User blog comment:Bombkidbomb/Fairy Tail and Hydra Head - Roster w/ Writers + Posting Order/@comment-4072803-20140923040842/@comment-24070327-20140924003208

Since we're allowed to talk about possibilities...let's talk!

Setting seems to be Ca-Elum. The nation sent out a call for assistance against Bailong's Legion. And that assistance round up being Fairy Tail and Hydra Head. But what kind of setting is this going to be? Rural? Urban? I'm hoping it's a plaace that'll offer a lot of interaction with the environment. Make the story-telling a bit more in depth if there is more to deal with than JUST the rivals and bad guys. Carnivorous plants? Hordes of monsters? Crazy, local tribals? Rebellions in place during the invasion of Bailong's Legion? So many possibilities when you have a blank slate... Kishishi

So we have three factions here. Fairy Tail, Hydra Head, and Bailong's Legion. In all technicality, Fairy Tail and Hydra Head are on the same side against Bailong's Legion. But since we ALL want Fairy Tail and Hydra Head to duke it out, we know SOMETHING has got to happen to pit the two of them against each other. That means some things have to go WRONG. Either Bailong's Legion needs to sick the two guilds onto each other some how OR some egos can clash against each other.

To me, ego-clashing sounds like the most fun. Since Natsu's involvement is kinda self-evident, we pretty much KNOW he is going to cause some trouble. And if my Aaron makes it in, I know he'll be more than a little unhappy with having to receive the Fairies' help in the matter. Since he doesn't like accepting help in general, much less from complete strangers. Or perhaps competivie spirits can clash, two mages have a friendly bout. And another mage misunderstands when he comes upon the end result. And then eveything spirals down here.

Regardless, things can't get TOO bad. Because in my opinion, it should take more than one mage to take down any of the Demon Generals if we want to present them as serious threats. Hydra Head and Fairy Tail need to butt heads, NOT bite each other's head off. Or, uhh, heads in terms of Hydra Head. Either way, we should keep in mind that some strength needs to be preserved for the Demon Generals. Lest we would make it seem like the Demon Generals are just an afterthought rather than the reason these two guilds have been called out of their country.

Next thing I can think of is how immersive are we getting here? Are we going for some kind of realism here? Like the battles could take time. The mages need food, sleep, new clothing if their old duds were trashed, shelter, and et cetera? Or are we just going to have a bunch of battles all happen in one day? Things can get fun in a chaotic sort of way if everyone was supposed to be back at inn by sundown, but someone couldn't make it because they were fighting one thing or another. And maybe if they don't return because they were forced to sleep in a cave or something, a Hydra Head becomes supicious of those Fairies he heard come back late at night. Or a Fairy gets annoied when a Hydra Head mocks the Fairies' lack of discipline. Just speculation of course. Doesn't have to go that way but you see my point. Kishishi...