Talk:Window of Opportunity
Some things you may want to think about...
Point one: The setting is obviously supposed to be (or, at least, have been) the Real World -- so where's the magic coming from? Why didn't anybody notice Tardis Trees, and all the rest of the associated stuff, any time before the psychobears came along? IMAO, you really need to address this point some time or other.
Point two: Every story gets one arbitrary 'miracle' for free, just because... but this setting has two 'miracle's, those being (a) the psychobears and (b) strong, working magick. It would be better, IMAO at least, if the two DEMs were really only one DEM. For instance, the psychobears have insanely advanced tech. Fine. What if they came to Earth to do some sort of remodeling on local physical laws, and the magic is a side-effect of their meddling? You could have the psychobears be surprised by this side-effect; you could have them be fully aware of it, and have contingency plans to deal with what happens when this particular side-effect shows up in the course of their planetscaping; etc. Alternately, perhaps the magic was recently invented/discovered by a human (Barry!), and this guy (being a furry, and a bit warped in addition) decided to use it to reshape humanity into furries, and the psychobears were something he came up with to 'encourage' the mundane masses to make the change.
Point three: The given rationale for the "can't turn 100% human" schtick doesn't make sense. Okay, the shapeshifting is because you're "bonded" to an animal spirit -- but by the same token, that spirit is bonded to a human! If the bonded-to-spirit thing means you can't go 100% human, then the bonded-to-human thing should mean you can never go 100% animal. But, apparently, it is possible to go 100% animal -- so what's the deal here? It wouldn't surprise me at all if the not-fully-human thing is not actually a natural limitation of whatever kind, but, rather, an artificial limitation that has been imposed by some furry-loving mage (like Barry?).
It makes perfect sense that these points haven't been addressed yet; your viewpoint character really hasn't been in any position to ask the right questions, thus far. Fortunately, this seems likely to change in the next story or two... Cubist 06:44, 29 August 2007 (EDT)
