Subject: (Ack, and then I go and make a typo myself. Sorry.) (nm)
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Posted on: 2010-01-06 22:09:00 UTC
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uhm quickie question... by
on 2010-01-05 01:54:00 UTC
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So if the sue is suddenly mentioned being... *Ahem* up the stick in one chapter and yet by the end of it the kids dead and she's finished mourning for it, do I have to save the kid? Apparently she miscarried before she started to show, and yet she mourns for all of two maybe threeish paragraphs by going to a 'Garden of Remembrance' and making a memorial. And logically she then starts to freak about people and getting her wheelchair up the stairs, completely forgetting the kid and never mentioning it again (so far.)
Considering she actually went into the garden (which is supposedly right next to the hospital wing) do I have to burn it or will it switch back once she is dead?
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Most odf these sorts of details are up to you. by
on 2010-01-05 02:15:00 UTC
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We tend to have quite a bit of freedom with what we choose to do in any mission (which is probably a part of why we're so choosey about who gets Permission); the general rule is, if it can still affect canon, get rid of it. Jay and Acacia wrote that if a Mary Sue dies without any help from us, her 'legacy' will continue to affect tha canon characters.
If the child is a miscarried foetus, you don't have to do anything - let it die. If she goes through the issue that quick it's clearly not important to the story. The Sue herself is obviously the main source of un-canon-ness, so I'd say the pregnancy is effectively the same as if she'd described a rather odd-looking pillow in the Hogwarts Great Hall - it'll vanish, without a trace, once she's gone. (What you need to be most careful of are the things your agents bring in with them; they cannot be left behind.)
As for the garden, it's your call. If your agents are feeling particularly angry, let them burn it down, but be aware that canon characters might see the smoke. Use your best judgement.
(Also, "kids" should be "kid's" - yes, I'm picky, but this is the PPC; it's my job ;) ) -
(Ack, and then I go and make a typo myself. Sorry.) (nm) by
on 2010-01-06 22:09:00 UTC
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