Subject: [FFML] Re: [A!MG][Teaser] Eversor Iussu Deus
From: Brian Randall
Date: 3/8/2002, 5:01 PM
CC: ffml@anifics.com


     Right. First, and explanation/apology for the delay. azurite.org
seems to have temporarily ceased to be (connection reset by balefire) so
if anyone has e-mailed me anything recently, there's a very good chance
that, well, the e-mail didn't make it. Hopefully, though, the e-mails
will make the dangerous journey and I can reply to them. And now you know.

     And knowing....

DB Sommer wrote:

 >Should be finishing my revisions, but oh well.Just not in the mood:
 >
 >>    Eversor Iussu Deus
 >>
 >Given my own vast comprehension of Latin, I can definitely say I have no
 >idea what this means. :)
 >

     Destroyer in the name of God.

 >>Notes: This is a teaser for a story I'm nearly positive will never
 >>be written.
 >>
 >Heh. I'm afraid I've done this before, though it's only in hindsight I
 >realize it.
 >

     Ah, well, I knew this one could never be completed when I started 
it....

 >>It wasn't that he was going to college, and learning things there,
 >>
 >Not sure if you realy need the 'there'
 >

     It's stylistic?

 >>It wasn't that he was a part of the motor club, and learning things
 >>there,
 >>
 >well, maybe you need it here.
 >

     See? :)

 >>because he was. Care, maintenance, what made his machines
 >>
 >I'd drop the 'his' since it actually applies to all machines, not just 
his.
 >

     Whoops. Very good point.

 >>he'd learned something, though he was careful never to speak of it to
 >>anyone. It was too unnerving.
 >>
 >Yeah. He might try to destroy the universe on some whim. :)
 >

     If he could find the weak point, he could do it.

 >>removed the filter, examining it slowly. Sure enough, while not
 >>critically abused, it showed signs of aging.
 >>
 >Hmm. Interesting ability.
 >

     The boy's good at what he does!

 >>After he'd been taken over -- again -- by Celestine,
 >>
 >Heh. I noticed that too. Keiichi has this bad tendency to get possessed.
 >

     Had to be for a reason, I thought. :p

 >>She was also used to irregularities, even those within Yggdrasil.
 >>
 >She just tended to ignore them
 >

     Like any good sys admin. ;)

     "Sure, you can run an FTP server on port 80!:

 >think you can drop the ' be there' to 'help.'
 >

     Snipped grammar comments were agreed with. :)

 >>"Why the hell-- Vidar doesn't ever bother outlining anything!" Urd
 >>protested. "He's just...." She let the rest trail off, as the finality
 >>of the words 'contingency plan' settled in.
 >>
 >Oops. Cause for concern
 >

     One would hope. ;)

 >>He was many things in addition to being an artist. An atheist, a man
 >>full of self-loathing, and due to a mix-up in Yggdrasil, the latest
 >>recipient for a wish from the Goddess Relief Hotline.
 >>
 >Heh. This should be fun
 >

     Or very very messy.

 >>"A wish?" James babbled, nearly hysterical. "This isn't real,
 >>there's no such thing as a god!"
 >>
 >Loki: Then there's no harm in wishing, is there?
 >

     Bingo.

 >>"A few times," Peorth answered, narrowing her eyes as she studied
 >>the display. "There's no accounting for what people will actually wish
 >>for. Watch -- the system force and Kami-sama will counteract for a
 >>second, and then Yggdrasil will re-route everything the way it's
 >>supposed to be again."
 >>
 >Except the system's screwed this time
 >

     Maaaaaaybe.

 >>"It's _gone_."
 >>
 >Hild: Got to hate it when that happens.
 >

     Heh!

 >>His only answer was the mortal's distracted musing, "A construct.
 >>Breaks so easily...."
 >>
 >Oh, now that would be an interesting thing. A pity you're not continuing
 >things. I would have liked to see it.
 >

     Yeah, but I could never do it without certain people pointing out
how much I suck at A!MG fanfiction for not having the fantranslations.

     Still, as an idea, it was fun, and I'm glad you liked it. :)

 >D.B. Sommer
 >
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