From: David Silberstein <davids at kithrup.com> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 10:09:31 -0800 (PST) >On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, M J wrote: >>From: David Silberstein <davids at kithrup.com> >>Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 18:14:45 -0800 (PST) >>>I dreamed that Morrolan's flying castle slipped through >>>a time-warp to the 14th Vallista Reign. > >Oh, and I nearly forgot: It's hard to tell in dreams, but I think >Daymar was there as well. There was no glomping that I can recall, >but perhaps they were all distracted by being elsewhen. REALLY? Daymar? My merciful heavens, I wish I had cool dreams like that! As for Daymar-glomping, I think that I need to mention again my utmost admiration for SKZB's rigid self-control and discipline. I _know_ he must be dying to describe all the Daymar-glomping that goes on in all places where Daymar might be found, but then he'd have no time or space to devote to Vlad's little adventures. I do think that choosing to give Vlad his turn in the spotlight and glomp-epicenter is DAMNED decent of Steve, and he deserves much praise for this sensible stance. That said, David, please do continue to dream of flying castles and time travel and LOTS OF DAYMAR-GLOMPAGE. >>Tangent: are Dragaerans _allowed_ to time-travel? Wouldn't >>the gods put a pretty heavy stricture on that sort of thing? > >Well, Devera does it fairly often, but of course, she's a special >case. She's DEVERA. I suspect that the only rule that applies to her is the one about little girls with big brown eyes getting all the cookies they want. >And when Morrolan and Vlad met Baritt in the Paths of the Dead, Baritt >even told them (well, he told Morrolan; he was not on speaking terms >with Vlad) not to warn his past self. ... It might've been just Barritt, that. Barritt is a contrary sort. Cute as teh DICKENS, bless him, but contrary. >>>They spoke to a woman very close to the Emperor - possibly > >Oh, and I think it might have been an Empress rather than an Emperor. Duh. Empresses, taking their cue from Star Mrs Gordon and Arshesu Nei, are generally cooler than Emperors. >>>After 200,000 years, they've just barely invented bows & >>arrows? > >Well, I seem to recall something along those lines, but that never >made sense to me. Plenty of jungle-dwellers in our world use/used >bows-and-arrows. And of course, Dragaerans eventually moved out >from the jungle. NO! I figured it out! I did! I really did! See, Noish-pa, who KNOWS stuff, calls them "elfs." So the Dragaerans, rightfully being disdainful about these odd "fangirlish" notions that all elves are hotshot archers and have great yew bows strung with the hair of blonde elf-ladies, reject ALL ARCHERY-THINGS so they won't be perpetuating fantasy elf-toxology stereotypes. I think I've got a watertight case here. Somebody like _Morrolan_ will in no way contribute to fantasy stereotypes, HECK NO NOT HIM. ¬ MJ