Thread:Blankslate/@comment-18812574-20150515164738

Hey Blank. So I’ve been thinking about what we said last night, and first off I just wanted to apologize because I know it seems like I am stepping over your ideas and I mean, I kind of am because I didn’t pay close attention to Valkyrie’s article or realize what it was you were doing with it. All I’m trying to do it work out plot ideas for Harbinger here, and even then I’m not sure where to go with this. Because all we really need is one main antagonist, and I think I have an idea of who that could be. Once the Soul Fragments are involved I suppose then yes, at least Kraven would/should get involved, and anyway that’s what we had planned originally I think. Perhaps Xstence and Valkyrie could even ally in facing Kraven, that could be an interesting scenario. Anyway, I’ve just been discouraged lately since it seems like so many people have lost interest in this.

As for the Agency, I always thought of it as being behind the scenes, operating from the shadows but never really showing any huge military efforts. Espionage and assassination, changing facts to create cover stories, and mainly just keeping the general public unaware of the supernatural world. It’s broader and more subtle, and while it may have one or two spec op forces they are mainly more say, reactionary as opposed to preemptive, dealing with threats once they’ve gotten out of hand. With the Agency I was thinking they would mainly keep an “aloof eye” on affairs, and only get involved when necessary. I think this contrasts enough as-is with what I’ve read on Valkyrie’s page, as Valkyrie would fit more definitely as a private military contractor, especially since it’s Quincy-exclusive. The Agency is probably more political in that sense than Valkyrie is. To put it bluntly, they are a spy Agency first, and everything else secondly. Part of why I was so getting so sharp last night (and again I apologize for that) was that I thought Valkyrie was meant to replace the Wandenreich in so far as FC story function goes, but I guess that’s not the case. (And if that is the case, it makes me wonder why the Gotei 13 didn’t just mobilize the Captains to take care of Kraven, because they’re dealing with one individual here, not an organization, but I suppose that is the true predicament of the current plot in the FC. Nevertheless, it somewhat mitigates the threat the Quincy pose imo, but I suppose if they were never intended to be antagonists to begin with, that is irrelevant. Of course you don’t have to reply to anything I said here, as I realize this could be “secret plot stuff,” it just makes me wonder, is all…). Functionally, I just want to reiterate that the Agency operates mainly with individual agents, not a group or army, and I intend to keep it that way to give the Agency and Valkyrie even more distinction from each other. An agent here, and agent there. Maybe the Agency even hires Valkyrie for some of their greater threats? Anyway, these are all just ideas I’m throwing out here. Again, sorry for being such a pinhead last night. 