Apr 2014 Archive, part a

Hmmm... how would you set up the choice, with links or something?

It'll probably take a while to get it into good shape, but I'm sure it will be worth it in the long run. The best part is, you only need to have one canon ending (or a few, maybe), so you can play with all kinds of weird, this-never-really-happened madness in the other endings!

(Man, are Sues still doing that? Getting "killed" in world one and reappearing in Middle-earth and romancing Legolas? Aren't they, like . . . bored yet?)

I do recall reading an interview that revealed Ophelia was a genius scientist and one of the playable characters in it because North, and I quote, "wanted her to be rad". That does sound pretty rad. A Shakespearean lady scientist, or possibly even a lady-scientist, fighting off political intrigue or royal sabotage or assassins lacing poison in everyone's food. I never read Hamlet, so I have conflicting ideas on what it is about. Pop cultural osmosis is occasionally less than helpful.

Well, the majority of choose-your-own-adventure books I read in my childhood had at least one ending that came completely out of nowhere, like a baseball diamond being overtaken by carnivorous moss or the playable character being abducted by aliens(I wish I could remember the title of the moss one, so that I could look it up online and show you that I am in no way joking about that), and a single page in the middle of the book that you could only get to by not following any of the paths and just opening the book to that page. Internet choose-your-own-adventure stories usually have the equivalent to the latter buried somewhere in the table of contents, either with a random number if the chapters are numbered or with an unassuming title if they have titles. Any way, I think both would be fun. Plus, the choose-your-own-adventure style means only one path would follow the formula, or possibly two or three since the PPC has a looser idea of what deviation from normal looks like. We could easily end this with Eledhwen fighting the clone of her evil clone on Elrond's rooftop, or the DIA misinterpreting a radio message someone randomly decided to send and going in to rescue them prematurely, or the Marquis de Sod temporarily re-entering active duty for some off-the-wall reason.
You know what would be fun? Completely running with that, and having the opportunity to do something crazy on every page. You could stick to the plan and take charges, you could sneak off to go pick up some new hats that the Sue spawned through poor use of a metaphor, ooor you could steal the Sue's car and drive it into a swimming pool just to see how the words would react when the Sue has to drive it next.

The Sue "Rossania the Yellow Istari" has advanced further into Rivendell. What do you do?
* Follow her
* See if you can nick some of those peanut butter sandwiches from Lindir before the canon removes them
* Tackle the Sue's ex-bodyguard
* Seduce Lindir
* Recruit the Sue's ex-bodyguard
* Tackle Lindir

That is probably too many options. The mission would take forever to write if there were more than four per page.

What were some of the other mission format ideas?

I would recommend that you make sure you check up on how, exactly, to write a CYOA. It's way, WAY harder then it looks. When done right, it's hilarious. When done wrong, it makes people beyond frustrated. I find these series of reviews for a CYOA fanfic extraordinarily helpful as a check for how people will receive the story. Now, the fanfic is based on My Little Pony, but the reviews are more based on CYOA as a genre, so it should still be helpful.

Also, speaking of reviews. You all may have noticed a lack of review on the PPC:TOS from me. Well, as I said, things have been a little hectic recently. I'm hoping to get it out soon, but I am not going to give any form of time frame. At all. Let's just say, some time before I quit the PPC forever.

No, seriously, that was great. I really enjoyed it, and while I think that it could have been longer, it was still utterly fantastic. I know I'm not good at giving anything but praise, but bear with me. Please, do. And I really liked it.



.....Please be filled, preview box?

GAH! You disappointed me so much! I was looking at that links, getting all anticipated, and then, well... I'm glad I paused the videos the moment they came on to give them time to load. And then noticed the titles. Gleh.

But, off topic a bit, but how are those audio projects that got talked about a few months ago coming? I know there were plans to do something with the Continuity Council material, and I'm pretty sure Lily's Night Vale fusion was going to have something happen to it... I dunno. It's just that, like doctorlit, I would love to have something PPC to listen to on bus rides and whatnot.

-Aila

I have to say, job well done. It was quite moving. :D

I'm so excited about it! I can't wait to see the rest of the episodes! As others have pointed out, the animation was suburb, and the sound quality was unusually good! I admire your perseverance in continuing to work on this masterpiece despite the manifold elements of opposition. Please continue it soon! That cliffhanger at the end! Episode Three must arrive with haste!

Is that enough text to fill up the preview? I think so.

Bwahahahahahhaaha!

Seriously, that was funny. I got so incredibly excited and then I clicked on the first link and... yeah, you know the rest. Good joke!

Although someone should really do that, an animated PPC story. That would be cool. Incredibly cool. Hmmmm...

Anyway, happy April Fool's Day!

This was so great. Who did you get to all the different voices? I'm assuming the sopranos didn't come from your throat. I like the little page-turning effect between scenes, to make it feel like I was reading WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS

You have no idea how excited I got when I read this post! I went and made breakfast so I could watch your creation while I ate and NOW ALL MY HOPES HAVE BEEN CRUELLY SHATTERED

Someone needs to really do this. Right now. Someone get on a Flash editor or whatever and animate out one of your PPC stories. I want a PPC thing I can listen to in the car on the way to work. I DEMAND FREE ENTERTAINMENT

I don't think I'm getting the right videos when I click on the links- one was uploaded in 2010, the other in 2009. I gather from the thread that one of them is an April Fool's prank, but neither seem to be you videos. Am I wrong? :(

I was impressed by the amount of little details you managed to fit in there. The sheer amount of work that must have gone into this... dang. Kudos to you. I dare say all the kudos. Every single one of them.

There were a few points that felt a bit odd or sluggish to me. 1:21 into Episode 2 was one such point. But other than that, I don't really have anything negative to say about these episodes. I look forward to your next installments.

((...I really should have seen that coming. Really should have. Working all these night shifts screws up my perception of time, up to and including the actual date.))

Seriously, the animation is so smooth! I thought I had seen some of the best Flash could do, but this is leaps and bounds ahead of that! While there are a few strange faces here and there, it is still professional quality animation. Seriously.

Say, you're a brony. Seeing what happened with JanAnimations, maybe you could take his place. Technically, the C&D only applies to him. Perhaps you could finish the Pony Rock Anthem animation in his stead.

Anyway, I'm getting off topic. These are some fantastic animations. I await the next instalment with... Eh, let's go with the 'baited breath' thing.

((IT BEGINS!))

The animation was splendid. I loved it! What programme did you make it in? How did you manage to animate Harris Frost's nose like that? You should be working for Disney!

I'm just going to go show this to my friends now.

(Ha, I would've fallen for it if one of the links didn't already show up as used, and I knew which one it was ;P Happy April Fool's Day!)

Lord of the Orcs under Bukit Kepayan,
Representative of Orcs under the Crocker Range,
Nominal servant of Morgoth,
Dark Lord Aakmal.

Not sure if I have any others.

Maybe Blue Elf? or Eldar Luin if you prefer.
Smurf Elf?

I think that's it? Any of the older folk remember any others for me? :P

AW

Title, hmm? Okay, here we go!

NotHimAgain
Knight of Equestria
TSAB Collaborator
Scrambler of Eggs
Resident of Cair Paravel
Would-Be PPC Writer
Madman with a Computer
ADHD Aspie
Plothole Magnet

I'm on Fanfiction too, but my fanfics so far have been somewhat mediocre, I'm embarrassed to say. My A:TLA fanfic Cosmic Repairs could use a LOT of constructive criticism, though. It would be greatly appreciated. Look me up as Resisting the Borg.

Magos Explorator 99Hedgehog

Shas'o T'au 99Hedgehog

Lord Inquisitor 99Hedgehog

Captain 99Hedgehog of the U.S.S. Argonaut

Ser 99Hedgehog the Well-Travelled

The Emperor Protects!

Ailayvn Sinyash
Maia Asyntha
She Who Stays Up Too Late Reading
The One With The Fleeting Obsessions
Worshipper of Books
She Who Wears Ankle-length Skirts and Cloaks Daily
Priestess of Fantasy
The One Who Cannot Shut Up
Endorser of Literature
Epic Procrastinator
She Who Has No Attention Sp-- ooh, shiny!

-Aila

The Dragonwing Alchemist
Mr. Surprisingly Sane
The Phoenix Enforcer

Wow. I can't even remember where any of these came from. I just remember having them.

Ozzielot
Procrastinator
Experimentor
Dessert Maker
The Shy One
Observer of Internet Drama

By the way, I recently made blueberry grunt. It was good even when I added more lemon juice and sugar than the recipe called for.

Kitty of the Katties
Overlord of the Felines
Conqueror of Worlds
Potato Cannon Wielding Mistress

...
Fascinating...

Snowy Keene, Former Suethor
The Sane Fangirl,
The Dalek of Grammar
The Reader of Tales
The Waster of Time
Novice Parody Songwriter
Obsessive Obsessed Fan Poet
Nerd of the Rings

OK, that last one was actually given to me by my brother (Isn't he nice?).

He Who Drinks Tea, That Weird Guy, The Potted Plant. Off the top of my head.

Leader of the Winterwood Rangers
Chronicler of the Hunt for Slorp
Knotter of the Red Strings of Fate
Creator of Alternate Universes
Bestower of the Lemming Repellent
Infiltrator of the Circle of Lemmings
Keeper of Too Many Fanfic Ideas with Not Enough Time to Write Them All

and, last but not least

Feels Satan.

PoorCynic
Bachelor of Historical Arts
Master of Documentary Arts
Tablet Tyrant
Snark Fu 8th Degree Black Belt
ConCrit Enforcer
Member of the Fine Facial Hair Brotherhood
Nerdwatcher
Night Walker

SeaTurtle

Plebeian Dude
Sipper of Tea Earl Grey, hot
Writer of Lab Reports
Mental Mathlete
Videogame Crack Shot
Keeper of the Sanity Toucans
Aspiring Time Lord
Closet Brony
Maudit Canadien français

Herr König Wozzeck, The Angry Critic, the Writer of Tales, and Composer of the Court of Astoria the Great City of Cleveland Ohio (Soon to be Cincinnati) and Violist Emeritus of the Unformed String Quartet of Awesome.

*phew*

doctorlit
of Arizona, son of Tom
worshipper of tales
healer of books
snail-speed writer
hugger of goats
sweeper
thrall of to-do lists
Pokédex slave
chicken
living failure to socialize
strawberry Twizzlers junkie
100% completionist
underweight food-gorger
lover of lowercase letters

I've never given myself one, but...

Eatpraylove (Sarah)
Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Unova League Champion
Lurker Sublime
Grammar Fanatic ("Grammar Nazi" sounds so impolite)
Bibliophile Extraordinare

Oh, that's easy!

Iximaz, that crazy girl you know.

Short, sweet, and to the point. :)

-Phobos, The Betraying Betrayer Who Betrays

Lover of superheroes, Hugger of Kittens, That Weird Tall Chick

. . . a Second Doctor badfic. The Ninth through Eleventh regenerations get most of the attention; seeing a Classic Who mission would have been fun.

... Of course, I was nine years old at the time and her name was Zara the Green and I really hadn't the foggiest idea of how LOTR worked and set the whole thing "in the west beyond the Lonely Mountain," and it's probably still hiding under my bed in one of my peace sign notebooks from the third grade. :D

Traveling here from the Cancelli d'Argenti star system just to pull an April Fools Day prank (at least with the Naomi Atwater story) is truly a feat worthy of a were-penguin/Borg/Time Lord/PPC legend of sorts. (May I claim preemptive dibs on the Cadence fic? It'd make a good training mission for the unicorn agent I have in mind; short, sufficiently stupid, and set in her home 'verse.)

The third summary physically hurt me.

That phrase is hilarious.

The Emperor Laughs!

That first one sounds suspiciously like the plot of a certain badfic bearing the uncapitalized name of a certain elf prince...

Observe - the Madoka Live Action Movie Trailer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvhXk6ILIoA

Ok, it's an April Fools joke, but it's also a bit more than that. It's a cross-promotional video between Madoka Rebellion Story and the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46, to promote the movie and the group's latest single. More information over here:

http://sgcafe.com/2014/04/idol-group-nogizaka46-appear-new-live-action-madoka-magica-blu-ray-dvd-tv-ad/

As far as I can tell, the order of characters in the picture at the bottom of the article is Madoka - Mami - Homura - Kyouko - Sayaka.

That's all I can say. Despite the fact that it's an April Fools prank, it's just… what.

Ship:

The Celestia, Alicorn-class supercarrier

Built by the Faust Corporation at the Canterlot Orbital Docks.

Length: 770m
Beam: 80m

Propulsion: 1 Starswirl type FTL drive, 7 Lulamoon sublight drives
Speed: Maximum safe FTL speed 6c, maximum sublight speed 0.75c
Range: Unlimited distance
Power: Philomena antimatter reactor

Armour: 80mm forged titanium plating over vital areas, triple-hull configuration, Cadance-type shield generator
Armaments: Carrier-based space fighter wing (70 Dragonfire fighters), 12 H.O.O.F missile batteries, 24 point defence lasers, 1 Hexaphase-Elemental Harmonic Ion Cannon

Crew capacity: 5000 (includes ship crew, fighter pilots, support personnel) and 1 sentient Artificial Intelligence, "Celestia"
Autonomy: 7 months
- - -

The Celestia is the flagship of the entire Equestrian space fleet. Despite being the biggest and most complicated ship in the entire fleet, the love and care of hundreds of engineers have kept the ship-- and the sentient AI named after it-- in tip-top shape over the years. The AI is without a doubt one of the biggest assets of the migrant fleet: its wisdom has guided the Equestrians along every step of their interstellar journey ever since they fled their doomed homeworld. The other main feature of the supercarrier is its Harmonic Ion Cannon-- a devastating anti-electronics weapon capable of taking out a target's subsystems without directly harming a living creature. When the ship is directly threatened, it can count on its wing of Dragonfire space fighters to deal with the situation.

Only two Alicorn-class starships were completed before the Great Evacuation: the Celestia and the Luna. Shortly after departure, the Luna's AI started behaving erratically, shutting down its communication channels, forcing her crew to board the escape pods and jettisoning them into space, and randomly arming and locking its weapons at the other warships in the fleet. A skirmish between the Luna and her sister ship ensued but before the Celestia could bring her Harmonic Ion Cannon to bear on the rogue ship, the Luna fled to warp. When the crew of the Luna was rescued, they reported that someone had sabotaged the AI by introducing a virus into the system. The culprit was never found.

If recent reports by the Celestia's elite Wonderbolt scouting squadron can be trusted, the Luna has been spotted several times within several light-years of the fleet. All attempts at hailing the ship have gone unanswered.

Crew

Celestia: the ship's sentient AI.

Spike: a rookie Dragonfire pilot.

Twilight Sparkle: Captain of the Celestia.

Applejack: The Celestia's Chief Engineer.

Rainbow Dash: A Dragonfire pilot and aspiring Wonderbolts member.

Pinkie Pie: The ship's Chief Steward.

Fluttershy: Chief Medical Officer on board the Celestia.

Rarity: The ship's Navigator.

Dr. Whooves: One of Equestria's greatest polymaths, maintains Celestia's mainframe.

Spitfire: Leader of the Wonderbolts squadron.

I feel like this is a fake shout-out to something, but I can't decide whether the something is Kirby or Star Trek or something else I don't know right now. There was too much echo for a thirty-second "trailer", and why'd they make the tail/tale pun if Not!Spike's human?

It does sound like a pretty kickass alternate universe fanfic, though :)

And quite emphatically said that:
1) She doesn't want people to take over writing OFUM for her.
2) Borrowing OFUM characters for brief cameos in other stories are okay if used sparingly and credited to her. (for example, see my chapter on crossovers with The Hobbit at MBSFA. I'd link, but I need to go to bed)
3) She wants to write a Hobbit special; she's just really busy with the Once Upon a Time fandom. (Like, really busy. I get notifications from AO3 about her fics all the time.)

It would just create a lot of weird paperwork and whatnot if someone else takes over a pre-existing OFU. Just take a look at the original BSFA. I don't think they've ever recovered from the Course Coordinator handoff.

This was very very funny. I liked it muchly. The first part was especially hilarious, and the interactions in part 2 were lovely and very partner-dynamic-y, and I'm sort of sleep-deprived, so apologies if this doesn't make sense. Still. Lovely.

-Aila

*puts on the Maudit Francophone hat*

There are some minor verb conjugation/spelling mistakes in the following section

“Karen, l’écrivaine m’a dit que le temps de votre retourne est arrivé.”

“Bien sur?” Jacques walked over and pulled Karen up. “Mais nous sommes arrivé il y a quelques minutes! Ce n’est pas juste.” He gave Dawn a soulful look; she glared in return.

“Tu as jeté de la farine sur moi, Bonnefoy, je ne suis pas heureuse.” Despite this, she accepted his help to get to her feet, and attempted to brush herself off.

“Omelette du fromage,” Karen put in, looking from one fellow French-speaking agent to the other. “Omelette du fromage? Omelette du fromage!”

I propose to correct it as follows:

“Karen, l’écrivaine m’a dit que le temps de votre retourne est arrivé qu'il est temps de partir.”
Transliterated directly from English, sentence is nonsensical.

“Bien sûr?” Jacques walked over and pulled Karen up. “Mais nous sommes arrivés il y a quelques minutes! Ce n’est pas juste.” He gave Dawn a soulful look; she glared in return.
The "u" needs a circumflex. Not quite sure why you put an interrogation mark after "Of course". That passé composé there needs a "s" at the end: the helping verb is "être".

“Tu as jeté de la farine sur moi, Bonnefoy. Je ne suis pas heureuse.” Despite this, she accepted his help to get to her feet, and attempted to brush herself off.
That comma made the sentence feel off, IMHO. Removing it makes the sentence flow better.

“Omelette au fromage,” Karen put in, looking from one fellow French-speaking agent to the other. “Omelette au fromage? Omelette au fromage!”
The original sentence read as "Omelet from cheese!" ...or was that supposed to be a Dexter's Laboratory reference?

*puts on the Maudit Francophone hat*

There are some minor verb conjugation/spelling mistakes in the following section

“Karen, l’écrivaine m’a dit que le temps de votre retourne est arrivé.”

“Bien sur?” Jacques walked over and pulled Karen up. “Mais nous sommes arrivé il y a quelques minutes! Ce n’est pas juste.” He gave Dawn a soulful look; she glared in return.

“Tu as jeté de la farine sur moi, Bonnefoy, je ne suis pas heureuse.” Despite this, she accepted his help to get to her feet, and attempted to brush herself off.

“Omelette du fromage,” Karen put in, looking from one fellow French-speaking agent to the other. “Omelette du fromage? Omelette du fromage!”

I propose to correct it as follows:

“Karen, l’écrivaine m’a dit que le temps de votre retourne est arrivé qu'il est temps de partir.”
Transliterated directly from English, sentence is nonsensical.

“Bien sûr?” Jacques walked over and pulled Karen up. “Mais nous sommes arrivés il y a quelques minutes! Ce n’est pas juste.” He gave Dawn a soulful look; she glared in return.
The "u" needs a circumflex. Not quite sure why you put an interrogation mark after "Of course". That passé composé there needs a "s" at the end: the helping verb is "être".

“Tu as jeté de la farine sur moi, Bonnefoy. Je ne suis pas heureuse.” Despite this, she accepted his help to get to her feet, and attempted to brush herself off.
That comma made the sentence feel off, IMHO. Removing it makes the sentence flow better.

“Omelette au fromage,” Karen put in, looking from one fellow French-speaking agent to the other. “Omelette au fromage? Omelette au fromage!”
The original sentence read as "Omelet from cheese!" ...or was that supposed to be a Dexter's Laboratory reference?

The second one was a little silly for my tastes, but the first half pegged the characters exactly right. I particularly liked the subtle way you integrated recent events, and the fact that you resisted doing anything, well, ridiculous.

:P :P :P

And welcome to DOGA. I think Agent Huinesoron's just down the hall.

hS

Bwahahahahahaha.

/laughs herself into an early grave

Some of your stories are missing from your site. I looked through the wiki's list, and while the only ones I could see were still gone were "Tri and a Half Force" and "A German Man in HQ, I am pretty that sure there was at least one more.

Looks like it may just have been a transient thing; I can't find anything that's currently down.

hS

I've been thinking about this. Sure, some characters are omnipotent, and others are aware of the fourth wall (did they ever decide whether or not Pinkie Pie knows?), but how did Gaspode find out in the first place? Was he just there? And once the PPC knew about that, why didn't they decide to neuralize him? I had an idea for an agent getting in trouble for revealing the existence of the PPC to some ^Lyrical Nanoha^ characters, but I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure out why they wouldn't be able to neuralize them in that situation. I was thinking that it would be a one-off gag anyways.

There are a number of different calibers of "awareness", and most of them would actually be counter-productive to what the PPC tries to do. We protect the plot without forcing ourselves on it, in part because letting the canon characters know of the existence of the multiverse would alter the path of their story and in part because projecting oneself onto a world that was doing fine without you is what the Mary Sues do, and we don't want any part of that. That's why we neuralyze people, and why it's frowned upon for the PPC writers to introduce new characters with knowledge of the multiverse unless there's a good in-universe reason, i.e. the character in question is omniscient and would know about it anyway. It's not good for main characters to start expecting and recognizing PPC agents, or it runs the risk of Sueishness. It's one thing to team up temporarily with a canon character to drive off an intruding presence, and another entirely to start striking up friendships with people from other universes when said other people have their own narratives to attend to.

The "deja vu" idea is close to one of the passable types of awareness, where a few characters, such as BBC Sherlock, will gain limited knowledge after they have been fully replaced, restricted to the basics like knowing they've been separated from their world and shoved in a plothole before, and that someone fixed the problem when they experienced it last time. They do not gain full knowledge of the PPC(though Sherlock occasionally manages to deuce the scope of what it is and what is going on while he's still in the plothole) in part because the canon snapback will return them to their previous states and in part because they're neuralyzed to forget any information from accumulating. However, none of the Fellowship apply for that state. It would take a particular mindset, the sort of mind that can prodigiously analyze patterns and simultaneously allow for the most wild of possibilities to be accepted as potential reality, to apply for that state. Hence, BBC Sherlock.

Some of the Lord of the Rings characters have other states of awareness, with Gimli having a sort of OOC avoidance since the badfic writers tend to ignore him, and Elrond having an active OOC resistance thanks to his ring's protective magic(by that logic, Gandalf and Galdriel would have it as well, since they have the other rings in Elrond's set, but I don't think that's ever been addressed), but neither of those types give the user knowledge of the PPC. They just leave them aware that something strange is going on, and the characters begin to want no part in it despite being forced along in the wake of whatever is corrupting the canon.

Namely, Galadriel, Elrond, and Gandalf. All three are highly intelligent, perceptive, very old, and wear rings of power.

They still go OOC--especially Elrond--but they fight against it. I would expect them to occasionally have the presence of mind to actively help the agents once they realize what is going on, because they are more resistant than the average canon, and catch on to things more quickly than the average person. They are all resistant to corruption and, more importantly, wise enough to know they are not immune.

Eru Ilúvatar, like all omniscient deities, is OOC-immune and knows about the PPC. He's probably the only one in Middle-earth who is always aware of the PPC's actions. Other canons, even very powerful ones, probably only get vague hunches that those frazzled people in the weird black uniforms are trustworthy. Perhaps PPC agents look foul and feel fair? :P

Maybe they might have a weird feeling about it, like deja vu

First off, let me take off my cap to you (pretend I'm wearing a cap for the purpose of this figure of speech). It's hard to break out of the formula of "snark at the Sue, rage, kill the Sue" that so prevalent in the PPC. But this mission did it in a way that didn't seem forced or out of place. So kudos to you.

I also liked the emphasis on the cartoon nature of the disguises. The scene where Doc gets clunked by the bombs and gets the little flock of books flying around his head is a good example. Very Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It's also nice to be reminded that the disguises are more than just hard light holograms (or whatever we said they were again).

Not too much I can say in regards to problems. I did think that Doc's Gollumesque reactions at the beginning and the end were a bit unrealistic considering what is happening, but that's just a matter of my own taste.

I look forward to seeing your next updates.

Various people have already mentioned the things I like most about it—the meta, the agents exploring their Toonish forms, the parallel between the choices offered in the game and Vania's decision at the end, the way Millie redeems herself by giving the Heart back. All very enjoyable. ^_^ I remember thinking Doc should have known better than to go investigate the bomb when it didn't go off, because cartoon bombs always wait to go off until the person who set them comes to see why they haven't, but it still made a good gag.

I was a little sad that they threw away the extra paintbrush, though. Probably a wise decision on the agents' part, but taking Sue artifacts as souvenirs is a fine old PPC tradition! I can't help but feel they missed an opportunity for some fun in HQ, or at least some good bartering.

Also, the Poison Joke problem didn't get resolved. Is that something that'll happen in the next interlude?

I caught a couple technical errors:

* "Once she saw Mickey, the two characters introduced each other" - Did you mean "introduced themselves"? Otherwise, Millie is introducing Mickey and vice versa, which doesn't make much sense. I wouldn't put it past the badfic, but I'd think such an odd thing would warrant full inclusion in the mission rather than glossing over it. {= )

* "[Um. No. We’re technically toons right now, thanks to the disguise generator.] She gave a meek grin. [We would have melted, too.]" - The underline continues between the two bits of speech, and that seems to be anomalous.

BTW, I think the argument challenge was probably one of hS's writing challenges. VM wrote a couple of Cafeteria stories for the same one, as I recall.

~Neshomeh

Back last August, I archived the Board (in case we wanted to move to Tomash!Board and keep old posts). The archive goes to somewhere in June 2008. I grabbed the RP in question out of the archive and posted it at this beta instance of Board 1.49...

(If anyone has any other threads they want rescued from doom, let me know.)

I quite enjoyed it, even without knowledge of Epic Mickey. (The only thing I know about it is that there's a brush mechanic that may or may not be similar to Okami's.)

I think my favorite part was the rapid-pace time-skips and the way you handled them. I got very vivid mental images.

-Aila

I liked the part where Millie apologized to Yen Sid and gave his Heart back. Very classic Disney; if only more Sues redeemed themselves like that. (Also, Doc calling his bookcase "The Precious" XD) Have you played Epic Mickey? I heard it was pretty good.

Are we going to see interludes featuring Millie and Olsen in the Nursery? I think that'd be really adorable ^_^

I've only seen bits of Epic Mickey and I haven't gotten around to playing it.

The Poison Jokes effects are amusing.

It's great when you describe the settings and the minis. I've only been recently reading missions on continuum I have very little knowledge of (now that I have read some, I got to read some funny ones), so it's great to not feel lost when reading it.

I know you said that you're unsure of this one, but I thought it was a well done little mission. Probably a bit shorter than normal, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Plus, it's nice to see some Epic Mickey stuff.

Doc and Vania had fun conversations this time around, and it was fun to watch them try to get used to their weirdly-altered states and all that. I also like that you didn't kill the Sue this time: Vania's reasoning is actually pretty correct, and I could see why she thought of recruiting her to the PPC. It's always nice to remind people that killing a Sue isn't the only option, you know?

I do think you're right that this doesn't feel as strong as, say, your Fahrenheit 451 mission. I think the main issue is actually something that's not entirely your fault: I think said issue is that the fic being sporked just doesn't have enough material to sustain a PPC mission like this. Its only real sin is that it seems to read like an especially bad synopsis of a prospective fic, and I think that might've restricted the amount you could do with it. Most notably for me, I think that this could have led to the Ostown part of the mission being a hair too long, though take that with a grain of salt since you do manage to get quite a bit to do there regardless.

Other than that one thing, though, it was a good mission, and it's been too damn long since the last one.

And on a side note... I can't be the only one that was thinking of this every time I read Millie's name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdyCkZpMBlM

I've heard about Epic Mickey and it looks really cool, but sadly I've never gotten around to playing it, since I don't own a Wii.
But from your mission you give a really good impression of the game. I like the part about how in the game, you can chose between a quick "evil" solution or a more difficult "good" one (reminds me a bit of Mass Effect) and how it ends up tying into your agents' decision. And much as I love to hate the truly horrible Stus and Sues, it's nice to see one every once in a while who is not truly, irredeemable bad. So it was a good choice of fic to go with that canon.

I'll get onto the people at YourWebApps and find out what's going on. Hopefully we can at least get the history restored long enough to take a backup (if we can find a way to do that) - though, actually, didn't Tomash do that once already? I hope so; it would save a good deal of trouble.

hS

I haven't really got anything to give you… so… (snatches a mop from a passing janitor) Here!

Hello and welcome!

I give to you now a line Infinite Notebook, complete with urple covers and wilver binding. Don't look at it straight on.

-Aila

Take this X-men jacket and Nightcrawler Plushie. Go on

Have you read the Original Series yet? That's basically what we're all writing fanfics of. Have an inspirational comic: http://zenpencils.com/comic/50-neil-gaiman-make-good-art/

Hey, just by introducing yourself, you're already a member. Hello! Have a mewing buffalo! He likes cheesecake.

The only things you really need to remember are 1) be polite and 2) check your SPaG *nudge nudge*

Another Pokemon fan? Awesome! I'm challenging you to a battle! Go, Bulbasaur!

...just by being here.
So, who are you? Male or female? Where can we go to read your fanfics? What do you like? What country do you live in?
There's so much more fun to have!
But can you please write with proper grammar? That is, after all, what our organization is based on.
Otherwise, come on in! Partcipate in discussions and just generally have fun! Read the Original Series, read the Wiki, chat with us, and RELAX. We are not a completely serious community.
Wait a bit until you ask for Permission, kay?
And your present! A shiny, new, goden Spork!

~Kitty ^_^

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

very funny!

"Grammer is very impotent!" That would've been funnier.

I actually don't remember pranking someone with bad grammar, but I remember one time that kind of gets close: one time for a composition lesson that happened to fall on April Fool's Day, I took the text of something I was doing and I rendered it entirely in the alien font from the movie District 9 instead of its original English. It wasn't a very successful prank, but hey.

'The Right Kind of Doctor', or Three Jacks Walk Into A Plothole [Torchwood PPC Mission]
This trailer has been approved for general audiences
The screen is black
NARRATOR: In a land of words and a time of badfic, the destiny of a great canon rests on the shoulders of a character replacement. His name...Jacques.
(cut to Jacques Bonnefoy, dancing around his RC. He is waving a rapier around and singing at the top of his lungs.)
NARRATOR: When Jacques Bonnefoy gets a call...
(shot of Jacques silencing the console)
NARRATOR: ...he will return to Torchwood to save the day.
(shot of Jacques stepping out of a portal)
JACK: (offscreen) I was wondering when you'd get here.
JACQUES: I need your help.
(shot of Jacques staring at a Sue in horror; cut to him talking angrily into his wriststrap)
NARRATOR: The task before him will not be easy.
(cut to Jacques watching angrily as in-fic Jack yells at his Sue daughter)
FIC!JACK: What are you wearing?!
(flash; camera zooms in on fic!Jack)
FIC!JACK: Your only 17!
(flash; camera zooms out. Jacques is glaring)
NARRATOR: And to keep his sanity...
(shot of Jacques turning sharply and walking through a portal)
NARRATOR: He will seek out help.
(shot of Ianto Jones, eyebrows raised)
(shot of Toshiko Sato, shaking her head slowly)
(shot of Jack Harkness, grinning and straightening his coat)
NARRATOR: This year
(shot of Ianto and Jacques laughing. Jacques is waving his arms around as he makes a point)
NARRATOR: Experience the chaos.
(flash: shot of Jacques and Jack confronting fic!Jack)
(flash: shot of fic!Jack yelling, red-faced, as the Sue clings to Gwen)
(flash: shot of Ianto grinning. Flash: shot of a girl snatching a book from the Sue's hands and throwing it into the garbage. Flash: Jacques glares at the fic; Jack turns Jacques' head and kisses him)
(cut to black)
(fade-in shot of Jacques standing surrounded by mini-Reapers and smiling at fic!Jack)
JACQUES: I've got an idea.
(flash: a house in the middle of nowhere. Flash: Gwen and Rhys running out of the house. Flash: a helicopter swings through the sky, shooting as it goes. Flash: Gwen stands up in the back of a careening vehicle and prepares to fire a bazooka.)
(Shot: back to Jacques, now smirking)
JACQUES: And you are not going to like it.
(cut to black. Title slowly expands to fill the screen)
Three Jacks Walk Into A Plothole
Coming later this year

Seems like a comedy from the narrator's words in the opening, ahha. But I figure that might be what you're getting at, if you're in the fic as well.

Okay. Let's see. I got some chapters of Exquisite Corpse coming out soon (maybe Tuesday?), so...

The Exquisite Corpse Novel Season Finale [Star Trek Writer AU]
The following preview has been approved for all audiences.
This music begins playing as we open out onto a shot of Boston
KIRK: (V.O.) Have you ever heard of the Exquisite Corpse?
(insert shot: six writers and an editor gathered around a coffee table. KIRK is one of them; he has just pitched that idea and gotten a couple headshakes.)
MCCOY: It's a game of Consequences. You write part of a story and have someone else continue what you've started without looking at your section.
SPOCK: The readability of such a novel would be low.
KIRK: Ever heard of fun, Spock?
(insert shot of the writing group, with the caption "Six writers. One novel.")
(shot of SCOTTY writing in a mechanic's shop.)
SCOTTY: This novel's set in the 23rd Century, after faster-than-light space travel has become possible. It focuses on the story of Peter Taggart and how he becomes the captain of the USS Enterprise.
(shot of NYOTA taking pages from SCOTTY, laughing)
NYOTA: You based Taggart off Kirk, didn't you?
SCOTTY: As you based the Vulcans off Spock, I suppose.
NYOTA: That Vulcan Lazarus and his relationship with Taggart is going to be fun to write, I can tell.
(shot of KIRK looking up from his tablet at SPOCK)
NYOTA: Maybe you should talk to him.
KIRK: Are you trying to set us up?
NYOTA: Do you really think I'd set my sensitive best friend up with someone like you?
(jump shots of KIRK getting up, walking over to SPOCK)
KIRK: (V.O.) I've never felt this way about someone before.
(brief shot of KIRK and SPOCK kissing)
(shot of SPOCK storming out of the New Year's Party)
SPOCK: You are a mistake I do not intend to repeat.
(shot of OLD SPOCK talking to SPOCK)
OLD SPOCK: Don't make my mistakes, and you'll be fine.
(shot of KIRK kissing SPOCK's hand in a restaurant)
(shot of the scene being photographed)
(shot of CHEKOV finding it on the internet)
CHEKOV: Why are there pictures of you and Jim on this Tumblr?
NYOTA: They're circulating rumours about Spock, too.
SPOCK: I do not know why they are intruding on my privacy.
(shot of CHEKOV handing MCCOY several pages)
CHEKOV: The novel is being finished at last.
MCCOY: God help us all.
(shot of the group seated around another table, stacks of the manuscript in front of them.)
(shot of KIRK storming out into the rain)
(shot of EDITH KEELER, smiling at either KIRK or MCCOY)
(shot of SPOCK angrily scrawling on a whiteboard)
(increasingly rapid shots of: the group talking, the group writing, SPOCK and MCCOY instant-messaging, SPOCK and KIRK standing across from each other in the kitchen.)
SPOCK: You emotionally compromise me like no other.
(Cut to black. Title fills the screen.)
The Exquisite Corpse Novel: Season Finale
coming soon

Sounds like an interesting challenge! Hm...

Okay, let's do it!

Fic Preview- They Who Fight Monsters [Mass Effect/Beyond: Two Souls]
The following restricted preview has been approved for an M-rated audience...
Ominous version of the theme of Beyond: Two Souls plays.
(shot of Jodie waking up in a metal alley, looking around frantically)
JODIE: Aiden? Aiden, are you there?
(shot from Aiden's point of view from where he hovers above Jodie. fade to black.)
Music shifts to the Mass Effect theme.
(Shot of Jodie walking down the alley in question, her footsteps rather slow. During this shot, a series of second-long shots fly by, in time with Jodie's footfalls. In the following order:
-Jodie fighting an armored turian.
-A black-armored mercenary being flung with great force into a C-SEC office, a blade pinning him to the wall.
-Ashley Williams and Anderson being shouted at by an unknown person: at this, the words "Trust goes both ways" ring out via voice-over.
-Jodie and an unnamed quarian running through a street that looks like it is on the Citadel, live fire flitting by all over them.
-A human-looking something strapped to an arm-chair, a green liquid flowing out of its eyes.
-A shot of the Illusive Man being confronted by a holographic Jodie. As this shot goes by, Jodie's voice shouts "how do you sleep at night?"
-A shot of Tali and Shepard in an intimate embrace.
-A batarian vomiting blood onto the floor of a cell.
-A slightly extended shot of Jodie running from an unseen assailant, her scream halting the music.)
(Smash cut to black.)
JODIE (via narration): Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.
(Shot of Jodie looking up at Commander Shepard as he enters the C-SEC office. The shot frames Shepard's face as he gets closer.)
JODIE (continued): And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.
They Who Fight Monsters
Now on Fanfiction.net

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10151917/1/They-Who-Fight-Monsters

Like, would the PPC even have to protect the continuity for them or do you think the creepypastas can handle their sues by themselves.

Also, it has to be asked if any PPC agent would even want to set foot in the any of the creepypasta continuum. I mean would anyone be brave enough to be, like, 10 feet away form slenderman in any kind of situation?

I hope I worded every thing right and got my thought across.

I don't think that I am familiar with this continuum. What is SCP?

Bad SCPs are eventually deleted because they're downvoted too much. Anything Mary-Sueish gets deleted in short order and there are a few SCPs that are now "decommissioned", with SCP writers having actually written pieces about destroying the SCP in question.

The SCP is also very meta; for example, they possess at least one method, probably more, for entering and interacting with fictional universes. They could, theoretically, find out about the PPC. But there's so much else that they concern themselves with that the PPC would not be a major discovery for them.

Because they're so evil (let's face it, they are; they're perfectly willing to torture and kill sentient innocents), they would make dangerous allies. And because they take care of their own 'Sues, there's no need to interact with the continuum. My best guess is that the PPC knows better than to reveal themselves, and the SCP foundation is too busy torturing and killing to prevent the end of the world to try entering the PPCverse.

First off, my sis Candy7786 has been having some time troubles; basically she has two deviantart RP groups to keep up with and high school. So I asked her if she really wanted to continue with the PPC, she told me that though she enjoys the PPC she just doesn’t have the time for it-at least when compared to everything else she has right now. She may come back some day but it won’t be very soon. I hope I’m not making her sound bad, she really is sorry about not continuing but I feel that if you just don’t have the time for something, then you shouldn't stress yourself out by trying up with every little thing and all while pretending that there is nothing wrong.

Because of this her character is not joining any time soon and so Linda and Dean are just a two person team now. So I was thinking that since Linda and Dean don’t have anyone to help guide them through the bad fic (Woof Woof Power) that I claimed and I don’t actually have a lot of knowledge about the Tokyo Mew Mew continuum. I would like to know if anyone would like to collaborate with me. Basically be a veteran agent helping out two newbies through their first mission, that kind of thing. If no one wants to then I’ll just give up my claim and find a new fic.

First off, my sis Candy7786 has been having some time troubles; basically she has two deviantart RP groups to keep up with and high school. So I asked her if she really wanted to continue with the PPC, she told me that though she enjoys the PPC she just doesn’t have the time for it-at least when compared to everything else she has right now. She may come back some day but it won’t be very soon. I hope I’m not making her sound bad, she really is sorry about not continuing but I feel that if you just don’t have the time for something, then you shouldn't stress yourself out by trying up with every little thing and all while pretending that there is nothing wrong.

Because of this her character is not joining any time soon and so Linda and Dean are just a two person team now. So I was thinking that since Linda and Dean don’t have anyone to help guide them through the bad fic (Woof Woof Power) that I claimed and I don’t actually have a lot of knowledge about the Tokyo Mew Mew continuum. I would like to know if anyone would like to collaborate with me. Basically be a veteran agent helping out two newbies through their first mission, that kind of thing. If no one wants to then I’ll just give up my claim and find a new fic.

I like the beginning of this mission immensely. Agent Desdendelle's reaction to Anebrin's snapping feels realistic, and I can empathize with that. The Librarian's introduction starts out strong, with the Time Lord's straightforwardness and lack of emotional reaction serving as a good counterpoint to Agent Des's attitude.

Once the mission gets going, though, it seems like the Librarian fades into the background. Most of his dialogue during the mission is basically just re-statements of what's happening around him ("You are telling me that this… author… did not research their subject before writing about it?") or leading questions that allow Des to tutor him in mission basics ("... How do you know the… author misspelled anything?") He doesn't express much of a personality during all this interplay, or even much in the way of Time Lordiness, apart from one comment about the flow of time being affected by the fic. It's good to show a new agent reacting to their first badfic, but the Librarian hardly reacts at all--he just talks about it. I hope he'll show more of his personality in future missions.

Also, a note about the minis: technically, Forgotten Realms already had mini-Slayers as its mini; however, based on when you were talking about this mission in the chat, you couldn't possibly have known that, because I hadn't put it on the wiki until after you started writing. Since all surviving mentions of mini-Slayers apart from that Directory are gone, and no one is recorded as having adopted any, I'll happily support mini-Eyeballs as the official mini type. (Now go make them a page, please. I don't know much about FR!)

Relatively low-key mission, for the most part, mostly focused on character interaction, which was wonderful. I love the dynamic you set up between Des and the Librarian. Greatly amusing!

-Aila

Does a misspelling in the credits (sonofheaven176, no underscores) create a mini?

Biotech is about the only gadgetry Wobbles has access to more complicated than a sock full of marbles. I'm fairly certain a stable of more or less sane minis would be something she'd enjoy.

Plus, the Notary would haaaaaate it. Which is all to the good. =]

has anyone sporked,let alone heard of,HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?

Just do a copy paste of the unclaimed badfic's info from the Unclaimed Badfic page on the wiki and put it in its proper spot on the Claimed Badfic page along with the name of the person claiming it. Be sure to delete the original info from the Unclaimed Badfic page afterward.

can you link ODT.files to the board?

About twelve in human years, yes, as many as they want, and I have no idea what an artificial persona-user is.

I think this and the links on the page will help with your last question; http://ppc.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:_For_Newbies

(To any oldbies reading this, I have one of my own; What's the difference between a Lust Object and a favorite?

You've now started three new threads in a row. This is discouraged, because it knocks older threads that may still be active down and eventually OFF the front page. We'd much rather that you add onto a thread you already started, or other existing threads on similar topics. If there aren't any, then create a new one, but please don't start multiple new threads in a row.

As for the characters, "coolness" is not really what you should be worrying about when it comes to PPC agents. What you ought to be worrying about is whether they're well conceived, three-dimensional, sympathetic, and entertaining. By that measure, I'm afraid you're missing the mark so far.

I'm gonna tell you straight up that I would never grant Permission for a character designed to be sadistic and having a history of making terroristic threats. I doubt any of the other PGs would, either. That kind of character is not fun to read about in what's supposed to be a humorous adventure through a piece of so-bad-it's-funny fanfic.

The other character doesn't have much of a description beyond his powers—not even what he looks like. (And you didn't describe Agent #1, either.) I don't know enough about the continuum to know whether Agent #2 is overpowered or not, but it concerns me that that's what you focus on rather than who he is as a human being (or whatever species he is). You've given him that he's nice and gets along with his partner, which is fine, but his personality needs a lot more fleshing out before he'll be a solid character.

Also, please work on your capitalization and punctuation. Words at the beginning of new sentences need capitals, and most punctuation requires a space between the punctuation mark and the following word. You seem to particularly struggle with putting a space after each comma. Please study how punctuation is used in the books you read and how others write here on this Board.

~Neshomeh

Urban fantasy? Ideas? I'm your girl.

I always love to hear about other people's worlds. However, since you said this would be a webcomic, my first question has to be will you have enough time to devote to drawing the comic?

I love the idea of fantasy worlds in modern times. What are your ideas so far? What genre is it? Who are the charcters? I really want to know,your first idea sounds awesome

Well, my list is ever changing, but my current favourite character is by far the Doctor (not that one!) from Star Trek: Voyager. He's just so sarcastic. And he's got those quips.
"I'm a doctor, not an interior designer!"

Hermione appealed to me enough to be my username. We're both bookish straight A students (or rather, I would be if I didn't have massive senioritis right now) who value grades but will put them aside for their values. We both fear failure. We even kind of look alike.

Data (Star Trek TNG) is just one of my favorite fictional characters of all time. He's a lovely paradox - a cold, emotionless android who is incredibly kind and caring. He's superior to humans in many ways, knows he is, and yet wants to be human. He doesn't understand humanity but he ends up understanding all the important things about it. His journey is by turns hilarious (Sherlock Holmes cosplaying), heartbreaking (his daughter Lal), adorable (he has a striped cat named Spot), heartwarming (his views on his friendship with Geordi), and powerful (his fight to be recognized as a person). I love him so much.

Garak (Star Trek DS9) is completely amazing and it pains me that he isn't a regular. I know he really couldn't be, but still, I thoroughly enjoy every moment he's on screen. First of all, he's hilarious. His sort of lying charm is fun to watch, and his inability to be straightforward means he's unpredictable. You don't know who's side he's on, but his actor is a master of subtext and you get subtle hints about his true feelings and his back story. I adore his relationship with Bashir because the chemistry of naïve Starfleet human and morally ambiguous alien is so good.

Loki (Avengers), what do I say about him? He's been interpreted so many different ways and I don't think either "misunderstood baby" or "violent psychopath" are entirely correct. My interpretation is the same as Tom Hiddleston's. I don't want to try to say it as well as Tom, so if you want to know just look it up.

Dorothy (Wizard of Oz) had a very important impact on me as a little kid. Heck, I still admire her. I understand feeling like your life is dull and dreaming of going to fantastical places. I still do that. I want to go on my own quests and take control of my own destiny. Plus, I could go on for hours about the way those books are more feminist than books being written now. Short version: Oz is a matriarchy.

Okay, I've already broken the three character limit, so I'll stop now.

Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

There's two types of characters I like most: badasses and adorable girls. Homura has been both.
And about abuse, oooh boy. Homura got it hard. Pretty much the only things she lacks in that department are abusive parents (it's implied she's an orphan, which is another can of trouble) and sexual abuse, but she's got basically everything else on the bad happenings list.
Add the fact that she used to be a shy, cute girl with health issues, and you know why pretty much every Boarder who has seen the series wants to give her an hug.
But another reason why I like her is because she doesn't mope about it.
She geared up and fought back, becoming probably one of the badassest characters out there. Her series is an harsh one for Magical Girls, and is out to break her twenty-four hours a day. And it broke her. But she taped her pieces together and kept going.
(Not going to open the can of evil that the Rebellion movie is. Let's just say that I would pull Homura (and probably Madoak and the other characters too) out of it if I had the chance.)

Sakura Kinomoto (Card Captor Sakura)
Well, should I call her "my old love"? There's something about this character that I always liked (and proof is the fact that I used a badfic clone of her as a basis for Nikki). Her hardships aren't comparable to Homura's, but Sakura's "Everything will be alright!" attitude is the charm. She's one of those characters that, even when scared or facing an apparently impossible deed, will not lose hope. She also has a clumsy, "funny" side that rounds her well.

Conan Edogawa/Shinichi Kudo (Detective Conan)
The not-so-kid detective. Aside from his almost inhuman investigation abilities, the reason why I like his character is that he always keeps a clear mind when facing problems, and manages to keep high moral values even when facing murderers almost daily. He won't let a murderer commit suicide or die from a danger if he can do it, and in fact even feels guilty for the only time he didn't manage too.
Of course, he has his funny sides too.

There's many other characters I like, but, you know, rule fo three...

First and foremost: Princess Twilight Sparkle. She reminds me of me--smart, freaks out about tests, isolated from society until recently, and learning about friendship. Besides that, magic happens to fascinate me. Watching Friendship is Magic always makes me feel better, and with a central character so strong and talented (and cute)...yeah. (Of course I love the other mane five, but Twilight is best pony.)

Second, most of the core cast of Fullmetal Alchemist. (Ed, Al, Roy, Hughes, Hawkeye, and Envy because shapeshifting.) The show was one of the first anime I really got into; I think I can still quote most of the first eight English episodes from memory, in the characters' voices. (I don't try with the chimera episode, though; too sad D:) The casting is perfect, the characters themselves have the best banter with each other, and to top it off, they're all total badasses.

Third, Tsunemori Akane, from Psycho-Pass. She seems like your standard cutesy protagonist at odds with the cyberpunk setting, but she gradually toughens up and, later in the run, KNOCKS OUT THE MAIN BAD GUY (a bigger maniac than the Joker and Moriarty together) WITH A HELMET HE DESIGNED! Akane is also able to keep her Hue clear (long story, go watch the show) no matter how creepy the cases are, which more or less means she can stay sane. I wish I had her mad skills: some of those cases were flat-out horrifying. *shudder*

Fourth, Rose Tyler. Anybody who can talk A FRIGGIN DALEK out of exterminating someone (even if it would have been a completely appropriate ironic death and said Dalek was genetically altered) gets major Badass Points in my book. More importantly, she and the Doctor play well off each other; it's like watching best friends bicker =D

I have more favorites, but I need to study for a Statistics test. -_-

Barbara Chesterton (née Wright), who pioneered the Dalek-lens-blocking trick, smashed the mind-controlling entities that had ruled a city for some time, mowing down Daleks with a truck that hadn't been used in a long time, getting the Daleks into a panic with every bit of history she can dredge up, and surviving a fourth encounter with tougher Daleks than she's ever faced before according to Sarah Jane Smith. And if it weren't for the fact that Reapers would probably have turned up, I'd have said her attempt at an Aztec Reformation.

Sarah Jane. To quote Agent Tawaki, she has "helped the Doctor thwart two evil plans to 'save' the world, organized a mass escape attempt among doomed slaves, faced a variety of monsters and survived, ... [and] threatened to blow Davros to Hell".

K-9. Pretty handy when facing a non-First-Law-compliant robot parrot or aliens who have infiltrated a school staff with the intention of becoming gods. Has some great banter, too. Just don't tell it to "forget it" unless neuralyzing it. And why the [Old High Kaled expletive] did a fan have to make a lime of it and Mickey!?

Fluttershy. I'm just as afraid of harming others, and I really like birds. She also has a Stare that she has the character not to use for evil purposes, and she has a way with animals. But why the siiripat sulat did somepony have to make her mind-rape Rainbow Dash (or turn Dashie into a neo-Spartan foal-killer or turn Pinkie into Sweeney Trot, for that matter)?

There are more, but I have to leave for work now.

Faramir. He showed that the right thing can be done, even if it is painful, and he just kept going even when it was pretty much hopeless. I know he was supposed to be the opposite of Boromir, there to show the potential of Men and some people say he is too good as written, but when I first read LotR, I was very black and white thinking.

I went to a school with an atmosphere of abusing the kids, just because they had the opportunity to do so. Like actual physical abuse, an example would be a bus driver grabbing a first grader by the arm, picking him up over the seat, slamming him to the floor of the aisle, and then literally dragging him up the aisle, banging his head on seats and backpacks as he went. And verbal stuff like the teacher who felt it was perfectly allowable to call everyone in her room fat, lazy cows and tell us that she had a gun in her desk and wouldn't be afraid to use it on us. Honestly, she wasn't the worst (there was one guy who actively enjoyed mentally torturing the students, and was very good at it), just the most direct.

Anyway, a black and white thinker combined with that environment? Faramir was like a hope for the future that not everyone was like that, and sometimes people who were good came out the other side and got to have a good life.

Thane (Mass Effect)
Oh dear Lord, where do I begin with this guy? I can't tell you how much I love this character: everything from his design, to his characterization, to his romance arc in the second game of the series... Holy ...ing shit, I love this guy. The fact that he is the reason why I got into Mass Effect in the first place should tell you everything. Which makes it a shame that he was put to the side in ME3, and which makes it even worse that the fandom has neglected him completely since then: though I guess that's some comfort, considering that there was a lot of bad shipfic starring Thane...

Katniss Everdeen (Hunger Games)
I've seen people talk about how she's a Canon Sue, but personally I don't really buy that argument. Yeah, she's unusually gifted with a bow and the plot does sometimes make sure she doesn't kill anyone, and yeah she's certainly not the nicest girl in the world, which would make for a Sue most of the time, right? Not in this case: Katniss is kind of a mean girl, but it's all a function of the fact that she's living in a state of constant fear of losing those close to her because of the environment she was brought up in. And considering my heritage, I gravitate towards that quite a bit, and it annoys me when I see Sues that try to push her to the sidelines of her own story...

For anyone who doesn't know, Ace McShane is the Seventh Doctor's primary companion. She first met the Doctor in a Dalek-infested warzone, which she survived in by blowing them up with anti-tank rockets, her own homemade explosives (I have a badge that says "Ask me about Nitro-9!"), and a baseball bat. Yeah, you read that right. She attacked a Dalek with a baseball bat... and won. And she only gets more awesome from there.

Ace McShane: the Whoniverse's baddest of asses. =]

Rose Tyler! The first Doctor Who companion I ever saw, and she really was epic. She stared into the Time Vortex and lived, and her as Bad Wolf.
This may or may not be the reason why I love Rose/10 fics.
I watched Doomsday on the weekend, and was SOBBING at the end. It was such a great episode. And they nearly confessed their love for each other!
That said, the sudden arrival of Donna Noble in her wedding dress was quite funny.

By the way, I love Fairy Tail, and Lucy. My favorite characters are Lucy, Erza and Mirajane. Strangely, not Juvia. She's more like comic relief to me...

~Kitty

The most tragic fictional character of all time, in my opinion. He was bitten by Greyback at the age of four, spent most of his childhood thinking he had no future, thought he'd lost all his friends in a single night and spent over a decade alone, was almost unable to find employment because of his condition, and when it finally seemed he found happiness- married to a woman who loved him regardless of that, had a son- he died. HOW IS THAT FAIR.

Well, currently, I'm going through a Codex Alera obsession-phase, so...

(Also, SPOILERS AHEAD. If you ever intend to read the series, stay away.)

Tavi. Tavar. Gaius Octavian. Gaius Tavarus Magnus. He is insane, and brilliant, and so wonderfully, absurdly clever. Watch him successfully hold a bridge, unexpectedly captain of a mostly-untrained Legion, while outnumbered 10 to 1 by nine-foot-tall wolfmen, and tell me he's not madly amazing. Or that duel with Navaris, one of the top three swordspeople in the world. He wins by talking to her about a pain they share. Or both variations on the theme of ice-ships. Or the fact that he broke into the most secure prison in the Realm. Twice. The second time after he suggested improvements. Or that he's gadara (trusted enemy, approximately) to a centuries-old Canim warmaster. Or, finally, that Realm-wide watercrafting he sent out to counter the vord Queen's. I could go on.

And his mother threw a shark onto a pirate ship. And then healed a life threatening injury in five minutes. Without a healing tub. And that's not even mentioning how she got High Lord Antillus's support. Snow for watercrafting! We know where Tavi got his creativity, certainly.

But honestly, over the past while, quite unexpectedly, Fidelias/Valiar Marcus has been growing on me. He's interesting, and though his name seems misleading at first, considering how he's the wild card of the cast (Invidia goes beyond wild card territory and straight into chronic backstabbing disorder), he's always, always, loyal to Alera as a whole. And he really did like being Valiar Marcus. It was good for him. Also, his resignation letter to Lady Aquitaine was sort of brilliant.

There are lots of other characters I could gush about, and not just Codex ones either (although a chance to go on about Varg is something I shall have to appropriate at some point), but it's late, I'm tired, and I should really be asleep. Night!

-Aila

Daniel Bryan Danielson (WWE): There's always times when one feels like they are being held back by the man and I can definitely see that bit of myself in him.

Lucy is my favorite Fairy Tail character. She is much saner than everyone else there, and she's hilarious. She also tries hard, and even though she's not as powerful as the rest of the cast, she still gets on and fights. She doesn't even make her celestial spirits do all the work.

I also kind of like Ron. He's a nice, loyal guy who's been through a lot. He's a great comfort to Harry, and the kind of friend that you can tell about you hilarious O.W.L. mistakes is completely priceless. I'd like a friend like that.

Ron is also completely abused. He's not hawt and he's not extraordinary in any way, so he's made into a jerk. Suethors really need to know that 'somewhat immature' does not mean 'completely evil'. His relationship with Hermione in canon was cute, and it's nice to see that the girl is not paired up with the main character for once. I hate Suethors who think that H/Hr should be the canon ship simply because of that expectation. Harry and Hermione are friends, and that should be quite enough.

That My Immortal parody sounds magnificent! (Haven't read the original, but I have heard of it. *shivers*) Don't worry, it takes all kinds to make a community.

I see you're interested in different kinds of magic. Have a replica of Miss Tick's pointy hat, complete with flowers and a spring at the back ;)

My name is 99Hedgehog but feel free to call me 99. Anyways, here, have a Servo Skull!

The Emperor Protects!

Welcome! Let me point you toward the holy trinity of Constitution, Wiki and Original Series (links on top of the Board), and also give you a cup of tea, which most certainly won't try to eat you.
-Hides the skeletons-
Uhm. You said you write a parody of "My Immortal"? May we please have a link? I, at least, am curious.

And ever since 2011, all plovers have been courtesy Fluttershy.

Always good to see a fellow Potterhead Brony. *hugs*

Have a moo-ing tortoise! Name him whatever you like, as long as you promise to keep him away from sawdust. He breathes fire.

Welcome aBoard!

We love newbies here, so take your shoes off, leave your sanity at the door, and come on in!

As a welcome gift, I gift you the music of one Karlheinz Stockhausen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqzZfMzba5I

Hello and welcome!

I give to you now a lined infinite notebook, complete with urple covers and wilver binding. Don't look at it straight on!

-Aila

Take this X-men jacket and Nightcrawler plushie

well,hello.

I'm also new here.

so,you like old fantasy books,huh?

well,see you around!

Welcome to the board, I hope you have a good time while you're here. For your newbie gift, have a collection of potato chips that look like presidents. Because I'm sure that will come in handy at some point in time.

I have been wanting to introduce my agents, but didn't want to post a new thread. So with out farther ado

Seyche-a former Hetalia bit character,(From a fictional badfic) who managed to be pardoned from execution. She was instead brought to the PPC academy to be rehabilitated. She managed to get treated, and is now working for The Department of Research of Mary Sues. She has short hair-which she dyes blond-and hazel eyes, which are usually covered with sunglasses. She cannot remember her time as a bit character, but feels remorse for it anyway. She has a short temper and is quick with her fists, but is not very strong in a physical sense, so she can't really hurt anybody. She has a paralyzing fear of ducks

Murder-a survivor of a zombie apocalypses (which one is unknown) and is more then a little stir crazy. He got kicked out of The Department of Mary Sues for an unknown incident involving Rainbow Dash and a frying pan. He cannot speak, but communicates in odd gestures that only Seyche can understand. He is trigger happy and will attack anything that doesn't look human with whatever he has on hand. He has pink hair, tanned skin, and bright blue eyes. He always wears a pair of broken glasses.

If any part of these characters sounds to Sueish let me know. I have gotten a lot of school work done, so I should start working on a sample as soon as I figure out where to send it

I have been wanting to introduce my agents, but didn't want to post a new thread. So with out farther ado

Seyche-a former Hetalia bit character,(From a fictional badfic) who managed to be pardoned from execution. She was instead brought to the PPC academy to be rehabilitated. She managed to get treated, and is now working for The Department of Research of Mary Sues. She has short hair-which she dyes blond-and hazel eyes, which are usually covered with sunglasses. She cannot remember her time as a bit character, but feels remorse for it anyway. She has a short temper and is quick with her fists, but is not very strong in a physical sense, so she can't really hurt anybody. She has a paralyzing fear of ducks

Murder-a survivor of a zombie apocalypses (which one is unknown) and is more then a little stir crazy. He got kicked out of The Department of Mary Sues for an unknown incident involving Rainbow Dash and a frying pan. He cannot speak, but communicates in odd gestures that only Seyche can understand. He is trigger happy and will attack anything that doesn't look human with whatever he has on hand. He has pink hair, tanned skin, and bright blue eyes. He always wears a pair of broken glasses.

If any part of these characters sounds to Sueish let me know. I have gotten a lot of school work done, so I should start working on a sample as soon as I figure out where to send it

As Sjosten pointed out, we are in the process of implementing a new Permission system. I'd like it if you would create a couple new writing samples using the prompts as described here (scroll down past all the orange stuff). The more we see the new system in action, the better. Plus, your character descriptions are on the sketchy side, so it would really help to see the agents in action.

I did read the story you posted, though, so I wanted to give my thoughts on that. The first thing I noticed, of course, is your paragraphing. You MUST use either first-line indents or double-spacing to aid your readers in seeing where one paragraph ends and the next begins. Otherwise, each section looks like one huge block of jagged text, and it's possible for two paragraphs to look like one if the ending line gets close enough to the edge of the screen. Hitting "Enter" twice instead of once for a new paragraph is very easy, so I recommend that.

There were a couple other mechanical things ("the" shouldn't be capitalized in your title, for one), but they were minor and few, and didn't distract me from reading, so that's good.

As for the content, if I'm being honest, I was disappointed. Your setup got me interested in how the three kids were going to get together, and what the mysterious villain organization was all about, and what the heroes were going to do about it, but the endgame came about too quickly and resolved far too easily, with lots of convenient circumstances and dubious escapes for the heroes. Notably, I don't think it's really that easy to jump through a glass window or dislocate your own wrist. Actually, I'm not sure how dislocating your wrist would even help escape from bonds like that. Thumbs, maybe, but wrist? How does that work? And how can he do anything useful with his hands, let alone fire a gun even remotely well, shortly after painfully destabilizing his joints like that? That's not something you can recover from instantly.

The biggest problem, though, is that the villains are terrible at being villains. The Mistress is so cartoonishly out of her mind that I can't believe anyone would follow her; her motivation is unclear ("revenge," but for what, and how does torturing kids satisfy her desire for it?); the Generic Goons kidnapping the heroes do so in the most loud and obvious way I can think of; they put the heroes in a truck full of convenient weapons and don't even bother to take James' penknife off him first; the security is so terrible that they can walk through the compound's prison without being spotted by one of the guards on duty or any cameras; a fourteen-year-old kid raised on a farm by his grandparents can hack their computer systems; and they're called Brimstone and Treacle, the latter being a sweet, thick syrup residents of North America know as molasses. And yet these nimrods somehow managed to kidnap hundreds of kids without being caught by the police? It's all very, very silly.

I did like the kids themselves, though. You got across a pretty good idea of who they are as people, and like I said, in the beginning I was curious to find out what would happen to them. I could wish they were a little more original than the "straight-A student," the "slacker who plays video games," and the "unlikely computer genius," but their backgrounds and interactions with their family members helped with that, and I think given more time in the story and some properly serious obstacles to overcome, they could grow very nicely.

~Neshomeh

your agents are pretty cool

unlike mine,I'm cursed to create mary sues every time i write a character.

But I know that really young agents are frowned upon. I certainly won't subject a fourteen-years-old (an eighth-grader) to badfic and I doubt even the Marquis de Sod would do so.

Personally, I think the Agents look cool, possibly just a tad more violent than the PGs will look for, but otherwise good. As for the writing sample, I thought they had changed how those work now. Of course, I could be mistaken, but I believe in the thread http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussion.cgi?disc=199610;article=254639;title=PPC%20Posting%20Board;pagemark=75 (my apologies, I have no idea how to link correctly), they revamped everything.

I want a sonic screwdriver! And an unlimited supply of Flames for research! And a puppy!

And plushy Jay and Acacia. That would be SO cool.

Especially of stuff by 20th Century Composers. Man, that would be the best, even if they'd have to be returned after the day. The national libraries of most European countries tend to hold on to their history pretty stringently, you know what I mean?

Or, barring that, the opportunity to write the next Star Trek Movie.

Though honestly, I'd probably be happy with the Starfleet collection of star maps or the Starfleet Manual (handbook? Thing?). I'm not very picky.

I'd like:

Digimon fusion on DVD.

$800 in allowance.

a PS2.

destiny.

and actual writing skills.

* For the rest of the missing Doctor Who episodes to turn up
* A couple weeks with nothing to do but research my planned Historical Masquerade entry for CostumeCon 34
* A nice assortment of loose-leaf tea
* An Elven sword or dagger (given my height compared to that of Tolkien's elves, dagger is probably a better idea)
* Training in how to use an Elven sword or dagger
* Chocolate
* A trip in the TARDIS (My favorite Doctors are Two, Three, Four, and Seven ... but really, I'd travel with anyone BUT Six.)
* A fully up-to-date desktop computer
* Another couple weeks with nothing to do but finally get that steampunk repaint of my Nerf Maverick done

Now, what do I expect to get next month? I think the tea and chocolate have a decent chance of showing up.

1. Tea. Lots and lots of good tea.
   2. Tea.
   3. Good Irish music.
   4. A normal cellphone (not hearing the other person kinda beats the purpose of a phone).
   5. More Tolkien. (I just got his The Fall of Arthur so squee).

To give an hug to Homura too (she REALLY needs one. Or a hundred.)
A Moemura plushie (same reason as above)
An Intelligent Device (yeah, me too.)
A 1983 Toyota Sprinter Trueno (No, I haven't watched Initial D, if you're wondering. It was my first car in Gran Turismo 3, and one of my signature cars in racing games ever since)
A job

And... That's it, for now, I guess.

Some sort of magic power,
The complete collection of Fairy Tail manga,
Permission,
Two all-beef patties,
Special Sauce,
Lettuce,
Cheese,
Pickled onions,
A sesame seed bun,
A flame thrower,
Hobbes,
TatraMegami to UPDATE HER FICS, PLEASE,
A new Harry Poter book,
Gold class tickets to Mockingjay,
Elsa to build a snowman with me,
My sanity back,
Friends,
Life.

~Kitty

I would like:

All-you-can-eat tonkatsu curry buffet
Someone to teach me how to use LaTeX and Gnuplot properly
To sleep until 8:00am
A gaming PC
X-COM: Enemy Unknown / Enemy Within
The complete Bioshock series
Valve to stop making hats and get working on Half Life 3 Gaben pls

...and while I'm at it:

A fully functional Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear with unlimited gas refills
A non-sadistic instructor for the above 3DMG
Somewhere to actually use the 3DMG
Tickets for a three-day trip to Equestria
A D.O.R.K.S.
Attend the Raising of the Sun Ceremony

A blue 3DS
Jirachi
The Realms of the Gods (book)
A Doctor Who T-shirt
Drawing lessons
A new iPod case (preferably one of those TARDIS ones)
Red wig, medium-length
DVDs of Star Trek: The Next Generation
And most importantly, courage

Chocolate, and the complete set of Dresden Files, Codex Alera, and Discworld.

And perhaps Permission.

P.S. Happy Birthday (If it isn't today, please re-read this message whenever it is your birthday!

I'm hoping to add Bellatrix's and Voldemort's wands to my collection this year, though my mom hinted that I might get one in my Easter basket. :3

Though I wouldn't say no to a trip with the Doctor.

I haven't played D&D for years, but I still have some of the books from earlier editions (no way am I selling my first edition Deities and Demigods with Cthulhu!). I quit during 3.5, though, so I can't help if you're looking at fourth edition.

Well, as far as I (another longtime lurker) understand), you hang around here a lot, chat, get known, and then you ask for permission, and if it's granted, you make a pair of agents and then go around PPC-ing.

Oh, and if you do D&D stuff, could you help me organize a homebrew parody class that I was thinking of? I have a thread for it here, but I still haven't gotten much help.

Welcome aBoard! Don't worry about real life getting in the way of stuff- we all have things to deal with. We know what it's like. ;)

Have an oinking manatee!

Yay! I'm no longer the only one here that's witnessed the awesomeness that is Devil Survivor! I'll be damned if it isn't friggin' hard, but yay! More people I can geek outabout the story with! Also, more Tales peeps!

*clears throat*

Sorry.

Anyway, welcome to the PPC! We love newbies here, so take your shoes off, leave your sanity at the door, and come on in!

As a welcome gift, have some music by Gerard Grisey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqzukP_BtW8

Hi, have some fudge!

Good luck with finals, I remember how those can be.

I'm a fan of persona and SMT as well!

wish you luck!

Hello and welcome!

I give to you now a lined Infinite Notebook, complete with urple covers and wilver binding. Don't look at it straight on!

Greetings and welcome to the Board!

-Aila

It's OK if you don't have a lot of time. We all have lives, you know. Kudos for working to improve the Pit (however indirectly), by the way.

Do you see the four little links on the top of the homepage? Read those, especially the FAQs and Original Series. In the meantime, your newbie gifts are a dark blue cape and a replica of Cress' sword. (This is one of our traditions; everyone who comments on someone's introduction post offers a virtual gift.)

I will bring jellybeans and a plush bunny named Igloo. (Or a Fluffy Mint Bunny if I can get my hands on one.) Are agents-to-be invited? I don't have permission yet, but I have a character all thought out, so...

Kitty ran quickly back onto the Board, yelling frantically.
"Wait! Wait! Okay...wait. Thank you."
She paused to catch her breath. "Okay. Great. Here's the additional message. I need someone to chronicle what happens at the Ball. You know, like the snow fight was written down a while ago? Yeah. One person will do."
She ran to the poster, and pasted a strip of paper over the bottom of it saying just that.
"Since it's mostly RP-based, this should be easier than usual. Just, the first one to volunteer, okay? Thanks.
"Also, you might want to think about dancing partners or dates for the ball. I promise I might not tease you relentlessly about it."
She ran directly off the Board, then ran right back.
"But really, people, get that carpenter in. The Fourth Wall is cracking to pieces."
And with that, she exited to prepare for the Ball.

Just need to get back to the 21st century first... maybe I should use the lightspeed-breakaway factor?

The Emperor Protects!

I think the urple-ness of the poster burned itself into my eyeballs. All I can see are the words 'A spork of your choice.'

And the llamas. *Shudders* Why are llamas going to appear? Whyyyy?

Anyone raised in Azkaban would go completely mad.

May God help the agents assigned to that...thing. (hides in a corner with Bleepolate)

Oh, I found a Zelda self-insert thing in the Pit. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10195249/2/By-the-Edge-of-My-Sword-a-Tweenager-s-Fanfic Summary: Mary Su-I mean Rebecca, who's Independent and Strong-Willed and Not Like Other Girls, has been in an orphanage all her life, but she's about to be whisked away on an adventure by a familiar pointy-hatted Hero... Transcribed from an old Flower-Covered Journal is a fanfic that I am not at ALL proud of. Please read the Foreword. Updated every Monday and Thursday.

...I suspect a retroactive parody.

WARNING: the following fic is NSFW and NC-17!
http://www.hpfanficarchive.com/stories/viewstory.php?sid=1041
Name: Inheritance
Summary: The events of the graveyard result in interesting ramifications as Lord Voldemort is not the only one who returns to a body. Harry/Multi.

Featuring at least one Possession!Sue/Stu, fairly standard HP bashing against Dumbledore, Weasley's and Snape, alongside additional bashing of just about everything to do with Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic in general. Oh and Harry and Lily are part Kryptonian.

A suitably hillaribad Suefic involving either dragons or the Phantom of the Opera. Both would be amazing, but I won't hold my breath. {= ) I'm keeping my own eyes open, of course, but there's only so much mediocre fic I can stand to scan at a time, so I figured I'd put the word out in the hope of getting Agents Derik and Gall a new mission sooner.

Dragon-having fandoms I'm especially interested in include the following:

* Dragonriders of Pern
* How to Train Your Dragon
* Temeraire/His Majesty's Dragon series
* Lord of the Rings
* Discworld
* Harry Potter
* Beowulf (the epic poem or the 2007 movie)
* Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel (there was at least one dragon in the finale of Angel, so I'm counting it)

Others I might consider missioning in, if I can make it work:

* Dragonheart
* Generic D&D or Dragonlance
* Spyro the Dragon (first game only; I haven't played the others)
* Skyrim (yep, I'm playing Skyrim these days. Breton, mostly fighter + alchemy if anyone wants to know.)
* Chronicles of Narnia
* MLP:FIM (because turning your human agents into ponies is always good for a laugh)

Dragons appearing in continua where they don't belong are good, too. My user page has a list of my top fandoms.

So, if you happen to see anything that looks mission-worthy that involves a Sue, dragons, and/or the Phantom of the Opera, please let me know! Oh, and songfic, I'd take a missionable songfic, too. Thanks!

~Neshomeh

I haven't even read the fic and I see that it was probably written by a 12 year old.

it's just so utterly stupid