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Fwd: RE: [B7L] a Christmas game
by Sally Manton 17 Dec '01

17 Dec '01

Nico wrote: <When the Christmas fairy shimmered into being on the Scorpio's flight deck, Avon's first thought was that the Federation had developed a teleport...> <chortle> This was absolutely, perfectly wonderful. I adored all of it. Many many thanks :-) _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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RE: [B7L] seasonal messages
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

Jacqui wrote: > What would the various characters in B7 send each other as > 'seasonal messages' - assuming they had an equivalent to > Christmas (& equivalent religious festivals)? Blake to all: Season's greetings and a happy new year. Here's wishing for peace, freedom, and justice for all except the convicted felons in the crew. Blake. Avon to all: I fail to see why I should send any of you greetings when I see you on the flight deck every day. Avon. Avon to Blake: I'm not stupid, I'm not sozzled, I'm not sentimental, and I'm not going to your pointless party. Avon. Avon to Vila: It is *not* the thought that counts, Vila, especially not in your case. I expect my present to be expensive, tasteful, unused, and purchased retail, not from your latest dubious haul. Avon. Avon to Santa: I didn't get the scooter I wanted as a child, nor the 500,000 credits I asked for last year, and I bet you don't give me the Liberator this year. Have you betrayed me, Santa? Oh, you can run, but you cannot hide. Avon. Vila to all: Christmas is coming, the still is running hot. An *extremely* merry Christmas to all of you, and a very very very happy new year. Vila. At least that's what the nametag on my cabin door says. Vila to Cally: Happy Christmas, Cally! I've got the perfect present for you this year, nicely wrapped too. And human tradition says you have to be grateful and accept me with pleasure! Vila. Cally to all: A happy Masschrist and a merry old yearly Hanukkah. Have I got that right? Or, as my people say, may all your thoughts be pleasant ones, and if not, may you cry alone and silently. Cally. Cally to Vila: The SPCA recommends that pets not be given as presents, Vila, as so many are abandoned when they grow out of the cute stage. Cally. Gan to all: Thank you to a great team. I'd give everything I have for you all. Gan. Jenna to all: Best wishes to all except the person who put mistletoe over the pilot's station. You know who you are, Vila. Jenna. Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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RE: [B7L] a Christmas game
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

Sally Manton wrote: > You have three > - and *only* three - wishes to give out among Our Heroes. No > budgetary or > plausibility limits, but stuff they actually ended up with is > out (so don't > give Avon the Liberator, we already *know* what he did with it). > > Who would you give the wishes to, and what would they be? When the Christmas fairy shimmered into being on the Scorpio's flight deck, Avon's first thought was that the Federation had developed a teleport. His second was that Servalan had outdone herself in pink gauze with iridescent translucent wings. His third was that Vila had slipped something hallucinogenic into Dorian's wine. "Oh, dear," said the Christmas fairy, "five of you. I've only got three wishes." Four faces looked highly suspicious, but Vila leapt forward eagerly. "I wish I lived on a peaceful planet by the sea and had lots of kids," he said rapidly, not really expecting anything to happen. In a flash he was on Kaarn, reeling from the noise of 5000 Auron babies, about half of them crying, and the assault of 5000 chaotic baby thoughts. Dr Franton and Patar looked frazzled. "Vila!" cried Dr Franton in delight. "How lovely of you to drop in. Several hundred children need changing right now." "Oh, shit!" Vila said accurately. "I wish I was back on the Scorpio!" He was. The fairy was backed up against the wall by Avon at his most intimidating. "What have you done with Vila?" he demanded. He knew what he would ask for - to be so rich no-one could touch him - but he had no intention of charging in where fools had not feared to tread until he had more data. Behind him, Tarrant smiled happily, dreaming of command of the best ship in the galaxy, and Soolin (who wanted to be a notorious Terra Nostra hit-girl) and Dayna (who wanted to blow up the biggest thing in existence) surreptitiously felt for their guns to take out the rest of the crew. "He's back - look for yourself." Avon whirled to see a very disoriented-looking Vila. "Um, who would like the last wish?" the fairy ventured nervously. "The last wish?" Avon's eyes narrowed. "You promised three." "Vila used the second one to get back here." The rest of the crew said as one, "Vila!" and advanced threateningly on the hapless thief, who backed into Slave, thinking that asking to come back was possibly the biggest mistake of his life. "Oh, I wish none of this had ever happened," he muttered miserably. Everyone found themselves glaring at Vila, obscurely angry with him, and Vila stared back, wondering why he felt so guilty. "Um, glass of wine, anyone?" Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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a Christmas game
by Sally Manton 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

S'very quiet at the minute, isn't it? Are we all out suffering the Annual Christmas Shopping Torture, or just too full of the spirit of peace and goodwill and all that to think about doom'n'gloom? Anyway, here's a little game, in honour of the season. You're the BBC Christmas Fairy (goodness knows what you look like, probably Frankie Howerd and/or Julian Clary, but leave that for now). You have three - and *only* three - wishes to give out among Our Heroes. No budgetary or plausibility limits, but stuff they actually ended up with is out (so don't give Avon the Liberator, we already *know* what he did with it). Who would you give the wishes to, and what would they be? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

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Re: Christmas Game
by Steve Rogerson 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

I'd give Dayna the chance to kill Servalan so she could get the revenge she sought. It would be up to her whether she took it. I'd give Tarrant a one-way ticket off the show, preferably very early in season three. I'd give Travis an exit out of that well he fell down so we would still have him for season three. -- cheers Steve Rogerson http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson Redemption 03, 21-23 February 2003, Ashford, Kent Celebrating 25 years of Blake's 7 and 10 years of Babylon 5 http://www.smof.com/redemption

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Re: [B7L] a Christmas game
by Sally Manton 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

Betty wrote: <Peace on Earth (and the rest of the galaxy) and Good Will Towards Men. After all, that's all Blake really wants... And after the Federation has been replaced with a happy, peaceful, freedom-loving Something Else, I don't think the rest of them actually *need* any more wishes.> <gurgle> should have seen that one coming. Okay, in order that the game not come to a screaming great halt before it starts (and to give the others a fair go) let me add one more rule. You have three wishes amd you *have* to give *all three* away, or you turn into a Tarzian warg at midnight. Any takers? _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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Re: three weeks absence
by Mel Saxby 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

My sympathies, Joyce. I had some problems with a recent PC upgrade which resulted in my nearly losing all my e-mail contacts and Favourites files. But don't lose heart. For every loss, there's probably some gain. Starting almost from scratch at least gives you a chance to chuck out the accumulated rubbish everyone picks up along the way - I know I did. And whatever else, it forces you to focus on what you really want to hang onto. Hope you sort your difficulties soon. Merry Christmas. Mel --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/4/01

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three weeks absence
by jeb31538＠cs.com 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

I am trying for the third time to make a post to Lysator after three weeks absence. My new servor program level only uses html and this is an attempt to get around it and use plain text. It's a darn nuisance. Our old computer self-destructed before Thanksgiving and took everything with it--except for the Word files I had already saved on disk. I am trying to learn a new system and it's frustrating. Plus I am dealing with all new equipment and that is hard. I have discovered bigger is NOT better. Our new monitor is much bigger than the old one, and I have discovered that Lisa's enlarged frame grabs do not look half as good on it. They are bigger which is nice, but they are blurrier and also much lighter, somewhat washed out looking. The thumbnail and collage sizes, however, are as nice as ever. I lost about 50 saved images of Gareth/Blake and several of family as well as my list of favorites/bookmarks and my address book. Some of you whom I talk to occasionally I need to have you contact me so I can get your Email addy. My Email is still the same --JEB31538(a)cs.com. However, the 6.0 version of cs is html only so I am trying to use cs via Internet Explorer in an attempt to get plain text. If this message gets accepted, then I have succeeded. I doubt I go back and reread the three weeks of list digests. But if you wrote me personally and have not heard back from me by now, please write again. I may have deleted your Email by accident as I was getting rid of junk and ads. It's been a little overwhelming dealing with everything computerwise and also having Thanksgiving and Christmas to deal with, too. Joyce

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Re: Xmas wishes
by Mel Saxby 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

Thanks, Minnie. And a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. Mel Saxby --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/4/01

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RE: [B7L] Re: Original plans for B7 season 5 and a new series
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

Mel Saxby wrote: > > Nico wrote: > > Tony Attwood may be putting out a special edition of 'Afterlife', and > perhaps a sequel. > > Aarggh!! No offence to Tony Attwood, but I thought 'Afterlife' was > absolutely horrible, and bore very little relation to either > characters or > series as most fans viewed them even at the time. It might have been > interesting as an original novel, without Avon and Vila, but > as B7 it failed > very badly. I bought it with high hopes, years ago when it > first came out, > and was deeply disappointed No trace of how Avon might be dealing with > shooting his best friend in a tragic misunderstanding, or the > loss of his > crew. No sense at all of the man who stood protectively over > Blake's body at > Gauda Prime. I didn't expect a total emotional wallow, but > some indication > of feeling would have been nice. It just didn't work at all for me. I've never read it, and have heard bad things, but I wouldn't mind checking it out. What I found so interesting, and why I posted it, was what Tony said about the original plans Terry Nation had - that Vila and Avon survived and were to go on to a new series if S5 failed to go ahead. Wish I'd known what the new series was to be about. And how they'd have handled Avon's feelings as you said, and Vila's too - at being despised and almost killed by Avon, sneered at afterwards, led into a near death trap, and watching Avon murder Blake, whom he liked, and who respected him and treated him better than the others did. Why would he have stayed with Avon? Fear of retribution if he deserted (which Avon would see as betrayal)? Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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