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002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 07/20/88 22:41 Msg:1902 Call:10002716 Lines:4
20 Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth
21 John F. Kennedy
22 ****************************************************************
23
003=Usr:78 Mark Derby 07/20/88 22:46 Msg:1903 Call:10002717 Lines:10
24
25 L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_
26 snailhead
27
28 I'm at the top! Ha ha!
29 (wow)
30 Here's another quote for ya:
31 "When you gonna see that love is dumb as well as blind?"
32 Robyn Hitchcock
33
004=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/20/88 22:55 Msg:1904 Call:10002718 Lines:13
34 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Rats, Beaten to the toppppppppppppppppppppp
35
36 How bout dis' fur Graffiti:
37 "TRUST TOM"
38
41 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Macro Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
42
43 ^C
44 sorry 'bout dat Phoenix. It wants to send Cntrl Characters for sum
45 reason.
46 ^C
005=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 07/20/88 23:43 Msg:1905 Call:10002719 Lines:74
47
48
49 ---{ Praise to Lord Beaker, Resident God! }------------------------------
50
51 CLANGCLANGCLANGCLANG reverbed in my ear. "My (fill in the blank), what
52 have I done?" The 'path' between my own dimension and this one folded
53 around me like an origami trick. I could 'feel' my body to dissolve, and
54 at the same time, my 'body' to become more solid...which resulted with
55 my arse on the floor with a thud. (OUCH! Blast It!) "Friar, what have I
56 done? To ignore this place? My original mass has been converted to
57 energy!" I tried to stand up as I reeled (sp) from the spirits in my
58 'body', and finally managed to do the charleston with the stools as
59 I toppled to the bar. Slowly, surely, my mind cleared. "Something is
60 happening! The Realities are being torn appart! Although I still have
61 my powers," as I floated another stein to me, "my 'material' body has
62 ceased to be! I am now a thought! I can not die - not in the same
63 way you and I know! For as long as I think, I shall be! But this does
64 not mean I can't be destroyed - only transformed. Enough of this
65 nonsense. We must organize, Friar! A party to re-join the dimensions
66 and the balance of The Realities! Lord Beaker, Resident God, I call
67 upon you for help, and ask for your assistence! Kurfur, appear now!"
68 as there was a flash and Kurfur stood in full Beserker Dress "and
69 others, please! This is it! The future of the realities depends
70 upon us all!" Kurfur did not look pleased - his supply of smurfs was
71 stale from waiting for me. I blushed, and renewed his supply with
72 fresh smurfs. (AAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUHHUUUAUAUUUH) I screamed as part
73 of myself became smurfs. "I must be careful..." as I fell a third
74 time to the floor. A word formed in my mind: Orb. I tried to
75 recall my memory of any Orbs, but nothing came as of yet" Suddenly, I
76
77 !($*(@*$(!@*$*(* (pop) @@#$%(*!%(*
78
79 ((( In the alternate reality )))
80
81 Appologies (sp) to everyone for my absenteism (sp again, ack!), but
82 much has happened. I left this weekend to meet a yound lady of well-
83 known aquiantence, and I also saw an older man sing songs that would
84 not compare from when he was younger and when he sung them. And this
85 man took the name of a painfull wound, and he had a guitar player who
86 almost managed to pull his guitar strings about 80 feet off of the stage
87 from the strumming... anyway, the concert was a dud! Sting has lost
88 his edge, and cuts more like a pencil than a knife. Too bad - must be
89 burnout at his age...where are you, Police? Have you retired on
90 pentions? (sp - my mind has not been exercised)
91
92 Lord Beaker, my apologies for no replies. I have not died, I have
93 not planned to attempt godhood (to whoever wrote that, for I can
94 not remember your name at the moment), I merely lapsed as the Realities
95 were disturbed. I think.
96
97 SmurfBar, anyone? MMMM, good chocolate covered smurfs!
98
99 God Licked My Brain = the total knowledge of a tonuge (sp, anybody
100 have a good spell checker for the Amiga?)
101
102
103 "Attack of the (sp) creatures from Backwater"
104
105 They're here! And they will grow! You can't stop them! They are
106 the (sp)s! For every line of prose you write you shall suffer a (sp)
107 sticking like a sore thumb in the middle of the text! Only a good
108 dictionary will delay them! But they will lurk - hiding, gaining
109 strength, and coming back into the world to haunt amateur writers
110 everywhere! You just can't understand the total horror of
111
112 the "Attack of the (sp) creatures from Backwater"!
113
114 You'll laugh!
115 You'll Cry!
116
117 You'll kiss three bucks goodbye!
118
119 H. Celine!!!!!!!! Resident GURU!
120 ---{}-----------------------------------------------------------------
006=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/21/88 00:33 Msg:1906 Call:10002720 Lines:31
121 KKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Happy to be back, Hagbard???????????????????????
122
123 "Kurfur, appear."
124 Mumble mumble. "Wassit dis time, another summoning? Guess I've got no
125 choice but to respond."
126 Time shifted. The flow of the continuum drew me from the shores of
127 unreality, and I drifted with the current. In the eternity which lasted
128 a millisecond, I thought of this new summoning. My mind reached into
129 the passing eddies and drew forth Evilbane. Then, I remembered my offer
130 for questing assistance.
131 "So, I have finally been called. Took 'em long enough. Nearly had to get
132 a fresh supply of Smurfs."
133 I now knew where the summoner was. Using my imagined imagination, I
134 steered my course through the warp-flow to the edge of nowhere. Imagining
135 the inn, I made my way to it, pocketing Evilbane into the ether.
136 Once I was inside and fully material again, I immediately recognized the
137 summoner as Hagbard Celine (mostly by the fact that the guru wasn't to be
138 seen).
139 "Wassup?" I asked to the assembled party. "Must be something big.
140 The continuum has twisted again. Change is imminent. By the way, could I
141 have some grilled Smurfs. Temporal movement makes one hungry, and I'm
142 all out of them."
143
144 KKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Sorry attempt at creative participation, Huh????
145
146 Now for realities temporal location:
147 So what about the (sp)'s. At least they aren't twits. By the way, where
148 are our local dimwits anyways? How 'bout Chocolate and Granola Smurf
149 Bars?
150
151 KKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / And now for something completely differenttttttt
007=Usr:245 Doug King 07/21/88 02:20 Msg:1907 Call:10002723 Lines:5
152
153
154 the real << Brain Picnic >>
155
156
008=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/21/88 10:38 Msg:1908 Call:10002728 Lines:2
157 Is that any thing like the "real Macaw"?
158
009=Usr:100 Ben Davis 07/21/88 15:12 Msg:1909 Call:10002735 Lines:2
159 Or the 'Real Mccoy'
160 C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D
010=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/21/88 15:48 Msg:1910 Call:10002740 Lines:13
161
162 No, "Macaw". Tropical birds are much more interesting than dead inventors.
163
164 C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D
165
166 Who's border is that? I should like to know just whos borders I am
167 infringing on. Irritation by name. Only a I could think of it, for I
168 am:
169
170 !!!!!!!!!!!tHE BORDER PIRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
171
172 C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D>C>D
173
011=Usr:245 Doug King 07/21/88 16:20 Msg:1911 Call:10002742 Lines:5
174
175
176 << Brain Picnic >>
177
178
012=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/21/88 17:37 Msg:1912 Call:10002743 Lines:3
179 Yo' Brain Picnic, write something next time. We allready know you're
180 here, but what do ya wanna say? (other than <<Brain Picnic>>)
181
013=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/21/88 19:55 Msg:1913 Call:10002746 Lines:22
182 &*&*&*'s
183 My senses were still numb from the improper melding with the orb
184 , What Certam had told me ran through my mind. My thoughts gained clarity
185 , and I came to a deccision. I must return to the place were all of this
186 had began.
187
188 I left the building were the orb had lain and move out the gate.
189 I travelled rapidly and carfully to the place I had been when (And
190 still I could not believe it!) I had been spelled to go for the orb.
191
192 The Inn, (Tavern?) was still there, and so I phased in to the space that it
193 occupied. Things seemed oddly disjointed around me, for the first time
194 I realed that somthing was wrong. I had been so caught up with my own
195 problem that I had not noticed it before now. Things didnt feel right.
196 I walked to the building and entered cautuaslly. Inside were many
197 strange faces.
198
199 "Hello" I said bowing in my fadded jeans and t-shirt, "I am the wonderer,
200 I sense somthing is wrong here. perhaps we can help each other?"
201
202 An Astral Dreamer.
203 &*&*&*&*'s
014=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 07/21/88 21:38 Msg:1914 Call:10002750 Lines:2
204 "I got my GS scooter with my hair cut neat......"
205 ^C
015=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 07/21/88 22:18 Msg:1915 Call:10002752 Lines:47
206 ---{ Smurfs are the foundation of the modern fast food industry }--------
207
208 In Another Place;
209 I felt my body waver like a flag - being pure energy doesn't help when
210 you're buzzed on 80 proof ale... after a little concentration, I managed to
211 stop the wavering... Another person appeared. "Hel - I am the Wonderer,
212 I sense something is wrong here. Perhaps we can help each other?" the
213 new person asked. Here I was, a mess. (Hum. Ah! A pleasing image.) I
214 reverted my form to that of my original body - a young man in an orange robe,
215 cross-legged and floating about a meter or so from the ground. "Greetings,
216 Wonderer. I am Hagbard Celine, Guru of Backwater and friend to friends.
217 The person in the robes is Friar, a good friend whom I was sharing a small
218 drink with (well, actually...) and the other, more forboding but friendly
219 berserker is Kurfur Redlig. I'm sorry about the current circumstance, but
220 it seems something is amiss in Another Place, and it threatens the Realities
221 as we 'know' them. I myself have been dissolved on my home Reality, which
222 nearly destroyed me."
223 "Shall we be seated at the bar? Kurfur, look in your pack. There should
224 be some smurfs who bear a striking resemblence to me inside. I would like
225 Granola Smurfs, but I'm afraid that you are stuck with these - I created
226 their matter from part of my life force. I don't want to try that again -
227 it was too much. Please enjoy them - Friar, would you like some Smurf
228 Bars? Kinda like chocolate ice cream that never melts, so I'm told.
229
230 -Barkeep! A pitcher, on the remaining money you were given, and
231 two more steins for the visitors. Kurfur & Wonderer, if you wish, there
232 are infinite drinks to be had, and of your own choice..." - this annoyed
233 the Barkeep even more, but he remembered the generosity of gold, shrugged
234 his shoulders at the strange appearences, and went for the drinks...I
235 considered the limitations of my powers. So long as I tried not to create
236 matter, but to simply alter it, I would be fine. The Smurf Bars had better
237 be worth it. (Gads!) I remembered. It hurt so much because I created a
238 month's supply of smurf bars for 10 people. If we started an
239 expedition, we would be stocked for 2 1/2 months with the good tasting
240 (and blocky-looking) Smurfs in chocolate. Ugh! Smurfs are OK, but we
241 do need other sources. (Say, what will I eat?)
242
243 *** Meanwhile ***
244
245 I am temporarily displaced in an alternate reality. Please contact me
246 only inn emergency - travel between the planes is currently dangerous
247 for the tourist, and only experienced invocators should attempt such a
248 feat. Thank you for your patience and co-operation!
249
250 Hagbard Celine, temporally displaced Guru, at Another Place
251
252 ---{ This space imine when I am alone. }------------------------------
016=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 07/21/88 23:49 Msg:1916 Call:10002758 Lines:3
253
254 "I got my wartime jacket for the rain and sleet....."
255 ^C
017=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/22/88 00:28 Msg:1917 Call:10002759 Lines:20
256 KKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Forboding but friendly huh???????????????????????
257
258 Excuse me for this unreal message people, but it is very important that
259 you should know this. Recently (today), I was accused by NET 01 of being
260 that idiot, The Bozo Pirate. Well, NET was wrong. He is not me. This
261 accusation brought me to seriously think on the matter, and I found that
262 my younger brother has been using MY modem with MY passwords to enter
263 stupidity on boards such as this. He is the twit, and he has been severly
264 reprimanded. I apologize for the troubles he has caused. It won't happen
265 again. If you feel that he has seriously irritated you though, look at
266 it from my point of view. He acted the fool, but I was blamed for it.
267
268 "He who steals my purse steals trash, but he who steals my good name
269 does something which makes him none the better, and me all the worse."
270
271 KKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Back to questing after I've calmed downnnnnnn
272
273 PS: Any suggestions for revenge?
274
275 KKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / He's from the other end of the gene poollllll
018=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 07/22/88 01:05 Msg:1918 Call:10002760 Lines:22
276
277 SURRENDER
278
279 Surrender your soul to the night
280 Surrender your body to me
281 Surrender your soul to the night
282 Surrender your love to me
283
284 Like a small bird
285 waiting to take wing
286 waiting to take flight
287 as soon as I get close.
288 Surrender yourself,
289 Surrender your soul
290 to the night
291
292 cut and run, cut and run
293 do you fear my love?
294 do you fear me?
295 cut and run, cut and run...
296
297 ^C
019=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/22/88 09:51 Msg:1919 Call:10002775 Lines:1
298 4000 throats may be cut in one night by a running man.
020=Usr:96 Steve LaPlante 07/22/88 12:35 Msg:1920 Call:10002798 Lines:7
299 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
300
301 coulda been an actor but I ended up here . . .
302 people always look . . for dirty dry . . .
303 ---heard by Trine on 92.3
304
305 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
021=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 07/22/88 17:43 Msg:1921 Call:10002806 Lines:4
306 Hello. Why does my user status report me as having applied in 1984? I didn't
307 even know what a MODEM was then....
308 Phoenix
309 ^C
022=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/22/88 18:58 Msg:1922 Call:10002809 Lines:1
310 Maybe Kurfur is right and the time flow has been twisted.
023=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/22/88 20:07 Msg:1923 Call:10002810 Lines:16
311 &*&*&*&*'s
312
313 As I finished my introduction A Man in orange robes appeared and introduced
314 himself and his companions. They were a mixed lot, and I did not feel
315 out of place amoungst them.
316
318 Hagbard motioned us to a table and ordered up Ale. The Ale was good,
319 but I Had other things on my mind. "We need a plan of action, I think
320 that perhaps the solution to my problem is in some way intertwined
321 with the solution you seek."
322
323 So saying I looked around the table and waited for an answer.
324
325 An Astral Dreamer
326 &*&*&*&*'s
024=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/23/88 00:31 Msg:1924 Call:10002821 Lines:1
327 Excuse me, but I seem to have lost something, and forgotten what it was.
025=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/23/88 10:14 Msg:1925 Call:10002825 Lines:17
328
329 Why worry about it then?
330
331 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Hey, people, wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
332
333 Hello there. I would justlike to say that this board has slowed down
334 considerably (It's been 11 hours since anyone but myself entered
335 something). Come on people (and others), write something! We've got to
336 keep the SysOp busy switching disks.
337
338 Write, the multiverse faces destruction.
339
340 KKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / I'm bored. Nothin' bein' writtennnnnnnnnnnnn
341 ^C
342 Dammit! Sorry again Pheonix. I can't figure out why it does that. Any
343 suggestions?
344 ^C
026=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/23/88 11:10 Msg:1926 Call:10002826 Lines:7
345 &*&*&*&*'s
346
347 So, The multi-verse stands on the edge of destruction, what are we going to do
348 about it?
349
350 An Astral Dreamer.
351 &*&*&*&*'s
027=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/23/88 13:13 Msg:1927 Call:10002831 Lines:1
352 Get drunk and ignore it?
028=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 07/23/88 14:36 Msg:1928 Call:10002833 Lines:8
353
354 Kurfur- don't worry 'bout th' ^C thing. Some times I can't get this Commie to
355 I get real weird controll charactors...
356
357 All fer now.
358
359 Phoenix Polymorph II, Lt (Ret.)
360 ^P (Hahahahahahaha)
029=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 07/23/88 16:45 Msg:1929 Call:10002839 Lines:7
361 -----=-=---------======-=============-=----------------=-============-=-----
362 OOPS! Sorry wrong room.
363
364 Lord \__/
365 oo Beaker
366 GIP
367 -----==----{=========-=----------------========----=-===========--=----=====
030=Usr:245 Doug King 07/23/88 17:02 Msg:1930 Call:10002840 Lines:4
368
369 Yawn.....
370
371
031=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/23/88 17:10 Msg:1931 Call:10002841 Lines:1
372 WHAT ROOM ?
032=Usr:78 Mark Derby 07/23/88 19:40 Msg:1932 Call:10002846 Lines:10
373 L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_
374 snailhead
375
376 hey, Kurfur, it's summer and a weekend besides...
377 only a few diehards want to sit by a modem in their hot little houses...
378
379 things will pick up.
380 anyhow, look on the bright side. We haven't heard much
381 from the twits lately...
382
033=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/23/88 21:41 Msg:1933 Call:10002850 Lines:8
383 KKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Nothin else to dooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
384 We haven't heard from the twits (at least the Border Pirate) because he
385 was my younger brother, and now is restricted from my modem under pain
386 of tickling. As to Zod, I don't know.
387 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig /-a-rump-a-zoos everywhereeeeeeeeeeeeeee
388 Oh, by the way, Pheonix, I think I've solved that control character
389 problem, so there will be no more sign off problems (I hope).
390 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / Hey, my house is nice and coolllllllllll
034=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/23/88 23:31 Msg:1934 Call:10002853 Lines:3
391
392 Whats that? It's the weekend allready?
393
035=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/24/88 13:12 Msg:1935 Call:10002862 Lines:1
394 My how time flies when the multiverse faces certain destruction.
036=Usr:104 Trokin Korka 07/24/88 13:59 Msg:1936 Call:10002863 Lines:11
395 283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283
396 Trokin Korka was minding his own buisiness (sp? ARRRGGHH I've been
397 attacked by the sp's!), working inside of the secret chamber in his pyramid,
398 trying to find out who Gen. Zit was when suddenly, the Universe swirled around
399 him causing major disorientation, and a slight migraine. Then the pyramid v
400 vanished from around him, throwing him into complete darkness. "Nothing could
401 destroy the pyramid, for its foundations were laid before the beginning of the
402 universe by the Elders", thought Trokin, "the only other thing that could take
403 me away from the operating pyramid is the imminante (sp.) destruction of the
404 multiverse.
405
037=Usr:104 Trokin Korka 07/24/88 14:10 Msg:1937 Call:10002864 Lines:22
406 Light started forming around him, causing him to be bewildered by the sights.
407 "This is strange", he thought, "I see a person floating above the ground,
408 another person dressed like a Berserker, and another with black robes, and
409 a barkeep not knowing what to do with this strange lot, and another person
410 not feeling to well it looked like. The second and third persons were
411 munching on chocolate covered blocky objects that looked like Easter candy,
412 the second person (the Berserker) was greedily munching down his objects,
413 leaving crumbs all over the floor of the bar, the third person in black
414 robes was tentatively nibbling on his, first licking the chocolate coating
415 , then taking a small bight, chewing the rubbery, blue substance inside.
416 "I guess I'd better tell them that I'm here."
417
418 "Hello there! What's up, and could you guys tell me what I'm doing here?",
419 he said.
420 Everyone immediatly looked at Trokin, except the Berserker, who kept
421 munching away, oblivious to all else.
422 "You weren't summoned! How could you get through the demensional
423 boundaries without being summoned?! Who are you?!", they all said, almost
424 at the same time.
425
426 To be continued by others who started it
427 283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283283
038=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/24/88 14:45 Msg:1938 Call:10002865 Lines:15
428 &*&*&*&*'s
429
430 A strange man appeared out of nowere and announced his presence.
431
432 "Hello there! What's up, and could you guys tell me what I'm doing here?"
433 He said suprising us all.
434 Things were getting stranger and stranger as time passed, And I could
435 feel the Orb slowly draining me.
436
437 "Come now," I said. "Somthing must be done or all will be lost. Who
438 will take the Lean?
439
440 An Astral Dreamer
441
442 &*&*&*&*'s
039=Usr:113 James Of Cassand 07/24/88 14:56 Msg:1939 Call:10002866 Lines:15
443
444 ^^!!!!!
445 Fredom
446
447 I am without that qualaty that would let me be just free,
448 to talk to those who I would know. For fear to much I me.
449
450 The fear has grown so that now it show the semblence of stone,
451 The breaking of would be so great could shatter me alone.
452 So on I go with a hope, but no firm base on which to build.
453 Untill the day I come to find the empty place has filled.
454
455 James of Cassandra.
456 ^^!!!!!
457
040=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 07/24/88 16:06 Msg:1940 Call:10002869 Lines:35
458
459
460 ---{ Greed is the foundation of Modern American Society }-----------------
461
462 Another man appeared, and introduced himself. Everyone was a little
463 startled at the sudden appearance, but the jolting feeling melted away as
464 the stranger introduced himself. Then, much talk began about what to do
465 to save the multiverses.
466
467 "I think we should first find out why some of us have been displaced
468 and see if there is a shared problem amoung the dimension travellers. Then,
469 we should try different solutions to see if the problem can be solved.
470 Kurfur was summoned here by me - but for the rest of you, you either arrived
471 by invitation or not of your own choosing. Please tell me what has happened
472 to you. I myself was 'destroyed' on my material universe. All that is
473 left of me now is my life's energy. As I am currently a pure energy form,
474 I can still re-shape some of Another Place to help us, but I can not
475 create objects. To do so is to convert a part of me into that object,
476 which I find to be extremely painfull. Friar was here before this began
477 so I will ask the Wonderer how he came to be here, unless the newer
478 arival would care to speak first?"
479
480 "Kurfur, how are the Smurf Bars? And would you like some mead?"
481
482 "Friar, do you have any suggestions? I think that something
483 is amiss - and I don't mean the destruction of the multiverses. What
484 seems so out of place? - or is it that I become that disoriented in
485 Another Place?"
486
487 I awaited answers and questions as we began our short debate on how
488 to save everything in existence.
489
490 Hagbard Celine, Temporally Displaced Guru
491
492 ---{ Glad to see the Border Pirate was discovered... }-------------------
041=Usr:131 ORIGINAL FORMULA 07/24/88 18:08 Msg:1941 Call:10002871 Lines:5
493
494 revinis sd8807.23 mt1812.50
495
496@ Ethan is almost asleep. Resting on a
497@CC
042=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/24/88 19:04 Msg:1942 Call:10002875 Lines:27
498 &*&*&*&*'s
499
500 "I came to this time and place in a way that is not of my choosing.
501 I was wandering Existance when I came upon this Inn. There was a
502 strange man dressed in black,(Or so my perceptions told me) And
503 I sensed that he knew of my presence. This bothered me, And I withdrew
504 in meditation."
505
506 "But while I was in this state somebody was able to impress on me an
507 urgent need. I was foolish and did not realize this immediatly.
508 I travelled to pick up an object of power that belonged to my master
509 before his death. I know little of its powers, I was told by my
510 master that it was a powerfull Item that would bring me great
511 responsability. I did not wish this, And so when he died I hid
512 the Item in a secret place."
513
514 "But this need overpowered me and I journeyed to recover that which
515 I had refused. There was a ceramony that would bind me to this
516 Item, And I undertook it. But because of the false nature of my
517 desire it did not go well, even as we speak I am being slowly
518 drained of power. If I do not find a way to either seperate myself,
519 or gain a better mental melding I will be consumed by it. "
520
521 "I sense that Our problems are interconnected, There is much trouble
522 about. That is my story."
523 An Astral Dreamer
524 &*&*&*&*'s
043=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/24/88 19:34 Msg:1943 Call:10002876 Lines:15
525 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig / A summoning doesn't mean instant responseeee
526
527 As I sat on the floor in the Inn, more people began to appear from
528 nowhere. Mention of names were made, and people said things about problems
529 unknown. Hagbard inquired as to the quality of the Smurf bars, and asked
530 me if I would enjoy some mead. My answer to both of Hagbards questions
531 was "great". After downing three pints of the finest mead I had ever
532 tasted, I began to mull over some of the ideas being passed through the
533 company.
534 "I think that the man in black has something to do with the present chaos,"
535 I said finally. "If we can find him, maybe we can figure out what's
536 causing the disturbances."
537 My thoughts said, I continued to drink my mead.
538
539 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Border change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
044=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 07/24/88 21:17 Msg:1944 Call:10002879 Lines:3
540 ^^
541 I walked in. Sat down. Ordered an ale. Looked around. Waited...
542
045=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/24/88 21:42 Msg:1945 Call:10002880 Lines:1
543 Welcome!!!!!!
046=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/24/88 22:20 Msg:1946 Call:10002884 Lines:1
544
047=Usr:272 Talos 07/24/88 22:56 Msg:1947 Call:10002885 Lines:3
545 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
546 I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacccccccckkkkkkk! T.V.
547 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>
048=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/25/88 18:29 Msg:1948 Call:10002913 Lines:7
548 &*&*&*&*'s
549
550 Where is everybody?
551
552 An Astral Dreamer
553
554 &*&*&*&*'s
049=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/25/88 19:03 Msg:1949 Call:10002915 Lines:1
555 Lost in unreality.
050=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/25/88 20:10 Msg:1950 Call:10002917 Lines:7
556
557 &*&*&*&*'s
558 If they are lost in unreality then all is lost!
559 I will try to summons them back...
560
561 An Astral Dreamer.
562 &*&*&*&*'s
051=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/25/88 20:28 Msg:1951 Call:10002918 Lines:6
563 If reality is in chaos, then unreality is the safest place to be.
564 I believe the Inn is lost in unreality, so therefore all within it are
565 lost in unreality.
566 So, Astral Dreamer, they are all in the inn.
568 Therefore, they are all safe.
052=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/25/88 20:44 Msg:1952 Call:10002919 Lines:6
569 &*&*&*&*'s
570 Yes, This might be the case. But Their lack of communication does not
571 bode well for the Multi-vers. Maybe its the heat.
572
573 An Astral Dreamer.
574 &*&*&*&*'s
053=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/25/88 21:48 Msg:1953 Call:10002921 Lines:16
575 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | I'm writing, OKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
576
577 Hey, Astral Dreamer,
578 You must be a new user, right? You call this system almost as often as
579 I do. Relax, time is frozen, so nothing can happen untill someone
580 responds. They will respond eventually (they allways do) and there's
581 nothing you or I can do to hurry them along. Don't worry 'bout things
582 you can't help, it leads to an early coronary arrest (there's nothing
583 worse than a dead Astral Dreamer).
584 Sorry if I sound a bit patronizing, but this is the only way I can
585 think of to get my message across.
586 Strangely,
587 Kurfur Redlig
588 (local Berserker nobody)
589 =:-) [:I] :-D :-P B-) O:-) 8) 0-) :-)8 and any other smiley faces!!!
590
054=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/25/88 22:19 Msg:1954 Call:10002922 Lines:1
591 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Arkle Snarkle Higgeldy Snooooooooooooo
055=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 07/25/88 23:37 Msg:1955 Call:10002926 Lines:49
592
593 ---{ "What are you doing, Dave? This is highly irregular"... }---------
594
595 Actually, Kurfur, I have been pondering the rest of the story (no
596 relation to Paul Harvey). I've called this board 3 times today.
597
598 Wonderer, it would seem that you should re-bind with the Item that you
599 seek, unless you wish not its responsibility.
600
601 Talos, welcome to Another Place. Feel free to order a drink.
602
603 So, what should be done? Is the item the cause, or is it that plus
604 a combination of other events that have all played havoc on the
605 dimensions? As to why my body was distroyed in its material form, I
606 still can not explain fully. I think that my lapse in concentration and
607 the improper binding to the Item you seek created a nasty flux in the
608 cross-dimensions. Any other ideas? It still seems like there is just
609 one more thing-but I can't place my finger on it...
610
611 Soon we shall have the objective for our quest, and we can start our
612 journey across the dimensions. Um....uh oh. I just realized something.
613 The problem can be in ANY dimension! We'll have to move fast, and
614 cover alot of ground. Even if we find the place, who knows how large it
615 is?
616
617 Hagbard Celine, Listening Guru in Another Place
618
619 ---{ To All: We need your help! }---------------------------------------
620
621 Indeed! I recalled the mysical scroll of recent knowledge. The Man
622 in Black Robes is the missing element! The improper binding, my lapse
623 in concentration, and some other force (probably from the Man in Black)
624 have combined to affect the multiverses! I have sensed something of
625 what you have told me - this Man is not of the normal multiverse. He
626 (or should I say IT?) is trying to accomplish something through the
627 destruction of the multiverses. He is not responsible for his actions,
628 and the energies He gives off are erratic, suggesting that which mehums
629 call 'Evil'. Indeed, this being is strong. The Man must be contacted
630 and told of His responsibilities to all entities. Otherwise, under
631 the code of human ethics, He must be neutralized by relocation,
632 immobilization, or destruction (the least prefered).
633
634 Hagbard Celine, Guru with Wandering Mind
635
636 P.S. I seem to be needing some grandmotherly kindness...my mid
637 wandering was like making the shrill mouth music while I was
638 urinating. Even Gurus are not perfect.
639
640 ---{ Zen? }-------------------------------------------------------------
056=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 07/26/88 12:59 Msg:1956 Call:10002932 Lines:5
641 I figet at my sword belt. I never quite got use to wearing one. It's been
642 so long, too. I finish my ale and order another, calmly waiting for whatever.
643 I brush my hair back out of my face and scratch at my beard. I feel secure
644 in this place. I'd feel beter if I knew who brought me here and why......
645
057=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/26/88 17:28 Msg:1957 Call:10002939 Lines:15
646 &*&*&*&*'s
647 Yes Hagbard, I to feel that the man in black has somthing to do with all
648 that is going on around us. I saw him outside the Inn, and this is
649 where my troubles began. To seek him though will be difficult, He
650 is, I suspect powerfull. Just as you have said. But as you all
651 know we cannot allow us to falter in our quest.
652
653 The object is in my possesion, Though I am not properly bound to it mentally,
654 and so it does not operate properly. I must find some way to eather
655 remove it, or gain a more stable condition.
656
657 I am prepared for the fight. Let all who care about the Multi-verse unite!
658 An Astral Dreamer
659 &*&*&*&*'s
660
058=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 07/26/88 18:02 Msg:1958 Call:10002940 Lines:10
661 This Is Phoenix Polymorph.....There was a Star Trek convention in town a
662 while ago, I didn't go to it. Wish I had. Saw some kid today wearing a
663 Banzai Institute t-shirt. DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW I CAN GET ONE?!?!?!
664 PLEASE, I'L PAY ANY reasonable PRICE!!!!
665
666 I feel stupid. I mean, here I am, director of the Wilsonville Banzai Institute
667 AND I DON' HAVE A T-SHIRT!!!
668
669 allfernow
670
059=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/26/88 19:00 Msg:1959 Call:10002942 Lines:18
671 I saw someone with a Banzai Institute headband today.
672 KKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Fencing instructors are sadisticccccccccccccccccc
673
674 One thing said:
675 " I seem to remember this man in black from my temporal wanderings.
676 He is very dangeruos to stand against, for he is not only Evil, but is
677 a champion of the forces which power Evil. I suspect he is one of the
678 few, or maybe only, Lords of Destructive Chaos. If he is what I think,
679 then I'm surprised he didn't destroy the Inn on arrival. He's planning
680 something, and our presence here is part of it. Perhaps he desires to
681 get all resistance together and stationary, for either destruction or
682 containment. With little to stop him, he could totally crack a piece of
683 existance off, causing that part to become separate ond controllable.
684 What he doesn't realize, though, is that all of reality, and unreality,
685 needs to remain connected, or all shall spin into oblivion, including
686 himself. I suggest we decide and act quickly, before all is lost. "
687
688 KKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | History isn't anymore (or maybe it isn't yet))
690 L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L_L
691 snailhead
692 let's not let the lord of destructive chaos bring shame to the name
693 of Chaos...
694 Chaos can be constructive and a hell of a lot of fun...
695 And order, nothing but order, can be really dull...
696 Etaoin shrdlu!
697
061=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 07/26/88 22:51 Msg:1961 Call:10002948 Lines:17
698 &*&*&*&*'s
699
700 So, it seems that this man in black has a good deal to do with the
701 troubles we have been experiencing. Perhaps if we find him we will
702 find the trouble.
703
704 But we must be aware that he could be nothing but a decoy to lure us
705 away from the true path we seek.
706 Does anyone know were this lord of destruction lives? I think
707 I have a score to settle with him, As do the rest of us.
708
709 Quote "They decorated all the generals, who faught the war behind the
710 Lines. They had forgotten all the Soldiers, A plan that puts
711 them way behind the times." ASIA "Wildest Dreams"
712
713 An Astral Dreamer.
714 &*&*&*&*'s
062=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 07/26/88 23:19 Msg:1962 Call:10002949 Lines:13
715 KKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | H'lo agin' peepulllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
716
717 Snailhead, I did say DESTRUCTIVE CHAOS, not just chaos. As a Berserker,
718 I live for chaos, but not the destructive variety. I am, instead, a
719 champion (or at least a follower) of NEUTRALLY CONSTRUCTIVE CHAOS (in
720 other words, the "What the hell, as long as nothing else gets damaged"
721 philosophy. Please don't say I'm against chaos, cuz I'm not.
722
723 KKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Skaven go home, or at least to the sewersssss
724
725 PS, Don't ask about the border message.
726
727 KKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Lima beans and other strange thingsssssssssssss
063=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 07/26/88 23:40 Msg:1963 Call:10002951 Lines:4
728 HELP!!! MY %'%&{body}amp;