Rikk's hat.

Tom the Fanboy · Post by **Tom the Fanboy** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 1:33 am

I've got it. Alisin was hiding the hat on her person. Where you ask?
<IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">
Um....well. I figured that Will and Tim had spare hats for whoever else came with Rikk. Rikk decided to put it on because when Tim handed it to him (he was tired of holding it) he was busy making phone calls and not paying attention.ORRRRRRRRR.......It's not a hat. It's a rare North American Brain Mold. It has latched onto Rikk's head to feed on the low quality thoughts that could be found there. Brain Molds feed on the low frequency thoughts that are distracting and stupid to their hosts, and in return the Brain mold emmits high frequency thought into it's host. This has the effect of making the host think clearer and with a greater general intelligence. The brain mold does this because it's somewhat evolved anscestor began to gain sentience once. When the proto-brain mold realized it existed it began a philosophical theorization session that laster for nearly a month. At the end of the process it realized how hungry exhausted, unfulfilled and lonely it was. It also realized that it only noticed these things because of it's sentience. Thus the brain mold began the process of mindwave transfer. By absorbing the low quality thoughts from other creature and purging itself of quality mental processes, the brain mold was able to stay just beyond the threshold of sentience. This made it's life very very easy and relaxing. Thus, Brain molds try and find hosts as often as posible; transfer thought patterns until the point where they don't think at all (this is when they forget to hold onto the the host); then slowly achieve the presence of mind to remember to find a host. Rikk is in his meditation right now because he doesn't wish to waste the "charge" from the brainmold.whew. I'm out of breath!------------------
Tom the Fanboy
http://www.geocities.com/tee-moss[begin Fans! code]
E(xkodt)M++FF-A++W+++FCt++(s)Ip20000406f1mcKt+cCp- -bw++Ll++
[end Fans! code]

Czhorat · Post by **Czhorat** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 3:52 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Maritza Campos:
Just out of curiosity, what was the part of Rikk that was hit with the acid?Maritza
CRFH.net<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>We can't say that here - this is a familly message board!All kidding aside, I seem to recall it being either the hand or shoulder. I'll go back and check... .... OK, I'm back. Left hand. Here's the page: <A HREF="http://www.faans.com/d/20010312.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.faans.com/d/20010312.html</A> OK - back again. This page seems to show Rikk's shirt either torn or burned off around the right shoulder:
<A HREF="http://www.faans.com/d/20010314.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.faans.com/d/20010314.html</A> I'm not sure where the actual injury is. Today's page does NOT show the shoulder injury, and I'd imagine that that would be a big part of Will's memory. My money is on the left hand, even if Nodrog DOES say that what Will claimed to be battery acid was really military-spec nanites disolved in water, and that they migrated across Rikk's body.
[This message has been edited by Czhorat (edited 04-24-2001).][This message has been edited by Czhorat (edited 04-24-2001).]

Doublespeak · Post by **Doublespeak** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 5:32 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Czhorat:
My money is on the left hand, even if Nodrog DOES say that what Will claimed to be battery acid was really military-spec nanites disolved in water, and that they migrated across Rikk's body.B]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Have the nanites evolved so that they can now travel short distances through the air? This would explain why Rikk's "look" seemed to have so much effect on Alisin. Of course she is depressed, she has hundreds of nanites in her, and her constant drinking is an attempt to poision them. (she isn't a scientist guys, give her a break) ----------------------
Double your pleasure, double your speak

Yumitori · Post by **Yumitori** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 6:01 am

Re: The Peacemakers Didn't Rikk lose his hat while 'wrestling' with Alisin? Didn't he determine the whole mind-control thing was a hoax? So why's he wearing his hat again?

Czhorat · Post by **Czhorat** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 6:15 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by yumitori:
Re: The Peacemakers Didn't Rikk lose his hat while 'wrestling' with Alisin? Didn't he determine the whole mind-control thing was a hoax? So why's he wearing his hat again?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
[Nodrog mode On]It's very simple, really.Agent Jones has the 23-sider of power. He WANTS the Fans broken up so he can build them up again as an elite FiB strike force. Unfortunately, the dies doesn't work quite like that; what it really does is create/summon alien dopplegangers to fulfill whatever role the "wantee" has in mind. What we're seeing is a 23-sider set of dopplegangers playing out the final scene the way Agent Jones, deep down in his heart, wanted it to go.In reality, the meeting in the swamp ended up degenerating into a wild 4-way sex party. This left Rikk feeling much better, and Will feeling guilty (see yesterday's page). Tim and Alisin aren't really depressed; they're just exhausted.
[Nodrog mode off]Did I do it right?

Wish · Post by **Wish** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 6:27 am

Hmmm.. I'm torn... If I say it was a little artist snafu (([fanfic related joke] AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! NOT SNAFU!!! ANYTHING BUT THAT!! [/fanfic related joke])), then it'll be revealed to ACTUALLY be a highly important plot point with extra flashback explaining the how and why... and if I say it's a highly important plot point with a full explination forthcoming, then it'll probably be an artist snafu. So we'll all just be caught in this Shrodinger-esque quandry until the omnipotent outside obvserver (T) cracks open the box and collapses then uncertainty wave.-Wish
Does she exist or not?

T Campbell · Post by **T Campbell** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 8:54 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Maritza Campos:
Just out of curiosity, what was the part of Rikk that was hit with the acid?Maritza
CRFH.net<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Shoulder. Today's strip renders the damage more clearly...

T Campbell · Post by **T Campbell** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 9:00 am

I may "fix" the page tomorrow to make this a bit clearer...Will's memories, like Shanna's, aren't perfect. Shanna gets fuzzy really quickly on places and purses and suchlike, especially when under the influence of drugs. Will is much more exacting (his account can generally be trusted), but in his guilt he does forget the ONE detail which might PARTIALLY justify his attacking Rikk in the first place.Or it WAS an artist snafu, and we're just frantically backpedaling to cover ourselves. Your choice... <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">

Czhorat · Post by **Czhorat** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 9:00 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by T Campbell:
 Shoulder. Today's strip renders the damage more clearly...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Yay! A timely new update!!The damage DID seem to migrate from the right shoulder to the left shoulder, but I'll let Nodrog explain why...

FrustratedPilot · Post by **FrustratedPilot** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 9:23 am

Does that make it not a No-Prize but a Maybe-Prize?And the cat in the desert is an escaped Shrodinger's-experiment cat from (drum roll please) FiB Headquarters Laboratories! Permanently terrified from the sound of breaking glass. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Gwalla · Post by **Gwalla** » Tue Apr 24, 2001 10:58 am

It's...SNAFUPERMAN!------------------
"Sun Ra? He's out to lunch, all right...same place I eat at!"
- George Clinton

Doublespeak · Post by **Doublespeak** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 12:23 am

In Tim's defense, that was a REALLY nice backpack...naw, even as I type it, I know there is no excuse.

Nodrog · Post by **Nodrog** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 5:19 am

Well, seeing as how my handle has been mention FIVE times already, I fealt I needed to post.As for how the damage migrated, that's easy: When the SNAF's Rirrom was disrupted by a powerful, localized set of sound waves (see the Auxilerated thread), the Rirrom had the effect of 'mirror'ing several things in both universes. IE, Rikk's shoulder wound has switched shoulders and Alisin's whip moved hands (It goes from right to left).The changes should stabalize once the SNAF stop messing around with the chaos fields which normally protect universes from discovering how right Robert Heinlein was in The Number of the Beast.Nodrog "All hail Pixel, the coolest non-talking, non-anthro cat of them all!" Skrap

T Campbell · Post by **T Campbell** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 5:36 am

...Yeah. YEAH. Mirroring effect. THAT'S it.

Wish · Post by **Wish** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 7:32 am

I thought it was pretty telling, actually.. As much as Tim likes to joke about, talk about, even obsess about sex, his interest in the acts most carnal pale in comparison to his devotion to his 'stuff.' A devotion that he might even be ashamed of! He developed his inner pervert to hide his rampanging materialistic streak! (Now isn't THAT a twist? ^_^)-Wish
Who sufferes from a rampaging chocoholic streak...

Czhorat · Post by **Czhorat** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 7:43 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by wish:
I thought it was pretty telling, actually.. As much as Tim likes to joke about, talk about, even obsess about sex, his interest in the acts most carnal pale in comparison to his devotion to his 'stuff.' A devotion that he might even be ashamed of! He developed his inner pervert to hide his rampanging materialistic streak! (Now isn't THAT a twist? ^_^)-Wish
Who sufferes from a rampaging chocoholic streak...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Thanks for mentioning chocolate -- now I'm getting hungry. All kidding aside, I hadn't thought of it quite that way. Tim DOES seem to be very much attached to his "stuff", and I can understand a grown man being a bit embarrassed about getting misty-eyed over his lost "Hey-there kitty" backpack. The other thing I noticed is that the comic's been pretty down emotionallyfor quite some time now; I'm really looking forward to seeing the group win won and all be happy for a few moments. I get the feeling that'll take a while...

Tom the Fanboy · Post by **Tom the Fanboy** » Wed Apr 25, 2001 10:46 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by wish:
He developed his inner pervert to hide his rampanging materialistic streak! (Now isn't THAT a twist? ^_^)-Wish
Who sufferes from a rampaging chocoholic streak...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>That makes sense to me! I know plenty of people who create these larger than life personas to mask tiny little flaws that embarrass them horribly. I know I've done that sometimes.I happen to suffer from a rampaging streaking streak! Whoo hoo! *runs away quickly*------------------
Tom the Fanboy
http://www.geocities.com/tee-moss[begin Fans! code]
E(xkodt)M++FF-A++W+++FCt++(s)Ip20000406f1mcKt+cCp- -bw++Ll++
[end Fans! code]

Tom the Fanboy · Post by **Tom the Fanboy** » Thu Apr 26, 2001 12:22 am

I just realized I didn't recognize yumitori and no-one had welcomed him/her on this thread!Good to see you yumitori! Congratulations on setting off such a hot topic, and not the store at the mall. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif"> Glad to have you here!I hope I didn't miss your introduction, I'd hafta smack myself. ------------------
Tom the Fanboy
http://www.geocities.com/tee-moss[begin Fans! code]
E(xkodt)M++FF-A++W+++FCt++(s)Ip20000406f1mcKt+cCp- -bw++Ll++
[end Fans! code]

Yumitori · Post by **Yumitori** » Thu Apr 26, 2001 4:52 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Tom the Fanboy:
I just realized I didn't recognize yumitori and no-one had welcomed him/her on this thread!I hope I didn't miss your introduction, I'd hafta smack myself. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Him, for what it's worth... Thanks for the welcome. I was just pleased to apparently be the first one to notice the anomaly.I haven't written an introduction - I've just been mostly lurking on some of the threads.

T Campbell · Post by **T Campbell** » Thu Apr 26, 2001 4:55 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by wish:
I thought it was pretty telling, actually.. As much as Tim likes to joke about, talk about, even obsess about sex, his interest in the acts most carnal pale in comparison to his devotion to his 'stuff.' A devotion that he might even be ashamed of! He developed his inner pervert to hide his rampanging materialistic streak! (Now isn't THAT a twist? ^_^)-Wish
Who sufferes from a rampaging chocoholic streak...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>As ever, Wish, your wish is our command... more on Tim's materialism tomorrow...