# A new "Finish the" story will start this Wednesday, use this thread for Q&A **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090 "2004-08-29T15:03:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/141 "2004-10-07T00:36:06Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Well, I was going to have Darson out wandering the halls of the hotel, and I may yet have him do that, but I got caught up in his “confusion.” > > So, Darson may decide to go face the Judges of the Beyond, and to do that he must leave his “waiting room…” Well, now he has company whom he thinks _is_ a Judge. I decided to run with your FFISH Underground Railroad idea; naturally the simian is intended to be a Harriet Tubman character. Assuming Darson doesn’t run off. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/142 "2004-10-07T12:29:40Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Well, now he has company whom he thinks _is_ a Judge. I decided to run with your FFISH Underground Railroad idea; naturally the simian is intended to be a Harriet Tubman character. Assuming Darson doesn’t run off. When did Cori contact the simian? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/143 "2004-10-07T13:53:23Z")
On the tube trip out to the Downs. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/144 "2004-10-07T14:15:47Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > When did Cori contact the simian? She didn’t need to; they seem to know everything. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/145 "2004-10-08T18:12:46Z")
Darson’s disappearance left Cori so out of sorts, she forgot about Xavvian color codes. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/146 "2004-10-08T18:16:00Z")
So green is for what? I’m at work, don’t have the recap, but blue was for sanctuary, wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/147 "2004-10-08T18:22:34Z")
I was referring to Cori asking, “What difference does [color] make?” The simian is using a completely different set, one in which green means sanctuary (blue for Xavvians, yes) and red is danger. I got the idea from the history of the Underground Railroad. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/148 "2004-10-08T18:27:28Z")
Kark is supposed to be with Kathy right now, on the way to Cowd’s. I’ll treat his speaking with Cori as a comm. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/149 "2004-10-08T18:33:24Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > So green is for what? I checked with the second story and found that Xavvian color code does sort of correspond with what the simian is doing. Green is “friendship”. > [@NoClueBoy](#): > > I’ll treat his speaking with Cori as a comm. That’s what I intended. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/150 "2004-10-08T19:49:37Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > I checked with the second story and found that Xavvian color code does sort of correspond with what the simian is doing. Green is “friendship”. What’s this? It’s _ **GREEN!** _ > [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > That’s what I intended. Somehow I missed the Comm link part of the post. Self humbly apoligises to sir. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/151 "2004-10-08T20:04:04Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > What’s this? > > It’s _ **GREEN!** _ In the second story, I needed a green light to combine with red light and blue light to make white light. I also needed to indicate friendship. :shrug: ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/152 "2004-10-08T20:51:19Z")
NCB, I had Robert going with Kathy and Kark. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/153 "2004-10-08T20:58:56Z")
That should be an easy fix. Someone could write Robert in as having been seperated from the others. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/154 "2004-10-08T21:41:13Z")
He’s parking. There is no tube direct to Uni housing, one has to walk, use the sliders, or drive a personal… Yeah, I forgot Robert, but this way someone can write in a little surprise for everyone. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/155 "2004-10-08T22:48:47Z")
I’m still at work, but will be home soon. I’ll fix it, because I have a little scene in mind between Robert and Grivvy. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/156 "2004-10-10T02:45:21Z")
I thought Robert could use a hand with Cowd. I had been planning on bringing in someone like Sten ever since I came up with Kark’s team photo. Now as to who hired him, I’m thinking the family of one (or more) of Cowd’s conquests figured out what was going on. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/157 "2004-10-10T03:29:00Z")
Do not kill Cowd. He is essential for the ending I’m working towards. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/158 "2004-10-10T11:18:56Z")
Nah, he won’t get killed just yet. He’s gotta suffer a lot first, and I don’t think any of the four are ready for torture. (Although I wouln’t put it past a disappointed boss, or a Kel, heh, heh). Escape maybe? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/159 "2004-10-10T13:28:42Z")
Concerning Cowd and the end: The ending icludes a court scene before Council that involves both Xol and Cowd. Having anything happen to them before that would seriously mess things up. We need to have several things taken care of without hijacking too much. (Remember, we are nearing the climax now.) Those things are: The Voss question The crystal problems Darson Robert and Grivvy The conspiracy (Hint: I’m very much prepared for this) The case against M’Artel (there is still a human woman victim to resolve) The conspiracy is the thrust of the story, causing the M’Artel problem in the first place, involving major players from the Council decision of Story II, leading to the climax. Everything is going great so far, let’s keep it all on track and get some resolutions! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090/160 "2004-10-10T15:57:45Z")
Well, I think the Robert and Grivvy thing will be taken care of pretty quick, when we find out what has happened in Cowd’s place. Notice Cowd said she had broken a _chianti_ bottle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-finish-the-story-will-start-this-wednesday-use-this-thread-for-q-a/262090.md?page=9)