Plot Discussion Thread

[victoriousscarf]

This can be a general thread for all plot discussion and trying to figure out the direction of the board.

Please, everyone, get along. We all want to create awesome and interesting plots here, but also understand that not everyone wants to do the exact same plot as you do, and be open to suggestions!

[Tsughi]

I was thinking that the main plot of the board that surrounded Mac as the Hidden Paw. We could bring that back in having someone figure out that he's the Hidden Paw. I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, Cori is the only one that knows he's the Hidden Paw?

I'm not sure how any of ya'lls characters would respond but I know Russell would more than likely try to blackmail him, Harquill wouldn't be any fun because he'd just arrest him, Plato wouldn't do anything because he works for him, and Darrien.... He's not even on this board yet.

[victoriousscarf]

Lots of cats actually know he's the Hidden Paw, such as his wife and Mistoffelees and most of the gang members and such. The thing is that people /outside/ the gang aren't aware he's the Hidden Paw.

The only real danger would be a fellow gang finding it out. Russell would be taken out with extreme prejudice as Mac has a lot more power then he does, unless he plays it extremely carefully. Harquill probably wouldn't be able to arrest him though--Cori would be the one in the most danger with that sort of a plot. ((Also, lawyers can't arrest people either)). But the thing is through out the 1920s a lot of gangsters were /very/ public and extremely well known. Even though Macavity isn't nearly so public, even if the police figured out he was running a gang out of his hotel, history shows that it would take them a very, very long time to arrest him, because gangsters are notoriously hard to try in a court of law. (Think about how long Al Capone got away with running Chicago and the police only managed to get him convicted for tax evasion, not any of the rum running or murders or any other amount of things). Mickey Cohen in LA was on the streets from the 20s to about the 50s. If not the 60s. He did go to jail at one point and then got out again, and the cops had been looking for him since the 20s. In Atlantic City the boss ran the town for about ten years.

So, if/when the law gets ahold of Mac/realizes he's the one running the entire gang, even then the plot line would continue for a very long time because they would have to catch him at something, and you don't get as high as he does without a /lot/ of safeguards. Even Sonya couldn't have a go at him at this point.

So... it might be interesting for someone else to pick up on his Hidden Paw status, but even if it was, say, Harquill, the one who'd get in trouble there would be Cori, less than Macavity.

[Tsughi]

First point was that I didn't mean arrest him personally but get him arrested xD Haha, you know what I mean.

With Russell, he could also use Sonya as a safeguard. He could use that as a "They know exactly where I am and who I'm with so if I don't go back they would know it was you" kind of thing, but yeah I see your point there. As for Harquill, if he didn't necessarily know of Cori's involvement with Mac, then it would pose for an odd situation where there could be the distinct possibility of Cori having to be the ADA and go against Mac in court. Such as that if Mac slips too easily away Harquill would definitely question that.

But yeah I see your points on all of this.

Any ideas from either of you for the main plot of the board?

[victoriousscarf]

Still. Arresting gang lords is extremely difficult in these times. XD

Yeah, but even then Mac would have him killed on the way home/back to Sonya and pin it on a lower goon... preferably from another gang. Preferably he'd buy out one of Russell's guys to do the deed and have him tried for the murder while exposing Russell's gang and putting it out of business in the meantime. So... yeah. XD Might see if something could work out but yeah... Macavity is not someone to be underestimated even though due to lack of a villain he hasn't been able to show that off for quite a while... since the Brachen plotline maybe.

But I would like to get that out more.

Harquil and Macavity would probably start as business associates honestly.

[Tsughi]

Haha I was thinking more along the lines of Russell dragging Sonya out to go to some place and randomly being like "Hold on, gotta stop here for a minute," that way he'd be right there xD He could be killed another time, but eh lol

That idea is mildly funny to me for some reason.

[victoriousscarf]

Yeah... XD Just a bad idea to underestimate Mac when he's pushed. Like, I can try to pull him back for certain plots, but his gang lord status needs to be believable too.

Which idea is mildly funny? In particular?

[Tsughi]

The Harquill and Mac begining at business associates. I don't know why it's so amusing to me.

In a note that has nothing to do with the borad there was random blood on my hand, but no cut so I have no idea where the blood is from...

Anyway, how about a small increase in gang rivalry? Like what if one of the gangs slipped into another's territory and so the crime rate spikes up a bit as they are trying to get back at each other?

[victoriousscarf]

Alright, here's some things I would like to see from the board: Macavity needs a gang land rival. Small time gangs are a dying breed in this city, we need a secondary legit ganglord to present a problem.

Martin wants to screw with cats, and while he's going after Mistoffelees at this point he'd gladly accept side projects.

I would, at some point, like to deal more with the fact Mistoffelees is one of the more eligible bachelors in town.

Clara needs a new boss or at the very least something to do. (Would her and Russell possibly interact?)

Philip wants a news story, or some sort of soiree he can possibly fall into the middle of.

Sonya, though he doesn't want it, could always use more work, in the form of some sort of a case, or in the form of new recruits.

[Tsughi]

First, I would suggest Russell, but I don't know if he would count as a big enough of a problem for Macavity's radar. Perhaps an event could transpire that would trigger tensions?

And it's highly possible for Clara to interact with Russell. I'm not exactly sure what events would need to take place for Russell to consider her as an employee, though.

Would some sort of ordeal taking place between Mac and Harquill be in Philip's news book or..? Because I'm not really sure what I can think up in that area.

And yes, Sonya. I've actually been meaning to make a recruit for the police department. I'm unsure when I'll have the time to sit down and complete his application, though.

[victoriousscarf]

I would be interested to see if Russell's gang could cause Macavity annoyance. I'd still like a legit gang war at some point but we'll see.

Yeah, I don't know if she wants an employer and I'm not sure they'd get along but it'd be interesting.

Okay, so threads I've been thinking of:

Alonzo and Welkram
Misto, Harquill, and Corciopat
Sonya and Harquill
Clara and Russell
Plato and Misto (and possibly Martin)
What about Darrien interacting with Clara? Just to see if that happens/how it would go. Or him running into Lonzo?

[Tsughi]

I'm not sure about the gang war, but it's an interesting thought. Especially if Russell came to be envolved with any of Mac's crew.

Welkram? Well, it'd fun and games all around fro Alonzo to bump into him. I think a night just prowling would work best.

Misto, Harq, and Cor already discussed really.

I'm interesting in playing out a Plato and Misto thread. Could they possibly meet at the hotel? Then that would have an opportunity for Martin as well.

And Darrien interacting with others would be a good idea. Either Alonzo or Clara would work. Probably Clara so she can get back on the board.

[victoriousscarf]

I know we discussed this but this is my reminder to myself: Darrien and Alonzo. Failure at life.

[Tsughi]

That should be the title of the thread when it comes into creation