Turning a chatlog into a story

[disasterAverted]

So yesterday we had a very fun 2.5 hour game in the IRC channel. And I think it actually turned out to be coherent enough to stand as a "fic" in the same way lC's forum threads do. No really. Look at this raw, un-cleaned-up log. It's got everything--pacing, a large cast of characters who all get to act at about the same rate and for long enough to display their own personalities and hint at backstories (thanks to the magic of "taking turns"), subtle setting details being dropped, etc. There's even a bonus epilogue humanizing "the creepy guy". I think, if I went in and properly cleaned it up (basically, shuffling lines and occasionally adding or dropping some to make it easier to read and tell what each person is talking about at all times, not to mention removing anything OOC) this could be an entertaining read even for someone unfamiliar with the AU with minimal explanation. (The bit in the middle where "beat the game" comes up is especially nice pacing-wise).

So the main thing I need to do this (besides a weekend) is in fact three things.

A: Verify that nobody thinks this is a god-awful idea (I think I can pull it off though).
B: Verify that no, it is not possible to use text colors on archive of our own (in which case tidying it up is even more important) (if not I need to be reminded of everyone's actual colors).
C: Get permission from as many people as possible. I don't think I can actually afford to lose anybody who was playing, but I'm willing to assume that if three fourths say ok I can start work on it without worrying about the others saying no. This'll be acquired via PM once a few people have weighed in on A and B, though if you're reading this topic feel free to volunteer your character here.

Cast of characters (++ represents a confirmation):
++silentAnswer/pastDreamSilentAnswer (yeah I really gotta recapitalize that dream handle)
++ tenaciousTheseus
++ vsOther (teal at the beginning, then uses black text)
++amaranthineSwell (has some hue of purple that's not the same as sA's)
++ ballisticspectacle
*implosiveCabaret/cattishHatrack (the former could probably be written out, he only popped in during the build-up to the game--but doing so would constitute "changing the conversation" so it might be better to just go with it)
++ unrecognisedCognition
++ steeledProtagonist
++stanzicApparati/lunarLungfish
++soulHooks

[mislaidLullaby]

From what I understand? A03 is capable of colour support.

Also? This sounds actually like it could be really fun. Is there any particular P.O.V. you'd want to take up or just write it from your own person's perspective?

(( unrecognisedCognition here- I say go for it if you wanna. ))

[disasterAverted]

No no no! No "point of view", no silliness like that. It would still be a chatlog, dressed up to look like an archived memo even (in the same way lC's stories are dressed up to look like an archived forum thread). The changes would just be to make it more easily readable--move multiline-sentences/trains of thought by the same person together, make it clearer who comments are being addressesd to, etc. Maybe slice some lines off any places where it gets bogged down and clean up my own character's dialogue for consistency (because I can).

That said, from the stance of treating this as a story, the epilogue (a "private" conversation with nontrivial character development for both sides, which I'm going to upgrade into a proper pesterlog) would elevate two people above the rest. I'm one of them, and the other one knows who he is.

If colors do work, I'd appreciate if everyone confirming okness tells me what color they're supposed to be. I guess I'll send out the PMs now, though I can only send to the account name that was posting so they may not all be primary accounts.

[stanzicApparati]

I'm 0kay with this! And Cyma's colour is #3366FF.

[disasterAverted]

That's two already! Great.

There's no forum account for vsOther001, amarintheswell, steeledProtagonist or soulHooks. If you're the owner of one of those names or know who it is, let me know. Also, anyone who wants me to list their another account name in the credits along with the one you were using (ie a "main" account) tell me that too.

[societalFlame]

VsOther001 is mine. Feel free to use her! She uses black text because she is clearly a ship, not a troll. In the credits, list whiteLimestone please.

If you're going to be doing character explanations, PM me if you have any questions.

EDIT: When the engineer is on he types in teal. No particular hex decided.

[genesisArtificer]

I am all ok for this. We posted logs on this fora, so posting them on AO3 isn't that big step up. Just don't mess with the actual conversation unless it is for the sake of coherency.

steeledProtagonist's colour is : FF9900

[tenaciousTheseus]

Sure, why not. You should have been here for the other times we played it.

tenaciousTheseus color :1a1a4f

As a side note, amaranthineSwell is specificNihilism's character, and soulHooks is Alana's

[fabulousFreelooter]

I am so okay with this. C: Soulhooks's color is 846cff~