Subject: Re: Welcome
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Posted on: 2013-12-29 07:03:00 UTC
Hello and thank you for the sword! I'm sure my future characters will have use for it down the road (assuming that they don't cut themselves on it first.. like me they can be very uncoordinated XD)
An interesting essay on Mary Sues (spreading like wildfire on tumblr) brought me to this wiki; to the Department of Mary Sues and eventually to the adventures (or should I say misadventures) of Acacia and Jay in The Original Series and...
Wow, here I thought I was the only one to take fanfiction writing a tad too seriously! Jokes aside, reading of their exploits has motivated me to joining the PPC with the intention of eventually creating my own agent, in order to tackle some of the badfics abundant in my own favorite series/fandom.
A little background on me--I've been reading since I was ten, and have been writing twice as long. I grew up on anime/manga and have a taste for fantasy and Stephen King books. I've been writing fanfiction since I was fourteen and original fiction since I was eight. I'm here because I think the PPC and its intentions are freaking amazing.
How are you doing today? And what are your favorite canons? I wish to know.
While you're contemplating this, have a very fluffy velociraptor!
I'll just leave you a cup of tea. Don't let the leaves eat you, even though the trees could use fertiliser.
We love newbies here, so take your shoes off, leave your sanity at the door, and come on in!
As a welcome gift, I'll gift you this music by one Karlheinz Stockhausen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SyO21YkM4
Nice to meet you! Please accept my gifts of a potato cannon, a basket of russet potatoes, and an Official Fanfiction University of Doctor Who sweatshirt.
Is there any backstory behind your username? Halcyon means calm, I believe, so I was a bit curious.
Hello, Halcyon, and welcome to the PPC! Since you seem to have done a lot of the required background reading, I assume that the answer to the following question is "yes," but I'll ask anyway: Have you read the PPC Constitution?
So, you've been writing fanfiction since the age of eight. What fandoms have you been writing for?
As for your newbie gift, have a Smeargle! A perfect companion for someone like yourself.
Welcome a-Board! Here, have a plastic replica of Arwen's sword from the LotR Movies. Just being curious, what essay is that? I'd love to read it.
Enjoy the PPC!
~Autumn
This is the essay right here! :D
http://chelonianmobile.tumblr.com/post/67182888420/mary-sue-what-are-you-or-why-the-concept-of-sue-is
I think its a great counter to the first essay which tries to denfed and somewhat glorify the existence of a Mary Sue. You can find that essay here:
http://adventuresofcomicbookgirl.tumblr.com/post/13913540194/mary-sue-what-are-you-or-why-the-concept-of-sue-is
This essay looks like it was written by a PPCer: it links almost exclusively to PPC sites, and it refers specifically to sporking Suefics. In fact, a lot of it looks similar to the FAQ for Other People.
Araeph, is this your handiwork?
She wrote two spin-offs around 2007, one with an Agent by the same name who I'm guessing was a self-insert persona, and one starring Stormsong and Skyfire, two Redwall natives no one is allowed to mention any more. She also wrote for Redwall's OFU before its abrubt halt. I'm not entirely familiar with her work, aside from the enjoyable OFUR, but she was apparently influential enough and well-thought-of enough to be named a Permission Giver, according to her user page on the wiki.
Greetings and hello!
I give to you now a lined Infinite Notebook, featuring urple covers and wilver binding. It is perfect for all of your writing needs... well, so long as you don't look at it straight on, that is.
-Aila
I think you've answered all the basic questions, so I'm gonna go straight to gift-giving.
I'd love to give you a creepy doll, but my niece is currently staying over and she loves those things... So, have a lego, so the laws of comedy can always kick in by having you step on it!
Oh... and if it's not a secret... Which timezone are you from?
I'm in the central timezone :D Nice to meet you and thanks for the creepy dolls and the legos!!
*trips*
Another midwesterner :) . Have some fudge!
Here you go, have three rolls of duct tape, a box of fudge, a green marker, and a piece of lace. Happy newbie gifts!
Yessssss duct tape >:)
Welcome, fellow warrior. I am Shadow Amber, Solitary Horizon of Soundless Reclamation. I welcome you with open arms and gifts of great worth. This is the ancient sword, Amareth, wrought from the core of a dying Titan from the far north. May it serve you well.
My tine is coming. I am not human, but something more.
Hello and thank you for the sword! I'm sure my future characters will have use for it down the road (assuming that they don't cut themselves on it first.. like me they can be very uncoordinated XD)
I don't really have a lot to give, but here! Have a bottle of Bleepka and a collapsible unicycle. Alcohol and a fast-moving wobbly thing: two great tastes that taste great together. =]
Ah, the famous Bleepka!! XD You've spoiled me. Combine alcohol with a unicycle and the Laws of Comedy and I see a hella lot of fun in the future.
Bleeprin produces pretty explosions when exposed to alcohol. Bleepka is Bleepto-Dismal mixed with faux Vodka. It still works wonders to scrub those pesky badfic memories away, though.
What happens if agents drink themselves comatose before or after consuming Bleeprin in some form or another? If the reactions between the two are as severe as you say, I pray that all agents of the PPC are sober as judges, whether on duty or off; according to the NHS's page on the subject, one unit of alcohol takes an hour to break down completely, and I assume people who treat Bleeprin like Smarties are going to have similar self-control levels when it comes to alcohol.
Maybe it's just covered in Basic Training oh wait.
I'm 99Hedgehog but just call me 99. Have a Rosarius!
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Rosarius
The Emperor Protects!