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Post by Hermes on Dec 26, 2020 10:52:53 GMT -5
Wait, what link? The link at 667 does not work, as I said, but I gave an up-to-date link at the bottom of my post.
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Post by R. on Dec 26, 2020 11:02:42 GMT -5
I’m stuck at the start. What do I do
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Post by Hermes on Dec 26, 2020 11:46:21 GMT -5
Try saying 'Ask Theodora about glare'.
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Post by R. on Dec 26, 2020 13:19:37 GMT -5
Well now I’m stuck in the police station.
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Post by Hermes on Dec 26, 2020 13:45:23 GMT -5
Ah yes, that happens to everyone. There is a way of getting out, but I can't remember what it is. Soe of the discussion at the old 667 thread might be helpful, though.
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Dec 26, 2020 14:39:06 GMT -5
Wait, what link? The link at 667 does not work, as I said, but I gave an up-to-date link at the bottom of my post. Proxy problems
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Post by Hermes on Dec 27, 2020 10:04:54 GMT -5
July 2017Snicketfic of the month – Thirteen Fatal Errors, by Sherry Ann. This story, by a leading Snicketologist, reads rather like one of Mr Snicket’s supplementary works; it introduces us to a number of notable moments in Lemony’s life, from his kidnapping by VFD as an infant to his setting out to chronicle the lives of the Baudelaires. Along the way, many questions are answered, including why there are no airships in Lemony’s works, what really happened on the occasion when he did not bring a flashlight, and how he was involved in the Kennedy assassination. Each story is cleverly crafted in a Lemony style, and filled with cunning allusions; it was particularly interesting to see volunteers using Sebald code in action. 667fic of the month – Les Avenuables, by Sixteen. Another* in the ‘667ers enact the plot of a famous work’ genre: in this case the work is Les Miserables, and the story pits Pen Valpen, on the run from prison for using the word ‘piss’, against Dante (Javert), the moderator pursuing him for this crime. (This is based on a real incident, though not involving Pen.) Particularly memorable is the scene where Valpen tales refuge in the home of a philosopher, and steals a book from him. The story is told with Sixteen’s usual ingenuity, but gains added value from an accompanying series of audio tracks in which BSam sings the successive musical numbers – though the last few songs were not recorded, owing to illness. (There is still a possibility of adding more….)
*This is inaccurate, since it turned out I had not done any of this genre before. There will be another soon, though.
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Post by Hermes on Dec 28, 2020 16:52:17 GMT -5
Hallowe'en 2017Snicketfic of the Month – A Halloween to Remember, by Emma Squalor For many years Emma Squalor was the leading figure of 667’s fanfic community. Her stories focused largely, as one might guess from her name, on Esme and Jerome Squalor, for whom she developed a rich fictional world: her Esme shows a gentler side than we know from Snicket’s work, though some passages in canon which show her with Carmelita are an inspiration for Emma’s vision of her. This story is a work of fanfanfic, set in the world of Tiago Squalor’s Yet Another Series of Unfortunate Events (and ultimately adopted by Tiago into the canon of that series); it deals with an incident in the early life of two Very Strange Children from YASOUE, Natalie and Nathan Finch, brought up in the Addams asylum. One Hallowe’en, on a trick-or-treating expedition with their mother, Natalie runs away and has a scary experience, but is rescued by a Esme who manages to be at once kind and villainous. This skilfully told tale is an excellent introduction both to Emma’s work and, if you don’t already know it, to Tiago’s world. 667fic of the Month – Giudecca, by Celinra On Hallowe’en 2004, Tragedy caused much confusion at 667 by rearranging the board. One day in the spring of the next year, some members took revenge by organising a scary event: the board was plunged into darkness, and 667ers received threatening messages from the mysterious ‘Giudecca’ (named after the area in Hell rather than the one in Venice). For some weeks after this there was much speculation about who was responsible, until the perpetrators revealed the truth by publishing this story, a fictionalised account of a real incident. The story features a Pandora very like the one we know today, and a Tragedy already talking about admin power surges; it provides a fascinating window on 667’s early years.
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Post by Marlowe on Dec 30, 2020 22:46:23 GMT -5
November 2016.
This is one of the most successful Snicketfics in 667’s history, still remembered six years after its completion (and no, there isn’t an error in the title); it introduces us to the Baudelaires’ uncle Volt, alcoholic, layabout and superhero, who turns out to be – despite his perpetually good intentions – the cause of many of the misfortunes which befall the orphans during the series, causing death and destruction wherever he goes (but not driving drunk). Among the questions answered in this story are the cause of the Baudelaire fire, why Sir’s face is never seen, what ‘J.S.’ stands for, and who the taxi driver really was. At the end Volt redeems himself by a noble death, but his memory lives on through the Baudelaires’ children. Although it’s possible that the explanations of events given in this story are not entirely serious, it does actually help clear up some of the mysteries in the books. Extra credit is available for working out where the name ‘Volt Baudelaire’ comes from. Really clever stuff! I wish there were more tongue-in-cheek fics like this. The name "Volt" is from the Heimlich Hospital anagrams, right?
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