Help me beat up Kristof!
I'm finishing up the final polish of my last book before sending it out. I'm down to one small section where Kristof, the main character, has altogether too easy a time getting from the place where another character decided he was too dangerous to know and kicked him out of the car, to the house where Kristof is going to look for his friend Gabe.
I need to make Kristof even more miserable, because when characters have an easy time of things the story gets dull, but I can't think of anything interesting enough. Help me come up with an interesting event and I'll dedicate the book to you when it's published!
Here's a very quick overview of what's going on, so there's no duplication. The book is a fantasy, and Kristof is a weredeer--a guy who can turn into a deer. He's stuck in a world where unlicensed magic use is illegal, and his only friend in the world, Gabe, has been arrested. The scene in question is near the end.
So far in the book Kristof has been beaten up, arrested, magically experimented on, forced to murder several innocent people, has escaped with Gabe, pretended to be a real deer in a private menagerie, was captured by a zoo, and has just escaped from being tortured. In the scenes after this one he's going to be shot while rescuing Gabe. So what else can I do to him?
Any ideas are very welcome--even something unlikely might lead to something else that'll work. I'm really stuck here and want to finish this, so I appreciate the use of your imagination! Mine's empty.
I need to make Kristof even more miserable, because when characters have an easy time of things the story gets dull, but I can't think of anything interesting enough. Help me come up with an interesting event and I'll dedicate the book to you when it's published!
Here's a very quick overview of what's going on, so there's no duplication. The book is a fantasy, and Kristof is a weredeer--a guy who can turn into a deer. He's stuck in a world where unlicensed magic use is illegal, and his only friend in the world, Gabe, has been arrested. The scene in question is near the end.
So far in the book Kristof has been beaten up, arrested, magically experimented on, forced to murder several innocent people, has escaped with Gabe, pretended to be a real deer in a private menagerie, was captured by a zoo, and has just escaped from being tortured. In the scenes after this one he's going to be shot while rescuing Gabe. So what else can I do to him?
Any ideas are very welcome--even something unlikely might lead to something else that'll work. I'm really stuck here and want to finish this, so I appreciate the use of your imagination! Mine's empty.