I know a spoken voiceover probably isn't enough to qualify a piece of music as a "song". But if it were, what, if anything, would the ReBoot theme do?
Spoken bits (seasons 1 and 2), said by Bob:

Quote:I come from the Net,
Through Systems, peoples, and cities,
To this place: Mainframe.
My Format: Guardian.
To Mend and Defend.
To defend my newfound friends,
Their hopes, and dreams.
To defend them from
Their enemies.
…
They say the User live outside the Net, and inputs Games for pleasure. No one knows for sure, but I intend to find out.
ReBoot!

It's something that's been rattling around in my brain for a while, and it occured to me to try applying it to the Roughriders.
The idea is this: space-flight capable wet navy assets.  Really, not a new idea.  Fenspace even has one such example in the USS Stingray.  However, it's the scale that makes it quite notable.  That is, one that probably rivals the SDF-1 in sheer tonnage.
First of all, note that this is to be the sole representative of the Roughrider's Wet Navy forces.  As such, firepower available should be roughly equal to that of one or two strike groups and a battalion of marines.  Second, the timeframe for this monster is going to be sometime in the 2020's - by then relations with the major 'Dane-side governments should be good enough to allow a peacekeeping force such as this in international waters and at the beck and call of the UN.
Would there be viable oceans on Mars and Venus at this time?  Or are we still waiting on that?
Other venues could be Alpha-Centauri, moons of New Texas, and pretty much anywhere else you could use and float a wet navy force.
The general layout was inspired by the ill-fated 'super-carrier' from Genocyber - a massive trimaran hulled ship.  (Unfortunately, I'm unable to find an image at this time.)  The forward-center hull is dedicated as a platform for offensive weaponry.  Primarily, two turrets inspired by WWII era battleships, both packing three heavy-calibur rail guns each.  This is primarily a land-attack weapon capable of striking with surgical precision over long range using guided hypersonic projectiles.  Other weapon systems include two 'full-sized' VLS launchers (balistic missile defense, anti-ship, anti-air), four conventional major-calibur gun mounts (mid-range self-defense), and several close-in weapon systems (anti-missile, anti-air).
One further nasty little surprise is the twelve full-size torpedo tubes.  Located below the waterline, they are arranged in a 'broadside' configuration.  Submarine skippers that think they can attack without impunity have another thing coming.
The after hulls are... unique.  Each hull has a flight-deck running it's length.  Either one can be used for rotary-winged or fixed wing craft for redundancy sake.  (I swear to God, with carriers these days it's take one little missile to the flight deck and it's game over...)  Straddling the two hulls is a superstructure that carries the phased array radar system among other fun toys.
Another surprise lies beneath the superstructure - a pair of Tuatha de Dannen-class submarines.  Primarily they are built with amphibious landings in mind, however they can readily repel an attacking submarine.  Or at least scare the holy crud out of them. 
Propulsion is handled through the judicious use of magneto-hydrodynamic drives for seafaring, and ion-drives for spacefaring.  Powerplant is four Roughriders 'candle-stick' reactors (two in each of the aft hulls) providing a classified amount of horsepower.
Speed is about what you might expect - fast for something her size, but still slow relative to smaller ships.  At least, until you kill the 'Full Military Power' governer on this thing and then you'll want to make damn sure your clear of that thing.  Don't expect that to happen very often, though, as it puts a serious strain on the powerplant and drives.  If that ever happens, expect a visit to the shipyards to be soon in coming.

I'm not any good at all at actually writing stories, but I can still describe the scenario and hope it inspires somebody with actual talent and skill.
Sailor Venus is alone, outnumbered, and outgunned. She acquits herself well, but is eventually overwhelmed. She is on her hands and knees, struggling to rise. The leader of her opponents is about to deal the death blow with his sword, but his blade is blocked by the blade of a naginata – a blade which appears to be made of ice. Pan up along the naginata's length to reveal that its wielder is Sailor Mercury, and she is not amused. Doug and the other Senshi are quickly dispatching the few remaining mooks, and Sailor Venus recovers to lead the ass-kicking of the poor fool who failed to realize that if you mess with one Senshi, sooner or later you'll have to deal with them all, all at once.
I can see by the look that you have in your eyes
You came here for metal, to fight and to die
Defenders of Steel, now we are home!

I don't know if it's canon or fanon, but "metal" is supposedly part of the bailiwick of Sailor Venus. Similarly, many fan works grant signature weapons to Senshi other than Venus and the Outers; Sailor Mercury's is usually either a pair of tessen (war fans), or a staff which Mercury can turn into a wide variety of bladed polearms.
I know Bob's declared "Call to Arms" to be a power song, but it would make a perfect theme for an "everybody rescues Venus" scenario, wouldn't it?

This has been hanging around on my HD for a while because I wanted to re-write the end (It's all Fnord's fault for revealing the particulars of THAT relationship), but I've finally given up and am putting this out as originally written.

Comments and suggestions are welcome.

For those of you with toons in the Citadel, as you may know, the base is getting a major revamp.  Here are a few things of note to make finding things easier:
I have separated all invention salvage by type (arcane/tech) and rarity.  There is one workshop for arcane and one for tech.  The storage in both is on the second floor and each consists of 3 common, 2 uncommon, and 2 rare storage bins (these are clearly marked with lettered and properly colored banners).  Please try to keep the salvage properly split between the tech and arcane =)  
Each workshop type has a T3 temp buff crucible.
Inspiration storage is staying in the medical room, enhancement storage is staying in the oversight center, personal storage and the invention workbench is staying in the arcane workshop.
Any questions/ comments/ whatever ... you know where to find me.
-ZK
"There are no problems that cannot be solved with cannons."
-Chief Engineer Boris Kraus of Nuln

Late 90s-ish, I think.  Ranma-Sailor Moon crossover.  Nabiki is Sailor Earth.
Does this ring any bells for anyone?
Thanks.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Think back to that visit.
Do you think you would have noticed this?
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/woul ... the-fraud/
This device even stores a video file of the card holder punching in thier PIN number.
howard melton
God bless

If you guys want to brave it, there's a fansub of a camrip of the movie floating around the torrentsphere.
Nicely done, I can't wait 'till this gets picked up, or at least a dvd/bluray version comes available.

Another location to flesh out... Does this place have any organized settlements, or is there just an isolated five-star hotel stuck on the side of the mountain with no infrastructure around it? (Even I think the latter is unlikely.) What is there to do here? Does anybody actually live here, and if they do, how do they decide things or earn a living? (They can't all work at the hotel... can they?)

The writeup as it currently exists, with spelling mistakes corrected:

This vid speaks for itself.


''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