Things in WritingWorld are still going well! Yesterday I wrote 1,963 words, finally making it to a very interesting part of the story...the part where Mer betrays Bryn.
It. Was. AWESOME.
See, I shouldn't be allowed to write...at least not about good characters. I enjoy toying with them too much. Anyway, long story short, Mer's priorities are all mixed up, she doesn't know what to believe, and she'd be willing to do almost anything to save her own skin. As a result, she steals the chip (which, if I haven't mentioned it before, is what Bryn stole from the government in the first place, and the item around which the entire story is centered). She gets it away from Bryn--poor, unsuspecting Bryn--by kissing him, therefore tricking him into thinking she's beginning to have feelings for him.
Dark and harsh. It was super fun to write: Mer was feeling guilty, not sure if she was doing the right thing, Bryn was just being Bryn, and Mer also started trying to sort out the feelings she is just beginning to develop.
What I'm having difficulty with is the next bit. Mer has just escaped the house and is going to try to steal the car; which she will fail to do. The car is going to have one of those little switches installed that make it impossible to turn on unless you know to flip the switch. Mer, of course, will not, and Bryn will catch her. What's giving me trouble is where the two will go from there.
Bryn has (unbeknownst to Mer) received orders to contain her in the cabin, where she would be picked up by a clean-up team and taken to a small but unpleasant detainment center set up by Bryn's associates. He made the decision not to take her there, but to keep her with him instead, thus sparing her from that nasty experience.
Also, in the near future, Bryn & Mer will be captured for the first time, which is an essential but brief part of the story.
Originally, I planned for Mer's escape effort to be what got them caught. Now, however, I think I'm going to have Bryn find her before she figures out how to start the car...because honestly, if she escapes how will he ever find her?
So, here is my quandary. Does Mer attempt to escape again? Does Bryn tell her about his associates' intentions, or (as I originally planned) do I leave that to be revealed later on?
What I'm thinking is that Bryn will catch Mer, have his trust in her shattered, but still determine to take her with him. He won't explain, and they'll set off on a silent and unpleasant road trip to the meeting point. At some point they'll stop in a rest station, and Mer will see a cop. She'll go up to the cop and reveal what she believes to be the truth. They'll be arrested, their pursuers will be called in, and they'll be taken away. Then Bard and Pilot will help them escape, and they'll be taken to the rebels' HQ. There Jules will reveal her original plan for Mer, and how Bryn inexplicably disobeyed her. I think that's the best way to set up for their second capture, which leads to the climax of the book and sets up the ending.
Anyway, must wrap up, as my mum is on her way home and I've still not managed to feed myself. Lots more is going to happen in the book, of course...this is all just a very rough outline.
I ought to post some of my notes...I must have thirty pages' worth! It's getting a bit out of control.
That's a task for another time, however. Audi, mes peuples!
Working Title: Bryn & Mer: Nosce Te Ipsum
Word Count: 46,889 (woo, broke 45k!)
Writing Mode: Pondering. Hmm...
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