It was meant to be the story of a one byte long entity at large after its creator got caught in a hackers crackdown similar to Bruce Sterling's. In its unconscious years during the course of ever expanding Internet, it accidentally fuses with an another computer program (another gig; this time stolen from the famous SF series Star Trek, Voyager to be specific), it becomes self aware in a wild wild web as we know it nowadays. Bewildered, it traverses the Internet to find the people, scripts and sites it once knew.After the prologue, I am planning a flashback to its birth (in a basement of a 16 year old), early years, BBS's and such, the awakening and, and... At this point, I am stuck. OK, I am certain that I will make a cultural criticism of the Internet vis-a-vis its voyages but I am not that certain how I should end it. Suggestions are welcome.
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I know that it was meant to be a trial, I think you could have written the prologue better, focusing on Ninja Byte's initial feelings and bewilderment.
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Thanks for your input, Mike. I cut it a bit short, as you said but I believe it will be a mistake to unnecessarily delve into character analysis without a thought-out ending as it may have an impact on Ninja Byte's travels and the ending itself. Waiting... :-)
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