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[alexander]

Well, it's nothing that deep actually ^^;; It was more of an way to show off the protagonists fighting skills. Kind of to give an view of how strong he will be later on, something like that.

[Grace]

Aaaah, okok. I got carried away with the Prototype example, I guess (from the way my brother explained it to me, it's got a lot to do with choosing to be good or bad).

A prologue depicting his skills... Again, though, I could see it getting kind of confusing if a glimpse of the future is randomly thrown in at the beginning for that. Why not just have some mentor/prophesy/whatever you want tell the hero what skills he could acquire later on? If it's a big part of the overall plot/what drives your character, it could make more sense as a starting point.

[alexander]

I was actually thinking about using the prophesy thing first, but I thought it sounded a little cheesy. Perhaps doing what I was planning might not work. I suppose is wiser to just start the story normaly? Perhaps I will use that idea of your to started by giving information to the readers about the backstory of the manga universe.

And I don't know what you brother saw in Prototype, but the game have no morality system at all, you can be an crazy mass murderer if you want and the story won't have any difference. Maybe your brother confused it with Infamous? It's an similar game that haves an morality system.

[Grace]

OH, no I got the games mixed up; I was thinking of Infamous (where the main character has lightning/magnet/weird powers, right?). Iunno, he plays lots of games; I just sit and watch occasionally, haha XD

Mmm, you could avoid a cheesy prophesy if you make it generic--if it's centered around a vague event rather something specifically connected to your character, it could work. Or you could use a legend based around the abilities and how to obtain them, which your character pursues *shrug* Lots of options in fantasy (though I do think the basic info-giving would be a good idea no matter what else you go with).

[alexander]

Yep, that's Infamous. You should try some games you know? Even if not for the gameplay, some stories are actually very good.

About the prophecy, I was thinking about doing it with his weapons, rather then the main character, were they shall be used for something greater, but will be up to our main protagonist if he wants to play hero or use the powers of his weapons for his own ends, maybe that will give an nice twist?

[Grace]

Eeenh, I'm generally pretty bad at video games. 'S why I sit and watch my brother instead; still get to enjoy the story with less frustration on my part~

That could be a nice twist, provided the weapons aren't something typical like a super-duper sword/ax/spear y'know? If it was something a bit more unique, like the dagger from Prince of Persia (the movie; only watched my brother play the game for like five minutes so I dunno if the dagger even shows up), then it could definitely be interesting.

[alexander]

Oh, why not swords?! An unique weapon? That would be hard to think... hum.... an axe then?

And yeah, he uses an dagger in the game, even thought I never played much of the prince of persia series.

[Grace]

Swords are so common, though! An axe could work, I guess, though something unexpected would be cool, dontcha think? Adds weight to the decisions your character has to make regarding how they use it, if the weapon is something unique/serves an unexpected purpose unlike most other weapons.

[Grace]

Ooooh my gosh.

It's 6am here; time to, er, go to bed now I think XD;;

We can discuss your manga more later, if you want, Alex =]

Night/morning, y'all~

[Toasty Warrior]

Wow you stayed up late today Kushina, hope you get a good amount of sleep.

[Grace]

Slept 'til 4pm. It'd piss of my folks if they found out, but it was some pretty good sleepin' XD

[KonaKonaFan]

How are classes going, Kushina?

[Toasty Warrior]

I can't even sleep until 4pm at my house unless I was sick or something.

[Grace]

@Kona-- I'm on winter break at the moment, so nooooo classes for me~

@Toasty-- Usually I don't, but after staying up so late... Just sorta happened XD

[KonaKonaFan]

Still? Jesus, your break is long.

[Grace]

Classes don't start again until January 31st. I still have two and a half weeks B)

[Dragunov]

Classes don't start again until January 31st. I still have two and a half weeks B)

Why so much vacations though? XD Wish I had that amount ( even though I'd have to spend them working )

[Grace]

The break's so long 'cause technically there's a "winter session" of classes during that time. The reality, though, is that the school always closes winter session due to a lack of teachers willing to work then. So we're left with a month or so of break *shrug*

It's always nice for the first couple of weeks, but grows old reeeeeeally fast. I'm starting to hit the point where I'm dyin' to go back to school lol

[Dragunov]

Most of the time I have things to do in my vacation, so they never get old

[Grace]

Eh, I have plenty of things to do too--but I get tired of hangin' around by myself pretty quickly. Most of my friends go outta town for the break, so it's just me, my job-hunt, and whatever I can find to occupy myself.