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Hey, all!

I used to Agent with the Department of Technical Errors. I had to drop out for a bit due to real life concerns, but I have time now.

There's a grotesque piece of work in Metalocalypse fandom that needs PPCing. Does the PPC even exist anymore?

Why can I not access PPC anymore?

You don't need to be embarrassed, anyway. Usually we're really on the ball about new names on the Board. I guess it's just that we've had so many new people recently.

Anyway, I'd say go ahead and try again with a new post, with an actual introduction this time. {= )

~Neshomeh

I just publicly embarrised myself infront of thousands of people right?

Good to have an understanding friend.

I thought they would be like the pitfall traps from animal crossing/SSBB, but your descriptions sound more like L-space.

It's possible to become one after being bitten, though.

A mix between a cat and a wolf? That must look all kinds of oddness when it's transformed. Why not just simply be a full werecat? *shakes head at the logic!fail of 'Sues*

As for the bite vs. scratch debate, as Neshomeh said, cats do hold a lot of various bacterial organisms behind their claws. There's even a thing called "Cat-Scratch Disease", which affects the lymph nodes. (More information here) I think it's entirely possible, since as we all know, the rules of the Disc are not always the rules of the 'Verse we're used to...

There have been several, actually, though most of them have moved on now.

~Neshomeh

I don't think you can say being scratched is the same thing as being bitten, no matter what animal is doing it. Having lived with cats most of my life, I can attest that I've mostly been scratched by accident, generally by way of an escape attempt, and that cats definitely prefer biting over scratching when they mean business. The front claws are there mostly to hold on, not attack. They will use their back claws in an attempt to disembowel prey/enemies, but that's only if they get a grip with teeth and front claws first, and fur (and clothing) serves as a pretty good defense against that move.

As for cats fighting each other, it's basically the same. They bat at each other, but that's only until they can get close enough to bite--unless the other cat runs away first, which is really what everybody wants. All the hissing and spitting and flailing a cat does in a fight is a show of force, an attempt to end the fight before it gets serious enough for biting. The bite is the more serious weapon.

HOWEVER, if we are dealing with an infectious agent, a cat's claws would be far more likely than a wolf's to transmit it. Nothing to do with claws being a cat's main weapon, which they're not, but cats get all kinds of nastiness trapped under their claws--there's a little groove running along the underside, much like the space under our nails. Dirt gets trapped under there, and so does cat saliva when they clean themselves. Also, cat claws are naturally sharper than canine claws, so they're more likely to draw blood when used, exposing the victim to the infectious agent. That's why there's such a thing as cat-scratch fever, but no dog-scratch fever.

But that's if it is a viral agent, of course. On the Disc, it may be some combination of viral and magical, like a viral curse or something. *shrug* As for the power of story, most of the ones I've heard of specify a bite being the vector, if they specify anything at all.

... That's a lot of text. I think I'm done now. ^_^;

~Neshomeh

Somariel is going to make an interesting agent. This may be difficult, but I hope you find lots of ways to play up the health issues for humor. There's actually a lot of potential there, aside from it being something we've never seen in an agent before. (Interestingly enough, Asperger Syndrome is not uncommon around here.) So, happy PPCing!

~Neshomeh, hoping other PGs will be around next week, 'cause she'll be busy.

1. Despite the fact that HQ is connected to a bunch of other continua, it is a continuum itself and can be changed. I think Neshomeh might've mentioned Fanfiction Land and the Creativity Shield, which are the current solutions to the problem--a way to deflect any changes before they can cause problems.
   
   Bad Things can happen when PPC badfic gets around the shield. Case in point:
   http://ppc.wikia.com/wiki/Jaycacia_Thornbyrd
   
   Don't blame me if you get neuralyzed:
   http://www.freewebs.com/bonsaimallorn4/DIOEntrance.htm
   
   5. Yes, but they'd have to get around existing protection first. (I don't think it's nasty, incidentally. Plenty of writers have killed off their Agents. It gives the surviving partner plenty of reason to get homicidal, which is always fun.)
   
   6. I think it's possible to resurrect an Agent. However, the PPC exists to protect the continua, not to keep its Agents either alive or sane. I've not yet found the reason; so I'll speculate:
   
   Resurrecting people willy-nilly tends to tempt the laws of Plot in general; and before you know it, you end up with a zombie/vampire/whatnot apocalypse. Resurrecting canon characters doesn't cause that problem because when they return to their home continua, their home canon takes hold of them and they behave as though they were never resurrected. With Agents, though, you the run the risk of something going Horribly Wrong. Most likely, they simply don't want to run the risk. Legal probably enforces it.
   
   Even if it went perfectly all of the time, with enough badfic exposure, Agents who lived long enough would inevitably go insane, and I don't think anybody wants an HQ full of homicidally insane immortal Agents.
   
   The average Agent lasts maybe a year or two. That's about it. After that, anybody who hasn't managed to get just insane enough to deal with it, without going outright flamethrower-crazy, is either dead, insane, or retired.
   
   This is probably part of why PPC agents get so snarky and cynical after a while. It's self-defense. Ever watched M*A*S*H? It's like that--lots of humor helps to deal with the crazy.

Stereotypically, introverts think extroverts are too loud and extroverts think introverts are too quiet. They'll probably get on each others' nerves most of the time, but they might cover each others' weaknesses occasionally.

I wasn't quite sure of that one and spellcheck doesn't recognize the correct version, so I tried to spell it phonetically.

You'll get some interesting possibilities out of having an introvert and an extrovert working together--at best, they'll cover each others' weaknesses; at worst, get on each others' nerves. I could definitely see there being sort of an odd couple dynamic going there. Good luck on getting permission.

You didn't, incidentally, misspell anything else. Though, I wonder... are there minis that come from misspelled neurological conditions? Maybe you just created a Mini-Freud! *ponders*

...it's spelled "Asperger Syndrome".

Oh, she definitely will. And thanks! I shall be very careful with the yo-yo.

Eee! *glomps back*

Claws are a cat's primary weapon, just like a wolf's teeth are. (Cats will still bite if they're declawed or they're actually wrestling with or being pinned down by their opponent.) Also, a cat's claws can be sheathed, unlike a dog's; so it would not run the risk of casual contact turning others into were-cats. Being clawed by a were-cat may be equivalent to being bitten by a were-wolf in that sense, so I think it can be justified either way. Discworld is very much driven by the power of stories, anyway.

It might be significant whether or not this particular sue's were-cat status is magical or virus-like; a virus-like transmission would make more sense if there were were-cat saliva making contact with your Agent's blood; but a magical transmission might only require the were-cat to injure their victim for transmission.

I don't know anything about either of those fandoms, but I'm looking forward to seeing what you write. In the tradition of the PPC Welcome, take this bladed yo-yo. You might want to keep it away from Mariposa, though. By the way, that's a great name for a cat. I hope it finds its way into your RC!

*Glomps!*

You have now received training in the fangirl glomp. Go ye therefore and root out badfic. Welcome to the Boards! :D

4. It is. That's why we have the shh...DIO...no neuralyzers? The main difference is that most people don't know about itand those that do usually know about the Permission-before-writing rule. FLASH!


5. I'm not sure about this. I suppose it could be possible, but they would likely write it by creating Possession!Sues or Replacement!Sues. Sounds like yet another mission, doesn't it?


6. They usually aren't. Agent Dafydd proves that it is possible, though. And several others have turned into Time Lords. It depends on how you want to write that agent.


7. See above


8. I'm new here, and have no idea how far that goes. I hope you find someone who knows!

By the way, I wrote this a few days ago. I have no idea why it isn't posted yet.

But I am no permission giver. You might want to be careful with Mira's name, though. We already have an Agent Mara. That doesn't mean that you can't use it (I think), it just means that you really do not want to hit an "a" when you want an "i".

I can't help you with figuring out if it would be canonical, but, even if you decide to infect your agent, I got in ahead of you. Randall's a werewolf, even if he currently has not shown many clues, beyond the heavy-handed trail-sniffing (look here if you have no idea what I'm talking about—it's probably about two thirds of the way down the story). Tell me if you guys decide to turn her into a werewolf. Our agents might get along.