by Blablob » August 20th, 2011, 3:19 am
Alrighty, well, Chapter 3 was fairly better. Still a few issues with your writing (you shouldn't combine two different character quotes into one paragraph; they should be split up) but other than that I find it as a reasonable improvement over your past chapters. I'm guessing that we're just finally getting to meet the protagonist(s), and I think this is where everything seems to have gone downhill. You've characterized Runouw almost like some kind of a child--the real shocker were the few instances he sweared at Suyo, so despite being the Admin, he really seems immature. The other thing that bothered me was the part when Suyo attacked Runouw; not only does this attack feels anti-climatic, it also seems very unfitting for the characters, even despite the stress they might be undergoing. I know that this is a story and you're encouraged to be creative, but the fact that you've based this off of the forums means that the characters should have some kind of resemblance to their real life counterparts, and right now, that's what I think you're missing.
So, plot development is little (which I'm a bit worried about since you've mentioned your plan for this to be a short story; so I don't know if we're just starting slow, but you have to pick it up somewhere down the line). Despite a few flaws in your characterization (and I frankly don't care about physical appearance; personality is much more significant), the girl with no name was a bit interesting. Quiet, nice, shy, and no name, so right now she's a bit of a mysterious character even though her reaction to Suyo's enragement reminds us that she's still a girl. Though right now her personality seems a bit stale, so we'll see how you develop her along the line.