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SlÃ¡inte! by PoorCynic on 2014-03-17 07:26:00 UTC Reply

In honor of Saint Patrick's Day, I have a few gifts for the community. The first is a PPC-themed Irish filk song:

THE WILD BADFIC, AKA THE VETERAN'S LAMENT
(To the tune of ‘The Wild Rover’)

Now I’ve been an agent for many a year,
Been drownin’ my memories in Bleeprin-laced beer
My sanity's slippin’ and my nerves are all shot,
And I think that the PPC’s took all I’ve got.

(Chorus)
And it’s no! Nay! Never!
*clap clap clap clap*
No nay never, no more!
Will I read the wild badfic
No never, no more.

I’ve seen Sues and Stus, and some slash-wraiths as well,
I’ve seen canon characters been put through hell.
I’ve seen gibbering agents and maddening sights
and I’ve been in a thousand and one different fights.

(Chorus)

I went to the Flowers to tell them my mind,
But the answer I got, it was rather unkind.
They told me to buck up, and remember the cause,
Before tossing me back to the fanfiction maws.

(Chorus)

And so back in my RC, I mope and I howl,
And I curse all the Flowers in my mood most foul.
I think that I’ll quit now, my path’s crystal clear--
Never mind that I said the same thing just last year.

(Chorus, repeated twice)

The second is a drawing of a few PPC agents enjoying the day, as it were: http://poorcynic.deviantart.com/art/Slainte-440943141

Ta!

PoorCynic

Ha! Good one! (nm) by Legacy on 2014-03-18 18:55:00 UTC Reply
Re: SlÃ¡inte! by eatpraylove on 2014-03-18 01:23:00 UTC Reply

Very well done, Cynic. *salute* Somebody out there should start/write a Complete PPC (Filk) Songbook. I actually wrote the first verse and chorus of an "I'm a Believer" parody, if anyone cares about Smash*Mouth...

Seriously, can we please do that big songbook thing? Please?

There actually is a PPC songbook by son_of_heaven176 on 2014-03-18 14:48:00 UTC Reply

though it is a winter-holiday songbook. However, I don't think that Neshomeh would be averse to expanding the book to include filks for other holidays (or for just any reason)--but, of course, that's up to her to say.

Here's the link to the Holiday Songbook... by son_of_heaven176 on 2014-03-18 14:51:00 UTC Reply

http://starshadowhall.tripod.com/ppc/songbook/

Another link to the original tune. by PoorCynic on 2014-03-17 22:06:00 UTC Reply

Antigone68104 beat me to The Dubliners link below, so here's a version by The High Kings.
I love it! by Miah on 2014-03-17 20:05:00 UTC Reply

That was a great one! I could hear it in Ronnie Drew's voice while reading it. Excellent filk. I loved the line about 'Never mind I said the same thing last year." Perfect lyrics for a PPC agent.

Would it be okay to have Agent Cali mention this song at some point? He's a Dubliners fan. I know they aren't the only ones that have recorded this song, but they have my favorite version.

Very nice picture, too.

Go right ahead! by PoorCynic on 2014-03-17 22:07:00 UTC Reply

You're welcome to use the song as you like.

Re: SlÃ¡inte! by Iximaz on 2014-03-17 18:44:00 UTC Reply

Bravo! Bravissimo!

And that picture was gorgeous ;3
SlÃ¡inte indeed! by Desdendelle on 2014-03-17 17:58:00 UTC Reply

I'm not very good with filk, so I'll just leave this Irish drinking song here.

Lekhaim!
Ha, nice! by Neshomeh on 2014-03-17 16:41:00 UTC Reply

The filk is great. Could you post a link to an appropriate version of the tune? I'm having trouble placing it.

The picture is fun, too. Good colors—would I be right that they're drinking Guinness? Shading is a touch subtle, but nice. They all have some very long schnozes on them, though, especially apparent on the two women in profile. It's not as obvious on Danny, since men tend to have larger heads with longer faces than women, but still a factor. Are you going for a sort of anime-ish look? (If not, I really love Majnouna's tutorials. They're drawn simply and very easy to adapt to your own style, whether more cartoony or more realistic.)

Sláinte!

~Neshomeh

Thanks for the link to the tutorials. by PoorCynic on 2014-03-17 22:02:00 UTC Reply

I will say that the long noses are somewhat deliberate for Xericka and DeeGee. I've always pictured Xericka as having long, thin features (as she's basically just a humanoid version of this creature. I wanted to give DeeGee a heavier sort of face, as might benefit an ork. Even then, I feel like might have gone a bit too far (and yes, I know that ~95% of drawings of Shadowrun orks are not nearly as monstrous as she turned out). I definitely did screw that up for Gremlin, though, and thanks for pointing that out. I'll keep that in mind for any future projects.

The shadows did come out a bit muted, didn't they? I was trying a new method of doing them (never did highlights and such before) and wasn't quite sure how heavy to make them.

Yes, they're drinking Guinness (apart from the whiskey-sipping Xericka) as benefits the day. Or PPC-appropriate equivalents thereof, anyway.
The Wild Rover by Antigone68104 on 2014-03-17 19:52:00 UTC Reply

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgsVd4-wH_A

... [warning: contains filk] by DawnFire on 2014-03-17 16:26:00 UTC Reply

(I can't help it; I know so many Irish ~~drinking~~ songs, I just had to)

To the tune of 'If You're Irish':

If you're an agent, come into the RC,
There's a welcome here for you!
And if your name is Jay or Acacia,
As long as you're an Assassin, there's a welcome on the mat
Oh if you come from the DBS, or the DIC's good too
Just give us some Bleeprin, we'll make a fuss
Whoever you are, you're one of us,
If you're insane, this is the place for you!

(And so on.)

~DF
lol by Sevenswans on 2014-03-17 15:33:00 UTC Reply

Good filk!