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That's Malfoy, aye? *sigh* Why does no one ever write the poor little bastard right?

Happy birthday Pads. Have some bleeprin

*starts to blow up a PP HQ grey castle.* “What, All they had left were sparkly pink ones. And that would not go well.”

Here's a shiny, new battleaxe (courtesy of the Raven Armory*). *hands over a deflated bouncy castle and air pump thingy for inflation* Have fun. :)

* All products of the Raven Armory are guaranteed to kill Warrior!Sues.

I think that's how it's spelled, at any rate.

- I will not try to destroy a canon universe with a Reality Bomb, be it a Dalek or Krikket bomb.
--Not even Twilight.
---Or Eragon.

-The TARDIS is not a toy. It will be treated with the respect due to all PPC equipment.

-I will not replace a Dalek's gunstick with an egg whisk.
--Unless it's a character replacement or a Sue.

-I will not use planet killers every mission. It is highly unlikely that this would be necessary.

*screams like an author's note* HAPPY BIRTHDAY PADS!!!

Pan Galactic Gargle Bleeprin Blasters all around! *dumps a barrel full of salted walnuts on Pads*

Also, about your answer to number four, I think that the author completely made a Possessed!Sue of one, if not more, of the characters in that shipfic. Checklist:

* Long, lengthy descriptions about gorgeous looks, namely the eyes.

* "Chauvinistic Prig" attitude.

* Author-created "pity-party" problem. (She gives the character dyslexia. At least the symptoms are fairly correct.)

* Author-added abusing and overly-controlling family members.

Those were the ones that tipped me off. I've noticed that all are traits of those "reformed evil" Sues.

A full-body pressure suit for use in badfics which really, really overdo the bold. Bonus: somewhat enhanced strength. Downside: slow movement and resulting probable limb loss.

So long as there's thought gone into it and it's not going to give your agents super powers that detract from the missions, go for it. And with something like those glasses, they're a bit specialised, so they're not going to provide a constant advantage. Works fine.

"Many happy returns."

I actually had a piece of equipment in mind. Modified sunglasses for usage in the Warhammer 40k continuum and other continua with Eldritch Horrors/things which can drive people mad by being looked at. Based on Zaphod's sunglasses in "the Restaurant at the End of the Universe", they blur or black out the relevant object/being (eg. Slaneesh/Cthulhu/Chaos icons and symbols...).

High turnover rate or no, Warhammer 40 k Agents must have some way of resisting going mad from looking at Chaos stuff after the 3rd mission or so...

Title says it all. Can we have some celebrations and balloons and such? Maybe even a bouncy castle?

*is 24 and feels horribly old*

They are not like buses, for a start. Every twenty seconds at the start of labour? Er, no. So far as I know you're not meant to head to the hospital until the contractions are close enough together, which suggests they're initially far apart.

From experience: when I was having a three hour natter on the phone to my sister to distract her last time she was giving birth, she wasn't that far advanced then, but it was probably every ten or fifteen minutes or so (I'd have to check). She'll be calling me tomorrow to wish me happy birthday, so I'll try to remember to ask her then. In the meantime, google might help, but you're likely to get conflicting information - try your google-fu on "how far apart should my contractions be before I head to hospital?" and use that as a baseline.

1. A provisional yes, dependent upon the specifics of each case. If it fits the general feel of the PPC, doesn't grant your agents Sueish powers, and doesn't interfere with anyone else's PPC writings, go for it. If you're thinking a piece of technology that would somehow radically change the way your agents tackle missions, and that would have ramifications throughout HQ, best to check with the other Boarders on a case by case basis. Basically the rule is: so long as you stick to the PPC spirit and don't tread on anyone's toes, and remember the aim is comedy, you're fine.
   
   2. and 3. Depends if the mission will be improved by the creation of one, really. If the mini adds nothing, best not to bother. A surname would certainly create a mini; on place names I'm not entirely sure.
   
   4. Just because a fic is AU doesn't mean it's not bad. Granted I do Bad Slash, not Sues, so the detail of Sues in AUs I'm not familiar with, but I'd guess the principle is the same. In the DBS we charge for implausible sex, implausible characterisation, implausible lube, implausible biology etc. These things are a constant whether the fic is AU or not. I'd guess with Sues the same is true - a Sue is a Sue, whether in the original canon, a straight fanfic, or an AU. And if she's enough of a Sue to warrant killing, that should be obvious whether the fic's labelled AU or not.

I kept myself from asking these over the past month until I had more than two. So, here they are:

1. Are you allowed to create your own stuff for the PPC? (e.g. gadgets, machines, technology)

2. Can minis be created from names other than character names? (e.g. misspellings of the words "Griffindor" or "Rivendell")

3. Are misspelled surnames used as minis?

4. Can some AUs be deemed as badfic? If so, what would deem them as badfic? For this one, I only ask because I saw a AU story that had me cringing.
Here's the link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4648148/1/TheOnlyVolunteer
For those who haven't read the "Protector of the Small" quartet by Tamora Pierce, think of it as a Draco/Hermione shipfic.

I have an original character that I could really use some help on. She sounds like a Harley Quinn ripoff and I really want to correct that.

http://community.livejournal.com/oc_analysis/362625.html?#cutid1

Here.

How far apart are contractions at the start of labor? I need to know for the PPC.

1. I will not ask Rita Skeeter if she lives in a yellow submarine.
   - Or how life goes on.
   - I will definitely not ask her if she is the walrus.
   1029. I will not use a fluid link from my TARDIS as an excuse to explore a city.

though the Romulans will need hugs after this movie too.

Emotional!Vulcans = Romulans. Same species.

so maybe these a Emotional!Vulcans. Or they go to that crazy plant world with the deadly radiation.

I can't see Vulcans wanting to be hugged, even after that. It does not compute.

after all, it's a hug-worthy event.

but would they admit it?