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Thietje - [thietje@aol.com]
Naches, WA, U.S.A.
Sunday, January 3, 1999 11:46:53 PM
IP: spider-pa054.proxy.aol.com

Waitingwaitingwaitingwaitingwaitingwaitingwaiting for new ep...waitingwaitingwaitingwaitingwaitingwaiting....
SOROW
Sunday, January 3, 1999 11:43:52 PM
IP: usr2-1-dialup17.mix1.irving.cw.net

Kitania> :::Blink!::: What?!? Me??? Autographs??? Ohmigod it's started! It's like Christine told me once when I started writing fanfic... When they start asking for autographs, you're halfway to being famous. :) Now, if someone comes up to me at the hotel at the Gathering and offers to carry my bags... <chuckles>.

Kit, I'll be more than happy to autograph your print-outs. Although I feel there are more deserving writers out there than I that need the attention.

Other news> My wife and daughter and I went out to see "Prince Of Egypt" this afternoon. One word: Abso-fantastic! Loved all the visuals, music (and I thought the songs were well paced), and the changes made from what had been done in "The Ten Commandments" and from even the scripture were great IMO. Disney better watch out! Dreamworks just might snatch the Animated Movie Crown out from their hands!

Speaking of Disney, I also saw the trailer for "Tarzan" in the previews. Now, I know Edgar Burrows must be displeased with it, but I'm looking forward to this one! I personally didn't like a lot of the L/A versions of Tarzan (including the Johny Weismuler serials, and the Chris Lambert "Greystoke" movie), but this one looks to be one I could enjoy. I know my wife will like it, strictly for one of the
songs, sung (and perhaps written) by Phil Collins.

Will be talking to you all later! Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Sunday, January 3, 1999 10:35:28 PM
IP: m34.ieway.com

Coyote the only thing weather like this is good for is the knitting in front of the fireplace with the cats. I don't have the fireplace, but two out of three ain't bad. PS bring the hot chocholate.

In reference to the more "adult" sites, I prefer Christine's works. They have class. If she ever wanted to make a living writing "bodice rippers", she'd do quite well IMHO. I'm glad I haven't found any of the really adult sites. I do have limits as to what I consider good taste and raunchy isn't it.

Robby you could always count down to the Gathering if you're bored.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, January 3, 1999 10:12:14 PM
IP: proxy-421.public.paix.webtv.net

Frodo: Ehh ... Wilek may have to help me out on this one, but he's either referring to my character Slash or $he's referring to a time during the summer when I had 25 categorized clones (of which Coyote the Gearhead is the only survivor), inspiring him to get 25 categorized clones of himself, one of which was a weregarg.$

Wilek, please confirm this for me, please. My memory ain't what it used to be ...
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, January 3, 1999 08:49:16 PM
IP: modem64.i-is.com

Coyote> Ok since Wilek got me curious I'll have to ask....Why does my newly introduced Werewolf RP caracter look familiar....I dont think I copied anything when I made him up......

**RP**
As the group drives on to the Airport, Frodo shifts into human form, revailing himself to be a human male around 20, waring a leather jacket and jeans, with black hair and taned skin...he still has the gargoyle wings on his back. After changing form he reaches out with his hand, creading ripples in the air, as if dipping the hand into a pool of water...and pulls out an Ice chest...wich he opens and passes cold beer out to everybody.....then turns to Kitania and Doug. "Ok Id like to know who old 'corpsy' back there is and also who you people are...by the way Im Frodo...a wandering Garou......pleased to meet you.....
**RP ENDS**
Frodo
Sunday, January 3, 1999 08:41:40 PM
IP: ras104.vortex.is

<Fire Storm looks out of his window trying to find his car...>
WAY too much snow here! (Good thing is that beacuse of it, I got off work early Saturday AND Sunday!

Steve: Rocket Engines: For a inverted bell nozzle rocket engine, I believe the efficency is about 90%... but I could be wrong.
(Prototype nuclear heated ion engines are damn near 100% efficent... but not very biologically friendly)

Deuce: The temp here in Detroit will be 1 tomorrow... Farenghiet <SP!> (-12c?)

<Fire Storm uses some of his fire magic to melt the snow around a large snow mound, revealing his car.>
THERE it is!
<The melted water then re-freezes, freezing his locks and car in place.>
Fire Storm
Sunday, January 3, 1999 08:15:55 PM
IP: 209.117.148.152

Sorry for the 2X post, but folks posted while I was posting ...

Kitainia: You're forgiven. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, January 3, 1999 08:01:43 PM
IP: modem41.i-is.com

Kitania- Actually, give him glasses, and Vinnie and I look a LOT alike. Same haircut, same hair color, same basic wardrobe, I some times go into the John Travolta accent (sorta)... And I have been known to trip up over my own feet on occassion... I have far too much in common with Vinnie...

Costumes for gathering- I've been considering setting one up, but I'm not sure as who yet... I actually made a Brooklyn costume for Halloween like 2 years ago, but the beak kept falling off, the wings are hard to keep on, and I did not enjoy covering myself in red paint or dying my hair white. Probably won't be Brooklyn at the Gathering. Possibly I'll go as Vinnie...

Coyote- Bad luck on the weather... Sorry dude.

Argent- The CR Lawyer was here when I arrived. I think Doug created him, I don't know... Basically, he is here to defend all things legal in the CR. (So if anyone is going to get sued, or something dangerous is happening, he's there to help out. He also keeps the room from being harrased by Disney copyright people, if they cared) He can be killed in any way you can imagine, but he always comes back, like Kenny from South Park. (Kenny is his name BTW) Anyone can do whatever they want, but we try to kill him only on special occassions. (Like certain events,holidays, or when you're in a really bad mood) There was a week when everyone killed him like every post, (I was a major culprit of this as I actually took the identity of the Lawyer and posted as him AND myself)and it lost its specialness. So you can do whatever you want to him, just don't kill him repeatedly without reason. And remember, sometimes a simple death is just as good as a really elaborate one, or unexpected is often good. However, elaborate can be REALLY funny sometimes... Also, we discovered the other day we can exdplode Deuce's head and it'll come back together, but we haven't really tested that yet, so try not to do so.

Heather- **smile** All episodes this season are Gargoyles/Pendragon, regardless of if they have any of the other story or not.

Ordell- Earth 2... Cool show, but they had no ending, so don't expect one.
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, January 3, 1999 08:00:14 PM
IP: spider-tr044.proxy.aol.com

**RP!!**

**The screen lights up to reveal Coyote still grinning at Ravyn's suggestion of needing the Fairlane from his fics. However, he's grinning now because he's got an idea.**

Hey, Gearhead! Cover for me!!

<"What? Why?">

Just get up here!

**The Gearhead pops the hatch on the tank, looking up at Coyote, who is now climbing out of the Commander's Seat, angling his body toward the rear of the tank.**

<"What are you ...?">

Just jump in the seat, willya? I got an idea!

<"Uh oh ...">

HEY!

**PAUSE RP!!**

Starsinger: Want some of my snow? I'll gladly let you have it, provided you scoop it yourself from around my car! (j/k!!)
Hey, your water table might be coming from Michigan this year, ya never know ... especially if you guys don't get enough of the white stuff.

Christine: "Deep guacamole?" That's a new one on me ... the food product I'm used to hearing about being in deep is kim chee. And if anyone else in here knows what kim chee is, you are very well traveled (or else, really like world foods).
Oh, BTW, did you get my AvMists submission?

Kitainia: Dolls of Rosanna, Liberty and Rain? TOO KEWL!!!

**composes self**

Sorry ... but I'd love to see them!! Just one thing, though ... if you are doing it yourself, to get Liberty's coloring right, you have to refer to Cyrway's picture of her.

ravyn: Thanks. :)

Gathering costumes: I'm only dressing up for the Masquerade ... I was planning on either Broadway or Samson (my version), though I am open to suggestions, especially if anyone can pick out a different character from my fics that a 300 lb. man can dress up as convincingly.

Porno-Gargs: I've stumbled across a similar concept that someone attached to an entire page of pre-Crisis Supergirl fics (mostly erotica). Lame doesn't even begin to describe it.

Wilek: Good job on the fic, especially the stuff I learned about myself ... didn't know I belonged to a cadre of monks! (j/k)
Seriously, I liked it.

Deuce: The crappiest bands tend to do that kind of music. Bands that I've been in have done mostly well-known musicals, classical works or popular music that people actually *like* (f/e, the SMB performing "Love Shack" during a pregame one time.).

**RESUME RP!!**

**Coyote slides up to the edge of the tank, knees bent, looking like he's preparing to jump.**

<"You're kidding.">

No, I'm not! BANZAIII!!!!

**Coyote takes a flying leap off the tail end of the tank, barely clearing Ravyn's windshield and landing with a loud THUMP! in the back seat of her convertible.**

<"What're you doing?!">

You gave me an idea, Rav. **hands her the shotgun.** You shoot ... I'll drive.

**Ravyn cocks the gun, as Coyote slips into the driver's seat she just vacated, floors the gas and speeds alongside the tank, on its other flank. Ravyn aims the shotgun and fires toward a large bunching of Spaarti troops as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, January 3, 1999 07:59:49 PM
IP: modem41.i-is.com

**RP ACTION**

On the way to the airport, the Ravens are intercepted by a familiar foe, the Masked Lich, who is calmly standing in the middle of the street waiting. "Let's run over him," Jammer suggests. "Wait," says Lathrop. "That's just a programmed illusion. He isn't really where we think he is." "That's right!!" the illusion cackles as it splits into four more. "And you'll never find me! I'll let my new minions take it from here." He gestures, and nine walking dinosaur skeletons (a brontosaur, stegosaur, triceratops, ankylosaur, three pterodactyls, a T-Rex, and something that looks like a bunch of bones from different dinos assembled into one complete skeleton) come crashing out of nearby buildings and roar at the Ravens and their allies. "Oh boy," Doug sighs as he and Kitainia power up their jet belts and take off to battle the dactyls. The others stay on the ground and split up to take care of the land-based dinos. As she lifts off and catches an air-current, Kitainia switches off her jet-belt and begins gliding. She then pulls out her gun and tries to take aim. As she does so, and avoids the undead dactyls swooping and diving at her (as well as the bronto's neck), the half-garg turns to face the Comment Room.

**END RP 1ST HALF**

Just a few questions to answer before the new ep gets posted tonight, I'll get them done now.

Coyote: Sorry, didn't mean to offend you with my band and football riot remarks last post. I won't let it happen again. Forgiven?

StephenRS: If we come (and don't worry, the chances are that we will but there's always the possibility of something bad happening), we'll definitely let lots of people take shots of us. That would include you of course. I'll also want you to autograph a printed-out story or two for me. Thanks for your Elektra comments, she's one of my favorite Christine characters, too. I also like what you've done with her. However, I don't think I can get Doug to dress up as Matt, because he likes Christine's Elektra more. Oh well, either way, my costume doesn't have to change.

CR Lawyer: Doug brought him in in one of his first postings way back in July '98. I don't think he was here before that. Or was he? I don't know.

Deuce: You didn't depress me. I was just offering ways for you to get out of your own depression, because it sounded like you were experiencing it. Glad you're out of it now.

Heather: Gargoyles and Pendragon are crossed together comic-book style this season. We'll be getting lots of stories set just in Manhattan, others just in Britain, some with the two in combination, the setting switching back and forth. Hope this answers your question. If it doesn't, I'll let the TGS Staff try.

Wilek: Yes, there is a law against discrimination, but that doesn't stop people from breaking it. Oh well, the Oscar discrimination thing is really just a rumor I heard that sounds like it could be true. So I don't know if they really passed Kate over or not for that reason.

On my figures, I usually make my gargs out of old Gargoyles figures I picked up from way back when they were still out. My supply is currently running low, so I may be purchasing a few more at the Gathering this summer. But I have enough to make the gargs on the resolution list. As for horns, pointed ears, beaks, wings, etc, I use a knife, clay, and glue to make those and put them on a figure that looks similar to who I'm trying to build. It ends up looking a lot like the character, usually. For you, I think I'll be using an altered Goliath figure (yes, I know you aren't that big but it's as close as my figures come) painted a different color and with hair dyed blonde. For the horns I can use the above clay and glue method. Miriam I'll probably make out of a Barbie doll, hope she isn't offended by that.

Earth 2: Sorry. I don't remember that show.

Okay, that's all for now. See y'all again after the posting of the new episode and X-Files.

**MORE RP ACTION**

Kitainia and Doug manage to shoot down two of the three dactyls with their guns. Frodo soars up beside them and takes out the third one. Meanwhile, on the ground Jammer crashes his truck into the bronto and combination dinosaur's legs, breaking their bones apart and sending them to the ground and into pieces. Gubio uses his Mech's gyros to jump over the triceratops as it charges at him, then blows it up with a heavy missile blast. The stego and ankylo swing their tails at the Onslaught, but are blasted with a pair of extremely explosive fireballs from Lathrop and Elena. Only T-Rex is left, and he is soon downed by Orion, who uses a turn undead spell. The Masked Lich looks angry. "We will meet again, fools!" he shouts, disappearing in a flash of black light. The good guys regroup and drive on for the airport as the screen fades out. To be continued next time.

**END RP**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Sunday, January 3, 1999 07:51:47 PM
IP: hil-qbu-ptg-vty131.as.wcom.net

Marching Bands > hey, I'm in band. Of course, we haven't marched since October and I hate marching with all my heart, but I'm more of a concert season type person. I play the tuba, so all our parts are bass lines, which means quarter notes through the whole thing. It sucks, but after marching ends, you sometimes get some cooler things to play. I can play the trumpet too, but only jazz stuff.

nude garg pics > I've got to go with Deuce on this one when I say "no comment"

Anyone else in here remember a show that came on NBC a few years back called Earth 2? I saw the pilot when it first aired, thought it looked like a cool show, but never saw any of the other ones. Well now it's in reruns on Sci-Fi Channel and that show is really, really good. The last two I saw had Tim Curry on it, which was cool.

Later peoples....
Ordell - [ordell9425@geocities.com]
Sunday, January 3, 1999 07:43:11 PM
IP: 202-210-167.ipt.aol.com

Dang it, forgot my pic.
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, January 3, 1999 07:10:15 PM
IP: tnt-2-111-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

**RP!**

[At the Dark Star, all of the team except Anoth is standing outside a locked door. Wilek: "Hello all. Anoth is in there with the spy. Pretty soon, we'll know everything he does.] My RP's have been fairly lame these past few nights; I wrote much of the last half of "This Ascension" the night I posted it and all the creativity's been sucked out of me. :)

**PAUSE RP!**

Frodo> $Why don't you let Coyote tell you how familiar your werewolf RP character looks. ;)$

Spinach> ECCCH! That stuff looks like it's already been eaten! Or maybe *sneezed*. The only thing that grosses me out more than spinach is the inside-the-fish's-stomach level of Zelda 64. (On second thought, I think it's a tie.)

X-Rated garg pics> Ecch, I'd better keep my mouth shut about this; I disapprove of it so strongly that I might go into a huge tirade and offend someone. I agree with Christine (!), let's put this thing to rest.

Kitainia> <<Get dolls of...Miriam and Wilek>> I'm flattered that you consider us that kewl-looking! Thank you! (Doesn't THAT sound odd coming from a garg as narcissistic as I am. :P ) Oh, BTW, if you're the one making these, keep in mind that the pic of me at my site doesn't show my horns, which are long and swept-back like Desdemona's. Hm, how exactly do you get realistic horns, wings, tails, digigrade legs, pointed ears, etc. for fashion dolls? <<Darn commitee discriminated against her and the others because she was British>> Really? Isn't there some kind of law against that?

Argent> <<Save up enough money to see 'Lion King' on Broadway.>> And get the soundtrack too; "Shadowlands" is the best Disney song EVER. <<Hey, where did this CR lawyer come from, and are there any rules about who gets to abuse him and how?>> Don't know where he's from; he's been getting it in the shorts since before I came here. As for who abuses him and how...I don't think there are really any rules, unless it counts as RP. Just make it as elaborate, painful, and funny as possible, and bonus points for blood and gore. >:)

Princess Estra> Welcome! You're already insane? Oh good, we won't need to wear you down. :P

SJ> I'm curious...did your dad have anything to do with Pinky and the Brain?

Heather> I'm not sure why Reunions was described that way either; I guess it was just because all the Season 2 eps were.

**RESUME RP!**

[Anoth comes out of the room. Forfexx: "What news, brother?" Anoth: "Apparently Zale's hired some new recruits..."]

**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, January 3, 1999 07:01:41 PM
IP: tnt-2-111-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

I have a question ,
Why was "Reunions" a Gargoyles/Pendragon story ? The whole setting of the story was in Manhattan. I don't get it.
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Sunday, January 3, 1999 06:25:55 PM
IP: 202-23-58.ipt.aol.com

** Deuce runs in, just about to leave and go play with the snowblower. ** Hehehe....

MARCHING BANDS> I don't leave unless they're playing REALLY crappy music. I mean, like, ==REALLY== crappy. Like Hanson, big-band style. (No offense to Hanson fans.)

WEATHER> It's going up to zero degrees tomorrow! (Cel.) I mean, this is a BIG thing, especially in January, in Edmonton.

CHRISTINE re: NORMALITY QUOTE> :-) Yeah, but I'm still a penguin.

KITAINIA> Sorry if I depressed you. That was a quote from my New Year's Eve of Hell. Bad night; I'm better now.

NUDE GARGOYLE PICS> No comment.

** leaves, climbing into his snow suit. **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Sunday, January 3, 1999 06:19:01 PM
IP: ppp0098.connect.ab.ca

Kitainia> About dressing in costume for G99, I just plan to wear my Brooklyn sweatshirt that I got from my birthday cause I go for the casual look.
SOROW
Sunday, January 3, 1999 06:05:34 PM
IP: usr3-1-dialup43.mix1.irving.cw.net

The new Babylon 5 movie is on tonight. 6 pm mountain time.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, January 3, 1999 05:11:55 PM
IP: proxy-361.public.rwc.webtv.net

Okay, Resolutions for 1999:
1. Earn my green belt in Jujitsu.
2. Figure out what to do with these characters lurking in my journal.
3. Save up enough money to see 'Lion King' on Broadway.
4. Finish the rough draft of the story I'm writing.
5. Get my driver's permit.
6. Cheer for the Cleveland Brown's football team when they come back.

Ugly Gargoyles> The only Gargoyle I've ever really considered ugly is Roland in Dark Ages. (And that was before I even saw the picture of him.) A more appropriate word for most Gargoyles is 'unique', not 'ugly'

Hey, where did this CR lawyer come from, and are there any rules about who gets to abuse him and how?

(Looks out window at falling snow and crosses fingers.)
Snow day, snow day, snow day....

Gotta Jet!
(Eight months until new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Sunday, January 3, 1999 01:48:16 PM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net

NUDE GARG PICS> To be honest, I've seen one site where someone did do some of their own (rather good renderings of Angela, Demona, Elisa, Fox - albeit they drew a star-tattoo over her eye - and Hyena) along with some obvious pics that were either VERY badly done screen-capture edits, or original drawings where someone had done the "redrawn Adult pics" route. I won't go into detail, but on a couple of the original pics, Demona DEFINETLY has an attitude change towards others! :)

(and yes, I did save most of the original pics, but I think I left most of them on a disk back with my stuff in Florida, so no requests please!)

KITANIA> Dispite the fact I don't have a job, I will be at the Gathering in Dallas, and yes I will be in costume. If anyone has any instructions or experience in making wings (preferably of the Glider Type like Brooklyn's) I would be much appreciative since the person that was helping me make wings bowed out. I have three costume choices now: Broadway, Mike McCoy the Anti-Quarryman (from my fics) and a third idea that I'm keeping secret until the night of the masquerade.

Doug and you as Broadway and Elektra? COOL! Elektra is one of my personal favorites from Christine's stories (She and I both share her in our stories). Christine would have never used her as much as she had if I hadn't shown enough interest to develop her character for my stories: the main difference between her Elektra and my version is that mine married Matt Bluestone, and adopted a orphaned gargoyle girl named Deliah.

Hope you let me get a pic of you two before the Gathering is over! I doubt I'll win so I'll be snapping pictures of the other attendees.

Anyway, Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Sunday, January 3, 1999 01:47:43 PM
IP: m93.ieway.com

**RP!**
**The troop of Spaarti clones is marching toward the group of Coyote, his crew, Kyryn, and Ravyn. Ravyn yanks the steering wheel of her car to the right, trying to avoid gunfire and missiles. "Well, it's showtime!" Rav yells. She balances her foot on the steering wheel, trying to keep it drving straight while she stands up and fires a pistol from the open top of her convertible.** **TIME-OUT IN THE RP!**

Wilek> Great job on #3 of your S8 series! I really thought you did a wonderful job writing this one! I especially liked the situation behind Tachi's name being changed to Ariana. Good job!!! :)

Coyote> Bummer about the weather, man. :( And I like your description of why Peter, Maria, and Morgan still fight. It sounds right. :)

SJ> Nude gargoyle pics?!? Thank goodness I haven't seen 'em...I better stay away from this topic, too.

Princess Estra> Welcome! :)

**RESUME RP!**
**One of the Spaarti clones targets Kyryn's motorbike. Ravyn notices, and takes aim. She takes out the clone before he can hit Kyryn. Then gunfire hits the side of her car, and it swerves sharply. Rav ducks back down into her car and regains control of the steering wheel. Over the headset to Coyote, she yells, "You all okay in there?"
<"Yeah, we're fine!"> He answers.
"Hey, Coyote," Rav continues with a silly grin, while trying to drive and shoot at the same time, "right about now I could use something like that Fairlane of Rose's that drives itself!"
Coyote grins, and the screen flickers off...** **END RP!**
Ravyn
Sunday, January 3, 1999 12:35:28 PM
IP: svm-ts5-18.c2i2.com

Aliens> How do know that _they_ are the ones who are hostile to other species? We are the ones who kill each other for ridiculous issues such as race, reigion, politics, or money. That's probably why the alien spaceships hardly ever land. They know that we'll get 'em drunk, beat them up, steal their space ships and invade their home planet.
Tim Phipps
Blencoe, Iowa
Sunday, January 3, 1999 12:09:01 PM
IP: s15-onawa.pionet.net

Grumble grumble ... grrrr ...

My car's stuck in a four-foot snow drift. Needless to say, there ain't no way in hell I'm going to work this morning ... which means I lost my paid holiday for New Year's. RRRRRRR!!!

Kitainia: Err ... nobody ever mentioned bands getting involved with college football riots ... well, unless you're talking about Stanford ...
I know at least that the Usher Street riot had no bando involvement whatsoever, and anyone who ever says there was bando involvement in that riot at least is a DIRTY LIAR!!

**composes self**

Sorry. But I'm a little sensitive about this topic.

Sevarius Jr.: I respect your opinion. At least you were polite about expressing it ... as opposed to an editorial writer for the State News (MSU's newspaper) who wrote a four-column tirade about how much marching bands suck. Of course, this was while the band and university was in the middle of a hazing lawsuit slapped on them by a disgruntled former student who claimed unbelievable crap was happening during band practices ... and won. If you want to hear more (and believe me, I would love to vent more about this pompous @$$), e-mail me and I'll tell you the whole thing.

Excuse me now ... I have to fly a shovel ...
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, January 3, 1999 09:03:41 AM
IP: modem63.i-is.com

SEVARIUS JR. - Good thing you posted that comment about Bronx being ugly in this comment room. If you'd posted it in the other comment room and Blaqthorne and Crimson Fury had read it, things could get pretty nasty for you.... :)
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, January 3, 1999 07:54:11 AM
IP: pn8-ppp-152.primary.net

**RP ACTION**

Kitainia and the others see Frodo appear out of nowhere, and step back in surprise. The enemy are also shocked by the new arrival, long enough for Frodo to slice Dibble in half and then go to work on the others. The Ravens quickly come out of their suprise, and help him finish this group of soldiers off. "That should be all of them in the city," says Gubio, checking his Mech's radar. "The others are at the airport, I guess we're headed that way next." "Wait," says Doug, turning to Frodo. "Who are you?" "Name's Frodo," says the giant winged werewolf. "I hunt for evil, so that I may combat it wherever it may lurk." "Interesting," Doug nods. "Perhaps I should explain what we are doing here to you." He proceeds to do so, while Kitainia turns to face the CR.

**RP PAUSE**

Sorry I haven't been here in a while. Doug and I had to beat Xenogears last night (VERY cool RPG with great plot and character), and tonight we've been working on Metal Gear Solid. That is also a very very cool game. Great plot, characters, action, and information on military operations and techniques. We just beat the first boss, and will continue this evening after X-Files. So far, the heroine is my favorite character, even if she should have a better name.

Thanks to everyone for their congratulations and warm welcomes back to the Comment Room. May you all have a very happy new year.

Primus: I too am curious about whether he will ever be seen again. I also would like to know if he was around during the assassination of Julius Caesar. I've always been curious as to how a gargoyle would react to that event.

SJ, Jaden: Glad you'll both be sticking around. And SJ, LA Confidential wasn't the only flick that should have but didn't get an Oscar. Kate Winslet deserved Best Actress for her preformance way more than Helen Hunt! Darn commitee discriminated against her and the others because she was British. Hopefully, that will not happen again. <fingers crossed>

Coyote: Great new fic, I liked it a lot. Especially the ending. Keep up the good work, I look forward to WCC. By the way, do you have any more pics done for that? :)

Bands: I hold the same opinion about sports Doug does, even though I was once a cheerleader and JV women's basketball player. They are fun, and can be inspiring and good exercise, but one should not get too so obsessed with them that they start riots or do any other crime just because their team won or they want/ed it to.

Heather: Everyone wears glasses these days. Or contacts (or they've had corrective laser vision surgery, like me). My mom says it's the computer and TV screens damaging our eyes. I don't know if I believe her. Oh well, there's no way I'm taking TVs and computers out of my life even if she's right. :) BTW, I too was not laughing.

**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR WILEK'S FANFIC**

Wilek: Nice fic from you, too. Thanks for including me, and the other Ravens. I liked what you did with Sata, Arianna (both of them), Arawn, yourself, Miriam, and Cocytus. Keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing more of your fanfiction.

**SPOILERS END**

Deuce: Come on, surely your year wasn't all bad. You did find this CR and start posting in here, thus making friends with all of us. Isn't that a good thing? And I'm sure you had other good things happen, too. Just think back on what happened to you last year, and its results, and I am sure you will discover them. Also, remember, nothing is impossible. You just have to want it badly enough, and have the skill to attain it, then use that skill. That's one of the most important lessons of life.

Timedancer's been delayed? Darn it!! I really wanted to see more than one TGS ep a week, and read more Brooklyn and Sata stories. Oh well, as long as it comes up soon, I won't throw a temper tantrum.

DumlaoX: Thanks for the new staff offers. I'll have to pass, though, not being that great a writer. (Doug dictates most of my RP posts.) And he'll pass as well, he's got enough things that take up his time. But don't worru, I'm sure you'll find enough people. Thanks for showing us all the pretty pictures.

Robby: Your quest for a Vinnie pic makes me wonder something. How much do you look like him IRL? Just curious, good luck in finding a pic.

Resolutions: 1. Keep the grades up and rising. 2. Have fun and enjoy myself. 3. Get promoted to supervisor at the coffee shop where I work now (I have a year to do it). 4. Get dolls of Birdie and Aiden from Christine's fic, Miriam and Wilek from Wilek's; Rosanna, Liberty, and Rain from Coyote's; Nikki, Gary, Page, and Jadriel from Doug's, and any other characters I find myself wanting made and added to my collection. 5. Get to Gathering '99. 6. Try to form a good relationship with Doug's folks if he introduces me to them, even if his mother is a real b*^*h. 7. Deal with every conflict that comes when it does, with a clear head, open mind, and my friends beside me.

Ego Boosts: I too enjoy getting them. Thanks go out to all who have provided such in this Comment Room.

One-Eyed Squid: Welcome Back!

Estra: Welcome to the Comment Room. Glad you've already said goodbye to your sanity.

TRC: I completely agree with you about rough times. They also help a person change and develop, and learn to deal with hardships as well as good things. That, in my honest opinion, is one of the main things necessary to succeed at life.

Photos: I too will stay out of this topic, it is clearly not appropriate for the Comment Room. To see why we should stop talking about it, read Christine's feelings.

Frodo: $Welcome to the RP, glad you could join us. I liked your opening. Please remember two things, though. One, your posts need to have the warnings set off from them, that's a rule in here. Two, I ask that you please do not bore us with postings starring someone who's an ultimate ass-kicking Fixer Gary Stu character and little more. I'm sure you're not gonna do that, right? Sorry I have to say this, it's just my job as the RP Ref. $

Question for everyone: Is anybody else here planning to attend the Gathering in costume this year? Doug and I are, we're going as Broadway and Elektra from Christine's fanfic. We shall begin work on our disguises soon, that's resolution number eight. Just curious if others are also dressing up, and if so as who. If you know, please tell me.

That's all for now, I must sleep. Before the ungodly hour starts affecting my alertness and judgement (thanks for the warning, Master Miller). Later all!

**MORE RP**

Doug finishes explaining the situation and Frodo nods. "It sounds as if you need all the help you can get, and our goals are the same," he says. "Therefore I shall travel with you." Doug nods, as does Kitainia. "Let's hurry on then," says the latter. The team all get into the truck and drive for the airport.

Meanwhile, in the secret base of the enemy, General Zale has acquired a new recruit to his army and is debriefing him. "I am Vapor Serpent," the stranger introduces himself. "Expert in stealth and commando tactics." "Excellent," Zale grins. "And I hear you have a small team of other commandos with you, also experts in those things among other skills. I have a mission for you." He hands him a folder detailing Wilek and his team. "These people should return to Earth soon. When they do, you are to eliminate them." (Note: These guys were inspired by Metal Gear Solid, of course. Vapor Serpent is a Liquid Snake type. His team members may be whatever sort of characters we RPers decide, everyone feel free to develop them.) The commando takes the folder and looks over it. "I accept. This assignment sounds easy. Given the proper transportation, I could even infiltrate that space station and kill them without being noticed thanks to my training."
"Too dangerous," Zale says. "Though I wish you could do it. You'll just have to wait till they come back down." Vapor Serpent nods, suppressing a sigh of regret. The screen fades out. To be continued.

**END RP AND POST**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Sunday, January 3, 1999 04:34:45 AM
IP: hil-qbu-ppz-vty19.as.wcom.net

**Robby walks in, and starts to say something. "TIMEDANCER SEASON TWO WILL BE HERE IN JUST..." Then his jaw goes slack. "Oh, right. Never mind..."**

Wilek- I was only making a joke about the fact if you had to put up a warning, you should put up the space as well. Not that funny I know, but keep in mind what my sleeping habits have been for the last few days... And my odd sense of humor normally...

Nude gargoyle pics- Um... I'm gonna follow room policy and stay away from this one. But since I don't believe I've seen the site in question, nor do I really want to, I have nothing to add to the matter anyhow...

Hey, does anybody know where a Vinnie pic exists? It's my mission to try and get a Vinnie pic into the Station 8 CR before the end of this year, but I haven't been able to find one anywhere! I'm thinking it needs to be an actual screenshot from the show though...

**Robby prepares to leave, sad he didn't get to countdown anything, when he suddenly perks up. "30 DAYS UNTIL MULAN IS RELEASED ON VIDEO!"** (February 2nd!)
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, January 3, 1999 01:18:13 AM
IP: spider-tr082.proxy.aol.com

Sorry about the 2x post.
Jaden
Sunday, January 3, 1999 01:17:12 AM
IP: pm1-18.sma.silcom.com

****ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DOOR TO THE CR FLIES OPEN WITH A BANG!!!! A FIGURE STANDS IN THE DOORWAY...LIGHTNING FLASHES AND THUNDER CRASHES. EVERYONE TURNS TO SEE...Jaden.****

Yes it's true...I'm back! Well I was never actually gone, my trip to San Diego was cancelled but I had relatives over and I barely got a chance to even sit at computer (nearly drove me CRAZY).

Ordell-With that voting thing; I know that Dr. Katz isn't a childrens show, but what can I say, I was on a roll.

Lee Ann Hamm- You have a great link page and I highly recommend it to anyone who has not seen it.

Jackal-You leaving? Why? Well if you ever want to talk e-mail me.

Aliens-I don't think that they hate us...maybe they are just trying to figure us out. If they have seen our movies...think about it has anyone seen a movie with aliens in it where there hasn't been destruction, death, or genocide? I think they are waiting for humans to be a little more open-minded.

BYE '98- Geez where did all the time go? Time really does go by so fast. So much has happened that we don't even realize it. Makes you wonder what '99 is going to be like. "The More Things change, The More They Stay The Same." It seems that there is always something going on that makes us forget about time.
****EP SPOILERS****
Great! Perfect! Can't get enough! Must read it again! My God, everything happened at once...an engagement,Gabriel, the cold-trio, new robots, Oberons starting to think (blew my mind with that one), and the Gargoyles are starting to wonder about the weather. Too much to process...must slow down...before my brain shoots out from my skull and hits the screen.
****End EP spoilers****
****SHORT RP!!!!****
Jaden looks out at the battle, picks a spot and jumps in.
"Lets FIGHT!!!" he growls.
****End RP!!!!****
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Sunday, January 3, 1999 01:16:15 AM
IP: pm1-18.sma.silcom.com

Um.... noooooo......Christine, I've seen the site in question and your adult section is pretty tame in comparision. I laughed hysterically when I saw it because 1) it was clearly garged up pics of 'adult magazine' photos and 2) the mechanics were unrealistic.

This just proves I have an odd sense of humor.
Spike
Saturday, January 2, 1999 11:11:50 PM
IP: dal-mm2-1178.cmpu.net

Sorry for the 2nd post, but ... on the subject of nudie pics -- I have seen some sites and sights that are quite startling; I'm betting mine wasn't the offender in this case! ; )

But -- let us not speak of such things, because pretty soon someone would start giving detailed descriptions of said pics, someone else would object strenuously, and we'd all be in deep guacamole.

Christine
Saturday, January 2, 1999 10:25:53 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

We have normality ... anything you can't deal with is therefore your own problem (or something like that; too lazy to get up and look up the proper quote).

The in-laws are on their way back to California. One more night of work will end my 9 shifts in 10 days. And I think I'm finally starting to get over this cold. Hooray!

Fanfic update -- "The Scottish Rogue" is looking like it's going to run long, as all of them seem to be doing lately, so I'll need another week at least.

Reunions -- good to see the Cold trio again! And Gabriel too. Nice job, guys!

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Saturday, January 2, 1999 10:21:38 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

Has anyone else noticed how many people we now have from Seattle?? Coldstone, Christine and now the Princess.

Jr. that must have been Christine's site. Why can't I have a lavender boyfriend whose a fly-by-night?

Keep warm.

Starsinger throws another log on the fire for all the people deprived of being in the warm countries.

Bye.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Saturday, January 2, 1999 10:14:54 PM
IP: proxy-341.public.rwc.webtv.net

****BEGIN RP*******
Sevarius Jr. 2 is sweating profusely as Boba Fett brings his ship, Slave 1, into one of the numerous hangar bays of the Death Star.
"Um....You're sure they won't kill us? ME especially?"
"Don't be stupid. I was hired to bring you here for safety, remember?"
"Yeah, but the fact that this thing can turn entire planets into gravel kind of makes me nervous."
"Don't worry. Just stick by me, don't say anything, and you'll be fine."
*******PAUSE RP*******

Marching bands: Um...how do I say this....no offense to you guys, you're great but....that's the part of the football game where I go and grab my munchies. I mean, I appreciate the hard work, but I'm much more entertained with watching Neanderthal man and his cousins bludgeon themselves over the football.

Spinach: How can anyone eat that stuff??? My sister forced me to eat some when I was a kid. I thought, hey sure, if it's good enough for Popeye....I'm still traumatized. It didn't tast NEAR as appetizing as it looked.

Princess Estra: Yep, the Madness begins for you now. Unless you're already crazy, in which case, welcome to the family!!! :]

TRC: Being the Bruce Campbell stalker that I am, I knew all about his X-File appearance tomorrow night (which means that maybe this episode of the season WON'T suck). Bruce plays a demon with "a heart of gold." (oxymoron? ) in this eps by the way.

Snow, re. Robby: Hey buddy, count yourself lucky. They're predicting ice hear in Washington D.C. You haven't lived until you're out in 10 degree weather trying to break through an inch of the stuff with a piece of crap snow shovel made of fiberglass. And don't even start me on the horrors of getting last minute provisions from the grocery store...can you say battle royale?

Ugly gargs: Well....nobody tell him, but I always thought Bronx looked a little funky. Ugliest damn dog I've ever seen!

Nude Photos: I don't know about Laura James, but I once saw a Gargoyle site that was....well, the letter "X" was appropriate. Elisa was a very, very, bad girl.;)

Garg Comic: Only one man could have the job of pencilling it: Joe Madureira. He's the creator/artist for "Battle Chasers", a truly great comic (too bad it comes out at the rate of 1 issue a century :[ ). He has a great style. It's reminiscient of Manga or anime, and it's just too freakin' cool! Plus he's real "hot" right now, so if he was attached to the project, it'd definitely sell out.

Resolutions:
1. Stop Dad from conquering the world.
2. Actually *finish* a story.
3. Get my website up to speed.
4. Have fun until this time next year. After all, when 2k hits, "The World Will Endddddd!!!!!!" ;)

*******RESUME RP*******
Ominous music plays as SJ 2 and Boba march through the Death Star. Numerous technicians and StormTroopers, most of them clones, carry about their business without acknowledging the newcomers.
The two unlikely travelers enter a turbolift. "Where are we going now," SJ 2 asks.
"To deliver you to my employer," Boba answered. "The one who hired me to find you and bring you here, safe and sound."
The turbolift came to a soft stop. As the doors opened, SJ 2 peered out into the enormous room before him. That's when he saw a familiar face.
"YOU??" the clone said in surprise. "You brought me here??"
******PAUSE RP*******
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Saturday, January 2, 1999 09:06:46 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net

okay, thanks for the help. :)

some one said i would lose my sanity? oh my! and here i didn't know there was such thing! on this planet we're all CRAZYCRAZYCRAZY!*maniacal laughter* ok, ok. breathe. breathe. i'm ok....
Princess Estra - [puck_wanderer@juno.com]
Seattle, Washington, USA
Saturday, January 2, 1999 08:40:25 PM
IP: spider-to014.proxy.aol.com

Robby> Hands him a mop...."We all share the grief...."

**FIRST RP**
Waching from above and seeing Dough and his team get into a fight with unknown assilants....waching and waiting...who serve the forces of good and who serve evil....as the second unknown group attacks.....he realizes who is whom...and attacks.
"By Anubis" comes a roar and down from the skyes swoops a jet-black Werewolf, about 10 feet tall sprouting dark red gargoyle wings from his back. He is holding a long spear,in ainchent Egyptan style, and a short, unusualy broad, sword buckled at his waist. He is clad in a loincloth and has a broad, Egyptan amulet resting on his shoulders. "Die evil ones" he shouts as he lands in the middle of a group of them, tearing into them with spear and claw.
**END FIRST RP**

Frodo
Saturday, January 2, 1999 08:16:35 PM
IP: ras123.vortex.is

**OK, I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE WHOLE RP DRILL BY NOW :)**

[On the Dark Star, the team is supervising the interviews wherein the scans are done to find the spy. In the middle of an interview, the Psyll doing the scans telepathically transmits to the DS official doing the interview, ~I think we've found our double agent.~ The official says to the crewman he's interviewing, "Lieutenant, I'd like to speak with you in private." The lieutenant is nervous now; he's beginning to suspect he's been found out...]

**PAUSE RP!**

Steve Gooch> <<I considered the steel clan/ion engine idea a while ago, but rejected it mainly because the device NASA is developing works too slowly to be effective in atmosphere.>> Well, that may be because the NASA model's engine is much more inefficient than Xanatos Enterprises machinery, and fairly large compared to the reactor powering it; somehow I think the reverse is true for Steel Clan bots.

SOROW and The One Eyed Squid> Welcome back!

Doug> Ack, I forgot to say it before: Congratulations on your grades! (Man that's the latest I've ever been for this kind of thing...) And thanks for the feedback. :)

Coyote> Thanks for the info!

TRC> <<What would a Gargoyle have to look like for you to consider it ugly>> Well...probably like something dead that's been decomposing for years and had a badly botched plastic surgery right before it died. I am *very* proud of my race, and it would take a *lot* for me to consider any of us truly ugly, and physical appearance really has little impact on my opinion of someone anyhow.

Robby> Hm, I always thought the space rule applied mostly to RP and spoilers.

Sports Riots> Ecch, as long as I live I will never, never understand how people can come to blows over SPORTS of all things. I realize there are sports fans in here, and I mean no offense to you when I say this, but I've always failed to understand the point of throwing a ball around.

**RESUME RP!**

[Knowing he's been discovered, the spy bolts for the nearest door; the Psyll mind-blasts him, knocking him unconscious.]

**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, January 2, 1999 07:57:09 PM
IP: tnt-2-99-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Doug thanks for spelling Albuquerque correctly.

Coyote We're cool but all the nasty white stuff has passed us by. Worrysome, because that's where our water table comes from in the summer.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Saturday, January 2, 1999 07:28:34 PM
IP: proxy-311.public.rwc.webtv.net

Doug: I certainly know about football riots. Two years ago, MSU students rioted after an early-season, non-conference football win against (of all teams) *Central Michigan*. Oh, there's a real football powerhouse there!
Anyway, they completely trashed Usher Street in East Lansing, resulting in nine arrests and a black eye for the university. Not fun.

Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, January 2, 1999 07:19:03 PM
IP: modem49.i-is.com

**RP**

The screen comes on, revealing that the Masked Lich has entered Albuquerque. "Those fools who put me in this state are here," he muses. "I must kill them. But how? I am outnumbered, outclassed in fighting and magic skill, and their clerics are powerful enough to turn me away." Then he spots the local Natural History Museum and remembers a spell in his Necromonicon. "Hmm..." he says as he goes inside. About five minutes later, the roars of undead dinosaurs echo out onto the street.

Meanwhile, the Ravens have been fighting their way through Albuquerque's streets, taking out lots of enemy vehicles and Spaarti clones. They have been joined by Theresa, who is using spells and thrown cats to take out her enemies. All of a sudden, a large group of soldiers confronts the gang, led by a blonde pasty-faced fat man in a colonel's uniform. "Well, well, if it isn't the hate-Jove gang!" the now grown-up bully laughs. "Time to die at the hands of my like-Jovers!!" Doug sighs, "Hello, Jove." "Dougie!! You switch sides again? Better get on my side if you don't want to get beat up!!" "Sorry, Jove. You're doing the wrong thing again. I can't abide that, let alone participate in it." "Oh, you gonna try and stop me? Fat chance! You never could take me down before, and you won't now. Ha ha!!" Doug draws his gun and blows the nasty grin off Jove's face with it. "I don't have to beat you up anymore, man," he says. "My fists aren't my only, or my most powerful weapon. That would be this." He taps his head and shoots the bully again. Jove falls down, bleeding from several wounds. "Kill them!!" he screams at the soldiers. The two sides get into a huge battle, and when it is over, most of the Ravens are unconscious and/or heavily wounded. But all the soldiers, including Jove, are dead. Shap and Orion begin to distribute healing spells, while Doug grimaces in pain and turns to face the CR.

**PAUSE RP**

$ Phew. You don't know how long I've wanted revenge on that guy. $

**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR WILEK'S FANFIC**

Wilek: Nice job on "The Ascension." I liked what you did with Tachi/Arianna's name, the bad guy, and all the characters. Good plot as well and I liked that my girlfriend got some of the best lines. I can hardly wait for your next story to come out.

**SPOILERS FOR WILEK'S FANFIC END, BEGIN MY OWN FANFIC-RELATED DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE SPOILERS INSIDE**

TRC: You have nude photos of that girl? Or of one of my fanfic's four original heroines? (The others being Changeling, Kara, and Nikki of course.) I think a certain crow-faced pilot would like to see them very much. But be careful. Any reader of my work should know what Laura did to the last bunch of perverts who treated her how those photos treat women, IMO. (I'd say more, but I have the sneaking suspicion this topic might make Dumlao angry if we continue it.) Hope you're still enjoying my fics. Oh, btw, the fact that my character and that girl (whoever she is) look so much alike is complete bizzare coincidence. Forsaken came out a while after I thought Laura's looks up. And the girl on there is probably taller than her, too, in addition to the differences already mentioned. For me, thinking of a character usually starts with a premise for who they are, then a name, personality, what her relationship with other characters will be, and finally looks. That's how it went for Laura. Of course, all my characters will contine to evolve in the last three of those attributes as time and the saga's plot go on.

Fanfic-Writing Pace: I try to do a scene a day, whenever I can make time. Right now, I have almost all the preliminary scenes done for "Inheritance." Just have to do the clan's introduction, and the main action can begin. :)

Old Soldiers: Thanks for your comments on them, Coyote. I totally agree with everything you said. I too have at least two old soldiers in my fic. Hudson is one, Colonel Tomlinson is the other. The reasons why Hudson can still fight despite his age are obvious. As for Tommy, well, he was originally based on my grandfather, who at the age of 74 can still rope and hogtie a steer, shoot a gun, and fistfight like nobody's business. Grandaddy was kept out of World War 2 due to an illness, and I guess I created Tommy as who Grandaddy might have become had he entered the war. Since he's been able to stay in shape both physically and mentally, and because he believes in himself, Tommy still fights. Of course, he may not for much longer.

I guess guys like Seth, Agony, and Connor could also count as old soldiers. So could Demona and Macbeth. But they're all still in shape, and still have reasons to battle, so they all go on fighting, too.

Argent: I too would like to see the clans you mentioned in TGS. I of course will have them in my fanfic too, eventually. After all, who better to take out Taro and Paco Cruz (Guatemala's biggest drug cartel leader) than the gargs who live close to their places of residence? (But don't worry, that's not the only thing I'll be doing with the two clans.)

**MY FANFIC SPOILERS AND RELATED DISCUSSION OVER**

Robby: No scanner? Oh well. I'm sure Heather is lucky to have you no matter how you look. You're certainly lucky to have her. <smile>

One-Eyed Squid: Welcome back, man! Ain't seen you in a while. Hope you won't stay away for long.

Princess Estra: Welcome to our CR. About posting stories in here, you can do an RP and write story action there if you like. That's what Kitainia, Coyote, Wilek, me, and several others have been doing practically since we found this place.

Coyote: School spirit is good, but not too much of it. When a bunch of crazed Longhorn fans block traffic and trash the Drag just to celebrate UT winning a game (as happened last year), you just know there's got to be something not right in their heads. Oh well, at least I was safely at the gaming table when that event occurred and they didn't hurt anyone.

Ugly Gargs: I'm not exactly sure how one would have to look to be unattractive. Some gargs have both attractive and unattractive physical features (e.g. Zephiro, Ophelia). To be completely physically ugly, though, that would take some doing. Roland is the closest I've ever seen a writer come to doing a garg that looks that way. It really comes down to all a gargoyle's looks that make it physically ugly. Because there's so much genetic variance in the species, I really can't say how a particular ugly garg would look. Hope that's a good answer.

Okay, that's all for now. I'm off to play some RPG!

**RP AGAIN**

Suddenly Doug is interrupted by a shot echoing off the wall two inches from his face. He and the others turn to see that Jove's little pal, Major Micheal Dibble, has shown up with a whole bunch of Zale's Spaarti clone soldiers. Dibble sees Jove's corpse and looks very angry. The two sides begin to exchange fire as the screen fades out. To be continued next time.

**END RP AND POSTING**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Saturday, January 2, 1999 07:06:44 PM
IP: hil-qbu-ptf-vty45.as.wcom.net

**Robby enters, takes a look at the Future Tense Brooklyn pic. "Man I want to use that sucker..."**

JALAPENA EVERYBODY!

X DAYS UNTIL TIMEDANCER SEASON 2!!!
X AND THEN ALOT MORE DAYS UNTIL DARK AGES SEASON 2!!!

Steve- I got you beat. I was up until 6 AM last night, and it wasn't an after effect of New Years. I'd BEEN staying up that late... Ah well, school in a few days, gotta stop that now...

One Eyed Squid, Princess Estra- I used to have a tape recorded message for newcomers to the CR, but I lost it... So I'll just say welcome, and enjoy your stay! If you had any sanity when you first came in, prepare to lose it. Almost everyone else here has. My sanity is still intact, but its slipping...

Estra again- I suppose your questions about submitting a fanfic were already answered by Kathy... Look to her earlier post if you missed it...

SOROW, Ravyn- Heh. I got the gargoyles comics when they first came out for about a dollar a piece. Pays to be friends with the comic store manager... Heh heh heh...

Coyote- At least you GET snow. I haven't seen the substance since I was two. And that WAS one of the better Trek lines, but my favorite still falls to the exchange between Data and Worf...

Wilek- If you're gonna do a shameless plug, follow the rules and put a space between the warning and the subject matter. Granted in this case it would have increased the length of your post by a third... Ah never mind...

Rolling Calf- I know I'm lucky to have a girl like Heather. Heather isn't quite as lucky to have a guy like me though.

I'm betting Dumlao didn't halt thecountdownsooner because he had hoped it COULD be done on time, and didn't want to ruin it until he had to. COuld have beenworse, could have been the actual day before he said there would be a wait.

**Robby doesn't quite leave, but stares at the Future Tense Brooklyn picture some more. Somewhat might want to get a mop, there may be drool later...**
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Saturday, January 2, 1999 06:53:22 PM
IP: spider-th053.proxy.aol.com

TRC: Hmm ... I'm actually glad you asked, seeings as how you're the first one to ask about this.

The way I see it is like this. If you knew you were in the middle of a worldwide war zone, where your very right to *existence* is what you're fighting for, wouldn't you want to fight despite your age or infirmity? Besides that, we're talking about three people, all former police officers, all (seemingly, in the show) shown as prime physical specimens ... even Peter Maza.
Besides that, you consider this on two of them:
Chavez is a general for the human resistance forces. Generals don't usually go out on the front lines ... it's more along the lines of what she did as the 23rd Precinct captain.
Morgan had only *just* retired from the force just prior to "The Midnight Visitor." As I've written him, Morgan stayed a beat cop for his entire time in the NYPD ... which I set at 38 years. That's a lot of toil on the body ... but at the same time, for him to keep up at that rate, he has to be in pretty good shape.
And as for Peter Maza ... well, there you're talking about a man who has an overriding sense of duty.

Hope that answers your questions.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, January 2, 1999 05:46:28 PM
IP: modem49.i-is.com

Shoot , Sorry for the 2X .

SOROW : Welcome back . You were missed .

Princess Estra : Welcome to you also . How did you get past the rabid dogs that keep us in here .

Wilek : Actually before SJ made the comment about my split pants .**fumes** . I ported off the ship even before we landed for the party . That is one of the reaasons why I'm having rouble deciding where I was , since I cant decide whether or not to follow up on SJ's comment placing me there or following my own last appearance and never being there at all . No hard feelings Juniour .
The Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, Jamaica
Saturday, January 2, 1999 05:35:39 PM
IP: 208.11.41.205

Greetings Ladies , Gentlemen , Gargoyle and whatever species you may be .

Doug : You're telling me that I have a calendar of nude shots of Laura James . . . . HOT DAMN . It takes so little effort to envision the slight alterations necessary for the woman on the cover of Forsaken to be LJ .

Teasers - I am now beyond doubt that you TGS staff thoroughly enjoy the torture you so callously inflict on us . The pain that they cause me approaches unbearable at times .

Jackal : Farewell and God Speed my friend . stop in every now and again .

Heather : You are a lovely one are'nt you .

Robby : You are a very , VERY lucky man .

Robby + Heather : Remember you two , the rough times make the good ones all the sweeter .

Dumlao X : Why did you wait a week before the due date to tell us that Time Dancer would'nt be out for another month . And once again excellent job on Reunions . All those CR pictures that you showed us , we are going to be able to use them soon right . I really miss using the phoenix gate .

Small suvey :
1. If there were a new Gags comic in development , who would you want to pencil it ?

2. What would a Gagoyle have to look like for you to consider it ugly . (Personally I've seen people who could make any Gagoyle look attractive .

SJ : You had some Very funny RP's last week man . And in case you did'nt know Bruce Campbell (I believe) is in tomorrow's X-files . (You are the resident Bruce Campbell fan right ) . How could you forget THE most annoying activity on a long trip . Singing (badly) .
I once decided to be as irritating as I could be on a long trip , and I sung songs I was listening to on earphones , tried to see how long I cold make a high pitched hum and made sure that they could'nt stop me . I am now banned from all long car trips but it was worth it .

Coyote : Somethings been nagging at me , Given there ages would'nt certain people like Chavez , Morgan and Peter Maza be less than battle worthy 27 years in the future ?

My New Year Resolutions :
1. Save up for the Gathering 2000 .
2. Obey the Golden Rule in all my actions .
3. Watch my eating habits .
4. Hide my anger until I'm at Karate and can work it off .
The Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, Jamaica
Saturday, January 2, 1999 05:28:32 PM
IP: 208.11.41.205

**HEAD FOR THE HILLS IT'S A SHAMELESS SITE PLUG!**
My third fanfic, "This Ascension", is up at my site. Clicky!
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, January 2, 1999 05:20:14 PM
IP: tnt-3-169-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

I had to get away from my grandmother cause she's threatening to give me a kiss!

Ravyn> Shut up, I'm slow :)

Robby> I got it. It's nice to hear from you again!
SOROW
Saturday, January 2, 1999 05:07:21 PM
IP: usr4-3-dialup18.mix1.irving.cw.net

Click my name to check out my English homework: it's Romeo's diary! Input would be much appreciated. Oh, and you need a certain font to get it, there's a link for it there, too.
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Saturday, January 2, 1999 04:42:30 PM
IP: ppp097.connect.ab.ca

Princess Estra wrote: "Also, I was wondering if you can
submit fanfic to this page. I have a story I've been working on for a long time, and I'd like to know if you would be interested."

Hi Estra and Welcome. This isn't a fanfic archive go to www.gargoyles-fans.org for that, but an organized fan based continuation of the Gargoyles series including some of the proposed spin offs. We don't take outside submissions. We do welcome people to write fanfics based on our continuity and post them to the fanfic archive. We will also be accepting applications for new staff shortly, stay tooned for details.
Cheers,
kathy - [kpogge@atl.mediaone.net]
Saturday, January 2, 1999 04:38:39 PM
IP: client38034.atl.mediaone.net

Coyote> That's them! Thanks. And I did kinda figure out that Rain has some relation to Jade and Turquesa. He's a real interesting character. Every time he and Rosanna have a tender moment, I just have to sigh...;)
And thanks for the ego inflation...:)
Ravyn
Saturday, January 2, 1999 04:34:19 PM
IP: svm-ts3-25.c2i2.com

**RP!!**

**The screen lights up to reveal Coyote's tank speeding toward the Albuquerque airport, with Ravyn's white convertible speedily following behind and Kyryn's motorbike riding flank alongside. Coyote's in the Commander's Seat, looking at all sides while speaking on his headset to his companions. Buick is still driving.**

Hey, all! We're hastily making our way toward the airport, to give everyone there some support. Here's hoping that it won't get too ugly. **turns below him** How's Jason doing, guys?

<"He's gonna be okay, I think." "Yeah, just stay away from his breath for a while.">

Oh ... kay ... I'll beg some more breath mints off of Ravyn when this is all over. **turns behind him** That okay with you, Rav?

<"Fine by me."> **She waves from behind the wheel.**

Good. Final weapons check, everybody! And while we're doing that, make some replies, why don't I?

**END 1ST HALF RP!!**

Well, IRL we're in the middle of whiteout conditions here in the middle of nowhere. There's a huge snowstorm passing through, coming from Chicago and passing over our heads, burying us in a nice cold shell. Right now, I wish I was somewhere around the southwest for real. :P

SOROW, OneEyedSquid: Welcome back, dude! Didn't miss too much around here, save everybody's boredom and/or holiday cheer/doldrums/depression. :)

Bleckeyed peas and boiled spinach: No thanks. Spinach and me don't agree, and I won't even tell you my old obscene Ohio State joke about buckeyes (okay, it's not mine per se, it's just really bad and obscene.).

Doug: From what I heard of your band, they're not bad. It's just ... ugh, those '50s cowboy costume uniforms have got to go! Not to disparage the band itself, I'm not, it's just whoever designed those uniforms should be drug out into the street and shot.
But it's good to have that kind of school spirit with you.

Ravyn: Like I told ya before, everybody needs their ego inflated every once in a while ... just happy to oblige, is all! :)

SOROW again: Quite personally, the funniest exchange is this one (everyone knows the visuals that go with this, don't blab!!):
"Bridge to Riker."
"This *really* isn't a good time!"
I was nearly ROTFLMAO at that scene!!

Argent, Ravyn again: Hmm ... if I recall right it was Jade and Turqueza who went to Avalon. And if you follow my fics (I know you do, Rav) ... you've probably figured out by now that my character Rain has some relation to the two Guatemalan clanmembers on Avalon ...
Just giving something to chew on there! :)

Princess Estra: Bienvenido a la casa de los locos! (roughly translated: WELCOME TO THE MADHOUSE!!)

Ewww ... the local TV station just said we're under a blizzard watch, with anticipated snow up to 8-10 inches and visibility near 0 ... I am *NOT* looking forward to going to work tomorrow! :P

**RP!!**

<"LOOK OUT!!">

**The tank swerves around an incoming missile, just barely avoiding getting hit. It hits a building behind the party, sending a building crashing down upon them.**

Get me around! Turret to 180!!

**The turret and Commander's Seat turns completely around, facing the rear of the tank.**

FIRE!!

**The turret launches a 12-incher, deflecting debris away from Ravyn's car. Ravyn suddenly starts pointing forward frantically.**

What ... ?

**Coyote turns to see a troop of Spaarti clones jogging toward the tank, weapons raised. Coyote pulls out two weapons from underneath him ... a crossbow and a 12-gauge.**

TIME TO PARTY!! Everybody open fire!!

Everyone pops up with weapons blazing, and the firefight blazes full-fury as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, January 2, 1999 03:38:18 PM
IP: modem56.i-is.com

I was introduced to this page by a friend(Hello Tilarra! I told you I'd write!) I just wanted to commend all of you for the great fanfic. I confess I haven't had a chance to read it all yet, but what I have seen so far is great! Also, I was wondering if you can submit fanfic to this page. I have a story I've been working on for a long time, and I'd like to know if you would be interested.
Princess Estra - [puck_wanderer@juno.com]
Seattle, Washington, USA
Saturday, January 2, 1999 02:59:23 PM
IP: spider-to022.proxy.aol.com

**RP!**
**Ravyn's white convertible comes tearing into Albuquerque. "Oh my," she says, "it looks like a war zone around here."
One of the Ravens runs by her and yells, "That's because it _is_ a war zone! Now hurry and catch up with Coyote's crew! They're headin' for the airport."
"Oh, okay. Good thinkin'!" Ravyn floors the accelerator while turning to make some replies.** **END RP!**

SOROW> Heh, just to make you jealous, I got all the Gargoyles comics when they first came out for $1.50. ;)

Argent> Yeah, I would love to see a bit of them in TGS. Especially something about if those two Guatemalan gargs (forget which two) ever made it to Avalon, and how they would adjust to life there.

**MORE RP!**
**Ravyn is cruising through the streets with the radio on loud when suddenly she takes a corner and comes upon a tank. She hits the brakes and is able to stop just in time, barely bumping the big vehicle. Coyote feels the bump from inside the tank and leans his head out the window to investigate. Ravyn sheepishly waves. "Sorry! I'm with you guys again!"
Coyote smiles and the tank continues on, with the slightly dented convertible behind it.** **END RP & THIS POST**
Ravyn
Saturday, January 2, 1999 02:20:56 PM
IP: svm-ts5-11.c2i2.com

QUICK THOUGHT
Are we going to be seeing anything about the present-day Ishimura clan or the Guatemala (rainforrest) clan in TGS?

(Eight months until new Dark Ages eps.)

Argent
Ohio, USA
Saturday, January 2, 1999 01:26:19 PM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net

Greetings. Haven't been in here in monthes. I don't like to come in unless I'm all caught up. But now I am. Maybe this time I'll stay caught up for more then a week.

Double Take: I liked this episode. Yes I think Puck and Demona were a little out of charicter. Puck wasn't as nearly off his rocker as he should have been, in my opinion. And, Alex or no alex, as soon as she got her into her house Demona should have decapitated her in seconds. I don't care how much she's reformed latley the Hunters have been her enimies for nearly 1000 years. She would have killed Robyn. But I still liked the ep. The scenes with Jackyl and Hayena were just so funny. Two Thumbs Up!

Reunions: Another great episode. Althoug I do agree with someone, can't remember who, that the Broadway Angala relationship is moving a bit too quickley. I loved the knew design for the Steel Clan and the Valkyrie looks even cooler. Coldsteel makes a great villian. It would be nice to see him come back more often. It's nice to see Xanatos hasn't gone completly good. Now that he's no longer sending the steelclan out to wreak havoc, he's selling them to the military so they can wreak havoc for him. Two Thumbs Up!

Demona: Is just me or does it seem like it was just yesterday she making a deadly virus capable of eradicating the entire human race. I think she's been taking one to many steps forward. I'd like to see her take one or two backwards. Not because, let's face it, she deserves it, but just to keep things more interesting.

That's all for now-TheOneEyedSquid
TheOneEyedSquid - [Sigma28aol.com]
Saturday, January 2, 1999 03:17:36 AM
IP: spider-wa062.proxy.aol.com

3:07 AM? What the heck am I doing up? Oh, right, working off that New Years' hangover :)

SOROW > Hi. Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Tim > Uh, don't know exactly what to say. I've never been complimented on my *name* before. I guess, in a room where a good deal of the patrons operate under pseudonyms, it's interesting to find out that you can have a "cool" one without even trying.

"Oh, well, I'm rambling, I'm complaining... what's your news, honey?" (Sorry, its so late here I just start throwing around lines from 'The Rock.')

I sense that Kyryn's getting a little tired of this thread spiralling off away from the topic, so it would probably be best to bury it or continue it in the garg newsgroup.

Adios.

(Oh, Tim, btw: USAF operates both F-15E and A-10. Army flies choppers only.)
Steve Gooch - [Erebus642@aol.com]
Malverne, NY, USA
Saturday, January 2, 1999 03:02:54 AM
IP: spider-tq012.proxy.aol.com

**Comes back after checking out all the new pics** Woah... I want that Future Tense Brooklyn pic... Any way I can set up some prior claim to that one?
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Saturday, January 2, 1999 02:42:45 AM
IP: spider-tn081.proxy.aol.com

**Cassey Casem enters the CR. "Am I late for the countdown to New Years?" People shake their heads, and the countdown king knows the truth... He missed it.
"Maybe next year!" Robby calls to the voice of Shaggy as he leaves the room.**

JALAPENA! (That's my new official greeting for 99... Wonder how long I'll keep it up?)

Blue Moon- I never could figure out why thats used as an expression of such rarity since it usually comes around at least once a year...

Doug- Can't post my pic. No scanner. Same reason I don't have my stories up with all of Demona May's excellent artwork. Ah well...

SOROW- The Troi and Riker bits were fun, but the best line was exchanged between Data and Worf. Missed ya! You haven't missed much, except for a significant event in my life... And you'll probably figure out what that is soon enough...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Saturday, January 2, 1999 01:50:23 AM
IP: spider-tn052.proxy.aol.com

Oh, I forgot! Did anyone else laugh their ass of when Troi and Riker made nice in Star Trek?
SOROW
Friday, January 1, 1999 11:17:43 PM
IP: usr3-2-dialup5.mix1.irving.cw.net

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!My family bought my dad a new computer chair and if I spin in it any more I'm going to be sick.

Hi to Tim and Steve and all other people that I haven't met yet....

Ramblings: I've seen Prince of Egypt 3Xs cause that movie kicks BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEp. After calling all the known comic stores in Dallas I have only two Garg comic books :(
But, I got them for only $2 each (huge grin).

Jackal>Haven't been around lately but since you were one of the first guys in here when I logged on, I shall miss you! Take care and come to G99!

All> OKIloveyou,byebye! :)
SOROW
Friday, January 1, 1999 11:15:42 PM
IP: usr3-2-dialup5.mix1.irving.cw.net

Steve Gooch> First of all, I'd liked to say that you do have a cool looking name. Second, I do recall reading a couple of articles in Popular Mechanics talking about the new space probes ion engine. It can accelerate only about 60 m.p.h. in a day, however, after a few weeks, it will reach the top speed of over 22,000 m.p.h. Finally, I believe you are incorrect about the Army not being allowed to use fixed wing aircraft. I believe that the F-15E Eagle is used as an intercepter. And the A-10 II Warthog is a popular tank killer.
Tim Phipps
Friday, January 1, 1999 11:01:19 PM
IP: s18-onawa.pionet.net

Kyryn> Heh, my dad sat there and made sure we all had our blackeyed peas and spinach. Family tradition here, too. I kinda like blackeyed peas, but spinach...ick...I'm glad to know someone else out there had to go through it too. ;)

SOROW> Welcome back!

Coyote> Why, thank you. Uh, oh...**Rav's ego starts inflating** _Now_ you've done it! ;)

Heather> I wasn't laughing! *looks around the room* Wait a minute...**Rav spies the really bored CR Lawyer trying to shut off a tape player that played a recording of laughter.** Ooo...blasted Lawyer with nothing else to do...don't worry, he'll get his someday...*evil grin* ;)

Whoa, my posts are getting weirder and weirder...:)
Ravyn
Friday, January 1, 1999 10:53:43 PM
IP: 207.204.224.92

**RP ALERT**

The screen comes back on. The Onslaught is roaring into Albuquerque, and has just confronted the vanguard of Colonel Henson's troops. "They're all just a bunch of soldiers, tanks, jeeps, planes, copters, and other assault vehicles," says Keith, looking at the data readouts on the enemy attack (obtained through Lathrop's scrying crystal and Gubio's computer scanning the area). "No Borg, no giant Godzilla monsters, no Fundamentalist Extreme, just the soldiers and their vehicles. We may be in luck." "How many are there?" Cobra asks. "About five thousand, except for the two commanders all are Spaarti military clones," says Keith. "We may have a difficult time after all." Doug nods, "Great. Okay, everyone grab your weapons and get ready. We go out soon as I make some replies." He turns to face the CR.

**PAUSE RP**

Jeff Rovin: He also wrote the Encyclopedias of Monsters, Superheroes, and Supervillains. All have been valuable references for a fanfic writer like me. :)

Robby: You did get away with it, it's okay. BTW, how about posting a pic of yourself on the Web now that Heather's done one? Kitainia and I want to know if Heather's been lucky to get a guy with the looks as well as the personality (even if the latter is a lot more important).

Timedancer's being delayed? Darn it!! I was looking forward to the series so much! Oh well, I've been waiting all this time, I suppose I can wait a little more.

DumlaoX, Coyote: Thanks for your congratulations.

DumlaoX: Thanks for posting all those pics. I can hardly wait to use some with my CR postings.

Coyote: I don't know, I'm not really too interested on Texas football. Or football, or sports in general. I do follow the Houston Astros' baseball scores, and when my family or friends watches games I always observe the scores when I come in now and then. But you will not catch me watching a full football game. So I don't know about our band. I suppose they are pretty good, but not as good as the Aggies'. Oh well, at least we generally have better attitudes (IMO), academics, and sports teams in general. I think that counts more. <grin>

Theresa: Okay, am I spelling it right this time? Thanks for correcting me.

Vinnie: He hasn't shown up in TGS so far, but maybe he will eventually. I certainly hope so.

Background Characters: I like Goliath and Elisa, too, and would like to see more of them. However, one thing I've always liked about and thought central to Gargoyles is the fact that no characters are really just background. All get some attention and are developed to some degree. Some more than others, yes. But all the characters get concentrated on sometime, whether in the show or in fanfiction. Eps concentrating on characters, and character development, as well as action, have been my favorite ones and I think everyone else's as well. I agree that Goliath and Elisa are very important characters, but let's not forget everyone else is important to the saga, too. In the end, no one is insignificant.

Chinese New Year: I used to live in Taipei, where they celebrated that every year. Very very cool event. If anyone wants to celebrate it in here, please feel free to contact me. I still remember most of the practices.

Welcome back SOROW!!

That's all for now. Later!

**RP AGAIN**

Doug waves to his team and they all hop out of the truck fully armed and begin to engage Zale's forces. Using their guns, swords, bombs, magic, etc., the Ravens and their friends fight back against the Spaarti clone soldiers, who die as easily as normal humans even if they are made to be smarter, stronger, and with quicker reflexes. The first part of the army is soon eliminated and a path is cleared to the Albuquerque citizens also fighting them. The city police chief steps forward and asks Doug and his friends who they are. "Government Special Forces sent in to help," Janice says, flashing her ID card. "Where are the rest of the enemy?" "Half the force is attacking the airport," the chief replies. "Most of our forces are engaging them there, and in trouble. The other half is split into two groups. One you just destroyed. The other is spread out all over town, shooting our citizens and looting their property." "Okay," Doug nods. "Coyote, take Ravyn, Kyryn, and all your friends and theirs. Matthew, Ellie, you and my old Santa Fe pals go with them. You free the airport, we Ravens will drive our vehicles through town and handle the rest. Okay?" Coyote nods. "Let's move out." They do so as the screen goes blank. To be continued next time.

**END POST AND RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Friday, January 1, 1999 10:45:04 PM
IP: hil-c45-054-vty223.as.wcom.net

Hi everyone! I'm back after how many weeks? It seems there is a bit of new blood in here so for all you new guys, it's okay cause I'm cool.
SOROW
Friday, January 1, 1999 10:39:03 PM
IP: usr2-3-dialup46.mix1.irving.cw.net

**RP**

Kyryn is sitting up watching the Rose Parade and sees the emergency bulletin. She grabs her stuff and stumbles downstairs with Bandit and the gremlins. They see the lobby is empty and take off for the motorcycle. As they leadfoot it down the highway, Kyryn casts a quick 'don't notice me' spell so she won't attract the attention of the cops. She creates a window to the CR in the air and turns to post.

**PAUSE RP**

Steel Clan stuff> Ok, Steve. The fact that they use particle beam weaponry would probably exempt them from the Accords.

Coyote> I'll agree with the grumbling. ABC's parade coverage seemed more like commercials occasionally interupted by a parade. They kept going away during bands and equestrian units. I kind of miss the 'we never leave the parade coverage' that the LA based stations use. They just superimpose images and a light voiceover. I intend to write a letter to ABC about the quality of their coverage. Not that I figure it'll do much good, but one never knows.

I had my blackeyed peas and boiled cabbage (old family tradition) last night, so here's to luck and prosperity for everyone in the new year.

Robby> Hey, we get to celebrate the Chinese New Year around February 16th! :)

**MORE RP**

Kyryn is speeding down the highway trying to catch up with everyone else. Bandit is cleaning weapons and the Gremlins are building something. She waves at the CR and guns the engine, speeding rapidly away as the window closes.

**END RP**
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Denton, TX
Friday, January 1, 1999 10:26:59 PM
IP: denm1-13.iglobal.net

Sorry for the 2X post ...

Wilek: Almost forgot ... IIRC stands for If I Recall Correctly.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, January 1, 1999 10:05:10 PM
IP: modem28.i-is.com

Heather: I'm not laughing at you either. I knew who ya meant! :)

Steve Gooch: Oh, okay. I must have missed the bit about "Army," because I know which services use the planes I mentioned (especially the A-6, it's my all-time favorite among fixed-wing combat aircraft.). But I'm glad you agree that the Clan would not be in violation.

Heh ... watching the Sugar Bowl now ... they keep talking about Ohio State's confidence being at its highest *before* they lost to Michigan State. HAH! ;)

**Coyote jogs out of the room, probably the only one all day who'll be singing "Go right through for MSU/Watch the points keep grow-IIIING!! ..."**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, January 1, 1999 09:24:09 PM
IP: modem28.i-is.com

Heather> <<hears everyone laughing>> I wasn't; it's an honest mistake.
Wilek Nereus
Friday, January 1, 1999 09:19:17 PM
IP: tnt-2-05-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Happy New Year all! Whoo. Glad that's out of the system. Here we go.

Fave Eps: Season One - "Captive Pursuit"; Season Two - dunno yet, but "Offers" sticks out.

Resolutions: Just one I can think of, finish off all the stories I've been working on, or die trying.

Kitainia RE Jeff Rovin > Hmm, methinks I have that "Ultimate Guide to Nintendo Games Volume III" on the shelf somewhere... :)

Wilek > "Interesting name"? Which, mine or the newsgroup's? :) I considered the steel clan/ion engine idea a while ago, but rejected it mainly because the device NASA is developing works too slowly to be effective in atmosphere. It builds up tremendous speed, but has miniscule aceleration. There were a couple articles in Popular Science/Mechanincs a few months ago on this topic. Tim, you read it too much, right :) This sound familiar?

Tim > Homework? I wouldn't call it homework. I *like* it too much to consider it homework. Let's just say I've always been an enthusiast.

As for the infrared signiture of a SCR, I'd think it would be pretty sizeable; it would take quite a bit of thrust to lift, hover, and propel such a large, heavy robot. It would be helpful if somebody could come up with specifications for them (i.e. weight, construction, size (where's "Ask Greg" when ya need it:)) Any takers?

With that information we could probably figure out the likely method of propulsion. Personally I'd say some kind of rocket engine because I can't pick out intakes for a jet engine (eg turbojet/fan, ramjet, etc) and a jet engine wouldn't provide the kind of split-second vertical takeoffs portrayed so vividly in "Awakening Part 5." Perhaps the rocket fuel is also what causes those oh-so-spectacular explosions whenever a SCR flies into a wall :)

In that case, heat baffles may not be enough to significantly reduce the IR signiture anyway. Anybody know their effectiveness on rocket engines?

SJ RE Steel Clan/Iraq > Well, even though the US has a strict policy against assassination, what's to stop a couple of robots from going berserk and strafing some Baghdad bunker? Completely by accident, of course... :)

Coyote RE Key West > I think you're confusing branches here. The US Air Force operates B-1/B-2, and the Navy flies A-6 (well, not anymore). The Army doesn't operate fixed-wing attack aircraft, in accordance with the accords (does THAT sound redundant). Would Steel Clan robots violate that accord? Probably not. They're pilotless (do drones count?), they fire lasers instead of bullets (well, particle beams, but who's keeping track?), and the Army would probably get away with classing them as "Airmobile Automated Drones" or something.

Whew. That seems like enough for today.

(Btw, Tim, good luck w/ the USMC. Semper Fi!)
Steve Gooch - [Erebus642@aol.com]
Malverne, NY, USA
Friday, January 1, 1999 09:11:01 PM
IP: spider-tf033.proxy.aol.com

I wasn't laughing.
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Friday, January 1, 1999 08:47:31 PM
IP: ppp076.connect.ab.ca

OOPS !

That story thing is to Coyote not Wilek ! Sorry.
** blushes blood red and runs off and hears everyone laughing **
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Friday, January 1, 1999 08:31:19 PM
IP: 168-113-38.ipt.aol.com

Shanuell (sp) - I TOTALLY agree with you ! Elisa and Goliath have been my favorite character since the beginning. I think we should another story with them as the main plot characters.

Wilek(sp) > I sure will tell you. The story alone is a like....4 or 5 pages.

Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Friday, January 1, 1999 08:29:07 PM
IP: 168-113-38.ipt.aol.com

When the next season of Dark Ages finally starts up, will it be called season 2, because it's the second season of that particular spin-off, or will it be called season 3 along woth the rest of the spin-offs, because it is the third season of TGS in general?
Anonymous
Friday, January 1, 1999 08:19:23 PM
IP: ppp43.worldaxes.com

**RP!!**

**The screen lights up to reveal the tank, none the worse for wear, zooming down the highway behind the Onslaught. Coyote once again is in the Commander's Seat, with Buick driving.**

Hey, all! Boy, we had to rush to catch up with the guys, they left so abruptly, but we're up with them now, gaining fast.

<"Hey boss, better slow it down. Jason's about to lose his lunch down here!">

Well, that'll teach him to imbibe on Mexican tequila!

<"Yeah, but ... you don't have to sit in this tank with him, either.">

True ... Okay, Buick, we caught up with 'em, slow it down a bit so we can save our stomachs. And while you're powering down a bit, let's make some replies.

**END 1ST HALF RP!!**

Bands: Grrr ... Fox showed exactly thirty seconds of Texas' band, none of Mississippi State's, and some woman was gabbing over the music. Picture this ... Coyote stands before his TV, screaming "SHUT YER PIE HOLE!!!" at the stupid woman talking about football when they're supposed to be showing the band!!!
Well at least ABC was showing the bands at the Rose Bowl. Whether they do at the Sugar or not remains to be seen. Hopefully they do ... no offense to our resident U of T students, but I really like A&M's band (one of the last military college bands in the country; in order to join the band, you have to sign up for ROTC.).

Doug and Kitiania: I don't know why I didn't say this before *slaps forehead*, but congrats on the grades for the semester. Hopefully you'll match or improve them this coming semester.

Robby: Give me about a couple of months, and I might let ya start a WCC countdown ... barring any more RL crises.

DumlaoX: New blood? Coolies. **wrings hands mad-scientist style.**

Ravyn: Don't be jealous. Really. I'm sure your writing ability is up to the task ... can't wait to see *your* fics around these parts. :)

Heather: Kewl ... you will let us know their location when they're posted, right? (i.e. GFW, personal site, etc.)

Blue Moon: Only one thing to say about this topic ...
Arh!
Arh!
AAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

**composes self**

Well, what can I say? I *am* a coyote, after all.

**RESUME RP!!**

<"Boss, he's turning green!!">

Well, don't just sit there, bring him up so he doesn't mess up the tank!!

**The Gearhead pops open the hatch of the tank, hanging Jason out of it, head down toward the ground.**

Ohhh boy ... he doesn't look too good, does he?

<"Nope, he doesn't. That must have been some nasty tequila he got.">

Hmm ... **strokes chin** Hey, I've got an idea! **picks up radio* Hey, Charlie! When you get a chance, can you come over and take a look at Jason?

<"BZZT ... sure, Coyote. I'm coming over right now.">

Thanks. **turns to Jason** Hang in there, dude. The doc's coming.

**The rear doors of the Onslaught swing wide open as Charlie, the water buffalo man from the circus, leaps out and lands on the leading edge of the tank, clamping his meaty hands on any handhold he can find. He climbs up on the tank, coming over to where Jason is hanging as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, January 1, 1999 08:08:40 PM
IP: modem28.i-is.com

**NO RP; THIS POST IS TOO SHORT FOR THAT. IT'S BEEN KIND OF A SLOW DAY...**

Timedancer? Delayed? OH MERCIFUL OBERON NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**BORDERLINE-PSYCHOTIC EXPRESSION OF HORROR AND SORROW OVER. YOU MAY NOW PROCEED WITH YOUR NORMAL LIVES OR WHATEVER PASSES FOR SAME.**
Wilek Nereus
Friday, January 1, 1999 08:00:33 PM
IP: tnt-2-43-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Sorry about the double post and my inability to spell tonight.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Friday, January 1, 1999 07:52:23 PM
IP: proxy-311.public.rwc.webtv.net

Patrick in S8 said the last time there was no full moon in February was 1961 and the next time won't be til 2018. There are 13 full moon's a year due to a 29.5 day orbit of Luna around the earth. The date of Easter is based on the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. That's why that hanges so often. Also, at on point in the middle ages,
Easter was the start of the new year so some years were longer than others.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Friday, January 1, 1999 07:50:11 PM
IP: proxy-311.public.rwc.webtv.net

Hey everybody!! Boy, I've been gone for a while. Hmm..
Anyway, I just wanted to commend the writers on this weeks story. It was very cute. But I have to agree with the comment of another in this comment room. Goliath and Elisa are begining to seem to much like back ground chrarcters, and honestly they are two of the most important characters of the entire show. Anyway, I liked their scene. It was cute.
Bye now!
Shauntell - [ sgargoyle9]
Friday, January 1, 1999 07:47:59 PM
IP: spider-ta043.proxy.aol.com

THERESA re: BLUE MOON> Cool. I knew what the phenomenon was called, but I didn't know there was going to be one. I thought it only happened every 30 years or so.
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Friday, January 1, 1999 07:28:56 PM
IP: ppp076.connect.ab.ca

Happy NEW YEAR !

You guys like my picture ? Wow. ** blushes ** I'm in such a good mood. Robby and me have finished our first story together . It took us 3 days to write it !
I have to say it's around...50K maybe. I have just finished editting it and put it in HTML form.

** smiles at Robby and gives him a big hug ** I can't help it !
** she blushes in RL **
Right now I'm listening to the Backstreet Boys 'I'll Never Break Your Heart' . I don't know why I'm listening to it.
** sighs **
The story is going to be posted when after like after the new Gargoyles and TimeDancer stories are up and everyone has read them.
** gives an evily grin to Robby ** Maybe.

Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Friday, January 1, 1999 07:25:49 PM
IP: 202-72-112.ipt.aol.com

**Robby walks in, goes up to the Timedancer clock, lifts it off the wall, and pulls out the batteries, stopping the time traveling clock. He sighs. "Ah well, I can always resort to a Mulan video release countdown..."**

JALAPENA EVERYONE!!!

Lets see... Resolutions? Hmm, pretty much the same as what I posted in the other room...

1)Say "jalapena" every day.
2)Meet Heather in real life.
3)Attend Gathering 99
4)Get a Vinnie pic up in the other CR. (I'm not so determined about the cause in here, as Vinnie doesn't show up in the TGS, so having a picture of him in this CR would be kinda odd...)
5)Get all 20 or so of my fics up and to finish at least 30K of writing every week...

Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Friday, January 1, 1999 06:10:27 PM
IP: spider-wd084.proxy.aol.com

FYI January has two full moons. February has none. March has two full moons. When there are two full moons in a month, the second moon is known as a Blue Moon.

See you learned something new today. The day was not a total loss. (ducks)

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Friday, January 1, 1999 05:50:03 PM
IP: proxy-331.public.rwc.webtv.net

Greetings World. May your New Year be all you wish it to be.

Doug it's spelled A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E. Please.

DulaoX I was on a friends computer and could see Elisa's name was missing the A. No big deal. I do so want a computer this year. On my list of things to do after Gathering 99.

Resolutions: Gathering 99. Find homes for the strays that keep gracing me with their presence. Loss a few pounds (the baclava did me in). Gathering 99 (opps I'm repeating myself). Finish some of my craft projects and not take on anymore til some are finished.

Here's a link for all you wierd dragon people
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/8699/index.html
Later world.

Starsinger

Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Friday, January 1, 1999 05:40:55 PM
IP: proxy-331.public.rwc.webtv.net

Happy New Year

My Resolutions are to
1. Be less lazy
2. Work on Gargoyles/Babylon 5 fanfic
3. Do something completely evil this year
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@aol.com]
Friday, January 1, 1999 04:46:53 PM
IP: spider-ta014.proxy.aol.com

*L*
Want to see how pathetic the next round is? Check out my name link.

Y'know how our poll last week had over 1000 votes by the first day? This week's poll has been up for a full day, and they haven't hit 300 votes yet. Makes you wonder exacly the kind of person viewed either show, doesn't it? :)

Not to sound cocky, but methinks we have not much to worry about in the next round with either one, if their own fans care that little for them.
Coyote the Amused Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, January 1, 1999 04:39:54 PM
IP: modem42.i-is.com

**RP!**
**Ravyn is sitting in front of a TV, vegging out and watching the Rose Parade. Suddenly, the parade broadcast is interrupted by a CNN special news update. Ravyn sits up straight and listens to the announcer.
<"...Currently, the city of Albuquerque is under attack by the forces of General Zale and a gargoyle known as Thailog...">
Ravyn jumps up and shouts, "Albuquerque? Under attack?!? I'd better go help!!!" She grabs the keys to her white convertible and takes off from Arizona on a road trip to Albuquerque.** **END RP FOR NOW**

Deuce> Sorry '98 was so rough for ya. Here's hoping that in '99 all your wishes will come true! :)

Coyote> Wonderful job on "Birthday!" You're so talented. I'm jealous. ;)

Firestorm & LM> Congratulations, you two! May everything be wonderful for you both in '99! :)

Hmm...New Year's Resolutions...Okay, here's some of mine:
---Finish up all those half-written fanfics I have lying around so that maybe you all could read 'em someday.
---Get a better idea of what I'm gonna do in life, like what college I'm going to and all that.
---Be nice to everyone. (hard, but I'm gonna try.) ;)
---Meet Shawn Michaels!
---Spend some more time with my cousin and all his wonderful friends. (especially Josh Pastner...mmm...) ;)

Whoa! I'm _really_ getting weird. ;)

**MORE RP!**
**Ravyn speeds through the streets of Sierra Vista, AZ, in her car, shouting, "I'm coming, guys!" The little white Sunbird gets onto the main highway and heads off to the east until it's out of sight.**
Ravyn
Friday, January 1, 1999 02:50:29 PM
IP: 207.204.224.55

My most sincere apologies for last night's post. I was tired, depressed, and not thinking clearly (and no, I wasn't drunk... although maybe that would have helped).

DUMLAOX> Cool pics! You are aware that there are two pics of Future Tense Brooklyn (ftbrook.gif & brooklynft.gif)? And a TimeDancer delay? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(etc.)OO!

OK, since we're posting our resolutions, I'll put mine up, too.

- I will no longer wish for impossible things (i.e., a plane ticket to Iowa, a girlfriend, an active social life).
- I will try to restrain myself from extreme emotional outbursts.
- I will finish my first long fanfic.
- I will finish my web site.

That's all I have for now, and I have a feeling I'll be plenty busy with just those. Seeya!

** leaves **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Friday, January 1, 1999 01:50:52 PM
IP: ppp094.connect.ab.ca

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.

One more month until Timedancer bbegins Noooooooo.
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, u.s.a.
Friday, January 1, 1999 01:13:40 PM
IP: chil-ras4-1-cs-9.dial.bright.net

Happy New Year everybody! My resolutions for this year shall be, in the following order:
1) Finish my "BioHazard" fan fic.
2) Graduate from high school/prison prep system.
3) Go to Gathering 1999.
4) Enlist in the Marine Corp.
5) Make sure my aunt doesn't join some apocalyptic religious cult. For God's sakes, don't ask.
Tim Phipps
Blencoe, Iowa , United States
Friday, January 1, 1999 12:41:08 PM
IP: s10-onawa.pionet.net

WOO-HOO!! FOX IS SHOWING THE BANDS TODAY!! YAY!!!!

**composes self**

Sorry ... but it's great, they're showing the bands! Don't know how good they are ... Say Doug, how good is the Texas band? (I'm watching the Cotton Bowl)

A couple of quick things ...

Doug, Wilek: Glad ya liked the story. I wanted something great to end the year with, and I guess I delivered. Believe me, she'll be wanting to go back to that moment in about a month ...

Fire Storm/Lady Mystic: Just need to get our respective schedules straight, and then it might work out ... ;)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, January 1, 1999 12:35:53 PM
IP: modem42.i-is.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!

I'll probably be in here later with all my new year's resolutions (which I will try very hard not to break until at least this time next week).

Good Looks: I don't know what you people are talking about, I look like Brad Pitt, remember? ;)
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Friday, January 1, 1999 12:01:58 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net

Happy New Year!!! And may it be a damn sight better than 1998!!

Dumlaox>> You might want to change ghclear.jpg to another name. That's Garlon, not George Harrison.

G99 Related News: The nominations on Mascot Names are officially CLOSED!! We'll be sorting through the names this weekend and making a decision something next week. Thanks for all the neat names!!
Spike
Friday, January 1, 1999 10:18:56 AM
IP: dal-as2-1002.cmpu.net

(Enters the room and surveys the damage.)
Well, the room's still standing, guess that party last night (this morning?) was a sucess!
HAPPY 1999! Welcome to the year of the Rabbit!
(Reads Dumalox's comment about the Timedancer delay.)
AAAAA!
Humans are ugly comment> Actually, humans aren't such a bad-looking race. It's all the fear and hate that's so hideous. But they learn, and there are good humans.

Gotta jet!
(Nine, no wait, EIGHT months until the new Dark Ages eps!)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Friday, January 1, 1999 09:59:36 AM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net

Happy New Year, everybody!
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Friday, January 1, 1999 08:02:15 AM
IP: pn8-ppp-152.primary.net

January 1, 1999

My first post of the new year. So, with that in mind, this post is chock full of the hearty goodness and... other crap you've come to expect from me :P

THERESA-- Thanx again for spotting the little HTML errors that keep popping up in our site. I'll be sure to fix that problem ASAP.

JACKAL-- Sorry to hear you go. Just remember, if you ever need a place to kick it and speak your piece, the door here is always open.

FAV EPS-- Heh, kinda flattering to see that this week's ep was also chosen as a fav ep of some readers for this year. Thank ye. Hopefully the rest of the eps will be as good as or beyond the quality of this crop.

DOUG & KITAINIA-- Kick ass job on the grades.

TGS NEWS-- OK, kids, we got a piece of good news & a piece of bad news.

bad

Robby, better halt that TD countdown. Things aren't going as well as we planned for the series and we have no choice, but more regret, but to postpone the arrival of TD season 2 by another month. Unless we get a miracle, look for it in Feb.

good

I have no idea when but it will definitly start sometime soon. Before you know it, because of staff changes and other things, there is a SLIGHT possibility that we will indeed need new blood for the staff. Like I said, I have no idea when this will happen, but once I get the official word, you will all know here first.

RESOLUTIONS-- My big resolution concerning the site is to keep maintaining it to it's prime form & especailly deal with the comment room in it's due time. I will learn what's up with the code so I can compile it correctly and give you all a better comment room with more choices for pics. I will add more features that will make this place always seem fresh. I will ensure that the quality of this site live up to the quality of the stories we produce week in and week out. That is my resolution. That is my promise to you all.

We have 365 days to go before January 1, 2000. Let's make these all good days.

p.s.- as a gift to you all, hit my name. This is a preliminary list of what comment room pics have been done thus far.
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Friday, January 1, 1999 06:18:03 AM
IP: pool0008-max2.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net

**RP!**

[At an airlock on the Dark Star, Wilek and Miriam are standing by to greet the representatives of several telepathic alien races, so they can set about scanning for the spy that seems to have singlehandedly aborted the A51 attack.]

**PAUSE RP!**

Favorite eps? Can't decide...

Jackal> Oh no, you're leaving? Dang! First Okali and now you...they're dying around us...<snif>

Heather> I liked your garg pic; you're very kewl looking.

Steve Gooch> Interesting name. :) <<where do they keep the fuel for that thing, anyway?>> Quite possibly, there may not be any "fuel" as such, but an internal micro-fusion reactor powering a miniaturized ion thruster. This is achievable technology; NASA's toying with the idea of putting a larger-scale version on the first ships to Mars.

Patrick> That card was HILARIOUS! Everyone go see it!

Coyote> Loved the new story!

I've seen this abbreviation several times--IIRC--and I don't have a clue what it means.

FS> <<you humans sure are UGLY!>> Heh...I wouldn't be quite *that* unkind to them, but I have to admit we creatures sure are better-looking. :)

**RESUME RP!**

[The airlock opens and several Phaelonians (look a lot like Greys), Dislumini (dudes in black cloaks and masks), and Psyll (somewhat Vorlon-ish) come through the airlock. Wilek greets them and tells them what their delegations will be doing. Wilek: "Heh, with this many powerful telepaths going through the crew, we'll have the traitor flushed out in no time!" Note: The DS doesn't have too many telepaths on board; without the assistance of some alien governments, it might have taken months to find the spy.]

**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Friday, January 1, 1999 05:22:48 AM
IP: tnt-2-95-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

**Robby walks in, bleary eyed. "I said I was gonna stay up until it was 1999 in every part of the world, and I did. Then after the international dateline hit the new year, I realized some cultures don't follow our calander. It's gonna be a long, sleepless wait for those people to catch up..."**

6 OR 7 DAYS LEFT UNTIL TIMEDANCER SEASON 2!!! ONE WEEK LEFT! JUST ONE WEEK!!! WHAT A WAY TO START A YEAR!!!

ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE MULAN HITS VIDEO...
ABOUT 6 MONTHS UNTIL THE GATHERING...
ABOUT 9 MONTHS UNTIL DARK AGES SEASON 2...
and 358 SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL NEXT CHRISTMAS...

Doug- It was sorta pointless because it was basically an all RP type of post. Nothing gargs related, nothing about myself. Or so it seemed at the time. But since the topic of the day (and night and end of the year) _is_ the new year, and I was with Heather at the time, I think I get away with it this time...

To all couples- I'm sure I congratulated you people all the first time I found out, and I now do so again. If your relationships bring you nearly as much happiness as mine with Heather does, (And you people actually get to SEE who you're dating) then you people are feeling something very wonderful right now. I hope you keep it up for a long, long time to come, and may great happiness come to you all.

Heck, that great happiness wish goes to everyone,even those who aren't dating. Maybe in 99, you will.

Al- Dark Ages isn't out at the moment due to technical difficulties. With hope, and a bit of work, it will be out around September. I know it seems like a long wait now, but Gargoyles and Pendragon will provide new episodes until Independance Day, and Timedancer, which starts this week, will go further than that. So it won't be as long a wait as you think. Be patient, and it will be worth it.

**Robby has started wondering if it is his job to explain the TGS release dates over and over again. After all, he has answered questions about the Time Dancer and Dark Ages premieres at least a dozen times now, and also sent out e-mails every time the question has been brought up... But before he can ponder this further, he collapses into some much needed sleep. But as he does so, his hand slides across the CD player that is playing "1999" and moves it to a different song entirely. It doesn't matter which song, as long as it is no longer that one.**
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Friday, January 1, 1999 03:53:33 AM
IP: spider-wg023.proxy.aol.com

Don't forget to vote!
<A HREf="http://www.usaweekend.com/celebs/index.html">Goto the vote place here! http://www.usaweekend.com/celebs/index.html</A>
Al
Al - [fleetpaw@yahoo.com]
HMM?, WHy should I tell, you?
Friday, January 1, 1999 02:40:16 AM
IP: lc00-11.proaxis.net

Why is there no season 2 to Dark Ages?! I looooooooooooooove that episode series more than all of the others,
Al
Al(Thersites in Legacy MUCK) - [fleetpaw@yahoo.com]
HMM?, WHy should I tell, you?
Friday, January 1, 1999 02:33:11 AM
IP: lc00-11.proaxis.net

DOUG> Yes, good things happened. To other people.
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Friday, January 1, 1999 02:16:07 AM
IP: ppp112.connect.ab.ca

**RP ACTION**

The screen lights up with the main ballroom of the La Posada Hotel in Santa Fe, which is full of partying people. Including the Ravens and all those currently traveling with them. Doug's old Santa Fe friends from elementary school (now they're in college, of course) Matthew, Mikela, Kenny, Galen, Kai, Ellie, Katie, Faith, Claire, Tara, and Leander (in spirit, since he died at the age of 12) are also hanging out. Suddenly everyone in the room notices something, stops whatever they're doing, and scream, "3...2...1...Happy New Year!!" There is a chorus of screams of joy, champagne corks popping, soda bottles opening, couples kissing, friends slapping each other on the back, noisemakers blowing, and fireworks going off simultaneously. Prince's "1999" is playing on the speakers overhead as everyone screams in joyful ecstasy. In one corner of the room, Doug and Kitainia are toasting all the year's events, good and bad. As soon as they are finished, Doug turns to face the CR.

**PAUSE RP**

Happy New Year everyone!!! This is going to be a year of good and bad, a real year of reckoning for all the world. We have so many problems to deal with. Y2K, Impeachment, Iraq, China, the Fundamentalist Extreme and similarly minded organizations trying to do something big before the New Millenium, and so on. Firestorm said it best in the other CR: Now we begin the year of hell, the year that will judge the human race for thier ability to adapt. It pains me to think about it all. Oh well, I'm ready for all of it even if everyone else isn't. As long as I have Lisa by my side and keep an open mind, there's nothing I can't handle. <Kitainia beams a smile at him>

New Year's Resolutions: 1. To make at least as good grades this semester and the ones after it as I made in the last. 2. To get my Geocities webiste built and maintained. 3. To write more fanfic at the rate of about one story every one or two months. 4. To introduce my girlfriend to my parents and make sure they like her, even with all her crazy personality quirks. <Kitainia looks very worried> 5. To enjoy myself as much as I can. Shouldn't have any trouble keeping that last one. :)

**SPOILERS FOR COYOTE'S FIC ALERT**

Coyote: Thanks for your great New Year's message. Glad you still have those e-mails. I read "Birthday," and almost cried. It was great! Your best yet. I really liked what you did with Rose and Elisa. Can't wait to see more.

** COYOTE'S FIC SPOILERS END**

Happy Belated Birthday to Elisa Maza!! And Happy Birthday tomorrow to Rachel Elisa Xanatos from my fanfiction!! <grin>

Wilek: Glad you like my aliens. They won't show up for a while, I think I'll wait till they actually appear in my stories before commissioning any pics. $ Thanks for your suing recommendations. $

Todd: You're right, about the Space Spawn one can only speculate. Same for dragons, too. That stuff about them wanting to turn the earth into a scorched wasteland may have been just war propaganda. There are doubtless at least a few good dragons out there, and I hope they are encountered sometime in TGS. Same goes for aliens, of course.

Mandi: Am I one of the ones you're forgetting? If so, send your feedback in, slacker! <jk> :)

Jackal: I'll miss you, too. Hope to see you again sometime this New Year, maybe at the Gathering. Until next we meet, happy trails!

We won the voting? Hoo Raa!! That takes care of this round. Now if we can only defeat Beavis and Butthead or Ren and Stimpy, those two stupid cartoons (at least one is often funny, the other makes me want to throw up, the last is Ren and Stimpy of course) and keep on going. Hey Hey!!

Heather: Nice pic of you, that one's going into my best pics of the web scrapfolder. Robby sure is one lucky guy to have a girl like you. (And I'm not just talking about your looks!)

Ravyn: Thanks for your congratulations. Hope my luck holds out in the semesters ahead.

Patrick: Cute card. Thanks for posting it up for us.

Lawrence: I too would like to see Primus again. And see that Julia come to a bad end also. Preferably at the hands of Sata. :)

SJ: Glad you're sticking around here.

Robby: Good entertainment (like your last post) is IMHO never pointless.

Deuce: The guy's name is Deus, not yours. Sorry I got confused earlier. And come on, some good things did happen this year.

BTW, I've updated my website some. There's my first bit of Internet fanart on it now. It isn't linked to the main page yet, but you can see it by clicking my name below. It is a pic of the scene with Graeme, Rachel, and Brooklyn in "Through the Ages" right when Graeme goes "You aren't playing fair, Rache." Thanks go out to Shinga for doing such an excellent job!

Okay, that's all for now. I must sleep, I am very tired from all the partying and stuff we've been doing tonight. Good night everyone, see you next time! <waves goodbye> And once again, Happy New Year.

**RP AGAIN**

The music has shifted to "New Year's Day" by U2. Doug and Kitainia get up to dance. Suddenly Janice, who was absent from the festivities, rushes in. "Mr. Elder!!" she shouts. "Ms. Telman!! Everyone!! We have trouble!!" The party immediately quiets down and turns to face her. She clicks on CNN on a large TV screen in the ballroom. On the screen, a reporter is saying that Albequerque is under attack by the forces of General Zale and Thailog, led by a man calling himself Colonel Jove Henson. Doug groans, recognizing the name of his elementary school's main bully from long ago. "Oh boy," he sighs, turning as everyone gathers around him. "What do we do, Doug?" Gubio asks. "We head for Albequerque in the truck now, sleep on the way and use Orion's refresh spells if we have to to relieve fatigue. We have to take care of this. Who here is least tired?" Mist raises her paw, and Doug smiles, recalling how much she sleeps. "Alright. You're driving. Let's go." They all rush out of the room, heading for the truck. Doug's old friends come along, arming themselves with extra weapons the Ravens have in stock. The screen goes blank as the truck pulls out, Mist driving erratically. To be continued...

**RP AND POST OVER**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Friday, January 1, 1999 02:03:09 AM
IP: hil-c45-020-vty76.as.wcom.net

Coyote: Thanks for your sincerity of your post from the both of us.
We are going to take you up on that offer! (Hopefully soon!)
Lady Mystic and Fire Storm
Friday, January 1, 1999 01:29:34 AM
IP: dhcp198.visitus.net

and so we bid an adieu to 1998. goood riddance.
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Friday, January 1, 1999 01:20:48 AM
IP: ppp112.connect.ab.ca

Fire Storm: The scanner's an AcerScan Prisa 310S SCSI-driven flatbed color scanner. And from what I understand, late next week I'm supposed to receive a replacement installation disk from Acer to replace the scratched one.
And damn straight I wanna meet you guys before June. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, January 1, 1999 01:18:10 AM
IP: modem50.i-is.com

<>EPPISODE SPOILER STUFF<>

Now that Angela and Broadway are officially an item, who is next? Lex and Liz or Goliath and Elisa?

<>END EPPISODE SPOILED MILK!<>

Aliens Tech Manual: THAT is some interesting reading! (I personally like the part about the pulse rifles! <VEGGIE Grin>

Coyote: What brand of scanner do you have? Mustek?

Top infantry: The Xenomorphs! (Scare EVERYONE!)
(In my dream last night, I was mutated into a Xenomorph/Scorpion hybrid. I looked cool, but scared quite a few people.)
FYF: Xenomorph = the face hugger variety of Aliens.

Batya: Alien races attacking Earth for *Water*: Yeah, they cruise right past the ocean planet of Europa. (Well... so what if it is TECHINICALLY a moon... Jupiter IS a brown dwarf star, after all...)

Aliens attacking the world: Sure they loose most of the time... I have a story that I wrote a few years ago (GOTTA make that one again!), and the aliens won. But, there is a chance to try again!

<>ARMAGEDDON SPOILER/RANT<>

Armageddon: Oh, yeah. They based thier physics on real physics... BASED. They didn't USE realistic physics at ALL.
(Nuking a TEXAS sized asteroid with a SINGLE nuke only 800 feet below the surface *6 HOURS* before impact? YEAH RIGHT! Why didn't they just try to move the MOON so the asteroid would have hit the moon instead? It would have made the movie more believeable!)

Deep Impact's physics were MUCH more believable. VERY good movie. Most of the good guys died! GREAT movie to watch with someone you love (Or are seeing on the side... <OW! Why did you hit me LM?>;) <J/K about the hitting part... the side part... <OW!>

<>END ARMAGEDDON SPOILER/RANT<>

Yooper_99: YES! I object to your pic! How DARE you spy on me and take pictures of me while I am entering my house and work! <G>

Spike: Evil Laugh? This HAS to be good!

SJ: <The chior chants HALULEAUA!>
SPEAK THE PROMISED WORDS!
WE WILL WHIP THIER ASSES!
PRIASE THE DOCTOR!

Why do Aliens hate us?:
Oh come on... to them, we look so PLAIN! Can you imagine how BAD we look to them? Flat faces, no ridges, and that gawd awful pale skin tone, no spots, only 2 arms... <Shivers>
God, you humans sure are UGLY!
(And not to mention you smell bad and have bad attitudes.)
Glad I am a Xenomorph/scorpion hybrid! NOW I am GORGEOUS! <G>

GARGS WON THE SUPERBOWL! <G>
(Well... not quite, but we DID win the USA Yesterday Weekend poll!)

<Hunter Fire Storm reads Jackals post.>
Cummon Bubba, after we's finish hunting Cy-Borgs, we's agonna have ta track Friend Jackal Again.

Heather: A Epic story? KEWL! They made a great pinball game!

Coyote: We DO have to meet before June (That way, we can gang up on everyone else at the gathering! <G>)

Thank you EVERYONE for your well wishes for the two of us!

And damnit, I am NOT drunk!
The burning sky that is a Storm of Fire - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Friday, January 1, 1999 01:08:12 AM
IP: dhcp198.visitus.net

I know this is a pointless post, but I've been planning to do for a week now, and its a special occasion, and the room is smaller than it usually is this late in the week, so I figure just this once won't hurt, right?

Jim has long since put up the banners and streamers and such, as New Years has already struck in one fourth of the country. In one part of the room, Robby is standing with Heather. In another, Kenny the CR Lawyer is prepared to light some fireworks, and is eyeing the CR gators nervously.

The television flickers on, and the giant ball is on screen. It begins to fall.
"5! 4! 3! 2! 1! HAPPY NEW YEAR!" Shouts go out as couples kiss, tooters are tooted and those shoot out blower stringie things are used. Rattle noise makes are used, and Kenny light the fireworks, which misfire, and go off right in front of him! As beutiful blues and reds flash in the sky, it looks as if even in the new year, Kenny is going to get rough treatment!

But no, while the couples continue, attention turns towards the lawyer, who is currently unscathed. "Heh. It was my job to make sure the fireworks were safe, and theuy were." Then he spots the gators, who are licking their chops. "No no, I give you gas. Remember?" The CR gators give a moan of disapointment, and back off. Kenny smiles a smug smile.

Elsewhere in the room, Jim has just finished a banana. He haphazardly throws a peel, which lands right in front of Kenny as he walks out the door. He then proceeds to slip on it, and well... He goes through a portal that leaves him several hundred feet in the air, with no place to go but down.
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Friday, January 1, 1999 12:55:36 AM
IP: spider-wg064.proxy.aol.com

**Coyote enters the room, handing out champagne glasses and pouring them full of a non-alcoholic champagne-like beverage.**

Happy New Year, everyone! **raises glass** A toast ... to the new year before us. Let's hope it's a *hell* of a lot better than the one just past.

**Everyone touches glasses and slugs back their glasses. Coyote comes around the room sharing hearty handshakes with the gentlemen and hugs with the ladies.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, January 1, 1999 12:20:51 AM
IP: modem50.i-is.com

...
Anonymous
Friday, January 1, 1999 12:17:38 AM
IP: modem50.i-is.com

MERRY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

<Fire Storm throws up a pile of cat-fettt into the air.>

*HAPPY* NEW YEAR!

<Lady Mystic throws strawberries into the air, turning into strawberry colored (and scented) bubbles as they return to the ground.>
Fire Storm And Lady Mystic
Friday, January 1, 1999 12:15:50 AM
IP: dhcp198.visitus.net

** glides in wearing a red mini-clothes that look like Santa outfits and as glittery paper all over her hair **

Hi again !

Coyote > Really ? ** blushes ** Your so nice.
Kit > The only thing missing is glasses on me. ** smiles **

Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 10:35:35 PM
IP: 209-132-117.ipt.aol.com

Do'h! I forgot again! Congratulations on the Engagement, Fire Storm.
Tim Phipps
Thursday, December 31, 1998 09:45:41 PM
IP: s8-onawa.pionet.net

I made the last entry. Sorry.
Tim Phipps
Thursday, December 31, 1998 09:42:21 PM
IP: s8-onawa.pionet.net

Favorite Episodes> That's a tough choice. They were all pretty good. I'd have to choose "Things Fall Apart" and "Reprisals."

Steve Gooch> You must do your homework. Although, I'm not sure why a Steel Clan robot would need baffles on the engine exhaust. Its IR signature couldn't be much larger than that of a small missle.

Is it me, or do I read "Popular Mechanics" too often?

And one more thing...
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY!!!
Anonymous
Thursday, December 31, 1998 09:41:25 PM
IP: s8-onawa.pionet.net

**RP!!**

**The screen lights up to reveal Coyote now raptly watching the view portal opened by Kyryn, who has now retreated to her own room. The Gearhead is watching along with Coyote.**

Hey all. We're still waiting for Jason and Buick to come home with the tank. We're still watching the border very carefully.

<"Uh, Mr. Bando? There is a long-distance collect call for you from Mexico. Will you accept it?">

Sure ... **takes phone receiver** Hello? ... Oh, hi Jason ... you WHAT?! ... Well, where did you see him last? ... ohh, boy ... well, don't worry, we'll get ya back soon. Hang on, okay? Bye. **hangs up**

<"What's up, boss?">

Go get Kyryn ... I'm in need of her skills. Jason and Buick just got themselves arrested in Matamoros.

**The Gearhead rolls his eyes, running up the stairs.**

Well, while we're waiting, let's make some replies.

**END 1ST HALF RP!!**

New fic: It's up, all you folks waiting for it (including you, friend Kitainia). Click on my name link to see what Rose does for a "Birthday."
Oh, and while you're there, visit the index page for my special message for New Year's Day to all of you.

Jackal: We'll miss ya, bud. **sniff**

Spike: Okay, that's good to know ... was afraid that my mail server was doing Stupid E-mail Tricks again ...

I have no idea why I didn't say this before, but ...
Fire Storm and Lady Mystic: Congrats on your engagement, you two! You're my favorite non-on-line couple in this room (no offense, Doug and Kitainia, but they *are* from my state and I have a better chance of meeting them before June. ;).

Doug: Like I said, they're still on the old machine. I need to find some space around this house to set it up temporarily with a printer, so I can get them all printed in hard-copy format, thus preventing myself from going blind trying to reference a computer screen.

Mandi: Mmmm ... cookies ... **drools as he takes one** Sorry. **shakes head** Where the hell did *that* come from? I was channeling Homer Simpson for a minute there ...
Christine: My new year's resolution, as it relates to writing, is to finally hanker down and get my blasted screenplay written!! ;)

Coldstone: I woudln't be so sure about preferring Ren & Stimpy ... it may have been a shorter-lasting series, but the fans of that one are just about as fanatical about it as we are about "Gargoyles," and would more than likely be willing to do nearly *anything* to see R&S win.

Forgot to mention this one last time, as well ... to whoever mentioned the Key West accords: Well then, by your definition that means most of the U.S. air arsenal is in violation of the accords ... among those planes that violate it are the B-1B, the B-2, the A-6E TRAM (fixed-wing bombers), and any high-speed air-to-air combat jet (usually fixed-wing, almost always equipped with some kind of machine gun as a defense). If we go by Key West, the Steel Clan would not be in violation, mainly because IIRC the Steel Clan was *not* a fixed-wing aircraft (the wings did move).

Heather: Nice pic. Oh, I should mention that you and Robby are my favorite on-line couple. :)

**RP!!**

**The Gearhead comes back down the stairs, with Kyryn in tow. She's in a bathrobe ... it appears the Gearhead woke her up.**

<"What happened?">

I need your help ... it seems that Jason and Buick got arrested.

<**harrumphs** "I told you so ...">

I know, I know, but it wasn't because of the tank. They got arrested for drunken disorderly in Matamoros ... I guess Jason got too friendly with that woman he met, and she happened to be the sheriff's daughter.

<"Ohh, no.">

At the party, I took the liberty of having Lina place magic markers on Jason, Buick and the tank, as well as the Gearhead and myself. Think you could teleport them here with those markers?

<"I think so.">

**Kyryn closes her eyes and casts a teleportation spell into the view portal. Suddenly, Jason and Buick materialize in the hotel lobby. It's painfully obvious that Jason is pretty inebriated.**

<"Uhh ... where are we?">

You're in New Mexico, Jason. Welcome back.

<"Uhhh ... okay." "You want me to take him upstairs, boss?">

Yeah, go ahead. By the way, where's the tank?

<"It's in the parking lot. I'm not sure where, I hope I didn't hurt anybody.">

Ohh boy ... come on, Buick, let's retrieve the tank.

**Coyote and Buick jog out of the room, as the Gearhead helps the drunk-off-his-@$$ Jason up the stairs and the screen winks off.**

And before I forget ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, December 31, 1998 09:28:26 PM
IP: modem50.i-is.com

STEVE> I think China has good enough equipment. As for the radar...they could use the radar of an AWACS plane to guide them, and they could also navigate by GPS-satilite system...and you're right about the mission profiles...the possibilities are endless.
Frodo
Thursday, December 31, 1998 09:03:26 PM
IP: ras105.vortex.is

To All: Have a Happy New Year and may Blessings be on all our friends and family in this room. May all your dreams come true (and may Christine get her dining room back :)) Whether they are small or large, dreams or visions what you Will, will be.

Kitiana: Use me as you will.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 08:25:03 PM
IP: proxy-341.public.rwc.webtv.net

Well it is 1999 (for me, at least)... so enjoy it guys... or do so when those still in '98 catch up ;)
ED
Thursday, December 31, 1998 07:22:07 PM
IP: p35-buzzard-gui.tch.virgin.net

***RP WARNING*****
SJ is standing beside Frankie as the two watch the personnel of the Dark Star be interviewed and then scanned by Anoth.
"This isn't good, Frankie. First off, some dirty rat on board warned Area 51, so all the Clone cylinders have been taken to God knows where. Now we're trying to find the spy, who could be anyone. Plus, Thailog promised he was gonna do something really nasty at the first of the year. Tonight's the last day of '98! That means he's probably gonna do whatever he's gonna do this weekend!"
<What about your clone?> Frank asks. <Has he had any luck discovering who sent Boba Fett to warn us about Thailog?>
"Naw, not yet. But I'm tracking his progress so far. If he finds anything out, we'll know it."

SJ turns to find Anoth looking at him strangely.
"What? What is it?"
"You're having that Gwyneth Paltrow fantasy again. It's distracting me."
"Sorry," SJ mutters, blushing.
****PAUSE RP*****

I'M BACK!!!!

Well, technically I never left. My travel plans got a little sidetracked for a while, so I'm not sure if or when I'm gonna go outta town....just enjoy me while I'm here!

To all those who are returning: Welcome back! I hope you had a great Christmas/Chanukkah/Kwanzaa/Ozzie&Harriet vacation. I know I did! I cleaned up! Lots of books, cool CD's, Videos, Video games, and clothes for me! Plus, some quality time with the family (to hear all about it, read my little RP last week).

Doug, Kitiara, Ravyn: Glad you'd miss me if I had left, but I haven't yet! And it's good to hear your voices (um....read your words?) again!

Movies: Didn't get a chance to go to any movies this week, but I watched L.A. Confidential about ten times. That's the best movie! It should have won the Oscar.

To all you Sci-Fi geeks: Tonight on the Discovery Channel, they're gonna show a whole marathon of "Alien" specials. Stuff like "Inside Area 51" (already been there) and "Anatomy of an Alien" (which I'm checking out).
Plust the Sci-Fi channel is showing a Twilight Zone marathon all today AND tomorrow. Peachy Keen!

To all you Fantasy Geeks: I frequent a site called "Aint-it-Cool-News." (Those who saw the Faculty take note: the site's owner and operator, Harry Knowles, played the fat, red-haired teacher). Well, ol' Harry just did his second interview with Peter Jackson, the director who's working on the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy. Go to www.aint-it-cool-news.com (or just click on my name) to go there and read it. Trust me, after taking a look at the 20 questions there, you will be wetting yourself in anticipation for these films. They're gonna be freakin' huge!!

Government: Yeah, I can see them wanting the Steel Clan. Those are some pretty heavy duty droids, they'd be perfect for raids. Imagine Saddam's expression when one of those muthas drops into his backyard....

Jackal: Like I said before, I'm gonna miss you. Email me if you wanna keep in touch.

Oh well, I'm off. Gotta party like it's 1999, cause...well, it is. Be back tomorrow with my New Year's resolutions!

*****RESUME RP****
Meanwhile.......

Sevarius Jr. 2 (that's the clone) is driving intergalactic bounty hunter and general all-around-badass Boba Fett crazy.
"Are we there yet? Geez, can't this thing go any faster? I mean, you have one of them fancy warp drives don'tcha?"
"Please, just SHUT UP!! I'm sick of your whining, I'm sick of you changing the radio stations, I'm sick of YOU!"
"You're still mad about that Ewok situation, aren't you? Look, I'm sorry, I thought they were teddy bears. How was I supposed to know that--"
"Shut Up! Just shut up!" Fett screamed. "In all my life, I've NEVER been more embarassed."
"Well, being a doctor, I can tell you the rash will heal up in no time."
Fett leveled a blaster at him. "Last chance to shut up. We're almost there!"
"Really? I don't see anything. Just that moon over there."
"That's no moon."
"What do you mean, that's definitely--"
SJ 2's eyes grow as he realizes that the object in question is massive....and metal....and definitely--
"--not a moon," SJ 2 finished. His jaw dropped. "Is....is that thing what I think it is?"
"Yep," Fett growled. "That's our destination."
"I was afraid you'd say that." The clone put his hand on his forehead to wipe away the sweat that had suddenly collected there. He recognized their location. After all, he had the video, the dvd, and the laserdisc of the movie....
Their destination was a Death Star. Large, completely functional, and 100% deadly.

Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 07:13:18 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net

Robby enters the room fromthe entrance with a drawbridge and moat, followed closely behind by Jim Iza Noying, who is carrying a large box. Behind Jim is Kenny the CR Lawyer.
"Don't mind us, we're just setting up for New Years..." At about that point, Jim starts pulling things out of the box, including banners and fireworks, party hats and noisemakers and confetti. Robby feeds the CR gators, and Kenny the CR Lawyer overlooks everything, to make sure the setup meets legal standards.
"6 hours here and counting down... Where's Casey Cassem when you need him?"
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 07:05:31 PM
IP: spider-th011.proxy.aol.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL! (11 mins over here!!!! :D)
ED - [ed.reynolds@virgin.net]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 06:43:34 PM
IP: p14-pheasant-gui.tch.virgin.net

Kitainia and Doug> Welcome back.

I was wondring? What ever became of Primus the Gargoyle, that Brooklyn met in anient Rome. Because it never said what became of him. I would like to see hih return in season two or season three of the Timedancer series. would any of you like to see him return?
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, u.s.a.
Thursday, December 31, 1998 06:23:03 PM
IP: chil-ras4-3-cs-13.dial.bright.net

Almost forgot!!

Heather: Nice pic of yourself as a Garg. Very nicely drawn, I know most artists have trouble with self-portraits and I'm glad you didn't. You're also very pretty, by the way. Hope you don't take that the wrong way coming from me. Robby's very lucky to have a girl like you. :) And you to have a friend like him, hope your troubles with friends and that serial prankster are over now. Are they? Please let us know. Bye!
Kitainia
Thursday, December 31, 1998 06:09:39 PM
IP: hil-c45-080-vty138.as.wcom.net

**RP ALERT**

The screen comes on, Kitainia is getting a stern talking-to from Janice Ripowski over whether or not the demon arms dealers (see Doug's last post) can be trusted. She assures their government liasion that there will be no trouble the Ravens can't handle, and if the demons do go bad (as if they weren't already) Shap and Orion can easily take care of them. Janice then brings up the lawsuit against the Ravens and recommends that they should go ahead and go through with it, as the lawyers bringing it may be just innocent Marsh employees. Kitainia rolls her eyes and says she and Doug will discuss it. She then dismisses Janice and turns to face the CR.

**PAUSE RP**

Hello everyone!! I have returned!! Happy New Year!!

Xmas Experiences: I had a nice one. Got a lot of nice clothes, a new motorcycle helmet, an entertaining sex ed book called "The Guide to Getting It On," Jeff Rovin's new fiction novel (anyone else remember when he used to write video game guides?), and a lot of other great stuff. Family time was nice also. All in all, it was a merry little Christmas.

Grades: 3 Bs, 1 C, 1 A. But the C was a high one, so I was only a point short of making the Dean's List also. Oh well. Congrats to Doug on his job, this new semester I resolve to match it.

New Episodes: Everything I wanted to say has already been said, so I'll only give a brief review here. "Double Take" I enjoyed reading somewhat, but the humor and character development also did not get to me. "Reunions" was far superior, with all its character development, the reintroduction of old familiar faces, and the excellent plot. Kudos to the TGS Staff for their job on that one.

Voting: Glad Gargs won. I voted for it.

Robby and Heather: Congrats on your relationship, hope it continues for a long and enjoyable time. :)

Tolkien: That man COULD WRITE!! Very well, too. I've enjoyed all his stories.

King Kong: Alright, so maybe he was more neutral and amoral. Oh well.

SJ: Now I want to support you even more politically. Heh heh. Too bad not too many other people at UT would agree with your stance on the Fundamentalist Extreme. Miss you in the next few days. I also must say I enjoyed your Xmas RP skit.

$ Wilek: Thanks for the superlaser info. About the guys suing us, we may have more trouble with killing them than with just dealing with them in legal matters. After all, they are the largest law firm in the world, and our rules-mad government liasion used to work for them before she joined the Justice Department. Say, I wonder...$

Theresa: $ Doug and I have reviewed our RP plans, and we'd like to show you in one scene as the Cat Lady from Simpsons you once were. :) Sound okay? We won't need any kitty names, thanks for them though. $

Aris: Totally agree with everything you said about the power of mythology and stories. I love fanfic so much for those exact reasons. Thanks!

Movies: Saw Prince of Egypt, The Faculty, You've Got Mail. All three were excellent.

Coyote: Also enjoyed your fic last week, for the same reasons as Doug. This week's I haven't read yet, but I will comment on it later after doing so.

Christine: Thanks for the Xmas mailer. I enjoyed it and Cats and Dogs very much. Interesting New Year's resolution. Too bad Doug won't be making a similar one, or maybe not since he is making time for a lot of things besides fanfic. :)

U2: I like them a lot, especially their love songs. "With or Without You" and "Where the Streets Have No Name" come to mind most easily.

Demona, Robyn, Puck, handcuffs: Hmm...interesting possibilities. :)

ED: Liked all your creativity demons.

Welcome to all newcomers, and congrats on finding and being brave enough to enter the madhouse!.

Aliens: I like them, too. As for why so many are against us, well they all have their own reasons. <shrug>

Jackal: You're leaving? Arrgh!! We've lost our most insane man!! If you read this, can you please tell us why you're going away (or send me an e-mail if you need to keep it private). I will miss you so much. :(

Patrick: Thanks for the card. I loved it!

Okay, that's all for now. I have to get ready for the BIG party tonight anyway. Later!!

**RP AGAIN**

Kitainia walks back to Janice and says, "Say, I just remembered. Didn't you use to work for Bakkur and Hotsettler?" "Yes," Janice replies, a twitch of anger in her voice. "I got out after discovering they freely indulged in many corrupt legal practices, as well as promoted a sexually harrassing office environment. I resigned and tried to expose them, but because of their bribes and political influence, the malpractice evidence never reached anyone who would do anything." "That's terrible." Janice nods. "I'm much happier at the Justice Department. Less pay, but at least they know the meaning of common decency." Kitainia nods, glad Janice is definitely not a traitor. She then walks off to find Doug and talk about the suit.

The screen changes to a large board meeting room, where Lathrop and several other people are having a talk. "Our Santa Fe Waldorf School (Doug's elementary school, where Lathrop used to teach. He's retired now.) is in vast financial trouble," Principal Cherie Huntress is saying. "As our joint owners and stockholders, I'm calling upon all of you to help solve the problem. So far, we've only got one clear way out. A proposal has been made by a bishop of the Catholic Church. He will use the Church's enormous wealth to help fund our school if we alter our curriculam(sp?) slightly to suit Catholic beliefs." "We cannot do that, Cherie!" says a gangly bald man with a thick brown mustache (Preston Miller, another teacher). "That would be denying the principles on which our school is founded. I won't stand for it. You can't give in to that guy." "We may not have a choice," Ms. Huntress sighs. "We're so deep in debt we may have to close the school next semester if we don't raise at least two million dollars by Janurary 31st." Parents around the table begin to loudly complain, except for a few deeply conservative and religious ones who smile and voice support for the proposal. "How much have they decided to give us?" asks Ms. Ranney, the music teacher, wondering if she'll be forced to teach her students only gospel soon. "The bishop can make the proposal better than I can," Ms. Huntress says, turning to the door. "You may come in now." Joseph Galante walks in, and the screen goes blank. To be continued.

**END RP**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 05:49:27 PM
IP: hil-c45-080-vty138.as.wcom.net

Hey all you loyal TGS readers out there. The start of New Year is just a few hours away, and all of us at TGS just want be like those two famous wine cooler selling guys and thank you for your support. :)

Click on my name for a little holiday season surprise.

Happy New Year, everybody!

:: runs off to party like it's 1999 ::
Patrick Toman
Thursday, December 31, 1998 05:10:38 PM
IP: 170-102-10.ipt.aol.com

P.S. Oops! Forgot my name!

P.S.S. Sorry for the double post!

Argent
Ohio, USA
Thursday, December 31, 1998 03:47:50 PM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net

(Rockets into the room at top speed)
Just a quickie:
Got back from voting at the USA Today polls. Don't care for either of the shows, but I hate Band B more then Ren and Stimpy. Besides, if B and B can beat South Park, we may have some heavy competition in the next round. (IF they win.) Vote @ www.usaweekend.com/celebs/index.html. (Or maybe someone will take pity and post a link with their name. I would, except I'm pretty much technically illiterate.)

Gotta Jet! Happy New Year!
(Nine months 'till the new Dark Ages eps.)

Anonymous
Ohio, USA
Thursday, December 31, 1998 03:46:37 PM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net

**CRAZY NEW YEAR'S EVE RP AHEAD!!!!**
**Ravyn enters the CR, when suddenly "1999" comes on a radio somewhere. Rav goes crazy, smashing everything until she finds the radio and destroys it.**

Sorry, everyone, but I think if I hear that song one more time, my head will explode. It's an okay song, it's just that they're playing it about every other minute. ;)
**END RP FIRST HALF**

Deuce> Aw, thanks! It's people like you that really get to making me feel better. :)

SJ> Bye! Have fun! :)

Doug> Good job on getting those good grades! *gets everyone in the room to give him a round of applause* :)

My Fav TGS Episodes> Hmm...from Gargoyles, season 1, I REALLY liked "Perchance to Dream" and "Past Perfect." From season 2 so far, I've liked "The Scottish Play," "Reunions," and "The Rising."

Coyote> :)

**LOOK OUT! MORE RP!!!**
**Ravyn turns to leave, when suddenly Alex Wonder enters the CR with a bottle of champagne. Rav groans. "Alex, it's nowhere near midnight yet. What are you doing?"
He grins slowly. "I'm gonna party like it's 1999.." He opens the bottle, sprays it everywhere, and then runs out, shouting, "Happy New Year!"** **END SILLY LITTLE RP**

Okay, everyone, I want to thank all my wonderful friends that I've met in here this year. You all have been _so_ nice! *grins* Here's hoping that 1999 is a really great year for all of you! Happy New Year! :)
Ravyn
Thursday, December 31, 1998 03:25:17 PM
IP: svm-ts1-25.c2i2.com

Tim and Frodo > Maybe we should move this discussion to alt.crossovers.gargoyles.military :)

Hmm, it seems to me that, given a coating of Radar Absorbant Material and some heat baffles for the engines (where do they keep the fuel for that thing, anyway?), a Steel Clan robot could be quite stealthy. Not a lot of right angles on them, so the RCS could be theoretically small. We could probably pick it up on our screens, as could our allies, but what about our enemies? Do, say, China, North Korea, or Iraq have sensitive enough equipment to detect one?

Sensing systems: I could see a SCR with some kind of passive infrared device, like FLIR, but not radar without some structural modifications. The radome would make the thing look a lot more like Brooklyn than Goliath! :)

As for mission types, Some stand out in my mind upon further thought. 1) Spotting for precision-guided munitions, most notably LGBs. Hell, you could probably rig up a robot to literally *carry* a 500-pound Paveway to the objective. A flight of, say 5 SCRs, with one spotter, could do as much damage as an F-16, without any risk at all to the pilot.

2) Short range air defense. You're a base commander. Your outer radar screen (or AWACS, or whatever) picks up a flight of fast-moving, low-altitude bogeys inbound. Looks like a run-and-gun quick strike to you. So you hold off on scrambling your SCRs until the last second, then put them in the air and have them engage the enemy planes. The bandits will be too low and fast to maneuver properly, and with the agility and hovering capability the SCRs have, the enemy would suffer severe damage. Either that or they'll break off, claw for altitude to engage the robots (where they would probably win, unless you've got a LOT of robots) and run right into your SAM screen.

3) Kick them out the back of a C-141 during an airborne invasion to provide ground/air support.

4) Send them behind enemy lines to pick up (literally) a downed pilot. No need for helicopters or pararescue jumpers.

I'm sure there could be a couple of other mission profiles for the Steel Clan, but this post is already getting on the lengthy side. Happy New Year, all!
Steve Gooch - [Erebus642@aol.com]
Malverne, NY, USA
Thursday, December 31, 1998 03:24:47 PM
IP: spider-to033.proxy.aol.com

Hi everyone !
I made a pic of me as a gargoyle. Don't laugh okay. It's just a rough sketch of me. And Robby and me are now writing stories together. It's an Epic story kinda.
** smiles and looks ar Robby ** I couldn't help it.

** leaves singing 'Wild As the Wind' by Garth Brooks **
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 02:38:28 PM
IP: 168-105-89.ipt.aol.com

Greetings all... sorry I haven't been posting as of late, but I've been in a funk where most things are concerned (due to the fact I'm jobless) but I'm trying to get back into the track again.

FAVORITE EPS> Well, I'm a bit biased since it seems some think two of the good ones for Gargoyles are ones I co-wrote (kudos to my co-writers and to edits staff! They really helped out great!) But Here's my take:

Gargoyles: Season 1 - Equality
Gargoyles: Season 2 - The Scottish Play, Offers
Pendragon: Season 1 - Into The Woods
Pendragon: Season 2 - My Lady Fair
Dark Ages: Haven't read this series, so no clear pick.

USA POLL> To be honest, I am glad we won, but please let's not let B&B win! We'd stand a better chance against Ren & Stimpy than against the two morons . . . Which reminds me, did South Park advance in it's bracket?

JACKAL> Will be looking for you at G'99, buddy. I may not have liked your approach, but you've got style, and you will be missed.

SPIKE> Teasers, Teasers, hm! Looks like a TGS institution! :)

Got to go for now! Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Thursday, December 31, 1998 02:19:00 PM
IP: m177.ieway.com

I just wanted to wish everone a happy newyear. Don't party to hard, but parrty!:) I just finshed up all the Gargoyles stories and I hope next years are as good as these.
Once again thanks to the staff and writers!
Ironwolf
Thursday, December 31, 1998 02:06:23 PM
IP: host-209-215-8-213.cha.bellsouth.net

***SJ enters the CR, his head lowered, his face sorrowful.*****

Jackal? You're.....you're leaving us? Dammit!!
I'm gonnna miss you bro. Don't be a stranger. You may never post here again, but keep my email address. Case you ever want to keep it touch.

You take care, okay? Be your usual crazy self, just don't get to crazy ;). I'm gonna miss you, man.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 01:33:32 PM
IP: cache-1.spg.webcache.erols.net

Spike> The voting seems to have been updated now. We won!

Matt Dymond - [MDY21940@yahoo.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 01:02:48 PM
IP: webcache08p.cache.pol.co.uk

I, Christine Morgan, resolve in 1999 to write at least 15 pages a week, switching between fanfic and the Black Roses novel, and to bust my butt promoting Curse of the Shadow Beasts until I get my dining room back ; )

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 12:14:48 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

Hello.
My favorite TGS episodes ? Ok....
Gargoyles Season 1 : Partnership,Perchance To Dream ,Out of Joint part 1 & Part 2, and Past Perfect
Gargoyles Season 2 : Disobedience , Double Take , and Reunions

Pendragon Season 1: Into the Woods
Pendragon Season 2: My Fair Lady and

TimeDancer : Requiem ,Fleeting Encounters,and The Promise
Dark Ages : Coming of Age Part 1 & 2

THat's all !
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 11:46:23 AM
IP: 171-89-34.ipt.aol.com

Happy New year!!
TIM> er....I think you mis-took me for Steve.......
Frodo
Thursday, December 31, 1998 11:24:56 AM
IP: ras115.vortex.is

Durid raises his arms and and intones "SO MOTE IT BE!". Turns and says, "Ha, glad to be back, just a moment please." He kneels down to draw a circle around him, adding to a 4' thick design of circles, celtic knot work, and piles of mysterious sweet smelling substances. "There we go, that should do it. Ok, now I'm going to take a big risk her and post my review of this weeks episode once again, without reading any of the other reviews before hand, here we go.

"All right, I was wondering what happened to the cold-trio, I would have though we would have had some strange reports metioned in the tabloids at least by now! And they were even reunited with their son. Even got some chacter development in there, did you notice that Stone seemed to be driven by vengance, even risking exposure to humans just to get another chance at steel? And as for Demona, heheh, I can imganie her being thrown for a bit of a loop when Stone thanked her, especially considering the last time they met she was allied with Steel. Good episode that moved the entire series along! Now just to get Matrix and Dingo again!

"You may now proceeed with the bashing of my review." Mutters something under his breath, makes a warding gesture, and the wards start glowing with arcane power.

P.S. Will read the commet room later.
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Thursday, December 31, 1998 10:59:48 AM
IP: dialupe113.mpls.uswest.net

Yall don't get too happy with what I'm about to say, ok..., Aris?! Heheheee Anyway, I'm here to say goodbye, and what better day to do it on than 2day? Over the past year I've really enjoyed the TGS web site, and when the comment room was put up, it made my world alittle more colorful! I wanna say thank you to all who are responsible for the TGS web site, comment room and the other cool stuff. (I'm trying to keep this short if you don't mind). ;)
To everyone in the CR: Thank you for listening to my ramblings wither you wanted to hear them or not! I had fun playin around with all of you! I hope, atleast some of you, have enjoyed my presence and that I was able to make yall smile (in my own twisted way).
Thank you everyone for being there for me and at least listening- Good bye and be good! Hmm..., maybe I'll make my return at this year's Gathering???
Jackal - [Jackal1127@hotmail.com]
Ga, Usa
Thursday, December 31, 1998 10:40:27 AM
IP: spider-wj011.proxy.aol.com

Just noticed something VERY peculiar over at the USA Weekend Poll. The voting is now Bevis & Butthead vs. Ren & Stimpy ---HOWEVER--- the votes are STILL registering as Gargoyles vs. Dr. Katz. Every time you vote for Ren & Stimpy, it registers for Dr. Katz. and takes the tally away from Gargoyles.

As much as it pains me to support those two little dorks, vote Bevis & Butthead until USA Weekend notices the problem and corrects it.
Spike
Thursday, December 31, 1998 09:45:07 AM
IP: dal-as3-2077.cmpu.net

Okay, favorite episodes.
DARK AGES> Season one: Come of Age I and II or Alliances I and II
TIMEDANCER> Season one: The Promise
PENDRAGON> One: Into the Woods
Two: My Lady Fair
GARGOYLES> One: Sacrifices I and II
Two: Ask me next year, when it's finished

(Begins setting up some fireworks, set up to off at midnight in different time zones.) I'm really not sure if these will work, so watch your heads!

Gotta Jet!
(Begins humming 'Auld Lang Syne')

(Nine months 'till the new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Thursday, December 31, 1998 09:20:17 AM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net

**Mandi comes in with a plate of cybercookies and passes them around.**

Happy last day of '98!

Fave TGS eps...hmmm...well, this is entirely off the top of my head.
Gargoyles Season 1 -- Equality, Turncoat.
Gargoyles Season 2 -- The Scottish Play, Offers, Disobedience.
Pendragon Season 1 -- Into the Woods, The Tain, Dragon's Wrath.
Pendragon Season 2 -- A Call to Arms, My Fair Lady.
Dark Ages -- Wanderer, Coming of Age, Alliances, The Reluctant Hero.
Timedancer -- Requiem, Fleeting Encounters, The Promise.

Doug> *blush* Thank you! But take your time; I'm still catching up on betas I owe several people myself. And I'm trying to send feedback to people I've been forgetting...

Movies> Haven't seen "The Faculty" yet, but I finally saw "Rush Hour" at the $2 theater. It was a riot!

Hope everyone has a great time tonight!

**Mandi opens the door, to hear the strains of "1999" playing outside. "I'm going to be so tired of that song by the time this night is over..."**

Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 09:00:52 AM
IP: 131.92.166.193

WILEK - If you think that Cthulhu looks gargoylish, then you ought to read Christine Morgan's "The Innsbrook Horror", the only (as far as I know) crossover between "Gargoyles" and Lovecraft.

Actually, the "Why does everybody hate us humans?" query isn't quite germane when handling gargoyles and fay, for they have entirely different reasons for their antipathy. Gargoyles (at least, the ones like Demona) hate us humans because of what we've done to them over the millenia, smashing them in their stone sleep, persecuting them, etc. The fay don't actually hate us humans so much as regard us with a sort of aristocratic contempt, a la a feudal lord towards the peasants on his estate (and even then, there are a few such as Grandmother and Coyote that are a lot more favorable towards us, not to mention Prometheus in TGS).

As for the aliens: well, Nokkar wasn't so bad a chap, and we don't know enough about the Space-spawn that he's at war with to know how they respond towards humans.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Thursday, December 31, 1998 08:12:47 AM
IP: pn4-ppp-173.primary.net

Favorite eps? That's a toughie, but I might as well give it a shot.
Gargoyles Season I-Two, Equality, Turncoat, Consequesces and of course, Reprisals
Gargoyles Season II-The Rising and Reunions
Pendragon Season I-Into the Woods, Dragon's Wrath, The Tain and Quest's End
Pendragon Season II-Meet the Minions and A Call to Arms
Timedancer Season I-Requiem, For Old Times' Sake, Games Without Frontiers, Dishonor, Daylight and Gros Bon Ange
Dark Ages Season I-Games Wizards Play, Innocence, Prince of Thieves, Coming of Age, Destiny and Perspectives.

Just my opinion, and I must be off. Got to call some people for tonight....laters.....
Ordell - [ordell9425@geocities.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 01:10:58 AM
IP: 206-247-222.ipt.aol.com

Just in case I don't get a chance to come back later, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Favorite TGS Stories of the Year:

Gargoyles Season 1 - Prophets and Angels
Gargoyles Season 2 - The Scottish Play, or Disobedience

Pendragon Season 1 - Into the Woods
Pendragon Season 2 - My Fair Lady

Timedancer Season 1 - Fleeting Encounters, or Daylight, or The Promise (I just can't decide.)

Dark Ages Season 1 - Coming of Age or Prince of Thieves 3
Airwalker
Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, December 31, 1998 12:47:00 AM
IP: 12.new-york-30-35rs.ny.dial-access.att.net

HEY! IT'S THE LAST DAY OF 1998! ENJOY IT PEOPLE!

6 OR 7 DAYS UNTIL TIMEDANCER SEASON 2! ONLY A WEEK OR SO LEFT!!!

Lets see... Favorite TGS story of the year? Well...
Season 1- Sacrifices, or maybe Turncoat.
Season 2- None of them have really stuck out this far... Maybe Scottish Play...
Pendragon- Into the Woods. Its my favorite one from both seasons.
Timedancer-Oooh... I'd have to say Brook and Sata's wedding, I forget the title at the moment... Maybe Requiem...
Dark Ages- Hmm... None of those really stuck out either...

Ah well people, may your last day of this year be a good one!
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Thursday, December 31, 1998 12:24:31 AM
IP: spider-wb023.proxy.aol.com

**DUCK AND COVER! IT'S ANOTHER RP!**

[On the Dark Star, an eerily familiar scene is unfolding...The gang is in a nondescript office on the DS. Various officers are brought in one at a time and asked a few simple questions and given a very brief performance review. While they do this, the telepathic Halfling Anoth is just sort of...*looking* at them. Wilek: "Gotta say this quietly because we don't want to tip our hand. Jake had this great idea about bringing everyone in to be scanned by Anoth. It's *real* hard to hide anything from him. We'll have our spy soon enough. One guy can't scan everyone on the DS though, so we've called some alien governments and asked them to send us some of their telepaths. They're enroute even as we speak. Just a matter of time..."]

**END RP!**

TRC> $Hm, I seem to remember dropping you off at the party (shortly after Traveler's virus almost killed us) and that's when you went absent. I always figured you were at the party.$

Teasers> wE're slOwlY gOing insAnE...Oh wait, we already were. Never mind.

SJ> Thanks, but really I'm the one who owes an apology; I just get *weird* when stuff like that happens, even though I know you meant nothing by it. As I've said, it's mostly the fault of the popular media. Look at some of the "evil monsters" and "demons" in games and movies and such. Some of the bosses in some of the Castlevania games look suspiciously like gargs. So does the thing on Bald Mountain. So does the thing in one of those movies based on H.P. Lovecraft's work (I forget the name). Even Cthulhu looks like a weird kind of gargoyle. About the only non-Gargs popular media thing that has treated us with anything *resembling* the respect we deserve is a Glade Plugins commercial (that garg was kind of ugly but man could he sing).

Aliens hating Earthlings> I honestly don't think it's anything personal with most of them. Usually it's just because we happen to be in their way and they don't have much regard for other life forms; they'd annihilate any other race that tried to mess with their plans. Doesn't let them off the hook of course...Interestingly, there are a few thousand alien races in my ficverse that couldn't give a flying...<ahem> about conquering Earth and destroying us.

As for evil, world-conquering aliens in my fics...I think I'll avoid doing that, since Coyote's already done it much better than I dare to try. I've made up (and imported; you'll see what I mean) several alien races, good and evil, for my ficverse though. I don't plan to use them, but they're there if I need them...

Doug> Your aliens sound *really* interesting. Maybe you can get some artwork done of them. Lady Foxglove takes commissions...$BTW, considering who's suing you, the best thing to do is just kill 'em and not bother with legal matters.$

FS and LM> You're engaged? Hey, congratulations!

A question for TGS experts: How much time passed between Out Of Joint II and Reprisals I in the main TGS series? My entire fic series takes place in that period and I need to know how much I can get away with writing.

**NO CLOSING RP THIS TIME**
Wilek Nereus
Thursday, December 31, 1998 12:15:38 AM
IP: tnt-2-103-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Cyote> You have my sympathy about your computer. Mine isn't working very well either.
Tim Phipps
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 11:52:33 PM
IP: s17-onawa.pionet.net

**RP ALERT**

The screen flickers into life. Doug is inside the Onslaught trailer with Kitainia, Elena, Stephanie, and Lathrop. They are inventorying the Raven's arsenal, seeing what they have plenty of, and what needs to be restocked. Also present is a large fiery batwinged humanoid demon and his half-woman half-snake cohort, who are in fact the abyssal demon generals Gothmenes and Kaliste. Doug and the other Ravens have been taking ammo, gasoline, and other supplies from their layers of the Abyss and they at first were not too happy about it. However, once they found out about all the devils the Ravens slew at UT, including the female pit fiend (the one impersonating Pastor John's wife) who was an old rival of Kaliste, they considerably calmed down. Doug has managed to negotiate a deal with the two of them, the Ravens will get all the weapons and fuel they need to save the world, in return the demons get the souls of all the enemy clones that will be killed. (Of course Doug and his friends cannot actually traffick in the soul trade, but the demons don't know that. <grin>) Doug checks their supply of rockets and says, "We'll need some more of these. If you guys have any atomic-tipped ones, it would do interesting damage." Gothmenes turns to his secretary, a small wingless imp with a scorpion's tail and tells him to make a note of rockets for trade. Kitainia then takes over the rest of the trade deal, and Doug turns to face the CR.

**PAUSE RP**

$ Hee hee, we're fooling the minions of one of the seven Hells. Hope they never find out or we will be in SO much trouble. :( $

Thanks for the welcome backs, all who gave them. I am very glad to be back here. Good news today. I got my grades back. 4 Bs and an A. As a result, I made the Dean's Cum Laude list. My family and friends are even more happy about it than me. :)

Haven't gotten much feedback on my stories while I was gone. Like I said, too many people are using the star system instead, unfortunately. Oh well, I'm glad I got the little I did (one message). Thanks, Todd. In response to his correcting me on a couple Arthurian dates, I have taken down and reposted "Brooklyn at Camelot." The repost has corrections made, enjoy!

Since so many teasers are being given right now, I'll do one too:

**SPOILER WARNING!**

Coming by the end of Janurary, "Inheritance." Two of my saga's main villains get what's coming to them. We will also see much character development on Demona, Brooklyn, Arianna, Xanatos, and Graeme. Yes, I'll include Changeling, and increase the mystery about a lot of things in my work. We'll also see Seth, the Astor Tunnels, that thing Traveler asks for so much, and a lot more interesting stuff again. Bet everyone can't wait, hehehe.

Aliens: Just saw The Faculty, great movie! Pretty girls, good acting, decent horror movie plot, excellent premise, and filmed in my hometown! I think everyone here should at least take a look at it, it's one of the best horror flicks I've ever seen. Of course, what does one expect from Robert Rodriguez and the guy who wrote Scream? BTW, I will have evil world-conquering aliens in my fanfic saga eventually. "Captives" will be the first story to reveal their presence and connection to Madoc and Silvan, I think. I've thought them out quite well, I think. They include elements from the Zerg, the Shadows, The Faculty's aliens, the Puppetmasters, ID4, the Ripley movies, and a few other very good alien flicks. I like evil aliens, I'll be happy to include them in my story. I haven't yet, but I will.

Wait, some of you may think the Predator in "Final Hunt" counts as evil. I don't think so, his kind are more neutral and amoral. They just want to hunt us for sport. They, Nokkar's race, and the Shiar will be the aliens on our side in the far-in-the-future big space battle in my saga. If you're wondering why the Predators decide to help us humans for once, just consider what they are: hunters. And wouldn't hunters want to protect their game from the forces bent on completely wiping it out? :)

**SPOILERS AND TEASERS OVER, BWA HA HA HA HA!!!**

$ Ed: Actually us good guys will be using the Cunning Plan exchange, I already know how I'll work it into the RP. You'll see. <chuckle> $

Robby: 400k? Let it, I would very much like to see this place jumping and full of people again. Kitainia will make her first post of the new RP season tomorrow, by the way.

Frodo: If you want to join us, we'd be happy to welcome you. Just please follow these rules as a courtesy:
1. One RP Post per day, no more. (Days begin and end at 5 am by the CR clock, though, and you may make two RP posts on the day the room is cleared as long as one comes before it's cleared and the second comes after.)
2. Talk about more than RP in your posts, i.e. no RP-only postings.
3. Always include the appropriate RP warnings for those who don't read it. See my RP posts in this message for examples.
4. Try to keep your stories in continuity with everyone else's, or do your own thing. But please don't be confusing by doing a different independent saga every time, or something like that.
5. You may have any sort of character, as long as it doesn't have godlike powers or absolute immortality. Wizard, werewolf, cleric, vampire, demon, halfling, half-garg, normal human who uses the wonders our minds have spawned, we have them all. :) Just please make sure your character's abilities and traits are clearly defined, in the manner of any writer's characters.
That's all the rules, from here all you need to do to join us is think up your character and write him in somehow. Good luck.

Coyote: Thanks for the teasers. Glad your machine's fixed. Did you recover all the WCC e-mails?

Demons: Gargs are not demons, even if there are a few types of demons and devils that look kinda like gargoyles. But there are some ways to tell them apart. 1. Demons' and devils' eyes ALWAYS glow, not just when they're angry. 2. You can feel evil coming off these guys in waves if you know how to sense it, it's not so for gargoyles. 3. These guys are clearly not like gargoyles, they're way more powerful. Thus, they are much more dangerous. Yes I know they could still be confused with Gargs, but hey, that's unfortunately life. :(

Welcome back to DumlaoX. A fond miss you to Sevarius Jr.

Deuce: I wonder, I've been playing Xenogears and just bumped into the head bad guy. Did you know he has your name? :(

Forsaken: Cool game, if a bit of a yawn on the endless action. Take the girl on the game's cover, darken her hair some, change her eye color to midnight blue, give her different cheek tatoos, and you'll have my fanfic character Laura James.

Congrats to Firestorm and Lady Mystic on their engagement. Glad Dumlao and Allison's and Robby and Heather's relationships are also going very well. It's the same for me and Kitainia.

Christine: Got your Xmas mailer, thanks for sending it. Laughed out loud at the excellent story. Becca also looks very cute in her picture, I think I better keep it away from Jammer's cousin Lester or he might get some of his wrong ideas. <evil grin>

Mandi: Read your latest, I liked. I'll give you more detailed comments later by e-mail.

Best TGS episodes (my opinion only):
Season 1 Gargs: Turncoat and Reprisals.
Season 2 Gargs (so far): The Rising and Disobedience.
Season 1 Pendragon: Goddess of Winter, and Quest's End.
Season 2 Pendragon (so far): Beginning Again.
Season 1 Timedancer: The Promise, Dishonor.
Season 1 Dark Ages: Alliances, Coming of Age.

That's all for now, later ppl!

**RP AGAIN**

Doug turns back to Gothmenes and orders a full supply of bullets, laser charges, plasma batteries, gas, napalm (for flamethrowers), rockets, grenades, tanks shells, and spell components, so that their stores are full. He checks the CR again, remembers a Batman episode he saw once, and adds, "We'd also like a handy dandy radar disrupter." The three demons nod, then go back to the Abyss to get all the stuff they need. Doug's cell phone then rings and he picks it up. "Hey Wilek...Yeah, we're fine...What, they evacuated Area 51? That's odd....You better go ahead and obliterate the place, the less resources they have the better, know what I mean? In the meantime, we'll ring in the New Year and then head on to San Francisco. Thanks for calling. Bye." Doug then turns to Stephanie. "I've been meaning to ask you, how'd you kill Methos? He's like the best and oldest of your immortal kind." "All male immortals have their weak spot," Stephanie grins. "Kick them there really hard unexpectedly, and the rest is a cinch." Doug rolls his eyes, wondering if Elena is really the most vicious member of the Ravens. Suddenly there's a knock on the truck's door, and Doug goes to answer it. Standing there is a familiar shabby man in a shabby suit. He says, "Hi, I'm a lawyer for Bakkur and Hotsettler. We represent the interests of Roger Marsh, who is suing you for the offenses detailed herein." He hands Doug a brief and wanders off. Doug looks at the paper and gets an Oh-My-God look on his face as the screen winks out. To be continued.

**END RP AND POSTING**

Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 11:50:23 PM
IP: hil-c45-028-vty224.as.wcom.net

Kyryn> Thanks for the advice on the spoilers. I'm sorry if I caused anyone any trouble.

Steve Gooch> Good point about the robot's small size for evading radar, but that doesn't mean that they don't have a huge radar cross section. Especially when we have some radars that can detect large birds! The position and/or frequency of the radar transmitter/receiver can make a difference. In a trans-Atlantic flight from New York to England, a SR-71 Blackbird was picked up on commercial radar. And it's still considered on of the stealthiest aircraft ever built. Besides, there are alot of other ways to detect an oncoming aircraft, including its own sensor package. An on board radar wold attract attention to the aircraft. During Desert Storm, F-117 Nighthawks switched off their radar during combat.(Time-Life Videos: Stealth) Lidar would literally light up an aircraft in the sky, even in daylight. An aircraft's sound signature, even when supersonic, could be used to track an aircraft. A Steel Clan robot's only hope in battle would be to travel below radar(not alot of movement allowed), using only visual sensors(hard to tell what's coming), and at supersonic speeds, so by the time the sound signature is heard, the robot has already passed(however, fuel and structural factors have to be considered).
Tim Phipps
Blencoe , Iowa, United States
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 11:47:13 PM
IP: s17-onawa.pionet.net

Coyote and other interested parties>> Yup, we've gotten all the entries submitted to date. We have a few technical things involving the server that we're working on right now so we've let the Mascot Name updates slide for the last week or so. Tomorrow is the last day for submissions and the G99 staff will be making their selections very soon.
Spike
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 11:20:31 PM
IP: dal-as1-1227.cmpu.net

Steve Gooch> You got a point there, but the Steel Clan are much smaller than regular aircraft so they would be harder to track on radar, have lower heat emissions and thus would not be as wulnerable to anti-aricraft weaponry as more regular planes.
Frodo
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 10:37:05 PM
IP: ras101.vortex.is

RP Note: This is to Wilek and all the others with whom I'm involved with in the RP. I may be going out of town tomorrow, so my end of the RP may be delayed, oh, about a week or so. So in the mean time, feel free to do whatever you want with me in the RP (but please, be kind. Don't kill me or place me in bizarre sexual situations....unless they involve Gwyneth Paltrow or someone just as good looking.) Also, remember how I left a cliffhanger of a clone of mine heading off into space with Boba Fett? Please, don't involve him. I got plans for him.

Wilek: No, I ain't offended. Sorry for mistaking your race as demons. It's just the batlike wings, the horns, the odd skin pigmentation, the claws, the fangs....I'm sorry, am I rambling? Well, I apologize.

Don't know if I'll get to post anytime soon, so if don't get too, just everybody have a happy and safe New Years! I'll see you next year!!!
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 10:27:57 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net

**RP!!**

**The screen lights up to reveal Coyote and Kyryn raptly watching the view portal she has opened to the Mexican border, waiting for the tank to return.**

<"I still don't believe you let them go to Mexico in a tank!">

Well, it's a very modified tank. Has some little extras I bought from friends from out of town, so to speak.

<"Like ...?">

Like ... I went to Krazy Kovold's Klingon Surplus and bought a cloaking device for it. Now whether Buick knows how to operate it is another story ...

<**Kyryn groans**>

Well, then ... as long as we're here, let's make some replies then.

**END 1ST HALF RP!!**

Best TGS ep of '98: Hmm ... interesting. I'll have to get back to you on that one, I know which one I liked best, but I'm not sure if it qualifies (FYI, it was "The Promise.").

Spike: Ehh ... would you happen to know if my name entries got through? I didn't get any confirmation last time I tried to send them, and they didn't show up on the updated list (I sent an extended list earlier today).

SJ, Jewel: Basically ... the way I see it, we just get in their way. We're intergalactic road kill.

Ravyn:

**SHORT SPOILER FOR "REUNIONS"**

It depressed me for much the same reasons, except that I could also relate to why Broadway would think Angela would prefer Gabriel over him (his girth). It was indeed a scene that brought back sad memories for me ... but it made the ending all the more sweet.

**SPOILER'S GONE. AND ROBIN'S NOT TOO FAR BEHIND, EITHER.**

Computer sympathizers: Thanks a lot, folks. But it's back up, full power and a little better tonight (installed a new color inkjet printer this evening) than it was before the mighty crash of disks to power strip. :)

Lee Ann: Uhh ... is that the same link I got in my mail today? Because that link led to an info sheet on the '72 Gargoyles TV movie.
And now that I've copied the link you've left, I see it's a different site, but has no information other than producers. This isn't quite as promising as the mailer said it was ... as there is no cast listed, and even Disney's main animated features have a cast assembled three years in advance and usually announces it at least a year in advance. I'm keeping my hopes, just not elevating them too highly.

**RESUME RP!!**

<"Whaddya mean, cloaking device?">

**Coyote and Kyryn turn to see the newly-cleaned-up Gearhead walking down the stairs, toward them.**

I didn't tell you, because I didn't think you'd need to know.

<"Well, that explains a LOT about that tank, buddy. Now I know why it was sucking down as much gas as it was.">

*sigh* Well, then ... let's see how long it takes our guys to get back to the border.

**Coyote, the Gearhead and Kyryn turn back to the portal to watch for the tank as the screen winks off.**

Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 10:21:42 PM
IP: modem41.i-is.com

**Mandi sticks her head in.**

Geez, you'd think with almost every supervisor in the building on vacation, I wouldn't have anything to do at work. Did I ever miss a lot!

Reunions> No spoilers, since mostly everyone's covered the bases by now. But I really enjoyed the episode!

Doug> Welcome back!

**SHAMELESS PLUG WARNING**

Just posted a short piece in honor of New Year's to the archive. It has nothing to do with my series (cue cheering), but it just popped out of my head.

**SHAMELESS PLUG ENDS**

Repeat the mantra: "I will ignore the teasers....I will ignore the teasers..."

Fire Storm and Lady Mystic> Congrats! (I didn't know either, but that's my own fault because I'm perennially out of it)

Coyote> My deepest sympathies on the computer problems. I can't believe all that happened at once. **hugs** I'm glad it got worked out; I ended up having a non-working PC all semester last year because the video card got screwed up (and the guy who put the machine together wouldn't come up to Hood to fix it). So I have an idea of how frustrating that must have been. Good thing the solution was something simple.

Yep, that's all--I have to go to work at seven tomorrow. (But I'll be off by noon since the whole rest of the building's leaving anyway, so that's a plus.)

Happy belated holidays to everyone, and of course Happy New Year!

Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 10:21:17 PM
IP: p1-1.netgsi.com

Hey people! The Gargoyles vs. Dr. Katz USA vote is still going! Don't quit voting just yet!
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 10:10:40 PM
IP: spider-wb064.proxy.aol.com

ATTENTION - to anyone who has used the online registration for The Gathering 1999 or who may be thinking of using it:

The online registration is currently not working correctly. Please use the mail-in form only until further notice.

If anyone has used it recently, we may not have received your submission. Please e-mail us ASAP.

Sorry about the technical difficulties! We now return you to your regularly scheduled Gargoyles comment room.
Patrick Toman, GWT/G99 Director of Programming - [gwtg99@region3.com]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 09:48:30 PM
IP: 171-155-205.ipt.aol.com

KATHY> A teaser?!?! MEAN!!! (Selects a snowball from large stockpile.)

TALEWEAVER> Best story this year? Do you mean WRITTEN this year, or that we READ this year? (I started reading these stories this past summer.)

Geez, I finally get on-line, now I have to get OFF!

Gotta Jet!
(Nine months until new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 08:27:55 PM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net

Back from Ancient Egypt and boy are my wings tired. (Don't ask)

Man, someone should put a sign in here warning writers not to tease the audience. But hey, what are you going to do.

So it's the end of the year. So I'll ask the perennial year-in-review question. What has been the best TGS episode this year?

I'm exempting myself, because I have a bias towards my own stories. (psst* Dragon's Wrath!*)But what are your opinons.
taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 07:03:14 PM
IP: 152.albuquerque-01-02rs.nm.dial-access.att.net

Greetings world, I'm at my friend Ariann's. With the help of her computer I now have the URL to my Elisa gif. Dumlao,
the link to the file is mis-spelled. Just add an A to Elisa's name and the problem will be corrected.

Starsinger'
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 07:01:53 PM
IP: dialup47.nmia.com

**Robby enters, whistling "Love Will Find A Way" from Lion King 2, Simba's Pride. But since he's a bad whistler, it comes out somewhat unpleasantly. But he tries.**

76. That is the number of time Lion King 2 steals a line, pose, or something similar from the original. That's almost a take off per minute. No wonder it felt like the same movie...
18 is the number of lines Vitani had throughout the whole movie if you're interested. Yeah, I was bored during that insomnia bout last night. So I counted stuff. And then I watched Sesame Street. And counted along with the count. When I'm bored, I'm REALLY bored. Could explain why I have gone to the trouble of trying to find every voice Rob Paulsen, Jeff Bennet, and Frank Welker have done...

Kathy- Actually, Heather's cute even when she isn't stuttering. But... More teasers??? AGGG!

Deuce- No, I don't live in India. How preposterous... Oh look, the Zebra are migrating...

To anyone late in congratulating me and Heather- Don't worry about it, you could congratulate us two months from now, and it'll still be timely...

**Robby leaves, having moved on to another song, but he's wearing one of those "In Love" grins. The CR is just happy that he's left, and taken his bad music with him.**
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 06:30:36 PM
IP: spider-ta044.proxy.aol.com

Hi All,
Got this in an e-mail message today and checked out the site for myself.....very interesting. :)

>Check out this little site.
>http://us.imdb.com/Credits?Gargoyles+(1999)
>Make sure to note that it's scheduled for release next
>year and the executive producers match those in the show. >We might just have a movie coming our way. If you think
>so too, get the word out.

Lee Ann Hamm - [lhamm@premier.net]
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 06:17:49 PM
IP: as21-34.eatel.net

** Deuce enters, looking decidedly miffed. **

My best Christmas present this year was Riven: The Sequel to Myst. It's beautiful in every way, totally flawless... and I'm about an hour from beating it. It's too easy!!! I've decided to take a three-day break, hoping my brain will disintegrate in the interim, making it more challenging. (For those interested, I'm working on the fire-marble grid... already).

Now, replying:

SPIKE> *glares* You like this, don't you? (re: G99) I'm afraid I won't be able to make it, my current income being $20/month. However, I'll see everybody for the one in 2000!

COYOTE> Well, at least it got fixed. If it makes you feel any better, I once screwed up my laptop so bad I had to reformat the hard drive! (I zealously backed it up, though, so data loss was next to none).

WILEK> Wow, I've never seen anyone apologize before it may not have been neccessary. ;-)

ROBBY re: LATE POSTING> You secretly live in India, don't you?

JEWEL> Hey, my mom wouldn't let me on the computer until I spent an hour reading a Dr. Laura book. Hell? Yeah.

RAVYN> Aw.... *hug* I hope things get better for you. And if they don't, there's always cinderblock walls. *wry grin*

DUMLAOX> My brother got the PoE sdtrk, too. It rocks!

TRC> You got Forsaken?! *muttering:* Kill, kill, take, take.... :-D

** leaves, trying NOT to think of Riven. **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 05:16:40 PM
IP: ppp0161.connect.ab.ca

Why, Heather, you're stuttering! But it's cute so I'll give you a tiny teaser. In two weeks "Nocturne" a story for all you romantics out there. But why is Loki the one searching for a ring?
kathy
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 04:42:09 PM
IP: client38034.atl.mediaone.net

**Independent RP**
TRC rushes into the CR . He pulls in cake tins and a large punch bowl on a serving cart . "HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE , help yourselves , the punch is insoluble with alcohol (it took some doing) and the christmas pudding is delicious , we had a little mix up with the rat poison and the flower but I think we got rid of them all then again we'll know if that's the case soon wo'nt we ."
**END INDEPENDENT RP**

Happy belated Christmas or the event that you celebrated . Hope you all did welll . As for me , I CLEANED UP HANDS DOWN . The sound on this stereo is incredible . The one down side is that my CPU is'nt fast enough to run Forsaken . DAMN!! .

Robby + Heather : Sorry this is coming so late you two but congrats and the best of luck to you both .

Newbies : Greetings . Please check your coats and sanity at the door and join the fun .

Stephen + Brian : ***SPOILER WARNING***Amazing work on this one you two , you set the stage for some interesting followups as well as provided some continuation among other things that I feel have not been taken care of sufficiently . I am looking forward to your next team up with bated breath . I'd definitely say that this is the best TGS ep to date . I have'nt enjoyed a story this much since Hunters Moon .**SPOILERS END**

Wheather : It's been pretty normal on this end just as cold as every other (cold meaning 60 degrees and up in the mountains .

Christine : **SPOILERS** That is the ............... I just ca'nt think of the proper adjective to express my feelings about this one . I was upset that you killed Wolf and Fang , and I tell you I felt VERY SICK when I read of how far Wolf's humanity had taken leave of him that he could EAT Fang .**SPOILERS END**

RP'ers : I'm having trouble thinking up a feasable excuse for my absence in the time from before the Party . So chances I will join in a little time after you do so bear with me .

Later all .
The Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, Jamaica
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 04:35:05 PM
IP: 208.11.41.212

THank you , D-X. ( I can't spell your full name ).
And you writer of TGS.
Will you have a story ever make a romantic story with my favorite human/gargoyle couple !?!
** blushes ** Sorry.
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 04:17:46 PM
IP: 212-140-68.ipt.aol.com

****TINY ITTY-BITTY SPOILERS INCOMING!!****

Kyryn > Well, *if* the Steel Clan were classified as fixed-wing attack aircraft (something like "armed drone" seems more feasible to me), they still don't drop bombs or fire bullets per se... does Key West mention anything about charged particle-beam weaponry? Also, just because the Army might be limited to what role they play, that doesn't mean the other 3 branches would be. Air Force could use them as scouting drones or to lase targets, Marines could use them to soften up a beachhead, Navy as long-range spotters or RPVs. Though, personally I think their use would be ill-fated, unless Xanatos programmed them with a decent method of evading guided missiles.

****END TINY ITTY-BITTY SPOILERS****
Steve Gooch - [Erebus642@aol.com]
Malverne, NY, USA
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 02:25:06 PM
IP: spider-wc034.proxy.aol.com

Sevarius Jr.> Damn right!;)
Frodo
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 02:16:26 PM
IP: ras104.vortex.is

*takes a big swig of boiling hot Ovaltine before beginning this post*

The bright green text. A familiar image of a gargoyle with glasses. Something has returned.

Or more like someone :P

Ladies & gentlemen, good morning... or at least I feel like it's morning. I had a wonderful time in Arizona. Alison's dad and her grandparents were oodles of fun to hang out with. Phoenix itself was so close to L.A. in terms of looks it was scary... but fun. But most of all, I got to see my Alison again. Needless to say, we had fun. We did... um... stuff together :P

BTW, Ali Cat, if you're reading this right now, I love you :)

OK, time to flex those typing fingers and wail awa at the keyboard.

ROBBY & HEATHER-- Congrats you 2. To me the only thing more startling that a relationship starting on line is when you find out onw of your net friends is getting engaged. Both are just plain lovely IMHO. After all, Ali & I started that way :)

Which brings me to...

FIRE STORM & LADY MYSTIC-- I had no idea you 2 were engaged. Congrats :)

CHRISTMAS CRAP-- Stuff for x-mas is still coming in. However, I did get the following:

-Prince Of Egypt soundtrack (Highly recommend the soundtrack and the movie. Both are just too powerful for mere words.)
-A tie (hey, I need one :P )
-Cash (always a good thing)
-Plane tickets (to see Alison)
-Fuzzy blanket (nice & heavy for cold nights)
-Bust A Groove for the PlayStation (HIGHLY recommended game. Concept of a dancing game for the PlayStation is a little hard to grasp but once you play it, not only do you love it, you also get the songs stuck in your head :)
-3 lb. of chocolate
-Boxer shorts that glow in the dark :P
-Cloth necklace used to hold keys & stuff
-t-shirt from Alison's school
-fuzzy leather slippers
-Maple & Russian candy
-an orange (sentiental value between Alison & myself)
-a ring (funny enough, it was in the wedding band section. No, not getting married... yet >:)

THE EPISODE-- Excellent. A Bag of mixed comments. No, not gonna get the guillotines out yet, but the fact that most of the comments were good, I like it. It was just fun being in front of Alison's grandparents' computer reading the negative comments. Something about your girlfriend consoling you and calming you down just feels right :)

THE TAG LINE-- Nope, not one of mine. I usually come up with tag lines on the fly. Even then, mine tend to be on the more ambiguous side so no one knows what the hell the ep is about but gives you just enough intrigue to go find out for yourself.

*moves on to the comments of Tim Phipps then decides to respond to it later* No offense, Tim. I truly appreciate what you said in your posts but I'd just like to respond to it later.

GENERAL COMMENT-- Never underestimate the ability of TGS. We do things you might never expect :)

COYOTE-- Sorry to hear about the comp. Believe me, similar things have happened to me.

***BEGIN SMALL "REUNIONS" SPOILER***

ARMOR-- Ok, think of this. If you had a good weapon and an even better weapon, would you sell off the good weapon or the better one? Personally, if anything wrong happened, I would sell the good one and keep the better one to better protect myself. So, using the Xanatos way of thinking, if the army goes and uses the Steel Clan or the Valkyries on the Unseelie and they fail, then Xanatos has the armor, better equipped for the job, to save his family & fight back with. It makes sense.

***END SMALL "REUNIONS" SPOILER***

COUPLES PICS-- I got several done. Maybe I'll post them for one week as my comment room pic :P

Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 01:48:50 PM
IP: pool0045-max2.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net

"Cut Goliath and Elisa some slack" ?!?! Bwahhahaha!! (Sorry, I couldn't help myself.)
Stay tuned, Dear Readers, stay tuned.
kathy - [kpogge@atl.mediaone.net]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 01:28:27 PM
IP: client38034.atl.mediaone.net

**SPOILERS FOR THE LATEST TGS EP AHEAD!!**

Okay, "Reunions" was pretty good. Although I have to say it really depressed me in certain parts. Especially with Broadway's reactions to Angela and Gabriel, because that's exactly what happened to me two weeks ago. Except things didn't end up right like they did with Broadway and Angela. *sigh* Oh, well...
Also, I was really surprised at the Goliath and Elisa situation. It was nice to see them again, even if their relationship was only featured for a short while. But come on, writers, can't you cut them a break? They finally think that no one's gonna interrupt them, and in comes Angela...;)

**END SPOILERS FOR REUNIONS**

*sigh* I'd better go.
Ravyn
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 12:56:37 PM
IP: svm-ts4-2.c2i2.com

*creeps in*

Spike>*smiles* Hmmmm....interesting teaser! It's leaving me to some conclusions. But I'm not saying one thing! hehehehehehe....

*creeps out*
Mary Flanders
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 12:31:17 PM
IP: ramp-1-35.ucdavis.edu

Sorry for the double post and the shameless plug: I finally posted the last story of "Lux perpetua" a few days ago. Imentioned it on the other CR, but forgot to here (namely because mommy dearest was bretahing down my neck for me to get off the computer...)

Jewel - [jaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 12:29:11 PM
IP: host-209-214-77-143.atl.bellsouth.net

Sevarius jr: Good point. Why *do* all the aliens hate us humans so much? Sheesh. Why can't they go pick on some other planet?

And as long as we have Will Smith, it's all good. ;)

Jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Georgia!
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 12:27:17 PM
IP: host-209-214-77-143.atl.bellsouth.net

Sorry, but I've got to make this one a quickie:

Coyote> Ack! Sorry to hear about your computer! Glad to hear it's back to working fine again, though. :)

Doug> Welcome back!

Gotta run! See y'all later!
Ravyn
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 11:28:40 AM
IP: svm-ts5-16.c2i2.com

Howdy!

I do hope everyone's enjoying the holidays -- yours truly certainly is! *parades around in her new dragon
sweater* Enough of
that -- on with the latest news on Gathering 1999!

Tomorrow, December 31, 1999, is the LAST day to submit names for our "Name the G99 Mascot" Contest. The Gargoyles
World Tour staff will be whittling down our choices and picking a lucky winner very, very soon!

T-SHIRT CONTEST: The deadline for the Gathering 1999 T-shirt Contest is fast approaching! January 31, 1999 is the last
day to submit a design featuring our mascot and the words "Gathering 1999." The winner will receive a complimentary T-shirt
and FREE admission to the G99 Art Show!

POSTER CONTEST: We're taking submissions for Mini-Posters to be sold exclusively at Gathering 1999 in Dallas. 7-10
designs will be selected to be printed as both 11x17 Mini-Posters and 8.5x14 color prints. Artists will be paid royalties on the
number of their designs sold!

G99 EVENTS: Our first Charity Event has been arranged! In conjunction with Carter BloodCare of Dallas, we will be having
a Blood Drive on Sat., June 26, 1999. All donors will receive a free T-shirt and we're hoping to get at least 30 units of blood.
Speaking from personal experience, giving blood is a snap (over 5 gallons donated and counting!) and it's a great way to give
a little part of yourself and help touch other people's lives. Greg Weisman has already offered to give a pint so the line forms
behind him!

Hope to see y'all here in Dallas for Gathering 1999: Gargoyles World Tour!!!
Spike
Dallas, Texas
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 08:05:29 AM
IP: dal-as1-1208.cmpu.net

COYOTE BANDO - Having lost all my saved e-mail messages when my hard drive crashed a couple of weeks ago, I can understand, and sympathize with, your misfortune.

STORMY - While I don't think that Greg had actually planned an Unseelie Court by that name, his hints about Queen Mab certainly suggest that she would have been a rough parallel to Madoc in function. I doubt that she had any followers that remained loyal to her in the MasterPlan, though.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 07:57:07 AM
IP: pn3-ppp-118.primary.net

Just realized, I goofed earlier. 7 OR 8 DAYS UNTIL TIMEDANCER SEASON 2!!! WHICH MEANS THERE'S ONLY ABOUT A WEEK TO GO! YAHOO!!!

Heh. Acidentally hit the wrong keys earlier, just now noticed. Ah well...

Geez, check the time I'm dropping this post off! Can you say , "Insomnia"?
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 04:34:44 AM
IP: spider-wa013.proxy.aol.com

***RP***

Kyryn walks into the lobby of the hotel as she waves goodbye to Okami. "Coyote, you let Jason and Buick go to Mexico with a tank! You do realize that they arrest people for taking guns across the border, let alone a tank! Then again...who's going to stop them, although the border patrol may think we're being invaded when they come back." Kyryn grins evilly. "That should be quite a show!" She sets up a magical window to keep an eye out for the tank at the border and turns to post.

***PAUSE RP***

Tim> Welcome to the room, but be aware of a few rules. If you are going to post spoilers relating to a current episode, place warning brackets (see mine around the spoilers below, or others in the posts) around the spoilers and leave a space between the warning and the actual spoiler. Our boardmaster is fairly strict about those rules being followed.

***WARNING, MINOR SPOILERS EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T READ THE EP YET****

Regarding Steel Clan robots being sold the to the Army> If they use the robots as flying battlesuits, drones, etc., I believe that it might violate the Key West Accords, which state that the Army may not have any fixed wing attack aircraft that drop bombs or shoot bullets. They could however, use the robots as ground attack troops or short hop battlesuits.

***END MINOR SPOILERS***

Coyote> **hugs**. I sympathize with both the computer problems and the decal problem. My personal computers in Uvalde still aren't working right (I get to play with them again when I get back on the 4th) and I just got my Saturn back from the repair shop. They had to put a new windshield in (from the accident a couple of weeks ago) and they managed to shred the registration sticker. Luckily Okami managed to tape it back together temporarily, but I still have to go tomorrow and pay to get a new one. :(

Wilek> Yep, blue northers are strange, but luckily they don't happen often.

Ah well, Okami is wanting to go to sleep, so I'm off for the night. I'll read the story and comment fully later.

***RESUME RP***

Kyryn sits down with Bandit and the gremlins to see what happens with the tank at the border.

***END RP***
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Denton, TX
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 02:37:32 AM
IP: denm1-1.iglobal.net

SJ> <<you DO look like demons>> <sigh> Demons look nothing like my race. Few, if any, have wings of any kind. Many of them don't even have *bodies*. Please don't ask me how I know. Just because we happen to bear a passing resemblance to something off a blasted stained glass window or a Bosch painting doesn't guarantee that the artists were accurately portraying demonic forces. I don't know why people think our form looks so much like an archetype of evil; certainly the popular media isn't helping matters (do not even get me started about Bald Mountain). There are a *lot* more demonic-looking things than us out there, friend. We're quite beneficent-looking compared to a lot of what I've run into. We're rather dark, yes. But darkness isn't always synonymous with evil.

<looks at the above> Oh...sorry if I sounded like I was flaming you, but the whole association-with-demons bit hits a fairly sensitive nerve with me, even though I know you didn't mean anything by it. It's just kind of an instinctual knee-jerk reaction with me (jerk perhaps being the operative word ^_^); sorry if my little vent there offended you (and venting was pretty much all it was). It's nothing personal. Friends? :}

Robby> Yeah, I've seen that Ben Stein scene in a commercial. Interesting seeing something like an RL Owen go ballistic like that. (Owen? Well...Ben isn't THAT stiff...)
Wilek Nereus
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 01:52:06 AM
IP: tnt-1-148-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

**Robby enters laughing his head off**

Ben Stein... Just cussed out his auidience! A contestant named Heather had just won 2150$ (Only the second time I've ever seen anyone pass the 2000$ mark on that show), and then he actually beat her in the final round and kept some of his money! And then, when the audience was getting roudy, he just blurted out "Shut up you f***ers! I don't get to do this very often!" And while I normally find that kind of language wrong, something about hearing Ben Stein, the man of monotone, say it... Gee, just hearing him get bleeped! Its funny! Heh heh heh...

8 or 9 DAYS UNTIL TIMEDANCER SEASON 2!!!

Spike- Ack! A teaser! I hate those! But then, I'll participate in them myself if I'm in the season 3 staff...

**Robby leaves, still laughing. You had to see it!**
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, December 30, 1998 12:03:53 AM
IP: spider-wa022.proxy.aol.com

Hello all!

is it just me or am I sensing some serious negativity lately? For the so called "critics" out there, I can only say that I think that the writers of TGS are second to none. They have not only restored a series that once had no future at all, but have given the gargoyles devoted followers something to look forward to every week. There should be more "thank you" every week. So to give an example... Here is a big thanks to all the writers of this ep and past eps for taking time to write these stories so that people like myself can still enjoy TGS....keep up the great work, and know that there are those who appreciate what you do. Here's hoping everyone has a Happy New Year!
See ya all in '99

Anonymous - [avalon1024@aol.com]
pittsburgh, pa
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 11:52:34 PM
IP: spider-tn051.proxy.aol.com

No RP just yet. I've had a long last few days. Spent the last few days at my sister's house (and the only net access I had was at the library. Ugh). The Holidays aren't over yet!

Aliens: This ties back into my earlier comments about the relationship between humans to the fae and Gargoyles:

EVERYBODY HATES US HUMANS.

I'm serious! Aliens are always trying to wipe us out, the Gargs don't trust us (well excuse us, but you DO look like demons, regardless of how angelic you are), and the fae view us as inferior (c'mere and say that to my face you long eared, blue skinned freak! Yeah, you! Obie Ron Kenobi! I got an iron boot that's waiting to kick your ass!).

At least us humans have such badasses as James Tiberius Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard, Ripley, Will Smith, etc. That's right, alien scum! If you hit us humans, you'd better knock us down, otherwise your collective asses are ours!
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 11:36:58 PM
IP: cache-1.spg.webcache.erols.net

Hello.
Spike : Nice teaser. I like when Richard is in the stories.
He's one of my favorite characters.
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 11:03:57 PM
IP: 167-111-17.ipt.aol.com

**RP!!**

**The screen lights up to reveal Coyote tapping his foot in the lobby of the La Posada hotel impatiently. Doug comes up behind him.**

<"What's up?">

Oh, hi Doug. I'm waiting for Jason and Buick to bring the tank back from Mexico. I sincerely hope I don't have to go down there to get them.

<"Oh yeah, I almost forgot, while you were talking with Maria, you got a couple of phone calls ... your uncle George wants you to call him as long as you're in NM ...">

Oh boy ... I didn't tell you guys that him and my mom aren't exactly on the best of terms ...

<"Don't worry about it. The other one was Jason. He said they're going to be late getting back, probably not until tomorrow.">

What? Why?

<"I guess Jason got an offer from some Mexican girl to spend New Year's in Matamoros, so him and Buick are headed that way.">

Uh ... huh. Annnyway ... let's make some replies.

**END RP FIRST HALF!**

Okay, the reason why I'm so happy is because while I was at the aforementioned library feeling miserable, the tech support guy from NC called and said all I needed to do was run the system restore CD I got with the unit. Boy do I feel *really* stupid now ...!
So anyway, all of the stuff I had before is now gone ... so I need to get all of it back, including my AOLIM access ... so I might wind up with a different handle there. I'll let you guys know when I have it ready.

Deuce: Yeah, it sucks. But I have my e-mail access back, though all of my previously saved messages are now GONE! *sob*

ED: Bad? Naah ... it's *my* luck, that's all.

Doug: Glad you liked it, despite it's seeming "filler-ness." But let's just say that there are some seemingly small things in the story which will become huge later. I won't tell them all to you ... and I might mislead on some ... but some things that might become important are:
Rosanna's gift (the necklace)
Bluestone and Jasper's conversation
Captain Walker's presence (glad you liked that scene, BTW)
Demona and Thorn's disagreement
and the snowball fight.
That should give ya something to chew on there ... ;)
Oh, while I'm thinking about it ... the next volume will be posted on December 31st, to coincide with what would be Elisa's 30th birthday.

Aliens attacking Earth: I always thought that it wasn't so much the fact that they attack Earth at all, but it's more along the lines of *when* they attack Earth being important. Every alien invasion I've ever written has involved a race coming upon Earth as their next stop in a swath of destruction. True, this was introduced as a concept long ago (and perfected in ID4), but I've written two alien races (including the Rokkans) who work along similar principles.

Robby: Wish me luck getting IM back ... probably wind up with a different handle, so if you see someone with a bad version of my regular handle IM'ing you, it's probably me.

Yooper: Nice choice ... second one to choose it, but it's okay.

Wilek: No, I didn't lose them, they're just unreadable. I still have the messages on the 386, but I've figured out that in order for me to get them to the Win95 machine, I have to send them to myself.

Spike: You and your teasers ... ;)

Well, I believe that's all I have to say ...

**RESUME RP!!**

**The doors swing open and suddenly the Gearhead enters the hotel lobby, lipstick all over his face. He's wearing a very silly expression on his face.**

Dude, what happened?

<"Uh ... you remember your ex?">

Yeah. **slaps forehead** You didn't ...

<"Yep." **giggle**>

Oh lordy ... come on, let's get you cleaned up.

**Coyote and the Gearhead stagger together up the stairs of the hotel as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the MUCH HAPPIER Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 10:46:04 PM
IP: modem50.i-is.com

*THe pointer of a Ouija board begins spelling out the following message*

Tim Phipps: Your opinion is as valid as anyone's. As far as sticking to the master plan though, the TGS crew doesn't stick to it dogmatically. I'd be willing to lay a bet that Greg Weisman had NO PLANS WHATSOEVER for an Unseelie Court. And their existence is certainly something that's pretty friggin' big. IN addition, some things TGS stuck to their version and not Greg's. Greg wanted to name Brook's mate Katana, their kids would be 13-human-years male Nashville and 3 human years Tachi. But TGS opted to stick with the name SATA and the twins they'd invented.

*The Ouija board begins spelling out, "WRITE MORE FIC ABOUT WAGNER* and Stormy rolls her eyes.
Stormy - [In PEI WITH WHITBOURNE!!!]
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 10:06:52 PM
IP: chtw04-41.pei.sympatico.ca

Steel Clan> I think the new and improwed steel clan was a sucsess. They were not to super-tech but smart enough to be a real change. As for the US military I think the use for them would be scouting and ground asaulting key targets before the rest of the army goes in. Like air defense stations while they're fully operational and the risk factor is greatest....but no risk of human casualties.

Doug> ER...what does it take to join the RP..as in how often has one to post to be active and what are the 'rules', and how strict are they, if any, as for a carachter...what is allowed.....?
Frodo
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 08:51:09 PM
IP: ras108.vortex.is

**evil laugh**
Spike
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 08:27:53 PM
IP: dal-as2-1002.cmpu.net

Angela smiled, but her brow was twisted -- in concern, in worry � he couldn�t tell. "And Richard? Be careful. There�s a lot of strangeness going on."
He laughed. "Hey, this is New York City. Strange is a way of life here."

Find out how strange life is about to become for Richard Harrison in "When The Bough Breaks" -- coming in late January.

Spike
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 08:25:55 PM
IP: dal-as2-1002.cmpu.net

**RP! FINALLY, AFTER SO LONG... :p **

[When we last left the Dark Star, Wilek, Miriam, Jake, Teri, Anoth, Forfexx, Raoul, SJ, Frankie, Dark Mage Wilek, the Doom Commandoes, the vampire eagles, and Kari were watching as the station's five Eclipse-class Star Destroyers moved into position to terminate Area 51 with extreme prejudice (sp?). Wilek: "Let's get to a window, everyone; this is gonna be one big light show. Ravyn and Theresa will even be able to see it from their houses in AZ and NM." Everyone goes to a viewport, watching the massive black ships getting ready to fire...then someone at one of the bridge's sensor monitors calls Wilek over to his station and tells him to look at something. Wilek looks peplexed for a moment, then concerned. Wilek: "Agent Rho, Administrator, abort the attack! Rho, I need to see you in your office! Now!"]

**PAUSE RP!**

Coyote> AAAACCCCKKKK!!!! Man, what are the chances of all that snot happening to you in one single day?! (Um, you lost all your WCC e-mails? I hope you won't be needing mine; I got a new machine recently and I don't have my old EM messages anymore...)

**REUNIONS SPOILERS**

As for the garglike robots implying that Davy has something to do with the real clan, he could always claim he's capitolizing on real gargs' intimidating reputation. Hey, I seem to remember someone in one of the CR's having a creativity demon about ColdSteel taking control of the Steel Clan. More Gargs collective subconscious?

**END SPOILERS**

So many alien races wanting Earth? Well, in the excellent Dark Seed PC game series, the Ancients--the enemy aliens du jour--want Earth because they've decimated most of the planets in their universe and there aren't too many suitable ones left.

Doug> Welcome back! You've been in the world of the sane for far too long. :p Anansi? Hmm...I'm inclined to agree with your comments about high technology. I've got things in my ficverse set up so that virtually any technology you can think of is possible. Of course, things are also set up so that a Gargs/Star Wars/Legend Of Zelda crossover could be pulled off if I'm willing to work *really* hard at it (yes I'm insane)...<<even if it did feel like filler>> Here we go again...play nice, you two...

Yooper_99> I don't object to your pic at all. Hm...I don't know much about politics, which is OK since my town won't really be involved in the stories I'm doing. I'll keep your advice in mind though; thanks!

Pointless little thought> SJ, do you have any really young relatives named Gideon? In the PC game Blood 2: The Chosen, which takes place in the year 2028, there's some dialog between the player character Caleb and the main villain, Gideon, as well as an intro monologue by the latter. I think that man's last name is Sevarius; play the game and you'll know *exactly* what I mean. An excerpt from Gid's speech: "We are the Cabal. I am Gideon, its sinister *genius* leader..." Full-on Sevarius attitude if I've ever heard it.

**RESUME RP!**

[In the Dark Star commander's office...Rho: "What's wrong?" Wilek: "That sensor tech showed me that A51's gravimetric and photic sonar readings are skewed way downward from the last time you scanned it." Rho: "So there's not as much mass there as there was before--" Wilek: "--which means they've evacuated the base." Rho: "Are you sure? There are a lot of other explanations." Wilek: "Are there? It's *really* hard to hide anything from those types of sensors, and there'd be no point to it since they know that we know they're there. And there's no reason they would have evacuated unless they knew we were going to do this. Agent Rho, we have a spy on board."]

**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 07:53:56 PM
IP: tnt-1-148-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Sorry about the 2X post

If anyone objects to my pic, plz tell me!
Yooper_99
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 07:08:09 PM
IP: hbt1-238.up.net

Wilek: If you're looking for something close to reality, make your town conservative and Democrat. :-)
Yooper_99 - [jwprusi@up.net]
Michigan
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 07:06:35 PM
IP: hbt1-238.up.net

Doug: Thanks! :) Well, those lines'd be funny in just about anywhere methinks, though I don't read the RP (never can keep track and don't even try now) so it still makes little difference. Still I can just imagine the Madoc/Maeve (Blackadder/Baldrich) "Cunning Plan" exchange with those two.

Steve: Heh� I was never good at Maths anyway! ;) Although I could have sworn it was 10 & 10� ah, well� thanks for the correction! ^_^
ED
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 05:37:27 PM
IP: p28-coot-gui.tch.virgin.net

Coyote- Ouch, bad day... I was wondering where you were yesterday, I guess now I know... Good luck in getting things back together soon.

Argent- Immpossible anime hairstyles... Well, coloring comes from the fact that odd colors are flashy. If you're refferring to style... Well, strange hair styles are funner to draw, or indicative of an alien type creature... You should see some of the psycho hairstyles my characters have...

Xanatos' tech- Well, I have to agree, the fact that the steel clan looks like gargs will probably be assumed influenced from the "newly discovered" creatures... And exo-armor is not better in every aspect compared to the l steel clan... Because exo-armor requires a wearer. And that not only puts the wearer in danger, but it can also lead to some nasty corruption possibilities. (An episode of the Superman animated series dealt with this...) Whereas the steel clan is just about as expensive to produce, but without as many risks, especially now that they're getting smarter... Both exo-frame and steel clan have their advantages and disadvantages. Besides, I imagine despite Xanatos' reform, he still enjoys being one of the only humans who can go toe to toe with Goliath if he feels like it...

Doug- Thou hath returned! And with RP... I guess the room is gonna start hitting 400K again...

***SPOILER TALK??? ***

Broadway and Angela- As I understand the garg. mating process, egg gestation is half a year to a year, its laid, and then spends the next ten years growing. So now that the two have agreed to mate, (mind you, they're only engaged at the moment, they may not actually get around to mating for the next ten years...) Angela has to get in synch with the other females of the clan... And since the only one at the moment is Sata... Ah, this is mostly rambling I think...

ALIENS ATTACKING THE EARTH- I once wrote a paper on villains always losing, and one of the points that came up is why aliens attacked the Earth in so many different stories... I don't have it now, but the basic premise is simple. Aliens ENJOY fighting inferior creatures and losing. In much the same way a group of thugs will attack Bruce Lee one by one, even though they outnumber him. They enjoy getting bones broken... Its one of the constants of writing, Badguys ENJOY having the hero to win. Why else do they attack the hero using SLOW moving lasers with a clear off switch nearbye, and then leave the room? Or explain their plans in detail? In fact, one of my villains really typifies this, to the point that he knows it, and constantly tries to lose, but usually ends up winning...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 05:13:50 PM
IP: spider-ta071.proxy.aol.com

ED > I think your egg math is a little off. According to Greg, it takes ten years for a gargoyle egg to *hatch* once it's laid. The gestation period is only 6 months to a year. (Can you imagine carrying one of those things for ten years? Ouch.) So if Angela & Broadway's egg was laid in 2008, it would have been conceived in 2007-2008 and would hatch in 2018. Hmm, lemme take a trip back to the archives and check this one out.
Steve Gooch - [Erebus642@aol.com]
Malverne, NY, USA
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 03:24:46 PM
IP: spider-pa081.proxy.aol.com

**RP ALERT**

The RP screen flickers on, after a long time of sitting there dead. Doug and Jammer have been joined in the Onslaught's cab by Lathrop (through a teleport spell) and the three are destroying the Masked Lich's undead legions with magic, plasma blasts, and the truck's laser cannons and electrified outer skin. So far, about half the force is down, but there seems no end to them. "Let's get out of here!" Doug shouts to Lathrop, who creates a big portal in front of the truck with his staff. Jammer drives through it, and tosses a small satchel covered with nuclear symbols into the portal behind. Lathrop then closes the portal, hoping the nuke takes out the rest of the undead. (In fact, it does, but the Masked Lich survives. He roars in anger and teleports back to his lair.) The Ravens and those with them breathe sighs of relief at getting out of that one, and start heading on to Santa Fe. Doug turns to face the CR.

**PAUSE RP**

Hey everyone! I'm back!! Though I am on AOL right now instead of Sprynet, due to me not going back to Austin till tomorrow. (Flight got delayed.)

But I did say the RP would resume today, so now it has. Let's have fun with it once again, people!

Xmas Experiences: I had a good holiday season, even if there were a million annoying relatives here. Got Baldur's Gate, Xenogears, a microwave, some books, and some CDs. Good Christmas, but I can't wait to get back to Austin for the New Year.

We also attended a midnight mass at the church and heard a story about some sentient spider saving Baby Jesus and his family from Herod's troops by hiding them with a web. I bet it was Anansi.

**EPISODE SPOILERS**

Episode Comments: Liked Reunions a lot, especially what was done with Broadway and Angela, as well as the Cold Trio. I hope to see more of them soon. The new and improved Steelclan was very cool. Every other character was also developed well, especially Demona and Lex. Good job, Brian and Steve!

Double Take wasn't as good, though. I didn't find myself able to laugh at the jokes or appreciate any of the character development. Maybe that's cause I thought the Alex-gets-kidnapped episode was going to involve the four Tricksters and Unseelie Court. :( I also thought Demona and Puck were slightly out of character. Thailog also has a lot that needs to be explained about his character, if that was him. Like why are all those humans working for a gargoyle and trusting him? And where'd he get a new lot of cash? All in all, I didn't really like this episode that much. Oh well, at least the pics were nice.

**END EPISODE SPOILERS, BEGIN ONES FOR COYOTE'S LATEST**

Coyote: Nice job on "So this is Christmas" even if it did feel like filler and is based around a song I really don't like. But then, I hate Christmas music, especially when the radio stations get full of it on the holidays. :( But good job, I liked what you did with Rosanna, Demona, Captain Walker, and Thorn.

**SPOILERS END**

Christine: Read Cats and Dogs, liked it. Even if it was twisted in some places and you killed off my favorite Pack member. Keep up the good work.

Green Baron: Kick Larry Flynt's ass an extra time for me please. I too despise what he did to Livingston, a guy I thought had great speaker potential. Of course, it's not just Flynt, but also the jerk Republican Religious Right who are the reason behind him bowing out. :(

Babysitter for Alex: They could leave him with his sister Rachel if it was my fanfic universe. Oh wait, Alex would probably be ticked off to be under the supervision of someone genetically older but chronogically younger than him. Maybe I ought to write this idea into fanfic.

Robby and Heather: You guys are in a relationship with each other? Great! I'm so glad Kitainia and I are no longer the only couple that both regularly post in here. And that the CR has inspired love. Good luck together, I wish you nothing but lying, cheating, and stealing. (In the Stephen Sobotka fanfic way, of course!)

U2: I too enjoy their music, especially the best of 80s CD. Can't wait for the best of 90s one.

$ SJ, Ed: Great skits. I laughed at them both. So, SJ, what did Santa bring you? And Ed, I've got to use those Blackadder lines in the RP later. <grin> $

Welcome to all newcomers. Feel free to join our RP saga now that the break is over. Prepare to kiss your sanity goodbye.

Technology: I think it's okay to have high techno stuff as long as a layman can understand what it is. Doesn't matter if it's based on real life stuff or not. That's all I'm gonna say about that.

Someone's going to do a Robby and Heather pic? That's interesting. I wonder if anyone would be interested in doing one of me and Kitainia's RP alter-egos. E-mail me if you're interested, please.

The Star System: I don't like it either. I think some people are using ratings as a substitute for feedback, and we authors value the latter so much more.

That's all for now, later ppl!

**RP AGAIN**

The truck drives on, delivering the group to Santa Fe. There, they spend Christmas with Lathrop and his family. His wife Ruth cooks a very nice dinner they all enjoy, and Doug and Jammer defeat Lathrop's two sons in a snowball fight. Coyote also gets to know Lathrop's daughter Maria (you may take this thread and character however you want, Coyote, hope you don't mind). On the 27th, the group's wayward members return and everyone in the Ravens is back together. All report they had a good Christmas. Doug notices someone missing and asks Kitainia, "Where'd Methos go?" "He and Stephanie got in a fight over him spending time with a really old girlfriend. She took Methos's head." "Oh boy," Doug sighs in exasperation. "I think I'll miss the guy." The Ravens all decide to spend some time in Santa Fe for a while, including staying for the New Year. They plan to hang out at the La Posada Hotel's party room New Year's Eve. Nothing much else is happening in the RP right now. However, on the outskirts of Santa Fe, several large vans with Remnant insiginia and banners suddenly drive over the horizon and head for town. Looks like there may be some action soon. The screen fades out, to be continued.

**END RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 02:58:08 PM
IP: spider-tp042.proxy.aol.com

Robby: OK, thanks! While you�re in a mathematical mood, would you mind working out which day/time it�ll be in England? :)

Tim Phillips: Well Greg would have had Angela laying an egg in 2008, so in 1998 it would have been conceived. It�s not really that fast! 2 years is a fair old time. And in a way it is lack of options, but Greg�s always been adamant that gargoyles mate for life. So it really doesn�t matter.

Argent: Now if only the TGS crew would do more with them? *laughs* (not telling who �them� are so I don�t need spoilers :)). 'They' only just came in. Well, two of 'them' have joined the clan so there should be!

Coyote: Wow� that *is* bad luck.

Aaron: I�ve got the whole thing. Although in the past I�ve occasionally had probs. Best you can do is return another time. :)
ED - [ed.reynolds@virgin.net]
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 02:10:46 PM
IP: p34-canary-gui.tch.virgin.net

** The shattered pieces of Deuce's head reform, and leap back onto his neck. ** Whoa. I didn't know I could do that.

*** MORE "REUNION" SPOILERS, AS WELL AS A VERY POINTLESS RAMBLE I NEED TO GET OUT! DUCK AND COVER! ***

TIM> Besides the fact that you IGNORED THE SPOILER WARNINGS, there is no way in hell "Armageddon" could have happened. I watched it last night, acutally, and spent the whole movie MSTing it, and pointing out every single nitpicked scientific inaccuracy. Science in TGS is remotely believable, and you KNOW the military already has huge robot-type things hidden away somewhere, along with the alien corpses and top-secret spaceships. :-) As for Broadway and Angela getting married, I don't agree with the "lack of options" bit. She, in theory, has Lex, Broadway, pre-Out-Of-Joint Brooklyn (who she could have picked), and all the males on Avalon. She obviously chose Broadway out of a geniune attraction (not as unbelievable as it might seem, he is a nice guy), and they are a cute couple.

*** SPOILERS AND RANT END. CLIMB OUT FROM UNDER THE TABLE. ***

STEVE re: GARGOYLE DESIGN> Gargoyles have really been in the public eye lately (in TGS), so they may just think XCG and NightStone are cashing in on this.

COYOTE> Aw, man, I'm sorry. May I suggest a temporary Hotmail or Yahoo account for e-mail in the interim? I wish I could do more to help.

AARON re: EXO-ARMOUR> I agree. I was actually thinking that for most of "Reunions": Where IS the armour? Wouldn't that work better?

** Deuce leaves, mopping up residual blood, brain tissue, and other stuff from his superlogic-induced explosion. **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 01:42:17 PM
IP: ppp0195.connect.ab.ca

I think the military should forget buying the robots and get some of the exo-armor instead. The best of both worlds.
Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
S.A., TX, TX
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 01:32:33 PM
IP: ppp-60.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Couldn't let this one go by.

Argent wrote: "#2- We live on a tiny, back-water planet on the edge of one of the smaller galaxies. Why in the STARS are there so many alien forces out to get us?"

Well, in most fictions, there aren't "so many" -- there's only the one alien race, sometimes here for the most absurd reasons. My personal fave absurd reason? Coming to Earth to steal _water_. Cruising right past Saturn's rings, where the water comes prepackaged and nobody is shooting back at you. (Not saying where that one's from; thems as knows, knows.) Some better reasons? Colonization, as in Clarke's Martians or Niven's Fithp. Hey, maybe they _want_ a little backwater planet, out of the hustle-n-bustle of the more densely populated Coreward worlds. Or on a smaller scale, the "Men In Black" aliens, who are individuals just looking for a quiet place to live. Or even the straight-out slash-and-burn tactics of the Locusts in "Independence Day" make _some_ sense; they've come to Earth because it was the way they were going, and we weren't the first place they've trashed.
The point is, very seldom does any one fictional universe have _more than one_ alien race trying to attack the Earth.
(...And wouldn't _that_ make an interesting story!)
Batya "The Toon" Levin
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 01:28:11 PM
IP: 72.new-york-38-39rs.ny.dial-access.att.net

Is anybody besides me having a problem with "Reunions"? I don't mean the story line, (although, doesn't submitting the Steel Clan to the US military sort of implicate Xanatos in all the stuff they did?) It's just that what I got quits in mid-sentence on page 20.
Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
S.A., TX, TX
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 01:27:04 PM
IP: ppp-60.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Tim Phipps re military applications of the Steel Clan: Howzabout scouting flights?
Or then again,let the Army use the Clan. Think of it ... an entire infantry of one-man armies to wage a ground war the likes that no one has ever seen before! I can tell ya one thing ... if the US Army had the Steel Clan during Desert Storm, the ground war wouldn't have lasted 24 hours. Those things are such concentrated self-contained vehicles of destruction, they would have had the Iraqis running for mommy in about 15 minutes.

But I digress. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 11:52:10 AM
IP: 199.179.13.6

**Coyote walks into the room. He looks like a broken men.**

Hi all. Well, let's see exactly what's happened and why I'm posting from a library computer ... let's just say yesterday I had the mother of all suck days.
It started innocently enough ...couldn't find my paycheck. We tore the living room completely apart for about five hours ... then my mother came home, lifted up a bag and found it.
It then proceeded to get worse from there.
I tried downloading another driver for my non-operational scanner ... didn't work.
I installed my Zip drive and tried to import my WCC messages ... turns out they're unreadable.
And then, to top everything off ... a pile of disks falls off the desk at just the right trajectory to hit the switch on my power strip, shutting off the computer in mid-session.
But it didn't end there ... when I tried to start back up, I discovered that I couldn't run the damn machine because something had corrupted the driver initialization routines!! That's why I'm at the library ... I have no modem driver.
Oh sure, I still have the old machine, but I have no place to set it up near the phone line. So much for e-mail. Also so much for IM,too(it's on the new machine.)
*sigh* I hope you don't mind my saying this ... but everything that has happened to me this month has been horrific on top of crappy. And last night was the last straw. I finally wound up in bed, crying ... and wouldn't you know it, I started feeling a bit better.
Oh sure, I still have a machine down (and there's no way in hell I'm going to be able to get it to North Carolina to have it fixed under warranty), but at least I can still talk to you folks this way. And for that, I am eternally grateful.
Thank you. The RANT has ended. Hopefully I can get a machine up so that I can post on-topic next time.

**Coyote leaves.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 11:22:20 AM
IP: 199.179.13.6

About my earlier comment about Angela and Broadway's relationship: I know that I'm not an expert on relationships, but having bullets practically whizzing by your head, being wanted by the police, and having psychotic parents/in-laws among other things, how could anyone form a serious relationship? I know that in Greg Weiseman's master plan that they get togther and have three kids, but the first egg won't be laid untill 2008. Alot of things could happen, ie, other relationships, public reaction to the clan, what's to become of Lexinton, excetra.

Personally, I'm not particualry thrilled with Greg's Master Plan. The story arc is good but it takes away some of the fun when trying to guess what's going to happen in the long term. It's probably also why The Gargoyles Saga isn't meeting it's potential. The writers are too busy making sure that the series sticks to the master plan that they aren't being as creative as they could be. What I'd like to see is an event so big that it throws most of the master plan out the window and even change Brooklyn expectations of the future. Besides, didn't Mr. Wiesman say that the master plan was flexible?

Wilek> It's nice to hear from a fellow tech nut. All I'm really saying is that if you write a story that allegedly uses real theoritical science you should at least cite where you got the information and and a better explanation about it. Otherwise it comes off as made-up techno-babble. I read about all of these amazing devices that are supposed to based on real technology but I can't find any information.

According to "Leatherneck" magazine and other military personnel that I have talked with, human infantry will probably be around forever, Even though artificial intelligences are complex, thay aren't capable of adapting to fluid situations such as combat. They may make excellent sentries or ordinance disposal(disarming landmines and terrorist bombs, or safely detonating warheads). Besides, alot of people would be out of jobs.
And robots can't fight with the same kind of inititive that humans have.

Reccommended Reading: Aliens: Colonial Marine Technical Manual.
Tim Phipps
Iowa , United States
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 10:57:00 AM
IP: s14-onawa.pionet.net

***SPOILERSPOILERSPOILER***
Alright! I was wondering when the Coldtrio was going to show up again. Now if only TGS would do more with them.
Nice scene with Goliath and Elisa, but it seems more and more like they're turning into backround characters...
Flashback in a Flashback- didn't bother me too much, but I was more interested in the Avalon Gargoyles then really thinking about it. (Better get off that subject before MY head explodes!)
The remark on the cold- Oh great, now THAT'S going to make me feel better about this freaky weather!
As for Angela and Broadway, all I can say is it's about time!

But I could see 'Reunions' as being two plotlines instead of one.
Nice job anyway!
***YOU HAVE BEEN SPOILED***

***WARNING! RANDOM THOUGHT ALERT!***
Thought #1- What IS it with anime and impossible hairstyles?

#2- We live on a tiny, back-water planet on the edge of one of the smaller galaxies. Why in the STARS are there so many alien forces out to get us? (This is probably going to get some interesting posts.)
***THE AREA IS CLEAR (FOR NOW)***

Gotta Jet!
(Nine months until new 'Dark Ages' eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 10:31:33 AM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net

Tim > What would the US military want with Steel Clan robots? Probably some way to deflect funding inquisitions from the B-2 or the F-22. "Hey, GAO, so what if we're spending a billion dollars on one fighter squadron? Over here we're spending equally that much to replace an infantry platoon with robots!" :-)

Seriously, though. How well could one of those fair against any decent attack jet? I can imagine a so-called "interceptor robot" getting shredded by a Sidewinder. Stick to anti-personnel, *there's* something they'd be good at.

And I just have to wonder, didn't anyone see these gargoyle-inspired designs and get the *least* bit suspicious? Oh, well, you know generals and their toys. Blinded by technolgoy, images of defense contracts dancing in their heads.

Good episode, though. Better than a lot that I've read, though at times it seemed kind of long. Not to be so critical, but could anybody else see the two plot threads being developed into separate episodes? I know I could.

And the flashback thing? Eh... It didn't confuse me as much as it... bothered me. I dunno. Seemed like the flashback-within-a-flashback could've been reworked from the earliest point of view and proceeded from there so we wouldn't've had that second jump back. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20 and it's easy to criticize the work of others. Great ep, guys. lots of big action, which we don't get enough of these days.
Steve Gooch - [erebus642@aol.com]
Malverne, NY, USA
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 03:34:06 AM
IP: spider-pa073.proxy.aol.com

<>REUNIONS SPOILERS!<>

Todd: <I wonder if this will finally lay to rest the popular fan-myth about Angela and Gabriel being lovers. We'll see.>
Not if I can help it! :)

Tim Phipps: HEY! Lady Mystic and Myself were engaged about 9 months after we met. (The time being PURELY couincidence <SP!>). It was love, pure and simple.

<>END REUNIONS SPOILERS/COMMENTS<>

Ultra-Tech: Hey, you should see the entirely plausable (AND low cost) method I have for getting to Mars. All I need is a measly million dollars...
Fire Storm
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 03:22:41 AM
IP: dhcp156.visitus.net

8 OR 9 DAYS UNTIL TIMEDANCER SEASON 2!!! WOO HOO!

Deuce- Sorry I blew up your head. I just wanted to make it thourough, because I HAD explained before why I had two dates...

TO ANYONE READING THIS POST BEFORE MY PREVIOUS ONE!!! BE WARNED! I GIVE AN EXPLANATION IN MY PREVIOUS POST FOR WHY I HAVE TWO TIMEDANCER COUNTDOWNS THAT CAN CAUSE HEAD EXPLOSION! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! SIMPLER EXPLANATION HERE!

Hmm... Simpler explanation... The official release date for TD is the 7th. The story will probably be released on the 6th though. I'm accounting for both. If that's too complex still, um... Two dates because um... Timetravel messes with stuff. Yeah. That shouldn't blow any heads up!
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 02:53:17 AM
IP: spider-th083.proxy.aol.com

Hm, slow day. Would someone please clean up the shattered remnants of Deuce's head before Forfexx comes in and eats them? :P

Tim Phipps> Believe me, in the Gargs universe, the kind of ultratech seen in the latest TGS ep is entirely plausible. Of course, there's equally plausible stuff in my ficverse that puts the new 'bots to shame, and much of it is based on current ideas in theoretical science. (I know of a site that very eloquently defends the realism of the technology of Star Wars, and another that gives a very good biological explanation of the critters from Alien.) Besides, technology is capable of anything magic is. Owen himself said it best: "Energy is energy, whether manipulated by magic or science." Not an exact quote, but something awfully close. Cross-reference to Arthur C. Clarke: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." It's quite probable that that which we think of as 'magic' isn't supernatural at all, but simply an example of ultratech-level energy manipulation. Yes I'm a tech nut. :) You're entitled to your opinion, and I don't mean to criticize you; I was simply seizing an opportunity to babble about tech stuff. Thanks for putting up with me. :D
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 01:49:37 AM
IP: tnt-1-166-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

P.S. I didn't give my e-mail because I'd probably get a bunch of angry letters. If I wanted to be called an idiot, I'd talk to my parents.

Tim Phipps
Iowa, United States
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 12:42:56 AM
IP: s18-onawa.pionet.net

Reunions> The hearts of male Gargoyles fans are breaking all over the world tonight. Angela and Broadway are getting hitched! Personally, I think their relationship is going in the wrong direction. It's not that I have anything against her dating an obese guy(I've fought the "Battle of the Bulge" as well. I've been training to get in the USMC:). However, things are moving too fast. They've known each other for only about two years and now they're engaged? Is it true love or a lack of options?

Technical Backup> Another thing that I'm not particularly thrilled about is people making up ridiculous technology that has no basis in real life simply because it was convenient. I admit, that in a series like Gargoyles you have to give things the benefit of the doubt at times, however things are starting to get absurd. I've noticed in some fan-fic that include items from some big science
fiction movies.

This may be a conflict with some of my own personal taste in literature and film. I enjoy stories written by authors such as Michael Chrichton and Robin Cook. I also enjoy films made by James Cameron. All of these people have presented stories based on scientific or historical fact. As a critic of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said of Chrichton: 'he is a master at blending edge-of-the-chair adventure and a scientific seminar,educating his reader as he entertains them.' Some genuine research on behalf of the TGS writers could improve the "production quality" of
their stories. It makes stories more logical and makes the reader think it really could happen! Christine Morgan should be commended for her research on the balisk creatures.

Still not convinced? Remember "Kazaam"? Or "Paulie"? They really SUCKED! They were sillyand absurd(sp?), it could never happen.
But what about "Outbreak"? It frightened an entire
nation. It really COULD happen. The hard cold facts made people feel like it could happen in their own hometown. And there's the film "Saving Private Ryan". It really DID happen. Even fantasy films mixed with some scientific or historical basis can have a tremendous affect. "Independence Day"(with Brent Spiner woo-hooo!) and
"Armageddon" are such films. It was this mixture of science fiction and social commentary that attracted my attention to Gargoyles in the first place. I admit that not all sci-fi stories are all home runs, they're often as painful as hit-and runs. Like "Contact". I think Mr. Garrison said it best: "I sat through that film for two
hours to see the alien and it turned out to be her Goddamn father!"

Currently, I have been doing research for a Gargoyles techno/action fan-fic called "BioHazard" that should be out later this winter. I have been referring to teachers, medical, law enforcement, and military personnel forinformation(it's pretty convenient that my government teacher is a former Army Captain).

Uhh... What was I talking about again? Oh, yes.Gargoyles. Besides, what would the U.S. Armed Forces do with Steel Clan robots? Air support? Infantry? Motar catchers?

Anyway, I hope you don�t mind the criticism. Thank you for your time.
Tim Phipps
Iowa, United States
Tuesday, December 29, 1998 12:37:17 AM
IP: s18-onawa.pionet.net

** walks in, looks at Robby's logic, and his head explodes. **

:-)
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Monday, December 28, 1998 10:23:20 PM
IP: ppp113.connect.ab.ca

SPOILERS FOR REUNIONS

I realy liked the new Gargoyles episode. I am glad that the Coldtrio returend, and also that Gabriel returend. And that Coldstone and Coldfire know that Gabriel is their son. Also I am glad that Coldstone and Coldfire are going to stay with the clan for awhile.
During the end of the episode , Demona was shocked to see that her rookery sister Coldfire/Desdemona alive, but Demona ran off.
One more thing, Angela and Gabriel's rookery brother back on Avalon is named Edmund. I wondrer if Pricess Katharine named him after Brother Edmund?
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, u.s.a.
Monday, December 28, 1998 09:31:06 PM
IP: chil-ras3-3-cs-10.dial.bright.net

ED- The reason I have two dates for the Timedancer countdown is simple. The schedualed premiere is Thursday, January 7th. 10 days from now. However, since the stories have generally been released a few hours early the day before rather than at midnight, if falls to logic that the actual Timedancer premiere will be in the wee hours of the 6th, or depending on timezones, way earlier. Failing that, there is also the fact that some people count differently, and the actual day of occurance doesn't count for them. Hence, 2 seperate countdown days. One for the schedualed day, and one for all the little inconcistencies that can't be accounted for in advance. In fact, if I wanted to get real messy and count today as well, I could actually have THREE seperate countdown days, but I figured that since most people only visit the CR once a day, that would be a moot point.
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Monday, December 28, 1998 05:59:10 PM
IP: spider-tr023.proxy.aol.com

Robby: Why do you have 2 dates for Timedancer? o.0

Anyway�

Patrick: Good job ;) Although�

***NEW TGS EPISODE SPOILERS***

All right! Own up! Who wrote the teaser tag for that episode? If it was you, DumlaoX then you should be shot,with as much experience of doing it as you must have! It�s a catastrophe that in the entire TGS history can only be matched by the �THE RISING PART ONE� teaser date debacle�

�Good friends and old enemies meet once again.� ??

Firstly, friends is pretty positive so �good friends� sounds stupid. But many of the friends had never met for there to be an �again�! So it�s really just annoying if you ask me. Yes, this is sensationally stupid, but such things matter when you�re sad like me ;)

But away from such foolishness, and to the business at hand�

Forgetting the fact that in a couple of places the proofreader seems to have fallen asleep, this is truly great. I�m not sure it�s the best ever TGS ep (maybe�) but certainly it�s got the edge over everything so far this season (even THE SCOTTISH PLAY and BEGINNING AGAIN!). Any negative comments I really have are niggling but since DumlaoX demanded it, Owen�s speech was slightly over-stiff in places methinks (a common problem), I didn�t like some of what BW said in the scene that BW realised his error. This was mainly because I couldn�t imagine him saying some of the lines. And the thing that Coyote pointed out regarding flashbacks annoyed too� I don�t think it�s the first time a TGS ep has been thus plagued either (although I can�t think for the life of me where else right now). Finally, there were a range of new Avalon clan members added, and they never got to see enough plot to justify them entering in. Doing that confuses the audience, so unless it�s only one or two (not four or five) please don�t assign names. That�s really all of what I can think of�

I can tell a great episode by high quality writing, and something showing development of characters and the like (eg. BEGINNING AGAIN). I can tell a sensational episode by something that really tugs at emotions and is sensational to boot (eg. THE SCOTTISH PLAY, REQUIEM). There is another kind of episode, and that�s the senses shattering, mind-bogglingly awe-inspiring episode that I can see played out in my mind to the finest detail, and that it really doesn�t matter too much where there are descriptive flaws because the quality of the effect given smooths such ripples. CONSEQUENCES managed it. REPRISALS gave me that effect. THE RISING PART ONE managed it. QUEST�S END did it. So did this. I could just see the animation effects similar to those in HM3 as the clan and their steel counterparts did battle. I also could just imagine a scene just as though it was a TV episode captured in prose, Angela�s face throughout the episode, and the voices of the clan. This really is truly brilliant.

Anyway, once more my congratulations to everyone who worked on this episode. Things like this are what TGS was made for.
ED - [ed.reynolds@virgin.net]
London, England
Monday, December 28, 1998 03:15:42 PM
IP: p08-falcon-gui.tch.virgin.net

Greetings all! Hopefully I won't be stepping over a line here, but I have to reply a little to some of the comments on the new ep:

BANDO> The Reference to Mishima Heavy Industries. Heh! It's vague enough not to get caught by the general public, and It was my way of throwing in a little reference for all of us anime nuts.

Flashback in Flashback> I wasn't aware of this rule, and it seemed to fit well for me and the Edits staff... hmm.

The Globe> The Gift had to be magical, in my mind, and it was sugested that it be something to let Angela know that the Avalon Clan is alive and well. As to whether or not it's a true crystal ball . . . hmmm?

As for Gabriel delivering it in person instead of magically "FedExing" it . . . Consider this: You and your clan are at war with an evil Magic-wielding entity. You've got to watch out for anything magical or that smacks of magic that isn't benign. All of a sudden, an object reeking of magic just *POOF!* appears. Considering if Owen wasn't around, I would get rid of it just on principle. So, someone had to go and deliver the present, and Gabriel wouldn't ask anyone else to go where he wouldn't (he seemed to be that kind of guy to me), so . . .

ROBBY> Lex's Implants. Don't assume that because Lex has access to the Steel Clan specs that Madoc automatically does. After all, one would assume that after the debacle with Maddox, and the subsequent going over by Xanatos' techs, that they disabled or removed all of his listening devices.

Or did they?

At any rate, I'm glad everyone liked what me and Brian did so far. We've both got one more ep coming next year that we did, so speaking for myself, I hope we continue to get some positive comments.

Maintain and Check Six.

Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Monday, December 28, 1998 02:26:55 PM
IP: m82.ieway.com

*The sounds of clones screaming is echoing in the distance, followed by maniacal cackling that would make Hyena cringe.*

QUICKIES!!!

Coyote: Well, sir, I've only got one thing to say...no one is safe now...

*A gaggle of clones run in fear into the CR, followed by CLone Wars Eddie, weilding a Rokkan Devestator, grinning evilly.*

Thanx, bro! I love it!!! *tacks it up onto the Wall of Fame above her bed, which is getting mighty full.*

AND I STILL HAVE THIS DAMN COLD!!!

It really sucks when your boyfriend gets from your parents a sleeping bag ten times better than the one they gave you last Christmas...and they knew I needed a new one...le sigh...

*PTOOF!*
Cyrway - [amy@gcolor.com]
Monday, December 28, 1998 02:10:46 PM
IP: gcolor.com

I'm baaaaaaaack....

*** WARNING! DISJOINTED THOUGHTS/SPOILERS FROM "REUNIONS"! AVOID AT ALL COSTS! ***

Excellent episode! Action-packed, great character development. and it answered a few of my personal questions, too. Great job, guys!

I LOVED the way the Avalon clan was portrayed. Incredible. (And I liked Simon-Peter, too. Hehehe...). There was also some very good continuity, with Graeme's training of Nudnik actually paying off. I also loved Broadway being romantic; that made for a cute moment. And the "smarter" Steel Clan were a nice touch; I was kind of getting sick of robots with a IBM 8080 AI processor (I know, there's one in my basement).

Great lines: "Cybots and tri-legged tanks . . . sounds like something out of a Saturday morning cartoon!" "Does that happen often here in this city?" (Actually, yes.) "And you just live for normalcy, right?" "I'd shake hands with Trouble himself!" (Is that the gargoyle version of the devil?)

Demona still hangs around the castle?! Xanatos should get his security upgraded. At least she wasn't the antagonist this time. I actually felt sorry for her in the scene where she met Coldfire (shades of CoS!).

*** END SPOILERS. PUT YOUR BRAIN BACK TOGETHER. ***

Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Monday, December 28, 1998 01:34:33 PM
IP: dialin037.connect.ab.ca

(Walks in with an extremely satisfied look on face.)
Good morning everybody!
Oh man, I love TGS, but sometimes I HAVE to actually 'see' the Gargoyles in action. Thank the moon for videotapes! (Remember, I don't get Toon Disney. Grrrrr) Just saw 'Her Brother's Keeper' and 'Reawakenings' for the first time. It was so weird to see Jackal and Hyena as just humans.

COYOTE THE BANDO- Nope. The ' Wall' I'm thinking of is a high school band.
SEVARIUS JR.- That's it, Santa's skipping your whole block next Christmas!

Got some good presents for Christmas, I'll have to introduce you guys to some of them later.
(Picks up extra large snowball.) 'Scuse me, I gotta go teach my brother a lesson for making fun of Gargoyles during one of the more 'touching' (as he put it.) moments.

Later!
Argent
Ohio, USA
Monday, December 28, 1998 10:13:46 AM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net

* SPOILER COMMENT FOR "REUNIONS" *

I wonder if this will finally lay to rest the popular fan-myth about Angela and Gabriel being lovers. We'll see.

*SPOILER COMMENT ENDS *
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, December 28, 1998 07:32:19 AM
IP: pn2-ppp-69.primary.net

Hmm, something just came to me about something in this week's story...

*** SPECULATIONS AND SPOILERS FOR THIS WEEKS FIC ***

At the very end of the story, Lex agreed to help work on the steel clan upgrades, and it was agreed upon that he would be ideal because of his cybernetic implants. But I don't recall it ever being said that Madoc's little tricks in Lexington, (The feedback gained from him) were ever pulled. So if information can still be taken from Lex without his knowing it, as was the case when fighting the Unltra Pack in season one, it seems to me Lex's work on the Steel Clan will hurt more than hinder... Not only will Madoc have instant access to the design specs so that he'll have them himself, but he'll also know any and all weakness they may have, or at least, what their strengths aren't. Considering this, I do believe the Steel Clan shall prove QUITE innefective in the coming war...

Speaking of the coming war... What about that plot thread from the start of the season with a gargoyle and a human pair being the Unseelie's undoing? We still don't know if the pair is Goliath and Elisa, Lex and Liz, Demona and Elisa, Demona and Macbeth, Demona in human form and Goliath/Brooklyn... But then, I suppose that is a point that shouldn't be revealed until the time has come... Still, all of the above relationships need to be developed more...

*** END SPECULATIONS AND SPOILERS FOR THIS WEEKS FIC ***
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Monday, December 28, 1998 02:55:48 AM
IP: spider-tr023.proxy.aol.com

Special thanks to Coyote who posted for me earlier while my browser was down. (As it has been on a daily basis as of late.) And dude, going the extra mile in using my pic and text color... Above and beyond the call of duty. Thanks. When I turn legal, I'll get you that beer. Assuming either of us remembers this incident that far down the road...

9 OR 10 DAYS UNTIL TIMEDANCER SEASON TWO BEGINS!!! WE'RE DOWN TO THE SINGLE DIGITS!!! YESSSS!!!

*** SPOILERS FOR THIS WEEKS EPISODE ***

Well, I liked the actual story. It was well written and normal quality for the TGS, which is, quite good. Shame that it focused on the Coldtrio and Gabriel, none of who I like. Sure, I liked Coldstone himself and rooted for him to stay on the show, but when his split personalities broke off into Coldsteel and Coldfire, that was too much, and forver ruined the character for me. And Gabriel... I don't know,just always something about him that bothered me.

It was a good episode with its moments, but the main players just grated on me. Not the staff's fault, own personal character preference. Ah well, in 9 or 10 days, we'll start getting stories with Brooklyn and Sata every week, so that will probably satisfy any appetite I have for the characters I like best, and I won't be as critical against other characters I normally don't like, such as the cold trio and Gabriel.

*** END SPOILERS FOR THIS WEEKS FIC ***
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Monday, December 28, 1998 02:29:55 AM
IP: spider-tr023.proxy.aol.com

New Episode Stuff (But not spoilers): Sounds like this is a prime example of some people loving a epp while others all but hate it. Interesting.

<>NOW Episode Spoilers!<>

Ah... Poor Broadway... Lose your love to Gabriel, eh? Sounds familair! <FF EVIL GRIN!>

<>END EPISODE SPOILER!<>
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Monday, December 28, 1998 12:48:16 AM
IP: dhcp230.visitus.net

**SOME SPOILERS FOR CURRENT TGS EPISODE AHEAD**

After I finished reading this weeks episode, I turned on my TV and on Toon Disney was BROADWAY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD. Now I have to ask the TGS staff, is it a coincidence or is there a deep dark conspiracy going on? First we got a TGS Renard episode right as OUTFOXED was being shown, and now we get a Broadway/Angela episode as BROADWAY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD is being shown.

The episode itself was pretty good. Finally we got to see the Coldtrio. I did think that Coldsteel was overacting his part as a villian a bit, every time he spoke I somehow got a picture of Sevarious in my head. I also felt that Coldstone was too quick in accepting Gabriel as his son. He's thick headed enough that I felt he might hold out a while before giving in.

Also wouldn't it be a little dangerous for Xanatos to advertise his Steel Clan robots to outsiders? As was brought up, there are still some memories of the events of THE EDGE going around. Isn't it a little risky to even remotely connect himself to something like that?

I did love the Broadway/Angela plot. I also like that Coldstone and Coldfire will be sticking around for a while. I would have liked it more though if Ophelia would have joined Gabriel on his journey to Manhatten though. It would have felt more right although I can see why it wasn't done.

The weather manipulation that Madoc did fit in well also, but if he has that kind of power then why hasn't he made a more forceful move?

Finally I just can't wait to see what Demona's reaction will be to her daughter getting married. Especially if Angela insists on a human ceremony.

**END OF CURRENT TGS EPISODE SPOILERS**
Airwalker
Brooklyn, NY
Monday, December 28, 1998 12:42:36 AM
IP: 168.new-york-36-37rs.ny.dial-access.att.net

**SPOILERS AND CRITIQUES FOR "REUNIONS"**

Okay, DumlaoX, Coldstone, you asked us to be painfully honest, and it's time for it now. There were good points, and there were bad points about this week's ep. Let me go into some detail:

Good points:
Some of the pop culture references were nice (the IA names, and *especially* mentioning Mishima Heavy Industries ... I know for sure you got this one in, Stephen, you're the Nuku Nuku fan. :). The action quotient was very high, and the way Lexington is using his upgrades are very promising for future episodes. Not to mention myself nearly in tears when Broadway and Angela got engaged. YAY!!

Okay, enough good stuff, now on to the bad:
First off, I have to get this one out now ... in every writing manual I have ever seen dealing with fiction, there has been one rule regarding flashbacks that is always followed: never place a flashback in the middle of a flashback. It's confusing and disrupts the story too much. I had to skim through Angela's flashback to Avalon because it became too confusing and all-in-all stalling to the entire story.
Next ... Broadway's misconception that Angela had feelings for Gabriel. It just grated on me, is all, mainly because I've been in similar situations.
Next ... the Naming Day gift for Angela. Who came up with the idea of giving Angela what amounts to a crystal ball? It just ... didn't jive with me.
Next ... if they're so worried about the Unseelie, why is Titania allowing Gabriel to come to New York in the first place? She may be nicer than Oberon, but I would be of the opinion that I'd rather FedEx the gift rather than risk my neck in a warzone.
And finally ... the scene with Goliath and Elisa in the library, while pretty funny in itself, seemed too much like a scene out of "Three's Company." I have really bad memories of that show, so this didn't sit too well with me.

Okay, I have been painfully honest with you. Please do not aim that guillotine at me.

**END SPOILRS AND REVIEW OF "REUNIONS"**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:54:02 PM
IP: modem100.i-is.com

Sorry for the 2X post, but I just read the new ep and I MUST babble about it.

*****SPOILERS*****

What dare I say about this ep? Rogue battle machinery, the return of the Coldtrio, the Steel Clan finally seeing some action after spending months in a closet somewhere--I think I can safely say that this is my favorite TGS ep EVER. Strike that--it's my favorite Gargs ep, counting the 66 canon ones. If I were a better writer, this is the kind of thing I'd write. One small glitch in editing: In the paragraph ~"As the edges of the super-dense safety glass cooled, Coldstone strode forward confidently into the confines of the room. "The alarms are child's play, thanks to the 'tech-no-logy' in this metal body. It makes my efforts so much easier to complete!"~, you called Coldsteel Coldstone. Better fix it before too many ppl get confused. Oh, and the pic of the two new battle droids? It's the first TGS pic that I've saved permanently on my PC's hard disk. The writers and artists have every right to be very proud of themselves.

*****END SPOILERS*****
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:48:55 PM
IP: tnt-3-95-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

NUMBER TEN!!!!! Must go read new ep. now, bye...

D R A G O N S. . .
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:45:22 PM
IP: 167-89-189.ipt.aol.com

Here's the results of the poll right now at:
http://www.usaweekend.com/celebs/index.html

62% want to see Gargoyles move to the next round.
37% want to see Dr. Katz move to the next round.

Be sure to vote if you can and I hope Gargoyles wins! :)
Lee Ann Hamm - [lhamm@premier.net]
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:24:56 PM
IP: max1-26.eatel.net

Wilek< Welcome back! :) *reads comment about "this weird weather is especially creepy given that TGS has implied that
the Unseelie are responsible for doing something to Earth's weather... " *smiles to herself and chuckles under her breath* "Bwahahahahahaha..." ;)

Sixty-something percent?!? Shouldn't the voting for this week be over already?? *phew* "...we will fight them in the alleyways, we will never surrender!"
Carolynn Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:20:01 PM
IP: spider-wi051.proxy.aol.com

Ninth!

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:19:04 PM
IP: proxy-421.public.paix.webtv.net

This is being reposted because I don't think anyone saw this post before, since it was only up for a night before the clearing of the CR :)

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! *a huge truck backs up into the room, depositing two
huge candy canes in front of Todd and Coyote* Nice guesses, you two :)

*L* I'd feel sorry for the baby-sitter. *checking her crystal ball* But
you gotta admit, the future for psychiatrists are looking awfully bright
if a lot of baby-sitters start showing up at the Eyrie building.

Durid< I'm really sorry for the blow-up :( Just having something worked on so much
shooed off as a filler kinda pricked me. But to each his/her own in
matters of opinion (and even if our opinions were different, I still shouldn't have gotten snippy). I'm sorry :( Candy cane?

Todd< You mean, they'd chew the tree and play "Rip the Rag" with the
ornaments? We got an artificial tree last year, and our dogs only seem
to want to eat them even more. Maybe it's the plastic taste...

Heather< Make Robby really happy this Christmas: Slap a "First Class"
sticker to your eye and mail yourself to his house :) (But, if you want
to be more conventional, take a plane. But I think the first way's more
interesting :) ).

*gets in her imaginary Ferrari, revs the engine, and drives off into the
distance, the volume on her new Diskman turned up to Max, singing Alanis
Morisette all the way!* :)

Carolynn Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 11:06:48 PM
IP: spider-wi051.proxy.aol.com

ACK, WRONG COLOR!!!
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, December 27, 1998 10:33:12 PM
IP: tnt-2-46-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

I'm reposting what I posted a few hour ago since it was the last post so probably no one read it.

**BEGIN REPOST**

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ALL YOU CRZY GARGS PPL! :) I'm back! <group hug>

Heather> I've given Lady Foxglove's address below. Tell her Wilek sent ya...and bring her some tacos for Jerry. ;) BTW, I got Starship Creator for Christmas, and I can see why you like it so much. If I ever figure out how to translate Coyote's pic of me and Miriam into the proper format, I'll write us in as crew members...might do it for a few of you too...

Yooper_99> Where do I live in fanfic...Well, I've been thinking of creating a fictional town for that purpose, actually.

Kyryn> Blue norther? Hm, sounds interesting. You know, this weird weather is especially creepy given that TGS has implied that the Unseelie are responsible for doing something to Earth's weather...

I saw the new Double Take pics earlier and they are HILARIOUS! The Demmy pic is almost exactly how I imagined her! Great work!

SJ> Loved the mini-RP conclusion!

A mere mortal babysitter for Alex? Hm, Miriam could probably handle it...

You know, us voting against Dr. Katz is ironic: A few months ago, we were frantically voting FOR it so we wouldn't have to go up against Batman. I love a plot twist. (BTW, our next match, once we win this one, will be against either Ren & Stimpy or Beavis and Butthead. WE WILL ANNIHILATE! >:D ) Oh, and we're at sixty-something percent. GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!!!

See y'all tomorrow...
Wilek Nereus - [Fox7glove@aol.com]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 10:32:40 PM
IP: tnt-2-46-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Fifth!

And what Brian said last week about the new ep, please don't hold back . . . how did we do this time?

Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Sunday, December 27, 1998 10:28:47 PM
IP: m121.ieway.com

Im FOURTH or FIVTH.
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, u.s.a.
Sunday, December 27, 1998 10:19:01 PM
IP: chil-ras2-2-cs-17.dial.bright.net

THIRD!!

BTW, Robby: When you get legal, you owe me a beer. ;)
The REAL Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, December 27, 1998 10:13:18 PM
IP: modem100.i-is.com

**Coyote enters the room, unfolding a piece of paper and clearing his throat.**

Ahem ...

Dear room,
SECOND!
Sincerely, Robby.

Thank you.

**Coyote exits.**
Robby (by way of Coyote the Bando) - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 10:11:31 PM
IP: modem100.i-is.com

I'm #1 !
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Sunday, December 27, 1998 10:10:37 PM
IP: 174-221-241.ipt.aol.com

I've never done this before so here goes nothing...

Presenting this week's new TGS episode....

Good friends and old enemies meet once again.

Reunions

Written by Brian Dumlao and Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr.

Story Concept by Kathy Pogge.

Illustrations by Damocles and Mirai.

And don't forget to visit the story archive to check out the recently added pics for "Double Take."

PS - Yes, the room got cleared a bit early... us East Coast folks need our sleep. :)
Patrick Toman
Sunday, December 27, 1998 10:07:17 PM
IP: 170-141-180.ipt.aol.com