[FLUFF] The Official New Year's Challenge
Bill Martin
know certain people have limited time, so all official entries must be
in by the second Sunday after the challenges. Unofficial entries &
omakes should be in by the end of the month. Extensions will be
granted to those who ask for them.
And now... the challenges.
EASY
-----------
When scientists fired up the Large Hadron Collider, no one took notice
of a small dimensional anomoly that popped up near your town, due to
not having the equipment to detect it.
When reports of women being stripped by a bunch of pointy-eared elves
and some wild animal started being reported by non-alcoholics, women
refused to go out by themselves.
By now, you and your team have realized, you must now deal with these
spell fragment gatherers.
[Note: For female summoners, YOU have the final spell fragment. For
guys who have summoned females, the summoning device has magically
switched the fragment from whoever had it to the most shy female on
your team. For the rest, the female who has the final fragment
stumbled/found you and your team and is seeking shelter.]
Your task is to deal with "Those Who Hunt Humans."
MEDIUM
-----------
After his historic rise to power, President Obama has been out to stop
all negative press against him. Someone decided to show him how he's
been appearing in manga, and he's decided to cease all otaku activity
everywhere he can. Several nations have joined him in his hunt for all
things anime & manga. [Note: this means wherever you are, you are not
immune from the manhunt.]
While under a former President, the power-surge with the unobtainium &
a summoning device was registered in an international database.
President Obama authorized several spy agencies to seek out a similar
spike should appear. Anyone caught in possession of a summoning
device, based upon a recent U.N. decision, is to be considered a threat
to humanity more dangerous than any terrorist.
Upon the summoning of your team, you have been labeled Public Enemy #1.
Your task is to survive a week on the run from authorities. After one
week, enough world leaders will have come to their senses and rescind
the U.N. decision and put enough pressure on Obama to stop the manhunt.
HARD
-----------
Upon her failed takeover of a parallel dimension's New York, Zuul has
sent the Gatekeeper and the Keymaster to your dimension. They have met
and have turned your city's most historic building into Zuul's new
tower. Zuul has now entered, and you and your team must defeat Zuul
and send her off in search of a new dimension to try and take over.
Good luck. You WILL need it.
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Starcade
> First up, while I would prefer the challenges to be in within a week, I
> know certain people have limited time, so all official entries must be
> in by the second Sunday after the challenges. Unofficial entries &
> omakes should be in by the end of the month. Extensions will be
> granted to those who ask for them.
I'll ask, only because I usually take a little extra effort into the
Challenges, as you well know.
> EASY
> -----------
> When scientists fired up the Large Hadron Collider, no one took notice
> of a small dimensional anomoly that popped up near your town, due to
> not having the equipment to detect it.
>
> When reports of women being stripped by a bunch of pointy-eared elves
> and some wild animal started being reported by non-alcoholics, women
> refused to go out by themselves.
>
> By now, you and your team have realized, you must now deal with these
> spell fragment gatherers.
>
> [Note: For female summoners, YOU have the final spell fragment. For
> guys who have summoned females, the summoning device has magically
> switched the fragment from whoever had it to the most shy female on
> your team. For the rest, the female who has the final fragment
> stumbled/found you and your team and is seeking shelter.]
>
> Your task is to deal with "Those Who Hunt Humans."
Oh BROTHER... The first question is I have to figure out which of
the two ladies (neither is _particularly_ shy -- Layla is _soft-
spoken_, but not necessarily shy...) gets the fragment. Then, to deal
with the whole "Ready... Set... Strip!" motif from "Those Who Hunt
Elves".
And that's the _Easy_ Challenge. They were hoping for a little
entertainment, but...
> MEDIUM
> -----------
> After his historic rise to power, President Obama has been out to stop
> all negative press against him. Someone decided to show him how he's
> been appearing in manga, and he's decided to cease all otaku activity
> everywhere he can. Several nations have joined him in his hunt for all
> things anime & manga. [Note: this means wherever you are, you are not
> immune from the manhunt.]
Toughie, especially considering the fourth member of my team!
> While under a former President, the power-surge with the unobtainium &
> a summoning device was registered in an international database.
> President Obama authorized several spy agencies to seek out a similar
> spike should appear. Anyone caught in possession of a summoning
> device, based upon a recent U.N. decision, is to be considered a threat
> to humanity more dangerous than any terrorist.
>
> Upon the summoning of your team, you have been labeled Public Enemy #1.
Maybe not so tough, considering the fourth member of my team!! :)
> Your task is to survive a week on the run from authorities. After one
> week, enough world leaders will have come to their senses and rescind
> the U.N. decision and put enough pressure on Obama to stop the manhunt.
So all I have to do is survive it. That's it. Understanding, of
course, that basically everything with a rotating red light is going
to be after me like stink on...
Nothing to defeat. More a "stealth" thing.
I might have some questions as to the actual capabilities of the
police and their willingness and ability to come after me -- I've seen
wildly varying degrees of it in RL, from nine years on the streets.
> HARD
> -----------
> Upon her failed takeover of a parallel dimension's New York, Zuul has
> sent the Gatekeeper and the Keymaster to your dimension. They have met
> and have turned your city's most historic building into Zuul's new
> tower. Zuul has now entered, and you and your team must defeat Zuul
> and send her off in search of a new dimension to try and take over.
Zuul. From "Ghostbusters".
Oh BROTHER.
You've outdone yourself this year. I'll be right on it.
Mike
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)
> First up, while I would prefer the challenges to be in within a week, I
> know certain people have limited time, so all official entries must be
> in by the second Sunday after the challenges. Unofficial entries &
> omakes should be in by the end of the month. Extensions will be granted
> to those who ask for them.
You know I'll need more time, most likely. I'll try to finish this
time, I feel bad about my prior failures.
>
> And now... the challenges.
>
> EASY
> -----------
> When scientists fired up the Large Hadron Collider, no one took notice
> of a small dimensional anomoly that popped up near your town, due to not
> having the equipment to detect it.
>
> When reports of women being stripped by a bunch of pointy-eared elves
> and some wild animal started being reported by non-alcoholics, women
> refused to go out by themselves.
>
> By now, you and your team have realized, you must now deal with these
> spell fragment gatherers.
>
> [Note: For female summoners, YOU have the final spell fragment. For
> guys who have summoned females, the summoning device has magically
> switched the fragment from whoever had it to the most shy female on your
> team. For the rest, the female who has the final fragment
> stumbled/found you and your team and is seeking shelter.]
>
> Your task is to deal with "Those Who Hunt Humans."
Can you clarify WTF the "spell fragment" is and so on? I've got magical
muscle on my side at least for Team Munchkin, so they could certainly
figure out what's going on, but your references are totally unknown to
me, the player, and I'd have to at least do some googling after the
fact. It'll help if you can point me to what I'd find, so to speak.
--
Sea Wasp
/^\
;;;
Live Journal: http://seawasp.livejournal.com
Starcade
Easy: Just giving them the fragment is NOT a good idea, I would
assume.
Medium: Is Constitutional Law still in force (at least vis-a-vis the
local level -- I know that if I were captured and sent federally, that
would NOT be the case... Which see Tom Ridge's recent comments...)?
Hard: From what I'm reading, and if my memory of the movie serves
correct: Zuul _IS_ The Gatekeeper. Zuul's trying to set the table
for Gozer to destroy the world (through the form of "The Destroyer",
to be chosen by the team), which is what I think you meant by it all.
And, with that, is the Keymaster anyone relevant to my team?
I'll have many more questions, I'm sure... :)
Mike
Rob Kelk
I'm assuming Bill is riffing off "Those Who Hunt Elves", in which some
humans needed to gather spell fragments that had been mystically
"tattooed" onto the bodies of female elves in order to go home.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Who_Hunt_Elves
(And I'm glad I'm not taking part this year; I would have gone with Team
Dangerous But Lovely for the Easy Challenge, and Nodoka's too cute to
get a temporary tattoo...)
--
Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/> e-mail: s/deadspam/gmail/
"I'm *not* a kid! Nyyyeaaah!" - Skuld (in "Oh My Goddess!" OAV #3)
"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear
of childishness and the desire to be very grown-up." - C.S. Lewis
Bill Martin
> On Jan 1, 3:41�pm, Bill Martin <bill_r_mar...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> First up, while I would prefer the challenges to be in within a week, I
>> know certain people have limited time, so all official entries must be
>> in by the second Sunday after the challenges. �Unofficial entries &
>> omakes should be in by the end of the month. �Extensions will be
>> granted to those who ask for them.
>
> I'll ask, only because I usually take a little extra effort into the
> Challenges, as you well know.
>
>> Your task is to deal with "Those Who Hunt Humans."
>
> Oh BROTHER... The first question is I have to figure out which of
> the two ladies (neither is _particularly_ shy -- Layla is _soft-
> spoken_, but not necessarily shy...) gets the fragment. Then, to deal
> with the whole "Ready... Set... Strip!" motif from "Those Who Hunt
> Elves".
I'll let you pick who has the spell fragment, use the criteria of who
would least likely be willing to get naked in public.
> And that's the _Easy_ Challenge. They were hoping for a little
> entertainment, but...
>
>> MEDIUM
>> -----------
>
> So all I have to do is survive it. That's it. Understanding, of
> course, that basically everything with a rotating red light is going
> to be after me like stink on...
>
> Nothing to defeat. More a "stealth" thing.
>
> I might have some questions as to the actual capabilities of the
> police and their willingness and ability to come after me -- I've seen
> wildly varying degrees of it in RL, from nine years on the streets.
Yeah.
>> HARD
>> -----------
>> Upon her failed takeover of a parallel dimension's New York, Zuul has
>> sent the Gatekeeper and the Keymaster to your dimension. �They have met
>> and have turned your city's most historic building into Zuul's new
>> tower. �Zuul has now entered, and you and your team must defeat Zuul
>> and send her off in search of a new dimension to try and take over.
>
> Zuul. From "Ghostbusters".
>
> Oh BROTHER.
>
> You've outdone yourself this year. I'll be right on it.
:)
Bill Martin
Bill Martin
> OK, initial clarifications needed after some initial research:
>
> Easy: Just giving them the fragment is NOT a good idea, I would
> assume.
Could if you want to, have to deal with the lady being stripped
afterwards though.
> Medium: Is Constitutional Law still in force (at least vis-a-vis the
> local level -- I know that if I were captured and sent federally, that
> would NOT be the case... Which see Tom Ridge's recent comments...)?
Yes, Marshall law is not in effect, however CNN and other media outlets
would be painting you as worse than bin Laden and the 9/11 terrorists.
> Hard: From what I'm reading, and if my memory of the movie serves
> correct: Zuul _IS_ The Gatekeeper. Zuul's trying to set the table
> for Gozer to destroy the world (through the form of "The Destroyer",
> to be chosen by the team), which is what I think you meant by it all.
> And, with that, is the Keymaster anyone relevant to my team?
My bad, problems of running the challenges solo. Yes, Gozer the
Gozarian, not Zuul. Keymaster is no one relevant, and like the
Gatekeeper, already in mutant-dog-like form.
> I'll have many more questions, I'm sure... :)
>
> Mike
Bill Martin
<sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> said:
> Bill Martin wrote:
>> First up, while I would prefer the challenges to be in within a week, I
>> know certain people have limited time, so all official entries must be
>> in by the second Sunday after the challenges. Unofficial entries &
>> omakes should be in by the end of the month. Extensions will be
>> granted to those who ask for them.
>
>
> You know I'll need more time, most likely. I'll try to finish this
> time, I feel bad about my prior failures.
No problem. After watching R.O.D. the TV, I'm aware of the pressures
of a professional author.
>> And now... the challenges.
>>
>> EASY
>> -----------
>> When scientists fired up the Large Hadron Collider, no one took notice
>> of a small dimensional anomoly that popped up near your town, due to
>> not having the equipment to detect it.
>>
>> When reports of women being stripped by a bunch of pointy-eared elves
>> and some wild animal started being reported by non-alcoholics, women
>> refused to go out by themselves.
>>
>> By now, you and your team have realized, you must now deal with these
>> spell fragment gatherers.
>>
>> [Note: For female summoners, YOU have the final spell fragment. For
>> guys who have summoned females, the summoning device has magically
>> switched the fragment from whoever had it to the most shy female on
>> your team. For the rest, the female who has the final fragment
>> stumbled/found you and your team and is seeking shelter.]
>>
>> Your task is to deal with "Those Who Hunt Humans."
>
> Can you clarify WTF the "spell fragment" is and so on? I've got
> magical muscle on my side at least for Team Munchkin, so they could
> certainly figure out what's going on, but your references are totally
> unknown to me, the player, and I'd have to at least do some googling
> after the fact. It'll help if you can point me to what I'd find, so to
> speak.
The "spell fragment" is a magical tattoo that is on a female in a very
embarrassing spot. For the challenge, it will be a spot covered up by
clothing, and would require the woman carrying it to remover her
undergarments to reveal it. Without revealing it, it cannot be
transferred to their caster to complete the spell to get them home.
Their caster is stuck in the form of an animal after they got the first
spell fragment, but is fully capable of speech.
Bill Martin
> HARD
> -----------
> Upon her failed takeover of a parallel dimension's New York, Gozer has
> sent the Gatekeeper and the Keymaster to your dimension. They have met
> and have turned your city's most historic building into Gozer's new
> tower. Gozer has now entered, and you and your team must defeat Gozer
> and whomever your team chooses as "The Destroyer" when you meet Gozer,
> then send Gozer off in search of a new dimension to try and take over.
Sorry about the error here. Now I know why Rob & Blade started this
off as a duo. Someone to CYA.
B Sellers
> On 2010-01-01 19:25:48 -0600, Starcade <darkst...@gmail.com> said:
>
>> OK, initial clarifications needed after some initial research:
>>
>> Easy: Just giving them the fragment is NOT a good idea, I would
>> assume.
>
> Could if you want to, have to deal with the lady being stripped
> afterwards though.
>
>> Medium: Is Constitutional Law still in force (at least vis-a-vis the
>> local level -- I know that if I were captured and sent federally, that
>> would NOT be the case... Which see Tom Ridge's recent comments...)?
>
> Yes, Marshall law is not in effect, however CNN and other media outlets
> would be painting you as worse than bin Laden and the 9/11 terrorists.
Would that be martial law i.e. law administered by the military?
Very like the shogunate's normal practices.
Marshall law might be related to the Marshall plan (for the reconstruction
of Europe after WW II.
>
>> Hard: From what I'm reading, and if my memory of the movie serves
>> correct: Zuul _IS_ The Gatekeeper. Zuul's trying to set the table
>> for Gozer to destroy the world (through the form of "The Destroyer",
>> to be chosen by the team), which is what I think you meant by it all.
>> And, with that, is the Keymaster anyone relevant to my team?
>
> My bad, problems of running the challenges solo. Yes, Gozer the
> Gozarian, not Zuul. Keymaster is no one relevant, and like the
> Gatekeeper, already in mutant-dog-like form.
>
>> I'll have many more questions, I'm sure... :)
>>
>> Mike
>
>
later
bliss
Starcade
> On 2010-01-01 19:25:48 -0600, Starcade <darkstar7...@gmail.com> said:
>
> > OK, initial clarifications needed after some initial research:
>
> > Easy: Just giving them the fragment is NOT a good idea, I would
> > assume.
>
> Could if you want to, have to deal with the lady being stripped
> afterwards though.
Not a good idea, then. :)
After some deliberation, I basically used something from Kaleido Star
to determine which one of the two it will be. Some very-early season
one material. Will explain in notes after the fic. Now just
basically gotta figure out what to put those screwballs up to on the
other side of the equation to put them in character to TWFE, and let
the hilarity ensue.
> > Medium: Is Constitutional Law still in force (at least vis-a-vis the
> > local level -- I know that if I were captured and sent federally, that
> > would NOT be the case... Which see Tom Ridge's recent comments...)?
>
> Yes, Marshall law is not in effect, however CNN and other media outlets
> would be painting you as worse than bin Laden and the 9/11 terrorists.
One further question I just thought of: Are they just after _me_, or
are they after who I summoned as well?
I could see part of the "case" being "What kind of monstrosities could
this terrorist bring over?"
> > Hard: From what I'm reading, and if my memory of the movie serves
> > correct: Zuul _IS_ The Gatekeeper. Zuul's trying to set the table
> > for Gozer to destroy the world (through the form of "The Destroyer",
> > to be chosen by the team), which is what I think you meant by it all.
> > And, with that, is the Keymaster anyone relevant to my team?
>
> My bad, problems of running the challenges solo. Yes, Gozer the
> Gozarian, not Zuul. Keymaster is no one relevant, and like the
> Gatekeeper, already in mutant-dog-like form.
So the consummation has already taken place, then... Gotcha.
Mike
Starcade
>
> >> OK, initial clarifications needed after some initial research:
>
> >> Easy: Just giving them the fragment is NOT a good idea, I would
> >> assume.
>
> > Could if you want to, have to deal with the lady being stripped
> > afterwards though.
>
> >> Medium: Is Constitutional Law still in force (at least vis-a-vis the
> >> local level -- I know that if I were captured and sent federally, that
> >> would NOT be the case... Which see Tom Ridge's recent comments...)?
>
> > Yes, Marshall law is not in effect, however CNN and other media outlets
> > would be painting you as worse than bin Laden and the 9/11 terrorists.
>
> Would that be martial law i.e. law administered by the military?
> Very like the shogunate's normal practices.
Yes, I know what he meant. Constitutional Law is still in effect,
which was the question I asked.
Mike
Gerardo Campos
> And now... the challenges.
>
> EASY
> -----------
>
> Your task is to deal with "Those Who Hunt Humans."
No females in my team, so I get to protect the lady that suddenly shows
up. From previous posts, it seems that helps if one has watched Those Who
Hunt Elves before, so, what does "deal" actually means?
> MEDIUM
> -----------
> After his historic rise to power, President Obama has been out to stop
> all negative press against him. Someone decided to show him how he's
> been appearing in manga, and he's decided to cease all otaku activity
> everywhere he can. Several nations have joined him in his hunt for all
> things anime & manga. [Note: this means wherever you are, you are not
> immune from the manhunt.]
So North Korea, Libya, Iran or Cuba are off limits?
> Your task is to survive a week on the run from authorities. After one
> week, enough world leaders will have come to their senses and rescind
> the U.N. decision and put enough pressure on Obama to stop the manhunt.
> HARD
> -----------
> Upon her failed takeover of a parallel dimension's New York, Zuul has
> sent the Gatekeeper and the Keymaster to your dimension. They have met
> and have turned your city's most historic building into Zuul's new
> tower. Zuul has now entered, and you and your team must defeat Zuul and
> send her off in search of a new dimension to try and take over.
If you excuse my lack of ignorance ;-), but, who is Zuul, Gatekeeper and
Keymaster?
--
Saludos
Gerardo Campos
Rob Kelk
>On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:41:23 -0600, Bill Martin wrote:
<snip>
>> HARD
>> -----------
>> Upon her failed takeover of a parallel dimension's New York, Zuul has
>> sent the Gatekeeper and the Keymaster to your dimension. They have met
>> and have turned your city's most historic building into Zuul's new
>> tower. Zuul has now entered, and you and your team must defeat Zuul and
>> send her off in search of a new dimension to try and take over.
>
>If you excuse my lack of ignorance ;-), but, who is Zuul, Gatekeeper and
>Keymaster?
They're the antagonists in the 1984 comedy movie "Ghostbusters". The
Wikipedia article has a decent writeup of the movie's plot:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters#Plot
As for powers... Zuul The Gatekeeper and Vinz Clortho The Keymaster are
possessed humans with minor supernatural abilities. Their main role is
to serve as the summoners of Gozer The Gozerian, a god of destruction
with Belldandy-level powers. Gozer always allows the first human who
meets it to "choose" the form of the destroyer, but Gozer also always
considers the first thing that the person thinks of to be the form of
the destroyer. (If you think of Simon Bolivar, you get a 50-foot tall
Simon Bolivar, probably on a horse to the same scale, destroying the
city. If you think of Pen-Pen, you get a 50-foot tall penguin destroying
the city. If you think of Nanoha... don't think of Nanoha.)
Bill Martin
> Not a good idea, then. :)
>
> After some deliberation, I basically used something from Kaleido Star
> to determine which one of the two it will be. Some very-early season
> one material. Will explain in notes after the fic. Now just
> basically gotta figure out what to put those screwballs up to on the
> other side of the equation to put them in character to TWFE, and let
> the hilarity ensue.
I look forward to it.
> One further question I just thought of: Are they just after _me_, or
> are they after who I summoned as well?
>
> I could see part of the "case" being "What kind of monstrosities could
> this terrorist bring over?"
Sorry I took so long in answering this. Yeah, only after you, unless
you've summoned some "monster."
>>> Hard: �From what I'm reading, and if my memory of the movie serves
>>> correct: �Zuul _IS_ The Gatekeeper. �Zuul's trying to set the table
>>> for Gozer to destroy the world (through the form of "The Destroyer",
>>> to be chosen by the team), which is what I think you meant by it all.
>>> And, with that, is the Keymaster anyone relevant to my team?
>>
>> My bad, problems of running the challenges solo. �Yes, Gozer the
>> Gozarian, not Zuul. �Keymaster is no one relevant, and like the
>> Gatekeeper, already in mutant-dog-like form.
>
> So the consummation has already taken place, then... Gotcha.
Yep. Have fun stormin' da towah...
Bill Martin
> On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:41:23 -0600, Bill Martin wrote:
>
>
>> And now... the challenges.
>>
>> EASY
>> -----------
>>
>> Your task is to deal with "Those Who Hunt Humans."
>
> No females in my team, so I get to protect the lady that suddenly shows
> up. From previous posts, it seems that helps if one has watched Those Who
> Hunt Elves before, so, what does "deal" actually means?
They're going to show up in search of that fragment-tattoo (which is
always in an embarrassing place). It's up to you to fight them, hand
over the girl, or whatever you and your team decide on. If you hand
over the girl, she's going to be stripped in public, and you'll have to
deal with the aftermath of that, since most women on the run to avoid
getting stripped by elves wouldn't like that the people they run to for
help to just hand her over.
> MEDIUM
>> -----------
>> After his historic rise to power, President Obama has been out to stop
>> all negative press against him. Someone decided to show him how he's
>> been appearing in manga, and he's decided to cease all otaku activity
>> everywhere he can. Several nations have joined him in his hunt for all
>> things anime & manga. [Note: this means wherever you are, you are not
>> immune from the manhunt.]
>
> So North Korea, Libya, Iran or Cuba are off limits?
Based on their people's treatment in anime & manga as well as being
informed of what a summoning device is capable of summoning, you
wouldn't be safe there either.
> Your task is to survive a week on the run from authorities. After one
>> week, enough world leaders will have come to their senses and rescind
>> the U.N. decision and put enough pressure on Obama to stop the manhunt.
>
>
>
>> HARD
>> -----------
>> Upon her failed takeover of a parallel dimension's New York, Gozer has
>> sent the Gatekeeper and the Keymaster to your dimension. They have met
>> and have turned your city's most historic building into Gozer's new
>> tower. Gozer has now entered, and you and your team must defeat Gozer and
>> send her off in search of a new dimension to try and take over.
>
> If you excuse my lack of ignorance ;-), but, who is Zuul, Gatekeeper and
> Keymaster?
This has been answered by others, although I meant Gozer when I typed Zuul.
Hand-of-Omega
some good challenge ideas! I'm sorry I'm missing out...esp since my
team of Angel, Faye, and Fujiko might have been interesting with the
Easy Challenge!
Dex
dot_wa...@hotmail.com
*Kirby, Nintendo, Super Smash Bros. Melee
*Kinomoto Sakura, Card Captor Sakura, end of series
*L, Death Note, right after his debut
Team Unfair Advantage
*Seta Soujirou, Rurouni Kenshin, post Kyoto Arc
*Doraemon, Doraemon, post 1st OVA (including 4th dimensional pocket)
*Zhuge Liang, styled Kongming, Dynasty Warriors series, circa Battle
of Chi Bi (starting stats and weapon, no extra equipment)
Team Pyrrhic Victory
*Flonne, Makai Senki Disgaea, beginning of episode 12 (can heal via
Power of Love, and shoot feathers of light as an offensive projectile)
*Legato Bluesummers, Trigun, right before he snuffs it in the anime
*Xelloss, Slayers Try, post series
----
--Introduction and Easy Mission--
"Cap the point, cap the point!" I was very glad that my roommate
wasn't around to hear me making a total fool of myself in Team
Fortress 2 yet again--I wasn't exactly a veteran to the game myself,
but the utter incompetence of the others around me was making me want
to ragequit. (According to my convoluted logic, I was the only one
allowed to suck on any given team.)
I was so focused on the game that I didn't notice the New Years
Challenge teams materialize around me.
That is, until a certain pair of hands snaked their way around my
waist.
I grabbed the first thing I could get my hands on--a hairbrush--and
smashed it into Xelloss' smirking face.
"What the fuck?" I screeched, so upset I didn't notice that I'd
dropped an F-bomb.
Of course, Xelloss wasn't letting go. "Sorry, Authoress, but given
this year's Challenge I have to check!"
"Check what--"
Xelloss moved faster than I could react and pantsed me, underwear and
all, revealing an elaborate tattoo perched just above my crotch.
"Unless you got drunk recently and did things you regretted, I think
we have our final piece of the puzzle."
If I could summon a mallet out of thin air in order to beat him with,
I would have done so. Instead, I just sputtered with incoherent
embarrassment and rage while I dressed myself again. "You. Explain.
Now."
One expository infodump later, I was curled up in my chair still mad
at Xelloss, but my mind was also calculating a plan. "So what does
'deal with' entail, anyway? I don't see why we shouldn't just help
them get their job done."
Flonne gasped. "That's horrible! We can't ask anybody to strip, even
if it's for a good cause!"
"Until those people are stopped or get to go home, they're going to be
forcibly undressing a whole lot of women," I pointed out. "I still
think we should try to convince any women with a tattoo to come
forward."
"And if they do not?" Kongming wanted to know.
I sigh. "The usual - kick ass, chew bubblegum, and try not to blow
more stuff up than necessary."
(Official Entry) Team Sugar
First order of business for the official team (and the omake teams)
was to make an impassioned plea for anyone with the tattoo to step
forward voluntarily. And, against my own better judgment, I decided
to reveal that I had a tattoo as well (meaning, I basically flashed
the whole world on Youtube), and offered to step forward as well as
long as the Hunters agreed to a truce.
While we waited for an answer from, well, anybody (the wank on the
Youtube video post was reaching epic levels but there were no sincere
responses), L put his mind to work. "I have no doubt our opponents
will not turn to a peaceful solution unless all other avenues have
been blocked off." He pointed out the areas he'd marked on the map.
"These are the current locations where the news of the assaults have
yet to become public knowledge. Given the last known attack, their
next strike will most likely be here, here, or here, though I wouldn't
rule out these other areas entirely."
"Do you think they'll split up and try to hit them all at once?"
L considered this. "I think they may only part ways down the middle--
they don't know what our capabilities are, after all, and they don't
want their own resources stretched too thin."
"All right. Kirby, you're going to be the lookout. Sakura, can you
use your magic to make enough duplicates of him so he can cover all of
the locations, and maybe set up some kind of surveillance in general
as well?" Both of them answered in the affirmative, so I thought about
what to do next. "Even if they figured out where I lived, I'm sure
it'd be pointless to come after me until they got all of the other
spell fragments. When we move out, I'd like L to accompany Sakura."
"I can take care of myself!" Sakura insisted.
"Just in case, Sakura." Even if nothing more than extreme
embarrassment were to occur, I was determined to do as much as I could
to prevent anyone from destroying any bit of Sakura's innocence.
It didn't take long for Kirby to spot the Hunters, which he
communicated to us via Sakura's magic.
"All right! Let's move 'em out!" I declared, unconsciously mimicking
the Engineer's accent.
Sakura giggled. "You've been playing too many video games again, Miss
Dot!" She chided, getting ready.
Directed by L's tactics, Team Sugar takes both groups by surprise.
The first few times, we let them run away, with Sakura wisely keeping
out of reach each time; by now some of the women had grown annoyed
with being virtual prisoners in their own homes and decided to go
public--so when the Hunters show up to claim the spell fragment, we
also made our appearance to make sure that the proceedings were as
peaceful and stress-free as possible. Once it became clear to the
hunters that we would not impede their progress as long as they
behaved themselves, and to the public that we were there for their
protection, the process became much quicker and peaceful. By and by
the Hunters even had the decency to start apologizing whenever they
got to stripping someone, and though reactions remained mixed this
part of the mission went much faster than the first.
Eventually it got down to the last spell fragment. "Let's get this
over with," I sighed, stepping into a nearby alleyway for more
privacy.
The Hunters thanked me profusely as they went home. Meanwhile, I was
with varying degrees of seriousness wondering if I should start
drinking.
(If this doesn't count as dealing with, a quick readthrough of the
Wiki entry on Those Who Hunt Elves shows that this team is more than
capable of defeating them the old fashioned way. And unless Haruhi or
whomever can magick them back to their own world at the end of the
mission, I figure the above method kills two birds with one stone.)
(Omake) Team Unfair Advantage
It'd be a little unethical, but I could use Doraemon's gadgets to
determine who has the tattoos (among which is a camera that takes
pictures of what you look like under your clothes) and then approach
them directly. Kongming could probably convince most, if not all, of
the women into stepping forward and peacefully transferring the spell
fragments.
If not, similar tactics as above to thwart the Hunters need to take
place first, with the usual division of labor (Kongming, tactics;
Doraemon, weapons; Soujirou, speedy firepower). After we beat some
sense into them, I'm sure they'll listen to reason. *cracks knuckles*
(Omake) Team Pyhrric Victory
Just about the only thing stopping Legato from causing all of the
women of the world to commit public wardrobe malfunction en masse
would be to convince Xelloss that doing so would be too boring (and
besides, the spell fragment bearers would all need to be stripped a
second time for the Hunters to collect said fragments). Nevertheless,
if Xelloss can't (or won't) pinpoint the locations of the
spellbearers, the results will still be quite disastrous. But at
least the Medium Challenge makes that much more sense now.
--Medium Challenge--
I was making a food run and trying to catch up on a week's worth of
missed news on the radio (I was, y'know, a bit busy trying to keep my
teams well-fed and well-behaved) when the regularly scheduled
broadcast was interrupted by a special bulletin from Homeland
Security.
Xelloss appeared in the passenger seat next to me, pretending to look
shocked. "Well, that answers the question of whether or not the rest
of the world remembers our shenanigans."
I sigh. "Save the gallows humor for later, please. Is everyone else
safe, at least?"
"Of course they are. Of all of us, you are the least capable of
making yourself scarce for a week. Why, I doubt you would even last
an hour without an internet connection."
I flushed with embarrassment. "I'll think of someway to keep myself
occupied."
(Official Entry) Team Unfair Advantage
Doraemon's gadgets make hiding out a breeze, as we can theoretically
hole up anywhere and not be detected. Feeling cheeky, we sneak back
into my apartment complex under the cover of darkness and some
invisibility paint and hollow out a trans-dimensional pocket.
Kongming entertains himself by sending the investigators on various
wild goose chases for supposed sightings by using Doraemon's gadgets
to pretend to be their superior officers, and Soujirou has the agents
holed up there convinced that the room is haunted by darting in and
out of our sanctuary and moving things around when they're not paying
attention.
The only downside to all of this is that my parents end up beside
themselves with worry since I couldn't very well call them, not even
through one of Doraemon's gadgets, since they'd be watched by every
organization on Earth for any contact with me.
Nevertheless, the week goes by without incident, and this time, I'm
sure to use one of Doraemon's gadgets so that everyone except our team
forgets everything that's happened.
(Omake) Team Sugar
Like any army in the world could stop Kirby if he felt like munching
on some nuclear arsenals. Then again, I wasn't about to ask Kirby to
gulp down any ICBMs unless a bigger emergency than "being considered
Public Enemy #1" surfaced.
Not that being on the run was by any means a walk in the park. L had
to go without his significant resources and manpower, but he was still
able to fast-talk his way to finding a run down little place in a
neighborhood where the locals were wary of going to the authorities.
In terms of age and general appearance, L, I, and Sakura looked enough
like a family to pass as one, so we did just that while L worked odd
jobs to gain the trust of our new neighbors.
Kirby proved to be a bit more problematic, until we found a closed
down junkyard where we could sneak into at night. (I momentarily
toyed with the idea of improving our team's PR by "marketing" Kirby as
the ultimate environmental clean-up device, but while Kirby didn't
mind eating random junk in a pinch he still preferred actual food or
Dream World creatures.)
(Omake) Team Pyhrric Victory
Flonne stares as I burst out in cackling laughter. "Um, Miss
Authoress?"
"Oh, that's rich," I got out between chortles. "Us, Public Enemy
Number One? Are they serious? Okay, so this team ends up causing more
damage than the others, but I've saved the world, what, a good five or
six times now, but we're suddenly the bad guys because we give the
President bad press? Man, if any of this wasn't an exercise in mental
masturbation Rush Limbaugh would have such a field day with this!"
"I don't think this is a good time to talk about American politics--"
Then I stop laughing, and Flonne shrinks at the look I have on my
face. "I only have to survive the week, right?" I nod to Xelloss and
Legato. "In that case, go crazy. I owe you guys that much. And at
the end of the week, I'm sure Legato could 'convince' the U.N. to
recind the manhunt whether they want to or not."
"Y-you can't!" Flonne protests, her eyes going to the size of
saucers. "I'm sure if we could just talk to them, they'd
understand--"
"Why bother? They're convinced we're dangerous." I thread my fingers
in front of my face. "Let's show them just how dangerous Team Pyhrric
Victory can be if we didn't feel like pulling their sorry behinds out
of the fire."
(Technically, this would in all likelihood count as a loss. But it's
Omake and I'm in a bad mood. Flonne might be able to speechify
Xelloss into behaving himself somewhat, but the end result is still
probably the majority of the world reduced to a large smoking crator
by the end of the week.
Serves those ingrates right.)
-- Hard Challenge --
They're not kidding when they say that Miami is more or less New York
South. The skies over Horatio's supposed stomping grounds darkened,
the Sun and Moon turned to blood, and we were looking at a Capital A
Apocalypse on our hands.
And boy did I ever pick the worst team to face the official challenge.
Xelloss clapped a hand on my shoulder. "Don't be so down, Authoress!
You know my policy when it comes to world-destroying entities that
aren't at the beck and call of my Master!"
"No, this is not going to work. I don't trust any of us--myself
included--to face Zuul and choose the form of Gozer the Destroyer." My
head was starting to hurt. "Where are the Ghostbusters when you need
them..."
"I'm afraid we're all the world has, Authoress."
(Official) Team Pyrrhic Victory
Oh, man. Where to begin?
Flonne - would make Godzilla. Seriously. She's a major Toku fan and
"Flonzilla" is one of her special attacks as a guest character in the
other games that she cameos in.
Xelloss - Very No. Who knows what he'd come up with, even as a joke?
Legato - Also Very No. He'd most likely conjure a 50-foot tall
Knives, and if that manifestation also had canonical Knives' powers?
World ends, scenario lost, etc.
Me - Well...given that I've had Team Fortress 2 on the brain lately...
...Attack of the Giant Spy Crab it is, I guess. I have Xelloss
teleport me to the top of the building before Zuul arrives and make my
choice.
Leaving Xelloss to deal with Zuul herself (he might be able to annoy
him/her/it into leaving), Flonne and Legato herd the Spy-Crab away
from the buildings while attempting to minimize the peripheral damage
(though, of course, not succeeding too much). Then it's up to them to
slowly chip it to death until Xelloss can lend a hand.
...yeah, gonna need a memory erasing spell after this one, too. The
world is saved, and I only leveled one major population center this
time. At least it's an improvement?
...oh, who am I kidding. /drinks.
(Omake) Team Sugar
Though Sakura's the most innocent on our team, the first thought that
would come to mind among Team Sugar would most likely be food-related
since I decide to have Sakura Fly all of us to the top of the building
at once. Cue Miami getting attacked by a 50-foot tall demonic cake or
something. But at least Kirby and L will be very, very happy eating.
(Omake) Team Unfair Advantage
We brainstorm the most harmless thing we can think of. Then Doraemon
uses his magic door to get up to the top of the building. We focus
our thoughts on the form of the Destroyer.
Rule of Comedy says that Doraemon takes a few tries to get his Shrink
ray out of his pokets, but between Kongming and Soujirou, at least the
casualties will be kept to a minimum.
Team Unfair Advantage cruises to an easy Omake win.
-"Dot"
Bill Martin
You know you can always enter them as an omake team. Any team formed
after the challenges have been announced can't be "official" entries,
but you can still have fun with the challenges.
Bill Martin
<dot_wa...@hotmail.com> said:
> I was so focused on the game that I didn't notice the New Years
> Challenge teams materialize around me.
>
> That is, until a certain pair of hands snaked their way around my
> waist.
>
> I grabbed the first thing I could get my hands on--a hairbrush--and
> smashed it into Xelloss' smirking face.
Me: And who, among those who've met Xelloss havn't wanted to smack him
in the face...
Xelloss: Now, now, Bill. Not EVERYONE is like that...
Me: True, but those of us who really know you...
> "What the fuck?" I screeched, so upset I didn't notice that I'd
> dropped an F-bomb.
>
> Of course, Xelloss wasn't letting go. "Sorry, Authoress, but given
> this year's Challenge I have to check!"
>
> "Check what--"
>
> Xelloss moved faster than I could react and pantsed me, underwear and
> all, revealing an elaborate tattoo perched just above my crotch.
> "Unless you got drunk recently and did things you regretted, I think
> we have our final piece of the puzzle."
Darned pictureless fics... j/k...
> If I could summon a mallet out of thin air in order to beat him with,
> I would have done so. Instead, I just sputtered with incoherent
> embarrassment and rage while I dressed myself again. "You. Explain.
> Now."
>
> One expository infodump later, I was curled up in my chair still mad
> at Xelloss, but my mind was also calculating a plan. "So what does
> 'deal with' entail, anyway? I don't see why we shouldn't just help
> them get their job done."
>
> Flonne gasped. "That's horrible! We can't ask anybody to strip, even
> if it's for a good cause!"
Spoken like a true angel trainee. Speaking of which... Flonne and
Filia should meet up some time. I wonder who would be a third for a
potential team of holy powered beings.
> "Until those people are stopped or get to go home, they're going to be
> forcibly undressing a whole lot of women," I pointed out. "I still
> think we should try to convince any women with a tattoo to come
> forward."
>
> "And if they do not?" Kongming wanted to know.
>
> I sigh. "The usual - kick ass, chew bubblegum, and try not to blow
> more stuff up than necessary."
Aww... I'm all out of bubblegum...
> (Official Entry) Team Sugar
> First order of business for the official team (and the omake teams)
> was to make an impassioned plea for anyone with the tattoo to step
> forward voluntarily. And, against my own better judgment, I decided
> to reveal that I had a tattoo as well (meaning, I basically flashed
> the whole world on Youtube), and offered to step forward as well as
> long as the Hunters agreed to a truce.
Again... darned pictureless fics... with me feeling like a pervert
from yesterday's color postings on Facebook and finding out from a
married woman at church what it was about, might as well play it up.
[snip]
> "I can take care of myself!" Sakura insisted.
>
> "Just in case, Sakura." Even if nothing more than extreme
> embarrassment were to occur, I was determined to do as much as I could
> to prevent anyone from destroying any bit of Sakura's innocence.
Did you forget about Tomoyo's van o' outfits? Now if the spell
fragments were on men... that might be a different story.
> Eventually it got down to the last spell fragment. "Let's get this
> over with," I sighed, stepping into a nearby alleyway for more
> privacy.
>
> The Hunters thanked me profusely as they went home. Meanwhile, I was
> with varying degrees of seriousness wondering if I should start
> drinking.
>
> (If this doesn't count as dealing with, a quick readthrough of the
> Wiki entry on Those Who Hunt Elves shows that this team is more than
> capable of defeating them the old fashioned way. And unless Haruhi or
> whomever can magick them back to their own world at the end of the
> mission, I figure the above method kills two birds with one stone.)
Oh, it counts. 1 official win.
> (Omake) Team Unfair Advantage
> (Omake) Team Pyhrric Victory
Two omake wins. 100% so far, can you keep it up?
>
> --Medium Challenge--
>
> I was making a food run and trying to catch up on a week's worth of
> missed news on the radio (I was, y'know, a bit busy trying to keep my
> teams well-fed and well-behaved) when the regularly scheduled
> broadcast was interrupted by a special bulletin from Homeland
> Security.
>
> Xelloss appeared in the passenger seat next to me, pretending to look
> shocked. "Well, that answers the question of whether or not the rest
> of the world remembers our shenanigans."
They remember only during the challenges. That's why repeat writers
get leeway from me on dealing with authorities in their fics.
> I sigh. "Save the gallows humor for later, please. Is everyone else
> safe, at least?"
>
> "Of course they are. Of all of us, you are the least capable of
> making yourself scarce for a week. Why, I doubt you would even last
> an hour without an internet connection."
An hour, easy. A week, I've done it and I don't like it.
> I flushed with embarrassment. "I'll think of someway to keep myself
> occupied."
Mind... entering... gutter...
> (Official Entry) Team Unfair Advantage
> Doraemon's gadgets make hiding out a breeze, as we can theoretically
> hole up anywhere and not be detected. Feeling cheeky, we sneak back
> into my apartment complex under the cover of darkness and some
> invisibility paint and hollow out a trans-dimensional pocket.
> Kongming entertains himself by sending the investigators on various
> wild goose chases for supposed sightings by using Doraemon's gadgets
> to pretend to be their superior officers, and Soujirou has the agents
> holed up there convinced that the room is haunted by darting in and
> out of our sanctuary and moving things around when they're not paying
> attention.
>
> The only downside to all of this is that my parents end up beside
> themselves with worry since I couldn't very well call them, not even
> through one of Doraemon's gadgets, since they'd be watched by every
> organization on Earth for any contact with me.
>
> Nevertheless, the week goes by without incident, and this time, I'm
> sure to use one of Doraemon's gadgets so that everyone except our team
> forgets everything that's happened.
Would've liked to have seen more here, but oh well. Second official win.
> (Omake) Team Sugar
> (Omake) Team Pyhrric Victory
> (Technically, this would in all likelihood count as a loss. But it's
> Omake and I'm in a bad mood. Flonne might be able to speechify
> Xelloss into behaving himself somewhat, but the end result is still
> probably the majority of the world reduced to a large smoking crator
> by the end of the week.
>
> Serves those ingrates right.)
Actually, all that had to happen was for you to survive, so two more
omake wins.
> -- Hard Challenge --
>
> They're not kidding when they say that Miami is more or less New York
> South. The skies over Horatio's supposed stomping grounds darkened,
> the Sun and Moon turned to blood, and we were looking at a Capital A
> Apocalypse on our hands.
>
> And boy did I ever pick the worst team to face the official challenge.
>
> Xelloss clapped a hand on my shoulder. "Don't be so down, Authoress!
> You know my policy when it comes to world-destroying entities that
> aren't at the beck and call of my Master!"
>
> "No, this is not going to work. I don't trust any of us--myself
> included--to face Zuul and choose the form of Gozer the Destroyer." My
> head was starting to hurt. "Where are the Ghostbusters when you need
> them..."
>
> "I'm afraid we're all the world has, Authoress."
And the world starts making out its last will and testament.
> (Official) Team Pyrrhic Victory
> Oh, man. Where to begin?
>
> Flonne - would make Godzilla. Seriously. She's a major Toku fan and
> "Flonzilla" is one of her special attacks as a guest character in the
> other games that she cameos in.
And it would be the real Godzilla, not the Zilla (official name, since
ToHo officiall revoked permission) that Matthew Broderick's character
faced in New York.
> Xelloss - Very No. Who knows what he'd come up with, even as a joke?
Oh, come on, you know WHO he'd think of. Although... *grabs writing
pad, pencil, and begins to write* 50 foot Lina Inverse... would she
still be sensitive about her breast size in proportion to her body even
though now she's got the biggest breasts in the world? *puts writing
pad down*
Continue on.
> Legato - Also Very No. He'd most likely conjure a 50-foot tall
> Knives, and if that manifestation also had canonical Knives' powers?
> World ends, scenario lost, etc.
> Me - Well...given that I've had Team Fortress 2 on the brain lately...
>
> ...Attack of the Giant Spy Crab it is, I guess. I have Xelloss
> teleport me to the top of the building before Zuul arrives and make my
> choice.
>
> Leaving Xelloss to deal with Zuul herself (he might be able to annoy
> him/her/it into leaving), Flonne and Legato herd the Spy-Crab away
> from the buildings while attempting to minimize the peripheral damage
> (though, of course, not succeeding too much). Then it's up to them to
> slowly chip it to death until Xelloss can lend a hand.
>
> ...yeah, gonna need a memory erasing spell after this one, too. The
> world is saved, and I only leveled one major population center this
> time. At least it's an improvement?
>
> ...oh, who am I kidding. /drinks.
*calls the Healing tent* Yeah, Belldandy, I'm sorry about this, but
tell Blackjack I'm going to need him to step in again. Team Pyrrhic
Victory, again. Yeah... look, tell him to write down a number that he
feels appropriate to cover his services, then once he's done, double
it. It's not like my device can't tap into multiple universes' worth
of money. *hangs up* There's a reason the challenges only happen as
few times as they do... to give the healing tent crew time to recover.
Also, third official win. Nice job. 100% on the officials.
> (Omake) Team Sugar
> Though Sakura's the most innocent on our team, the first thought that
> would come to mind among Team Sugar would most likely be food-related
> since I decide to have Sakura Fly all of us to the top of the building
> at once. Cue Miami getting attacked by a 50-foot tall demonic cake or
> something. But at least Kirby and L will be very, very happy eating.
Nice, but Gozer the Gozerian is still on the rampage, all you've done
here is deal with The Destroyer. (I fixed my posting of the
challenges, but my current newsreader won't allow me to cancel my own
posts, so if you didn't see the change in the postings from Zuul to
Gozer, I apologize for what I am about to do...) Gozer can just summon
a different one until it can't be defeated by your team, which ended up
being a 50-foot King Dedede. Kirby tried, but couldn't suck him up,
too big. Omake loss, sorry.
> (Omake) Team Unfair Advantage
> We brainstorm the most harmless thing we can think of. Then Doraemon
> uses his magic door to get up to the top of the building. We focus
> our thoughts on the form of the Destroyer.
>
> Rule of Comedy says that Doraemon takes a few tries to get his Shrink
> ray out of his pokets, but between Kongming and Soujirou, at least the
> casualties will be kept to a minimum.
>
> Team Unfair Advantage cruises to an easy Omake win.
Plus I'm sure Doraemon has a couple of Proton Packs in there somewhere,
just remember only cross the streams when facing Gozer, and no other
time. The healing tent frowns on rebuilding entire timelines. With
that, that's a win, and time for the tally.
8 for 9, not bad, with your only loss in the omake of Team Sugar vs. Gozer.
Rob Kelk
<bill_r...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On 2010-01-07 22:59:28 -0600, "dot_wa...@hotmail.com"
><dot_wa...@hotmail.com> said:
<snip>
>> Flonne gasped. "That's horrible! We can't ask anybody to strip, even
>> if it's for a good cause!"
>
>Spoken like a true angel trainee. Speaking of which... Flonne and
>Filia should meet up some time. I wonder who would be a third for a
>potential team of holy powered beings.
Safety, perhaps? (Or would her time-sharing a body with the shinagmi
Risky disqualify her?)
>> "Until those people are stopped or get to go home, they're going to be
>> forcibly undressing a whole lot of women," I pointed out. "I still
>> think we should try to convince any women with a tattoo to come
>> forward."
>>
>> "And if they do not?" Kongming wanted to know.
>>
>> I sigh. "The usual - kick ass, chew bubblegum, and try not to blow
>> more stuff up than necessary."
>
>Aww... I'm all out of bubblegum...
That's a Crisis! Better get the DVDs from AnimEigo. ^_^
<snip>
>> Xelloss - Very No. Who knows what he'd come up with, even as a joke?
>
>Oh, come on, you know WHO he'd think of. Although... *grabs writing
>pad, pencil, and begins to write* 50 foot Lina Inverse... would she
>still be sensitive about her breast size in proportion to her body even
>though now she's got the biggest breasts in the world? *puts writing
>pad down*
She might be a Fifty-Foot-Tall Woman, but she still isn't Upfront...
<snip>
>> (Omake) Team Sugar
>> Though Sakura's the most innocent on our team, the first thought that
>> would come to mind among Team Sugar would most likely be food-related
>> since I decide to have Sakura Fly all of us to the top of the building
>> at once. Cue Miami getting attacked by a 50-foot tall demonic cake or
>> something. But at least Kirby and L will be very, very happy eating.
>
>Nice, but Gozer the Gozerian is still on the rampage, all you've done
>here is deal with The Destroyer. (I fixed my posting of the
>challenges, but my current newsreader won't allow me to cancel my own
>posts, so if you didn't see the change in the postings from Zuul to
>Gozer, I apologize for what I am about to do...) Gozer can just summon
>a different one until it can't be defeated by your team, which ended up
>being a 50-foot King Dedede. Kirby tried, but couldn't suck him up,
>too big. Omake loss, sorry.
Unless Kirby swallows Gozer... Nah; that'd just give Gozer Kirby's
powers. ("Kozer"? "Girby"? Whoever.)
<snip>
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THAT WAY HE WINS." - Robert M. Schroeck, 18 July 2006
Bill Martin
> On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:54:51 -0600, Bill Martin
> <bill_r...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2010-01-07 22:59:28 -0600, "dot_wa...@hotmail.com"
>> <dot_wa...@hotmail.com> said:
>
> <snip>
>
>>> Flonne gasped. "That's horrible! We can't ask anybody to strip, even
>>> if it's for a good cause!"
>>
>> Spoken like a true angel trainee. Speaking of which... Flonne and
>> Filia should meet up some time. I wonder who would be a third for a
>> potential team of holy powered beings.
>
> Safety, perhaps? (Or would her time-sharing a body with the shinagmi
> Risky disqualify her?)
Hmm... If Risky isn't on the team, the device can just summon Safety
and lock her in. I guess I can add a "shared body/different
characters" rule for this. The new rule would not prevent "shared
body/different personalities" like from Elfen Lied or "same
person/different form" like from Ranma 1/2...
> "Until those people are stopped or get to go home, they're going to be
>>> forcibly undressing a whole lot of women," I pointed out. "I still
>>> think we should try to convince any women with a tattoo to come
>>> forward."
>>>
>>> "And if they do not?" Kongming wanted to know.
>>>
>>> I sigh. "The usual - kick ass, chew bubblegum, and try not to blow
>>> more stuff up than necessary."
>>
>> Aww... I'm all out of bubblegum...
>
> That's a Crisis! Better get the DVDs from AnimEigo. ^_^
>
> <snip>
Careful, though... too much and I Crash.
>>> Xelloss - Very No. Who knows what he'd come up with, even as a joke?
>>
>> Oh, come on, you know WHO he'd think of. Although... *grabs writing
>> pad, pencil, and begins to write* 50 foot Lina Inverse... would she
>> still be sensitive about her breast size in proportion to her body even
>> though now she's got the biggest breasts in the world? *puts writing
>> pad down*
>
> She might be a Fifty-Foot-Tall Woman, but she still isn't Upfront...
>
> <snip>
True, she wouldn't be Upfront, but even her curves now produce ones
bigger than Naga. Was just wondering for comedic purposes.
>>> (Omake) Team Sugar
>>> Though Sakura's the most innocent on our team, the first thought that
>>> would come to mind among Team Sugar would most likely be food-related
>>> since I decide to have Sakura Fly all of us to the top of the building
>>> at once. Cue Miami getting attacked by a 50-foot tall demonic cake or
>>> something. But at least Kirby and L will be very, very happy eating.
>>
>> Nice, but Gozer the Gozerian is still on the rampage, all you've done
>> here is deal with The Destroyer. (I fixed my posting of the
>> challenges, but my current newsreader won't allow me to cancel my own
>> posts, so if you didn't see the change in the postings from Zuul to
>> Gozer, I apologize for what I am about to do...) Gozer can just summon
>> a different one until it can't be defeated by your team, which ended up
>> being a 50-foot King Dedede. Kirby tried, but couldn't suck him up,
>> too big. Omake loss, sorry.
>
> Unless Kirby swallows Gozer... Nah; that'd just give Gozer Kirby's
> powers. ("Kozer"? "Girby"? Whoever.)
>
> <snip>
And how many god-level beings has Kirby tried to swallow in the past?