Disclaimer: The "melodramatic" was @ my own writing.

So hey, who remembers the 2009 Memorial Party? by Neshomeh on 2013-07-26 02:13:00 UTC Reply

The Lost Tales does.

I stumbled across this RP lurking in the back-pages of the other Board a while back and decided it needed to be logged for posterity. This is perhaps not the most timely of my archiving whims—I think all of two, maybe three people who actually participated in the Memorial Party RP are still around, not including me because I was busy graduating from college and getting engaged and preparing for a month-long trip to England at the time—but hey, it's our history, as cracked-out as it gets in places.

It's also a goldmine of linkage. I'm gonna be removing some "No Links" templates from various wiki pages in the near future. That was my primary motivation for cranking this out. I'm not sure whether to be proud or ashamed of myself.

If you read the log, please let me know if you spot any broken HTML. I checked it over pretty thoroughly, but there's almost always something that slips through the cracks. Otherwise, enjoy!

~Neshomeh

I don't remember it... by the Irish Samurai on 2013-08-04 17:32:00 UTC Reply

But then, it'd be weird if I did, as I wasn't there for it :)

I did wonder if agents had ever done anything in memory of those lost in the big events, besides simply carving their names into the Tomb, so this was cool to see. A very enjoyable read, and the seperate sections you've put it into make it much easier to follow the different storylines than the original RP.

Thanks for sharing this.

You also said that you'd done a little light editing on the posts to correct minor SPaG issues etc., and I spotted a couple of bits that I think slipped through that:
- Part 2 has the line 'he whipped off his foggy glasses and cleaned them carefully on his shirt, taking the time to wipe eyes eyes' - that should probably read 'his eyes'.
- Part 5 has '"Known him practically since I joined up, and he's saved my life more times tan I can remember off the top of my head' - that should probably be 'than', although some agents are slurring their words by this point, the speaker here doesn't seem to have made any other mistakes.

Ooh, thanks! by Neshomeh on 2013-08-05 02:22:00 UTC Reply

I've fixed those typos now. Kudos!

Glad the format worked for you, too. {= )

~Neshomeh

Very nice. by Ugolino on 2013-07-27 13:31:00 UTC Reply

Logging is always nice, and I salute you for bringing back this golden oldie.
Oh, wow! by Cassie on 2013-07-26 15:41:00 UTC Reply

Very shiny indeed. :D

Yay! Glad you approve. by Neshomeh on 2013-07-26 15:59:00 UTC Reply

And that makes two of two people I actually had hope of hearing from. {= )

Oh, I wanted to ask—in part 2, who is the unnamed Japanese DAVDer? Is that Seth Emerian? It seems like it should be, but I couldn't quite make a conclusive determination from his named appearances later on.

~Neshomeh

^_^ by Cassie on 2013-07-26 22:31:00 UTC Reply

Oops - yes, it is him. He's kind of disappeared into the ether since the party, though. :P

Okay, cool. by Neshomeh on 2013-07-27 15:46:00 UTC Reply

I mostly wanted to know so I can list his name instead of a bunch of question marks at the top of the page. Thanks! {= )

~Neshomeh

From what I recall it is. by Ekyl on 2013-07-26 22:26:00 UTC Reply

I could well be wrong though, in which case Cass is free to slap me. :P

Hey, I remember this! by Ekyl on 2013-07-26 06:15:00 UTC Reply

In retrospect it's really melodramatic and generally bleh, but it's still cool seeing it around, much as I'd like to retcon huge chunks of it. Thanks for the find. :P

Meh, it's RP. {= ) by Neshomeh on 2013-07-26 15:55:00 UTC Reply

RPs are never exactly bastions of great writing (though of course it's good to try). IMO, most of the fun is in getting caught up in the characters' emotions, so if the prose runs a little bit toward melodrama in the midst of it, that's only to be expected. Plus, it was four years ago. All of a person's own writing from four years ago looks like bleh to them, whether it actually is or not. ^_~

~Neshomeh

I suppose. by Ekyl on 2013-07-26 23:56:00 UTC Reply

Still doesn't mean I have to like seeing my old stuff again, heh. I'm thinking about rewriting or at least retconning vast swathes of Marcus' stuff.
Eheheh. ^^;; by Cassie on 2013-07-26 22:33:00 UTC Reply

most of the fun is in getting caught up in the characters' emotions, so if the prose runs a little bit toward melodrama in the midst of it, that's only to be expected.

Thaaaat is pretty much what happened with Zach and Nat, especially. Turned out for the best, though, given they're still happily together and the kids are three years old now. :P

Disclaimer: The "melodramatic" was @ my own writing. by Ekyl on 2013-07-26 06:17:00 UTC Reply

Just 'cause I wanted to make clear I'm not trashing anyone else's work with that.