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From: "Michele R Bumbarger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) ADMIN: Leave of Absence
Date: 02 Jul 2001 18:19:55 -0400

I am going on vacation from Wednesday, July 4, 2001 to Sunday, July 8, 2001.
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Subject: Re: (arfic-l) ADMIN: Leave of Absence
Date: 04 Jul 2001 03:48:08 EDT

have fun on vacation michele!
and hey to the rest of the list, let's try to get cracking on some new fiction, what do you say? i will be back from my vacation on the 14th, and when i return, i will start soliciting authors for some of their fic, i know some good floks, and  i think we all should make an effort to update the site soon: it's in dire need of it.
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From: "Psycho Babble" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) Fic-Walking Wounded 1/1
Date: 04 Jul 2001 16:42:40 -0400

Hee hee.  I've been meaning to send this for a few days now, so of course I
pull it together as soon as our esteemed list Mom goes on vacation.  It's a
talent, I know.  I apologize in advance if this is too large for some of
your inboxes, I wasn't sure how much was too much, so I just left it whole.
*g*

TITLE: Walking Wounded 1/1
AUTHOR: Amethyst Maiden
EMAIL: [e-mail]
TV SERIES: The Tomorrow People, New Series
RATING: IÆm thinking PGish
SUMMARY: Kevin muses.
SPOILERS: Minor ones for Origin Story and Culex, simply because we know the
good guys win.  LetÆs face it, if you havenÆt seen them by now, youÆre not
going to.
DISCLAIMER: The Tomorrow People and their universe belong to Tetra/Thames
Television and their creator Roger Damon Price.  IÆm just responsible for
the excess baggage.  Honestly though, this is all in fun, and I am not
making any money.  Dammit.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Again, if you want it, party on, just email me so I
can send you the copy with the italics that I love so well.  (Which are
unhappily simulated here with those little * star thigies.)
AUTHORÆS NOTE:  Look!  IÆm doing things in the order I said I would!  IÆve
had this on my hands for a while now, and I think itÆs been tweaked as much
as itÆll stand.  I was a little frustrated with this fic, because it seems a
bit muddled to me, but maybe thatÆs  just because I was muddled while I was
working on it.  You be the judge.  Also, I have to say that parts of this
were born of my continuing issues with Ami.  Yes I admit it, she was never
my favorite Tomorrow Person.  Before you lynch me, however, I want you to
know that I am working on my Ami issues, hence her appearance here.  Just
keep in mind that a lot of what Kevin says about her is a siphoned version
of my thoughts on the subject.  The whole time zone thing was garnered from
my roommateÆs description of the time difference between here (Boston) and
home (the Philippines) which is twelve or thirteen hours, depending on
daylight savings time.  England is about five hours ahead of us, so I
figured the time difference for a random island in the south pacific would
be somewhere around eight hours.  Cheers to creative math.  Or something.
THANK YOUS: To Ib, again, for Betaing, and otherwise putting up with my
over-analyzation of, well, everything.  To Nicole for the not-nagging, which
worked surprisingly well as a motivational tool, and to Anne for the actual
nagging.  IÆm moving on to Out of Darkness, I swear.  (And I havenÆt
forgotten you Anne, IÆm just practicing my sloth with my hideously long
reply to your last Email.)  Ehemà donÆt hurt me.  ^_^
AND FEEDBACK:  Aw, c'mon, you know you wanna...  :::smiles pitifully:::

WALKING WOUNDED

If we deny love that is given to us,
if we refuse to give love because we fear pain or loss,
then our lives will be empty, our loss greater.
     -Anonymous

Kevin sighed and dipped his toes into the water, closing his eyes as a cool
wind blew mist against his face.  He didnÆt want to see his surroundings,
this was a sensory experience, beside which he had the place more than
memorized enough to imagine what it looked like.  Rocks the color of red
clay rose around him, worn with age and slicked green with moss.   They
culminated in a peak nearly ten meters up, water spilling from their heights
to a clear blue pool beneath.  Light undulated on the forest floor around
him, filtering through the canopy in intricate patterns, a living
latticework ever changing, ever moving in its frenzied dance.  That was the
wonderful thing about the island, it was always so vibrant, so alive, from
the trees stretching towards the heavens to the animals he could faintly
sense scurrying about in the underbrush.  The water he eased himself into
was no different.  Dozens of species of plant life swayed with the water
just below the surface, swishing around his legs while fish darted away as
he passed.

HeÆd watched Adam sit and stare for hours as marine life passed by the
shipÆs windows, occasionally pressing a hand to the glass -- if it was glass
-- when a curious animal came close, content to simply watch life go on
around him.  That was AdamÆs way, he preferred to avoid entanglement by
separating himself from those around him, the ever vigilant observer.  Kevin
himself had never been satisfied with watching, heÆd always needed to
immerse himself in sensation, to feel life flutter and sway around him.  He
liked this particular spot on the island for that reason, sensing the
excitement that flowed from the animals as they wondered at his strange
presence, the pure energy emanating from the plants that spiraled up from
the pool floor.  He could even, if he concentrated hard enough, discern
faint emotions in the air as thousands of birds called to one another in the
canopy above.

It was different here than it was among people, on a deserted island with
the nearest person heavily shielded and more than a kilometer away.  Here he
could let down his shields and be perfectly at ease, wrap himself in
sensation without worry.  At home settling his defenses meant summarily
drowning in a sea of thoughts that were not his own.  æRealÆ life had always
been like that, after his abilities had manifested with a vengeance in early
childhood before heÆd known what to do with them, nearly driving him mad
before heÆd stumbled quite unintentionally onto a way to shut out the
voices.

But shielding took energy, and focus, two things of which Kevin did not have
an unlimited reserve.  He wondered if the others understood how hard it was
for him to keep people outà to keep them out.  They all expected a certain
amount of privacy from him, respect of each othersÆ minds was tantamount to
their relationship to each other, but they seemed not to realize that it was
even harder for him to block their thoughts than those of normal people.  It
had always amazed him how it never took anything out of them to shut each
other out - but then none of them had ever been able to hear normal peopleÆs
thoughts the way he had.  His ægiftÆ, if he could call it that, was
stronger, an affinity between his mind and others that made his powers
moreàintense than theirs.  And wasnÆt that just splendid?  They had never
talked about it, but as often as not what went unspoken was louder to him
than that voiced in sonorous detail.  He was different from even them
somehow.  A freak among freaks.

Normal people were even more frightening.  They were at a loss to explain
what it was exactly, but they had always seemed to sense somewhere deep in
their unconscious minds that there was something strange about him.  He had
been branded an outcast by his peers in his earliest days of schooling, the
weird little bloke that was to be avoided at all costs.  He hadnÆt really
minded, it was actually quite the symbiotic relationship.  He stayed away
from them, they stayed away from him, and the headaches were a little less
severe on the rare occasions that his control slipped.

Whenever he became too tired and burnt out he felt everything in the people
around him, their emotions becoming as clear as his own, a phenomenon that
was both terrifying and enthralling.  As unwelcome as the intrusion upon his
own thoughts was, he had to admit that he was fascinated by them, by their
lives, the mundane little details that probably bored them to tears that
were a mystery to him in every sense of the word.  He tried to imagine a
life where handing in his homework late or forgetting to do his chores was
his biggest concern, and laughed at the triviality of it all.  Normal people
were sheep, like those unsuspecting bystanders in MegabyteÆs favorite horror
movies that were hacked to pieces in the first fifteen minutes simply
because they didnÆt recognize the threat.  He wondered often what some of
his classmates would do if they knew that not two months earlier while they
were off languishing on summer holiday, a madwoman extra from a very bad
science fiction marathon had come close to letting loose a newer, deadlier
killer bee.

They thought there was something wrong with him, and maybe they were right.
Maybe his mother was right, zealot that she was, maybe he was some sort of
demon.  After all, if God had intended for him to use his ægiftÆ, why then
did it hurt so much to let go?  How did the suffering of everyday living fit
into the grand design?

Was it too late to say yes to that exorcism?

He smiled at the thought, pushing off a rock to float on his back, all too
aware that not even Megabyte would find his self deprecation amusing.  Lisa
had insisted on teaching him to swim the instant General Damon and her
mother had left the island that first day, claiming that she could not spend
the rest of her life worrying that he would drown the next time he hit the
water.  They did make their home on an island, after all.  HeÆd never have
the grace of an Olympian, but after a few days under her less than patient
tutelage he had learned enough to stay afloat on his own and considered it a
great accomplishment that he had conquered his fear of water.  He had since
spent as much time as was humanly possible here at the waterfall, floating
on his back, feeling the tickle of the weeds as they brushed against his
skin.
He remembered well finding this place, wandering into the underbrush with
Megabyte soon after theyÆd broken out.  The redhead had been ecstatic, the
island was a place with no parents, no worries and no rules, their very own
Eden in the face of their everyday world.  He also remembered how furious
Lisa had been that theyÆd wandered off, dragging Adam into the morass of
plant life in their wake as moral support for her impending tirade.  For his
part when they were found, the Australian had waited patiently for her to
come up for air, put a comforting arm around her shoulders and explained in
that terribly rational way of his that they didnÆt know much about the
wildlife in their new home and that they should be careful when they
wandered, not to eat anything they found or goad any of the animals.  He was
also, ironically enough, worried about exotic insects.

It was odd now, thinking of those early days, of LisaÆs tendency to
mother-hen and AdamÆs patience whenever he and Megabyte wandered into
trouble.  Kevin often wondered if his friends had ever acknowledged their
parental tendencies or simply gone about their business unaware of the
familial atmosphere they provided.  He was happy then, he thought, and
terribly na∩ve, desperate for the sense of stability that his new family
seemed so easily to provide and carelessly trusting in its permanence.  It
was amusing in a way to think of himself as happy, an openly ridiculous,
simplistic emotion that seemed still somehow vague and unidentifiable.
Happiness was quaint, a novelty, and in a sense real torture because it
always ends.

Back then he wasnÆt aware of the impending fallout, when Mum still called
him a witch in jest and Lisa was still ordering Megabyte around and clinging
to Adam for support when she was unsure of herself.   Before the happiness
he had finally found had been leveled in one fell swoop by the same girl he
trusted implicitly.   The girl who taught him how to swim, who nagged him to
do his homework, who comforted him when he fell against a bulkhead in a
particularly dodgy game of tag.  One day she was an integral part of his
life, and the next, she was justà gone.  Dropped off the face of the Earth
in one deft maneuver without any regard to the bond she shared with him or
any of the others.  He tried to rationalize her leaving, knowing that she
was worried about her mum, but some small, wholly irrational part of him had
always believed that there had been some more personal reason that sheÆd
been so eager to leave, and that part more often than not was in control.

Maybe that was unfair to Lisa, but he had never been very good at dealing
with loss and blaming her was easier.  Fundamentally wrong perhaps, but much
easier than facing up to the fact that heÆd lost her to circumstances beyond
both their controls.  If heÆd allowed himself to accept it as an
unforeseeable anomaly, heÆd be forced to accept the fact that nothing in his
life was permanent, that he could lose any of the others at any time.  It
was a thought that had become a constant at the back of his mind since
LisaÆs untimely departure, a sinking suspicion that separation from his two
remaining friends was inevitable, which kept him at once reaching out for
them and holding back on his emotions, spending as much time with the two
boys as possible while becoming increasingly laconic.  Their silently agreed
upon reticence on the subject made it easy to keep things safely hidden
away.

And now there was a confounding variable thrown into the equation.

Her name was Ami.  For one unsettling instant in the hospital as he was
hovering in that diaphanous place between sleep and consciousness, he had
blearily looked at the faces of the people by his bedside and believed that
Lisa had come home.  HeÆd reached out to her in his semiconscious state,
only to recoil at the unfamiliar presence that greeted him.  Ami seemed nice
enough, but there was something about the familiar way that she behaved
around his friends that unnerved him.  She seemed to fall into step with the
two boys a little too easily, to speak a little too intimately, to expect a
little more than he was willing to allow.  She wanted to be one of them, and
though he admitted that it was her right as a Tomorrow Person, he couldnÆt
help but feel that they had betrayed Lisa somehow, that even though Ami
really was nothing like his former friend, she was replacing her.  It felt
wrong, and despite how much he wanted to be able to assure the girl who
looked to him for support when she was feeling alienated, he simply could
not bring himself to do it.  No matter what had happened between he and
Lisa, he owed her at least enough to respect her memory.  There was
something in AmiÆs presence that he just couldnÆt reconcile with his idea of
how to go about it.

The soporific effects of floating kept him hovering on the surface of the
water for well over an hour, paying little heed to the time as the sun
climbed higher in the sky.  It was something close to eight hours difference
between the island and home, which meant, much to his continued amusement,
that he was floating serenely into tomorrow afternoon.  It made him smile as
he recalled a vague account of AdamÆs first encounter with Colonel Masters,
nearly a year ago.  *ôWe call ourselves the Tomorrow People.  But weÆre not
time travelers from the future or anything.ö*  They were time travelers in a
way, flitting through different time zones in an instant, completely unaware
of the changes unless it was noticeably darker in their destination.  It
made wearing a watch rather pointless, and was wreaking havoc on his
circadian rhythms.

The thought prompted a snicker, which in KevinÆs somnolent state was
momentarily delayed in being attributed to another person.  As realization
dawned, he bolted upright from his comfortable position, sputtering water as
he hastily attempted to rebuild his shielding for the intruder.

ôYou donÆt have to do that Kevin, I kind of like it.  Being able to sense
your thoughts, I mean.ö

He stopped his construction and swiveled to face Ami, or rather AmiÆs foot,
as it was suspended at eye level by the rocky embankment on which she stood.
  Pushing his hair back out of his eyes, he stared at her in bemusement.
She was barefoot, dressed in an obscenely bright bikini in a horrible orange
hue that was only more jarring against the warm cocoa of her skin, fiddling
with the tie of an equally obscene sarong as plaited hair fell into her
eyes.  She barely looked up as she continued to struggle with the garment,
regarding him peripherally as he pulled a section of slimy green algae from
a plant by his
leg and began to dissect it.

ôI wonder sometimes, why do we have these gifts if weÆre not going to use
them?  Why do we shut one another out?ö

He stared at her foot, noting more of the obscenity painted across her
toenails, and considered his answer.  ôTheyÆre afraid.ö

Her head snapped up, eyes wide, almost dropping the sarong into the pool.
ôAre you afraid Kevin?ö

ôTerrified.ö  Even to his own ears his voice sounded terribly calm, looking
into her eyes as he said it, wondering if she realized how many layers there
were to that statement, on how many levels the fear pervaded his life.

Wondering if she would care.

She studied him for a moment, her lovely face unreadable as he felt his mind
being dissected, suddenly all too aware of his vulnerability without his
shielding.  He wondered briefly if that was the real reason he maintained
it, if all of his other excuses were simply that as he felt her ease herself
into the water beside him.

ôYouÆre not like the others, are you?  The boys, they have this way about
them, an eagerness, I suppose - like they can do anything when theyÆre
together.ö  She smiled at the thought.  ôItÆs hard to explain exactly, but I
donÆt get it from you.ö

The boys.  There was a possessive lilt to that, as if it would have been
more appropriate to say her boys.  And maybe they were, after everything
theyÆd been through together in his absence.  Adam and Megabyte had
certainly been chipper of late, as if her arrival was a sudden sign that it
was alright to move on and rebuild.  Kevin wasnÆt sure how he felt about
that.  Nobody had asked him if he wanted to rebuild.

He couldnÆt remember the last time someone had been here with him.  Adam had
recognized early on that this was where Kevin came to get away, and if there
was one thing Adam was good at, it was giving space.  Kevin understood, and
after everything he appreciated the conscious effort not to smother him, but
there were times when he wished  he could have shared his haven with his
friend.  Megabyte had been slightly amused by the waterfall when theyÆd
first come across it, but as with most things, he lost interest fairly
quickly.  Where Kevin saw a vibrant, colorful, emotional landscape just
begging to be explored, Megabyte saw fish and plants, slightly slimy and
æmajorly grossÆ.  Give him a man made pool any day, heÆd said, something
where the bottom doesnÆt walk out from under your feet.  He wasnÆt sure why
Ami was here, she was surprisingly difficult to read, only that she realized
the place was important to him.  Her ever escalating need to win his
approval baffled him, but she went about it in such an innocent way that he
couldnÆt bring himself to be cross with her.  For some reason, and he was at
a loss to explain why, she desperately wanted to be his friend.  She wanted
to learn what was important to him and hear about more than what he thought
of the latest B-movie Megabyte dragged them all to.  She had a genuine
interest in his well being, as if she could sense something was wrong and
couldnÆt rest until she had helped him somehow.

ôI feel like I know you.ö

He looked up to find her studying him again, dark eyes alight with mirth at
his confusion as he attempted to follow her train of thought.

ôFrom the first time I saw you, I had this feeling that I was meant to help
you.  Because you were my friend.ö

An odd sinking feeling accompanied that, as Kevin remembered the bond heÆd
felt so immediately with his fellow Tomorrow People.  It was something
special, there was no denying that, the instant cohesion that bound them
together when they needed it most - but it made them complacent.  The
illusion of intimacy made it easy to forget that any friendship took work.
The constant feeling of peace around one another masked whatever discord
cropped up until it was too late to fix things.  Unless they learned to pay
more attention to one another he knew his worst fears would come true.  They
really would lose each other.

Ami shook her head sagely and laid a comforting hand on his shoulder.  ôBut
I donÆt really know you, itÆs just a feeling.  We share a bond, but we donÆt
really know anything about one another, not the way IÆd like.ö

Hysterical relief washed over him as he looked into her eyes and saw
something more than compassion stirring there.  She understood.  Amidst the
confusion, denial, and fear, that simple fact was almost too much to
believe.  No one had ever simply understood him, clarity had always required
lengthy explanations.  He gaped at her in shock as she continued.

ôAnd maybe we never will, but IÆd like to try.ö

It was a simple gesture, an appeal for his trust given in such complete
innocence that for the first time in a long time, Kevin allowed himself to
hope.  He couldnÆt accept Ami, not  yet, but neither could he ignore her any
longer.  She was a part of him, like Adam or Megabyte.  Like Lisa, even if
she refused to acknowledge it.  It wasnÆt everything, but it was a start.

And there was always tomorrow.

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From: "Michele Bumbarger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) Fan Fiction Writing Aids
Date: 17 Jul 2001 10:54:06 -0400

I received this email from another list that I am subscribed to. I thought
that it had some interesting information, suggestions and links to be
applied to fan fiction and fan fiction authors. I didn't think it would to
pass it along! (Be warned, many are slash oriented and use slash encounters
and slash 'ships as examples, but many of the points being made really can
be applied to many types of fan fiction.)

Happy writings!
~Michele~


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some tips

In speaking of traps to avoid, there are several very good, wide ranging -
and often hilarious - rants on pet peeves in fanfiction that are
multi-fandom in scope.  There are many more that are fandom specific, but
the multi-fandom rants are more likely to be of general use.  Of course, one
person's pet peeve may be another's favorite kink.  YMMV for any particular
example, but the rants do offer a range of potential problems to avoid.

These selected recommendations are from memory and in no particular order -
so I'm sure I've missed a few favorites.  Also, most essays/rants listed
here are slash oriented and often contain sexually explicit examples.

Sandy K. Herrold hosts a wonderful piece entitled "The Big List of Pet
Peeves" that is multi-fandom in scope and multi-author, if I remember
correctly.
http://trickster.org/fannishbutterfly/10_peeves.html


AnneZo has a very good series on advice for anyone writing fanfiction,
entitled "Rules of the Road."  See the "Road Rage" section near the bottom
of
the page for several pet peeve rants.
http://trickster.org/radiofree/annezo/rules.html


Miriam has an interesting essay entitled "Pet Peeves & Small Dogs" that
focuses on those small but impossible to ignore distractions in slash.
http://www.asan.com/users/pongo/PetPeeves.html


Sigrid (aka anne h) Rants & Rambles section is worth reading in its
entirety.
  She has a new URL, along with Resonant at Trickster but since Sigrid
hasn't
moved in yet, the essays are still at her old Geocities address.
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Taping/5963/rnr/rnr.htm

Inspired by Miriam, Sigrid & Resonant compiled and edited a great pet peeve
piece called "The Big List of Small Dogs."  Also not to be missed are the
following, both multi-authored.

The Divine Adoratrice has a good essay page, which unfortunately hasn't been
updated in over a year.  Several essays deal with fanfiction writing
conventions and cliches, while others deal with fandom in a broader sense.
http://www.trickster.org/adoratrice/natter.htm


And of course, FCA's list admin Lucy hosts the Fanfic Symposium which is
always worth a look - and recently updated.  Check out the message board and
letters sections as well as the columns.
http://trickster.org/symposium




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From: "Michele Bumbarger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) Essay on fanfiction
Date: 20 Jul 2001 09:17:43 -0400

While we're discussing fan fiction do's and don'ts, likes and dislikes, I
wanted to share this essay as well, which also came from a list that I am
on. Then I'm going to dive into conversation, play devil's advocate and in
general, probably really make somebody mad.

~Michele~


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Hi everyone! Grammar nazi here again.

Well, from everyone's comments on the list, I got the picture that a lot of
people were a little unhappy as to the quality of a) their own and b) other
people's spelling, grammar and so on. So, from all the comments here, I
finally sat down, thought 'screw it!' and wrote an essay. Please read it-
you might just find something of use. In fact, I think every American etc
should read the part on characterisations of British people, and
translations of Spike speak.

It's not specifically Cordelia/Angel oriented, apart from a small part which
deals with their characterisations. It contains parts of my original post,
elaborated, and whole new sections. In the words (sort of) of Shakespeare:
"if this writer has offended, think but this, and all is mended, that you
have but slumber'd here, whilst this essay did appear." :-)

*Fanfiction, from a Grammar Nazi's/Brit's/Beta's Point of View*

An essay on the ins and outs of character writing, and managing to remain
grammatically sound. Includes the hows and how-nots of writing British
characters.

Disclaimer: This is getting really repetitive and boring, but I really just
had to point out a few things. I'm not proclaiming myself superior to anyone
- most people probably already know all this stuff, and write far better
than I do. Don't be insulted over the more basic things; I'm just pointing
out the most consistent errors I see. Please take the time to read it,
though, as I speak from a great deal of painful, punctuationless, tormented
experience. I have betaed.

*Spelling*

Okay, firstly, the most commonly misspelled word in the whole of fandom -
vicious. Not viscous. Viscous is a descriptive word for a gungy type of
liquid. Otherwise, the main kind of errors creeping in are a) typos  or b)
those little words every individual has that they just cannot spell. One of
mine is 'amount.' I just insert two 'm's. Just watch out for quirks like
that, and, if all else fails, use a spellchecker. I know they're not always
reliable, but they do pick up the most atrocious mistakes.

*Grammar*

This post was inspired by a complaint about the poor quality of basic
grammar on the AngelCordelia fanfic board. In fact, this entire essay is the
result of a shorter, smaller rant I wrote in reply to a post by Aunt Lorna,
who was complaining about the poor grammar in fics (kudos to her for
admitting she's as guilty as anyone). Another poster wrote:

"There are times when I'm writing off an 'episode high' (You know that time
when you run to the computer right after the shows over with multiple ideas
for a fic), my brain is all a jumble with info from the show, the following
weeks promo and the main theme for my next fic. So, it shows when I don't
reread."

I think that passage is fairly self-explanatory. I completely understand and
agree with it. Thank you Danyeal. Moral - no beta? That's fine, some don't
need one. If you feel that you're capable of catching your own mistakes, and
that a beta slows you down, that's all well and good. But Reread, Reread,
Reread.

I'm probably the most neurotic spelling/grammar nazi I know, but I still
manage to spell at least a few words out of the average 8000 wrong. Not bad
really, but still. Typos happen, and everyone has a few words they
consistently misspell. Rereading really does help, but I sympathise with
those who don't like it- I'm dreadful at rereading, because I start to feel
very embarrassed about what I've written, and wonder what the hell I'm
doing. Another thing people might find, and I'm doing it as I write this, is
that their brain gets ahead of what they're actually writing, and you end up
putting words in the wrong order/skipping them out/missing out letters.
Again, re-read, get a beta, use a spellcheck.

A few of the more common errors-
Know the differences:
to, too, two
"Angel went to see the oracles."
"Cordelia decided to go too."
"The two of them went together."

their, they're, there
"Their car was stolen."
"They're angry because their car was stolen."
"Xander and Anya stood there, angry because their car was stolen."

were, we're, weir (?!?!)
"Buffy and Spike were getting married."
"'We're engaged!' she said, as she and Spike were to be wed."
"The water went through the weir." [Sorry, couldn't think of a relevant
example]

your, you're
"Your hair is adorable," Cordelia said.
"You're adorable, and your hair is fine," she said.

its, it's
This is a harder one, which anyone can get wrong at times.
"It's getting dark," as in 'it is'.
"Its body was scaly and slimy" - belonging to it.

loose, lose
"The demon was on the loose,"
"I've got nothing to lose."

choose, chose
"I choose" in the present.
"I chose" in the past.

Know, now, no
"I know all about it!"
Now that made Cordelia angry. "I know all about it already!"
"I know already! There is no way you're getting out of this one."
etc

Use correct tenses. I know that sounds silly, particular assuming English is
your native tongue, but I've read whole fics written in the present. That's
fine if it's intentional (POVs, maybe? Can't think why else it would be,
but...) A third person narrative (ie "Once upon a time, there was vampire
named Angel who was running a business with his seer, Cordelia") should
ALWAYS be in the past. Hence the 'was'.

Please, please use commas and other punctuation appropriately! Neverending
sentences are *not* fun. Hint- commas can*not* be used instead of full
stops/periods. Commas always come at the end of speech: "_____________,"
unless you use an exclamation mark/point, or a question mark/point. (!/?)
You can write using slang, but not so much that it sounds that the entire
story is being narrated either by a) Drusilla on crack or b) Harmony on a
better day.

*Characterisation*

Very, very first point: spell the character's names correctly. These are the
most commonly misspelled names as written in the Watcher's Diary and
Shooting Scripts:

Drusilla (no 'c')
Xander Lavelle Harris (not Zander)
Willow Rosenberg (we have never been told her middle name is 'Anne', but so
many people seem to have picked this up from somewhere. In fact, in one cut
line, Willow says: '____ is my middle name. Or at least it would be if my
parents hadn't chosen Danielle') Her mother's name is Sheila, father Ira.
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (oh, the controversy. Wyndham? Wyndam? Well, the
shooting scripts say 'Wyndam', so that's what I'd lean towards.)
Don't give characters new nicknames without explaining it. For example,
Cordelia has only ever been called Cordy, Cord by the Cordettes, and on one
occasion 'CC' by Xander. Therefore, she is *not* Delia, or Cora, or similar.
The Host: Krevlorneswath of the Deathwok Clan, or Lorne.
Willy the Snitch, not 'Willie'
My own little pet hate - if you want to start calling Spike 'William' for
some reason, and feel the need to shorten it, please don't call him 'Billy'.
It just sounds incredibly strange. Needs must, go with 'Will'. Much for
manly and flattering. Oh, and if you make up a surname for Spike, go with
something that sounds remotely British. Just find some mainly unknown dead
and buried British author, and steal their surname. Remember, Spike was
originally alive in Victorian England.
Hate to dredge up the memories, but Riley, not Reilly.
Jonathan has a surname. It's Levenson. So does Devon. It's MacLeish. Harmony
Kendall. Oz's real name is Daniel Osbourne, but for the love of God don't
start calling him Danny or similar.
Anya possibly has two surnames. Originally, she called herself Anya Emerson,
then, in Checkpoint, called herself Anya Jenkins. The first could be a quirk
of the demonic persona (Anyanka), but the second could be her trying to
obscure her identity to make sure Watchers couldn't find out any more about
her.

If you're writing a character (usually necessary in fanfiction), make sure
you're capable of it. You cannot, I repeat for emphasis and with a slightly
desperate note in my voice, can*not* just write your own characters, and
give them the names of the people in the series. It's just not right. Also,
I beg of you, do *not* resort to a Mary Sue. In case you were unaware, a
Mary Sue is when you just write yourself into the story as a new, 'original'
character to fulfill your own fantasies. An even worse version of this is a
Cordelia Sue or more often a Willow Sue - you're writing a character with
the name of someone on the show, but it's just you again in disguised. Now,
let me make myself clear on this - You Will Get Flamed. Or at least emails
from the discontent readers. If you think Buffy's a bitch - fine. Just don't
let it creep into your story, and have another character (translation - you)
beat her to a pulp. I read Willow/Spike fic for a while, and in this ship,
Buffy is, more often than not, a super-bitch who is supremely nasty
(translation - brutally honest) to her best friend when she finds out poor
innocent Willow is sleeping with a self-confessed homicidal maniac, and is
into S&M. Because if that happened to your best friend, you'd just bottle it
up and help address wedding invitations.

Now, the characterisations rant is applicable to all 'ships, but this part
is geared a little towards Cordelia/Angel, as this is one of my 'ships, and
I myself occasionally write for it. Now, a few helpful hints to get you on
your way if you're writing either of those characters- Angel does *not*
commonly talk in huge, long, continuous sentences, and Cordy does *not* talk
like she has won a Nobel prize for literature. Angel has been around for a
bit, and doesn't use too much modern slang (he's only just got comfortable
with calling Cordelia and Wesley 'Cordy' and 'Wes', for God's sake).
Although, that doesn't necessarily apply to evil Angel. Angelus says
whatever the hell he likes, but the 'hearing voices' rule still applies.

'Hearing voices technique' -  This is how I write. I try to actually hear
the characters saying the lines, and see their faces as they say them. If
you can't, the odds are the lines are out of character. It takes a while to
perfect it, and it can be quite dangerous to have, let's say Spike living in
your head, but it is incredibly helpful.

Cordelia's not unintelligent, but she also does not sound as if she should
be on the cast of Dawson's Creek. She likes to occasionally live up to the
'shallow cheerleader' stereotype. Occasionally, she can be fairly profound,
but usually she's happy with talking like a *normal* person. I do recommend
you perfect your Angel and Cordy characterisations before you embark on that
epic novel-style fic.

The key to the writing thing is - whatever you come up with, it's yours. You
have ultimate creative control. You have artistic license. If you want to do
a Curse? What curse? story, that's fine. Just make sure you do deal with it
at some point in another fic, instead of repeatedly taking the easy way out.

*British Characterisations*

If you're writing a Brit (eg most commonly Spike, Wesley or Giles), don't
just assume that you can get away with inserting the words 'bloody',
'bollocks' (not bollix! Jesus, Mary and Joseph, they even get that wrong on
the shooting scripts themselves, and it's how JM ends up saying it),
'bugger' or similar intermittently. It's offensive to those of us with
English heritage. Get some English consultation, if you're really stuck. You
won't be told to go to Hell, believe me. I don't think I'm the only beta who
is desperate to fix the poor wrting of British folks. Again, pointers to
follow.

Posher Brits (ie Wesley, Giles) tend to use long words, have the British
Stiff Upper Lip, try not to get emotional, and are not very good at
expressing things they can't get out of text books or newspapers, ie - of a
personal nature. However, both Giles and Wesley have developed as
characters, and are prone to language during emotional outbursts. These
outbursts will usually happen when the character in question has kept the
issue pent up, boiling over inside them until they finally snap. See
'Checkpoint' for examples.

Spike and Drusilla style Anglians tend to speak their minds rather
colourfully, not minding dropping in the odd 'bloody hell' etc, but not so
often that you start to wonder if they actually know of the existence of any
other words. Spike in particular still has the stiff upper lip, and only
really gets extremely emotional when drunk (another common trait in British
people, trust me. A little alcohol, they open right up and let loose all the
things they've been wanting to say for quite some time.) or it involves
matters of the heart. Because Spike is sappy like that. Remember, he hardly
ever shows it! He's really a manly man. Just think of any guy you know, and
multiply his ego by ten, and you could be close to Spike (who is, for the
record, my favourite character).

Oh, random Spike-related definitions I just thought of:

'Chit' is a derogatory word for a young girl.
'Bint' - bitch, stupid woman
'Bloke' - guy. You can*not* use 'mate' in this circumstance. I've seen it
done. 'Mate' is only used in the context, "Alright, mate?" "Hello, mate,"
etc.
'Bird' - woman, usually of attractive variety.
bloody/bleedin' - damn ______ (followed by word/phrase: "Bloody women"
"Bleeding idiots" etc)
bloody/bleedin' hell!  - damnit, crap, etc
piffle - crap (load of piffle = load of crap)
peaches - pet name, sometimes derogatory
ducks - pet name
sod - idiot
sodding - damn (see 'bloody' etc)
poof/poofter - gay man (often used as a derogative description for any man)
nancy-boy - see 'poof' etc
shag - screw, sleep with
bollocks - technically, testicles. General exclamation.

And just for the record, neither Giles, nor Wesley, nor Spike is from
Yorkshire, Lancashire, or anywhere too far from London, to be safe. In fact,
it's actually been said on the show that Spike is a Londoner, I assume
originally West, but now putting on a North London accent. Contrary to one
line from Cordelia: "You little Cockney!" Spike is NOT a cockney. If you
want cockneys, watch EastEnders some time on BBC cable. Actually, I
recommend that for developing a good all-round knowledge of British accents.
However ear-drum-shredding it may occasionally be. With Drusilla, I never
can tell where in London she's from, if at all. Depends on the accent Juliet
Landau decides to go with for each particular episode. Here are some
counties you can get away with for characters such as Giles or Ethan, or
maybe a fictional character of your own creation.

Counties:
Sussex (West or East)
Surrey
Buckinghamshire
Hertfordshire
Essex
Hampshire
Kent

More northern cities, which all have very different dialects: Birmingham,
Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle. There is not a chance in Hell that
any of the British characters that have been introduced to us on Buffy are
from any of these places. The  casting directors are probably a little
worried that people who are not native Brits, or in fact
Mancunians/Scousers/Geordies/Brummies (from
Manchester/Liverpool/Newcastle/Birmingham - quite useful to know the
collectives for different cities) will not understand the variations on
English. Probably true. That's why mainly only Queen's English is
represented. As in Southern England. East Anglia is also a whole other
dialect.

I've read some fics adamently claiming that Spike is a northerner, in
particular, a Scouser. It's like saying someone from Oklahoma has never left
Los Angeles. The dialects are *that* different. One final thing: pig Latin
does not constitute real Latin. You cannot just take random Latin words,
string them together in the order they come in English, and expect them to
be credible. It's not how the long dead language works. Find someone who can
do Latin, and get some help. It's really quite complex to write, and people
more in the know *will* be irritated by half-assed attempts.

*Betas*

One third, final little thing; the beta reader. I just want to point out,
from a beta's point of view, how insanely irritating it is when someone
sends you a fic with abominable... everything, really, and actually expects
you to rewrite it for them, line by line. It's the stuff of countless
nightmares. If I have a lot of time, and the writer is very nice about it, I
may attempt it. The last time I did, however, a 4000 word fic took me three
and a half hours. Now, that's a lot of time I could spend writing my own,
studying and so on. So I just ask that authors show us some respect when
sending fics. I love to beta, but sometimes I get something in my inbox that
just makes me want to scream.

I am so, so sorry to demonstrate my literary naziness. Every beta means
well, and criticism is always constructive. You're not going to get a story
back with the note 'This is crap. Try again.'. The points a beta will make
will be individualised, and usually very helpful; we just want to reduce the
amount of block text on the internet, splitting it into readable sections,
and refine storylines. Gotta say, though, even published authors are guilty
of the crime of continuous sentences and little to no grammar. If anyone's
attempted to read Joyce's "Ulysses", they'll know what I mean.

The moral of this essay is: take some pride in your writing. Get a beta, but
don't submit them to such torture they want to curl up in a ball and wish
for death. Betas are particularly sensitive to bad spelling, grammar etc (I
wonder why?) and it can actually be quite upsetting when faced with a tale
of epic proportions that only has three periods, a comma and 407 exclamation
points. That is not what a beta's there for. A beta is an editor - he or she
will put right occasional typos, point out continuous mistakes, and give you
ideas as to how to improve or continue your story. Some betas will do line
by line editing, but bear in mind how time consuming this is. All the best
writers have editors - letting you in on a secret, very few journalists or
authors can spell or do grammar. It's an editor's raison d'etre. There are
relatively few people cursed with the inherent ability to do spelling and
grammar. It's a very good idea to make good use of these people, if they're
offering their services, but treat them with respect. Sending a beta an
enormous fanfic with no puctuation is not going to inspire warm, fluffy
feelings. It's more likely to cause clinical depression and multiple
aneurysms.

I'd just like to end with one of my most brilliant pieces of advice: USE A
THESAURUS. There's one at
http://www.thesaurus.com
I couldn't write without it. Make sure you use appropriate synonyms, because
otherwise it can backfire, but once you get used to it, you'll suddenly find
your writing improving by tenfold, and also your day by day vocabulary.
Fanfiction writing isn't just a skill that's completely detached and
irrelevant to other areas of your life. It can really help you get ahead.
Thesaurus.com also has select Latin phrases, which can be useful in proving
your intellectual-ness, and in suitable parts of your story. Just don't use
them throughout fics trying to prove how wonderful you are - you'll just
confuse those readers who don't speak the Roman tongue fluently.

Bearing this all in mind, grab a thesaurus, open Wordpad or similar, and
write that story that's been simmering away in the muddle that is your mind.
Anyone can write a fic. It just takes the basic writing skills we all have,
practice, encouragement and pride enough in yourself to take into account
all things I've pointed out. In the end, it's all worth it when you think
how much others enjoy to read your work, and moreover, the sense of
achievement you get from the finished product.

Thank you for listening to my cacoethes loquendi! (in other words, babbling.
Cacoethes meaning manic, I thought it was apt) Normal services will now be
resumed.

Katharine

Some fantastic links:

http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang
All the British slang under the sun

http://www.thesaurus.com
OnlineThesaurus
http://www.dictionary.com
OnlineDictionary
'Nuff said.

http://www.pantheon.org
The Encyclopaedia Mythica
Wonderful resource for all mythos and lore

http://btvswritersguild.dymphna.net
The Writer's Guild For finding sites that help you write specific
characters.

* * *

"Give me your hands, if we be friends, and Katharine shall restore amends."

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From: "Michele Bumbarger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 20 Jul 2001 09:37:26 -0400

Well, this list is up to 85 subscribers, and I've been hit with the
curiosity bug. I'm curious to know why people are subscribed to this list
and what their interests in fan fiction are. So, I've created a short
questionnaire. Take a minute to answer a few questions, and let's see what
we all have in common:

What's Your Name/Handle?

Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

Favorite Characters?

Do You Write Fan Fiction?

Favorite Fandom to write in?

Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?

Favorite Fan Fiction author?

Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

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From: "Michele Bumbarger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 20 Jul 2001 11:39:41 -0400


Ok, I'll go first seeing how I started this thing :-)


What's Your Name/Handle?
Michele Mason Bumbarger. Some of my older work is published on the 'net
under my maiden name, Michele Mason. I also go by the handle 'CheleSedai.'

Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
My favorite fan fiction fandoms are The Tomorrow People (New Series), Buffy
the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Highlander. I do watch and occassionally read
X-Files, (but I'm not a die-hard X-Phile), ST:TNG, ST:DS9, and ST:Voyager,
Farscape, and what little Poltergeist: The Legacy fic can be found that does
not have Derek/Rachel 'ship overtones. (Actually, my favorite characters are
Nick, Alex and Kat, so if anyone knows of any *good* fic featuring them, let
me know!)

Favorite Characters?
This question is always fun because I've noticed that sometimes it changes a
bit from year to year even within the same fandom. So, I'll just take my
list and go from there.

Tomorrow People: Ami is my favorite character. I know I'm in the minority on
that one, but that's life. Anyone who has read my fic prob has already
figured that out by now though.

Buffy: Depends on the season. Season 1 and Season 2 fiction would be Willow,
hands down. Season 3 introduced Faith, enough said. Season 4 would have to
be the comedy stylings of Xander and Anya, and of course, Spike. Season 5,
again, Spike, Xander and Anya take center stage. And, I loved Glory.
Wonderful, wonderful villain.

Angel: Believe it or not, Cordelia. I mean, I think Angel is beautiful to
look at, but I like Cordelia because of her growth. And Lorne, of course.
Who can not like Lorne?

Highlander: While I'm not sure it comes out much in my fiction, Richie Ryan
and Joe Dawson have a special place in my heart.

Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Well, yes, as a matter of fact, I do a *few* bits of dribble out there.

Favorite Fandom to write in?
I started off writing in the Highlander universe. From there, I moved onto
the Tomorrow People. I have only written two (three if you count "Ophelia")
completely Buffy-verse fics in my whole life. I am a crossover freak (why,
I'm not one hundred percent certain, guess I just like the "what-if"
questions), and most of my work tends to be crossovers. Mostly crossovers
with The Tomorrow People (New Series). My latest work (98% of which is
unpublished) features the Tomorrow People crossed over with Buffy and Angel.
(I have two original crossover universes based on that premise, "Shadows &
Light" and "Dark Horizons" - each of them has taken a different direction,
however, and aside from similiar characters, they really do not resemble one
another).

But other combinations are possible, such as an unfinished, unpublished
Buffy/Highlander crossover (where Buffy is NOT the Immortal), and a
Titanic/Highlander crossover (yes, you can use your imagination on that
one), and of course, "Forever Tomorrow" which is a Highlander/Tomorrow
People crossover universe.

Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
Oh boy. Of course, this would happen. I have so many and the moment I get to
this question, all of them fly out of my head. It would probably be easier
to list one from each universe but ... still my brain is dying.

Favorite Fan Fiction author?
This is easier, although I am not going to list just one. I am going to list
the authors that give me a happy when I see something with their name on it
in my email, or ones who's sites I return to again and again.

For Highlander, Sandra MacDonald is wonderful. I will re-read and re-read
her work time and time again. Also, I enjoy the work of Alice in Stonyland.

My favorite Buffy/Angel writers are Yahtzee and Rheanna (Ruth Hanna). Their
work reads like an episode of the television show.

And of course I can't forget my wicked conspirator, and partner in crime,
Caroline Fales.

Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

Um, yes, I do. Several.

The Alternate Realities Fan Fiction Archive
(http://www.alternate-realities.net)

Shadows & Light (http://www.alternate-realities.net/shadownslight)

Dark Horizons (http://www.alternate-realities.net/darkhorizons) (Majorly
under construction!)

And forthcoming Forever Tomorrow
(http://www.alternate-realities.net/forevertomorrow)

Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?
I love it when writers try to do something different. I'm not talking about
writers who can't stay in character, and take our favorite characters and
make them unrecognizable, but writers who take a premise or idea and twist
is to make something new and original. Don't be afraid to do that; and I
don't want new writers to be afraid to write :-)

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From: "Birgitt Schuknecht" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 20 Jul 2001 19:02:53 +0200

Hi there!

Okay: lurker delurking! Great opportunity to do so, Michele! Thanks! :)

What's Your Name/Handle?
Birgitt

Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

That's going to be a long list... So I concentrate on my favourite
favourites! ;)

Angel/Buffy
Batman
Highlander
Due South
Star Wars (both Classic and TPM)
Robin of Sherwood
Professionals
Man in the Iron Mask

Favorite Characters?

Angel: I miss Doyle...
Batman: Batman
Buffy: Spike
Due South: Ray V
Star Wars Classic: Han Solo
TPM: Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon in equal parts
Robin of Sherwood: Will Scarlet
Professionals: Bodie
Man in the Iron Mask: Athos

Do You Write Fan Fiction?

yes, oh yes! slash mainly
most of my stuff is Star Wars, Due South, Highlander

Favorite Fandom to write in?
Star Wars, Due South, Highlander - that may change any day, well any second!
;)

Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
if I have to pick one: Snow and Cinder by Hyperbunny

Favorite Fan Fiction author?
I cannot answer that one.

Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
together with my soulmate and partner in writing fanfic, Britta
World of Slash: www.stormpages.com/worldofslash/Default.htm

Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?
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Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 20 Jul 2001 14:19:06 EDT

okely dokely. Not really a lurker on this list, I'm usually pretty vocal
about fic, even if i post my feelings on the wrong list <sorry, michele. my
brain is dying too> finally, a questionaire that doesn't ask the proverbial
annoying question, "boxers or briefs?"! Here goeth nuthin...

<< What's Your Name/Handle?

 As my friend cinta would say, "Mi nombre es Tambien". But that's because
she's phsyco. Umm, my name is Victoria Coady, and my handle is Slayervick.

 Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

 Jayzus..well, I started reading fanfic as an avid Buffy fan, and then I
realized that I was not the only person who watched that silly TV show
Highalnder when I was in middle school. I stumbled upon the Jagged Edge
Archive of Michele's making, and started looking into the TP's, and
discovered that this had been in fact my favorite TV show when I was growing
up, and I just didn't remember much of it. So, to make a long story short, I
read BTVS, Angel, Highlander, HL:Raven as well, Sentinel, Tomorrow People, La
Femme Nikita~my weakness~, And a load of other smaller fandoms that I brave
on occasion.

Favorite Characters?

BTVS: Seas.1: Willow
Seas2: Buff and Angel
Seas3: Faith- Representing Boston, baby!
Seas4:Buffster, Willow and Oz
Seas5: Glory, Tara+Will, and Buffy
HL: Richie Ryan
HL:The Raven: Amanda
TP: Adam is cuuuute
Sentinel: Blair
La femme Nikita: Birkoff
Original Characters I love (i know some of their authors/creators, but not
all. Just remember enjoying them): Sherezade Mackenzie (Amandr), Mahleah
Brennan, Matthew Brennan, Calypso Wilde, Rachel Hudson (Trilby), and many
more...

 Do You Write Fan Fiction?

 Weel.. umm... not that it will ever see the light of day, but yeah. I write
Badfic. really really Badfic. My principle purpose in the fanfic world is as
beta and sponge: i read EVERYTHING

 Favorite Fandom to write in?

 Well, I write in a cross between Buffy and Highlander, but I only use the
lore and storyline behind the shows, I never use existing characters, I make
my own based upon what the show says is possible, and what I want to be
possible for my characters.

 Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
 Again, too many to name. There was one that I had posted to Alternate
Realities that I loved, and was very adament about. it was wicked long...
"You Forgot to Mention Hell, Horatio". It was a lot of fun. took me a few
days of concentrated hour after hour reading.

 Favorite Fan Fiction author?

Well, Michele, you do hold this honor as the first TP writer that could draw
my attention in so I could remember this show that I hadn't thought of in
years, along with Sandra Macdonald, DocAnvil, Amandr and Dana Woods for
making me laugh every time, and countless others  that I have read in
passing. Sue kelley, I am your devoted beta, dahlin'.

 Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

Well, there's this site called Alternate Realities... no, I don't. I am a
slave to others' masterpieces.

 Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?

Wisdom? Me? naah... just..naah. wisdom aint my bag, baby
~V

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From: "Lore Krajsman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 20 Jul 2001 20:38:50 +0000

What's Your Name/Handle?
Lore, Liliaeth or Demonmother. I mostly use Lore though

Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Highlander
Angel/Buffy
Forever Knight
Harry Potter (no slash though)
Crossovers in general

Favorite Characters?

Methos, Duncan, Richie, Cassandra and the Kurgan in Highlander
Buffy, Angel, Xander and Spike in Buffy
Nick and LaCroix in Forever Knight
Harry and Snape in Harry Potter
I like Mulder and Scully in crossovers, though I never read X-files fic
that's not a crossover, not my fandom, love the crossovers though.



Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Yes lots of it


Favorite Fandom to write in?
Highlander


Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
Detente (Kethrinet): It's 'the' best crossover I've ever read and it isn't
even in my main fandoms.
It's Kindred/Poltergeist the Legacy and it's incredible.
True to both fandoms, correct characterisations. No overdone shipping and a
storyline that you can believe the shows themselves would follow.
You can find it at
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=335953
and when you go there, please review it and make the author write a sequel.
This one deserves it.
I've seen few authors who manage to write so real and lovingly gritty with
respect to both fandoms.
Well Author, from what I read, they're actually two authors writing together
and damn fine at that.

Favorite Fan Fiction author?
Kethrinet, Sandra MacDonald, Janeen Grohsmeyer, Dawn Cunningham, Dawn
Nyberg, the author from the Soulworld saga, whatever his name is again, I
keep forgetting it <eg>, HonorH, AC, Ecolea ...
Too many to mention

Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
http://members.nbci.com/liliaeth
(though that one will be moved before the end of the month)
http://www.dtl.be/lore
(also temporary)


Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?
It's better to say a word of praise than to bash.
There is no worse plague in fandom than the bashing of characters. It makes
for terrible stories and totally ruins the fun for any non-hater of the char
getting bashed.

Lore CWPack







"It's better to burn out than to fade away."
The Kurgan

"Definition of a gentleman:
Someone who knows how to play the bagpipes
but doesn't play them."


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From: "Psycho Babble" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 20 Jul 2001 16:50:26 -0400

What's Your Name/Handle?

Kristin, but I have a hangover from AOL that makes me identify myself as
Amethyst Maiden most of the time.

Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

Tomorrow People (New Series), Buffy, Angel, Pretender, Sentinel... pretty
much anything if it's well written.

Favorite Characters?

Hee hee.  Um, I'm totally devoted to Megabyte at the moment because he's
great fun to write, and I think on some level I identify with anyone who
displays little or no aptitude for tact.  I'm always amused by post-implant
Spike, and I'm forever wanting to give Willow a big 'ol hug, so I'll read
anything with them in it.  I tend to gravitate towards Methos for some
reason, as well as Doyle (Dammit, I miss him!) and Cordy, I think I'm just a
sucker for a wise ass.  :-)

Do You Write Fan Fiction?

Yep.

Favorite Fandom to write in?

The Tomorrow People is pretty much the only thing that inspires me to spend
long hours in front of my computer.  I'm still trying to figure out why that
is, exactly.

Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?

My absolute all time favorite is called When I Was Your Age, by Nicole Grey.
  It's just really good characterization and it's funny as hell.

Favorite Fan Fiction author?

I have to choose?  Ok, most are TPfic, the aforementioned Nicole Grey (who
actually made me rethink all those years spent watching Millennium),
Michelle Bumbarger (and unending source of well written *everything*),
Caroline Fales (Who I'm pretty sure I read at the beginning of my foray into
fanfic, so I apologize profusely for the utter *lack* of feedback), Renay
Walker (I usually don't read adult fic, but the girl can write), and Anne
Olsen. (Most of whose best stuff hasn't been published yet, but being as I
am the evil nagging beta I've read it all and it rocks. *g*)  Which is
mostly the crew at Alternate Realities, so I guess you all know why I'm on
this list.  I also go *way* out of my way to read two Xmen authors (and I'm
completely out of my Xmen phase, so figure that out) Minisinoo (who is an
unending supply of mind blowing plotting) and Jenn (who dragged me kicking
and screaming into the fun world of slash fic).

Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

Why yes, I do.  *g*  And it's being redecorated at the moment, so I suggest
avoiding anything but the TPfic page for the next few days.

www.angelfire.com/scifi/amethystmaiden/tomorrowpeople.html

Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?

Feedback is a wonderful thing.  I must admit that I didn't start out as the
most consistent reader, <ducks> but I've realized since then that it's
really the only thing that keeps writers writing, especially on lists like
this whose general purpose is to generate opinions.  A simple 'that was
cool' can totally make a writer's day.  (Although more can make their
week..)

~Kristin

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From: "Psycho Babble" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Essay on fanfiction
Date: 20 Jul 2001 17:03:47 -0400

I'm sorry, I just read through this and I can't help but ask.  There are
people who write *without* a thesaurus?  How?


~Kristin

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From: "Michele Bumbarger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Essay on fanfiction
Date: 20 Jul 2001 17:29:25 -0400

ROFLMAO

Well, if you've never had the chance to run across one of these people or
one of their works, consider yourself blessed. :-)

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I'm sorry, I just read through this and I can't help but ask.  There are
people who write *without* a thesaurus?  How?


~Kristin



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From: "Ibonek 17" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 20 Jul 2001 17:58:45 -0400

What's Your Name/Handle?  Ibonek

Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?  Tomorrow People, Highlander, Stargate SG-1

Favorite Characters?  Definitely Adam Newman from Tomorrow People

Do You Write Fan Fiction?  Definitely

Favorite Fandom to write in? Tomorrow People and SG-1.  I've got a crossover
universe I'm working on.

Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?  Hmm. . .too many to list

Favorite Fan Fiction author?  Too many to list as well

Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL) Nope








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Subject: (arfic-l) Re: Questionaire
Date: 21 Jul 2001 10:43:22 +1200

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Anne Olsen

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Tomorrow People, Buffy, Angel, Highlander, Stargate, Roswell

Favorite Characters? =20
Tomorrow People : Megabyte (bet that's a surprise to a lot of people)
Buffy: Oz
Angel: Doyle
Highlander : Methos
Stargate : Daniel
Roswell : Alex=20


Do You Write Fan Fiction?
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stories and general evil plotting :)

Favorite Fandom to write in?
NS Tomorrow People. I must admit to being a bit of a crossover junkie =
though. I love writing crossovers. It's just so interesting watching all =
the different characters interacting.

Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
I'd have to say the Forever Tomorrow universe as these were the stories =
which first got me into fanfic. I also love Shadows and Light, Dark =
Horizons and Terms of Endearment. There are others I really like too but =
I would be listing forever.


Favorite Fan Fiction author?
Michele Bumbarger and Caroline Fales. Coming in close behind would be =
John Garrett, Nicole Grey, Kristin (Amethyst Maiden), Kirstin Beal (she =
writes xover Dr Who/HIghlander), and quite a few others too numerous to =
mention.

Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
No

Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?
Words of wisdom????? ummm.....no. I'd just like to say how much I enjoy =
being on this list. It's wonderful to see there are other people out =
there writing with the same characters etc etc. I've made a lot of new =
friends in a fairly short time and love the feeling that "we are not =
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story(ies)?</FONT></DIV>
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Light, Dark Horizons and Terms of Endearment. There are others I really =
like too=20
but I would be listing forever.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR><BR>Favorite Fan Fiction =
author?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>No<BR><BR>Any other comments, =
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other=20
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lot of=20
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alone".=20
Sorry couldn't resist =
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Date: 20 Jul 2001 22:20:23 US/Eastern

> What's Your Name/Handle?

Caroline Fales.  Persephone (on ICQ). SephyElyisa (AOL).  Sephy (to Sandra and
Jess).  Persephone_Elysian (in the Gundam Wing fandom).  And yes, I do have a
Greek mythology hang up. ^_^

> Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

Oh, lord there are so many but here goes:

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
Angel
The Pretender
VR.5
The Tomorrow People
Highlander
Gundam Wing
Ronin Warriors
Ranma 1/2
Rurouni Kenshin
Shojou Kakumei Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

> Favorite Characters?

Again, too many.  Best to tackle this by fandoms.

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Faith.  Hands down, Faith is my favorite BtVS
character.  I'm also fond of Spike, Tara, Oz, Giles, and on occasion, Buffy
herself.

Angel:  Lorne.  LOL.  Any demon/man who can make Angel sing 'Mandy' is
deservedly a favorite character.  Also Wesley--he's come a long way since his
early days on Buffy (and has thankfully become less annoying).

The Pretender: Miss Parker and Jarod.

The Tomorrow People:  Jade Weston. I feel cheated because the series ended
before we could really see her develop.  Of course that might be why I spend so
much time and attention on her in my fics.

Highlander: Methos and Connor MacLeod.  Don't talk to me about Duncan.  I saw
the movies first, so Connor has a special place in my heart.  Never watch a
character death when you have the 'flu btw... I made that mistake
with 'Endgame' and bawled like a baby for twenty minutes.

Gundam Wing: Duo Maxwell and Heero Yuy.  Gee... Looking at what I write for
that fandom, I bet you'd never have guessed. *Refrains from mentioning all
those posters on my walls...* :P

Ronin Warriors/Yoridien Samurai Troopers: Seiji (Sage), and Touma (Rowen).

Ranma 1/2: Ryoga/P-Chan and Ukyo.

Rurouni Kenshin: Himura Kenshin and Kamiya Kaoru.  Again, looking at my
story 'Testament', that's not a big surprise. ^_^

Utena: Utena and Juri Arisugawa.  If I can ever bring my muse around, I'm
writing an Utena fan fiction... We need more Juri stories in that fandom.

> Do You Write Fan Fiction?

Yes.  In copious amounts.  I just wish I could finish half of the stuff sitting
on my hard drive.

> Favorite Fandom to write in?

That's a tough one.  The main fandoms of the moment for me are: Buffy, Gundam
Wing, and the Tomorrow People.  I started writing fan fiction in the Tomorrow
People and Highlander fandoms and have just moved around since then.  I love
crossovers and I'll crossover any show I think I can--mostly with any of the
three above.  Crossover types I've done?  Tomorrow People/Highlander, Gundam
Wing/Highlander, Gundam Wing/Kenshin, Buffy/Ronin Warriors, Tomorrow
People/Ranma 1/2, Titanic/Highlander (and Buffy), Buffy/Angel/Tomorrow People,
Kenshin/Gundam Wing, Utena/Tomorrow People... Er... You see what I mean about
being a crossover junkie.

I co-own three universes at the moment (all of which with Michele): Forever
Tomorrow, Dark Horizons, and our as yet barely published,
Titanic/Highlander 'verse.  And of course, we're always hard at work... ^_-

> Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?

Oh boy... Hard one... Um.. let's see.. I really remember like Michele's
Exoneration story for the Tomorrow People universe... Of course, I adore all of
Chele's fics, so that's a no brainer.  Shinigami's Basement, Digital, and
Embrace the Night from the Gundam Wing fandom--all very nice.  Rekka-chan's
Chibi Troopers stories from the Ronin fandom are great.  Mirai no Yakusoku by
Ardeth in the Kenshin fandom is another nice, rather recent discovery.

> Favorite Fan Fiction author?

Michele.  Probably my all-time, favorite fan author out there.  I also enjoy
the work of Anne Olsen, Alice in Stoneyland, Arigotimina, ClareySage,
SteelSong, Shadow_Chaser, Rekka_Chan, and Alana Winters.  Oh, the list is
endless... It'd take days and days to make up.

> Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

Yep.  It's called Elysia:  www.angelfire.com/id2/avalon

> Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?

Don't be afraid to try new things.  Stories thrive on innovation.  And don't
let older members of a fandom frighten you off.  I know I've had an email or
two (and the names don't matter here) to chastise me for taking a different
slant on a 'sainted' character.  Not for changing the character, mind you but
for making them a bit more human.  Interpretation, that's what it's all about.
I like new slants on old characters and plots...and I like reading those new
slants.  So don't be driven off from a particular fandom just because someone
doesn't like your slant on things.  Write to please yourself and remember that
a spell checker can be your best friend (well, next to your beta reader). ^_^

Wow... you survived my babbling.  Give yourself a pat on the back and a
chocolate treat. ^_^

Hugs,
Caroline

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Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 20 Jul 2001 23:57:05 -0500


> >What's Your Name/Handle?

Wendy Perkins.  Formally known as Wendy Kelley.

 >Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

I watch Buffy, Angel, Roswell.  I used to run the Sliders mailing list.  I
still run the gen Tomorrow People mailing lists.  Occasionally, I dabble in
other shows fic, namely: Due South, Highlander, Forever Knight.

 >Favorite Characters?

Richie Ryan (Highlander), Jade (Tomorrow People), Ray Kowalski (Due South)
and pretty much any kid with super-powers.

 >Do You Write Fan Fiction?

Yes, but it takes me a verrrrrry long time.

 >Favorite Fandom to write in?

I only write in Tomorrow People these days, tho I would like to do a My
Secret Identity fic before I die.

 >Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?

I like origin stories, where somebody finds out that they're different from
everyone else around them and has to deal with it.  I don't really have
favorite titles.

 >Favorite Fan Fiction author?

Sandra McDonald.  Also, Chele and Shaun Hately and a whole bunch of other
people.

 >Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

Several.

My home page is: http://www.xmission.com/~ladyslvr/
The Tomorrow People pages are at: http://www.xmission.com/~ladyslvr/gftch/
Many other pages are at: http://www.galacticfed.com/

 >Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?

I'm am not a grammar nazi.  I am a grammar facist :)  I appreciate it when
authors care enough about their stories to want to make them as physically
appealing as possible.  It shows me that they respect their readers' time.



...
Wendy


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From: Ailie S McFarland <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 21 Jul 2001 17:13:31 -0500

Ooh, a survey. I love these. *L*

> What's Your Name/Handle?

Ailie McFarland / Aixla Chapelle. 21/f/perpetual college student
(starting my 5th year with at least 2 more to go!) in music
education/violin

More than anyone asked to know, I know. But I'm always looking for other
musicians out there.

> Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

Buffy (esp. W/O), Angel, X-Men, X-Files

> Favorite Characters?

Oz, Doyle, Wolverine

> Do You Write Fan Fiction?

Hell yeah!

> Favorite Fandom to write in?

Buffy, hands down. I love the lingo.

> Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?

Can't narrow it down. I have way too many. If you're interested in
reading my favorites, my profile at www.fanfiction.net (under Ailie
Mcfarland) has links to them all.

> Favorite Fan Fiction author?

coe42, aka Karen. She's the bombdiggidy of W/O!

> Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

http://www.geocities.com/aixla

Buffy and some X-Files, but it hasn't been updated in a long while. Once
school starts I'll be on my comp more often, avoiding homework and such.

> Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?

BRING BACK OZ, DAMMIT! *LOL*

Other than that, just wanted to say sorry I haven't written much this
summer. I actually just got home from ROMANIA where I visited Castle Bran
and other so called "Dracula Haunts," so be expecting a work of
historical fiction sometime in the near future.

Aiilie
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 21 Jul 2001 22:42:37 EDT


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[e-mail] writes:


> What's Your Name/Handle?

Sun

>
> Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
>

Highlander, X-Men, Invisible Man, Pitch Black,  Magnificent Seven

> Favorite Characters?
>

Methos, Darien Fawkes, Wolverine, Riddick, Vin Tanner

Do You Write Fan Fiction?

Yes

>
> Favorite Fandom to write in?
>

Depends on my mood. Right now, Invisible Man and Magnificent Seven

> Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
>

Too many to list

> Favorite Fan Fiction author?
>

Same as above

> Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
>

Yup. asherdulac.tripod.com

> Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?
>

Nope
>
>


"You're superman? I'm the invisible man. Wow, we just get Wonder Woman, we
could really party, you know what I'm saying?" Darien Fawkes, The Invisible
Man
"Megabyte, shut up." Adam Newman, The Tomorrow People
"Hey, hey! It's me." "Prove it." "You're a dick." "Okay." Wolverine &
Cyclops, X-Men



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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 7/20/01 9:38:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
<BR>[e-mail] writes:
<BR>
<BR>
<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">What's Your Name/Handle?</FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Sun
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">
<BR>Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Highlander, X-Men, Invisible Man, Pitch Black,  Magnificent Seven
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Favorite Characters?
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Methos, Darien Fawkes, Wolverine, Riddick, Vin Tanner
<BR>
<BR>Do You Write Fan Fiction?
<BR>
<BR>Yes
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">
<BR>Favorite Fandom to write in?
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Depends on my mood. Right now, Invisible Man and Magnificent Seven
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<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Too many to list
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Favorite Fan Fiction author?
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<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Same as above
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
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<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Yup. asherdulac.tripod.com
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?
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<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Nope</FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR>could really party, you know what I'm saying?" Darien Fawkes, The Invisible
<BR>Man
<BR>"Megabyte, shut up." Adam Newman, The Tomorrow People
<BR>"Hey, hey! It's me." "Prove it." "You're a dick." "Okay." Wolverine &
<BR>Cyclops, X-Men
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From: Shaun Hately <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 22 Jul 2001 19:35:17 +1000

Michele Bumbarger wrote:
>
> Well, this list is up to 85 subscribers, and I've been hit with the
> curiosity bug. I'm curious to know why people are subscribed to this list
> and what their interests in fan fiction are. So, I've created a short
> questionnaire. Take a minute to answer a few questions, and let's see what
> we all have in common:
>
> What's Your Name/Handle?

Shaun Hately, The Dreadnought

> Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

Tomorrow People, Buffy, Highhlander

> Favorite Characters?

John, Liz, Adam, Jade (Tomorrow People); Buffy, Willow, Dawn (Buffy);
Richie (Highlander)

> Do You Write Fan Fiction?

Yes

> Favorite Fandom to write in?

The Tomorrow People

> Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?

No Comment - I haven't read enough to feel comfortable singling any out

> Favorite Fan Fiction author?

Again, no comment - same reason

> Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

http://www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/tpfict.html

Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
Shaun Hately |http://www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
             |[e-mail], [e-mail]
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"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in
common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter
the facts to fit the views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen
to be one of the facts that need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who:
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From: Ailie S McFarland <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) Gyogyito 1/? REPOST
Date: 22 Jul 2001 16:42:33 -0500

Title: Gy≤gyφt≤
Author: Ailie McFarland
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: AtS
Timeline: Post "Disharmony"
Archive: http://www.geocities.com/aixla/fanfic.html
Distribution: Oh! Well, if it helps at all, I'm gonna say yes.
Disclaimer: Angel and his gang are the brain child of the Man, otherwise
known as Joss Whedon. Marie is mine!


AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry this has taken so long ... I think I started this in
April or something. I am renewed and reinvested, though. I'm gonna try
for the ole' chapter a day ... kick my ass if I slack off again, please.


~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter One: Spring Cleaning
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Someone explain to me again why I'm the one who's gotta wash the
windows?"

Cordelia sighed as she turned to Gunn. "Funny thing about windows, they
tend to let sunlight in. So asking Angel is out unless you want to scoop
him up in the dust pan later. And I don't want to spend the day in the
emergency room because Wesley overdid it and pulled his stitches again.
That leaves you."

Gunn started to hand the Windex and rag to her "Your arms broken?"

"Cordelia is re-organizing the file system." Wesley emerged from his
office. "Everything is still in a shambles from the move, and it's
imperative that we have things in order as quickly as possible."

"My job description says demon killer, not maid," Gunn muttered as he
headed for the first dirty pane of glass.

"So Wesley," Cordelia leaned back in her chair. "Do you want the good
news or the bad?"

Wesley sighed and eased himself into a chair of his own, wincing slightly
as he did so. Getting shot in the stomach was *not* one of the most
pleasant things he'd ever experienced. "I suppose we should start with
the bad, since things can only get better from there."

"Good philosophy! Ok, so the bad is ... no repair shop is willing to
tackle a blood soaked keyboard." She smiled a little, trying to look
apologetic. After all, it was her ex-friend who had made the mess.

"And the good?"

"David Navid stopped by this morning, just to check in or something. You
know how lonely he gets. Anyway, when he saw what happened he offered to
donate a brand new Pentium IV, to be delivered straight to our door later
this afternoon!"

Wesley's jaw almost hit the floor. "My word! That is considerably
generous of him. But we couldn't possibly ..."

"Don't you dare say we can't accept it!" Cordelia practically shouted.
"You said yourself, we need to have this place up and running again ASAP.
And in case you haven't noticed, computers are pretty much vital to the
research mode."

"I'm just glad you understand them." Angel came lumbering sleepily down
the stairs, carefully avoiding both Gunn and the sunlight streaming
through the windows. "I mean, I can get around on one, but the stuff you
and Willow do is just beyond me."

"Can't teach an old vampire new tricks." Gunn called from his place at
the window.

Angel nodded and headed straight for the coffee. "Something like that."

"As long as you're up, get me some?" Cordelia turned back to her desk and
the pile of papers that was waiting for her.

Angel smiled slightly to himself as he poured Cordelia's coffee. She may
have forgiven him for his fall from grace, but she still wasn't above
making him do some of the scutt work around the office. As he handed the
mug to Cordelia, her face suddenly contorted.

"Vision!" Angel called as he caught the mug with one hand and kept his
friend from falling off her chair with the other.

Cordelia neither heard Angel's voice nor felt his hands supporting her.
The vision bombarded her senses, tearing her away from this reality and
throwing her into another. There was a dark alley, damp from the day's
rain and reeking of rotten garbage. A young girl with a horrified
expression, and a hooded creature chasing her. Cordelia could feel the
creatures hot breath on her neck, hear the sobs and pleads of the child,
and was forced to watch as he plunged his blade deep into the girl's
chest.

"Alley, girl ... monster," she managed to gasp as the familiar
surroundings of the office began to become clear again. She was on the
floor, as usual, with her three male companions kneeling beside her.
"Don't know what it was ... hood or mask or something covered it's face.
But it killed her ... she's just a kid!"

That was all Angel needed to hear. He was on his feet and headed toward
the door when Wesley stopped him. "And where do you think you're going?"

"Um, to rescue the girl?"

"First, we don't know where she is. And second," Wesley sighed and
pointed toward the window. "Have you looked outside lately?"

Although late in the afternoon, sun was still pouring through the
windows. "Oh yeah."

"It's okay, we have time." With Gunn's help, Cordelia managed to get back
behind her desk and was searching through the drawers for some sort of
pain killer. "Sunset isn't for an hour, and this was most definitely a
night time attack. Besides, I think I have an idea of where we need to
be."

"Alright," Wesley took charge. "Gunn, you will accompany myself and
Cordelia. We will attempt to track down this alley."

"Um, what about me?" Angel asked.

Wesley thought for a moment. "Watch the office, answer the phone, and if
you get the chance, sweep the floor?"

"You're enjoying this, aren't you?"

Wesley didn't answer, simply walked out the door with Cordelia and Gunn
in tow.

"He's enjoying it."
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From: Ailie S McFarland <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) Gyogyito 2/? NEW
Date: 22 Jul 2001 17:52:42 -0500

Title: Gy≤gyφt≤ 2/?
Author: Ailie McFarland
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: AtS
Timeline: Post "Disharmony"
Archive: http://www.geocities.com/aixla/fanfic.html
Distribution: Oh! Well, if it helps at all, I'm gonna say yes.
Disclaimer: Angel and his gang are the brain child of the Man, otherwise
known as Joss Whedon. Marie is mine!


AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry this has taken so long ... I think I started this in
April or something. I am renewed and reinvested, though. I'm gonna try
for the ole' chapter a day ... kick my ass if I slack off again, please.

AlSO: Fight scenes are very difficult for me. In fact, the fight scene
here is the reason I've been putting off finishing this story. I just
don't feel I write them very well ... I would really really *REALLY*
appriciate any feedback and suggestions on what I could do to strengthen
this area of my work.


~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 2: Be Still My Heart
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The streets of Los Angeles throb with life during the day. Vendors and
street performers on every corner, couriers on bikes weaving their way
through the throng of pedestrians and cars, people talking about anything
and everything as they walk, sometimes on cell phones, less often to the
real live people walking next to them.

But at twilight, everything changes. The hawkers pack up their wares, the
business people go home to their families, and the night life begins.
Young people cover themselves with less cloth than it takes to make a
handkerchief and take to the streets in droves. The lights come on and
the music begins, and for many it doesn't stop again until the rising of
the sun.

On the surface, it seems a blissful assistance. But what happened beyond
the lights of the clubs and the smoke filled bars was another matter all
together. Angel realized this all too well as he jumped from rooftop to
rooftop, the quickest way he knew to reach the location from which Wesley
had called him.

"What do we know?"

The Englishman jumped, then grimaced as the movement pulled at his wound.
"Good gracious. Must you always sneak up on people like that?"

Angel smiled slightly. "Part of my job description."

"Well the good news is we think we've discovered the correct alley."

"And the bad?"

"Well, it's an extremely long alley," Wesley sighed. "There are several
spots that might be the place Cordelia saw in her vision. Gunn and
Cordelia have found a vantage point from which they can cover almost half
the area. The plan is for us to do the same, and for whomever spots the
girl first to call the others for backup. Hopefully we can all assemble
before the attack begins."

~And if we don't there's a good possibility someone will wing up dead.~
But Angel kept his doubts to himself. Once he had made all the decisions
around the office, but those days were over. It was Wesley's operation
now. ~At least they kept my name on the door.~

Angel waited patiently as Wesley gingerly exited the car, and took a
moderate pace as they started to walk through the dark alleyway. Although
Wesley never complained, it was obvious that the man was still in a great
deal of pain, and would be for quite some time.

The vampire wracked his brain for something, anything he could say to his
friend. He wished he could turn back the clock, go back to the days when
things had been easier. Before Darla, before the darkness. Angel opened
his mouth to speak, unsure of exactly what he would say but knowing he
couldn't stay silent any longer. "Wesley, I ..."

The silence was shattered by an ear-piercing cry of a child.

"Oh my god," Wesley said, but Angel was already off and running. "Angel!
Angel!" Unable to keep up, Wesley quickly used his cell phone to call
Cordelia and Gunn.

Meanwhile, Angel was within sight of the attack. The hooded creature was
easily three times the size of the girl cowering before him, possibly
more. As the shadowed shaped of the child squirmed in a desperate attempt
to free herself the monster raised it's right hand, the twelve inch blade
it contained winking in the yellow glow of the street lamps.

With a primal growl and a final burst of speed, Angel threw himself at
the girl's attacker. For the split second in which the creature was taken
off guard, the vampire had the upper hand. The attacker collapsed to the
ground under the force of Angel's blow.

"Run!" In just the short time which it took Angel to shout the command to
the girl, the beast was on its feet again.  What had appeared to Cordelia
to be some sort of hooded article of clothing was actually a cloaking
spell of some kind. The creature had wrapped a small area of blackest
night around itself, masking all his movements. A hand shot out and
gripped Angel by the throat, lifting him off the ground before he had the
chance to retaliate in any way. With its free hand, it used the dagger to
tear through the flesh of Angel's stomach.

Angel howled in pain.

"Angel!" the vampire foggily heard Gunn call his name. With his last
ounce of strength, he kicked the area where he supposed the hand with the
dagger must be, grunting in satisfaction when the piece of metal clanked
to the pavement. Unarmed and soon to be outnumbered, the creature dropped
Angel as well. Before running off into the night, it retrieved the dagger
and plunged it into Angel's side a second time.

The pain was immense. No matter how many times Angel was stabbed or shot,
he never ceased to be amazed by the burning, throbbing, strength-robbing
power of pain. Eyes closed, Angel felt for the hilt of the dagger and
attempted to pull it out. But the handle was slick with his blood, and he
lacked the strength to complete the task.

Soft, warm flesh caressed Angel's forehead. He opened his eyes, expecting
to see Cordelia kneeling beside him. Instead it was the child. Her sea
green eyes welled with tears still unshed; the ones which had already
fallen exposing trails of pale freckled skin beneath dirt-coated cheeks.
The fire in Angel's belly flared angrily as the girl wrenched the dagger
from the wound, and Angel cried out.

"Shh," she whispered softly as she placed one tiny hand over Angel's
eyes, the other on the hole in his abdomen. Immediately a sense of calm
filled Angel's soul, and a warmth spread throughout his limbs, as if the
frozen blood in his veins had suddenly begun to thaw.

*Thud*

Was the girl pounding on his chest? Why?

*Thud*

No, the sensation was from the inside, so strong it threatened to split
open his rib cage.

*Thud*

Angel's heart was beating!

As soon as the realization was made, the muscle suddenly returned to its
frozen state. All the warmth which had filled his body dissipated. Angel
had been so pre-occupied with the movement of his heart that he hadn't
even noticed his lungs filling with oxygen until they were sucked empty
again, almost as if a vacuum hose had been inserted into his throat. The
air crackled with electricity.

Suddenly, Angel found himself sitting upright. The small girl lay across
his lap, pale and seemingly lifeless. He gingerly felt her neck, sighing
with relief when he realized that the girl had not passed away.

"Angel? What happened?"

Angel was too stunned to answer Cordelia's question. There would be time
for answers later. Instead he stood, wrapped the girl in his coat for
warmth, and carried her to back to his car.
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From: "Michele Bumbarger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) Results Thus Far
Date: 23 Jul 2001 14:11:06 -0400

What? You guys thought you were just typing away and no one was paying
attention, huh? Well, think again :-)

Okay, we've had 12 out of 85 listees respond (that's only 14.12% btw, so all
you lurkers come on out and tell us about yourselves, we promise we don't
bite!)

Anyway, here are some of the results so far (only including the big numbers
here, sorry, anything that got one vote and only one vote isn't listed):

FAVORITE FANDOM
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (83.33%)
Highlander (83.33%)
Angel (75.00%)
Tomorrow People (66.67%)
Due South (16.67%)
Forever Knight (16.67%)
Pretender (16.67%)
Roswell (16.67%)
Sentinel (16.67%)
Stargate SG-1 (16.67%)
X-Files (16.67%)
X-Men (16.67%)

FAN FICTION WRITERS - 100%
(So, why is this list so quiet? *ponders that a moment*)

FAVORITE FANDOM TO WRITE IN
Tomorrow People (58.33%)
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (16.67%)
Highlander (16.67%)

Stay Tuned for Favorite Characters ... and looking for more responses too
:-)

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From: "Michele Bumbarger" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) Got Fan Fic?
Date: 23 Jul 2001 15:22:56 -0400

I made a list of all the fan fiction sites you guys listed, so if anyone's
looking to surf, browse or read ... here we go ...

Aixla's World
http://www.geocities.com/aixla

Amethyst Maiden's Tomorrow People Fan Fiction
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/amethystmaiden/tomorrowpeople.html

Asher's Courtyard
http://asherdulac.tripod.com

Crossover Mania
http://www.dtl.be/lore

Dreadnought's Tomorrow People Fan Fiction Page
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/tpfict.html


Elysia
http://www.angelfire.com/id2/avalon


Galactic Federation Multiuniversal Fan Sites
http://www.galacticfed.com/


World of Slash
http://www.stormpages.com/worldofslash/Default.htm


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From: "Birgitt Schuknecht" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) Drabble Days 1/7: Blue Monday
Date: 23 Jul 2001 21:01:40 +0200

Hi there!

Okay, here's my first contribution to this list (apart from the
questionnaire).

Enjoy!
Birgitt
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Title: Blue Monday
Series: Drabble Days 1/7 (or 1/365 respectively)
Author: Birgitt Schuknecht ([e-mail])
Fandom: Highlander: The Series
Archive: Yes, just drop me a note where
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos
Rating: PG13
Category: drabble
Feedback: is always welcome
Spoiler: minor spoilers for Comes a Horseman/Revelations 6:8
Summary: for a drabble? - you must be kiddin'
Disclaimer: The boys are not mine. Well, I'm not theirs - so that's only
fair. I don't do this for money, just for the praise of fellow fans!
Word count: 100 (obviously)

Blue Monday
by Birgitt Schuknecht ([e-mail])

Author's Note: This story is dedicated to the Ladies of Queerness!


Alone. Lonely. Despite my uncountable amorous adventures, past and present,
despite my oh so many oh so good friends I feel lonely. I know the reason
for feeling so...

... blue. Cassandra's tales of your horrible past tarnished that colour for
all times. Nonetheless, a part of me wishes you would come back to me. I
just wonder which part of me steers my thoughts and passion in that
direction. Do you bring out the best in me or the worst or just my true
self? I do not know. I just wish you could make my day less... blue.




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From: "Birgitt Schuknecht" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Results Thus Far
Date: 23 Jul 2001 20:41:08 +0200

> What? You guys thought you were just typing away and no one was paying
> attention, huh? Well, think again :-)

A survey! :) Great work, Michele! :))

> FAN FICTION WRITERS - 100%
> (So, why is this list so quiet? *ponders that a moment*)

I just completed a cycle of drabbles, spanning a whole week (Monday to
Sunday), in the Highlander fandom. It's now part of a major project done on
a German Highlander Slash list: We try to write a drabble each day, for a
whole year. The contributors write in English or German. Since I write in
English I can post my contributions here. I'll send the first drabble
shortly and - if your interested you'll get the rest during the coming week.
:)

ciao
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From: "Tracey Le Roux-Marx" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 24 Jul 2001 09:35:25 +0200


>What's Your Name/Handle?
Tracey/Shetan
>
>Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Angel,Buffy and Highlander
>
>Favorite Characters?
Methos, Angel, Xander, Willow
>
>Do You Write Fan Fiction?
I've resently started.
>
>Favorite Fandom to write in?
Angel
>
>Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
Too many to list
>
>Favorite Fan Fiction author?
Can't remember
>
>Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
No

There you go
Cheers
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From: "Tracey Le Roux-Marx" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 24 Jul 2001 09:47:46 +0200


Hi Michele

>What's Your Name/Handle?
>'CheleSedai.'
Is that the same as Aes Sedai from Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time Series? If
so have you read them?

Cheers
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Subject: (arfic-l) Robert  Jordan
Date: 24 Jul 2001 09:48:53 +0200


Hi Michele

>What's Your Name/Handle?
>'CheleSedai.'
Is that the same as Aes Sedai from Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time Series? If
so have you read them?

Cheers
Tracey

PS I sent it to the ar-fic cos I don't know your email. Sorry to everyone
else.

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From: Isolde <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 24 Jul 2001 02:30:14 -0700 (PDT)

hello!

Sorry to be so late but I have been out of town.  :)

What's Your Name/Handle?
Isolde

Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Highlander/Queen of Swords but I enjoy many others

Favorite Characters?
Kronos/Andre Korda/L. Montoya/Richard Sharp/LaCroix

Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Yes

Favorite Fandom to write in?
Highlander

Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
So many! I enjoy almost all fan fiction. It's a
wonderful thing!

Favorite Fan Fiction author?
There are many.

Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
Yes I have several. I'm a bit shy, so I don't know
about posting the URL's.

This was fun! Thanks for the chance to share.



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'AndrΘ Korda's Archangel'
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From: "Horrocks, Elizabeth" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 24 Jul 2001 08:11:15 -0400

>What? You guys thought you were just typing away and no one was paying
>attention, huh? Well, think again :-)

>Okay, we've had 12 out of 85 listees respond (that's only 14.12% btw, so
all
>you lurkers come on out and tell us about yourselves, we promise we don't
bite!)

Ok, ok...    It's not easy being shy anymore... :P

What's Your Name/Handle?

Betsy

Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

Tomorrow People, old and new.
Buffy
Angel
Highlander
Star Trek, original and TNG
There are others, but those are the big ones...

Favorite Characters?
I love them all!  the good the bad and the ugly... The characters are what
make these particular shows so terrific.

Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Feeble attempts that I often lose faith in before I post.

Favorite Fandom to write in?
The Tomorrow People is my obsession, though I've only ever attempted writing
new series stuff.

Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
Everything in the Forever Tomorrow Universe.

Favorite Fan Fiction author?
There are so many great writers out there...  Particular favorites are
Michele Bumbarger, Caroline Fales and Shaun Hately.

Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

Nope

Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?

I'm a lurker, and not very computer savvy, so I tend to feel kinda out of
the loop on these lists... but I love just knowing there are people out
there who know and love these shows as much as I do.

  It brightens my day when a new story is posted...   :)      So-- all of
you... Get writing! ;)




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From: 9815574 <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 24 Jul 2001 20:28:07 +0200

As one of the lurkers on this list, let me introduce myself:


>> What's Your Name/Handle?

Koen or Spock

>> Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

Buffy TVS , Star Trek , almost all crossovers

>> Favorite Characters?

Xander, Spike, Giles, Anya (Buffy)
Benjamins Sisko, Jadzia Dax (Star Trek)

>> Do You Write Fan Fiction?

Nope

>> Favorite Fandom to write in?

see above

>> Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?

Chronicles of Wanderer (by Steve Pantovich)
Dark reflections (??)

>> Favorite Fan Fiction author?

Steve Pantovich

>> Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

No

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Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 25 Jul 2001 13:58:20 +0000 (GMT)

>
>What's Your Name/Handle?

Mandi Ohlin, aka Mandolin, aka Chaos to the rest of the SisterHood of Evil.

>Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?

Let's see here... Buffy/Angel, Stargate: SG-1, Now and Again, The Tomorrow
People (90's series), The Lone Gunmen (but not Jimmy/Yves 'shipping),
Gargoyles, The Invisible Man, Power Rangers (laugh if you must, but it's
amazing what some writers can do with the crater-sized plotholes), The
Sentinel, Highlander, and am just getting into Witchblade.

>Favorite Characters?

Tomorrow People: Liked Adam from the start, and I thought Lisa had potential.
Stargate: SG-1: The whole SG-1 team, Gen. Hammond, Dr. Fraiser, and Martouf
(why the hell did they kill him off??)
Highlander: Methos. 'Nuff said.
Now and Again: Michael Wiseman, Lisa Wiseman, Dr. Morris, Special Agent #1
Invisible Man: Hobbes (Darien, too, but Bobby Hobbes rules.)
Buffy/Angel: Willow, Anya, Spike, Xander, Giles, Oz, Cordelia, Doyle, Lorne,
Gunn

>  >Do You Write Fan Fiction?

It takes me forever to do so, but yes.

>  >Favorite Fandom to write in?

It varies. I've mainly been writing Now and Again fic, but am currently on a
major crossover kick (the stories on my plate now are: BtVS/Power Rangers,
Stargate/PRiS, N&A/TP, Witchblade/BtVS).

>  >Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?

There isn't space to list them all here. I'd recommend the following fics,
though:

"Ghost in the Shell" by Troll Princess (BtVS)
"One Entity of Good" by Eva Beckwith (PR)
"Semper Fi" by Meg Tangirala (N&A)
"Sweet and Becoming" by Hilary Fox (N&A)
"Killing the Messenger" by Neftzer (BtVS)
"The House of Red" by Mary Anne Gruen (10th Kingdom)
Anything by Christine Morgan (Gargoyles)


>  >Favorite Fan Fiction author?

Too many to list.

>  >Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)

Several...

Mandi's Weird Web Page - http://weirdweb.net
Mandi's Fan Fiction - http://weirdweb.net/fanfic/
Now and Again: Mandi's Low-Tech Tribute - http://weirdweb.net/nowagain/
Yet Another Stargate: SG-1 Web Page - http://weirdweb.net/stargate/
Mandi's CSCI 583 Web Page - http://wyrd.hood.edu/~alo1/



>  >Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?

Yes - never let your creativity demons near chocolate. The results are just
scary.


ALSO: Can the list moderator PLEASE unsubscribe this addy and [e-mail]
from the list? Tried to do it myself, but it didn't work.

Mandi

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Subject: (arfic-l) Drabble Days 3/7: Why Does Wednesday Come After Tuesday
Date: 25 Jul 2001 17:04:20 +0200

Title: Why Does Wednesday Come After Tuesday
Series: Drabble Days 3/7
Author: Birgitt Schuknecht ([e-mail])
Fandom: Highlander: The Series
Archive: Yes, just drop me a note where
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos
Rating: PG slash
Category: drabble
Feedback: is always welcome
Spoiler: minor spoilers for Comes a Horseman, Revelations 6:8, The Modern
Prometheus
Summary: for a drabble? - you must be kiddin'
Disclaimer: The boys are not mine. Well, I'm not theirs - so that's only
fair. I don't do this for money, just for the praise of fellow fans! The
title is taken from the song WHY by 3t - without permission!
Word count: 100 (obviously)

Why Does Wednesday Come After Tuesday
by Birgitt Schuknecht ([e-mail])


Believe me. He's still here. With all those others. Caspian... Kronos...
Although not like them. Why is he special to you? We were never so close to
a fight. I'm not talking about one of your schemes. It's about the real
thing. You never looked at me that way before. You wanted him, didn't you?
Did I take what was yours? Believe me. HE'S STILL HERE. He was wrong about
one thing, though. His task isn't done, nor has his song ceased or his theme
died into an echo. Believe me. He's here. It is fit. As you well know.



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From: "Birgitt Schuknecht" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) Drabble Days 2/7: It's Tuesday
Date: 25 Jul 2001 17:04:39 +0200

Hi there!

yeah, I know it's not Tuesday but yesterday was a bit too hectic, so I'll
send yesterday's and today's parts of  my series.

blessed be
Birgitt
*****************************************
Title: It's Tuesday
Series: Drabble Days 2/7
Author: Birgitt Schuknecht ([e-mail])
Fandom: Highlander: The Series
Archive: Yes, just drop me a note where
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Methos
Rating: PG slash
Category: drabble
Feedback: is always welcome
Spoiler: minor spoilers for Comes a Horseman, Revelations 6:8, Forgive Us
Our Trespasses
Summary: for a drabble? - you must be kiddin'
Disclaimer: The boys are not mine. Well, I'm not theirs - so that's only
fair. I don't do this for money, just for the praise of fellow fans!
Word count: 100 (obviously)

It's Tuesday
by Birgitt Schuknecht ([e-mail])

Author's Note: This story is dedicated to the Ladies of Queerness!

*It's Tuesday. He doesn't take heads on Tuesdays.* A joke, but no inside
joke. Inside it's regret, self-reproach... about judging you. Misjudging
you. He Who Is Without Sin... I toss in my bed, unable to sleep. I fear
nightmares. At least I am a man of consequence. I do not only judge my
friends. I judge myself even more harshly. Serves me right, wouldn't you
agree? But then I doubt you would wish such purgatory for a friend. Or any
man. Justice and compassion should be my expertise, not Death's. What a
joke! An inside joke that's clearly on me.




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Subject: (arfic-l) ADMIN: Announcing Alternate Realities Forum
Date: 25 Jul 2001 11:24:50 -0400

July 25, 2001

In conjunction with Caroline Fales (owner of the Elysia website
[http://www.angelfire.com/id2/Avalon]), and Anne Olsen (friend and co-author
of "Shadows & Light" universe stories), I am pleased to announce the launch
of The Alternate Realties Forum
(http://pub39.ezboard.com/balternaterealities95909).

This forum is a gathering place for fans across the board to meet and talk
about their favorite television shows and to share fan fiction. It's a place
to meet others who share your interests, and discover that hey, you really,
really are not alone. The Forum has several different message boards within
it, including but not limited to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Tomorrow People,
Anime and Babylon 5. There is also a section for the discussion and posting
of fan fiction, and a little corner dedicated to original universes.

This forum is in its infancy, so you are encouraged (begged, cajoled and
pleaded with as well) to drop by and introduce yourself and start a
conversation. (Or two, or three, or four, we're not all that picky.) From
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interest to make it worth investing actual cash and capital into. Until that
decision is made, you will unfortunately have to suffer through the pop up
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board. With only three of us on board, we are stretched pretty thin and we
would love it if someone else would be interested in taking on some
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Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
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What's Your Name/Handle?
Verin Haley

Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Highlander and X-men

Favorite Characters?
Methos and Remy LeBeau, primarily, though I like most
of the characters I see.

Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Very, very slooooowly.

Favorite Fandom to write in?
Toss up between Highlander and X-men

Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
There are so many good ones, but I'd have to say
"Blind Sight" by Valery Jones, "Poaching" and
"Sirocco" by Rhiannon Shaw, and "Faux Pas" by Diamonde
are way up there.

Favorite Fan Fiction author?
Whoo-boy, how do I choose?  There are so many
phenominal writers.  I'd say Valery Jones or Rhiannon
Shaw, probably, because of how much impact their
writing has had on me.

Do you have a website? (And if so, what's the URL)
http://www.geocities.com/lunalarea

Any other comments, suggestions or words of wisdom?
"Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a kid?"
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Subject: (arfic-l) ADMIN: "Sir Cam" Virus Warning
Date: 27 Jul 2001 08:41:39 -0400


I received the following and have decided to forward it to the lists. As a
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The virus known as 'Sircam' has hit the University of Arkansas
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A free removal tool is available from Symantec and may be obtained by going
to

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This "tool deletes the files infected with the W32.Sircam.Worm@mm worm and
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This virus arrives via e-mail. Subject of the e-mail will be random and will
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First line: Hi! How are you?
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Subject: (arfic-l) Questionnaire
Date: 27 Jul 2001 15:50:51 -0400

What's Your Name/Handle?
Nicole Gray

Favorite Fan Fiction Fandoms?
Tomorrow People, Dragon Ball Z, Highlander

Favorite Characters?
Megabyte, Gohan

Do You Write Fan Fiction?
Yup.

Favorite Fandom to write in?
Tomorrow People, Dragon Ball Z, Millennium

Favorite Fan Fiction story(ies)?
I couldn't possible list them all.

Favorite Fan Fiction author?
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http://members.tripod.com/Agent_Racer_X

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Subject: (arfic-l) Turning Point (1/1)
Date: 31 Jul 2001 15:57:39 +1200

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Turning Point

By Anne Olsen

Author's notes

This story is 'Episode' 1SLM003 in the Shadows and Light Meridian =
series. For more information about Shadows and Light please check out =
the website at http://www.alternate-realities.net/shadowsnlight or =
http://clik.to/shadowsnlight=20

Thanks to Kristin (Amethyst Maiden) for the beta read and to John and =
Michele for their suggestions and input.

Disclaimer

The characters of Megabyte, Millie and Bill Damon don't belong to me. =
Neither do Adam Newman, Ami Jackson, Kevin Wilson, Jade Weston or =
Caroline Damon (who appear in name only). They belong to Roger Damon =
Price, Thames/Tetra and ITV Television.

Summary

Megabyte Damon learns that he's the last one in the Damon household to =
learn about his family's move to a quaint little town called Sunnydale.

Feedback to: [e-mail]=20



***********

"What's that you're looking at Millie?" Megabyte Damon came up behind =
his younger sister and peered over her shoulder. Millie rose to her =
feet, drawing herself up to her full height, which was still a good few =
inches shorter than her brother and glared at him, annoyance showing in =
her blue eyes. Both redheads faced each other for a moment, then Millie =
poked out her tongue.=20

"None of your business," she retorted. "You'll find out soon enough." =
Millie snatched the brochure she was reading and hid it behind her back, =
so that her brother couldn't see it.

"Are you daring me to come and get it?"

"What if I am? Come on, what are you going to do to me?" Millie danced =
around the room, trying to keep a couple of steps ahead of Megabyte.

She squealed as he pounced on her, and held her down. "So what are you =
going to do, Marmaduke?" Millie grinned as the use of his given name =
gave her the effect she was after.

"Think that's funny do you Millicent?" One thing the Damon siblings did =
have in common were parents who seemed to believe in torturing their =
children with the names they chose for them.=20

"You haven't answered my question yet. After all it's not as though you =
can kill me or anything, is it?"

"Hey there's more to being a Tomorrow Person than not being able to =
kill, remember?" Megabyte grinned, and concentrated. The brochure Millie =
had put down behind her moved through the air and landed in his hand.

"Hey that's not fair!"

"Live with it," came the retort. "You were the one that brought the =
whole TP thing into the conversation remember?"

Megabyte looked over the glossy photo on the cover of the booklet he was =
holding. "Welcome to Sunnydale, California," he read out loud. "Hey =
Millie, thinking of moving? I'll really miss you. Not."

Millie looked up at him, a 'I know something you don't' look on her =
face. "Haven't Dad and Mom told you yet?"

"Told me what?"=20

"You're moving too. We all are, the whole family." Millie saw the =
expression on her brother's face and grinned. "You don't know, do you?"

"Moving? You are kidding me, right?" Megabyte frowned. "Why would they =
tell you and not me?"

"Might have something to do with the fact you're never here." Millie =
looked up at Megabyte to see his reaction to her latest comment, and saw =
instead a flash of bright light as he teleported and left the room.

"Millie one, Megabyte zero," she noted to herself with satisfaction. =
Even though her brother was a Tomorrow Person, and she wasn't, it =
certainly didn't interfere with the number of arguments she still =
managed to win. In fact her knowledge of what he was had been handy in =
getting him to do a few things for her in return for her not telling =
their mother. That was, of course until their mother had found out =
anyway.

Millie grinned at the memory of her mom's reaction to that piece of =
news, as she wandered towards the kitchen. As she passed her father's =
study, she heard raised voices. Okay, now at least she knew where =
Megabyte had gone when he had disappeared. She paused by the door, =
wondering whether to do a bit of eavesdropping and decided against it. =
Judging by what was being said, it was time to do some disappearing of =
her own.



****************

Megabyte materialised in front of his father's desk, waving the 'Welcome =
to Sunnydale' brochure in his hand.

General William Damon looked down at the coffee he'd spilled over his =
desk and sighed, reaching for the cloth his wife had insisted he keep in =
his bottom drawer. At least these days he didn't have to keep coming up =
with excuses for why he was so accident prone. "Don't you ever knock?" =
he complained. "Some people in this house would like it if you used the =
front door and entered rooms the traditional way you know."

"Well Mom's not here, is she?" Megabyte still remembered all too well =
the lecture he and his dad had got from his mom when she had =
accidentally found out about his powers and the Tomorrow People. An =
erupting volcano had nothing on Caroline Damon when she had found out =
how long they had kept the information from her.=20

"It doesn't mean you shouldn't respect her rules though, does it?"

Megabyte decided there was no way he was going down that road, or get =
his father started on it either.

"So when were you going to tell me about this?" He demanded. The redhead =
threw the brochure down on his father's desk, narrowly missing landing =
it in the puddle of upset coffee as he did so.

Damon looked closely at the paper in front of him. "Sunnydale," he =
commented. "Oh yes, that."

"Yeah, that. The fact that Millie seems to think we're moving and I =
don't know anything about it. That."

"Well, for starters, I seem to remember you promising to be here for =
dinner one night last week and you never showed."

"I was busy, okay?"=20

"Too busy to spend time with your family and bother to find out that =
things were happening to other members of this household besides =
yourself you mean?"

Megabyte opened his mouth to reply to his father's accusation and =
stopped himself just in time. He didn't think the comment 'well I was =
planning to be here but that's the night Ami went missing and got soul =
bonded to a vampire' would go down particularly well with his dad at the =
moment.

"I told you I was busy," he repeated. Geez that sounds lame. If I was =
Dad, I wouldn't buy it either.

General Damon continued, mentally translating what his son had just =
said. "In other words you were somewhere you shouldn't probably getting =
into trouble as usual. Your mother worries since she found out about you =
being a Tomorrow Person, you know. It wouldn't hurt you to touch base =
once in a while and let her know what's going on."

"Yeah right, and what about all those years she was never home?" =
Megabyte retorted. "She finds out I'm a Tomorrow Person and suddenly =
she's all concerned about my whereabouts."

His father cut him off before he could say anything else. "Well she =
knows now and she's trying to make up for all the time she wasn't here. =
Be fair, Megabyte, she's been hit with quite a shock here. It's not =
everyday you find out that your son can teleport and has these powers =
because he suddenly appears out of thin air in front of you."

"That wasn't my fault. I mean how was I to know she was in your office =
talking to you when I teleported in. Beats me why she picked that day, =
of all days to decide to be home. She's *never * home. Besides," he =
continued. " She hasn't said much to me."

Damon looked over at the sofa in his office and back at his son. "No she =
hasn't said much to *you *"

Doing time on the sofa again? Yeah that sounds right, thought Megabyte =
to himself. Typical Mom reaction. Spends the first couple of days =
worrying, and doing her whole Terminator on the warpath imitation, and =
then goes back to the 'he'll grow out of it if I ignore it' attitude =
she'd taken with everything else that had ever happened with Millie and =
himself. She'd been the same way when he'd started getting into =
computers he remembered. Though of course that was fairly harmless, at =
least from her point of view. Lucky for him, he supposed she didn't know =
the full scope of what exactly he had been up to hacking wise lately. =
Must get back into that Gate program sometime soon too.

"Megabyte are you listening to a word I'm saying?"

Damon's question shook Megabyte out of his reverie. "Yeah sure Dad. =
Er..what did you say again?"

"I said this move will be good for the whole family. Your Mom is hoping =
to get a position at Sunnydale U and."

"Yeah right. If we have to go back to the States, why can't we move back =
to Vermont? After all I have friends there, and what about all the =
friends I have here?"

Damon sighed. "Right Marmaduke." He ticked off the names of Megabyte's =
closest friends on his hand. "Adam, Ami, Kevin and Jade. Spot the =
connection?"

"Connection?" Megabyte could see where his dad was going and decided to =
play dumb.

"They're all Tomorrow People like you. They can teleport like you. =
What's it going to matter where you live? They're still going to drag =
you into trouble. Or should that be you dragging them into trouble? =
These days I'm never sure."

"Hey," Megabyte opened his mouth to protest. "A teenager is supposed to =
be able to hang out with his friends and get into trouble. That's part =
of the deal."

"Not when that deal involves all the danger that you kids seem to get =
yourselves into, it doesn't. I'm hoping that this move to Sunnydale will =
stop a lot of this. After all according to what I've heard, it's a nice =
quiet town where nothing much happens. Not like London, where you guys =
seem to make a habit of stumbling across mad scientists and the like =
every five minutes."

"Quiet and boring you mean? Give me a break, Dad." Megabyte ran his eyes =
over the brochures he'd thrown on the desk. "One nightclub, one movie =
theatre. C'mon it's a nowhere town in California. What are you trying to =
do to me here?"=20

Damon smiled and Megabyte groaned to himself. Whenever his dad had that =
look it usually meant he wouldn't like what was coming.

"Well for one thing, you mother and I thought you could take some =
classes at Sunnydale U. We weren't very impressed with the last year you =
spent at school. Sometimes you have to put in some effort to get =
somewhere in life you know."

"If you mean work all day and night so that your kids never see you, =
you've got that right," Megabyte muttered under his breath.

"What was that?"

"Nothing, Dad, nothing. It wasn't my fault my grades slipped. I was =
sorta busy with Tomorrow People stuff. Someone's gotta do the whole =
saving the world thing." Megabyte could see his dad wasn't buying it. He =
tried another track, flipping through the brochure for more ammo.

"Look at the number of cemeteries in this place. Hey maybe all the other =
parents are wiping their kids out with boredom and study, like you're =
planning to do to me." He shrugged. "Hey Dad, be reasonable. I can't do =
everything. Other kids don't have the whole TP gig to deal with =
remember?"

"Adam manages to do both. He was showing me some of the courses he was =
going to take at Sydney University this semester. If he can make the =
effort, I can't see why you can't."

"Well, I'm not Adam, okay. And he doesn't have you expecting him to live =
up to your standards all the time." Megabyte regretted the comment as =
soon as it was out of his mouth. Still it served his dad right. He =
wasn't Adam and he was never going to be. At least not in this lifetime.

"Besides," he continued. "You've only really started taking an interest =
in my welfare since I became a Tomorrow Person. Remember last year when =
I disappeared for three days? How long did it take you to notice I'd =
gone? One day, maybe two?"

"That's not a fair comment and you know it. It's not my fault if my job =
takes me out of the country and something happens to you while I'm gone. =
I know I've made some mistakes in the past Megabyte, but we're talking =
about now. We've had this conversation before, remember?" Damon didn't =
look very impressed with his son's last comment.=20

"Yeah right Dad. I'm trying to be a good parent now, yadda, yadda, =
yadda. I've heard it all before, okay."

"It's still true Megabyte. Both for me and for your mother."

Megabyte snorted. "Yeah right Dad. It might be nice if you just let me =
know what's going on round here for a change."

"Well it might be nice if you're actually around to tell for a change. I =
seem to remember telling you to stay home the Saturday before last too. =
What happened to that promise? Don't you think it's about time you =
started listening to me and your mom and staying home occasionally?"

"I had things I had to do." Megabyte rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me, =
you're going to try and ground me now? I'd like to see you try." He =
stood up and looked his father straight in the eye.=20

"I didn't say that, but now you mention it."

"Yeah right Dad. That's your answer to everything isn't it? You do =
something I don't like and you make like it's my fault."

"Megabyte."

Megabyte threw up his arms in disgust. "I give up. There's no talking to =
you is there?"

"Megabyte." his father started to say again. "Don't be childish."

"Yeah right Dad." Megabyte picked up the Sunnydale brochure off the desk =
and headed for the door. "Looks as though I'd better go read up about =
this hell hole of boredom you're making me move to." He headed towards =
the door, and suddenly grinned. "Oh yeah, about that whole grounding =
thing?"

As he initiated the teleport Megabyte noted with satisfaction the look =
on his father's face as he vanished. Parents!

***********

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<P>Disclaimer</P></U>
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(who=20
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<P>Summary</P></U>
<P>Megabyte Damon learns that he’s the last one in the Damon =
household to learn=20
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Sunnydale.</P><U>
<P>Feedback</U> to: <A=20
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<P> </P>
<P>***********</P>
<P>"What’s that you’re looking at Millie?" Megabyte Damon =
came up behind his=20
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drawing=20
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than=20
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redheads=20
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<P>"None of your business," she retorted. "You’ll find out soon =
enough." Millie=20
snatched the brochure she was reading and hid it behind her back, so =
that her=20
brother couldn’t see it.</P>
<P>"Are you daring me to come and get it?"</P>
<P>"What if I am? Come on, what are you going to do to me?" Millie =
danced around=20
the room, trying to keep a couple of steps ahead of Megabyte.</P>
<P>She squealed as he pounced on her, and held her down. "So what are =
you going=20
to do, Marmaduke?" Millie grinned as the use of his given name gave her =
the=20
effect she was after.</P>
<P>"Think that’s funny do you Millicent?" One thing the Damon =
siblings did have=20
in common were parents who seemed to believe in torturing their children =
with=20
the names they chose for them. </P>
<P>"You haven’t answered my question yet. After all it’s not =
as though you can=20
kill me or anything, is it?"</P>
<P>"Hey there’s more to being a Tomorrow Person than not being =
able to kill,=20
remember?" Megabyte grinned, and concentrated. The brochure Millie had =
put down=20
behind her moved through the air and landed in his hand.</P>
<P>"Hey that’s not fair!"</P>
<P>"Live with it," came the retort. "You were the one that brought the =
whole TP=20
thing into the conversation remember?"</P>
<P>Megabyte looked over the glossy photo on the cover of the booklet he =
was=20
holding. "Welcome to Sunnydale, California," he read out loud. "Hey =
Millie,=20
thinking of moving? I’ll really miss you. Not."</P>
<P>Millie looked up at him, a ‘I know something you =
don’t’ look on her face.=20
"Haven’t Dad and Mom told you yet?"</P>
<P>"Told me what?" </P>
<P>"You’re moving too. We all are, the whole family." Millie saw =
the expression=20
on her brother’s face and grinned. "You don’t know, do =
you?"</P>
<P>"Moving? You are kidding me, right?" Megabyte frowned. "Why would =
they tell=20
you and not me?"</P>
<P>"Might have something to do with the fact you’re never here." =
Millie looked=20
up at Megabyte to see his reaction to her latest comment, and saw =
instead a=20
flash of bright light as he teleported and left the room.</P>
<P>"Millie one, Megabyte zero," she noted to herself with satisfaction. =
Even=20
though her brother was a Tomorrow Person, and she wasn’t, it =
certainly didn’t=20
interfere with the number of arguments she still managed to win. In fact =
her=20
knowledge of what he was had been handy in getting him to do a few =
things for=20
her in return for her not telling their mother. That was, of course =
until their=20
mother had found out anyway.</P>
<P>Millie grinned at the memory of her mom’s reaction to that =
piece of news, as=20
she wandered towards the kitchen. As she passed her father’s =
study, she heard=20
raised voices. Okay, now at least she knew where Megabyte had gone when =
he had=20
disappeared. She paused by the door, wondering whether to do a bit of=20
eavesdropping and decided against it. Judging by what was being said, it =
was=20
time to do some disappearing of her own…</P>
<P> </P>
<P>****************</P>
<P>Megabyte materialised in front of his father’s desk, waving the =
‘Welcome to=20
Sunnydale’ brochure in his hand.</P>
<P>General William Damon looked down at the coffee he’d spilled =
over his desk=20
and sighed, reaching for the cloth his wife had insisted he keep in his =
bottom=20
drawer. At least these days he didn’t have to keep coming up with =
excuses for=20
why he was so accident prone. "Don’t you ever knock?" he =
complained. "Some=20
people in this house would like it if you used the front door and =
entered rooms=20
the traditional way you know."</P>
<P>"Well Mom’s not here, is she?" Megabyte still remembered all =
too well the=20
lecture he and his dad had got from his mom when she had accidentally =
found out=20
about his powers and the Tomorrow People. An erupting volcano had =
nothing on=20
Caroline Damon when she had found out how long they had kept the =
information=20
from her. </P>
<P>"It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t respect her rules though, =
does it?"</P>
<P>Megabyte decided there was no way he was going down that road, or get =
his=20
father started on it either.</P>
<P>"So when were you going to tell me about this?" He demanded. The =
redhead=20
threw the brochure down on his father’s desk, narrowly missing =
landing it in the=20
puddle of upset coffee as he did so.</P>
<P>Damon looked closely at the paper in front of him. "Sunnydale," he =
commented.=20
"Oh yes, that."</P>
<P>"Yeah, that. The fact that Millie seems to think we’re moving =
and I don’t=20
know anything about it. That."</P>
<P>"Well, for starters, I seem to remember you promising to be here for =
dinner=20
one night last week and you never showed."</P>
<P>"I was busy, okay?" </P>
<P>"Too busy to spend time with your family and bother to find out that =
things=20
were happening to other members of this household besides yourself you=20
mean?"</P>
<P>Megabyte opened his mouth to reply to his father’s accusation =
and stopped=20
himself just in time. He didn’t think the comment ‘well I =
was planning to be=20
here but that’s the night Ami went missing and got soul bonded to =
a vampire’=20
would go down particularly well with his dad at the moment.</P>
<P>"I told you I was busy," he repeated. Geez that sounds lame. If I was =
Dad, I=20
wouldn’t buy it either.</P>
<P>General Damon continued, mentally translating what his son had just =
said. "In=20
other words you were somewhere you shouldn’t probably getting into =
trouble as=20
usual. Your mother worries since she found out about you being a =
Tomorrow=20
Person, you know. It wouldn’t hurt you to touch base once in a =
while and let her=20
know what’s going on."</P>
<P>"Yeah right, and what about all those years she was never home?" =
Megabyte=20
retorted. "She finds out I’m a Tomorrow Person and suddenly =
she’s all concerned=20
about my whereabouts…"</P>
<P>His father cut him off before he could say anything else. "Well she =
knows now=20
and she’s trying to make up for all the time she wasn’t =
here. Be fair, Megabyte,=20
she’s been hit with quite a shock here. It’s not everyday =
you find out that your=20
son can teleport and has these powers because he suddenly appears out of =
thin=20
air in front of you."</P>
<P>"That wasn’t my fault. I mean how was I to know she was in your =
office=20
talking to you when I teleported in. Beats me why she picked that day, =
of all=20
days to decide to be home. She’s *never * home. Besides," he =
continued. " She=20
hasn’t said much to me."</P>
<P>Damon looked over at the sofa in his office and back at his son. "No =
she=20
hasn’t said much to *you *"</P>
<P>Doing time on the sofa again? Yeah that sounds right, thought =
Megabyte to=20
himself. Typical Mom reaction. Spends the first couple of days worrying, =
and=20
doing her whole Terminator on the warpath imitation, and then goes back =
to the=20
‘he’ll grow out of it if I ignore it’ attitude =
she’d taken with everything else=20
that had ever happened with Millie and himself. She’d been the =
same way when=20
he’d started getting into computers he remembered. Though of =
course that was=20
fairly harmless, at least from her point of view. Lucky for him, he =
supposed she=20
didn’t know the full scope of what exactly he had been up to =
hacking wise=20
lately. Must get back into that Gate program sometime soon too.</P>
<P>"Megabyte are you listening to a word I’m saying?"</P>
<P>Damon’s question shook Megabyte out of his reverie. "Yeah sure =
Dad. Er….what=20
did you say again?"</P>
<P>"I said this move will be good for the whole family. Your Mom is =
hoping to=20
get a position at Sunnydale U and…"</P>
<P>"Yeah right. If we have to go back to the States, why can’t we =
move back to=20
Vermont? After all I have friends there, and what about all the friends =
I have=20
here?"</P>
<P>Damon sighed. "Right Marmaduke." He ticked off the names of =
Megabyte’s=20
closest friends on his hand. "Adam, Ami, Kevin and Jade. Spot the=20
connection?"</P>
<P>"Connection?" Megabyte could see where his dad was going and decided =
to play=20
dumb.</P>
<P>"They’re all Tomorrow People like you. They can teleport like =
you. What’s it=20
going to matter where you live? They’re still going to drag you =
into trouble. Or=20
should that be you dragging them into trouble? These days I’m =
never sure."</P>
<P>"Hey," Megabyte opened his mouth to protest. "A teenager is supposed =
to be=20
able to hang out with his friends and get into trouble. That’s =
part of the=20
deal."</P>
<P>"Not when that deal involves all the danger that you kids seem to get =

yourselves into, it doesn’t. I’m hoping that this move to =
Sunnydale will stop a=20
lot of this. After all according to what I’ve heard, it’s a =
nice quiet town=20
where nothing much happens. Not like London, where you guys seem to make =
a habit=20
of stumbling across mad scientists and the like every five minutes."</P>
<P>"Quiet and boring you mean? Give me a break, Dad." Megabyte ran his =
eyes over=20
the brochures he’d thrown on the desk. "One nightclub, one movie =
theatre. C’mon=20
it’s a nowhere town in California. What are you trying to do to me =
here?" </P>
<P>Damon smiled and Megabyte groaned to himself. Whenever his dad had =
that look=20
it usually meant he wouldn’t like what was coming.</P>
<P>"Well for one thing, you mother and I thought you could take some =
classes at=20
Sunnydale U. We weren’t very impressed with the last year you =
spent at school.=20
Sometimes you have to put in some effort to get somewhere in life you =
know."</P>
<P>"If you mean work all day and night so that your kids never see you, =
you’ve=20
got that right," Megabyte muttered under his breath.</P>
<P>"What was that?"</P>
<P>"Nothing, Dad, nothing. It wasn’t my fault my grades slipped. I =
was sorta=20
busy with Tomorrow People stuff. Someone’s gotta do the whole =
saving the world=20
thing." Megabyte could see his dad wasn’t buying it. He tried =
another track,=20
flipping through the brochure for more ammo.</P>
<P>"Look at the number of cemeteries in this place. Hey maybe all the =
other=20
parents are wiping their kids out with boredom and study, like =
you’re planning=20
to do to me." He shrugged. "Hey Dad, be reasonable. I can’t do =
everything. Other=20
kids don’t have the whole TP gig to deal with remember?"</P>
<P>"Adam manages to do both. He was showing me some of the courses he =
was going=20
to take at Sydney University this semester. If he can make the effort, I =
can’t=20
see why you can’t."</P>
<P>"Well, I’m not Adam, okay. And he doesn’t have you =
expecting him to live up=20
to your standards all the time." Megabyte regretted the comment as soon =
as it=20
was out of his mouth. Still it served his dad right. He wasn’t =
Adam and he was=20
never going to be. At least not in this lifetime.</P>
<P>"Besides," he continued. "You’ve only really started taking an =
interest in my=20
welfare since I became a Tomorrow Person. Remember last year when I =
disappeared=20
for three days? How long did it take you to notice I’d gone? One =
day, maybe=20
two?"</P>
<P>"That’s not a fair comment and you know it. It’s not my =
fault if my job takes=20
me out of the country and something happens to you while I’m gone. =
I know I’ve=20
made some mistakes in the past Megabyte, but we’re talking about =
now. We’ve had=20
this conversation before, remember?" Damon didn’t look very =
impressed with his=20
son’s last comment. </P>
<P>"Yeah right Dad. I’m trying to be a good parent now, yadda, =
yadda, yadda.=20
I’ve heard it all before, okay."</P>
<P>"It’s still true Megabyte. Both for me and for your =
mother."</P>
<P>Megabyte snorted. "Yeah right Dad. It might be nice if you just let =
me know=20
what’s going on round here for a change."</P>
<P>"Well it might be nice if you’re actually around to tell for a =
change. I seem=20
to remember telling you to stay home the Saturday before last too. What =
happened=20
to that promise? Don’t you think it’s about time you started =
listening to me and=20
your mom and staying home occasionally?"</P>
<P>"I had things I had to do." Megabyte rolled his eyes. "Don’t =
tell me, you’re=20
going to try and ground me now? I’d like to see you try." He stood =
up and looked=20
his father straight in the eye. </P>
<P>"I didn’t say that, but now you mention it…"</P>
<P>"Yeah right Dad. That’s your answer to everything isn’t =
it? You do something=20
I don’t like and you make like it’s my fault."</P>
<P>"Megabyte…"</P>
<P>Megabyte threw up his arms in disgust. "I give up. There’s no =
talking to you=20
is there?"</P>
<P>"Megabyte…" his father started to say again. "Don’t be =
childish."</P>
<P>"Yeah right Dad." Megabyte picked up the Sunnydale brochure off the =
desk and=20
headed for the door. "Looks as though I’d better go read up about =
this hell hole=20
of boredom you’re making me move to." He headed towards the door, =
and suddenly=20
grinned. "Oh yeah, about that whole grounding thing?"</P>
<P>As he initiated the teleport Megabyte noted with satisfaction the =
look on his=20
father’s face as he vanished. Parents!</P>
<P>***********</P>
<P>The End.</P>
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Date: 31 Jul 2001 16:12:32 +1200

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Interview with A Tomorrow Person

By Anne Olsen and John Garrett

Authors' Notes

This is an interview from the Shadows and Light Character Interview =
series. It was first published in the S&L newsletter dated July 2001. =
For more information about the Shadows and Light universe please check =
out the website at http://www.alternate-realities.net.shadowsnlight or =
http://clik.to/shadowsnlight=20

Thanks to Kristin (Amethyst Maiden) for the beta read.

Disclaimer

The characters of Megabyte and Millie Damon do not belong to us. Neither =
do Adam Newman, Ami Jackson, Kevin Wilson, Jade Weston or Lisa Davis =
(mentioned in name only.) They belong to Roger Damon Price, Thames/Tetra =
and ITV Television.

Kenny does belong to us and should not be used without permission

Summary

Undercover Shadows and Light reporter, Kenny, interviews Megabyte as to =
what it's really like to live as Tomorrow Person.

Feedback to: [e-mail] and [e-mail]=20





****************



Kenny poked his head around the door of the Damon household, looking for =
his friend Megabyte. "Hi Millie. Is Megabyte in?"

"He's up in his room. Hang on, I'll let him know you're here." Millicent =
Damon stood at the bottom of the huge wooden staircase and yelled =
towards her brother's room. "Megabyte, Kenny's here."

"Send him up, Millie, I'll talk to him up here."

Kenny climbed the stairs to his friend's bedroom, entered and sat =
himself down on the chair next to Megabyte's computer desk. He noticed =
all the boxes in the room and Megabyte's annoyed expression at the same =
time.

"You people moving or something?" he asked the redhead. Megabyte was =
obviously starting to pack away all his computer games, videos and movie =
related stuff.

"Yeah, some nowhere town in California. Sunnydale, I think it's called."

"Never heard of it."

"That makes two of us," Megabyte complained. "Another few weeks and I'm =
out of here."

"Do you think you'll come back this way at all?"

Megabyte shrugged. "Who knows? Still it won't be a problem if I want to, =
what with the teleporting and all."

"Funny you should mention that," commented Kenny. "Remember how you said =
you'd fill me in on all that Tomorrow People stuff? Well the time has =
come. Do you mind if I act all interviewer on you and ask loads of =
questions?"

"Yeah sure, no problem. Just don't take any notes. No one's supposed to =
know we exist. You don't either, remember? If Adam found out I'd =
teleported in front of you he'd kill me," Megabyte joked. He leaned back =
against the wall, waiting for Kenny to start his 'interview'.

Kenny pulled the list out of his pocket. "First question. What abilities =
do you have exactly?" He saw the look on Megabyte's face and amended his =
question. "As a Tomorrow Person I mean."

"We can teleport, go from place to place by thinking about it. But you =
know that. We can move objects using telekinesis. We're telepathic."

Kenny interrupted. " Can you read people's minds?"

"Ask the hard ones first, why don't you? Telepathy itself, the speaking =
to each other, that's sort of between ourselves but the whole mind =
reading gig, that's a bit more complicated."

"How so?"

"Well, with other people, non TPs like you, we pick up a lot of =
background noise, surface thoughts, that kind of stuff."

Kenny interrupted, looking worried. "You mean you're picking up what I'm =
actually thinking?"

"Hey did I say that? Depends on how strongly you're projecting." =
Megabyte grinned. "Nah, don't worry, you're not. Don't panic, we don't =
usually read minds or anything. Lot of effort and energy involved. It =
also depends on how strong a person's natural shielding is. Some people =
we couldn't read, it wouldn't matter how hard we tried, but others would =
be a lot easier."

"So what category do I fall under then?"=20

Megabyte laughed. "Do you really want to know? More fun this way, at =
least from where I'm sitting."

"You're evil, Megabyte. You do know that don't you?"

Megabyte smirked. "I aim to please. Okay, so what's the next question?"

"Okay," Kenny consulted his list again. "Can you hurt people with your =
powers?"

Megabyte shook his head again. "There's this whole no killing thing =
built into us. We can't kill even if we want to, and I tell you there's =
been a couple of creeps out there who are really lucky we can't. Even =
the thought of violence makes me feel ill. I suppose it's there as some =
sort of failsafe."

"So that answers my next question then, I suppose." Kenny looked =
embarrassed as he continued. "Are you planning to take over the world?"

Megabyte laughed. "And people tell me I've seen too many B grade movies. =
Don't worry Kenny you're safe. for now. It's a bit hard to take over the =
world when you have this whole non-violence thing." He thought for a =
moment and then continued, his blue eyes twinkling as he spoke. "Of =
course if that changes I'll make sure you're the first to know."

The tone of his voice became serious for a moment. "Joking aside, at the =
moment, I think we've got enough problems just surviving. Having these =
powers tends to bring all the creeps, scuzzballs and things that go bump =
in the night out of the woodwork. There's a down side to the whole =
superhuman powers thing you know, even Spidey has his problems."

Kenny looked at his friend for a moment, feeling a little worried. It =
wasn't like Megabyte to come out with comments like this at all. He =
wondered exactly what his friend had been through the last few years. He =
decided to lift the tone of the conversation, fast.

"Could you sneak into a movie theatre. or appear in a girl's locker =
room?"

"I wish. Trouble is teleporting is pretty loud, and they might hear me =
coming. Hey it's not like invisibility. Once you get where you're going =
you're there, if you know what I mean. Girl's locker room." Megabyte =
shrugged. "Yeah, imagine trying to explain that one to Dad. He thinks I =
get into enough trouble as it is."

"Who are you? What do you want? Do you have anything worth living for?"

"Yeah right, Kenny."

"Oops sorry, wrong list. Moving right along then. How many Tomorrow =
People are there?"

"Five of us at the moment, six if you count Lisa."

"Lisa?"

"Yeah Lisa broke out about the same time as Kevin and I did. We haven't =
seen her for years though. She broke contact shortly after we met. It's =
a long story which I'm not going to go into now, call it another example =
of the down side of being a Tomorrow Person."

Megabyte paused, as though he was remembering something he didn't =
particularly want to. Kenny got the distinct impression that it was =
something he wouldn't talk about even if pushed, so he dropped the =
subject and waited for his friend to continue.

"As well as me there's Kevin, you remember him from school? Adam, he's =
this Australian guy. Ami who's at college in LA at the moment and =
working for this.guy, Angel. Oh yeah, and Jade who's also a Brit."

"Any chance I could become one of you?" Kenny asked. " That would be so =
cool."

"Hey don't look at me, I don't make up the rules. Anything's possible. =
Adam thinks everyone has the potential to break out and become a TP. =
What's the next question?" Megabyte changed the subject, rather too =
quickly Kenny thought.=20

"Are you aliens?"

"Been watching Roswell again?" inquired Megabyte. "No, we're human =
alright. We're supposed to be the next stage of human evolution, that's =
why we have these powers."

"Well that's all I have on my list, but there is one other thing."

"Yeah sure, whatever. Shoot."

"You mentioned things that go bump in the night before. You don't really =
believe in that stuff do you?"

Megabyte's face became serious for a moment, before he broke into his =
usual grin, obviously trying to brush the whole idea off. "You mean =
vampires and stuff? Yeah, right Kenny."

"Come on Megabyte, I've known you long enough by now. You do know. Come =
on, you've told me everything else, what's one more thing?"

Megabyte seemed to stop and think, before continuing. "Let's just say =
that all that stuff about vampires is real. I know, I've met one. =
There's a lot of really nasty stuff out there, Kenny, really nasty =
stuff." He shuddered as though remembering a past experience.

Kenny opened his mouth to ask another question. Obviously he'd stumbled =
over something big here, something he'd never dreamed really even =
existed. "Megabyte," he started to ask, and then noticed the Tomorrow =
Person seemed to be miles away. It was almost as though his mind was =
somewhere else. His suspicions were confirmed when his friend turned to =
him, a worried expression on his face.

"Sorry Kenny I'm going to have to go. Something's come up."

"Were you, you know, talking to someone telepathically just then?"

"Yeah. Sorry to cut you short but I'll see you before the move, okay?" =
With that Megabyte closed his eyes, there was a flash of white light and =
Kenny was left staring at the spot the redhead had just been standing.

Just another average day in the life of a Tomorrow Person, he thought to =
himself. In some ways he envied the Tomorrow People, but in other ways =
he definitely didn't. Being caught up in all the bad stuff going down in =
the world must be really hard.

Kenny smiled to himself. Maybe this move to Sunnydale was a good idea =
after all. With it being such a small town and all, at least his friend =
would be away from all that vampire stuff. Yeah Sunnydale might be just =
what Megabyte and rest of the Tomorrow People needed.



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<P>Authors’ Notes</P></U>
<P>This is an interview from the Shadows and Light Character Interview =
series.=20
It was first published in the S&L newsletter dated July 2001. For =
more=20
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<P>Thanks to Kristin (Amethyst Maiden) for the beta read.</P><U>
<P>Disclaimer</P></U>
<P>The characters of Megabyte and Millie Damon do not belong to us. =
Neither do=20
Adam Newman, Ami Jackson, Kevin Wilson, Jade Weston or Lisa Davis =
(mentioned in=20
name only.) They belong to Roger Damon Price, Thames/Tetra and ITV=20
Television.</P>
<P>Kenny does belong to us and should not be used without =
permission</P><U>
<P>Summary</P></U>
<P>Undercover Shadows and Light reporter, Kenny, interviews Megabyte as =
to what=20
it’s really like to live as Tomorrow Person.</P><U>
<P>Feedback to: </U><A=20
href=3D"mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</A> and <A=20
href=3D"mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</=
A> </P>
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<P> </P>
<P>****************</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Kenny poked his head around the door of the Damon household, looking =
for his=20
friend Megabyte. "Hi Millie. Is Megabyte in?"</P>
<P>"He’s up in his room. Hang on, I’ll let him know =
you’re here." Millicent=20
Damon stood at the bottom of the huge wooden staircase and yelled =
towards her=20
brother’s room. "Megabyte, Kenny’s here."</P>
<P>"Send him up, Millie, I’ll talk to him up here."</P>
<P>Kenny climbed the stairs to his friend’s bedroom, entered and =
sat himself=20
down on the chair next to Megabyte’s computer desk. He noticed all =
the boxes in=20
the room and Megabyte’s annoyed expression at the same time.</P>
<P>"You people moving or something?" he asked the redhead. Megabyte was=20
obviously starting to pack away all his computer games, videos and movie =
related=20
stuff.</P>
<P>"Yeah, some nowhere town in California. Sunnydale, I think it’s =
called."</P>
<P>"Never heard of it."</P>
<P>"That makes two of us," Megabyte complained. "Another few weeks and =
I’m out=20
of here."</P>
<P>"Do you think you’ll come back this way at all?"</P>
<P>Megabyte shrugged. "Who knows? Still it won’t be a problem if I =
want to, what=20
with the teleporting and all."</P>
<P>"Funny you should mention that," commented Kenny. "Remember how you =
said=20
you’d fill me in on all that Tomorrow People stuff? Well the time =
has come. Do=20
you mind if I act all interviewer on you and ask loads of =
questions?"</P>
<P>"Yeah sure, no problem. Just don’t take any notes. No =
one’s supposed to know=20
we exist. You don’t either, remember? If Adam found out I’d =
teleported in front=20
of you he’d kill me," Megabyte joked. He leaned back against the =
wall, waiting=20
for Kenny to start his ‘interview’.</P>
<P>Kenny pulled the list out of his pocket. "First question. What =
abilities do=20
you have exactly?" He saw the look on Megabyte’s face and amended =
his question.=20
"As a Tomorrow Person I mean."</P>
<P>"We can teleport, go from place to place by thinking about it. But =
you know=20
that. We can move objects using telekinesis. We’re =
telepathic…"</P>
<P>Kenny interrupted. " Can you read people’s minds?"</P>
<P>"Ask the hard ones first, why don’t you? Telepathy itself, the =
speaking to=20
each other, that’s sort of between ourselves but the whole mind =
reading gig,=20
that’s a bit more complicated."</P>
<P>"How so?"</P>
<P>"Well, with other people, non TPs like you, we pick up a lot of =
background=20
noise, surface thoughts, that kind of stuff."</P>
<P>Kenny interrupted, looking worried. "You mean you’re picking up =
what I’m=20
actually thinking?"</P>
<P>"Hey did I say that? Depends on how strongly you’re =
projecting." Megabyte=20
grinned. "Nah, don’t worry, you’re not. Don’t panic, =
we don’t usually read minds=20
or anything. Lot of effort and energy involved. It also depends on how =
strong a=20
person’s natural shielding is. Some people we couldn’t read, =
it wouldn’t matter=20
how hard we tried, but others would be a lot easier."</P>
<P>"So what category do I fall under then?" </P>
<P>Megabyte laughed. "Do you really want to know? More fun this way, at =
least=20
from where I’m sitting."</P>
<P>"You’re evil, Megabyte. You do know that don’t you?"</P>
<P>Megabyte smirked. "I aim to please. Okay, so what’s the next =
question?"</P>
<P>"Okay," Kenny consulted his list again. "Can you hurt people with =
your=20
powers?"</P>
<P>Megabyte shook his head again. "There’s this whole no killing =
thing built=20
into us. We can’t kill even if we want to, and I tell you =
there’s been a couple=20
of creeps out there who are really lucky we can’t. Even the =
thought of violence=20
makes me feel ill. I suppose it’s there as some sort of =
failsafe."</P>
<P>"So that answers my next question then, I suppose." Kenny looked =
embarrassed=20
as he continued. "Are you planning to take over the world?"</P>
<P>Megabyte laughed. "And people tell me I’ve seen too many B =
grade movies.=20
Don’t worry Kenny you’re safe… for now. It’s a =
bit hard to take over the world=20
when you have this whole non-violence thing." He thought for a moment =
and then=20
continued, his blue eyes twinkling as he spoke. "Of course if that =
changes I’ll=20
make sure you’re the first to know."</P>
<P>The tone of his voice became serious for a moment. "Joking aside, at =
the=20
moment, I think we’ve got enough problems just surviving. Having =
these powers=20
tends to bring all the creeps, scuzzballs and things that go bump in the =
night=20
out of the woodwork. There’s a down side to the whole superhuman =
powers thing=20
you know, even Spidey has his problems."</P>
<P>Kenny looked at his friend for a moment, feeling a little worried. It =
wasn’t=20
like Megabyte to come out with comments like this at all. He wondered =
exactly=20
what his friend had been through the last few years. He decided to lift =
the tone=20
of the conversation, fast.</P>
<P>"Could you sneak into a movie theatre… or appear in a =
girl’s locker=20
room?"</P>
<P>"I wish. Trouble is teleporting is pretty loud, and they might hear =
me=20
coming. Hey it’s not like invisibility. Once you get where =
you’re going you’re=20
there, if you know what I mean. Girl’s locker room." Megabyte =
shrugged. "Yeah,=20
imagine trying to explain that one to Dad. He thinks I get into enough =
trouble=20
as it is."</P>
<P>"Who are you? What do you want? Do you have anything worth living =
for?"</P>
<P>"Yeah right, Kenny…"</P>
<P>"Oops sorry, wrong list. Moving right along then. How many Tomorrow =
People=20
are there?"</P>
<P>"Five of us at the moment, six if you count Lisa."</P>
<P>"Lisa?"</P>
<P>"Yeah Lisa broke out about the same time as Kevin and I did. We =
haven’t seen=20
her for years though. She broke contact shortly after we met. It’s =
a long story=20
which I’m not going to go into now, call it another example of the =
down side of=20
being a Tomorrow Person."</P>
<P>Megabyte paused, as though he was remembering something he =
didn’t=20
particularly want to. Kenny got the distinct impression that it was =
something he=20
wouldn’t talk about even if pushed, so he dropped the subject and =
waited for his=20
friend to continue.</P>
<P>"As well as me there’s Kevin, you remember him from school? =
Adam, he’s this=20
Australian guy. Ami who’s at college in LA at the moment and =
working for=20
this…guy, Angel. Oh yeah, and Jade who’s also a Brit."</P>
<P>"Any chance I could become one of you?" Kenny asked. " That would be =
so=20
cool."</P>
<P>"Hey don’t look at me, I don’t make up the rules. =
Anything’s possible. Adam=20
thinks everyone has the potential to break out and become a TP. =
What’s the next=20
question?" Megabyte changed the subject, rather too quickly Kenny =
thought. </P>
<P>"Are you aliens?"</P>
<P>"Been watching Roswell again?" inquired Megabyte. "No, we’re =
human alright.=20
We’re supposed to be the next stage of human evolution, =
that’s why we have these=20
powers."</P>
<P>"Well that’s all I have on my list, but there is one other =
thing."</P>
<P>"Yeah sure, whatever. Shoot."</P>
<P>"You mentioned things that go bump in the night before. You =
don’t really=20
believe in that stuff do you?"</P>
<P>Megabyte’s face became serious for a moment, before he broke =
into his usual=20
grin, obviously trying to brush the whole idea off. "You mean vampires =
and=20
stuff? Yeah, right Kenny."</P>
<P>"Come on Megabyte, I’ve known you long enough by now. You do =
know. Come on,=20
you’ve told me everything else, what’s one more thing?"</P>
<P>Megabyte seemed to stop and think, before continuing. "Let’s =
just say that=20
all that stuff about vampires is real. I know, I’ve met one. =
There’s a lot of=20
really nasty stuff out there, Kenny, really nasty stuff." He shuddered =
as though=20
remembering a past experience.</P>
<P>Kenny opened his mouth to ask another question. Obviously he’d =
stumbled over=20
something big here, something he’d never dreamed really even =
existed.=20
"Megabyte," he started to ask, and then noticed the Tomorrow Person =
seemed to be=20
miles away. It was almost as though his mind was somewhere else. His =
suspicions=20
were confirmed when his friend turned to him, a worried expression on =
his=20
face.</P>
<P>"Sorry Kenny I’m going to have to go. Something’s come =
up."</P>
<P>"Were you, you know, talking to someone telepathically just =
then?"</P>
<P>"Yeah. Sorry to cut you short but I’ll see you before the move, =
okay?" With=20
that Megabyte closed his eyes, there was a flash of white light and =
Kenny was=20
left staring at the spot the redhead had just been standing.</P>
<P>Just another average day in the life of a Tomorrow Person, he thought =
to=20
himself. In some ways he envied the Tomorrow People, but in other ways =
he=20
definitely didn’t. Being caught up in all the bad stuff going down =
in the world=20
must be really hard.</P>
<P>Kenny smiled to himself. Maybe this move to Sunnydale was a good idea =
after=20
all. With it being such a small town and all, at least his friend would =
be away=20
from all that vampire stuff. Yeah Sunnydale might be just what Megabyte =
and rest=20
of the Tomorrow People needed.</P>
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