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Eeyup. One year ago today, at precisely 8:37 p.m. Board time, I made my first post after five years lurking. Still don't know why it took me so long to introduce myself, but I'm glad I did. Here's to another great year, everybody.

Also, a question occurs. When determining my oldbie/newbie/middlebie status would we go by when I started hanging around here (2011, I think) or when I actually joined (2016)? The latter seems the more reasonable to me.

But I didn't realise Aegis had as well, sorry.

I mean, if it were up to me, I'd hold it for the stories thread to keep things consistent and make it easier to find old stories in the future. However, I'm not in charge, so do whatever feels right, I guess.

And I don't think you're the only one who's got a shipfic ready to go.

I know it's Shipfest and all, but really, offering me sweet things, even under the pretense that you're offering it to everyone for a holiday? You're playing to the judge.

...now, this does not mean that I do not accept your sweet things. Because I do. I still have the biggest sweet tooth ever. The pączki are mine now. Nom.

In return, have the most completely Southern candy I could think of: Goo-Goo Clusters. Ahem:
"The Goo Goo Cluster is a southern treat made of caramel, marshmallow and peanuts, all covered with chocolate. They had their 100th birthday in 2012, and are available all over the state of Tennessee."
These are flipping delicious.

A plot point running through most of the books involves her making an illusion out of her reflection in a mirror that goes to school for her. As in secondary school. If she's 25 in this, then this is all set way after the books, and, well, it therefore doesn't add up since by that point Val would've moved to America as per the ending to Dying Of The Light. By the end of the series, she's 20, but it's still squicky. Not a fan of relationships with that kind of age gap.

So...should I post the story at the top of this thread, or wait until there is or isn't a new thread started? I'd been semi-planning to do it right now (after looking it over, which I haven't yet because lunch and sleep), but depending on this year's format (good to know I wasn't imagining things), that might not make sense...?

~Zingenmirtsuzamenashipficfestsheyn--what do you mean, that's hard to read and not in a language most people know and doesn't really make sense to begin with? *Keeps on trying to sing nice Shipficfests with everyone*

I forgot to put "and I support keeping it that way" in my post. Sorry for the confusion.

Wiki is your friend. Search function is your friend.
Also, apologies if I sound too grumpy or biting. Not my intention to be intimidating or whatnot.

I remember that the last few years, the way Shipfest worked is that we'd have this thread (signups/paring generation), which we'd let marinate for a few days (maybe even about a week, not sure), and then we'd have the actual Shipfest in a separate thread.

What you're proposing is a textbook Emergency. As the article can tell you, we don't do those any more. Not to mention that there were already two different Mary Sue invasions of HQ already.

I once wrote a Harry Potter fanfic about a princess called Acacia (ha ha) who was a Wood Elf and romanced Ron Weasley. It was a weird fic and just made no sense, and everyone kept calling Acacia a Mary Sue while I defended my "wonderful" OC.

Then, there was my Edelweiss Flower series...we don't speak of that anymore.

A friend of mine once wrote a Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings crossover about a girl whose dad was a wizard and whose mom was a High Elf. We now laugh about that fic.

Sorry for giving my Mary Sue the same name as one of your beloved founders.

Last two years I've done a listing thread in Feb and the story thread in March. But I don't think we need the separation, honestly. If you've got a story, post it here. Try to mark it clearly, and we should be fine.

hS

This just popped into my head for some reason and I thought I'd share this idea with you guys and get your opinion on it.

Okay, so a Potterverse Sue (I won't spoil you on who it is) has just used an uncanon spell to revive multiple slain Sues. After this, he/she leads the Sues to the HQ in the middle of the night and, due to having the element of surprise on their side, they're able to seize HQ. Mostly because half the agents couldn't wake up in time to fight back.

Everyone who wasn't Sued or put into slavery fled, and now they must put together an army to stop the Sues. Oh, and Stus. But mostly Sues.

Can they do it? Or will everyone die horribly hilarious deaths at the hands of their adversaries?

Whaddya think? Is it a good idea? Could it be improved? Or should I scrap the whole thing? Let me know.

...can I be Wednesday?

I'm 5'4 and weigh 115 lbs., I have blonde hair and blue eyes, and I wear sailor fuku!

Here are other facts.

1. I am female and heterosexual. I also have incredibly fair skin.
2. I like drawing my own fantasy manga.
3. I like playing with Stikbots! They're these guys you can use to make stop-motion animation. Really fun.
4. I like roleplaying, especially with OC's and in fandoms I like.
5. I have a wonderful singing voice.

So yeah! Feel free to start shipping.

Two alsos, actually.
1) Coat. Long (shin-length), black, cashmere wool. Kinda looks like a Haredi man's coat. It's important.
2) Ships, because I totally forgot about that:
-Club of Bespectacled People: everyone with glasses/everyone else with glasses. There are a lot of people with glasses here.
-Huinesoron/Scapegrace/Storme Hawk: Britshipping.
-Ekyl/Fasoula/Jebboy/Maslab: the Discord's AFK Squad.
-Tomash/Delta Juliette/Huinesoron: Technical.
-Tomash/doctorlit: it can get awfully lonely in the Archives...
-Tomash/Matt Cipher: Poleshipping.
-Neshomeh/Zingenmir: Yiddishipping.
-French press/PG hat/sailor hat/tea: Search your feelings. You know it to be true. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOOOOOOOO!

I'd already associated March with the badfic games instead of the shipfest; what's another bit of misremembering about how we do this? :) In my defense, it's been a while and I've been exhausted. Actually, I'm still kind of tired.

I can post it at the top of this thread, once I glance over it and check that I formatted it correctly and stuff.

~Zing

As for appearance......... Imagine a 5'9" Pugsley Addams with green eyes and glasses. Yeah, that sounds about right.

You brought me a book. This book involves something possibly originating from one of my favourite groups of people of all time.

You are my friend forever.

I bring you a comparatively paltry Newbie Gift: a full set of Roleplayer's Dice. It's fairly standard - d4, d6, d8, 2d10, d12, and the ever-important d20. Please, accept my humble offering!

--Calliope

Nice to meet you, Codie. (Is it okay if I call you that? I'm a bit of a Nicknamer.) Welcome to the PPC! What kind of games do you like? I'd be interested in possibly doing some multiplayer with you, or helping you with potential game missions in the future.

For your Newbie Gift: A copy of every video-game console ever made! I usually don't give these out - they're precious things and only for serious gamers - but I believe in you. Play all the games! ALL OF THEM!

--Calliope