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0|0|0|||1||TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||23:51:14|09/19/2014|OK%2C so%2C as prior musings and the subtitle indicate%2C %5Bi%5DThe Federation Lives Forever%21%5B%2Fi%5D is something of an experiment in serialization.  Not only in that it%27s coming out even more piecemeal than things usually do around here%2C but also in that I%27m going to try to work to a %5Bi%5Dtimetable%5B%2Fi%5D for once.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe way my schedule is structured this semester%2C I have a decent block of time from Thursday evening through Friday when%2C for various reasons%2C working on most of my schoolwork isn%27t practical - so I%27ll try setting that time aside to get bits of %5Bi%5DFederation%5B%2Fi%5D done%2C with an eye toward having a chapter - whatever it may entail - out each Friday night or Saturday.%0D%0A%0D%0AThey%27ll be coming out hot off the griddle%2C like pancakes%2C and there will probably be running revisions as the thing develops%2C and I can%27t promise it%27ll be terribly polished at first blush%2C but I%27ve never really done a look-inside-the-process type thing before.  It may work%3B it may not%2C but either way I%27ll probably discover something interesting.  That%27s why it%27s an experiment%21%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
1|1|0|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||23:53:02|09/19/2014|As the first installment%2C I%27ve compiled %28and slightly revised%29 the in-universe bits of the HTT Featured Documents thread into %5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2FFI%2FOOTR%2FTXT%2F12-federation%2Fsd.html%7Ca handy reference file%5D%2C and the story itself kicks off with %5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2FFI%2FOOTR%2FTXT%2F12-federation%2Fch0.html%7CChapter Zero%3A Prelude %28%22Living the Dream%22%29%5D.%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
2|2|1|||||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Proginoskes||01:41:11|09/20/2014|And lo%2C the instalment was good. Great%2C actually.
3|3|2|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|SpottedKitty||02:22:07|09/20/2014|%3Cnod%3E Definitely a fun read so far%2C especially the way Azalynn so spectacularly blew her cover.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0AUnable to save the day%3A File is read-only.
6|2|1|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Matrix Dragon||09:43:54|09/20/2014|I love that Azalynn%27s attempt to sandbag crashed and burned the moment some deep part of her brain said %27right%2C band%27s assembled. ROCK.%27%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C J. Random Nutter
7|3|6|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||13:50:50|09/20/2014|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Sep-20-14 AT 02:42 PM (EDT)]%3EI love that Azalynn%27s attempt to sandbag crashed and burned the moment %0D%0A%3Esome deep part of her brain said %27right%2C band%27s assembled. ROCK.%27 %0D%0A%0D%0ACredit where due%2C that was totally Peter Eng%27s suggestion%2C and the thing that changed the %22well... I play a %5Bi%5Dlittle%5B%2Fi%5D%22 thing from a joke to the kernel of the story%27s introductory sequence. %3A%29  Because yeah%2C inescapably%2C that is totally what would happen.%0D%0A%0D%0AI like to think that at the end of it%2C while everyone was standing there staring at Azalynn%2C even %5Blink%3Awww.fender.com%2Fguitars%2Fstratocaster%2Famerican-standard-stratocaster-left-handed-maple-fingerboard-olympic-white%2F%7Cthat white Strat%5D was thinking%2C %5Bi%5D... What just happened%3F%5B%2Fi%5D %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|4|7|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Peter Eng||14:15:40|09/20/2014|%3E%0D%0A%3EI like to think that at the end of it%2C while everyone was standing %0D%0A%3Ethere staring at Azalynn%2C even that white Strat was thinking%2C %5Bi%5D... %0D%0A%3EWhat just happened%3F%5B%2Fi%5D %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27d guess that some part of Azalynn%27s brain was quietly reminding her about the %22turn goat piss into gasoline%22 comment%2C with a note that she should never try to sandbag around any band worthy of that description.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here.
12|5|11|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||15:01:51|09/20/2014|%3EI%27d guess that some part of Azalynn%27s brain was quietly reminding her %0D%0A%3Eabout the %22turn goat piss into gasoline%22 comment%2C with a note that she %0D%0A%3Eshould never try to sandbag around any band worthy of that %0D%0A%3Edescription. %0D%0A%0D%0AEven if it didn%27t%2C I expect some part of Kate%27s will point it out in due time. %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
14|2|1|||||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|drakensis||02:36:21|09/21/2014|Well. I liked that very much. Azalynn seemed to fit in very well %28although I know next to nothing about K-On%2C but that%27s what the reference document is for%29 with the girls.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe band kicking in behind Azalynn reminded me of AC DC%27s Let There Be Rock for some reason - probably because I%27m on a AC DC kick right now.%0D%0A%0D%0ALet there be drums%0D%0AThere was drums%0D%0ALet there be guitar%0D%0AThere was guitar%0D%0ALet there be rock%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd it came to pass
25|3|14|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||23:56:26|09/22/2014|%3EThe band kicking in behind Azalynn reminded me of AC DC%27s Let There Be %0D%0A%3ERock for some reason - probably because I%27m on a AC DC kick right now. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C Ritsu ditching not just her blazer but also her shirt in the dream sequence %5Bi%5Dwas%5B%2Fi%5D kind of a nod to Angus Young on Azalynn%27s subconscious%27s part%2C I think. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28The %22overheated concert on a hot and humid evening%22 vibe itself came from %5Bi%5DJourney Live in Manila%5B%2Fi%5D%2C in which the conditions are so sultry you can almost hear Neal Schon%27s guitar strings rusting.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C you just gave me the deeply incongruous %28but amusing%21%29 image of them marking Azusa%27s return to the lineup %28after the year when she was still in high school and the others had graduated%29 by covering %22Back in Black%22 with her on lead.  It is entirely possible that she %5Bi%5Ddoes%5B%2Fi%5D have nine lives.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0Aso look at me now%2C I%27m just making my pay%3B don%27t try to push your luck%2C just get outta my way %27cause I%27m back%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|2|1|||||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Meagen||16:07:37|09/22/2014|Okay%2C I realise the opening bit is a dream sequence and also that I basically know absolutely nothing about bands%2C but is it usual for them to only introduce the various players after they%27ve been playing a concert for a comparatively long time%3F From the early Symphony I know The Art Of Noise usually does an opening number and then the intros%2C and then a set of songs%2C then a break%2C then another set. I guess there%27s a lot of variance%3F Or big concert venues are different%3F Or sometimes you just got to do a second introduction after a while in case some of the audience weren%27t tuned in the first time%3F
22|3|21|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|BobSchroeck||16:51:08|09/22/2014|%3EOkay%2C I realise the opening bit is a dream sequence and also that I %0D%0A%3Ebasically know absolutely nothing about bands%2C but is it usual for %0D%0A%3Ethem to only introduce the various players after they%27ve been playing %0D%0A%3Ea concert for a comparatively long time%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ADepends on the group%2C but almost all the concerts and gigs I%27ve been to%2C the band gets introduced under the band name at the very beginning%2C and then near the end %28how near varies%29 the individual members are introduced%2C often in the context of a performance where each can have a brief solo in the limelight.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war.  We kill only out of personal spite.
24|4|22|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||23:35:17|09/22/2014|%3Eand then near the end %28how near varies%29 the individual %0D%0A%3Emembers are introduced%2C often in the context of a performance where %0D%0A%3Eeach can have a brief solo in the limelight. %0D%0A%0D%0AOr%2C in the case of prog rock%2C a %5Bi%5Dvery long%5B%2Fi%5D solo in the limelight. %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
26|5|24|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|BobSchroeck||08:37:12|09/23/2014|%3E%3Eand then near the end %28how near varies%29 the individual %0D%0A%3E%3Emembers are introduced%2C often in the context of a performance where %0D%0A%3E%3Eeach can have a brief solo in the limelight. %0D%0A%3EOr%2C in the case of prog rock%2C a %5Bi%5Dvery long%5B%2Fi%5D solo in the %0D%0A%3Elimelight. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0ATrue%2C that...%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war.  We kill only out of personal spite.
23|3|21|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||17:39:26|09/22/2014|%3EOkay%2C I realise the opening bit is a dream sequence and also that I %0D%0A%3Ebasically know absolutely nothing about bands%2C but is it usual for %0D%0A%3Ethem to only introduce the various players after they%27ve been playing %0D%0A%3Ea concert for a comparatively long time%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThere%27s no set convention - it depends on the band and the occasion.  Some bands don%27t introduce the individual members at all %28HTT usually doesn%27t on the TV show - only the name of the band%3B Yui only intros them individually in their last concert of the series%2C and then she forgets herself%29.  Sometimes they%27re scattered throughout the show %28Def Leppard does this on their 1989 concert video%29.  Joe Satriani usually introduces his backing band a couple of times%2C once near the beginning of the show and again toward the end.  On Big Country%27s Final Fling DVD%2C Stuart doesn%27t introduce the others until near the end and never mentions the band%27s name%2C because he figures they all know what band they came to see %28and it%27s in the lyrics to the song they%27re in the middle of at that point anyway%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn this case%2C five songs into the planned 20-song show was the first time they actually stopped playing long enough for Yui to do it%2C which is not that unusual for bands that do a lot of up-tempo stuff.%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
27|4|23|||||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Meagen||04:45:52|09/24/2014|%3EThere%27s no set convention - it depends on the band and the occasion.  %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EIn this case%2C five songs into the planned 20-song show was the first %0D%0A%3Etime they actually stopped playing long enough for Yui to do it%2C which %0D%0A%3Eis not that unusual for bands that do a lot of up-tempo stuff. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI have learned a new thing%21 Eyrie Productions%2C doing their part to educate the musically challenged.
28|4|23|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||17:32:39|09/26/2014|%3EIn this case%2C five songs into the planned 20-song show was the first %0D%0A%3Etime they actually stopped playing long enough for Yui to do it%0D%0A%0D%0ASpeaking of which%2C I%27ve actually built an iTunes playlist for this concert%2C despite the fact that a%29 it was imaginary and b%29 Azalynn only dreamed the first 5.05 numbers in it. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bhr%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A0. %22Two-Part Invention in F Major%22%2A%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%222%22%5DWendy Carlos perf. J.S. 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Paul%2C and so sounds a lot more like what a H%C5%8Dkago Tea Time cover of %22Kick Out the Jams%22 would actually sound like.%0D%0A%0D%0A%E2%80%A1 A shorter reprise of the band%27s signature song%2C minus the bridge and rap section near the end and with a somewhat more full-bore guitar solo.  Rounded out the show in this case because of an inspired bit of audience banter Yui and Ritsu did after the band finished %22Who Do You Love%22%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btt%5DYUI%0D%0AOK%2C one more%2C but then we really have to get going.  It%27s getting close to Azu-nyan%27s curfew%21%0D%0A%0D%0AAZUSA%0D%0A%28not on mic%29%0D%0AOh come on%21%0D%0A%0D%0AAUDIENCE LAUGHTER%0D%0A%0D%0APERSON DOWN FRONT%0D%0AFuwa Fuwa Time%21%0D%0A%0D%0ARITSU%0D%0AWe did that already%21%0D%0A%0D%0AYUI%0D%0AWe did that %5Bu%5Dfirst%21%5B%2Fu%5D  Did you miss it%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%28with exaggerated %22dawning alarm%22%29%0D%0AOh my gosh - how much did you miss%3F  What were we playing when you came in%3F  Mio-chan%2C Mio-chan%21  These people here were late%21  There must%27ve been traffic on the Bayshore or something.%0D%0A%0D%0AMIO%0D%0A%28good-naturedly%29%0D%0AOh%2C good grief.%0D%0A%0D%0AYUI%0D%0AWe have to do the first set over again for them%21  Come on%2C you guys%21%0D%0A%0D%0ARITSU%0D%0AOne%2C two%2C three%21%5B%2Ftt%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%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 TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Peter Eng||03:27:46|09/20/2014|%3E%3EI%27d prefer having the whole thing at once%2C but I%27m not picky.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EHmm... well%2C I guess you could always wait until it%27s all there%0D%0A%3Ebefore you start... %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AOr I could just dive right in%2C because I like reading your stories%2C and %5Bb%5Ddamn%5B%2Fb%5D this works nicely.%0D%0A%0D%0AI especially enjoyed Azalynn%27s stream-of-consciousness description of %5Bi%5DSummer Song%5B%2Fi%5D%3B it adds another dimension to an already complex character.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here.
5|2|4|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Nova Floresca||08:46:20|09/20/2014|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Sep-20-14 AT 08:47 AM (EDT)]%22And Mugi looked intensely interested%2C as if whatever was about to happen were a fascinating matter of very great importance.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s a warning sign to run%2C as far and as fast as you can%2C like when Kate loses her stutter or the SDF-23%27s bows split open.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%221%22%5DAlso%2C I didn%27t mean this as a reply to Peter Eng%27s post. Oops. Is there any way to move a post once made%3F%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%22This is probably a stupid question%2C but . . .%22
9|3|5|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||14:02:43|09/20/2014|%3E%22And Mugi looked intensely interested%2C as if whatever was about to %0D%0A%3Ehappen were a fascinating matter of very great importance.%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThat%27s a warning sign to run%2C as far and as fast as you can%0D%0A%0D%0AMistake No. 1%21  %5Bi%5DNever%5B%2Fi%5D run from Mugi.  %27Cause even if she can%27t catch you%2C she%27ll %5Bi%5Dfind%5B%2Fi%5D you.  That%27s what she does.  It%27s %5Bi%5Dall%5B%2Fi%5D she does.  She can%27t be bargained with.  She can%27t be reasoned with.  She doesn%27t feel pity%2C or remorse%2C or fear.  And she absolutely will not stop - ever%21 - until you have had a nice cup of tea and a montblanc.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%5Bfont size%3D%221%22%5DAlso%2C I didn%27t mean this as a reply to Peter Eng%27s %0D%0A%3Epost. Oops. Is there any way to move a post once made%3F%5B%2Ffont%5D %0D%0A%0D%0ANope%2C sorry.  Don%27t worry about it%2C though.  As post misplacements go%2C it%27s pretty minor. %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
8|2|4|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||13:55:32|09/20/2014|%3EI especially enjoyed Azalynn%27s stream-of-consciousness description of %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DSummer Song%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AThanks%2C that was fun to do - as deliberate abandonments of the rules of English styling in order to convey an effect often are%2C I find.  I wanted to try and put across the sensation that the whole thing was kind of accelerating out of control%2C and that Azalynn%27s reactions to it were being felt much more than thought%2C because there wasn%27t really time or bandwidth to think.  This is why the whole thing is one giant multi-paragraph run-on sentence%2C a construction technique that would%2C I think%2C have caused my 11th-grade English teacher to suffer some internal bleeding. %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
10|3|8|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Peter Eng||14:13:08|09/20/2014|%3EThis is why the whole thing is one giant %0D%0A%3Emulti-paragraph run-on sentence%2C a construction technique that would%2C %0D%0A%3EI think%2C have caused my 11th-grade English teacher to suffer some %0D%0A%3Einternal bleeding. %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI know enough writers to know that breaking the rules is sometimes necessary to writing.  Of course%2C the first thing about breaking the rules is learning the rules%2C and learning the rules is what grade-school English teachers are for.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AI can%27t break the law properly until I know what it is.
20|4|10|||||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|StClair||05:12:45|09/22/2014|This.  Right here.  All of it.%0D%0A%28Speaking as someone who%27s been known to write a little himself%2C %5Bi%5Dand%5B%2Fi%5D who majored in English. %28Would you like fries with that%3F%29%29
13|2|4|||||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Willard||16:31:33|09/20/2014|%3EOr I could just dive right in%2C because I like reading your stories%2C %0D%0A%3Eand %5Bb%5Ddamn%5B%2Fb%5D this works nicely. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AYes. What he said.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI especially enjoyed Azalynn%27s stream-of-consciousness description of %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DSummer Song%5B%2Fi%5D%3B it adds another dimension to an already complex %0D%0A%3Echaracter. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0AI hated music class so much in school that when I got to middle school and was allowed to choose my own electives that I swore blood oath to Odin that I would never NEVER %5BB%5DNEVER%21%21%21%5B%2FB%5D study music ever again.%0D%0A%0D%0ANo other author has made me regret that oath. This did.%0D%0A%0D%0AWillard
15|3|13|||||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Dwaggy||05:59:20|09/21/2014|%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3EI hated music class so much in school that when I got to middle school %0D%0A%3Eand was allowed to choose my own electives that I swore blood oath to %0D%0A%3EOdin that I would never NEVER %5BB%5DNEVER%21%21%21%5B%2FB%5D study music ever again. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENo other author has made me regret that oath. This did. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EWillard %0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s too bad. Grade school music could of turned me off of music if it wasn%27t for my aunt teaching me music on weekends in a much better way than grade school did. Never regretted learning%2C only regret stopping school to go to work.
16|4|15|||||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Willard||14:38:11|09/21/2014|At least I can listen to music now. So it%27s all good. %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd yes%2C leaving school for work.... Much much bigger regret there. But Gryphon inspires me to get my %40%23%40%24%24 together and go back to school. We%27ll see.%0D%0A%0D%0AWillard
17|1|0|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Mercutio||00:49:31|09/22/2014|You know%2C I feel like I should have something insightful to contribute.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut all I can really think is %22%5Bi%5DThe Federation Lives Forever%5B%2Fi%5D is going to seem like an embarrassingly ironic choice of words in a couple years if any of the characters in it use it for a concept album.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat
18|2|17|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||01:40:42|09/22/2014|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Sep-22-14 AT 02:07 AM (EDT)]%3EYou know%2C I feel like I should have something insightful to %0D%0A%3Econtribute. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EBut all I can really think is %22%5Bi%5DThe Federation Lives Forever%5B%2Fi%5D is %0D%0A%3Egoing to seem like an embarrassingly ironic choice of words in a %0D%0A%3Ecouple years if any of the characters in it use it for a concept %0D%0A%3Ealbum.%22 %0D%0A%0D%0AI have to admit that%27s a bit of a disappointment.  Not remotely on par with%2C say%2C the SCOTUS decision about private enterprises and eminent domain a few years ago%2C or %5Bi%5DThe Legend of Korra%5B%2Fi%5D%2C or cookie dough ice cream %28seriously%2C all that hype for %5Bi%5Dthat%3F%5B%2Fi%5D%29%2C but a disappointment%2C all the same.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%221%22%5DIt doesn%27t even mean that Federation.%5B%2Ffont%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
29|1|0|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Matrix Dragon||07:22:25|09/27/2014|%22What if you could%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0AI liked the entire chapter%2C especially the comments regarding Asuza still learning just how the social circle she%27s joined is more efficient then she realises yet. Also the fact she goes cat despite her best efforts.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut that last line to Sawako is probably the very best part. After all%2C thanks to Azalynn%2C Sawako and her students are now in contact with a group of people that have perfected the art of being a successful band%2C then stepping off stage and still getting to be normal. I%27m a sucker for stories where the characters get chances like this.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C J. Random Nutter
30|2|29|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||11:25:16|09/27/2014|%3EAlso the fact she goes cat despite her best efforts. %0D%0A%0D%0APoor Azusa.  So serious-minded%2C so diligent%2C so... cat-natured. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28In UF%2C part of the reason she wears her hair like that%2C all tied back so it%27s pulled fairly tightly over her head%2C is in a vain attempt to keep her cat ears down.  It doesn%27t work because they%27re a spirit phenomenon%2C and so when they manifest%2C they don%27t care if her hair is in the way or not%2C but she started doing it when she was very young and didn%27t understand that%2C and habits die hard. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EBut that last line to Sawako is probably the very best part.%0D%0A%0D%0AThank you.%0D%0A%0D%0AI think it%27s a coincidence that Mugi%27s had the last word in the first two installments running%3F  But we%27ll see. %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
31|3|30|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Lime2K||12:49:54|09/27/2014|Very much this. %0D%0A%0D%0AYou are a cruel%2C cruel bastard for dropping a %27Mugi in Evil Plans Mode%22 cliffhanger. Also a genius. But a bastard. %3A%29%0D%0A--------------%0D%0ALime2K%0D%0AThe One True Evil Overlord%0D%0A%28who needs moar nao%21%29
32|2|29|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Terminus Est||13:33:53|09/27/2014|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Sep-27-14 AT 01:37 PM (EDT)]%3EAfter %0D%0A%3Eall%2C thanks to Azalynn%2C Sawako and her students are now in contact %0D%0A%3Ewith a group of people that have perfected the art of being a %0D%0A%3Esuccessful band%2C then stepping off stage and still getting to be %0D%0A%3Enormal.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5Da group of people that have perfected the art of being a %0D%0A%3Esuccessful band%2C then stepping off stage and still getting to be %0D%0A%3Enormal.%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5D%5Bi%5Dstill getting to be %5Bu%5Dnormal%5B%2Fu%5D.%5B%2Fb%5D%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A...For certain%2C extremely specific and non-indicative-of-the-universe-at-large definitions of normal.%0D%0A%0D%0ANit having been picked %28jokingly%29%2C I hit post too quickly%2C because I wanted to briefly gush about how this whole experiment is working out.  Gryph%2C you%27ve so far absolutely %5Bi%5Dnailed%5B%2Fi%5D the sweet spot on where to start and end these things.  I cannot %28despite having to%2C by definition%29 wait to see how this whole thing pans out.  I have a pretty good %5Bi%5Didea%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but unlike certain authors I could name%2C you have a habit of throwing curveballs - and that%27s a very good thing%21  Sincerely looking forward to more.
33|3|32|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|SpottedKitty||13:54:48|09/27/2014|%3Cpoints up to the last few posts%3E What they all said. It%27s still a fun read%2C and the explanation for the ears makes so much in-UF sense.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0AUnable to save the day%3A File is read-only.
34|1|0|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Verbena||09:41:36|10/03/2014|%22I wonder where my old guitar ended up%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0AOooh%2C you%27re an evil%2C evil man. XD%0D%0A%0D%0AThis has been awesome so far. Really%2C I need to hit up crunchyroll and check it out myself.%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
36|2|34|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|BobSchroeck||11:04:10|10/04/2014|%3E%22I wonder where my old guitar ended up%3F%22 %0D%0A%3EOooh%2C you%27re an evil%2C evil man. XD %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C that%27s a lead-in if there ever was one.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war.  We kill only out of personal spite.
37|3|36|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|The Traitor||19:21:17|10/04/2014|I concur. It seems like this is building up to a scene in which someone is kicking around%2C maybe playing a little%2C and hoshit it%27s the Avatar we are worms et cetera.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat sorta thing is%2C after all...%0D%0A%0D%0A%2Aputs on sunglasses%2A%0D%0A%0D%0AUF%27s jam.%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22She%27s old%2C she%27s lame%2C she%27s barren too%2C %2F%2F %22She%27s not worth feed or hay%2C %2F%2F %22But I%27ll give her this%2C%22 - he blew smoke at me - %2F%2F %22She was something in her day.%22 -- Garnet Rogers%2C %5Bi%5DSmall Victory%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AFiMFiction.net%3A we might accept blatant porn involving the cast of My Little Pony but as God is my witness we have %5Bi%5Dstandards%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5D%22YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH%21%22%0D%0A%22Mugi%2C why is the Avatar screaming the word yes%3F%22%0D%0A%22Why%27re you asking me%3F%22%0D%0A%22Because it%27s %5Bi%5Dweird%5B%2Fi%5D.%22%0D%0A%22Fair point.%22%5B%2Fsmall%5D
38|4|37|||1||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Gryphon||20:02:31|10/04/2014|%3EI concur. It seems like this is building up to a scene in which %0D%0A%3Esomeone is kicking around%2C maybe playing a little%2C and hoshit it%27s the %0D%0A%3EAvatar we are worms et cetera.%0D%0A%0D%0AActually%2C that%27s exactly why Korra %5Bi%5Ddoesn%27t%5B%2Fi%5D just drop in like that most of the time%3B she doesn%27t really enjoy people doing that.  If she added it all up%2C she would probably find that she%27s spent a dismayingly large proportion of her lifetime so far saying things like%2C %22No no%2C as you were.%22%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
35|1|0|||||RE%3A TFLF%3A A Serial Experiment|Croaker||10:42:03|10/03/2014|Re%3A Last 6 lines of Episode 2.%0D%0A%0D%0ANever change%2C Mugi. Never%2C ever change.%0D%0A%0D%0A%2Aproud little smile%2A