NSVIC: Ais’ Epic ICoS Dreams

This conversation took place on 10/21/2007. I was recounting two ICoS-related dreams I had in a row. I don’t feel like making it more coherent so it’s staying in the AIM convo format. PS: I included bits of the convo that was going on at the same time. We were writing one of the later Evenfall chapters at the time of this convo (probably in the late 40s). I deleted all the parts that included spoilers or were not entertaining or were just distracting. Which was basically all of it XD AIS AND HER EPIC ICOS DREAMS Ais (8:38:11 AM): man i just had two icos dreams in a row o_O Sonny (8:47:08 AM): o rly [stuff removed] Ais (9:02:40 AM): also so the dream… uhh how can i say it so it’s not a million paragraphs long… Ais (9:03:15 AM): well first of all i’m still not sure if it starred Kadin or Boyd as Kadin. i think, in dream sense, it was both or alternating Ais (9:04:21 AM): but to make a long story short, there was this school type building they were infiltrating. it looked just like a regular high school/community college/something but there was really important shit in there and some of the students didn’t know anything was up and others were being trained for the enemy i think Ais (9:04:47 AM): anyway it was this concerted effort with at least 5 people from… if it was boyd, they were from the agency. if it was kadin, they may have been from 53 Ais (9:05:25 AM): everyone knew everyone in the school so it was going to be super difficult getting inside without...

NSVIC/WMHB: Naming ICoS

This conversation must have occurred around December 3, 2006, which is the day we first started posting the story on AFFN/adultfanfiction.net. At the time we were having this conversation, I think we were also writing a chapter that might have later been edited out. In case you aren’t aware, we roleplayed the story but were often also talking at the same time. Each time one of us said “posted” or “replied” it’s because we wrote some part of the scene. I think we were probably writing the scene where Boyd/Ryan were having that heart-to-heart over a sandwich XD Anyway, Sonny was all gung ho about posting the story to AFFN and I thought he was crazy (why would anyone ever read it?) but said he could do whatever. So this is where he was talking about posting it to AFFN. Choosing icos’ title. A VERY SERIOUS AND WELL THOUGHT AFFAIR.  Sonny (9:44:07 PM): whats our pen name Sonny (9:44:12 PM): Mad Crew Sonny (9:44:13 PM): XD no Ais (9:44:17 PM): LOL Ais (9:44:22 PM): mad crew XD thatd be funny Ais (9:44:26 PM): you realize we also dont have a title Ais (9:44:27 PM): for the story Sonny (9:44:29 PM): oh Sonny (9:44:30 PM): well Sonny (9:44:33 PM): XD Sonny (9:44:38 PM): it can be um silence like shadows for now XD Ais (9:44:46 PM): noo Ais (9:44:47 PM): it has to be Ais (9:44:50 PM): something that fits better Sonny (9:44:50 PM): i like that title Ais (9:44:50 PM): XD Ais (9:44:54 PM): really? hmm Ais (9:45:00 PM): do you think it’s appropriate for the whole story though? Sonny (9:45:04 PM): idk Ais (9:45:26 PM): the answer you’re searching for is “NO” Ais (9:45:28 PM): XD Sonny (9:45:48 PM): idk...

NSVIC/WMHB: ICoS Conceived

The first mention of what would become ICoS – December 31, 2005 Behind a cut for length. If you were ever on our forum at our site, you might have seen this already. This is literally the conversation where ICoS was first conceived. We were on AIM one Saturday, and this happened. Back then, Sonny and I both wrote more fanfiction than anything, hence my first question to him. d9 was a roleplaying game we’d created, called District 9 (before that movie came out), based on a gay area of a city we made up named Neulan. Boyd came from there. Glimmer was a separate rpg we played online that was set up by friends and was a sci-fi/fantasy quest. Sin came from there. Sonny(2:44:14 PM): i want to write something but i cant think of any ideas Ais (2:44:26 PM): original or fan? Sonny(2:44:29 PM): hmmm Sonny(2:44:38 PM): i want to try original Ais (2:44:47 PM): different idea than one you’ve done before? Ais (2:44:52 PM): you had that baseball story you’d started Ais (2:44:55 PM): or planned to Sonny(2:44:56 PM): eh Sonny(2:45:01 PM): i want to start something newww Sonny(2:45:04 PM): you have to help meee Sonny(2:45:14 PM): you want to cowrite something? Ais (2:45:34 PM): sure ^_^ Sonny(2:45:48 PM): do you have any ideas youve been kicking around? Ais (2:46:00 PM): XD this is sorta how d9 started… i think we did a good job on that Ais (2:46:23 PM): umm…im not sure offhand. want it, what? realistic? fantasy? drama? sci-fi…? Sonny(2:46:42 PM): hmmm Sonny(2:46:49 PM): realistic would be easiest Sonny(2:46:50 PM): but Sonny(2:46:51 PM): i dont know Sonny(2:47:05 PM): this is the...

(Not So Very) Important Conversations: Poor Boyd

Two separate conversations, yesterday and today. 9/28/2013 Ais:  good idea to use scrivener Santino:  i know im so smart dont you wish you were this smart Ais:  every moment of my life Santino:  too bad Ais:  i know i should probably just kill myself and let you do all the editing yourself Santino:  you are emo Ais:  lol i thought you were going to say “Okay, Boyd” Santino:  LOL 9/29/2013 Ais:  it wouldnt bother you if i did that? sweet im totally doing that Santino:  why would i care Ais:  idk Santino:  i care about barely anything im basically boyd Ais:  lol Santino:  but ghetto — Poor Boyd. He gets no respect....

(Not So Very) Important Conversations: How April Fool’s epilogue didn’t become a thing

(Not So Very) Important Conversations, or NSVIC, are excerpts from joking conversations Sonny and I had during the process of writing, editing, or otherwise working on ICoS. This one is a joke about Fade’s epilogue, and even though I don’t think it contains spoilers past mid-Afterimage I’m still putting it behind a cut just in case. How April Fool’s Epilogue didn’t become a thing. convo on 1/23/2013 ais:  aww i just got really sad that we’re not finishing the series anywhere around April sonny:  why ais:  we couldve totally punked everyone with a fake epilogue set 10 years later with sin marrying some random lady for april fool’s sonny:  thats a terrible joke ais:  it would be awesome for April Fool’s XD imagine how much that would mess with everyone Sent at 9:49 PM on Wednesday ais:  wtf internet sonny:  ?? ais:  it signed me out of chat randomly anyway im just saying, it would be hilarious ann could come back suddenly and be like “oh btw sin i got pregnant back then and never told anyone, and so here is your kid and he really needs a father in his life” and sin would be like “oh ok well forget boyd then” and ann/sin ride off into the sunset and boyd commits suicide THE END WHY DOES IT KEEP SIGNING ME OUT sonny:  because youre talking crazy ais:  google hates my idea so much it kicks me off the internet FINE. as it turns out, after 6 years of watching us write this story, google has developed a love for boyd and sin and will not abide talk...