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[19:12] * The_Bee bates her breath. D:
[19:12] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Heya KK. How's things?
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[19:12] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Thanks Airich. Will beright there
[19:12] <bynw> Hi KK
[19:12] <KK> Hello, all.
[19:13] <The_Bee> Hi KK
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Thanks Airich. Will be right there
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I am at least somewhere within distant sight of my finish line with "Queen of Sorrows," and it would make the most sense for me to post that story first, so at least that would give you something to read while I finish the final chapters of "The Rebuilding."
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Hi KK
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi, KK!
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Which season of The Crown are you on, Nezz?
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> How many chapters are left to go in the rebuilding?
[19:14] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> The FS team is still on Season 1. I personally have seen them all.
[19:14] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I don't know, DFK, because every time I think I know approximately how many might be left, I end up needing more. I think I am roughly 3/4 of the way done with the story, though, if not more.
[19:15] <KK> I need to watch that.  Only saw a few early episodes; it was fiddly getting to it.
[19:15] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> But for instance, when I was writing "Pawns and Queens," about the time I thought I had maybe four or five chapters left to go, it ended up being more like ten before I actually reached the end.
[19:15] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Yay for you! Just remember, you'renot writing War and Peace, or maybe you are, Gwynedd version
[19:16] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> *looks at word count and is dubious*  😄
[19:16] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> *Amy would swear she's seen Prince Philip at a different time, coming out of a strange blue box*
[19:16] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Yay for you! Just remember, you're not writing War and Peace, or maybe you are, Gwynedd version
[19:16] * bynw notes there is a long way to go yet for Forgotten Shadows :)
[19:16] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> LOL!!!
[19:16] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I'm sure Prince Philip would have loved to get his hands on a TARDIS
[19:17] <bynw> and then you get to see him if you ever watch the prequel to GoT in House of the Dragon. He's a Targaryen Prince
[19:18] <KK> When is House of the Dragon coming back?
[19:18] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Well, ya needed to have picked up the pace earlier! We had to throw in so many subplots that now that something's happening, we've still got to resolve our subplots! 😄
[19:19] <bynw> I dont know. It was hard for me to get into it seeing Matt Smith (an incrnation of Doctor Who) as a Targaryen Prince. I might try again.
[19:19] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I am caught up reading the earlier chat.  hello
[19:20] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Hi Laurna
[19:20] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Hi Laurna, good to see you. 😉
[19:20] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi Laurna
[19:20] <bynw> Hi Laurna
[19:20] <The_Bee> Laaaurna
[19:20] <The_Bee> Hiii
[19:20] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Ten minutes late and then it takes 10 minutes to read the last 10 minutes
[19:20] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> You might take up speed reading
[19:20] <CG> [discord] <tm_9039> Now that more people are on, including IRC (which can't see previous posts), Early Bird Books sent me an alert today.
[19:21] <CG> [discord] <tm_9039> SALE, maybe today only, limited time only! But it's Amazon. But it's a BIG SALE, so they won't make a lot of money! But that means Katherine can't make much money, if any.
[19:21] <CG> [discord] <tm_9039> The Legends of Camber of Culdi Trilogy: Camber of Culdi, Saint Camber, and Camber the Heretic Kindle Edition.  US $4
[19:21] <CG> [discord] <tm_9039> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LXGL10L
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I'm afraid I've finally got all my Deryni novels on Kindle now.
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Now I just need to get the earlier trilogies on audiobook
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I introduced Camber into my Sims game. and the first thing he does is chalange Evie to a duel.
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1394096672287490048/07-13-25_3-14-31_PM.png?ex=68759133&is=68743fb3&hm=2e93a07737d27aa7f2f2c95873aba7eb3ffefe55d13dbb0a4f1a6ab18bb12fc0&;
[19:22] <KK> They're working on Audible versions of that trilogy.
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1394096673143259177/07-13-25_3-14-28_PM.png?ex=68759133&is=68743fb3&hm=7ad6be715e225b04df1d616fb3c63943221d8231d00eef214504e69e08619848&;
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <tm_9039> (I wonder if I should have shared the full link. Early Bird Books probably gets a cut of the revenue then.)
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> That is wonderful KK
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <tm_9039> Evie probably deserves the duel.
[19:23] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Who won the duel?
[19:23] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Who won? Camber's got the edge here, but that's no guarantee
[19:23] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Depends on whether she cheated his stats up, since he's new to her game and I'm an oldtimer
[19:23] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Well Evie is here chatting. Don't know whrer Camber is at the moment.
[19:24] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> 😄
[19:24] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> OK, where did you bury the body, Evie?
[19:24] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> But no hard feelings it was more a learning lesson
[19:24] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1394097136257339442/07-13-25_3-14-52_PM.png?ex=687591a2&is=68744022&hm=d7856dd785e66727535eeae7f1559943d542d8121e63a4ab206ab7372cb7e133&;
[19:24] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1394097136874029177/07-13-25_3-15-28_PM.png?ex=687591a2&is=68744022&hm=001ef973b62699fbf8d3dd7cd35c6344af1eb2f30279fdbfdbe929e5b4461b9b&;
[19:24] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> LOL!
[19:25] <bynw> character's level of magic is recorded as "yes"
[19:25] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Gotta love those clay skirts
[19:25] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Oh dear,poor Evie. He's not allowed to finish her off while she's still writing.
[19:25] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> he is an old timer too.  I took a copy of my Snape professor and turned him into Camber.
[19:25] <CG> [discord] <tm_9039> Lesson quote: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F0kn7a7jqbav31.jpg
[19:25] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi Everyone!
[19:26] <bynw> Hi Jerusha!
[19:26] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Hiya Jsha! How's you and Hammy doing?
[19:26] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> The medeival type of lesson, TM
[19:26] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi Jerusha!
[19:26] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Hi Jerusha. How are you and where are you, Fl or Canada?
[19:27] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Hammy has indigestion.  Too many peanuts.
[19:27] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Poor Hammie
[19:27] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> I am fine and in Canada.  We have smoke from the western fires, though
[19:27] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Poor Hammy
[19:27] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Not good
[19:27] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> (Hammy is Jerusha's writing muse, btw)
[19:27] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Oh dear. Hope it clears soon
[19:28] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> The windows are closed because we need the a/c, so not too bad
[19:28] <KK> I was about to sk.
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[19:28] <KK> ask
[19:28] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Bee! You came back!
[19:28] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Hammy runs on the wheel in my brain
[19:28] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I've decided the secret to getting a lot of writing done at once (or at least more than usual) is to spend a weekend in a mostly empty house with only three cats and a very laid back dog for company.
[19:29] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> If I had a writing muse. Which I don't seem to have.  he or she has flown the coop
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[19:29] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> How about a peacock, Laurna?
[19:29] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Here's a picture of Hammy, working hard:
[19:29] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1394098448554397706/hammy_typing.png?ex=687592db&is=6874415b&hm=182fccdfd8d4fe0003d5f99e43f28eae675007c3bdc64e030bc8228b52b9d850&;
[19:29] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> They are loosing their tail feathers so they are no longer screaming.
[19:29] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Or a very bright spaniel/
[19:29] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Is this normal?
[19:30] <KK> I like Hammy!
[19:30] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I think they get embarrassed in the summer time when their feathers shed out.
[19:30] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Hammy humbly passes KK his best peanut
[19:30] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Hammy is very kind
[19:30] <KK> Thank you, Hammy!
[19:30] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Hammy has gotten us into and out of trouble several times so far. We depend on him now for all our best scenes. 🙂
[19:31] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> He still has quite a large stash
[19:31] <Bee> Hammy looks like a cross between a hamster and Winnie-the-Pooh.
[19:31] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Aww, shucks
[19:31] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Of peanuts or scenes?
[19:31] <KK> Well, you have to pay the staff.
[19:31] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Both, I hope
[19:31] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Sometimes yes, sometimes no
[19:31] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Distracted by getting grandchild photos texted to me
[19:32] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1394099107156459611/image.png?ex=68759378&is=687441f8&hm=918e13205f6624c5ddd842b37cb9d49564c00b18696a660a2d8e67b5c68303b2&;
[19:32] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Here I was expecting a granchild photo.  but Hammy will do
[19:32] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> I need a t-shirt with that
[19:32] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Love Hammy with penin hand. He looks ready for the next stage
[19:33] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Love Hammy with pen in hand. He looks ready for the next stage
[19:33] <bynw> that pen is a think spear in his little hands
[19:33] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> With a sharp point
[19:33] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Can't beat grandchuld photos
[19:33] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Ward off any trouble
[19:33] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Sorry to cut in suddenly but check this out. You think the cobblestone streets are safe and then BOOM. Nun with a sword.
[19:33] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1394099468281843864/image0.jpg?ex=687593ce&is=6874424e&hm=b51d79fd79d383e281f93d22e93e6778421e6a7045763d811d40c062723e5a7e&;
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[19:33] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> So far we have Jerusha's Hammy and Laurna's green squirrel, but Hammy has stayed 100% behind the scenes whereas the green squirrel has made an apperance or two. I thought Hammy needed to take a bow.
[19:34] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Maybe he can scurry by in a random scene
[19:34] <bynw> are you having issues Bee? or just loosing which window has the chat in it
[19:34] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Hammy bows his thanks
[19:34] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Can't beat grandchild photos
[19:34] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> That is what I am missing.  My green squirrel as run away.
[19:34] * The_Bee is suffering from dissociated Identity disorder.
[19:34] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1394099794837766154/image.png?ex=6875941c&is=6874429c&hm=0769ea6bd0d96b77d14ac15f239301d0f433ea54ba6e347d306a661af8f1e424&;
[19:34] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> There he is.
[19:35] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> He will come when Amy needs him, Laurna
[19:35] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> By this time KK must think we are all nuts
[19:35] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Never thought the cobblestone strrets were safe. Have you ever tried to walk on them, much less run
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[19:35] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Green Squirrels love nuts
[19:35] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Oh no, by this time KK definitely KNOWS we are all nuts!
[19:35] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Peanuts? or macadamia nuts?
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Almonds or walnuts
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Macadamia nuts are best
[19:36] * CG [discord] <stnezz> tosses GS a couple of walnuts from the ol' man's walnut tree.
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Never thought the cobblestone streets were safe. Have you ever tried to walk on them, much less run
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Love
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Imagine there's a Deryni shield/resistance to counter the GS and it's shaped like a squirrel baffled
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> And thry are nuts
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Imagine there's a Deryni shield/resistance to counter the GS and it's shaped like a squirrel baffler
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> And they are nuts
[19:37] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> we do not deny it
[19:37] <CG> [discord] <tm_9039> Nun with a sword? We already know that monks with swords are dangerous, or at least Nigel found that out the hard way in ... a Meara book? *Quest for Saint Camber*? I forget.
[19:37] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> If there are green gryfons, there can be green squirrels
[19:38] <The_Bee> I don't know.  I keep getting told I'm not here, then I join and find two of me.
[19:38] * CG [discord] <jerusha2> pictures a really cool green squirrel banner
[19:38] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Green gryfons are the grandfather's of all green creatures.
[19:38] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You're here, Bee
[19:38] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I see one Bee
[19:38] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> buzz buzsz
[19:38] <The_Bee> until I get kicked out again.
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> get out the duct tape
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[19:39] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi HM
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Or Gorilla glue
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Hey, it's HM
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello HM
[19:39] <HoundMistress> Hi, everyone
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi HM
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Hi HM, good to see you
[19:39] <The_Bee> Hello, Mistress of Hounds
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Jerusha, you said hammy didn't want the monkeys
[19:40] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> We should have the hamster give a solution to a problem in the story
[19:40] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Jerusha, you said Hammy didn't want the monkeys
[19:40] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> I think Hammy was worried about becoming somethings dinner
[19:41] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Perhaps Hammy could sneakly deliver one of Elspeth's special little packets
[19:41] <KK> What monkeys? Flying?
[19:42] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> https://tenor.com/view/death-mob-wizard-of-oz-flying-monkeys-gif-14940787026863980840
[19:42] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> They might have added some action to a potentially boring strategy session
[19:42] <HoundMistress> Ta-dum-ta-dumb, ta-DA-dum
[19:42] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> KK! We had a question about Deryni shapechanging this week. If a Deryni spellcaster changed his shape to a different person, would a dog be able to smell the difference?
[19:43] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Looks like a headache the morning after
[19:43] <HoundMistress> Yes, a hound would
[19:43] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Yes, they were flying monkeys that we'd been discussing
[19:43] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Or looked at a different way, would he still smell the same even though he looks different?
[19:43] <HoundMistress> They'd have to actually change INTO the other person, otherwise they still have their own smell.
[19:44] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Since he's the same person
[19:44] <HoundMistress> Right
[19:44] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> HM, I had agreed with you, I didn't think humans/Deryni could comprehend just how insanely sensitive a dog's nose is, and so would have a hard time accounting for that fact.
[19:44] <CG> [discord] <bynw> these are my fav flying monkey image
[19:44] <CG> [discord] <bynw> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1394102284677414982/flying_monkey.gif?ex=6875966d&is=687444ed&hm=e990e79cf885e5edf2019df8d9d936077b39188b1288f347585555e5e7443883&;
[19:44] <KK> I'd think so.
[19:44] <The_Bee> So ch.anging your appearance doesn't change your scent
[19:45] <HoundMistress> Yes, even if he carried something or the clothes of another person, the dog would still be able to detect the real smell
[19:45] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Yes
[19:45] <KK> I like the Oz monkeys better.
[19:45] <HoundMistress> Hey! Was I useful?
[19:45] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Very!
[19:45] <The_Bee> yep
[19:46] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Absolutely *throws HM a macadamia nut*
[19:46] <HoundMistress> ;D
[19:46] <bynw> mine are Oz flying monkies at least from one of the retellings of it :)
[19:46] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You can throw me a macadamia nut cookie if you wish
[19:46] * CG [discord] <jerusha2> Hammy starts counting the nuts in the stash
[19:47] * CG [discord] <stnezz> throws Evie a macadamia nut cookie as encouragement to finish her novel.
[19:47] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> 😄
[19:47] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> But he throws acorns not macadamia nuts
[19:47] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Gotta finish the novella first, then the novel, since they will make more sense in that order.
[19:47] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> You should use the Macadamia nut cookie to encourage her to think about Aidan
[19:48] * CG [discord] <stnezz> offers Evie three macadamia nut cookies: one for the novella, one for the novel, and one for Aidan
[19:48] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> There you go
[19:48] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Now she is going to be hyperglicimic
[19:48] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> No one can turn that down!
[19:48] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Sounds like Baa Baa black sheep
[19:48] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I'll say a prayer for sweet little Aidan, but I've got enough writing on my plate at the moment. 😄
[19:49] <KK> Scott was fond of the Oz monkeys. I got him one of the Jim Shore figurines, which now lives on one of my bookcases.
[19:49] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> he will happily take the Prayer,  especially at the moment
[19:49] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Aiden is in good hands., I think
[19:49] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> I hope so
[19:49] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> That is cool, KK
[19:49] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I'd call Revanne's hands "good," I think
[19:49] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Love Jim Shore figurines, but they have gotten a tad expensive, at least up here
[19:50] <The_Bee> Speaking of OZ, have any of you seen Wicked?
[19:50] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> You're not alone
[19:50] <HoundMistress> I mean to see it but haven't yet
[19:51] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> The only movie on my horizon is the Last Chapter of Downton Abbey
[19:51] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> You should see it. It is great. Another sequel I'm waiting for. The world is full fo frustrating sequels
[19:51] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> My late boss used to tell a story about his son and his (at the time teenaged) brother-in-law watching "The Wizard of Oz" together. His son was in preschool and afraid of the flying monkeys, and his BIL had only recently gotten over his own fear of them, so when that first scene with them in it came on screen, the teen growled "Aw, stick it in your ear!" at the flying monkeys. Wh <clipped message>
[19:51] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> ereupon his little nephew, thinking the exclamation was directed towards him, attempted to stick his PB&J sandwich into his little ear.  😄
[19:51] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Oh dear!
[19:52] <The_Bee> I,m wondering: does it take place before, during or after Dorothy?
[19:52] <HoundMistress> Hmm! I was never afraid of the flying monkeys
[19:52] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Before
[19:53] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I was never afraid of the flying monkeys, but I was always terrified of that hourglass.
[19:53] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Yes, that was scary
[19:53] <The_Bee> That makes sense, It makes me wonder how Elfaba became the wicked witch Dorothy knew.
[19:54] <KK> I saw it on flight back from LA.
[19:54] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> When I was little. I was afraid of that movie and used to hide behind a chair and refuse to watch when one of the scary parts came on.
[19:54] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> (I shouldn't say "always" because the fear didn't actually last beyond the age of about 7 or 8)
[19:54] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I vaguely remember being apprehensive of the flying monkeys as a small child, but I was more afraid of the tornado.  Even then, before I moved to Dixie Alley and had real ones to worry about.  😄
[19:55] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Costumes.  I was so inlove with all the costumes in the movie.  I hardly paid attention to the monkeys.
[19:55] <HoundMistress> When I was really little, my Mom explained that all the things in movies are make-believe. Since she knew I played make-believe characters, she knew i'd understand
[19:55] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Tornadoes are truly terrifying. I've been throught a hurricane but tornadoes are worse.
[19:56] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Fortunately tornadoes usually affect a much smaller area
[19:56] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Tornadoes are truly terrifying. I've been through a hurricane but tornadoes are worse.
[19:56] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> until I was much older,  I think that was the only Torando I had ever heard of.
[19:56] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> While hurricanes can spawn multiple tornadoes in addition to the other damage they create
[19:57] <bynw> at least with most hurricanes you get plenty of warning
[19:57] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> and you know where they are going
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[19:57] <KK> True. Hurricanes are much more predictable. And I grew p with them in Fla.
[19:57] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> DS was almost never scared of movie villains or creatures, but he was scared of TV news, because he knew even as a young child that the things on the news reports were real.
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[19:58] <HoundMistress> WB
[19:58] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Why does Bee's ID keep changing?
[19:58] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> She keeps getting booted out, I think
[19:58] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I think she keeps getting disconnected and has to keep coming back
[19:58] <The_Bee47> Why do you all keep vanishing on me?
[19:59] <bynw> because she keeps signing in again ... not sure why. unless she has lost track of her tabs/windows in her browser or having a computer issue
[19:59] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Bee,  we really need to get you one Discord instead of IRC
[19:59] <KK> The first time I saw Alien, in  a theater, I was living in an apartment that had underground parking with lots of big pipes, and was eying them suspiciously as I made my way from car to elevator.
[19:59] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You must not have a good connection with the IRC server for some reason. Is it repeatedly booting you?
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[19:59] <bynw> I bet KK
[19:59] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> That would be scary, KK
[20:00] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> That would do it.   Watching that movie in the theater
[20:00] <The_Bee47> I thought when I quit the extra Bee, the real me wouldstill bee here.
[20:00] * bynw has always been a fan of Alien
[20:00] <KK> Yep, late at night, and I was by myself.
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[20:00] <bynw> don't let the spaceships fool you . it's not a sci-fi movie. it's a horror movie in a sci-fi setting
[20:00] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I loved *Alien* and *Aliens*.  I'm not normally a horror fan, but I do love suspense.
[20:00] <KK> Ye, Bynw!
[20:00] <HoundMistress> I'm going to leave in a few. I have leftover fish enchiladas from Fish City for dinner and the Naked and Afraid Last One Standing finale is coming on at 8 our time.
[20:00] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Drove me crazy
[20:01] <KK> And I was so glad the cat survived!
[20:01] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yes!
[20:01] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Agreed
[20:01] <HoundMistress> Alien scared me
[20:01] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It was meant to
[20:01] <bynw> driving home from seeing Aliens with some friends. i was in the back seat and making the sound of the eggs opening. the friend in the front see was getting goosebumps
[20:01] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> LOL!
[20:02] <The_Bee> what cat?
[20:02] <bynw> yes Jonesy survived
[20:02] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Evil Bynw
[20:02] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I see your sadistic nature has had some time to refine itself
[20:02] <bynw> Riply's cat Jonesy
[20:02] <KK> Fr a while there, I was worried that an alien had gotten into the cat, and we were going to have cat-busting into alien while he was in the hibernation pod with Ripley.
[20:02] <HoundMistress> I was worried about the cat.
[20:02] <CG> [discord] <tm_9039> "Alien: a woman tells the men what to do. They ignore her. She and a cat are the only ones to survive."
[20:03] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Sounds about right to me
[20:03] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> That'l teach em
[20:03] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I went to see "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" with my high school bestie, and when it came to the scene where the space slug crawled into Chekov's ear, unbeknowst to me my friend had stuck his finger into his drink and then stuck it into my ear to freak me out. I ended up tossing half my drink into his lap, not on purpose, but that taught him not to try that again!  😄
[20:03] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> https://tenor.com/view/beam-phone-call-funny-laughing-gif-5958870
[20:03] <bynw> LOL Evie
[20:03] <KK> Interestingly, film cats are also apt to be orange. I believe Spock's Spot was an orange cat.
[20:03] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Good response Evie
[20:04] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> My favorite feminist movie. That and crouching tiger, but I hate the ending lol
[20:04] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> I never noticed before. Perhaps they stand out well on film?
[20:04] <HoundMistress> LOL! Gotta go! Catch y'all next week! Stay safe!
[20:04] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> cya HM
[20:04] <bynw> cya HM
[20:04] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Gnight HM
[20:04] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Have a good week, HM
[20:04] <The_Bee> by HMe
[20:04] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Bye HM
[20:04] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Gnight
[20:05] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I believe Data's cat is also orange
[20:05] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Probably because nearly all orange cats (at least that I've personally known) have really chill personalities, which probably helps when it comes to training them for acting scenes
[20:05] <HoundMistress> Bye, all!
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[20:05] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> That is what I was thinking Nezz.  that Data's cat was orange
[20:05] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Bye HM
[20:05] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> If Luke had been any more laid back, he'd have been a corpse
[20:05] <KK> Bye, HM.
[20:06] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That cat was pretty much bomb-proof
[20:06] <KK> Maybe it was Data's cat, not Spock's.
[20:06] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I only had one orange cat,  during college years.  and she was scyizzo
[20:07] <KK> Daphne is still afraid of heavy rain and thunder, heads for a  hiding ace I've not yet discovered.
[20:07] <KK> place
[20:07] <The_Bee> I used to play with a neighbor's orangecat.  I'd run around dragging a long stem of grass, and he'd chase \
[20:07] <The_Bee> it
[20:07] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Homework left on the table became shredded paper.  Christmas balls became massive play things until they were distroyed.
[20:07] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> She was also somewhat rare if she was female, since that's a sex-linked trait (the orange fur), so only about 25% of orange tabbies are female.
[20:08] <KK> I've had two orange and white cats, and they were both sweeties, and full of personality.
[20:08] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Oh,  I did not know that
[20:08] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> She was a stray my sister had picked up from my grandsmas back yard
[20:09] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I'm sitting here near a sleeping orange tabby and another sleeping Void (black kitty).
[20:09] <bynw> i've had everything. long hair, short hair, orange ones, black ones, calico ones, black and white ones, stripped ones, and bengals
[20:09] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Oh wait, Simba must have sensed I was typing about him, because he just woke up.
[20:10] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> stripped? Does that mean no fur?
[20:10] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> cat sense
[20:10] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Probably meant striped rather than hairless
[20:10] <KK> Mine were both boys: the Marmalade Bear, Bear to his friends, whose story involved a white cat falling into a pot of marmalade, and not being able to wash it all off. The other, of course, was Augustus, or Gus. He was a heart cat.
[20:10] <bynw> yes striped
[20:11] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Now Ryuk is awake also
[20:11] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I have two ginger moggies: Viggo and Beaker. Viggo was wild and ran away from home before he was a year old, and Beaker was just a wierd kitty. But we loved him.
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[20:11] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> They are probably wondering why I haven't fed them yet, but so far they are being patient
[20:12] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Ah. Yet another new Bee
[20:12] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Where is Daphne right now, KK?
[20:12] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> So more cats of your own, Evie?
[20:12] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Mr. Butters is also an orange tabby. Or more like an orange tubby, because he's on the high calorie side.
[20:12] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I just realized my dogs are thinking the same thing about their forgotten lunch
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[20:13] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> No, I'm pet sitting for my DS this weekend
[20:13] <KK> And Daphne has just reminded me that its time to Feed the Cat, so I'd better check out. See you next week, same bat time/station.
[20:13] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Ah, that explains it
[20:13] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> See you later, KK!
[20:13] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Have a good week, KK
[20:13] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Good night KK.  take that nut and run with it.
[20:13] <CG> [discord] <tm_9039> Same CAT time, same CAT station.
[20:13] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Bye !
[20:13] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> have a great week, KK, and don't forget to feed the cat. 😄
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[20:13] <CG> [discord] <derynifank> Night KK. HAve a goof week
[20:13] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Have a great week!
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[20:14] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yes, it's been a blissful weekend of mostly writing and petting kitties and a very laid back dog. The other dog is at his favorite dog-sitter's house.
[20:14] <The_Bee27> Have good week, KK.  scritches and food to Daphne
[20:14] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> I should go as well.  Have a good week, everyone!
[20:14] <KK> Nighters!
[20:14] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Speaking of typos, that was a really good one, DFK. 😄
[20:14] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I want tthe goof week ,  DKF
[20:14] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> DFK
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"If having a soul means being able to feel love, loyalty, and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans."

James Herriot (James Alfred "Alfie" Wight), when a human client asked him if animals have souls.  (I don't remember in which book the story originally appeared.)