MDL's 2025 Challenge FAQ and Discussion

Court Official - is this only in the modern context, or can it be historical as well?  I mean courtiers in a King's court, they're also Court Officials, correct?

And in a similar vein, can a King's courtiers aka the court officials be considered as the King's Advisors or Politicians or both?

Edited to add : In modern titles ML often takes or listens to a friend's advice on romancing the FL, or other life issues. Can this friend be considered an Advisor? Or a CEO ML gets advice from his close subordinates, like his secretary? Can such people be considered Advisors?

 bitcoolKat:

Court Official - is this only in the modern context, or can it be historical as well?  I mean courtiers in a King's court, they're also Court Officials, correct?

And in a similar vein, can a King's courtiers aka the court officials be considered as the King's Advisors or Politicians or both?

Edited to add : In modern titles ML often takes or listens to a friend's advice on romancing the FL, or other life issues. Can this friend be considered an Advisor? Or a CEO ML gets advice from his close subordinates, like his secretary? Can such people be considered Advisors?

1.  Court Official is fine i  both modern and historical Settings. 

2. Friends or secretarys advice no,  King's advisers bord of advisors-yes 

 Shiro:

13:1 and 16:1 any will do

21:2 street where buildings are mainly used  for commercial/,business use as opposed to industrial or residential ones. 

21: More than just a bus stop, needs to have several preferably be the main or one of main ones in the city. 

Thanks again. :)

Hi, in ep13 of Someday or One Day (2019), Huang Yu Xuan is saying her goodbyes to CYR's family, LZW and MJJ, before returning back to present timeline -- can that be counted as Has a goodbye scene before trip ? Also, can the casette and walkman be counted as Souvenir? 

 Shiro:

I would say it's a grey zone but I think we will allow it. But deffenetly a no for the cassette and Walkman. 

Understood, thank you!

 bitcoolKat:

22:3-Main Character is spotted at a - Theater (movie/ opera/ play)

In Love Scout, the leads are given tickets to a piano recital at a venue. There is multi-tiered seating filled with audience while a pianist plays a piano on stage. Does this count towards this prompt?

I would say its more of a concert, but sure go for it. 

 bitcoolKat:

Thanks @Shiro. 

Another one - 18:5 - Main character - Has a goodbye scene before trip

Is it 1) Main character is going away and so bids goodbye 2) Someone else is going away and Main Character is bidding them goodbye  3) Both - ?

Both

25:4 - Scene shot under the ground  (tunnel, underground, shelter, basement)

1) Basement garage in a home or an underground parking lot in a mall counts?

2) A car entering or exiting a tunnel?

3) A person entering or exiting a hole in the ground. For example, in Flourished Peony, there is a scene in which, in a forest the villainous SFL falls into a covered hole meant to trap animals.

4) An apartment/unit which is below street level