Editing Interlude

An '''interlude''' is a [[PPC story]] that takes place between [[Mission|episodes]] in a [[spin-off]]. Preludes and postludes (stories set before or after the main body of the spin-off) are also considered interludes, because there's no such word as "lude."

The purpose of interludes is to show what the [[agent]]s get up to in those rare moments when their [[console]] isn't [[BEEP!|BEEPing]] at them, providing development for the characters and often for [[:Category:PPC HQ Locations|the setting]], too. Most interludes take place in [[Headquarters]], though they may also feature [[New Caledonia]], a visit home for agents with families, a much-needed [[vacation]], etc.

There are as many potential subjects for an interlude as there are characters in the PPC, but some more frequent examples have included [[Happy Birthday|birthday parties]] and other celebrations, dating and [[romance]], visits to [[Infrastructure Department|infrastructure departments]] such as [[FicPsych]], [[Medical]], and [[DoSAT]], spending time with [[Nursery|children]], meeting a new [[partner]] (and trying to find their [[RC]]), and the kinds of wacky adventures that can happen anytime you try to get ''anywhere'' in Headquarters.

The first interlude was [[Jay]] and [[Acacia]]'s visit to [[OFUM]] in the [[Original Series]].

== Example Interludes ==

* [https://plotprotectors.neocities.org/TOS/mission10.html "Vacation at OFUM"] with [[Jay]] and [[Acacia]] ([[DMS]])
** The agents earn a vacation through [[recruit]]ing and filling out a ton of paperwork.
* [https://plotprotectors.neocities.org/JAAKSONS/ch3_ficpsych.html "At the Sign of the Multiple Exclamation Points"] with [[Nenya Gabriel]] ([[DMO]]), [[Constance Sims]] and [[Nathonea Dewstan]] ([[FicPsych]])
** Nenya wakes up in FicPsych after a traumatic mission and sticks around to help out.
* [https://plotprotectors.neocities.org/ryntirhawkey/story01.html "The Necromancer and the Weaver"] with [[Tirsaer]] and [[Ryni]] ([[DF]])
** A prelude that introduces the agents and their RC.
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