taalismn wrote:...if your pleasures involve being turned into a pincushion by demonic pincushions.
Pinhead: "Yes Lisa gave us a verrrrrry long list of things she want's you to experience."
Apparently the sysops on the SDF-3 have to allocate an appreciable proportion of the ship's available mainframe memory to Lisa Hunter's 'kill files'.
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
Lang's AI experiment is GLADYOS, after having been exposed to Lisa's 'kill T.R. Edwards by...", it's perfectly willing to use the guy for 'testing purposes'.
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
taalismn wrote:Lang's AI experiment is GLADYOS, after having been exposed to Lisa's 'kill T.R. Edwards by...", it's perfectly willing to use the guy for 'testing purposes'.
SRoss wrote:Musica, Octavia & Allegra: "We'll teach you to sing if you add these three names to your list of test subjects."
That castanet-sound you hear is the combined shivering of the Guard Triumvirate's spines....
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
(Inside of a Cylon Resurrection Ship. A long line of vats overseen by by Cylon centurions. A naked Six arise from one of the vats, looks over and sees a robed figure rising from the adjacent vat). Six: "You're..." Veidt: "A Haydonite. Fellow machine intelligence. Nothing to worry about from me...well, except for..." (Veidt looks up. The Six looks up. Visible through the cathedral-like roof of the Resurrection Ship are the rapidly-growing drive flares of many, MANY LARGE missiles) (As alarms start sounding, Veidt looks over at the Six) Veidt: "They're getting faster. Now, repeat after me; THIS. ISN"T. FAI-"
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
taalismn wrote:(Inside of a Cylon Resurrection Ship. A long line of vats overseen by by Cylon centurions. A naked Six arise from one of the vats, looks over and sees a robed figure rising from the adjacent vat). Six: "You're..." Veidt: "A Haydonite. Fellow machine intelligence. Nothing to worry about from me...well, except for..." (Veidt looks up. The Six looks up. Visible through the cathedral-like roof of the Resurrection Ship are the rapidly-growing drive flares of many, MANY LARGE missiles) (As alarms start sounding, Veidt looks over at the Six) Veidt: "They're getting faster. Now, repeat after me; THIS. ISN"T. FAI-"
SRoss wrote:Charon: (On seeing his ferry buried under a pile of bodies) "OH COME ON!!!"
Six: "We found who was leading the new enemy to us." Cavil: "Indeed? Who?" Six: "More like a what." (yanks Veidt up) Cavil: "What's THAT?!" Veidt: "Hiya, I'm Veidt, Haydonite machine intelligence, and I'm kinda surprised to still be around for more than sixty seconds in an incarnation...So excuse me if I'm a little disconcerted by still being alive at this point-" Six: "He's responsible for the destruction of four Resurrection Ships." Veidt: "Not intentional, I assure you. It's more like an attendant curse." Cavil: "Why would a machine intelligence betray us?" Veidt: "It's not really betrayal, it's more like being in the wrong place at the wrong time, which is to say around me for any period of time-" Cavil: "You expect us to believe that?" (offscreen) "INCOMING GRAVITATIONAL SHOCKWAVE! IMPACT IMMINENT!" Veidt: "You were saying? Say hello to close-proximity Neutron-S missile detonation." Cavil: "JUMP US OUT OF HERE!!!" Veidt: "Too late. It's always too late. Say, you guys believe in an afterlife?-"
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
Yeah, it's SUPPOSED to be the Major from 'Ghost in the Shell', but the 'younger' look and the hair make this look like Minmei.
Terrified yet?
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
taalismn wrote:Six: "We found who was leading the new enemy to us." Cavil: "Indeed? Who?" Six: "More like a what." (yanks Veidt up) Cavil: "What's THAT?!" Veidt: "Hiya, I'm Veidt, Haydonite machine intelligence, and I'm kinda surprised to still be around for more than sixty seconds in an incarnation...So excuse me if I'm a little disconcerted by still being alive at this point-" Six: "He's responsible for the destruction of four Resurrection Ships." Veidt: "Not intentional, I assure you. It's more like an attendant curse." Cavil: "Why would a machine intelligence betray us?" Veidt: "It's not really betrayal, it's more like being in the wrong place at the wrong time, which is to say around me for any period of time-" Cavil: "You expect us to believe that?" (offscreen) "INCOMING GRAVITATIONAL SHOCKWAVE! IMPACT IMMINENT!" Veidt: "You were saying? Say hello to close-proximity Neutron-S missile detonation." Cavil: "JUMP US OUT OF HERE!!!" Veidt: "Too late. It's always too late. Say, you guys believe in an afterlife?-"
SRoss wrote:Hades comes home to find a note tacked to his throne...
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Could be worse; there's a 'First Contacts' fanfiction which has the Cylons cornering the Galactica after it's been worked over by the Allspark.
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
Awareness: "Yep, the sort of headache I get from having one of my mobile Haydonite avatars getting shotputted through one of my distributed logic banks..."
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
taalismn wrote:Awareness: "Yep, the sort of headache I get from having one of my mobile Haydonite avatars getting shotputted through one of my distributed logic banks..."
Awareness: "While you're lodged in there, Veidt, don't touch the blue circuit pat-" Veidt:####EIGHTY THOUSAND VOLTS OF RAW NAKED POWER#### Awareness: "Damn. There went my stash of Terminator porn..."
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
taalismn wrote:Awareness: "While you're lodged in there, Veidt, don't touch the blue circuit pat-" Veidt:####EIGHTY THOUSAND VOLTS OF RAW NAKED POWER#### Awareness: "Damn. There went my stash of Terminator porn..."
Awareness: "Was it really necessary to take out my entire memory collection of 'NOVA' and 'Nature'?" Veidt: "Sorry, but my previous phsyical incarnation got hit with enough power to not merely vaporize, but to start a FISSION chain reaction."
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
taalismn wrote:Awareness: "Was it really necessary to take out my entire memory collection of 'NOVA' and 'Nature'?" Veidt: "Sorry, but my previous phsyical incarnation got hit with enough power to not merely vaporize, but to start a FISSION chain reaction."
SRoss wrote:SRoss: "Hey! Where'd all these zombies come from!?!"
Hordes of zombies swarm into Tokyo 3.
Fourth Wall Gang:
Charon:"REVENGE!!! HA HA HA!!!"
At the head of the mob is a much-decayed T.R. Edwards lurching along. "RRReee---vvveeennnngggggeeee!!!"
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
Annie: "So much to do..." Sara: "...And plenty of time...!" Zombies: Zombie Edwards:: "This...is...gonna...suck..." .
Annie: "No, this is going to slice and dice." Sara:(powering up an industrial shopvac with rotary teeth)"This, on the other hand, IS going to suck." (sound of 200 lb zombie being involuntarily drawn up a 2 inch tube, crushed by cyclonic action, and reduced to a plasma by a tokamak centrifugal dispose-all.
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
Arnie100 wrote:Arnie100: "Okay; guys, what do you want Edwards to reincarnate into?" Edwards: "Oh; come ON...don't give tnem any ideas!"
"Galactus's Cosmic Stress Ball."
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
Annie: "So much to do..." Sara: "...And plenty of time...!" Zombies: Zombie Edwards:: "This...is...gonna...suck..." .
Annie: "No, this is going to slice and dice." Sara:(powering up an industrial shopvac with rotary teeth)"This, on the other hand, IS going to suck." (sound of 200 lb zombie being involuntarily drawn up a 2 inch tube, crushed by cyclonic action, and reduced to a plasma by a tokamak centrifugal dispose-all.
Arnie100 wrote:Arnie100: "Okay; guys, what do you want Edwards to reincarnate into?" Edwards: "Oh; come ON...don't give tnem any ideas!"
taalismn wrote:
Arnie100 wrote:Arnie100: "Okay; guys, what do you want Edwards to reincarnate into?" Edwards: "Oh; come ON...don't give tnem any ideas!"
RegentL (to loofah Edwards) "Touch her and die..."
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
taalismn wrote:Regent: (to loofah Edwards) "Touch her and die..."
Regess: "And what should we reconstitute you as?"
Regent:
Annie: "Eewwww...a SQUISHIE...I need a really BIG salt shaker!!" Regent: Regess: "Don't worry; little one, I'll shrink him down for you! " Annie: Regent: "
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
taalismn wrote:Regent: (to loofah Edwards) "Touch her and die..."
Regess: "And what should we reconstitute you as?"
Regent:
Arnie100 wrote:
SRoss wrote:
taalismn wrote:Regent: (to loofah Edwards) "Touch her and die..."
Regess: "And what should we reconstitute you as?"
Regent:
Annie: "Eewwww...a SQUISHIE...I need a really BIG salt shaker!!" Regent: Regess: "Don't worry; little one, I'll shrink him down for you! " Annie: Regent: "
"Remember to add some salt to the blender...Regent Margaritas aren't the same without the extra salt..."
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
Because we haven’t heard from the UEsG in a long while:
Another dull, boring day at the dimensional nexus known as Tokyo-3 Gateland, extradimensional multiversal crossroads. Ho-hum. At least until an Outbound expedition came running back through a new Gate, looking as if all the hounds of hell were hot on their heels. “SHUT THE GATE! SHUT THE GATE!!! LOCK IT DOWN! SEAL IT UP! QUICK! BEFORE THEY DISCOVER IT !!!” ”What’s wrong!? What happened, Lieutenant?! Report!” “We-we-we went through the Gate and discovered another Tokyo-3 analogue, just as the probes said, but when we went through, we found the place swarming with Ree!” “Ree? What are Ree?” “Rei Ayanami clones! Scads of them!” “...So what? We have lots of Ayanamis here. The Ayanami Society handles them all the time-” ”You don’t understand! These aren’t Ayanamis! They’re -REE-!” ”-poor Mitchell, he got BEFRIENDED.” “And that’s why you have to close the Gate! Oh please, seal the goddamn GATE!!!” #“Sealing the Gate! Emergency shutdown! Emergency shutdown!”# ”Okay, you better have a damn good report to justify this.” “I will. I will. Believe me, this isn’t a mistak-” *Hee-eeyyy*
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
taalismn wrote:Because we haven’t heard from the UEsG in a long while:
Another dull, boring day at the dimensional nexus known as Tokyo-3 Gateland, extradimensional multiversal crossroads. Ho-hum. At least until an Outbound expedition came running back through a new Gate, looking as if all the hounds of hell were hot on their heels. “SHUT THE GATE! SHUT THE GATE!!! LOCK IT DOWN! SEAL IT UP! QUICK! BEFORE THEY DISCOVER IT !!!” ”What’s wrong!? What happened, Lieutenant?! Report!” “We-we-we went through the Gate and discovered another Tokyo-3 analogue, just as the probes said, but when we went through, we found the place swarming with Ree!” “Ree? What are Ree?” “Rei Ayanami clones! Scads of them!” “...So what? We have lots of Ayanamis here. The Ayanami Society handles them all the time-” ”You don’t understand! These aren’t Ayanamis! They’re -REE-!” ”-poor Mitchell, he got BEFRIENDED.” “And that’s why you have to close the Gate! Oh please, seal the goddamn GATE!!!” #“Sealing the Gate! Emergency shutdown! Emergency shutdown!”# ”Okay, you better have a damn good report to justify this.” “I will. I will. Believe me, this isn’t a mistak-” *Hee-eeyyy*
Very. The Ree are from Greg H. Landsman's "Evangelion: Nobody Dies" series which postulates what if Gendo and Yui ahd been caring, compassionate, mad-as-hatters scientists and parents who sent Shinji away to be safe, and allowed the Rei clones full sentience...which for what are essentially avatars of an eledritch alien being(Lillith) is damn dangerous. We're not sure what 'befriending' entails exactly, but it seems to differ from person to person. In the past it has involved: -Squeaky hammers -Automobile damage -Root vegetables -Theft/violation of ocular virginity
Victims of befriending tend to suffer from PTSDs, and acquire the ability to navigate insanely narrow ventilation systems like the Ree, and several random levels of badassery as well...and Stockholm Syndrome apparently factors into it too. Ree are also not to be allowed to learn about 'babies' or 'grandbabies' or anything touching on reproduction.
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"
Very. The Ree are from Greg H. Landsman's "Evangelion: Nobody Dies" series which postulates what if Gendo and Yui ahd been caring, compassionate, mad-as-hatters scientists and parents who sent Shinji away to be safe, and allowed the Rei clones full sentience...which for what are essentially avatars of an eledritch alien being(Lillith) is damn dangerous. We're not sure what 'befriending' entails exactly, but it seems to differ from person to person. In the past it has involved: -Squeaky hammers -Automobile damage -Root vegetables -Theft/violation of ocular virginity
Victims of befriending tend to suffer from PTSDs, and acquire the ability to navigate insanely narrow ventilation systems like the Ree, and several random levels of badassery as well...and Stockholm Syndrome apparently factors into it too. Ree are also not to be allowed to learn about 'babies' or 'grandbabies' or anything touching on reproduction.
Ya, it sounds kind of bad, but it's the last part that has me really worried.
Ya, it sounds kind of bad, but it's the last part that has me really worried.
"BABIES...."
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"Trouble rather the Tiger in his Lair,
Than the Sage among his Books,
For all the Empires and Kingdoms,
The Armies and Works that you hold Dear,
Are to him but the Playthings of the Moment,
To be turned over with the Flick of a Finger,
And the Turning of a Page"