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Wildwind <wildwindsco@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Laurence wrote:

> > "Then I apologise for bringing such painful memories back to
> > you."

> "No need for that...unless, you were there of course..." She
> peers at him trying to remember if she's seen his face before.

"No, but some of my ancestors family were probably involved. I'm
what we call Old Money in Britain, my family have been wealthy
for so long that banks take lessons from us. Some of my
ancestors weren't that particular about how they made or
maintained their wealth either.

And then there's the corp I do most of my work for these days.
They've been around for a long time and must have been involved
somehow."

> > "Definitely. And since Fox now seems to have adopted our
> > cities as part of his playground, life has become a little
> > more, interesting. I know a couple of followers of Fox quite
> > well."

> "Pay attention to them and I _guarantee you'll learn a thing
> or two."

Jonathon grins broadly.

"I do watch them, very carefully. Apart from liking them, the
one's I've met do have a tendency to overconfindence and if I
can be around to pull one of them out of a mess, they might be
more willing not to go rooting in my garden.

We all have things we'd prefer to not be generally known."

> > "Something for which I feel shame. At least most of us have
> > now learnt better. The NAN have a lot of power these days."

> "Like I said, no need, unless you were there. I was and as
> such have to carry the emotional and spiritual baggage
> around." She taps her head and then her chest.

Jonathon bows.

"A load I would not wish on an enemy... OK, that's not totally
true, there are one or two I would wish even more on... DNA for
example."

> She laughs. "My current Journey Totem, Tlv-da-tsi has been
> trying to persuade me to 'release my anger and bitterness' for
> some time now."

"Not a spirit I've ever heard of. But one of considerable wisdom
obviously.

I have no wish to pry, but if you are willing to tell me more
about her?"

> "She's been trying since the day Sitting Bull handed his rifle
> over to the Whiteman to prevent his people from starving."

"Then perhaps it is time. If I can be of any help when you find
the time has come, please feel free to call on me for any help I
can give."

> -Wildwind, Stubborn old b'stard

Jonathon
We Ventrue can teach cats.

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Laurence <lb@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> Jane Palanis <nowhere@example.com> wrote:

>> "I've learned not to worry about such things. I only
>> worry about things that are harmful and dangerous."
>
> "Like waking up one morning to find you're sharing your bed
> with a tiger?
>
> No, I haven't done that personally, but it did happen to a
> good friend of mine. His wife U.G.E.'d overnight into a
> weretiger."

Jane raises an eyebrow. "A sudden case of lycanthropy?
That must have been distressing."

> Jonathon's expression becomes more serious.
>
> "I had to go in there and get them to safety."

"Let me guess - he screamed and woke his wife up. At
which point they both... what is the term? Freaked out?"

> Jonathon

-Jane

 

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In article <Xns95DF64C10BBB6palanis@130.81.64.196>,
Jane Palanis <nowhere@example.com> wrote:
> Laurence <lb@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> > "Like waking up one morning to find you're sharing your bed
> > with a tiger?

> > No, I haven't done that personally, but it did happen to a
> > good friend of mine. His wife U.G.E.'d overnight into a
> > weretiger."

> Jane raises an eyebrow. "A sudden case of lycanthropy?
> That must have been distressing."

"We have two types of shapeshifter, something that's apparently
unusual. We have one group who've been around for a very long
time, I've worked with some, and consider three or four to be
good friends. The other group are dependent on the background
magick level.

I suppose I'd better give you the short form of the story, I
don't think you need any of the numbercrunching bits.

The world I'm from has a magickal field that varies in strength
over time. When it's low, magick is a very weak force, it's
almost impossible to use it to do anything. When it gets
stronger people start to be able to use it. There was a small
blip in the field in the middle ages that we know of and some
suspect a slight and slowbuild up from early Victorian times
till the start of the millennium, which would account for the
upsurge in Spiritualism and magic circles, and the alternate
lifestyles practised in the middle of thast century.

It has other effects as well. We've discovered that a lot of the
junk information in our genes is in fact a large set of
templates for alterations which come into effect only when the
field is strong enough. In the early thousands the field started
to rise sharply and when it got to a certain range some people
started to change. We suddenly found ourselves sharing the
planet with Elves, Orks, Trolls and Dwarves. How long it takes
and how much it hurts depended on the scale of the alteration
the people had to go through. Elves and Orks got off fairly
lightly and could change completely in a couple of days needing
nothing more than mild painkillers, Trolls and Dwarves could be
hospitalised for a couple of weeks on high doses of morphine, if
they were lucky and the area they lived in was still running
reasonably normally. If they were stuck in a city that had
collapsed or out in the third world, they often had to go it
alone with whatever they could get their hands on.

Animals and plants were changing as well. There's a vid every
schoolkid has to watch as part of their basic science lessons of
a horse turning into a Unicorn in the space of a couple of hours
and we have a lot of other strange species around now. Abrams
lobsters, Volleying porcupines, Meistersingers, Satyrs, Eye
killers, Hell hounds, we still don't have anything like a
complete list.

We also have dragons, but they run two different claims at the
same time. The first is that they hibernated from the last
magick rich time, the other is that they simply popped into
existance when the field was strong enough. They seem willing to
debate either viewpoint at leangth, but won't or can't provide
evidence for either of them.

There is another class of paranatural species, the weres. Unlike
the other group who have multiple forms and have been hiding
amongst us since the earliest days of civilisation these new
weres only have two shapes, fully human and fully animal. We
know of Bears, Tigers and Wolves and we suspect there are a few
other types. Also unlike the other group, these new weres don't
actually change shape, they have their alternate body stored in
the Astral plane where it occupies the same spatial co-ordinates
so that the two bodies can simply swap places. Some of these
weres remain fully conscious no matter which body they're in,
others have to fight to gain control of their animal form. My
friend's wife is lucky in that she's the first type although it
has taken her some time to learn to swap at will."

> > Jonathon's expression becomes more serious.
> >
> > "I had to go in there and get them to safety."

> "Let me guess - he screamed and woke his wife up. At
> which point they both... what is the term? Freaked out?"

"Well,that was the start of it, although they had got past that
point before I became involved. U.G.E, Unexplained Genetic
Expression to give it its full title was known, the vids of the
time were full of stories of the new species.

The problem they had was that they were living in an area which
had been virtually untouched by U.G.E. A couple of Elves, and
some pets had changed, but the area had managed to remain
solidly baseline and avoided the riots and other problems. As
soon as their neighbours found out, they began to put pressure
on them to move out. It's understandable in some ways, my
friends wife might be walking down the street one second, and
there would be a large tigress there the next. A lot of mothers
were very worried about said tigress mistaking one of their
children for lunch despite Irene's assurances that she was in
control at all times.

Things began to get nasty after a neighbours Rotweiller was
found dead with its throat ripped out. Everyone immediately
assumed Irene was to blame and started to form into vigilante
groups. By the time Joe got through to me, their house was under
seige and their neighbours were assembling molotov cocktails and
such.

I assembled a team of humes and metas from those I could reach
immediately and we convoyed into the area. Thumper, who's a
Troll I've known for much of my life, long before he changed
shape, got the other heavy weights to form a flying wedge which
simply rammed its way through the neighbours, and the rest of us
shot through in its wake. Once inside my friends house, some of
us took up positions with tranq dart guns and tazers to
discourage an attack, the rest of us grabbed everything of value
and then Thumper lead the breakout. One thing about having
couple of Trolls on your side when the opposition don't, is that
you have a serious advantage in the intimidation phases. Those
nearest the door took one look at what was coming towards them
and decided to step back, fast. This put the while mob off
balance and we managed to get back to the cars and trucks
without having to disable more than a dozen of them.

I managed to find a decent place for Joe and Irene to live, it's
not as high class as their old place, but it's on the edge of
the suburbs with some good woodland and open areas for Irene
when she feels the urge to stretch her legs. She's become a
local spokesperson for the meta's in the area and is going to
stand for local government in the next elections. Since the area
has a high meta level, I think she'll make it.

Oh yes. That Rotty. I did some digging and couple of weeks later
I was able to prove to the old neighbours that it was one of the
other neighbours pet collies that was the killer. He'd gone Hell
hound, and his owner had tried to hide it. A bit of carefully
applied pressure and I'd got twice the value of the house out of
them and managed to get a larger meta population in there as
well. A family of Indian Orks."

Jonathon grins at this last bit.

Jonathon

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Laurence <lb@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

><snip histoy lesson>

> Oh yes. That Rotty. I did some digging and couple of weeks
> later I was able to prove to the old neighbours that it was
> one of the other neighbours pet collies that was the
> killer. He'd gone Hell hound, and his owner had tried to
> hide it. A bit of carefully applied pressure and I'd got
> twice the value of the house out of them and managed to get
> a larger meta population in there as well. A family of
> Indian Orks."
>
> Jonathon grins at this last bit.

The tips of Jane's lips curl up just a little bit.
"Some say that Justice and the Profit Motive cannot
live together. I'd say this was a case to prove them
wrong."

A slight sigh escapes her. "Although I never did collect
from that bookie. He skipped town before I could retrieve my
winnings. He should have known better than to take bets from a
police officer especial one who was a known Seer."

> Jonathon

-Jane

 

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Laurence wrote:
> In article <Xns95DF64C10BBB6palanis@130.81.64.196>,
> Jane Palanis <nowhere@example.com> wrote:
>
>>Laurence <lb@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Jane raises an eyebrow. "A sudden case of lycanthropy?
>>That must have been distressing."
>
> "We have two types of shapeshifter, something that's apparently
> unusual. We have one group who've been around for a very long

<snip infodump>

> them and managed to get a larger meta population in there as
> well. A family of Indian Orks."
> Jonathon

Shane
- Ah, confirmed the results of my scan. Saves me having to prise
details from you.

 

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Laurence wrote:
> In article <cs46p1$l2c$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>,
> Justine Rogers <justine@area88.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Laurence wrote:
>
>
>>>spells which were known to work. OK, most mages where I'm
>>>from can create new spells but it's hard work, not the kind
>>>of thing you run off in a tight corner."
>
>>Shane seems slightly amused by this, but as seems to often be
>>the case, chooses to say nothing.
>
> "Not to mention the costs in research time, materials and
> sometimes personnel when things go badly wrong."

"That can be true here too, as I understand it."

>>"Which was?"
>
> "A Daughter of Cacophony. She even demonstrated some of her
> abilities, at low power, and she could sing and play instruments
> very well indeed. I gave her a flexiboard I had in KITTs boot. I
> hope she still has it."

"Let me guess, they sing?"

>>"Ah." There's another slight pause before he continues, "No
>>one I know. A pity."
>
>
> "Indeed it is. We might have discovered some mutual friends."

"Unlikely."

Shane
not-so-rogue mage

 

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In article <csfm9h$sfs$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
Justine Rogers <justine@area88.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Laurence wrote:

> > "Not to mention the costs in research time, materials and
> > sometimes personnel when things go badly wrong."

> "That can be true here too, as I understand it."

"I do know what it cost me to get this made up."

Jonathon indicates his walking stick.

"Mind you it has proven useful a couple of times so the initial
cost is looking a lot more reasonable than it did when I ordered
its construction."

> > "A Daughter of Cacophony. She even demonstrated some of her
> > abilities, at low power, and she could sing and play
> > instruments very well indeed. I gave her a flexiboard I had
> > in KITTs boot. I hope she still has it."

> "Let me guess, they sing?"

"And play instruments. They focus their special abilities,
mostly emotion adjustment and the like, through those skills.

Like most clans and such they have a legend concerning how they
came about, And theirs is most interesting. Two sires."

> >>"Ah." There's another slight pause before he continues,
> >>"No one I know. A pity."

> > "Indeed it is. We might have discovered some mutual friends."

> "Unlikely."

"Maybe."

Jonathon

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In article <Xns95E1DB787BB3palanis@130.81.64.196>,
Jane Palanis <nowhere@example.com> wrote:
> Laurence <lb@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> ><snip histoy lesson>

> > Oh yes. That Rotty. I did some digging and couple of weeks
> > later I was able to prove to the old neighbours that it was
> > one of the other neighbours pet collies that was the
> > killer. He'd gone Hell hound, and his owner had tried to
> > hide it. A bit of carefully applied pressure and I'd got
> > twice the value of the house out of them and managed to get
> > a larger meta population in there as well. A family of
> > Indian Orks."

> > Jonathon grins at this last bit.

> The tips of Jane's lips curl up just a little bit.
> "Some say that Justice and the Profit Motive cannot
> live together. I'd say this was a case to prove them
> wrong."

"Oh, I didn't keep anything beyond my expenses for that one. All
the profit was given to Joe and Irene. I don't make money from
things that go wrong for good friends.

Not that there's anything wrong with making a profit from
things. I've managed to turn a tidy sum from quite a few of my
adventures. Even those that had quite incredible initial
expenditures. There are some stunts I've pulled that needed the
full resources of the corp.

At least that's one thing that's different for the corp I'm
with, if you can put a good case forward they're willing to put
a lot of weight behind you. I hear that in some corps you have
to be, or have the ear of, someone in the executive board to get
anything done.

As to the Ork family I got to move in, they've proven themselves
very useful both to the neighbourhood and to myself. Two of
their sons are now part of the areas own police force, one of
their daughters teaches drama at the local school, and the
matriarch of the family is always organising events and parties
for everyone.

It did require that a couple of the less tolerant neighbours
learn some lessons, but they have, so things are definitely
improved at least there."

> A slight sigh escapes her. "Although I never did collect
> from that bookie. He skipped town before I could retrieve my
> winnings. He should have known better than to take bets from
> a police officer especial one who was a known Seer."

"Sounds like you would get on well with a few cops I know. Real
cops that is, not those rent-a-cops that the corps keep foisting
on us."

Jonathon

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In article <csfm12$av9$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>,
Justine Rogers <justine@area88.demon.co.uk> wrote:


> Shane
> - Ah, confirmed the results of my scan. Saves me having to
> prise details from you.

Jonathon.
Prise my dear boy? As long as it doesn't require me to break a
promise to someone (or something) I'm a positive fountain of
information.

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Justine Rogers <justine@area88.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Kylinn wrote:

>> "I don't suppose you're looking for a job?"
>
> "Prior commitments forbid."

"Oh well; such is life."

> Shane
> not-so-rogue mage

Toby

 

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Laurence <lb@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> Kylinn <kylinn@kygmail.comky> wrote:
>> Laurence <lb@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

>> > Jonathon won't bite. He's going to play this game until
>> > Toby gets tired.
>
>> > "Har-mony. As in 'living in harmony'?"
>
>> "Bzzzt! Didn't you listen to the rules? Don't you know it
>> has to be a new word?"
>
> "How can I tell if it's a new word to you since I don't
> know what words you already know?"

"I guess you'll just have to tell me everything it could be."

>> Toby folds his arms. "Try again."
>
> "OK. Har-angue. A forceful style of speech."

"Har-poon. Something to stick in people who are pretending
that other people didn't notice what they said."

>> >> Toby snickers. "How old do you think I am, kiddo?"
>
>> > "Physiologically, I'd suggest late teens, but there are
>> > more than enough people I know who's physical and actual
>> > age differ markedly for me to suggest a true age for
>> > you."
>
>> "Coward." Toby sticks out his tongue.
>
> "Pragmatist I'd accept."

"Nah-uh. Coward."

>> "See what stems from your deciduous to challenge me?
>> Repent and I'll knot pine your ears back. Orange you sawry
>> now?"
>
> "Bzzt. Desiduous for decision? That puts you out on a Limb.
> Deal with it.

"Nuts to that! It's not acorny choice unless you're pining
fur a good plank to stand."

> You'll soon Twig that I'll Pip you to the Post."

"Woodn't you wish! Bush don't be a thorn loser and log
it out of here; it's a treet for you to meet a true master.
You mill remember this hay forever."

(money)
>> "Oh. Well, I guess they're probably okay then."
>
> "They had better be. Although I use credsticks for most of
> my transactions, for small stuff, and items and services
> that you don't really want the Gov' or major corps knowing
> about, cash is better."

"Johnny Cash? I dunno."

>> "The proper term, as everyone knows, is prestidigitator."
>
> "Correct, but that's too much of a mouthful for common use
> so hardly anyone knows it these days. Other terms that have
> dropped out of favour are Cunningman and Ecstatica.
>
> So, can you use real magick, or do you just do show stuff?"

"Yep."

>> >> >> "New Jersey?"
>
>> >> > "I hear that's a very depressed state to be in, but I
>> >> > was thinking of something more hazardous to health."
>
>> >> "Schenectady?"
>
>> > "Much worse than that."
>
>> "Worse than Schenectady?!"
>
> "Much worse."

Toby furrows his brows, thinking hard.

"Not Wilkes-Barre. Maybe - Towanda?" Toby cocks his head.
"Heathrow? Hackensack?!"

> Jonathon.
> I think I might be getting out of my depth here.

Toby
That's what otters are for.

 

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Laurence wrote:
> In article <csfm12$av9$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>,
> Justine Rogers <justine@area88.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>>Shane
>>- Ah, confirmed the results of my scan. Saves me having to
>>prise details from you.
>
>
> Jonathon.
> Prise my dear boy? As long as it doesn't require me to break a
> promise to someone (or something) I'm a positive fountain of
> information.
>
Shane
not-so-rogue mage
- I have just realised that. Count yourself fortunate that you
originate from a low probability short term alternate.

 

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In article <Xns95E1715BCE8D2plrctyky@130.81.64.196>,
Kylinn <kylinn@kygmail.comky> wrote:
> Laurence <lb@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> > "How can I tell if it's a new word to you since I don't
> > know what words you already know?"

> "I guess you'll just have to tell me everything it could be."

"That could take some time, but OK."

> >> Toby folds his arms. "Try again."

> > "OK. Har-angue. A forceful style of speech."

> "Har-poon. Something to stick in people who are pretending
> that other people didn't notice what they said."

"Har-ass. To badger, persecute or otherwise annoy or trouble
constantly."

> >> > "Physiologically, I'd suggest late teens, but there are
> >> > more than enough people I know who's physical and actual
> >> > age differ markedly for me to suggest a true age for
> >> > you."

> >> "Coward." Toby sticks out his tongue.

> > "Pragmatist I'd accept."

> "Nah-uh. Coward."

"Would you believe cautious?"

> >> "See what stems from your deciduous to challenge me?
> >> Repent and I'll knot pine your ears back. Orange you sawry
> >> now?"

> > "Bzzt. Desiduous for decision? That puts you out on a Limb.
> > Deal with it.

> "Nuts to that! It's not acorny choice unless you're pining
> fur a good plank to stand."

"I seed what you' rafter. If you need to use it, try:"

Jonathon drops into Elvis mode.

"Deciduous high class, that was just a lie."

> > You'll soon Twig that I'll Pip you to the Post."

> "Woodn't you wish! Bush don't be a thorn loser and log
> it out of here; it's a treet for you to meet a true master.
> You mill remember this hay forever."

The others Wollemi a good threshing if we continue. There's
nothing to grain, so shall we quit?"

> (money)
> >> "Oh. Well, I guess they're probably okay then."

> > "They had better be. Although I use credsticks for most of
> > my transactions, for small stuff, and items and services
> > that you don't really want the Gov' or major corps knowing
> > about, cash is better."

> "Johnny Cash? I dunno."

"Johnny... Ah yes. Country singer from the middle of the last
century. We don't have much of his work, at least not as he did
it. I'm more likely to be listening to the Kwikantha Dead than
someone who's been dead for most of a century. Not that I object
to classical music like that, it's just not something I hear a
lot of."

> >> "The proper term, as everyone knows, is prestidigitator."

> > "Correct, but that's too much of a mouthful for common use
> > so hardly anyone knows it these days. Other terms that have
> > dropped out of favour are Cunningman and Ecstatica.

> > So, can you use real magick, or do you just do show stuff?"

> "Yep."

"Both then? I'm not suprised. Several Mages I know earn a living
doing stage. Sometimes it's hard to tell which they're using."


> >> "Worse than Schenectady?!"
> >
> > "Much worse."

> Toby furrows his brows, thinking hard.

> "Not Wilkes-Barre. Maybe - Towanda?" Toby cocks his head.
> "Heathrow? Hackensack?!"

"Heathrow's close. The area's a toxic zone. Not the kind of
place you want to visit unless you've got a couple of panzers
backing you up."

> > Jonathon.
> > I think I might be getting out of my depth here.

> Toby
> That's what otters are for.

Jonathon.
To make it worse?

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Laurence wrote:

> "No, but some of my ancestors family were probably involved. I'm
> what we call Old Money in Britain, my family have been wealthy
> for so long that banks take lessons from us. Some of my
> ancestors weren't that particular about how they made or
> maintained their wealth either.

She snorts.

> And then there's the corp I do most of my work for these days.
> They've been around for a long time and must have been involved
> somehow."

"Are they involved in the petroleum industry?."

> "Not a spirit I've ever heard of. But one of considerable wisdom
> obviously.
>
> I have no wish to pry, but if you are willing to tell me more
> about her?"

"Tlv-da-tsi...Cougar. The wise men say those with cougar medicine
should pay attention to how their speech and their actions affect
others and to make sure you are not speaking too sharply or holding on
to something too tightly. They say Cougar can shred you into little
pieces then put you back together again with a pure heart and purpose.
I guess i'm a work in progress."

She pauses.

"Tlv-da-tsi is my Journey Totem. I also have a Life Totem, a Shadow
Totem and sometimes a Message Totem."

She smiles and looks distant.

"My Life Totem has been with me since I was six years old. I was
running in the forest with my brother and as always, I was out
stripping him, much to his continual annoyance I may add, suddenly I
did not recognise where I was, the forest was dark and I was lost. He
was sitting on a rock staring at me and much to my amazement he _spoke.
'Are you lost child?. Come sit by me.' I sat beside him and felt
immediately safe. I can remember it like it was yesterday. He said 'You
and I are about to embark on a journey that will be longer than you
could ever imagine. Remember _I will always be there no matter what
else happens.' I was bursting with questions and did not know where to
begin. He laughed. 'Questions must wait until later, your brother is
calling you Ga-ya-da-hi U-nu-le and he sounds worried.'
Next thing I know, i'm being shaken and I wake up to find my brother
crying and calling my name. I had fallen and bashed my skull on a rock.
My brother said i'd stopped breathing and he thought I was dead."

She knocks her forehead with her knuckles. "Fortunately i've got a hard
head."

"That's how Tsv-s-gi-no Yo-nu, a.k.a The Devil Bear, a.k.a Wolverine
revealed himself to me and now to you. My Shadow Totem however is
nobodys business but mine."

> "Then perhaps it is time. If I can be of any help when you find
> the time has come, please feel free to call on me for any help I
> can give."

She nods.

> > -Wildwind, Stubborn old b'stard
>
> Jonathon
> We Ventrue can teach cats.

-Wildwind
Cats?...Easy, peasey.

 

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<1106041775.562251.165510@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
Wildwind <wildwindsco@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Laurence wrote:

> > "No, but some of my ancestors family were probably involved.
> > I'm what we call Old Money in Britain, my family have been
> > wealthy for so long that banks take lessons from us. Some of
> > my ancestors weren't that particular about how they made or
> > maintained their wealth either.

> She snorts.

> > And then there's the corp I do most of my work for these
> > days. They've been around for a long time and must have been
> > involved somehow."

> "Are they involved in the petroleum industry?."

"Not seriously. There are a couple of small subsidiaries that
work on petro-chem development, but the corp is European based
so it didn't get into exploration and extraction.

One of the most promising of the subs is working on a new
synthetic lubricant which looks like it might be capable of
replacing traditional oils with no cost differential. If they
can make it cheaper, even slightly cheaper, it will make a big
difference."

> > "Not a spirit I've ever heard of. But one of considerable
> > wisdom obviously.

> > I have no wish to pry, but if you are willing to tell me more
> > about her?"

> "Tlv-da-tsi...Cougar. The wise men say those with cougar
> medicine should pay attention to how their speech and their
> actions affect others and to make sure you are not speaking
> too sharply or holding on to something too tightly. They say
> Cougar can shred you into little pieces then put you back
> together again with a pure heart and purpose. I guess i'm a
> work in progress."

"Thank you for being willing to tell me.

Cougar? An interesting Totem. I'll have to ask around
Merseysprawl to see if anyone knows someone who follows Cougar.

One thing I have learnt about Totems is that they won't hurry.
When they are ready to do something they will do it, but they
won't be rushed."

> She pauses.

> "Tlv-da-tsi is my Journey Totem. I also have a Life Totem, a
> Shadow Totem and sometimes a Message Totem."

"Now that is very different to where I'm from. I've heard of two
people who've changed Totems, and they really suffered for a
while, but no one with more than one at a time."

> She smiles and looks distant.

> "My Life Totem has been with me since I was six years old. I
> was running in the forest with my brother and as always, I was
> out stripping him, much to his continual annoyance I may add,
> suddenly I did not recognise where I was, the forest was dark
> and I was lost. He was sitting on a rock staring at me and
> much to my amazement he _spoke. 'Are you lost child?. Come sit
> by me.' I sat beside him and felt immediately safe. I can
> remember it like it was yesterday. He said 'You and I are
> about to embark on a journey that will be longer than you
> could ever imagine. Remember _I will always be there no matter
> what else happens.' I was bursting with questions and did not
> know where to begin. He laughed. 'Questions must wait until
> later, your brother is calling you Ga-ya-da-hi U-nu-le and he
> sounds worried.' Next thing I know, i'm being shaken and I
> wake up to find my brother crying and calling my name. I had
> fallen and bashed my skull on a rock. My brother said i'd
> stopped breathing and he thought I was dead."

> She knocks her forehead with her knuckles. "Fortunately i've
> got a hard head."

"You traveled the Spirit Path when you were six? That's
remarkable. No Shaman or N.A I've ever heard of has ever managed
it before their tenth birthday, and many don't do so until
they're in their 20's. I know one woman who was in her late 30's
before she and her Totem found each other. She's a Prairie Dog.
Always dropping in on friends and neighbours. Borrowing things,
lending them, and always talking. She could cheer up an E zone
just by passing through it."

> "That's how Tsv-s-gi-no Yo-nu, a.k.a The Devil Bear, a.k.a
> Wolverine revealed himself to me and now to you.

Jonathon manages to turn slightly paler.

"Wolverine?

I've only heard of two who follow him. They are both major
powers in the NAN. They don't get angry very quickly, but if
they do you'd better pray that you're not who they're angry
with. One of them was the leader of the Great Ghost Dance.
That's the one that set off Mount St Helens to order, no matter
what spin the last gov of the old USA put on it. Officially he's
retired now and spends his days in the heart of the NAN states
wandering from town to town teaching, but I did hear rumours
that he was gathering people recently, and not just Native
Americans or even just those with a Shamanic view of the world.

The other is leader of the NAN delegation when they have to meet
with other govs.

I am honoured to finally meet a follower of His.

> My Shadow Totem however is nobodys business but mine."

"Understood, and I will never pry."

> > > -Wildwind, Stubborn old b'stard

> > Jonathon
> > We Ventrue can teach cats.

> -Wildwind
> Cats?...Easy, peasey.

Jonathon.
Ever tried to outstubborn a cat? Without Protean? I)

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"Wildwind" <wildwindsco@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> "That's how Tsv-s-gi-no Yo-nu, a.k.a The Devil Bear, a.k.a
> Wolverine revealed himself to me and now to you. My Shadow
> Totem however is nobodys business but mine."

"Is that the Windwalker?"

-Toby, otter pooka
And how come none of your totems are otters, huh?

 

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Laurence wrote:

> "Not seriously. There are a couple of small subsidiaries that
> work on petro-chem development, but the corp is European based
> so it didn't get into exploration and extraction.

"The large petroleum companies and I have a 'hate, hate' relationship.
They accused _me of sabotaging a refinery or two. Which of course is
obviously untrue.." she laughs "..myself and a few colleagues just
scared the workforce slightly and they chose not to return to work."

> One of the most promising of the subs is working on a new
> synthetic lubricant which looks like it might be capable of
> replacing traditional oils with no cost differential. If they
> can make it cheaper, even slightly cheaper, it will make a big
> difference."

"Cost isn't really my main objection to fossil fuel sources."

> Cougar? An interesting Totem. I'll have to ask around
> Merseysprawl to see if anyone knows someone who follows Cougar.

"I don't actually _follow Cougar, she's here until the journey she's
taking me on is complete."

> One thing I have learnt about Totems is that they won't hurry.
> When they are ready to do something they will do it, but they
> won't be rushed."

She grins. "Sounds like me."

> "Now that is very different to where I'm from. I've heard of two
> people who've changed Totems, and they really suffered for a
> while, but no one with more than one at a time."

"Like I said, Cougar is my Journey totem and when that journey is
complete she'll leave, whether I want her to or not."

> "You traveled the Spirit Path when you were six? That's
> remarkable. No Shaman or N.A I've ever heard of has ever managed
> it before their tenth birthday, and many don't do so until
> they're in their 20's. I know one woman who was in her late 30's
> before she and her Totem found each other. She's a Prairie Dog.
> Always dropping in on friends and neighbours. Borrowing things,
> lending them, and always talking. She could cheer up an E zone
> just by passing through it."

She grins.

> "Wolverine?
>
> I've only heard of two who follow him. They are both major
> powers in the NAN. They don't get angry very quickly, but if
> they do you'd better pray that you're not who they're angry
> with. One of them was the leader of the Great Ghost Dance.
> That's the one that set off Mount St Helens to order, no matter
> what spin the last gov of the old USA put on it. Officially he's
> retired now and spends his days in the heart of the NAN states
> wandering from town to town teaching, but I did hear rumours
> that he was gathering people recently, and not just Native
> Americans or even just those with a Shamanic view of the world.

"Wolverine is a Master teacher, his favourite subjects being the
challenges associated with mental clarity, emotional balance and
spiritual understanding...and most importantly food!."

> > -Wildwind
> > Cats?...Easy, peasey.
>
> Jonathon.
> Ever tried to outstubborn a cat? Without Protean? I)

-Wildwind. Bloody minded, old duffer.
I've been out stubborning a mountain lion for over a century.

 

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Kylinn wrote:

> > "That's how Tsv-s-gi-no Yo-nu, a.k.a The Devil Bear, a.k.a
> > Wolverine revealed himself to me and now to you. My Shadow
> > Totem however is nobodys business but mine."
>
> "Is that the Windwalker?"

"NO!." She bangs her hand on the bar. "_He is not an animal totem, _He
is The Spirit of Lonely Places, a Thunder Being..."

She looks at her hands.

"...and I fear him more than anything else."

> -Toby, otter pooka
> And how come none of your totems are otters, huh?
-Wildwind
Cue Homer voice "I dunno."

 

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In article
<1106135698.861421.36830@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
Wildwind <wildwindsco@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Laurence wrote:

> > "Not seriously. There are a couple of small subsidiaries
> > that work on petro-chem development, but the corp is
> > European based so it didn't get into exploration and
> > extraction.

> "The large petroleum companies and I have a 'hate, hate'
> relationship. They accused _me of sabotaging a refinery or
> two. Which of course is obviously untrue.." she laughs
> "..myself and a few colleagues just scared the workforce
> slightly and they chose not to return to work."

Jonathon grins.

"I've had to do that to individuals on occasion, but I've never
tried shutting down a whole plant or building that way.

No one's tried your technique where I'm from for some time as
far as I know. The refineries I've seen, there are a couple on
the Welsh border that I pass sometimes, have some really nasty
defenders."

> > One of the most promising of the subs is working on a new
> > synthetic lubricant which looks like it might be capable of
> > replacing traditional oils with no cost differential. If
> > they can make it cheaper, even slightly cheaper, it will
> > make a big difference."

> "Cost isn't really my main objection to fossil fuel sources."

"Just making a less invasive alternative source available isn't
enough. Inertia amongst the buyers will mean that it doesn't
make anough of a difference, let alone make enough profit to
make the development worthwhile.

On the other hand, making it cheaper than hydrocarbon will cause
the button counters to look and see that they can cut costs,
increasing their all important profit margin. We sell more,
making the cost of development reasonable, and making a profit
out of it, and the world gains by not having large holes punched
in it, less pollution of remote areas, less pollution around the
refineries.

Although I do admit that there is some pollution in the new
process, it's nearly all virtually inert and solid material that
can be dealt with more easily. We have old salt mines nearby
which can hold enough of the gunk to allow us to supply the
whole country's lubricant needs for several hundred years. Then
we can move on to backfilling the exhausted coal mines. There is
one other advantage of that, it will reduce subsidance problems.

As to fuel, we have petroguzzlers, but a lot of our sprawls have
electrical vehicles, multifuel burners which can run on just
about anything from propane to heavy diesel, and KITT burns
hydrogen.

Sorry, KITT is my car. A Daimler Adamant who's been retrofitted
with some interesting bits. He's got me out of a lot of tight
spots over the years, and when I started having to meet with,
certain groups of people with rather sensitive noses, I decided
that no matter what the cost in performance or money terms, he
should be less offensive to them. In the end he's only lost a
couple of MPH off the top, his acceleration is the same, and the
number of suppliers of pressurised hydrogen tanks has increased
severalfold reducing his running costs to only a few Nuyen per
week over his original engine."

When Jonathon mentions KITT as he would an organic being you get
the impression it's not because he's anthropomorphesising a
machine, he really does consider KITT to be alive.

> > Cougar? An interesting Totem. I'll have to ask around
> > Merseysprawl to see if anyone knows someone who follows
> > Cougar.

> "I don't actually _follow Cougar, she's here until the journey
> she's taking me on is complete."

"The spirits delegate duties then? That's very interesting."

> > "Now that is very different to where I'm from. I've heard of
> > two people who've changed Totems, and they really suffered
> > for a while, but no one with more than one at a time."

> "Like I said, Cougar is my Journey totem and when that journey
> is complete she'll leave, whether I want her to or not."

Ah. Thank you for clearing it up. It's still very unusual that
two or more spirits would cooperate. OK, if you've got a Wolf
Shaman and a Rat Shaman on one run they can join together when
they're casting, but I know of a Wolf Shaman and a Hermetic Mage
who can do the same."

> > "You traveled the Spirit Path when you were six? That's
> > remarkable. No Shaman or N.A I've ever heard of has ever
> > managed it before their tenth birthday, and many don't do so
> > until they're in their 20's. I know one woman who was in her
> > late 30's before she and her Totem found each other. She's a
> > Prairie Dog. Always dropping in on friends and neighbours.
> > Borrowing things, lending them, and always talking. She
> > could cheer up an E zone just by passing through it."

> She grins.

"The biggest problem is that you tend to find yourself talking
about things you really shouldn't."

> > "Wolverine?

> > I've only heard of two who follow him. They are both major
> > powers in the NAN. They don't get angry very quickly, but if
> > they do you'd better pray that you're not who they're angry
> > with. One of them was the leader of the Great Ghost Dance.
> > That's the one that set off Mount St Helens to order, no
> > matter what spin the last gov of the old USA put on it.
> > Officially he's retired now and spends his days in the heart
> > of the NAN states wandering from town to town teaching, but
> > I did hear rumours that he was gathering people recently,
> > and not just Native Americans or even just those with a
> > Shamanic view of the world.

> "Wolverine is a Master teacher, his favourite subjects being
> the challenges associated with mental clarity, emotional
> balance and spiritual understanding...and most importantly
> food!."

"He has his priorities right then.

> > > -Wildwind
> > > Cats?...Easy, peasey.

> > Jonathon.
> > Ever tried to outstubborn a cat? Without Protean? I)

> -Wildwind. Bloody minded, old duffer.
> I've been out stubborning a mountain lion for over a century.

Jonathon
That beats the Hengeyoki I've been in contest with for the last
ten years.

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A white oval appears in front of the door. The oval disappears and a
human appears in its place. He is wearing a peaked cap like a
stereotypical Robin Hod but is wearing an black Armani business suit.
He looks towards the barman and takes off his hat. He walks towards
the bar muttering "who on earth would want golden mushrooms anyway?"
and straightening his suit.

He swings his suitcase onto the bar.

"Barman, did anyone here order zinc pellets? I got an order here for
25000 2mm diameter zinc pellets."

He opens his suitcase and anyone within a 20meter radius would hear a
gentle whooshing sound. He produces a pristine piece of white paper.

"See," he says brandishing the paper like a raison d'etre. "This is
the invoice 25000 zinc pellets to Wolves Glen Pub, 20th January 2005,
5th Mordant. You know anything about this?"

 

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Laurence wrote:
> In article <csfm9h$sfs$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
> Justine Rogers <justine@area88.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> "I do know what it cost me to get this made up."
>
> Jonathon indicates his walking stick.
>
> "Mind you it has proven useful a couple of times so the initial
> cost is looking a lot more reasonable than it did when I ordered
> its construction."

"Yes, I noticed that. Interesting."

>>"Let me guess, they sing?"
>
> "And play instruments. They focus their special abilities,
> mostly emotion adjustment and the like, through those skills.
>
> Like most clans and such they have a legend concerning how they
> came about, And theirs is most interesting. Two sires."

"I see."

Shane
not-so-rogue mage

 

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In article <cspa1j$3v9$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
Justine Rogers <justine@area88.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Laurence wrote:
> > In article <csfm9h$sfs$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
> > Justine Rogers <justine@area88.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> > "I do know what it cost me to get this made up."

> > Jonathon indicates his walking stick.

> > "Mind you it has proven useful a couple of times so the
> > initial cost is looking a lot more reasonable than it did
> > when I ordered its construction."

> "Yes, I noticed that. Interesting."

"It's Orichalcum, obviously. So that's a lot of the expense
right there. I could have had the spells implanted into
something less expensive, but then the implantation and the
spells themselves would have cost more, and be less stable as
well.

Fortunately I have the budget to handle this sort of purchase."

> >>"Let me guess, they sing?"

> > "And play instruments. They focus their special abilities,
> > mostly emotion adjustment and the like, through those
> > skills.

> > Like most clans and such they have a legend concerning how
> > they came about, And theirs is most interesting. Two sires."

> "I see."

"I'm sure you can guess one of the clans that were apparently
involved."

Jonathon.

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Have you thought of bartering? It's my speciality. I tend to use cash
sparingly. As a medum of exchange it has a very ethereal quality. One
time I even found a place where gold is useless. Now i tend to trade
many metals, alloys, animals, beer, wine, seeds and nuts.

It's amazing what you can get for 3tons of peanuts, a ton of sunflower
seeds, two barrels of Carlsberg, four hundred donkeys and some steel.
Or you could just try direct trading one for one.

Charlie

 

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"Wildwind" <wildwindsco@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
news:1106138231.757951.64140@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

> Kylinn wrote:
>
>> > "That's how Tsv-s-gi-no Yo-nu, a.k.a The Devil Bear,
>> > a.k.a Wolverine revealed himself to me and now to you.
>> > My Shadow Totem however is nobodys business but mine."
>>
>> "Is that the Windwalker?"
>
> "NO!." She bangs her hand on the bar. "_He is not an animal
> totem, _He is The Spirit of Lonely Places, a Thunder
> Being..."
>
> She looks at her hands.
>
> "...and I fear him more than anything else."

Palanis refreshes Wildwind's drink.

>> -Toby, otter pooka
>> And how come none of your totems are otters, huh?
>
> -Wildwind
> Cue Homer voice "I dunno."

-Jane
Because she has sensible totems.

 

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"Wildwind" <wildwindsco@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Kylinn wrote:
> > Wildwind wrote:

>> > "That's how Tsv-s-gi-no Yo-nu, a.k.a The Devil Bear,
>> > a.k.a Wolverine revealed himself to me and now to you.
>> > My Shadow Totem however is nobodys business but mine."
>>
>> "Is that the Windwalker?"
>
> "NO!." She bangs her hand on the bar.

Toby jumps, startled.

> "_He is not an animal totem,

"Oh. Well, I should have known that after you made
it so clear that all your totems are animal totems."

> _He is The Spirit of Lonely Places, a Thunder Being..."
>
> She looks at her hands.
>
> "...and I fear him more than anything else."

"So what is he to you, if not a totem?"

>> -Toby, otter pooka
>> And how come none of your totems are otters, huh?
> -Wildwind
> Cue Homer voice "I dunno."

-Toby, otter pooka
A failing on your part, no doubt.