Timeline - The Story of Oliver Bell
10-Apr-01 - Tuesday
{p01#001} Oliver meets Jeslyn who is to become the love of his life. (5:17pm)
01-Feb-02 - Friday
{p01#002} Struggling students Olier and Jeslyn argue over money but decide a bigger place is needed. (6:45 AM)
09-Dec-03 - Tuesday
{p01#003} Jeslyn and Oliver, now newlyweds, discuss (and try to start) a family. (10:40 PM)
01-Feb-04 - Sunday
{p01#004} A pregnant Jeslyn talks to Oliver about Oceana Village, a development owed by Juan Nemo as a prelude to leaving. (11:57 PM)
18-Mar-04 - Friday
{p01#000} Oliver Bell quits his job at Palomar Observatory. (5:33 PM)
19-Mar-04 - Friday
{p01#005} Oliver encounters a coldling in Bob's Bar while searching for his wife. (11:40 PM)
Mar-04 - June 07 - Montage
{p01#006} Oliver becomes a 'lukie' and learns that Jeslyn has had a daughter - Naja.
01-Jun-07 - Friday
{p01#007} Oliver takes over as director of Griffith Observatory and meets his 'team': Clarence, Bambi, Blane and Robert.
{p01#008} Oliver tours the observatory meeting its other residents: Rufus and the 'ghosts'.
{p01#009} Dragonball 5 (Babe, Chris, Meg, Dan, and Jack) cut a deal with Oliver to stay for a while longer.
02-Jun-07 - Saturday
{p01#010} Oliver talks to the Order of the Cold about Jack. In the meantime an earthquake releases something Blue tries to deal with.
{p01#011} Oliver's team huddles in fear until Oliver sends them to his office to hide.
{p01#012} Heading to the basement to find out what has happened to the electricity, Oliver encounters Rufus who explains his job.
{p01#013} Oliver inspects his predecessors library of occult books and finds one of interest but he discovers that their former owner did more than collect them.
{p01#014} The Slaver deomn wants a name that only Olver can provide by default.
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The Story of Oliver Bell (Timeline)
Jeff: Wow. This is so cool. A whole thread just for you, Oliver.
Oliver: I'm flattered.
Sid: Yeah. Why wouldn't you be?
Jeff: Isn't this neat? So nice of Dave to go to all the trouble.
Oliver: You'll have to thank him for me.
Jeff: I will
Sid: Why don't you thank him yourself?
Oliver: Very well. Thanks, Dave!
Jeff: Cool.
Oliver: Do you think he heard me?
Jeff: I'm sure he did. Or will.
Oliver: Yes, this timeline is nice.
Sid: Doesn't it make you feel uncomfortable?
Oliver: No. Why?
Sid: Well, are you a PC or an NPC?
Oliver: Um. . .
Jeff: He's an NPC.
Sid: So you're an NPC with his own timeline. That Dave now has to update. Continuously.
Jeff: Be nice, Sid.
Sid: Hey, I'm just speaking the facts. Why does Oliver get his own timeline? He should be thankful that his story gets to be told in the first place.
Oliver: I am thankful.
Sid: But now you've got to have your own special timeline. You realize what this means, don't you?
Oliver: What?
Sid: It means that you're required reading now. Dave or Heather will have to actually read the crap that is your life. And update the timeline.
Oliver: Oh.
Sid: So you're an NPC with the rights of a PC. Doesn't seem fair to me. Doesn't seem right.
Jeff: Be cool, Sid.
Oliver: No, no. Sid's right. It doesn't seem fair. My life isn't meant to be required reading. It's just, you know, there. In case. In case someone wants to know about me.
Sid: So what are you going to do about it?
Oliver: Dave? Dave, are you listening? *Ahem* I humbly thank you for this honor, but I must request that you remove the timeline. It's just not right. I don't need a fancy timeline, anyway. I'm just. . .I'm just Oliver. No bells. No whistles.
Jeff: I think it sure was nice of Dave, though.
Sid: Just shut up and drink your wine. No one cares what you think.
The Story of Oliver Bell (Timeline)
I do care what you think, Sid. And Oliver is an APC. My new classification. Auxillery PC You aren't part of the "Story" but you aren't a non-entity (or NPC) either.
Your story runs parallel to LABN.
The storyline was intented to prompt people who might have been glossing over your writing to take a second look. See what they were missing.
And I read it becasue it is there. I read everything on the board regardless of who writes it. I also happen to like it. And this makes me read closer looking for plot threads and ideas.
I'll still remove it if you want. BUt it was really there to point to your writing and say "You might want to look at this, it's pretty good!" So in that repect it may have already done its trick.
The Story of Oliver Bell (Timeline)
Well, okay. Your reasoning, as usual, is sound. But I shudder to think that you'll have to keep updating my timeline. You really do have a lot of other responsibilities, including the Legends game. I am eternally amazed at how much time you and Heather squeeze out of your busy schedules.
What if I updated my own timeline? That would take the pressure off.
Either way, THANKS.
8O
The Story of Oliver Bell (Timeline)
Actually I'm the resident timeline mistress over at Fantastic Legends - which is a MUCH smaller affair than LABN and is still exhausting to keep in order (especially since no one seems to know the difference between 2003, 2004 and 2007 :P) So I'm entirely in awe of Heather for her dedicated timelining over here.
The Story of Oliver Bell (Timeline)
As far as I'm concerned, my opinions count for little more than a schmoe. But now you have the greatness of Lou lending her approval.
All hail, Heather and Dave!
:banllama:
The Story of Oliver Bell (Timeline)
OH, and Lou:
(In addition to everyone who posts both on LABN and at Legends):
:banana!:
I mean, come on! It takes all of my time to post for Oliver. You guys are multi-tasking, dude. Multi-tasking.
Lou, there is a goddess, and her name is Louisa. :P But you know that.
The Story of Oliver Bell (Timeline)
Dancing bananas make me feel all tickly inside. I love them. (That's Jeffrey talking. Sid is very embarrassed. He'd eat 'em if he could.)