<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>MK <font size="2">has seen many people come into MK and start a story arc then leave. Some leave gracefully like Oren, others less so - Like Raven.<br>
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If you are interested in Orens stories perhaps you might want to take up the stories and finish it. I'm sure Oren won't mind. So long as you don't overdo things and ask Orens permission. I'd also like some input on where you take the plot.<br>
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From: Bryce Glover <randomdsdevel@gmail.com><br>
To: C. Matthias <jagille3@vt.edu><br>
Cc: cokane8116 <cokane8116@aol.com>; mkguild <mkguild@lists.integral.org><br>
Sent: Mon, Aug 15, 2016 7:51 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Mkguild] Oren the Otter's Hippoc Arc<br>
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<div class="">On Aug 13, 2016, at 5:43 AM, C. Matthias <<a class="" target="_blank" href="mailto:jagille3@vt.edu">jagille3@vt.edu</a>> wrote:</div>
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<blockquote class="cite" cite="about:blank">On Aug 12, 2016, at 2:05 AM,
<a class="" target="_blank" href="mailto:cokane8116@aol.com">cokane8116@aol.com</a>
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</font><font class="" face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2">I believe that Oren has
permanently left MK. I don't know of any plans to finish his story
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Well, <i class="">that’s</i> a pity; I was looking forward to seeing more
exploits from that luckless TGed Hippocci assassin of his, and, plus,
wasn’t there a quest some of his characters were going to go on to
Hippoc with MattRat’s in-‘verse avatar? <br class="">
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Oren left Metamor Keep over a decade ago. …</div>
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<div> Like I said in my original e-mail, that much I gathered from earlier discussion. </div>
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<div class="">…I confess I had never
particularly cared for the idea of my character going on the trip to
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<div> Oh? Why was that, exactly, if you don’t mind my asking you? </div>
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<div class="">…, but I tend to be very flexible when other folks want to use my
characters and Oren was a friend so as long as he was going to bring me
back in time for what I had in mind I was happy to let him have some
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<div> That was very gracious of you, though I suppose I might do something like it if I ever find myself in a similar situation. </div>
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<div class="">…Once Oren left there was no reason to continue the story-line
and a collective judgment was made to let it wither. …</div>
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<div> Oh, OK. </div>
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happened with Raven’s story arc which was never finished before the main
author left MK. …</div>
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<div> Aw, I’m still in the middle of that one and really like it so far, too! Oh, well; …</div>
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<div class="">…In that case we tried to decide what to do and had
a few possibilities (all suggested by the original author), but not
enough of us really liked any of them so we sort of let the plot fade out
and left things as they were.<br class=""></div>
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<div>…perhaps we’ll figure out what exactly we should do with it eventually? </div>
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<div> Right. …</div>
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<div class="">…We do try to
cooperate with one another and I think in Metamor Keep we’ve done a
fantastic job of that especially as we are all pursuing independent plot
lines. …</div>
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<div>…It certainly looks that way from here. …</div>
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<div class="">…But when somebody decides that Metamor Keep no longer holds
any interest for them, it is extremely difficult for the rest of us to
pick up what they left behind. …</div>
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<div>…I can understand that, I suppose. It’s still kind of sad, though. …</div>
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<div class="">…I know that were I to leave there
would be no more stories about the Rats and that’s just fine. I do
not expect people to do my job for them (though from time to time I do
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Okay, that went longer than I intended. I'm glad you have been
enjoying Metamor Keep and want to see more of it. …</div>
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<div> You’re welcome! </div>
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<div class="">…I’m working on it
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<div> I’ll look forward to whatever else you come up with, then! </div>
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May He bless you and keep you in His grace and love,<br class=""><br class="">
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