Autumn Bay - Bishop's Fate

Bishop's Fate

25th Dec 2018, 2:01 PM in Season Two, Part 6 - Target: Chaos

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Professor Etheric 25th Dec 2018, 2:01 PM edit delete

First of all, Merry Christmas, everyone!

Here we get a little glimpse (and I do mean little) of what Dr. Sandros saw at the end of Season One.

Also, that version of Dr. Nestor comes from an amazing design by Call Me Tom (you can find the original here (as part of 30 Days of Characters).

Also, interesting times ahead for Captain Jack Bishop...

(Some of you, who read the first version of Autumn Bay, may have seen this transformation coming. Some of you may even have been looking forward to it. I hope we don't lose any of you over what's happening here. We promise that Bishop's part of the story is not going to be some sort of fetish or simply for laughs.)

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lirvilas 25th Dec 2018, 2:29 PM edit delete reply

Merry Christmas, Bishop!!!!! Ha haha ha

Professor Etheric 25th Dec 2018, 2:35 PM edit delete reply

Yes, that is exactly what he wanted for Christmas...

No, Chaos is a terrible Santa Claus. :P

Microraptor 25th Dec 2018, 2:36 PM edit delete reply

Oh, poor Jack Bishop...
This is like how in superhero comics there are often pivotal origin story beats or other iconic moments that tend get carried over to all other adaptions...

Professor Etheric 25th Dec 2018, 2:38 PM edit delete reply

Yes. Quite right.

This was a story that never quite got its due in the original version. And this is one of a few beats that has recurred (or will).

lirvilas 25th Dec 2018, 3:51 PM edit delete reply

I imagine that there are few alternate timelines where Bishop isn’t straight up DEAD by this point in his troubled life. He seems to be a character destined for woe...

Professor Etheric 25th Dec 2018, 4:17 PM edit delete reply

He is decidedly made to suffer. That being said, he is quite strong, if not (currently) physically, at least psychically.

Delta-v 25th Dec 2018, 5:21 PM edit delete reply

Speaking of alternate timelines, I also believe I detect a forking in the narrative of this (as opposed to the previous) reality. A different way of achieving the same result, perhaps? ^^

As far as horrific sights go, Mercy saw the same bug, and SHE didn't go Looney Tunes. Sandros isn't as impressive as he thinks he is. :)

Professor Etheric 25th Dec 2018, 5:37 PM edit delete reply

The previous narrative was flawed, but there were some beats we still want to hit. This is one of them.

(For one, I mishandled Nesariel in the first go-round. I was also winging it a lot more that time. Soph keeps my eye on the ball and my evil in check, and we therefor deliver a better, more focused narrative. Oh, and no crossover tangents this time.)

I'll let you in on a little secret: one of the differences between a normal human (which Sandros at least was) and a sorcerer / adept is in their ability to handle things that, according to consensus "reality", shouldn't be. After all, they are capable of causing things that shouldn't happen.

At some level, perhaps Sandros realizes he isn't that impressive, and that causes him to do some of the things he does (beating the crap out of Benny, picking apart the team while they can't do anything to him...). Basically, he's just a bully. But a bully who presently has the keys to reality (or something like that).

sigpig 26th Dec 2018, 9:31 AM edit delete reply

So you're saying he's a metaphor for your orangutan-in-chief?

(With all apologies to orangutans everywhere for this comparison. Just commenting on the "orangeness" of the sub-primate-in-question...)

Professor Etheric 26th Dec 2018, 1:24 PM edit delete reply

Hahahahahaha...

Not what we were going for, but it strangely works.

Now we just need to have Chaos launch into a Twitter tirade when things don't go his way...

AmeliaP 26th Dec 2018, 8:26 PM edit delete reply

Aw, he saw the worst of humanity. I can't blame him.

Professor Etheric 27th Dec 2018, 1:39 AM edit delete reply

He saw the worst of everything.

Too bad he didn't stop to see and understand the best of everything (humanity included).

AmeliaP 12th Jan 2019, 7:17 PM edit delete reply

That's true!

AmeliaP 26th Dec 2018, 8:27 PM edit delete reply

Merry Christmas!

Professor Etheric 27th Dec 2018, 1:40 AM edit delete reply

Merry Christmas, Amelia! :D

Miaubol 27th Dec 2018, 10:39 AM edit delete reply

No wonder he's insane.

Belated Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year :))

Professor Etheric 27th Dec 2018, 1:21 PM edit delete reply

Seeing what he saw would certainly have an effect...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to you as well, Miaubol!

Centcomm 27th Dec 2018, 12:30 PM edit delete reply

YAY! thank the shard gods! WOOOO!

Professor Etheric 27th Dec 2018, 1:22 PM edit delete reply

I figured you would be happy about this, Centy. :)

Seabiscuit 28th Dec 2018, 4:19 PM edit delete reply

Ahh, poor Jack, all over again!
At least Nessie is innocent this time, haha.

Professor Etheric 28th Dec 2018, 6:01 PM edit delete reply

Yes, it seems like this is destined to happen every time...

One of the problems with the first version was that I messed up on the portrayal of Nesariel. He was way too "known", and his plans seemed way too... badguyish. Plus, he was WAY too hands-on in that version.

I still wanted to tell Bishop's story, and Chaos turned out to be the best instigator in this version.