Rewriting the Remembrance, from 7 March

Jason isn’t going to be passed out from the transformation any more. He’ll still be in the room after Herod, Sebastian/Nemesis, and Diane leave. We’ll be able to see them leave through Jason’s recounting, the whys and the wherefores. They’ll be leaving to clean Sebastian up and to prepare him for the gathering. This is where I should talk about the new reason for the gathering, in fact.

So, what’s the new reason?

In the last version, it was to come together and lay out the tribal structure of Dragon City, and to leave Detroit behind. Territory would be claimed, social structure and rules defined, concerns and questions of the city’s people addressed. Herod had planned for his and Sebastian’s over-the-top transformations to cement the hearts and loyalties of his city’s citizens. A grand show.

In the new version, it’s been barely two weeks since the impact, instead of several months. While the Homeland has quite a bit of its poop in a group, Detroit is still chaotic. Instead of cementing the culture that had already been developing, Herod needs to begin that process if they are to be ready for coming hardships. So, this gathering needs to focus on forming the idea of what Dragon City will become and the steps needed to get the ball rolling.

So, the Herod speech will need to change dramatically, also its drama level will need to come down a notch or three.