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entranceway2014-05-28 03:18 pm
- american mcgee's alice: alice liddell,
- doctor who: martha jones,
- firefly: river tam,
- fullmetal alchemist: alphonse elric,
- good omens: crowley,
- hannibal: abigail hobbs,
- hannibal: hannibal lecter,
- harry potter: james potter,
- marvel: james rogers,
- marvel: pepper potts,
- marvel: tony stark,
- my bloody valentine: tom hanniger,
- night vale: carlos,
- persona 4: seta souji,
- supernatural: ellen harvelle,
- teen wolf: kira yukimura,
- the hobbit: tauriel,
- the mummy: evelyn carnahan
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[Are you sick of his face yet, Wonderland? Well, you might as well get used to it, because you're far more likely to catch him here than in person. But at least this time there's more of a point to this than piglets or sassing the crowd. It's something he's been mulling over for a few days, and Sam's post about classes (and other things) has finally spurred him into action.]
Okay, so I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and I've dug around and haven't found what I'm looking for, so I'm looking to you guys to kind of...Help me compile a few things.
[He leans back in his chair, lacing his fingers together over his middle.]
Now I'm sure by now, we've all heard the story of how the Jabberwocky is supposed to show up at some point in the relatively near future - because let's be honest with each other, folks, five years isn't that long, and I can't give you an ETA on when I can get us out of here, just that I can - and that doesn't leave us a whole lot of time. Now, I know I wasn't here when the message was delivered, but you guys have been pretty great at giving me an idea of what we can expect. And I know there's some dissent among the crowd here about whether that's still going to happen or not, but just. Let me run this by you.
Thanks to all of that, I've put together a few ideas, and I'm curious about who might be on board. Because ultimately, it's going to take every last one of us to make it work. So consider this me putting out my feelers for how you guys feel about it.
One, we should probably start weaning ourselves off the closets of this place. Stockpile what we can't make ourselves at first, use those greenhouses for more than just a landmark, maybe. I know there's stuff out there now, but it might be good to start looking into things that go beyond being pretty decorations. Start looking into food crops, medicinal plants, that kind of thing. I know cold turkey's not an option, but on the whole, whether this Jabberwocky really shows up or not, it might be better as a whole if we stop relying on "magic" - [He uses finger quotes.] To do everything. And we should probably think about giving this place a different power source. I don't know what's running the electricity and everything now, but I've got some better ideas for that.
Two, there's a list of classes - which is highly informative, actually, I didn't think you guys had anything like that - but no kind of guide for who can do what here. Basic things, because while we don't age, we can get sick, we can die, we need haircuts...You get the idea. So what I'm asking is, if you have a basic skill like that, no matter what it is, let me know. I'm gonna be putting it together, so it can be in that updated pamphlet you've heard Pepper talk about working on. I know people drift in and out of here, and that's fine, because editing isn't that big of a deal. That way people don't have to take a blind stab in the dark for what they're looking for, and have a list right there ready.
And...I guess that's it. Everything I had on my list for now, anyway. If you have anything you wanna add, let me know, because I fully admit I've still got the new car smell here, and this was just stuff that happened to occur to me talking to you guys.
[ADDENDUM TO THE ORIGINAL BROADCAST:]
By the way. My birthday's tomorrow. Feel free to direct all gifts you plan to shower me with to Miss Pepper Potts. She knows what to do with them.
[Because clearly Tony's birthday is the most important part of anything ever. Stark parties are legendary.]
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What.
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[ A sigh. ]
You didn't read it. Fine.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
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The problem is, I don't think it actually really applies all that much to the situation here.
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Is there a vorpal blade?
That's the question. One for ages.
How long is five years; how long ago was the warning?
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[Sadly, he sounds completely exasperated by that. He wasn't even here and their supposed unbeatable weapon is already gone.]
I dunno...Someone said around Christmas? My birthday's tomorrow so that leaves four and a half years? Not long enough.
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Maybe another could be built.
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Yeah, that'd be great, but I'd have to know what made the original so special.
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But that's a maybe and maybes aren't very useful in wartime.
Who's around? From the source material.
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I want to help.
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What do you need?
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What have you got on offer. I got a lot that needs doing and I'm just one guy. My girlfriend will murder me if I kill myself with it.
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I can help you build things or I can tell you truths.
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[Okay, sure, why not.]
How about both.
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[ A shrug. ]
Both it is.
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