Ooh, bubble wrap! Wonderful! Thank you very much :)

Hm. To pop or not to pop, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer--oh, wait, this isn't an exercise in adapting Shakespeare's words to fit the situation? Pity.

Thanks again,

~DF

Ooh, bleepolate! Thank you very much!

RL has an unfortunate tendency to do that. I had that unfortunate experience last year, around exam time. It wasn't fun. Welcome back! Here, have some celebratory miruvor to help you regain your strength! (Also, a party hat :) )

May your unfinished things grow closer to being finished,
~DawnFire

Nice to meet you! Also, thanks! *is accumulating a stash of bleepnerds* Yum...wait, what were you saying?

:) ~DF

No problem, I completely understand :)
Thanks! Ooh, hydrophobic water, cool! Thanks very much :)
*goes off to contemplate the possible meanings and ramifications of hydrophobic water*

Mae govannen!

Newbies are fun :) What I love best about being a newbie is that I'm only half a newbie--new boarder, old PPC-er...I guess? Old PPC reader, anyway. I think I'm just confusing myself now. At any rate, newbies unite! :D

Thank you very much for the artichoke, it shall now be placed on my windowsill where it will thrive and be purple :)

~DF

I meant "It's a hollow chocolate ball with pieces of random candy goodness". Wow, I've been leaving out more words and letters lately...

Thanks! And thanks again! I'll see about getting my hands on some espresso...I do hope, however, that this Awake will not bother me while I'm sleeping? (also, does it have a physical form? I assume so, since it eats...)
Thanks again,
~DF

Thank you! Er...what (or rather, where) are the wastes of the Circle of Lemmings? Or what are they from?

I'm not even looking in the Hobbit section much, because I don't want spoilers (a little silly, perhaps, seeing as I have read the book and thus know what happens), and I *still* managed to notice. Mainly because I had a sudden hankering to read some LotR fanfic and checked on AO3, where a bunch of Hobbit stories end up in LotR because they're marked for both fandoms. It's kind of annoying. And so I noticed the increase of fics pairing Bilbo with various dwarves. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but I don't think it was quite as popular before Martin Freeman (and a large number of costars playing dwarves) came on the scene. Of course, that's equally true for a lot of the LotR ships--I doubt they were quite as popular and widespread before the movies came out. Don't get me wrong, I adore the movies and all the hard work that was put into them--but they do tend to catch the attention of Suethors, among other people.

What gets me more than the increase of Suefics in general is the probably-a-Suefic that I checked out because it's basically the rewrite (without permission) of a LotR story, only set in the Hobbit, told in first person instead of third, and sounding a whole lot more like a Suefic. The problem is, the original story (The Awkward Adventures of Meghan Whimblesby) is a serious take/parody on the overdone 'girl falls into M-e' theme, which managed (is still managing, actually) to live up to the note in its summary of being 'a crazy spin on a Mary-Sue fic'. When you retell it with a girl named--I kid you not--Alexandria Millicent Fournier (who goes by Millie because it sounds more feminine, or something like that), using first person, and having her turn into a dwarf without a beard (the a/n at the bottom says she's going by the movie. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I googled some pictures, and as far as I can see, female dwarves DO have beards, they're just very, very thin ones. Is that accurate?), as well as being invited almost immediately to join the dwarves' quest by Gandalf (who she sends at least only about halfway out of character)--hold on, I think I've started making a charge list. I *think* that wasn't my intention...I mean, I'm not really sure this is even bad enough to PPC (although it's definitely heading there), I was just trying to make the point that when you rewrite a sort of Mary-Sue parody like this, you kind of get the Suefic it was parodying...and then, of course, we add plagiarism to the mix, under the banner of 'inspired by' the original story...Ugh. Sorry about the rant/ramble.

(As for post-movie phenomena--I took a quick look, and I think the fandom--or at least, Tumblr--has become obsessed with Kili. Whose hairstyle kind of resembles Aragorn's...just saying :) )

Ah well. New movies have always meant an increase in work for PPCers. I hope it doesn't get too bad with the release of two more Hobbit movies...

Thanks again for the lemming repellent :)

~DF

Both, actually. I've even read the Beka Cooper books, though not that recently. I've been a fan for...good lord, 9 years. My first fanfic ever was a Tortall one, not that I knew what a fanfic was back then. Wow. Times sure do change.

Stormwing feathers! Very useful, I thank you *takes them very, very carefully* I get the feeling I'll have some very happy (and well-supplied) agents, once they actually exist properly...so thanks on their behalf as well.

Hm...don't the raka turn them into knives in the Trickster books? And use them for arrow fletching? It sounds like a good idea to me...

And then, of course, the question arises: can you take arrows fletched with Stormwing feathers into LotR canon? The answer, I'm pretty sure, is unfortunately, no. Pity. Maybe I'll come across a Tortall Sue someday...

Anyway, ignore the rambling (unless you like reading rambling, in which case, don't), and thanks again :)

~DF

Hey!

Thanks! It's gotten to the point where I don't even count how many stories are still in progress. I also try not to compare them to the number of finished stories, because, well...it's a bit...depressing, really. Good luck with your unfinished works...

Really? Wow! I'm getting such amazing presents! Thank you! That's a pretty awesome weapon, I've got to say. I'll give it to one of my agents, once I have agents :) I'm sure she'll be very happy to use it...or even just daydream about using it...again, thanks!

~DF

Thanks! Greetings to you as well!

Hobbit-meal! Very good, I thank you. It should go well with the pretzels I've been munching on.

~DawnFire

Ok. Upon rechecking the Constitution, I can tell you that I've read it recently and now remember what it is--in more detail, I did remember the rules, I just didn't remember if they fell under the heading of 'Constitution' (which is ridiculous, because I took a Law class last year and know very well what a constitution *is*).

Also, my brain is now trying to create agents. It doesn't have much yet--mostly just a general air of 'happyhappyhappysporktheficskillthesuesppcagentsyay!' I would back away slowly if I didn't agree (and if it wasn't kind of hard to back away from your own brain without some sort of telepathic abilities).

Thanks? I think?

~DawnFire

Wow, you guys are fast! Two replies already! I think I'll like it here :)

Thanks :) Don't worry about me striking--unless it's with an unexpected poke or hug. Or maybe chocolate. Not sure. I promise not to poke anyone undeservedly with a crochet hook or knitting needle, though.

Questions, questions...well, this should be fun. And interesting, too.

In answer:
1. Good heavens. Well, Tolkien, Harry Potter, Star Trek, Avengers, Supernatural...I think that's everything I read fanfiction of, although I might be missing something--oh, Buffy, though I haven't seen all of it. Oh wow, I managed to leave out Doctor Who (New Who, I'm afraid) as well. Also, Torchwood (new season? Please? No? Ok. I'll keep waiting), and Sherlock (of course...), and I really hope that's it, because otherwise this is going to keep going forever. I also have other favorite authors and book series (Tamora Pierce, Gerald Morris, Lloyd Alexander, and recently Agatha Christie), but...again, this could easily go on forever, and there are more questions, so I'll leave it there for the moment.

2. I've read PPC:TOS (as opposed to Star Trek: TOS, although I've watched almost all of that and read some comics and books as well) more times than I've bothered to count over the past 4 or 5 years (I would love to pick one number and stick to it, but I'm not really sure which one's correct), and most recently read it...two days ago, I think--I didn't have internet in my building, so I went and opened it all and then came back and read it :) It was very fun. That's possibly more detailed than you needed or wanted, but being exact is often fun :) I've read the constitution pretty recently too, and I'm sure I've read it before, although not quite as often. I'll probably check it out again soon, since I can't quite remember what was on it now...

3. Oh dear. I think I ran into OFUM on FFN, and then followed that to Miss Cam's website, and found the PPC from there? That sounds possible...logical, too. It's also possible that I found a PPC story on FFN and got involved from there, but I think that just followed as a result...Yes, let's go with the OFUM route. That makes sense. Actually, that makes so much sense that I think I'm starting to remember it.

4. Do I want to write missions? Good question. I wouldn't mind, certainly, and would like to at some point, but I also know that I happen to write a LOT of stories (both original and fan), and have a tendency to start a lot of projects at once and not really finish anything quickly. It would be fun, though...I suppose we'll see. If I suddenly get the urge to make up a pair of agents and find some badfic, I'll let you know :) As for department, it would probably be the Mary-Sue one--I know it best, and know the most about Sues in general. (I like writing parodies. They're fun.)

Actually (as a side point), one of the reasons I decided to say hello is because of a parody I'm writing--I wanted to see if I could, at some point, get permission to write an outtake where some PPC agents come in and fix everything. I suppose if I eventually start writing missions, those agents could be the ones I write...It's not really important right now, since the parody story is neither finished nor posted anywhere, but since it's related to the question, I thought I'd mention it.

Hm. On second thought (or possibly third or fourth), yes, I think I would like to write missions. I'm just not sure about how quickly I could do it, considering time constraints and other projects, but I think it would be fun to try. I have to hang around for a while before asking for permission, though, right?

5. Bananas. I suppose as a Doctor Who fan I should love them, but the truth is that I have a love-hate relationship with bananas. In Doctor Who canon, I'm all for them. In Real Life...I go through phases. (I think the term I'm looking for is actually 'on again, off again'...) At the moment, I'm pretty sure we're off. I'd probably still eat them in cereal, though. Do you like bananas? Better yet, do you like salt and vinegar potato chips?

...wait, so no matter what I answered to those questions, we'll still get along just fine? I'm a little confused. Or maybe you're just very accepting.

Thanks :) I think I'm going to enjoy myself. Thank you very much for the bleeprin, I'm sure it will come in handy at some point (hopefully not too soon!)

~DawnFire

That's a nice dream you've got there. I was sharing in it until the author of one of the fics I follow posted a note about how someone else was imitating her story and I checked it out--and it turned out to be Hobbit-based. *sigh* I guess it can't be helped...Peter Jackson just turns out such shiny movies.
Thanks for the BleepNerds! I haven't run across those before, but they sound good. Do you know if anyone's invented BleepChocolate, or something along those lines? If not, I may have to invent agents and take on some badfic so it can be created.
~DF