Summary
Thank you for the word document. I actually started this before I knew that you posted this, and did this whole summary. This is just a breif sythises, and I would recommend going to read the hyperlink above if you would like the whole story (this is more or less for those that are already familiar with the story).
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As Sam leaped onto the ships, he fell, and was caught by a strange but physically able man. It is apparant that he is a good deal away from land, because there are dolphins. The strange man offers something to eat for Sam, and in response, Sam goes over the railing and vomits.
As Sam is on the ground, he sees and grabs a silver necklace, which he picks up and is assumed to keep with him (this is never clarified). Al appears, and teases him about his stomach sickness. At this point, the man offers Sam some food again. When Sam tells Al that he will throw up again if he mentions food, the mystery man thinks that Sam is talking to him, and puts him in an arm-lock and forces him below decks.
Below, the man offers him some whisky, and mentions that he does Deep Sea Diving. The man persists in having him drink, and then he appears to leave. At this point, Sam is told that he is Mirabella Furtado.
The man hackling him is Wayne "The Saint" Montalvo, an ex-priest who now spends his days treasure hunting on the ocean. Al tells Sam that Ziggy says there is an 87% chance Sam is here to restore his faith. As it turns out, he killed two weeks later when his ship crashes into some rocks.
As Al and Sam were talking, Montalvo returns and sees this. Montalvo thinks that he is drunk, or that there are stowaways. A few hours go by, and Al returns to tell Sam that when Montalvo was killed on ????? Island*, there was whisky on this breath, and a whisky bottle next to him that did not contain his fingerprints. Al also tells him that the main suspect is Mirabella, which is Sam's host.
It turns out that Mirabella and Wayne are engaged, and that he finds some treasure following the wedding. It is implied that someone killed Montalvo, frames Mirabella, and gets away with the treasure, since that is never found. There is a bruise on her arm, which is implied to be a struggle, but this is not elaborated on.
Sam then needs to meet up with his older sister in five minutes to pick up a wedding dress**. It is implied that somebody is running towards Sam, and that the ship is heading towards another island in a mile and a half time.
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*Needs a name
**Some confusion between environment and story line
Whew :nut. Anyways, I would once again like to say that jmoinz has the complete story, and you should probably read that before the summary or posting.
I also agree that there needs to be some more clear rules. I read the original rules, but they are usually disregarded. Therefore, here are some updated rules to be posted. I would love to hear any alterations or new rules before we pick up the story. Also, I would love to thank jmoinz for making me stop and think that we are a little confused. I'm not trying to be in charge, I just think that there does need to be some new clarity since 2002.
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1. Instead of 10-15 words (since this is usually disregarded), perhaps one to three sentences, with the length not exceeding five lines (line measurements in the posting box, not the posted box.
2. There needs to be a uniform tense (I opt for 3rd person, but this is just me).
3. Personally, it gets a little hard to tell the difference between the story and comments at a glance. Text that is part of the story should be bolded. That way, comments and story can be put in the same post without confusion.
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If there are any others, then just post them. We should be able to get this yet. Then we can start the story without these holes. I think that this story is very well-written. Thanks to Gelfling for starting this, and to everyone who brought us to this point.