Subject: Okay, that was fun.
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Posted on: 2020-07-14 09:39:58 UTC
I loved the rapid-fire references in the early 'scary stories', they were great fun to spot.
And the story itself... spooky. Very well done.
hS
Subject: Okay, that was fun.
Author:
Posted on: 2020-07-14 09:39:58 UTC
I loved the rapid-fire references in the early 'scary stories', they were great fun to spot.
And the story itself... spooky. Very well done.
hS
I'm so glad to hear that you liked this story, and I'm happy to have added something of my own to the PPC universe. And I was actually going to ask whether I should add RC 1000 to the list, but you've answered that question for me. :) It shall be done right away. And really, I'd be honored if you were to reference this short tale I wrote one late night in your own writing. ^_^
Thanks for reading!
I loved the rapid-fire references in the early 'scary stories', they were great fun to spot.
And the story itself... spooky. Very well done.
hS
Really enjoyed it, and completely understand what you mean about the desire to explore HQ setting a little more.
This has to be one of my favorites of my own PPC writings. There are just so many possibilities with this setting - and I love the PPC urban legends and conspiracy theories a lot, so it was great adding my own to them.
(No specific thoughts atm, just wanted to at least say I read it and liked it)
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading!
Communal showers, I mean. Kaitlyn and Selene had a chat in them, and the Multiverse Monitor crew liked to hang around outside them to get photos for Page 3. Come to think of it, I think you could take photos in there in the PPC Computer Game (which was based on the Monitor, so yeah).
hS
For about a week, while a territorial mini-Aragog was occupying his RC's bathroom. I wasn't imagining open communal showers like you'd find at a pool, though I'm sure those exist, too—or else some of the stalls must be large enough to accommodate an Andalite if he needs to wash glitter out of his fur.
FicPsych has communal showers, too, and they're definitely not open ones. Just several stalls set alongside one another.
~Neshomeh
You would hardly demand that the rain stop falling if it fell on more than one of you, would you? That would be nonsensical. So why do you object so strenuously now that we've brought the rain indoors and warmed it up for you?
I suppose it's possible you're afraid one of you will soak in more than their fair share, but don't worry - we can provide enough water for all of you.
-The Nightshade, Head, Department of Operations
The problem is mainly that we tend to take our clothes off in order to wash everything in the shower, and we are very sensitive about seeing each other naked or in considerably less clothing than usual. (Well, MOST people cough cough are, but the exceptions are all perverts and/or shameless heathens.) So obviously, communal showers would be a little bit awkward due to the fact that they involve multiple people in the same room with reduced clothing.
Why would you even want to do that? With anyone? There's no space, it's slippery, you have to take turns in the water, it's vastly overrated. I could go on but decency forbids it. Instead, I'll simply recommend a wet room to all concerned. Much more livable, and it means your partner with a serious medical condition can't elbow your towel heater and turn it into a plague of iron frogs.
It's from that collection.
I do have a copy I found in a Goodwill, though, so . . . the eternal "I'll get to it eventually!"
Heh. Heh heh. "Eventually."
And now that I see how you intended "remember," I think it works just fine as it is.
—doctorlit, eventual reader of Eventual
I'm really glad I managed to spook you a little with this interlude. : D And especially that you enjoyed it.
No, the inspiration for this wasn't The Mangler, although that's a pretty good one - a bit of a ridiculous premise, but the story itself creeped me out a lot when I read it.
I'll come back and tell you the answer if/when someone else figures it out. ^_^
I just figured it out! Why did it take so long! Gods, I read that story. I knew I read that story. Why did it take this long?
Gods...
Answer, plus some spoilers about the answer
clears throat Sorry it took me so long. I knew I read the King story.
It's one of the quintessential genius loci stories for me - a place that has its own mind, and is not so much haunted as simply "an evil shpxing room" (I think this quote is from the movie verson, which I also love). RC 1000 is meant to be less sentient than Room 1408, but the principle is the same.
I should read that story again.
And really, no need to apologize - I'm glad someone caught the reference. ^_^