Subplot Development
Scene Purpose:
Partner character’s actions cause a setback in the relationship with the Main Character.
Main vs. Impact: Throughline — Fixed Attitude
Plot Information: Dividends — Obtaining
Kō finds an inner strength she did not know she had.
Aroha is terrified of losing Kō. At the same time, one of the reason she loves Kō is Kō’s strength and power. So while Kō is out fighting, Aroha finds herself more deeply in love and admiration for Kō.
Ingo, although Kō makes him angry by violating his traditional sensibilities, discovers how to unlock his own desires by watching Kō go after hers. His sense of duty is perhaps too strong, and he comes to learn the value of following his heart. This is why, at the end, when Kō and Aroha are together, he will be able to reveal his own secret love and desire.
Main vs. Impact: Signpost 1 — Contemplation
The water creature is defeated, Kō wants to go into the water to stop Tangaroa. Ingo wants to do it instead, but cannot go that deep. Aroha wants her to stay.
About Pete
Plucky polymath, software engineer by day, dreamer of dreams by night. Longing to behold and beget beauty and love, Kōtiro is an expression of my passion for the magic of the world in which we find ourselves.