NaNo 14: Sincerely ~ a Jellyfish

6:34pm
So, the Niitari is going on a soul searching journey. And Niitari is writing about it in her new diary called "The Journey of a Jellyfish". Currently, it's just in pieces on my facebook wall as well as the word document it's being typed in. I will probably be putting up the pieces along with pictures and such during the December months on here when I have nothing better to do.

Meantime, I hit a mid-writing crisis. Much as I'm all about embracing the raw, unedited glory of the true to it's name rough draft process, I was struck by a rather generous lack of sustenance to my characters and plot. Who were my characters even? What fueled them? What drove them to the actions they committed? Why are they even going on the path they're going on? It didn't make enough sense.
The three are on a dangerous and gory journey. The Eye of Rah, a mysterious device made by Bustopher's mother, must be destroyed per her dying wish. All they know is that if the enemy uses the device as a weapon, it will destroy the world Bustopher's parents gave their lives to create.
So while that sounds nice, my problem lies with the question "why should anyone besides Bustopher give a flying f*k?"
Like yah, the "destroy the world" sounds pretty ominous and important and all, but it's the world Bustopher's PARENTS wanted. How do the characters even know that it's what they want too? What even IS the world that his parents wanted? Does anyone know?
Cause I honestly don't.
And that's not a good.
Their motive for helping him was pretty much summed up in these completely uninspired lines of dialogue from Pennylane:
“Well, I don’t really know all that you guys are talking about, but, I know if I loved somebody, I’d want to help them, so I think I understand what Bustopher wants to do. And since you guys have helped me, I think I should help you back.”
If by help you mean ripped you away from the cushiest, pampered life ever and forced you to, ah, do some morally questionable things, then yes. Helping.........