Topic: Community Funhouse Playhouse Lobby - Feedback / Suggestions / Questions

[Khushrenada]

I suppose I'll create this thread for those that may wish to comment on this latest Khushrenada Funhouse Creation (KFC) but don't want to interrupt or impose on the story unfolding.

Personally, I think if this idea had been done 8 years ago on this forum, it would have killed. But, right now, only Evan_B has been brave enough to join in on the action. While I could easily come up with a crazy enough play using some other Khushrenadas I know because I've done something like that before on these forums ( ), it is much more fun when there are actual participants as you are never sure what may happen next when they post something for their role. Heck, even pokepal148' brief toe dip into the thread has given me ideas of things I could do story wise with his role. Of course, that could change if he comes back or someone else jumps into the story and does something with it but I like the challenge a shift story can bring.

I'd love to see another 3 - 4 people join in because then the current play won't be so dependent on me having to play some multiple parts and come up with things to do for everyone. I'm trying to give people different ins they could take to join the story and setting up conflicts that they may want to further escalate or jump in on but the response has been slower than hoped for.

Does the idea just not interest people or is there a fear of not being able to commit much time to it? I'm having fun but is anyone else?

[Khushrenada]

As for the characters, I originally conceived "Kingpin" Khush as just as 30's/40s Film Noir type hood but I think I started channeling the Futurama DonBot with his speech a lot more as it has gone on. At least, that's the voice I'm starting to hear in my head.

With Trixie, I realized I never put a description of what she looked like when she entered so I've updated her entrance with that information. I'm starting to know hear her voice as Judy Holliday. Probably because Born Yesterday involved her at odds with her mob husband but there is something about the voice and type of character she would play in "It Should Happen to You", "The Solid Gold Cadillac" and "Bells Are Ringing" that I think is right for the way I'm envisioning Trixie.

Barney is just Barney being thrown into adult conflicts because I think there could be some fun to be had in that and to show that you don't have to make somebody up either. You could roleplay an existing character or person too if you want to and think it might be funny.

[Khushrenada]

Sorry Evan_B. I will rejoin you on stage soon but it will probably be Wednesday when I can start spamming posting more of my incoherent clichéd ramblings high-quality improve acting to really move things forward again. It looks like I'm going to have add another character or two myself and I've been thinking on some ideas for what might be fun to do in that regard. I'm just surprised that so many other forumers want to miss out on it. C'est la vie!

[Mop it up]

Yeah, if this were 8 years ago then I would probably be bored enough to join in. But these days, I usually only make drive-by posts on these forums, and my actual free time is reserved for other activities, such as, funnily enough, videogames.

[Khushrenada]

Yeah, if this were 8 years ago then I would probably be bored enough to join in. But these days, I usually only make drive-by posts on these forums, and my actual free time is reserved for other activities, such as, funnily enough, videogames.

Yeah, I've actually been doing a lot more gaming myself. Or, at least, playing other titles. I did play New Leaf a lot for a couple years and now I'm trying to catch up and play a lot of other things I've let pile up from that gaming time monopoly. Even with this Playhouse, I haven't been able to post in it regularly but once in awhile I can add a few more posts to move things along and then pause to see where someone else may take it or just continue on again myself. Likewise, even if you or someone else joined in, I may throw the story in your direction but if some time passes and you or another person isn't around then I can always have another character step in and continue to move things along and once can just keep popping in to speak and add things as they want. Evan_B is showing exactly how that can work for anyone that may wish to join.

Anyways, I appreciate your drive-by posts when you do make them because sometimes they inspire me in other ways like the BoxBoy title suggestions yesterday. Thanks for still coming by to post what you can.


As for the Playhouse, the character of David Dodge is really amusing me right now. The avatar and the dialogue just blend so well for me. The only hard part is writing it all. Why does he have to be such an unflappable sales pitch machine?

I've got an idea for who I think will make a fun Senator if no one wants to step in with that role. But I'm curious to see what might develop with Evan_B's sudden character change and I'm pondering whether another person should enter before the Senator. However, I don't want this thread to go on forever if it is just going to be me and Evan_B.