Normandy

Here's a blurb of how Klip feels about Normandy, France.

The tram ended up being nearly empty, the rush wouldn’t be here for at least another hour. I set my own hours, it was a nice perk. I wouldn’t have to be jammed into a car with fifty other people, all going to the same place.

The residential district of Normandy was twenty minutes due south of the business district, which was damn inconvenient, I never liked living within spitting distance of that many people. However miserable I was being so close to everyone else, there was one redeeming quality. The buildings rose from the ground, instead of burrowing within it. I’d spent enough time underground to resent it, and it made me glad that most of my job was above ground, in the sunshine. I had heard stories about places with trees, green leaves reaching for the sky. I often imagined what they would look like from my tram window, stationary beauty in a fast moving world.

Double Contractions!

 ... and the grammar I associate with them.

A lot of people misuse contractions... even in daily speech... I couldn't count the times I've heard this.

"She couldn't of spoken like that."

This is where I take a deep breath, step back, and try not to say anything about it. -- But it bugs me.

I've started to use double contractions in my speech segments in my writing. What is a double contraction, you ask?

Shouldn't've = Should not have
Wouldn't've = Would not have
Couldn't've = Could not have
I'd've = I would have

It makes pretty much the same sound.

She shouldn't've set the school on fire.
He wouldn't've made a very good firefighter.
You couldn't've stopped the school from burning down.
I'd've done it myself.

Now, there's a little more to the rules with the "have" part of the whole thing. It's not the possessive have, it can never be the possessive. [Unless your character is a redneck]

I'd've a pony.
I'd have a pony.
I would have a pony.

You could also apply it to other persons.

2nd - You'd've

You would have broken the lock
You'd have broken the lock.
You'd've broken the lock.


3rd - She'd've, He'd've [Now, in my head, saying these outloud doesn't *click* for me... so be very careful with how you use them.

She would have done community service.
She'd have done community service.
She'd've done community service.

He would have gone to jail.
He'd have gone to jail.
He'd've gone to jail.


It's really all in context. This is how I speak, so it ends up really being how I write.

Have fun with this!

Troubles

So, I've been playing around on pinterest, and slowing working out how some of the characters will act around one another.

Klip - Kenneth.
The current scene is royally just kicking my ass.
I find myself having to write outside of my box [which is a good thing, but hard.] I'm also finding myself researching guns. [Don't ask me why, you'll find out.]

There's a bit of a rivalry between Klip and Kenneth. They used to be in direct competition to each other, until Kenneth disappeared, just like everyone else she loved [Oh snap, did I just use the L word?!] He ends up showing up and either messing up a run, or helping her with a run. She's very confused by him, but the friendship/rivalry still comes into play... so when she passed out [FOR NO REASON WHATEVER I'M NOT BEING TRANSPARENT] she ends up on his lap, because he really does care about her, even though he won't even admit it to himself.

So, Fayth - Aleksander - Aedryan, on the other hand...

This whole relationship is... awkward.

Fayth loves Aedryan, ends up marrying his brother, Aleksander.
Simple? Not really.

Fayth and Aedryan were dating, when a tragedy at home [Paris Underground, I sometimes call it PU. *snerk*] calls her back to where she came from. This causes Aedryan to lose a piece of himself, he locks it away, he becomes a little more crazy.

Aedryan, settles for Sunny Ross, a researcher in the nearby facility to his village. The facility is researching certain bacteria's affects on human cells to *possibly prevent* another massive world war. Sunny and Aedryan get married, have a cute little hut on the edge of the village. Sunny becomes with child, and everything is happily ever after...

Well, not really. There's an accident while Sunny's at work, working. The lab EXPLODES taking most of Oasis [Their Village] with it. Aedryan believes that his wife and child... and mostly everyone else is dead. He lives off the land near Oasis for two years [Making him crazier, by the way]

One day, Aleksander finds Aedryan wandering the plains in and around Oasis, mumbling to himself... [Another piece of crazy.] Aleksander takes Aedryan back to Normandy, the Capital of New France, and takes advantage of his broken mental state to sever Aedryan into two separate people in one body

Ryan Lambert is everything that Aedryan isn't. He's just plain old mean, really.

Back to Fayth.

Fayth comes back from PU [heeheehee] to find that Oasis is... well, missing? In Normandy she runs into Aleksander, whom she marries, mainly in grief over the loss of her first love. Once she realizes Aedryan is alive [albeit broken] she separates from Aleksander, due to the loveless nature of their marriage.

This brings it full circle to ...

Aedryan is heartbroken about Sunny, because he actually truly loved her. [He doesn't know that his Son, Kenneth is still alive ---that's really for another time.]

Aedryan is still heartbroken about Fayth leaving... Fayth feels awful about it.

Fayth loves Aedryan.

Aleksander loves Fayth.
... and finally, Aleksander is a giant douchebag.

That's all for now, folks!