SW10/HCC/REPOST: April 2011 #2: The Satanists with the Silver Skull Machine

[Andrew Perron]

On Tue, 3 May 2011 03:08:07 +0000 (UTC), Scott Eiler wrote:

> Andrew Perron wrote:
>> On Sun, 1 May 2011 03:07:15 +0000 (UTC), Scott Eiler wrote:
>> 
>>> Their leader said, "What you call evil we are *proud* to call moral.  I am Auge 
>>> von Shaitan.  The Eye of Satan."
>> 
>> Now *there*'s a motto/battlecry.
> 
> I'm pretty sure it's what real Satanists believe, too.  If I'm going to use them 
> as villains, I should at least try to be accurate.

Excellent attitude! (I'm not sure if "moral" is the right word, but then, I
doubt they'd be too picky on that.)

>>> I said, "I do."  The others said, "I do."  Only Terri was silent.  I asked, "Terri?"
>>>
>>> "I'm sorry!  Those were real people we met!  I can't vote to destroy them!"
>> 
>> Woo!
> 
> Yep.  It's good to have someone like Terri around, now that my characters have 
> taken on the challenge of being more moral than Marvel Comics.

Now, now.  Don't tar everyone in the company with the same brush.  Sure,
Quesada, Millar, suchlike, perfectly worth your ire.  But, say, Jeff
Parker...

>>> "Please pardon me.  And allow me to introduce myself.  I am Doctor Joseph 
>>> Biggby-Fisher of the Imperial Academy of Metascience..."
>> 
>> I love that name!
> 
> Thanks.  I generated it out of Facebook posts, mostly "What's your name at the 
> Royal Wedding?"  8{D>

Heeheeheehee

>>> "... Right.  You may understand, Her Majesty's Gouvernment is undertaking 
>>> radical measures against radical climate change.
>> 
>> Interesting it'd still be there in this world.
> 
> It's not a *different* world, though.  Terri wished for Victorians, but she 
> didn't wish for a new orbit.

Hmmmmm, one might imply the other... but fair enough.  Suppose the Engines
take the path of least resistance, on a cosmic scale.

> Bill said, "You know that old story about how you wait for God to save you from 
> the flood, even though he just sent you a canoe?  I think God just sent us 
> something."

Definitely my attitude, but...

> Wyatt responded, "This isn't a canoe.  It's the Death Star."
> 
> I (*** that being Richard ***) said, "Bill's got a point.  The Victorian 
> gentleman knew how to ask for *just* the power he needs.  While we've *got* the 
> power, we could ask for that too."
> 
> Jane said, "Really, shouldn't we give the power back and *then* ask?"
> 
> I responded, "The time to pray is always now."  Jane agreed, and everyone else 
> liked the idea.  So I led another group prayer.

...this is an interesting perspective.

>> I really hope Dr. Biggby-Fisher does make another
>> appearance, one way or another... 
> 
> Hey, I bet *his* world doesn't have The Trillions on it!  So the Doctor could be 
> visiting Chancellor Wyatt sometime...  Good thing I haven't been making plans 
> for what to write *other* than some big boring end of the world story, because 
> as often happens, my characters have their own plans.

Mwahahaha, excellent.

Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, work work work, short-term temp job
yay...