Hey there Cthulhu down there in your sunken city
You're a billion light-years distant and the stars look very pretty
From R'lyeh
So close and yet so far away. Ia Iay.

Cthulhu fuh-TAH-gun, or is that Cthulhu fuh-TINE?
I can never quite remember 'cause I'm not in my right mind
Since I met you
No one corrupts the way you do. You know it's true

(Chorus)
Oh, it's what you'll do to me
Oh, and all humanity
Oh, you'll rise up from the sea
Oh, kill everyone slowly
Except the one's like me

Hey there Cthulhu, I've been studying your gospel
The Necronomicon, it gives me nightmares something awful
Where I see
The death of all reality. It fills me with glee

So when the stars are right, you'll come and do your worst
But that's okay because I know you'll eat the cultists like me first
When you get here
I know that day is drawing near. I have no fear

(Chorus)

A billion light-years seems so far
Below the sea, beyond the stars
Of these humans' putrid souls you'll drink your fill
The fools will all make fun of me
But I'll just laugh maniacally
'Cause no one's ever suffered like they will
Cthulhu, I can promise you
That by the time this cult gets through
The world will never ever be the same!
Praise your dark name!

Phn'glui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl fhtagn
Boy, that's really quite a mouthful, can't quite cram it in my noggin
Not today
I try to say it anyway
I feel my soul begin to fray
Still I await that frabjous day
Cthulhu calay!

(Chorus)
Oh, kill everyone but me
Everyone but me

- Hey There, Cthulhu (filksong), by Eben Brooks
--
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 can simply link to http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/buried- ... -m.d-geist]this "Buried Garbage" column.

I must remember to thank the column's writer for saving me many future headaches.
--
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

Uni asked for Vyper's build to compare notes so here it is...

Empathy:

Heal Other: 1 end red, 1 rech, 4 heal

Healing Aura: 1 end red, 1 rech, 4 heal

Resurrect: 6 rech

Clear Mind: 1 end red, 3 rech

Fortitude: 3 rech, 3 to hit

Recovery Aura: 3 end mod, 3 rech

Adrenalin Boost: 1 end red, 2 rech, 3 end mod

Regen Aura: 1 heal

Sonics:

Shriek: 1 acc

Scream: 1 acc

Inherent: Brawl: 1 acc, Sprint: 1 run speed, Rest: nothing

Recall friend: 1 end red, 3 range increase

Swift: 1 run speed

Health: Doctored Wounds full set

Stamina: Efficacy full set

Flight: Hover 2 def, Fly 3 flight speed

Maneuvers: 1 end red, 5 def

Tactics: 1 end red, 5 to hit

Vengeance: 1 range, 3 to hit

Assault: 1 end red

Psychic Mastery:

Mass Hypnosis: 1 acc

Mind over body: 2 end red, 1 rech, 3 resist dam

Telekinesis: 1 end red

Dominate: 1 acc

It just suddenly came to me while I was writing. Why don't we have Motorball in Fenspace?

For those that don't know, Motorball was a popular sport in the Battle Angel Alita manga for cyborgs. You have a track that could be any length,
any design you could think of and with any number of obstacles or outright hazards you can dream up. Racers use motorized rollerblades and can attain speeds
up to 300 kph. The goal of the game is to be the first person to carry the Motorball for three laps. This, in case you haven't guessed, is indeed a
full-contact combat-sport, but fights are expected to be carried out 'on the fly' - you get penalized for time if you stop for more than thirty
seconds.

The Motorball itself is a tricky little critter. It has eight nubs, spaced equidistantly around the surface of the ball, that spin at a very high rate of RPM.
The purpose is to make the ball bounce chaotically around the course and make it more difficult to hold onto. The way to disengage the spinners and safely
hold onto the ball is to grab it by the bowling-ball like fingerholes. There are six sets of these, one for each 'face' of the ball.

Sound like fun?

The opening to the Japan-only Revolutionary Girl Utena video game, for Sega Saturn

For those curious, the teal haired girl is Chigusa Sanjouin, the antagonist of the game, and the purple haired girl is the unnamed player character.

We have no explanation for the rest.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

If you believe everything has a reason
If you believe that what you've seen will unfold
If you believe that everybody needs to shake it loose
That everyone will rock and everybody will roll, yeah

If you believe everyone is the future
If you believe that nothing ever goes wrong
If you believe that deep down inside you're falling apart
Know that everybody's weak and everyone can be strong

Yeah, believe in me
Believe in me
Believe in me
Believe in me

Say what you want
And take the best of me and everyone else
Oh, yeah
Say what you want
It's all the same to me
Look out for yourself

Believe in me
Believe in me
Believe in me
Believe in me
Believe in me
Believe in me

Say what you want
(Say what you want)
Ah, ah, la la la la

- Sloan, Believe In Me

I can almost hear long-timers asking "didn't you already give Doug this mind-control power?" Not really - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood makes people think the best of him. This song gets people to trust him. There's a difference...
--
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

The following showed up on the FFML a couple nights ago in what amounted to an anonymous posting thanks to what appears to be a massive mailglitch caused
(or maybe not) by the sender's attempt to send an HTML-formatted message. I managed to extract it, but I haven't had time since then to even read my
mail, let alone respond to it. I appreciated it greatly, though; unfortunately I have no idea (yet) who actually sent it, so I'm just going to post it
here and give my very public thanks for the kind words. (And when life finally gives me a chance to get back to my email, I will send a more detailed response
via the FFML.)

Quote: With all the talk about Drunkard's Walk V going around, I decided to


take a peek at the whole series. Naturally, I started at the very


beginning, DW2.

Read it. Now.



Why are you still here? You're wasting valuable time that could be


spent reading DW2.



OK, I guess you want to know why I consider it one of the top ten best


anime fanfiction works. Here's the short list

6. Lisa Vanette. I never thought any one could write her as


anything other than background noise. DW2 proved me wrong.

5. The overall characterization of Looney. Throughout the whole


series Loony is portrayed NOT as a "Superhuman" but as a


"superHUMAN." He makes mistakes, he stumbles both mentally and


morally. Then he gets up, dusts himself off and tries again.

4. The way he manages to go into Looney Toon's history without ever


actually going into it. This guy can turn a phrase so well that he


can give us an entire flashback scene without ever having to WRITE the durn


thing.

3. The endless psychological twists and turns. Nobody is


completely in the right and nobody is completely in the wrong.


Throughout the series, you start to realize that every viewpoint you're


treated to is at some point, justified. Sure what Madigan's actions


are wrong, anybody would know that, but by the time she's done it


all, you can't help but feel sorry for her.

2. The idea that someone could consider the Knight Sabers' mission as


wrong and possibly evil. Don't laugh, don't scoff. Looney


Toon's harangue at Sylia is very compelling. Which could explain why


the Knight Sabers' take it so personally. A big subplot is Nene is


wondering whether or not she's evil and Rob Schroeck pulls it off


beautifully.

1. The Plot Twist at the end proves once and for all that Robert M.


Schroeck is actually a pen name for M. Night Shyamalan. Saying any


more would be spoiling it.

Get a ballista on eBay, right now. And here I was bidding on a Rolex last
night when I could have tried for this.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Ride, Captain, Ride (Blues Image)

Seventy-three men sailed up from the San Francisco Bay
Rolled off of their ship, and here's what they had to say
"We're callin' everyone to ride along to another shore
We can laugh our lives away and be free once more"

But no one heard them callin', no one came at all
'Cause they were too busy watchin' those old raindrops fall
As a storm was blowin' out on the peaceful sea
Seventy-three men sailed off to history

Ride, captain ride upon your mystery ship
Be amazed at the friends you have here on your trip
Ride captain ride upon your mystery ship
On your way to a world that others might have missed

(Repeat first two verses)

(Chorus)

Ride, captain ride upon your mystery ship
Be amazed at the friends you have here on your trip

Power: Gatesong
********************
"Who says you can't go home?" Bon Jovi

I spent 20 years trying to get out of this place
I was looking for something I couldn't replace
I was running away from the only thing I've ever known
Like a blind dog without a bone
I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone
I hijacked a rainbow and crashed into a pot of gold
I been there, done thatand I ain't lookin' back on the seeds I've sown,
Saving dimes, spending too much time on the telephone
Who says you can't go home

[Chorus]
Who says you can't go home
There's only one place they call me one of their own
Just a hometown boy, born a rolling stone, who says you can't go home
Who says you can't go back, been all around the world and as a matter of fact
There's only one place left I want to go, who says you can't go home
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, its alright

I went as far as I could, I tried to find a new face
There isn't one of these lines that I would erase
I lived a million miles of memories on that road
With every step I take I know that I'm not alone
You take the home from the boy, but not the boy from his home
These are my streets, the only life I've ever known,
who says you can't go home

[Chorus]

I been there, done thatand I ain't looking that
It's been a long long road
Feels like I never left, that's how the story goes

It doesn't matter where you are, it doesn't matter where you go
If it's a million miles aways or just a mile up the road
Take it in, take it with you when you go,
who says you can't go home

[Chorus]

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, its alright
Who says you can't go home [x2]

Power: Gatesong
___________________________
"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin

Hey Bob,

I am planning the Halloween issue for the next tales of the Legendary.

As I have not been able to create Eva's costume successfully yet; I was going to take the opportunity to throw her into the mix in civilian/halloween mode.

Any preferences for costume?