Problems that aren't important...

[awanderingbard]

What is it about having four characters in a scene that makes it so much harder than three? Three is fine. Three is good. Everyone gets to talk and no one is left out. But you add in just one more person and all of it a sudden it's "where's ____? He was here a few paragraphs ago? Did he wander off again? I told you to use the buddy system. ___? You get back here this instant, mister, or I swear to God I will turn this whole story right around and we're all going home! No one will get a plotline!"

Sigh.

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[awanderingbard.livejournal.com]

Whew, I'm glad I'm not the only one. Poirot is being very difficult at the moment. John, Sherlock and Hastings are all nattering away, but Poirot is being sulky and won't play nice. Then you have to decide whether it's best to leave him out if he doesn't have something to say or make him speak for the sake of speaking.

Lestrade and I are bonding over our complete inability to control our detectives.

[joonscribble.livejournal.com]

Poirot is being very difficult at the moment. John, Sherlock and Hastings are all nattering away, but Poirot is being sulky and won't play nice.

Yeah, my genius detective (Sherlock) is sulking as well. Crowley and Aziraphale won't shut up with John interjecting like mad. But Sherlock? Totally sulking.

[awanderingbard.livejournal.com]

Why is always the ones who never shut up who decide to go silent? You couldn totally get away with John not speaking, maybe he's just listening thoughtfully, but Poirot should be so indignant right now and he's just giving me nothing. I'm hoping he'll pick up once I switch to Hastings' point of view. But then, of course, I have to find Hastings' narration voice and I have nothing from Dame Agatha on hand to remind me of how he tells a story.