then it should be fine though, but if it's going to involve city street names and the like then I'll need a lot of OOC help.<br>- Will the neighbours play an important role in the spooky parts? I like that idea.<br>- I was under the impression that the house would be a bit backward, how close are the other neighbours?<br><br>Characters/ ghost:<br>Realtor: It would be awesome if you give this ghost some kind of element that all characters share. This could be something physical, like intense blue eyes, a mental trait/ some kind of typical behaviour, or strange word she always mentions. Later on in the story it could help identify the family what's going on and that it's really her who is all those different people. This would of course be near the end of the story that they find out about this, but it'd be a cool addition.<br><br>Rubber man: Maybe it could also end up being the face of her favourite actor, a neighbour man that she's close to, and maybe even her son and daughter? Desires change after all. ;)<br>The face could change with the several times that she unzips the mask, and seeing those faces could trigger new urges in the mother to make love to the other characters. (This would be up to helvorn and whoever is involved as well of course, but I'm game.) :p<br><br>The boy: can he also befriend the son? The son could even be tricked into helping that boy to capture his sister, without realising that he's doing something wrong. I like the idea of this leading to a love affair between the siblings down the line, when he does discover that something is awfully wrong and he tries to protect his sister.<br><br><hr><br>The father: I think it makes sense that he was caught cheating with the neighbour.<br><br><hr><br>More feedback will follow soon, have to leave to work now. I hope to give more feedback in 9 hours when I'm back home.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 07:45:42</strong>
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				Maine is a state here in the United States, on the east coast, bordering Canada, Nova Scocia I think, might have spelt that part wrong, A number of Stephen King novels take place there as well.<br><br>The other stuff I have no comment on, maybe other cast would have a take on things they would like to have happen as well? Or how they would enjoy things to be played out? You do have very good idea's though Caitlin, and I know I appreciate hearing them.
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				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 08:23:46</strong>
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				I like the ghost that sells them the place, befriends me and tempts my husband.&nbsp; So is this ghost bound to his house?&nbsp; Why would she be after my husband?&nbsp; Perhaps she needs energy to feed upon or her tragic end involved a cheating husband and now she seeks them out to relive her past life?<br><br>I'm ok with the husband actually cheating or not.&nbsp; It would be up to the player of that character I think.<br><br>The rubberman is central to the plot.&nbsp; Would he be under my control or would I just consciously or unconsciously summon him and then he would do his thing?&nbsp; I like the idea of some lack of at least conscious control of him.<br><br>I also thought to have the boy have a wider role.&nbsp; He could be manifesting the rubber man by feeding off of my desires.&nbsp; So I am summoning the rubber man but the boy provides the energy while I am the catalyst.&nbsp; He's participating as the rubber man to fulfill my fantasies as well as his.&nbsp; Then he's also hot for both mother and daughter when not in the dream state.&nbsp; There could be some fun action for a 17 or 18 year old boy!
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 08:31:02</strong>
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				Thanks for the explanation, dapoet! :-)<br><br>As for the ideas I have for the future plot, it'd fun if the scary parts slowly build up and that not a lot happens yet at the start of the story, in the sense of scary stuff. Since the son lives partially in his fantasy world it'd make sense if he was the first one to encounter an unusual encounter, but he would treat it as something normal, and could tell the rest about what happened during dinner. <br><br>Do you have any pictures of the house, dapoet and firefly, so we can imagine what the house is like? It'd make sense if we have a basic sketch/ floor plan of the house lay out too. I hope that an attic and basement will be included, isolated areas are great scary places. A large shack in the garden could also be a nice addition.<br><br>Another thing I wondered about was how much every daylife is a part of the story? Will we have scenes where the children go to school, the parents go to work, perhaps include life outside the house as well? Personally I think that for character development such scenes could be an awesome addition, even if it temporarily hinders our ability to interact with each other. It doesn't have to be anything long either, but between the scary bits (which I think will mostly be at night, when they're home) it could be nice to have some scenes where things are normal as well. Even during those scenes the ghosts could still make an appearance. For example, the boy ghost could be a classmate of the son, that only sees. He would interact with the ghost in the class where the ghost could sit next to him, while everybody else just sees an empty desk next to him. The father could be seduced at work by the realtor ghost who takes on the form of a secretary.<br><br><br>I also had an idea for another ghost, called 'the lost soul'. This ghost could be either friendly, evil, or simply lost, but would never interact directly with the characters. The characters could see this ghost wandering around the house at night (but never more than one character who sees him at a time), make strange noises at night, like footsteps outside the bedroom door, dragging a rattling chain behind him when he walks through the house, touch one of the characters and breath that character in the ear when nobody else is there, etc.<br><br>Basically the lost soul would only stimulate a single sense at a time and only to one character at a time. This ghost could also be responsible for displacing items around the house.<br><br><br>I might have more ideas later on, but this stuff occured to me on the way to work and I figured I'd post it here. ^_^
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				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>11-10-2012, 08:36:20</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">So is this ghost bound to his house? </blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div> I think this would make a lot of sense yes. Maybe all the ghosts except the boy are? The boy doesn't have to be housebound though, like I gave with the example of him going to school as well.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I also thought to have the boy have a wider role.&nbsp; He could be manifesting the rubber man by feeding off of my desires.&nbsp; So I am summoning the rubber man but the boy provides the energy while I am the catalyst.&nbsp; He's participating as the rubber man to fulfill my fantasies as well as his.&nbsp; Then he's also hot for both mother and daughter when not in the dream state.&nbsp; There could be some fun action for a 17 or 18 year old boy!</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>What if he also influences the son without the son realising it? The son could already have fantasies about his mother and younger sister and be under the impression that he's simply living in a realistic fantasy, while the boy makes him fuck his mother and sister. The mother and sister would be under the impression that it's the boy who is having sex with them.<br><br>If we want to add a really kinky element to this then it could even be that the son would impregnate his mother. ;)
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				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 00:28:06</strong>
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				Okay to Answer any questions I can regarding ghosts and outside world!<br><br>All ghosts except the rubberman were going to be tied to the house...either because they were murdered there which is what I am trying to work on like it was a quarantine for Tb or something and the neighbor woman was a nurse and the boy had it...or something like that or just a gruesome murder where the boy and the neighbor ghost were having an affair and the husband caught them and whatever I haven't thought it all out but I think the quarantine would be a little creepy so in the basement could have like beds or left over tools and stuff......The Rubber man will be tied to a person either because of fantasies or other wise and yes I like the idea of him coming any time! Play that out, it gives him more of a surprise element like you never know when he will appear. <br><br>(http://www.fromtimespast.com/images/SookyHouse5_000.JPG) <br><br>I kinda liked that house? any opinions?<br><br><br>The reason the neighbor is tied to the husband is because she feels his desires the strongest.....Also maybe he reminds her of a past lover or something again I have some many ideas that I need to work them all out....<br><br>As for outside things That is all up to you um I would love that only because it will make the story wider! <br><br>Um with the boy and the rubber man anything goes! Except for the rubberman's face, The mother will only unzip it once and who she sees is up to Helvorn, and who ever she sees will determine where the story goes from there!!! I like to keep the rubberman masked until maybe closer to the end to build up that mystery of who he is.....Or she!! Whatever Helvorn likes!<br><br>But yeah any other questions I hope I got them all.....
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 05:45:41</strong>
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				The house is perfect!<br><br>I like the idea of a tragedy in the house keeping the ghost tied to it or at least close to it.&nbsp; The real estate agent would have to have some mobility.<br><br>Yea, rubberman can appear at any time or place.&nbsp; There can be some risque stuff for sure.&nbsp; Absolutely his face stays masked.<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 07:50:04</strong>
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				Tb = tuberculosis?<br><br>The real estate agent could have arrived before the family did to check out the house and leave after they left. The family would never know that way that she didn't travel to the house or left it later on.<br><br>It's a bit bad that the boy doesn't have more mobility, I kind of hoped he could make an appearance farther away from the house, but that's okay.<br><br><br>Having the realtor ghost being murdered by her husband for catching her cheating sounds an awful lot like what happens with the adults of our family already. I think a better reason would be something like having her killed by a jealous lover while she was at home. Her motivation for trying to kill the husband of our family could be that she thinks that he's that jealous lover and wants to kill her again. She could be plotting to seduce him and then murder him before he gets the chance to kill her. It's only an idea, but I think it makes sense.<br><br>As far as seducing the son goes, she could want to corrupt the husband's son to take revenge on that jealous lover, thinking that David is that jealous lover's son?<br><br><br>I like the picture of the house, but I'd appreciate if you could also draw a floor plan. It doesn't have to be anything spectacular, but maybe you can draw a basic lay out of the different floors with Paint?
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				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 07:51:06</strong>
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				Oh yeah, what did you think of my 'lost soul' idea for a ghost?
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				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 07:52:06</strong>
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				yeah yeah I like the house, everything on the ghosts sounds good I cannot get to get started.
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				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 07:57:36</strong>
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				I can work on a floor plan for the house. I have sort of stepped aside on the plotting as I only write the rubber man and the boy, there has been talk of the boy being a flesh and blood boy rather than an actual ghost or rather taken over by a ghost I should say, he can still do as has been mentioned as far was kidnap this person or that person, but I am not sure if that is an option, but for me I find the realitor to be the primary ghost focus, so I think too many ghosts might take away from that rather than add to it.
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				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 08:19:10</strong>
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				Ah, well, the 'lost soul' I mentioned wouldn't be a real ghost, but more a plot device that explains why random things occur.&nbsp; His only function in the story would be to add more horror elements. He doesn't feature a major role and would only make the occasional appearance to scare the shit out of us. ;D<br><br>If he is included then the total would be 4 ghosts, 3 for the plot and 1 for the atmosphere. I think that's okay?<br><br>You don't even have to portray him yourself, it could be the player characters that mention seeing/hearing/feeling him. If nobody likes him then it's fine by me and we can do without him, but it'd give you options of having stuff move around the house and antagonise the lives of our family with something explainable. (Even if the family doesn't know it's this ghost doing those things.)
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 08:24:53</strong>
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				Main Story Thread:<br><br>http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154660.0 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154660.0)<br><br>I wasn't referring to the lost soul idea. I was referring to the neighbor boy that keeps being placed in the basement. There has been an alternate thought before things were moved to the ooc to have him an actual neighbor about 19 to 20 or so that is affected by the house as well, and can still do the things mentioned, but isn't actually a ghost himself, though might be controlled by one.<br><br>The idea has only been explored a little because much of he plot was waiting for a cast, which is also the reason for the plot holes that were in the interest thread.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 08:36:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				mmm question would you post something irst right? otherwise we would not know where to start or what to do.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 08:39:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				We don't have a father, so would have to be from Helen in place of the father, I just wanted to get it up so it was ready. I plan on a cast and info thread as well, so it's all in one place. It will also contain the links to the story should anyone lose their links or if we grow into a large group at some point.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 08:49:34</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154478.msg7058996#msg7058996">Quote from: dapoet on 12-10-2012, 08:24:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Main Story Thread:<br><br>http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154660.0 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154660.0)<br><br>I wasn't referring to the lost soul idea. I was referring to the neighbor boy that keeps being placed in the basement. There has been an alternate thought before things were moved to the ooc to have him an actual neighbor about 19 to 20 or so that is affected by the house as well, and can still do the things mentioned, but isn't actually a ghost himself, though might be controlled by one.<br><br>The idea has only been explored a little because much of he plot was waiting for a cast, which is also the reason for the plot holes that were in the interest thread.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>It's an interesting idea yeah. <br><br>I thought you would take up the role of a father though?<br><br>Having a seperate thread for the character/ ghost templates would be a good idea.<br><br>If you're really in need of a father, I could see if I can take that role as well, but I'm a bit worried about how busy things would get for me in that case. <br><br>Depending on how important the father really is to the plot, you could also leave him out for now. Possible idea; what if the mother decided to live with their two children away from her (ex) husband? He could always be introduced at a later time in the story that way and see if he can make up with his wife for cheating on her. Right now it would save you from having to fill that role, while he's an optional character that can join the story at any given time later on. The mother could be desiring to have him back, which causes her to summon the rubberman, and that in turn would fill in another plot hole.<br><br>We'd be able to get the story started sooner that way, without having to worry that all those roles are filled. :-)<br><br><br>Although... It just occured to me that firefly wouldn't have a hubby to seduce with the realtor ghost in that case. &gt;.&lt;<br><br><br>Sigh... Plot crafting is hard. :p
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 09:00:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I am interested in the father role, but it was decided to try to cast the family, however to get this started I am willing to make a GM decision if the kids (Yourself and Rose)are in favor of it. I know Helen's writer is fine with it.<br><br>Basically the idea for the boy in the basement is this:<br><br>There is a boy that lives next door, has never ever been allowed in the house, when he is invited in, by David or Jessica or whomever, whatever it is in the basement takes him over..then you have the mobility that you were hoping for, the being in the basement has the ability to do bad things outside of the confines of the home and we still have the abiltity to do the things that have been mentioned. I think there was mention in the very beginning of the boy trying to kill the daughter, this was before David was added. From in a human body..imagine the attempts! could do all sorts of things, and if the boy fail or die..it just moves to another body.<br><br>It could also occupy the father and do things with the daughter, or whomever if we chose to, as the boy could get the brother and sister to do things..there are a number of options really.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 09:13:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I think that's a really great idea yeah. He could also be a classmate of David in that case. Perhaps he is more of a bully type, but somehow doesn't feel very threatened by David? Or maybe he wants to get at Jessica and sees befriending David as a necessary evil? Jessica is a popular girl where she came from and it'd make sense that she'd get popular in their new school as well, whereas David will be more on the background.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 09:29:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I see him older than the children, but still in their range. I think he would use the children to reach his real goal, which is the mother. Not saying the daughter is out of the picture, but there has to be turmoil in order for there to be things to save and try to repair. <br><br>It might be too that the neighbor isn't taken over right away..but can be, if these beings have been locked in there a while, they might be anxious to get out when given the chance. <br><br>An idea for the realitor..what do others think on her actually having been a realitor?? Maybe she was killed or died there? She's not a young woman so could have even been natural causes? That's not my call as I am not in control of her, but just a thought. That doesn't mean that what killed her wasn't a nurse or hadn't died of TB, perhaps it was a takeover attempt that failed..because the occupant died, so the forms they see are the forms of past occupants, the realitor the fantasy, whatever else that was mentioned.<br><br>The rubber man we know is conjured via Helen, I write him, but she is in control of when we see him, least at first I think was agreed. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 09:48:48</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Hmm... If you make him too old then the children won't be able to connect to him. At that age age differences still play a large role. You could make him a year older, maybe two, but after that the children would likely have a really hard time to connect to him. You'd need a good backstory why he's milf hunting though, most 18 / 19 year olds feel too insecure to go after a free spirited woman of 37. Especially one that's already settled and has a husband as well. Unless you still go with him getting possessed by some kind of spirit that fancies the mother of course.<br><br>I thought you were after the daughter with the neighbour though?<br>Currently the Realtor ghost is after the husband and son, the rubberman is after the mother, and I thought the neighbour was after the daughter. If the neighbour is after the mother as well, then who is after Jessica? ???<br><br><br><br>So to summarise what we currently have for a plot;<br><br>The Morgan family is a typical American family, with two working parents and two children. After the father was caught cheating by his wife, they decided to start life over elsewhere. Life in the metropolis they came from has left its traces on all of them, and was tearing the family apart. Helen wants to rekindle the romance with her husband, and prevent him access to the woman he cheated with. Additionally, she wants them to get closer to their children again, who deal with their own problems. <br><br>After looking around for a house, they find something promising in the back skirts of Maine that looks perfect and suits their needs exactly. Helen and her husband can easily find a new job in Maine, while there is a good high school available for Jessica and David. The neighbourhood looks great and provides easy access to all kinds of services. The realtor is a friendly professional woman, who gives them all the details they need to make up their mind and for Helen it's like a dream coming true. After discussing things with the rest of the family, they all seem in favour of it, except for David who has a hard time adjusting to new environments and will lose the two friends he's close to.<br><br>Several weeks later, they move over to the new house after they worked out all the details. Jessica is quickly accepted at her new high school, while David becomes friends with a neighbour, which helps him to settle easier and accept their new life. The father moved over to the Maine division of his company, while Helen picked up her job as a freelance journalist again.<br><br>However, unknown to the family, the house has a history...<br><br>At night they hear strange noises, and soon our family is plagued by weird dreams as well. In fact, they're not even sure whether or not they really are dreams. They don't know about this from one another though, and try their best to ignore what's happening. <br><br><hr><br>I took a bit of creative freedom to fill in some of the holes in a sensible way, but this is pretty much what we have so far?<br>Details like the history of the house and what may or may not be in the basement can be filled in during the story.<br><br>By the way, as a start position of the story I would appreciate an introduction from dapoet or firefly with something like the above, and then having us start at the day that the truck with all their belongings pulls up, on the day that they move into the new house, or perhaps the day after they moved into their new house.<br><br>Else it could take a really long time before we even start at the house and the ghosts can make an appearance. How do you all feel about this?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 09:50:45</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">An idea for the realitor..what do others think on her actually having been a realitor?? Maybe she was killed or died there? She's not a young woman so could have even been natural causes?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I liked the idea of the ghost being a single entity better, if I'm honest. Unless that's what you meant? I'm not sure if you meant for the realtor and the rest of the ghost to be separate entities or a single one?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 10:05:01</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Realitor is an all in one, the neighbor boy is 19 to 20 in my estimation, was also mentioned 17 or 18, but I chose slightly older. The girl is 16 and David is 17, so 19 to 20 is not out of the question. The idea that is in place for the realitor wouldn't change, I was merely brainstorming a possible way of how she ended up there if she wasn't part of the house originally.<br><br>The brother would get the sister ultimately, there was an incest idea for the story I believe, so the neighbor would assist in that, which was also an idea I think..kidnap the sister and lock her in the basement, brother saves her..they grow closer..there is probably a few other things that could happen there that could lead to the same result, but really the outcome is the same.<br><br>Father was only suspected of cheating, the only actual cheating was originally suppose to be with a cleaning lady that was actually the realitor. The father sees a young woman, the children and mother see the realitor I think is what I was told. There was also mention of the cheating being with the daughter, but again this was before David joined the cast. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 10:09:17</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I am fine with whatever decision you guys make in terms of father. I have a really open mind for this roleplay. I also like the idea of the boy possessing the next door boy it should be good plot. Sometimes I think its just better to invent things as they go. Nobody can predict what is going to happen and telling how stuff would get its a bad idea since nobody knows what will happen. So I suggest to start the game without the father (unless omeone plays him) and see where it goes. I think also it would be cool if my char has claustophobia (afraid of closed spaces) so when she gets trapped she would really freak out.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 10:20:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Hmm... Well, I guess whether he cheated or not can be left to Helen and the father and what you two want with that.<br><br>As for the realtor, her ghost history/past doesn't need to be figured out right here, right now. Firefly could always fill in more details during the story and develop the character as we go. Not everything needs to be explained up front, it might actually be cooler for us all to learn those details as the story progresses. :)<br><br><br>I like Rose's idea for claustrofobia as well.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 10:20:59</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Lol, I was typing my reply and it shares a lot in common with Rose's thoughts. I was distracted by some stuff at work though. :p<br><br>The last line of my previous message was more an afterthought that I added, since there was a new reply before I posted mine.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 10:23:16</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				That's totally fine with me Rose. It's a good idea and makes a lot of sense and will help in the comforting part regardless of who might be comforting her. <br><br>I also agree on doing it as we go, that's how I write myself, I was really just looking at adding to the plot as I had been rather quiet about it, and there were ideas that I did believe would add to the story and I wanted to address them with the writers of the family and get your ideas, which I think I have successfully done. I'll take the role of the father, to be honest I don't expect to see one cast if there hasn't been one already, the interest board has been up a long time now as you know, so anyone that was interested would be probably claimed him by now.<br><br>I'll put up the cast and info thread up in the morning, I won't be on to post until after 10pm central US time after most likely, but I will get the cast ready and look to get the story thread running so you guys have place to get started.<br><br>Firefly is working on the history of the house I think I read so when we have that I will see it's added to the information page as well as the layouts and any other information that we want.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 10:34:05</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Sounds like a plan. :)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 16:21:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				No one post on the main thread Yet Because I am the realtor/ history creator here I will post something! Dapoet once you have the layout done can you do maybe a before and after? Like if it was a TB clinic show in the basement like the operation room on the dying patients and paint chipping off the wall and beds everywhere? Then the after when the Realtor shows the mother it is a little dirty paint still chipping but all the beds and stuff are cleaned up from when the doctors left......Maybe? But leave some evidence in the basement cause that is where I thought the noises or voices would start some muffled crying doctors voices chatting the realtor's voice as a nurse coming up from the ventilation system things like that....<br><br>I am actually going to keep it that way that the house was used as a TB quarantine and I will explain everything within that history once the layout is pmed to me!!! Also I will make the first post as the Realtor so if Helvorn is ready for that I will Pm her when I have everything!<br><br>To make the story I want one ghost tied to the house...So Mine will be it. I am not telling you how she died! Because it will ruin some surprise creepy element so you all will have to find out!!!!!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 16:39:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Without a husband casted we should play without him for now or let him have a brief appearance as an NPC and then get called off on travel or something.<br><br>I do like the idea that something in the house possess or influence the boy next door.&nbsp; It could be outright possession but I think that a 'rider' that takes control occasionally or influences him is best.&nbsp; 19 I think it a good age.&nbsp; He could be going to the local college while living at home.<br><br>I think the ghost that Firefly will play plus the one that messes with the boy should be enough.&nbsp; There can be others associated with the house or other places in town that can make cameo appearances as needed.&nbsp; <br><br>Then of course there is the rubber man but he's 'real'.&nbsp; I like the idea that he's manifested by the neighbor boy and his ghost rider.&nbsp; The boy wants the mom and the ghost does also.&nbsp; The manifestation works on the mom's desires for reconciliation with her husband as well as a guilty liking for the neighbor.&nbsp; What do you think?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 17:09:16</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I think that if the whole family is alright with it go for it!! As for the rider for the boy, I kinda like the idea of maybe an evil doctor entity that still thinks that the house is a quarantine so he wants to try to fix them...If you like that Idea I can make the history for the doctor too although he isn't a real ghost just energy it can add to why weird stuff is happening!<br><br><br><br>I will be gone for most of the day hanging with my parents! But I will get the history done and up tonight!!! Hopefully late in the afternoon!!! I want the history to be accurate so I need to do some research but I hope it works out I will post it here first or send it to Dapoet for his opinion or all of yours depending on if I want to let you know of it before hand or leave it to surprise!!!&nbsp; ;)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 17:21:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Let's see what dapoet wants to do with 'his' ghost or entity.&nbsp; A doctor is fine or just some kind of malign spirit and save the doctor for appearances in the basement.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 18:29:59</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I suppose I am fine with the being that takes over the boy having been a doctor there, who knows how to kill you better than a doctor..lol. I will be writing the father, the family is all fine with it and if we start without and things get going, if he arrives later, he would not likely survive very long, especially if the boy/doctor or rubberman are already in play and with the mother..would not be pretty I think.<br><br>As for the house, you want actual images?? I had thought it was just a floorplan, though what it was like before and currently is interesting..rooms would have been used differently than intended. Yeah I'll do both, as I think on it it's a good idea and I am visual anyways, so gonna pull up my 3D art programs and get to creating..I know just the place..LOL<br><br>(Some of this might take me a few days because of work..but should be able to get much of it fairly fast..)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 18:48:59</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				That sounds really awesome! ;D<br><br>I did my own fair share with 3D modelling in the past, but I never wanted to get involved with modelling room interiors. The amount of time it takes to get even the basic details down is absurd. :-s<br><br>I once created an entire medieval village, including fields, forests, mountains, church and castle in two weeks (it was actually my 1st project), but doing the inside of a single house would have taken me a lot more time.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">village</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://members.home.nl/epsilon5/pre-rendering.JPG)(http://members.home.nl/epsilon5/render16.jpg)</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 19:01:35</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">if he arrives later, he would not likely survive very long, especially if the boy/doctor or rubberman are already in play and with the mother..would not be pretty I think.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I think arriving late could work well, it's like the action hero kinda thing where he works hard to solve the problems his family is dealing with. In fact, since he'd arrive new to the scene and isn't influenced by the ghosts yet, he'd have a better shot at saving his family then when he'd already be corrupted.<br><br>Both scenarios have merit, a late arrival doesn't necessarily mean instant defeat. :D
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 19:19:27</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				I'll talk it over with helvorn and firefly and go with what they want, either way I will play him, then we don't have to wait or at least we have him when it's agreed upon when he should arrive.<br><br>So to sumerize the neighbor boy will be occupied by a being from the basement, possibly a manivalent doctor from the houses past, this would also explain the need for a body..he doesn't have one anymore..LOL. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 19:37:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				... :o<br><br>Next thing we know a zombie will come barging and gnarl for "Brainsss!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 19:43:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh don't give me more ideas..lol ;D
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 19:54:58</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Well, I once discussed an atopsy in detail during a restaurant dinner with a niece of mine (who performed the autopsy), so perhaps a zombie barging in isn't a worst case scenario anyway.<br><br>A zombie with smallpocks, however... :p
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>12-10-2012, 20:41:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154478.msg7060214#msg7060214">Quote from: dapoet on 12-10-2012, 19:19:27</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'll talk it over with helvorn and firefly and go with what they want, either way I will play him, then we don't have to wait or at least we have him when it's agreed upon when he should arrive.<br><br>So to summarize the neighbor boy will be occupied by a being from the basement, possibly a malevolent doctor from the houses past, this would also explain the need for a body..he doesn't have one anymore..LOL.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>I think the boy is perfect.<br><br>I'm easy as far as how the dad is played.&nbsp; If you want to play the added role then bring him in!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>13-10-2012, 21:28:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Just wanted to update everyone. I found a layout I am going to use for the home as it is in the modern day setting. I think it will work. I matches the layout on the picture pretty well, not 100%, but I think it will still work for our purposes, I am going to clean it up as well and create a version for the other era. <br><br>I have will have images ready as well..I found what I was looking for, so they will be available maybe later today.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>13-10-2012, 21:37:28</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				hellooo I am back!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>13-10-2012, 21:47:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh I forgot...I have the family up in the cast list. I will have Peter (neighbor) up a little later. If we want to change pictures of anyone, same person, different pic or anything, let me know or forever hold your peace..LOL
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>13-10-2012, 22:06:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The pictures sound promising! I think I'll stick to the biography I entered. There are a couple of details missing in there, but I'll work that in during the story. It's more fun anyway if I leave a couple of character traits out of the biography. :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>16-10-2012, 10:29:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It's been several days we heard anything, I was wondering if dapoet/ firefly started on the IC introduction already? Or are you waiting for those pictures to be finished first?<br><br>I also wondered if there is a target date for the IC topic to be posted?<br><br>I'm looking forward to get started with this game!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>16-10-2012, 11:58:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				We are waiting on Firefly to start the story. She got derailed by real life obligations, but spoke to her last night and she is working on it. As far as I know we aren't waiting on the graphics or pictures.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>16-10-2012, 12:32:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ah, that's good to know. :-)<br><br>It would be nice if we started the game this week. I always keep my amount of games low so I know for sure that I'll have enough time to commit to them, but the disadvantage is that my excitement for a game can also result in a slight boredom until it starts. ;)<br><br>At the same time I don't want a GM to rush things either though, since that'd hurt the quality of the game.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>17-10-2012, 00:14:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Post up!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>17-10-2012, 07:24:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yay! ;D<br><br>I don't have time to write until I get back, but I'm sure I'll give it a lot of thought of how I want to open my first post. ^_^
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>17-10-2012, 07:32:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I just read the intro and I think it's good. I also think it's probably best if the father character or realtor ghost starts with the next post though, just so we know how you want the story to start. <br><br>The current introduction covers the history of the house, but not yet the sale of the house to the family, or their arrival. I think it's better if I wait with posting until those posts are up. :-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>17-10-2012, 21:23:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I will post first! Tho I was waiting for Helvorn cause it is the mom who wanted to move them not the father..So I thought maybe she would like to post first? but I can just to get it started.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>17-10-2012, 21:44:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Ah, so true. I mostly mentioned the father because dapoet is a co-GM. :-)<br><br>I don't know if you talked the first post over with helvorn through pm or not. Either one of you will do for me though. I think it's best if I wait for helvorn's post too. ^_^
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>17-10-2012, 22:21:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh I can start.&nbsp; My son called last night and we had a long, long talk which threw me off my gaming schedule :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>17-10-2012, 22:32:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				No problem, those things can happen. I'm looking forward to your reply though. I hope to write my own soon after.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 08:29:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oi, I like your reply Helvorn! I definitely have the information now to write my own reply tonight. ^_^<br><br>One question though, are we all posting our portrait on each reply and our name above it? I'm fine either way, but I'll have to create a small template above my posts in that case. :-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 08:33:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I believe we are posting with the pictures.<br><br>header can be as simple as you need..floatright the pic and then the name, who they are with for tagging purposes and then what they are doing if necessary. Who, Where, With, What.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 08:41:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yeah, I know. :-)<br><br>I simply make a template in my master file and copy/paste that above each reply before I start writing it. Where needed I fill in the additional details.<br><br>I don't know how you all handle it, but I always write my replies in a text editor and then copy it over once it's finished. I get a 'free' spelling/ grammar check that way and generally it works nicer for me. Additionally, I had it occur to me in the past that a website would crash at the moment of posting. Lose a single post that cost several hours of work, and you'll never lose one again. :-s<br><br>Although E is pretty stable, I already ran in enough load errors (especially before the migration) to know better than blindly write a post here. :p
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 08:44:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I do the same thing. Once in a while I will post from my cellphone, but usually that's limited to an OOC.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 08:49:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yeah, I never write OOC messages in a text editor, that'd just be a pain in the ass with the amount of OOC I write. Although I do use the spell check here when I'm not sure about some of the words I wrote.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 09:10:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154478.msg7088100#msg7088100">Quote from: Caitlin on 18-10-2012, 08:29:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Oi, I like your reply Helvorn! I definitely have the information now to write my own reply tonight. ^_^<br><br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Thank you.&nbsp; I tried to leave a tag for everyone to pile on in!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 09:13:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It works for me! I think I'll search for a nice blue color for David's name later today. Maybe I'll use a special effect while I'm at it. ^_^
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 09:29:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154478.msg7088100#msg7088100">Quote from: Caitlin on 18-10-2012, 08:29:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Oi, I like your reply Helvorn! I definitely have the information now to write my own reply tonight. ^_^<br><br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Thank you.&nbsp; I tried to leave a tag for everyone to pile on in!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 09:34:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I think I'm experiencing a dejà vu... -grins-
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 09:37:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'll post Jack, but going to wait to see if the realitor appears first. If she doesn't, then Jack will be up in the morning in conjunction with either Helen's post or if another post is up in the mean time.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 09:44:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Dapoet, is there any chance you can post those pictures already? <br><br>It'd help me a lot to know the lay out of the house. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 15:42:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I will post though I don't have a pic to put up....If I use the one I have it is to big.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 15:48:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I have the pics and layout, just haven't had the opportunity to get them how I want them and to put them up.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 16:31:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I don't know how much time you want to spend on getting those pictures just perfect, but in my case I'm okay with lower quality too. I would like to see at least the layout of the house and I don't mind waiting for the other pictures. It's very hard to move around a house when you don't know what it's like, and I rather don't write something that conflicts with how things will be.<br><br><br>For that matter, I read we have 4 bedrooms, but only 3 will be taken (the plans I read so far indicate that the parents share a room). Do you have any plans already for the 4th bedroom? Maybe turn it into a study? Or do you guys want it to be a guest bedroom?<br><br>I'm also curious which room David will get. It makes sense that the parents get the biggest room and that the smallest room will be used as the surplus room, but that leaves 2 more rooms to pick from. :-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 18:19:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I will post the realtor around 3:00pm when I get out of class.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 21:58:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Btw, can we have a thread for our characters? I want to look up some data of the other chars, but now I have to go back to the sign up thread each time.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>18-10-2012, 22:14:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I managed to keep my reply relatively small. ^_^<br><br>I like how it came out so far and I hope it gives a good impression at the trail of thought of an autistic. :p
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>19-10-2012, 00:04:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I will post once the family is done with their intro posts about the house! 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>23-10-2012, 08:28:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				That was a lovely way to wake up this morning; three new replies! ;D<br><br>I'll be writing a new reply tonight. What happened to Bloody Rose though? I see he has been gone for several days of the site. Anybody know if something is going on his life?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>23-10-2012, 10:36:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I couldn't help myself, I had some inspiration that I just had to write down, and as a result I wrote my post already. ;)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>23-10-2012, 23:28:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sorry I had to leave all of the sudden, had a family emergency to take care of. However I am back if you guys are willing to have me back.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>23-10-2012, 23:36:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Stuff happens..Post Jessica when you are ready.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>23-10-2012, 23:38:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I don't even remember the pic I chosen for her. Can anybody pm me her picture?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>23-10-2012, 23:40:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yeah she's on the way
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>23-10-2012, 23:43:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Should be in your box now Rose
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>23-10-2012, 23:44:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				will post after I eat
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 07:27:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm glad to see everybody in the story. ^_^<br><br>I think I'll be able to write another post later today. I was a bit surprised that Jack didn't respond to the younger face of the realtor though? Since I think it was only meant for him I won't comment on it with David.<br><br><br>By the way, lovely avatar Bloody Rose!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 07:37:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				lol thanks
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 07:43:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				If David wants to react to it, maybe he saw something of the shift from face to face? I don't know..Jack isn't attracted to the younger. I can't force some thing that isnt' there on his part, what happens when they get in the house is one thing, but he has stated his attractions and I can't force him otherwise. Plus he loves his wife, he might not be good at showing it anymore, but he does love Helen.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 08:18:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh, no I didn't mean it like that he should feel attracted, but I thought he'd at least react to seeing the face change from older to younger. Unless he only saw the young face?<br><br>Whenever I see somebody change from an old face to a young I think at least "Hey... That's peculiar."<br><br>Then again, I never witnessed something like it, so I'm not sure how I would respond.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 08:36:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Jack only saw the younger, Helen and the kids as I understand it see the older woman and Jack sees her young, suppose to have something to do with the seducing part of her or something as I understand it. So I have it that he sees a young exec sort of thing, I am just playing it by ear, or post by post as it were.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 09:02:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				That makes sense yes. :-)<br><br>I wrote that David did notice it since he was already paying careful attention to her, but he won't comment on it to anybody else. For him it's just part of normal life, even though this perhaps a little more weird than usual.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 15:14:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Dapoet, could you give us an update on the pictures of the house layout? It seems like we'll need them soon. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 15:57:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The modern layout is in the information thread. I don't have pictures of the modern. All I have are in relation to it's past, but they all concern the doctor, there are a couple I have of the basement and of the rooms where the patients would have been, but that's it. I am working on a morgue, and I think one other, though I forget at the moment what those are, then I am going to have where they were located in the past. <br><br>I am going to fix it so they are still part of the property, but don't actually appear on the modern day plans as well as they are all part of the basement, except for the ward and patient rooms.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 16:04:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Can you give me a link to the information thread please? I have the sign up thread, ooc and ic bookmarked, but I haven't seen a link to an information thread anywhere. :-s<br><br>I don't need pictures of it, just the layout&nbsp; of the floorplan will do so I know where everything is in relation to each other. :-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 16:05:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				For that matter, can you maybe put links in the 1st post of each topic to the other topics? It's a lot easier to find things back that way. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 16:17:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Never mind about the link, I found it back when I went through all your posts; http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154699.0 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154699.0)<br><br>Are there any objections against me taking the 2nd bedroom? My character has a dislike of many windows due to the sunglare on a monitor and the light that enters the room. (He is a bit of a hermit after all.) ;)<br><br>I'll play this out ICly of course, but I thought I'd ask OOCly as well. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 16:19:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Jack: It's up to your sister..lol. I don't care.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 16:21:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Lol, this will be interesting I guess. :P<br><br>Then again, populair girls generally prefer a lot of sunlight and the 3rd bedroom is a sort of 'princess' tower and likely fits well with a more popular personality. ;D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 18:04:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I don't see a reason why bedroom 2 should go to you.&nbsp; Let's just check with sis of course...
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 18:07:10</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				If it sweetens the deal any, she can have the hobby room as well for all I care! ;)<br><br>-snickers-
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 20:22:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He can have whatever room he wants I really don't care about rooms :)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>24-10-2012, 20:26:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Lol, I'm pretty sure you like yours anyway.<br><br>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2c/SookyHouse5_000.jpg)<br><br>The round room at the front in the middle of the house on the 2nd floor is the 3rd bedroom, aka your bedroom.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 07:06:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Bare with me folks! I had some school work will post tomorrow morning!!!!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 07:06:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				no worries hon
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 07:18:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154478.msg7122392#msg7122392">Quote from: Sexy Firefly on 25-10-2012, 07:06:16</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Bare with me folks! I had some school work will post tomorrow morning!!!!<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>*Gives a high energy hug, which has the same results as Red Bull, except that it's better for the teeth.* ;)<br><br>Good luck with school work, looking forward to your post. ^_^
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 08:15:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I like this game a lot so far, it's one of the first games I'm in where we can easily keep things going and have a daily update on the story. I really like the tension in the family as well, it feels pretty realistic like this.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 14:25:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hey Sexy Firefly, first of all, I loved the update!<br><br>I have a question though; Jessica and David are supposed to see her in her old form either way, right? You wrote that it's weird that David could see her, but did you mean your character's 'real' or her current self?<br><br><br>I hope people also keep in mind that we can't read each others character's thoughts. Jack made a remark about David wanting a swimming pool, but David had never voiced those thoughts. It's gonna be very messy if everybody is telepathic as well. ;)<br><br>I also assume that the ghosts can't read thoughts, but I'm not sure of that. Can the ghosts only sense desires in our characters, or are they telepathic and able to read minds?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 17:07:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It could be that David had mentioned a pool at some other time or Jack was just throwing that out there to distract Helen.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 17:18:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yeah I was going that it was a past request. Things like that don't just happen..I would imagine he wanted one at the previous home as well.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 17:54:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Good question it was that she was a ghost, like the way he looked at her made her sense he knew! and we could play off thoughts, the ghosts play off thoughts of desire mostly. if that makes sense.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 18:51:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=154478.msg7123638#msg7123638">Quote from: dapoet on 25-10-2012, 17:18:55</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Yeah I was going that it was a past request. Things like that don't just happen..I would imagine he wanted one at the previous home as well.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Yeah, true. I figured we could go with an explanation like that, but I had some worries that characters could end up doing things differently because the writer behind the character knows what other characters are thinking. That would be a real shame, because we'd end up with a story where everybody just gets along. :-)<br><br>Firefly, how about if rather than her outright stating that he sees her for what she is, that she gets the creepy feeling that he's onto her. (Imagine that, a ghost getting creeped out...) ;)<br>That could add the tension that she'll want to watch her step around David, or investigate what he's onto. Does that make sense to you? 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 18:54:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sounds good! kinda goes with the fact that it was odd, more so because of the way he circled her !
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 19:05:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Aye, exactly hehe. I also find it funny that everybody considers it weird behaviour, even though it's exactly the kinda thing that an autistic would do. ;)<br><br>If it was pointed out to him during the story he wouldn't see anything weird with it either.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 21:39:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yeah well my character is from the 1840's.....soooo they didn't really know about autism.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 21:42:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				True, true! ;D<br><br>They still had a lot of nutty people in those days though, so she could think of him as a nutball as well. ;)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 21:51:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				If we aren't careful this will draw the doctor's attention and he will be conducting experiments on David. Not sure they would be enjoyable ones either.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 21:55:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Basement experiment scene anyone!<br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 22:08:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It's always fun and games until the damned Ether wears off.. &gt;:)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 22:17:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				David could make an excellent assistant. I don't think you'd want him as your patient, he can be quite talkative and very stubborn. ;)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 22:23:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				That's what straps and gags and electroshock is for..LOL
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 22:27:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Or icepick Lombotamy 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 22:37:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh that reminds me..I need to sharpen those..thanks for reminding me.. :D
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 22:37:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				You'd be in for a surprise regarding his knowledge with either, they happen to be subjects I studied in great detail. He'd probably end up telling you you're doing it all wrong and then show it on yourself how it should be done, hahaha! ;)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 22:38:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Lobotamy victims weren't a whole lot of fun to look at though, but pictures of them are rare anyway since it's not practiced anymore since the 1980ties. I believe Denmark was the last country to abolish it in Europe.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 23:11:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Geez lol, activity sure picked up. Two new replies while I was typing my own appeared. :-s<br><br>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>25-10-2012, 23:57:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				This was my last IC reply of the day. It's time to head off to bed for me.<br><br>I have to say it was a lot of fun to see this kind of activity in the thread. I hope you won't all start treating David as if he's some kinda lunatic though. He generally hides the figments of his imagination very well, and although he's a bit more quiet than the average boy, he doesn't stand out in a crowd either. Well, not until he sees actual ghost women that conflict with his fantasy at least.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>26-10-2012, 00:20:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				You guys are posting maniacs!<br><br>I don't think that Helen at least will treat David at all badly. He's done nothing to draw any kind of attention to himself so far.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>26-10-2012, 08:49:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Hehe, I agree yeah. We might even have to watch out that we don't end up posting too much lol. Yesterday was about as a high a post rate I could keep up with. It's good to see so much enthusiasm though, this game easily makes up for the lack of progress with my other games. ^_^
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>26-10-2012, 17:53:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I have a question in regard to the house, actually it comes to mind because I had been asked offsite about if Rose would find anything in one of the closets from a previous owner.<br><br>The house is about 175 years old or so if I base it off the story that opens the story, built in about 1835 or so? The epidemic was in 1840 and I assume the doctor died either in 1840 on shortly after which would be 1840 or 41, the story says Joanne lived and then later died there finally succumming to TB, so perhaps her death was in 1845? or so. Where I am going with this is, has anyone else actually lived in the building? Otherwise it's been abandoned for 170 (roughly) years and would probably be a shell now. Granted taking this into account the house might be presenting itself as modern with all the modern convienences but it's possible there is no electricity, no running water, least as we know it, no phones..nothing.<br><br>I bring this up because if others have lived in the house over the years, or tried to, there are chances for a lot of different spirits..there could be freed slaves (for Caitlin: The United States had slavery of Africans until 1865 North was free, south was slave, which was a factor in our Civil War), there is the possibility of the Doctor's wife, of the patients he killed or that simply died there. I don't have the old blue prints done yet, cause I got distracted, but there is a or was a cemetary under where the present day back yard and garage are located.<br><br>In the basement there is also, though not on the prints, but will be on the other..a morgue and operating area that&nbsp; Hirem did his stuff at. Still there, just not on the prints..LOL..anyways where I am going with this is, there could be families there over the last 170 years that could be part of this too.<br><br>The original idea was the nurse, doctor that was not able to materialize and needed a body, which is still true btw..his current appearance is thanks to Jack's anger..and negative energy. Then there was mention of a boy in the basement, which evolved into Peter as a human boy that will be affected, however this was all before the introduction story that added things to the plot.<br><br>If there are others that have lived there, do we want to include them? Do we want to have the Doctors wife still trying to get pregnant and carry it? That could be interesting considering the females in the story, especially Jessica if she is at all close to the age of the wife..and able to move out and about the town..
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>26-10-2012, 18:49:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The only thing that would be left from any other owners would be the modernization of the house and things that they left when they left the house in a hurry, let's the just say that famlies didn't last long in the house. So if jessica wants to explore and find stuff left behind go for it, maybe even find some film from the 1840's when they filmed the experiments..maybe later in the story could cause some creepy tension, maybe old photo graphs of the patients......as for the wife of the doctor she would have been 23-24 when she died. She can be a ghost I would have her maybe reliving her last moments on earth every day....at a speicific time. As for any other spirits I waas just going to use them as noises or quick glances like running children
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>26-10-2012, 18:59:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'd have to look, but pretty sure there wasn't film in the 1840's and photgraphy would have been in it's infancy..big boxy things that everyone had to stand perfectly still or the picture wouldn't turn out.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>26-10-2012, 19:27:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Pm me this is something we should discuss there
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>26-10-2012, 19:39:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I can guarantee you that motion picture hadn't started yet. I believe that around 1910 the first motion stop pictures were shot. I'm not sure about that though, but definitely early 1900's. Photography was around a little longer, but not by that much.<br><br>Personally I think it would make sense that others owned the house and modernized it, but then disappeared for various reasons, and that the house didn't find new occupants for the past 20 years or so. If the previous owners owned it in the 1990's than LAN cables would be missing, but central heating, telephone lines, tv lines and electricity would be there. The house also wouldn't be in such a terrible condition that it's nearly rotting away due to lack of maintenance. Sure, a lot of work would need to be done, but it'd be managable. Doing it like this would also allow you to use any ghost you want to add.<br><br>Does this make sense?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>26-10-2012, 20:11:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I would agree that the house has been sporadically occupied since the 1840's.&nbsp; So let's say the upstairs is fairly well modernized and even part of the basement.&nbsp; The lab/morgue/operating area can be behind an unlocked door in the basement that takes you from the finished section to the untouched area from the 1800's.<br><br>One neat idea could be a little concealed but not secret closet in Jessy's room that might have some stuff from older days.&nbsp; I could see stuff from the 30's in a little closet that was forgotten.&nbsp; The attic could be stuff with things as well as part of the detached garage.<br><br>Hmmm... the ghost of the doctor still around and still trying to get pregnant.&nbsp; I like that!&nbsp; &nbsp;She could affect all three of the women in the story (Helen, Jessy and Peter's GF).&nbsp; They don't have to get pregnant necessarily but could get the urge or even have memories or feelings of being pregnant.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>26-10-2012, 20:33:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I pmed you another idea based on that helvorn. :-)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>30-10-2012, 08:28:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'll try to write a short post for David and my own update. I had some nice ideas for what I can add in, it'll probably be up within four hours or so. ^_^
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>dapoet</strong> on <strong>31-10-2012, 06:20:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				After careful consideration. I have decided that I am going to bow out of this story, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part of it and help you to build it as it was looking to be a lot of fun, but due to requirements of other stories I am involved in and sadly a lack of interest in the direction this story is going. I am going to leave. Caitlin and Rose. I loved both your characters and look forward to the chance to write with both of you again, Helvorn..Lily and Helen will always have a place in my heart, short lived as all of it was. Again, thank you for the opportunity and good luck with this story.<br><br>~dapoet
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>31-10-2012, 09:43:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Awww... :(<br><br>But but...<br><br>*Sad face*<br><br>Can't you drop another story and let us know OOCly the issues you're dealing with? I'm sure we can work things out. This is one of the best group games I joined on E and you're as much part of the group as everybody else is.<br><br><br>If you really think you won't be able to write for us anymore, then I'll volunteer for taking over the role of Jack, next to the one of David. I really don't want to see this game fail.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>31-10-2012, 17:09:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I think it's best if we take a breather at this point, and discuss with the entire group how we want to move the story along.<br><br><br>What are everybody's expectations of the storyline?<br>What kind of things do you want to happen in the story?<br><br>I'll start first I suppose, since I'm asking those questions;<br>My expectations of the storyline is a scary horror story, that features the occasional smut scenes. With David in particular I like to develop a romance between David and Jessica, and have several scenes between David and Helen, and David and one of the ghost characters.<br><br>What I want to see happening in the storyline is that we have a lot of conflict in the family that's fueled by the ghosts, especially between Jack and the other characters, but also between the other characters in between. I hope to see an interaction between characters being close and characters arguing; in short, drama and romance.<br><br>What I expect will that will happen is that everybody will play one main character that helps develop the storyline, Firefly will handle the ghost characters (but likely have 1 main ghost character here as well), and that I fulfil the role of Jack next to playing David.<br><br>I'm not saying that what I expect to happen will happen the way I describe it, but that's the idea I have that makes most sense to me at the moment with the current information at my disposal. :-)<br><br><br>Can you all let me hear your thoughts and your own views on all of this?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>31-10-2012, 17:26:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I'm not feeling the muse on this game either.&nbsp; I just can't wrap my head around Helen as the mom and the whole rubberman direction just isn't how I'd thought it might work.&nbsp; With a busy life and a couple of other games that deserve my focus I'm going to have to bow out as well.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>31-10-2012, 17:27:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				:(<br><br>Well... It'll be too hard to keep the game going with just 3 people left.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sexy Firefly</strong> on <strong>31-10-2012, 17:33:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Before you bow out Helvoorn please at least speak what your expectations were for the game.....Apparently the lack of communication for this game has caused a lot of problems...On my part as well!.....I really would like to see if we can fix this.... 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>helvorn</strong> on <strong>01-11-2012, 07:00:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I came to dislike the rigidity of the plot forcing Jack and Helen to reconcile at the end.&nbsp; I would rather have had a more free flowing romp.&nbsp; I think I would have liked the rubberman to be more an intruding entity than purely a creation of her imagination.<br><br>And I was rather looking forward to RP'ing across from dapoet and when he left that pretty much ended things for me.<br><br>I'm sorry for the disruption.&nbsp; I love your work as a player and GM but this one just really troubled me.&nbsp; I just lacked the ability to grasp the plot.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: The Hollow: Dream House (OOC Thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Caitlin</strong> on <strong>01-11-2012, 09:57:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				I don't think there is much else of an option left than to withdraw from the game as well. It's impossible to keep things going with just three people and both the parents gone. Recruiting new people would fundamentally change the game and I really liked the parents and the dynamics we had between them in the game. For me they didn't have to get along and having them fight a lot could have created a lot of nice plotlines.<br><br>I'm grateful for the time I got to write with you all though, it was a lot of fun to play the role of David.
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