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obsteve 12-Jul-09, 16:05	Fortunately - Unfortunately en.wikipedia.org If you enjoy word games, you might like to try your hand at this one. Each successive comment details the ensuing action, 'unfortunately' and 'fortunately' by turns. I will begin the story: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A long time ago, when the world was fresh and new (and chess hadn't been discovered yet) there lived a tribe of people who called themselves 'the Ufevi'. They were hunter gatherers, following the herd and living off the land, in close connection with mother nature. (next post titled 'unfortunately', narrates the subsequent unfortunate unit of action)
coopershawk 12-Jul-09, 19:53	Unfortunately A long term drought struck hard and the "herd" lacked forage to survive.
obsteve 13-Jul-09, 01:48	Fortunately The tribal elders, veterans of the dry season, knew of one small valley, a lush and green oasis in the barren desert. It was into this valley that the herd gathered, and the Ufevi followed as the drought set in.
coopershawk 16-Jul-09, 11:57	Unfortunately The slightly more numerous Bator tribe had the same idea and moved into the small valley at the same time. Hostilities ensued because it was apparent to both tribes that the valley was not big enough for both of them.
rilke 16-Jul-09, 13:26	Fortunately Both tribes have two great and wise leaders; with a broad vision to help and guide their people to survive life's obstacles. Gaspar (the Ufevi leader) and Ikon (the Bator leader) were loved and respected within their community. They were about to meet each for the first time.
obsteve 16-Jul-09, 15:48	Unfortunately Gaspar- his mind was as swift as the hungry cheatah; and Ikon- her thoughts soared high as the wheeling vulture. Both, however, were deaf as the hills surrounding the valley. The hopes of both tribes was pinned on these two. And though they knew the meeting was the only hope they had of preventing full scale tribal war, they also knew that they would not hear a single word of what the other had to say.
rilke 28-Jul-09, 10:00	Fortunately They have the rules of Their Gods. This time of the season was a period of peace according to the laws of their Gods; meaning that they will have to time to reflect or time to plan the first battle of the inevitable war.
obsteve 29-Jul-09, 04:39	Unfortunately Though it was the season of peace for both the tribes, nature acknowledged no such thing. And in the face of of their traditional truce, Mother Nature conspired to declare war. Before, she had thrown at them drought and famine. Now she devised another, much more fearful tribulation for our two tribes- fire. Before long, after the very evening that the two elders had met, a heavy smell of smoke filled the air in the valley, and an orange glow silhouetted the surrounding hills.
rilke 09-Jan-11, 18:30	Fortunately A long time of peace and prosperity came along.
grege79 10-Jan-11, 02:09	Unfortunately This peace led the tribes into a state of unreadyness, after the fire in the oasis the tribes had mingled and spread. One group had made an encampment on the side of a vast expanse of water. As the group celebrated the new year, a fleet stealthily approached, the black water shining in the moonlight. Their hulls were carved into dragons and men with eyes the colour of ice and hair like the sun rode these ships, waiting for what was to come with sickly anticipation.
rilke 10-Jan-11, 09:11	Fortunately Both leaders just had their first son. Gaspar made a pledge to the his tribe; that his son will replace him after he reaches a mature age to lead his troops. Ikon also gave birth a his first son. But the prophecy has said Ikon's son will be born with a deformity on his body; and it was advice for the boy to become a leader in the future for the the Bator tribe.
shamash 11-Jan-11, 10:31	Unfortunately Unfortunately for both leaders, each tribe was developing its revolutionary awareness as a people. And each tribe realized (in the words of Zapata): a strong people needs no leader.
rilke 12-Jan-11, 01:55	Fortunately The Gods has taken their side for the inevitable war. This could determine the outcome of the war.
obsteve 15-Jan-11, 19:38	Unfortunately *** editor's note- this story now needs to focus on a specific character, and take the protagonist's perspective for everything *** ...With the revolution in the air, drought and war on the horizon, the valley was a dangerous place for Ikon and his newborn son. Ikon was not so deaf that he couldn't hear the murmurings of unrest among his people. A deformed boy? A tribe at war? Drought and famine? Now revolution! His people were afraid. He understood their fear. They saw the child's deformity as a sign from the gods. He cursed the baby and it's pitifully withered arm. Such a child would never grow up to be a leader. What could he do?
rilke 02-Sep-11, 11:58	Fortunately The goddess of love Narsumi would help this child to become a leader of the clan.
shamash 02-Sep-11, 13:25	Unfortunately to the boy, she was like a cloud of black wasps that came at his face, Narsumi's attentions revolted him; she might be the goddess of love, but he could not tolerate her touch, or her look, or her voice, or even the scent of her.
obsteve 03-Sep-11, 10:26	Fortunately The Goddess of Love was not herself revolted by the boy. Quite the contrary- no man, no god had ever resisted her touch, her look (and especially not her scent). It was a new feeling - dizzying - maddening? I know you know the story... The more he spurned her, the more she wanted him. He hated the more and the more she loved- AND as Narsumi watched him grow up, she began to fall deeply... impossibly... into unrequited love. Impossibly I said. This was not meant to be, and could not continue. Man should never - ever - man could never... A goddess should always... And so she resolved that perfect night, under the slow moon waning, to go to him one last time, and beg the adulation worthy of her godhood.
rilke 28-Aug-12, 07:00	Unfortunately Mars....the God of War was going to intervene against the boy and the Goddess of Love.

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