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Message no. 1
From: Chris Innanen <cgi@*******.JHUAPL.EDU>
Subject: Marginal Man
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1993 16:05:20 -0500
PLOT
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Marginal Man
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THE SLEEPER HAS AWAKENED, AND IS CONFUSED AS HELL...
He was one of the desperate few that became the guinea pigs for the hopeful
researchers looking for a safe form of cryogenics. Frozen in the last weeks
of his life under the thumb of a deadly cancer, the Sleeper has found
himself thrust, totally cured, into a world severely different from the one
he last saw. The irony is, in his previous life he was a debunker, someone
that proves such things as ESP, alien abductions, and faith healers are all
fakes and hoaxes. Now he's blessed with a Second Sight more powerful than
any other known magician, walking a fine line between hermetic and shamanic
powers that he can't control, and can't even believe. Culture shock has
driven him underground, stealing what he needs and causing havoc on all sides
as he struggles to find a balance within himself.
WotS: "I could smell the ozone as, glowing blue, he aimed a gun in my face."

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Chris Innanen cgi@*******.jhuapl.edu
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Message no. 2
From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@***.GWU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Marginal Man
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1993 23:01:36 -0500
Hey, Chris, oh Master of Partial Plots,
Couldja recreate this guy as a character? I like 'im, but he
doesn't really count as a plot (or even a partial plot) as he is presented
in your post.
Still, its a cool idea -- NOT a guy to meet unaware!

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| J.D. Falk | "He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck
| jdfalk@***.gwu.edu | will surely lose his head."
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Message no. 3
From: Chris Innanen <cgi@*******.JHUAPL.EDU>
Subject: Marginal Man
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1993 23:16:16 -0500
PLOT
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Marginal Man
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REVOKE
Message no. 4
From: Chris Innanen <cgi@*******.JHUAPL.EDU>
Subject: Re: Marginal Man
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1993 23:17:13 -0500
>Hey, Chris, oh Master of Partial Plots,
> Couldja recreate this guy as a character? I like 'im, but he
>doesn't really count as a plot (or even a partial plot) as he is presented
>in your post.
> Still, its a cool idea -- NOT a guy to meet unaware!

They wish is not my command, but the suggestion is noted and acted upon.
(In other words, you're right, but don't get too big headed about it. ;)

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Chris Innanen cgi@*******.jhuapl.edu
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Message no. 5
From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@***.GWU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Marginal Man
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1993 23:18:17 -0500
On Sat, 4 Dec 1993, Chris Innanen wrote:

> >Hey, Chris, oh Master of Partial Plots,
> > Couldja recreate this guy as a character?
[rest of quote deleted]
>
> They wish is not my command, but the suggestion is noted and acted upon.
> (In other words, you're right, but don't get too big headed about it. ;)
[SIG deleted]

Hey, no problem...I really do get a kick out of your ideas. I'll
be posting some of my own within weeks.

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