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FIRST!!!!!! HA! HA! HA! HA!!!! Must go read now...Bye...
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Monday, February 1, 1999 12:00:07 AM
IP: 212-230-142.ipt.aol.com

Traveler-I don't care if I get first... Just top ten... May the more alert poster win.
Robby
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:59:03 PM
IP: spider-tp044.proxy.aol.com

Robby, you've got competition. *hehehehehehe*
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:57:56 PM
IP: 212-230-142.ipt.aol.com

Five minutes to midnight...
Robby
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:54:26 PM
IP: spider-tp044.proxy.aol.com

Hmm... I liked it better when the room cleared six hours early instead of at the last minute...
Robby
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:47:39 PM
IP: spider-tp044.proxy.aol.com

Random Quote: "Fools laugh at the Latin language." - Ovid
Blue Caeru
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:40:00 PM
IP: ppp-09-ts6.nerdc.ufl.edu

a three hour tour... a three hour tour...
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:39:22 PM
IP: spider-tp044.proxy.aol.com

Darn it. The Falcolns lost. Argh.

"Good Omens": Terry Gilliam. Yeah, that was the guy. (A friend of mine had an ex whose name was *amazingly* similiar, first name starts with a "T", last name is the same but for one letter, so I was afraid to say the name should I say the wrong one.)

WARNING, LONG HAPPY POST!
<g> Today is a happy day. There was a meeting at work (I work at my college's computing center--Front Desk, Help Desk, Imaging, and Dorm Networking. Yes, I am becoming a computer geek) where we got our schedules for the semester. After the meeting, I asked Nick, Front Desk boss, how the job search was going for a new Mary, who had been my Imaging boss but who quit. Since she quit (and half of the full-time people in one fail swoop last semester because none of them could stand *their* new boss), the executive decison was made to parcel out her work to Nick and to another full-time staffer named Susan. Neither of them know much about the actual running of the Imaging Labs. I've been Bay Managing (ie, fixing the Imaging computers, installing software, cleaning out files, etc) for the last semester and I'm more or less the senior Op (Student Operator) and considered the one who knows the most--I've trained new Imaging Ops and taught classes on Photoshop for other students. Anyway, the upshot is that Nick and Susan both are already overworked because of the full-time staff shortages and realize I know a lot about the actual working and functioning of the Imaging Lab. So they're considering giving me even more responsibility for the lab, upping my semster stipend for Bay Managing from $200 to higher, and changing my title to something far more resume-happy. I'm supposed to meet with Nick sometime soon to figure all this out, but he's pretty sure they'll be able to get me more money, all for something I would have done anyway!

jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:31:01 PM
IP: pemw-83.brynmawr.edu

*Sigh* Server crashes, accidentally displace my boot files and keep DOS from booting. Err ... not only do I have to go the the lab, but I have to grovel to the Techy room to get them to hook my Laptop to their machines so I can put the file back ... er ... Can only think of that ST:TNG ep. where the aliens kidnap Geordie ... 'Make our ship go ...' *Sigh*

Anyway the RP Equivelant of my weekend.

** Dust was disolving into night as he made his way from the river cusp to the next passage near the Eastern caves in what had originally been the Abbey Quarry until the stone supply had run dry. The cold winter air froze the forester's breath as drew his green cloak about him and progressed, his eyes scanning the shyline for more raiders ...
Senses alert, his nose and ears soon alerted him to creatures alien in the area ... a dog-creature had marked this territory recently ... a ~large~ critter, with a tainted smell to it ... a rider. The faint howl in the distance betrayed final proof that warg-riders were abroad. He sighed heavily before he broke into the run, schooling his body to betray no scent of fear. This was the price for living in the boarder provinces, I suppose.
The answering calls caught him entirely off guard, however. He could not help but start and drop into a crouch, white knuckling his blade as the howls rose from not fifty feet away. He paused, silent for a long moment, praying for the wind to be still, but he was no druid. As if O'Toole's corralary to Murphy's Law needed to assert itself, the wind pick up a light breeze, carrying his sent towards the wolf-riders. As the breeze picked up, Kaioto lept forth like a cheetah and took off as fast as he could at a pitched run.
It was perhaps a few hundred yards to the old quarry. If he was lucky, his head start would hold long enough for him to make the descent before they could find him. If not ... - A new tone took to the air from the warg-calls and a grutal horn split the air. - To bad that last thought had no ending.
The cliffside came up rather fast, but so were the sounds of pursuit. He peared down, perhaps sixty feet down, a few scattered trees and a lot of sharp rocks. He could start down the sheer face, where the warg's couldn't follow, but should even one of the Giak riders produce a bow or even a sling ... That was a risk that he couldn't afford.
Kaioto drew his sword and moved to the woods fringe where his trail ended and bent the nearest thick tree branch back about the tree ... **END RP**

Kristina: Loved LW. Loved the maps especially.

Xena: I'd have to say this quite simply. I pray I never have the responcibility of making that choice. If I were forced to choose between changing humanity and dying myself, I would hope I'd have the courage to die. I think it is a cardinal violation of the spirit to take away the choice factor in the way humans choose (or choose not to choose) to lead their lives. If I could change anything, it would be to insure that everyone was born with the same fundamental physical and mental abilities, that no one was born cruelly handicapped. Still, that is a thin line I'm deeply frightened to cross. I understand very little about God, but I know enought to understand that I assuredly do not want any greater part of that job than a normal human has.

Complaints: Hey, I read as much as I can whenever possible. I deal. It isn't easy, but I like the company. As for lives, what are the other dinzens of my dorms doing at this point? Likely the majority are finishing off the tail end of some alcoholic drink and engaging in the amazingly moving social interaction of 'Dude, what'd wan'na do?' 'I dun'no. What do you want to do?' 'Dude, I don't know. That's why I asked you.' 'Oh ... so what'd we do then' 'I dun'no ... I need another drink ...' So is the glory of college life, eh? The few people who actually leave campus on a night ... I just don't feel like choking on smoke, standing around being the only guy not drinking, and listening to dance-remix hip-hop crap running at 200 decibles ... That ain't my bag baby ... All in all, I'd rather read through some mildly entertaining RP, a few moving intellectual discussions, and a pile of entertaining stuff just strewn about ... beats actually doing course work ... :) As for long posts. Wouldn't it be just as bad if everyone posted short but there were twice as many people? I say, write away. The more thoughts are voiced without one person dominating everything, the better.

Tenete Lucem semper in memoria.

Thought for the day: 'Latin is a dead language/ As dead as dead can be/ It killed the ancient Romans/ And now it's killing me ...'
Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:07:37 PM
IP: 141.133.117.47

Sevarius > Would that "The Mummy" commercial be for a movie based on the Anne Rice book by the name? That would be so cool. They need to do The Vampire Lestat soon, but take enough time to make it as great as the book and Interview.

football > Can't stand it. I despise it. It's a gift strait from the devil. Read Friday Night Lights if you doubt that. I live in the town tht book was written about (Odessa, Texas). It's rediculous, it's sad, and I want to take a .45 to school and shoot anyone on the team.

The caffine is seeping into my blood stream now. I need to go drill a hole in my head so I can forget a 216 digit number that is actually the true name of God.
Ordell - [jwaltrip@cableone.net]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 10:56:52 PM
IP: ppp-107.ode.cableone.net

Jewel: I thought I heard of a Good Omens pic. Wait a minute--"one of those guys from Monty Python"? Could it be....Terry Gilliam?? One can only pray!
As for the Sandman movie.....Jon Peters (the man who ruined the new Superman franchise as well) will rot in hell for all eternity. That is a promise.

Superbowl: YEAH!!! BRONCOS WIN!!!!
Sorry Falcons fans, I'm just a big Denver fan! And I love John Elway, it's gonna be a shame to see him retire.
Doug: I agree about the pre-game shows. I love football, but even I can't take SIX HOURS of pregame hype.

Superbowl Commercials: Some were pretty good. I liked the "Louie" (the Budweiser lizard) and WWF commercials. And the previews for "Wild Wild West" (with Will Smith), "The Mummy" (with Brendan Fraser--great looking effects), and "The Corruptor" (with one of my faves, Chow Yun-Fat). The best were the Victoria Secrets ads though. ;)

Batman Beyond: This show is impressing me. Today's episode was pretty good, especially the battle in the Batcave, amongst the relics of Bats' old villains. (BTW Robby, I loved the imagery of Bruce wearing the Grey Ghost's hat and goggles. As the Ghost was once his hero/mentor, he is now the teacher to Terry) We even got to see "the Commish" Barbara Gordon! My favorite scene, however, was Derek Powers explaining to Inque, "I have a condition." As his skin was falling off him.

Power Rangers: I always thought the Red Ranger could have kicked Green's ass anyday of the week. Instead of taking him on, however, he let him take his girl! (Pinkie. The one without a Brain)

Lullaby: Hey, I kinda like that song. But that's a great parody, Doug!

Wilek: I'm currently building a site. Unfortunately, it's at Geocities **collective groans come from the CR**

Complaint Guy: I was tempted to make this post several pages in length, just to piss you off. But that'd be mean-spirited.
Do we have lives? Yes. I think Doug said it best: we're all friends here, and friends generally like to talk to one another. About anything and everything. I don't know, maybe in your life you can have deep meaningful conversations by saying 2 or 3 WORDS to others, but some of us here feel better expressing ourselves in SENTENCES. Much like my friends outside the net, I like to talk to them about a multitude of topics. Same thing here. If you don't like the longer posts, don't read them.

****BEGIN JIM'S SUPERBOWL PARTY BIT****
Sevarius Jr. is sitting back on a couch, watching the game and talking to Michelangelo, one of the Ninja Turtles.
"So then my evil clone attacked me, and--"
Suddenly, Frankie runs up to SJ in a panic. <<SJ! Hurry, you gotta hide!>>
"What? What's wrong? Thailog? The Imperials? More clones???"
<<NO!>> Frank shouts. <<Remember Kari? Pretty girl, you danced with her last party? Came on the Dark Star with us?>>
"Yeah, I remember. Lovely girl, lotsa fun."
<<Let's just say that she's kinda peeved you ignored her so much while we were up in space.>>
"JUNIORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!" a woman's roar sounds throughout the house, drowning out the sound of the tv.
"Oh crap."
*****PAUSE SUPERBOWL STUFF*****

Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 10:37:33 PM
IP: cache-1.spg.webcache.erols.net

**RP!!**

**The screen lights up to reveal ... everyone at the party reacting to the final score of the game. Coyote's ecstatic, jumping all around.**

WOO HOO! 31-19!! BRONCOS WIN!!

<"Boy, you're happy.">

Ohhh yeah, Rav. I'm happy and I'm slightly tipsy, too.

<"Uh oh ...">

Say ... the band's on break right now ... as long as the jukebox is going ... let's dance!

**Coyote stumbles a little over his feet as he lets Ravyn lead him to the dance floor.**

**PAUSE RP!!**

First off ... once again, thanks everyone for your comments on "Vinnie Quest." It'll help me keep my mind off of this blasted RL cold I have now ...

Doug: I would have gladly changed places with you ... I had to work today, sick as I am, because we're short three people (due to one heart attack and two firings). And now I'm working three nine hour days in the span of four days this week. Ugh. :P
As for Vinnie and Brooklyn as drinking buddies ... well, it seemed to make sense to me, seeings as how both of them are New Yorkers in Japan. Naturally, they're going to bond somewhat because they share a hometown.

Anonymous Complainer: Hey, lighten up! This isn't exactly the end of the world here. Do what I do, skim a lot. I get the gist of everything, plus I can go back for details that I might miss.

**RESUME RP!!**

**The jukebox has switched to a slower song as Coyote and Ravyn move to the center of the floor. As they begin dancing, Coyote looks over to see Tank Girl, still furiously firing rounds at the Power Rangers ... unfortunately, she's run out of twelve-inchers and taken to firing bottles of Labatt's Blue at them.**

I hope she's careful with those ... I don't want to have the entire tank smelling like rancid beer.

<"It'll be okay, man. Really.">

I hope so ...

<"Hey, c'mon, you wanted to dance.">

**smiles** Yes, I did.

**They continue dancing, celebrating the huge victory by the Broncos as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, January 31, 1999 10:08:31 PM
IP: modem75.i-is.com

Wilek: <g> Thanks about the website. Guess where the majority of my free time <snort> goes? As for writing, I can't write in anything vaguely resembling a linear fashion. So I've been working, since this summer, on everything from a revsion of "Turandot" through the last series of "Apokalypsis." All I do is make sure I *finish* them in order.

Neil Gaiman movies: I was talking to a friend of mine whose on the Neil Gaiman newsgroup. After finding out that one of my papers last year got mentioned (geez. Talk a little to a guy about your 27 page paper on 18th century French political pornography focusing on clerical sodomy and it ends up on a random newsgroup...) by someone I met at the signing, I also found out that there *are* plans for a "Good Omens" movie, and one of the guys from Monty Python will most likely be directing it. I'll find out about any plans for a "Death" movie. The "Sandman" movie causes Gaiman to go into a screaming rant, yelling he hopes the producer, writer, and driector all burn in preproduction hell.

jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 10:06:42 PM
IP: pemw-83.brynmawr.edu

I can't hypnotize you without my link, can i?
Wilek again - [<hypnotic stare> O_o NOW visit me!]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 09:42:56 PM
IP: tnt-1-120-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Forgot something. >:)
Wilek - [<hypnotic stare> O_o Visit me! o_O Visit me! O_o Visit me!]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 09:41:43 PM
IP: tnt-1-120-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

**RP!**

[Wilek and the rest of the team arrive at the med-lab, where SJ and Frankie have just killed SJ2. Wilek: "Are you two OK?" Frank: "He almost had us, but I took care of him. With SJ's help of course." Wilek: "Kewl. Your TIE Scimitar is being stealth-rigged as we speak, and we've got a black shuttle ready and waiting. Oh, good news...we're ALL coming to the party! I mean the whole team, not everyone on the Dark Star. The house isn't that big. Ack, I'm babbling." The team proceeds in the general direction of the docking bay; no one notices SJ2's hand still twitching. SJ: "What about Two?" Wilek: "The crew will take care of him."

**PAUSE RP!**

SJ> Kewl, you're writing fanfic? Here's a tip: Get your own site instead of depending on the GFW or the Avalon Archive. Trust me on this.

Power Rangers> I have to admit that I rather like some of their technology designs, especially the Zords and weapons, and Zedd is among the kewlest non-Gargs villains I've encountered. But on the whole, the plot and special effects are incredibly cheesy.

$What's in the fridge? Or do I even want to know?$

The Super Bowl> I'll never understand why it's so popular.

Jewel> <<just writing all the stories of "Apokalypsis" at the same time.>> You can do that?! Man. I've never been able to start one story until the last one's finished. Which is why I'm so slow. :) BTW, I was at your site earlier. Please don't take it the wrong way if I say YOU GO, GIRL! ^_^

Argent> <<#1: What would happen to gargoyles during a solar eclipse?>> I have no idea, probably stay in stone form.

Fire Storm> Welcome back! You've been sick? Ack, that always stinks. Glad you're feeling better though.

Complaining person> No comment.

**RESUME...NOT EXACTLY AN RP, BUT DARK MAGE WILEK HAS SOMETHING RP-RELATED TO SAY. RUN FOR THE HILLS EVERYONE.**

[Just as the team reaches the shuttle and the TIE Scimitar, DMW reaches into a pocket universe (think of Oberon's cape trick from The Gathering), and takes out his signed copy of the Necronomicon. He checks it for a Library Of Congress sticker and fortunately finds none. DMW: "Why does every nutcase I've ever run across seem to have one of these? I have one. Traveler has one. This Masked Lich had one. These Black Hawks or whatever their name is seem to have one. Even my blasted computer geek brother has one! I thought these were supposed to be RARE!" Wilek: "FYI, they're the Black RAVENS."]

**END WHATEVER THAT WAS**
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, January 31, 1999 09:37:38 PM
IP: tnt-1-120-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

More respect from me, anyway.
Doug
Sunday, January 31, 1999 09:36:51 PM
IP: hil-c45-064-vty130.as.wcom.net

Firestorm: RP-only CR? Haven't we already discussed this several times? Look, thanks for the offer, man, but I wouldn't accept it myself. I don't come to CRs for just one reason, and don't think they should be created just for that. As your RP CR would. I come in here not just to talk about TGS, or do RPs, or comment on and plug fanfic, I come in here to see and talk to my friends. If I have a lot of things to say to them, sorry, that's the way it is. I don't think the RP's the problem, anyway. More of the posts' length is due to people discussing a great variety of topics and giving lots of comments on them. Besides if the RP were the problem here, Complainer would probably have referred to it by name. I think whoever it is is just here to insult us all and try to mold the CR to their liking. They're doing the latter rather sheepishly, I might add. Come out of the closet, whoever you are. Maybe then you'll earn some more respect.
Doug
Sunday, January 31, 1999 09:34:05 PM
IP: hil-c45-064-vty130.as.wcom.net

i agree with the complaint guy, it is kinda hard to read.....

of course, i partially contribute to that, so, what can i say?

um, still catching up with fanfic (it's an amazingly hard thing to do when you're IMing or talking on the phone or something, but i can't sit and stare at the screen for hours on end without feeling like too much of an idiot). once again, very good, but i'm on kind of an overload so i think i'll work on _my_ fanfic for a while, after this.

i just wanted to note that i have converted to people to this page today. aren't you proud? this is a great page and i think everyone (who is interested in Gargoyles) should become a regular. you guys really deserve it. it's obvious you put a lot of work into this but also had a lot of fun. i've said it before and i'll say it again: GOOD JOB!

yeesh, i hope i didn't sound like _too_ much of a suck up. it's the truth, honest.

but then who ever trusted a fae to be honest?
Princess Estra - [puck_wanderer@juno.com]
The passing realmSunday, January 31, 1999 09:27:59 PM
IP: spider-wb041.proxy.aol.com

<Fire Storm, who now looks like crap, strolls into the CR holding a bucket of a foul smelling fluidic-Solid.>
Sorry I haven't been on too much. I have been violently ill for the past day or two.

Complainer: It is easy to figure out who you are.
I did.

But you did bring up a interesting point: The CR does get awfully long. People talking alot, I guess... or is the the RP?
Maybe there should be a RP CR... Hmm... would my server support it?
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 09:24:52 PM
IP: 209.117.148.166

Argent> they turn to stone I'm sure but don't sue me if they don't
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Sunday, January 31, 1999 08:02:25 PM
IP: dt043nae.san.rr.com

Complaint Guy (or whatever the heck your real name is): Sorry for the long posts, we didn't think anyone was going to set limits. Plus we have a lot to talk about in here with our great Internet friends. You ask if we have lives outside the CR. Yes, we do. At least Kitainia and I do. We have college to worry about, we both work, we play AD&D and hang out with our friends a lot, and I write fanfiction. Plus I like to play videogames, and watch TV. Like I'm doing right now (the Super Bowl). But this place is also a part of our lives. We have friends here, people that share common interests and opinions of ours, people who we can talk to when our lives are going wrong and get help from, people who make our lives worth living. And unlike how it is with real friends sometimes, with friends in here one can talk for a long time, pour out their feelings, discuss a variety of subjects, and occasionally even vent our emotions on beings born of our imaginations and creativity demons (such as Kenny and Mr. Dis Connect), without fear of being rejected for the way we feel, or having an important conversation interrupted somehow (people can post on the topics we discuss whenever they want, we don't have to worry about jockeying each other's schedules). We value these friends, and the main reason for our long posts, IMHO, is that we like to talk to them as much as or more than our RL friends. Chat and Comment Rooms were created to bring people together like this, people from all reaches of the world, and all walks of life. Bring these people together, and make them friends. I think here the experiment has been a success. C'mon, what do you want us to discuss in here? Just TGS and nothing else? Make the room boring and bland, and thus shorter and easier for you to read? Sorry, but I don't think I or my girlfriend, and probably not many others in here, are going to be doing that. We don't come here so often and talk so much because we have no lives. We come here because we have friends here, friends we want to stay in touch with and share our thoughts and feelings with. Friends who can understand our problems, friends who don't have a bus to catch or something else they want to discuss with you when you're trying to talk to them about something, friends to whom you can plug your fanfic and ask for feedback from without fear of annoying them too much. To me, the people of this room have proved to be this kind of friends, and I am pleased, no, honored to be able to talk to them so much. You seem to be the only one in here who thinks we talk too much, and as the majority rules in my life, I won't be following the opinion of one rather offensive and cowardly person. Sorry to disappoint you, pal. Besides, you don't control the CR. DumlaoX does, and I think he is perfectly okay with long posts. And with the continuance of the relationships this room has built. If you don't like our posts' length, skip over stuff. The subject heading of each paragraph is usually at the beginning, you don't have to read what you aren't interested in. That will solve a lot of your post length problems right there. As for your complaint, that's my answer. Hope you appreciate it.

Now I gotta go. I have to cheer on the Falcons and hope they score a touchdown. Later.
Doug
Sunday, January 31, 1999 07:46:07 PM
IP: dal-qbu-zon-vty29.as.wcom.net

************FORMAL COMPLANT******************

Okay, here is the deal.

I love the TGS board, but lately I can't come to read for one single reason.

THE POST ARE TOO LONG!!!!

I mean come on! It's one thing to have a couple of paragraphs. It's even alright to have a LONG, LONG one. BUT NOT EVERY OTHER POST!

Do some of you people have any lives!

Okay, I'm done. I can only hope this will change something
Not released for protection
Sunday, January 31, 1999 07:03:00 PM
IP: 207-172-150-215.s24.as11.anp.erols.com

Okay, feels a little weird using Bronx again

Pic Problems: Other then what Robby said, the only nit-pick I have is that the weird on the Weird Sister's is spelled w-i-e-r-d.

Cool fact: I was extremely bored in class one time, so I listed every variation I could think of for gargoyles. (Skin color, wing type, horn style, etc.) (JUST the ones I had seen on the TV show.) I did the math and figured out you could get
1,548,288 different gargoyles.

***RANDOM THOUGHT ALERT!!!***
#1: What would happen to gargoyles during a solar eclipse?
***ALL CLEAR***

***JIM'S PARTY***
(Argent takes two doughnuts from Deuce and gives the glazed one too Jewel*D. Argent munches on a custard- filled while watching the obnoxious multi-colored teenagers trying to avoid Tank Girl's shots. Unfortunately, they're suceeding.)
Hmmmm... *evil grin*.
(Borrows Jim's phone and makes a call. Minutes later, a space ship lands in the back yard and Argent's friend Skyver [An extremely talented computer hacker] walks in.)
"This better be good Argent."
"Oh trust me, it is." (The two converse quietly as Skyver sits down at a computer teminal. Skyver smiles.)
"I like it!"
(Logs on and begins to work. Several technical readouts flit across the screen, too fast to make out. Skyver turns to Argent.)
"There you go."
"Done already?"
"Yup, force field around the house and everything."
"Great. Now all we have too do is wait for them to call their Zords..."
(The pair turn to watch the Super Bowl.)
***LATER!***

Gotta Jet!
(Eight months 'till the new Dark Ages eps!)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Sunday, January 31, 1999 06:23:39 PM
IP: dyn-254.belpre.frognet.net

From where I'm sitting, it looks like the broken pictures are Archmage, Atalanta, and Phoenix Gate. As well, the "Adriana & Graeme" pic mispells Ariana's name... Anyone else notice any problems that my computer isn't picking up?

In other news... Just read an ad for a parachute. Never opened but slightly stained.

Today's cartoons- Today's episode was spiffy. They actually made a reference of sorts the the old "Grey Ghost" episode... (Its the costume Bruce wore... I think...) Men in Black had an interesting return of Alpha, and a ton of clones... But the real high point of this morning..

NEW BEAST WARS EPISODE! Yes! Not only have they brought in a new character, but they brought back Dinobot! Unfortunatley... They've screwed him up royally... He looks like a freakin' borg now... And his great personality seems to have died somewhat... Ah well... Unfortunatley, the blasted thing is a two parter! Oii! Ah well, you people get a new story in a few hours, and there's also Superbowl commercials later... Should be a fun night...

And that is MORE than enough posts from me in a row...
Robby
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:44:25 PM
IP: spider-ta042.proxy.aol.com

And lastly, Xanatos.

This had been a test of the CR image system. We are sorry for any problems this may have caused. You can go back to your regular postings now.
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:20:39 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Una
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:19:30 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Adriana & Graeme
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:18:58 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Titania
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:18:03 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Teen Goliath
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:17:33 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Teen Demona
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:17:10 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Wierd Sisters
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:16:40 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Sharon Nimura
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:16:11 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Sata
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:15:43 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

The next few I seem to recall working just fine, but heck... If I'm cycling through them I may as well hit them all...

Rory
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:15:23 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Roland
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:14:17 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Richard Harrison
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:13:54 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Puck
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:13:24 PM
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Phoenix Gate
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Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:12:57 PM
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Owen
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Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:12:33 PM
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Ophelia
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Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:12:13 PM
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O'connor (Hey, thats the name of my high school!)
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Brook and Sata
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Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:11:11 PM
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Nudnik
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Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:10:42 PM
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Maeve
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Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:10:22 PM
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Lex and Loki have been used very recently, so Macbeth.
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Leo
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Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:08:13 PM
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Sara Jasper
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Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:07:41 PM
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Hyena (post Ultra Pack)
Anonymous
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:07:09 PM
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Human Lex
Robby
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:06:37 PM
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To quote Timone... "It starts." At this point I'm going to cycle through all the remaining pictures, though lots of them have already been checked, but not officially. I'm just gonna be thourough and go down the list, as honestly, I don't remember some of the ones that were skipped around... For conveniance sake, you may want to switch to text-only from here on in, or if you have a fast computer, strap yourselves in for a whole barrage of images... At this point, the record is that Archmage and Atalanta are broken... And here we gooo...

Human Brooklyn
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 03:06:11 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Okay I can see by both your message that you and Doug are an item. I've seen plenty of pictures of websites taken at the Gathering. I hope someday I make it to one. (smiles at the cute couple)
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Sunday, January 31, 1999 02:29:53 PM
IP: dt043nae.san.rr.com

Kitainia: <g> No, not fast, just writing all the stories of "Apokalypsis" at the same time. I started the entire series at the beginning of July, and all of the stories are more or less half completed.

jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 02:11:58 PM
IP: guildmac43.brynmawr.edu

And thanks Doug, for also explaining something I was wondering about. :)
Malibu Nylkoorb
Sunday, January 31, 1999 01:51:22 PM
IP: 38.31.45.144

Robby> I didn't think it was confusing at all. And, thanks for explaining that to me. I like to know all the details to anything I'm interested in, and I'm a big Timedancer fan, which is obvious since I mention it every time I post in here. ;)
Malibu Nylkoorb
Sunday, January 31, 1999 01:48:50 PM
IP: 38.31.45.144

Image check- Madoc, that delightfully evil lord of the Unseelie Court.

**RP HERE**

"Too bad he escaped," Doug nods at Jaden. "But we will get him next time." He turns to the others and begins helping them clear the road of Nazi corpses and other stuff. "These guys were given Borg implants," Keith says, checking one SS man's arm. "That's how come they could fire and reload so fast." Doug nods. "Thanks goodness we ran them out of ammo before we attacked." As he and the others begin throwing the bodies and other stuff into Lathrop's portal (where they will be consumed by the Plane of Elemental Fire), Doug turns to make a CR post.

**PAUSE RP**

Birdsong: I see your point. <grin> But like Kitainia said, I also believe the good guys of Gargoyles dressed well. As for Kitainia getting a big blue winged boyfriend, wait till this year's Gathering. I plan to come with her dressed like one. :)

Coyote: Great new fic. I loved the dialogue. Vinnie is also a great character, it's interesting to know he and Brooklyn are such good friends. $ Glad you'll be staying in the RP, and Kesslee is a great villain. $

SJ: $ Great RPs recently, hope you keep it up. $

Xena: How would I change humanity? I don't know. Maybe I would just get rid of Pastor John and all the dumb bigoted selfish people like him. Oh, wait, then life would be less interesting and I'd have fewer people to heckle and make fun of. Never mind.

Wilek: I thought that about Frollo, too. $ Too bad the Masked Lich is dead now, so we can't use your idea. Oh well, we do still have Bishop Galante in the RP, and parts of his character are very Frollo-like. <grin> $

Power Rangers: Make it stop, make it stop!! Ravyn is right about the Green Ranger being a good character, though.

Traveller: You want dragons? Well, check out my new fanfic. It has a couple in there for you to spot. And you're not the only one who's had the life sucked out of him by school. Except on weekends, it's the same for me.

Ironwolf: Willow rocks! Great character, and cute besides. Plus she reminds me of my first girlfriend.

Weird Al: I like him, too. I have all his albums. I think he should do a parody of Sean Mullen's Lullaby that goes soemthing like this- "She grew up hanging out in clubs and bars, terrorizing the city and ruining people's yards. Her parents were drug users, and with her they liked to share. They hung out with gang members, wanted criminals, and guys with bad hair...She feels safe now, in this bar on Fairfax. From the look on her face, I can tell she is content, she is relaxed. But just before she tosses her head to sigh, I shoot her with my gun and make her die! Now everything's gonna be alright, because she died, because she died..."
God, I hate that song. :)

She's All That: Kitainia already gave my opinion of this movie. It was pretty good, except for all the teenage stereotyping and occasional lame lines. And Rachel Leigh Cook looks better in those drug commercials.

Cat's in the Cradle: I love that song, it has such a good message. Weird Al's version is good, too.

ILS was taken down? Damn those people who forced it to go away. I got so many good lyrics from that place for my fanfic and filking. And I thought the Swiss had a policy of neutrality. (Guess I better call my pal Nick Holloway, Agony's invisble broker, who lives in Switzerland, and see if his Illuminatius wife can pull enough strings to get ILS back.)

Spike: Make it come sooner, please! This NFL Super Bowl pregame show (the only halfway good thing on TV today) is boring me to death. Whoever made it this long needs to be drug out into the street and shot several times. I want to see the game, not this! <growls>

Malibu: Graeme and Ari are supposed to be 18 (or 19 in my universe). That means Sata may already be carrying their eggs, and they'll hatch about halfway through the timedancing period. Probably in the season 2 finale, as each season covers ten years of Timedancing (I think). This is factoring in the ten years gargoyles spend inside their eggs before hatching, according to Greg Weisman.

Plug again: Yes, "Captives" is now up! So go read it, hopefully it will cure your pre-Super Bowl boredom. Writing it certainly did for me. Goliath's capture and Silvan's disclosure aren't the only things that happen in it. We also have Seth and Rachel both embark on quests, Mackovic working out a plan to take over the Illuminati, the introduction of a few new villains and possible conflicts, and Thailog. So go read it, and send me feedback, please. Remember, critiques and comments are better than stars. Thanks to all who do read the story, though. I appreciate your patronage. <mock bow>

Robby: Thanks. Glad you're checking it out. Hope you enjoy it, I put a lot of time, effort, and emotion brainstorming and writing this one. And the next two stories, which directly follow it in continuity, will have the same.

Okay, that's all for now. See everyone after the new episode's posted and the Super Bowl is won. Later.

**MORE RP**

The team finishes clearing the roadway (using an earth elemental Lathrop conjured up to move the larger pieces of debris) and Lathrop closes the portal, then sends his elemental away. As they are getting back into the truck, Doug's cell phone begins to ring. "Yeah?" he says, picking it up. "This is Sam. I'm waiting at the factory. Where are you guys?" "We ran into some trouble with an army of evil Borgified Nazi clones. They're dead now. We'll be there real soon." "Okay," Sam replies. "I'll continue the recon." Doug hangs up and they drive off. The screen then goes blank. To be continued.

**END RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 01:47:52 PM
IP: dal-qbu-zok-vty60.as.wcom.net

Image check- Human Angela and Broadway...

Hyena's real name- Greg never came up with her real name, so its fair game... And besides, someone else covered for me, saying it was just her cover story...

Malibu- Strap your self in, this could get complicated... Gargoyles mating cycles have a run of twenty years. Thats when they can breed, and since they have such a cycle, basically the entire clan is born at the same time, and the entire clan hits that point at the same time. But in Timedancer, Sata and Brooklyn missed the point where Sata's clan had their breeding season. Sata did NOT miss hers. Her mating season clearly comes up at some point during the timedancing journeys around her PERSONAL time of when her clan had theirs. Then, after being pregnant for six months to a year, she lays eggs, and THOSE take ten years to hatch... And basically, the cycle just holds off for another ten years... Grame and Ariana have been said to be 18 chronologically, so they're about 9 in gargoyle. Which means two or three years after Brooklyn and Sata arrived back home, they should be ready to mate again, unless they decide to skip out on it this time, or things happen to conveniantly work out so it times with Angela... Confusing? Well, thats not even getting into the fanfic that speculates breeding seasons are induced by the females themselves...

Power Rangers- I liked the Green Ranger, and then consequently, the White Ranger. They were both spiffy, and had cool costumes, vehicles and theme music. All the other Rangers weren't any fun at all. (Green had an interesting couple of flute solos, and White had that... "Aaaaaaah ahhh ahhh ahhhha... WHITE RANGER! TIGER POWER! White ranger tiger power!" Really, it sounds a lot better when heard rather than read...)

Doug- Reading your fic right now... Good start, so the rest will probably be good, as usual...

Creativity demon- Power rangers are attacking their enemies, and aren't hitting any of them, yet their enemies all fall to the ground like they've been hit. One of the villains asks why this is happening, and one of the rangers replies, "Oh, easy. We always make sure we have aa ranger with a shotgun in the trees to pick you guys off."
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 01:14:53 PM
IP: spider-tr054.proxy.aol.com

Pic should be Loki.

Quick Shameless Plug followed by the real post-

My latest fic "Captives" is now up at the GFW archive. Silvan has kidnapped Goliath, to give him a full disclosure on many things, including the true identity of Nick Mackovic and the current activities of the Unseelie Court. Go to GFW, read it, and (hopefully) enjoy! And of course I'd appreciate some feedback to the story by e-mail.

Be back soon with more,
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 01:08:23 PM
IP: dal-qbu-zok-vty60.as.wcom.net

**RP!**

**Ravyn is rockin' to the music of the band, cheering for the guest member on saxophone, Coyote. In between songs, Rav decides to head to the fridge for a Sprite. This time, there's no interruptions with Power Rangers along the way. As the fridge door creaks open, Rav screams. "It's living in the fridge!!!!!"

Slamming the door and running back to the band area, Rav decides to make some comments.** **END RP FOR NOW!**

Picture should be Elisa. :)

POWER RANGERS> Seriously, I did like this show after they introduced Tommy the Green Ranger. ;) And then the show just went downhill once he left. :( (BTW, did you know that he was one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People one year?) :)

Spike> Ooooh!!! You and your spoilers!!!!! ;)

Just a few more hours 'til the Super Bowl, everybody! Me, I'm not going for anybody. I'm watching it for the commercials. :)

**MORE RP!**
**Rav makes her way back to the dance floor in front of the band. She passes by Weird Al, who's talking to someone. <"Yes, I remember Larry...">

Rav smiles and shakes her head. Flopping down on a couch, she listens to the band and waits for kickoff...**
Ravyn Maza
Sunday, January 31, 1999 12:36:01 PM
IP: svm-ts2-6.c2i2.com

Me again...

Hey, I just thought of something...It might be explained in the upcoming season 2 of timedancer, but I just thought I'd throw in my $0.02 for discussion.

Okey. here goes..

- In "The Promise", Sata is told that she missed the mating season. Assuming that the mating season is every 20 years, as I've learned... The eggs would've hatched approximately 30 years into the Timedancing journey. (Give or take some time of course) Which would make Graeme and Ariana about 10 years out of the egg. (but that seems a little young, because gargs age at 1/2 the speed of humans)

- Or... What if it was possible that Graeme and Ariana were concieved soon after Brooklyn and Sata became mates... Then the eggs would've hatched approximately 11 years after the Timedancing began. (Again, give or take some time.) But that would make them 29 years out of the egg. (Even though gargoyles age at 1/2 the speed of humans, that still seems a little old.)

Of course a couple things to consider:

- Gargoyles age at 1/2 the speed of humans.

- I don't know how much a gargoyle matures when they're actually in the egg. If they mature quite a bit, it would lend some support to my first theory.

Anyway, that's my thoughts on that... I may have missed something, so if you have something to add... Or if you think I'm looney... well I am, deal with it ;)
Malibu Nylkoorb
Sunday, January 31, 1999 12:21:19 PM
IP: ip169.minneapolis6.mn.pub-ip.psi.net

Birdsong: <grin> No thanks. I'm completely happy with the boyfriend I have now. <hugs Doug and they both smile>

Later.
Kitainia
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:59:09 AM
IP: dal-qbu-zoi-vty31.as.wcom.net

Well Kitinia (possibly typoed sorry), maybe you can get Severius Jr to make you a large blue boyfriend with wings. :P
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff]
San Diego, CA, USA
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:41:55 AM
IP: dt043nae.san.rr.com

Using the Ariana pic this time...

I just read "When the Bough Breaks part I" and am anxiously awaiting part II. I'm not going to post any spoliers, since everyone and their brother has done so already ;) I'm just going to say that it's a damn good story, and if the second part doesn't come out soon, I'm not responsible for my actions (J/K) ;)

As for Timedancer season 2, (no, I'm not asking when it's gonna start.. ;)) I can't wait to read more of Brooklyn and Sata's journeys :) My fave stories are "Fleeting Encouters", "Requiem", "Gros bon Ange" and "The Promise" :)

Anyway, that's all I have to say... Click my name to goto my website. :)
Malibu Nylkoorb
Sunday, January 31, 1999 11:36:20 AM
IP: ip169.minneapolis6.mn.pub-ip.psi.net

**RESOLVING RP CLIFFHANGER**

The Masked Lich has nearly finished his spell, but is then hit by gunshots from Jammer, Elena, and Gubio. This disrupts the magic, but the bullets don't seem to do very much damage. "Orion!" Kitainia shouts as the ML readies another spell and continues to laugh. "What do we do?" "Bullets will have little effect on him," the cleric says, finally remembering his undead lore. "To kill a lich you have to destroy his phylactery, the vessel that contains his soul." The ML, his second spell ruined, pulls out a wand and begins shooting fireballs at the party. This knocks them all back and down. "What would this phylactery look like?" Kitainia asks Orion as they duck back behind the motel wall. "It could be anything," Orion laments. "But it would have to be an object very special to him, and he has to keep it on or near his person at all times." Boris grins. "I think I know what it is." He aims his bazooka at the Masked Lich's mask and fires. The Masked Lich screams as the shell connects and explodes, splitting his mask in two along with the rotting face and skull beneath. Green and black light wells out of his body as his soul is released, then he collapses into a pile of dust that is worn away by the wind. "Is he dead?" Kenny asks timidly. Orion nods. "Correction," says Jammer. "Now we don't have to worry about him any more." Kenny and everyone breathe sighs of relief. "Okay," Kitainia says, as the motel disappears around them and they start loading their car. "Let's heal our wounds and get ready to continue on our journey to Vegas. You guys take care of that, I have to post." She turns to face the Comment Room.

**END RP 1ST HALF**

More thoughts on Willow: She's also one of the best-developed and most interesting characters on Buffy. That alone makes me a fan of her, it's just an added bonus that she also has good personality and looks.

"Cruel Intentions": This movie also looks like it has a good plot and characters, hope it's worth seeing for more than the sex.

Birdsong: True. But I can make the rest of her costume out of normal clothes, except for the badge and gun. And possibly the large winged boyfriend. :)

Weird Al: I too am a fan of his. Most of the time I like his parodies as much as the original songs. Christmas at Ground Zero, Lasagna, Achy Breaky Song, Amish Paradise, and I'm Fat are my favorites. I like the Cat's Cradle one too.

Deuce: Check my last post for a She's All That review with some spoilers. Hope you get to see the movie yourself, the experience of viewing a story on your own is always greater than hearing about it secondhand, at least in my opinion.

Blue: Thanks. I'll see if they have the book next time I visit the Undergraduate Library.

Robby: I was just checking the image I use the most when I use images in here. About Hyena, isn't her real name Hannah? At least according to Merlin Missy, it is.

Mandi: They stopped doing the stuff I ranted about? That's good. But I'm still not going to watch the new PR. I never did like them very much.

Coyote: I hope not. Good luck with the scanner. Also thanks for the info on the Hawaiian Bishop family.

Wilek: Thanks. Got the idea after remembering Han's thoughts on hyperspace travel in Star Wars Episode IV. Thanks also for that Chulthu site link. I enjoyed looking at it. I wouldn't vote for Chulthu myself, but it is interesting to think of what he might do if elected. :)

ILS's fall: That's terrible. I got so many great lyrics from that server, now I have to depend on sites associated with the specific bands. And they're probably next. And the corporatization of the internet goes on...:(

SJ: You're writing fanfic? Good. I can hardly wait to read it, hope it comes out soon.

Jewel: New fanfic posted already? God, you're fast.

Spike: Less than 24 hours? Speed it up, the cliffhanger you left has been bothering me all week!!

Speaking of cliffhangers, Doug will have a fanfic out later today or tomorrow that ends with some major ones. It might also contain the full disclosure of what's been going on in his universe with Madoc, Silvan, and Nick Mackovic (the latter's origin and true identity will be revealed). And there will be dragons! "Captives," coming out very soon. (Sorry for the Shamless Plug, Doug told me to do it. He'll post when the story gets up.)

That's all for now. Later.

**RP AGAIN**

The team finishes loading their car and drives off, headed down the road to Vegas. They pass a sign saying "Las Vegas, 280 miles." Meanwhile, Jerry and Tom's Range Rover pull up to the site of the Masked Lich's demise. They get out and look around for a while. Then Jerry pulls out his cell phone and calls Bishop Galante. "We just saw Kitainia and her friends battle some very demonic foes and kick their ass," he tells the corrupt cleric. "If she's demon-posessed, as you say, why would she be doing that?" "Demons fight each other all the time, Gerald," Galante replies. "You have to remember, the roads to evil are many and the minions of evil often violently disagree about which one to take. The same cannot be said for the one true path to the good wisdom of God." (He's wrong, but of course Jerry doesn't know that.) "Alright," Jerry says. "Fine. They're still headed for Vegas. Shall Tom and I remain on their trail?" "Yes. Once you and they get there, plant the device I have given you in the appropriate place. We shall eliminate the Ravens, and the city of sin all in one shot." Jerry nods. "Okay. I'll be sure to take care of it." He hangs up and turns to Tom. "Mission stays as planned. We plant the cleansing bomb in Las Vegas. Let's go." Tom nods, looking a little unsure. But he still gets into the Range Rover with Jerry and they drive off. The screen fades out.

**END RP**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 08:57:18 AM
IP: hil-c45-049-vty114.as.wcom.net

Today has been an incredibly eventful day. I moved into a new room (I finished 30 minutes ago), got free tickets to a movie for the second time in as many weeks (it pays to be a Mawrter [slang for Bryn Mawr student, pronoucned the same as "martyr"]. My friends and I got tickets last week for bitching because we didn't get to see the credits, and this week we got tickets for turning in $47 dollars we found on the floor when we were leaving the movie theatre. We saw "Prince of Egypt" the first time, and saw it again this time. I think God is trying to tell us something...), and I've unintentially become drunk. Ooops. The result of the last, of course, being that my posting will be more rambling but have fewer spelling errors than ever because I'm checking for them this time, because I'm being overly careful. Normally, when I move, I take a shot or two afterwards so I won't wake up the next morning in pain (moving a whole lot of cr@p from one from room to another dorm is tiring and draining and usually leaves one's body singing grand opera the next morning). Unfortunately, my "shot or two" was an entire glass of rum. And since all I ate on Saturday was dinner, a pathetic little glass of Bacardi is hitting me *waaaaay* more than usual. Oh, well. I'm just annoyed because I usually know *waaaaaaaaaaay* better.

SJ: Neil Gaiman didn't mention anything about a "Good Omens" or a "Death" movie, probably since no one asked him about it. Neil seemed kind of iffy about the idea of Richard and Door, and gave off the impression he was adding more romance because it was what Hollywood wanted. Although, personally, I think something was beginning to happen between the two. He hedged a bit on whether or not they would get into a relationship in the sequel.
Oh, and he said the marquis' brother was *far* worse than the marquis. So this shall most definitely be interesting...

Shameless plug: For any of you who might not check the other CR, I posted part three of "Apokalypsis" toady: "Nell'ora della morte" [in the hour of our deaths]. You can go to fanfic.gargoyles-fans.org or click on my website. Oh, and feedback is always greatly appreciated... =)

jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Sunday, January 31, 1999 01:22:53 AM
IP: pemw-84.brynmawr.edu

****BEGIN RP****
SJ2 wastes no time, immediately attacking Franke with the laser scalpel. Frank, who's had many years more experience as a fighter, anticipates Two's move, and ducks even as the clone leaps at him. One quick chop of his hand sends the scalpel flying out of Two's grip. The odds become even.
"You can't stop me, freak. I'm superior in every way!"
<<Tell that to Mr. Doc Martin, pal.>> Frankie gleefully plants his tremedous boot right in Two's ugly mug. Quickly, he follows up with a series of pummeling blows. But the clone retaliates, grabbing a med table and, using his augmented strenght, lifts it over his head and uses it as a makeshift club, sending Frank crashing to the floor.
Sevarius Jr. tries to help, tackling his evil double around the knees and bringing him down. He realizes that, while noble, it wasn't the most brilliant of moves, as Two grabs him by the neck, choking him. As Frank groggily gets to his feet, the clone holds SJ in front of him, using him as a shield. "Move," Two growles. "And he gets it."
A standoff ensues.....neither side is sure what the other will do next....until SJ, remembering his Monday Night Wrestling, swiftly kicks backward--his leg perfectly colliding on target with his twin's crotch. Two howls in pain, and releases his 'brother'. It's all the distraction Frank needs.
Frank, perhaps the first attempt by man to achieve the godlike power of creation, begins to pound on SJ 2. Huge, hammer like fists rain down on the clone, beating it into submission. Unable to amount an offense, the clone succumbs to the beating. With one, quick merciful jerk, Frank snaps Two's neck. Broken and battered, the body of the evil clone falls to the floor.
****PAUSE RP*****

Sorry again for the long RP. I promise not to get behind like this again.

Jewel: Hey, I heard that at that Gaiman meeting, he talked about both a possible "Good Omens" movie, and an upcoming "Death: High Cost of Living" picture. Any word on this? (A Death movie would be PERFECT!)
About the Neverwhere movie....I'm glad there's gonna be more romance b/w Richard and Door. They just always seemed to click, IMO. Plus, the Marquis' brother? I got to check that out!

Follow-up Crusade post: The good news: the show has NOT been cancelled. The bad news: It looks as if TNT is dropping it, so it'll have to find another network to air on. Which can be extremely bad, if you know anything about what hell is was finding a network to air the fifth season....But I have heard that the Sci-Fi channel may be the new home for Crusade...

Robby: Say, how long will the Superbowl party go on? Longer than tomorrow? Please???

Deuce: Please email that song. And nice bit of ultra-violence you got going on there! :)

Cthulhus: Like Christine said, if anyone can find one for me, I'll buy it (within reasonable price. I ain't paying 100 bones for one!).
BTW Wilek, I loved that site. "Cthulhu for President. Why vote for the lesser evil?" Now THAT is a great campaign tag line!

Kitiana: Necronomicon! "Necronomicon Exmortus....the Book of the Dead. Bound in human flesh and inked in human blood. It contained bizarre burial rites, and demonic incantations...it was never meant for the world of the living." Hey, glad to see it pop up in your RP.
As for me writing fanfic....I AM writing some. But I'm also the king of procrastination, so I hope to get a couple stories done and up on the net (optimistically, of course) by the end of the summer. I'm pretty green, so nothing spectacular.....but I'm gonna try hard. Thanks for saying I should write some, I take that as a compliment. :)

***RESUME RP****
The security detail that Wilek called rushes into the med lab, only to see Frank and SJ resting after their battle. The body of Two lies on the floor beneath them.
"I....I only wish I could have made him see what he was doing was wrong. I think he would have listened to me." SJ mutters.
<<It was the only way.>> Frank condoles. <<Maybe some time at Jim's Superbowl party will cheer us up.>>
"Yeah!" SJ says, a smile lighting up his face. "After the last few days, I think I need a little R&R." He rushes off to prepair the TIE Scimitar for departure.
One of the security officers turns to Frank, and points at the body. "What do we do with that, sir?"
Frank thinks for a moment. <<Bury him at space. It'll be best that way.>>
The security detail does just that.....but they don't notice that Two's right hand begins to twitch ever so slightly.....
****END RP****
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Saturday, January 30, 1999 11:20:44 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net

Spike: Thanks. Just trying to cover my own butt, y'know? Never know *what* folks will accuse you of stealing. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, January 30, 1999 10:36:51 PM
IP: modem76.i-is.com

Yes Robby thanks for cheering me up
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Saturday, January 30, 1999 10:36:46 PM
IP: dt043nae.san.rr.com

Image check- One of my main dudes, Griff!

Timedancer season 2- I've already explained this like three times in the last two days, so I'll give it its own post... We don't know exactly when the new season starts. Technical difficulties. Some of the stories are taking longer to finish than anticipated. If things go really, really well, maybe it'll start as soon as next week. If not, soon. Just wait a little longer people, the stories ARE worth the wait!
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Saturday, January 30, 1999 10:33:37 PM
IP: spider-ti064.proxy.aol.com

Coyote>> Heh... don't let it worry you. *L* My Bishops are fictional but you want to know a weird thing? In November the Dallas Morning News ran a story about a ranching family from Shackelford County, a place I'd picked from a MAP for certain geological features, that was almost a deadringer for the Bishop family, down to their family history. (Okay, without Gargoyles, hybrids, or manure bombing.)

Coming in less than 24 hours.... the first casualty in the Second Unseelie War.
When The Bough Breaks -- Part Two.
Spike
Saturday, January 30, 1999 10:22:02 PM
IP: dal-as1-1212.cmpu.net

Say when is Timedancer Season 2 starting up?
Airwalker
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, January 30, 1999 10:19:14 PM
IP: 155.new-york-36-37rs.ny.dial-access.att.net

**RP!**

[At the party, Shenzi hears Jim's explanation of her, and cackles smugly to herself. They believed her cover story!]

**PAUSE RP!**

Gorebash> Should have said it last time: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FIXING THE ROOM! :D

Midsummer Night's Dream movie> Michelle Pfieffer as Titania? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Weird Al song lyrics> Oh...we seem to be confused; I was talking about the music not the lyrics. My fault; I should have made it clearer. :)

Robby> <<I've read a description that describes him as gay and effeminent>> Funny you should mention that. I once read that, anticipating such complaints, a scene was written wherein Scar propositioned one of the female lions (Sarabi I think). Guess why it was cut. Oh...you read all of TGS in one weekend?! Wow. The best I did was to read all of Timedancer in one night. <<Seems I've become a jerk... A real knee biter...>> Ah, don't beat yourself up about this, anyone can have an off day. :)

Traveler> <<Spree killing, sure, why not? Dumping a few hundred gallons of LSD or some other mind altering substance into a town's water supply then sitting back and watching the fun, alright. Just be sure you bring a video cammera and lots of blank tapes. Masterminding a state wide power outage on New Year's EVE 2000 just so you can top everyone else's "what I've been up to" story at your 10 year High School reunion.>:)), sounds like a blast.>> ROTFLMTO!!!

More Lion King weirdness> The plot is essentially that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Cthulhu fans, I dare you to click my name. >:) At least he won't be having any affairs...

Coyote> Great new story! ^_^

The fall of the International Lyrics Server> I heard about this at www.vgmusic.com, and the organization who shut it down also seems to have done something to another of my favorite music sites, laurasmidiheaven.simplenet.com. :/

$Kitainia> Should have said this last time: It was kewl how you disposed of those Star Destroyers!$

**RESUME RP!**

[On the Dark Star: "This is Nereus to Sevarius Jr...SJ, where are you?" SJ2's voice answers, "Heh heh heh...he's not available just now. Can I take a message? HAHAHAHAHA!" Wilek: "Oh...my...Get a security detail down there, NOW!"]

**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, January 30, 1999 10:07:04 PM
IP: tnt-2-79-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

Image Check- Graeme, though this one also worked recently...

"Seems to me I ordered sweet and sour pork... But Garfield's on my fork... He's purring here on my fork..." Listening to the "Cat in the kettle" and I can't stop LAUGHING! This thing is so funny! It's kinda sick, but funny!

Greg- When I read all of the TGS in one weekend, at the time season 2 hadn't started, so there were a few less episodes. And while I did get sleep, I um... Have no life... Its more pathetic than it is an accomplishment.

James- AH geez... Thats the second frown face I've gotten today... Now I'm feeling depressed... Seems I've become a jerk... A real knee biter... **Slaps self twice** Better... I hope...

Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Saturday, January 30, 1999 10:01:15 PM
IP: spider-ti064.proxy.aol.com

"Vinnie Quest" comments: Thanks everyone who has made a comment about Volume #30, thus far.

Kitainia: Well ... after going back and forth with Acer tech support for about a month, they've decided that the scanner *itself* is bad ... so as soon as we pack this one up and send it, they're sending us a new one. Hopefully that one won't be as bothersome to install as this one has been.

And to circumvent any discussion about my co-opting the name Bishop from Spike's fics ... a little background on the *real life* Bishop family in Hawaii ...

The Bishop family has been *the* richest family in Hawaii for over a hundred years now, having built their fortune on import shipping. They own an incredible amount of property in the state of Hawaii, including a museum of Hawaiian history (the Bishop Museum in Honolulu), even including an entire Hawaiian *island* (they own the deeds to the entire island of Kaho'olawe.). The roosting place for the Hawaiian gargoyles, therefore, is the roof of the Bishop Museum. In fact, the Bishops are so wealthy, it probably wouldn't have been much of a problem for them to hide an entire gargoyle clan ... *plus* the family's interest in preserving Hawaiian history led me to the decision to be custodians of Clan Honolulu because they seem to be guardians of long-lost societies ... as the Hawaiian monarchy has become.
Besides that ... the only other major landmarks they could roost on would be the Dole Cannery water tower (which is shaped like a pineapple) or the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, and since I've seen the roofs of both of those buildings ... but not that of the Bishop Museum ... I put them on the roof of the Museum.
There. Just to clarify. Spike, these Bishops are *not* your Bishops, they just coincidentally happen to have the same name.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, January 30, 1999 09:22:05 PM
IP: modem76.i-is.com

FIFTEEN MINUTES TO THE INSANITY FESTIVAL!!!! CLICK MY NAME, COME JOIN US AT THE VACUUM CLEANER ROAST!!!! <G>
Selanit - [selanit@hotmail.com]
Ballpitria, Saturday, January 30, 1999 09:12:22 PM
IP: smith17-26.resnet.colorado.edu

Okay Robby you made your point ]:(
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Saturday, January 30, 1999 09:11:12 PM
IP: dt043nae.san.rr.com

Ack! Double posting! I'm sorry! And I wonder why I try to avoid long posts...Sorry, all. Didn't know the Submit button got smacked.
Mandi Ohlin
Saturday, January 30, 1999 08:57:41 PM
IP: 144.175.17.229

Okay, a little catchup here, but nothing major.

**WARNING! THOUGHTS ON THE WHOLE POWER RANGERS DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW! SKIP IF YOU'RE SICK OF IT!**

Note - Most of my knowledge about what happens on this show is due to babysitting relatives.

Okay, I've got to admit that yet ANOTHER Power Rangers show is really pushing it now - especially since they wiped out all the bad guys at the end of the Space series. But you know how they're going to keep interest? Dump the old cast and throw in yet another bunch of people. They actually did break the usual monster-growing pattern Kitania ranted about to an extent that last season, too.

Interesting note: there is some good PR fanfic out there. No, really - anything by Ellen Brand, Jeremy Ray Logsdon, Cheryl Roberts, or Naomi Tilley is ten times better than any of the episodes on TV. (Of course, Ellen's managed to circumvent and explain every d@#$ plothole on the show, and Cheryl and Naomi write mostly "real life" stuff.) But, yeah, I think the show should end. (Although they could have at least done a shirtless scene with...) **Mandi covers her mouth to keep herself from naming names**

**END ANYTHING PR-RELATED!**

Alapalooza> Heh, I have that album too, although I lent it to a friend while I'm at school. Another notable track is "Achy Breaky Song," which I can really relate to! I hated that f@#$*& Billy Ray Cyrus song when it came out. ("Don't play that song/That achy breaky song/I think it's driving me insane/Oh please don't play that song/That irritating song/I'd rather have a pitchfork in my brain..") I think those are the lyrics.

**RANT COMING! BUT PLEASE READ, SINCE THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MIGHT INTEREST SOME PEOPLE!**

Speaking of lyrics...I've got to rant here, sorry. Anyone check out the International Lyrics Server lately? Well, get this - IT'S BEEN SHUT DOWN!! The National Music Publisher's Association (NMPA) apparently sued them for Internet copyright infringement. Guess how they want to settle the dispute? To have the Lyrics Server "become an authorized outlet for lyrics, owned or sanctioned by the NMPA, an industry trade group." Basically, they want the Lyrics Server, a non-profit, non-commercial site, to go commercial under them and take a portion of advertising revenues. Swiss police literally went and seized the computers of the site's technical consultant!

Now I'm just a bit ticked off at this. To an extent, I can understand copyright problems with unauthorized MP3 distribution, TV video files, et cetera, but LYRICS?? For crying out loud, why doesn't the film industry go sue the Internet Movie Database for publishing user info and rumors about films and TV? And the fact that they want it to go commercial makes me suspect that this isn't about copyright infringement - the NMPA just wants more money. Not to mention that there's going to be a lot of problems if the site is made legit. Grrr.

Anyway, I'm done. Click on my name to go to the Lyrics Server's opening page. There's a link to a couple of news articles about this.

**END RANT**

Midsummer Night's Dream> I'm looking forward to it too. The cast looks really appealing, according to the IMDB: Michelle Pfeiffer as Titania, Rupert Everett as Oberon, Stanley Tucci as Puck (although I wonder about that casting, esp. after seeing Winchell), Calista Flockhart as Helena, Christian Bale as Demetrius, David Strathairn as Theseus, and last but not least, Kevin Kline as Bottom. Heck, I'd just see it to see Michelle Pfeiffer fawning over Kevin Kline in the donkey's head...hehe...

What can I say? I love everything I've seen with Kevin Kline. (Four words: A Fish Called Wanda.)

**SPOILERS FOR COYOTE'S LATEST**

Great characterization with Vinnie. I loved the dialogue, and the bit about the "neat toys" had me cracking up. Coyote, don't worry, this experiment was a success.

**END SPOILERS**

Traveler> **blush** Thank you. I'm happy with it now, really. I suppose I need to explain why it drove me up the wall. Sam initially came out of a character sketch by Shadow Master for a crossover story arc, and he let me play with her in my series. (I'd give you more details about the crossover's nature, but then we'd have to kill you.) The big problem: he got a little over-suggestive with "Night Shift" when I relented and let him beta read it for me as I wrote it. Most of his suggestions would have added to the complexity of the situation, and I was already having trouble with a logistical problem - how to incapacitate the rest of the security force prior to the big finale. (The gerbil idea was a quickie solution.) It also took a lot longer than I expected, and further pushed back other fic ideas that have been floating around forever. So don't get me wrong, I did like the story when I finally got it done, but the writing was not the most enjoyable process. I'm glad you liked it!

**People who asked about Timedancer are staring at her, and she realizes she's wearing a TGS staff pin** I'm a newbie, I have no authority to say. Uh, Todd?

Canceled shows> They're canceling Cupid?? They have the nerve to put it in a time slot against Frasier and then cancel it?? Makes you wish NBC would pick it up and stick it in a lineup with Providence, which might work.

Okay, this is bound to be a long one. **Mandi scans her post for percent marks** Okay, I think it's safe to submit. Let's hope.

Timedancer> Uh, Todd?

Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Saturday, January 30, 1999 08:55:00 PM
IP: 144.175.17.229

Robby> You read all of TGS in one weekend. That is PHENOMINAL! How did you do that? Did you get ANY sleep at all? All of them? All the episodes to date?

Congradulations Robby. On behalf of the staff I hearby give you the title of "Fanatical Fan of TGS"

::Confetti flys around the room and all members of TGS staff shake Robby's hand. All cast members from every episode of TGS and the spinoffs come out to cogradgulate their one of their biggest fans::

Bye
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@aol.com]
Saturday, January 30, 1999 08:52:20 PM
IP: spider-wa011.proxy.aol.com

** JIM'S SUPERBOWL PARTY** (Warning: Lotsa Weird Al references in the following RP)

The situation between Brooklyn and Demona has diffused, and as the Monkees play with an assist from Coyote on Saxphone. Suddenly, someone yells, "Hey LUCY! I'M HOME!" The music keeps playing, and the voice shouts again. "STOP THE MUSIC!" The music stops, and a spotlight focuses on Weird Al.
"Jim! I like the TV, but I thought I was supposed to provide the music for your parties! Whats the deal?"
"You were late Al. The Monkees were on hand. Where were you?"

**END JIM'S SUPERBOWL PARTY FOR NOW...**
Image Check- George Harrison. Though this one worked last Monday, it try to be thourough...

Traveler- Considering you pulled a lyric from "Frank's 2000 inch TV" I assume you are also a Weird Al fan... And it DOES come with a 3 year warranty for parts and labor...

Exin- No idea what you're talking about, but you mentioned Asrial vs. Cheetah, so I guess you're an Antarctic Press fan...

James- It seems to me you misunderstoof me... I read all of the TGS in a weekend, not just Timedancer...

Argent- Well Colleen, it seems you and Mr. DC are not enjoying each other's company... Then, most people aren't... He's a lot less liked than Kenny ever was! I'll save a power ranger for ya...

Midsummer's Night Dream- I'll probably see it, but won't be able to help but think of certain Trek cast members who should have gotten the parts...

Coyote- Loved your latest fic, but then, I'm biased being the Vinnie fan that I am.

Kitainia- How did your image check get all the way to Sharon? Also, who says my description of Shenzi the Caterer's origin WASN'T of Hyena? We never learned her real name after all... It could have been Janice Em! It just never occured to me that she was Hyena! Covert to the old way if ya want, I was just going on the dare...

James again- Actually, a Jacket CAN make a costume, especially with characters that look human. I mean, in Elisa's case, a black shirt and some jeans are only part of it, the jacket completes the outfit!

The One Eyes Sqid- Do you realize the abbreviation for your name comes out as "Toes"? Anyhow... I've heard Christmas at Ground Zero many a times...

Deuce- I have heard the exact parody you're talking about... VERY FUNNY. Especially since I liked "The Cat's in the Cradle", and I have reason to believe the parody was actually done by the original artist... Um, could you e-mail me a copy anyway? I didn't save it when I got it, and can't find where I got it before...

Mandi- Check the archives of the last party, and you'll note that someone started to play Achy Breaky song, and Al saved the day by going into his parody... I have the same feelings about that song as you do.

** MORE JIM'S SUPERBOWL PARTY ** (With a LOT of Weird AL references)
"Well, I'd gotten on a bus, I was another one to ride the bus.. I was headed down to Minnesota to see the biggest ball of twine in it, but ended up in Jurrasic Park, which is quite frightening in the dark. Then I stumbled accross an Amish Paradise. I ended up stuck in a closet with Vanna White where I met my girlfriend, who later turned out to be a mime. I made a living pretending to be a surgeon."
"I see," Jim nods. "What about Harvey?"
"Harvey the wonder hampster is just fine, but he got caught up in a mess involving some radioactive hampsters from a planet near Mars."
"Again?"
"Yeah... Well, if I'm not providing the music,can I get some food? My girl just wants to have lunch, and I'm kinda hungry. Had a boogie on my finger earlier, but that isn't much..."
"Eww... Jim says aloud. "The kitchen is over there."

Al gets to the kitchen, and opens it to find something is living in there. He avoids it, and looks for some lasagna and bologna. He opens the freezer, to see some Rocky Road ice cream. "I LOVE Rocky road!"

Elsewhere at the party, Robby is having fun with Heather, when Vinnie arrives. Robby examines Vinnie, and gets a weird look on his face. "Gee... I think I'm a clone now."

** END JIM'S SUPER BOWL PARTY FOR NOW... ** Tomarrow is the actual Superbowl... Which means a couple tricks I've been saving get pulled out...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Saturday, January 30, 1999 08:31:27 PM
IP: spider-wb051.proxy.aol.com

Greetings, and thank you everyone for making me feel welcome here.

Xena: Obviously, that is one tough question! :-) I have several ideas, but it would take me close to an eternity to decide which choice would ultimately benefit everyone the most.

Kitainia: I found the title and author of that book I mentioned. It's "The Nurture Assumption" by Judith Rich Harris. I read in a magazine somewhere that she cites the example of her adopted daughter turning out badly as evidence that parents are not the dominant environmental influence on children, peers are. But I haven't read the book yet, so don't take my word for it. Personally, I don't agree with her extremist view though. It's a combination of many factors, including parents, peers, and genes that determines how a child will "turn out."

Age> Oh, I think I'll have to re-evaluate the range to the 30's. Anyway, I'll be 19 in about three months, not that anyone really cares to know. *wry smile*

I am definitely anticipating Part 2 of "When the Bough Breaks." I know this is belated, but... Great Job, TGS writers!
All right, farewell, everyone!

Blue Caeru
Saturday, January 30, 1999 07:52:24 PM
IP: ppp-11-ts27.nerdc.ufl.edu

Image better work - Rory

***SENSELESS VIOLENCE RP!***

** Deuce enters Jim's living room with two bags of donuts. One bag he distributes to EVERYBODY there (it's a modification on the technology of Santa's bag), and the other he holds onto. Spotting Kenny, Dis, and the Edmonton Journal's movie reviewer, Marc Horton, he walks over with the second bag. **

***PAUSE!***

BLAST! My mom insists that she must MEET my friends before I go to movies downtown with them. Curses curses curses.... Anyway, to ANYBODY who's going to She's All That this weekend, do the spoiler thing, eh?

*laughs* I got the coolest song via e-mail last night. Anyone ever heard "The Cat's in the Cradle"? Well, this is a Chinese food song, appropriately titled "The Cat's in the Kettle at the Peking Moon". Hehehe.... Anybody wants it, I'll e-mail it.

ONEEYEDSQUID> "Christmas @ Ground Zero"? I love that song!

***MORE KILLING RP!***

** Kenny eats his donut immediately, swallowing it whole. After a few seconds, it expands by a factor of 5.6�10^7, popping him wide open.

** Dis Connect looks at his dount strangely, but finally swallows it as well. (He obviously forgot the half hour I spent this morning trying to get connected, not to mention the CR's mysterious off-lining.) Dis's donut was loaded with tricordrazine, and he screams and runs around maniacally, tripping over one of the cables for the 2000" TV. He lands on an exposed wire and fries.

** Marc Horton's donut is in the shape of a star, symbolic of the one star he gave "She's All That". He eats it. Marc's stomach acid dissolves the outer coating of dough, revealing a titanium ninja star. The star begins spinning incredibly fast, liquifying Marc's insides. He collapses, a lifeless sack of blood. **

I had to get that out of my system before the rules get posted. >:-)

***END DEATH!***
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Saturday, January 30, 1999 07:51:32 PM
IP: pppa72.connect.ab.ca

***Spoilers for When the bough breaks, as if anyone still needs them at this point***

This episode just can't be described with my vocabulary, and I mean that in a good way.

I can't beleave how calious George is being toward his own kid. I mean I knew he was ethicaley challenged before, but I had no idea he would be so heartless as to even consider sacraficing his own kid for himself. I think when it comes down to it he will have to make a hard choice, and that he could go either way. If he makes the wrong choice though, or even if he makes the right one Richard will have to shoot him.

The post card George sent his mom give's me a thought. Madoc comes out with his own line of post cards and sends one to Oberon with the words "Wish you were here" written on it. As for the picture, use your imagination.

Also, I'm starting to wonder how trustworthy Umbriel is. Here he is acting rather friendley toward the halflings, but there's just something about him. I don't think he's on Madoc's side but I don't think he'll stand with our hero's either. I think that he'll end up playing both sides against the middle.

***End Spoilers***

Angel Series: While I do think this will be a great show, and I will definetley watch it, I'm worried that Buffy won't be as good without Angel in it. Spinoffs are almost never as good as the origonal series. So we'll end up with two good shows, but quite franckley I'd rather just have one really great show.

Wierd Al: "Ever heard Christmas at ground Zero"

That's all for now _ TheOneEyedSquid
TheOneEyedSquid - [Sigma28@aol.com]
Saturday, January 30, 1999 07:11:41 PM
IP: spider-wa034.proxy.aol.com

You're right of course Kitiana but a jacket hardly makes a costume
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Saturday, January 30, 1999 06:51:55 PM
IP: dt043nae.san.rr.com

Image check- Sharon Nimura

**RP ACTION**

Traveller and the Masked Lich, both with Necromonicons, begin trying to wrest control of the movie monsters from one another. "I have to have the original!" the ML raves. "This book was in Area 51-A right next to a bunch of other nifty old artifacts!" "Sorry," Traveler grins. "I was in Area 51-A a long time and switched the Necromonicon they had there with your Library copy, which by the way, has amassed over a billion dollars in overdue charges." ML glares at him and starts flipping through the book for a spell. "Yes!!" he suddenly cries. "Here it is! I shall summon the most powerful demon of all time!" He casts the spell before anyone can stop him, consuming all the remaining paralyzed movie monsters in sudden energy bursts. Kitainia and the others step back as the plush Chulthu toy leaps out of the Ravens' car, grows to enormous proportions, and is suddenly posessed by the real Chulthu. "Yes, yes!!" the Masked Lich screams as it continues to grow. "You shall die now, Ravens!!" "Traveler, find the counterspell!" Tricia screams as Kenny faints in fright, Janice and Elena scream, and Boris and Gubio both begin whimpering loudly. Jammer makes some inane comments about dangerous dolls, remembering how he finished off both Chucky and his bride earlier (forgot to mention it). Orion prepares his most powerful banishment spell, but even he looks worried. From their post nearby watching the chaos, born-again pranksters Jerry and Tom look at each other and wonder why the girl they thought was demon-posessed and her friends are being attacked by such obviously demonic entities. As the Masked Lich begins laughing maniacally, and Chulthu's sentience begins to awaken, Kitainia turns to make what she hopes is not her last CR post.

**PAUSE RP FOR NOW**

$ Uh oh, major trouble here. I guess those dolls can be dangerous. Who would have thought one of them could serve as an avatar for the Masked Lich's most powerful summoning? Oh, s^&t. Better make some comments before it attacks. $

**BEGIN SHE'S ALL THAT REVIEW- SPOILER WARNING**

She's All That: Just got back from seeing it. The critic said it was dumb, and he was partly right. Most of the movie's characters were blantant stereotypical cliches, and really boring even if they did serve as good plot devices. The movie could also have done without all those Real World sequences. I hated that show more than anything on MTV, and seeing them only rekindled bad memories. There was also a lot of lame dialogue and parts I didn't get. Thankfully, though, the movie was saved by the preformances of its two leads. Both were characters I could easily relate to, expressed teen emotion and conflict well, and I think the actors who played them did great first-time (I think first-time) preformances. Plus there was good romantic chemistry, and that's always a plus. And their characters developed throughout the movie instead of remaining static, that was also good. And a nice contrast to most of the other teenage characters in there. I also loved the device Laney used to make that jerk Drew deaf. I need one of those. <My RP character will of course be picking one up once we get to Vegas> So this movie gets a 7/10. Good plot and characters, but mostly bland and boring in other stuff.

**END SPOILERS FOR SHE'S ALL THAT**

SJ: Saw the trailer for "Cruel Intentions" while we were at the movie. It looks good, it's now on our list. And not just because of a possibly nude Sarah Michelle Gellar. (Believe it or not, Doug isn't the only one of us who enjoys seeing that kind of thing.) $ BTW, I loved your scenes with Frankie and the SJ clone. Brilliant lines and development! You should be writing fanfic. $

Ironwolf: I'm a Willow fan too. You wouldn't believe how much fun Doug and I got out of that Valentine's Day episode and the one where she's a vampire. Both while watching the episodes and afterwards. <grin> And I also would like to see an episode devoted to Oz. He's one of the show's three major hunks (the other two being Spike and Xander), and I like his sensitivity.

Christine: Hey, isn't your husband a games and comics store owner? I'm sure he can get a Chulthu doll for you very easily, without you having to go through us. Oh wait, hold on, isn't he also a character of Chulthu paraphenalia? Maybe you want to surprise him with a birthday or anniversary gift. Okay, if that's the case, we'll be happy to help. Just e-mail Doug or myself the shipping instructions, and we'll pick one up for you ASAP.

**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR COYOTE'S LATEST FIC**

Vinnie Quest: I loved the dialogue in this one. And the plot. You really have Vinnie's character down, Coyote. I liked how he was developed herein. I also enjoyed seeing the Hawaiian gargoyle clan, they're some good characters. Too bad Vinnie didn't blast any Rokkans with Mr. Carter, I would have liked to see that. Maybe in a future ep? Anyway, Vinnie makes a great addition to the team, it's good to see him around. Thanks for the entertainment. BTW, have you installed your scanner yet? :)

**THESE SPOILERS END**

Tank Girl: I saw this movie. And mostly hated it. The characters weren't that great, nor was the plot. And I wanted to kill the heroine near the end when she found out the villain had known her plans all along and immediately accused the woman who had been helping her from the movie's start of being a spy. Some friend! But the tank in there was cool, and Doug did get some cool ideas from the movie, such as Rachel's implanted nanocameras and microphones, for his fanfic universe.

Stormy: Thanks for displaying the Wagner and Caligo as lawyers pic, it's great. Cyrway really has talent for art as well as fic, like Spike.

Robby: All this time I thought Shenzi was Hyena! Geez, she was so much more believable the old way. Oh well, your description of her is also nice. :(

Lawrence: Thanks for telling me. Phew.

Birdsong: Hey, the good guys on Gargs have very cool costumes, too. I'm still trying to find my own Elisa outfit (I have everything but the jacket). And I think it's been said in here several times that the gargs all look very good in loincloths. So the villains weren't the only one with cool costumes, though they did also dress well.

Xena: How would I change humanity? Hmm. I don't know. I like us just the way we are, even if there are a lot of people who get on my nerves sometimes. Maybe I'd make people care about who runs their country more, raise the voting tallies. And thus hopefully get at least 80 percent of the current losers out of office. Then I would refine the political process so people can all go in normal without having to go through all the lies, bribery, and bootlicking it seems one has to resort to to get elected these days. I hope this will happen on its own, but since it probably won't, I'll just have to wish I could change it. Sigh.

Traveler: Wait for Doug's forthcoming fic "The Blackout" (originally titled "The Ultra-Pack Cometh"). You'll see some excellent draconic combat in there between, as Jadriel puts it, "the preserver and the destroyer." <grin> And you're welcome about the RP.

My Fair Lady: I love that movie, too. Eliza is definitely one of my major role models, as is Higgins for Doug. Very good musical, though not the best I've seen it is definitely among them.

Okay, that's all for now. Later. $ Hope we don't die by Chulthu's hands, er, tentacles, er, whatever. $

**RP RESUMES!**

Chulthu has by now fully awakened and the Masked Lich commands him to attack the Ravens. Suddenly the monster turns around, reaches down, grabs the ML, and rips his body into several pieces. After tossing them aside, he turns back to the Ravens and bellows. "What just happened?" Kitainia asks. "His spell must have had a flaw," Elena speculates. "Probably caused by the fact that he didn't have the real Necromonicon. Quick, Traveler, find the spell to banish Chulthu!!" "Hang on!" Traveler says, flipping through the book. "No, wait, that's not it. Not that one. Uh, this one could be useful later but not now. Ah, here it is!" As Chulthu finishes bellowing and reaches down to attack, Traveler casts the banishment spell. The monster roars in fury as he is enveloped by black and green energy and is enveloped in a sudden explosion of smoke and heat. The concussion from it knocks all the Ravens and their allies flat on the ground. When the smoke clears, they come to their feet and see that Chulthu is now a normal plush doll again, albeit a badly burnt one. "Phew!" Kitainia says, looking at it and noting the ashes that are all that remain of the Masked Lich's Necromonicon beside it. "And he got ripped to pieces," Jammer grins. "I guess we don't have to worry about him anymore." "Uh, guess again," Gubio says, pointing to the pieces of the ML, which seem to be crawling back together and reassembling. "Oh hell," Kitainia gasps as the undead magician begins raving about his invinciblity. "Orion, you're the expert on undead! What do we do here?" "Um," the cleric says, racking his brain for undead lore as the ML gets up and readies a powerful spell. The screen chooses this unfortunate time to click off. To be continued.

**ON MAJOR CLIFFHANGER, END RP**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Saturday, January 30, 1999 06:40:59 PM
IP: dal-qbu-zoy-vty43.as.wcom.net

Just a reminder to everyone:

THE BALLPITRIAN INSANITY FESTIVAL IS **TODAY**!!

The festivities will be held at our virtual reconstuction of the GFW chat room in Active Worlds starting at:

6:30 PM Pacific Time
7:30 PM Mountain Time
8:30 PM Central Time
9:30 PM Eastern Time

Festivites will include a vacuum cleaner roast, Tag or Red Light Green Light, chating about various less than sane subjects, and bouncing on our brand-new VIRTUAL TRAMPOLINE!!! BOINGY, BOINGY, BOINGY!!!! Click my name for directions to the party.

Hope to see all of you there, and don't forget to bring rubber pants for the monkey! <G>
Selanit - [selanit@hotmail.com]
Ballpitria, Saturday, January 30, 1999 06:34:02 PM
IP: smith17-26.resnet.colorado.edu

Oops ... sorry about the last post, and for the double post, but I almost forgot ... I'd promised to reveal my secret about "Spirits of the Green." So here it is ... those of you who don't wish to know this secret please skip the rest of this post.

**WARNING!! MAJOR SECRET THAT HAS BEEN REVEALED ABOUT G:CM ABOUTTO BE REVEALED AGAIN!!!**

Okay ... the secret revealed in Volume #29 was Rain's parentage ... it turns out his mother is Turqueza (one of the Guatemala gargoyles that escorted trees to Avalon) and his father is Coyote. Ergo ... Rain is a gargoyle-fae halfling.

**SECRET HAS BEEN REVEALED!!**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, January 30, 1999 06:01:07 PM
IP: modem76.i-is.com

**RP!!**

**Outside the mansion, Jason and the Gearhead are still chatting it up with Tank Girl (who's now painting the tank) when the Power Rangers make their appearance known by Ravyn's shriek. They all turn their attention to where the PR's have appeared.**

<"Who ..." "What ...?" "Oh no, not those guys.">

**Tank Girl shrugs, takes a slug off of one of the tequila bottles, then jumps in the tank. Lord knows what she's going to do next.**

**Meanwhile, in the mansion Coyote has taken his place under Argent's Broncos banner. The Monkees are still playing up on stage, when suddenly Demona leaps up on the stage, dragging Davy off with her.**

What's going on over there?

**Ravyn shrugs.** <"Dunno. I saw them doing the twinkly-eyes thing, I think they're taking their affections elsewhere.">

**The remaining Monkees look around the mansion's living room.**

<"Uhh ... hmm ... does anyone else here have any musical experience?">

**Coyote and Ravyn exchange excited looks.**

**PAUSE RP!!**

New Fic: Ladies and gentlemen, it's up. Clicky on my name link to go on a "Vinnie Quest."

Xena: Wow ... that *is* a hard question to answer ... I think I would say that if I had the power, I would end all injustice everywhere and make everyone's dreams come true.
And it's nice to hear about your dream there ... truth be told, it's similar to mine, as I've told a lot of folks here I'm working on a screenplay, which I hope to have produced. Here's hoping both of us have our dreams come true.

Wilek: But the point of that song was that it was so light and cheerful ... that's what makes it *funny.*
Anyway, "Frank's 2000-Inch TV" is off the album "Alapalooza" (it looks like the Jurassic Park soundtrack, except the T-Rex's head is replaced with Al's), one of his more recent ones. This is the one which contained "Bohemian Polka."
Oh incidentally ... if you want a dark-sounding Weird Al song, there's one off of "In 3-D" that's called "Nature Trail to Hell (In 3-D)," which is supposed to be a promo for a horror film ("Coming this Christmas to a theater near you/The most horrifying film to hit the screen/There's a homicidal maniac who finds a Cub Scout troop/And he hacks off two or three in every scene ...").

Traveler: Well ... yeah, three months. Gives me time to center on WCC for a while. And they called me *MAD* at the University ... :)

Ravyn, re age: They say you're only as old as you feel ... if that were true, I would be 532. :)

**RESUME RP!!**

Well ... I have some.

<"You got an axe here?">

**In response to Peter's question, Coyote pulls his saxophone out of his pocket.**

<"Umm ... where were you hiding that thing?">

I borrowed a pair of pants from Roger Wilco. Boy, does he have deep pockets!

**Ravyn laughs as Coyote steps up to the stage, preparing to sub for Davy. They're cut short, though, as a loud report can be heard in the yard.**

<"WHAT WAS THAT?!">

Sounded like a twelve-incher ...

**The scene shifts to the yard again. The tank has been completely repainted in red and pink, with a black-striped turret. Smoke is coming from the barrel of the turret cannon.**

<"Gotta love those moving targets!">

**Jason and the Gearhead jump up on the tank alongside Tank Girl, laughing and drinking some more as she shoots off more twelve-inchers at the party-crashing Power Rangers. The screen winks off on this amusing scene.**

Midsummer Night's Dream: I am looking forward to this one, too.

Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, January 30, 1999 04:25:18 PM
IP: modem76.i-is.com

Okay, THAT'S IT!!!!!
(Grabs Mr. DC in a choke hold.)
"Care to explain those 'server not found'? messages yesterday morning when I tried to post?"
(Mr. DC makes a strangled gurgle.)
"Too bad."
(Attaches several pieces of T-bone steaks to him, then blows one of those dog whistles.)
"Come and get it!"
(Bronx, Nudnik, Cavall, the puppies from the Britan clan, and several Irish Wolfhounds go tearing after Mr. DC.)
You know, maybe that was TOO nice. Oh well.

This pic should be Fang.

***JIM'S SUPERBOWL PARTY***
(Commercial break on the Gargoyle's special. Argent tries to get Jim's attention.)
"Hey Jim, you forgot some decorations. Mind if I put 'em up?"
(Jim is watching the commercials and waves his hand in a 'go-ahead' gesture.)
"I'll take that as a yes."
(Enlists the help of Jewel*D, a few of the gargoyles, and the twenty flying dolphins. They hang several tapestries, one with the Falcons' logo on it, another with the Broncos', and two more that remain furled. Argent also hangs up three signs.)
FALCON FANS HERE
BRONCOS FANS HERE
OTHER TEAMS FANS/ COULDN'T CARE LESS PEOPLE HERE.
(Argent adjusts Cleveland Brown's jersey, then notices the Power Rangers trying to sneak in.)
"Alright, practice dummies!" (This is gonna get interesting. [Hey, if someone's gonna 'dispatch' of 'em, save one for me!])

Gotta Jet!
(Eight months 'till the new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Saturday, January 30, 1999 03:10:47 PM
IP: dyn-204-192-98-235.frognet.net

If this post gets through, I'll be double-posting and Mr. DC is in BIG TROUBLE
Argent
Saturday, January 30, 1999 02:54:11 PM
IP: dyn-204-192-98-235.frognet.net

Stephen > that would be Eliza Dolittle's father, from "My Fair Lady." I LOVE that movie! ; )

Cthulhu plushies > I gotta have one! Doug! Kitainia! Somebody! Buy me one and I'll send you money!!!

Oh, this was weird > Someone wrote to Dear Abby, signs it "Bored in Brooklyn" or something like that. So she replies, "Dear Brooklyn" and then goes on about what he can do to relieve his boredome and depression. Found it funny, I did ; )

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Saturday, January 30, 1999 01:48:04 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

**RP!**

**Jim gets a phone call from the neighbors. They're just green, and they say, "That's the biggest screen we've ever seen!!!" Meanwhile, Ravyn is keeping an eye on Demona as she heads to the fridge for a bottle of Sprite. On her way, though, she hears some voices outside.

"Wow," Rav starts, "That TV must have 90,000 watts of Dolby sound... "

She stops talking as she passes by a window and glances outside. She shrieks in horror, and the party guests look up.**

**PAUSE RP!**

Nazi stuff in Lion King> Actually, my brother said something about how it looked like an old Nazi rally when we saw that the first time, and I thought about it and I guess it sorta does. Hmm...

Wilek> Darker lyrics to a Weird Al song?!? It's WEIRD AL we're talking about. He's a fun-lovin' crazy polka man! ;) Although if you want somewhat darker lyrics (they're more silly than dark, though), try listening to one of my favorites, "The Night Santa Went Crazy." I played that on Christmas Eve for the relatives one year, and got some awfully strange looks. ;)

Blue> Welcome! **hands over a welcome cookie** And on your age question, I'm 532. (Just kiddin'. I'm really almost 17.) :)

Power Rangers> Oh, please make it stop...;) Which reminds me...

**RESUME RP!**

**Ravyn is still shaking in terror. Robby comes over and takes a look out the window, and groans with disgust. On Jim's front lawn is a group of annoying teens in multicolored spandex. They finish talking into their watches and take outlandish poses, shouting in unison, "POWER RANGERS!"

Ravyn puts a taloned hand to her head and decides it's time to sit down as the Power Rangers try to sneak into the party and the screen flickers off...** **END RP!**
Ravyn
Saturday, January 30, 1999 01:05:02 PM
IP: svm-ts4-3.c2i2.com

Anyone else notice that in "Flight into the Forest" under Timedancer they mentioned the clan led by Demona who made an allience with the humans in MacBeth's day?
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff]
San Diego, CA, USA
Saturday, January 30, 1999 12:41:34 PM
IP: dt043nae.san.rr.com

Xena> This kind of goes on or mabey fits into the realm of religion. Stop moaning everyone!! I was raised catholic but don�t know what I am now. I believe that we are here to test or to experiment with (test and experiment are not the right words but as close as I can come to now) FREE will (explains why evil exist so we have a choice). To change humanity would take this choice away. Thus we would loose more than we would gain. By changing them you would take away their potential. Humanity is growing, and it is still young and stupid. If I had the power I would protect the world from Humanities childish mistakes and set up a haven for the few that have reached adult hood ( I matured early:>). Lacking this power I can only protect a few. The ones I love and a small part of the garden earth. Mabey this would some it all up; How could we tell the brightness of the light without the shadows?

Doug> Another Willow fan cool. I get shiver every time I think of what she did to Xanders ear in the Valentine episode oh yeah there they are.

Sevarius jr.> I think Xander got what he deserved after all he did cheat on her! and speaking of Buffy has any one else checked out the comic?? It is pretty descent. Though were in the timeline of the show it fits into I am not to clear on.
well see ya monday
ps thanks for the info on the tolkien site and mabey if i bug my contacts at media play i can get the AP soundtrack:)

Ironwolf
Saturday, January 30, 1999 12:27:04 PM
IP: host-209-214-40-150.cha.bellsouth.net

Ari> The Angel series will began this fall.
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, u.s.a.
Saturday, January 30, 1999 10:16:00 AM
IP: chil-ras1-3-cs-5.dial.bright.net

Robby> That's good to hear. I patiently look foward to the new episodes. Like I said previously though I could have had you beat had it been a weekend when I began the first reading of Timedancer. I could have read all of the season in one day. But it wasn't that way so you can keep the trophy. :P

ROLEPLAY: (scene is at Xanotos Industries and we MacBeth)
Xanotos> Well hello Proffesor MacDuff (sly smile). For what do we owe the pleasure?
MacBeth> Actually I came here to see the head of Cyberbiotics
Xanotos> That would be my wife Fox. At least until Alexander is old enough to run it. (calls for her) <she hands Owen Alex then enters>
Fox> What?
MacBeth> (clears his throat) Do you still have the technology used on Fortress 1 and 2?
Fox> Yeah of course, why do you ask?
MacBeth>I need my hover pads and private jet fixed
Xanotos> I thought you stopped hunting Demona
MacBeth> I have but someday when people notice I ain't aging I'll have to have a way to make a quick getaway.
Fox> well I don't see any problems do you honey?
Xanotos> (sees MacBeth looking at him) I wouldn't know. It isn't my business. MacBeth wants Cybiotics' help not my help (leaves)
MacBeth> (nods) then it agreed then
Fox> um of course (has Vogel politely show him out)
END RP
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Saturday, January 30, 1999 09:41:30 AM
IP: dt043nae.san.rr.com

asrial vs cheetah? ;)
exin - [exin@gmx.de]
exincity, state of exin, exin land!:)
Saturday, January 30, 1999 07:33:38 AM
IP: khof-proxy.metronet.de

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaH...too much text...hng.
-=0| EXiN |0=- - [exin@gmx.de]
leipzig, saxonia, germany
Saturday, January 30, 1999 07:29:38 AM
IP: khof-proxy.metronet.de

Neverwhere 2: Gaiman said he's got ideas, he just hasn't been able to wrok on it because he's trying to finish up Neverwhere--after all, he's doing the script now. He did say that