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Manga Shoggoth
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Advent greetings from... the Hooded Hood

Subj: A truly alliterative title for the season.
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 at 09:58:42 am EST (Viewed 686 times)
Reply Subj: The Case of the Christmas Card Caper
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 at 06:12:51 pm EST (Viewed 14 times)



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    Kerry Shepherdson, the probability arsonist, Dancer and Visionary’s troubled little sister
    Harlagaz Donarson, demihemigod of thunder
    Samantha Bonnington, Fashion Accessory, fabric controlling valley girl
    Fred Harris, Ham-Boy, the world’s meatiest hero and rookie full Legionnaire
    Danny Lyle, Denial, Kerry’s villainous boyfriend, the Hooded Hood’s son
    Vespiir of the House of Viisionary, exiled Caphan seeress
    R.J. “Randy” Clement, The Mutant Liberation Army, De Brown Streak’s amorous cousin


The big problem with this lineup is that Harlagaz has a 1 in 4 chance of being one of the three wise men. I don't think it's safe to make the "Ho! Ho! Ho!" joke.


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        Ã¢â‚¬Å“Pants, maybe?” said HB hopefully.


Channeling Space ghost, perhaps...


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        Vespiir closed her eyes and peered into the future. “It is rather confusing. It’s all mixed up with Lord Viisionary wearing a yellow paper hat of authority and making a toast before forgetting to defuse his cracker, and Lady Dancer performing the sacred Dance of the Many Egg Nogs, and many other things. But does your solstice ceremony usually involve small jolly fat men devouring people?”


Sounds like most of the office christmas partuies I've avoided.


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        Ã¢â‚¬Å“What’s that?” gasped Vespiir, somehow producing a needle-point houri dagger from mere tinsel.


Pine Needles would also be appropriate.


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        Ã¢â‚¬Å“The Birthday Bandit?” Kerry remembered him. “Dweeb who can steal or replicate people’s powers when it’s their birthday?”


And there could be very nasty side effects of borrowing the wrong birthday at this time of year...


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    Meanwhile: If folks would like to suggest up to three characters (their own, other posters’ characters, or supporting cast) who they’d like to see show up in the final bit, please put them in a response. I can’t guarantee to fit them all in, but I’ll at least consider them.


I don't know about endings (apart, possibly, from a walk=on part by the other wise man (from the story of the same name), however I feel there should be at least one cameo with Ebony trying to explain the concept of Christmas to the Shoggoth. Again. Also, a scene with the Hooded Hood opening his christmas cards would be amusing.



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    Or: If anyone wants to do a festive tie-in there’s plenty more Christmas cards in the box.


I'll see what I can do, but the holiday is filling up already.






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