Question 2

[Seonid he/him]

Expect a Paladin post in The Dalles thread later today. Also, I'm working on the vanilla who is Vondra's spy in Madras, searching for Ironmonger's weakness. I'm thinking of having him be an old friend who had his/her family killed by Koschei.

 

Twylyght, do you have any particular vanillas in mind for your next flashback? I'd like to use one of the surviving ones if that's ok.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Expect a Paladin post in The Dalles thread later today. Also, I'm working on the vanilla who is Vondra's spy in Madras, searching for Ironmonger's weakness. I'm thinking of having him be an old friend who had his/her family killed by Koschei.

Twylyght, do you have any particular vanillas in mind for your next flashback? I'd like to use one of the surviving ones if that's ok.

The next flashback was going to be from Remington's perspective, narrating the aftermath of the church massacre. A likely survivor would either be one of the children (who Koschei left alive for blackmail purposes) or a police/National Guard officer sent to secure the area once the news came in.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Guys I´m disapointed, only one more page since I left.

 

You think THAT'S crack?

Mister Hamsterface, for that was his name now, skittered along the forest floor. He loved this forest, with it's tall grass and sweet smells, plentiful food and shelter if you knew where to look.

A loud rustling sent him running for cover. There were footsteps, loud ones of the sort he hadn't heard since the night Doctor Funtimes set him free in his new home.

Suddenly, he was lifted into the air by a strong, soft hand. Mister Hamsterface turned in panic, tried to run for cover--and found himself staring into the most beautiful pair of eyes he had ever seen.

Most beautiful....and saddest. The owner of those eyes must have gone quite a long time without another soul to understand her. Mister Hamsterface knew then that he could never bite her. Such a sad creature must never be bitten.

Lucentia studied the hamster for a long moment. "Odd," she said, "I have the distinct feeling you understand me."

Nothing beats VoidgazeXAir on the Crack scale.

 

This ship... is probably more appropriate than it should be.

"I'm glad you came to dinner," Lightwards said happily. "I confess, I've felt a touch lonely since Möbius met Koschei..."

 

He trailed off before taking another bite of baked potato, directing a faint smile at his dinner guest.

 

Lucentia was ignoring him wholeheartedly, instead engaged in feeding small bites of her salad to the furry creature on the tablecloth.

 

"The professor here is sad because nobody loves him," she said in a cooing voice. "But somebody loves you, doesn't she? Yes she does! Yes she does!"

 

Once 'Mister Hamsterface' was allowed to take bites of lettuce out of Lucentia's mouth, Lightwards took a large gulp of wine and began slowly banging his head against the table.

"Wow, you lost to a hamster. I don´t even have to rub that into your face do I?"

 

Groaning Lightwards rolled his head to the side. "What do you want Nighthound?"

 

"At first I wanted to threaten you into treating my sister right, push you against the wall, maybe break a couple of fingers. You know that kind of stuff but the hamster seems a lot more well behaved like you, so I don´t think that will be necessary anymore."

 

"Those words would sting a lot more, if they came from someone that wasn´t hated by all women."

 

Nighthound shrugged, "I´m happy with my lot in life, wouldn´t be a runaway husband otherwise, would I?"

 

"You... what?!"

 

"Anyway, gotta go. Koschei wants me as his best man for his marriage with Möbius and I still have to organize a present... where does Funtimes keep that Remington fellow?"

 

Nighthound wandered off, leaving a Lightwards behind who wasn´t sure how much of that was a lie he didn´t even knew that his mouth was open.

 

Can you name a single human activity not made better by "and then Nighthound died"?

On an only slightly related note, it would be kind of neat if Backtrack and the twins stood up to Nighthound eventually. They'd probably get the tar beaten out of them, Backtrack in particular, but it would be a cool callback to show off their character development.

If no one kills Nighthound until their return, sure sounds awesome.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Guys I´m disapointed, only one more page since I left.

Nothing beats VoidgazeXAir on the Crack scale.

This ship... is probably more appropriate than it should be.

"Wow, you lost to a hamster. I don´t even have to rub that into your face do I?"

Groaning Lightwards rolled his head to the side. "What do you want Nighthound?"

"At first I wanted to threaten you into treating my sister right, push you against the wall, maybe break a couple of fingers. You know that kind of stuff but the hamster seems a lot more well behaved like you, so I don´t think that will be necessary anymore."

"Those words would sting a lot more, if they came from someone that wasn´t hated by all women."

Nighthound shrugged, "I´m happy with my lot in life, wouldn´t be a runaway husband otherwise, would I?"

"You... what?!"

"Anyway, gotta go. Koschei wants me as his best man for his marriage with Möbius and I still have to organize a present... where does Funtimes keep that Remington fellow?"

Nighthound wandered off, leaving a Lightwards behind who wasn´t sure how much of that was a lie he didn´t even knew that his mouth was open.

If no one kills Nighthound until their return, sure sounds awesome.

Wow. If Koschei weren't dead, that could actually be canon.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Wow. If Koschei weren't dead, that could actually be canon.

Yup every single bit of it.

 

Maybe we should let Voidgaze and Al as well as Ray and the Unicyclist rub it even more in Lightwards face.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Yup every single bit of it.

Maybe we should let Voidgaze and Al as well as Ray and the Unicyclist rub it even more in Lightwards face.

As Lightwards stood to leave the MoNA for another bottle of wine, he passed Voidgaze, who sat on a sofa happily munching a Sausage McMuffin with Big Al, and Ray, who was passionately kissing the Unicyclist through his mask.

"Knock it off, will you?"

"Or what?" Ray challenged.

Lightwards glared. "You may not have those mouths forever," he said darkly.

Ray and the Unicyclist stared for a moment before dissolving into helpless laughter.

Voidgaze stood and patted Lightwards' shoulder with a tassel of her cloak. "Not your best threat, Lightwards."

Lightwards smacked the McMuffin from her hand, sending it to the jungle floor, and stalked off.

[Edgedancer he/him]

As Lightwards stood to leave the MoNA for another bottle of wine, he passed Voidgaze, who sat on a sofa happily munching a Sausage McMuffin with Big Al, and Ray, who was passionately kissing the Unicyclist through his mask.

"Knock it off, will you?"

"Or what?" Ray challenged.

Lightwards glared. "You may not have those mouths forever," he said darkly.

Ray and the Unicyclist stared for a moment before dissolving into helpless laughter.

Voidgaze stood and patted Lightwards' shoulder with a tassel of her cloak. "Not your best threat, Lightwards."

Lightwards smacked the McMuffin from her hand, sending it to the jungle floor, and stalked off.

And we have another case of Lightwards loosing all his pitty points by doing something horrible and needlessly cruel.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

And we have another case of Lightwards loosing all his pitty points by doing something horrible and needlessly cruel.

His a Moral Event Horizon will be when a two-year-old hands him a toy phone...and he refuses to answer it.

[Kobold King he/him]

His a Moral Event Horizon will be when a two-year-old hands him a toy phone...and he refuses to answer it.

 

He will be redeemed thirty-two deaths later, when he comes to believe the phone is real and begins contentedly issuing orders through it.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

He will be redeemed thirty-two deaths later, when he comes to believe the phone is real and begins contentedly issuing orders through it.

The two-year-old is promoted to First Lieutenant for her excellent ideas like "nap time" and "potty."

[Kobold King he/him]

The two-year-old is promoted to First Lieutenant for her excellent ideas like "nap time" and "potty."

 

After the realization of her acclaimed "Cookie Proposal," Epics flocked to the Empire in droves. CorpseMaker and Altermind could only stare dumbly as their former employees rejected them in favor of freshly baked snickerdoodles.

[Kobold King he/him]

...Double post because as it turns out, equine awesomeness had been fused with Steelheart long before the first Epic pony reared it's muzzle in the Question thread.

 

Long ago in the distant era of July 2013, a member called "shelleythejonas" uploaded a most excellent image.

 

 

I propose we hail Shelley the Jonas as the philosophical founder of our fair ponification efforts.

[Fatebreaker he/him]

Just another thought, what if Big Al joined the Empire of Light? This would give Lightwards and endless supply of genetically altered pig warriors!(and chicken as well, if the mcmuffins have egg)

 

Trying to figure out where to put another Fade or Sandman post.  Not really sure what's on the Empire's immediate agenda right now. Suggestions?

[Kobold King he/him]

Just another thought, what if Big Al joined the Empire of Light? This would give Lightwards and endless supply of genetically altered pig warriors!(and chicken as well, if the mcmuffins have egg)

 

Trying to figure out where to put another Fade or Sandman post.  Not really sure what's on the Empire's immediate agenda right now. Suggestions?

 

Answer to your "What If" question: we would none of us sleep again.

 

That does make me wonder, though... what would happen if Lightwards hatched a chicken egg after resurrecting a dead embryo? 

 

Fade could explore the Museum a bit, I suppose. He wouldn't find much beyond a twisted jungle, scattered dinosaurs, and a ruined gift shop filled with ibuprofen. 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Answer to your "What If" question: we would none of us sleep again.

 

That does make me wonder, though... what would happen if Lightwards hatched a chicken egg after resurrecting a dead embryo? 

 

Fade could explore the Museum a bit, I suppose. He wouldn't find much beyond a twisted jungle, scattered dinosaurs, and a ruined gift shop filled with ibuprofen. 

 

The eggs for the McMuffins probably wouldn't hatch, since those eggs aren't fertilized. But ones that were…um…I'm going to put my money on "pure, unfiltered nightmare fuel." 

 

He could always interrupt Aldo and Nathan to either talk about how much he hates Whovians or ask Aldo why he grew such a stupid mustache.

[Fatebreaker he/him]

Lightwards sat on his nest, his new minions growing in their shells.

 

Chickens. Why hadn't he thought of this before? He would have an endless food supply, inconspicuous minions hungry vanillas would gladly take into their home, and all the feather pillows he could want. It was brilliant.

 

Nathan came around the corner and was greeted by the sight of the Ruler of the Empire of Light sitting in a large, make-shift nest made of various pieces of prehistoric foliage and feathers.

 

Lightwards, what are you doing?

 

Lightwards looked up imperiously, and replied haughtily 

 

I'm hatching the future of the Empire.

[Kobold King he/him]

He could always interrupt Aldo and Nathan to either talk about how much he hates Whovians or ask Aldo why he grew such a stupid mustache.

 

Having Fade join the conversation could be neat. I've been unsure what to have Aldo do next, besides laugh at the Fortuity story.

 

 

Lightwards sat on his nest, his new minions growing in their shells.

 

Chickens. Why hadn't he thought of this before? He would have an endless food supply, inconspicuous minions hungry vanillas would gladly take into their home, and all the feather pillows he could want. It was brilliant.

 

Nathan came around the corner and was greeted by the sight of the Ruler of the Empire of Light sitting in a large, make-shift nest made of various pieces of prehistoric foliage and feathers.

 

Lightwards, what are you doing?

 

Lightwards looked up imperiously, and replied haughtily 

 

I'm hatching the future of the Empire.

 

Taken from "What Happened in Oregon" Page 47, I take it?

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Lightwards sat on his nest, his new minions growing in their shells.

 

Chickens. Why hadn't he thought of this before? He would have an endless food supply, inconspicuous minions hungry vanillas would gladly take into their home, and all the feather pillows he could want. It was brilliant.

 

Nathan came around the corner and was greeted by the sight of the Ruler of the Empire of Light sitting in a large, make-shift nest made of various pieces of prehistoric foliage and feathers.

 

Lightwards, what are you doing?

 

Lightwards looked up imperiously, and replied haughtily 

 

I'm hatching the future of the Empire.

 

"'Kay," Nathan said, backing away slowly. 

 

Lightwards smiled. "Oh, come now, Traveler, don't be chicken." 

 

"Doctor," Nathan called over his shoulder, not daring to take his eye off the Emperor, "I think he's lost it." 

 

Doctor Funtimes teleported to his side in an instant. "Ooooohhhhh! Does that mean….?" 

 

"I'm afraid so." Nathan sighed, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Doctor Funtimes, you're the only sane Epic in the Empire of Light."

[Voidus]

Just another thought, what if Big Al joined the Empire of Light? This would give Lightwards and endless supply of genetically altered pig warriors!(and chicken as well, if the mcmuffins have egg)

 

Trying to figure out where to put another Fade or Sandman post.  Not really sure what's on the Empire's immediate agenda right now. Suggestions?

I'd think all of Parity's explosions would have caught his attention for a bit

[Fatebreaker he/him]

That's a good point. He does tend to notice explosions.

Sounds like Aldo is about  to have a substantially less pleasant conversation. Fade doesn't get down to brass tacks, he only converses in brass tacks. 

[mail-mi he/him]

I hope the new Reader post was despicable enough for your guy's taste. 

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

I hope the new Reader post was despicable enough for your guy's taste. 

 

Oh, he's despicable enough. 

 

Can I factor him into some more of Koschei's flashbacks? I'll send you the Google Docs to write in his dialogue, but he's too despicable to just leave as "Koschei spoke with Reader and then left the room, thinking on what Reader had told him." This level of foulness has to be shown in all its horrible detail.  

[Kobold King he/him]

I hope the new Reader post was despicable enough for your guy's taste. 

 

Wow. Reader really is a slontze. Upvote!

 

 

Off topic... but is anyone else familiar with the "Twilightlicious" phenomenon?

 

Well, I am.

 

 

I am so, so sorry.

[Voidus]

I hope the new Reader post was despicable enough for your guy's taste. 

MV probably wouldn't even realize that was an attempt at mocking her to be honest

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Wow. Reader really is a slontze. Upvote!

 

 

Off topic... but is anyone else familiar with the "Twilightlicious" phenomenon?

 

Well, I am.

 

 

I am so, so sorry.

 

You should be.