On rpg.net, zakueins Wrote:Usagi: "I am your Queen."
Random Crowd Member: "Well, I didn't vote for you."
Usagi: "You don't vote for queens."
Random Crowd Member: "Well, how'd you become queen, then?"
(Angelic music plays...)
Usagi: "The Last Cat of The Moon, her arm clad in perfectly brushed fur, held aloft the Princess Wand from the bosom of the Moon, signifying by divine providence that I, Usagi, was to carry the Princess Wand. That is why I am your Queen."
Naru: "Listen. Strange cats lying in window sills distributing wands and talismans is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical moon-lit ceremony."
Usagi: "Be quiet!"
Naru: "You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some furry cat threw a wand at you!"
Usagi(grabs Naru): "Shut up! Will you shut up?!"
Naru: "Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system!
Usagi(shakes Naru): "Shut up!"
Naru: "Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help, help, I'm being repressed!"

As I mentioned over in the "One year later" thread, nobody really knows what if anything the Fivers do in Fenspace.

They don't have a major point-of-presence (the folks at Babylon .5 insist they aren't the faction headquarters), they don't have a role in the Convention beyond mediating interfactional disputes (which is being taken over by the Space Patrol's Section 3), and they don't have any named characters or ships.

CGI is a bigger part of Fenspace than the Fivers are, and they're nearly a decade younger than the Interstellar Alliance...

So... why are the Fivers one of the "Big Six" factions? Should they be demoted to Minor Faction status? If yes, should the Big Six become the Big Five, or should somebody else (possibly the Supers) be promoted to take their place?
--
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

 Okay, little problem here.
 I just got my computer back from the local repair shop (I spilled something on the keyboard...not fun), and now, when I try typing on the laptop's keyboard, it puts out random number/letter combinations, and the space bar either refuses to work, or sends me to the menu help.( I'm using a portable keyboard to type this out, so...)
 As for Firefox, whenever I scroll down, it starts flipping between regular and full screen views, and i can't find a way to disable it.
 FYI:The computer in question is a Dell XPS17 laptop
 Thanks for the help!
 Brian Yaple
 BYapes@aol.com
Brian Y.
Seed Chronicles

This morning, before the start of work, I came across a link to an Asuka Peggy Sue fic for Evanglion.  I read it at lunch, loved the hell out of it, and now that I'm home I'm looking for the link so I can bookmark it.  But damned if I can't find it now.  Does anyone even know what I'm talking about?  If so, please point me at it.  Thanks.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

To take advantage of Double Xp weekend I'm going to gather a group for Moonfire which is the Weekly Strike target on Saturday.
 As per preference of people I spoke to online we're going to run it in the evening and will be trying for our normal TF time of 7PM Mountain time/9PM Eastern time. If we get more than 8 interested individuals I'll be more than happy to split us up into 2 groups if we have enough, also if you cannot make it Saturday we can probably form another for Sunday. Just speak up in the thread and I'll try to make it happen.
Moonfire Sat 17th 7mnt/9Est
Level 23+
Interested parties thus far: Will Edit the list as folks speak up.
OpMegs
Ankhani
Zilem Kain
Dren
Baseload
Ran-san
Stormgear
DarkSeraph
Edit:Keep up the interest and We'll be able to make 2 teams of 6 easy.

Lots of webstrips...

http://embed.tumblr.com/embed/post//19196576643

The folks behind Darths & Droids have already sent this baka a C&D notice. I've forwarded the URL to the creators of Dresden Codak, Girl Genius, Player vs Player, User Friendly, and xkcd. I can't find creator contact information for Sluggy Freelance.

Somebody else tell the other creators, please - I have a meeting in an hour...
--
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

I just watched "The Adjustment Bureau." And there was something that kept coming to my mind throughout. We see that despite their powers, the "Adjusters" don't seem to be any stronger or tougher physically than a human. Further, we learned from Harry Mitchell (the friendly Adjuster) that their manpower and resources are spread thin. Most importantly though, was where Harry said that the Adjusters live "a lot longer" than humans, meaning that they aren't immortal; and if something can die, then it can be killed.

So, what if David, or someone like him, rather than merely resist the Adjustment Bureau, as seen in the film, but instead make war upon them, and kill Adjusters, looting their hats so as to be able to, at some point, invade their realm with others, and wreck the "offices," breaking and burning the stacks and files? Or show the Bureau why violating Evil Overlord Rule #1 is a bad idea? If one were to make a large enough dent (and from what we saw, one would have a reasonable shot at doing so), one could make them too few in number and resources to maintain "The Plan," freeing humanity from their grasp, or at least forcing "The Chairman" to reveal itself.

[In case you can't tell, I think "Rage Against the Heavens" is a seriously underused trope. For example, my favorite fantasy work is "His Dark Materials", and with regards to Bleach, I'm far more sympathetic to Sosuke Aizen than to Soul Society.]

--The Twisted One

"I've got a fever, and the only cure is more dead angels." --Bayonetta
"If you
wish to converse with me, define your
terms."

--Voltaire

I understand that no one would really want to start writing Fenspace stories about it right after it happened... But as of Sunday, March 11th, 2012 it has been one year since an earthquake over 9.0 on the Richter scale and the subsequent 130 foot tsunami devastated the north-eastern coastal areas of Honshu, Japan.
I already know that Benjamin would have been on the scene as soon as the Bullet Boy Express could have gotten him there, pulling people from their cars and out of the water, running supplies to wherever they were needed (I can imagine the USN gratefully accepting his help as there were quite a few places the BBE could get in and out of that a helicopter couldn't hope to), and even volunteering to assist at teh site of the Fukushima reactors (a duty-rated skin-suit is ideally suited, being puncture resistant and hardened against radiation, and just about every Fen has one).
A little something that might help get you motivated to writing:
http://embed.break.com/MjMwNTM0OA==/ai/ ... 1616935985[/img]
Japan One Year Later - Watch More Funny Videos

http://behindthesofa.mysh...protection-racket-update
That is a supremely large fanbase to be tangling with there.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor

I assume that, like ZK and myself, the rest of you were mapserved off of Virtue and are experiencing Server Phail at this time?