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Without an explanation most readers won't understand the relation to seagulls. In this case I think better to describe her need i.e her goal than the specific way in which the MC will achieve it.
Also a "...geeky raver..." seems like an oxymoron to the average reader. The MC may have several interesting layers with contradicting characteristics but for the sake of simplicity = sellabilty better to describe the MC succinctly and clearly.
Lastly if all she has to do is collect pills from dead birds on the street the obstacles for this are not immediately evident and seemingly quick to achieve. This means that the main action she will pursue appears to have little obstacles and doesn't sound like it can fill all of act 2.
Can you find a way to give her a greater challenge in order to achieve her goal? Also give her a bigger goal tan just pay back the debt.
My 2 cents:
After her bandmates get mixed up in a bad drug deal, a geeky guitar player must find a way to make ecstasy pills in order to repay the debt and save their lives.
New version:
When her bandmates [XXget mixed up in a badXX] drug deal (Goes bad), a geeky raver (Must) find a way to extract ecstasy from seagull corpses to repay the debt. (or this bad thing will happen)
hope that helped
Thanks for the clarification. That certainly has comedic possibilities, an unconventional solution to a not so unconventional problem. I can see why you wanted to make it the hook in the logline, but the problem is it's a hook I fear most readers of the logline won't get, one that will raise more questions than interest. Alas.
What's at stake? That is, what threat will there be to the raver and her bandmates face if the debt isn't repayed? And is there a ticking clock, a deadline, by which the debt has to be repaid -- or else ?
Thanks for the clarification. That certainly has comedic possibilities, an unconventional solution to a not so unconventional problem. I can see why you wanted to make it the hook in the logline, but the problem is it's a hook I fear most readers of the logline won't get, one that will raise more questions than interest. Alas.
What's at stake? That is, what threat will there be to the raver and her bandmates face if the debt isn't repayed? And is there a ticking clock, a deadline, by which the debt has to be repaid -- or else ?
Yes it's an oddball comedy, and the seagull caper is that in Kings Cross, a percentage of pills dropped on the ground are eaten by greedy seagulls. If you find a dead seagull, you get a free pill.
New version:
When her bandmates get mixed up in a bad drug deal, a geeky raver finds a way to extract ecstasy from seagull corpses to repay the debt.
Regarding my last comment above I think the empathy aspect is far less important for a comedy. Please pay attention to it only if it helps increase the comic premise possibly in a fish out of water dynamic.
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