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I empathize with the Reader's problem strongly; it can be reeeaally hard to get the words just right. |D

And Dawn/Kozar makes a very good point about imperfections.

And boy, does that last mission sound like a headache and a half! XD

If you want to do this, you'll probably have to order capellini rather than capelli d'angelo. The latter is a bit more of a niche product here, and either way up you'll need to get it from online shopping services.

As for pasta recipes, well, I do a pretty good cheapo bolognese.

You will need:-

Mince (1 cheapo supermarket box)
Onion (White or red, doesn't matter which)
Carrot
Celery
Garlic
2 Tins Tomatoes
2 Beef Oxo Cubes

Peel and chop an onion, chop or crush some garlic, chop a carrot or two into thin-ish slices, and chop a bunch of celery for bulk. Get your saucepan nice and hot and bung a bit of olive oil in - if it starts hissing and spitting like an angry cat, you're good to go. First add the onion, wait until it's starting to go clear, then add the carrots, then the celery, then the garlic. Once the onions are nicely browned and the carrots are soft, brown off the mince. If your pan's looking a bit dry when you add the mince, a little more olive oil won't hurt. When the meet is browned off, add the tinned tomatoes, crumble in the Oxo cubes, and stir on a high heat for about 5 minutes. After that, transfer it to a low heat, put a lid on the pan, and let it simmer in the pot for an hour or two. Stir it every 15-20 minutes. Once it feels done, it probably is, so whack a pan of water on to boil and select your pasta of choice. I like tagliatelle with this because... well, because it's Mel's favourite, if I'm honest, but any long pasta is fine with the exception of the really thin stuff like capellini.

It's not quick, not by any stretch of the imagination, but it's easy to the point that you can do it whilst playing Overwatch, so that's good. You can also scale up the quantities fairly easily, meaning you've got shedloads of it for your freezer. =]

Also, the description in this story jumped out at me as being pretty well done and effective.

- Tomash

...and a pov is cute.

I am never letting go of Rectangular Gallifreyan. Neither is the Reader. Especially in her next body. No, Emiran is going to be ribbed about that for the rest of his days.

Glad you liked it! And that the early romance came out well, of course.

~Z

*promptly kills off characters*

I actually wasn't planning on writing the honeymoon itself—that seems like it would be rather *cough* private, between the two of them. You know?

Besides, Ix and Charlotte are my fluff pair. Now, if I really wanted to be mean, I'd dig out Ave and Zeb for that. ;)

Okay, first of all: Povs are still freaking adorable.

I loved the callback to Rectangular Gallifreyan, that made me guffaw out loud.

The Reader is adorable and I love how desperately she wants to impress Naya. This was very short and sweet.

It's not like this mission was really dramatic, despite coming along to interrupt their scheduled time off right on schedule. {= )

~Neshomeh

Behold! A finished thing! It's even been betaed and read through and everything!

*HG promptly finds something the three of us missed*

Anyway, behold! A new interlude, starring the Reader and Kozar. In fact...have a link and a summary!

The Reader puts her skills to the test as she attempts to create a suitable gift for Naya. Set early April 2017.

Comments? Opinions? Favorite moments? Critique? Let me know! Flames will be used to grill corn on the cob. Mm, delicious.

~Z

Just wait until they're inevitably stranded alone together for over a month because this is Ix, and I'm betting she'd find a way to wring drama out of this.

Everything is going smoothly when le gasp! A commotion on the beach! What could possibly have intruded on this idyllic moment? Why, a clutch of fire-lizards is hatching! How shocking! Events! Interruptions!

Eh? EH? {= D

Ach, I got Ix mixed up with her friend as a kid. I knew one of them was a witch and one was Muggleborn; just flipped 'em.

~Neshomeh

I've been trying to pay more attention to setting the scene, so it's good to know it went over well!

"Mile girl" just amused me in particular because it gives me the mental image of an Elf who's actually an entire mile wide. ^^; As for The Jetsons, Ix is Muggleborn and watched a lot of TV as a kid when recovering from full moons; I figure at least one of her parents turned it on for her thinking she'd enjoy it. (She did. Very much. Though she was disappointed by the lack of TARDISes.)

I'm sure their honeymoon will be very happy and totally uneventful with no interruptions whatsoever. ;)

My thoughts are the same as S.M.F.'s: well balanced between sporking and character fluff, good choice of a bizarre fic that could seriously have been done as original fic without losing anything.

Also today I learned that creaturefic is a thing. WTF. I mean, the concepts involved aren't totally new to me, but the fact that it has a name and apparently a set of rules is.

I was going to comment that there wasn't a whole lot of scene-setting as far as where the agents were hiding and such, but then I checked again and realized it's there, just quick and to the point, and I apparently was brain-blind to it. Explains why it didn't actually bother me, I guess: wasn't actually a problem!

I don't get why Ix and Charlotte both decided "Mile girl!" was especially funny at the same time on the back of wishing there was a translation for "Elroy." I did appreciate Ix saying "our boy Elroy." It's so casual and unforced I didn't even have to stop and wonder when a wizard girl got exposed to The Jetsons. ^_^

I also liked the whole bit with the black gates of Bree.

I hope they get to enjoy Pern now and don't land in a badfic or something. And best make very certain to pick a time where there's no imminent Threadfall to worry about!

~Neshomeh

But "prep" for me means transcribing an hour's worth of my thoughts on a fic idea I thought would be funny. Or horrifying. Or both.

My writing tends to be pretty off-the-cuff.

In fact, I've prepared premises for entries several years in advance. This is not because I'm obsessed with the BfGs specifically at all, but rather because I can't stop coming up with ideas, especially if the ideas are jokes. Interestingly enough, the Shipfest isn't the same way for me. I guess it's because I don't really do shipping in general, but I love making joke characters and stories, and it seems I've therefore taken it upon myself to really flesh out Fanfic World. So yeah. I protec, I attac, I write too much crac.

-Twistey

• Which facet of the PPC's online presence do you use the most? (Answers include Wiki, Board, etc.)
  
  - Which of your agents do you use the most?
  
  - Which department are your agents in?
  
  - Which major Board-related activities do you participate in? (Novastorme's prompts, Fanfic World, Shipfest, Plort, Thoth's random RPs, Purim RP, etc. If this question gets on the Census, I might personally use this data to compile a list of Things You Can Do On The Board Before You Request Permission, so do try to think hard.)
  
  - Have you tried recruiting anyone (in the Board sense, not in the in-universe sense)? (Yes and succeeded, yes and failed, no, etc.)
  - List the usernames of people you've successfully recruited.
  - Is there anything that could be done to expand the reach of the PPC, but still keep it such that we're relatively unknown?
  
  - Who would you say is your closest friend within the PPC?
  
  - Has there ever been a time when something in the PPC made you uncomfortable? (Yes and it was part of the universe, yes and it was on the Board, no)
  - Explain if you feel like it.
  
  - What aspects of fandom do you participate in? (Fanfic, fanart, making fan characters, etc.)
  
  - Have you ever been flamed? (Yes by the author of a badfic, yes by a friend of the author of a badfic, yes by a rabid fan of the author of a badfic, yes by a parent or legal guardian of the author of a badfic, yes by someone who just hates the PPC and/or literary criticism in general, no, etc.)
  
  - Do you interact with any PPCers outside of the PPC? On what?
  
  So... do any of these work?
  
  -Twistey

I am definitely planning on lots of beans, rice, and pasta. Maybe soups, too, because those can last for a good long while.

If I impress my roommates enough with my cooking, I just might be able to convince them to chip in for meals and I'll make enough for everyone. :P

As for easy and quick—my brother's favorite pasta. Angel hair, enough olive oil to coat the pasta, about three or four cloves of garlic, parsley, salt, and red pepper. Heat up the oil in a saucepan, let the garlic brown, throw it into the pasta pot, and add parsley, salt, and red pepper flakes to taste. It doesn't take long to make, either—basically, as soon as you drain the pasta and throw in the oil and other things, it's good to go.

All your essential amino acids in one cheap and easy package! Make a whole bunch ahead of time and reheat as needed! A little salt and lime juice makes it way less boring! Infinitely variable with the addition of different spices, vegetables, and proteins! {= D

Actually, what if we had a little whip-around for people's favorite easy/cheap/quick meals? Could be a fun and very useful thread.

~Neshomeh

...it's also highly impractical. They did get changed into proper clothes before tackling the mission. Ix worked hard on those dresses, it would be a shame to ruin them.

Larien was my personal favorite! Mile Girl... sounds like a superhero nobody asked for or wanted. :P

Thanks for the review!

I got my desktop computer put up yesterday—we're going to have to ship it over because there is no way I'm going three years without any video games whatsoever. :P Last-minute doctor's appointments, catching up with friends before I go... It's been hectic.

Exciting and terrifying in equal parts. I'm not looking forward to being without my mom's cooking. I'm going to have to budget for food all by myself. I'm not ready to be an adult yet how do I adult?? D:

So, packing, then!

Fun? Terrifying? Both?

~Neshomeh

I find the idea of preparing for the Badfic Game a little ironic and funny. I mean, it's badfic. Preparation isn't usually a concept associated with badfic, y'know? Multiple people doing it is even funnier. {= )

Plus, I have now handily communicated to the FfW Admins that interest is running high this year, so hopefully they can step up whatever measures they're taking against the incursions of Lichtenstein in order to open the doors for us sooner rather than later. ^_~

~Neshomeh

I find myself taken by the idea of Agents tackling missions while in unfitting clothes (like wedding dresses) - though I also feel like this has happened before? Not that I can recall which fics, though. =P

Also, gotta agree with Charlotte's assessment on Pandora-as-house-elf. XD

And- "Elroy"? Seriously? That does not sound like a proper elf name. "Elfroy", though...

I liked this mission, though the fic author really should have just written about creaturekin OCs if that was what she really wanted out of her story. No need to rip off magic systems from TWO well-developed continua!

Overall, this mission mixes 'honeymoon' and 'Sue pursuing' shenanigans well. ^^

Here's to enjoying Pern!