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I'll second the interest in seeing flash patches in this style, too. {= )

~Neshomeh

Ooh, that's definitely worth checking out. Thanks for the recommendation!

Unfortunately, no. I'm not really a metal fan; I'm more of a classical person. XD

Do you like the song “Thunder” by Imagine Dragons?

—Ls

I have it on a Word doc here.

I might do the same with Rambling Band itself, based on the hS’ reconstructed version.

—Ls

Re. Lightning, cool, that's probably fine. I'll note that the PPC tries to keep itself secret, but I figure the author of a universe is allowed to say they don't have to bother there. {= )

Re. PotO, yeah, Christine deserves way better from the fandom.

I mean, I don't blame anyone who's writing based on the musical for being swept up in the music and the "romance" so to speak—hi, that was me! Great music and great voices make my brain drool more than anything, and I was one of those "fix the sad boy" types. I didn't want to also kiss them, personally, but I get it.

But Christine 100% did the right thing in getting the frell out of there, and it's important to realize that for our own health and safety in relationships.

Oh! Do you know the webcomic Girls Next Door? It's based on another comic, Roommates, that features a bunch of fictional characters living together in an apartment building in a sort of afterlife, following their stories. Roommates focuses on Erik rooming with Jareth the Goblin-king (Labyrinth) and Inspector Javert (Les Miserables) rooming with Commodore Norrington (Pirates of the Caribbean).

GND focuses on Sarah (Labyrinth) who's rooming with Christine, and both are trying to do normal college things following close encounters with weirdo semi-mystical stalker ex-boyfriends. And it's awesome. Christine is dating Raoul, and she's a sassy boss who still has sympathy for Erik but doesn't take any of his crap. Absolutely glorious portrayal. ^_^ First comic page here. Art improves by leaps and bounds as it goes on, and Pika is just awesome anyway.

~Neshomeh

... Was it going to be "Sylvan Song" and/or "Dream of the Archer"? I bet it was. {= ) Looking at the MST, those were in the band's set from the first chapter, too.

And I reckon they WOULD work with harp accompaniment. As would some Led Zep songs, honestly. (Look/listen, "Immigrant Song" on two electric harps. It's haunting and cool!) And a surprising amount of rock and metal in general. (Bardcore, anyone? I love me some bardcore. Something about that style of instrumentation combined with modern song forms, it's just great IMO.)

But, ah, that college phase of feeling like you now know everything and must tell the world, eh? {= )

Oh, this all reminds me of a question! Do you remember which Led Zep song(s) the band played in Rivendell? I've got a playlist of (almost) every bit of music referenced in the PPC's Original Series, and I used "Misty Mountain Hop" in that spot (it was in the set and it's fitting!), but it's just a guess. Getting a definitive word on the matter would ease my completionist heart. (Track list here, actual YouTube playlist here.)

Awkward follow-up question: have you seen the PPC mission as well as the MST? The mission goes a tad bit further into "Rambling Band" than the MST, though I think it's all collected in Huinesoron's reconstruction of the fic regardless.

~Neshomeh

Yeah, I think almost everyone here’s written a Mary Sue at one time or another, including me. But we owe you a huge thanks because without that fic, who knows what the first mission would look like?

Have a mini snek! They come with hats!

They come with hats!

No hard feelings at all! When it first happened I was embarrassed and knee-jerked myself into deletion. I truly wish I had a back up now that I know people are curious about it.

With age, comes some perspective. I love the creativity of the missions and the community that grew from the original series. I felt compelled to log on and say hello, because I figured it would be a full-circle moment and I have been thinking since last night, trying to remember more about the 10-11 other chapters I published.

There was definitely something about a flower, that Laurel gave to Legolas or vice versa and non-consensual smooching from Boromir (which I don’t think I will ever forgive myself for. He deserves better and I was young and silly).

It’s an honor, really, to be able to talk about this now. Time has given me a lot of perspective about what he MST-ing. If anything, it helped me grow. So I am thankful for that :)

Have a Magical Pie that-I-totally-did-not-steal-from-a-canon-Noooo-how-could-I?

I'll be the... fifth (?) to admit that Laurel Carter wasn't the worst (I, at like 10, wrote a character named "Snowy Jones" that was 10x worse... at least she wasn't in a fanfic, thank the gods), she just happens to be the first, and probably the very reason why we all are here! So thank you! I'm glad to see that there are no hard feelings!

-kA, doing like ten billion things in their head and thus cannot think straight, so apologies if this makes little sense!

It’s wonderful to meet you! I’m really blown away by the community here. I can’t believe something I dreamed up (for good or ill) has aided in creating something so fun and long lasting. I look forward to reading around here more!

I would absolutely love to see the Google Translate of the mission!

I think it’s interesting to go back and read my stories from 20 years ago. I can honestly say I have developed as a writer. I got my fanfic start writing stories with my friend about the Power Rangers, long before I had a computer or the Internet. I wish I still had those as well, but they are lost to time.

I’ve had some other stories that got a lot of reads and likes that I’ve deleted, and I’ve tried not to do that anymore. The last one was in 2011, and it was a wrestling fan fic (my interests truly are ALL over the place). But once again, I wish I would’ve just moved it so I could re-read it.

It’s nice to meet you!

It definetly feels and looks like a game made in the early 2010s, but the premise is that the children of some great warriors were left alone and roughhoused around and accidentally let out an ancient evil, so now the kiddos have to defeat said evil and peotect their main power crystal.

It's a 3d tower defense slash RPG multiplayer slash "defeat the baddies using your abilities!" game, best player with a brother (or equivilant friend) who is extremely happy at defeating the evil that he jumps and yells and is very energetic. /halfjoke. It's very fun, totally reccommend it. It's about $8 USD right now, including taxes.

The only downside (aside from the graphics. It's clearly an eleven-year-old game lol) is that it can be pretty difficult if you play single-player.

-kA, currently doing laundry

Have a notebook with the word “Inspiration” on it.

I’m sure we’ve all written some less-than-stellar stuff in the past. I recall one original story I wrote when I was younger—it was pretty bad, and misspelled, and the narrator was a Gary Stu.

There’s no way Laurel Carter is the worst we’ve dealt with—there was a Sue who possessed Arda once. And of course, there’s Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way.

I did put the Rambling Band mission through Google Translate a while back. It was pretty ridiculous, if you’d like to see it.

Even if you don’t plan on being a permanent visitor to the Board, thanks for visiting.

—Ls

Like the others have said, were it not for you we might never have existed—so thank you! From one old Suethor to another, it's nice to meet you. :)

And it's so good to hear you've kept on writing! God knows my own earliest fics were a mess (I missioned my old Potter Sue from back in the day) but we all have to start somewhere, eh? Keep that creative spirit alive, because at the end of the day it's all about having fun with what you make.

Ah, thanks for clearing it up and being understanding about it.

Recent string of kudos… maybe it was me, heh. I gave kudos to a few of your stories.

Yes, Christine is awesome. She puts up with so much and she needs a hug, too. It's unfortunate that badfic writers tend to write her OOC and blame her for leaving Erik, as if it was her fault she was driven away by someone who was extremely toxic to her.

I'm currently at Feet of Clay in the Watch series. The previous two books have been very good, and I'm starting to see why Pterry is Brandon Sanderson's favorite author.

Lightning brings up the fictional PPC by name and a few aspects of it such as the Flowers, but not much else. It's basically a shout-out/acknowledgement that the PPC exists.

Your gift is very much appreciated! Thanks.

Thank you! I don't think the logo is appearing on the ancient device I'm using now, unless it's metaphorical…

Thanks! WoF is close to my heart, even if I have a tendency to ignore the aspects of canon I dislike. I'm a very "pick and choose" person when it comes to my personal interpretation of books, although I acknowledge the canon before changing any part of it, of course.

I'm also brand new to the board, and it's nice to see a fellow writer! And your fic was the first to be sporked by the PPC ever, huh… probably feels weird.

Nice to hear that you're still writing. Embarrassment from getting sporked is only natural, and it's nice to know you've kept going and improved since then.