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And I'm glad you liked the mission. Like I said a while ago, I'm worried about my stories getting stale, so it's nice to know that I'm still doing well.

But he probably did mention that the IRA would have.

Because they did! The point of the IRA's bombing campaigns at that point wasn't to kill people, any more than a firefighters' strike is intended to let all the houses burn. The point was to make sure we couldn't just ignore them. Keep making a fuss until we give in, basically.

There was one incident where a series of bombs were set off by the IRA without the customary warning (purportedly because the phone box was in use); the police and the terrorists were both upset by that.

Yeah, we had a rather more genteel class of terrorism over here. Rule Britannia, or something.

hS

This magic shovel digs up friendship! Don't ask how it works.

Specifically: the BBC interviewed the Met's commissioner after 7/7; he was surprised that the terrorists did not phone ahead to warn that they have planted a bomb.

Marina: You. Yes, you the staff behind this mess. I don't know how exactly you could push us to speak the way we did last night, but if there was mind control involved, I swear you've got a big problem.

Richard: I thought I'd go back to our RC after being eliminated, but then I got knocked out right after the interview, and when I woke up, I was back in this looser bracket. I think me and Marina will have to discuss with the staff of this emission after all is said is done.

Yes I did pretty good, and was lucky enough to get a bow and a sword, and put my skills with them to use for once, but I think now that's going pretty much too far.

I'm actually glad Ave got taken out as soon as she did, and that the RNG seems to have her acting rather dumb. She's not in the mood to deal with this stuff :P Ix, though, I was hoping would last a little longer. Ah, well. Such is life.

*puts dimension in inventory*

Are you the first person to be 100% eliminated? I think you're definitely the first who's been posting interviews.

It's a shame - the Aviator was one of the people I really wanted to see in the main arena - but that's the RNG for you.

hS

PS: Wow, Nutmeg TV are really ticking off their competitors, aren't they? I think they may have to invest in better security...

Re. a) There is still a distressing tendency to ignore or downplay anything that happens outside countries where people... wait, I can do this by quoting Pocahontas: "You think the only people who are people/Are the people who look and think like you..." Yeah, the number of '20,000 people were killed in a disaster today, and three of them were British!' headlines we still see is just depressing.

Re. b) In the UK at least, our perception of the terrorism issues in the Middle East are coloured by our experience with Northern Ireland. Bearing a) in mind, 'we had religious arguments turn into armed violence, and we managed to achieve [mostly] peace, so they can too!'. The fact that the violence is far more ingrained, wider-spread, and destructive in the Middle East is kind of brushed off.

Which it shouldn't be, because the two are almost entirely non-comparable. But we are humans; we're very good at seeing superficial similarities and ignoring the rest.

hS

Anyway: I apologise for the thorny tone and pointed words.

(Warning: politics ahead.)
There are two things I meant by this:
a) It... angers? Saddens me? That it took something like this for some people in the US to notice that yes, Islamic terrorism is dangerous, and yes, it's dangerous to everybody.
b) People today still think negotiations with Islamic terrorists like Hamas, Daesh and Hizballah are a good idea, despite their track record.

But yeah. I definitely could've said that in a better way. I apologise.

And my word was: I was going to welcome you.
So, I will.
In just a moment.
Give it a second.


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Welcome!
My gift to you is: the entirety of dimension 45X7 Zargnon, the only alternate universe that can fit entirely inside your pocket.
Treat it well, and be careful of all the radiation!

Peregrin: "I was aware that the hologram of Sa... Agent Acacia did not require bandaging. However, it was a good opportunity to put what knowledge I have of field medicine into practice with little risk. It was also a good opportunity for an interesting conversation."

"I also rejoined Mr. Grey from the qualifiers, and met a librarian, who was at least as protective of his books as Suur Ala was. I can't see why, though, since he can easily make as many copies as he likes of anything he has, without pulling in the services of anyone foolish enough to complain of having nothing to do."

Peregrin: "I might like to get to know Luxury better, but I don't think that a contest such as this is an appropriate time to arrange liaisons, no matter how casual."

The execution methods were clever. (I can't think of much else to say but that right now)

Thanks.

My ever-expanding Inventory:
1 slice of Infinite Pizza
1 hamster in a cup
1 Coppermind meddallion
1 bag of fries and fry bits
1 pot of black-hole coffee
1 bucket of fry-sauce
1 replica of Rose Quartz's sword on a display stand
1 plate of SPaGhetti
1 Royal Ice Cream Container

Nice to meet you! Have fun poking around here, we're fun people. Especially on the Discord channel, IMHO.

Guess I'll have to come up with an official newbie gift at some point, but for right now I'll just hand you some fry sauce to go with those fries. (Why yes, I just have buckets of ketchup and mayo lying around. You don't?)

Today is the start of the Muslim Festival of the Sacrifice, arguably the most significant holiday for Muslims around the world.

Falchion: Helping agents cross the street... All in a day's work, I guess, heh! Kinda sad that not everyone was as willing to accept my statement that I come in peace, though - well, most of the time. Too bad I'm not an Elgeyem!
Anyway, maybe I'll just sleep out the entire thing. No pressure!

Whitney: I have a very bad feeling that tomorrow is going to be extremely violent. Oh, well. Might as well enjoy the calm before the storm while I still can.

Sarah: WHOO! Now THIS is what I'm talking about! I may have gotten the short straw the first time, but at least I can now say that I managed to kill somebody! ...even though it was KINDA accidental...

Rayner: Awww. I know I didn't get involved in anything traumatizing but it's still a MAJOR bummer that I didn't get to whack anybody. Eh, better luck next time, I guess.
Oh, and on behalf of Lapis... Hang in there, Sarah. I know ya got the boot the first time, but we're rootin' for ya all the same. You've got this, girl!

I wanted mayhem and/or an ironic death. Instead I got nonsense. ... Figures, really. Derik should get a medal for being the most beat-up, though.

Derik: Leave me alone, I'm trying to find the secret passage again. I don't know what happened last night, but I am not amused. *blocks the camera with his hand, black and red with burns*

Elms: Who woulda thought I'd find the old man again, right? Turns out he's not a retired adventurer, just some guy from World One, but I was glad to have him watching my back anyway.

Today, I'm chilling with these lovely ladies here. *lowers her voice* Whitney looks pretty tough, but I dunno if she's got my street smarts. I bet I can take her if it comes to that. Not today, though. Must wait for the opportune moment, you know.

Harris:

[Pats self on the shoulders] Feels good, man.

Y'know, back when I first joined DoI, all we were allowed to bring with us to defend ourselves out in the field were sticks— actually, two sticks and a rock for the whole group of newbies! And we had to share the rock! So you can just imagine how good I am when it comes to fighting— heck, that Assassin lady stood no chance. Sure, she tried to surrender and all that but really: this is the Hunger Games. Who's gonna fall for that, eh? Yeah, so after that I teamed up with some other folks to try and hunt down the rest of the players. All was going fine until the lights went out and I was left to bump into practically every wall in the arena. Thank goodness ol' Richie's hearing is better than mine at the moment, 'cause he managed to pick off that Colt guy in the dark. Nice one, man. I've still got some residual ringing in my ears.

Well, I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring.


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((Apologies to Sgt. Johnson, whose motivational speech Harris is totally not ripping off.))

Thanks kido.

Nikki:

"Guys, really, the only time I 'held hands' with Falchion is when I tripped and he helped me get up - please, quit trying to get Sergio riled up. He was in SpecOps - if he gets homicidial, things will go nasty real quick."

"Witney and Nurse Elms were quite nice, too - I'm afraid the homicidial instinct of us players ran out, instead?"

Corolla:

"This losers' bracked was a great idea! Now that I'm getting this chance, I'm going to win this - Navarre, Doctor Peep, I'm sorry but I'm taking no prisoners."

"By the way, who's that holographic girl? Her aim with a Muggle-Use Wand is great, good thing she went for a Stunner."

Ix: "Yeah, yeah. I know the rollerblades wouldn't do me any good, but if I could keep someone else from getting them, it would've been worth it, right? Eh. You try running in the dark with this leg and tell me you wouldn't have tripped onto someone's sword, too. Charlotte and I will have fun seeing who wins the official games, though!"

The Aviator: "[long stream of bleeped-out words, followed by more swearing in Gallifreyan] God[bleep] it, you'd think after getting out the first time they'd just leave me alone, but no! Hijack me as I'm coming out of Medical and throw me right back in the arena, why don't you? [Bleep]ing media trying to [bleep] over my [bleep]ing life. Jesus [bleep]! So I wandered around in the open hoping someone would come along and take me out of the games. No such luck. At least the portal generator blew up when it did. Though I do wish it hadn't been so..." *shudders* "Explosive."

Ajax: That William fellow is pretty okay guy, after the whole getting socked in the face deal. He seemed a bit uneasy on the whole Hydrokinetic stuff, but still an okay guy.

I'm still going for all who fought Levy though.