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Message no. 1
From: Brian Smith <bes3@****.ucc.nau.edu>
Subject: New Year's Eve
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 17:54:50 -0700 (MST)
Just so's y'all know, I'll be taking character RSVPs thru the end of
January 1. Try to send it to me over Plot-D instead of actual character
posts on TK for the sake of my sanity and keeping track of all who plan
to show up. It probably won't be a large crowd, but the more the merrier...


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"Gameraaaaa, Gameraaaaa,
Gamera is really neat,
He is filled with turtle meat,
Now we've got commercial sign!!!"
--MST3K, "Gamera vs. Guiron"
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In these trying times, you just gotta remember...
If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
the Minnow would be lost, and so would you.
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Message no. 2
From: ANGLISS BRIAN EDWARD <angliss@****.colorado.edu>
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 18:19:55 -0700 (MST)
Here's the list of my characters that will be attending:

AJ, Slash, Roxey, MaxiMillion(who never misses a party), Hermit, and
maybe Valentine, depending on where it is. If there's going to be a
Matrix connection, Mercuryt will show up too.

I think that's it....

Brian
Message no. 3
From: Baldandar@***.com
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 23:38:20 -0500
Shade will be there. He has nothing to do while the data from the Wraith
episode is running through the computers.

Benjamin Schlitt
Message no. 4
From: GKoth2258@***.com
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 17:27:13 -0500
Well, since the Dark Stranger is attempting to assimilate himself back into
the shadow community, he'll be there. Plus a couple of friends, Rage; a
combat decker, and Ghost Faced Killa; a street sam. I'll send descrips to
you personally.

Erik
Message no. 5
From: adam@***.cosmos.ab.ca (Adam Jury)
Subject: New years eve
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 23:40:53 -0700
My character, Circuit, will also attend the party. As he is new in
town, he will mingle and attempt to make some friends/contacts



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Message no. 6
From: Turgul <turgul@**.com>
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 09:24:39 -0600 (CST)
Paladin will show up.
Message no. 7
From: Brian Smith <bes3@****.ucc.nau.edu>
Subject: New Year's Eve
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 1996 16:02:52 -0700 (MST)
So far, the list of characters attending is:

AJ
Slash
Roxey
MaxiMillion
Hermit
Valentine (don't worry, Bri, of course it's in a safe place)
Shade
V-12
Lopez
"Azrael"
Dark Stranger
Rage
Ghost Faced Killa
Circuit
Paladin
Irish
Lou

If there's anyone else out there who wants their characters attend, lemme
know before midnight tonight (except for Nightfox, who I'll just talk to
on ze telephone). I'll post the party probably Wednesday night.
Ripley'll have to recover from his monster hangover first ;-)


____________________________________________________________________________
Brian Smith + Home of:
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hunter@*******.stat.com + For all your radio drama needs
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Gameraaaaa, Gameraaaaa,
Gamera is really neat,
He is filled with turtle meat,
Now we've got commercial sign!!!"
--MST3K, "Gamera vs. Guiron"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
In these trying times, you just gotta remember...
If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
the Minnow would be lost, and so would you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Message no. 8
From: Craigtw1@***.com
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 1996 20:10:19 -0500
Here's my attendees (possibly more to follow.):

Count Grisha Dracul: human, will show up dressed as the "Grim Reaper". About
6' 6", dark haired. Magically active.

Telemnar: Free Spirit, (If you ever read the Belgariad/Mallorean by David
Eddings: speaks like Mandorallen. Or as Silk puts it: "A lot of thees and
thous." :) Dressed in full armour, and clanks alot. Very courteous. About
6' even, when manifest as a knight.

Gunny: about 6', blond, able to throw around some trolls :) Human. will be
dressed in fatigues. (What do you expect from a Green Beret? lots of guns? :)

That's it for the moment.

Tom
Message no. 9
From: Brian Smith <bes3@****.ucc.nau.edu>
Subject: New year's Eve
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 1996 07:36:49 -0700 (MST)
Okay, folks. All bets are in. The final attendee list is (no drum roll,
please):

AJ Slash
Roxey MaxiMillion
Hermit Valentine
Shade V-12
Lopez Azrael
Dark Stranger Rage
Circuit Ghost Faced Killa
Paladin Irish
Lou Spirit
CRUSH Claw
Nightfox Circuit Breaker
Hammer Count Grisha Dracul
Telemnar Gunny

For those of you who didn't get your RSVPs in, HAHAHAHAHA!!! LOSERS!!
You missed a hell of a party. I'll have Ripley post it Wednesday night.
If any of you who haven't sent me character descriptions, if you feel
like sending me a thumbnail sketch, that would be cool. You don't have
to, though...

____________________________________________________________________________
Brian Smith + Home of:
bes3@****.ucc.nau.edu +
hunter@******.stat.com + ImaginAudio Productions
hunter@*******.stat.com + For all your radio drama needs
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Gameraaaaa, Gameraaaaa,
Gamera is really neat,
He is filled with turtle meat,
Now we've got commercial sign!!!"
--MST3K, "Gamera vs. Guiron"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
In these trying times, you just gotta remember...
If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
the Minnow would be lost, and so would you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Message no. 10
From: fastjack <fastjack@*****.net>
Subject: Re: New year's Eve
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 19:06:03 -0500 (EST)
You said if we wanted to send a thumbnail sketch 'bout our player
we could. Here's 'Hammer's'.

Hammer: Human; tall (at least 6'3") and muscular; will be dressed
normally in a dark grey shirt underneath a black leather jacket (real
leather) and wearing a pair of jeans. Upon his shaggy brown haircut he
will be wearing a black brimeed hat with a dark grey band on it.

There ya' go.

FJ
It ain't whatcha think
Message no. 11
From: Brian Smith <bes3@****.ucc.nau.edu>
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 1996 23:23:39 -0700 (MST)
All right. One quick swap on the list. The character of Hammer is
actually named Zero. But other than that, the party will be posted
tomorrow evening.

____________________________________________________________________________
Brian Smith + Home of:
bes3@****.ucc.nau.edu +
hunter@******.stat.com + ImaginAudio Productions
hunter@*******.stat.com + For all your radio drama needs
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Gameraaaaa, Gameraaaaa,
Gamera is really neat,
He is filled with turtle meat,
Now we've got commercial sign!!!"
--MST3K, "Gamera vs. Guiron"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
In these trying times, you just gotta remember...
If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
the Minnow would be lost, and so would you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Message no. 12
From: Evan Hughes <ehughes@****.carleton.ca>
Subject: Re: New year's Eve
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 96 0:04:52 EST
Brian Smith writes:
> Okay, folks. All bets are in. The final attendee list is (no drum roll,
> please):
>
> AJ Slash
> Roxey MaxiMillion
<SNIP>

"Stupid internet provider, not letting me on in time. Well... I'll show
them... I'll show them all... Little do they expect ME, MILD MANNERED EVAN
HUGHES TO POSSES TERRIFYING PSYCHIC POWERS!"

*brief pause*
*reality interjects*

Nevermind. I'll just whine for a while. =I
Message no. 13
From: Adam Jury <adam@***.cosmos.ab.ca>
Subject: New Years Eve?
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 18:37:57 -0700
In all the list outages and such, did the description of the new years eve
party ever get posted?
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Message no. 14
From: Evan Hughes <ehughes@****.carleton.ca>
Subject: Re: New Years Eve?
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 96 23:20:24 EST
Adam Jury writes:
> In all the list outages and such, did the description of the new years eve
> party ever get posted?

Tomorrow apparently...



Evan Hughes
Honours Computer Science
http://chat.carleton.ca/~ehughes
Message no. 15
From: "Kevin R. Steffy Prier" <prier@*******.UOREGON.EDU>
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 12:30:47 -0800
Nice writing. Maybe Easy should change her name to "The Red Death" ;-)?

Of course, to be consistent, everyone in the house should have been dead
by sunrise...

Kevin Prier, aka (the late?) Basilisk, Jeweler.
Message no. 16
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 23:31:36 +0000
In message <34B7DA6A.1D6E4398@*******.uoregon.edu>, "Kevin R. Steffy
Prier" <prier@*******.UOREGON.EDU> writes
>Nice writing. Maybe Easy should change her name to "The Red Death" ;-)?

Wondered who would spot that lifting of Poe :)

>Of course, to be consistent, everyone in the house should have been dead
>by sunrise...

Too much hassle from the cops. Precision gets less heat, a lesson she
learned painfully a long time ago.

>Kevin Prier, aka (the late?) Basilisk, Jeweler.

Back with us?
Message no. 17
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 23:45:03 +0000
*****INTERNAL: Easy's Archive
>>>>>[What would I do without Vinny?

Train Two-Tone or Greenie up, I guess, if he quit or died. But he'd be
hard to replace.

I might give him a stake in the plant. It's his baby now, if he can make
it work he'll deserve it.


+++++begin trideo
The intercom buzzes, and Easy flicks it. "Yeah?" she asks, sprawled
comfortably with her long legs on the desk. The reply is too faint for
the room's camera, and she chuckles. "Send her in."

A few moments later, a handsome woman walks in: she doesn't look like
she fits in Tarislar, except maybe as one of Rusanov's off-duty
mercenaries. Easy waves her to the chair, the woman pulling it out with
a bandaged hand. Mani, who had risen to his feet for the lady, settles
back into his own seat.

"So, Officer, you're here with a warrant for my arrest? How's the hand?"

"No." Sergeant Julianne Hart replies. "The hand's fine. Accident or
deliberate?"

"Indifference. I wanted you to drop the gun before you shot me with it.
If I amputated anything, your medical insurance would cover it. I didn't
really care either way as long as you lived." Easy shrugs, as one of the
bar staff brings coffee. "So, Sergeant Hart, how can I help you?"

Hart takes the coffee. "Look, Easy or Julia or whoever you want to
be..."

"Elizabeth." Easy says. "That's my real name."

That surprises Hart a little. "Okay. Elizabeth. Listen, you got to
understand the delicacy of the situation here."

The Elf chuckles. "Let me guess. It's embarrassing to the Department
that Heihachi's New Year party got decorated with some corpses. But you
can't link it to me. And if you did, there's a problem of motive. Not to
mention the race angle. City protects rich Yak criminal who destroys the
dreams of poverty-stricken Tarislar district, but persecutes the person
who - abandoned by the law - brings down notorious crime boss Heihachi
Abe to save her local community. Film at eleven.

"You probably have a good idea already what my lawyer could do with this
story. But, Officer, there are laws and boundaries and codes. And you
want us to behave, to save your Department from being embarrassed any
more. So you're going to try to persuade me why anyone in Tarislar
should give a damn about Lone Star. Admittedly, you made an excellent
start when you helped enforce that passive resistance stunt Vinny
pulled." Easy sips her coffee. "I thought I'd have a guerrilla war to
fight when I got back. Instead we won without firing a shot, and people
remember that the . But that's pissing in the wind, compared to the way
most people hate the Star around here. You got a lot of ground to make
up."

"Sort of right, mostly wrong." Hart replies. "I'm not here to ask, I'm
here to tell. You got a problem, fine, we'll help you. You commit a
crime, we'll come for you. This is Seattle, not Dodge City."

"Actually, Officer, this place makes Dodge City look peaceful as the
Vatican on Sunday." Easy shrugs. "You think most of us wouldn't like a
little more peace and quiet?"

"Which is the problem, Elizabeth. There are a few people who don't think
an explosive factory here would be a net benefit to the area. It's a
fucking huge bulls-eye for any Humanis mob, or some Tir Taingire nutcase
who thinks Remembrance is getting too big for its boots."

Easy stirs in her seat, but Hart cuts her off. "Yeah, you got good
security. Would it stop _you_? For the media circus a hit on an ordnance
works would get, they could afford whatever it took. Kamikaze drones,
artillery, an armoured vehicle through the fence..."

"Yeah." Easy nods. "And there's only so much we can do about it.
Unfortunately, most legitimate businesses we could try have an overhead
problem, that mean we can't compete with uptown. We need something a
little out of the usual run of things."

The policewoman hands her a sheet of paper. "Try this."

Easy reads it, quickly. "This is crazy... wait." She keys the intercom.
"Vinny? Hi, Two-Tone. Can you ask Vincenzo to come see us in the office?
Thanks."

"So, no bomb factory?" the Elven samurai asks the policewoman.

"It's political dynamite, pardon the pun. You've got a lot of people who
want you to succeed, a lot who want you to fail. They don't care what
you do as long as they get what they want. There's a lot more on the
fence, who'd be easily persuaded to come out against a 'Tarislar crime
boss's legalised bomb factory'. Plays well to the anti-meta crowd and
the 'keep them in the Barrens' mob. If they don't jump right away, the
first incident will persuade them." Hart finishes her coffee, as
Vincenzo enters and takes a seat. Easy hands the big Ork the paper.

Easy waits while Vincenzo scans the printout: the bartender shakes his
head wryly. "Never work. Someone _paid_ for these ideas? Got to be from
some breeder management consultants."

"_Pro bono_ work." Hart sighs.

"You're not allowed to speak Latin in the shadows. Didn't you hear?"
Easy chuckles. "Apparently it's a conspiracy to keep the poor in their
place."

"Point remains, I'm warning you to steer clear of-"

"Wait one." Vincenzo studies the sheet again. "The consultants might
have got something right."

"Their cop-out closing paragraph isn't as much of a cop-out as it might
seem. In fact, it's good stuff, as long as you think it through. What
does every bar in Puyallup have to import?"

"Pretzels?" Hart asks, grinning.

"Beer." Easy says, thoughtful.

"There's a brewery in Redmond, and a couple of micros in Snohomish, but
nothing closer. You need power and, especially, clean water. We've got
both. Don't need much space for a brewery." Vincenzo continues. "And we
could brew some _real_ beer, as it is we sell more imported than we do
American. Finally, okay, there's more to secure, but not many pros are
going to rip off a truckload of beer. Just not enough margin, and too
tedious to fence. Amateurs, we can afford to stop. And we can sell
locally in a big way."

"Raw materials?" Easy asks.

"Buy from the Petrowskis. They'd be glad of the market." Vincenzo
replies. "Or import from NAN."

"Trade it against our environmental good behaviour, maybe." Easy muses.
"They'd be keen, they want this place cleaned up... Officer Hart, your
points are noted. And thank you. Now, if you'll excuse us, we've got a
change of direction to plan out. Pass that on."

The policewoman leaves: Easy motions for Vincenzo to stay.

"Another tradeoff. Think it'll work?" Easy asks.

"Yeah. Maybe. There's a lot less money and prestige in trashing a
brewery, than in wrecking an ordnance plant. Plus the brewery's a damn
sight cheaper. We could maybe build some decent housing? Some for the
work force, rent out the rest? A brewery leaves us more capital to keep
the ball rolling."

"You get the impression we're trading off so much we'll forget what the
plan was?" The Elf asks thoughtfully.

"Not yet. In fact, I actually figured Hart was genuine. Maybe her bosses
aren't, but she was for real." Vincenzo shrugs. "Boss, you need to get
out and about some. You need a break. Take off, have some fun, relax
some. I'll run the bar, get the plans going. Gonna be a lot cheaper
getting an architect for a beer farm than a bomb shop... I'll run up a
business plan, see what I can do by myself. I need you, I'll call."

"Enthused, Vinny?" Easy enquires sardonically. "I already put you up for
that MBA."

"Well, I'm a bartender first and last. So, I know a lot more about beer
than I do about warheads." The Ork grins back.
+++++end trideo]<<<<<
-- Easy <23:42:21/01-11-59>
Message no. 18
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 00:24:41 +0000
In message <uTfCPAA$lVu0EwsW@********.demon.co.uk>, "Paul J. Adam"
<shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK> writes
>*****INTERNAL: Easy's Archive

Well, maybe not as annoying as sending a Plot-D message to the main
list, but I humbly apologise anyway.
Message no. 19
From: prier <prier@*******.UOREGON.EDU>
Subject: Re: New Year's Eve
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 11:33:55 -0800
>>Nice writing. Maybe Easy should change her name to "The Red Death" ;-)?
>
>Wondered who would spot that lifting of Poe :)

I just re-read Masque of the Red Death a few weeks ago, so it was fresh
in my mind. As soon as I read the descriptions of the rooms, it twigged,
and just got funnier as I read more. Great job of plaig... er, paying
tribute to a master.
>
>>Of course, to be consistent, everyone in the house should have been dead
>>by sunrise...
>
>Too much hassle from the cops. Precision gets less heat, a lesson she
>learned painfully a long time ago.

I wasn't complaining. If she _HAD_ killed everyone, she would have been
shunned like the plague, so to speak :)
>
>>Kevin Prier, aka (the late?) Basilisk, Jeweler.
>
>Back with us?

I've been in Lurker(TM) mode for a while. Things were pretty busy,
business trips, vacation, getting married, etc. But now that I'm
officially a member of the elite unemployed club (anyone know of a job
opening for a biologist, PhD in Neurophysiology?), I guess I've got some
extra time to write :-P~~

Kevin Prier, aka (now if I could just figure out what happened to)
Basilisk, Jeweler

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