Possible Story Ideas

[cloudwolf]

Valaro asked me to so here it is, a thread to brainstorm ideas in regards to the story.

Note this does not mean fight over what should/shouldn't happen in the future nor is it about who/who isn't going to be in charge. Just post your ideas and theories and let's bounce them off eachother. This isn't a popularity contest, we all have an equal voice here.

But yeah, as for what I was referencing in the other thread is basically the personal roleplay I was rolling with throughout the end of MxO and the ways I made it tie into the main story as much as I could (without directly conflicting or toying with major characters)...

Summary:

-Following the rekindlement of the war against the Machines CloudWolf fought for a peaceful resolution (understanding between the two parties has always been his reason for joining the Zion military) but to no avail. Eventually, after the revelation of New Zion, he planned to stage a peaceful protest in Old Zion, setting up camp for any who believed as he did.

-Obviously, this didn't go to plan with the cypherite/machine plot to blow it all sky high and he was lost during the attack. Luckily he was able to make his was to the surface, alone. He wandered until he came across the remains of the wheat fields referenced in the Matrix Comic written by Paul Chadwick. He remained sheltered there in the only remaining tent, trying desperately to think of a way back to Zion.

Note: This is where it gets relevant, I promise.

-It was during this time an ancient machine program that self-exiled before the existance of The Matrix noticed the new presence in it's hiding place. The Harbinger. It was the apitomy of the Machine military and once the war was over and plans for The Matrix unveiled he grew increasingly disgusted at his own civilisation for keeping the humanity he was created to destory alive. Thus he left of his own accord. With nowhere to run (The Matrix had yet to become a self haven) he turned to the remains of human networks he himself destroyed. And there he remained. Until now.

Important: The thing to remember here is The Harbinger is pre-Matrix and likely knew (or if he didn't, likely found out over time through various infiltrations into high level machine programs) about the Oligarchs. He is the key for the final revelation regarding their entire backstory (which, at the time of MxO ending, was still entirely unknown). We could use him to fast-track that story.

-Basically what followed is a forced symbosis of CloudWolf and The Harbinger, resulting in his presence in The Matrix and eventually a rescue effort for Cloud in the real. I initially planned all this as a series of events, leading up to The Harbinger's eventual reactivation as well as the hunting down his scattered memory core to obtain the Oligarch information (basically a data file containing Rarebit's summary of the Oligarch backstory). But that was all left undone thanks to SOE ;-)

But yeah, anyone else got any personal roleplay they find pertinant to the main story and feel like sharing? I'm always interested to hear how people interpret the source materials we all share.

References:

The CloudWolf Chronicles: Two Beers
http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/posts...6300018472

The CloudWolf Chronicles: Peace Protest.
http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/posts...6300017347

The CloudWolf Chronicles: At Any Time.
http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/posts...6300019535

The Situation Of Captain CloudWolf: An Explanation ((OOC)):
http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/posts...6300023191