Another answer Goosport.

Posted by the Fiddler from IDFAB102-44.splitrock.net on March 04, 2000 at 17:04:58:

In Reply to: Another question, Fiddler... posted by Goodsport on March 04, 2000 at 15:00:13:

: : A short time later, after the threesome had recovered somewhat from their encounter with the spider, James inquired of his mentor, "So now what do we do?"

: : "Throw him on a litter," the jaded archeologist gestured at Webley, "and go home."

:
: Why are they going home now? Aren't they going to search where the Golden Spider could be, try to find out who had taken it from the golden altar table in the web site? Wasn't the whole reason they traveled to Brazil in the first place to find the Golden Spider (I know that it wasn't to fight some giant arachnoid! :D )??? I can't picture Indiana Jones just giving up like that! :(

Maybe he means his real home and that he knows there is nothing more to be found here, so he thinks they should go home and get some more information before running around in the jungle looking for something that may be in Europe for all they know. So instead of giving up, he's making the smart descision to get more info before continuing.

: OR... when Indiana Jones said 'home', did he mean their temporary residence in Brazil, where they would regroup, recuperate(sp?) and formulate another plan to find the Golden Spider?

Maybe that's it, it realy could be either way.

: Please let us know, so Deirdre will know which way to write Chapter 9! :D

Part of the fun of writting these stories (for me) is that we don't know, you guys don't know what I meant by it, and what was meant by it in the story will only be found out when Deirdre interprets it and writes accordingly. If I wanted that much control over what happens next, I would have specified exactly what he meant. But as it is, the next part of the story is as much a surprise to me as anyone else, and as long as such things don't ignore past events in the story, that's what makes it fun.

--the Fiddler

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Re: Another answer Goosport. Goodsport 19:11:52 3/04/2000 (12)
- Oops. Read this one instead... Goodsport 19:14:13 3/04/2000 (11)
  - HUH? the Fiddler 21:48:11 3/04/2000 (10)
    - Re: HUH? Goodsport 23:07:07 3/04/2000 (9)
      - I wasn't angry. [nm] the Fiddler 02:03:19 3/05/2000 (8)
        
        Another reason why... Goodsport 03:40:50 3/05/2000 (7)
        
        Fiddler, I apologize if... Goodsport 02:28:03 3/06/2000 (6)
        
        It's OK.... the Fiddler 02:44:19 3/06/2000 (5)
        
        so i guess thats the end of the golden spider story? :( [nm] . 11:37:45 3/06/2000 (0)
        
        Re: It's OK.... Goodsport 02:54:08 3/06/2000 (3)
        
        Re: It's OK .... (READ THIS ONE INSTEAD) Goodsport 02:55:30 3/06/2000 (2)
        
        You da' man! Remeber that! [nm] the Fiddler 03:11:35 3/06/2000 (1)
        
        That makes you the fiddler and that makes me the Short Round(NM) Short Round 09:11:34 3/06/2000 (0)

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: : : A short time later, after the threesome had recovered somewhat from their encounter with the spider, James inquired of his mentor, "So now what do we do?"

: : : "Throw him on a litter," the jaded archeologist gestured at Webley, "and go home."

: : 
: :     Why are they going home now? Aren't they going to search where the Golden Spider could be, try to find out who had taken it from the golden altar table in the web site? Wasn't the whole reason they traveled to Brazil in the first place to find the Golden Spider (I know that it wasn't to fight some giant arachnoid! :D )??? I can't picture Indiana Jones just giving up like that! :(

: Maybe he means his real home and that he knows there is nothing more to be found here, so he thinks they should go home and get some more information before running around in the jungle looking for something that may be in Europe for all they know. So instead of giving up, he's making the smart descision to get more info before continuing.

: 
: :     OR... when Indiana Jones said 'home', did he mean their temporary residence in Brazil, where they would regroup, recuperate(sp?) and formulate another plan to find the Golden Spider?

: Maybe that's it, it realy could be either way.

: 
: :     Please let us know, so Deirdre will know which way to write Chapter 9! :D

: Part of the fun of writting these stories (for me) is that we don't know, you guys don't know what I meant by it, and what was meant by it in the story will only be found out when Deirdre interprets it and writes accordingly. If I wanted that much control over what happens next, I would have specified exactly what he meant. But as it is, the next part of the story is as much a surprise to me as anyone else, and as long as such things don't ignore past events in the story, that's what makes it fun.

: --the Fiddler

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