LICC3 Discussion 3 "Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes."

Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: L.I.C.C.: League of Intergalactic Cosmic Champions III: The Discussion: LICC3 Discussion 3 "Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes."
By The Observer on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 12:39 pm:

Artsy's author, I won't be able to post until Wednesday (tomorrow). I hope you don't mind waiting.


By Anonymous on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 1:10 pm:

Cid's rank can NOT be "Captain". By definition, there is only *ONE* captain on any vessel. IIRC, in the current military, any one with the rank of "captain", who is not the CO is bumped a rank socially, so that there is only one captain.


By Proper Chain of Command Man on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 1:21 pm:

That's right, and as for Tacoman "screwing up" and having to be relieved by CID, I think Milkshake, Adon, Quantum and Colanator might have a problem with that.


By Matt Pesti on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 2:46 pm:

The Star Trek Films established two officers with the rank of captian can exist on the same ship. One is ahead of vessle. Second, his rank is Terran Starfleet, not LICC. Just because you are a captian dosen't mean you are in command.

Second, it's a STORY. Cid only took over once when everyone Quantium leaped into the kids, and then he handed over command to Colonater once the ship was safe from the Temporal rift. He's a more jovial Eddington, before he went evil. It's mostly a intresting detail of the spidership. Sort of like all that stuff in the TNG Tech Manuel.

Besides, someone works the night shifts :)


By Artsys Author on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 2:53 pm:

Obsy, that's fine. I'll just spend the time thinking up ways to make our little storyline here more interesting. ;-)


By Brian Webber on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 3:40 pm:

What? pesti, I read that story. I'm pretty sure Rocket Ranger took charge of things. Kiehart could have, but he chose not to. Flight Commander is a much easier job. :)


By Josh M on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 6:10 pm:

I know RR's a Lieutenant with the Space Marshalls. (At least he was the time he displayed his rank.)
I believe that Kiehart is a Lieutenant with Colanator as a Lt. Commander.

Isn't the LICC part of the Terran Starfleet under the department of superheroics? I've always assumed that's how Rikard was assigned as helm.


By JM on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 6:11 pm:

Helm officer that is.


By BF on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 9:31 pm:

Cid took over, with Rocket Ranger assisting and providing some advice.

Rocket Ranger is a Lieutenant with the Space Marshalls, BUT....if you'll remember correctly, that is sort of an undercover assignment which hasn't been completed yet. He's actually a Lt. Commander in the Galactic Order.

Like I said before, he doesn't have a rank in LICC; he can give orders to anyone in the spidership's tech staff and to Ensigns, but its iffy whether or not he can boss around Lieutenants not assigned to the tech staff, except under special circumstances.


By ScottN on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 - 10:02 pm:

I thought that Tacoman made RRanger a member of the LICC, and he therefore had a rank?


By BF on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 3:42 am:

Rocket Ranger was made a member by Tacoman, but never assigned a rank. I explained once before, a long time ago, that he didn't have a rank, and that I didn't want him to have a rank.


By Matt Pesti on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 9:30 am:

Ok, Members of the LICC have the rank of "Member in good standing", and "Officer" if they are the President, Secretary, or Treasury.

The Crew of the Spidership has Naval rank, officers and Crewmen.

Terran Starfleet has Naval rank as well.

So Rocket Ranger is a member of the LICC, but not the Spidership's crew, nor of Starfleet.

Cid is a member of of Starfleet, and of the Spidership's crew, but not of the LICC.

This all makes sense in Heaven.


By Anonymous on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 11:29 am:

Cid is not in the chain of command.


By Josh M on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 2:31 pm:

Part of the Spidership crew but not of the LICC? Isn't being assigned to or joining the Spidership crew automatically make you part of the LICC? Aren't every red, blue, yellow, grey, and other colored shirt on the ship LICC? Or is it an exclusive magic/super power/special power organization?


By Brian Webber on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 2:58 pm:

As for the question as to who would replace Tacoman if he were to retire or die, how about, since it's an indepenent organization, Tacoman himself chooses his replacement? It's what I would do. I'd want to be absolutely sure my replacement could be better than me.


By LICC Author on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 3:28 pm:

That sounds fair, except I for one do NOT want Kiehart as the new captain.


By Jon Wade on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 3:46 pm:

I always assumed that MIlkshake, as first officer, would take command if Tacoman were to die...


By Brian Webber on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 4:53 pm:

Hey neither do I. Kiehart likes the Flight Commander job. All the beneifts none of the responsibility.


By BF on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 2:57 am:

So Rocket Ranger is a member of the LICC, but not the Spidership's crew, nor of Starfleet.

By jove, I think he's got it!

Rocket Ranger, Kent and Wayne all work for the Galactic Order. They are allowed to work on upgrades and redesigns on the spidership, and on the Banshee fighters, by special dispensation approved by Tacoman.

To show that they are not part of Starfleet or the spidership crew, Wayne and Kent are Silvershirts, as opposed to Grayshirts, which is what the ranking Flight Crew are.

Rocket Ranger is not only LICC's Chief Gadgeteer, but also LICC's liason with the Galactic Order AND the Space Marshals, but the Space Marshals don't know that RR is really working undercover for the G.O.

Now, here's the tricky part; Rocket Ranger is the Captain of the SnowCrane\ThunderWolf\ThunderCrane\SnowWolf (SnowWolf is a ground-vehicle conversion that hasn't been used yet), even though he does not have the rank of Captain in any organization.


By KAM on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 5:39 am:

What is the point of a meaningless subtitle? OK, this one is a funny comment, but it really belongs on the Lines You'd Never Hear In Star Trek board.
Personally I think the subtitle should either relate to the LICC storyline at time of creation or just relate somehow to this board. For instance, this is board 3, the subtitle could have related to the 3 Musketeers, Stooges, Caballeros, Blind Mice, even the Alpha Five quote, "Aye, aye, aye!" (Roman 3 is 3 I's. It's a pun.)

Also new discussion boards seem to be created before the old ones reach 100k, while the story boards don't get new ones until they pass 150k.

Obsy, a SLAB of crystal??? Did you mean perhaps a chunk of Mica sheets? Or possibly a slice of crystal? (If a crystal were cut up in a saw the slices could be referred to as slabs, but usually when talking about the material it's referred to by name.)


By The Observer on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 9:36 am:

Well, KAM, given that this is a very alien planet we are discussing, very few nitpicks about their culture, geography, etc, can be applicable. Just a note.
:-)

P.S. I thought you would get me on the emerald lode behind the waterfall.


By Artsys Author on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 10:48 am:

Sorry about not posting, Obsy. I'm feeling pretty sick...we'll see if I'm up to posting a little later today

*cough, cough...*


By Artsys Author on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 10:51 am:

Sorry about not posting, Obsy. I'm feeling pretty sick...we'll see if I'm up to posting a little later today

*cough, cough...*


By Matt Pesti on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 12:48 pm:

If Tacoman were to die, Milkshake becomes acting captian and takes over. Whoever became permanent captian would be up to the choice of the LICC as a whole.

BF: Where does Rocket Ranger stand amoung the Iron Chefs? (Now that we have American Iron Chefs)


By Padawan Observer on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 1:12 pm:

Anyone else noticed that for the past couple of days there have been many more posts on the discussion board than the story board?


By Brian Webber on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 1:25 pm:

Paddy: I was just thinking about that!


By Nawdle on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 2:18 pm:

I noticed it also. Weird.


By Matt Pesti on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 8:05 pm:

Despite having first suggested it,I'm not posting the "Taxman" stuff. It's not me.


By BF on Friday, February 01, 2002 - 12:38 am:

BF: Where does Rocket Ranger stand amoung the Iron Chefs? (Now that we have American Iron Chefs)

I haven't seen the Iron Chef USA episodes (that's ONE advantage to not having a UPN station here....but we're supposed to be getting one), and wouldn't watch them if you paid me.

No comment.


By KAM on Friday, February 01, 2002 - 3:40 am:

Actually, Obsy, geological processes should be the same. Local conditions may result in features that would be unusual on Earth, (a giant emerald for instance) but the processes themselves wouldn't change.
Aside from the comment about the emerald being pure (on Earth pure emeralds are rare) I didn't have a problem with it. Why, did you put it in a dolomite matrix instead of granite?

You know Matt, there was an IRS plot back around when Adon joined.

Of course if LICC hasn't paid any taxes for 3 years I would suspect the LICC Accountant of embezlement.

Of course, we could always use the Superman solution. In Superman Owes A Billion Dollars an IRS agent decided that Superman owed taxes. At the end of the story it was brought up that since Superman saves people every day the whole world could qualify as Superman's dependents & therefore be eligible for a deduction. (How many times has LICC saved Earth?)

Paddy it's probably just a combination of some people not being able to post & others not being certain what to post.

And just to recap:
1. The infected members of LICC realize they've been drugged. The Juiceman has captured the 2 TerrSec scientists, but so far an antidote has not yet been found or revealed.
2. Insane, Robot Redshirt, the Furbies & whomever else has gone along are waiting for someone to post something in the stolen sheet music case.
3. Artsy & Obsy are on a date.
4. Jadlad is repairing the Pseudoscience console.
5. Sailor Evil has met the voice of Mackey Moose.
6. Ensigns First & Who are apparently on a date at the races.
7. The LICC Accountant has apparently embezzled LICC funds. (Warning. If this storyline comes to pass it will mean that LICC will have to return to Earth.)
8. Instead of regular LICC, viewers are greatly enjoying the new Saturday morning cartoon League of Intergalactic Children Champions: The Adventures of LICC When They Were Kids. :O


By Matt Pesti on Friday, February 01, 2002 - 6:20 am:

Or flee Earth...


By TRS Auditor on Friday, February 01, 2002 - 9:30 am:

Sorry bout that matt. I liked the taxman idea and figured to use it. i'll stop if you want me 2.


By Brian Webber on Friday, February 01, 2002 - 1:50 pm:

1. The infected members of LICC realize they've been drugged. The Juiceman has captured the 2 TerrSec scientists, but so far an antidote has not yet been found or revealed.


'Scuse me, but the two scientists beamed away remember?


By Nawdle on Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 2:37 am:


Quote:

I haven't seen the Iron Chef USA episodes (that's ONE advantage to not having a UPN station here....but we're supposed to be getting one), and wouldn't watch them if you paid me.




BF, we do have a UPN station here.

UPN WEEE-LP 32

It's 08 on our cable box (between our WB and NBC stations). We've had it in our area for a couple of months now. The reception is horrible (on all but one TV in my house).


By BF on Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 3:21 am:

Well, 08 and 10 both come in crappy here, so I didn't know that. If they don't move the channel, or fix the reception, then its no good to me.

I knew what the channel's call letters were supposed to be, but I thought we weren't supposed to get the channel at all until mid-February.


By Jon Wade on Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 12:05 pm:

I apologize for not being on here for a while, but I have a good exucse... We had a big ice storm here in Kansas City, and My house has been powerless since Wednesday... As you can see, I've managed to find a computer, but who knows when I'll be here next :)


By ScottN on Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 1:58 pm:

MWAHAHAH! Now that your house is powerless, soon I shall take over Kansas City!

Sorry, couldn't resist that one, Jon...


By Padawan Observer on Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 2:04 pm:

Josh lives there too! Your evil plans shalt not succeed!


By Brian Webber on Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 5:30 pm:

Maybe Josh's power is out too. It would explain why he hasn't gotten back to me yet on my question. I asked him what he thought of the LICC CD I made.


By Josh M on Sunday, February 03, 2002 - 12:38 am:

Didn't you say you weren't going to tell everyone Webber? It was pretty good.

I got my power back yesterday night. My trees suffered little damage in the storm. I find that very surprising considering the tree debris I've seen around the city. I guess I'm blessed.


By Brian Webber on Sunday, February 03, 2002 - 2:51 am:

Oh, I forgot. Sorry Josh. Thanks for the props. What songs did you like best?


By KAM on Sunday, February 03, 2002 - 4:08 am:

'Scuse me, but the two scientists beamed away remember?
Nope. I overlooked that. (Which is odd because you did seperate it from the rest of Kiehart's post so it wouldn't get lost.)


By ScottN on Sunday, February 03, 2002 - 12:57 pm:

I got my power back yesterday night.

So, did you do a "He-Man", and say "I HAVE THE POWER!!!!"?


By Matt Pesti on Sunday, February 03, 2002 - 5:53 pm:

Go ahead, use it. I still have my "Congressional Investigation" story, and the "Mission Arc"


By Electron on Tuesday, February 05, 2002 - 7:28 pm:

Lord of the Ham-Burglars:

Uhhh, the Furbys are not on the Dinsey Planet, not even near. They are part of the task force trying to retrieve that piece of cosmic music.


By Jon Wade on Wednesday, February 06, 2002 - 8:40 am:

Josh, we still don't have power where I live... and we have a lot of tree debris to clean up, too...
In fact, I'm here at a local library and using their computers :)


By Josh M on Wednesday, February 06, 2002 - 8:48 pm:

Wow. I got power back Sunday. It actually went out during the Super Bowl. I heard that there were still people without power. It's taking longer than I would've imagined.


By BF on Thursday, February 07, 2002 - 2:01 am:

Lord of the Ham-Burglars:

Uhhh, the Furbys are not on the Dinsey Planet, not even near. They are part of the task force trying to retrieve that piece of cosmic music.


Actually, Lord of the Hamburgers happens to hang around close to where the Fur-bearing varmits practice their singing, and forgot he still had the ear-protectors on.


By Jon Wade, glad to be back on Thursday, February 07, 2002 - 7:15 pm:

Well, we just got our power back about a half hour ago... so ladies and gentlemen, I'm back!


By Artsys Author on Thursday, February 07, 2002 - 9:25 pm:

Obsy, sorry I haven't been posting. I was incredibly busy and completely uninspired. I'm heading over to the story board now....


By Jason on Saturday, February 09, 2002 - 2:52 pm:

I have made my triumphant return to the LICC! Well... another one of my triumphant returns. Does that mean that my other triumphant returns weren't triumphant? Ummm... I've confused myself, so I'm going to sort this out before I make any more posts. :)


By The Observer on Saturday, February 09, 2002 - 6:32 pm:

Welcome back, Jason!

And I would say you can have as many triumphant returns as you want to...


By Brian Webber on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 11:31 am:

Hmm. Looking at this rather weak current storyline gives me an idea. For the next chapter we should simply flex out creative, and do a dialouge based story. No action allowed! This means no phasers firing, no running & jumping, none of that. Actions can be described but they must be basic human actions, like hugging, shaking hands, or flipping the bird for example. Of course it's pretty much asumed that, if we did this, Pesti would ignore it and try to throw bikini clad chainsaw wielding college girl vampires at us, but in that event, we simply ignore him and stick to the plan.

This also has the added beneift of fleshing out the lesser knwon characters, giving them backstories and depth. It can also be used to tie up certian plotholes.

Character 1: I was just thinking, didn't you once say you did this, but later siad you didn't?
Character 2: Oh that? Oh man I'm sorry. I can see how that would be confusing. To be perfectly hoenst my memory of the referred to incident is sketchy, so it may have happened as I said earlier. Why I would say it didn't happen at all, well it may have ben the ress of the moment.

I know that looks ••••••, but it's just an example so go with me on this.


By Padawan Observer on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 2:22 pm:

The dialogue-based stuff is usually mixed in with the action plots. It's best to have a good balance.


By Matt Pesti on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 3:06 pm:

Dialouge is nice, but this ain't a convuluted Foundation novel, there is no "meaning" here.

Besides, having 100k about how cute Quitto and the Fairy children are isn't my idea of a good time.


By Padawan Observer on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 3:17 pm:

Matt, there are no Fairy children on LICC and who says dialogue has to be about Quito and Fran and Logan (I'm assuming that's who you mean bythe Fairy children)? There are other things for dialogue to be about.


By Dude on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 3:23 pm:

Figures pesti would not be only be dead set agianst BW's idea, but also come up with a lame reason to be against it. This is probably the type of guy who think only fags and philosophy professors like watching foreign films, and that animation is just for kids, i.e. someone with no understanding of what real Anime is like. You, a DisneyTool.


By TheSpectre on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 3:25 pm:

`Dude', we all know who you are. Or have guessed.


By JD on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 3:30 pm:

Re Webber's DISCUSSION post on the story board:

I'd think if it involves the entire Spidermobile it would definitely be a crossover. If just Jackson is going it would be a guest appearance.


By Jon Wade on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 3:42 pm:

Regarding the Archangel flack...
Getting the Spidership was Jackson Dupree's idea. The Archangel is in dire trouble and up the proverbial creek. Jackson contacted the Spidership because they needed the paddle for said creek.
The Spidership will only pop into the Archangel universe to help the Archangel and depart as soon as that help is given....or at least hopefully...
It was my idea, and you can blaim me if you want.


By A Very Loud K-NIT Viewer on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 1:56 pm:

NO ARCHANGEL CROSSOVERS PLEASE!


By A reasonable, sensible K-NIT viewer who explains his opinions on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 2:27 pm:

LICC and Archangel are different types of show. In Archangel everything is more or less planned and each Chapter is an episode, a story-within-a-story of itself. In LICC plot twists can be created out of nowhere, reality is not a constant or sharply defined thing, and plots can go on for as short or as long as fortune dictates. Remember last time Archangel came over to LICC, it lasted several parts too long because of this.


By Archy the Archangel Sprite on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 2:57 pm:

Noooo Archangel!


By Brian Webber on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 3:25 pm:

Archy, Loud, go self-fornicate. This was not my idea! And it's not a true crossover. It's a guest appearence, and not one of you (OK, Pesti, but no one listens to him) has ever said anything negative about the occasional guest shot. So shut up.


By Hey yo! on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 4:51 pm:

I have no problem with an Archangel crossover, IF:

1. Its kept short. No more than one board, at most, if it takes place in LICC.

And

2. The fact that Greymoran is Tacoman's father isn't shoved down our throats. I'm sick of it being constantly mentioned.


By Josh M on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 8:27 pm:

Webber, calm down. We don't need any sleaze, in fact that's a Nitcentral rule, remember?

As for the Archangel thing, couldn't we try to contact the Revanche?


Actually, Webber does a pretty good job of avoiding crossovers.


By Matt Pesti on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 8:49 pm:

I have no problem with guest appearences, or Crossovers. It's when they began to get long...

Yeah, you see, Film is entertainment not culture. Same thing with anime. If I wanted culture I would not watch giant robots, brooding warriors with gold hair, or nine women going after some Tenchi guy in films entitled "Hi I'm here: Go terran warriors." Dude, IF that is your real name, you are Otaku-trash. All Hail DBZWDC and MFGOA.


By BF, anime fan on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 10:09 pm:

Do not take the name in Tenchi in vain, or you'll have to deal with me, my Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom, and the spaceship Nadesico!


By KAM on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 - 4:16 am:

bikini clad chainsaw wielding college girl vampires Webber
I like that idea. How soon can we get it started? ;-)

Anyway Webber, I've found that any attempts to flesh out my characters have usually bored the viewers. Fast & funny is what seems to work.

BF, have you read this article yet? Tenchi Confrimed Gay


By Matt Pesti on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 - 7:12 am:

That's okay BF, your Gundam is not match for my Wolf Fang Fists.


By Padawan Observer on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 - 11:34 am:

Brian Webber: Oh, come on now. I think you have suffered enough mistreatment, both here and in the real world, to understand how bad it is to be treated as non-existent or non-human. That comment about Pesti was completely out of line.

Matt Pesti: I suppose you do sort of have a point about how dialogue-driven stories seem to be always about Quito and the `Fairy children' as you call them. But remember, Quito is a telepathic mute child, an interesting concept well executed. And the pregnancy of Butrfli and birth of Fran and Logan have already happened. I don't expect they will be a primary focus any more, just a background element. What Brian Webber meant by a dialogue-based story is a story which focuses on the various characters and their relationships, which can be great if well executed.

KAM: I've probably said this before, but the problem with fleshing out your characters is not that it's a bad idea in general, but that characters such as `Mr Obvious', `Mr Absurd' and `Old DC Fan' carry their entire descriptions in their names: they are fated to be one-dimensional. But I see no problem with you fleshing-out one of your characters who doesn't fit that description. I suppose I should mention PD Insane in this... when I first gave him the name, I had not predicted what was going to happen with him, and it has caused me many problems.


By Josh M on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 - 2:39 pm:

What Brian Webber meant by a dialogue-based story is a story which focuses on the various characters and their relationships, which can be great if well executed

Well executed? I better not post then...


By Matt Pesti on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 - 2:53 pm:

Padawan: Certainly I agree that plots can be driven by more than (Adon kills Dragmire). However, it's not easy, and is certianly not zany.


By Brian Webber on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 - 3:44 pm:

Look, let's kepe it short. The LICC shows up on the Arhcnagel board for one or two posts. Greymoran visits his grandkids (how would that be shoivng the family relation down your throats, I don't know), maybe we can expand a little on Tacomand and Jackson barely tolerating each other's existence, Gryemoran can nag Tacoman a litle more about not getting married, the Archangel's power supply is replneished, the LICC goes home, bing bang boom end of guest shot. 'Kay?

BTW, thank you Paddy for completely undestanding what I meant by dialogue driven story. And Pesti, sorry about the crak I made with the Dude moniker.


By Jon Wade on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 - 4:00 pm:

And why can't Tacoman and Jackson learn to like each other? Maybe one of them saves the life of the other...


By Brian Webber on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 - 4:12 pm:

Jon: Of course they could get along eventually, but this conflict betwene them is kidn of interesting. Taocman seems to see Jackson as merely a clone, a copy, a Xerox, whereas Jackson apparently sees himself as an individual, a regular person, a human being, and wants to be treated as such, but finds it hard to get away from being seen simply as "Tacoman's clone" by everybody except the Archangel crew. I always found that interesting and I always figured that was intentional on your part.


By KAM on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 - 4:19 am:

Well, Webber, there is that Spidermobile piloted by the animatronic LICC heading for the rendezvous. ;-) Yeah, if Webber even acknowledges that post, 10-1 it will be to blow it up.

Paddy, I don't think they are fated to be one-dimensional, just because their name describes their primary trait. (Frankly if I'd known they were to be long lasting characters I might have chosen different names, definitely for Old DC Fan).
Mr. Absurd is really the only one who fights having any depth added to him. I think you do some of my characters an injustice by saying they are completely one-dimensional. (Maybe you could get away with 2-dimensional, but certainly NOT 1-dimensional.)
Even Pattie would occasionally reveal that she was more than a multiple-entendre quipping bimbo In a skintight outfit.
And sometimes I did have scenes planned that would have revealed more about some characters, but then the plot changed & the scene no longer fit.

I think if you reread my old posts you'll see moments where I was shading in the edges of some of my characters.


By Matt Pesti on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 - 6:13 am:

We could just do a "filler" episode. Filler would be a episode of DS9 that had nonthing to do with the Klingons in Season 4. Basically, the action would be ship bound, and no continuing plots could be started. Kinda like "Family:TNG"


By Padawan Observer on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 - 9:55 am:

Padawan: Certainly I agree that plots can be driven by more than (Adon kills Dragmire). However, it's not easy, and is certianly not zany. - Matt Pesti

Why does LICC have to be zany to be enjoyable?

And KAM: I apologise. I'm just saying, Mr Obvious was originally meant to be just a name to use when making snide observations on how people have been ignoring the obvious. Old DC Fan was, IIRC, originally meant to comment on when things started to resemble a DC comic, then went on to use DC Comic items. Having Mr Obvious make a post where he acts like a normal human and *does things* instead of just staing the obvious just looks kind of strange.
Hamburger Pattie, however, if she decided to show more of her elements, didn't seem so strange, because the name stuck throughout the post was `Pattie' or `Hamburger Pattie', not `Miss Bimbo' or `Miss Airheaded Swimsuit Chick' or whatever. Understand my point? If not, I'll provide some axamples of what I mean.


By Brian Webber on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 - 2:39 pm:

Well, Pesti, TNG's Family was a REALLY good episode. Anyway, that wasn't what I was just thinking. You mentioned Donna, and the topic of her bimbo-ness came up, and it gave me a though. Matt, can I call you Matt? Matty, have you ever seen the movie Charlie, based on the book Flowers For Algernon? *imaging the reactions of LICC authors who know what I'm talking about, and laughign cause of it*

Also, LICC-CD buyer, your payment arrived today. Takes a bunch. We need money now mroe than ever in this house. Freakin' rent has shot up, so I just put that money into making it. I also had to sell several DVDs, and my entire VHS collection.


By KAM on Thursday, February 14, 2002 - 5:03 am:

axamples???

What's next? Padawan starts posting "All work & no play makes Johnnie a dull boy." all over NitCentral?

Jennie! Get out of the house before it's too late!

;-)


By Padawan Observer on Thursday, February 14, 2002 - 2:37 pm:

Spell our names properly, will you!!!


By KAM on Friday, February 15, 2002 - 3:45 am:

Well, its been so long since you've posted under your real name...
Sorry for the typos.

And it looks like Webber dues ex machinaed his way out of another interesting plot twist. At least dropping a whale on it was more fun than just blowing it up like I thought he would do.


By Brian Webber on Friday, February 15, 2002 - 1:42 pm:

Thanks KAM. I thought you guys would appreciate that. :-) I actually spent two days coming up with that one.


By Artsys Author on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 12:06 am:

Re: the 80's music moment post: would the song you were thinking of be "Total Eclipse of the Heart" or do I have my eras wrong?


By Jon Wade on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 7:30 am:

Let me guess... Artsy's had a Quantum Leap done to her, right?
the puzzlement, the pale glow, the "Oh Boy" comment...


By Artsys Author on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 12:47 pm:

Hee hee...I didn't quite mean that, but since I know Obsy's author is a QL fan, he'll appreciate it. ;-)


By TheSpectre on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 1:48 pm:

Obsy has an author???


By Artsys Author, who writes Artsy on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 2:16 pm:

Sorry, I meant, oh you know what I meant....

Observer writes under the same name on the discussion board and the character Observer, but I doubt that it means a time-traveling guy really accesses our server to catalogue his adventures with LICC. :)


By The Observer on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 2:19 pm:

Doesn't it?


By Artsys Author on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 2:20 pm:

Well, I suppose you never know.... stranger things have happened.


By The Observer on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 2:26 pm:

They have indeed.


By Brian Webber on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 8:11 pm:

OK, just so you know, I am NOT bringing the Archangel to LICC this time. I did that last time, so this time, the guest shot happens on Archangel. Just remember, NO ZANINESS! I want to amintain the tension fo the Archangel being damaged, Gryemoran's son coming to help, and the omnipresent possibilty that Jake Grey could ambush them at any moment. So let's go for a Hunt For Red October feleing as oppsoed to a Dumb & Dumber feeling. 'Kay? And please, let's try to keep it under ten posts.


By KAM on Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 6:04 am:

I though it was Total Eclipse of the Heart, but couldn't remember for sure, AA. Thanks.

As for Webber's request... I'll take of that in a moment. Muhahahahahaha!


By Brian Webber on Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 12:48 pm:

Total Eclipse of the Heart is one of my favorite songs.


By Brian Webber on Thursday, February 21, 2002 - 2:42 pm:

All except JD!

Stop posting at Arhcangel for a little while!

I am writing a HUGE ending for this chapter, quite different from what I'd originally planned. Possibly even better. The point is I can't post it from my Text files until JD has Commander Milkshake take the Spideship back to their universe. It's going to be big, and hopefully shocking, but also interesting. I'm asking for the pasue just in case I'm not finished by the time JD makes said post.

Thanks in advance.


By Brian Webber on Thursday, February 21, 2002 - 2:49 pm:

OH, FYI, can Colonator stick around to see if the reapirs hold? He can just go back with Tacoman adn Butrfli when they return. I've already written him into this post. I probably shouldn't have but I'm hitting a flow and changing anything now would ruin it.


By Artsys Author on Friday, February 22, 2002 - 12:26 am:

Obsy, so sorry I couldn't post for a few days! It's midterms/papers time, and I was up for almost 36 hours straight. I couldn't think enough to post last night. :-)


By KAM on Friday, February 22, 2002 - 5:01 am:

Stop posting at Arhcangel

Aw... do I have to? :(



So, JD, how long has Colanator been tied to the ship's computer? Or is this just an excuse?


By Brian Webber on Friday, February 22, 2002 - 4:01 pm:

So, folks, did anybody besides Jon have a chance to see my big-long post for the end of HFJG Part 11 Space Station Down? I know, it was essentially a Big Reset Buton moment, but done correctly it's not always a bad button to use.


By Josh M on Friday, February 22, 2002 - 4:17 pm:

yes, I had time to read the entire thing. Interesting, although with a few nits.


By Brian Webber on Friday, February 22, 2002 - 4:20 pm:

Some of those nits were made by Jon. If he ahdn't made his post where Tacoman changed the topic all of a sudden, the first paragrpah would've made more sense. I DID put up a message at TWO boards that I figured he'd figured. JD was to make a post where a Yellowshirt was left ebhind, adn the Spidership left, then all posting till my ending was ready would be stopped.


By Josh M on Saturday, February 23, 2002 - 12:24 am:

Well, my two nits came about the same time, when DS9's Ops roof was blown out. First of all, I thought that it took a very long time for the emergency forcefields to activate. Second, when a hull breach occurs, everything inside is not "sucked" into space, it's blown.


By Padawan Observer on Saturday, February 23, 2002 - 2:55 am:

I think everyone must have misunderstood what you meant, Brian, and thought you meant "No-one should post before JD."


By Jon Wade, apologetic on Saturday, February 23, 2002 - 6:38 am:

I apologize... I guess I just wasn't paying attention... In fact, this is the first time I noticed your directive to stop posting... and if I had seen that before, I would have.


By Brian Webber on Saturday, February 23, 2002 - 4:58 pm:

Jon: That's OK. I was able to work around the frist one of yours.

Josh: ••••. I keep forgetting that whole blown/sucked thing when it come to decompression. My bad.

Paddy: Again, my fault. I should've been more clear.


By KAM on Sunday, February 24, 2002 - 3:48 am:

I was thinking about that tax storyline someone (not me) keeps trying to post. (Wow! Reciepts, loopholes, deductions... all the thrills of accounting without risk of injury.)
Instead of LICC's accountant absconding with the funds what if a bored Taconator decided to erase all electronic records of the LICC's tax returns?

So, BF, (I assume you're behind the Celestial Musician storyline) now what?
One Celestial Musician claims the sheet music was stolen another CM claims it isn't. Kind of hard to persue a story that's basically one character's word against another, especially if the investigators have no way to verify anything either of them says.


By BF on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 12:01 am:

D@mn! If Padawan doesn't figure out someone is me, then KAM does!

*sigh* Next time I come up with something, I'm going to start misspelling on purpose and cursing a lot, so everyone thinks its Webber!

(Just kidding!)


By BF on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 12:05 am:

Actually, I planned on the Celestial Musician story being done on a slightly larger scale, but....

Some wiseguy (I'm pretty sure I know who) started posting as Generic Evil Villain, which sort of ticked me off.

Everyone went with the Dinsey storyline except a select few.

I couldn't come up with any good ideas.

Just wait and see what happens when Insane gives the imposter the composition. :)


By Generic Evil Villain on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 12:30 am:

Well, gee... This is the LICC after all, and you can't count on a story line going the way you want!

Once more, he swirls his cape dramatically!

Where's my Generic Evil Henchman???


Mwahahahaha!


By Generic Evil Villains Author on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 12:31 am:

Oh, and maybe the Tax guy is from the KILL universe???? That would probably work too.


By KAM on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 3:09 am:

Well you kind of tipped your hand at the beginning by posting under the different bylines for the first Celestial Musician. You did that on the LICC2 Discussion boards for a short while.
Then I believe you posted an Ak'kroch or Celestial Musician post real close to a Rocket Ranger post.

As for changing your style to fool Padawan, won't work. I've posted under numerous styles & Paddie keeps guessing it's me. (Actually, I think I'm just at the top of his list. "KAM are you (blank)?" If I say, "Yes", he's right, if I say, "No", he asks the next person on his list. ;-)


By Mr. Sensible & Mr. Dense on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 3:31 am:

Mr. S: If he is a Tax man from KILL he's unlike any I've ever met. Where are his mind probes & enforcer/bodyguards?

Besides after LICC's incursion into our universe and the destruction of the Black Widow I the Earth Empire was busy fighting off enemies who thought that was a sign of weakness. However, we haven't forgotten LICC's unprovoked attack. We will have our revenge. Isn't that right, dear brother?

Mr D: He he he. SMASH! SMASH! SMASH!


By Padawan Observer on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 11:12 am:

I realised that the Celestial Musician was BF (or KAM doing a really good BF impression). I just didn't want to say because I was just glad to see BF creating a character without announcing on the discussion board "I'm the Celestial musician so NO DOING ANYTHING ON THE STORYLINE UNLESS I TELL THEM TO! :) And that's the bottom lne `cause Stone Cold said so!"

As for Generic Evil Villain, it's NOT me, by the way.


By Josh M on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 12:15 pm:

Just thought I'd tell everyone that I won't be posting for about a week.

Later


By Brian Webber on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 10:20 pm:

Hey Floyd, I need your help, but it seems you changed your e-mail address cause I tried to send you a message and got nothing. Could you e-mail the new one so I can ask my question?


By KAM on Tuesday, February 26, 2002 - 3:16 am:

Padawan, people who've heard my BF impression say it sounds nothing like him.


By BF on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 12:24 am:

revenant71@aol.com

(For now, anyway. We may be switching to Earthlink eventually)


By KAM on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 3:48 am:

As the two heroes make their way to the bridge - Tacoman's post

So is Robot Redshirt taking a different route to the bridge? Perhaps the scenic route on the hull of the ship?


By JD on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 10:58 am:

Jon, you get that email I sent to your yahoo.com address?


By Jon Wade on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 11:12 am:

The one about who the true culprit is? Yep.


By ScottN on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 11:35 am:

Heck, I'm tempted to create the "true culprit" on the board now just 'cause of that. You all know my opinions about "planned" storylines. But, because I'm a h*ll of a nice guy, I won't.


By JD (Jdominguez) on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 11:38 am:

Oh well THANKS for giving it away, Jon...


By JD (Jdominguez) on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 11:43 am:

Well, Scott, why can't somebody have a villain and then have the villain sabotage the ship while making it look like another character?


By Jon Wade on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 12:19 pm:

What? I just said "true culprit..." It's not like I said who it really was...
And everybody knows it Old Man Peterson, the guy who ran the amusement park...and he was stopped by those meddling kids and their dog...


By ScottN on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 1:01 pm:

Well, I changed my mind, and posted as "True Culprit" on the main board...


By Old Man Peterson on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 1:36 pm:

I'd have gotten away with it too!


By Josh M on Thursday, February 28, 2002 - 6:47 pm:

A week, three days, what's the difference? (I know, I know, four days)

And always remember, an object at rest, stays at rest.

Unless the whole outside force thing happens.