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  1. GriffinStone on Chapter 1 Sat 30 Dec 2023 02:04PM UTC

    Thanks! :D

    It is after the events of the movie (maybe around six-ish months) and Chel simply left the pair of them. She's shown to be manipulative and she never explains her reasons for wanting to leave El Dorado (especially when nobody else has shown any interest in the outside world) so my running take is that once she got what she wanted -to leave El Dorado- she lost interest in Tulio and went off on her own.

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    1. BluTaiger on Chapter 1 Sat 30 Dec 2023 07:22PM UTC

      Well, THAT'S a cynical take.

      I mean, even if she DID lose interest in Tulio, SURELY Chel would understand the concept of safety in numbers.

      And y'know, I once heard about a concept that never made it into the movie proper; basically, the reason Chel wants out of El Dorado is because Tzekel-Khan tried to sacrifice her.

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      1. GriffinStone on Chapter 1 Sun 31 Dec 2023 09:12PM UTC

        Maybe a little bit, yes. But I've never liked Chel's character, so I didn't want to write her, honestly.

        (That's such an interesting concept! It would make sense, too.)

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        1. BluTaiger on Chapter 1 Mon 01 Jan 2024 02:02PM UTC

          Well gee, if you dislike Chel's character so much, why don't you just kill her off?

          It SOUNDS like I'm being flippant, but in all seriousness, this could give you some interesting avenues to explore. Like Tulio feeling extreme guilt because he failed to protect her, or something like that.

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          1. GriffinStone on Chapter 1 Mon 01 Jan 2024 02:29PM UTC

            Hm, that would've been a good idea.

            IS still a good idea. Tulio's already got a lot of complicated background stuff planned, but that might still work. Hmmmmmm.

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