Tales of the Parodyverse - And absolutely ookey?

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Subj: And absolutely ookey?
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 02:20:54 pm EDT

Reply Subj: Spooky. Well, okay... more funny than spooky. But very, very mysterious.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 at 11:38:45 pm EDT

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> I quite enjoyed Mr. De Soth. Personally, I think he should consider going with Vinnie. He seems like he could be a Vinnie. Assuming he lives long enough to pick up a new nickname, that it.

I like Vinnie. I may have to go edit that in.

> Quite the unusual cast this time... It's been a while since we've seen AJA (he went to hell and back with the library, last I recall), and he made for a fun middleman.

That's why he has a peculiar aura.

> I always enjoy an Idiom appearance, even one where she's not happy to be working for the man. One thing though: I'd love to see more idioms in her dialog. I only bring up the request because 1) I'm a sucker for unique speech patterns and 2) You're far better than I am at turning a phrase... which is often what keeps me from using her.

I considered trying that, but it seems to me that she tends to that kind of patois when she's in costume in villain mode, not so much when she's in civvie. That's my excuse anyway.

> Pairing her up with Liu Xi is an unexpected combo. In fact, having the scientist along with the mystics makes for an interesting flavor. Well, that and the chainsaw hands guy. There has to be all sorts of drawbacks to that. I do like how the environment limits the elementalist... She's a hard character to balance.

I needed a bunch of disperate characters to play off each other. And I also needed a big guy with chainsaw hands, naturally.

> I don't really have a theory on what's going on yet (although I'm reminded of Steven King's "The Mist"... wheren't they trying for an energy source in that one?) but I figure there's a clever bit of continuity that's being exploited here. I'll probably hit myself when it's revealed. But then, I likely had it coming anyway.

I've not read "The Mist", I'm afraid. And you're overestimating the clever continuity too. Sometimes a Compound is just a Compound.

In fact I hadn't planned this story at all until I realised All Hallow's eve was coming and I usually write something thematic for it.

> Good stuff, and I'm glad to see a Halloween tale this year!

Jolly good.

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The Compound: Part One Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Gathered - A Hallowe'en story for the Parodyverse · Hallowe'en starts here with... the Hooded Hood · Sun Oct 28, 2007 at 09:28:11 pm EDT
- They saw the villain and he's such a cut up! (no text) · Scott · Wed Oct 31, 2007 at 07:46:01 am EDT
  - Another slice of terror. (no text) · HH · Tue Nov 06, 2007 at 11:37:48 am EST
- Intresting. Very Intresting. · L! · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 12:51:34 pm EDT
  - Okay. Very okay. (no text) · HH · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 02:25:10 pm EDT
    - Yea, verily yea. (no text) · Manga Shoggoth · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 12:02:36 pm EDT
      - Affirmative. (no text) · HH · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 02:19:34 pm EDT
      - Bond. James Bond. (no text) · Hatman · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 02:07:34 pm EDT
- *crosses fingers the board doesn't swallow THIS reply* · Hatman · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 11:56:29 am EDT
  - I wonder where those lost messages go, once they vanish in the ether? · HH, considering the appropriate villain · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 02:22:05 pm EDT
    - Perhaps an ally of the dreaded Enter Key? (no text) · Hatman · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 02:41:32 pm EDT
      - Now I want to see that Hatman story. He needs to extend his rogues gallery anyhow. (no text) · HH · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 02:22:44 pm EDT
        
        Which Hatman story? Enter Key as I recall was a bane for us all. (no text) · Hatman · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 02:47:42 pm EDT
        
        The new Hatman story that you've neglected to post yet. (no text) · HH · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 03:22:24 pm EDT
        
        I think you're just fishing for a story here, regardless of it I have one or not (no text) · Hatman · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 03:32:49 pm EDT
        
        And your point would be...? (no text) · HH · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 04:49:46 pm EDT
        
        Have you received the last couple of e-mails I've sent you? (no text) · Hatman · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 08:10:27 pm EDT
        
        Yes thank you, and now I've replied. (no text) · HH · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 09:39:55 pm EDT
- You digging out the old GW Boardgames? · Manga Shoggoth · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 07:22:44 am EDT
  - Such as? · HH · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 02:24:26 pm EDT
    - Chainsaw Warrior · Manga Shoggoth · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 03:12:30 pm EDT
      - Never played it. Talisman, on the other hand... · HH · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 02:22:00 pm EDT
        
        Talisman is such a fun game, though we made house rules on a couple of characters to either depower them or give them a chance (no text) · Hatman · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 02:49:58 pm EDT
        
        My friends refuse to play it with me any more. (no text) · HH · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 03:22:46 pm EDT
        
        I am quite happy to play it as long as you keep that bloody planescape thing out of the way. Incidentally, Cass plays Talisman now... (no text) · Manga Shoggoth · Wed Oct 31, 2007 at 05:16:22 am EDT
        
        Excellent. Rhiannon beat us all at Black Lady this weekend. Even me. (no text) · HH · Tue Nov 06, 2007 at 11:32:41 am EST
        
        Next time I'm in the UK we'll have to have a game. (no text) · Hatman · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 03:33:27 pm EDT
        
        Deal. Bring the Mrs. (no text) · HH · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 04:50:21 pm EDT
- Interesting. Entertaining. Mysterious. Fun. Now complete this and finish all the other stuff you told me about. (no text) · Rhiannon · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 06:52:15 am EDT
  - I think I'll sleep first. (no text) · HH has had a tough day. · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 02:24:55 pm EDT
- This really compounds their problems. (no text) · Anime Jason · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 01:45:35 am EDT
  - They're swamped. · HH · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 02:12:44 pm EDT
    - No sense getting bogged down further. · Anime Jason · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 04:01:25 pm EDT
      - And now you name is mud. · HH · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 02:14:07 pm EDT
        
        That's a filthy thing to say. · Anime Jason · Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 05:04:34 pm EDT
        
        Trash talk. · HH · Tue Nov 06, 2007 at 11:26:24 am EST
- Spooky. Well, okay... more funny than spooky. But very, very mysterious. · Visionary · Sun Oct 28, 2007 at 11:38:45 pm EDT
  - And absolutely ookey? · HH · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 02:20:54 pm EDT
- Michael Myers could make for a great renewable energy resource, since he's pretty much a perpetual motion machine. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sun Oct 28, 2007 at 10:33:45 pm EDT
  - Says CSFB! (no text) · HH · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 02:13:03 pm EDT
- And an interesting gathering it was · killer shrike · Sun Oct 28, 2007 at 10:29:20 pm EDT
  - A small gathering, too. · HH, enjoying tiny casts · Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 02:16:20 pm EDT