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Well, being newish, I'm not entirely sure how all of the departmental stuff works, but... Well, assuming you have permission and you're using DAVD as your model, why not look into forming a new division of the Department for that purposes? Like I said though, I'm not positive of all the details, so it might be counter-intuitive for DAVD to have field agents. In which case, please ignore me/logic curbstomp me as you see fit. ^^

Yeah, I agree with the previous posters. Like Adagio mentioned, the first looks like some kind of strange conversation between two different people.

That was the idea...though "Disturbing sex acts", or something similar might be more like it. Like I said, DAVD would probably be my model, except they're observation only.

Maybe you could create a new Department or Division (with PG approval of course). The Department of Implausible Kinks or something like that.

Hey all, Paladin again.

I've a few questions, with the possibility of a new PPC agent in the works. Basically, in my long wanderings I've run across fics so disturbing I can't even begin to figure out who to report them to. Most of these are basically the characters forced to bow to the author's incredibly messed up fetishes, a lot of which isn't even on the charge lists (I've looked).

In response, I was thinking of creating an agent (or possible a pair) to deal with this sort of stuff. Like I said, however, I have no idea where they'd be assigned. I considered DAVD, but they're strictly observational. So, I was thinking of creating a special unit specifically to deal with this stuff. They would have rather liberal charge lists, more freedom of action in the field, and lots of heavy weaponry.

Any thoughts?

... is that this might look like a sequel hook. Depends on whether you're okay with that.

hS

The first looks sort of like two people talking.

If you are reading a fanfic where a character is on the phone and only one side of the conversation is shown, which of these formats do you prefer to see it in?

"Yes?"
"No, I'm not busy."
"It wasn't my idea."
"Now?"
"It'll take me about forty minutes to get back."
"Yes."
"Yes."
"I'll be there."
"See you."

OR

"Yes? No, I'm not busy. It wasn't my idea. Now? It'll take me about forty minutes to get back. Yes. Yes. I'll be there. See you."

I'm asking because I'm trying to write a one-sided phone conversation and I'm not sure what the right way to do it is. Most of the ones I see in fics show both sides of the conversation, which isn't what I want to do in this situation.

Want. :P
The 'Warriors' series is about feral cats, divided into four Clans, who hunt, fight over territory, and generally live in a forest somewhat near humans. (Yes, the humans become an issue.) The series starts when a young kittypet, a house cat, wanders into the forest, gets a little lost, and winds up joining one of the Clans.
They suffer a little bit from Slytherin Syndrome in the case of ShadowClan, I think, but other than that it's actually a pretty good series. The first is called "Into the Wild," if you want to look for it. The author is Erin Hunter.

Prepare to be awed by the connections I can make.

Fiveredclawed --> Five --> Fifth --> Fifth Hokage aka Tsunade --> Genesis Seal thingymajigger(yes, it's a technical term) --> oh hey one of those guys in Crisis Core was named Genesis! Nifty! --> Hmm, what was his friend's name? Angeal? --> Angie!
This is what a good train of thought for me looks like. I could actually follow that. Anyway, though, I suppose Lawrie-claws it is. n.n

I know that much about Who. :) I like watching it when I can, but I just can't ever find it. I'll have to check out the site you mentioned. A stick of celery, huh? Maybe we should be calling you something to do with celery...

Balkan folkdance... uh... wow. I will admit, I've never heard of that before. ^^ You'll have to enlighten me. (Or I could Google it, but where's the fun in that? :P)

Hehe, to sum up: Princess Tutu = Win.

...It hangs on my wall and is several feet long. And is red. With Chinese dragons on it. With five claws. See, in Chinese mythology, the royal dragons had five claws on their feet, while less important ones had only four. Well, something like that, it's been a while since I've really looked at my mythologies. I'm afraid I don't know this "Warriors" series you mentioned, though...what's it about? And what does "Angie" have to do with it? Looks like I'm going cookie-less

By the way, I'm totally going with Lawrie-claws from now on. Doesn't matter if it's a mouthful. It's too awesome not to use.

It's funny that you mention Five as a nickname, though. I'm not sure how much you know about Doctor Who, but sufficed to say that the main character frequently regenerates (read: transforms) into a new body (read: new actor) every few seasons. It's how they've kept the show going for so long. So we Whovians refer to the different doctors as numbers. For example: "Poor 8 really deserved more than that crappy movie. He deserved a season or two of actual, good British TV shows before regenerating into 9." The point is, when you say you were thinking of calling me five, I get the image of a rather kind-looking man with a stick of celery stuck on his lapel. Hee. Just makes me giggle a bit.

I also got into Princess Tutu because of dancing, by the way. I'm a Balkan folkdancer myself, which is very different from ballet. But still, if you're a dancer, you know how wonderful it is to watch as well as dance/perform. You really come to appreciate good dancing and the meaning of the movements. Of course, Princess Tutu is just a cartoon, not real people, but I loved the way it used dancing as a metaphor for feelings, fighting, etc....you know what I mean.

Happy!Emo!Cutter!Girl is making me sick from the second chapter. Good Glod. Kill 'er with extreme prejudice.

Some of that spelling makes my *eyes* bleed, seriously. Somebody really is gonna have fun untangling that eh?

It's probably some sort of slime from Dragon Warrior. Probably.

Handling it that way, via implication and not explicitly mentioning the PPC itself, could work. It'd definitely be more possible. I'd think the legal stuff and the like would only come into play if you specifically said "main character joins the PPC" at the end of the book. Could be tricky if you then had the character show up as an agent in a PPC spinoff, but that idea would work better than what I thought your idea was at first. Especially since it leaves it open to interpretation about if it's actually the PPC.

If I am meta, I will not attempt to use my lack of a fourth wall to cause harm to others. If I accidentally break my fourth wall, I will live with it or neuralyze* myself, without attempting to use this to break other people's brains.


*Er... Is that how it's spelled?

I'm thinking about going...

Main character: "Look, I want out of this world. Any ideas?"

Character 2: "Well, did you ever hear about the... *whisper*"

Main character: " ...What? ...You're kidding me. Really? Awright!"

Character 2: *grins*

Except more, er, prose-ish.

suddenly there are missions all over the place! Ah well, to work!

... necessarily mutally contradictory... are they? Might be even dumber, then, to try to introduce gods who may or may not be the same people~

So I think that would qualify as a Very Bad Idea, yes?

You could maybe hint at it? Like this...
"In the end, so and so was recruited to join an organization dedicated to preserving the well-being of literary characters."
Make the references vague, and don't mention stuff that will need a lot of explanation later. It is the epilogue, right?
*grin* Just don't mention the PPC by name.

... are to be kept away from ALL other incarnations of themselves.

the Bast of Sandman, for that matter? Is Mr. Wednesday the same as or different from that Odin? I will not attempt to introduce them.)

*watches it flailing with amusement* I see.