Subject: A few more folks to remember . . .
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Posted on: 2019-10-20 22:53:00 UTC

[Delta Mike Lima]

DML was here for all too short a time before some mysterious job posting forced him to remove all publications from the internet. His primary agent was Pam Ritchie, a vampire from a tactical military setting, and DML approached the PPC from the perspective of realistic equipment tracking and the difficulties of keeping a vampire sufficiently screened against sunlight. His spin-off was also designed to be all crossovers with other writers, during the the co-write heavy years of the early 2010s. I wish circumstances hadn't forced him to retire from the PPC after only three missions, but I hope he's doing good at whatever his current assignment is.

[Miah]

We still see Miah pop into the chat every now and then, but this Board was where she posted her many, many missions. She was another participant of the co-writing years, and crossed over numerous times, especially with Caddy-Shack. I continue to be impressed with her characterization of canon characters, especially the ones from Sherlock Holmes. I wish her and her husband all luck and all skill in raising their gaggle of children, whether we see her around in the future or not.

[Guvnor of Space]

A fellow member of the stalwart adult Animorphs fandom, Guvnor had such a headspace for his Yeerk characters, and thinking what life would be like living in that version of Earth, that it really lent his stories in that universe a unique feeling of authenticity. Although not everyone enjoyed the ongoing animosity between his agents, I appreciated the slow build-up in the conflict, and the excellent use of a mini in making both characters see their own weaknesses.

[Lily-Gnome]

The zombie fiction-focused spin-off was quite unique, especially with one of the agents zombifying very slowly due to the weird time shenanigans in Headquarters. I'm thankful that she finally got away from her bigoted parents, and is now happily shacked up with melancholicPoet, another former Boarder, as well as one very old cat.

[Pretzel]

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I barely remember interacting with Pretzel, yet I can't help but see her screen name and think, "friend." Her spin-off is a good example of a slow-burn, fairly straightforward relationship developing inside the zany backdrop of PPC missions.

[Khajidu]

Although Khajidu never published any missions, her trio of anthropomorphic tall ship AI androids are still memorable from RPs, for probably obvious reasons. I hope the boat love and the sea squirt research are both going well, wherever she is.

[Keily Shinra]

I know hS already listed Keily, but I wanted to do a personal shout-out to her for the exciting day she covered one of my filks. I miss our lady of YouTube covers!

[PitViperOfDoom]

PitViper's spin-off remains my favorite of all time, even though it's an old shame to her now. Even though she doesn't want the missions posted online any more, I'm excited for the day I'll get to read her agent characters again, in their very own canon that she's working to write and publish as we speak!

[Ellipsis Flood]

It was my great honor and privilege to be this fellow nerd's primary beta reader throughout her PPC career. She's probably the Boarder I chatted with one-on-one more than any other, and I miss her dearly. Good luck and good skill, wherever you are and whatever you're doing, friend.

[JulyFlame and VM]

hS mentioned July already, too, but she and VM deserve a special mention for, well. For making me the person I am today. With more patience than I deserved, they debated me out of blindly accepting my parents' politics and made me start examining the world for myself. The song applies very literally here: because I knew these two, I have been changed for good.

Even though most or even all of these folks will probably never read this, I still feel obligated to state it clearly: I miss you all, love you all, and am glad to have known you all. Thank you for being my friends.

—doctorlit, perhaps for the last time on this Board

May your hearts be your guiding keys.

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