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Not in every case, of course, but I can well imagine that some agents with over-sensitive hearing (or just really bad tempers) would take active steps to soundproof their RCs, either by snitching some useful canonical substance or bullying Maintainence into doing it. Though of course, that would force the default to be not-soundproof.

Well, it could be that the walls absorb the BEEPing because for HQ BEEPing is a generic sound and the walls are made of generic substance, and someone 'shrieking like a riled cat' isn't generic.

...Alternately, people just get used to a background noise of constant BEEPing.

1) If I may draw your attention to a previous line in the article in question: "Any other contents are up to the Agents that inhabit [the RC]." So, the agents can have whatever they want; it's just that Murphy's Law tends to prevent them from relaxing for long. But it's all for humor, so don't take it too seriously. {= )

2) I never really thought about this before. I think that people would definitely hear a scream like that, but wouldn't they also hear BEEPs from other people's consoles? Yet no one seems bothered by this. Hmm. HQ is weird.

~Neshomeh

Mini-Shinkirous would work, yeah. And they'd be so cute as well.

I think you just need to have the ideas for it and have good writing skills and a high level of canon knowledge. Someone else might know more though. I've never considered writing an OFU.

Well, the Guren's always popping up. There are many versions of it, the latest being the Guren S.E.I.T.E.N. (eight elements). Plus, the Lancelot has versions too, like the Lancelot Albion (and C.C.'s Lancelot Frontier).

Maybe mini-Shinkiros. There's only one (Lelouch's), so it's not as common as even the Guren, and it's harder to control.

My bigger question is: how do I get permission to write an OFU?

Thanks,
~Xanthia B.

I'm thinking of starting on a second mission.  I need to know a couple of things:

1) It says on the wiki:  "Beds, chairs, cushions, and other items used for reclining are often never used in Response Centers, as it is common knowledge that as soon as one get comfortable in one, the console will beep."  Does this mean that no one keeps such items, or just that they don't generally see much use?

2) How soundproof is a Response Center?  As in, if Claypool were to shriek like a riled cat, would people hear it?  And would she, in turn, hear any yells of "keep it down!" that might come in response to it?

Too small. I mean, Arthur's a cat. Not-so-mini-Arthurs, perhaps? Yes, I have thought of this before, and dismissed Arthur because of his size. Or maybe mini-Lancelots or mini-Gurens. Still Knightmares, but not as common as regular grunt models, and pretty damned scary to see if you're on the opposite side of a fight and just a grunt.

Knightmares are a bit too common, aren't they? I used them as an example before, but I wasn't really planning on using them (if I ever had the chance). How about mini-Arthurs?

~Xani. B

she's had nothing to do with minis or OFUs for a long time now. Over two years, if I recall correctly. What did you want to ask her?

OFUs are generally run and administrated independently now, but those who write them are generally connected to the PPC anyway, and it's really just a good idea to make sure no OFU exists for that particular fandom. A specific anime series is perfectly entitled to its own OFU - I was the co-writer of the Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles OFU before my partner gave up on it.

On the same note, each anime is permitted to have its own minis, too. You can't just lump the entire diverse field of animes into one category. A mini has to be specific to the fandom. A mini for, say, Bleach would not be the same as one from Fullmetal Alchemist or something.

Please don't take me as an expert on anime - I just happen to know a few of the Boarders who are. I'm speaking more in general fandom terms; you wouldn't lump all vampire stories in as one overarching fandom - there's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dracula, and Twilight, just as examples, and they're all utterly different.

Hoping this helps.

I suppose it makes a bit of a better change from a tenth-walker in the Fellowship, but nevertheless a 10th nazgul?

Is having one of your Agents not know it at all, so that the other Agent can legitimately explain bits of it to them, and thus, to the reader.

(Agent Pads frequently drags Agent Trojie through fics in fandoms she has no idea of, so I know it can be done ^_^)

... to stop and exorcise at the end of chapter three of a seventeen-chapter fic, simply because after that chapter, the fic was totally off the map of canon and out into some very strange places indeed and we felt it appropriate to stop it at the main canon breach for the sake of everyone's sanity, including our own.

Yum yu- I mean, I'll take that if you don't need it...

There are anime canons with their own minis and OFUs out there. Naruto is one that springs to mind immediately, as well as Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2.

What would you use as a mini in Code Geass? Mini-Knightmares? If so, which model Knightmare?

For those who might not know and because I like explaining things- AAR is After Action Report. Basically someone writing about a game they have played after playing it. This is a simply epic AAR of Civilization 4.

Basically, anyone who has played it remembers how there only seems to be one leader of each country for over a thousand years. This AAR takes that and turns the leaders into actual immortals.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=189649

LoTR/Star Wars? Uuughhh... A very good writer and a crapton of exposition might be able to pull something like that off. I don't see that happening after reading just the first post.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3278016/1/TheWagesofFansis_Fiction

What would happen if a Fanfic Author, fustrated by the Creator's decisions regarding Shipping, suddenly decided to try to impose his vision upon the Digimon World; overriding not just the canon, but every other fanfic as well? This story explores that eventuality, and much more. For those who are enthusiastic about stuff concerning 'meta' elements, this is a must-read. Warning: Contains minor spelling errors towards the end, however. And a bit of Squick, though i'm not one to give spoilers.

I hope you enjoy it!

...if I got away with Garrett and Claypool stopping the Sues before they even got to Azeroth, you should be fine.

It's been a while (at least several months away for me), but I saw this today and thought I might share it:

http://boards.theforce.net/nonstarwarsroleplaying/b10755/29727267/p1

And in a baad Star Wars/LoTR crossover, no less.

(Ok, to be fair, I haven't exactly copyrighted the name, but I've been using it on the 'net for five years or so now and seeing a Stu with the same name feels wrong!).

I might have to claim this, if/when I ever get time to write.

In other news, happy new year to all, and welcome to all newbies who arrived recently. Shiny weapons and chocolate all-round.

Elcalion, feeling strangely canonical to have been the subject of a Stu (by name, if nothing else)

No other Writer of the PPC seems to have written a mission about Code Geass yet (It's an anime). Do animes have their own minis? If there aren't could I make up my own?

~Xani. B~

P.S. I want to write an OFU for Code Geass, but there's already one for 'Anime', so I'm not sure if I can. Plus, is Miss Cam around? She's not replying to my emails, and I don't want to nag her too much.

You can post PPC missions there, but the rampant Mary Sueism on that particular site ensures most PPC adventures a, shall we say, speedy and involuntary removal from the Pit premises.

~Araeph

If you have your own website, you can host them there. If you have a livejournal, you can host them there, too. (I'd recommend creating either separate tags or a separate "memories" folder, though. Alternatively, you can create a new LJ just for your agents.) We also have a community LJ where spin-offs can be posted. We're really not picky about where it is, as long as we can get to it.
And whatever you do, don't forget to link it here when you're done!

~Araeph

Hassa-loo-sah! Praised be the PPC! I only managed to get to chapter four before my brain near imploded and I turned to the Silmarillion for a nice dose of good writing. good... good MONKEYS! erm... writing.

On a side note, where should I host my mission reports should I be accepted. Is Livejournal best or should I stick to the Pit?

~Bronwyn, the now slightly looney.