Talk:A Rainy Day for Dolphins

Story ideas

a pod of dolphins, life lessons... going for a swim... finding a plastic bag? Meeting a neighboring pod of dolphins... socializing... working... figuring out what's important, how the important stuff changes over time, and varies from dolphin to dolphin... how dolphins can work and play well together... what games do dolphins play? Imagining mermaids or people... or both... what kinds of work do dolphins do? Different work and different games according to the pod and individual dolphin. Some alone games/work, some together games/work. What are the pod's goals? What are the dolphins' goals? Also english, grammar, style, voice, beauty! A nice little story.

Title ideas

(From before selection of "A Rainy Day for Dolphins")

• an odd pod of dolphins
• dolphinhood
• a rainy day in dolphinhood
• does it (ever) rain on dolphins?
• Do dolphins cry?
• A dolphin dream
• Dolphinville, city, village, etc.
• Dolphin days
• Day of the dolphin
• A dolphin in the rain
• A rainy day for dolphins <giggle>
• A rainy day with dolphins

moral & theme ideas

• society, personality, character
• it even rains underwater (false insecurities)
• dealing with actuality
• doing good, well
• community & individuality
• self & other
• economies of scale
• coordination problems
• priorities
• evolution over time
• diversity
• values/efficiency/etc.
• Dealingwithhurdles,annoyances,obstacles,threats,etc.
• Playfulness, business
• home & away

character ideas

[name, characteristics 1 & 2, role, quality]

• Lucy, a nice & friendly dolphinette, teamwork, comfort
• Bethany, a bold & independent dolphinette, direction, guidance
• Jaime, a cute & loving dolphin, followership, support
• Tom, a strong & agile dolphin, leadership, role model
• (Harvey, a bad & dangerous shark, aggression, threat)
• (Hank, obnoxious spiky thing... (dolphin harrasser...))

plot ideas

Always sunny, then a rainy day. Dolphins unsure what to do. Go on an adventure. Encounter obnoxiousness, threat, inertia, overstimulation. Find that each has individual preferences, and that group also has cohesive needs. Find ways to manage complex desires and hindrances. Practice work & play. Save the day. Discover good values and efficiency. Relax and have fun (in the sun)! :)

surprises

Avoid cliches

subvert expectations – thematic, stylistic, eventastic, etc.

Learn some mathy and languagy lessons

• science – dolphin bio/soc., human bio/soc.
• Math – basic numbers/counting/etc., basic operations, one or two more advanced operation teasers... (fractions? Exponents? Probabilities?)
• language – modified words, expressions... neologisms... sound, beauty, rhythm, rhyme, etc.
• Love! :) (different kinds)

subtle infos

eccentric & balanced! :)