Subject: Israel mini-Gathering report!
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Posted on: 2016-09-03 23:36:00 UTC
Yes, that happened (three times!), and now the report is here! We thank Iximaz and Mattman the Comet for their making-sure-things-are-coherent services.
We've hidden 13 different references/shout-outs in the report, can you spot them all? The first person to do so gets a cookie. Or possibly a drabble written by either or both of us. You decide!
Was that at the same time? If so, the most important question: are there photos? Videos? Did you do high-pitched and badly-acted seasonal plays together?Enquiring nosy minds want to know.
Even if not, it's still hilariously cool.
hS
Yes, it was at the same time, and, hm. There probably aren't any videos — video recording wasn't such a common thing in the early nineties — but there are probably photos somewhere.
My parents have videos of me doing Christmas plays before I started school (ie, sometime before summer 1990); I think they were filmed by the playgroup and either sold or handed out to parents. That's the sort of thing I was thinking of.
Obviously you probably wouldn't have been doing a Nativity play, but surely the ritual of small children making fools of themselves on stage while their parents coo is universal?
hS
My mum doesn't remember anything about plays.
Aside from that: how many shoutouts did you spot, hS? I'm curious.
What counts as a full reference? Tell you what, I'll scribble down whatever I see and you can tell me what counts. :D
-Chapter titles. Particularly apt since the kindergarten counts as a prequel.
-Your opening paragraph feels like a reference to something, but I don't know what.
-Manga, Cap, Balista, and Antares are all references. ^_^
-I'm going to assume Bonsai (as in Mallorn) isn't.
-The Eye of Argon is, though.
-Flying saucer landing rigs sound like Men in Black.
-The Doctor and his companions mention frequently how much running is involved. Specifically his clone daughter Jenny, I think.
-Dumbo is a weird movie. Seriously weird. It has noooo plot.
-The Inquisition is after you.
-Ice ages are a reference to a known climate phenomenon... ;)
-You apparently got drunk on Pacific Rim references.
-I assume the test card is from something specific. You also seem to be blaming Mary Sues or the Mysterious Somebody - not sure which is better.
-The miniature giant space hamsters are of course a reference to the giant space hamster die from the unofficial gnomes expansion to TSR's classic dice collecting game Dragon Dice.
-At least three of the agent captions are references to things I don't recognise. 'Stumbled into a badfic' doesn't seem to be. And the final one references Queen Victoria's famous (and inaccurate) catchphrase.
I think that's all I caught. If there's anything in the pictures, I missed it. But Dawn's skirt is absolutely amazing.
Oh no, wait!
-You referenced the PPC!
hS
I'm not sure if there are any pictures of us together--I mainly remember plays and so on from grade 1, though I know there were some things together with the parents around holidays (or at least, we made lanterns at Chanukah one year and lit tea lights in them and walked home after singing a song together and I have no idea what else). Pretty sure those weren't filmed, though, and I don't remember having any pictures.
What I do have pictures of, because my parents were involved, is a shadow puppet play the parents did (pretty sure that was kindergarten...). I don't know if both classes came to it, though. There are also class photos, but I don't think they're of the whole school.
So yeah. I'll follow the shadow puppet lead at some point, but so far I'm assuming there are probably just pictures of us not together. Outside of pictures, though, you never know--maybe we ran into each other during recess/outdoor playtime/whatever that was, and neither of us remembers because we were very little...
As for Dawn's skirt, thanks :) It comes from an Israeli store (and wasn't bought for the occasion, I've had it since the year I joined the PPC as far as I remember), so in-universe... either her sister got it for her, or the agents did some shopping before the mission caught them. That or it's just not an Israeli skirt in-universe. No matter what, though, it's certainly fun to wear, and was likely the most Dawn-ish thing I had with me, apart from nail polish...
~DF
PS: Blame was intended for Mary Sues, although you never know who'll take advantage of ambiguity in initials...
PPS: Bonsai was a real place with very good sushi. I kept going there, actually, including for my birthday. And the website is even still up! Unfortunately, if they still exist, they aren't in the same location.
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1), 2), and 3) The titles of the paragraphs referencing the three Star Wars film.
4) Comics reference for Manga Roll, and Cap.
5) Pink Elephants on Parade for sammiches.
6) Warframe quotes in the "Crouching Des, Hidden Dendelle" photo.