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Re: Final Fanfic

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From: ~misfit~
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:44
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Somewhere on teh intarwebs Tales of the Boojum wrote:
> Mission 50212.
> Divergence from Prime: 0
> Divergence ID: Prime
> Comments: Anomaly detected. Observe and analyze.
> Threat to Continuity: Unknown
> Location: Tristram
> Scanning........
>
> “Who is this?” asked Gillian’s grandmother, spying Valeria. “An
> unpolished sapphire?”
>
> “This is Val,” said Gillian. “Val, this is my grandmother, Giselle.”
>
> GiselleÂ’s appearance only reinforced ValeriaÂ’s initial impression of
> dry leaves. Her wrinkled skin was leathery brown from a lifetime of
> journeys and her
>
> wispy hair reminded Valeria of frost. She seemed to be the
> personification of autumn passing into winter.
>
> Gillian went to her grandmotherÂ’s bedside and observed that the old
> woman might have taken one or two bites of her breakfast.
>
> “Grandmother,” she scolded gently, “you must eat more.”
>
> “I was playing chess with the Devil,” replied Giselle, her eyes going
> glassy.
>
> “Grandmother?”
>
> “The Red Queen and Black Queen move to take the White Bishop. White
> Bishop to Black Bishop. Black Bishop moves to take White King...”
> whispered Giselle.
>
> “Grandmother?” repeated Gillian, shaking her gently this time.
>
> Giselle continued, seemingly oblivious to her granddaughterÂ’s
> presence. “Wait! That’s wrong! White Bishop takes the Queens! Queens
> follow the White Bishop.
>
> I see a deserted town and a dungeon of darkness. No! ThatÂ’s not
> right; I see a city singing praises to God in a tower of light! The
> Word of Light spreads across the land. Or is it a Sword?” She rose to
> her knees. “White Bishop sacrifices the White Queen? And the White
> King? ThatÂ’s not how the game is played. White Knights follow the
> White Bishop? ThatÂ’s not how the game is played! The game has
> changed! The game has changed!” She was standing in her bed and
> shrieking.
>
> “Grandmother! Grandmother!” shouted Gillian, trying to restrain her.
> She turned to Valeria, her eyes full of panic. “Oh, please,” she
> pleaded. “Go get Pepin! Tell him CONTINUITY INTERRUPT."
>
>
> Analysis:
>
> Signal lost.
>
> Continuity severed.

Brilliant! I hope you're making money from your talent? I wish I had it. ;-)
-- 
/Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a 
cozy little classification in the DSM."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1) 
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Subject: Re: Final Fanfic
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:44:06 +1200
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