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I see that it may be used for the more *permanent* sleep.

Tis' another beehive. Except this one is radioactive!!

Oh definitely! She's super sweet and really nice, yet she is tough with me. Perhaps one day we shall slay the wretched Sue's together.

One day...

*The American Dream-Nuclear family, white picket fence, Sue slaying*

My gift to you is a Fish. Use it well.

Welcome!

Believe me, it's useful - maybe not for sleeping, but for putting others to sleep.

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. It's very silly but it's good to know people like it. :) Ooh, glitter-proof shield. . .thanks for all the wonderful gifts, btw. ^_^

Have an Adelie penguin. He's perfectly house-trained! And he can cook a fantastic stir-fry :)

Wow, thanks for the welcome guys! :D I'm not sane anyways. ^_^ And I've read some legendary badfic before. . .scarred me poor mind for life.

*pokes*

Also, please have this bumper-sticker. *sticks on bumper-sticker reading "Love me, love my beta."*

If you're interested in classic PPC stories, you should head over to the PPC Lost Tales archive. It's still under construction in places, but since GeoCities went down it's the only place to find some of these works.

All in all, welcome to the PPC!

~Neshomeh

I want one. ^_^

Welcome to the boards, and here is a plush panda that eats, shoots and leaves. :D

Greets and welcome. If you've got any questions or whatever, we've also got a big sib little sib thing going and I'm sure someone would be willing to 'adopt' you.

I'm not talking about "For whom the Bell Tolls" romance. I'm talking about "Transformers: The Movie" romance, which seems to infect nearly every movie but is named after the movie in which it stood out the most. If you want to do a mature take on it that is juxtaposed with a war that's cool, but most screenwriters don't seem to do this.

That is definitely a good nickname to have, especially around here.

Help yourself to a venomous arthropod.

Welcome to the Board! I gift you with a pirate hat, for sailing that tall ship Kahjidu gave you.

I was going to put a review in and ask if she was a disgruntled PPC agent, but.... You've answered that question for me. Thanks, RipplingOphelia.
Yeah, she's a hoot, ain't she?
-Honu_Wahine

I comes bearing links. *drags out Big Bag O' Links and digs through it*

First off is the link to the Wiki, a veritable fount of information for a newbie to read through. Especially helpful for you if you want to write missions would be the page on Permission (note the capital P).

I would advise against reading any Legendary Badfic, unless you are of strong mind and stomach. Even the summaries have been known to give those of weaker constitution nightmares.

For your reading pleasure, not knowing what you have already managed to find, I have several links for you. The Original Series (not to be confused with Star Trek) is a good place to start, as the PPC did many aeons ago. What do you mean I'm exaggerating? The Department of Geographical Aberrations is another interesting place to visit, if you have the time and inclination. Also by hS is the Tangled Webs site, which contains backstory for the PPC as an organisation. If you would rather visit the Floaters, then July's site is the place you need to be. And last, but most definitely not least, Response Centre 45 is where Trojie and Pads' missions are archived.

Hope you enjoy your stay here. Please deposit your sanity into the container offered to you by another Boarder; you won't be needing it here.

(I just read that Sue Parody of yours. It's very awesome.)
Welcome to the PPC! Here's a Glitter-proof shield from the Raven Armory! (It can't be Suefied and can be used to block out the sight of any pesky Sues.)

Fair winds!

I just realised that I should probably introduce myself first, before I go bashing round the boards. ;)

I'm Araloth, also known as Araloth the Random in various Tolkien fanfiction places. I usually get called Ara, though.

So, hi! *waves* :)

My tips:

1) Don't have everything work perfectly - the world gets in the way a lot of the time in real relationships

2) Have them argue, misunderstand, sulk etc etc as well as be happy, cuddly, sexy etc

3) Consider writing from one POV so that you can see one person's thought processes, insecurities and worries about their relationship, and the things they're happy about, excited about, looking forward to etc.

Really *consider* why these characters are together or getting together in your story. If the only reason you can come up with is that you think they're attractive as a couple, then don't write the pairing :)

And practice! You won't write a perfect story the first time. Just keep trying! You don't have to post every attempt, obviously, but run every attempt past a beta and get their honest opinion as to whether it's a good story. Look around for good romance stories, ask for recs from people, and try to notice what makes the good stories good.

- Trojie

PS: Have fun!

Is it possible to write a romance story that isn't puke-inducing? I can't think of a way to.

Proves that I have no future as a writer.

~Xanthia B.

Whoa. I am seriously flattered here. *blushes* :)

Ah! So you have come across the genious named Araloth. She's actually my beta. She is a really cool person. Flexible yet hates Sues vehemently.