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| Song of the Day, 24 February 2022 |
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Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 02-24-2022, 08:43 PM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk S: Heart of Steel
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Well my friends, it's been a long, long time
But we're still kickin' and we're in our prime.
Out of the glare of the limelight,
Walking the path of the wise.
We got the flair for a new fight,
Flyin' the frantic skies.
Oh!
Sendin' out a call!
Oh!
Watching over all,
Yeah, we're gonna...
Get get the gang back together!
It's getting closer.
Get get the gang back together!
Keep watching over.
So grab the guys and gather up the girls.
Join the threads to weave a better world.
Bringin' the fire and the right stuff,
Raining it down from above.
Cavalry's here and we play rough.
Losing is never enough.
Oh!
Sendin' out a call!
Oh!
Watching over all,
Yeah, we're gonna...
Get get the gang back together!
It's getting closer.
Get get the gang back together!
Keep watching over.
Are you with me my friends?
Let's see the world for what it could be
Oh!
Sendin' out a call!
Oh!
Watching over all,
Yeah, we're gonna...
Get get the gang back together!
It's getting closer.
Get get the gang back together!
Keep watching over.
Oh, it's been a long, long time...
It's been a long, long time.
-- Miracle of Sound, "Get the Gang Back"
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| [IC][Story][Arc 1] Arrivals |
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Posted by: robkelk - 02-13-2022, 03:59 PM - Forum: The Attic
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OOC: Here's a place to put "arrival" stories that don't have anywhere else to go. Starting off with one we've already seen in the planning threads, then going on to previously-unseen scenes.
Yggdrasil
September 18, 2016, Asgard Time
Urd looked over Belldandy's shoulder and gasped. "Bel, are you trying to make our jobs harder?" Then she reached over Belldandy's shoulder and re-specified some insertion points so that Drosselmeyer and Fakir weren't dropped into the universe in the same place. "We really don't need two reality warpers acting against each other as soon as they show up, not with the entire continuity in the state it's in. Take a break; I'll finish up here."
"But..."
"Go! Even Safety wouldn't have made that basic an error. Something's distracting you. You're of no use to anybody else right now."
She went. Grudgingly - there was still so much work that needed to be done - but quietly. Watching her leave, Urd carefully did not add that she was certain what was bothering her sister; it wasn't her place to make that particular comment.
Belldandy eventually found herself at the gate to The Almighty's private garden... which opened of its own accord. "Come in, child."
When you're invited in by The Almighty, you don't refuse. Of course she couldn't see Him; she never could. But she felt comfort in His presence.
"What is troubling you, child?"
"You would know that better than I do."
"I would. I also know that you have a Need to tell someone. It would be best if that someone was not Hild or Marller."
Belldandy stopped to smell the roses, then replied, "I miss my husband."
"As you should. Morisato Keiichi is a remarkable mortal, worthy of your love. And both he and his sister would be a good influence on both the people you have been sending to San Antonio and the person who has met or will meet them upon their arrivals. You have My permission to bring to San Antonio your husband, his sister, his employer, and the person who directly followed him as the chair of his school's Motor Club."
Belldandy wondered at that list. It was obvious that Keiichi was being allowed to join her for her own sake, and Megumi was included for Keiichi's sake, but why were Chihiro and Sora on the list?
"Their presence will become necessary. Their effect will be subtle, but necessary for the well-being of others."
She idly wondered why she even bothered saying anything while she was in this garden.
"You need to experience what it is like to speak in the presence of One who is more powerful than you, so that you can empathize with the mortals who you encounter while granting their wishes."
Belldandy realized that she still had much to learn about being a Goddess First Class, if she needed to be told such a simple thing as that. "Thank you."
"Go, child, and do what you must."
She bowed and returned to her duty station at Yggdrasil, stopping only to prepare to visit Earth once she had carried out her instructions.
San Antonio, Texas, USA
September 18, 2016
11:07 am Central Time
Keiichi stepped out of Whirlwind's small office for a breath of fresh air, only to discover himself some place he didn't recognize. He quickly turned around, only to discover he was in an empty lot... and his sister was standing where he expected to see the door he had just stepped through. She was standing beside two motorcycles: his BMW, with the sidecar, was parked beside her KSR.
"What's going on?" they asked at the same time.
"That's a good question," he heard Chihiro ask from behind him.
Turning to look at his boss, who was standing where he was certain nobody had been standing a few seconds ago, Keiichi saw that Hasegawa-san was standing beside her. "Morisato-sempai! Where are we?"
"I don't know..." he started, then trailed off as the mirror that he'd mounted on his sidecar back when he was dating began to glow. "But I think we're about to find out."
Sure enough, Belldandy emerged from the mirror and hovered just above the ground (making Keiichi look shorter that he actually was). "I'm sorry that I couldn't warn you, but I didn't have very much time."
Sora Hasegawa was less able to take odd occurrences in stride than the others were. "Belldandy-sempai... How are you... What's... Who are you?"
She stepped down from the air to the ground, then smiled at Sora. "We've told you that in the past, Sora-san. I'm a goddess."
"I thought that was a metaphor... You're really..." As she saw Keiichi nod in reply, Sora asked Belldandy, "Should I bow?"
"Only if you want to," Belldandy replied. "I would prefer to have you as a friend, though, not as a worshipper." She looked at Chihiro and Megumi, and added, "That is also how I would prefer to think of both of you, as well."
Megumi looked at Belldandy, then looked sideways at her brother. "This is just crazy enough to be true. Kei, how long have you known?"
"Since I met her. And I'm sorry that I tried to keep the truth from you."
"You'd better be sorry!" After a quick beat, Megumi added, "And you'd better tell me the truth: Was I dreaming a couple of years ago, or was I really turned into a car?"
"That wasn't a dream, Megumi-san," Belldandy replied.
Chihiro looked surprised. "Turned into a car?"
Before anyone else could answer, Keiichi said, "That story can wait. Bel, where are we?"
"You're in another world. There was ... an incident. This is San Antonio, in Texas. Here's a map." She pulled a sheet of paper from a pocket that wasn't there a moment ago and wasn't there after the sheet was in her hand. Pointing to the end of a line drawn on the map, she continued, "We're here right now. There's a residential complex called Westwoods here -" she pointed at the other end of the line "- and the people there will be able to help you adjust to your time here. I'm sorry that I can't stay - I have to get back to work."
And she dove into the mirror and disappeared.
Nobody said anything for a moment. Finally, Chihiro said, "Okay, that happened. What do we do now?"
For the first time since they had arrived in San Antonio, Keiichi knew the answer to one of his companions' questions. "We go to Westwoods and ask for their help. Who's riding double with Megumi and who's riding in my sidecar?"
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| SG Plotbunny |
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Posted by: Dragonflight - 02-11-2022, 10:42 PM - Forum: The Legendary
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Something that cropped up while in chat with Terrence earlier this evening. What if a university field trip to the phalanx gets a little lost. A group of students find the door to the "Impounded Supervillain Armor Storage Locker" ajar and sneak in. They try on random bits of armor, in an attempt to find what looks "cool." As they are parading around in a nearby room striking poses, a very harried official mistakes them for a new batch of hero recruits, and runs them through the registration process.
When the dust settles, they're out front of City Hall with their purloined gear and a hero registration in their hands.
The challenge: Build an SG whose members have powers and abilities that don't mesh, look like they were thrown together haphazardly, with no regard for min/max performance, or even reason. Ancillary powers that clearly don't make sense. Plus a look that just screams "randomizer button mash." This group forms an SG dedicated to surviving their horribly bad luck while they try to sort the mess out. And maybe along the way, save the world.
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| Electricity vs Magic? |
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Posted by: robkelk - 02-03-2022, 03:59 PM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk VIII: Harry Potter and the Man from Otherearth
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StackExchange: How can electricity not work at Hogwarts?
The question was asked because nerves and brains use electricity.
The best answers look at the source material and point out that it isn't electricity that doesn't work, it's mundane applications of electricity that "all go haywire around Hogwarts, there’s too much magic in the air" (Hermione, in Goblet of Fire).
So... I assume (and seem to recall a statement from Bob) that Doug's helmet is protected against EM interference. That should provide protection against magical-field interference, too.
Or am I way off-base here?
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