Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-35702393-20180628083548/@comment-34320391-20180702095843

Of course, we don't make it seem like a filler part. If you've seen Trollhunters, a few episodes could be considered filler episodes, but they included necessary, valuable elements to the developing storyline.

And Hana, you're basically right.

But DON'T think of them like filler sections, anything you add MUST have meaning later down the track.

If you include a character, it must return with significance, maybe for the next book even. We should include the beach cove as a hideout, which can be the base for finding the underground Berk tunnels (whispering death).

We can add characters that can cause us inconvenience or challenges, and repeatedly cross our character's path/life.

A few side quests probably, which will expand our characters more, while expanding the worldbuilding.

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This is actually probably going to take multiple phases, all the way up to PHASE 10.

Major storyline suggestions are (for a reason), the beach hideout for us to hang out.

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Phase 7 Suggestion.

After the reactions, all 5 of us (with a fifth character from the party, my cousin maybe) are all blamed for the forest fire. We are sent to the Berk Council. It is revealed that Nik's mother is a respected member of the council. Maybe another parent as well is there (like Newt OR Cora's).

All characters have chats with their parents. Nik is told by his mother that his friends are a bad influence on him, academically and now behaviourally. Nik should not hang out with them ("You're too young for girls"), but instead with a better person like Majapi. Nik is furious. Nik overhears his cousin, Trista, getting told off by her mother, saying, "Trista, you were our child prodigy, I am SO disappointed in you. One day and this is what you do?"

Similarly, other characters undergo scoldings. Most of the character's either don't know or haven't thought much about Riley's disappearance entirely, until now.

Above are included descriptions of other characters.

Some characters meet up, and for a reason, don't want to be in the Mead Hall. All the adults look suspiciously at them, and Nik's mum has told everyone that Nik is not allowed to be seen with the others.

PHASE 8

Newt suggests the beach cove ("Hey, I know a place, from when I was younger!")

Cora and Newt check it the Cove. Cora tells Red, and Newt slips a note to Nik and Nik meets them up. They catch up.

They begin training there because they have to. ("Riley told us to, we will need to". "But he's gone now?" "Not forever, right?")

Trista follows Nik to the hidden cave and witnesses them training. ("You're so busted!") We now have to make sure Trista doesn't tell, by promising something.

''Nik can also use Trista as an excuse to go to the cave. ("I'm just studying with Tris, mum!")''

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