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Speaking as the veteran of two and a half Gatherings (not sure the last one counts, since we all lived in the city at the time), wearing distinctive t-shirts/vests/bags with something recognizable on them seems to be a good strategy. For instance, at the first Chicago Gathering, I had my laptop bag with the potted cactus flash patch I'd silk-screened onto it, and I think Tungsten had her vest with cactus at that time, too. In Bath `09, hS had his sunflower t-shirt, and I had one of mine with "Neshomeh" on the back (and a fairly cool dragon on the front, if I do say so myself). I had the same shirt in the and-a-half Chicago meetup.

If you're interested, I have instructions for silk screening in the artist's comments for my cactus flash patch: http://neshomeh.deviantart.com/gallery/#/ds7lea It's pretty simple, but let me know if my instructions aren't clear enough if you decide to try it. {= )

~Neshomeh

welcome back TM. nice to see you again. have a railgun.

and i remember you ran the OFU of final fantasy too.

…if this is any indication, the odds of it being good go way up.

L iz AWESUM!!!q!!!Q EVwn if iI cant spel hr name rite. n he idid not lyke her 1ss cos he thot he wuz gay an so did eevry1 else but hes not rilly.

Tungsten's back! Jeez, man...to be honest, you're one of the two reasons I decided to join the PPC (the other being the OS). I feel humbled...
Okay, I'm probably sending a really creepy vibe right now, so lemme just say welcome back! Yeah...

Of making it "Agent of the Month" rather than week. That way somebody (originally it was July) doesn't have to be on top of it all the time, and there's a better chance of people actually having nominations, the lack of both being why things have tended to linger.

That reminds me, I was gonna compress a couple of the pages relating to that subject into one. I think there are about three right now.

~Neshomeh

I don't know you, and you don't know me, but welcome back nonetheless!
Have a pet cat. You may name her whatever you wish.

Welcome back! Your missions were some of my favorites, so it's nice to see you around again.

And so many congratulations on your book! I might have to check into that.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Fanfic Land!" Foxglove held up her laptop, showing Skyfire what she was reading. "This is what it would look like if HQ didn't have screening processes."

"What screening processes? They let us join."

"Ha ha, Stormy. Seriously, it's pretty funny." Laburnum scrolled down. "Here we have something apparently written by a ten-year-old boy who failed biology, featuring Lux, Jay, Acacia, that lady Val from Veterinary even though she didn't join up until Jay and Acacia had left, and DEAR SWEET MOTHER OF GOD WHAT IS THAT ELEPHANT DOING THERE?!"

The exorcists peered over her shoulders.

"What's an elephant?" Skyfire asked. "I think I heard the word somewhere and forgot."

"I would presume 'tis a creature that would be physically incapable of doing what this one doth appear to be doing, aye?"

Laburnum nodded, still stunned.

"Y'know, guys, they don't seem to have done anything to you," said Foxglove, skimming through the fic list again. "They got us in there, but not you."

Laburnum looked up at the mustelids. "The fanbrats are more afraid of you than they are of us. I'm not sure whether you should be embarrassed or flattered."

(AN: No, I am not going to write the thing with the elephant.)

LONG HAUGHTY BUTTHEAD REPLY THAT MAKES ME LOOK LIKE AN ELITIST JERK, GO!

Well, it's not that suprising to me. Most Weeaboos and Twilight Fans have a lot in common-- the inexperienced, short-sighted mindset, the want for something 'better' than they already have, an escapist mentality, and the ability to be very, very easily impressed.

The difference is that Twilight hits these behavioral types in groups that normally would never discover Anime or be drawn to it-- Weeaboos carry a socially awkward connotation, while Twilight is mainstream enough to touch nearly the same areas that Weeaboos idealize WITHOUT the person being labeled a dork.

(This does not save Twilight fans from generally looking stupid, though. The expanded area of appeal of Twilight is actually a scary concept-- it shows us that far more than 'losers' carry this 'loser' behavior.)

Really, there's very litle difference between the two demographics, save social 'acceptability'. Being rabid over a bitter yet quirky dog youkai with cool demon powers that is rude and shuns all attempts at a civil relationship, yet obviously is devoted to the heroine to almost stupid ends. Being rabid over a preternaturally sexy vampire with cool undead powers that coldly and almost brutally shuns all attempts at a civil relationship, yet obviously is devoted to her heroine to almost stupid ends.

Same dish, different restaurant. And folks certainly can frequent the dollar-menu of both. D:

[[Wow, whatta hypocrite Ellie's being. XD But yeah, whenever you fancy I'll join. And that's how it works, isn't it? One fanbrat gets flamey and the others flare up in response. XD]]

ur such a gud riter!!!!!! i hop they get 2gether do they get 2gether omg tell me they gget 2gether!!!!!!!!!! do more now!!!!!!!

Let's do that!

Chapter Six: The Penultimate Suetelluvian.

Disclaimer: You know the drill.

In the center of the EPC HQ, Captain Dandy and the Sub Rosa were holding together the last remnants of their once great Departments, repelling attacks from Rouge Agents, NMG Space Marines, and forces from the risen Suetelluvians. The remnants of Legal had been withdrawn to what was once the SO's office, and were attempting to find a way to reverse their adverse fortunes. But time was running short, and nothing had been found yet.

We're going to die here, said the DES leader.

Have some hope. We can't be the only survivors of this organization.

Even so, we have no one but ourselves to aid in our endeavor.

Another NMG Space Marine rushed their defensive cordon, killing more Sues and Weeds. Captain Dandy began firing his Glitter rifle, his rounds causing the intruder's ceramite armour to be encrusted with pink crystals. Said pink crystals then exploded, fatally wounding the Space Marine.

But just as the NMG Marine let out his last breath, more of his kind came into view, bolters drawn.

Damn it! At this rate, we will never-

Suddenly, bright light shone from the former SE's office. The doors opened, and a replesendent woman in a bikini of Jade Leaves shaped like that of Maples and Oaks walked out. She wore a crown of laurels and hollies, transmuted into gold long ago by a wandering Alchemist.

She then drew a whip of (AN: My computer does not have enough memory for the description), and charged towards the NMG Marines.

Emboldened by her example, Captain Dandy and the Sub Rosa charged against their enemies, leading their remaining Suvians in a final sortie. With the Suetelluvian's help, they began to clear the former HQ, room by room and corridor by corridor. When the NMG and the rival Suetelluvians' forces had been driven out, Jayacacia stood in front of the two EPC officers, and said:

"Long ago, when the other Suetelluvians were jealous of me, my husband and my Methsuleahs chose to seal me away in the land of Avalon, where I would be kept safe until the Eternal Suvian Paradise was established."

"But I look around me and what do I see? My Husband dead, the EPC scattered, and my rivals in a greater state of power than ever before. Why have you let all of this fall into ruin? Why?"

Captain Dandy and Sub Rosa pointed their leaves at each other in postures of accusation.

"So I see. You continue to shift the blame for this even now. That cannot be allowed."

Jayacacia raised up her arms, and the two Flowers were deleted from the story, along with all of their followers.

"Farewell, place that I once knew. I will now retreat into Avalon once again, not to wait until another battle comes, but to grieve forever until the end of time." And so with a single tear trailing down her beautiful place, Jayacacia left the Mirror Multiverse, never to return.

A/N: I'm sorry JayBird!

It adds a certain Suvian je-ne-sais-quoi to the whole proceedings.

And not just because I have two (sorta three) published missions and another two or three in the works, which makes my agents about to qualify for "ace" status!

We seem to have run out (or at least run low) on "universally-notable" Agents to put as featured agents, and the "5 mission rule" would be a good way to get some lesser-known characters into the spotlight.

Anyway, I'm rambling. But I support this product and/or service!

You know how, on the front page of the Wiki, there are Featured Agents, right?

OK. Well, much as we all love FicPsych (and I do, really), I think it'd be good if we put other agents up there. (I've pitched this idea on the Talk page, but wanted to discuss it properly.)

I suggest that any agent who finishes his fifth recorded mission should be automatically put up as the featured agent. It's a little like being a WWII ace, after all--survive five missions, and you're a legend. Or a semi-insane Bleeprin-addicted survivor, which is about the same thing.

Also, to avoid skipping agents when a writer writes five missions with more than a single pair of agents, one or more of that writer's agents ought to be nominated, just so it's fair. What do you guys think?

GO DSIE HOAR MI AGEENT IZ NOT A SUE FOR 1 SHE IZ CALED SRAH AN I BET YU CUDNT DO NE BETER YOR JUS JELUS OV MI REELY GR8 RITING HOAR.
SARAH IZ SPESHUL COZ SHES ANELF AN YU CANT TAKE THAT AWAY FRM HER IF YU DO YUD KILL HER AN THATS MURDER. AN DONBT SAY IM A MUREDER COZ GINY DESERVED IT COZ SHES A HOAR!
AN UR REVIEW SUX ASWELL ITS NOT A PROPER REVIEWW ICAN REVIEW YOUR REVIEW AN SAY IT REELY SUX YU SHUD GIVE UP LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!
GO DIE COW!!!!!!!!!!

(It's killing me, writing like this =D ~Silikat)

(maturity in action ;)

Chapter Five: Another Hope Crushed.

Disclaimer: You know the drill.

Marissa and the Tiger Lily jumped out of the portal, their troops following behind them. The author's house was no fortress, being merely a standard suburban establishment, but it was better to be cautious. They marched in double rows across the front yard, guns at the ready. Then, they kicked the door down.

CR-ACK!

They found no one inside, even the author's parents, who would have made good hostages for them. They slowly walked up the stairs, guns still at the ready. They went up to the author's room, where they kicked the door again.

CR-ACK!

There, they found the author on his chair, facing them with a smile on his face.

"I knew you would come", he said. Then he held up a...Flamethrower!

Marissa opened fire with her phaser, only to have the beams collide with an energy shield that suddenly appeared around the author's chair. The Tiger Lily let loose with a barrage of Sueish lightning, but that also proved ineffective. The Author lifted up his flamethrower and let the energy shield fall.

Woosh! went the flames as they surged towards the Suetelluvian and the Flower. However, they did not reach the EPC's champions, as the Tiger Lily formed a wall of water in order to ward off the Author's attack. Marissa created a sword of pure glitter, and rushed her enemy, breaking the shield and cutting through the boy like a knife through butter.

That was too easy! screamed the Tiger Lily. He may have-

BOOM!

An explosion from behind them told of an attack on their legions, and they rushed down to find that-

-The author had several Exalted with him, just like in Keychain of Creation.

"Do you really think that you can defeat a being of my Genre Saviness? That you can just walk up to a writer who knows of your existance? Are you that stupid? Or could it be that I was more effective in writing you that you did not consider that I could suborn you?"

The Suetelluvian and the flower stared up in surprise.

"I tought so."

The Exalted that were with the author siezed Marissa and the Tiger Lily and held their arms in a vise-like grip.

"I think I'll make you watch the end of everything you once knew, just for the lulz." The the author walked to the center of what was once of the living room, and raised his arms in a gesture intended to be sorcerous.

"Herald the Beginning of the End, Penultimate Sutelluvian! Emerge from your tomb to avenge your consort, and destroy the ones that failed to protect him! Emerge in your awesomeness, Jayacacia Thornbyrd!"

Not from what I can see so far. The yearly badfic-writing session, pelting new arrivals with tenuously-useful objects--I'm not seeing many differences so far. The only real one is that I'm an oldbie and I don't know many of y'all, which is a bit weird. Hey, you kids! Get off my lawn!

Thank you. :) The book is called "Thief of Midnight." It's urban fantasy, though it tends towards horror in some places, and set in Chicago.

I'd say Constance would be most likely to kill you for that one. ^_^

~Neshomeh, cheerful.