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I have writer's block for basically everything now... except one thing which I may need your help with. Are you familiar with something called Vrolik's syndrome/brittle bone disease/glass-bone syndrome (take your pick of the names)?

Writer's block always loosens after a while. My advice would be to try writing something else instead :) (which would be why I have about twenty unfinished docs in my googledocs that I cycle through...)

hit a writer's block for my writing sample, though Pads said my agents are okay.

I forgot to grab it when it went up last time.

You sit down on the floor and pull out your CAD. Ignoring the usual half-dozen error messages (Universe file corrupted, opto-anarchic gate cables fraying, blah, blah, blah), you fire up the bootleg Mario rom that shady guy in the cafeteria gave you.

Instead of starting the game, the CAD's screen goes blank. A message prints out...

[Look behind you...]

What do you do?

- ignore the message, and reboot the CAD
- look behind you
- start running

... but theoretically I see no problem - we do a lot of cowrites with third authors and enjoy it :D

and a new chapter came along, would you be okay to have help?

Something's definitely not right here. You haven't been an Agent too long, and even you are getting very Bad vibes. You step cautiously into the RC, looking around for any disturbances and ignoring the beeps.

Nothing. Not one thing out of place or even slightly awry. No signs of struggle, or anything at all. Giving the Console a sharp whack to shut it up, you dial in a number and press a button. After several seconds, the face of the Sunflower Official appears on the screen.

Yes? What is it... he seems to realise something, doing a Plant equivalent of a double take and changing his train of questioning. Agent, that's not your RC, what are you doing there?

What do you do?

-Tell the SO the truth, reporting what you noticed.
-Chicken out and terminate the call, taking the risk of making him suspicious.
-Make something up.

Fortunately, though, LittlefootxCera hasn't updated in MONTHS.

*breathes happy, although wary, sigh of relief*

Hrm....

Exactly what are you looking at to make her more Steampunkier? I've got a couple of ideas for mine (she's already perfect for it) but I'd like a few more... Mostly mine involve copper wire and a set of leather and cedar saddlepacks which I plan on making, but... yes.

I could drag it up and for downloading again if people wanted.

Of course, this now begs the equally pressing question...what are the preferences among the non tea-drinkers? ;)
Personally, I like hot blackcurrant drinks.

Bugger it. It's really none of your business if they have a mission, and you're not sure what the RC's Agents are going to think if they find you here. You get up and leave, closing the door behind you.

You walk into your Response Centre. The first thing you notice is that your partner isn't here either. Strange.

You look around. Nope. They're certainly not here. What exactly is going on, anyway?

What do you do?

-Sit down and wait for something to happen.
-Check to see if anyone's in the RC next door.
- Call a Flower. Something's wrong.

You immeadiatly walk on ahead, ignoring the sound of the consol. You decide that you want to get back to your own RC. You are busy enough to not have to worry about other peoples jobs aswell.

Paying absolutely no attention to anything, you walk around HQ. You manage to make it two hallways before you find yourself in a blocked off passage.

What do you do?

- Look for another door.
- Sit down and play a game on your CAD.
- Go back to the empty RC.

Shows what I get for being tired and scatterbrained. I completely misunderstood. I'll get a post written up then.

You misunderstand the principle. We use the tree-like structure of the forum to expand each option. So if you like the third option, you could write a post in which you describe what happens if you call a Flower. Then you add your own options for what to do next.

And someone else will take care of options one and two.

Personally, I vote for the third option; seems the logical thing to do.

I tried to leave the PPC board, but was irresistibly drawn back to it for some reason. This doesn't mean I'll stay around though, just that I'll visit once in a while.

Do you know what an Addventure is? I'd like to try one.

Usually I'm not a big fan of the tree-like layout of this message board, but it's perfect for what I have in mind now. I'll begin, and it's up to all of us to continue the tree in different directions.


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Things are rather quiet today at the PPC headquarters, and you stroll casually towards your response center with the coffee you just picked up at the cafeteria.

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!

The strident sound, coming from response center 392, makes you spill your hot coffee all over yourself in surprise. Swearing softly, you try to wipe the stain on your shirt without much success, then continue on your way.

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!

RC 392 again. Apparently, whoever works there has not acknowledged the alert. You peek into the response center. No one is there. Strange: agents usually work in pairs or trios, and a team is not supposed to leave their center unattended except during missions. And according to the console of RC 392, the agents are not on a mission.


What do you do?

- Go back to your RC. This is none of your business.
- Acknowledge the mission.
- Call a Flower. Why would a team be missing?

I don't know about that. I can probably send you the tracks as e-mail attachments, if that works for you. Or get July to tell me how she did her mix, which I was able to download complete with an album cover picture.

Also, due to the Laws of Irony, I just thought of something:

Vitamin C - The Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop: No Disc

It's six seconds long. *g*

~Neshomeh

Wanna burn copies of your mix for the Gathering, and I'll do copies of mine?

The idea was a soundtrack for a PPC mission using (almost) all-soundtrack music, especially from popular continua. I only have ten so far:

1. Prologue - John Williams - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [Welcome to HQ]
2. Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore - LotR:FotR [Meet the Agents]
3. The World - See-Saw - .hack//Sign Original Soundtrack [The World - things aren't well with it]
4. The Knight Bus - John Williams - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [The console goes off! It's a mission!]
5. To Lands Unknown - Sleepy Emp - Chrono Symphonic [Off into the Word World]
6. Go on Through - Afro-Celt Sound System - Further in Time [Enduring the badfic]
7. Rock Anthem for Saving the World - Martin O'Donnel, Michael Salvatori - Halo Original Soundtrack [Moving in for the kill]
8. Listen Here - Eddie Harris - House M.D. Non-Album Tracks Vol. 2 [Reading the charge list]
9. Robinton's Whistle Tune II - Mike Freeman & Tania Opland - Masterharper of Pern [Triumph! Celebrate!]
10. "Aslan's Theme" - from WonderWorks' Chronicles of Narnia made-for-TV series [A sense of satisfaction and that all is well. Coda to track 4. Repeat.]

I think the only one not affiliated with a canon is the Afro-Celt Sound System one. The title and lyrics are appropriate, though.

What I feel this mix lacks right now is something to accompany the kill itself. It should be percussive and upbeat without being too loud, fairly short, and I've preferred mostly instrumental works with a few exceptions. Any suggestions?

~Neshomeh

How about ...

-Slipknot's "Pulse of the Maggots".
-Nine Inch Nails' "My Violent Heart".
-Creature Feature's "Aim For The Head".
-Decemberists' "Culling of the Fold" - I'm slightly dubious on that one because killing Sues generally doesn't "break your heart to break her bones", but the rest of the song is pretty good. "He's a wicked disgrace/ and he said it to your face/ you gotta cut him up, boy ..."

From "they won't come here any more" it's actually "Use your shield and use your head, fight till every one is dead! Raise the flag up to the sky, how many of them can we make die?!" But still, you get the idea. It still fits.