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AND FACE THE MUSIC FOR ONCE!

Apologies, trying to psych myself up to receive beatings, I mean constructive criticisms from all of you.

I present before you my English langauge fic, a Kuroko no Basuke and Mount and Blade crossover. http://archiveofourown.org/works/11459085

And a Malay language fic, where KnB characters learn HEMA. http://archiveofourown.org/works/11567364

Please, complain about all the problems you see. At this point, the only thing worse than knowing my faults in writing, is to not know it and worry about it every single day.

So.

Okay.

I think I see what they're trying to do? Shelob in this is like the anti-Galadriel. Which is. Kinda cool, I guess. From a thematic point of view. Or something.

And, okay, there might be some sort of logic train that goes Ungoliant = Maia, so therefore her children = Maiar, and Maiar wear fleshly forms like clothing, so therefore they can change them like you'd change your shirt.

But. Uh. We never see any of them actually do that in canon, except maybe Sauron the Deceiver.

And seriously, did we read the same books? As I recall, Shelob's main character trait was hunger, and she lived in near-total darkness, fearing the light, so where they're pulling this Sight thing from, I don't like to contemplate.

Eru save us from ever having to PPC a Sexy!Shelob fic. >.<

~Neshomeh

"Or, okay, never mind," she said as a gender-unspecific person pocketed both of them. She had a quick mental debate as to whether she should go after them or not, but ultimately decided against doing that in favor of more cake. "I'll see you around, then," she said to her clockwork companion, and wandered off into the midst of the party, nibbling absently on a cupcake.

Shadow of War revealed Shelob.

Shelob is...

Somewhat different now.

They made sure nobody was close by, except for the White Wolf, who was busy making his way through the crowd and sometimes exchanging a few words. They also leaned in, and whispered, "Yes, we got one, too. I was able to decipher it using my phone, and if I can see yours, I can see if I can decipher it for you. It might not be the same code, but it's worth a shot."

'Erm,' he said to the shifting, quietly chatting wall of flowing fabrics and legs and intertwined arms that had appeared around him. He blinked. Lights was nowhere to be seen. He had just figured out who they were, too, had been prepared to leap upon them with that knowledge and shove it down their throat and laugh mirthfully, exclaiming their real name and flaunting it around like it was a flag. He frowned, scratched his head, shrugged, and began pottering, once more, through the party.

She had not expected Sapphire to take both cards - or, for that matter, to be so adversely affected by them... well, she supposed, one is usually forced to die to achieve godhood. Good thing I toned it down, or this would get quite messy quite quickly.

That was the price for not having to die, though... reduced power. How annoying it could be.

"Ye—" he started to say, but stopped to glance around them. Leaning in closer, he whispered, "Yes, but I can't read it. It's in some kind of cipher. What did you get? Is yours in code, too?"

They stopped, eyes widening in shock as they felt themselves grow somehow. The plate of cake dropped to the floor unheeded as Sapphire doubled over, breathing heavily, as magic took root in them. Their thought process ran something like: "This is weird and not supposed to happen. Was there something in that cake? Oh, wait, this is Calliope's party, why am I surprised? Of course weird things are going to occur. Also, I have magic now. This is awesome! I wonder what I can do with it? I guess I'll find out. Darn, I dropped my cake. Guess I have to go get more." They stood up again and tried to straighten their suit unobtrusively, wondering how many people were staring and doing their very best not to look around and find out. Sapphire decided on second thought to not go back to the table, where there were no doubt several people gathered, and continued to head towards the wall.

"A pleasure. I'm going by the Garnet Ghast tonight." They smiled, although admittedly, it was rather hard to tell through their ever-smiling mask. They noticed the piece of paper, and asked, "Ah, did our hostess give you one of those, too?"

"Oh, yes! Certainly!" He fumbled the paper in his hand a bit, as though deciding whether to put it away or leave it in the open. "I'm—Uh, call me Rod, by the way."

Picking up the cards and putting them together has opened a doorway of sorts in your mind. You feel as though you have gained new abilities beyond what an ordinary human being ought to be able to do.

((Congratulations! You got magics!))

"Wow," they thought, "That's a lot of dessert. Impressive sweet tooth, Cal." Glancing over the table, they noticed the cards and raised an eyebrow, muttering under their breath, "Huh, interesting." Not noticing the Raven and Springs eyeing the cards, they picked both cards up and slipped them into their pocket. The red velvet cake looked appetizing, though mainly due to its impressive frosting job, and so they grabbed a slice of that too, before drifting away to the nearest wall again.

They nodded at the White Wolf, then started walking off, assuming the Wolf would either stay there or follow them. They saw a man standing alone, and so approached him. "Pardon me, but if you're not busy, could I have a moment of your time?" they asked, managing to avoid showing surprise when they got a good look at the mask. It was... not something they had expected to see. Then again, everybody had different tastes in costumes.

For all her talk of bad eyesight, she seemed to have a very good sense for things that were out of place. "Hey," she said to her clockwork companion as she snagged a cupcake from the nearest tray, "look, normally I'd grab both of those cards over there for myself, but normally I don't have somebody with me." She finished the cupcake with a messy shower of crumbs, and shrugged. "So what I'm saying is basically- you take one card, I take the other? Knowing Calliope, they're probably important to the plot or something."

((And I'm still a triple citizen :)

As for mentioning on the Board that I've moved, yes, I've mentioned it here and there, but not as its own post. I didn't see the point of making one, especially as it's not a permanent move. The most recent mention apart from this one is now on the second page, I believe.

~Z))

We have family there. ^_^

Not sure what there is to do there for adventurous PPCers with empty wallets, though. Any ideas?

(Chicago isn't that bad, though. You just have to expect people to completely disregard the rules and basic safety, and you'll be fine. >.> )

~Neshomeh

Rules and guidelines for the rp exist in the previous opening posts, while for the holiday... It depends how traditional you are, but...yeah, I don't really know what to add. Characters from the Purim story are traditional, especially for kids (primarily Mordechai and Esther), it's a different atmosphere to Halloween, um...yeah, that's what I've got. Behavior is, well, have fun and... don't be disruptive at times when you're not meant to be, unless you're too young to know better? Don't pressure people into drinking? Regular appropriate behavior, really.

If there's anything more I can clear up, just let me know and I'll answer as best I can.

~Z

"Although, if you must know..." she said, "it is possible that I am none other than the Nameless Admin, here to keep an eye on this... dangerous gathering of Discordians."

She smiled, and took another sip of her cider.

"Or I'm just messing with you. I have been known to do that on occasion. It makes the evening more fun, doesn't it?"

((Of course, if you read between the lines, I've already dropped a few hints...))

She leaned forward a little, peering at the Musician. "I don't think I know who you are, either," she admitted. "Don't suppose you'll give me a hint?"

There are three cakes - a red velvet cake, a cheesecake, and an ice-cream cake. The red velvet is in the shape of the Hylian Shield (and frosted to match), the cheesecake has no adornment but is very large, and the ice-cream cake reads "HAPPY GRADUATION". There are also several trays of cupcakes, several of cookies, and so many dishes of candy.

In fact, you don't see any food that isn't a sweet. Wow. Callie's legendary sweet tooth was not exaggerated at all, it seems.

You do, however, spy two face-down playing cards on the table. At least they look like playing cards. They seem to be from two different decks; one has a capital A worked into the back, and the other has a capital C.

...I'd gladly take on Chicago rather than Edinburgh.

Maybe I can convince Aegis to come, make a weekend of it...

I'd recommend Des Moines or maybe Kansas City, but that's just me

—Wait, what do you mean we're not having a Pern sing-along? Aw.

Sigh. So sad we couldn't be there this year. Looks like it was a good group! I will look forward to pictures and reports and whatever else comes out of it. ^_^

As for a Midwest US Gathering, there's always Chicago! We are centrally located for all major forms of transportation! {= D

~Neshomeh