I'd say it probably depends on your knowledge of the PPCverse and your writing skills. Agents are accepted on a case-by-case basis.
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Re: A question by
on 2009-03-19 02:09:00 UTC
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Heh, I love steampunk too. by
on 2009-03-19 01:45:00 UTC
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To the point where I would like to have a transdimensional airship rather than a TARDIS or a response center. Airships are made of pure, undiluted awesome. Unfortunately they don't fit in a lot of settings, and I don't want to disrupt the canon of non-cyberpunk stories.
The novel you refer to seems to be rather obscure: it has only 7 reviews on Amazon.com. And I'm not one of the few who have read it. But I give you back your three cents (interests included).
- Re: Didn't find anything on Wikipedia, that's why I asked. by on 2009-03-19 01:22:00 UTC Reply
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Used you, but you're not supposed to. by
on 2009-03-19 01:22:00 UTC
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Technically, you can kill the Sue however you want. Usually I just shoot them, for example, similar to how TOS did. However, you're supposed to kill them in the fic/continuum they're from. Body disposal is a sort of "anything goes" (like feeding them to Cthulhu), but they're not supposed to leave the canon.
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Part Two by
on 2009-03-19 01:20:00 UTC
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Around fourteen cups of coffee and a half, Cal was extremely tired, but he felt he had done a decent job. All wires had been reconnected and several missing parts had been replaced. He only hoped his tampering had not turned the android into a blood-thirsty megalomaniac bent on world domination.
Of course, there was only one way to find out, and it was to flick the switch — which he did. The android immediately came back to life, and Cal half expected her to start explaining in Morse code why France lost the Algeria war. When she did not, he took this as an encouraging sign that his repairs may have worked.
"Where am I?" was the first thing the robotic girl asked, frowning with puzzlement.
"Response Center 72," answered Recruit Cal. "Headquarters of the PPC."
"Ah... and who am I?"
"I have no idea," Cal apologized. "I found you in the storage room of the Department of Sufficiently Advanced Technology. Apparently they wanted to get rid of you in a yard sale."
"Don't you have any concern for my self-esteem?" the girl complained.
"Oh, sorry. You were broken, and I guess the Department couldn't be bothered to repair you. But I did. And I won't sell you in a yard sale." He paused. "Unless the price they offer is really good. But I'm not planning a yard sale any time soon, so don't worry. I'm glad you're here: I should start going on missions in just a few weeks, but they haven't given me a partner. You interested?"
She thought about it. "What do we do on those missions?"
"We kill Mary Sues and restore the plot continuum."
"Does it involve spiked flails?" she asked hopefully.
"Yes, if you want."
"I'm in," she grinned.
"Great. What's your name?"
"Dunno. I don't remember anything about myself."
"Then find yourself a name."
"Sure. I'll browse the Web, I have Internet access." Her gaze grew distant. After a moment her grin widened. "Hey, did you know that the Meganeura, a kind of dragonfly from the Carboniferous period, had a wingspan of 75 centimeters? Most. Awesomest. Insect. Ever!"
"Don't get sidetracked," sighed Cal impatiently. "The 'Net is interesting, but you only need to find a name."
"Could I be called Meganeura?"
"NO."
"Okay, fine," pouted the android. She went on searching the Web. It took her half a second. "I'll go with Ellen. After Ellen Ripley, from Alien."
"Hey, she's..." Cal began, his ears reddening. "...She's my Lust object! I can't have a partner who's named after my Lust Object. That would be disturbing."
"It's either that or Meganeura," replied the girl stubbornly.
"Arrrrgh, okay. Anything but Meganeura."
"HA! No one argues with a badass like Ellen!" exclaimed the android triumphantly.
Cal rolled his eyes. Being partnered with someone more or less sane was probably too much to ask.
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Re: Problem with that... by
on 2009-03-19 00:37:00 UTC
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Really? I thought Agents used other fandoms to kill the Sue in especially creative, violent ways. Didn't agents used to use Great Cthulhu for that purpose?
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Hey everyone, look at this! by
on 2009-03-19 00:20:00 UTC
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Coming your way! by
on 2009-03-18 23:56:00 UTC
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This will be the most well-beta'd fic in the woooooorld :D
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Hey, cool. by
on 2009-03-18 23:53:00 UTC
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I'm not the most fantastic player, but I'm pretty familiar with chess. Sling it on over my way if you'd like yet another beta. ;-)
celticfirefeet (at) hotmail (dot) com
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Re: *smites Enter Key* by
on 2009-03-18 23:29:00 UTC
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Based on my reading, this isn't a fic being sporked, it's something Trojie is writing on her own time.
Which is not to say it's bad, though. S'quite nice.
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Anvilicious by
on 2009-03-18 22:23:00 UTC
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Argh, I hate when they do that. Stories can have morals, they can have themes, they can express the author's opinions, but when they outright tell the reader what to believe, they become no better than Chick Tracts.
I occasionally advise a goodfic writer on his politics-themed, dystopian future, conspiracy theory piece starring the Power Rangers (don't ask), and what I always say to him is, don't let your own politics take over your writing. That's what killed Civil War.
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the more the merrier :) by
on 2009-03-18 20:33:00 UTC
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I'll email it to you.
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Problem with that... by
on 2009-03-18 19:55:00 UTC
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Is that Agents aren't allowed to take the target out of their home continuum. For example, Jay and Acacia being chewed out for taking an LOTR Sue (if I recall) out of the LOTR-verse.
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Didn't find anything on Wikipedia, that's why I asked. (nm) by
on 2009-03-18 19:50:00 UTC
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Still, we've bothered her enough. Leave her alone. (nm) by
on 2009-03-18 19:48:00 UTC
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Re: Agent Narcolepsy- First Test by
on 2009-03-18 18:29:00 UTC
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Looks good to me!
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HmmÂ… Someone already gave a plover by
on 2009-03-18 18:07:00 UTC
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Will your Agents be based in a TARDIS or response center?
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*smites Enter Key* by
on 2009-03-18 18:00:00 UTC
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korora_pNOSPAMenguin@yahoo.com
Remove the NOSPAM.
The sooner the fic is checkmated the better.
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I like chess. by
on 2009-03-18 17:59:00 UTC
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I'll try.
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Hello, new person! by
on 2009-03-18 17:30:00 UTC
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Have a cookie, and thank for sacrificing your sanity for the sake of the continuum.
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A question by
on 2009-03-18 16:34:00 UTC
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Oh, one little question: Do I have to wait a month on the nose, or can I ask at the beginning of next month?
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w00t! (nm) by
on 2009-03-18 15:52:00 UTC
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