Not quite a year ago. I started keeping track of all my minor ideas so that I wouldn't forget them. I just thought making a new post to show that I've updated it over time would help me keep track of things. I think I will keep track of the stories I come up with during break including details that are related. I think it really explains why I never really let a rant just be and always end up arguing with someone instead of being a good listener ^^:1) the gambling android story - an amateur gambler wannabe (Salvador) thinks he won a suitcase full of money but he ends up with a bio-android thing (can't decide on name) that is the god of gambulling! Totally not ripped from Outlaw Star... >.> The android thing was supposed to end up in the hands of a gang leader so they're always in danger of being attacked. It seems very HK gambling movie to me... (nod) Primary forms of gambling would be Big 2. Mahjong and maybe casino-type card games. I think it was inspired by YuGiOh and the shadow games... -_(\ Salvador doesn't try to use the android to his advantage becaues he's a good guy and he finds out that the android was stolen and badly reprogrammed to be some kind of super gambler so he helps the thing to escape from the gangsters. Pretty stereotypical thing with the evil merciless gang boss dopey lackeys who think they're xcore old ladies gambling hot boys. Charas:Salvador - main chara not a bad person but just looking for an easy way to get byDmitri (name in works) - android used to be a nurse/attendant but was stolenGangsters (a la Turks not as cool but just as silly)Evil BossNanna - Dmitri's previous owner/employer old ladyWellington (lol) - friend of Dmitri gives skeletal realigning massages that only Dmitri seems to like/handle otherwise a baker (inspired by a humonguous knot on my shoulder)Scenes/Panels:opening - shows Salvador in intense mahjong game focusing on his concentrating etc and then he wins and is all condescending then it backs out and it shows him playing mahjong with old ladies and then his mom/grandma kicks him out of the chair and is like 'i only went to the bathroom!' or 'go make coffee!'Misc - Dmitri asks Salvador for a massage and then just focus on Dmitri talking then he turns back and is all 'I thought you were going to give me a massage!' and Salvador's hands are all bruised/swollen/bandaged/messed up and he's like 'you don't need a massage you need a meat tenderizer!'misc - Salvador asks Wellington for a massage because he hears so much about them but ends up in worse shape than he started2) Knights of the Door - a guy gets the idea to start a business as a lookout for people who are doing things in school that generally shouldn't be done. Inspired by rereading Empty Hearts where the main charas are sorting out their business and then after it's all resolved the next panel shows one of their friends all 'are they done yet?' outside the door. Since I like making stories about the 'unimportant' characters... Anyways the main chara's friend is always hookin up with girls in school so he gets his friend the main chara to be lookout and the main chara starts complaining and the friend gives him like $5 and that's where he gets the idea. Business booms but then things fall apart with the question of morals and stuff and of course HS drama. Scenes:misc - a couple is hooking up with someone on guard (face isn't seen only the uniform). A girl is stomping in a hallway and passes an undercover/plainclothed guard. The guard warns another saying that 'The girlfriend is coming.' The girl goes to the guard right in front of a door and demands to be let in. The guard refuses saying it's company policy and all that and the girl gets into a hissy fit and stuff continuous panning between the couple and the hall scene. The girl demands to see the main chara and a whole speech about how the guards are not responsible for lying and the whole 'if he wanted you to see this we wouldn't have to keep you out' deal. She is granted permission to enter and it ends up being a classroom used for after school gambling/gaming amongst students. Her boyfriend is a dork in the corner playing Magic. Pan back to the couple who has finished and is leaving the room. The guy leaves first nods at the guard then the girl exits and thanks the guard. Later on it is revealed that he has had a crush on her since middle school and she uses him because he won't take money from her and that he also feels that he should be there in case she needs protection. Misc - Main chara announces he is shutting down the business because of complaints that the business is tasteless promotes immoral activities etc and how various employees are treated with disrespect or taken advantage of and he thinks it is the fault of the business. Misc people speak up about how they need the business- one punk says that he started out trying to make easy money but since he gets bored while on watch he does his HW and his grades have improved- another punk says that it's his first honest job and kept him off the streets/ out of trouble- a girl says that she likes the feeling of security that they give her -> she always hired one guard saying that a boy wants to confess his feelings for her and that she's worried that he'll get aggressive but actually she just has a recording of a guy speaking and she only does this because she liked the feeling of someone watching over her. Misc - Main chara explaining business to prospective customers talks about the kinds of guards they have (plainclothes bouncers doormen etc) also wages (per hour per shift monthly discounts) guarantees towards privacy discretion etcMisc - all the employees are getting paid going over wages main chara working out compensations (snacks bought on job because of unexpected overtimes compensation for phone/message charges batteries for entertainment devices etc) 3 murder mystery - murder at xmas party body hidden in tub where the curtains are usually drawn so it takes a while for people to notice someone died(added 12-24-06)Notes - part of Jurgen-verse (as all murder mysteries will be) family centric (inspired by XMas party at Je's lol)4 something about a storyteller - this was just waiting to happen. Inspired by 1001 Arabian Nights without the sexism/mysogyny. A guy gets by in life by telling stories but then gets pretty disappointed that his life isn't nearly as interesting as he wishes it was and that he is somewhat immune to his own magic. Notes - HS ages?5 food short - short scene(?) involving food inspired by disappointment with Goody's now shell filled soup dumplingsNotes - originally involved a (gasp) girl but now converted to Ninja!verse because it's easier to work with a pre-existing system.(added 12-26-06)-started drawing decided on a narrative fashion shoot illustration if that makes sense-titled Ban Dao Tie He (Iron Box Peninsula (?)) a la Jay Chou(edit 01-05-07)-will incorporate story in larger project so the mini drawings will stop.6 soldier one? - a guy goes to a seer and wishes to be victorious in battle; in exchange he becomes invisible to the one that matters the mostscene - realizes that he's in love then realizes that the feelings aren't mutual finally realizes what the curse means7 the myth one - follows a mythological villain (like Loki). In lore the main character is seen as the bringer of chaos disorder and destruction but in this story it was because the gods who are the 'good guys' set him and the 'bad guys' up to be that way. Dramedy. Notes - Main chara banished to 'bad' area because he rejected the love of an ugly ogreish 'good guy' who was influential/loved.(Edit 01-06-07)8 telephone murder - A guy calls customer service for something gets put on hold hears annoying muzak but during a lapse (like when the muzak is supposed to recycle) he hears someone screaming for help the muzak comes back on. Everytime he mentions it it ends up getting hushed up or disregarded. Big creepy conspiracy kind of deal. Notes - might will merge this with my totally awesome Red the Zombie Slayer universe.(Edit 01-20-07)9. Stranger's Funeral - A guy is at a bus stop and observes a couple next to him. Notes - Mostly a character kind of thing. The guy is the narrator and he notices someone else at the bus stop. Even though he's not engaging in conversation with the other person the other person is so lively and animated that the guy is really amused. In the end the guy finds out that the person has died and despite technically not knowing him the guy mourns his death. Misc - Main chara has strange fascination with reading obituaries(edit 020907)10 the face one - something about the whole idea of saving 'face,' etcNotes - set in Ganymede/Zhu verse because it's just too appropriate11 bathroom murder - pretty much a locked room murderNotes - Jurgen-verse(edit 022807) Time of death made superaccurate by way of receipt processing. The victim had to process three credit cards and the receipts have time on them so they narrow the time of murder to like a 10minute window.12 the Graveyard one - strange things happen during someone's graveyard shift at workNotes - Red-verse?13 letter to coach (022807) - short scene part of Red-verse more of a chara thing than a storySummary - narrates a letter to former track coach illustrations showing general zombie killing/fleeingness14 abpsych one (050607) - inspired by mental disorders being attracted to each other. Summary - bipolar meets another disorder (i'm thinking a personality disorder like antisocial but not sure yet) falls in love of some sorts bipolar gets treatment the other is not so happy. Notes - bipolar will have a James Franco 3billion watt smile15 final crit/art critic one (060407) - inspired by art history from Fall 06 art history. Summary - a guy manipulates an artist student's feelings so that the student makes better art. Charas: A - optimistic good humored extroverted modest moderate good at communicating friendly; B - introverted not very expressive arrogant demanding willful. In Depth - Main scenes/scenes that started it all: A escorts a drunken B home. B comes onto A. A is in a pickle. A wants to be with B but rejects B for the sake of B's artistic development (as well as personal qualms about entering a relationship with B). B locks self up for some time comes out with a ridiculous final project. A is invited to the final crit by B goes sees the project which is very unflattering and painful tries to leave but B stops A at the door in a very creepy scary aggressive way. Very awkward final crit. Etc - ideas for resulting paintings: canvas with footprints (original idea had characters walking on top of canvas on the floor and then B displays the canvas as the final) a room installation full of paintings of A in Munch or Klimt styles(edit 111007)16 the daylight savings one - inspired by the hour regained in daylight savingsPlot - someone has a fleeting experience at 2am when Daylight savings goes back an hourtitle? - Three Cups of Coffee at Two(edit 111107)17 the composer one - inspired by Giuseppe Tartini's crazy life that I heard on the radio oncetheme/setting - historical fiction. Italy 1700's? around Tartini's timeplot - follows the musical career of a renowned composer and the muse that brought him fame and despairrscenes - scenes switch back and forth between an opera and main charas hooking up(edit 122007)18 the fashion one - inspired by various menswear runway shows and Oliver Cheshiretheme/setting - set in fashion industry probably centered around an older woman designernotes - semi-sociophobe designer in a relationship with younger male model who parties it up (for obvious reasons)scenes/lines - "As long as he doesn't cry for them. I couldn't be concerned with it." when confronted with the possibility that her bf is cheating on her19 the revolution one - inspired by modern Chinese history also surprised I didn't record this one yet.. theme/setting - near future but not completely sci-fi'dplot - guy is comatose for a few years wakes up to an Orwellian 1984 worldscenes - searches for gf in a riot (post coma wakening) shoves through crowd to reach her and once he finally gets to her she speaks to him in the 'standardized' languagelines - (referring to above scene)Friend: If you love her you'd learn her language. Main guy: If she loved me she would never have forgotten mine.20 the fighting one - inspired by Guan Yu's weapon and Chinese historytheme/setting - ancient worldplot - 'excerpt' from an epic of a hero this one focuses on a trial in which he learns that being defense can be a good offense and that passive isn't necessarily weaker. Seeks Ganymede only to find out Ganymede is something equivalent to a consort but learns to not judge a book by its cover(concieved before winter break but not really recorded so dates don't apply)A the 'racial' one - two guys of different nationalities (and circle of friends) hook up then realize that homophobia from their friends isn't as big an issue as xenophobia. Definitely where I wanted to go with yaoi when I still openly sided with it. The whole 'yeah gender is an issue but it's not the biggest issue.'Notes - I already had the nationalities of the characters. Chinese and Korean chosen because it was directly inspired by the ethnic cliques on campus as well as my own perspective. There are other ethnic cliques that I could have used but with those the issue of a language barrier never came up. Charas:Red - Chinese-Am. ABC/twinkie main connection in his circle of friends is major and interests (games anime food) insecure around Korean clique? - Korean-Am popular has a lot of connections (mostly through Korean Student Association or church) is very deeply involved in Korean culture born in Korea but moved at an early ageVarious friends from both groupsB the artsy one - a reporter goes to a retrospective of a recently deceased artist who in the last several years of his life left his family and disappeared. His most recent paintings center around one 'model,' and he has produced an extraordinary amount of work from that period alone. In the middle of the reception the model in question arrives and everyone wants to know the nature of his relationship with the artist. The artist's daughter insists on knowing their connection. Charas:artist (deceased)daughtermodelreporterC the pilot one - a jaded former ace pilot leads a revolution between lower class ('uneducated') and higher classes ('educated'). Palette - sunsetSetting - futuristic-past urban environment. Something along the lines of Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle like a very anachronistic past. Two countries unite for the benefit of their peoples but the more powerful country treats the people of the smaller less powerful country as subordinates. On the surface it appears to be a good strategy for both countries but the citizens of the more powerful country are reaping all the benefits of the less powerful nation's resources. The division is mostly a lingual one those speaking the language of the more powerful country have higher social status. Story - Pilot from upper class goes to slummier area of city with friend to get drinks. Pilot sees lower class teen getting picked on by other upper class jerks. Pilot doesn't give a shit until the teen starts fighting back. Pilot and friend jump in to break it up and the pilot finds out that the teen can actually speak the upper class language which would automatically make him an upper class citizen. Pilot discovers ugly truth behind discriminations and inequalities takes a liking to the teen ends up leading a revolution. D the memory ones - inspired by the one good Art History reading which discussed the concept of memory as being an imaginative act rather than a recollective act. Tied with ideas of memory being a form of existence.#1 - the HuangDi one - Prince falls in love with concubine(?). Prince's fiancee gets jealous and curses the concubine by making the prince forget him. To top it off if the prince should ever remember the concubine the concubine will die. Notes: Ends with chara death and a slightly melodramatic monologue on the concubine's part about how death is the lesser of two evils because if he dies then at least he knows that he has a place in the Prince's heart. Edit (10/08/07): Prince goes to imperial tailor for a suit sees and wants tailor's son (who is aspriring to be a scribe) as personal manbitch of sorts. Psychological warfare and crossdressing ensues. This happens before the death part.#2 - the writing one (fall 06)- A guy goes through his daily routine but one day he notices strange things for no real reason (notices a certain storefront keeps expecting a call at work but never receives one dinner tastes better). He decides to write a story about his experiences and turns it into a love story. He shows it to his friend who is an editor and the editor tells the guy that he(the guy) wrote the same exact manuscript a week ago and still has it. The guy is now thoroughly confused. Might merge #1+2 together booya~
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