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Re: Headcount
by Steve Rogerson 13 Nov '01

13 Nov '01

Nina asked: "Just got up and saw the news -- is everybody in the NYC / Newark area OK? Did the British contingent at Econ get out or is everybody stuck in Newark?" I got back safely. My flight was delayed 90 minutes because they couldn't remember where they'd put the plane, but it made up some time and got back less than an hour later than expected. -- 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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Back from Econ
by Harriet Monkhouse 13 Nov '01

13 Nov '01

Safely home in Manchester (via JFK, but only two hours late!) More later. -- Jarriet Travis: "That your new muscle, Servalan? Looks like a powder puff." - Gambit

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Re: [B7L] Dorian
by Ellynne G. 13 Nov '01

13 Nov '01

On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 10:22:57 -0800 (PST) M <nova_m1(a)excite.co.uk> writes: > Maybe Dorian was contacting Orac through Slave. Orac wants to get > off the > planet and so sends a message to the effect of 'Hey Dorian, guess > what I've > got here, don't forget the clothes - sizes as included in message' Well, this probably belongs on the list of totally lame story ideas, but I had an idea (hoping no one goes comatose from boredom). First, assume the cave was some kind of psychic enhancer, deliberately created by one of those lost civilizations (the Seska being a distantly related offshoot). Then, suppose that at least one of the telepathic lifeforms the Liberator offended was able to make use of it. Dorian, whose use of it was largely instinctive and imperfect, suddenly gets the bright idea planted in his head that it would be _wonderful_ to go get the crew and bring them here. Doing the last repair job on Orac, Dorian also (very conveniently) removes the protections Avon put in to keep Orac from being taken over by telepathic lifeforms. Then, Dorian very conveniently gets himself killed. After this, Avon in particular starts making a series of bad judgement calls (and never quite notices Orac's safety devices have been removed). Obvious lines of action (like telling anyone who wants to know how to make the pylene cure) never occur to them. Orac, who has previously shown considerable survival interest, keeps everyone nicely preoccupied while ships are getting in position to attack Scorpio (with well remembered results). Of course, I'm assuming the whole purpose of this was to push Avon over the edge so he could be manipulated into killing Blake (or, if opportunity presented itself, one of the others [like, let's say, Vila]) for equally complex plot reasons. Yes, I admit it. I've always thought Occam's razor should be used the other way. Go with the _most_ complicated solution. Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Re: FC: Headcount!!!
by Pherber＠aol.com 13 Nov '01

13 Nov '01

Rita wrote: > I have just spoken to Steve Rogerson, who is at the con. Everyone is OK, but > at present they are all stranded there as the airports are all closed in NY. I'm glad everyone's OK - I got rather excitable waking up to that, jetlagged and short on caffeine... hugs, Nina

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Re: [B7L] fanfic etiquette query...
by Pherber＠aol.com 13 Nov '01

13 Nov '01

In a message dated 11/08/2001 6:09:28 PM Mountain Standard Time, susanbeth33(a)mindspring.com writes: > I still think paper fanzines will go extinct as soon as some e-book reader > gets widely accepted. That would be a real shame, IMHO - part of what I love about zines are the illustrations and some of the lovely cover art. I would hate to see those go the way of the late, lamented LP cover. Besides which, I suspect that there's still a significant portion of the zine audience that's either unable to afford the technology or unwilling to learn to use it. Nina

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Re: [B7L] re: Dorian's room
by Pherber＠aol.com 13 Nov '01

13 Nov '01

In a message dated 11/09/2001 8:37:40 AM Mountain Standard Time, dshilling(a)worldnet.att.net writes: > Maybe My Client would put it up for long-term lease and keep the > money. <smile> I suspect Your Client's well-honed sense of self-preservation would pretty much eliminate the list of potential renters. Nina

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Re: [B7L] Headcount!!!
by Rita d' Orac 12 Nov '01

12 Nov '01

--- Nina [Pherber(a)aol.com] wrote: > Just got up and saw the news -- is everybody in the NYC / Newark area OK? > Did the British contingent at Econ get out or is everybody stuck in Newark? > > Nina I spoke to Steve Rogerson earlier today and everybody's OK, but they're all expecting to be delayed coming home... ===== rita d'orac "If you think of this mouse as a space captain..." http://www.vilaworld.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com

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RE: [B7L] Dorian
by J MacQueen 12 Nov '01

12 Nov '01

>Orac can predict the future - so perhaps it saw the Liberator destroyed >Jacqui That would be just like Orac, wouldn't it? One prediction of a DSV being destroyed and then put into Orac's secret, other, recycle bin, to allow for easy retrieval whenever he feels like it. Which does make you wonder if that cloud of particles was actually harmless, and Orac caused the Liberator to self-destruct rather than be wrong. Nothing like a computer with an enormous ego... Regards Joanne _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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RE: RE: [B7L] How did Dorian know?
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 12 Nov '01

12 Nov '01

Nicola Mody-Nikoloff <n_mody-nikoloff(a)axis-intermodal.co.nz> wrote: >Kathryn Andersen wrote: >> >> On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 09:52:59AM +1300, Nicola Mody-Nikoloff wrote: >> > How did Dorian know about the Liberator crew being stranded >> on Terminal? >> >> > Did Servalan tell him, as a backup plan in case her >> explosive charges didn't >> > get them? If so, she had to know about Dorian and his >> secret. But then, >> > she would have known just where to find Avon's base afterwards. >> >> Not necessarily. If Dorian managed to keep his secret from Soolin, >> there's no reason Servalan would know. >> Maybe it was the other way around -- Dorian told Servalan about Terminal >> (for whatever reason... money, whatever...) and he managed to get wind >> of her plan, and made plans of his own. >> After all, Tarrant was very surprised to find Terminal where it was, and >> he was the only person on the Liberator who'd even heard of it, yet here >> Dorian comes swanning up saying he's here on Terminal for salvage. He >> of course knows the location and history of Terminal because he's so >> old, and hasn't forgotten. > >Great idea! > >Or maybe Servalan put out a general message that the crew was trapped on >Terminal, so even if they survived the booby-traps, the bounty-hunters or >Amagons would get them. > >Nico > Tarrant says that Terminal was originally in a near-Earth orbit. How come it did not cause gravitational disruption? Jacqui -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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RE: [B7L] Dorian
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 12 Nov '01

12 Nov '01

M <nova_m1(a)excite.co.uk> wrote: >Maybe he'd been following them, but realised the Liberator was to powerful. >So when he saw it had been destroyed, he saw the opportunity. Although the >idea that he picked them because they were a gestalt, if he watched the last >season, he really needs a recap. Its not exactly the Waltons. And he had >to risk his life, which as it was to extend it, is a little contradictory. >I mean it was a planet of large ape creatures who attack people and >Servalan's booby-traps. Just thought that sounds like the horror verson of >a holiday camp - you know Avon's Holidays - a once in a lifetime experience. > >Maybe Dorian was contacting Orac through Slave. Orac wants to get off the >planet and so sends a message to the effect of 'Hey Dorian, guess what I've >got here, don't forget the clothes - sizes as included in message' > >M. > > Orac can predict the future - so perhaps it saw the Liberator destroyed Jacqui __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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