# Story Assembly II - another embroidery thread (post-apocalypse!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Writing\ **Created:** [March 1, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913 "2017-03-01T02:13:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![mlucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/mlucas/32/275_2.png) [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/161 "2017-03-23T16:42:09Z")
## WHOA!!! I so did not see that coming. I’m not sure that the Audience would either, with so much focus on the fertile vs. infertile, then in the end it turns out ALL the women will be needed to bring children to term. And EVERYONE (young or old, man or woman) will be needed to help raise the next generation, nourish them and keep them safe. So awesome! Talk about learning a lesson in Acceptance! Note: I think this works well with the OS Solution as written, although it might take a bit of the wind out of the sails of this: > ADDED, by accepting other survivors they find a young pregnant girl and her fertile boyfriend, both of whom would have died outside the colony. Maybe we would change it finding an older couple and they find out after accepting them into the Colony that the woman is pregnant even though she’s both infertile and in her 50s … because the old guy was the fertility doctor. Or we keep the young people and just include the fertility doctor too, maybe as the girl’s father or grandfather, who only gives up his secret after being Accepted by them? ---
**Author:** ![jassnip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/jassnip/32/452_2.png) [@jassnip](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jassnip)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/162 "2017-03-23T19:54:08Z")
Details…we could also have the girl and boyfriend declining to join the colony if her parents/grandparents aren’t allowed in. LAWANDA: We need you! GIRL: Yeah, but, you’re assholes, with skewed and bankrupt morals. I am however glad ya liked it. @Gregolas you’re up ---
**Author:** ![Prish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/prish/32/33_2.png) [@Prish](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Prish)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/163 "2017-03-23T20:09:43Z")
The old couple might end up stealing the main character focus thru audience reception… just something to think about. ---
**Author:** ![Prish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/prish/32/33_2.png) [@Prish](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Prish)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/164 "2017-03-23T20:25:05Z")
Such a cool way to set up a good success flourish at the end! ---
**Author:** ![Prish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/prish/32/33_2.png) [@Prish](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Prish)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/165 "2017-03-23T20:28:16Z")
> [@mlucas](#): > > although it might take a bit of the wind out of the sails Shhh…we’re the only ones that know. And they would be the first ones to be ecstatic their kid gets to have lots of other kids to play with. ---
**Author:** ![mlucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/mlucas/32/275_2.png) [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/166 "2017-03-23T20:29:00Z")
> [@jassnip](#): > > @Gregolas you’re up Wait I think it’s my turn … hopefully get to it tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Prish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/prish/32/33_2.png) [@Prish](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Prish)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/167 "2017-03-23T23:09:58Z")
Well I wasn’t going to say anything. I’ve been having a vacation here the past few days, not having to come up with anything. ---
**Author:** ![jassnip](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/jassnip/32/452_2.png) [@jassnip](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jassnip)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/168 "2017-03-24T00:19:46Z")
Yup, my bad. I’m confused. Please don’t let me run the ship or any heavy machinery. ---
**Author:** ![mlucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/mlucas/32/275_2.png) [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/169 "2017-03-24T17:07:08Z")
**MC Problem:** _Disagreeing with something_ Lawanda does not accept the limitations of the post-apocalypse. She thinks that people need to aspire to higher ideas, higher standards. She disagrees with the whole idea of limited resources and food; it’s by accepting those limitations that everyone is limiting themselves. Everyone needs to think bigger and conceive the abundance in the world – she made it across the country alone to find the Colony, didn’t she? _How is this a problem?_ Living under food rationing and other limitations really bothers Lawanda, and she gets in trouble for sneaking extra rations – not just for herself but for other fertiles. She causes herself further difficulty when she tries to get people on board with her ideas; many believe the Colony has survived because of its strict rationing and they reject Lawanda, try to ostracize her, leaving Lawanda lonely and with few friends. * * * P.S. I’d love to reserve MC Signpost 2 for my next turn as I got some ideas for it with this … but feel free to take it if you like… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Prish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/prish/32/33_2.png) [@Prish](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Prish)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/170 "2017-03-24T18:34:32Z")
Why don’t you just post proposed then what it is so we can keep it in mind ---
**Author:** ![Greg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@Greg](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Greg)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/171 "2017-03-24T19:12:43Z")
Diane, love the way you worked out the solution for the OS. I wasn’t sure how that was going to turn out because we seemed to have several different options at different points. And Mike, nice MC problem. I think what was giving me problems connecting with the MC throughline was the difference between my original interpretation of the gists vs the direction the story ended up going, which is part of what’s great about an exercise like this. You’re forced to see things in a whole different way than you normally would and sometimes have to do some Olympic level mental gymnastics to fit in a story point you really want to go with. ---
**Author:** ![mlucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/mlucas/32/275_2.png) [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/172 "2017-03-24T22:34:58Z")
Thanks Greg. @Prish, my MC Signpost 2 idea was that Lena makes Lawanda into her ‘slave’ by blackmailing her because she somehow finds out (I was still working that part out, maybe involving Dr. O) that Lawanda is infertile. I think you’re up now Prish! ---
**Author:** ![Prish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/prish/32/33_2.png) [@Prish](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Prish)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/173 "2017-03-24T23:09:15Z")
PROBLEM-SOLVING STYLE: Linear Lawanda is methodical and applies logic to everything. She sees what is needed and waits for an opening. ---
**Author:** ![Greg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@Greg](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Greg)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/174 "2017-03-25T00:16:40Z")
Wow. she disagrees with post apocalyptic food rationing, and sees allowing the martial arts practitioners to do their thing as a linear solution to this. I have to wonder…is she using the martial arts practitioners to steal all the food for herself and the fertiles? What’s up with that? ---
**Author:** ![Prish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/prish/32/33_2.png) [@Prish](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Prish)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/175 "2017-03-25T01:13:17Z")
Hmmm…do you.want me to come up with details, now? ---
**Author:** ![Greg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@Greg](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Greg)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/176 "2017-03-25T01:32:29Z")
Nah. I’m just trying to connect what we’ve got. I’m sure everyone sees it a little different. I’m thinking about my turn now. ---
**Author:** ![Prish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/prish/32/33_2.png) [@Prish](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Prish)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/177 "2017-03-25T01:38:38Z")
Maybe, I’ve got it wrong, but I thought if the problem solving was linear, the MC was too? ---
**Author:** ![Greg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@Greg](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Greg)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/178 "2017-03-25T02:13:14Z")
You got it. I was trying to find the linear path between disagreeing with someone and giving permission to the martial arts practitioners. ---
**Author:** ![Prish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/prish/32/33_2.png) [@Prish](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Prish)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/179 "2017-03-25T02:24:04Z")
Someone who does not have success as the goal? ---
**Author:** ![mlucas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/mlucas/32/275_2.png) [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913/180 "2017-03-25T13:40:56Z")
> [@Gregolas](#): > > I was trying to find the linear path between disagreeing with someone and giving permission to the martial arts practitioners. Hold on – just because the MC is a linear thinker doesn’t mean the MC Solution has to logically follow as a Solution to what we’ve written as the MC Problem. At least, I don’t think so. I think you’ll see linear vs. holistic at the scene level (and I think it’s even true in the OS throughline … unlike Do-er vs. Be-er the MC player is consistent with mental sex regardless of whether they’re looking at personal vs. overall problems). @Prish I do think it would be good to have an example of linear thinking involving Lawanda’s actions and possibly other characters. But it doesn’t have to tie into any specific story points. [Previous page](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913.md?page=8) [Next page](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/story-assembly-ii-another-embroidery-thread-post-apocalypse/913.md?page=10)