User blog:BobTheDoctor27/December 2013 Update

"BobdoTheDoctor27"

- So yeah... that happened.

Hello everybody, and welcome to another jam-packed monthly blog update. :P

Story Updates

 * Night of the Long Knives - (Part 5)
 * Night of the Long Knives - (Part 6)
 * Night of the Long Knives - (Epilogue)
 * ''Besieged - (Chapter 4)

My December
Well, this has been a turbulent month, to say the least.

Realistically, I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster. Mid-way through the month, my girlfriend dropped a bit of a bombshell on me, telling me that she wanted to take a break from my company. Distraught over this, I confided in the CBW community. This was a scary time for me. I really do care about this girl in all of my heart and to be told that she wants a break? I was mortified and shell shocked. But, fortunately enough, we managed to talk it out and it turned out that she just had a lot of work on that week. She had 2 dissertations to write, some exams, and an orchestra rehearsal all on during the last week of term. We discussed it and all seemed to be well. I gave her space over the week and sat back recovering from the shock, slowly getting into the Christmas spirit. All was back to normal.

''Or so I thought. ''

Turns out I was wrong. She really wasn’t happy with how things were going and she decided to drop an even bigger bombshell on me the day I got home from university, telling me that she no longer wanted to be my girlfriend and that she was leaving me…

The past week has been one of the most trying of my whole life, to put it bluntly. I was shaken right down to the core and feel like I’ve been pushed to the edge. I’ve been crying, throwing up, and having nervous breakdowns nearly all week long. I reckon that I’ve had about 12 hours of sleep since the 21st and – it’s no lie – I’m a broken wreck. :P

Some other stuff happened too, but getting dumped has overwhelmed anything good that has happened to me this past month. My entire relationship with this girl – who I’m still madly in love with – has been torn apart and I feel so lost without her companionship and affection. All the good memories that I have of the past 2 years have become irrevocably tainted and I really feel like I’ve hit rock bottom.

It’s no lie. I got depressed this month. :P I’ve never felt this low before in the entirety of my 18 1/ 2 years on this planet. I don’t know what I’m going to do without her by my side and I know that I will never find anyone as amazing or unique as her in my life. I’m holding out on her friendship. :P I will continue to love her in all my heart and I know that she still loves me, even though I hurt her. She was the most faithful girlfriend I could ever have asked for. She has agreed to think about resuming where we left off provided I show significant change, so I guess that’s what I’m going to so. :P That’s going to be my goal for this month, next month, and every month for the rest of my life if it needs to be.

What I wouldn’t give for a time machine and a metal shoe to kick past self with. :P

But, hey, you guys don’t want to hear about that. :P Many of you left encouraging and supportive comments on my talkpage. In fact, you left so many that I just couldn’t even begin to reply to them all. I guess that’s one of the purposes of this blog post: to thank you all for leaving me those kind words in this extremely difficult and dark time for me. :) Besides, this month did yield some good things for me. :P

That’s right, Night of the Long Knives won first place in Vorred’s writing contest and is now being accepted as canon. :P Coincidentally this was announced on the same day that I got dumped, which explains my lack of excitement over the victory, though I am still very grateful for everyone who has read it and thanked me for handing my prize down. :P

Besieged
Besieged saw the release of its fourth chapter this month, after I got bored and realized that it was too soon to start Judgment Day. :P It was terrible timing for a new chapter, but I hope to at least finish the story before next Halloween, because I have another story lined up. :P

That’s right, Besieged will end on a cliff-hanger that will lead into a sequel for Halloween 2014. :P This will most likely be the final installment and will feature the Toa Metru being teleported into the wider Matoran Universe. Additionally, the next two chapters will reveal the mysterious origin of the infection and I guarantee that one of the Rahaga will become infected, and at least one of the infected Toa Metru will meet his/her overdue end. :P

Zero Hour
Progress on this project has been slow, but at least I have some to report. :P

As of this moment, filming has come to a standstill. I can't take any new pictures in winter with my garden being all grey and dead. The scripting process is going slow by I'm happy to announce that I'm nearly done. After a couple of re-writes, I can honestly say that I am truly proud of this story and I think it will make a fantastic comic. :P I can't wait to start releasing it this summer.

There is one cameo that I really want to keep secret until Act 3, but I can now reveal that Toa Nuva Kopaka will make his first appearance in the Fractures Universe.

Additionally, I thought that it might be interesting to reveal how I'd originally planned the first of the two installments of Zero Hour to go down:
 * Toa Salu would effortlessly overwhelm Toa Jekkai in a little training exercise then go off on a huge rant about how he was an ineffective student who was incapable of learning.
 * Toa Merra would approach Salu and scold him for being so harsh on Jekkai.
 * Carnac would whine about how he hates guard duty, providing some dramatic irony seeing as he's doing the same job professionally in Whispers in the Dark.
 * Jekkai would be ambushed whilst out on a stroll and thrown into a stream of Energized Protodermis by Oltab and Leontes.
 * The entirety of the Morica citizenry would be captured by the Cult of Darkness, with Toa Merra and Carnac managing to slip out of the net.
 * Jekkai becomes a Toa Nuva and bursts out of the stream in a new set of armor.

Of course, the plot has evolved considerably and a number of newer characters, such as Ninian, Sonitous, Alika, Sarnii and Salaak, were added to the rostrum.



Tollubo's Cult
Additionally, I feel obligated to announce that Tollubo will be gaining a position of authority in this wiki, one that has long-since been held by Makuta Vamprah. :P

Yup, that's right. Everyone's favorite Kanohi-swapping anti-hero is set to become the new... face of That Devious Club. :D

Get it? Because he constantly changes his face? XD

Anyway, rubbish jokes aside, this is a position of tremendous prestige. That Devious Club has been around since I first joined the site a long time ago and, to see my own Self MOC becoming its figurehead is really quite touching. :P It really shows how times have changed, and just how much of an impact I have made. I never would've dreamed that Tollubo - that silly little silver VoyaToran I made back in 2006 - could evolve into what we see today. :P

While ThatDevilGuy is working hard to bring That Devious Club back to its former prestige, I would like to encourage people to show him some support. Give him some suggestions and feedback and I'm sure he'll take it all into account, allowing him to create something truly wonderful that we can all be proud of. :P

Who knows... maybe Tollubo will usurp Brutaka as the CBW mascot. :D

Discussion Topics

 * Any theories for Besieged? Where could this mysterious virus have come from in this strictly canon context? Who will be the first to die in the next chapter? Which subplot are you most interested in?
 * What is Toa Danza's destiny? Any thoughts?