*ponders*
This will be better, I think.
While attempting to figure out how this "solution" is not a deus ex machina for Ben, I've decided that it's just not going to go "as planned," and the relief he gets isn't going to be as great as I was going to give him at first. As my handsome and talented Writing Buddy points out, Ben is allowed to get help from outside sources, as long as it doesn't solve all his problems.
But, at the same time, I don't want my readers to think this is a cheat. So, it's a fine line I walk.
And I need to figure out how I'm going to describe how this shadow-cord is knotted around him. Because if I say "shibari," like, three people on the planet will understand it.
In other news, the Steelers apparently managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, losing in the last 34 seconds of the game. *shakes head*
While attempting to figure out how this "solution" is not a deus ex machina for Ben, I've decided that it's just not going to go "as planned," and the relief he gets isn't going to be as great as I was going to give him at first. As my handsome and talented Writing Buddy points out, Ben is allowed to get help from outside sources, as long as it doesn't solve all his problems.
But, at the same time, I don't want my readers to think this is a cheat. So, it's a fine line I walk.
And I need to figure out how I'm going to describe how this shadow-cord is knotted around him. Because if I say "shibari," like, three people on the planet will understand it.
In other news, the Steelers apparently managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, losing in the last 34 seconds of the game. *shakes head*