New Deep Down Inside

njae wrote:

lfan wrote: Come and get it! And more to come....

ElF

No kidding here. I wonder why the installments are submitted in such big bundles, though (you can't see the other one's yet). Is there a reason behind this?

The story synopsis and character sheet are a great idea to keep track of what was happening so far. With bigger and increasingly complex stories it get's harder and harder to keep track when there are several months between the installments after all (I remember more than a few question marks in the chat about that).

But btt: I really like the Jared/Vicky dynamic.

Caylane wrote: I see. Almost can't wait for the rest of the entries then!

Jabbrwock wrote:

Esteban wrote: I like the fact that they use their persuasive skills to bend their image in the public to their will instead of using their strength to simply force everyone to do as they say. First, that is very sexy Second, ruling the world this way is much less destructive to the hypothetical world. You have more possibilities, routes to go, and the world inside of the story isn't as far off from the real world as it would be if they'd just destroy every army and stuff. Makes it easier to relate for me.

The world is just too big for such a small group to rule by brute force. When you are 4 superwomen against 7 billion norms, you either rule indirectly, or slaughter enough of the norms that you can actually rule the remainder by brute force. I'd say a global population of about 40 million is near the cap - 4 large city-states, each with its super-queen. At that point, they can actually hope to keep track of the resistance and still have enough spare time to do whatever it is they took over the world to do. I'm sure Vicki and her sidekicks could easily handle the job of reducing global population to that extent, but I think it would be terribly dull. Thus, I too like seeing them work on persuasion and seduction, and reserve the super-destruction for the nails that stick up and need hammering.