Jun 2009 Archive, part b

How do they come up with this stuff?

I'm not sure Winston would get off so lightly if attacked by a Greater Daemon, regardless of type. Isn't the usual effect clothing and armour corroding, flesh rotting away, painful death etc...?

If Trojie even thinks of saying yes, I may have to kill her.

Zuko can breathe fire.

He can BREATHE FIRE.

FIRE.

Why didn't he toast her FACE when she kissed him?!

Wait, what>

okay, KILLL!!!!

Agreed with WikiMaster - Incest between close relatives is bad, because of the pregnancy risk. Don't know too much about Avatar, but I'm sure Zuko's OOC to its logical extremes, and I'm fairly sure Azula is too. If I hadn't resolved to not feel squick at anything short of Agony in Pink-level extra-graphic torture, tentacle pr0n art, or more than ten minutes on /b/, I would be squicked. As it is, I just want to kill it with... something that isn't fire, actually.

On an unrelated note, the author has something in his/her profile that says every single Mary Sue-type character in existence is bad. Cue massive amounts of headdesk.

What if Azula (or Zuko, If the author isn't above MPreg) gets pregnant? Inbreeding is bad for kids, you know. Also, Squick!

Eeew! Ew, ew, ew! What do they find good about this pairing? My mental CAD vaporized about four paragraphs through. The reviewers think this is good writing? Gross.

The day I find good torture porn is the day I stand upside-down with my head in a bucket of piranha fish.

Also, more canon violations than I care to count. I doubt Zuko hates Azula, and he certainly wouldn't RAPE her, even if she did like it. Which she wouldn't, because she always tries to control HIM.

And what's with the "baby brother?" So she's older now? Boo.

Well, the crazy!evil side of self and of Agent!Ril, Darth Ember, tends to come up with some doozies. I share most of them just for lol.

Mary was a little Sue,
little Sue, little Sue,
Mary was a little Sue,
Always just the same.
We cut her up and buried her,
buried her, buried her,
we cut her up and buried her,
a mass grave with just one naaaame...

Sing a song of Suethors, a pocket full of knives,
Four and twenty fanbrats baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened the girls began to scream,
Really such a pity they weren't dead as they seemed
The Sues were in the fanfics, being dumb as hell,
The slash was in full swing, and pretty crap as well,
The fanbrats wanted praise for all this stupid shit,
When along came Ember and hacked them to bits!

Sane side offshunting, Ember's gone a-hunting,
To tear away some dumb Sue's skin, To wrap her shiny weapons in.

What shall we do with the stupid Suethor, what shall we do with the stupid Suethor, what shall we do with the stupid Suethor, ear-ly in the moooorning?
Stick her in an oven till she's roasted, stick her in an oven till she's roasted, stick her in an oven till she's roasted, ear-ly in the mooorning!

I had a little mission,
Against a Mary Sue
I kept my options open,
Then turned her into stew.
I fed her to her Suethor,
She had no idea
That her own creation
Was so very near.
I told her what was in it,
Laughed in her face,
Then scared the little nuisance
Until she knew her place.

As I was sharpening my knives,
I met a Sue of many lies.
A princess where she shouldn't be,
puts Jedi down on bended knee,
and makes it hard Canon to see.
With special skills and nice sharp knives,
How long can I keep her alive?

Okay, that's all for now, but if people like, I'll post some of the stuff that's completely invented, not just my filks.

It could go like this:

Little child, be not afraid
The PPC will kill the Sue
Keep you as yourself
Though they go insane
Canon is restored...

Two words, Tawaki: MLF Lullaby.

Totally.

... I was thinking of writing a Mossflower vermin lullaby to use in my next fic with Molly. I've been reading Ursula Vernon's "Little Creature" and I have a yearning for more of the Grotesque Cute.

Do you think it would be possible to modify a Neuralyser to work sonically, rather than visually? But then that would require a trip to DoSAT, wouldn't it? Meh. I've got nothing other than that...

The character who's being sought after by the Sue, whose name I will not mention because it makes me ANGRY, may or may not have eyes in this version of canon, and also wears a mask. Removing it is not an option. How?
Actually, a lot of weird things involving eyes happen in this fic, now I come to think about it.

for Daleks. Any ideas?

Well, it looks like you're describing Geordi and Worf from TNG...
Geordi sees any electromagnetic wavelength, so I think it can work. Worf can see, so if he looks at you it's ok.
If it's not TNG I can't answer, though.

assuming they even understand us...
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...Sorry, couldn't resist :P

... but frankly, we're ruled by governments that are so terrified of EACH OTHER that chaces are, they'll be throwing nuclear missles at you the moment they get jumpy. Sorry. But the rest of us are usually pretty good!"

(Usually I'm more optimistic, too, but last night I watched "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and wound up being rather cynical.)

... where they don't speak English?

Popular sci-fi ideas for what to 'say' to aliens if we meet them include exchange of mathematical and chemistry/physics concepts, because those are seen as being more universal than language.

However the fact that we'll have to come up with some kind of pidgin way of translating this tends to put a dampener on it.

I'd suggest pictures, but then who knows what kind of vision system they'll have, if any. They might not see with the same light spectrum as us, for a start.

What if they see in UV? Or infra-red? Or microwaves, for heaven's sake?

Hell, IF there are aliens and IF they contact us, I'l be mightily surprised if they even breathe oxygen. And if they can break our atmosphere in their oogly boogly spaceships, I'll eat my steel-capped boots :D

That said, where's my tinfoil hat? :P

"Hi! My name's (name here)! What's your name? Let's be friends! Can I hug you?"

"Hello. We are from a faraway place. We would like to cooperate with you to form a better life for both of our species. However, we must warn you that if you should in any way attempt to harm us, we have access to weapons that could very easily shatter your homeworld. We would say you'd all just become ash, but the fact is it'd be more likely for those who took the brunt of the blasts to be vaporized. The few of you who survive will likely succumb to the fallout and die shortly."

It occurs to me that I'm a somewhat aggressive individual. Oh well, never hurts to be safe when potentially hostile extraterrestrial beings are involved.

Which is unlikely, unless they're far more advanced than we and have universal translators. But, assuming...

How about just saying "hello"?

If I weren't about ninety per cent asleep, I'd have a lengthy answer for this. But my brain is unconscious, so I'll limit myself to saying the odds of them understanding anything we say aren't all that high. And I'll let Trojie explain exactly why.

have some C4. it is perfectly harmless. right now. no guarantees about later, though. and welcome...

We will add your writing and story-telling distinctiveness to our own. Resistance is futile.

Seriously, welcome.

Good for cleaning up after killing Mary Sues. *not-so-subtlely shoves a DMS flag into your hands*

Welcome! :)

Welcome to the PPC Board! Please deposit your sanity in the provided receptacle. *provides bucket labeled "Big Nasty Thing Fodder"* You probably won't need it here. I've never met you, but I'm going to hug you anyway, and also have the Philosopher's Scone. It is scone-y.
-Mad Maudlin

Welcome! Have a winged kitten, and watch out for giant glass jars.

And please tell me how you make that music note appear.

Welcome! Here's a special helm from the Raven Armory! Yes, there are more fandoms than Tolkien. I'm in three, and none of them are LotR. It's nice to meet you.

We are protectors of all plot continuums, so don't worry about not being very well-versed in Tolkien.

As for my gift to you...it's an egg whisk! It's shiny, gold-plated, and whisks not only eggs but author wraiths and spambots, too! Use it for good and not much evil.

Welcome to the insanity! Enjoy the ride. ;-)

Welcome! I'm impressed you managed to leave TV Tropes; Eru knows it's more than I can usually do.

But... welcome! Have a free walnut and a weighted companion cube! (it will never threaten to stab you!)

Have a shapeshifting plushie.

Would you prefer a TARDIS or a response center for any Agents you devise?

The last one seemed to like it.

I comes bearing links. *drags out Big Bag O' Links and digs through it*

First off is the link to the Wiki, a veritable fount of information for a newbie to read through. Especially helpful for you if you want to write missions would be the page on Permission (note the capital P).

I would advise against reading any Legendary Badfic, unless you are of strong mind and stomach. Even the summaries have been known to give those of weaker constitution nightmares.

For your reading pleasure, not knowing what you have already managed to find, I have several links for you. The Original Series (not to be confused with Star Trek) is a good place to start, as the PPC did many aeons ago. What do you mean I'm exaggerating? The Department of Geographical Aberrations is another interesting place to visit, if you have the time and inclination. Also by hS is the Tangled Webs site, which contains backstory for the PPC as an organisation. If you would rather visit the Floaters, then July's site is the place you need to be. And last, but most definitely not least, Response Centre 45 is where Trojie and Pads' missions are archived.

Hope you enjoy your stay here. Please deposit your sanity into the container offered to you by another Boarder; you won't be needing it here.

(Warning: randomness ahead!)

It's lovely to have you here! Here, have a present of a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object. We're all a bit crazy here, and keeping your sanity (preferably in a box) is pretty much optional.

That said, here's some helpful information; no, you don't have to be a Tolkien nut to join here. We cover every fandom that anybody wants to cover, from Tolkien to Star Wars to Redwall and all kinds of others.

The best thing to do would be to check out the Original Series (those written by Jay and Acacia) and the PPC Wiki, not to mention The Reorganisation and Crashing Down. Other people's recommendations, and links, will probably be presented to you very soon. I personally recommend the above, and also to read the PPC Constitution for the basic rules of behaviour we're expected to follow.

If you want to join and write your own stuff, the basic guidelines are as follows;

1. Thou shalt hang around the Board for a month or so, so we can get to know thee.

2. Thou shalt then post asking for Permission, including in the post thine Agent profiles, a sample of thy writing, and maybe the fic thou intendest to kill.

3. The Permission Givers shall then gaze upon it and, if it be to their liking, grant thee Permission. And therefore, verily, thou mayst go forth and PPC to thine heart's content.

Basically, not too much is required of you except for the above requirements, and when you join you can work in any fandom you feel confident enough in.

Once again, lovely to have you here. I hope you have fun.

As I recall, in the AU books no one noticed until their acctive attempts to use the Force failed. I think. I haven't read them in a long, long time.

There have been other books like that. Susan Kay's Phantom springs to mind.

I agree with Trojie. Personally, the Oz I see in my head is a combination of musicalverse and the original Oz written by Baum. Am not a huge fan of the book Wicked.

When something is published, it becomes a Word World. And therefore the Oz of Wicked is canon. Its own canon, though, rather than being considered the same canon as the original novel/s by Baum, or the film.

I believe however that the Wicked book and musical are considered different 'verses of the same canon, from what I've gleaned.

Sedri would be your expert here. But my feeling is that it's not fanfiction, it's a Word World of its own by virtue of being published and by having so much independant canon and backstory that the original novel or the film.

I'm halfway through it now, actually, and I have to say I enjoy it, but that's probably got a lot to do with the fact that Maguire has done (a LOT better) for the Ozverse something similar to what a lot of my fic does to the Narniaverse - try to shoehorn adult considerations and politics into a canon written for children :)

I love how Marian is being followed home by not one but two vampires. XD *insert bad pun about overkill*

they're all screwed when it comes to the archery contest...

And I started posting here when I was 14. Yikes.

But I keep forgetting!

...in years, anyway. In cynicism, about two hundred. ;)

Not too old, not too young. Just right.

1. I'm a bit surprised at all the people in my age group. I always thought the demographics for the PPC swung a bit younger.

I'll leave it to you to decide whether that's centuries or life-ages of the universe.

But with a bad habit of answering 16. It probably doesn't help that I look around 14, but isn't a useful habit when you're being ID'd (even when it's for child tickets on the train).

But considering I also have an OAP bus pass in my wallet... (the disabled one is the same as the OAP one, so I have to endure).

Hee. Hee hee.

Sorry, I don't give out my age, if possible. (It's a privacy habit I uphold.) But I am within the age range of 1-100. More specifically, the age range of 10-20. *shrugs*

*Az sticks out her tongue in an ever-so-mature fashion*

And I've only got till October till I'll be twenty-one.

Bah.

July 12, that is. I guess I'm about average.

I turn sixteen in August. Suddenly I feel very young. *staring around at all twenty-year-olds*

And a half (almost).

My birthday's in about a month.

32

Nineteen in... about three months.

Hitting 21 in a couple of months, actually. Fun.

As of April 30th.

Who's old now? :P

January 4th, 1991.

I have been known to tell people I'm anything from 21-24 and then scratch my head, think, try to remember which year I was born in, and then on occasion have to ask what year it *is*...

Approximately a month ago, on May 6. I'm nineteen now.

...It really doesn't feel that different from eighteen, to be honest.

It was June 11. I'm 24 now. I'm really old. {; )

~Neshomeh, who would have mentioned the birthday, but she was busy playing D&D and spending time with her fiance.

it's a good first try, but there are some issues with spelling and grammar. If he changes those, mention the plot, canon issues, and presentation...

Remember to say it's a good first try.

With none of those silly sweetenings like mild, honey, sugar, etc. *grins*

Russian Caravan-black and smoky. Best stuff there is.

I will drink an herbal tea when I am not feeling good or a mint tea when I need to clear my sinuses. I like a fruity tea when I am in the mood for it.

I like to fill my teacup with rice and tea and then eat it.

And why is it that I can never find the stuff at stores? I mean, the restaurants have to get it somewhere...

But I like ginger tea as well. And chai, can't forget the chair. We make the best chai where and I work and I always end up drinking gallons and gallons of it. It helps me not want to strangle my boss.

I like my tea to be proper tea. Camomile, cinnamon and mint do not count as tea. They are herbal infusions, and thus weird flavoured water.

I have been known to have the odd cup of white tea with strawberry, or green tea with blueberry, pomegranate and red grape, but this is because my friend Becky doesn't drink normal tea and so only has crappy red label in the house, which tends to taste of dishwater.

For preference I take my tea in a pint and a half mug. Which is never cleaned inside - I've been working on its innards since Christmas, and have got it to a lovely state of black-and-flaky (although my housemate has a tendency to stir it too vigorously and knock off flakes, and has even on one memorable occasion attempted to wash my mug).

A pint and a half mug takes a long time to brew, so I've got lazy of late. Teabag goes in first, then water, then a quick stir and then milk, and the bag's left in to brew. Takes about half an hour, by which time the tea is just cool enough to drink. Which also takes half an hour, by which point it's time to empty the bladder. Which involves passing the kettle, and getting another brew on the go.

Yes, I take my tea seriously. I'm a Yorkshirewoman, what do you expect?

In other people's houses it's a pint mug, brewed for the length of time it takes to smoke a cigarette. No sugar. Biscuits may be the ginger nut or the chocolate suggestive, though cake is an acceptable alternative. Ideal biscuit accompaniment is the fruit shortcake. Tailors are required for special occasions, but for day-to-day consumption, a hand-made cigarette is necessary with every cuppa.

Also, you can't beat a cuppa and a smoke in the bath.

Earl Grey is my preferred black tea, although I am a heretic who takes it with milk rather than lemon. (I can't stand lemon in tea.) English Breakfast is also good.

For herbal, chamomile is good for relaxing and mint is just generally awesome. I grow and dry my own mint for tea. It's awesome.

Always meant to try a few different kinds, though, just to see if I'm missing out.

I've never even tried other varieties. I do however like to think that I'd love "tea, Earl Grey, hot."

I now drink white tea with two sugars. I'm down from six sugars. :P

Builder's tea. :D Sainsbury's own brand stewed and forgotten for half an hour, blitzed in the microwave, with a splash of milk, and if it's a really bad day, as much sugar as the cup will hold.

Unless I'm at uni, when I don't buy dairy stuff (I'm a cheapskate), when it's Sainsbury's own brand strawberry [and two other yummy red berry] tea, or whatever other fruit tea is on offer and looks tasty.

And always copious amounts of Jasmine tea.

Well...my personal preference is green tea, though I like earl gray with breakfast. And lemon tea for singing. Makes you salivate and keeps your throat from drying out, doncha know? ;-)

Been experimenting with some berry teas, but I'm not too fond of them.

It depends, of course, upon the time of day, the amount of sleep I have had, the mood I am in, and what it is I am trying to achieve by drinking tea.

As a general rule, Chai is my favorite, with good cream (none of this 2% milk stuff) and lots of sugar. It is good on just about any occasion, particularly when I can get ahold of really good Chai. After one particularly horrendous night of finishing my portfolio for this passed quarter, my study partner introduced me to what is called a 'Dirty Chai', which is good Chai tea with a shot of espresso in it.

For other things, I am very much partial to mint as a rule, particularly chilled peppermint tea. Also, Yogi has a beautiful tea that is Egyptian Licorice and Peppermint, which is something akin to heaven for me. Instant calm and goodbye to any headaches.

Russian Caravan is one of my favorites when it comes to black tea. It's this lovely strong black tea with a very smoky flavor to it, and always makes me think of the description of Trader Tea out of Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic books, if any here know of them. It's wonderful when trying to stay awake for homework/being awake for class the next morning after a homework spree. I bought a pound of it this past year, and it served me well. I was brewing it by the gallon in strength so as to be nearly black. My friends called it Crack Tea....

A nice subtle Ocha (green tea- the kind you get in a sushi restaurant) is nice for being calm and writing surrealist stuff. It also wakes me up, but doesn't give me the Burst-o'-Caffeine that Caravan does. I used to get a cup of Ocha every morning while waiting for the bus when I had Karate at nine in the morning.

As an afternoon pick-me-up/cool-me-down, or as a nice comfort when sick, either Tazo Passion or Celestial Seasonings Cranberry-Apple Zinger are WONDERFUL. The first is Passion-fruit flavored, the second, well, that's rather obvious, isn't it?

*stares at what she wrote*

Okay, that was a lot of writing. I'll just post this now...

So, hello! :)

And I don't drink tea. Sorry if that scandalises anyone.

Hi and welcome, by the way. I don't think we've talked yet. {= )

Anyway, my preference depends on the day, the time, where I am, who I'm with, and a host of other things. There are a few teas that I will hardly ever refuse, though. One is chai. I'm a bit of a chai connoisseur in that I've had many kinds, and I can almost tell you what spices are in a particular one. The ones I know by taste or smell, anyway. Usually I like chai as a breakfast or after-dinner tea.

Another tea I will almost always drink is Earl Grey any way you care to make it. I like it straight black, and I like it with milk and a little sugar. It's good for waking up in the morning, with food, with dessert, and when I just need to smell bergamot to feel better about life.

Green tea is good with just about everything if I can't think of anything better.

As for black teas, I admit I don't really know the difference between most of the varieties, but I believe I like English Breakfast and Darjeeling.

I also like Oolong tea.

... I just plain like tea. I wrote an article about tea for a little publication at my college which I'd be happy to share, if people are interested.

~Neshomeh

That depends on mood, atmosphere, surrounding edibles, and weather.

For cold nights, you can't beat a hot mug of chai. For mildly chilly afternoons, green sweet tea is the best.

Or mint, for everything else. (Tazo has a blend called Zen which is most excellent.)

Or green at a pinch.

I'm not much of a tea person, but... I will drink that Lipton Green Tea citrus stuff.

Welcome to the PPC! Here's a special shield from the Raven Armory.

Welcome to the Board. Please deposit your sanity in the provided receptacle. *provides bucket marked "Warg Fodder"* You shan't be needing it here. Also, have some hugs and The Sword Of Beheading People Just Like In That Movie. Use them wellish.
-Mad Maudlin

Have a winged kitten, and watch out for giant glass jars.

Have a cup of tea and a flatcap. Handy for, er, disgusing yourself as a grumpy old Yorkshireman. Guaranteed to confuse Sues.

*poke*

Welcome to the Board. The only required reading is the Original Series and the Board Constitution. Everything else is just details.

Entertaining and often useful details, yes, but still just details.

Enjoy. {= )

~Neshomeh

Have a shapeshifting plushie. It can turn into anything, depending on what you want. It can become a flying monkey, and I've seen one turn into a baozi fairy before. And Cthulhu sometimes appears, for those into Nightmare Fuel or cute stuffed eldritch abominations.

BTW, will your Agents be based in a TARDIS or a response center?

Have some tea leaves and a chainsaw.

The tea leaves are for combat and the chainsaw is for the kitchen.

No, I'm not getting mixed up.

Have a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object. Lovely to meet you.

The second is delicious no matter what flavours you like, and the former will clean up most liquid messes, though we haven't tested it on every substance yet. I don't recommend trying.

That said, welcome! KILL THE SUES. *smiles and hands you a little DMS flag*

Yay for siblings! Here, have an egg whisk. It's shiny, gold-plated, and whisks not only eggs, but spambots and those pesky author wraiths, too. Use it for good and not much evil.

Welcome to the insanity! Enjoy the ride.

*glompattacks the Maya*

Hi dear. Muahahahahaha... what havoc we shall wreak together, eh? Don't forget to check out the other things that others have written... And I'll let someone more senior than I am pull out the Bag O' Links and give you all the necessary information.

For now, I hereby hand you the Poking Stick of Freedom...

*huggles her Maya some more*

Hello, hello! Welcome!

http://ppc.wikia.com/wiki/PPC_Wiki will tell you all there is to know about the PPC, and the original series can be found here: http://www.misssandman.com/PPC/story.html

I gift you with a weighted companion cube and a key lime pie.

The last time I was on a bike I was twelve. My mother decided that she should finally get round to teaching me.

It, um, sort of backfired. I was terrified. I could just about ride the thing for about five metres before I had to stop and do special breathing to stop hyperventilating with terror.

Mum persevered for about six months, but it was the time I got stuck on the beach heading out into the waves with jammed handlebars, crying and flailing and eventually falling off that convinced her that maybe I should just walk while the rest of my family cycled.

I used to love my bike....
who could forget the time I decided to go down a steep hill as fast as I could, without using the brakes at all, only to run straight into the back of a 4x4 truck? Another superb example of my amazing IQ.

And Brimstone hasn't died yet?

She's got a luggage rack and I'm planning to put thingies on to make her more steampunkier. I've already got a squirrel skull.

1st Accident

I was just learning how to ride a bike and we figured it was safe to do in the backyard. At the time we were constructing a shed, so both parents and an uncle were in the yard to keep an eye on me. Our backyard is situated on a hill, a perfect way to learn to control your bike as your gaining speed. Well, I went down the hill and fell straight into a horseshow spike. I fell onto it and bruised the inside of my thigh and got my ankle caught in the bike chain.

2nd Accident

This was several years later. I was out riding with one of my sisters around the block in our neighborhood. We had to go in since I was going to a sleepover with a friend that night. We figured one more time around the block wouldn't hurt, but we agreed to turn it into a race. The way it would work was that we would start in the same spot but we would go in different directions. We made it to the far corner at the same time and were trying to turn the corner at the same time. Unfortunately, we both decided to go the same way when we turned. My front wheel met her back wheel and while she went down, I went over the handlebars. I scrapped up both my knees and elbows. The only thing she got was a small bump on the head, despite wearing a helmet.

1 Near Mishap

You always hear about people who run over animals in their car. Well, I had the distinct pleasure of almost running over an animal while on my bike. I saw it just in enough time to stop before I hit the chipmunk. When I looked down, there was probably a few centimeters between my front tire and the chipmunk.

Those few incidents were enough to teach me to be a lot more careful on my bike.

Actually, I can't, but I love my bike anyway. It is blue.

Hm...favorite bike story? When I was first learning to ride, I had training wheels and no matter how much my parents tried to convince me, I refused to take 'em off. So one day my mom "accidentally" ran over them in her van, and with no help whatsoever I took 'em off, hopped on, and started pedaling around.

And then there's the time I almost fell off a cliff my first time riding my current bike...went over a rock weird, got thrown, and was semi-dangling and flipping out a bit until my brother came to pull me up. This is why we bike in pairs, yes.

I named her Alpina (no idea why). She's purple and amazing. However, I manage, with alarming frequency, to run into parked cars and always when there are a bunch of people around to gawk at me.

I'm lucky enough to live near a regional park and a sizeable creek, so now that it's summer, my mom's taking me out more often to ride around. I think we actually did a nine or ten miler the other day, and so far I've almost run over a dead skunk and a live ground squirrel. The skunk was not pleasant.

I love cycling, but am far too good at getting bikes nicked, so haven't had one in years. Longest journey by bike was to the seaside - the railway line from here to the various towns on the east coast was taken out decades ago, and is now a cycle track. Thirteen miles to Hornsea. My arse didn't half hurt afterwards, and it was a hot and sweaty day so we were all covered in thunderbugs (what they're really called, I don't know). And then there was ice cream. Fun times.

but every bike I have breaks on me. Mainly the gears. In the end, I gave up.

Erm... I'm more into classical, so this probably won't work, but... how about The Witches' Ball? Found at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1QPo6AEHzc&feature=channel_page

I just think it's so intense and lovely, and shows also the elegance of the assassin... ♪

Yeah, sorry, no good at this sort of thing...

But I always associate "The Greatest Show Unearthed" by Creature Feature with the PPC. Whenever I hear it, I envision a group of Agents putting on a grotesque carnival of sorts about what they do. We certainly have access to enough Cursed Fairgrounds.

Also, I third Tank!.

The idea was a soundtrack for a PPC mission using (almost) all-soundtrack music, especially from popular continua. I only have ten so far:

1. Prologue - John Williams - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [Welcome to HQ]
2. Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore - LotR:FotR [Meet the Agents]
3. The World - See-Saw - .hack//Sign Original Soundtrack [The World - things aren't well with it]
4. The Knight Bus - John Williams - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [The console goes off! It's a mission!]
5. To Lands Unknown - Sleepy Emp - Chrono Symphonic [Off into the Word World]
6. Go on Through - Afro-Celt Sound System - Further in Time [Enduring the badfic]
7. Rock Anthem for Saving the World - Martin O'Donnel, Michael Salvatori - Halo Original Soundtrack [Moving in for the kill]
8. Listen Here - Eddie Harris - House M.D. Non-Album Tracks Vol. 2 [Reading the charge list]
9. Robinton's Whistle Tune II - Mike Freeman & Tania Opland - Masterharper of Pern [Triumph! Celebrate!]
10. "Aslan's Theme" - from WonderWorks' Chronicles of Narnia made-for-TV series [A sense of satisfaction and that all is well. Coda to track 4. Repeat.]

I think the only one not affiliated with a canon is the Afro-Celt Sound System one. The title and lyrics are appropriate, though.

What I feel this mix lacks right now is something to accompany the kill itself. It should be percussive and upbeat without being too loud, fairly short, and I've preferred mostly instrumental works with a few exceptions. Any suggestions?

~Neshomeh

I mean, I might be a shameless Cowboy Bebop fan, but either of them would fit for our main theme pretty much perfectly. We could even slightly PPC-ify the latter's lyrics. "I ain't 'fraid of no Sue..." For Emergencies, March of Cambreadth would work for the Agents' mindsets. "Guard your women and children well, send these bastards back to hell! We'll teach them the ways of war, they won't come here any more! Close your mind to stress and pain, fight till you're no longer sane... let not one damn cur pass by! HOW MANY OF THEM CAN WE MAKE DIE?!"

Not sure exactly where we'd fit it, but I'd be fond of using The Battle Cry of Freedom if we could find a spot for it. For some reason, I can see "Don't you forget about me" as the song for retiring/recently deceased Agents. Maybe I'm just in a weird mood. New recruit theme could be the main Morrowind theme, it's always given me the feeling of discovering a new 'verse, with all sorts of unexpected challenges and experiences ahead of you. And another weird one from me- the Yarrow's plans to infect the PPC with Macroviruses set to "Be Prepared".

That's all I can think about music-wise for now, but I'll post here with other ideas as I think of them. With the September thing, I'll see if it's possible. Not entirely sure.

*sniffle*

Well, have fun.

I know we've been odds ever since we've started speaking, but I wish the best, and not just because I'm hoping to mend that. Hope it all goes well, promise everything will be (mostly, some people keep chewing the furniture) intact when you get back. :P Have fun!

But this is my mid-semester break! I was going to have a chance to grab you for a proper syntax chat!

Ah, well. Have fun!

That does seem useful.

Though I giggled at black tea being "strong".

Sorry, it's just that I grew up in Miami. So I'm kinda conditionioned.

...Which, come to think of it, is probably why I kinda just instantly liked tea...

*grin* Great essay, Neshomeh. There's a lot of cool stuff in there. Mind if I save it and re-use? Credited always, of course.

Oooh, I like. I'll have to use this on a few friends. Thankfully most of my Uni friends are (almost) as great of Tea Fiends as I am, so the call of "Who want's to go to Az's place and have tea?" in a crowded room almost always elicits at gathering in my home and at least one strange combination. I think the most interesting thusfar has been Russian Caravan tea (really strong smoky black tea) and Anise Extract. It actually turned out quite good....

You clear up some misconceptions about tea quite nicely.

I protest!

For one, it's misled, not mislead.

For a second, there is NO SUCH THING as overly brewed tea. Up to an hour in a builder's boot is best. And what you call steeping is what we call stewing. Often to the point where you could stand a spoon up in it, in my case.

Your up to five minutes is wrong too. Ideal brewing time is seven minutes, as timed by the smoking of a hand-rolled cigarette. And green and white teas need the teabag leaving in throughout the drinking process.

Oh, and there is totally a right way to drink tea. :P


~Pads, who could debate the supremacy of "real" tea till the cows come home

You push a button to stop the beeping, then look at the screen of the console. Your eyes widen in horror.

Someone has actually written badfic about the PPC. It slashes Jay and Acacia and features a Mary Sue named... Jaycacia Thornbyrd? You've heard that name before. This unspeakable abomination has supposedly been killed in canon (which, in your case, means reality), but it apparently still exists in one of the many alternate universes of fanfic.


What do you do?

- Go into the badfic alone.
- Look for a partner for this mission.

Something's definitely not right here. You haven't been an Agent too long, and even you are getting very Bad vibes. You step cautiously into the RC, looking around for any disturbances and ignoring the beeps.

Nothing. Not one thing out of place or even slightly awry. No signs of struggle, or anything at all. Giving the Console a sharp whack to shut it up, you dial in a number and press a button. After several seconds, the face of the Sunflower Official appears on the screen.

Yes? What is it... he seems to realise something, doing a Plant equivalent of a double take and changing his train of questioning. Agent, that's not your RC, what are you doing there?

What do you do?

-Tell the SO the truth, reporting what you noticed.
-Chicken out and terminate the call, taking the risk of making him suspicious.
-Make something up.

Bugger it. It's really none of your business if they have a mission, and you're not sure what the RC's Agents are going to think if they find you here. You get up and leave, closing the door behind you.

You walk into your Response Centre. The first thing you notice is that your partner isn't here either. Strange.

You look around. Nope. They're certainly not here. What exactly is going on, anyway?

What do you do?

-Sit down and wait for something to happen.
-Check to see if anyone's in the RC next door.
- Call a Flower. Something's wrong.

You immeadiatly walk on ahead, ignoring the sound of the consol. You decide that you want to get back to your own RC. You are busy enough to not have to worry about other peoples jobs aswell.

Paying absolutely no attention to anything, you walk around HQ. You manage to make it two hallways before you find yourself in a blocked off passage.

What do you do?

- Look for another door.
- Sit down and play a game on your CAD.
- Go back to the empty RC.

Personally, I vote for the third option; seems the logical thing to do.

If that is even possible.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5150722/1/Xavey

have you tried the Black Library forum? Some of the stuff on there used to be dubious.

Or just read the published stuff by CS Goto or Gav Thorpe!

Managed to find a few that might raise some red flags, but I've wanted to run them by someone who knows the canon better, first. Warhammer's section on the Pit is pretty disappointing, actually.

Specifically, if there are any with the forces of Nurgle as antagonists.

Chliever's from a 40K badfic, I never really intended there to be a concrete one he was from, but if you could find one, that'd be great. I'd write a mission for it, explaining our favorite Daemon's recruitment.