Man, I wish I could have gone to those.

Subject: Man, I wish I could have gone to those.
Author: Scapegrace
Posted on: 2015-05-06 17:22:00 UTC

But some of us have anti-corpstate terrorist groups to lead.

CAPITALIST SWIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

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Io Gathering Report. by Huinesoron on 2015-05-05 20:03:00 UTC Reply

Hot on the tail of the 2057-2060 Titan PPC Gathering, certain parties suggested we should go back out and visit another solar system body. Well, never let it be said that the PPC shrinks from a challenge! It's been a long trip, but we're finally back - and ready to report.

The 2068-2071 Io PPC Gathering

Yes, inspired by the ludicrously long-running Marvel Cinematic Universe (you'll see why ;)), eleven intrepid PPCers made their way to Jupiter's most volatile moon. What we did there - well, you'll have to read to find out.

hS

(And KittyEden, if you're reading: obviously I expect another Hypothetical Camping Trip to match this. C'mon, the gauntlet has been thrown down... ~hS)

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Future!Huinesoron is still capable of misspelling, I see... by son_of_heaven176 on 2015-05-09 17:45:00 UTC Reply

We dragged all out kit out of storage on the Valiant...
I believe you meant to write "our kits"?

Nonetheless, seems like an insane Gathering. How did anyone manage to get any sleep, what with the constant threat of being burned alive?

Nonsense; you just don't... by Huinesoron on 2015-05-09 19:51:00 UTC Reply

... understand Future Slang. You've got to clot with the grebes, tolly!

Aw, Io's not so bad if you stick to solid gr... all right, the truth is, we had to set a lava watch schedule. Satisfied?

hS

Challenge accepted. by KittyEden on 2015-05-08 01:34:00 UTC Reply

But you may have to wait a bit. I'm pretty busy at the moment.

No problem. ^_~ (nm) by Huinesoron on 2015-05-08 09:07:00 UTC Reply

It's up now. Don't kill me. (nm) by KittyEden on 2015-05-09 04:41:00 UTC Reply

Jeez, how many times do I have to apologize for the valley? by Neshomeh on 2015-05-06 17:38:00 UTC Reply

I mean, seriously, how was I supposed to know what would happen? And you'd think, with eleven of us, that someone might have pointed out any problems if they were obvious ones.

Just be glad we were able to talk Tungsten Monk out of detouring all the way up Skythia Mons and pretending to be a barbarian horde.

~Neshomeh

(( "Ooh, what's that over there? Let's check it out!" sounds so much like me on vacation that I had to take the ~~blame~~ credit. Awesome, once again. ^_^ Though maybe not quite as awesome as the first one. I've less sentimental attachment to the MCU. ))

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Oh, stars, W_M. by Huinesoron on 2015-05-07 10:00:00 UTC Reply

Was it her (um, 'was it she'?) who tried to graffiti the names of every MCU actor ever onto the side of a mountain because 'it won't matter, it'll all get lava'd away anyway'? I think it was...

((Yeah, I decided not to even try and top Titan for sentimentality; I guess that means none of the sequels will be as good as the original... hey, sounds like a franchise to me!))

hS

"W_M"? (nm) by son_of_heaven176 on 2015-05-09 17:52:00 UTC Reply

Yes! by Hieronymus Graubart on 2015-05-09 18:03:00 UTC Reply

The chemical symbol of Tungsten is W, derived from its German name Wolfram.

HG

I wish I could have been there. by PoorCynic on 2015-05-06 08:17:00 UTC Reply

It's too bad this whole "uploading my consciousness into a computer and becoming the seed of the technological singularity" thing is taking so long. Seriously, you think completely analyzing and encoding the human brain would be easy at this point. All these needles jabbed into my cerebral cortex beg to differ.

Next time, though! Once I've integrated with every manmade computer, I'll definitely be up for the trip.

I thought your plan was... by Huinesoron on 2015-05-06 09:40:00 UTC Reply

... to hold the first interstellar Gathering by uploading yourself to New Horizons (now that it's finally joined the Voyagers and Pioneers outside the solar system). Though I suppose you'll be able to attend multiple Gatherings at once...

hS

Oh, man, I remember that trip! by Iximaz on 2015-05-05 22:41:00 UTC Reply

Good times, man, good times. Remember when we played "squishy squishy" with Jupiter? I pretended to juggle it, that was fun.

Very lovely report!

Quite fun indeed. by Darkotas on 2015-05-05 23:03:00 UTC Reply

Oh, do you guys remember when I got spacesick? I do NOT recommend it.

I think my favorite part was when we got to Avenger's 15: Attack From Planet Hulk in the marathon. People give it a lot of hate, but I think it was a decent movie. Robert Downey Jr. was looking REALLY old, though. Robo-Stan Lee's cameo was a hoot!

Oh, no, look, we've been over this how many times? by Huinesoron on 2015-05-06 14:55:00 UTC Reply

No Hulk storyline has been worth the silicon it's printed on since the whole 'Let's Clone Banner' debacle. And AfPH? Please. Let me guess - you think the Hulklings look 'cool', right? And that 'wings make everything more awesome'?

Oh, no, wait, I don't have to guess; I was there for that conversation.

hS

Man, I wish I could have gone to those. by Scapegrace on 2015-05-06 17:22:00 UTC Reply

But some of us have anti-corpstate terrorist groups to lead.

CAPITALIST SWIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

By the way... by domirossi on 2015-05-06 18:24:00 UTC Reply

You didn't get any money from our government last week, since we don't send you any because we would never fund terrorists, right? Especially not in the form of a briefcase full of old untracked cash?
Well, I didn't send any experimental immortality nanomeds along with it, either. I mean, those don't even exist. They're conspiracy theorist nonsense, like our so-called "Ethically Dubious Research Department". I mean, what's next? "Top-Secret Institute for Puppy-Kicking?" Come on, don't be ridiculous.

If I did send them, however (which I didn't), they should be in the form of a small one-dose laser syringe hidden among the money (which I didn't send, either). Hypothetically, if the nanotechnology to build those even existed, they would probably be most efficient when injected in the forearm's veins. I also assume they would be self-replicating, making only one dose necessary.

(BTW, I've found RPF of myself again. Not sure if I should make a mission about that one...)

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Indeed. by Scapegrace on 2015-05-06 21:40:00 UTC Reply

I cannot possibly be grateful for the help that you definitely have not provided. We will definitely not be rewarding your efforts by helping you and yours establish major facilities on the cheap in the stuff we take over from the corpstates.

Hey, wait a minute. by Darkotas on 2015-05-06 17:06:00 UTC Reply

I will admit that the Hulk stories have been somewhat... lacking, as of late. But you really can't blame Disney for merging the MCU with the animated canon. It was a brilliant business move, and I'm surprised it took them as long as it did to thaw out Walt Disney so he could make that call. The Hulklings are the best interpretation of Huey, Duey, and Louie I've seen in years!

As for Clone Saga 2, I agree. They really jumped the shark with with that one. ...speaking of sharks, have you heard from World-Jumper? I haven't seen him since the wedding at SeaWorld...

Sorry I could not make it this time around. by World-Jumper on 2015-05-06 18:05:00 UTC Reply

Sandy was heavy with our little pup at the time, and I knew I could not leave her in such a state. The tail surgery was stressful enough for her, I could not add raising children without a father to that. Next time, though, I should be free! Little Bruce is almost though school, and Jane is looking to be married next march. So, as long as the trip does not take place before then, I should be set!

That's awesome! by Darkotas on 2015-05-06 19:12:00 UTC Reply

Glad to hear all of you have been well. A word of advice, though - if you're able to make it to the next trip, avoid mentioning anything near Uranus. So...many...puns...

((Man, future history.)) by Huinesoron on 2015-05-06 15:25:00 UTC Reply

((Purely for the record - because searching the Other Board for it is a pain - I'll note that this is the same future timeline as the one that features the Albus Potter series... or rather, serieses. Per the 'Door to the Future' RP:

Lucy snorted. "Sure, you could call it 'something'. The Rowlings are up to... what is it now, Durran?"

"Three mutually incompatible canonical timelines, averaging eleven books each," Durran said promptly. "Not counting the anime, games, or either of the movie 'interpretations'."

Lucy and Durran are from about 2069, so it all fits in together.

hS))

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Wait a sec... by Desdendelle on 2015-05-06 20:03:00 UTC Reply

I thought Door to the Future's future never happened because of Door to the Future?
Now I'm confused.

Different futures. by Huinesoron on 2015-05-06 21:34:00 UTC Reply

The Door to the Future changed the timeline of the PPC organisation. That never happened. But the organisation can't affect the Real World - the one that makes the canons. If I write an urban fantasy set in the '60s, then heavily edit it to create a 'new timeline' - that doesn't mean the events of the '60s have changed. Just the ones in my sub-creation.

So the 'Real World' of this future features the Albus Potter books. There are currently (at least) two PPC timelines which take place in the timeframe of that 'Real World'.

Whether Alby actually gets any books, of course, is something none of us can know... yet.

hS

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((Future history? So... Days of Future Past? :P *is shot*)) (nm) by Darkotas on 2015-05-06 19:34:00 UTC Reply

Hey, the Board looks a bit-- GREAT SCOTT! by Huinesoron on 2015-05-05 22:46:00 UTC Reply

Marty! Marty! You've gotta come back with me, ~~Marty~~ Iximaz! Back... to the future!

hS knew that 'vintage' DeLorean was a bad idea

(Ah, there's the previous thread) by Huinesoron on 2015-05-05 20:05:00 UTC Reply

(Apparently it was a sub-thread. Weird.)

(hS is parenthetical)