The Reunification of the Entish Bow - Discussion

[Thenamir]

I want to reconfirm my claim on Tickle-Me-Ulmo.

TMU always remained a bit aloof and distant from the other Velou and their Valleyum resort, probably a result of the jokes they made about his red fur raiment and bulging eyes. Pensive but concerned about the inhabitants of Muddled-Mirth, he has often taken an active red-gloved hand in the affairs of men and elves, and has been known through the ages for his booming yet high-pitched laughter when his works come to fruition.

Forth the Questians!

[Diamond18]

Some of Manuël's character has already been set up in earlier posts about Môgol, so I will have to read over them again. I have yet to come up with a name and character assassination for Varda, but will try to apply some thought to it before it becomes necessary to write her.

I have been kept a bit busy this week, having started up a new writer's group (see signature) and am in that new parent mode where you have to monitor absolutely everthing (pant, pant) but I will try not to make this an excuse to be left behind. :eek: In fact, if Vogonwë and Pimpi are left behind, there'll be Nimrohell to pay. Like, totally.

Edit: It did just occur to me, though, that having Vogonwë mistakenly think Pimpi is ashore and jump off Amroth-like only to need to be rescued in his moment of misguided romantic heroism, might be good for a laugh..... :)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Confirmed, Thena.

Sounds like you'll come up with good ideas, Diamond.

I've heard from Lush, who intends to continue with us.

Sorry we're stuck in a rut, waiting for Squatter's post, folks; when I saw him in England less than two weeks ago, he promised to write it soon, but now I'm not getting any responses to my e-mails. I've decided that if he doesn't post this week, we will have to carry on without him, although he would be horribly missed!

I also have no idea if Orogarn 2 (BW)will be continuing...

Anyway, if wurst comes to wurst (as they say in the Mire), I will be open to suggestions for unique ways to leave characters behind! ;)

[Diamond18]

Would this involve the killing of Earnur or Orogarn Two?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Well, we won't kill any characters without the permission of their owners, so it depends on the plans that they make. Theoretically, they will simply be left behind - I suppose they could make their own boat and follow somehow, or just roam M-M alone...

[The Saucepan Man]

So what's been happening while I've been away? Well, I see that the Inert-ship are still in the Mire, and ... oh ... that's it ... :rolleyes:

C'mon guys, I'm itching for the final confrontation, 'cos we know that the baddies always win. ;)

I shall post Mogul's departure for Valleyum within the next week, but don't let that hold things up.

By the way, any chance of one of the Velour resembling David Bowie circa 1973? It would make a bit more sense of Soregum's transformation for his song in the Marrow Bowns song competition. How about Howlie/Howdie? Perhaps he could be Zowie :D . By the way, have we final confirmation on his name, as I may need to change one of my past posts?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Saucy, welcome back! You have been sorely missed. Mith is away this week, but the best thing for you to do would be to check out the possibilities with him personally early next week. Since his last post got the GoWestShip moving out of the Mire, I will move us to the Havens within the next two - three days. I have still heard nothing from Squatter, so can only hope that he will catch up with us after that.

[The Saucepan Man]

Thanks for the welcome back, Esty. :) It's good to be back, although work is very hectic at the moment so my Downs time is still limited. I was able to log-on while travelling, but I still have a lot of catching up to do. I haven't read a thread in the Books for about 3 weeks, and as for the Chapter-by-Chapter threads ...

Just realised that I'll need to make my post before the Gradually-Creeping-West-Ship reach the Pay Havens, so I've put up a save and I'll try to post something over the weekend. Alas, all that catching up will have to wait.

If I don't manage to post before you want to get things moving again, Esty, I'll delete the save.

PS For a beast of such ancient and imperial lineage, Chrysophylax sure seems to have been acting the confused, pimply adolescent in this adventure ... Sasser - priceless! :D

[Kuruharan]

He's probably young for a dragon. He's probably also had a lack of nurturing influence in his life. I mean, he's pet to a dwarf for goodness sake. :D

[The Saucepan Man]

I mean, he's pet to a dwarf for goodness sake.Yes, and it would seem from his behaviour that female dragons are as rare as female dwarves. :rolleyes: :D

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I'm in the process of writing my post, slowed down by a real life (paid! and therefore urgent) work project that I should be able to finish today. I plan to take the -Ship directly to the Havens (You shall not pass GO, you shall not collect 30 silver pennies!). The only possibilities for a diversion between the Shire/Mire and the Havens that occur to me (*consults map) are the White Downs/Far Downs and the White Towers. (See 'The Grey Havens', RotK) Unless, (highly improbable, of course, but since when has that ever stopped us?!) we detour by way of Lake Evendim/Annúminas, but I've no idea for any adventure there. Should any of you have a cunning plan, please let me know posthaste; otherwise, I'll just get us there in record time.

edit: According to my handy-dandy Foster's Guide, "The Towers remained standing into the Fourth Age." Now, either we accept that (canon instead of cannons, for a change?! :eek: ) and avoid them, as our presence would most certainly be destructive in nature - or... we take that as a challenge! :D

[Lush]

YO.

Does anyone want to help me pick out my Velour character? I'm high on...stuff and low on imagination these days. I promise I'll love you forever if you do.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Well, the most obvious choice would be Nienna, since she's the one of the three female Valar among the most powerful who hasn't been taken yet. I have a few ideas on her which I will send you by PM. However, you may also freely choose among: [checks Valaquenta]

Vairë the Weaver (Námo's spouse)
Estë the Healer (Irmo's spouse)
Nessa (Tulkas' spouse) - dances, though whether or not with wolves is unknown...
Vána, the Ever-young (Oromë's spouse)

Unless, of course, you prefer to take the role of the ultimate female baddie - Ungoliant!!

[The Saucepan Man]

Bagsie me Ungoliant. I have an idea ... ;)

[The Saucepan Man]

I've nearly finished my post, Esty. I'll have it up some time tonight. :)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

She's all yours, Saucy! (Lush will have to be a good girl after all...) Looking forward to your post! Mine's in progress, but it will take another day or so to finish it.

[The Barrow-Wight]

Is there a Cliff Notes version that I can use to catch up?

[The Saucepan Man]

She's all yours, Saucy! How delightful! ;)

My post is done. I didn't get a chance to deal with Mogul's departure, but there is time yet for that ...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Cliff's Notes, BW?! Sacrilege! Here's your answer:

The Quest goes ever on and on,
down from the post where it began.
Now far ahead the Itship's gone
and you must follow if you can;
pursuing it with weary eyes
until you get some kind of clue,
and figure out where the plot lies.
And whither then? What will you do?


PS to all - Have we established a name for the Havens yet? I looked at Diamond's reference post, but there's none there.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

OK, here's a suggested name and one which is still uncertain. I'd appreciate comments and ideas for additional names as well. I do have a couple of them established, but don't want to reveal too much in advance!

Mithlond = Mithtake
Grey Havens = ? (Striped Havens? Tartan Havens?)

[The Saucepan Man]

I thought the Grey Havens were to be the Pay Havens. Hasn't this name already been used somewhere?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

You're right, Saucy - thanks! I guess Mithtake could still be used as the 'Elven' name, couldn't it?!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I've put up a save for my post. It's actually already written, but I'm not quite satisfied with it yet, so I'll allow myself a night to sleep over it and get it up after revision tomorrow.

Saucy, thanks for your terrific post! It was fun to read, and I especially chuckled over your name for the Elven deity!

[Lush]

I'm so confused...I just realized that I completely missed Diamond's questions about Leninia's dad. Diamond, if you want Leninia's dad, you can have him. On a platter.

*going back to read now because I'm SO confused*

*and so high on meds*

(have been desperately ill)

[Diamond18]

I rather suspected that Leninia's dad had been splattered over the inhabitants of the Mire....

Though if the mysterious Wizard in her lineage wasn't Sauerkraut, who does that leave? Pettygast? :p

I was just curious, actually. It's not very important, in the scheme of muddled up plotlines. ;)

I still haven't figured out a parody persona for Varda. *bursts into showy tears*

[Estelyn Telcontar]

My post is up - I decided to divide it, giving the account of the ship's hiring later. That gives anyone who wishes to do so the opportunity to post an adventure or three in the Havens. Just don't name our ship or captain, please - I reserve that for myself!

Lush, Diamond, don't panic - I'm sure it will take us awhile to get to Valleyum, so you still have time to develop your characters. We have established them as kind of laid-back surfer dude types, although I imagine them to be like a bunch of bickering siblings as well. The BoLT should be excellent reference material for the latter! :D I also recommend a brief look at the Valaquenta for their individual characteristics and ideas on the relationships between them. You are free to add new aspects, of course.

[The Saucepan Man]

Hehe. Naughty Merisu. It would appear that Kuruharan's influence is rubbing off on her. :D

Just to be pedantic, though, it's Valleyum.

There is some indication of the lifestyles and inclinations of the Velour in my first post ...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Oops, my bad! Thanks, Saucy - I've corrected that mithspelling... Wouldn't want to be associated with brand names of addictive substances! :eek:

Yes, thanks for the reminder - your epochal first post is excellent reference material!

[Lush]

I'm pretty sure her dad is still alive, come to think of it (he was actually my own version of Radagast, but mostly a stab at aging hippies...God, those jokes never seem to go away for some reason).

So yeah.

[Diamond18]

I took down my save, since I have been able to come up with precisely no ideas to further the idea set down therein. I think my brain has been slowly turning to wax this week, or at least, my comedic faculties are failing. In other words, not to hold up the game any....

[Estelyn Telcontar]

OK, Diamond - perhaps you'll get inspired when other posts go up. Thena has promised that his save will be filled today, and if there are no further posts before then, mine for Merisu, procuring a ship, will be up within the next couple of days. After that, you all still have a bit of time (I should imagine a week or two) to post in the Havens before the Get-Up-and-Go-Ship gets up and goes.

[Mithadan]

Grrralph must be heard before all set sail, though I can tack my post onto anyone elses as an add on.

[Thenamir]

I am polishing my Sethamir post, but since Bethberry put up her save before mine, I wanted to wait until I saw those developments before posting myself, in case there might be another good hook on which to hang yet another plot complication. Please let me know if I should not wait for Bb. Thanks!

[Bêthberry]

We wait for no man but a sword and a lord, Thena. Esty and I are in conference about this little delay, as it depends not upon me, however much that save appears to have been made by me. In short, that rotter, Squatter.

[Thenamir]

We shall have to make things hotter for that rotter Squatter, lest the potted sot totter.

And Esty! How is it that Merisu-The-Unsulliable-and-Always-Perfectly-Coiffed managed to get covered with white dust? She to whom no mud can cling, whose style no rain can spoil, the Lady-who-never-needs-deodorant, whom the slightest dust mote would not deem to touch, she who bathes but once per year whether she needs it or not, is dirty??

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Thena, please go ahead with your post. Bb can move her save to go after yours, since we are waiting for the go-ahead from Squatter so as to dispose of his character in a suitable manner. Yes, fellow writers, it appears that we will soon have to mourn Etceteron's leaving or demise. Squatter has moved and will have less opportunity to be online in the future, so he is leaving us, alas!

As to the mystery of the sullied Elven maiden - there must be something supernatural about that dust, that's all I can say...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Diamond has found a very valuable linguistic source for our adventures in Valleyum: ValSpeak (http://www.80s.com/Entertainment/ValleyURL/)! For those who, like me, are not native speakers of that particular dialect, it looks to be quite helpful! :D

A reminder to those with saves - please get them written and up this week. I have my post for Merisu ready to go, but am waiting another day to see if continuity will be a problem. After that, I will put it up, and those with saves must take care of continuity issues themselves.

[Mithadan]

Please do not place the Itship on a ship until Grrralph has a chance to speak. I have not put up a save because I want to see what everyone else says before posting. If someone else's post hinges on boarding a ship, PM me and I will get a post or a save up, or simply advise what should or should not be said about Grrrralph.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Understood, Mith. My post for Merisu is up; she is now negotiating for ship's passage. The saves preceding my post should take place on the evening before that; otherwise, please move them to follow if you wish to post for the next morning, and remember that Merisu isn't at the inn.

The ship and captain are hereby duly introduced. I assume Cirkdan will have an Elven first officer (pointy ears, remember?! :rolleyes: ), a healer (someone has to say "He's dead, Dim" :p ) who could conceivably be human, and an engineer - perhaps a Dwarf? I think this generation would not yet include orcs... ;)

PS - I must mention that my post was brought to you without harming a single save!!

[Kuruharan]

That’ll teach me to be eating my noontime breakfast while reading the REB. The “moon was full” comment prompted much orange juice to be sprayed upon the monitor. The reply of the Oathbreakers caused much cereal to follow.

Don’t be too surprised if we accidentally pick up an unexpected stowaway. The comedic possibilities of forlorn hopes, death-or-glory charges, last stands, continual argument about the Somethingship in the sinking ship sailing in the wrong direction to reach the end of the world, unrelenting castigations of the cowardice of most everyone else around, and a final climatic duel for the honor of Merisuwyniel between a reformed orc and a mouse are just too good to pass up.:D

[Thenamir]

Many thanks for not harming my save, Esty. I'll be glad to pick up your dry-cleaning bill for the milk and cereal, Kuru.

And so is posted my longest post yet, none the worse for the wear of the delay. I kept re-writing it, and it still didn't meet my own standards, but hopefully it will bring a less-messy chuckle or two to the remainder of the group.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Hmmm, Kuru, does that annoying Elven maiden have yet another pining admirer?! :D

Well done, Thena! You wrote an enjoyable post! Aside from the funny song parodies, I was very amused over the comparitive description of the dust-covered Gangship! Introducing Sethamir in person was a great idea, and you managed to come up with a book passage that hadn't been parodied yet - 'Queen of the Dead' indeed! :eek: And then the 'Hair of Isuldir'! Did O2 inherit Greatgreatgranddaddy's toupee?

Now, who'll be next to post?

[The Barrow-Wight]

Unfortunately, it won't be OT2. Work just dumped a pile of reports on me that will preclude all RPG efforts. :confused: You might as well leave the poor fellow behind.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Oh dear, BW, what a bummer! If we must lose your participation and O2 as a member of the What'sUpDocShip, how would you like to have us 'dispose' of him - dead or alive? :eek:

[Kuruharan]

It looks like the Gallowship is going to set sail in the fine tradition of Hannibal.

[The Saucepan Man]

You know, it kind of seems a shame to leave anyone behind in the Pay Havens. But, given the noble, courageous and (of course) downright silly deeds done by Earnur and Orogarn Two in the service of the Quest of the Entish Bow, anything other than a heroic (albeit comedic) end for them in a glorious final confrontation seems somewhat inappropriate to me.

Since it's worked very well so far with other posters including the endeavours of these characters within their posts (witness the prominent role of Orogarn Two in Thena's brilliant latest post), I don't see any reason why they shouldn't stay with the Doomed-Ship ( ;) ) until the bitter (or, more likely, not-so-bitter) end on that continuing basis.

Of course, it means that people will have to take on the role of two or more Velour each (or cut down the number of Velour involved), but I'm sure that would be manageable. (Although I was immensely looking forward to the appearance of Tulk Hogan :( :D .)

What does everyone else think?

[Thenamir]

I have to agree. After over two years of sticking with the REB crowd, to lose any of the principals at this late hour would be highly disappointing.

Having said that, knowing how difficult it is for me to make time to do my own Gateskeeper posts, I can hardly volunteer for it myself, my latest post notwithstanding. It was just an idea I had to finally personify Sethamir, and with the Paths-of-the-Dead storyline, Orogarn Two (2!) seemed to take the forefront more so than Gateskeeper.

Speaking of Gateskeeper, there was a long period where I could not post, and still Gateskeeper managed at least a passing mention in the rest of the posts from others, keeping the character alive until I could return, for which I am grateful. I think the same could and should be done for OT2.

[Bêthberry]

But, given the noble, courageous and (of course) downright silly deeds done by Earnur and Orogarn Two in the service of the Quest of the Entish Bow, anything other than a heroic (albeit comedic) end for them in a glorious final confrontation seems somewhat inappropriate to me.

Since it's worked very well so far with other posters including the endeavours of these characters within their posts (witness the prominent role of Orogarn Two in Thena's brilliant latest post), I don't see any reason why they shouldn't stay with the Doomed-Ship ( ) until the bitter (or, more likely, not-so-bitter) end on that continuing basis.

SpM, if you wish to carry Lord Etceteron, I will happily relinquish my post and the plans I've made for his, um, er, manly withdrawal from the Somewhat Leaky Ship. Oh heck, I will do so if anyone here wants him. Leninia? oh,Leninia?

In fact, Iwill assume that you've got 'im now and delete that save.

[The Saucepan Man]

SpM, if you wish to carry Lord Etceteron, I will happily relinquish my post and the plans I've made for his, um, er, manly withdrawal from the Somewhat Leaky Ship.Er ... like Thena, I find it hard to make time to do my own posts (and I do have two characters already - well more if you count Greedhog, assorted Orcs and villains and yet more planned), and I am most certainly no Squatter, so humbly I must decline.

But I don't think that anyone has to specifically "take over" O2 and Earnur.


Speaking of Gateskeeper, there was a long period where I could not post, and still Gateskeeper managed at least a passing mention in the rest of the posts from others, keeping the character alive until I could return, for which I am grateful. I think the same could and should be done for OT2.That's exactly what I meant. They can be "kept alive" in other people's posts ... and, who knows, perhaps BW and Squatter might be enticed out of "retirement" to participate in the long-awaited (and probably a lot longer yet-awaited) final confrontation. :rolleyes: ;)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I've thought about your suggestions and made following decision: No one can write for another character, true - the styles are much too individual. We could take all of them along for the ride, but is it necessary? Some of the characters are essential to further developments, but not all are. Squatter will have limited internet access for the next year, and I do trust that we shall finish this story within that time. That means he won't be back to take over Etceteron anymore - as a matter of fact, I'm not even getting e-mail responses from him now.

Bêthberry came up with a good plot twist which concerns her cameo character in Part 1 and gives Earnur an appropriate ending. I'd like to have her go ahead with that. Since there was a plan for O2's further involvement, we can keep him going along; Thena's post made good use of him, so I agree that it's a good idea not to lose him as well.

I do hope there will be further posts by the rest of you - things are going along with the speed of molasses in the winter! :(

[Diamond18]

Well, Vogy is most definitely going to write a eulogy for Earnur. He was after all the only living admirer of his poetry for a while there, in his less sober moments.

[Kuruharan]

I do hope there will be further posts by the rest of you - things are going along with the speed of molasses in the winter!

That's customary. ;)

(By the way Diamond, that sig is hilarious.)

[Mithadan]

If someone can tell me who will live and who will not, I can post immediately.

[Lush]

Well, I can't speak for everyone, but I think Linny will live.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Except for Earnur, with whom Bb will deal in her post (coming to your local RPG soon!), it looks like we will keep everyone with us. The GangwayShip is not yet getting on the SailingShip though.

[Mithadan]

I have completed my post. Grrralph will not be waking anytime soon. :eek: If someone would remember to drag him along onto the Ent's Surprise, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Fantastic posts, both of them, Mith and Saucy!! They were (and still are) so much fun to read! In the first scene, Grrralph definitely reminds me of Puddleglum - will he feel like a "Respectowiggle" when he awakes? I chuckled over the full name you made of Cirkdan's nick - even using the right middle initial! :D And the Doc with the appropriate name and all of the good running jokes! For some reason, Grrralph's source of courage reminds me of the member of the "A-Team" who needed similar "help" to overcome his fear of flying... Very funny - thanks, Mith!

Saucy, your epic account is wonderful - great descriptions, amusing movie references, clever dialogues - all that, and Aerophaunts too!! Shades of Dumbo... Somehow I got the impression that the Aircorps commander was already practicing the right way to talk in Valleyum. And I can't help wondering what legal loophole there could possibly be to provide for a suitable end for Greedhog?! (I nominated your post for 'Best Post of the Week' on Bêthberry's thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=353306#post353306). )

Great stuff, guys - I look forward to the next posts!

[The Saucepan Man]

He's dead Dim :D

The inter-weaving of a parody of one genre into another is a skilled art, and Mith has mastered it brilliantly here. The meter of Captain Cirkdan's sentences conjures up his voice perfectly. I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the crew. It's the ones in the red outfits that need to watch out when they make landfall in Valleyum ... ;)

Many thank for your nomination, Esty. It makes me feel a bit better for the bleary-eyed state I found myself in the next morning, having stayed up to some ridiculously late (early) hour finalising the post. :rolleyes:


Somehow I got the impression that the Aircorps commander was already practicing the right way to talk in Valleyum. To visualise Cap'n Ar-Kidd, think Noel Gallagher from Oasis dressed up like Timothy Mouse from Dumbo. Shine on, man ...


And I can't help wondering what legal loophole there could possibly be to provide for a suitable end for Greedhog?! It doesn't mention wraiths ...

[Thenamir]

It doesn't mention wraiths ...

Nor wizards.

[The Saucepan Man]

Nor wizards.Hey, Gatesy and Grrralph can fight it out over who kills him but killed he will be, I have no doubt. That's the Achilles Heel with Senior Loyers, you see. They lose focus on the detail. ;) :D

Doesn't mean Mogul won't win, though. :smokin:

[Estelyn Telcontar]

But is Greedhog wearing a red shirt?!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

While we are waiting for Bêthberry's post, we can plan ahead; the only thing it will change is Earnur's presence with the ShapeShip. If no one has any further business or adventure in the Havens, let's get them boarding the ship, or at least packing. Does anyone volunteer for the next post, or will I have to assign volunteers?! ;)

So far, only two members of the ship's crew are named - whoever posts next can name others, or if you have a good idea, please post it here.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

It's Diamond's birthday today! Here's a lovely poem for you, m'dear, worthy of the Half-Elf: :cool:

Happy Birthday to you!
Vogonwë is so blue;
Pimpi's flirting with Soregum,
Happy Birthday to you!

By all rights, your nick should now be Diamond20, you know... ;)

[Kuruharan]

ahem...*cough*

aaahhhhhh-CHHOOOOO!!!!

Threads seem to be collecting dust.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

*Esty hands Kuru a duster - the name printed on it is next post...

[Bêthberry]

None of you need wait for Earnur's Last Hurrah, as it won't impact on the trip to Valleyum.

I am delayed by the need to count the number of times that most of you forgot Lord Etceteron's stay at the Houses of Bettifordeth. Mith has given me a great opportunity here, as it appears our Last Manly Man has not fallen off the wagon but hitched his wagon to a ....

[Kuruharan]

Somewhere along the way I tripped and fell through the looking glass.

I left the events going on outside unremarked upon since I'm not entirely sure who is coming with us or whether what will happen to Earnur will be...dramatic.

[Diamond18]

Whoa whoa whoa, what's this? I have been checking this forum for new posts on REB every day and alluva sudden I notice there are posts from four days ago I haven't seen. Hmmmmm.....

Thanks, Esty, for the birthday poem. :) What do you think, should I bug B-W about getting my name changed? :D (I like Diamond18, though, just because it's famaliar.)

*runs off to read the shiny new post*

[Estelyn Telcontar]

What a hilarious post, Kuru! You took up the duster with a vengeance! I enjoyed reading every line of it and decided to continue the theme of last preparations for the journey with my post for Merisu. Now I'd like to ask as many of you as possible to add to that storyline. Lush, I need at least a short Leninia post to show that you're still with us. Orogarn Two is staying on as a NPC (non-player character, for those who are unfamiliar with RPG jargon), so anyone who wants to write him writing a letter to his father to go with that package is welcome to do so.

Apologies to the Middle Earth - Unstuck in Time (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=11229) thread's authors, but the idea of Denethor incongruously carrying an umbrella was too good to pass up!

Oh, and there's an additional ending in the works for my post - I'll edit later to include it...

[Diamond18]

Well, the post I wanted to make hinged on knowing just what happens to Earnur (seeing as Vogonwë is going to recite his eulogy) but I would have liked to do that right after Earnur's deportation.

[Mithadan]

That can be arranged...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Bb can hopscotch her save to place it after the most recent posts, Diamond. Then you can put up a save to follow...

[Bêthberry]

It is done. And if it was good enough for Dickens, it must be good enough for Etceteron. I hope Squatter somewhere in cyberspace gets a good laugh.

With all due respect to the Game Founder, I have left my post where it was and simply filled in my save. The post works best coming before Kuruharan's tangent (and even MeriSue's shopping bout) and I wanted it close to Mithadan's.

I assume that Mithadan's post here concerned his magic wand, which he can wave to add Diamond's post of Vogonwe's lament to the end of mine.

Once again, I retire to the sidelines.

Bethberry, for
Cameos R Us

Edit: The title for my post, "Who Mourns for Adonaialion?" comes from the title of episode #33, season two, for Star Trek: The Original Series, "Who Mourns for Adonais?" Plot summaries for episodes of ST: TOS can be found here. (http://www.ericweisstein.com/fun/startrek/)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Thanks once again to our favorite and most faithful cameo writer for a great post! Bb, that was very amusing! The Star Trek references cracked me up, and the song references were fun too. All this, and mathoms too! You gave Etceteron a fitting farewell; I'm sure Squatter will be pleased when he reads it someday. (*Esty walks away, still chuckling over the 'SmellyOnion'... )

edit: Just saw Bb's edit - thanks for that very useful link!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I've added some additional material to the end of my post - a brief reference to Etc.'s leaving, and an Elvish song which might seem vaguely familiar...

[Diamond18]

Is there a plan for the post where the Itship actually boards the ship? My own plans for posting have something to do with the early departure from the harbor, and I thought it might be easier to write a post in which I cover last minute preparations of the grusome twosome, words for Earnur (though he still yet lives, should a thing like that stop Vogy???), and boarding the ship (with ensuing good time being had by all) all in one fell swoop?

*pant, wheeze*

Basically I do not have enough ideas to make individual, well rounded posts for each event. If you have plans already for just how the boarding should go or who should write it, I will wait till the Boardingship has boarded the ship to display my paltry wit... such as it is.... :p

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Diamond, since it looks like no one else is rushing to post, go ahead and write the boarding of the ship into your post - that's fine with me! You and Lush are the only remaining members of our writing team who haven't posted on the last page of the RPG - i.e. within the past two months. Lush announced her intent to carry on, so you can include her if you wish, but if she doesn't post very soon, we may have to write her out of the story - I don't know if she's still keeping up with us. The list of our writers grows thin...

[Diamond18]

Okay. I won't put up a save in case Lush wants to get in a post before I get mine written, but I will try to get to that soon....

[Mithadan]

Just a reminder, Grrralph will not be waking up anytime soon, notwithstanding Bethberry's mention that he achieved semi-consciousness. Drag him around as you all see fit, but he should not be walking or talking.

[Mithadan]

I have filled in my save and Grrralph has dreamed his dream. Grrralph will not awaken until the Itship has passed over the Dundering Seas at the earliest.

[Diamond18]

...I've just been composing abortive attempts at humor. BUT, having now come upon a satisfactory opening paragraph, I may finish within the millennia....

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Wonderful posts, Mith and Diamond! Mith, you managed to post though your character is sleeping - that definitely is worth extra points! It's always fun to read your hints of what's happening to Grrralph; makes me look forward to more... Diamond, your opening paragraph is great fun! Vogy writes haikus?! "Isn't it delicious!" "Most astonishing wonderful!" (comment for two voices, both supplied by me) You did a good job getting everyone on board; now, the floor is open for the other writers to post.

There is no definite time plan for the ship's journey; the name of the ship should give some good parody ideas. I know there has been some interest in using favorite Star Trek episodes; the way posts are moving with snail-in-molasses speed, there will be no reservations. First come, first served!

Oh, and just wondering, Mith - will Grrralph be waking up any time soon? :p

[Lush]

I've had midterms...Actually, I still have midterms. SO IF MY PAPER ON ROSA LUXEMBOURG SUCKS IT'S THE FAULT OF THIS FORUM!!!!!

:D

So yeah, this is just to say I ate the plums...er, posted my post. If something doesn't make sense with it, let me know.

Love you all.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Good luck on your remaining mid-terms, Lush! Thanks for posting despite the claims of real life! I enjoyed reading your post and am quite relieved that you're still with us - I feared you'd disappeared into Life-After-The-Internet and we'd have to pull a Tasha Yar on your character - and I so hate needless deaths! ;)

Who's next?

(Oh, and the only thing I know about Rosa Luxemburg is her famous quote: "Freiheit ist auch die Freiheit des Andersdenkenden" or something reasonably close to that... )

[Kuruharan]

So, have we actually cast off?

Does our gilded vessel have a name?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Yes, we have embarked; the ship's name (established in RPG post #211 and repeated in #212) is "Ent's Surprise", sailing under the capable leadership of Captain Dimwi T. ("Dim") Cirkdan. The ship's healer is a parrot named Dr. Macaw. Other crew names have not yet been established, so anyone continuing may add to the roster. They can be multi-racial, of course, but the first mate must be an Elf, as the parrot tends to point out the shape of his ears. (Pun intended, though not of Rimbaudian quality...)

Some planning for this part of the journey:

Time - depends on the frequency of posting. (That means, at our present rate we should reach Valleyum sometime next June! ;) ) I'd like to allow enough time to develop the many possibilities of this ship trip.

Number of posts - I'm thinking that each writer should post once at the very least, but if we take advantage of the many ideas possible, it can be more. When we have the feeling that it's no longer interesting, the 'Ent's Surprise'-Ship will reach Valleyum.

Ideas for posts - Here are a few to get us started:
Middle-earth variations:
Ossë and Uinen have a marital spat, whipping up a storm that endangers the ship and its passengers.
Pirates (Corsairs?) attack the ship

Star Trek variations:
The ship lands on the island of the week. Cirkdan is later found pulling on his boots after a "cultural exchange" with the native leader, who, though of a different race, happens to be a "fully compatible" female.
Another island of the week - its primitive people are controlled by one of Melkor's evil machines. Cirkdan talks it into self-destruction.
Adorable, cuddly creatures (perhaps some kind of Zerl?) infest the ship.

Other sources:
Lewis' 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'
'Titanic'
many more - even 'Gilligan's Island', if you can pull it off...

These ideas are up for grabs, free to all, first come, first served.

Kuru has mentioned having the talking Narnia mouse as a stowaway, so unless someone asks him for permission, that's his.

Request: I'd like to avoid saves for this part of the story. After all, the posts can be very episodic; true to the nature of TV series, nothing is different at the end of the episode. Use a save only in exceptions, perhaps when you are almost finished with a post into which you have invested a lot of effort, so that someone else does not beat you to it. In the exceptional case that a save is up, the others may post as if nothing changes, so please do not wait. I'd like to have the story moving along again!

[Kuruharan]

We may want to avoid Zerls. They are going to turn out to be in cahoots with somebody very, very bad (I'm not thinking of Mogul, but rather a character unrevealed as yet, although the Zerls could be in cahoots with Mogul too for all I know.) Then again, that could be all the more reason for including them. :p

{EDIT}

Post done.

The Sea agrees with Merisuwyniel.

Unfortunately, the rest don't agree about anything.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

What a wonderful post, Kuru! Sorry I haven't commented on it here earlier, but these last few days have been rather busy in real life. I really enjoyed reading it, both the first time and following times. You established the character of Reaperneep as being on board, so the next posts should include him. The elven first officer is now named, Mister Neemoi, as is the engineer, Tottie (anyone is welcome to make a real name of that).

Is anyone planning to post soon? If so, please PM me; I am working on an idea, since no one else seems to be doing so at the moment, and it would be a shame to have unnecessary duplicates.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I posted one episode of the adventures of the Seaship 'Ent's Surprise', finishing it off in best series tradition - nothing has changed at the end, except that the ship is now sailing westwards after landing on the island. Since my post was quite long enough already, I was not able to develop the alternate universe more. Should any of you want to do something with those possibilities, I can edit to remove the ending. If not, you are welcome to write any episode that takes your fancy. I'm hoping for some new posts this week!

[The Saucepan Man]

How come the guys in the red shirts made it back alive? ;)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Must have been Merisu's benevolent presence protecting them... :p

[Mithadan]

As if I have not already been busy (and remiss in posting) due to work and Red Sox (fan since 1967) I will be unavailable through Monday due to business travel. I hope to be more active when I return.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Well, Mith, you'll just have to get in line and wait for your turn when you get back - what with everyone wanting to post all at once!! :p

[Rimbaud]

A fabulous haircut blows in the breeze, on a nearby hilltop...

Keep it coming chap(esse)s!

[The Saucepan Man]

Funny how the ideas milling around in your head come out different on the screen. I never thought that there might be such things as Kraken-wives until I started typing ... ;)

Really just an excuse to include another gratuitous song parody.

Oh well, here's to Valleyfornia Dreamin' ... :D

[Kuruharan]

Well, I think a lotion to rid oneself of unsightly blemishes would be the perfect thing to use to attract oversized female squids across the ocean wide. The advertising representatives said so. I imagine that being perpetually immersed in salt water would be bad for the completion.

Unless, of course, unsightly blemishes are considered attractive in kraken society... ;)

[The Saucepan Man]

Unless, of course, unsightly blemishes are considered attractive in kraken society... Therein lies the unfortunate truth of the matter. :D

(Coincidentally, I edited out those very words before posting. On consideration, I think that they are best reinstated.)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Saucy, what a fantastic post! Combining the Watcher and the Ents is an idea truly worthy of the creative process that is parody! I find myself reading your contribution and wanting to summarize it like a CbC discussion: "We have two poems in this chapter, one looking ahead to the country that is the Itship's goal, the other recounting a tale of the past that is gone forever, or at least until one of us decides to revive the Kraken-wives." And of course the honoured Star Trek philosophy of saving alien lives, as long as their interests do not conflict with ours...

Thanks for putting in those late hours - I hope the next writers are encouraged to follow suit!

[Rimbaud]

I asked The Boss Telcontar for a cameo...and here he is, for as long as he lasts. Bio tomorrow.

[Kuruharan]

Huzzah!!! Rimbaud reappears!!!

Ayn Chunt nearly killed me and Halfemption finished the job.

[The Saucepan Man]

Er - exactly how many works are we parodying now? I lost count. ;)

Welcome back Rim! I hope that it's an extended cameo. :)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Welcome back indeed, Rim! It's great to have you questing with us again; we hope Halfemption (great name!) will have the time to continue on - perhaps all the way to Valleyum. There are too many ideas in your post to mention all of them, even providing I caught them all, but a few of my favorites are: the aged mariner; warp factor; "Prawn Spreader" - sounds like a sandwich!; Bawlin and Snorin; and the nature of 'dead silence'. Oh, and his ditty about the names!

It will be interesting to see how this new but feeling-like-old character will fit in with the rest of the Shipshape-Ship! I can't help but wonder what story is behind the fact that he already seems to know Kuru's name, even taking the liberty to use the short version...

[Mithadan]

Ai! Ai! A Rimbaud!

Great posts Saucepan and Rimbaud!

[Rimbaud]

Thanks chap/esses; Esty, I think there's a line in my post where the Itship introduce themselves. Typical lassez faire writing, eh? The name ditty is a riff on a Paul Simon song, I just can't resist sometimes.

So - Halfemption:

In keeping with the thoroughly inaccurate naming thus far, whereas Halfullion was assuredly half-empty, Halfemption is rather the other way. Although less good looking than his more esteemed and enobled sibling, he is the brighter of the two, and the more sensitive. A gentle play on Faramir and Boromir coming up soon...

The young Halfemption was kicked out of home by his father, Old Gumption, for not being 'heroic' enough, and for commenting wrily that the family should spend less time adjusting their hair, and more time preparing for the quests that invariably lessened their number. Old Gumption took this as a severe insult upon the Gilded Scissor, and banished his son until such time as he could prove his valour.

Unfortunately, shortly after he set out in his ship, Halfemption became stranded on an island, where he turned into a dragon and it took a rather uncomfortable episode with a lion to straighten him out. He has picked up a companion, the estimable Fetherfled - of whom, more later.

Halfemption is, however, in the common parlance - a good egg, whereas Halfullion had always been a little cracked. Something to do with throwing off the yolk etc etc.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

throwing off the yolk groan.....

Where's the pun police when you need them?? We could throw a great party from Rim's ticket fees!

[Rimbaud]

I was quite restrained, in truth. Restraint has certainly been a major facet of the RPG recently...

[Kuruharan]

Is anybody planning anything, or should I go ahead?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

you are welcome to write any episode that takes your fancy still applies - go ahead! Much of what I wrote as a general guideline in this post (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=357054&postcount=586) is yet valid. The ship's journey is not planned, but is open to any kind of appropriate (or innappropriate, for that matter!) adventure. We will be structuring and coordinating the story more when we reach the shore of Valleyum.

[Kuruharan]

That last post turned out to be a little longer than I'd intended. Once I'd gotten started it was hard to stop.:rolleyes:

The real test, for those of you who are paying attention, is to correctly guess who will be in Merisuwyniel whenever it is they find her.

I'm kind of surprised we haven't done this gag sooner.

[The Saucepan Man]

As I'm a sucker for nerdy questions like this ...

... I presume that it will be Grim Reeperneep. :p :D

Great post, Kuru! But, hey, you already know that. :smokin:

[Kuruharan]

Correct as usual!

I bet you did not even have to construct a flow chart to keep track of everything like I did.

;)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

What a fantabulous post, Kuru! You had me laughing over so many things - coughcoughprotrusionunderthebedcovercoughcough - what a shock for Merisu to be Kuru after her usual knockout appearance! The body switches are definitely a novel plot element that no one has thought to use until now, and your combination names are hilarious. Thanks for a highly amusing post!

Question: Are you planning to continue that story to bring it to an end, or would you like someone else to keep going?

[Kuruharan]

Oh, I think it would be fun to see what the other minds in the project can make of this particular situation. (And I’d written myself into a corner;)) (And it was alread seven pages in Word. If only I could as quickly crank out that much on the things I need to get done.:rolleyes: )

As a public service announcement, here is the complete list of the switches so the next person to post does not have to go through and pick them all out.

Merisuwyniel is Kuruharan=Kuru-suwyniel
Orogarn Two is Soregum=Orogum Two
Pimpi is Gateskeeper=Pimpi-keeper
Soregum is Reaperneep=Sore-neep
Neemoi is Leninia=Neeninia
Macaw is Pimpi=MacPimpi
Cirkdan is Orogarn Two=Cirk-garn Two
Vogonwë is Cirkdan=Cirk-onwë
Leninia is Halfemption=Half-Leninia
Gateskeeper is Grralph=Grrrateskeeper
Grralph is Neemoi=Grr-moi
Halfemption is Vogonwë=Vog-emption
Kuruharan is Macaw=Kuru-caw
Reaperneep is Merisuwyniel=?

I believe that is everyone.

Further variations on the names are highly encouraged because it makes it harder to tell who is who.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Thanks for that helpful list, Kuru! Now, who wants to pick up the story? Anyone interested in steering that train of thought to some kind of conclusion? Or maybe derailing it... ;) I know Thena is working on a completely different post, so he will either have to wait until this is done or tack it onto a previous post, if so inclined - such are the privileges of admins!

[The Saucepan Man]

A bundle of tumbleweed blows forlornly across the REB2 threads.

A solitary figure bedecked in pots and pans wanders into view.

"Hello," he cries. "Is there anybody there?" But his words simply echo in the vast emptiness ...

[Rimbaud]

I would like to post, yet I went not so long ago. That said, if no-one's going to leap, like a pen-wielding salmon of laughter, into the stream of REB, I might trail my fingers through the dregs of my inspiration.

It does, however, mean I have to disentangle us from Kuru's deft continuity annhilation. ;)

So to speak.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Would you, Rim, pleeeeease?!

*Esty gives him a look that's a heart-melting combination of puppy and Merisu

I would roll up my sleeves and do it myself, if necessary, yet I'd much prefer that someone else take on the task of cleaning up Kuru's mess! ;)

[Rimbaud]

Nice though your molten-canine-look is, Princess, I'll do it for your Merisu side ;)

I'll have a peek this afternoon, and see what new ridiculousness I can foist upon you all.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Thanks for a wonderful post, Rim! You managed to get the Mixed-Nuts-Ship out of their predicament, though with a bit of the usual mayhem and destruction at the end. (The next poster should be able to find some means of getting them back to their ship, I'm sure.) There are some great laughs in your post, which I shall not count up for various reasons, one of which is the notion of family-friendly posting... :rolleyes: I must admit, though, you do have me curious about the "scene that can only be described by someone with the willpower to do it". Oh, and how ingenious to come up with the idea of a ring that changes everyone's personalities!! :p

At any rate, I am very glad that you jumped into the breach (or was it onto the beach?) to post. Now who'll be next? Thena, who has been working on a post, appears to have fallen prey to real life and hasn't been around lately. Mith, Diamond, and Lush would be the next obvious choices, since it's been about six weeks since their last posts. Game, any of you?

[Rimbaud]

That was family-friendly! Pah! Anyhoo, it transferred minds to correct bodies, and that's what was needed :)

It would be good to see a little more life in the thread. :D

[Kuruharan]

I would also like to commend Rimbaud for his efforts, since I am unable to bestow reputation to him at this particular moment. I liked the ADD and AGE parts particularly.

[Mithadan]

I also applaud Rimbaud's fine post.

But it seems that the Itship is now sans ship. How are we to complete our voyage to Valleyum?

[Rimbaud]

Inventiveness, and ingenuity, my dear Pun-Warden. ;)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

As I understand Rim's closing sentence, only the boat, not the ship, is gone - which would mean that the landing party needs another shuttle - beg pardon, boat, of course. Unless he meant the ship when he said "boat"... Clarification, Rim?

And even if the ship is meant, "lost" does not mean "gone forever", right?!

[Rimbaud]

Sorry. I meant no vessel is in sight. No dinghy, nor ship anchored further out. This is open to any interpretation. Fog, piracy or simply being on a different beach are all available. I certainly don't think the ship is lost completely, or rather, that certainly wasn't what I meant.

[Kuruharan]

Now that we have killed off his character, I notice that Squatter has made something of a reappearance.

[Rimbaud]

Well, if he does tuck his welcome head around the REB door, we have more than enough rudderless characters!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

We also have enough precedence cases for the reinstallation of Participants-Whose-Characters-Were-Killed-Off - Rim, Bb, and Mith...

While I'm waiting for some responses as to next posts, I'd like to clarify the important issue of timing: Should I have the Itship reach Valleyum before Christmas, or should we wait and tackle that plotline afterwards? I'd like the Valleyum sequence to be well-coordinated and faster paced, and since things are moving so slowly now, I hesitate to proceed to the next stage.

[The Saucepan Man]

I vote for a 'formal' break over Christmas (as I won't have much 'home' time available over that period). And, personally, I would rather wait until the new year for the Valleyum adventure, as I suspect that I shall be taking a fairly active role, and I'll have more time to post then.

[Kuruharan]

I second the motion.

[Rimbaud]

A couple of brief posts during December should get us up to Valleyum, a joy we can savour in a new year. I'll be away from the 15th onwards, so that's great for me.

[Mithadan]

OK. I've got the next post. We'll be off to the Ent's Surprise shortly. I just have to review some backstory before I write it. WARNING! I think that this one will be truly painful.... ;)

[Mithadan]

Done! Oh, and it IS really painful... :eek:

[Kuruharan]

Popáyë, Kururobinhood…I love it! Ouch, my ribs…

[Thenamir]

Well done, Mith! One more time! "Birdwing, you're a fine girl...."

I was just perusing the thread to see if there was any plot points I might have missed that should be incorporated into the final draft of the next post...we *will* be returning to true StarTrek parody after a brief commercial break...

In all seriousness (or at least as much of it as I have on-hand) I will post this weekend. In the meantime, blessings of the season to all!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

sniff! What a touching tale! A lovely post, Mith, especially since you let Merisu tell that canonical story. I can't help but wonder if Birdwing was also names Olívöyl...

It seems that Pimpi has discovered the secret of "Hitchhiker's Guide to Middle-earth", which, considering to whom she's betrothed and the nature of his poetry, is no surprise, I suppose.

Great ideas, hilariously written - thanks for a very funny post!

[Mithadan]

*Bows to all.

Thank you. Djinn and tonic anyone?

[Thenamir]

Djinn and tonic anyone?

Ouch.

[The Saucepan Man]

Any similarity between Ear-Hand-Ill the Mariner and Earandnau the Marinade is entirely coincidental.

Great post, Mith! Nice to see a few of the legends only hinted at 'til now being fleshed out. We're getting quite a little Legendarium (Parodarium?) going here now. ;)

I've put up a quick post, which is primarily plot ( :eek: ) development. Extra parody points to anyone who uncovers the significance (such as it is) of the Laurinandon Bridge.

Oh, and sorry to anyone who has never seen the UK soap Eastenders, as you won't get the ending ... :rolleyes:

[Rimbaud]

Oh I do, with a shiver of dread. :)

Most excellent posts gentlefolk! Loved the developing backstory in Mith's and the developing forestory in SpM's; nothing will escape our fearsome satirical grasp... I'm still waiting for a good spoof on Trotter the Ranger Hobbit, though. ;)

Rep forthcoming, but apparently, like butter on bread, I need to spread it around a bit more.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Esty's Law: Whenever I get the feeling that this RPG is near-dead, and firmly resolve never ever to begin Part 3, posts start rolling in, in a quantity and quality that makes me want to go on forever.

A wonderful post, Saucy! You managed to advance the plot and still insert so many laughs that it was a treat to read! And that at an hour which I would not choose for creative writing - thanks for your great contribution! (sërf-fletting, via VIA, Toll Entrihëa - fun!)

...and no, unfortunately, I've never had the opportunity to see "Eastenders", so your last reference will remain vaguely humorous for me, but not chiming a chord, alas!

[Kuruharan]

You were planning a part three?

Since I think we are going to destroy Muddled Mirth (one way or the other) was this going to be in...

Space, the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Entish Surprise...

(Yes, I know that was lame :rolleyes: )

EDIT: Speaking of lame jokes, before we arrive at Valleyum, I'd like to post one more time. I have a flinchingly, wincingly, nauseatingly bad joke I'd like to get in (stolen from several different media formats no less). So, were we ready to get there, or were we waiting for some of our stragglers to catch up with us?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Completely destroying Muddled-Mirth?! :eek: That's a pretty high goal, even for the specialized experts of the Destruction-Company-Ship! I hadn't dared to hope for such a lofty climax. My thoughts were, when the Ent-That-Was-Broken is reunited, he needs some company - you know, "It is not good that Ent should be alone." So I'd toyed with the idea of Part the Third, The Return of the Entwife, wherein he finds out that she was only gone on a long shopping spree, buying some of those lovely hats with fruit decoration, and finally comes back again. However, if Muddled-Mirth is destroyed... :p


No problem, you are welcome to post again before we reach the shores of Valleyum, Kuru - Thena will be posting soon, he said, and since we will not proceed with the plot until after Christmas, I'd planned to have the ship arrive in the West the first week of January or so.

[Mithadan]

And I had proposed that the woody subject of our quest may need some rehabilitation. Perhaps he has amnesia? The title I suggest is The Re-Entification of the Unified Bow.

[Kuruharan]

In that case, I'll try to restrain myself.

I'll wait till the end of the week to post.

That happens to be, ever so coincidently, when all my terminals...er, I mean finals are over.

[Thenamir]

I *am* writing the next post -- real life overwhelmed my weekend, sorry it's not up already -- it should be anytime now...really...no, I mean it this time...

[Lush]

I'm going back to Ukraine next week, and if the revolution doesn't run me over, I will maybe like to post sometime over my holidays, unless we're done by then.

Great job on all the latest stuff, by the way.

[Kuruharan]

Err...ahem...etc???

[The Saucepan Man]

Hey. Don't look at me. Following the dramatic drumbeats, I need at least one intervening post before I can continue with the next episode of Valleyenders. :D

[Thenamir]

Genius takes time...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Just in case you hadn't noticed :p , we're on holiday hiatus - Merry Christmas, everyone! :)

[Mithadan]

Is our holiday hiatus over yet? :rolleyes:

[Estelyn Telcontar]

It is if someone posts... :p

I'll be planning to land the Boat-People-Ship in Valleyum sometime next week unless someone lets me know of posts pending prior to that. Thena, is that post of yours coming up? Diamond, Lush, do either of you want to get in a post before we land?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

*Esty blows the horn of Gondor, the horn of Rohan, and the horn of Buckland in a last attempt to arouse the sleeping RPers.*

Writers of the Bow, arise!

The landing post is being written and will be up within a day or two unless I hear from someone who absolutely wants to get in a post before then.

[Mithadan]

Outstanding post Ellesar... I mean Estelyn! You have set a new record for song parodies!

Saucepan! Talk about a plot twist! Does anyone know a good divorc loyer? It'll take a bit to digest the consequences of this. I seriously pity the poor fool who will be writing Haulie's part.... Wait a minute.... :mad:

[The Saucepan Man]

Hey. Some Velou have it. Other's just don't ... :p ;)

What a fantastic post by Estelyn, though. I am a sucker for song parodies and I don't think that more could have been fitted into a post even had the Rutles themselves come to town.

And you'll be here in my arms.
Digesting. :D

And as for Leninia's song ...

But how could you do that to that magnificent white bird? Oh well, once a Gallowship, always a Gallowship, I suppose.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Why, Mith? You can't imagine how to write for a workaholic? :p

Take comfort - the last word is not yet spoken...

Saucy, thanks for the flowers! I must say though, that there are surely more white birds in Valleyum than just that one, aren't there? :eek:

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I forgot to publicly mention Saucy's wonderful post - thanks for your excellent writing, and a record time for following up!

I have posted yet again; sorry about that, but I asked the game founder and she didn't mind, since the game has been moving so slowly anyway. I simply had to use the ideas to which Saucy's earlier post inspired me...

Now anyone is welcome to post. You may want to take the MixedNutsShip through customs (via VIA, of course), meet and greet inhabitants of this fair country, visit the city of Valleyfornia, or just wreak the usual havoc amongst them. Do not pass "go", do not collect... ahem, do not do anything that would interfere with their later meeting with the Velour and Mogûl, since Saucy has plans there. Mith, please inform me concerning your next plot developments, at least as far as they must be planned.

Should anyone have a post that would precede the latest ones, it could be inserted into a previous post by one of the admins. Please use bolding with the name of the member [ Kuruharan's post ] to tack it onto the end of someone else's, so that it can be recognized.

PS @ Mith - I suppose no one is going to let me forget that black sheep of the Telcontar family soon, huh?! sigh...

[Mithadan]

I hope my hurried bit of plaigerism doen't disrupt anyone's plans... :cool:

[Kuruharan]

I must apologize for my sudden absence and subsequent failure to post when I had promised to do so. My vacation took an unexpected turn which removed me from internet access. It may be just as well. Sad chuckles like the two I had planned don't really deserve the light of day.

I shall make a glorious (or more likely ignominious) return to advance the plot in the next few days.

[Mithadan]

Lush and Diamond, please check your PMs. :D

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Thanks for that great post, Mith! I loved the dialogue between Dim and Macaw. That and yet another fun song parody... *sobs* Grrralph isn't really dead, is he?

Diamond, Lush, Thena - are you still with us? Please give some kind of life-sign!

[Mithadan]

E's not dead. E's just resting...

[Rimbaud]

Hi all. Hal is mid-draft, although it is likely to be a shorter one.

[Diamond18]

Please give some kind of life-sign!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/sarahlitarose/life-signs.jpg



Ehm... best I can do at the moment. More later. I promise to try harder to be good. But Estelyn did not perceive that Diamond had her fingers crossed behind her back. And even had she done so, she would not have known their import.

No, really.... I haven't completely and entirely forgotten that I've got Vogie and Pimpi not to mention Manuel and Prada to tend to, though it seems I do tend to suppress the memory. :p

[Diamond18]

Are there some plans for how to introduce the Velour (beyond Yawanna)? I don't mean to the Itship, I mean in the game itself. As in, would a post with Manuël and Prada (Varda of course) interfer with what Mogul is doing? I don't know what would be the best time to bring them into the thread.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

"Prada" - great name! Sounds like a very fashion-conscious Vala - oops, Velou.

Plotwise, there will be an official 'hearing' of the Itship before the assembled Velour; however, you are welcome to write a post for them that introduces them as characters, gives an idea of their position in Valleyum, etc. All writers may do that with their Velour characters, but posts with the Itship characters discovering a strange new world are welcome as well.

Here is the Velour character list, by way of reminder:

Melvin/Môgul - Saucy
Yawanna - Esty
Haulie - Mith
Prada and Manuël - Diamond
Mantoes - (was to be Squatter, now NPC or up for grabs)
Tulk Hogan - (was to be BW, ditto above)
Tickle-Me-Ulmo - Thena
Hornme the Foxhunter - Kuru
? - Lush (?)


Additionally, we have more Velour that can be used as NPCs (non-player characters); perhaps we should come up with parody names for them so that they can be used by all.

Tolkien calls'em:

Irmo
Estë
Nienna
Nessa
Oromë
Vána
Vairë

Open for suggestions...

[The Saucepan Man]

She lives!

Good to see you back, Diamond.


As in, would a post with Manuël and Prada (Varda of course) interfer with what Mogul is doing?Not at all, provided that they don't encounter Môgul, destroy his army, reunify the rent Ent etc. I should also clarify that Yawanna will not be with the other Velour, as she is currently in the process of eloping with the Dread Developer. :rolleyes: :D

Prada is a great name, Diamond. It goes rather well with Vogonwe's earlier invocation of her: Ellevoguereth Cosmopolitaniel!

Surely Estë should be Esty (and vice versa). ;)

And Ungoliant is mine ... MUAHAHAHA!

[Rimbaud]

Wanna, as in "I wanna", and Nessie, as in Loch, seem suitably Velourous.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I'm enjoying the various name suggestions! Here are the ones that occurred to me in the meantime:

Estë-Lynn (no need to guess for the inspiration there...)
Vairsacë (in keeping with Diamond's fashion theme)
Chanessa (ditto)
Nír-Vana (Valleyum New - um, Third - Agey)


Keep those cards and letters coming, folks! Nothing is definite yet.

[Mithadan]

Nothing is definite yet.

I think that you may be surprised by some of the plotting that has been going on.. :D

[Estelyn Telcontar]

What a clever post, Kuru! You managed to combine both your original character(s) and the new one, whilst throwing in a MP reference just for fun. You kept the 'Ent's Surprise' triumvirate with the Itship - what does everyone think? Shall we carry them on as NPCs or shall we conveniently lose them along the way?

Rim, that has to be the most original way to use a song parody - as a running conversational joke! Great fun! Of course there have to be some puns - my favorite was the heir-loom!

Nice to have things happening again - I look forward to the next...

[Thenamir]

I'm still faithfully reading, and desperately trying to think of some way of creatively interjecting Gateskeeper into the works...to appropriate the word-of-the-month, I've been hit with a tsunami of real life. I'm still trying to finish the Tribble-post!! (In hopes of attaching it to a post while we were still on the water...) Great posts, everyone, I *REALLY* wish I had time and inspiration right now. DOn't drop me off just yet, though, and thanks to all of you who included Gatesy in a line or two of your posts!

[Thenamir]

And I vote for "Odorome" (Velou of Anti-Perspirants and Deodorants)and "Vanna-white" (Velou of luck, who spins the Wheel of Fortune).

Vince

"Vanna White: In the US version, the co-host and letter-turner on the Wheel of Fortune game show."

[Diamond18]

You kept the 'Ent's Surprise' triumvirate with the Itship - what does everyone think? Shall we carry them on as NPCs or shall we conveniently lose them along the way?

As a personal favor, can I ask that we lose them? I've never watched Star Trek so pretty much everything about them has completely lost me, and I wouldn't know how to go about writing them. Of course, if I just limit my posts to not use them, it doesn't matter, but I just thought I should say that I've been kind of following things and waiting for them to get lost. :p

[The Saucepan Man]

I agree. I'm not really much of a Trekkie myself. I have enjoyed their involvement so far, but I think that they've had their day (voyage?). And if Macaw says "Blast it Dim ..." one more time ... ;)

I vote we lose them.

If you want to leave them at the foot of the Stairway to Heaven, I will make sure that Mogul has neatly disposed of them by your return. [Insert evil smilie here]

[Kuruharan]

*Sigh* Some people have no appreciation for insufferably corny (to say nothing of repetitive) humor. :rolleyes: :p

[Thenamir]

I'm a doctor, not a scriptwriter...

[Thenamir]

Ladies and gentlemen, I would ask of you a favor. Scroll back up to post #227, originally authored by Saucy, and find appended thereunto the much delayed, over-hyped, and inferior quality post which I have been promising for two months. I had done so much work on it that I couldn't just let it die, and I finally found a bit of time in my sadly fragmented life to finish it up. I will do my best not to let so long a time elapse before my next missive.

The Late Thenamir

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I'm glad you didn't give up on that post, Thena! It would have been a shame to miss out on it. Thanks for your perseverance. I very much enjoyed it, especially as "Tribbles" is my favorite ST episode. You added 'Schuphilboerd', showing that the members of the Itship can be creative, not just destructive. I like the name of the island, the cute reference to Cirkdan's dalliance, and the 'chinchilla trumpet'. :D (It plays in the same orchestra as the ermine violin, obviously...) And Merisu has aquired a hitherto unknown sister?!

Since those few opinions that were expressed on the matter of the ship's officers coincide nicely with my own, ;) I would ask that one of the next posters devise a quick and clever way to lose them.

[Mithadan]

hemorrhoidal cave troll

Thenamir, the wait was worth it for the above image alone... :D

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Kuru, that was a fantabulous post! I wish I had time to comment in detail, but unfortunately I am away from home this week with only limited internet access.

Diamond, would this be a good time to get the Velour King and Queen onto the scene?

[Thenamir]

"Can you summon Sasser back?" she asked. Gateskeeper took the Cell-antir and fiddled with it for a moment. Then he shook his head. "I have never seen such a thing before," he said. "It is beyond my power to call back the wyrm."

"If not you, then who?" asked Kuruharan, who was busily dodging the hot tears which were falling around him. A whistle sounded from the Cell-antir. Grrralph took the device and looked into it again. Mystic runes were superimposed over Sasser's sorrowful face. They read, "THE VELOUR, YOU IDIOTS!"


Just a reminder that there are some other subplots that need attention wne/if we ever get the audience with the Velour...

[Diamond18]

Diamond, would this be a good time to get the Velour King and Queen onto the scene?

Um, er, yes! It's a very good time, to show them eating lunch. I will try to get that up by this weekend. I won't bother with a save but I do rather like the segue as it stands. ;)

The Ever Lovin' Guitar Strap of Manuël Sántana, finally gets to make its debut!

[Diamond18]

The Ever Lovin' Guitar Strap:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/sarahlitarose/everlovinguitarstrap.jpg

My post has been made.

[The Saucepan Man]

In the name of all that is dastardly and villainous, what is that?!!?

Oh me, oh my. So that is what has become of my brother. :eek:

I told him not to keep on playing that kind of Muzak ...

Good to see him and that wife of his finally make an appearance, though. :)

Diamond, you do realise that "Fanny" interprets differently over this side of the Atlantic ...? :eek:

[Diamond18]

Diamond, you do realise that "Fanny" interprets differently over this side of the Atlantic ...? :eek:

I had not, until you said that and I went to look it up. I have decided no to worry, though, as just about everything these days seems to translate to something much dirtier over on your side of the atlantic. :p

[The Saucepan Man]

... as just about everything these days seems to translate to something much dirtier over on your side of the atlanticUnfair! To me, an *** is just a noble beast of burden. :p

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Fans and fannies and posteriors, o my! To say nothing of Seven Dancing Dwarves (seven maids a-milking, eight swans a-swimming, nine...), and an impressive and highly amusing set of names for those two Velour - well done, Diamond! I've posted the beginning of the Itship's audience with the Velour, setting it up for each of you to be able to give your character(s)'(s) opinion on the matter. The pitch is: "Council of Elrond goes to Valleyum". Post away at will!

[Kuruharan]

I found myself unable to resist doing that.

Any similarity to the politics of any entities that may or may not exist on the west coast of the United States is purely coincidental (maybe).

[Rimbaud]

Save should be filled within the day from now! Like Tony Blair hurdling electoral promises, I am racing towards the finishing line.

[Rimbaud]

Save duly filled in. Couldn't help but expand on Kuru's theme a little. And UK children's literature wouldn't be the same without Aunt Fanny of Famous Five fame...

[Mithadan]

Ugh! *gasp *choke

That last line! :eek: My eyes are bleeding!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Wonderful posts, both Kuru and Rim! I laughed my way through both of them, though it's too late and I'm too tired to do more than praise them with great praise for now...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Yet another fantastic post by Saucy! What fun to, like, read, dude! :cool:

His post uses the four Velourette names I'd suggested, so we have established those as 'canonical'. :D

Who will continue? Lush? Thena? Mith?

Star poster of the last ten posts is Kuru with three!! :)

[Lush]

Hey Guys.

I've had a rough couple of weeks because I decided to apply to the English Department's distinction program on a lark, and have spent all my time writing and stuff. Mithadan tapped me for a subplot and I responded in the affirmative. I'm going to catch up and see what I can accomplish in the next few days.

Hope everyone is doing well.

[Mithadan]

Not quite time for your subplot yet, Lush.

I will be away through tuesday and unable to post or check the thread.

[Lush]

Eh. I'm dreadfully ill again. Let me know.

[Bêthberry]

Some of you might remember my cameo character in the first REB, Bilbo S. Thompson. He was of course shamelessly lifted from the persona of the creator of gonzo journalism, Hunter S. Thompson. I was not the first to lift his persona for creative inspiration; the "Uncle Duke" character in the Doonesbury cartoon also was based on Thompson.

Hunter S. Thompson died Sunday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Given the somewhat Byronic nature of his life, the manner of his death perhaps is not surprising. RIP

[Rimbaud]

Sentiments echoed. One of the good guys.

~Rim

[Estelyn Telcontar]

At the moment, this RPG reminds me of nothing more than a game to see who blinks first. Just how long can any writer get by with not posting so someone else posts first? I know there is planning and plotting going on in the background, but does that mean that no one is going to post now? If you are waiting for a development and cannot take the Itship there yourself, please let me know so that I can post to move the plot, at least.

Those who did not post in February are next in line! Let's get this show back on the road!

[Mithadan]

*sigh

I'll put up a save. I have some vague ideas, but I'm not in a funny mood right now. I'll come up with something.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Sneaky Mith has begun filling in his save without saying a word! So far, so great, Grey One - I look forward to more!

Now for some serious planning: It's been over two years since we began the adventures of the Entish Bow, Merisu et al. We finished the first part, the 'Revenge' (5 pages), within a little over three months! :eek: Now we've been at the second part (6 pages so far) for over 1 1/2 years - double :eek:! I'd like to get the story wrapped before this summer; as I will be away for much of June, that means we'd finish by the end of May. Please get your behind-the-scenes plotting coordinated now, let me know if there's any development or set-up that you need to have for your next post, and then let's get moving! As soon as Mith's post is completed I will write one to do just that.

An approximate timeline:

March - Preparations
April - The Big Battle, etc.
May - The Reunification and wrap-up

On your marks, set, - go!

[The Saucepan Man]

May - The Reunification and wrap-upWhat makes you think there is going to be any Reunification going on? :p ;)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Because it's my story and if you don't play it my way, I'm taking my ball and going home! :p ;) :D

[The Saucepan Man]

*Mögul glances at the title of the story and does a double take*

Rats!

[Mithadan]

I was hoping no one would notice until I was done. Well, it's finished. This should get things rolling a bit.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

...let's get moving! As soon as Mith's post is completed I will write one to do just that.
Well, obviously my post is no longer needed to get things moving - Mith has already done that in his wonderful post!! Thanks - it was well worth waiting for! I chuckled over the reference to the Gongs, since I so recently researched to answer a question about them. Haulië as the Velour's handyman is hilarious, and Manuël's final word of power cracked me up! :D

I have put up a save and am writing a post with Merisu's reaction. After that, anyone is free to continue - I suspect there is already a good deal of behind-the-scenes plotting which has not yet been revealed to me...

[Rimbaud]

Good post, Mith. Apparently I must further disseminate my largesse before bestowing actual accolades upon it.

As per behind the scenes planning, which is all fine and well, but some in front of scenes planning might not be remiss. In any case, I'll stake a place after Esty, and post in response to whatever genius she evokes. There may well be a joke involving reunification and Garibaldi biscuits, it remains to be seen.

Red-shirtedly

~Rim

[Estelyn Telcontar]

If you want it, come and claim it, Rim! My post is finished and up, brief and to the point.

Shorter and more frequent posts could be effective when the action gets thicker, so that it's easier to interact with each other's characters.

[Rimbaud]

Faster than a speeding bullet, it is done!

Swiftly,

~R

[Mithadan]

Excellent post, Rim. However, if you go back a few pages, I believe you will find that Orogarn did in fact retrieve his wallet from Skinflint the Ent. That happened right around the point where Chrysophylax fried the Zerl enclave. :rolleyes:

[Kuruharan]

The insufferable arrogance quotient of the tale is about to shoot up astronomically. ;)

[Rimbaud]

Excellent. Mith, so corrected.

[Diamond18]

Great gonzos... it's actually up to 7 pages!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Kudos to Rim for a very, umm, supportive ( and great fun!) post! :D

...looking forward to seeing what peaceful, sensible non-action Kuru cooks up... :rolleyes:

Next potential candidates for a post would be: Lush, Thena, Diamond, in no particular order.

[Lush]

So, I'm going on spring break to 'Bama and New Orleans in a few minutes (or, at least, I should be, but I think the majority of my road-trip buddies are currently passed out). I won't be back until next Saturday and won't have Internet access until then. Or so I think. Anyway, I'd love to post next Sunday. Kissy Kissy. And good job to our biggest stars (i.e. everyone). :)

[Kuruharan]

Let me see...

The obligatory Monty Python reference,
C.S. Lewis,
The Simpsons,
Cyberspace degeneracy of various sorts,
a few issues actually relevant to Tolkien (believe it or not),
18th Century literature,
and classic American radio.

(I will be uber-impressed if anybody gets the classic American radio reference that I artlessly dropped in for no apparent reason.)

[Diamond18]

*raises hand*

Okay, is this a big battle or a minor skirmish? I'm completely lost on what's going on at the moment, but if I can get it sorted out I may have a post to write.

[Kuruharan]

Take your pick.

I'm sure that even if we destroy Mogul's entire army, he'll have another one to trot out as soon as he needs it.

[Mithadan]

Since I believe the future of the plot and many hours of planning require that Mogul continues to command a significant force, I: (1) hope you guys don't kill everyone; and (2) guarantee that if you do kill everyone in sight, it will turn out to only be the vanguard.

-Mith, the Spoilsport

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Kuru, that is a fantastic post - you had me laughing out loud when I read it this morning! I love the eucatastrophe discussion, the Black Speech and the "all your base" references - among other things...

I look forward to seeing what turns the story will take!

[The Saucepan Man]

Kuru, I'm impressed with the reference to the UK ban on hunting.

Great post! :D

But I must echo Mith's sentiments and request: first that you don't wipe out the entire force (or I will just have to bring another into play :p ) or any significant characters, secondly that it becomes clear that Hornme and the dubiously acquired guns are not sufficient alone to vanquish Mogul's entire force and thirdly that you do not recapture Gravlox.

Not just yet, anyway. An encounter with Mogul himself is on the cards, so if anyone wants to take us to a suitable point for that to occur, then that would be great. Just leave his entrance to me ...

[Kuruharan]

Not to spoil a potential future joke, but everyone should remember that we are not that far away from the orcs "respawn" point (to borrow the gamer term for it) should worst come to worst.

[Diamond18]

Save. Filled. In.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Thanks, Diamond! Chaos and anachronism, blood and gore - what more could an Entish Bow post have to offer?! I sure hope Merisu was out of the way, or it will take her forever to wash and dry her hair, her blouse, her skirt... :rolleyes: Rim's next, or anyone who cares to post this week - saves can be moved if necessary.

I will post next week and the climactic battle events start with the beginning of April. Should anyone have developments that need to take place before then, please prepare them with a post during March or let me know so that I can set them up in my post next week. Those who have done extensive battle and related sub-plotting, prepare for action soon!

[Rimbaud]

Like some horses, I'm dun.

[The Saucepan Man]

Any more for the slaughter, or is it time for Mogul to put in an appearance?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Good - and fast! - job, Rim! Star Wars battles and puns, even on the discussion thread - oh my!

Saucy, as far as I'm concerned, unless someone lets you know PDQ that they wish to post ASAP, go ahead and introduce Mogûl. By all means let's get on with the plot, such as it is! :D

[The Saucepan Man]

Sorry for the delay folks. We were away for Easter (on the Isle of Wight :D ).

I am working on a post and should have it up in the next day or so.

Mogûl and the Itship are soon to be introduced. He will of course be looking to make some deals. I thought a short post from each member of the company (or those still with us, at least) in which they are offered their heart's (or, in some cases, bank balance's) desire might be quite fun. Would anyone be up for that?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Well, if that holiday location doesn't inspire you, Saucy, I don't know what could! The offers by Mogûl sound like a very good idea to get everyone involved briefly again. IIRC, Lush should be back from spring break now, so the only one I'm not sure is still with us is Thena. Roll call - who's here this week?

[Rimbaud]

Moi.

[Mithadan]

I am, but, of course my character is dead (no he's not! He's just sleeping!).

[The Saucepan Man]

It's up.

Apologies for the length, but someone round here has to help Esty keep the plot on course. :p ;)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

There is no way any post of yours could be too long, Saucy!! This one is fantastic, so hilarious that I can only begin to mention my favorite laughs*; it advances the plot and wonderfully sets the scene for the next posts. You wrote very appropriately for all of the Itship characters; it should be easy for each of us to pick up the threads from there. I will begin with a post for Merisu.


*the description of the results of Reaperneep's rapier; "smaller and less cohesive" Aerophaunts; Kuru's “That only counts as one!”; the non-Deus-Ex-Machina appearance of the Eagles; Gatesy's movie-Gandalf explanation of death :D ; the great song parody; the effect Môgul's appearance had on each Itship member...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Mission fulfilled - my save is filled in. Anyone can go next; I only request that saves in this current situation do not stay open for longer than a day, so that posting can move along quickly.

[Mithadan]

Great posts Saucepan and Esty! But foregive me if I have little sympathy for Mogul.

Saucepan, I will be sending you a PM shortly regarding a matter of mutual interest.

[The Saucepan Man]

I think you should all feel very sympathetic. It's not easy being the bad guy, you know. :( ;)

Wonderful post, Esty. Just the sort of thing that I had in mind (although I was, of course, expecting each member of the Itship to succumb to their various temptations. ;) ). I did have one thought though. Merisu's parting words might make it more suitable for the final vision in the sequence. What do you think?

Anyway, who's up next? It would be nice to have something, however brief, from each member of the Itship. Rim, Lush, Kuru and Diamond can take care of Hal, Leninia, Kuruharan, Chrysophylax, Pimpi and Vogonwe. And hopefully Thenamir can be enticed to post for Gatesy. Any takers for Orogarn and Reaperneep?

Soregum and Grrralph remain unaffected (unless Grrralph wants to have a dream ...).

PM received and replied to, Mith.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

No problem, Saucy! I just wanted to be a good example [insert smiley with halo here] for everyone. I can move the post if it works better that way. I'll leave it up for now and see what happens.

I volunteer to post for Orogarn - I won't put up a save, but hope to write that within a day or so. Umm, do you want him to succumb or resist temptation?

It is, of course, possible for any or all to post for their Velour characters - what happened to them after the Itship left so abruptly??

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I have posted Orogarn's temptation scene; Merisu's will be moved to the end of the sequence when all others have posted. Please make the outcome of your temptation scenes ambiguous, at least; better yet, have your character(s) succumb at first. Merisu's resistance will turn the tide at the end.

If anyone wishes to post for Reaperneep after doing so for your own characters, please let me know. Otherwise I will write for him later on.


PS - I added a PS to the letter, remembering the running gag that our honoured Wight used to put into each missive...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Thanks for continuing the story, Kuru! That's a great post, the perfect temptation for a Dwarf! Will you be writing one for Chrys as well?

OK, let's keep the story moving, folks - I look forward to more posts!

[Kuruharan]

Devouring defaulting debtors while wallowing in unparalled riches is Chrysophylax's temptation.

In some way, he'll probably get what he wants no matter what happens. That's what happens when you focus on the simple things in life...like eating everything not nailed down. :D

[Mithadan]

Bravo Kuru and Diamond! Excellent posts and very in character. Now we know what makes Kuruharan, Chrysophylax and Vogonwë tick.

[Diamond18]

Thanks, Mith.

I'll be posting something for Pimpi-love as soon as I have it written. It will make no difference if others post between the two.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Great post, Diamond! You really know what a guy dreams of! :D Now I'm curious to see what Pimpi's temptation will be...

[Lush]

Hey Esty, I got your PM, should post something within the next couple of days. Kissy kissy.

[Diamond18]

Be curious no more, Esty. Pimpi has been tempted.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

That's a wonderfully funny post, Diamond, especially since the inner desires of each of the happy couple are so opposed to each other! Wait a minute - that's not satire, that's real life!! :eek: :rolleyes:

The food lists were highly enjoyable reading - I could be tempted by something like that... [sigh]

[Rimbaud]

Great posts recently. I've added a poor cousin to the end, just to display Hal's hang-ups.

~ R

[Estelyn Telcontar]

No poor cousin this, Rim! Just a lovely turnaround of rivalling brothers' roles, and the wonderfully symbolic, archetypal use of an apple! Good job.

It's so nice to have you all posting, and encouraging to me to hope that we can indeed finish the story as I'd planned.