Iris Event Idea Submissions/Discussion

Hello Hackers! I am officially opening up submissions for Iris' in-game story progression. There are several categories to work through. If you need a recap of who she is and her backstory, check out her Current Progress and Personality threads. Here is what we need suggestions for:

• When/where/why the party encounters her
  
• Relationships with other FF6 characters (PCs and NPCs)
  
• Altered scenes
  
• New scenes
  
• WoR self-actualization subquest*
  

There is a lot to cover, and we need a LOT of suggestions. Also, due to recent decisions in the ASM thread, Iris will be able to make an appearance in the World of Balance. However, I suggest that we keep her content toward the latter end of the WoB to avoid having to alter too many existing scenes. Let's take a little more in-depth look at each category for things that should be highlighted in submissions.

When/Where/Why?
Quite simply, we have to run into her at SOME point... so when? what has she been doing since she ran away from the Empire? Let's talk about places we can meet her and what the circumstances of the meeting are. Try to take a good long look at her character before submitting. How would Iris likely react to the party? How would she be convinced to join? Do we get her right away, or do we run into her several times before she joins? Also, unless it is obvious by the submission, let us know whether or not this encounter is optional or not. We could make Iris optional in WoB and WoR individually (like Mog), or perhaps permanently missable if not obtained in the WoB, or even WoR only... so let us know.

Relationships
As a permanent party member, she should be interacting with not only the party as a whole, but also individuals within the party as well. How do each these stories intertwine? How do they effect each other? Submissions in this category should make a point to explain why they think the characters would interact the way they do. This doesn't have to be an actual event idea, it could just be opening up discussion on the subject... Let's highlight some of the details that might make an appearance in other scenes/submissions.

Altered Scenes
The game already has a LOT of events. Anything that appears after obtaining Iris might be subject to change due to her presence. I would discourage any overarching game-altering events (for instance, Iris killing Kefka before he kills Leo, leaving Gestahl to become the main villain and making a totally different story). Also we may need ideas for scenes where we might need a one-liner from any given party member. There will likely be a bunch of little things to add Iris to, so let's not forget about them!

New Scenes
Obviously, we will be needing new scenes. This is basically any scene added that didn't exist before. These should serve as character development events for Iris in most cases, and highlight the relationships between her and the rest of the party.

*WoR Subquest
Each PC in FF6 gets a special WoR subquest that completes their character... While we WILL have one of these for Iris, we may want to hold off until we have worked out the REST of her story first. So we don't really want submissions for this yet. However, we should definitely be spending some time talking about literary themes for her character and what we hope to accomplish with her.


All that being said. Give us ideas! Let's work together on this people. All comments on other posters should be constructive. It's not likely every submission will make it to the final game, but we want to take everyone's thoughts and ideas into account. So let's not alienate anyone by our comments.

Happy Hacking!