Question To Companions New and Old!

"Yeah, but loosing doesn't mean we can't still have fun!

"BEDWARMER!!" The screech followed them as Hank abandoned his plan of flying out through the open doors of Poe cottage, and instead made his way for the basement and the rabbit warren of tunnels beneath the school. There were many more places to hide from the wrath of Nikki down in the tunnels and besides, the curves and corners of the tunnels would make it that much harder for Nikki to hit them with any bolts of elfshot she might send their way.

Valentine wrote: Great story, great fun.



Peter, Leanne is using more resources than Jinn is. She eats, she is using the bathroom, bathing, probably other things too.

Valentine wrote: Toni did come off as a bit crueler to Koehnes this time around. Glueing Koehnes into a fursuit, and locking her in the wardrobe seems a bit beyond the Ki pokes and reading really boring stuff to her.

Arcanist Lupus wrote:

Valentine wrote: Toni did come off as a bit crueler to Koehnes this time around. Glueing Koehnes into a fursuit, and locking her in the wardrobe seems a bit beyond the Ki pokes and reading really boring stuff to her.

Yeah. Locking her in her wardrobe isn't too terrible if she in fact has access to an entire dimension pocket. But gluing her into a fursuit is pretty cruel.

On the other hand, I don't think I realized before this how seriously racist Koehnes is towards humanity. She'd come off as elitist before, but this was fairly over-the-top. Still, abusive pranking is not an acceptable response. Someone needs to make Toni, Nikki, and Koehnes sit down and talk this out. Preferably with a mediator (probably Ayla) to allow them to have a productive conversation.

Katssun wrote: Does Tabby ever go home? Between staying a number of days at the beginning of the term, and then when she finds Imp on campus, it seems like she's on site the entire month of September.

Kettlekorn wrote: I think Koehones is going to be my favorite typo for this month.

Arcanist Lupus wrote: But gluing her into a fursuit is pretty cruel.

Arcanist Lupus wrote:

Valentine wrote: Toni did come off as a bit crueler to Koehnes this time around. Glueing Koehnes into a fursuit, and locking her in the wardrobe seems a bit beyond the Ki pokes and reading really boring stuff to her.

Yeah. Locking her in her wardrobe isn't too terrible if she in fact has access to an entire dimension pocket. But gluing her into a fursuit is pretty cruel.

On the other hand, I don't think I realized before this how seriously racist Koehnes is towards humanity. She'd come off as elitist before, but this was fairly over-the-top. Still, abusive pranking is not an acceptable response. Someone needs to make Toni, Nikki, and Koehnes sit down and talk this out. Preferably with a mediator (probably Ayla) to allow them to have a productive conversation.

"And then mistress?" Koehnes asked, appearing beside her, eyes wide in anticipation. "What happens then mistress? Do you lead the Wild Hunt to victory? Do you cut down all the Humans who dare stand against you? Does the Wild Hunt bath in their blood as it was in the glory days?" Koehnes panted excitedly.

Alone in the empty waiting room, Koehnes banished from the room by Nikki when she'd once more demanded her Mistress reveal the end to her 'tale of the slaughter of Humans'.

Kettlekorn wrote: I think Koehones is going to be my favorite typo for this month.

Katssun wrote: Does Tabby ever go home? Between staying a number of days at the beginning of the term, and then when she finds Imp on campus, it seems like she's on site the entire month of September.

Well, like they say...

NJM1564 wrote: You could also make a joke about not feeding stray/ wild animals.

Katssun wrote:

NJM1564 wrote: You could also make a joke about not feeding stray/ wild animals.

So it is Imp's fault! Feeding her stories and drinks...

Angeldude wrote: I'm not entirely certain why Malady thinks it's a Fun story.)

"Yeah, but [losing] doesn't mean we can't still have fun!" Jade declared joyfully,

A Fistful of Chaka wrote: “Look, Aunghadhail says that having her around will probably help, once word that she’s back starts making the rounds. It would be best to have an at least reliable person in place, once the position-seekers start nosing around.”

“THERE! The QUEEN says that I stay, so now you GO, you—” more stuff that you would never hear on ‘Ballykissangel’. “This is the Queen’s own bedchamber and you can stop cluttering it up with your soiled—”

“Hold it, hold it, hold IT!” I held up a hand. “What’s this about HER room?”

“It’s the Queen’s Own Chamber is what it is!” the runt snapped. “And it’s a SCANDAL at that! That a QUEEN OF THE WEST, who should only have to be kept in an apartment the size of this entire COTTAGE as a punishment, should be confined in a single ROOM! Why, it’s outrageous! But to SHARE this dingy little room with a—”

“With a WHAT?” I cut her off, giving her the ‘don’t GO there’ glare.

“With a mortal…” she answered spitefully.

“Ooohhh…!” I gasped, “She said the ‘M’ word!”

“Honestly, Toni,” Nikki assured me, “she’ll be very helpful, keeping the room tidy. I mean, neither of us is very good about that.”

“Of course you’re not!” Koehnes huffed. “That a QUEEN should be forced to picking up after a—” she glared at me.

“Don’t you have a pot of gold in Ireland that you should be guarding?”

“Don’t you have a cotton field in Alabama that you should be picking?”

Sir Lee wrote: Regarding Koehnes' speciesism (and racism): it has been there right from the start. Witness this exchange in what I believe to be Koehnes' first appearance:

A Fistful of Chaka wrote: “Look, Aunghadhail says that having her around will probably help, once word that she’s back starts making the rounds. It would be best to have an at least reliable person in place, once the position-seekers start nosing around.”

“THERE! The QUEEN says that I stay, so now you GO, you—” more stuff that you would never hear on ‘Ballykissangel’. “This is the Queen’s own bedchamber and you can stop cluttering it up with your soiled—”

“Hold it, hold it, hold IT!” I held up a hand. “What’s this about HER room?”

“It’s the Queen’s Own Chamber is what it is!” the runt snapped. “And it’s a SCANDAL at that! That a QUEEN OF THE WEST, who should only have to be kept in an apartment the size of this entire COTTAGE as a punishment, should be confined in a single ROOM! Why, it’s outrageous! But to SHARE this dingy little room with a—”

“With a WHAT?” I cut her off, giving her the ‘don’t GO there’ glare.

“With a mortal…” she answered spitefully.

“Ooohhh…!” I gasped, “She said the ‘M’ word!”

“Honestly, Toni,” Nikki assured me, “she’ll be very helpful, keeping the room tidy. I mean, neither of us is very good about that.”

“Of course you’re not!” Koehnes huffed. “That a QUEEN should be forced to picking up after a—” she glared at me.

“Don’t you have a pot of gold in Ireland that you should be guarding?”

“Don’t you have a cotton field in Alabama that you should be picking?”

Malady wrote: Well, it's not specifically anti-human, as anti-mortal... And that's her start... How often do we see the speci / raci-sm continuing?

Angeldude wrote: If she's specifically anti-mortal, how does she react to Billie or Sara?

Angeldude wrote: On top of that does Jade count as immortal? She doesn't age and her regen makes her very difficult to kill so a far as we know, she may live as long as Nikki.

Angeldude wrote: On top of that does Jade count as immortal? She doesn't age and her regen makes her very difficult to kill so a far as we know, she may live as long as Nikki.

IIRC, she's a fairly young three millennia.

However, there's no guarantee that she'll live much longer than Nikki, as even brownies with attenuated connections still have a traceable link back to their master/mistress (So, it makes good sense for Koehnes to have her own little pocket dimension to hide/reside in.)

Angeldude wrote: In this part, I was referring to Jade with "she". I find it amusing that between the core 6, half of Team Kimba are biologically immortal. Add Koehnes and Leanne and it's more than half. (Biologically immortal means they can't die of natural causes and don't age after a point. They can still be murdered though, but the difficulty of that can vary.)

Angeldude wrote: Enjoyed the bit with Cabbit!Jinn and Leanne sparring.

"It'll be fine." Hank vaguely waved a hand at his desk where the brownie and the Cabbit continued sparring. "Both of them can see in the dark."

Sir Lee wrote: Worse, at one point it appears that Jamie energized the new Kimba doll -- while only Jade-proper has this ability. Nothing that couldn't be worked around, but the scene is a bit confusing.

Angeldude wrote:

Malady wrote: Well, it's not specifically anti-human, as anti-mortal... And that's her start... How often do we see the speci / raci-sm continuing?

If she's specifically anti-mortal, how does she react to Billie or Sara? On top of that does Jade count as immortal? She doesn't age and her regen makes her very difficult to kill so a far as we know, she may live as long as Nikki.

Valentine wrote:
There really isn't any evidence that either Billie or Jade are immortal. Jade is currently "frozen" at her age, but that doesn't mean she isn't "wearing out," and will die of natural causes without ever actually getting older. Billie also may eventually "wear out" and die.

Kettlekorn wrote:

Sir Lee wrote: Worse, at one point it appears that Jamie energized the new Kimba doll -- while only Jade-proper has this ability. Nothing that couldn't be worked around, but the scene is a bit confusing.

The way I interpreted it was that Jamie used some sort of grabber claw built into to the speaker disk (could be as simple as a few strands of tinsel, string, or wire) to physically pick up the doll and wave it around, no different from what a corporeal human would do with their hand. After she went off screen, she took it to Jade to share memories and be recast into the doll itself so she could animate it properly.

That, or it was supposed to be a hint that she unlocked a new ability and became about eight thousand times more terrifying.

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Reguarding the strength of Hank's PK field, there is some discussion in the story comments people can read, but to summarise:

While originally tested at 5 tons, that was still relatively early after Hank's manifestation, there is at least one early reference that Hank's actual strength was still increasing (there was a reason Hank was always fighting Hippy for the weight machines).

Team Kimba haven't made an issue of it, nor has Hank been retested, but yes his power is now much closer to his final adult range and through his regular use of the weight machines Hank knows what it currently is, though people not on the 'in' with Team Kimba will still be repeating Hank's old 'tested' rating.

Valentine wrote:

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Reguarding the strength of Hank's PK field, there is some discussion in the story comments people can read, but to summarise:

While originally tested at 5 tons, that was still relatively early after Hank's manifestation, there is at least one early reference that Hank's actual strength was still increasing (there was a reason Hank was always fighting Hippy for the weight machines).

Team Kimba haven't made an issue of it, nor has Hank been retested, but yes his power is now much closer to his final adult range and through his regular use of the weight machines Hank knows what it currently is, though people not on the 'in' with Team Kimba will still be repeating Hank's old 'tested' rating.

That puts Hank very near the top of the Students at Whateley. Sirrush was at the top at 9 tons, but he graduated. Diz was at 8 tons, that may have went up, She-Beast was a little stronger(?) than Hank, as she could normally max out at just over 5 tons, which she could increase by absorbing energy.

Rose Bunny wrote:

Valentine wrote: That puts Hank very near the top of the Students at Whateley. Sirrush was at the top at 9 tons, but he graduated. Diz was at 8 tons, that may have went up, She-Beast was a little stronger(?) than Hank, as she could normally max out at just over 5 tons, which she could increase by absorbing energy.

Hippolyta is still around a 8 ton limit, but might have gone up some due to her workout regimen. Hank does beat out Alyss, who is at about 7 tons, but she obviously has potential to surpass that.

Valentine wrote:

Rose Bunny wrote:

Valentine wrote: That puts Hank very near the top of the Students at Whateley. Sirrush was at the top at 9 tons, but he graduated. Diz was at 8 tons, that may have went up, She-Beast was a little stronger(?) than Hank, as she could normally max out at just over 5 tons, which she could increase by absorbing energy.

Hippolyta is still around a 8 ton limit, but might have gone up some due to her workout regimen. Hank does beat out Alyss, who is at about 7 tons, but she obviously has potential to surpass that.

Hippy and Alyss aren't PK Supergirls. They are Exemplars. Hank is near the top of the PK Superboy/girls. He's still less than half as strong as the strongest recorded PK Superman. Power Pork

sam105 wrote: I wan not bothered by Hanks increase in power. I may not been a clear as I should have been. There is a reason I am not a writer. I was trying to point out that other peoples ratings may be like Hanks 5 ton official rating. Good when it was made. May of may not be good now.

Rose Bunny wrote:

Valentine wrote:

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Reguarding the strength of Hank's PK field, there is some discussion in the story comments people can read, but to summarise:

While originally tested at 5 tons, that was still relatively early after Hank's manifestation, there is at least one early reference that Hank's actual strength was still increasing (there was a reason Hank was always fighting Hippy for the weight machines).

Team Kimba haven't made an issue of it, nor has Hank been retested, but yes his power is now much closer to his final adult range and through his regular use of the weight machines Hank knows what it currently is, though people not on the 'in' with Team Kimba will still be repeating Hank's old 'tested' rating.

That puts Hank very near the top of the Students at Whateley. Sirrush was at the top at 9 tons, but he graduated. Diz was at 8 tons, that may have went up, She-Beast was a little stronger(?) than Hank, as she could normally max out at just over 5 tons, which she could increase by absorbing energy.

Hippolyta is still around a 8 ton limit, but might have gone up some due to her workout regimen. Hank does beat out Alyss, who is at about 7 tons, but she obviously has potential to surpass that.

Arcanist Lupus wrote: Even if Nikki can fire her, she probably shouldn't. I don't know how many spirits like Koehnes are out there, but I'm guessing that many of them have similar attitudes. If Nikki is to lead the Sidhe into peaceful coexistence with humans she's going to have to win these people over, not alienate them.

Katssun wrote: Kill her brownie? Isn't that a little extreme?

Now that Nikki is more self-aware of what she'd been drifting toward, she just has to law down the law about civility, diplomacy, and respect. Nikki can just summon/teleport the brownies for a little talking to whenever she wants. She can also tell Koehnes to stop being a huge racist, especially to her roommate, or that she can expect more glue in the future. If Nikki politely rebukes her enough, she will listen.