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That he set up a console in a diused RC so nobody could disturb him.

But who knows? I just had him vanish for the joke.

As for Pern being fifth-rate... Isn't fith-rate the bottom, usually? I think we need somewhere to put all the nonsense we can't remember because it was so bland below Pern. And somewhere to put Xanth and Gor below that... Besides, I like Pern, so through the power of Willful Delusion, I can say it's first rate. :-P

Pern is fifth-rate '80s fantasy, thank you very much.

On a more serious note, this was a fun story, at least in part because it adds another place where Wobbles Should Never Go Ever. =]

I mean, I did find the punchline funny regardless, but still. XD

Yeah, I forgot to put these in the main post. So... well, yeah. Tom goes missing to play a video game. Not really surprising, I figured it was the reason that would make the most sense.

Fun fact: The original idea for this prompt was an elaborate parody (read: theft) of the "Airline Pilots" sketch from the Proto-Monty-Python British TV special How To Irritate People (Which, notably, also contained the "Job Interview" sketch which would go on to feature on Python proper, the "Car Salesman" sketch, which is the direct ancestor of the now-famous Parrot Sketch, and the introduction of the "pepperpots," a Python mainstay). Why didn't I do this? Because I got bored, didn't want to write it, wasn't sure if it fit, wasn't sure if it was a good idea, and really was too busy playing Dark Souls.

Talia peeked her head into RC65536+3i "Erm, hello?"

Thoth looked up from his perusal of Renegades of Pern. "Ah. Talia. What seems to be the issue?"

"I was looking for Tom, actually. Said he'd keep me company on shift, and then never showed. So, have seen him, big guy?"

"I have not, since..." Thoth frowned. "Three days ago. Most unusual."

"Odd..." said Talia, rubbing her forehead in thought. "I don't suppose you could use some magical to track him down or something?"

"I could. But I see no sense in doing so. He will appear. I am sure of it. In any case, I have my studies to attend to." He put his head back into the book.

Talia promptly turned and banged her head on the wall. It wasn't actually a hard bang, just one for comedic effect. "So... let me get this straight. We have a simple, easy way to locate your missing partner, but you won't do it because you're too lazy, and you think he'll turn up on his own in a place like HQ. Instead, you're reading second-rate 80's fantasy in an attempt to get a grumpy alcoholic with emotional problems to like you."

Thoth turned a page. "Believe what you will."

"Well... THAT'S STUPID!"

At that precise moment, Tom staggered through the door. His eyes were bloodshot, his hair mussed, and his clothes looked like they had seen three days without a wash (which they had). He promptly collapsed into his chair/improvised bed. Thoth didn't bother looking up.

"Tom?" Talia asked, concerned. "What the heck happened to you? Are you alright? Why didn't you join me on shift? What could have done this?"

Tom grinned tiredly. "It..."

"Yes?"

"It was..."

"Come on, say it!"

"It was..."

"...You're really doing this. Really. Just so we're clear, if you say anything about soap, I'm going to murder you."

"It was... d-d-Dark... Souls..."

RC65536+3i seemed to grow quiet for a moment. And then...

"SERIOUSLY?"

Meanwhile, Thoth continued to read, relatively unperturbed.

Then why are there so many numerous redundancies in your own reply? If you're against redundancy, surely you shouldn't be talking redundantly or repetitively yourself?

But I wanted to share this old work of Nesh's that I liked.

Bonus: Leofric is a name that Nautilus went by at one point... >)

As we know, most organizations have an eye to self preservation! Redundancy must exist, or the DRD will, itself, be redundant!

Also, those are rather nice hands you've drawn, there. ;)

It very much feels like we're in the room, as well, which is nice.

I love all the little details in your picture. It feels like every time I look at it, I find something new about it. :) Now I kind of want to see a family portrait with her, Dafydd, and the kids...

As for my own art, I think I might have shared this before? Ah well—I haven't drawn anything else recently, so I might as well include them. They're showing up as pretty huge in the preview for some reason, so apologies for just putting in links instead.

Anyone who's read the wedding interlude for Ix and Charlotte will be familiar with this one.

Aegis, Silance, and I have been in a D&D game as of late, and this is my tiefling fighter, Trouble Belspira. No fancy color to her, just a sketch I did on the designated space in her character sheet.

Lastly, some of my WoW characters. Well, one of them is my mom's, but same difference. Here's a gallery link as well so they're not taking up the entire screen.

Well... pre-PPC art, anyway. A few weeks ago, I decided to sit down and draw what Constance Sims' childhood would have looked like:



(On deviantArt)

Hey, her Dad's an author, and she's a future PPC agent; of course she reads his books as he's writing them!

There's lots of fiddly details that I put in to amuse myself/fill space, for example:

-Constance has taken her socks off and dumped them on the floor; kids!
-She's also left a half-eaten bar of chocolate on the windowledge (probably not a good idea).
-With typical childhood lack of thinking, she is indeed drawing half-on the rug... despite the rest of the room being a wooden floor.
-The lamp by the window is actually mine.
-The rectangular photo on the shelf was taken in front of the trees outside the window (you can juuuust about make them out).
-I don't know what's in the strongbox, but it's a fair bet a) Joseph doesn't want Constance to get at it, and b) she's had a look anyway (probably by climbing on her stool plus a pile of books).

I've not done any other PPC drawings recently, but I have another recent piece (Batman fanart) up on dA, plus a couple more things coming... uh, when I get round to scanning and uploading them. ^_^ It's all over here.

This would be an ideal place for any other artistic types to post their own recent works, PPC or otherwise... ;)

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... That'd be fantastic. XD

That sounds... difficult? Sentient Instrumentalities aren't terribly common - there's Spot, and Bobo (but he's special), and... I can't think of any others? I suppose Mamvish technically has one, but that's not really what you're getting at.

I mean, roleplaying a book sounds hilarious, but as I say: difficult.

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Obviously I recognise Bobo, and while I don't know that I agree with your characterisation, I can at least accept it for the story - but I have no idea who Nautilus is, or where they are. Other comments suggest 'on the internet'?

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... y'know what, I'm just going to assume he's Marisa's manual-program, at least until you tell me different.

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It's certainly false that the Department of Redundancy Department (DRD), a department of the Protectors of the Plot Continuum (PPC) dealing with redundancy, is a department which is plotting the creation, instigation, or promotion of redundancy, or even repetition! The Department of Redundancy Department (DRD) takes the position that we have a firm stance against the promotion, creation, or instigation of redundancy and repetition, and furthermore, we are against it!

To finish with a conclusion: the Department of Redundancy Department (DRD), a department of the Protectors of the Plot Continuum (PPC) dealing with redundancy, rejects and repudiates any assertions, theories, or claims that it, the Department of Redundancy Department (DRD), supports the instigation, promotion, or creation of redundancy and repetition.

-Agents Rosalind, Agent of the Department of Redundancy Department (DRD) (named Rosalind)

The Department Of Redundancy Department is plotting to make the entire world redundant!

From the intelligence I’ve gathered, their evil plan includes, from the intelligence -

NO! THE REDUNDANCY VIRUS HAS STRUCK! WE MUST ESCAPE THE PLANET BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, OR ELSE IT WILL BE TOO LATE!

Short, but... emotional? Bittersweet isn't the right word for this.

Anyway, even for one lacking the context like myself, this snippet conveys what's going on just fine.

Unoriginal canons are still canons.

That was definitely feels-inducing. Not much else to say other than ow.