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Midgard Legends ch 24: Bivouac - Notes
May. 8th, 2019 12:53 amOOF. Oof, oof, oof.
I'd been planning on trying to get a new part up every Saturday, but LOL yeah right. That's not happening. I'm too far buried in commissions, and really only have a few hours late at night, one or two days a week to work on anything.
I spent a lot of time on this chapter just waffling on what I wanted to do. I have my outline all set up, but my outline is vague, containing only major beats. And this chapter had no beats at all; just the idea that they are travelling. I considered more than once combining this chapter with my notes for 25, but ultimately wound up not wanting that because I went seriously off-piste and invented a few new problems for myself. New problems are good in this case, because it gave the chapter a reason to exist beyond "they travel across Russia."
I did rush through the travelling across Russia portion for the most part, because after spending seven chapters travelling across Norway, I'm done travelling. They meet no resistance in Russia, so there's no reason to dwell on what's there. Using DIY snowmobiles to get across the biggest section was a stupid idea that struck me late last night during a livestream, and when I googled their invention, I expected the answer to laugh me out of the room. But colour me surprised when I got a date in the 1920s. Whether they were something that was mass-produced in the 40s, I'm not sure and frankly didn't care. The fact that they existed and the idea was already there, and that the first ones were built from motorcycles was all I needed to give Coulson a chance to be useful. This is something I really try to make sure happens for everybody every now and then. Nobody is there because canon says they are. Everybody has a role they play within the squad that's made them useful for this mission. They may not have been picked because they were useful for any one specific purpose, but everyone has at this point, solved a problem.
Morita is a medic, Pinkerton is their munitions expert, Dugan grew up on a farm and is experienced with animals, Jones was a cab driver, Barnes has tempered experience for Rogers to lean on, Howlett has mutant abilities that are easily stolen, and Coulson grew up and worked in his father's garage.
This is also when Bruttenholm finally gets to show his worth. He could have told them what to look for in possible locations before they left, but it was beneficial not to in case of capture. Also, even if he had, it would only give them a location. Bruttenholm's expertise is magic and lore, far beyond Loki's. Loki doesn't know what they're going into, and Bruttenholm is the insurance they need to gain access. He's also been the only way they're able to send intel back to London, because using any other method is open for interception, which would completely undermine the mission.
I think there are only about four or five chapters left, depending on how things divide going forward. We are finally reaching the end, and oh god I cannot wait.
I'd been planning on trying to get a new part up every Saturday, but LOL yeah right. That's not happening. I'm too far buried in commissions, and really only have a few hours late at night, one or two days a week to work on anything.
I spent a lot of time on this chapter just waffling on what I wanted to do. I have my outline all set up, but my outline is vague, containing only major beats. And this chapter had no beats at all; just the idea that they are travelling. I considered more than once combining this chapter with my notes for 25, but ultimately wound up not wanting that because I went seriously off-piste and invented a few new problems for myself. New problems are good in this case, because it gave the chapter a reason to exist beyond "they travel across Russia."
I did rush through the travelling across Russia portion for the most part, because after spending seven chapters travelling across Norway, I'm done travelling. They meet no resistance in Russia, so there's no reason to dwell on what's there. Using DIY snowmobiles to get across the biggest section was a stupid idea that struck me late last night during a livestream, and when I googled their invention, I expected the answer to laugh me out of the room. But colour me surprised when I got a date in the 1920s. Whether they were something that was mass-produced in the 40s, I'm not sure and frankly didn't care. The fact that they existed and the idea was already there, and that the first ones were built from motorcycles was all I needed to give Coulson a chance to be useful. This is something I really try to make sure happens for everybody every now and then. Nobody is there because canon says they are. Everybody has a role they play within the squad that's made them useful for this mission. They may not have been picked because they were useful for any one specific purpose, but everyone has at this point, solved a problem.
Morita is a medic, Pinkerton is their munitions expert, Dugan grew up on a farm and is experienced with animals, Jones was a cab driver, Barnes has tempered experience for Rogers to lean on, Howlett has mutant abilities that are easily stolen, and Coulson grew up and worked in his father's garage.
This is also when Bruttenholm finally gets to show his worth. He could have told them what to look for in possible locations before they left, but it was beneficial not to in case of capture. Also, even if he had, it would only give them a location. Bruttenholm's expertise is magic and lore, far beyond Loki's. Loki doesn't know what they're going into, and Bruttenholm is the insurance they need to gain access. He's also been the only way they're able to send intel back to London, because using any other method is open for interception, which would completely undermine the mission.
I think there are only about four or five chapters left, depending on how things divide going forward. We are finally reaching the end, and oh god I cannot wait.
