Tales of the Parodyverse - And another character I've been meaning to get back to.

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HH wrote a story this morning featuring a cast member who hasn't had a starring role since the early days of the Parodyverse

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Al B. Harper

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Subj: And another character I've been meaning to get back to.
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 04:55:50 am EST (Viewed 3 times)

Reply Subj: A very well done vignette in the spirit of the Season
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 05:40:43 pm EST (Viewed 609 times)

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Always good to see Mac, and enjoyed this. Was quite a nice demonstration of his faith without being preachy.

It's always a fine line.

I originally tossed Mac in there because I was fed up with fictional portrayals in which Christians and their ministers are depicted as universally judgemental, deluded, cruel, and possibly insane abusers. As the status-quo religion of the Western world, Christianity is the only acceptable religious target that can be used without appearing racist, but by now it's become so cliche for Christians to be secretly hypocritical villains and for priests to be child-molesting perverts that I wanted a character who was unusual in that he was actually, y'know, Christian.

A straight White Christian male who isn't an arsehole and isn't written ironically - unheard of!

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Minor point: Presumably Mac does know two words of Latin "Semper Fidelis" being a former Marine (never 'ex-Marine').

I've actually amended the ex part now. Nice catch.

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So what was the Christmas dinner that inspired this?

There was ham and stuffing and a variety of vegetables. And a visit from the ex in the middle of it.

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Untold Tales of the Yesterverse #358: The Dying Days, or Final Dates · The Hooded Hood tries to tie it all up; there may be a tangle · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 07:43:20 am EST
- A very well done vignette in the spirit of the Season · Al B. Harper · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 05:40:43 pm EST
  - And another character I've been meaning to get back to. · HH wrote a story this morning featuring a cast member who hasn't had a starring role since the early days of the Parodyverse · Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 04:55:50 am EST
    - You write good Mac. · Al B. Harper · Fri Dec 30, 2016 at 05:44:32 pm EST
      - He is a fun character to drop in sometimes. Like Drury, Meggan Foxxx, or Mr Papadapopolis, he has a distinctive presence that couldn't easily be susbstituted for ano ... · HH · Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 04:39:49 pm EST
        
        He's fun to read sometimes too. · Al B. Harper · Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 06:22:19 pm EST
        
        Re: He's fun to read sometimes too. · HH · Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 10:21:47 am EST
        
        Re: He's fun to read sometimes too. · Al B. Harper · Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 06:49:34 pm EST
- An interesting pairing (no text) · killer shrike · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 03:44:47 pm EST
  - That was the high concept conceit of the this story. (no text) · HH likes crashing quite different characters together sometimes. · Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 05:17:41 am EST
- I don't regret reading part 4... · Anime Jason · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 12:55:00 pm EST
  - Ouch. · HH · Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 04:45:15 am EST
- Re: Untold Tales of the Yesterverse #358: The Dying Days, or Final Dates - Parts One to Three · J. Jonah Jerkson · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 11:50:34 pm EST
  - Sally was the logical POV gateway character into a story discovering strange new worlds. · HH · Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 04:06:25 am EST
- That's not really in the spirit of the season now is it? · Al B. Harper · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 05:51:58 pm EST
  - Gold for a king, incense for a god... myrrh for a tomb. · HH believes Christmas works best with dark edges · Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 04:38:31 am EST
    - You don't really have to look far for the darkness in the whole story. · Al B. Harper · Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 05:35:16 pm EST
      - That's because it's very hard to see in darkness. Unless you are a catgirl. · HH · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 03:07:16 am EST
        
        Presumably the Bonsai Kittens are down in Manga Town somewhere. I wonder if they revert to just being cats again in the Normalverse? · Al B. Harper · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 05:49:46 pm EST
        
        Let's assume that they are, for the purposes of Chapter 21. · HH is generous like that · Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 05:09:19 am EST
        
        You know what they say about assumptions... · Al B. Harper · Fri Dec 30, 2016 at 05:31:09 pm EST
        
        That without them no hypothesis can be formulated? · HH · Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 04:22:18 pm EST
        
        Something like that. · Al B. Harper · Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 07:17:53 pm EST
        
        Re: Something like that. · HH · Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 10:27:14 am EST
- Another shocking casualty [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 09:37:24 am EST
  - Yes. Those sheets were brand new. [Spoilers] · HH · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 11:44:30 am EST
    - Re: Yes. Those sheets were brand new. [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 12:02:43 pm EST
      - Re: Yes. Those sheets were brand new. [Spoilers] · HH · Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 04:49:34 am EST
- For what was advertised as a fill-in, Chapter Two certainly had a huge impact on the story [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 07:18:34 am EST
  - Re: For what was advertised as a fill-in, Chapter Two certainly had a huge impact on the story [Spoilers] · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 04:45:08 pm EST
- Always good to have a date for the end of the world. Or a date in general. · Visionary · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 06:56:09 pm EST
  - There can be performance pressure though. · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 12:41:04 am EST
    - But you can use as many blue pills you want without fear of the side effects. · Visionary · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 11:51:52 pm EST
      - I was told that about M&Ms too. · HH · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 06:10:07 am EST
        
        I suppose that if you have a peanut allergy then some varieties may be trouble... · Visionary · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 09:27:34 am EST
        
        Not to mention the inhilation problems · HH · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 12:03:23 pm EST
        
        Better than trying to take them intravenously. · Visionary · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 06:39:22 pm EST
        
        Or as a suppository · HH · Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 05:15:20 am EST
- You need a decent brush. · Al B. Harper · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 04:05:16 pm EST
  - I need a maid. · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 12:33:58 am EST
    - So get yourself one · Al B. Harper · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 02:37:49 pm EST
      - That would require speaking to people. And having people on my property. · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 04:34:32 pm EST
        
        Worried they might find the bodies? (no text) · Al B. Harper will continue in a new thread above · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 05:25:38 pm EST
        
        That won't happen. (no text) · HH is not careless · Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 04:06:48 am EST
- At least I know how he alone can read it. · Anime Jason · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 10:51:14 am EST
  - It is familiar. · HH · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 11:23:51 am EST
    - ...Mostly. · Anime Jason · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 01:53:21 pm EST
      - Somewhat. · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 12:44:18 am EST
        
        Kinda · Anime Jason · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 01:12:25 pm EST
        
        Possibly · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 04:29:06 pm EST
        
        Sorta... · Anime Jason · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 07:34:42 pm EST
        
        Inferentially · HH · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 05:55:17 am EST
        
        Almost certainly... · Anime Jason · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 10:22:43 am EST
        
        Intermittently · HH · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 11:50:59 am EST
        
        Partially... · Anime Jason · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 04:03:11 pm EST
- Nicely analogued (no text) · killer shrike · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 09:58:49 am EST
  - I was just glad to have half a chapter pre-written (no text) · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 05:53:28 am EST