Nov 2009 Archive, part a

Thank you! *reads*

I have been waiting a long time for this. Thank you ^_^ *runs off to read*

November. *sigh* Why does November have to be so busy? Instead, I'm doing my own personal version of WriSoMiFu. It's simpler because it only requires ten minutes a day, not about 1650 words a day.

...but my story probably won't reach the full 50,000 words. I don't have the patience for that, and I don't think it needs to go that long. I'm just using NaNoWriMo as the motivation I need to get working on characters I developed a while ago, but didn't do anything with.

The story itself will be a fantasy setting that reverses the common trend of linking light with good, and darkness with evil...which has produced a rather odd fantasy setting with lots of tropical regions, and also well-dressed zombies. The plot itelf will focus around a broken sword, but I haven't figured out why the bad guy wants it yet.

I'm writing a short humor story based on the fact that I have a huge thing for demons and silliness. It's about a wizard who's a bit of a jerk, and he summons a demon to destroy his enemies, and things go rather awry. One of the characters is an undead crocodile. The thing is, the demoness is a pretty shameless self-insert, and I want to make sure she's not too much of a Sue. Her name's Vix. Anyone interested?

... Maybe. I'm kinda terrified, actually. I probably won't finish, which is okay; I know it will be crap, but I can suck it up and deal with that; it's just that I know I'll be a terrible person for the whole month, because I'm always a a terrible person when I'm working on a project. o.o

Also, I forgot about the whole thing until today, so I have only shreds of an idea. It would be set in my world, and might involve any of a few sets of characters from said world. Lately I've been thinking a lot about my Powers That Be--two in particular who don't get along. The one, Alaric, has trapped the other, Leofric, in mortal form, doomed to an endless cycle of living, dying, and being reborn, all the time conscious of what he ought to be, but unable to get back. Leofric obviously wants to get back, but there are complications with the mechanics of it. I'm not sure exactly what they are, but I'll figure that out. Meanwhile, there are all sorts of other troubles surrounding the two of them, since Alaric is basically trying to rule the world as a god and Leofric goes around calling bullshit on him every chance he gets, no matter who gets hurt in the process. These guys are starting wars.

... That all makes a lot more sense now that I've written it out. That's a first. Usually things in my head get lost in translation. o.o

I don't know if I'll enter officially, but if I go through with the writing, I'll probably want to talk about it incessantly. Who's on AIM or MSN who wouldn't mind being a sounding board?

~Neshomeh
(Still alive, but shamed by continued unemployment and thus hiding from the world except for important things. Like writing.)

School is trying to kill me, once again. I don't have time to write a novel, so the only place it could come out of is homework and study time, which would do Bad Things to my GPA.

Best of luck to everyone who is participating, though.

Hrm... I wonder if my final project for 360 would count? It's probably going to be in the 50,000 word territory by the time it's done...

Maybe the last person to update it screwed up a code somewhere.

greatleader@korea-dpr.com ?

will have to bone up. although.. if the orks are scientific then you have gotten they wrong.

The classic minis are canonical monsters which are the same for every mini. Based on that, I'd suggest make Temeraire minis the only "monster" I recall from any of the books -- the sea serpent in Throne of Jade. (Yes, I know Temeraire thought it was intelligent, but the fact remains that it's the only non-speaking draconic character in there).

There's a very good MSTing of that one on Refia. http://z4.invisionfree.com/Refia/index.php?showtopic=399

1069 - When on 'Enterprise'-era Trekverse missions, I will not stash dead fish, salami, garlic or any kind of cheese in T'pol's quarters. Poor woman has enough to deal with without her super sense of smell being assaulted as well.

1070 - It is considered bad form to turn up to bandslash missions in 'Cheer Up Emo Kid' t-shirts. The fact that most bandslash features emo bands and angst is not an excuse. It is not ironic, it is just taking cheap pot-shots at people who are helpless to defend themselves.

1071 - I swore to protect canon characters against Suethors. Not against each other. Interrupting canonical battles is a no-no.

1072 - Nanites cannot cure embarrassing diseases. I should go to Medical before attempting any home cures for things I may have contracted on missions.

1073 - Cross-species male pregnancy is canonical in the Trekverse. I should therefore be very careful about any extended contact of any nature with alien species whether I am male or female.

1074 - Decapitation cannot be fixed with duct-tape. See 1072.

1075 - My partner is not my 'heterosexual life partner'.

1076 - Any attempt to steal and use the Pick of Destiny by musically-inclined Agents will result in immediate loss of privileges. Like unbroken fingers. HQ does not need a seven-foot-tall incarnation of Beelzebub ringing Response Centres in amplifiers and demanding demonic heavy-metal contests in order to regain his body parts. Apart from anything else, you won't win.

"Hhh...hhh... welcome to... the Board. *gasp* Please deposit... sanity... provided recep. Tacle. *indicates bucket marked 'Warg Fodder'* Shan't be needing it here. Oo, pretty lights..." *thump*

Nice to meet you! Here, have a glow-in-the-dark spork *hands it over*

*hands over a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object* Been a while since I was around to welcome a new person in, so HIIIII! :D Welcome to the madness.

Greetings, sir OrangeDream! (Is it a coincidence that the initials are OD? Just curious.)

Ah, One Piece. The 4Kids massacre of that anime completely turned me off it. Oh well. Good luck with your future missions! Have a Forrest Gump box of chocolates; it's just like life!

Welcome :) I believe the others have told you most of what you need to know, so I'll just stick to welcoming you.

And no, sadly, I don't believe Lord of the Rings is going to be public domain for a while yet. Good thing, too, or else we'd have no leg to stand on with PPC missions.

Please accept this venomous invertebrate as a small RC-warming gift.

If the sonichu continuity isn't considered enough of a threat (by being too connected to the sonic and pokemon continuities) to justify collapsing it, then what if a mary sue (claiming to be a boyfriend-free girl) enters cwcville with the intent to create an army of sonichus?

Well, my second today. Your first, though. *pokes*

LotR is owned by the Tolkien Estate, I think, and I hope it always will be. Peter Jackson owns the slice of the pie that is the movies, though. And a lucrative and artificial sweetener-filled slice it is, too.

I might have a Sonic fic for you to tackle eventually, when you get Permission. I meant to take it on with a friend, but we never finished, and it is quite the blatant little Gary-Stu. I just don't know enough of the games to do it myself.

~Neshomeh

Welcome to the PPC! Here's a complementary set of daggers from the Raven Armory and a jug of bleepka. I wish we could take on canon Sues sometimes. However, it isn't allowed because it would sort of ruin the stories if most of the main characters were killed off. MSTing is allowed, though. (I was going to take on canon sues, too, in particular the ones on fiction press.)

Admittedly it is a food from the Lord of the Rings, but if you think of it as shortbread you'll be fine :)

I must point out however that we're not allowed to kill Canon Sues. Points for the enthusiasm, but them's the rules :)

Yeah, rather late here. I'd been away from the boards when this was first posted due to certain difficulties that have left me with an extensive degree of paranoia, although I've gotten back in the habit of trusting my anti-virus systems to not be lying to me.

Have a dose of paranoia: there is currently a virus that will close open instances of task manager and the command prompt that can apparently delete the registry entry for safe mode.

And an Puma.

You may call yourself dorky if you know what Maslab means. Without using the internet.
Oh, and have an M4 folding knife. Twelve inch long blade with an energy field around it. (I'm from the Halo universe, alright?)
Hmmm... that reminds me... I've been running low. Probably time for another trip in to the manufacturing facilities.

Nice to meet a fellow Dresden Files fan! (I've just finished reading Turn Coat, and I absolutely adored it).

Welcome to the PPC! :) Please allow me to present you with this gift of a glow-in-the-dark spork *hands it over* You can use it for killing Sues in the dark (or eating icecream with).

I like your nametag.

Here, have a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object. *eyes your list of fandoms* Anyone who gets on with Tolkien and PTerry is a friend in my book. Many welcomes to the PPC.

Welcome, though, Master Unbi! As a gift, I present you with an overdone internet meme. (It's Caramelldansen!)

Ah, LOTR, you might regret choosing that. Lot of bad fic in that. Good luck, though.

Excellent for cleaning up blood after giving Sues exactly what they deserve. You will be joining the DMS, right? *gives you a pointed glare*

Anyhow, always good to see a new face :)

Help yourself to a venomous invertebrate.

I know what you mean about LotR; it's an awesome story, but the universe surrounding it is so complicated, it's hard to keep track of everything. I'm thinking about learning Elvish, just so I can say I understand it...

Also, it's good to see someone else who's into M:tG!

*ceremonially pokes the newbie*

Hello! Welcome. LotR and PTerry, huh? It's... it's like the old days come back again. *gets teary-eyed* I too am a disciple of those great masters, as well as Neil Gaiman, whom I actually got to meet in person once (though when I say "meet" I actually mean "hear speak and then stand in line for hours to get books signed by").

I also dig sci-fi, but Farscape is my One True Fandom in that genre. I've seen Star Wars, of course, and some of each Star Trek series, and even some SG-1, but I could never forgive the latter for replacing Farscape when it went off the air, even when they hired on Farscape's two lead stars.

I keep telling myself I'm going to read the Dresden Files. Someday I will. At the moment I'm re-reading LotR as inspiration for NaNoWriMo.

Now, I have just one question: what is "to MWOT"?

~Neshomeh

How well do you know Doctor Who? Because we've got TARDISes available.

Have a cup of tea. It has no Sue-slaying powers, but it'll cure all what ails you.

Welcome to the Board! Please deposit your sanity in the provided receptacle. *indicates bucket marked "Warg Fodder"* You shan't be needing it here. Also, have an Internets. Watch out for snakes.

Welcome to the PPC! Here's short bow and a jug of bleepka, to get rid of all of those bad memories. I'm not precisely familiar with all of those series, but I know them a little. That drinking game for My Immortal is a bit dangerous. :|

For my part, I'm into several SF fandoms starting with Star (Trek, Wars, -gate), fantasy books, some TV shows (House, Numb3rs), and U2 (yes, that band).

Just be aware that you need to be an active participant here at the Board for at least a month before you can apply for Permission to take on a PPC mission. Please read our wiki article on Permission for all the details.

In short, you can claim any mission you like, but you need to wait a month and get approval from a Permission Giver before you can write. It can be irritating, I know, but it protects the PPC itself.

Have some stealth ore. It's probably enough to very lightly coat a decently sized vehicle, or make you a lot of gold.

BTW, will your Agents be based in a TARDIS or a Response Center?

The trouble with the Uglies fandom is it's hard to tell the Sues from the canons unless they're, like, a Smokey girl who is naturally so beautyful that she can infiltrate one of the cities and gibber gibber gibber... but anyhoo. Welcome to the Board! Please deposit your sanity in the provided receptacle. *indicates bucket marked "Warg Fodder"* You shan't be needing it here. Also, here's a hug, whether you like it or not. Hah!

I seem to be giving out a lot of them lately. Ah, well. Always good to see a lurker come to light :)

want to team up if we get accepted? I like Harry Potter, Discworld and One Piece too.

And a bunch of U2 CDs and DVDs. You can torture the Sues by forcing them to listen/watch.

I see you're a fellow Artemis Fowl fan ^_^ Here, have an LEP Neutrino 3000 to use on the Sues of your choice *pulls it out of thin air and hands it over*
(Nice to meet someone else who likes Uglies, too)

Welcome to the PPC!

Welcome!

*gives Deeper n' ever turnip n' tater n' beetroot pie*

As you can see, I've read Redwall ^_^

As for LotR...Run. Run from the fandom while you still can.

Good to meet you.
Have an MRE.

*ceremonially pokes Piph in any case*

Welcome to the madhouse! As one of your friendly neighborhood Permission-Givers, I advise you to see our Wiki article on Permission if you haven't yet. 'Cause it's Da Rules, and if there weren't Rules, then Suethors might run the world someday. O.o;

~Neshomeh

Here, have an oddly mutated strawberry. I can't guarantee it won't grow legs and wander off, but it should taste fine.

I present you with a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object, on this, the occasion of your newbiedom. Or something. =D

I like your list of fandoms. Redwall, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Discworld are the only ones I can claim to know much of from your list, though. Still, I'm glad to welcome you in.

(Psst, you don't happen to like Monty Python, do you? Just out of curiosity.)

At any rate, welcome to the PPC, and I hope you enjoy your stay here. Don't worry too much about your sanity, though, we tend to lose ours a lot.

Wow, we're getting a lot of new recruits today! Have a venomous invertebrate!

Welcome to the PPC! Here's a set of archery equipment from the Raven Armory and a complementary bottle of bleeprin.
I found the PPC through the OFUR as well. I read the Uglies series not too long ago. It's a good series.

We do indeed claim stuff. If you want to tentatively claim a fic pending Permission, meander over to the Claimed Badfic page on the wiki, and add it there: http://ppc.wikia.com/wiki/Claimed_Badfic

There's some decent generators out there, then there's the option of combining the preexisting naming conventions.

I'm not too knowlegable about the Elvish language, so I'm afraid I can't be of too much help there.