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*Nods* We'll definitely push harder on the plot in December, especially the segments involving Iris and/or Alu. Unless people have objections to doing some of the RPs out of order, we can do some of the chronologically last RPs before December, so more time and energy can be devoted to Iris and Alu. ^^;

Yeah, Oceana, and that's a logical reason for him to be absent from the little get-together on the beach. ^^ *Huggles Llia to death for being the wonderful second brain in this* I remember the screams and horror when I unveiled this plot, and I'm glad that people have been so willing to go with this and push not only character development on a massive scale through this plot, but also to test a lot of different levels of social dynamics in the shop, from what herds do in hard times to how tribes deal with an emergency on this scale. *Huggles everyone for humoring her and giving so many wonderful ideas and all their time and energy to Nomads and Enfys' plot*

And there are updates on the front page. Please, feel free to start screaming any objections to the poll now that most of the plot brouhaha has died down. xd

That sounds fuuun. >DDDDDDDDDD

*Randomly remembers that she's legally drinking age in January, and decides to tell her school friends AFTER her birthday* >D

The way things are going, it'll probably take all of Nomads to work out how the entire time line works. xd

Mmmm, I'd forgotten about the suggestion for that tradition. And it will keep female heirs safer during pregnancy if people like that idea. ^^

And it's totally fair as to why people would vote either way about the name; the name was coined when we assumed we were pioneering a binary nomadic herd of stallies and their families, though given how fast the families grew, Nomads too quickly began to outgrow the name. However, the name says a lot about where Nomads came from, the striking way that the tribe doesn't fit its own name says a lot about how much effort we've put into Nomads, and we all think of our beloved tribe as Nomads. All of this and more is why I wanted the opinions of as many people as possible on this score. ^^;

So Llia left and I'm allowed to RP Iris to help further family plot. I will only RP her to help further said plot, and I will do my level best to keep her in character.

That being said, the Nomads plot is very deeply tied to Iris and Enfys. I've talked to elfy and she's decided that in light of the situation, she wants to find a new mate for Enfys.

One way to handle this, plot and RP-wise, is that we stick to the following time line:
-Enfys snaps
-Frightened, Iris flees north. The herd follows and they settle in the crescent mountains.
-Depressed and frightened by the loss of her mate, one day Iris just wanders off.
-Enfys shows up, to find his beloved mate gone.

I can RP this in such a way that Iris stays nearby, but continues to avoid Enfys because she can't shake the memory of what he became. This plot has several advantages:
-It has a reason for Iris and Enfys to separate.
-Family members (besides Enfys) can still run in to Iris.
-It's highly similar to the old plot, which has already been started.
-It minimizes the amount of RP I have to do. Iris isn't mine, she's Llia's, and I'm going to strictly adhere to the family plot only guideline. This means that I am willing to RP for the sake of advancing other people's plots, but I'm not going to advance Iris' plot or put her through any character development. If Llia ever comes back, she should be able to pick up from where she left off fairly easily.

Please let me know what you think of this idea. I'm particularly interested in what the owners of family members think, as they are affected the most.