The events are real and the adventurers are not actors, but their names have been changed to protect the innocent (mainly Ela).
Our story begins...
Backslider, Flea, Werewulf, Mariah Carey, Ela and Spyro from the Sappy Star Elite kinship journeyed deep into IB with great hopes of finding fame and fortune. Their mission was to find a sword but they added a search for the 3 monuments of the Dead!
After an hour of aimless wandering, the group of stalwart adventures began to flounder as they returned to the IB starting point for a third time! Their final approach was from a high cliff on the Northern Angmar side. Backslider and Spyro dismounted to protect the Loremaster and Minstrel from giant Angmarian spiders, and this is when the misadventure aka "Pulling a Mariah" occurred.
To be fair, the Loremaster in question was 1.) fleeing for her life, 2.) chatting on mic about something outside the game, and 3.) trying to ding 45. We believe that she would not have rode her trusting pony over that cliff without a purposeful, well-caculated, and very intentional reason which she later explained at great length... "I meant to do that!"
None-the-less, Ela, their diligent loremaster, pulled a Mariah in IB! Here are some pics of the event for your ogling pleasure:
[Sorry! Links have been removed at the request of a not-so-guilty party member until further notice.]
The Further Adventures of Ela and her Sappy Star Elites
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A Double Shot of Mariah for Ela
With her newly found freedom as the only gurl loremaster in Elendilimir to reach the 45th level, Ela took Mariah Carey, Flea, Werewulf, Fornada, Spyro and The Renovator (w/ faithful sidekick, PorkNoir from Ork), to Giant Halls for another BIG adventure.
Ela was excited to try out the shoes that fit her - the shoes, which she found in her previous night of doing gurly stuff with Mariah, were dyed with the finest Trollshaws Indigo dye but she was quite certain that Mariah's shoes were brown. "No matter," she thought to herself. "We are going to kill Giants with Spyro. He will be too busy to notice that my Indigo shoes look brown."
But notice, he did! When the group of Sappy Star Elites approached Giant's Needle, Ela went flying way, way, way down into the Eye of the Needle. The giants had threaded her like a coarse tailor's string, and it was in this fateful moment, mid-flight, that Spyro noticed Ela wearing Mariah's brown shoes! "There goes Ela," exclaimed the dumbfounded hunter. "Why is she jumping over cliffs and grabbing so much agro? And why is she wearing Mariah's old, brown shoes? She is pulling another Mariah!"
Our story would end here with the hunter sprinting to rescue Ela from an angry mob of Giants, but it does not. Ela was not finished for the evening; she must try once more to improve upon Mariah's need to jump down cliffs and pull lots of aggro.
The weary band of friends had fought long and hard to the top of Champion's Tower when Ela once again went sailing over a cliff. This time her peril seemed much more certain.
We could cover in great length the discussion that ensued about porting vs. summoning but a summary should suffice. "Shall the hunter port us to safety, and shall we hope for the best for Ela? Or shall we wait for Ela to either die or find a safe hiding place, so Fornada can summons her?" The group opted for the summons.
Ela, like Mariah, must have 90 lives for it was not the cliff diving that killed Ela on this fun-filled night. It was her solo run up the Champion Tower that returned her to the circle of stones.
What grand adventures will Ela dream up next? Stay tuned!
With her newly found freedom as the only gurl loremaster in Elendilimir to reach the 45th level, Ela took Mariah Carey, Flea, Werewulf, Fornada, Spyro and The Renovator (w/ faithful sidekick, PorkNoir from Ork), to Giant Halls for another BIG adventure.
Ela was excited to try out the shoes that fit her - the shoes, which she found in her previous night of doing gurly stuff with Mariah, were dyed with the finest Trollshaws Indigo dye but she was quite certain that Mariah's shoes were brown. "No matter," she thought to herself. "We are going to kill Giants with Spyro. He will be too busy to notice that my Indigo shoes look brown."
But notice, he did! When the group of Sappy Star Elites approached Giant's Needle, Ela went flying way, way, way down into the Eye of the Needle. The giants had threaded her like a coarse tailor's string, and it was in this fateful moment, mid-flight, that Spyro noticed Ela wearing Mariah's brown shoes! "There goes Ela," exclaimed the dumbfounded hunter. "Why is she jumping over cliffs and grabbing so much agro? And why is she wearing Mariah's old, brown shoes? She is pulling another Mariah!"
Our story would end here with the hunter sprinting to rescue Ela from an angry mob of Giants, but it does not. Ela was not finished for the evening; she must try once more to improve upon Mariah's need to jump down cliffs and pull lots of aggro.
The weary band of friends had fought long and hard to the top of Champion's Tower when Ela once again went sailing over a cliff. This time her peril seemed much more certain.
We could cover in great length the discussion that ensued about porting vs. summoning but a summary should suffice. "Shall the hunter port us to safety, and shall we hope for the best for Ela? Or shall we wait for Ela to either die or find a safe hiding place, so Fornada can summons her?" The group opted for the summons.
Ela, like Mariah, must have 90 lives for it was not the cliff diving that killed Ela on this fun-filled night. It was her solo run up the Champion Tower that returned her to the circle of stones.
What grand adventures will Ela dream up next? Stay tuned!
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Unfortunately, I cannot comment on Ela. Spyro seems to have a thing for Minstrels, and I am quite certain that he hasn't even noticed Ela in that way (sorry Ela - nothing personal). I can tell you that Spyro thinks Ela's sister, Mariah, is awesome and very hot! If Ela has half the beauty of Mariah (and I suspect she might), then you may have found a keeper, Eli. Maybe you should invite Ela, Mariah, and Spyro to join you for a picnic within The Shire on one of these fine afternoons? It would give you an opportunity to check out Ela for yourself! That is, if Sideyman will let you.Eli wrote:I can't wait to hear what happens. That Ela must be an awesome person in real life. I heard she is really hot too.
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A Little Help from the South!
Calm settled on the ragged adventurers (Backslider, Dwac, Ela, and Mariah) at Gath Forthnir, while Flea and Spyro made their journey from the far South through Imlad Balchorth at night. When the duo reinforcement team finally reached the safety of Himbar Pass after a barrage of undead from all sides, a lone voice could be heard exclaiming, "Oh no. I didn't just do that!"
Ela's keen sense of trouble cried, "What!? What happened?"
Was Ela in denial? Could she not see that status of her beloved sister, Mariah? Or was Ela too deep into her reflections on battles from other ages in different realms? Whatever the case might have been with Ela, Mariah had no need to reply because her fate was obvious to all. "I am dead," wimpered Mariah's soft voice of defeat.
Perhaps a little perturbed or maybe just now coming to her senses, Ela retorted, "What!? How did you die?"
Mariah's response was fresh but very familiar, "I didn't think it was that far down. I didn't think I would die! Oooooooh (sigh)."
Like a sister who loves no other sibling, Ela shouted, "You jumped of the cliff! Didn't you! You jumped off right here! That's what you did! You fell to your death!"
"But I didn't think I would die!"
Most great ideas require time to develop, but Flea had a very grand one at this very moment. While he watched Spyro turn back toward the South to ride through Imlad Balchorth again to escort the elite Mariah Carey, Flea spouted, "Hey! Can I get to the First Monument from here?"
No one said a word except for Mariah who was chanting things like, "Let's invite Fornada so he can summons me. I can wait right here for him to get to Gath Forthnir. Then he can summons me."
So Flea rode all alone at night into an evil region as he pursued a dream sparked into flames by the untimely death of their infamous cliff jumper and companion, Mariah. The last thing Flea's friends heard was this: "Uh oh. That wasn't such a great idea!"
With a little help from the South, the adventurers successfully defeated zero enemies, won zero battles, completed zero quests, witnessed Mariah pulling a Mariah, and saw Flea's dream of the First Monument fizzle into defeat. Not a bad start to a successful night of exploration!
Yes, help did finally arrive from the South, but it was para nada ("for nothing"), aka Fornada, and not boy Spyro with his tag-team fellow, Flea!
"Yay! Fornada is here! He can summons me!" Oh, but can he reverse summons himself?
Calm settled on the ragged adventurers (Backslider, Dwac, Ela, and Mariah) at Gath Forthnir, while Flea and Spyro made their journey from the far South through Imlad Balchorth at night. When the duo reinforcement team finally reached the safety of Himbar Pass after a barrage of undead from all sides, a lone voice could be heard exclaiming, "Oh no. I didn't just do that!"
Ela's keen sense of trouble cried, "What!? What happened?"
Was Ela in denial? Could she not see that status of her beloved sister, Mariah? Or was Ela too deep into her reflections on battles from other ages in different realms? Whatever the case might have been with Ela, Mariah had no need to reply because her fate was obvious to all. "I am dead," wimpered Mariah's soft voice of defeat.
Perhaps a little perturbed or maybe just now coming to her senses, Ela retorted, "What!? How did you die?"
Mariah's response was fresh but very familiar, "I didn't think it was that far down. I didn't think I would die! Oooooooh (sigh)."
Like a sister who loves no other sibling, Ela shouted, "You jumped of the cliff! Didn't you! You jumped off right here! That's what you did! You fell to your death!"
"But I didn't think I would die!"
Most great ideas require time to develop, but Flea had a very grand one at this very moment. While he watched Spyro turn back toward the South to ride through Imlad Balchorth again to escort the elite Mariah Carey, Flea spouted, "Hey! Can I get to the First Monument from here?"
No one said a word except for Mariah who was chanting things like, "Let's invite Fornada so he can summons me. I can wait right here for him to get to Gath Forthnir. Then he can summons me."
So Flea rode all alone at night into an evil region as he pursued a dream sparked into flames by the untimely death of their infamous cliff jumper and companion, Mariah. The last thing Flea's friends heard was this: "Uh oh. That wasn't such a great idea!"
With a little help from the South, the adventurers successfully defeated zero enemies, won zero battles, completed zero quests, witnessed Mariah pulling a Mariah, and saw Flea's dream of the First Monument fizzle into defeat. Not a bad start to a successful night of exploration!
Yes, help did finally arrive from the South, but it was para nada ("for nothing"), aka Fornada, and not boy Spyro with his tag-team fellow, Flea!
"Yay! Fornada is here! He can summons me!" Oh, but can he reverse summons himself?
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The Fall of a Hunter
While the fellowship fought a small cluster of angry orcs who had chased the Sappy Star Elites to the arena entrance in Angmar, it is possible that Spyro was distracted by Mariah's beauty - he had not seen her for days. It could have been earlier comments about the vile beast in Uru who called Spyro a gurl that still had him off-balance. Or it might have been ineptitude on Spyro's part. Pick one, but an ego the size of Spyro's is bound to come crashing down somewhere in Middle-Earth in the midst of battle as it did on this fateful night.
"Surely this does not count as a cliff," thought Spyro to himself as he fell the first time. "It could be a hill at best."
Spyro has not been known for pulling a Mariah. He is an agile hunter who prides himself on constantly being aware of the environment and battle situation. Spyro pull a Mariah? Are you kidding?
Well, he did! After the second fall which included falling damage, Spyro bravely announced, "I fell again," but he hoped that the others were too busy to notice or hear him.
As Spyro ran up the hill a third time to rejoin the battle, he had not even fired a single shot from his bow when his voice stammered, "And I fell again!"
"Oh, Spyro. How many times did you fall, boy Spyro? During our very brief battle to enter the arena?"
Mariah graciously suggested 3 times at most. The others thought it was closer to 5 or 6 times. We may never have an accurate account of Spyro's falling episode during this single, non-elite battle, but we can be certain of this:
"Spyro, you pulled a Mariah!!!"
While the fellowship fought a small cluster of angry orcs who had chased the Sappy Star Elites to the arena entrance in Angmar, it is possible that Spyro was distracted by Mariah's beauty - he had not seen her for days. It could have been earlier comments about the vile beast in Uru who called Spyro a gurl that still had him off-balance. Or it might have been ineptitude on Spyro's part. Pick one, but an ego the size of Spyro's is bound to come crashing down somewhere in Middle-Earth in the midst of battle as it did on this fateful night.
"Surely this does not count as a cliff," thought Spyro to himself as he fell the first time. "It could be a hill at best."
Spyro has not been known for pulling a Mariah. He is an agile hunter who prides himself on constantly being aware of the environment and battle situation. Spyro pull a Mariah? Are you kidding?
Well, he did! After the second fall which included falling damage, Spyro bravely announced, "I fell again," but he hoped that the others were too busy to notice or hear him.
As Spyro ran up the hill a third time to rejoin the battle, he had not even fired a single shot from his bow when his voice stammered, "And I fell again!"
"Oh, Spyro. How many times did you fall, boy Spyro? During our very brief battle to enter the arena?"
Mariah graciously suggested 3 times at most. The others thought it was closer to 5 or 6 times. We may never have an accurate account of Spyro's falling episode during this single, non-elite battle, but we can be certain of this:
"Spyro, you pulled a Mariah!!!"
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Cold Feet?
The night sky was clear and beautiful when Ela and her friends from Sappy Star Elites decided to visit Sara Oakheart at Nan Gurth. They had the usual discussion about the mission and how to successfully complete it. After all, Sappy Star peeps are true elites without the elitist attitude. Arent they, Ela?
Before the adventurers made their final ascent across the pass to meet Sara, Spyro started a campfire. The air was cool but not frightfully chilling. A few Hobbit cakes and a warm fire would be all the preparation required to face the Elite Masters before them. Their plan was simple: Run! Talk with Sara. Enter the instance.
Ela had not seen Sara Oakheart since their journey through Fornost. She was excited to catch-up on all the gossip of Middle-Earth. As we all know, Sara has quite the reputation of getting around, so-to-speak.
Was it the flicker of the fire in Saras eyes? Tainted Hobbit cakes? Or the idea that Ela would be all alone with Sara for the first time? No, it was none of these things.
Ela said her greetings to Sara and left the party to enter a private session with the granny of Middle-Earth. A voice talking inside Elas head caused her to tremble slightly. Wait. It wasnt talking in her head. It was singing, and it sounded like the voice of Sauron!
Psycho killer
Quest que cest
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better [to]
Run run run run run run run away
Spyro yelled, Ela! Where are you going? Didnt you talk with Sara? It was too late though. Ela was run, run, running away and the Elite Masters were converging on their position!
Missions fail for a variety of reason and one of the reasons is cold feet, but this was not a case of cold feet. On this occasion, Ela pulled a Mariah-in-Reverse: a complicated act whereby the character (Ela, in this case) performs all the required actions to complete a mission but fails to do the final task that usually consists of saying, Finish now or Travel now to the NPC before her or looting the corpse of a boss that is deep within an instance.
Tell them all, dear Ela! Say it with pride! My sister is the greatest!
The night sky was clear and beautiful when Ela and her friends from Sappy Star Elites decided to visit Sara Oakheart at Nan Gurth. They had the usual discussion about the mission and how to successfully complete it. After all, Sappy Star peeps are true elites without the elitist attitude. Arent they, Ela?
Before the adventurers made their final ascent across the pass to meet Sara, Spyro started a campfire. The air was cool but not frightfully chilling. A few Hobbit cakes and a warm fire would be all the preparation required to face the Elite Masters before them. Their plan was simple: Run! Talk with Sara. Enter the instance.
Ela had not seen Sara Oakheart since their journey through Fornost. She was excited to catch-up on all the gossip of Middle-Earth. As we all know, Sara has quite the reputation of getting around, so-to-speak.
Was it the flicker of the fire in Saras eyes? Tainted Hobbit cakes? Or the idea that Ela would be all alone with Sara for the first time? No, it was none of these things.
Ela said her greetings to Sara and left the party to enter a private session with the granny of Middle-Earth. A voice talking inside Elas head caused her to tremble slightly. Wait. It wasnt talking in her head. It was singing, and it sounded like the voice of Sauron!
Psycho killer
Quest que cest
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better [to]
Run run run run run run run away
Spyro yelled, Ela! Where are you going? Didnt you talk with Sara? It was too late though. Ela was run, run, running away and the Elite Masters were converging on their position!
Missions fail for a variety of reason and one of the reasons is cold feet, but this was not a case of cold feet. On this occasion, Ela pulled a Mariah-in-Reverse: a complicated act whereby the character (Ela, in this case) performs all the required actions to complete a mission but fails to do the final task that usually consists of saying, Finish now or Travel now to the NPC before her or looting the corpse of a boss that is deep within an instance.
Tell them all, dear Ela! Say it with pride! My sister is the greatest!
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brave sir eLA ran away.
bravely ran away, away!
when danger reared its ugly head,
he bravely turned his tail and fled.
yes, brave sir eLA turned about
and gallantly he chickened out.
bravely taking to his feet
he beat a very brave retreat,
bravest of the brave, sir eLA!
bravely ran away, away!
when danger reared its ugly head,
he bravely turned his tail and fled.
yes, brave sir eLA turned about
and gallantly he chickened out.
bravely taking to his feet
he beat a very brave retreat,
bravest of the brave, sir eLA!
"you see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. you're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. where can you go from there? where?"
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My Sister IS the greatest!
Catching her breath, Ela reached into her backpack to retrieve a Lore-master book with missing pages. She had successfully escaped the dread surrounding Sara Oakheart and would think of something clever to explain her flight. "For now, I shall focus on finding these missing pages," Ela told herself. "I wonder if Fornada, Flea, and Spyro will be journeying into Imlad Balchorth any time soon."
Fate smiled upon Ela a few days later when Binky announced, "Spyro, Flea, Fornada, and Renovator will be slaying undead in IB if anyone cares to join them."
Ela held back her excitement and shouted, "I would be happy to help you guys in any way that I can. You know that I am always here to serve you."
On the inside, Ela was oozing with selfless thoughts. You see, Ela is a real giver who always thinks of others, especially her sister. The selfless chatter danced in Ela's heart with shimmering glee, "Yay! Pick ME. Pick ME. Pick ME!!!! I need the pages stolen by those nasty necromancers in IB. Pick ME so I can get my pages! It will make ME a better lore-master!! And I need to show my sister that she is not the greatest. I am! She thinks that she can win the hearts of Fornada and Spyro by jumping off the great cliff in IB and surviving, but I will show them all! I am the greatest! Pick ME!"
Ela grabbed her beautiful sister, Mariah, and the six Sappy Star Elites rode deep into IB. There were many battles as Renovator noted, "I can't believe it! I am actually doing some damage to a few of these mobs!" There were selfless acts. For example, Spyro jumped into the tainted, green water to show the fellowship that touching the water resulted in death and so Fornada could try his new legendary revive skill. And there were drops! Numerous pages and recipes dropped for each person in the fellowship.
Oh yes, and there was a particular drop that was unlike any other drop during their long adventure through IB. This drop was greater than all the drops of the night - combined! The moment arrived when the sisters (well, Ela) should declare who is the greatest among them. Was it Mariah? Or was it Ela?
Sibling love runs deep between the sister, so when Spyro declared, "This cliff is Mariah's favorite spot," Ela knew that it was finally her opportunity to shine... for her sister!
"So this is the place where my sister glorified her name in the eyes of Fornada and Spyro," Ela whispered. "It is time. They will now know that I am the greatest!"
As the fellowship carefully looked over the edge of the cliff where Mariah made her free fall and safely landed some 200 meters below the path, Ela picked the highest jut on the cliff and dropped!
Thick tension silenced the group of Sappy Star friends. "Would Ela safely land like her sister, Mariah? Or would she be forced to concede that her sister is the greatest? Which of the two would soon be shouting, 'My sister IS the Greatest!?'"
If a picture can speak a thousand words, then this would be a great place for a picture to speak. For it might reveal to us which sister IS indeed the Greatest!
Faernath, can we get an assist please?
Catching her breath, Ela reached into her backpack to retrieve a Lore-master book with missing pages. She had successfully escaped the dread surrounding Sara Oakheart and would think of something clever to explain her flight. "For now, I shall focus on finding these missing pages," Ela told herself. "I wonder if Fornada, Flea, and Spyro will be journeying into Imlad Balchorth any time soon."
Fate smiled upon Ela a few days later when Binky announced, "Spyro, Flea, Fornada, and Renovator will be slaying undead in IB if anyone cares to join them."
Ela held back her excitement and shouted, "I would be happy to help you guys in any way that I can. You know that I am always here to serve you."
On the inside, Ela was oozing with selfless thoughts. You see, Ela is a real giver who always thinks of others, especially her sister. The selfless chatter danced in Ela's heart with shimmering glee, "Yay! Pick ME. Pick ME. Pick ME!!!! I need the pages stolen by those nasty necromancers in IB. Pick ME so I can get my pages! It will make ME a better lore-master!! And I need to show my sister that she is not the greatest. I am! She thinks that she can win the hearts of Fornada and Spyro by jumping off the great cliff in IB and surviving, but I will show them all! I am the greatest! Pick ME!"
Ela grabbed her beautiful sister, Mariah, and the six Sappy Star Elites rode deep into IB. There were many battles as Renovator noted, "I can't believe it! I am actually doing some damage to a few of these mobs!" There were selfless acts. For example, Spyro jumped into the tainted, green water to show the fellowship that touching the water resulted in death and so Fornada could try his new legendary revive skill. And there were drops! Numerous pages and recipes dropped for each person in the fellowship.
Oh yes, and there was a particular drop that was unlike any other drop during their long adventure through IB. This drop was greater than all the drops of the night - combined! The moment arrived when the sisters (well, Ela) should declare who is the greatest among them. Was it Mariah? Or was it Ela?
Sibling love runs deep between the sister, so when Spyro declared, "This cliff is Mariah's favorite spot," Ela knew that it was finally her opportunity to shine... for her sister!
"So this is the place where my sister glorified her name in the eyes of Fornada and Spyro," Ela whispered. "It is time. They will now know that I am the greatest!"
As the fellowship carefully looked over the edge of the cliff where Mariah made her free fall and safely landed some 200 meters below the path, Ela picked the highest jut on the cliff and dropped!
Thick tension silenced the group of Sappy Star friends. "Would Ela safely land like her sister, Mariah? Or would she be forced to concede that her sister is the greatest? Which of the two would soon be shouting, 'My sister IS the Greatest!?'"
If a picture can speak a thousand words, then this would be a great place for a picture to speak. For it might reveal to us which sister IS indeed the Greatest!
Faernath, can we get an assist please?
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the names of those people don't match the names of the people in the story.
and it looks to me like eLA is down there trying to help that eLI guy out...
and it looks to me like eLA is down there trying to help that eLI guy out...
"you see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. you're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. where can you go from there? where?"
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Ela did not flee from Sara Oakheart. What the other members of the fellowship did not know is that a Balrog of Morgoth, a demon of the ancient world, had pursued the fellowship. Sensing the nearing presence of the Balrog, Ela rushed down the path leading to Sarah and her companions to confront and bar the demon's way. Thus, Ela (The Selfless) saved Sara (for the moment) and her dear friends from certain doom.
Behold, Ela's bane: http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/kulkosj/Ela.jpg
Behold, Ela's bane: http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/kulkosj/Ela.jpg
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little did we know, ela also plays center for the redwings....
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After careful consideration of the inconsistencies pointed out in Lazlo's post & reflection upon their impact on the storyline, I have amended the post above with the proper screencap. You may need to refresh your browser window to see the changes.Lazlo Hollyfeld wrote:the names of those people don't match the names of the people in the story
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faernath had several bowls of sugar coated cereal for bfast and managed to get this picture redone before he crashed.Faernath wrote:hey, if you have the energy to change the names in the screencap, please, be my guest!Lazlo Hollyfeld wrote:the names of those people don't match the names of the people in the story
"you see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. you're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. where can you go from there? where?"
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me now!!!
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Sappy Star Dreams
Part 1, Sappy Dreams
Our friends in Sappy Star Elite have dreams. Some of their dreams are dangerous, and some of their dangerous dreams are deadly. To be sure, some of their dreams should never enter into the conscious mind of any citizen of Middle-Earth, not even Ela's!
A few days ago Ela the Selfless was sharing with her Sappy friends about her dream of playing center for an elite hockey team while she performed selfless acts with Balrog of Morgoth on behalf of her fellowship. Like this dream, most of Ela's dreams are not truly dangerous; they will never move beyond fantasy into anyone's conscious reality.
It is Ela's secret dream, the one that she keeps hidden in the closet and far away from her beloved sister, which IS truly dangerous. You see, Ela dreams, fantasizes, or more accurately - obssesses - that one day she will become a Champion, like the mighty Flea and Backslider. "Oh, if I could dual wield! I would slay my thousands, and I will have the head of Sauron served to our kinship on a Misty Mountain Silver Platter!"
For Ela, the danger hides not within her secret ambition, but in her subtle over-sight of paper armour. A champion without heavy armour, dear Lore Master, is like a Hobbit without clothes: ugly! And deadly!
But Ela is not alone with her dreams. Other Sappy Star fellows have similar dreams which could be more or less deadly:
Renovator constantly dreams about mining for ore with his codependent sidekick, PorkNoir from Ork.
PorkNoir dreams of a time and place when Renovator will no longer dream about mining ore!
Here! Hear! Of our Champion Flea who dreams about completing Book 8 Chapter 5 with one small twist! In his dream, Flea completes his epic quest while mounted on his steed without his helm! Ela stands right beside him, praising him for being the fifth best Champion in all of Middle-Earth. We are not sure who ranks 2, 3, or 4 in Flea's dream, but we are certain that Ela is number 1.
Hmmmm! Speaking of Flea, Backslider has a re-occuring dream (nightmare?) that he has acquired the face of Flea, mustache and all! Backslider has been demoralized, and we can hear him saying over and over to Mariah, "Uh oh! Hey! Don't revive me. I am okay." Good news for you, Slidey! Mariah is stuck in combat and cannot revive you anyway!
Oh, our poor Mariah. She dreams incessantly about any fall that could potentially result in her own peril while Renovator mines for ore. She mouths to herself, "Is there a gap in that rail? Do you think I could squeeze through it and maybe fall to the bottom without anyone noticing that I have been defeated? Hey! Now is my chance - Fornada and Spyro are not looking! Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Mariah's dream may actually mimic reality!
While we have not seen Feromone yet, we have heard that he dreams about bloody hides and Werewulf who dreams of finding Feromone but never does. Werewulf's dream should not be mistaken as her own, because it is truly Feromone's fantasy. As one gypsie Elf told Feromone after his last plea for help with the Champions in Misty Mountains, "Your dream is the equivalent of giving a lecture in a public auditorium. When you suddenly realized that you have only equipped birthday suit, it is much too late!" Perhaps, Feromone, you would care to run and hide?
On-the-other-hand, Werewulf dreams of standing in a campfire at Misty Mountains while Renovator runs back and forth mining ore for her. Werewulf is a smart one, that she is! She may not have sense enough to wear shoes in the snow! But at least she knows how to collect her ore!
Fornada. What can we say about Fornada? Well, Fornada never dreams for his dreams would be for nothing. That said, Fornada is rumored to sing in his sleep: "Summons ya in the morning! Summons ya in the evening! Summons ya at super time!"
Hey! Hey? And lest we forget about Renovator! Renovator has dreams within dreams about dreaming dreams of still more dreams; and in these dreams, Renovator is... have you guessed it? Yes, Renovator IS mining for ore!
And it this thought of Renovator's OCD that brings us to our misguided hunter - Spyro!
Part 1, Sappy Dreams
Our friends in Sappy Star Elite have dreams. Some of their dreams are dangerous, and some of their dangerous dreams are deadly. To be sure, some of their dreams should never enter into the conscious mind of any citizen of Middle-Earth, not even Ela's!
A few days ago Ela the Selfless was sharing with her Sappy friends about her dream of playing center for an elite hockey team while she performed selfless acts with Balrog of Morgoth on behalf of her fellowship. Like this dream, most of Ela's dreams are not truly dangerous; they will never move beyond fantasy into anyone's conscious reality.
It is Ela's secret dream, the one that she keeps hidden in the closet and far away from her beloved sister, which IS truly dangerous. You see, Ela dreams, fantasizes, or more accurately - obssesses - that one day she will become a Champion, like the mighty Flea and Backslider. "Oh, if I could dual wield! I would slay my thousands, and I will have the head of Sauron served to our kinship on a Misty Mountain Silver Platter!"
For Ela, the danger hides not within her secret ambition, but in her subtle over-sight of paper armour. A champion without heavy armour, dear Lore Master, is like a Hobbit without clothes: ugly! And deadly!
But Ela is not alone with her dreams. Other Sappy Star fellows have similar dreams which could be more or less deadly:
Renovator constantly dreams about mining for ore with his codependent sidekick, PorkNoir from Ork.
PorkNoir dreams of a time and place when Renovator will no longer dream about mining ore!
Here! Hear! Of our Champion Flea who dreams about completing Book 8 Chapter 5 with one small twist! In his dream, Flea completes his epic quest while mounted on his steed without his helm! Ela stands right beside him, praising him for being the fifth best Champion in all of Middle-Earth. We are not sure who ranks 2, 3, or 4 in Flea's dream, but we are certain that Ela is number 1.
Hmmmm! Speaking of Flea, Backslider has a re-occuring dream (nightmare?) that he has acquired the face of Flea, mustache and all! Backslider has been demoralized, and we can hear him saying over and over to Mariah, "Uh oh! Hey! Don't revive me. I am okay." Good news for you, Slidey! Mariah is stuck in combat and cannot revive you anyway!
Oh, our poor Mariah. She dreams incessantly about any fall that could potentially result in her own peril while Renovator mines for ore. She mouths to herself, "Is there a gap in that rail? Do you think I could squeeze through it and maybe fall to the bottom without anyone noticing that I have been defeated? Hey! Now is my chance - Fornada and Spyro are not looking! Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Mariah's dream may actually mimic reality!
While we have not seen Feromone yet, we have heard that he dreams about bloody hides and Werewulf who dreams of finding Feromone but never does. Werewulf's dream should not be mistaken as her own, because it is truly Feromone's fantasy. As one gypsie Elf told Feromone after his last plea for help with the Champions in Misty Mountains, "Your dream is the equivalent of giving a lecture in a public auditorium. When you suddenly realized that you have only equipped birthday suit, it is much too late!" Perhaps, Feromone, you would care to run and hide?
On-the-other-hand, Werewulf dreams of standing in a campfire at Misty Mountains while Renovator runs back and forth mining ore for her. Werewulf is a smart one, that she is! She may not have sense enough to wear shoes in the snow! But at least she knows how to collect her ore!
Fornada. What can we say about Fornada? Well, Fornada never dreams for his dreams would be for nothing. That said, Fornada is rumored to sing in his sleep: "Summons ya in the morning! Summons ya in the evening! Summons ya at super time!"
Hey! Hey? And lest we forget about Renovator! Renovator has dreams within dreams about dreaming dreams of still more dreams; and in these dreams, Renovator is... have you guessed it? Yes, Renovator IS mining for ore!
And it this thought of Renovator's OCD that brings us to our misguided hunter - Spyro!
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Sappy Star Dreams
Part 2, Spyro's Dream - Pulling a Spyro!
When a dream crosses the line between adventure in one's own mind and death, the developers of LOTRO have labeled it as "Death by Misadventure." And it is Death by Misadventure that Spyro constantly dreams of avoiding! Dreaming he does. But succeeding he don't! For if there is Death by Misadventure to be found, then Spyro will certainly find it!
Last night was no exception. Spyro found Death by Misadventure (or did it find him?) in the first passage of the Carn Dum Sewers! Not only did he find it, but he took friend Flea along with him for the ride. What a friend we have in Spyro! Eh, Flea?
If this was the first time for Spyro and his Death by Misadventure, then we should not even mention it. Unfortunately for Spyro, this foible has been repeated far too many times to ennumerate and far too many times to be over-looked!
There was the time at the Deadly Watching Stones, which divide Western and Eastern Malenhad; whereby, Spyro found himself "incapacitated by Misadventure" not once, but four times in total. Once by accident! And three times more... by accident?
There was the evening in which Spyro attempted to cross the green water in IB. To his surprise but not ours, he found himself struck again with Death by Misadventure. Fortunately for Spyro, Fornada had just obtained his second combat revival skill. Thank you for nada!
How could Spyro forget the time that he road his steed through Fornost and his gallop came to a swift end with Death by Misadventure? Did the ground open wide and swallow you whole, Spyro? Were you ever going to tell the Sappy Star Elites about this misadventure? Probably not!
You see... some may pull a Mariah. While others pull a Backslider. And the rest may do an Ela, also known as a Reverse Mariah. But who amongst the Sappy Stars would care to pull a Spyro? hmmmmmmmmmm! Flea?
Yes. Like two peas in a pod of green water, Spyro did what he does best and cannot avoid while Flea (thinking about last night's dream and Ela) mistakenly found himself - "incapacitated by Misadventure!"
Did you boys not hear Mariah when she said, "Oh! So we should not touch the water?" Congratulations, boys! You have pulled a Spyro!
Part 2, Spyro's Dream - Pulling a Spyro!
When a dream crosses the line between adventure in one's own mind and death, the developers of LOTRO have labeled it as "Death by Misadventure." And it is Death by Misadventure that Spyro constantly dreams of avoiding! Dreaming he does. But succeeding he don't! For if there is Death by Misadventure to be found, then Spyro will certainly find it!
Last night was no exception. Spyro found Death by Misadventure (or did it find him?) in the first passage of the Carn Dum Sewers! Not only did he find it, but he took friend Flea along with him for the ride. What a friend we have in Spyro! Eh, Flea?
If this was the first time for Spyro and his Death by Misadventure, then we should not even mention it. Unfortunately for Spyro, this foible has been repeated far too many times to ennumerate and far too many times to be over-looked!
There was the time at the Deadly Watching Stones, which divide Western and Eastern Malenhad; whereby, Spyro found himself "incapacitated by Misadventure" not once, but four times in total. Once by accident! And three times more... by accident?
There was the evening in which Spyro attempted to cross the green water in IB. To his surprise but not ours, he found himself struck again with Death by Misadventure. Fortunately for Spyro, Fornada had just obtained his second combat revival skill. Thank you for nada!
How could Spyro forget the time that he road his steed through Fornost and his gallop came to a swift end with Death by Misadventure? Did the ground open wide and swallow you whole, Spyro? Were you ever going to tell the Sappy Star Elites about this misadventure? Probably not!
You see... some may pull a Mariah. While others pull a Backslider. And the rest may do an Ela, also known as a Reverse Mariah. But who amongst the Sappy Stars would care to pull a Spyro? hmmmmmmmmmm! Flea?
Yes. Like two peas in a pod of green water, Spyro did what he does best and cannot avoid while Flea (thinking about last night's dream and Ela) mistakenly found himself - "incapacitated by Misadventure!"
Did you boys not hear Mariah when she said, "Oh! So we should not touch the water?" Congratulations, boys! You have pulled a Spyro!