Lullaby
Hush now baby don't you cry
Rest your wings my butterfly
Peace will come to you in time
And I will sing this lullaby
Know though I must leave my child
That I would stay here by your side
And if you wake before I'm gone
Remember this sweet lullaby
And oh, through darkness, don't you ever stop believing
With love alone, with love you will find your way
My love
The world has turned the day to dark
I leave this night with heavy heart
When I return to dry your eyes
I will sing this lullaby
Yes I will sing this lullaby

Josh Groban-Awake Album
My first thought is that of an area "go to sleep" effect for everyone around Doug. However, I wouldn't recommend playing this in the Potter step with Harry around. Especially on Hallows Eve. It just might bring back the ghost of Lilly Potter back.

Weeping
I knew a man who lived in fear.
It was huge, it was angry, it was drawing near.
Behind his house, a secret place
Was the shadow of the demon he could never face.
He built a wall of steel and flame
And men with guns, to keep it tame.
Then, standing back, he made it plain
That the nightmare would never ever rise again.
But the fear and the fire and the guns remained.
It doesn't matter now.
It's over anyhow.
He tells the world that it's sleeping.
But as the night came 'round
I heard it's lonely sound.
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping.
And then one day the neighbors came.
They were curious to know about the smoke and flame.
They stood around outside the wall,
But of course there was nothing to be heard at all.
"My friends," he said, "we've reached our goal.
The threat is under firm control.
As long as peace and order reign
I'll be damned if I can see a reason to explain,
Why the fear and the fire and the guns remain."
It doesn't matter now.
It's over anyhow.
He tells the world that it's sleeping.
But as the night came 'round
I heard it's lonely sound.
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping.

In normal use, I'd say demon containment/imprisonment, though the effects would only last as long as the song. In the Potter step, it might just detail every shenanigan the Fudge ministry had ever done.
The last one I don't have an idea on it.
In Her Eyes
She stares through my shadow
She sees something more
Believes there's a light in me
She is sure
And her truth makes me stronger
Does she realize
I awake every morning
With her strength by my side
I am not a hero
I am not an angel
I am just a man
A man who's trying to love her
Unlike any other
In her eyes, I am
This world keeps on spinning
Only she stills my heart
She's my inspiration
She's my northern star
I don't count my possessions
But all I call mine
I will give her completely
'Til the end of all time
I am not a hero
I am not an angel
I am just a man
A man who's trying to love her
Unlike any other
In her eyes, I am
In her eyes I see the sky
And all I'll ever need
In her eyes time passes by
And she is with me
I am not a hero
I am not an angel
I am just a man
A man who's trying to love her
Unlike any other
In her eyes, I am
In her eyes, I am

When I first heard this I thought it could be used in a Sailor Moon step- Mamoru and Usagi's relationship. But I think it could be used better in the OMB step. The song describes K1's relationship with Belldandy from his POV to a tee. What's interesting is that the refrain is sung with a staccato beat. If you change "angel" to "Angel", it might sound snarky.
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

Last week's Inquirer "top whatever" list was The INQUIRER Top 12 Songs About Technology. Now, with a topic like that, there's bound to be something that might give Doug a power, right?
Well, maybe. Discounting the purposeful mondegreen, the songs with dangerous or nonsensical lyrics, and the Neil Young song, the list gets much shorter. Here's what I came up with for powers from the two that were left:
Are Friends Electric?, Gary Numan (lyrics) - disables any self-aware robot in the area of effect. (One that Noah would not have let Doug play while he was visiting Stellvia, even if it wasn't a power song...)
Digital Man, Rush (lyrics) - gives him a robot-like body with every sensor he can imagine and a force field, but also makes him even more impulsive than normal and easier to track.

-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

It takes a very special kind of stupid to come up with something like this:
www.plotpatents.com
What. The. Fuck?
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm

The original essay was posted in the New York Times, thus making Canadian politics relevent!
To those who don't follow Canadian politics, the guy who wrote this essay, Michael Ignatieff (Ig-naughty-eff - "you" on the end is optional) was almost the leader of the Liberal Party, which made him almost the undeclared King Of Canada. Believe it or not, he was like a rock star for a couple months there. Mostly because we all wanted Pierre Trudeau back and if you looked at Ignatieff and squinted when he was saying something condescending, it almost seemed like... well... never mind.
I didn't support him during his race for the Liberal leadership, mostly because I didn't like several of his political positions and was dubious how well an academic that spent most of his life outside Canada would fare hopping into federal politics almost instantly upon returning. Thus making me almost as smart as a bus driver! I feel so proud.

I was exchanging e-mail with my sister about Deathly Hallows a couple of weeks ago, and admitted that rather than wait to read it, I'd gone to Wikipedia to look up spoilers. She'd asked how much I knew. Although fairly sure she'd finished the book, I gave a very sketchy, nine-word summary -- and then, unable to resist the Dark Side, added:

Quote:

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Maybe I'm sentimental, but the revelation that Voldemort was cloned from Elvis by space aliens not only explained a lot I hadn't understood, but it made me want to hug him and tell him it'd be all right.

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And it's not about to improve much.
Due to financial reasons, I've cut most of my unessential monthly fees and City of Heroes is included in that. I don't know how long it'll last, but it'll probably be a while.

Evangelion made the cover of the Rolling Stone!
Well, at least it did in Japan... but that still counts, right?
(For her, that is a smile.)

-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

science.slashdot.org/scie...9250.shtmlWire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979

The last Time Lord in existence sat alone in his Tardis. The Cloister Bell rang.
--Sam
"I should like a hat like that."

And in the Lv 43 tradition, here is Morgan's story:
Morgan looked awkwardly at the little velvet box in his hand and took a deep breath. Morgan. We are going to be late. It is your party; we need to be on time. Carmen called from the front hall.
Be right there! He set the box on the night table and walked out of the room.
Pocket D was hopping, but then, when wasnt it? The old guard of The Legendary had shown up for this shin-dig. Min, Wide, Evangelia, Shizuru, Jackie, Superball, Syndesis; a few members of IST were around, hed seen them; his siblings had also shown up, that was nice of them. They had commandeered the bar on the lower level. The bartender was setting up the 43 shooters right now. Carmen has said that in his honour, it would be scotch. How lovely.
Morgan. Carmen handed him the first glass. With a hesitant toast to his friends he downed it.
He didnt remember the first ten; or the last ten. He did remember the middle ten. It had taken a lot of effort to bolt them back. That left ten unaccounted for. Not good. His regeneration abilities had been compromised by his lack of concentration. He had the concentration of a goldfish right now. Carmen had to keep handing him glasses of whatever.
Whazit?
Scotch Morgan. Drink it down. He drank and she took the glass from him. Cheers came from a group of people nearby. He turned, waved and gave them an idiotic grin before Carmen brought his attention back to the glass in his hand.
37.
He nodded and drank it down. She had to catch the glass from him because when the cheers went up he turned to face his friends and wave, that same idiotic grin on his face.
Morgan, pay attention. This is number 38. She put a glass in his hand when he turned back to her.
I love you Carmen. he said to his glass. He let out a smirk and put a finger to his lips and went Shhhh. Dont tell her. Sa secret. He drank quickly and handed the glass back to Carmen.
39. He took it and held it for a while, his face devoid of any type of animation.
Carmen! Whazit?
Scotch Morgan. Drink up. He drank and cheers erupted behind him. He turned and waved. He went to move to join his friends but Carmens hand on his arm made him stay seated. Not yet Morgan. Here, drink this, its number 40.
Snot 40 Carmen. Scotch. He drank and tried to place the glass back in her hand. But her hand kept moving; finally he just dropped it on the counter. It reappeared in his hand, full. He stared at it a moment.
41. His eyes were crossing. He blinked, glared at the glass and downed it. The cheers were muffled.
42. Someone was talking to him through a long tube. Drink up Morgan. He opened his mouth drank whatever was poured into it. His eyes closed. He didnt feel his head hit the bar. Morgan? Carmen looked up at the crowd. Hes asleep. Minuet stepped forward and took a quick look at him.
Hell live. Let him sleep it off. Oren, would you mind? Wide gently picked up Morgan and they left the party. Carmen looked at the last glass of scotch in her hand. She raised it in a toast to Morgan and his friends, they cheered, and she downed the drink herself.
Carmen saw the box on her night table and opened it curiously. Morgan was in no shape to answer questions regarding it, but it was fairly obvious what it was. She closed the box and put it back down, some things needed to be done in a certain way. This was one of them. She lay down next to him and watched him sleep. She leaned towards him for a kiss. He met her half way.
Two months later
Carmen stood in front of Evangelia, and handed her a Request for Leave of Absence form. The matching ring set on Carmens left hand winked at Eva for a moment. You dont have to submit a Leave of Absence form if youre just going on vacation Bella, you know that.
It will be a bit more than a vacation. And I want the maternity benefits to kick in. You need to submit the form for that.
Maternity?
Evas squeal of delight could be heard through most of the base. Morgan, waiting at the entrance, smiled in pain and rubbed his temples, feeling very sure that the hangover from two months ago still hadnt gone away.