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Destiny, Episode 8: Attack of the Kimmel Clones

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Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:01 AM

NEEDY

The road to Hel is paved with good intentions


Safe - I must compliment you on your writing, you - as well as others of course - have added some great twists and turns in this story (I suspect if any other crews have done a similar thing, their's would have died down by now - but not ours - maybe we just don't know when to quit )
Good for you on devoting more time to writing. Even though I don't write as much as I intend to, when I do button down and write something (anything) frequently, it improves. So my advice to you is to write as much and as often (advice I really need to heed myself)
Even though I haven't read all of your Boros Bound fic - I read the first two entries I believe - it didn't strike me as something to be sneered at. I hope you continue it - and I hope I find time to read it all. At the end of the day, you may hate the end result, but at least you're writing, and it all helps you improve. Noticing what works and what doensn't

Anyway thats enough of me talking about things I'm not fully putting into practice myself. My problem is discipline. Really need to force myself to sit down and write.


Flechette - I'm terribly sorry for your loss. I hadn't heard. Even though words can't really do justice, I'd like to extend my deepest sympathies.
Please remember, if you ever feel the need to talk about it, all of us here will be here for you.

....

It feels strange trying to jump from that, back to the story, but I'll try my best. I've got Firefly and Serenity soundtracks playing at the minute so I suppose now is as good a time as any.

The overwhelming smell of glorious meat, as well as the rousing sound of the ultimate Christmas tune - "Fairytale of New York" by Kirsty Maccoll and The Pogues - wakes the unconcious Needy from his state.

At first his eyes slowly open, then as he realises he's awakening, he suddenly jolts forward - raising himself so that he is sitting up straight on the stretcher he had been wheeled in on
Expecting to find himself still in the chamber he is completely confused when he finds he is in fact in the common room, surrounded by decorations and tables set out ready for food. His fellow crewmembers are mingling with each other, laughing and joking... whilst one or two are tidying up bits and pieces to make the room look more presentable

"What... what's going on?" He looks around, shocked by how normal everyone is acting. Weren't we all just involved in a battle with countless clones, trapped at the bottom of a sea bed. Was I or was I not just in a huge fight, selflessly putting my life on the line for the wellbeing of everyone else so that an psychotic megalomaniac couldn't rule over the 'verse with ultimate power? Did I succeed? Is this party for me? Did I save the universe? Or did I fail and we are now in fact dead and in heaven? "Am I dead?"

Flechette looks over at him and laughs. "Don't be silly, my little blue friend."

"I'm blue?" Needy quickly replies back

"Nah, only kidding." Flechette replies, laughing again

"But I'm still... miniature"

"It's a party!" Serenity calls out to the worried whore. "Try and relax. Stop worrying!"

It's alright for her, she isn't a midget... well, not like me. Needy tells himself

"Don't worry about your current size," Flechette reassures "Doc's got an idea to solving that problem for you. You'll be as good as new soon enough."

The Doc! Needy remembered. He's evil. He was the one that beat the life out of him. He was the villain behind the crash Needy told himself, unaware that the real culprit was in fact a double (as always)
"The Doc - He's evil. He needs to be sto..." Needy is stopped midsentence as Serenity shoves a donut in his mouth.

"It's. A. Par-ty." Serenity tells him again. "Just shut up with your melodramatics for a while will you?"

Needy complies and tries to focus on enjoying himself.


....

Ok thats it for now - my dinner's ready. And I'm staaaaaarving

Needy. Male Companion a.k.a. First Boy Whore of Destiny

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Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:23 AM

NEEDY

The road to Hel is paved with good intentions


OK some questions I was just wondering about.

Are our little adventures set in the same 'verse as Firefly? I mean, is it possible that we would run into Reavers, Alliance, even our BDH's (and by extent also the new Battlestar Galactica verse)? I don't actually have any plans to include them yet, I just wondered.

I would start a new thread since this one's getting fairly long, but I think I might wait till after the party is over and more peril is introduced. I forsee plenty of peril in the distance, after all Destiny is pretty much shipwrecked and on a strange planet. Plus I'm pretty sure supplies are needed to fix the ship, supplies that aren't available on board. I sense a wacky adventure involving the (no doubt, strange) natives.

I did want to call the next thread "Destiny: The Search for Doc", cos I thought it sounds kinda cool - unfortunately Doc isnt missing yet, so it'll have to wait. Maybe "Forbidden Planet".

Anyway, might as well add a bit more to the story whilst I'm here

...

As the party starts to really get going - what with the music turning from Christmassy, to funky; and the dancing evolving from playful to dirty - Needy can be found standing uncomfortably in the corner scoffing his face with glazed donuts. Its not so much his injuries that make him feel uncomfortable, though they don't help, but the sight of Jayne teasing he girls with his strip-tease routine. Quite uncomfortable indeed.

Then just as Jayne's G-string flies through the air and lands in Amy's drink, Dr Me walks in the room with his shiny bag, looking quite exhausted. Original Kimmel looks like he's been given orders to relax as he trails behind his master wearing a glittery pointed hat.

Needy eyes the two suspiciously. He certainly doesn't trust them, and although he has been recently informed that the man that attacked him was in fact a Doc imposter, there was still something about Me he didn't trust. Plus, the Doctor and Kimmel was soon followed into the room by three beautiful women, dressed in revealingly tight party dresses. The beauties - a blonde, brunette and redhead - lingered around the master and his apprentice, obviously longing for a good time.

Needy grinded his teeth and cursed the fact that he hadn't got his own Chamber Machine to order a date for the night.

Needy. Male Companion a.k.a. First Boy Whore of Destiny

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Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:34 AM

SAFEAT2ND


Safe grabs Serenity and spins around the room, not clumsy spinning, real graceful like. When he approaches Amy, he switches partners, and spins Amy around the room, switching again when he comes to Flechette.

At the end of Flechettes spin he spies a glum Needy. Safe give a what-the-hell shrug, and grabs Needy and spins him around the room.

A punch on the shoulder to Jack, warm handshake to Jazaf, a big grinning salute to Soul and a bear hug for Dr. Me, wary of any suspicious syringes of course.

MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!!

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Thursday, December 22, 2005 4:24 PM

AMYLISAI


Wow, it's always a shocker when I haven't signed in in a while.... as they say in the Sister Hazel song, "Life got in the way" (my favorite band, btw, if any of you are looking for music. They were big with "All for you" and "Change your mind" then decided to ditch a big contract and go back to being Indy)

Serenity-I just got your card today, what a wonderful ornament! I'm guessing you made it (it's an origami crane in really pretty paper with beads). We don't have a Christmas tree, naturally, but we do hang lots of ornaments over the fireplace :)

Flechette-Thank you so much for the surprise gift! (Serenity *chopsticks* like you'd have to spend 2000 points on over at the Browncoats site--appropriate, no?) I love it and my family is impressed. My sister suggested that I keep them in my purse and then whenever I eat at an Asian restaurant I can whip them out and it's fun for me + free Serenity advertising. Thank you so much! It was so nice of you to share your winnings with me. The generousity of this crew never fails to impress me.

Also, I am currently giving you a big hug. I have also lost my father. It is not something that can be easily put into words. I am thinking of you.

Safe, remember that I always laugh at your jokes? I hope that you continue to gain confidence as a writer. It is worth it, even if you never get published, you must keep writing because it's in you. Your stories need to be let out. I'd only recommend taking classes (ask at your local bookstore what local authors are teaching) because that will give you the excuse to keep going as well as helpful lessons. My mom is a writer so this is a very familiar subject to me. At least you have a day job :-)

And as for our party, hag sameach! (happy holiday in Hebrew) I'll flip us some latkes (hey, potatoes would keep well on long space voyages). This year Channukkah (spell as you wish) starts the night of Christmas (25) so we'l all be partying at the same time. I hope everyone has a splendid holiday. I am excited because I found out that someone bought me "Serenity". I don't know who yet, but I know someone got it for me. Yay! I still don't have "Firefly" yet though, if you can believe that. So far I've always borrowed. Hopefully for my birthday...

In the spirit of sappy holiday time, I would like to say that I have loved being a part of this crew. I hope we continue to spend time together, even as our lives dwindle the frequency of our posts and our crew drifts off to other worlds... You are wonderful people and you really have made my life better the last few months as I went through some difficult transitions and high stress periods... Thank you!

Amylisai, Chopstick (oh yeah! thanks Flechette!) Ninja Queen O'Fancy Garb

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Sunday, December 25, 2005 6:01 AM

FLECHETTE


Glad you got them Amylisa! I couldn't resist sending them when you said you wanted them so much


Merry Xmas, Happy Holidays, and a peaceful Sunday to all!


and thank you all for the kind thoughts about my father's passing - He did die on my birthday and that's kinds messing with my head right now... everything said on this thread helps tremendously.


Michelle

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Flechette - Destiny's Cook

We got Crab and pig tell :Squid ink and fish scale
Okra and dasheen leaves :Chitchat and chatter
Fill up the platter
With a garnish of pure make believe
- Jimmy Buffett's Calaloo

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005 8:49 AM

FLECHETTE


Tuesday afternoon bump!

Hope everyone survived the weekend....

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Flechette - Destiny's Cook

We got Crab and pig tell:Squid ink and fish scale
Okra and dasheen leaves
Chitchat and chatter :Fill up the platter
With a garnish of pure make believe
- Jimmy Buffett's Calaloo

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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:00 AM

SAFEAT2ND


Wed. morning bump.

I got the BDDVD!!

Is it just me or is the series like Classic Coke and the movie like New Coke? Not that the movie was bad, just not the same... flavour. I was too gobsmacked watching it in the theater to notice. Watching the DVD brought it up. The same people I saw it in the theater with, watched it on DVD with us. The deleted scenes showed some of that old flavour that we've come to know and love but, alas, fell to the large butcher cleaver of Hollywood ideals. Still glad to have it though.

Hope everyone had a great holiday!



Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:27 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Holiday was lovely! Glad to be back here, though. I miss you guys when I don't see you for several days!!

Flechette-hope you're doing okay. I've been thinking about you and praying for you and your family! *squashyhugs*

Safe-I haven't had a chance to watch my DVD yet, so I don't know if it feels different from the TV series. I know I LOVE LOVE the movie and I LOVE LOVE the show. I didn't like new coke. But I liked that weird clear pepsi that they came out with many years ago. It was good. I was sad when that disappeared.


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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:07 AM

NEEDY

The road to Hel is paved with good intentions


Bumpity Bump

I'm so jealous of you folks who have already gotten your miserable hands on a copy of the dvd already (Ok your hands aren't miserable, but I am).
It won't be released till Feb over here, though I'm not sure whether to get the Australian 2 Disc edition - depends if we'll get a surprise and have a 2 disc too

I would continue the story... but I'm not going to. I was actually gonna start a fic about myself - or should I say my online alter-ego "Boy Whore" and how he found himself on Destiny. It would be a prequel of sorts taking place at my homeworld then later on the ship itself. I've got a basic idea about where to start off from, so I might - like Safe has done with his Boros Bound fic - do add a chapter every now and again to my blue sun room.
Maybe if anyone is interested, they to can write a prequel story about how they found themselves on Destiny - if they havent already

Needy. Male Companion a.k.a. First Boy Whore of Destiny

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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:14 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Hmm..that's interesting. I never thought about how I got onto Destiny. I do have thoughts about my life before I was on the TREE, though.



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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:14 AM

SAFEAT2ND


Needy, that sounds good. I look forward to reading it. I'm currently stalled with Boros. I don't want it to be simply a rehash of the Sereni-Tree thread but that's the way it's headed.

Is yours going to be a comedy, carrying on with the threads theme, or are you going to try and go the more serious route?

Either way, I'll read it.



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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 12:03 PM

NEEDY

The road to Hel is paved with good intentions


Not sure yet - I'm thinking a comedy, but I believe some bits will be serious, but you never know I may make light on it. Depends on what writing mood I'm in at the time. Right now, I expect it to be comedy/drama/epic - I should be so lucky
No it should be light hearted, though I'm inspired by the music I listen to, and today I was listening to Battlestar Galactica music and thought, maybe I could incorporate some deadly serious moments too

Edited to add that I've posted the Prologue to "A Boy Whore's Destiny" in the blue sun room. Not big on laughs granted, but at least I've started it. Now I just need to continue it

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Thursday, December 29, 2005 9:04 AM

SAFEAT2ND


Needy, very good intro!! I'm very curious now to see where it goes.

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Friday, December 30, 2005 3:50 AM

CALLMESERENITY


I'm so glad we have our crew thread now that the UB is shutting down! I'd be so sad to lose all the crazy times we've been having!

Oh, and:

*Serenity and Amylisai take down the various holiday decorations and hang up glittering disco balls and silvery streamers. (But they leave the menorah up because Hannukah isn't over yet.) The last of the cookies are finished off and Flechette turns out chocolate bonbons instead. The party switches from Hannukah and Christmas to New Years. Glasses of champagne appear. Everyone carries on as normal.*

*boogie boogie*

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Friday, December 30, 2005 4:34 AM

SAFEAT2ND


Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
Hmm..that's interesting. I never thought about how I got onto Destiny. I do have thoughts about my life before I was on the TREE, though.


Oooo... I'd be interested in that!

I'm hatching an idea for a bit of backstory for you for Boros Bound, but I've hit a creative block. I've set up a base, I just need to flesh out the story.



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Friday, December 30, 2005 4:49 AM

CALLMESERENITY


Oh, my backstory isn't all that terribly interesting.

I went to school for agriculture on some far-from-home planet. My parents wanted me to stay where I was and settle down, but I wanted to see a bit of the 'verse. After college I worked with a sort of peace corp group teaching people on some of the rim planets how to irrigate and grow veggies and all that. I ended up on the TREE when they stopped at a planet I was on and my brother called me over the cortex. I was having a bad time with the residents of said planet (I don't remember which one it was, Black Diamond maybe?) so I packed up my stuff and moved into the TREE.

There could be more. Who knows what I was doing all that time of those various planets when I wasn't teaching irrigation and whatnot. I could have had all kinds of adventures.

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Friday, December 30, 2005 5:32 AM

SAFEAT2ND


Where and how did someone who teaches agriculture learn to fight and weild Katana's?

Safe looks out a port window at the frozen planet they are currently "visiting". A flash of light in the distance catches his eye.

"Great, now I gotta put on my snowsuit and boots and mittens and go check that out. Maybe I can salvage parts to get Destiny back into the air."


Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Friday, December 30, 2005 6:08 AM

CALLMESERENITY


I don't know how I learned to weild katanas. Someone left a bunch lying around on the TREE and I picked 2 up. No one ever questioned. I'll have to think about it. If you have any suggestions....

Permaybehaps my peace corps activities were just a cover for my "real" work, which would be some sort of espionage. hmm.

-----

If you're going out, Safe, you can wear this hat I knit for you! It has ear flaps!!

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Friday, December 30, 2005 6:19 AM

SAFEAT2ND


Ok, here's what i have so far... you did say your work took you to some backwater planets to help with terraforming and such. A planet being terraformed is not inhabited at first by the "cream of the crop" so to speak. The work often requires hard labour at low wages, hence hard, desperate men and women are the initial inhabitants.

On one trip, you befriend a Chinese lady ousted by her family for killing a loutish husband. She teaches you the art of weilding the Katanas in exchange for your help recreating an authentic chinese garden for her. You found this knowledge helpful in defending yourself from the louts and hardcases what worked there. And had to use that knowledge on more than one occasion.

It gets darker from there but...

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Friday, December 30, 2005 6:33 AM

CALLMESERENITY


oooh, I like.

I've had an interesting life!!!

(oh, BTW, have you read the TREE thread recently? Because I just found out some...exciting news!)

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Friday, December 30, 2005 6:39 AM

SAFEAT2ND


I'll get to it shortly. I think I know what's coming though.

Not to leave anyone out. Here's some more of the plot and character sketches for Boros;

-Amy Proprietor of the Haberdashery house, member of the underground
-Needy: Male Companion, rogue.
-Flechette: Restaurant owner Cajun Cuisine, member of the underground, client of Citizen’s
-Jazaf: inside man for Safe? Intelligence?
******************************************

Safe accepts the hat, replacing the raggedy Snoopy hat he was currently sporting.

"Thank-you kindly."


Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Sunday, January 1, 2006 11:19 AM

NEEDY

The road to Hel is paved with good intentions


Ok, this thread is getting too long now (read "takes too long to load") so I've started a new thread here:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=16058&m=224361#224361

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