Fight the Future by Chance Hale, Iaman, Yas, Beetle bomb
February 6th, 2008 7:20 PMI am pleased to announce to all of SFØ that, in a most monumental manner, the brave members of CGØ have decided to present you with a small demonstration of our power. At 3:00 UT, on the day of February 7th, 2008, (approximately 21:00 CGØ on the 6th) members of CGØ took a small amount of time out of their day to focus their energies on a single thing: moving the moon.
With all of our powers combined, a bit of sympathetic magic, and some general style and panache, we have set forth a force that shall soon engulf a good portion of the Southern Pacific in a partial solar eclipse. This eclipse should begin around 3:20 UT, which is probably going to be about when this gets posted. It will begin in Antarctica, where our dear Loki is currently located, and will continue on over southeastern Australia (the land of dear old ØZ) and then over New Zealand, rendering all sundials in the affected areas useless or mostly useless. I'm certain Loki or members of Team ØZ can confirm this, as I happen to know that there is, in fact, a sundial on the South Pole, and there must be one somewhere in Australia.
Do not think we have done this to cause harm to any of our fellow players. We sent ample warning out to the possibly afflicted parties and informed them of the circumstances. There are no hard feelings between any of us, and we hope that this can continue.
Happy New Year, SFØ, and I hope you can see the power that our fair city holds.
Nathaniel Person:
It was a lovely evening. Puddles of meltwater covered the ground, and the slush sloshed cheerfully underfoot; every so often a pile of wet snow slid gracefully off the roof of a building. I reluctantly turned my gaze from the orange glow of the Chicago night, and focused all my will and strength on harnessing the Power of the Moon.
Now, as most people know, the moon usually does its own thing and doesn't pay much attention to what people on Earth want it to do. However, as most people also know, if a dragon wants you to do something you darn well do it, even if you're the moon. This dragon is named Vorkosigan, and he really wants the moon to be over there. No, not there - a little more to the right. That's it, perfect. (Pictures below!)
The magic in action
The ritual was simple. At the appointed time, place a white, circular object upon a sheet of black, focus your energies upon the moon, and then push it slightly to the right with your index finger.
Behold our power
Never underestimate CGØ.
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the ritual objects of the Yasassin
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The Yasassin's ritual act
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A crop of the photo of the Yasassin's act, optimized for easier viewing of evidence of the proper time
Concentration!
I focus my lunar thoughts.
Attack!
Vorkosigan strikes!
Muahaha!
WHERE IS YOUR SUN NOW?
The sun knows something is afoot.
Q: Why is it black if the sun's out? A: Space. Durr.
Eclipse!
Moon design totally stolen from ScaryGoRound.com, by the way.
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Vote for meddling with powers with which man is not meant to interfere.
Hiding under the bed for meddling with powers with which man is not meant to interfere.
Why was Dax collaborated? Am I missing something here?
Very sorry guys. I was prepared to assist you in the moon-moving, but fate would have that at 21:00 on the 6th I was sitting in the living room of a Tibetan Lama, rehearsing music for a puppet show to benefit the Tibetan Children's Village in Dharamsala India. I felt it would be poor form, as a guest, to step outside and derail the big white satellite...
... that's no excuse, really. But I am glad that the project succeeded in my absence.
[Iaman -- when you get the chance, please remove me from this completion... just to keep the game square]
You've been removed, Dax, and I'm rather sorry to do so.
I understand, however, that there are probably some very decent reasons for you to have been unable to actually aid us in this task. I look forward to collaborating with you on future tasks, and hope that whatever you were doing was, indeed, worth it.
Vote for a dragon named Vorkosigan!
Thanks! Vorkosigan actually belongs to my girlfriend, so all credit for the name goes to her. Unfortunately, she doesn't (yet?) play SFØ, so we'll reluctantly accept your points on her behalf...
Aw, Dax.... we forgive you! [insert big hug here]
They may be great, or unexpected. Already though, last night saw gods walk the earth. Unless they tampered with my camera the photos will eventually go up here. Who knows where this might end.
SA, you should report your sighting to the S0S Brigade!
Yes, for further investigation.
Just great. I notice that you inconsiderately neglected to put the moon back in the right place when you were done with your clock-destruction!
No doubt that's the reason why it suddenly went out earlier this evening! Fortunately, it came back on after an hour, but this is just the sort of blatant disregard for the space-time continuum that... well, I don't know what it does, but it can't possibly be good.
Oops
Honestly, it was all part of the plan... Wait till you see what else is in store...
Fools! You have doomed us all!
You are meddling with powers with which man is not meant to interfere!