From owner-in_nomine-digest@lists.io.com Mon Oct 23 22:21:35 2000 Return-Path: Received: from lists.io.com (majordom@lists.io.com [199.170.88.15]) by pyramid.sjgames.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA11442 for ; Mon, 23 Oct 2000 22:21:35 -0500 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by lists.io.com (8.9.3/8.9.1a) id WAA22645 for in_nomine-digest-outgoing; Mon, 23 Oct 2000 22:20:31 -0500 Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 22:20:31 -0500 Message-Id: <200010240320.WAA22645@lists.io.com> From: owner-in_nomine-digest@lists.io.com (in_nomine-digest) To: in_nomine-digest@lists.io.com Subject: in_nomine-digest V1 #1870 Reply-To: in_nomine-l@lists.io.com Sender: owner-in_nomine-digest@lists.io.com Errors-To: owner-in_nomine-digest@lists.io.com Precedence: bulk in_nomine-digest Monday, October 23 2000 Volume 01 : Number 1870 In this digest: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: Cloak and Axe Re: IN> A Challenge vignette Re: IN> A Challenge vignette Re: IN> Cherub of Destiny Atunment Re: IN> Zedekiah, Servitor of Judgement Re: IN> Forgot, can't find. Re: IN> A Challenge vignette IN> Lilith's Need-sensing (was Re: IN> A Challenge vignette) Re: Thoughts About Michael (was Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: Re: IN> Lilith's Need-sensing (was Re: IN> A Challenge vignette) Re: Thoughts About Michael (was Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: IN> Michael the Bright Re: IN> Zedekiah, Servitor of Judgement Re: IN> Lilith's Need-sensing (was Re: IN> A Challenge vignette) Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly IN> A note about the Challenges... IN> INC update Re: IN> AIM users? The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) Re: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) Re: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) IN> In the beginning... Re: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) Re: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) Re: IN> In the beginning... IN> Question -- Cherubim and Songs Of Attraction... IN> Sidekicks. Re: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) IN> Census ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 14:56:00 -0400 From: "Andrew Stoner" Subject: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: Cloak and Axe > LOL! Not gonna happen to me for at least ten or twelve more years, when > I'm an old man of 30 and ready to settle down. :P Ten *OR* twelve? Don't you know how old you are??!?!? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:29:14 -0400 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: Re: IN> A Challenge vignette At 7:31 PM -0500 10/22/00, Charles Glasgow wrote: >Beth? Can I get my Baron of Retroactive Editing Distinction now, please? Hmmm.... >You see, I just spotted a Nitpick in what *you* wrote. Missed the "e" in teethe? >You specified that Michael could have no help from his relievers or >Servitors in babysitting the Impudite Princess of Cute. > >You forgot to specify Soldiers and/or fellow Superiors. Who says it's a mistake? The Soldiers are easy to suck Essence from, and other Superiors... Well, they're worth the effort for the Princess of Cute to charm... >*grin* - --Beth, typing w/a uncoopertive baby (iolanthe) causing typos. "She's either babbling, or summoning Elder Gods. I'm not sure which." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:29:18 -0400 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: Re: IN> A Challenge vignette At 9:07 PM -0400 10/22/00, Whistling in the Dark wrote: >At 8:53 PM -0400 10/22/00, Richard Gant wrote: >>On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Kish wrote: >> >> > :reaches for book: David, Jordi, or Laurence (those are the >>> Associated ones). Would you ask any of them to help you babysit? >> >>David, hands down. Can you think of anyone with more patience? > >[Novalis] Um... she's wet. > >[David] It will be good for her in the long run. Ha. He knoweth not how baby whines can shatter glass, etch metal, and crack the rocks themselves. (As a note, check the Associations backwards -- iirc, Jordi is neutral to hostile to Michael, and would just snicker at him.) - --Beth, typing w/a uncoopertive baby (iolanthe) causing typos. "She's either babbling, or summoning Elder Gods. I'm not sure which." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:29:24 -0400 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: Re: IN> Cherub of Destiny Atunment At 5:06 PM +0200 10/23/00, Benedikt wrote: >a Cherub of Destiny can sense when a person will day naturally. Now, can he >intervene or does he have to let it happen, because itīs the personīs destiny >to die? He can intervene -- it might seal someone's fate for the attuned to die that day, that way... - --emccoy@nh.ultranet.com // arcangel@io.com In Nomine Line Editor RPG links; Random name list, Art: http://www.io.com/~arcangel/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:29:32 -0400 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: Re: IN> Zedekiah, Servitor of Judgement At 9:41 AM -0700 10/23/00, Maurice Lane wrote: >Hey, no sooner am I out of town then people start >borrowing _my_ NPCs for cameos*. [...] > >*And don't sit there looking nonchalant, Ms. Line >Editor. You're just as guilty. :) Hey, didn't you Owe me something for fulfilling a Need a while back? Something about a missing Digest? Just consider it knocking a level off the hook. O;> - --Beth, typing w/a uncoopertive baby (iolanthe) causing typos. "She's either babbling, or summoning Elder Gods. I'm not sure which." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:29:34 -0400 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: Re: IN> Forgot, can't find. At 11:37 AM -0600 10/23/00, ben wrote: >Are Outcasts/Renegades bound by their Superior's dissonance terms? There was a lot of round-and-round on this once. My solution, and the GIN solution (which may creep back into official IN someday unless I get a better idea (don't send me email about it, I'm not working on the matter) or something or maybe the page count will forbid it or who knows...) Where was I? Oh, yes. I put all dissonance conditions in the Heart, sort of. (Except Lilith's, but she's the Mistress of the Geas.) So if a Heart is _broken_, the dissonance no longer applies. (This prevents Asmodeus from turning a Broken-Heart Renegade Gamester into a puddle of Discord in approximately 1 day.) Outcasts have _cracked_ Hearts, but not broken ones, so they still have problems. (Laurence wouldn't want to make even an Outcast _Fall_, though (well, depends on your Brightness setting, but...), so it's not so much a problem there.) If you don't like this, figure out something else on your own. O:> - --emccoy@nh.ultranet.com // arcangel@io.com In Nomine Line Editor RPG links; Random name list, Art: http://www.io.com/~arcangel/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 14:26:02 -0500 From: "Charles Glasgow" Subject: Re: IN> A Challenge vignette - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth McCoy" To: Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 2:29 PM Subject: Re: IN> A Challenge vignette [snip] > >You forgot to specify Soldiers and/or fellow Superiors. > > Who says it's a mistake? The Soldiers are easy to suck Essence from, > and other Superiors... Well, they're worth the effort for the Princess of > Cute to charm... > > >*grin* > > Curses, foiled again! - -- Chuckg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 12:45:55 -0700 From: Charles E Smith Subject: IN> Lilith's Need-sensing (was Re: IN> A Challenge vignette) Based on Charles G.'s take-off on Elizabeth's vignette, here's some of my ideas. :) - --------------------------------- Christopher: "To end all the threats to the innocence and happiness of children everywhere, which includes Nybbas, Fleurity, Mammon, Malphas, and Magog." (Lilith's comment: "Such a simple soul...he has no idea how open he is but when I'm done with him....") Jean: "To correct the inexcusably muddy thinking of my fellow angels and the benighted mortals." (Lilith's comment: "I've never been able to tell the difference between this nutjob and Vapula. Best to stay away from crazy Superiors...") Jordi: *very cold stares* "To rid myselves of humanity, of which you are the ultimate example, Princess of Freedom." (Lilith's comment: "Oops, my pager just went off, got to run!") Yves: *ineffable smile* "To bring you to your Destiny, my dear." (Lilith's comment: "He creeps me out. At least Kronos's Needs are comprehensible.") Gabriel: "To see you burn for your cruelty, foul demon!" (Lilith's comment: "And I thought Belial was insane. I'd rather take my chances with Laurence. At least the Sword follows some rules.") ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 13:09:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Maurice Lane Subject: Re: Thoughts About Michael (was Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: Thoughts About Michael (was Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: Outmatched) >Oh, come on. *g* The only vision I have of what >would happen if Michael Fell is the one where Dark >Michael's first act upon reaching Hell is to >start stalking through the Lower Hells with a huge >bloody axe, calling "Here Lucy, Lucy, Lucy... I've >got a SURPRISE for you!" While Lucifer is busy >cowering in the corner and saying an Act of >Contrition as fast as he possibly can... And that's not enough? ;) No, seriously, that's the problem. About every three months, I sit at my computer and contemplate how to make Michael Fall. I could do it, mind: it's actually not that hard, assuming that you accept the initial postulates. I chuckle at the amount of carnage that would result throughout Hell, as roughly 5/8 of the established Princes get croaked immediately (which 5/8 depends on my mood), I get as far as Lilith becoming Queen of Hell... and then I try to figure out what comes next, and it ain't pretty. So I go off and write up something silly. I guess that you just can't saw through some supports without the whole thing crashing down. :) Moe PS Gabriel/Belial ain't one of them. :) ===== In Nomine stuff: http://www.stormloader.com/users/moelane/innomine.html Everything else (not that there is, right now): http://www.stormloader.com/users/moelane/main.html Last updated 9/5/00 (this is usually way out of date) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:15:53 -0500 From: "Charles Glasgow" Subject: Re: IN> Lilith's Need-sensing (was Re: IN> A Challenge vignette) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles E Smith" To: Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 2:45 PM Subject: IN> Lilith's Need-sensing (was Re: IN> A Challenge vignette) > Based on Charles G.'s take-off on Elizabeth's vignette, here's some of my > ideas. :) Just thought of a revision I should make to what I posted before... Laurence -- "Every single last demon in the entire Symphony dead, dead, d-e-a-d DEAD!" (Lilith's [revised] comment -- *disgusted sigh* "Malakim. They're sooo predictable...") - -- Chuckg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:21:38 -0500 From: "Charles Glasgow" Subject: Re: Thoughts About Michael (was Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maurice Lane" To: Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 3:09 PM Subject: Re: Thoughts About Michael (was Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: > No, seriously, that's the problem. About every three > months, I sit at my computer and contemplate how to > make Michael Fall. I could do it, mind: it's > actually not that hard, assuming that you accept the > initial postulates. I chuckle at the amount of > carnage that would result throughout Hell, as roughly > 5/8 of the established Princes get croaked immediately > (which 5/8 depends on my mood), Baal has just got to go, of course. Michael would find him utterly superfluous to needs, and Baal would probably commit suicide at the thought of being supplanted by Michael AGAIN. > I get as far as Lilith becoming Queen of Hell... Was that a "Lilith and Dark Michael are actually compatible personalities" type of thing, or is that a "I'll trade you a Geas/6 for every year of my remaining life if you'll just *pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease* not kill me!!!!!" type of thing? > and then I try to figure out what comes next, and it ain't pretty. > So I go off and write up something silly. How's about you write up one where Dark Michael, King of Hell is leading the forces of Hell in a triumphant campaign where the last surviving forces of Heaven, led by the Redeemed Lightbringer, are busy trying to pull off a miracle reversal? (Yup, Lucifer Redeemed when Michael Fell. Going back to Heaven was Lucy's only hope of surviving the next 24 hours, and he knew it... and, well, it's amazing what you can do when you're *really* motivated, and when God is *really* stuck for a solution to a sudden and new Big Problem...) > I guess that you just can't saw through some supports > without the whole thing crashing down. :) I *suppose*... :-) > PS Gabriel/Belial ain't one of them. :) Hope not. - -- Chuckg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 16:30:53 -0400 From: "Charles Phipps" Subject: IN> Michael the Bright This is something I've not seen in Heaven alot that I always wanted to note and the conversations about Michael winning is something that really lets me bring out something that I want to about how I portray Michael. Michael is the Archangel of War He is the most powerful warrior that has ever existed and the one most determined (moreso than Laurence, moreso than even Baal whose word IS this war) to see it end. His army in In Nomine is portrayed as mastering every single military confrontation but I think they may have forgotton to play up something I think deserves to be noted. In my game Michael is the most HOLY of all angels. The endearing image of Michael to you may be the Holy One standing amidst an army of a hundred dead demons and vessels in the middle of the Nevada desert after one of the Dukes of Baal decided to get cocky....or it may be him tossing Lucifer out. However to me it's where Michael sits in his place of worship (a structure in a tree) sitting down white headed and praying to God and it being the most serene momment of his day. Simple communion with the Almighty for an end to itself and not because he wants strength, power, or the war to end but those things flow instead from this communion. Michael battling Lucifer suceeded in overwhelming him not because he was stronger than Lucifer (he is really) but a defeat of the spirit on Lucifer's account. Lucifer was utterly unable to summon forth any use of his resonance on Michael....Michael had never sinned against God or at least had no doubts for Lucifer to prey on. He was the living embodiment of everything Lucifer could not face anymore and thus all his powers availed him not and he fled in terror. Michael I think represents a number of concepts that few associate with War. Vigilance, Stewardship, Guardianship, and Discipline....things that are not necessary without the possibility of destruction, chaos, or evil. Why the rift between him and Yves is so disturbing. Yves is the Word of God really and perfection yet Michael is that to shine as an example to inspire others to that word and turn away those who would lead them off the path (if they exist) and fight to protect their right for it. The Holiest of all Archangels, the Gaurdian of Truth (that has got to be the ultimate statement of why he is the perfect Seraph-the pinnacle), and the ax that clears the path to Destiny. No longer wishes to look at that Destiny because his communion with God does not match what he sees. It is a rift that must be mended or the path to Destiny will never be completed. - -Charlemagne ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:34:45 -0400 From: "William J. Keith" Subject: Re: IN> Zedekiah, Servitor of Judgement I *really* like this guy. As a matter of fact, he fits right in with something I'm working on at the moment, which is what the other private email coming your way is all about... However that one turns out, I think I'll convert this one to GURPS format and put him in stock. He looks like serious fun, and as a balanced starting character I could start fine-tuning my conversion preferences. William ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:57:26 -0400 From: "William J. Keith" Subject: Re: IN> Lilith's Need-sensing (was Re: IN> A Challenge vignette) >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Charles E Smith" >To: >Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 2:45 PM >Subject: IN> Lilith's Need-sensing (was Re: IN> A Challenge vignette) > > >> Based on Charles G.'s take-off on Elizabeth's vignette, here's some of my >> ideas. :) > >Just thought of a revision I should make to what I posted before... > >Laurence -- "Every single last demon in the entire Symphony dead, dead, >d-e-a-d DEAD!" > >(Lilith's [revised] comment -- *disgusted sigh* "Malakim. They're sooo >predictable...") > >-- >Chuckg Aaaaannd a few of my own: Marc: "To have humans get what is needed, where it is needed, so that none want for anything save what God gives unstintingly." (Lilith: "...and see me right out of business. On the surface, we understand each other, but this? Yech.") Novalis: "All of earth at peace and one with the harmony of Mother Nature." (Lilith: "Works for me. I don't think we have the same Mothers in mind, though.") Khalid: "To see all beings in joyful submission to the commandments of Allah." (Lilith: "Been there, done that, traded the lousy T-shirt for power beyond your wildest reckonings.") William ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 18:21:06 -0400 From: "William J. Keith" Subject: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly >On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Prodigal wrote: > >> From: "Rev. Pee Kitty" >> > >> > An interesting approach... but I can't see Michael or Laurence really >> > agreeing to this. I mean, it's not combat of ANY sort. >> >> Pitting your skills against an opponent isn't a battle? > >No, it isn't. And it ESPECIALLY isn't combat, which is what I specifically >said. > >A cooking contest is not a fight, much in the same manner than a >hummingbird is not a bar of chocolate. > >-- >Rev. Pee Kitty, of the order Malkavian-Dobbsian, Q4B4L! Bah. The piece was satire. It wasn't meant to be taken seriously at all, and like all satire, it was really only going to be funny if you knew what the original material was about. In this case, it was about Iron Chef, a Japanese cooking-contest show. I like Iron Chef, and I thought it was funny. Take it as seriously or side-showishly as you want. Personally, I'd have liked this scene: ******** "Michael has only ten seconds to go. Isn't his salad done yet?" "Just the bell peppers to mix in, but he's got six of them to do. I don't think he'll be able to finish in time." Michael tossed half a dozen bell peppers in the air over the plates, and pulled out two long knives from somewhere nobody saw. Slinging them through the air with a whir and a flash that made the crowd gasp and applaud in delight, Michael struck a martial-arts finishing pose as half a dozen bell peppers fell, neatly sliced, onto their serving dishes. ******** It was also funny to see a reliever addressing an Archangel with the suffix - -san, meaning "approximate social equal," but then you'd have to be a serious nihongophile to care about that one. ;^) (Interestingly enough, when I looked up Fukui to see how appropriate it might be, besides the personal names I also got fukuin, Gospel or Word of God.) William ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:42:48 -0500 From: "Charles Glasgow" Subject: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly - ----- Original Message ----- From: "William J. Keith" To: Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 5:21 PM Subject: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly > Personally, I'd have liked this scene: > > ******** > > "Michael has only ten seconds to go. Isn't his salad done yet?" > "Just the bell peppers to mix in, but he's got six of them to do. > I don't think he'll be able to finish in time." > Michael tossed half a dozen bell peppers in the air over the > plates, and pulled out two long knives from somewhere nobody saw. Slinging > them through the air with a whir and a flash that made the crowd gasp and > applaud in delight, Michael struck a martial-arts finishing pose as half a > dozen bell peppers fell, neatly sliced, onto their serving dishes. > > ******** Michael does Benihana's? Naaah. That's not funny. *Laurence* does Benihana's, now *that's* funny. *LOL* - -- Chuckg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 18:08:37 -0500 From: "Charles Glasgow" Subject: IN> A note about the Challenges... Specifiaclly, the ones that involved Michael being taken -- physically -- by surprise. The Malakim of War attunement would make that kinda hard to do... *shrug* No biggie, just a note. - -- Chuckg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 19:24:45 -0400 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: IN> INC update Little relievers tell me that the INC now includes Confessions... www.sjgames.com/in-nomine/articles - --Beth, typing w/a uncoopertive baby (iolanthe) causing typos. "She's either babbling, or summoning Elder Gods. I'm not sure which." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:11:36 PDT From: "Wade Hursman" Subject: Re: IN> AIM users? >Good question, actually. Is there anybody on this list who's using AIM? If >yes, care to publish your screen name? Mine is Callicius. Yeah, I know, but >do you know how hard it is to find a nick that's not been taken yet?? I'm on AIM now and then, and like you, have a poor excuse for a name. biglionkitty Such is life. Wade Habbalite of Technology, Demon of Telemarketing _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 18:01:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Maurice Lane Subject: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:35:14 -0400 From: Whistling in the Dark Subject: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly At 6:02 AM -0400 10/23/00, Rev. Pee Kitty wrote: >On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Prodigal wrote:> >(I'm just sad Jean didn't show up in the Professor >Satori role. "Hm. Yes. I believe he's stir-frying >with lemon juice. That brings out some of the natural >flavor of the yellow bell pepper.")- -- Hah! _I'm_ disappointed that no one had Vapula showing up in a 100ft anthropomorphic robot with HELLCANNON ALPHA YELLOW!: "Hah! You thought that you could keep me from my proper place! Know, puny fools, that my Vapubuzzword Force screen protects me from the twisted rays of your so-called Light of Heaven! Cower before the might of Vapulatron!" Needless to say, Mikey won't actually _need_ Jean's prototype StarKnight Gold power armor (with Silver Phoenix Axe and those neat hands that shoot off, hit things, blow up, but never ever seem to get lost) to kick Vapula's butt, but the kids like it. Gotta give the kids a show... ...and that's pretty much it from my POV, except of course that Novalis' mecha is pink and has a big heart on it. I don't watch as much anime as I used to. :) Moe ===== In Nomine stuff: http://www.stormloader.com/users/moelane/innomine.html Everything else (not that there is, right now): http://www.stormloader.com/users/moelane/main.html Last updated 9/5/00 (this is usually way out of date) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 20:10:02 -0500 From: "Charles Glasgow" Subject: Re: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maurice Lane" To: Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 8:01 PM Subject: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) > Hah! _I'm_ disappointed that no one had Vapula > showing up in a 100ft anthropomorphic robot with > HELLCANNON ALPHA YELLOW!: [snip] > Needless to say, Mikey won't actually _need_ Jean's > prototype StarKnight Gold power armor (with Silver > Phoenix Axe and those neat hands that shoot off, hit > things, blow up, but never ever seem to get lost) to > kick Vapula's butt, but the kids like it. Gotta give > the kids a show... *crosses hands behind back, looks up innocently, whistles* Ya know, Jean and Vapula *are* both still on the List Of People Who Have Not Yet Been Written Into The Challenge Series... > ...and that's pretty much it from my POV, except of > course that Novalis' mecha is pink and has a big heart > on it. "Flowers... Healing... Activation!!!" *somebody please shoot me* > I don't watch as much anime as I used to. :) Neither do I. - -- Chuckg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 20:24:07 -0500 From: "Prodigal" Subject: Re: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) From: "Charles Glasgow" > > > ...and that's pretty much it from my POV, except of > > course that Novalis' mecha is pink and has a big heart > > on it. > > "Flowers... Healing... Activation!!!" Oh no, now I have to go write up Magical Girl Pretty Novalis. > *somebody please shoot me* Feel free to include me in that, while you're at it... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 19:37:26 -0600 From: Tim Groth Subject: IN> In the beginning... There was essence, crackling with potential. Rolling and twisting between dimensions created in the wake of the previous rolls and twists. Some eddies of essence would hold together and would become Forces. Thousands of Forces were spawned and swallowed in the dark. Then something new happened. A stream of Forces, pouring out of a whirlpool of essence. Crashing into the waves of essence they fused, and a soul was formed. The soul swam desperately through the essence and Forces. Where it could it took more Forces or replenished its own essence. Eventually it grew strong enough and drew together essence to form Forces to create something. A stable point. A place were the soul could think, rest and plan. After resting and growing strong from essence that flowed by the soul turned towards the source of its creation and drew from it another soul. This second soul was as much the first as it was different. "You are Yves." the first said. "You are God." the second said. God/Yves knew that there was more to create, that they could not dwell forever in their small haven. With more purpose they turned towards their source once more and drew forth a powerful being. Its form was different than theirs, long and winding so that it could easily swim through the chaos. Six wings were given to it to exalt its glory over those that would come, and six eyes were given so that it would watch over those that would come. "Michael, welcome to Heaven." Yves said as the third appeared. Next God/Yves turned and called forth something new, Light. The Light was born out by another majestic being of Truth, whose form was made to swim through the dark and who bore the six wings and six eyes of glory. "Lucifer, welcome to Heaven." Yves said as the fourth appeared. God/Yves called more beings. Angels of all sorts, for defense, for relationships, for speed. All of them designed to relate to what God planned, for his great design. A Symphony, that the angels built for God. A Symphony that enclosed the whirlpool of essence and channeled it towards God. - -- Timothy, Angel of Rambling Ofanite of Creation ArchRival of Mathus If you have time to kill, why not kill it at http://ucsub.Colorado.edu/~grothtp/In.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 20:33:22 -0500 From: "Charles Glasgow" Subject: Re: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prodigal" To: Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 8:24 PM Subject: Re: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) > From: "Charles Glasgow" > > > > > ...and that's pretty much it from my POV, except of > > > course that Novalis' mecha is pink and has a big heart > > > on it. > > > > "Flowers... Healing... Activation!!!" > > Oh no, now I have to go write up Magical Girl Pretty Novalis. Actually, it should be Sailor Novalis... ("Moon Healing Activation") Never, ever, *EVER* join the same anime role-playing group as two die-hard Sailor Moon fans. Even though you never watched a second of the show, you will still find out far more about it than you ever wanted to know. And I can't get the knowledge out of my head... (Hmmm.. I wonder what I did to get on Beleth's bad side like that?) > > *somebody please shoot me* > > Feel free to include me in that, while you're at it... They should. *g* - -- Chuckg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 20:39:56 -0500 From: "Prodigal" Subject: Re: The inevitable dreaded anime tie-in (Was: Re: IN> Michael's Challenges: On the Fly) From: "Charles Glasgow" > > From: "Prodigal" > > > > Oh no, now I have to go write up Magical Girl Pretty Novalis. > > Actually, it should be Sailor Novalis... Nah, I'm much more a Tenchi fan than a Sailor Moon one. ;p ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 20:42:00 -0500 From: "Erich S. Arendall" Subject: Re: IN> In the beginning... > There was essence, crackling with potential. Rolling and twisting > between dimensions created in the wake of the previous rolls Did God fail the previous rolls? ...Hee hee hee! :) Sorry, couldn't help it. Great stuff, Timothy - really!