Last night, (Nov 22nd) there was a meeting of the Floor to battle it out to see which of their 3 capital-gain hopefuls would get to bypass the rigors of the Terminal and the two department heads and be delivered directly into my hands. I have edited the transcript somewhat, seeing as how it took them some time to cut the grabass and get down to bidness. We'll start ... here:
[23:40 ronraygun] ok..all you all shut up..this here meering is in order
[23:40 ronraygun] who here is defending capital? huh?
[23:40 deplancher] There is no protocol. Except no mean stuff. To the VCs.
[23:40 doomey] oh screw yer
[23:40 doomey] suck a nut, 'gun
[23:40 prickly] It's funny to read these conversations way after they've happened.
[23:41 deplancher] I am a defender. A soldier of les capitales.
[23:41 prickly] What the fuck are VCs? Vite Congs?
[23:41 ronraygun] anarchist dog!
[23:41 prickly] Viet, I mean.
[23:41 deplancher] But I have no shoes.
[23:41 doomey] i invited my VC
[23:41 prickly] Guilty as charged.
[23:41 deplancher] Nyet.
[23:41 ronraygun] venture captialists..submitting authors to the squares
[23:42 deplancher] Venture Capitalists, prickly.
[23:42 doomey] guess i gave too little notice
[23:42 doomey] or he is scared
[23:42 deplancher] No, it's ok.
[23:42 ronraygun] ok..french speaker..state your case
[23:42 deplancher] I read everything. So did prickly, d'accord, edith?
[23:42 prickly] Oh god, doomey invited his VC?
[23:43 deplancher] Well, the cap I presented is...
[23:43 doomey] i did
[23:43 prickly] I loved his (her?) story, though. It is fucking fab.
[23:43 doomey] DeP
[23:43 doomey] DePDeP
[23:43 deplancher] literate. There is a plot.
[23:43 deplancher] What? What?
[23:43 doomey] wait
[23:43 doomey] hold on
[23:44 deplancher] k
[23:44 doomey] poolet's talk straight
[23:44 deplancher] I will go for a walk?
[23:44 doomey] i meant
[23:44 doomey] poolet's talk straight
[23:44 doomey] hah
[23:44 deplancher] poolet? chicken
[23:44 doomey] about stories
[23:44 doomey] screw the capital crap
[23:44 doomey] let's act let we be terminali
[23:44 prickly] All thebig-mouthed chicks need to shut up.
[23:44 deplancher] ok
[23:45 deplancher] who has this big mouth?
[23:45 deplancher] who has this big mouth?
[23:45 ronraygun] damn! point to prickly
[23:45 lafloor] hey! I'm a terminali! should I not be here?
[23:45 doomey] hah
[23:45 prickly] moi
[23:45 doomey] that me laugh
[23:45 doomey] nobe here now lafloor
[23:45 deplancher] The thing is, ron, doomey, popeye, edith, guy et al.
[23:45 doomey] god
[23:45 doomey] i can not fucking type worth a shit
[23:46 deplancher] The thing is the story I presented.
[23:46 prickly] Yah. We love Guy LaFloor. He has the BEST name.
[23:46 prickly] O-tay! Someone tawk about their story!
[23:46 ronraygun] dep..did the story make you jump up and down?
[23:46 lafloor] He does. Even I'm jealous of his name
[23:46 ronraygun] yes or no and why?
[23:46 deplancher] Has a plot that can be followed from beginning to end. It has characters like 'Anger'/
[23:47 ronraygun] character's name is anger?
[23:47 deplancher] Can you just picture a guy named Anger?
[23:47 deplancher] What does he look like?
[23:47 doomey] 'gun didn't read the story
[23:47 lafloor] I think of ANgus young immediately
[23:47 prickly] The name Johnny Anger stopped me at first. I'm like, No fuckng way. But the character totally grows on you.
[23:47 ronraygun] doomey...hush or it's the leeches for you
[23:47 deplancher] But ron, I don't jump up and down. For anything but the basketball
[23:48 doomey] Johnny Anger is the stupidest name i's ever seen, sister!
[23:48 deplancher] I know. But Johnny don't play no Back in Black.
[23:48 prickly] It's awful! I cringed!
[23:48 prickly] But!
[23:48 doomey] yeah yeah
[23:48 deplancher] Doomey! That is negative poetry you are writing...
[23:48 ronraygun] dep lemme ask you this. this stor..captial..readers going to dig it?
[23:48 prickly] The story is an old-fashioned detective story.
[23:48 deplancher] The initials are JA
[23:49 deplancher] HOw can you dis that? Ja...
[23:49 deplancher] Yes, it did read a little like a television script
[23:49 prickly] The story sort of knows it's corny.
[23:49 doomey] hammett
[23:49 prickly] It doesn't pretend to be original.
[23:49 doomey] it has it's moments
[23:49 deplancher] Some readers. Conventional ones who want possibly predictable outcomes.
[23:50 doomey] be it has its non-moments
[23:50 prickly] It has some good dialogue, though.
[23:50 deplancher] no, it is what it is. LIke a yellow dog.
[23:50 ronraygun] ah..but is it self-referential pomo pretention or does this thing got legs?
[23:50 deplancher] well, what did you think?
[23:50 prickly] Like, when Anger plugs a guy (just grazes him), the guy says, "You killed me, motha-fuck." I LOVED THAT.
[23:51 ronraygun] i am a fan of that
[23:51 deplancher] Well, yeah. The dialogue, I thought, was quite good. Not stilted.
[23:51 prickly] What kind of legs is it supposed to have?
[23:51 prickly] Sexy pins?
[23:51 prickly] Sexy pins?
[23:52 ronraygun] prickly substance in addition to style
[23:52 deplancher] Although possibly things work out with a little too easily.
[23:52 ronraygun] gams for miles
[23:52 doomey] i dug the line about the humidity mugging Anger
[23:52 prickly] Oh, yeah, they definitely do. But I loved that about it.
[23:52 doomey] but i hated the pimp twins
[23:52 doomey] hated them
[23:53 doomey] like maybe i have an issue with pimp twins
[23:53 doomey] i should look into that
[23:53 deplancher] Yeah. I just thought it was a decent read, even if not breaking any barriers.
[23:53 doomey] yeah, the plot was too easy
[23:53 deplancher] Well, but the description of the stink of the dead fella worked.
[23:53 doomey] resolution was too easy
[23:54 deplancher] Maybe not enough meat.
[23:54 doomey] the author calls his/herself G.C.
[23:54 doomey] i can't stand that shit
[23:54 deplancher] That means General Captain
[23:54 prickly] I know him. He's adorable.
[23:55 deplancher] what shit, Doomey
[23:55 deplancher] How does that [initials] affect the story, Doomey?
[23:55 doomey] sorry 'gun
[23:55 doomey] it does
[23:55 doomey] mean General Captain?
[23:55 doomey] hah!
[23:55 doomey] are you serious?
[23:55 deplancher] This isn't perthonal.
[23:55 prickly] No!
[23:55 doomey] oh
[23:56 doomey] i begto differ
[23:56 prickly] It's a real guy's name.
[23:56 deplancher] Yes, of course it does. Just like BD means Boligard Doomey.
[23:56 doomey] this is all very personal
[23:56 doomey] don't call me BD
[23:56 deplancher] Well, I don't know if we're talking about reality here.
[23:56 doomey] what guy name starts with G?
[23:56 prickly] Do you prefer Boli?
[23:56 ronraygun] for the record, my initials are my name.
[23:56 doomey] reality?!
[23:56 prickly] Gerard.
[23:57 doomey] nowe are not talking about reality!
[23:57 ronraygun] Gary. Gerrold
[23:57 lafloor] Gerald, Gerard
[23:57 deplancher] Are you in reality? Or in a pink room full of people who are talking about some stories they read
[23:57 doomey] 'tis fiction, dearheart
[23:57 lafloor] Gerhardt
[23:57 prickly] I'm kind of lost.
[23:57 deplancher] fiction faction.
[23:57 prickly] Of course, that's not unusual.
[23:57 doomey] the walls are sort of pink
[23:57 doomey] i wasn't going to say anything
[23:58 deplancher] It's a creation. I painted it.
[23:58 lafloor] Godzilla. That would be pretentious
[23:58 deplancher] Well, don't get mean, Doomey.
[23:58 prickly] Ooookay, shall we move on to the next story?
[23:58 lafloor] But i'd publish someone who had the balls to call themselves Godzilla of fiction
[23:58 doomey] but... but
[23:58 ronraygun] OK..meta-jumble aside..good story, yeah? doomey what about yours?
[23:58 doomey] what do we think of this story?
[23:59 doomey] okay
[23:59 deplancher] Ok. So wants to talk about the stories we done read? 'member?
[23:59 doomey] my story
[23:59 doomey] mr. denny wrote a kickass story
[23:59 ronraygun] prickly, feel free to smack the hands of those getting outta control here. booze warped monkeys, they are
[23:59 doomey] and i think we should really hand it
[23:59 doomey] up to theo
[23:59 doomey] done
[00:00 deplancher] Was it the....eating one?
[00:00 doomey] no wait
[00:00 ronraygun] i did read that one. i liked it but the repitition got old in a few spots
[00:00 doomey] it was the werewolf one
[00:00 lafloor] I gotta go to sleep now. Thanks for having me and getting me acclimated to the process here, yo
[00:00 doomey] the girl that turns into a wolf?
[00:00 deplancher] This thing is so slow. Are my hands sluggish or..?
[00:00 doomey] but it was a love story
[00:00 deplancher] Yeah, it scared me.
[00:00 ronraygun] nice seeing ya, lafloor
[00:01 doomey] dig?
[00:01 prickly] Bye, Guy!
[00:01 doomey] too slow, the typing is mega-warped
[00:01 deplancher] You mean it was metaphorical, Doomey? She ate
[00:01 doomey] bye, lafloor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[00:01 prickly] Doomey's story was the best, hands down.
[00:01 deplancher] her boyfriend?
[00:01 doomey] no
[00:01 doomey] it was a monster tale
[00:01 deplancher] c ya, lafloor
[00:01 doomey] but it was a coming-of-age story
[00:01 doomey] and a love story
[00:02 ronraygun] being a fan of monsters, i did really like it
[00:02 doomey] and a dealing-with-one's self story
[00:02 doomey] it dealt with a lot of stuff
[00:02 deplancher] Oh. Deep.
[00:02 prickly] Absotootley. Very psychological.
[00:02 deplancher] Yes, I liked it quite a lot really.
[00:02 doomey] the scene where she loses touch with her lover
[00:02 doomey] sees flesh and blood over love
[00:02 deplancher] I liked it the best.
[00:03 doomey] there we go
[00:03 doomey] "liked it the best" -DeP
[00:03 ronraygun] well, that tilts the vote away from mine
[00:04 prickly] Take that to the bank, baby.
[00:04 prickly] Oh! But let's discuss it.
[00:04 doomey] yes it does, 'gun
[00:05 doomey] go 'gun
[00:05 deplancher] Well. We are discussing these things.
[00:05 ronraygun] mine was like an action movie. fun, not deep..and face it...
[00:05 prickly] Yeah, gun, go.
[00:05 deplancher] It's not up to me. I shoulda shut-up maybe until...
[00:05 ronraygun] no matter if you're so egg-headed you smell like an omelette..you like fun
[00:05 doomey] go 'gunno no
[00:06 doomey] we will discuss 'gun's
[00:06 ronraygun] fun mihgt be a nice...sorbet frim all the thinky
[00:06 doomey] say again
[00:06 deplancher] What's the trail of
[00:07 ronraygun] the only drawback is the story went into "tell not show" a little too often in places
[00:07 doomey] which story?
[00:07 deplancher] Well, it was interesting but like all one long scene in a way
[00:07 doomey] and "tell not show" is a fickle concept
[00:08 ronraygun] that would be the one called slayground
[00:08 doomey] we talking about Slayground?
[00:08 doomey] oh
[00:08 prickly] I'm with ya there, Doomey.
[00:08 doomey] hahsorry
[00:08 prickly] Slyaground is like a video game.
[00:08 prickly] In fact, there probably is an actual game like that one.
[00:08 deplancher] set up, pursuit, struggle, conquer, unsettled resolve
[00:09 doomey] i dug the present tense
[00:09 ronraygun] tell can be ok, if it's important to the story. sometimes this author told things that could have been shown or left out
[00:09 prickly] But that's not necessarity bad!
[00:09 doomey] on edge, sister
[00:09 deplancher] leaves room for sequel or offshoot
[00:09 doomey] all the way
[00:09 prickly] That writr is a natural-born screenwriter.
[00:09 deplancher] did you get a sense of the characters?
[00:09 prickly] I loved all the British slang, too.
[00:09 deplancher] What did Pirate look like?
[00:09 prickly] And the spellings. Like "kerb."
[00:09 doomey] i did not dig the Robo Cop villian
[00:10 deplancher] Yeah, I like 'bonnets'
[00:10 doomey] dug the british lingo
[00:10 ronraygun] i thought the story was less about characters than it was about the acion
[00:10 prickly] Right on, RR.
[00:10 deplancher] Well, not that it's slang, bonnets, I mean.
[00:10 doomey] "new sweat" typed too often
[00:10 ronraygun] action even
[00:10 prickly] I know. I loved that.
[00:10 doomey] what's "stomach turning to water" mean?
[00:11 prickly] The guy isn't a wordmeister, OK?
[00:11 deplancher] that thing that Chris Farley does in the scene where he's trying out for Chip 'n Dale's
[00:11 doomey] but the pace was kickass
[00:11 prickly] But he can spin a tale.
[00:11 prickly] And he's been watching some movies.
[00:11 deplancher] doing the water stomach
[00:11 doomey] hah
[00:11 doomey] chip'n'dales
[00:11 doomey] hahhahhah
[00:11 doomey] oh christ that was funny, DeP
[00:11 prickly] Excellent pacing.
[00:12 deplancher] I like the ending
[00:12 deplancher] thank you, Doo
[00:12 deplancher] you know the one, don't you?
[00:12 ronraygun] like i said. it was junk food..but in a good way.
[00:12 doomey] yeah
[00:12 deplancher] Junk food is valid. Even necessary.
[00:13 doomey] serious pace
[00:13 doomey] it was a page turner for sure
[00:13 deplancher] To return your words, ron: did it make you jump up and down?
[00:13 prickly] It's kind of up to the higher-ups. What kind of story mix do they want?
[00:13 doomey] good thing is that all of these go to the Terminal
[00:13 ronraygun] that's why i held it back. if pressed, i'd say wild at heart was superior as far as writing and craft goes
[00:13 deplancher] Yes. They are all worthy.
[00:14 ronraygun] \dep: i spend a lot of time with smarty pants books..so yeah..i liked the break it brought
[00:14 doomey] There was a buzzing sound of something small hitting something hot.
[00:14 deplancher] We are privileged to read this stuff by such writers.
[00:14 doomey] 'gun
[00:14 doomey] that was not private
[00:14 deplancher] Yes, I hear that, Ron. I too am surrounded by the smartpants.
[00:15 ronraygun]
[00:15 doomey] hah
[00:15 deplancher] Heads need a break.
[00:15 doomey] i am wearing smartpants right now
[00:15 deplancher] He is proud of it even, Doomey.
[00:15 deplancher] High ones, Doo?
[00:16 doomey] weirdwhat high ones?
[00:16 deplancher] You know what I said....
[00:16 doomey] well
[00:16 deplancher] Teddy is in the rafters.
[00:16 doomey] we need to decide
[00:16 doomey] which one will it be
[00:16 doomey] just like sting said
[00:16 deplancher] Yes. Ron. You boss-man, wave the feather.
[00:17 doomey] in that movie
[00:17 ronraygun] ok..so we vote. i go with wild at heart
[00:17 deplancher] We bow our heads in solace.
[00:17 doomey] i vote for wild at heart
[00:17 ronraygun] yes bow your heads and pretend to be serious
[00:17 doomey] wait
[00:17 doomey] i am seriousaren't we supposed to be serious
[00:18 deplancher] I am voting now. And I am serious about it too.
[00:18 doomey] damni thought we were supposed to be serious
[00:18 doomey] i'm not serious?
[00:18 doomey] hold on
[00:18 prickly] Are you and DeP dating????
[00:18 doomey] i gotta figure out if i'm serious or not
[00:18 deplancher] I am always serious. That's why my name is Mike.
[00:18 deplancher] Non!
[00:19 doomey] neit!
[00:19 doomey] a vote
[00:19 deplancher] I thought I was somewhere else. Sorry.
[00:19 ronraygun] yes. we are all serious and sober people.
[00:19 doomey] my knigdom for a vote
[00:19 ronraygun] oh yeah. dep..vote
[00:19 doomey] sober
[00:19 deplancher] I am not somber!
[00:19 doomey] me either
[00:19 deplancher] It's coming but it is no surprise.
[00:19 deplancher] Doomey.
[00:20 doomey] two votes for Wild
[00:20 deplancher] I think it is the beast girl that haunts me.
[00:20 deplancher] I'm for the Wild One. Although I am not.
[00:20 doomey] three votes for Wild
[00:20 doomey] kick ass
[00:20 doomey] Mr. Denny will be proud
[00:20 deplancher] Wild, I mean.
[00:20 ronraygun] must be freezing in hades. we all agree on something?
[00:20 deplancher] where is prick-lee?
[00:21 prickly] im here. im just watching you people.
[00:21 deplancher] did you see on the thing that we are 4 'chatters'!!!
[00:21 doomey] we be strange people
[00:21 deplancher] I am not a 'chatter'!
[00:21 doomey] never before
[00:21 doomey] have webeen
[00:21 doomey] 4
[00:22 deplancher] we wing some too.
[00:22 doomey] slow chat though
[00:22 deplancher] dis is duh record.
[00:22 doomey] servers is about to explode
[00:22 deplancher] slow rap doe chattin'
[00:22 ronraygun] the it is decided (enter heavenly chorus) we send up wild at heart
[00:22 doomey] i hear a ticking
[00:22 prickly] hey, ron?
[00:22 deplancher] wot will happen then, Doomey?
[00:23 doomey] yes
[00:23 ronraygun] yes, prickly?
[00:23 doomey] it has been decided
[00:23 deplancher] there she is! She was havin' a nap or studyin'.
[00:23 deplancher] is it the chicken timer?
[00:23 deplancher] I don't like the sound of that ding.
[00:23 doomey] who will copy this?
[00:24 ronraygun] i'll copy it
[00:24 doomey] and paste it on TQR?
[00:24 deplancher] Ron, do you have a gavel or something? To make it official being a decision has [almost] been reached?
[00:24 doomey] 'gun
[00:24 deplancher] you are a good boy.
[00:24 doomey] you are so fucking cool, man
[00:24 ronraygun] wait wait wait..prickly's terminali or floor?
[00:25 prickly] im da floor
[00:25 doomey] it has been decided!
[00:25 ronraygun] do you have a story fer us prickly?
[00:25 doomey] prickly is so Floor
[00:25 doomey] DePwaz up
[00:25 deplancher] She read them all.
[00:25 doomey] duh
[00:26 doomey] yeahDeP
[00:26 doomey] you crazy
[00:26 prickly] i don't have a story. I'm sorry. I passed up my good story to the Terminal.
[00:26 prickly] I'll save my good un next time.
[00:26 deplancher] wot mean?
[00:26 doomey] you guys getting that red flashing message?
[00:26 prickly] But I do want to tell you that...
[00:26 deplancher] the one that says 'get out while you can'?
[00:26 doomey] i think we're all gonna friggin' die!
[00:26 ronraygun] s'alright. this whole thing is kind of weird.
[00:26 prickly] my story is about people turning into animals, too
[00:27 ronraygun] hmmm. that's ok by me
[00:27 deplancher] people turn into animals? We start out this way. Animals to animals.
[00:27 doomey] you've a story?
[00:27 deplancher] It makes sense, yes, prickly one.
[00:27 ronraygun] ok..i'm pronouncing this patient dead. all hail wild at heart
