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HH isn't very happy at his lack of progress on this story since then.

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Subj: Anything that can complicate the writing and I'll do it.
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 06:40:06 am EDT

Reply Subj: Nice job of working *spoiler* into things!
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 06:08:16 pm EDT (Viewed 577 times)

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A fun chapter! I've always liked the Al and Yuki pairing, as they compliment each other nicely, and get each other into trouble just as well. As others have noted, nice use of bits from continuity... not just for this part, but for the whole story so far. That's always been a hallmark of Untold Tales, and this story seems geared especially well for such showcasing.

It wasn't meant to be that major. The plot took a swerve when Bill stopped participating again and I decided to shift the emphasis, and a wider cast tends to make the story longer and more complex. Right now I'm way bogged down in the situation I've got Shep and Shoggoth in and that's really holding me up.

I'm looking forward to the next chapter!

It would be nice to have one. I sat down to write it just now but domestic disputed have again intervened. I'm writing this with gritted teeth.

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#331: Yet More Untold Tales of Ghost Taxis: Fare Play (complete) · The Hooded Hood checks to see if he can still write this stuff · Mon Apr 06, 2009 at 04:48:46 pm EDT
- Nice job of working *spoiler* into things! · Visionary · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 06:08:16 pm EDT
  - Anything that can complicate the writing and I'll do it. · HH isn't very happy at his lack of progress on this story since then. · Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 06:40:06 am EDT
- Hey! [spoiler] is back! And nice tie-backs to some classic Untold Tales. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 10:36:35 pm EDT
  - More obscure and peripheral characters to come next time. (no text) · HH · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 04:42:25 am EDT
- I love it when Al B. sprouts science geek-speak. · Al B. Harper · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 09:05:12 pm EDT
  - When doesn't he? · HH · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 04:47:33 am EDT
    - When he's relaxing in a hot bubble-bath zoning out to Bach he's rather quiet. Till he has a "Eureka!" moment and jumps out (which is often) · Al B. Harper · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 06:19:49 am EDT
      - I'm sure there's a Dancer story in there somewhere. · HH · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 01:17:16 pm EDT
- Yuki is going to hurt him a lot. · Anime Jason · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 09:00:23 pm EDT
  - Technically nobody saw who it was that hijacked the vehicle · HH · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 04:56:41 am EDT
    - Some help (maybe) · killer shrike uses some of his day off to be productive · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 09:22:08 am EDT
      - Thank you. · HH · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 02:24:41 pm EDT
    - She'll find out. · Anime Jason · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 08:47:14 am EDT
      - Re: She'll find out. · HH · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 02:34:22 pm EDT
        
        Re: She'll find out. · Anime Jason · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 04:33:29 pm EDT
        
        Re: She'll find out. · HH · Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 06:43:46 am EDT
        
        Re: She'll find out. · Anime Jason · Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 09:17:12 am EDT
        
        Re: She'll find out. · HH · Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 07:47:56 pm EDT
- That's going to leave a bad you know what in you know who's you know where · killer shrike · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 07:59:25 pm EDT
  - Inevitably · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 08:26:31 pm EDT
- Well this promises to be explosive. (no text) · Rhiannon · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 07:34:42 pm EDT
  - Not till Yuki gets to the gas tank. (no text) · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 07:45:37 pm EDT
- Jason, could you arrange for this story to still be editable so I can put in the next section? · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 01:18:57 pm EDT
  - Don't know why it was set to 2 days...now it's set to 1 week. (no text) · Anime Jason · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 06:41:47 pm EDT
- Let's hope Icy never loses his pure outlook · Al B. Harper · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 07:28:50 am EDT
  - Because otherwise he'd have to be called Slushy. · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 10:35:49 am EDT
- (By the way, just sent you my e-mail reply again. I think your spam filter might be eating my e-mails again.) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 04:04:32 am EDT
  - Maybe I'm just ignoring you? (no text) · HH has now replied · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 10:30:39 am EDT
- This is what the place had been missing. · L! · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 10:50:16 pm EDT
  - Exploding hunchbacks? (no text) · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 10:26:00 am EDT
    - No. Stories by You! · L! · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 12:31:31 pm EDT
      - Well, I'm not sure how long I can keep this up. A few more days, maybe. (no text) · HH · Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 02:25:14 pm EDT
- Icy brings a welcome ray of sunshine that's been missing since Yo. ;) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 05:03:42 pm EDT
  - I'm not sure sunshine is the best word to describe what a sanoman brings. (no text) · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 10:23:30 am EDT
    - For sanoman read snowman. (no text) · HH has had a long day · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 01:16:47 pm EDT
- Next time she may want to invest in reticulated iris and hellebore · killer shrike · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 04:23:27 pm EDT
  - Or Magweed? · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 10:25:30 am EDT
- They won't be getting any gardening awards. · Anime Jason · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 01:44:59 pm EDT
  - Those judges can be so stuffy. Or possibly stuffed. · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:34:01 pm EDT
- Oh good... I was worried I hadn't angered enough cosmic types recently. (no text) · Visionary will comment more thoroughly after work. · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 11:13:56 am EDT
  - It's good to keep that curve up. (no text) · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:34:23 pm EDT
    - Good is much too relative. · Visionary · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 09:30:50 pm EDT
      - But you don't object to curves. · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 10:29:28 am EDT
- I hope Icy doesn't learn the definition of a trollop; it would shatter his world. (no text) · Jack · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 11:01:44 am EDT
  - It's some kind of deep-fried potato product, possibly? (no text) · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:34:50 pm EDT
  - I could tell him that it's either a female troll or a portion of dessert topping. Might lead to troubled conversations later though. (no text) · Visionary · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 11:09:01 am EDT
    - Especially when he's out to dinner and he orders a large trollop with frosting and chocolate sauce on. (no text) · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:36:06 pm EDT
    - You could just tell him it's a bad word and never to use it but that could be problematic too. (no text) · Jack · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 12:37:36 pm EDT
      - Where's the fun otherwise? (no text) · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:36:42 pm EDT
- That was interesting. (no text) · Rhiannon · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 09:56:58 am EDT
  - The reply was a bit boring though. (no text) · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:37:14 pm EDT
- Part 2 comments [Spoilers] · Al B. Haper · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:19:41 pm EDT
  - Re: Part 2 comments [Spoilers] · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 04:16:36 am EDT
- Ghost Taxis #331: "Meanwhile, back at the warehouse..." · Anime Jason · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 10:00:30 pm EDT
  - nice little interchange. (no text) · Jack · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 12:57:41 pm EDT
  - Nicely done (no text) · killer shrike · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 06:34:55 am EDT
  - You'd think that there'd be plenty of places that deliver. (no text) · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 04:17:04 am EDT
  - Good to see he can relax. (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:26:02 am EDT
  - I didn't know Sorcerer Supremes got lunch breaks. (no text) · Visionary · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:43:45 pm EDT
  - So...what was on the menu? (no text) · Al B. Harper says bring on the tie-ins! · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:21:53 pm EDT
    - As we saw, an Asian dish. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 03:26:38 am EDT
- Should have visited Disney World while they were there. · Visionary · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 09:45:50 pm EDT
  - I think they were afraid of being copyrighted. · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 04:22:56 am EDT
- Pt.2 It's sad to see robots used for evil rather than good :( (no text) · Jack · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 07:33:52 pm EDT
  - On the bright side, at least one artificial intelligence was on the side of the angels. (no text) · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 08:16:06 pm EDT
- Excellent fight scene choreography and character interaction. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 07:12:13 pm EDT
  - Well, that fx budget's been stacking up and it's a while since we let Hat and Dream off the leash together. (no text) · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 08:15:23 pm EDT
- Part 2, all trash all the time. · Anime Jason · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 06:22:05 pm EDT
  - Good riddance to bad rubbish. · HH has written two things today, this chapter and a court deposition re custody. This one was more fun. · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 08:20:23 pm EDT
- Oh, s*** · killer shrike · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 04:47:29 pm EDT
  - You s***ed? · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 05:03:43 pm EDT
- Well, it is nice to see the standard method of dealing with a dilemma still in place... (no text) · Manga Shoggoth · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 04:35:21 pm EDT
  - Resorting to multi-part storylines with many unneccessary guest stars? (no text) · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 04:45:54 pm EDT
- This is brilliant, I'm really enjoying the daily bit. (no text) · Rhiannon · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 04:22:28 pm EDT
  - Well, it's not like I have anything else I need to do, right? (no text) · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 04:30:14 pm EDT
- Ah! A pleasant surprise! Of course, all adventures are before the killing and maiming starts... (no text) · Visionary will comment fully after work. · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:33:42 am EDT
  - It's not all killing and maiming. There's always a place for torture too. (no text) · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 01:42:41 pm EDT
- Shouldn't that be the rules and everything else debate? · Rhiannon · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:01:07 am EDT
  - Well that's debatable. · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:04:33 am EDT
    - Your daughter is a bratty bratling from Bratsylvania. :) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 03:35:53 pm EDT
      - I see. And if that's what I am what are you exactly? (no text) · Rhiannon · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 04:05:08 pm EDT
        
        I am awesome. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 07:07:57 pm EDT
        Killing is wrong. Rememeber that. (no text) · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 04:30:35 pm EDT
        
        It's like watching a miniature version of you. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 08:51:40 pm EDT
        
        That's pretty much what the divorce papers said. (no text) · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 04:25:41 am EDT
      - Yeah? Well your mother darns socks in hell. (no text) · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 03:46:31 pm EDT
        
        Quoting from Ambush Bug's Exorcist parody. Nice. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 07:09:28 pm EDT
        
        There can't be many of us left who remember that quote. (no text) · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 08:22:08 pm EDT
- Al B. Harper Chapter 20: Family Ties (a tie in to UTT #331) · Al B. Harper welcomes IW back to the board with this tie-in · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 08:28:06 am EDT
  - Al has a mysterious background that would put Wolverine to shame. (no text) · Visionary hopes that the movie doesn't do it first, though. · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:40:03 pm EDT
    - Well, Al hasn't served in WWII....yet... (no text) · Al B. Harper · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 07:23:46 am EDT
      - But it's only a matter of time before he and Silver Agent end up back there. (no text) · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 10:55:02 am EDT
        
        Sorry, that's Silver Aegis. (no text) · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 10:56:20 am EDT
        
        But Silver Agent is so much prettier, with her silvery body-hugging jumpsuit and flowing platinum locks. (no text) · Al B. Harper *pouts* · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 03:25:44 pm EDT
        
        You're thinking of Nazi hunter and freelance mercenary Platinum Polecat (no text) · killer shrike · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 06:23:27 pm EDT
        
        Well, that's her name now, but in the early days of the war she was only known as the Silver Agent and none knew her true identity. No really. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 09:07:59 pm EDT
        
        I can't say that's how he looks in Astro City. (no text) · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 04:20:52 pm EDT
        
        Who knows what's going on under that helmet? We know "he" had a deep dark secret. (no text) · killer shrike · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 06:25:18 pm EDT
        
        Pfft. Busiek's second rate rip has nothing on the original. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 09:09:08 pm EDT
  - The wolves are at the door, it would seem (no text) · killer shrike hopes to see more of this · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 04:52:58 pm EDT
    - Howling for blood... (no text) · Al B. Harper · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:24:05 pm EDT
  - Well, you just flung the door wide open, didn't you? :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 03:34:33 pm EDT
    - Shocking I know... (no text) · Al B. Harper · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:23:34 pm EDT
  - And after a teaser like that you have to finally come out with all that family background story you've been hoarding. (no text) · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 10:53:50 am EDT
    - We'll see. Though I lost our correspondence on it I still have the hoarded ideas. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:23:03 pm EDT
      - I'm sure to have the correspondence somewhere. Shall I forward it? (no text) · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 06:43:08 am EDT
        
        If you've got it to hand that would be great. *email inside* · Al B. Harper · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 07:22:34 am EDT
        
        4 messages forwarded. (no text) · HH · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 10:52:46 am EDT
        
        All received with much thanks. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 09:10:52 pm EDT
- Excellent return to form. :) [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 03:46:44 am EDT
  - And now for a reply to your points... [Spoilers] · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 10:59:39 am EDT
    - Well [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 05:30:16 pm EDT
      - Re: Well [Spoilers] · HH · Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 04:27:54 am EDT
  - Let's see if I can force myself to write Part 2 first, shall we? (no text) [Spoilers] · HH notes that Part 2 is the Hat/SCFB team-up. · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 10:54:30 am EDT
- Looks like you can! · Anime Jason · Mon Apr 06, 2009 at 07:55:04 pm EDT
  - it's not the speed it's the endurance I need to test. · HH is taking a break from novel writing for a week or so. · Mon Apr 06, 2009 at 08:13:48 pm EDT
    - Re: it's not the speed it's the endurance I need to test. · Anime Jason · Mon Apr 06, 2009 at 09:19:07 pm EDT
      - Re: it's not the speed it's the endurance I need to test. · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 11:02:51 am EDT
        
        Re: it's not the speed it's the endurance I need to test. · Anime Jason · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 12:02:51 pm EDT
        
        Re: it's not the speed it's the endurance I need to test. · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 01:45:34 pm EDT
        
        Re: it's not the speed it's the endurance I need to test. · Anime Jason · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 02:34:52 pm EDT
        
        Re: it's not the speed it's the endurance I need to test. · HH · Tue Apr 07, 2009 at 03:45:32 pm EDT
- That sounds like Icy... I hope they collect a sufficient amount of maguffins of doom :) (no text) · Jack · Mon Apr 06, 2009 at 07:28:47 pm EDT
  - There are a number of problems with the maguffin of doom count, as I hope to shortly narrate. (no text) · HH · Mon Apr 06, 2009 at 08:01:00 pm EDT
- You're getting there, but I suggest a few more dozen stories to make sure. · killer shrike · Mon Apr 06, 2009 at 06:45:37 pm EDT
  - I'm testing to see whether I can manage a daily dose for a few days. Jury's out. (no text) · HH · Mon Apr 06, 2009 at 07:18:17 pm EDT