And did those feet, in ancient time,
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the Holy Lamb of God
In England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon these crowded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark satanic mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.
-- Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Jerusalem
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

I just discovered that I share something in common with many of the main characters in Evangelion.
My last name graced one of the ships from World War II.
She wasn't anything fancy, just a transport, but she's still in service, albeit in civilian form.
Just nice to know that I didn't need to kludge together the Arizona bit for IWATDP...
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

Just to let folks know... in the game of volleyplot that Chris and I play, the ball is currently in my court and I'm bobbling it. As you might guess from the progress note at the top of the main page, we're very far along in the chapter. We just have three or four scenes that need writing. The problem is that I'm in the middle of a particularly recalcitrant one -- I'm on my, um, fourth I think try at it. So for the moment, the chapter is stalled.
Of course, this gives Chris a nice big window to work on Odinborn, so it's not all bad...

-- Bob
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It's spelt "Frodo Baggins" but it's pronounced "Throat-wobbler Mangrove."

I used to walk through this world
Cautious and oh so serious
Till the life I was living
Was merely a near death experience
But I changed my story
When I finally saw
Where I was wasn't where it was at
And now I'm alive, I let Destiny drive
And I'm stretching out in the back
If I lose my job - I'll sleep till noon
If the news is bad - I'll watch cartoons
And if my house burns down
I'll have lots more room
And a much better view of the moon
In the vastness of space
The ever expanding universe
We are all puny specks of galactic dust
Here on Mother Earth
Now I ain't no preacher
Don't know if I'll reach you
But here is some humble advice
Use your uncommon sense and you surely will live
An uncommonly sensible life
If I lose my job - I'll sleep till noon
If the news is bad - I'll watch cartoons
And if my house burns down
I'll have lots more room
And a much better view of the moon
Now I ain't no preacher
Don't know if I'll reach you
But here is some humble advice
Use your uncommon sense and you surely will live
An uncommonly sensible life
If I lose my job - I'll sleep till noon
If the news is bad - I'll watch cartoons
And if my house burns down
I'll have lots more room
And a much better view of the moon
-- Modern Man, A Much Better View Of The Moon
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

watersoul.sytes.net/GMT/
Hmmm...I wonder if K-1 is familiar with El-Hazard?
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

I'm not sure what step it could be appropriate for, but every time I listen to this, it screams Doug and his bike.

The first song is one that sticks in my head when reading DW2. It is the scene where Doug is on the roof of his apartment building and he calls up the simulcrum of his wife.
"Missing You" by Jem off the Finally Woken album
I wish this could be
a happy song
But my happiness disappeared
the moment you were gone
Don't think I ever believed that
this day would come
Now all I'm feeling
is lost and numb
And ohhh I know I promised
Mmmm that I would try
But I, yes I, miss you
and it's killing inside
I'll always be thankful
for the time we had
We were blessed
I should celebrate
but I feel too sad
All the wonderful memories
just make me fall apart
And it feels like somebody's
stabbed me in my heart
And ohhh I know I promised
Mmmm that I wouldn't cry
But I, yes I, miss you
and it's killing inside
Ooh well I, yes I, miss you
want you by my side
Walking, holding hands
Talking, making plans
Touching my heart my soul
I wish this could be
a happy song
But my happiness disappeared
the moment you were gone
Tell me it's not happening
Say it's not as it seems
Tell me that I'm gonna wake up
It's just a bad dream
Please tell me that it's fiction
Tell me it's just a lie
Whatever you choose to tell me
Please say he didn't die
And I, yes I, miss you
and it's killing inside
Ooh well I, yes I, miss you
want you by my side
Ooh well I, miss you
want you by my side
Back here by my side
Here by my side

This second song is also by Jem. I see it as a possible Mind Control song for Doug. I would hazzard that it would only work on the opposite sex. There could be some... interesting side effects for Doug depending on how his subconscious mind hears the lyrics.
Come on closer
I wanna show you
What I'd like to do
You sit back now
Just relax now
I'll take care of you
Hot temptations
Sweet sensations
Infiltrating through
Sweet sensations
Hot temptations
Coming over you
Gonna take it slow babe
Do it my way
Keep your eyes on me
Your reaction
To my action
Is what I want to see
Rhythmic motion
Raw emotion
Infiltrating through
Sweet sensations
Hot temptations
Coming over you
And now you're satisfied
A twinkle in your eye
Go to sleep for ten
And anticipating
I will be waiting
For you to wake again
Hot temptations
Sweet sensations
Infiltrating through
Sweet sensations
Hot temptations
Coming over you
[When you wake up we'll
do it all again]
[When you wake up]
[When you wake up we'll
do it all again]
[When you wake up]
Hour after hour
of sweet pleasure
After this I guarantee
you'll never wanna leave
Shut your eyes and think about
what I'm about to do
Sit back relax I'll take my time
this lovin's all for you

Shawn Earl

Having seen Marller fight in several episodes of AMG! TV, I'm curiously anticipating the fight between her and the Loon. She seems to go for the brute force approach.
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

When I was a girl I was idealistic,
Going on the marches, carrying the signs,
Social injustice made me go ballistic,
I cheered for the people on the picket lines.
Well the years went by and I got a little weary,
All tied up in the needs of the child,
I don't read the papers and I have no theory,
But there's one thing that drives me wild:
(I'm talking 'bout)
Stickers on fruit, stickers on fruit,
God, I hate those stickers on fruit,
My distress is so acute
When I deal with stickers on fruit,
Sticker on the apple, sticker on the pear,
Why do they put those stickers on there?
If you don't get them off on the very first day
They take the skin away...
I used to get annoyed at the government of Chile,
I used to boycott Nestle's Quick,
I shed a lot of tears when I watched Free Willy
And O.J.'s trial just made me sick.
I sang at lots of benefits, I wrote a lot of songs,
I got agitated by the agit-prop,
Now I know it's hopeless to right those wrongs,
But there's one thing we've got to stop.
(Are you with me?)
Stickers on fruit, stickers on fruit,
God, I hate those stickers on fruit,
My distress is so acute
When I deal with stickers on fruit,
Sticker on the berry, the red and the blue,
And of course they put stickers on the vegetables too,
Well, call me thick and call me lazy,
But dealing with the stickers just makes me crazy!
Stickers on fruit! Stickers on fruit!
God, I hate those stickers on fruit!
Take me away to the institute
Where I won't have to deal with
Stickers on fruit.

Nancy White, Stickers on Fruit (copyright 2002 Nancy White)

(No, I've never seen this song available for download, maybe because the song immediately before it on the CD is an anti-piracy piece called "And I Copied It". You can order the CD "Stickers on Fruit" from www.borealisrecords.com. Bob, I'll get you a copy of the CD; consider it a very late Christmas present.)
What power would Stickers on Fruit give Doug? Simple: While the song's playing, people aren't fanatical about anything except one extremely trivial thing. That's probably not enough to permanently shake off the Servant Factor personality reprogramming, but for for 2 minutes and 34 seconds they've got relatively clear heads; that may be enough to pass along something important. Just don't show anyone a piece of fruit with a sticker on it while the song's playing...

-Rob Kelk
--
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

So, I'm curious about something, Bob.
Would Glory actually qualify as a God to Doug? Or just a Very Powerful Demon? (and, though it's not really relevant...what would he make of Illyria?)
"This hand of mine glows with an awesome power. Its burning grip tells me to defeat you....
Shining FINGER!" -Domon Kashuu, Mobile Fighter G Gundam