Welcome to Cavalcade!
A reasonable question you might have: What in the gosh-dang heck is Cavalcade?
According to Wikipedia:
A cavalcade is a procession or parade on horseback, or a mass trail ride by a company of riders. The focus of a cavalcade is participation rather than display. Often, the participants do not wear costumes or ride in formation. Often, a cavalcade re-enacts an important historical event and follows a long distance trail. A cavalcade may also be a pilgrimage.
Of course, the question then is what we actually mean here when we're talking about Cavalcade. In the context of this page, Cavalcade is a theoretically endless collaborative tale project. The purpose of Cavalcade is to explore the entire SCP universe, not just bits and pieces of it. It is a heavily nonlinear project, with little to no advance planning of plot or stories. However, this allows for emergent, character-driven plotlines to evolve naturally, and hopefully be a fun collaborative writing experiment.
The Cavalcade hub page is available here.
The Rules Of Cavalcade
NOTE: If you do not write your Cavalcade tales according to the rules below, you may be removed from the Cavalcade. Make sure you read them all!
Rule 1: Everyone who is writing for Cavalcade is put into a rotation. After one person completes their tale, the next person is picked in order from this pool. For one week after being picked, that author has absolute control over the next tale in the Cavalcade. They can do whatever they want in their tale, provided it doesn't violate the other rules below. That author is also welcome to post their tale earlier than the hard limit, i.e. before the one week limit has passed.
The week-long period for the next writer begins immediately after the previous writer posts their tale, even if they post early. Anyone who has written at least one successful story or SCP (successful here defined as a rating of +25 or more) can be put into the rotation on request. It's not a huge hoop to jump through, and ensures a minimum level of writing competency. If you are the current author, you must complete your story within the week, or the rotation will move on to the next person. If you do not respond to Wikidot PMs after missing the Cavalcade schedule, you may be temporarily removed from the rotation. If you're busy a certain week, you're free to request a later position in the rotation, or if you're going to be busy for an extended period of time, temporarily remove your name from the pool. This ensures everyone gets to write an equal amount, and it also ensures a minimum writing output from the project. Ideally, at least one Cavalcade story will get written every week!
Rule 2: Every tale must introduce at least one character who has not appeared in any previous tale in the Cavalcade. This can include characters which exist outside of the Cavalcade but have not yet been used in it; however, novel characters are preferred. This ensures that we have an ever-increasing cast of characters to use.
You are allowed to use real people as characters. Doing so can add a sense of immersion, provided it's not overdone. Sentient SCPs can be used as characters, and are subject to the same rules as any others.
You are not allowed to use any fictional characters which are from non-SCP fictional works. Characters which are fictional in the real world are also fictional in the SCP universe (except those characters within the SCP universe). You can mention them as fictional characters within your tales, but not as real people.
Rule 3: Every character that you use has to be named and, at minimum, have a two sentence long backstory. Even incidental characters must meet this criteria. You don't need to write summaries for all the people in a crowd, but if you have one person in a crowd shout something out, you must name them. It's important enough to say again: Every character must be named. Their name does not have to be stated explicitly in your story, but all characters' names and descriptions must be added to the Cavalcade Character List. This list is currently located at the bottom of this page; as it grows, it may be relocated to a page of its own.
Named characters which are only mentioned in a tale (without having any actual presence within the story) are not to be written up as part of this rule. They can therefore count as the new character for Rule 2 in a later tale.
Rule 4: No tale can include a character who has appeared in either of the previous two tales. It is acceptable to use characters who were only mentioned in either of the two previous tales without actually featuring in person; similarly, it is acceptable to mention characters used in the previous two tales without featuring them in the current one. While continuity in Cavalcade is important, the whole idea is to show the whole gamut of the Foundation universe. If you want to return to a previous story and tell more of it, that's fine, but you can't continue it in a row.
Rule 5: Every tale must include at least one character who has been used before in the Cavalcade. This makes sure that, at the very least, some continuity is guaranteed. Their characterisation in your story must be consistent with their previously recorded backstory and description as required from Rule 3. Of course you are free, and indeed encouraged, to expand their story when you use them. When you do so, you must adjust their summaries accordingly. This rule does not apply until after the fifth tale is written.
As a corollary, you are not allowed to include more than 40% of the established Cavalcade characters in any given tale (rounded down). If this was not in place, someone could write a tale using every character introduced so far; then the next person couldn't use a character from a previous tale (Rule 5) without including a character that was in one of the previous two tales (Rule 4). You will always be able to choose from at least 20% of the established characters.
Rule 6: All stories must be at least 1000 words long. While there are some great stories on the site under 1000 words, this project's focus is worldbuilding, so longer stories are desired. There is no maximum number of words per tale.
Rule 7: At least one out of every three consecutive tales must include or reference a non-Foundation Group Of Interest (GOI). If neither of the previous two tales did, then you must include or reference at least one GOI in your tale. This ensures we see the Foundation universe from every angle. Which GOI(s) you choose to explore is, of course, up to you. You're also entirely welcome to invent your own just for Cavalcade. There is no restriction on how frequently any GOI can appear.
Rule 8: At least one out of every three consecutive tales needs to include or reference an extant SCP. It doesn't need to be under the control of the Foundation in-story, nor be referenced in the tale as the designation SCP-XXXX, but it needs to be done. Same as Rule 7, if nobody's used an extant SCP in the last two tales, pick one and use it in the next.
Rule 9: Every Cavalcade tale must link to the Cavalcade Hub, the previous tale written, and the next tale. The relative address of the page must be of the form cav-XXX, with XXX replaced with the number of the tale. For example, the seventeenth Cavalcade tale would be at the address http://www.scp-wiki.net/cav-017. The actual title of the page can be anything that you choose.
Let's say you've written the twentieth Cavalcade tale. The following text should be at the bottom of your page:
Use the above as a template, changing the numbers to suit.
When you post a new Cavalcade tale, you must edit the Cavalcade hub page and add your tale to it. With the new standardised addresses of the form CAV-XXX, linking to your tale from the previous tale is no longer neccessary, as it should already link there. You must also send a Wikidot PM to the next person in the queue, informing them that it's their turn, and update the bolded name on this sandbox page.
Furthermore, you must make the parent page of any Cavalcade tales be the Cavalcade Hub page. This is done by going to the bottom of the page, expanding the options, clicking on the "Parent" link, and then typing in "cavalcade-hub".
You must leave a comment on your own tale when you post it, stating:
1. The name(s) of the new character(s) you introduced. (Rule 2)
2. The name(s) of the old character(s) you reused. (Rule 5)
3. If you used or referenced a GOI in your tale, and if so, which one. (Rule 7)
4. If you used or referenced an extant SCP in your tale, and if so, which one. (Rule 8)
This information must also be added to the Cheat Sheet section at the bottom of this page.
This makes it easy to figure out if the next person to write must use a GOI or SCP in their tale, and ensures that you've successfully met Rules 2 and 5.
FAQ
Do Cavalcade tales all need to take place in the same universe/continuity/canon?
No! It's totally possible to have a lolFoundation tale in one week, an S & C Plastics tale the next, and a Bellerverse one after. If you write a tale for Cavalcade that is part of an existing Canon or Series, you're free to add it to the suitable Canon or Series hubs (in addition to the Cavalcade hub), and link to next/previous tales in the Canon/Series if appropriate (again, in addition to linking to the next and previous Cavalcade tales). However, all characterisations within Cavalcade must be consistent across tales. If you have a lowly Foundation researcher working on something in one tale, then show the same character in a later tale being a cackling Chaos Insurgency villain, you'll need to be able to defend how they got from point A to B.
Do alternate-universe versions of a character count as the same character?
Yes, for the purpose of applying the rules above. You can't use lolFoundation Dr. Gears in a tale immediately after someone used Dr. Gerry from the Classical Revival series. They do not count as new characters for Rule 2, and do count as old characters for Rule 5. If you use an alternate-universe version of a pre-existing character, you must not change the original character's description or life story in the Character List. The "baseline" version of the character is the description that should be kept and monitored.
So I could even write Project Crossover tales?
No. From Rule 2:
You are not allowed to use any fictional characters which are from non-SCP fictional works. Characters which are fictional in our universe are also fictional in the SCP universe (except, of course, those characters within the SCP universe). You can, of course, mention them as fictional characters within your tales, but not as real people.
But those Canons are so different! Rule 5 means I need to use a character that has appeared in a previous Cavalcade tale. How can I fit the characters established in earlier Cavalcade tales into different universes?
There are many SCPs which allow people to enter alternate universes, just use them!
Do Cavalcade tales need to take place in chronological order?
No! You can bounce around through timelines as much as you please.
Can I write a tale, end it on a cliffhanger, and then continue it when it's my turn again where I left off?
Yes… however, it's possible that someone before you in the Cavalcade order will continue your story, so don't depend on being able to write the next part yourself. Furthermore, if someone uses any of the characters you're intending to use in your tale in the previous two tales, they've effectively blocked your ability to continue your story.
Can I use characters that I've used in non-Cavalcade tales as my new character for Rule 2?
Yes!
If a character is discussed substantially but not actually present in one tale, do they count as a new character when they actually show up later?
Yes; see Rule 3.
The Cavalcade Order
Don't add your name to this list! Instead, add your name to the list below this one, and you'll be slotted into the order when possible. When we get to the end of this list, the rotation wraps around to the beginning. The bolded name in the list below is the person scheduled to write the next Cavalcade tale.
Randomini
TwistedGears
Crayne
Bryx
rumetzen
Silberescher
Drewbear
Retired for Inactivity:
ksaid
Scantron
UraniumEmpire
Reject
giant enemy spycrab
Zolgamax
Chubert
Devereaux
Bennings
Dr Yucatan
Captain Cain
weizhong
I Want To Join The Cavalcade!
Add your name below! You must read the rules before you do so.
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The Cavalcade Character List
In accordance with Rule 2, every tale must introduce a new character, and as stated in Rule 3, they need to have a name and summary associated with them. This is where those names and summaries get collected, for the sake of reference and crossreferencing. When adding new entries below, use the template provided.
Name: Character Name
Description: Gender, age, physical description, clothing preferences, temperament and personality, etc.
Background: The past life experiences of this character, as well as a summary of actions taken during Cavalcade tales. Affiliation with any GOIs should also be mentioned here.
Appearances: All appearances of this character in Cavalcade tales, hotlinked in order. Also, select non-Cavalcade appearances if relevant.
Name: Sedna Prewitt
Description: Female; 36 years old; pale skin from desk jobs, normally wears business suits or formal attire.
Background: Was recruited by the Foundation at the age of 24 after finishing a master's degree in cryptography after an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics. Worked on various Safe-class SCPs as a researcher with Level 2 clearance; gained Level 3 clearance at the age of 31 in order to work with various Euclid-class anomalies. Gained Level 4 clearance at the age of 35 and became Site Director of Site 76 in the same year. Defected to the Chaos Insurgency in CAV-001, as well as temporally corrupting Seattle.
Appearances: Chapter 1: A Defection, Chapter 7: A Crossing
Name: Gamut Rückfall
Description: Female; 26 years old; short dyed pink hair, tanned skin, heavily tattooed left arm.
Background: Spent the first 16 years of her life in a German orphanage before being adopted and emigrating to the United States of America, where she moved straight into tertiary education, starting an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. Dropped out of college and left her adoptive parents at the age of 18 to become a drug dealer. By the age of 20 was aware of the anomalous, having sold drugs to various people within the anart movement. Joined the Chaos Insurgency at the age of 21 after meeting Krav Lichtenfield.
Appearances: Chapter 1: A Defection
Name: Alajos "Krav" Lichtenfield
Description: Male; 41 years old; muscular build, brown hair, ethnically Hungarian/Jewish, constantly chews gum.
Background: Born to a poor Hungarian Jewish family in Budapest. From the age of 15, defended his neighborhood from violent gang attacks using Krav Maga, earning him the nickname "Krav". Became aware of the anomalous at the age of 22 when he discovered an anomalous source of food similar to SCP-261, which he used to feed his family and friends. At the age of 25, the GOC discovered and attempted to destroy the object; this was resisted by local Chaos Insurgency plants within local gangs. Krav himself was recruited into the Chaos Insurgency at the age of 26. Emigrated to the United States of America at the age of 29. Met Gamut Rückfall at the age of 36 and recruited her into the Chaos Insurgency.
Appearances: Chapter 1: A Defection
Name: The Administrator
Description: Male; Age Unknown; Name Unknown; Description Unknown
Background: The mysterious figure that runs the Foundation. Can overrule the outcome of any O5 council votes.
Appearances: Chapter 1: A Defection
Name: O5-4 (Laura Perrin)
Description: Female; 57 years old; Overseer for the Western Coast of North America
Background: Joined the Foundation at the age of 20; rose up the ranks and became an O5 at the age of 54. Holds a PhD in Psychology and a master's degree in Sociology.
Appearances: Chapter 1: A Defection
Name: Kevin Oxeye
Description: Male; 28 years old; Caucasian, brown hair, blue eyes… "average".
Background: Joined the Foundation at the age of 21 midway through a community college course in software design after submitting a fully functional strong AI for a project. Junior Researcher at Site 191 in Seattle, where he worked with SCP-315. Stuck in the Cavalcade Contingency Commission temporal lock/corruption of Seattle.
Appearances: Chapter 1: A Defection, Chapter 6: Stuck
Name: SCP-315
Description: Physically composed of a set of DVDs. 95 of these were known by the Foundation to exist on initial containment; however, there are over 1000 in existence. When played, the DVDs show a middle-aged man who can interact with and respond to stimulus outside of the screen he is being played on.
Background: Has been subjected to various tests in order to better understand his distributed consciousness. SCP-315 is not temporally linked in a causal fashion. He was recruited at an indeterminate point in the future to RCT-Δt due to his uniquely non-causal nature. SCP-315 was one of the first SCPs entered into the Cavalcade Contingency Commission database, which aimed to predict and plan for possible XK-class scenarios caused by Safe and Euclid class SCPs.
Appearances: Chapter 1: A Defection, Chapter 6: Stuck
Name: Thaddeus Xyank
Description: Male; Varying Age (Time travel is confusing.)
Background: Chairperson of the Temporal Anomalies Department, which may or may not exist in a given timeline. The most experienced and knowledgeable person in said field.
Appearances: The Story Of Dr. Thaddeus Xyank (available from FortuneFavorsBold's Author page), Chapter 1: A Defection, Chapter 6: Stuck
Name: DeadeyeAlligator [real name undefined]
Description: Woman, late 50s, lighter skin covered in tattoos of various reptiles; confident and practical demeanor. Has demonstrated ability to teleport herself and others by touching said tattoos.
Background: Former member of the Serpent's Hand, but left (presumably due to ideological differences). Has history with Mind-thriller. At the behest of Vanessa Graff, worked with Mind-thriller to kidnap Gabriel (see below).
Appearances: Chapter 2: Nucleation.
Name: Mind-thriller [real name unknown]
Description: Variable gender (xe/xem/xyr/xyrself), mid-20s, tan-skinned, imposing physique; coughs smoke and has chrome teeth. Somewhat paranoid, but helpful and good-natured.
Background: DeadeyeAlligator failed to recruit her to the Serpent's Hand some time ago. Xe now works with her as a getaway driver, helping to kidnap Gabriel. Shares (currently undefined) radical leanings with DeadeyeAlligator.
Appearances: Chapter 2: Nucleation
Name: Gabriel [surname undefined]
Description: Male, white, 30s to 40s, rather light frame; relatively terse, rather emotionless, exceptionally apathetic. Very good at making logical deductions.
Background: Possesses intimate knowledge of all organizations and social structures of sufficient size on Earth. Used this ability to make himself a billionaire, and claims to be able to bring about otherwise impossible changes to global society. Kidnapped by DeadeyeAlligator and Mind-thriller in Nucleation, ostensibly agreed to ensure that their vision of society is fulfilled.
Appearances: Chapter 2: Nucleation
Name: Arthur Rodrick
Description: Male, 36. Mild-mannered, curious about anomalies but adheres to the Foundation's creed.
Background: Employee of the Foundation, planted within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Oversees inspections of Foundation-approved anomalous organizations. Inspects main facility of Prometheus Labs in Cav-003, and enters void chamber within the facility.
Appearances: Chapter 3: An Inspection
Name: Alissa Grey
Description: Female, 27. Excitable, friendly.
Background: Junior researcher working within the main facility of Prometheus Labs since 1992. Works primarily in technology development involving temporal anomalies. Shows Arthur Rodrick around main facility in Cav-003.
Appearances: Chapter 3: An Inspection
Name: Lois Thompson
Description: Female, 23, Greek descent.
Background: Receptionist for the main facility of Prometheus Labs. May or not be a Prometheus Labs product. May or may not double as an anomalous guard of the facility. May or may not have edited her biography to seem like a more interesting character.
Appearances: Chapter 3: An Inspection
Name: Jessie Moon
Description: Korean teenage female omniscient reality warper. Trapped by causality and her own omniscience of her future; completely fine with this. Has a general sense of wonder and excitement at the prospect of living life and experiencing what she knows is going to happen. Doesn't really like the Foundation very much.
Background: May or may not be, strictly speaking, human. Has no idea where or how she was born. She is pretty certain that she is the product of a stable time loop. Her earliest memories are of being a teenager in high school; a few months after these memories, she realized her reality-warping powers. She knows that her ultimate fate is ending up in Foundation containment. Informs Carmen Fierro about the Seattle incident in CAV-004, with the intent for her to tell the O5 Council.
Appearances: Chapter 4: Ouroboric Tango
Name: Carmen Fierro
Description: Italian woman, 30s-ish. She is very friendly to people 99% of the time. This, combined with the fact that she is also very open about her employment with the Foundation, creates some dissonance between her friendly demeanor and less-than-friendly stated intents.
Background: Has been an agent of MTF Alpha-1, the Red Right Hand, for 6 years. i used my headcanon for the red right hand because haha i could, so Carmen is a former D-Class agent who was purposefully abducted by the Foundation because of her genetic potential to be an Alpha-1 agent. She was exposed to an unknown SCP object and administered HALMAS (Hallucinogenic Memetoamnestic Substance) to induct her into MTF Alpha-1. Currently ordered by the O5 Council to tail Jessie.
Appearances: Chapter 4: Ouroboric Tango
Name: Gus "Mongoose" Wilson
Description: 29 year old Caucasian male, 6' 2" and lanky (though not weak). He is a nervous and quiet, but tends to maintain a respectful attitude towards his coworkers. He likes to plan for situations before acting.
Background: Gus has been working at the Foundation for four years and has been part of three MTFs. He has been stationed at Area-354 as a member of the "poolboys" for a little more than a year. Prior to Foundation employment he attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy and served in the USMC.
Appearances: Chapter 5: A Series Of Changes
Name: James "Snowglobe" Collins
Description: 28 year old male, 5' 6", muscular, and stocky. He is loud, outgoing, and often abrasive. He likes to rely on instinct and act quickly. He's supposed to be a foil to Mongoose.
Background: Went to the Merchant Marine Academy with Mongoose. Also, joined the marines at the same time. They were even employed by the Foundation at the same time. The only time that they weren't with each other was when they worked on different task forces before joining "Poolboys."
Appearances: Chapter 5: A Series Of Changes
Name: Simone van Oldenburg
Description: Caucasian female, 24-year-old third generation American of Dutch origin (family emigrated after WWII.) She is eager, knowledgeable about temporal sciences, but sometimes a bit rash in her conclusions. Needs cooler heads in order to function, but she learns quickly. Blond hair, 1.73m, 79 kg, has a penchant for comfortable jeans and shirts that don't restrict her movement, but secretly would like to wear more dresses. Kind of uncomfortable with that, but she's working on it.
Background: Recruited from CalTech by scouts, and put in a trainee program to gauge her potential. Xyank took an interest in her and proposed the standard 'You might not get a degree, but you'll be working on cutting edge stuff'-deal. Simone accepted and has been in a race with Xyank's other up-and-comer Anastasakos ever since. Working on repairing the damage done by Sedna Prewitt when she activated all nine Type B XACTS stationed around Seattle.
Appearances: Chapter 6: Stuck
Name: George Alan Gimbell
Description: Caucasian, 57-year-old business man with a company that produces clothing for cats. Business is going under (was it ever afloat?) and he's under a lot of pressure. Set in his ways, too proud to admit he's wrong, and utterly devoted to his wife, eventhough they fight continually, mostly about money.
Background: George was caught in the temporal corruption of Seattle and is trying to make his way back home so he can tell his wife he's an idiot for trying to sell swimsuits for cats.
Appearances: Chapter 6: Stuck
Name: Madame Lucia
Description: Long white hair, long black silk gloves, and that's all you really get to see for the most part. The embodiment of the concept of permanence, solidarity, etc., yet prizes rarity and changeability. Gone a bit senile after so long in self-exile. You know Miss Havisham? Think Miss Havisham, but more so.
Background: Left the world behind in Elizabethan times out of boredom, with a smalltime thief in tow who would become her faithful servant. Has lived for the last few centuries becoming addicted to the flow of Chaos outside her window, and slowly going mad because of it.
Appearances:Madame Lucia, Chapter 7: A Crossing
Name: Iago does not deserve a surname and he knows it
Description: Appears to be approximately 37 years old. Caucasian, tall, dirty-straw hair, with an intense stare. Absolutely devoted to his mistress, Madame Lucia. However, he is fully aware that her mind is not all there, and is smart enough to use this to his advantage. Completely submissive in Her presence and insouciantly confident outside of it.
Background: A thief from Elizabethan London. Escaped the City guard and stumbled upon Madame Lucia as she was about to leave the world behind. He was enraptured instantly, and made one of the oldest deals in the book: Service for immortality. Currently on a quest for her beloved teaspoons.
Appearances: Madame Lucia, Chapter 7: A Crossing
Name: Robert Chetford aka SCP-014
Description: Old clothing, Roundish face, approximately 30 years old. Doesn't move at all Can move his toe a bit. He's rather absentminded most of the time.
Background: Was recruited by Iago on one of Madame's whims from New York City in 1914. His tenure was very short-lived. He wasn't nearly as awed by Madame as Iago, and attempted to find the secret to living forever without depending on her. As punishment, Madame let him live forever as a statue.
Appearances:Chapter 7: A Crossing
Name: Jonathan Smith
Description Caucasian, mid-to-late thirties. Utterly average in appearance, although with a permanent sheepish look on his face. Tends to be self-absorbed, pessimistic, oblivious, for good reason. His one joy in life is his cabbage, although nobody knows why.
Background: For reasons completely unknown to him, he always manages to be around when the anomalous goes to pot. Dimensional portal to who knows where? It opens just above his table at the cafe. All the babies in the city join together to form baby-mech? He was coochie-cooing a passing stroller. Tropical volcano erupts due to lava sharks in the caldera? he was sent there by his therapist to relax. The worst part is that he almost always manages to pass under the amnestic radar, so he remembers all of it. Talk about trauma.
Appearances: Chapter 7: A Crossing
The Cheat Sheet
When you write the comment for Rule 9, also record the Characters, GOIs, and SCPs in this section as done below.
1. Sedna Prewitt, Gamut Rückfall, Alajos "Krav" Lichtenfield, The Administrator, O5-4, Kevin Oxeye, SCP-315, Thaddeus Xyank
2. N/A
3. Chaos Insurgency
4. SCP-315
1. DeadeyeAlligator ("DA"), Mind-thriller ("MT"), Gabriel. Mentioned: Vanessa Graff ("Flanagan", of SCP-2357 fame), SearchNabokov (abbreviation unknown, likely "SN").
2. N/A
3. Arguably, whatever group DA, MT, and Graff run. If new GoIs are acceptable.
4. None.
1. Jessie Moon, Carmen Fierro
2. n/a
3. nope
4. nope
1. MTFO Gus "Mongoose" Wilson, MTFO James "Snowglobe" Collins, MTFO Thomas "Speck" Baker, Dr. Karl Riemann Tollison, GOC Researcher Alfred Fisher
2. N/A
3. Global Occult Coalition (Unfounded)
4. SCP-354
1. Simone van Oldenburg (Foundation/Temporal Anomalies Department), George Alan Gimbell
2. Kevin Oxeye, Thaddeus Xyank
3. N/A
4. SCP-315
Comments and Questions
Got a comment or a question? Edit the page and leave it down here tagged with your username.
So if you wanted to, you'd do it like this. ~
Randomini
Hey Rando, could we add a cheat sheet? So that we don't have to go running back to the previous articles to check. Something like this thing below. ~
ksaid
Good idea; moved your examples into their own section and adjusted the rules to suit. Thanks! ~
Randomini
Suggestion for authors: Now that we've got seven whole tales set up and the character reuse clause is in effect, can we make an effort to have new tales have a more than tangential tie to an existing plotline? I think it'd be better for both narrative cohesion and for people getting engaged with the material. ~
Scantron