Question Foodie Bookies: A Crystal Hall tradition...

Since new material usually gets posted on Monday nights, I figured now would be a good time to reinstate one of the popular threads from the old forum, namely the gambling thread for upcoming stories/updates.

I've taken the liberty of expanding it just slightly though. Where the old thread limited itself to the sweeter variety of baked goods, I'd like to see if our usual participants can submit wagers worthy of Ayla himself. So feel free to get as descriptive as you like, and don't just limit yourself to pastries and cakes. A good pasta or well crafted salad is just as welcome, or whatever you feel like instead. Imagination is key, just remember that Ayla has a very...refined...palate.

Let the betting begin!

I'm sorry I'm not into such French delights. I'm more of a burgers and fries and cherry pies, type of individual.

Let me open the betting, then!

I'm going to bet a Deeper 'n Ever Turnip 'n Tater 'n Beetroot Pie on the next part of Diamonds are Vamp's Best Friend!

Ib12us wrote: I'm sorry I'm not into such French delights. I'm more of a burgers and fries and cherry pies, type of individual.

Hey, it doesn't have to be fancy to bet with, or even described well. Whatever you want to submit is perfectly acceptable.

I assure you, Ayla has promised he won't gag, at least not too much.

Ib12us wrote: I'm sorry I'm not into such French delights. I'm more of a burgers and fries and cherry pies, type of individual.

One Kobe beef hamburger on a fresh baked sourdough bun lightly seasoned with thyme, sea salt, and pepper, with lightly grilled truffles, cordon blue cheese, fresh picked organic tomato slice, and a leaf of escarole lettuce, on a combat final by E.E.

A bologna sandwich on something by Morpheus (he has been awfully quiet for too long...)

But not ANY bologna sandwich. The semi-legendary bologna sandwich from the São Paulo Central Market. Guaranteed to delight any non-Ayla gourmet.

I bet an amaretto creme brulee on... Oh wait, I don't think I'm allowed to bet...

Don't worry we'll let you slide. Feel free to bet as much as you want.

I bet a coconut cream pie that its EE's turn. Perhaps with a side dish of Jubilee in that Elrod has contributed also.

baked good --here ya go!! 7 LA movie studios can't be wrong

they make a chocolate cake from See's candy!! and the cheese cake weights a TON!! with how much good stuff they use !!!

auntjoyscakes.com/index.html

ohh by the way aunt joy is the girl from the car wash scene in "cool hand luke" !!!

edit --my bet is Sara is back before summer! is over --1 cake !!

A medium-rare ribeye steak, baked potato, corn-on-the-cob, fresh baked bread, and a cold beer on the next part of Whisper.

Oh yeah of little {insert something here}

A lamington on Vamp.

E.E. And Elrod have been gloating about for about the last two months, taunting us by just saying it exists until it drove into our souls the thought of what it might be, keeping us awake at night until it was all we could think of during our every waking moment.

aw darn, to late.

and here I was going to bet:
Chicken Kiev [ butterflied breast of chicken wrapped around a pat of garlic butter ( made with minced fresh garlic 24 hours before ) breaded with crumbs from Stoned Wheat Thins crackers [ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoned_Wheat_Thins ]], spinach dumplings [ chopped cooked spinach, shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese, then steamed to melt the cheese before serving ], and Fettuccine under an Alfredo Sauce [ garlic butter melted, then whipping cream added and brought to light boil before fresh shredded Parmesan cheese added, stirred gently until melted and the sauce thickened. ] with a sprig of fresh Cilantro on top for the colour contrast [ flavour if the diner wishes to chop it and place over the sauce ] followed by a lime ice to cleanse the palate [ shaved ice and lime juice ] with a dessert of fresh strawberries dipped in melted dark semisweet chocolate, served on a pool of pureed strawberries with a sprig of fresh mint.

ssshhh! 20 years cooking for a living, I have loads of customized recipes like that.

You know, betting foods never seemed to work, maybe we should step up trying to <cough> encourage <cough> Kirstin with delicious food instead?

I'll eat to that.

Dawnfyre wrote: aw darn, to late.

and here I was going to bet:
Chicken Kiev [ butterflied breast of chicken wrapped around a pat of garlic butter ( made with minced fresh garlic 24 hours before ) breaded with crumbs from Stoned Wheat Thins crackers [ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoned_Wheat_Thins ]], spinach dumplings [ chopped cooked spinach, shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese, then steamed to melt the cheese before serving ], and Fettuccine under an Alfredo Sauce [ garlic butter melted, then whipping cream added and brought to light boil before fresh shredded Parmesan cheese added, stirred gently until melted and the sauce thickened. ] with a sprig of fresh Cilantro on top for the colour contrast [ flavour if the diner wishes to chop it and place over the sauce ] followed by a lime ice to cleanse the palate [ shaved ice and lime juice ] with a dessert of fresh strawberries dipped in melted dark semisweet chocolate, served on a pool of pureed strawberries with a sprig of fresh mint.

^ I like this guy!

I could send detailed prep and cooking instructions if needed/desired.

Don't want instructions, just send the food.

Ib12us wrote: Don't want instructions, just send the food.

Philistine.

Have you not studied Ayla?

Have you not seen?

A chef lives for their food, nurtures, sweats agonises it conception, the very act of its birth, the transformation from mere ingredients to culinary art!

And you? You spit on this dedication with your 'I don't care, send food'

Meh!

McDonalds for you! You shall suffer the detritus of scum that is fast food, punishment until you become enlightened and see the one true art!

I hate doing dishes. And as long as its Wendy's ( a fine culinary delight I assure you) I shall be most happy to oblige as i dine on sea salted fires, perfectly confected meat that when given the proper dosage of sauce including a hint of mayo and ketchup will tingle my tongues tastebuds with its tantalizing nectar of nourishment as it flows slovenly down my throat to be quashed with a healthy dose of carbonated beverages of coke and rootbeer.

Kristin Darken wrote:

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: You know, betting foods never seemed to work, maybe we should step up trying to <cough> encourage <cough> Kirstin with delicious food instead?

I could get behind that.

What about me? isn't anyone going to try to bribe me with pastries and foods?

elrodw wrote:

Kristin Darken wrote:

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: You know, betting foods never seemed to work, maybe we should step up trying to <cough> encourage <cough> Kirstin with delicious food instead?

I could get behind that.

What about me? isn't anyone going to try to bribe me with pastries and foods?

I would send you 10 lbs. of baby back ribs if I thought it would get us more Kayda or Charge faster. Or if somehow Kayda's brother came to visit her at school and see one of the Three Little Witches get a crush on him, then let the chaos ensue.

Hey, I take bribes too...

Morpheus wrote: Hey, I take bribes too...

Hmm Me thinks you beg to easily.

Done.

Of course, just because I accept food bribes, that doesn't mean I accept cheap ones.

Great another mouth to feed. Dig out the Italian cuisine.

Who wants homemade thick crust pizza? I made some tonight and for facts about the coming fall term a slice can be yours.

**I am not accountable for the condition of the pizza once it arrives. Risk of mold, rot, gastric poisoning and insanity is completely your responsibility.

Domoviye wrote: Who wants homemade thick crust pizza? I made some tonight and for facts about the coming fall term a slice can be yours.

**I am not accountable for the condition of the pizza once it arrives. Risk of mold, rot, gastric poisoning and insanity is completely your responsibility.

Bad SuperTed!

No poisoning the Authors, stomach cramps are not conducive to new stories and no new stories makes us all sad

Dreamer wrote:

elrodw wrote:
What about me? isn't anyone going to try to bribe me with pastries and foods?

I would send you 10 lbs. of baby back ribs if I thought it would get us more Kayda or Charge faster. Or if somehow Kayda's brother came to visit her at school and see one of the Three Little Witches get a crush on him, then let the chaos ensue.

Now THAT is one hell of an idea! I LIKE IT

elrodw wrote:

Dreamer wrote:

elrodw wrote:
What about me? isn't anyone going to try to bribe me with pastries and foods?

I would send you 10 lbs. of baby back ribs if I thought it would get us more Kayda or Charge faster. Or if somehow Kayda's brother came to visit her at school and see one of the Three Little Witches get a crush on him, then let the chaos ensue.

Now THAT is one hell of an idea! I LIKE IT

Umm.

If you are looking for ideas for Kayda's brother we've ... um ... highjacked Mischief's thread

... um sorry

Yeah, sure, right. No your not. Ow ow ow .. Quit kicking me.

A slice of Deep Dish Pizza on a hunk of the Whisper story.

Okay, things have been on a serious note of late, but lets not forget what tonight is. That's right its the night when we do the cookoff on who is posting the next story. And we need to setup an nice set of vittles.

Now I'm going for Morpheus this time and I'm looking at one of the dishes I was served in Germany. Roast pig, with potato balls sauteed with brown gravy with onions. Borchen w/butter as well as green beans with slices of bacon sprinkled throughout. Of course to drink would be the towns local beer, served in a traditional stein.


That is... If I got the dates right.

A functioning site is more important than updates, and besides we got two last week.

We'll forgive you. But if it happens too often we'll dock you're pay.
<whispers>
What we don't pay her?
<more whispers>
Wow, she does all of this for free. Really?
<whisper>
Please disregard the docking of the pay comment. Thank you for all the hard work we can wait a few days.

<whispers>
Never mind. I'll be quiet now.

All this whispering is a sign! My traditional cruller on the next installment of Whisper.

I'll go with that, one pumpkin pie on Whisper.

I'll join in on the betting for Whisper. A full baker's dozen of fresh, still warm Upstate New York cider donuts. A cake style donut where the liquid content of the batter is fresh pressed sweet apple cider, usually dusted with cinnamon sugar.

Well it would seem as though those of you who bet on Whisper have all won! Now what comes next?

John.

Murmur

Hm.... I feel like betting a nice large bag of ... kettle-corn ()... on a combat final by Elrod.

According to what was said on the old forum, E.E. has a combat final ready to publish. So I don't think Elrod will be first.
I'm really not sure who will be next. So I'm going to sit this one out.

Well, if it's not going to be a story titled Murmur, then I'm going to put my waffles on a combat final between Wiggle and Dismiss, which will still somehow manage to keep it ambiguous who is who.

If I remember correctly, and I've slept since then, Elrod has a couple more stories in the queueueueueueue, so a cruller on one of them.

Remebering from the list of stories Elrod posted to the old forums before they crashed, I think only "Medicine Girl" is left of those he named yet to be published.

Missing home a bit at the moment I offer a tray of Lamingtons. Cubes of sponge cake, rolled in chocolate and then sprinkled with coconut.

A slice of key lime pie on more Whisper. (I'm being greedy. It'll probably be something by one or both of the E guys.)

A schnitzel on our first combat final story.

Now that Kristin can publish stories "automagically" we have a set time to expect a story.

I bet a doughnut on Golden Angel.

By my watch we've got 1 minute until the next story. So I'm putting some Thanksgiving leftovers on something from Bek. Maybe Silver Linings, now that Thanksgiving has passed?

I'm betting you are two weeks too early for Bek. Next week will be some combat finals by various people. I bet a chocolate souffle on it.

I'm putting a meats lover deep dish pizza, homemade of course, on Silver Ghost next week.

Domoviye wrote: I'm putting a meats lover deep dish pizza, homemade of course, on Silver Ghost next week.

For consistency sake I'll have to predict this is one week too soon.

Predictions for the month.

Dec 7: Something from EE and Elrod surrounding several of the Combat Finals
Dec 14: More of CBHD
Dec 21: Golden Angel (Followup to Silver Linings) by Bek
Dec 28: The end of Whisper and a short from Morpheus.

And I bet a fruitcake on the lot.

I'm just going to leave this here with a pile of chocolate chip cookies for Santa.

Kristin wrote: . And.. what's this... hmm... looks like you're getting a holiday special from Bek, too. More than one, even. One of them even says you get to open it early.... guess that goes on the slate for next week.

Arcanist Lupus wrote: I'm just going to leave this here with a pile of chocolate chip cookies for Santa.

Kristin wrote: . And.. what's this... hmm... looks like you're getting a holiday special from Bek, too. More than one, even. One of them even says you get to open it early.... guess that goes on the slate for next week.

Not to toot my own horn or anything, but you might also want to go check the bottom of the Generation 2 Announcement article as well...

Just saying...

Ten dagwood sandwiches on fresh homemade sub buns that the 28th release is a Gen 2 story with almost all the writers contributing!
I'm very certain about it.

Domoviye wrote: Ten dagwood sandwiches on fresh homemade sub buns that the 28th release is a Gen 2 story with almost all the writers contributing!
I'm very certain about it.

Ah, but just what KIND of story might it be? That's the real question...

The good kind?

3 scoops of ice cream, root beer, and an elephant on a good second gen story on the 28th.

Considering the writers, one of whom I've worked with. I'm going to agree with Arcanist, it's the good kind of story.

I guess no one predicted a library story this week.

Next time, a few donut holes on the Whisper #1 finale.

I bet everyone is full of pre-holiday office-party treats and goodies and has nothing left (either baked-wise or tummy-space-wise) to bet on the releases.

Well I'm betting that the next update is more Kayda and Chou.
Or maybe Kristin's combat final story that I heard someone mention was a possibility earlier this month.
And I'm betting a handful of the chocolate covered candycanes I'm making for my daughters teachers and busdriver.

Should we have a separate thread of "Angst-o-meter" for betting on the next Kayda story - how much angst, what kind of suffering, etc?

Nope too easy to win. Just guess a lot.

elrodw wrote: Should we have a separate thread of "Angst-o-meter" for betting on the next Kayda story - how much angst, what kind of suffering, etc?

Well thats easy. Just set the meter to high (like me) and there she is, waiting at the top next to her brother, Kitty Mix.

I thought we were running Tragedy in December.

Morpheus wrote: I thought we were running Tragedy in December.

I thought it was "25 days of Angst with Kayda!"

Ib12us wrote:

Morpheus wrote: I thought we were running Tragedy in December.

I thought it was "25 days of Angst with Kayda!"

Isn't that her whole life since manifesting. Like five days off a month and angst for the rest.

No, it was supposed to be "The Twelve Angsts of Kayda"

And don't forget the vignette, 'The Angst Before Christmas'

Or the favorite movie, "It's a Wonderful Angst"

Or is that, "It's and Angstful Life?" I never can remember.

Domoviye wrote:

Ib12us wrote:

Morpheus wrote: I thought we were running Tragedy in December.

I thought it was "25 days of Angst with Kayda!"

Isn't that her whole life since manifesting. Like five days off a month and angst for the rest.

No her schedules full. You forgot about those special 5 days as with "A Kayda Carol's Angst"

All I know is, Elrod now owes me rum balls.

I thought the one we were holding back until after Xmas was Groundhog Angst?

I know this is a long shot but I'm betting an apple pie that this Monday is going to be a Gen 2 story. It shall be called 'The Mutant Who Stole Christmas!'

I'll go with a pumpkin pie (keeping with the holiday) and a plate of homemade fudge brownies. Its been awhile since we saw a Morpheus story so I'm making my bet there.

Else its Kayda and the weeping buffalo. She proves she has the strength to withstand an stampede of raging hormones as she takes to watching The sisterhood of the traveling pants. He's crying because he was catered out to the Wondercute club for the weekend.

Blackberry Cobbler with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream says its the first Gen 2 release. (Stay calm, Hawk. You can make it.)

Beer and fudge brownies say it's both and neither of those; that is to say a simultaneous release of both.

I'll state for the record I have no more prior knowledge of what's being released than anyone else does at this moment.

A piece of chocolate cake on the next part of CB,HD.

I'll join you with some pumpkin pie.

Just to be different, I'll toss a bag of drunk gummies on the table for Jade's combat final.

Oh, I hadn't realized that this was a thing, even beforehand! Well, since last week we've had the final chapter of Charging Buffalo, Hidden Dragon, I'll place a bet on next week being the second chapter of The Big Apple Comes with Calamari. And for my wager... well, since we're in the Big Apple, how about an upside-down apple cake, with banana bread in place of the standard white cake, with a light drizzle of maple syrup and cream cheese frosting - and a light sprinkling of walnuts?

A donut on more Big Apple.

Tonight.

Valentine wrote: Tonight.

I agree with the frown. I was expecting some calamari. I guess since it should be next week I get save my pastry.

Domoviye wrote:

elrodw wrote: Words are flowing again, albeit slowly. The combat finals framework is coming together, and I think I have only 3 more combat finals to insert. You're going to love some of them. Most of them. A couple are just hilarious and unexpected.

So...
Not counting Jades, which has to be the funniest, which combat final is the second most hilarious and/or unexpected.
I have cookies for a good answer.

I'll take the long odds for hilarity, by saying that the most hilarious ones are gonna be Ayla or Fey's final, with the most serious one being Chaka's.

Malady, you confused the hell out of me, trying to figure out how I'd managed to post on this thread when I haven't looked at it all day.

Anyways, next week, Calimari 2.
Then I'm betting combat finals.
I'm staking my daughters birthday cake on it.

Domoviye wrote: Malady, you confused the hell out of me, trying to figure out how I'd managed to post on this thread when I haven't looked at it all day.

Anyways, next week, Calimari 2.
Then I'm betting combat finals.
I'm staking my daughters birthday cake on it.

Whoops! I was llke "Is this on-topic", "Should I move it to 'Foodies'?", "Will Domo know that it moved"? And I mentally answered "Yes" to all. ... *Facepalm* ... Next time, I'm gonna wait for OPs to decide.

Wow! You really betting a lot aren't you! Unless, another cake can be bought soonest or its a long way away... I've got nothing that expensive, but I'll ante a tiny cookie for another longshot, Jade's combat final, and Calamari, at the same time.

Actually my daughter is getting homemade mini donutes, piled up and covered in icing as a cake. and it's on the 15th. So if I'm wrong, I'll just make some more, I'll have time.

A fudge brownie on Chaka's final being another noodle incident.

More Squid on Monday, and maybe bonus Combat finals later in the week.

From the sound of things, a plate of sushi on calamari is a safe bet, though I'll put forward a personal pineapple upside down cake on a combat final as a backup.

All this talk of Calimari is making me hungry, I'm going to have to order some crispy sotong now for dinner.

I want combat finals! Lots of combat finals! Popcorn and hotdogs for combat finals!

So now we've got a second G2 story in progress, it's possible the next three weeks will be Odds and Ends, Calamari, Road.
Although having said that, it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if there's another G1 tale or two in the WIP queue (or even in the auto-publish queue thingy) to make the running order less predictable...

I think next week we'll have Calamari, then Odds and Ends and then Road.
We're going to be getting two Gen2 stories in a row, unless a new Whisper or Imp comes out, so I'm pretty sure the G2 writers are pushing for their characters to finally reach Whateley.
I'll bet a dozen homemade chocolate donuts on it.

And to add to those stories, we have the Library story by E.E. Nalley, Game Time: A Tale of the Star Wars, which only has part 1 released so far. Can't discount a chance for the next part to show up.

Cheers madly.

Any former G1 authors returning to the fold will soon find the Canon's been rather busy in their absence It may even eventually lead to some of those authors who aren't currently writing but still keeping an eye on events / involved behind the scenes getting inspired (no guarantees, of course, but fingers crossed...)

Added onto which, the arrival of Kayda has allowed the (hole in Chou's tapestry / rise of The Bastard / Nimbus' plans) plot thread to continue in the absence of PoV stories from most of the characters originally involved.

Then there's G2, which has been purposely designed to avoid most of the pitfalls associated with the organisation of G1 that couldn't have been predicted over a decade ago when G1 was being designed (so it won't take a decade to cover six months worth of tales!)

I see a lot of speculation but a distinct lack of food. C'mon, folks!

Two lemon custards pies on the next part of Calamari.

mittfh wrote: Any former G1 authors returning to the fold will soon find the Canon's been rather busy in their absence It may even eventually lead to some of those authors who aren't currently writing but still keeping an eye on events / involved behind the scenes getting inspired (no guarantees, of course, but fingers crossed...)

Added onto which, the arrival of Kayda has allowed the (hole in Chou's tapestry / rise of The Bastard / Nimbus' plans) plot thread to continue in the absence of PoV stories from most of the characters originally involved.

Then there's G2, which has been purposely designed to avoid most of the pitfalls associated with the organisation of G1 that couldn't have been predicted over a decade ago when G1 was being designed (so it won't take a decade to cover six months worth of tales!)

Yeah, we've been busy little beavers. I hope this inspires some as well - I certainly reach out to them when I use one of their characters. I reviewed ideas and material with the owner for anything involving Chou. I did the same with Sara in Kayda's adventures. I did the same with the idea for Wine, Women, and Ayla. I have done the same with another author for Kayda's summer story. I hope they feel inspired to write more.

It's always been the intention that Team Kimba not be vital to the three threads mentioned above, although Chou's tapestry is hard to do without Chou. So while it's fun to work with Heather and write more Chou, I also feel like it's important to the overall big-picture plots.

As to Gen 2, we have plans. Long-range plans, and a lot of detail and organization behind them, specifically because Kristin insisted at the outset that we make those plans, and after writing Gen 1 for a bit, I understood the wisdom of that. While we'll have 'indies' and vignettes, the main story line will be on a precise release schedule, so all 26-30 episodes cover important plot arc points and we can move precisely toward the big ending.

Hmm... Given that we've seen two of the three airports that flights are being funneled to, who thinks we'll see the third?

Or do I have my count wrong somewhere...

A Danish on Odds and Ends.

There might be more than three. But at a minimum, one in the West Coast would be a requirement.

However... we don't actually KNOW if there's actually such a policy of funneling all paranormals through a few airports on a permanent basis. We do know that it applies to Caribbean flights around August 28th, but funneling Europe-originated flights through New York on September 5 is just a supposition.

And then there's all the airline logistics/politics to take into account. Like American Airlines being set up to funnel flights from South America through DFW, not MIA, or Delta preferred routing via ATL. Such a requirement would cost millions to the airlines and they would activate their lobbyists immediately.

So it just might be a regional, temporary measure, rather than a national permanent one. Maybe the FBI received intelligence of something bad coming from Karedonia and they are trying to make it harder to slip through... maybe it's even that thing the Courier slipped into AJ's luggage.

We must be about due for the next part of Whisper.

I'm still hoping the frequency of release will rise to 1 G1/wk AND 1 G2/wk. But I'm not wagering any food on it.

I'd give it a month or two and then it will be two updates a week.

And a blue berry pie on Calimari.

jmhyp wrote: I'm still hoping the frequency of release will rise to 1 G1/wk AND 1 G2/wk. But I'm not wagering any food on it.

Well, Kristin DID say that we'd see an increase in release rates...

Kristin Darken wrote: I think I currently have enough stuff sitting in the pipeline that I 'could' schedule out through the middle or end of June IF we continue to just alternate weeks with a G1 story and a G2 story. But I 'think' we're going to get back to running weekly G1 releases and doing the G2 releases as a second release on those weeks that we're putting those out. So I 'think' we'll be scaling up to six releases per month shortly.

Maybe not 1 and 1 every week but perhaps if they get more moving through the pipeline it could eventually get there...

An Apple Pie on Whisper on Monday, Calimari on Thursday(or whenever later in the week).

Sooooo I guess G2 is an indicator that everything to do with impending doom (hole in Chou's tapestry / rise of The Bastard / Nimbus' plans) work out somehow and the status-quo is maintained. I'm curious to see how G2 will cover the nine year gap from Spring 2007. We have already seen appearances from Toni and Vanessa. Hopefully we'll get some vignettes to shed light on events throughout those years.

marie7342231 wrote: Sooooo I guess G2 is an indicator that everything to do with impending doom (hole in Chou's tapestry / rise of The Bastard / Nimbus' plans) work out somehow and the status-quo is maintained. I'm curious to see how G2 will cover the nine year gap from Spring 2007. We have already seen appearances from Toni and Vanessa. Hopefully we'll get some vignettes to shed light on events throughout those years.

Probably not. The reason I say that is if we write vignettes in the 'in-between years', we'll have to include bits about how these nasties got resolved - and that's a huge spoiler for Gen 1. The large gap is to give the WORLD and Whateley time to recover from whatever happens in Gen 1, so that those items don't overshadow or necessitate spoilers. For all we know, all the cottages were leveled in the gen 1 events and possibly once or twice between, but by the time we get to gen 2, it all looks perfectly normal again.

Gen 2 won't cover anything that relates to what happened between 2007 and 2016 related to Whateley and the gen 1 crises and the characters. Other stuff? Sure. The North Korean mutant defector who saves the pacific fleet from the supervillain King Poseidon in 2013 so the cruiser-skipper can retire and take up an important role in Whateley? - sure. That doesn't touch gen 1. (And no - to the best of my knowledge, that is NOT planned - it's a bit of hyperbole to illustrate my point. But now that I think about it ......)

Calimari next week. I have a seafood quiche on it.

I concur, though I'd prefer part 2 of road to whateley.

So I'm going to bet an eclair on there being two stories again next week.

And bet an orange scone on the gen1 story being another character intro (one of Morpheus')
And bet a cheese danish on the gen2 story being the part of Calamari.

I'm going to say it's not Calamari. Considering the explosions in Road to Whateley, having Calamari might spoil the surprise. I think the two will be released together in two weeks.

A home made Hawaiian pizza on Odds and Ends 3 (this isn't insider information, Elrod has fooled me on the release date before, so I'm even more in the dark than you guys)

I don't think we will get more Calamari until a certain two "Karedonian Agents" get to NYC.

But I do think there will be two stories.

Apple pie alamode on more Odds and Ends, and another Gen 2 starter trip to Whateley.

More of Road to Whateley (maybe Dorothy Lamour will show up) and more of Glow.

Yeah, Road to Whateley or glow. Two big Nanaimo bars on it

I suspect a serious curveball coming up, brownie on next Silver Ghost.

Two chocolate chip cookies on The Road to Whateley and Wondercute vs Star League Jr. With Special Guest Star Tabby Cat.

Myself, I was wondering when are we going to see the next part of "Silver Ghost, Golden Angel..." or "Diamonds are a Vamp's Best Friend."

Sir Lee wrote: Myself, I was wondering when are we going to see the next part of "Silver Ghost, Golden Angel..." or "Diamonds are a Vamp's Best Friend."

Yeah... what he said!

I'm going to put a chocolate fudge cake on Wondercute's combat final. And the other one will be...


Can't say, it would spoil the surprise.

The last of Glow in the Darkness and in Gen 2 we get MaLAgua

Did anyone bet on Gen 2 getting out all the Origins ASAP?

... Betting that all the Origins are out and then the Arrivals To Whateley finish.

We've got Origins for Lapin, Hikaru, Dragonblade...

Malady wrote: Did anyone bet on Gen 2 getting out all the Origins ASAP?

... Betting that all the Origins are out and then the Arrivals To Whateley finish.

We've got Origins for Lapin, Hikaru, Dragonblade...

No not taking that bet, MaLAguA announced on DA a possible short hiatus and has a few other series to juggle, and I expect one of those to be wrapped up before he really delves into WU, I know him, he hates leaving stories off before completion and only has 2 or rarely 3 going at once in the event that writer's block halts one or the other.

A chocolate muffin on the Wondercute combat final. No idea what the second story will be,

An Oreo on it not being Wondercute. And a Tollhouse Chocochip cookie on more Road to Whateley.

Domoviye wrote: A chocolate muffin on the Wondercute combat final. No idea what the second story will be,

But surely the Wondercute Combat Final WAS a Chocolate Muffin??

Astrodragon wrote:

Domoviye wrote: A chocolate muffin on the Wondercute combat final. No idea what the second story will be,

But surely the Wondercute Combat Final WAS a Chocolate Muffin??

Um...No. It most definitely was not.

Valentine wrote: An Oreo on it not being Wondercute. And a Tollhouse Chocochip cookie on more Road to Whateley.

Curious, what exactly makes you think the Wondercute final isn't likely?

NeoMagus wrote:

Astrodragon wrote:

Domoviye wrote: A chocolate muffin on the Wondercute combat final. No idea what the second story will be,

But surely the Wondercute Combat Final WAS a Chocolate Muffin??

Um...No. It most definitely was not.

Not even in a Hello Kitty shape? With sprinkles?

Astrodragon wrote: Not even in a Hello Kitty shape? With sprinkles?

Nope. There's a bit of glitter involved, but definitely no sprinkles,

NeoMagus wrote:

Astrodragon wrote: Not even in a Hello Kitty shape? With sprinkles?

Nope. There's a bit of glitter involved, but definitely no sprinkles,

Is that magnesium glitter paired with a super soaker?

NeoMagus wrote:

Valentine wrote: An Oreo on it not being Wondercute. And a Tollhouse Chocochip cookie on more Road to Whateley.

Curious, what exactly makes you think the Wondercute final isn't likely?

I detest Oreos, so I am hoping to lose the bet.

Astrodragon wrote:

NeoMagus wrote:

Astrodragon wrote:

Domoviye wrote: A chocolate muffin on the Wondercute combat final. No idea what the second story will be,

But surely the Wondercute Combat Final WAS a Chocolate Muffin??

Um...No. It most definitely was not.

Not even in a Hello Kitty shape? With sprinkles?

Having read it, I'll back Neo on this one. It is not a muffin.
It's more like really spicy, burn your esophagus chilli, that leaves you gasping even after a big glass of milk, even as you reach for a second helping because it's so good.

Valentine wrote:

NeoMagus wrote:

Valentine wrote: An Oreo on it not being Wondercute. And a Tollhouse Chocochip cookie on more Road to Whateley.

Curious, what exactly makes you think the Wondercute final isn't likely?

I detest Oreos, so I am hoping to lose the bet.

Ah. Gotcha. That makes me feel a bit better.

A chocolate cake on Calimari, (Fingers crossed)
The second story will be Down the Rabbit Hole.

that would be 2 gen 2 stories, its been pretty consistent that is 1 gen 1 and 1 gen 2,

mhalpern wrote: that would be 2 gen 2 stories, its been pretty consistent that is 1 gen 1 and 1 gen 2,

Sure use logic.
Ok chocolate cake on Calimari, and the second one is a blueberry pie on something straight out of left field.

I don't think there will be more Calamari until two other mutants arrive.

Blueberry pie on Road to Whateley and ala mode on Round and Round or Absinthe.

Though we know what the next gen 2 is, I still will bet for gen1. A cookie on the next Kayda

Ditto, but make it a homemade donut.

Domoviye wrote: Ditto, but make it a homemade donut.

Well the way I see it, it's a 45% chance at Kayda/summer vacation group 45% chance at a new Morph character and 10% on other....

Rice Krispies Treats on one of Morpheus' soon to canon characters.

So... Given that latest announcement... Bets on what Phoenix's first canon story'll be about? ... It'd be so weird if it wasn't Hank... Or would it not?

... A Hank POV of previous events? Or is he/she going straight into Summer or something?

Lol,

My private thought was "getting 'So Shalt thou show me Friendship' made canon", but it's already there! I honestly thought I'd have to have long discussions around the noddle scene and the Radio Active Condor girl!

So, that takes me out of any betting for baked goods, please return to your regularly scheduled cookies and cakes!

I think a better question is which of his Hank fanfictions are going to be made canon, and how long will it take to adjust them?

For Monday, a fudge brownie for Backtrack's first story. And an intro story for a new Gen 1 freshman.

A whole tray of fudge brownies on something unexpected, because they've gotten predictable. And Down the Rabbit Hole.

Valentine wrote: I think a better question is which of his Hank fanfictions are going to be made canon, and how long will it take to adjust them?

Are all those fanfics on this new site? 'Cause my Archives don't have anything that's cleanly labeled Phoenix Spiritus. ... So is basically all of his/her old stuff, micro-scenes?

Banna Split on Silver Ghost, or one of Morphs for Gen 1, and a carrot cake for next "Down the Rabbit Hole"

though if the Gen 1 story is related to Kayda and/or Danny I will take a rocky road...




the puns were too delicious

Malady wrote:

Valentine wrote: I think a better question is which of his Hank fanfictions are going to be made canon, and how long will it take to adjust them?

Are all those fanfics on this new site? 'Cause my Archives don't have anything that's cleanly labeled Phoenix Spiritus. ... So is basically all of his/her old stuff, micro-scenes?

To stop the consternation, anything of import I've written is on this site, I just didn't start writing before then, and my writing was all new enough that it transferred to this new forum.

As for stories, I have two canon stories, To Sleep, Perchance to Dream co-writen with Elrod and posted under his name, and now So Shalt Thou Show Me Friendship that was Fan Fic, but has now been moved to Original Canon, and that's posted under my name

Other then that there is a host of "Micro Scenes", one complete Fan Fic posted yesterday (and officially never going to be canon) and some incomplete stories. that's it for me

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: one complete Fan Fic posted yesterday (and officially never going to be canon)

I was going to say something like "So, is Getting the Team Back Together a teaser disguised as fanfic?"

No bets for today? Let me see... Nalley is still on leave... the third part of "Rabbit's hole" apparently is unfinished... so maybe another part of Bianca's origin story for Gen2?

And, for Gen1... hmmm... something by Bek, I think. She has been too quiet.

OK, I'll put one mozzarela-and-calabresa-sausage-filled pastel on each one.

Hm...

I'll bet some chocolate covered matzah on a new (but possibly familiar) 2007 Fall Freshie from Morpheus, and some matzah ball soup on a brand new origin (maybe Dragonfyre's?) from Gen 2.

No clue about either one.
I'll say something new for both, and put a homemade pepperoni thin crust pizza on the line.

An apple danish on Backtrack.
and a baked apple on something from Morpheus.

my guess for a wiener sausage pastry:
gen1: second part of kayda8
gen2: next part of rabbit hole

A fudge chocolate cake on the following.
Gen 1: Origin story of some new student.
Gen 2: Rabbit Hole

to bump this thread and to place my bet for tonights release:

1 glazed donut on part 3 of down the rabbit hole

I was starting to wonder if anyone was still out there - it's been TOO quiet.

I bet two hundred quatloo-shaped cookies on .... oh, wait, I can't wager, can I?
Never mind.

A cruller on something from Morpheus.

elrodw wrote: I was starting to wonder if anyone was still out there - it's been TOO quiet.

I bet two hundred quatloo-shaped cookies on .... oh, wait, I can't wager, can I?
Never mind.

You can wager, you just can't win.

Or as the song went:

You can look at the menu but you just can't eat
You can feel the cushions but you can't have a seat
You can dip your foot in the pool but you can't have a swim
You can feel the punishment but you can't commit the sin...

elrodw wrote: I was starting to wonder if anyone was still out there - it's been TOO quiet.

I bet two hundred quatloo-shaped cookies on .... oh, wait, I can't wager, can I?
Never mind.

Heck, I'll throw a Boston-like cream pie on what Elrodw was gonna guess... I want to see it too... if it doesn't come out I can always toss it at Elrodw anyway...

my bet for this week:

an apple pie on gen0 a good man part2

reno wrote: my bet for this week:

an apple pie on gen0 a good man part2

I'm not taking that bet.
A blueberry pie on a gen 1 story, probably from Morpheus.

A blintz on Whisper's summer vacation.

10 banana cream pies on Kayda 8: The Best Days of Our Lives Part 3.

Some more Kayda is likely, I think. Then again I feel it might be about time for more Imp from Morpheus.

I'll put some salsa Grain Waves on Imp.

I don't know about Imp, but Morpheus still has several 2007 freshies to introduce. A frozen waffle on Sphere or Absinthe.

Imp might work to show all the froshes and then get their origins in later tales?

Imp is the Whateley Art Teacher now, right?

Malady wrote: Imp might work to show all the froshes and then get their origins in later tales?

Imp is the Whateley Art Teacher now, right?

Starting in Fall 2007.

A blueberry muffin on Sphere.

These were more fun with 2 stories about week but I understand if the backlog couldn't be sustained like that.

mhalpern wrote: These were more fun with 2 stories about week but I understand if the backlog couldn't be sustained like that.

Can run bets on other things. Like word counts. ... Fights, etc.