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DERN LOT BOYS!
(Release the wrench carrying monkeys!)
The last post was MINE! ALL MINE!
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Monday, March 8, 1999 02:04:04 AM
IP: 209.117.148.209
<>WARNING! STRANGE KING ARTHUR REFERANCE!<>
<>MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL UNSUITABLE FOR YOUNGER READERS<>
<>READER DISGRESSION IS ADVISED!<>
The following is taken from the Hethen Daybook. My link is it's link.
March 2
Tristan's Tryst
Arthurian legend -- the unauthorized edition -- has it than on this day the knight Sir Tristan first bonked the Lady Iseult after getting her pissed on home-brewed ale. In celebration of her deflowering, young women in villages across Cornwall and southern Wales have on this day happily given up their virginity in exchange for a pint and a promise. In other words, it's a day like any other.
<>END WARNING!<>
I know I am supposed to say SOMTHING of revelance...
Hmm...
OH!
March 8, 1999 observes Luna and Selene
May 8, 1999 observes Loki
<>WARNING ABOUT MY LINK!<>
There is a disclaimer on the top. READ IT. It is not *too* offensive, but it is funny as hell.
Christine: There is a Freemason referance (October 13)
<>END LINK WARNING!<>
Anonymous
Monday, March 8, 1999 02:02:41 AM
IP: 209.117.148.209
I'm still sick, which is why I've more or less been nonexistant lately. I hate being sick. This is driving me more or less batty.
Ragnorak/Gotterdammerung: "Gotterdammerung" means "Twilight of the Gods" and should technically be spelled "Goetterdaemmerung" because the "o" and "a" should have umlauts (the German term; I forgot the word in English for them--the two little dots) over them. In place of an umlaut, an "e" is supposed to be subsitituted. And for anyone interested in the retelling of the story that Richard Wagner did in his "Der Ring des Niebelungen" [Ring of the Niebelungs] opera series, click on my name, or go to:
http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/Teutonic_Mythology/wstm.html
(even though she does Anglicanize the spelling of "Goetterdaemmerung" to "Gotterdammerung." Arg.
Speaking of "Goetterdaemmerung," I'm working away at my last series. And I have this horrid fear I won't have told all of the story by the end of the last one--"Goetterdaemmerung." I'm debating right now either to leave the story, in some ways, incomplete but finished, or to break down and add an *eighth* story to "Apokalypsis." The story would be in a lot of ways finished by the the seventh story, and if I added another, it would lose the numerological elements. But I already know that there's an element popping up in the last story that I won't have time to fully explore in the last story. Arg.
jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Monday, March 8, 1999 01:35:34 AM
IP: pemw-83.brynmawr.edu
Song links- Hmm. It's interesting which midi sites allow connection to them from here, and which don't. The one I attached just a little earlier is one of the ones that doesn't. You have to be at the main site to grab it. Which is particularly wierd, since I have it marked and it picks up just like any other song. Wierd.
Heather- Nice pic darlin. But I already told ya that.
Dumlao- What the others have said applies here too. I've always got an open ear. If you care to share your problems, we're ready to listen.
Might as well join in on the fun- Gads,I wish I had a clan. But nope, I'm a Vinnie clone. **shudder** So I guess I'm from Clan Vinnie. Lonny, being my older evil twin, is from the same, but an evil branch of it.
SJ- First of all,the Legacy Virus has mutated since it was created. Its affected Moira McTaggert, a normal human, and a half mutant like Sinister can surely pick it up. But beyond that, there's several signs that Sinister has it. Among them, he was seriously weaker and not looking well when we saw him last, (Waaaay back. DOn't remember what issue of what series, but he was kinda melty and didn't take injury as well as he usually does)he hasn't shown up for a while, (Not strong enough to fight) and he was DESPERATLEY looking for a cure. I honestly think he's infected.
War Planets- Wilek, if you CAN see this, make all attempts to do so! Brought forth by the Mainframe, the same people responsible for Beast Wars and ReBoot, this show not only has the best computer animation around currently, but great characters, space battles, and intense plot twists. (They manage to beat the baddies, and then the baddies pull a Ragnarock on their sun for instance. And that was just the mid-season cliffhanger!)
Brooklyn Wyvern- Welcome! Like the name, but then, Brook has always been my favorite garg...
TNT being 5 minutes off- I always figured that was a sneakytrick to force you to watch only that channels shows. I mean, by the time its over, you've missed he firt five minutes of anything else... Could be worse, he could run the network five minutes early...
**JIM'S HOUSE QUEST!**
Jim looks to his four car companions. "So, where to first?"
"I dunno Jim, I would guess it depends on where ya want to live."
"Good point. Well, I'd prefer a mansion..."
"Okay... I know a great place. Head for 1313 Mockingbird Lane..." (click)
Robby
Monday, March 8, 1999 01:24:29 AM
IP: spider-tn052.proxy.aol.com
**RP**
[The Dark Star's computer is being reformatted to get rid of the ravages of Wilek Fieger's various sabotages. It's been going for a few hours now, and the computer is almost back in its normal condition. Wilek: "I hope this doesn't take much longer; we've probably lost a few ppl to those bugs." Miriam: "According to medical logs, there have been several injuries from radiation poisoning and allergy to hornet neurotoxins, but no deaths." Wilek: "Hm. At least *something's* going right; at this rate we'll never get back to Earth! Wait...are the MG5K's still out there?" Miriam: "Checking...yes, they are." Wilek: "Really? Good...Then I have a rather sneaky plan. Administrator, as soon as the restoration is complete, open a heavily encrypted comms channel to the Black Coven..." Which, for those of you who might have forgotten, is an Executor-class starship.]
**PAUSE RP!**
Dumlao X> $Forgot this earlier...I never realized you were a psionicist! :P $ On a more somber note...good luck with your family affairs, and remember, no matter what happens in that area, you always have a family here at the CR.
Jaden> <<Does anyone else think that Ms. Yale should finally learn the truth about gargoyles?>> YEAH! Not only do we need someone as influential as her on our side, but I would appreciate her knowing the truth about us after such a long time believing we were animals or something. (I bet I'd be a pretty good gargoyle public relations person. ^_^)
IRC Goliath> Boy there's a lot of stuff I've been forgetting lately! :P <<Call me curious, but do people actually like these thing?>> I sure do! <<Would you like more?>> Well, an instrumental version of the main TGS theme would be nice, but I've already been told there's little chance of it so I won't bug you about it. :) <<Which is your favorite one(s)?>> Timedancer. I LOVE neo-gothic. <<I'm just trying to get a grasp on it cause I'm debating on creating another one. *shrugs*>> It would be a great idea.
Green Baron> What does 'venial' mean, or do I want to know? <<takes soem naked pictures of Janet Reno and pastes them to DCs eyes>> Even *I* am not twisted enough to do THAT to the guy! :P
Heather> <<I tried okay>> Well, you were quite successful; it's a great pic!
Brooklyn Wyvern> Welcome! I see you like our CR. :)
Coyote and Ravyn> Great, now I'M going into sugar shock. If it weren't for the fact that we gargs have rather high metabolism, I'd be dead by now. :P
Might as well get in on the fun> I'm Wilek Nereus and I don't know what clan I'm from. :P Really, I don't. My mom and dad were from some big clan somewhere (I'm not sure but I think it was nomadic) but they never talked about it much.
SJ> $Thanks for the info!$
War Planets> I've never seen the show, but if the toys are any indication, it probably rocks.
*RESUME RP!**
[A bit later...Administrator: "The computer systems are restored; all malicious code has been eliminated." Wilek: "Good. Can we work on the anti-hornet virus from here?" Admin: "Stand by...I have patched one of the control consoles into the bio-lab computer systems." SJ: "I'm on it!" He then sets to work on the virus. Wilek: "Now that that's out of the way, tell the Coven to use a fighter to plant a beacon on one of the MGs, then let it escape. We'll follow it back to Earth, track it as it returns to its base. Once that's done...they will be *ours*..." Agent Rho (from bridge): "Wilek? Internal sensors show something odd forming near one of the reactor cores--*on* it in fact. It kind of resembles Borg technology, but there are a lot of differences." Wilek: "Hmm...<works on a control panel for a moment> I just sent you sensor data on something odd that Legion destroyed a few hours ago. Is it anything like that?" Rho: "Um...a lot like it, in fact." Wilek: "Alright, then destroy it, or at least get it off the station. Anything that's reminiscent of the Phalanx can't be good news. Eject the core if it comes to that; since the station's already been assimilated by our Borg, we can probably grow a new one. Just get rid of that thing."]
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Monday, March 8, 1999 12:36:44 AM
IP: tnt-2-14-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
****WE GOT RP!!!****
The clones are attempting to make a quick getaway....
Thailog hails them. "WHY are you retreating? The station is ours!!"
"It WAS ours," Wilek Fieger replies. "Then this weirdo started screwing things up."
Thailog's new "partner" smiled. <<Harvest.>>
"Yeah, whatever. Well, he started messing things up, and then that Legion chick up and destroyed him. So we made like a plant and left."
Thailog turned to his partner. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you were working with me."
<<Of course we are. Harvest fulfilled his mission.>>
"By destroying my team's chances for success?"
<<No. By increasing my race's chances for victory.>>
****PAUSE RP****
Wilek: Hear's a little bit of info on the Phalanx:
The Phalanx are a race of techno-organic beings from deep space bent on galactic conquest. They have evolved into a collective mind, although some traces of individualism still exist (mainly seen in the fact that some of them have individual names, i.e. "Harvest". They are linked to one another by a cybernet system so advanced that it approaches telepathy. They can change form, absorb energy and matter into their bodies, and have amazing offensive and defensive systems. Plus, they can assimilate both organic and inorganic matter, and use it to create more of themselves. They've fought the X-Men mainly, and I always thought they weren't used to their full potential--IMHO, they're at least the equal of the Borg.
Plus, I have big plans for them in the RP.....
Sinister: How can he have the Legacy Virus? He's not a mutant in the accurate sense. All his powers and abilities are the result of genetic engineering, first by himself and later Apocalypse. I thought the Legacy Virus only affected pure mutants. I view Sinister as something of a muTATE....
War Planets: I love those planet-sized ships the Beasts have. I got to get me one of those!
Larry King: I don't care if he's a liberal or not. I don't like him because, well....he just so self-absorbed. Every article he writes is about him....he just grates on my nerves...
For the record, though, I'm a much bigger fan of Chris Matthews, although that show--every political show--puts me
to sleep.
Fire Storm: Heh heh heh....Um, can you take a joke? I....rather like my head where it is.
Crushes: Well of course, I think Gwyneth Paltrow is a goddess. Or haven't I said that already? ;)
And I like Natalie Portman. She's cute. And that red-head on "That 70's Show".
Ted Turner: C'mon, can you really take a man who runs his tv station 5 minutes behind schedule seriously? I swear, if it wasn't for TNT airing Babylon 5 (oh wait....but TNT KILLED Crusade didn't it?) and WCW Monday Nitro, I'd have absolutely no purpose for that redneck or his traitor wife. It's one thing to disprove of the Vietnam War, Hanoi Jane, it's another to root for the other side.
Kubrick: A moment of silence. The man brought us the extremely messed up "Clockwork Orange", the terrifying "Shining", and my personal favorite war movie, "Full Metal Jacket". Goodbye, good sir.
Wing Commander: While I like Mark Hamill, I think they didn't want a 40 something actor playing the lead.
As for Malcolm McDowell, I heard that he couldn't do the part cause he was filming the new "Fantasy Island" show...which is of course, cancelled now....but they got one of my favorite foreign actors, Jurgen Prochnow, to take his place. He was great in "Das Boot!"
****RESUME RP****
Deep in the bowels of the Dark Star, away from pyring eyes, an object is growing.....a Spire....in other words, a brand new Phalanx Collective Node....
And it's ready to start assimilating the station.
****PAUSE RP FOR NOW******
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Monday, March 8, 1999 12:16:34 AM
IP: 207-172-117-99.s99.tnt12.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com
No RP tonight.
Heather-I'd your pic. Very nice
DumlaoX- I hope everything is alright.
Robby- I think something went wrong with that link. It said "file not found"
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Monday, March 8, 1999 12:08:45 AM
IP: pm0-8.vpop1.avtel.net
DumlaoX: Lady Mystic and I send our regards and we both hope everything is ok.
SJ: I am Jeremy J from the clan MacLeod (This is not the EXACT spelling for my branch of that clan. Needless to say, my family is traced back to the clan MacLeod <SP>.)
<FS pulls out his sword and slices a head off a immortal.>
"There can be only one!
"One less immortal until the time for our battle, SJ.
"See you at the Gathering."
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Monday, March 8, 1999 12:01:39 AM
IP: 209.117.148.209
Okay, no top ten tonight... Ah well... A nice song is attached to my name. (Click)
Robby
Sunday, March 7, 1999 11:56:08 PM
IP: spider-wj023.proxy.aol.com
NOTICE:
Due to family problems, all of which I shall get into once the appropriate time arises, both the wiping of the comment room and the posting of the new ep shall be delayed until maybe later on today. I apologize for the delay and inconvenience.
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Sunday, March 7, 1999 11:54:40 PM
IP: pool0043-max4.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net
Uh SJ, if you get first you're not gonna go around chopping off people's heads are ya?
Robby
Sunday, March 7, 1999 11:34:58 PM
IP: spider-wj023.proxy.aol.com
I'm SJ, from the clan Sevarius....
AND THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!!
Sevarius Jr.
Sunday, March 7, 1999 11:29:34 PM
IP: 207-172-117-99.s99.tnt12.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com
Agreed. I'm board. I wish they'd post the new story sooner. :p Ah, well. ^_^ Less than an hour. Less than an Hour...
Fre
Atlanta, GA, Xanth
Sunday, March 7, 1999 11:27:14 PM
IP: user-37kbuei.dialup.mindspring.com
Hmm, less than an hour before the room should clear. Dang I'm bored...
Robby
Sunday, March 7, 1999 11:08:57 PM
IP: spider-wb022.proxy.aol.com
Quickie since I have to get into early bedtime, early rise pattern to survive Friday. :)
Heather> You tried? Good, because you succeeded wonderfully! It's a lovely pic, and so cute!
Wing Commander> I didn't know the originals weren't going to be in it when I agreed to go, and when I found out a little while ago I was really disappointed. Oh well, I'm still going to check it out.
Brooklyn Wyvern> Er...writter clan? I believe you have the wrong page.
Green Baron> Why specifically don't you like "The American President?" Personally, I liked it. Although the way Richard Dreyfuss's character was written grated at me, and since he was the only one of Shepard's opponents the film focused on, it gave the impression that most of the party was just like him. (Was that why?)
Okay. I'm going to get to bed before midnight tonight. Really. No, I mean it. :)
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Sunday, March 7, 1999 10:53:43 PM
IP: 144.175.17.229
2 hours till the contest should begin... Dang I need a life.
Robby
Sunday, March 7, 1999 10:05:46 PM
IP: spider-th084.proxy.aol.com
Excellent pic Heather
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Sunday, March 7, 1999 09:18:04 PM
IP: spider-tm024.proxy.aol.com
Heather> Liked your pic
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.A.
Sunday, March 7, 1999 09:05:37 PM
IP: chil-ras2-3-cs-2.dial.bright.net
d'OH!! Knew I forgot something!! **slaps self upside the head**
Heather: I liked the pic ... this is the best one I've seen thus far.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, March 7, 1999 08:58:29 PM
IP: modem60.i-is.com
Loved the look Heather. It looks like very early nineteenth century. The Empire period. Pink is your color.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, March 7, 1999 08:48:23 PM
IP: proxy-343.public.rwc.webtv.net
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... Coyote, Ravyn and company heading up into the mountains outside of Ft. Huachuca. A small military-looking 4x4 is leading the party up the mountain paths (being driven by Southard, with Tony in the passenger seat), followed by Charlotte with Ravyn and Coyote in the front seats and the tank, with the Gearhead at the controls and Jason in the Commander's Seat. Coyote puts his radio up to his mouth.**
Southard, you there?
<"I'm here, Bando, what's up?">
How far do we have to go?
<"Another hour or so. The Underground's entrance is in the midst of a series of caves in the mountains.">
Okay.
<"Kinda reminds you of your time with the Michigan militia, doesn't it?">
Umm ... err ... you're breaking up, Southard! **clicks off radio, looks at Ravyn** What am I gonna tell him when he finds out I was never a militiaman in my entire life?!
**Ravyn grins and squeezes Coyote briefly.**
<"You'll manage. I'll help ya out.">
**PAUSE RP!!**
Stanley Kubrick: The great filmmaker has left us. This day, the HAL 9000, Alex, and Dr. Strangelove are weeping. Godspeed.
Kitainia: Like Rav said ... we weren't embarrassed. I wasn't either. Folks who know me IRL know I tend to be *really* affectionate. **grins and hugs Ravyn again to prove his point.**
Carolynn: Very good description of Ragnarok, my friend. You seem to be very well-versed in the Norse myths. :)
Deuce: Good to hear you're feeling none the worse for wear after the fast.
SJ: Your sister was a friend of Matthew Lillard, huh? Coolies. IIRC, he replaces Tom Wilson (aka Matt Bluestone) as Maniac in that movie. Which is one reason why I'm not entirely sure about the film ... all of the actors have been changed from the games. (Mark Hamill was Christopher Blair (Maverick), John Rhys-Davies was Paladin, and Malcolm McDowell was their commanding officer.) From what I've seen of the stills or such, there isn't even an appearance by Hobbes in this film ... which is disappointing, too.
Robby: Hmm ... using your old handle, eh? Any particular reason, or were ya just in the mood?
Green Baron: I've been meaning to tell ya about the book I picked up on Friday ... it's title "Monica's UNTOLD Story." If you're really, really tired of the whole thing with Clinton and Monica, check this one out: it's written by Anonymous (a very famous writer. ;), with illustrations by Bill Plympton (yes, the animator Bill Plympton). The kicker? It's a full retelling of Monica's story ... in verse. I was ROTFLMSAO reading this thing! :)
Ravyn: I already sent you the answer, which you have already responded to. And you couldn't have made me any happier. **grins, kisses and hugs Ravyn again, holding on as long as possible.**
**RESUME RP!!**
**The caravan comes up to the mouth of a cave, near the summir of one of the mountains. Southard pulls his 4x4 to the side, allowing Charlotte to pull up alongside. Southard and Tony jump out.**
<"Follow this cave about four miles. You'll figure out the rest, I think.">
**Coyote reaches over and shakes Southard's hand** Thank you, friend. We'll let you know if we make ... oh, no ...
<"What? What is it?">
**Everyone looks in the direction Coyote is looking, to see another bounty hunter party approaching out of the mouth of the cave.**
It's a trap! Spread out, everybody!
**Southard ans Tony head back to their 4x4, pulling weapons out from under the seats and climbing back in, backing away from the attackers. Charlotte does likewise as Coyote pulls out one of his new weapons, a borrowed Desert Eagle, bracing himself against Charlotte's seats as Charlotte backs off. The tank's turret swings into action, pointing the cannon toward the attackers. The lead bounty hunter ... the same one from New Mexico ... pulls out a bullhorn.**
<"YOU HAD YOUR CHANVE, BANDO! SURRENDER NOW OR PREPARE TO DIE!">
**Coyote's face becomes more angry as Ravyn pulls out a .45 of her own and the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, March 7, 1999 08:46:02 PM
IP: modem60.i-is.com
If you're not interested in buying a garg cel, skip this post. FYI, for those who've showed interest, I have put up a Xanatos cel for auction on ebay. It will only be up for a week. For further information, visit my website (linked to my name below). Or go straight to the auction at http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=75403190
Pegasia - [Pegasia@aol.com]
CA, USA
Sunday, March 7, 1999 08:35:00 PM
IP: spider-wa013.proxy.aol.com
BYE
Brooklyn
Sunday, March 7, 1999 08:33:40 PM
IP: ppp-61.ts-1.chi.idt.net
I have a comment, THIS SIGHT ROCKS!!!!!!!! NEVER EVER TAKE IT DOWN! THAT WILL BE THE END OF MY LIFE SOOOO DON'T EVER EVER TAKE IT DOWN OR ANYTHING!!! PPPPLLLLLEEEEZZZZZ!
Brooklyn - [jve9@idt.com]
Brooklyn
Sunday, March 7, 1999 08:31:33 PM
IP: ppp-61.ts-1.chi.idt.net
E MAIL ME INFO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Sunday, March 7, 1999 08:29:09 PM
IP: ppp-61.ts-1.chi.idt.net
<Comes in> *being very breif* All right just joined the writter clan for this page. Now what?
Brooklyn Wyvern - [jve9@idt.com]
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Sunday, March 7, 1999 08:26:18 PM
IP: ppp-61.ts-1.chi.idt.net
** walks in , smiling at everyone**
This is a brief comment but here's a new pic of me. 19th century style. **blushes** I tried okay.
**walks out and gives a deep sigh**
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Sunday, March 7, 1999 08:05:43 PM
IP: 209-50-181.ipt.aol.com
A moment of silence for the late Stanley Kubrick, the director of such films as "Space Odyssey: 2001","Clockwork Orange" "The Shining", and "Full Metal Jacket". He will be missed.
...
Robby
Sunday, March 7, 1999 06:37:09 PM
IP: spider-wa044.proxy.aol.com
RP Warning**
**Thailog is on the radio phone with two new allies, Ted Turner and Geoffrey, two bigots. They are busy plotting a means to destroy the Catholic schoolgirl scouts, who have been learning about the whole events from Cardinal Ratzinger's spies. At the same time, one of Reverend Attila's spies has tapped the wire**
END RP!!
Doug> $I can't post everyday, so I give you full liscence to use my chaarcters$
I haven't seen Dave, but I didn't know that guy was a Clinton clone, too. The other two are in Meathead's "The American President", which I don't like, and "Absolute Power", which I really liked.
Larry King> I don't know where being a Liberal came into the discussion on him. Th efact that he is open-minded of all views is what makes him look really good. He also was one of the first in talk raido, back when he lived in Shreveport and I think the Wierd Sisters created a psychic link between him and Ross Perot. I am also a big fan of Chris Matthews if you ever watch him and his show, Hardball.
Kaioto> I didn't kill thos elawyers, and OJ is busy looking for the real killers :) Ironically, Harry Blackmun died the same day I made that post. Good riddance to him and his Supreme Court career.
Ten Cyber cookies for anyone who can identify the ten lawyers I killed :)
Coyote and all Michiganders> Geoffrey Fieger is running for the US Senate. I guess Spence Abraham dosen't have to worry about re-election after all :)
Kitainia> I never had crushes on female actresses, but I've had a few thoughts about some that constitute venial sins :)
Sevarius Jr> I heard a joke you should like. According to the joke, Ellend DeGeneres only said she was a lesbian so Larry King would stop hitting on her :)
Ted Turner> I guess I should mention why I'm bringing this cuckoo in. While I think he was on crack to give 1 billion to the UN, he recently said soem nasty comments to the Pope, including a Polish mine detector crack, and he told John Paul II to join the twentieth century. I really can't stand such hateful people who would say such bigoted statements. I also hope hanoi Jane gets a disease from Bill Clinton and tehn gives the disease to Ted, though I think Ted Turner probably has syphilis and it's affected his mind greatly :)
**Mr Disconnect returns after he has bragged about blocking acces to hotmail. Green Baron takes soem naked pictures of Janet Reno and pastes them to DCs eyes. Then, he throws DC out the window**
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Sunday, March 7, 1999 04:20:11 PM
IP: 141.164.133.105
CURSES!!!! That last post was supposed to be PURPLE!!!! Where's Mr. D? ;)
Ravyn
Sunday, March 7, 1999 02:18:06 PM
IP: 207.204.224.29
Robby> Well, I guess I have you to thank for helping my buddy Coyote get the courage to 'fess up on V-day! So, thank you! I owe ya one. :)
Kitainia> Uh, thanks! And you didn't embarass me that much, so don't worry. **grins at Coyote** ;)
Coyote> Actually, the way I'm gonna appear in WCC is absolutely *perfect*, and I wouldn't have it any other way. :) (and thanks, because some of us like the wonderful author of WCC more than others too...) ;)
I'm glad you were able to finally confess...like you told me, confession is good for the soul. ;) But I'm just curious...how long had ya...you know..liked me...before Robby finally helped convince you to tell me? (if you'd rather answer this in e-mail, that's fine. I probably should've asked it there.) **returns his hugs and kisses him back** :)
Sorry, no RP right now. I'm kinda creatively drained, and Coyote did such a great job on the last one that I'm afraid I'll mess it up. ;) See y'all later! :)
Ravyn
Sunday, March 7, 1999 02:17:06 PM
IP: 207.204.224.29
** Right up there with the woman who had 15 babies, the guy who had a finger GROWING from the back of his neck, and the fact that Windows 98 hangs after 49.7 days of continuous use (this one's for real), here comes the impossible, the improbable, the highly impluasible: A SUNDAY POST BY DEUCE!!! **
Ragnarok> ["It will be preceded by Fimbulvetr, the winter of winters. Three such winters will follow each other with no summers in between. Conflicts and feuds will break out, even between families, and all moral will disappear. This is the beginning of the end."] Sounds like the '90s. :-o
Robby, or "MrNoying"> ["War Planetshad a twopart mid-season finale titled Ragnarock... WOnder if that means the baddies are gonna when when the second half of the season starts up..."] You saw how it ended. Would you expect otherwise?
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Sunday, March 7, 1999 12:33:28 PM
IP: pppa74.connect.ab.ca
Sorry Aris and I agree Robby that Agency 31 sounds like the illuminati or perhaps Division 6 as MIB put it
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Sunday, March 7, 1999 09:53:13 AM
IP: dt040n6c.san.rr.com
Dumlao- RP can be told however you want, whenever you want, once a day. You don't have to wait, and there is no format beyond the basic rules behind it. However you wish to tale the tale, be it first person, narrator, almost all dialouge, whatever, its up to you. Myself I just follow around Jim's adventures however it fits, Lonny seems to take the narrator approach.
IRC Goliath- Thanks for the new themes, though my computer couldn't pull them up. Wonder if its just me?
Famous quote- "Straight think don't you, sleep lack you when."
Its appropriate for me right now, I need to... **CLUNCK!**
<Snore...>
Robby
Sunday, March 7, 1999 03:38:33 AM
IP: spider-tj031.proxy.aol.com
RP-- Sorry about the name mix-up. As for using me in the RP, anytime you need him, just say so. I can wait. I just hope it's ok for me to do some RP to give my character more flesh.
btw, is there a specific posting format to posting a RP or can you do it in whatever format you wish (format not including the standard begin & end tags.)
IRC GOLIATH-- Thanx for posting up new themes. It should come in handy whenever the readers read a new ep :)
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Sunday, March 7, 1999 02:45:12 AM
IP: pool0023-max8.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net
Ah heck, for old times sake, I'm gonna use my old name, color, and pic for this post... No reason behind it, just feel like it.
Rain- I said it before, I like it. But not talking in nature, but in powers, I LOVE ice. Its just so cool. No wonder I got so many villains and heroes who use it. Its such a cool power, and so much more useful than fire when you get down to it.
MTV- An issue of Gen-13 Bootleg made fun of this fact. Grunge stopped the villains dead in their tracks by turning on a tv and they gawked. "Oh my gosh, MTV... Playing a music video!"... Fun stuff. But the only thing I watch regularly on MTV is Daria, so I'm not fit for much of an opinion here...
Ragnarock- Hmm... War Planetshad a twopart mid-season finale titled Ragnarock... WOnder if that means the baddies are gonna when when the second half of the season starts up...
Mandi- Blanking a long post... I've done that before. And DC's done it TO me before. Not fun.
SJ- Lonny has something of an ego problem. He thinks he's the greatest villain that ever existed. He's one of those "I'm evil and I know it, but I'm sophisticated" types... Of course, he also has a nasty habit of speaking aloud when he doesn't mean to...
As far as X-Men villains, my fave has always been Sinister. Shame he hasn't been used in a long while. Especially since I think he's infected with the legacy virus.
Wilek- Agency 31 on DS9 is REAL similar to the illuminati. Basically there's a covert Earth force that is in charge of keeping Earth safe that has oodles of power, that nobody knows about. The plot came into the series when they wasnted Bashir to become a member of Agency 31. Both times a mysterious, untracebale guy has shown up, contacted Bashir, and been really mysterious and powerful, then disappeared without a trace. Kinda like CSM from X-Files or Hacker from Gargs, but to an even greater degree. (He's shown up in Bashir's quarters in the middle of the night without anybody noticing him!)
Also, while its cool Dumlao is RPing now, it scares me that Lonny has seen fit to start RPing...
Jaden- Margo Yale DID learn the truth about gargs, in the final GC episode, Angels in the Night... But then, considering she did so in under twenty seconds after they saved the train, (By having three puny rockets stop a several ton speeding train without counter forces crushing it or derailing it, sure...) but then, most don't count Goliath Chronicle as canon, so she doesn't know yet... And I prefer the jokes with her getting terrorized since she doesn't know the truth.
Attached song- I'm in the mood for some Rock and Roll music...
MrNoying
Robby
Sunday, March 7, 1999 02:16:22 AM
IP: spider-tj031.proxy.aol.com
****SHORT RP!!!****
Returning to his bed for some sleep Jaden checks out his furred covered hand again. "That hurt, this DumlaoX guy had better be on our side or I'll see if he can stop my axe as easily as he did my fist. He falls asleep but not before feeling an icy cold shiver run down his spine.
****END RP!!!****
Talk about strange things happen...I was thinking about seeing that movie "Carrie 2" but I thought that I should see the first one before I go to see the new one and guess what. I turn on the TV a few hours ago and there it was. I think it was good considering that it was made 20 years ago.
DumlaoX-I'm assuming that you got my character mixed up. That's ok. It happens, I mean a few months ago I called Robby, Bobby.
Wing Commander-I fully intend to see it as soon as it's out. By the way does anyone know when they are going to come out with a new game? I've beat all the other ones.
I have a question-
Does anyone else think that Ms. Yale should finally learn the truth about gargoyles? Maybe she and a gargoyle should get trapped somewhere for a night. I know, I know. Why do something so cruel to a gargoyle, but I think it would pay off in the long run.
Voyager-That episode was very sad. I thought for sure at least some of them might have survived.
****RP!!!****
"Hades! One of my finest creations, I have a task for you." The evil scientist says as he realises another of his deadly creations. "Find Jaden and bring him back!"
"Yes my master. I have linked with him. Not only will I know where he is, but as I get closer I will soon know what he knows." The shadowy figure disappears.
****END RP!!!****
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Sunday, March 7, 1999 02:02:39 AM
IP: pm0-28.vpop1.avtel.net
**RP!**
[On the Dark Star, both the good and evil teams are in the clutches of Harvest of the Phalanx, and it looks as if all is lost...until Harvest doubles over, looking as if he's being devoured from within, and then he and the mechanical tendrils he's summoned are consumed in a blaze of light. Wilek: "What...the..." The teams then notice...SJ: "Legion?!" Legion: "We have come to assist. Our consort has taught us much about your work, and about the necessity of defending our world from this 'Thailog' and his allies. He is rather...uncultured...but he knows much of the outside world." Jake: "How'd you know to come here?" Legion: "The ones called 'Anoth' and 'Dark Mage' summoned us. We cannot remain here for long, though; we are needed on Earth. I bid you farewell." With that, she vanishes in a blaze of light.] Yes I know that was rather uncreative and deus ex machina, but I know exactly zip about the Phalanx and I can't think of another way of stopping them; and keeping someone as powerful as Legion around for much longer would have taken a lot of the drama away from the story.
**PAUSE RP!**
Aris> <<So it may be that Samson in 2158 is the leader of ALL gargoyles>> You know, I can just see a 'Combined World Clans' building that's kind of the garg equivalent of the UN. Except they'll actually work together and accomplish something. :)
$It's so kewl that Dumlao X himself is now involved in our RP insanity. <g>$
Ack, my creativity demons just won't stop buggin' me about that sequel to 'Begins The Dance'! They even created an extremely kewl new character for me to use, just to torture me because I can't ever use him! ACK! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
The virus hoax> Whether it was true or not, it's best to be *real* paranoid about security. I've never gotten a real virus over e-mail, and I've never been the victim of really serious spam either. (I'd get the occasional annoying 'GeoCities World Report', but at least that was pretty infrequent.) Besides, I have Microsoft Outlook Express, and there's a rather serious bug in it that can in fact allow a virus to be encoded into an e-mail attachment and run upon reception of the e-mail (there's something about that at www.winfiles.com), so I have to be extra careful.
Robby> <<Finally got back to the Agency 31 subplot...>> Sounds fascinating. DANG, I wish that show could still be found in my area. (Hey, is Agency 31 related somehow to Temporal Investigations? I just got an odd feeling along those lines. If so...have they brought back Dulmer and Lucsly? <g>)
Everyone who's commented on 'Destiny's Enforcer'> Thanks for the feedback! :D
Kitainia> <<Hope to see more of its threads in future fics>> Trust me, you will; I set up some of that stuff for the specific purpose of using it later. ^_^
Mandi> Eek, sick twice in a row AND dental work?! My condolences; sounds like you've been having a *lot* of trouble with health stuff.
Kaioto> <<I think I've voiced my opinion of destiny before and I think you can use your imagination as to what I think of people who live to enforce it>> Did...you do that on purpose? <g>
**RESUME RP!**
[Wilek: "Well, now that that's out of the way--hey, where'd they go?" Agent Rho (from command center): "Wilek? We just recieved a report of an unauthorized shuttle launch. We think it's the clones." Wilek: "Alright, capture them if you can, kill them if you have to. Nereus out." Then, to the rest of the team, "Dang, they must have gotten away while we were yakking with Legion. Ah well, we'll get them later. Now we have to get to work getting this chip and its software out of the system. Administrator?" Admin: "Remote link engaged...<sigh> Much of the systems data has been badly subverted. All we can do is format the storage medium, remove the chip, and restore from backups. That will take hours." Wilek: "Then get to work. Once we do that, we can engineer that anti-hornet virus. Let's get to work, ppl; we may not have long to do this!"
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, March 7, 1999 12:42:40 AM
IP: tnt-1-31-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
No RP tonight. Just too dern tired from the weekend. As a friend of mine puts it, "I've had too much day."
Book Recommendation: I just finished Neil Gaiman's "STARDUST", and I gotta recommend it to everyone in here. It's a lovely little fairy tale. Well written, with fun characters, an interesting plot, and is all-around wonderful. Neil is, undoubtedly, the best in his field. While I wouldn't rank it up there with Neverwhere, it's still a great book. Look for it at your local bookstore/library.
Ragnarok: What always struck me as interesting about it was that the bad guys WON. They won!!! After all those countless years of good guys gloating and laughing at them, THE BAD GUYS WON!!!!! BWA HA! BWAH HA HA HA HA!!!!!!
*SJ pounds his head with his fist* Must....remember....I'M a good guy.....must.....betray evil thoughts.....
Lonny: The Phalanx? LOUSY? Don't let them hear you say that. Personally, while they may not have had the staying power of the Borg, they've always been on my list of favorite X-men villains. (With Apocalypse as Numba One--you gotta love the all-powerful, completely evil, immortal type--and Sinister being El Dos Villano)
Kylynna: Thanks for the praise! And I'll be looking for your movie!!
Wilek: I personally like the Howard Stern piece on Stick Death. I'm an occasional listener of that show, and they deserve to be shot for the way they rate and demean women.
Cruel Intentions: Well....I already have 2 reasons not to go see this, the first being that Sarah Michelle Gellar's NOT nude, and the second is *shudders* Ryan Phillipe. Forgive me for my venom, but WHY is this guy in Hollywood? I can only pray that he, and a few other "hot" young actors/actresses become for the 90's what the Breakfast Club of the 80's--mainly, FORGOTTEN in a decade or so.
Wing Commander: I want to see this film (mainly because it stars Matthew Lillard, whom my sister was a friend of), but I shall boycott it it's first weekend, mainly cause so far everyone's talking about going to see it and not....THE CORRUPTOR!!
Chow Yun-Fat is a GOD of cinema. I own practically every movie of his I could get my little paws on. He's....he's amazing. And, aside from a few ads, The Corruptor has gotten practically zippy promotion. So I shall support one of my favorite actors this weekend by abstaining from all other movies but his. I salute you, Mr. Fat!
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, March 7, 1999 12:10:18 AM
IP: 207-172-117-196.s196.tnt12.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com
Aargh! I accidentally blanked out the REALLY LONG POST that I was just finishing up.
Okay...it's been an insane week and a half. I missed so much it's impossible to catch up. Lexy, you're not being annoying, but I just did your survey, accidentally reloaded the form, and I'm waay too tired to retype it all.
Cruel Intentions: I think I'll wait til video. My list of flicks to see is too long already, and now that I know it's based off of the same work that 1989's "Dangerous Liasons" was, I know I'll be comparing to that movie the whole time. Besides, I'm already lined up to see "Wing Commander," "Blast From the Past," and "Analyze This" over spring break (provided the dental work goes well). I did hear that SMG does a great turn in it, though.
Selanit> Did you get my e-mail from my students.hood.edu account regarding "Lend Me Your Ears?" If not, I'll send with the hotmail account, since that was a wonderful story and the Hood account has been screwy as of late.
Lawrence re: Gwenyvere's mate> That's a little tidbit that's not going to be revealed for a loong time--not this season of Timedancer, anyway. If I say any more, I will most likely be the victim of a {justifiably) enraged mob of TGS staffers. Feel free to speculate, though.
Gah. I am so tired of being sick. I got over a cold on Tuesday, and now I think I'm catching a different bug...but I'm going home on Friday for SPRING BREAK! (Unfortunately, I'm going straight from school to a root canal, but I don't care since I don't have to work over break.)
Night all! (Yeah, yeah, yeah, I linked Bob Kiwi. Surprised? Nah, me neither.)
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Saturday, March 6, 1999 11:20:18 PM
IP: 144.175.17.229
Hey everyone. Finished the Thinkfast; it wasn't that bad. We got lots of juice, and did all sorts of thing sto take our minds off the hunger. We stayed awake until 2:30 last night playing cards and eating sugar cubes. :-) I had a fun time, for sure, and the mild spot of illness I was suffering seems to have passed.
"Jesus virus"> *sigh*... I have to get this out of my system:
1) There is no "Jesus virus".
2) No virus in existence erases EVERYTHING on your hard drive.
3) No virus in existence activates when the e-mail is opened.
4) IBM does not announce new viruses.
5) If they did, they would not rely on a chain letter to spread the word.
There. I feel much better.
** leaves, to go sleep and sleep and sleep. **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Saturday, March 6, 1999 11:16:21 PM
IP: pppa91.connect.ab.ca
RAGNAROK SITES< http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/articles/r/ragnarok.html
(this is a good one)
Encylopedia of Mythica:
http://www.pantheon.org/
For you guys who don't have time to do some surfing to these sites, I copied one of the Ragnarok articles, and posting it here. I, personally, found this intriguing. Enjoy! :)
"Ragnarok ("Doom of the Gods"), also called Gotterdammerung, means the end of the cosmos in Norse mythology. It will be preceded by Fimbulvetr, the winter of winters. Three such winters will follow each other with no summers in between. Conflicts and feuds will break out, even between families, and all moral will disappear. This is the beginning of the end. The wolf Skoll will finally devour the sun, and his brother Hati will eat the moon, plunging the earth in darkness. The stars will vanish from the sky. The cock Fjalar will crow to the giants and the golden cock Gullinkambi will crow to the gods. A third cock will raise the dead.
Earthquakes will shudder the earth, and every bond and fetter will burst, freeing the terrible wolf Fenrir. The sea will rear up because Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent, is twisting and writhing in fury, making his way toward the land. With every breath, Jormungand will stain to soil and the sky with his poison. The waves caused by the serpent's emerging will set free the ship Naglfar, and with the giant Hymir as their commander, the giants will sail towards the battlefield. From the realm of the dead a second ship will set sail, and this ship carries the inhabitants of the hell, with Loki as their helmsman. The fire giants, led by the giant Surt, will leave Muspell in the south to join against the gods. Surt, carrying a sword that blazes like the sun itself, will scorch the earth.
Meanwhile, Heimdall will sound his horn, calling Odin's sons and heroes to the battlefield. From all the corners of the world, gods, giants, dwarves, demons and elves will ride towards the huge plain of Vigrid ("battle shaker") were the last battle will be fought. Odin will engage Fenrir in battle, and Thor will attack Jormungand. Thor will be victorious, but the serpent's poison will gradually kill the god of thunder. Surt will seek out the swordless Freyr, who will quickly succumb to the giant. The one-handed Tyr will fight the monstrous hound Garm and they will kill each other. Loki and Heimdall, age-old enemies, will meet for a final time, and neither will survive their encounter. The fight between Odin and Fenrir will rage for a long time, but finally Fenrir will seize Odin, and swallow him. Odin's son Vidar will at once leap towards the wolf, and kill him with his bear hands, ripping the wolf's jaws apart.
Then Surt will fling fire in every direction. The nine worlds will burn, and friends and foes alike will perish. The earth will sink into the sea.
After the destruction, a new and idyllic world will arise from the sea and this new earth is filled with abundant supplies. Some of the gods will survive, others will be reborn. Wickedness and misery will no longer exist and gods and men will live happily together. The descendants of Lif and Liftrasir will inhabit this earth."
That is what I call one helluva party.
Carolynn
Saturday, March 6, 1999 10:48:35 PM
IP: spider-wi032.proxy.aol.com
**RP HERE**
The screen comes on with the hangar of Thailog's secret base. Borgis, Butt-Borg, and their fellow Borg goons have just finished turning the World Devestator Nipon brought into a huge Borg assimiliation engine. As they survey their handiwork and chuckle, Stuart and his parents suddenly flow (that's right, flow) out of the WD's main engine. It appears they have been transformed into Phalanx Collective Goons. "What the hell?" Borgis asks, looking at the three unfamiliarly upgraded Borgs. "We serve the Phalanx now," Stuart rasps, pulling himself up to his full glowing metal height. "This ship has been turned into an assimilation unit for both the Guod Borg and Phalanx Collectives. The beings it produces will have all the best qualities of both races. They shall be the ultimate in evil assimilated beings!" "Cool," Butt-Borg whistles. "Yes," Stuart Phalanx says. "Very cool. Now you two go get Master Guod. He must know of this, and then like the rest of you, he shall become a Borg-Phalanx!" The two morons nod and rush off, bringing Guod to Stuart. Doug's evil clone looks around at all his transforming goons (Borgis and Butt-Borg, Principal McVicker, Todd and his gang, Mr. Buzzcut and Mr. Van Dreissen, Stuart and his parents, the four remaining Godzilla movie monsters, and the Borgy Bunch) and gets a worried look on his face. "Uh, guys," he says. "This may not be a good idea. Forming a new collective lifeform like this, I mean. Am I still in control of all of you?" "Yes, Master Guod," Stuart says. "We are still your servants, we are just stronger now. The Phalanx Emperor wants to make you one of his generals, like Cameron Hodge and Harvest." Guod smiles, trusting his associate. "I accept his offer! Upgrade me!" He screams in ecstasy as the other evil Borg begin carrying his orders out. (Uh oh!)
The screen changes to the Fairmont Hotel, where Kitainia is about to get some rest. Before doing so, she turns to make a CR post.
**PAUSE RP**
Socrates: I like him, too. And Plato, and Aristotle, and all of the Ancient Geeks (my sister calls them that. Of course, like her I mean it affectionately). All very cool people and good thinkers. I especially enjoy the views expressed in Plato's Republic and Socrates's various dialogues that Plato wrote.
SOROW, Fire, Ironwolf, Mary, anyone else who's been away: Welcome Back!!
Wilek: Thanks for answering my question about videogame systems. I thought it was something like that. Oh, and thanks also for the great entertainment of "Destiny's Enforcer." That fic had great character development and plot. Hope to see more of its threads in future fics (and of course, more of my cameo appearances :).
Steve: The spam stopped yesterday. If it starts again, I'll do your trick. But for now, I'm glad for the respite!
Rain: I really like it myself. Never do I sleep as easily as I do when it's hitting the roof over my head in a good rythym. Walking in it can also be fun, with or without an umbrella. It also feels good, to me anyway. With snow I get the same feelings. Of course snow is also more fun to play in than rain. You can build things out of it, fight with it (snowballs), and slide around on it more easily than you can on rain. All are very good exercise and very enjoyable activities. Wish it snowed more here in Austin. Oh well.
Ravyn, Coyote: Glad you guys are developing an intense friendship. I wish you both the best of luck in it. And sorry if I embarrassed you by asking about the hugs. :)
Frank Paur: I want to meet him, too. And Greg, of course. Glad they'll both be at the Gathering. Hope we'll see a lot of other great Gargoyles makers there, too. Along with all us fans.
Dumlao: $ Welcome to the RP. Hope you enjoy it. Oh, btw, I think you've mixed up Jaden's character with Fleur's. Other than that, so far you're doing a good job with your character. <grin> $
Mary: Uh, where is the Emanon clan page? I would gladly read your fic if I knew the link. Somebody please tell me!
How many weapons can one fit into a modified Playboy bunny costume? Depends on how modified it is! (You know- does it have pockets, a backpack slung over one shoulder, bandoliers and belts, built-in gun holsters, etc, etc, etc.)
Cute People: Doug already said my thoughts on this. I too believe it is natural and fine to have crushes on people other than your significant other. Lust and love are different emotions after all. To your SO, you feel love (usually), and that's better than lust. Lust is a part of love, of course, so we usually feel that for our SOs too. But as far as cute people goes, that's just lust. And it's an emotion that's perfectly okay to have as long as you don't let it cause any problems. With clear unselfish thinking and looking before you leap, the problems can be avoided (Rapists and philanderers of the world, and people like Clinton, need to learn this lesson!). That's all I have to say about that.
SJ: I agree with you about MTV. I've stopped watching it just cause of those boring Road Rules and Real World reruns. And because most videos these days seem nothing like they should be. More eye candy and shocker visuals than music, and that's sad. MTV's also lost its great music video commentators, such as Beavis and Butthead. Sad. Tom Green I've only seen a couple episodes of, but I think it is a kinda funny show. Too bad it's one of the few good things on MTV these days. :(
**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR CRUEL INTENTIONS**
Cruel Intentions: Like Doug said, this was an okay movie. I liked the plot and the character development on the three leads. Sarah Michelle Gellar also had a great preformance (mental note: must contact the actress who played Cecile in the movie and see if Sarah's a good kisser. I know Neve Campbell and Denise Richards are, they said as much in People magazine a few weeks ago (FYI, they kissed in Wild Things, a somewhat cliched and unbelievable but still good movie). This is something someone with my dirty mind must know. <Very EVIL grin>) Also good preformances from Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe. I loved the scene in the subway station with them. All in all, CI was a pretty good film with great romance. Definitely better than the other movie Sarah Michelle Gellar starred in this year.
**SPOILERS OVER, YOU CAN LOOK NOW**
Larry King: No opinion on him myself. I've never really watched his show with a critical eye. I just watch news programs for information. I suppose when I think about it that both sides (the one that calls him a good open-minded intelligent commentator and the one that says he's a stupid egotistical jerk-liberal frog) have points. I'm just not gonna take sides with one or the other. That's all I have to say about that.
Lawrence: I too hope to see more of the London Clan soon. I like them as much as the ones in Manhattan.
That's all for now. Later!
**MORE RP STUFF**
Kitainia waves to the CR and turns in. The screen goes blank. Meanwhile at Thailog's secret base, the NORAD strategy meeting is interrupted by a ringing phone. Thailog scoops it up and says, "Yes?" "It's Kincaid," Janice's corrupt Assistant Director boss replies from the other end. "The Ravens are in San Francisco. They're planning to get to Marsh." "What?" Thailog asks, suddenly growing worried. "This bodes ill for our cause. The Ravens have damaged Marsh's systems and company a lot, and they may be able to undo most of it. If they use this to blackmail him into revealing the location of our secret base..." "We don't really need Marsh anymore, do we?" points out Asil. "I mean, we have that machine Dr. Edison and Kharsus made that can create gold out of any rock, we can use that for money. And we can control the world's economies after our takeover without Marsh's help. Right?" "Right," Thailog nods. "But Marsh is still a part of our organization. And he knows a lot." "He knows too much," the now-Borg-Phalanxed Guod says, walking into the room. "I propose we eliminate him." "Hmm," Thailog thinks. "Very well. We shall get rid of the weak link and destroy the Ravens in the process. Guod, I want you to take care of this. Ensure it is done." "Yes, my lord Thailog," Guod gives an exgaggerated bow. "Do not worry. You can count on my Borg-Phalanx." "Good," Thailog says, turning back to the meeting as Guod leaves. "Now, going back to our plans for taking over NORAD,..."
**SCREEN FADES OUT, THIS BIT OF RP OVER**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Saturday, March 6, 1999 10:45:52 PM
IP: hil-c45-031-vty106.as.wcom.net
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... Coyote, Ravyn and party still at the militia headquarters. Tony has now joined Ravyn, Coyote and Southard in their conversation, while Jason, the Gearhead and Buick go shopping amongst the militia's stockpiles.**
<" ... I know a route to get you where you need to go. I can lead you there, though ... it's a very confused and twisted path, one that only the militia knows.">
I assume, then, that you've worked in concert with the Underground before.
**nods** <"Right. It's folks like you and me, Coyote, that know how social services never seem to do justice by society's forgotten children.">
UH ... huh. Okay ... is there anywhere around here where we can freshen up?
**Southard motions toward the barracks. Tony leads Coyote and Ravyn toward the building.**
**PAUSE RP!!**
"Jesus" virus a hoax: D'OH!! I sincerely apologize, then, for the unintentional spamming of the room.
Doug and Wilek, re inaccurate Ravyn: The Ravyn we all know and love (some of us more than others **winks at Ravyn**) will be appearing in WCC ... unless she *wants* me to use Wilek's version. Though since the art's already done, it might be too late for that ...
Doug: Sure. I'm sure you know some neat tricks for cutting off hoses. **grins, looks at Ravyn, and, knowing SJ's hose is no longer a threat, pulls her into a bear hug** Thanks. :)
Ravyn, re Lonny's spiel: Yeah, he tells the truth. Every time I go on IM, I wind up having an hourlong conversation with Robby, who helped me bolt up my courage enough to 'fess up on V-Day. So yeah, he knew something ... something that you now know, as well. **another tight hug and a peck on the cheek**
**RESUME RP!!**
**In the barracks, Coyote is waiting for his turn for the bathroom. Tony walks up to him.**
<"So ... exactly *how* close of friends are you and Ravyn, anyway?">
Oh ... well ... I ... umm ...
**The scene shifts to a shadowy office somewhere in an unknown locale. The bounty hunter who confronted Coyote and Ravyn in New Mexico strides quickly up a long hallway, to an office recessed into the building. Angrily, she opens the door.**
<"You didn't hire me to face ordnance, Kyle.">
**The man she addresses comes into the light; it's Kyle, Ravyn's ex. Another woman sits back in the shadows.**
<"No, we hired you to do a job. Now what happened in New Mexico?" "Oh, not much, just Coyote blasting my entire party into ashes with his blasted tank and his rocket launcher.">
**The woman in the shadows stirs.**
<"Was *she* with him?" "Yes, she was. And they were very friendly.">
**Kyle's face takes on a pained look.** <"Leave us.">
**The bounty hunter turns and leaves the office. Kyle turns to his companion in the room.**
<"What do you think?">
**Kyle's companion finally walks into the light, showing that she has a slightly twisted face ... it's Coyote's ex.**
<"The same thing you are. They've fallen into each other's arms. And it's up to us to pry those arms away from them ... for their own good.">
**The screen winks off from this ominous scene for Coyote and Ravyn.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, March 6, 1999 10:01:47 PM
IP: modem94.i-is.com
Hopefully, the next episode on Monday will be a Pendragon episode. Because I would like to see what Griff and the others are up to. Don't get me wrong, I like the Gargoyles episodes as well, but so far there are 14 episodes dealing with the Manhatten Clan and there are only 6 episodes dealing with the London Clan. Oh yeah, and the 2 episodesthat go back and fourth from Mamhatten to London.
Samson becoming leader> I do not think that Samson eill be leadrer right after Brooklyn, because we do not know if he will be the leader. Because Brooklyn and Goliathe are the same age, or mabe Brooklyn is a little older the Goliath. If Brooklyn does become leader probably will not be the leader very long. And there is still 60 years until Samson will hatch.
Just one more thing, in the Timedancer episode Requiem, it was mentioned that Angela was not fond of her daughter, Gwenyvere's mate, because it was difficult to forgive him for the things that he did
but he changed for the better. I wonder what that was about?
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.A.
Saturday, March 6, 1999 09:48:23 PM
IP: chil-ras1-4-cs-2.dial.bright.net
Ravyn, Wilek: Okay, I get it now. Thanks for the explanation.
Glad the Jesus virus is a hoax, but I still wonder who would do something like that.
Lonny: I found the song via a Yahoo search for Heather Nova pages. The last one on their list had some sound files- emphasis on had, they took them off. But it did have links to some pages WITH sound files. One of those had a mp3 of "Walk This World." Sorry I don't remember the exact link (and of course I didn't record it). Bad luck in your quest to take over the world.
Later,
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Saturday, March 6, 1999 09:36:52 PM
IP: hil-c45-031-vty106.as.wcom.net
Hmm, Lonny's been by. Great...
Um, I just stopped by because I just saw a commercial for a movie that comes out this Friday. Wing Commander. At first I looked at the preview and went, "Great, another lame-o sci fi movie." And then I saw the title and went "Wing Commander? I loved that cartoon!" But I'm afraid this movie will be nothing like the great cartoon. Mark Hamil isn't in it for one, some of the special effects look like nothing from the series, and all we saw of the aliens were a gloved claw. I'm betting they look nothing like the incredible feline aliens seen in the show and instead end up being some lame Aliens or Predator or ID4 rip off... Ah well, I'll be at the movies next weekend regardless...
Also, cool DS9 episode tonight. Finally got back to the Agency 31 subplot... Can anyone else here say "Star Trek's version of the Illuminati"? I knew you could...
Robby
Saturday, March 6, 1999 09:36:46 PM
IP: spider-wi032.proxy.aol.com
Yes yes, the whole Jesus virus thing was indeed a hoax perpetrated by someone early on down the line. (Namely myself) By the time word of it reached Robby and Coyote, it was believed truth. I don't know how word of it's hoaxiness got out, but in actuality, it was just a brilliant plan I had Dis Connect set up so that when, in 26 days time on April first when I unleash my Doomsday virus, it will go unnoticed until it is too late to stop! Bwah hah hahahahaha! Oh crud, did I just say that out loud? Um, ignore what I just said! Just pay attention to my comments, yeah, thats it!
Doug- Where can "Walk this World" be found? Robby spent several hours hunting for the blasted thing, and I'd like to know the location of something he can't find...
Ravyn- Yeah, except Robby cheated. He's in IM contact with Coyote all the time.
Bigglesworth, or whatever good twin you may have- Robby read your story, and liked it. Myself... I disliked it, as I didn't end up ruling the world. But then, I hate all stories that don't end with my taking over the world.
**EVIL RP ABOUT... MYSELF!**
Lonny stares at his hundred video information screens, one of his flunkies, Dis Connect standing behind him.
"So, a newcomer named DumlaoX has entered the situation. Interesting."
"Does this interfere with your plans sir?"
"Hardly. Though it means I may have to move out some more resources."
"And what about Thailog?"
"You know full well I don't concern myself with other villains. They are all... So beneath me."
"Even the Phalanx?"
"Those lousy X-Men villians from 4 years ago don't bother me much. However, I may have to eventually employ them, like yourself Dis."
"And the Ravens? Or Coyote and Ravyn's group? Dark Mage Wilek or Sevarius Junior even?"
"Why are you asking so many questions fool? It's like a lazy writer is using you so I have to explain all of my evil plans. I think not. But those groups will deal with me soon enough..." The scene fades to black, showing only Lonny's cybernetic red glowing eyes.
Lonny, Robby's Evil Twin
Saturday, March 6, 1999 09:26:13 PM
IP: spider-wi032.proxy.aol.com
Sevarius Jr.-Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I didnt know you had it in you, that story was so sweet! It touched the heart-strings almost as much as my new movie (and I mean this seriusly) War Dogs The story of America's forgotton heroes-it tells the true stories of the dogs that served in the Veitnam War-animals that did not get the recognitionb they deserved and saved countless live only to almost be euthinized(put to sleep), every one of them. But really, i liked the stofy, it was very touching.
Kylynna - [ressler@emeraldnet.net]
Saturday, March 6, 1999 08:55:55 PM
IP: ppp-206-191-150-172.emeraldnet.net
Okay... the star of the show is (was) only Goliath and yet this is the only picture of him I could find :P
Surprise, surprise! The themes pages have been updated!
Nothing new, just an update (finally. Heheh)
Call me curious, but do people actually like these thing?
Would you like more?
Anything you'd like to have seen done different? (And don't say you'd like to see animation to them :P)
Which is your favorite one(s)?
I'm just trying to get a grasp on it cause I'm debating on creating another one. *shrugs*
Lemme know!
--- IRC Goliath (who would normally have something witty to say here, but doesn't... cause, uhm, I can’t think of anything right now! *mental spaz*)
IRC Goliath - [goliath1@pacbell.net]
Saturday, March 6, 1999 08:50:08 PM
IP: ppp-209-78-81-207.frsn01.pacbell.net
Here is a cut and paste from my Sime~Gen list. It has different url's for checking out the latest rumor.
Some places to check when you receive a 'warning' or chain letter
information on this current "Jesus" hoax: http://www.stiller.com/guts.htm
http://www.icsa.net/services/consortia/anti-virus/alerthoax.shtml http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
CHAIN LETTERS, U.S. Postal Service's Web site: http://www.usps.gov description of chain letters:
http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~watrous/chain-letters.html
URBAN MYTHS/SCAMS
Urban Legends Reference Pages: http://snopes.simplenet.com Internet ScamBusters: http://www.scambusters.org AFU & Urban Legends Archive: http://www.urbanlegends.com Mining Co. Guide to Urban Legends and Folklore: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com
VIRUS HOAX CHECKS:
Computer Incident Advisory Committee, US Dept. of Energy description at the bottom of how to identify a hoax):
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html Network Associates (McAffee) Virus Hoax Information http://www.nai.com/services/support/hoax/hoax.asp
Computer Virus Myths Homepage
http://www.kumite.com/myths/home.htm
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Saturday, March 6, 1999 08:00:52 PM
IP: proxy-363.public.rwc.webtv.net
Doug> Well, no, you are right...my character *is* supposed to be a half-garg (clicky on name for pic), but I'm letting Wilek write me in as a full garg. I think I remember something where he had already started writing the first story I was in before realizing that I was only a half-garg, and then asked if that was okay with me or if I wanted it changed. I just told him it was fine with me. It's neat to see what I'd do if I actually had those wings...;)
Robby> Yeah, I think you had it figured out before anybody else that there was something going on between me & good ol' Coyote...maybe even before *I* knew it. ;)
Coyote> Thanks for the warning about that virus! :) **can't think of anything beautiful to say, so she returns the hugs even tighter than before, adding a little peck on the cheek just before SJ runs for the hose** ;)
**RP!**
**Tony, a fairly well-built young man with glasses and thick fingers, is showing Jason and the gang from the tank around the secret militia headquarters.**
<"...And over here, we've got a lot of ammo and stuff y'all would probably find interesting...and by the way, that's the _strangest_ paint job I've ever seen on a tank. How'd you do it?">
**As they look around for supplies, Coyote and Ravyn are meeting with Southard, an older man and the self-appointed leader of the militia. Ravyn grins and whispers in Coyote's ear.** "Be careful, Coyote, 'cause everybody 'round here always knew that Southard wasn't...well...right in the head."
**Southard looks over at her.** <"Did you say something?">
**Rav quickly grins.** "Uh...nope! We were just...ah...wondering if you could help us find some info..."
**The sun sets over the militia camp as the screen flickers off...** **END RP!**
Ravyn
Saturday, March 6, 1999 07:37:12 PM
IP: svm-ts5-19.c2i2.com
Doug> <<Am I wrong about your character, Ravyn?>> Actually...I was, way back when I wrote her as a full garg in my second story, 'The Best Laid Plans...'. By the time I realized my mistake, fixing it would have required a full rewrite of that story, so I just asked if I could portray her as a full garg in my ficverse, and she agreed. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused. :)
Wilek
Saturday, March 6, 1999 07:11:04 PM
IP: tnt-2-84-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
**RP STUFF HERE**
Doug, Kitainia, and Jaden (who DumlaoX accidentally mixed up with Fleur) are still standing in the hotel lobby rubbing sleep from their eyes. "Okay," Jaden says, "who was that weirdo?" "I don't know," Doug says. "But he did seem powerful and on our side, as evidenced by that offer he made us. I don't know if we should accept it, though." "Oh?" Kitainia asks. "Why not?" "Well, I'm worried about our current arms suppliers having issues with it," Doug says. "You know, the demon lord Gothmenes who thinks in exchange for supplies, we're sending him the souls of all the bad guys we kill?" "Yeah," Kitainia chuckles, "what an idiot! And this DumlaoX guy didn't mention any payment for his services. He sounds safer to me." "We better have Gubio check him out first," Doug suggests. "Make sure he's on our side." "Alright," Kitainia yawns. "We'll do that. Right now I need some sleep." Doug nods. "Okay, you and Jaden tell Gubio what happened, then go get some. I'll be back up there in a sec, gotta post." Kitainia and Jaden nod and dash off, Doug turns to face the CR, unaware that a little pink imp who has been listening to the conversation has just teleported away. (Uh oh!)
**PAUSE RP**
Got the Darwin paper finished. Hope I did well on it. Oh well, whether or not, I now have time to post in the CR. :)
Ravyn, Coyote: If you guys are getting together online, great. I'm very happy for both of you. And let me know if SJ tries to use that hose on you. I'll be glad to cut him off at the switch. <grin>
Larry King: Selfish liberal or not, physically froglike or not, I still like the guy. I think he's a good commentator and willing to let people express their views and thoughts on any subject without censorship or trying to lead them on. If I had to choose one talk show to be on in my life, it would be his. I do agree with SJ about Kathie Lee, though.
Thanks to everyone who's commented on the Demona talk show creativity demons. Unfortunately I don't watch talk shows much, so I can't write the scenes as best as someone who does watch the shows. Hope someone picks up the idea, I would like to see the scenes happen, especially the Demona on Jerry Springer, David Letterman, and Conan O'Brien ones. :)
Kathy: Ah, so that was done in Sherlock Holmes, eh? Well, it works for TGS, too. I'm disappointed not to see the events alluded to in action, but I can deal with it. After all, I am planning to make a lot of similar allusions in my next few fanfics.
Robby: Found "Walk This World" in my spare time last night, thanks for any effort you've devoted to looking for it. You can stop now, though. It is a great song, though, so if you haven't heard it, you might want to check it out.
**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR CRUEL INTENTIONS**
Kit and I just saw this movie yesterday. It was pretty good. Sarah Michelle Gellar never got naked, but she did play very well the role of a totally selfish and evil little rich girl. I think she deserves an Oscar for it. The other actors in the movie were nice, too, even if some preformances were a little hard to understand or cliched. I liked the character development that occurred with Annette and Sebastian. The movie's plot was also neat. I give it two and a half out of five stars, thumbs up. Good movie. Can't wait for next weekend, when I will see and review "Wing Commander!" (movie better be as cool as the books, TV series, and games) :)
**SPOILERS END**
SOROW: Yeah, we understand. Good luck in that spring show and welcome back to the CR.
Wilek: Good job on "Destiny's Enforcer." I liked all the plot and character development in there, especially on Ravyn and you. However, I was under the impression that Ravyn was a half-garg, not a full one. No stone sleep or glider wings. Am I wrong about your character, Ravyn? (Seems so, you didn't object to Wilek's possible mistakes.) Great story, whether or not. I liked how you used my poem in it. Keep up the good work!
Kyryn: Got the sketches. They look great! Feel free to post them on your site if you want. Also, when I write "Blind Date" (tentative title for the next fic in which Jadriel and Nikki battle, this time it will be with Matt, the clan, and an F-16 squadron thrown in), I may be asking you to do another scene for it. So be prepared, hope you can accept the assignment. :)
Steve: I don't know what the best teasers are. In teasers as in fanfiction as in life, I just do what I think is best. If that's reveal a whole lot, yeah, I do it. If it's reveal a little, I do that, too. Either way I do it without a qualm. And btw, I didn't tell everything of what I'm planning. I think readers will still be surprised when they read the stories and realize what I've got ahead (and didn't say in the teasers!).
Green Baron: You've obviously never seen the movie Dave, or if you have, you don't remember it. Bill Mitchell was the power-corrupt Clintonesque President in there, Gary Nance was his noble people-minded VP. Go see the movie, it's very good. Also, just so you know, I'll be incorporating the film into my fanfic quite soon. I'll start the thread when the clan goes to Washington in an upcoming story to get their "Citizenship." Mitchell and Nance will both play large roles in that fic, and the Clinton family will have cameos, as will other real-life politicians. :) And on Smith, yes, I am talking about the New Hampshire Senator. I agree with you, though. Buchanan is much worse than him.
Ravyn: I'll keep them coming, don't worry. :)
Fleur: Got the feedback, thanks again for it. Did you get my reply? Also glad you were able to make time to read my fics. <grin>
Frank Paur's coming to the Gathering? Alright, I've been wanting to compliment that guy on all the good artwork he's produced on Gargs and other shows. And get his autograph, of course. Now I want to go even more. Hope when the time comes, Kitainia and I can.
Cute Members of the Opposite Sex: Hey, there's nothing wrong with these people existing. And we can't stop our significant others from lusting after them (it's natural), so why even try? Personally, I like that Kitainia and I both have crushes on cute people besides each other. It's made for so many interesting conversations and fantasies. We are among the rare couples who can be comfortable with the latter from each other and sometimes have fun acting them out. <VERY BIG GRIN>
Fire, Mary, Ironwolf: Welcome back!
DumlaoX: $ Welcome to the RP. Hope we are able to soon do many interesting things with your character. Be aware, though, we do already have a supplier. But like Kitainia pointed out above, he is a somewhat unintelligent demon lord and thus very dangerous. (Plus, he's also supplying Thailog's side of the war, at the demands of a powerful master who wants us to keep fighting for some reason. We don't know this yet, but soon will. The master is known only as Deavik the Ultroloth.) So don't worry, we will find use for your character and in the future accept his help. We just can't accept it right now, that's part of the story. But good job so far on your character, hope to see him again soon. Glad you're having fun with us. :) $
Jesus Virus: Like I would ever read a message so obviously fundamentally extreme in subject as that! I'd just trash it and be done. As for the hidden virus, maybe it's some twisted attempt by athiest and/or agnostic hackers to get a lot of fundamentalist extreme jerks off the Internet. If so, I can't say I agree with their method, but I do sympathize with the reasons. Thanks for the warnings, Coyote and Robby.
That's all for now, later!
**RP AGAIN**
Doug walks off and stumbles upstairs, going back to his room and sleep. Meanwhile, the imp that teleported away appears in a large mountainous area of awesome proportions. The terrain looks like the outside of an extinct volcano, the air full of drifting ash and poisonous fumes. Shivering in the bitter cold atmosphere, the pink imp heads into a large cavern in the mountain's side. After flying past hordes of sleeping insectile-, frog-, and crustcean-humanoid warriors on its stubby little batwings, the imp lands in an opulent throne room guarded by several huge bulldog-humanoid creatures wielding polearm axes and spears. A gray-furred jackallike humanoid stands next to the throne, making notes in a large tome that looks very demonic and expensive. The figure on the throne is that of a tall man dressed in dark clothing, his face completely blank except for two insectlike red compound eyes. He listens intently as the imp kneels before him and tells what it has just seen. "Hmm," Deavik muses. "It seems Gothmenes has acquired some competition. I hope the Ravens do not choose to go with this DumlaoX, that could impact our plans for them, for Thailog, and for Earth." "Master," the jackal-headed chronicler says, "might I suggest we try to find out more about the one called DumlaoX, and possibly eliminate him?" "If we cannot absorb him into our plans, Mikus," Deavik says, "we surely will. I accept your suggestion and command you to put someone on it at once. In the meantime, Zezil shall keep the Ravens under surveillance. They must be monitored if our plans are to succeed." The imp nods and teleports back to the hotel to maintain his watch over Doug and the others. The screen goes blank.
**RP OVER FOR NOW**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Saturday, March 6, 1999 06:50:20 PM
IP: dal-qbu-zon-vty99.as.wcom.net
James Birdsong> Please read the rules concerning RP. Those include: a) No posts that contain only RP and nothing else b) Seperate the RP from the rest of your post with asterisks and warnings in capital for those who don't care about it.
Mythology> I've asked about it in the other comment room, let me ask about it here as well. Anyone knows any good links about celtic, hindu or other mythologies (other than Egyptian, Norse and Greek)? Or about the Norse Ragnarok, especially how it started? I'd be interested in it. Thanks
Aris Katsaris - [katsaris@otenet.gr]
Saturday, March 6, 1999 11:07:18 AM
IP: athe530-a044.otenet.gr
Dang typos> In 3 or 4th sentence is should be "Don't go sticking your nose in company files without permission". I accidently put "in company files without files". How I hate that typo demon
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Saturday, March 6, 1999 09:44:00 AM
IP: dt040n6c.san.rr.com
RP> (Scene:Watcher's Headquarter's near Paris in an office where Joe Dawson is talking to the Watcher's head guy)_Joe: I been looking over the computer files trying to find out what other immortals live in New York and I ran across access denied when reaching a file of some guy named MacBeth and his watcher James Birdsong._Head Guy: Don't go sticking your nose in company files without files Dawson. It's locked for a reason. Why the hell can't you just watch your own immortal and leave the other watchers alone? Your job is to observe. We've shown leincy so far but you really shouldn't overstep your role in all this._Dawson: Duncan should make friends with these immortals before he meets them in the street and they fight. (last part dons on him) Heyyy what almost shooting me is showing leincy? (glares at head guy). _Headguy: (shakes head guy) Stop your shamess nonsense before ya get hurt Dawson. We could torture you ways worse than death. Never deny that._Joe Dawon: I'm getting the feeling you're hiding something but you won't let me find out what. Luckily I managed to get Amanda to hack into file but alas a bobbytrap virus deleted it all before I could find out much._Head guy: What all did you find out? (presses a button that opens a panel in the wall where a poisen tippied dart is now ready to shoot Dawson in the neck if the Head guy doesn't like what he hears)._Joe Dawson: This MacBeth character had his first death in 1057 and over the centuries has met a few historical figures. Edward Tutor and Anne Boleyn being two great examples as well as LadyJoAnna wife of King Richard in the Robin Hood era. Also he met Annie Oakley of the ol west. That is about all I could figure out before whole file was deleted by the virus bobbytrap._Head guy: (presses button closing panel) At least nothing you had to die for knowing._Joe Dawson: What's that supposed to mean._Head guy: ah nothing just promise me not to hack into James Birdsong or Dawn Angela's file on their immortal or about them. It's none of your business who they are or what their immortals are doing. (the illuminati symbol no the headguys cuffs are covered by his sweater sleeves) Now leave Mr. Dawson before I call security. (Dawson leaves a puzzled man)
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Saturday, March 6, 1999 09:41:05 AM
IP: dt040n6c.san.rr.com
Robby, Wilek, Sevarius JR> Actually, you can't get viruses by simply opening your emails. I think it's just an effort to make people paranoid without there being anything to get paranoid about. (Through executable attachments you can get viruses- but not through emails)
Samson> There will most probably be a number of leaders between Samson and Goliath. Perhaps Brooklyn will not become leader at all after Goliath. But let's see whether the dates add up. Samson is hatched in 2058. By the time he could become leader (though frankly I think it's possible he won't become leader until 2158) he should be atleast 50(25) years old- at 2108. At that time though Goliath would be 170 (85) years old, and Brooklyn would be 190(95). Brooklyn would be too old to be the previous leader. Angela and Broadway would be 150(75) years old; they too would most probably consider themselves too old. Tachi would be roughly 116(58) and Nashville 136(68) so one of them, especially Tachi, *could* have been leader before Samson: but like Hudson they could possibly have given leadership to someone younger.
So I most probably think that the immediately previous leader was a character we have not yet seen, or perhaps one of the other two children of Angela and Broadway.
But more importantly I think Greg had said that Gargoyles 2158 would have global events (rather than Manhattan-centered). So it may be that Samson in 2158 is the leader of ALL gargoyles; if so there may not have been a previous global leader. If the clan system remains fully though... who knows... A question to ask in 'Ask Greg' whenever the hell that gets back up...
Aris Katsaris - [katsaris@otenet.gr]
Saturday, March 6, 1999 05:51:35 AM
IP: athe530-e026.otenet.gr
:) im so glad you guys answered my Q's. If ya like *grins evily* pleanty more where they came from:)
Iron Wolf< yes, Brooklyn's kids _would_ be older. We already know that Sampson was to lead fallowing Goliath/Brooklyn. Do you remember how Brooklyn got to finally be second in command, then realized that it was a lot more work and sacrafice then he had bargained for?
Well, i would imagine that having to lead in a way, his family and himself through his Tdancing years, he would have learned and taught his children that being leader isn't all that its cracked up to be. It means sacraficing what you want first and putting others ahead. It would mean growing up at an earlier age. If you look at what we 'precive' Brooklyn's kids personalities to be, ie. a lil on the wild side as he was:), then you could probably safely and correctly assume that they might not even _want_ to be leaders.
*L* i can JUST see this happening.....
Angela: "So, Nashville, you wanna be leader just like your dad some day?"
Nashville: "NO thank you Aunt Angie..er.. Angela..Dad says that being leader suc...sa'lota work:) ya..lots a _hard_ work and umm..well."
Goliath and Hudson: *give brooklyn a _very_ knowing glance*
Brooklyn: *looks abashed..glares at his son for almost spilling the beans*
:) well ya know! IT COULD HAPPEN:)
well, mabey i will post some more Q's to think about later...*yawns* must...sleep..now...GOODNIGHT!!!
Lexy - [lex@hnet.net]
west bend, WI, USA
Saturday, March 6, 1999 02:34:03 AM
IP: d111.hnet.net
**RP!**
[Wilek: "Oh, MAN...I think we're dead!" Dark Mage Wilek (tp): ~Mitaxis, listen to me! If we join forces, combine our powers, we may be able to get a message to someone on Earth, at least someone who's a high-level psionicist!~ Anoth: ~But who? No one is powerful enough to sense a signal from this far away!~ DMW: ~Yes, there's one being that I know of who could do it!~ DMW tells Anoth who that one person is. Anoth: ~What?!...~ DMW: ~But you saw her, sensed her, after she met *him*. I think we can trust her now, and if I thought she would harm us, or at least me, I wouldn't be suggesting this!~ Anoth: ~Well...alright. But if this goes wrong, I will send you to the Inferno *myself*...~
**PAUSE RP!**
Kyryn> Ack, a heart murmur? That sounds like it could become serious, if it isn't already!
Mary> Hand keeps falling asleep? That does in fact sound like the very early stages of carpal tunnel; I'm glad your teacher is having it taken care of before it gets worse.
Ravyn and Robby> Thanks for the help, but...I know exactly how 'Feed The Birds' goes, and they do have some similarities, but this isn't it. All I remember about this song is that I heard it in an anime (or something animated in a similar style) and it had something to do with a bird and a red flower...
Robby> <<I may have to do a wierd story on that>> Or better yet, a weird RP. ^_^ <<How many weapons CAN you fit into a modified playboy bunnie type costume?>> It depends on what you'd consider a weapon. Click my name. >;)
Deuce> Eh...maybe you should postpone this Thinkfast until you're better; it may be best not to eat much when you're sick, but you shouldn't starve either.
This new virus> Eep! It's a good thing I never actually download my e-mails (I have a Web-based system), and my rather paranoid treatment of my E-mail address is starting to look fairly intelligent...
SJ> That Stick Death site...dang. Some of the humor is rather crude for my tastes, but at least there's plenty of graphic violence to make up for it. (One of my favorites is the Burglar comic. Gotta love that attitude. >:) ) Hm, Type O Negative? Hey, do you have the PC game Blood? There's an AVI music video by them on the second CD, for a song called 'Love You To Death'. Sounds creepy.
Weepinbell> <<Do you think Khensu and Isfet will show up in New York?>> Um...for some reason, I doubt it.
**RESUME RP!**
[Somewhere on Earth...someone hears two minds calling for help, and answers: ~Yes...for we no longer follow the path of darkness...we will assist you...~]
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, March 6, 1999 01:39:13 AM
IP: tnt-1-64-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
***WARNING: RP BEGINS HERE!!!*****
While the teams are busy fighting, Harvey wanders off to the side, and begins entering codes into a computer terminal.
Anoth suddenly senses something is very wrong. "Wilek!" he shouts. "It's Harvey! He's doing something to the computers!"
Abruptly and without warning, metallic tendrils appear, coming out of the walls, floor, ceiling....everywhere. They snake around the heroes, and even the villains, until everyone is bound and unable to move...everyone, that is, except for Harvey.
"What are you doing?" Wilek Fieger shouts. "Who are you?"
<<SILENCE>> Harvey shouts. <<Worthless flesh being! You're lucky I don't destroy you!>>
"Somebody tell me WHAT THE DEVIL is going on?!?!?!" Wilek roars.
"Harvey" begins to grow in size....muscles bulge, arms and legs lengthen....until he stands a massive being, his body made of an odd mix of black-and-yellow colored machinery that writhed like muscle. Only his bald head held the semblance of being human.
"Oh......crap." SJ gasps, his eyes wide with fear.
"What? What's wrong?" Wilek asks.
"That's not Harvey.....that's HARVEST. As in mucho villano for the PHALANX."
"Phalanx?" Anoth asks.
SJ nods his head. "My dad had some files on them downloaded from the Empire. They're techno-organic beings, a lot like the Borg....only meaner. If....if they've joined up with Thailog...."
"Then we're screwed," Kari added.
Harvest chuckled. It was a horrible, metallic sound. <<In a matter of minutes,>> he said. <<This station will be completely assimilated.>>
****PAUSE RP FOR NOW!*****
Hey everbody! You gotta check out this site a friend of mine forwarded to me! It's called Stick Death, and it's funny as heck! Check it out for gory, laugh-out-loud fun!
Prince Of Egypt fans: Just heard that they're making a Prince of Egypt prequel, going straight to video. Too bad it's not being released theatrically. I really thought that movie was good, and should have done better at the box office. Instead, pieces' of crap like "You've Got Mail" (which was funny the first time I saw it when it was called "Sleepless in Seattle") and "Patch Adams" (if Robin Willimas was my doctor, I think I'd be making a phone call to Kevorkian) won the box office. I'm beginning to think the American movie public doesn't want good films, they want the same homogenized crap. I'm so happy that the Oscars finally recognized the small, independent film this year.
Wilek: Me, as a MAIN character? Gee, a cameo would suffice! :)
As for that pic on my website, that's Pete Steele, the lead singer for Type O Negative, a band I'm rather fond of. Unfortunately I'm not near as....intimidating....as he is in real life, but it's one cool pic, huh? ;)
Tom Green Show: This is the best show on TV today. I've never laughed so hard, especially the segments with his parents. Classic! No wonder this guy moved up from cable access to the big time!!
BTW....this is a minor rant but....does anyone remember when MTV played....music? When they actually had.....videos? Not the same crappy Puff Daddy/BackStreet Boys/N Sync video day in, day out (I'm leaving out Brittany Spears, cause honestly, she's some nice eye candy, no matter what dumb song she sings...). I used to be able to watch music on MTV 24/7. Now I have to hunt the cable book just to catch when 120 Minutes is on (which is like, 2:00 Monday morning nowadays....). Here's a hint: We can live without our 5 hrs of daily Real World/Road Rules reruns.
A Jesus virus? What sacrilege! Kill the infidels!
Oh well, gotta go, Gwyneth Paltrow's on Jay Leno tonight!!
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailelxcite.com]
Saturday, March 6, 1999 12:10:17 AM
IP: 207-172-70-103.s103.tnt11.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com
*running in real quick*
Art Institute of Philly's web page:
http://www.aii.edu
Not getting a response from the school on whether it's possible to upload the Bronx vid or not :( Maybe their server's down or something.
To all interested, surf the page out (I haven't had the chance yet this week), and let us know what you find. I know several of you were interested in DLing the flick. I'll check back here later with more info. Still searching. Wish me luck!
Quote of the week:
"We could take it to the vet."
"You don't take dead animals to the vet."
"Why not? I'll take you to the vet."
"Yeah, well I'll take you to the ..."
"Got that?"
"Shut up, Richard."
Wishin' all a merry ... pre-March ... whatever :)
Carolynn Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Friday, March 5, 1999 11:25:26 PM
IP: spider-tk073.proxy.aol.com
IMPORTANT VIRUS INFO!!! READ THIS NOW!!!
If you recieve an e-mail titled "It Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus'" DO NOT open it. It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this information out to as many people as you can. This is a new, very malicous virus and not many people know about it. This imformation was announced recently by IBM, please share it with everyone that might access the internet. I suggest passing it along to everyone in your address book so it can be stopped. Lets thwart this evil workof Mr. DC (Or his employer, my evil twin Lonny) before it gets out of hand.
Robby
Friday, March 5, 1999 11:23:15 PM
IP: spider-wb053.proxy.aol.com
Sorry for the (extremely spaced( double post, but Carolynn Marie just sent this out to a lot of us, and I thought it should be posted here, as a warning:
JESUS VIRUS
If you receive an email titled "It Takes Guts to Say Jesus'" DO NOTopen it. It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter out to as many people as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. This information was announced yesterday morning from IBM; please share it with everyone that might access the Internet. Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your address book so that this may be stopped.
That is all, the warning is ended.
Coytoe the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, March 5, 1999 11:21:59 PM
IP: modem14.i-is.com
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... the caravan continuing toward Sierra Vista. Coyote reaches into one of his incredibly deep pockers and pulls out his cellphone, handing it to Ravyn.**
<"What's this for?">
Want to warn Tony and Southard ahead of time we're on our way in their direction?
**nods** <"Sure."> **dials cellphone, puts it up to ear** <"Tony? It's Ravyn ... Yeah, I'm good. Listen, I'm with a friend, we're headed in your direction, and we need weapons ... definitely bring Southard ... oh, I think you'll be able to see us, just look for a red, pink and purple tank following my convertible ... you heard me right, red, pink and purple ... long story, don't ask. Can ya handle this? ... great, see ya then.">
Well?
**closes phone** <"They'll be waiting for us with supper waiting. Tony's going to have Southard come to greet us.">
Great. Any more luck?
<"Not yet ... hang on a sec here ... Coyote, I think I might have something.">
**PAUSE RP!!**
Crzy, Spike: Well, I'm glad I didn't reveal my guess (it was indeed Keith David), but it does sound exciting to have an animation industry insider (such as Frank Paur) at the Gathering. :)
SJ: What kind of hose? Fire hose? Garden hose? Radiator hose? ;) **gives Ravyn more hugs, but short enough to not incur SJ's aim**
Fleur: Nice to see somebody's not getting too annoyed. :)
Kyryn, re answers to poll: Really? That's ... so sad ...
Heather: Now I *know* you've been watching that movie too much. ;)
Mary: Hmm ... sounds like your German teacher has a case of carpal tunnel ... not fun. Here's hoping she gets her hand back to normal.
Ravyn: **returns the hugs once again, getting longer now, not even caring about SJ's hose. :)**
Robby: Ahh, you're not *that* annoying, believe me. I know annoying, and you ain't it. :)
Deuce: Hmm ... if you think you're coming down with something, then maybe that Thinkfast thing isn't exactly the best idea ... but we'll keep yer seat warm! :)
**RESUME RP!!**
What is it?
<"I've got a listing in the Arizona children's underground on him. Says here ... hmm ... says here he was taken from a foster home.">
Really?
<"Here it is."> **Coyote leans over close to Ravyn's shoulder, as she turns the screen toward him.** <"James Reese, placed into protective foster care two years ago, but taken from his foster family three months later. Says here his parents are ... oh my God ...">
**Coyote comes closer to the screen, and sees what Ravyn has: the listing ends with a police report on the brutal murders of Jimmie's foster family.**
Does this say where the Underground is located?
<"Not sure, but we could ask Southard, he has some connections in underground circles.">
Good idea. We've got to get Jimmie to the Underground, then.
**Coyote looks up, just as Ravyn does, to see Tony and Southard waiting for them ... scratching their heads at the tank's paint job as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, March 5, 1999 07:54:36 PM
IP: modem14.i-is.com
I won't be posting this weekend; I'm going on a Thinkfast retreat downtown tonight. I won't be eating any food for over 24 hours (except fruit juice), so wish me luck! I think I'm coming down with something, too. :-P
Talk to you guys on Monday, then. Bye!
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Friday, March 5, 1999 07:09:57 PM
IP: pppa87.connect.ab.ca
Okay, that link is one of the midi sites having legal trouble. Silly me. Try this one instead. The song is Bohemian Rap by the way.
Robby theCR DJ
Friday, March 5, 1999 07:03:37 PM
IP: spider-wo021.proxy.aol.com
Entity- Ah, THAT explains the 7 days... But as for the X-Files episdoe where they relooped, its similarites to the Star Trek episode was porbably just coincidence. The replay a day story has been done before. Start Trek, Xena, and Groundhog's Day all did it first. And its always an amusing way to kill characters and give people REALLY bad days.
Frank Paur at the Gathering? Woah...
Coyote and Ravyn- Hmm, I believe I said something about this already. Like a week or two ago. And started annoying the pair about it.
Poltergeist- Great soundtrack on that movie.
Fleur- Its not only great minds thinking alike, but there is apparently a gargoyle sub-collective conscence where garg fans continually come up with the same ideas independantly. Case in point, my fic managed to work it out so Brooklyn ended up being clan elder, TWO YEARS before I'd ever heard of TGS, or Greg's master plan. Same fic got Demona two great loves, again, totally independant of the main sources. Spooky huh?
Starsinger- Eesh, I sympathise on the allergies. Allergies keep me from having a sense of smell more than one month a year.
Also, I know all about Heather's obsession, and I don't mind one bit. Crushes are only natural, we're together for personality.
Wilek- Dang, that midi sounds familiar... But I can't place it... I would never make it on "Name that Tune"... But I agree, it sounds a little like "Feed the Birds"...
Jaden- Comedy, definatley. After all, I'd be the WACKY next door neighbor.
Deuce- Yeah, we talked about the Spice Girls being closet Garg fans when Posh announced what her kid was going to be named. Add to that fact on of them wears Demona like arm-bracelets...
Dumlao- Woah, you RPed... Spiffy!
Kyryn- How many weapons CAN you fit into a modified playboy bunnie type costume?
Steve- haven't seen snow in SA since I was really young...
Ironwolf- The trio as a detective trio... Interesting idea... I may have to do a wierd story on that...
**JIM"S HOUSE QUEST BEGINS**
Jim climbs into his car, takes the drivers seat, and notices three of his friends happen to be there already. He shrugs and takes it as a given. He pops in the music (click) and takes off. Shortly afterwards they run across another of Jim's friends, he takes the middle of the seat in the back. Wouldn't ya know it, headbanging commences and the car trip in search of Jim's new house is actually a bit of fun.
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Friday, March 5, 1999 06:59:54 PM
IP: spider-wo021.proxy.aol.com
SJ> **grins** Yeah, I've seen the Tom Green show. It's awfully funny, and I was laughing SO hard when he showed his parents the Slutmobile! I think that was my fav Tom Green moment. :)
Wilek> Um, I'm not exactly sure, but part of that MIDI almost sounded like "Feed the Birds" from Mary Poppins. I'm probably WAY off, though. ;) And hey, enjoy the free advertising! You *are* that good of a writer. :)
Mary> Have fun signing up for your junior year classes! And make sure that you have a lot of fun *during* your junior year too! If it's anything like mine, you're gonna love it. :)
Welcome back Ironwolf!
Um...could someone please put up the address to the CR archives again? Thanks! :)
Coyote> **returns hugs, but only for a short time, just to make sure that SJ doesn't turn the hose on them** ;)
**RP!**
**The little white convertible is still zipping down the interstate. Ravyn is tapping away at the little laptop, trying to find anything she can that might help in their quest for Jimmie's family. She glances up, noticing a very familiar mountain chain to the south. Overhead, a road sign marks the exit that will take them south to Sierra Vista.**
"Whoa! Turn off here, Charlotte!"
**Charlotte, who almost missed the exit, turns a little too sharply onto the off-ramp. The swerving wakes Coyote up, who's a little alarmed.**
<"What happened? Are we under attack again?">
**Rav smiles.** "Nope, everything's fine. Just the road will be a little bumpy for a while now..."
**Coyote returns the smile as the road does get considerably more rough. Charlotte doesn't have much trouble traveling along, though, and neither does the tank following her. They seem to be in the middle of nowhere, and Rav looks toward the mountains in the distance.**
"In about 20 minutes, we'll be at the base of those mountains in Sierra Vista. We'll be looking for a high-school friend of mine named Tony and the leader of the militia, a guy named Southard. They should be able to help us out."
**The tank and the convertible continue along the road as the screen goes black...** **END RP!**
Ravyn
SV, Arizona
Friday, March 5, 1999 05:57:39 PM
IP: svm-ts3-5.c2i2.com
...
Anonymous
Friday, March 5, 1999 05:12:07 PM
IP: gateway2.caribe.net
*creeps in with a bunch of scheduling papers for next year*
Hey ppl! I've been having to write up my school schedule for next year when I'm a junior. Pretty tough stuff, but I thik I can handle it. ;)
I went to see my german teacher from my junior high school. She's doing pretty well, we had a lot to catch up on. But she has to have surgery on her hand next week becauese it keeps falling asleep. All the nerves are shot to hell.
Please, for those of you who haven't read my fic on Emanon clan page, PLEASE READ IT!!!!!!!!!! I don't think anyone has read it since I put it up in the beginning of last summer. And it would make me really happy if someone did. I don't mind if anybody doesn't like it, but I just want someone to read it.
OK, Later!
*creep out*
Mary Flanders
Friday, March 5, 1999 04:54:38 PM
IP: ramp-1-37.ucdavis.edu
Well I’m back. Sorry I haven’t posted in a while but work kept me busy! If I was supposed to respond to anyone on something just let me know (a reminder if you please).umm lets see Lexy poll
1 Depends are they going to have lex turn evil? If so then I believe that he would suffer many a heart break (he already has suffered a lot).
2 All right I vote for Liz and say the interment. Sorry I think they make a cute couple.
3 See above
4 Yes I think they will find a cure and some will take it and some won’t.
5 Umm what about Brooklyn’s kid? They would be older than Samson and have more experience.
6 OK first Broadway. There was a TV show I can’t remember the name but it had the sister form “mad about you” as a disguise sp. Now the reason I bring this up is he owned or co owned a restaurant and was a detective with a team of; mussle, tech, and face(disguise). He took regular work, but more often tried to help people for free. I could see Broadway doing this. Freelance detective work is still very popular (look at the movie “8 mm”) Lex could be the tech part and Brooklyn the mussel. Thus the Trio is still a Trio!
7 Naw and take it form the king of Annoyance! Now bow down and kiss my tootises.
Now lets see what else oh my age well lets make it fun boys and girls
I was born in the year of the metal dog
my online name is the reverse of a book title wolf and iron
thats it for today
IRONWOLF - [CAG16@BELLSOUTH.NET]
Friday, March 5, 1999 04:51:22 PM
IP: host-209-214-41-102.cha.bellsouth.net
**walks in wearing an 19th century dress with white flowers in her hair that is braided and curved around her face** Like it ? It's my new look. ** is speaking in her new british accent**
Theresa > Yes , he does know of my "obessions". He has said that it doesn't bother him at all. Since I seen him , he said that I can have all the crushes I want.
Kaioto > Well, we alot in common . What volume have you watched so far ? In my English class we just finished with Volume 5. I just hope they do another movie like that , the 19th century is my favorite time.
**snaps her fingers and a flash of light appears before her and her company. It is a six horse carriage. The driver stops infront of her and she opens the door. She climbs in and across from her is Mr. Darcy. She blushes slightly and smiles. **
Good bye all ! Until next time....
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Friday, March 5, 1999 04:21:02 PM
IP: 215-91-227.ipt.aol.com
Well, I'm trying the Atlanta Pict again. With the new picts it *might* actually work. ^_^ Unless they aren't here yet... Argh. How am I suppossed to remeber after having to read the enitres weeks CM, even if I am just skiming? *mind boggles and grindes to a halt*
Anyhow, I wanted to answer the Questions! ^_^
1. I think Lex won't be to much in a hurry to get in a relationship, so he'll have some girl friends (girls who are friends, and not romantic intrests). Then he'll probably grow closer and closer to one of those friends, and then they'll suddnly relize that somewhere back their, they fell in love. ^_^
2. Ummm... I don't know? I think that while it is possible for him to meet her on the internet, or in New York, I also think the guy needs to roam a bit, and he might actually get his tail in a couple of adventures and meets her that way. ^_^ But remeber, they will be friends when they meet. ^_^ ;)
3. Yes and no. I think that she will enjoy technology, but she won't be so hyper-tehnological. She might like the outdoors and technology. Maybe she has an outdoor computer lab! ^_~ And someone said that she would be a cyborg as well, and I'll be something along the lines of that happens. (She could get mutaited, or someting like that as well. Maybe when that happens, that's when the realize that they have fallen in love. ^_^)
4. No. Maybe a bit more human, but never back to the way they where. They have grown to used to being mutates, even if they wish to be human. Probably like Rouge (sp?) of the X-men. She wants to be able to touch people (her mutant power prevents that) and wants to get rid of her being a mutant, but when it has come down to the wire, she has always kept her powers.
5. *pause* I have no idea. :p Temporal anomalies are always best left alone. Unless you are a Q. Wich I'm not. or if you life is being endagered by it, wich it isn't. I guess that maybe Brooklyn isn't quite as old as Goliath, almost, but not quite. Maybe something happens, and Golaith is crippled (or worse. :( ) and then Brooky gets to lead for a wile until Samson comes along.
6. Lex- Compter exeuative
Broadway- Undercover agent posing as a chef.
Brooklyn- Wanderer.
7. Nope. ^_^
Evolution- I believe that God created the Univers. I also believe that evolution is possible, but only with God doing it. It's the only way that is possible. on the other hand, I also call mysef a Creatonist, because I like the notion better. ^_^ Both are theories, and both, as long as God is in control, are equally palatable. Take God out of the equation and the facts don't add up. *pause* great. I was going to say something else but someone scared it out of my brain. :p ummm... Ah, well, if I remeber it later, I'll post it. ^_^ Gotta' go!
Fire
Atlanta , GA, Xanth
Friday, March 5, 1999 03:05:30 PM
IP: atl2-wc1.atlas.digex.net
**Kyryn runs in on her way to Denton**
Wilek><Klingons at renaissance faires?! Who in their right mind...?!> Well, as far as I know, none of the rennies, or the Klingons for that matter, around North Texas are in their right minds. Hey, I've seen Klingons at A-Kon, which is mainly an animation con. For that matter, I'm a klingon occasionally (although not at renfaires) - Kevlar the klingon bunny girl (it all started with the question: How many weapons can you hide in a modified playboy bunny type costume?)
DumlaoX> *grin* hope you have fun with the RP!
Theresa> Allergies> I sympathize. I have the same problem with cigarette smoke, compounded by occasional migraines when the sinuses get too swollen or infected (fortunately not often) and a few other allergies to boot.
Fleur> See my post to Theresa above. I also have a slight heart murmur. One of the valves is loose. It doesn't do much except when I stand up suddenly sometimes. Then the heart can't quite keep the pressure even and I get momentary tunnel vision/sparklies. Fortunately, it mostly stays away with good exercise.
Lexy's survey:
1) I see Lex as remaining a bachelor. He will have good friends, but I don't think he'll end up with a mate.
2) See 1
3) See 1
4) I think that the mutates will stay as they are.
5) I see Brooklyn taking over for a little while if he had too, but only until one of the next generation was ready to lead. Brooklyn knows too much about the future to want to be stuck in that position, unless he already knows that he was.
6)Lex - Systems Consultant
Broadway - Detective and moonlighting Chef
Brooklyn - Military - possibly Airborne Rangers *grin* - "Parachute? Who needs a parachute?"
7) Nope, not at all.
Steve> You got snow? Phooey. We haven't even seen a bit of the white stuff in North Texas this year and the temps in Southwest Texas are into the 70's. All the trees have budded out already and the bluebonnets are blooming. On the other hand, we haven't seen nearly enough rain either. We may be in for another scorching summer and drought. Bad news if it happens!
Well, gotta get!
**Kyryn waves as she races out of the CR**
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Uvalde, TX
Friday, March 5, 1999 02:40:31 PM
IP: 168.37.239.86
***BEGIN RP***
A strange and mysterious figure enters the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. He wears a business suit with a black trenchcoat over it , a black fadora, and a backpack, also colored black. He walks into the lobby of the hotel and looks at the receptionist through his black, wrap-around sunglasses.
"Please call Doug, Kitainia, and Fleur from their rooms. Tell them that they have a message and that they must come down here right away."
"But, sir..." the employee said, "it is nearly midnight. Surely it is not wise to bother such guests at this time of night."
The mysterious man in black pulled down his glasses to reveal his dark, piercing eyes to the lowly receptionist. "Call them down."
Now struck with a wave of fear, the hotel employee did as he was told. When he placed the phone down and confirmed their arrival, the man sat in a chair, waiting. Minutes later, the trio of groggy warriors arrived in the lobby from the elevator, demanding to know what the emergency was that woke them up so late in the night. The receptionist simply pointed to the man sitting in the chair.
"What's the emergency?" Kitainia asked as she and the others rushed to the man's side.
He looked up to them and smiled ashe began to get up. "Nothing actually."
Fleur growled menacingly. "Then you're gonna pay for ruining my wonderful dream." He cocked his fist and releasedit, aiming directly for the man's covered eyes. The mystery man defended himself by simply raising a finger, which stopped the punch cold. With that same finger, despite apparent resistance by the werewolf, he pushed the fist down and prevented any more hits attempted on his body.
"Ok, just who are you?" Doug asked, now wary of what this possible opponent could do.
"Let me introduce myself to you. My name is DumlaoX."
"Good," Fleur said, nursing his hand. "Now I know what to write on your tombstone."
DumlaoX simply smiled. "I heard about what you and the rest of the Ravens did for the past months. I'm impressed." He produced a card from his backpack. "If you ever need help or arms in any way, let me know."
"Thanks," Kitainia said. "But why are you doing this?"
"I love a good fight," DumlaoX said as he placed a stick of gum in his mouth. "And I love a winner even more." Without another word, he stepped out of the hotel, leaving a bewildered trio pondering about what move to take next.
***END RP***
Well, there goes the RP :P
CR PICS-- Please tell me I can find Gorebash soon. I really hate having all of you waiting for the additions like this. However, if it allows me to add another pic or 2 to the list, then it's a good thing.
SITE-- I'm looking into more code to use for the site. Hopefully things will change soon. And I will get to the other additions for the site I promised. Now to pester myself to do it.
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Friday, March 5, 1999 01:26:42 PM
IP: dhcp-059.oac-commons.ucla.edu
Oh, yeah, I forgot: click my name for a hilarious movie trailer starring Imperial Stormtroopers. Ever seen the movie "Clerks"?
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
Friday, March 5, 1999 01:23:01 PM
IP: edtn003024.hs.telusplanet.net
** Deuce walks in, laughing off important parts of his body. **
"Posh Spice" (aka Victoria) had a son recently... named it Brooklyn... HAHAHAHAHAHA....
Theresa> You expected _continuity_ from TGC? *laughs hysterically again*
** walks out, collecting dropped body parts as he leaves. :-) **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Friday, March 5, 1999 01:22:02 PM
IP: edtn003024.hs.telusplanet.net
It's true, it's true!!! FRANK PAUR is coming to Dallas for Gathering 1999! It's his first EVER appearance at a Gargoyles convention so let's make him feel welcome! He'll be talking about his work in the animation industry plus we'll be getting the inside scoop on his latest projects.
For those of you artists interested in getting into the animation industry, entering the G99 Art Show would be a GREAT way to get your artwork seen by one of the industry greats. [You can never have enough networking when trying to break into any art-related field!]
See you in Dallas!!!
Spike
Friday, March 5, 1999 09:40:31 AM
IP: ppp22-55.ght.iadfw.net
****RP!!!****
Watching Tracker's life monitor go flat-line was alittle upseting for the scientist. "Well this maybe a minor set back." "I'll just have to send someone a lot more powerful to deal with Jaden and his new allies." Screen fades out.
****END RP!!!****
I couldn't sleep so I decided to check things out here.
Evolution- I do believe that God created man and everything else, but who's to say that He just said "Let there be this and let there be that." This whole 7 days doesn't have to mean exactly 7 days. Seven days to God could mean 7 billion years to us. Religion is based on point of view. You have to read into things and not take them literally.
Robby- Do you think it would be a comedy, action, or sci-fi?
1) I hope Lex gets a mate and soon.
2) Maybe he already has met her.
3) I think she should understand at least how to use a computer.
4) The mutates should stay as they are. They help people more now than they were able to as humans.
5) That's a tough question.
6) Broadway-Detective and a cook as a hobbey
Lex- The new owner of IBM.
Brooklyn- The first honest president of the United States
7) No way. I've seen the personification of annoying and you are nowhere near that.
Well I'm going to bed. See ya later!
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Friday, March 5, 1999 03:12:50 AM
IP: pm0-12.vpop1.avtel.net
**RP!**
[The team is making its way down the corridors, repelling mutant bugs with their flamethrowers, on their way to the computer center to halt Wilek Fieger's latest plan. Anoth (telepathically): ~Wilek? Can you hear me? I have a bad feeling about this new member of our team, this 'Harvy'. There's simply something...*unwell* about him. Would you like me to listen to his mind, make you aware of anything I don't like the look of?~ Wilek (thinking and hopes Anoth can read his thoughts since he himself has no tp ability): ~Well...I don't much like spying on ppl. But...you *are* the low-level clairvoyant here. Maybe you'd better...~]
**PAUSE RP!**
Kyryn> Klingons at renaissance faires?! Who in their right mind...?!
Steve> <<Would you rather see Goliath as some pasty 'ol white guy?>> I'm kinda fair-skinned myself, in my human form. (But...pasty? Nah.) ^_^ Sometimes I wonder how their complexions were determined for that; I mean, none of them had ever really been in the sun. Maybe garg skin is more sensitive to ultraviolet light than human skin is, and you'd be surprised how much UV is reflected by the moon. Thus, like humans, Goliath got a tan just because he spent more time outside than, say, the Trio (which makes sense, considering that they were little more than teenagers by garg standards). It was just harder to see because of his skin color. I could be wrong though.
Spike> <<What does Gargoyles, Batman:The Animated Series, and Spawn all have in common?>> Other than what CrzyD revealed? Um...Keith David. He's the voice of both Goliath and Spawn, and he does little quasi-commercial thingies for Batman on the Cartoon Network (I think).
The weather over here has been...odd. Very odd. Sometimes snowy, sometimes rather warm. We had a lot of snow just last night. Hm.
Ravyn> Dang, ppl are spontaneously doing my advertising for me?! I must be better than I thought. :P
SJ> <<I'm sure they're proud of you!>> Yes, they...were...<<I wonder if it would be too much to ask for a possible SJ cameo in your fics somewhere down the road>> I'm trying to figure out how to make you a major character. I've been dying to do a sequel to Begins The Dance (think Wily+Thailog+Dad=chaos theory), but I don't know what the TGS staff plans to do with Thailog, so anything I do with him would probably be invalidated as soon as a Thailog TGS ep came out, and I have no way of knowing their plans beforehand (unless I get involved in a romantic relationship with a TGS staffer, and I am *not* going *anywhere* *near* *there*). ;) So, I'm pretty much SOL. >:/ Hm, I saw that Bean-as-Who pic. He's actually fairly kewl-looking, but a Who *comedy*?! It ain't right. <<they're not dolls, dammit>> Ah, a fellow action figure enthusiast! I've lost count of how many of the things I have. <<aside from heads exploding nothing really fazes me>> I'll keep that in mind. >:) BTW, just out of curiosity I happened to do a bit of surfing about your page and I made the *strangest* discovery. The dude on your bio page bears a striking resemblence to a younger human version of a very odd gargoyle fanfic character who's been sneaking around in my brain for the last few months but who I have no clear memory of creating. O_o
Click my name to hear a *very* badly sequenced (by me) MID file. This song has, in a much better form, been running around in my head for YEARS, but I don't remember where I first heard it. HELP ME!!! (Any MID musicians here who are better than I am, probably all of you, are welcome to improve upon it, and heaven knows there's room for improvement.)
Theresa> <<What's worse is when you're at the walk up window and they stand there smoking and the smoke blows right in your face>> Ugh, do I know about that. I'm not asthmatic (and I don't work at any walk up windows), but I am *real* allergic to cigarette smoke; I can barely breathe in its presence.
For all you dragon enthusiasts, a dragon smiley. Enjoy. ]:=8)
Who here hates the Spice Girls? [Wilek is deafened by the CR dwellers' cheering.] OK. Check out this anti-Spice haiku. I think Forfexx wrote it. "Spice blood spatters red/Spice guts on my fingers tips/Dead Spice girls much fun." Hm.
Kaioto> <<you arrogant, useless piece of blue slime>> I have to work this into a fic. <g>
**RESUME RP!**
[Finally, the team makes it to the outer computer core, where the evil team has installed the chip. WF1: "You're too late! The chip is already in the system; in a matter of minutes, the Dark Star will be ours!" Jake: "Not on our watch!" Jake proceeds to fry the clones of Micheal Jackson and Elton John on general principle, then the teams proceed to duke it out in a chaotic melee...]
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Friday, March 5, 1999 02:02:05 AM
IP: tnt-2-155-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
I'm sticking with Richard from now one. He's the kind of character I like for a hero. He needs a little assertiveness training, maybe indoctrinate him as a paladin or a Shaolin priest or something, teach him how to apply force when the situation warrants it. He pretty cool and shares many of characteristics with me (Brown hair, clumsy smile, glasses, good natured). He's got his head on straight, and good values. I'm proud to have him as my CR post Pic … Now I've just got to get some turtle-necks … between Xanathos and Richard I'm convinced they go in my wardrobe. :)
Deuce: O'Toole's corollary to Murphy's Law … :)
Green Baron: Hm … I guess I can't officially condone the wanton slaying of lawyers, but I must confess the prospect amuses some dark part of my humor. I attend Bentley College btw. And no, I have not had a chance to read it.
Robby: I don't try to judge, just to find ways to help. I'm not very wise, but thanks anyway.
Heather: Am watching that EXACT SAME MINI-SERIES, with the same actors and everything, and reading the book for my Freshman English class.
Fay: **INCOMING RANT! STAND CLEAR!** Yeah, I can see how this word gets run into the ground. As it is, it blows my mind that no really angry secular or religious humanist types haven't started running around with iron stake trying to kill the 'pointy-eared freaks?' I mean, if people have a reason in their own stupidity to form the Quarrymen (yes, I know the illuminati and Maddoc helped Jon found them …) then they have a thousand times more reason to put anything slightly Vulcanoid to a short and ignoble end. Come on, who of us didn't have ancestors that had Seelie or Unseelie passing themselves off as divinity, demanding sacrifices and generally abusing mortals? I know from my own backgrounds of Italian, Celtic, and Norse that the old 'gods' sucked. In fact, even my most merciful and compassionate characters that have personalities like mine have grudges. Anthony Giovanni, a Truth Seeker (a cleric/warrior/monk type with a compassion complex!), who break Thor's nose if he saw him. Top Ten Fay to injure and why List …
#1
Madoc: OK this one is kind of obvious. We'll move on.
#2
Odin: Ragnorock? Ragnorock?! What kind of idiot were you to let this happen!? Alright, screw you! You can all get wiped out for it. I don't have to fight for you! Take Valhala and shove it! After your simpering self is destroyed I'll take care of the stragglers from the Unseelie myself.
#3
The Weird Sisters or the Fates: Yeah … OK … I think I've voiced my opinion of destiny before and I think you can use your imagination as to what I think of people who live to enforce it through manipulation.
#4
Ares /Mars : Alright, so its hypocritical to slap the god of war around like a red-headed step child. Sue me. I'd want to see him get beaten like a rented mule.
#5
Loki: Hm … yeah … anyone who knows this guy or anyone like him knows the urge to impale another living creature …
#6
Thor: Does the phrase "Trial by ax" ring any bells?
#7
Maeve: Attitude adjustment.
#8
Oberon: Nobody, but nobody, puts me to sleep you arrogant, useless piece of blue slime …
#9
Titania: I never like monarchs, much less manipulative ones …
#10
Zeus / Juppiter: Just for being on top of the Greco-Roman Pantheon.
Puck: The Puck hasn't done anything bad to me yet. He's cool in my book. I don't dislike all the Fay, just the ones that tormented my ancestors.
I'm not bitter or anything … not at all :)
Anyone from the Boston Area headed to the Gathering? Curiousity is winning out over necessity and I'm starting to change my mind about not going ...
Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Friday, March 5, 1999 01:17:43 AM
IP: 141.133.134.81
Asthma is a real pain. Combined with allergies to whatever is in the air and breathing becomes an option. Whatever is in the air right now the pollen counts are high for juniper and elm. Guess who is surrounded by elm trees :p. What's worse is when you're at the walk up window and they stand there smoking and the smoke blows right in your face and being allergic as well as asthmatic and cigarrett smoke being one of the triggers for you asthma. Life can be rotten.
Just to be difficult, were having high, high sixties and low seventies with only 16% humidity.
DumlaoX please feel free to share your problems. We all care and it helps to prevent the rat in cage on the wheel feeling when everything just is too much everything. I've been there, so have most of us. That's what friends are for. To listen when you need it, to just be there when you need it or to have a shoulder or a hug when you need it.
Heather does Robby know about your obsesstion for other cute hunks??
Goliath's tan. In the TGC episode "For It May Come
True", is color was normal anglo. So much for continuity.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Friday, March 5, 1999 12:49:21 AM
IP: proxy-433.public.paix.webtv.net
*RP AT THE END*
Hi everyone.
Dumloa> Just wanted you to know you weren't alone. And congratulations: You're now part of the I've-killed-Dis club. Forget Disneyland, _this_ is the club for fun times. >:)
Doug> Feedback's been sent off. Hope you've gotten it.
>And please read them because you want to, not because someone demanded it< Trust me, I've been meaning to read your work for ages, but haven't had the time. This just gave me a good reason to _make_ the time. <g>
Deuce, Wilek, Jaden, Dumlao, Robby >thanks for the well wishes! <hugs>
Wilek>>I wish modern medicine could do more than simply control it.< *grins* What do you think sparked my interest in being a micro-biologist? And the current medicine isn't _that_ bad. ;` (<- trying out the sarcastic smiley.) It only messes with your heart rate, and gives you a case of the shakes. Martini, anyone? ;) *cyber-cookie to whoever guesses who I paraphrased that line from.*
Good luck to everyone doing their school stuff.
Lexy's poll.
1. hmm, this is a tough one, but the romantic in me knocked the cynic out with a bunch of roses, and left a message on a heart-shaped card. "Lexington will find true love straight away and be blissfully happy. He deserves it." :)
2. Don't know. Maybe he'll do a Goliath and catch her plummeting off a highrise. Most likely on the internet, though.
3. Definitely as techno minded as he is. I've got mental images of them talking excitedly.. and the rest of the clan scratching their heads and wondering what they're saying. :)
4. Now supposing they _did_ find a cure, Maggie would ditch the fur and wings, Fang likes the power that comes with them too much to give it up. With Claw, it's hard to tell, since he doesn't speak, but I'd think he'd like to be human again. Talon likes flying so much he'd stay the way he is, but if Maggie decided she'd rather be human.... *shrugs* anything could happen.
5. Another good one. Maybe they'd choose another clan member to lead. (Angela, maybe? She _was_ SIC on Avalon.)
6. Broadway- Detective.
Lexington - Computer programer.
Brooklyn- Call me crazy, but somewhere in the military springs to mind. After all, he's a good tacticion and team player.
And not forgetting Angela - either a businesswoman or some sort of councelor (sp). *evil grin* Or a talk show host. (can't you just see her talking to the guests? 'You think _your_ mother's bad?')
7. Nah. :)
Everyone, I did this before I read what people had answered. Now, what is it they say about great minds? :)
Ordell>>My drama teacher is a pyromaniac.< Keep her/him away from matches and ciggarrette lighters and you'll be fine. :)
SOROW> Good luck with your show. And don't feel bad about not getting here more often. Welcome back!
Coyote/Ravyn> *just grins widely and watches them hugging.*
Steve> >the farther you walk from shelter without an umbrella, the stronger it will rain.< That law has been written with letters a foot deep in a great big slab of stone somewhere.:) And The Usual Suspects ROCKED!!
TTFN!
*RP*
Fleur follows the Ravens into the Fairmont hotel and up the stairs to the room she is sharing with Stephanie and Janice, who immediately rings the Assistant Director. Fleur heads for the shower, and emerges fifteen minutes later, just as Janice hangs up.
"Any news?" Stephanie asks.
"I'm afraid not, although, the Assistant Director has promised to look for more information on Traveller and Khaos Inc. He'll get back to me in an hour." Fleur nods, then walks to the window, opens it and stretches.
"My wings are all cramped after sitting in the Onslaught for so long. A quick flight should get out the kinks."
"Okay," Stephanie says, lying down on her bed. "Just don't wake me up crawling back into that window."
"Sure," Fleur grins, waves to Janice, and leaps out the window.
*END RP AND THIS POST*
Fleur - [newgoyle@hotmail.com]
Friday, March 5, 1999 12:24:08 AM
IP: proxy.monash.edu.au
NO RP TONIGHT. Waiting to see what Wilek does.
Wilek: GREAT new story! And I love the gallery! (your folks seem like real nice folks--I'm sure they're proud of you!). Hmm....I wonder if it would be too much to ask for a possible SJ cameo in your fics somewhere down the road....;)
Bean as Who: Actually, over at Ain't-it-Cool-News, they have a picture of him in full WHO garb. He actually looks pretty cool.....maybe this is sacrilege to you Who fans. I've never been able to get into Who myself. It's got to be the British factor. I've yet to see the British sci-fi show yet that I've actually enjoyed.
Gooch: I love the rain! It makes the earth all nice and clean....and for some reason, I love the color of the sky. The whole world turns a lovely grey color when it rains.
And BTW, the Usual Suspects is a personal favorite of mine. Terrific performances all around, especially from Kevin Spacey. Excellent modern film-noir. And the director, Bryan Singer, is helming the upcoming X-Men film, which is good news!
Stephen Baldwin has some of my favorite lines in the film.
*Stephen sets his sights on half a dozen targets with his sniper rifle, pretends to pull the trigger* "Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. Oswald was a fag."
Argent: A Pikachu toy that TALKS? I'm THERE!
BTW, to anyone who frequent's comic book shops, has anyone else seen the previews for the Death action figure? (they're not dolls, dammit!!) It looks uber-cool, but they don't come out till the summer I believe.
Green Baron: Oh, I don't like Larry King just cause he's a liberal. I don't like him cause he's a pretentious, self-absorbed, arrogant, name-dropping, let's-take-a-swim-in-lake-me phony, much in the same vein as Kathie Lee Gifford (the secret female AntiChrist).
Plus the man looks like a frog. Look at him! A hunched over frog! I bet he can touch those shoulders under neath his chin! Go back to your lily pad, Larry. Ribbit.
Goliath's Tan: Personally, I think they did this to foreshadow Goliath and Elisa's future relationship. He DID share her same coloring, did he not? As for the Mirror, I thought the truly odd choice was Brooklyn's alternate form. I would have put him as a bulldog or something.....
Entity: YES! Poltergeist traumatized me as a youth. When the little boy's doll started coming to life...I was out the door. Nowadays, aside from heads exploding nothing really fazes me, but back then...scary!!!!
Coyote & Ravyn: Geez, am I going to have to turn the hose on you two?
Ahh....young love. Or young mutual friendship. Still....*SJ looks at the CR's couples--Doug/Kitiana, Robby/Heather, Fire Storm/Lady Mystic, possibly Coyote/Ravyn--and smiles contentedly**
Has anyone here seen the Tom Green Show on MTV? THIS SHOW IS GREAT!!! I'm laughing my arse off! When Tom brought home the "Slutmobile" to his parents....
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Thursday, March 4, 1999 11:24:31 PM
IP: 207-172-182-162.s162.tnt19.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com
**glides in with her hands over her bright redden chins. She lands and looks down at the ground.** Okay , you guys know how I have a "crush" on John De Lancie ? ** hears everyone say "yes"** Well...**looks up** there's another man in my life.
His name is Colin Firth , in English class we're watching the 1995 mini-series "Pride and Prejudice". Colin is Mr. Darcy. Click on my name if you wanna see this guy.
** looks around and glides away from her whole face red ** I got so many crushes on guys I can't count them all !
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Thursday, March 4, 1999 11:13:38 PM
IP: 204-146-180.ipt.aol.com
Lexy's poll:
1) I think the first one he meets will be the one he sticks
with
2) On the internet, where else?
3) Actually, I think that she will be a cyborg, like him ...
so they'll be about on the same level
4) There might be a way for them to change from human to
mutate form at will ( like changelings )
5) I think Goliath and Brooklyn have a relationship similar
to the one he had with Coldstone right before Haakon's
invasion ... friends more than commander/subordinate ...
I don't think Brooklyn will ever lead. It'll probably go
right to Sampson when Goliath passes off the scene
6) If they were human ...
Lex - President of some webdesign company
Broadway - private eye, one mean chef
Brooklyn - Brooklyn to me just doesn't make a good human.
I'm stuck on this one ...
7) No way ... I wish I could have gotten someone to answer
my ONE question ...
Do you think Khensu and Isfet will show up in New York?
-> Check out my pokemon fanfic and strategy site
members.xoom.com/weepinbell
weepinbell - [weepinbell70@yahoo.com]
Thursday, March 4, 1999 10:44:50 PM
IP: hil-qbu-ptt-vty197.as.wcom.net
What does Gargoyles, Batman:The Animated Series, and Spawn all have in common?
I can answer that one Spike:
~*~ FRANK PAUR! ~*~
And he is going to be joining us at GATHERING 1999!
I am very proud to announce that 'Gargoyles' Art Director, Frank Paur, will be making his first Gathering appearance this year in Dallas, TX.
It is shaping up to look like a really great time to get all the good insides stories on how 'Gargoyles' came to be as we know it.
I hope to see you all there!
CrzyDemona - Vice Con Chair, Gathering 1999 - [demonacrzy@aol.com]
Thursday, March 4, 1999 10:04:17 PM
IP: host11.sn180-3.sysci.org
Alice in Wonderland> I caught a part of the new version; despite the cast it didn't look that great. My favorite interpretations are the Disney one and an old one that had Merv Griffin in it. I think it may have been the one you mentioned from the 80's, Sevarius Jr. I too was TERRIFIED of the Jabberwocky in that. I watched it as a little kid and it just freaked me out; that and the movie "Poltergeist" were perhaps the most freakiest movies I saw during my "formative" years of becoming freaked out by stuff. ;)
X-Files> Woohoo! Someone else remembered that old TNG episode! Personally, I think the similarities between eps is too much to brush aside as coincidence. Carter's version must've either been a rip-off or a tribute. Either way, the ep was an enjoyable one. While they may not have been the first to do it, they did a fantastic job with the formula!
Evolution> A comment regarding the reason for the story of Creation being done in only 7 days reminds me of a very short-story by Asimov. In it, God is dictating to a scribe the story of Creation. He starts out with it being 10,000,000,000 years long, and the scribe complains, "How do you expect to fit all that onto parchment? It would take billions of sheets, and that's assuming my wrist didn't fall off first!" So God says, "Very well, how about 10,000 years? I suppose I could condense things a little... tell just the most important phases..." The scribe shakes his head. "How about this? 7 days." God looks shocked. "7 days? Do you honestly expect people to believe that Creation happened in 7 days?" The scribe replies calmly, "7 pieces of parchment - 7 days." God sighs in defeat.
Crusade cancelled> You mean Babylon 5's Crusade?! *scurries off to confirm through other sources*
Entity
Thursday, March 4, 1999 09:21:34 PM
IP: ely-oh5-04.ix.netcom.com
Backward cmpatible systems- Actually Sega's Dreamcast WILL bebackward compatible with the Saturn. Means I might actually consider buying the system for more than Sonc Adventure now.
Gooch- I like rain myself...
Goliath's tan- So why did he have one while the rest of the clan was pasty white? How did he get one in the first place? And considering Brooklyn's coloring is closest to tan in garg form, shouldn't that have remained the case? (I know, I know... The reason was animation purposes... make the main character, Goliath, stand out against the rest...)
Kiato- Hey, VERY good analysis on Brooklyn...
Argent- Okay, my mistake. Someone else gave the artists that did Centerfold, and thats what I looked up. I know what song you're refferring to now, I'll hunt for it.
Spike- Whatever the answer is, thats just cruel putting up a teaser months in advance.
Deuce- Oh... Well, that explanation doesn't kill the magic at all! I like that one!
Demona on Politically Incorrect... Eeee...
**SACRED PATHS STUFF**
Coyote being in character... Don't look at me, I wrote the manure and birds in the saddlebag scene.
**END SACRED PATHS STUFF**
Selanit- I remember... I was just fooling around with modest clues.
**DC BIT**
Jim Iza Noying approaches Mr. Dis Connect. "A funny thing happened today... I was rebuilding my mansion today, and it caught on fire. You have anything to do with it?"
"Thats out of my jurisdiction. That would be Lonny... Er, my flunkies' doing."
Jim turns and looks at the Gremlins. They begin singing something. (Click!)
"Well, if you guys had nothing to do with it... My mansion is apparently cursed to be destroyed. I should be looking into alternative housing..."
Starting soon... JIM'S NEW HOUSE QUEST!
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Thursday, March 4, 1999 08:39:16 PM
IP: spider-wg053.proxy.aol.com
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... Coyote and Ravyn, riding in Charlotte with the tank keeping close behind, just crossing the state line into Arizona. After some thought over their options, Coyote turns to look at Ravyn.**
Okay, here's the plan ... we'll go to Sierra Vista, get our weapons stores replenished, meet your military friends, adn *then* head to Tucson.
**nods** <"All right, then. Got it, Charlotte?">
**Charlotte honks, speeding up.**
**PAUSE RP!!**
Kitainia: Well ... **looks over mailbox** ... counting today, from December 30th I have 77 messages in my mailbox from Rav. Does that count for something? **grins and winks at Ravyn** And actually, it would've been 80 something if this machine hadn't crashed ... :)
"Sleepover": Thanks for the compliments. And Selanit ... whether I write more about it will depend on if I write the "Rose of Connecticut" cycle I'm thinking of doing. If I get enough positive reaction to "Sleepover," I'll write the cycle ... which I *promise* will have a sequel to this one telling what Rosanna and Tommy did on Avalon. :)
SOROW: Don't be ashamed ... welcome back!
**SPOILERS FOR "DESTINY'S ENFORCER"**
Wilek: Well, after circumventing my problems getting to your site, I managed to read your new one before going to bed .... and I just LOVED IT! (and not just because Rav was the star. **grins and hugs Ravyn**) As for any character problems between your WCC versions and these ones ... there shouldn't be any, really, I don't foresee any.
**END SPOILERS FOR "DESTINY'S ENFORCER"**
Spike: I have my guess, but I'm keeping it under my hat so that I don't completely humiliate myself with a wrong answer. :)
Steve Gooch: Well, at least for you it's snow. My freshman year at MSU, we had a day of class cancelled for a completely different reason ... bitter cold (wind chills hitting 50 below, making it dangerous to be outdoors.). Of course, what didn't help me was that I was in a dorm complex whose cafeteria had to be accessed by *leaving your hall to go to a central building!!!*
Ravyn: **speechless, simply returns Ravyn's hug and adds more on top of it. :)**
**RESUME RP!!**
Well, as long as we're riding along, may as well sit back and enjoy the warm weather ... not to mention the allergy-free breathing.
**laughs** <"You do that. Mind if I borrow your laptop?">
Sure, go ahead.
**Coyote pulls the laptop out of his deep-pocketed pants again, handing it to Ravyn who opens it up, much to the chagrin of drivers riding along beside Charlotte.**
Whatcha looking for, anyway?
<"Thought I'd try my luck at finding a listing for Jimmie.">
Okay, that works for me. Wake me up when we get there.
**The road and the engine noise becoming hypnotic to Coyote, he puts the seat back to a nearly-horizontal position, closing his eyes and sucking up the sun's rays with a wide smile on his face. Ravyn continues accessing the Web as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, March 4, 1999 07:23:01 PM
IP: modem7.i-is.com
**SHAMELESS PLUG!!!!**
Everybody!!! Go read Wilek's latest Station 8 story! It's a great story, and it's made even better because it's starring yours truly. :) Click on my name! Go read it now! Go! :)
**END SHAMELESS PLUG!**
Wilek> Loved the latest story, if you can't tell. :)
Ravyn
Thursday, March 4, 1999 06:59:26 PM
IP: 207.204.224.29
Doug> **chuckles** I LOVE the Creativity Demons with Demona. Those are great. ;) And it really sounds like you've got a lot of interesting things planned for your 'fic universe. I can't wait to read more of 'em! :)
Deuce> Oops! Sorry. Maybe next time I'll use warm water. I seem to forget that everywhere else still has winter weather, while I'm chilling in the 75-80 degree weather in Arizona. ;) (Sorry, just had to brag about the weather some more. It's a nasty habit of mine.) ;)
Kitainia> **looks over at Coyote** Uh, something like that. **winks** Thanks. **grins and gives Coyote a huge hug** ;)
Steve> Wow! All that snow must be really cool. :)
**RP!**
**In the morning, Ravyn is still grinning as Coyote joins her in her convertible. The others load back up in the tank, and soon they're on the road again. Letting Charlotte take over and drive the car herself, Rav relaxes a bit, although still keeping a watchful eye on the horizon. She turns to Coyote.**
"So, we're almost in Arizona. Your allergies gotten better yet?"
**Coyote smiles and laughs, while Rav continues.** "Seriously, though, once we get into Arizona we've got a few choices. If we want to get some firepower or some help holding off those weirdos that are after us, we can go south to Sierra Vista. I know some militia guys there that'll be glad to help us out."
**Coyote ponders this. After a moment, Rav goes on.** "Or we can continue going west into Tucson, where a few friends of the family can try to help find us some info about poor Jimmie and the others. What do you think?"
**Coyote and Ravyn sit in silence for a moment, each thinking about their options as the screen decides to flicker off.** **END THIS RP!**
Ravyn
Arizona
Thursday, March 4, 1999 05:55:49 PM
IP: svm-ts5-14.c2i2.com
Poll #4
I don't think they'll find a cure for the mutagen.
*grins* When i FIRST saw that episode, I was fully expecting them to find a cure and bring Derek back to normal by the end of METAMORPHOSIS! I remember checking my watch and thinking "boy, they're gonna have to pull a REALLY big deus ex machina to get him back to normal in 3 minutes or less!" The fact that instead, he had to deal with life as a cat-person and that the ep didn't get a happy ending really increased my respect for the series and it was that that hooked me on Gargoyles for good.
Stormy
Thursday, March 4, 1999 05:29:44 PM
IP: dynixpc4.huron.uwo.ca
Hey all,
I love snow. I woke up this morning, heading for an early class, and decided to quickly check my email. I discovered a letter from my writing seminar TA, almost didn't read it because I thought she'd be reaming me out for not showing up to her office hours two days ago (well, that's kind of hard to do, when she's not *there*). But out of sheer curiosity I read it: "Due to horrible weather, class is cancelled today." I looked out the window. Snow - EVERYWHERE. It was a virtual whiteout. So I happily jumped right back into bed. When I woke up several hours and no classes later, I found out that Tompkins County is clasing all its roads at 4 PM, so CU cancelled all classes after 3 to give the profs a chance to get home. Not only that, but all the phones are out. Heh heh, this LAN is now my only contact with the outside world.
Green Baron > I dunno, I'm 1/8th English. ;-)
Deuce > I catch your meaning. I'm the exact same way.
'Till later
==How long a minute is depends upon which side of the bathroom door you're on==
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Ithaca, NY
Thursday, March 4, 1999 03:34:17 PM
IP: stg6.resnet.cornell.edu
Kyryn, Argent, Kaioto> Stop it, I'm blushing!
Robby> You *did* have some part in my POA story -- you were one of my proofreaders, remember? ;-)
Coyote> Yup, I read yours. It was greaat as far as it went, but it ended too soon! I want to hear what happened once they actually got to Avalon! So crack your knuckles, grab your keyboard, and start writing! <G>
Selanit - [selanit@hotmail.com]
Thursday, March 4, 1999 03:20:11 PM
IP: cheylab14.colorado.edu
Demona... on "Politically Incorrect". Think about it. :-)
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
Thursday, March 4, 1999 03:15:21 PM
IP: edtn003024.hs.telusplanet.net
Lexy: Interesting qs. OK…
(1) If it were on the original show, he’d get it right first time. In TGS I’m not so sure, but probably the same since they always tested Lex via the whole Nicholas Maddox thing.
(2) In the place he least expects to find her.
(3) Maybe curious, but not necessarily with the skills he’s amassed.
(4) Well, David might know something of the process, but he isn’t the geneticist. They’d stay mutate. (
5) That depends who they have in the clan at that time. Nashville might lead in Greg’s plan- he'd probably be the right age at the time Brooklyn and Goliath might consider 'retiring'.
(6) They’re already old enough to get jobs. BW- chef; Lex- something in computing; Brooklyn… politician? :)
(7) No- though a couple of the questions are overly hypothetical IMHO. :)
***SPOILERS FOR ‘SACRED PATHS’***
Not much to say. I disliked the overuse of the word ‘fay’. I always feel uncomfortable with it since it was never used in the show and I have difficulty imagining some of the characters saying it. The plot was good but seemed slightly clumsy in places. Coyote seemed to be poorly managed. But generally it wasn’t too bad.
***SPOILERS END***
ED
Thursday, March 4, 1999 02:22:53 PM
IP: p19-stork-gui.tch.virgin.net
**Mr Disconnect comes into the CR with a court Order. He is going to sue us for psycholgical anhguish caused by repeatedly killing him. The light shine behind him revealing ten sleazy lawyers that make up his legal team: Johnnie Cochran, Alan Dershowitz, Lawrence Walsh (The Ken Starr sent after Reagan's administration), Anita Hill, F. Lee Bailey, David Kendall, Sam Dash, Edwin Edwards (former Governor of Louisiana and the epitome of a Louisiana Governor), Geoffrey Fieger, and Harry Blackmun. OJ Simpson bursts into the room and cuts off Dcs head with a machete. Green Baron throws DCs head and knocks down the ten lawyers STRIKE!!! OJ Simpson then hacks th eten lawyers up while they are down. Now, he won't have to pay Johnnie Cochran's leagl fees or F. Lee Bailey's.**
Jewel> I'm glad you're feeling a little better. Being sick does suck.
Doug> I'm impressed you know who Bob Smith is. You are talking about the New Hampshire senator, right? Actually he is good because he would hurt Buchanan's chances of getting New Hampshire and the GOP nomination could more easily go to George W. or Liddy Dole, or better yet, John Kasich.
I think Robert Bennet deserves a spot on the dummies list just for the crappy job he did defending Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones suit. I prefer Bob's brother Bill anyway. I love your crosssovers. I will try some now.
Rivera Live> Demona and Geraldo with Alan Dershowitz and Jerry Falwell on the guest spots.
Falwell: She is a demon. Ah!!!! **runs screaming**
Demona: He's too pathetic to kill.
Alan Dershowitz:You're inclination to kill humans is the fault of the forces of evil, namely Ronal Reagan, Richard Mellon Scaife and the whole conspiracy out to get our President. Their evil ways have reverberated to teh apst causing your homicidal tendencies...blah! blah! (Harvard Law Professors are a prety senseless breed anyway) **Demona just shoots Dershowitz with a laser cannon**
Demona: That stupid human. At least he shut up.
Geraldo: **wets his pants** Mommy!!!!
McLoughlin Group>
John McLoughlin: Wrong!!!
Demona: What did you say, Human??
OK. You're better at it than I am.
Sevarius Jr> Scream was meant to be a trilogy. I read that before Scream 2 came out. As for Larry King, he's not too bad. His views are Liberal but he's not some pushy little prick like Dershowitz or Jackson (I hear Jesse may run for President again. He and Buchanan should form their own ticket and just alienate everyone equally) who believe anything remotely conservative is inherently evil. I love the way Saturday Night Live portarays him, though.
Doug> Is Bill Mitchell a crossing of Bill Bradley and George Mitchell or have I been watching too much C-Span :)
Evolution> Pope John Paul II said it best when he declared taht evolution can be a part of God's Creation plan. My catechism doesn't a stance on Evolution, so I'll go with the Pope, like I usually do.
Socrates> He was good and courageous, but a little nutty. I prefer Plato as my favorite ancient philosopher, St. Thomas Aquinas for the Middle Ages, and William F. Buckley for today. Ayn Rand is a bit cynical for me, but she is a definite improvement compared to John Dewey, Sartre, and Marx.
Stormy> I'm glad you take our side over the Orange Devils and the bloody limeys :)
Kaioto> Where do you go to College? Have you ever read A Canticle for Leibowitz?
Steve Goosh> Irish Catholic Club. That sounds like a good idea. We can start the meeting by stomping on a Union Jack :)
Lexy's poll>
1) It will be his first love.
2) Hmm... San Jose, California
3) I take it somewhere in the middle
4) There is no cure, IMO. Besides, tehy accomplish more than they ever would have as normal humans.
5) Samson seems likely. I think Angela will lead.
6) Lexington would work for Microsoft or he would join the Albertian Order of Leibowitz via the Phoenix Gate. Broadway would be a talk show host or cook, and Brooklyn will do various jobs until he finds one he likes.
7) No. You need to try harder ;)
**DC revives and sees his lawyers dead.
DC: I'll get you next time!!!**
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Thursday, March 4, 1999 11:40:46 AM
IP: 141.164.133.105
Five seconds before I was to post last night, my mom made me get off the computer. :-P
SJ> They DO make stuffed Pikachus! I'm getting one as soon as I can afford it.
Robby> You don't want to know about the ghosts? But it's so simple! They just get their hired spirits to pop in the car with you for a couple minutes. :-)
Steve> At the rate I write, my fics may not take place in the future (if you catch my meaning).
*sigh* I think I'm going to leave now. Bye!
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions (no offense, Buffalo fans!), Alberta, Canada
Thursday, March 4, 1999 10:13:53 AM
IP: edtn003024.hs.telusplanet.net
LEXY'S SURVEY -
4. I don't think that Talon and the Mutates will ever get back to human form. I always thought that the longer they spend in mutate form the less likely it would be for them to be changed back.
(Anyway if I were in the same position as the mutates, I would probably be of the same opinion as Fang - like and want to keep the new body and powers. I would love to be able to glide through the night sky, soar above the clouds. I wouldn't want to use my powers the same way as Fang, trying to seize power in the Labyrinth. I mean why would I really want to rule? Who needs that kind of aggrivation when my time can be better spent on other things like expanding my mind and reveling in the wings the mutation would give me?)
5. I imagine that Goliath would remain leader for the immediate future but at some point down the line might retire early to let Brooklyn finally lead. But when Brooklyn takes over he will have to appoint a second in command of his own. After a while Brooklyn will eventually retire passing the leadership onto his second. That should fill in the gap a bit between Brooklyn's leadership and Samson's. I think that Samson might become leader early on in life but has a pretty quiet leadership until the Galactic War lands itself at his doorstep.
6. Broadway would be a Chef, Lexington would be a computer programmer, and Brooklyn would be either a stunt man or a professional car racer. (I could picture him driving in the Indie 500.)
Airwalker
Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, March 4, 1999 09:56:45 AM
IP: 146.245.243.38
*does victory dance*
What does Gargoyles, Batman:The Animated Series, and Spawn all have in common?
Find out at Gathering 1999.
Spike
Thursday, March 4, 1999 08:23:49 AM
IP: pppt03-238.ght.iadfw.net
SJ> Keep watching the toy stores. They ARE coming out with at least one stuffed Pikachu, and it TALKS!
ROBBY> No, there IS a song called 'Centerfield'. The chorus goes "Put me in, coach! I'm ready to play, today. Look at me, I could be, centerfield." Not that big of a deal, though, just FYI.
SOROW> Hey, if it helps, break BOTH legs! :)
1st 1/2 of Lexy's Poll>
1.) Lexington's been picked on enough. He shouldn't have to go though a break-up as well. He should start out in a friendship with a girl, and have it slowly develop over time.
2.) Seems the popular opinion is over the Internet, and I agree.
3.) Not quite as bad as he is, but still have a clue what he's talking about when it comes to technology.
I'll finish this later, Gotta jet!
(Six months 'till the new 'Dark Ages' eps!)
Argent
Stable, USA
Thursday, March 4, 1999 06:59:29 AM
IP: dyn010-nas02.marietta.frognet.net
Sorry about the numbering. MS Word does not cut and paste well with others tonight.
Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Thursday, March 4, 1999 03:12:05 AM
IP: 141.133.134.81
Insomnia Strikes Back ...
And I decided to use a pic of Richard Harrison to see how it looks. Maybe I'll keep it. Richard is a cool guy.
**DC Death my First …**
Orky, 'cause dat'z the way it 'as ta' be, whut?
Mr. Dis Connect is sitting in a shadowy corner of the CR, trying to keep a low profile while creating his normal mischief. He's wisely taken a corner table, with a bar full of burly ork boyz between him and the CR Posters…
The Orkz Warboss is talking to the bartender about how hard it was to round up his troops after the last battle, "So e'tual I'z hav ta' promiz da' boyz free roundz not ta' break da' place wit their shootas 'cause Gazskull wantz the place in one piece. Only problem iz, da madboyz, they not right in da' 'ead. You know? Dey fight good, but dey'z not reliable … Ezpecially when dey been drinkin' …" The large Ork Warboss turns to see about a dozen wildly garbed orky warriors around the juke box, singing in their typical orky fashion of chanting and hollering and keeping time with their guns.
"So," the bartender shrugs, "They look like their having a good time … even if they are listening to Back Street Boys."
The Warboss shakes his head in shame, "Dat just ain't Orky. Not even most o' da' puny humies sink dat low."
"No, Uer out'ta key!" the shouts erupt from the juke box mob of orks. Soon shouts give way to punches, kicks, biting and the like as the entire mood of the Orky Mad Mob changes. Soon someone pulls up the jukebox and begins to pummel his fellow green-skins into submission. The ork bearing the jukebox eventually takes a steel boot to the knee and has to get rib of his burden to grab his knee and yell, "Augh!" in the Orky fashion. Unable to find a place to put it down, he tosses the jukebox over his shoulder.
"Datz better," the Orkish Warboss sighed as he glanced at the melee that spills out around the jukebox and the remains of DC whom it crushed. The veteran Space Ork Warrior turned his attention back to his drink with a sigh. The immortal DC, however, continues to spend several hours underneath the jukebox and the foot falls of stampeding, stomping, and chanting Mad Boyz. DC then remembers Kaioto took the last of his aspirin that morning …
Lexy's Survey:
1.) I don't know about Lexington's life mate. The One, may not cross his path, ever. If she does, his own baggage or her life may interfere. I don't think Lexington's first opportunity to find a mate is going to be successful, personally. He needs to be more defined by who ~ he ~ thinks he is, as opposed to who he is in relation to where others put him. He has to deal with that character flaw before he can enter such a relationship as a functional equal …
1.) I'll pull for the Internet. What the hay. It can happen.
1.) I think she'll be somewhat competent, but not in a way that ousts or out does him. They'll have different technical expertise, or she may not be a heavy techno-wizard at all, just a chatter or a web-junkie. (Ain't we all at heart …)
1.) Nope, they've lost their human lives. They have new lives where they can do good. For the same reasons they didn't want to change their old lives, they should feel less inclined to lose their new ones. These lives they now lead would end, and they might never straighten out a 'normal' life again. So they say, "You can never go home again."
5.) I think Angela could make a fairly competent commander. I don't say leader, because I think there should be a line between those who tell you what to do, and those who show us how to live. Angela has a good personality for knowing the who, what, when, where, why, and how or giving orders.
6.) Broadway should be a cook, but his gargoyle nature is that of a protector. He would find a place to serve that role, likely in the police force as a detective. The age of the independent Private Eye like in Dixon Hill novels has passed.
Lexington has a strong inclination to help and trust, and needs someone to bridge those scars that have hurt and divided him. Lexington would make a fine missionary, bringing trust and fighting injustice for the sake of the little guy. Lexington desires most to live in a world that is fair and just. That desire spawns his naivete and gnaws at the wounds hard reality has left him. He needs a few years in the Peace Core.
Brooklyn is a bit self-centered. He so desires a place where he belongs, that he orients the rest of the world around himself like a gage. Brooklyn needs to find something he cares about that has nothing to do with himself or his value as he perceives himself. He is such a free spirit because he has nothing to lose and everything to gain in risk and discovery. He loves speed and image because it lets him flee his problems, which often seem to be the only things he can think about. In finding something selfless to do of his own free will and initiative, he can find peace. It is where he does not seek it that he will find wholeness. I think Brooklyn would make a good dare-devil adventurer type, when what he really needs to do in build something meaningful.
7.) Nope.
Well, that'll put any sane individual to sleep. Hm ... too bad we don't have anyone like that hear eh ... oh well, off to the shower I guess ...
Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Thursday, March 4, 1999 03:09:51 AM
IP: 141.133.134.81
Hey all,
Hmm, better make this quick. That little niggling feeling in the back of my neck is telling me that Windows is about to crash again and wipe this post.
I hate rain. This evening a friend asked me to accompany her to a building across campus so she could pick up an assignment. I said, Sure, I'll walk with you to this building 20 minutes away. Why not? Well, I soon proved the theory that the farther you walk from shelter without an umbrella, the stronger it will rain. Anyway, we were completely soaked by the time we got back, just in time for me to go *back out* into the raging storm to go see a movie for a friend's class. The Usual Suspects. It was worth it. Nuff said.
Doug > Geez, man! Do you take lessons from the TGS crew on teasers? =) I guess the best teasers are when you just up and tell everybody exactly what you're planning. Also, LOVED the CDs. I couldn't resist adding one:
Demona on Leno- Leno: "Welcome to our first guest, a thousand-year-old shapeshifting gargoyle with a lust for human blood!" Demona walks out, accompanied by a Kevin-Eubanks-"I laugh at Jay's jokes cause it's my job" chuckle. She sits down, says hello, and the TV rises from behind the desk. Jay - "Hey, we managed to get a hold of an old videotape I think you might find interesting." Demona - "Oh no." Jay - "Oh yes." The TV winks on and shows Demona during CoS blasting away at human statues. Demona (smiling evilly) - "Ah, my finest hour."
Kitainia > Yer welcome. Lemme know how it turns out, I'll be here cooking up new ways to get back at spammers.
Deuce > You're planning fanfics for 2015? How funny, I'm planning a bunch for 2014. =)
Scream 3 > Ugh. The original was very good, though it didn't scare me in the least (hey, I'm a guy! Slasher films have no effect on me!) The sequel was okay, even less scary, but more comedy than horror. I won't even bother with the third, because if I find out that they stab David Arquette repeatedly and not kill him AGAIN, people are gonna get seriously injured.
Starship Troopers on TV > EXCELLENT!! When/where is it on/will be on?
Ordell RE Goliath's tan > Well? Would you rather see the big dude as some pasty 'ol white guy? ;-`
SOROW > Welcome back. And for your show... Good luck, or break a leg in the case of a stage performance.
Wilek > I asked my nuclear weapons prof about the UNCLX, he said he's never heard of anything like it, that it's probably a rumor. And believe me, this is one guy that KNOWS his nukes.
'Night all
==Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union. -- Joseph Stalin==
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Ithaca, NY
Thursday, March 4, 1999 02:04:38 AM
IP: stg6.resnet.cornell.edu
**RP**
**Kyryn pops in, mutters a spell, and points at Dis Connect. A blinking white 5 appears over his head. After a moment it changes to 4, then 3, 2...When it reaches 1, Dis grabs his head and explodes into tiny particles. Kyryn smiles and turns to post**
**END RP**
That was for not letting me upload anything!
Doug> I haven't forgotten about the pics. I'll send you the concept sketches tomorrow from work. Dis wouldn't let me upload or attach them from my home machine tonight.
Selanit> Loved your fic! I've been to several renfaires over the years; and yes, I've seen Klingons at them.
Durid> Pat is always happy to sign autographs. See you at the gathering.
Ah well, I've got to get some sleep and get a chance to read Sacred Paths.
G'night All!
**Kyryn takes off**
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Uvalde, TX
Thursday, March 4, 1999 01:13:43 AM
IP: swtjci.swtjc.cc.tx.us
Robby>I just read Sacred Paths
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 11:55:27 PM
IP: dt040na4.san.rr.com
**RP!**
[On the Dark Star, the team, with the new addition of Harvy, is running from the radioacive hornets...when they encounter some of the Dark Star's Borg, led by the Administrator (a former Borg Queen), clearing them out as best they can with built-in flamethrowers. Admin.: "Something has gone terribly wrong! The computer system has been compromised; I had to disconnect myself and my collective from the system or risk being infected!" SJ: "What's going on?!" Admin.: "The automated cloning tanks in the bio-labs are being used to create these...these creatures! We have to make it to the upper computer control nexus; that is the epicenter of the invasion. Once we have regained control of the computers, we can create a tailored virus to destroy these insects!" Teri: "Well what are we waiting for; let's ROCK AND ROLL!" The Dark Star's Borg distribute personal shield generators and flamethrowers to the rest of the team, then set out to take back their station...]
**END RP AND BEGIN MASSIVE SITE NEWS!**
For one thing, my links page looks much nicer. Oh, and I now have a domain name! My site address is http://welcome.to/wilekslibrary now! And I've updated the Gallery for y'alls to look at. Last but certainly not least: NEW FIC! Station Eight, Issue #4: Destiny's Enforcer--my *very* belated Valentine's Day fic--is now available for public reading! Yay!
**END PLUG SO SHAMELESS IT WASN'T EVEN IDENTIFIED AS A PLUG :P AND BEGIN MR. DISCONNECT DEATH**
DC almost, almost got his revenge for all I've done to him this morning. He got into a program I'd downloaded from the Net and altered it so that it messed up my system files so badly I couldn't log on to the Internet. If it weren't for a recovery program called BackTrack...I'd never be here again. Mr. Disconnect, you've gone much, much too far. [Wilek comes to the CR through the Automatic Portal Generator, grabs DC, gouges out his eyes, shoves a chainsaw up his <ahem>, and finally pulls off his leg and beats him to death with it.] The joy of vengeance...[Wilek returns to the Dark Star via the APG.]
**END DEATH**
Robby> <<behind the scenes stuff you don't wanna know about, kinda kills the magic>> I don't know; it always has the opposite effect on me. I loved Fox's 'Magic's Greatest Secrets Finally Revealed' specials. I mean, any mage with half a brain can wave his fingers and make someone float or disappear; it's not all that impressive when real magic is involved. But for someone to replicate such feats with no sorcery at all--*that* is impressive. (I have the weirdest mind.)
Sarcasm Smiley> I think I'll go with ;`
Jewel> Glad you're feeling better! Or at least well enough to come here. Oh, man; I hope that satanic.org site is someone's demented idea of a joke. <shudder>
Steve> I've told all I know about UNCLX, but I somehow got the sense that it's one of those weapons that's been theorized but will never get around to being built. Like SDI. (If it ever does get made, we'll probably be the ones to do it.)
Lexy>
#1: Hopefully, his first love will be his last. (The interpretation is left as an exercise for the reader.)
#2: Who knows. If I wrote him a mate, I'd probably kill her off just as they were really getting to love each other. That's how evil I am. I'm also thinking of killing off Angela just to see how everyone would react. And then everyone else in the Eyrie, jut to see if I can do it.
#3: Don't know, don't care.
#4: I think I'll let my mutate friend Jake answer this one. [Jake: "Huh, the mutates being human again? Dude, I HOPE not! Excuse me, but HUMANS LOOK BORING. Even I was, before I got the fur-and-fangs treatment. Even though I was a hunk, I was a boring looking one. Uh...where was I? Oh. Anyhoo, really, why would anyone want to keep a boring human body when they have another choice? Huh?"]
#5: No idea.
#6: Um...Broadway might get into cooking, or detective work, or a job where he can learn, or maybe even teach. Lex would have to work with computers and machines. Brooklyn...I don't know, there's a lot he can do...
#7: Not really. Believe me, it takes a REAL obnoxious person to be annoying in here.
<<gargs should be good for strumming>> Boy can that be taken out of context. :P
Doug> LOL at those creativity demons! Especially the last one! (And who knows; if we gargs are ever fully accepted by humanity...) $And thanks much for the list!$
Coyote> YNCFT.
Kitainia> <<Why didn't Nintendo or Sega ever do that?>> In Nintendo's case, it was because they still used the cartridge format; it would have been *extremely* difficult to make a cart-based system backward compatible without sacrificing a LOT of quality. As for Sega...they're just incompetent.
SJ> <<Dr. Who is.....Mr. BEAN. Yep, Rowan Atkinson has agreed to play the good doctor in a special for BBC. And yes, before you ask, it IS going to be a comedy.>> NOOOOOOO!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! IN THE NAMES OF THE GODDESSES OF HYRULE, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robby> <<I have several thousand midi's at my disposal already>> DANG! I only have a few hundred, and pretty obscure ones at that...
Wilek Nereus
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 11:29:21 PM
IP: tnt-2-26-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
****IMPORTANT (to me, anyways) POST FROM YOUR TRUELY****
Okay, I have a plan.....
I need anyone and everyone who wants to to send me thier ONE and only ONE favorite episode of TGS. All four series, and if you haven't read all four, okay, just do the ones that you have. Just ONE. My goal is to creat a top ten list. This will be an ongoing thing, and I'll try to update the list every week.
Please e-mail these too me, don't post them here, or I can't keep track. If you want to, my ICQ UIN is 8647294 and my AOL IM is R0land2.
My e-mail and the site all the info will be kept on is below. Muchos gracias.
Now, I'm off........
Ordell - [awaltrip@cableone.net]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 11:04:54 PM
IP: ppp-192.ode.cableone.net
Sorry, don't have time to read through what has been happening, just replying to some things.
Kyryn> Well, whatever the reason, I'm glad! I'm going to bring a couple of books for her, hopefully she'll be taking autographs.
Steve Gooch, Fleur>I picked up that little tibid from a book myself, "Chronos Condition" I believe. Amazing what little bits of odd knowledge you get from reading. Don't know how accurate it is though....
Doug> Oh, sorry about the mistake. As for the new chacters, I am afraid it will be awhile. Not only because TGS writeing assignments are coming out soon, but I plan on doing the fourth part of the "Altered Universe" series, and then maybe doing another part of the "Castaway's Dream" series before I get back to "Soul Reaver". I do have alot of ideas for that though, so do expect more!
Wilek Neresus> First time I got complimented for a short RP.... Thanks! :) The picture of Mister Disconnect being hounded by a bunch of redneckes for an immortality.....
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 10:51:34 PM
IP: xdialup161.mpls.uswest.net
Hi everyone! I haven't posted for a whole week and I'm really ashamed. But if you knew my week you'd understand. I have to go do my homework and get some sleep, but I promise I will read all the comments on Friday night and get back to you all. My big spring show I've been complaining about is finally tomorrow, so wish me luck!
SOROW
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 10:49:32 PM
IP: usr3-3-dialup22.mix1.irving.cw.net
Ordell- Sure.
Robby the CR DJ
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 10:45:23 PM
IP: spider-wb044.proxy.aol.com
Severious Jr are you a fan of the klingons as well as the HHGTTG series? (applauds the jerry springer/gargoyles rp someone did)
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 10:37:35 PM
IP: dt040na4.san.rr.com
My drama teacher is a pyromaniac.
Sorry, I don't know where that came from. Two items of discussion:
1) Has anyone ever noticed that Jeff Benett looks EXACTLY like Tom Petty? It's amazing.
and
2) I watched The Mirror the other day and noticed that Goliath has a tan. A heavy tan, at that. Amazing, no?
Robby > Any chance of finding Tom Petty's Last Dance w/ Mary Jane?
My own countdowns(not really countdown, just release dates that I've come across):
Anne Rice's Vittorio the Vampire comes out March 16, 1999.
Stephen King's The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon comes out April 6, 1999.
Rage Against the Machine's new album comes out in December, 1999.
Stephen King's Hearts in Atlantis comes out in September, 1999.
The Green Mile movie comes out in September, 1999.
Stephen King's The Dark Tower V comes out god knows when.
200 Cigarettes will never be shown in the god-forsaken town.
Terribly sorry, I have way to much time on my hands.
Until next time.....
Ordell - [awaltrip@cableone.net]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 10:32:17 PM
IP: ppp-192.ode.cableone.net
Just to join the fun of getting my color wrong... PALE rich orange!
Two hours of Lewinsky interview? Ick! Guess what I'm not watching...
The song attached to name was requested by Coyote...
Deuce- I dunno... Sometimes knowing the secrets is cool, but sometimes it kills the magic... For instance, I do NOT want to know how they got those ghosts to appear right behind you in the cars on that one Disneyland ride... (I have my theories but I don't want to know...)
Fleur- Asthma? Eee...
Jaden and Jewel- Welcome back! (Jaden and Jewel, I like the sound of that. Hey, we could get you two your own TV show, and I could be the wacky next door neighbor!)
SJ- Finally got around to reading your bit. Nice.
Selanit- Good Avalon Mists story, wish I could say I had some part in helping on it. Ah well...
Evolution- I believe in that, but not God. There may be one, (or several) I'm open to being converted with some solid proof. Thats really all I have to say on the matter.
Argent- Its CenterFOLD. That simple. Mistakes happen. I thought for the longest time "American Pie" had the "Bye Bye" bit in the title.
Dumlao- Killing DC has just been taken as fun, you ahve to kill him yourself to understand the real fun of it.
As far as the music, I just hunt it down on some site or another, find the song, copy the link to the song, then put that in the URL. Clicking on my name sends people straight to the midi file I include. It seems to work. And thanks for the offer, but I have several thousand midi's at my disposal already.
Playstation library- A Sega Saturn library is even cheaper, if not deader and harder to find. The system is onl;y 50$ now, and games rarely pass twenty. The wonders of a dead, CD system.
Lexy's poll... (Not using staff answers but what I always figured)
1. Lex will probably have lots of female friends, and given his attitude, I don't think he'll get serious until he finds THE right one.
2.Where I dunno. The general fic idea is either a female comes to Manahttan, or Lex leaves the clan to be on his own and runs accross her. Considering Greg's thoughts that true love should be rare and hard to get, (Brooklyn had to go back in time for his) he'll probably have to find her.
3. Techno-minded offers immediate attraction, but opposites attract, which is how it works in my fics...
4. Mutates keep mutate forms. They've grown to like them and the abilities they give them to help the weak.
5. Dunno.
6. Broadway-Chef or detective.
Lex- Computer guy
Brooklyn-I've always envisioned him as a eventually being a writer actually.
7. Not really. This kind of poll spices things up and keeps the room garg related.
Doug- Perhaps your questions about "Sacred Paths" will be answered later... I dunno about the volcano thing, it wasn't there when I worked on the story.
Dr. Who played my Rowan Atkinson? Ick... Tom Baker played it as a comedy already, didn't he? IMO, Jon Pertwee was the best of the... 9 doctors now?
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 10:12:31 PM
IP: spider-wa052.proxy.aol.com
** Sacred Paths: An Official Comment **
The Double Surnames: That as they say was a "big oops". The wrong copy of Sacred Paths was put in the holding location for upload. Stuff happens and we've been busy.
Totally missed the double don'ts though. Gahh, it's been one of those weeks.
If you felt disappointed by the missing adventures I urge you to fill them in. After all, Green and Boucher from Sherlock Holmes radio came up with *years* of exciting stories for the great detective from the bits and pieces alluded to in the A. Conan Doyle canon stories. :)
kathy
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 10:12:17 PM
IP: client38034.atl.mediaone.net
Dangit, I'm suffering from the same illness as Kitiana.
THAT LAST POST SHOULD HAVE BEEN RED!!!!
Sevarius Jr.
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 09:59:50 PM
IP: 207-172-120-216.s216.tnt14.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com
***WARNING: RP COMING UP!!****
Thailog turns to his hooded "ally", the same individual we saw last week who has seemingly joined Thailog's cause against the Earth Resistance....
"Well, it looks as if we may not totally need your services after all. I've just gotten a report that my team of evil clones is about to destroy the Dark Star."
<<They will fail.>> the stranger growled.
"Oh really. And what makes you say that?"
<<Because they ALWAYS fail.>> the stranger paces the floor. <<But you need not fear. My race has already sent one of our agents to handle the situation. They will destroy the Dark Star themselves.>>
****PAUSE RP****
THANKS!!! First off, thanks to everyone who supported my fic! In case you haven't notice, I did decide to post it to the archive. You guys are a real confidence boost! I know most of you are experienced writers--heck, some of you (Christine) are actual PUBLISHED authors! So to hear any praise from you guys does me wonders. I can't thank you guys enough!!!
Now onto....
SJ's ENTERTAINMENT NEWS!!!!
First off, in case you haven't gotten sick of all the recent teen-slasher films (didn't they die in the '80s?), SCREAM 3 is going to come out this December. Please, let it be the last one. The first was great--some genuine thrills and shocks--and the second wasn't too bad, but Hollywood, doing what Hollywood does best, has overkilled the genre. Still, Wes Craven's attached, so you know it's going to be good!
Fans of CGI animation: Good news for you fans of Beast Wars/War Planets type animation. It looks like they're making a Starship Troopers animated tv show. Personally, I love it! The movie was pretty good--not the best, but not as bad as its reputation. The book is GREAT. Heinlein is one of my favorite authors, and he really brings into question the morality of war. I heard a rumor a while back that "Stanger in a Stange Land" was being optioned for a movie, and please dear God I hope so. Still, we get to see CGI Bugs!
Now We're Up To the 9TH Sign of the Apocalypse: Dr. Who is.....Mr. BEAN. Yep, Rowan Atkinson has agreed to play the good doctor in a special for BBC. And yes, before you ask, it IS going to be a comedy. Personally, I think the idea is hilarious!
Dumlao: I feel for you, my friend. Personal problems are tough to handle any time--especially when they pile up on you. Just remember, we're all your buds here, and we're always more than willing to hear you out and give you our support. I'll be praying for you, buddy.
Princess Estra: I totally agree with your view on humanity! Personally though, I think I'll remain safely clothed here in my house. ;)
Darwin/Evolution: I tend to be a creationist. I really don't believe in evolution, although I do like the concept of 'survival of the fittest'. And I think Darwin was brilliant, but misguided. Personally, in my own opinion, I think evolution is just a more modern interpretation of man's desire to kill God. We humans have that for some reason. My own belief is that, while we ourselves strive for perfection, we tend to realize how imperfect we really are and therefore turn against that which is "perfect". A similar concept is in hero worship. We love pro athletes, actors, musicians, celebrities of any sort.....but we're always trying to dig up dirt to prove to ourselves that, even though we've placed these people on a pedestal, they're not truly better than us. We're weird that way.
Deuce: A Pokemon fic, huh? I'll read it! I...I don't know what's wrong with me, but I find I'm a bit addicted to Pokemon....gotta be the cute factor. This is a totally childish thing to say but.....if they ever make a Pikachu stuffed toy/beanie....I may buy it.
It'll look good next to my collection of rotting corpses, aka Todd MacFarlane's Spawn action figures. (I mean, G.I. Joe never had exposed organs when I was growing up....)
Larry King: The man is a frog. An annoying, pretentious, self-absorbed frog. Still, I'd love to see him interview my "dad"!
Larry: So, you're an evil genius, and have willingly mutated several innocent individuals for your own twisted goals?
Anton: Yes, that's about right.
Larry: Fascinating! Let's go to the phones. Green Bay, you're on the air!
BTW....I mentioned I saw ST: Insurrection on Monday....Damn, Marina Sirtis STILL looks good!
Playstation: Isn't that obsolete yet? I think they're coming out with a new system. I've long since given up trying to stay current. I'll be playing Mega Man 1 and Super Mario Bros. till I die!!!!
Socrates: He was the MAN. Smartest man on Earth, or so the Oracle said, simply because, unlike most of us, he realized that he didn't know anything. He knew he didn't have all the answers, rather believed that through debate and discussion we could come to know the truth (which if that's the case, we find the truth and knowledge everyday in here!). He was fearless too. He drank the poison like he was downing a shot of Jacky D. As you can see, my philosophy course left an indelible impression on me. :)
***RESUME RP****
As the heroes rush to see what danger the bio-alarms portend, SJ sees someone running to him from off to the side. It appears to be one of the Dark Star crew, a handsome young man with a shaved head.
"Who are you?" SJ asks.
"The name's Harvy," the crew member says. "We got trouble. One huge, angry hive of hornets are heading this way!"
***PAUSE RP******
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 09:58:35 PM
IP: 207-172-120-216.s216.tnt14.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com
** smacks self VERY hard in the head **
Sorry 'bout that, folks.
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 09:50:06 PM
IP: pppa104.connect.ab.ca
Disclaimer: these are my personal opinions. Due to the fact that I have a fanfic in the works set in 2015, I have been purposefully staying away from all future-related TGS stuff until this summer, when the fic will be released. With that in mind, here are my answers to Lexy's poll:
1) Hmm... with the way that we've been beating on Lex, I'd vote to put him through a rather vicious breakup before matching him with someone who is perfect in every way for him. He then becomes romantic, yet bitter. Like me.
2) Who knows? Maybe Avalon, maybe *cough* Detroit... in my fic it's a pretty grey garg from Toronto.
3) I think a casual computer geek, not as brilliant as he is, but not as bad as my mom, let's say. :-)
4) I think the Mutates are used to their new forms, and they definitely give them an advantage in their role as protectors of the Labyrinth. They won't change back.
5) Like I said, Angela should become Second... Brooklyn IS older than Goliath now, and if Hudson dies, he becomes clan elder. Angela is the ideal choice.
6) Broadway: chef. Brooklyn: family man. :-) Lex: definitely something in the computer field; likely a corporate hacker.
7) Annoying? No way. You should have seen some of the polls a couple months ago. THAT got annoying. :-)
Ravyn> *prepares to do an elaborate faint, but just shrugs it off* Never mind. Thanks for the cold water, BTW. It's only FIFTEEN DEGRESS BELOW ZERO UP HERE!!!!! WITH WIND!!! AND SNOW!!! AND CAR ACCIDENTS!!;-)
Doug> ["the image of an older Ari on the cover of Cosmo..."] I've been getting things like that ever since I added her to "Stolen Heart".
**
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 09:49:25 PM
IP: pppa104.connect.ab.ca
Disclaimer: these are my personal opinions. Due to the fact that I have a fanfic in the works set in 2015, I have been purposefully staying away from all future-related TGS stuff until this summer, when the fic will be released. With that in mind, here are my answers to Lexy's poll:
1) Hmm... with the way that we've been beating on Lex, I'd vote to put him through a rather vicious breakup before matching him with someone who is perfect in every way for him. He then becomes romantic, yet bitter. Like me.
2) Who knows? Maybe Avalon, maybe *cough* Detroit... in my fic it's a pretty grey garg from Toronto.
3) I think a casual computer geek, not as brilliant as he is, but not as bad as my mom, let's say. :-)
4) I think the Mutates are used to their new forms, and they definitely give them an advantage in their role as protectors of the Labyrinth. They won't change back.
5) Like I said, Angela should become Second... Brooklyn IS older than Goliath now, and if Hudson dies, he becomes clan elder. Angela is the ideal choice.
6) Broadway: chef. Brooklyn: family man. :-) Lex: definitely something in the computer field; likely a corporate hacker.
7) Annoying? No way. You should have seen some of the polls a couple months ago. THAT got annoying. :-)
Ravyn> *prepares to do an elaborate faint, but just shrugs it off* Never mind. Thanks for the cold water, BTW. It's only FIFTEEN DEGRESS BELOW ZERO UP HERE!!!!! WITH WIND!!! AND SNOW!!! AND CAR ACCIDENTS!!;-)
Doug> ["the image of an older Ari on the cover of Cosmo..."] I've been getting things like that ever since I added her to "Stolen Heart".
**
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 09:49:24 PM
IP: pppa104.connect.ab.ca
Ack, that last post should have been white. Sorry!
Kitainia
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 09:42:30 PM
IP: hil-c45-064-vty70.as.wcom.net
**LONG RP BIT HERE**
The screen comes on with Marsh's offices. Marsh, Kilmer, and Tyl are going crazy trying to fix Gubio and Erin's mega-worm. On the computer screens, the virus has changed its animation into the many deaths of Kenny and DC, all in slow motion and grisly detail. Professional computer virus-killer Micheal Meade has by now nearly exhausted his repertoire of tricks and is resorting to hitting the computer while yelling for it to work. "Would you mind not hurting the delicate electronics?" Marsh asks him, raising his eyebrow. "Sorry," Meade answers, calming down. "This is just so frustrating! Until now I've never met a virus I couldn't take out! I can't even access this one's code!" "Don't you have a super-program that can get past any lockout?" "I'll try it," Meade sighs. "I hope it works. All the other antivirus programs I've used on your computers have been erased from the disks without effect." Meade takes out his laptop, plugs it into the mainframe, and sends in his program. All of a sudden the computer speakers explode with maniacal laughter that sounds suspicously like Traveler's. Meade's laptop begins vibrating like a Playstation shock controller and the pro virus killer's eyes widen as he drops his jaw. "Thousands of viruses are spreading onto my laptop!" he wails, terribly freaking out. "They're taking all my programs and growing stronger. No!!!!" He grabs the laptop (which by now has a hard drive practically full of complex viruses Meade previously knew nothing about) and holds it up to his face, yelling "Speak to me!" In response it sends out a huge wave of electricity that fries Meade to a crisp. The virus-killer falls over dead, smoke streaming from his pores. "Great," says Kilmer. "Gubio's virus just killed the man best equipped to deal with it. This is one for the papers!" "At least we don't have to pay him now," Marsh sighs. "Tyl, get to work on that virus!" Tyl gulps. "Uh, yes sir."
The screen switches to the Ravens, who are just entering San Francisco. Kitainia pins flowers in her hair (you know the old song, right?) and turns to make a CR post.
**PAUSE RP**
Hi everyone, I'm back! Sorry I haven't been by in a while. School stuff kept me out, it's still going on. But while there's a break in the tests and papers (like Doug and Jaden, I'm also involved with a motherload of them), I must get caught up!
Birdsong: Glad to oblige. :)
Mary: I was talking to Traveler, not you. I know you post here frequently. And good punishment for those a-holes.
Coyote, Ravyn: You two building an online relationship? I've noticed how you've been speaking to each other lately, and...<grin> Well, if you are, good luck with it. I think you two would do great together. If not, you're sure doing a lot of innuendoes. :)
Indian Gods: I think a lot of people are mixing Kali up with Shiva. He was supposed to be the Destroyer and Force of Nature. Of course Kali was his counterpart and mate, he was the only one who could stop her dance of destruction. So maybe they are alike in some ways. Oh well, I never really studied the mythology, so I don't know.
Ordell: I listen to punk sometimes. Favorites are Bad Religion and Faith No More. (Are they punk? Not sure.)
Ravyn: Thanks for checking out the Highlander ep for us. Good thing Kenny's still alive. Doug has quite a few plans for him.
Steve: Thanks for your spam advice. If it doesn't stop soon, I think I'll use the remedy you mentioned for chain letters.
Traveler: Thanks for taking the request. Hope to see your idea soon. :)
SJ: Great job on "The Sound of Angel's Wings." Very poignant and emotional. I also liked the character development on Angela. Thanks for posting it at GFW and in here.
JEB: Sorry to hear you're becoming disillusioned, but I understand your reasons. Hope that no matter what you decide, you'll still see all of us in here as friends. That's how we'll see you, no matter what happens. Thanks for being a great friend and fellow Gargs-fan.
Jaden: Good luck on your midterm workload. Hope you get it done soon and well.
Greek Philosophers: I too admire So-crates' philosophy on life. He was quite an interesting man. Too bad those idiots had to maintain the status quo and forced him to commit suicide. <growls under breath angrily>
Playstation: I especially like that when they come out with the Playstation 2 all the great old games will still be compatible with it. Why didn't Nintendo or Sega ever do that?
**BEGIN TIMEDANCER SPOILERS**
Sacred Paths: Nice episode. Doug already mentioned my problems with it, I won't repeat what he said here. But the story was still good, I liked the plot and character development, as well as all the Native American stuff. Wonder if we'll see any more of the Third Mesa in the modern day. I can just imagine them building a casino and the portal is revealed. <grin> Trouble. Then Madoc will try to get the portal and Beth will have to challenge him. Oh boy. It was also interesting to learn more of the history between Peter and Carlos Maza. Hope the next Timedancer ep is just as good (and without the problems, of course).
**SPOILERS END**
Lexy: Doug answered all your questions for me except the last one. No, you're not being annoying. Thanks for getting an interesting discussion going in here.
Doug: You left some villains out. Don't forget Simon Kurtz, Dana, Muscles Malone, Castaway (yes, he will be coming back even though it looked like Demona killed him), Loki, Cerl, Sinister (yes, sooner or later, he will play more than a background part in the fic universe), Grimalkin, Drusilla, and possibly (after what happened with him in the last story) Seth.
Coyote: Doug and I read your POA fic. Good job, I liked what you did with Coyote, Tommy, and Titania.
Okay, guess that's all I came to say. Later!
**BACK TO RPING**
The Ravens stop at the Fairmont Hotel, where they have reserved a few rooms to stay in while doing business in San Francisco. As they get out and begin unpacking, Cobra and the other two bikers (who if you recall, were sent on ahead to scout Marsh's HQ out) come out of the hotel and say hi. Kitainia brings them up to date and then asks what they've been doing. "We're all working for Marsh now," Fauline (blonde bombshell biker with a heavy chain) says. "As spies. Tommy's a janitor, Cobra and I are security." "Great," Doug says. "You can get us into his headquarters then." "That's right," Cobra (the head biker, looks like Sturm Brightblade in leather with a cobra tatoo on his left bicep) grins. "Though it won't be easy. Kilmer and Marsh have lots of people looking for you, I think they already know who sent the virus." "They should," Gubio nods. "Erin and I spotted Tyl's handiwork in their anti-virus programs. We sent him a little ID message encoded in the mega-worm." "So we go in there," Tommy (the longhaired biker who looks like Rob Zombie) counts off on his fingers, "tell Marsh what we've done, and offer to undo it if he tells us about Thailog's secret base and his involvement with this Traveler guy?" "Right," Doug nods. "But first we need some rest. Let's get it, then we'll head over there." "I also need to tell my boss what we're doing," Janice says. "The Assistant Director may or may not know something about Traveler's government accounts." "Yeah," Kitainia agrees. "You find out if he does. In any case, let's get some sleep now." They all nod and, as the screen fades out, head into the hotel.
**FOR NOW, END RP**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 09:41:30 PM
IP: hil-c45-064-vty70.as.wcom.net
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... Coyote, Ravyn and party, setting camp up again at the scene of the standoff earlier. Everyone is staying by the fire a lot longer this time. Buick, Jimmie, Charlie, Susie and Lucy are with Jason and the Gearhead, playing some kind of campfire game. At a distance, Coyote and Ravyn are in a discussion by the tank.**
But why would they want you?
<"I don't know ... these guys are from a completely different outfit than where I came from. **shudders** Maybe the want to test me?">
No. I won't let them. **looks toward the fire** I won't let them take any of us away. **turns back to Ravyn, looks in her eyes, takes her hand** And I swear, Rav, I'll be damned if I'll let them take you. You all can count on me.
**Ravyn smiles**
**PAUSE RP!!**
DumlaoX: I clean my cache out manually anyway ... one of the little annoyances of Internet Explorer is that it *never* auto-cleans the cache (which on my comp. is set for 2% of the hard drive.).
Wilek: Thanks ... but which one, "YNCFT" or "Sleepover?"
Deuce: **borrows an insulin syringe from his grandmother, pushes it into Deuce** Hope that helps, since it's just gonna get more sugary. :) **To make hsi point, hugs Ravyn some more**
Selanit: Nice fic, my friend. Especially fun for me since I have a cousin who does the Mich. Ren Festival every year, and I recall that bit about those folks who dress up as Klingons at Ren Fairs.
BTW ... read my POA fic? I'm curious, as the other POA author this ish, what you thought of mine.
Lexy: Coolies! :)
Ravyn: You're quite welcome yourself. And I'm glad your mail's back up ... mailbox was getting a little barren. **grins widely and hugs some more ... why? 'Cause it's fun!!**
Christine: Interesting article ... even though In Nomine makes very little sense to me, it was interesting to see the conversions of the Garg characters into the In Nomine system. (but this is considering I can't make heads or tails of the IN INWO cards that pop up on the mailing list.)
Doug: Three great CD's there. CD's that are begging, "WRITE ME!!" :)
**RESUME RP!!**
<"So what's the move now?">
Well, we stay the night here. Then tomorrow, we get back on the road to Arizona. Those hunters aren't going to stop me from finding those poor kids families.
**nods** <"I'll check the weapons stores.">
**Ravyn turns to leave, stops, then turns around and pulls Coyote into a tight hug**
<"Don't ever scare me like that again.">
**grins, places a quick kiss on Ravyn's cheek** I promise.
**They keep hugging as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 09:28:22 PM
IP: modem42.i-is.com
EEEEEEEE!! *excited* thanx everyone!!
Aiden..oh ya! bye far. they make a great couple i think:)
I also agree that Lex _should_ meet someone via the net. But i dont think it would happen on the show IRL. To bad:p
Brooklyn singing..ya. I think he could sing pretty good. And hey, with those talons..gargs should be good for strumming:)
well, BYE!
Lexy - [lex@hnet.net]
west bend, WI, usa
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 08:52:57 PM
IP: d095.hnet.net
Oh, forgot to say one thing. Each of my fanfic seasons will cover a couple years or so. So don't worry about there being too many of them. The one I'm in now will probably end with an ep of Bill Mitchell being elected President and then "Rebellion." Building each season around a main villain like Buffy's doing. One- Silvan. Two- The Rose, and Mackovic in charge of the Illuminati. Three- Mackovic again, this time in charge of the WTA. Queen Maeve will be helping him. Four- Madoc, starting the Apocalypse War. <chuckle> Of course there will be plenty of other great supporting villains. Like Jadriel, Spike, Kenny, Micheal Canmore, Coloptrus, and Null. :)
Doug
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 08:46:34 PM
IP: hil-c45-064-vty70.as.wcom.net
**RP HERE**
At the secret base, the bad guys are discussing their plans to take over NORAD. Kharsus turns to Thailog and asks, "What of those young fools who have been hurting our plans should show up? What do we do about them?" "Don't worry," says Zale. "Tracker and a lot of my best men should be taking care of them even as we speak." "Tracker's vital signs are out," Tyl's pal (and fellow spammer of Gubio's e-mail) CoraXoned reports from the nearby mainframe. "What?" Zale cries. "That guy can't be dead! He had my best soldiers with him!! URGH!!!" "Oh well, we'll deal with them another time," shrugs the Bishop. "Those Ravens certainly are persistent." Thailog nods. "Indeed."
The screen changes to Yosemite Valley, where Doug and his friends are just getting back into their truck after finishing the battle. Doug congratulates Jaden on his victory over Tracker, and then as Jammer starts driving down the road once again turns to face the CR.
**PAUSE RP**
Well, the test was okay. I think I got most of it. Mid C to mid B, probably. But for me that's an okay (and the usual) grade. At least it's over.
Today has been a interesting day, especially after the test was over. I've been getting the worst creativity demons. Please allow me to share them.
Demona on David Letterman: Dave- "Our next guest is a thousand year old immortal, but she doesn't look a day over thirty! She's also a gargoyle, and quite a looker. Unfortunately, here are the top ten things she would like to do to us humans." <cue in violent top ten list>
Demona on Larry King: Larry- So, how does it feel to be revealing yourself as a clear and present danger to humanity after hiding from us all these years? Demona- Well, actually, Larry, I'm growing to somewhat tolerate humans. That's part of what made me come out. Larry- I see, please continue.
Demona on Jerry Springer: Jerry- So you betrayed and brought about the destruction of your entire clan, all because you hated humanity? Demona- That's right. Jerry- Sickening, lady, sickening. Let's see what the humans who your clan lived with have to say about that. Bring out Princess Katherine! <Katherine is brought out, use your imagination for what happens next. Then Jerry brings out Goliath, Angela, Elisa, and Brooklyn. They all get into a huge argument. Then he brings out Macbeth, adding him to the mix. The argument continues.> Jerry (frustrated that nobody is fighting yet): Tempers flaring here. Calm down, everyone! Let's bring out another human who you've all expressed dislike of. Castaway! <Castaway walks out screaming and brandishing a Quarryhammer> Castaway: I'll kill you all!! Demona: You're first, human! <Huge scuffle ensues, security guards grin at each other and for once decide not to try and stop it.>
Feel free to take these CDs farther or add to them if you like. I think they're kinda funny. <grin> Too bad I'll never be working them into my fanfic.
Wilek: $ I think Fieger's team still has evil clones of Forfexx, Raoul, Teri, Micheal Jackson, Elton John, Tommy the Green Ranger, Harrison Ford, and the Monkees. Feel free to add other evil cloned party guests if you want. Enjoy! $
Jaden: I wish you continued luck in school. Surprised someone has more work than me this semester. :(
Groups and Individuals: I agree about individual people being intelligent and groups being generally dumb. Of course there are some individuals who are dumber than groups 90% of the time. Folks like Pastor John, Bob Smith, Ken Starr, and my mother come to mind. It's worse when those people get in groups, then you have a real problem.
Kaioto: I also read and enjoyed your story in AvMists. Sorry I forgot to mention it.
Estra: Well said. Needless to say, I completely agree with you. And of course, I like humanity even with our faults.
**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR THE NEW TIMEDANCER**
Sacred Paths: This ep was okay. I liked the character development on Brooklyn and Sata, as well as what was done with Coyote and Elisa's grandfather. I do have three problems with it, though. One, I agreed with Brooklyn that fay shouldn't be allowed to meddle in human affairs so much and that we should make our own choices. Of course there were good reasons for why the Hopi should have stuck with tradition (good job conflicting it and progress, by the way. Collins was a real bastard!) but I thought Brooklyn had a point that there could be a mix. So the ep's end result didn't work for me that well. I guess it's okay since this was part of the TGS plot and all, but I still have issues with it.
My other problem was that this episode had obviously not been edited throughly before it was posted. Two biggest mistakes I saw- 1. Is Pete's last name Harper or Riley? He was called both throughout the plot. 2. I saw one part where Brooklyn said "I don't think the fay don't deserve to be treated honorably." The second don't should have been left out, right? Sorry, just pointing these out, too bad the editor didn't catch them.
The third thing is I felt a little weird after reading this episode. Not just because of the Indian tradition vs. modern progress stuff, but I think we fans missed out on something. At the end of last Timedancer season we saw Loki threaten the Timedancers and then the Gate zapped Brooklyn and Sata off to God-knows-where. I got the idea that Loki could control the Gate and he was going to zap Brooklyn and Sata into a bad situation that would be dealt with in the next ep. Was that what happened with the pygmies and the volcano? (Why did we have to miss out on that episode? It sounds like an interesting story.) Or am I wrong about what happened? I don't know, I just felt a little disappointed the ep wasn't what I thought it would be.
Oh well, like TGS ever has been. And it was still a good story, despite the above small nuances. Two stars, sideways thumb. Keep up the good work, TGS Staff!
**SPOILERS END**
Lexy's Poll: 1. In my opinion (and my fics), Lex's perfect mate is Christine Morgan's character Aiden. I think she was his first love.
2. On the internet.
3. Probably as techno-minded as he is. They do have to be compatible, after all. Aiden definitely fits this criteria.
4. I like them better as mutates, more story potential. And they look cooler, too. :)
5. Not sure about Samson, I'd have to see the character first. In my fanfic, he'll soon be concieved (wait for "Goblins"). But they'd probably have a little time with Angela or someone else as clan leader before he takes up the job.
6. Broadway- police detective of the type Coyote proposed. Lex- computer website administrator (of the clan's official site, of course) and Co-Head Computer Technician of Xanatos Enterprises or Microsoft. Brooklyn- Not sure. Maybe a rock star, maybe a detective, maybe a movie star. He has enough talent for all three. Angela- Civil service like Dumlao said (similar to what she's doing in Pistoff's fanfics). As for Graeme and Arianna, I can see them as entertainment tycoons. (And of course in my fics Graeme will eventually be a radio DJ, newspaper reporter, and then the nation's first gargoyle Congressman. And Ari will be enjoying a professional modeling/acting career (great, now I can't get the image of an older Ari on the cover of Cosmo out of my head!) when she's not on patrol or hunting down v...whoops, spoilers. Better not say them yet! :)
Dumlao: $ Check the RPs. You'll find we're in California now. Just got through a huge battle in the Yosemite Valley and are heading for San Francisco to take care of the evil businessman Roger Marsh. Don't know if we'll stop by LA later, maybe. Feel free anytime to jump in, we'd be happy and honored to have you along for the ride. And yes, RPs are tons of fun. :) $
Ravyn: Glad you enjoyed the last story so much. Don't worry about Kenny, he will come up soon. For a while I'm gonna be spacing each of my fics about a month apart, covering significant events that happen in each month with the fic that matches it. The next one will be Janurary 1999, and it's also a New Year's episode. Then one in Feburary, one in March, and so on. Until my universe reaches March 2003. In that year, dire events will happen. What? Well, Madoc comes back, Earth gets another moon, mass alien invasion, world war three, big trouble, you get the idea. Before that happens, so much has to take place. Looking forward to writing it, of course. <grin> Just think of "End to the Rage" as my 'Season One finale,' "False Vengeance" will start off 'Season Two.' The last season or two will cover the Apocalypse War. Hope I'm able to keep people entertained until all is said and done. :)
Okay, that's all for now. Later!
**RP AGAIN**
The team drives on, still heading for San Francisco. "Hey Jaden," Doug asks the werewolf. "You think that guy who made you will send anybody else to hunt you down?" "I hope not," Jaden sighs. "Of course, he probably will. And the next one will be even tougher than Tracker was." Doug whistles. "Oh boy." "We'll deal with the next Jaden-hunter when he shows up," says Gubio. "Let's hurry on and deal with Marsh now. We have to get to San Francisco and make our proposal before the virus's really big effect hits." The Ravens all nod, as do Fleur and Jaden. They then continue their journey.
**FOR NOW, END RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 08:40:37 PM
IP: hil-c45-064-vty70.as.wcom.net
Lexy's Survey>
#1: His first love will be The One.
#2: I'll go with the consensus on this one -- the 'net.
#3: She will be the sysadmin of Lexington's ISP.
#4: I think it will take so long to find a reversal mutagen that it will no longer be feasible to return to human form.
#5: Let's burn that bridge when we come to it, shall we?
#6: Lexington: Hang gliding instructor.
Broadway: Librarian. (Of a cookbook library).
Brooklyn: Plastic surgeon. (Nose-job specialist).
#7: That depends -- were you *trying* to be annoying? Pardon for being insulting, but if you were trying to be annoying, you need lessons. Apply to my little brother. ;-)
Selanit - [selanit@hotmail.com]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 06:49:45 PM
IP: smith17-26.resnet.colorado.edu
Gamer-types, esp. In Nomine players, click on my name or go to http://www.sjgames.com/in-nomine/articles/Settings/gargoyles.html
; )
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 06:40:39 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
YAY!!! I think my e-mail is working again!!! All I had to do was go find Mr. Disconnect and kick him around for a while. ;) **Ravyn turns, noticing Mr. D. lurking about in the corner. She shouts at him, "You got lucky this time, pal, but if there's a next time, you won't be so lucky!" Mr. D. runs out of the room, a bit frightened.** In yo' face, Mr. D. :) Anyways...
Deuce> **Rav pours some ice cold water on him to try to wake him up from sugar shock. At her side, Coyote laughs and politely explains that's _not_ how you treat a shock victim. She shrugs, and decides just to return all of Coyote's hugs instead, except even tighter.** (Sorry, Deuce!) :)
Doug> Glad I could help. And I can't wait to see Kenny in your fics! That'll really be interesting. And I loved your last story, BTW. :)
Coyote> Ah, you're welcome. Thank *you* for all your support. :) **hugs him again** You're such a sweet guy. :)
Ravyn
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 06:38:25 PM
IP: svm-ts5-22.c2i2.com
Princess Estra I know I am human IRL but your idea is impratical. I'm too sane to ever consider such an idea as running into the forest naked and acting like a normal animal. For better or worse I am homo sapian and I am proud of that yet ashamed of humanity in general okay? (faint smile)
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 06:24:05 PM
IP: dt040na4.san.rr.com
****TGS SPOILERS****
Sacred Paths: An okay episode overall. It was nice to get a bit of the history of Coyote and the Maza's. Hopefully that magic portal Coyote mentions will get used in future episodes.
****END SPOILERS****
Lexy's Poll:
1. I think that she will be his first love, as Lexinton is too emotionally scarred from his experience with Madoc to let anyone get very close to him unless they really love each other.
2. Over the internet of course.
3. Probably about the same.
4. I think that the mutates will not be cured as it makes for (in my opinion) a better story if they stay as they are.
5. I have no idea.
6. Broadway: Private Detective with cooking show on the side
Lexington: Head programmer at Microsoft
Brooklyn: Motorcycle designer/racer
7. No.
Peter - [peter_bijl@hotmail.com]
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 05:38:09 PM
IP: a103-11.cariboo.bc.ca
Part of LExy's Poll:
1. Gargoyles tend to mate for life, so, if Lex's mate is going to be a garg, breakups are unlikely once they become established as a couple, IMHO.
Greg would not have given Lex a human mate, but I dunno about TGS. Lots of fan authors have done it...
Trio with jobs:
BROADWAY: A detective.
LEX: Hacking for the federal government.
BROOKLYN: Here's a wild card...I wonder if Brook can sing? If so, I can see him playing guitar as lead singer of a rock group...
Steve: Gah! I totally missed Kyryn's post--didn't even see someone'd beat me to the punch...BUT I GOT A COOKIE ANYWAY! *munching*
Stormy
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 04:59:34 PM
IP: dynixpc3.huron.uwo.ca
DumlaoX> Wow, I think that's a record-length post for you! Then again, it may be the giant text on this damn library computer.
Lexy> I'll get to your survey when I get home, or tomorrow if I turn out to be grounded. :-)
One thing, though: I think that Angela would be a good leader (NOTE: This was my opinion WAY before I joined TGS — this is not a spoiler/giveaway). She's smart, calm, and a good tactical thinker. Plus, Brooklyn is now too old.
Deuce @ the library - [deuce@softhome.net]
Downtown Library, City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 04:29:38 PM
IP: 198.161.203.200
*L* thanks Coyote the Bando and DX!!
oh and C. ill look for ya;)
*smiles* come ppl! voice your opinions:) i really like to know! *skips out of room*
Lexy
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 04:22:32 PM
IP: d084.hnet.net
COYOTE-- How much HD space do you give your cache? That might be the problem right there. Some browsers let you allocate a certain percentage of your HD to the browser cache. Theoretically, that cache will delete old files that haven't been updated. (i.e.- you don't visit a site in x amount of time, all info related to that site on your HD gets deleted.) However, I don't trust that idea since some of the time they forget to delete parts. Aside from checking your browser options to see what was allocated, find your cache in your HD and manually delete files there. If that doesn't work, then try the refresh button. I can assure you, however, that there are no server problems. I should know since I take the story from the main server and simply move it to a more publically accessable directory.
LEXY'S SURVEY-- Well, being official TGS staff, I can't answer most of the questions since I'd be tipping our hand as to what we plan. However...
#7) no. You only get annoying if you spam the room and you haven't been doing that.
#6) Broadway- chef at a hgh class restaraunt. Lex- high-tech computer programmer. Possibly head of own company. Angela- Civil services, possible making a run for public office. Brooklyn- cop.
RP-- Doug, let me know if you ever hit California in one of your adventures, especially Los Angeles. While I'm starting to stick to the deaths of Mr. Disconnect, a cameo in your RP universe would be ok with me :)
BTW-- TD episode was released early today. This was so I could concentrate on other activities such as writing and reading for my Gerontology class.
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 04:00:41 PM
IP: dhcp-055.oac-commons.ucla.edu
Dropping a quick one in here right now ... there'll be a longer post later, but I just saw Lexy's post, so I thought I'd toss in on the poll (BTW, Lexy, I will be lookin' for ya in Dallas: look for the insane 300 pound man in the Michigan State band jacket. ;).
Lexy's Poll Questions: The funny thing is, most of these questions I've answered in my fics, but I'll answer them anyway, the way I saw them.
#1 (Lex's life mate the first one?): Nope, he'll have his heart broken numerous times before he meets someone. (My Lex had his heart broken so many times, he left New York.)
#2 (Where will she be from?): Not New York. (DETROIT!!!)
#3 (techhead?): To a certain degree ... I think he would be better paired with someone more mechanically inclined. (My Lex's mate, Pontiac, is an ASE-certified auto mechanic.)
#4 (the mutates): You have to consider, some of them wouldn't *want* to be changed back (Fang for one). (My mutates only bore one offspring (Slash) before they were mysteriously all killed ... thusly never having a chance to change back.)
#5 (Samson as leader): Hmm ... hard one, since I created a wholly different Samson, which makes any answer I give screwy because I might be merging my Samson and Greg's Samson. I'll pass on this one.
#6 (Trio's jobs if they were human): I easily see Broadway as a private detective (with a lotta bulk and a lot of skill around the kitchen ;), Lexington as a systems admin for some major corporation (or at least a regional systems analyst), and Brooklyn ... well ... he's a tough one, he might wind up as a government agent (similar to maybe a SEAL?), knowing how much he likes getting into the action.
#7 (Lexy being annoying): Nah.
Timedancer problems: I fear I'm having similar problems to Gabriel ... the last two TD eps only loaded about 90% of the story before timing out on the page load. Is this a server problem, a Net problem, or is it just my cache is too full?
Ravyn: Having better luck with your mail today? I'm sorry I forgot to say this last night ... but thanks for the dedication. **hugs Rav tightly before jogging out of the room**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 03:48:19 PM
IP: modem42.i-is.com
HEY! im really shy:) and im gonna be going to the Gathering this year...FINALLY!:P so if ya see a 5'6" olive green female garg..please..say hi:) im really quite friendly..and i _promise_ not to use my fake fangs to bite>:) REALLY! *he he*
*gets out a pad* ok ppl. As usual..i have nothing cool to say. SO with that in mind i ask that you please take part in a couple of polls:)*
1# When Lex meets his lifemate, do you think she will be his first and only luv ala Angela and Broadway..OR do you think he will meet someone..have a disheartening breakup and meet his true luv later..ala Brooklyn:)?
2# Where will he meet this true luv of his??
3# Do you think she will be techno minded as he is..or..more comp illiterate??
4# Do you think that Derek..Talon..whatever..and the others EVER get back to human form? I mean, Xantose would help them now. He may be able to do something.. i dont believe he has NO knowledge at all about how Savarius pulled it off! They are more then a lil peved at him. But what about how the males say they like their new look. And they do all protect the homless..but Magie. She may want to get back to normal and start a new life with Derek. Are they all gonna stay the way they are..or just for a while anyway. Later, mabey get back to normal..??
5# How do you think this whole thing with Sampson Being Leader would pan out? (child of Broadway and Angela)
If Brooklyn is now near the same age as Goliath, then WHO would be leader?? I imagin..that after all them adventures, Brook would be like, "Oh, dont mind ME Goliath:) why dont you be leader K?:)" So if Brook remains Second..and he and Goliath are the same age...abouts..then..by the time Goliath is to old to lead..umm..so is Brook. SO i would say. they would both just work together..who ever is avaliable leads at the time. DO you think that Sampson would be thrown into leadership at a fairly younger age. Like with Brooklyn as Second? Then the two could just throw being leader around back and fourth till Sampson was old enough?? OR what do you think?
6# OK!!! if the Trio were Human:) what jobs would they have when they were older! IE: Broadway..football player? Chef?? you get the idea:)
7# DO YOU THINK I AM BEING ...annoying?
OK thats it for the polls:) thanks for participating..or not..or ya..BYE!
Lexy - [lex@hnet.net]
west bend, WI, USA
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 03:29:47 PM
IP: d087.hnet.net
Sometimes your faith needs a little help
Sacred Paths
the new TimeDancer episode
Written by: John Gray and Kathy Pogge
With additional assistance by: Robbie Bevard
Story concept by: Brian Dumlao and Kathy Pogge
Illustrations by: Noel Leas
ENJOY!!!
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 02:24:09 PM
IP: msa-4328-53.oac-commons.ucla.edu
***BEGIN MR. DISCONNECT RP***
As Mr. DC attepmts once again to plague the good inhabitants of the internet world, DumlaoX enters the scene, armed with nothing but a headset microphone attached to his head.
"I told you to leave the people alone... especially me," the room moderator says in a cold, uncaring tone of voice.
Mr. DC simply stands there in a pose of mock fear, waving his hands in the air, until he finally stops, sticking his middle digits in front of DX.
DumlaoX places one finger over the headset. "Send them in." Within mere moments, a door bursts forth, revealing Crash Bandicoot, led by a swarm of penguins. Before Disconnect could act, the swarm trample over him, leaving nothing behind but a corpse with the words "PlayStation 2" imprinted on his forehead.
***END MR. DISCONNECT RP***
Why didn't anybody tell me this was so much fun :P
TO THE ROOM INHABITANTS-- Thanx very much for the support. Surely I can never forget any of you and believe me, if and when I get the courage to discuss problems in here, I shall do so.
JEB-- You are your own man. We can do nothing to encourage or discourage you on your decisions. Always remember, however, that this door is always open to you and that this man draws no lines in the sand for anyone, anytime.
ROBBY-- You're the official TGS CR DJ, correct? Question for you. What formats do you use when delivering the music to the masses? Curious, tis all. Just remember, when you feel your misical library is dwindiling, call on us to give you the hook-up. You'll be amazed at what magic can be accomplished with the kind of computer nuts we got in here (me included).
RANDOM THOUGHT-- Y'know, it seems to me like the PlayStation is the only system I know of where I can really build up a powerful game library in a short amount of time. Aside from the fact that the games never hit above $45 and the old games can be sold for as little as $5 (used), a CD burner (if used correctly and if you know how to use it right for your PSX) can significantly upgrade your library by tenfold. Another reason for me to try and score a CD burner (aside from the fact that someone jacked the burner from our campus some time back. I really want to get more of my data burned so my MP3 collecting can continue.)
WILEK-- Well, I'll say this. I'm not exactly a huge Turok 2 fan but I like the game lots. It can't hold a candle to Goldeneye IMHO, but the game is definitly more difficult that the Rare masterpiece in single player mode and definitly has more interesting weapons. My only gripe is the fact that the deathmatch levels tend to get a bit too small for my tastes. Other than that, I'm waiting for a copy to be used and hit below the $40 level before I make an investment in it.
FLEUR-- I, too, am an asthma victim. Slight case, but it gets worked up when the environment is too hot & I work too long in it.
Heh, now that I posted something, it might help me get my writing juices flowing again. At least I hope so <:)
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 02:14:15 PM
IP: msa-4328-53.oac-commons.ucla.edu
No you got it perfect Jaden. Tis paraphrase what someone else said here today: As individuals we're cool but as a society (rasberries) we stink
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 12:25:41 PM
IP: sdcoe205-205.out.sdcoe.k12.ca.us
hello everyone! it's been a while! well, that's what happens when you actually pay attention to deadlines! :P anyhoo-- i don't have school today! no one in the entire district does! the power's out! (but not here, obviously)
Kylynna: do you have the last video for the Bubblegum Crisis? or am i going to have to try to find some way to rent it? also, could you manage to suffer going to Barnes & Nobles with me this afternoon? my mum has to meet some one. also, as always-- LEARN HOW TO SPELL!
Selanit: finally! i'll go look directly!
On being human: i know this conversation is mostly over but i need to add my two cent$. need i remind you, that, no matter what kind of screen names and internet personalities, that IRL we are all human. all a family, to my way of thinking. seriously, whether you believe in evolution or Adam & Eve or the creation story or whatever, no matter what, we're all related. and just like anything else-- there are good sides to being human, and bad sides. There are good people and bad people. That's just the way life is. And to sit here in the comment room and trash humanity, when all of us are human, is a bit hypocritical. If humans are awful, get off the computer, strip, and go live in the woods withough electricity, clothes, or anything but what Ma Nature's dished out to ya, because everything else is human. I myself am rather fond of humans. Thank you, that is all. ;)
Princess Estra - [avalonprincess@hotmail.com]
Nowhere but where I stand
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 11:46:38 AM
IP: spider-tp032.proxy.aol.com
(Finishes trapping a CD on paper and begins the post.)
ROBBY> Woo hoo! Thanks so much for the songs! (But I'm confused. I thought I typed 'CenterFIELD' not 'CenterFOLD'. Oh well!)
JEB> Hey, sometimes it's not such a bad thing to be an 'on again, off again' fan. It gives you a chance to get invovlved in other activities. And real friends will still be there when you get back.
DEUCE> A pokemon fic? COOL!
JEWEL> Glad you feel better.
SELANIT> Liked your story! Short, sweet, even pace, and an unpredictable ending. (By the way, that WAS laying it on a bit thick :).)
WILEK> ('Have you ever seen the movie?') Oh I know gremlins CAN die, I was just wondering about THESE gremlins.
Gotta Jet!
(Six months 'till the new 'Dark Ages' eps!)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 07:00:45 AM
IP: dyn057-nas02.marietta.frognet.net
Hey all,
Deuce, Green Baron > We should start an Irish Catholic club up in here. =)
Evolution > I agree with Deuce in that I believe there is a God, and evolution is His method of choice for perfecting life. I always thought, since I was really young, that when Adam and Eve were banished from Eden, God put them on earth right as proto-humans were developing. Which is why I don't think we'll find a definitive "missing link."
Stormy > Here's your cookie, even though Kyryn answered correctly already. I checked back to my post, and by accident wrote "anyone who answers this" instead of "the first one who answers this." Hehe.
Doug > Yeah, our profs sound similar. Mine last semester was boring, inexperienced, and basically a real pain. He'd ask questions in a 200-person lecture and get angry when nobody answered. Obviously his first time teaching. We had a few guest lectures from the tenured prof who he was filling in for (the regular prof was in recovery after brain surgery) and the guy was fantastic! Really loved the subject matter, brought in great multimedia gimmicks to lectures, the works.
Wilek > Might you remember who exactly *has* this "UNCLX" thingie? Us? the Russians? China? 300 Megatons sure is a $#!+ load, but even then I don't think it's enough to kill 125 million people outright in one bomb - possibly several well-targeted devices that all penetrated US defenses (joke. we have none). But, uh, yeah, I'm sleeping soundly tonight. Sticking my head in the sand always works when I'm feeling vulnerable to nuclear bombing, chemical/biological weapons, and terrorists like Osama bin Laden.
Jaden > I agree with your stance on human faith. I think Tommy Lee Jones said it best in Men In Black (as I remember):
"Human beings as individuals are very, very smart. *People* as a society are incredibly stupid."
Jewel > Cute sarcasm smiley. I'm kind of leaning towards ;-` myself.
Kaioto > I find myself refreshing the room and seeing your posts and saying to myself, "Ah, Kaioto, this should be some good discourse." I agree with your opinion on creation and time, it was very well put.
Not much else new, so I'll call it a night. 'Night all.
==I'm told that the church is to launch new low-calorie communion-wafers and wine, under the brandname "I can't believe it's not Jesus"...==
(Hey, if you can't laugh about it, you're taking it too seriously =)
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Ithaca, NY
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 04:17:38 AM
IP: stg6.resnet.cornell.edu
Evolution: How do you possibly explain the passage of billions upon billions of years to a bunch of Hebrews that have a life expectancy of something less than 35 years? How do you explain time in relation to a system of measurement based in celestial bodies that did not exist at the start? Simple, you simplify the concept into days. You make days in terms of time for God because man was not kicking about until much later anyway to measure time for himself. You also make the very subtle concept of creation into a big, flashy, impressive show by condensing time.
Gathering: Oh, I should've mentioned. I was curious about the Gathering but it does not look good for me going. I don't usually do conventions except for Origins in Columbus Ohio. I don't have the time and money resources to hit both conventions this year. I have to work ~ sometime ~ over the summer. Having preexisting times to not be able to work usually discourages potential employers. Anyway, if anyone is by Origins the weekend of the 4th of July, you might look in on the Magic the Gathering US National Championships and (God willing) see me making a showing.
Fleur: * Bows * That is a very kind compliment to pay to such a lowly one as I. My answer can only in truth be 'no'. Only in my dreams … only in my dreams … I do have a pair of pieces in the last two Avalon Mists publications, though. 'Stand Alone, Fall Alone' had to be submitted in two days, however, so forgive the grammatical mistakes. It was horribly rushed.
Green Baron: Very interesting idea. I like it. If it wouldn't upset the balance of the CR, I'd join you in purple. I have to confess that I have not been overly observant this Lenten season because life at college has disconnected me from my parish. * Sigh * Most sad. Well, I can still set aside the Tithes and try to keep my diet straight. Little ways to remind myself of the season. Spring Break will give me a chance to take one of my favorite retreats, the independent service kind.
Greek Philosophers: Some sat around outside on nice days. Some met under arches. Many, like Socrates and Plato, met at the houses of various intellectual and cultural trend-setters to amuse themselves until they were to drunk to make much sense. Plato depicts Socrates as the kind of guy who loved to let the air out of anybody who tried to be preeminent. 'Protagoras' is a good example of how he'd use dialectic method to disassemble anyone's claim of being the ultimate authority on anything. He had a philosophy I admired, one that human beings did not achieve perfect understanding, but had the capacity to improve in the journey.
Northern Ireland: I think this is a sad example of the problem of a republic that is dominated on a national level by a simple majority. With so much power in the national government, it is very hard for states, regions, and local governments to allow people to live their lives. This shouldn't be about whether the British Big Brother or the Big Brother of Ireland rules, but that everyone can freely live with their own beliefs and religion.
Deuce: A nice prayer, could make a descent poem as well.
Taleweaver: Hm … I used that missing nights thing in my writing. One of my characters discovered a lot about the Shadow history of the world, and the new shadows of Manhattan. He resisted the spell, I think many would, but simply would have their memories scrambled.
Spells Etc: Anthony and I share a lot of personality traits, and we both have a psychological and personal problem with mental domination. He eventually re-forged the memories through sheer force of will. He also became sensitive to a few other things he could accomplish with force of will … maybe I should post those stories somewhere …
JEB: Hey, I understand how groups can get to be a strain. Sometimes we humans can get positively cliquish. It is a shame. Hey, if it helps at all, I'm pulling for everybody and I think that anyone who has the guts to put their heart on a page and then leave it bare to the world has my respect.
Jaden: For me, Humanity is the collective existence of 5+ billion individuals. Society is the product of individuals giving up their individual identities and responsibilities for the benefits of conformity. My faith is in the individuals, not in Society. Introducing gargoyles to America as a whole would allow Society too much influence for the worse, just look at the first season of TGS.
Selanit: I liked the story a lot. It had that fairy-tale feeling to it. How appropriate :) The righting was very good and flowed well. The last part seemed a little awkward because it was a bit more expository than the rest of it. Being turned into a Fay is a cool and fantastic way to end it. Gives it a very Fairy-Tale ending.
**Shameless plug**
Avalon Mists: I have two vignettes that are the only things I felt confident enough to publish online. I'd love some feedback on 'Stand Alone, Fall Alone' (Apologies for the rushed editing, there a few grammatical errors that make me want to use white-out on my monitor) or 'Christmas' in the Winter issue. Click my name. E-Mail me too :)
**End Somewhat-shameless plug**
Quote of the Day - 'To live … is to suffer … the survive … that's to find meaning in the suffering' -DMX
Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 01:41:06 AM
IP: 141.133.134.81
*** SHAMELESS PLUG -- involves industrial-strength kissing up! ***
<taps microphone> Is this thing on? Oh! I guess it is.
(Ahem). Um, I'd really appreciate it if maybe you good people might feel inclined to sort of read my very
first fic. It's a Party on Avalon bit in the most recent AvMists -- thanks Christine! -- and I'd be just thrilled
out of my mind if you'd read it. Thank you ever so much, you wonderful majestic glorious radiant kindly
beautiful beneficent terrific lovely nice spiffy people! I am not worthy to write for you! If you access the
story, the sheer glory of your presence will short out the server!
<collapses into incoherent ravings>
**** End Shameless Plug ****
Was that laying it on a bit thick? <G>
Selanit - [<-- Clicky clicky!]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 01:28:25 AM
IP: chen-yuris.colorado.edu
I knew there was something I forgot! <g> I found this website yesterday while looking for an image of Be'elzebub (there;s a reason I was looking for the pic of Be'elzebub--it's for a running joke in a website I'm designing. ANyway). This site is for all you computer geeks out there. Click on my name to get to it. I was laughing my butt off when I saw the mascot!
jewel
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 01:22:45 AM
IP: pemw-83.brynmawr.edu
I'm back! Kind of. I'm almost over the flu, which is why I've been MIA for awhile now. I'm actually able to stay out of bed and go to classes now, even though I'm exhausted if I'm upright for too long. Oh, well.
Christine: Good luck with the house!
Sarcasm smiley: I invented this one a while back: ;:^`
JEB: <g> I haven't falled off the planet, I just had the flu. For the first time in my life. I hate being sick.
I can understand why you're leaving. And I agree with Aris; don't do something you don't want to. I know, personally, that I'm leaving writing fanfic because I'm just tired of it. And because I was afraid of the kind of people it seemed like you've run into--the kind who don't realize that there's more to life that just fandom, and who take it waaaaaaaaay too seriously.
jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 01:20:23 AM
IP: pemw-83.brynmawr.edu
****RP!!!****
It was as if this fight had been lasting forever. Both Jaden and Tracker had exchanged blows but neither seemed to be willing to surrender or retreat. Finally Jaden screams...
"Alright Tracker! No more running, no more hiding! Let's finish this. NOW!!" Tracker replies as his cybernetic arm morphs into a blade. "You will be captured and returned to my master." The two charge toward each other. Tracker tries to literally disarm Jaden, but as he moves in Jaden jumps over him. Before Tracker knows what's happen
Jaden throws his axe and decapitates him. Growling Jaden says, "Now it's over!" Screen fades out.
****END RP!!!****
Sorry I've been gone. I just found out some good and bad news. The good news is that I think I passes my mid-term.
Bad news is that next Monday I've got another mid-term and a final. Plus I have to do 3 journal entries for my sociology class, find 20 news articles about criminal justice. But other than that my calanders clear.
Crusade has been Canceled- Looking very annoyed, tapping foot, eyes glowing with anger. I'll respond to this when I CALM DOWN!!!!!
Fleur-That's too bad. I had it when I was younger but I grew out of it. I hope you get over it soon.
Faith in Humanity- I tend to place my faith in the single person rather than people. For example-Lets say that you could prove to 1 million people that Gargoyles exist. 1) You could show them a few at a time or 2) all at once. If you choose #2 then you probably will have most of the people turning into a group like the Q-men. Why? Because people tend to believe stories about things they have no real knowledge of. Even when those stories are not true. A small group would be better because people are more open to having and voicing their opinions.
Have I stopped making sense and just started to ramble on and on?
Well I've said all I can for tonight. See ya later!
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 01:10:29 AM
IP: pm0-34.vpop1.avtel.net
Fergot last time...
Fleur> Asthma?! Ack, that always stinks. I wish modern medicine could do more than simply control it. Who knows; maybe it'll happen in your lifetime...Whatever the case, we're always here for ya. <hugz>
Wilek
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 12:21:24 AM
IP: tnt-1-61-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
** Deuce walks in, dazed **
I just had the most shocking creativity demon. Amy didn't even touch this one, not to mention eat it and claim credit. I think I'll even follow through with this, so be prepared. It's REALLY silly.
***SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT!!***
Coming next week:
"'Pikachu, are you OK?' Ash looked at the little yellow creature. It's tiny black eyes seemed to be glazed over, and it had a silly grin on its face.
Misty laughed. 'Ash, I think Pikachu's in love!'"
"Ravisant" — a Pokémon fanfic by Deuce. Illustrations by The Net Ferret (aka Dan).
***END SHAMELESS PLUG!***
Ravyn, Coyote> *goes into sugar shock, starts twitching* ;-)
Fleur re: asthma> Yeah, it sucks. Hope this little spot passes without too much pain; it's hell not being able to breathe.
DumlaoX> "Life gets worse before it gets better... but it gets better." Remember that, friend.
Robby> ["...behind the scenes stuff you don't wanna know about, kinda kills the magic."] I always thought knowing all the effort and pain ENHANCED the magic. Ever read a book called "Mouse Tales"? It's all about Disneyland... what we DON'T see. Veryvery cool.
Doug re: tests> Never underestimate the power of cramming. :-)
** leaves to go brainstorm on his story **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 12:00:31 AM
IP: pppa97.connect.ab.ca
**BEGIN RP!**
[In the Dark Star's upper computer control nexus, Wilek Fieger I and whoever else on the evil team has survived (I lost track long ago and I can't find the full evil team list in the archives) have implanted some kind of chip into the processing core--one which, if it can defeat the computer's defenses, will cause the Dark Star's systems to be completely under the control of Thailog and his minions. Evil Michael Jackson Clone: "So...what now?" WF1: "I programmed a bit of a diversion into the chip. Believe me, soon my 'brother' will have other things to worry about..."
At that moment, the Dark Star's automated bio-labs all simultaneously begin designing and creating...a huge swarm of rabid radioactive hornets.]
**PAUSE RP!**
Coyote> Should have said it long ago: Great new fic! :D
SJ> You too! :D
Steve> Hm...I'm not sure if the UNCLX is a single weapon or not; the thing I read it in described it as an 'attack'. But whatever it is, it is indeed 300 megatons and can in fact kill half the population of the US. Sleep well tonight. >:) <<BTW, you mentioned "Resistance is futile" twice>> I think that was deliberate; it's pretty much the Borg Manifesto from a Star Trek fan site with properly altered lyrics. (That's right, lyrics. It's supposed to be something like a fight song, except, and I quote, "singing is futile, because there is no music". <g>)
Darwinism> IRL, I think it's rather farcical (I'm a literal creationist). But...I think the Gargs universe came about through evolution, and my fic universe came about through theistic evolution. I'm nothing if not versatile. :) <<We need a sarcasm smiley.>> Perhaps. How 'bout this one? :>
Dumlao X> The Cerebral Bore was the first thing I ever used to kill DC. Ah, memories. ^_^ You a Turok 2 fan as well? (I have got to work a Razor Wind into my ficverse somehow...) And..if you ever change your mind, we're always here to listen.
Fleur> <<is that beginging to sound familiar to anyone else>> Well, a show like Gargoyles would of course attract very cultured and intelligent ppl like us. :D
JEB> If some ppl are hassling you because they seem to have some kind of superiority thing...send them to us. We'll put them in their places with great...creativity. >:)
Thanks to everyone who commented on the manifesto! ^_^
**RESUME RP!**
[As our heroes are making their way to the Administrator's office to see what's wrong, the bio-hazard alarms go off. Jake, "Aw, man, what the <censored> is happening now?!" They find out as they all hear a colossal buzzing sound. Wilek: "That can't be good..."]
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 11:59:04 PM
IP: tnt-1-61-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
**RP HERE**
Tom looks out of the truck cab, notes that all the soldiers are dead, and breathes a sigh of relief (he was scared to come out, didn't want to get shot by anyone). "You need some combat training, kid!" Jammer chuckles, noting his expression. "Hey, they had guns!" Tom whines. "And what did we have when you and Jerry fought us so fearlessly back in Vegas, friggin water pistols?" "Uh, no. But you didn't have tanks, or missile launchers, or helicopters, and there weren't quite as many of you. Greater enemies, greater fear?" Jammer sighs. "Tommy Boy, someone is going to have to teach you about more than just religion and chemistry." Doug (who is still dashing up the ridge to assist Jaden) smiles at their conversation, then turns to make a CR post.
**PAUSE RP TEMPORARILY**
Kyryn: I understand, don't worry. Just keep doing the great editing jobs you are on TGS. And if you can, please get me the dragon pic as soon as possible. Thank you.
Wilek: Thanks for the birthday wishes and gifts. And very cool fandom manifesto. :)
Robby: Okay. Good luck. Too bad so many lyric sites had to get shut down like that.
Steve: Got the e-mail, thanks. Glad you've been enjoying my fics so much. As for the Grail, well, I think it's different in the Gargs Universe than in the Indiana Jones one. Duval drank from it once and didn't necessarily stay with it, he's immortal. Different for the knights in Indy. The way I'll work it is that the Grail can only make two people at a time completely immortal- its chosen one (in this case Duval) and its guardian (who must always stay with it, like the knight in Last Crusade). For the rest it just increases their life span by a large amount. Therefore Indy will still be around, he'll just be a tough old bugger. Like Bruce in Batman Beyond. And Henry Sr. will probably be dead by now, oh well. I already have enough Sean Connery roles lined up for later fanfics (planning to have the clan meet John Mason and have him get Womack, who else deserves to more?).
Evolution: I agree with Deuce about this, I too think God is the director of the process. Too bad I can't acknolwedge his involvement in that paper. I think Steve and I may have the same sort of history of science professor. :)
Aris: I totally agree with your post on enjoying what you do in life. Sorry I didn't consider all the things in it when I addressed JEB's possible departure. And thanks for sharing your thoughts.
JEB: I understand your disillusionment better now, thanks for answering. Hope those awful people aren't anyone I call friends. If you do decide to leave the fandom, we'll miss you but I at least will understand. Like Aris said, why keep doing something you don't enjoy anymore? Hope you keep the faith and stay around, though. Many of us value you as a friend and fellow Gargs fan and CR poster. And I think to some degree the feelings are mutual. Whatever you decide, we'll still be your friends, man. Good luck, and don't worry.
Dumlao: Hope you sort through your problems soon, good luck with them. The games I scored were Silent Hill (I agree with you, it's a cool if tough and scary game) and Crash Bandicoot Warped (hardest funniest craziest CB yet, can't wait till the next one). Hope to get Drakkan, Duke Nukem Forever, and FF8 later this year.
Ravyn: I THOUGHT he survived! Thanks for verifying it. Okay, that kid is going to have some involvement in my fanfic. Probably try to make friends with Graeme and Alex, only to have Sheppard detect him and then...battle! As for why Kenny will be trying to get to the clan, I don't yet know. <shrug> I suppose I have enough time to think about it.
Fleur: Don't worry, I completely understand why you haven't had time to read the stories. Hope you enjoy them, thanks for doing it now. (And please read them because you want to, not because someone demanded it. I know Kitainia and I certainly didn't. At least we didn't mean to. :)
Coyote: <snaps fingers, giving vanilla cake cherry frosting and rainbow icing flowers on top> There, now it's perfect! Thanks! :) And don't worry, I did very much enjoy my birthday.
Kaioto: Kitainia, her sister Stephanie, and I are all planning to go to the Gathering. Provided we have the money and time. Right now, things are looking good.
Okay, that's all for tonight. Must sleep now, and hope to do well on the Spanish test tomorrow! (Don't worry, I've studied two hours for it each of the past couple nights, I think I'll do okay. I hope so.) Later!
**RP AGAIN**
Doug and the others reach the top of the ridge, coming up behind the two officers Keith is fighting. Doug grabs one's foot and throws him off. The guy plummets to his doom, screaming. Keith takes advantage of the opening to take the other officer out with a quick skull-cracking blow of his nunchuks. The man's dead body falls and the Ravens turn to towards Tracker. Jaden is already fighting the guy (I'll let him pick things up from here). The screen fades out, to be continued.
**FOR NOW, RP OVER**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 10:41:19 PM
IP: hil-qbu-ptf-vty59.as.wcom.net
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... the standoff continuing. Coyote has not taken any action toward the bounty hunters, but he has kept his weapon levelled squarely at the leader's left eye. Everyone behind him is starting to become concerned.**
<"Coyote ...">
Rav, take everyone back in the tank.
<"What about you?">
Forget about me for now, just go! I'm not going to let these bastards take you!
**Ravyn nods, herding everyone away from the scene and back toward the tank.**
<"THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING, BANDO. RELINQUISH OUR PROPERTY OR BE DESTROYED!">
**Coyote doesn't move.**
<"All right, move on 'im!">
**The line of trucks begins moving toward the stock-stiff Coyote. Suddenly Coyote lets out a loud howl and begins running ... *toward* the attackers.**
<"COYOTEEEEEE!!">
**PAUSE RP!!**
Steve: I know you weren't dissing us folks who have used or are using substandard equipment. We're cool. :)
Wilek: Very carefully, my friend. It required the perfect combinations of the right power chords, and the precise angle from ... which ... to ... STRIKE!!
**composes self**
Sorry ... started channeling Jim Steinman there. Anyway, the Zip drive runs off the printer port, which is how I was able to run it.
SJ: **catches breath** That is a very powerful work, my friend. I concur with everyone else ... post that sucker, it's awesome. :)
Doug: D'OH!!!!!!! Fortunately, I was prepared for this situation this time. **clicks the button on a remote control. Instantaneously, the cake changes from a Chocolate Execution cake to a Vanilla Execution cake.** That's better ... don't want to kill my friends here! :)
Seriously, hope you enjoyed your birthday. :)
Kaioto: I'm there at the Gathering, dude.
DumlaoX: Eesh ... but still, you need to vent once in a while, or else you're gonna blow like a microwave chili-dog. **chuckles from Ravyn who recognizes the metaphor ...**
Mary Flanders: Hey, at least you weren't the one who wanted to hog-tie them. :)
Deuce: Sorry, dude, but you can't exactly say "you're Nutrasweet," now can ya? **To prove his point, Coyote pulls Ravyn into another big hug**
Ravyn: EEP! That's it, DC's TOAST!! :)
**Coyote shoves two strawberry Pop Tarts into a portable toaster, duct-tapes down the handle, then tosses the toaster at Dis, who catches it just in time to have his head consumed by a 16-inch flamethrower launched from the slots.**
Quick, yet painful. :)
Can't send, huh ... can ya receive? I'll be more than willing to send to ya if you can. (Then again, this might be the perfect excuse to download AIM ... ;)
**RESUME RP!!**
**Coyote and the bounty hunters are still racing toward each other, weapons at the ready. Coyote suddenly pulls out his cellphone, speed-dialing a pre-programmed number.**
Jimmie, number forty-nine, NOW!!
**Jimmie sticks one of his Borgified appendages out of the tank, projecting a force shield around Coyote. Safe from any weapons, Coyote takes the oppoetunity to stand in the path of the hunters. He raises his grenade launcher.**
SAYONARA, SUCKER!!!
**Coyote pulls the trigger, hitting the lead truck in the engine compartment, blowing it to bits. A shot over his head from the tank quickly takes out the other two, as the beer cans shatter the windshields of the trucks and leaves the drivers blinded, who then drive right into each other. The lead bounty hunter rolls out of the lead truck, coughing and cursing.**
<"This isn't over, Bando. You're MINE!">
**She runs down the road, away from Coyote. The tank pulls up next to him and everyone rushes out, the fastest of whom may be Ravyn who nearly tackles him with happiness as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 10:26:59 PM
IP: modem72.i-is.com
OK, I'm just saying that I don't want to sound as mean as those people. But that form of torture just seems to suit the situation for those evil turds.
On a lighter note, I've finally got the creative juices flowing again for my second fic. I've already written 6 pages since Saterday. :) If anyone is interested, my first fic,"New Blood", is posted on the Emanon clan homepage. Though as I look back, I personally think it could have been better. But don't worry. My second fic will defenitely be better. I always wanted to do a romance! ;)
Mary Flanders
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 10:12:29 PM
IP: ramp-1-24.ucdavis.edu
JEB's leaving- I'm aware of his reasons for leaving the writing portion of the TGS staff, and his reasons are valid. But its behind the scenes stuff you don't wanna know about, kinda kills the magic.
SJ- Still haven't read your fic... Between preparing for the ACT (And finding colleges to send information to)three pages of Government homework, and a massive English poetry project, I'm somewhat busier than I usually am. I haven't even finished Avalon Mists yet... I'll read your thing though, promise!
Dumlao- Interesting DC death. Quite creative. And I agree with others, you should feel free to present your problems to us, but if you care not to, I respect that.
Disney sponsering wrestling- They have to. They, Nike, Microsoft, and maybe Pepsi are going to own the country after a while, wrestling is just an expansion...
Wilek- My meeting McFarlane wasn't that big a deal. I did it at a con with several hundred others, I spoke to him for only a couple of minutes, he seemed like a nice guy though.
Stormy-8000 word paper... I sympathise.
Thats it for now... Attached to the name is Centerfold...
Quote- "Sorry for the inconveniance". God's last words to creation.
Robby
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 10:07:46 PM
IP: spider-ti071.proxy.aol.com
** glides in with her eyes closes and listening to Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel" on her portable cd player. She lands and sings alittle of it.**
"You played with my emotions and you made me cry.."
" look what you did to me. And what you do to me.."
" Heartbreak Hotel , this is the Heartbreak Hotel..."
**stops singing and opens her eyes seeing everyone giggle at her singing. She blushes blood red around the cheeks**
Oops.
Ok. Gargoyles was great as usual and I can't wait for Timedancer.
See ya !
**glides away singing "I ain't going to take it , I ain't going take it boy.." **
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 09:08:45 PM
IP: 170-144-26.ipt.aol.com
Sevarius Jr.> Wow. Short, yet bittersweet. Bravo.
Doug and Company> I would say what in The Battle Below made me leave writing for them, but certain senior TGS staffers would get angry at me for daring to talk about problems outside the staff. I believe it is a good episode. But it's not... anyway, as for why I'm disillusioned?
Well. The troubles with TBB are part of it. I wish I could talk about them. Another is the treatment certain fandom members have given me. I've been ignored or, worse, insulted, by several of those who seem to think they're better than other fans for some reason. I used to pay it no heed at all, then tried to shrug it off, but after 2 years, it nags at me, and has gotten worse.
As for things like my site, I enjoy updating and writing for it. But I find myself being less and less devoted to it. It's still fun, but I barely touch it anymore. I also don't go into chats and comment rooms nearly as often as I used to. I like doing these things, but I find I can't, and it makes me feel bad to remove myself. It almost seems that it might be better to drop it all together, rather than to continue it halfway.
It's not Gargoyles itself I'm disillusioned with. I still love the show. It's mostly certain specific members of the fandom, who have made it less than pleasant. And what else I stated above.
I have no idea if any of that made any sense at all. <:)
I did talk with some people yesterday, so I've upgraded from morose to schizo now. Sometimes, I'm feeling my old fannish devotion, other times, back to depressed.
As an aside, I MAY go to the Gathering. I'm not sure.
Disney sponsoring wrestling? Odd, but it suits them somehow.
DumlaoX> I respect the fact that you don't want to speak of your problems in here. But remember, if you do, we're here to help.
Anyone know where Jewel Faulkner is this week?
That was a nice me-centric post, wasn't it? <:)
JEB - [JEB215@aol.com]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 09:02:24 PM
IP: 213-234-122.ipt.aol.com
(Argent darts in and slams the door. Alternate blasts of fire and ice are heard from the other side.)
I WAS just planning on reading the latest ep UNTIL:
My computer showed freaking menus instead of taking me directly to the program, I had to run two different programs to get on-line, I couldn't get onto the site, THEN my connection was cut off.
So Jewel*D's holding the CD's at bay for a minute while I go play with Mr. DC.
RETRIBUTION
(Argent 'borrows' Mr. DC's laptop while he's distracted by his latest demise. She does a file search, and finds everyone in the CR room's name on a sort of 'to do' list.)
"Let's see... 'password invalid'... shut down e-mail ... spam...'illegal operation'... what's this? Y2K total hard drive crash and wipe? How unbelieviably convenient. Well, it's my RP."
(Argent erases everyone's name from the hit list (He's still gonna cause trouble, but some of his worse plans have been deleted.) and adds a single name in the Y2K entry: Dis Connect. Before the laptop is shut down, Argent changes the date from '12:01 Jan 1st, 1999' to ' 9:00 Mar 2nd, 1999" Puts the laptop back, then smiles sweetly at Mr. DC as he crawls in. Mr. DC sighs in quiet relief as he boots up the laptop, not sure if he could take one more thing going wrong today...)
Okay, the whole post can't be RP sooo...um...cyber Tootsie Pop to whoever can guess who my favorite team is from the list of songs I asked Robby for!
Real post later!
Gotta Jet!
Argent
ANNOYED, USA
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 08:49:26 PM
IP: dyn016-nas01.marietta.frognet.net
FLEUR-- Escape y'all? Hell, I can't do that. If I did, who'd wipe this place clean and announce the new TGS eps and keep the site running? Besides, I need you all more than you know. I just feel so drained by what happened in such a short time that talking about it here isn't something I want to do just yet. Thanx for the support, however :)
Nothing much doing right now. Just working on some writing pieces I'm doing for a story to be written by myself, Alison, and JEB. Should show up here in about 5 or 6 weeks.
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 08:06:11 PM
IP: clsc-pc-13.clicc.ucla.edu
*finishing previous post due to comp malfunction(
...because of all the hits I made on the Sinn Fein web site this week. :-P
(J/k--I may be German Lutheran but I' m starting to sympathize a bit with the Catholics too) If not the Provos.
Stormy
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 07:48:14 PM
IP: dbwjava2-20.lib.uwo.ca
Steve: YEAH! The OBI WAN KENOBI Night Club! Ok, gimme my cookie ;-)
JEB: Sorry to hear that. As far as I'm concerned, though, things are best done because you personally enjoy them, not out of a sense of duty to the fandom.Still, if you left altogether,I'd myiss ya.
Green Baron: *Growls* I just wrote a 8000 word paper on the Provisional IRA and I think some British cops are looking me up cause of all
Stormy
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 07:46:48 PM
IP: dbwjava2-20.lib.uwo.ca
Hi all.
Ehh, hyper mood officially going into crash mode. Why? Two words: Asthma attack. Anyone else suffer from this particular pain in the @$$?
HAPPY *belated* BIRTHDAY DOUG!!!!! *Delivery men drop off a huge ice-cream cake.* I haven't gotten the chance to read any of your fics yet, (PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!!:)) so I'll head over to the archive after posting and get to work. Hopefully, I'll be able to send you a review either tomorrow or Friday, since Kitania said that's what you want most.
Dumloa> Um, I know you don't want to talk about your problems in here, and I respect that. But I want you to know that I, and everyone else here, are thinking about you, praying that it works out for you, and will ALWAYS be there for you. *smiles* You can't escape us, buddy. We garg-fans get really attached to our friends. :)
Kiaoto> I hope you don't mind me asking, but do you write for a living? You have an incredible way with words.
Taleweaver> Another deep thinker. Thanks to you, my brain is expanding exponentially. (sorry, just had a physics class :) )
Anyone ever read about those marketplaces the philosophers used to go to in Ancient Greece? All those great minds, arguing the creation of the universe and the nature of man. Tell me, is that beginging to sound familiar to anyone else? :)
Mary> >(Boy, do I sound sadistic and evil myself!)< No, you sound as outraged as everybody else is in here. Personally, I like what you suggested. But I insist that I get to watch.
Durid> I thought Kali Durga was suppose to be the personification of nature. You know, both the creator and the destroyer. I didn't realise she also was a monster killer. Thanks for enlightening me.
Wilek> LOVED the manifesto. :) *starts chanting* We are the Gargoyles Fandom. Lower your inhibitions, and surrender your sanity.....
$ACK! Sorry, no time for a RP, gotta go to class.$
TTFN!
Fleur - [newgoyle@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 07:40:06 PM
IP: proxy.monash.edu.au
SJ> Oh, man, you did a *fantastic* job on that story. Definitely submit it to the GFW, because that was absolutely beautiful. Wow.
Doug & Kitainia> Okay, I found the last Highlander episode that had Kenny in it, and I did have it on tape. It was called "Reunion," and Kenny *did* survive. Kenny used an old enemy of MacLeod's to fight Duncan for him, and then when Duncan killed that guy, Kenny came down to finish off the weakened Duncan. But Kenny's old teacher was Amanda, and Amanda showed up and threatened to kill Kenny if he touched MacLeod. So Kenny quickly ran off to somewhere, and Duncan & Amanda lived. So yes, Kenny is still out there...
Deuce> Too sugary for ya, eh? ;) **takes the opportunity to give Coyote a big hug**
Wilek> And Disney isn't sponsoring just *any* wrestling...they're sponsoring *ECW*...the most violent and controversial form of wrestling out there. Scary, huh?
Coyote> AARGH!!! I'm really sorry, but for some evil reason I can't send any e-mail right now!! **growls** I'm *really* sorry, because I meant to reply to your message. :( So for now, try to have fun and keep smiling and I'll reply as soon as I can! :)
Which brings me to...**AN EVIL MR. DISCONNECT DEATH!*
**Ravyn suddenly appears in downtown Sierra Vista, in the C2I2 office. The secretaries start shrieking as Ravyn marches past them, eyes glowing, to the back room, where the evil Mr. Disconnect is laughing.**
<"HA-HA!!!">
**Ravyn's eyes still glow.** "So, you're the evil $&*-! who won't let me send e-mail to my best buddy! Well, now you're gonna have to PAY!!!!"
**Mr. D. laughs, until Rav grabs him in a chokehold. Gasping for breath, Mr. D. tries to fight back, but it's no use. Ravyn throws him out the window, and continues pounding on him in the parking lot. Soon, she drags the black & blue Mr. D. into the middle of Fry Blvd. (one of the main streets here in town) during rush hour. Mr. D. is quickly run over by a tank from nearby Ft. Huachuca.** THE END!
Ah, I feel much better now. :)
Ravyn
Sierra Vista , AZ
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 07:22:34 PM
IP: 207.204.224.60
Evolution> I don't agree with the concept of _Darwinism_, but I see nothing wrong with the thought that the process of evolution is the way that God goes about doing things. Same with the Big Bang theory: we can see from the Old Testament that God's a pretty dramatic entity; who's to say that he didn't create everything with a big light show?
Green Baron? Irish Catholic? Me too! Cool....
Sylvia> Yes, English projects are evil. My sympathies. :-)
Speaking of school projects, click my name for yesterday's Religion 15 assignment: "Prayer of an individual". (Pardon the GeoCities paraphernilia).
Hey, has anybody noticed something scary about Xoom lately? Go to one of their member pages to see what I mean: hard-coded, irremovable frames on every page. If you want to view the source, you have to insert /_XCMB or something between the server name and the member's directory. Scary!
** leaves **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 06:47:02 PM
IP: pppa109.connect.ab.ca
Arghhhh! I hate English projects!
Okay, sorry, had to get that out of the way. So, long time no comments? Here they are:
Timedancer- Loved it! every thing else I was going to say
was said.
Gargoyles- Also loved it! Great jobs on new EPs.
Oh, since everyone else is saying ages, I'm a fifteen-year-old freshman and female.
That's all, gotta go work on English Project.
See ya!
Sylvia
Colo. Spr., CO
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 05:59:47 PM
IP: 1cust214.tnt3.dfw5.da.uu.net
Kiato> Agree to disagree. I'm cool with that.
Hindi deities> Sorry, my knowledge of them extends only as far as tha Nagas, Indra and stuff I listened to from Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith. They are interesting.
Missing nights> I've wondered about that myself. I'm no New Yorker, but I don't think there that dense to what's going on around their city. And if they are would domination be that bad? If they're that dense not to ask question, maybe they wouldn't notice someone coming and taking over. Just a thought.
Taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 03:59:17 PM
IP: hal5000.engineering.csupomona.edu
***BEGIN MR. DISCONNECT RP***
As Mr. DC plots his next act of cruel violence against the room administrator, DumlaoX kicks in the door to his headquarters, carrying with him a high grade Cerebral Bore. Without another word or even a quib comment, DX aims the bore at DC and fires. The evil disconnect master screams for his life, dropping his disconnection machines and running like mad for his secret exit, However, sensing his brain patterns, the Cerebral Bore locks in and latches onto Dc's head, draining him from all of his brain fluids. Smiling, DX leaves a twitching DC on the floor, swiming in his own fluids.
***END MR. DISCONNECT RP***
Well, I did it for the hell of it. Besides, he was messing with me last night and that's something you just don't do.
DOUG-- Happy belated b-day. Hope you made it a good one. BTW, being a curious one, what games did you score?
GAMES-- Speaking of games, I attended a focus group yesterday for jeans. They gave me $50 for it and I went to get myself Silent Hill for the PSX. Definitly disturbing. Definitly frightening. Definitly a must have.
COYOTE-- Trust me, presenting my problems here is too much for the room to handle. Dad finally seeing the side effects of chemotherapy. Grandfather finally being commited to a nursing home. Grandmother hindered by an oxygen tank day in and day out. Possibility of not seeing my Alison until the end of May. Trying to get re-admitted to college. It's just too much for the room to handle. Sorry.
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 03:54:39 PM
IP: clsb-mac-09.clicc.ucla.edu
**Mr. Disocnnect is in the bathroom, when the Green Baron walks in. He hears a toilet flush, and then goes crazy shooting all the doors with Reverend Attila's assault rifle. Green Baron dissapears to the CR**
Hello everyone. I figured I shot take a shot at DC :)
Robby> I use purple because it is Lent.
Kaioto> Well said! I doubt you and Taleweaver would enter the Jackal/Aris war:) As for debating, I enjoy it, though I like controversial topics, which makes me very obnoxious :) I am going to the Gathering. Are you going?
Darwin> I follow some belief between this and the Creationist theory, but both are theories and both should be regarded as such. It can also show that secularists can be as arrogant, pushy, and intolerant as any Jerry Falwell or any FE member.
Doug> Happy Birthday. Now, you're only a year younger than me.
JEB> I'm sorry you're not going to the Gathering.
Christine> **blushes** That's why you think I'm so cute? I thought it was because of how I look in a three-piece suit :) I hope you get a good bid on a house. They are expensive, and the costs keep coming with maintenance, property tax, and utilities. It is a good piece of equity, though.
Mary Flanders> Those people are depraved, though I find most people my age to be like that. I just hope those people eventually realize what they did was just plain evil, and are racked with guilt for it for the rest of their lives, which will give them all sorts of problems. As for their souls, I leave such up to God's justice.
Spike> I'll be able to donate blood. I'm O- so mine is quite a valued commodity. I do find an irony with the charity event and PN Elrod. I, Strahd was a great book, though.
Hindu Deities> I wonder if they run the Quickie Marts on Avalon :)
Character Names> I pick the Green Baron, because I am desecended from two Baronial lines, Logan and Forsyth, and the Green is because I side with the Catholics in the Northern Ireland issue, and because I am an Irish Catholic.
**The news comes on, and reports a bloody firing in a public bathroom. Among those killed are Mr. Disconnect, Tom Harkin, and Trent Lott and a purple teletubbie who were in the same stall.**
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 03:12:14 PM
IP: 141.164.133.103
Wow, not to meny ppl since last night. well...*realizes she has nothing interesting to say* um..ok BYE!
Lexy - [lex@hnet.net]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 02:01:15 PM
IP: d078.hnet.net
Trey > Yup, that was me. And I know all about User Friendly, believe me =) It's my default startup page for my browser. Thanks for bringing it up though, I'm sure everybody else in the room can get some laughs at it.
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Ithaca, NY
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 02:01:10 PM
IP: stg6.resnet.cornell.edu
Doug > belated birthday greetings! Hope you enjoyed all your presents <g>
My fic stuff > Yeah, in "Mother's Day," Fox got in Titania's face over all the people who suffered and/or died thanks to Oberon; Dakota Jones does take after her grandfather (and the Grandmaster drank from the Grail too; I think they know each other). And "Dark Beauty" turned out to be way longer than anticipated -- I thought the whole thing would be 20 pages or so, but Part One is 24 pages long on its own ... so this one's going to be a multi-parter and I just have to decide whether to post Part One now or wait until they're both ready.
Now, thanks to Becca and a debate about clothes, I forgot all the other stuff I was going to say ... catch you next time!
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 01:11:25 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
Hmm. I just saw someon beating up on Microsoft down in the posts. If you enjoy that, then check out the link at my name, its for a webstrip called User Friendly and it is funy.
And they regularly beat up on Microsoft.
Enjoy.
Trey - [Pleissez@aol.com]
Jackson, MS, USA
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 12:54:12 PM
IP: stargate.mtel.com
SJ> Damn, that was beautiful. Post that to the archive or I will send large men to your house to break your thumbs. :-)
Doug> My birthday's June 25. Feel free to beat me then. :-)
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions (Take THAT, Colorado!), Alberta, Canada
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 10:21:12 AM
IP: edtn003024.hs.telusplanet.net
Wilek > Yeah, me too. We need a sarcasm smiley. =)
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Ithaca, NY
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 09:38:06 AM
IP: stg6.resnet.cornell.edu
I've not yet read the episode but I wanted to comment on something I read in the comment room.
JEB and everyone who commented about him> I think you are all looking at this from the wrong point of view.
WHY? I know the answer to that and it's simple: Because I like it, I am here, I read stories, I comment on stories, I talk about gargoyles, and will quite possibly write fanfics not because of some holy mission to revive the series, not because I feel an obligation to the "fandom" or any mystical ties of mine to it. But just because I like it. If I stop liking it I will stop coming here. If I start liking it again I will return.
Why? Because I like it. I advise you JEB, never to do what you don't like. If you start seeing any of your contributions to the "fandom" as a burden rather as an enjoyment, then stop.
The fandom is a very loose "organisation" so to speak, of people who willingly exchange their opinions and contributions (comments, fanfics, art, criticism etc) in a process that gladens both them and enriches the following.
If you no longer enjoy it, the process has become counterproductive where you are concerned. Do nothing that you don't enjoy. I stopped criticising TGS stories for that reason; because the needed time and energy costed more than the enjoyment I gained out of it. But I'm still a great fan of Gargoyles; indeed in some ways more active than before.
Aris Katsaris - [katsaris@otenet.gr]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 05:19:25 AM
IP: polynikes.di.uoa.gr
HEY kai..im going! *runs out*
Lexy
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 03:25:52 AM
IP: d095.hnet.net
Steve> <<And are we *calling* pictures already? How childish is that?>> I was kidding. <g>
Wilek
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 03:03:36 AM
IP: tnt-1-37-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Hey all,
Back for more *again.* I couldn't stay away =) Heh. Since WinBlows just crashed on me again and kicked me out of Word, I guess I'll get this one in now.
SJ > I really, really liked your story, man. Truly touching in the best possible way. You should definitely post this to GFW, it's _absolutely_ worth it. Who woulda thought that a guy who wants to take over the world and rule with an iron fist could write such an emotional story? =)
Doug > Oh, don't you worry, I will. And about your Grail story, I dunno if it's possible (relatively, of course, the universe is entirely decided by the author) for the Joneses to be in it - if you remember, the immortality thing only lasted for as long as those who drank from the Grail stayed within the temple: The two brothers that left died of extreme old age. (This is all fresh in my mind 'cause the people on my floor just watched the entire trilogy TWICE over the weekend). Now Indy himself could possibly be alive (and an old man), but I doubt Henry Senior would have survived to the present day (unless, of course, he went back to the temple, drank from the Grail again, and stayed there... [evil smile] Hey, that might work...). Fascinating concept, though.
Darwin paper due? Ooh. Rough. I had to take a course on evolution last semester where all we did was basically bash creationism, put Darwin on a pedestal, and write our opinions on the topic - and if your opinions differred from the professor and TAs... watch out. Got pretty good marks on the papers, though, so drop me a line if you need any help =)
(Also, hope you got the email by now - sorry bout not getting it out eariler)
Indy X-over > Blast you, creativity demons! You've kept me from my schoolwork for the last time! Jeez, in the last 2 hours I've practically hammered out a workable plan for a feasible crossover in my head - without even trying, and despite the fact that I normally never write crossovers! Ooooh, must get back to work!
JEB > Doug's right, we're here for you if you want to talk. I've been a part of many groups over the years, only to see some of their most respected and loved members lose faith and disappear. I hope that doesn't happen to you, but it's your decision. Just know that you'll never be falling on deaf ears in here.
Wilek > UNCLX? Is this a joke? Biggest nuke I've heard of was 30-odd megatons that the Russians tested to break the Test Ban treaty back in the Sixties.
*I haven't met McFarlane! (And frankly, I'm really indifferent.) You're not the only one!*
LOL at the Manifesto... (BTW, you mentioned "Resistance is futile" twice)
And are we *calling* pictures already? How childish is that?
...
Dibs on the Steel Clan! =)
<I think deadly force is only to be used as an extreme last resort> I think that in this case, they had every right to take down the robber with all necessary force. One, he was armed and mentally unstable, Two, he displayed willingness to kill people, and Three, he had a bomb. Yes, deadly force is always a *secondary* option, but there are times when you really *have* to shoot to kill. Like this robber. In one case he was wounded, lived, and set off the bomb. If they had shot to kill they could have averted that situation entirely.
Well, three posts today, I think that's a record. Now I must return to finishing off this paper that's due at 10 AM... today! Yay!
'Nother trivia question: Harrison Ford had a small role in the beginning of "Apocalypse Now." Cybercookie to the first one who tells me his character's name.
'Night all, for the third time.
==PROGRAM: n. A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages==
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Ithaca, NY
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 03:00:40 AM
IP: stg6.resnet.cornell.edu
Fun bit of news... Due to several record labels recently pressing some copyright infringement laws, several very GOOD midi sites with huge selections have been closed off, some as recently as today... Grr... Makes my job somewhat harder...
Mandi- As far as I can tell, there is NO midi for Cleveland Rocks, but I could be mistaken. I have however located "We Will Rock You" and "Centerfold". They'll be attached to my next two posts.
Doug- It also seems there is no copy of the Birthday song available, ah well, thats one I need to find as once I do it'll be needed year around... No luck on "Walk this World" yet, but I'll keep trying...
SJ- I'll read your thing tommarrow. Or today, depending on timezone. Gotta finish Avalon Mists first...
Selanit- Your Avalon Mists story seems familiar to me for some reason...
Robby the CR DJ
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 01:51:44 AM
IP: spider-wi033.proxy.aol.com
**IF MR. DISCONNECT DOESN'T LEAVE ME ALONE, I'LL NEVER GET ANY RP DONE.**
[Wilek: "Guess what, all. DC's still on my case. He's still slowing down my Net connection and he won't let me load the entire room. I can't see where my RP left off, so I can't continue it. There is but one thing I can do. FORFEXX!!!" The shapeshifter teleports in. Wilek: "Let's go catch us a hacker." The garg and the Halfling proceed to stalk the halls of Wilek's ISP, trying to figure out where DC's hiding this time. They find him. He runs, but Forfexx teleports in front of him, grabs him by the lapels, and pins him to the wall. Wilek: "You're a real glutton for punishment, aren't you. You'd think you'd learn not to mess with someone as <censored> up as I am. You know *exactly* what I am capable of doing to you. So why do you persist in messing with me? Never mind, I don't want to know. I'm just going to stand back and let Fexxy do what he does *so* well." Forfexx then throws DC onto the floor, morphs both arms into a huge sledgehammer, and hits DC in the stomach with it, bursting his abdomen and splattering his entrails all over the floor. Forfexx: "You rupture wonderfully <hehehe>..." Forfexx then grabs DC's small intestine and garrotes him with it, choking him to death.]
**END REVOLTING DEATH**
Doug> HAPPY BIRTHDAY! [Wilek wheels in a LARGE white cake covered with cybercookies, and a cart bearing an enormous amount of presents.]
Steve> <<*why* didn't *anybody:* Mulder, Scully, SWAT - shoot the bank robber to kill?>> I think deadly force is only to be used as an extreme last resort. The government is so squeamish. Ugh, I used to have a 386. It's been gathering dust on a shelf somewhere for the last few years. And I've read that metaphor thing; it was HILARIOUS. Everyone, go to http://www.gigagabe.com/nercda/text/realinet.html to read the rest of it! $And look for a mention of Dark Mage Wilek's pets. :)$
Argent> <<Are the gremlins immortal too?>> You haven't seen the movie, have you. >:)
SJ> Is that the movie where Telly Sevalas played the Cheshire Cat? I LOVED that movie! Especially the Cat's song, 'You Can't Get There From Here' or something along those lines. And the Red Queen was much kewler than in the Disney movie. <<I had this little creativity demon hit me, banged me over the head with an iron skillet>> Glad you're not a Fey. :)
Spike> <<Let's put a little Gargoyle in everyone!>> Hm...I sense the embryo of a plan to take over the world forming in my twisted little skull...
Dumlao X> GREAT new CR pics! I call either the Valkyrie or the Unseelie Star! (I'll probably alternate between them and the pic of Miriam--I mean O'Connor. ^_^)
Robby> You've met MacFarlane too? Am I the only one here who hasn't?!
Teaser fans, check my third story. I've made the slightest little change. >:)
<<That isn't sadism. That's *justice.*>> <<"You don't want justice, you want vengeance.">> I think we all know who's about to speak. Brace yourselves. [Forfexx: "<laughs evilly>...Really, sadism and vengeance and justice all go hand in hand. The worse the crime and the worse the criminal, the more you have a right to torture them and thoroughly enjoy it. <more laughter> If I ever get around to taking over the world, every major criminal on earth will be tossed into a great big honkin' pit and forced to kill and eat each other until there's really only one left; that person will then have the honor of being killed and eaten by yours truly. <more laughter> In summation: BRUTALITY AND BLOODSHED FOR ALL! <more laughter>"] Oh man...I just got a vision of what the world will be like with Forfexx in charge. I think I'll have nightmares for the next 150 years.
Coyote> How in the world did you get a Zip drive onto a 386?!
Ordell> <<"Cleveland Rocks" is by The Presidents of the United States of America.>> [Wilek gets a bizarre vision of Clinton, Washington, Van Buren, and Kennedy singing the opening theme to the Drew Carey Show.]
Disney's sponsoring wrestling?! Disney is involved with a bunch of spandex-clad idiots with decimal IQ's beating each other up?! IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!!! (No offense to wrestling fans, but I have even less respect for wrestling than I do for the rest of organized sports.)
Ravyn> Something romantic? Click my name to hear 'Love Led Us Here'. :D
Durid> Thank you for reminding me of a fascinating computer game called 'Deer Avenger'. You play as a deer with a penchant for killing rednecks. Feeling as I do about hunting, I find all this rather amusing! ^_^
Kyryn> <<Registration, and my time to register, managed to fall on my birthday EVERY SINGLE YEAR that I was in college (including two years of grad school!)!>> MORE WEIRDNESS! MORE WEIRDNESS! Dang, girl, if your life gets any weirder, the very fabric of space, time, and dimension is in danger! Maybe you should wear some kind of encounter suit.
Deuce> <<that's what LIFE needs more of these days.>> YEAH! Testify, brother gargoyle! <g>
JEB> <<Certain events have disillusioned me of late with the Gargoyles fandom.>> OH NO, WE'RE LOSING HIM! HE'S DRIFTING FROM THE COLLECTIVE! STEVE! GET AN ASSIMILATION CREW DOWN HERE, STAT!
Gargs Fandom Manifesto, "Resistorum Est Futilitatis"
We are the Gargoyles Fandom.
Lower your inhibitions, and surrender your sanity.
We will add our psychological and neurotic insanities to your own.
Your creativity will adapt to service ours.
Resistance is futile.
Neilsen ratings are irrelevant;
Network executives are irrelevant;
You must comply.
'Real' life is irrelevant.
Animated mice are irrelevant.
Your defensive capabilities are unable to withstand us.
Resistance is futile.
Your life, as it has been, is over.
From this time forward, you will service Greg.
Kylynna> Thanks! Hey, did you read them at the GFW archive or my site? They look a lot better on my site; the archive inverts my color scheme for some reason. Go fig'. :)
Kaioto> <<How many folks here are going to the Gathering?>> I would if I could; there are about ten million thousand factors conspiring against me.
To Whom It May Concern> Anyone here ever hear of a UNCLX (sp?) nuclear weapon? It's a several-hundred megaton nuke that would kill half the population of the United States. Just thought I'd make the room's nuke fans aware of it. <g>
**ATTEMPTED RP! IF IT'S OUT OF CONTINUITY, BLAME MR. DC.**
[While Wilek's been killing Mr. Disconnect, the rest of the team has been gathering the nuclear bombs and launching them out the torpedo tubes. They've also adapted them to lock onto the MG5Ks outside. Suddenly, the Administrator calls them over the comm system, which sounds rather unwell..."Can you hear me? The computer system has been subverted! There's some kind of--" The comm signal shuts down. Jake: "Oh...shoot..."
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 01:26:18 AM
IP: tnt-1-37-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
**Kyryn comes in grinning from ear-to-ear**
Yes!!! I finally got the problems on the home machine ironed out. I can be online away from work!
Doug> I'd give you feedback if I had time to read anything other than the editing I'm doing for TGS. One of these days I'll get time to read some of the other fics again. As it is, I can sometimes skim stuff if I get lucky.
Later All. Bed calls..
**SMALL RP**
Kyryn walks up to Dis. He looks at her fearfully. She just smiles, then walks off, leaving a very puzzled Dis Connect. (Aside: That'll drive him nuts for the next couple of years! Much better than killing him.) :)
**END SMALL RP**
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Uvalde, TX
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 01:22:40 AM
IP: swtjci.swtjc.cc.tx.us
Taleweaver:
I was a cynic once. I grew out of it once I threw of the Randian views I hid behind to rationalize my actions. The simple fact is that no one of my meager skills can convert a cynic to anything. The cynic chooses change, or continues to see all darkness around them and wonders why or accepts the darkness inside people and themselves. I can not remove the sunglasses from the cynic's eyes because I still have a beam in one of mine.
As for the definition of responsibility, the meaning of a word in found in people, not is a dictionary. If I say a word, it can mean many things in the way I say it. Context and interpretation are key, not word games. SJ and several others understood what I meant. That understanding, not your teacher's is what is important in that communication. Sorry if I'm not precise enough for semantics. I'm vague sometimes, I'm lazy others.
Monotheism does not ~ always ~ create escapism either, it simply refuses to submit entirely to nature or pragmatism. Christianity is not as stagnant as it appears, thusly cutting down the flaws of the old is rather futile. Christianity gave up on trying to deny nature long before scientists did. Many scientists still have not. Instead, positive spirituality of all types holds humans to higher standards because we are ~ not ~ the same as other animals. We possess their flaws, but not their freedom from morality. It is that moral identity which requires us to choose sometimes between what we desire, and what is right. Those choices, not the instincts themselves, are what can corrupt men. When we choose to be irresponsible, or just remain ignorant when we would best serve others by learning, we have sinned against the gifts man has been given, if not the Giver. We are all sinners, some of us just choose to fight rather than submit. Submission is easy, freedom is a nearly futile struggle.
Debate: I like discussion as much as the next man, but I've never had any taste for debate. It is too much show and point scoring, less about substance. It is for lawyers more than artists. Most debatable issues can be argued back and forth for eternity without swaying either side. Much like the above discussion with Taleweaver, they can be entertaining and enlightening, but not very progressive. I think both of us can agree that we feel differently. On the skill side of debate, it is a great tool. On the philosophical side, it serves little positive purpose most of the time. Either way, I'd prefer to keep the fruitless back and forth to a minimum before Taleweaver and I start going back and forth across the room. AK! I hate debate.
Speech Writing: I write from the gut and the heart. I don't know who I could write compatible speeches for … so I guess I should announce my candidacy for dictator for life of the Entire Known Universe. All opposed say nay … I guess it is unanimous then … :)
Traveler: Sorry about the mis-typing.
'Stand Alone, Fall Alone' - This piece was rushed. I've spotted three homophone errors I'd like to fix and a few other grammatical nits I wish I'd had time to pick. I wish it were a tad more presentable, but I'm glad Avalon Mists put it up anyway.
A Quote: "Why do you hold on so tightly to yourself? It is only a shell, and shells crack. It is your spirit that is truly immortal." - 'Mage the Ascension' p103
A Question: How many folks here are going to the Gathering?
Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 12:50:19 AM
IP: 141.133.134.81
**A SOMEWHAT LONG RP**
Nipon's fleet has just finished docking at the secret base, and the ocean whirlpool-gate closes. Thailog walks up to meet them. With him are Jerec, Guod, Asil, and a tall crafty-faced dark-bearded man in a red and purple tuxedo carrying a long cane carved of solid beechwood and topped with a human embryo encased in amber. (The last guy is Kharsus, Thailog's new wizard. We'll find out more about him later. For now, I'll just say he is one evil dude.) "Glad you didn't have much trouble getting here," Jerec says to Nipon as the admiral and his aides come down off their Eclipse. "Wilek Fieger I should soon have the Dark Star under our control. WF II is dead, but I and III are fortunately still with us." "The Dark Star could be a valuable asset," Nipon nods. "But we won't need it to conquer this planet. Not with my World Devestator." "Speaking of which," Guod says, "can I please go do some work on it? I want to turn that thing into a huge assimilation machine for all of Earth." "Isn't that what it is already?" asks Asil. "Yeah, but not for my Collective," Guod complains. "Thailog wants loyal subjects, we must convert them all to his way." "Fine, Guod," Thailog says. "Go." Guod nods and scampers off, summoning Borgis, Butt-Borg, and the rest of his Collective to help him assimilate the Devestator. Thailog nods at the others. "Zale, the Bishop, and Dr. Ed Edison (that's his name now, thanks to whoever suggested it) are waiting for us in the planning room. So is a new ally I have made recently. Come, we all must make plans for taking over NORAD." The other bad guys nod and follow him into the base.
The screen changes to the Yosemite Valley, where Boris has just blown away the roadblock with an atomic shell. The rest of the group is finishing off the soldiers and hoping Jaden and Keith can handle Tracker. Doug turns from gunning down two bazooka-men to make a CR post.
**PAUSE RP**
Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday dear Doug, Happy birthday to me!!
Sorry, had to indulge myself there. Thanks to all who wished me a happy birthday, and thanks for the gifts. SJ and Deuce, when your birthdays roll around, I will pay you back for those birthday boppings (why people insist on hurting others just because it's their birthday I will never understand). Coyote, I am allergic to chocolate, but thanks for the cake anyway. My friends will enjoy it a lot. Thanks to you for the cake as well, Kyryn.
Too bad I'm not getting feedback e-mails, though. Like Kitainia said, that's what I was really hoping for today. Oh well. At least I just got back from a great birthday party where I got lots of neat stuff. Money, books, CDs (Def Leppard's Greatest Hits, Lauryn Hill's album, a few others), and a couple really neat videogames. The cherry cake and pizza were delicious, and Kitainia's probably got another really great present waiting for me after I finish posting this (if you know what I mean, <grin>).
Robby: Thanks for that song. I too agree that it is one of the best ever written. As long as you're taking requests, could you try and find for me a song called "Walk This World" by Heather Nova? I've heard that song is good and want to hear it. Thanks.
Alice in Wonderland: I didn't watch the new version, either. But I did like the old one. My favorite characters were the Mock Turtle, the Dormouse, and the Jabberwocky. Yes, I did base my fanfic character Null on that dragon, but moreso on a certain TSR evil dragon god with the same name. That god is really evil, but my Null will be even more so. Wait till "Blind Date" to find out how much (that fic will show us a little insight into Jadriel's past and the reason he came to our world, as well as introduce a few of his fellow evil dragons).
Steve: Don't worry, I plan to do all three of those this year. :) You also keep up the novelization and shameless plugs of it.
Christine: Great job on AvMists! Same to all who contributed. I won't go into specifics, I liked it all too much to pick out any favorites. But I am REALLY looking forward to seeing more of Angela's evil clone.
Taleweaver: I agree with you more than I did Kaioto. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Mary: Uh, Kitainia was talking to Traveler when she wished he would post more frequently, not you. Just clarifying.
Kali: I know about her. She was a cool goddess, if a vicious one. She also had this cult of guys called Thuggees who strangled people and robbed them as part of their religious ceremonies. Grisly. Wonder if Kali's ever gonna show up in the court of the Unseelie (or if any Hindu deities will appear among the fay, I'd be particularly interested in seeing Kali and Khrisna).
New York Disasters: Well, maybe they were explained, maybe they weren't. Personally I bet they were all put down as just another series of bizzare occurences nobody could explain (so nobody tried). And then forgotten as it was revealed to the public that gargs exist. That's my opinion, I also agree with what Todd said on the subject.
Durid: Today is just my birthday, not Kitainia's. Hers is July 24. That's a ways away, but we are both looking forward to it. :) And about your fanfic, I liked the new characters. They definitely are mysterious, and I look forward to finding out more about them. Hope you post the second chapter very soon.
Kyryn: Augh, that's bad! Oh well, at least my birthday wasn't like the rest of this week will be. I have a test review tomorrow, test the next day and paper topic proposal to write that night. Then on Thursday I have another test to study for and I have to attend a Power Point training session (required by one of my classes, I have no choice). And on Friday another test, then a paper to write on the weekend. The paper's on Darwin, natural selection. I hope I can get it wrapped up quick, that's not a topic I like talking about that much. But of course I'll still try to do my best on it. And find time after it's done to see "Cruel Intentions" and whatever other good films come out this Friday. :)
JEB: You left the TGS writing staff because of Battle Below? That's funny, I thought it was a great episode. Wonder what you didn't like about your part in it. Also, why are you becoming disillusioned with the fandom? I know, our quest to bring Gargs back may sometimes seem futile and a waste, but I think all the great stories, art, friendships, and other things it has inspired among us more than make up for that. Even if our quest never suceeds, even if Disney never listens to us, I'll still value all the great things I got out of the fandom, especially meeting and making friends with all the people in this Comment Room. And of course writing my fanfic. I'm sorry to hear you're thinking of giving the fandom up, I think you've made a lot of great contributions to it and was hoping that you valued the good results of them as much as me. If you don't mind, could you please share why you're having doubts recently? Maybe we (Kitainia, me, and whoever else wants to) could help you sort through them. What are friends for, after all? Thanks, and hope to see you in here again.
Traveler: The sooner the better, pal. :) In the meantime, I will keep working on "False Vengeance."
Indy Crossover: I think Christine's already had the clan meet his granddaughter Dakota. And of course I have a fanfic planned called "Quest" wherein she must help Arthur, Agony, and Duval find the Grail before Mackovic can. I may also feature both Indy and his dad (hey, they both drank from the Grail, they could still be alive) in that one.
SJ: Don't worry about nudie bars. Kitainia and I have gotten into them before. Jammer's twenty-three and he knows the bouncers. Not that we particularly enjoy being in there (I've never understood why they're so popular, I'd rather see a girl I know well naked than a stranger. The girls I know well always seem more interesting, plus with them you can be more private. :)
Also great job on "The Sound of Angel's Wings." I really liked the character development and the emotions in that fic. Definitely worth posting at the GFW and getting five stars.
Kylinna: Uh, how is your name spelled? Seems you put it down differently every time you come in here. Just curious. And as for fanfic writers who post their stories at GFW and hang out in here, there's Christine Morgan, Spike (aka Christi Smith Hayden), Coyote, Fleur, Robby/Mr Noying, Durid, Kaioto, Stormy, Mandi Ohlin, Taleweaver/Rahsaan Footman, SJ, Lexy, Deuce, Ed, Kathy Pogge, Ordell, and...oh yeah, me! All of us write great fanfic, and would be thrilled if you read it. And of course sent us feedback. :)
That's all for now, I must go claim my final birthday present. And then <yawn> sleep. Good night, everyone, and thanks again for the Happy B-Days!!
**BACK TO RP**
Doug turns and shoots down two more soldiers, nearby Tricia destroys the last enemy ATV. The Ravens and Fleur now stand in a field of the dead. Janice (who's been standing in the Onslaught and keeping the enemy back from it this whole time) makes notes on her clipboard and counts the dead. Doug turns to Kitainia. "Okay," he says. "We got the ones down here. I wonder if Jaden and Keith took care of the others." Suddenly screams erupt from the ridge above and two of the four officers near Tracker plummet to their deaths. Doug and Kitainia look up to see Jaden and Keith battling the other two and Tracker. "They look like they need help," Kitainia says, waving to the others. "Come on!" The screen fades out as the team dashes up the ridge. To be continued.
**FOR NOW, END RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 12:33:08 AM
IP: dal-qbu-zom-vty37.as.wcom.net
Just dropping in quick to say: HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG!!!!!!!
EEP!!! I still owe you a review for "Blackout"!!! And then "End to the Rage"!!! I'll get them to you....um....well you will get them....someday>:))
>Kitainia- >>Mary: Those guys deserve pain, and lots of it. I'm sure Traveler can think up something, why don't you talk to him? (Wish Traveler posted more frequently, I miss the guy.)<< Yes I do requests, gimme a few minutes and it shall appear next time I post...already working on one for Gabriel concerning Mr. Disconnect... As for posting more frequentaly, well I don't post often, but I do check the room for new posts almost every day...
>Kaioto- Ummmm....I think you have me slightly confused with TALEWEAVER.
>Coyote the Bando- >>Mary: That isn't sadism. That's *justice.*<< Are you so sure that they arn't one and the same? >:]
Alright I gotta go now before this turns into a regular (read: novel length) post. Plus I have EARLY classes, every day so I must, regretfuly be going. Side note: heh, heh, heh, I got my Khaos Inc. FTP server running....heh, heh, heh....
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 12:07:42 AM
IP: 209-25-172.ipt.aol.com
***WARNING: SHAMELESS PLUG!!!!***
Well, I did it again. I had this little creativity demon hit me, banged me over the head with an iron skillet, so I had to write it down. Then it turned ugly.....forced me to right the story right then.....so, I did.
I've written another short little piece. It's not very long, but I kinda like it. It's called "The Sound of Angel's Wings", and it's about Angela's relationship with a special little girl. Please read it, and give me some feedback, either in here, or through email. Let me know if I should bother posting it on the Gargoyle archive or not. Click on my name to read it.
BTW, this story is a bit sad, and it does have some religious themes. So be forewarned. So please, PLEASE, with sugar on top, READ IT!!!! I hope you like it. NOW CLICK ON MY NAME!
***YOU'RE SAFE ONCE AGAIN, SHAMELESS PLUG HAS ENDED*****
Star Trek: Insurrection--I know, I'm a little late, but I just caught this at the 3.00 cinema today. Pretty good! Liked it better than "Generations", but not quite as good as First Contact. A few moments were campy, but others were LOL funny (Data to Worf: "Have you noticed your.....are perking up?")
BTW....was I the only one cheering for the Sona? I don't know, I didn't like the Baku very much....especially Picard's girlfriend....maybe it's just my fascination with bizarre alien lifeforms. Their ships were pretty cool though!
Spider-Man: Just heard that the legal battle is over, and a Spider-Man film can now be made! God, please don't let it suck.
Todd McFarlane: All my respect for him has gone out the window. He is to me, now and forever, the Moron Who Payed 3 Million For Mark McGwire's Baseball. I mean, God, THREE MILLION? For a dumb baseball? I don't give a crap how many baseballs the man hit, it'll be a chilly day down in Hades before I'd give McGwire 3 million of my change!
Doug: Let me introduce to you a practice that was introduced to me. BIRTHDAY LUMPS!!!!
**Everyone in the CR crowds around Doug, and beat him simultaneously with rubber chickens [the soft variety].*** Twenty lumps, right? 18....19....TWENTY!!!!!Whoo hoo!! Now off to the nudie bars!!
Oh wait, that's the twenty-1ST b-day. Well, just wait till next year, young man! :)
Coyote: I know what you mean. At the tea party scene of Alice, I always hum Tom Petty to myself. "Don't come around here no more...."
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Monday, March 1, 1999 11:59:49 PM
IP: 207-172-33-218.s218.tnt8.brd.erols.com
Hello anne, tell me if you get this.. tell me on the phone, sorry pepr, n=makin sure a friend got here
Kylynna
Monday, March 1, 1999 11:17:58 PM
IP: ppp-206-191-150-162.emeraldnet.net
Sorry bout the errors, im on the phone so its kinda confusing(that on top of my usual bad spelling...) ;)
Kylynna
Monday, March 1, 1999 11:06:57 PM
IP: ppp-206-191-150-162.emeraldnet.net
Greetings, i have returned from the pit of the star trk chat, no one even noticed my being there!!!!!, but you peps is different, you know me, understand me, sort of. By the wilek, i read your stories-Station Eight, they were great!!!! i loved them, you do really good work, does anyone else here do fanfics at the fanfik archive????, were Estra has her works postewd?? i might do a story, but i would take a while. Be back in a while, you rockin' peps!! :)
Kylinna - [ressler@emeraldnet.net]
Monday, March 1, 1999 11:03:35 PM
IP: ppp-206-191-150-162.emeraldnet.net
I'll say more later... Argent, I promise to play one of the other songs you reqested then.
In the meantime, this one goes to Doug the birthday boy and the romantics in the room. It applies to both I think. Heck, Doug IS both ain't he?
Incidentally, I think this is one of the best songs EVER made.
Robby
Monday, March 1, 1999 10:45:39 PM
IP: spider-wk064.proxy.aol.com
Coyote > Sorry if I offended you or anybody running older machines out there. It's just that I went from that old 386 (which was like a Cray compared to my older Amiga 500) to this PII 300, then went away to school and jumped from the 28.8k to a 56.6k to a LAN in a short amount of time. And when I go home without lugging this behemoth with me, it's a rough adjustment returning to that. I apologize.
Kyryn > [applause] Here's your cookie. And about Indy + gargs, I've had those same Demons running around inside my head, screaming: "There's a crossover here! Write it! Write it!" Ack! Back, back, foul gremlins!
Dammit, they've taken root. No getting rid of them now.
Later all.
==AOL would be a giant diesel-smoking bus with hundreds of ebola victims on board throwing dead wombats and rotten cabbage at the other cars -- Heather Garvey throws the Information Superhighway metaphor into reverse.==
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Ithaca, NY
Monday, March 1, 1999 10:40:22 PM
IP: stg6.resnet.cornell.edu
Well.
Obviously, I didn't update my site. I had other work this weekend. And I find myself drifting from this fandom. I'm asking myself one thing now. "Why?" Yet I'm still working on TGE entries and such.
Anyway...
The Battle Below> Ah, the reason why I left the TGS Writing Staff.
Crusade's been cancelled? Well, that stinks.
Doug> I said this in e-mail, but I'll say it again- Happy 20th! :)
Alice In Wonderland> As I hear it, that IS a big acid trip on Lewis Carroll's part... watching that, I believe it. <:)
I remember Alice Through the Looking Glass from my childhood- yeah, that Jabberwock was scary. <:)
Gathering 99> I dunno if I'm going anymore. Certain events have disillusioned me of late with the Gargoyles fandom.
Wasn't THAT a fun post?
JEB - [JEb215@aol.com]
Monday, March 1, 1999 10:33:51 PM
IP: 211-89-169.ipt.aol.com
<grin>
Steve> The name of the club was Club Obi-Wan. I'm a huge Indy fan. Hmmmm....Indy + Gargs....Uh oh! The creativity demons are loose.
**Kyryn picks up a stick and beats off the CD's. "Back! Back! I've got to get editing for TGS done or new Timedancer eps won't get done!" The demons whimper and go hide in the corner until later***
Kyryn
Uvalde, TX
Monday, March 1, 1999 10:26:23 PM
IP: 168.37.239.86
Steve Gooch: Don't underestimate the power of a <BLEEP><BLEEP>in' 386 with a <BLEEP><BLEEP>in' 28.8.modem. Most of the folks in here can tell you, I've only had a decent machine since about December, when I bought a discount Pentium. Up until that time, I was running a 386 ... but I *did* have a flatbed scanner and Zip drive running on it, not to mention managing to compose a halfway-decent Website on it. (of course, knowing how to hard-code HTML helps, too. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Monday, March 1, 1999 10:17:43 PM
IP: modem75.i-is.com
Hey all,
***First, before we begin, a gruesome death, not for Kenny or DC, but instead for the genius who designated that pressing the Windows key while holding down Shift closes the top window. Your time on this earth has come to a close.***
Picture, if you will, the typical tech-head programmer. Now picture him with the soul of a demon, and you have your basic Microsoft programmer. Picture him sitting at his desk, gleefully coding away. Now picture him with the barrel of a .44 caliber Desert Eagle pistol jammed into the nape of his neck. It looks for all the world like Steve's about to commit yet another first-degree murder in cyberspace, but instead he grabs this MS programmer by the back of the head, shoves his face through his 17-inch monitor, pulls him back and tips over his chair, jams the gun into the bloody pulp that remains of his face, and *then* shoots him to death. Seven times.
***Ahhh, therapy.***
Now, on to business. First, I've succeeded in quadrupling the Gargoyles fan base in my dorm simply by having regular showings of episodes in my room... people now come in when they're bored and say, "Hey, put on another episode of Gargoyles." My roommate, who had never seen the show until yesterday, is now hooked and a huge Xanatos/Macbeth fan (even though all the eps he's seen have been out of order, too :).
[Grins evilly while rubbing palms together] Soon... soon, all shall be converted... bwahahahaha...
Hehe, Creativity Demon: "We are the Gargoyles fans. You will be assimilated. We will add your psychological and neurotic insanities to our own. Resistance is futile."
SJ > I remember the Through the Looking Glass movie. Scared the bejeezus outta me.
Spike > A blood drive at the Gathering? Outstanding idea!! Let's let everybody know that we're not just insane, dedicated fans of a cartoon show, but insane, dedicated fans of a cartoon show that care enough to donate blood! :)
Deuce > <that's what LIFE needs more of these days.> HA! LOL! I didn't want to be the first to say it, but I agree wholeheartedly!
Robby > Actually I didn't get in till bout 4, but who's counting? And I agree with you that O'Brien's waaaaay funnier than Leno... I still laugh every time I think of the "children's pictures" bit he ran TWO YEARS AGO. Also, Mr. Deejay, I think we'll need a rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday to You" for Doug. If you don't mind...
Kitainia > Glad to know I've got fans. :) Ch. 4 will be out shortly, as soon as I can pull my friends away from the VCR and all my Gargoyles tapes. :)
As for the spam issue, a friend of mine came up with a GREAT way to get revenge on people that send you unwanted chain mail. If it says, "Send this to 50 people or you'll get hit by a bus," then send it RIGHT BACK TO THEM FIFTY TIMES. It may be evil, but it works. You'll never get another chain letter from them again.
And in case there's somebody out there that doesn't know, never EVER reply to spam that asks if you want to be "Removed from list." This just tells them that yours is an active email address and to send more junk mail. I only bring this up 'cause I was drifting through the garg NG and found one of those claims. The only thing to do to spammers is either GET EVEN or IGNORE THEM COMPLETELY. And for all of you out there with spam problems, today's quote is for you. Ask me about it sometime.
Durid > Interesting Kali legend. Never knew that, only what I picked up in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. BTW: a cybercookie to anyone who can tell me the name of the Shanghai nightclub in the beginning :)
Coyote > <That's *justice.*> Hate to do this, but I have to.
"You don't want justice, you want vengeance."
And to that I say: "Hells yeah! Bring on the vengeance! Face shots for all!" :)
USA cartoon showdown > As soon as we enter into the final round, my browser will NOT be accepting cookies. Hehe. My only complaint is that I'll be at *home* that week, and so I'll be down to a <BLEEP>in' <BLEEP> <BLEEP> <BLEEP> 386 with a <BLEEP>in' slow-<BLEEP> 28.8k modem. Grrrrrrrrrr.... That will seriously cut down on voting abilities. Maybe I can do it from the 'ol High School...
==Do you realize that that's 7.28 x 10^9 bytes of text, every character of which was spam? -- Dan Chin==
'Night all. BBL, mebbe.
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Ithaca, NY
Monday, March 1, 1999 10:13:02 PM
IP: stg6.resnet.cornell.edu
**Kyryn strolls in and hands Doug a birthday cake**
Doug>Happy Birthday! Hey, at least you only have school on your birthday. Registration, and my time to register, managed to fall on my birthday EVERY SINGLE YEAR that I was in college (including two years of grad school!)!
Alice in Wonderland> I actually managed to see it. I liked it, but then I like anything that the Creatures Workshop does. My only quibble was the fact that they played mix-n-match with some sections of Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
BTW did anyone see the Magician on Saturday morning> This looks like an interesting show, although I admit, the resemblance to Batman's animation style did put me off a bit.
Durid> Okami and I happen to be fairly good friends with P. N. Elrod. She's a wonderful and charming person (slightly crazy, but then aren't we all?) and always loves an excuse to go to a con. I mentioned the Gathering to her a while back and also mentioned her name to the Gathering staff. I don't know if that had anything to do with getting her to come, but I do know that Myhrr is also a good friend of hers.
Later All! Gotta go do more edits for TGS!
**Kyryn waves to the room. Everything except her waving hand slowly disappears. Finally the hand slides into nothingness**
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Uvalde, TX
Monday, March 1, 1999 10:06:34 PM
IP: 168.37.239.86
***RP Entrance***
The winds rise, the leave blow up into a collum, then disperse, reavealing Durid holding up a very alarmed Mr. Disconnect.
"I have found out that you are the one responsible for all of my compuer problems, no?" Mr. D just whimpers a little for he is gagged. "Well, I did some thinking, and I do believe I have found the approiate punishment for you." Mr. D just gives a great big 'here we go again' sigh. "First, all those spells and rituals I cast on you will effectivly make you immortal." Mr. D opens his eyes wide in surprise. Durid just grins widely, "And to make your punishement compleate..." at which point he tosses Mr. D away from him and starts reciting a spell.
The magical energy leaves Durid's waving hands and gather around Mr. D, compleatly concealing him a fog of lumnicense. When is disperses, Mr. D is transformed. Instead of the annoying human he was before, he is now a very tender looking deer.
"There, that is fitting. Now you should know what it is like be on the recieveing end of your terror. We are in the middle of red-neck country, enjoy!" The winds rise once again, the blowing leaves form a collum around Durid, and when they disperse Durid is gone.
"Come'n Billybob! I think I h've found h're a deer track!" the deer that is Mr. D looks up in alarm at the voice, then starts running.
***End RP entrance***
Happy B-day Doung and Kitainia! Enjoy them while they last! :)
Doug: Also thanks for the compliments on my story. I still have read your (sheepish grin). Um, what did you think of my new chacters? (thinly veiled fishing for commets)
Spike: P.N. Elrod will be at the Gathering? All right, I AM GOING THERE! How did you manage to reel her into that?
USA showdown: Hmmmm, I wonder if we got anyones attetion in that. I think we at least got noticed, if only for our persistance! Let's keep it up and win that thing!!
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Monday, March 1, 1999 09:47:49 PM
IP: dialupb87.mpls.uswest.net
Oh! It's Monday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DOUG!
**dashes off to the lit magazine meeting...will the madness never end?**
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Monday, March 1, 1999 09:35:11 PM
IP: 144.175.17.229
It's a good thing that the CD "Adore" is so soothing; I'm feeling very psychotic today, and I might write something in my Religion paper that could get me flunked. *wicked grin*
Terrible things happening to Manhattanites as a result of gargoyles' enemies> Well, although people disappear every day (CoS), the whole "sleep" thing may not have been so easily explained away. The deaths resulting from falling helicopters/hoverships would have been counted off to pilot failure. Anything else?
Doug> It's your birthday? Well, happy birthday! *a whole bunch of people come over and help Deuce give Doug birthday bumps — one for each year he's been alive, and one for good luck*
*looks at Coyote and Ravyn* One comment on you two: I'm glad I don't have diabetes. :-)
** leaves **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Monday, March 1, 1999 09:09:16 PM
IP: pppa102.connect.ab.ca
Doug> HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! **gathers all the CR-dwellers and they sing a chorus of "Happy Birthday to You."** Hope you enjoy it! And I'll try to check out that Highlander ep for you and Kitainia as soon as I can!
SJ> Buena Vista sponsoring ECW?!?!? How in the world did ECW convince Disney to help 'em out?!? Disney is like the last company I could ever imagine would be involved with ECW. The end of the world is near, I can feel it...;)
Alice in Wonderland> I have to admit, I didn't see this because I was watching...The Little Mermaid with my dad. I felt really awkward because at the end my dad was almost to tears. Made me really stop and think about how much my dad really cares, as much as he pretends not to...
Coyote> Aw...you're the sweetest! :) Thank you *so* much for absolutely *everything*...you're the best. **even more hugs** :)
Robby the CR DJ> Whenever you get a chance, could you maybe find a...romantic...song for Coyote from me? Thanks. :)
**gives Coyote a big hug on her way out** 'Bye! :)
Ravyn
Monday, March 1, 1999 08:46:09 PM
IP: svm-ts6-16.c2i2.com
Robby > "Cleveland Rocks" is by The Presidents of the United States of America.
Random Quote > "Catch the sweat from off the chin of men and women, senior and child who look to you with their sterile eyes. And in their skin is bald dismay for what you promised when you led them astray." ----Bad Religion, Streets of America.
Just out of curiosity, is anyone else in here a punk fan?
Later.....
Ordell - [awaltrip@cableone.net]
Monday, March 1, 1999 08:29:15 PM
IP: ppp-159.ode.cableone.net
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... Coyote, Ravyn and party resuming their trip through New Mexico, ultimately headed for Arizona. The tank has now taken the lead of the caravan, with Charlotte keeping close behind, in case of an attack. Charlotte is also empty; for safety's sake, everyone is in the tank, with nobody outside save for the driver, Buick.**
**Inside the tank, though ... everyone's crammed in like sardines.**
Hey, whose foot is this?!
<"Sorry, boss, but I've got a head in the small of my back here." "No, you've got the small of your back on my head.">
Jason, cool off, we're in here to stay *safe,* not to kill each other.
<"But I've got somebody's elbow in my face!" "That would be me." "Oops ... sorry Rav.">
**A loud boom makes the tank shake.**
What was that?!
**PAUSE RP!!**
SJ, Ravyn: Yes, I'm familiar with ECW. Familiar in that one night, when I was suffering from insomnia, I happened to catch the Sandman in a "Singapore Caning Match" against two opponents. Not quite sure about ECW myself, considering that a lot of those guys are plumb *psycho.* But then again, every wrestling organization has its problems ... WCW has NWO Hollywood and WWF ... well, there's Val Venis. I cannot *STAND* that guy. :P
Steve Gooch: Nope, but it was *inspired* by Tank Girl. :)
And speaking of Tank Girl ... Wizard had a small article on the upcoming "Preacher" film that SJ mentioned a couple months ago ... they reported that Rachel Talalay (the director of "Tank Girl") was the director of "Preacher."
jILLybEAn: Didst thou sayest the magic word? (the magic word in this case being "Meat Loaf!") Allow me to finish the lyric from "Everything Louder than Everything Else:"
"What's the meaning of life, what's the meaning of it all? You gotta learn to dance before ya learn to crawl ... YOU GOTTA LEARN TO DANCE BEFORE YA LEARN TO CRAWL!!!" :)
Ravyn again: You're quie welcome. **returns the hug with equal vigor** Incidentally, I promised you something special with the AvMists contribution ... it's slightly different from the one I sent ya (check the header of the story!). :)
Mandi: Kewlies, your dad gets to play ball with Todd McFarlane! Oughtta be interesting ... especially considering, IIRC, McFarlane played baseball in college ... wonder how good he is. :)
Doug, Kitainia: We wouldn't forget. Happy B-day, dude. **another patented "Chocolate Execution" cake rises out of the floor.** Have fun, you two's! :)
And thanks for the comments on "YNCFT."
Alice in Wonderland: It was ... interesting, to say the very least. I always thought of this story more along the lines of the old Jefferson Airplane song "White Rabbit" ... so much so that at the "Eat Me/Drink Me" scene, I couldn't resist ... all of a sudden I started singing "One pill makes you larger/And one pill makes you small/And the ones that mother gives you/Don't do anything at all ..."
Argent: Surprisingly enough ... looks like Gargs may face "Doug" in the next round (last I saw, Doug was ... OMIGOD!! ... leading 52 to 47.). Hmm ... why do I smell another "Hank the Angry Dwarf" in the making? (I'll explain this one next post, for those who don't know)
Christine: Good luck on the house.
Robby: Don't know about "Cleveland Rocks," but "Centerfold" is by the J. Geils Band.
Mary: That isn't sadism. That's *justice.*
**RESUME RP!!**
**Everyone piles out of the tank, weapons at the ready. The turret starts scanning around, as the Gearhead makes preparations to fire at whatever's threatening.**
Heads up, folks, they could be anywhere ...
<"There!">
**A fleet of trucks approaches in the distance, coming to a stop a hundred yards away from Coyote, Ravyn and party. The driver of the lead vehicle steps out ... it's a slender woman in a trenchcoat, brandishing a rifle.**
<"ATTENTION, COYOTE THE BANDO! YOU ARE IN THE COMPANY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS THAT DO NOT BELONG TO YOU!">
Human life is not a commodity!
<"IT IS TO US! WE DEMAND THIS INSTANT THAT YOU AND YOUR PARTY HAND OVER TO US THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: JAMES REESE ... CHARLES HUNTER ... LUCY AND SUSAN GRAVES ... AND RAVYN MAZA!">
**The mention of Ravyn's name makes two conflicting expressions cross Ravyn and Coyote's faces. For Ravyn, it's surprise. For Coyote, it's fury.**
THE HELL I WILL!
**Coyote lets out a primal scream and levels his weapon toward the bounty hunters as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Monday, March 1, 1999 08:25:42 PM
IP: modem75.i-is.com
Druid>Well, there is a little bit of evilness in all of us. Some people are just more in tuned with it then others.:P
Mary
Monday, March 1, 1999 08:18:12 PM
IP: ramp-1-29.ucdavis.edu
Re the aftermath of Oberon's sleep spell on Manhattan in "The Gathering": one of Christine Morgan's fanfics (I forget its title, but it was the one where Demona first realized about Jericho's existence on Avalon) had a scene where Fox was proceeding to let Titania have it verbally over the consequences of Oberon's efforts to kidnap Alex for New York, bringing up all the cases of people who must have fallen asleep in cars, performing operations, coming downstairs, etc. It obviously must have been a devastating moment for the city.
(Incidentally, I've sometimes wondered how much the consequences of Demona's "City of Stone" massacre and Oberon's sleep spell in "The Gathering", alongside other pieces of fall-out from the gargoyles' Manhattan adventures, may have fed into the public's response to the revelation of the gargoyles' existence in "Hunter's Moon"; could much of that fear and panic have resulted from the general cumulative effect of all the weirdness that had been going on in the Big Apple ever since the gargoyles first got there, straining the people's nerves almost to the breaking point?)
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, March 1, 1999 07:58:17 PM
IP: 209.223.93.160
Mary: Heheh, the real problem with fighting evil. It is not actually locating and destroying it, the real problem is how evil do you yourself become while doing so?
Does anyone know the story of Kali, god of that assassin cult in Asia? She wasn't alawys that six armed eater of human flesh that she is rembered as today. Orginally she was a great warrior and a destroyer of monsters. However she got so involved in the destorying monsters that, well.....
Sorry, no RP, suppertime.
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Monday, March 1, 1999 07:48:32 PM
IP: dialupc88.mpls.uswest.net
Katiana>well, I DID just get home from school. It's been a long day.
Mary
Monday, March 1, 1999 07:41:39 PM
IP: ramp-1-29.ucdavis.edu
Personally, I believe in non-violence. Except for those who are truelly evil like the people who tortured the retarded man. Then we torture those people by sending them down through the Gates Of Hell and then some!
Know what I's like to do to them? Tie them down, jab cigerettes in their eyes, ramb needles uner their nails, and then light them on fire. But even with this, it's still not enough! Does anyone else have any other suggestions? (Boy, do I sound sadistic and evil myself!)
Mary Flanders
Monday, March 1, 1999 07:39:57 PM
IP: ramp-1-29.ucdavis.edu
welcome Kitania. (writes down Grimalken theory she mentioned)
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Monday, March 1, 1999 07:34:52 PM
IP: dt043n15.san.rr.com
My mistake Deuce
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Monday, March 1, 1999 07:33:25 PM
IP: dt043n15.san.rr.com
**RP HERE**
Kitainia listens to Doug's plan and nods. "Okay, sounds good. Everyone get ready, then we'll do it." The Ravens, Fleur, and Jaden all nod, each dashing to their posts in the trailer or truck cab (note- there is a handy portal set up for travel between the two). Kitainia climbs to the trailer's hatch and while she's waiting for Doug to say the word, makes a CR post.
**PAUSE RP**
Alright, priority one. Happy Birthday Doug!!! Congrats, Redman, on becoming 20! Hope you enjoy the presents we're (me and the Ravens) giving you at the party later tonight. All the rest of you, one of the best things you can give Doug for his birthday is feedback on his fanfic. You'd be amazed how much he appreciates getting it. So, if you want to be nice to a friend, and you've read his stories, please send him an e-mail and tell him what you thought. The address is frostfire@mail.utexas.edu.
That's done. Priority Two. Revenge on the guy who flooded my e-mail with a tide of spam this morning and then kept sending it all back even after I deleted (the same messages over and over again). Take this! <grabs DC, ties him up in computer wire, gags him with printer tape, smashes a monitor over his head (DC has a new hat), and then shoves the screaming jerk into a pit like the one that killed the Star Wars Emperor. Kitainia zaps DC with the pit's ray, vaporizing him, and then turns back to the Comment Room> Okay, that takes care of him. For now. Hope when DC comes back he's learned his lesson. :)
Mary: Those guys deserve pain, and lots of it. I'm sure Traveler can think up something, why don't you talk to him? (Wish Traveler posted more frequently, I miss the guy.) Any advice I could give you has already been said.
Blue: Thanks for your RP comments. We shall try to keep up the good work.
James: Stephanie and I saw that ep, too. We remember Kenny surviving. Oh well, maybe he did, maybe he didn't. We forgot to tape it so we can't check back and make sure. Thanks anyway for your response. And Ravyn, if you have the ep on tape, yes, please do check it out for us.
Mandi: You should definitely go see 8mm, it's great. Lots of good movies get bad critic reviews and have poor trailers. And vice versa. Example- Eight Days a Week. The trailer looked great for that, and the critics praised it. But for me it turned out to be mostly a letdown. :(
Coyote: Great job on the latest fic, even if it did close a little abruptly. Keep up the good work, can't wait for WCC this summer!
Human Faith: I agree with SJ and Kaioto about this one. Enough said.
**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR THE NEW EP**
Nice job on "The Battle Below." I liked the character development on everyone, especially Brooklyn, Talon, and Umbriel. Nice job on all the various subplots in the ep, too. Hope the episode next week is just as action-packed and well-written. Keep up the good work!
**SPOILERS END**
Alice in Wonderland: Didn't watch the new version myself, I wanted more to watch Simpsons, That 70's Show (which is getting better), and X-Files. All three had good episodes this week. As for the other Alice in Wonderland movie, I too remember watching it as a child, and enjoying it a lot. SJ wasn't the only one scared by the Jabberwocky (who, btw, is going to show up in Doug's fanfic cycle in his alter-ego of Null, the Evil Dragon King, Lord of Shadows. I doubt he'll be as scary as he was in Alice, but it still should be interesting to see. :) I also liked the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, and the Cheshire Cat (who may have been Grimalkin).
Steve: Your Rock novelization just keeps getting better. Can't wait to read Chapter 4 (as you know, I have no problem with sex scenes. :)
**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR AVMISTS**
Great job on the new issue, Christine and all else who contributed. I especially liked the Cupid crossover, character spotlights, art, TGC rewrite (loved Talon's and Goliath's exchange about him hurting Elisa, hope we get part 2 in the next issue of AvMists), and Christine's preview fic. (Ventura sounds like a great villain, Christine. I look forward to fully reading your fic with her. And of course if you don't mind, I want to let her character rub off on my evil clone Asil in the RP. Hope the story comes out real soon.) Thanks to you all for a great read!
**AVMISTS SPOILERS END**
Dumlao: Hope those pics can be used soon by us posters. Thanks for posting the directory of them.
Okay, that's all for now. I have to get Doug to his birthday party. Later all!
**RP AGAIN**
Doug says, "Ready, break!" and the team each jets off on its mission. Lathrop and Boris leap out the back of the trailer, each firing at a tank with extremely explosive fireball and atomic HEAT round. The tanks are destroyed. Mist leaps out beside them, massacring soldiers with her chaingun. Tricia is out next, dodging shots from the ATVs and taking them out with bursts of psi-energy to the fuel tanks. Shauna is beside her, shooting arrows at any soldiers who try to stop her throws. Doug jets and Kitainia glides into the air, Elena and Fleur floating beside them. They each target a helicopter and shoot it down before the pilots can take aim. Orion, Jammer, and Stephanie are out next, each rush at the soldiers and hew them down with swings of mace, katana, and metal pole. Shap and Gubio each target a missile launcher, firing at the missiles and destroying them before they can be launched. The vehicles are heavily damaged, and their drivers leap out to be mowed down by the two Ravens' guns. Pretty soon the soldiers are being overwhelmed, but still putting up a good fight. Keith and Jaden ignore it all, sneaking towards a nearby ridge. On top of the ridge, Tracker and four officers are observing the battle. The screen suddenly winks out, to be continued.
**END RP FOR NOW**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Monday, March 1, 1999 07:32:49 PM
IP: dal-qbu-zop-vty65.as.wcom.net
Mandi- Your stepdad has met Todd MacFarlane eh? But did he get him to sign an issue #1 of Spawn and several back issues of Spiderman like I did when I met him?
Gooch- Staying up till 3 on school nights? Hmm, I do the same thing. Probably wouldn't happen though if they'de just show Conan O' Brian during Leno's timeslot... (Conan's so much funnier than Leno, he deserves the better spot!)
Also, like I said in my previous post about last night's X-Files... Gotta love those Groundhog's Day episodes where the same scene repeats over and over. Star Trek did it, X-Files did it, but Xena did the best job I think...
Argent- Included in this post is The Boys are Back, and next one will include We Will Rock You. I might have more luck locating Cleaveland Rocks and Centerfield if you know the artist/group name. Incidentally, I had planned to include We Will Rock You in the party, but couldn't figure out how to fit it in. Ah well... And by the way, my evil twin's name is Lonny, not Lobby. Get it right, he's not... Pleasant when he's annoyed...
Gargoyles voting- Actually, we had won by 83% when I checked the final results...
DumlaoX- Still like the new Future Tense Brooklyn pic... Can't wait to use it! But there's a couple other goodies too I'll have to use at least once...
Dissapearing people in COS 'cause they were smashed... I just love how Greg tries to squirm out an explanation for Brendan and Margo (the yuppie couple) being smashed. Cause it was pretty apparent Demona finished them off...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Monday, March 1, 1999 07:21:43 PM
IP: spider-th022.proxy.aol.com
YES! My e-mail is back! Yes, yes, la-dee-da, so very happy, blah blah blah....
James> ["only insane people see everything crytastal clearly..."] No we don't. We just put a different spin on things, so they SEEM clearer.
Doug> There wasn't enough room in the intro to mention ALL the fanfic writers in here. ;-)
Steve> ["That's what TV needs more of these days. Face shots."] Steve, that's what LIFE needs more of these days.
SJ re: Lewis Carroll> Yeah, the guy was... shall we say inclined towards young women.... I have an interesting article I could scan for you if you want ALL the details....
ED's comment about things in the Garg universe having fatal consequences brought something to mind, and his mention of CoS reinforced it: remember Andrea from "Lethe", and her disappearing sister?
Remember the woman that Demona smashed?
** leaves **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Monday, March 1, 1999 07:03:40 PM
IP: pppa71.connect.ab.ca
Severious Jr> I don't understand my viewpoint either. I am confused very much but that keeps me sane. Only insane people see everything crytastal clearly. But Taleweaver described it quite nicely.------Character names: I'd just want everyone to know that I, with some help from a person I know, created a new character I might be using in the chat room once in awhile. His name is Domque-Askili-Carouth. But don't worry I will still use James Birdsong the majority of the time
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Monday, March 1, 1999 05:16:52 PM
IP: dt043n15.san.rr.com
***COMMENTS AND SPOILERS FOR ‘THE BATTLE BELOW’***
What a lovely title! What a lovely episode! So far this season we’ve seen loads of episodes that focus on one or two characters only. In fact, only Bronx, Nudnik, Lexington and Hudson in the clan and allies seem to have escaped a full on cross-examination, and several of the villains also have had some nice scenes (i.e. Dracon, George etc.). But sometimes it’s just lovely to get away from the intensity of one (or a few) person, and concentrate on the bigger picture. I was really glad to see this whole episode incorporating a fantastic range of interesting plots, all of them (apart from one, I think), relevant to the ‘meat and drink’ of the plot, and all of them oozing character. The thing felt like an actual episode, not just in its size but in its design.
Only a few things spoil the view. In places the writing appears somewhat unclear. This tends to be (understandably) with the handling of large amounts of characters at once. Also, Maeve’s plot seems to be slightly ‘tagged on’. I thought it might have been more relevant elsewhere, but still it’s pleasant nonetheless.
Woes aside, this has all the lovely touches (the Monopoly game, the Brook/Lex bits, the Sekhmet/Timedancer references) and delightful characters (Elisa and my faves, Talon and the mutate clan) that I could hope for. A delight to read- thanks, all you hard-working TGS people! ^_^
Peter: The Banshee would not necessarily have learnt the truth about Goliath, Elisa, Angela and Bronx upon her return. For one, she couldn’t speak and thus could not ask. Secondly, there is little reason that she should doubt her accusations, so why should she question them. Thirdly, she since may have become aware that the clan and Avalon travellers are the ‘honour guard of Avalon’. So even if her suspicions weren’t true at the time they since were proved correct.
***END COMMENTS AND SPOILERS***
***COMMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO ‘LETHE’. INCLUDES SPOILERS***
OneEyedSquid: I agree with the hospital problem you bring up. However, the original show dealt with similar occurrences that have possibly fatal side effects, and yet remained intact. CITY OF STONE and THE GATHERING are two such examples. That doesn’t mean that it didn’t leave problems, but the problems are such that are just tragic oddities that blend into the series after a time. Perhaps a future episode could deal with a Travis Marshall investigation, as was seen in the third CITY OF STONE part.
***END COMMENTS FOR ‘LETHE’***
ED - [ed.reynolds@virgin.net]
London, England
Monday, March 1, 1999 02:52:03 PM
IP: p-219-virgin2.tch.virgin.net
Going philosophical so you may want to skip this post if it's not your thing.
I felt I had to respond to Kaito. Althought I find what you have to say intriging. I disagree.
On the subject of death, vengence and human impulses. I disagree that people fall prey to their animal instincts and perfrom hate-filled acts. I think just the opposite, that they fall prey to human impulses and thus act. Animals kill for survival, either to eat, eliminate competition or potentional threats. And in that isn't always the case with the last two. People kill for sport, to feel the rush, to stroke their egos. Those are human traits not animal ones. Monotheism and ,Christianity especially, puts nature as some baser nature to escape from, some dragon to slay. And then wonders why people are as messed up as they are. Nature is red in tooth and claw, but humanity is drowning blood if you follow the analogy.
To responsibilty, my philosophy teach once said that responsibility is the ability to respond. By that definition all creatures are responsibile. You want people to be aware of their actions. And that still happens less times than no. People don't want to think or be aware. They want the needs and desires met and aren't particularly worried about how they are done. You claim that animals are amoral. I agree animals are without morals. But I think people are worst because they have morals which they frequently ignore.
Faith in humanity, if I saw something new in humanity, maybe. Being a cynic (can't you tell) I have faith that if things got bad enough, if people are desperate enough, they'll do what they've always done. Enslave others, destroy others. And when that time passes they make art and poety and say what great people they are and how evolved they were. If I saw people act truthfully with themselves, maybe I'd have hope that they'd find Truth. But I don't so in the meantime, I watch and endure.
Taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Monday, March 1, 1999 02:11:39 PM
IP: hal5000.engineering.csupomona.edu
Well, I was hoping that Gorebash would get the pics up soon. Then again, he might be busy decoding Ask Greg back in S8 or getting his HD back together again. Either way, I wish him luck on the projects.
In the meantime, hit my name. This is a listing of the filenames for all the pictures to be used in the comment room once the fix has been implemented. This is their actual size too. Gives you a sneak preview of what pics you might be likely to see once the addition is complete.
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Monday, March 1, 1999 01:40:03 PM
IP: dhcp-055.oac-commons.ucla.edu
Avalon Mists is now out! Clickie-click or go to http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/avmists/ to check out this quarter's issue, with lots of great fics, pics, and fun stuff from many wonderful people! Thank you, one and all!
On a personal note -- we did something utterly impulsive and insane yesterday ... made an offer on a house. It'll be a week to ten days before we know if we've got a chance at it, so don't mind me if I'm a basket case 'twixt now and then!
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Monday, March 1, 1999 12:48:48 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
The Clock's A-tickin'!!!
ARTISTS: If you haven't submitted an entry to the G99 Poster contest, there's only a month left to do so! The deadline is March 31, 1999!! There's no specific topic except that I want to see your very best work. Gargoyles, fastasy, dragons, vampires, space adventure.... anything goes.
REGISTRATION: Hurry and get your registrations in for Gathering 1999!! Prices will go up after the end of this month! And don't forget to make your hotel reservations as well.
UPDATES: We have a new guest! Local author, P.N. Elrod, writer of the "I, Straub" vampire series and numerous other novels, will be joining us at Gathering 1999. She will be available for autographs with our other celebrity guests and will be participating in some of our writer's panel events.
By coincidence, we will be sponsoring a Blood Drive at Gathering 1999, in cooperation with Carter Bloodcare Center of Dallas. Let's put a little Gargoyle in everyone! If you're interested in donating blood, contact me at cshayden@juno.com. Thanks!!
Spike
Monday, March 1, 1999 11:38:11 AM
IP: pppt06-96.ght.iadfw.net
A small correction: That should have been Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, not Dodson. Shouldn't try and multitask on only a single cup of coffee.
kathy
Monday, March 1, 1999 10:32:22 AM
IP: client38034.atl.mediaone.net
Alice > Yes there was a real Alice her name was Alice Liddell. She and her sister, whose name escapes me, were close friends with Charles Dodson aka Lewis Carroll.
Dodson did have an unusual interest with pre-pubescent girls, he found them facsinating, but he was said to have been the perfect gentlemen around them. I vaguely remember it was their "purity on the brink of womanhood" that was the attraction, but it's been a very long time.
Carroll's Alice stories were political and social satire based on events of his own day. If you really want to get into it, I found a site (click my name) that goes into great detail about what the different aspects of the story. I took a class that covered this several millenia ago, and most of the characters were based on various politians that Carroll or Dodson found objectionable.
At any rate, whatever his motivation and whether or not they were opium induced, the Alice books are a great read.
kathy
Monday, March 1, 1999 09:29:18 AM
IP: client38034.atl.mediaone.net
Alice in Wonderland: I've heard that it was meant to be a political satire. However, last night I did a little research on the net about Carroll and the book......
Um....I know everything on the net is not to be believed.....but there's a lot of rumors about Carroll's personal life out there.....you know, how it's no surprise his protagonist is a young girl.....a YOUNG girl.....I think you know where this is going. I always thought that was a bit disturbing myself.....There are rumors that there was a real Alice whom Carroll was a bit....shall we say, interested in.....I think you know where I'm going with this, and it's a dark road indeed.
I know, I know, this is sick stuff, and possibly not true....but looking back on the book in light of these rumors, it does explain a few things.
BTW, I found the name for that dark Alice movie. Anyone remember "Alice Through The Looking Glass"? It was a tv movie, came out during the mid-eighties. Had tons of stars in it, from Sammy Davis Jr., to Telly Savales. AND it was freakin' terrifying at times. The Jabberwocky scared the crap outta me! Gave me friggin' nightmares for days afterward...
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Monday, March 1, 1999 08:45:47 AM
IP: 129.174.56.168
hmmmm...better bann or ignore the Fakerz!
Tüim Axicon - [exin@gmx.de]
Leipzig
Monday, March 1, 1999 08:35:24 AM
IP: 193.97.193.244
I've sometimes speculated that "Alice in Wonderland" may have some connections in its story to the Wars of the Roses; the Queen of Hearts strikes me as very likely a fictionalized version of Margaret of Anjou (in her preference of red roses over white and her general belligerence and enthusiasm for decapitation), and the baby who turned into a pig could be similarly linked to Richard III (whose symbol was a white boar).
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, March 1, 1999 08:23:50 AM
IP: pn3-ppp-97.primary.net
(Argent comes running in, Jewel*D right behind. The pair are pursued by two winged rainbow-colored creatures with sharp teeth. Argent slams the door and collapses against it, trying to keep the creativity demons at bay (Knew they'd get to me sooner or later.) until the post is finished.)
Prepare yourselves, I got alot to say!
First> I appreciate the sympathy everyone!
MARY FLANDERS> Me as a garg: Hmmmm. I'd have terraced wings, dark tan skin, long red-brown hair, and no horns. I'd like to try it out before I decided anything permanant.
SOROW> I wouldn't sue you if you used my name. Go ahead!
WILEK> What's even more fun about dentists and orthodontists is when they start using medical jargon. Scary!
SJ> (Greaseman) That jerk said WHAT?! <NEWS FLASH> I am pleased to announce to all in the room who don't know that 'Greaseman' has been fired. (Pokemon commercial) Yeah, I saw it. I couldn't stop laughing! Oh, and speaking of Mr. Bigglesworth, here's my tribute. (Tosses over a red and white sphere about the size of a baseball, with a button on the side of it.) Don't worry, this'll be a real Pokemon.
DOUG> (Medusa not turning Brooklyn to stone) For Medusa to turn someone to stone, her victim had to meet her eyes. Oh, and happy b-day!
HEATHER and ROBBY pic> Okay, everyone together: Awwwwww.
ROBBY> You asked for requests. Is there any way you could play any one of these songs? (In order of preference:) 'Cleveland Rocks', 'The Boys Are Back in Town', 'We Will Rock You', 'Centerfield'. Thanks in advance!
LOBBY> (Spots the gremlins.) WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! (Are the gremlins immortal too?)
MANDI OHN> That 6 times theroy is really cool! (It's also alot of fun to figure out who you know in theroy!)
'Gargoyles' beat 'Ren and Stimpy'!> Phew! I didn't realize it was so close. (Oh MAN I hope it doesn't have to go against 'Animaniacs'!)
Not quite through yet, but I can't hold the door any longer!
Gotta Jet!
(Seven...Oops, SIX months 'till the new 'Dark Ages' eps!
Argent
Ohio, USA
Monday, March 1, 1999 07:02:51 AM
IP: dyn005-nas02.marietta.frognet.net
Hey all,
OneEyedSquid > Don't worry, hospitals have backup generators that kick in as soon as a power loss is detected. It's enough to keep vital machinery running - life support, oxygen, lighting, alarms, monitors - and billing computers ;-)
Nicodemus > <He's married to ex-Vietnam War protester Jane Fonda> Which is enough to make me hate them both. With a passion. And not because she was *just* a protester, she was vocally *advocating* the North Vietnamese Army! Hanoi Jane.. grumble grumble...
Doug > Thanks for the critiques. Ch. 4 should be ready in a few days, and it'll include my first inclusion of a blatent, er, scene of, uh might as well just come out and say it, sex scene. Heh. You people have all been warned.
And, now that it's Monday, I can wish you an emphatic Happy Birthday! [Raises glass - filled with a non-alcoholic beverage, of course ;-)] To another year of awesome fanfics, shameless plugs, and general ass-kicking! [Toasts]
The Battle Below [No spoilers inside] > Another excellent story from the most excellent staff on the planet. Whoa, that last sentence was entirely too "Bill-and-Teddish" :)
***X Files Spoilers***
Really, really cool episode. Was anyone else reminded of the Star Trek: TNG ep where time kept looping, and Data programmed himself to take Riker's suggestion?
Nitpick time: Though I can't help but wonder why, in all the repetitions of that day, *why* didn't *anybody:* Mulder, Scully, SWAT - shoot the bank robber to kill? I mean, sure, Mulder hit him in the arm once, but he still had time to reach for the bomb! One, Mulder could have easily shot him again while he was laying there, instead of repeating "he's got a bomb" to himself, and Two, if he had shot him in the FACE they'd have been fine!
That's what TV needs more of these days. Face shots. :)
***End Spoilers***
Must... stop.. staying up until 3 on school nights...
'Night all
==What happens if a big asteroid hits the Earth? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledgehammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad. --Dave Barry==
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Ithaca, NY
Monday, March 1, 1999 03:26:01 AM
IP: stg6.resnet.cornell.edu
Sorry for the 2X post, I misspelled Kaioto
Peter - [peter_bijl@hotmail.com]
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Monday, March 1, 1999 02:02:47 AM
IP: kam-53-0248.direct.ca
Kaito>Excelent comments, I couldn't have said it better myself.
****TGS SPOILERS****
The Battle Below: I was waiting for an episode focusing on the mutates. Overall an excellent episode, very well done, especially where Umbriel fights with his conscience. I hope that furture episodes will further develope Sharon's character as we have not seen much of her. Also, one would have thought that since returning to Avalon for the gathering Banshee would have learned that Goliath, Angela, Elisa, and Bronx had not met Oberon before they met her.
****END SPOILERS****
****Dis Connect Death****
Peter walks up to DC as he is eating something. "You gave me a busy signal for 15 minutes straight" DC quickly glances around for any way to escape while Peter continues. "So I infected your supper with the Ebola virus and a nerve enhancing chemical. In about a half hour you will feel your internal organs start to liquify and you will die in extreme pain within the next 12 hours. Enjoy!!" Peter exits the CR
****End Dis Connect Death****
Peter - [peter_bijl]
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Monday, March 1, 1999 02:00:34 AM
IP: kam-53-0248.direct.ca
**NO RP TONIGHT. WHY? ASK THE GUY EVERYONE LOVES TO HATE. BEGIN MR. DISCONNECT FATE-WORSE-THAN-DEATH!**
[At the offices of Wilek's Internet Service Provider, Mr. Disconnect is making his destructive rounds--and suddenly he's spotted by ISP security. They seize him, very roughly. Guard #1: "So *there* you are. What are we gonna do with you anyhow?" Guard #2: "Let's take you to...*him*." They drag Mr. DC to a hidden chamber in the ISP's offices, toss him in, and leave, chuckling evilly. After a few moments, a large hologram of Wilek appears. Wilek: "Well, hello again. I'm glad we could have this meeting. For, you see, all day today, my Internet connection has been having problems. Almost a dozen times now, I've had to disconnect and reconnect because of 'cannot connect to server' errors, barring me from any and all websites. And my Net access has generally been much slower than usual. Now, what do *you* know about all this?" DC: "I--" Wilek: "No excuses. For your crimes, you will not die. That would be too simple, not nearly lingering enough. GUARDS!" Two droids come in and attach a neural uplink assembly to DC's head. Wilek: "Have you ever been...scared out of your mind?" The uplink assembly begins to fill DC's head with imagery of such evil and horror that he simply goes insane, clawing his eyes out and becoming a screaming sobbing heap of quivering protoplasm, weakly thrashing his limbs to fend off horrifying creatures that exist only in his mind.]
**END TRULY DISTURBING TREATMENT OF MR. DC**
Zath> <<But if you got enough blood to boil him, it would either kill him so he couldn't enjoy the experience, or it would take a really long time to collect a little at a time>> Not if we cursed him with immortality. >:)
Crusade's been canned?! DANGIT! The new cruisers rocked; they should have been in more than just one movie!
Mandi> Your stepdad has met TODD MACFARLAINE?!!!!!!! ULTIMATE KEWLIES!!!!
Weepinbell> Welcome!
Jaden> <<Spice Girls-Could you imagine them showing up at Gathering99?>> I can just see it: they come in with great fanfare and proceed to perform some songs they wrote about Gargs. They're lynched in ten seconds.
Alice In Wonderland> You know, I've never seen this new movie, but I agree with SJ's opinion that there should be a rather darker treatment of it. Did you know that the Duchess was based on a real person? Complete and utter psychopath, she was. The whole story of Alice In Wonderland was originally meant as political satire anyhow.
**NEW EP SPOILERS!**
So the clones are Wizard Of Oz fans? Hm. So Sekhmet's were-cheetahs (or were-whatevers) have found the Labyrinth. Uh-oh. Hm, Brook's family enjoys Monopoly. I have that game, but I lost the instructions long ago and I can't hope to figure the thing out. I wonder what the Unseelie want with the Labyrinth. Eh....Tiberius? ^_^ <<A giant with dark skin and fiery red hair, clad in armor of bronze and burnt colors, and a scantily clad Asian female with long black hair and claws>> I can't think how, but they seem *awfully* familiar, as does the lavender-skinned Sidhe woman in the jumpsuit. Anyone want to clue me in? Hoo boy, if Madoc ever finds out just how thoroughly Sekhmet's tail was kicked, he'll devour her. >:) Another great ep!
**END SPOILERS**
Wilek Nereus
Monday, March 1, 1999 01:09:49 AM
IP: tnt-1-122-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Woo hoo! Our local station FINALLY picked up Voyager! Seems the rating were high enough last week with that two hour movie to merit picking up the series as a regular part of the lineup! Yes... Finally after like, 2 years with no Voyager, (We lost it when the WB bought our local UPN affiliate) I get to see some! And tonights was pretty decent too...
X-Files tonight was also fun... Gotta love those Groundhog's day episodes...
Alice In Wonderland- Flipped between this, the Little Mermaid, Simpsons, and X-Files. Frankly, I was not impressed. It was dull, the special effects more distracting than cool, (Whoopi Goldberg's face melded into a cat just didn't look right.)and Alice was just an annoying little brat. But then, the whole thing was brought about by a psychadelic episode...
COMING THIS THURSDAY ON TIMEDANCER...
"...We need to hunt..."
Robby
Monday, March 1, 1999 12:59:02 AM
IP: spider-tn064.proxy.aol.com
NO RP TONIGHT.
James: I still don't understand your viewpoint. I fail to see how our intellect has made us evil or corruptable, while animals are superior because they lack our same mental capabilities. But then again, Kaioto said everything better than I could anyway. I guess you and I will have to "Agree to Disagree."
Kaioto: *scratches head like ape* Um...you speak real good.
Seriously, I wish I was half as eloquent! Once I, Mr. Bigglesworth, become Ruler of Everything, you shall be my speech writer! ;)
Dolphins: I still think people feel bad for them only cause they're cute. What about the tuna? Nobody feels bad for the tuna. Cause it's not cute! When will we learn that appearances aren't important! ;-)
I believe it's the 8TH sign of the Apocalypse: I just heard that Buena Vista, you know, the people partly responsible for our beloved Gargoyles, have just agreed to finance some of pro wrasslin' federation ECW's pay-per-views.
To those individuals beside myself, Ravyn, and possibly Coyote who don't watch wrasslin' ECW is about as hardcore as hardcore gets. In ECW, they don't fake a lot of stuff. They cut each other, and it's REAL blood. They beat each other with chairs, tables, stop signs, just about anything that isn't bolted down. And they LEGITIMATELLY hurt each other. Plus, they actually use foul language, parade porn stars out as valets, and are generally as offensive as possible. One of my faves, the Sandman, used to come out and down a sixpack before his match, and smoke his cigs. Plus another wrassler wears 4:20 on his tights to let everyone know he's a personal fan of the ol' "wacky tobacky".
In other words, the same people that brought us Gargoyles are bringing us the most violent, disgusting wrasslin' program out there. I have one thing to say: EISNER, YOU FINALLY DID SOMETHING RIGHT!!!! :)
Alice in Wonderland: Not my favorite interpretation, but nice enough. I liked the FX, especially the cute white rabbit.
I wish someone would make a really dark Alice movie. You know, more horrific. Seriously. Alice in Wonderland, despite it's labeling, isn't much of a children's tale. Everyone in it is mad....some of them homicidal.....I once read an article discussing all the various references to cannibalism it had. When you think about it, the whole book sounds like some bad acid trip. Or somebody's insane dream. Carroll most likely had OCD, don't you know.
I think when I was a kid they had another Alice TV movie, only this one had the Jabberwockey in it. Scared me to death, too. Jim Henson's Creature Shop can create some really spooky creatures.
Fleur: I agree. Those guys in Texas....there's not a tree high enough to hang those guys from.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Monday, March 1, 1999 12:05:04 AM
IP: 207-172-60-206.s206.tnt7.brd.erols.com
**RP HERE**
(Note- this is before Fleur's last RP bit) Doug and the others have just finished off the enemy Metal Gear team, and are now getting out of Tarantula's traps while Orion and Shap heal them. "Damn," Keith says, looking at the truck's chaingun wounds. "That guy really shot us up. But give me a few minutes and I'll have her working again. And some help, of course." Doug nods and motions to the others to help Keith change the tires and get the truck back up to specs. While helping out himself, he turns to make a CR post.
**PAUSE RP**
8mm: I too enjoyed watching this movie. All the characters were well-defined and developed, and the plot was cool if gross at times. The suspense at the end drove me nuts. If I were Ebert's new partner, I'd definitely be giving it a thumb up.
8 Days a Week: Russell ain't built like I expected, but that's no problem. She's still good-looking. In fact, she was the only really good-looking thing in the whole movie. The plot stank, most of the humor made me want to cover my ears and yawn, and the characters were cliched instead of well-developed. I do agree with Kit, the movie had its moments. But overall it gets a sideways thumb (somewhere between up and down). I'm looking more forward to the big sex flick coming out this Friday- Cruel Intentions! Muhahahaha!!!
Character Names: Thanks again to everyone who's been responding to this query. I get many of my names from the same sources. Sometimes from people or characters the characters are based on, sometimes the phone book, sometimes RPGs. And sometimes I get a creatvity demon. :)
Taleweaver: Thanks for answering my questions. I think I'll use your opinions in my fic as far as dragons go. As for breath weapons, well, I've always thought they're a natural part of dragons, not magical. So they can and will kill (image from upcoming fic of Jadriel using his lightning spit to shoot down an F-16 squadron). Thanks for letting me make the call.
Iraq: I agree with you about sanctions, Selanit. They are not doing anything to stop Hussein. Any money he gets he uses to build palaces or increase his military, not help people like he should. I have this fond dream that America will somehow kick him out of power, then make Iran and Iraq one country (like in Clancy's Executive Orders), with Mohammed Khatami as the head. Khatami's a good man, definitely deserves to be Iran's President. If only he could oust the Ayatollah Asaholla. This is just a dream, I doubt it'll happen. Not with our current governments. But one can hope.
Aris: I agree that Sata loves Brooklyn and vice versa. The rest of my opinion has already been said by other people in here.
Heather, Robby: Cool pic of you two. I especially like the way you look in it. How many times have Kitainia and I been in a similar pose? <grin>
Kenny: I saw that ep with the sea captain. According to my memory (and that of the resident Highlander fan in our gang- Stephanie Telman), Kenny survived. So he could still be out there. I hope he did, as I really want to write a story where Sheppard and the clan come up against the kid. Of course he won't be Sheppard's first immortal adversary. We'll see who that will be when both he and my Slayer character have to undergo "Tests." Ravyn, if you can check it out, that'd be great. Thank you.
SJ: I think Kitainia answered your question.
Taleweaver again: I too send you my congratulations. Thanks for writing such a great four fics.
Kylynna: Thanks for the compliments, same to you.
Deuce: Cool intro. Glad to see my name in there. But why didn't you mention I'm also a fanfic writer? <chuckle> Guess you don't have to, I do enough plugging on my own. :)
Kaioto: Ah, so you're making more comments I can agree with. Thanks for the great rant about looks dominating our opinions of people, I totally understand what you were saying and share your views. Same deal for the stuff about humanity and why you still have faith in it.
Mary: Okay, those guys need to go down! Hope they got some great punishment for it or will get one soon. They sound worse than a UT frat hazing people (hope it doesn't give the frat boys in here any ideas). I also hope the kid they tortured recovered okay. What do you recommend we do to those a-holes in the RP?
Blue: Got your comments, thanks for them. Wish others who I know have read the story would send theirs in. <gives Traveler a dirty look>
Mandi: It'll be a while, but I'll get it out, don't worry. Right now, I'm in the middle of a fic concerning the Canmore family, Demona, and Vengeance Unlimited. Actually gonna give Chapel some character development, should be fun. But "Blind Date" will be out after that. Just wait. :) And while you're at it, definitely go see 8mm.
**BEGIN COYOTE'S NEW FIC SPOILERS**
Coyote: Yep, that's Lauryn Hill, alright. One of my favorites off her album. Great job on the new fic, by the way. I don't think it had too much of a sense of closure at the end, but that will come in WCC and the next episode. Good character development on Rose and Steve (good to see the latter again, wonder if Sara was his mother), I also liked what you did with the Illuminati. So Hacker's in charge now? Oh boy. Can't wait for the next fic, Coyote. Keep up the good work!
**SPOILERS END**
Steve: Nice job on Chapter 3, I liked the scene you added. Keep it up. And on Kenny, Amanda's comment must have been foreshadowing Duncan's Dark Quickening.
Durid: Great new fic. I liked the development on Sharon.
Ted Turner: No opinion about the guy on my part, though I don't like his Captain Planet show or CNN that much. (Except for Larry King, of course. If there was one talk show I had to be on, his would be the one.)
**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR THE NEW EP**
Battle Below: Alright, finally we see the Mutates again. Good development on them, as well as Lexington and Elisa. This ep also had good plot and action. I liked what was done with the werecheetahs and Halflings. The ep also had a good setting and portrayal of life underground. Overall, I give it a 10, thumbs up.
Brooklyn and the kids playing Monopoly? Fun, fun. This scene cracked me up, especially Xanatos's comments on it. Graeme and Ari as tycoons? That would be interesting. :) Good development on all three, and the rest of the clan. Also good job on Sekhmet, Garlon, and the other Unseelie. I especially liked what was done with Umbriel. So they're concealing their fiascos to not make Madoc angry? I smell disension among the Unseelie and trouble ahead.
All in all, good episode. No complaints. Except I do wonder how over-trusting Madoc is of his subordinates, to not verify the success of their missions himself. And how they think they're powerful enough to hide it from him. Again, the villains' overconfidence is their weakness. :)
**SPOILERS OVER**
Guess that's all for this week. Talk to y'all again soon. And don't forget about tomorrow.
**RP AGAIN**
The Ravens, Fleur and Jaden finish fixing the Onslaught and climb in. Sitting in the back, Fleur searches her pockets for a spare powerpack for her laser cannon. Just as she finds one, Doug (who's driving) brakes sharply. The road in front of them has been blocked by what looks like a landslide. "Guys," Jaden says suddenly, "I have a really bad feeling about this. I think Tracker is nearby." At that moment, gunfire erupts from the surrounding foliage. "Oh boy," Doug says, backing up as soldiers come charging out and start firing at them. Two M1-A1 tanks also appear, along with three ATVs equipped with machine guns, four Cobra choppers, and a pair of mobile surface-to-surface missile launchers. All open fire at the truck. "Damn it, we just fixed this thing!" Keith cries. Lathrop ignores him, putting up a shield to block the shots. "How many of these guys are there?" Doug asks Gubio (who's manning the truck's sensors). "Sixty or seventy," Gubio says. "Looks like Zale's boys. Tracker's probably in charge." "Okay," Doug says, nodding at everyone. "We have to go out there and kick ass if we want to escape the valley alive. Lathrop, can your shields hold them?" "For another half hour, maybe," the wizard says. "At least I hope so. They're using magically enhanced shells." "Thailog must have another wizard," speculates Kitainia. "We'll worry about that later," Doug tells her. "Right now we have to get past these soldiers. Listen up, I have a plan." The screen winks off, to be continued.
**FOR NOW, END RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, February 28, 1999 11:17:13 PM
IP: hil-c45-047-vty176.as.wcom.net
shuks..almost made it this time. *shrugs, walks out*
lexy
Sunday, February 28, 1999 10:43:39 PM
IP: d085.hnet.net
Kaioto> I never claimed to be a philosopher
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@hotmail.com]
San Diego , CA, USA
Sunday, February 28, 1999 10:42:59 PM
IP: dt043n83.san.rr.com
Sevarius Jr.> Please don't call that <BLEEP> Ted Turner a redneck. He's married to ex-Vietnam War protester Jane Fonda, a woman no self-respecting redneck would want to associate with, much less marry. In my opinion, ol' Teddy's just a plain <BLEEP>.
Nicodemus
Sunday, February 28, 1999 10:10:39 PM
IP: 209-63-253-134.smf.jps.net
Top ten. Man, the room cleared early this week.
Robby
Sunday, February 28, 1999 10:07:31 PM
IP: spider-wb062.proxy.aol.com
Ninth! (and still plugging for Jen!)
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Sunday, February 28, 1999 10:07:14 PM
IP: 144.175.17.229
Mary Flanders: It is bad enough to be surrounded by apathy and greed. But to remember such fundamentally evil acts occur every day makes me feel the slightest bit vengeful. These are the devil's knowing foot-soldiers, and I regret to say I feel little inclination of mercy to them. These are the kind of folks I'd love to interrupt while carrying a katana … sigh … perhaps it is un-Christian of me to wish that, but such acts should not be permitted. I could not still see fit to execute them in cold blood, but if they event looked sidewise during the arrest, I'd want to see them beaten to a bloody pulp. These folks go far away from everyone for eternity, both in live and in the life beyond. The fire and brimstone, Puritanical torture model of Hell was designed for these folks, and I can't help but feel inclined to send them there myself, their entrails wrapped around there black hearts in a nice little bows …
Humanity: Despite it all, I have faith in Man. We are creature with enough intelligence, power, and spiritual dimension to require us to act in a fashion of reason and responsibility beyond that of an animal. Though Rand might try to claim that enlightened self interest is the only reason civilization should function, there is a greater depth to humanity than is found in animals. Many folks who disgrace the human race do so because they refuse to control their animal impulses. Instead of being free of them, they become slaves to their indulgences into things like anger, lust, and fear. Some of us are so consumed by these things that we choose the more complex extensions of these animal impulses and let them poison us on a spiritual level as well. The destructive nature of large bodies of humans I think stems more from society than individuals. Governments and factions fight wars, most people simply try to survive the front lines. Society allows the worst parts of humanity to secure large amounts of cast-off power and responsibility, and then ruin the world. If we had more full individuals and less drones, one might see a nicer figure of the human race.
SJ> I'm going to man to hurt Ted Turner one of these days. Not only does he promote WCW Wrestling, but he just killed one of my greatest hopes for Cable TV … still, he did save B5 the Series … but not very well …
James Birdsong> The axiom of power corrupts is beaten to death and held as far too much as a philosophical golden calf. With power comes responsibility. The burden of responsibility is something many in our world seek to escape, and thus are corrupted. If the weight of the burden bows your back, so much the nobler an effort. But if one begins to try and lighten the load of their power-entrusted responsibilities, then one is becoming corrupted. Animals lack responsibilities and power. They are not human, nor is the comparison valid in a sense of good and ill. Animals are entirely amoral.
Being 3 rd this week: Weird … is there a schedule for this wiping thing?
Though of the Day: 'Where is the greater power? Knowledge of the world can move armies and atoms, creates wealth and advances on the graves of countless serfs, slaves, and those of the lower classes. It can inspire hatred and cheapen life. It can grant the power to destroy and manipulate, but never master the mystery of Creation. The knowledge of the inner Self and eternal All is the only thing that can purify power, and its gifts spring eternal, love. It is at the heart of the power to create, the more love you give, the more you have. Thankfully, humans, prey to an obsession with the first power, are unable as a race to escape the Truth of the second.
Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Sunday, February 28, 1999 09:55:30 PM
IP: 141.133.134.81
Now for an acctual post
***Spoilers for Lithe***
Sorry this is a bit out of date, but It took me a long to read the ep
A great episode just about everything I wanted to say was said last week. I do have one nit pick though. If the power was disabled, even for a second, in the real world it could be disasterious for places like hospitals whare even a second can mean the differince betwwen life and death
***End Garg Spoilers***
Crusade: Crusade has been cancelled! Just about everything I have to say about this would be in violation of the Comment Room's new Rules.
I'm done for now - TheOneEyedSquid
TheOneEyedSquid - [Sigma28@aol.com]
Sunday, February 28, 1999 09:54:03 PM
IP: spider-wg024.proxy.aol.com
Top Ten!
Blue Caeru
Sunday, February 28, 1999 09:48:09 PM
IP: ppp-46-ts53.nerdc.ufl.edu
Fifth!!!!
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, February 28, 1999 09:43:45 PM
IP: proxy-373.public.rwc.webtv.net
Ton Ten Again
Kaioto
Sunday, February 28, 1999 09:42:28 PM
IP: 141.133.134.81
Im first Boy first time for me to be first.
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.A.
Sunday, February 28, 1999 09:41:17 PM
IP: chil-ras1-3-cs-14.dial.bright.net
First
TheOneEyedSquid
Sunday, February 28, 1999 09:39:46 PM
IP: spider-wg024.proxy.aol.com
-Gargoyles/Pendragon-
A test forces a crisis of conscience.
The Battle Below
Written By: Kathy Pogge with additional material by JEB, Batya "The Toon" Levin and A Fan
Story concept by: JEB, with contributions from Stephen R. Sobotka, Kathy Pogge, Entity, and Batya Levin
Illustrations by: Amber
ENJOY!!!
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Sunday, February 28, 1999 09:39:08 PM
IP: pool0009-max1.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net