zk/writing/workshops/fc23-braiding.md

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Shark

  • Rex
  • They/them
  • Shy
  • Gotta get floor time when overwhelmed
  • Why are they on land?
  • Incredibly successful wizard

Goat

  • Little Jerry

  • He/him

  • Not shy but runs out of energy

  • Sleeps - falls asleep on the spot

  • Why is he talking with a large predator?!?!?!?!??!

  • Narcolepsy diagnosis

  • goals and agenda:

    • Rex:
      • Respect from back home under the sea
      • Saving money from wizarding business to buy a beachfront property
    • Li'l Jerry
      • Wants a fulfilling life in interpretive dance, but falling asleep is getting in the way
      • Get narcolepsy diagnosis
  • the last thing I need is love

    • Rex:
      • Building that respect is more important than love
    • Jerry:
      • Maintaining a life is hard enough
  • Meet cute:

    • the first appointment:
      • Jerry is easily impressed
      • Rex is feeling like this will be really easy
      • Contrivance: Rex needs to study just in case this is a curse
  • That's the last thing I need

    • Rex:
      • Maintain that professional wizard/patient relationship
    • Lil Jerry:
      • Gotta get this fixed before dating
      • Also boy that's a lot of teetth
  • No way #1

    • Jerry:
      • Thinking about Rex leads to narcoleptic episode, so no way!
    • Rex:
      • News of some other wizard violating WIPAA
  • There's a little bit of trouble:

    • Second appointment
    • the potion doesn't work - maybe it's not narcolepsy...!
  • Stuck together:

    • The curse is transmissable!
    • Jerry shouldn't go out and pass on the curse
    • Now Rex is snoozing, doesn't want to pass that on to clients
    • Rex says "sleep on the office bed"
  • No way #2:

    • Catching feelings + sleepiness
    • Rex:
      • Gotta focus on success
      • What if it's a symptom?
      • (also they're probably already dating)
    • Lil Jerry:
      • They'd have to find another wizard
      • They're so close to fixing this...!
  • Bone town:

    • Rex has a floor cry, Jerry has to take care of them (y'know, spritz with water, off chum)
  • Seeds of doubt:

    • Wallow #1:
      • both of them fell asleep (was it cozy? was it the curse? Oh no!!!!!)
    • Retreat
      • Rex:
        • goes home
        • How do I explain falling in love with a fainting goat
        • And also I have narcolepsy???
        • Mom is smug
      • Lil Jerry:
        • Stuck in office
        • Slamming Chimera Energy Drinks
        • Obsessively preparing for recital
    • Choose fear:
      • Lil Jerry:
        • I'm leaving
        • Maybe if I'm no here, Rex won't have the curse
      • Rex:
        • Mom may be right after all
        • Still stuck with curse
    • Wallow #2:
      • Rex:
        • Abandon business
        • Not going back to land
        • Seal break
      • Lil Jerry:
        • caffeine crash, falls, hurts his shoulder
        • Wallow, giving floor cry a go
  • Choose love:

    • Rex:
      • Rex's dad talks them through a breakdown
      • The speech is really touching, he went to the surface once and biggest regret is coming back, don't listen to your mom, she has no power over you
    • Li'l Jerry:
      • finds Rex's notes searching for spell
      • They wrote: "This spell won't work and now Jerry's never gonna talk to me again :c :c :c </3 [curled up shark with Xs for eyes]"
  • Plan and take risks:

    • Jerry:
      • I'm gonna fix this, imagine how happy Rex will be <3 <3 <3
      • Now Jerry is planning!!!!!
    • Rex:
      • they have to sneak out
      • Fuck it, plans haven't worked, I'm yeeting on land with nothing waiting for me, but hopefully Jerry
  • Grand gesture:

    • Rex throws the door wide
    • Jerry is treating others with the same curse (maybe even those same doctors who refused...!)
    • the spell that fixes this is a dance, and Rex falls into a swoon, then they do the dance together
  • Epilogue/hope:

    • They're working on the grand new field of magical dance
    • Of course they get married (it's a magical girl transformation)
    • Opens the world to movement based spells