She can’t talk because when the machine turned her into a dragon it granted her the insight to realise that nothing she can say or do will prevent the forthcoming catastrophe or lessen its effects, and the self control not to yell “Get out of the way” anyway.
Or maybe she’s still getting used to her new voicebox. Either way, she hasn’t said anything intelligible since she changed.
God bless ye merry silverfish in domino array.
Remember Chris your maybe-god has massive feet of clay.
You saved them from The Dane’s device upon this contest day.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
Good tidings of comfort and joy.
In Annex One near Washington the silverfish were made.
A government department gave irradiation rayed.
A taste for classic opera became their stock-and-trade.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
Good tidings of comfort and joy.
This latest twist in plot action has come out of the blue.
When you leapt into action did you know that this was true?
That there would be a bill and you would have to pay what’s due?
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
Good tidings of comfort and joy.
The stopping of the doo-oomsday device was quite a feat.
You proved to the participants that you could take the heat.
Maybe you should quit while you’re ahead and beat a fast retreat.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
Good tidings of comfort and joy.
So the machine _starts_ to activate before all the dominoes are fallen? Since dominoes have no mechanical parts, are made of wood or plastic or bakelite and other non-electrical substances, and are in fact not actually connected to the machine in any physical sense, this is actually some fairly clever Mad work.
I am a bit disappointed in the Dane, really: any _competent_ mad scientist hunter should have at least one backup weapon, a disintegrator in one of his shoes, or something. I guess ’twas his arrogance that did him in.
For what it’s worth, a lot of big domino machines (domino cascades? domino shows?) have branches off the main run that trigger different effects before it hits the big one. The explosions could have been there just for the coolness factor. Or because science.
Does this count as a reverse deus ex machina?
What’s Latin for “Worshipper into the machine,” anyone?
‘Venerator in machinam,’ or something like that.
Well it should be worshioer as a machine, so Venerator ex machina
Cultor in machinam.
Or if the worshipper is the machine:
Cultor machina.
Well it was his worshippers who came out of the machine. I’m not sure what the Latin for that would be.
It counts as an act of God.
More like an act of silverfish.
Chrissanders works in mysterious ways.
I meant to ask this earlier but the site wouldn’t let me leave a comment. Can the dragon talk now?
Why wouldn’t she be able to talk?
She can’t talk because when the machine turned her into a dragon it granted her the insight to realise that nothing she can say or do will prevent the forthcoming catastrophe or lessen its effects, and the self control not to yell “Get out of the way” anyway.
Or maybe she’s still getting used to her new voicebox. Either way, she hasn’t said anything intelligible since she changed.
She said “Sorry I’m new at this” on Friday, which I assume was what prompted Alphaghoul’s question.
I thought Chris was the one who said that.
Maybe they both said it?
Daibhid: Sorry, I completely missed that.
For Chris, or for themselves? ‘Cause if the doomsday device blew up, likely they’d blow up with it…
for chris. they’re cockroaches. they can survive anything.
Silverfish, actually.
Highly irradiated silverfish. They’ll be super-fine.
brilliant!
Hrumph. Setting off the doomsday device, then having a group of followers stopping the doomsday device. I guess for these days that qualifies.
Soooo then, the kiss on Saturday produced the right fireworks after all. Good on you, Captain Beyond.
To their great joy the silverfish find that they now have a goddess as well.
Thus using dominoes to set set off the device is explained. Harder for silverfish to un-push a simple button, say,once it has been pushed.
God bless ye merry silverfish in domino array.
Remember Chris your maybe-god has massive feet of clay.
You saved them from The Dane’s device upon this contest day.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
Good tidings of comfort and joy.
In Annex One near Washington the silverfish were made.
A government department gave irradiation rayed.
A taste for classic opera became their stock-and-trade.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
Good tidings of comfort and joy.
This latest twist in plot action has come out of the blue.
When you leapt into action did you know that this was true?
That there would be a bill and you would have to pay what’s due?
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
Good tidings of comfort and joy.
The stopping of the doo-oomsday device was quite a feat.
You proved to the participants that you could take the heat.
Maybe you should quit while you’re ahead and beat a fast retreat.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
Good tidings of comfort and joy.
Alternatives for the first line of the last verse:
The stopping of the Dane’s doomsday device was quite a feat
To stop the deadly Dane’s device was truly quite a feat
3rd line, last verse:
Now you should quit…
Perhaps you ought to quit while you’re ahead, and then retreat
When you throw these things together in thirty minutes or so, line selection is bound to be a little off…
Hands clapping.
That. Was. Amazing. Bravo!
You’re a treasure, Robert.
A lovely Christmas present!
Thanks, all.
So the machine _starts_ to activate before all the dominoes are fallen? Since dominoes have no mechanical parts, are made of wood or plastic or bakelite and other non-electrical substances, and are in fact not actually connected to the machine in any physical sense, this is actually some fairly clever Mad work.
I am a bit disappointed in the Dane, really: any _competent_ mad scientist hunter should have at least one backup weapon, a disintegrator in one of his shoes, or something. I guess ’twas his arrogance that did him in.
I don’t see no fat ladies singing yet.
Marcella and Chris kissing in front of a backdrop of explosions not good enough for you?
Yes, but if they did the reasonable thing like have a back up weapon, would they be Mad?
depends on what kind of Mad: if I were a Mad, I’d have _all_the_weapons_.
For what it’s worth, a lot of big domino machines (domino cascades? domino shows?) have branches off the main run that trigger different effects before it hits the big one. The explosions could have been there just for the coolness factor. Or because science.
Yay! In bed with the flu and my Skin Horse 6 shows up.
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!