Gooday Gaming Guests - Project Journey Man Day 2

Episode Date: December 2, 2024

This is my First Time Trying to write a book.

Alright, so today was a really good day. However, I didn't do anything with video. Maybe one of the first days I haven't videoed anything on YouTube. I'm starting to think maybe I'm just over videoing it. It's kind of like repeating the same thing and the results really haven't changed. But we'll keep plugging away at it. So this is my... I'm going to do a little more

the story I started. I did GameCube earlier today. So that's a fun system. I can sit and talk about GameCube all day long. So many things I've done and learned from GameCube over the years. And parts of, again, number one

by far so let's go back to my buddy here my chat and let's read a little bit more of the story he made for me I'm still working on the character

the story name is Project Journeyman. I have another idea down the road. Oh, no. I might not be able to do it. Let's see if I can do it. I thought I logged off.

Okay. Now I'm back. Yay. All right. So we're writing a book idea so I gotta go back to that conversation and we'd I had upgraded what I did I kept adding new new features to the story so the last version I read was still not quite well it's still got a long way to go obviously so he tried to see so I think we were going to do

his backstory. Earthman. Let's see. Earth's mankind destruction of itself. Destruction. So that's the backstory of what's going on on Earth. What exactly is the crisis on Earth?

What is the goal for Project Journeyman? So these are questions he was asking when I told him to slow down for the story. Let's see. Dusty's Backstory in Context of

Earth's Crisis. So we'll do step three, which is Dusty's Backstory with Earth's Crisis. A world in decline. Earth is in a dire state. Decades of environmental neglect have led to widespread crisis natural disasters are depleting rapidly climate change has ravaged ecosystems and food

and clean water are becoming increasingly scarce governments are struggling to maintain control of societies, start to break down. People are losing hope. So this is the back story, the journeyman of how Earth is at the time, which is pretty much how most of these stories end up anyway. Humanity on the edge. With each passing year, the situation worsens. Food shortage led to conflict. Large swathes of land become uninhabitable.

And humanity is facing faced with terrifying possibilities of extinction. Scientists and world leaders have desperately seeked a solution, some way to secure a future for humanity. secure a future for humanity, even if it means looking beyond Earth.

Dusty's backstory in the context of Earth's crisis. Dusty's struggling amid the crisis. Dusty has spent his life watching things fall apart, both personally and globally. The world around him has always seemed erratic, but in the recent years it's gotten worse. The streets are less safe, people are more desperate. The sense of hopelessness is everywhere. Dusty's personal struggles with addictions, crime, and loss have been amplified by the harsh realities of the world he lives in. The turning point. Dusty finds himself in trouble with the law again.

Caught up in a scuffle over limited supplies. Desperate people fighting over what little is left. He's facing jail time or another stint in rehab, either of which seems to hope, offer any hope, a way out. A choice in a

hopeless world. During this time, Dusty is approached by a government official. Project Journeyman is not public knowledge. It is a last-ditch effort by a coalition of scientists and leaders who are determined to extend humanity's reach beyond the confines of a dying Earth. They are recruiting people with nothing left to lose people like dusty who might be willing to take one more trip into the unknown

all right let's see how's my so I do this reading in bed so it's kind of little difficult I found a different mic so I can get it kind of close to me here. All right. Why Dusty Grease? Dusty listens to their pitch. They tell him that Earth is on the borrow time. Humanity might not survive much longer unless they find new options beyond their crumbling world. They need people willing to go out there, to leave Earth behind,

and be part of something that could give the human race a chance, even if it's a slight one. Dusty sees this as an opportunity to finally escape a life of failure. He doesn't see himself as a hero, but he does see this as his one chance to do something that matters. Something that might make all the mistakes and pain worth it. Dusty's motivation. Leaving a fresh start.

Dusty agrees to join the project, Journeyman. He knows there's no coming back. He doesn't want to come back. Earth is falling apart and there's no coming back. He doesn't want to come back. Earth is falling apart and there's nothing left for him here. The mission offers Dusty the chance to leave it all behind, to start fresh, to contribute to something that might actually matter. He's not motivated by glory or recognition. He's motivated by hope that and leave everything be

far behind he might find peace or at the very least purpose beacon of hope the idea of becoming part of a mission that could bring humanity hope that could serve as a beacon to something better, resonates with Destiny, Dusty. He doesn't expect to save the world. He doesn't even expect to survive for long. But he thought that the journey might mean something to the future, gives him the strength to move forward. Questions to develop further.

What's the actual crisis on Earth? What's the goal of Project Journeyman? So as I was doing this little story here, I had to add Earth to have some sort of a mankind-driven destruction. So, the state of the earth. Mankind's self-destruction. Humanity's actions have led to the near collapse of the world as we know it. Decades of unchecked industrial expansions, environmental exploitations, and discred for sustainability have taken their toll.

Earth's resources are nearly depleted. The forests are destroyed. Oceans are polluted. The climate change has made much of the planet uninhabitable. But it wasn't just environmental neglect. It was also conflict,

greed, the inability to cooperate that accelerated humanity's downfall. War and conflict. In the struggle for the remaining resources, countries went to war. Conflict broke out all over access to clean water, land, and dwindling energy supplies. The wars, both large and small, further ravaged the planet, leaving behind devastation that no one could escape. Society started to break down.

Humanity's lost, worst traits were laid bare, greed, violence, and a desperation to survive at any cost. The world on a brink. By the time Project German was conceived, Earth was on the brink of complete collapse. Government was in disarray, society was unraveling, and there was no longer any settlements of order. People lived in fear.

Fear of violence, of starvation, of what each day might bring to Earth. One's vibrant and full life had become a hostile place shaped by humanity's worst impulses. Dusty's life amid

the collapse. A product of a broken world. Dusty's life amid the collapse. A product of broken world. Dusty Camden grew up in this crumbling world. He saw the destruction unfolding firsthand. The forest that once surrounded his town turned into barren wastelands. The rivers that were once clean and full of life reduced to pollution streams. The chaos and fears that permeated society pushed Dusty into a life of poor choices. In a world that seemed to be falling apart, it was easy for him to fall into addictions and petty crime,

to lose hope that anything could even be better. Personal struggles amplified by desperation. Dustin's personal struggles with addiction and his time in jail were only made worse by the world around him. Opportunities were scarce, and hope was even scarcer. When his mother passed away, Dusty felt like he had truly lost everything. The one person who kept him grounded was gone. There was no one left to care whether he lived or died. The Offer from Project Journeyman. An unexpected chance in a hopeless world.

It was another run-in with the law that Dusty was given a choice. The world in chaos and the authorities had little patience for people like Dusty. But instead of sending him back to jail,

he was approached by someone with an offer, Project Journeyman. The project was humanity's last attempt to reach out into the universe, to send someone beyond Earth with a beacon and a hope that something, someone out there might hear it. Not a hero's choice, but a way out. Dusty wasn't given much time to decide. He could either remain on Earth, face more of the same, a life without purpose, a world crumbling around him,

or he could leave. The mission was dangerous. Outcome uncertain. It was a one-way trip. But Dusty, it was only a real choice. Staying meant more pain, more regret, and more same hopelessness. Leaving offered a chance to a fresh start, to escape not only his own mistakes, but also to make mistakes of all mankind. Dusty's motivation to leave, a fresh start away from mankind's failures. Dusty didn't see Project Journeyman as an adventure or a way to be remembered. He saw it as a chance to finally break free. He wanted to leave behind not just his own failures, but also the failures of humanity, the wars, the greed, the destruction that turned Earth into a hostile wasteland.

And spaced, drifting into the unknown, Dusty hoped to find some settlements of peace, a place where he could be free from the burden of everything that had gone wrong on Earth. The hope of redemption. Deep down, Dusty also hoped that by leaving he could be something good. Maybe his journey might change anything for the people left behind. And maybe it might mean that humanity had tired, that in the end someone had reached out into the stars. Even if it was just one man and a drifting capsule.

It wasn't about saving the world. It was about knowing they had finally done something that mattered. Even if no one else ever knew his name. Questions to explore further. What exactly is the purpose of Journeyman now? Is it a last-ditch effort? Simply a symbolic gesture? What does he think about the future? simply a symbolic gesture.

What does Dusty think about the future? This version makes Dusty's decisions feel more urgent and driven by the collapsing Earth world. This is some suggestion. So that's where I've gotten so far. How about we pick one element of Journeyman and develop it thoroughly. I told Zippy here to slow down and let's break it down a little bit. Because the overview is pretty cool so far. So pick one element. One.

Focus on Dusty. Dive into his mindset. Motivation. What drives him to finally make the choice to leave. Develop the Earth crisis. Define exactly what happens on Earth. Making it vivid so it sets the stage for what

Journeyman is necessary. Project's purpose. Decide what Journeyman really aims to accomplish its exploration survival or sending a message so that's as far as I got let's just play around for just a couple minutes here so I'm gonna say it's told it to that and one of the so let's focus on dusty so now I'm just let's focus on dusty so we'll come up with so we would have to be some sort of a story where there's flashbacks. Great Tom.

Let's focus on Dusty and really dig into his mindset, motivations, and drives. I like that. Zippy, you can always remember where you are. But you have to stay within that same. Let's see what he's doing here. You have to stay within the same thread that you were doing alright so it's kind of as close as I can get to

making a book a lot of it might be returning great town focusing on Dusty Camden in depth character exploration mindset emptiness and regret Dusty's life In-depth character exploration Mindset Emptiness and regret Dusty's life has been filled with mistakes

Wrong choices That led him nowhere After losing his mother He felt a profound emptiness As if he had lost the last person Who truly cared about him He constantly battles regret Over wasted opportunities Over pushing away people Who cared about him. He constantly battles regret over wasted opportunities, over pushing away

people who cared about him, and over the life he could have lived but didn't. Isolation. Dusty has always felt a sense of isolation, but after his mother's death, that feeling became even more intense. Just lost where I was. Let's see. No, that's not it. Sometimes I hit the button and it goes way up.

Oh, there it was again. Sometimes I hit the button and it goes way up. Oh, I lost it again. Oh, there we go. I lost it. Dustin has also felt isolation. He has no family left, no friends, and the world around him is in chaos. He sees himself as a ghost moving through life, but not really a part of it. The sense of isolation makes him feel like there's nothing trying him to earth and nothing worth staying for.

Disillusionment with humanity. Dusty has seen the worst of people. He's witnessed the greed, the violence, the destruction that humanity has brought upon him and the planet. It's hard for him to believe in anything anymore.

He's tired of watching people fight over scraps. Tired of seeing the Earth get worse every day. Dusty's disillusionment fuels his desire to leave. He wants to escape the constant reminders of humanity's failures. Motivations for leaving. Escape. For Dusty, Project Journeyman

is the ultimate escape. It's not just a way to leave behind his mistakes. It's a way to leave behind everything that reminds him of them. On Earth, every day is a reminder. Of what he's lost. And what he's done wrong.

Leaving for a one way mission. Into the unknown feels like a chance. To finally. Let all that weight go. Go away. A fresh start. Dusty Knows that Earth

That leaving Earth means There's no coming back But that's not what makes it appealing On Earth it feels like He's stuck in an endless cycle Every time he tries to do better Something pulls him back Space represents a blank slate

No past No failures Just the possibility of something different That or something pulls him back. Space represents a blank slate. No past, no failures, just the possibility of something different. It's his chance to start fresh, even if it's out among the stars with no one else. Doing something meaningful. Deep down, Dusty wants to do something that matters. He spent his life feeling like a failure, like he's never contributed anything positive. Project Journeyman is dangerous.

It's uncertain. But it's also important. It's humanity's last effort to reach Earth, beyond Earth. And Dusty wants to be part of that. He wants to be able to say that he did something with his life. That he could take a risk, make a sacrifice, and contribute to something bigger than himself. It's not about being remembered. It's about feeling like his life had a purpose.

The moment of decision, the offer. Dusty is approached with the offer to the Journeyman project. Project Journeyman. After getting into trouble once again. He's sitting in a holding cell facing yet another stint in jail rehab. Then he's given a choice. The government official, someone with authority, presents him with a different path,

a one-way mission into space, a chance to leave behind everything. It's not framed as an opportunity for redemption, but as a choice between more of the same or something completely different. His thought process. Dusty doesn't decide immediately. He spends time thinking about it, weighing his options.

On one hand, there's nothing for him on Earth. Just more disappointment. More of the same. On the other hand, the mission is risky, and there's no coming back. But the more he thinks about it, the more it appeals to him. He has nothing to lose, and maybe, just maybe, he has something to gain, a sense of purpose, a chance to leave behind a different kind of legacy. The final decision.

Dusty accepts the offer. He walks away from everything he knows. Not because he's brave and selfless, but because he's desperate for a new beginning. He wants to be part of something that isn't about survival or destruction. Something that's about hope. Even if it's a slim, distant hope. He's scared, but for the first time in a long time,

he feels like he's making a choice that might actually change something. How Dusty feels about leaving Earth. Mixed emotions. Dusty feels a mixture of fear, relief, and hope as he prepares to leave Earth, but he's afraid of the unknown, of what will happen when he's out there, alone.

But he's also relieved to be leaving behind a world that has brought so much pain to him. The idea of drifting through space, away from everything that's gone wrong, gives him a sense of peace, a sense of hope. Despite everything, Dusty feels a glimmer of hope. It's not about saving the world or being a hero. It's about doing something different, about breaking free of the cycle that defines his life. He knows the mission is dangerous, and that there's a good chance he won't make it very far. The idea of Dara being part of something bigger

gives him hope that his life might finally mean something. Okay, so what is what is Dusty's biggest regret? Does he regret not being able to care for his mother or something more personal? So this is more going to Dusty. Does he

envision him to drift forever or does he hold on to the hope that he might find something out there? Even if it's just peace. This is all about Dusty, what drives him. How he thinks. Why he makes the choices he did. Let me know if this helps narrow

the focus. Specific parts of Dusty's character you'd like to deep dive into. We can talk about it slowly and keep it refined. I told him it was going too fast. I said, is it going too fast?

Because I'd give one idea and then I'd get a storybook. I still haven't read most of it. Alright, so we're going to stop it there. And then next time I'll go back to his... We'll focus on the project itself. Decide Project Journeyman's real goal.

What it's supposed to be. Yeah, so we'll leave it at that so this is my project journey man yeah alright so I'm getting ready to go to bed I'll see you guys in the morning see what tomorrow brings have a good night