Tales of the Parodyverse - The other three parts are.

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Subj: The other three parts are.
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:26:49 am EDT (Viewed 3 times)

Reply Subj: Hey... that's not unfinished at all!
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:41:09 am EDT (Viewed 356 times)

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It's actually a really great little character piece, and I especially like the way it fleshes out more of Marie through her reactions to the Caphan and their mirrored challenges to adapt. Plus, who doesn't like fresh flowers in a room?

As I mentioned to Jason, I fear I yanked continuity out from under this one with my own efforts on the Caphan's literacy. That sucks. Especially since it robbed the board of the opportunity to imagine the faces down at the paper's complaints department.

This was really intended to be the start of a whole road-trip mismatched-buddy type plotline that ended up with the girls battling sleazy criminals in GMY before heading home.

One's a green-skinned alien pleasure slave. The other's a resurrected Victorian banshee. Together they solve crimes.

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Unfinished Tales from the Hard Drive · Visionary · Wed May 19, 2010 at 12:06:13 am EDT
- Here's one from me, too: Worlds Apart · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 07:12:43 am EDT
  - A buddy comedy in the making · Hatman · Mon May 24, 2010 at 11:28:39 pm EDT
    - It could have run and run · HH · Sat May 29, 2010 at 07:18:02 am EDT
  - A nice insight into those two. (no text) · Al B. Harper enjoyed it. · Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:22:10 pm EDT
    - But no explosions. (no text) · HH originally intended explosions · Mon May 24, 2010 at 04:08:42 am EDT
  - This is very good. (no text) · Rhiannon · Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:17:45 am EDT
    - It filled in a little uncharted bit of our cast's story. (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:31:50 am EDT
  - Hey... that's not unfinished at all! · Visionary · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:41:09 am EDT
    - The other three parts are. · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:26:49 am EDT
      - Well, that is quite the larger story... · Visionary · Sun May 23, 2010 at 12:32:48 pm EDT
  - Let me guess...didn't have a conclusion? (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:18:50 am EDT
    - Didn't have time or energy to write the other three parts. (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:33:23 am EDT
    - I think I stepped on the toes of this one... · Visionary · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:35:48 am EDT
      - You really didn't. · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:30:58 am EDT
- Good idea, that man. Proceed. (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 05:46:24 am EDT
- Good idea, that man. Proceed. (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 05:42:04 am EDT
- Carnifex related scenery... · Anime Jason · Fri May 21, 2010 at 04:30:33 pm EDT
  - I'd be scared of the property damage if those three went on a bender (no text) · Hatman · Mon May 24, 2010 at 11:31:42 pm EDT
    - Who would cause most of it? (no text) · Anime Jason · Tue May 25, 2010 at 12:50:21 am EDT
  - Read and noted. (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 05:38:03 am EDT
    - Noted? But it's a scrap piece... (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:13:27 am EDT
  - Interesting coping mechanisms. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat May 22, 2010 at 12:54:39 am EDT
    - They also had time to kill. (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:13:09 am EDT
  - Your cast is developing a drinking problem... ;-) (no text) · Visionary · Fri May 21, 2010 at 06:25:03 pm EDT
    - Yes but, let's now see what happens next when the three of them get sozzled! (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:54:31 pm EDT
      - Chiaki did get a little tipsy once... · Anime Jason · Fri May 21, 2010 at 08:27:21 pm EDT
        
        Tipsy enough to start singing karaoke? (no text) · Al B. Harper suggests it sounds plausible. · Fri May 21, 2010 at 08:39:50 pm EDT
- Unfinished: Off The Grid · Anime Jason · Fri May 21, 2010 at 04:26:33 pm EDT
  - I can fly, dammit! (no text) · Hatman can't remember the last time he was hoisted like that · Mon May 24, 2010 at 11:32:47 pm EDT
    - Now you sound like Visionary. (no text) · Anime Jason · Tue May 25, 2010 at 12:49:20 am EDT
      - But I can't fly. (no text) · Visionary wouldn't claim otherwise. · Tue May 25, 2010 at 10:01:36 am EDT
  - Good last line (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 05:38:26 am EDT
    - It wouldn't have been if it was finished. (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:12:44 am EDT
  - I'm pretty sure "alcoholic androids" is already an Internet fetish. (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat May 22, 2010 at 12:56:36 am EDT
    - Yeah, that rule again... (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:10:16 am EDT
  - Part of it did seem familiar. Interesting about Anna's fuel cell too. · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:51:53 pm EDT
    - Stop writing that down! (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:11:53 am EDT
  - I could see how this one didn't seem like Jay. Vizh, I could see, but not Jay. (no text) · Visionary · Fri May 21, 2010 at 06:22:54 pm EDT
    - That may be why it was tossed out, don't remember exactly. (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:12:24 am EDT
- Unfinished: Artificiality Part 1 · Anime Jason · Fri May 21, 2010 at 04:24:13 pm EDT
  - So much for a low profile! (no text) · Hatman · Mon May 24, 2010 at 11:34:58 pm EDT
    - It never lasts. (no text) · Anime Jason · Tue May 25, 2010 at 12:48:54 am EDT
  - I'd like to see more of Gabriel and Val. (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 05:39:41 am EDT
    - They were just made-up characters for the story. (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:10:40 am EDT
      - Aren't all characters in fiction? (no text) · Visionary · Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:32:20 am EDT
        
        Not all of them. (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 01:33:04 pm EDT
  - This is an excellent career direction for her. (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat May 22, 2010 at 01:14:30 am EDT
    - She would need more training first. (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:11:29 am EDT
  - Nice idea! I could see Val and Gabriel popping up again. Perhaps in a scene with Nurse O'Mercy... (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:49:31 pm EDT
    - Maybe someday. (no text) · Anime Jason · Sat May 22, 2010 at 08:11:03 am EDT
  - I like the concept of the ride-alongs... · Visionary · Fri May 21, 2010 at 06:20:41 pm EDT
    - Me too. · Anime Jason · Fri May 21, 2010 at 08:26:43 pm EDT
- I literally have so many of those it would take me a few days to dig them up. But... · Anime Jason · Fri May 21, 2010 at 12:06:27 pm EDT
  - I say pick out a few choice blurbs and share 'em... if they're not meant as continuity, they're not going to hurt anything. (no text) · Visionary · Fri May 21, 2010 at 01:48:19 pm EDT
    - I skimmed through and grabbed 3. :) (no text) · Anime Jason · Fri May 21, 2010 at 04:31:37 pm EDT
    - Agreed (no text) · Hatman · Fri May 21, 2010 at 04:18:21 pm EDT
- Applying to Art School. · Visionary · Thu May 20, 2010 at 11:40:29 am EDT
  - Goths + wealth = fail. Of course, goths = fail period... (no text) · Nitz the Bloody · Wed May 26, 2010 at 01:14:25 am EDT
  - A worthy set of new characters with interesting interview techniques. (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 05:36:29 am EDT
  - Entertaining character sketches. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat May 22, 2010 at 01:24:39 am EDT
  - I don't know if it would be funny or scary to see this group in a bar (no text) · Hatman · Fri May 21, 2010 at 01:27:29 pm EDT
    - There's a story idea right there! (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:30:58 pm EDT
  - Geez, your (and Hallie's) Prof's were much much much more interesting than any of mine. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 05:56:04 am EDT
    - I really enjoyed college... · Visionary · Fri May 21, 2010 at 08:45:18 am EDT
      - I enjoyed the social aspect of uni a lot. :) (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 08:04:40 pm EDT
- I'm not sure what this is - could just be random notes - could be something else... · Al B. Harper · Thu May 20, 2010 at 06:29:33 am EDT
  - If you were JRR Tolkein your family could publish this for millions. (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 05:37:11 am EDT
    - And then someone else could write a book about it explaining the meaning behind each letter and space and make more millions. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:12:09 pm EDT
  - Well, now I think we need some spin-off stories of the Fawikiotero Five · Visionary · Thu May 20, 2010 at 11:31:20 am EDT
    - Yes. But "Sigmund the Superlative Simulacrum" just reeks of being a Killer Shrike character don't you think? · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 05:52:34 am EDT
      - I'm almost positive it was... · Visionary · Fri May 21, 2010 at 08:55:38 am EDT
        
        So in effect all I did was post a score card. ha ha. (no text) · Al B. Harper suggests that Gertrude is (character not poster) Visionary's aunt. She needs to pay him a visit. · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:33:38 pm EDT
  - Hatman and the chair of infinite possibilities. · AL B. Harper · Thu May 20, 2010 at 06:34:24 am EDT
    - A promising beginning. (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat May 22, 2010 at 01:32:16 am EDT
      - I'm not sure it's long enough to be even a beginning. More like, the inhale of breath before you start, perhaps? (no text) · Al B. Harper · Sat May 22, 2010 at 02:32:04 am EDT
    - I hope the infinite possibilities don't include pain inducement...that's more of a Goldeneyed chair (no text) · Hatman would love to know what the plot of this was going to be · Fri May 21, 2010 at 01:26:34 pm EDT
      - I'd like to know where it was going too! (no text) · Al B. Harper probably had an idea once. · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:34:42 pm EDT
    - Heh... I have some that are about this long... · Visionary · Thu May 20, 2010 at 11:49:39 am EDT
      - Addressing the elephant in the room, so to speak. (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat May 22, 2010 at 01:33:19 am EDT
      - Too funny! I'm sure it happened as well. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 05:49:29 am EDT
        
        Naturally. I'm sure the Mythlands scene happened too... especially since I can never remember which scenes got finished and posted and which didn't. (no text) · Visionary · Fri May 21, 2010 at 08:57:33 am EDT
        
        Don't you hate how Mythlands magic screws with your memory in such a way! (no text) · Al B. Harper says never trust a fairy. · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:36:08 pm EDT
    - Angry Young Man #1 [strong language warning] · Al B. Harper · Thu May 20, 2010 at 06:43:38 am EDT
      - And then he got into a death-fight with Urban druid and was never heard from again. (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 05:35:59 am EDT
        
        Ouch! (no text) · Al B. Harper does need to give poor Urban Druid a second chapter. · Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:10:12 pm EDT
      - That does kind of invite us to read between the lines. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat May 22, 2010 at 01:35:48 am EDT
        
        I was equally surprised when I read it yesterday! The document was dated 2007 which is odd because I would have said 2006 was a worse year. ;) (no text) · Al B. Harper · Sat May 22, 2010 at 02:23:14 am EDT
      - Oh yeah, well double dumb-ass on you! (no text) · Hatman didn't know you harbored such resentment at us :) · Fri May 21, 2010 at 01:25:37 pm EDT
        
        Neither did I! (no text) · Al B. Harper was surely referencing other online personas. Not you guys. PVB is my crutch. My solid soldiers of dependency. *group hugs* · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:39:24 pm EDT
      - You're probably supposed to veil your feelings for us a little less thinly... ;-) (no text) · Visionary · Thu May 20, 2010 at 11:50:20 am EDT
        
        Heh heh, it does read a bit like that doesn't it. (no text) · Al B. Harper in truth enjoys meeting you all in real life and wishes he could meet more of you! · Fri May 21, 2010 at 05:48:39 am EDT
        
        You did see the towering piles of sketches, didn't you? Those often have the mystery punchlines jotted down on them. (no text) · Visionary · Fri May 21, 2010 at 08:58:56 am EDT
        
        I took two of them. Some guy named Adam scrawled his name across them. Are you saying he's a mystery plotline? (no text) · Al B. Harper suggests that explains a lot. · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:40:59 pm EDT
      - Amy Aston · Al B. Harper · Thu May 20, 2010 at 06:55:42 am EDT
        
        Well Amyied. (no text) · HH · Sat May 22, 2010 at 05:35:50 am EDT
        
        It's hard not to give good Amy. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Sat May 22, 2010 at 09:09:19 pm EDT
        
        Was he named after the Star Trek episode or the Ultimate Avengers HQ? (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat May 22, 2010 at 01:38:47 am EDT
        
        He was named after the three-legged emblem on the Isle of Man flag, as I recall it. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Sat May 22, 2010 at 02:25:31 am EDT
        
        That's not unfinished, it's a whole chapter! (no text) · Hatman · Fri May 21, 2010 at 01:24:38 pm EDT
        
        Having trouble finishing your story? Just add cyber-monkey-pirate-ninjas (tm) for instant sucess. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:42:51 pm EDT
        
        That's like a full chapter from you! And it's entertaining · Visionary · Thu May 20, 2010 at 11:53:55 am EDT
        
        Wait...are you saying my regular full chapters are not entertaining? (no text) · Al B. Harper cries on the inside. · Fri May 21, 2010 at 05:46:55 am EDT
        
        I would never say that where you could hear it. Your stories could use monkeys more often though.... (no text) · Visionary enjoys all Harper penned tales. The tails of most of the EEE cast aren't too bad either. · Fri May 21, 2010 at 09:02:39 am EDT
        
        cyber-monkey-pirate-ninjas for the win! (no text) · Al B. Harper worries about that. · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:43:46 pm EDT
- It's a shame this never got used, it's very good (no text) · Hatman needs to work on the next Abandoned Legion · Wed May 19, 2010 at 09:45:34 pm EDT
  - It's a nice downtime moment. (no text) · Visionary · Thu May 20, 2010 at 11:56:13 am EDT
- I'm surprised this one wasn't used. (no text) · Anime Jason · Wed May 19, 2010 at 12:13:34 pm EDT
  - It suffers from the usual weakness that dooms this stuff... · Visionary · Wed May 19, 2010 at 02:24:37 pm EDT
    - I enjoyed reading it! Good memories back to Magweed's first appearance. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Thu May 20, 2010 at 07:00:25 am EDT
      - I really enjoyed the Mythlands stuff, both writing for it and reading the rest. (no text) · Visionary · Thu May 20, 2010 at 11:57:08 am EDT
        
        Perhaps it is time for a return visit. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 05:42:27 am EDT
        
        Last big story I wrote had Kara planning a visit, it seemed... (no text) · Visionary · Fri May 21, 2010 at 09:05:00 am EDT
- Softball · Visionary · Wed May 19, 2010 at 11:31:06 am EDT
  - It all seems perfectly clear to me. (no text) · HH, silly mid-off · Sat May 22, 2010 at 07:09:38 am EDT
  - It all seems perfectly clear to me. (no text) · HH, silly mid-off · Sat May 22, 2010 at 05:48:29 am EDT
  - It's the kind of scene I'd write if I knew anything about sports. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat May 22, 2010 at 01:41:32 am EDT
  - LOL V-Man writing cricket! We'll have you visit the hallowed turff of Woolloongabba yet! · Al B. Harper · Thu May 20, 2010 at 07:04:19 am EDT
    - Re: LOL V-Man writing cricket! We'll have you visit the hallowed turff of Woolloongabba yet! · Visionary · Thu May 20, 2010 at 11:26:33 am EDT
      - LOL @ the wikipedia nerds who know everything about everything. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 05:45:58 am EDT
        
        Sports knowledge is supposed to prove that you're not a nerd... but then, this is cricket we're talking about... (no text) · Visionary · Fri May 21, 2010 at 09:04:05 am EDT
        
        No, this is wikipedia we're talking about. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri May 21, 2010 at 07:45:17 pm EDT
  - I'll be honest, I skipped half of Mumph's opening soliloquy (no text) · Hatman thought this was fun · Wed May 19, 2010 at 09:47:23 pm EDT
    - Just think how much you'll regret that the next time you play the game. (no text) · Visionary · Thu May 20, 2010 at 11:55:40 am EDT