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Subj: Re: He'll need to take a number. Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:53:12 pm EDT	Reply Subj: Re: He'll need to take a number. Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 02:57:52 pm EDT (Viewed 676 times)
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> > > Another alien that's going to try to kill Visionary. > > He might not kill him. Serious maiming would probably serve in this case. > I'm sure that sounds much better to Visionary. Who's giving him a vote? > > > Historically, at least on this planet, this is how grass-roots extremist conservative/religious movements begin. We all know how those end up, if you take a close look at the modern middle east. In other words it looks small now, but could prove to be a very big problem. > > I had some of that background in mind as I wrote this, although I was trying to avoid the parallels being too blatant. In my defence, wicked high priests and self-serving plotting nobles are already staples of fantasy Arabian literature. > I know, I saw Aladdin too. Was there ever a Vizier who wasn't plotting to seize power in literature? > The point though is this could either be the new Emir's toughest call, or the roots of an extremist revolution. Either way it's bad. I needed a shorthand way to illustrate the resistance to Kiivan's reforms and this seemed like the easiest way. Actually, Serooq isn't about grabbing power (although his allies are), he's about keeping Caph pure by his own standards. In other words, he believes he's doing what's right.
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#326: Untold Tales of the Parodyverse: On Things (and People) That Go Bump In The Night - Complete · The Hooded Hood continues the sectional saga while folks continue the feedback · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:49:48 am EDT  Anyone who isnt reading this is insane. Its some of your best writing. And it doesnt hurt that I adore most of the characters too :-) (no text) · Dancer says please, please dont give up on it. Carry on. · Sun Mar 23, 2008 at 08:46:45 am EDT  I've moved on to other writing for now. (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 25, 2008 at 06:45:50 pm EDT  Sorry I'm late...but I was busy making a better tomorrow. · Anime Jason  · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 08:05:10 pm EDT  Is that a contractual promise · HH had a pretty grotty today · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 08:25:45 pm EDT  Yes, but it's void in the UK. · Anime Jason  · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 09:48:28 pm EDT  That makes a lot of sense · HH is finding today worse than yesterday · Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 08:05:59 am EDT  I told you. · Anime Jason  · Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 11:21:51 am EDT  Re: I told you. · HH · Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 08:10:12 am EDT  Re: I told you. · Anime Jason  · Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 10:13:04 am EDT  That makes a lot of sense · HH is finding today worse than yesterday · Wed Mar 19, 2008 at 08:05:57 am EDT  And I though the service was special when the hotel left a mint on your pillow... · Visionary · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 07:06:11 pm EDT  Hospitality is very important on Caph · HH · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 08:46:28 pm EDT  I would have been willing to "fill in" for Vizh, eh heh heh m heh ... (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 06:16:23 pm EDT  And also your character would. (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 08:21:35 pm EDT  And they all lived ever after (no text) · killer shrike · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 02:12:03 pm EDT  It could happen. (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 03:08:36 pm EDT  CSFB! would scream bloody murder if someone tried to save him from that (no text) · Hatman · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 01:24:11 pm EDT  Different folks, different strokes. Um, so to speak. (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 01:32:17 pm EDT  But what was in the letter? (no text) · Rhiannon · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 11:34:48 am EDT  Important information. (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 12:08:35 pm EDT  Re: #326: Untold Tales of the Parodyverse: On Things (and People) That Go Bump In The Night - Complete · Manga Shoggoth · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 09:28:28 am EDT  Yes? · HH · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 09:50:07 am EDT  For some reason I'm reminded of the Battle of Wits in the Princess Bride after reading chapter 4, even though they don't really mesh at all. (no text) · Hatman · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 11:28:31 pm EDT  That's... okay, I guess. (no text) · HH says "As you wish" · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 08:46:57 am EDT  Upon further reflection at a more decent hour, I think it's because... · Hatman · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 09:07:06 am EDT  I was thinking of Gibbon's Decline and Fall, the life of Giacomo Casanova, and some members-only clubs in London's Soho area. · HH · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 09:44:15 am EDT  Then? I enjoyed this but would have enjoyed it more if it weren't in little slices. (no text) · Rhiannon · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 11:46:16 am EDT  This was designed to be posted in little slices. The pacing's geared for it. (no text) · HH will post the last little slice in this chapter as soon as folks catch up; they're flagging by now. · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 07:59:35 pm EDT  Well, that didn't take long... · Manga Shoggoth · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 10:41:01 am EDT  You're a fast reader · HH · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 07:57:57 pm EDT  I meant the backstabbing. You already know my reading speed (although I tend to slow down when reading comics...) · Manga Shoggoth · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 05:21:16 am EDT  If you have finished this sentence than you are reading too fast. · HH · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 08:36:09 am EDT  I guess there's balance at least... · Anime Jason  · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 10:13:32 pm EDT  What's a story without a sense of lurking impending doom? · HH · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 09:02:13 am EDT  A boring one? · Anime Jason  · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 11:24:18 am EDT  Well, a different genre anyway. · HH · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 08:08:05 pm EDT  Noted. · Anime Jason  · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 10:06:04 pm EDT  Re: Noted. · HH · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 08:44:41 am EDT  And even more Noted. · Anime Jason  · Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 07:44:00 pm EDT  Re: And even more Noted. · HH · Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 08:14:59 am EDT  Re: And even more Noted. · Anime Jason  · Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 10:11:42 am EDT  Kiivan is going to kick himself if he wound up freeing his food tasters. (no text) · killer shrike · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:04:14 pm EDT  But think of the resonant tragic irony the subsequent ballad would have. (no text) · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:16:12 pm EDT  Treachery and untouchables afoot! [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:31:34 pm EDT  There's always a downside. [Spoilers] · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:46:14 pm EDT  Man, some of these people really know how to kill a party vibe. · Visionary · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:26:20 pm EDT  It can't all be quippy banter and bedroom scenes. Some of our readership actually like a little tension and plotting. · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 07:41:40 pm EDT  Oh, and nice banner, Mister "I cant do art, do something for me" :-) (no text) · Dancer = sucker · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 04:54:15 pm EDT  I've learned to do some limited tricks with Poser. You owe me at least fifteen pictures by now. (no text) · HH doesn't buy that "I don't have Photoshop anymore" excuse. · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 06:49:00 pm EDT  This is wonderful, enchanting stuff. I'm hooked. Keep it coming. (no text) · It makes Dancer happy. · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 04:52:08 pm EDT  Well, as long as Dancer is happy. (no text) · HH breathes more easily · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 06:49:33 pm EDT  As brilliant as the story might be I am extremely glad that you didn't wake me up to tell me to read it. (no text) · Rhiannon · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 10:40:20 am EDT  I'm not sure you should be reading things like this at all, young lady. (no text) · HH is even less sure about section 4 · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 11:17:19 am EDT  Here's hoping those crazy kids can make things work. (no text) · Hatman · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 10:40:04 am EDT  I think Caphans get special training in how to make those things work. There are all kinds of techniques. (no text) · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 11:18:30 am EDT  I, too, demand a more explicit telling of this tale. For history, of course. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 09:00:39 am EDT  Proceed. · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 10:11:21 am EDT  And people think pop music has become too explicit... · Visionary · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:32:28 pm EDT  At least the Caphans don't do videos to go with their songs. Yet. · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:24:49 am EDT  Live Action? (no text) · Manga Shoggoth · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 05:27:42 am EDT  It's dead boring otherwise. (no text) · HH · Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 07:58:18 pm EDT  That smells like a setup... · Anime Jason  · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 10:19:28 pm EDT  Sometimes a happy ending is just a happy ending. · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:20:14 am EDT  Re: Sometimes a happy ending is just a happy ending. · Anime Jason  · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 11:50:15 am EDT  Re: Sometimes a happy ending is just a happy ending. · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 04:37:58 pm EDT  Looking forward to part three (no text) · killer shrike · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 10:13:16 pm EDT  Part 3 is grimmer and nastier and will therefore engage the doomsayers and pessimists. (no text) · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 08:16:28 am EDT  Promises, promises (no text) · killer shrike · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 09:08:00 am EDT  I've just written a section of #328 where it's about as bad as it gets. Honestly. (no text) · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 10:12:26 am EDT  This is a very interesting world, reminiscent of Dune... (no text) · Catbot · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:12:05 pm EDT  It's the best example we have of a PV situation shaped by reader feedback, · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:56:14 pm EDT  Eh heh heh m heh, I can show those chicks MY "sand worm," eh heh heh m heh ... (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:35:21 pm EDT  * Sends in the seraglio police with the eunoch shears * (no text) · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:53:51 pm EDT  Just in case ... [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 04:10:02 pm EDT  Re: Just in case ... [Spoilers] · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:49:46 pm EDT  Oh great... · Anime Jason  · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 01:19:39 pm EDT  He'll need to take a number. · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 01:53:02 pm EDT  Re: He'll need to take a number. · Anime Jason  · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 02:57:52 pm EDT  Re: He'll need to take a number. · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:53:12 pm EDT  I look forward to Kiivan's ascent to Caliph as opposed to a mere ruling Emir. · J. Jonah Jerkson · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 12:55:20 pm EDT  There's really nothing too mere about ruling a planet. · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 01:50:50 pm EDT  Sure, dealing with supervillains is bad, but politics sounds worse. (no text) · Visionary · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:01:13 am EDT  Is there really a difference? · HH notes that there was text after all · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:05:55 am EDT  Okay, I feel more at home now... · Hatman · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 10:23:34 am EDT  That's a very Hatty comment · HH remembers who insisted on fighting crime during the trip to Paris · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:01:25 am EDT  Finny and DK were onboard for that too (no text) · Hatman · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:55:07 am EDT  And look where they are now. (no text) · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 01:38:38 pm EDT  Things are moving along (no text) · killer shrike · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 09:51:19 am EDT  This Untold Tales isse and the next give us chances to unpack some of the isses we discussed last night. (no text) · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 10:07:06 am EDT  Web page design? (no text) · killer shrike · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:15:14 am EDT  Politics. (no text) · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 01:38:09 pm EDT  I get the feeling that the problems have only started. (no text) · Rhiannon · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 09:31:48 am EDT  That was my sad impression when I got to this point in the story too, at about the wordage where I'd expected it to end. (no text) · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 10:06:16 am EDT  I get the feeling that the problems have only started. (no text) · Rhiannon · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 09:31:35 am EDT  Do you also get a sense of deja-vu? (no text) · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 10:05:41 am EDT

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