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« on: June 18, 2003, 10:48:27 pm »
"So, what's the news?" Administrator Harim Aldazar querried.
"No change," Chief Technician Miriam Dulielle responded grimly. "The Eye is continuing to exhibit its aberrent behavior. The latest experiment failed to have any effect."
Harim stroked his long, pointed beard thoughtfully. "We have discovered so much about the Eye in the past few decades... But there is so much we still do not know. Why is something like this happening now, after all these years? Could it have something to do with the Phantom Tribe's tampering."
"Unlikely, sir," Miriam responded, voicing the answer Harim already knew. "Makoto and Ifurita both verified that the Eye was clean of their sabotage."
"A pity they aren't here now," Harim said sourly. "I would dearly like to know what they would have made of the current situation."
Harim began to pace. "Two weeks ago, for no discernable reason, the Eye of God blinked, and briefly opened a path to another dimension. Since then, it has continued to open gateways at a rate of two or three a day. We have yet to verify whether anything was transmitted through these gateways either way, but I'd guess it's only a matter of time before something DOES slip through."
Still pacing, "And the rest of the time, the Eye is perfectly normal. We've had the Priestesses Seal and Unseal the Eye numerous times. We've attempted to have the princesses shut the Eye down. They've even gone so far as to TEST-FIRE the blasted thing for God's sake. All appears normal. But just when things seem to be back to normal, BAM, another gate opens."
Wearily, Harim sat down. "The only solution I can see is to have the princesses man the Eye continuously, since the Eye has never had one of these... episodes while the princesses have been using it. Which, of course, is an absurd solution. Even if the princesses had the endurance to operate the Eye indefinitely, the Alliance cannot afford to have its leaders so occupied."
"I am at a loss Miriam," Harim confessed. "Our department, the Council for the Continued Study of the Eye of God, has been trying for years to understand its complexity, so that the vile trap the Phantom Tribe set for us can never be repeated. It is at times like these that I wonder if we are any closer to unravelling its secrets than we were when we first began. Now, I must give my report to their royal Highnesses. It is unfortunate that all that I can tell them is that we must wait, and hope for the best."
Miriam wanted to comfort her superior, but was uncertain how to began. It was true; the situation looked hopeless. At least so far, there had been no recorded injuries or deaths as a result of the Eye's antics. But how long would that last?
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« on: June 18, 2003, 12:09:40 pm »
SPANNER WHERE ARE YOU!... Heh. I'm here. I'm at work though, so if you want an in-depth discussion, we should probably meet later. Unfortunately, I'm gonna be busy this evening, as well (I have company coming). Will you be available at around 9:30 Central? We can meet and chat on AIM at that time, and figure out the best way to get this party started.
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« on: June 18, 2003, 07:58:17 am »
That's right! Everyone should join us! You KNOW you WANT to!
*Imagines himself as a goth, and chuckles* Still, I must admit that I'm rather fond of wearing black... 
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« on: June 17, 2003, 11:53:37 pm »
It's also interesting to note that armor cats are apparently quite vulnerable to high energy blasts (Ifurita's key staff). So perhaps this works for you, too. Actually, as I see it, Armor Cats are surprisingly resilliant against Demon God blasts. Most beings, upon being shot at point-blank range by Ifurita, would suddenly have a very large hole in them. But Ura, she just thrashed around on the ground a bit going "OWOWOWOWOW!!!" and then she was fine. 
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« on: June 17, 2003, 10:07:24 pm »
I'm the only one on the Bugrom side. Amen't I? Don't worry, Lar, you can always defect if you get too lonely. And there are a lot of travellers that haven't chosen sides, yet - who knows? Maybe some of them will decide to hook up with the big bad bugs. And I think I've finally figured out what sort of character I wanna be! -Name: Itamar Lowe -Age: 17 -Gender: Male -Birthdate: January 10, 1916 -Birthplace: Prague, Czecheslovakia -Lineage: Semetic -Height: 5'9" -Hair: Black, short, curly -Eyes: Brown -Blood Type: O+ -Location (Side): Phantom Tribe -Occupation: None -Previous Occupation: Student -Special ability: Indestructibility - Itamar's skin is as tough as that of any armor cat. It is nearly impossible to cut, break, or even bruise him. That being said, Itamar is no stronger or heavier than an average human male, so he can still be thrown, knocked down, or overpowered in any other conventional way. -Backstory: Itamar was born Jewish at a time and place very unfortunate for Jews - Prague, during World War I. While Itamar's family survived the first war mostly unscathed, they were forced to deal with bitter anti-semitism in the years following. Even before Germany invaded his homeland, Itamar had heard stories of Jewish families being carted off to "holding camps", and he and his family lived in constant fear of being taken themselves. For Itamar, at least, the strange glowing light that transported him to El-Hazard was a salvation of sorts. He prays daily in thanks for saving him from the nightmare he'd had to deal with at home. Needless to say, he has no desire to go back, except possibly for the opportunity to rescue his friends and family and bring them, too, to El-Hazard.
My intention with this guy is to make him sort of a "Magneto-lite". He'll hear a mostly-truthful accounting from the Shadow Tribe of how they'd been feared and hated throughout the centuries, and see in it similarites with the plight of his own people back home. He'll take it upon himself to try to help them against Roshtaria and the Allied Nations. If anyone feels that his special power is a little too powerful, feel free to tell me so. But keep in mind that he IS going to be a villain, of sorts, and villains typically need an extra edge to keep the playing field level. 
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« on: June 17, 2003, 12:40:47 pm »
** DROOLS UNTIL SHE FALLS OVER AND PASSES OUT ** Heh, I was wondering if I'd get a reaction like that out of you. (I control the horizontal and the vertical, remember? ) But don't get too excited - remember this is the early days of Megaman, when Megaman's character design was pretty simple, and characters like Zero, and Bass and the like hadn't entered the picture yet. I only got two stickers (one included with Megaman III, and one with Megaman IV, if I recall correctly), both of Megaman (in one, he's firing a Crash Bomb, and in the other he's riding the Rush Jet), and they've already been applied to various objects. Though, I still own those objects.
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« on: June 17, 2003, 12:40:47 pm »
** DROOLS UNTIL SHE FALLS OVER AND PASSES OUT ** Heh, I was wondering if I'd get a reaction like that out of you. (I control the horizontal and the vertical, remember? ) But don't get too excited - remember this is the early days of Megaman, when Megaman's character design was pretty simple, and characters like Zero, and Bass and the like hadn't entered the picture yet. I only got two stickers (one included with Megaman III, and one with Megaman IV, if I recall correctly), both of Megaman (in one, he's firing a Crash Bomb, and in the other he's riding the Rush Jet), and they've already been applied to various objects. Though, I still own those objects.
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« on: June 17, 2003, 08:19:43 am »
My anime origins are pretty much rooted in video games and fanfiction. I'm too lazy to try to remember dates, right now, but I'll try to put things in general chronological order. When I was very young, I liked Voltron, though even my young and unjaded mind could see how incredibly cheesy the show was. (Why don't they just draw the darned Blazing Sword at the BEGINNING of the battle?) I was far more interested in other shows, so I wouldn't exactly count this as a sign of early anime fandom. I'd been into video games since I received my first Atari 2600 at age 6. Now, I was into my brother's Nintendo Entertainment System, and I found myself at least as fascinated with the character designs as I was with the games themselves. I had stickers of Megaman characters, I was enthralled with the mysterious girl who congratulates you upon winning The Guardian Legend, and so on and so forth. Little did I know that the character designs I was so fascinated by were a standard in Japanese animation. Heck, I wasn't even really aware that most video games of the time were produced in Japan. Early high-school: A friend shows me a tape he recorded of exactly one episode of Robotech - namely, the flashback episode titled "Gloval's Report". I'd pretty much missed Robotech while it was on TV, as it hadn't interested me at the time, but now I was hooked. I watched the episode over and over again, built a transforming SDF1 out of Legos, and spent a bundle collecting and reading the twenty-book novelization of Robotech. While I sort of understood that this was a Japanese cartoon, I wasn't aware that it wasn't a unique phenomenon. In my late high-school years, I read an advertisement in a video game magazine for a fighting game called "Ranma 1/2". The advertisement consisted mostly of a clip taken from the first issue of the Ranma 1/2 manga, showing how Ranma got cursed. The whole boy-changing-into-a-girl premise sounded fascinating, but not enough to make me buy the game. College, freshman year (1993): I get introduced to this thing called the "Internet". I spend a lot of time browsing, and stumble across this page called Spatula City, written by a guy called Stephan Gagne. I was a fan of Weird Al, so I decided to browse. It was quite funny, but had numerous references to this show called "Ranma 1/2". It reminded me of the ad I'd read in that gaming mag a while back, and so I poked around a bit. Eventually, I found his fanfiction section, and read my very first fanfic, a piece by the name of "RanmaPunk 2033", written by John Walter Biles. (Which, ironically, happened to play fast and loose with "canon" Ranma pairings, and was a Bubblegum Crisis crossover to boot. I probably woulda passed it over, if I were to have found it for the first time now.) It was a little confusing, but I enjoyed it, and went on to read other Ranma fanfiction. I was now officially a Ranma fan. Sophomore year, I spent some of my paltry funds to buy Volume 1 of Ranma 1/2, as well as the first Ranma movie. I hooked my brother and sister, as well. I also start to buy volumes of Robotech, but the series goes out-of-print before I can even finish buying the Macross arc. I still haven't gotten into other anime series, yet, but that changes as I become interested in other series through Ranma 1/2 crossovers. This leads me to get into such series as Tenchi Muyo, Tank Police, and others. I do read one Ranma 1/2 / El-Hazard crossover, but it strikes me as strange, and not terribly well-written, so I pass it off. Post-college: Now employed, but unmarried, I finally had some cash to play with. So, I began a frenzy of collecting anime and video games that has continued until this day. And that, as they say, is that.
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« on: June 17, 2003, 08:19:43 am »
My anime origins are pretty much rooted in video games and fanfiction. I'm too lazy to try to remember dates, right now, but I'll try to put things in general chronological order. When I was very young, I liked Voltron, though even my young and unjaded mind could see how incredibly cheesy the show was. (Why don't they just draw the darned Blazing Sword at the BEGINNING of the battle?) I was far more interested in other shows, so I wouldn't exactly count this as a sign of early anime fandom. I'd been into video games since I received my first Atari 2600 at age 6. Now, I was into my brother's Nintendo Entertainment System, and I found myself at least as fascinated with the character designs as I was with the games themselves. I had stickers of Megaman characters, I was enthralled with the mysterious girl who congratulates you upon winning The Guardian Legend, and so on and so forth. Little did I know that the character designs I was so fascinated by were a standard in Japanese animation. Heck, I wasn't even really aware that most video games of the time were produced in Japan. Early high-school: A friend shows me a tape he recorded of exactly one episode of Robotech - namely, the flashback episode titled "Gloval's Report". I'd pretty much missed Robotech while it was on TV, as it hadn't interested me at the time, but now I was hooked. I watched the episode over and over again, built a transforming SDF1 out of Legos, and spent a bundle collecting and reading the twenty-book novelization of Robotech. While I sort of understood that this was a Japanese cartoon, I wasn't aware that it wasn't a unique phenomenon. In my late high-school years, I read an advertisement in a video game magazine for a fighting game called "Ranma 1/2". The advertisement consisted mostly of a clip taken from the first issue of the Ranma 1/2 manga, showing how Ranma got cursed. The whole boy-changing-into-a-girl premise sounded fascinating, but not enough to make me buy the game. College, freshman year (1993): I get introduced to this thing called the "Internet". I spend a lot of time browsing, and stumble across this page called Spatula City, written by a guy called Stephan Gagne. I was a fan of Weird Al, so I decided to browse. It was quite funny, but had numerous references to this show called "Ranma 1/2". It reminded me of the ad I'd read in that gaming mag a while back, and so I poked around a bit. Eventually, I found his fanfiction section, and read my very first fanfic, a piece by the name of "RanmaPunk 2033", written by John Walter Biles. (Which, ironically, happened to play fast and loose with "canon" Ranma pairings, and was a Bubblegum Crisis crossover to boot. I probably woulda passed it over, if I were to have found it for the first time now.) It was a little confusing, but I enjoyed it, and went on to read other Ranma fanfiction. I was now officially a Ranma fan. Sophomore year, I spent some of my paltry funds to buy Volume 1 of Ranma 1/2, as well as the first Ranma movie. I hooked my brother and sister, as well. I also start to buy volumes of Robotech, but the series goes out-of-print before I can even finish buying the Macross arc. I still haven't gotten into other anime series, yet, but that changes as I become interested in other series through Ranma 1/2 crossovers. This leads me to get into such series as Tenchi Muyo, Tank Police, and others. I do read one Ranma 1/2 / El-Hazard crossover, but it strikes me as strange, and not terribly well-written, so I pass it off. Post-college: Now employed, but unmarried, I finally had some cash to play with. So, I began a frenzy of collecting anime and video games that has continued until this day. And that, as they say, is that.
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« on: June 16, 2003, 10:20:10 pm »
You call this "a simple question"?  Man, if it really was, I wouldn't be having so durned much trouble coming up with an idea for my RPG character. Well, if I had to choose, I'd probably go with indestructibility. Sure, there's ways to defeat that (some rather nasty), but I think it'd be fun to be able to do things like fall off Mount Muldoon, or take a Demon God blast to the chest, and not have to worry.
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« on: June 16, 2003, 12:26:27 am »
Heh. Cute. According to the Barrowdowns site, I used to be a Laughing Dragon. My root elven name is Aduaran (lotta a's in that - guess it's not surprising, given my real name...) Another masculine version is Aduaranion, and a few feminine versions are Aduaraniel, Aduaranien, and Aduaranwen. My Hobbit name is Hob Burrows from Oatbarton. My Dwarven name is Farin Bloodyarm. And my Orcish name is Nazrukh the Gouger. Maybe I should use one of these names for my RPG character.
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« on: June 16, 2003, 12:26:27 am »
Heh. Cute. According to the Barrowdowns site, I used to be a Laughing Dragon. My root elven name is Aduaran (lotta a's in that - guess it's not surprising, given my real name...) Another masculine version is Aduaranion, and a few feminine versions are Aduaraniel, Aduaranien, and Aduaranwen. My Hobbit name is Hob Burrows from Oatbarton. My Dwarven name is Farin Bloodyarm. And my Orcish name is Nazrukh the Gouger. Maybe I should use one of these names for my RPG character.
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« on: June 13, 2003, 01:17:59 am »
As far as I know, there's no story focusing specifically on Nanami and the Phantom Tribe. However in at least two stories, a significant subplot is set aside for something similar. In Dooky's The Shape of Things to Come, much of the story revolves around the efforts of a minority among the Phantom Tribe attempting to ally with and live within the Allied Nations. Parnasse eventually even hooks up with a cute Phantom Tribe girl, the lucky stiff. In Mark Engels's and Ken Wolfe's Rough Justice, a number of Phantom Tribe members live within the Allied Nations, as well, and one of them is married to Nanami. The lucky stiff. In both cases, rather nasty racism is typically shown by the humans toward the Phantom immigrants. You're right about Nanami seeming more positive toward the Phantom Tribe than anyone. On ALL THREE seperate occasions, upon meeting a member of the Phantom Tribe for the first time, she had something nice to say: TO KURAYA: Your skin is beautiful. TO NAHATO: How cute! It's a little Phantom Tribe boy! TO GALUS: How cute! A marriage between the Phantom Tribe and the royal house! That, plus her naturally immunity to the illusions of the Phantom Tribe, certainly make her a natural choice for bridging the gap between the embittered races of El-Hazard. Heck, her blood-ties to the military leader of the Bugrom might make her a good candidate for diplomacy there, too! Or, maybe not.
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« on: June 13, 2003, 12:02:22 am »
Shibel (sp?)
*Chuckles* I've seen this spelled more different ways than any other name in El-Hazard. Here's a few more possible spellings: Chabil Sheval Carville Charville Shabil Chavil Take your pick, or make up your own. It doesn't really matter. ^_^;; If it's any help, though, I belive that the English closing credits list his name as "Chabil".
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« on: June 12, 2003, 02:48:47 pm »
OK! Assuming there's no miracle of artificial insemination in El-Hazard... Heh. Even if El-Hazard had test tube babies, I can't imagine Lady Fatora would be all that enthusiastic about having children of her own. ^_^ She ain't exactly the motherly type. Which is why we all love her tolerate her eye her with a great deal of suspicion as much as we do. Still, if you'd like to see a rather wonderful story that DOES feature Fatora becoming a reluctant mother... er, well, father, sorta... just look to Dooky's "The Shape of Things to Come". Dooky definitely knows his Fatora and Ailelle!
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