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[The below has been edited for spelling and lag] BratFromHades - Xeffy, twelve-year old Siren. Carrie - Carrie, Graham Woodland's muse. DevilEmber - Embericles, BKWillis's 'dark' muse. DreamerCass - Cassie, Cameron Mason's muse. EmbySlave - Nyssaias, BKWillis's 'light' muse. Kerouac - Dominic, currently unattached history muse. MusicGirl - Ayna, Xeffy's fellow Siren. PsycheMuse, SailorProteus - Allie, Imran Inayat's muse. ShadowGhost - Sandra, Allie's sister and resident phantasm. TessaEF - Tessa, Alryssa Kelly's muse. Yokko - Yokoi, Gordon Dempster's muse. --- [transcript begins] Sep 13 ***SailorProteus has joined #ttrmuses SailorProteus: hello? *Kerouac raises eyebrows SailorProteus: hi, dad. :) Kerouac: Only you, Allie. Only you. ***Yokko has joined #ttrmuses Yokko: Hey, guys! SailorProteus: been on #animaniacs again? <g> Yokko: Who, me? <g> SailorProteus: So what are we gonna do tonight, Yokko? Yokko: The same thing we do every night, Al. Plan to take over the channel! ...oops. ***EmbySlave has joined #ttrmuses SailorProteus: Hey, Nyss. Emby joining us? EmbySlave: In a moment, dear heart. She's just looking for her thong... ***DevilEmber has joined #ttrmuses Carrie: Ah. 'Angelporn' again. DevilEmber: hey, it's not just porn! it's gratuitous porn, isn't that right, nyss? EmbySlave: Absolutely, my fellow pornstar. Yokko: The gang all here? *SailorProteus thinks she's here, if she _is_ SailorProteus *Kerouac is on the road... sorry, is _reading_ 'On the Road' *Yokko thinks she's here, if this _is_ here *Carrie wishes she were anywhere _but_ here *EmbySlave is in DevilEmber's arms. And hair. And... *DevilEmber is in heaven *DreamerCass sighs *TessaEF looks around herself, realises where she is, and screams her head off TessaEF: AAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH!!!! Carrie: Better now? TessaEF: Much. ;) ***EmbySlave changes topic to 'Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to watch this Light Muse and this Dark Muse have at it like rabbits.' ***ShadowGhost has joined #ttrmuses. *ShadowGhost *blinks* at the subject line ShadowGhost: So when's the wedding? DevilEmber: oh, we're happy livin' in sin, aren't we, hon? EmbySlave: And bliss, and ecstasy, and delight... ShadowGhost: Sheesh. Well, it's not like Xeffy and Ayna can't read the logs... ***SailorProteus is now known as PsycheMuse PsycheMuse: whew, that's better. ***BratFromHades has joined #ttrmuses ShadowGhost: Oh, hello, Xeph. We were just talking about you... :) BratFromHades: Lemme guess. The 'Nyss and Emby Pay-Per-View' again? ShadowGhost: Got it in one. *DreamerCass hugs BratFromHades *BratFromHades blushes *PsycheMuse just shakes her head ***MusicGirl has joined #ttrmuses BratFromHades: Hey, Ayna. ShadowGhost: Hey there! Carrie: Ayna. *Finally*, some sense... Yokko: Hey, I resemble that remark! MusicGirl: hiya, guys... ShadowGhost: Right, so apart from the Pay-Per-View, what's going on? *DevilEmber is ticked. Like anyone would _want_ to see anything else? Carrie: <DE> So how's 'Space Vixens: Episode 2' coming these days? DevilEmber: cheap shot, kiddo. wait 'till willis's teeny little brain boots up again, okay? been tryin' ta get him going, but he's blocked almost every which way. can't get a spark outta him. Carrie: Unlike some things I could mention. EmbySlave: Hey, at least we managed to get 'Separate But Evil' out of him, thank you so very much, Little Miss Computer Virus. And _you're_ one to talk. *PsycheMuse tries to drag things back on topic, then remembers what the topic line actually *says*... ***Kerouac changes topic to 'Subreality preparing for a reboot' PsycheMuse: Say *what?!* Carrie: Dominic?! MusicGirl: dad...? ShadowGhost: ... EmbySlave: Dom, is this straight up? DevilEmber: crukking hell! BratFromHades: oh Hera... DreamerCass: He's right, I'm afraid. *Yokko *blinks* *TessaEF sits down heavily Carrie: Dom, you have some serious sources. I hadn't even heard a *word* of this. Kerouac: <Carrie> Someone dropped me a line. I'd prefer to leave it at that, if you don't mind - but, before anyone asks; yes, they've been in touch with me before, and so far everything they've said has proven reliable. I've done some follow-up work, and it appears to check out. TessaEF: Details. Now. DreamerCass: aiui, Subreality now exists in potentia - in a state of potential, until things are decided one way or another. BratFromHades: And if they decide one way, things go back to normal, right?? *BratFromHades is crossing her fingers. And toes. DreamerCass: Yes. MusicGirl: ...so what happens if they choose the other way? Kerouac: The Mists roll in. If it's been neglected, if no-one cares about it one way or another... it disappears into the Mists. Kerouac: Leaving the Cafe, and any other major establishments, standing. Kerouac: Old landmarks would still exist *within* the Mists, if someone wanted to retrieve them, or they could create something to replace them. Carrie: Like Subreality v.2.0. Faster, more streamlined, easier to understand... *Kerouac nods. Exactly. *PsycheMuse eyes Kerouac. You've been through this before, right, Dad? *Kerouac nods. Yes. Yokko: Waitaminute! They're not thinking about doing the Round too, are they?! *EmbySlave snorts. Like they'd stand a chance. *DevilEmber arms up. They're not taking us alive. DamnYankees. *ShadowGhost rolls her eyes. See? This is what hanging around Willis does to you. BratFromHades: QUUUUIIIIEEEETTTT!! *BratFromHades ahem Kerouac: <Yokko> No, they're not. The 'Round's no longer in Subreality City anyways, so any changes there wouldn't affect it. The same goes for the Collegium. *PsycheMuse snaps her fingers. Damn. *Yokko pouts Carrie: Still, this is big... Rationale? Kerouac: That Subreality is intimidating. DreamerCass: Or rather, that it appears intimidating - the volume and continuity of stories can seem intimidating to a newcomer... PsycheMuse: Sounds familiar. Kerouac: Think of it as a spring-cleaning - clearing away everything and every*one* that nobody needs. *BratFromHades gawps MusicGirl: everyone? *Yokko is too numb to even make a joke Kerouac: Everyone. This is *not* the first time... ShadowGhost:...They're still there, right? Right? DreamerCass: As long as someone wants them. PsycheMuse: And if no-one wants them? [crickets.wav] DevilEmber: ...that's cold. "oh, hey there! listen, we don't need ya anymore, so why don'tcha just wait here till the mists come?" <shakes head> beats giving 'em a pink slip... EmbySlave: And if someone called them back? PsycheMuse: <ES> Like a Siren, maybe? BratFromHades: Um, guys... us vs. the Mists?! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR CRUKKING MINDS?! Kerouac: That might be worse than the alternative. At least in the Mists, they'd still have some existance - but remember what happens to fictives in Subreality. You don't need them, you forget about them... ShadowGhost: And then, they end up in Shantytown. MusicGirl: was it always there? Kerouac: In its present incarnation... *no*. Not until Seraph brought it into existence. But its potential is always there. Every time a new Scribe comes, *something* usually arises... TessaEF: Not like here. DreamerCass: No. Subreality is... different like that. Its closeness to Imagination. The Subreal fictives need belief, need to be remembered, to survive... ShadowGhost: The first law of Subreality - every fictive needs a writer to survive. ...Who passed that damn piece of crap anyway? Kerouac: <SG> Dead end, so far. I have certain suspicions... BratFromHades: ...So do they go to Limbo when they're forgotten, or... ShadowGhost: Dunno, Xeph. I took a look 'round while the MDO were processing my application, but I didn't see anything. TessaEF: But since TTR & the City of Dreams aren't in Subreality... DreamerCass: ...the characters don't play by Subreality rules. They don't need Writers to survive - yet the two groups still work together. PsycheMuse: Which means no Shantytown. Kerouac: But it _does_ exist in Subreality... *DevilEmber weighs it up. The Mists... or non-existence. The Mists... or non-existence. Hmm... ShadowGhost: I think I'd prefer the Mists... *EmbySlave thinks the Mists would be worse than non-existence if she had to endure them without her darling Emby *DevilEmber smooches *Carrie gags *Yokko hands Carrie the bucket TessaEF: ...Allie, what about *your* Subreal fictives? PsycheMuse: I haven't forgotten them, Tess. And they are _not_ getting caught in the Mists. Carrie: Do we know when they're going to decide? Kerouac: It's down to the Scribe. PsycheMuse: But they've already got a few stories up about it. Carrie: Could go ahead, could still fizzle... Got you. *Yokko sighs. I'm going to miss the old places... *PsycheMuse patpats. Look at it this way. Brand *new* karaoke bars. *Yokko perks up *TessaEF orders earplugs MusicGirl: dad...? Kerouac: Yes, Ayna? MusicGirl: is the flipside still going to be there? Kerouac: Yes. *PsycheMuse thinks about what their flipside selves'll make of this, and shudders MusicGirl: oh. *MusicGirl needs to think about this Carrie: <MG> Let me know if you need to discuss anything. Kerouac: <Carrie> Thank you. *MusicGirl hugs carrie just... because *EmbySlave aws. Kodak moment. *DevilEmber pouts. I thought *we* had all the Kodak moments?! TessaEF: _On_ Kodak, to boot. I thought those counted as obscene publications? *EmbySlave has no idea what you're talking about. Pay no attention to the Vice Squad at the door... DevilEmber: Or the BATF troops. ShadowGhost: I was wondering about that... [transcript ends] --- End --- Notes: The above is entirely fictional. #ttrmuses doesn't exist (sadly). (cue bad Fight Club gag) Seriously. This _is_ fictional, and any responsibility for it is entirely mine. (Continuity? What is this continuity you speak of?) --- Copyright 2002 Imran Inayat. |