Question The Micro-Scenes Discussion thread

I don't mind you posting all of them in a row, it is a new thread and needs help getting started. Although I'm not sure how Kristin feels about posting 3 or more times in a row except for the other fan fiction section since only the author can post in those threads.

OK,

I gathered my Micro-Scenes from around the forum and posted them here in two batches. First batch is the "Danny Franks" Micro-Scenes, second batch is the "Jade" scenes.

Nothing really new here, all just gather up and posted in order for ease of enjoyment, let me know what you think.

I think that you need to be kept away from the devisor coffee from now on.

(The stories are all very good. Just... )

Well, I've made my first addition to the micro-scenes. I can't say it's a very pleasant scene, but I like it.

Phoenix, you really need to be kept away from the strong stuff. Although Bunny's reaction to Jade's "wand" was priceless.

And Arcanist....not Lindsey and Molly! You realize now Chou will be after you for the death of her girlfriend. Even if just by proxy and in a fan fic.

Dreamer wrote: Phoenix, you really need to be kept away from the strong stuff. Although Bunny's reaction to Jade's "wand" was priceless.

And Arcanist....not Lindsey and Molly! You realize now Chou will be after you for the death of her girlfriend. Even if just by proxy and in a fan fic.

You think Chou is the one I'm scared of? I just killed off Jade!

Tennyo will blow you up quickly. Chou will slice you up slowly.

Domoviye wrote: Tennyo will blow you up quickly. Chou will slice you up slowly.

Tennyo will devour my soul. And probably everyone else's while we're at it.

Arcanist Lupus wrote:

Domoviye wrote: Tennyo will blow you up quickly. Chou will slice you up slowly.

Tennyo will devour my soul. And probably everyone else's while we're at it.

Sounds like someone could use some alka selser for the heartburn in doing that.

Still over quickly.

Sorry for the data dump, but there's most of the scenes I wrote, that I can assess at the moment.

Yay! You included my Happy Kate story! You should probably fix the italics, though.

At some point I will, just not tonight. Sucks not having net at home.

About my micro-scene named "Pilar and the missing Carnival":

This grew out of a similar experience I went through when I was an exchange student in the U.S. I never was a big Carnivel buff, but I went to the parties lots of time growing up (I grew up in a small town, Carnival for us was mostly an indoor dancing thing, nothing remotely similar to the street parties in other parts of the country). Maybe not everybody is aware of this, but Carnival dates move from year to year in sync with Easter, since it happens in the last few days before Lent. So it’s quite easy to forget the exact date; even living here we are sometimes caught by surprise (“what do you mean, it’s THIS WEEKEND? I thought we had one more week...”)

Anyway... here was I, living in Virginia for the year. I open the newspaper, and among other news, there’s this small one-column, two-inches (including pic — and these were the Eighties, newspaper columns were narrower back then) note regarding New Orleans Mardi Gras. It was the only mention I had seen anywhere about it being Carnival time. It got me completely by surprise. I mean, it wasn’t like I was looking forward to it, I knew there wouldn’t be anything like I used to see, and I was never a party animal anyway... but to be caught completely unaware... it was a big shock. As BMD Greg commented at the time, it’s not so much missing the event as realizing that it means nothing to the people around you. I spent the afternoon in a sort of a daze — wanting to talk it out with someone, but nobody I knew would really understand.

Boring writing notes

I originally thought of this as a scene to include in my perpetually-stalled Jana origin story, with it happening to Jana, I mean. But it then occurred to me that with the large diversity around school, Jana likely WOULD find someone to talk it out with; if not another Brazilian, maybe someone from the Caribbean or New Orleans. Which means I would either have to include another Brazilian in the plot (maybe ask the Canon Cabal? Or maybe just make this other character a Senior...) or try writing a character from a cultural POV I knew little about. And then there’s the fact that I wrote Jana even less interested in Carnival than I was in my teens, making it look somewhat forced...

OTOH, Pilar’s background meant that for her the cultural dissonance would by much stronger; not only she is poorly prepared to deal with those cultural differences, (since she had less exposition to different cultures), but she grew up in the hotspot of Carnival culture: the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Since Jana is just one year ahead of her, it would be natural for her to seek the sophomore as opposed to an upperclassman, so I got to write the scene from Jana’s PoV.

My characterization of Pilar differs slightly from the one in the Wiki, which apparently came from the original 2005 bible. The reason for this is that Rocinha is hardly the worst favela in Rio; in fact, it enjoys a status of sorts, due to the magnificent view to the sea, and past governments brought in several public services. Yes, there are bandits and drug dealers; but most of the people who live there are honest low-level workers, poor but not starving. The bible suggest that she was little above a street person; I took her one or two notches above that — I expect she had few luxuries but ate reasonably well, went to school (Brazilian public schools aren’t that good as a rule, and can in fact be very bad, but she isn’t illiterate and probably had some very basic English classes which gave her something to start from), had a TV and a refrigerator at home and some other basic necessities. Her clothes might be cheap and quite possibly second-hand but would be clean and presentable; in fact, whoever sponsored her going to Whateley would probably take care to supply her with a few clothes appropriate for cold weather (Brazilians tend to be overly paranoid about cold and snow). Overall, I think her economic situation is not that much worse than Aquerna’s — she got some stuff but she has to save every penny from her campus job, because her family isn’t in a position to send her money.

Just an observation, but some of our recently added micro-scenes don't really seem very..."micro".

And by the way, I really think Phoenix's Danny Franks scenes should have their own thread. I like them THAT much.

PS: regarding the Danny Franks scenes, I'm assuming your reasoning for Angel being able to touch Danny is because his spirit companion is female, right? Or is little miss mountain lion going back on her word?

NeoMagus wrote: PS: regarding the Danny Franks scenes, I'm assuming your reasoning for Angel being able to touch Danny is because his spirit companion is female, right? Or is little miss mountain lion going back on her word?

My own theory is that it's because he's a kitty -- we've only seen Angel react badly to male humans.

Speaking of that scene, I really liked the bit where Kayda started freaking out. "You told mum you weren't turning into a girl!" Good stuff.

Heh. Fun add on. I do hope that Beacon never gets much spotlight, though, because whenever I hear the name I think of America's Youngest Legacy .

My headology for why Angel can touch him (and no, its not because he is gender confused)

The Cat Spirit is sent by Wakan Tanka to protect Danny (we've already seen that Kayla's enemies are attacking those that love her in the spirit world, as an avatar the last thing Wakan Tanka would want is for Kayla's enemies in the spirit world to forcibly bond with her brother), so Danny's Cat Spirit is a very powerful spirit world spirit, its actually enwrapped Danny's spirit in her own to protect him, and since Angel responds to the "spirit" of the person, well all she can feel is Danny's protector spirit, and she is very female.

Oh, also the reason that Danny "becomes more catlike" under emotions like embarrassment, fear, etc. is that he "retreats" further into the protection his Spirit is providing. The more he pushes himself into the spirit world, the more of her gets pushed backinto the real world (which is why he can't "control" it yet, he's not a shifter at all, and his Protector Spirit thinks its delightful when he does it, and has no intentions of telling him why it is happening yet). Basically he didn't become just a Mountain Lion, he became her, which in all the chaos was something he didn't notice (but Kayla definitely did)

I haven't written that scene yet, trying to work out what would be good.

Oh, and when Kayla finally invites Danny to the dream world its gonna be a hoot, Danny is basically spiritually enwrapped by his protector, in the dream world it basically an opposite of the real world, Danny is a "passenger" in the head of his spirit protector's body.

Beacon has two things going against him. He's a Goober, and his biggest claim to fame so far is being eaten by the FSM.

MOOOOOM KADAS SPIRIT IS CHANGING MEEEEEOOOOOWWWW!!!!!

NeoMagus wrote: Just an observation, but some of our recently added micro-scenes don't really seem very..."micro".

And by the way, I really think Phoenix's Danny Franks scenes should have their own thread. I like them THAT much.

Since Elrod has posted that he's decided what he is going to do with Danny, I'm going to stop writing these, so it will be fine to let them sit here.

Phoenix that wrapped up by a spirit is a really cool idea.
If it's not made canon, I may ask to borrow it.

Feel free,

I'm not planning to use it, and Elrod probably didn't see before he decided what he's doing with Danny, so I'm not aware of it being used anywhere.

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Feel free,

I'm not planning to use it, and Elrod probably didn't see before he decided what he's doing with Danny, so I'm not aware of it being used anywhere.

But its not removed either so you may have a sporting chance. Be free my little one, go forth and seek out wonders that befall your wondering eyes. Fear not the thought of finding oneselfs wondering's of youth as you spread your wings before those that take flight. Never fear the unknown for you may find yourself hindered in your quest for knowledge as you travel anew.

Opps sorry have no idea where that sprang from.

Ib12us wrote: But its not removed either so you may have a sporting chance. Be free my little one, go forth and seek out wonders that befall your wondering eyes. Fear not the thought of finding oneselfs wondering's of youth as you spread your wings before those that take flight. Never fear the unknown for you may find yourself hindered in your quest for knowledge as you travel anew.

Opps sorry have no idea where that sprang from.

Medical log: Infection outbreak day +5
It has been only 5 days since the limited contagion became an outbreak when the original limited infected pool came into contact with the general public.

I have observed today that even prolonged contact with the Prose Infection via "computer forums" has been enough to trigger early symptoms. Physical contamination has been ruled out, all our models are wrong, never before have we had to deal with a phycological infection vector, our expert teams are in disarray, quarantine procedures needed are unprecedented. Prevention of a pandemic may be beyond our capabilities.

I, an agnostic and sceptic, now find myself praying that I am not witnessing the beginning of the end for our race.

Phoenix Spiritus wrote:

Ib12us wrote: But its not removed either so you may have a sporting chance. Be free my little one, go forth and seek out wonders that befall your wondering eyes. Fear not the thought of finding oneselfs wondering's of youth as you spread your wings before those that take flight. Never fear the unknown for you may find yourself hindered in your quest for knowledge as you travel anew.

Opps sorry have no idea where that sprang from.

Medical log: Infection outbreak day +5
It has been only 5 days since the limited contagion became an outbreak when the original limited infected pool came into contact with the general public.

I have observed today that even prolonged contact with the Prose Infection via "computer forums" has been enough to trigger early symptoms. Physical contamination has been ruled out, all our models are wrong, never before have we had to deal with a phycological infection vector, our expert teams are in disarray, quarantine procedures needed are unprecedented. Prevention of a pandemic may be beyond our capabilities.

I, an agnostic and sceptic, now find myself praying that I am not witnessing the beginning of the end for our race.

Holds up finger on fire. "Look Pretty."

All interesting and great micro-scenes, some close to being too big to be micro-scenes but I will let forum staff make that decision as it is not my place.

Sir Lee, I had read the Worf Effect before and it is still funny to read. Only an idiot teleports in and attacks who they think is the toughest individual, it never ends well. And yes, with Jade's mindset and powers she can show others terror like you wouldn't believe. If they ever further explore it in canon, I would fear for anyone who harms one of her friends. She is very...creative in the use of her powers and that is more dangerous than anyone realizes, even her closest friends and teammates don't know the full extent of what she can do.

Just wanted to say that the micro-scene notice from Hartford about building permits and the consequences of singing certain songs on campus was BRILLIANT. I wholeheartedly approve.

Well, better manties than manatees.

What no Bro's?

Ah, I remember reading the Swedish chef scene before, Valentine. Still funny, now I wonder what she would do if someone suggested a Fozzy the Bear bit.
And Phoenix, the scary thing is we have no idea what kind of power Jade is holding back. Her power to project pieces of her soul into objects and even people the way she does, what they are capable of doing. What if her BIT wasn't stuck and her powers were fully unleashed, who knows what she would be capable of?

Wait... We can do requests? If so, I'd like to see Ayla with an actual Firebitch curse, something like every Female Firethrower in one mile of him somehow gets a hate-on for him. And also affects Gadgeteers with Flamethrowers and Pyromancers...

But, of course, that's only if requests are okay...

You can make requests. I've done a few for Tink. But this one, I'll let someone else do that.

How did Hartford type ~500 words in ~3 minutes?

The fastest typing speed on an alphanumeric keyboard, 216 words in one minute, was achieved by Stella Pajunas in 1946 on an IBM electric.[5][6][7] As of 2005, writer Barbara Blackburn was the fastest alphanumerical English language typist in the world, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. Using the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard, she maintained 150 wpm for 50 minutes, and 170 wpm for shorter periods. Her top speed was 212 wpm. Current online records of sprint speeds on short text selections are 290 wpm, achieved by Guilherme Sandrini, on typingzone.com, and 256 wpm (a record caught on video), achieved by Sean Wrona, on TypeRacer. Wrona also maintained 174 wpm on a 50-minute test taken on hi-games.net.[8]

But, is Hartford that good to reach such speeds with a text as seemingly spontaneous as her addendum? Or is that part form-letter, and if so, what prompted the creation of such form-letters for Whateley?

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Requesting a micro scene showing that there was an unplanned, accidental combination of pyrotechnic substances during the actual fireworks display as to cause "certain parts of the female anatomy increase in size upon skin contact."?

I wouldn't rule out using a time-warping devise, technopathy, or any of a number of different and useful superpowers available to her.

Or mundane tricks like starting the addendum before sending out the original message (or even finishing it beforehand!), using misleading/incorrect timestamps, etc.

Guys, it's Whateley!

How many times do you think this letter, or variants there off, have been sent out?

They have a template for it, it probably wasn't even written by Ms. Hartford. She probably just saw the original email, growled and then glared across the office and as quickly as possible someone pulled up the template, modified it as necessary, and sent it.

Malady wrote: How did Hartford type ~500 words in ~3 minutes?

Paige aka Circuit Breaker. 10s to have that file created.

I just wanted to say how much I love when we get on a roll with micro scene collections. These are so much fun.

Just a note: Shroud is a very bad choice for a fireworks judge -- she doesn't see with light.

Sir Lee wrote: Just a note: Shroud is a very bad choice for a fireworks judge -- she doesn't see with light.

I think that's the joke.

Shroud doesn't see with light, Jericho is blind, and FUBAR is stuck in a tank in Hawthorn and projects a psychic presence that also probably doesn't see with light either.

Ummm would this be along the lines of 3 blind mice?

I am not sure about Fubar, but he seemed a good choice. Although I think he was a Halloween costume judge.

I remember that micro-scene, Domoviye. Still a laugh riot to read, cats acting like cats despite their supernatural natures and the consequences for their owners. Wonder if some of the staff or students will adopt any of the kittens, I could actually see Mrs. Carson with a cute little kitten following her around campus and getting into mischief.

"Mouser," Teri said fidgeting in her pink princess costume, "most of these people aren't from Nebraska. I'm not sure if headmistress Carson would like you advertising your business here. And I already have half the campus thinking I'm crazy, I don't want to prove it."

The black catwoman jingled a little in her jester outfit. "You never know when you might be able to make some money. And this is fun isn't it? Now come on and put your happy face on!"

Teri flew after her guardian, and smiled at the security guard who was to keep her away from any sugar. "Hey Officer Green, do you think you could arrest me for something? Pretty please?"

"No," the officer said, smiling way too innocently. "I think I want to see this."

"Thought so," Teri repliedhopelessly. "Well I hope you enjoy the show." Smiling as widely as she could, she tried to think of herself as a pretty fairy princess.

So...wait a second, is Teri actually showing some reluctance to act crazy and some concern for how her peers view her? (le gasp)

This is a good illustration of the fact that (as shown in her origin stories) that Mouser is crazy and erratic even by Teri's standards.

Mouser is crazier than Teri, and Teri has never liked doing the party act.
Also as will be shown after the current arc, Teri is not as crazy as people think. Not spoiling anything but she has some depth to her and not just hidden depths of insanity and lunacy.

I've said it before, but these new forums give me an excuse to say it again - Tink is very much like Sunburst. Neither one is exactly normal, but they are self-aware enough to channel their abnormalities into getting what they want. In Sunny's case she uses the powers of extreme ditziness, and Tink leans on her insanity, but the outcome is more or less the same.

Tink isn't much more insane than you or I, it's just that where we rein in our impulses, Tink has figured out that if she runs with whatever she feels like, most of the time everyone else follows along.

Ding ding ding!!!

Read the stories over again. In the beginning she was a little nuts but calmed down. With Mouser, she had her funny moments, but was largely the straight man. Once she got to Whateley, she's been acting more and more crazy and erratic, without doing anything that would get her committed.

The upcoming arc explains why.

Domo, Jericho's clothes are already a threat to the healthy and well-being of anyone who looks at them. Why would you upgrade them to nuclear nightmare color parade? If this was part of a canon story, the next instant would be Mrs. Carson on the intercom telling him to go change his clothes or face detention in the sewers for a very long time as punishment for subjecting the other students to that.

He was feeling particularly cruel that day. He'll be warned soon enough.

*slow clap* Well played, Tink, well played.

Kind of reminds of one of the "Shut up kid" jokes I read back in elementary school:
"Mom, I don't like this tomato soup"
"Shut up, kid, and eat it. You only get to eat it once a month."

I'd say that was a terrible joke, but after the story I wrote, I can't.
Thanks.

Regarding Anna and Reach in the elevators - nice, short, cute.

It does open the door, though, to them meeting a lot, and then eventually having dinner while their respective sweeties are obliviously gadgeteering and devising in the labs. The personal conflicts - they both are devoted to one, but those love interests are always occupied and sometimes ignores them. In frustration or desperation or loneliness, they reach out to the other, first as casual friends, but then it gets complicated....

Someone should write it. Not me - I'm too busy with gen 1 and gen 2 canon stuff.

I think Anna is strictly of the het persuasion, however, so it would have to be the male Reach.

Sir Lee wrote: I think Anna is strictly of the het persuasion, however, so it would have to be the male Reach.

Hmm, is it cheeting on your boyfriend if it's a girl you kissed?

Phoenix Spiritus wrote:

Sir Lee wrote: I think Anna is strictly of the het persuasion, however, so it would have to be the male Reach.

Hmm, is it cheeting on your boyfriend if it's a girl you kissed?

I'd say it depends on how you viewed the kiss.

NeoMagus wrote:

Phoenix Spiritus wrote:

Sir Lee wrote: I think Anna is strictly of the het persuasion, however, so it would have to be the male Reach.

Hmm, is it cheeting on your boyfriend if it's a girl you kissed?

I'd say it depends on how you viewed the kiss.

Jealousy will always insure the wrong answer.

Unless the jealously is stopped in its tracks by planning a threesome. Or even a foursome if you bring in Sparks.

Dang it, Phoenix. You had me tearing up by the end of that micro-scene. You had Hank say the exact thing Nikki needs to hear, even if she doesn't want to hear it.

That was well done. I like the idea of planting roses to remember Jamie

@Phoenix - I like the general ideas, but not the argument that you use.

Because, isn't Nikki Aunghadhail's heir? ... Also, I remember Aunghadhail by splitting it in three parts, "Aung+Had+Hail". Oh, good! You corrected it!

Also, both options carry implications... and wars... Human wars... Five-fold Court wars... Is there a substantial difference? And, all titles have connotations, whether it's being "The Daughter of the Deputy DARPA Director" or "Queen of the West"...

Oh! And the letting Solitcitor take her money isn't just about the money, it's about the idea of being subservient to someone that she doesn't want to be subservient to, especially since that person tried to enslave her...

... I think my argument's fallacious, or wrong, somewhere, but I can't see it right now...

But, all in all, good Micro Scene!

Hmm,

Nikki is heir to a dead kingdom, if she wants she could spend a thousand years dedicating herself to bringing up it back, but at what cost and to what end?

It's a dead kingdom, let it stay dead.

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Hmm,

Nikki is heir to a dead kingdom, if she wants she could spend a thousand years dedicating herself to bringing up it back, but at what cost and to what end?

It's a dead kingdom, let it stay dead.

Just one point I want to make here. You do realize that, barring an unforeseen and untimely death, Nikki will actually be around for well over a thousand years, don't you?

That said, if she really does end up wanting to re-establish the Sidhe in one form or another, there's nothing saying she can't wait on that until after she's had the chance to live something of a human life. It's not like she doesn't have the time...

I think that Phoenix/Hank's point is not that Nikki can't or shouldn't eventually carve her own kingdom of the Sidhe...
Rather, it's that she shouldn't do it just because it was what Aunghandail once had. She should face the world as Nikki Reilly, and, if what's best for Nikki Relly eventually turns out to be to carve a new Kingdom of the Sidhe, then do it. But it's her life, not Aung's.

If you recall from one of my initial Kayda stories, Wakan Tanka was alive at the time of the great battle and the Sundering (time shattered, too, remember?) and she told Kayda that the Sidhe were quite arrogant and dismissive of the tribes of humans that existed. So there IS a racial thing in the past. Nikki needs to be reminded that she doesn't want to recreate THAT bit of it, does she? If she wants to avoid it, she needs to remember her humanity.

Because of her extended lifespan, Nikki will be around long enough to make a new Sidhe kingdom, and IF she remembers her humanity, it can be better. But for now, while her friends are alive, she needs to revel with them in the human experience - because in the end, that will help the long-term prospects of peace and unity.

Sir Lee wrote: I think that Phoenix/Hank's point is not that Nikki can't or shouldn't eventually carve her own kingdom of the Sidhe...
Rather, it's that she shouldn't do it just because it was what Aunghandail once had. She should face the world as Nikki Reilly, and, if what's best for Nikki Relly eventually turns out to be to carve a new Kingdom of the Sidhe, then do it. But it's her life, not Aung's.

Hmm. Sir Lee and Elrod partialy explain it, but I'm really only trying to make the point about Nikki. Just because she can do something, doesn't mean she should.

Whenever she tries to make a new Sidhe nation, she will run into the same problem, all of the earth is covered in human nations already. All of the people's are citizens of a human country. She can't just decide to reserect / claim / carve a new nation, the people's there will object!

If she goes down that path, what will she become? How can Hank and Ayla, to name just two of her friends, not find themselves against her? How can her father not stand against it?

Even if she waits till they die, what really would remain of a boy called Nicholas Rielly in the woman who rends the nations of the world to raise up only her race?

Yes Aunghadhail would have her heir, but where in that heir is the true Nikki Rielly?

This is Hank's worry, he sees a grieving girl, every bit as upset as he was, about to make a choice that seems simple to her, but that will lead a friend of his to become something less then she is, and worse, to walk a path were they can never reconcile, and he loves his friend and he never wants her to start along that path. Not now, not ever.

A new Sidhe nation will inevitably lead to a race war, how can it not? The only reason for its existence is to raise up a single race!

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Even if she waits till they die, what really would remain of a boy called Nicholas Rielly in the woman who rends the nations of the world to raise up only her race?

Yes Aunghadhail would have her heir, but where in that heir is the true Nikki Rielly?

Ah, very good, grasshopper. You have found wisdom in your answer.

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Whenever she tries to make a new Sidhe nation, she will run into the same problem, all of the earth is covered in human nations already. All of the people's are citizens of a human country. She can't just decide to reserect / claim / carve a new nation, the people's there will object!

Make land spring up from the Ocean! ... Yes, high-magic solution, but it's a solution? Maybe?

Countries claim up to 200km from thier shores, and the shores of any islands they have. e.g. Australia claims responsibility for something like 1/7th of the worlds oceans.

She could wait until space flight and space mining is common, go to the Ceres asteroid, hollow it out and create a new inner world far from human politics.
Atlantis In SPACE!!!!

Exactly how much essence from the 'life of the world' do you think she'd get in space? Nikki's Magic is almost the definition of 'life magic', considering the massive die offs caused by her previous over indulgences.

Cosmic leylines from stars and planets.

A space-based setup would almost certainly be a lot weaker... except for when tapping into stellar phenomena (which is almost certainly within her capabilities). That would probably be a lot stronger given the planet isn't there to interfere. Anyway, I'd expect a lot of focus to be on building up a suitable ecosystem no matter where she settled down; starting from scratch might actually be easier, especially since there would be fewer people who'd be interfering with her efforts.

It'd probably have Dr. Diabolik's support as a test case, if nothing else, provided he was getting useful information out of it or he could use to motivate humanity to get into space already.

I thought that the Hank/Nikki interaction was very well done, but I also liked the way that Ayla was reacting in the piece.

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Whenever she tries to make a new Sidhe nation, she will run into the same problem, all of the earth is covered in human nations already. All of the people's are citizens of a human country. She can't just decide to reserect / claim / carve a new nation, the people's there will object!

So? People object to all kinds of things.

Anyway, there is a lot of land on this planet, and large amounts of it are completely uninhabited. People might lay claim to it, but they are not living there. They might not even consider it to be livable land. It has some value to them or they wouldn't bother claiming it, but perhaps it doesn't have much value. Nations have been known to peacefully transfer ownership of territory, after all (for example, the USA bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million in 1867). So perhaps there is some third world leader who would part with some empty land in exchange for Nikki healing him or his son, or in exchange for her doing some magical landscaping to shift a river into a more useful position, or promising to help protect him if his enemies invade.

Another option is to just get into politics. "Vote for me, and I'll use magic to provide you with cheap clean water!"

Sure do it the peaceful and sensable way.

Domoviye wrote: Sure do it the peaceful and sensable way.

Are you honestly saying politics is peaceful and sensible?

It's more peaceful than war, and occasionally more sensible.

OK, say she manages to buy the land, and somehow get the relevant government to accept he new nation, how do you resolve that she is still kicking racial upheaval by try to raise up the Sidhe?

Will that lead to other groups trying to raise themselves up as well?

How will the humans feel about mutants trying to claim they are superior to them?

Again, is this a good thing to do? Is it wise? Is it needed?

Other then because she is "Heir to Aunghadhail", why should this be done?

There are serious consequences to reclaiming rulership over the Sidhe, and I'm sorry, but I fail to see the benefits in doing it.

You keep arguing the ways in which she could do it, and I'm trying to debate if she should do it.

Just because you have the power, the knowledge and the ability to do something, does not make it a wise or good thing to do. Often, not doing something is the hardest, and most correct choice.

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: You keep arguing the ways in which she could do it, and I'm trying to debate if she should do it.

Just because you have the power, the knowledge and the ability to do something, does not make it a wise or good thing to do. Often, not doing something is the hardest, and most correct choice.

Well, it's more fun to discuss How than Should, 'Cause the answer to the second is pretty a clear No, for all the reasons you discussed? Well, that's what I think.

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Edit: Could claim Reservations for the Sidhe, like Native American Reservations, as the differences between humans and Sidhe when compared to the differences between The Average Native Americans and The Average American, are even starker?

... My phrasing isn't the best, in fact, it might suck, as I don't know the exact reasons for the Reservations, but the argument could be made, as the Sidhe have their own legal system... and other stuff to justify? Or so I think...

I don't understand the problem. Did I say anything about subjugating humans? Has Nikki said anything about subjugating humans? I fail to see how peacefully building a new nation designed to accommodate the Sidhe and high magic harms anybody.

Kettlekorn wrote: I don't understand the problem. Did I say anything about subjugating humans? Has Nikki said anything about subjugating humans? I fail to see how peacefully building a new nation designed to accommodate the Sidhe and high magic harms anybody.

I guess we latched onto the "Humans are Everywhere" and went "If the Sidhe want a place, the humans will have to be dealt with, somehow..."

See ya tomorrow!

You are all missing the long-term perspective of the Sidhe. It could be done peacefully in a gradual process, over the centuries.

Let's start with negotiating to set up a Sidhe enclave in a sparsely-populated and relatively stable region of the world -- the Amazon, Siberia, the Australian desert... -- all in accordance with local laws and subject to local government.

As the enclave gains economic and political importance, lobby for more and more autonomy. Reservation status, partial autonomy, self-governance... they can wait a century between each step. And they can always find some carrot to dangle in exchange for the increased independence from the central government.

It is a dangerous domino to topple. It's starts the chain were people stop being human, and instead become 'Sidhe', or 'Mutant', or, I don't know, 'degenerate', 'non-human', 'sub-human' ... Animals?

How deep a rabbit hole would it be?

It is splitting the world into races, whoever starts it, and whatever their intentions, by raising up some, they will start off a chain of thinking where 'some' are better then 'others', and then what happens to those who are the 'others'?

It is exactly the same thinking as H1!, expressed for a different race that's all.

The Sidhe realms were not enlightened, bringing them back it not good for the world.

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: It is a dangerous domino to topple. It's starts the chain were people stop being human, and instead become 'Sidhe', or 'Mutant', or, I don't know, 'degenerate', 'non-human', 'sub-human' ... Animals?

How deep a rabbit hole would it be?

It is splitting the world into races, whoever starts it, and whatever their intentions, by raising up some, they will start off a chain of thinking where 'some' are better then 'others', and then what happens to those who are the 'others'?

It is exactly the same thinking as H1!, expressed for a different race that's all.

Why so focused on 'humans'? I think with Sidhe-ruler/overlords, like back before the Sundering, people would see the Sidhe as a something that is truly non-human. It's like... I guess the best real world example would be the way baboons or something treat humanity? Something that looks similar, but not really relevant as they aren't baboon-kind.

Set the Sidhe as a category separate from humanity, and basically as body-snatching, sapient aliens with tech that makes people turn into them? Sidhe can relate to humanity, but it's like how we empathize with animals, like we think that animals feel pain and stuff, even though they're not human?

It's like with spirits, they're non-human, and stronger than us, but we don't measure ourselves to their standards?

Basically, just because you have a separate race/species that came off from humans, doesn't mean that they aren't a totally separate category all together.

Do you get what I'm saying? I feel this is really, really unclear...

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: The Sidhe realms were not enlightened, bringing them back it not good for the world.

What would be terrifying/sad is if the Sidhe and FiveFold were enlightened... *shivers*

Micro-scene fodder?:

Dreamer wrote: I believe all the speculating inspired her to do this to Danny. And it all started from me making a suggestion of having Danny visit Kayda at Whateley and one of the TLW getting a crush on him and the antics that would follow. Then everyone else decided to think of further ways to torture the poor boy and it snowballed from there. Great, now I have to keep an eye out for an angry Danny for helping start this mess.

This got me thinking about a precognitive Dreamer character, or something, who perhaps dreams futures that won't come to pass, and then somehow, it leads to rumors of this possible future being told to Danny, who confronts Dreamer over the rumors/dreams...

Or just a fourth-wall breaking, muse-involved scene... Perhaps Danny attacks Dreamer's muse...

Hey, I just suggested that Danny visit Kayda at Whateley, one of the TLW gets a crush on him, and the antics as they both ask Kayda about the other and silliness ensues. Everyone else took it from there with making him a mutant and sending him to Whateley, a catboy with avatar and some kind of cat spirit, I believe Phoenix did some micro-scenes along this line. Only way I can be blamed for all of this is if I have some kind of muse power, where a simple idea from me can snowball and inspire others ideas. Wait, why are those angry cat-like eyes staring at me while floating in the middle of the air? No, it's not my fault. *runs away*

The Danny micro-scenes in the Micro Scenes thread aren't even half the scenes I've sent Elrodw as catnip for his muse

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: The Danny micro-scenes in the Micro Scenes thread aren't even half the scenes I've sent Elrodw as catnip for his muse

We still haven't seen his POV yet so there's still hope.

It probably wouldn't work because of how the timeline has gone, and they probably wouldn't do it anyway, but I was thinking about how the combat finals were shaping up and thought of an interesting pairing.

Imp and Superhawk.

Possibly followed by a bit of a talk on how such a real world team up happened, suitably vague of course, as an example for the student body.

Or even just the lecture.

Anyway, idea tossed out if anyone wants to run with it.

Kettlekorn, that was horrible.
I couldn't stop laughing.

Domoviye wrote: Kettlekorn, that was horrible.
I couldn't stop laughing.

I was thinking more along the lines of:

"Kettlekorn, you are terrible and demented, nearly irredeemably so. How could you do that to Anna? How could you do that to those poor little squirrels? Have you no heart?"

You have read my stories, haven't you?

It was terrible, and demented. Which is why it was so good.

Domoviye wrote: You have read my stories, haven't you?

It was terrible, and demented. Which is why it was so good.

Okay, fair enough, but still...

Those poor squirrels...

Those poor squirrels, he didn't kill Aquerna too, did he? Because if that happened a follow-up with Hazmat ignoring the rules and gaining his revenge on Buster would be called for.

If he didn't kill Aquerna, a followup on Aquerna would be justified, as that was a real break the cutie moment.

@Domoviye - How did you come up with that? And how did Brick Bat respond when he learned what happened? Or did he actually manage to comprehend what had occurred?

That is the kind of lesson that Ito would use to teach a brick not to judge people by appearances. Brick Bat is probably the same idiot who would see Tennyo and not know about or have forgotten being told about the Section 33 on her, thinking she is a wimp he can take. When it comes to mutants, never judge based on appearances. Jade for one is very dangerous to underestimate.

I just had a funny idea of her going crazy on purpose to teach a student a lesson. Then I made a big enough jerk who could handle it and let Ito teach them a lesson.
And he will comprehend it later for now, he's too confused and trying to make the world stop spinning.

And Teri was the perfect lesson for the big idiot.

Dreamer wrote: Those poor squirrels, he didn't kill Aquerna too, did he? Because if that happened a follow-up with Hazmat ignoring the rules and gaining his revenge on Buster would be called for.

Hazmat better be quick if he wants revenge, there will a big line of students to get Buster. Thrasher may kill him, before the rest of the Hooligans get to him, or Ayla, or Wondercute, or Kayda, or the Underdogs, or any of their friends and teammates.

Ito is EVIL - and that was side-splittingly funny!! More, please !

Yes, yes he is.

Just too funny and ridiculous, Kettlekorn. Thanks for another laugh. "The Orcas are coming!"

In response to Kettle's "The orca's are coming" micro scene:

I don't think I've ever read anything with whales running about on land before. The moon and Mars, yes, but never the Great Plains.

That was fun.


Also, I think we know what the background music has to be.

When I first started writing that scene, I was going to have the orca just swimming through the air. Then I remembered this .

Getting a Squirrel Girl equivalent in the Vindicators would be classic, and although she doesn't agree with it, Aquerna is perfect for the role.

Kettlekorn, was the girl a high level regen with a twisted sense of humor or some other power? Because you mentioned the officer wiping blood off himself after she ripped her face off. But how could she survive as a skeleton?

It COULD be Jinn with some special effects...

She also must have a high threshold to pain if she's able to just rip her face off as with somehow leaving muscles to allow her to move her jaw and such.

To much of a poltergeist movie there.

I think the mechanics are secondary to the play on words going on.

I frowned at the sensation of spittle hitting my skin. "You are in my face. Please get out of my face before I remove it."
"That a threat, little girl?"

The officer is reading the first line as "before I remove you [your face] from mine" but she actually does mean "before I remove my face".

Oh I understood. Its when told to back away. Only she became literal in the sense, thus taking it to the next step.

And here I figured the detail people would jump on would be how she's continuing to speak clearly without lips. But anyway, I think she's an avatar for The Spirit of Spooky Skeletons or so (I haven't really pinned down her details yet), and while her skin is alive, it isn't normal at all. It's sort of like an organic costume, which she removes while on hero-duty so that it doesn't get ruined. Taking it off doesn't hurt, but it can be a little messy. Actually it's putting it back on that grossed her out the most, in the beginning.

OK, and I thought ripping the face off was gross, you just upped it exponentially.

Let's all just imagine the scene here. Scary villains, a robbery at a bank, yelling shouting, woman and children crying, and as this is going on and chirpy young woman in a cheerleaders outfit bounces up to the grizzled veteran bank robber standing around yelling orders.

"Who the hell are you?"

"Hi! I'm a superhero, can you give up please?"

"You!" Not just the boss is laughing, but also most of the rest, even the hostages are silently shaking there heads at the girl, trying to get her to stop. "You thought a cheerleaders out fit would scare us?" The man in the mask demanded.

"Oh no, I was just on the way to practice, I have a real Super Uniform, would you like me to change into it?"

"Little girl, if you make one move to leave I will shoot you!" Growled the leader, raising his sawn off shot gun and levelling it at her.

"Oh no, I don't need to leave," she replied turning around and pulling off her tight shirt over her head. "I can change right here!" She declared happily shimmying out of her skirt and reaching behind for her bra straps.

"Well this is a first. Normally I have to pay first for a strip tease!" The leader murmured impressed, as the other robbers stepped closer eyes now almost glued to the stripping girls who was now naked with her backs to them.

"Nearly done!" She called happily as she neatly folded her panties on the small pile of clothes she had made.

"How about we skip the fight and move straight onto the kissing and make up?" drawled the leader, stepping close the the naked girl.

"Really?" she exclaimed happily over her shoulder, reaching up to grab her forehead, then with a shockingly sudden move ripped down, revealing the blood covered skull and muscles beneath. "Because most of my boyfriends run screaming and they never answer their phones or return my calls?" shockingly the still perfect and perky voice rang out as she turned to face them, completely naked, but all where too busy staring in horror to notice anything but the missing face.

Grabbing the fingers of her right hand in her left, she jerked loose her shoulder, lifting the skinless expanse into the gap where the neck's skin had come off with the face. Twisting to pull her arm to its elbow out of her stretching skin she continued as the screaming started, "I mean, I've the body of a cheerleader! I work out!" grunting a little she removed her whole arm, and dropping the skin reached across with her skeletal fingers to grab the left hand and start on that side. "I have a *great* personality, everyone says so! So why is it I can't even get to the first kiss?"

Reaching out, skeletal hands with blood dripping off them, skin from two boneless arms flapping to the floor from her waist, a still beating heart exposed surrounded by two,inflating and deflating lungs in a rib cage dripping in blood, she stepped forward, arms outstretched to embrace the leader of the bank robbers, her faceless, smiling skull moving forward for the promissed kiss as as eyes wide ink horror, body locked up in fright, the leader could do nothing more then scream mindlessly at the unimaginable horror coming his way, his gun dropping from nerveless fingers as the overpowering smell of urine permitted the raucous air.

That was disturbing.
I really want to use her as a character now.

You and Gunny Bardue both.

Can you imagine Sara giving her a little training and then adding her to a suprise sim for the grunts?

My question is will she ever have kids and if so would their daddy be Skeletor? and would he have video taped their births?

Brought to you by She-ra, mistress of the universe.

OK, I just imagined a microscene from hell with a conversation between her and a midwife as she gives herself a Caesarian in delivery room.

I think I'll spare everyone.

I'm trying not to laugh too loud right now, that would be hilarious.

Domoviye wrote: I'm trying not to laugh too loud right now, that would be hilarious.

All here blame Domoviye. It's in the microscenes thread.

Phoenix, you and Domo both have twisted muses.

I don't have a muse, I have an imagination that works like television, pictures, words, motion. It's the reason I stay out of the bad ideas thread.

That was freaking amazing! I couldn't have pulled it off.

Just think, our lovely cheerleader had Rosemary's baby.

Nice follow ups to the previous micro-scenes, Domo and Ibi. Needing a steam iron to get her skin make to normal after it shrinks from using her dad's soap, priceless. And with her power to remove her bones from her body, wonder what her codename would be.

Skins.

Using a steam iron sounds like ti would hurt a lot.
As for Suzy's codename 'Dem Bones'

Domoviye wrote: Using a steam iron sounds like ti would hurt a lot.
As for Suzy's codename 'Dem Bones'

Not as much as you would think considering how she has to put her skin on. Somethings gotta stretch and give.

Domoviye wrote: Using a steam iron sounds like ti would hurt a lot.
As for Suzy's codename 'Dem Bones'

Rats, I was going to suggest that for her codename. Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones.

Can I just say that I think you guys might be going a bit too far with this current run of micro-scenes? To me personally it's starting to get just a bit too out there and morbid...

NeoMagus wrote: Can I just say that I think you guys might be going a bit too far with this current run of micro-scenes? To me personally it's starting to get just a bit too out there and morbid...

I'd agree with 'out there' but not with 'morbid'.

So should I stop writing the short where the superteam stops a mutant speedster?

Domoviye wrote: So should I stop writing the short where the superteam stops a mutant speedster?

No! Keep writing please! (Wishes we had a puppy dog eyes smiley.)

NeoMagus wrote: Can I just say that I think you guys might be going a bit too far with this current run of micro-scenes? To me personally it's starting to get just a bit too out there and morbid...

What!? Wait? We're talking about a world where there are mutants that can split themselves, create clones, animate the dead in the most gratuitous way as well as stealing candy from a grown man.

What are you afraid of? Total annihilation? That's the next chapter with Jericho putting it all back together.

Treating her skin like they are clothes is a bit much, especially with the dryer. I would think they would hang it up to air dry.

Hey you get rushed sometimes and it can take abit to get ready for a date.

Well we know what the name of that team is: The Boneaparts. And its getting us ready for Halloween.

Face something out of a horror movie or surrender, facing jail time but not the psychological trauma. Yeah, I think all but the most crazy or insane of foes would surrender. Although having an underage girl as part of their team is against the law in the Whateley Universe. Tell the judge about her when you state the reason you surrendered and his sentence would be reduce even more or possibly thrown out for involving a minor in superheroing.

She's 18 or 19 in that short after having a few years to practice as an unofficial trainee.

Dreamer wrote: Face something out of a horror movie or surrender, facing jail time but not the psychological trauma. Yeah, I think all but the most crazy or insane of foes would surrender. Although having an underage girl as part of their team is against the law in the Whateley Universe. Tell the judge about her when you state the reason you surrendered and his sentence would be reduce even more or possibly thrown out for involving a minor in superheroing.

Not if they dressed up in costume. The judge would be with the others seeking treatment. And nothing says they were superheroing. Can't they be themselves? Kids just wanna have fun.

Okay so they lied. Tell me what kids don't.

Okay so its a small town. Has only 1 stoplight that blinks yellow 4 ways. The streets roll up at 8 as there's a curfew. The last police officer there quit when the kids mutated and the town saw a rapid decrease in crime once they let them play at all odd hours, saving the town a fortune in revenue. The mayors happy, the townsfolk are happy and the kids are happy.

Party pooper.

Well, I've contributed my part to this adventure. I'm not entirely happy with the last line; if anybody can come up with a better epilogue I'll happily edit it to match.

It was cute overall. Although I'm not sure how happy the police will be at seeing their superhero team taken out by a devisor who's just curious.

Would anyone be interested in seeing an intermitant series about Skins and Dem Bones done as soon as i'm healthy again? I've got an idea for a road trip on the tail of a supervillain, where they use their unique powers to deal with threats and problems in the towns and cities they visit.

Arcanist, that was cruel and unusual punishment to those poor, unprepared people. They may look like something out of a horror show but Jericho's outfits could cause a GOO to flinch.
And Domo, continuing adventures of them would be welcome. Just keep the actual encounters silly or due to the reactions based on their appearance, not due to actual horror.

It would be. At worst it would be very "WTF!!!!" type of stories.

Dreamer wrote: And Domo, continuing adventures of them would be welcome. Just keep the actual encounters silly or due to the reactions based on their appearance, not due to actual horror.

I sincerely appologise for the horror in my scenes, I promise any further stories I publish will contain more humour and a lot less details.

Sometimes horror is good. The birth scene was a case of dark humour and crossing the line twice, but in small doses it's fine.
So do you mind if I use these character So?

Honestly, it's not my character to authorise, but as a general comment for myself, I have no problems with anyone using my characters in FanFicts, it would be hypocritical of me considering all my FanFicts use other people's characters.

Oh right, Kettlekorn was. I read your two stories and forget the one that started it all.

I don't mind; knock yourself out.

Thanks.

Domoviye I just read your micro with Chris. Bravo, bravo, take a bow. Half way through that story I was laughing so hard I was worried about my breathing.

And the one major problem of the MCO is shown in that short. Idiot fanatic anti-mutants who think they can do anything they want as long as it is in the cause of capturing/killing a mutant they consider a threat. And those self-same idiots are dragging down the MCO in canon as well.

Funny to read how he punished the MCO agents, wonder how far Chris would have went if any innocents had been hurt.

Well he did kill and seriously injure two KoP murderers. He doesn't like to though.
And I'm glad you guys liked it.

Man, when I saw the name of the town I kept expecting the "newly manifested mutant" would be a perky blonde Exemplar-five with a penchant for fighting supernatural threats. Or maybe a readheaded wiz-6.

Sir Lee wrote: Man, when I saw the name of the town I kept expecting the "newly manifested mutant" would be a perky blonde Exemplar-five with a penchant for fighting supernatural threats. Or maybe a readheaded wiz-6.

Dang, I think you are overselling those two abilities. Buffy is an Exemplar 4 based on the wiki entry description and Willow would be a Wiz 3-4 at best without the drugs to boost her magic or going dark. Still, would have been funny to see mutant counterparts to Buffy and the Scooby Gang in Sunnydale.

I was honestly Tempted but no. Kept it simple for a micro. And I decicded on the new mutants powers based on wanting the MCO beaten by kittens and rats.

Domo, Permission to borrow Chris for a Christmas story I' working on?

Sure. Just remember he has live and let live attitude with most groups. But when someone's being particularly naughty he goes after them. And if they kill someone they're in serious trouble.

"The Ballad of Chris Kringel" needs to be written... was going to say Carol instead of Ballad but it just didn't seem to have the same ring to it in my head.

Well the Origen story of his, 'Better to Give' is done and posted. I'm thinking of going and expanding it in the next few months after some other stories are done.

Does anyone have the Micro-Scenes thread from the older forum archived? Most of my scenes were written directly in the forum editor, and I don't have copies saved anywhere. If anyone could send a copy of them to me so I can repost them, I would be grateful.

Schol-R-LEA wrote: Does anyone have the Micro-Scenes thread from the older forum archived? Most of my scenes were written directly in the forum editor, and I don't have copies saved anywhere. If anyone could send a copy of them to me so I can repost them, I would be grateful.

Rubberjohn apparently has a few messy versions.

You could try the archives in my Sig. Gonna see if I made a archive specifically for micro scenes... Think I did for ElrodW? Here.

Or figure out the message number and or thread number, and use this to see if the web archives have a copy...

Or Google around with "Micro Scenes site:crystahall.org/chboards3" and replace Micro Scenes with bits of the Search Preview snippets until you find links into Google's cache via the arrows at the sides of the Results' Links.

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I don't understand the latest micro scene. Also, at the end, do you mean "Like I said" instead of "I like I said"?

It's innuendo. The first bit references anal sex, and the second bit references oral.

I read it and it was like a flying saucer. It flew over my head and I couldn't catch it either.

Kettlekorn wrote: It's innuendo. The first bit references anal sex, and the second bit references oral.

I thought it was something like that, it's just that I've got no reference for their relationships and stuff that I wasn't sure.

Malady wrote: I don't understand the latest micro scene. Also, at the end, do you mean "Like I said" instead of "I like I said"?

Thanks for the correction, I've fixed that now. I thought I'd corrected the typos earlier, but I missed that one.

Basically, Risk is poking fun at Flux for getting into bed with Gerald (aka Michelangelo or 'Stoner') around the beginning of the school year, before word got out about what a domineering sadist Michelangelo is. Flux just sort of keeps it going, as if it were just a joke, but Risk took that as an opening to keep needling him about it.

I happened to be reading Flux's wiki entry earlier, when the idea struck me that both Flux and Risk were the sort of horndogs who would be willing to give Gerald a go, only to regret it later, and that the other one wouldn't let the one who did live it down afterwards. I get the impression that Risk is the more discerning of the two, so I gave that regrettable role to Flux.

Kettlekorn wrote: It's innuendo. The first bit references anal sex, and the second bit references oral.

Mr. Nail, meet Ms. Head.

Schol-R-LEA wrote:

Kettlekorn wrote: It's innuendo. The first bit references anal sex, and the second bit references oral.

Mr. Nail, meet Ms. Head.

Well someone got hammered.

Schol-R-LEA wrote: Does anyone have the Micro-Scenes thread from the older forum archived? Most of my scenes were written directly in the forum editor, and I don't have copies saved anywhere. If anyone could send a copy of them to me so I can repost them, I would be grateful.

I've just finished getting my Fan-Fics archive sorted out. As far as the Micro-Scenes goes I have 36 pages covering from March 2009 through to September 2015. If you'd like me to send you copies please contact me via PM and let me know an e-mail address to send them to.

I'll post the spreadsheet of all the Fan-Fics later tonight when I locate the right thread to do it in again.

John.

@Jarjaross - Oh! You're reposting! *nods*

Yeah finally found the time now that exams are over.

Those were cute, especially Bloodwolf. Who says he's just a raging, sadistic idiot.

Jarjaross wrote: Yeah finally found the time now that exams are over.

Oh! Mine just finished today too! ... What are the chances? ... Maybe I'll write a micro-scene at some point... Mmm...

I swear there are less grammar mistakes/typos in the main document. Autocorrect you are my bane.

Thanks to @rubberjohn (and @malady, for the referral), I have started reposting some of my older micro scenes now. I will try to get the quasi-serial ones together if I can.