|||3350|| 457|0| 0|0|0|||||Try%2C Try Again|BZArcher||17:13:47|07/20/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-20-13 AT 05:34 PM (EDT)]OK%2C I have to admit%2C I%27m barely scratching the surface of it so far%2C but I really%2C really love the way you introduced Korra and the whole Avatar sub-set%2C and the White Lotus part makes a TON of sense.%0D%0A%0D%0AEdit%3A Also%2C thank you whomever decided to get the REAL Hockey Theme back. Not that %5Bi%5DCanadian Gold%5B%2Fi%5D isn%27t an OK bit of music%2C but it isn%27t %5Bi%5DThe Hockey Theme%5B%2Fi%5D. 1|1|0|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|BZArcher||18:03:59|07/20/2013|Edit Mk. III%3A OK%2C really%2C seriously%2C I want to learn Amy and Rory%27s deal. I mean%2C I%27m assuming it%27s at least somewhat based on Weeping Angels %2B Quantum Leap %3D wacky%28%3F%29 misadventures%2C but whaaaaaaaat.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd wow%2C what a brilliant way for Anne to get a better handle on her PK. And the mysterious Clarinetist appears%21 Woo%21%0D%0A%0D%0ABack to reading. %0D%0A%0D%0A%28woo%21%29 2|2|1|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|pjmoyer||18:08:22|07/20/2013|%3EEdit Mk. III%3A OK%2C really%2C seriously%2C I want to learn Amy and Rory%27s %0D%0A%3Edeal. I mean%2C I%27m assuming it%27s at least somewhat based on Weeping %0D%0A%3EAngels %2B Quantum Leap %3D wacky%28%3F%29 misadventures%2C but whaaaaaaaat. %0D%0A%0D%0AWeeping Angels do not exist. They will not be appearing in UF. Gryphon would rather go through another kidney surgery than let them into UF. I would rather go through another liver transplant than try to convince Gryphon to put them into UF. And that%27s all I%27ll say about that.%0D%0A%0D%0A--- Philip%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D2 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_ser_philip_saber.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000dd%22%5DPhilip J. Moyer%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DContributing Writer%2C Editor and Artist %28and Moderator%29 -- Eyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DCEO of MTS%2C High Poobah Of Artwork%2C and High Priest Of the Church Of Aerianne -- Magnetic Terrapin Studios%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%22Insert Pithy Comment Here%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_aeri_coat_sword.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 3|3|2|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|BZArcher||18:21:00|07/20/2013|Fair enough. Still%2C something got them unstuck in time%2C and I%27m hoping someday we learn more. %28Preferably with an %22A-HA%21%22 and a %22Right%2C sorted%22%2C but y%27know.%29 8|3|2|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||21:39:49|07/20/2013|%3EGryphon would rather go through another kidney surgery than let them %0D%0A%3Einto UF.%0D%0A%0D%0AHoly fuck%2C dude%2C I wouldn%27t go that far.%0D%0A%0D%0A... I do hate the Weeping Angels%2C though. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 4|1|0|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Mister Fnord||19:48:45|07/20/2013|Only you%2C dude. Only you would look at the big starring-everybody-and-their-neighbor%27s-pets chapter%2C say %22this looks like a great place to introduce a half dozen new characters with attendant cosmology%22 and %5Bi%5Dget away with it.%5B%2Fi%5D Well bowled%2C G%2C well bowled.%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AMr. Fnord 5|2|4|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|The Traitor||20:39:52|07/20/2013|And include a reference to people who %5Bi%5Dstill%5B%2Fi%5D have yet to show up.%0D%0A%0D%0AThough the thought of Nall playing with grenades fills me with existential dread...%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22Yeah%2C I%27m definitely going to hell%2FBut I%27ll have all the best stories to tell%22 -- Frank Turner%2C The Ballad of Me and My Friends 6|2|4|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|zwol||21:02:51|07/20/2013|Also%2C the ever-tricky problem of introducing new characters who have been there all along%2C really%2C just not onstage%2C was very well handled in this one. 7|3|6|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|pjmoyer||21:24:25|07/20/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-21-13 AT 02:09 AM (EDT)]%3EAlso%2C the ever-tricky problem of introducing new characters who have %0D%0A%3Ebeen there all along%2C really%2C just not onstage%2C was very well handled %0D%0A%3Ein this one. %0D%0A%0D%0A%22Don%27t call it a comeback%3B I%27ve been here for years.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A--- Philip%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5D%5Blink%3Awww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D0kFQhTfL7ho%7Cmama said knock you out%5D%5B%2Fsmall%5D%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D2 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_ser_philip_saber.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000dd%22%5DPhilip J. Moyer%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DContributing Writer%2C Editor and Artist %28and Moderator%29 -- Eyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DCEO of MTS%2C High Poobah Of Artwork%2C and High Priest Of the Church Of Aerianne -- Magnetic Terrapin Studios%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%22Insert Pithy Comment Here%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_aeri_coat_sword.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 9|1|0|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|StClair||23:05:17|07/20/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-20-13 AT 11:07 PM (EDT)]For all that this movement was%2C once again%2C stuffed full of awesome%2C I%27d say my very favorite bits were the asides from the best man %28%22And then he went and married the %5Bi%5Dpink%5B%2Fi%5D one%22%29 and maid of honor %28%22She was very disappointed%22%29.%0D%0A%0D%0ASuch friends ARE a treasure and should DEFINITELY not be disintegrated. 10|2|9|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||23:39:27|07/20/2013|%3EFor all that this movement was%2C once again%2C stuffed full of awesome%2C %0D%0A%3EI%27d say my very favorite bits were the asides from the best man %28%22And %0D%0A%3Ethen he went and married the %5Bi%5Dpink%5B%2Fi%5D one%22%29 and maid of honor %28%22She %0D%0A%3Ewas very disappointed%22%29. %0D%0A%0D%0ATrue story%3A I was actually playing Nall%27s speech straight - well%2C as straight as it was%2C I mean%2C he %5Bi%5Dis%5B%2Fi%5D kind of going for a humorous tone throughout - until I got to the end%2C looked at it%2C and then typed that line pretty much by automatic writing%2C like some kind of fortuneteller. Looked at it again%2C thought about it for a second%2C and let it stand. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 11|3|10|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|BZArcher||01:12:57|07/21/2013|It was perfect. Totally makes sense given the weight of the occasion and the whole %22well%2C the first one got hosed%2C so%22 of the moment%2C yet he still sticks the landing . 12|3|10|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Droken||02:05:07|07/21/2013|Which just goes to show a true mastery of your craft. -WELL- bowled sir%3B so -very- well bowled. 30|3|10|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|StClair||19:30:50|07/21/2013|What they said. 13|1|0|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|drakensis||04:37:54|07/21/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-21-13 AT 05:04 AM (EDT)]I just finished re-reading Clarion Call yesterday so it was great to move on to this%2C even if I was skipping Movement Three.%0D%0A%0D%0AHaven%27t read the other comments yet%2C much less them commentary%2C so some of this may cross well-trod ground.%0D%0A%0D%0AHaving glanced over the cast list first and spotting mention of Legend of Korra I was curious to see who it would be. I didn%27t have long to wait%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Hey%2C boss%2C%22 said Keiko Sonoda. %22There%27s a... squad of kabuki%0D%0A%3E commandos or something at the main gate. They%27re asking - well%2C%0D%0A%3E actually%2C sort of demanding - to come in and %27secure the premises%27.%22%0D%0A%0D%0ADid they... yeah%2C I think they _are_...%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Sure enough%2C just as Keiko had said%2C there was a small group of%0D%0A%3E colorfully costumed women there. They were indeed dressed like%0D%0A%3E commandos%2C in green tactical jumpsuits under black composite body armor%2C%0D%0A%3E and they did have full-face makeup%2C mostly flat white with stark black%0D%0A%3E and red accents meant to exaggerate their features and make them look%0D%0A%3E fierce. Corwin had always privately thought what it really did was make%0D%0A%3E them look -adorable-%2C but he was smart enough that he had never%0D%0A%3E mentioned that to them out loud.%0D%0A%0D%0AKyoshi Warriors%21 Hurrah%21%0D%0AAnd yeah%2C that%27d be a smart thing for Corwin not to say where they might hear it. They%27re PROUD warriors.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd escorting Korra apparently. Iiiiiinteresting...%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso Maki knows how to handle a Hutchins man and their informalities.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Before Tsuwabuki could reply%2C Kardon Felz let out a booming bark%0D%0A%3E of laughter and said%2C %22Are you kidding%2C boss%3F Those girls are -into-%0D%0A%3E our boy MT.%22 He elbowed Tsuwabuki and waggled his eyebrows. %22Fifty%0D%0A%3E zorkmids says they stash him in their luggage and take him with them%0D%0A%3E when they leave.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Miki Kaoru legacy is secure at Tenjou Academy.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22I think it%27s cute%2C%22 Anaximandra Drax put in from a couple of%0D%0A%3E seats to the other side of Tsuwabuki. %22Not what Kardon%27s doing%2C%22 she%0D%0A%3E qualified after a moment%27s thought. %22That%27s just his usual juvenility.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AWell Anax is coming out of her shell nicely.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Amid those vortices%2C the form of a young woman appeared out of%0D%0A%3E the mist. Slim and athletic in jeans%2C ugg-like boots%2C and a fur-trimmed%0D%0A%3E blue leather jacket%2C she had medium-length dark hair drawn up into a%0D%0A%3E high ponytail and sidelocks%2C dusky skin that would have put a native%0D%0A%3E Cephirean in mind of the people of the Shalharan desert%2C and a look of%0D%0A%3E composed%2C eyes-closed serenity on an open%2C forthrightly pretty face.%0D%0A%3E She carried a midsize duffel bag strapped tightly across her back%2C its%0D%0A%3E strap pulled to its shortest length%2C so that it wouldn%27t flop around as%0D%0A%3E she moved. She did this with a fluid but surefooted motion that was%0D%0A%3E part martial artist%27s kata and part dance%2C completing a pattern that was%0D%0A%3E at once ancient and unique to this one moment.%0D%0A%0D%0AI actually didn%27t get who this was until until right after the paragraph. For some reason%2C the wireless earbuds were what twigged me. Which is bizarre because I%27m _fairly_ sure there are no such things in the source material%2C and yet someone dancing%2Fkataing %28is that a word%3F%29 out of the Forest of Secrets with headphones... well%2C that was Korra.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22I was beginning to wonder if there was some kind of%0D%0A%3E conspiracy to keep you and me from ever meeting%2C%22 said Utena wryly as%0D%0A%3E they crossed the Quad.%0D%0A%3E %22Actually%2C there was%2C%22 Korra admitted.%0D%0A%3E Utena raised an eyebrow. %22... I%27m sorry%3F%22%0D%0A%3E Korra sighed. %22It%27s a long story. Basically%2C there%27s an%0D%0A%3E organization in my world whose leaders think they know better than I do%0D%0A%3E what I should be doing. After you guys had your%2C uh%2C adventure here%2C%22%0D%0A%3E she went on%2C gesturing generally around to Cephiro%2C %22word got back to%0D%0A%3E them somehow%2C I%27m still looking into that%2C but anyway%2C they were afraid%0D%0A%3E that if you and I ever actually crossed paths%2C something revolutionary%0D%0A%3E would happen.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AWell... that%27s a reasonable concern. I mean%2C that%27s terrible underhanded behaviour but clearly they have good information on Utena. And surprisingly early if they twigged that back in... 2405 I think it was. The Order of the White Lotus clearly have connections. I guess that means they%27re probably from the Upper Realms somewhere%2C not Midgard.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Compromise%2C%22 said Korra. %22Besides%2C Maki would never have%0D%0A%3E forgiven me if I let her miss this. She had a hard time believing%0D%0A%3E you%27re not still that little boy who made her go train surfing on her%0D%0A%3E first day off the island.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AOh Corwin.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E So You Didn%92t Know There Were Ten Worlds%0D%0A%0D%0AI can%27t help but imagine Derek Bacon researching that one personally %28does he do that or does he have a support staff these days%29 and returning to B6 with an _epic_ amount of holiday swag for Ivana to spaz out over.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22... what do you put in the -noodles- around here%3F%22 Korra%0D%0A%3E wondered.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s a very _active_ magesphere%2C IIRC.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22One day soon%2C you%27ll have to tell me -your- version of the Great Sky%0D%0A%3E Bison Hijack of 2397.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A...I second this motion. It sounds like flavours of how Corwin and Len met Dorothy.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E One in particular%2C a tall%2C green-eyed girl with long black hair%0D%0A%3E and a cycling jacket%2C stood frozen for a moment as though in shock%2C then%0D%0A%3E ran to the edge of the platform and had a look over the edge. When she%0D%0A%3E turned around%2C she had a look of gleeful amazement on her face%2C which%0D%0A%3E didn%27t seem accustomed to wearing that kind of look somehow. Laughing%2C%0D%0A%3E she ran to another of the newcomers%2C an elegantly dressed girl with%0D%0A%3E sandy brown hair%2C and seemed to surprise %28but delight%29 her by catching%0D%0A%3E her in one of those full-turnaround can-you-believe-this hugs. Their%0D%0A%3E friends looked on with an air of fond indulgence%2C which only intensified%0D%0A%3E when the black-haired girl seemed to catch herself and then hastily%0D%0A%3E composed herself%2C glaring around as if daring anyone to acknowledge what%0D%0A%3E they%27d all just seen. No one did%2C but they all declined with such%0D%0A%3E obviously fake innocence that the sandy-haired girl gave a merry laugh%0D%0A%3E and hooked an arm around her furiously blushing companion%27s waist.%0D%0A%0D%0AHehehehe. Natsuki so funny.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E This last was in response to another big animal which had%0D%0A%3E appeared from the crowd. This appeared to be a large wolf-like%0D%0A%3E creature%2C not quite as massive as Serge%2C but impressive all the same -%0D%0A%3E and nearly as arresting to look at%2C too%2C as his shaggy fur was a%0D%0A%3E peculiar and decorative shade of blue not normally found on canids.%0D%0A%3E He%27d threaded his way through the forest of legs%2C spotted the tiger%2C and%0D%0A%3E moseyed over to say hello%2C then spotted the Avatar and decided to%0D%0A%3E introduce himself with a bit of a licking.%0D%0A%0D%0A_Completely_ mis-identified Duran until he was named. I was wondering how Korra%27s big wolf-bear thing %28name escapes me%29 had made his own way to Tenchuu. %28Is it Tenchuu that Tenjou Academy is located in%3F I _think_ it%27s Tenchuu.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E A mix of cheers and boos greeted this screen. Someone called%0D%0A%3E out%2C %22Oh come on%2C Hockey Night in WHAT%3F The EA makes -everything-%0D%0A%3E lame%2C%22 to which there was much laughing agreement. Corwin picked his%0D%0A%3E way through the floor-sitters and -lyers to the rightmost of the three%0D%0A%0D%0ASad but true.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso -lyers looks odd%2C but for the life of me I don%27t see how else it would be spelt. With an %27I%27%3F %27-lier%27%3F Nah...%0D%0A%0D%0ABut I digress.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22 - TAKEN FROM BEHIND BY KRUGER%21%22 Professor Jim bellowed%2C%0D%0A%3E disbelieving.%0D%0A%3E %22Oh -Natsuki%21-%22 Shizuru cried%2C drawing her startled lover%27s arms%0D%0A%3E tighter around her. %22So bold%21%22%0D%0A%3E %22SHIZURU%21%22 Natsuki blurted%2C blushing bright red%2C as the whole%0D%0A%3E room disintegrated in laughter.%0D%0A%0D%0AThose two are comedy gold.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22What in the world has - %22 Natsuki started to mutter under the%0D%0A%3E laugh that got%3B then she bit off the rest of the question and growled at%0D%0A%3E herself as she realized%2C belatedly%2C that it would be -daft- to utter the%0D%0A%3E phrase %22gotten into you tonight%22 at this moment.%0D%0A%0D%0AOn the one hand%2C yes%2C it would be. On the other hand%2C my inner straight-man %28not like that%21%29 urges her to do so anyway.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Natsuki had%2C by this time%2C passed clean out the other side of%0D%0A%3E her earlier embarrassment%3B now she just raised an ironically triumphant%0D%0A%3E fist in the air and forestalled all comments by remarking%2C %22Yes%2C yes%2C%0D%0A%3E thank you. I am amazing.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AYes%2C I%27ll give her that one.%0D%0A%0D%0AI loved that whole section%2C which may have been obvious. It%27s not like watching Utena %26 co sitting down and having a family evening watching TV... it%27s like BEING THERE WITH THEM.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22OK%2C look%2C -I- will go and see what%27s going on%2C and if I think they need%0D%0A%3E more backup than me%2C -I%27ll- call. K%3F Lensman%27s honor.%22 Turning them%0D%0A%3E loose%2C she reached into the small crowd of onlookers and dragged out%0D%0A%3E Tsuwabuki. %22I%27ll even take Mitsuru with me.%22%0D%0A%3E %22Hey%2C I didn%27t - %22 Tsuwabuki began to protest.%0D%0A%3E %22%28Shut up and come with me%2C%29%22 Wakaba growled%2C twisting his arm%0D%0A%3E slightly.%0D%0A%0D%0AIndeed. Do not argue with the Onion Princess. %28Or a previous holder of your exalted office%2C O President of the Student Council.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Korra frowned thoughtfully. %22Gonna be honest%3A That sounds like%0D%0A%3E a terrible job.%22%0D%0A%3E %22Oh%2C it is%2C%22 Corwin agreed. %22It%27s the dullest mythical position%0D%0A%3E ever invented. You%27re basically Atlas with a better wardrobe%0D%0A%3E department.%22 He reached and cheerfully dinged a bellhop%27s bell set into%0D%0A%3E the upper panel of the console. %22Which is why the first thing I did was%0D%0A%3E automate it%21%22 He typed away for a moment as she favored him with an%0D%0A%3E indulgent don%27t-ever-change smile%2C then added%2C %22Actually%2C I automated%0D%0A%3E -all- our jobs. I%27m not sure the girls have noticed yet. Maybe they%0D%0A%3E just think things are slow lately. Anyway%2C that%27s why we can leave for%0D%0A%3E extended periods without things falling over. Otherwise we%27d have our%0D%0A%3E own equivalent of the White Lotus constantly texting us all OMG IT IS%0D%0A%3E RAINING FIRE WHERE R U.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AAll things considered%2C I%27m surprised no previous Trinity went bug-nuts over that. %28Discounting the previous Trinity%2C who were a bit different%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AOf course%2C given the Rune Knights mechanism exists%2C perhaps some of them _did_.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %2F%2F Somewhere%3A%0D%0A%3E %22THIS WAS NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND%21%22%0D%0A%3E %22SHUT UP AND RUN THEY%27RE GAINING%21%22%0D%0A%3E %2F%2F%0D%0A%0D%0A...yeah%2C about what I expected.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22That I might be able to show you a few moves%3F%22 Korra finished.%0D%0A%3E Anne nodded%2C looking a little glum. %22Well... I could try%2C%22 said Korra%2C%0D%0A%3E grinning. Anne blinked%2C looking up at her. %22Hey%2C fire%27s fire%2C right%3F%0D%0A%3E I%27m not sure it matters so much where it comes from.%22 She hopped down%0D%0A%3E from the planter%2C restarted her music player%2C then tilted her head%0D%0A%3E toward the courtyard. %22C%27mon and let%27s see if I can%27t help you out%0D%0A%3E some.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AI rather hoped that this was where the scene was going.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Hmm%2C%22 said Korra. %22OK%2C I%27m going to make a couple of%0D%0A%3E assumptions here%2C stop me if I%27m getting things wrong or making you%0D%0A%3E uncomfortable. You%27re pyrokinetic and%2C from the looks of you%2C human.%22%0D%0A%3E Anne nodded. %22That must have made you a pretty hot property%2C no pun%0D%0A%3E intended. I%27ve tangled with the Psi Corps myself a time or two - I%27m%0D%0A%3E not their preferred flavor%2C but they don%27t know that to look at me.%0D%0A%3E Sometimes I meet one who takes airbending for telekinesis%2C for instance.%0D%0A%3E How old are you - 13%3F%22 Another nod. %22How long were you on the run%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0AInteresting. That suggests that Diqiu -is- in Midgard%2C contrary to my thoughts previously.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Because they can fly%2C%22 Korra said%2C as though that were the most%0D%0A%3E natural explanation in the world. When Natsuki responded to this with a%0D%0A%3E skeptical look%2C she grinned and clicked to the next picture. %22There we%0D%0A%3E are. A rare shot of Mogi in action.%22 She grinned and explained%2C %22He%27s%0D%0A%3E been scientifically proven to be the laziest sky bison in the world.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich may take some doing. Being the laziest%2C that is.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22No need%2C you%27re both right%2C%22 said Korra. %22Sorry%2C I haven%27t%0D%0A%3E left home in a while. I%27m not used to being around people who don%27t%0D%0A%3E already have the backstory. See%2C it all ties into the answer to the%0D%0A%3E question you asked me last night%2C that we didn%27t have time for. And we%0D%0A%3E still kinda don%27t%2C%22 she added with a grin%2C %22but I can give you the short%0D%0A%3E version%2C anyway%2C if you%27ve got a couple of minutes.%22%0D%0A%3E Shizuru smiled. %22I%27d like nothing better.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AOh good%2C exposition. %28takes out note pad%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E At the other end of the table%2C the Trinity had drifted in about%0D%0A%3E quarter to nine%2C while Korra was still on the sports page. This would%0D%0A%3E have been catastrophically late on any normal wedding day%2C but none of%0D%0A%3E them seemed concerned as they waved good-mornings to various friends%2C%0D%0A%3E took their seats%2C and started in on breakfast.%0D%0A%0D%0A...but... exposition%21 %28comedic weeping%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Utena%27s grin slipped slightly into I-may-have-opened-that-door-%0D%0A%3E a-little-TOO-wide territory.%0D%0A%3E %22Oh%21%22 said Corwin as if just remembering something. %22And she%0D%0A%3E was there when I was born.%22%0D%0A%3E Utena gave him a curious look. %22What%2C as in%2C in the room%3F%22%0D%0A%3E %22As in standing about there%2C%22 said Corwin%2C pointing to a%0D%0A%3E theoretical spot about two feet away%2C %22practicing the ancient and%0D%0A%3E honorable Southern Water Tribe art of midwifery.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A...I have trouble seeing Korra doing anything medical.%0D%0A%0D%0AOkay%2C now I do and it _scares the crap_ out of me.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22No%2C%22 said Korra lightly. %22No%2C I%27m afraid it must have%0D%0A%3E completely slipped his -mind- to mention that he%27s capable of assuming%0D%0A%3E human form now. There must not have been a good time to bring it up.%22%0D%0A%3E She put her hands on her hips. %22For instance%2C last night during the%0D%0A%3E game%2C when he was climbing into my lap.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AUtena knows _exactly_ how you feel%2C Korra.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Umi went a little bit red. %22Did heeee%2C%22 she said with%0D%0A%3E exaggerated casualness. %22Wellll.%22%0D%0A%0D%0ABlushing Umi sounds adorable.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Gentlemen%2C%22 said Skuld Ravenhair cheerfully. %22Thanks for%0D%0A%3E coming. I have a little job for you.%22%0D%0A%3E Sitting at either end of Skuld%27s living-room sofa%2C her guests -%0D%0A%3E a stocky man in jeans and a cream cable-knit sweater%2C and a skinny%0D%0A%3E specimen in a brown pinstripe suit - glanced at each other and shared a%0D%0A%3E private smile.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen you care enough to call in the _very_ best...%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22We know you have a choice in interdimensional time travel%2C%22%0D%0A%3E said the man in green cheerfully as another group of guests emerged from%0D%0A%3E his TARDIS in his wake%2C %22and we%27d like to thank you for choosing the%0D%0A%3E Time Lords. We hope to see you all again - %22%0D%0A%3E %22 - In a few hours when you need to get back home%2C%22 Rose%0D%0A%3E finished for him%2C and%2C laughing%2C they high-fived.%0D%0A%0D%0A...expect them to have fun doing it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E bottom of the stairs%2C Wolfgang %28Beagle of the Lens%29 left Gryphon%27s side%0D%0A%3E and darted straight for the the front of the seating section on the%0D%0A%3E left. For a second%2C Gryphon wondered who the Lenshound was in such a%0D%0A%0D%0AOnly flaw noted so far%2C repetition of the word %22the%22.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22H-Heather%21%22 she blurted%2C so shocked that she stumbled over the%0D%0A%3E first phoneme in a way that had become rare for her of late. The girl%0D%0A%3E at the podium straightened and turned to face Kate%2C her fair-skinned%2C%0D%0A%3E dark-eyed face breaking into a wide smile.%0D%0A%0D%0AWell hello Heather. Fancy speaking you here... or anywhere.%0D%0A%28actually this works well if only because we are meeting several characters new to us%2C so there are plenty of introductions of people part of the main character%27s lives that not everyone knows%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Doesn%27t matter%2C still a princess%2C%22 said Anne airily. %22Anyway%2C%0D%0A%3E it%27s funny because of Utena. She%27s Prince of Cephiro because she%0D%0A%3E decided when she was little that she wanted to be a prince instead of a%0D%0A%3E princess. You know - rescue instead of being rescued%2C and stuff. I%0D%0A%3E wondered if it%27s ever occurred to her how many -badass princesses- she%0D%0A%3E knows. That%27s why I was laughing.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AGood point%2C although at that point she%27d not have met any of them.%0D%0A%28And I get the feeling that that the previous Trinity didn%27t exactly break out of the traditional gender roles. Wasn%27t Princess Emmeraude away in a _tower_%2C fercryin%27outloud%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Good morning%2C everyone%2C%22 she said%2C her voice pleasant and%0D%0A%3E sturdy%2C like its owner. %22My name is Presea. I am the Master Smith of%0D%0A%3E the Tenth World. My craft%2C my art%2C my responsibility and my privilege%0D%0A%3E in this world is the making of fine%2C strong%2C beautiful%2C and functional%0D%0A%3E things. As such - %22 %28here she smiled a little archly%29 %22 - you can%0D%0A%3E probably guess why Lady Anthy called upon me to bear witness here today.%0D%0A%0D%0AFrom your lips to the maternal grandfather of the groom%27s ear.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E must have presented. Utena was equally taken aback to find herself%0D%0A%3E dancing with Klingon Chancellor Krojaar%2C who%2C she would have thought%2C%0D%0A%3E had a somewhat more important -civil war- to attend to - and after him%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s very Utena that she doesn%27t realise that even if he wasn%27t fond of her %28he likely is%29 and honouring her aid to him %28likely true%29 it is politically a very sound move on Krojaar%27s part to keep ties to the IPO warm. That is%2C of course%2C one of issues the Klingon Civil War seems to be being fought over.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E On the other hand%2C it soon became apparent that they had little%0D%0A%3E real -understanding- of their elements. To Korra%27s eye%2C they were like%0D%0A%3E she had been early in her career%2C when she%27d first moved to Republic%0D%0A%3E City%3A well-grounded and highly skilled in the mechanics%2C but lacking%0D%0A%3E that essential underlying connection to the elements as spiritual%0D%0A%3E phenomena. They still thought like -sorcerers%2C- as though they were%0D%0A%3E simply casting elementalist spells. Of the three%2C only Fuu really had%0D%0A%3E a glimmer of a deeper understanding%2C and she didn%27t seem that -certain-%0D%0A%3E of whatever insight she might have acquired.%0D%0A%0D%0AVery interesting. Juniper might not be the only one with a training trip to Diqiu in their future.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Awriiight%2C%22 she said%2C putting up her right hand. %22Up top.%22%0D%0A%3E When nothing happened after a few seconds%2C she frowned and said%2C %22Hey.%0D%0A%3E Do NOT leave me hangin%27 here.%22%0D%0A%3E Corwin sighed. %22Toph%2C do you realize where we are%3F%22%0D%0A%3E Toph smirked at him. %22Uh-huh%2C and as ever%2C I%27m missing the%0D%0A%3E show.%22 She waved a hand in front of her eyes%2C unblinking.%0D%0A%0D%0AHah. Nice to see her and she%27s NEVER getting tired of that joke.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Korra nodded%2C letting the hesitation pass - not her business to%0D%0A%3E pry%2C whatever had caused it. %22Diqiu is... well%2C it%27s the same planet%2C%0D%0A%3E really%2C just... hey%2C Corwin%2C how would you explain the deal with Diqiu%0D%0A%3E and Zipang%3F%22%0D%0A%3E %22Five degrees counterclockwise on the zorth axis%2C%22 Corwin%0D%0A%3E replied%3B he hadn%27t really been listening%2C as he was nearly asleep.%0D%0A%3E This left Hikaru and Umi none the wiser%2C but Fuu brightened and%0D%0A%3E said%2C %22Oh my%21 That sounds fascinating.%22%0D%0A%3E %22Uh... %22 said Hikaru%2C looking puzzled.%0D%0A%3E %22Basically%2C%22 Fuu explained%2C %22that means Korra%27s homeworld is a%0D%0A%3E sort of... -time shadow- of Zipang. Physically the same planet%2C but%0D%0A%3E with a different%2C independent existence. Not a full-fledged parallel%0D%0A%3E universe%2C much less a wholly separate cosmos like Cephiro%2C but two%0D%0A%3E worlds coexisting in virtually the same time and place%2C unaware of and%0D%0A%3E unaffected by each other.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AAha%21 All becomes clear.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Oh%2C you know me%2C I%27m always up for adventure%2C%22 said Umi%0D%0A%3E breezily. %22Wouldn%27t miss it.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AIf you say so%2C Umi. For a given value of %27always%27 meaning%2C not on your first visit to Cephiro.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Why me%3F%22 Miki asked%2C failing to budge from his spot between%0D%0A%3E Kaitlyn and Juri.%0D%0A%3E %22Because you%27re perfect%2C%22 said virtually everyone.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat line never gets old.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22I always assumed I%27d be speaking at his wedding one day%2C so%0D%0A%3E you%27d think I would have prepared some remarks - I mean%2C I%27ve had 19%0D%0A%3E years to do it. But no. Because I could never%2C in a -hundred- years%2C%0D%0A%3E have predicted who he%27d be marrying%2C or where%2C or how they%27d meet.%0D%0A%3E There was a time when I thought he%27d probably have to build his ideal%0D%0A%3E woman himself%2C because there was no way nature was going to put together%0D%0A%3E somebody that smart%2C that brave%2C that tough%2C and above all that patient%0D%0A%3E by itself. Not with only 13.8 billion plus or minus 37 million years to%0D%0A%3E work the problem. But what can I say%3F%22 he added with an eloquent shrug.%0D%0A%3E %22I was wrong.%22 He gestured toward Utena%2C who sat hand-in-hand with%0D%0A%3E Anthy on one side of her and Corwin on the other%2C giving him a wide-eyed%0D%0A%3E look of surprise. %22%27Cause there she is.%22%0D%0A%3E Nall let the moment sink in for a second%2C then grinned and went%0D%0A%3E on%2C %22And then he went and married the -pink- one%2C which shows you what%0D%0A%3E -I- know%2C but what%27re you gonna do.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AOh that cheeky dragon.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Yeah%2C yeah%2C%22 said Wakaba cheerfully%2C waving the gesture away.%0D%0A%3E %22Technically Kate%27s supposed to do this%2C but I pulled seniority. I%0D%0A%3E haven%27t known Utena quite as long as Nall%27s known Corwin%2C%22 she explained%0D%0A%3E to the room%2C %22but I -have- known her since the fourth grade. Nall was%0D%0A%3E around when Corwin finally discovered girls%2C%22 she added with a smirk%2C%0D%0A%3E %22but -I- was there when Utena finally discovered she -was- one.%22 Around%0D%0A%3E the back of her hand%2C she stage-whispered mock-confidentially%2C %22She was%0D%0A%3E very disappointed.%22%0D%0A%0D%0ANall%2C you have -competition-%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22And though I can%27t really be said to have had a hand in any of%0D%0A%3E it%2C%22 she finished%2C her eyes shimmering a little in the chandelierlight%0D%0A%3E from above%2C %22I%27m proud of him - of them all. So proud of what they%27ve%0D%0A%3E done%3B what they%27ve made%3B what they -are.-%22 She paused for a second to%0D%0A%3E collect herself%2C then raised her glass with a bright smile and said%0D%0A%3E simply%2C%0D%0A%3E %22Here%27s to Cephiro%27s Trinity. Here%27s to love.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%27Scuse me%2C I seem to have gotten some tears in my eyes.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E %22Give me that%2C%22 growled Kaname%2C and without further ado%2C she%0D%0A%3E snatched the scroll from the Valkyrie second-in-command%27s hand and%0D%0A%3E speed-read her way down its face. %22I - ... a parchment with scrollbars%3F%0D%0A%3E OK... let%27s see. You guys%2C fine%2C wonderful... %22 she mumbled%2C sinking%0D%0A%3E into a reverie of concentration. %22Aeryn%2C I think you might have sold%0D%0A%3E yourself short... sorry about that%2C I just realized... Buttercup%0D%0A%3E Utonium%2C 10%3A1%2C paren%2C 25%3A1 he survives.%22 She snorted. %22Maevis%0D%0A%3E Copperwing%2C I don%27t even know who that -is-... Clarissa Broadbank%2C%0D%0A%3E crossed out. That%27s cute... %22%0D%0A%3E The Valkyrie glanced nervously at each other. None took up the%0D%0A%3E implied challenge to explain to Kaname that %22crossed out%22 didn%27t mean%0D%0A%3E what she thought it meant on that list.%0D%0A%0D%0A...so it means what%3F That she%27s out of the running%2C that she%27s dead %28not half as much of a handicap as her personality unless something freaky happened to her afterlife%2C if applicable%29 or - his maternal grandmother forfend - that she actually _got somewhere_%3F %28He%27d have had a busy autumn and winter for that to be so%2C between Anthy and Nanami%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E She smiled. %22I%27m an adult%2C I%27m fully capable of putting myself to bed%0D%0A%3E if I need to. And I hardly think I%27ll be doing that in the same place%0D%0A%3E that -you- do tonight%2C%22 she added. As Utena blushed - she genuinely had%0D%0A%3E not thought of that - Anthy went on archly%2C %22I don%27t think Corwin is%0D%0A%3E ready for that yet.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AUtena%27s genuinely not good at thinking about sleeping arrangements%2C is she%2C given her triumphant return to the Duellist%27s Castle three movements ago.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Corwin clapped him on the shoulder. %22Great. Tell you what%2C I%0D%0A%3E won%27t tell Lhakpa you%27re coming or what you look like now. Then maybe%0D%0A%3E you have a chance of getting all the way off the ferry before the chase%0D%0A%3E begins.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m not sure who Lhakpa is but I can think of two amusing scenarios already.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Korra opened her eyes%3B they were glowing%2C all detail washed out%0D%0A%3E by white light. Anne gasped softly in wonder at the sight. With a%0D%0A%3E little smile%2C Korra winked at her%2C then drew a breath%2C turned%2C and began%0D%0A%3E to walk the intricate circular steps of the veilbending dance. Drawing%0D%0A%3E together into a tight little group around Serge %28who was entirely%0D%0A%3E unconcerned%29%2C hands linked all around to be sure no one got lost%2C Corwin%0D%0A%3E and the rest followed her into the mist%2C which swallowed them all up.%0D%0A%3E A few seconds later%2C the fountains stopped%3B the torches guttered%0D%0A%3E and went out%3B the wind died away. When the mist cleared%2C the door to%0D%0A%3E the Forest stood closed and silent once more...%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd I hold my breath waiting for something to go wrong...%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%2C great fun reading. Don%27t know what happened to my morning%2C but %22oh well%2C what the hell.%22 Much respect%2C etc. 17|2|13|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||08:43:20|07/21/2013|%3EI actually didn%27t get who this was until until right after the %0D%0A%3Eparagraph. For some reason%2C the wireless earbuds were what twigged me. %0D%0A%3EWhich is bizarre because I%27m _fairly_ sure there are no such things in %0D%0A%3Ethe source material%2C and yet someone dancing%2Fkataing %28is that a word%3F%29 %0D%0A%3Eout of the Forest of Secrets with headphones... well%2C that was Korra. %0D%0A%0D%0AIn veilbending%2C it helps a bit to have something to keep the beat.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3E %22Compromise%2C%22 said Korra. %22Besides%2C Maki would never have%0D%0A%3E%3E forgiven me if I let her miss this. She had a hard time believing%0D%0A%3E%3E you%27re not still that little boy who made her go train surfing on her%0D%0A%3E%3E first day off the island.%22%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOh Corwin. %0D%0A%0D%0ATo be fair%2C he didn%27t %5Bi%5Dmake%5B%2Fi%5D her go train surfing%2C exactly. It%27s just that %5Bi%5Dhe%5B%2Fi%5D went train surfing%2C and Maki%27s superiors had told her not to let him out of her sight.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E_Completely_ mis-identified Duran until he was named. I was wondering %0D%0A%3Ehow Korra%27s big wolf-bear thing %28name escapes me%29 had made his own way %0D%0A%3Eto Tenchuu. %28Is it Tenchuu that Tenjou Academy is located in%3F I %0D%0A%3E_think_ it%27s Tenchuu.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0ASadly%2C Naga%27s no longer with us by 2410. Which is sad%2C because%2C as Korra will tell you%2C she was the best polar bear dog ever.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C the Cephirean city which Tenjou Academy is in %28actually%2C right next to%29 is Saitou. Tenchuu is where the High Priest%27s Tower was%2C before Akio destroyed it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAlso -lyers looks odd%2C but for the life of me I don%27t see how else it %0D%0A%3Ewould be spelt. With an %27I%27%3F %27-lier%27%3F Nah... %0D%0A%0D%0AYeay%2C probably -liers is more correct %28by analogy with %22outliers%22%2C for instance%29. I think I was concerned with making it less likely to be mistaken for %22liars%22.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI loved that whole section%2C which may have been obvious. It%27s not like %0D%0A%3Ewatching Utena %26 co sitting down and having a family evening watching %0D%0A%3ETV... it%27s like BEING THERE WITH THEM. %0D%0A%0D%0AI enjoyed putting it together for much the same reasons. As noted in the Annotations%2C bits of it came from watching the Stanley Cup Finals %28which ultimately ended in disappointment%2C but that%27s life%29 while working on the story. I knew I wanted to have %5Bi%5Dsome%5B%2Fi%5D kind of big fun gathering for the gang the night before the ceremony. It was originally going to be movie night%2C but hey%2C hockey.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAll things considered%2C I%27m surprised no previous Trinity went bug-nuts %0D%0A%3Eover that. %28Discounting the previous Trinity%2C who were a bit %0D%0A%3Edifferent%29. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOf course%2C given the Rune Knights mechanism exists%2C perhaps some of %0D%0A%3Ethem _did_. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C Corwin plays it light here%2C because he doesn%27t want to bring himself or Korra down%2C but part of the reason he did that was because it is never far from his mind that the job of Prince of Cephiro %5Bi%5Dkilled Utena%27s predecessor%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E...but... exposition%21 %28comedic weeping%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AIt would%27ve been basically the same explanation she just gave Anne... %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E...I have trouble seeing Korra doing anything medical. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOkay%2C now I do and it _scares the crap_ out of me. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C we know she learned waterbending and its attendant arts largely from Katara%2C and Katara was a champion midwife in her time. It seems unlikely she%27d have neglected something as potentially important and useful as that.%0D%0A%0D%0AOne imagines Korra wasn%27t... entirely within her comfort zone... the first time%2C though. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EGood point%2C although at that point she%27d not have met any of them. %0D%0A%3E%28And I get the feeling that that the previous Trinity didn%27t exactly %0D%0A%3Ebreak out of the traditional gender roles. Wasn%27t Princess Emmeraude %0D%0A%3Eaway in a _tower_%2C fercryin%27outloud%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThis is so. Still%2C in retrospect it%27s pretty funny. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3E Toph smirked at him. %22Uh-huh%2C and as ever%2C I%27m missing the%0D%0A%3E%3E show.%22 She waved a hand in front of her eyes%2C unblinking.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EHah. Nice to see her and she%27s NEVER getting tired of that joke. %0D%0A%0D%0AIn Valhalla%2C that stuff literally never gets old%21 %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3E %22Oh%2C you know me%2C I%27m always up for adventure%2C%22 said Umi%0D%0A%3E%3E breezily. %22Wouldn%27t miss it.%22%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EIf you say so%2C Umi. For a given value of %27always%27 meaning%2C not on your %0D%0A%3Efirst visit to Cephiro. %0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s fair to say she is not unconscious of this irony. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EUtena%27s genuinely not good at thinking about sleeping arrangements%2C is %0D%0A%3Eshe%2C given her triumphant return to the Duellist%27s Castle three %0D%0A%3Emovements ago. %0D%0A%0D%0AWe all have our blind spots. I can never remember I%27ve got food in the house if it%27s hidden%2C for instance%2C which makes all those cupboards with their opaque doors very inconvenient%2C and forget about the drawers inside the fridge.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI%27m not sure who Lhakpa is but I can think of two amusing scenarios %0D%0A%3Ealready. %0D%0A%0D%0AYou%27ll see in the next movement. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAnd I hold my breath waiting for something to go wrong... %0D%0A%0D%0AMan%2C that%27s the second time I%27ve seen that. I really didn%27t intend for that ending to be so ominous. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 21|3|17|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Mercutio||10:22:23|07/21/2013|%3EMan%2C that%27s the second time I%27ve seen that. I really didn%27t intend %0D%0A%3Efor that ending to be so ominous. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0ASomething rattled into my brain as I was trying desperately to get some shut-eye and considered what about that trip could be considered ominous given these circumstances.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe bridal party is off on a trip to Diqiu. One of the members of said bridal party is real close to giving birth.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere%27s a super important job you can get in Diqiu just by being born. The downside is someone has to die to vacate the position.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m not even tossing this out there as a prediction of any sort%3B I certainly wouldn%27t bet money on it. Anthy%27s pregnancy has been a plot point since long before Korra was even a glimmer in her creators eyes%2C and for that matter it would be weird to drop Korra into this universe and then immediately retire her.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut still. It%27s one of those things.%0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat 29|4|21|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||14:20:38|07/21/2013|%3EThere%27s a super important job you can get in Diqiu just by being born. %0D%0A%3EThe downside is someone has to die to vacate the position. %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m usually not in favor of disclosing developments ahead of time%2C but in this case I%27ll make an exception to say%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AUh%2C no. This isn%27t happening.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 14|1|0|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Mercutio||05:37:02|07/21/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-21-13 AT 07:46 AM (EDT)]Good lord%2C two movements of Symphony of the Sword in two months.%0D%0A%0D%0A2003 called. It wants its update schedule back. Also its lawnmowner%2C and those DVDs.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28I kid because I love.%29%0D%0A%0D%0ASo let%27s do this thing.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThe chairs were not mere mortal folding jobs%2C %0D%0A%3Ebecause that was not the way things were -done- %0D%0A%3Eat Tenjou Academy%0D%0A%0D%0ANow I%27m imagining a Student Council meeting shortly after the change in management...%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Third item of business%3A Prince Tenjou has asked if the budget can bear a campus-wide... Keiko%2C stop snickering... %27chair replacement program.%27 Thoughts%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Sweet Pillar%2C YES. -Can- the budget bear that%3F These things are awful. Every damn chair in this school is made out of metal. I mean%2C we look pretty stylish sitting on them in our uniforms%2C drinking tea and generally being fancy%2C but they%27re like torture devices. My ass may be permanently deformed. I%27m considering a class-action suit.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Thank you%2C Keiko. That%27s ever so helpful.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EUtena and Corwin were having a -much- %0D%0A%3Ebetter time%2C because - in their own world%2C %0D%0A%3Esurrounded by their happily-pitching-in friends %0D%0A%3Eand colleagues - they were able to put their %0D%0A%3Eheads down and kick it all school-project stylee.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m hesitant to even bring this up%2C because I%27m usually wrong%2C but is that a typo%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AIt seems like you%27d want that to be either %27styles%27 or %27stylez%27 %28yes%2C with the z%29 or just plain old %27style.%27 But I might just be crazy%2C or simply ill-informed. I%27ve never seen %27stylee%27 before%2C even as slang%2C so...%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%28This was a trick reserved for advanced Lens %0D%0A%3Eusers%3B get it wrong and you could end up mentally %0D%0A%3Esmooching every Lensman on the network%2C which %0D%0A%3Ewould be embarrassing on a level not previously %0D%0A%3Ewithin the scope of human understanding.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Hey%2C Gryph%2C remember that time in the 21st century when you accidentally CC%27d the entire WDF on a mash note to Kei%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Yes. Yes I do. That%27s still in my top three most embarrassing moments ever%2C you know. I think my actual murder trial may have been more dignified.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Uh-huh. Remember last night when you gave her a kiss through the Lens before you turned in for the night%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22How do you know about tha- oh. Oh GOD.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Yeah%2C we have a new winner%2C I think.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EKeiko shrugged. %22I dunno%2C man%2C they%27re dressed %0D%0A%3Elike a SWAT team and they%27re wearing makeup like %0D%0A%3EGene Simmons. What would -you- call them%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0AThis reference seems... off%2C coming out of Keiko%27s mouth. She%27s a native Cephirean who hasn%27t spent much time in Midgard%2C watching her make a reference that%27s even a little dated -now- %28to say nothing of 400 years in the future in another dimension%29 just doesn%27t scan right. Seems overly precious.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22Ha -haa%21-%22 he cried delightedly as he approached%2C %0D%0A%3Ehis arms wide in welcome. %22It%27s -true%21- The Warriors %0D%0A%3Eof Kyoshi%2C live and in person here in my very own %0D%0A%3Elittle universe. That can only mean one thing%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0AGood lord%2C I think we have a new modern record.%0D%0A%0D%0AI know that it%27s nowhere near the top record%2C as back in the early nineties Ben could see something new and interesting and have 20%2C000 words integrating it into UF written that same night%2C but man%2C he went from %27I don%27t know what that series is%2C you crazy forum dwellers%27 to %27tightly integrated%27 in like three weeks. That%27s FAST these days. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EBefore Tsuwabuki could reply%2C Kardon Felz let out %0D%0A%3Ea booming bark of laughter and said%2C %22Are you %0D%0A%3Ekidding%2C boss%3F Those girls are -into- our boy MT.%22%0D%0A%0D%0ASpace is far too limited here for me to get in all of his greatest hits%2C but just about everything involving Kardon%3F Pure gold.%0D%0A%0D%0AYou guys are smart to only deploy him in small doses%2C though. He%27s funny when he%27s around for three or four paragraphs. He%27d turn grating FAST if we had to deal with him being %27on%27 for three or four -pages- in a row. Tsuwabuki is lucky he graduated through Nanami Kiryuu%27s intense two-semester course in verbal and emotional abuse%3B otherwise I%27m not sure he%27d have the tolerance to put up with it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EShe did this with a fluid but surefooted motion that was%0D%0A%3Epart martial artist%27s kata and part dance%2C completing a %0D%0A%3Epattern that was at once ancient and unique to this one moment.%0D%0A%0D%0AStylistic quibbling%3A maybe consider replacing that %27but%27 with an %27and.%27 Fluid BUT surefooted implies that you would normally expect those two states to be exclusive%2C and so it%27s notable that Korra has achieved both at once. That isn%27t really the case%2C or at least%2C not in my own opinion. %27and%27 makes it a more straightforward case of simply listing the traits of Korra%27s veilbending kata.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EShe removed a set of wireless earbuds%2C tucked them away in her%0D%0A%3Ejacket pocket%2C then declared%2C %22Corwin%21%22 and grabbed him up in a bear%0D%0A%3Ehug.%0D%0A%0D%0AI really really like the subtlety at work here%2C and in other places latter in the movement that I%27m too lazy to collect all in one place. You guys do a great job of conveying the necessary information for us to understand that Diqiu is... further along the development curve than it is in ATLA%2FLOK%2C without hitting us over the head with it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EKorra rolled her eyes. %22Don%27t remind me%2C%22 she said. %22Honestly%2C%0D%0A%3E-pirates%3F- It%27s the third century%2C people%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0ASee%2C like right there. That%27s the sort of thing that might just sail right by people unless they%27re paying attention. Subtle.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt took me a few minutes to realize %22Wait a minute... THIRD century%3F%22 %3Achecks Annotations%3A %22And they are using the Sozin%27s Comet calendar. That means Korra is... at -least- forty-seven%2C assuming she was still born in 153 ASC. Wow. She looks GREAT for her age. Someone is trying to beat Kyoshi%27s record%2C I guess.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22After you guys had your%2C uh%2C adventure here%2C%22%0D%0A%3Eshe went on%2C gesturing generally around to Cephiro%2C %0D%0A%3E%22word got back to them somehow%2C I%27m still looking into that%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m prepared to blame Clef in some capacity. It%27s like Bumi said%3A %22ALL old people know each other. Don%27t you know that%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22No%2C no%2C%22 Korra assured him as she followed him back %0D%0A%3Eout of the room and down the hall. %22Well after my time. %0D%0A%3EMy boys made it to the semis that year%2C though%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0AOn the chance she%27s using %22my boys%22 in a literal sense%2C dear sweet flying spaghetti monster%2C I seriously hope that UF-Korra did NOT lower herself to actually breeding with Mako. Or at least that UF-Mako isn%27t the giant douchenozzle he is in canon.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28I have Opinions when it comes to Mako.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EIn the event%2C it took nearly an hour%2C%0D%0A%3Ewhich was quite a respectable showing for her - %0D%0A%3Ethough%2C in fairness%2C 45 minutes of that was spent %0D%0A%3Ereading the library%27s copy of So You Didn%27t %0D%0A%3EKnow There Were Ten Worlds.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Hey%2C aren%27t there eleven now%3F The Lotus was saying something about it.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Cripes%2C they know about that%3F -We- only found out a couple months ago. Yeah%2C there are. Derek will prepare a second edition at some point. Friggin%27 Akio.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22... what do you put in the -noodles- around here%3F%22 Korra%0D%0A%3Ewondered.%0D%0A%0D%0AI like this linguistic compromise for the one-liner. As the annotations say%2C Korra ain%27t really a cornflakes gal%2C but saying %27congee%27 would probably have been a tad bit TOO obscure. So%2C noodles. Aesthetically pleasing.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22That is NOT supposed to happen. I mean%2C that%27s %0D%0A%3Egot to be what%2C 1400 tons of water in there%3F I %0D%0A%3Edon%27t mean to brag here%2C but I%27m the best living%0D%0A%3Ewaterbender I know%2C and even I shouldn%27t be able %0D%0A%3Eto bend that much water that casually - if at all%21 %0D%0A%3E- without being in the full Avatar State.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AThis passage made something occur to me%3A if Korra is indeed living in the third century ASC%2C then she was around and in her prime during a passage of Sozin%27s Comet.%0D%0A%0D%0AShe must have had quite a bit of fun with THAT. Supercharged firebending for a whole day%3F That is a recipe for awesome in Korra%27s hands.%0D%0A%0D%0AI also bet that in the back of her mind%2C the seventeen year old Korra who ran away to Republic City is yelling at her %22Don%27t TELL him%2C you idiot%21 He%27ll figure out some way to turn this off%21 This is AWESOME. Look%2C there%27s a whole ocean nearby%21 Why don%27t we go down there and see what we can really do%2C get our Red Sea on a little%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22Most of the time they stay in the Spirit World%2C%22 she replied.%0D%0A%3E%22The visions do get annoying sometimes if I don%27t lay down the law%2C%0D%0A%3Ethough.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AI like how she%27s gone from %22Dammit%2C past lives%2C I could use some guidance here%21%22 to %22Okay seriously dead guys%2C shut up. Trying to sleep here.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22Anthy%2C this - at long last - is Korra%2C of %27once%0D%0A%3Ewhen I was five%27 fame.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AMan%2C is there anybody Corwin didn%27t meet when he was five%3F The dude has some serious Jenny Sparks action going on. I keep expecting to find out that Bill Clark visited his grade school once %28photo op%29 and that Eidun Palpatine gave him piano lessons.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ECorwin laughed%2C then pointed a mock-chiding finger at Anthy and said%2C%0D%0A%3E%22You never told me Chu Chu was from outside Cephiro.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen Anthy Himemiya decides to choose a familiar%2C she doesn%27t screw around. ANY witch can have a CAT.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EOne in particular%2C a tall%2C green-eyed girl with long black hair%0D%0A%3Eand a cycling jacket%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AI realized this was Natsuki pretty quickly%2C but given that we%27d been just soaking in Avatar stuff for the preceding parts of the movement%2C my brain did some initial cross-firing and thought %22... wait%2C is that Asami Sato%3F%22 %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EA mix of cheers and boos greeted this screen. Someone called%0D%0A%3Eout%2C %22Oh come on%2C Hockey Night in WHAT%3F The EA makes -everything-%0D%0A%3Elame%2C%22 to which there was much laughing agreement.%0D%0A%0D%0AYou know%2C I love just how... how... how comically -inept- Earthdome at the whole %22unification through authoritarianism%22 thing they have going on.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s brilliant camouflage. Hiding in plain sight. No government would ever deliberately seek to undercut it%27s own authority and legitimacy%2C so they must just be bad at this... right%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EShizuru looked over from her perch at the edge of the end of the couch%0D%0A%3Eto her right%2C noted the name stitched across her shoulders%2C and said in%0D%0A%3Ean intrigued tone%2C%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%22Your name is %27Avatar%27%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0AShizuru is really more right than she knows. It%27s sort of like how Shepard%27s first name is %22Commander.%22 %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Ethe Earth Alliance government had left Hockey Night in %0D%0A%3ECanada largely alone%2C apart from the mandated change in %0D%0A%3Eits title to reflect the 2406 abolishment of Canada as a country.%0D%0A%0D%0AYou gotta figure the Canadians are getting pretty blase about that by now.%0D%0A%0D%0ANear as I can figure%2C in the past 120 years %28which is living memory for some Canadians%29 Canada has been...%0D%0A%0D%0A-Part of the United States%0D%0A-Part of Imperial Americana%0D%0A-Part of the Neo-Soviet Union %28%21%29%0D%0A-A ward of the Olympus Superstate%2C and%0D%0A-An independent country%0D%0A%0D%0ASo at this point one imagines some stoicism regarding the whole thing is setting in. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThis got another round of boos from the assembled Duelists and%0D%0A%3Efriends%2C many of whom struck up their own chorus of %22O Canada%22 to drown%0D%0A%3Eout the EA%27s rather bland tune.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m not afraid to assert as a semi-proud American that %22O Canada%22 is about a million times better a national anthem than %22The Star-Spangled Banner%2C%22 which really sort of sucks.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Eshe found herself wishing that Kyouichi Saionji were here. %0D%0A%3EHe%27d been with her at that game - they%27d discovered ice hockey %0D%0A%3Eand their own fledgling friendship together that night - and %0D%0A%3Eit didn%27t sit well with her that he%27d disappeared%2C not just %0D%0A%3Efrom her life%2C but%2C as far as she could tell%2C from -everyone%27s.-%0D%0A%0D%0AWait... what%3F People have seen Saionji. Anne saw him just a few weeks before the wedding.%0D%0A%0D%0A...holy shit%2C have Corwin%2C Anne%2C and Kaitlyn %5Blink%3Awww.eyrie.net%2FUF%2FFI%2FSOS%2Fash-knight.txt%7Cnot told%5D Utena yet%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThat was a month ago%21 She is going to be PISSED. So is Wakaba. I mean... wow.%0D%0A%0D%0AKaitlyn even went off to brief Utena and Anthy after Anne dumped the whole %22oh%2C I saw Saionji. He%27s not wearing his lens and was hanging out with Touga%2C who was trying to destroy Cephiro%22 thing right in her lap. Did she... omit that part%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22Actually%2C I automated -all- our jobs. I%27m not sure the %0D%0A%3Egirls have noticed yet.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22I had a devil of a time with the Rose Prince v2.0 object. It had this subroutine that kept wanting slay princesses and rescue dragons. But I think I nailed that down with v2.2.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ECorwin picked it up and examined it%3B%0D%0A%3Ethe writing on it was so excruciatingly neat and precise that at first%0D%0A%3Ehe took it for a machine-printed font.%0D%0A%0D%0AShizuru really is the complete package when it comes to any of the traditional feminine arts%2C isn%27t she%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%28I bet she knows how to walk in heels%2C too.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22Korra has a%0D%0A%3E-very- old soul. Nobody knows the exact number%2C but there have been%0D%0A%3E-hundreds- of Avatars%2C maybe thousands%2C and they%27re... each has a%0D%0A%3Eunique%2C individual spirit%2C but they%27re all incarnations of the same%0D%0A%3Esoul. Somehow. Or possibly the other way around.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AI like how%2C despite being pretty Zen at times%2C Corwin doesn%27t really do the whole %27Eastern %28Earth%29 mysticism%27 thing. It%27s nice that there are fields of knowledge that he%27s both not versed and really not interested in%3B paradoxically%2C NOT being omnicompetent makes him seem more well-rounded as a person.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThe next time Korra%0D%0A%3Esaid %22again%22%2C she tried that%2C but what she got wasn%27t a puff of flame at%0D%0A%3Ethe end of her arm%3B instead%2C she managed only to set a lower branch of%0D%0A%3Ethe tree across the courtyard on fire.%0D%0A%0D%0AYou know%2C it occurs to me that maybe -Anne- could teach the firebending masters of Diqiu something.%0D%0A%0D%0AFirebending typically involves two things%3B moving flame outward from your body %28usually with an accompanying martial arts move to act as a focus%29 or%2C more rarely%2C moving an already-existing flame around%3B and even that usually involves getting pretty near the flame in question. Even Combustion Man couldn%27t just look at something and ignite it.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut Anne can do that. In fact%2C a lot of pyrokinetics in the %27big universe%27 can. There are probably many firebending masters who would be very interested in someone who can set something on fire from a distance without needing to hurl flame across the intervening space OR preform a martial arts move. It would likely be regarded as a super-technique%2C right up there with bloodbending or the kind of stuff Combustion Man got up to.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22Fear and anger -will- power firebending%2C%22 Korra mused. %22For a%0D%0A%3Ewhile%2C during my predecessor%27s tenure as Avatar%2C our world was out of%0D%0A%3Ebalance and the going wisdom was that they were the prime constituents%0D%0A%3Eof the Fire Within... but they%27re not. They%27re shortcuts. Cheap%0D%0A%3Eimitations.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AI now envision Korra having a long and barely civilized %28possibly ending in violence%29 argument with someone like Anakyn shar Atrados or Rianna Santova about fear%2C anger%2C and rage being %22cheap imitations%22 and invalid paths to power.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EEven now%2C so many years after her old friend had %28as she%0D%0A%3Epreferred to think of it%29 left to scout out the Spirit World ahead of%0D%0A%3Eher%2C Korra%27s unconscious reaction to this was to remark%2C %22Aagh%2C Naga%2C%0D%0A%3Estop%2C%22 and fend the creature off without looking. Only when her hand met%0D%0A%3Ea much coarser pelt than Naga%27s sleek white coat did she blink%2C look%2C%0D%0A%3Eand say%2C %22Oh. Right. Good morning%2C Duran.%22%0D%0A%0D%0ACalling it now%3A Duran -is- Naga.%0D%0A%0D%0AReincarnation is neat that way.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E bottom of the stairs%2C Wolfgang %28Beagle of the Lens%29 left Gryphon%27s side%0D%0A%3E and darted straight for the the front of the seating section on the%0D%0A%3E left. For a second%2C Gryphon wondered who the Lenshound was in such a%0D%0A%0D%0ADuplicated %27the%27 in there.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22Doesn%27t matter%2C still a princess%2C%22 said Anne airily. %0D%0A%3E%22Anyway%2C it%27s funny because of Utena. She%27s Prince of %0D%0A%3ECephiro because she decided when she was little that %0D%0A%3Eshe wanted to be a prince instead of a princess. You %0D%0A%3Eknow - rescue instead of being rescued%2C and stuff. I %0D%0A%3Ewondered if it%27s ever occurred to her how many -badass %0D%0A%3Eprincesses- she knows. That%27s why I was laughing.%22%0D%0A%0D%0ASubverting traditional gender roles is awesome.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis doesn%27t have much to do with UF%2C but... I was digging through my Adventure Time stuff just today for the Princess Bubblegum Mad Science Supercut I%27m assembling%2C and I ran across the Princess Cookie episode.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich is about a guy who wants to be a Princess. Because Princess%27s are awesome. They go around spreading joy and laughter and making everyone happy. Who WOULDN%27T want to be a Princess%2C even if you%27re a boy%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd nobody regards that as weird. Criminal%2C possibly%3B there are better ways to become a Princess than taking people hostage. But not weird.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s maybe my favorite episode of the whole series because of that.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%2C sharing time over. Back to the review mines%21%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EWith a vaguely indulgent smile%2C Anthy waited for them to finish%2C%0D%0A%3Ethen turned them to face the crowd of their friends and well-wishers%2C%0D%0A%3Edeclaring%2C %22Ladies and gentlemen%2C your Prince and your Pillar.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AThe ceremony was lovely%2C and I know you guys had to wrangle a million and one cast members for this one... but%2C no Clef%3F Not involved in the ceremony at all%2C not even mentioned at all in the movement%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AAlthough I do get that he might not be physically present. Sort of a %27You never have the President and the entire Cabinet all in the same place at the same time thing%27 maybe%3B he%27s off guarding the doors to make sure that anything that thinks the wedding is a GREAT time to pull some shit is disabused of that notion.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Ehis was his big moment - probably his greatest challenge %0D%0A%3Eas a lifelong shutterbug - and he rose to it magnificently.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ve had the good fortune to meet Doc in real life a number of times%2C and extrapolating from that%2C I can only imagine what sort of crazily weaponized camera equipment Chip came to this wedding wielding.%0D%0A%0D%0ASeriously. Dude probably has the sort of stuff where you look at it and think %22You know%2C it seems like worrying that thing will steal my soul is a legitimate concern.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EInterspersed with the various friends-and-family moments were%0D%0A%3Ethose in which one or the other would take a turn around the floor with%0D%0A%3Evarious of the Dignitaries and Token Grown-Ups whom they hadn%27t had a%0D%0A%3Echance to meet before the ceremony.%0D%0A%0D%0AOne imagines that they invited various representatives of the major nations of Cephiro and a few media types. No cameras allowed%2C nothing disruptive%2C but they probably invited one or two of the more respectable society writers who could write up an account after the fact for Cephiro%27s finer publications%2C their New Yorker equivalents.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf nothing else%2C Anthy probably made those arrangements discreetly. She%27s more politically adept than she lets on%2C that one is.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThen%2C while some applauded the local Duelists%2C she stopped%0D%0A%3Esmiling and pointed straight at one of them%2C adding flatly%2C %22Except%0D%0A%3Eyou.%22%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EKardon Felz blinked%2C looked to either side%2C then pointed%0D%0A%3Equestioningly to himself.%0D%0A%0D%0AKardon IS Sokka. IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22Just Korra is fine%2C%22 she said%2C giving the young blonde a%0D%0A%3Efriendly grin. %22Diqiu is... do you know where Zipang is%3F%22%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%22A Japanese colony in the Enigma sector%2C%22 said Umi.%0D%0A%0D%0AOh God. That explains everything.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Enigma Sector%3A driving stellar cartographers to drink for 15%2C000 years and counting.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EKorra chuckled. %22Very possibly%2C but we really don%27t want it %0D%0A%3Eto come to that. We%27ve had a world war or two of our own%2C %0D%0A%3Einternal to Diqiu%2C and nobody wants that kind of thing to happen %0D%0A%3Ethere ever again. So we... try to keep it on the downlow.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis Korra is far more seasoned than her seventeen-year-old counterpart%2C who would probably have started babbling blithely about specifics and just brought everyone down. I imagine the thought process%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%2AThis is a wedding%2C Korra%2C not a history class. Don%27t mention the genocide. Or the race riots. Or the OTHER genocide. Remember that quinceneara on Zipang%2C when you made that girl cry%3F%2A %22So we... try to keep it on the downlow.%22 %2AYES. You rock%2C Korra.%2A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22You let me worry about the White Lotus%2C%22 Korra replied casually%0D%0A%3Eas they all set off for Ohtori Hall. %22After the talking-to they got%0D%0A%3Efrom Kyoshi the other day%2C I don%27t think we%27ll have any problems with%0D%0A%3Ethem%2C anyway.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AYou know%2C I%27m not real sure that Korra should be taking semi-secret society managing advice from the woman who founded the Dai Li. It%27s not a line on Kyoshi%27s resume that inspires confidence. Although the Dai Li WERE good at what they did.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22After Corwin%27s 13th birthday party%0D%0A%3Ewe were hanging around in the banya and Hildy said you know it%27s only a%0D%0A%3Ematter of time before he notices we%27re all women and Aeryn said one of%0D%0A%3Eus will probably have to put the poor boy out of his misery and then%0D%0A%3EHildy started taking bets and before we knew it we had a whole pool%0D%0A%3Egoing like for fantasy baseball and there was big money involved I%27m%0D%0A%3Etalking big%2C BIG money and it all sort of got out of control and it%27s%0D%0A%3EHildy%27s fault.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AOkay%2C the list%3F Funniest part of the whole thing. Expository humor is one of my most favorite things%2C and the list delivered.%0D%0A%0D%0AA little surprised there were no dudes on it %28you%27d think someone would put money on that%2C even at long odds%29. And man%2C wouldn%27t the girls have been awfully surprised if Corwin had just been one of those people who are just... not that interested in sexytime%2C really%3F I imagine the list growing old over the course of decades%2C being handed down from mother to daughter as some sort of venerable treasure.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%22Uhh... no%2C%22 Utena agreed%2C hand behind head. %22Prrrobably not.%0D%0A%3E%28I%27m not sure -I- am%2C%29%22 she added under her breath.%0D%0A%3EStill smiling her reassuring smile%2C Anthy patted her arm.%0D%0A%3E%22We%27ll get there%2C my love. We%27ll get there.%22%0D%0A%0D%0APolyamory is really%2C really%2C really hard work. Gryphon makes it look easy%2C but Gryphon makes a lot of things look easy. It is not.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EHmm%2C%22 Nall said thoughtfully. %22Sure%2C I can do that. I%27m sure%0D%0A%3Enobody will notice a guy lugging a banded ironwood chest that says%0D%0A%3ECAUTION CONTENTS EXTREMELY HOT in dragonscript on the lid.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Can I have a few yuans%3F You know%2C to bribe the customs guy with%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22You don%27t -have- to bribe the customs guy%2C Nall. Dragon eggs aren%27t illegal to transport across international borders.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22I kind of -want- to bribe the customs guy%2C though. I%27m going on a train trip%2C it%27s... traditional. It makes me feel like James Bond.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E The Legend of Korra%0D%0A%3E created by%0D%0A%3E Michael Dante DiMartino%0D%0A%3E and%0D%0A%3E Brian Konitezko%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Bryan Konietzko%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Don%27t sweat that one%2C I%27ve done the exact same thing.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A...%0D%0A%0D%0AWell.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat was a heck of a ride.%0D%0A%0D%0ANot exactly a lot of high drama%2C but we got our share of %22plot%22 during both Clarion Call and First Dates and Firefights. They can%27t -all- involve Akio and the Earth Alliance and Kaname almost getting her organs harvested.%0D%0A%0D%0AI am kind of astounded the wedding went off without a hitch. You%27d have expected some sort of awful crisis to fall on them during it%2C but no. It was just a party. It might%2C I submit%2C have even been a par-tay.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28I do suspect they may encounter a nasty surprise or two inside the gift pile%3B Akio in particular seems like he%27d do some sort of overly dramatic dick move like send Utena a single heartbreakingly exquisite red rose with a card that says %22Thinking of You%22 on it. But that%27s post-wedding.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI may have further thoughts later%2C but it%27s super late and I%27m tired%2C and this%27ll do for a first pass. It%27ll all come out in the wash%2C I expect.%0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat 18|2|14|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||09:11:13|07/21/2013|%3EGood lord%2C two movements of Symphony of the Sword in two months. %0D%0A%0D%0AEh%2C summer vacation %28possibly the last one%2C but I%27m trying not to think too hard bout that%29. Enjoy while lasts%2C etc.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E2003 called. It wants its update schedule back. Also its lawnmowner%2C %0D%0A%3Eand those DVDs. %0D%0A%0D%0AI know%2C right%3F Actually%2C 2001 is the year that really makes me step back and go %22what%22. I noticed that when I was recording the Symphony 1 and Symphony 2 audio.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3Eheads down and kick it all school-project stylee.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI%27m hesitant to even bring this up%2C because I%27m usually wrong%2C but is %0D%0A%3Ethat a typo%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANo%2C it%27s a thing%3A %22kick it all %7Bbig time%7Cold school%7Cetc.%7D stylee%22. I think the extra %22e%22 is just so you know it%27s pronounced with the E sound at the end. Either that or it%27s an Internet typo that%27s become its own word%2C like %22newsfroup%22%2A or %22filk%22.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5D%2A I just dated myself%2A%2A%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5D%2A%2A Fortunately I%27m a cheap date%5B%2Fsmall%5D%5B%2Fsmall%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DStephen Fry%5B%2Fi%5D has used it%2C in a highbrow ironic way%2C so one imagines it%27s not %5Bi%5Dthat%5B%2Fi%5D recent. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28On an episode of %5Bi%5DQI%5B%2Fi%5D he described cheese as %22a celebration of what happens when milk goes off big-time stylee.%22%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3EKeiko shrugged. %22I dunno%2C man%2C they%27re dressed %0D%0A%3E%3Elike a SWAT team and they%27re wearing makeup like %0D%0A%3E%3EGene Simmons. What would -you- call them%3F%22%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThis reference seems... off%2C coming out of Keiko%27s mouth. She%27s a %0D%0A%3Enative Cephirean who hasn%27t spent much time in Midgard%2C watching her %0D%0A%3Emake a reference that%27s even a little dated -now- %28to say nothing of %0D%0A%3E400 years in the future in another dimension%29 just doesn%27t scan right. %0D%0A%3ESeems overly precious. %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m sure the Student Council have movie nights. It%27s hardly beyond the realm of possibility that someone will have rented %5Bi%5DS.W.A.T.%5B%2Fi%5D at some point.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Yes%2C I know what you actually meant%2C but%2C well%2C consider%3A dated or not%2C %5Bi%5Dyou understood what she was getting at%5B%2Fi%5D%2C right%3F If it helps%2C think of it as like one of those movies where everyone is speaking English even though you know they really aren%27t. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI know that it%27s nowhere near the top record%2C as back in the early %0D%0A%3Enineties Ben could see something new and interesting and have 20%2C000 %0D%0A%3Ewords integrating it into UF written that same night%2C but man%2C he went %0D%0A%3Efrom %27I don%27t know what that series is%2C you crazy forum dwellers%27 to %0D%0A%3E%27tightly integrated%27 in like three weeks. That%27s FAST these days. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s all down to Phil. As seen in another thread%2C my TiVo went on a bender%2C I was very confused%2C and then there were DVDs. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AMy obvious love for its protagonist notwithstanding%2C I actually have a somewhat... complex... relationship with %5Bi%5DThe Legend of Korra%5B%2Fi%5D%2C which I don%27t want to sidetrack this thread by getting into in depth%2C but the original show was one of those where-were-you-all-my-life moments.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EStylistic quibbling%3A maybe consider replacing that %27but%27 with an %0D%0A%3E%27and.%27 Fluid BUT surefooted implies that you would normally expect %0D%0A%3Ethose two states to be exclusive%0D%0A%0D%0ANo%2C what it means is that she%27s very firm on her feet without actually stomping around like an earthbender. If there%27s a word choice problem%2C it%27s %22surefooted%22%2C not %22but%22. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3E%22After you guys had your%2C uh%2C adventure here%2C%22%0D%0A%3E%3Eshe went on%2C gesturing generally around to Cephiro%2C %0D%0A%3E%3E%22word got back to them somehow%2C I%27m still looking into that%2C%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI%27m prepared to blame Clef in some capacity. It%27s like Bumi said%3A %22ALL %0D%0A%3Eold people know each other. Don%27t you know that%3F%22 %0D%0A%0D%0AThis would probably not be a crazy bet.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3E%22No%2C no%2C%22 Korra assured him as she followed him back %0D%0A%3E%3Eout of the room and down the hall. %22Well after my time. %0D%0A%3E%3EMy boys made it to the semis that year%2C though%21%22%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOn the chance she%27s using %22my boys%22 in a literal sense%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s deliberately ambiguous. She might mean a team her sons %28if she has any%29 were on%3B she might mean a team she coached%2C or one she sponsored%2C or possibly just one she was rooting for.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3Eit didn%27t sit well with her that he%27d disappeared%2C not just %0D%0A%3E%3Efrom her life%2C but%2C as far as she could tell%2C from -everyone%27s.-%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EWait... what%3F People have seen Saionji. Anne saw him just a few weeks %0D%0A%3Ebefore the wedding. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C yes%2C she knows %5Bi%5Dthat%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but he hasn%27t been seen since then%2C and they don%27t actually know where he %5Bi%5Dis%5B%2Fi%5D. Or why. Or what his game plan is. Or if he has one. Or what he was planning to do for backup%2C if anything. It%27s all a bit annoying.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EShizuru really is the complete package when it comes to any of the %0D%0A%3Etraditional feminine arts%2C isn%27t she%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%28I bet she knows how to walk in heels%2C too.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AI bet she does.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Eending in violence%29 argument with someone like Anakyn shar Atrados or %0D%0A%3ERianna Santova about fear%2C anger%2C and rage being %22cheap imitations%22 %0D%0A%3Eand invalid paths to power. %0D%0A%0D%0AThere are certainly hairs to be split there %28fear is always shit%2C even the Reform Sith would probably agree to that%2C but there%27s the whole directed v. nonspecific anger thing%29%2C but not when you%27re talking to a confused teenager who sets things on fire with her mind.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ECalling it now%3A Duran -is- Naga. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EReincarnation is neat that way. %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m not sure it%27s %5Bi%5Dthat%5B%2Fi%5D weird%3B Duran%27s a %5Bi%5Drobot%5B%2Fi%5D. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThe ceremony was lovely%2C and I know you guys had to wrangle a million %0D%0A%3Eand one cast members for this one... but%2C no Clef%3F Not involved in the %0D%0A%3Eceremony at all%2C not even mentioned at all in the movement%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAlthough I do get that he might not be physically present. Sort of a %0D%0A%3E%27You never have the President and the entire Cabinet all in the same %0D%0A%3Eplace at the same time thing%27 maybe%3B he%27s off guarding the doors to %0D%0A%3Emake sure that anything that thinks the wedding is a GREAT time to %0D%0A%3Epull some shit is disabused of that notion. %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C that%27s good. Go with that.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C he%27s afraid of Toph Beifong. Soon as he heard she was coming%3F Straight up the tower.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EYou know%2C I%27m not real sure that Korra should be taking semi-secret %0D%0A%3Esociety managing advice from the woman who founded the Dai Li. It%27s %0D%0A%3Enot a line on Kyoshi%27s resume that inspires confidence. Although the %0D%0A%3EDai Li WERE good at what they did. %0D%0A%0D%0AOn the contrary%2C I suspect the way the Dai Li turned out is precisely %5Bi%5Dwhy%5B%2Fi%5D Kyoshi wanted to be the one to Have A Word With the leaders of the White Lotus.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EA little surprised there were no dudes on it %28you%27d think someone %0D%0A%3Ewould put money on that%2C even at long odds%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere might%27ve been%2C and Kaname just didn%27t mention it. She didn%27t say anything like the full list out loud.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%28I do suspect they may encounter a nasty surprise or two inside the %0D%0A%3Egift pile%3B Akio in particular seems like he%27d do some sort of overly %0D%0A%3Edramatic dick move like send Utena a single heartbreakingly exquisite %0D%0A%3Ered rose with a card that says %22Thinking of You%22 on it. But that%27s %0D%0A%3Epost-wedding.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AThere isn%27t really a gift pile%2C as such. I mean%2C they%27re grown-up people who already have all the kitchen stuff they need%3B the traditional reasons for wedding gifts don%27t really apply%2C and they would%27ve felt strange expecting stuff just for stuff%27s sake anyway. There were a few very personal items we%27ll get to later on%2C but no general Swag Table.%0D%0A%0D%0AI thought I mentioned that someplace in the story%2C but I might%27ve just thought about it. Stuff gets dropped...%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 20|3|18|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Mercutio||10:10:57|07/21/2013|%3E%3E2003 called. It wants its update schedule back. Also its lawnmowner%2C %0D%0A%3E%3Eand those DVDs. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI know%2C right%3F Actually%2C 2001 is the year that really makes me step %0D%0A%3Eback and go %22what%22. I noticed that when I was recording the Symphony %0D%0A%3E1 and Symphony 2 audio. %0D%0A%0D%0AWhat%27s super crazy weird for me as a reader is I still largely think of Symphony of the Sword as this bold new direction for EPU.%0D%0A%0D%0ASoS is older right now than UF was when S1M1 was written.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ENo%2C it%27s a thing%3A %22kick it all %7Bbig time%7Cold school%7Cetc.%7D stylee%22. I %0D%0A%3Ethink the extra %22e%22 is just so you know it%27s pronounced with the E %0D%0A%3Esound at the end. %0D%0A%0D%0ASo it%27s a thing I%27ve just never heard of then. Fair enough.%0D%0A%0D%0AI wouldn%27t have pointed it out at all%2C but it was a combination of %27I%27ve never%2C ever seen that before%2C and my brain wanted to end that sentence with %27styles%27 or %27stylez%27%27 and %27there are at least two other grammatical errors in here. So let%27s take a risk of looking dumb.%27%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThat%27s all down to Phil. As seen in another thread%2C my TiVo went on a %0D%0A%3Ebender%2C I was very confused%2C and then there were DVDs. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AThe ironical thing here is that it took something like five years to convince Phil to watch the thing %28he finally bit the bullet last year%2C which meant that he avoided the crazy withdrawal those of us who watched ATLA as it aired had been going through since 2008%29 and he mainlined the stuff even faster than YOU did and immediately transformed into a total evangelist about it himself.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EMy obvious love for its protagonist notwithstanding%2C I actually have a %0D%0A%3Esomewhat... complex... relationship with %5Bi%5DThe Legend of Korra%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %0D%0A%3Ewhich I don%27t want to sidetrack this thread by getting into in depth%2C %0D%0A%3Ebut the original show was one of those where-were-you-all-my-life %0D%0A%3Emoments. %0D%0A%0D%0AYour complex relationship with Legend of Korra is one shared by many fans. The series has... structural issues. I%27ll leave it at that.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd you%27re lucky that you got to watch ATLA in a sensible way. While it was airing%2C it was sort of... %22Hi%21 Hope you enjoyed the enormous kick in the head that was %27Crossroads of Destiny.%27 Nine month wait until we show the next season%21 Oh%2C and another nine-month wait between %27Day of Black Sun%27 and the series finale%2C in which we%27ll burn off all ten episodes in a single week. But we%27ll air everything up to %27The Boiling Rock%27 in Canada six months before it airs in the states%2C so you can either be a filthy pirate OR have no idea what everyone else is talking about.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AThere was frustration%2C is what I%27m saying.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3EStylistic quibbling%3A maybe consider replacing that %27but%27 with an %0D%0A%3E%3E%27and.%27 Fluid BUT surefooted implies that you would normally expect %0D%0A%3E%3Ethose two states to be exclusive%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENo%2C what it means is that she%27s very firm on her feet without actually %0D%0A%3Estomping around like an earthbender. If there%27s a word choice %0D%0A%3Eproblem%2C it%27s %22surefooted%22%2C not %22but%22. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AQuibbling withdrawn%21%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3EOn the chance she%27s using %22my boys%22 in a literal sense%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EIt%27s deliberately ambiguous. She might mean a team her sons %28if she %0D%0A%3Ehas any%29 were on%3B she might mean a team she coached%2C or one she %0D%0A%3Esponsored%2C or possibly just one she was rooting for. %0D%0A%0D%0AHence my qualifying the statement before launching into the rant. %0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3Eending in violence%29 argument with someone like Anakyn shar Atrados or %0D%0A%3E%3ERianna Santova about fear%2C anger%2C and rage being %22cheap imitations%22 %0D%0A%3E%3Eand invalid paths to power. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThere are certainly hairs to be split there %28fear is always shit%2C even %0D%0A%3Ethe Reform Sith would probably agree to that%2C but there%27s the whole %0D%0A%3Edirected v. nonspecific anger thing%29%2C but not when you%27re talking to a %0D%0A%3Econfused teenager who sets things on fire with her mind. %0D%0A%0D%0AHey%2C Zuko was a confused teenager who set things on fire with his mind%2C and he...%0D%0A%0D%0AHe%2C uh...%0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C you know what%3F Go with Korra%27s way.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3ECalling it now%3A Duran -is- Naga. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EReincarnation is neat that way. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI%27m not sure it%27s %5Bi%5Dthat%5B%2Fi%5D weird%3B Duran%27s a %5Bi%5Drobot%5B%2Fi%5D. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0A... you know%2C you spend literally hours combing through the forums and the stories for the express purpose of NOT looking dumb due to lack of knowledge%2C and still. It%27s like the universe is punishing me for all that stuff I did.%0D%0A%0D%0AMore seriously%2C given that robots have souls%2C I don%27t see any reason they can%27t reincarnate or be reincarnations themselves. I sort of assume that a robot soul is just like the soul of any other sentient being%3B it can linger as a ghost%2C it can be reborn into another body%2C etc etc. Could be wrong about this%2C of course.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAlso%2C he%27s afraid of Toph Beifong. Soon as he heard she was coming%3F %0D%0A%3EStraight up the tower. %0D%0A%0D%0AToph is kind of like Batman%3B she%27s never actually killed or even seriously injured anyone%2C but she has the kind of reputation that makes you think she has some sort of skull throne somewhere. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThere isn%27t really a gift pile%2C as such. I mean%2C they%27re grown-up %0D%0A%3Epeople who already have all the kitchen stuff they need%3B the %0D%0A%3Etraditional reasons for wedding gifts don%27t really apply%2C and they %0D%0A%3Ewould%27ve felt strange expecting stuff just for stuff%27s sake anyway. %0D%0A%3EThere were a few very personal items we%27ll get to later on%2C but no %0D%0A%3Egeneral Swag Table. %0D%0A%0D%0ACultural differences at work%2C then. I personally would feel weird attending a wedding as anything other than somebodies %2B1 and -not- bringing a gift. But I%27m also italian%2C and we consider an envelope with a check to be an appropriate wedding gift no matter how rich the couple in question actually is.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI thought I mentioned that someplace in the story%2C but I might%27ve just %0D%0A%3Ethought about it. Stuff gets dropped... %0D%0A%0D%0ATo be fair%2C I did some skimming around the displays of martial prowess. I like me a good display of martial prowess%2C but it was a distraction from people talking. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat 36|4|20|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|The Traitor||07:34:23|07/22/2013|%3E%3E%3ECalling it now%3A Duran -is- Naga. %0D%0A%3E%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E%3EReincarnation is neat that way. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EI%27m not sure it%27s %5Bi%5Dthat%5B%2Fi%5D weird%3B Duran%27s a %5Bi%5Drobot%5B%2Fi%5D. %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E... you know%2C you spend literally hours combing through the forums and %0D%0A%3Ethe stories for the express purpose of NOT looking dumb due to lack of %0D%0A%3Eknowledge%2C and still. It%27s like the universe is punishing me for all %0D%0A%3Ethat stuff I did. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EMore seriously%2C given that robots have souls%2C I don%27t see any reason %0D%0A%3Ethey can%27t reincarnate or be reincarnations themselves. I sort of %0D%0A%3Eassume that a robot soul is just like the soul of any other sentient %0D%0A%3Ebeing%3B it can linger as a ghost%2C it can be reborn into another body%2C %0D%0A%3Eetc etc. Could be wrong about this%2C of course.%0D%0A%0D%0AFictional precedent%3A in the Terry Pratchett%2FStephen Baxter collaboration The Long Earth%2C an AI called Lobsang is%2C in fact%2C a reincarnation of a motorcycle repairman from Tibet. It%27s that sort of book.%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22Yeah%2C I%27m definitely going to hell%2FBut I%27ll have all the best stories to tell%22 -- Frank Turner%2C The Ballad of Me and My Friends 37|5|36|||1||Aside|Pasha||08:00:06|07/22/2013|%3EFictional precedent%3A in the Terry Pratchett%2FStephen Baxter %0D%0A%3Ecollaboration The Long Earth%2C an AI called Lobsang is%2C in fact%2C a %0D%0A%3Ereincarnation of a motorcycle repairman from Tibet. It%27s that sort of %0D%0A%3Ebook. %0D%0A%0D%0AThat any good%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0A-Pasha%0D%0A%22Don%27t change the subject%22%0D%0A%22Too slow%2C already did.%22 39|6|37|||1||RE%3A Aside|The Traitor||08:36:16|07/22/2013|Well%2C I think so. Then again%2C I%27m easily pleased.%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22Yeah%2C I%27m definitely going to hell%2FBut I%27ll have all the best stories to tell%22 -- Frank Turner%2C The Ballad of Me and My Friends 40|7|39|||1||RE%3A Aside|twipper||13:45:33|07/22/2013|I%27m going to come in Neutral on %27The Long Earth%27. And this from a guy who dearly loves the Discworld.%0D%0A%0D%0ANot bothering with the sequel. %2Ashrugs%2A 43|7|39|||1||RE%3A Aside|Mercutio||23:00:09|07/22/2013|What twipper said.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Long Earth is very... well%2C long on the Baxter and short on the Pratchett. I read it on the strength of the latters name and wasn%27t all that impressed. They can%27t all be winners%2C of course%2C but yeah%2C the sequel isn%27t worth my time either%2C at least in hardback.%0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat 49|5|36|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|SpottedKitty||10:05:42|07/23/2013|%3EFictional precedent%3A in the Terry Pratchett%2FStephen Baxter %0D%0A%3Ecollaboration The Long Earth%2C an AI called Lobsang is%2C in fact%2C a %0D%0A%3Ereincarnation of a motorcycle repairman from Tibet. It%27s that sort of %0D%0A%3Ebook. %0D%0A%0D%0AFor any book Sir Pterry has had a hand in%2C its status as %22that sort of book%22 has a similar level of probablistic inevitablilty as %22drop spanner --%3E foot goes ouch%22. Haven%27t read either of the books yet%2C but I%27ll almost definitely get round to them eventually %E2%80%94 busy right now pleasantly digesting the last %22Science Of Discworld%22.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0AUnable to save the day%3A File is read-only. 15|1|0|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|BeardedFerret||07:17:55|07/21/2013|Well%2C Gryph%2C you certainly came through on the audio front. Listening to the whole thing got me three quarters of the way from Melbourne to Canberra. That%27s huge%21 %0D%0A%0D%0AReally great movement. Now I%27m hanging on wondering%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AA%29 what the hell Nall and co were up to on the night before the big day%2C and%0D%0AB%29 where the bridal party winds up%2C because I don%27t think you%27d have left what felt like an ominous cliffhanger without an awesome payoff. 16|2|15|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||08:18:50|07/21/2013|%3EWell%2C Gryph%2C you certainly came through on the audio front. Listening %0D%0A%3Eto the whole thing got me three quarters of the way from Melbourne to %0D%0A%3ECanberra. That%27s huge%21 %0D%0A%0D%0AThanks. It%27s a pretty significant investment in both time and disk space%2C but having gotten a lot of use out of audiobooks myself in the last few years%2C I figured it would be a Worthwhile Service%3B good to have some corroboration on that. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EA%29 what the hell Nall and co were up to on the night before the big %0D%0A%3Eday%2C and %0D%0A%0D%0AYou%27ll find out. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EB%29 where the bridal party winds up%2C because I don%27t think you%27d have %0D%0A%3Eleft what felt like an ominous cliffhanger without an awesome payoff. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell... it wasn%27t really intended to be ominous%2C particularly%2C but I do hope for awesome%2C so. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 44|3|16|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|BeardedFerret||03:47:41|07/23/2013|%3E%3EWell%2C Gryph%2C you certainly came through on the audio front. Listening %0D%0A%3E%3Eto the whole thing got me three quarters of the way from Melbourne to %0D%0A%3E%3ECanberra. That%27s huge%21 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThanks. It%27s a pretty significant investment in both time and disk %0D%0A%3Espace%2C but having gotten a lot of use out of audiobooks myself in the %0D%0A%3Elast few years%2C I figured it would be a Worthwhile Service%3B good to %0D%0A%3Ehave some corroboration on that. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ve been meaning to expand on this for the last couple of days but haven%27t found myself in front of a keyboard to do so - I mostly browse on the iPad%2C which isn%27t conductive to writing effortposts. %0D%0A%0D%0AThe audios have honestly been a massive help to me over the last couple of years. I think I got onto the first one on a post-midnight drive out of Sydney and it got me home quite effectively. Since then they%27ve nicely drowned out roommate parties%2C neighbours arguing%2C %5Bi%5Dother%5B%2Fi%5D neighbours makin%27 sex and just plain and simple insomnia. I look forward to them a lot%2C and I%27m extremely grateful that you%27ve put the time in. %0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3EB%29 where the bridal party winds up%2C because I don%27t think you%27d have %0D%0A%3E%3Eleft what felt like an ominous cliffhanger without an awesome payoff. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EWell... it wasn%27t really intended to be ominous%2C particularly%2C but I %0D%0A%3Edo hope for awesome%2C so. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AThe way it ended%2C with just the tableau of an empty rose gate as the final %27image%27%2C just put me in mind of something going Very Badly Wrong and the teleportees arriving in somewhere very unpleasant. In fairness%2C that could just be the Game of Thrones fan in me expecting you to torture your characters. 45|4|44|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||04:04:46|07/23/2013|%3EThe audios have honestly been a massive help to me over the last %0D%0A%3Ecouple of years. %0D%0A%3EI look forward to them a lot%2C and I%27m extremely grateful that you%27ve %0D%0A%3Eput the time in. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C I%27m glad to know they%27re helping. One unanticipated side benefit for me I%27ve discovered%2C since I started trying to do concurrent audio on the new releases %28as opposed to recording the back catalog%2C which I still hope to find time to do more of when things aren%27t quite so hot on the textmaking front as they are right now%29%2C is that reading the whole thing out loud makes for a dandy %28if time-consuming%29 last proofreading pass. Mistakes that the eye glides seamlessly over can trip the tongue in a way that makes them much harder to miss %28albeit not impossible%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThe way it ended%2C with just the tableau of an empty rose gate as the %0D%0A%3Efinal %27image%27%2C just put me in mind of something going Very Badly Wrong %0D%0A%3Eand the teleportees arriving in somewhere very unpleasant. In %0D%0A%3Efairness%2C that could just be the Game of Thrones fan in me expecting %0D%0A%3Eyou to torture your characters. %0D%0A%0D%0AOh. No%2C not so much this time. We just thought it would be a fun bit of symmetry to end with a reverse of the scene in which Korra arrived.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 19|1|0|||1||A pre-emptive side note...|pjmoyer||10:09:08|07/21/2013|I admit this is probably going to be like trying to hold back the North Sea from the Netherlands%2C but...%0D%0A%0D%0AAny discussion of aspects of %5Bi%5DLegend of Korra%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DAvatar%3A The Last Airbender%5B%2Fi%5D that %5Bi%5Ddon%27t%5B%2Fi%5D directly pertain to this story %28and other stories that will be coming later%29%2C should be directed to either the %22Source Material%22 or %22General%22 Forums. Given that we%27re in the rather ... unique situation of referencing a series that is %5Bi%5Dstill being released%5B%2Fi%5D%2C I would like to pre-emptively keep such discussions separate from the ones involved with the Undocumented Features stories. %0D%0A%0D%0AThis includes discussions of favorite%2Funfavorite ships and plot developments from newly-released media that are coming up in the future. %0D%0A%0D%0AESPECIALLY shipping.%0D%0A%0D%0AThank you.%0D%0A--- Philip%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D2 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_ser_philip_saber.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000dd%22%5DPhilip J. Moyer%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DContributing Writer%2C Editor and Artist %28and Moderator%29 -- Eyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DCEO of MTS%2C High Poobah Of Artwork%2C and High Priest Of the Church Of Aerianne -- Magnetic Terrapin Studios%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%22Book Two in September 2013%21 Yaaaaaay%21%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_aeri_coat_sword.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 22|2|19|||1||RE%3A A pre-emptive side note...|Mercutio||10:30:33|07/21/2013|So what you%27re saying is%2C my five thousand word essay about the rise and fall of Zutara%2C circa 2006-2008%2C isn%27t welcome here%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m hurt%2C Phil. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28The best part is how you got this up exactly one minute before I went off on a total ATLA tangent in my reply to Ben. Like you were lying in wait.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat 23|3|22|||1||RE%3A A pre-emptive side note...|pjmoyer||10:51:43|07/21/2013|%3ESo what you%27re saying is%2C my five thousand word essay about the rise %0D%0A%3Eand fall of Zutara%2C circa 2006-2008%2C isn%27t welcome here%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ASave it for the %22Group Social Dynamics of the Avatar%27s Companions%22 course they have in the %22Avatar Studies%22 research track at Republic City University. You%27ll probably get a %27B%27%2C an %27A%27 if it%27s well-researched. Most students just ramble about their favorite theoretical hookups without going into a rational%2C well-thought-out justification for them.%0D%0A%0D%0AKorra has no idea why that one person insisted she and the Doorman from Amon%27s %22Revelation%22 could have been a couple%2C but she does admit the guy was just trying to do his job%2C and she can respect that.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%28The best part is how you got this up exactly one minute before I went %0D%0A%3Eoff on a total ATLA tangent in my reply to Ben. Like you were lying in %0D%0A%3Ewait.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m just naturally gifted that way. %0D%0A%0D%0A%3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--- Philip%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D2 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_ser_philip_saber.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000dd%22%5DPhilip J. Moyer%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DContributing Writer%2C Editor and Artist %28and Moderator%29 -- Eyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DCEO of MTS%2C High Poobah Of Artwork%2C and High Priest Of the Church Of Aerianne -- Magnetic Terrapin Studios%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%22Insert Pithy Comment Here%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_aeri_coat_sword.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 25|2|19|||1||RE%3A A pre-emptive side note...|Gryphon||11:57:41|07/21/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-21-13 AT 11:58 AM (EDT)]%3EGiven that we%27re in %0D%0A%3Ethe rather ... unique situation of referencing a series that is %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5Dstill being released%5B%2Fi%5D%2C I would like to pre-emptively keep such %0D%0A%3Ediscussions separate from the ones involved with the Undocumented %0D%0A%3EFeatures stories. %0D%0A%0D%0AThanks%2C Phil. Yes. Particularly since I%27m a wait-for-the-trade-paperback%2FBD-compilation consumer of serial products these days%2C which means I%27m %5Bi%5Dprobably not%5B%2Fi%5D going to be watching these things on TV.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Phil%27s going to kill me. He%27s very invested in making sure we%27re not trampling the canon%2C and if I%27m wandering along six months to a year behind the curve%2C it%27s going to make his job much harder. I can%27t imagine %5Bi%5Dwhy%5B%2Fi%5D he%27s very invested in seeing that that doesn%27t happen%2C I mean%2C he%27s been around here long enough to know that it%27s what I %5Bi%5Ddo%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but... %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 24|1|0|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Proginoskes||11:46:27|07/21/2013|This movement is quite excellent.%0D%0A%0D%0ATo avoid simply me-tooing%2C I%27ll bring up something that nags at me every time Zach Stephens makes an appearance since S3M4%3A Gudrun Truemace%27s recognition of him as %22Zachiel Firewheel%22. Are we ever going to find out what Mr. Stephens %5Bem%5Dis%5B%2Fem%5D%2C Celestially speaking%3F My best guess is an %5Bi%5DIn Nomine%5B%2Fi%5D-style Ofanite. Not sure how an Ofanite came to %5Bem%5Dexist%5B%2Fem%5D in a setting that seems to be bereft of the other Choirs %28and indeed%2C other Ofanim%29%2C but I%27m sure Gryphon can make perfect sense out of it. 26|2|24|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|BZArcher||11:58:06|07/21/2013|I%27m actually pretty sure this was covered in the S3M4 annotations%2C actually. Or at least it was as much as Gryph et al feel like discussing it. 27|3|26|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Proginoskes||12:12:35|07/21/2013|I shall have to read that%2C then. I somehow failed to realise it existed%2C despite considerable evidence. 28|4|27|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|BZArcher||12:26:49|07/21/2013|%2Arummages%2A%0D%0A%0D%0AAh%2C yeah%2C here we go%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5BB%5D3310%5B%2Fb%5D %5Bi%5DIn the game setting he was created for%2C Zachiel was an angel%3B in UF%2C he%27s a relatively minor %C6s%2C son of Balder and Nanna. He works for Heimdall in the Department of Celestial Vigilance%2C as one of the DCV%27s agents monitoring the situation in Midgard.%5B%2Fi%5D 31|1|0|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|zerosumgame||02:09:11|07/22/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-22-13 AT 02:28 AM (EDT)]Like a lot of people here%2C I%27ve been waiting a long time to see this wedding. So%2C thanks for that. It got a bit dusty in here during the toasts afterwords.%0D%0A%0D%0AAvatar%3F Definitely wasn%27t expecting that. Nor the %22Hey%2C let%27s honeymoon in another reality%21%22 ending.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m really hoping to find out how Corwin%27s automation of the Prince and Priestess roles works. They%27re a bit more...active than the Pillar.%0D%0A%0D%0AGreat job%2C thrilled to see the mojo flowing the way it has been the past few months%2C %26c.%0D%0A%0D%0AKeep up the great work is cliche%2C but accurate.%0D%0A%0D%0A-Jason 32|2|31|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Mercutio||02:32:31|07/22/2013|%3EI%27m really hoping to find out how Corwin%27s automation of the Prince %0D%0A%3Eand Priestess roles works. They%27re a bit more...active than the %0D%0A%3EPillar. %0D%0A%0D%0A%28Speculation ahead.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AProbably only because they had to be%2C no%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ACephiro was sort of running crippled for a long time%3B metaphysical functions that%2C in the rest of the Nine Realms%2C are maintained by the World-Engine had to be done by %27hand%27%2C so to speak. The Prince wasn%27t just some generic hero%3B he was doing a job where%2C if he stopped%2C the fabric of the world literally started falling apart. As has been noted elsewhere%2C that KILLED Dios when he couldn%27t keep up with it.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut Corwin built a nice little World-Engine for Cephiro which means that it doesn%27t need to be done by hand anymore. There%27s a... well%2C I imagine it%27s a function call. Instead of Utena feeling compelled to go somewhere and preform her Princely duties that stop the world from collapsing%2C the World-Engine keeps everything running on an even keel. %0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat 34|3|32|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Peter Eng||03:32:00|07/22/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-22-13 AT 03:32 AM (EDT)]%3E%0D%0A%3EBut Corwin built a nice little World-Engine for Cephiro which means %0D%0A%3Ethat it doesn%27t need to be done by hand anymore. There%27s a... well%2C I %0D%0A%3Eimagine it%27s a function call. Instead of Utena feeling compelled to go %0D%0A%3Esomewhere and perform her Princely duties that stop the world from %0D%0A%3Ecollapsing%2C the World-Engine keeps everything running on an even keel. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AConsidering the definition of the Prince %28%22The Pillar%27s prayers make for a very tranquil world%2C in which little rescuing is needed%2C but some things slip through the cracks%2C and for those%2C the Prince is there.%22 - %5Bi%5DKnights of the Tenth World%2C Part 1%5B%2Fi%5D%29%2C it%27s likely that all he needed to do was beef up the %22Don%27t Let Bad Stuff Happen%22 protocols.%0D%0A%0D%0ANow%2C automating the High Priest%27s main duty %28protecting the Pillar%29%2C that could be challenging.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here. 35|4|34|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Mercutio||05:22:30|07/22/2013|Depends on what the High Priest is protecting the Pillar from%2C I guess.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Pillar doesn%27t need physical protection from anything in Cephiro %28Corwin saves%3B all others take full damage%29 and things from outside Cephiro%2C at the time the Trinity system was designed%2C were probably pretty rare.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat implies that we%27re talking protection from weird metaphysical threats%2C which fits the role of a Priest. Things like demons trying to punch out your soul or catching dream cancer or stuff like that.%0D%0A%0D%0ACorwin could probably automate that just by applying the Aesir equivalent of a coat of sealant%2C or something.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat I do %28and I may be totally off-base here%29 is that I usually think of Cephiro as being a fundamentally broken place%2C requiring rather heroic intervention just to keep it intact and suitable for habitation. So when Corwin talks about the nifty little things he%27s doing to upgrade it%2C I envision it becoming more like Midgard%2C which spins happily on its way and spawns all kinds of life without requiring divine or demonic intervention of any sort.%0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat 38|5|35|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Pasha||08:05:29|07/22/2013|%3EWhat I do %28and I may be totally off-base here%29 is that I usually think %0D%0A%3Eof Cephiro as being a fundamentally broken place%2C requiring rather %0D%0A%3Eheroic intervention just to keep it intact and suitable for %0D%0A%3Ehabitation. So when Corwin talks about the nifty little things he%27s %0D%0A%3Edoing to upgrade it%2C I envision it becoming more like Midgard%2C which %0D%0A%3Espins happily on its way and spawns all kinds of life without %0D%0A%3Erequiring divine or demonic intervention of any sort. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C there is divine intervention%2C the gods just got tired of doing all the work %28presumably when the 9 worlds got big enough%29so built a machine to%2C you know%2C do it for them. But as seen in Twilight..6%3F..the whole of Creation stops working if the World Engine stops turning%2C and there isn%27t a Verthandi around to pick up the slack. I assume Cephiro is kind of the same thing%2C s%2FVerthandi%2FCorwin %28and on a much smaller scale as well%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for Anthy%27s ongoing job%2C remember we%27ve seen Jotun%27s and sorcerers invading so far. Also%2C she took her job very seriously and re established Date Night.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0A-Pasha%0D%0A%22Don%27t change the subject%22%0D%0A%22Too slow%2C already did.%22 33|2|31|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||02:42:42|07/22/2013|%3EGreat job%2C thrilled to see the mojo flowing the way it has been the %0D%0A%3Epast few months%2C %26c. %0D%0A%0D%0AThanks. Believe me%2C so are we. It%27s been a long%2C long time since we were able to finish work on a Symphony movement and carry actual momentum straight into the construction of the next.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 41|1|0|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|twipper||13:49:00|07/22/2013|%3E%28This was a trick reserved for advanced Lens users%3B get it wrong and you%0D%0A%3Ecould end up mentally smooching every Lensman on the network%2C which%0D%0A%3Ewould be embarrassing on a level not previously within the scope of%0D%0A%3Ehuman understanding.%29%0D%0A%0D%0ANine paragraphs in%2C and this sentence became my favorite of the movement. Mostly because of the following mental image it immediately triggered%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%2ADoc Smith sits upright in his grave with such speed as to whack his head on the stone tomb ceiling%2A%0D%0A%0D%0A%27By Mentor%2C I created cybering...%27%0D%0A%0D%0AA most enjoyable read. And welcome back%2C Juni-chan. I was wondering where she%27d been off two in the last two movements.%0D%0A%0D%0ABrian 42|2|41|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||13:58:48|07/22/2013|%3Ewelcome back%2C Juni-chan. I was wondering %0D%0A%3Ewhere she%27d been off two in the last two movements. %0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C she was around. Right in the thick of things%2C for the most part%2C just didn%27t get a lot of screen time. %28There%27s a brief sighting in %5Bi%5DFirst Dates and Firefights%5B%2Fi%5D.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 50|3|42|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|discord||21:42:06|07/23/2013|%3E%3Ewelcome back%2C Juni-chan. I was wondering %0D%0A%3E%3Ewhere she%27d been off two in the last two movements. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOh%2C she was around. Right in the thick of things%2C for the most part%2C %0D%0A%3Ejust didn%27t get a lot of screen time. %28There%27s a brief sighting in %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DFirst Dates and Firefights%5B%2Fi%5D.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ASpeaking of Juni... fiddly detail%2C I know%2C but I wonder if I%27m the only one that noticed it%3B in the story%2C Korra guesses Juni%27s age as 13... yet didn%27t she hook up with the Duelists after two years on the run in %5Bi%5DPage of Swords%5B%2Fi%5D%2C from 12 to 14%3F 52|4|50|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||21:50:19|07/23/2013|%3ESpeaking of Juni... fiddly detail%2C I know%2C but I wonder if I%27m the %0D%0A%3Eonly one that noticed it%3B in the story%2C Korra guesses Juni%27s age as %0D%0A%3E13... yet didn%27t she hook up with the Duelists after two years on the %0D%0A%3Erun in %5Bi%5DPage of Swords%5B%2Fi%5D%2C from 12 to 14%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AHmm. Yeah%2C she%27s supposed to be 15 here. Calculation error when compiling the %22S5 dramatis personae%22 list%2C which I then used as age reference for this story %28the year%27s wrong and her birthday is in December%2C which always messes me up a little%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 53|5|52|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|BZArcher||21:55:34|07/23/2013|No-prize answer%3A Thanks to her malnourishment when on the run%2C Juni looks a little younger than people expect.%0D%0A%0D%0APlus%2C hey%2C one of those sort of faces. 46|1|0|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|BeardedFerret||06:52:43|07/23/2013|%3EEdit%3A Also%2C thank you whomever decided to get the REAL Hockey Theme %0D%0A%3Eback. Not that %5Bi%5DCanadian Gold%5B%2Fi%5D isn%27t an OK bit of music%2C but it %0D%0A%3Eisn%27t %5Bi%5DThe Hockey Theme%5B%2Fi%5D. %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m disappointed the %5Bi%5Dreal%5B%2Fi%5D winner of that competition wasn%27t used.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVbZMnF1VNlE%0D%0A%28Reference%3A http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHockey_Night_in_Canada%23Finding_a_new_theme%3A_Canada.27s_Hockey_Anthem_Challenge%29 47|1|0|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|zojojojo||07:08:23|07/23/2013|I%27m a little surprised%2C but not really%2C that nobody mentioned.. but I%27m curious if Utena %28or Gryph. probably certainly Gryph.. no%2C I haven%27t read the annotations%29 deliberately called out %5Bi%5DThe Spiraling Shape%5B%2Fi%5D when she said that Anne getting lessons from Korra %22could lead to excellence or serious injury%22%0D%0A%0D%0A-Z %5Bi%5Deverybody loves that groovy thing%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0ARemember kids%3A guns make you stupid%2C duct tape makes you smart. 48|2|47|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Gryphon||08:39:04|07/23/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-23-13 AT 08:41 AM (EDT)]%3EI%27m a little surprised%2C but not really%2C that nobody mentioned.. but %0D%0A%3EI%27m curious if Utena %28or Gryph. probably certainly Gryph.. no%2C I %0D%0A%3Ehaven%27t read the annotations%29 deliberately called out %5Bi%5DThe Spiraling %0D%0A%3EShape%5B%2Fi%5D when she said that Anne getting lessons from Korra %22could %0D%0A%3Elead to excellence or serious injury%22 %0D%0A%0D%0AIn this setting it%27s from one of Kaitlyn%27s songs%3B we saw the Art of Noise perform it in S3M1 %5Bi%5DAd Astra%5B%2Fi%5D%2C though the title and a few of the lyrics are slightly different.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5Dfogging the view%2C cupping face to the window%2C in darkness you make out the End of the World%5B%2Fsmall%5D%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 51|1|0|||||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|discord||21:46:17|07/23/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-23-13 AT 10:20 PM (EDT) by pjmoyer (moderator)]%5Bsmall%5D%5Bfont color%3Dred%5D%26l%3B Edited for a safer link%2C don%27t use danburro%2C it%27s not entirely %27safe%27. -- PJM %26r%3B%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Fsmall%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AIn honor of this awesome chapter%2C I thought I%27d toss out some awesome art I found of Korra by an artist named stanley lau%3A%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fartgerm.deviantart.com%2Fart%2FKorra-Aura-313531425 54|1|0|||1||RE%3A Try%2C Try Again|Verbena||23:25:31|07/24/2013|Not that I have much to add that others haven%27t %28especially since I haven%27t seen more than the first episode of ATLA and didn%27t know Korra existed until I read this%29 but I wanted to say I really enjoyed this piece very much%2C and am looking very much forward to finding out whatever the Rune Knights%2C Nall%2C and Wakaba and Mitsuru were doing. %3D%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A--------%0D%0A%0D%0Athis world created by the %0D%0Ahands of the gods%0D%0Aeverything is false%0D%0Aeverything is a LIE%0D%0Athe final days have come%0D%0Anow%0D%0Alet everything be destroyed%0D%0A%0D%0A--mu