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[Wilek glides in.]
Brian> Need help from Miriam and my own bad self? She knows about sixteen squillion forms of martial arts, she can operate virtually any form of weapon or vehicle, she knows many infiltration, espionage, disguise, retreival, first aid, and emergency surgery techniques, and she and our caterer Shenzi from the other CR make great steak sandwiches, which I often eat with fava beans and a nice chiante. (All that and she was never a Black Raven.) And she's free to travel. Sometimes I think she was in the British Secret Service with Preston Vogel and Alfred Pennyworth (and possibly Owen Burnett). She has the accent for it. Creativity demon approaching...
Lawyer Name> I have a tentative choice: Brennan Robert Vogel, aka Dark Vogel or Anti-Vogel. Preston Vogel's evil twin brother. Made from Green Baron's Brennan and Bob votes and Doug's vote for my own Dark Vogel and GB's aforementioned Bob. If anyone has any more entries, send 'em in!
Well, I'm off. Still need some of FS' Creativity Damien cereal. [Wilek glides out.]
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, September 13, 1998 10:42:27 PM
IP: tnt-1-106-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Not today, SJ!! Next Sunday! Sorry for the confusion. Oh well, we still accept and thank you for your congratulations.
Doug & Lisa
Sunday, September 13, 1998 10:17:48 PM
IP: hd22-097.hil.compuserve.com
**Sevarius Jr. is wandering aimlessly through the comment room with a flashlight**
Geez, it's dark in here. I tell you, when I find out where that doggoyle put my car...
Doug & Lisa: Happy anniversary! Hope you guys have many more to come, you make a great couple. Oh, as far as the Black Ravens are concerned, if you guys are ever in the D.C./VA/MD area and need any help, I'm there. I got your backs.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 10:13:46 PM
IP: 207-172-117-178.s178.tnt12.brd.erols.com
(The stair-climbing bunch appears again. This time Lisa pauses to catch her breath and say the following.)
You got the rules wrong, Doug! It's anything you make up and can all agree to follow, not just anything you make up! Somehow we have to keep our ranks free of tyranny! Oh, and I noticed you left my Mafia friends out of the honorary members list. I know they don't like you because you owe them five bucks and haven't paid them back in over seven months now, but you could at least acknowledge their value to us. Oh what the heck, I'll list their names here:
Honorary BR Members (Mafia): Gino Gambini, Sylvia Gambini, Antonio Gambini, Francesca Gambini, Carlo Gambini, Sofia Gambini, Nina Gambini, Roger Marsh, Mario Bennacuto, and Franco Bashieri.
There, that should keep the family from coming after us for insulting them. BTW, these Mafia people don't exist IRL, they're just more of our fantasy friends, ones we have for flavor. But if they were real, I'm sure they'd be very nice people when they weren't pissed off.
That's all for now. Welcome all who want to join us! Till next time!
(Lisa runs on, catching up to the rest of her friends as the holo fades away.)
Lisa - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 10:07:02 PM
IP: hd22-097.hil.compuserve.com
(Doug and his friends appear on the monitor, dashing up a very long stairway and kicking bad guy soldier, robot, and scientist bootie the whole way. Doug pauses in his dash to say the following.)
Damn, didn't think that elevator would be one way. Oh well, we probably all need the exercise.
Mandi & Christine: You don't have to run any gauntlets in LA or anywhere else to be one of us. I was just kidding about that! To answer your question about a BR's duties, there really aren't any. We're not any big important paramilitary organization or anything like that, we're just a group of friends who like to hang out together, study together, and kick bad guy bootie together if we end up needing to. But those are only the duties of active members. The people in here, if they joined, would be honorary members, and that's a little different. All honorary members have to do is remain our friends, and they stay in. Also, if we end up desperately in need of your help in some dire situation, we can call you up and ask. Whether or not you come to our assistance is your decision. We probably won't have to activate this thing any time soon. The only real duty an honorary Black Raven has is to remain a friend and influence to us, and for all in here, I'm sure that's no problem. So, yes or no, your lives will continue as normal until the end of the world (if we live that long). When that time comes, we Black Ravens have decided to do something that'll probably be very dangerous but is a noble quest: in the riots and wars that will doubtless break out between humanity at the world's end, we will go to NORAD and all the other nuke-launch sites in Europe, Asia, and America to personally ensure no nukes will be launched at Earth during said riots and wars. We'll launch them all into space, disarm them, I don't know. But somehow we'll manage it. We plan to call up our honorary members for help, of course, but as always the decision to show up or not is yours alone. So, as honorary BRs, you'd not have any duties except to be the friends, advice givers, entertainers, and sympathetic ears to Lisa and me as you've been since we've known you. No real change, just another honor to add to your ego's list. That's all. Does that answer your question?
Coyote: If you, Firestorm, and Lady Mystic (any BR chapter has to include at least one member of each human gender in order to work) want to form a Michigan chapter, great! Good luck doing it. Remember, the only rules for such a group are you have to be friends to each other in every way you can within reason. Other than that, the rules are the same as the rules of Calvinball: Anything you make up goes. But I must warn everyone, if I find out any of you are using the good name of the Ravens to support evil acts such as murder, robbery, rape, genocide, religous or any other kind of intolerance, etc., you will be found and punished! Just a fact, not a threat.
Oh, and just so everyone knows, this Sunday is Lisa and my one-year anniversary. We're going to have a ton of fun on it and in years to come. Just letting y'all know beforehand so you can remember to congratulate us. My ego is now temporarily satisfied.
That's all I have to say now. Hope Todd doesn't get mad about all these non-TGS related posts we're making. When the Rising comes, I know that will change. :)
Bye all.
(The image fades as Doug, huffing and puffing, continues up the endless stairs.)
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 09:54:10 PM
IP: hd22-097.hil.compuserve.com
**Mandi walks in, followed by Angela, Beth Maza, Lisa Davis, and two of her original fic characters. (According to my fanfic to date, they all sing pretty well.) The four of them launch into a great rendition of "Happy Birthday." Mandi keeps her mouth shut so she doesn't spoil it. The song ends, everyone applauds, and the five singers leave. Beth mouths "You owe me" before closing the door behind her.**
Firestorm: Happy 21st birthday!!!! Hope it was a great one! (glancing at the door) I'm afraid to ask what kind of favor Beth's going to call in for this, but oh well. I'm adhering to not plugging my fic characters into my comments--Lisa Davis is canon, but from a different show. Ahh, crossovers... :)
Ravyn: Sure, bring Alex back! From your descriptions, I'd really like to read your fics once they're ready to be posted! (Heck, I had *my* characters stampeding through here on a daily basis...)
Christine: You thought "Future Imperfect" was bad?? I loved it! (Hmm, maybe we are our own worst critics...) And speaking of the Black Ravens, that's a good point. Once one gets in, Doug, what do we actually have to *do*? :)
Coyote: Oh. Hmm. **pulls out a notepad and carefully prints the following message for him when he wakes up:**
I don't think I could have MiSTed "The Innocent Warrior" anyway. I have enough trouble coming up with new riffs for fanfics that aren't very good. Good fanfic is difficult and nearly impossible to MiST. There's some extra strength Tylenol here for you when you wake up.
**Mandi puts the note and the Tylenol bottle next to Coyote's head, then steals one of the throw pillows off the CR couch and carefully puts it under his head. He's got a nasty bump, but thankfully nothing's bleeding.**
Finally a last comment about fanfic--I think I'm starting to have continuity problems in mine, but that's really the only real problem. Also, the less chance you get to watch a show, the harder it becomes to write fanfic for it as time goes on. (Why'd they have to go and take Gargs off USA????)
(checking watch) Uh-oh. Can anyone give me a ride back to my hall so I can get there before they lock the doors at ten? I forgot my key.
**There is a flash of blue light and a crackle of electricity, and Lisa (Davis) teleports in.**
Oh. Never mind. Showoff.
**They both vanish in a crackle of blue light.**
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 09:48:09 PM
IP: 144.175.17.40
**Coyote runs back in the room, ducking Buick again.**
Mandi, Christine: Yes, we are our own worst critics. The story my name link goes to is the one that I consider the weakest volume of G:CM (I thought it was so weak that I was about to let you MSTie it, Mandi, and I still might.), but it turned out (until most recently) being the one that everybody liked the most!
I do notice that as a lot of cycles go deeper (including mine), the tone tends to get darker. We all keep coming up with newer and more sadistic hells to put our characters through. >:D BWAHH-HAHH-HAHHH!!!
**Coyote receives a quick blow to the head by Cadillac, who is now hitching a ride on the personnel carrier with Buick. Coyote is now out cold on the floor. Please try your best not to step on him, he's sleeping so peacefully ...**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, September 13, 1998 08:09:57 PM
IP: 207.91.254.62
Belated birthday wishes to Dylan and Firestorm! May the dream date of your choice hop out of your favorite-flavor cake! And an upcoming happy birthday to our own CrzyDemona! (we all know who she'd want to pop out of her cake!) <g>
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 08:06:06 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
**Coyote leaps back into the room, ducking past Buick in SJ's Olds, to add:**
Lisa: Hmm ... joining the Black Ravens on an honorary basis ... maybe me and Fire Storm can form a Michigan division of the Ravens?
**Coyote ducks again, as Buick has now ditched the Olds in favor of ... a military amphibious personnel transport.**
BUICK!! How in the HELL did you get that thing?!?!
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, September 13, 1998 08:04:56 PM
IP: 207.91.254.62
Mandi > You're not alone in having that feeling about fanfic! I don't feel that the overall quality of my work is declining, but I do always feel like I can never live up to some stories, like "Kittens" and "The Pure and the Profane" and "Breeding Season" that just worked _so_ well, some of the best writing I have ever done, and thereafter every time I begin a new one, I'm thinking, "ooooh, it's not gonna be as good as those ones." We're all our own worst critics. When I finished "Future Imperfect," I stomped around the house all the next day grousing about it, convinced that it just utterly sucked.
Doug > you've talked about what it takes to _become_ a Black Raven ... what does it mean to _be_ one? Any duties, obligations that we should know about before heading for L.A. to run the gauntlet? ; )
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 08:02:11 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
Firestorm: I meant if you did _join_ the Ravens. Sorry I left a word out.
Lisa
Sunday, September 13, 1998 07:47:16 PM
IP: ad47-240.arl.compuserve.com
(The image of Lisa appears again, she is still tied down on the table being probed by three giggling mad scientists.)
Firestorm: Happy Birthday!! BTW, if you did the Ravens, you wouldn't be under anyone's control. We happen to be a democracy, and all our active members have equal power. Honorary ones also have profound influence and are automatically upgraded to active status if we end up needing their help and they come to our call. That's just a little rule we have.
Brian: I'm in Area 51-A, not Area 51. This place is even worse, if you ask me. Hope you soon get out of the gov't testing lab. If you knew where you were, we might be able to come pick you up after Doug and the BRs get me out. Where are they, anyway? I'm waiting!
(The lab door suddenly is kicked down by Jim, Boris, and Homer Simpson. The doctors and guards turn to see who's there, but are shot down by Shauna's bow and arrow, Alex's pistol, and Doug's shotgun. Only one doctor remains standing, and he smiles as he pulls out an English longsword. "I am Morton Krugar," he snaps, waving it as he goes into a battle stance. Lisa's sister Stephanie steps forward with katana drawn and replies, "I am Stephanie Telman of the Clan Telman," in a really bad phony Scotch accent. The two Highlander immortals dash at each other and begin a devestating swordfight. In the meantime, Doug and the others free Lisa, accept her thanks, and then they all rush out of the room to get out of Area 51-A. Stephanie gets her next Quickening and then follows them. This Blaise-ism thread is now ended! (I Hope) :) )
Lisa - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 07:46:21 PM
IP: ad47-240.arl.compuserve.com
Sorry there , forgot to spell check .
Brian - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 07:25:42 PM
IP: 208.11.41.205
(A thin vertical line of light appears in the middle of the comment room , ot expands and behind it is seen Brian in the middle of a large square room , there are thinglass walls , each wall is thirty feet long , Brian is wearing white bed clothing , he looks like he has'nt slept in weeks and he is apparently bleeding from his left ear .)
Hey Folks , apparently there was some fine print on that contract that I signed , these government psychoes are smarter than I would have given them credit for , the fine print not only required a Thousand times magnification to be bearly legible , nut it was also only visible in high intensity Uv rays . Apparently if I do'nt complete the first month of government work qithin the first 1.25 months , I basically lose all rights as a human being and allow any and all forms of experimentation . I swear I did'nt know that there were that many possible performable tests , I've had my bones broken to test my rate of healing , and I mean every bone , as well as tissue samples , Itell you , if you ever see the size of the blasted needle they stuck in my *censored* spinal cord and the blasted *censored* *censored* could'nt wait for my bowel movement , they had to shove a hell of a long tube up my *censored* . Then they moved me to this special cell , the further away I get from the center the hotter I get . Then hen there running all these tests I'm put int this super thick glass ball that If I try to blast myself out of I'll just flash fry myself . I also do'nt know enough spells that are of any use in this situation , just some mild telepathy , yes I sent for help , even told him where he could get a suitable weapon to use in getting me out , but he has'nt shown up yet .
Anyway , enough about my problems .
Lisa :When I find the creativity Demon that caused your plight I swear I'll kill it , and what's it like visiting area 51 again . I ca'nt visit since they tracked the package I sent you back to .......... wait a minute , I wonder if that is what all this is really about . Come to think of it I have absolutely no idea as to where the heck I am , I could have been out for longer than I thought after that first sedation . (hmmmm Morphine) .
Firetorm : Happy 21st compadre , hope its been a happy one . Tip - If you decide to try some tequilla , careful not to swalloe th worm .
Doug : Hurry up an get Lisa out of there . I'd help if I could but ....(Brian extends his hand and pulls it back quickly as his shirt catches on fire , he quickly pulls his arm back and proceeds to clap it out .) Ireally ca'nt be tied down with the ravens at this time give me a few months , but in the mean time , call when you have need of me and I'll be there .
Coyote : Sorry I forgot to complement you on the new story , it was origional , and done quite well .
Lady Mystic : About the mix up , its just that when I read "current" , unless its preceded by a "then" , I think in terms of present tense . And I never though that Doug and Lisa's relationship was quere , just maybe fictional .
Anyway that's all I have to say for now .
(A lift lowers from the roof of the cell onit are two men cloathed in heat resistant clothing , they walk toward Brian and club him over the head with a sand bag . They then proceed to beat him to the brink of death . Then one says to the other .)
You sure this is smart , if he escapes you know what he can do to us .
But we're beating him to ensure that he does'nt escape while we take him to the Director , this way his system will exhaust itself healing him and he'll be too weak to do anything dangerous .
(The 2 men stop , look down at Brian , battered and bleeding on the floor , they then turn off the heat emmanators and drag him unto the lift , it then starts to go up . Unseen to the men , Brian looks at the portal and wnks as he makes an evil blood filled smile .)
Brian - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 07:22:47 PM
IP: 208.11.41.205
**Coyote enters the room in his work clothes, nearly literally dragging his legs on the ground.**
Pardon me ... this is the first Sunday I've had to work.
Fire Storm: Happy B-Day, man. Plannin' on hitting the bars tonight (since you can legally now)? And if you are, can you drag me along, too? I could use a stiff drink (job problems, don't ask.).
Sevarius Jr.: Glad your car's fixed. Hope Buick doesn't mess it up too badly. And yes, if it needs service you can't do yourself, just bring it up our way and Pontiac will have a look for you.
**Coyote hears a car engine, sprinting out of the room as SJ's Olds screams into the room with Buick madly driving behind the wheel. Miraculously, it seems, it's undamaged.**
Hmmm ... maybe he *is* getting better ...
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, September 13, 1998 06:35:52 PM
IP: 207.91.254.48
AIRWALKER - Pandora isn't the first gargoyle; there were a number of "regular gargoyles" about already when Brooklyn met her. (It might be just as well, too; if we had seriously gone for the idea that the entire gargoyle race was descended from a single transformed human, think of the impact that it would have on the species when the gargs found out about it. I especially can't help wondering how Demona would take it if it turned out that gargoyles really were a sub-branch of humanity :)
As for whether Pandora will ever return or not - sorry, that information is strictly classified.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, September 13, 1998 06:18:00 PM
IP: pn3-ppp-104.primary.net
**Sevarius Jr. is still bent over the hood of his '78 Olds. He abruptly stands up straight with a handful of wires in his hand. Buick, sitting nearby, looks at him quizzically.**
Ah ha! Got it! Spark plug wires were all burnt out. Ha, I knew that was it all along.
Coyote & Wilek: Thanks for all your help, but I think I got things under control. Coyote, I think I'll take Pontiac up on her offer next time I really screw up this hunk of junk. As for you, Wilek....Legos? Darn, those things are good for everything! I think Miriam needs to change her name to MacGyver.
Fire Storm: HAPPY B-DAY bro. I hope you have a great one. Just be careful of hungry cyborgs.
Doug: I don't know about South Central, but I've been in a few neighborhoods in D.C. that'll make you wet your pants...
Tyger: Yeah, I'm in the VA/DC area. Whereabouts are you? Oh, and I think one of the best places to get info on the Gargoyle Movie is the Avalon Archive. Click on my name to go there.
**SJ fools around under the hood some more, then, satisfied he's fixed the problem, slams it down.**
Alright Buick, start her up!
**The Olds starts immediately, purring like a kitten.**
Alright Buick! Looks like we got her running. Now let's go for a test drive. Move over, let me drive. Buick, move over. Hey, I'm not kidding, move--BUICK! GET BACK HERE! YOU'RE GONNA SCRATCH THE PAINT JOB!!!!
**Buick and the Olds speed out of the comment room, followed by a very angry SJ**
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 02:30:06 PM
IP: 207-172-87-15.s15.tnt6.brd.erols.com
Firestorm - Happy Birthday. Best wishes to you.
I have some questions concerning the TGS Timedancer episode 'Not a Prison Make'.
Is Pandora supposted to be the first Gargoyle, suggesting that Gargoyles were created due to the magic of the fey, or was she just a human being who was transformed for some unrevealed purpose?
Also in this episode, when Medusa hit Brooklyn with her eye blasts with the intent of turning him to stone, why didn't anything happen?
Finally I am curious, will Pandora be appearing in the new season of Timedancer? Will Meyrt be appearing? (A yes or no answer will be good enough for me.)
Airwalker
Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, September 13, 1998 02:16:12 PM
IP: 185.new-york-08-09rs.ny.dial-access.att.net
<Hunter Fire Storm and Bubba appear in the CR, armed with Mr. Carter.
"Hey Fire Storm! We's heard it be yer birthday today! Happy Birthday!"
Hunter Fire Storm aims Mr. Carter at Fire Storm and fires, launching a cream pie at him. The pie grows in size as it approaches Fire Storm, covering his entire body when the pie hits him.
Fire Storm then licks a little off of his face.
"Yum! Coconut! Thanks guys! And good luck hunting!"
Hunter Fire Storm and Bubba walk back into the forest.>
Thanks for remembering my B-Day Hon (Lady Mystic), Ravyn, Doug and Lisa.
Doug: My Dog all mighty is just about as sane as her master. Me. So that has to tell you SOMTHING! <G>
"Look! Down on the lawn!
It's a rabbit!
It's a gnome!
No, it's Sheba!
Yes Sheba! Leaps into tall fences with a single bound.
Can bend her bones in a single hand, and bounce right back, even after hitting a brick wall at top speed!"
Doug: Also, I think I prefer either my modified Defiant class ship or Fireball I for use as a fighter, thankyou very much. Although, my trusty X-Wing does serve it's purpose of a sports jet very well.
As for my flagship, my Outpost-Class Colony/Heavy attack cruiser ship for those long trips with me and my fellow Cybers. We are not welcomed on Earth, so we have to roam the galaxy, with our ship as our only home.
<Fire Storm tries to wipe off as much of the pie as possible, not wanting to stain his jacket.
As he starts to wraps his coat around him to disappear, he mumbles somthing about preparing for Hunter Fire Storms birthday.>
I would accept your invitation into the Black Ravens, but I have ruled for too long to follow anyone now. Sorry.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 01:55:51 PM
IP: dhcp191.visitus.net
Hi!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FIRESTORM!!! Have a great one!
Lady Mystic> All right, ya caught me. That was my character Alex as I wrote for him. In real life, I probably wouldn't be able to get the guy he's modeled after anywhere near my computer. Oh well. Does anyone want me to keep bringing him back?
Doug> I would be sincerely honored to be a part of the elite Black Ravens. I don't know how I'd be able to help you or anything, but let me know if you ever need a hand!
Oh, and by the way, once when I was on a club trip to L.A., these really weird friends of mine (one of which Alex Wonder is modeled after! ;) ) dared each other to walk down one of the streets in South Central. They did, and the whole way they kept throwin' the W and shouting "Westside White Boys". Everyone just kinda looked at them funny, some even laughed, but luckily they were not shot at or jumped or anything. So DumlaoX, how much danger were they really in by doing this?
See ya'll later! **Ravyn heads back over to the S8 room, still chuckling at her crazy friends**
Ravyn Maza
Arizona
Sunday, September 13, 1998 01:02:03 PM
IP: svm-ts2-20.c2i2.com
22 days until the Rising.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, September 13, 1998 07:20:17 AM
IP: pn3-ppp-139.primary.net
Doug: Thanks for telling me about the Lisa & Brian thing. And thanks for the birthday wishes. I'll tell him as soon as I go to bed, which will be very soon. And I knew you were only kidding, why do you think I said that I was just playing along? [Yes, some of my comments still carry cryptic messages in them. Although, that statement (about my just playing along with you and Fire Storm) wasn't cryptic. FYI, the people who know me well enough (we're talking years here) usually know that I am one who has a reason for everything I say and do. And that statement was a small example.] :)
~~Happy Birthday FIRE STORM / NIGHT FLAME!~~
Lady Mystic
Sunday, September 13, 1998 04:11:13 AM
IP: 175-216-194.ipt.aol.com
Lady Mystic: I was just kidding around when I said those things about Dog. I know how tough she is. She still doesn't scare me, but I do acknowledge her greatness and power. Even if it does not exist IRL. No, I don't own a cat in real life, they don't allow pets here. But since Firestorm put in a dog, it was only logical for me to bring in a kitty. Please tell him Lisa and I said Happy Birthday.
Also, since she's asleep now and I'm about to be, I'll go ahead and answer your question for her to save my girlfriend the trouble. Brian had read her senior prank post, in which she refferred to her then-boyfriend Jerry Bennet, and somehow got the idea they were still dating and the relationship between me and Lisa was either not real or somehow strange. They cleared things up in e-mail. She's not dating him anymore and how could she be, he's far away at Rice and Lisa's here with me at UT, having relations with me and only me. And we're very happy together. So happy it makes a lot of people smile in delight. Ah, it feels so good to be in love and know she also loves you. :)
Oh well, I'm too tired to say more right now. Talk to you guys in here tomorrow. Whoops, it's already tomorrow. I better get to sleep. Good night.
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 03:39:45 AM
IP: hd75-062.hil.compuserve.com
Hey, I almost forgot to mention the most important thing:
~~ATTENTION~~
Today, Sunday, September 13, is Fire Storm's birthday! He is now 21 years old! :D
~~ATTENTION~~
Lady Mystic - [TJSSLSSAS@aol.com]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 03:31:38 AM
IP: 175-216-194.ipt.aol.com
Doug: Sorry, not to offend in any way, I just had to add to this. <<Besides, your Dog does not scare me. I've mopped the floor with the Three Sisters of Wyrd before (Don't ask), the heavy rubber soles of my shoes protect me from lightning, and from her other powers, well, let's just say I have a more powerful ally. (A loud meow echoes throughout the comment room.) So Dog, you have nothing on Doug! Ha!!>> DOG can still get you. Lightning struck the person NOT the ground, so rubber souled shoes don't matter in this scenario. DOG is all wise and all powerful, and has more power than The Sister of Wyrd. She's had them cower many a time. So there's another thing that nulls out your defense. And DOG in RL wouldn't be beaten by your cat, no matter what size your cat is. Besides, Sheba is a real living animal, I doubt that you own a giant cat. And if you do own a giant cat, maybe you should contact "Ripley's Believe It or Not." :) And if you own a cat IRL, then fine. Anyways, Sheba, IRL, isn't a small dog, nor is she one to be underestimated. She's sweet to all those she knows are VERY close friends to her immediate human family members, but watch out strangers! She's got CLAWS and TEETH. And when I say claws and teeth, I mean CLAWS and TEETH. I still have scars from injuries of 3 years ago. She lives with a cat so don't expect her to be afraid of them. She knows what to expect and what to do. She is also VERY HIGHLY TERRITORIAL. Size of the other animal or object doesn't matter. And she can be VERY vicious when she wants to be. Fire Storm should know! He's the only one that'll stand up to her when she's in her vicious mood. Now I'm not sure what she can stand up against and beat, but I do know that she'll try it even if she she doesn't have a chance at all of winning. So you can't get rid of DOG that easily. While all of this is true, don't get offended, I'm just playing along with yours and Fire Storm's posts. That's all. :)
Speaking of pets, Theresa,what have your cats been up to lately? :)
Lisa: <<Thanks for the info, it's good to know I'm not alone in confusing folks.>> Your welcome. :)
Lisa & Doug: <<Thanks for all the encouragement ... and the relationship info ... the two of you are very fortunate to have each other and hope that one day we'll be at least as close.>> Your welcome, and thanks for the kind words. :)
Lisa & Brian: <<Lisa : You confuse and worry me. ~Brian .... Brian: Okay, thanks for clearing up the name issue. I'm glad we cleared up the high-school as opposed to now boyfriend one. Hope you didn't hurt your head too much when you hit it. ~Lisa>> Out of curiosity, what was the confusion all about? Your conversations in the CR that were obviously continued from e-mail have peaked my interest. Although, I understand if you don't want to answer my question.
Sevarius Jr.: How about "Slightly Deranged, and Occasiounally Mad, Scientist."? That way you can get both in your resume. :)
Ravyn Maza: Out of curiosity, I know that Alex Wonder is modeled after a "person you know" (ahem, ahem, **cough**, you know what I mean), but is he really posting here, or are you playing the part (for fun and fan-fic/blaise-isms)? Do you know what I mean?
DUMLAOX: <<Lady Mystic -- Got your e-mail. Will read it and give you a response ASAP.>> Alright! Thanks for letting me know. That was really nice of you. :)
Hey! Anyone interested in hearing about some new tidbits about "Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village"?! Renovations! IMAX theater! Bigger gift shops! More exibit space! And lots more stuff! YAAAAY!!!!!!!!! :D
Lady Mystic - [TJSSLSSAS@aol.com]
Dearborn, MI
Sunday, September 13, 1998 02:57:42 AM
IP: 175-216-194.ipt.aol.com
Mandi: Yeah, I suppose that survival, in addition to all your other good qualities, makes you an honorary member. Thanks for the entertaining story. And about fanfic, sometimes I feel that way about my work. Then I realize it's not getting worse, I'm just being overly pessimistic and hard on myself again. Right now, my fanfic is going exactly the way I want it. And yours is just as good as always. Don't be so hard on yourself, friend!
Doug
Sunday, September 13, 1998 02:09:28 AM
IP: hd52-029.hil.compuserve.com
**A shimmering portal opens, and through it we can clearly see the hallway of a college dorm through someone's door. There is a long silence. Suddenly, there is a squeal, and four completely smashed young women run down the hall, shrieking "Butch!" and chasing another girl who's carrying an orange traffic cone. Mandi comes into view, watching them go and shaking her head in disbelief. She sighs and steps through the portal, and it closes behind her as she speaks.**
Okay, that was one whopper of a Blaise-ism, I know, but everything except the portal is true-to-life. Believe it or not, my hall has the reputation of the study freaks who never get into trouble. (We just don't get caught.)
Tyger: I'm at college in central MD right now, it's pretty close to DC.
Doug: Does surviving these people daily merit an honorary position? Just kidding. Relatively speaking, it's not too bad here. I almost got one of the members of that stampede into Gargoyles last week, then USA stopped showing it. Darn it all.
Coyote: Absolutely LOVED "Life As Seen From the Fish Bowl." If I'm repeating myself, I'm sorry, but it's almost 2 AM, and I'm a little fuzzy right now. I just read it again tonight and had to comment (or re-comment).
BTW, I wouldn't worry about the Secret Service in the immediate future. Everyone's so busy reading the Starr report to notice right away the limo's missing.
A question to pose for the fic writers in here: Have you ever had the feeling that your fanfics might be getting worse instead of better? I was rereading some of my more recent fics, and comparing them to some old ones, I was thinking, "My God, what was I *on*?" I really doubt it's at that level for anyone else, but I was just wondering.
Good night all. By morn this hall will be Hangover City. (Believe it or not, I'm sober. Really. I swear.)
**The portal opens again in time to reveal the five girls trudging back to their rooms. Just before Mandi steps back through, one of them stops, stares blearily at the portal, and asks: "Did you redecorate your room?" Mandi grins and shakes her head as the portal disappears.**
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 01:54:04 AM
IP: 144.175.17.40
(The screen lights up with Doug and his pals again. They're still on the elevator.)
Man, this is a deep facility. Hope we don't have to walk all the way back up.
Wilek: Glad to have you as a Raven, you're a welcome addition to the team. About Miriam, I'm pretty sure she never was. We would have remembered her. She's a very distinctive kind of gal. Oh well.
Green Baron: No, the Malcolm Forbes I was referring to is not any major celebrity or political figure. He was just Shauna's boyfriend back in high school, and they're currently major E-mail pen pals. He's a very okay guy.
Name for the Lawyer: I vote Dark Vogel, it's the best I've seen so far. Bob would also be good for him. I don't want anybody getting him confused with Mace Malone or the crooked descendants of his I have in my fanfiction.
Ordell: I would also recommend you read "Seduction" if you're going to read the main eps of Dark Ages. That one covers the beginning of the relationship between Demona and the Archmage.
DumlaoX: I didn't know you lived in South Central! That's cool. Is it really as dangerous a place as I've heard it is?
That's all for now, later people!
(Doug waves goodbye as the elevator finally comes to a stop and the doors open. The image fades away.)
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 01:51:38 AM
IP: hd52-029.hil.compuserve.com
::Tyger crawls out of his cardboard box and shows his fangs, daring foolish mortals to attack him. He growls::
Ordell - >>hey, can someone help me(authority or otherwise) on which Pendragon stories are the most important to the series to get the main story arch. Basically which ones aren't just filler episodes, because I don't want to read them all (no time) but I want to get the story. If anyone can do the same for Dark Ages also, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.<< I know you posted this down a ways but incase you haven't gotten anything for Dark Ages:
Links to the Past - Opener
A Guards Story - Desdemona and Othello beginnings
Prince of Theives - Roland, Roland, Roland
Coming of Age - Goliath's rookery
Alliances - big story
Perspectives - closer, finale
Although, so much of what DA's is about is the little stuff here and there in every episode. I'd advise reading them all in order, and take as long as you need! It's worth it.
Is anyone else here from VA or the DC area?
I thought I heard something about a Gargoyles movie a few months ago. Is it just me or does anyone else know about this?
::Having been heard, Tyger retreats to his box for much needed sleep::
Tyger - [ORF4@aol.com]
VA
Sunday, September 13, 1998 01:02:33 AM
IP: 207-36-124.ipt.aol.com
LADY MYSTIC-- Got your e-mail. Will read it and give you a response ASAP.
DOUG-- Walk through South Central L.A. at night? Hell, I LIVE in South Central. Been doing so for 20 years now 'cause it's all about 213, neeeya :P
*DumlaoX walks away throwing up the W for Westsiiiiiide*
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Sunday, September 13, 1998 12:55:48 AM
IP: ts39-14.wla.ts.ucla.edu
Wilek> I suggest Brennan for the TGS lawyer's name, after William Brennan, the Supreme Court Judge who destroyed the Constitution and gave Criminals more rights than their victims. I also suggest another name............
Bob!!!!
Green Baron
Sunday, September 13, 1998 12:44:14 AM
IP: 167-191-124.ipt.aol.com
**The Green Baron arrives with a special announcemnet**
In the USA poll, Dr. Katz is currently ahead of Batman. I find this rather amusing, since Gargoyles can beat Dr. Katz more easily than Batman.
That was my announcemnet. I know it's nothing special.
Wilek> Actually, Ross Perot and Geoffrey Fieger are both battling for World Domination. Ross Perot is the secret identity of Mr. Duvall, and Geoffrey Fieger is merely a rebellious lieutenant of Duvall battling for control of teh Illuminati. Fieger's negative comments about the Pope and Jesus will probably hurt him. Now, he just needs to say something negative about Muslims to really upset his plot for World Domination, which leaves Ross Perot in charge. Scary, isn't it?
Doug> Malcolm Forbes, Sr. is dead. Were you were refering to his son, Steve Forbes as a Black Raven?
Bye bye!!!
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Sunday, September 13, 1998 12:40:37 AM
IP: 167-191-124.ipt.aol.com
[Wilek glides in.]
Doug> I sometimes suspect Miriam of having changed her name and having faked her death several times in her life. It sounds like *exactly* the kind of thing she would do...Star Destroyer?! Is that what all that debris is in the CR courtyard? When the !@#$% did Miriam get an SD?! Wait...that would explain the rather large bill the TGS CR lawyer made me leave for you in the other CR. Oh boy. I've always suspected him of working for the Empire. Him and Geoffrey Fieger. Those snotheads. In fact, I'll bet the TGS CR lawyer is in on the conspiracy that got Gargoyles taken off USA. We need a name for the Lawyer. I'll make it a contest. My entries: Mephistopheles, Dark Vogel, and Malone. Anyone else like to contribute? BTW, I rather wouldn't mind being a Black Raven. I meet all the requirements, I think. Oh, and my dad used to be a gargoyle historian, and he collected all kinds of spellbooks and magical artifacts which Miriam and I are learning to use. And I'm a great singer. Dad also had a beak. Wish I had a beak. Oh well. And, BTW, if you accept me, you can use me in your Blaisisms. And good luck getting Lisa back. You know, Miriam once made an offhand remark about having been at an Area 51-A at some point in her life. At the time, I'd never heard of the place...
Well, I'm off. [Wilek glides out, intending to ask Miriam what the !@#$% she's doing tearing about with heavy Imperial hardware.]
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, September 13, 1998 12:19:52 AM
IP: tnt-2-59-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Oh, add Duke Nukem, Bombshell, Grom Hellscream, and all the good guys from the Final Fantasy and Breath of Fire video games to the fictional honorary members list. How could we forget them?
Doug
Saturday, September 12, 1998 11:51:25 PM
IP: hil-dnppk-031.oh.compuserve.net
Oh, and the good guys from TGS are honorary members, too. Sorry I forgot them.
Doug
Saturday, September 12, 1998 11:43:36 PM
IP: hil-dnppk-031.oh.compuserve.net
**No Blaise-ism, and a different color. Could this be Coyote? (Yes, when he's incredibly happy!!)**
WOO-HOO!! 45-23!! SPARTANS WIN!! (About g**d*** time, if you ask me!!)
Please, indulge me.
(But while I'm here, just a question: Why do they have to wait until the year I leave college to show the )(&^#$)R& band on the broadcast?!)
**Coyote jumps out of the room.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan, State (GO SPARTANS!!)
Saturday, September 12, 1998 11:43:06 PM
IP: 207.91.254.49
(Doug's holo appears, he is currently on an elevator with all the Black Ravens and Simpsons, heading deep down to the lowest level of Area 51-A.)
Okay, we have broken in, taken care of a lot of dangerous soldiers and various staff members, and are now heading to where we think Lisa is being held. We'll be there soon. Wish us luck! I just came in to answer Wilek's last posting.
Wilek: I don't think Miriam would be willing to help us. She's probably really mad at me for blowing up her Star Destroyer and insulting her several times in the other CR. We would appreciate her skill, but no thank you. Also, to answer your suspicion, she can't be a former Black Raven. Not unless she joined under a different name and possibly faked her death. We've lost a few members in our time, mostly honorary ones. Here is a current roster of all our various members, active and honorary, as well as I can remember it. (It ain't written down anyplace but our heads.)
Active Black Ravens: Doug Elder, Lisa Telman, Stephanie Telman, Keith Wang-Matthews, Jim Murdoch, Ben Shapiro, Alex Cleary, Tricia Messina, Shauna Lockdale, Mist the Cat.
Passive Members (they don't do stuff with us as much as they used to, but they are still members): Boris Richardson, Tim Stevens, David Rice, Jennifer Robeson, Brian B. Havilland, Ada Chien.
Honorary Members (deceased): Sylvester "Snake" McTaggart, Leander Miller, Ted Bowers, Sam Jones, Yuri Richardson, Laura Farmer, Micheal Carmicheal (yes, Jim really did know a guy with this name!).
Honorary Members (still alive and we know them, but they're not living in the Austin area so they don't hang with us much): Fletcher Lathrop, Matthew Kennedy, Kenny Kaspar, Ellie Ranney, Faith Rosen, Katie Obermaier, Ray Telman, Frank Telman, Candace Telman, Enzo Masi, Sarah Elder, Kristen Wallace, Laurie Wallace, Colleen Buckley, Shannon Buckley, Alexander Smith, Mary Smith, Linda Masi, Lloyd C. Smith (Sr. and Jr.), Martha Smith (Sr. and Jr.), Jimmy Simone, Jonathan Simone, Robby Simone, Travis Lathrop, Ruth Lathrop, Maria Lathrop, Traci Smith, Darryl, Danny (my Aunt Mary and Traci's boyfriends, I've forgotten their last names), Charles McTaggart, Anne Kelso, Faeline Baiul, Ralph Chen, Rick Samson, Suzy Moore, Jed "Jeeper" Cooper, Al Morris, Dave Stern, Craig Bruno, Joe Thomas, Albert Haas, Orion Gaist, Beren Sanders, Orion Sanders, Kelly Nichols, Candice Van Heerden, Leslie Tyndall, Randy Tyndall, Jerry Bennet, Tom Wilson, Travis Cook, Kim Ware, Marco Masi, Ben Broussard, Warren Webster, Tony Mock, Shannon Evans, Mi-Chaun Soma, Leo Tam, Stephen Kuo, Jerry Wang, Kristyn Matthews, Alvin Murdoch, Sara Murdoch, M. A. Cleary, Micheal Lockdale, Camille Lockdale, Donald Lockdale, Malcolm Forbes, Moira Cleary, Kristen Crawford, Jimbo Thomas, Terry Ireland, Garret Rakover, Wouter Staal, Pauline Staal, Adina Pearson, Mike Damplo, George Eskue, John Nelson, Mary Gagne, John Conway, John Yearwood, William B. Davis, Veronica Cat, Rebel Dog, Jesus Christ, Micheal Archangelo and many other people and animals whose names I cannot remember but who very profoundly influenced all our lives and would gladly be there to help us if trouble came our way.
Honorary Members (Fictional): All the good guys on the TV Shows Gargoyles, Simpsons, Spiderman, Batman: TAS, X-Files, Buffy: TVS, Ally McBeal; and the good guys in Coyote's, Christine Morgan's, and my own fanfic; plus Nick Holloway (the movie Memiors of an Invisible Man), Bill and Ted, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewie, Princess Leia, Artoo and Threepio, Indiana Jones, Jack Ryan, John Clark, Domingo Chavez, Catherine Ryan, Rand al'Thor, Perrin Aybara, Faile Aybara, Mat Cauthon, Juliun Sandar, Thom Merrilin, Garfield Cat, Odie Dog, Jon Arbuckle, the KODT players, and many more whose names I can't remember but are all great fictional good guys.
Honorary Members (who are posters in this CR): Everyone who wants to be in and can pass the following test: Walk into South Central Los Angeles at sunset, walk from one end to the other, and come out at dawn still alive and able to use all your limbs. Have at least three witnesses who did it with you or saw you come out and go in.
Just kidding!! Actually, the only requirements for being a Black Raven are that you have to be a good understanding open-minded person, fight on the side of good in life, want it, be voted in by at least half the current active members, and be tough in some way. All but the wanting requirement I know apply to the people in this Comment Room. You guys have all been great Net-pals, we'd be honored to have you as honorary members! What do you say? (and no, even if you say yes, it doesn't give me license to use you in our Blaise-isms or call you up if we need your help and it's not life-threatening but we're just being annoying anyhow, don't worry.) And Wilek, I'm sure Miriam can't be a former member. We've had members who've died or gone passive on us, but never one who's quit. If she wants to join right now as an honorary and surpise us all, great! If not, we'll just shrug and let our life continue as it has. Whatever y'all decide, you guys stay cool, okay?
(Doug smiles and waves goodbye as the picture fades and the elevator continues deep into the earth.)
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Saturday, September 12, 1998 11:42:13 PM
IP: hil-dnppk-031.oh.compuserve.net
Hi, everyone!
Wilek> Good to see you around in here! Hope the spell works for ya! Let us know when your fanfic gets posted, okay? :)
Coyote> Thanks so much for fixing my car! Give Pontiac a huge hug for me! :) And Alex Wonder had better keep his eyes off Rosanna, or he's getting a well-deserved slap when I see him...;) BTW, Buick, wanna take me for a ride in the presidential limo?
**Ravyn and the dog-goyle leave the room**
Ravyn Maza
Arizona
Saturday, September 12, 1998 11:20:44 PM
IP: svm-ts2-27.c2i2.com
[Wilek glides in.]
Coyote The Bando> That spell you cast on me...it's cast during WCC, right? And my fictional counterpart will probably be killed (as I requested), so he will return to his universe with no conscious memory of the spell being cast. But the spell will still be in effect, so one day he'll change into a human and not know why, making for an excellent fanfic plot. And the spell carries over to the real version of me (namely me), so I can post during the day. This is getting better and better...
SJ> Miriam once told me that she repaired a totaled Yugo with a paper clip and a box of Legos. Would you like her help?
Doug> Miriam also has experience with infiltration and espionage; think she can help you guys? (Sometimes I suspect her of being a former Black Raven, but she vehemently denies it. A little too vehemently, in fact.)
WCC Alternate Mates> Has anyone ever watched the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Parallels"? The characters' alternate-fanfic-reality mates would recognize them, but the characters wouldn't recognize most of the mates. Even more hilarious, IMO.
Well, I'm off. Bye bye, birdies! [Wilek glides off, still trying to get his claws on some Creativity Damiens Cereal.]
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, September 12, 1998 09:54:33 PM
IP: tnt-2-35-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
**Coyote enters the room, being driven by Pontiac in Ravyn's newly-repaired car.**
All done, Ravyn. She put on new quarter panels, fixed the tires, and even got rid of that annoying gasp in the air conditioner. Let's just try to keep Buick away from it, now.
Todd: Actually, you would be surprised to know that I have more mates of *Lexington* recruited for WCC, including one that I created (Pontiac) ... actually now that I think of it, Brooklyn and Lex are about even (Brooklyn has Amy K. Cyrway's Ariana McLachlan and Sata, Lexington has Jen De Salme's Chimura and the aforementioned Pontiac). But when anyone submitted a char. that was a mate of any of the Trio, I made sure to ask the creator how they would react around the alternate mates. And even some I asked about how they would react to other similar char's ... for example, if Ravyn would be jealous of Rosanna if Alex Wonder took a shine to her, since they're both daughters of Elisa and Goliath. (I don't really want to see *that* scene ... ;))
Sevarius Jr.: Thanks for the compliment on "Life as Seen From the Fish Bowl." And BTW, would you like some help on that Olds of yours? Pontiac here has ASE certification as a mechanic, she'd be happy to help, right? **whispered discussion between Coyote and Pontiac beyond anyone's range of hearing.** Yeah, she said that she'd help if you need it.
That's all for now, folks!
**Coyote walks out of the room, opening the door to Buick pulling up a limousine to the door.**
Awww man ... now we're gonna have the Secret Service on our tails! That's the presidential limo!!
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, September 12, 1998 08:43:28 PM
IP: 207.91.254.45
**Sevarius Jr., dressed in oily overalls, is bent over the engine of his car, a burgandy '78 Olds. His head is poked under the hood, trying to figure out what's wrong with the vehicle.**
@#$%ing car! Dammit! Outta go back to @#$%ing horse and buggey, at least you could shoot the horse and eat it!
Hey Buick!
**Everyone's favorite doggoyle trots over to SJ.**
Hey, can you hand me that screwdriver over there? No, that's a socket wrench. It's right there...no those are pliers...wait, you just passed it. There! Bring it to me. **Buick complies, fetching the screwdriver.** Ewwww, doggoyle slobber. Anyway folks, in case you haven't figure it out, I'm having major car problems. I gotta figure out what's wrong with it this weekend,or it's the bus for me on Monday.
Just wanted to congratulate Coyote on another piece of literary genius. Personally, this is my favorite episode of Clan Manhattan yet. Seeing through Samson's eyes was a really good dramatic touch. It showed just the kind of conflicts he's going through, being a prisoner in his own body. All I can say is, that issue made me wanna mutate Demona into something very, very nasty. Geez, why can't fixin' cars be as easy as separating dioxyribonucleic acid strainds?
Ah! I think I figure out the problem. Looks like the choke...**SJ fiddles around with the screwdriver** Hmm...Let's see if that fixed it. Buick, gun the engine!
**Buick happily complies. The motor suddenly erupts in flames, leaving SJ with a face full of soot.** *Cough* I guess it wasn't the choke. Well, Buick, I guess we got one long weekend ahead of us...
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Saturday, September 12, 1998 07:43:37 PM
IP: 207-172-119-93.s93.tnt2.brd.erols.com
(Doug appears on the monitor, surrounded by the Ravens and the Family Simpson, looking down from a hilltop through various binoculars and other devices at Area 51-A.)
Okay, we are now formulating a plan of attack. That facility will be breached and Lisa will be rescued. Very soon. So don't worry, everyone!
Todd: Actually, I hope that does happen to Brooklyn in WCC. The scene you describe would be hilarious! I know the ones Merlin and the other person you mentioned did were. Maybe it'll happen to Lex and Broadway, too. That would be even funnier. Whatever happens, though, I'm sure Coyote will somehow get things sorted out between them all in time for them to all kick Rokkan bootie. And if not, a lot of jealous love interests might be switching sides.
Ordell: Well, there are plenty of sites on the web that have synopses and/or scripts of the original eps posted. Avalon Archive and GFW are the best places to look. I don't know about any legal barriers to writing the eps in story format, but I do have a feeling Disney wouldn't like it.
That's all for now, later people!
(The Ravens and Simpsons get up and ready themselves to attack as the screen goes blank.)
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Saturday, September 12, 1998 07:28:53 PM
IP: hil-dnppw-086.oh.compuserve.net
hey, just an idea: it came to my attention a while back that some people (well, two that I know of) have only seen a few episodes of Gargoyles, and well, if you haven't seen pretty much all the episodes, you don't really get any of the fanfics or TGS stories. Has anyone out there ever thought of taking the actual episodes and converting them into a story format? Sounds like a good idea to me, but there might be legal precations to it that I'm not aware of. Later people......
Ordell - [ordell9425@geocities.com]
Saturday, September 12, 1998 07:18:19 PM
IP: 171-114-164.ipt.aol.com
You know, there's one thing about "When Clans Collide" that worries me. The "love interest" factor. Just think of all the mates that different fanfic authors have arranged for Brooklyn - Carbonear, Avery, and TGS's own Sata, to name a few (not to mention Angela in Christine Morgan's work). So what happens when they all show up in the same universe? Let's hope that Brooklyn doesn't suddenly find himself being accused of being a two-timing polygamist :)
(Christi Smith Hayden once did a particularly funny ficbit in the regular comment room about just such an incident happening, with all the "alternate mates" approaching Brooklyn grimly, Avery twirling her lasso. Merlin Missy then followed it up with another funny ficbit in which Puck is having a great time watching Brooklyn's trouble, when suddenly HE finds himself confronted with all of Owen/Puck's various fanfic love interests).
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, September 12, 1998 07:12:23 PM
IP: pn7-ppp-100.primary.net
TNT will be showing The Last Starfighter tonight and tomarrow afternoon.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Saturday, September 12, 1998 06:57:28 PM
IP: proxy-141.iap.bryant.webtv.net
Hi, again!
Coyote> I liked your last edition to Clan Manhattan! It was really neat the way we got to go inside Samson's head. And Alex meant that he liked it too. He's not really used to the computer...;) And give Buick a big hug for me and tell him it's okay about the car, especially if Pontiac's fixing it! Tell Pontiac thanks too.
Hmm...maybe I'll have to get Alex in here more often...
Ravyn Maza
Arizona
Saturday, September 12, 1998 11:28:49 AM
IP: svm-ts1-11.c2i2.com
Real quick:
DUMLAOX> Check your e-mail. I hope it clears up all the confusion. And sorry for the length of it, I just wanted to be as thorough as possible. Please e-mail me your own feedback on what I said. Thanks. :)
Got to go. See all of you later. :)
Lady Mystic - [TJSSLSSAS@aol.com]
Dearborn, MI
Saturday, September 12, 1998 07:56:29 AM
IP: 167-203-26.ipt.aol.com
23 days until the Rising.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, September 12, 1998 07:25:04 AM
IP: pn9-ppp-183.primary.net
To answer a few questions here and there...
WEBSITE 2.0-- Ok, I think I know what's being said now. I'll try and place up a demo version of the site and see if this is what you're talking about.
Happy Belated B-days to those that had them. Sorry I didn't say them in time.
Belated welcomes to the newcomers in the TGS comment room. Enjoy your stay and post often.
COMMENT ROOM-- Actually, before the big S8 crash, the comment room did have a link to check out all the comment room pics. After the crash, however, Gorebash forgot to place a link up there again. But now that his code for the comment room is up at his site (hit my name to get there), I'm gonna try and figure out the code so I can have this thing running on the TGS site and, in turn, fix the pic problems, update them if necessary, and do that link for all the pics.
BTW, I decided to resize only a few of the pics in here. Some are sized just right but there are a few in here that are just too darn big.
THE WEISMAN FACTOR-- What we did for TGS season 1 is use Mr. Weisman's master plan to draw up what series we should be working on and what it would be about. That's all. In fact, except for the concept of doing the series at all, almost every one of the story plots, ideas, and arcs came from the minds of the staffers. Season 2 simply continues our plans that we set up in season 1. Mr. Weisman has no involvement in either season 2 or in our project in general.
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Saturday, September 12, 1998 04:09:03 AM
IP: ts39-11.wla.ts.ucla.edu
Adrienne rides into the CR on an airboat from Deep Water, Fla., with half a dozen thick-glasses-ed weearing people in hot pursuit.
Heyloo, y'all!
Hmmmmm...what to write?
Suddenly, Judge Robert Gibbs breaks down the CR door, waving a huge book at Adrienne. Futher examination reveals the specimen NOT to be a book of law, but my Philosophy in Literature textbook!
Adrienne hops back on the airboat and speeds out of the CR, with the Cowe clan and Maximum Bob in pursuit.
See ya!
Adrienne. - [holmes52lcsipdp.littonlcs.com]
woodland Hills (L.A.) , California. , U.S.A.
Saturday, September 12, 1998 02:17:12 AM
IP: www.littonlcs.com
[Wilek glides in.]
Coyote the Bando> Thanks dude, I owe you one! BTW, despite my occasional use of such words as "dude", I don't have a surfer accent, although I can understand why people might think I do at first. Bye all!
[Wilek glides out, already planning his first day as a human. He'll probably go to the office of the idiot who took Gargoyles off USA and implement Void's suggestion. :) Quarryhammers aren't all that bad, really, if they're not being used on gargs.]
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, September 12, 1998 01:28:16 AM
IP: tnt-2-141-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
I have to stop posting when i'm tired, I forgot my color! :)
Void
Saturday, September 12, 1998 12:40:34 AM
IP: ppp-207-193-22-41.stlsmo.swbell.net
So USA has taken gargs off eh? *sigh* it figures. just when I get to where I can tape the episodes. Well, does anyone know when or if gargs are going to be on another channel? if so, what time? and in the meantime, i think we should find out just how useful those quarrymen hammers are by shoving one up the rear of the execs at USA *grin*
Is there any way you can view what the pics in the CR look like? Or do I have to start picking one at random each post to find one I like?
Void - [strangeone@iname.com]
Saturday, September 12, 1998 12:38:29 AM
IP: ppp-207-193-22-41.stlsmo.swbell.net
**Coyote enters the room, looking all around.**
Ravyn: I'll be sure to reprimand Buick severely for stealing your car. (BTW, Alex, nice to hear from ya, bud.)
Wilek: Consider it done. In a few days, when the sun rises, you should be turning human. I'm leaving a memo in Alex's office right now for you. And thanks for the compliments on Alex's incantation. I've written another one for him for a previous story. If you follow my name link below, it takes you to Volume #7 of my cycle, where he turns an alien into a gargoyle. Fun stuff!
**The whole room shakes, as the giant white gargess Liberty ducks her head as she enters the room, holding Buick by the scruff of his neck.**
There you are! What have you got to say for yourself?!
**Buick growls and moans sadly.**
I thought so. I swear, if you even scratched that poor woman's car ...
**Coyote looks out the door of the CR to see Ravyn's car, missing two quarter-panels and with three flat tires.**
ARRGHHH!! Geez, Ravyn, I sincerely apologize about your car. I'll get Pontiac working on it right away.
**Coyote ushers Liberty and Buick out of the room.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, September 11, 1998 11:33:52 PM
IP: 207.91.254.68
(Doug and the Ravens appear on the monitor. They are heading through a desert area, guided by none other than Bart and Lisa Simpson! Doug turns to make the following post.)
Uh, Static-Pulse: I don't know who you rescued, but it wasn't Lisa. She's in Area 51-A, which is different from Area 51. We know because we've had to hire these high-priced guides to get there. The girl's apparently found the place before. (Lisa Simpson smiles at the camera.) Thanks anyhow, I'm sure that gal is grateful. We'll accomplish this rescue mission ourselves.
SJ: Ha! Great resume fillers! Keep up the laughs, man. I like "Occasionally Mad Scientist" myself. :)
Alex Wonder: Pleased to meet you!
That's all for now, later!
(The Ravens and their guides trudge on as the holo fades away.)
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Friday, September 11, 1998 11:26:20 PM
IP: hd77-198.hil.compuserve.com
Okay, try this link...
Ravyn & Alex
Friday, September 11, 1998 10:43:35 PM
IP: svm-ts2-4.c2i2.com
**Ravyn walks in, smiling widely**
I'm back, all! I've calmed down a bit since my last post, even though I'm still mad at USA Network *growl*. Anyways, I brought along a friend this time who's been wanting to meet you all! **Ravyn holds the door open for a tall, fair-skinned, blonde-haired blue-eyed gargoyle, who steps into the room. He grins** Guys, meet Alex Wonder. **Alex steps forward to talk**
Alex: Hello, everyone! Ravyn tells me that you all are absolutely wonderful people, so I've been dying to meet you! *grins and waves* How is everyone? Loved your last fanfic, can't wait to read more! I especially can't wait until me & Ravyn stop by your place for WCC. I'm lookin' forward to it! **Alex flashes his handsome smile and waves sweetly at Rosanna** Hi, Rose! Nice seein' you around here. Can't wait to meet you. **Alex gets a big glare from Ravyn** Oh, yeah, Ravyn says hi, too. Well, this two-people-posting thing is getting to me. Gotta go!
**Alex spreads his wings and heads for the window. Ravyn heads for the door, then curses as she realizes that Buick has apparently 'borrowed' her car too.**
Ravyn: Oh, man! Now how am I gonna get home?
**Alex turns around and picks poor wingless Ravyn up in his arms.**
Alex: Will this do?
**Ravyn smiles widely from in Alex's arms the duo takes off into the night**
Ravyn Maza & Alex Wonder
Arizona
Friday, September 11, 1998 10:41:32 PM
IP: svm-ts2-4.c2i2.com
I just saw a commercial. gargoyles is coming on Toon Disney everynight at 11/10 central. (check my times). NOW I KNOW I'll be calling my cable operator!
Static-Pulse - [khovak@hotmail.com]
Friday, September 11, 1998 10:35:14 PM
IP: mgm123.1.zebra.net
*clad in full armor, running on stealth mode, SP crashes into Dreamland (Area 51). Quickly firing at several armed guards, he continues deeper into the complex. After flying down ten levels through an empty elevator shaft SP ends up on the level where all the test subjects amd prisoners are kept.* Hello, anyone need recuing? *flies into a room where Lisa is being kept. After dismembering several Sevarius-like doctors, he flies back out with Lisa*
Lisa> I never could resist that whole knight in shining armor bit. :-) *uses in-built buffer to shine his armor where bullet marks scuffed it*
Ok, I have a question about TGS season 2. I know season four was based on Ms. Weisman's (SP?) concepts? So did he have any hand in season 2, or is it totally fan based? I was just curious. Thanks.
*tips an imaginary hat at Lisa and flies off for parts unknown*
Static-Pulse - [khovak@hotmail.com]
Friday, September 11, 1998 10:31:58 PM
IP: mgm123.1.zebra.net
[Wilek glides in.]
WWWWWWHHHHHHAAAAAATTTTTT??????!!!!!! No more Gargoyles on USA??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [Wilek roars in fear, horror, and rage for thirty full seconds.] I don't get Toon Disney! Of course, since the eps came on during the day I couldn't watch them, but Miriam had the VCR programmed, but there are episodes we still haven't gotten. AAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!! Who the bleep do those bleepin' bleepheads at USA think they're fooling with? What are they smoking and shooting up and drinking and snorting and I don't want to know what else? It cant be FS' cereal; the creativity Damiens would never be responsible for the cancellation of Gargoyles. They're not *that* psychotic. Gargoyles *won* the poll, for Oberon's sake! At least this round! OK, I know that USA Networks and USA Today are totally different organizations, but *still*...to be moved virtually simultaneously to a victory in the polls...I smell foul doings. A conspiracy at the very highest levels of world power, involving the Illuminati, the Project (the conspiracy from The X-Files) and Geoffrey Fieger. I can imagine that idiot telling USA Networks that Gargoyles fans are fat and slightly effeminate. DIE FIEGER DIE!!!!
Coyote and Rosanna> Mind having Alex make the spell temporally retroactive, so it begins taking place a few days from now? BTW, the spell you have Alex casting at the recruitment page: A masterpiece of mystic poetry. I'm archiving it permanently on my hard disk. BTW, will my pic have a URL address to link to, so I can link my name to it in my posts? I think we'd all like that. And I don't mind waiting for it at all. Thank you ever so much for all of this that you're doing. It's very incredible.
[Wilek jumps out of the way just in time to avoid becoming a bloody stain courtesy of Buick's steamroller.] It's weird--Buick's an absolutely ghastly driver but an excellent pilot; you should have seen him in that E-Wing.
Well, I'm off. [Wilek gets Buick to squish Fieger with his steamroller and glides off.]
Wilek Nereus
Friday, September 11, 1998 10:18:31 PM
IP: tnt-2-141-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
**Ravyn comes in, a little pale**
Sevarius Jr.> Ugh. I think I'm scarred for life after reading that Starr report. *shudder* So how've you been?
I really like the animation in all of "Hunter's Moon". Of course, the kiss scene was the best gargoyles scene ever, but I just can't get over that two-second scene where Demona has just walked into the church, and the Hunters fly their airship right through the wall behind her. That was amazing! And the kiss, the first time I saw it, I was completely shocked. Then I smiled, hit 'rewind', and watched it over and over. It's such a sweet moment!
No more Gargoyles on USA?!? PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disney is a bunch of wimps, man. Skipping over "Deadly Force." In my opinion, that was one of the best cartoon episodes I've ever seen. What, was it because it had blood in it and they're too afraid to show blood on Disney? I DARE Disney to show blood! HA-HA-HA!!!!!
**Ravyn steps back and looks at this post** Hmm...I think I need to lay off of that caffeine-packed stuff Firestorm had...;)
Ravyn Maza
Arizona
Friday, September 11, 1998 07:39:04 PM
IP: svm-ts7-11.c2i2.com
**Coyote jogs into the room, trying to get his circulation going.**
Hope you don't mind if I jog in place ... my feet need the blood.
First off: thanks to the folks who have read my new fic. I thought it would be interesting to try writing gargfic from the 2nd person. Obviously, I succeeded. Thank you for the compliments.
Wilek: I'm a bit backed up, but if you're willing to wait for it, I will have your pic ready for you. You and Miriam will be added to the WCC recruit list on my next update (and yes, I'm taking humans. Ask some other people, I've included dragons, fae, humans, human cyborgs, one automobile and one motorcycle.).
Doug: Have to look through my mailbox again ... getting harder to keep track of the recruits, and they keep coming in! **Rosanna taps her foot in the doorway.** Oh yeah, I asked for it my own self, didn't I? **She nods, coming forth again to speak.**
Wilek: The transformations are a little bit painful. I think when Puck gave Demona the spell, he kind of added the pain factor because she really didn't treat him too well (as if turning human wasn't enough torture for her!). I asked Alex about it, and he'll be willing to cast the spell on you when you come over during WCC. Just be sure to remind him. (And he promised me that he knows better how to cast the spell than he did when he put it on me. **drops her tail out of her pants** As you can see, he wasn't too great at it when he gave it to me, but I still appreciate the gift.)
**Rosanna leaves again. Coyote returns.**
Hope that answers your questions about magical means. To tell the truth, there are times Rosanna doesn't even feel anything when the transformation occurs. But I can only add that Alex had better be the one who casts it on you. In my fic cycle, Demona cast the spell on Angela and it causes her excruciating pain when she transforms (although I'm sure that you know well enough to stay clear of Demona.).
**Coyote jogs out of the room, opening the door to reveal Buick sitting there, waiting for him.**
And where did you get *that* monster?!
**The door opens wider to reveal Buick is driving ... a steamroller.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, September 11, 1998 07:37:53 PM
IP: 207.91.254.44
**Sevarius Jr. is reading the Kenneth Starr Independent Counsel Report. With wide eyes, his mouth agape, SJ slowly puts the lengthy report down.**
Bill! Dear God man, what have you done! A cigar? YOU FREAK! Ugh, I didn't need to read that...
Anyway, glad to hear that Gargoyles won the poll...of course, this bit of good news is followed by the fact that, apperently, USA thinks "America's Funniest Home Videos" is better entertainment. Bob Saget is the spawn of Satan.
I also encourage all of you to vote for Batman over Dr. Katz in the USA poll. With, of course, the exception of Gargoyles, Batman is the best toon of this entire decade, in overall art and story.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@hotmail.com]
Friday, September 11, 1998 07:15:33 PM
IP: 207-172-64-188.s188.tnt17.brd.erols.com
USA Network took Gargoyles off!!! We now get Americas Funniest Videos. Panic attack coming on.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Friday, September 11, 1998 06:01:26 PM
IP: proxy-171.iap.bryant.webtv.net
Ok people!
Gargoyles won, but who is next? Currently, the votes are tied.
My link is again the voting link.
The interview was HORRIBLE! They wanted me to work for less than I am now doing a job I hate!
Needless to say, I didn't take the job.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Friday, September 11, 1998 05:44:11 PM
IP: dhcp215.visitus.net
Actually Lisa, I'm thinking of changing my description from "Mad scientist", to "Occasionally Mad Scientist." Or maybe even "Slightly Deranged Scientist." Just sounds better on a resume. ;-)
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Friday, September 11, 1998 12:16:30 PM
IP: west-144-31.labs.gmu.edu
(The holo of Lisa appears, she is roped to a table and being probed by several sinister-looking robot arms while a couple scientists take notes on clipboards.)
Doug and the BRs- You better rescue me soon. I've just been transferred from St. David's to Area 51-A for study by the government! Now there can be no turning back!! You have to get me out. Get here, hurry! I can't break these straps and escape on my own.
Wilek: I thought SJ was a mad scientist, he's said so enough times. Was I wrong, SJ?
Firestorm: I don't eat a cow a day, nor do I have electric eel power. The way I get my energy for gliding is that my fatigue slowly lessens as my energy renews itself along with my wounds. Part of my Healing Factor. I don't age at a slower rate like Wolverine does, but I do heal as fast and thanks to the energy recovery processes built into it, I can glide, have great endurance, and need less sleep. Thanks so much for all the great laughs in your last post. Good luck with that interview (or bad if you want it instead).
Just had to clear up these issues, I'm off to class now. Later!
(Kitainia lies back down on the table and struggles in vain as the doctors continue to probe and prod her with their instruments. Hope Doug and the Ravens get there soon!)
Lisa - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Friday, September 11, 1998 08:50:17 AM
IP: hd24-042.hil.compuserve.com
Firestorm: They blew up that whale real good!
Sevarius Jr.
Friday, September 11, 1998 08:46:02 AM
IP: 129.174.56.172
24 days until the Rising.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Friday, September 11, 1998 07:40:07 AM
IP: pn3-ppp-122.primary.net
Brian trust me. For the Goliath Chronicles, A Bronx Tail was great animation. And I agree, about the animation on Hunter's Moon. The scene where Goliath is a the dam is outstanding.
Okali sorry about the delay, I'm having minor problems with one of the tapes (Ok eightball where did you send it?) Let you know as soon as they get in the mail.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Friday, September 11, 1998 06:49:14 AM
IP: proxy-141.iap.bryant.webtv.net
YES! I found the site again!
Now I have written proof that what I read about cookings humans all those years ago wasn't just in my mind!
Oh happy day!
Calooh, Calay!
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Friday, September 11, 1998 01:27:43 AM
IP: 174-192-222.ipt.aol.com
[Wilek glides in, sick of doing such mundane entrances. He vows to hunt for a Frozen Yak On A Stick restaurant so he can think up kewl entrances.]
Coyote the Bando> I've heard marvelous things about the pictures you draw of people. Do you take requests?
[Wilek glides out and looks for some Creativity Damiens cereal.]
Wilek Nereus
Friday, September 11, 1998 01:26:29 AM
IP: tnt-2-114-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Check my link!
More proof that Willy didn't make it!
(And no, i didn't make it. It is a NEWS report! Check it out.
Cummon. I DARE you!
What are you? Chicken?
(If so, can I have a bite?)
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Friday, September 11, 1998 12:50:03 AM
IP: dhcp229.visitus.net
Lisa > It probably won't speed up things on their end, but it makes me feel lots better! ; )
I updated the Magelore page a little -- added a link to the comment room and a really huge pic of how the cover, front and back, is going to look (had to be big so the print on the back is readable). Clicky-clicky!
They skipped "Deadly Force," the Toon Dis. wussies! Shame on them!
BTW, couldn't help wondering as I watched Temptation -- who's gonna re-read "Confession" in the next day or so? <g>
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Friday, September 11, 1998 12:38:56 AM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
[Wilek glides in.]
Fire Storm/Night Flame> Worry not, I'm not having any genetic tinkering done. I'm going for something like Demona's spell. BTW, would you happen to have a schedule of HFS and Bubba's hunting seasons? Depending on what's in season when, I might like to join them. I don't believe in killing innocent animals, but it sounds to me like *their* hunting has little to do with innocent animals. Hmm, I think I'll go searching for some of that cereal.
[Wilek glides out.]
Wilek Nereus
Friday, September 11, 1998 12:33:56 AM
IP: tnt-1-223-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
<Night Flame glides into the room. As he lands, he wraps his wings, which look like they are covered with pine needles, around him and crouches. As he stands, it is no longer Night Flame, but Fire Storm wearing his trusty floor length leather jacket and shades.>
Sorry about the story. When I checked it in Netscape, I forgot to change my font from 'overide document specified font' to 'use document font'. I hadn't realized that I had set the font to Courier #9.
Sorry. Lady Mystic complained about the same thing. It should be fixed now. My link has the revised edition.
About using your characters in your posts: It's fine. Your own fan-fic characters are fine when used in Blaise-isms. But just don't devote an entire post to discussing your fan-fic characters and stories.
Sevarius removing the Gargoyles stone sleep: Well, if you want to glide, he would probably have to mix some electric eel in, like he did with the mutates.
Or you would have to eat a cow every day. You choose.
Would you rather have a electric personality or go "Moo"?
<The natives in the background start chanting:
"Who go moo moo?
Me go moo moo!
Who go moo moo?
Me go moo moo!"
Fire Storm is about to call in Hunter Fire Storm when he realizes that they are not in season.
Fire Storm then raises his "Glove of Ra", points it at the natives, and fires a ball of energy at the natives, cooking them nicely.>
<>DANGER WILL ROBINSON! DANGER!<>
We are dropping in the polls like a glidng (or is it falling?) gargoyle at dawn!
At our highest point, we were at 73%. Now we are at 71%
HELP SAVE THE GARGS!
FREE WILLY! (AHHHHHHHHHHHH! How the hell did that one get out!)
"Jump Willy, Jump!"
<Willy jumps over the boy as he holds his hand out. The little boys face changes from one of happiness to one of horror as Willy falls on top of the boy and the rocks.>
A squishing sound is heard.
"Oh no! Willy didn't make it! And he crushed our boy!"
(Thank you Homer)
Dude! What am I on?
<An Announcer steps out from behind the curtian>
"You are on brand new "Creativity Damiens Cereal," filled with all the sugar and caffine that your parents are afraid to let you have! Yes, thats right! Now you can have Damiens just like everyones favorite psychopathic writer!"
The boy takes a bite of the cereal and looks up with a smile.
"WOW! You are right! Now I want to eat someone! You know... you do look pretty tasty, Mr. Announcer!"
The announcer looks at the boy and backs away slowly as the boy gets up.
"Uh... you can buy..." Looks at the boy, hurrys up. "'Creativity Damien Cereal' at your local Frozen Yak on a Stick resturant!" He looks at the boy coming at him with a knife and fork.
"RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!"
The boy starts singing, "Bye, Bye, I'm gonna have Announcer pie.
Have my knife and my fork, now he's gonna die!
And the good 'ole 'borgs are having whisky and pie,
Singing this will be the day that he dies.
This will be the day that he dies..."
Green Baron: Thanks for the laugh! I needed it!
Feiger is not gay. The woman he is always seen with doesn't look male. (Hey! Do you think that if one of the local TV stations gets a hold of this, they will expose him! I would tell what station has the best chances of getting a shot, but it would reveal the hotel. Dern Lot boys!)
As for Feiger having good taste, Hyena told me that he doesn't.
Doug: Oh, we are growing close. We are joined. Due to a accident that we had since I was at the gathering, we are now fused into one being. Four arms, four legs, two heads, and I won't even BEGIN to tell you what else! <G>
Going in for a job interview Friday Morning. Wish me good luck and Bad luck.
(I want the job for the same reasons that I don't want the job.)
I have a current job. Just want a change. But to change is just shy of leaving heaven to sell my soul to the devil. We always complain about our neighbors at CompUSA not helping people, and just guess where my interview is!
Brian: Well, good question. As soon as I have a actual menu page, I will post them.
Also, I am re-vamping them. Yes, i know it is un-fair.
Live with it! I am NOT fair! Life isn't fair! Not even the state fair is fair.
<Pillars of flame start to shoot out of Fire Storms back and form into his wings.
Fire starts to cover his body, spreading from the pillars, transforming his body from Fire Storm to Night Flame.
From the glow of that fire, a golden female cyborg can be seen picking through the pile of barbequed natives, looking for something to eat.
After eating, she packs the rest into a doggy bag for later and runs out of the room.
Night Flame's skin changes from fire red to forest green as he climbs the wall to get some elevation. Once he gets high enough, he leaps from the wall, his skin color changing, chameleon like, so he disappears into the night.>
Fire Storm/Night Flame - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Friday, September 11, 1998 12:12:53 AM
IP: dhcp229.visitus.net
[Wilek comes back in.] BTW, Doug, Sevarius Jr. isn't a mad scientist; that's Sevarius Sr. Sometimes I think SJ finds SS rather strange (i.e. his comments about Dad's maniacal laughter), and I can't blame him. Wait a minute. When did Sevarius Sr. have a kid? By *whom*, for that matter?! Well, I'm out. [Wilek goes back out.]
Wilek Nereus
Friday, September 11, 1998 12:03:13 AM
IP: tnt-1-223-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
[Wilek comes in from the other CR.]
Miriam and Sevarius Jr.> I *would* appreciate being able to do things during the day...but somehow I doubt I would want Dad tinkering with my genome. He's kewl in some ways, but he's not my first choice of medical personnel to do any monkeying about under my hood. BTW, SJ, ultraviolet light has nothing to do with our sleep/wake cycle. It's circadian, like the human cycle, but the garg cycle is much more closely keyed to the sense of vision, so we change pretty much as soon as we percieve an increase in sunlight. It works differently in an environment devoid of day-night cycles, i.e. deep space; we stay awake for a long while, then settle into a roughly even cycle disconnected from vision. It resets instantly upon return to a day/night cyclic environment. See TGS Timedancer "Games Without Frontiers". Just thought Dad might want to know.
Anyhow, perhaps Rosanna's metamorphosis spell is the thing for me. You say my gargoyle form would heal instantly at sunrise, as it does now, and my human form would heal instantly at sunset? I like it very much...but I would have much less need for Miriam. I like Miriam. Oh well, it's not like I would fire her just because I could do a few more things for myself. The house, finances, ISP account, etc are still in her name. I could give her a lot more time off. She certainly deserves it. Just one problem, though--when Puck gave Demona a similar gift, the transformation involved intense pain. Is this the case with you? If not, tell Alex X. that my birthday is in a few weeks. (And how do you know it isn't?)
Well, I'm off. [Wilek goes back to the other CR and glides off its balcony.]
Wilek Nereus
Thursday, September 10, 1998 11:52:40 PM
IP: tnt-1-223-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
(A new image appears on the monitor. Doug, Jim, Keith, Shap, Alex, Tricia, Shauna, and Stephanie are clustered around a card table with Alex's cat Mist asleep in the center, planning what looks like a commando raid on the apartment above Doug's. Doug turns from the planning to make the following post.)
Okay, it has been confirmed. It is Thailog up there. What he's doing there, we do not know, but we are going to find out. And, if necessary, deal with him. Just as soon as Lisa gets back and we can attack at full strength.
SJ: I fully support genetic engineering if it's used for disease-curing or organ-regrowth purposes or gene therapy. It's the playing God aspect I don't like and never would subject myself or anyone I care about if I had the choice. I definitely have serious issues about people building their own children out of gene manipulation. I prefer to let the sperm and egg DNA chromosomes assemble randomly, trust God and whatever other powers watch over the making of children, and take what I get. Lisa prefers the same. We both definitely support your opinion that the more we learn about genetics, the more we should control its use. I guess I should also tell you that's a heck of a weird thing to hear from a mad scientist. Guess you're a little unorthodox. :)
Coyote: Good job on Part 16. You really got into Samson's character there, and did a fine job of it. Demona is going to be in big trouble when the spell comes off! Oh, one thing I should tell you. I read your updated WCC list, and noticed the two new ones I gave you aren't on there yet. Maybe they are now, I need to check. Also, like I've said before, "After the Flood" and "Choices," the stories in which the characters I gave you appear, are both now up on GFW's archive. I recommend (even though I know I don't need to) you read them both before you write my characters, so as to get a feel for them all. Especially that sick psychotic human-hater Ashe. And if you think you need to know more about the characters than the stories and what I've told you already, feel free to ask me in an e-mail. Best of luck with WCC!
My reaction to The Kiss when I first saw it: I was suprised by it at first, but then I was overjoyed and swept off my feet by the enormity of Elisa and Goliath's love for one another. I still smile happily whenever I watch that scene, it was just so great! The only other person in the room at the time when I first saw it was my little sister Sarah, who is not a Gargoyles fan and had just walked in to see what I was watching. Her reaction was, and I quote- "Ooh, gross! I can't believe she just kissed a gargoyle!" Guess she needs to watch more of the show before she can understand the feelings behind the kiss. Next time I see her, we will talk about it.
Okay, that's all for now. We have an operation to plan. I'll call Lisa and get her down here. (Doug takes out his cell phone and calls Lisa's. A strange voice answers. "Hello?" "Who is this?" Doug instantly asks. "Dr. Morten Krugar, St. David's Hospital. Is this the next-of-kin of a Lisa S. Tel..." Doug clicks off the phone and curses heavily for several minutes. Then he turns to the other Ravens and says, "Thailog will have to wait, guys. We got a situation at St. David's. Lisa's in there and we have to get her out before they cart her off for study in some lab or something. Black Ravens Assemble!! Code Bright Hot Pulsating Blood Red!!" The Ravens all nod, and Shap and Shauna advise Doug to calm down. Keith then gets out their map of St. David's and they begin planning their new commando raid mission as the holo fades away. This creativity demon will be continued next post!)
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Thursday, September 10, 1998 10:41:49 PM
IP: ad31-219.arl.compuserve.com
(Lisa and Buick appear on the monitor. They are speeding down an Austin freeway, dodging not-as-crazy drivers every second.)
Coyote: Good story. It was great to get inside Samson's mind and know the spell hasn't totally subverted his will. I'd hate to be in Demona's shoes when it wears off fully. She's going to get beat up major! And about Buick, I do not know where I got the courage to do what we're doing now. He hasn't damaged my bike (thank God!), but this is the wildest ride I've ever been on. I really wish he'd slow down!
Brian: Okay, thanks for clearing up the name issue. I'm glad we cleared up the high-school as opposed to now boyfriend one. Hope you didn't hurt your head too much when you hit it. Oh, and by the way, your plight in the hospital has given Doug and me another unstoppable creativity demon we will now begin to unleash on this CR in our Blaise-isms. Be prepared, everyone!! And yeah, the animation in Hunter's Moon and The Kiss was the best. I was yelling "You go, girl" and "Woo hoo!!" as loud as I could when I first saw that scene, as was Stephanie. Ray dropped his jaw, and my parents just shrugged, smiled at each other and scrunched closer together on the couch so they could hug. The emotion of the moment overcame us all in different ways, I guess. Hope Goliath and Elisa's relationship continues to blossom in TGS!
SJ: No offense taken about the maniacal laughter. That's just the way your dad is. I'm just glad he helped me out like he did.
Now on to the creativity demon.
(Lisa turns to Buick, unwraps her arms from his waist, and yells, "That is it! Slow down and get off the bike now!" Buick slows down for the barest of instants so he can leap off the bike and run away. Lisa, left alone on the still moving cycle, screams a loud string of curse words, and grabs for the handlebars just as the cycle blows through the freeway guardrail and falls into Town Lake below. The image shifts to her bike sinking under the lake's surface and Lisa's unconscious form on the lakeshore, bruised and bleeding heavily from many wounds. The sound of an ambulance siren is heard as one pulls up to her and some paramedics rush out. "Who, er, what is this?" one says upon seeing her. "Never mind," says another, shaking her head. "Let's get her to St. David's, pronto!" The three then hustle Lisa's body onto a stretcher, put her in the ambulance, and it goes speeding away. Uh oh, what's in store for her now?)
Lisa - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Thursday, September 10, 1998 10:16:07 PM
IP: ad31-219.arl.compuserve.com
**Sevarius Jr. runs into the comment room. Pursuing him is a dozen different creativity demons. They back SJ into a corner**
Whoa! Get back! You hear me! I saw the Exorcist like, 20 times! Don't make me get medieval on your asses!
**All of a sudden, a familiar Skylark speeds into view, and in a graphic scene of death and carnage, runs over the demons. Buick stops the car and casually flicks the windshield wipers to get rid of the demon goo stuck to the glass.**
Whew! Thanks Buick, I owe you big time.
Doug: I think genetics can be a very useful science in the years to come. Hopefully, we'll be able to discover the cure for diseases. Or maybe transplants will become less difficult, seeing as we might be able to simply clone the organs that need replacing. And doctors are finding wonderful uses for gene therapy. Of course, there are those people who want to play god (like my pop). I heard that recently here in Virginia, some doctors discovered a way in which to alter the sex of a fetus--If you want a boy, you get a boy, if you want a girl, you get a girl. Personally, I think that's just way to damn freaky. Let nature do its thing. I think that the more we use genetics, the more closely it should be regulated.
Of course, my dad did help Lisa out...sorry about the manaical laughter Lisa. He does that a lot. God, I wish I could get through just one dinner...("Pass the mashed potatoes pop." "Bwah hah ha ha ha ha ha!" "Dad? What's so funny?" "Honestly? I don't know.") And please, don't EVEN mention the Rocky Horror Picture show. I don't wanna have to go bail him out of jail on indecent exposure charges for prancing in his undies again...
**SJ turns back to the Skylark. Buick is revving the engine behind the wheel.**
Say Buick, I owe you one. How about I buy you a Scooby Snack?
**Buick barks an affirmative, so SJ climbs into the passenger seat. "Say, where's the seatbe----WHOAAAAAAAAA!" he yells as Buick peels out of the comment room**
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Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Thursday, September 10, 1998 09:58:26 PM
IP: 207-172-100-78.s269.tnt16.brd.erols.com
(A thin line of light appears in the comment room , it then splits aside and Brian is seen behind it . He is strapped down to a hosital bed with severalmechanical arms folded against the beds underside , he has 2 arms in casts as well as one leg . He is in a fairly large room , the walls of which are comprised of 6inch think high impact polymer . )
Well folks , that bull laid me up pretty bad , but the government reimolanted my creativity demons , do'nt ask me how , they thought that the one that gave me teleport ability was the one that I asked to be given to wavelength , my spines fine by the way , it was just some grit on the lens along with a mild injury that made it seem that way . I'll be out of here in no time flat , well as long as it takes me to mend together , which still is'nt too much . Then I'll just head through the portal and that's that .
Lisa : My real name is Brian , my Father applied for the E-mail , so so they used his name . And thanks for clearing that issue up , I felt like beating my head against the wall a few times , but I only did it once .
Firestorm : The man is right I had to put the fonts up to maximum to be able to read that story , and I still have'nt because I want to read the other two first . Speaking of which : WHERE CAN I FIND THEM .
Dylan : Happy Belated .
Void : Yeah we are pretty high traffic these days , makes it difficult sometimes but still quite enjoyable , (You trying catching up on 2 weeks of this stuff .) And it does get pretty fun in here , this is where the not so right aspects of our imaginations often display themselves . That fact goes a long way in scaring me .
Mandi : Boy have I got an unpleaant "Wisdom Tooth Story" for you . But I'll wait until after the extraction . Mine are coming up now too by he way , and I'm just 16 well 17 in December .
I really did'nt think that the type of animation shown last night was the best one , I think that the best animation was in hunters moon , especiall that last seen when Ellisa kissed Goliath (place wolf calls and whistles here) .
(The portal slowly begins to close and through it a mechanical arm is seen carrying a hypodermic needle towards Brian .)
Ok look like I wo'nt be getting out as easily as I'd planned .)
Brian - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Thursday, September 10, 1998 09:38:05 PM
IP: 208.11.41.195
**Coyote jumps back in, being chased by Buick, who has left behind the motorbike in favor of a '35 Ford hot rod.**
Lisa:
a) I apologize for Buick's fickleness, and if he abandoned you anyplace dangerous.
b) Thanks for the compliments. They didn't fully sink in until just now. Hmmm ... y'know, most of the theoretical psi powers in my family were supposed to be borne by the women, not the men. Maybe I'm a first! ;)
But seriously, thanks for the complments.
**Coyote jumps back out, as Buick zooms past again.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-i-s.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, September 10, 1998 08:49:05 PM
IP: 207.91.254.45
(Doug and Keith appear on the projection screen. They are watching the apartment above Doug's with binoculars and a video camera, this time the lens cap is off.)
Okay, we saw the gargoyle awaken and go inside an hour ago. We know it's up there now, and we can prove it. Downstairs in my apartment, Alex is working to identify it with a Polaroid photo, see if it's anybody we know. All we know now was that it was a big dark-skinned male, who did look a little familiar. We couldn't place him, though. Maybe Alex will be able to. Here's what I have to say now.
Coyote: I too am eagerly waiting for the next chapter of Clan Manhattan. I'll read it as soon as I'm through typing this post.
Mandi: I agree about Molly, guess you thought out the situation more than I did. Your idea sounds more plausible than mine does. Thanks for mentioning it.
Lady Mystic: Thanks for the relationship info. I echo Lisa's sentiments that the two of you are very fortunate to have each other and hope that one day we'll be at least as close. Hope the two of you remain together for the very long time that is your lives. I'm looking forward to seeing what you mean about people growing close. :)
Miriam: Not having much knowledge of genetics myself beyond what I've heard about in sci-fi, I can't give you much advice on the subject. But please tell Wilek to be careful. God only knows what Sevarius would do to him if he went under the knife. I'm very paranoid about genetics myself, I don't like clones and mutants and all that playing god stuff very much. Maybe it's just that I've seen Gattaca and read Brave New World once too many. Lisa had to go in for her mutation without telling me until it was too late for me to do anything about it. At first, I was really upset, but soon enough I calmed down, since she was still my girlfriend and had gotten even tougher and more beautiful (IMO). I love her all the more the way she is now (and the way she is IRL, of course). No problems we haven't been able to handle have resulted from the mutation so far, but still, it never hurts to be catious. We have had to deal with a lot of gangs, angry religious psychopaths, and Quarryjerks since then, and there's always that clone of Lisa Sevarius Jr. made and we're not sure he's gotten rid of... Just tell Wilek to be careful, okay?
And Lisa, please be careful on that bike. I do not want to have to pick you up from the hospital tonight.
Oh, just in case anybody's wondering, no, I'd never let geneticists tamper with me unless it was to cure some cancer or similar disease. I'm happy with my body the way it is. In a fight, I'll count on my jetpack, various high-tech devices, knowledge of many martial arts and streetfighting techniques, my quick thinking and quicker 'crisis mode' reflexes; and of course my cast-iron blessed (by a powerful Catholic priest and cleric named Albert Haas) nightstick, my three sharp K-Bar throwing and stabbing knives, and my turbo-charged, single-barreled, laser-enhanced, pump-action, large-caliber plasma-shotgun. Bad guys beware when Doug is in your hair! Muhahaha!!
That's all for now, talk to you guys again after Lis and I have read Coyote's latest work. Till then, adios.
(Doug picks up his ringing cell phone and listens as the holo fades. The last thing anyone hears from him is an angry shout of "What, Alex? _Thailog_ is living above my apartment?!!)
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Thursday, September 10, 1998 08:47:07 PM
IP: hd44-149.hil.compuserve.com
**Coyote enters the room, diving away from Buick and Lisa speeding by on the motorbike.**
Uh oh ... I do *not* want to see him riding that thing on the highway. Lisa, you are a braver soul than I, my friend.
Green Baron: I know for a fact that Fieger is not gay, because his main complaint about incumbent Republican gov. John Engler (as quoted from a local radio station) is that Engler is "fat and slightly effeminate." That has become *the* absolute biggest Fieger joke around here (the aforementioned radio station has a Fieger impersonator who calls anyone he doesn't like "fat and slightly effeminate."). Needless to say, the GOP is not too threatened by him, the Democrats are trying to disown him, and every voter with half a modicum of common sense is laughing their a** off at him.
Ravyn, Theresa: It's a weird thing ... people send me descriptions of characters based on their own physical appearances and the results bear an uncanny similarity to them (look what happened when I did Lisa's picture!). Now I'm starting to scare myself ...
**Rosanna enters the room.**
Oh, and Rosanna has something to add. Take it away.
**Rosanna clears her throat.**
Miriam: Don't always look to science to solve the problem of eliminating stone sleep. I turn human during the day, because of a birthday gift from Alex Xanatos. That spell also eliminated the sleep centers in my brain, which means I never shut down. As far as healing goes, my gargoyle self heals when I'm human, and my human self heals when I'm a gargoyle. I'm happy with this setup, though it did give me a lot of grief when I was in high school ... fortunately the school i went to was pretty liberal ... but that's a story for another time. That's all I have to say, I'll bring Coyote back.
**Rosanna steps out, closing the door behind her. Coyote steps back where she had been.**
And before I forget, that new fic I promised earlier this evening is now posted. Click on my name to read "Life as Seen From the Fish Bowl."
**Coyote exits the room rather sedately.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, September 10, 1998 08:28:49 PM
IP: 207.91.254.45
(A huge horde of angry people carrying signs and chanting "Hey Publishers, get Christine Morgan's book out NOW!!" and similar euphemisms march through the CR. Lisa breaks from the crowd to say the following.)
Will this help them get the book out, Christine? I hope so!! I enjoyed this quarter's AvMists, can't wait till the next one! Everyone who contributed, keep up the good work!
Lady Mystic: Thanks for all the encouragement and the history of your own relationship. It sounds like you and Firestorm are both very close and lucky in love. Hope Doug and I are one day the same or greater <gr>. It also sounds like you're a lot better at psychoanalysis and figuring people out than I am, but that's okay. Many many people are. You certainly have a lot to be proud of. Thanks for the info, it's good to know I'm not alone in confusing folks.
Miriam: Has Wilek considered the treatment Dr. Anton Sevarius gave me or a variation thereof? Let me tell you what it got me:
1. Enhanced strength, dexterity, and constitution- always useful.
2. Wolverine-speed healing (read the X-Men comics if you don't know who I'm talking about) in place of stone sleep- very handy whenever I recieve a physical injury. I still have to sleep normally as humans do, but that's okay.
3. Wings- now I can glide! And leap easily from building to building. And due to my friends in Clan Austin's expert tutelage, preform dazzling sets of aerial maneuvers.
4. A tail- for balance, sweeping out enemy's legs from under them, and as a fifth hand.
(Of course Wilek already has wings and a tail, but I had to mention them.)
5. My eyes now glow red whenever I get angry or have an adrenalin surge. Bad guys hate that, and I love it!
6. My protective instincts have increased. But that's okay, since I'm a half-garg now, it had happen sooner or later.
7. Retractable claws in my fingers- watch out, bad guys, when she decides to extend and use them, this girl's claws are sharp!
8. I am now thought as even cooler by all my friends and fam. I wasn't expecting that, quite the opposite in fact. Guess they're really good tolerant loving people, and I'm very lucky to have them. (From the stares Jim and Shap give me sometimes before Doug does his overprotective boyfriend impression at them, I suspect something else might also be involved.)
There were side effects, too, of course, but fewer of those than good things. Here they are:
1. I seem to be more of a night person than a day person now. Makes it really a bummer to attend 8 am classes here at UT. Even if the professors weren't as boring as they are!
2. I have trouble hiding my wings and tail sometimes. I usually am able to pass for human by folding my wings and concealing them under my shirt or jacket (like Brooklyn did in Temptation) or putting them in cloak-form (slits are cut in the back of half my shirts in case I want to do the latter, and the other half are two sizes larger to accomodate the former method). My tail I tuck into my pants leg like Rose does in Coyote's fanfic. Of course, there's also a convienent hole in the backs of all my pants so I can pop it out if necessary. I also wear the next upper size of pants to accomodate this (loose look is in fashion nowadays, nobody seems to care).
3. Most average everyday people have had trouble getting used to a garg in their midst, so they experience some fright and anxiety when they see what I truly am. After they find out I'm really still a person and a nice friendly pretty girl at that, they are usually able to shake it off. But it's still there initially.
4. The local fundamentalist a-hole crowd here keep yelling I'm demon-posessed, not human, and hellbound, as are all who hang out with me. Of course, they were doing that before my change, but now it's even more so. A few have even come after me with sledgehammers or other weapons. That's proven dangerous, to them more than me. Now I have a legit excuse to kick their butts. And so do Doug and the rest of my friends they badmouth. :)
5. With the increase in protective urges has come a need to sometimes go out and patrol Austin, saving people in trouble and beating up our local gang members and criminals before calling the cops on my cellphone about it (in this fantasy world, they know about and support my vigilanteism and the other Ravens'). That has sometimes proven dangerous to me, as I have been shot at (but thankfully not hit yet). But ultimately, the bad guys are the ones in the most danger when this gargoyle sees them doing their work and interferes.
6. The procedure set me back $700!! But it was well worth it. Like Dr. Anton said when I asked him how much, it could have been higher, but the procedure was experimental, he'd never tried it before, he wasn't even sure if it would work, and I did sign a waiver with my left hand (so it wasn't my real handwriting, but he didn't know that!). And he and Ed made the mutation very frightening for me, what with all their talking about exactly what they were doing, keeping me doped-up but awake during it all, and the occasional bout of shared maniacal laughter. It was worth it, but it was still a very harrowing experience.
So, if anyone wants to, try it. Become a half-garg variation mutate! Some of you it might make better people (though how that's possible with how great all the people in here are already, I have no idea).
Ravyn: Thanks for the info on Alex, I knew he was based on some cute guy! I'll wait till WCC to learn more. And I think you could be right about Coyote having ESP. He got the picture of me very right with all the above in there and it really looked like me, too. I had to correct him at first, but the things I had to do it on were very minor, so it was okay. He is one great artist, and writer too. I can hardly wait for his new story tonight!
That's all for now, later!
(Lisa sees the protesters have gotten way ahead of her, so she blows a loud whistle. Buick, dressed in biker gear complete with a doggoyle-size helmet, roars up on Lisa's cycle. She dons her own helmet and climbs on the back, and they zoom off after the crowd, Lisa's hair, wings, and tail flowing and waving behind as she clings tightly to the speeding and riding very unsafely (how she got talked into letting Buick try this is anyone's guess) gar-dog. They soon leave the CR far behind.)
Lisa - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Thursday, September 10, 1998 08:09:43 PM
IP: hd44-149.hil.compuserve.com
Just one thing to note and clarify.
Sevarius Jr.> As far as I know, Fieger is not gay,a nd if he was, he'd have better taste than a lawyer. I just put the comment there to amuse Firestorm. I would even say that Fieger does not play Barney. I should have mentioned this, because I could be sued for libel due to my last post. Geoffrey Fieger is a loony who has the Democratic nomination for Governor of Michigan. Now, everyone in Michigan knows what it was like in Louisiana when David Duke won the Republican nomination for Governor, and he was rebuked by Ronald Reagan and George Bush, as well as almost being censured by the National GOP. His opponent was a big crook, so there were bumper stickers saying, "Vote for the Crook" and SNL ragged on us as well.
Green Baron
Thursday, September 10, 1998 07:52:38 PM
IP: 141.164.133.105
Greetings!
Lisa> Thanks! Alex Wonder is very loosely based on this really cute guy I go to high school with. Alex (in my stories) is Ravyn's best friend, and they're the dynamic duo of my stories. Alex was a