Do we get to know what your book is? So we can read it?
*looks hopeful*

Oh, I mean, er. Welcome back! Long time no see. :) Have a cookie.

Have a PPC-themed calender to remind yourself that you've been away for a long time.

A book? Awesome! I want to do that, too. Did getting it published really take up so much of your time that you couldn't write other things?
It looks really cool. I think I'll ask my library to get it, since I'm a poor college student.

welcome back TM. nice to see you again. have a railgun.

and i remember you ran the OFU of final fantasy too.

Tungsten's back! Jeez, man...to be honest, you're one of the two reasons I decided to join the PPC (the other being the OS). I feel humbled...
Okay, I'm probably sending a really creepy vibe right now, so lemme just say welcome back! Yeah...

I don't know you, and you don't know me, but welcome back nonetheless!
Have a pet cat. You may name her whatever you wish.

Welcome back! Your missions were some of my favorites, so it's nice to see you around again.

And so many congratulations on your book! I might have to check into that.

Also known as: pretentious subject lines, a how-to guide.

I didn't say anything at first because I was thinking, "Well, I don't remember this person, so I feel weird saying 'welcome back'," only then I was thinking about it and your name sounded familiar and I realized there was a you-character in OFU Redwall, so I can pretend I do remember you and say welcome back.

Also known as: I am really awkward with meeting people.

Also, you have a book! Exciting! It is on my list of things to look for when next I am in a bookstore. Books are cool!

Have, um, this nice rock I found by the lake here. I'm sure it'll look great once it's been shined up a bit.

Congrats on your book! Nice to see you back--Su and Dio are still one of my favorite pairs, and you're pretty fun to have around. ;-)

Hope you enjoy your stay! *offers ceremonial egg whisk*

How much has the PPC changed, do you think? (I'm very junior, only been here a few months. In fact, if this weren't the PPC I probably wouldn't be allowed to be speaking with you.)

Also, congratulations on the book! Can I ask what it's about? And what's it called?

Celebrian or C*l*br**n?

I'm trying to distinguish between the badfic and the character. Although, I suppose any fic in which Celebrian traumatizes anyone is a badfic by definition... Although probably not as bad as the Legendary Badfic by that name.

I'm rambling, pardon me.

Welcome back! :D

Welcome back, I guess. I'm relatively new here, and still tryign to make myself known, not easy for someone who prefers to keep to herself.

Also, congrats on actually getting a book published, and I'm a bit curious about it. As a writer-to-be, that's kind of a goal of mine... I just need to come up with a good concept first.

An oldbie. Makes me kinda self-consious of being a newbie.

*offers wallet* TAKE IT! JUST DON'T HURT ME! D:

You don't know me, I joined... in '09 or '08? *shakes brain* Oh, well. Welcome back. I gift thee with a mutated strawberry.

Ah, I remember the old days. Nice to see you back! Don't know if you remember me. Have a panda that eats, shoots and leaves, though.

I see you around WGW fairly often, but I never post there. >>

Neshomeh's fiance here. We met once. Good times.

Anyways, welcome back. Have a tiny, mechanical Sunflower Official. Just don't let him boss you around and send you on tiny, mechanical missions.

And congratulations on your book!

Hail and well met. Your missions were pretty damn awesome, and it's fantastic to meet you. *offers a welcome-back gift of a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object*

I hope these serve you well in your literary career! Congratulations on the book! What's the title? I'll have to get hold of it.

'Cause a couple of you asked, and I didn't want to reply-spam. :)

The book is "Thief of Midnight", and it's urban fantasy/horror set in Chicago. It carries some holdover influences from my PPC days--mainly 1) the sarcasm and 2) the monster hunters drinking on the job. I can't promise it's good, but at least the press is small enough that I doubt anyone who reads it will be writing Sues for it. (Thank you, God.)

http://www.amazon.com/Thief-Midnight-Catherine-Butzen/dp/1933586311/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279115546&sr=8-1

I've got more stuff about it on my DA, too: http://cjbutzemann.deviantart.com/

We now return you to your regularly scheduled board.

*hug* Remind me to let your OFUR character do something interesting - it's still running (very slowly, as Kit has been finishing university and I've been starting it).

Wow, can't believe all the old PPC'ers that are returning these days. Many congratulations on your book being released, and great to see you back around.

Elcalion, most celebratory

Rookie Boarder Sergio Turbo, reporting, sir!

Glad to see that someone from the "old times" is still around.
Ah, almost forgot. Have a gun. Sues are very nasty now.

Welcome back, o Great Oldbie. I'm Pretzel, writer of Agents Ian Nahinu and Lee Keaton of RC 6237. For your return gift, I present unto you a One-of-a-kind, Special Edition Frying Wok of DOOM^tm, as well as some bleepolate chip cookies and a warm blanket.

*jumps around squeeing in a most undignified manner* hS and you back on the Board and the PPC Badfic Game all in the space of a few days! This is the best week EVER! {X D

Muahaha, evil plotting is evil. Progress is being made, but we shall not speak of it here. >.>

Erm, incidentally, I told you that I was going to archive your missions at some point, right? Well, that got done thanks to Tawaki, and they're here: http://plotprotectors.tripod.com/sudiolond/ Also, if you still have anything else saved from your Geocities site--images, interludes, whatever--I can add it, or adapt it, or possibly replicate it as it was.

In short, it's good to see you here again. ^_^

~Neshomeh

You may or may not remember me (I briefly ran an anti-tentacle society and wondered on the procedure for rescued cephalopods) But I was a bit of a fan.

Anywho, what's new?

I am honored to make your acquaintance. I am further honored to present you with this collection of unpublished novels and a solid platinum spork.

And I will be even more honorably honored to read your novel, when next I visit a bookstore. May I ask the title?

Hello! Have a seventeen foot long, multicolored, wool, knit scarf (curly wig not included), and a bag of jelly babies.

In view of you not being a newbie, I'll skip my usual warnings about using it responsibly.

Congratulations about the book!

I haven't given these in a while, haven't I?

There's a bunch of newbies like me around who have read your stories and liked them. If we killed you, there'd be no chance of your ever writing anything else!

We miss you too! *glomp*

Very, very, very excellent to see you again, and very psyched about your book coming out! Was it you who had the publishing issues a while back?

Anyway, very cool stuff, looking forward to it, and link, you loon! Link! (Or title!)

I think I joined just before you left, because I faintly recall a discussion about something along those lines. Anyway, nice to see you again, even if you probably don't remember me.

Congratulations on your book :)