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We don't murder newbies, although the oldbies might turn you into a five-year-old if you try to rebel against them. I found that out the hard way *sulks*

Also, maths textbook? What maths are you studying?

Very funny! I could pretty much tell from the lead-up that something was going to happen, but I wasn't expecting it to be so dramatic. I had forgotten Aiden had firebender heritage! I like Aiden's characterization in general, very realistically "little kid"-esque. But his reactions to discovering fire and playing around with it to experiment were superb. I like how Fellrazer goes from seeing Aiden as a source of cuddles to an actual playmate after the firebending begins, too.

I loved Gall's reaction, too. She's so used to brute-forcing her way through problems, but here, she met a situation that couldn't be solved through punching, and I could read in her dialogue and behavior how exhausting the situation became for her.

Too bad Aiden didn't get to see Dumbo, though. He would have liked the scene at the end. With all the fire.

—doctorlit, worrying about the books in RC 555 now

I'm up for anything in London.

I'm sure you will eventually assimilate, just have faith in yourself.
Might require some head bashing, but you'll get there.

I'm a bit of a teaboo anglophile British loving nerd who tries way too hard, so I don't really have any issues with people finding any pronunciations odd... but trying to use the local slang has been getting me some weird side-eyes.

So if I go to sit down at a restaurant and ask for chips, the waitress will give me a side-eye and say "You know we call them crisps here, right? And we don't have those on the menu." It's like, yes I know I'm trying to assimilate to the culture here, thank you.

Thank you very much, I enjoy spaghetti.
I've gone through the Constitution, which is stuff I believe I can easily follow, and the Wiki will be my current bible alongside the maths textbook.

Do you get into arguments over the pronunciation of words? Since me and a British friend have banded together against the Australian way. Even when it makes up 80% of my current accent, compared to 40% 4 years ago.

I worry that only Snowblaze is the only one specifically not planning to kill me :)

Yeah, so this was incredible. I think it's the most outright fun PPC story I've read. (aka, the most fun ever.) It really shows off the history that you've contributed to the setting after all these years.

The stories that especially stuck with me were:

Sprout Headquarters. Specifically the fact that the HQ-raised kids were so unfamiliar with dogs that they thought of them like we think of dragons or faeries. It made me laugh out loud as I read it on my cell phone—fortunately, the zoo was already closed at that point, so no people heard me, and the animals already know me don't judge. It's hard to think of the mindsets of characters in HQ, so this was a clever and funny detail about the kids brought up in the Nursery.

Musee des Univers Perdus. I love the idea of the Librarian and the Musee team working together. Maybe more someday? I also liked seeing how quickly Lorelei jumps to Dr. Cornelius's "rescue," despite his generally thoughtless attitude towards her.

Jared's RC. Just for the sudden, out-of-tone creepiness of Ether's future-knowing. I love not only the awkwardness this gives Jared, but also how easily the children roll right past it.

Minecraft Word World. A glorious Mexican standoff, to be sure, but I'm also legitimately touched we're bringing Peter back home and getting him some help.

The Fountain of Bleepka. Oh, you beautiful man, you. I thought the gag was that they would never appear on screen together, but they have, and it's beautiful, everything I could have dreamed of, and it makes me so, so happy to hear Rosalind and Aella going head-to-head with each other. I want this war to continue.

Elsewhere. I know the Ghost's interest in future timelines was already pretty clear, but it's cool to see how careful it is about the details of the future. It also makes sense with how wonky HQ time is; with so many characters popping in from the future, why not use the known data about their timelines to try to bring about the most stable future possible.

I never really gave much thought to Talk like a Pirate Day, but knowing it's one of your earliest PPC memories makes this story especially cool.

Also, just for the record, I am very much looking forward to more of the Ispace Wars, and all the other unpublished stories you've hinted at!

—doctorlit is looking forward to reading the sequel in hS's year 30

Wow, 15 years? Good for you for managing to find a community you can hang out with for so long.

(Yes, I made that up just now.)

A delightfully domestic read. X)

And that is an impressive maneuver with the DVD. Nice one, Gall!

And then the fire happened. XDDD There will never be a cold night in that RC again! If nights can be said to happen in HQ, anyway.

... seems dangerously close to Rousseau's 'noble savage.'

Some people seem to manage it, and that certainly makes things easier in our society. As with any consensual act between adults, if it works for you, that's cool.

But for many, it doesn't, and there is compelling evidence that it's because we've spent most of our existence as a species in egalitarian forager bands in which hoarding anything to yourself (such as food or an individual's attention) or infringing on another person's autonomy would be detrimental to the group and thus the height of antisocial behavior. Everything changed with the advent of agriculture (which seems to have been a terrible thing for our physical and psychological health). But the point isn't that one way or another is good or bad, just that it's fallacious to claim that only one is natural and right when there is copious evidence to the contrary. {= )

I'd go on, but I'm posting from my phone, so more details I found interesting will have to wait.

~Neshomeh

A crossover years months in the making! An exciting tale of troubles, tribulations, and possibly triumph! Other very dramatic descriptors to generate hype! A thousand elephants!

Seriously though. Like the title says, Nesh and I whipped up a collab interlude. Set in 2015, it features Gall and Gremlin enjoying a little downtime as they watch Aiden for an afternoon. Everything is fine and nothing goes wrong, of course.

Absolutely nothing goes wrong.

As always, comments and thoughts are much appreciated. Enjoy!

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Have a suit of very used and slightly holy Imperial Guard flak armor, guaranteed to last you your entire life! (Average lifespan of deployed Imperial Guardsman: 15 hours)

So this definitely qualifies as a response to prompt the first, in some possibly non-canon but definitely far-in-the-future time, where the Detective has a Long-Awaited Meeting.

;)

(Anyway, how would you recommend picking up this book?)

The main reason I was thinking of going to MCM was because someone had said about a couple of PPCers (you included) coming down for it. So it's not like I was planning on going to it anyway, it was just a side bonus of a potential mini/improntu Gathering that doesn't matter as much anymore.

I will be at MCM as well, and while cons aren't the best for Gatherings, you certainly shouldn't feel like you need to choose between me and MCM.

Have some glowsticks. You'll never know when you'll need em.

Oops, I didn't catch the typo before posting. Again.

Hello! I'm new too, haha. I see we both like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. Abd no sweat on the Australasian English tging - I was raised eith Canadian English, which is also different from American and British English (in the sense that it mixew the two).

Have one of my own shed feathers and a replica of Ankalusmos that actually turns into a pen!

Have a pile of multi coloured pens. I'm also a fan of Harry Potter.

I'd have to talk to my dad though.