Abduction in Edoras Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Celuien · 10-10-2006, 08:44 AM

I'll post next for the Garstan confusion. Should be up by the end of the day.

JennyHallu · 10-10-2006, 08:46 AM

Where's Alcarillo? Our plans figure his characters heavily, but we haven't heard from him in a bit.

littlemanpoet · 10-10-2006, 08:51 AM

Here's a weird notion: Muriel has fantasies about being of higher station than she is. She's in her room playing at being Linduial, small mirror in hand, acting the royal. Deren, who has never seen Linduial before (am I right on that?), takes immeidate action upon finding her play-acting, and her protests get abruptly ended with a hand over the mouth. Deren and/or his men figure that she's probably hysterical from her ordeal and don't want her screaming and drawing attention. Plausible?

JennyHallu · 10-10-2006, 09:04 AM

What we've heard of Muriel from Alcarillo figures into that notion. I'm inclined to like it. I also like that it implies that Deren and the Rohirrim carry similar ideas about how a Gondorian lady is like to act in crisis to Scyld's and Sorn's: panicked, haughty, histerical. Not fierce like Eowyn, not by any stretch of the imagination.

It could further this theme we've got going of tension between the Rohirrim and Gondorians.

Folwren · 10-10-2006, 09:18 AM

Hahahaha! This is hilarious!

I can do that, Elempi.

Alright, so if the cellar (sorry about the confusion, didn't picture it right) is locked and no one can enter, what's Osfrid going to be doing? Does Deren take Muriel out and then look for Osfrid? Does Osfrid hide somewhere and not even worry about Lin?

Deren's never seen Lin, by the way.

I think that's all my questions for now. ..

-- Folwren

Firefoot · 10-10-2006, 01:50 PM

The one entering was intended as Osfrid.

littlemanpoet · 10-10-2006, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Firefoot

The one entering was intended as Osfrid.

That's what I thought. How about this? Osfrid is trying to reach the room Muriel's in, but Deren and company get to him before he can get there, and they assume (wrongly) that he's trying to get to Linduial to keep her from them, and they refuse to listen to any attempts at explanation and bind and gag him, or even knock him out, and then charge into Muriel's room and see her acting like Linduial. Does that work?

JennyHallu · 10-11-2006, 05:55 AM

I think it sounds lovely. Where's Alcarillo?

10-10-2006, 08:44 AM	#1
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	I'll post next for the Garstan confusion. Should be up by the end of the day. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

10-10-2006, 08:46 AM	#2
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Where's Alcarillo? Our plans figure his characters heavily, but we haven't heard from him in a bit. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

10-10-2006, 09:04 AM	#4
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	What we've heard of Muriel from Alcarillo figures into that notion. I'm inclined to like it. I also like that it implies that Deren and the Rohirrim carry similar ideas about how a Gondorian lady is like to act in crisis to Scyld's and Sorn's: panicked, haughty, histerical. Not fierce like Eowyn, not by any stretch of the imagination. It could further this theme we've got going of tension between the Rohirrim and Gondorians. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

10-10-2006, 09:18 AM	#5
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	Hahahaha! This is hilarious! I can do that, Elempi. Alright, so if the cellar (sorry about the confusion, didn't picture it right) is locked and no one can enter, what's Osfrid going to be doing? Does Deren take Muriel out and then look for Osfrid? Does Osfrid hide somewhere and not even worry about Lin? Deren's never seen Lin, by the way. I think that's all my questions for now. .. -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

10-11-2006, 05:55 AM	#8
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	I think it sounds lovely. Where's Alcarillo? __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

10-10-2006, 08:51 AM	#3
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Here's a weird notion: Muriel has fantasies about being of higher station than she is. She's in her room playing at being Linduial, small mirror in hand, acting the royal. Deren, who has never seen Linduial before (am I right on that?), takes immeidate action upon finding her play-acting, and her protests get abruptly ended with a hand over the mouth. Deren and/or his men figure that she's probably hysterical from her ordeal and don't want her screaming and drawing attention. Plausible?

10-10-2006, 01:50 PM	#6
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	The one entering was intended as Osfrid.