"Sometimes it's better to rebuild from nothing but the cloths on your back."
This is still sort of rough and unfinished, but figured I'd share to show that I do actually write things.

Quote:-snip- see newest post for redux.

Something has changed within me

Something is not the same

I'm through with playing by the rules

Of someone else's game

Too late for second-guessing

Too late to go back to sleep

It's time to trust my instincts

Close my eyes and leap!

It's time to try

Defying gravity

I think I'll try

Defying gravity

Kiss me goodbye

I'm defying gravity

And you won't bring me down

I'm through accepting limits

'Cause someone says they're so

Some things I cannot change

But till I try, I'll never know!

Too long I've been afraid of

Losing love I guess I've lost

Well, if that's love

It comes at much too high a cost!

I'd sooner buy

Defying gravity

Kiss me goodbye

I'm defying gravity

I think I'll try

Defying gravity

And you won't bring me down

Unlimited (Unlimited)

My future is unlimited (unlimited)

And I've just had a vision

Almost like a prophecy

I know it sounds truly crazy

And true, the vision's hazy

But I swear, someday I'll be...

Flying so high! (Defying gravity)

Kiss me goodbye! (Defying gravity)

So if you care to find me

Look to the western sky!

As someone told me lately:

"Everyone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo

At least I'm flying free

To those who'd ground me

Take a message back from me

It's time to fly

Defying gravity

I'm way up high

Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity
And you won't bring me
You won't bring me
Down!
(Alternate final lyrics from the stage production:
Tell them how I am defying gravity

I'm flying high, defying gravity

And soon I'll match them in renown

And nobody in all of Oz

No Wizard that there is or was

Is ever gonna bring me down!
Bring me down!)
-- Wicked, "Defying Gravity"
(The performer in the video clip above, Kerry Ellis, was the understudy and successor to the original Elphaba, Idina Menzel, in the original London cast of Wicked.)
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Mal had no objections when I showed him this in IRC I'm still going to post it here for consideration.

Quote:{{shipbox
|shipname= Lunar Fox
|shipimage=
|caption=
|registry=
|hull= Custom - Based off the Systems Alliance Cruiser from Mass Effect
|length= Main 40 meters - Full 70 meters
|width= Main 6 meters - Full 32 meters
|height= Main 8 meters - Full 21 meters
|drivetype= x2 Plasma Spike Engines
|driverating= 0.05
|manufacturer= Volunteers, $Daneside Company, $Fen Company
|owner= Dakota
|flag= Kandor City
|port= Kandor City
|purpose= Houseboat, Workshop
|datelaunched= Late 2021
|crew= One to Six
|supcrew=
|faction= Supers
|weapons= 1x Spinal mounted Gauss cannon 10x pop-up 10mm point-defense.
|status='''Active'''
}}

Markings
White with black highlights.
Stylized winged silver fox overlaying the moon.
== Layout ==
Deck Layout
"Gun Deck" - Bow to Stern
Pool, Main Airlocks( with Companionways down), Loader(Port)-Ammo(starboard), Armory(port)-Workshop(starboard), Cargo, Air Hanger
Main Deck - Bow to Stern
Storage, Companionways to upper deck, Guest/crew quarters, Living Area (Mess-Lounge-Game room-First Aid), Bridge, Captain's Quarters, Ground Hanger
Overall internal styling, seamless blend of Ultra-modern Trekkie, Polished brass and wood. In a 'soft' utilitarian design.
The Pool Room has retractable shutters for the windows on the ceiling and walls. With a retractable cover for the pool itself. The pool itself is a odd design as the shallow 'end' is actually a round hump in the middle where the run for the gauss rifle passes through. Pool also doubles as a emergency heat sink for the ship.
The Bridge. A large wood and brass ship's wheel dominates the rear of the room with a holo ploting table forward of it.
== Auxillary Vehicles ==
Modified Federation Type-6 Shuttlecraft"Touch screens?, I had proper flight controls installed."
M12 LRV Warthog
== History ==
The Lunar Fox was a project started early 2018 by Dakota 'dane side. While it started quiet others where quickly pulled into it as he called in favors to help on different engineering challenges.
== Class Quirks ==
Swoosh! - The Lunar Fox's doors was designed with help from some Trekkie friends of his.
Always on Holiday - Oddly the ship doesn't seem to like being crewed by people in uniform.
Arrr! - Helm only responds if the pilot is wearing a pirate bandana.
== Trivia ==
Fenspace's Best-armed Houseboat.
==Notes==

{{Space Craft}}

This is indeed a Harry Potter fanfic.  It is, in no particular order:

A continuation, peggy sue, crossover, mega-crossover, fusion, alternate universe, original flavor, darkfic, crackfic.  Perhaps the only thing it won't be is a lemon.  Hmm, maybe . . . no.  No.

Oh, by the way, there may be spoilers.  Untagged spoilers at that.  Given the title, you may be able to guess one particular spoiler.

-Murmur

For some reason, I've had two posts get their formatting messed up.  Both times, there is a big empty space at the start of the message, and in the second one the first two lines got centered.  Anyone have any idea what is going on?
Post one
Post two
Edit:
Make this post number three.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

I was coming out of the building into the parking lot when I saw a crowd of parents and their kids streaming into the adjacent building. I went over to a guard I knew.
"What's the event?
"The circus is in town."
"The state Republicans are holding a convention?"
*drum roll*
__________________
Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

D-Shape - the 3D printer that makes buildings.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

I forgot to take a USB memory drive out of my pocket before washing that pair of jeans... Is it safe to plug the device in (once it finishes drying), or should I just hit it with a hammer now?

(Luckily, most of what was on it was backed up.)
--
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

...this one might suit:

She lacked nothing that is to be found in a carefully detailed fashion-plate – in fact, she might be said to have something more than the average fashion-plate female possesses; in place of a vacant, expressionless stare she had character in her face.  It must be admitted that it was bad character, cold, hostile, inquisitorial, with a sinister lowering of one eyebrow and a merciless hardness about the corners of the mouth.  One might have imagined histories about her by the hour, histories in which unworthy ambition, the desire for money, and an entire absence of all decent feeling would play a conspicuous part.

- Saki, Morlvera

 Starting this evening at 4PM PST a double xp event will be activated until 10AM PST Monday. Over the weekend when I'm on and there are interested parties I'll give a hand running missions, adventure packs or Alerts.
That is all!..for now..maybe?
Terr