Beyond Alpha Centauri::::::Discussion Thread 6

[Kassiopeia]

You like angels, eh?

Not all of them, just the ones in Evangelion. I really really wish I could use smileys. Therefore Archangel Andrew does not suffice.

Hmmm - if it's not broken, don't fix it?

[Mr. President]

I think it's quite nice as it is, but if you want to change it I'm not going to tell you what to do.

One last suggestion. Do any of Kassiopeia's contemporaries in Greek mythology have names that sound cool in your ears, eg. her husband Cepheus, her son-in-law Perseus, or his flying horse Pegasus?

Why can't you use smilies?

[Kassiopeia]

Do any of Kassiopeia's contemporaries in Greek mythology have names that sound cool in your ears, eg. her husband Cepheus, her son-in-law Perseus, or his flying horse Pegasus?

Cepheus -> Maybe not, people still should recognize it's me.
Perseus -> Do you know what 'perse' means in Finnish?
Pegasus -> Too common.

I guess I'm being too picky... Kass and Kassi are still the strongest options.

Why can't you use smilies?

It's against the ethos of my avatar. I frown when I see my earlier posts with some other avatar. A Mage can't use swords, a person with Gendo as his avatar can't use smileys.

[Mr. President]

Do you know what 'perse' means in Finnish?

I don't but I could guess.

Check your private message box.

[Mellian]

Originally posted by Mr. President
How about Kass of Karelia? Even if it's not technically true, it is illiterative.

I don't know. I never use the name Crimson Sunrise any more, so I suppose you could have it if you want. Or maybe . . . LordLMP!

I see i am not forgotten

well, just to inform you all, i am back home, and my comp. with cable this time too.

as for wether i will get back into story telling or not is still to be dtermined.... just got a job and has crazy hours.

anyway, i am back yay!

-Mellian

[Mellian]

Originally posted by Kassiopeia
Oh man. The moment I noticed you had posted here I remembered that. Errr, consider it a courtesy, since your name would've been in one of the slots reserved for Mellian/LordLMP...

which slot?

-Mellian

[Mellian]

i start posting again and people stops talking, geez :P

-Mellian

[Kassiopeia]

i start posting again and people stops talking, geez :P

Perhaps there is a reason...

Now, I first thought of just sending PMs to the parties involved, but I decided it'd be good for all of us if we kept this on the thread...

I am not representing the general sentiment here, but, Mellian, with your 'track record'...

My point is - if you come back to BAC, I, and Mr. President, will cease writing. Plain and simple. We can see no future for BAC if you continue - the fate of the Chiron Chronicle looms heavily in my mind, as do your going to personalities and, well, behaving rather unsolidarily.

I feel rather childish for making you to choose between Mr. President and I, and Mellian, but we just can't get along.

I leave the other authors to decide what will come out of this. the plans for turning Sol (except the Titanian Kingdom, Cybergod just sent me a PM that he is indeed alive! Hallelujah!) under permanent TA control already exist, as Mellian put them... the same plan where my faction was made an underling and a pawn of the TA with little independence. I already had planned to abolish this plan and remove the TA from the story but that might be a bit problematic with Mellian around. I won't have the time or the nerve to go with all the stress Mellian would bring along, and I was already thinking of quitting until she fell silent. By the way, Mellian, you posted in the Civ3 story area but ignored this one - we thought of this as a sign of you leaving the story.

Frankychan, Sovereign, this would effectively thwart our UCS-EC-GHE Alliance.

So... this is the deal. I believe I've said everything I have to say. People, I'm sorry, and I'm sure Mr. President is, for this, but we have no other alternative. I ask for all of you to give your opinion on this. My firm belief is that we are now contemplating the very future of this story.

Mellian, I would say that this is nothing personal, but I really can't.

[Sovereign]

Mellian is back?!



Guys, I've been having some serious problems with my "home" computer. For some reason I can't log-in Apolyton, CivFanatics, or any forum boards. I hope to get it fixed, probably with a computer tech friend.



Also, I went back to college now, back at Rochester, NY. I will still be able to think of something, and hopefully post a story post when I get my ideas together, and corrobate with authors some more.

But don't worry. Even if my "home" computer is still down, I can always "borrow" my college's computers to send PM's or post in the discussion threads.


Kass


I loved me being in Gandalf's role in your LotR "fic"


I don't want to have you go, ya know? I'm looking foward to the Police State Trivimirate.

If worst comes to worst, maybe we could start up a new story, or maybe we could set up something like your own Heritage, where the majority of BAC authors can pick off where they left off, with some alterations, like no TA or TAF, along with some modifications.


For example, we could restructure "who controls what faction" and also which factions will "exist".

We could also set up a new rule, like:

"If someone does not write for a faction for over 6 months with no explaination or solid reasons such as computer crash, emergency absence, etc. or clearly demostrates he/she has no further interest in writing for BAC, then that faction is eligible for control by another player."

I think it'd be fair, so that the factions will still be there, but at the same time, allows the story to keep going on without being "Stopped up" by unanswered plot-lines or a lack of interest by the faction's author.



Sprayber

Are these fair ideas?




I'll post back here sometime this week, hoping my computer gets fixed.




Until then, take care.


P.S.

Keep the flaming down Its too hot outside to get all hot flaming on the computer.

[Kassiopeia]

Sovereign, yes, that sounds like a good idea - a BAC 1.1 with improvements - like no Mellian.

What was that roleplaying story you told you got kicked out of, Mel?

Keep the flaming down

I'll try...

I just want this out of the way. Too much tension for my tastes.

[Cybergod]

Hello everyone!

Due to some circumstances I was unable (plus lacked willpower) to accesss a computer for days and discovered the pleasures of dating. This highly recommended drug is better than somma (hint - Brave New World, but I was living in a sort of "1984")

Oh and by the way, to all you American basketball pros (and the rest who barticipated in the Basketball World Championship):


arty:

[Cybergod]

Why does it say that I posted my previous post in February???

BTW could someone give a brief account of what's been happening in the BAC realm? Por favour?

[History Guy]

Cybergod! You're back! Now sit down man! (straps Cybergod to a chair)...Now just try and escape!

Kassiopeia and Mr. President, I can understand this sort of behavior, and indeed, I must say that I feel in some way party to it. I just don't see how I could continue either. I am sorry to act this way, but Mellian is just too much for me to handle. I apologize, but I suppose I'm going to have to blast my way out of here as well...

[Mr. President]

What Kassiopeia said. Too much blood has flowed under that bridge.

Need I remind you of what went on when Mellian was the "Realism Monitor" for this story? Need I remind you of the browbeating, the bickering, the in-fighting? Of the use of Pirate and Terran Alliance characters and plotlines as a weapon against writers who refused to conform?

There are many futures, but there is only one that involves me writing for Beyond Alpha Centauri.

[Mellian]

*blink*

Oooooookkkayyy. definatly not what i expected :P if you people had such problems with me, could of simply been frank with me and vote me off...frank is always good also, blame Sprayber, it is his fault for given me the title of thread realist

anyway, don't want me back? want to get rid of the TA/TAF? go ahead then i don't mind... not really important. suspending myself from BAC done me some good... learned bunch of things and i am way better these days. want me out, fine. i thank you for being honest with me. don't have much time to devote to bac anyway, and no point stressing myself out again.

does it also mean that you people don't want to hear from me again then?

-Mellian