It's good to see that ppl take these talk threads seriously. I like how a lot of you guys realized that character development was somewhat lacking and spoke up. What's better is that the rest listened and took it to heart. I'm really enjoying reading the posts, especially when everyone took a little time to delve into their characters more.

That's what I've been trying to do with Dirk from the get go. I see it as an important factor to allow the rest of you to understand who he is and how he'll react so that you can do him justice in your posts. Grimm and I want the same chance to do this with your characters. We want to get to know their workings a little better so that we can write them properly. That's why many of my posts don't envolve but a few other characters than Dirk, and only very briefly (it's also to point out that Dirk really is only concerned with himself since I post from his POV).

In that respect I agree with Pro that we need more downtime to find out how to interact with characters. Also, when this battle is done, it'd be a favor to me if no one writes that Dirk's injuries go away just because they leave wherever they are. It'll allow for a good sub-plot or tie in. [wink]