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It's lovely to meet you. Everyone else seems to have jumped on the newbie-greeting bandwagon, so I thought I'd come and see what the fuss was about. :)

Nice ta meetcha. Here, have a bag of pebbles (excellent for throwing at Sues and annoying people) and a Random Shiny Object.

Sues, generally. I like throwing things at Sues.

An oyster card? Is that like the lobster card they mentioned in the Easter special of Doctor Who? Seems a good notion though, because any possibility for delay on the way back is likely to result in disaster.

I can read maps alright, but it's the black snot that really gets me down.

Shanks' pony = on your own legs. If you recall, Aragorn was occasionally called Longshanks, meaning long-legs.

Have an Unusually Upgradeable Chainsword. It's unusually upgrade-friendly, even extending to a slot in which a handy flamethrower, missile launcher or easily portable maker of much dakka may be placed.

Thou ART, please. If you're going to use archaic grammar, at least do it right. You wouldn't say "you is very brave", so don't say "thou ist".

...If I remember correctly, anyway. XD Depends if it's a decent time of day, of course, but if you do get stuck it might be worth it.

Generally, if there's closures, they just give you a list, which is why it's useful to check in advance. That way you can plan an alternate route. It might just be a case of, Victoria line's closed, get the Circle line instead (or, if you're lucky, there'll be no closures and you can go straight through). What I normally do if there's lots of closures is print off a tube map, mark off the stations/lines that are down and then go from there.

Also, with tickets, there's normally quite a big queue at Kings Cross. The machines/booths are right next to the entrance to the Victoria line, though, so easy to spot (you have to go past them on the way down from Kings Cross, but I'm not sure about St. Pancras). I'd suggest getting an oyster card, though. If you go to one of the desks with actual people, you'll be able to get one. It's cheaper, and means you won't have to worry about buying a ticket on the way back.

There's also tickets machines/booths in the overground stations, which are generally less busy, but way more complicated. And I'm not sure if the ones in St Pancras/Kings Cross do underground tickets (I assume they do, but I know that the Victoria ones do).

London isn't so bad as long as you can read the tube maps. XD First time I went there alone, I got completely lost, but still managed to get home safely.

(By the way, "shanks' pony"?)

I'm more likely to say "on my way to" as well, and I grew up in Australia. My Mum's family is from Wigan though, if that helps. I picked up an accent from them when I was younger, I know that.

where you could be tickets. Select ticket of choice, insert money.

It's been a decade since I was in London (and I wasn't buying the tickets for the tube), but I don't think these machines have gone out of style yet. They're very useful for tourists and others who just once in a while want to travel by tube.

Back in, oh, the fist two weeks of April, I think?
*is too lazy to check through the old posts*

Thankee muchly :D

*cough* Sorry, I'll try and restrain myself :D

*admires the Random Shiny Object* Whee, shiny things! And ooh, pebbles, good for throwing at people. *cough* Not that I would do that, of course. Well, not unless they deserved it.

Probably a Response Centre - provided I ever get organised enough to write some Agents. Although the thought of a TARDIS is *very* tempting for a Doctor Who fan such as myself :D

I'm not really much of a coffee drinker... but I suspect that I might end up starting. Thanks!

*looks puzzled* I have heard of this strange concept, but no-one's ever managed to adequately explain it to me. Thank you for the minion, though. If I'm going to conquer the wor- I mean, bring about world peace - one day, then my Horde will need all the help it can get *looks shifty*

Oooh, shiny... *tries to restrain impulses to drool*. Thank you! I'm sure I can get *lots* of use out of this.

Thanks, I would very much like to. (As long as minor little irritations like 'real life' don't get in the way too much).

Here, have some catnip in a graduated cylinder. :]

Thanks for all the links - I've managed to find most of these over the past few weeks, but not all of them. I'll definitely go and investigate the rest...well, except for the Legendary Badfic, perhaps.

It's one of the goals of the PPC--to kill badfic.

Don't worry. We're all mad.

It's nice to meet you too. And yay! Free weaponry!