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Hmm. My grasp on the PPC is... not bad. But SPaG? That is my specialty! I’ll be happy to beta your mission, though you’ll probably want other betas. I know nothing about the canon...

Definitely agreeing that this fic needed to be missioned - yikes! Now, to the mission itself: -Valka is a sweetie, and I love all the questions she comes up with in this intro. -The Ironic Overpower has quite a bit of agency in this fic. XD

I appreciate the agents using charges to distract themselves from the horror of the plot; it's a very useful tool OOCly as well. Though, is 'Obsession' chapter two of the fic, or chapter three?

Above all, thank you very much for writing - that it's something you've written for yourself as well makes it all the more important, and I'm glad this mission helped. ^^

So is fic!Scape actually planning to potentially keep the sentient meat, then? Denny's narration threw me off and now I'm not sure...and kind of curious.

Also, at some point, I should really actually write fic!me reacting to this, instead of shipfest silliness. I'll get there, hopefully.

~Z

Oh, wow. This is some Star Wars!

I watched The Mandalorian with my brother. Due to his flight training being hard to schedule around, there was a several-months gap between the two viewings, which may mess with my memory a bit, but . . . here goes review.

Spoilers for Return of the Jedi, The Mandalorian and The Rise of Skywalker.

I felt like this series did an excellent job of capturing the tone of the original trilogy. Everything is a bit dingy, there’s a constant undercurrent of crime, and the aliens and droids are so unique-looking, and act in ways that are simultaneously understandable, yet very clearly foreign from any culture on Earth. And yes, I appreciated how much practical effects were used over CGI (and the CGI was excellent, because there are some scenes that had to be, yet . . . it sure didn’t look like it?)

I was wondering how the series would square the continued existence of Mandalorians with the original trilogy’s assertion that Boba Fett had been the last one. Making them a secret society that hides underground works, especially since the Star Wars universe, despite spanning a galaxy and having all kinds of science fantasy technology, has always felt like a series of very enclosed environments to me. Ships may be able to transmit signals through space, but on a planet’s surface, it seems like little information travels from town to town. So it makes sense that the Mandalorian population has managed to hide itself from general knowledge. I love that the survivors have maintained so reverently the heavy focus on battlefield honor and the significance of their armor.

As much as I disliked the use of the First Order as an Empire knock-off in the sequel trilogy, I didn’t mind the presence of Imperial stragglers in this series. It makes sense that the entire power structure wouldn’t collapse immediately following Return of the Jedi, and local groups would impose power over whatever local areas they found themselves in. We also get further reinforcement from, uh, slow-talking British bad guy that the Empire is a highly fascistic sacrifice freedom-for-safety-and-peace sort of ideology, following up from the recruitment advertisement in Solo. The last episode’s opening was also a hilarious, but horrifying, look into the Empire’s structure from the grunts’ points of view, where the abuses and dangers of the leadership are literally life-threatening.

With how openly the Force was discussed throughout the sequel trilogy, I was surprised that everyone seemed shocked when the child started using Force powers. I guess they’re working off of the “superstition” and “ancient religion lines from the original trilogy. I was even more shocked that no one recognized Yoda’s species, as Yoda is such an iconic and recognizable character for us, and had such a major history in-universe, I figured his name, at least, would be well-known. My brother says Yoda was the last known member of his species, but I don’t recall hearing that anywhere before.

The Ugnaught’s death hit me pretty hard, I won’t lie. He was such a down-to-earth and dedicated person . . . I don’t really have more to say than that, I guess. One more example of the Empire destroying a life in the name of resources and power.

And speaking of resources and power . . . in light of Rise of Skywalker, it seems likely the Emperor is the one who ultimately wants the child? It’s hard to say at what point in his reconstruction process he would be, this close to end of RotJ, but I think it’s reasonable to assume he would be seeking out other Force-sensitive characters to “feed on,” the way he did to Rey and Ben. O the other hand, I don’t know if the show would feature a character quite that well known. And the fact that Moff Gideon appears to have a lightsaber or lightsaber-like weapon makes things interesting, too. Is he Force-sensitive as well? Is he the actual big bad of the series, or is he working for the Emperor or someone else?

Oh, one last fun observation from my brother: the knife-happy Twi’lek in the prison break-out episode is basically Harley Quinn reskinned for the SW universe!

—doctorlit has spoken

“You have earned your spoilers.” “You have earned your spoilers.” “You have earned your spoilers.” “You have earned your spoilers.” “You have earned your spoilers.”

purrrrrrr

While my health hasn't really improved, I am still able to write (somewhat). I've somehow managed to write enough to finish a mission, targeting a fic I've known and hated for over a decade . Be warned that the fic is NSFW and NSFB, containing rape, incest, and pedophilia. I think it would appropriate to add a mention to the wiki's Bleepfic article about this fic now that it has been killed. It's that bad. The fic in question set Tellius Ablaze with "The Fires of Sibling Love". A big thanks to GeniusGamer for beta reading this. I'd also like to thank Google Docs for catching a lot of typos before the fic even made it to a beta, and for showing me typos I missed in sections I was quoting.

If you're feeling brave, you can still find the fic on The Pit, but note that this mission is just the tip of the yikesberg. This fic has been described as an "actual abomination", and has a fair bit of renown within the fandom due it being awful and horrifying. Much like the last mission, there was more badfic that I wanted to cover in the mission, but I didn't really have room for it. Nor did I have the tolerance for another chapter of garbage, even though it would have been a good opportunity to expand on one of my agent's backstories. The fic is honestly difficult to read, especially so as a woman.

Despite all of that, writing this mission was honestly therapeutic. As I mentioned when posting my first mission, I have PTSD, and some of the things in the fic happened to me. Being able to skewer awful writing containing the same bad things honestly helped me. I apologize if it comes across too much as heroes saving the day.

But mostly, I'm just glad to be done. I haven't finished any writing I've started in a while, so having something ready to show is nice. It also means I can go on to missioning another absolutely awful fic, maybe after writing an interlude.

I should mention that Master Dennington, Lord of All He Surveys, may not be the world's most reliable narrator; I did my best to convey what was actually happening - Scape putting the Mystery Meat in a pet carrier with some water and chopped vegetables - in Scape's spoken dialogue, while Denny's point of view is just text. He's viewing it as imprisonment because he absolutely loathes going to the vet for his diabetes checkups, which take ages and involve multiple blood tests (hence the remarks about pointy sharp things), and he assumes that because the Mystery Meat is in the same box he goes to the vet in, that must have been the plan.

I should also probably mention that everything Denny does in the fic? He absolutely does in real life. I have been woken by Denny trying to stick his claws in me too often to count, and he only shoves his paws up my nose because I've learned how to sleep with my mouth clamped shut. Denny is a deeply weird and strange animal, but then, he's a cat, and that's sort of the point of cats. They're weird yowly cushions that expect immediate and grovelling servitude. That's why we love them. That and the weird blood infections. =]

But yeah, thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it. =]

The way you portrayed Denny as this grandiose, dramatic person with an ego larger than the Sun was very entertaining, especially when combined with the mundane situation he was in. After all, humor is derived from the unexpected and the incongruous. Good job!

...

I require betas for my first mission. It is missioning a fic set in Rescue Bots and, while I would love at least one beta to know the canon, I'm pretty confident that I know the canon well enough.

Mostly, I need betas for catching "RC center" SPaG related things and those who have a somewhat decent grip on the PPC because this is my first mission and I might not still have a great grip on everything PPC. Also, I'm terrible with comma splices.

TL;DR: I need betas who know SPaG and PPC at least somewhat. Canon knowledge is not required.

Edit: Oh wait, I forgot. I shall give you the link through Discord.

Denny: FORTH EORLINGAS!

Scape: Adopt the cute thing!

^Ruse or not, that bit is part of why this piece was, in fact, the best.

~Z, going 'caaaaat' in the background

Hmm.

*sneef*

Hmmmm.

This amorphous being is most peculiar. It travels around under its own power, and yet it looks and smells like Nams. Specifically the Special Wet Nams that I enjoy so. I shall investigate more closely.

*sneef sneef*

Hmm!

Yes indeed! I was not mistaken! Although this being is capable of motion and non-instinctual responses to its environs, it is indeed comprised wholly of Nams! O joyous day! I must test further! I shall now deploy my Ouch Crescents!

*swipe*

[blarglblarglblargl]

Alas! Alack! The Nams Being has resisted! It has dared, it has had the temerity, it has had the sheer GALL, to Assail mine August Personage! Oh fie! Oh horror! I can no longer thrive in this household! I shall put all my worldly belongings into my little knapsack and venture forth into the cold dark world! Mother! The Nams are fighting back! Correct this injustice at once!

*padpadpadpadpadpadpadpad MOW*

"mrglfrgl"

Mother! MOTHER! The time to act has come! Your Perfect Innocent Child has been ruthlessly assaulted by Nams! The stars above shine down in pitiless hatred upon your Poor Sweet Boy! And yet you move not! I must strenuously protest this inaction! I must do so via the medium of the Ouch Crescent!

*pap pap pap poke*

"mmrrmsajhsjFFGSPLRPL Denny get your sodding paw out of my nose what the hell?"

*poke poke MOW*

"Uuuugh. Fine. Come on. I'll give you some nams. It's not your nams time but if it'll shut you up and let me get some actual frelling sleep..."

Mother comes! Mother comes to follow her Precious Perfect Child! What a wonderful day this is! Quickly, to the Audience Chamber! The foul namsbeing assails me at the very seat of mine noble lineage! The very soul and centre of mine world!

"Denny why are you leading me to the living room?"

*padpadpad shuffleroundthelegs nuzzlenuzzle MOW*

"Alright, alright! I'll deal with what the hell is that."

Aha! Ahahahaha! Mother faces the Nams Beast! Battle shall be joined in earnest! Onward, Mother! Forth and fear no darkness!

"Hello little guy!"

WHAT?

"Awww, you're a little sweetheart! I'll get Laine up in a bit, maybe they'll know what you are."

BETRAYAL!

"Right, let's put you in a carrier for now. I've got some carrot chunks somewhere, would you like carrot chunks? I bet you would! I bet you would!"

FOULEST BETRAYAL!

"Now, you're all safe and sound in there, you've got food, you've got water, it's all good!"

CRIMES! CRIMES I SAY!

*padpadpad poke poke poke MOW MOW poke swipe MOW*

CRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMES!

"Awww, Denny, did the whatever-it-is scare you? Was it all mean and nasty? Don't worry, it can't hurt you any more. Now, you come here for some fuss and attention. That's what you really wanted, isn't it?"

Oh! Aha! I see Mother's ruse! The Nams Beast has been ensnared within a small box! It is imprisoned! Perhaps she means to take its foul corpus to the Vet, where it will be Poked with the Poking Thing and suffer the indignity of the Multifarious Pointy Implements! Mother does love her Special Boy after all! Hurrah for Mother! Three cheers for Mother! And now she provides the Crunchy Nibbly Nams AND the Soft Stroking Pats! What a lovely day to be Master Dennington of Dennington Hall, Lord of All He Surveys!

*purr*

But I hope that's the answer! Good luck!

My guess is-

Right here!

Welcome, one and all, to another game of Guess the Boarder, the game that tests your knowledge of the fine people of the PPC! What's Guess the Boarder, you ask? Well, come on! Surely you've played Guess the Boarder before, right?

...no? You mean to tell me that there hasn't been a single Guess The Boarder thread in all the PPC's 19 years of existence? Well, no need to worry, because that ends here!

The rules are simple: One Boarder replies to this thread with an image or series of images chosen to represent a certain Boarder. However, they do not say who that Boarder is. The other Boarders must try to guess which Boarder is being referenced from the images alone. After someone gets it right or a certain amount of time has passed, the original poster reveals which Boarder was being mentioned! Be sure to use spoiler tags for the people who want to figure it out on their own!

Are there any rules? Well, of course there are rules! - First and foremost, like everything else posted to the Board, your collages must follow the community guidelines. Anything not safe for someone or something should be tagged as such. - Secondly, we at the Thorne Corporation believe that the past is best left in the past, and people should not be known by their worst qualities. Therefore, while the use of Boarders who are no longer active is technically allowed (as long as your fellow Boarders will be able to figure it out, that is), the use of Boarders who are currently banned from the PPC is not, and focusing primarily on a Boarder's negative traits when creating your collage is strongly discouraged.

That's it for rules, so what are you waiting for? Create those collages and start guessing Boarders!

I don't know the Ace Attorney fandom, but that is indeed fascinating. We may be witnessing a Legend in the making! Even if it is a parody Stu. Plenty of Legendaries are at least debatably trollfic, so I don't see why not. We'll have to see how it develops!

~Neshomeh

Although it's weird because I know the Fem!Shep tag was around after Andromeda came out. So I'm guessing what's happened is that they've deleted the Fem!Shep tag and then created a J Garson tag and the tag number for Fem!Shep has been re-used as the J Garson tag number and they've never bothered to change any of it?

Most likely, what FFN does for character tags is give each character a number. For discussion purposes, let's say that Fem!Shep was character number 56. FFN then records every fic featuring her as featuring character number 56, which FFN knows means Fem!Shep. When she was deleted from the character tags, all of those old fics were still tagger as featuring character number 56, which FFN just ignored because there was no character 56. But when Andromeda came out, more characters got added and were assigned unused numbers. In this example, 56 was assigned to J Garson, so FFN read all of those old fics tagged with character 56 as being tagged to J Garson.