Probably there's something about changing guards that could be said here, but I've never been very up on military history, it'd probably sound a bit silly coming from me at any rate, and I'm not convinced it would be accurate.

Best of luck to you! *offers a commemorative mug*

Oh, I hope I didn't get here too late...

Hey! You don't know me (why should you?) but Suicide and Diocletian are one of my favorite Agent pairs (though not 'ship-wise). I'm definitely going to miss you and your fantastic writing, and wish you good luck with your novel (which I'm planning on buying XD).

I gift you with an egg whisk to protect yourself from spambots and all things unholy in the Real World. It's gold-plated...oh, and it may also be used to whisk eggs.

Come back and visit? Please? You will be sorely missed.

*huggles her new carnivorous rubber pet* Gorsh, I feel like an Oscar winner. You love me! You really, really love me! *teary eyes, blows kisses*

In answer to a few questions . . .

Neshomeh, I would be delighted if you would like to take stewardship of Dio and Su for "Subjugations." They don't make too much of a mess, I promise. And they come with a bonus of Ithalond and Mithiriel, the latter of which is a house-cleaning demon. Of course, I'd help any way I could. There's no way I'm condemning anybody else to PPCing that turkey alone.

Araeph, it's not necessary to have read "Gates of Fire" to get all of Suicide's personality; he actually appears only peripherally in the novel, and the version I'm using of him is more of an uncanonical fanon approximation than the genuine article. Wikipedia et al should give you the info you need on his novelized appearances.

If you want to borrow or cameo Suicide and Dio anywhere, that's fine with me, though if Neshomeh is their primary steward then you'd have to clear it with her. This would apply to anybody wanting to use them, cameo or otherwise. I'd like to think that they got out and about occasionally

OFUFF is dead as the proverbial doornail, I'm afraid. If anybody wants to use anyone/anything from there, they're more than welcome. It was pretty much doomed when my student files got wiped out in my last drive crash. Miss J and all students are free to good homes, though in the case of the students, I'd recommend disinfecting them first.

I'm not vanishing entirely; I'll continue to lurk and read PPC, and I'm available at sixtyofnine2138@yahoo.com if anybody wants a beta or just to chat.

Thank you to everyone for your help and friendship over the years. *pours a jug of Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster* Have an e-one on me. More than one, if you like. You're all fabulous, and you'd better know it!

We'll miss you! Congratulations on your novel!

In fact, we have missed you. *hugs* Take care and good luck with life and the writing.

I've always loved your missions, so I'm sad to see you go. But you can still visit, right? And yay, published! *squees*

Actually, that's something I've been worried about. My solution has been to not post any of the stories I might want to submit, keep my name out of online activities, and wait until there's actually some chance of getting published before I worry too much.

I haven't really been able to get to know you very well, but I wish you all the best. I hope you will not abandon the Board completely.

...of what to do if that happens to me. And the answer I came up with is: the Department of Intelligence. See, if you're careful about it, as an Untangler you don't actually have to interact with the canon characters. All you're doing is analyzing what's going on in a bad fanfic and why it's deleterious to canon. Doing just an Intelligence brief is even better: it's really like a badfic review, and there's nothing legally wrong with that. (There's internal PPC history, too, but I think hS has kind of cornered the market on that one.)

Just out of curiosity...would someone have to be very familiar with the book Suicide is from, or just very familiar with the history of Ancient Greece? (I'm the latter, not the former.) I know Neshomeh has already offered to take care of them, but I like adding other agent cameos into my missions, and not just the "pop-in-to-make-an-appearance" kind. *has been known to co-write missions with other agents*

Good luck with the novel and with RL. I'm sure your agents and minis will be taken care of here. *sadly hands over carnivorous rubber zebra* Maybe you could take this as one of (certainly many) mementos of the board and the Boarders?

It's a shame that this has to happen - it's exactly why I'm trying so hard to keep my penname and my real name separate, though I don't plan to actually publish anything... much.

*hugs* I wish you could stay. But on the other hand, congratulations on being published!

- Sedri

I'll be truly sorry to see you go - it's been great having you around the board, and I'll miss both you and your writings. (I've become a fan of Steven Pressfield, thanks to your influence, actually!)

I wish you the best of luck in your future wanderings as a published writer! Bonne chance, and hope you might be able to drop back in from time to time.

Namarie!

Elcalion

*blows nose loudly* As a fan of your work, I wish you many happy returns.

Now, could you maybe lend me a bit of help, it seems to concern this whole "fire-king" thing.

*zoom out to see Beige tied up and being carried by mini-sloths to the edge of a volcano.*

And conga rats!

We'll miss you in the PPC.

Well, on the one hand, it's wonderful that you've finished and published your novel. Kudos!

I would consider taking them, but my Orientation Month is not quite up yet and I am unsure if you'd want someone you don't even know taking your agents.

Best of luck with everything, though, and I shall look at the website.

I'd wondered if you were going to be back here or not. The Real World is kind of a slap in the face, isn't it? Suddenly all the stuff you've been doing for simple entertainment could result in Legal Issues, and not the fun Legal that we have. {= P

Not that getting published isn't awesome. I believe I've already gushed over that on dA. {= ) But still... real life is a little scary.

As for "Subjugation," I'd been thinking of possibly tackling the whole thing myself, since it isn't really getting done like it was supposed to. I'd be glad to pick up Dio and Suicide for the purpose. (I could consult with you for characterization, right?) On the other hand, I don't know how long it will be until I can get to it, or at what point (I hope) I'll find myself in your situation and simply have to quit altogether. So... consider me if no one else steps up, I guess, but only if. I still plan to do my part, though. I think it was the part after yours...?

~Neshomeh,

I already have four agents and two child characters to handle, so I can't take them, but they may feature in the background in a few places. Maybe you could just leave them free for anyone to use, like Jay and Acacia now seem to be?

I should take down the doodles of my OCs on my devArt page, if it could lead to legal issues if I try to get it published ... at least I haven't actually written any of their story yet.

Will you still read here even if not spork?

I'm afraid I can't really take on another pair of Agents, but I'm sure someone will. I would be willing to do a cowrite to finish Subjugation with someone, but taking it on by myself would basically mean it would never get finished.

That said. Oh. My. God. A PPCer is getting PUBLISHED! We wantsss names and titles and release dates, yess precioussss, we doessss!

Er. Please?

Sorry you can;t ppc any more. guess tha tis why also you can;t do an ofu, right?


hopefully your agents will find a new home.