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Even better! What if Demona happened to come across the twins and they had a private talk? What would they say?
SOROW
Sunday, October 25, 1998 09:45:40 PM
IP: usr2-1-dialup46.mix1.irving.cw.net

*a whip cracks from outside the room, followed by the spraying of pepto-bismol* "... and do the hokey-pokey and ya turn yerself about, that's what it's all a-bout!!" HAHAHAHA!!! The smurf's dead! The smurf queen's dead! WHOOHOO!!! *coughs, straightens her hair, and opens the heavy oak doors to the comment room*

Howdy-ho, gang! *zips into the room, clapping her hands* Hmm, Halloween blues? *materializes a whistle in her mouth and a traffic cop hat on her head and starts waving her arms outside the comment room's door* Okay, Joe, back 'er on up!!

*There's a loud BEEP ... BEEP ... BEEP sound of a heavy truck in reverse as it backs up to the comment room's door*

Let 'er rip!!!

*the back hatch explodes open. Within five seconds, everyone in the comment room is up to their waists in everything from Three Musketeers and Babe Ruths to Hershey Bars and Kit-Kats ... except for Aerie, who's nearly up to her chest*

Whoops ... well, the only way we're getting out is eating our way out! *throws Mary Flanders a large loot bag* Everyone, enjoy! (Oooh, another big black box? Curiouser, and curiouser ... *edges slowly towards it*)

Me, I'll be in Queens this Saturday, dressed up 'a la Claudia' from "Interview with the Vampire". Okay, so I'm not like 10 years old (at least in the movie version), and I'm not a blond, but I'll be wearing a 19th century lacy dress with my hair done up in little curls, high black boots, pale skin, and adhesive-fangs (the little cap-kind that fit over your incisors, so they look like real chompers) :) If anyone sees me walking around with a bunch of other kids my age, dressed up as black punk vampires, drop by and say hello (make sure you can run fast, though) *wink*

>Coyote< Yeah. What annoys me the most is that sports are way overrated at my school. I have no problem with sports; they're pretty cool, but they're just not some ppl's thing, and when they yank money from drama club or the literary magazine for football ... yeesh. It really sucks.

>Heather< Pretty kewl :) Knowing another language really helps ya get around; it must be fun learning it with your fam instead of from a textbook, though that can be okay, too :)

>Sevarius Jr.< Oh, hey, so you guys worked everything out, or are you still recovering? *wink* ... you ... burned her hair off? Wow, wonder what you guys do when you two are REALLY ticked off at each other :)

Reminds me of the time I set fire to my folk's coffee table ... but I won't get into that *turns red*

>Doug< Okies, last time I did an RP was my first visit to Cyberspace over a year ago. So if we don't have it in this room, where does it take place? *it's hard reading all these RP-related posts in here; there's at least a bijillion*

*puts on a pepto-bismol-filled flamethrower, just in case, and makes a discreet exit*
Carolynn "Aerie" Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 09:44:31 PM
IP: spider-wi024.proxy.aol.com

2 Things: In "Out of Joint:Pt 2" Brooklyn says to Broadway and Angela,"I'm really proud of the both of you guys. You raised a great kid!" Anyone know what he might have meant? And does anyone think Brooklyn and Demona will ever have a private discussion about how Brooklyn no longer hates her?
SOROW
Sunday, October 25, 1998 09:34:39 PM
IP: usr2-1-dialup46.mix1.irving.cw.net

Coyote: No, my dad isn't very religious... He hasn't gone to church in ages. The most he does is say prayer occasionaly before meals and rant about my use of certain colorfull exclamations. ;) He gets these weird ideas about Satanic Halloween, etc., from my grandfather.

Gorebash: I second Doug's request. I don't know what more to say. Just go, take a look, and stop by the S8 comment room, e-mail him, something.
Entity
Sunday, October 25, 1998 09:34:11 PM
IP: ely-oh3-32.ix.netcom.com

Coyote: That's okay, whenever you get around to it.

Now please, everyone, let's go and see what we can do to help Gorebash. He needs it. Badly.
Kitainia
Sunday, October 25, 1998 09:31:00 PM
IP: dallas-dnzon-105.tx.compuserve.net

So when are the other series gonna start again? Huh, huh? I really really really wanna zi---uhm, know.
-Mystique ~8^)
Mystique - [u don' wanna no]
OK sitie, Sout Dakota, Canada
Sunday, October 25, 1998 09:17:43 PM
IP: 38.26.157.53

Halloween Costumes: I'm planning to go as Man-at-Arms from the old He-Man cartoons. Kitainia will be the Sorceress. Not sure what the rest of the Ravens will be dressing up as.

Now everyone, I must tell you about a more serious topic. Please go to www.s8.org right now and read what Gore has written. He has become really depressed and angry at himself about something, and as his friends and fellow travelers on life's journey, the only decent thing we can do is help him get out of it. You'll understand when you see the page. Please, all of you, help him.
Doug Elder - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 09:13:05 PM
IP: dallas-dnzon-105.tx.compuserve.net

**Coyote re-enters the room normally.**

Well, I ditched that pair of pants and summarily burned them on a convenient leaf pile fire.

Mary Flanders, Entity: Well, I didn't actually mean per se begging. Whenever I get a chance to give candy on Halloween, I *always* dress for the occasion. Last year I couldn't do much, but I managed to put together a "rotten, decaying corpse" outfit from some tattered clothes and a *very* creative makeup job (suffice to say it involved theater makeup, stage blood and three layers of torn Kleenex). The previous time I got to give candy, I dressed up as the Marlboro Man (a fully denim outfit -- jeans, jacket and cowboy hat. A friend even loaned me an empty Marlboro pack for effect. An interesting costume, considering I'm a non-smoker.).
I don't know about Satanic ... but I do recall that Halloween comes from a pagan holiday (Sam Hain), and I knew that before it was mentioned in "The Rising." Just by chance, Entity, is your dad a deeply religious person? Just curious, you don't have to answer just to sate my curiosity.

**Coyote leaves, but starts jigging again.**

Aw no, not again!!

**Yep, again. There's another Smurf colony in his pants.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, October 25, 1998 08:43:15 PM
IP: 207.91.254.50

Halloween> Heh, the last time I went out trick-or-treating was something like five years ago. My father is one to believe in the supposed Satanic elements of the occassion. Seems he thinks dressing up like monsters and the like on that day is a way of worshipping the Devil. Forget the fact that there are also little girls who dress up as ferries and kids in Ninja Turtle outfits... ;) Ah well.

After reading a comment in the S8 room, I decided I'd give my opinion on the matter, but since its TGS-related, I figured I'd lay it down in here. :) Basically, it had to do with the let-down many of us felt at the revelations given in "Avalon". I know that the motives behind the Weird Sisters making Demona and Macbeth immortal were a major disappointment. They did all that just so the Archmage could have a pair of flunkies to use as cannon fodder? Here's an idea: What if the Archmage/Weird Sisters used Demona and Macbeth in "High Noon" and "Avalon" only because they were readily available? Archmage says, "I understand you've got a pair of 1,000 year-old immortal warriors under your spell...mind if we borrow 'em for the attack on Avalon?" Later, the real reason why the Weird Sisters brought Demona and Macbeth together and made them immortal could be revealed. One word: Madoc. If you think about it, it wasn't necessary for the Weird Sisters to try to make the two allies in order to "recruit" them for the Archmage. And why the part about only being able to die if one killed the other? Seems to me they wanted them to work together.
Entity - [cotleur@ix.netcom.com]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 08:24:05 PM
IP: ely-oh4-30.ix.netcom.com

*Creeps in in her burgler outfit*

Coyote>sadly, I won't be dressing up this Holloween. My mother thinks High school kids shouldn't be out wearing costumes and demanding candy. WAH! And it's embarrassing for me to be handing out candy to ppl my age and hearing them say, "Hey, don't I go to school with you?" It really sucks!!!!!!!

*pulls her loot out of it's hiding place. throws it over her shoulder and runs out*
Mary Flanders
Sunday, October 25, 1998 08:11:43 PM
IP: reqb-020.ucdavis.edu

**Coyote enters the room, a bit down looking.**

Hi all. Sorry for my seeming depression, but I was just reading the Sunday comics in my local paper. I don't know how many of you get the strip "Funky Winkerbean," but the strip they ran today involved a band director mourning the loss of his program (the school district cut music entirely, but pumped more money into athletics). As a bando, I nearly cried when I read the strip. In my time I've seen too many band programs be destroyed by budgetary mismanagement, as school districts put their focus more into athletics than into the arts. It's sad, really.

**sheds one tear, then composes himself.**

All right, time to make some replies:

Deuce: You're kidding, that line came from "Touched By an Angel?"
And it would seem to me that when Dingo called those chips "buggers," I don't think it was the way you thought he said it (I believe it would have been "buggerers" if that were it.)

Wilek: Well ... you'll just have to read the fic on Halloween, won't you? ;) Anyway, let's just say that there is an immense percentage of magic going into Rosanna's implant (as there was that went into Samson's implants, but that's another story for another time).
Boy, I've been receiving a lot of compliments lately about my handle ... maybe one of these days I'll let slip on how I came up with it.

Kitainia: ARRRGH!! **pulls out hair, composes self.** I found the individual sketches I made of Clan Austin, it'll take me a while to get it together because of my RL commitments but it will get done, come hell or high water!!

Theresa: Interesting ... back east here in the stores, you can buy ceramic Halloween luminarias for about $6 apiece. They're usually shaped like paper bags, but they have weird patterns cut into their sides to make them glow like Jack O'Lanterns or such. Truth be told, I've never had the pleasure of experiencing authentic Southwestern luminaria displays.

Christine: I suppose ... but I wasn't even thinking of Delilah when I named him. The way I figured it, Angela named him Samson as a tribute to her father, naming her son after a prominent Biblical figure. Oh well ...

MrNoying: Sorry 'bout that. But consider this: I regularly listen to the tape in my car to and from work. (Changed the pace today, though. I was playing Meat Loaf's second album, "Dead Ringer.")

Heather: Kewl, another military brat! Both of my parents were 20-year Navy vets (both retired), but I spent my time with my mom around the Pacific Rim. And I too was born outside the US (Kanagawa-Ken, Japan). However, I don't really remember too much about my time in Japan; we came back to the States when I was about 2.

NEW TOPIC: What's everybody dressing up as for Halloween? This year I'm planning to do a weird Alien Hockey Player costume: my Red Wings jersey, a Jason mask I bought last year and one I'm planning on buying which is nothing but a pair of glow-ing-the-dark eyes. Should be interesting. Something to wear while I'm working on my Gathering costume.

That's all 4 me. I'm out.

**Coyote leaves the room, but before reaching the door his body starts moving spasmodically. He does a wild jig out the door, having now discovered that a colony of Smurfs had built a nest in his pants.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, October 25, 1998 07:28:56 PM
IP: 207.91.254.31

MrNoying: Sorry if we alienated you, we just thought this thing should happen outside the comment rooms. If you want to help (I will speak to Keith and Shauna about their earlier attitudes towards you), be my guest. Glad to have you along in our nocturnal army. :) Pick whatever base to attack you deem appropriate as we continue. As for your own RP saga of the bomb in the comment room, I have no problem with whatever way you want to end or continue it. Just please be advised that because of the guideline violation, I at least cannot accept it as part of our ongoing saga. Sorry for that attitude and any problems you have with it. In any case, welcome back to our madness. :)
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 06:50:04 PM
IP: hd47-187.hil.compuserve.com

Hello, everyone. * yawns * I'm not feeling good today. I went to sleep at 9:00 P.M. last night ! I usually go to sleep on the weekends at 3:30 A.M. !

Fire Storm > You do !? Tell me , tell me.
Everyone > don't forget to watch DS9 tonight ! "Take me out to the Holosuite". Your going to see Quark in a baseball uniform !! * laughs *
Doug > Well, you have been around. My famliy was military mostly for 22 years. My dad anyway.

Airie ( Sorry, I can't spell tonight. Tired ) > I was born in Herrington , Holland. I used to live in Germany . And I knew German when I was 2. And I hardly knew any English. ^^
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 05:33:44 PM
IP: 203-205-64.ipt.aol.com

Mandi I actually live in Albuquerque sixty miles south of Santa Fe. In the downtown/Country Club/Old Town area (they're all next to each other)
Many of the houses HAVE to put out the luminarias.
The city has all their buses run the tour of the area for about three hours. I lived right where the tour started and would often help the traffic cop direct everyone into the proper tour channel. There was a set direction so traffic would be oneway that evening. Christmas and the Ballon Fiesta are really big events out here.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 04:51:47 PM
IP: proxy-131.iap.bryant.webtv.net

**Jim Noying has followed the others to the place called Just Guns, and asks if he can help. He's given a stern, "No way! You brought danger to the chatroom, so you can't be in this story!" He replies with a "Huh?"**

Doug-Whoever said that it was THIS chatroom a bomb was going to placed in? Come on, give me a break! It's not my fault I started something and nobody followed it up! Yeah, a giant trap door opens up beneath me and I fall somewhere. No one even asks if I landed without breaking any bones or anything... Hmmph. Then I had to go off and do SOMETHING with that loose thread... But um, if it'll let me back into the story, could we just say the bomb went off yesterday, in a different chatroom? I'll try to avoid that sort of thing from now on...

Firestorm- Yep, I've seen that batman ep. as well. But no, the first time I saw Talon in his more panther like form, I immediatley thought of the Tyger Tiger episode. There's just so many similarities! Perhaps Michael Reeves was just feeling lazy when he wrote that garg. episode...

Coyote- Blast it! Now those Tommy songs are stuck in my head! aaarg!

Sevarius Jr.- Hope your forgiven...
And tell your dad he'll never win on those batman eps. They came before his spotlight in gargoyles. However, if he was... Enjoying his gentics career before '90, he might have a case...

**Jim Noying puts on his best puppy dog face, and waits to be forgiven for putting the room in danger...**
Robby "Mr. Noying" Bevard - [MrNoying@aol.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Sunday, October 25, 1998 02:33:21 PM
IP: spider-we053.proxy.aol.com

**Mandi comes in with a group of other girls from her dorm, being the most awake one since she was completely sober the night before. The others glance around in confusion, as Mandi speaks.**

*yawn* Morning, or should I say afternoon, all. Sorry if I'm not coherent, just recovering from my hall's party last night.

**She turns back to the others** Uh, guys, you had to go right at that last light to get to Denny's. This isn't it. **They shuffle out** Wow, what a night. I'm glad I'm not on cleanup crew.

Wilek: Actually, there was really only one character that smoked at all. And I kind of based the party scenes after most family reunions in Wyoming; whenever my uncles get together, there's always lots to drink. Most of the characters I spotlighted were the Denver group, and they're supposed to be at least semi-delinquent.

As for how everybody inspired me: I don't recall specifics, but I got a few ideas from the RP saga somehow, and a lot of inspiration was inspiration to finish the sucker! It is a rough draft, too, and it's going to get some edits before I update my page and link it. I'm still trying to draw the poker scene.

BTW, did anyone get the in-joke at the end? A bag of virtual Jelly Bellys to anyone who does!

I also think that Umbriel would qualify as Dilbert. Madoc is in the position to be the Pointy-Haired Boss, but he doesn't have the stupidity. Loki would most definitely be Dogbert.

On a similar runaway train of thought, can anyone picture plugging Maeve into the "Secretary with a Crossbow" strip? :)

Deuce: Actually, I recognized "Metamorphosis" from the GFW archive; I remember reading it some time ago, but I don't know if I ever sent feedback. I liked your description, and it gives me a lot to think about for a future fic, which (finally) is going to have a bit with Demona.

Theresa: Funny you should mention luminarias--my college has a tradition in December to place them along the walkways in the quad, which all lead to the central pergola. (We call them luminaries here, but it's the same thing.) I've never been to Santa Fe on Christmas Eve, but judging by how the little quad looks, it must really be beautiful.

Work to do! Later!

**Mandi waves and shuffles out, looking for coffee**
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 02:14:29 PM
IP: 144.175.17.40

Kitainia > re: Shelly -- oh, I wish I could ask if you were kidding, but after hearing about a town that was trying to pass an ordinance requiring everybody to say "heaven-o" instead of "hello," I'm afraid I must believe you, no matter how much I might wish it weren't so! ; )

Coyote > I have a Samson too; with a character named Delilah floating around the Gargiverse, it's inevitable! Mine, though, is the son of Anton Sevarius, and his father tries to save his life by mutating him with homo gigantapithicus (aka Bigfoot). I'm not well-versed at all in matters Biblical, but I was rather proud of the scene in which Samson brings the house down ; )

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 12:32:24 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

*creeps in*

Aerie>I saw that!!!!!!!Don't even think about getting any ideas sister!!!!;P

*looks around, that pulls in a VERY large bag and puts it in the hiding place with the black box.*

*Creeps out*


Mary Flanders
Sunday, October 25, 1998 12:17:01 PM
IP: reqb-017.ucdavis.edu

[Quick post; the long one's later.]

Click my name to see something extremely fun.
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, October 25, 1998 11:57:51 AM
IP: tnt-1-85-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Theresa> *evil grin* I was just kidding, honest! :) And I really do love seeing all the beautiful Luminarias every Christmas. There's a lot of 'em where I live too, and they are so pretty. It's like our own little Southwest tradition...Anyways, they're really pretty and pretty cheap to make, so if anyone needs some ideas for Christmas decorations, remember the Luminarias! :)
Ravyn
Sunday, October 25, 1998 11:48:30 AM
IP: svm-ts5-7.c2i2.com

**Our heroes are still in Gubio's living room, preparing for their offensive strike. Sevarius Jr. is staring at the Doom commandoes as they scarf down their latest meal: some 2 year old tv dinners they found at the back of Gubio's fridge. SJ looks at them with disgust.**

Hey, have a little class, huh? You're eating the man into the poor house! I made you with better manners than this.

Ah well. About my girlfriend....well, I told her that Bernadette and I were just good friends, and this was all a misunderstanding...then she kicked my butt. That's okay, she'll forgive me in a couple days. Hey, she forgave me when I burned her hair off that one time! Um...actually she didn't want me to ever mention that...freak sulfuric acid accident...hey, It WAS an accident! Honest!

The Borgias: I always thought they were Italians. We're studying Machiavelli in my Political Theory class, and the ruler of Florence (and Machiavelli's hero) at the time was a guy named Cesare Borgia.

Batman: My dad is reviewing those Batman episodes. He's thinking of a lawsuit for trademark infringement. Unless he and his buddies conquer the world, in which case he'll just have the writers of that show shot.

**SJ is interrupted by the Doom Commandoes, who are noisely eating some sort of moving green slime. "God, that's disgusting! Where did you find that? What? In the back of the fridge? Well don't eat it! It's probably something Gubio forgot to throw out...I don't care if it tastes like chicken, chuck it in the trash! Man, I tell ya, these things will eat anything..."**
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 08:39:07 AM
IP: 207-172-45-217.s217.tnt5.brd.erols.com

Well Doug you get the cyber cookie of your choice.
Luminarias it is, although there are those in Santa Fe that insist they be call Firolitos. There is nothing prettier on Christmas Eve and to walk one of the downtown luminaria tours. Literally thousands of bags of sand with candles giving a soft glow and very quiet once the tour busses have left.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 06:45:13 AM
IP: proxy-321.public.rwc.webtv.net

The outside of the gun shop, not the inside. How could I forget that? Oh well, I'm tired.
Kitainia
Sunday, October 25, 1998 02:09:20 AM
IP: dallas-dnzox-047.tx.compuserve.net

** The screen lights up with the inside of a fully stocked South Austin weapons store called "Just Guns" next door to an Oshman's Sporting Goods and across the street from a gas station, an Eckerds' General Store, and an automobile dealership. Kitainia is standing beside her bike at the curb while everyone else is inside the stores stocking up on stuff they'll need for the coming mission. She begins to speak.**

Wilek: Glad to know we have your support. However, if you want to choose one of the other bases rather than come with us, please feel free to do so. Let me give some general data about each target that's going to be hit.

The UT Underground Citadel: If you come with Doug, the other Ravens, and myself to raid this base, you're pretty much going to be at our whim as to what happens. I think we're the only people here who know the campus well enough to flesh it out (yes, we plan a few episodes on the surface inside several of the various buildings and locales before we go underground), so you'll have to trust us on where we go and all. We Ravens can handle all the delays and dangers ahead (they might include Pastor John's cult, more evil thugs from our past histories, mobs of hurrying students, giant killer squirrels, and another Tower sniper), but we do appreciate the help. Just please read the data on the other two bases before making your decision.

Westgate Mall: This is a real Austin locale, a shopping center that got condemned because the owners went bankrupt, forcing all the stores inside (Bealls, JC Penny, KayBee Toys, Radio Shack, Camelot Music, Dillards, Books a Million, a food court that included Taco Bell, and several others) to give up their locations there. Only the movie theater is still open. In our RP, the complex that was once the mall is now infested with gang members allied with Thailog. They are armed with God-only-knows-what, and whoever goes to the mall can develop the area and ensuing conflict as they see fit. The only guidelines are that it should include the VCN gang as part of the thugs running around, the places above should probably be visited, and you'll have to put up with my old biker pals who are in town to help us out of this mess (Their names are Cobra, Jeeper, Big Al, Bigger Dave, Anne, Suzy, Rick, Ratchet Ralph, Tommy, and Fauline. Personalities those of generic nice guy motorcycle gang members (except Jeeper is a UFO freak, Ralph is a tool-obsesed mechanic, and Rick is like Dana Scully's male clone), armed with chains and various knives, rifles, and handguns. Ask me for more info if you need it) as Doug has decided to send them to the mall along with half of the stormtrooper forces Wilek allocated to us. Other than that, have fun, do whatever you like with the area and action just as long as it stays within the RP rules and at least acknowledges the guidelines above.

The Skyscraper: This whole area can be developed by whoever goes to it however they see fit. Marsh Industries can be whatever kind of bad company you want it to, and the only employee we're contributing is the CEO Roger (who is probably an evil Xanatos-type). Other than that, the building has sixty floors, it's right next to Town Lake, and you'll be accompanied by ten troopers and Clan Austin, a group of Western-movie-inspired gargoyles. Hope Coyote soon posts the pic he's doing of them for WCC so everyone can know how they look (hint hint). If you don't want Clan Austin with you, just attack during the day while they'll be asleep. But if you do want to use them, please ask me and I'll give you more info. Other than that, the whole building mission is yours to develop, allowing you to really get involved in this RP. Just as long as you try to follow the rules. :)

So wherever you people want to go and whatever you want to do, it's up to you. Especially for the second and third bases. Make your decision wisely, and if any of you want to change your minds, there is always time. We would like to know by the time of the next TGS ep, though. That's when we plan to get these missions started.

Further Note to Wilek: We appreciate all the help both you and Miriam can provide. If she can find out anything, please ask her to tell us. Ditto for whatever resources she thinks will be necessary.

Loki as Dogbert: He'd be perfect. After all, they do have the same sense of humor and capacity for pranks. I don't think Ratbert has Loki's joking manner about him.

Mandi: Excellent new fic, it satisfied several issues I was wondering about in your universe. Keep up the good work, looking forward to your next one. Just out of curiosity, how did I inspire you?

Deuce: You know Doug's sister used to be named Shelley. Then she changed her name to Sarah because of ridiculous (IMO) religous issues (Shelley has Hell in it). Maybe that contributed to his liking of your character. Good fics so far, pity they're so short and inconclusive.

Looking forward to the next episode of TGS tonight, but I must sleep now. See everyone later!

** Kitainia waves as everyone comes out of the stores with their equipment. They pile into their vehicles and drive off as the screen goes blank.**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 02:08:27 AM
IP: dallas-dnzox-047.tx.compuserve.net

[Wilek, Miriam, Raoul, the Black Ravens, and the Doom Commandoes are getting ready to hit the underground UT campus base along with whoever else is going there. After hearing the dire news, Wilek called his two mutate friends Jake and Teri Laughton and his Halfling friends Anoth Mitaxis and Forfexx Argentum, who are also going to the campus base.] Miriam says her big mysterious organization doesn't know a thing about Thailog and Dark Mage Wilek's BMO. However, this is mostly because this isn't in their jurisdiction and Miriam wouldn't tell me what is. She's prepared to call in some favors from someone she called Jay and get the use of her BMO's very sophisticated surveillance equipment if you like. She also told me that she used to work for the British MI6 organization and there are a few people there who owe her favors as well, one of them being this guy named James, whoever that is. If you need heavy military hardware with hyperspace, warhead, or cloaking capability, the Dark Star can provide it. (I dare anyone here to make this whole thing into a fic cycle.) And you can send the Dark Star stormtroopers wherever you like.

Doug> This is the kewlest RP I've ever been in, and I support your plan entirely. Me, Miriam, Raoul, Jake, Teri, Anoth, Forfexx, and the Doom Commandoes are here till the end! Hmm, Dogbert as Loki? I'm not sure. Ratbert has a more similar fun-loving and enthusiastic personality.

Coyote the Bando> You know, I've never really thought about it before, but that *is* a kewl name. Also, don't worry about Samson. Greg's version, or an interpretation of such, was in TGS Timedancer "Requiem", and they're easy to tell apart. They look different, dress differently, and have different personalities. The TGS Samson has no cybermechanics either. Speaking of which, how will Rosanna's faceplate stay on her when she transforms? Surely the tissue of her face will undergo changes during the transformation, changes that may make the implant inviable. (Y'know, I would submit Raoul and the Doom Commandoes as WCC characters if I thought they could be made to fit into the Gargs universe...)

I read Merlin Missy's "Forever" as well. Some inconsistencies with the history of the Star Trek universe, but they were easy to forget because the story was so good. She implied that Bashir may be descended from Sevarius; I rather liked that. Um, Missy, what's with the "Cool Disco Dan" graffiti thing (or whatever the name was) that was in both "Forever" and "All Through The Night"?

Mandi> I read your new fic. Very good story for setting up characters and location and such. The Denver and Laramie clans drink, smoke, cuss, and gamble *entirely* too much IMO, but other than that, they sound like a pretty fun lot. I was very honored that you mentioned me as a source of inspiration. Did I inspire any particular aspect of your story, or were you simply inspired by my mere presence? :D

Hey I've been thinking of becoming an honorary member of one of the clans represented here in the CR's. Any suggestions?

GREG WROTE AN ANIMATED MIB EP?!?!?! I MUST SEE IT NOW! I loved the movie, and I've been dying to see the cartoon, now more than ever. (Besides, I've had my suspicions about Miriam...)

Brian Rolling Calf> Don't worry, the Doom Commandoes aren't sentient. Actually, they have no brain as we know it; they are run by self-contained battle computers. And good luck with the hurricane.

Carolyn re killing the Smurfs> Remember, hose the Smurf Queen down with Pepto-Bismol and make her do the Hokey Pokey. I committed that to memory just in case.

FS> With that much duct tape, my friend, I'm afraid your PC is a crater waiting to happen. Y'know, I've often suspected that Sevarius Sr. has had behind-the-scenes involvement with many Batman eps.

Mr. Noying re replies> What I do is open the submit form in a new window, read through the CR, and type my replies as I encounter things I want to reply to. For RP, I wait till I'm done typing content, then look back at what's happened in the RP and type the next chapter. It's not really as hard as it seems.

Oh, I forgot to mention last time: The Doom Commandoes' cybermechanical arms have micro-replicators, so they can dematerialize and re-materialize into whatever weapon or tool they want. What I described was the default configuration. Also, the ends of their tails are equipped with cybermechanical appendages as well, of which the default configuration is a diamond-tipped jackhammer for the garg cyberdemon and diamond drills for the garg imps. Well, lock and load, lads and lasses, we're going underground. Hmm, Miriam said something earlier about having to change into something more functional. I wonder--YIYIYIYI! [Miriam comes out in a form-fitting black body suit with about a zillion pockets to hold her various weapons. "Is there a problem, Mr. Nereus?" she asks. "I once worked for the jade operations department of my organization; this was my uniform. It's far more suited to this manner of work."] Umm...whew...ok, whatever helps the mission. o_O [To be continued...]
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, October 25, 1998 01:02:27 AM
IP: tnt-2-132-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

*** Deuce enters, stepping softly as to avoid waking anybody up ***

Hey everyone. I had the coolest day today: more Thankgiving dinner! My mom's side of the family (the small side) was out of the country (in Arizona, actually) last Mon., so I'm stuffed with turkey and pie AGAIN. Mmm....

Carolynn> (Re: Language in Gargoyles) I think Dingo said "buggers" in that Dreamtime episode, when referring to the little chips in the Matrix. Last time I checked, I got in trouble for saying that in front of my little brother.

Coyote & FireStorm> I heard a neat quote on TV the other night. "I have a hearing impairment, but I may just be ignoring you." *holds up cyber-cookie* Any guesses where? (Hint: CBS Sunday night... oops, I just gave it away).

LION KING 2 ON TUESDAY! YIPPEE! But I'm renting it on Friday, so as usual I'm out of the loop for a while.

Doug> Actually... *grins sheepishly*... that was the WHOLE fic. Kinda. Actually, "Vignettes" is just the best parts of old fics I've written, culled from the trash that results whenever I try to write something huge. And some just stand alone. The name "Shelley" just popped into my head, but I'm glad you like. (P.S. I posted Vignette I about thirty seconds ago. It's a stand-alone, with NO Gargoyles characters. It also has legal babble.)

Well, good-bye. See everyone on Monday! *** Tiptoes out ***

*Looks back at disjointed post* Whoa, can you tell I'm tired?
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
Alberta, Canada
Sunday, October 25, 1998 01:29:24 AM
IP: ppp208.connect.ab.ca

Actually, the batman episode was one about some wacko farmer that was mutating farm animals and his daughter.
Tyger Tiger was one I didn't even think of.
What about the Man-Bat?
Or, hell, Killer Croc?
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 12:56:43 AM
IP: dhcp166.visitus.net

Split yourselves up, not ourselves. Sorry about that.
Doug
Sunday, October 25, 1998 12:41:51 AM
IP: dallas-dnzol-015.tx.compuserve.net

** The screen lights up with a view of Alex "Gubio" Cleary's large and crowded living room. Wilek and Miriam are sitting on a windowsill, Raoul and their other mutant friends on the floor beneath. Brian, Aerie, Fleur, and Seri are sitting on the large blue couch, with Jammer and Linnet on the floor beside them. Stephanie, Keith, Shap, and Shauna are standing against one wall next to all the gargoyles of Clan Austin, Lisa's ten in-town biker buddies, and several Dark Star stormtroopers. Around one large table off in a corner, SJ is grimacing as his newest creations eat Gubio out of house and home. Kitainia glares at him from her seat at the table while Lathrop and Orion look on shaking their heads. Boris and a tall shapely and sharp-featured Hispanic dressed in jeans, a black Megadeth shirt, and spike-heeled black leather boots wearing her black hair in a long French braid and carrying an assault rifle in addition to her green backpack whose eyes shimmer with amber light stand near the front door. Doug, having stolen Gubio's favorite easy chair, is reclining and stroking Mist. **

First, let me introduce our newest Raven, Elena Ruiz. (The Hispanic woman takes a bow.) She has been The Bore's girlfriend for a month now, which is why he stopped hanging out with us for a while. Now that we've all gotten to know her well (and added her reformed anti-paladin character as well as Boris's ranger to our growing Saturday night AD&D group), she is a new active Raven. Her shooting skill and the fact that Lathrop is developing her latent Halfling magic skills (her mother was a mysterious female Trickster) should come in handy for the battles ahead. Let me make a few replies, then I'll get back to RP.

Dilbert Meets the Unseelie Court: I agree that Dilbert should be Umbriel. I think Dogbert would be Loki, Catbert Grimalkin, Maeve Alice, Morrigan Tina (she seems stressed out to me), George Wally, Evil Lex as the Garbage Man, and Garlon as Ted the Generic Guy. I'm not sure who would play The Boss. Maybe Herne, he has the horns but I don't think he has the stupidity.

Green Baron: I always thought the Borgias were Italian. If you're right, I need to speak to my stepbrother Marco about where his hero came from.

Note to MrNoying: One of the rules I posted for this RP saga was that we would never bring the battle to the Comment Room. That way, things would be safer and not involve people who didn't want to join in the action. So, since your RP disregards that rule, it's not going to be regarded as a part of ours. Not by me at least. Sorry.

Heather: Well if you want someone who's been to exotic places, I'm your man. I was born in Houston, raised in Santa Fe (NM), went to middle school and the first two years of HS in Taipei Taiwan with my trade rep stepfather before returning to the states to finish HS in Beaumont and come to college here. Taiwan was a very intriguing place, lots of neat stuff over there. Ask me and I'll tell you all about it next post.

Deuce: Catchy beginning to your new fic. (It is the beginning, right?) I like the name you gave to Alexander's love interest. I like seeing characters with love interests, period. That's one of the main reasons I enjoy reading Christine and Spike's work. :) BTW, some people have been asking me by e-mail why I don't have more love interests stuff in my own fanfic, besides Laura and Agony. If any more of you people are lurking in here, be advised. Soon I will have more love interest stuff. Including Seth coming to terms with the loss of a woman he thought he didn't care about (this will be a plot point for "End to the Rage"), him becoming more friends with Demona (no, they won't go as far as some people think. In my universe, Demona wouldn't be caught dead falling for a human), and a Timedancer story where Brooklyn finds out just who Changeling picks for her husband (this will be before he meets Sata) while having to join her, Samson, Nudnik, Graeme, Arianna, and the mysterious VJON on a quest of some kind. All this is ahead, currently I'm still working on the New Olympians one. (I just wrote the UN arrival scene and introduced Terry's mother.)

Invasion America: I like that new series, it has excellent characters and plot. Sergeant Romar is yet another of the strong woman who's influencing Laura's character development, ditto for those good villains Konrad and Gordon influencing my development of Mackovic. (Yes, one day I will reveal the whole story behind him.) And David and Sonia make great heroes, not to mention a cute couple. (grin) WB cutting out an ep is a bad sign for the show's hopefully bright future.

Mandi: Excellent new fic from you. Keep up the good work. Especially good development on Sheridan and Maddie. Glad I could provide you with inspiration for this one (though I would like to know how).

SJ: Good luck with your girlfriend. (grin)

The Whos Tommy: Great play. I love it personally, as do all the Ravens. "We Ain't Gonna Take It" is part of our group's theme music.

Brian: I'll miss you, man. Hope the hurricane doesn't hit you too hard. If you'll check back in our postings, you'll see that Sevarius Sr. mutated the four guys we captured into giant flying troll-monsters using a metal serum-carrying mosquito and they escaped. (shoot!) As for where these guys are getting their power, well, it's becoming more and more clear that Thailog has access to a huge amount of weapons and allies for whatever his evil plans are. So far Gubio's only discovered his plans in Austin, not any other plots he may have. If this thing goes on as long as the Ravens and I are planning for it to, we may one day find out.

BTW, I'm thinking of bringing the RP battle with Thailog and DMW to Taipei after we take care of their plans in Austin. After all, Thailog does seem to have a lot greater power and number of allies now, so he could go anywhere. Right now I think we ought to do this RP in six chapters- 1 is Austin (what we're in now), 2 San Antonio, 3 Santa Fe, 4 San Francisco, 5 Taipei, and 6 Thailog's Top-Secret Fortress (wherever it ends up). There'd be an interlude between each chapter covering the journey to the next spot. I know this could make it go on for a while, but that is the idea. :) If any of the people involved in the RP don't like this, please let me know. I would like a vote as to whether we should institute it. Remember, the aim here is to have fun while posting and enjoy ourselves. And of course we would follow the rules the whole way. Everyone else support this plan?

Theresa: Those brown candle bags are called Luminarias, right? I should know, I lived in Santa Fe, New Mex for three years and went to most of my elementary school there.

Okay, that's everything for now. Let me get Gubio out here to tell us what he found in those files he decrypted. Yo, Cleary-Tron!!
** Gubio walks out of a nearby doorway, grimaces at the chuckling Doug, shakes his head at how crowded the room is, then advances to where he can get everyone's attention. "Okay, guys," he sighs, holding up a wad of papers. "This is a summary of what I found. It appears Thailog, Sevarius Sr., and Dark Mage Wilek, as well as at least three unnamed other bad guys, have joined forces in a plot to take over the world. I don't know how they plan to do that, the files didn't say. I did learn however that their allies with bases in Austin include not only Gulliermo and his Ninjas, but also Pastor John's Ultimate Judgement cult, the Barreo Mafia and Suma Yakuza crime families, and Kitainia's psycho clone Asil. The thugs we encountered the other day seem to be but minor operatives of a very far-reaching organization. Wilek, I suggest you ask Miriam if she knows anything about this or if her own Big Mysterious Organization can find something out. We need all the information we can get here, ppl! In the meantime, I found out Thailog has three bases here in Austin where he's keeping significant data and goods, as well as soldiers. I don't know what he's planning, but we have to take those bases out as soon as possible. One is a huge underground citadel beneath the UT campus, one is the condemned complex of buildings that used to be Westgate Mall and is now the VCN's main hangout, and the third is a large sixty-floor skyscraper downtown that is registered to some company called Marsh Industries. I haven't been able to find very much about it on the Net, it sounds very hush-hush. Roger Marsh is the CEO's name. The decrypted files gave me full schematics for each base, as well as location and some idea of what those who go to the base will be up against. Doug, you're the boss here. How you gonna split us up?"

Doug taps his chin and considers for a moment. "Well, we have to oppose Thailog here, since the cops don't have the skills we do. So we can't expect any help from them. We'll have to get Thailog and his bases ourselves. Duh. Okay, here's the plan. Ravens, we're headed for the base under the campus. The rest of you, split ourselves up as best you see fit to handle the other two. Lisa's biker buddies will go with whoever's headed for Westgate, Clan Austin will join whoever's breaching the skyscraper. If any of you want to come with us to the base under the campus, please let us know so. We do have to hit these bases simutaneously, though, so we can get Thailog by surprise. Our objectives are number one: get as much information as possible from computers, files, and the like on what the bad guys might be up to. 2. Take down the bases and as many of the enemy inside as you can. 3. If you can get Gulliermo and Jose, you guys who are going to Westgate, please do so. I'm not expecting Thailog or any of his really big guns or top allies to show, let's hope they don't because we may not be ready for them yet. Okay, people, let's get going. Next stop, the local weapon shop Just Guns so we can get resupplied. Then it's on to our targets. Hooah!" Everyone nods their approval of the plan. As they all split up and begin to head out, the screen image fades away. **
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, October 25, 1998 12:39:41 AM
IP: dallas-dnzol-015.tx.compuserve.net

**Jim Iza Noying enters the room, followed by his sister, Kari Kanbea Pest. He has decided to show her the room, so she'll get off his case for spending so much time in it.**

As far as the WB is concerned here... It comes on Sunday mornings, so I won't be able to make an honest comment about them skipping the Invasion America episode until tommarrow. But, since I know in advance, I must say, that really #@%!$$ sucks! I needed to tape episode 5! Pooh...
I agree, Men In Black:The Animated Series is very good. And Greg might be part of the reason why.

Coyote-My copy of Tommy is a '96 remake, or compilation, I'm not sure which, that is supposedly true to the Who's original vision.
Also, don't be too upset about having Sampson as a character. Anyone reading yours SHOULD be able to tell the difference, and if not, you can always start calling him by some annoying nickname. 8)

I'm guessing the Batman ep. referred to earlier is Tyger Tyger, an episode written by Michael Reeves that involves a red haired scientist who creates a large black panther named Tygris, who looks a lot like Talon, sans wings. Am I right?

Brain-Thanks for the glasses, but unfortunatley, the problem my alter ego suffers has nothing to do with his vision, he just has the attention span of an eight year old. His sister will testify on this, as she's in the room now.

**"Yep, my brother Jim is a real idiot. It's probably my fault. I hit him in the head too many times when we were kids. At first I thought he'd outgrow being distracted by shiny things, but now he's 22! Sheesh!"**

Green Baron- Sorry about earlier, but my cousin decided to play, "Let's see how many times I have to pick up the phone and offline Robby before his eyes start to glow!" Sorry...

Next week will be a good one. A new story on Monday, Lion King 2 on Tuesday... A free week at school for me... Yeah...

Geez, I swear you have to take notes to reply to everybody on this thing! Sheesh!

**Kari grabs her brother by the ear and begins dragging him out. "This proves it, you're spending waaaay too much time online. I'm not letting you on for another five minutes!"
"But sis! I just recieved mail! I gotta read it!" Kari gives her brother a stern look, and he shuts up. But he'll be back...**
Robby "Mr. Noying" Bevard - [MrNoying@aol.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Sunday, October 25, 1998 12:31:01 AM
IP: spider-tn023.proxy.aol.com

Fire Storm: Almost forgot ... the problem with the two different Samsons is that they're not the same guy ... I didn't know that Greg had already created a Samson when I created *my* Samson, so now that I hear there's a Samson that has the same lineage as my Samson, I'm worried that people will confuse my Samson with Greg's Samson, and they're not the same guy!
Ahhh crap ... easy way to tell the difference:
My Samson is the cyborg.
Greg's isn't (I HOPE!!!).

My Samson is an only child.
Greg's is the youngest of three siblings.

My Samson has a mate and egg.
Greg's I have no idea about.

My Samson is Demona's toady right now.
I know for damn sure that Greg's would never be.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, October 24, 1998 11:53:08 PM
IP: 207.91.254.41

Fire Storm: She could hear me, sometimes. She has 40% loss in her right ear and 65% loss in her left (needless to say, I spent a lot of time on her right side), and wore a hearing aid in the right one (the only one a HA would help). For a while her dorm rooms were entirely rigged for her by MSU: she had a flashing fire alarm (which was the only thing she kept), a "doorbell" which would flash all of her lights (she got rid of it because people would get their jollies pushing the button on their way down the hallway), and a TTY (which she got rid of basically because she rarely used it: besides that, she bought her own.). I regret that I only had a very limited knowledge of pidgin sign language (though I can cuss in ASL pretty good. ;)), and every time I tried to take a class in it from the college it would fill up within the first two weeks of scheduling (and natch, I wouldn't be able to schedule until the third week, after the handicappers, graduate students and JOCKS.).
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, October 24, 1998 11:46:22 PM
IP: 207.91.254.41

Coyote: Your ex was hearing impared? Was she able to hear at all, or did you use sign language to communicate with her?
Lady Mystic and I took ASL for a year in high school, BTW. (Thats where we first met! :)

Zip Drive and Frankenstien: Two words for you: Duct Tape.
Uses: hold that new CPU fan on. (Previous)
Hold the replacement fan for my power suply (Current)
Holding the speakers to the side of the monitor
Holding the speaker power suply wires hard-wired to my hard-drives power suply
Preventing the motherboard from touching the metal case.

(Also, win 3.1 WILL run on a 286 with only 2 meg of ram!)

Eddie: Your buddy has me beat!
(well, the best i ever did was run 3d Studio 4.0 on a 386, 40mhz, 16 mb ram, 20 meg hard drive.)

Shauntel: in 2058, Warp travel is invented and Angela and Broadway's kid Samson is born.

Heather: I know the outcome of Merlin Missy's fan fic series about Elisa, Goliath and DS9... But I am not gonna tell ya!

SJ: Just saw a Batman Cartoon, and I think your father would have been proud!

Heather: The CR lawyer is cannon fodder.
We can kill him.
We can maim him.
We can do anything we want to him.
But he will always come back with those damn supeonas!

SJ: Actually, Greg said that he did some MIB episodes at the Gathering.

Brian: <From LM>: Just don't be a stranger!

Coyote: Samson IS Angela and Broadways kid according to Greg anyway!
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 11:35:52 PM
IP: dhcp166.visitus.net

Sorry, the word is Christmas decorations. New batteries for the stupid keyboard and I still can't hit all the keys.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 11:27:55 PM
IP: proxy-141.iap.bryant.webtv.net

Behave Rayvn. I still have that 98 page joke forward I can sent. (Finger hovers nervously over the send key.) Anyone that desparate for some mildly amusing joke forwards drop me a line and I'll send it. My friend Ann's sister sent them to her and she sent them to me.
You might be from New Mexico if Your Christas decorations consist of 100# of sand and brown paper bags. Cyber cookie to anyone who knows that reference and no Rayvn you already know and that would be cheating.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 11:26:10 PM
IP: proxy-141.iap.bryant.webtv.net

*whips out a flame thrower for the smurfs, desperately trying to remember what Mary Flanders said about killing smurfs ...*

Coyote< Heh, thanks :)

I know!!! I turned on INvasion America this morning and did a double take. I thought I was nuts; the reason I realized they missed an ep was because I believe (not positive, because I last saw this in June or so when it first aired) it wasn't the ep where doc gets ripped to shreds by the metamorph. My fave part :) Macabre, but fascinating ... wonder what my grandma would think *yikes*
Carolynn "Aerie" Marie
Saturday, October 24, 1998 11:08:48 PM
IP: spider-tk073.proxy.aol.com

**Coyote enters the room, a little happier than he usually is after work.**

WOO-HOO!! I have Halloween night off! I can give candy after all (and post my fic!)!!

**composes self**

Sorry. I'm just a little ecstatic over this. The only downer is that I have to work my first Monday in a little over a month ... but it's worth it.

Replies for all!

Wilek: I forgot to mention, I did get the message.

MrNoying: I have two versions of "Tommy," the aforementioned '74 London Symphony recording and a highlights album of the '94 Broadway cast (which contains the awful song "I Believe My Own Eyes."). The London Symphony album lists the last song as "We're Not Gonna Take It/Listening To You;" the highlights album skips "We're Not Gonna Take It" entirely and goes straight from "Sally Simpson" to "Listening To You."

I'm now wondering which version you have, since there's only three others I know of: the '77 movie soundtrack, the '69 Woodstock recording, and the '68 original concept album.

Aris: Oh, NO!! There's a Samson in "Gargoyles 2156?!" Oh, no, nonononono ...

**screams, composes self**

Sorry. I independently created a character named Samson ... who's the only child of Broadway and Angela ... and the clan's second in command ... oh nononono ...

Green Baron: Actually, I would think Umbriel would be Dilbert ... the odd man out among the insanity, y'know?
Oh, and thinking of Attila, the INWO-Cards mailing list I subscribe to just recently had a card come across for the Universal Life Chuch, as a group. He couldn't think of a graphic for the card, so I suggested Attila in a clerical collar holding a Bible as a picture, I hope you don't mind.

SJ: No wonder I liked it so much! I try to watch MIB on a regular basis, it's always a thrill when you get to see a Weisman episode. (BTW, did anybody else notice that the WB *skipped an episode* of "Invasion America?" They promoted one episode all week, then showed the one immediately *after* it. Grrr ...)

Mandi: I'll be sure to do it. Hopefully I will be able to do you right by my writing of your characters.

Brian: Good luck with the hurricane. Hope to see you around these parts soon.

Aerie: My name link goes to my Gallery. She's in Room 4, the pic's title is "I swear, that blue b***h is DEAD!!" She's a bit older than the TGS Ariana ... the pic itself is a scene from one of my fics, which take place about 24 years into the future from TGS.
And thanks for the complement on my handle! Not one I usually hear, it was pretty cool. (BTW, your handle ain't half bad, either! ;))

Must run. See youse.

**Coyote jumps out of the room, over a box turtle in the doorway. Unfortunately, once he jumps over it, it erupts in ... SMURFS!! Oh, no ...**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, October 24, 1998 11:02:38 PM
IP: 207.91.254.41

>Coyote the Bando< *kewl name* :) Ack! I can't view your pic! The darn screen says "File not found" Can you send it to me at my email addy, if you can? I LOVE Ariana; the twins are among my fave characters besides Emrys and a few others. I would appreciate it.
Carolynn "Aerie" Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 10:17:00 PM
IP: spider-tk073.proxy.aol.com

>Mary Flanders< *creeps up as she leaves. Peeking around to make sure no one's looking, she deftly taps the black box on its side, then shimmies up a flagpole to hide, just in case* :)

>Traveller< Between school, its literary magazine, being art editor for the school paper *does a jig. YAY! :)*, and two more TGS episodes (then I'm done*keels over in relief* ), I have little time for my own literary universe. I can tell you right now, though, that I have 3 upcoming stories drawn in storyboard form, and two more being written in my head.

SJ< Ouch. I hope everything gets worked out. If she's really, REALLY ticked, I'd suggest taking the heat, admit your sorry, and give her a bit to cool down. *throws you some lucky charms for good luck* :)

Actually, "Damn" wasn't the only "interesting" word in the Gargoyles universe :) Anyone notice in "Temptations" that when Brooklyn takes off his helmet and the bikers see his horns, one of them says, "Hey! It's a friggen monster!" As a little kid, I did a double take and immediately went, "COOL!!!" :P It was a real alien thing to hear on an afternoon television show.

>Heather< You were born in Europe?? Cool! What part? Do you speak a different language? I was born here in a little town called Hawthorne, NJ, and I'm just learning French in school :) It's a start :P

Dang. Don't have time for RPG-ing tonight. Haven't been online since Tuesday or so and have to check my mail *looks at her mailing list* Yikes ... better get to it.

Have a great weekend, everybody!!! :)
Carolynn "Aerie" Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 10:11:27 PM
IP: spider-tk073.proxy.aol.com

Theresa> Thanks for the reminder! I always end up forgetting every year and wondering how come all the TV shows here are coming on an hour later...Arizona in synch with New Mexico?!? Ahhh!!!!! (just kidding...NM isn't really _that_ bad...) ;)

**Ravyn runs out before Starsinger can zap her or something...**
Ravyn
Saturday, October 24, 1998 09:21:31 PM
IP: 207.204.224.35

(Brian enters the CR in casual street clothes worn over overalls with the logo of the Department of Water and Power .)

Well folks , I might not be able to talk to you for a while after tomorrow , as you might know theres a Hurricane heading my way so there might be some damage to the phone and/or power lines . In any case I wo'nt be back online for a while . But the strongest part wo'nt hit us we might be OK .
Firestorm : Glad to know that nothing has happened to either of you two . And tell LM that I'm sorry that I have'nt adered too faithfully to my once a day postage .

RP'ers : Ok , They're not getting their power out of any light sockets so they're either siphoning off of a main power line or they have access to a nuclear power plant , or maybe some other form of power generated by the Dark Mage .

Wilek / SJ : Nice touch , these things are'nt too intelligent or really alive are they , the whole playing God thing makes me uneasy .

Doug / Kitainia : Have'nt those guys broken down yet . Oh , did remember to give them a truth serum before you made them let the cat out of the bag right . If you did'nt their info . might not be all that reliable .

(Brian reaches into his pocket and pulls out a pair of glasses that have the eye pieces made out of cut-to-fit PVC pipe . He hands it to MR.Noying) That should keep you focused .

Cr chat room : I'd go there .

DumloaX : I'm unable to download the MP3s for the theme music . Might there be some way around this . It downloads then it appears not to register on the computer .

(Brian turns and walks out of the room worried abou not being able to post for a week . )
Brian / The Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, Jamaica
Saturday, October 24, 1998 09:12:22 PM
IP: 208.11.41.195

REMINDER EVERYONE. DAYLIGHT ENDS TONIGHT.
Set you clock BACK. Rayvn please disrard this notice Arizona never changes and will now be in sync with NM once again. :)

Auntie Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 08:24:37 PM
IP: proxy-341.public.rwc.webtv.net

Quickie note before I run out the door.

Green Baron: Before you read the fic, be warned it's not a Dingo fic; it's kind of the explanation of where the heck Madison came from (before crashing into the Harrisons' shed in "Relatively Speaking"). So there's a lot of original characters, mostly from my original clans. BTW, Coyote, several characters that I donated to you are in there if you're curious as to how weird they really are.

Oops. Got to go! Bye!
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 07:13:57 PM
IP: 144.175.17.40

**Sevarius Jr. walks into the comment room with his head held low.**

I'm kinda in the doghouse. My girlfriend found out about my date with Bernadette :( Oh well, I guess I deserve it.

Wilek: Glad to be of some service. Those Doom things are nasty! Time to kick some evil clone ass!

Hey everybody! I was watching Men in Black (the cartoon series) today, and guess what I saw? In the writing credits, I found out that the particular episode I was watching was written by none other than....Mr. GREG WEISMAN. Well, I guess Greg found work pretty quick!
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 06:53:03 PM
IP: 207-172-121-147.s147.tnt15.brd.erols.com

**The Green Baron walks into the CR with soem alarming news. "There is a group planning to bomb the CR, according to MrNoying. According to some information, they are led by some demon called Milam, and he wants revenge on Gorebash for banning him. He may be connected to Thailog and Wilek the Dark Mage, as well as the other clones which are being developed by them."**

Mandi> You're right. Garlon is too stoic, but he does have a mouselike appearance, which inspired Ratbert. Who would be Dilbert, though? My guess is George Harrison.

You have new fanfic? I must read and determine what will become of Dingo, once I have time to read.

**With the new information, the strategy is put on hold, as everyone looks for a way to save the CR from the evil demon Milam**
GreenBaron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Saturday, October 24, 1998 06:42:12 PM
IP: 174-145-3.ipt.aol.com

Hi again,
Well I read Missy Merlin's DS9/Gargoyles fan fic "Forever". It was so cool. I liked how Angela and Bashir had their "outing". Will she make another one ? I hope so !
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 03:52:35 PM
IP: 168-91-224.ipt.aol.com

Shauntell Holm> 2158 is the date for the proposed spin off of Gargoyles to be called 'Gargoyles 2158' (it used to be called Future Tense but Greg Weisman changed the title)
2058 will be the hatching date for Samson, third son of Angela and Broadway, and protagonist of Gargoyles 2158.

Pendragon new ep> I wasn't able to review it last week. I will do so next week, alongside the new Gargoyles ep.
Aris Katsaris - [katsaris@otenet.gr]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 04:36:29 AM
IP: athe530-e066.otenet.gr

I got great news everyone!!!!!!! It's almost Monday!!!!!
ALRIGHT!!!!!!
Sorry just had to let that out.

Shuantell- you can find the Star Trek Encyclopedia at almost any book store; I even found it at Costco. However you can also get a cd-rom version of it...which is much better in my opinion.
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Saturday, October 24, 1998 02:33:56 AM
IP: pm1-20.sma.silcom.com

**Mr. Noying has waited patiently for someone to come to his aid for several hours, but no luck. Seems no one got the transmission. He has to take out the cloaked figure on his own before the site is blown up! But how...**

Coyote-I have the blasted Tommy CD right in front of me, music blaring, and I'm checking over the written lyrics. On the version I have, there is no song like the one you mentioned. "We're not gonna take it" is the last one, and the one with the lyrics you used. But, this is the only copy I've ever heard, I'll assume different versions have different songs... Like the movie... Eeeshh...

I think it would be cool if a chatroom were added to this place. Comment room is great, but it starts getting really big by the end of the week...

Still can't send or recieve pictures! And I've been trying for the last three hours! Arrg! Anybody interested in recieving some snail mail and then posting some of my garg pics, since I can't?

** Mr Noying prepares to save the day, when he overhears something about "Doom Commandoes", and spies several powerful looking critters running around, newly formed. He cusses, and realizes he REALLY needs backup. He breaks his restraints, and throws himself through the wall. It hurts, but has to be done. He runs for seven hours looking for someone to help, and finds the rest of the group. He calls out,"Guys! The place... There's..." And then something shiny catches Mr. Noying's eye, and he completley forgets his urgent message.**
MrNoying - [MrNoying@aol.com]
SanAntonio, TX, USA
Saturday, October 24, 1998 01:07:39 AM
IP: spider-to022.proxy.aol.com

Wilek: FYI, the reason why is because my mail server went down at midnight last night, and didn't come back up until at least 10:30 this morning. Reason? Don't know, but I think the ISP admin was doing an upgrade to the server, and as usual he didn't know what the hell he was doing.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, October 24, 1998 12:20:29 AM
IP: 207.91.254.51

[In SJ's lab, Wilek, SJ, the Scouts, Tuxedo Dole, Raoul, and Fleur watch as the computer finishes the growth cycle of the five wonderful twisted abominations SJ has created. The tubes open and robotic arms haul the still-dormant creatures onto operating tables for cybermechanical implantation surgery.] Heh heh, it won't be long now.

Heather> The CR lawyer is pretty much Preston Vogel's evil near-immortal twin who enjoys making our lives miserable. We've run over him with cars, shot him, crashed TIE Defenders on top of him, and still he's not dead. Ack. (He may be mixed up with Thailog and Dark Mage Wilek somehow...)

Kitainia> I love the Dilbert thing! I'm a big Dilbert fan. I've always wanted to see a Dilbert/Gargs crossover. Man, what a computer system. Gubio is in electronics paradise!

Coyote>Thanks for the info. I like the idea you had in your stories of using = signs instead of " marks for character dialogue. Um, I sent you an e-mail last night and got a return mail with a weird error message: "----- The following addresses had transient non-fatal errors ----- <1134@i-is.com> ----- Transcript of session follows -----
451 <1134@i-is.com>... i-is.com: Name server timeout
Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours
Will keep trying until message is 5 days old" Hmm? THERE'S A CR DRESS CODE?!?! Man. I've never worn a shirt in here, even in my human form. Maybe they make exceptions for gargoyles. (And no I'm not here in person, lawyer. I'm in SJ's lab, so don't even think about it or I'll send what we're making after you!)

Deuce> For future reference, it's "aneurisms". I think...

Shauntell> :) Yes, you spelled it right. The Encyclopedia is still sold at Waldenbooks. In fact, mine is a bit out of date; the currently-sold one is more recent, as is the CD-ROM version available at most electronics stores. A Gargs crossover could be done the way the excellent fanfic "Split Infinities" was done, with Gargs characters somehow finding themselves in the Star Trek timeline. Or it could work the other way around, with a Star Trek ship or crew being pulled into the Gargs timeline. (The best way to do either of these would be to involve Q somehow.) Alternately, if you don't mind not using any canon Gargs characters, you could take advantage of one of the theories I put forth.

[The computer chimes.] Oh, our beautiful nightmares are ready! Have them come in! Everyone, meet the Doom Commandoes! [SJ enters a command into the computer, and the five critters get up off the tables and stalk into the room. One is obviously based on the Cyberdemon from the Doom PC game, except it has gargoyle wings and a tail and back-mounted ion thrusters for flying. The other four are Doom's Imps, but with garg wings, tails, and reversal-jointed legs. They too have ion thrusters. Also, the garg-imps have cyberscopes for left eyes, chainguns for right arms, and industrial crushing claws for left arms. Wilek laughs evilly at the sight of them.] Yes...if these can't help take down Thailog and Dark Mage Wilek, I don't know what can! We'd better join the others. [The Scouts teleport Wilek, SJ, Tuxedo Dole, Fleur, Raoul, and the Doom Comandoes to where Doug, Kitainia, the Black Ravens, Traveler, and Miriam are waiting. The Ravens prepare to attack, thinking that SJ's brilliant creations are evil creatures sent by Thailog and the Dark Mage.] Don't worry guys; these are good monsters. Now, what's happened?
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, October 24, 1998 12:10:45 AM
IP: tnt-2-32-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Oops. Forgot to note a few things in the disclaimer--there's a PG rating at least for language, and if anyone thinks the first poker game is implausible, hey, it happened to me and a friend once. Really. I'm not kidding. That's all.
Mandi Ohlin
Saturday, October 24, 1998 12:07:32 AM
IP: 144.175.17.40

**Mandi comes in, unbothered by fic characters for once.**

Hi all! On the Dilbert bit: Mavis would be Alice's counterpart. (Tina the Brittle Tech Writer is too stressed out to fit.) Somehow, I would see Garlon as Dogbert, though...maybe it's because he's too stoic for Ratbert...

**SHAMELESS PLUG BEGINS**

My real point for coming here: "The Sky's the Limit" (formerly "The House Always Wins") is now done! And sort of posted. That is, it's on my server, but not linked to my page. I'd like some beta reading and criticism, as long as it doesn't merit major changes. :) I got carried away with a few characters. Click on my name to read the fic!

**SHAMELESS PLUG ENDS**

Yep, that was my point for posting. Sorry, but it's tough with the GFW archive down.

**Mandi exits**
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Saturday, October 24, 1998 12:04:20 AM
IP: 144.175.17.40

**Coyote pops back in to correct:**

My mistake. When I said that recording was the definitive Tommy, I should have added that Tina Turner in the '77 movie is, in my mind, *the* definitive Acid Queen.

That's all.

**Coyote pops out.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, October 23, 1998 11:35:27 PM
IP: 207.91.254.51

**Coyote enters the room not quite as weary as he usually is after work.**

God, I love parts-counter shifts. No heavy lifting!!

Some replies ... for your reading pleasure.

Eddie: Nice to see ya around here! The pic was awesome, something to ponder for WCC ... hmm.
And I ain't hiding, no way, no how. Everybody can see my face! It's right behind ... my name link.

Deuce: Thanks for the e-mail, buddy. Quite enlightening.
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" ... well, I never read it and have no idea where to find a copy, but I did read a short (three sentence) analysis of it in a Writer's Digest column, so I know *of* it.

AotN: Hi back to ya, fellow bando.

Kyryn: I got both copies. I'm going to check the attachments to see whether any of them got corrupted in transit ... if they're both identically intact, I'll just delete one. For that matter, if the first one's intact, I'll delete the second (it's the same thing, right?)

MrNoying: Actually ... hate to rub it in, really, but the song was "Listening to You." It's easy to confuse because it segues from "We're Not Gonna Take It." BTW, just a small rant: I personally consider the 1974 London Symphony recording (with The Who, the Faces, Ringo Starr and Merry Clayton) *the* definitive Tommy. That Broadway one just diluted it down to a shadow of what it was indended as by Robert Townshend (sp??), and I *hate* the song "I Believe My Own Eyes."

Okay, that's all.

**Coyote turns to leave ...**

Oh, before I forget ...

Spike: I have a kinda-sorta TGS-related pic on my site (it's a solo pic of Ariana). Does that count? Considering that it's a scene from one of my fics? It's at:

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/labyrinth/2628/new_gifs/arimourn.gif

See you folks!

**Coyote leaves the room, only to be slapped with a lawsuit by the CR lawyer.**

What the hell's this?

**reads the document**

What?! I thought I explained this, that was "Shirt-In-A-Can!!" I wasn't violating the CR dress code!

**Coyote grumbles as he closes the door behind him.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, October 23, 1998 11:32:51 PM
IP: 207.91.254.51

*bursts into room breathless* OK, "Betrayal" is up. Finally. I had to borrow web space in a friend's account to get it up, since my personal page is still under construction. Click my name to read a little snippet with no explanation, little plot, and zero back-story. I hope you like it. *dashes out*
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
Alberta, Canada
Friday, October 23, 1998 10:12:53 PM
IP: ppp0166.connect.ab.ca

Spike > Cool , Spike . Well I was born in a different continent. Europe , to be exact.

I like that idea that a Gargs/DS9 crossover. But the death part......
Who will live ? I hope it's Elisa ! Elisa and Goliath are my FAVORITE CHARACTERS !
*blushes*
Sorry.

Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Friday, October 23, 1998 10:06:55 PM
IP: 171-93-185.ipt.aol.com

Heather> You're from OKC? Fancy that -- I was born and raised in Edmond, Okla. just up the highway. (I only live in Texas!)

Incidentally, for those artistically inclined in the room, one of the categories in the upcoming Gathering 1999 Art Show is illustrations from The Gargoyles Saga. Just something to think about between now and June 1999!
Spike - [cshayden@hotmail.com]
Friday, October 23, 1998 09:58:00 PM
IP: dal-as1-1244.cmpu.net

Wilek Nereus - Thanks for the data. But, on the eugenics wars, when was earth able to recover from them? Would this info be in the Star Trek Encyclopedia? Are there any book stores where it is still sold?
( Did I spell your name right? ) How would you suggest I do a cross over? The reason I ask is because I've read the story with Gargoyles and DS9. Cool story, very well done. I was wondering if you or someone else could give me some tips. In my fanfictions Goliath and a few members of my clan become immortal. That's why I was also asking for the death dates for each gargoyle so that I would know how to work it all out. And I keep thinking of the date 2058. If I'm guessing right it has something to do with Gargoyles, right? Or am I thinking Star Trek again?
Anyway, I think that's about it. Thanks again.
Shauntell Holm - [sgargoyle9]
Friday, October 23, 1998 09:46:20 PM
IP: spider-wa071.proxy.aol.com

Hi everyone.
Um...what's a CR lawyer ? I never heard of a CR lawyer.
Anyway , Kyryn , your from TX ?!!? * looks shocked and extends hand * Hello neighbor !
I'm from OKC , OK.

Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Friday, October 23, 1998 09:26:28 PM
IP: 204-72-160.ipt.aol.com

**Mr. Noying awakes to find he is chained to something. He's still half unconscious, so his minf isn't working properly. But then he sees a mysterious hooded figure...**

First I don't get to answer the question of where Bob Dole's quote comes from, and now I don't get a chance to name The Who's great character, Tommy Walker. (I recognized the song lyrics immediatley.) Oh well... The song was "We're not gonna take it", though the two best in the story are Pinball Wizard and Christmas... I need to sign on during school apparently.

Speaking of Frankenstein machines.... This here is a Mac Performa 460, with zip drive, CD player, 20 added Meg, two printers, a SupraExpress 56 Sp, four speakers, blah blah blah... But it can't send or pick up pictures over the net! No attachements come here and get through, and none ever get out! Arrg!

I'm surprised no one questioned the song that played at the end of my last encounter on here. It's not something I made up, it's a real, honest to goodness, song about the sound worms make! And hard as it is to believe, it is FAAAAR worse than "Small World After All." Believe me.

**Mr. Noying looks at the hooded figure, something is familiar about the form. He overhears an odd voice mumbling about plans to blow up the comment room, and so Mr. Noying knows the hooded figure must be stopped. He hits a button hidden in his new, stylish red jacket, and a signal is sent out to the others. He hopes they get the message, and aren't out on a date or or messing around with Tuzedo Bob or something...**
Mr Noying - [MrNoying@aol.com]
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Friday, October 23, 1998 07:21:36 PM
IP: spider-ti053.proxy.aol.com

<Kyryn sticks her head back in>

The end of that last post should have read 'out of'.

'later all

<Kyryn sees the CR lawyer and takes off towards the fairgrounds."Maybe I can lose him there">
Kyryn
Uvalde, TX
Friday, October 23, 1998 07:18:43 PM
IP: 168.37.239.86

<The CR door flies open and a bucking bronco lunges in. Kyryn clings valiantly to its back, but is eventually thrown off. The horse stops bucking and trots out the door.>

Well, I'm off to the college rodeo this evening. Just to watch- I don't ride IRL. <g>

Coyote> I submitted the WCC info for Kyryn and included a couple of pics. It may have sent twice, once without the attachments. I'm not sure, the e-mail was being kinda funny. Maybe I'll have to go gremlin hunting again.

Zath> I suggest Janusites for the name of your race. Since you are going with a Roman theme, Janus was the Roman god of gates and he was usually depicted as having two-faces. See eps of Dark Ages, he made a guest appearance there in the ep 'Wanderer'.

<Kyryn picks herself up and starts to leave when she sees to CR lawyer headed towards her waving a bunch of papers."Uh oh, he's probably mad about the hoofprints. Bye". She runs of the room with the lawyer in hot pursuit>
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Uvalde, TX
Friday, October 23, 1998 06:59:38 PM
IP: 168.37.239.86

Heh...I'm in a real weird mood...I've actually drew Graeme last night....

Anyway, I'se not a newbie!!! Everyone knows me!!!

*Can see Coyote and Traveller putting on hats, sunglasses and fake moustashes, looking around, avoiding her.*

Heh...
Eddie - [blkblade@mailexcite.com]
Winslow, ME, US of...Canada!
Friday, October 23, 1998 04:10:03 PM
IP: gcolor.com

*Angel rushes in, followed by her fox, Corbin. She comes to a swift halt, almost spilling a tall glass of Quik in her hand, and turns off her headphones, which are blaring out Sarah McLachlan's "Angel". ;j*

Hey, everyone, I don't really have anything to say, I just felt like coming in here. *smiles*
Hey, there are a few newbies in here, it seems. Welcome!

*Angel rushes out.*
AotN
Friday, October 23, 1998 04:06:17 PM
IP: akron-157-21.sssnet.com

Sorry my last post was so crazy. I had exactly 20 seconds to type it, and I could not for the love of pizza remember how to spell "anuyerism". I don't even know if I spelled it right THIS time. Any meds out there who'll check it for me?

COYOTE> I'm commiserating via e-mail. Check it in five minutes.

Frankenstiened machines? Well, I had a 486/66 with 4 MB RAM and a 430 MB internal hard drive. We added 20 MB RAM, a 2.0 GB external drive, and a zip drive. I'm still stuck with Windows 3.1, though. Luckily for me, a new computer is on the horizon: anytime between now and March. The sooner the better, I say.

Does anyone have a copy of the Shirley Jackson story "The Lottery"? My teacher's giving bonus marks to anyone who provides her with a copy, even one written out longhand. If you have it as a file or know where to get it, I'd be very grateful.

I think that's it for now. Actually, that's it for this week. No Internet for me this weekend... NOOO!!!! How will I survive? I'll be back Monday at lunch (before school I read TGS, lunch I post opinions). Au revoir!

Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
Alberta, Canada
Friday, October 23, 1998 02:29:35 PM
IP: temple.ecs.edmonton.ab.ca

AIE! That's not the Familiae Caligorum!!! *Blinx.* Oh, I get it...TGS's Brooklyn...Wrong multiverse....*baps her forehead.*

Heh...now that I got that out of my system...

Hey, folks! Just wanted to drop a line saying hi there!

Coyote> My buddy Dave "Blitz Hunter" Bumford has a zip drive, 5 gig HD, 64 MB RAM, all running on a Tandy 386...if you want to talk about frankensteined...

Traveler>Who needs to advertise one's self when faithful fans spread the word? Almost lost the almost completed "Ambient Anarchists" due to the fact that a Mac formatted the disk but left the files in tack...but as soon as the archive is up, that's going up!

Coyote Again> Hope you liked the pic...I don't know why I was feeling mean to Caligo...
Eddie - [blkblade@mailexcite.com]
Winslow, ME, U.S. of Canada :P
Friday, October 23, 1998 01:19:35 PM
IP: gcolor.com

**Bernadette and Sevarius, Jr. are on their date, and Sevarius Jr's girlfriend comes in. He has some explaining to do :)**

Firestorm> Welcome Back. Feel free to e-mail me. I agree with Lady Mystic. As for the mouse, mine is working better. I just re-arranged the computer. Besides, I need a job first. My funds are limited to the interest check for my bonds, and it's very little. I do a scholarship with free tuition, so that can help, and I can afford G99, but that's it.

Kitainia> Attila hasn't exiled Grimalkin. He has done soem speech writing for Billy the Cat in 96, though he stole a lot of Phil Gramm's ideas :)

Regarding Dilbert, I guess Garlon would be Ratbert then :)

On another note, Lucretia Borgia was Spanish. Her Uncle, Pope callistus III was from a minor noble family in Valencia.

Zach> Livia was Augustus's second wife and Tiberius's mother. She was very scheeming in I, Claudius, a miniseries I truly love. Drucilla was Calligula's first wife and sister. Maybe those names can work.

**Attila starts meowing at Green Baron. "I must go. Attila is going to meow until he gets what he wants, and then he will ask to go outside or be nuzzled. Bye!"**
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Friday, October 23, 1998 12:49:51 PM
IP: 141.164.133.101

Oh, almost forgot!

Traveler: Take a careful look at the Illuminati's discussion in #2. The reason why they're not concerned about the Rokkans is because they know they're safe: there's a Rokkan among their numbers.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, October 23, 1998 10:22:26 AM
IP: 207.91.254.39

WILEK> (Re: Reboot censors) I know. The 2nd season finale "Web World Wars" gave anyuerisms(sp?) to ABC. They edited five minutes out of a 22 minute show, due to violence.

Gotta fly, see y'all in a couple hours!
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
Canada Friday, October 23, 1998 10:19:24 AM
IP: dsle01371.adsl.telusplanet.net

**Coyote enters the room, carrying a large sack.**

Traveler: Congratulations. **pulls out a 4-pound peanut butter cookie** I didn't know what flavor, so I guessed. Yep, Tommy Walker is The Who's "Tommy," quite possibly *the* definitive rock opera. (BTW, "Pinball Wizard" was a song in "Tommy.") And for those who couldn't figure out where I got the last name, it's from the first two lines of the entire thing:

Captain Walker didn't come home
His unborn child will never know him

And I really can't take credit for the ZIP drive. If you want the computer Frankenstein, that would be my uncle, who's a system analyst for Hitachi Data Systems and works out of his house. The way I did it was by installing it through DOS ... it's one of the models that works through a printer port. And I'm running Windows 3.1, FYI.

Zath: Sorry to rain on your parade. I wish I could help you come up with a better name for the race ... but my mind's drawing a blank right now.

Wilek: WCC will probably be posted shortly before next year's Gathering. It'll take that long to get it organized and written. Like I said a few weeks ago, the plan is that G:CM will go on hiatus at the end of March, which will give me about two and a half months to complete WCC. Among the things I'm probably going to do for WCC is acquire another Website for it (it's going to be WAY too big for my Geocities space!!).

Kitainia: Interesting setup Gubio has there.

Well, I have things to do ... I picked up a shift for today, so I'm winding up working six days this week. Can't complain, it's good $$$$$.

**Coyote jogs out.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, October 23, 1998 10:18:16 AM
IP: 207.91.254.39

** The screen lights up, on it is a view of Kitainia in her apartment, making several phone calls.**

Alright, that tracks down everyone except for Shap, Boris, and Doug. I'll find them later. Gotta get to Gubio's house as soon as I make this post.

Atilla: Glad to see you here. You are quite an amusing little kitty. Have you ever cast out the demon cat Grimalkin?

Creativity Demon: The cast of Dilbert until recently worked for Maddox Technologies. (Yes, I was the one who did the "Madoc, the Preventer of Information Services" thing.) Catbert was really Grimalkin. Anyone think this is plausible?

Seri: You didn't have to kill the monster, but thanks. I was just expressing my opinion of it, not making any suggestions. Welcome to the madness. You too, Fleur.

Coyote: Yes, that is an amazing feat of computer linking. But nothing compared to what Gubio has been able to do. His study has three seperate computers, two of which he built himself out of spare parts. Both are 450 mhz Pentiums, with the best modems and monitors available, Windows 98, zip drives, and the hard disks have 64 Ram and 20 Gigabytes of memory apiece. And they're linked together to use each other's systems. The other computer, his 'virus inoculation drive' is just a measly 486 with only Win 3.1 and some other stuff on there for the virus to play with while Alex studies what it does so he can more easily design a program to destroy it. Don't worry about Doug getting jealous, he knows I was only flirting and we both have made a deal that we can go that far with other people and not discuss the idea first as long as we go no farther. <grin>

Zath: Well, the most famous Roman woman I can think of is Lucretia, the name of the woman whose rape by the last Roman King and subsequent suicide caused a scandal so big it brought down the Roman monarchy and instituted the Roman Republic. A concubine of Hadrian's and Lucretia Borgia are other famous Italian women by that name, I think (though I'm pretty sure neither of them was raped or committed suicide). Other famous Roman women might include Octavia (sister of Ceasar Augustus), Julia (Augustus's daughter), and I can't think of any more. Oh well, I suppose that's good enough. :)

Wilek: Sorry if it's confusing you to keep track of all this. You are doing a good job. Doug and I will try to keep our posts in story continuity and make that easier for you. Please let us know soon what horror the lab that spawned such things as your Alien Raoul and my psychotic clone Asil (who also may be working for Thailog, we aren't sure yet) has come up with this time.

Okay, guess that's everything. I'll go find Doug now. See everyone at Gubio's.
** Kitainia's cell phone rings suddenly and she answers it. "Yes?"
"It's Shap. I went out for some donuts and left Keith and Shauna to guard the rednecks and something just happened."
K: "They were fine when I called them five minutes ago. What happened?"
S: "I'm not sure. Keith just said the combination of Brian's Small World CD and Traveller's Barney video (which he did not want played for them) caused all four of these guys to go berserk with rage, mutate into giant spiky winged troll-like creatures, and tear the entire building to pieces before knocking aside their guards and flying out the door of the abandoned warehouse we was keeping them in."
K: "What? They couldn't have mutated? How?"
S: "Lathrop's here with me now, he claims he detects some residual magical protection traces on some teeth that burst out of their mouth and had to be left behind when they transformed. I think we know how they avoided interrogation. I'm also getting traces of both unholy and Unseelie-related magic from these teeth via my own paladin detect evil ability. As for the mutation, well, there's a window in here. Maybe some mosquitoes came in.
K: "Great. This is getting worse fast. Grab everyone who's with you, get down to Alex's house. He just finished decrypting the files and has found something terrible."
S: "Yeah, I heard. See ya." (hangs up)
Kitainia turns back to the screen. "Okay, now I'll get going." Just then Doug opens the apartment door and says in his best Desi Arnaz voice, "Lisa, I'm home!" Kitainia glares at him. "About time, what kept you?" "I had a class, any problems?" Kitainia nods and points to the record she's kept of the CR postings as the screen goes blank.**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Friday, October 23, 1998 09:02:49 AM
IP: hd49-079.hil.compuserve.com

**Just a quick post, no obscenly long RP this time>:)**

>Mary Flanders- Thanks for the info on how to kill the smurf queen. We'll try it if we ever find her. But until we do...*Traveler lights up the CR as he sprays napalm in the air and lights it with his trustry flame-thrower* I'll stick with this for dealing with them.>:)

>Mr. Noying- I agree, Dragonball Z is the better anime.

>Fire Storm/Jaden- Let's combine the ideas. With an ICQ chat room for TGS we could chat AND trade warez/mp3's.>:)

>Coyote the Bando- I'll take a stab at it and say that the character is from the play "Tommy" even though I've never seen it. Or is it called "Pinball Wizard"? Or is "Pinball Wizard" one of the songs in the play "Tommy"? Hmm... Concerning my question about the Illuminati: Yes I remember that from issue two. But my beef is that they seem so unconcerned about the Rokans taking over the entire planet. One other thing: What kind of Frankenstein genius are you that you can get a Zip drive to work on a 386?! (You should get together with S.J. He handles the biologic angle, you play around with some cybernetic parts and see what you can come up with.>:)) I'm not sure but I think it was designed to be backwards compatible up to the 486 series of processers and motherboards. Question: What operating system are you useing?

>Coyote the Bando- I just reloaded the CR to check for new messages and low and behold, there you are! Anyway, I read it and came across the phrase: <army of genetically-engineered shock troops>, and said to my self: "I must file that one with my other twisted phrases. Right next to the 'Quazi-medival death hoarde'one." >:) And to anyone in here (THIS INCLUDES THE LURKERS) not aquainted with Amy K. Cyrway's fanfic multiverse (read'em and find out why it's called a multiverse instead of universe>:) I suggest you go read them as soon as the Gargoyles Fanfic Archive is back up and running.

>Wilek- <Traveler> You are *sick*. I rather like that. >:)> Why thank you Wilek, Psycological Warfare is one of my hobbies. And do I want to know what you and S.J. are growing, or don't I?

**"That's all for now folks!" *Screen fades out**
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Friday, October 23, 1998 01:59:10 AM
IP: 170-39-31.ipt.aol.com

[Wilek, Raoul, the Scouts, SJ, Tuxedo Dole, and now Fleur are in SJ's lab. Traveler is with Doug, Kitainia, the Black Ravens, and Miriam seeing what's up with the data Gubio decrypted. It's very difficult keeping track of all this.] Oh, thank Oberon we got to the lab before Sevarius did. SJ, get into your genetics mainframe, see if you've got anything that can help us. Scouts and Fleur, guard the perimeter. Dole, make sure no Elisa clones get in here. <reads posts, finds all Elisa clones dead> Strike that. And I forgive you for eyeing Elisa Lewinsky. She had these weird synthetic pheremones.

Brian> Ah, *that* record. AND IT'S STILL GOING ON! The clone war thing was a direct result of my trip to the future, and Dark Mage Wilek is the last surviving evil clone. Hey you're right about that chem stuff. Too bad I don't know jack snot about chemicals. Somebody check that!

Coyote> Great story. Hey, when do you expect the first of the WCC stories to be complete? I was just on your site. Someone submitted 200+ characters? Ack, I hope they didn't want you to do a pic of each one. ^_^ <<My name is Coyote, and I am a non-deaf geek who watches TV with the captions on.>> You too?

Mainframe using "language"> Speaking of which, the censors almost had a heart attack over Dot Matrix on Reboot. Ack.

Dumlao> You haven't read Coyote's fics? YOU HAVEN'T LIVED. WCC will be the best fic cycle ever. Mostly because Miriam and I are in it. ^_^ (Just kidding! It would be great even without us.)

Seri> Actually, Walt was cremated. Garg screams under the science labs? Elisa clones prowling the campus? Man...maybe after we check with Gubio we can help over there.

Traveler> You are *sick*. I rather like that. >:)

Well--[Wilek is interrupted by a triumphant laugh from SJ. He shows Wilek the screen. Wilek smiles evilly.] Oh, *yes*. Get the growth cycle started. After it's done, we'll join Miriam, Traveler, Doug, Kitainia, and the Black Ravens. Apparently Gubio has found something we'd better see.
Wilek Nereus
Friday, October 23, 1998 01:36:01 AM
IP: tnt-2-91-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Coyote: Thanks, it's annoying but thanks. I guess it's better to know now than to get a dozen emails later that say "Huh?" Oh well. What really annoys me is that I've had this story in the back of my mind for over a year now. I guess I should have started sooner.

Now I need a new name for the species. "Grotesques" had just been so fitting because they seem the same as gargoyles at first glance but there are a lot of differences. They have 5 fingers and a 4th toe that acts like a thumb. They can shift between a "human" type of form and a "gargoyle" type of form (which causes both humans and gargoyles to think of them as dangerous freaks that need to be destroyed so they are even closer to extinction than gargoyles). Also, their eyes glow whatever color they are normally. Nero has green eyes, so they glow green, something that causes some problems when he first meets the clan. I guess now I need ideas for character names *and* species names. :(
Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Friday, October 23, 1998 01:27:08 AM
IP: ns9-07.viptx.net

Zath: Err ... "Grotesques" was used by Amy K. Cyrway for an army of genetically-engineered shock troops in her fics. You might want to choose a different name, just to make sure there's no confusion.
If you want proof: Cyrway's Grotesques are in WCC. Click my name link, they're under "Clone Wars."
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, October 23, 1998 01:03:35 AM
IP: 207.91.254.30

Okay, amybe Roman queens wasn't the best choice of words. How about "any famous Roman females"?
Zath
Friday, October 23, 1998 12:32:51 AM
IP: ns9-07.viptx.net

Hi all. I was wondering if you could help me out. I was thinking of doing a fic featuring a species that looks similar to gargoyles (one named Nero shacks up with Demona) and I wanted to know if the name Grotesques had already been used or not. Also, Nero and his brothers (Claudius and Hadrian) are all named after Roman emperors. Are there any famous Roman queens I can name his sisters after, or do I have to go with Egyptian queens?

One other thing, what ever happened to the CR lawyer? I haven't seen anyone beat up, mangle, maim, or kill him for quite a while.
Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Friday, October 23, 1998 12:29:57 AM
IP: ns9-07.viptx.net

And just to clarify:

G:CM (Gargoyles: Clan Manhattan) is the title ofmy *entire* fic cycle.

WCC (When Clans Collide!) is an individual story within the G:CM continuity which will serve as the last story of the cycle.

Just in case anyone was confused.


Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, October 22, 1998 11:22:33 PM
IP: 207.91.254.69

**Coyote enters the room with some weird stuff painted to his chest (which is bare).**

Well, I got the job, and I made out with my new boss. Thanks, Shirt-In-A-Can!!

**starts hysterically laughing, then composes self.**

Sorry. I don't know why, but that sketch from last week's SNL just stuck in my head!

Replies for everybody!

SJ: I picked up the habit after watching enough TV with my ex (who was hearing-impaired), and insisted that the new TV I got had captioning in it. Just for the hell of it.

Deuce: Come commiserate with me, buddy.

DumlaoX: I know, they love the stories. I certainly would love it if you could read them, but as you're one of the heads of TGS I might get you into legal trouble (since I use elements of TGS' timeline in the cycle. Actually, my world is a pastiche of the original, TGS and TGC.).
Although ... on the INWO cards list, they have a thing where if submitters send what's called a "use-as-thou-wilt" clause to the head of the list, it clears SJGames of any legal trouble should any of our ideas be used in actual INWO cards. If I assured you that I wouldn't get uppity if elements similar to G:CM appeared in TGS, would you be able to read it with a clear conscience then?

Seri: No, not really. If you don't have the time or the VCR-programming knowledge to tape it yourself, that copy comes in handy. You're still getting the gist of the story.

Kitainia: **grins, blushes like a fool.** Thanks ... although I wouldn't want to make Doug jealous!

SOROW: The scene is the Central Park chase during the day, after Goliath's turned to stone. It's when Elisa winds up in the boathouse, and discovers that the gun she stole is empty. Here's the transcript of the captions:

(sighs)
DAMN.

Know what I'm talkin' bout?

Traveler: It's not for lack of talent (you guys have *the* dominant goaltender in the NHL right now, and at one time Scotty Bowman was the Sabres' coach), I think it's just lack of luck. If Kolzig had played as shabbily as he did in the Finals when the Caps faces the Sabres, the Wings would have had to deal with Hasek in the Finals.
And check the very second volume, "Eyes to the Sky." The Illuminati Society, last they were seen, were watching Rosanna closely, and had arranged for Steve Bluestone to meet her so they could get closer (even though he isn't an Illuminatus like his late father.). They may show up later, I haven't decided yet.

I notice nobody else has tried to guess where Tommy Walker comes from. Okay, one last clue, then if I've still got you stumped I'll tell you where he's from. The following is lines from a song that he's a big part of. (If nobody can figure it out after this one, I'll know he's too obscure! Keep an ear out, Theresa, I think you have the best shot at this.) The lines:
Listening to you, I get the music
Gazing at you, I get the heat
Following you, I climb the mountain
I get excitement at your feet
Right behind you, I see the millions
On you, I see the glory
From you, I get opinions
From you, I get the story

There. And I changed my mind: he'll show up in the Halloween fic.

Oh, for all those who were concerned about my low-tech equipment: somehow I managed to get a ZIP drive working on this infernal machine. So I'm a little up to date.

Must run. Seeya.

**Coyote leaves the room. Once out, he's heard yelling "OW, it's burning my skin!" A disembodied announcer answers, "I know. That's how you know it's a shirt."**


Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, October 22, 1998 11:14:49 PM
IP: 207.91.254.69

Seri: The Gargoyles pops have a date of 1998 on them, and besides that, the place opened in 1997!
(Plus, this place actually checks the dates on it's stock!)

DumlaoX: I guess this CR is turning into a Warez room, eh? <G>
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Thursday, October 22, 1998 10:33:21 PM
IP: dhcp159.visitus.net

I was just reading some of the new comments when I had an interesting thought. Has anyone ever thought of having an ICQ chat room for TGS. You know a place where we could all get together and discuss the lastest episode or just hang out or something. It could be fun.
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, California, U.S.A.
Thursday, October 22, 1998 10:16:10 PM
IP: pm1-1.sma.silcom.com

**Mr. Noying looks about the room he has fallen into. He curses himself for being distracted by shiny objects AGAIN, and begins to look for a way out...**

I can confirm the fact that Elisa said "Damn" in the first episode, after all, I watched a private marathon of my copies the other day. And while the tape version of the movie did cut out some 32 minutes of footage, various sound effects were different, and some of the animations were also altered... Weird...

Also, its wierd that there are so many Star Trek and Sailor Moon fans here. Though I've stopped watching Sailor Moon in preference for Dragonball Z...

I am going to HAVE to find the time to check out everyone else's sights. Seems like I'm missing out on quite a bit. Well, I'm not doing anything this weekend...

Who else is looking forward to The Lion King 2 on Tuesday? I sure am!

Also, I've heard rumors that there were two episodes of the Goliath Chronicle never shown. One supposedly was not shown because it had a Hitler-like theme. The other supposedly had Brooklyn going off to Avalon and coming back some time later with a mate, which wasn't shown because the episode made no sense... Anybody else hear about this?

**Mr. Noying suddenly hears something. He had assumed he had been dropped into the basement of the comment room, but a very familiar, very annoying tune plays upon his ears... "There's a new sound, deep down in the ground! Deep down in the ground, it's the sound that's made by WOOORMS..." Mr. Noying screams, and passes out.
MrNoying - [MrNoying@aol.com]
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Thursday, October 22, 1998 10:12:51 PM
IP: spider-we044.proxy.aol.com

*creeps in ever so quietly dressed in a cat burgler outfit. She creeps around and lifts up a board on the floor. She pulls out a small black boxand shakes it, hearing the rock noise that it makes, is assured that her treasure is safe*

Anyone here touches this box, DIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ahem)
Sorry about that, been feeling rather weird today. ;P Well today was a good day at school. I love Block Schedules on Thursdays! (don't ask). Don't have anything to say at the moment....Oh yeah! The only way to kill those smurfs I let out is to find the Queen Mum of them all. Where she is I have no idea. But once you do you have to hose her down with Pepto Bismal and make her do the Hokey Pokey. Than all the smurfs will drop dead. Got it? Good. Later!

*creeps out the window in an oh-so burgler way*
Mary Flanders
Thursday, October 22, 1998 09:26:57 PM
IP: stk-ts1-h2-37-49.ispmodems.net

*Glides into the CR followed by her author's version of the Guardians, a large group of college students wearing sword and gargoyle wings pendants. One in the front carries a jackhammer, two more support a bedraggled and bleeding Delilah, and several carry guns*

We found the problem. Dr. Scratch-And-Sniff was doing some genetic/psychological experiments on our poor clone friend here in a secret lab in the basement of the Science building. He was creating concentrated examples of the most annoying females on the planet. My friends, ah, took care of them, though, except for Elisa Lewinsky, who I mistakenly took off-campus. We'll be burning the bodies soon, so no one calls public health, ok?

BTW, Kitiana, your wish is my command. The monster is dead, long live the gargoyles!

*the troops leave, bundling Delilah into a car for the trip back to NY*
Seri
Thursday, October 22, 1998 07:51:21 PM
IP: unit10b.miseri.edu

**A mature 8 year old cat walks in holding a Bible. His fur is black with a white belly and a few other white spots about, as well as some gray. He looks at the people with his green eyes**

Meow!! Hello everyone. I am Reverend Attila the Hun, Thomas's cat. I saw a surprised response to my ministry, and my little slave boy (Green Baron) is still at Loyola's campus.

Kyrvyn> Actually, a lot of dogs are registered Ministers, so it's not that odd. The Universal Life Church is pretty nice, though Thomas is too cheap to spend $50.00 fo rmy supplies. I must meow to the masses and preach the Gospel of St. Garfield, but I'll save that preaching for another day :)

Goodbye. Meow!

*Reverend Attila walks away and lifts up his tail, mooning the CR**
Reverend Attila Forsyth - [Baron1314@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Thursday, October 22, 1998 07:29:52 PM
IP: 141.164.133.102

Hi again , I forgot that I put fan-fictions on Gargoyles Fan-Fiction page. My name that I used was Cassie Maza. I take on many names. :)
So I was wo