Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Re: Digest Number 499
--- Amanda <alashandra@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Rich. In...spandex.
I'm so glad I had forgotten about this post by Saturday, as it would have been poor form to burst into hysteria when Rich showed up
at the tourney I was playing in..
> And anyway, Chisa-san...just remember this.
>
> You may belong to the most perferted list in L5R, but you weren't > the one who created it. ;)
Chisa's on the Shiba Halls list?
Daidoji Gisei
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] RICEPAPER REPRESENT!
> No Lurkers! *Grabs Oni no Jesse and pulls him out> of shadows*
Gah! You know, you really shouldn't grab and pull Onis. You never know whether they might be in heat or not. They might take that sort of thing as some kind of a human mating ritual. ;P
> Now, were is the next part of Sorrow's Path? I'm > dying to know > what comes next!
>
>
> Daidoji Gisei
I think it shoulda taken a left turn at Albuquerque.
It's coming. Slowly, but surely.
I've been working 7 days a week for the past three or so weeks, and before that, I was dealing with a rather stressful change of address. Hence my self-relegation to Lurker status, and my lack of participation ^^;
Umm, not that I... really ever -have- participated much... *eyes dart* @_@ *runs back under his tainty rock*
Oni no Jesse
Tijuana Terror
Grabbed and Pulled
Subject: [RicePaper] Re: [FIC] Hangovers of the Clans, Part 4
> I'll save this till I get home. I sense that Yokubo is coming...
*looks at statement*
*takes deep breath*
*slowly turns purple, trying to restrain the obvious innuendo*
:-)
Helen
Crab Clan Tsukai-Sagasu * Ricepaper Oni
Subject: [RicePaper] Re: Administrative Notes--Please Read!
--- In RicePaper@yahoogroups.com, "Asako Seijaku" <zhyndiakenoh@y...> wrote:
> --- In RicePaper@yahoogroups.com, "mirutai" <mirutai@h...> wrote:
>
> > Still, despite my best efforts to subvert it, I note that the > Elitism thread remained disappointingly within the realms of good
> taste. Must try harder...
>
> Try getting people to speak about all the euphemisms they've seen. ^o^
There'S a realm of difference between perverting the Elitism thread and turning it in yet another Jess-Lebow-flaming-thread...
-Himoto
> For fear of sounding very out of it...who is Jess Lebow? O_o; Is he > an American writer or someone?
>Seijaku
He is the man who will forever be known as the man who gave us Kaneka Naked. Also known as Jess "Soft Wet Heads" Lebow.
He wrote the 'Wind of War' canon novel, which was truly, utterly appalling. If you want to read it, I'll send you my copy. Please.
Anything to get it out of my house...
Helen
Crab Clan Tsukai-Sagasu * Ricepaper Oni
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Chisa, soundtracks...?
--- Bayushi Chisa <shampoonekochan@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sorry I have been so slow on replying to people who > were nice enough to email me about the soundtracks. > Jeremy did most of them and I tend to only listen to > specific cds. I could tell you alot about the > Scorpion > cds and Imperial, but others, I am completely > clueless. ^_^;;;
>
> I don't recognize Orestes.
>
> Chisa
All too often do I realize that I only keep this girl around because of her good looks - and that she doesn't mind my hideous ones. *shakes head* I love Chi dearly, but she genuinely knows utterly bunko about music. :) Which is why I guess that she had me do the soundtracks, and is having me do essays about the whys and wherefores about each one. Ah, the things we do for love... or at least nookie... :)
Hida Jiremi
=====
Hida Jiremi
"Hida Kuon want pants too!"
Subject: [RicePaper] Re: Elitist
> *cough,fanfiction.net,cough* :)
Ah, someone else has been there too... *winces* I'm glad to see that someone else shares my viewpoint on this matter (I hate to sound
discrimanatory, but sometimes one has to be).
> I still see some problems in the stories people write,> which is to be expected since we are all amateurs.> However, L5R does not suffer from endless wells of> hentai material or grammar so poor it might as well be> a different language that plagues other genre that I> have read. I must say that the very little scraps of> hentai I have found in L5R has been very good to read> too. (Looks around the room, you know who you are.)
WHAT?? L5R Hentai?! Where? WHERE?! *looks around wildly* Ok, who's been hiding the porn from me?
> Basically, my point is if you allow a fanfiction> website (or whatever we end up using) to be completely> unmoderated, you are going to end up with crap. If we> do attach the Ricepaper name to this project, I would> rather we kept Gisei's code of excellence with it as> well. She has done a wonderful job gathering some of> the best fanfiction writers I have ever seen and I> would not wish to see that standard drop.
Hear, hear!
> >
> > That's just my personal opinion, though - if the> > overall consensus is > > for a free-posting board, then I bow to the will of
> > the community. :-)
>
> Ah, like a good samurai. ^_~
Nah, like a poor little Damned cowering under the vast consensus weight of the Shadowlands. :-P
> In the end, I am kind of defeatist about ever finding> a surefire way of getting feedback outside of> Ricepaper.
Short of setting up something like the Klingon Jail-and-Bail at GenCon (not letting victims out of a small cage until they have said
something suitably appreciative about our fics?), I don't think there's a 100% guaranteed method...
> I do think we need to encourage feedback from our> readers. I just don't know how to inspire them enough> to care.
Make sure every story you write is better than the last one. That's
my motto. :-)
Helen
Subject: [RicePaper] Re: Elitist
Greetings!!!
I agree with Helan and Chisa's comments, and now I'll add a few extra extrapolations here.
First, as a writer, I demand to uh...see and uh...'edit' and hentai material onsite, purely for 'editing' reasons...
Ahem...lost track for a moment folks. >:)
Now, what has impressed me with L5R fiction is that the majority of writers write fan written fiction and not fan fiction. By this I
mean:
Fan Written Fiction is researched and does not deal or interfere with established characters, storyline, locations, etc.
Fan Fiction is often a bragging story of one's persona/character in the genre/world they have set themselves in.
Example: We'll use my character, the ever old Hida Togeriso, Crab Clan Lorekeeper.
In Fan Written Fiction, I would describe him talking to Kuni Utagu as we walked along the Kaiu Wall, perhaps watching Hida Kuon
fight a few trolls. Since this deals with Kuni Utagu, this would take palce before the creation of the Tower of Fear and the loss
of 6-7 of the Crab's Kaiu Watchtowers.
In Fan Fiction, Togeriso would be the killer of Utagu, never allowed the Shadowlands to take any of the Watchtowers, and personally responcible for the deaths of Kyoden, Daigotsu, and Shahai. This while I ate the Egg of Pan Ku and slept with Bayushi Kachiko.
The above examples are reasons for some of the conditions I place on the SCs I hold.
Now there is some crossing of the lines between these two distinctions. Kakita Kaori's KyD story is great Fan Written Fiction,
though it might seem to appear as Fan Fiction.
Places like the RPS allow writers to deal with Fan Written Fiction. Open forums, like fan fiction dotcom, are mainly sounding
boards for people who write little stories that sound more like their personal fantasies (the early days of fanfiction dotcom
might as well been Penthouse Forum).
Thats just my two cents on the matter, but there is one other thing, something I am guilty of as well.
Praise and Criticism.
Someone allows us very lucky readers to gaze into a bit of their creativity. Whether good or bad, we should try to comment on
their stories whenever we can. I don't just mean on RPS either. As writers, we know the nervousness and stress of writing and
then posting. For myself, I still get nervous each time I post a story (okay, that hasn't happened lately but I'm taking steps this
Saturday to get my computer fixed).
I still smile when i hear from someone who takes the minute or two to say 'I liked it' or even 'I disliked it'. Course, I want to know
more in either case, but even a brief note like that can keep the muse moving when you run out of Miles Davis CDs.
I always ask that people contribute some comment on any story I write or that is written for the SCs. Hopefully such comments are
constructive and illuminating, and help the writer advance in his or her field.
We do this for free and for fun, but we all would like to know that what we wrote has been noticed.
See ya!!!
Paul Thorgrimson
Hida Togeriso, Crab Clan Lorekeeper
"You can't pin a thing on me magistrate! Utagu died alone...yeah
that's it, he died alone! You hear that! I'm innocent! HAHAHA!!!"
Subject: [RicePaper] Re: Elitist
> > > Fan Fiction is often a bragging story of one's persona/character > in the genre/world they have set themselves in.> > This can also be called self-insertion.
Self-insertion is virtually every L5R fan-written story. What Togeriso described as Fan Fiction is actually more of an Alternate
Universe setting.
Of course, it can be argued that there's no such thing as an AU fiction in L5R anymore thanks to Fortune and Winds (Quoting) :
"Within Yume-Do lies other worlds that exist deep in possibility.These sub-realms are very similar to Ningen-do - the physical laws
are identical, and there is nearly always an empire of Rokugan, though subtly (or in some cases, not so subtly) different."
The RPG crew then proceeds to blatantly gives R2K canon L5R existence :-).
So essentially, that means that if you write a story about Togeriso being better than Kuon, saving the wall from falling and killing
Daigotsu, Shahai and so on, you're not actually describing a fairy tale that has nothing to do with how things happened. It'S actually a very canon story of how things really DID happen in one of those Sub-Realms ;-). And then since it'S actually possible (sayeth F&W) to travel from Ningen-do to these subrealms, it would even be possible for the savior Togeriso to actually be Togeriso-from-the-L5R-realm-Rich-and-co-writes-about who went in one of those sub-realm without realizing it and actually changed everything then came back to the real L5R...
And yes, that means that there's actually a sub-reality somewhere where Naseru is a cross-dresser with a thing for a very naive Hachi who's desperate for girls (while every male in Rokugan is desperate for him), while Tokei is showing a thing or two about the celestial heavens to Miyako - and doing unspeakable things in the woods to goblin. It's also a world where Gisei threatened Kaneka that the Crane would all leave Rokugan if he became emperor.
And there's another where a hapless trio of adventurers (A Mantis, a...naga-man thing and a...thing, period (albeit the girls of the
list insist it's a SEXY thing))have so far defeated on their own self and with a healty dose of pure blind luck and outright stupidity
about half the Onisus :-D
-Himoto
Who finds the notion of there being a place out there in the L5R universe where the Very Private Journals really happened REAL
scarry :-D
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Drifting away from elitism into the far more fascinating topic of XXX...
--- mirutai <mirutai@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Or we could offer naked pics of Helen to anyone> who> > gives a comment. ^_^
>
> *blinks* I'm sorry, I thought we were trying to> _encourage_ > commenting...
Hey, I think you're pretty hot. In the totally platonic, I'm engaged now kind of way, I mean. :)
> (on the topic of photos, where's that tsukai-sagasu > LARP pic you > promised me, Chisa?)
>
> Helen
I'll field this one. Lucas Twyman was supposed to be scanning them in, but he got really drunk and then he moved to Ohio. In pretty much that amount of time. We're going to get another friend of ours to scan them soon, now that we know someone else with a scanner. It shouldn't be too much longer; before the next Ice Age, certainly.
Hida Jiremi
=====
Hida Jiremi
"Hida Kuon want pants too!"
"Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy." -G.K.
Chesterton
Naseru III:XVI says "I just kicked your ass - and became Emperor!"
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Drifting away from elitism into the far more fascinating topic of XXX...
--- Hida Jiremi <hida_jiremi@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> Hey, I think you're pretty hot. In the totally> platonic, I'm engaged now kind of way, I mean. :)
I just have to say that you made me laugh out loud in a library...
Daidoji Gisei
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Drifting away from elitism into the far more fascinating topic of XXX...
--- Hida Jiremi <hida_jiremi@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'll field this one. Lucas Twyman was supposed to be> scanning them in, but he got really drunk and then he> moved to Ohio. In pretty much that amount of time.
O_o Wow, this Lucas sounds like a fun guy. I've gotten drunk tons of time, but never once did it occur to me to move while drunk. I guess I just haven't hit that plateau yet. I'm guessing it's somewhere after the getting drunk and wanting to balance your check book stage.
> We're going to get another friend of ours to scan them > soon, now that we know someone else with a scanner. It > shouldn't be too much longer; before the next Ice Age, > certainly.
What is this? A one scanner town or something? Some stores that do photo processing have scanners and will burn photos onto cd. It's not that expensive either considering the saved time involved. *shrug* With your wedding photos coming up you might want to look into that. I think they can even store them as printing quality files so you can use them as proofs just in case anything happens to your origional wedding photos.
-Kyle
Subject: [RicePaper] Re: Elitist
(once more going for "most consecutive posts" prize... hey, it's my lunchbreak *grin*)
> No need to warn me as to how hellish open fanfiction boards can get > at times. I'Ve seen pokémon fanfiction boards at the height of > the "new game" craze. It's BAD.
Come now... sometimes you get something hilariously bad. If I said "Team Revelation", would anyone know what I was talking about? (I hasten to add, in self defence, that I only read really bad fanfic through the intervening medium of the MST2K archives)
> (in l5r terms, that's more or less the equivalent > of managing to obtain all 12 black scrolls, the celestial swords > (all), Yakamo's Claw, the Last Wish, Yoritomo'S Kama and so on. And > carrying them all with you. And using them.
Hey, that's not so implausible!
All you have to do is off Shiba Mirabu (he's one of the sucky champions, it shouldn't be hard) and nick the Celestial Sword of the
Phoenix. Then you find Aikune and trade him the Sword and Championship for the Last Wish (and make him tell it to be friends
with you). Then BURNINATE him with the Wish, and get the Sword back. Use the Last Wish to find the Dark Covenent of Earth, use it, and make Nokatsu give you Yakamo's Claw. Take Yakamo's Claw to the Crab, enlist the aid of Soul of Kuni Yori, and trade it for the Celestial Sword of the Crab. Then, naturally, BURNINATE Kuon (you will have to seduce him to make sure he's naked and not wearing the Crab Clan Armour, or this could seriously backfire).
Hand over the Crab Clan to the True Champion (Kuroda), in exchange for help in scouring Rokugan looking for the Black Scrolls. Ask for the False Hoturi as a personal secretary. After you're tired of playing with the FH (this may take some weeks), BURNINATE him and nab the Egg of P'an Ku.
Travel northwards. Along the way, stop off at the Shiro Matsu and point out to Nimuro that there are a load of oni hordes ravaging the countryside. In the general confusion, nick the Celestial Sword of the Lion. Oh, and Revenge (you don't REALLY believe that Ginawa gave it away, did you?). This will be needed.
Continue northwards, through the Unicorn lands (feel free to BURNINATE the Moto stables, and take advantage of the distraction to steal their Sword), up to Dragon lands. Here, it will be neccessary to seduce Satsu. This should not be too hard. Having wrapped the Scaly One around your little finger, persuade him that you'd love to meet his dad. When he obediently summons Hoshi, QUICKLY clone him with the Egg of P'an Ku. Watch the Hoshis fight (suggest putting up an indestructible forcefield with the Last Wish first). When the dust has cleared, be thoughtful - make the Dragon some new mountains with the Last Wish before you leave. Oh, and take the Celestial Sword of the Dragon.
Now you have an Evil Half-Dragon under your control, finding the Black Scrolls should be easy! Dispatch the False Hoshi to find them for you (tell him to do whatever it takes to the Phoenix to make them give it up). Once you have the Black Scrolls, take a boat (or the False Hoshi - he floats) to the Mantis Isles.
Ressurect Yoritomo using Return of the Fallen Lord and offer to swap him for Yoritomo's Kama. Take Yoritomo's Kama. In the general heart-warming scene of touching father-daughter reunion, nick the Celestial Sword of the Mantis from Kumiko's obi.
Head back to mainland Rokugan and Crane lands. Once there, crack open the Wasting Disease scroll, the Undead Hordes scroll, and any other destructive one you feel like (there's no point to this, it's just traditional towards the end of a story arc). Make sure to salt the earth, too. After you've had enough fun with that, head over to ol' Kurohito's place and offer to swap the Celestial Sword of the Crane for your Bloodsword. He won't be able to refuse.
By this time, the Scorpion Sword should have discretely materialised outside your hotel room door one night, as the Scorpion are a) no fools, b) well informed, and c) can work out which way the wind is blowing.
Now that you have the Celestial Swords of the Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion and Unicorn, Yakamo's Claw, The Last Wish, and Yoritomo's Kama, you want to be able to wield them all at one time to get the maximum number of bonuses (just think of all the +1/+1s from the Kama!). This is the tricky bit.
Find the Black Scroll that gives Taint. Use it. VERY VERY RAPIDLY (before you go insane from instant 10 ranks of Taint-gain) read Beast of Fu Leng. Congratulations! You are now an akutenshi! Turn yourself into the Walking Horror of Fu Leng too, just for kicks.
By now you should have attracted more than a little attention from the big Fu himself. Use your unique hold over him ("Give me the powers I want, or I'll read the last scroll and put you in the body of Toku!") to manifest the "Multiple Arms" Shadowlands power.
Congratulations! You are now utterly broken!
*ahem*
I had a serious point to make, but it's long since gone out the window. It'll come back to me...
Helen
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Webpage title
> I have been trying to think of a good title for my webpage. Any> advice?
House of Slanders? Chisa's Lies? The Dark Dojo of Bitter Lies?
(can you tell that I'm a mite biased, here? *grin*)
Ummm... The Alternative Tao? Pearls of Foolishness? Chisa's Gleanings? Running out of inspiration here...
By the way, I'm going to come to your house and abduct Cow. Just so you know.
Helen
Currently cat-less
Subject: [RicePaper] Slander
--- In RicePaper@yahoogroups.com, Bayushi Chisa <shampoonekochan@y...> wrote:
>
> --- Helen Keeble <mirutai@h...> wrote:
>
> > Marvel at the fact that this is a ONE PART story!!
>
> I marvel at how Helen always happens to have "other> things" to do during a story contest. I don't think> she really "had to move" or "take finals". I think she> graciously avoided the contest to give the rest of us> a chance at winning.
>
> Well, that is okay, I have had my revenge. *Looks at> webpage and laughs maliciously*. Ahem, on the the> critiquing.
...
Now wait a minute. I can SO tell the difference between a male Crane and a female Crane!
Just...not with their clothes on. Damn bishuonen Crane boys!
Reiko
-------
Never fear, Reiko-san, I'm positive that your intended will be more than happy to take his clothes off for you.
(Oh, and I almost have him named--I'm looking for something that will carry on the Yama- prefix in his father's (Yamadori)
and grandfather's (Yamagata) names.)
And you know, *I'M* the one who has to live down having like 5 entries on the Shadowlands section!
Daidoji Gisei
Subject: [RicePaper] Whats This? Re: No love from the Lists
Greetings!!!
I must be brief with this as I am at my new job. I finally landed an architectural gig in Kenora, which does my Kaiu ancestors
proud.
Now, I am kind of honooured and kind of dejected that I am one of the 'Old Guard'...or was it also 'Old Farts' that I heard? :)
Anyways, in two-three weeks, I am going on a trip to get my computer fixed. After so much time lost with it being out of action,
I am burning to get some writings of mine free and online. Plus, I have projects of my own involving L5R and this has screwed at
least two of them.
Anyways, expect a lot more from this Old Crab real damn soon...sorry it has taken so long.
See ya!!!
Paul Thorgrimson
Hida Togeriso, Crab Clan Lorekeeper
'Straight outta Koten, a lowly motherwriter Togeriso,
I write bout your wife cause the Scorp, she's a big ho...'
Subject: [RicePaper] Stories and children
>So, these are more of your so call "children", eh? You>just have to be firm with the twins (refering to>Bayushi and Shiba). You gotta say, "Dammit, get in>there and do your best. Never give up. Shiba wipe off>that dirt on your face...and Bayushi put back that
>wallet you stole." ^_~
Now there's an interesting idea... if stories were children...
Chisa's kids are happy, well-adjusted youngsters.
Reiko's children are tomboy tear-aways, forever getting into trouble for running around shooting arrows at the other kids and kicking balls through windows.
Gisei's children are immaculately dressed at all times. They spend HOURS in front of the mirror every morning.
Uitukake's kids? They're the quiet, intellectual ones found lurking at the corners of the playground with their noses in books.
Watch out for Helen's brood. They're easy to recognise. They're the surly, gangly teenagers dressed in black with shit-kicker boots who mope around the place listening to angst-filled lyrics. Occasionally one of them is cheerful, but they soon get over it. They have a distressing habit of abducting other people's children and tormenting them.
Samoshii's kids are the flip-side of Helen's - they're the New Romantics. Sometimes angsty, but in a sweet sort of way.
Daniel's family is just too large to count. They get _everywhere_, including completely different neighbourhoods.
:-P
Helen
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Re: Time and Comments
>Now, if only I could get the Scorpion and the Phoenix to deal with me
>a bit better. :)
>
>Reiko
I'm sorry. Was 3 Aces and 2 Kings not enough? You want a royal flush or
something? :)
Samo
Phoenix Dealer
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 19:33:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Re: Time and Comments
--- Bayushi Chisa <shampoonekochan@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I don't know about the Phoenix, but I think you have> made a fine guest in Scorpion court, despite your> Mantis heritage. ^_~
Wait a minute...isn't the Scorpion list some super-secretclosed list where you have be an authentic die-hard Scorpion player (with actual proof of same) before they'll let you on???
*eyes Reiko suspiciously*
Daidoji Gisei
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Re: Hangovers of the Clans, Part 3
Wheeee! Group hug!
*massive bear-hugs to all and sundry*
By the way, ever heard that Taint is spread through close contact? *smiles sweetly*
Helen
Prediction of mass character-deaths imminent...
>From: Bayushi Chisa <shampoonekochan@yahoo.com>
>*Huggles* ^_____^
>
>Bayushi Chisa
>*Preparing for the backstab. ^_~
>
>--- James Donny <jamesfedt@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > I don't have children. Or a husband. Or even> > (sigh) a> > >boyfriend. :(
> >
> > I think this calls for a...
> > ***GROUP HUG!!!***
> > :)
> > Donny
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Re: As promised... A pleasant chat with Death
> I'm not sure what's scarier, the thought that I remember that>reference, or the thought that YOU remember that reference.
>
> Wouldn't that make Jess Lebow the Onisu of the RPS?
No, Jess Lebow is the Onisu of Bad Writing. Or maybe the Onisu of Soft, Squishy Heads.
>Daidoji Gisei
Tamori Shosei (Matt Dalen)
Dragon Clan Alchemist • Jade Hand Scribe
"Fear me, for I will crush you with my Pelican minions! Mwuhahaha!!!"
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Re: FW: Shakespeare
>> So who is the lucky man in the end...??
> Umm...Do I get in trouble if I don't know yet? :)
YEs! Shame! SHAME! Do you not lovingly plan every minute plot detail at least two months before daring to set the hallowed nib of your pen to the pristine white perfection of paper?? One writer! One pen! One draft!
Um... *shuffles own notebook out of sight*
> I'm really wary about marrying Reiko outside of the clan simply because she's a real > bitch already. I can't imagine what would happen if I made her go > outside of the clan. Remember, this is a gal who killed at least 21 > goblins just to prove to the Crab that she could. :)
> On the other hand...I wonder if Hida Mamoru has a son...
Yep, come to the Crab. We're all nasty tough people. And we need all the psycho-bitches we can get. :-)
(and Kuni Mudaran is currently free... though currently in extremely bad standing with his Clan)
> Winged, glowy-eyed, clawed, bloodthirsty > Tainted Berserkers need love too!
From now on, this is my battle cry at CCG tournaments. :-)
>> If Kaneka wins GenCon...? *grin* Come south, the climate's lovely! (I'm in >> danger of getting my witch hunter status revoked, methinks)
> Heh. I don't know...people should probably only worry if Mantis > manage to win the Voice of the Emperor.
> How scary would THAT be?
We've (Team Jade Cat members) been running through the various unlikely iterations possible...
"After my brother Sezaru ascended to the throne, and my Sister became the UN peacekeeper extraordinaire, I was driven mad by the death of my dear brother Kaneka, and have joined the Dragon. signed, Hitomi Naseru"
Or how about...
"Following his coronation, Toturi II (formerly Toturi Sezaru) will travel west to take up residence in the new Imperial Palace at Shiro Moto. There, the glories of the Imperial Court will be rebuilt, under the guidance of the Emperor's Left Hand and the watchful eye of our new Chancellor, Hitomi Vedau. Lord Kuon and the Underhand are even now working to ensure the Emperor's security. As decreed by the Voice of the Empire, Matsu Tsudao, our glorious Clan will take up its duties as the new Emperor's Right Hand. I
know some of you are a little .. inexperienced .. in your new duties, but fortunately a great war leader has offered his allegiance to our Clan. I would like you all to welcome the new Commander of the Imperial Legions, Doji Kaneka!" (Doji Kuruhito, speech to the Crane Clan, shortly before his early retirement 'for medical reasons')
Or my personal favourite:
" I, Yoritomo Naseru, in the name of our glorious and exalted Emperor Kaneka I, may He drop dea^H^H^H^H^H His reign last ten thousand years, doth proclaim and issue this manifesto from the imperial capital of Kyuden Hitomi. Our loyal ninja, the Hida, who happily have found a new task in our realm after their expulsion from their ancestral lands, report the most unfortunate death of our brother Toturi Sezaru in battle against the force of the Ninth Kami. Meanwhile, our sister Shosuro Tsudao sends greetings from her husband Shosuro Furuyari..."
Fear the pants/shirtless ninja... :-)
Helen
Subject: [RicePaper] Re: Romance and L5R (was Re: Something to cheer up Gisei...)
> > This is exactly what happens when story team stops having canon romances. Where is my Kachiko/Hoturi?
> > What about Toturi/Hatsuko? Argh!
Interesting to note that, while romance only rarely features in the Gold-arc Friday fictions, it is a staple of fan-fiction. Thinking back, it seems to me that at least 80% of Ricepaper tales have featured some sort of romantic sub-plot. I wonder if this is more due to the comparative demographics (currently we've only got Story Guys - and, as a side point, the lead writer is single), or the fact that fanfic generally can't use world-shaking plots, so has to settle for more intimate, personal stories.
> Weell.. The last Friday fic sort of implied something between > Shaitung & Nakamura (which could get interesting, if Nakamura wasn't > such a completely null character).
Something's been implied between them for a long time. However, Shaitung makes Hitomi look like a well-developed, rounded character, while Nakamura gives me the impression that he wouldn't know what to do if I tied up Shaitung, hung her naked over his futon, and handed him a labelled diagram.
> And we've had Chen/Akasha (someone described it to me as 'bad sex > without the sex')
The horror! The horror!
> And there's the Tsudao/Tanitsu thing that's been hinted at a couple > of times, and there's .. um ...
That's the bland leading on the bland there... besides, everyone knows that Tsudao is destined for Paneki. :-)
There's also Kenji and what's-his-face, in the Island of the Mist story, which is probably the only true romance-driven Friday fic (though I didn't particularly care for the way it was handled). Hints have been dropped about Reiha and Kuroda, too.
But you've forgotten the big one, Rob... who can forget the immortal lines:
"Brace yourself, samurai-boy," she purred. "This could get rough."
and:
"I'm looking for an Empress. Are you interested in the job?"
"Allow me to present my qualifications..."
The Wind of War gets my vote as the worst L5R fic EVER... and not just for the appalling Kaneka sex scenes. :-)
> Oh - how could I forget - there's Hachi/Shahai ;) > What more do you want?
Hot steaming scenes involving an oiled-up Kuon? (I wait with bated breath for Secrets of the Crab)
>> And just to >> create the proper sense of menace, we forward selected Ricepaper >> posts to let them know we mean business. ;)
> Any suggestions which ones? Were you planning to inspire, mystify or > terrify them? If the latter, might I suggest the 'Sex and the Single > Quote' thread (I'm fairly sure I didn't contribute to that one), > which should be enough to convince anyone that we're all dangerous > lunatics who Cannot Be Reasoned With ;)
Deliver the romance or your sanity gets it!!!
> And while I remember - I hope you're feeling better, Gisei!
Seconded! :-)
Helen
Subject: [RicePaper] Re: Names (Chokushi and Somukeru)
--- In RicePaper@yahoogroups.com, Bayushi Chisa <shampoonekochan@y...> wrote:
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> --- alashandra <alashandra@y...> wrote:
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> > Yoritomo Reiko
> > --wondering what everyone thinks of the names> > Chokushi and Somukeru.
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> I meant to respond to this earlier. However, when I > used an online dictionary I could not make it work. > And then *blush* I forgot about the email. ^_^;;;
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> 1) Do Chokushi and Somukeru mean anything in Japanese? > I am a big fan of my Oriental characters names having > meaning and not just random syllables. You, of course, > can name your character whatever you want, but this is > my personal preference.
As a matter of fact, they do mean something. Chokushi means "taking a straight look at something". Somukeru means "to avert one's eyes". And yes, that's actually symbolic of their roles.
> 2) Is Chokushi the guy and Somukeru the girl? That is > the gut feeling I am getting for gender here. I know > gender names in Rokugani is harder, but you do not > want a name to be gender wrong. (Unless on purpose, > ex. Matsu Kenji)
*coughs* Umm...next question. :)
> 3)The names are not too long which is good. Remeber > the lesson of Toshi Ranbo!
The City Name So Long The Crane And Lion Still Fight About Pronunciation.
Or something like that.
> 4) There is no 4.
SPOON!
> ^_^,
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> Chisa
Thankee. :)
Reiko
Subject: Re: [RicePaper] Photos (was:Re: Chisa's 1st Gencon!)
--- bayushi_chisa <shampoonekochan@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Heh, heh. Then once again the Scorpion strike as I have> several pictures with you in them!!!
Why am I not surprised?
> My toady Lucas Twyman is currently trying to scan them for> the internet as we speak! (If he doesn't lose them or cannot
> figure out how to use his parents scanner first that is.)
Lucan and I have an unresolved argument on the Shadowlands list...maybe I'll get lucky and he'll "lose" them in a fit of pique.
> Just remember Gisei, he is an ally of the Crane now and we can > only pray that he loses the bald spot. >_<
That's a point...the Elemental Masters could just order him to get a decent haircut...
Daidoji Gisei