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Fellow Milliways Denizens:

As of this post, there is a new character in the bar known only by one name: The Narrator. What is his concept? What does he do? Well, his name answers all of that, really. His sole purpose in life is to narrate, and he's going to try to do that with everyone he meets. Yes, even you.

His entire being is a voice, and he's going to use that to his full advantage. Using his very special powers of storytelling, h's going to stalk each and every character that he can, trying to tell their life's story. He is, perhaps, more than a little bored. And a bored Narrator is a dangerous one.

Below the cut is a few questions I estimated you may have. I guess it's not a FAQ, because they haven't been asked yet, eh? More of a... EAQ. There we go.

So... who are you?
I'd prefer not to say that. For the moment, I'd rather my identity stay synonymous with my pup's - if you must call me anything, call me CH. (Carefully Hiding) I'm keeping this pup a secret pup, at least for now, so that he is both tagged and tagging despite the identities of players behind the characters.

Do you really expect that to work?
No, not really. I've been playing this game long enough that I'm pretty recognizable, and most of the time when I talk to a new face they've at least heard of me. But even if you know who I am, just humour me, eh? ;) It'll all come out eventually.

But you talked to me about this concept before! That's not a secret!
It is now. HUMOUR ME, DARNIT.

So... how does this work?
He can talk to you, you can talk to him, and he can see you. But you can't see him. No, it doesn't matter what powers you have, whether you're a God or a demon or something else entirelly, you won't be able to see him. He literally has no physical presence.

Does this mean I can't punch him/hit him/otherwise abuse him?
No. I'm not barring physical contact with him - if you can come up with a cracky enough reason to make it happen, I'm up for it. This is, after all, all about teh crack.

Does he know that this is a game?
No. Nor does he know that anybody is fiction. There will be no canon or game puncturing on my part. To him, Narrating is observing what he sees, and adding his own... little commentary. It doesn't mean that there's an author setting out a timeline.

Will he know about my character's past/other intimate details?
Only if you want him to. Unless told to do otherwise, I'll be playing each introductory scene as if he's only just opened the book for the individual he's met, and starting with a blank slate.

He's supposed to be scottish? He doesn't read scottish.
It'd take me twenty minutes to an hour per tag if I tried to write an accent. Pretend, please.

How do I contact you?
You can send me a message on AIM at millirator; or, barring that, leave a comment on this post and I'll respond as soon as I see it.

If you want a scene with him, let me know, and we can arrange it. Likewise, if you want to avoid a scene between our two pups for any particular reasons, let me know as well, and there'll be no hard feelings. :)

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[ ooc: I cannot even BELIEVE that I remembered his password! ]

Pshaw, wannabe!

None intended! I hadn't been aware of your pup's existance when I apped mine. :O

Is this something that's going to bother you? Or perhaps, shall we ICly have... say... a showdown? :D

He's been retired for a.......year? I think? I don't know.

Anyhow, it won't bother me at all! Alas that he is retired and that there can't be an IC showdown. DDD:

Also you have no idea how tempted I am to unretire him JUST FOR A THREAD.

TICKETS WOULD BE SOLD. It could be a bar-wide event! Narrators in the boxing ring! Fight, fight over one poor individual who only wishes to be left alone by all the disimbodied voices!

"... I knew my life was full of meta, but this is a little ridiculous."

Rod can totally one-up it and appear out of nowhere, narrate, and disappear again!

While this may be wonderful for people reading the thread, however, one must have the utmost sympathy for the poor charrie who gets stuck with the disembodied voices.

Like this one.

And I miss Rod, he was an intriguing pup.

Hee, thanks! I'm not sure I could keep up with him nowadays, though, since we have satellite again, I have easier access to Twilight Zone episodes...

Stranger Than Fiction meets Milliways, yo.

This = win.

Haha that was totally my thought, too!

Hahahaha winnah.

Crap, I was going to say something productive. Oh well.

You just know this one must, Must, MUST run into him?

;D

YES.

Just....

YES.

XD

*cackles* XDDD Yay!

And if we ever get Harold Crick in again. Uh, these two can go up against the Narrator in a cagematch...

Or just a strange thread. Heeee.

If Harold Crick faces another disembodied voice I think he'd just snap and, I don't know, inflict mass chaos or somethingd. :O

I've been debating bringing him back in. I miss playing and he's not retired... And yeah he'd be totally weirded out.

*tempts! TEEEMPPTTS!*

Not even just for the fact I'd have hella fun chasing him around, but because it'd just be plain awesome to see him around again.

*nods* I know and what more temptation do I need to not do my schoolwork?

So, theoretically, if you bring back Harold, and I bring back Rod, and Rod and the Narrator face off over Harold, can Harold go all Snakes on a Plane on them?

Harold: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I'VE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHERFUCKING VOICES IN MY MOTHERFUCKING HEAD!
Random Patron: They have therapists for that.

heh, oh yeah. Hmm...and he is scary when he's mad, the scene where he's destroying his room always gets to me.

That whole movie gets to me. I always am near tears towards the end of it. >.>

Stupid brilliant movie.

I love you. You win everything ever.

Narrate for YT (

feminine_menace) or Rick Schumann (

alien_bartender). My other pups are not so fun with crack. Both of these will swear at you and YT will probably swear more.

NICK CARRAWAY.

"Um, excuse me, THAT WAS MY JOB. LOOK. *waves book around*"

Awesoooome. :D

Just a heads up -- Ned is not approved yet (from Pushing Daisies) but he has a narrator in canon. I don't know how I'm going to work this yet, but I'll get ahold of you again before I bring Ned in at any point.

You?

Are brilliant.

*is giggling oh so very much*

*bows* Thank you. :D

I just want to tell you that I am actually SNORTING with laughter over all of your threads! =D

Yay! :D

...I.

I don't think I can resist. I may have to ask for a short thread with Sylar sometime, cranky as Sylar would be about it.

*eyes the beginning and end of almost every Heroes episode ever and starts giggling*

Ehehe.

Should I keep an eye out for a Sylar entrance?

*steeples fingers* There should be one later this week, I think.

(Also, as so many others have, I need to offer a resounding BWAHAHA at all of your threads so far. They're fantastic.)

I have no idea who you are (yeah, yeah, I know, I fail at forensic linguistics), but I salute you.

This means war, as sure you know
And a filing with the Union
Though of course in Soviet Union
Infringement reports file you.

Meet Richard Rider, native of Long Island and last Centurion of the mighty and fearsome Xandarian Nova Corps.

He'd...er...his mun would like a thread. Why?

Because it's possibly the only thread I can think of at Milliways where there'd be a three-way conversation with only two people (or entities...whatever) involved.

See, Rich has a narrator, too, namely a gestalt processing system that contains the totality of consciousness and knowledge of Xandarian culture living inside his head. In other words, he has a GIANT alien AI residing in his Nova Corps helmet.

It talks. A lot. It will probably talk to the narrator, along with Rich.

And, you know, watching the man who has just led a ragtag army into furious combat against an unstoppable alien horde hellbent on wiping out most sentient life in the universe get rattled by some formless narrator would be fun.

Okay, I beg for at least one thread with you. Preferably more!

My characters are Sharpe, Harry Callahan, Jonathan Levinson, Michael Carpenter, Petrie, Norrington, Gavroche, Roshaun, Giovanni Bruni and Nancy from Doctor Who.

Tag any of them at will!

Do tag Teja if we happen to be on at the same time. Lots of canon info and backstory are on his user info and his journal.-

I hope all that 19th century diction won't break your narrator, though. His canon's narration is goddamnbloodyawful.-

...OMIGODSOMUCHWIN. Heeeeee. Feel free to tag my pup and I'm here to provide background if needed. :D

I'm a wee bit late to reply, but I'd love a thread with

got_red or

takeusnorth at some point.

Or both. Up to you, really. :)

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