On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Twoflower wrote:

        Hideouts are, by tradition, foreboding places. Either they're
built at the top of the Peak of Despair in the Cave of Gloom, or maybe
they're buried in a radiation-shielded lead bunker underneath the desert,
or at the very least in a wooden shack at the top of a tree with a sign
like 'KEEP OUT - NO GIRLS ALLOWED!!!'.

The lair of high lord Calvin :)

    Usually, after a bold statement like Naga's, the worst happens shortly
after.  But that's just the mentality of an Instant Gratification culture.
Actually, the worst would be happening a little later on.  Life doesn't
always follow dramatic timekeeping schedules.

Heh :)

    The Other Village, home to many fine forms of carpeting, a clock maker
or two and the fifth largest mapmaker's guild in the country, was a very
busy place.

Better than if they went to THE Village.  

    "Isn't Silverquick a guy?

guy?"

    "Right hand on left arm," Gourry continued.  "Left hand on right arm.
Now, right hand on head."

This is truly EVIL :)

    Without responding, Lina's anger gave her a boost of speed -- she made
a beeline for the figure, no spells at hand, no sword drawn, and simply let
gravity and flight help her body tackle, coincidentally inventing the
world's first smart missile in the process.

Some people might dispute that :)
(The smart part)


John Walter Biles :  MA-History, Ph.D Wannabe at U. Kansas         
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"Usagi, with your dex and bad rolling, getting out of BED is a
dramatic skill resolution."--Naru, Sailor Moon Z #9.

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