I'm leaving!

Subject: I'm leaving!
Author: JulyFlame
Posted on: 2015-10-05 03:43:00 UTC

My work is taking me very far away for the next standardized period of time and I'm going to be surrounded by a pack of lunatics whose only companionship is each other, the very questionable food we get to eat served and cooked by people who did very questionable things to very questionable foodstuffs, and the junk food from the general store everyone goes wild for while we do missions we can't talk about with lots of acronyms being thrown around and occasionally people when we get overly excited. Also the higher ups really don't like us playing with fire, and there is a whole department of people who hate us when we break things which is very, very frequent.

...I'm not saying I'm going to work for the PPC, mind, but there are an awful lot of grey surfaces involved. Oh, and banter.

Anyway, I'll occasionally have internet and will make vague attempts at poking the board but I can honestly make no promises there, especially when there are plotholes involved. The technology gets cranky about those, you see.

Meanwhile, two things, apropos of nothing.
A humorous list by Des and I, if the PPC really were militarized...

...and a teaser of things to come.

Next summer...

She frowned at the contents.

Maybe she really wasn't done with the PPC after all....

Let the sledgehammer fall.

"You came!"

"Of course I did, what sort of partner would I be to let you take on a legendary yourself?"

"A retired one?"

"Or a sane one."

Agony in Pink.

"So, can I count on you?"

"Are you insane?"

"Probably, yeah."

It's time to get....

Legendary.

-July

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I'm leaving! by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 03:43:00 UTC

Belated best wishes! by the Irish Samurai on 2015-10-15 11:27:00 UTC Reply

I've been little distracted recently and almost missed this.

But yeah, safe travels and all. Huh, navy life does sound kinda like PPC life, and that list of a militarised PPC was very entertaining to read :)

I'm looking forward to seeing what comes of that teaser.

- Irish
Be safe! by Fasoula on 2015-10-06 11:31:00 UTC Reply

... And be smart.

The list was a lot of fun to read, even though I know much of the humor is lost on a civilian homebody like myself.

Looking forward to seeing your mission next year. I'm sure you're going to nail it!
Good Luck, wherever it is you're going! by OrangeYoshi99 on 2015-10-06 00:03:00 UTC Reply

Don't be set upon by any sues!
I am Officially Pumped! \o/ by SMF on 2015-10-05 23:10:00 UTC Reply

Definitely looking forward to that.

See you around on Plurk, July! Or here, too, I suppose. :P
Fair winds and following seas. by PoorCynic on 2015-10-05 21:58:00 UTC Reply

You get back here safe and sound, okay?

Also, I really enjoyed that list. Definitely made me chuckle.
See you later, Alligator! by Mister Shoebox on 2015-10-05 19:04:00 UTC Reply

I'mma miss you like cray-cray, Jules. I hope you meet many moustached men who sing many YMCA songs in regards to your chosen vessel.

And I can't wait for you to have teh interwebs so's we can do the Skypeing thingamajigger.

Have fun, stay safe, and be awesome!
Sorry to see you go, even if is temporaly. :( by James Shields on 2015-10-05 17:06:00 UTC Reply

It has been nice to get to know you in both of short periods of time I have been here.

I can only wish you best of luck and since the situation you are going into sounds at least slightly dangerous, I also hope you are able to return safe and sound.

Also, it's nice that you are taking down Agony in Pink when you do make your full return. Many thanks in advance.

Need something to entertain me while I'm gone! by JulyFlame on 2015-10-06 04:17:00 UTC Reply

Could I have picked better than AiP? Ehhhh maybe.

And yes, being cooped up with a bunch of people who are turning slightly nutty is indeed a trick.

Well, maybe, but our type of entertainment... by James Shields on 2015-10-06 04:25:00 UTC Reply

Would be considered at least quirky by most people. Whatever works for you, July, whatever works for you. As long as you're having fun and not (completely) losing your sanity, just go for it. And I wish you the best of luck in that endeavor as well. :D

Already said as much elsewhere... by Desdendelle on 2015-10-05 16:41:00 UTC Reply

But best of luck, my best wishes and keep safe, aright?
*salutes*

~Des

Believe me, I'm planning to stay safe! by JulyFlame on 2015-10-06 00:58:00 UTC Reply

Email me!

Roger wilco, July. (nm) by Desdendelle on 2015-10-06 04:24:00 UTC Reply

Safe travels! by SeaTurtle on 2015-10-05 16:32:00 UTC Reply

We eagerly await your return!

I'll be trying to poke my head in from time to time. by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 20:00:00 UTC Reply

I can just make no guarantees while I'm gone.

Aw. I will miss you! by doctorlit on 2015-10-05 15:29:00 UTC Reply

Keep safe and sane out there, okay?

I . . . I can't not address this: "Female uniform has no pockets whatsoever." No . . . pockets. No pockets? How . . . what. No. That is intolerable. Where are you supposed to keep things? Keys? and, and wallet? I am so confused.

—doctorlit buys shorts/pants entirely on the merits of their pockets, and pretty much requires pockets for work, particularly petting zoo shifts, and he just can't even right now.

Will try for safe by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 20:02:00 UTC Reply

Cannot ensure sane, though.

And you definitely email me since you have it!

10-4, ma'am! (nm) by doctorlit on 2015-10-06 03:20:00 UTC Reply

It's true here, unfortunately. by Desdendelle on 2015-10-05 17:04:00 UTC Reply

A lot of my colleagues complain about the lack of meaningful pockets. Of course, male uniform has pockets big enough to shove a small book into (I know, I've tried).

That's what I like big pockets for. by doctorlit on 2015-10-05 18:50:00 UTC Reply

But, yeah. That's a little problematic.
Not for us Americans! by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 18:21:00 UTC Reply

Outside of my peanut butters and dress uniforms all my uniforms have plenty of pockets.

Clothing made of peanut butter? by doctorlit on 2015-10-05 18:53:00 UTC Reply

You must operate in cold climate.

Glad you have usable pockets, though!

—doctorlit forgot to sign the other post, but remembered this one.

Navy service uniform! by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 19:02:00 UTC Reply

Called peanut butters because they are khaki colored.

Not cold climates, all climates.

Good luck! by SkarmorySilver on 2015-10-05 13:53:00 UTC Reply

And wow, Agony in Pink, huh? I haven't read the fic itself, but I HAVE read the KnowYourMeme article, which should be enough to tell you how notorious it is!

May Arceus-forsaken and his majestic hat hair have mercy on your agents...

KnowYourMeme is.. by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 19:44:00 UTC Reply

Hardly an indictator of its notoriety.

What is is the fact it got a whole community banned in Australia over its posting.

Best of luck to you! *farewell hug* (nm) by eatpraylove on 2015-10-05 13:34:00 UTC Reply

Thanks! (nm) by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 18:53:00 UTC Reply

Be safe. Be well. Come back. (nm) by Scapegrace on 2015-10-05 10:38:00 UTC Reply

Oh, I intend on! (nm) by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 18:38:00 UTC Reply

You'd better. If you die, I'll kill you. =] (nm) by Scapegrace on 2015-10-05 23:51:00 UTC Reply

Best of luck... by Meta on 2015-10-05 09:57:00 UTC Reply

...Sounds like you'll need it.

One will see! (nm) by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 18:01:00 UTC Reply

Good luck! by Sergio Turbo on 2015-10-05 08:53:00 UTC Reply

... And the militarized PPC is so bad that probably none of my Agents would stay in it for long.

Ahaha, actually! by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 16:35:00 UTC Reply

Is the PPC that bad or is the military just that hilariously implausible?

Not quite. by Sergio Turbo on 2015-10-05 22:03:00 UTC Reply

It's more of "combining the worst of both is not going to end well".

(*hugs*) Good luck, and come back safely (nm) by Pippa's Ghost on 2015-10-05 08:52:00 UTC Reply

I plan on returning in no more than three pieces. (nm) by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 14:20:00 UTC Reply

...and alive. That's also a thing I want to stay. Yeah. (nm) by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 14:41:00 UTC Reply

Good luck! by Huinesoron on 2015-10-05 07:28:00 UTC Reply

I would say 'have fun', but I'm not sure the world would be safe if you did...

... so have fun!

hS

Well... by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 14:19:00 UTC Reply

According to the XO our mission is "kill people and break shit" so it is rather PPClike. So lots of mundane waiting while a few people do all the cool stuff.

:) by Matt Cipher on 2015-10-05 07:01:00 UTC Reply

I wish you all the best, and hopefully the time will pass quickly! :D

Hee. by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 14:17:00 UTC Reply

One can only hope for time to pass quick.

Good luck yourself with school.

Good luck! *hugs* (nm) by Neshomeh on 2015-10-05 05:38:00 UTC Reply

Thanks! by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 14:14:00 UTC Reply

I expect emails from both you and Phobos, yah?

Goodbye and good luck. by Hardric on 2015-10-05 05:38:00 UTC Reply

I hope you'll be okay with this Real Life simulation of Agents' life. Although I'm thinking you'll want to stay once you start the work on this... I cannot find a word for this.

Well, you see. by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 14:16:00 UTC Reply

The main thing is internet. Even the board loads massively slow despite dating from the dial-up era.

Good luck!!! :D by Rats on 2015-10-05 04:54:00 UTC Reply

Never actually considered the parallels between the military and the PPC. Now I am and it's super amusing. :P

Hehe. by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 14:13:00 UTC Reply

Well, I live it, and it is alarming just how many there are.

IS2G if there isn't Giant Sue on Mecha action (nm) by Mattman The Comet on 2015-10-05 03:49:00 UTC Reply

Er. by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 03:58:00 UTC Reply

Agony in Pink is a torture smutfic with the Pink Ranger being tortured to death.

No Sues here.

It's still a Ranger fic... by Mattman The Comet on 2015-10-05 12:15:00 UTC Reply

...So it would go against at least one in universe rule to not have something grow giant.

Plus it's kinda hard for a badficcer to not associate PR with giant mecha in some form

I am going to put this simply. by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 12:52:00 UTC Reply

You are being very rude and demanding. You are the only person in this whole thread demanding something of me when everyone else is wishing me good luck.

You are being insulting, rude, and inconsiderate and slightly hurting my feelings by behaving in this manner.

This is my mission. If I wanted to give the charge list via hula I could do so and justify it.

I do not have to have a giant robot fight to satisfy your petty and rude demands.

Please stop, both due to your behavior and the fact you clearly have no idea what is involved in the fic or canon, just that you know giant robots are involved and you want summat.

Sorry by Mattman The Comet on 2015-10-05 13:15:00 UTC Reply

I didn't mean to come that way. I just had the concept in my mind of "Something evil gets defeated in Power Ranger or Super Sentai canon would turn giant." I again apologize for any in convenience this has caused you

I'm not quite sure what you are apologizing for. by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 14:10:00 UTC Reply

An inconvenience? There was none of that.

What I was wanting you to apologize for was being rude and demanding, not inconvenient. I'm not even sure how a human could be inconvenient.

Having read the blasted thing... by Scapegrace on 2015-10-05 12:49:00 UTC Reply

Yeah, no, it's not a Power Rangers fanfic. It's a really quite disturbing bit of torture porn wearing a Power Rangers skin in much the same way as Ed Gein.
Um, no, not really. by Iximaz on 2015-10-05 12:26:00 UTC Reply

Mind you, I haven't watched MMPR in years, so I could be wrong, but I could have sworn there are at least a few episodes where they didn't even transform, never mind using the giant mechas. Like the episode where Trini had to get over her fear of heights? I remember that one stood out to me as a kid because all the rangers refused to transform for some contrived reason or another, even after they were cornered.

And badficcers will write whatever they like. I can guarantee that somewhere out there is a Power Rangers AU where there are no Power Rangers at all and they all just go to high school and worry about the prom, with not a single mention of a giant mecha.

Do you even know what Agony in Pink is like? There was absolutely no giant mecha in the entire fic. Like July said, it's straight-up torture porn.

Sorry, I went off using current day Status Quo by Mattman The Comet on 2015-10-05 13:27:00 UTC Reply

*Fyi the top was not sarcasm*

As in, MotW comes, destroys stuff, rangers intervene, then giant happens.

(FYI I haven't seen much of MMPR, I watched some of it when it was rerunning on ABC Kids back in like... 2010)

So you've seen hardly any of the show... by Iximaz on 2015-10-05 14:01:00 UTC Reply

But are still making demands of how July handle the mission?

I'm really not sure how to respond to that.

First rule of Mattman Logic: by Mattman The Comet on 2015-10-05 14:16:00 UTC Reply

If what he says comes off as mean or arrogant, he probably means it in a joking manner.

I didn't mean upset or enrage anyone, I was just adding input in my own form.

(I also realize this may sound like... a Suethor that discovered we sporked one of their fics... in a way... That's the best way I can explain how this may look in another's eyes.)

(Though I am keeping up with Dino Charge and the current Sentai, Ninninger (Future season previews!))
Chill, Polar Ix. by JulyFlame on 2015-10-05 14:08:00 UTC Reply

I understand what you want to do and I appreciate your willingness to help, but I can also do this on my own, without the adding in of images tha put what you're saying into the range of being condescending.

...Um... what are you on about? (nm) by Iximaz on 2015-10-05 03:57:00 UTC Reply