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Spike>I gotta say, the comic "Stone Bikini" that you did for Avalon Mists is a killer. It's times like this where I find the combination of males and sex to be incredibly hilarious.

On a side note, a some what large part of the humor I love almost always have with males and sex. I love watching the reaction of a guy when he sees a scantly clad girl. The look on their faces is just too damn funny. They see a girl in a bikini and they turn into drooling idiots! ;P
Mary Flanders
Sunday, June 25, 2000 11:28:16 PM
IP: ramp-1-37.ucdavis.edu

**enters panting and grumbling**

Well ... I have finally decided, completely, that myself and my mother are both Murphy's b**ches. Why, you ask? **sigh** We get two countermen to help us get shorter hours, and what happens? One quits and we wind up working six day weeks when another one takes a vacation. Then here's the kicker ... Friday, my mother got word from the Ford dealership that she got approval for her lease, and should be able to get the papers signed Monday.

Yesterday I find out I'm working a closing shift Monday (I have to co-sign for her lease) and she has an all-day training session for her job (she's a crew leader with the Census Bureau).

This afternoon, mom's current car (which she's using as part of her down payment as a trade) BREAKS DOWN AND WON'T START!!!!

**screams**

Suffice to say, the hornet sting she received later (literally) didn't help matters much. We're still down a car (and the Caddy has a drooping tailpipe), she needs that car running by Tuesday (otherwise I assume the dealer won't take it as a trade-in), and the parts she needs take at least a *week* for me to get. ARG!!!!!!

Niamhgold: Way to go on the riddle. Dang, was that too easy?

Jannie: Apologies for not sayin' this earlier, but as a former Scout myself, congratulations to your boy! :)

Mandi: Dang ... I hate it when people are rude over the phone. As far as CBS goes, well, they canceled "Martial Law," too, so that pissed *me* off.
And for shows to get into ... everyone's had good suggestions ... I really haven't had the chance to see any decent prime-time television ... about the only series recently that's caught my attention is "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush" on Comedy Central, mainly because it's such a unique concept. I mean, I feel awful 'cause I really can't get into Gundam Wing because of my funky work schedule (not to mention my VCR timer-phobia). **racks brain** About the only shows I try to catch on a semiregular basis ... that I *can* catch ... are "Whose Line" (both versions), "Win Ben Stein's Money" and **ducks** ESPN Sportscenter.

Starsinger: Congrats on the niece. **hands her a box of chocolate cigars**

Aaron: No, no nudie frames with wings, sadly enough. Though I *wish* they made bat-winged frames (though not necessarily with the nekkid women). As it is, I settled for a "nugget" appearance when I picked the plate frame for the Caddy, looked closest to a castle wall.

Jenna: Actually ... I seriously don't think women are petty by nature. If anything, by nature women are territorial, which might explain your theory. It's not so much that women get jealous over little things when they're working together, it's just that (as far as I can tell) women ... for that matter females of *any* species ... are going to be very territorial, and see other females encroaching on them as being a threat. Look at lions. Who does the hunting? The lionesses. Who sits on his tuckus all day and does nothing but provide sperm? The alpha male of the pride ... not even alpha, *all* the males.

Life Soundtrack: Actually, I've thought about this quite a bit. And was thinking some more about it on my way to work today ... here's what I come up with, the majority of it wound up being Meat Loaf and show tunes, with some oddballs stuck in ...
Angry moods:
"Life is a Lemon (And I Want My Money Back)" (Meat Loaf)
"Huboon" (Devo)

Sadness:
"Left in the Dark" (Meat Loaf)
"Not a Dry Eye in the House" (Meat Loaf)

When I'm talking to Mara-ko:
"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" (Meat Loaf)
"I'll Cover You" (soundtrack to "Rent")
"With You" (soundtrack to "Pippin")

When I finally *meet* Mara-ko: (purely theoretical thus far)
"The Last Night of the World" (soundtrack to "Miss Saigon")
"For Crying Out Loud" (Meat Loaf)

**looks over list** That about covers it. :)

**clears throat** Uhm, Grinz: Welcome. Make yerself at home. Make room in your mind for our warpage ... here, you won't be needing your sanity ... ;)

**sigh** Well, that's it for me ... ah well, the good news is that Friday I completed my assembly of Trey Parker's directorial works on VHS ... maybe watching them'll cheer me up ...

**sits on the couch, watching a tape ... suddenly Mara-ko enters and plants a huge kiss on him**

Whoa ...

**suddenly stands up singing**

The sky is blue
And all the leaves are green
The sun's as full as a baked potato
I think I know
Exactly what I mean
When I say it's a spredoinkle day!

(Case of cybercookes to whoever can name the source of the song)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, June 25, 2000 11:15:57 PM
IP: 216.28.101.154

<looks at coments, been here once before, but as Brooklyn, long time ago>
Firestorm: Uh... Jaden's my B-Friend online... He's been gone for awhile, he's in training, army and all... <looks away sadly> Sry I had to say it if you didn't know. <silence for five minutes>
<little police car appears lights flashing>RAMBLE WARNING! RAMBLE WARNING! Please report to Ramble shelter! <sirens blare>
G'day, well here's a start, mind if I hang around here? Jaden loved this place and it's a apart of him, so I wanted to talk to people who know him.
Also if you bloak's and shela's are able to let an Ausie girl in, thanks. Well ya probably, if you know me, know me as Star Wyvern writter, I ramble ALL the time. It's a prob I have. I also am a IRL writter, S.N. is my writting name <seriously, just S.N.> Friends call me Grinz, so If you aren't hostile, call me Grinz. This is why. :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Well I got a trivia q here! Where's better, Havard or YAle? Need ta know, got two offers and want to know which.
Summer sucks right now, it's boreing. Nothing to do but hang, write, chat, swim and go to photo ops. Wish I could stay longer but my sister, who's a huge freak and hasn't gotten out of the house, she's 27! IS bugging me to get off. Feed back, flames on my stupidity, anything, mail! I like to talk! G'day!

Female Brooklyn - [female_brook@hotmail.com]
suburbs, since 12 it's been the US, before then is was Australia in other words five year citizen!!!
Sunday, June 25, 2000 10:58:06 PM
IP: ip104.schiller-park9.il.pub-ip.psi.net

** Enter Niamhgold **

Hola, all! Today was a very good one, at that.

Patrick T: You make a good point; I realize that it's difficult to judge this woman's background, and maybe she *was* doing it to, say, protect the children from a domestic problem (sleezy boyfriend, etc.). But there were certainly better ways to go about it...like leaving them with a friend, or even her ex (who will obviously get custody of them now, anyways).

Shadowrider: Oiy! Get that fever down! (Rest, fluids, and *plenty* of water). I like your "Life Soundtrack" since it's got a bunch of everything on it! And, as usual, can't wait to see your newest fic! ;) ** Tosses Shadowrider some get-well chocolate chip cookies **

Winterwolf: Didn't think I'd forget you, didja? ** Tosses him some cookies, too **

Gside: ** Grins ** I knew the life soundtrack idea would be one you'd adhere to :)

Sevarius Jr: Ack! I forgot to mention Smashing Pumpkins! That's another I'll have to add to my list! :D

Basically, the whole idea for the soundtrack thing merely comes from the feeling you get when, say, you're driving down the road and a *really* fitting song comes on the radio. As you're listening to it, it kind of fills your soul, in the same way that music can add so much tension or liveliness to a movie (or maybe it's just simply because my mom's a dance choreographer and it's rubbed off on me ;)

Doug: Cannot wait for your next fic!

Stephen Sobotka: Don't feel bad about not attending G2K...I haven't been able to come to one yet! :(

Jenna: I can very much sympathize with your problems at work; however, in my situation, the roles are reversed. My boss is always overworking me so that she can take days off and go to races (her boyfriend is a dragster or something). In the last eight days alone, I've only got half a day off, and that's because she called me in for the other half. That was Tuesday. My next day off ain't until next Sunday -__- So, I say that if this one person keeps pulling your chain, let her go. You can always find someone who's willing to work harder, because there's plenty of us out there! :)

I think that's all for now...
Adios!

Niamhgold - [niamhgold@hotmail.com]
Sunday, June 25, 2000 09:48:19 PM
IP: lac-flex69.ncia.net

I don't post much.. I was just wondering what happened to Pissy.. I haven't seen him for the longest time
Sid
Sunday, June 25, 2000 08:24:00 PM
IP: mdslppp245.mpls.uswest.net

Greetings all... Me and the Missus just got back from the airport, picking up our daughter who's been down in So-Cal all this week with her Grandparents. Sheesh! Kid gets a vacation then she wears herself out trying to tell us all about what she did there! :)

Sorry to say I won't make it to the Gathering this year (universal AWWWWWW!), due to all the RL headaches that have been going on here. And, to make things shady for next year, I learned that Andrea's parents are going to celebrate their 50th wedding annaversary next September, so the entire familiy has to be there... which means all three of us won't be attending the Gathering in 2001; looks like it might just be me again, dangit. Ah, well... perhaps we'll get to meet everyone if we win a bid to host the Gathering in Seattle in 2002 or 2003. :)

DIGIMON : Ish! People get the spellings right! it's ANGEMON, not ANGIEMON... My daughter and I watch that show religiously, and she narks me if I ever get a name wrong.

Well, that's all from me. Maintain and Check Six!

Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Sunday, June 25, 2000 07:02:19 PM
IP: m6.ieway.com

DPH> The digiegg that hatched was not Nyaromon, it looked more like Botamon, which is the Fresh stage of Koromon>Agumon>Greymon>MetalGreymon>WarGreymon. The reason I did not include Gatomon's Fresh stage earlier is that I could not remember what it is called (it has not appeared in the show), but I have since looked it up and her full digivolution is:
Digiegg>Yukimipotamon(Fresh)>Nyaromon(In-Training)>Salamon(Rookie)>Gatomon(Champion)>Angewomon(Ultimate)>MagnaDramon(Mega)
The reason she stays at Champion is because she naturally digivolved to that stage before she met Kari, while the others were only almost to Rookie when they met the kids. As such Champion is Gatomon's most stable form, while for the others it is Rookie.
Peter - [hybridone@ignmail.com]
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Sunday, June 25, 2000 06:42:24 PM
IP: dial-235.ocis.net

Ok, I haven't been here much recently, and I don't really have the energy to get caught up right now, so I'll just leave you with some funny stuff that a friend sent me. Apologies to anyone who has seen these already. I was familiar with some of them, but not all.

Truths

Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he'll be a mile away and barefoot.
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A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
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If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.
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My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
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Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
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It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
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For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.
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Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
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A closed mouth gathers no feet.
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If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.
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Always yield to temptation, because it may not pass your way again.
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Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.
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A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
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Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
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Men are from earth....Women are from earth....Deal with it.
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No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.
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A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
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Middle age is when broadness of mind and narrowness of waist changes places.
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Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.
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Junk is something you throw away three weeks before you need it.
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Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
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Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you a mechanic.
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Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.
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Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.
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Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world.
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I believe the only time the world beats a path to my door is when I'm in the bathroom.
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Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused.
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I have found at my age going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of my face.

Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Sunday, June 25, 2000 06:26:33 PM
IP: ppp-02.rb6.exit109.com

Hmm. It is archiving time. just kidding, somewhat. I have kept email copies of all correspondance that I received regarding BFTS RP.

DPH denies causing thunderstorms within the vicinity of Spacebabie. However, he admits to electrocuting DC upon discovering how much pain DC is giving Fire Storm.

Leaving kids behind - Frankly, once upon a time in a land far, far away, motherhood was regarded highly. Like what Patrick Toman said, the mother could have done worse. Frankly, however, I think the mother needs to see a shrink.

Somebody do something about www.mail.com: it is super cookie hungry, when compared to yahoo's email.

**DIGIMON DEBATE**
Wait a minute, about Digimon evolution. Poyomon digivolves into tokomon digivolves into patamon digivolves into angiemon digivolves into magna angiemon. ? digivolves to motimon digivolves to tentamon digivolves to kabuturamon digivolves to megakabuturamon. Every digimon has 3 steps before the digimon becomes champion. And if you saw the last episode, the egg that hatches looked like Nyaromon. If that is the case, then gatomon is still a rookie and angiewomon is the champion, which means incorrect animation is used for showing how gatomon's digivolving. That is my confusion when I compare. Besides, no other digimon stays at champion level after digivolving up; everybody else reverts to rookie level.
**END DIGIMON DEBATE**

**BFTS RP continues**
Winterwolf remained silent, and said "Let me think about it some more."

DPH had been continously noticing magical energy flowing into Winterwolf's bracers and Winterwolf's belt pounch. DPH wanted to know the truth, but didn't want to be rude or put Winterwolf on the spot. He thought "If Winterwolf is hiding some magical source of energy, he wasn't doing a good job. I know a more discrete method of repowering up that is very difficult to detect, but it takes more time. Whoever or whatever is recharging energy must be needing it desperately. But I should expect Winterwolf to share more information than I am sharing with him. I am willing to tell Winterwolf that I am several years older than I look, but I am not willing to tell Winterwolf exactly how old I am. Am I willing to share with him any other secrets? Since I shared with Rodlox that I was working on a certain spell, I guess it would be safe to share that fact with Winterwolf. I just have to be carefull to explain it in simple terms. When I do share that fact, I might want to raise my mental shield up. I might mention that I can use that spell to interface with VR technology. That should a even swap of secrets: two secrets for two secrets."

DPH finally says, "Winterwolf, may I talk to you in private about our general strategy for dealing with NCA and the Speed Stars?"
**END BFTS RP for now**
DPH (Daniel Paul Hightower) - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Sunday, June 25, 2000 04:33:27 PM
IP: max1-21.cwy.cei.net

Sorry for double post, this time I swear it is not my fault, I really don't know what happened...
Shadowrider
Sunday, June 25, 2000 02:54:47 PM
IP: h213-46-252.mi2.albacom.net

OK, boys and girls, tonight I'm not totally in myself. I'm quite feverish, last night I and some friends went out with the bikes to a disco a 100 km far from our town...and on the way home we took a shower (quite common in summer nights here, we were supposed to expect it...). This morning (well, it was about 11...not properly morning...) I woke with a 39� (centigrade!) and I still have...so, please forgive style and grammar mistakes...

Fanfic news:> My new story (still untitled) is on its way. Up to now, I'm almost halfway through it (I'm a SLOW writer...Bwaaaahhh!). I've just finished the scene where...You'd like to know, admit it! Heh heh heh...

Niamhgold:> Hmmm...Thank you for the further infos about the children...but I can't say they raised my spirit. Instead, they summoned in me some other reflections about what this world is going to. Sometimes seems to me that no one is more able to care anyone except himself. It is just like we all are living for ourselves, we don't care anymore even our family. A friend of mine composed a poem about it some times ago and tonight I feel to make you read it,I'll try to translate here...

Blood calls blood again/
and dog eats dog/
there's an angel begging mercy/
and the demons are hungry/
out of inquiring eyes/
slaughtered are the meeks/
and their deaths make no echoes/
just whines and sighs/
and blessed will be the vampires/
for theirs is this kingdom of blinds/
may the wheel stop, may the world turn no more/
this is a world of vampires.

This is the best I can do. <shakes head> Sorry for the rambling, sorry for being sad. Sometimes it happens to me.
This story for some reason has shaken my mind. The worst thing is that I, like many others, will forget sooner or later...

Nicer topics, huh?

The soundtrack of my life:> (BTW, it is a good phrase...I have to keep it in mind). Well, my mood has a tendency to switch quickly from a point to another. I am able to switch from the deepest depression to the happiest beatitude in the time to say a phrase...and the opposite, of course, what sometimes shakes a bit who is listening to me...my soudtrack is supposed to follow this way, and of course I want in it the music I like...let's see (warning: you probably don't know some of the names I'll quote) : well, for the main body a lot of songs by the Litfiba (an Italian rock band...trust me, they're strong!). Symphonic music, Bach mainly, for the solemn moments. Some songs by Queen for the romantic moments ("One year of love" , for example) and for the sad ones ("Who wants to live forever", "The show must go on"...). Some good heavy metal for the moments when I give everything I have (Malmsteen and Angra are O.K....but my preferred ones are the Rhapsody). For what remains...some songs by "Elio e le storie tese" (a demential group, they are too funny...), some others by the "Bluvertigo", then Ligabue, Jona Lewis, Pat Benatar, the Scorpions...

Catholic Schoolgirls...:> Therese: <runs away trying to avoid a volley of zap blasts coming from her rosary, but it is useless...> Hey! That was not SO naughty...what do you mean "But what you was about to think WAS!"? It is a trial to intentions...;)

Brooklyn:> You're welcome! I enjoy sending feedback.

Joe Boxer:> Welcome back! It is a while I didn't see you.

Ciao ciao!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Sunday, June 25, 2000 02:53:29 PM
IP: h213-46-252.mi2.albacom.net

quick words

Sorrow- actually it's not that the jokes are bad it's that usually about his job, and that's bad. He's a Firefighter/EMS. Sometime the only way for him to cope with what went on the job is to make a joke out of it. Kind of sick but appropriate.

Life soundtrack: AC/DC, Van Halen(Roth&Hagar) and Skynyrd. That about sums up my life
Revel - [samrx5@cs.com]
the bayou city, tx
Sunday, June 25, 2000 02:45:05 PM
IP: spider-th064.proxy.aol.com

The Morgans will be at the Gathering, all three of us! And if all goes well (pretty pretty please please), you are all invited to join me that Friday for a reading and signing session from Dark of the Elvenwood. I've chosen my section to read and everything (Crzy -- let's try to keep the boo-ing of Alinora to a minimum, 'kay? <g>)

Summer reading > I agree with Spike on "Silver Wolf," a very good one! I haven't gotten the sequel yet but it is on my list, along with "The Trench" (sequel to "Meg"). And I just picked up the new Lisanne Norman Sholan Alliance novel, but have to go back and re-read the previous ones before I dive into it. Sexy telepathic cat people ... ooh yeah! I really enjoy her work! (and what's neat is I know her online, and she likes my fanfic! woo!)

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Sunday, June 25, 2000 02:11:24 PM
IP: 14-071.009.popsite.net

***Limps into the CR room***

Well there was another thunderstorm yestereday, Pongo coward by laying down in the hallway and Patch coward by trembling,shedding a pound of hair and following me around, unfotunalyt Frisky provoked him andthe two of them got into a fight, I like a moron tried to break it up by trying to pry them a apart with my left foot((I was cornerd)), Well my foot got into Patches motuh and he bit hard...Good thing my brother ran up and we both pulled them apart. Now I was woried that I mgith needest stitches, Patch is a bullboxer. all I got was swelling and a big triangular shaped bruise. It still hurts like a SOB. now for a medical tip...wich is from my first Aid book...
If an animal bit has no broken skin, you take an ice pack to it(It reduced the bruising and swelling)

*****TD Comments******
I nearly screamed! I can't wait, and I also have one question was the pyramid inspired by Blade Runner?
**********End TD Comments**********
Gasper>>>I gonna be sad to see you gone.

Life CD? Dang!hmm from the 70's Come Sail away from Styx and the Timewarp,80's too mny to list but number one choice would be Cyndi Lauper...Her album was the first album I ever owned and I spun it on my little record player that all seven year olds had, 90's and this year :)hmmmm some Mariah, Matchbox,Green Day,Oasis,Foo fighterss,BNL, Marvelous3,Creed,Blink182,Third eye blind,Smashmouth, Sarah Mcluaghlin, Enirique Inglesias, and Collective Soul.
Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Orlando, Fl, U.S.A
Sunday, June 25, 2000 12:55:07 PM
IP: user-37kaovr.dialup.mindspring.com

I will be at The Gathering. (Just 40 days left, incidentally). And the last I heard, over 120 people were registered. It may be more now... I'll have to ask and see if I can find out.

Just want to add my 2 cents on one of the current hot topics: While I agree that it's sad and tragic that a mother would abandon her kids and run off, I think it also needs to be recognized that there's a number of worse things such a person could do to (for lack of a better phrase) free herself of unwanted children. Locking them in the car and rolling it into a lake or burning the house down while they slept are a couple of the things that first come to mind. So even though this woman was lacking something in her thought process (for why didn't she just give them to the father, rather than leave them in a store?), at least in her messed up condition, she still showed some small measure of humanity.

And before we all jump on the bandwagon to roundly condemn a person most of us have never even met... let's also remember that we're all fans of a show where, in the series opening, the main character abandon HIS children and took the easy way out.

I might get flamed for making the comparison, but you know us Pucks... we just can't resist stirring up the pot a little.
Patrick Toman
Sunday, June 25, 2000 10:48:57 AM
IP: ac983fcf.ipt.aol.com

In response to Mandi's request for summer entertainment, I can't recommend any good TV watching; all of my favorite shows are in re-runs too. However, I've been reading a new author, Alice Borchardt, who has written "The Silver Wolf" and "The Night of the Wolf." The stories are set in early Rome, one in the time of the Caesars and the other in early Dark Ages. The historical details are quite engrossing, the plot is intricate and well-planned out, and, unlike her sister Anne Rice, Alice Borchardt can actually END a book. (This is my biggest beef with Anne Rice; her endings just seem to unravel the whole story. Ack!)
Spike
Sunday, June 25, 2000 10:48:18 AM
IP: ppp40-15.ght.iadfw.net

Thanks to everyone for the congrats on my son's Eagle Scout accomplishment *hugs to all*

Doug> I know what you're saying when you speak of the cost involved to be in the Boy Scouts. It really irps me sometimes to think about that. To buy a complete uniform - shirt, shorts, socks & patches is an easy $80. At one time, there were 4 of us in the family that had to have complete uniforms! My income tax deductions for charitable donations run at least $2,000 each year for the BSA alone. You can be in scouting for cheaper than that, but I'm also involved at the district and council level, provide transportation for troop outings, I train leaders, I'm on key staff for events and activities, etc. Everything comes out of my own pocket for the expenses. But, I believe in the program and their values. Michael and I both have learned many skills that we use in our everyday life.

Jenna> you are sooooooo correct in your evaluation of working with and for women. I've always felt that women deal with situations with their emotions and not with their minds. I would prefer a male principal over a female principal any day! I do hope things smooth out for you at work though.
Headcount for G2K - Denis, Jessie and I will be there =)
We are also participating in the costume contest!

gotta' scootle - I'm going to a French market store today to test my french lessons out ;) I stink at speaking french though.... but I can read some of it now.
Jannie
Sunday, June 25, 2000 09:42:29 AM
IP: 64-240-37-196.hou.port.mytelco.com

Thanks for the support guys- I feel a lot better. blowing off steam sure helps

on another topic-- can I have a count of who is going to the gathering this year???
jenna
Sunday, June 25, 2000 08:05:53 AM
IP: 1cust69.tnt1.stafford.tx.da.uu.net

Niamhgold> soundtrack: Judging solely from my musical tastes, probably a lot like the mp3s i've been putting up. If you were to judge from what I do, probably a lot of techno, with a touch of band arrangements and sousa, and unless my life shanges drastically, probably not The Marriage of Figaro.
<<as well as some Bach>>: Brandenburg, or something else?

Fire Storm> I give you my moral support in your battle against DC.

Cali`ope> Well wishes.
<<You mean she's an anime artist or fan fic writer or what?>>: Thought what I had given two posts ago should have shown what she does. She hacks and translates (SNES) ROMs (http://translations.animangarpg.org/).

Jenna> <<You don't see men doing this sh** getting jealous over this little thing>>: We can just beat each other senseless to determine mating privaleges. You tend to be better off having one male to help provide during incubation (therefore other females would be permenant competition). I love my Y chromosome (even though my 15th my be defective (how can I get a replacement part?)).

Bronx> <<he's kinda corny, but the blue eyes? How could ya hate that>>: And just what is wrong with brown?

Fire Storm> <>: Something that I will hopefully not have to deal with again. With any luck, by the time I get out of school, broadband will have completely replaced it.
<<Currently there have been a total of about 5 people voting>>: Don't look at me when you say that.

And a welcome back to Joe.

I'm feeling rather Gaelic right now, so I think the next mp3 shall be Mo Ghile Mear, by The Chieftans (with a little help from Sting). Anyone else who is keeping track: was there anything between coming to take me away, and Alabama? It seems like there should be, but I can't think of it.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Sunday, June 25, 2000 04:05:39 AM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

hello everyone. just thought i'd say hi.
Joe Boxer - [jboxer82@hotmail.com]
Sunday, June 25, 2000 03:50:21 AM
IP: spider-tp043.proxy.aol.com

<<NAMBLA is a bunch of pedophiles. No one is that "open-minded" in here.>>
Hmmm... ::debates playing on that one::

Anywayz, GrEEn Baron, She is sumthing I don't waNNa talk about, she does not exist within this CR. I don't mean to sound like an aSShole, I just waNNa be able to luk sumwhere she's not.

Doug! So YOU got the gratification of makin Aris leave! Ya know, if you sneezed the wrong way, he, she, it would have been offended. So don't feel bad. It was a b*tch anyway.

Life Sound Track- There's way too much, it'd be like a 6set CD or sumthin! It would start off with sum.. god my fEEt stink.., anyway, sum old metallica, def leperd, guns n roses (for paSSing into "manhood" by November Rain.)
Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Jodeci.
Type O Negative- Love you to Death & Haunted.
Pearl Jam- Black.
EminEm- Kim, Bonnie & Cylde, The Way I am.
Coal Chamber- Tyler's Song.
Creed. KoRn- Trash, Somebody Someone, Kill You, Reclaim my Place, A.D.I.D.A.S., Mr. Rogers, Good God, Twist, Daddy, Fake, Faget.
Slip Knot, Stabbing Westward.
Candle Box- Far Away.
Dj Rap, Alice Dj, Aphex Twin, BT, LCD, Lords of Acid, NiN, This local guy I know that spins Trance.
Philip Steir- Majik Karpet Ride.
Britney Spears- Crazy (remix).
Christina Aguliera- What a grrrl Wants.
Len, No Doubt, Mar1lyn Man5on, Patti LaBelle, Al Green, old Slayer, The Beatles, Backstreet Boys, Nsync.
Filter- Trip like I do.
TLC- No Scrubs.
A score or 2 by Hans Zimmerman, Orgy..., that's all I can think of right now....
jacKal
Ga, UsA
Sunday, June 25, 2000 03:35:25 AM
IP: ac8ca97c.ipt.aol.com

**Winterwolf enters for a quickie.**

Just dropping in for a quickie. I'm visiting friends this weekend so I might not have a real post until tomorrow night or Monday.

DPH> excite mail has been a little wierd lately. I'll get the email to you tomorrow. The change isn't very major but takes care of the continuity.

See you later! I'll get to replies next time.
Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Sunday, June 25, 2000 02:54:37 AM
IP: proxy.sjc.netsetter.org

*Fire Storm comes in on another ISP hop*
Today brought to you by Freewwweb... and Bignet... but NOT visitus. I HATE dialup.

Crzy Demona: <Yes... I was allowed to breed. I have 4 kids. 3 daughters and a son. Be afraid... be VERY afraid>
PLEASE tell me that your son's name is not Jerricho! :)

Gside: <But from the size of the boxes, you can guess at the expected input length.>
Yeah, but we had one person submit 2 scroll pages of comments.
<If it was a militant feminist group>
Hmm... thats about right.
<Are you going to release the complete results to the voting when it is over?>
If we get more people voting, sure.
Currently there have been a total of about 5 people voting.

SJ: New Anime
Ya know... some of those titles are so crazy that they just may work!

Warpmind: Welcome back!
Now, all we need is the members from the Australia clan to appear.
COME BACK JADEN AND XANATHAR!

Taleweaver: <I'm looking for a few dragon pics to really reflect my spirit.>
There are a few of them. VOTE FOR THEM!
(My link)

Coyote/Wilek: <The kind who, in my new order, will be castrated in the interests of evolution... >
Don't worry. They are the type that can't figure out the simplest how to sex book.
"Insert tab A into slot marked B... Hell, wheres that dang tab?"

Green Baron: <Christine Morgan's Scooby Doo and Richie Rich vs Communist Smurfs>
Well, I think you will find it nearly impossible to do Scooby again.
How about Rambo vs Communist Smurfs?

Janine: Sorry about the phone line. 'rents can be such jerks sometimes.

Niamhgold: Mother
I swear... people like that should be taught a lesson!

Doug: <computer problems>
I'd EMP grenade the whole mess, but I am afraid it would make everything work!
Fire Storm - [<--- VOTE FOR THE CR PICS!]
Sunday, June 25, 2000 02:15:27 AM
IP: 1cust47.tnt1.det3.da.uu.net

***BEGIN RP***
The heroes stare at #4 in shock and surprise....
"What was that!" Kari cries. "What, she raises her eyebrow and she's suddenly adds another hundred thousand power level points?"
The Administrator looked at 4, assessing the warrior. "Yes. That would appear to be the case."
"We still got the odds on our side!" Sammael shouted. "Demon army, let's show this alien witch what the soliders of HFIL can really do!!!"
The Demon Army let out a loud battle cry, and two soldiers immediately leaped forward. One was enormous, at least 8 feet tall, with green skin and horns. Huge tusks jutted out of its cavernous mouth, and large, serpentine tail sprouted out of its hindquarters. In its claws it held a large spiked ball tethered to a chain. The other creature was just as hideous. It resembled a large, vaguely humanoid shaped insect, more specifically a praying mantis. Large, scythe-like claws sat on the end of thin arms. It's entire body was covered in chitinous armor, and its multi-faceted insect eyes glowed an unearthly red.
"Might I introduce you to two of Mephisto's honor guard. Some of his toughest warriors. The big green one is Belzelk. The insect is Gigamantis. Boys, if you will?" Sammael motioned towards Four, who looked upon her new challengers with something like amusement upon her face.
The two demon soldiers cried out in rage, and began to move forward into battle....
****END RP FOR NOW***

$Note to all RPers--Don't immediately kill the two demons I've just introduced. I kind of have some plans for them, so please, if you will, don't destroy them. Use them if you wish, but just don't eliminate them. Thank you.$

***ENTERTAINMENT NEWS***
Some tidbits you might have heard, but I felt like mentioning just for discussion sake....

Apparently, word out now is that cinematic action god, Jet Li, WILL play Kato in the upcoming Green Hornet movie. So upcoming that it's been in development for years now. Needless to say, whenever it does get made, Jet will play Kato, so at least the movie will kick ass whenever he's on the screen.

Next, looks like there WILL be another Terminator movie. I'm wondering how they can top the last one--I thought it was a perfect way to end the franchise. But they're gonna make another, and yes, Arnold is signed up. He wants James Cameron to direct, but no word on that.

You know the much rumored Batman 5 movie? The one that's rumored to be helmed by Darren Aronofsky, the guy who made the great movie Pi, and is supposed to be more of a "Batman: Year One" type of story? More fuel to the fire. The latest rumor out now is that Darren has collaborating on a script with none other than the man himself, Frank Miller. If there is a God, I shall sacrifice a NAMBLA member to him for this to be true.

I See Dead Nazis: Finally, some good news and some not so good news about the next Indiana Jones movie. The good news: Indy 4 WILL be made, with none other than M. Night Shyamalan writing the script. Nothing about the plot has been confirmed as of yet, but I suppose it's a fair guess that Indiana will be seeing dead people. Lots of them.
The sort of bad news is about Harrison Ford. He wants to do it, true, but....well, aging is a real bitch....by the time the movie gets made, Harrison will probably be a good 61 years old. That's a full 2 years older than Sean Connery was when he played Indy's father. I mean, I still love Harrison, and I'd like to see him reprise his role, but...it'll be a little harder for me to belief he's still capable of outrunning boulders when technically he'd qualify for AARP membership.

Mandy: I'm sure other people have already given you suggestions as to what shows to attach yourself to. Here's my choices:
For Horror: Buffy, and Angel. But you don't seem to impressed with either just now, so let's move on.
For Sci-Fi: Farscape. I think it's the best sci-fi show on TV today. It actually entertains me more than others in the genre, such as X-Files.
Drama: West Wing, Practice, Law and Order, or Law and Order : Special Victims Unit. All are damn fine shows if you ask me.

Denis: Unfortunately, I don't have any new news about any of the shows that you mentioned. Unless you haven't heard about X-Men Evolution?
If you've already heard this, please disregard. Here's what I can remember: Prof. X, along with an adult Storm and Wolverine, lead a group of teenage students at his School for Gifted Youngsters. The X-men will consist of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Rogue, and the new character "Spyke", who will be Storm's nephew. Some criticism has been thrown the show's way cause Spyke evidently is just a male version of Marrow, which begs the question, why not just stick Marrow in there in the first place? Sounds good so far, but then things get a little sticky, at least for me, when they have some of the main antagonists be Mystique, who portrays an evil teacher at the school (!?!?), and several teenaged versions of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants who are also students: Avalanche, Toad, Blob and Quicksilver. Still, we'll get to see some X-Men regulars, like Magneto and Sabretooth. So I guess we'll have to wait and see if the show's good or not. Hope this helped.

Mage Revised: Is this any good? I'm waiting to buy this one...namely cause I had just bought the 2nd version of Mage just a few months before and didn't feel like shelling out another 30 bucks so soon. Some friends of mine said it wasn't as good as the previous additions. Their claim, about the revisions, was that now things are "Too Matrixy".

Jenna: Sorry things aren't completely perfect at work, but I hope things do get better soon. Some interesting points of view about gender in the workplace. If I may insert my own useless smartass joke comment, I think the reason that men don't show open jealousy the way women may is that, deep down.....we just naturally think we're better than every other male. Every guy thinks he's the stuff. Till we actually see another guy with a nicer car, bigger paycheck, prettier girlfriend....then the green-eyed monster rears its ugly head! ;)

Bernadette: Hello beautiful! ;) Yes, I know that was Jessie. I merely decided to write it as Pistoff did. Anyway, you should check it out, it's very funny indeed, but I think some of the humor is a bit too sensitive for your delicate, lovely ears. Perhaps we could get together and read it alone, and--**Hears a certain young woman calling his name** Uh-oh....ahem.....perhaps another time? I'm *ahem* I'm sure you understand....;)

Niamhgold: A soundtrack for our lives? Hmm...For good or ill, I think mine would probably be mainly heavy metal/industrial. Initially lots of dark, angry sounds, such as Nine Inch Nails, Stabbing Westward, some A Perfect Cirlce, Tool, Gravity Kills, Korn, and then probably some alternative like Tori Amos, Live, Smashing Pumpkins, the Cure, Incubus and Creed.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, June 25, 2000 01:05:37 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

Forgot something.

Life Soundtrack: Honestly I have no idea what mine would sound like, but it would probably include a lot of classical and '80s music (Sting, Genesis, Journey, Eric Clapton, others). Plus a few of the better '90s artists. No Doubt, Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Imbruglia, Leona Naess, Oasis, Third Eye Blind, and other good groups. How it would be paced I also do not know. Good idea, though. Too bad it will probably never get off the ground. :(
Doug
Sunday, June 25, 2000 12:50:26 AM
IP: pool-209-138-206-151-dlls.grid.net

**RP BIT**

"As you know," Erin is saying to Gubio as the screen comes on, "Abdullah bin Aziz is my father's cousin. He and my father grew up together as good friends, the only point of conflict between them being that Abdullah interpreted in a more radical and selfish manner the teachings of the Koran." "That is correct," Fasil takes up the thread. "Except for the Koran being our only point of conflict. I also disapproved of Abdullah's greed, ambition, and penchant for cruelty to all who opposed his desires. Whereas he frowned on my sympathy for others and good heart. Yet this was not a problem for us. We remained friends, even when he took his father's wealth from oil and used it to build a strong political and financial powerhouse in this nation, while I took mine and used it to develop the neighborhood I lived in, buy and maintain a little property, and enjoyed a comfortable life as an embassy chauffeur while letting the rest of the money I had sit in a savings account for whenever we needed it." "So what happened to divide you?" Gubio asks. "Something simple really," Mary replies, taking her husband's hand. "Fasil met me, and we fell in love. Abdullah disapproved of it." "He said I was dishonoring the family by being with Mary," Fasil shakes his head. "That I should not lay with a Christian woman. I reminded him we worshipped the same God, but he would not listen. We are both stubborn men, and because of that we could not agree to a compromise, nor could I get him to back down and stop using his influence to block the wedding even though I had everyone else in my family supporting my choice except for him." "Eventually we had to go back to Ireland and get married there," Mary says. "Abdullah could not stop that. He was angry, but there was now nothing he could do." "He didn't try to kill you back then?" asks Gubio. "No," Fasil replies. "Instead he informed me that we were no longer friends, and he would no longer acknowledge me as a member of our family. Perhaps he thought that would be enough punishment, for I did not see him again for a long time." "He did break his word, though," growls Erin. "By the time I was born, Abdullah was one of the richest men in Turkey, with power equal to our President's, some said greater. When he learned of my birth, he took an interest in Father's side of the family again, and particularly in me. It was he who sponsored my entry into the order of Muslim paladins known as the Society of Desert Knights when I was eight." "Abdullah had been a member of that order before she was born," Fasil adds. "He was expelled for unchivalrous conduct." "Nevertheless his influence and the fact that my family had a history with the order allowed me to get in," Erin goes on. "For the next eleven years of my life Abdullah was good to me, and to Mother and Father by extension, as well as to Hassan and Patty when they were born. He helped support us on the rare occasions we needed it, helped Father and Mother set up a fund to put me through college, and even bought me the computer that allowed you and me to originally meet. Father always insisted to me it was a fa�ade, that Abdul was a cruel and evil man. On several occasions I saw evidence that proved that, but I always did not let it worry me too much. When I became a full-fledged Desert Knight, I told myself, I would talk to him, work to end it all. Then on my nineteenth birthday, the man did something that ruined any good relationship there could have been between us." "What did he do?" Gubio asks. "He declared that he was in love with me, and asked me to marry him," Erin spits, Mist hissing as well. "I was so disgusted I refused. He is so much older than me, a member of my own family, and a keeper of such deplorable habits, and he dared to ask me that!" She crosses her arms. "He estranged himself from our family immediately when I said no, swearing that I had made a mistake, that I ought to be more grateful for all he had done for me. I laughed and said he should have done what he did with more ethical motives in mind. For the next seven years I did not see him again, or even hear much of him. He certainly did not come after our family. I had many things to keep me busy in that time- graduating from the Society of Desert Knights, fighting in all the wars and anti-terrorist conflicts I have participated in, and of course meeting you online and getting together. I did not think he would trouble me again, until one day." "This guy sounds terrible," Gubio grimaces. "I'm not surprised you hate him." "He is terrible!" Bessus snaps. "Tell him, Erin, what Abdullah did eight months ago." Erin grimaces, but nods. "The reason I came to America," she tells Gubio, "besides wanting to meet you finally and help you and your friends, was that I was on the run. You remember how in mid-1999 two American embassies in Northern Africa were destroyed by suicide bombers?" Gubio nods. "Yeah. Osama bin Laden funded it." "He wasn't the only one," Erin fumes. "Abdullah also had contributed money to it, he has had a grudge against America for a long time. He thinks of them as the Great Satan, like all Muslim fundamentalists, and he blames America for corrupting much of our country's population with its influence. Businessmen from America have also screwed him over many times on deals." "That's why he's supported many terrorist operations against America and its influence around the world," says Bessus. "The embassy bombings in North Africa in '99 would have destroyed three embassies, not two, but Erin, my army unit under Colonel Amad, and I managed to thwart the other bombing." "Bessus and his friends in the Israeli army wore gas masks during our battle with the terrorists in Ethiopia who would have been responsible," Erin says. "I couldn't, as one of the oaths I took as a Desert Knight was to always show my face when directly thwarting an evil plot. I had built up an immunity to the tear gas we were using to aid us in the fight while studying with the Society of Desert Knights, so I saw no problem in keeping my oath. Somehow, though, word got back to Abdullah of what I had done. He realized I was a threat to him, I think, because shortly after that he sent armed men to kill me." "Erin killed them," says Hassan, "but we were afraid for her, so we sent her to America. Abdullah didn't come after the rest of us, I think he assumed his men had succeeded, as they had been fully paid in advance." "He is a great fool," Mary sighs. "And now that Erin has returned home, he is once again plaguing us." Gubio nods, then shakes his head. "I swear," he holds up his right hand and declares, "that I will do my utmost while I am here to help rid your family of him forever. I will not leave until it is done." "Thank you," Erin says, leaning close and hugging him, then kissing him on the lips. The others smile as they look on. "We'll get him, right?" Patty asks. "All of us?" "Well, maybe," Bessus chuckles. "Not all of us will participate though, little one," Fasil tells Patty. "Some of us will have to stay out of it, as they are young." "Oh, alright," the little girl sighs. "Oh don't worry," her mother laughs. "When you get older, I am sure you will be a formidable warrior, just like your male namesake who drove out Ireland's snakes." "Yes," Fasil agrees. He then sighs as Gubio and Erin turn from each other to look at him and everyone else looks his way too. "We must contact the people who can help us fight Abdullah," he says, "but first we must do something else that is equally important." He stands up and walks to a prayer rug near a south-facing window in the corner of the room and kneels on it. The others nod and join him in prayer as the screen's image fades.

**END FIRST HALF OF THIS POST'S RP**

Hello everyone! Good to see we all had a nice week, pretty much, and that so far we're having a good weekend. :) I hope that next week is the same, and that as many of us who can get to go see The Patriot, a very good movie which Kit has already posted my thoughts on. For those of you who missed her earlier post, it was a wonderful film with excellent plot, dialogue, characters and development, realism, historical accuracy, music, emotions, jokes, romance (between Heath Ledger's character and his lady, not as much between Mel Gibson's character and his), and all the other things that make a film great. Go see it next week and you will enjoy it a lot, I guarantee. Kit and I liked it so much we may even see it again this weekend along with Rocky and Bullwinkle (yeah, we know a lot about that film sounds lame, but forgive us, we enjoyed the old cartoon). Now that I have time to get caught up on this room again, on to replies.

Fanfic Progress: Finished up the last scene with Spiderman in NotS 3 today. Four scenes left, in which all that's happened to and changed for the clan as a result of the story will be wrapped up, and some possible future threats to them will be presented. Will probably have it done and posted on July 4th. :) Till then, you'll all have to look forward to it. Sorry my time constraints haven't enabled me to get it out by now. :( Oh well.

Robby: Good plan for Brooklyn's part in Comedy of Errors, wish we could have seen it. <grimace> Oh well. Also, thanks for reminding me of all the good shows in the past that have used formula episodes over and over and still remained entertaining. I guess I got so off on a tirade last post that I forgot about them. :( Won't do that again. I guess I should modify my animation-related comments earlier to say "no shows that do stand-alone same-formula eps over and over in the way Pokemon does." You know, with annoying characters that never develop, villains that never learn from their mistakes and keep using about the same plan to accomplish the same goal (they never did that on Duck Tales or any of the other shows you named, that I can remember. Definitely didn't do it on Road Rovers or Pinky and the Brain), plots that are predictable in their resolution, and so on. Is that more acceptable? As for the Pokemon voices, you and Aaron must forgive me, but I've never seen Slayers. As far as I knew when I made that last post, Pokemon was the only work the people who did the Pokemon voices had done, and it wasn't very good in my opinion. Therefore I didn't think I wanted to be hearing them a lot in future animation. But if they've done something good in the past and can again, I wouldn't mind them (I said that last post too). Hope you understand my mistakes now, sorry for making them before. :( Also sorry for the Pokemon-bashing. I do acknowledge it has some good points about it, but I really dislike all the bad ones, as well as what GXB mentioned about its fever among kids and the media. If this is the best kid show on television in a long time, I am very disappointed in the kid shows we've had on recently. :( Oh well, the fad is fading away now, and hopefully one related to some better animated series like this Gundam Wing you keep mentioning will take its place. :)

**SPOILERS FOR TIMEDANCER**

Did find a few mistakes in Return to Paradise Part 1. The pic didn't look very much like real Gargoyles animation, nor IMO was it that great. Also didn't go for a lot of the wisecracks Brooklyn made, such as the "Mudfoot" remark and "Ditto." Found many editing mistakes as well, and several parts where events could have been orchestrated better. The flying fire extinguishers were neat but lame (voice dialogue feels thrown in on a robot that doesn't need it). Also was bored by the Council meeting, felt it should have shown us more of what's going on in the world of the future and thus somewhat settled the questions I've had about what Harthoth's up to, the Space Spawn, etc. More attention to continuity should have been paid. Then there were those two young gargoyles it introduced, both of whom seemed cliched and uninteresting (Ruffio especially, characters like him give all us smart and tough guy bookworms in RL a bad name :( ). Gargoyles has never been a cliched show, nor have any of its characters been complete cliches, that's one of the things that attracted me to it in the first place. Hope that these two new characters are soon shown to be more than what they seem at first glance, so I can stop worrying that's going to change in TGS. :( Don't worry, I did also find some good things in this episode. I liked seeing Brooklyn and Sata finally back together, even with the "Ditto" comment in their reunion (which I agree didn't seem right, though IMO a "Little Jade" remark wouldn't either), and the dialogue between them was quite well-written. Particularly enjoyed Brooklyn and Sata keeping things from one another, which seemed very much in character for both of them, and can't wait to see what will happen if the things they're holding back ever come out. Also liked the dialogue and scenes with the various Xanatos family members who exist in this time, the idea of Sata training Gwen (wonder what effect that had, if any, on them and their relationship), and the subplot of the eggs possibly dying, which is a well-written and possibly dramatic conflict even though we know how it will turn out. The flashbacks at the beginning were nice too and did a lot to show us how far Brooklyn's come and how much it's affected him (just wish that was shown more in his character in the present-future :( ). Payne showing up at the end was also a nice touch, I'm looking forward to seeing what mischief he causes next week. Overall, this was a good episode at some points but a bad one at way too many. Hope the mistakes that caused this will be rectified soon. <fingers crossed>

**END SPOILERS, BACK TO REPLIES**

Jackal: We're happy to see you back here too. <hugs, but quickly releases him> Good to see you getting back into the spirit of this place and acting like your old self. :) Hope the hassles in your life ease up soon. As for Aris, well, I hate to tell you, but he and I had a flame war when he reacted negatively to a rant of mine he took too seriously a few months back that ended with him leaving. We haven't seen him back in here since even though I apologized and ended things. Sorry, I know how much you two enjoyed sparring verbally with one another. But perhaps it's for the best that he's gone. After all, we are all supposed to act like friends in this room, aren't we? :)

Warpmind: Welcome back. I hate to admit I barely noticed your absence until it was called to my attention (so many people come and go in here), but after I noticed I did miss you. Glad you've returned now, hope you'll stick around a while. :)

Brooklyn: Got to read your fanfic last night, you did a pretty good job introducing the characters like Kit said. Very good development on them, both as gargoyles and friends of gargs and as people who are Irish. Hope to see them become more complex and interesting as time goes on, and see more conflicts develop between them and some villains. Their reactions to the changing situation for gargs in the world was good, but like Kit said, they need a bit more development. I trust you'll get to it soon, perhaps even in the next fic. For now, welcome to the community of Gargoyles Fanfiction Writers Who Seem to Know What They're Doing (and are doing it well). Keep up the good work! :)

I know I promised in my last big post to have comments on more fanfic, but I don't. Since then I've only had time to read Brooklyn's, the latest Timedancer, and one other story (which wasn't even Gargoyles-related, it was the enjoyably dark Shadow Pikachu). So I'm sorry. I'll try to remember to read some more stories between now and when I get caught up again, and make feedback on them soon. I apologize in advance if I'm unable to. :(

Dream Network: Great ideas for additional shows on it, David G and Firestorm. Particularly like David G's "Fanfiction" idea, as I might be able to contribute to it. Can't help but wonder how continuity would be handled on that show, though, it's likely to have so many different plots and episodes nobody could keep up with all of it. Probably spinoffs for each writer and series would have to be done. Not that that would be a bad thing. :) I'd also like seeing a Todd Jensen-directed Arthur series (look forward to reading his Arthurian novel whenever it comes out).

Mary, Janine: Like Coyote, hearing about what people like your boyfriends have done makes me ashamed to be a man. But then I remember that people like that are not men. Not good mature ones anyway. They instead belong to the subspecies of man known as homo sapiens jerk, which will (one hopes) soon be made extinct by evolution. <grin> Congrats on surviving their acts of awful disrespect, and may you both soon find better people to call friends and possible significant others. Remember, not all men are jerks, no matter what anyone tells you. :)

Spacebabie: Kit and I would be the cute class couple, huh? That sounds like us all right. :) Guess Coyote and Mara would be the even cuter one who'd always be smooching during lectures. L. Wonder which roles you, Robby, Jackal, and others would take on.

SOROW: Congratulations on the e-mail. As I say to all my friends who get their own, may you get many many worthwhile messages and very little spam! :)

Firestorm: Sorry about your recent hard drive crash and the server problems. Needless to say, both are very upsetting. Hope you can find ways to get them straightened out soon. Let me know if I can help in more ways than just giving moral support.

Calliope: Since you've finished out your camp term now, congratulations. You made it sound like you had a lot of fun during it, hope that's true. Also hope it was the same for the kids you watched over. Even if it wasn't, I'm glad you survived and came back to see us again. :)

Wilek: So it was Rex Charger, not Wilder? Okay, my mistake. :) Thanks for that and all the other reminders of things on Centurions. I miss that show even more now. Oh well, many better things have come on since its departure, so I suppose it being gone is okay. ;) I too am disappointed to hear Disney is cutting Darkwing Duck, that show IMO ranks with Gargs as one of their masterpieces of serial animation. Thanks for letting me know about it (I sent Disney a letter of protest, doubt it will do any good but it was worth a try), and also reminding me of the mystery of whatever Launchpad did while in Ancient Rome. :)

Jannie: Congrats to your son on his scout-dom. Accomplishments like that make me wish I had tried the Boy Scouts whenever I hear about them. But then, I never got the chance because Mom couldn't afford it and my family moved around so much when I was a kid. And I still turned out okay. :) I know your son will too, especially with what he's managed to achieve, his skills should do him much good in the future. Hope he uses them wisely and well.

TRC: Your exams kept you away? <nods> I remember you telling us that. Hope you did well on them, and will soon be able to let us know of the results.

SJ: That Dawn character in Buffy sounds a bit cliched, but she could be interesting if written and developed correctly. Hope they make it so. Thanks for letting us know about her, and also entertaining us (or me anyway) with all those hilarious anime ideas. :)

Starsinger: Congrats on the niece. Hope she grows up well and right.

Niamhgold: That mother you mentioned who abandoned her kids in your store is definitely a disgrace to humanity. Female member of the subspecies homo sapiens jerk. Glad the kids in question were found by someone who cared about them (the ex-husband, who I assume was their father), hope they will have a good life from now on and their mom is severely punished somehow. I too cannot understand why anyone abandons their children, especially people who can afford to keep them (and should). I get angry whenever I hear about it. Glad I'm not the only one. :)

Green Baron: I liked Atilla's website and the Catholic Schoolgirl Scout bit you did earlier, thanks for posting them. Thanks also for bringing it to my attention that Zath's gone. I miss her and hope she'll come back soon. Just like DumlaoX, Traveler, and so many others. <sighs and raises glass of Coca-Cola> To absent friends, may they soon return. :)

Winterwolf: I agree with you about Kit's unfair grade problems. I too have had many courses in the past that concentrate on memorizing instead of learning concepts, to the students' detriment. Getting teachers to understand that happens is unfortunately difficult to do, Kit was unable to with hers (she's mad about it, but settled down now and is preparing for the next exam, on which she'll hopefully do a lot better :). I too would be interested in attending Shadowrider's party (the going-away and the welcome-back ones), thanks for the idea of them and please let us know when they begin.

Jenna: What you mentioned about women I have seen happen often, especially among my own family (my mother and her four sisters know all about arguing with one another and bringing each other down over the mistakes they've all made). It distresses me too. Why it happens I don't know and probably never will since I'm male. I don't understand it either, but I do know I don't like it. Seen episodes of it happen with Kit and her female friends now and then, they always seem to get over them. Hope you will get over this one too, somehow, and also resolve the conflict and retain all the friends from it that you can. Let me and Kit know if we can provide any help besides the usual dose of care and sympathy. We'll keep you in our prayers.

Mary: Very distressing experiment. Interesting, but I really wish it would stop coming true in the human race. :(

That's all for tonight, I guess. I am now caught up once again and can rest a while. Will see you all again the next time I have to, which should be soon with how quickly this room fills up. :) Everyone have a good weekend, and a good week next week, and if you can, see The Patriot and read fanfiction. Many people will appreciate you doing the latter, and you will thank yourself for the satisfaction and enjoyment of both activities. :) Later!

**RP RESUMPTION**

In the Avatar's main dining hall, a large number of station personnel are fighting against an horde of Mephisto's demons, with the help of some of the Ravens. Boris and Elena are firing laser guns into the demons' ranks beside Commander Khesaat and Miriam, Wilek's fay friend Anoth is hitting them with repeated volleys of magic, and his other fay pal Forfexx is rampaging amongst the multitude, laughing hysterically as he inflicts on the demons worse forms of torture than they have ever dreamed. Stephanie is dueling with an axe-wielding hydra-demon near him, taking the opportunity whenever possible to slice off its heads. Beside her, the dragons that have come along are using their fiery breath weapons on the demons and vaporizing many, including the ice imp we've seen Mephisto talking to so much. "Jammer!" Tricia is yelling at her boyfriend on the far side of the battlefield. "Stop flirting with that succubus already and blow it away!" "But come on," Jammer grins back as he parries the seductive female demon's attacks with his staff. "How can I kill something so beautiful?" "You'll lose me if you don't!" "Good reason," he shrugs, taking out a grenade and throwing it in the succubus's face. She screams in agony as she is hit by the explosion and Jammer sighs, then rushes to Tricia's side to help her fight off any demons that are getting past her volleys of psionic blasts. "How many more of these things you think we'll have to kill?" he asks her. "As many as it takes," she replies, using a particularly strong blast to kill the hydra-like demon Stephanie is fighting. "Thanks!" Kit's sister yells. "That thing was tough!" She then turns to attack another trio of demons advancing on her, giving Forfexx a smile of gratitude as he leaps in and chops two of them up. "I hope you're alright, Kit," Stephanie whispers as she begins attacking the third. Around her, the fighting goes on.

The display changes to the control room, where Mephisto is ducking behind the Ravens as Nine walks in. "There you are!" she shouts with a grin, pointing her wand at him. "And these must be your bodyguards." "Actually we're not," Keith says. "We're trying to kill him, same as you." "They're lying, they're lying!" Mephisto shouts. He looks at Doug and Kit and whispers, "Kill her, please. If you think you're strong enough to defeat me, surely you are as strong as she is. Defeat her, and I will do whatever you ask!" "What does that mean?" Doug frowns. "Does it mean you'll leave the station in peace and give us back the soul of our friend SJ?" Kit asks. Mephisto grimaces, but then nods. "Yes! Anything you want! Just please wipe her out!" "What do you think?" Kit asks the others as Nine watches them. "Can we trust him?" "Possibly," Lathrop says, "but then he is a demon." "Whatever," Tom shrugs, waving at Anthony and Mephisto. "Why don't you two keep an eye on Mephisto? The rest of us will handle this other demon here." "Can we handle her?" Doug asks. "Of course we can!" Keith snaps, twirling his flail. "Look at her!" Doug and the others do so, and see that Nine is smiling at them. "Well," she mockingly laughs, "what's it going to be? Are you all going to just stand around gawking or are you going to attack?" "First of all," Orion asks, "what are you doing here? What do you hope to accomplish?" "I hope to kill Mephisto," Nine growls. "If you heard my little announcement a minute ago, you know what he prevented me from doing to the slayer of my student who far surpassed me, Seven the Cyber-Smurf. If you want to get in the way of my punishment on him, you're welcome to try, but I don't see why you would. My power level is over twenty times any of yours." "Forgive me," Kit says, "but it doesn't look it." Nine gasps, and her eyes flare hot pink. "An insult! Very well then! You shall soon see that I am right! Hell Caina Power!!!" She waves her wand and blasts of red energy shoot out to strike the Ravens and knock them back. "Okay, that hurt," Doug says. "Let's get her." The other Ravens nod and raise their weapons, Kit, Tom, and Doug firing while Keith throws ninja stars, Orion tosses a ball of holy lightning, and Lathrop hurls a fireball Nine's way. Laughing, she uses impressive acrobatics to dodge all but the lightning, which barely even fazes her as it strikes. "You see?" she chuckles. "Your power level is nothing compared to mine!" "What's a power level?" Kit asks. "It's a measure of her fighting skill, power, and stamina," Wilek replies with a grimace, looking Nine and the Ravens over with a pair of high-tech glasses. "Oh Merciful Danu, hers is about 21,000! Of the power levels we have, Orion has the strongest, and that's only nine hundred or so. We're in trouble." "You see?" Nine grins. "You're going to lose! Hades Gehanna Magic!!!" A large volley of fiery black bolts lashes out from her arms and strikes all the Ravens, knocking them down. Mephisto uses an energy shield to keep any from striking him, Wilek, and Anthony, but grimaces in slight disbelief as the Ravens get back up. "That really hurt," Doug sighs, applying a healing patch to one of his wounds. "And I get the feeling she hasn't even warmed up yet." Kit nods. "This fight could take a while," she says, turning to Nine, "but at the end of it, you are going down!" The other Ravens in the room nod in agreement and all charge to attack Nine again as she laughs uproariously and the screen goes blank.

**THIS FIGHT WILL RESUME IN KIT'S NEXT POST, FOR NOW END RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, June 25, 2000 12:46:58 AM
IP: pool-209-138-206-151-dlls.grid.net

Revel> Are your dad's jokes just as worse or does he actually make them up himself. I just think that after all that timedancing that Brooklyn would seem more morally disturbed.

Niamhgold> You're going to have to give me some time on that soundtrack idea. *Dr. Evil voice* The detail of my life are quite inconsequential. ;)
SOROW
Sunday, June 25, 2000 12:46:37 AM
IP: dll2a030-0737.splitrock.net

Hello everyone!
Nightfall. The last rays of sunlight slip below the manhattan skyline. Perched atop Castle Wyvern, Brooklyn awaits freedom. In an instant is his stone epidermis is broken into thousands of tiny shards. With a might roar and a yawn afterward he greets the new eve. Testing the downdrafts with his wings, he jumps of his perch. Gliding on the cool evening air to the CR. He lands. Opens the door and is immediately greeted.After talking to few by the door he settles in for the night.
<Winterwolf>
How is it going? The animation you talked about sound really cool! I'd love to see it when you're done! I will probably send you the pics by the end of the week. The 2nd episode is almost done. So off it goes to you!
<Rodlox>
Got more on garg physiology done.Be sending it to you tonight. Let me know how you're doing!
<Janine>
I enjoyed our conversation too. Hope we have more of them!
<Gasper>
Don't sweat it man! Everything works out! It just takes a little time, and patience!
<Shadowrider>
Thanks for the critique! I luv feedback!

<General Statement>
For those of you who have read " No where to hide" you may notice that it is relatively short. I did this conciously because, I don't want to muck it up with a lot of vague descriptions that no one wants to read. So I made it short to conserve on story time and plot. Also it benefits the reader so they don't have to plan an afternoon around reading it! So enjoy Part 1! Part 2 will be out by Friday!
<End General Statement>
<Dream Network>
Animated:
Gargoyles:All series
DBZ
Gundam Wing
TMNT
Gummi Bears
Daria
Live Action:
Everybody Love Raymond
Becker
The Drew Carey Show
The Daily Show
Leave it to Beaver ( Whay can I say my Mom got me watching)

Sunrise! Brooklyn lept to his feet. Where had the time gone? He asked himself. He walked out on to the balcony of the CR took his pose, and entered his sleep.
That's it for today guys!
I'll post tomorrow!
Brooklyn - [mango_11_19@hotmail.com]
Sunday, June 25, 2000 12:21:03 AM
IP: usr75.cqc.com

Mothers abandoning their kids> Yeah know, I remember an experiment I was shown on TV in my Biology class in the 10th grade. Some scientists decided to take a very large room, fill it up with lots of food and bedding, put in a few rats, then seal the thing off. Weeks went by, and the rats began to reproduce (Hell, I would too if I were in paradise with some choice males ;P). Over time, the rats reproduced, then reproduced, then reproduced some more. After a while, the room was filled with rats, and very little food. Know what the scientists found the rats doing? There were some called the beautiful ones, who only slept and groomed themselves. There were the bullies, who picked on the smaller rats and injured them. Then there were the mother rats, who were abandoning their babies and leaving them to starve. Now doesn't that sound like humans, hmmm?
Mary Flanders
Sunday, June 25, 2000 12:16:08 AM
IP: ramp-1-40.ucdavis.edu

MATTHEW - I recall having had the same response to "Cardcaptors" when it came out last week that you did; Robby pointed out, however, that the WB execs apparently decided to start the series only after the boy Li gets introduced, so that the young male viewers would have somebody to identify with.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, June 24, 2000 10:28:29 PM
IP: 216.87.46.205.dialup-stl.primary.net

*looks at her post* aww darn I hate when I forget to add the color and picture *sighs* oh well
Bronx
Saturday, June 24, 2000 09:44:54 PM
IP: spider-wd042.proxy.aol.com

There must be some kind of way out of here.. said the joker to the theif.. ::sings softly Dave Mathew's version of the song:::

augh.. rough waters ahead
**WARNING WORK RANT AHEAD DUCK!!**
Oh my god... I have just discovered that working on Saturdays in a Hardware store is utter hell. I HATE summer jobs. Alas, why does our society need money at all? Yeah yeah.. I know because the world couldnt function.. but geezz.. The people that I delt with today has made me so discusted. I come from a semi-wealthy town, but people are generally nice correct? NOT.. I got the cream of the crop today folks.. the most snottiest people came in to buy things. And of course it doesnt help that I'm just starting out on this job.....*takes a deep breath* okay. done.
**END WORK RANT***
*minor TD spoilers*
Return to Paradice- Twas a good ep.. it will be interesting to see if the gate will wisk away Brooklyn after the twins are hatched
*end spoliers*

Caliope> *hugs* feel better! ^-^

Parents abandoning children> Dude, that is just sick. What is the world coming to? Obviously it's plummeted.. because people now dump pieces of themselves like garbage..

Gside> Heyy.. =) Dont diss Tuxedo Mask.. he's kinda corny, but the blue eyes? How could ya hate that

GB> ::hugs:: Perhaps I'll get to talk to you soon

Brooklyn> ::slaps self:: Man! I have to email you more! ::smirks:: been so busy.. but I've not forgotten

Ahhh well thats all for now.. going to get some sleep.
Bronx - [BronxWyvern4@aol.com]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 09:43:59 PM
IP: spider-wd042.proxy.aol.com

Okay- this is a rant-- I need to vent- it will be uncharactistically offensive. Youve been warned.

Hey there- how's every one-- where have I been. Well things have been very tiring at work. We had a banquet last night that was very ornate put on by the company- I was one of the hostesses manning it. I had a blast. Which is great considering work has been a b!tch otherwise.

offensive rant ahead- you have been warned.

I have this one employee underme who was causing trouble- an 18 year old. Well, her wonderful boyfriend shows up at work two days ago, and they have a fight. There were concerns that it would become violent, so I stayed to make sure she was going to be okay. And what is my thanks for helping out this lowclass white trash??? The same type of crap defiance that almost got her ass fired the next day. I swear- this girl is trouble weather she is coming or going- she gives me grief and it follows her. I really don't care now, about her one way or the other- I just cant wait for the project she is on is over, because then she will be gone and at last I will have peace at my job. I cant stand being stabbed in the back over and over again- and I think alot of the problems I am having are jeolusy realted. After all, she has a bad relationship, and I have a great relationship with my husband, who treats me as nothing less than a queen. But why the hell take it out on me?? Esp. when I am trying to help her? With the older instagator- well, thank the powers that be, she is going to be moving to another dept. Thank God. And her replacement is a man.

Which brings me to another topic, one that is very inflamatory, but to be honest, I don't care if anyone likes it- I am just fed up and need to vent.

On the whole, I would much rather work with a man any day than a woman, and I feel terrible saying this because I am a woman, and a feminist on top of it. But I have worked with both, and by and large- I enjoy men better- now here is why.

It was once told me that if you had in an office a bunch of men working together, things would run smoothly. If you add a woman to the mix, things will be alright. Or if you have majority of women, and a few men- things will continune to run smoothly. But have a bunch of women working together and they will all hate each other by the end of the week.

I used to think that was sexist bs. Now much to my dismay I am finding it's true. Women seem to get jealous of each other so much more quickly and play the office political games more than men. I don't know why the hell this is - some say its upbringing, some say as women its hard wired into us, but I think what ever the reasons the results are the same. Pigeonholing, and selfhatred. It makes me ashamed to be a woman, to see us do this to ourselves- I feel disillusioned and I don't know what else.

We don't even need the other gender to bring us down- we do it our damn selves.

All the problems I have ever had with female workers or coworkers are almost all jealousy related. This drives me up the wall like you can't belive. You don't see men doing this sh** getting jealous over this little thing, or that petty slight. Are women petty by nature? I don't know any more-- I thought women could unite as sisters, but it seems like they are to busy hating eachother and themselves to see past their own noses.

Again, it makes me ashamed to be female, and I have shed many tears over it.

End of rant......
jenna
Saturday, June 24, 2000 09:40:12 PM
IP: 1cust76.tnt4.stafford.tx.da.uu.net

*stumbles in coughing and sneazing*

Hey Guys :)

Man I hate getting sick! It leaves me absolutly powerless! Today was my cousin's bridal shower and I couldnt go, cuz I feelt like crap :P At least my cold was nice enough to wait till after camp was over :P

Winterwolf> You get sick in wave pools?! Are you generaly sea sick or is it just wave pools? Me, I dont think I've ever had motion sickness before, that I recall. I love all the roller coasters and rides of all types :P And you'd better let me know next time your here! 30 min drive is nothing! :P Yes, camp is over, and those kids were a hand full but I'll miss them all! I dont know if I'll get to do the same next year, I might take summer classes. Now that its over, I'm concentrating on getting rid of this cold! :P After that, we'll see ;)

Gside> << Lina`chan>> You mean she's an anime artist or fan fic writer or what?

Cardcaptures> Well, saw my first ep today, and still I have no concreat opinion yet. It might be good, its got a bit darker vibes than pokemon, which in my book is good, and who know, only time will tell.

*coughs*
I gotta go, get some sleep er something, I'll see ya guys! *would hug all but doesnt want anyone else to suffer the dreaded cold :P*

Caliope - [raquelmd@hotmail.com]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 09:30:45 PM
IP: 196-28-48-101.prtc.net

Work is a sad constant in my life. I have only completed two drawings since being home. A bad tract record for me. Anyhow I see everyone has the opinions about RtP, the latest TD. All I'm going to say is it was diecent. I mean think about it, when you seean episode of something on TV that you don't really like you can't give any feedback to the writer so look at the advantage that we have.

Sorrow-Wisecracks- Actually I don't think he should give up his sarcastic personallity. Age does make a person mature, but that does not mean completely. My father is 46 and he still cracks bad jokes and will act like a kid at times. I suppose the older you get the timeing should just be better.

Revel - [samrx5@cs.com]
the bayou city, tx
Saturday, June 24, 2000 08:36:04 PM
IP: spider-wo042.proxy.aol.com

Return to Paradise>> Yee haw! It probably wasn't a direct dance from "time unknown" at the end of Ruby Eyes to Manhattan, 2168, but Brooklyn and Sata are finally together again! Now, if only the Gate will stay quiet until Ariana and Graeme are old enough to Timedance without danger. I'd hate to see Brooklyn put in a position where he'd have to either leave Sata & the twins again or abandon the Gate, although we know in the latter case it'd come back to him eventually, as seen in Giri.

Mothers leaving chldren>> Geez, what's with the world lately? First that teen mother tosses her baby off a bridge because she couldn't find a babysitter, then some woman leaves her children in the store of one of our CR regulars and said woman heads for the hills.

Today, KidsWB showed the Pok�mon episode "Beauty and the Beach" which fits in right after Ash & co. get clear of the island of the giant Pok�mon, which turned out to be a themepark, and before Misty got Horsea. According to newsgroup scuttlebutt, the original version of the episode had James dressing up as a girl, complete with inflatable chest, but that scene was cut out. Probably was originally at the spot where Koffing and Ekans(this episode happened before team Rocket's Pok�mon evolved) were announced as "The Rocket Boosters" Hmm. I can't seem to remember what they were dressed up as. Anybody?

CardCaptors>> Hmm, I think Nelvana made a mistake starting off with Japanese episode 8 as American episode #1. They should have started with Sakura finding the Clow Book and accidentally scattering the Clow Cards, and the beginning of her quest to retrieve them all.

**RP- The Ten Saga**
Behind his visor, Dragon Warrior frowned as his sensors registered #4's increase in power. He decided to hedge his bets and toggled off his voice speaker so no one else could hear him. He then turned on an encrypted radio-link.

[Dragon Warrior to Dragon Station. come in.] he transmitted
{Dragon Station responding. Go ahead}
[Prepare for Omega Protocol. Targeting: My position plus half-mile radius.]
{Please confirm sir, I must have heard you wrong.}
[You heard me. Set the Oribital Maser to take out everything within a half-mile of me. Maser to be activated ONLY on my direct signal or dead-man's-switch triggering and I want it on maximum power.]
{But that'll create a crater half a mile deep!}
[Hopefully, it'll be enough to take her out. You have your orders. Dragon Warrior out]
Dragon Warrior turned off the radio-link and toggled his speaker back on.

[Gasper,] he said [I think our only chance is to attack together. Both of us together might be able to take her down.]
"Well, I haven't got many other ideas at the moment." Gasper responded "Let's do it."
[OK. On three. THREE!]

Both warriors blasted forward and began exhchanging blows with #4, the alien warrior was definately working hard to keep up with the 2 heroes, one in a high-tech powersuit, the other wielding powerful Ki. But would it be enough?
**End RP- The Ten Saga**
Matthew - [matts1@bellatlantic.net]
New City, NY, USA
Saturday, June 24, 2000 08:32:58 PM
IP: adsl-151-202-114-81.adsl.bellatlantic.net

::The Catholic schoolgirl scouts arrive and all the boys gawk. After playing with the Green Baron for a few minutes, they go on to harass other boys::

Shadowrider>
Therese: I am Therese, the Bavarian scout. I will present your birthday present, ja?
Use your imagination, but too naughty an idea and you get zapped by my rosary.

Sevarius Jr.>
Bernadette: You do realize that Llewellyn Gaelfire is also Jessie Feff. Now, step into the broom closet while Kari isn't watching.
Catholic Schoolgirl Scouts
Saturday, June 24, 2000 07:36:19 PM
IP: proxy1-external.elmwd1.la.home.com

Hey all!

DC is gonna die!

Because my 'net service provider was sold to another company, they decided to move thier headquarters to a place a few miles away. No biggey, right? WRONG! Now I can't access the net through them! I am now PCAnywhere-ing to my dad's computer and accessing the net through his DSL provider!

Just letting everyone know that this week sucks! :)
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 06:48:34 PM
IP: host172.64-31-18.bignet.net

** Niamhgold comes in for a quickie **

Good news and bad news, folks! The police tracked down the woman who *left* her kids in my store the other night. That's the good news. The bad news is, she _meant_ to leave them there, and they found her trying to leave the state without them (her ex-husband came to the rescue, apparently). What makes me wonder is *why*; usually, mothers abandon or give their children up because they're too young/unhealty/unable to support them. But this woman was pretty wealthy and middle-aged. Perhaps there's some mental/sociological/domestic problems...or maybe, horribly, she's just _that_ selfish :(

Shadowrider: You're welcome for the help! Hope the above explanation on the mother and her children helps set you at ease...a little bit, in the least.

Winterwolf: If the police ever let me see her again, she'll definitely be girlfried ;) Check your em; I mailed you! And, again, I'm sure you'll turn out a really awesome webpage (is your job a graphic designer?) Check ya later!

Gside: < Tuxedo mask > The mask. Definitely the mask.

Random CR poll/question: If you could create a soundtrack for your life (in the same way that movies have a soundtrack), what would you choose? Would it be erratic, with songs from every which artist, or would it have a single focus, such as orchestra? (Think FFVIII the Orchestra Version) This question was raised when I was with a bunch of friends, and our responses were quite creative. I, for example, chose some theme songs from FF, some songs from the tracks of Monica, Eminem, Fat Boy Slim, and Dave Matthews, as well as some Bach. So, would you choose high-tempo, upbeat, soothing, etc?
How about it? :)

I'll leave the CR with that!

Niamhgold - [niamhgold@hotmail.com]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 06:11:56 PM
IP: lac-flex86.ncia.net

Winterwolf, is your email getting lost? I just received an email from you dating June 22, 2000 23:01. Now, the funny thing is I have checked my email twice today and it just now showed up. Now, is your computer displaying the correct date/time or is Excite slowing down the sending of your email?
DPH (Daniel Paul Hightower) - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 05:37:11 PM
IP: max1-60.cwy.cei.net

Gasper: Sorry you're leaving. I enjoyed your posts and comments, especially the RP bits. But I guess I can understand why you're getting out. Probably a good idea with what's ahead in that Ten battle. <sighs> Will miss you, friend.

Shadowrider: Glad you finally finished NotS 2. When you are able to send feedback, I prefer to get it by e-mail, but in the CR is also fine. My address is below. Hope you will be truthful and constructive with it, looking forward to the read.

Will check back in later, have to work on a very important scene in NotS 3 now (five left). Bye.
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 05:07:17 PM
IP: pool-207-205-147-61.dlls.grid.net

Little time, just a few words.

Winterwolf:> Well, thank you for the nice thought. I promise I'll give you news as I'll know something.

Doug:> Finally finished NotS 2. Great story! I have no time to feedback you now, but I'll do tomorrow. As I already asked Brooklyn: do you prefer feedback via email, or here in the CR?

OK, nothing more tonight. Going out with friends, still don't know exactly where to, but going...
See you all tomorrow!

Ciao!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Saturday, June 24, 2000 04:23:28 PM
IP: h213-18-35.mi2.albacom.net

***BEGIN SHAMELESS PLUG!!!***
Time for some naughty humor, boys and girls!

"Survival of the Fittest"�MiSTed!

Story by Llewellyn Gaelfire

MiSTed by Fred "Pistoff" Kerns (pistoff@cybcon.com)

Starring the not-yet-ready-for-fan-fiction players.....Jack Hammer....Boiler....Rocky and Ralphie...and everyone's favorite, the Dude!!! ;) Now at the Gargoyle Fan Fiction Archive, in 3 parts!!

****END SHAMELESS PLUG****
Sevarius Jr. - [<----What are you waiting for? Click the button, now!!]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 04:22:34 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

DPH> Gatomon is a champion. Her digivolution goes as follows:
Nyaromon(In-Training)>Salamon(Rookie)>Gatomon(Champion)>Angewomon(Ultimate)
Peter - [hybridone@ignmail.com]
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Saturday, June 24, 2000 04:17:57 PM
IP: dial-22.ocis.net

Mary > you have my sympathies! I can certainly understand what you've run into with your sis and her boyfriend and all. A dismaying amount of people assume that because of the stuff I write and my sociological interest in sex, I'm therefore into all sorts of things that in truth I can't stand. But making those sorts of assumptions is one of the dreary parts of human nature (yes, I'm a gamer, no, I'm not a suicidal devil-worshipper ...). Even educating others won't always work, so keep your chin up and dismiss 'em.

Going to see Chicken Run today! Can't wait! I hope it _buries_ "Dinosaur" ...

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 03:43:04 PM
IP: 14-074.009.popsite.net

Winterwolf - I have faith in you cleaning out rough spots. Just make sure Jason Filler reaches the certain level.

Interesting trivia: www.hope.com is owned by someone but not up on the web. www.hope.net is an organization called "Hacks On Planet Earth".

Gasper - It is no fun fighting people weaker than you, one hundred percent of the time. You have to even out the odds, somehow. That means either more powerfull enemies, taking on more enemies at a time, or your character is weaker. Personally, I would choose option number 2. It takes more effort to take on thirty different enemies at half of your power level than it does to take on one enemy at your power level.

With that said, you can guess what will happen next time the Speed Stars attack DPH & company.

**DIGIMON SPOILERS**
A big let down on how the series could have ended. The time differential was destroyed between the digiworld and the real world and everything was left nice & rosy. The series still left one big unanswered question: why match which human with which digimon. The rest of the big issues have been cleared up. I am still confused about levels, though. Meowmom goes to salmon goes to gatomon goes to angiewomon. I thought gatomon was at the same level as gonamon and the rest of the rookies. But if that is right, angiewomon has not fully digivolved (contrary to the animation used). Despite my complaints, I think Digimon is definitely better than pokemon.
**END DIGIMON SPOILERS**

**BFTS RP**
"One answer. there is more going on than we previously thought." said DPH.

"Huh?" asked Jason Filler.

"Simple. Think about what has been going. With communications technology down, DC and NetLag are powerless. Self-ReBoot said she was going to visit them. Perhaps, there is a rebellion brewing against NCA." said DPH.

"So what do we about it?" asked Plastique Saber.

"We have to be on more alert. It's like we're playing chess against two players when one player is trying to doublecross the other. We have to be carefull not to tip our hand more than necessary." said DPH. "Winterwolf, what are you thoughts on this theory of mine?"
**END BFTS RP for now**
DPH (Daniel Paul Hightower) - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 01:52:07 PM
IP: max1-54.cwy.cei.net

GOLIATH CEL ON EBAY> Here's a pretty nice cel up for auction on Ebay. Something tells me this is one for you ladies. Christine? :)
Pogo - [<---- Goliath Cel on Ebay]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 01:37:27 PM
IP: ac855d6a.ipt.aol.com

:: looks the the latest TD comments :: Eh, never a good sign, IMO, when the co-writers are passing the buck of blame like a hot potatoe in the CR. :/

Re: NAMBLA > Unfortunately, it is a real organization. And I was delighted to see South Park taking them down a couple notches. Cartman's naivite is, frightenly enough, exactly the kind that group of sicko pedophiles loves to see in the innocent kids they prey on. So by all means, don't confine flames of NAMBLA to this room. Visit them at their lovely website at nambla.org (yes, that exists, too... lord only knows how they keep the FBI from shutting them down), and let the fires burn in earnest.

But DO be sure that you're sending your hate mail to the right NAMBLA... no need to needlessly insult the National Association of Marlon Brando Look-Alikes any further. :P

Just 41 days until the Gathering 2000. Pre-registrations are due in next Friday, so act now if you haven't signed up yet.
Patrick Toman
Saturday, June 24, 2000 07:05:10 AM
IP: ac8a9bee.ipt.aol.com

Sorry Winterwolf, gotta stick to my guns on this one. I maybe should have brought out my spear, but I wanted to make #4 a punching bag. I did, and added an attack in there. I'm out, but thank you for your kind words. Robby, write me out, Kill me, I don't care. It's your show.

I used the Room of T&S, just for the soul purpose of having a chance. I could have done it differently, but I"ve done that before. I thought this would be fun for me to add. It was, but seeing as it's not that welcome anymore, I'll retire to what I know best. That's Chapter form fiction.

You guys know how to contact me. Probably won't be around much. ANd I'm not trying to raise any hell, but asking a writer to change a chunck of their writing style is like chopping off a foot and asking them to do the 800 Meter Run. I've powered down my character once, but asking a second time...that's just a slap in the face with an anvil, 20 times. Later folks. Been good meeting you all.

Few thanks before I leave.

To the CR for making me feel welcome.
To the Other RP-ers, that was fun. But maybe I should have just stayed in the fanfic biz. Who knows.
Doug for all his info on the Ravens and such. I might contact you later on that, ya never know.

To everyone else- It was good to meet ya all, and I wish you well on your endeavors.

Gasper - [gasper@icybrian.com]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 05:08:05 AM
IP: 209.83.84.4

Hello all.

Wolfy> The link is for you. Its the one I promised you. My faveorite Ice cream is strawberry. The kind with real strawberries in it. I also like peppermint with real peppermint in it.

Brooklyn> I enjoyed our chat with everyone. We must do that again.

I'm really tired so I'm off to bed. I hope everyone has a good weekend.
Janine - [Purple_Pixy@hotmail.com]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 04:40:36 AM
IP: phx-214.treknet.net

Gasper> <<Hatboy? I missed something, or I'm not thinking....elaborate?>>: Sorry about that, bad habit on my part. I meant Tuzedo Mask. I'm sot sure wich looks more stupid, the hat or the mask...

Naimhgold> woman: That is just not good. I wish well for the children, and hope you do not have to deal with a situation like that again.

Random thought: Fire Storm/Lady Mystic> Are you going to release the complete results to the voting when it is over? I mean a straight tally, not the extra comments. I would think it would be interesting to see just how well all the pictures did.

Archwolf> Well wishes for the knee.

Robby> <<a mistake on the part of one of the writers that apparently slipped past edits>>: I suspected as much, but thought you might want to know in case there is the option of some post-release editing.

Cali`pe: <<I'm gonna havta get me that game and practice till I have a car of my own>>: Always a good idea. It was quite common to see half my suite playing it at the same time. Last I remember, they were trying to earn enough money to buy the dump truck.
<<Lina`chan? I dont think I know anyone by that name, online or off>>: I don't know her myself, I'm just familiar with her works (SD3, Rayearth, SM:AS, Tenchi Muyo, and soon Lodoss).

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Saturday, June 24, 2000 02:44:44 AM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

**Winterwolf enters the CR**

It's the weekend! hurray! I'm having fun this weekend. :) I wish everyone a good time.

Kitainia> <unfair grade> I've had classes like that in the past. It forced me to utilize my memorization but I didn't learn the material as thoroughly. I think if you can explain something in your own words then you have learned it. If you regurgitate what the professor said then you memorized what was said in class, but do you really understand what it means. You definitely deserve better. :( <Shadowrider's party> I was thinking we could get together in the TGS chat room and for a while. Maybe a half an hour and give Shadowrider a big send off. Then we can have a bigger bash when he comes back! :)

Jackal> Maybe a round of Quake or Unreal will put you in a better state of mind. Violence there is completely acceptable. Here's to you feeling completely better.

Shadowrider> <map of NY> It looks you should be all set now so I'll leave this be.

Niamhgold> <all nighter> Those are just evil really. At some point it catches up to you and you just get wiped out for most of a day. Maybe that's just me though. <rant> What! That's absolutely terrible! I can't believe what others have the nerve and capacity to do. What do you think Niamhgold? girlfried? <page> I'll be sure to tell you when it is ready for visitors. Hey! Would you like to co-author a website with me when I'm done setting up the first site with Brooklyn? ^_^

DPH> I'm working on a small rewrite to smooth everything over. The one you did is good but there are some rough spots that I want to tackle.

******TD SPOILERS******

Overall I found this was a good episode. I agree that there are some rough spots, which have already been addressed. The episode did seem like an introduction to a larger story. I think more could have been done with this first part. Having Brooklyn and Sata together again is great. The idea of having a flying Dalek, the extinguishers, was amusing for me anyway. In Dr. Who that would just be scary! :) It's good to see Payne again. He does have a lot of time between when he was left and the time of the recent episode. I wonder what he's been up to? Of course I don't expect an answer. So there's good and bad stuff in latest TD. Again it was a fine story.

******END TD SPOILERS******

Janine> Well since Joxter never took any ice cream, let's sit down and talk while eating ice cream. I'll instant message you later and send email too. For now let's just enjoy good company and a bowl of ice cream. What's your flavor?

If anyone want's this refrigerator I wheeled in here the other day if loaded with ice cream! Enjoy!

Brooklyn> I'm working on it. If you're on I'll catch you.

Caliope> <wave pool> I don't know why but any wave pool I've tried tends to make me feel sick. It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that it was a monster wave pool, could it? <30 min drive away> Oh well. For what it's worth I'll still let you know the next time I'm on the island. <camp is over> Cheers on getting through unscathed. Little kids can be hazardous to your heath. They tend to be indestructible. <now what?> So what are you doing now that camp is over?

Shadowrider> <chat room party> Definitely! Just let all of us know in advance what time including time zone and day is good for you. I'll remind everyone to convert the time to his or her time zone and we'll see you there! <Niamhgold's turtle> Don't worry I've been asking her about that turtle picture also. ;) <reading fiction> Unfortunately we all have to make sacrifices. I wonder how many fan fics series I'll really be able to go out and read. Even narrowing it down once may not be enough. :(

Gasper> I understand how you feel. Just for your own benefit maybe you should wait a while before you decide to remove yourself from the RP. I liked where you were going with you character.

SOROW> <work> If you change your mind I'm always willing to listen. :) <TD> I totally agree with SOROW on this!

******WARNING BFTS - RP******

"That was my fault." Winterwolf grinned sheepishly. "I threw a sonic cannon into the fire that was produced by the other weapons. When it exploded I felt a shockwave knock me down. It's a good thing I protected my ears from all sounds. That didn't hurt anybody? Did it?"

While he was speaking DPH noticed the bracers were collecting magical energy. Some of it was recharging the bracers. The rest of the energy was going into Winterwolf's belt pouch.

Winterwolf continued. "What's bothering me right now is why DC appeared as Rodlox outside for everyone of the fleeing Speed Stars to see. I can't believe he wouldn't know that I'd see him as an imposter immediately. So why do it?"

**In a secure room filled with computers**

"I don't see why I had to pretend to be that big oaf!" DC muttered. He soothes himself as he contemplates several tortures for Winterwolf when the time of his reckoning is at hand.

"It will serve us well to get what we need from NCA. Watch." The mysterious stranger, who Netlag and DC still hadn't been able to see his true form, polymorfed into an exact replica of Rodlox. "As this Rodlox I will best NCA and he will be forced to give you a portion of his power.

Netlag tried to see through the Rodlox illusion but found that this spell had transformed their ally's form completely. "Your deception looks good, but how do you plan to beat NCA? His power is vast."

"Leave that to me."

******END WARNING BFTS - RP******

Good Night! Enjoy the weekend! I'll enjoy mine. ^_^
Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Saturday, June 24, 2000 02:08:27 AM
IP: bay1-404.nyc.ziplink.net

*enters*

Thanks for your sympathies you guys. The irritating thing is, my sister knows her boyfriend tried to give me a porno "poster" but she thought I would like since I, aparently by her standards, watch anime porno. What the @^$*???? Ranma 1/2 is not porno!!! If Ranma was doing the nasty with any of his fiances, and you saw ALL parts of their anatomy, THEN it would be a porno. (though I hate to admit it, I would like to see more male flesh of either Ranma or Ryouga. ;P) Any way, the point is I don't want to watch anyone having sex!!!
Though last night, I met my sister's boyfriend's sister who is also a Wiccan. Unforntunetly when I first met her I was a little shocked to see another strange person in my house and I think I acted a little rudely toward her. Chris (my sister's boyfriend's name) told her I was Wiccan and she asked me if I had done anything for Solstice. This whole past year I have been so busy with school I've had to put aside my practice for a while and was trying to recover from school after it ended this past week. I think I sounded a little uninterested in what appeared to be an invitation to do something with her. *looks guilty* So I asked Chris to tell her I'm sorry for maybe sounding rude and that I'm open to do anything wicca stuff with her. ^_^
Later all!

*OUT*
Mary Flanders
Saturday, June 24, 2000 12:42:53 AM
IP: ramp-2-42.ucdavis.edu

Hello
One question before I go to bed.
What He** happened to Emambu?
Just thought I'd ask.

By all

P.S. Thank you allwho've taken the time to read my fic!
It means a lot to me. Thank you for the kind word as well!!

^_^
Brooklyn - [mango_11_19@hotmail.com]
Saturday, June 24, 2000 12:24:19 AM
IP: usr63.cqc.com

I had some really stupid customers at work today, so pathetic that I don't want to talk about it.

Just a quickie: "Ruby Eyes" was awesome like everyone said, and I thought "Return to Paradise" was pretty good. I just have one general question about the whole season. After counting the years, I'm guessing that Brooklyn is about 30 in human years. Am I right? Anyway, does anyone else think that Brooklyn should be giving up the old wisecracks since he would be considered an adult?
SOROW
Friday, June 23, 2000 11:46:37 PM
IP: dll2a030-0796.splitrock.net

Redubbing Dragonball Z>Some of the voices were good, for instance Nail, Dende, Vegitas 3rd season voice, etc...but many of the dub voices are REALLY bad, Frieza for instance, in Japan his voice is definately that of a guy but in America he's either a girl or gay. Zarbon also sounds horrible, as does many of the other characters Bulma's third season voice makes her sound like a teenager. Another problem is the fact that all of the 1st and 2nd season voices are different from the 3rd season voices. The original Japanese voices were VERY good, especially Vegitas. If only we could get people with identical voices to the originals...

A few additions to Dream Show Network...

Zeta Gundam
All Gundam Shows and movies
BTAS
TMNT-for nostalgias sake...
Dragonball
Dragonball GT-not as good as the originals but still OK

Pokemon and its "evil">I dont think Pokemon is quite as bad as some people here think it is, I myself dont like it but it does have a certain odd appeal. I think the main reason that people hate it is because of the marketing hype it created and all the clones of it that have been made. On the plus side the show is fairly original and has some decent humor, I sure can name a lot of worse cartoons, but on the down side the show is fairly repetitive, reuses ideas over and over and many of the ideas are incredibly dumb. Although some people here would disagree, I think Digimon is actually worse than Pokemon.
Bengali - [delphu@netscape.net]
Friday, June 23, 2000 08:25:11 PM
IP: spider-wg052.proxy.aol.com

Robby- Second time this has happened. Find a way to write me out. Once again, I have to change. I had no problem with the power levels, but this is a slap in the face to me. I don't know if you intend it that way, but that's how I took it. I'm out. I can't be the character that I am. I'm tired of making comprimises on something that was an original character that isn't good enough.

Dragon Warrior, Brooklyn, fun to work with ya. Hope you have a good battle with the Ten. It was fun....but I can't take this. Later all. Hope you enjoy the RP.
Gasper - [gasper@icybrian.com]
MN, US
Friday, June 23, 2000 07:44:04 PM
IP: 209.83.84.4

Hi to everyone.

I apologize if last time I didn't reply to anyone, but I finally had resumed my new story after some days of total block, I was proceeding quite fast...and I suddenly realized I had no idea of where to place a main scene! So I posted that request...

Thanks to Wilek, Niamhgold (always caring :) ) and David G. for answering me. The maps were good, more or less what I needed, they were of use and I think they'll be more in future. Thank you again.

Theresa:> Congrats for your new niece!

Winterwolf:> Yes, your one sound like a good system...but even by doing so, I seem not to get in time. A shame for me, I always pretended to be a fast reader...I'd like to have more free time!
Oh, I probably never thanked you for your idea of a goodbye party for me in the chatrooms...it was really a nice thought, thank you very much. If you still want to do it...I'll warn you by time, as I'll have news about my service.

Kitainia:> Fried Salamander? You're making my mouth water...;)
I, too, am very glad I'll be able to stick around for another while. Maybe, with a bit luck, in this time I'll say something wrong, so you all will start hating me and as I'll leave I'll not be missed...I hope it doesn't happen, even for a joke!!!

Niamhgold:> <reads working episode> I can't believe it...I mean...how could a mother FORGET her children? I don't want to think she willingly abandoned them...but if it is not, something has to be happened her...it is a sad story you told us, indeed. Please, Niamh, if you will have any new about it, will you keep me informed? I'd be glad to know that everything ended well...for once, at least, in this sad world...<shakes head>
Nicer topic: Hey, just because you reminded it, I'm still waiting to see your award-winning ceramic turtle. Don't hope I'll forget it...you're not the only one who has a elephant's memory...;)

Green Baron:> Hey, nice to see you again! Welcome back!

Archwolf:> I promise I'll be good! ;) And I promise I'll warn you as I'll have to leave...
Running misadventure: Ouch! Glad to know you didn't get hurt! Well, a wounded pride heals quickly...believe me, I know! ;)

Brooklyn:> I finally managed to view your story (I tried several times last days, but for some reason I wasn't able to see it...). I downloaded it, I'm going to read it and send you feedback as possible. I've seen it is quite short, so I think I'll finish it tomorrow.
Do you prefer feedback via email, or here in the CR?

OK, sleep is asking for me. I hope I missed nothing, but even in this case, I'll try to remedy tomorrow.

Good Night!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Friday, June 23, 2000 06:05:47 PM
IP: h213-46-61.mi2.albacom.net

*drags herself in*

Yo! I cant get me color! Well, I'll try this one, they say I look nice in red :P

Oh, and Hellos everyones, BTW :P

OK, So, do any of you know what its like to be watching 3 hyperactive lil boys in a wave pool full of ppl....at the SAME time!??!?! Well.....I DO! :P All in all, and my stres aside, they had a blast, so it was worth it :)

Winterwolf> <> Alrighty, you do that! But I can already tell you, I dont live in San Juan, I live about 30 min drive away, if there are no trafic jams (like thats posible :P) But I do study in Rio Piedras wich is close by :)

Kitainia> Thank you very much! Last day of camp was today, if you dont count the lil presentation they're putting on for the parents on Sunday, and I HAVE survived! :P

Gside> LOL OK, I'm gonna havta get me that game and practice till I have a car of my own :P Lina`chan? I dont think I know anyone by that name, online or off, sorry. I know Demona Taina is from PR, but I've never meet her, and Alex Destine is too, but I've known her for a long time :P

Heh, I gotta go guys, I'll See ya around! *HUGZ all and drags herself back out*
Caliope - [raquelmd@hotmail.com]
Friday, June 23, 2000 05:36:08 PM
IP: 136.145.70.210

Hello
Haven't posted in a few days here it goes.
<Rodlox>
The study is almost done. Mail you later.
<Winterwolf>
Mail you later, or Instant message you ?
How is the page coming? I'll mail pics to you later.
<Janine>
Talk to you later.
Not much to say please go read my fic everyone!

Brooklyn - [mango_11_19@hotmail.com]
Friday, June 23, 2000 04:59:54 PM
IP: usr57.cqc.com

Some slightly belated replies.

Roswell Conspiracies> I don't even remember the name of the guy I played, but it did involve doing my Joe Bob Briggs impression. (It was kinda funny. I did the audition in my normal voice, and Greg says "Can you do it again, and really play up the Texas accent this time?" And I thought "What accent? I don't have an accent?")

Wilek><<animated porn is even more pathetic and worthless than the usual variety.>> I dunno, H-fest proved it's at least good for a laugh, especially when badly dubbed.

Coyote> A freak on a budget? And do they make those with wings, btw? (j/k)

Theresa> Congrats on the neice.

Mandi>Something to watch for the summer> I'm at a bit of a loss, since I dunno if you're into the WNBA or not. Other then that, about the only thing I'll be watching all summer will be the fourth season of OZ. (Great show, if you get HBO) Or you could try renting a lot of anime.

Crzy><<Sailor Mars looking like me at AKon? WHERE??? ME SEEEEEE!!>> Click my name link to see some of my pics from A-Kon, which Skippy was nice enough to host on his site. (It's not that I'm lazy per se Skippy, just completely hopeless with computers) If you can't see them all, just reload till they all pop up. The series goes like this:

Kaji hits on women regardless of bust size,(1) height,(2) race,(3) or species.(4)

Robby><<Is it just me or did Firebird Suite seem to REALLY rip off Mononoke's animation style?>> It's not just you. I saw it last night, and my brother and I made that same observation a minute into the segment.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, June 23, 2000 04:12:50 PM
IP: ppp-25.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

GB > yes, I got it ... wanted to discuss it with Tim before replying, and he works long days on Thurs and Fri so we haven't had the chance to talk much yet.

I am working on putting together a Yahoo Club site for my books. It'll be at http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/sabledrakehall (or click) if anyone's interested in checking it out, maybe joining up. Not that there's much there yet; I only just got started. But it could be fun!

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Friday, June 23, 2000 02:15:01 PM
IP: 15-128.009.popsite.net

*Janine wanders in half dazed and feeling sick*

I promise I won't puke on the carpet or in the pool:) Sorry I had to say something silly to cheer myself up.

Does any one know who I e-mailed the very rough draft of my fan fic to, cause I don't. I need a little help. I have most of the plot worked out but I need a timeline before my characters can start to give dates and such in the flash back. Also I wanted to colaborate stories because the two sorta intergrated.

Any who...the 'sleeze ball' and I called a truce. He can have his ex all he wants but he now knows not to expect any thing from me and he also knows never to piss off a Pagan, Leo, female again:) Life is going on...things with the 'rents aren't getting better. They are taking out my phone line Tuesday because it isn't worth the $20 they are paying for it. Well I gotta go before ~they~ get home. (of course there is no resentment in my tone, no never, not me...)

Thanks for the rant.
Janine - [Purple_Pixy]
Friday, June 23, 2000 02:01:33 PM
IP: phx-208.treknet.net

Greetings all...

COMMENTS ABOUT RtP : Best intentions don't always work out, it seems.

Originally, I requested that I either write the story myself or work with a single co-writer. That's what usually happens when new stories come out from our Breakdowns department... this time, however, both Robby and Alan wanted to work on it (Robby mostly because the character Payne was his creation, from the way I understood it). A resolution was proposed, but in the end it ended up with us three - two junior writers and a senior one - working on the story.

I could go into all the headaches involved during the course of writing this story - lack of communication between writers, certain early draft weakness, etc. - but I'm not here to bash the story I worked on, nor the writers I worked with. Suffice to say, this story would have been better handled with just one writer, or just two writers working a lot closer together. But, such is life... we never get exactly what we want.

But to answer a few specific comments:

- The "Mudfoot" comment : That was my way of working in an obscure reference to another cartoon character, the old, wise vagrant from the "Fat Albert Show" they called Mudfoot. Bad timing on my part I guess... I thought it would be a fun thing to add.

- The Extinguishers : My idea, considering that an area like the Arboretum would need both fire protection and security. Plus, I felt something very futuristic would off-set the old-fashioned sprinklers protecting the rookery. Okay, it was corny to have them speak, but that was something I decided at the spur of the moment... plus I thought a few Whovians in the audience would recognise it.

- The Future Council Scene : I'm sort of surprised this one didn't go over to well. I mean, did everyone think the Future clan was just going to sit around and just wait for Brooklyn to return? Life goes on, and I thought it would be a good thing to show the Future Manhattan clan taking care of business. Perhaps the two new characters were a bit stereotyped... again, my doing.

- Sata & Brooklyn's Reunion : In the original outline, Brooklyn is actually supposed to dance into Sata's room, and she nearly stabs him with her sword at first (since she doesn't know it's him to begin with). The dialog was thought out WAY before the story "Giri" was writen; just our way of keeping with Sata saying something profound, and Brook just either wise-cracking or making a simple response (sorry for all those waiting for the "little jade" line). Again, writer mess-up. I didn't follow up after "Giri" was finished.

Finally, a specific reply to one Joxter:

You seem to be intent on tearing this one story apart... and for some reason that raises a red flag to me. Most of the comments I see were directed towards parts that I worked on for the most part, and none of the rest. Do I sense that you have some vendetta here? Please tell me I'm wrong... otherwise some suspicions I have concerning your person are going to come to light sometime soon. (I really do hope I'm wrong... the ramifications of said suspicions would really cause a lot of damage to TGS if, sadly, I was proved right).

Well, that's all from me for now... Maintain and Check Six!

Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Friday, June 23, 2000 12:40:00 PM
IP: m105.ieway.com

Niamhgold- The comic book industry standard paper for drawing and inking on is bristol board. Hope that helps.

Gside- Brooklyn had gotten rid of his armor. That was merely a mistake on the part of one of the writers that apparently slipped past edits.
Robby
Friday, June 23, 2000 12:34:17 PM
IP: spider-tj033.proxy.aol.com

*A sweaty Archwolf hobbles into the CR*
Mornin All. This morning was the first morning since being back from school that I got to go running. Felt great, until my knee buckled and I tripped and fell. Only thing hurt was my pride.

*TD Spoilers**
I dunno...this one kinda felt like a prologue. I really didn't mind the Dalek-ish extinguishers (but it would have been....nifty if they had started chanting Exterminate! after Brook killed one of them.

THe only thing that bugged me truly was the actual reunion I mean, DITTO!?! I'm with ShadowRider. I was wating for "I kept my promise Little Jade" or something along those lines.

I do like that Sata and Brook are keeping things from each other. Don't know WHY I do, but I do.
Rate: 6/10
**End**

Gasper><<Did you see part of Chapter 12 is up finally! It's pretty good too>>Yeah, I read it. It was good, but like Ace said, it will be changed since it is just the draft. Y'know, if we don't find out what Ash saw that made him think that Misty go for Brock soon, I may get a tid bit annoyed.

ShadowRider>Well, I can't give you the number (It's a secret), but if you are good, I can promise I will call it again before you go (just gimme some warning).

Warpmind>Welcome back. Hey, you didn't bring enough cigars for the rest of us! *Cuts off as the whine of repulsorlifts fills the room* Ah. Now THAT is a fighter. *Turns to see an XWing land* I know, we've been through this. This isn't astock X-Wing, though. This is the XT-65J. Took 8 months to build the damn thing since we had to put it together between classes and the only place we had to work on it was the back corner of the hangar at the Yavin IV Praxeum. It has modified engins capable of a ruise speed of over 155MGLT, features advanced sheild and weapon managment systems, improved shield gennies, no astromech to give you lip. The other guy working on it is a Jedi in training. He tends to be really good with metals. As a result, the structure and armor are more dense, more pure, more solid than before, giving it a hull integrity more that 5 times greater than that of a B-Wing. It is also modular. Right now, we bulled the Torp-racks out and stuck in a trio con missle racks, which freed up some room to throw in a set of performance boosters for the engines and 5 "Interditor-Breaker" Hyperspace motivators. Oh, yeah, and we also took out the GForce Compensator.
Anyhew.

SJ>LOL! I loved those Anime spoofs!

Well, gotta get going. Yard to cut, yadda yadda.

Shade and Sweet Water
Archwolf - [archwolf@collegeclub.com]
Friday, June 23, 2000 10:54:55 AM
IP: pumpkin-b-03.mcmurray.nb.net

** SEMI RP RELATED**
Copying and pasting from this page is so much easier when you can search for a keyword and from there copy and paste as opposed to scrolling down the entire page. I copy and paste from a text editor called EditPad. I downloaded from tucows.com . This text editor completes replaces NotePad. For its size, it does a lot of things, including let me one multiple files at a time.
**END SEMI RP RELATED**

**TD SPOILERS**
I reread CrossRoads, Parts 1 & 2 yesterday in order to get the mess straightened out (in my head) as to who came from where. I understand that Broadway and Angela were not important in this story. I still wonder if Payne and Brooklyn had become re-acquainted in some unknown story.
**END TD SPOILERS**

Stop the sanity! Stop the sanity!

DPH scurries frantically looking for something to add to this post.

**What I want in an animated show**
Focus on a few character's stories at a time. I think of ST:DS9 as a good example. Every episode has to have certain people in it, but you can usually tell who gets the focus. There needs to be character development, but not so much that it's difficult to follow. Every episode would a) contribute to character development, b)work on plot/subplot, or c)both. I will relate to this to the BFTS RP. I have working on giving some characters depth and at other times working on the general plot/subplot when necessary. That is what I expect of a good animated show: not necessarily a show where if you miss one episode you screwed up until they do repeats, but if you missed one episode, you missed a character's development. But that is just my humble opinion. Some people might prefer a twenty-six episode novel where what happens in every chapter changes everything completely.
**END What I want in an animated show**

**BFTS RP**
DPH thinks to himself, "Hmm. Thermal reduction does not come from Winterwolf's body but an external power source. At the same time, I notice that his body is unable to recharge it. I suspect that I can not recharge it, either. Hmm. I have been wondering about a source of magic I keep sensing in one of Winterwolf's pouches. Whatever that source is, it is attempting to cloak itself. But what can I say? I have secrets myself. Am I willing to give up all of my secrets to gain information? No, but I am willing to give up a few. Which ones, though? I will not give up the spell I am working on, because it is too dangerous if I perfect it. Heck, I am not sure that the perfected spell is safe in my hands."

DPH and Winterwolf walk back into the house.

"Well, how did the battle go?" asks Jason Filler.

"Interesting. DPH, ITAG's security was compromised and somebody accessed the file on your known powers list." said Plastique.

"Damn. No wonder my lightning attacks didn't work. Well, we knew who hacked into the computers. Winterwolf, ITAG has a listing on everyone's powers who works for ITAG." Winterwolf stopped looking confused. "This gun in my hand shoots eletrical bolts. It runs off of my energy source. The gun in Plastique's hand shoots acid." said DPH.

"Funny thing is those suits have some sort of protection against acids. Those sonic cannons gave me headaches." said Plastique.

"Yes, those darn sonic cannons limited my concentration ability. Normally, I can do 10 lightning attacks at a time with a pounding headache, I did good to fight with 1 lightning attack at a time. The last time I used my gun was on a one-on-one scenario because lightning attacks during a one-on-one quickly turn to my favor." said DPH.

"What was the loud sonic boom about?" asked Jason.
**END BFTS RP for now**
DPH (Daniel Paul Hightower) - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Friday, June 23, 2000 10:53:37 AM
IP: max1-29.cwy.cei.net

Hello all. I have been lurking for a while now. Not too much to say. I hope you all liked Attila's website. He's such a cute little pervert :)

I am also switching pics.

Starsinger> Now, you have another who can call you Auntie Starsinger :)

Jackal> Welcoem Back. The CR is back to full insanity. How is Torri?

Christine> Did you get my e-mail?

Wilek> I doubt you'll get flamed. NAMBLA is a bunch of pedophiles. No one is that "open-minded" in here.

Mandi> Why not watch CNBC for some new shows to love, though Hardball fanfic doesn't work too well, nore do C-Span/Gargoyles crossovers.

Jannie> Well, I imagien you're proud of Michael. A pity about your daughter. You did the right thing. As for running away form home, that's part of why I'm joining the Army. Instead of running away, I get lots of pay and beenfits including free room and board and discount shopping. I figure no drill sergeant can be as bad as my mother, since they don't use guilt.

Time Dancer> I just finished Deals and Exchanges. I have a ways to go.

Dream Network>

Sailor Moon
Catholic Schoolgirl Scouts
Thundercats
Gargoyles: All versions
All types of anime since I've seen so little
King of the Hill
South Park
Christine Morgan's Scooby Doo
Richie Rich vs Communist Smurfs

Live Action
A-Team
Get Smart
F-Troop
F-Troop: The Next Generation
Car 54, Where are you?
Hogan's Heroes
Hardball
Interactive Shoot 'em up C-Span
Father Dowling Mysteries
Bob Dole Comedy Hour
Wings
Highlander
The Jesse Ventura Show

Perosnal News> I just bought some stock.

20 shares of AOL
20 shares of Frequency Electronics, Inc.

Lynne Like> I'm partial to older women, myself. Those stories make my family troubles seem pretty minor, even though my mother hates when I try to get her to go to Mass, like she used to.

WB, TRC.

Does anyone know what has become of Zath?

Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana
Friday, June 23, 2000 10:37:40 AM
IP: 141.164.133.103

Shadowrider> http://www.ny.com/maps/shopmap.html is the URL for something called the Manhattan sightseeing map. I'll stick it in the cool name-link thingy, too.

Kitainia> Thanks. Avalon Wars is on the back burner now, since I'm not even sure what I want to do with it. A couple of things on the front burner look like they're about to be consumed in flames soon though, so maybe I'll be working on it sooner than I think.

David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Friday, June 23, 2000 09:02:18 AM
IP: 198.215.20.3

** Niamhgold enters, stretches, and yawns **

Pulled an all nighter at work (my first job, not my graphics one) last night. ** Partial rant forthcoming ** Some woman came into our store with her kids (one was a girl around five, a boy around three/four, and a one year-old in a stroller), and told them she'd be back in a few minutes. Well, she *never* came back, and those poor kids were in our store until about one this morning(when the police came). I was thoroughly peeved off, especially since the kids were so young! They never did find the mother, as the children don't know enough like phone numbers and such. I sure hope she *forgot*, not meant to leave them there! Of course, whether she meant to or not, if I ever find her, she's going to get a piece of my mind! >:( ** End partial semi-rant **

Winterwolf: Check your e-mail! I think I finally got all my messages sorted through :) Can't wait to see the page you've been working on with Brooklyn! (And I'm working on getting pictures of my ceramic turtle; it's with my dad, now, as a gift, and I kept telling him to use his digital camera. But he keeps forgetting! ;) )

Shadowrider: I suggest the same link that Wilek suggested; it's pretty good (although I go by Fomor's guide to N.Y.C. when I get absolutely stuck).

For all comic artists out there: I need to find a *better* quality 11 X 17 inking board; any suggestions on what I should use? (I'm thinking anything vellum; right now I'm using plate). It just doesn't agree with my inks. ;)

Christine: Pages were missing from the mss of Black Roses? Hmmm...a conspiracy to hoarde your work, perhaps? Well, if they copy anything, you can sue, sue, sue! :}

Janine: Kudos to your boy for making Eagle Scouts. Having a bro in the same situation, we can both respect the honor of the position ;)

Theresa: And congrats with the niece!

I think that be all for tonight...
Adios!

Niamhgold - [" " @hotmail.com]
Friday, June 23, 2000 08:51:54 AM
IP: lac-flex203.ncia.net

Shadowrider> There's a map at my name link. Not sure how exact it is; hope it helps. :)
Wilek
Friday, June 23, 2000 07:10:12 AM
IP: proxy1.spaceproxy.com

<Shadowrider enters, hurried>

URGENT REQUEST

Please, does anyone know where on the Net I could find a map of New York (even approximative, I don't care)?
I need it for my new story, I can't go on without, so please if anyone knows, tell me!
Thanks in advance to anyone will answer!!!

END REQUEST
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Friday, June 23, 2000 06:03:13 AM
IP: h213-46-177.mi2.albacom.net

GSIDE---HUH?!?!?!? Hatboy? I missed something, or I'm not thinking....elaborate? thanks.

Gasper - [gasper@icybrian.com]
MN, US
Friday, June 23, 2000 05:15:39 AM
IP: 209.83.84.4

Timedancer: Good job once again. **SPOILER**At one point, it said that a blast grazed Brooklyn's left shoulder guard. I thought got rid of the armour. And we do find out why Payne couldn't remember history.**/SPOILER**

Rolling Calf> <<how your ex feels>>: That just sounds so wrong when you say it like that. To quote someone else from the suite: "I am 100% not gay."

Welcome back Warpmind.

Cali`ope> <<maybe they're my nahibors and I dont even know it! :P Hey, its a small enough island!>>: Maybe you know Lina`chan, translation goddess (I think she's there... forget where I saw that though) (http://translations.animangarpg.org/)
<<....again with the baffling Gside!>>: Greg's confirmed it, I am terminally obfuscatory (such a fun word).
Pedestrian Repulsificators: That would be a weapon in Carmageddon 2. Quite an interesting game. They're springs that fly out of your car, hitting pedestrians (censored to zombies since the original), and sending them flying. Other fun powerups are Solid Granite Car, Pedestrian Electro-!@#$%^& Ray, Pinball Mode, Pedesrian Flamethrower. And don't forget about the Cunning Stunts (try to say it five times fast without saying something naughty).

Starsinger> Have fun with the neice.

Gasper> <<She rocks>>: She's an idiot. Everyone there is an idiot, especially hatboy. But it's addictive.

Wilek> <>: Try around with the internet friends, or trade off all you high powered stuff to a new guy in the next game to go through and get all the others you couldn't get before.
<>: You know, I don't have a clue as to who you are talking about. (sarcastic)

It's approaching five, I'm rather tired now, so I'll be signing off here. Note to self: start with Winterwolf.

Na zdoorv'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Friday, June 23, 2000 04:34:12 AM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Hello everyone.

Brooklyn> I'm sorry I wasn't online lastnight/thismorning. I'll try to be online around midnight CR time. And I'm sorry I haven't finished all of your story yet.

Well its off to beddy bye land. Man do I need to get away from the baby even for just a few hours... Goodnight everyone.
Yavone
Friday, June 23, 2000 03:46:21 AM
IP: phx-207.treknet.net

**RETURN TO PARADISE SPOILERS?**

I'm proud of the work I did on it, and half of the story remains to be told yet. SOmetimes collaborations don't work out, I suppose this was one of those times. If Alan does decide to post his "behind the scenes" thing next week, you'll all understand a bit better why the story ended up as it did. *Shrugs* But like I said, I'm plenty happy with what I did. As far as the artwork, yeah, I was a little rushed. I was trying to illustrate three stories at once and well... neglected RtP part 1. The illustration there is actually one I had originally intended for Ruby Eyes, and it was originally a pic of Brooklyn hugging Demona. (Probably explains a few things, eh?) Oh well, there's several pics next week that will more than make up for it. I spent nearly a month coloring one of them...

SJ- Fun lists as usual. The sad part being I can identify just about every one of the anime series being parodied.

Also, you commented on Crocadile Dunee 3 several months ago. You said then that you'd rather have Steve Irwin play the part. I agreed with you then, and I agree with you still. HE would make the movie worth seeing.

And get this! That nutty crocadile hunter now has episodes of his show on video! Woah!

Joxter- I don't really watch Pokemon that much anymore, largely due to the fact its all reruns. But I enjoyed it once when I was getting a plethora of new episodes, and when the movie came out and I was hooked on the game. Mostly I'm defending it because people seem to be bashing it because of the side effects of the show's popularity, rather than because of the show itself. But you largely sumemd up anything I could have said on the matter.

But I still like the show in any event. I wish the WB would start showing eps in order again instead of theme weeks so I could get the durn things taped properly...

And in all honesty, I liked Monster Rancher the best of the three training monster shows, so naturally it only got 26 episodes and no second season.

Rodlox- I never said Rescue Rangers were uncool, I was merely using them as an example of an excellent series that had little or no continuity and overly reused plotlines.

Mary Flanders- Eh, that sort of thing seems to happen with the anime unitiated a lot. Once met a goof who thought Sailor Moon was the same thing as Dragon Ball Z...

Gasper- Let's try and avoid making the RP *totally* DBZ, okay? Influence is one thing, but eeek you're pulling a lot from it. (COnsidering we used a spirit bomb to beat the cyber smurf way back I shouldn't be talking, but...)

Redubbing anime- Actualyl, DBZ had a VERY good voice cast the first two seasons, it was just the editing and dialouge itself that stunk...

Fantasia 2000- For those of you that have seen it and Princess Mononoke... Is it just me or did Firebird Suite seem to REALLY rip off Mononoke's animation style?

Aaron- Just a reminder... SAAS meeting Sunday.

Titan AE- Apparentlty there's actually four novels... One based on the movie, and two based on the life stories of each of the leads, and one thats an abridged and younger version of the movie. I may have to check these out...

Coyote- I knew the answer to your riddle, but seeing as how Niamhgold answered it immediatley...

Lynne Like- Anothe rDBZ fan! Yay!

**RP- THE TEN SAGA HERE!**

The demons finally siezed their chance and lynched 4, pounding her and hitting her with everything they could. Suddenly, a loud yell of "ENOUGH!" came from the dogpile of demons.
Four growled. "You have all become a good deal stronger, and for that I congratulate you. And while yuour powers asre still not even close to being a match for mine, I *AM* getting annoyed. So I'll end this farce now and pull out my second form, is that agreeable to all of you? Good."
Those that understood what a transformation did were quite worried, as usually such transformations increased a power level DRAMATICALLY. And in front of everyone, taking almost no time at all... 4's eyebrows raised and thickened a little.
"THAT'S IT?" Someone cried out. "You raised your eyebrows and thats a second form?"
4 grinned. "It just raised my power level by another 100,000. I'm not complaining."
[SO her power is now 350,000?]
"Aw nuts."

Meanwhile, the young girl in a waitress outfit continued to watch the battle. She would have to enter it now, her abilities were apparently needed.
Robby
Friday, June 23, 2000 03:21:44 AM
IP: spider-th021.proxy.aol.com

<<NAMBLA is real, the kid part... I mean, it's Sex with YOUNG BOYS!>>
Preverse curiousity..., I duNNo nothing about it.., What kind of sex with young boys, what's going on?

Kitainia- Thanks for the welcoming back. But things are not what they seem, and the problems that haPPened then, are only NOW dying down. And with that dying, there's like this ungodly rebirth of more sinister evil.

��Personal rant��
Ya know, it's like, ever since I got outta jail, every1's been f***in with me. And now it's geTTin worse and I can't help but think-
F**k it. I'll go back to jail, I can get out, send me back to court, give me more fines, give me another probation officer, hand me more hours of coMMunity service, send me back for more mental "evaluation"!
Bustin these ppl's aSSes would satisfy me THAT much, I wouldn't care about the consequences.
But I can't.. because, "That's not the way we work in society." ::grits teeth::
��End Rant��

::Sighs:: Well, I'll fEEl alot beTTer now that sumone will know that... :o)
I saw Shaft tonight! I was diggin it. But then I love Samuel L Jackson.
jacKal
Ga, UsA
Friday, June 23, 2000 03:07:08 AM
IP: aca23657.ipt.aol.com

**RP ALERT**

In Ankara, outside the apartment building owned by Erin's family, Yevi sits in his Land Rover with his thugs, speaking on a cell phone. "No, boss," he tells Abdullah, "I have not seen Flanagan return to his car. Nor have I seen any sign of him since that strange little girl dragged him back into the building. It was very weird, especially when she glared across the street right at me just before she closed the building door." "Hmm," Abdullah grimaces on the other end. "And the building hasn't blown up?" "No, boss. It is two minutes to the deadline, though. Shall I wait and see?" "Yes, fine, but if it doesn't explode, call me immediately. Do the same if it does." "Yes, boss," Yevi says, sighing in frustration as he hangs up. Abdullah does the same on the other end, frowning as he considers the possibilities. He then looks at Tariq, another aide of his who is dressed in Iraqi military garb and has a thin mustache. "Contact the American computer expert, see if he has Khensu's program ready yet. The robotic dragon he hired us to build is nearly complete, I want to be sure it can awaken." "Yes sir," Tariq nods. "And then, Tariq," Abdullah adds, "contact Jazeem and ask him to come see me. I may have a job that requires his special talents." Tariq shivers, but nods. "Yes sir." Then he salutes, turns, and walks out. Abdullah shakes his head, then gets up from his desk, walks to a prayer rug, and kneels facing south as the sun begins to go down outside.

In the living room of Erin's family's apartment, the family, Gubio, and Bessus are getting back together with Mist and Samson also in the room, the cat now back in her normal body. "We think we found all the bombs," Bessus is telling Mary, Patty, and Hassan. "It was good that Fasil and I knew where best to look for them." "I know this building and you know demolition," Fasil adds. "That worked well for us." "Yes," Gubio agrees. "That and Erin's bit of luck with that one cache." Erin smiles. "My ring was there. I was surprised to find it. Looped around the one wire I was supposed to cut of all places." She shrugs. "A bit of luck." "Yes indeed," Mary nods. "Did you disarm the others?" "We did," replies Fasil. "It was difficult, but Bessus knew how. Four bombs, like that man said." He checks his watch. "And his deadline is up now, so I guess we are alive." They all gasp and breathe a sigh of relief. "Your friend disappeared," Patty tells Erin and Gubio. "The little blonde girl. We helped her, but she woke up, talked to us, and then was gone." "She said if you ever needed her, you only had to call," Mary adds, looking at the ring on Erin's finger. "Who and what was she, anyway?" Hassan asks. "A genie? She was strange." "She was something like a genie, yeah," Gubio nods, sitting down on a chair. "We'll worry about her later if we need her help again, I guess. Right now, I have a few questions." "About Abdullah?" Erin asks, and he nods. "First, though, I want to know what we're going to do about Flanagan. Can we call the police?" "No," Fasil shakes his head. "Abdullah has many connections in them, and I do not want to attract the attention a crime of this magnitude would create. No one but us has to know of it. The other tenants in this building are trustworthy, so I will tell them if they ask, but not if they don't." Fasil and I have a friend at the British Embassy," Mary adds, "a member of MI-6. He can help us dispose of the bombs and Flanagan's body." "Alright," Gubio nods. "By the way, how did you know who he was? You recognized him." "Studying terrorism is a hobby of mine," Mary grins. "It affects Fasil's country and mine so often, I felt I should learn all I could about it and its purveyors, to better protect my family." "Mom knows all the bad guys," Patty adds with a smirk. "Alright," Gubio smiles back. "I'm glad for that. Right now, I'm very interested in a specific bad guy, though. This Abdullah. I originally came here to get the desert night flower for Doug, and to meet all of you, but now that we have been drawn into this trouble, I think we're going to have to solve if before I leave." "If we can," Bessus growls. "Abdullah is one of the wealthiest men in Turkey. He originally made his money with oil fields, but they ran dry a few years ago, so he turned to manufacturing drugs and other forms of crime. He also owns a few electronics factories. His wealth has allowed him to acquire many contacts and friends across our nation, particularly in this area, as well as hire an army of thugs like that Flanagan character to be at his beck and call." "Well, we've fought armies," Erin declares, eyes flashing with anger. "Abdullah's is one we have let stand for far too long. The man himself must be stopped. Now is the best time to do it." Gubio nods. "Yes. I don't know if we can match his men, but we have to try." "We can match them," Mary declares. "My MI-6 friend, Bob Marter, has many friends he can contact, including a nephew with an army on his own back in England that can be flown in if I ask him and they agree. The embassy can set it up. There are also many friends we have in Ankara who would be willing to fight with us. Abdullah's men are a frequent source of public disorder in this city, as well as protection rackets that are resented by all their victims." "We can also call on the Society of Desert Knights," Erin adds. "I am a member in good standing. It will take time to contact the head office in Jordan and get their support, but they will give it. I wish I knew more of the members in the Turkey area, or I would contact them. Vincent and Terrell may also be agreeable to supplying us with some of their troops, we can ask them when we see them tomorrow. Caiveh are fierce and noble warriors." "We can contact my old regiment too," Bessus says. "Colonel Amad would be pleased to fight a man like Abdullah." "Okay, okay," Gubio grins. "I think we may have enough people to challenge him after all. I'd be surprised if we didn't beat him, with all this support." "Abdullah can contact many other terrorists to support him too, unfortunately," sighs Fasil. "Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Ayatollah Khamanei of Iran, Muammar Quaddafi, the head of Hamas, and many other terrorist supporters in our part of the world are all his friends. My cousin can muster an army equal to any we can, possibly greater. And that does not count the possibility of him using his government connections to call the armed forces of Turkey down upon us, or them showing up to stop the whole thing once it's off the ground. I have known my cousin, and feared his power, for so long now. That is why I have never contemplated acting against him before, though his deeds pain me, and I tremble with the thought of doing so now." Gubio grimaces as everyone turns to look at Fasil. "You better tell him why, Dad," Hassan says. "Yes," Gubio nods. "I want to know where your fear of this man Abdullah comes from, and where Erin's hatred of him does. If I'm to help you, I need to know." Fasil frowns. "It's a long story." "Then let me begin it, Father," Erin replies, and the screen fades out.

**WE'LL HAVE TO HEAR THE STORY NEXT TIME, SUSPEND RP**

Greetings to all my friends here. Good to finally have time to fully catch up on all that's been going on. Would have done it sooner, but I've had a lot of hassles this week. Got handed down one of those awful tests where the professor expects you to write down the exact term that was mentioned in class and doesn't tolerate a term that means the same thing but is easier to remember, and where if you get one part of a question wrong, all the points for it are counted off even if you get the other parts right. Due to these grading practices, I got a D on the test even though I know the course material quite well (I know I do, and the course TA agrees, she even told me she was surprised at my grade when she saw it). Don't know if I can fight this or not, I just know I'm mad enough to try. <grimace> If you want to contribute your prayers or any other form of support to the cause, it is of course welcome. Thanks in advance to any who give theirs. Now on to replies and comments.

**SPOILERS AHEAD FOR TIMEDANCER AND THE PATRIOT**

Return to Paradise 1: Good title, communicates exactly what this story is. <grin> I liked many things in it, especially all the interesting flashbacks at the beginning that showed us the highlights of Brooklyn's dancing, and the well-written dialogue he and Sata had together in their scenes (especially in the parapets one, I don't like Brooklyn being dishonest with Sata but it works for his character given all that happened. Wonder if the truth will ever come out). I too was a bit surprised Anna was still recovering from her draining, but it makes sense to me that she would be given what happened, I liked her scenes too. The bit about the eggs possibly dying makes an intriguing and IMO well-thought out conflict, even though we know they'll survive I am still worried. Especially with Payne in the picture (great to see him again, by the way, wonder if he and Brooklyn have had any other encounters between now and the burying of Pompeii). These were the good points of the story. The bad ones were also many in number. I noticed many of the things Joxter mentioned and disliked them too, including the council scene, which reminded us of the 22nd Century characters but didn't add much to the plot. We could have been reminded of them in another way that did add something, and didn't make us have to deal with such annoying stereotypical characters as those two young gargs who were introduced (didn't like them much. Wonder if they're Digital Dork fans, they seemed the type). Sorry I'm a bit too tired right now to think of what could have been done instead, but something should have. Also didn't like that there were so many writers on this story, it made Brooklyn's development and some of the plot seem very disjointed and that was not good. The pic also wasn't that great, it had good colors but not really any of the great emotional depth and accurate character portrayal many other Timedancer pics have had before. This story was good in many ways, but it fell flat in many ways too. Ups and downs. I give it a 5/10, hope the Making Of� essay Ordell mentioned will help me understand some of it what went on in it and that next week's ep will be better. I too am very interested to see what if anything the Space Spawn are going to do in the future and if Brooklyn will get involved with them. Harthoth is also an interesting wild card whose influence we will have to get an update on. :) And maybe we can also finally find out who saved the twins.

The Patriot: Doug and I caught this movie at a sneak preview tonight, and it is great. If I had to pick the year's Best Picture right now, this would be it. First off, it's beautifully filmed, with many great scenes, and excellent music, cinematography, and costumes. The script is well-paced and flows wonderfully, with many interesting subplots and historical accuracy that seemed like part of the story and not boring all throughout. Particularly liked how they paid so much attention to character development, which was of course helped by the high-caliber acting of Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Stephen Baldwin, and all the other stars. Not only that, they didn't damn war or glorify it, they showed it for what it is and gave us a brilliant portrait of the effect it can have on people. People who seem real, too, not larger than life in any ways besides being in the roles they are playing in the story (which also seem realistic with the feelings and development shown). The emotion one gets from watching this movie is excellent too, I experienced the entire range from happiness to grief to hope to sympathy to anger to passionate cheering to humor and everything else. If you have three hours to spare next week, and want to see a wonderful epic story that is sure to be one of this summer's classics, go see this movie. You will not be disappointed. IMO, it's better than Braveheart in all things but romance. 10/10, thumbs up. Go see it. :)

**SPOILERS END**

Shadowrider: I've tasted steamed frogs too, and you're right, they are quite good. Not as good as fried salamander (another Cobra specialty dish) but good. You guessed right that he only uses fresh meat. Congrats on getting to stick around longer because of the delayed service. We will enjoy the time extension very much. :)

Jackal: Welcome back, Monsieur Chacal!! <grins> Your voice of insane good humor has been greatly missed, it is good to hear it again. One hopes it will stick around for a while. Glad your life is going well again and you managed to iron out the problems without losing your identity. I wish you good luck in doing the same with any more that arise. :)

Also welcome back to Lynne Like and TRC. Your voices have been missed as well, and your friendship. Hope you will be able to stay around a long time. :) Also, congrats to Lynne on solving all her daughter problems well. Having gone through similar things with my own mother and seen Stephanie do the same, I can relate to that episode. Glad it turned out well for you too. :)

Brooklyn: Perused your fanfic. A bit short, but you did a good job of establishing the characters, who are intriguing. Hope that next chapter we will get more of their background and some conflicts. Catchy beginning, keep up the good work. <thumb raised>

Jannie: Congrats to your son on his achievement. As a woods-person of similar skill, I applaud his addition to our ranks. You must be very proud, and have every right to be. Hope he is too, and may he use his skills wisely to the benefit of those in need. <grin> Congrats to Spike's husband and kids on their similar achievements. You're all very welcome in the exclusive club. :)

Mecord: Forgot to mention this last time, but we Girl Scouts went fishing often too. Didn't do it as much as selling cookies or other activities, but we did get involved. It was fun. Biggest I caught was a 12-pound salmon. Yeah, I know, that's nothing compared to the 29.4-pound rainbow trout Doug caught in Lake Michigan once, but it's good. :) $ Glad you enjoyed the Lloky RP we did last time (bad guy's name in it was Flanagan), we hope to do just as well with her character next time we use it. As you may have guessed from the bit above, that may be soon. Gubio and Erin will also probably be bringing in lots of other help to battle Abdullah, including the London Clan (yep, Bob Marter is related to Colin) and other good forces. Including possibly someone famous in the Middle East who is also named Abdullah but does his family a lot more honor and courtesy. Cyber-cookie to anyone who can guess who it is before it's revealed in a few posts. $

SOROW: I see you got an e-mail address of your own now. Congratulations. I will send you something very soon, when I have the time. Hope you've gotten plenty already. Congrats also on finding a new sister in Jannie. :) My school's drill team was the Lady Rebels, I wasn't a member but Stephanie was. She had great fun. Tricia's been a drill team captain too, hers was the Lady Bulldogs. Don't have any other friends who have. :(

Christine: Liked Dissidents: Coalition, except for what happened to my favorite character, which I can deal with I guess. <sigh> You did make up for it by giving her a great final hour full of nice character development and dialogue. Also good action, plot, orchestrated tension and suspense, development on the other characters, and so on. Keep up the good work.

Winterwolf: Good idea to have a sendoff party for Shadowrider. Doug and I would definitely attend and enjoy it. Hope it will go off.

Taleweaver: Put me down for pretty much the same things Doug said as far as animated series wishes go. Except that if they can do stand-alone same formula eps that actually have character development, well-written scripts, and entertaining plots in them like the ones of all the classic shows Robby mentioned (sorry, Robby, not being the animation expert you are, Doug forgot about all those) they will be welcomed. :) Pokemon has failed at this IMO, but other shows haven't, so it can be done well (not meaning to bash Pokemon too much here, it does have many good points. But when one notices them, they are overshadowed by the bad things, such as the characters never really developing, the boring repetitive plots (those can be good sometimes, but there are limits), ignorance of subplots, etc. Don't even get me started on the marketing. :( ). Hope a show like we want to see gets made soon, and is hopefully run on GXB's dream network along with all the other wonderful programming it will have. <grin>

Kyryn: Congrats on your ovary problems ending (again if I've said it before), and also on the three dollars profit you made at that casino. Even a little win is always a good thing. :)

Calliope: Congrats on earning the driver's license. Hope you use it wisely. Glad camp is going well so far and that it continues to do so. Please let us know when it ends so we can congratulate you on your survival and success.

Gasper: Thanks for posting that link to the Shadow Pikachu story. It was intriguing, amusing, well-written, and a lot more entertaining than quite a few Pokemon eps I could name. <frown> Wish that they would hire the writer. <sighs> Oh well.

Warpmind: Welcome back after the short absence, I was missing you. Hope that whatever is keeping you away can quickly be resolved and you can come back soon. :)

Reverend Atilla: Cute webpage and pictures. Thanks for the link.

David G: Nice idea for an Arthurian series. Hope you can someday get it off the ground, it sounds very intriguing and full of exciting possibilities. :)

Mary: <mutters> Glad you dumped that pervert and his awful poster. I swear, if any guy did something similar to me� Oh well, you did a good job reacting to the event. Sorry it had to happen and hope that it won't again. Good luck. :)

SJ: I too was confused, shocked, and horrified by what happened after the Lakers game. This further proves that professional sports is contributing to the high number of violent crazy idiots in this country. And yet it still goes on. <shakes head> I too hope Freddie Prinze doesn't get to play Peter Parker. I can see him as Harry Osborne with little trouble, but not as Spiderman. He just doesn't look the part, nor IMO, could he act it. Hope the one they do pick does and can. <fingers crossed> Thanks for that info on all those cool-sounding animes, hope I can see them all when they come to our shores. Thanks for the info on Dawn too, her character could be intriguing, but I too am a bit sick of all the Sixth Sense hype going on in the media. The movie was good, but not enough to be copied as many times as it has. :(

Janine: <grumbles> That guy of yours needs to be dumped by you, and told exactly why. Hope it teaches him a good lesson, glad you've learned one. Hope you soon find someone more deserving of your affection, good luck forming a great relationship with them. Let your friends in here know if we can help. The most important thing is to move past the bad stuff and get on with your life. It's the best and only way to keep yourself sane. :)

Matthew: Doug and I'll be seeing Rocky and Bullwinkle next week too for the same reasons you will. We may not like the two heroes that much, but Boris and Natasha were always some of our favorite comic villains. Robert DeNiro should do a great job as Fearless Leader too. Just hope their presence isn't overshadowed by any bad stuff in the movie, some will surely be there. <sigh>

Centurions: <grins> I remember that show. The good guys on it were very cute, and had cool weapons. Wish they'd had more interesting bad guys and a stronger female character (Crystal was okay, but not as great a role model as Teela or She-Ra or others I could name). Still, it was nice to watch.

Coyote: That guy who wanted the odd license plates is a freak alright. Glad I don't have to deal with such people, congrats on being able to do it yourself. <thumbs-up>

Mandi: Don't know what can be done about Now and Again, I too am sorry it's gone. Wilek's idea is probably the best advice I could think of, hope you'll take it. Whatever happens, good luck getting your sanity and composure back real soon. :)

That's all I had to say, glad to be caught-up now. :) I think I'll go get some rest, since it's late and I have to get geared up for a possible argument with my professor tomorrow. Hope I can at least get through to him, even if I don't manage to extract a better grade. <crosses fingers> Later everyone!

**RP BACK ON NOW**

The screen clicks back on, showing Deavik sitting on his throne in the lower caverns of Hell, speaking to Gothmenes via magic. "You are right, partner," he tells his fellow demon lord, "these Ravens are a problem. I have tried to eliminate them a few times, and my minions have always ended up dead. Zezil, the imp I had spying on them, is the latest example." "I know," Gothmenes growls. "Are you implying you have no one else to send against them?" Deavik nods. "I would, but they have slain so many of the most powerful beings at my command. I fear I may have no one able to beat them other than myself, and�" "I know," Gothmenes interrupts. "You don't want to risk your own neck. Fine, I'll risk mine, or Kaliste's. I'd send Ithaine, but she is too important to my plans for disposing of the Ten." "Synatia may have someone she can send," Deavik suggests. "Why don't you ask her?" Gothmenes thinks for a moment, then nods. "I believe I will do that. Hope she has someone good. We need to do our best to eliminate these Ravens before we make our move on the world, so they do not get in our way." "Yes, I agree," Deavik replies. "By the way, did you know they are currently fighting Mephisto?" "They are?" "Yes. His domain here in Hell has been completely conquered and absorbed by Beelzebub, but Mephisto himself is active in the Earth solar system. The Ravens and he are fighting each other now, I know through another of my spies." "Interesting," Gothmenes says with a sly tone of voice. "Both of them are enemies and threats to our power. I don't know for whom to cheer."

The display changes to the Avatar of Ganon control room, where Tom rushes in just in time to see Anthony knocking Mephisto back into the wall. The demon lord roars with surprise and is getting up when the Ravens in the room all aim and fire with weapons and spells, knocking him down once again. Doug looks grim as he does so, and Kit shows the feeling even more. "Did we get him?" Wilek asks, readying a disrupter shoulder-cannon he's just pulled out of a weapons locker nearby. "I don't think so," Lathrop says, grimacing as Mephisto stands up, looking pretty much unhurt and very angry. "We best hit him again!" Orion declares, raising his cross. "You distract him, I will attempt banishment. In the Name of God Our Holy Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and the Holy Spirit, I implore you, foul demon, to�" "Hold, cleric!" Mephisto interrupts the chant. The others aim their weapons, but he turns his glare on them and says, "Before we waste time on futile altercations, I would like to know who you are and why you are attacking me." "You're an evil demon," Keith says. "We're good guys. Okay?" "This is my station," adds Wilek. "You didn't have the right to take it over. We're forcing you out." "And you have the soul of our friend Sevarius Junior," Kit says. "Maybe if you turn it over, we'll let you live. Otherwise�" She waves her rocket launcher. Doug grimaces as if he doubts they can do much against Mephisto but nods, waving his shotgun. Lathrop does the same with his staff, Wilek with his disrupter, Anthony with his pistol, Keith with his handful of explosive shuriken, and Tom with his grenade launcher while Orion continues to faithfully brandish his cross. Mephisto looks them over and laughs. "You really think you stand a chance against me, who was able to conquer this entire station even though much more formidable forces tried to stop me?" "So and so," Kit answers. "Why don't we give it a try?" The others nod. Mephisto is about to answer when a loud voice comes over the loudspeaker and catches everyone's attention. "Warning. Unauthorized ship has landed in the hangar bay. Warning. Unauthorized ship has�" "Yo, Mephisto!" another voice, this one mocking and girlish, cuts it off. "You know who I am. A soul in your possession killed my student and lover, Seven the Cyber-Smurf! You refused to give him up to we of the Ten for appropriate torture. For your defiance, I have been sent to punish you! Tremble in fear!!" "Oh Lucifer!" Mephisto gasps, his face going into a startled grimace. "Who was that?" Doug asks. "Does anyone know?" "I think he does," Tom says, pointing at the demon lord. "It was Nine!" Mephisto answers. "Nine as in the Ten, Hell's Ten Most Powerful Demons!" "The same Ten who have their number Four fighting the Administrator on Earth?" Wilek drops his jaw. Mephisto nods. "I was going to use this station to escape them, but now they are here to stop me! And all thanks to you people getting in the way!" "Hey," Kit snaps, "you caused us to come here! First we'll take care of you, then this Nine! Guys, let's get him!" "Uh, Kit," Doug grimaces, "I think we have another problem." The others turn and look the way he points, seeing that the door in the control room has just opened. Standing in it with an evil grin on her face is a tall female demon who resembles Purgatori from the Lady Death comics, only she has her hair in Sailor-Moon style meatball-pigtails, is dressed in a short-skirted white schoolgirl uniform, and carries a small wand emblazoned with an inverted cross. Her chest is emblazoned with the number nine. As the Ravens, Wilek, Anthony, and Mephisto watch her step in, the screen clicks off.

**TO BE CONTINUED, END THIS RP**
Kitainia
Friday, June 23, 2000 02:50:26 AM
IP: pool-207-205-147-105.dlls.grid.net

**Winterwolf enters the CR.**

I'm working on a page with Brooklyn. Right as if you didn't already know that. It is coming out pretty well so far. I'll post a link when I think it is worth looking at. No, Not yet. ;)
Let me see what everyone one is talking about today.

Wilek> <have a pic of the whole card> Thanks, but I'm going to pass on the pic. I have this great pic in my head of what it should look like. :)

Niamhgold> Thanks for the welcome back even if it was ultra brief. **hugs** <friend's wedding> That's great! It can be difficult seeing two people together in the beginning. I know I've wondered about some SOs my friends take. <boyfried> You got it! He deserves it for sure. <email> Are you getting my emails? I sent you two that I never got a reply to. I know you've been busy so I understand if you haven't gotten to them yet. ^_^

Jannie> <Michael made Eagle> Tell him congratulations! I only know one other person that made Eagle Scout. That is my cousin. It is a very prestigious honor.

Rolling Calf> <BFTS> I realize this was already explained, but this is just used by anyone that wants to write in a specific RP that DPH started. It stands for "Battle for Technology Saga". It is labeled to make it easy for DPH to copy and paste all the posts into his archive. As far as I know it is the only archived RP at least right now.

Lynne Like> **blushes** You are so sweet to say all that! Thanks. :)

Warpmind de InzanE> Welcome back! Good to have you back with us!

Rodlox> Don't feel so glum. I read your posts. Have a good time visiting our sis. It sounds like you aren't looking forward to it. But there's really no way I can read that much into a few typed sentences.

Shadowrider> <fanfic> I decided that I'd limit my reading to the fanfic of the active CR members. That is still an overwhelming amount but it gives me a place to start. I'm almost finished with Niamhgold's fics. I'm on the last three. I read your fic and I read Brooklyn's fic. I'm going to get to the list Doug gave me last week once I'm finished reading Niamhgold's fics. This is similar to the first time I started reading the TGS archive of stories. I read all of the first season while the second season was being written. It felt like I would never be done. But now I've read every story posted. I guess what I'm saying is that if you want to do something you'll usually find a way to do it.

Caliope> I'm trying to remember where exactly. I know some are in San Juan. I'll check and see if I can give you a more exact location. **hugz** ^_^

Starsinger> <new 7.5 oz. niece> Major congratulations! Have you gotten to hold her yet or play with her? Does she look more like the mother or the father? :)

******WARNING BFTS - RP******

DPH and Plastique Saber are stunned and watch in what seems like slow motion as Winterwolf bears down on Rodlox. When the axe bites into Rodlox's massive form it disrupts DC's illusion. The image of Rodlox is replaced by an injured DC. The axe buried itself halfway through his chest. DC managed to open a portal and escape though it. Winterwolf announces that Rodlox is gone for now. Before anyone can say anything, Winterwolf bolts out of the house. DPH follows him. He gets to the north side of the house to see it is on fire. Winterwolf uses the bracers of winter to smother the fire with a heavy snowfall. DPH notices the power is being drawn from the bracers. The two of them head back into the house.

******END WARNING BFTS - RP******

Okay it is time for me to go to bed. Good night!

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Friday, June 23, 2000 01:45:19 AM
IP: nas-7-165.nyc.navipath.net

Wilek, you won't. YOu're right on the dot with that one, and it would have saved the lives of about 12-15 people. NAMBLA is real, the kid part, not the Marlon Brando part (THAT WAS HILARIOUS!)
It's a sick organization, and one that should be shut down. I mean, it's Sex with YOUNG BOYS! For crying out loud, I understand the gay/lesbian community...BUT NOT WITH LITTLE KIDS!

Okay...I'm frying for this too. But that's my thoughts. The SP ep was funny as all hell last night though. Anyway, gotta head out.
Gasper - [gasper@icybrian.com]
MN, US
Friday, June 23, 2000 12:36:00 AM
IP: 209.83.84.4

Sabledrake > the deadline for the July "villains" issue is a week from tomorrow, Friday the 30th of June. Still actively seeking submissions. Look for the new ish the following Monday.

Tim and Becca got home yesterday, so I am not on my own anymore. Nor is the house too quiet (or clean, alas; there's always a downside <g>). Good to have things back to normal.

Book news > I _finally_ got the mss of Black Roses back from the agent ... or most of it at least. Several pages were missing from the front and there was no letter of any kind. Strange, that. But I know it's a no, so, oh well ; ) And as I still hadn't heard back from TimeFare, I wrote to them the other day. Will share any news once I have some.

Mandi > I don't know if it'd be your cuppa tea, but you could look for Jack of All Trades on UPN. Bruce Campbell, a big flaring cloak, and lots of swordplay. What more could you ask? ; )

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Friday, June 23, 2000 12:34:12 AM
IP: 14-091.009.popsite.net

<<Why couldn't Harris and Klebold have gone nuts at NAMBLA instead of an innocent school? They'd have been world renowned heroes...>>
I just realized that I will be flamed to a crisp for this, so I take it back. O_o'
Wilek again
Friday, June 23, 2000 12:21:44 AM
IP: proxy2.spaceproxy.com

Spacebabie> <<that thing with NAMBLA, I wonder if the real sick organazation are also lobbying for rights>> I've heard something about that...I think someone should just go nuts one day, break into their national headquarters, and redecorate the place with a 12 gauge. Why couldn't Harris and Klebold have gone nuts at NAMBLA instead of an innocent school? They'd have been world renowned heroes...<<you'd be the class wierdo!>> That's among the nicest things ever said to me. ^_^ <<Chiken Run and Titan AE, Why dp I have the feeling one will be the critc's darling, that the public will ony see cause its the critics darling ala American Beauty and the other would be the action packed adventure the critics hate but the public enjoys, ala the Matrix>> It's already starting to look that way; check out the reviews at movies.ign.com and scifi.ign.com. >:/

Coyote> <<What kind of *freak* without any kind of *life* ... does like someone did early in my shift today ... and calls around *comparison shopping* for NUDIE LICENSE PLATE FRAMES?!>> The kind who, in my new order, will be castrated in the interests of evolution...

Gside> <<<<Where does that leave people like me>>: With emulators.>> Hm...I have the emulated version, but I have no idea where to start looking for saved games. :/ <<Night on Bald Mountain, by Modest Mussorgsky.>> Yup. ^_^ (Which reminds me: Disney was showing a special about how animation is done, hosted by Walt Disney himself. They ended it with the Bald Mountain sequence. Disney described the pre-gargoyle in the sequence as "the Prince of Darkness, Satan himself". I was very tempted to hop a transport to Anaheim, haul the idiot out of his cryogenic chamber behind Pirates Of The Carribean at Disneyland, and yell at him for a while...)

**TD SPOILERS**

I love the flying fire extinguisher things. Very Dalek. ^_^ Other than that, not much to say, except that I liked this ep a lot. :D Can't wait for the conclusion...

Joxter> <<Flying fire extinguishers? With weapons? That's um... Pretty lame.>> I figured the extinguisher bots and the weapon bots were two different models. Either that or they're all-purpose sentries of some kind...

**END**

Jannie> Congratulations on your son making Eagle scout! ^_^

Rolling Calf> <> I remember seeing an episode once. The speech synthesizer for the enemy soldier bot things sounded pretty much exactly like the one that came with my first sound card; at the time, I thought that was the coolest thing ever. ^_^ <<I'm with you on the cgi Godzilla , but I still love the old one .>> Me too; the CGI one might look cool, but he can't dance. ;P The original kind of reminds me of the Dragonzord from the first season of Power Rangers (which was kind of cool, since it was originally made for a much better show)...

SJ> Anime spoof> [Wilek stares in stunned silence for a moment, then laughs himself stupid...] <<Butterfly Lapdance Supernova>> This is just about the coolest name for a TV series I have ever heard. ;P

Warpmind> Welcome back. ^_^ <<The Defender's in the shop, so I have to settle for this slowpoke here.>> Slow? I was able to crank it to 400+ MGLT once... 8)

Mandi> <<Okay, I've about had it with myself. Everyone here pretty much knows how crushed I was over "Now and Again" being cancelled. Problem is, it's still getting to me, especially the fact that CBS has been incredibly rude (I call their offices and get "It's cancelled, lady, get over it" and a hang-up as the response), and just the fact that there won't be any more episodes. I need help. Since season 4 of Buffy didn't keep me half as riveted as prior seasons have (it really went downhill after "Hush"), and I liked but didn't love Angel yet, and since I really didn't watch a lot of TV this semester, "Now and Again" received all of my TV obsession energy. Now that it's gone, I can't stop dwelling on the damn cancellation.>> I once knew a bunch of people in your situation; their favorite show was cancelled and they simply couldn't let it go. They ended up continuing it in fanfic. They weren't quite right in the head, either; every time someone else joined, their sanity would be removed. :)

Theresa> Congratulations on the new niece! ^_^
Wilek Nereus
Friday, June 23, 2000 12:13:42 AM
IP: proxy2.spaceproxy.com

****TGS SPOILERS****

Return to Paradise Part 1: Good story, it's great finally see Brooklyn reunited with Sata. Can't wait to see what Payne will try to do. I did notice some of the problems others have mentioned, but don't feel that they detract too much from the story.

****END SPOILERS****
Peter - [hybridone@ignmail.com]
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Thursday, June 22, 2000 10:11:15 PM
IP: dial-34.ocis.net

Jannie>> Congratulations on your son making Eagle! My husband salutes him as one of his peers -- he and his two brothers are also Eagle Scouts. *laughs* I'm afraid my boys were destined to be Scouts long before they were born.
Spike
Thursday, June 22, 2000 09:47:41 PM
IP: ppp20-37.ght.iadfw.net

*pounces/tackles/hugs the living crap out of JackaL* Damn, I�ve missed you around here! Welcome back!

Jannie: Congratulations to you and your son. Having been a Boy Scout, I appreciate how difficult and meaningful achieving Eagle Scout is, even though I never got the time to finish myself due to college prep and work.

Dennis: <<Ohh is there any fellow rpger who read the Revised Edition of Mage The Ascension? Your opinion 'bout it? >>

Yes, I�ve read it. I like it more than the original. There is more in the way of sub-faction background within each Tradition, a including the Hermetic Houses. Magic works in a more reasonable mechanic. The plot setting has a much more World of Darkness feel to it � and the game might even be balanced now. Resonance actually counts for something, and rotes & effects make more sense. I recommend it highly.

Myself, I�ve been missing mostly because I finally got my act together and successfully completed my internship hunt. I�m now working full time over the summer at Putnam Investments in Boston for $14 to work and learn in their Web Development Group. It�s a crazy place, mixing code geek, suited presentation, and computer-graphics-aided visual artist. The Group is, suffice it to say, about as eclectic as the Potato Salad with a Brownie Sundae that I had for breakfast/dinner at Deli Haus on Saturday night. Life is strange, but I seem to do well wearing a suit and coding HTML along with the editors. The graphics design software they have running through this place I couldn�t get my hands on unless I wanted to drop a few thousand dollars! Life is good. Life is indeed good �

Now all I have to do is finish college, get a permanent salaried position, a home, marry my Lexy-chan �
-_-`` said �good� not simple �

Gasper: <<"Damn..." And with that, he fell over, barely alive, mostly dead...>>

�See, your friend here�s only MOSTLY dead. Mostly dead is a little alive. All dead, there�s only one thing you can do.�

�And what�s that?�

�Go through his pockets and look for loose change ��

Re: Warhammer & Warhammer 40K

**WARNING, Completely useless information forthcoming**

Three big differences between Warhammer Fantasy Battle (aka �Warhammer�) and Warhammer 40,000

1.) Troop movement.

In Warhammer FB, units move in ranks, blocked together with square model bases to make a common baseline for the unit when in combat.

In WH40K, there are still units, but they do not move in locked ranks, they can be up to 2� from the next member of their perspective unit. As well, most troop models come with round bases for personal spheres of contact in hand to hand combat.

2.) Magic and Psychic Powers

In Warhammer FB, there is this big stupid deck of cards to power and dispel the radically unbalanced magic cards sorcerers from various races can get. High Elves, and Slaan get magic that cheats (aka: High Magic Deck). Brittonians, Empire, and a few others get magic that sucks (aka: Battle Magic Deck). Everyone else gets various magic decks that are infinitely better than Battle Magic, but still make you wish you could use High Magic. This would be a conceivable game mechanic if magic didn�t completely blow 10 turns of strategy out the window on a lucky roll or the random card dealing that magic is assigned with � that and the fact that the armies that can take High Magic already have above-average mundane units that could still be abused in games where there were no wizards taken at all. Magic, is one of the reasons WHFB causes serious strategy gamers headaches and the desire not to play for months on end.

The new edition of WH40K got rid of silly random Pyshic (Magic) decks and made their Pyskers simply come with built-in powers. All in all, dice became a lot less dominant, play sped up, and psychic powers took a less overwhelming role in the outcome of the game. AKA: No more: �On a 12 your general and his entire bodyguard get sucked into my Vortex black-hole thingee. Look, 12! Oops! I win.�

3.) Non-humans and Demi-humans

In WHFB, every race except for Halflings get their own army. Dwarves, Skaven (rat-men), Slaan (lizard men), Dark Elves, High Elves, Wood Elves, Dwarves, Chaos Dwarves, Undead (two flavors), Orcs & Goblins, and Chaos.

In WH40K, there are Tyranids (organic borg giant space bugs), Chaos, Imperial Guard (humans), Space Marines (4 or 5 flavors, 1000 paint-schemes, genetically engineered super humans), Sisters of Battle (Nuns with Guns), Orks & Goblins, Eldar (Space Elves), Dark Eldar, and sub-flavors of most of the above. A couple of other races are being worked on � but that�s all that is playable right now. Most notably, there are no Lizards in Space, the Halfings and Ogres are human mutants serving with the Imperial Guard, and the Squats (aka Dwarves) have been eaten by a Tyranid Swarm that ripped through their homeworlds.

Those are the big differences outside of the obvious fantasy vs. sci-fi bow vs. guns type of stuff.

Toku Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Thursday, June 22, 2000 08:28:20 PM
IP: 1cust130.tnt3.brockton.ma.da.uu.net

The Space Spawn in 2158 and the War mentionened in GWF>
How I see the thing (and my view is not representative, just a personnal one) is that the Space Spawn arrived in 2158, but the War didn't occured immediately. Who knows how much time passed between their first arrival.
If any of you have read The Eternal War, you'll remember how much time it took the Earthlings to reach the Terran, after all the training and all. Sooo Who know how much times it took to the Earth Forces to reach the Space Spawns.
Another possibility is that the Earth has been careless, until offworld colonies have been attacked?
10 Years is a very short time, in regard ot space travel

SJ> A medium in the scooby gang, he? heheh Seems that outside the 6th Sence, some people have played Wraith in the BtVS writer staff (j/k)!
Do you have anything about Batman Beyond's next season? Xena's? X-men Evolution?

Ohh is there any fellow rpger who read the Revised Edition of Mage The Ascension? Your opinion 'bout it?

that's all for now!
Cya later, guys!

Denis
Thursday, June 22, 2000 06:45:33 PM
IP: dh164-249.yucom.be

Tailweaver summer came at around 7:45 pm mountain time and Katy was born in Amarillo,Texas at 2:25 pm. So, either way, she was about five hours early this year.
Starsinger
Thursday, June 22, 2000 06:42:14 PM
IP: proxy-533.public.rwc.webtv.net

<One more thing about RtP - All the characters introduced in Crossroads are still around, they just might not be in this story. Keep in mind, Rahsaan had to create an ENTIRE new cast of characters in an entire new universe. He did a great job in doing that, and it's very hard for another set of writers to come along and do that in a story were it wasn't nessecarry...>

Characters still being around> That is always implied and is standard in any shared universe unless some of the writers kill off said characters. For that matter, it is standard in any writer's universe. You don't always see every character in every story. I can think of numerous books, tv shows, etc. where characters disappear for a long while and then show up again several novels or episodes down the road.

Kyryn
Denton, TX
Thursday, June 22, 2000 06:28:02 PM
IP: 216.35.46.129

One more thing about RtP - All the characters introduced in Crossroads are still around, they just might not be in this story. Keep in mind, Rahsaan had to create an ENTIRE new cast of characters in an entire new universe. He did a great job in doing that, and it's very hard for another set of writers to come along and do that in a story were it wasn't nessecarry...

Just a note.
Alan "Ordell" - [awaltrip@cableone.net]
Odessa/Midland, TX
Thursday, June 22, 2000 06:13:33 PM
IP: ppp-16.ode.cableone.net

Return to paradise is nice story. I read it. It was nice
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@yahoo.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Thursday, June 22, 2000 05:58:44 PM
IP: dialup-166.90.20.98.sandiego1.level3.net

*****BEGIN RP---THE TEN SAGA******

Gasper looked at Dragon Warrior as he started a fury of fists and laser blasts. Four was baarely hit, but made contact, hitting DW and sending him back to where the Dragoon watched.
"THanks for the assist. My turn?"
[Your turn.] Came the reply as DW did a systems check. Gasper sensed her power, which was minutely reduced, though they now had a chance. The demons were talking amongst eachother, but he dind't have time for them to rush her. Feeling the adreneline rush, he disappeared, reappearing behind Four. Tapping her on the shoulder, he spoke in a raspy voice.

"I don't hit ladies, but you ain't a lady, so I have no problems." She turned, meeting his fist. He connected with her nose, and for a second, it felt like he was hitting softened Titanium. He continued with another punch to her stomach, surprising the super powered being enough that it knocked the air outta her. She coiled back, and delivered a kick that was caught by Gasper. He twisted her, taking both legs, and swinging her around in a circle. Letting her go up into the air, she gained her balance but couldn't find him. Looking around, she saw him reappear, but was too late, as he started firing off energy blasts from both hands. Hundreds of balls of ki flew at her, most hitting her from above. She was forced to the ground, but was too late as the largest ki blast of them all came down from above, smashing her into the ground. She knocked it away, but at the last second, was caught in an explosion as Dragon Warrior sent off to plasma bombs. FOur flew to the ground, in front of the demons waiting to get a piece of the action...
********END RP-THE TEN SAGA************

Been wantin' to do that.

So I watched an episode of Sailor moon, as I took off of work early. My boss doesn't mind. She rocks. But I see your guy's point. Having the two new scouts as cousins...ach, horrible. And their voices, Serena's and the outers, are also horrible. But atleast we're seeing them.

Web Riders of the Storm.-- A classic Season 3 ep, one of the better ones for Reboot. Loved the part with Bob and Friskit.

Time Dancer ep.

I've not read much. But from what I saw, it was good. Great job to all who worked on the episode. I'm impressed. Also, is Davey Xanatos still around in this episode or something? Or am I imagining things?

Anyway, sorry for the long RP, but I needed to get that written. See ya'all later.
Gasper - [gasper@icybrian.com]
MN, US
Thursday, June 22, 2000 05:58:11 PM
IP: 209.83.84.4

Making of RtP - I'm going to wait a while to post this, at least until part two airs.

*SPOILERS*

As for Brooklyn acting out of character, yes, writer's did change. I wrote the first few flashback scenes (The first one, the one w/ Meryt and the one right after that), the scene with Sata in the rookery. Robby wrote the other flashback scenes, Brooklyn and Sata's reunion, the scene on the parapits, and did the majority of edits and re-writes. Stephen wrote the intro with the future clan, Brooklyn dancing into the rookery and Brooklyn's reunion with the clan. That's why Brooklyn's character changes so my throughout the story. Admitilly, it WAS a mistake to have so many authors, one that was attemped to be rectified (though that plan was shot down)...

Rodlox - "Lover" can be taken in different way. It just depends why you look at it.

As for the Games Without Frontiers thing. Well, we screwed up. I'll explain this more in my Making Of essay I'll be posting next week.

DPH - There are a LOT of other gargoyles in the world. You have to remember that Angela, Broadway and their children lived on Avalon for almost eighty years (Persephone, Artus' mate, is from Avalon), so they are out of sync with the rest of the clan. Some of the gargoyles in Manhattan are not from there. Read Crossroads, in which Rahsaan created a slew of characters, and it explains where most of them came from...

As for Angela and Broadway being absent, well, it's not their story. It's Brooklyn's and Sata's story. It's not nessecary for them to be there, so their not.

*SPOILERS*

I'm going to try to reply to every comment made about RtP, as I've been waiting for about a year for it to air. If you have anything to ask me directly, please feel free to e-mail me...

Later all...
Alan "Ordell" - [awaltrip@cableone.net]
Odessa/Midland, TX
Thursday, June 22, 2000 05:32:46 PM
IP: ppp-16.ode.cableone.net

New CR pics> Can't come soon enough. I'm looking for a few dragon pics to really reflect my spirit.

Starsinger> What time was your niece born. Technically the first day of summer is the 20th. Depending on when it became official and accounting for timezones she may be a summer baby.

While we're on the subject Crzy with kids. I'd be worried if I were you Crzy. If you mom gave the same curse that mine did. "That you have children just like you." Personally, I can't see the down side of this. The world needs more Crzy, one just isn't enough.

Mandi> In the midst of summer, good luck finding something to watch. My best recommend would be Farscape and the Invisible Man, but that's only if you have Sci-Fi. That doesn't mean your out of luck. There are more diversions than you can shake a very big stick at. Tapes, video games, books and of course fan-fiction, not exactly like you'll die from boredom. IMO, now is the time to reaquaint yourself with the video store and pick up some cult classics. Like the Tim Curry marathons we had only in my mind. Other than that, it's going to be a dry summer as far as TV is concern.

Dream Network> Someone mention Moonlighting. I'd like to add Parker Lewis Can't Lose. Something about the tongue-in-cheek campiness is really appealing to me right now.

Here's another question about what you'd like to see in a animated series. Most everyone mentioned character development. What type of development. The every episode variety like a serial or a soap opera. Or a few big changes spread out. Something subtle or smack you over the head like a nail studded bat. I think that's why I haven't gotten into Gundam Wing, there's so much going on, it's hard to follow.

Well, I'm off. catch you all on the flip side.
Taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Thursday, June 22, 2000 05:15:44 PM
IP: wwweic.engineering.csupomona.edu

Greetings, I am the proud owner of one brand new 7.5 oz. niece. Born June 20, 2000. Almost in time to be a summer baby.

SPAM - check the address. Is it specifically addressed to you or is the addy something like unknown reciepient or something else entirely. They tend to go trolling without even knowing your really address.
Starsinger
Thursday, June 22, 2000 04:55:25 PM
IP: proxy-543.public.rwc.webtv.net

*skips in utterly poped and the big finaly still to go in the happy land of Camp :P*

Mecord> LOL I live in Puerto Rico, so as long as you swing by on a plane, boat or space craft, you'll be fine :P Now, Tell me where to get that bumper sticer, cuz its soooo cool! :P

Winterwolf> <> LOL I didnt know that! Thats cool, do you know what part of the island they live? Who knows, maybe they're my nahibors and I dont even know it! :P Hey, its a small enough island! :P *HUGZ back*

Gside> << Don't forget to pick up the Pedestrian Requlsificators>>....again with the baffling Gside! Now, be a doll and tell me what the heck does that mean, huh? :P

*LOL at Sevarious Jr's little anime post*

I gotta go kiddies! I'll be seein' ya! *HUGZ all and skoots out*
Caliope - [raquelmd@hotmail.com]
Thursday, June 22, 2000 04:49:51 PM
IP: 136.145.70.217

*TD spoiler-question*
it's been nine or ten years, according to Sata, since the arrival of the 'space spawn' as Sata refered to them.....but wasn't that the derogitory name that Nokkar used for Goliath and Angela {or who he thought they were working for} ??

i quote from 'Games Without Frontiers', the Timedancer story:
_"Who's the Nemesis?"
_"You know, the Incursion of 2158; the Great War; the first off-world conflict in history!" Wraith recited. "Oh well, if you couldn't remember that you were on an orbital habitat, it's not likely you'd remember any history."_

*End TD spoiler-question*

Rodlox - [Rodlox@hotmail]
Thursday, June 22, 2000 04:11:57 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

It is always beautiful to enter this Room...

Mecord:> I too am glad I'll be around...

CR pictures:> Some good things. I tried to vote by form, but it didn't work. I'll email my vote later.

Winterwolf:> Correct, my friend. I almost gave up with my idea of reading the whole Archive...in the time I need to read one story, there are three new ones out..

Wilek:> <<Hm...do they allow you to bring laptop computers there? :) >> No...no, for sure. But, comes in my mind now...if near my base there's an Internet Caf�...

Jannie:> Take my congratulations to your son.

***TD SPOILER***

The reunion. OK, I've been harassing you all with this thing since I've started connecting here and so all...and the scene of the reunion itself was commoting (except that a "I kept my promise, little jade" was going to fit in that very good for me (better than that "Ditto"...was it a quoting from "Ghost"?)). But, for the rest of the ep, I agree with Joxter...a bit forced action, Brooklyn's behaviour a bit irritating and so on. The picture was nice, but I've seen better ones. It is just a first part, so I'll wait next week to see if everything goes in sense.
Vote suspended waiting for second part...

***END SPOILER***

Warpmind:> Welcome back!

Rodlox:> I read your posts, almost always at least...;)

Nothing more.

Ciao a tutti!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Thursday, June 22, 2000 03:03:11 PM
IP: h255-20-69.mi2.albacom.net

Mandolin> It's too bad about Now & Again. I'm sorry for you.

As to your request, I could suggest Marmalade Boy tapes, which you could slowly ration by only watching one or two episodes a week. You'll either hate the show as the stupidest thing you've ever seen, or you'll be worse than a crack addict after three tapes. (Guess which one I am...)

If you know how to find fansub anime, the series is pretty common. If not, I have the whole thing, and I could copy it for you if you could pay for tapes and postage. (about $5.00 each for 19 tapes.)
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Thursday, June 22, 2000 02:41:25 PM
IP: 198.215.20.3

Mandolin: Stargate SG-1, Farscape, SG-1, The Outer Limits {whcih comes on right after SG-1}, The Invisible Man {followed by either LEXX or SG-1, depending on if you have a remote to change the channel}.

Rodlox
Thursday, June 22, 2000 01:11:48 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

HELP ME!!

Okay, I've about had it with myself. Everyone here pretty much knows how crushed I was over "Now and Again" being cancelled. Problem is, it's still getting to me, especially the fact that CBS has been incredibly rude (I call their offices and get "It's cancelled, lady, get over it" and a hang-up as the response), and just the fact that there won't be any more episodes.

I need help. Since season 4 of Buffy didn't keep me half as riveted as prior seasons have (it really went downhill after "Hush"), and I liked but didn't love Angel yet, and since I really didn't watch a lot of TV this semester, "Now and Again" received all of my TV obsession energy. Now that it's gone, I can't stop dwelling on the damn cancellation. I need another TV show to get hooked on.

Shows I like but haven't "grabbed" me lately: Buffy, Angel, West Wing, Whose Line is it Anyway? (both versions), X-Files, Frasier, Will & Grace, L&O, L&O:SVU, The Simpsons, Futurama

Shows that are just OK: Drew Carey, Charmed, Friends, King of the Hill

Shows that I can't get into: Roswell, NYPD Blue, Survivor (gag), Who Wants to Be a Millonaire?, Felicity, Dawson's Creek, Once and Again, Providence, The PJs, any CBS show still running

Can anyone suggest anything else? This is driving me nuts! I love "Now and Again," but I can't let CBS ruin my entire summer!
Mandolin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Thursday, June 22, 2000 12:48:12 PM
IP: g6192.apgea.army.mil

i doubt anyone reads my posts...but just in case -

i'm sorry if i blew up at anyone earlier. it's been a rough few days -*and* i'm supposed to go visit my sister who's working and in college {not at the same time though}.

Rodlox
Thursday, June 22, 2000 12:08:24 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

*Warpmind enters, slightly tanned, and lugging around on various items, including, but not limited to: a silver armchain, a foot-long Pikachu plushie, a Techniks (no typo, guys) portable CD-player, and a couple of cigars the length of his arm.*
Hola, se�ores et se�oritas. Back from my job on Lanzarote. It was great, except for the fact that the sun was a bit hotter than I could enjoy, the mosquitos were draining me quite thoroughly at night, and my roomie turned out to be a homosexual transvestite. Of these three, the last bit was really no worry, just an extra bit of the funky weirdness that perpetually surrounds me...

Okay, seems I'm unable to read any comments prior to last Friday. Any comments directed at me, might they please be reposted?

First: What is this about a name generator? Why do I always miss the fun stuff?

*Skims over the oldest parts of last week's CR* Aw, heck with it; too much to read on an unstable connection. I'm back, though I don't have a reliable connection yet; see y'all later.

*Warpmind walks out and climbs into a Missile Boat (Admiral Thrawn's modified Assault Gunboat, for those of you not in the know) and waves.* The Defender's in the shop, so I have to settle for this slowpoke here. Oh, well, at least it carries, what, 40 Advanced Proton Torpedoes and 40 Advanced Concussion Missiles? Who's the guy who said those ragtag Rebels had the better craft? ]:)

Until another day,
Ciao.
Warpmind de InzanE - [warpmind@usa.net]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Thursday, June 22, 2000 12:06:03 PM
IP: t3o204p34.telia.com

Hi all!

This a.m. one of the boys riding my schoolbus boarded wearing a Gargoyles T-shirt!! It was black and white with the logo in black on the front. I asked him where he got it, he said he didn't know, but he's going to ask his mom for me.
Jannie: Sorry to hear about the problems w/your daughter. Hang in there. I went through much the same kind of things with my own daughter. She had gotten involved in witchcraft when she was 14 (she's now 20), and from there it only got worse. She was even using heroin for a time. I won't go into all she's done, it would take up too much room. I could not understand how such a beautiful,talented girl could act that way. But, she has finally gotten herself together, and has started a new job with Wells-Fargo Bank. I had to "wash my hands" of her for quite some time, but we get along now, and can finally be friends. If you're the praying sort, that helps.

Winterwolf: About the age difference thing-- I'm eight years older than my husband. I worried about it at first, but no one thinks anything about it. A former employer played cupid to get us together because I was hesitant due to one failed marriage (yes, we met at work). 'Course, he was 25 when we were married; might've been different it he had been 18-I dunno. Plus, most people think I'm younger than he. *g* Go for it & good luck! I think you're awesome, so your intended is bound to think so too!

Y'all have been talking about Pokemon and Digimon and all-- my 17 yr old son has now succeeded in recruiting me to Dragon Ball Z. I now have a crush on Piccolo... It's funny, I seem to like strong, serious men with lavender or green skin. At least the animated ones! ;)

'bye for now...
Lynne Like - [mjlike@yahoo.com]
Thursday, June 22, 2000 11:55:55 AM
IP: fw1.directlink.net

**RP RELATED**
There are 2 different RPs in this room right now. The letters 'BFTS' are used to distinguish one RP from another. 'BFTS' stands for Battle For Technology Saga. I got tired of typing those 4 words out so I changed it to BFTS. The archives of the BFTS RP are at www.cei.net/~dphofrules/bfts .
**END RP RELATED**

**TD SPOILERS**
I knew that Payne/Loki surived to live another day. Is this TD episode considering spoilers for present day Gargoyles episodes? So the doctor knew the Brookyln's children would live but does not know how. Missing: one Broadway and one Angela. Middle Child for Angela? Angela has 3 children? So that still does not explain how the Manhatten Clan surived unless they merged with the Cloned Clan? Hmm. Some many relevations about the future Manhatten Clan.
**END TD SPOILERS**

Spam crazy - 3 spams per day I am now getting to my yahoo account. The only place my address is still listed on a web page is HERE.

Mission Impossible: Your assignment, should you choose to accept it is to write only posts of at least 1500 bytes everyday (before RP).

What is this I hear about Intel recalling some of its motherboards?

It is great for the CR to be bigger than than the BFTS RP archive, for now.

**BFTS RP**
Fred Hitman finishes reading the preliminary report, and says "So I think understand what took so long for them to prepare this report."

"What took so long?" asked Kate Bowers.

"One new enemy showed up, disappeared, and re-appeared. They wanted to extract as much information as possible about this new person." said Fred Hitman.

"Sir, Greg Garrison, Jennifer Ford, Alex Freedman, Elaine Wiseman, Paula Smith, and Henry Rogers have gone home for the night." said Todd Johnson.

"That might not be such a bad idea. Everybody head home for a good night's rest." said Fred Hitman.
**END BFTS RP for now**
DPH (Daniel Paul Hightower) - [dph_of_rule s@yahoo.com]
Thursday, June 22, 2000 10:51:01 AM
IP: max1-4.cwy.cei.net

*TD SPOILERS*
there was one instance of inproper gender {refering to a male as her, i think}, one or three easily-understandable typos {'and' instead of 'an'}....and that's about all the criticism i can offer...except for the thing at the very bottom of this post}.
*END SPOILERS*

***GARG BIO DISCUSSION***
How small can a gargoyle be? flight - even just gliding - requires a lightweight body. {and broadway crashes to the ground}.
...yet intelligence requires a large brain.
thoughts? comments?
***END - FOR NOW***

*WARNING - SHAMELESS PLUG - REALLY SHORT*
Part 2 of Even Time has been posted on the garg archive.
*WARNING OVER*

Rolling Calf: <<You're joking when you say you understood the Copper kid right ? How ?!?!>>

nope, me not joking. "tsseophessiets?"

**RANT - REFERENCE: RECENT TD EP**
what is it with teh word 'lover'? i realize that it's probably easier to understand than tryst-er and such.....but are you guys saying that in _all_ the languages - human, gargoyle, and fae - both in reality and the garg universe - there are no synonyms for 'lover'?
i'm sorry if i'm bursting anyone's bubbles, but use of that word's getting out of hand {so to speak}.
**END RANT**

Rodlox
Thursday, June 22, 2000 10:00:46 AM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

***BEGIN RP***
The Administrator watches helplessly as her Borg Mega Drone is demolished before her very eyes. Her eyes narrow, and she grits her teeth. "I swear by the Collective, these Ten will now and forever be enemies to the entire Borg race."
"We're not out of the fight by a long shot," Sammael said. He turned to the demon army. "You ready?"
One of the larger demons, who brandished a war axe in his enormous paws, licked his lips. "To shed some blood? Aye. Always!"
Sammael nodded. "Good. Fellow demons....it's time to step up to the plate." He pointed at 4. "Let's see who can be first to use her decapitated skull as the ball."
***END RP****

A few things this fine Thursday morning...

Star Wars Prequel News: Rejoice, fans of Irish actors--it looks like actor Gabriel Byrne will be playing a role in the second Star Wars Prequel. The actor himself, in a recent interview, acknowledged that he did receive an offer from Lucas, and that he most likely will accept it.
So far, the movie does boast a pretty cool cast: Chris Walken, Christopher Lee, Sam Jackson, a returning Ray Park....it's early to say, but things are looking pretty good if you ask me.

From the Why Bother department: Paul Hogan, aka That Australian Guy With No Career, has announced that he will be making a third Crocodile Dundee movie. Yeah, cause the cry for a third movie has just been so stupendous, huh Paul?
Seriously, I think if they were going to make a third movie, only one man can play the part. Yep, that's right. Steve Irwin. See Steve wrestle Crocodiles! See Steve wrestle drug dealers on the streets of New York! I'd pay 8 bucks to see that.

Buffy spoilers: They've released some spoilers as to a possible NEW character that will debut on Buffy this upcoming season. The character, now being called "Dawn", will be a young psychic, aged anywhere from 10-15, who--hold on to your hats--"sees dead people". And talks to them and stuff. I wish I was making this up.
Anyway, Buffy and Dawn would have a big sister / little sister relationship. Oh, and just for good measure, Dawn would have a crush on Xander, causing all sorts of weird, ickey love triangle issues with Anya.
I'm a bit torn on this. I wouldn't mind another cast member, but.....do we HAVE to have another goddamn dead people kid? I swear, the Sixth Sense has ruined horror movies and horror shows for years to come. Now it's all about "I see dead people". Christ, apparently there's millions of kids out there who can see dead people. Who knew.

Matthew: $Okay, um, this is my fault for not telling you this....but I kind of didn't want anyone to kill the Borg Mega Drone right away. I had something planned for it....but again, I didn't tell you or anyone else that I didn't want anybody to destroy it, so that's my fault. This is just a plea to everyone else--don't kill any of my remaining characters (i.e. the demon army, especially) just yet. I still have some ideas for them. Thanks.$
BTW, I too am excited about the return of Godzilla. The REAL Godzilla! Rubber suit and all! :)

Finally, I thought I'd show this to you guys. The folks over at Zealot.com have put together a great spoof of anime. This is tongue in cheek, so to all anime lovers--It's a joke. It's meant to show how downright repetitive and silly anime can be sometimes. So don't get offended, cause I think you'll like it. It's the Anime Superstar Showcase!!!

The Anime Superstar Showcase!
by Joe Crowe

This fall, the best in anime is hitting American shores for the very first time! Zealot has gotten our hands on exclusive advance information on all these new, exciting original animation videos.

Note: All titles have been translated into English.

Holy Sh**! My Goddess!
A shy young man discovers a schoolgirl with magical powers, trapped inside a magical magazine underneath his big brother's mattress. But he's so shy, and she's so beautiful, that he can't even bring himself to ask her out. What he can do, however, is swear profusely. And that he does, with hilarious results! From the makers of "That's A F**king Nice Rack, MagazineSenorita".

Armor Ellen Freedan
They are lesbians! They must fight! They must wear space armor! They're space-armor wearing fighting lesbians! Perhaps in space they can be left alone to do their freaky business! But no! In every episode, they fight to be left alone! However, they are so unstoppable that no one can stop them! Because of this, in every 30-minute episode, they get left alone for about 20 minutes.

EERAARGAGHHH Z-7
Anime fight scenes too lame for you? Not enough hardcore action? Not enough extreme violence?
Then EERAARGAGHHH Z-7 is for you -- because it's all about the power-ups!
Join these awesome warriors as they summon their chi. Thrill as they harness their karma! Your forehead will crease right along with them as they summon all their incredible energy -- for the whole episode, every episode!
Note: Season 7 will appear first here in the states, but never fear -- they're already on season 18 in Japan!

Vin Rose Champagne Girl
This one is all for the ladies! Four cute high school guys go to school and daydream about the girls in chemistry class, and algebra class, and math class, and language class. Then, after school, while they work out without their shirts, they daydream about the girls working out on the treadmills, and the aerobics class, and the stair-stepper. Then they go home and lay on their beds, and talk about girls, and about the daydreams they had that day. In the first episode, explore the mysterious secret of why Taka and Gedo are staring at each other like that!

Streets of San Francisco
The hard-boiled police procedural drama of American TV's Streets of San Francisco went to anime! The role of curmudgeonly detective who's seen it all, made famous by crotchety Karl Malden, is now a 14-year-old schoolgirl. The
young hotshot detective with an itchy trigger finger, made famous by manly Michael Douglas, is now a 12-year-old schoolgirl. Together, they solve crimes no ordinary cops would even touch. The first episode to be shown in the States is the critically-acclaimed "The Kitty Cat Who Was Gut Shot."

Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Panda
Ree-Ree is a pink panda bear. In the first two-hour movie, she and her orange panda friends Nee-Nay and Shan-Fa-Lo want some cookies. Then they get them, and they laugh and dance and fall from great heights, but don't worry, they're okay!

Butterfly Lapdance Supernova
A schoolgirl with dazzling beauty and amazing magic knows that she must use her powers to help mankind! So she becomes the greatest exotic dancer ever! Then she hollers the magical phrase "Naughty Naughty! Loud and Bawdy! Ta-Ta!
Ta-Tease Me!" Then she spins around the Pole of Eternity, and transforms into Butterfly Lapdance Supernova! She can do handstands! She can do the splits! She can massage her mystical "bazoombas" and make unbelievable things happen! Every man who sees her feels like his half-drunk wit and his handful of crumpled dollar bills have truly made her care for him!

Giant Robot Start To Move 1
Watch out, Monster of Strict Mothers! Get out of Town, Monster of Too Much Homework! The 8-year-old genius kids made famous in every Godzilla movie are here! And there are no adult reporters or fussy scientists in sight! Now these
kids are unleashed in a lab full of remote controls for 50-foot tall super-robot transforming fighter mechas! Gape as they run back and forth, chittering nonsense! Thrill as they knock over tables full of dangerous chemicals! Gasp as
they holler the phrase that all monsters will soon come to fear -- Giant Robot Start To Move!!!

Fight! Space Flying Tiger Miracle Ecstasy
You think professional wrestling is big in America? In Japan they call it puroresu! And now they have combined anime with wrestling for this new show, where schoolgirls compete in exploding death matches! Can Mini become Queen of the
Barbed-Wire Land-Mine Death Match? Not if Shimi can help it! But watch your back, Shimi! Leelee is perfecting her Thunder-Fire Power-Bomb, and hopes to win the Thumbtack-and-Fire-Pit Battle Royale!

Mississippi Fireball Galaxie Z
It is the year 2057. Neo-Mississippi is struck by a deadly techno-virus, turning everyone who takes baths regularly into blood-craving 30-foot tall zombies! Only those who never wash themselves can save the New New New South. Leave it to the redneck schoolgirls!
Using the ingenious junkyard mecha of Dr. Brother-Father, they become Bessie Lou-Ra! God Armor Chevette F-150! Beast MechaPossum! In episode 6, they are joined by El Caminodeen, the mecha with room in the back!

Watch for all these hot shows on American TV! Coming soon!
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Thursday, June 22, 2000 09:15:41 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

Morning all , thanks for the welcome backs .

Rodlox - No you were'nt the only one singing the silver hawks theme song , I've actually been trying to find an mp3 of it for a while closest I've come is finding a streaming video o the opening sequence . You're joking when you say you understood the Copper kid right ? How ?!?!

SOROW - I have'nt been around cause of exams , or rather exam preparartion , I just did'nt have the time . I came right back though .

Gside - I understand how your ex feels about Bot Master , I only ever saw one episode and I'm still hooked .

By and by , could someone tell me what that "BFTS" in the RP warning stands for ?

Wilek - I'm with you on the cgi Godzilla , but I still love the old one .

Rolling Calf
Kingston, Jamaica
Thursday, June 22, 2000 09:13:41 AM
IP: 208.244.41.203

Thank you so very much for the support and kind words that you have given me concerning the daughter. Ya'll are very kind and generous and I deeply appreciate it. *hugs to all*

For some good news!!!

Michael is now an official Boy Scout Eagle!! *happy feet dance* He completed his Eagle Board of Review this week and passed with flying colors. The district representative told others that it's been a long time since he had met someone who was as impressive and more deserving of the rank of Eagle as Michael was. *proud smile*
Very few boys actually make it to the rank of Eagle and I couldn't be more prouder of my son right now =)
*wipes sweat droplets* I was sooo afraid Michael would get into his theory of the black hole or something... *nervous laugh*
I have put the bumper sticker on my car already - "Proud parent of an Eagle Scout". I don't normally put bumper stickers on my cars, but I couldn't wait to get this one on!
Ohboy.. now I have a ceremony to plan! *falls over*

Mary> ewwwww!! that's disgusting what the jerk did to you. Did you tell your sister? I have a can opener with his name on it if you need it. (to open up my can of whoop-ass)

Janine> that guy is a turd - flush him.

It's too bloody early to be up, I'm going back to bed...
*pushes the chihuahuas off of my pillows and goes back to sleep*
Jannie - [~Proud Mom of an Eagle Scout~]
Thursday, June 22, 2000 07:51:25 AM
IP: 209-144-251-128.hou.port.mytelco.com

SRS Jr> <<perhaps you can help me out. I have an idea to do a crossover fic featuring them, but I need to know the weapon systems that each hero used.>> Cool! :D I'll do my best. ^_^ <<Ace: Sky Knight (basic), Orbital Interceptor>> And Skybolt, the huge heavily armed jet. <<Jake: Fire Force (basic), Detonator, Wild Weasel, Hornet>> Yup. <<Max: Tidal Blast (basic?), Depth Charger>> His basic was called Cruiser; Tidal Blast had a large backpack with two large pivotable thrusters on the sides that had missile launchers in front. I also have a toy called the Sea Ray (I *think*), that I don't remember seeing on the show, that was shaped like a manta ray and had two impellor turbines on the front/top (right behind Max's head, which one would think would be dangerous). <<Also, if you recall, they added two more Centurions to the roster in the final season I believe: John Thunder and Rex Charger. Can you recall what weapon systems they used?>> Afraid I never saw their eps, and I don't think there were ever toys of them either (I hope I'm wrong)... :/ Hope I've helped. ^_^
Wilek
Thursday, June 22, 2000 07:46:58 AM
IP: proxy2.spaceproxy.com

Joxtor - Your points on the Timedancer story are well taken, and agreed with, actually. Either tonight or tomorrow I'll be posting a "making of" for this story, which should clear alot of things out...

All for now...
Alan "Ordell" - [awaltrip@cableone.net]
Odessa/Midland, TX
Thursday, June 22, 2000 07:38:53 AM
IP: ppp-68.ode.cableone.net

*****TIMEDANCER SPOILERS*****

To be honest, I didn't like this one that much. After last week's excellent Ruby Eyes, I was expecting... More from the return home story we've waited a year to see. Parts of it were okay, but other bits were... Well... Kinda dumb. I'm going to try and give a more in depth review than what I usually do, because well, this story has a lot of flaws and I think I should point them out.

Right off the title kind of kills the surprise. We know quite clearly from that where Brooklyn is going to end up.

I liked the flashback bits at the start of the story, they were interesting glimpses into Brooklyn's past we previously weren't privy to. That was pretty cool, and the dialouge there revealed a lot about Brooklyn's personality... ANd his suffering. We were reminded Harthoth wasn't always a badguy, (something I assume will be important next week) and we see that scene Brooklyn briefly dreamed about in Ruby Eyes, his "most peaceful moment with Sata. (I think.) We also get a glimpse at Payne's personality before his... Change, and it was enlightening. Good bit there considering how the story ends.

Then the actual story starts, and it starts to go downhill. The council bit is okay I guess, but it seems almost pointless given everything else that happens in the story. Tamar and Ruffio both seem like cliche characters. The uber warrior and the uber bookworm. Whats more, when I hear the name "Ruffio" I think immediatley of Hook...

The next part of the story I don't know about. The flying fire extinguishers just strikes me as... Well... Really stupid. No offense to whoever wrote that part or came up with it, but... Flying fire extinguishers? With weapons? That's um... Pretty lame. The "Extinguish extinguish" bit seemed too much like a Dalek, but not done as well. Not to mention during the entire scene, Brooklyn is acting like and idiot and tossing out dialouge that doesn't seem in character for him. It might be dialouge he used when he first started timedancing but "Call me mudfoot"? What kind of wisecrack is that?

Then we cut back to the council and learn there's an intruder. There's just no drama here because we already know its Brooklyn. The scene might have worked better if we'd seen the entire council meeting and then cut to Brooklyn. I dunno.

Then Brooklyn deals with the security guards. Um, shouldn't most of them recognize him pretty quickly or be able to send a visual or something? Brooklyn just acts like a goof here. I can't help but feel all of this part was crammed in to put some "action" into an otherwise all dialouge story. It didn't work.

The scene with Sata in the rookery was pretty good, I liked that. But then the scene with Anna... It's been TEN years and Anna is STILL recovering? Geez.

The long awaited reunion between Brooklyn and Sata... Okay, I gotta admit, that part was fun since it tied into their first meeting. But, Brooklyn's cry out of "Ditto!" doesn't seem to fit. It feels akward.

The picture was okay, but since its the ONLY picture and the ones last week were better... I didn't care for it. Were you rushed for time on this one Robby?

The reunion bit after the picture is a bit better, a bit more in character, but... THe scene seems to akward and comical for my tastes considering what it should have been. Really the only interesting elemen is that Brooklyn is apparently still hurting from Ruby Eyes and still has a scar. (Hmm, a scar on his left shoulder... And last week the pictures showed three slashes on his chest. Anyone else notice his scars are all in places his armor covers up later?)

The next bit where Brooklyn reunites with old friends is okay I suppose. Not particularly interesting or well handled tho. I find it odd that it took Brooklyn THAT long to notice Sata was no longer pregnant. Like I said before, it seems that whoever wrote this part of the story is still treating Brooklyn like he was a kid. Still making wisecracks and smart remarks and being unobservant like he was when he started dancing. Not at all the changed, grown up and remorseful character he was last story. Or even in the flashbacks of this one. I don't like that.

The rookery scene was interesting, in that Sata did not tell Brooklyn then and there the eggs were dying. I suppose that makes sense. He's home, he's happy, why depress him with "Oh yeah, our children are going to die."

The parapets scene was good. Brooklyn was acting like a mature character again. (I assume it switched writers here? It seems like a pretty obvious switch off to me...) He has knowledge that he's withholding from Sata while she recaps the last ten years. He's keeping his adventures secret because he doesn't want Sata to worry, which works well. Its interesting that he says he got his scar a YEAR ago instead of a day ago. And are we now supposed to think that something DID go on with Pandora, which is why he's keeping that a secret? But all in all the dialouge here seems to work. Its a bit more honest between Brooklyn and Sata, because they're both keeping secrets. Brooklyn keeps silent about his dances and what he knows about the aliens, Sata keeps quiet about Harthoth and the eggs. (Well, for a moment anyway.) It should be interesting to see how thios little lying angle plays out when things catch up to them. Brooklyns reaction to how the eggs are going to die is good though.

Nothing really good or bad about the biogenics lab scene. The drama of "Are the eggs going to live" is kinda a moot point, since we know full well they will. Heck, even some of the other CHARACTERS know the eggs are going to live. That ticks me off that they'd deny Sata that kind of information. I understand they're paying them back for the silence the Timedancers kept when they arrived in Manhattan 1996, but COME ON! They could at least tell Sata "Brooklyn will return one day and your children WILL live." They don't need specifics, that would be enough to lighten Sata's heart. She had to live with two worries for ten years! Thats just... Seems mean. It is a little heartwrenching to see the character reactions, but WHY?

The Tech scene... Is Jeff supposed to be a tribute to Bennet in any way, or is that just a coincidence? But why bother not saying its Payne? As soon as the door froze we knew who it was. But still, seeing Payne is there to cause trouble is a decent cliffhanger. I suppose Ruby Eyes may have had a bit of foreshadowing in it...

But all in all, this story was dissapointing. Brooklyn seemed childish, the council meeting did't add anything to the story. The dramatic pacing seemed off the whole time up until the point when Brooklyn and Sata talked about what had happened to them over the years. Otherwise, the drama isn't there. There's an intruder in the building. But wait, we know its Brooklyn. No drama. The eggs are dying. Wait, we know they live. No drama. Flying fire extinguishers and security guards attack Brooklyn. Forced drama. Payne is back. Well, okay, that one is a wild card, we don't KNOW what happens to him, but we can assume he gets beaten next week with no serious casualties. Brooklyn and Sata keeping secrets from one another... THAT has possibilities.

All in all, this story might have benefited from better sequencing and more character conflict. A lot of the "jokes" weren't very funny. I mean... MUDFOOT. Har har Brooklyn. As is, most of the cast seems out of their normal personality for a large part of the story. Not to mention, it could have been longer. Its apparently at least a two parter, but why? This chapter was REALLY short and didn't accomplish that much. Brooklyn comes home, gate is acting funny, meets his friends, learns eggs are dying, Payne is back and still has ice powers. Thats basically it. I'm betting next week we see three things. 1- Big fight between Brooklyn and Payne. 2- "dying" eggs hatch fully healthy twins. 3- Phoenix gate is stabilized because its "acting funny".

I dunno. This story could have been so much more, but so much falls flat. For the opening flashbacks and the scene where Brook and Sata hide the truth, 7 out of 10. But for the rest... 3 out of 10. Thumbs down. Pity.

And that was without question the longest episode review I've ever done.

*****END TIMEDANCER SPOILERS*****

Joxter
Thursday, June 22, 2000 05:29:30 AM
IP: spider-th013.proxy.aol.com

***Kyryn wings in****

Gentlebeings,

We now present for your reading pleasure:

Return to Paradise, Pt.1

Written by Robby Bevard, Alan "Ordell" Coleman, and Stephen Sobotka, Jr.

Artwork by Robby Bevard

***Kyryn steps aside to avoid the rush***
Kyryn - [<<--Clicky! Clicky!]
Denton, TX
Thursday, June 22, 2000 03:17:11 AM
IP: denm2-30.iglobal.net

I just realized that I owe an mp3. It's probably time for something relatively normal (like that'd ever happen with my tastes). There have been questions latel about the Edmund Fitzgerald, I've got the Prisoner theme (appropriate semi-recently after Reboot's Number One), there's some nice funk from stands tunes, decisions, decisions. SOROW, if you had reccommended something, I might not be in this situation now. For utter randomness, I think I'll go with Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Thursday, June 22, 2000 02:35:20 AM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

It has been confirmed. I am much too obfuscatory for my own good. (see recent Ask Greg)

Joxter> <<that's a whole lotta dark pine green... Maybe I should find a different color...>>: Nah, I'm only there about a tenth of the time. Add to that the probability of two pewpe posting sequentially with any frequence, it's just not worth it.

Patrick Toman> <<What's up with posting all these old riddles anyway? Hardly a challenge>>: The stick problem still hasn't been solved. Though it is bizarre enough that I don't think it will.

Fire Storm> <<It may LOOK like a dinky little box, but>>: But from the size of the boxes, you can guess at the expected input length.
<<is there a sorority called "The Tri-Delts?>>: Not that I know of. But remember, I'm on the engineering campus. All the frats ore on College Ave, and the females are on Douglas. If it was a militant feminist group (extrapolating from the second part of that), I would not be surprised if there is a similar sorority. I think I've mentioned LABIA before.

Lady Mystic> <<The Voting page now includes a textbox for your name (please use it)>>: Oops. I got mine in beforeyou added that, and I thought you might want it to be mostly anonymous, so I didn't add my name. If you care, I believe mine started with "Right ho."

Cali`ope> <>: Don't forget to pick up the Pedestrian Requlsificators, and work on your cunning stunts.

Winterwolf> <<Man I missed all the riddles>>: See my reply to Mr. Toman.

Wilek> <<Where does that leave people like me>>: With emulators.
<<there was only one sequence I liked in the original (take a wild guess :P )>>: Night on Bald Mountain, by Modest Mussorgsky. Though Fireird (Stravinsky) could be great fun.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Thursday, June 22, 2000 01:58:50 AM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

WILEK - Since you appear to be very knowledgible about "The Centurions", perhaps you can help me out. I have an idea to do a crossover fic featuring them, but I need to know the weapon systems that each hero used. Currently wracking my brains, and these are all I could come up with:

For Ace McCloud - Sky Knight (basic), Orbital Interceptor

For Jake Rockwell - Fire Force (basic), Detonator, Wild Weasel, Hornet

For Max Ray - Tidal Blast (basic?), Depth Charger

I know Max and Ace had at least two more systems or so, but I'm drawing a blank on their names; Ace had a HUGE Jet assembly that was armed to the teeth, and Max had his basic set with the single torpedo and the arm gun (which I'm sure is Tidal Blast, but then again...)

Also, if you recall, they added two more Centurions to the roster in the final season I believe: John Thunder and Rex Charger. Can you recall what weapon systems they used?

Any and all help would be appreciated.

GARG GATHERING NEWS - Just read about some of the events that have been added, Dang! Now I'm really bummed about not being able to go!

Maintain and Check Six!

Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Thursday, June 22, 2000 01:34:01 AM
IP: m44.ieway.com

** Niamhgold enters **

Hola, all! Got back from my friend's wedding (the one that's close to my house). She and her beau were so cute together that it totally quelched all doubts in my mind ;)

Gside: Ah, so now I see the answers were already given--my bad! I have to say, out of all of them, the skydiving one had to be the best. But the _utmost_ riddles are those which have no ambiguous answers ;)

Patrick: ** Blushes sheepishly ** Ah...I guess I'm matching my wits against the riddle king, huh? Maybe I should drop out now before I get creamed! :D

Winterwolf: Welcome back! ** Niamhgold takes a blast at DC and all his relatives with the help of her Weird Sister companions ** There; that should get rid of all ensuing problems ;) Maybe I'll alternate with the Sisters and Thailog--Thailog's a tough guy, but I can't let the triplets down, either :) Working at home _can_ be a double-edged sword...but you don't have to worry about appearances then! ;) (See below reply):

Janine: Your guy did WHAT?!? Well, Winterwolf, I think it's time you and I made sure _this_ guy gets boyfried >:}

Coyote the Bando: Albatross soup riddle: This one's pretty cannibalistic. The guy had previously been in a lifeboat (or some other shipwrecked/isolated situation) with his wife. He hallucinated seeing an albatross land on the boat, so he killed it and ate it, while thinking his wife had been washed overboard. Then, he is rescued and returns to civilization, walks into a restaurant, and orders albatross soup. However, after one bite he realizes that the taste was not the same as his "dinner" on the lifeboat. He commits suicide because he understands it had been his wife. Ewww...

Ah, I better hit the hay for the noche!
Adios!

Niamhgold - [niamhgold@hotmail.com]
Thursday, June 22, 2000 12:13:17 AM
IP: lac-flex137.ncia.net

**enters and recognizes the returning heroes** JackaL, TRC, welcome back. Hope to have ye around for a while.

Janine: Condolences on the jerkwad. **hugs** Move on, that guy's really not worth it. It's not worth getting out of the game just because one dingleberry decides he's gonna go bedhopping on you ... because if you *do* leave the game, he's truly won and you'll never know what you could miss. **makes his point by huggling Mara-ko**
The real point, though, is don't let him drive you out of the game. You'll find someone else who's worth it.

Aaron: Oh, so *that's* why they decided to screw with the show's continuity ... **sigh** demographic whores, all of 'em, I tell you!!!!!

Roswell Conspiracies: I played Tito, the huge Chicano bond jumper. :)

Mary: Lord ... that guy ... **shudder** guys like that and Janine's make me embarrassed to be a man. **sigh**

Old riddles: Here's a doozy ... this should be enough of a challenge even for you, Patrick. :)
A man goes into a restaurant and orders albatross soup. He takes one mouthful, gets a pained look on his face, pays for the meal and left. Later that evening, he commits suicide. Why?

Todd: The mirror is how you get the saw ... you look in the mirror and see what you saw, then you take the *saw* and saw the table in half.

That's all for me ... quick thought before I go ...

What kind of *freak* without any kind of *life* ... does like someone did early in my shift today ... and calls around *comparison shopping* for NUDIE LICENSE PLATE FRAMES?!
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 11:31:35 PM
IP: 216.28.101.144

OMG just saw the new South Park, that thing with NAMBLA, I wonder if the real sick organazation are also lobbying for rights, I think tehy should join up with PETA and form PWL=People Without lives....

Wilek>>> Toon Disney editing Darkwing Duck? ok now that is pathetic.. Launchpad in a timemachine living in rome 4 three years, Not just timedancer but I was also picturing Launchpad in Russel Crow's role in Gladiator

Pokemon... I don't hate it or its poularity, I'm not crazy about it either. I'm like eh, I kind of like Digimon better anyways... maybe its beacues I still have the virtual pet..it needs New batteris though

Wilek>>> you'd be the class wierdo!

Chiken Run and Titan AE, Why dp I have the feeling one will be the critc's darling, that the public will ony see cause its the critics darling ala American Beauty and the other would be the action packed adventure the critics hate but the public enjoys, ala the Matrix

Spiderman>>>Personally I'd be very happy if it were either Nicholas Brendon or David Boreanez playing Spidey((Both expressed interest))
Spacebabie
Orlando, FL, USA
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 11:23:02 PM
IP: user-37kapf1.dialup.mindspring.com

Those of y'all who complain about Toon Disney's cuts and edits to Gargoyles are gonna love this--apparently Gargs isn't the only show that's fallen victim to the long swift scissors of S&P. Believe it or not, so has...Darkwing Duck. Or so I suspect--I just saw a scene from an ep depicting one of DW's ancestors, a Wild West-era lawman. In the scene in question, a flashback of sorts, he's facing down a couple thugs. He draws his guns, they cut to DW and Goslyn (in the present) talking for a moment, then when they show the lawman again, he's alone and putting away his guns. I haven't seen the original version of this, but something about the abruptness of it suggests that there was more to this scene before. Gods, they're even cutting Darkwing Duck...(Interestingly, in the same ep, Launchpad accidentally activates a time machine, which disappears with him in it. He comes back perhaps a second later, having spent three years in ancient Rome. Shades of Timedancer?)

Archwolf> <<You will find a rather interesting vision of Pokemon in the future (from what you said, I think you would like it.)>> Thanks. :) [Wilek reads the story...and a twisted grin slowly crosses his face, just before he begins laughing evilly. This is good news for him, since it indicates that he enjoyed the story, but bad news for sentient life in general, since it also indicates that he's had an idea.] <> I second that. =) Hm...[Wilek double-clicks something, and an Imperial interrogation drone-esque droid floats into the room. Wilek uploads a picture and description of Shadow Pikachu into its memory. Wilek: "Get a blood sample of this Pokemon and bring it to the cloning labs. I have...plans. <hehehehe>"]

Robby> <<Um, that Pokemon idea you have... I've read almost that exact fanfic. Hmm.>> Heh...believe it or not, I had no idea this fic existed before Archwolf pointed it out. The Gargoyles Fans Collective Subconscious strikes again? 8)

Doug> <<some other guy who was land-oriented (can't remember his name). Wasn't there redhead chick in a space station with a pet orangutang who commanded them (I think her name was Crystal)?>> the land specialist is Jake Rockwell, the space station is Skyvault, the chick Crystal, and I think her orangutan and Alaskan malamute dog were Lucy and Shadow, respectively. :) (I was obsessed with this show; I still have all the toys except Max Ray, which for some reason I never bought. Guess I never found it. I blame Centurions for getting me interested in cybermechanics. ^_^)

Gside> <<That in all probability, the most unusual answer to the question I have ever heard.>> Thank you. :) <<Everyone seems to forget Bad Guys, New Olympians and Dark Ages for the dream network. Or are they just not as popular?>> Probably they don't come to mind as quickly as the others, since most of them (except Dark Ages) aren't TGS series...<<For a moderately high cost, you can save something about to die.>> Ah...very useful. >:)

Crzy> <<Yes... I was allowed to breed. I have 4 kids. 3 daughters and a son. Be afraid... be VERY afraid. ;)>> I could have sworn I saw a prophecy in the Book Of Nod citing this as one of the signs of the end of the world... >;P

Riddles> Here's an anagram puzzle, whose answer is a single word: Look at key missing first misprinted label. =)

FS> <<<And would you like my reasonings for certain votes (either on the form or separately in the CR)?> Yes! That would be nice!>> Hm...If you'd like mine, feel free to e-mail my votes back to me (if it can be done easily) so I can remember what I voted on so I can give you my reasoning for it. :) <<How about a series called "Gargoyles: Fanfiction" or "Star Trek: Fanfiction">> Trek does have a novel or two of compiled fanfic...

Winterwolf> <<Many thanks. Actually that sounds pretty powerful. I'll have to look it up for sure. :)>> You're welcome. :) I think I have a pic of the whole card, if it'd help...

Rolling Calf> Welcome back! =D

Shadowrider> <<Where in the world is Warpmind? It's a tenth of days I don't see him.>> Come to think of it, he has been gone a lot longer than usual...<> Hm...do they allow you to bring laptop computers there? :)

Mary Flanders> <<The big fat baka brought me a "poster" to an anime porno series. I had no idea! The picture didn't even LOOK sexual!>> What the...?! <grr> This is infuriating on so many levels...not the least of which is that animated porn is even more pathetic and worthless than the usual variety. >:/

Spacebabie> <<Green Baron and we discussing that you would all wanted to be in this class. GB also said Todd would be the proffessor, Jackle and Sj would be the class clowns and Toku the teachers pet(GB said not me). I SAID that Doug and Kit would be the cute class couple>> Cool! :D Wonder what I would be... [Some random person: "The guy they expelled after you submitted a book report of Justine by the Marquis De Sade'."] Oh.

Joxter> <<Robby. (No offense man, you're about the only one taking a pro-pokemon stance here.)>> Count me in. :) I'm not that big a fan of it, but I find it amusing at times, and it has quite a lot of possibilities (the wonderfully twisted fanfic with Shadow Pikachu is proof enough of that). That and I like the character designs of some of the critters. :) It does kind of tick me off that you have to trade critters with someone else in order to complete the Game Boy game, though. Where does that leave people like me (I know approximately two or three people outside the Internet, none of whom have the game)?

Janine> <<It just so happens that I get back from California, kiss the wonderfull guy I'm seeing, and them he decides to have sex with his ex-girlfriend the very next night.>> What...?! <GRR> How would you like him killed?

Fantasia 2000> I don't know...there was only one sequence I liked in the original (take a wild guess :P ), and it's been excised from the sequel...<sigh>

Mecord> <<A man (a woman would be to smart to find herself in such a predicament ;) is trapped in a steel box (yes it has a floor and roof). With him is a log and a mirror. How does he escape?>> He bangs his head against the log until he starts bleeding, then uses the blood and the mirror in an arcane ritual to make himself insubstantial, whereupon he walks through the nearest wall and out of the box.

Matthew> <<And it's the Godzilla we all know and love from the dubs of Japanese movies.>> Heh...I'm probably alone here, but I prefer the CGI version. ;)
Wilek Nereus
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 10:56:58 PM
IP: proxy2.spaceproxy.com

Sorry for the double post. Just wanted to point out those i's were not upper case when I posted them. At least the accent mark came out.

Good night!
Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 10:35:32 PM
IP: nas-7-178.nyc.navipath.net

**The room is saturated with a cold blue light and Winterwolf steps through to enter the CR.**

I'm back! Now to make sure I don't have connection woes again I now have a dial up account from work. Also on the plus side I can work from home. On the negative side I can work from home. I think it is a definite double-edged sword. Oh well at least I have a backup for the web. My previous backup is useless as I can never connect with it these days.

MIA - Warpmind> Warpmind where are you? Does anyone have his email? You could drop him a line. :(

Mecord> <power issues> I can relate to that. My connection was in a constant state of flux but now I have two new ones to use. May you get some stability on the power situation or that generator you were talking about. By the way I don't think you need to worry about Caliope unless your car can drive to Puerto Rico. ;)

Kyryn> <Timedancer ep may not get posted until sometime tomorrow> Thanks for the info. I guess I'll play it safe and wait until tomorrow. Don't want to be sleepy tomorrow. Just when my connection works you throw me a curveball. ** I'm joking of course** ;)

Caliope> <license> Hope you plenty of chances to drive. I remember it wasn't easy when I didn't have a car. **Hugs** <PR> So let me see. I do have uncles, aunts and cousins down there. Or I should say "Tengo t�os, t�as y primos en Puerto Rico." ^_^

Janine> <guy> He is total scum. That is not any kind of relationship in my book! **sigh** I'll be around if you want to talk tonight.

Shadowrider> I know the feeling with fanfic. There so much good fan fiction out there so little time. :)

Niamhgold> I voted for the Thailog pic. We need one in here. So are you going to strut around here using that pic? ^_^

******WARNING BFTS - RP******

Time: Immediately after Rodlox's last post before we meet up in the house.

Winterwolf watches as DPH and Plastique Saber head into the house. He decides to examine the area of the disappearance more carefully. After several minutes Rodlox and his attackers appear. Winterwolf watches as the Speed Stars Rodlox encountered run away in sheer terror. "What did you do to them?" Winterwolf asks.

Before he can answer the spell of summoning is undone and Rodlox returns back to the place he left. Winterwolf narrows his eyes. He considers what he just saw. Equus created that spell. Rodlox should have remained until the condition of NCA's defeat was achieved. Who disrupted the spell? He walked back into the house axe of ice in hand.

A figure unseen by the combatants spoke seemingly to the air. "The boy has become a little to attuned to magic. I may need to remove him to get what I want."

As Winterwolf neared the he saw Rodlox. Rodlox walked into the house and Winterwolf quickly followed him. Winterwolf looked at straight at Rodlox and didn't notice anything wrong. Still the hairs on the back of his neck were standing up so he used a technique he was taught to see past illusions and turned his head and looked at Rodlox through the corner of his eyes. He saw that it was DC cloaked in an illusion. He raised his axe and charged at him starling everyone else in the room.

"Winter what are you doing!" DPH yelled.

To be continued...

******END WARNING BFTS - RP******

I'm so happy I can post at night again. ^_^

**Winterwolf waves goodnight and disappears leaving a small white snow cloud in the CR**

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 10:31:04 PM
IP: nas-7-178.nyc.navipath.net

Hmm. Has anyone received spam from just posting an email address on this page only?

DPH sees DC's body start to return to normal and electrocutes it in the name of Winterwolf. NO bfts RP from me today. Expect an extra large post tomorrow. Heck, I might come in singing "This is a long post afterall".
DPH (Daniel Paul Hightower) - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 09:53:28 PM
IP: max1-41.cwy.cei.net

Pok�mon>> What's this beef you guys have with Pok�mon? I happen to like the show. I'll admit, that bit where Ash dressed up as a girl to get inside the Celadon City Gym was a bit questionable, but overall, the show is good. I do wish Ash's Pidgeot hadn't stayed behind to help those less evolved versions of itself. Woulda been neat if Ash could fly on Pidgeot's back at times. It's not quite the same when Ash & Co. are riding on Lapras.

Belated Timedancer comments>> Very surreal. Various myths of the last few centuries, scatted across the continent, all with a common origin, an origin that was affected when Brooklyn passed through on a "Lightning Dance." That's what I call it when a dance lasts less than a second like the ones at the start of the episode. And I really hope that the Gate obeys Brooklyn for once(re: his request at the end) and takes him back to Manhattan, in the 22nd century to be reunited with Sata, and maybe even get to see the twins hatch. Then the Gate could go dormant for at least half a decade, or even a full one, so Brooklyn and Sata can have a stable environment to raise their kids in. And maybe during that time, Brooklyn and Sata could lock horns with Hartoth and Isfet again. They were definately up to something before Brooklyn danced out, and that something looked to me like making Apep solid again.

**RP- the Ten Saga**
[I don't believe it!] Dragon Warrior was flabbergasted [We hit her with enough firepower to annihilate New York City, and she just healed the damage like it was a hangnail!]

As the Borg Mega-Drone prepared to attack #4, it said "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED." It then began firing it's energy weapons, the blasts splashing off #4's Ki shield.

As this happened, Dragon Warrior heard a voice in his head. A voice that sounded much like Gasper's. He shrugged as well as he could in his armor and blurred over to Gasper, deftly opening the pouch with his gauntleted fingers and picking out a senzu bean, popping said bean in Gasper's mouth. Soft chewing sounds could be heard, and suddenly Gasper jumped to his feet.

[Wow.] Dragon Warrior said [Talk about a pick-me-up. OK, I got a plan, I'll distract and occupy her, then you come in with a surprise attack. We've got to hit her and keep hitting her so she doesn't have time to regenerate.] This was said just as a blast from #4 sent Borg bits flying. The Mega-Drone was no more. [Kamikaze 5 through 8: Plan C Now!]

4 Guardio-Bots dropped down out of the sky between #4 and Gasper & Dragon Warrior's location. The bots promptly exploded, throwing up a thick cloud of dust and smoke. Dragon Warrior immediatly blurred forward through the cloud, driving a fist into #4's belly, the element of surprise immediately lost, they began trading blows, neither quite able to score a hit on the other, but Dragon Warrior knew unless Gasper made his move quickly, it couldn't last.
**End RP- The Ten Saga**

At the movies: GODZILLA! {sound of the famous Godzilla roar here} He's coming back to the big screen! He's gonna be kicking the crap out of aliens, monsters, and the legitimate forces of the Japanese military :) I can't wait till it comes out, it's gonna be huge(but then, since Godzilla's in it, that's a given) And it's the Godzilla we all know and love from the dubs of Japanese movies. It looks awesome!

The Rocky and Bullwinkle trailer looked neat. I especially love it when Boris and Natasha say "Moose and Squirrel!" it brought me back to when I watched The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Natasha would say "Look Boris! Is Moose and Squirrel!" Heh, those were the days.
Matthew - [matts1@bellatlantic.net]
New City, NY, USA
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 08:48:56 PM
IP: adsl-151-202-113-225.bellatlantic.net

Aaron>Regarding the porno "poster" I recieved from my sister's BF, I threw the thing out. I wouldn't really like to profit from some guy's nocternal emissions. Sounds a little like the theme from the series. X.x I'll keep e-bay in mind for other stuff though. ^_^ thanks.
Mary Flanders
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 08:23:13 PM
IP: adsl-63-195-144-108.dsl.scrm01.pacbell.net

MECORD - I don't know where the mirror fits into your conundrum, but as far as the log is concerned.

He rubs his hands together until they are sore (saw). Then he takes the saw and cuts the log into two halves. Two halves make a whole (hole). He crawls through the hole and escapes.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 06:53:32 PM
IP: 216.87.46.3.dialup-stl.primary.net

**Mec stumbles through a door with a flashlight in hand.**

Man, what is up with this power?!!! The power keeps flickering on and off. Power outages are so frequent around here it drives me crazy. Consistency is all I ask, and maybe a generator.

Titan AE>> I found a prequel comic to the movie that helps explain why the Drej hate humans. The third one still hasn�t come out (or it has and my small community will never see it). But it seems like it was based on a political struggle for power on the part of the Drej.

Pics>> Some great stuff. My comp doesn�t like e-mail links so I�ll have to vote in here or e-mail direct. But I�ll do that later.

Shadowrider>> Glad to hear you�ll be around one more month at least. :)

Caliope>> New license huh? What state did you live in again? I�ll be sure to take the long way around. ;) One of my favorite bumper-stickers said �If you don�t like the way I drive, stay off the sidewalk!� :)

Doug>> $I liked the RP, with Lloky. I have to admit, I wasn�t expecting such a cold blooded move on the part of that bad guy (forgot his name). $

A hearty welcome back to all wayward souls. :)

Riddle>> Think Puns with this one.
A man (a woman would be to smart to find herself in such a predicament ;) is trapped in a steel box (yes it has a floor and roof). With him is a log and a mirror. How does he escape?

Dream network>> I like the Fanfiction show idea. Anyone remember a show that was on Mtv�s Oddities called The Maxx? That was an awesome if deranged show. It was sadly short lived. I also like Sci-fi�s Exposure show.

*****RP*****
Mary gently pours the healing potion into Lloky�s mouth, wondering at the innocent looking child. The girl had taken a bullet in the chest at point blank range and it barely scratched her. A moment later Lloky coughed and sputtered. With Mary�s careful ministrations Lloky was able to take the rest of the potion.
�Only a human,� Lloky growled, �would dare murder their own children.�
Mary was startled at the vehemence from such a small child. Lloky suddenly realized who her company was. She blushed shamefully at Mary and saw Hassan with Patty hiding behind.
�Sorry, I didn�t mean that the way it sounded. It�s just� well� you know, the bad guys always seem to be human where I come from.�
�Are you not human then?�
�Nope,� she grinned like any mischievous child would, �I�m a giant lizard that breaths fire,� she giggled, �Say, where�d everybody go?�
�They just went to look for something.�
Lloky�s eye�s widened, �Oh, no! The bombs, I forgot!�
Lloky jumped to the floor. A painful twinge in her chest stopped her short of sprinting away. Hassan placed a firm hand on her shoulder.
�Hold on little one. You must rest.�
Lloky nodded, �I think you�re right. I will rest, but tell the others that if they need me just call.�
The mysterious girl vanished.
A metallic glint caught Erin�s attention. She moved a wooden panel out of the way for a better look and gasped. There were explosives, lots of them. Sitting on the detonator was a small ring shaped like a dragon. Softly, Erin whispered a knowing thanks.
*****END RP*****

Mecord
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 06:46:39 PM
IP: usr31.mtwest.net

***Kyryn sneaks in***

Quick TGS note: The new Timedancer ep may not get posted until sometime tomorrow. I've got some final set up work to do on it and that has to be done on the machine at home (can't upload from work). However, there are thunderstorms rolling into the area this evening so I may not be able to post the episode until sometime tomorrow. I'm just giving you fair warning so some of you won't be disappointed if the ep doesn't post until tomorrow.

***Kyryn sneaks back out***
Kyryn
Denton, TX
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 06:46:30 PM
IP: 216.35.46.129

Hi. Short post for me. I'm going home to my evil connection problems as soon as I'm done with this post.

A few replies. Don't worry if I don't catch you now, at worst I'll catch you tomorrow. :)

Lady Mystic> You send me some email. That's strange. I never got it. :( Would you please resend it? To be safe you can also send it to awinterwolf@wildmail.com as well as my other one. Oh I still had trouble with the form submit so I send you and Fire Storm an email with my picture vote. If you'd rather I post it just let me know. Thanks. ^_^

Caliope> <PR> I've to PR been a few times. I have family on my mom's side down there. I'll write more later. ;)

DPH> I hope this helps me later. ^_^

Mary Flanders> I hope you manage to set up an effective border between the two of you. It sounds like you need limited contact/exposure. Try not to let it get to you, at least not too much. :(

Rolling Calf> Welcome back! I don't know you or Jakal but hey the more the merrier. :)

Man I missed all the riddles. :(

See you all later. Hopefully.

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 06:42:00 PM
IP: 206.15.122.13

Just a quick post, too behind on work and too full of sushi to move.

TRC> I remember you. Welcome back.

Mary Flanders> y'know, I think they showed that one at H-fest. Try selling the poster on e-bay.

Both people who posted the pokefic link> Thank you. This story kicks @$$! I'd definately pay to see this on the big screen this summer.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 05:18:21 PM
IP: ppp-18.tnt-2.sat.smartworld.net

Hello!!! * ^_~ *
Hope everyone is dandy today! :)

Doug> <<I'll pray that it keeps up>> Thanx! So will I, we only have 2 more days to go :) <<Hope you can someday get a car to go with it>> LOL Yeah, that'll be the day! Cant get my own mother to lend me hers! :P

Winterwolf> LOL Yeah! I get bonus points for hitting pedestrieans!!! :P Naw, not realy tho, my bro says I drive like an old lady cuz hes a speeder :P So I'll drive ya to the beach, if ya like to live on the wild side ;) And my sunburn doesnt hurt, I'm the luck type who burn tan and not red :P have you ever been to PR before? Oh and about the age diference thing, really, if I liked one of the guys I mentioned before enough, I wouldnt care about their age. It shouldnt matter what age you are as long as both ppl involved in the relationship are confortable and happy with it. :)

Welcome Back to all who are back!!!!

Eh! i gotta go! See ya ppl!*HUGZ all and leaves*
Caliope
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 04:18:34 PM
IP: 136.145.70.217

*** TGS CR INFO UPDATE & VOTING ***

All the pages have been updated.

The navigation links are fixed. The Archive is updated. And mine and FS's joint email address on the Archive index page was changed from "mystic-storm@usa.net" to "fs-lm@usa.net".

The Voting page now includes a textbox for your name (please use it) and a Voting FAQ & Information page.

There is an answer in the FAQ for those of you who pressed the vote submit button and had your email program activated a window.

I hope the FAQ/Info answers most of your questions concerning voting.

Whether you voted or not, please view the FAQ. Thanks :) (If you already voted you do not have to vote again.)

*** END TGS CR INFO UPDATE VOTING ***

Winterwolf = I emailed you about 9 days ago concerning your Thersites pic. But I got a message that said "Relay denied." FS recent it via his email account. Did you recieve it?

I emailed a few others concerning their votes. If you recieved an email from me please follow the directions said in the email.

*** PERSONAL STUFF ***

FS is working on his fanfic. (Much of which he lost in his most recent hard drive crash.) And I'm making updates to all of FSD. There will be some very nice changes when we're done. :)

I've also been working on the Mystic Storm site, CBCD's site, and a bit on the internet memorial site.

But for tonight, FS and I will be going out to dinner. <G>

*** END PERSONAL STUFF ***
Lady Mystic - [lady-mystic@usa.net]
Dearborn, MI
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 03:57:59 PM
IP: t2-2.visitus.net

Gside> You are SO loved! *hugs* I'll look for you message.

JackaL> Things are looking back to normal :)
SOROW - [SOROW@prodigy.net]
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 03:08:21 PM
IP: dll2a030-0798.splitrock.net

Gside: <Two men are alone in a desert>
The parachute of the man with the full pack didn't work.
<but would you rather have it in that dinky form box, or separate?>
Either way. It's just like the CR. It may LOOK like a dinky little box, but it shows up as a really big e-mail to us!
<Well, seeing how I'm on the engineering campus, and remus is the comp sci server>
Hmm... good point.
Hey, is there a sorority called "The Tri-Delts?" Read a story based on the Rutgers campus and they mentioned that sorority.
If not... Better yet!
<Does it work better when the disk is horizontal>
Dosn't matter... usually. But you can try it. Personally, I have 13+ Zip disks that I NEVER use. Last time I used it was 3 months after I got it. 3 months after I got it, I got a burner.

Winterwolf: <All fanfiction no matter what?>
Yeppers!

Riddle: What do you sleep on, brush your teeth with, and open a can with?

Christine: <would I _ever_ fake a character's death and then have him/her show up later?>
No, no... NEVER! You NEVER did that with Ventura, did you?
(ACE Ventura?.... na... well... <G>)

Story progress: I am writing them again! Maybe this will give me incentive to actually post all the stories in my "To Proof" directory!
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 01:39:32 PM
IP: t3-63.visitus.net

A really short post
DPH looks around and sees DC. "On behalf of Winterwolf, prepare to be burnt." DC starts running, but gets knocked unconscious by a lightning attack. DPH then attacks again with lightning, burning DC's body into ashes. Hopefully, that should Winterwolf with his connection problems.
DPH - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:41:45 PM
IP: max1-51.cwy.cei.net

HeLLo, Janine! Tis ok! I know about mental cases!! :o)
But about the personal situation- I know how bad that can suck and I'm very soRRy that haPPened to you. Sh*t like that shouldn't haPPen to anyone. It's like the worst fEEling in the world, and in my mind, one of the worst things that can haPPen to a person- Complete and total betrayal. I mean, yeah he brought it to you and said, Hey this is what haPPened, but it doesn't change the fact that it haPPened. I know I maybe gettin a little dEEp on sumone I don't know, but I HATE to see this haPPen. So, I'll shut up now.

To everyone- That sucks! If ur in a relationship, whether it be open or not, kEEp ur stuff in ur pants, I mean reaLLy. If it's an open relationship and you waNNa be with sumone else, lay it on the table BEFORE you do it, trust me it IS easier that way. I know, I've bEEn thur hell, I'm jusss tryin to help. Plus all of that only applies if ur NOT having sex with me! KeEp me hiDDen from the world, I'll be ur sex god! :o)
jacKal
Ga, UsA
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:32:12 PM
IP: aca0d21a.ipt.aol.com

Joxer- <Pokemon and its "evil"- Hmm I'm seeing three camps on this. Those who hate the show, those that hate the show because of its market saturation, and Robby. (No offense man, you're about the only one taking a pro-pokemon stance here.) >>>

Nope. Count me in with Robby. I love Pokemon. Think it's one of the best kid shows to come along in a long time.

Janie- regarding boyfriend. Oh girl, I don't know what to say- except- what a bastard. Hugz- find someone else more deserving of you, sweetie. Take it from someone who knows.

jenna
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 07:33:01 AM
IP: 1cust205.tnt1.stafford.tx.da.uu.net

RODLOX - I've heard about the Lancelot = Mordred theory, but I do tend to be a little skeptical about it. For one thing, their interest in Guinevere in the legends tends to be on very different levels. For Lancelot, it's genuine love. For Mordred, it seems to be more lust or even political ambition (wanting Guinevere because if he's married to his predecessor's widow, that gives him a bit more legitimacy when he's claiming the throne). In fact, in the early versions of the legend (Geoffrey of Monmouth, Wace, and Layamon), Mordred and Guinevere are actually portrayed as co-conspirators against Arthur in a manner much like that of Demona and Thailog against Macbeth in "Sanctuary" (except that Mordred doesn't seem to be plotting to get rid of Guinevere after he no longer needs her). Lancelot, on the other hand, seems to have no political motivation in his feelings towards Guinevere, and the two of them are basically loyal towards Arthur.

There is a good deal of evidence for the possibility that the Lancelot and Guinevere story actually originated out of the courtly love fad in 12th century Europe, but that's another story.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 07:14:13 AM
IP: 216.87.46.139.dialup-stl.primary.net

"What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour?" -- the letter M.

And the guy found dead by hanging in a room with a puddle of water? Committed suicide by standing on a block of ice. What's up with posting all these old riddles anyway? Hardly a challenge.

Only 44 days left until the Gathering, and only 10 days left to pre-register at the $40 rate and/or reserve a place at the dinner. After June 30, con admission jumps to $55 and reservations for the dinner are closed. So if you're waiting for the last minute to get your registration in, the last minute is nearly here.
Patrick Toman
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 06:38:47 AM
IP: aca62006.ipt.aol.com

*Enters and shakes her head*

Why me. I don't mean to complain all the time but I seem to get my self into a lot of bad situations. It just so happens that I get back from California, kiss the wonderfull guy I'm seeing, and them he decides to have sex with his ex-girlfriend the very next night.

Green Baron> I told you I didn't trust her. Well now I don't trust him either. I knew I should have stayed out of the game!

I don't know. He wanted to talk to me and tell me in person what he had done because it was the right thing to do. I respect him for being honest, but I don't trust him because of whst he has done. We agreed on an open relationship bt not THAT open of a relationship! Hi ex/current/whatever girlfried dosen't even know I'm in existance. He hasn't told her!

Fantasia 2000>Good movie. Like the original much better though. I got to see it at the IMAX:)

Jackal> I feel I need a formal introduction. Hello I'm Janine and I'll be your mental case for the remander of the flight. :)

Well I'm off to go cry, punch my oillow, and then tyr to sleep. Good night/morning everyone.
Janine - [Purple_Pixy@hotmail.com]
Mesa, Az
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 05:09:01 AM
IP: phx-242.treknet.net

Woah, between me and Gside, that's a whole lotta dark pine green... Maybe I should find a different color...
Joxter
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 04:18:19 AM
IP: spider-wg011.proxy.aol.com

Pokemon and its "evil"- Hmm I'm seeing three camps on this. Those who hate the show, those that hate the show because of its market saturation, and Robby. (No offense man, you're about the only one taking a pro-pokemon stance here.) Mathew doesn't seem to be too against it either, but... I think I'll cover all three aspects...

The show itself- I haven't seen much of Pokemon, it is on far too early here for me to care to get up, but I've seen enough to make a judgement I think. Many of the episodes seem to have a good theme to them. "If you have a pet, be nice to it," "Be fair in everything you do" "Help others if you can", etc. etc. Some of the episodes, like "Pikachu's Goodbye" are actually pretty sad and touching. But in most of the episodes I saw (not quite all) the plot basically went Ash and friends discover a new Pokemon or human related obstacle, play with it for a few minutes trying to solve whatever the problem of the week is, then Team Rocket shows up and does SOME sort of variation on its usual attack, only to be then blown away by the newest attack available to Ash's pokemon. I can see how that could get repetitious after a while, and how the actual cuteness of the Pokemon could only last so long.. (Not all epuisodes were like that, the Sabrina eps were quite... DIfferent...) I don't think the show itself is totally to blame, it seems like the early episodes all ddi their best to be distinctive but later on they hit a pattern that worked and stuck with it. But as someone pointed out, almost every series in the world does that. In Ducktales it was always Magicka DeSpell trying to get Scrooges Dime or the Beagle Boys trying to get the money bin, and some wacky variation on that. Rescue Rangers, Talespin, etc. all shows I love, all had a recurring plot over and over. (Who can forget how repetitive Thundercats and He-Man and Transformers got at times?) Pokemon isn't any different in that respect, as its mostly a matter of it having MORE episodes that lead to the annoying ammount of repetition. (Even Family Matters had a recurring plot line over and over for 10 years once the Urkel kid came in...) As far as stand alone episodes, EVERY series has those, including gargoyles. (Avalon Tour was the same basic premise and stand alone ep over and over again with only one or two minor character related threads holding it together. Other than Angela calling GOliath "father", the eps could be seen pretty much in any order or own their own.) As is, even if they almost never refer to old episodes, all the Pokemon episodes seem to have "to be continued" on them and plot points like collecting the badges that do involve change and such. Character growth however does seem limited largely to pokemon either evolving, or an episode dedicated to Team Rocket.
Also, I'm going to assume the original japanese version had much better voice acting, (Despite the English version actually having a voice cast thats pretty darn good that's proven themselves with "Slayers") no fun cut scenes (I've heard Misty slaps Ash when she first meets him in the Japanese version) and at least somewhat better dialouge.
Basically what all that comes down to is, with Pokemon the show, it was a decent show originally, but it is probably going on too long and could be better now if it was written more maturely, or it has too much filler between important episodes.

The licensing- THIS seems to be what people truly don't like about the show rather than the show itself.. Comments of "Its caused other shows like Digimon, Monster Rancher, and Cardcaptors to come along and replace so and so better shows." That is not inherantly Pokemon's fault. The show does well. Networks see this, and give it the ammount of air time called for accordingly. Digimon is by far Fox's biggest ratings grabber on Saturday mornings. The show is popular and gets ratings, so it will replace shows that don't get ratings. Thats a simple rule of television thats existed for a long time. (And saying it killed Batman/Superman isn't fair. That show went for almost ten years in one incarnation or another, and its really Batman Beyond killing it.) I think begrudging a show because it does well and outdoes other shows and produces spinoffs is a little unfair. Yes I hate that Power Rangers killed gargoyles and got three dozen other series ripping it off at one point, but Power Rangers had the advertizing and marketing frenzy to succeed. If DIsney had promoted gargs that well, it might still be on.

The game and the cards- I've played the game, its strangely addictive. I like it. The cards... Greg says he's tired of going to the comic store and seeing kids crying that their mom won't get them a 45 dollar card, and that kids are actually stabbing others to get them. You clearly see things differently than I do. I work at a comic store part time, and I quite often see a little kid looking at three or four different cards of various prices, their parent saying they have so and so money left, they need to choose. The kid then looks at the cards, compares their values, chooses what the best choice is be it two lesser cards or one more valuable card. That's one heck of a way to teach a kid economics and the value of money, and I rather like that Pokemon is getting kids to think about their money spending. Kids that do cry and complain about a 45 dollar card are generally spoiled and haven't had money-management explained to them. I see far more kids learning to handle money for these cards than I do with those whining about them. It wasn't that way when the trend first started, but now I almost never see any children whine about getting expensive cards. I see them instead using their own money (allowance I'm sure), READING the cards, and making somewhat informed decisions. And even the little little kids, like age 5 learn this lesson, and know not to trade rare cards for common ones. This is teaching lessons using real world principals that schools seem to have trouble with.
At the same time, I see kids gathering together in groups to play card tournaments, and on non tourney-days asking the me when the next tournament is. The cards give kids a reason to come together and fratenize, something to look forward to, and builds people skills. Not to mention its helping bring back life into the comic shops and getting a whole new generation of children to appreciate comics. I like that. (Yes, I make money out of it, but still...)

As far as kids stabbing others for cards... I can't say I've seen THAT happen in the store anytime in the 6 months I've been working there. I believe it happens, but probably with the same sort that would stab another for their shoes. And you can't claim that Pokemon is the first time that happened. I'm sure it happened with power ranger figures or ninja turtles or furbies or whatever in the past. I like to think that the sort that would hurt someone for a card is in the minority of the population. Almost all the "players" I see act quite mature about cards and what they have, and some even seem to have a sense of awe when someone shows off a prize card. Respect, a pretty nice thing for a hobby. (Or is it an addiction? I'm sure that may be possible, I know I couldn't put the durn game down when I played through it...)
I'll try not even going to go into all the cute little art kids do inspired by pokemon, or all the fanfic that inspires them to write or read it... Gargoyles may get people interested in Shakespeare, but Pokemon gets kids interested in learning how to read and draw. (Okay, Gargoyles may do the same thing, but...)

All in all, I think the older audiences here are bothered that Pokemon is REAL popular with the kids and pushing aside some of the better more adult programing and stuff, but all I really see coming out of it is good. Its not going to help give animation a name for being serious any time soon, but at least its given animation a resurgance in popularity and its getting children to do good and productive stuff. (I never saw Power Rangers getting kids together on Saturdays to read and draw.) Think about how long Fox was almost nothing but live action Power-Ranger esque shows? If it hadn't been for Pokemon's (an ANIME) popularity, Gundam Wing might never have been dubbed. (Actually, it was a combination of the popularity between Dragonball Z AND Pokemon...) Judging from whats written here, I don't think its so much the show everyonbe hates, but the dark side of the marketing. (Darth Vader suddenly appears, realizes its the wrong dark side, and leaves.)

Robby's viewpoint on Pokemon- I'm not sure if he's defending the quality of the show, simply defending the show from the attacks on the marketing, or what... Um, a little help Rob?

All in all, Pokemon is not a bad thing I don't think. Its getting kids to do stuff, especially important during the summer. (Our store is talking about expanding tourneys to three times a week for the summer's duration.) And I have fun mingling with them while they play. All in all, its a good thing. The show could use a little work, and the marketing people are quite obviously VERY good at what they do. Maybe someday, Disney will take that sort of approach to gargoyles, I don't know.

And now I've rambled on far too long. I should go to bed now. Night night!
Joxter
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 04:16:46 AM
IP: spider-wg011.proxy.aol.com

Did you know cats start foaming at the mouth when you try to feed them pills? That is the most saliva I've ever seen from a cat.

Exam went well, but after I had been waiting about 45 minutes, they decided to call off the second half of lecture, and recitation. At least I got back early.

I hate zip drives. I have no idea why it freezes on me, apparently sensitive to the file. Does it work better when the disk is horizontal (it has legs to be put on its side)?

Fire Storm> Picture comments: I think I phrased my question badly. I was almost expecting you to want comments, but would you rather have it in that dinky form box, or separate?
I'll try to get my votes off tomorrow, but with my father working on the yearbook...
<<How many people on that camps hardly even USE their space?>>: Well, seeing how I'm on the engineering campus, and remus is the comp sci server (in tandem with romulus (they share processing tasks))...

Winterwolf> <<How much of an age difference do you think is okay?>>: It think 1% of your lifespan is generally considered the average border (and also consider the direction the difference goes).

Rev. Attila> What, no mention of the cute little thing in my directory?

Rolling Calf> <<Bot Master>>: Heh, my ex-roomie is addicted to that. And he is increadibly upset that there is no fandom for it. (see http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~mjbrown/rant.html near the bottom)

Niamhgold> <<It sounds like the one that ends with "there's no walls,">>: It's probably the same one, I was extrapolating the necessary details from the solution to the problem. Oh, and suicide.
desert: Someone has already answered that.
<<Is the room next to the stick, or is the man?>>: The man is next to the stick.
<<And was he lying down, tied upright, sitting>>: Whatever postition a dead guy might be in (unimportant, but I'll say laying down, and as a freebie give you suicide by gun).
<<Were there bullet holes, blood, etc?>>: Also solved, but lots of blood.
<<Death by suicide or murder?>>: Neither really applies.
I would like to claim to have figured out both of your problems before seeing the answers. (lighthouse and M)

Peter> Correct on both accounts. Congratulations.

Spacebabie> CR scifi class: I didn't get in as nerd/geek/oddboy? (Well, I am a recent acquisition) My father took a similar class in his collegiate days. One of the readings was "'Repent, Harlequin,' Said the Ticktock Man."
(unelated) Ray Bradbury rocks my world. As do Assimov and Heinlein (The Green Hills of Earth).

Mrs. Morgan> Thank you for the reply.
You too solved the desert problem.

SOROW> <<Winterwolf, GB, Kit, Xanathar, Daniel, and all you others who like to write to me...>>: I feel unloved (sarcastic).
<<GO TO THIS ADDRESS!>>: Oops, got one out before you posted.

Jackal> <<Hehe I love Korean ppl>>: I Like Chineese. You should visit Busch, though (Rutgers injoke).

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 02:22:10 AM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

SwEEt mother of burning shrubbery!! I had a hoRRible day! Thank God this day is over! Sucks. Hehe I love Korean ppl :o) but I'll get into that as I reacquaint myself with everyone.

SJ, Wuzz Uppp!!! I was hopin u were stiLL around!
Is Aris reaLLy stiLL in here?! Now HE needs to show me LOVE!!! Show it! Aris, you out there?! By gones are by gones, right? ::smiles::

Niamhgold- I'm old skool, I was around like..., when the CR jusss started.

Sorow- ::huggles & kisses:: I didn't mean to go anywhere, I juss went thur soo much hell with..., this and that, and I've learned soo much, it's like I've bEEn on this grand f***ed up adventure and.. God! I'm juss soo glad to be back!
jacKal
Ga, UsA
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 01:53:09 AM
IP: ac988e24.ipt.aol.com

Well, Not much goes on here. I'm cleaning Mailboxes, Brass ones, that haven't been cleaned in 30 years! The tarnish alone is older then me...that is scary.

Hm...R.A. Salvatore- He is okay, but he really doesn't write well for the Star Wars Universe. It also wasn't him who killed Chewie. LucasFilms said to axe the poor wookie. I feel for Han. Let's just hope his new side kick ain't a Gungan.

Again, Zahn, StackPole, and Allston are probably the only writers I would want to see working on Star Wars. Tyer's or Hambly's book was horrible with Planet of Twilight.....I limped through that one. Anderson is okay...but he crams too much in....Hambly I'm still out on...though Children of the Jedi wasn't TOO bad.

Redubbing our Favorite anime- NOw that would be something. I'd have to say that it would be hard to pick a cast, though Gohan would have to be a kid actor, but I like his voice. ON the other hand, Goku and Veg-head would be a tough choice. Piccolo's, well, we need someone good for Piccolo. I could almost see Keith Davids (Goliath?) doing it....I'm not sure. Hard choices there.

S. Jr.- Not a bad thought. It'd teach people a lesson. But I'm sure there would be some Bleeding Heart organization that supports crime saying that it's unlawful, and that these people are expressing their First amendment right. Yes, it's BS, but hey, we can all dream, can't we? Beat up the looters!

Mary- I apologize for all Males everywhere for that one guy. What a dork.

And now...for a little RP.
***THE TEN SAGA--RP--******

*Can't move.* It was the first thought that came to Gasper as he lay there, having spent most of his life force and strength in trying to kill 4. Face down on the ground, he could barely tell if he was breathing, except for the smell of the dirt and the noises of the battle. The man and his clone were dead...though the DragonBalls could help. But they'd take years to find. *They don't have years.* He couldn't move...it went through his mind over and over again. He even had about 7 senzu beans with him. If he could just reach it. He strained, but tired easily. He was gonna die like this....

Then a thought formed. He had limited telepathic abilities...just in the range of 200 yards, but enough. He let his mind clear, and then pushed his thought out to anyone in the area, save #4.

*Get one of those beans in my mouth, and I'll be able to help!*

****END RP The Ten Saga******

Gasper - [gasper@icybrian.com]
MN, US
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 01:31:52 AM
IP: 209.83.84.4

HOLY @#*%! JACKAL!!!!!! *hugs and kisses him a thousand times* I've missed you so much! So, so, so, so much! I can't believe it's you! Where have you been, you horrible naughty boy?! I should spank you for all it's worth! Don't you ever, EVER do that again! I think I'm going to cry...*snniiiff*

Rolling Calf> Oh my god. I haven't heard from you in forever! What have you been doing to delay you from us for so long?! We missed you.

********ATTENTION**********
In case you all haven't noticed yet...I HAVE MY OWN E-MAIL ADDRESS! So Winterwolf, GB, Kit, Xanathar, Daniel, and all you others who like to write to me...GO TO THIS ADDRESS! I probably won't check the other one anymore. *squeals with delight* I feel like I'm my old self again. :)
SOROW - [SOROW@prodigy.net]
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 01:23:01 AM
IP: dll2a020-0999.splitrock.net

****Kyryn wings in****

TRC! JacKal! > Welcome back! Long time no type!

Spacebabie> Sci Fi Lit class> Hmm. Some good hard SF there. If you like Neuromancer try the Difference Engine, also by Gibson. It's more a Victorian Era Steampunk novel, but it's got a real good plot.

Later All!

****Kyryn wings out****
Kyryn
Denton, TX
Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:06:20 AM
IP: denm3-23.iglobal.net

New on my site: three scenes from "Lylth" and a Jericho pic, all in the Gallery! Clickie or go to http://www.eskimo.com/~vecna/new_stuff.html

Fire Storm > would I _ever_ fake a character's death and then have him/her show up later? Would I _ever_? (oh, wait, I have ... never mind <g>)

Gasper > I've read all of John Saul's stuff. I hear he's got a new one coming out, too!

Gside > garg generator -- I'd say no limit on hair color, multiple horn types certainly allowed, having the weapon skill should include a free accessory weapon (which could then also be magical, but I'd roll for it), gargbeasts could certainly have hair/skills/accessories within reason, and I dunno about the inheritance thing.

The full backpack contained an unopened parachute ...

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:42:37 PM
IP: 15-159.009.popsite.net

OH man I have got the best class!
Its aScince Fiction Literature class and the required readins include:
Neuromancer by william Gibson
Do Androids dream of Electric Sleep and Unik by philip K. Dick
and The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Guin
>>>>Green Baron and we discussing that you would all wanted to be in this class. GB also said Todd would be the proffessor, Jackle and Sj would be the class clowns and Toku the teachers pet(GB said not me). I SAID that Doug and Kit would be the cute class couple
We also got to see Blade Runner tonight>>>Bonus!
Still not sure yet but I may get a new kitten.... It depends on this girl. If her Grandma says it ok she keeps the kitten, My Mom thinks I'll end up keeping her and wants to me to pick a name, Well until I'm Sure I'm keeping her I'm just calling her Miss Kitty Fantastico for now.

Dream network hmmmmm
Gargoyles
He-man and Shera
Galaxy High
COPS
Dungeons and dragons
Batman TAS and Beyond
X-men and Spiderman
Gargoyles
Gummibears
All three dragonball's
Gundam Wing
Card Captors(Have it completly dubbed and showing from the begining)
Tenchi Muyo
Digimon
Sailormoon(Redubbed with celebrity voices...Sarah michelle Gellar as Serena, David Boreanez as Darien, Nathan Lane as Artemis..etc)
Power Puff Girls
Ed,Edd, and Eddy((I need another comedy toon in the mix))
Live Action shows
Quantum Leap((Chanelling my mother here))
X-Files
Buffy
Angel
New Joss Whedon show with faith....and maybe Oz
Roswell
Seinfeld
Drew Carrey
Millenium((For my dad))
Freaks and Geeks
Pretender(New Episodes)
Profiler(New Episodes)
The Others(New Episodes)
Well gotta go and read the first 7 chapters of DODOES. Is it really homeork if you actually enjoy doing it?
Spacebabie
Orlando, fL, USA
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:30:53 PM
IP: user-37kaoup.dialup.mindspring.com

***BEGIN RP***
Sammael, Kari, and the others stare in horror as Jim and his clone Mij are sent straight to HFIL.
"JIM!" Kari shouts. "Jim.....damn it, I already cloned you back from the dead once! Now....now he's in..."
"He'll be alright," Sammael assured her. "That brother of yours is very strange, indeed, but I know he can take care of himself. He should be alright in HFIL until we can retrieve him. But it looks like both of them are out of the fight."
"Then it will be up to us to continue it," the Administrator said. She turned to her Borg drones. "Borg units--merge."
At her command, the drones began to come together. Slowly, each of them merged together, forming a mountaneous construct of metal and flesh. The end result was a biomechanical entity roughly a dozen feet high, and humanoid shaped.
The Administrator nodded her head. "Initiate weaponry." The merged Borg drone suddenly sprouted several beam cannons as well as numerous war blades and battle spikes.
Sammael blinked rapidly. "Where in the hell did they learn that?"
The Administrator turned to him. "You ever hear of a planet named Cybertron?"
"No. Should I?"
"Hey," Kari began. "Isn't that that planet with all those robots? How did you kno---oh. You Borg really get around, huh?"
The Administrator nodded. She turned to the unified Borg, then pointed at Number 4. "Destroy her."
***END RP***

Hey everybody. Been awhile, but I'm back. And please, let me indulge myself a bit, by squealing like a little schoolgirl. Ahem.

HOLY SH!T!!! JACKAL'S BACK!!! JACKAL'S BACK!!! Has the world come to an end? It doesn't matter.....the most insane....the most severe.....the homicidal, genocidal, suicidal madman has returned! Finally......*Cue crowd cheer*
JackaL has come back to the CR!!!!
For the love of God, somebody alert Aris!

Seriously, Jack, it's great to have you back! Damn, we've missed you. This CR needs someone like you around. Ah, thank God you're back. I suddenly pity the CR administrators. Your job has just now gotten more fun. ;)

***ENTERTAINMENT NEWS***
A few random bits of entertainment info that I feel is worthy enough to pass onto you....

6 Billion Dollar Man: If you haven't heard, the Farrelly Bros., the same gang who gave us such great (and I'm not being smartass) comedies as There's Something About Mary and Kingpin, are thinking about making a big screen version of the "classic" Six Million Dollar man show (the only good thing Lee Majors ever did with his career). Due to inflation, he gets upgraded to the 6 Billion Dollar Man. And who are they courting to star? None other than Chris Rock. Personally....I think the idea's hilarious. The Farrelly Bros and Rock, both together....I'd love to see it!

Spider-man casting stuff: Well, with the movie to most likely begin shooting this fall, the casting choices for the Spider-Man movie are heating up. Some of the names being tossed forward are Scott Speedman from "Felicity", Tobey Maguire (ugh), and that James Dean looking kid from Freaks and Geeks (forgive me, I don't know his name. And, looking at the ratings for Freaks and Geeks, I'd wager not a hell of a lot of people do either). But the actor who most wants the part is--Freddie Prinze Jr. The "heartthrob" is reportedly bugging the hell out of director Sam Raimi to hire him, as playing Spider-Man has been his life long dream.
Please no. Please, for the love of God, no. Freddie is, I'm sure, a very nice guy. He seems like a nice young man. But I don't think he has one iota of talent when it comes to acting. And he doesn't really have to, cause all he really has to do is just stand there looking pretty. But the fanboy in me demands that the film version of Peter Parker actually be able to put two sentences together and evoke some emotion.

Star Wars Novelization: It's a bit premature, but folks over at Lucasfilm have already announced that author R. A. Salvatore will be the man behind the helm of the second Star Wars prequel novelization. If you're not familiar with Salvatore, you man know him better as That Bastard Who Killed Chewbacca.
That was a joke. I don't hold grudges. Even though Chewbacca was just about the coolest sidekick ever in the history of sci-fi space opera, and there was no real reason to kill him except to sell millions of copies of a damn hack novel cause every fanboy will buy said hack novel just cause they killed off Chewbacca, and--
Wait. I don't hold grudges.

Cardcaptor Sakura: I'm not familiar with this series, but I am a bit concerned with the way the WB is presenting and marketing it. I'm getting a major Pokemon vibe from the show....Ash collects Pikachus, Sakura collects cards...I know they're different, but the WB is really marketing this as a Pokemon substitute. And it's a bit distressing.
BTW, count me as definitely in the anti-Pokemon camp. I liked it for a couple months, but the cuteness has worn down considerably. Now the rock hard acid taste of pure annoyance has begun to sit in.

Animated Show: I'd be up for a "fantasy" animated show as long as they delved into the sci-fi aspect of it. I like the idea someone had for a Steampunk show. That would rule! But it would have to be dark and mature....sort of like the Spawn cartoon (only unlike Spawn, it should have a plot).

**Warning--Rant ahead!!**
Like millions of other people across America, last night I watched the L.A. Lakers emerge victorious in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. And about 5 minutes after they won, they started burning the city down.
Maybe I'm not following the trend here, but.....what the f*** is wrong with these idiots? "Yeah! Our team just won! Let's set everything on fire!" I'm sitting there, and I'm watching them light up cop cars, and try to turn over Shaq's car, and I'm thinking.....for all of their problems....for all of their controversy....I would have loved it if the LAPD just for once let loose and beat the bejeezus out of the thugs. I would have payed to see some police brutality last night....
***END RANT***

Finally.....I leave you with the Top Ten Warning Signs that Your Animated Movie is Going To Bomb:

10. Even in your animated flick, the studio manages to insert a puppet with a hand up its ass.
9. The only fast food chain that will carry your product tie-in is Bob's Roadkill Cafe.
8. You filmed it using stop motion with Legos in your basement.
7. The dinosaurs talk. FOR FILK'S SAKE, WHY DID THEY HAVE TO MAKE THE DINOSAURS TALK??? (Could be worse....could be clay-animated chickens...)
6. It's not owned by the Mouse. Damn the Mouse! DAMN THE MOUSE!!! ;)
5. The production company couldn't get Elton John and Tim Rice, so they took who they could: Dione Warwick and one of the guys from W.A.S.P.
4. Doesn't have enough subliminal messages glorifying pornography to compete with Disney.
3. The movie contains animals who "just love to rock and roll".
2. Instead of showing a film, the theater guy just stands in front of the screen with a "flip book".
1. When you hear your kids say, "Dad/Mom, I'd rather go to church."
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:20:31 PM
IP: 207-172-33-170.s170.tnt8.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com

*enters*

Hey people. Well, my sister came home from college Saturday. UGH! I'm sorry, But I think...no, I KNOW my sister and I get along better when there's AT LEAST 150 miles between us. She's nice to talk to on the phone or AOL but once she gets home things between her, me, and my folks get really strained. She's just so DAMANDING. *grumbles* Don't even get me started on what she did with the phone bill!
Plus, a while back, her BF said he had a surprise for me that was related to anime. being myself as always, I assumed it was something related to Ranma 1/2 since I told him that was my favorite series of all time. I know it wasn't tapes since he told me so. Turns out I got some "posters" of Magic Rayearth Knights. I'm not even interested in that show. Guess I should have told him. But then he gives me a little somthing extra...
I look at this one "poster" and there a picture of a 19th century maid on it. I think, "Maybe it's a historical series about something in Europe I don't know about. Then I read on. "Training of prostitutes? What? *little light goes on in my head* OH MY GAWD!!!!! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The big fat baka brought me a "poster" to an anime porno series. I had no idea! The picture didn't even LOOK sexual! *grumbles* I should have known better then to get my hopes up over a guy who watches anime porno for a past time. >:P I don't even know how my sister can be with him! When it comes to sex, my sister acts like a mormon! Especially with anime! If she even sees somthing that has any extremely mild sexual content in it, like say in a Ranma 1/2 episode where Ranma-chan is in a playbunny outfit, she calls it a porno! grrrrr....>:P

It's gonne be a looooooong summer. *sigh*

later people!

*GONE*
Mary Flanders
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 10:59:10 PM
IP: adsl-63-195-144-108.dsl.scrm01.pacbell.net

Arthur's son doing arthurs wife...that would most likely result in an Oedipus Syndrom.
Gasper
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 09:35:54 PM
IP: 209.83.84.4

Firestorm & Lady Mystic: Please put me and Kit down for all the pictures. We like them all, and saying this takes less time than checking every box on the form. :)

Rolling Calf: Hey, welcome back! Long time. Good to see you again. :)

Shadowrider: You're welcome for the congrats, thanks for reminding me of Jake Rockwell's name. On story conclusions, sometimes I know how a fic will end, but I usually don't. I let it develop. Which reminds me, I have to get back to writing now. Later!
Doug
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 09:07:12 PM
IP: pool-207-205-145-177.dlls.grid.net

**
RP -- Ravens/Ten Saga:
Anthony looks at the demon that his new friends are about to attack, and an idea hits him.
Putting away the gun, muttering something about that rookie Stone talking him into use of
this newfangled toy, Anthony charges the demon. [ooc: mephistro, right?].

This action takes the team - as well as the demon - by surprise, allowing Anthony to ram
his shoulder [running] into the demon, who crashes through the wall behind him - by virtue
of being shoved.

Anthony then backs up to the team, awaiting hte next move.
**END RP.....veto if you want, guys.

question: has anyone heard of _these_ shows?:

Tiger Sharks {part of the Comic Strip, in my area, at least}.
Gravedale High.
The Flash. {and they should have a sequel too!}!

<<So you mean there shouldn't have been any Ducktales, Rescue Rangers,>>

BITE your tongue, lad! Rescue Rangers were cool - back when i knew what the word meant.

<<What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour?>> degrees of inverse time. just ask Zeit.

<<Arthur's incest that produced Mordred a more satisfactory way of having a weakness of Arthur's destroying Camelot>> well, if you take the [post]-Roman History view on it, Lancelot and Mordred were the same person. {gahh...so, Arthur�s son made love with Arthur�s wife|? _is_ there a word for that?

<<Where in the world is Warpmind?>> Warpmind, Cassandra, and a whole Host of others........think i should ask the law firm of Orthus, Ceberus & Fenrir to help out in the search?

<<Centurions? I loved that series! I liked a lot those hi-tech armors...and even the bad guys were nice, not particularily original, but nice, Hacker in particular. My preferred character was originally the land-oriented one (his name was Jake Rockwell, if I remember well), then became John Thunder. And Crystal was very cute, too...;) >>
so THAT�S what it was called! yeah, that was neat - not enough of the Orangs - either Orang Utangs, or Orang Pendeks.

<<AVALON WARS - This sounds like a good idea; I take it that this is an "alternate Victorian Age", of course? (That bit about Queen Mab's demon assassinating Queen Victoria and her family would indicate that, but I'd like to make certain of this. By an interesting coincidence, today, June 20, is the date that Victoria became Queen of Great Britain). >>

hmm...so, what would the net effect be on Russia? the Duma choosing to side with teh Vodyanoi and Selkies? :)

<<Silverhawks .>> you mean i wasn�t the only one singing �wings of silver, nerves of stele...� ? {though how many people - besides me - managed to translate what the Copper Kid was saying?

<<Anybody interested in a big shared world series? I'd like to have artists and writers, since everything is better with pretty pictures.>> well, i�d love to help out - i�d do the best that i can.

you can stop laughing now....i'm serious!

**
RP -- BFTS:
A loud *boom* shakes the grounds and house. Winterwolf and DPH - as well as the folks they were fighting, rush to the source of it - and see a furrow in the ground. All of the alterworlders are now gone.

And so is Rodlox.

�Note to self,� Winterwolf remarks, �never get between two of those cannons - even if it does wipe them both out.�
** END RP.

Rodlox
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 08:55:21 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

Wow, three times in one day.

Robby> Yeah, I'm very encouraged by GW. If one of the networks, (even the little ones like WB) would do the same thing, I'd be impressed.

The bummer is, I don't have cable, so I don't get Cartoon Network.

Todd> Yes, Avalon Wars would take place in an alternate universe. Also, yes, it's a little similar to Camelot 3000 (which I loved) also to the Castle Falkenstein RPG, and the Steampunk genre of SF. Nadia: Secret of blue water is also kind of a source.

I basically combined several things I enjoy into one series. It's cool that people seem to like it.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 08:46:19 PM
IP: dll2a030-1098.splitrock.net

David G- "I don't want to see any "grown up" anime reach American TV unless it can be done with minimal changes, and with high quality voice acting."

Two words- Gundam Wing. Cartoon Network's midnight showings are totally uncut. Every scene, every word, even the cuss words are intact. (The only edit made was "BS", but BS is such an accepted version of the term its acceptable.) It has a fairly mature storyline, focuses largely on political drama and thinking, and had a great voice cast.

Also, despite the second episode being oddly dubbed, ROnin Warriors was pretty durn close to the original version as well.

Greg- Looking at the three reasons you gave... It seems you don't hate Pokemon itself, you hate it because its popular?

Doug- What is it with this CR and Pokemon bashing lately? It isn't the source of all evil or anything... Whenit first showed up and before the WB got ahold of it a lot of people in the CR liked it because it was cute, simple, and different. Now you all seem to hate it for the exact same reasons...

And almost every one of the actors in Pokemon doubles as someone in Slayers, my favorite series ever...

But, no same formula eps over and over, and no stand alone eps? So you mean there shouldn't have been any Ducktales, Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Talespin, Goof Troop, Aladdin, Animaniacs, Road Rovers, Pinky and the Brain or Batman:TAS? Almost all of those shows that, except when they had multi-parters, were stand alone episodes that reused a formula.

Niamhgold- Because the man was a doctor and shut the power to several life support systems?

And now, I gotta go finish mowing the lawn. Fun.
Robby
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 08:03:15 PM
IP: spider-wg052.proxy.aol.com

Mara><What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour?> "m"
Peter
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 07:38:29 PM
IP: dial-214.ocis.net

Here's a riddle that's a bit interesting:
A man lived all by himself for many years. One night, he grew tired of his solitary existence, so he pulled on his coat, shut off the lights, and left. In effect, he caused the deaths of 90 people. Why? :)

That's easy. Because he was the Keeper of a LightHouse, and without the light, a ship with 90 people crashed.

And here's one that might cause less of a brain cramp:
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour? :)
Oddly enough THIS is the one i cant figure out

Mara Shinigami Cordova
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 07:34:27 PM
IP: spider-wj023.proxy.aol.com

Gside> 1. Skydivers
3. "It was thiiisss big"

Welcome back jacKal!

Pokemon & "clones"> While I still enjoy Pokemon, I must agree that the show has become very formulaic. The games are great though. As for its "clones" I find that both Monster Rancher and epsecially Digimon are darker than Pokemon. I enjoy Digimon quite a bit myself and am trying to get all of season 1 on tape.

David G.>Sounds like a very interesting idea.
Peter - [hybridone@ignmail.com]
Kamloops, BC, Canada`
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 07:11:42 PM
IP: dial-214.ocis.net

GREG - The reason why I'm not all that keen on the Lancelot and Guinevere part of the story is that, to me, it never really fit in all that well. In the Lancelot and Guinevere story, as told by nearly all the medieval writers, the tragedy that comes from it isn't the downfall of Arthur's kingdom and destruction of Camelot, but the personal wrecking of Lancelot and Guinevere's lives (and, to a certain extent, also the life of Elaine of Astolat). The focus is more on their personal miseries (such as how Lancelot can't achieve the Holy Grail because of his adultery) than on how their love brings about Arthur's doom. I personally considered Arthur's incest that produced Mordred a more satisfactory way of having a weakness of Arthur's destroying Camelot.

But that's just my personal take, I should add.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 07:03:36 PM
IP: 216.87.46.15.dialup-stl.primary.net

Here again. Well, at least this week has started in a more brilliant way than the previous...
Where in the world is Warpmind? It's a tenth of days I don't see him.

Niamhgold:> Oh, yeah, I'm going to stay for another while. It means I'll be able to read one or two of your stories and send you feedback...and maybe even to finish a new story of mine...I'll work on it.
Interesting logical problems. I will try to solve them...tomorrow, now I'm too sleepy.

Aaron:> <<Congrats on the reprieve. Enjoy the extra month. >> Thank you. Be sure I'll do...;)

Doug:> I am reading through Nots2 as we are speaking. I'll send you feedback very soon. Oh, just a curiosity: as you write a story, I mean, as you start writing it, do you already know how it will end? I ask because I noticed I have a tendency to develop and change my stories as I write, so that in the end the conclusion can be very different from what I had planned...
Oh, I was forgetting, thank you for congratulating me.

Doug and Wilek:> Centurions? I loved that series! I liked a lot those hi-tech armors...and even the bad guys were nice, not particularily original, but nice, Hacker in particular. My preferred character was originally the land-oriented one (his name was Jake Rockwell, if I remember well), then became John Thunder. And Crystal was very cute, too...;)

Wilek:> <<If you're lucky, maybe they'll change their minds about having you altogether... >> Possible. Not probable, but possible. Usually, if they decide to leave someone at home, they begin with the ones who have some phisical or psychical failure...and I have not, except for my myopia. I admit, furthermore, that I am not particularily afraid of attending my service...my only concern is that, as I'll leave, I'll not be able to come here very often.
<< I'm glad you'll be here longer than you thought>> Thank you so much, my friend.

Lady Mistic and Fire Storm:> I've seen the new pictures. Interesting, many of them. I'll reflect a little and then I'll vote.

Gside:> Thank you.

Winterwolf:> I'm very happy I'll be here for another while too...although I'd like to have some precise infos on what will happen. Anyway, thank you a lot for your words. :)

Archwolf:> I see you know my tastes...;). Oh, please, gimme the number of that dancers agency...you never know, it could be of use sooner or later...;) <<glad you will be around
for a while yet. >> Thank you.

Enough for now, I need sleep. If I missed anyone, I'll check better tomorrow.
Good Night.
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 06:53:14 PM
IP: ppp-168-27.20-151.libero.it

TODD> I never really understood why you weren't so keen on the Lancelot Guinivere affair. I always felt that was a major part of the myth, Arthur acted badly there but it served to make him more human. Though for the Merlin part of that series, a Madoc type character would be cool to have as Merlin's father manipulating things like in TGS.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 06:51:36 PM
IP: dialin-867-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

** Enter the Niamhgold (with a grand flourish, of course! **

Oh, boy! Can't wait to see if we get a Thailog pic around here...then I can cause some serious damage! ;)

Gside: Hmmm...can only say I've heard of the one similar to the one at the end of your post (a man is found hanging dead in an empty room locked from the inside; there is a puddle on the floor). It sounds like the one that ends with "there's no walls," but in this case I have to ask if it's a suspected murder, or a suspected suicide :)
For the other few...
1) The two guys alone in the desert: Is it that the one with the empty pack lived because he ate/used everything in it, while the second one died because he starved/dehydrated to death (that's why his pack was full)?
2) Man found dead by suicide in a room next to a stick approximately his length: Is the room next to the stick, or is the man? And was he lying down, tied upright, sitting?
3) Fisherman in the phone booth: Were there bullet holes, blood, etc? Death by suicide or murder? (Maybe he just keeled over because the smell of fish was too strong) ;}

Here's a riddle that's a bit interesting:
A man lived all by himself for many years. One night, he grew tired of his solitary existence, so he pulled on his coat, shut off the lights, and left. In effect, he caused the deaths of 90 people. Why? :)

And here's one that might cause less of a brain cramp:
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour? :)

Jackal: Hmmm, don't think I've ever met you in here before! But, welcome back! :D

Better leave so I can go face DC out on the battleground,
Adios!

Niamhgold - [niamhgold@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 06:45:29 PM
IP: lac-flex132.ncia.net

AVALON WARS - This sounds like a good idea; I take it that this is an "alternate Victorian Age", of course? (That bit about Queen Mab's demon assassinating Queen Victoria and her family would indicate that, but I'd like to make certain of this. By an interesting coincidence, today, June 20, is the date that Victoria became Queen of Great Britain).

(It reminds me slightly, by the way, of a DC Comics mini-series called "Camelot 3000" where Arthur and Merlin are awakened in the future to save Earth from an alien invasion engineered by Morgan le Fay, and recruit some reincarnated knights of the Round Table to assist them. Interestingly enough, Morgan sponsors this alien invasion purely to settle her personal feud with Arthur and Merlin over what Uther did to her parents, which makes her, to me, even more chillingly evil than Demona - Demona's attempting to wipe out all humanity, but she has a hatred for the lot of them, while Morgan's inflicting suffering upon the entire human race out of a feud with just two people, and never mind that the billions of people getting killed, enslaved, or driven from their homes by the aliens have no connection with this same feud).

GREG - Yes, I think that that series might be a good idea. (Some purists might not like it, though, since I was never all that keen on the Lancelot and Guinevere part of the story and would most likely downplay it considerably).
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 06:43:44 PM
IP: 216.87.46.15.dialup-stl.primary.net

Hey folks , feels strange to be posting here again (do'nt worry , I wo'nt take offense if you do'nt remember me) but I recently came across something .

All fans of the Vampire Hunter D anime , feel free to take a gander at the link provided below or go to www.urban-vision.com I promise to you on my cocktail blood that you will not regret it .

And the next reason why I could'nt resist making a post . . . Dream Network :

Japanese version of the X-men animated series as well as the Fox version .
Silverhawks .
Galaxy Rangers .
Bot Master
Dinosaucers .
G.I. joe .
All version of the Transformers series , up too and including the japanese version which as I understand it is still going strong .
Tri-weekly showings of an animemovie , uncut and unedited .
Farscape .
Brimstone .
Dark Wing Duck .
Tale Spin .
Reboot .
War Planets .
Gargoyles .
Frasier .
Sluggy Freelance .
Sinfest .
Futurama .
Titus .
Angel .
That 70's Show .

Well I do believe that is more than long enough even though there are a few others I could add .

Staff : I like alot of what you guys have done this season and I think you're handling it well for the most part , what little complaints I have are just nitpicking . Good job and thanks .

Later all .
Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, St. Andrew, Jamaica
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 05:56:38 PM
IP: 208.244.41.197

I do NOT have time for this. Now I have a plot for Avalon Wars. As if there wasn't enough other stuff rattling around in my head...

Check this out: Alistair Crowley (or somebody similar) casts a spell to free Queen Mab, who was imprisoned ages ago by the forces of good. The evil faerie queen promptly summons her hordes of terrible monsters and has them poised to take over the world from her base of operations in the Black Forest of Germany. There would be no one to stop her, except that since Crowley was an incompetent sorcerer, he ALSO freed Merlin from the Crystal Cave (Probably in Brittany, not TOO far from the Black Forest). Mab finds a ready ally in Chancelor Otto von Bismark.

Merlin awakens, takes stock of the situation, and opens a gate to Avalon to bring back Arthur. Without allies, Arthur is in bad shape, so he and Merlin set about trying to recover the Round Table and use the magic inherrant in it to summon a band of Knights. Merlin's spell will call forth the descendants of the original Knights of the Round Table, and possibly confer upon them the essences of their progenetors (Thus Gwain's descendant would be superhumanly strong during the day, Lancelot's would just kick rightious tail, etc).

Queen Mab wants to put a stop to this, so the pair spend a lot of time dodging German assassins. Mab's plans also include destabilization of the rest of Europe. One of her attempts involves summoning a demon to kill the "Ruler of Brittain." (Mab's not too clear on the concept of progress.) The demon kills the current royal family, opening the door for Arthur, if he can only prove his claim to the throne.

Enter the Lady of the Lake, holding a big, glowing sword...

That pretty well sums up a 5 episode "movie" along the lines of Gargoyles: Awakenings.

Anybody interested in a big shared world series? I'd like to have artists and writers, since everything is better with pretty pictures.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 04:49:24 PM
IP: 198.215.20.3

*Lurks in for a moment and scans the posts*

Titan A.E.>Havnt been able to see it yet, it looks like a pretty good movie though...

Fantasia 2000>Havnt seen that one yet either but I'll go to it as soon as I can.

Dream Show network

Gargoyles
Dragonball Z-redubbed and unedited with GOOD voices {not the ones that Funimation chose}
Gundam X-Dubbed with good voices
Gundam Wing
Twilight Zone
Mobile Suit Gundam-Havnt seen yet but it looks good...
Gargoyles 2158
Pendragon
Timedancer
Simpsons-the older episodes, not the ones made within the past 3 years.
Alfred Hitchcock Hour/Alfred Hitcock Presents
I know theres more but I just cant think of them right now.

Bye!
Bengali - [delphu@netscape.net]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 04:36:01 PM
IP: spider-wc022.proxy.aol.com

Robby> Okay three reasons. #1 I'm sick of good shows being cancelled just so they can show more of it and its "clones". #2 I'm sick of everytime I go to my local comic shop, I see kids on the ground screaming and crying because their parents won't buy them a $45 card. #3 Kids are actually stabbing each other and hurting each other over them (I'm not exagerating). This is not meant to offend you whatsoever, you asked for three reasons and I gave them.

David G> You're Avalon Wars idea sounds cool. You should try to get something going with that.

Todd> The Arthurian show I'd see you writing would be one that covers Arthur's life, from his conception to Camlann in about 4 or 5 seasons. Though once you get your novel written I think it'd make a good movie.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 03:34:26 PM
IP: dialin-113-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

Rassem, frassem Lakers. Ah, well. Get 'em next year.

Doug><<along with all the writers and voice actors behind Pokemon>> No way! Then we'd lose the guy who does Gourry in the dub of Slayers, 'cause he's the voice of Brock. (He's also the reason, if you have proper editing equipment, you can make Brock say "Aw, c'mon guys! You suck!"

Stephen> As Robby already stated, I went as Kaji Ryoji from NG:E. He's nearly my least favorite character from the series, but he's a scruffy, long-haired guy, so it was an easy costume. And yes, I've got more pics, many of them with anime babes. I just need to talk to Skippy.

Robby> D'Oh! Forgot GD. It would indeed be kick@$$ to see it as a full time series. I'd like to see Poison Elves as an animated series too, but Drew Hayes would never let that happen.

And since you mention animated movies here's the top four I'd like to see.
4. Something I'm working on. ;)
3. Talechaser's Song.
2. Concerto. (Nifty story about anthropomorphic hitmen)
And number one with a bullet... Is anyone here familiar with Roz Gibson's Jack Salem stories? Heheheheheheh.

Crzy> Actually, I just didn't peg you as old enough to have kids.

Winterwolf><<age difference> Will the police be interested in prosecuting either of you? If not, go for it.

Rev. Attila> In the unlikely event that I ever marry, I'd like you to perform the service.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 03:33:10 PM
IP: ppp-147.tnt-2.sat.smartworld.net

Meow!! I now have a webpage. Check it out :)
Reverend Attila - [RevAttila@catsrule.garfield.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 02:33:51 PM
IP: 141.164.133.103

**Winterwolf enters after massacring DC to small fragments.**

Hi. I was having trouble getting an internet connection last night. It was a combination of really slow connections mixed with disconnects.

Caliope got me thinking. (No good can come from this!) I want to be a little more serious with someone I like and there is an age difference thing. Without me going into specifics here are my questions. How much of an age difference do you think is okay? At what point is it disturbing? Thanks in advance for your input.

Jackal> Welcome back! ROTFL Great post!

Janine> A little late on my part but Welcome back! <summer vacation> I look forward to reading it. ^_^

Shadowrider> **Winterwolf gives Shadowrider a high-five!** Hurray! I'm happy to hear that you'll be around for a while longer. A definite bonus that it's going to be a month or more. :)

Niamhgold> <Montreal> As long as you had a good time that what really matters! ^_^

Taleweaver> <animated series> What would I want to see? It would definitely be the return to TV of Gargoyles or a Gargoyles spin-off. I'm happy to have the TGS. ;) Actually I'd be interested if it has character development, a continuing story and multiple plots. (There only has to be one major plot. Although I won't complain if there is more than one main plot.) **Winterwolf looks about ready to go on for another hour but then decides to end this reply.** I'll leave it at that for now.

DPH> <Jobs> In my experience the first job you get more often than not isn't what you want, but it's good for building experience. Good luck on the search!

Caliope> <license> The road just became a more dangerous huh? ;) **Winterwolf is just teasing.** "No Caliope don't run me over!" <younger> Doh! I misread that one completely. <drive to the beach> I'll have to remember that next time I go to PR. Hope that sunburn heals up quickly! :)

Starsinger> <link> Mmm� corn.

Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky and Alan "Ordell"> Now there goes some good programming!

Wilek> Many thanks. Actually that sounds pretty powerful. I'll have to look it up for sure. :)

Pictures> Yes! Time to see what they all look like! Thanks to Lady Mystic and Fire Storm!

Rulok> Hi! **waves** Working wings? WOW!

David G> Each one of those sounds good. I remember seeing a few episodes of Pirates of Dark Water before it disappeared.

Fire Storm> <fanfiction> All fanfiction no matter what? O.O

No RP this post. Tonight if DC doesn't stop me. I'm off to vote on pics now.

See you later!

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 02:14:59 PM
IP: 206.15.122.13

Voting Questions: Ok, from now on, I write a FAQ!

Just put a check in the box next to the picture you will either use AND/OR would like to see be used in the CR.

<Should there be one vote for the multiples, or just the ones that deserve it?>
If you like all of the pictures in the multiples, vote for them all.
If you only like 1 picture, vote for it!
But I say just the pictures that deserve it. If you don't like, say...the picture of "Flit" or any of the "Mavis O'Connors", don't vote for them at all.
This voting is for what pictures you think deserve to be in the CR. If there are pictures that you think do NOT deserve to be in the cr, by all means don't vote for it.

<And would you like my reasonings for certain votes (either on the form or separately in the CR)?>
Yes! That would be nice!

Now, for MY post...

Gside: 
It is probally real. Just not very legal.
<Thank you. I'm pretty sure the remus people hate me, constantly being over my quota>
Ah, forget them! How many people on that camps hardly even USE their space?

Todd: That DOES sound like a good series!

Rulok? As in the G99 attendee with the working wings?
Hello!

David G:<since it might be hard to fit every plot into 30 minute episodes.>
Hey, this is our dream network! Why are we limited to only 30 minutes?

How about a series called "Gargoyles: Fanfiction" or "Star Trek: Fanfiction" or even a general one called "Fanfiction"
Every week there is an episode written totally by a fan. It can be a single episode or part of the writers main story. Not only would it be legal, since it would be distributed and made by the company that made the show, they wouldn't have to pay staff writers AND they could tap the vast ammount of great fanfic databases out there.
Imagine "Gargoyles: Fanfiction" showing stuff by... TGS, Spike, Merlin Missy, Christine, or anyone else!
I would LOVE to see "Star Trek: Fanfiction" show "The best of both girls" :) One of my favorite fanfics!
And "Fanfiction" could show Babylon 5, X-files, Quantum Leap, Sliders, hell, even Friends and ER.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 01:46:58 PM
IP: t1-28.visitus.net

Hi ya'll. Just a couple of things right now.

1 - Fire Storm and Lady Mystic> I've seen the new pictures. I love almost all of them (especially Corbie). I'll vote later.

2 - Dream shows> I've given this a good bit of thought. The results of that thinking are:

David G.TV

Existing Properties-
Gargoyles Suite: I'd like to see the return of the main series and any of the possible spin-offs.

Marvel Suite: The X-men, done really well (so far it hasn't been in my opinion); Ghost Rider could make a cool "Batman:TAS" looking series.

DC Suite: It might be cool to see the Batman/Superman Adventures franchise expanded to include more characters.

Dragonlance: I think the Dragonlance chronicles would make an incredibly cool animated series. It would be hard to pull off, since it might be hard to fit every plot into 30 minute episodes.

Dragonriders of Pern: Ditto.

Pirates of Dark Water: I loved this series, but I'd like it better if the pirates were allowed to hit people with their swords. A sword is NOT a defensive weapon. If you want to have people using swords in your show, prepare to have people bleed. (rant over)

Anime: I don't actually want to see any "grown up" anime reach American TV unless it can be done with minimal changes, and with high quality voice acting. Princess Mononoke set the standard. Until that standard can be consistantly released, I'll just stick with my DVDs and fansubs.

There are a few more, but other people have mentioned most of them, so I just put in the ones I had specific suggestions about.

Totally New Series-
While I don't want to see translated Anime, many of the THEMES used in Anime could be used to good effect in American animation. I'd like to see a very talented crew given a good budget and a lot of freedom to do "young adult" oriented series like the following:

(For that matter, I think they might make interesting web fiction projects, kinda like TGS but with all original material)

- Templar Chronicles: In the near future, mankind battles against shadows of the past. Demons and monsters of legend have returned to the earth, and a small band of heroes wages a war against them. (Kinda like Silent Moebius, but with guys)

- Avalon Wars ~ The Second Reign of Arthur: King Arthur returns to earth to defend Britain (and the rest of the world) against the evils of the Unseelie Court. I'd personally set the series in the Victorian Era, just to be different. Arthur would be allied with the Knights of the Grail, and with the descendants of the original Knights of the Round Table. The possibility of combining Arthurian mythology with Victorian style Science Fantasy is too cool to pass up.

- Mythryl: A Sword and Sorcery fantasy where the evil overlord tries to take over the world, and the valiant heroes have to stop him. The trick with this one is to create an interesting, consistant mythology, and to execute it well. I'd try to avoid almost all the "Tolkien" stereotypes and build from a different set of roots (maybe the celtic/irish view of the faerie realms, rather than teutonic mythology).
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:15:16 AM
IP: 198.215.20.3

**RP RELATED**
Rodlox, please post your end of the battle. The archive is located at www.cei.net/~dphofrules/bfts/rp.html. The sections you have written are in the same color you post in.

Winterwolf, Rodlox please respond to my email. I need to make sure you two are alright with what is coming up. If not, I can change plans.
**END RP RELATED**

My dream network consists of a mixture of sci fi, drama, and animation:
Gargoyles, Time Dancer, Dark Ages, Pendragon, and Gargoyle fan fiction
ST: DS9
ST: NG
Pretender with new episodes
Profiler with new episodes
Now and Again with new episodes
A miniseries involving a crossover between Pretender, Profiler, Law & Order, and JAG
A real Y2K (worse case scenario) miniseries lasting at least 5 days
ReBoot
War Planets with new episodes (you do not leave a planet eater around in an universe)
TF series taking place after Beast Machines
TF movie connecting G1 & G2 to events preceding Beast Wars
Invasion America
and openness to create new series based on fan's wishes
I call this network FOTV (Fan Oriented TV)

We all can dream, can we?

As far as comparing Pokemon, Digimon, and Monster Rancher, Pokemon has the least amount of plot; Monster Rancher has more plot, some characterization; Digimon has a lot of plot, some characterization.

**POLITICAL PROCESS IN AMERICA**
By the way, is not the presidential election getting rather boring? Quite frankly, this is the most boring election year that I can remember. (1996 and 1992 had more excitement). Sheesh, I do not know who is running for local office and I am seemingly apathetic towards it.
**END POLITICAL PROCESS IN AMERICA**

**BFTS RP continues**
Fred Hitman was reading the preliminary report. He started noticing that it was only reporting what happened and not offering any suggestions for what to do next time.

Kate Bowers asks Fred Hitman, "Is it boring?".

"What? Leave me alone while I'm reading this. It's not exactly light reading." replied Fred.

Janet Williams says to Kate Bowers, "We need to have a talk with Johnson."

"Ok." replies Kate Bowers.

Janet Wiliams and Kate Bowers walk up to Todd Johnson. Janet Williams says, "Looks like the boss might be inclined to give someone a promotion."

"Hmm." replies Todd Johnson.

"What makes you think that?" asks Kate Bowers.

"Think about it. The boss wants things speeded up. If we play our cards right, one of us might get promoted." said Janet Williams.

"Promoted to what position?" asked Todd Johnson.

"Who cares. The higher up you go in position, the more power you get," says Janet Williams.

"What would you do with such power?" asks Kate Bowers.

"Use it to acquire more power." says Janet Williams.

"You are seeking after power as an end to itself?" asks Todd Johnson.

"There is something I want to do with all that power. You will see." says Janet Williams.

"But how do we convince Fred that he can trust us with such power?" asks Kate Bowers.
**END BFTS RP for now**
DPH (Daniel Paul Hightower) - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 10:17:30 AM
IP: max1-7.cwy.cei.net

Hi everyone. Just stopping by for my occasional "Hello". Wavy wavy!
Rulok - [jmiller1@satx.rr.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 09:48:22 AM
IP: jmiller.pub.swri.edu

Thanks, everybody who informed me about who voiced who at the Roswell Conspiracy radio play.

GREG BISHANSKY - Thanks for nominating me as the person who should handle the live-action Arthurian series on your "Dream Network", although I'm not honestly certain as to what that series would be like if I were to make it. The big Arthurian idea that I have at the moment (other than anything that I've come up with for "Pendragon" for TGS) is something for a novel that would probably need to be done in either animation or a very high budget if life-action if it was on the small screen (or even a movie).

Stephen Sobotka does have an idea of his own for an Arthurian series which he shared with me once, involving three modern-day descendants of Arthur and Guinevere battling a returned Morgan le Fay in modern-day England, with some background assistance from Merlin and the Lady of the Lake; it sounds very promising, and I hope that he finds a way to get it made (either as a television series or a book) some day.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 07:19:01 AM
IP: 216.87.46.149.dialup-stl.primary.net

Stephen - Sailor Mars looking like me at AKon? WHERE??? ME SEEEEEE!! ;)

Aaron - Yes... I was allowed to breed. I have 4 kids. 3 daughters and a son. Be afraid... be VERY afraid. ;)
CrzyDemona - [<-- update... WHEW]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 04:38:20 AM
IP: 209.150.94.78

Archwolf-------He kicks some ARSE, I tell you that. Did you see part of Chapter 12 is up finally! It's pretty good too.

Gasper
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 03:58:38 AM
IP: 209.83.84.4

Yes, that was an easy problem, depending on your attitude. But when people start offering other answers, the "reality" of the problem insists that you respond that the boy is biologically the son of both people, and the father really is dead. Of course, with a free thinking forum such as this, I was expecting many people to come back with the answer.

We lacked the good Mr. DeInzane all last week. But the legendary Jackal has returned.

tR Mrs. Morgan> I have a couple questions about the Random Gargoyle Generator (rgg). Is there a limit on the number of hair colors that can be streaked? Are multiple types of horns (or beaks and facial horns) allowed? Does being an expert with a weapon automatically give it as an accessory (and does it preclude it from being magical)? Are gargbeasts precluded from accessories and most skills (and possibly hair)? Just what is the inheritance pattern for mottled/marked skin (borne on X?)?

Fire Storm> <<saw the album that has [they're coming], though?>>: Heard about it. I think I have a bunch of stuff off it (cows w/ guns, star trekkin', existental blues (1 and 2)).
other versions: I just got a couple versions by John Valby, and The Rheostatics.
<<Hmm... what catalogue?>>: Sorry, don't remember (never saw the title). I think it was richton@eden.rutgers.edu who showed it to me (or maybe Timosy Farre(l) (inside joke)).
<<with the way it is worded...>>: Of course, but you are allowed to clarify for those looking for ways out in the wording.
<<SIR YES SIR!>>: Thank you. I'm pretty sure the remus people hate me, constantly being over my quota.

Wilek> <<It was absolutely ghastly>>: That in all probability, the most unusual answer to the question I have ever heard.

Shadowrider> <<I'll be here for another month at least>>: congratulations.

Niamhgold> <<That's my favorite logic problem; the first one I was ever asked>>: Ever hear these:
Two men are alone in a desert; the man with the empty pack is alive, the man with the full pack is dead.
A man is found dead by suicide in a roorm next to a stick approximately his length (yes/no questions essentially necessary to solve).
A man dressed as a fisherman is found dead in a phonebooth (questions also important).
And the ever popular, A man is found hanged in an empty room locked from the inside; there is a puddle on the floor.

Everyone seems to forget Bad Guys, New Olympians and Dark Ages for the dream network. Or are they just not as popular?

Wilek> <>: For a moderately high cost, you can save something about to die.

Fire Storm/Lady Mystic> Should there be one vote for the multiples, or just the ones that deserve it? And would you like my reasonings for certain votes (either on the form or separately in the CR)?

Exam tomorrow. It would be annoying if I had to come back after only 20 minutes (~hour commute, my current exam record is 20 minutes (linguistics, first midterm)).

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 03:00:19 AM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

oops
That should read Shadow Pikachu
archwolf
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 02:04:26 AM
IP: pumpkin-a-32.mcmurray.nb.net

*Another quickie*
Gasper>I love Shaow Pikachu! (That is the fic the link in my last post goes to)

Archwolf - [archwolf@collegeclub.com]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 02:03:56 AM
IP: pumpkin-a-32.mcmurray.nb.net

For Darker Pokemon Fiction...this is a GREAT story.

http://jsa.users.fl.net.au/pokemon.htm

Trust me...it's dark.
Gasper - [gasper@icybrian.com]
MN, US
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 01:45:26 AM
IP: 209.83.84.4

Lady Mystic and Fire Storm: having trouble figuring out the voting mechanism...but i'll keep looking.

Lady Mystic and Fire Storm: maybe it's just me, but Cornelia reminds me of Setesh {SG-1 diagram....REEEALLLYYYY long snout, almost like an anteater}....

hmm....a garg anteater-form..... <G>

Rodlox
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 01:32:05 AM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

Hello
How are all of you?
Here are few quick posts.
<Winterwolf>
Mail me when you can. I would like to hear from you.
<Janine>
Glad to have you back. Missed you around here.:)
<Begin RP the TEN Saga>
Aidin the bronze gargoyles glides into the CR. He is looking for familiar faces. Having just seen on the news, that there is someone trying to destroy the world he decided to find people to help him.
<END RP>
There is my start.
<Rodlox>
Sorry about the study.:( Had a test today. I'll have it done by thursday.
<Shameless plug>
Everyone please check outmy fic! I would love feedback!:)
That is about it for the night!

Brooklyn - [mango_11_19@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 01:20:19 AM
IP: usr27.cqc.com

GXB: Thanks for accepting our show ideas. I too would enjoy seeing a Joss Whedon show starring Faith. It would be quite interesting. <grin>

Wilek: Centurions? Hey, I remember that show. Very well in fact. Everybody had all these cool cybernetic body armor suits. They only had two bad guys who were stereotypes but the good guys were pretty cool. There was Max Ray (mustached sea-oriented guy), Ace McCloud (wisecracking, air-oriented), Rex Wilder (black, wilderness-oriented), John Thunder (desert-oriented, he was Navajo), and some other guy who was land-oriented (can't remember his name). Wasn't there redhead chick in a space station with a pet orangutang who commanded them (I think her name was Crystal)? Ah, fond memories of Sunday mornings. Don't know if I'd want this show back on the air, but I certainly wouldn't mind it. Just as long as it's updated for the new millenium, with some cool armor for Crystal and more bad guys. :)

Talk to y'all later!
Doug
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 01:17:17 AM
IP: pool-209-138-201-175-dlls.grid.net

Wilek- Um, that Pokemon idea you have... I've read almost that exact fanfic. Hmm.

Greg- Why do you hate Pokemon so much? Give me three good reasons other than "It sucks" or "so and so is stupid" or whatnot, okay?
Robby
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 01:16:52 AM
IP: spider-wg051.proxy.aol.com

*Archwolf walks in. Thats it. Nothing fancy.*

ShadowRider>Not leaving for another month? Hold on. *Pulls out a cell phone and dials a number* Hey, It's Archwolf. Need to cancel that dancer I requested for tomorow. The gargoyle...Uh huh, yeah the green one in the old Japanese clothing. Right. Thanks. *hangs up* Now that that is taken care of, glad you will be around for a while yet.

Jannie>I'm sorry to hear about the situation with your daughter. I take it this was her final make or break chance? *hug* We will always be here.

Wilek><<redo it along the lines of Future Tense. A decade or two after the current series>>Follow my link. You will find a rather interesting vision of Pokemon in the future (from what you said, I think you would like it.)

*TD Comments*
Loved the last EP!! 10/10. I really liked Brooklyn's choice (well maybe not CHOICE, exectly,) of hallucinations. Vinnies luck changing, thats a plus, too!
**end**

I hate only getting to check the CR once a week....but, If I wanna make money, I gotta work.

Laters
Shade and Sweet Water

Archwolf - [Archwolf@collegeclub.com]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 01:00:27 AM
IP: pumpkin-a-32.mcmurray.nb.net

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!

The time has come to vote on the new CR pics!

Come one, come all and see the site that cannot be viewed by 4 out of 5 TGS staff members! (I have NO idea why they can't!)

Click my link to see ALL of the new pictures!
Lady Mystic and Fire Storm - [<--- Vote for the CR pics here!]
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 12:42:30 AM
IP: t2-25.visitus.net

Kitainia> <<Scary Movie that looks like a hilarious spoof of many recent horrible horror films, including Scream, Blair Witch, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and many more. Should be entertaining, the creation of this film almost makes the creation of those other films worthwhile. Just hope the jokes that weren't shown in the previews are as good as the ones that were. :)>> I've read quite a bit about this movie...from what I recall, the humour is along the lines of American Pie, but more so. This thing might get an NC-17 rating. O_o' I'll provide a link to the page I read this on if I can find it again... <<Great results for the various fights. I really appreciate the workings of your twisted mind.>> <blush> Thanks. ^_^'

Skippy> Divine Total Quality Management> <LOL>

Jannie> Daughter> Oh no. :( Sorry to hear that things have gone so far downhill between you. At least you still have us. <hugz>

Fire Storm> Snapple Fire> Is there even such a thing as dragonfruit?! O_o' <<My family will take care of those pesky blue creatures!>> Thank you. That little blue SOB has annoyed me for years; glad to see your kith and kin are developing a taste for him. >;) (Do ask them to leave Knuckles alone, though; I rather like him.) <> Cool. :) I got a blessed silver crucifix with a pointy end. For use against vampires and werewolves, I guess. :P <<My computer room is a mess but my desktop is nice and clean, no unecessary files on my start menu or task bar, and all of my files are nicely defragged.>> Oddly enough, I'm almost the exact opposite. ;P

Winterwolf> <<I'm buried under a ridiculous workload. I mean I'm hear on a Saturday and it is almost 11:30 PM I got in before 9:00 AM.>> ACK! O_o' I'll arrange to have you abducted by alien allies of mine and taken home. (If they offer to take a sample, politely refuse. It ain't a blood sample; I found that out the hard way.) <<Now that sounds like something Xanatos might like having. What does it do? I've never seen it come up before.>> There's a pic at http://mercury.spaceports.com/~wnereus/obelisk.gif. According to the card, "6: Return any of your permanents in play to your hand; enchantments on that permanent are discarded. Can be used only on permanents you cast." I have no clue what that means.

Jackal> Welcome back, dude! :D I was getting worried...

Pokemon> I have an interesting idea about how to salvage this show--redo it along the lines of Future Tense. A decade or two after the current series, a retrovirus spreads over the earth, causing Pokemon everywhere to evolve/mutate into new, feral species (I envision Pikachu becoming a tiger-ish critter) and turn against their owners, killing a significant portion of humanity and bringing about the downfall of civilization as we know it. Half the cast dies and Ash (along with his mutated Pikachu, one of the few Pokemon that managed to keep its right mind amid the bloodlust that consumed the others) becomes am Enzo Matrix (third season)-esque ronin looking for a cure for the disease. >:)

Warpmind> I've been having interesting thoughts about our deathtrap mansion maze thingie. I'm thinking, have the place riddled with spatial distortions, such that the rooms appear to rearrange themselves randomly. This would be worst in the basement labyrinth, where the exit door would be located; the distortions would be designed to never allow anyone to come within sight of the exit door. The house would have a grand clocktower, which would be the source of the distortions--to stop them and have a chance of getting out, the prisoner would have to make it to the top of the tower and solve some kind of mechanical puzzle to start the clock. However, once that was done, the distortions would collapse into the tower, turning it into something right out of the nightmares of M.C. Escher. >:) And worse, the clock would only run for just long enough for the contestant to make it to the exit, if he hurries, if he knows the layout, and if he already has all the keys. Three very big ifs. >8)

Shadowrider> <<my contingent 's leaving has been delayed, while the big brass decide what to do. I'll be here for another month at least.>> I'm glad you'll be here longer than you thought. :) If you're lucky, maybe they'll change their minds about having you altogether...

Taleweaver> <<what would you like to see in the next animated series?>> Other than the obvious (new episodes of favorite shows that were cancelled and the like)? ;) I've always wanted to see an animated gothic/fantasy horror series or movie, along the lines of Sleepy Hollow or Nightmare On Elm Street. Like that'll happen (outside of anime). :P (Actually, I do seem to remember there being an animated version of Tales From The Crypt, but I don't remember much about it...)

Theresa> Corn Cam> O_O Um...I'm scared...

Matthew> <<I'd love to be able to see some of those series that they showed back then showed once more.>> There's a channel called Boomerang that was started by Cartoon Network for that purpose. A lot of the stuff is from the 70s, but there is a rather kewl show called Centurions on every Sunday (I think) that I really missed...I think Cartoon Network itself also shows Thundercats.
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, June 20, 2000 12:18:26 AM
IP: proxy1.spaceproxy.com

Hello all. Quick post, because I can...

Dream Network> Oh, fun. Here we go, in no particular order...

Gargoyles (new eps)
Timedancer
Pendragon
Gargs 2168
Buffy
Angel
a Joss Whedon show staring Faith and Spike (*sighs happily*)
Roswell
Law and Order
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Farscape
Homicide
NYPD Blue
X-Files
Millenium
Action
Dragonball (all three series, uncut and sub-titled)
Gundam
Neon Genesis Evangelon
Invasion America
Stargate SG-1
Spawn (new eps)
Dennis Miller Live
Batman: TAS
The Sopranos

And I think that's it. Pretty much, yeah. Later all...
Alan "Ordell" - [awaltrip@cableone.net]
Odessa/Midland, TX
Monday, June 19, 2000 11:48:08 PM
IP: ppp-158.ode.cableone.net

Hey Jackal, welcome back!

Hmm this dream network is looking pretty cool so far. Lets see what we have

Gargoyles
Pendragon
Gargoyles 2158
Timedancer
Babylon 5
Crusade
Transformers (all incarnations)
Buffy
Angel
new Joss Whedon show starring Faith (I can dream right?)
Brimstone
ReBoot
Starship Troopers
Invasion America
Batman TAS
Dragon Ball Z
Now and Again
GI Joe
South Park
X-Men
Spider-man
Exo-Squad
The Tick
Gundam Wing
And some original programming. A live-action series about King Arthur which would have to be done by Todd Jensen of course.
Magelore Triogy movies.

Cardcaptor> No I didn't watch it... sighs. Why do we have to get all the crap anime. I really, really hate Pikachu and that Ash kid. I'd like to see them get into a grudge match with a few of these individuals: Demona, Madoc, Wolverine, Galvatron, Jackal & Hyena... need to think of more.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Monday, June 19, 2000 11:38:26 PM
IP: dialin-748-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

Aww, thank you, thank you.. show me love! Awww! I love you! Ya know, I'm jusss soo freakin haPPy to be back here. Yall don't know how much I've miSSed yous! I have soo much to say and I waNNa know everything I've miSSed... OH SWEET JESUS GIVE ME A HUG!!!! hehhee

Anywayz, I'd like to see only 1 show animated, that freakin show on MTV, what's it called.., UndreSSed. Yeah, that. I dunno why...

My secret lover {who has never returned my love}, Sorow, r u ok?!?! Becareful.., I still have yet ta give ya JackaL lovin!!! j/k hehhehe ::approaches censor boundaries:: Ever been licked by a dog?! :op ruff, ruff, growl, growl, pant, pant, he heee Seriously though, I don't wanna offend ya, jusss waNNa make ya smile!
jacKal
Monday, June 19, 2000 11:22:09 PM
IP: ac800905.ipt.aol.com

Dream Show Network:

Gundam Wing
Gundam X ---Dubbed with voices of my choice...mostly major actors.
Reboot
DragonBall Z, both Subbed and Dubbed.
Gargoyles
Spider Man (199-'s Fox series.)
Galaxy High--just for some comic relief.
GI Joe
Transformers-Gen 1, Wars and Machines--------Generation 2?!?! What was that? Was that with that CG cube?
Captain N-The Game Master
South Park

Dream Shows I'd love to see as a actual Anime or TV series.

Gargoyles, The Saga we read here.
Chrono Trigger, the Anime by Toriyama

Regular Shows I'd like to see done-
Left Behind- the Book series, they have a Radio Drama, but an actual series...ooh.

A pipe dream, and I'm sure not many are interested, but just a look into my mind.

AOL Name: GSKeltner ---If you're interested. Just let me know who you are.
Gasper - [gasper@icybrian.com]
MN, US
Monday, June 19, 2000 10:21:49 PM
IP: 209.83.84.4

Aaron- Shame on you! After seeing the Gold Digger opening credits, that isn't your first choice for a new animated series?

New animated series- Well, as I just said, my first choice would be Gold Digger: The Anime, but since that's an actual in progress product, (sorta) and ditto on the Elfquest movie and the ReBoot movies... They're being made, it'll just be a loooong time before they get here. (Gold Digger especially since just one man is drawing, inking, and coloring it, in his free time while drawing and coloring two comic books...)

What series would I like to see?
I'd have to say honestly, Pokemon done right. The first twenty episodes or so of the show were at least decent, and some of them were downright good. The comic manages to take the same stories and do them seriously. The show's biggest problem is that they snagged into too much of a bad formula... Find a new pokemon (or sometimes an old one the characters are apparently too dumb to remember), spend the first half act with it, and then have Team Rocket show up to try and steal it. The earlier episodes actually had some menace and character development to them, and Ash and Pikachu could not get along. But, the show is near episode 100 at this point, and other than a handful of episodes throughout, it's largely gone donwhill since the start. but Pokemon done WELL is my choice. (They've got the environment, the continuous storyline, some interesting characters, mostly slice of life tales which is a nice change of pace, and a ton of monsters which if drawn differently would be pretty cool.)

Oh wait, I just realized something. In describing what Pokem on should have been I just described what Monster Rancher actually was. Silly me.

As far as getting Gargoyles back? Eh, at this point I'm honestly happy with how the series ended, and I'm imersed enough in the creation process of Gargs working for TGS that I get my fill of it regularly. *Shrugs* To me, the series is still going, and I'm helping make it.

Roswell Conspiracies- I played the insane truck driver and had a full 7 lines, including "Ah heeh heeh heee..."! Didn't bother watching the series after I sat through half of the pilot and saw how downhill it had gone froM Greg's original script...

DOug- Brooklyn's role in COmedy of Errors... As far as I know, we don't ever have any plans to reveal what happened during that dance so revealing the idea I had shouldn't hurt... The idea I have is that when Dr. Pinch is called forth to unleash the demons/devil from Antipholus' and Dromio's bodies, Brooklyn shows up to keep them from being killed and only makes things worse. Shakespeare, apparently having an aversion to gargoyles, ignores this point when he later writes the story.

Stephen- My AOL account is MrNoying, same as my e-mail addy. However, my AIM thingie has been glitchy lately.

And Aaron was Kaji from Neon Genesis Evangelion. And yes, he DID seek out every babe he could find to get his picture with, such being Kaji's nature. (He even hits on women from other universes!)
**RP HERE- THE TEN SAGA**

Four breathes a little heavy.
"You annoying creatures are showing far greater powers than you did when you fought 7, greater skills than you showed last week even. You've actually managed to mess up my armor. Pity that is not enough." Before everyone's eyes, 4's armor restructured to be whole again, and the cut in her forehead seemed to heal. ALmost everyone stared.

Mij, wearing Black Tiger's armor (which was now silver) stared for another reason. "Gasper's attack was huge. Power of nearly 200,000 at full. And Dragon Warrior's blast was about the same. Still, it wasn't enough and 4 has healed despite that." And as everyone stared, 4 powered up again, and cried out "HFIL DRAGGER!" Before Jim could react, the attack came down and... Hit Mij, who ran in front to absorb the attack. With a flash, Jim's clone was gone, sent straight to HFIL without any of the messiness of being killed. Such was the nature of the HFIL Dragger attack. Howver, Mij's body was not alone to absorb the attack, as blue beams of light pierced through him and nailed Jim. Within an instant, both combatants were gone.
Robby
Monday, June 19, 2000 10:10:27 PM
IP: spider-wc061.proxy.aol.com

Greetings all...

TODD (Re: Greg's Radio Play) - Actually, I didn't play the male lead, but I did have a good-sized part in it, playing the part of the Italian uncle that runs the bail-bond service... heheh, I remember getting some comments back from people when that pilot aired, that people were expecting to hear my voice when the character spoke.

"Hello! Dominic Bail Bonds!" :)

I'm just glad people remember me in the radio play. I was thrilled when I learned Greg had picked me for it. :)

ROBBY - Are you sure you got me on your Buddy list? Send over your IM name, and let me try contacting you from my end.

AARON - Special note: I saw your pics from AKon... Mind telling me what character you're supposed to be? (BTW, did you seek out everyone portraying an anime babe to take a picture with? :) That one doing Sailor Mars looked near enough to be our beloved CrzyDemona! :) )

Well that's all from me for now... Maintain and Check Six!

Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Monday, June 19, 2000 09:58:45 PM
IP: m41.ieway.com

Roswell Conspiracies>> Ah, what a show. I really wish I hadn't missed the episode immediately after the premiere(the one where I suppose Logan and Schlade got fully initiated into the workings of The Alliance) I saw up to the season finale, where Logan and Schlade are on the run from the Alliance after discovering that not all aliens are as bad as the ones they've fought, and if you've seen certain other episodes first, you have an idea of certain things going on. (Logan's Dad getting framed for a massacre of alien civilians by a creature that really gave a Vampire a serious case of indigestion. That's referenced in the season finale) And watching the series, you get the feeling that General Whitaker never tells you the whole truth about ANYTHING. And you gotta wonder why he prevents viewing of the datacrystal from the alien spy satellite that was in orbit since before the Roswell "crash" that officially started off the Conspiracy.

Dream shows>> Ah, ReBoot, such a great show. "They say the User lives outside the Net, and inputs Games for pleasure. No one knows for sure, but I intend to find out! ReBoot!"
Other shows I'd like to see: Dragonball(original series, before Goku and Chichi got married. Here in the states we've only seen the first story arc) Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO, Terrahawks, and Captain Scarlett and the Mysterons. The last 2 star life-like marionettes with humans doing the voices. Saw them as a kid during one of my stays in Brooklyn with my Grandparents and Aunt(before we got Sci-Fi channel here at my home) back when Sci-Fi channel showed the Sci-Fi Cartoon Quest every morning. Personally, I'd love to be able to see some of those series that they showed back then showed once more.

**RP- The Ten Saga**
Jim's distraction gave Dragon Warrior the time he needed for his armor's self-repair systems to reroute vital connections and restore power to battle systems. As Gasper fired his attack, Dragon Warrior was already ramping up fusion core power output to 100% capacity and Neuro-Boost to 600%, wincing as a crackle went through his nervous system at the latter action, and seeing a warning message when doing the former.

&&Warning! Fusion core destabilizing. Calculate catastrophic failure in 3.6 minutes&&
[Well, then,] Dragon Warrior muttered [I'll just have to work fast]

He said this just as Gasper sent #4 through the hill. As he saw Gasper drop to the ground, his sensors told him #4 was still kicking and knew this could be his one chance to finish it. It took only a heartbeat to get into a perfect firing position and the panels on his armor were already open and charged with energy.
[SUPER ATTACK VOLLEY!] Dragon Warrior shouted and the entire output of the experimental fusion core was channeled at #4 in an unbelievable blast of destructive energy. She was blasted into the ground, the force of the blast pushing her underground, a crater forming above her. Dragon Warrior dropped to the ground as his boot-jets cut out, landing on his feet, allowing his capacitors to charge back up after the mega-blast.

"Didja get her? Didja dijda didja?" Jim asked repeatedly, living up to his last name.
[I hope so. Gasper wounded her with his blast, and I hit her with everything I've got, but my sensors show a single object about her size underneath that crater. Too much energy in the air to tell if she's alive or dead yet.]
**End RP- The Ten Saga**
Matthew - [matts1@bellatlantic.net]
New City, NY, USA
Monday, June 19, 2000 09:57:53 PM
IP: adsl-151-202-107-128.bellatlantic.net

**THIS RP SHOULD SOMEWHAT EASE WILEK'S WORRIES**

In the depths of space, Guod's escape pod streaks toward Earth, passing a small ship emblazoned with the number nine that's heading from the sun to the Avatar. Neither seems to care about or even notice the other. Meanwhile on board the Avatar, alarms are continuing to blare as Tricia, Jammer, Stephanie, Boris, Elena, Miriam, and others struggle to vaporize the demons they've cornered in a hallway. "I can't believe someone activated the self-destruct mechanism!" Stephanie is screaming. "Are they nuts or something? We want to save this station!" "It's probably a last-ditch effort by Mephisto," Miriam says. "I hope Mr. Nereus can shut it down." "He will," Boris says as he blows away an insect-demon with his bazooka. "Nobody knows this station better than Wilek." The others nod in agreement as the last few demons in the hallway are blown up. "Miriam!" a voice from the communicator Wilek's assistant carries suddenly shouts, just as the computer PA announces an eight-minute warning. "Do you read me? Miriam! Please respond!" "I'm here, Mr. Nereus!" she replies, raising the device to her lips. "Stop shouting so you can hear me! What's going on?" There is a heavy sigh. "Miriam, do you know the self-destruct's been armed?" "Yes, of course I know," she calmly answers. "Was it Mephisto?" "No, it was Guod. He's still alive and has been hiding out on the station. I'll explain how later, it doesn't matter now since he's escaped. He set off the self-destruct mechanism before he left." "I thought that laughter over the PA a minute ago sounded familiar," Jammer grumbles. "Yeah," Tricia agrees. "For a minute, I thought it was Doug, but then I thought it couldn't be, so I convinced myself we were just hearing things." The others nod that they did the same. "That was foolish," comments Elena. "Mr. Nereus," Miriam ignores them as the computer declares six minutes remaining, "we're too bogged down fighting demons here to evacuate. Can you stop the self-destruct sequence?" "That's the problem," Wilek replies gravely. "Guod rerouted the system to the main power room! You're right near it! Can you�" "On my way," Miriam cuts him off, holstering the communicator and drawing her pistol as she runs down a nearby hall. The Ravens follow her, reaching the room just in time to see Miriam pressing several buttons on a console and turning a key, which the computer answers with, "Self-destruct sequence has been aborted. You may relax." Instantly everyone breathes a sigh of relief. "Sorry, Guod," says Jammer. "You won't be killing us that easily." Miriam grabs her communicator and informs Wilek of their action, who replies that he already knows, thanks her, and then says he has to go because he, Doug, Kit, and the others with them are about to start having to deal with Mephisto. "Mephisto's up there?" Stephanie asks as Miriam acknowledges. "We need to head for the control room now!" "No," Miriam shakes her head. "First we check with Khesaat, and help him eliminate the last of the demons attacking him and our other personnel. We'll need Anoth, Forfexx, and as many of the others as possible with us to stand a chance against their master." "You're right," Tricia agrees, and the others also nod. "Let's go." They reload their weapons and rush off.

The screen changes to a display of the hallway where Doug, Kit, and those with them left Tom behind. The engineer has been facing off with his shark-demon adversary for the past several minutes, ignoring the self-destruct initiation announcement and its abortion. "You fight so hard, mortal," the demon is chuckling as baseball bat clashes against harpoon. "I wonder why. Surely you know you cannot hope to win." "You killed someone I cared about," Tom replies. "I saw it happen. For that you will die." The demon sneers at him. "You fool. You don't have a prayer of defeating a great warrior such as I. Reading your mind has shown me the face of the woman you want revenge on me for murdering. Her blood tasted sweet as I ripped her body to shreds. Now I send you to join her." It raises one of its hands and forms an energy bolt, ready with the harpoon in the other to keep Tom's bat at bay. Tom does not strike at the demon, however. Instead he draws a grenade from his belt and throws it into the energy ball, leaping back in the same instant. The grenade hits the energy ball as the shark-demon gasps and is blown to pieces in a roar of flame. "Rest easy, Janice," Tom says as its remains fall to the floor, wiping the sweat from his brow. Watching from the other end of the mini-cam on his shoulder, Leah cheers and applauds while Mansfield shrugs and smiles. "Hey Tom!" they then hear Keith say over Tom's communicator. "We could use your help in the control room! Killed that shark-demon yet?" "Yeah, I'm on my way!" Tom replies, and then Leah and Mansfield watch him run towards the control room as the screen goes blank.

**NEXT RP POST- THE RAVENS BATTLE MEPHISTO. FOR NOW, RP SUSPENDED**

Hi everybody! <grins> Well, Kit's and my first round of tests in the summer courses we're taking are now concluded. The second round isn't that far away, but still, it feels good to have the first wave out of the way. :) And thus I have time to catch up on what's going on in here. Not going to review any movies or stories this time around, since Kit pretty much already posted my thoughts on Shaft and Titan AE last Friday night (additional comments on Titan AE are also in the main S8 CR, go look for them if you want to know what I thought of it). Christine also already has my feedback for the good story that was Dissidents: Coalition, and I haven't read any other fanfic recently (though I've intended to, I've been busy with classes, work, and writing <sigh>). So let's get on with replies, I guess. :)

Shadowrider: Belated congrats on the exam you aced. Good to know your service got delayed so you can stick around another month or so. We shall enjoy the pleasure of your company. This may also give you the chance to send me feedback on Night of the Symbiotes Part 2 sooner than anticipated, which makes me smile. :) Speaking of that, I am still hard at work on Part 3, wrapping up all the developments. Still don't know when it will be done, but I'm getting closer and have about seven or eight scenes left. I know many are looking forward to it. :) Good that you got some more free time, sorry you had to undo your packing. (From personal experience, I know how annoying that can be. :)

Niamhgold: Thanks for understanding the belated birthday, and you're welcome. Glad you seem to be having a good summer so far. Congrats on the good work and job bonus. Wish I got more of those. <grin>

SOROW: When I heard you blacked out, I was very surprised and worried. Would have expressed it sooner than now, but time prohibited. :( Needless to say, I'm very glad it wasn't a real problem. Congrats on surviving the trials that led to it, hope it doesn't occur again. <keeping fingers crossed> :) And of course I also wish you good luck getting your own e-mail.

Mary Flanders: Congrats on finishing school. Bet it feels great to have it over, doesn't it? :) Also glad you and Bahemut are still together and happy, hope that goes on forever, or at least a very long time. And I hope you come back soon. :)

Robby: You were right, I read Ruby Eyes again and it did make more sense this time. But it was still a tiny bit confusing and could have used more development here and there. I never disputed that you did great work, though. I'm sure your next story will have fixed mistakes and be even better. Looking forward to reading it later this week. And I also hope to someday find out exactly how much Brooklyn was involved in the story that inspired Comedy of Errors.

Katara: Good to hear from you again, especially after all this time. Your presence, good words, and friendship are still valued here of course, hope you can drop by again soon. Glad you're handling all the RL situations keeping you away and staying in good spirits about them, I hope you can keep it up. Also hope you can help to create a good experience for everyone attending San Diego Comic-Con. I'd attend that convention this year if I could. :(

Mandi: <reads latest Now and Again- related post and grimaces> Lousy network people. As if we needed further confirmation of their viewer's-desires-indifferent status. <sighs> Well, at least you gave it your best effort. Sorry it wasn't successful. Hopefully next time it will be. :)

Firestorm: Congrats to your future sister-in-law on her good job and finishing of high school. Also sorry to hear you lost your job. It's always disconcerting when that happens to you or someone you know. :( Hope you get another, better one soon, Kit and I will be praying for it. Let us know when it happens, okay? We'll be glad to congratulate you. :)

Winterwolf: Well, this being a free country, you do have a right to your opinion. <grin> And your argument of Fox defeating Robyn is a good strong one too. I just think Robyn would more likely be successful, for reasons already gave.

Calliope: You're welcome for the good luck wishes. Glad you aren't going to be abusing your power with the camp kids, and that things with them are going well so far. I'll pray that it keeps up. :) And congrats on the driving license. Hope you can someday get a car to go with it. :)

Lynne Like: Good to see you in here again too. Congrats on the new job and hope it turns out well. Remember to teach the kids well and not leave too many mistakes for the regular teachers to worry about when they get back to working again. :)

Mecord: $ Thanks for responding to the Lloky issue I raised last big post, you can see what happens with it below. Don't worry, it's not anything serious. :) Thanks again for letting the situation go forward as planned. $

Welcome Deasora and all other newcomers. Hope you all enjoy this place. $ Deasora, the RP is kinda like a Round Robin fanfic. Yes, we keep posting comments in relation to others, but we try to keep it a consistent and entertaining story. See the Comment Room Rules page (linked to from the TGS main site) for more. $

Jannie: Congratulations on finishing your Cub Scout training without any problems other than that DJ thing you weren't responsible for, which fortunately didn't result in any serious injuries. <look of relief> I'm sure those kids had a very good time while under your care. :) I too am sorry to hear that you and your daughter have broken off relations again, I had high hopes after how you got back together the last time. Feels bad to have them crushed, I know it feels even more so for you. :( Hope you'll keep your chin up and remember that you did the best job you could raising her. It isn't your fault she's made all these terrible mistakes, it's hers alone. Hope she enjoys all the negative consequences. (You do detect the sarcasm, right?) Also hope your life straightens out soon, if Kit and I can help in any way you just let us know. :)

Janine: Also great to see you back in here again. Glad you're so far enjoying your summer vacation, and congrats on the great new love interest. :)

Cardcaptor: Didn't watch it. Wasn't too interested based on what I'd heard. Judging by the reviews I've seen of it so far, my initial assessment was right- It's another bleah Pokemon clone. <sighs> When will this stupid fad come to an end?

Taleweaver: I'd like to see much the same kind of new animated series you would, something like Gargs with a sequential nature, good realistic scripts and editing, developed characters who change and grow in their relationships with themselves and each other over time, an interesting plot�basically the opposite of what most new cartoons are like these days. No same formula eps over and over, no dumb stand-alone eps, and Haim Saban should be banished to the Demi-plane of Ash along with all the writers and voice actors behind Pokemon and its clones (unless they have good work elsewhere they're motivated to get back to). Hope a cartoon with these qualities is unveiled to us soon and given the respect it deserves by many, many people. <grin>

GXB: Great network idea. I'd like to add Timedancer, Now and Again (with new eps), Brimstone (with new eps), and Early Edition to that list. Also wouldn't mind seeing Buffy and Angel on it. Hope you are able to get the network off the ground, I know it could take a while and be very expensive. But once you managed to do it, you'd definitely have dedicated viewers in me and Kit. :)

Jackal: Well, well, I've been missing you a long time. Good to see you back again, and as insane as ever. :) Hope you don't go away again anytime soon. :)

That's all the replies I had to make, I think. Will see you all again later, thanks for reading through them. Next time I come in here, I promise to have comments on Brooklyn's latest fanfic at least, and hopefully on other stories as well. Also will have more of NotS 3 done, and more replies to make and RP to do. <grins> Looking forward to it. For now, farewell. <waves and departs>

**RP AGAIN, EXCUSE LENGTH PLEASE**

The screen comes back on, this time displaying the apartment of Erin's family in Ankara. Fasil has taken apart the garbage disposal and is grimacing as he fails to find the ring Erin lost in it. "It's okay, Father," Erin tells him. "I'm sure it will turn up again, we just have to look elsewhere." Gubio is about to agree when a knock sounds on the apartment door. "I'll get it!" Hassan shouts, running over and opening the door to see a ten-year old girl standing in it holding a rope over her shoulder. "Patty, is this a friend of yours?" Hassan frowns as he asks. "No," Patty shakes her head, while Fasil and Mary frown, Mist hisses, Samson barks angrily, and Bessus raises his weapon just in case. "Wait!" Gubio stops him, stepping forward and looking at the girl. "Hey, you're Lloky, right? We met you in California." She nods. "Correct. Good to see you three again." She nods at Mist and Erin. "It's okay, everyone," Erin tells her best friend and family. "She's a friend, you can calm down. Fasil, Mary, and Hassan nod, while Bessus tries to calm the still-growling Samson. "So what are you doing here?" Gubio asks. "And what's that rope for?" adds Patty. "I found a man outside who was calling someone named Abdullah, saying he put bombs in the building." "That man would be me," Kieran Flanagan declares, stepping into view behind her with a raised pistol as everyone seems to simultaneously gasp. Instantly Samson starts barking louder, Gubio and Erin scramble for their weapons, Fasil cocks the pipe he holds in a throwing position, Lloky spins around, Patty screams and falls into a prone don't-hurt-me position with Hassan and Mary falling to their knees and shielding her, Bessus pulls the struggling Samson back from the line of fire, and Mist begins to shimmer and grow. "Uh, uh, uh!" Flanagan snaps at them, aiming the gun in his one hand at Lloky and then holding up the cylindrical electronic object in his other. "This is a dead man's switch. You shoot me, I drop it, and the entire building explodes. I primed it to my bombs' radio frequency as soon as the little minx here started dragging me up the stairs and I discovered I couldn't cut her damn rope with my knife or yank it out of her hands!" Lloky glares at him. "Turn the switch off, now!" "I don't think so!" Flanagan snaps, firing his pistol twice and causing her to fall down screaming with a wound to the chest. "That's what you deserve!" he snaps, gesturing with the dead man's switch at the others as they gasp and tighten their fingers on triggers. "Now as for the rest of you�" "Flanagan!" Mary interrupts him. "You're Irish terrorist Kieran Flanagan!" The demolitionist blanches for a moment and then grins. "My reputation precedes me, I see. Excellent." Mary nods. "I've read up on people like you." "And she said someone named Abdullah sent you," Gubio says, pointing to Lloky as Erin falls to her side and looks at the wound, applying a quick field dressing and smiling as she notes that the damage was stunning, but not fatal. Flanagan makes no move to thwart her efforts as everyone else glares at him and Bessus continues to hold back his dog. "Who is Abdullah?" Gubio asks. "I know who Abdullah is," Erin says with a growl. "How he knew we were back in this country I do not know, but it has to be him." "Abdullah is an evil man I hate to admit is my own cousin," Fasil grimaces as he adds. "He supports terrorism and crime all over this region." "Exactly right," Flanagan laughs. "I work for him now, have been ever since I moved here from Ireland. One of his men saw you, pretty girl, and you, American, getting onto the same plane as him at Los Angeles Airport. He called Abdullah, who sent men to the airport to kill you. Apparently, there's an old family feud going on between you and him." "I thought those guys at the airport were after us," Gubio says, Erin nodding as she finishes the dressing and then glaring at Flanagan with rage. "So you sent here to finish us when they failed." "Correct," Flanagan nods, looking at his watch. "Done a rather good job of it, I have. Though you know about my plan now, you only have twenty minutes left to disarm the four sets of explosives I've placed, or you and the thirty other people who live in this building will all die. Don't think about shooting me, either. Remember, I have this." He holds up the dead man's switch and laughs as they all grimace. "Make him go away!" Patty wails as Samson keeps barking and Bessus starts easing his grip. "Somebody make the bad man go away!" "We're trying, honey," Mary assures her. "I'll be leaving now," Flanagan smirks, starting to turn around. "Sweet dreams." Before anyone can reply, there is a loud yowl and Mist, now in her humanoid form, leaps onto Flanagan from behind and knocks him down, hissing loudly. "Mist, no!!" Gubio screams as Flanagan curses and screams, the cat's claws striking down and digging into his skin. Gubio, Hassan, and Fasil rush forward to grab her and pull her off, but it is too late. Flanagan is already dead from his many wounds, and the dead man's switch has fallen out of his grip and lies on the floor beside him. However, the building has not exploded. "That thing was never turned on," Bessus says. "If it was, there would have been a light flashing. I've studied demolition in the Army." "It wasn't turned on?" Gubio drops his jaw, staring at the dead body and then at Mist, who meows to indicate she also knew. "Fits his profile," Mary says. "The man is a coward." "Surprising you noticed that the dead man's switch wasn't on and I didn't, Bessus," says Erin. "I guess I was too blinded with rage when Lloky mentioned Abdullah's name." Bessus nods. "That was why I delayed in revealing what I knew, I wanted to see if he'd explain Abdullah's involvement. I was about to release Samson when he turned around, but your cat attacked first, Alex." Gubio nods. "So we saw." "Excuse me," Fasil jumps in, looking around at all of them. "Is everyone alright? What about your young friend, Erin?" "She's fine," Erin says. "Just stunned and seriously wounded. We'll need the healing potion." "Good," her father replies. "Mary, you go get it. Hassan, you and Patty stay here to help her. The rest of us need to go and find the explosives this man Flanagan set. He may have been bluffing about the dead man's switch, but I don't think he was about the timer." "You're probably right," Gubio agrees, checking his watch. "Which means we have fifteen minutes to disarm them." Erin nods. "Let's hurry. Then we can come back here and talk about things." The others nod and run out of the room as quick as they can while the screen's image fades.

**TO BE CONTINUED, END RP AND POST**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Monday, June 19, 2000 08:53:10 PM
IP: pool-209-138-200-115-dlls.grid.net

Just time for a quick reply right now.

Mecord: Don't know where in my last post I told you I'd been to Utah, but yes, I have been there once. Five years ago, when I was riding with Snake, Cobra, and the Angels, we spent about ten days traveling across it. Saw a lot of cool desert scenery, Salt Lake City, and a few small towns. Very nice sleeping under the stars in that state. :)

I can see your point about falcons relating to the Girl Scouts. :) Yes, they do indeed prey on other birds. Whether that influenced them calling my rank Falcon Scout I don't know. I do know, though, that the head counselor of our troupe had a pet female falcon she adored, and had it trained to hunt and do several forms of tricks and aerobatics. Maybe that was the reason for the name. <shrugs> Oh well, whatever it was, I'm still glad to have achieved the rank I did. The skills that went with it have many times been valuable.

<"Hello, my name is Barney and I'm an alcoholic." "Uh, sir, this is the Girl Scouts." "Are you, or are you just not willing to admit you have a problem?"> L
Kitainia
Monday, June 19, 2000 08:48:05 PM
IP: pool-209-138-200-115-dlls.grid.net

Todd> Stephen played a larger part but was not the male lead in the radio play. Does anyone know who was?

I wish I auditioned for it, oh well. There is always this year.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Monday, June 19, 2000 07:39:56 PM
IP: dialin-574-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

FIRE STORM - Ah, yes, I'd heard about that (both the time that Greg spent on it and the radio play part - I recall from what those who were there said that Stephen Sobotka played the part of the male lead).
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, June 19, 2000 07:37:46 PM
IP: 216.87.46.58.dialup-stl.primary.net

Todd: Roswell Conspiracys had alot of Gargoyles influence. It was Greg Weisman's project until they decided NOT to go for what he did and changed it all.

It was the radio play at G99.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Monday, June 19, 2000 07:30:32 PM
IP: t3-66.visitus.net

Interestingly enough, I recall that one of the human nations in "Fantasy Warhammer" is called something like "Brittania", has a strongly Arthurian style to its soldiers (medieval knights of a very chivalric variety), and even includes the Holy Grail; Arthur might find that one particularly appealing.

TALEWEAVER - I'd go for either a revival of "Gargoyles", or something similar to it with a fantasy/sci-fi tone.

The new animated series that I most liked after "Gargoyles" went off the air was "Roswell Conspiracy", which used what I thought was the very intriguing idea that there are various alien colonies on Earth whose inhabitants are actually the originals of various mythical beings such as banshees and werewolves, but unfortunately, my area only showed the pilot episode and then dropped it for wrestling. (I've read that the alien/mythical beings that they included later on in it were vampires, yeti, minotaurs, and even the Norse gods Odin and Loki). Interestingly enough, the banshee in that series had a slightly "Gargoyles"-ish atmosphere to them, in that they looked a lot like the Weird Sisters. (They also had problems with cold iron and were ruled by Queen Mab, but that's traditional legend that long pre-dated "Gargoyles"). I wish that my area had kept it.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, June 19, 2000 06:56:51 PM
IP: 216.87.46.179.dialup-stl.primary.net

New Trunks Video's---BLOODY AWESOME! LOVED THEM!

New SM series--Serena didn't sound too bad, but I only heard 3 minutes of it.

To all Michael Stackpole fans--New Jedi Order: Onslaught 2: Ruin is out. Haven't read it, but picked it up this weekend. It has Corren and Gavin though, so hey, cool.

The Indwelling- Can't wait to read it, looks good.

Anyone read John Saul's "the Right hand of evil?"

What else?......just checking in. SOrry, I've been busy this weekend, so it's hard for me to get around to everyplace. Anyway, time for a little RP.

****BEGIN 10 SAGA********
Gasper smiled as Jim distracted her enough that she didn't sense him disappear, reappearing behind her, and putting his arms high over his head, his hands gathering energy. This was last ditch, and maybe he could give them a little more time. More energy flowed through to his fist, where it collected as a bright blue ball of Ki and life force. Tapping as far as possible into his own reserves, he drained them, and then went for his life force. IT was a risk he needed to take. If he wasn't able to help, he'd be useless. Feeling the dizziness come to him, he immediately powered up to Kaioh Kan status, and was ready.

"HEY FOUR! BETTER WATCH FOR BACK STABBERS! MASENKO!!" And with that, he pulled down his arms, and the bright blue energy beam flew directly into her, covering her with destructive energy. 5 seconds in, he pulled out all the stops. "KAIOH KAN TIMES 2!!!" HE pushed further, letting all the color drain from his face. His blood boiled as it was transferred into even more energy. Four was thrown across the battle field now, hitting a hill side, and continuing her journey with the beam of energy pushing her. Gasper Yelled as he made one last blast, then let the beam go, and felt his knees give out. He fell to them, then onto his arms. He looked up, and noticed his beam had destroyed her armor. Her sub armor was now showing, accentuating her form. Her hair was disarrayed, and he'd noticed a large gash on her head, dripping red blood.

"Damn..." And with that, he fell over, barely alive, mostly dead...

******END The 10 SAGA********
Gasper - [gasper@icybrian.com]
MN, US
Monday, June 19, 2000 06:50:36 PM
IP: 209.83.84.4

Taleweaver- where were you watching starship troopers? We still get it here in houston, but were watching it on the scifi. Where you watching Upn?
jenna
Monday, June 19, 2000 06:39:46 PM
IP: 1cust110.tnt3.stafford.tx.da.uu.net

JackaL's back?? YES!!! :)

Quickie because I'm posting from home and dinner's in a few.

Greg and Bronx> If we can add live-action shows to that, I'd add:

Now and Again (new episodes)
Freaks and Geeks
ReBoot

I'm sure the first one doesn't surprise ANYONE on this board. I'm finished with anything on CBS...

BTW, if you get a chance, e-mail program@www.scifi.com and let the Sci-Fi Channel know there'd at least be a big audience for "Now and Again" reruns! (I know, I know, but it's SOMETHING.)

DPH> Ooh, I'd love to comment on this one, but haven't the online time now. I'll see if I can't get back on tomorrow morning before I get dragged off to assemble backpacks. :)

Taleweaver> I'd definitely watch Gargoyles if they brought it back to TV.

That's all... better get moving before Mom gives Chris my share of dinner...
Mandolin
Monday, June 19, 2000 06:16:38 PM
IP: pm33-80-171.iximd.com

JackaL> Glad you're back, the room was way too sane without you.

Starsinger> I saw it, and I don't believe it. Obviously, web technology is too readily available. What's next, fans refusing to give in to reality by writing continued episodes of cancled tv shows? Wait a minute... Never mind.

Actually, that Alien vs. Sonic thing sounded like a better use of bandwidth than a site to watch corn grow. Kudzu might have been cool, though.

Aaron> There's a difference between Warhammer 40,000 (which is what you're describing) and Warhammer Fantasy (I don't remember the exact title.) In the fantasy game, you have Elves (three flavors), Dwarves, Chaos monsters, Orks, and some other fantasy creatures, along with two or three nations of humanity.

I'd still give the fight to Macbeth. During Arthur's day, the height of military strategy was to arrive with more troops than your opponent. Macbeth would have had time to learn about FRPGs, so he'd be more familiar with the weird way magic works in Warhammer, too. Arthur might actually be hampered by his understanding of how things REALLY worked.

Lex could probably take both of them with a 100 point handicap, though. I see Lex as a gamer.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Monday, June 19, 2000 05:00:16 PM
IP: 198.215.20.3

Heyla, Jackel's back with a new color.

Here's a real thrilling site.
Starsinger
Monday, June 19, 2000 03:53:20 PM
IP: proxy-632.public.rwc.webtv.net

Hi Hi! :)

Hey Guess what ppl!!! I FINALY got my drivers licence!!!! Thats right! Cali on wheels!!! Watch out world!!! :P

Kitainia> Hehe, thanx, I'm trying my best and so far so good :)

Starsinger> LOL Yeah, I saw the Seth green scifi comercial, I laughed my hiney off :P

Winterwolf> LOL, No I ment if I were 2 or 3 years yonger, not them, I'm the old lady of the coucelers! They're all from 15 too 17, one 18 and me at 19. The beach was grate! I went snorkling for more than half the day and got an evil sunburn on my back, but I had a good time :) So next time you decide to go to the beach, come to Puerto Rico and I'll take you! I can drive now!!!! :P

Ok! Gotta book it! see ya guys! *HUGZ all and poofles*
Caliope
Monday, June 19, 2000 03:51:07 PM
IP: 136.145.70.217

I still cannot believe I'm rooting for the Pacers.

Card Captors> I've been told that the american version starts somewhere around episode eight, because apparently when WB showed it to their target audience (ie. little kids) the male half of the demographic was bored silly until the introduction of Sakura's little male sidekick.

Winterwolf> Actually, thanks to the WNBA, I don't have to find a new sport in the summer. I'll probably be rooting for Pheonix this time next week.

JacKal> Can it really be you? Welcome back!

Arthur v. MacBeth @ Warhammer> Now, I would like to say before we go any further, I've never played Warhammer. I don't have the time, money, or the patience to paint a bazillion minatures. But I have blown the dust off a lot of them during inventory, so I know what they look like. And I'm giving this to MacBeth because I'm not sure Arthur understands chainswords, hoverbikes, and laser weaponry. MacBeth probably has all that stuff in his garage. Maybe Arthur could play as the Orcs...

Shadowrider> Congrats on the reprieve. Enjoy the extra month.

Taleweaver> New animated series> Well, I already got one of my wishes, since Rumiko Takahashi's Inu-Yasha is finally being animated, (though when it'll make it here is anybody's guess) so I say let Fish Police have another shot. Or, for Cartoon Network's midnight run, a Gunsmith Cats series.

G"X"B> Hmmm, add American Gothic and EZ Streets to that list.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Monday, June 19, 2000 03:38:42 PM
IP: ppp-238.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

hmmm *glances at the lineup*

I would have to add Transformers, and Beauty and the Beast (with Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman)

Bronx - [BronxWyvern4@aol.com]
Monday, June 19, 2000 02:43:48 PM
IP: spider-th053.proxy.aol.com

DPH> I never really noticed that many sci-fi shows have problems having other races on the show. Star Trek is not the only one. Babylon 5 and Crusade did well in that area. Dr Franklin was black and Commander Ivanova was a Russian Jew. Lt Matheson was Far Eastern and Dr Chambers was black.

Taleweaver> I agree with you about Pokemon. I always hated those things and that show. It is killing good animation. Look at Digimon on Fox, it's the only thing they ever show. How many other shows did they can for it?

I only saw a few episodes of Starship Troopers and I have to say that it was very good. Why did they have to be replaced with Infomercials?

Why are the good shows always screwed? I'd like to start my own network and put good shows on it ::thinks of a line-up::

In no particular order
"Gargoyles" (new episodes)
"Pendragon"
"Gargoyles 2158"
"Babylon 5"
"Crusade" (new episodes)
"Starship Troopers"
"Transformers G1" (new episodes)
"Beast Wars"
"Beast Machines"
"Invasion America" (new episodes)
"Batman TAS" (new episodes)

Anyone want to add to this list?
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Monday, June 19, 2000 02:17:10 PM
IP: dialin-211-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

**RP RELATED**
Rodlox, Winterwolf please check your email and respond. Rodlox, I would appreciate at least one more post from you about what happened to your character during the battle.
**END RP RELATED**

Selected memory loss? I guess so. I had to go back and ask the guy in charge what the combination to my locker was. The combination looked familiar. It took less time to memorize the second time around. You know someone ought to write a paper on why people can organize files on a computer more easily than their rooms. Hey, I have an idea. Build a virtual room so you can move things easier and recall the location of items easier.

Obviously, someone needs to start a new topic. Here is an attempt: why do most science fiction shows (exceptions: Star Trek & Now and Again) have trouble putting minorities in the script? The Invisible Man does not have any (one hundred percent white cast so far). I mean I thought science fiction lovers were beyond the issues of racism, but look at some of the shows and you have trouble finding non whites. Even a show I liked (the Pretender) had trouble finally getting around to having a part time nonwhite (a sweeper).

Looks like I will be delaying this post until more is said. 900 bytes is not hardly enough to write a good sized RP.

**JOB RANT**
I am just about completely convinced that in the computer industry, everybody just keeps switching jobs without anyone ever getting in. All they do is offer higher salaries and increase skills required. What the employeers need to do (in my humble opinion) is lower salaries and decrease skills required. Everybody talks about how the high tech field is booming but when you search online, the only new jobs out there require lots of experience. It just does not make sense. Meanwhile more and more people are trying to get in to the industry. There is a big lie going on. If you want to be a programmer, good luck breaking in the field because I am having no luck. I am going to try to take a lower temporary job at a place in hopes of getting a full time job that I love.
**END JOB RANT**

**NEW ANIMATED SERIES**
#1 choice (and only choice) for me is a return of Gargoyles. Or bring some shows from satellite/cable tv to public tv. The main thing is companies think outside the box of animation=kids. In addition, the fans need to think outside the box of where they want their favorite shows to go.
**END NEW ANIMATED SERIES**

**BFTS RP**
*Speed Star Headquarters after the battle is over*
"Well, what happened?" asked Fred Hitman.

"Paula Smith, Henry Rogers, Elaine Wiseman, Alex Freedman, Jennifer Ford, and Greg Garrison are working on a preliminary report to hand to you. When they finish the preliminary report, they will start working on a much longer report on the battle and proposed future battles." said Janet.

"How much longer will it be?" asked Fred Hitman.

"They are getting ready to conduct interviews with all the people who participated in the attack. The people who participated are being isolated from each other so they can not collaborate their stories." said Todd Johnson.

"Good. So the preliminary report will not be ready until the interviews are conducted?" asked Fred Hitman.

"Exactly. I have been told the people to be interviewed will be shown the tape and asked to explain their actions at each moment." said Kate Bowers.

"Darn. I hate waiting." said Fred Hitman.

"But you yourself said you want things done right the first time." said Kate Bowers.

*a few hours later*

"Aren't they done yet with the preliminary report?" asked Fred Hitman.

"Interviews are almost completed." said Janet Williams.

"How close?" asked Fred Hitman.

"Over 95% completed, barring any unseen complications." said Kate Bowers.

"Interviews are completed." said Todd Johnson. "Preliminary report should be ready soon."

"How soon?" asked Fred Hitman.

"It should be ready within an hour." said Todd Johnson.

"Remind me to ask them if there is anything I can do to speed things up." said Fred Hitman.

"Yes sir," replied Todd Johnson, Janet Willaims, and Kate Bowers.

*Two hours later*

"Well, what is the hold up?" asked Fred Hitman.

"I was told that the preliminary report is being printed right now." said Kate Bowers.

Todd Johnson comes in caring a booklet and hands it to Fred Hitman. "They just finished it, sir." said Todd Johnson.

"Finally," says Fred Hitman. He glances through the front pages and runs across an index. He looks at the index and notices the pages are numbered through 50.

"How long is the report?" asked Janet Williams.

"Too long. If this is the preliminary report, I would hate to see the final report." said Fred Hitman.
**END BFTS RP for now**
DPH (Daniel Paul Hightower) - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Monday, June 19, 2000 01:45:05 PM
IP: max1-3.cwy.cei.net

Taleweaver - I feel your pain. I got two weeks taped and they went to stupid infomercials. I have seen the whole series... but I wanted them on tape!! I LOVE THAT SHOW! Maybe we should write them letters to get it back on the air out here. :( FLORES RULES!!
CrzyDemona
Monday, June 19, 2000 12:35:14 PM
IP: 209.150.94.72

***Kyryn sneaks in***

Hi All!

I just got back from Shreveport, Louisiana last night. Okami and I went to visit his great aunt. We had a good time. Spent most of the weekend just visiting, although we did go to the Horseshoe Riverboat Casino and played the slots a bit. Okami won a little and I lost a little and we came out three dollars ahead. One funny thing happened. I got carded by the casino security! *grin* They thought I was under 21. I was highly flattered (I'm 31).

Taleweaver> They have been showing Starship Troopers here in Texas for about a year now on UPN. They are currently running through all (40?) episodes in order. Hopefully it will show up in the LA market soon.

Later All!

***Kyryn sneaks out***
Kyryn
Denton, TX
Monday, June 19, 2000 12:10:04 PM
IP: 216.35.46.129

Speaking of animation. Has anyone seen Starship Troopers on syndicated TV? I was all set with VCR and tapes in hand to tape it in order, then about two weeks into it, it was pulled and paid programming has filled in the spot ever since. Since I'm in the LA market, this doesn't bode well for the series. I know it's still on SCI-FI, but at the unseemly hour of 4 in the morning. Is it still on in smaller markets or has anyone recieved words?

I hope WB diversifies its programming. Seeing them put everything on Pokemon and Batman Beyond reminds me of what Fox did a couple years back put everything on Power Rangers and Spiderman. While BB is surprising and action packed, I intensely dislike Pokemon.

Here's a question, what would you like to see in the next animated series? I'd like to see something along the lines of gargoyles a blend of sci-fi and fantasy. But what would you want.
Taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Monday, June 19, 2000 10:34:47 AM
IP: 134.71.36.125

** Niamhgold enters **

Hola, personas. ** Reads Shadowrider's post ** Yay! So you're going to be sticking around with us for at least another month? Yay! <:D

Winterwolf: I'll have to run and check my e-mail then, eh? ;) My weekend went pretty well; we took a cruise up to Nova Scotia, but halfway there something went wrong with the boat (engine trouble?) and they decided to turn back
:( But we did go to Montreal instead :)

Gside: It's his madre, of course! That's my favorite logic problem; the first one I was ever asked. It's pretty creative, and with it you can pinpoint the sexists and those who are aware of equal gender rights ^_^

Brooklyn: I'm off to read your fic!

Adios!
Niamhgold
Monday, June 19, 2000 10:15:09 AM
IP: lac-flex163.ncia.net

<Shadowrider comes in running>

Ok, a good new, for me at least...

Four hours ago I received a telegram from the Military District. Seems that the regiment I've been assigned to has currently more men assigned than necessary, so my contingent 's leaving has been delayed, while the big brass decide what to do. I'll be here for another month at least.
It is a good new indeed...although they could tell me before, now I have to undo my baggage...well, at least I'll be able to see TD's finale. :D

JacKal:> Hi! Nice to know you.

Winterwolf:> Well, as you've read above, my goodbye party has to be delayed...:)

Winterwolf and Todd:> Well, as I said that MacBeth is probably (I seem to recall he led a battle in an episode, and won with the help of Demona) a good general, I didn't mean he was better than Arthur. I said it would be an interesting match, and I keep on thinking so. Probably Arthur has more tactical instinct than MacBeth, and a very better influence on the troops' morale (what is not of very use in a Warhammer match...). MacBeth, on the other side, is very astute and has a great experience. I think it could end in every way.

Later.
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Monday, June 19, 2000 09:24:49 AM
IP: h213-20-244.mi2.albacom.net

GSIDE - The surgeon is the boy's mother.

ROBBY - In the first couple of episodes that they appeared in, Team Rocket did have a certain menace towards them (I particularly liked their entrance in the third episode, where it starts off with a nasty off-stage laugh from Jessy, followed by their silhouettes at the end of a forest path with some leaves blowing in front of them), but by now, they've certainly reached the point of buffoon-villains; I can agree with you on that.

I'd like to think that Arthur could successfully defeat Macbeth at Warhammer; he was an impressive enough general - twelve victories over the invading Saxons, culminating in the grand finale at Mount Badon.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, June 19, 2000 07:19:52 AM
IP: 216.87.46.10.dialup-stl.primary.net

***Janine runs in and bear huggs Brooklyn and Winterwolf***

It is so good to be back again!

***Looks around the room sheepishly and blushes***

Hi everyone. How was your week? I haven't checked last weeks CR yet. That will be a job for later today. I got in at five pm my time. Sorry I didn't post but the guy I'm seeing *grin* kidnapped me for the night. He had never seen or read 'Interview with the Vampire' before tonight. I had to remedy that situation.

I have no idea when I'll be on tomorrow/today. I'll probably be on and off all day. I voice recorded a diary for everyone to read. It is random thoughts and such. I'll be typing it up later today and I'll post the location so you all can see "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" :) If there are any questions regarding any stories behind any thing I say or if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Well gotta go. I finally get to sleep in my own bed! YEAH!

Good Night Everyone.

***Janine starts to wander out but falls asleep standing up in the doorway***
Janine - [Purple_Pixy@hotmail.com]
Mesa, Az
Monday, June 19, 2000 06:03:06 AM
IP: phx-211.treknet.net

<<its metaphysical integrity>> <baffs self> I meant PARAphysical integrity. Two entirely different things, those...
Me again
Monday, June 19, 2000 03:19:53 AM
IP: proxy1.spaceproxy.com

Gside> <<A man and his son are driving when they stall on some railroad tracks, and get hit by a train. The man dies instantly, but the boy is brought to the hospital. There, when the surgeon walks in, says "I cannot operate on this boy. He is my son.">>
The son died as well. The hospital is in the afterlife. The son, at some point in his past, had a run-in with infernalist mages who performed horrific rituals upon him, with the result that, once his soul left his body, its metaphysical integrity was not enough to maintain its coherence. It was absolutely ghastly.
Wilek
Monday, June 19, 2000 03:15:52 AM
IP: proxy1.spaceproxy.com

Bronx: <You know about Snapple Dragonfruit?! Hey arent those soo good?>
I dunno. It tasted like weak fruit punch Kool-Aid to me.

Christine/Crzy/Stephen and all others from Saturdays late night chat: We have GOT to do that again!
Oh, and the cheese cake cookies are gonna take a little longer. You can barely taste the cream cheese. Gonna tweak that recipie.
Anyone have any sugestions? (I DON'T want to make cheese cake BARS. There has GOT to be a way to make them in a baked cookie form.)

Christine: <Oh, and I liked her too ...>
Don't suppose that we just think she's dead, do you?
Nope? Bummer... didn't think so. :~(

Gside: <Don't know who did it though.>
Me neither... saw the album that has it, though?
BTW... do you have the comedy version of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald? I have the actual one but can't find the comedy.
Oh, and have you heard that some new band re-did a Lightfoot classic?

Hmm... what catalogue? *FS fights back the evil demons in his skull*
NO NO NO! You CAN'T play with that!

Hmm... well, it depends. A man and his son were driving. Were they driving together? (with the way it is worded...)
On the other hand, the man in the car could be a priest and the kid is a sort of spiritual "son"
OR the doctor is also a priest (A stretch, I know)
OR the man that died could be the adopted father of the son and the doctor the biological father
OR vice versa
OR it could be a new episode of "The Twilight Zone"
<Marines: Get it yet?>
SIR YES SIR!

DPH: <Does anyone have any theories why I forgot some information and remembered other information?>
Remembering things are completely different from the knowledge of how to do something. For me, I have a hard time saying or telling my passwords. I just automaticially type them. Plus, the stress of you loosing your mother can effect (or is it affect?) stuff you have remembered, but stress dosn't make you forget how to do things. I guess it is an evolutionary advantage. When you are faced with a predator, should your first reaction be "I remember when I killed my first bear..." or "Raise spear, KILL!"
Memories get in the way, so the body dumps them in times of stress for the information that is the most important to survive: Doing stuff.
I have NO idea if that is true, but it sounds right.
<Does anyone have an similiar experience?>
Oh yeah. My computer room is a mess but my desktop is nice and clean, no unecessary files on my start menu or task bar, and all of my files are nicely defragged.

Gside again: Now look at what you made me do! You posted that logic question and made me think at 3am! Thats a crime in some states! :)

Jackal is back... Is that a good thing, or a disturbing thing?
It's a thing. :)
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Monday, June 19, 2000 03:01:05 AM
IP: t3-86.visitus.net

Hi. Snotty Pizzachunks here!! :o)

Hi! My name is... Who?! hehe What?! You act like you never seen a JackaL before..., will the real JackaL please stand up! And put one of those fingers on each hand up!!

Hiya ppl! Hey newbies!!! Hey every1. I've missed everybody!! God! Speakin of Hummers.., I'd cause a big wet "secretion" on myself just touching one! Well..., I'm sure sumone wanted to know that....
Speakin of God...

GOD'S TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE:
1. How did you find out about God?
Burning Shrubbery

2. Which model God did you acquire?
Triplet Bundle

3. Did your God come to you undamaged, with all parts in good working order and with no obvious breakage or missing attributes?
No
If no, please describe the problems you initially encountered here: No verbal response.

4. What factors were relevant in your decision to acquire a god?
Please check all that apply.
Indoctrinated by parents
Wanted to meet girls/boys
Like Organ Music
My shrubbery caught fire and told me to do it
don't know

5. Have you ever worshiped a God before? Is so, which false god were you fooled by? Please check all that apply.
Odin
The Almighty Dollar
The Great Pumpkin
Bill Clinton
A burning cabbage
drugs

6. Are you currently using any other source of inspiration in addition to God? Please check all that apply.
Astrology
Playboy and/or Playgirl
Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll
Alcohol
Bill Clinton
Wandering around a desert
Burning Shrubbery

7. God employs a limited degree of Divine Intervention to preserve the balanced level of felt presence and blind faith.
Which would you prefer (circle one)?
b. Less Divine Intervention

8. God also attempts to maintain a balanced level of disasters and miracles. Please rate on a scale of 1 - 5 his handling of the following (1=unsatisfactory, 5=excellent):
a. Disasters:
flood 3
famine 3
earthquake 2
war 1
pestilence 5
plague 4
SPAM 2
AOL 1

b. Miracles:
rescues 4
spontaneous remissions 4
stars hovering over towns 1
crying statues 1
water changing to wine 2
walking on water 5
VCRs that set their own clocks 3
Saddam Hussein still alive 2
getting any sex whatsoever 5
{Where's a BritNey SpeArs rating?!?!}

9. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions for improving the quality of God's services? (Attach an additional sheet if necessary): Please make the "drug" Ecstasy legal again, and provide bottled water with it. Other than that, I'm generally satisfied.
jacKal
Ga, UsA
Monday, June 19, 2000 01:48:51 AM
IP: ac8c7c91.ipt.aol.com

Hello
As Winterwolf already said my first episode is up. It is in the new stories or you can go to the author list under my name.
<Winterwolf>
Thanks a bunch for posting the episode. And for the plug.
I appreciate it.
<Rodlox>
I've got more on the Gargoyles relation study. Email you tomorrow.
Well sadly not much to talk about.:( I am probably going to see Titan After Earth tuesday. Somebody please start a topic like garg genetics or relations or something. That I can expound on. Hey does anybody go to ask Greg? Let's give the Wind Ceremony a whirl!!!
Well anybody who wants to pick up reading Gargoyles:Dublin please do! I'm doing this for fans! As well as personal enjoyment.:) Please send me feedback.

Brooklyn - [mango_11_19@hotmail.com]
Monday, June 19, 2000 01:26:09 AM
IP: usr167.cqc.com

Hmm... I guess this would be a shameless plug. Brooklyn's fic part one if now posted in the fanfic section. Check it out http://fanfic.gargoyles-fans.org/past30.phtml
Enjoy.

Nighty night! Watch out for those bed bugs! ;)
Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Monday, June 19, 2000 12:51:50 AM
IP: 1cust9.tnt48.nyc3.da.uu.net

**Winterwolf aka ChuckleBreath enters. I guess I've been eating too many sweets. His eyes shift from left to right then right to left several times.**

On my real name I got Stinky BubbleHiney. And now, since I want to leave that behind :D (pun as usual intended), for something completely different. Man the weekend is short when it starts and ends on the same day. I'm feeling better today. Thanks to everyone who gave me some support.

Hi Niamhgold! :)

Joxter> <The first one?> We have a winner! Wheels a refrigerator into the CR. It is filled every flavor there is. So what flavor would you like? Thanks for the info on head shots. That clears everything up for me.

Aaron> <Glasses> There are definitely parallels between the three of them. <Sports> So who will you be rooting for in a few days? Got another sport to follow?

Caliope> <2 or 3 years younger> Hmm... I'm curious now. How old are the counselors that you'd like them to be 2 - 3 years younger? <Saturday> So how was the beach? I haven't been to the beach in a while myself. <Discovery Zone> Kids can really wear you down. Hope your back feels better. ^_^

Lynne Like> Welcome back! :) Looks like you are extremely busy. I sent you a new card earlier today. And in answer to your other question it looks like someone keeps holding my horses. :( I'll get to it before the summer is over.

Deasora> Hi and welcome to the TGS Comment Room! Enjoy your stay. Don't worry about the the removal of your sanity. It's bliss! ;) <Why did gargs get cancelled?> Disney and BV wasn't satisfied with the ratings. At least that is the story they give when asked. Greg gives the full story of course. :( <How exactly does the RPing work?> You can build your own story or work with others to build an ongoing story. It is fun. For the official rules see http://tgs.gargoyles-fans.org/cr

Niamhgold> I'm glad you had plans for a fun filled weekend. How was it? Mine wasn't so bad if I forget about Saturday. ;) I sent you some email. I'll be sending you some fic review updates soon. <Hi> As silly as this may sound that Hi made my night thanks. **hug** ^_^

Wilek> <Obelisk Of Undoing> Now that sounds like something Xanatos might like having. What does it do? I've never seen it come up before. <Link> That was quite bizarre! How bizarre, how bizarre! :)

SOROW> I'm glad to hear you are okay. I've blacked out myself before and I don't recommend it to anybody. I've sent you some email. Are you getting your own email address?

Dragon Magazine> I haven't seen one of these since the last one I got. It was issue 191.

Shadowrider> <Arthur vs. MacBeth> Good point about MacBeth knowing more, he has been out living in the modern world. It would still be a tough battle Arthur is an excellent tactician. I guess it could easily go either way. <time drawing near> Are you going to be online for a while before you leave? We could probably invade the TGS chatroom for a little while to send you off in style. True big party event type thing. :)

Janine>:( My condolences for you and your difficult time with your daughter. I'll say a prayer for you and Anna that everything works out okay.

Brooklyn> Check you email. Don't forget to announce your fic to the world! :)

******WARNING BFTS - RP******

Time: Before Jason stops all attacks

Winterwolf moves behind his two attackers and uses the bracers of winter to create a sharpened axe made of ice. In one powerful swing he destroys the flamer thrower carried by the Speed Star Ira. The blow cleaves the fire weapon in half and tears through the protective suit deeply hacking into Ira's forearm. A spray of blood shoots out of the wound and Ira screams. In that instant, the other Speed Star turns around to be greeted by the flat of the ice axe. Charles is sent reeling and lands on his back. Winterwolf destroys his weapon and throws Charles over to his bike. Charles and Ira flee for their lives.

Winterwolf removes the protection on his ears and listens. He hears the sounds made from weapons fire stop after a few moments. He decides to go into the house.

Time: After DPH's Saturday post.

From his bike Charles grabs a gun, points it at Winterwolf and squeezes the trigger. The gun doesn't fire. He curses his luck and wraps a makeshift bandage around Ira's arm and the two of them ride off.

A few moments later, Winterwolf and Rodlox walk in the house. Winterwolf is carrying a big ice axe and one edge is bloody.

******END WARNING BFTS - RP******

Good night! May you all have pleasant dreams!

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Monday, June 19, 2000 12:10:58 AM
IP: 1cust9.tnt48.nyc3.da.uu.net

Sorry for the early wipe folks, but it was storming here and I didn't know if I'd be back on tonight to wipe the room. it just sounded cooler at the time to say "Just cause" I suppose. Oh well. I don't think any of you minded...

Matthew- Actually, the WB didn't have the rights to every episode of Pokemon at first. SO other network did, and the WB saw huge ratings and picked up the rights midseason to all new episodes, but they had to wait to get the first 20 or so episodes. Of course, the first 20 episodes of Pokemon were the better ones... (The series REALLY went downhill once they found a formula that worked. Now they have to fit Team Rocket into *EVERY* episode, even if they only say the motto and then get blown away...)

Lost Pokemon episode to be aired next week- Of the three remaining (Coyote was right, I'd forgotten about the boy's day episode...) there the one with Porygon that caused epilepsy fits (and has since been edited and fixed), one where a guy waves a gun about wildly but never shoots it, and the one where James wears a fake chest. ANyone want to take non-monetary bets on which one airs next week? (ANd no fair checking official websites) My bet is on the gun episode...

Stephen- I put you onto my IM list, and I'm on right now...

**TITAN AE AND FANTASIA SPOILERS**

Decent movie with good animation all in all, but the villains needs SOME motivation and the ending... Well, they CLAIM the planet took a year to reform (From the words claiming it was AE 16...) but it seemed like it was instintaneous, especially since the characters were wearing the same clothes when it was over...

Fantasia 2000 Good all in all. I liked all the pieces presented and had definate favorites. Worth seeing. The real interesting thing about MY experiance was sitting next to a little girl seeing her first Disney film who kept asking obvious questions and making simple observations. WHile normally this is an annoying thing, in this case it was... Cute in a way. And since there was only music and no words for her to interupt it wasn't distracting. Cute really, and makes me realize one nice thing about Disney marketing towards kids. I wish they would market more towards adults, but being a kid-friendly name isn't a bad thing.

**END SPOILERS!**

ANd unfortunatley, it was a slow week last week and I've already covered everything this week.... So I guess...

***BEGIN RP- THE TEN SAGA!***

(Geez, I've been slacking off here...)
Mij Noying looks at Sevarius Junior, just now arrived on the scene and mutters "You aren't really SJ are you?" He sniffs the air. "You're actually a demon, right?"
"Um, yeah."
"Drat, that means we can't pour the power of a genki dama/spirit bomb into you this time around. Nuts."

Meanwhile, Dragon Warrior lays on the ground, close to defeat. Number 4 yells out "HFIL DRAGGER!" and her arms powers up with blue energy. SHe is about to make a slash and drag her opponent straight to HFIL,(attack does what it's named) when a loud "ahem" comes forth.
Four turns to look at Jim Iza Noying.
"You know, I said earlier that I would be one of your opponents today."
"Hey, haven't I killed you once before?"
Jim shrugs. "Yeah. With that unblockable HFIL Dragger which takes the enemy straight to HFIL. This time, I won't let you hit me with it."
4 stares at him and does her best not to laugh. "Your ki shows you to only have a power of 25. Unless you are holding back an incredible ammount of power, I'm not intimidated."
"Nope, not holding back anything. Go ahead, try to kill me."4 shot a blast of energy to shut up the boaster and get him out of the way... And missed.
"What the?" Jim then tapped her on the back. She spun around and swung at him, and... Missed?
Those with scouters or the ability to sense ki checked Jim's power levels, and still they get a general reading of only 25. Sammael whispers to Kari. "How is this possible? How can he be matching her for speed? He can't beat her, and he must know that..."
At that, Kari grins. "Nothing is impossible for my brother if he doesn't know its impossible. If it needs to be done, he can do it. And I bet that while he knows he can't beat Four on his own, he can dodge her as long as he wants. He's opening up a free shot for everyone else. Signal the demons, we'll attack while Jim keeps her distracted..."
Robby
Sunday, June 18, 2000 11:44:25 PM
IP: spider-ta071.proxy.aol.com

**RP related**
I have moved all the BFTS RP archives into its own folder and broke down the material into smaller pages. These files are all located within the folder www.cei.net/~dphofrules/bfts
villains.html contains villains
heros.html contains heroes/heroines
allies.html contains allies
organizations.html contains organizations
speedstars.html contains current known membership of Speed Stars
**END RP RELATED**

This is a funny story but true: when my mom died (I was a senior in high school), I couldn't remember my locker combination; however, I could help someone with Calculus work. I have never been able to figure that out completely. Does anyone have any theories why I forgot some information and remembered other information?

This is also true: I have an easier time organizing files on a computer than I do organizing my room. Does anyone have an similiar experience?

DPH shifts gears out of weekend mode into weekday mode.

Good night everybody, may you have pleasant dreams.
DPH (Daniel Paul Hightower) - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Sunday, June 18, 2000 10:38:49 PM
IP: max1-18.cwy.cei.net

Titan A.E.>> I haven't seen the movie yet(tried twice yesterday. First time, it took me too long to find a parking space so I couldn't get there in time, and the second time, I arrived in time only to find that the show was sold out) but I have read 2 issues of the prequel comic Dark Horse is putting out. It looks like the Drej aren't as all powerful as some might think from the line in a promo that says "You can't beat the Drej, they're pure energy!" But an energy form can be disrupted or otherwise neutralized, as evidenced by the Drej staging an attack on some planet and getting driven off by that planet's military and aid from earth warships as well. They can't get their Ultimate Weapon into position to blast the planet so they have to retreat. One of the Drej leaders said that they need to rebuild their energies and that requires a planet with more terrestrial energy than the planet they're attacking. I'll bet that mothership that nukes Earth at the start of the movie isn't just a big blaster, but actually sucks the energy right out of the target planet, possibly triggering an explosive reaction in the core that is what really makes the planet blow up.

Also, I notice RP posts for The Ten Saga are few and far between so I'm kicking it up a notch.
**RP- The Ten Saga**
Dragon Warrior knew the fusion core powering his armor was untested and that upping the Neuro-Boost could turn his nervous system into guacamole, but he also knew if he played it safe, #4 would win hands down. So, a risk was in order.

--Fusion Core to 80% capacity-- he sent a mental command through his armor's neural interface --Neuro-Boost to 500%--
The fusion core started feeding more power to the armor's systems and his reaction time was speeded up greatly.

[Round 2,] Dragon Warrior said [The gloves are off.]
Boosters kicked in and Dragon Warrior blurred towards #4 and they traded a flurry of puches and kicks faster than most eyes could see. The trade finished with both landing simultaneous blows to each other. Dragon Warrior saw stars as her fist impacted his helmet, and his gauntleted fist struck her cheek. Both combatants were momentarily knocked away from each other. #4 raised a hand to her now bruised cheek.

"You bruised me!" she said in astonishment "Now you die!" she snarled ferally "PHOTON FLASH!" she threw a large ball of energy at Dragon Warrior. There was no time to dodge. The blast hit and Dragon Warrior was blasted into the side of a nearby hill, his shield barely stopped enough of the blast to prevent armor breach, his armor now sported some visible damage.

[Oy! Reminds me of the time I went toe-to-toe with Megazilla] Dragon warrior looked up to see #4 about to fire off another blast at him, he knew his armor wouldn't hold up against a second blast...
**End RP- The Ten Saga**

Card Captor Sakura>> Don't forget, the first Pok�mon episode shown on the WB was "Battle Aboard the St. Anne" but that was a preview episode, most likely so that we'd see what was coming and want to see more. "Pok�mon, I Choose You" started the series off slow. No real Pok�mon battles(Pikachu zapping a flock of Spearows doesn't count) Misty and Team Rocket don't appear until episode 2, and Brock not for a couple of more episodes. Personally, I can't wait till WB gets around to showing Cardcaptors episode #1(the real one)

And speaking of Pok�mon, The current rumors in rec.arts.anime.misc on which "Lost Episode" WB will soon show say it will be the episode with the swimsuit contest James enters with some inflatable.. ahem.. female atrributes. Personally, I'd rather it either be the Porygon episode or the episode that takes place in the Safari Zone as Ash catches a ton of Tauros. I think it was real stupid for them not to show that one since events in it were referenced in the spisode where Ash returns to Pallet to consult with Professor Oak about the Pok�mon League and him and Gary compare #'s of captured Pok�mon.
Matthew - [matts1@bellatlantic.net]
New City, NY, USA
Sunday, June 18, 2000 10:36:32 PM
IP: adsl-151-202-107-149.bellatlantic.net

Gside: the surgeon was his mom.

Crow: "...or his dad was bi."

gah....can't get MST3K outta my heads!!

Rodlox
Sunday, June 18, 2000 10:06:32 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

They are coming to take me away! I noticed that I forgot to announce the changing of the mp3. The new one is They Are Coming to Take Me Away, presented by Dr. Demento. Don't know who did it though.

Finally read Timedancer, and also fit in tR Mrs. Morgan's latest. Nice work on both parts.

While reading Coalition, A couple passages made me remember a couple stories. I think I'll share one. This is a semi logic puzzle (perhaps more a personality tester): A man and his son are driving when they stall on some railroad tracks, and get hit by a train. The man dies instantly, but the boy is brought to the hospital. There, when the surgeon walks in, says "I cannot operate on this boy. He is my son."
I have seen this stump people before.

Cherry Blossom> Many well wishes for the health of your wrists.

Fire Storm> <<Drink 5 bottles so you can finish that assignment!>>: I have seen a catalogue entry for a bottle of caffiene syrup that would kill you if you drank it all in one sitting.
Marines: Get it yet?

Itellyouwha.

Oh yeah. Devils won. Hoo yah. Maybe the TD was good luck.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Sunday, June 18, 2000 09:29:32 PM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Darn it! Missed the top ten!

Hi, Winterwolf! :)
Niamhgold - [niamhgold@hotmail.com]
Sunday, June 18, 2000 09:28:26 PM
IP: lac-flex134.ncia.net

Top ten (maybe?)

Robby: I think it's down to only three "deemed inappropriate" eps they haven't shown (they already showed both they were afraid American audiences wouldn't get because they dealt with Japanese holidays ... boy's day and girl's day.).
Coyote the Bando
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, June 18, 2000 08:27:03 PM
IP: 216.28.101.79

ROBBY - Thanks for explaining it to me, and good theories as to why they'd start the series in the middle. (And I've also heard about that infamous Pokemon episode that you said they'd most likely never show).
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, June 18, 2000 08:09:10 PM
IP: 216.87.46.208.dialup-stl.primary.net

Top Ten! :)
Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Sunday, June 18, 2000 08:07:31 PM
IP: 1cust211.tnt5.nyc3.da.uu.net

8th :)
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Sunday, June 18, 2000 07:56:18 PM
IP: ppp-34.rb5.exit109.com

Wow! Top 10 *happy feet dance*

*walks back out with arms wrapped around each other*
Jannie and Denis
Sunday, June 18, 2000 07:49:34 PM
IP: 64-240-37-214.hou.port.mytelco.com

6th.
and you might want to look at some just started source in my directory.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Sunday, June 18, 2000 07:38:47 PM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

i was here after Robby said 'early wipe'...but i was too startled to tpe {type} anything.

Rodlox
Sunday, June 18, 2000 07:21:42 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

Top 10! *_*
Wilek
Sunday, June 18, 2000 07:20:55 PM
IP: proxy2.spaceproxy.com

Hey. Top ten.

Kick ass.
Alan "Ordell" - [awaltrip@cableone.net]
Odessa/Midland, TX
Sunday, June 18, 2000 07:16:26 PM
IP: ppp-114.ode.cableone.net

Todd- The reason Cardcaptors seems to have skipped the opening story is because, um, I think it did. Judging by that thing where they showed a magical card at the end, it showed Sakura caputuring a shadow creature, which she already had in this episode, not to mention all the continuity references. It makes sense in a way to do it like this actually. If the first few episodes are kind of dull, skip ahead to when the real "cool actiony" part of the story with a mystery and a plot begins, but not so far the audience can't fill in the rest themselves thanks to the opening intro. Then, if the series becomes popular, go back and show "The awesome, never before seen origin story of Cardcaptors" to much bigger ratings than it would have gotten otherwise. Or, they just accidentlly aired the episode out of order. Or the early episodes for some really bizarre reason weren't dubbed. *Shrugs*

Whatever the case, the WB is just desperate to show SOMETHING until Pokemon gets new episodes. To the point they're showing a "lost episode" next week that was previously deemed innapropriate for american audeinces...
(There's only 4 lost episodes remaining, and there's only one I know for sure that WON'T make it here... The one where James has ... Um.... Parts of anatomy he just shouldn't have... *Shudder*)

And I gotta go, its starting to storm here. How fun.
Robby
Sunday, June 18, 2000 07:07:38 PM
IP: spider-wo044.proxy.aol.com

Very early wipe, huh?
A luck I decided to make a last check before sleep...

SECOND! TOP TEN! YEAH!

Well, this week started quite well.
I am in Top Ten and Schumacher has won in Montreal...
A good omen for my coming service, perhaps...

Good Night to everyone!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Sunday, June 18, 2000 07:04:22 PM
IP: ppp-180-21.20-151.libero.it

Early wipe. Just cause.
Robby
Sunday, June 18, 2000 06:54:39 PM
IP: spider-wo044.proxy.aol.com