Aug. 9th, 2004

[identity profile] bobby-gadling.livejournal.com
Alright. Would some kind, sympathetic soul (preferably someone with at least a passing acquaintance with Hob) volunteer to offer him help so he can spurn you utterly and attempt to drag his angsting, beaten self up to bed? It would be a great contribution to the future of woebie-dom if you would. Thanks.
[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com
Something we've found out.

Tims magic does not interact well with that of the Harry Potter-verse.

Sorry we didn;t find this out sooner raph.

Okay.

Aug. 9th, 2004 03:18 am
[identity profile] toddbaby.livejournal.com
I'll probably catch some flack for this, buuuut...

Is there anyone (perhaps with a rather strong taste for the dark) out there willing or patient enough to a.) teach Todd a little magic, and/or b.) assist him in travelling between his own world and Milliways (which he also might just figure out by himself, but)...

I know it's dangerous as hell, but I seem to be the bar's current troublemaker, so I figured I'd ask. :}
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[personal profile] young_tmriddle
Holden-mun - write me or AIM me tonight (vivien59@aol.com/Vivien529). I need your help with plotting :)
[identity profile] clearobscurity.livejournal.com
So now that the Star Wars movie night is scheduled to go down tomorrow night, Liz and Raph need to talk before tonight, so they can set up the particulars. If they don't get that conversation in, it's going to become extremely difficult to get the movie screening rolling. Not only that, it'll be the weekend before anything can be done about the circumstances that are going to make matters difficult. (And could I be any more cryptic?)

If you're around and game, let me know. I don't think I'll be sleeping any time soon.
[identity profile] lathspell-named.livejournal.com
Hey, all-- I'm back from vacation, and getting increasingly frustrated with the limitations of my character. ...anyone want to play with a creep? No? I thought not...heh :/
[identity profile] angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com
In case anyone needs to know:

Both myself and [livejournal.com profile] notsoyoung aren't going to be around for a while, as [livejournal.com profile] apoetneedspain is moving back to Scotland and starting College.

So... yeah.  We'll both be gone for a while.
[identity profile] be-holden.livejournal.com
Holden is an inveterate observer. So I would love to beg a few of you to give me some things Holden could notice about your characters while he is at work. I don't want to just notice the obvious things and I don't want to fool with your version of your character - so any volunteers? I can help work out what sort of things Holden would notice. :D

Also - Holden has a copy of "Catcher in the Rye" and is still trying to figure out if he is dead, imaginary, or insane. He is gearing up to talk to people about it. Anyone? Too meta?

He produced all seven HP books from the bar in front of Angie - who made him put them back.

Anyone want to get meta with me and Holden? Has this been done? I've been trying to go back and see. Hamlet told me that Ophelia gave him a copy of his play.


ETA: I didn't mean let's make all charaters meta! I just meant the meta that has already been introduced by Holden's having a copy of "Catcher in the Rye" and the questioning of a fictional charaters own reality being put forward by an interpretation of that character in an RPG as the meta. If all the characters started producing their canon from the bar - I think it would be silly. :D

Tonks and Holden have started a conversation about "Reality" - and although Holden is muddled - you'll all have to watch me and my SOPHISTRY!
[identity profile] toddbaby.livejournal.com
Sorry, I have another question. Blame it on the lack of FAQ.

How do people like to work coming and going from Milliways? Clearly people have been able to leave and return, but I'm wondering about things like passage of time, either in the world the character comes from or Milliways time.
[identity profile] ookookook.livejournal.com
Okay. I finally have membership of this fine, fine community.

And I, as Librarian-mun and consequently mad, have decided (as told to Anthy-mun last night, amid much crack and giggling) that I will attempt to summarise the curry fiasco. Fear me, and feel my pain.

However. If anyone would like to, er, 'help' by doing mini-summaries here and there for a post, or a character, or whatever, that would be most kind and I would be so very grateful. AKA - PLEASEHELPMEGETMEOUTOFTHISPROMISERIGHTNOWAAA. (However. We are not speaking of that; that was a momentary lapse in my concentration.)

... *facepalm* So, so doomed.

But, yes. I will summarise curry fiasco. *trails off to start compiling links*
[identity profile] ookookook.livejournal.com
Okay. Summarising. First summary ever. Good God. I'm not doing the stuff involving Anthy or Thom, because Anthy-mun is doing that. (Thankfully.)

Glorfindel([livejournal.com profile] glorious_figure/Mr B. Natural([livejournal.com profile] awakenthespirit)
In the original curry post post:
- (Anthy-mun has already done the Tom/Anthy thread.)
- Glorfindel wanders in and looks askance at the curry. Anthy-in-Thom's-body smiles brightly and offers curry, to which Glorfindel is most dubious. In a different continuity, Mr. B. Natural comes up to Thom and is scarily cheerful. Anthy-mun/Thom is, once again, unhelpful. B. Natural takes a bowl anyway, and thinks Thom is minding the bar. Anthy-mun/Thom defers question and offers information that he made the curry. (Which, unsurprisngly enough, Mr. B. Natural doesn't remember later.) B. Natural wants to know which instrument Thom plays, and he/she defers the question, once again. (this becomes a recurring theme during the night.) He asks how it tastes. Mr. B. Natural is horrified to learn that Thom is 'not musical'.

Going back to Glorfindel, he is asks what curry is. Anthy-mun/Thom is extremely unhelpful. Glorfindel finally introduces himself, and Thom is limp-wristed. Glorfindel is offended, but tries the curry anyway. The players panic briefly and Glorfindel-mun wanders off to consolidate threads.

The explosion happens. There is a switch, and Glorfindel-mun/Mr. B. Natural is confused. Anthy-mun/Thom is unhelpful and wanders off to get tea, and Glorfindel wanders over. (the two continuities finally join up.) Mr. B. Natura and Glorfindel are completely clueless, and look over their bodies. (the players have a brief panic about canon, or lack of knowledge thereof, which becomes another recurring theme.)

Dinner([livejournal.com profile] milliways_cow)/Matthew([livejournal.com profile] dreams_bird)
In the same post, Matthew flies in and eyes the curry, somewhat curious. Dinner turns up and they have a chat about beef. Dinner eats the curry, the curry explodes, and they switch. Dinner is confused. (They are unintentionally hilarious.) Matt-mun/Dinner is implicity sexual, and they become miserable and angry by turns. Matthew-mun/Dinner falls over. They complain about the inefficiency of each other's bodies. Morpheus([livejournal.com profile] lord_of_dreams) jumps in. There is scratching. It is subtly and disturbingly sexual. Matthew-mun/Dinner is ineffectually angry. Matthew-mun/Dinner tries to persuade Morpheus to eat some curry, but Morpheus wisely refuses. Dinner and Matthew, switched, discuss duck farts.

Will/Cordelia
Next, Will walks in and orders curry. Akane makes a rare appearance. They introduce themselves and talk about where they come from. They sympathise one the problem of too many siblings.
Meanwhile, Cordelia walks in and Will goes over to talk about the project. They remark on the unique capacities of the bar, while Will takes a bite of curry. Cordelia becomes interested in the curry. (dangerously so.) Cordelia tries a bite, and does so. As expected, the curry explodes and they switch. They are, like every other switch, horribly confused. They realise something has happened. Wil-mun/Cordelia does not know how to manage skirts. They begin to theorise about the curry. Will-in-Cordelia's-body panics. Cordelia-in-Will's-body is firm and determined, and procceeds to make a nusiance of herself(another post. this is where it gets severely confusing.)

Moiraine([livejournal.com profile] blue_ajah) comes across and severly underestimates matters. Moiraine is understanably confused when Will informs her that he is, in fact, in Cordelia's body. Sergeant Perks([livejournal.com profile] sergeant_ozzer) turns up and proceeds to blind Cordelia-in-Will's-body with their uniform. Cordelia explains the rules of the bar and Polly/Sergeant Perks starts getting drunk.
In another continuity, James Potter ([livejournal.com profile] gryffindorstag) is reassuringly confident. Cordelia-in-Will's-body is unsure, and Moiraine tests for illusions. She is unable to help and turns to James, who is, once again, reassuringly assured. The switch does not seem to inhibit a person's abilities (except in the case of poor Thom-in-Anthy's-body). James starts investigating the curry. Will-in-Cordelia's-body is uninformative. James checks the curry and is blindingly obvious. The first clues as to who did it start to appear. As James begins to try and reverse it, Mr. B. Natural (now Glorfindel-mun) appears, stating the blindingly obvious. (And the threads get really, really confusing to this poor Librarian-mun, so please forgive her if she screws up.) At this point, Mr. Wentworth ([livejournal.com profile] mr_wentworth) and The Librarian ([livejournal.com profile] ookookook switch, much to Will's dismay. Mr. B. Natural/Glorfindel starts to get drunk. (And who can blame him?) James attempts to reverse it. No luck. (Unsurprisingly.) Moiraine is sympathetic, but begins to have an idea of who it was. The-Librarian-in-Mr.-Wentworth's-body is surprisingly informative. (*proud*) Cordelia and Moiraine wonder about motivations in a side thread. Mr. B. Natural (as Glorfindel) is bizarre in another side thread. Players wibble about comment notifications. (*sympathises*) In another side thread, Fleur ([livejournal.com profile] leplusbeau) is amusing and unhelpful, but confirms, logically, that it was the curry.
ANYWAY. Will-as-Cordelia and James introduce themselves in strange circumstances, and Cordelia-as-Will suggests putting up a sign. A sign is made, courtesy of James. Meanwhile, in a different continuity, Glorfindel(in Mr. B. Natural) becomes hysterical and gets drunk. Introductions are
[identity profile] clearobscurity.livejournal.com
So I was chatting last night with Peter-mun and Morpheus-mun about RPing and various related horror stories. Somewhere along the way, we joked that there should be a list of "Rules for RPers". We elaborated on the topic for a while, bouncing ideas back and forth, and lo! such a list was born. It was posted to my writing journal, but we thought that Milliways folk might appreciate it as well.

Helpful Guidelines for RPers

It should be said that despite the title used in my journal entry, these aren't really rules, much as we wish they might be. They're more like advice and guidelines that people of any level might find useful, whether they're RP beginners, experienced gaming veterans, or somewhere in between. They're not mandates, and we're not experts. We're also not speaking for the mods or the game itself. These are our subjective views on RPing, and not Milliways requirements. These are also the result of our experiences at many other games, and not just Milliways. We're not targeting anyone here. Clear? Crystal. Happy RPing!
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[personal profile] leplusbeau
Um...

Paul-mun, please say you didn't kill the kitty.

Nevermind, Neb is not dead or the lump, so hurrah. Sorry!

I know nothing! Nothing at all! Look over there!
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[personal profile] mogget_cat
Okay, so I've come back from an eleven day trip to England with a a sunburn and a bad case of Tourist, and I come home to find Mogget's missed everything that has happened at Milliways for the last week or so.

Brief synopsis, maybe three or four lines, anyone? For the sake of having a tentative handle on what has been going on?
[identity profile] fairest1.livejournal.com
Yay, I'm back! Now to start on the backlog of posts . . . eep. Since Snow shoudn't know the stuff that I wasn't here for, please fill her in if there's something that she should know. I picked up some nice background material on others, more on that in a future post. I also found out some Fables spoilers from a friend who's actually the neighbour of the Fables inker. I'm apparently a bit off, and quite glad I declared this to be a post-#27 AU.

I had a proper explanation planned for why Snow would just not show up for a few days, and then Shadow showed up and Inigo, and I couldn't help myself, great characters coming in on my last night for a while . . . Hey, has anyone used the bowl of ice cream I stuck in the rafters yet? Anyway, I'll just stick in what should have happened: Snow found out about the margarita-air and was annoyed enough that she just stormed out, and has spent the weekend at House of Arch taking care of the kids and working out other food ideas like making soup and holding her son up so he can take in the vapours as a nutrition source . . . Snow will be coming in now to take down the list of names, and will work through it, narrowing it down and such.