Katzaniel

Francis, sweeping the path across the yard, couldn't help but overhear the lecture. The garden path! he willed frantically, almost gritting his teeth in desperate hope. He so hated sweeping the paths. Make him do the paths... yes... say it, yes... yes!!!! He smiled, and it was a real one, not just the smile he portrayed for the monks when they were around. Gripping his broom happily, Francis made his way to the novice. Brother Gulzar had just finished speaking and was wandering off, so Francis addressed Felipe. "You'll need this," he said cheerfully. "It's half done already." He left thinking maybe he hadn't been quite polite enough, so he called over his shoulder, "Good luck!"

Okay, since as far as I can see no one else is Francis, I'll take that. I can't think of anything else. Note that when I said he "grumbles under his breath whenever no one is looking" and "smiles and chats whenever anyone talks to him" that you shouldn't use that OOC information unless your character has a good reason to have seen Francis looking angrily at someone. For the most part, each of you thinks he's a very nice boy and a good servant who sometimes makes unfortunate mistakes. As for his history, I'd guess that his parents died or gave him up at a very young age and that he went to the monastery to serve there. He probably wouldn't even know which it was. So he basically grew up among the monks and he thinks that they aren't very smart (to believe in something which no one has ever seen) and also thinks that most of them look down on nonbelievers. Some of you may have picked up on the fact that he's agnostic, but he doesn't exactly go around telling everyone. I'm gonna go read and post now

I listed some reasons in the WW game I modded, but I think I said it better in this PM: Quincunx: I'm glad you're joining this one, I've never had an opportunity to RP with you. That is, if you can decide who to play. Personally, I think you should go with the make-up artist or the abbot.

A ghostlike voice floats into the room and mist surrounds the revellers. "Cooooommmmme.... roooooollllleplaaaaayyyyyy......" it says with its utmost ghostiness. "Weeeeeerrrrrreeeeeewoooooollllllff staaaaaarrrrrrrtiiiinngggg noooooooowwww....." Vigil, searching for the source of the voice, opens a closet door leading off the room. Everyone peers in as the mist dissipates to reveal Katzaniel, hands on a mistmaking machine and speaking into a voice-altering microphone. Peredhil looks disapproving and Katz smiles sheepishly, shrugging her shoulders. "He did used to play." She looks at Damon. "Please?"

The Name of the Rose sounds cool, but I voted the TV crew idea because it sounds really cool. If NotR, I'll be a servant, since I suspect there won't be many wanting to be one of those. Fourteen, lanky and pimply, he grumbles under his breath whenever no one is looking and secretly steals socks for the fun of it, but smiles and chats whenever anyone talks to him. Not sure of a name, I'll need help with that. If the TV show, I'll be an actor. 60's monster shows would be mainly male characters so I'll be one of those. This guy is a main character on a beloved weekly Soap opera, so he's well-known among soap watchers and he's extremely egotistical about it. The kind of guy whom no ones likes but he goes out with them because he assumes he's invited. He's also not a very good actor. In this show he's not a major part... Is this going to be on a spaceship or what? He'd probably be an engine maintenance guy or something. PS... I'm in My schedule doesn't look to be too bad in the next little while.

I don't have a link there either. You mean like in the word Posted, in the date next to it, or something else? Someday we've really gotta figure out what makes these differences. I miss my cc box hardcore!

Ack! No time to read all the responses here, but the words in the first row correspond to Canadian spelling, which is a mix of both. I might be wrong about the Canadian spelling of "connection/connexion" but I'm certain about the others. If you were 100% British English you'd use kerb, colour, grey, connexion. If you were 100% American English you'd use curb, color, gray, connection. But like Celes said, use either because people will know what you mean. I was just curious. Also, the British call the second floor the first floor (That is, they have Main, First, Second where us North Americans use First, Second, Third). Actually I think there's proper names that apply to both (Mezzanine?) but I can't remember those. I love the differences!

Appy: I'm pretty sure that sentence with "only" works both ways. And yeah, Sweetcherrie, given those examples you'd be more British than American. Simply because I'm curious: Curb or kerb? Colour or color? Grey or gray? Connection or connexion? These are some of the words that it pays to be aware of - you'll see both in usage and both are right. Don't worry overly much about which you use, especially in a multinational community like this, but don't be thrown off when someone else uses the other.

Yay! Welcome back Damon!! Points sternly. Now don't you go away again!

* If you have something that there's a lot of around your city, like statues of historical figures or water fountains or a certain kind of lamppost, maybe say "5 pictures of different statues", etc. * Pic of "Help Wanted" sign * One of those Burger King hats * Certain colour or flavour condom (adults of course) * You could do some things that require resourcefulness as well as creativity... Gordon Korman's book "I Want to Go Home" has some great ideas like Brontosaurus Rib, Eucalyptus Bark, Moon Rock, Pure Mineral Water, Nuclear Waste,Trilobite Fossil, Pterodactyl Nest, Man-Eating Plant, Iceberg, a Genuine Neanderthal Man and a Stalactite. * Restaurant mints * Pic of a school jungle gym Of course like the others said it will depend on location and who's involved, but maybe this will get you thinking along the right lines.

"98 is 37." ~Tamaranis

To minimize the confusion for new readers at least, you could edit your first post. And PM one of the mods to change the title for you. Cheers, Katz

The very act of saying "It's not what you think" makes us try to think of something else. Must say that I failed to think of the correct answer, but I was sort of almost close. Cool. (Or hot?) Edit: Almost forgot your first language isn't English. "Cool" is an often-used slang for "Neat".

I must admit I'm not sure what you mean about the fridge/freezer? Oh, as a prize... I see! Nope, you haven't won the incredible fridge, but I'll give you the second-place prize, this beautiful car... Thank you Sweetcherrie for pointing out my error... I was wondering to what Quincunx was referring. Okay, I have looked up "meer", and for reference, it is not by itself a word. I was thinking of it in terms of meerkat, a kind of animal, and apparently it also arises in meershaum, a kind of clay. But my quest was inherently flawed. Oops. Oh, and because this is a thread that many non-native English speakers will read and because apparently I was not clear earlier, I want to make sure I say that the three words I gave are not words (as far as I know!) but could conceivably be pronounced the same. I wonder, now... if a game of "Mad Gab" might fit into the Manor somewhere as a game for challenge-seeking non-native speakers. I would be interested to attempt at playing a french version, myself. (Mad Gab, by the way, is a game where phrases like "soup or man" are given and you're supposed to come up with a common and similar-sounding phrase like "superman". It would probably be made all the more difficult by the "common phrases" notion, but it might be a fun way to introduce the phrases and explain their meanings).

I'm sorry, but whatever you took as "picking on" was not meant in that way. I really truly meant that the English was quite good. Sorry if I came across poorly. Edit: PS, mind telling me what mistake I made? I'd like to know, because grammar is important to me.

No, your English is really quite good. "...swamp of English words..." is particularily appropriate. Katz goes off to place some more traps, inventing the words "thair", "yoor" and "meir". (By the way, you're doing very very well if you can list three correct spellings of each of those. Contractions count.)

Beckons and speaks in a hypnotic voice... Coooomme to Caaaaaanadaaaa.... PS. I hadn't noticed your sig before, or maybe it was different? Anyway, I've seen a similar poem to that, which I think is actually even better: Yesterday upon the stair, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today. I think he's from the CIA!

With never enough time to chat with friends, I know I've missed out on a good friendship - or at least delayed it. Make sure you come back! Good luck with RL. We'll be here waiting.

If you don't mind, I'd like to send you my 5th phase answers, then, too, so I know which ones I need to keep pondering. But then everyone might want that, so think before you reply!

"We've got twenty-seven geld for this lovely instrument, twenty-seven, do I have thirty? It's music is unbelievable, ladies and gentlemen, going once, it's abilities profound! Can't anyone afford even thirty geld, going twice, for this truly magnificent device? Gone, for 27 geld to the man in silver! Come forward, fellow, no we don't need your beer can..." "Beer?" says Knight in disbelief. "Just beer? Give some respect to Bruteweiser! It's savoury, it's intoxicating, it's beyond belief! Come on, have you never tasted it?" He goes on for a full minute, with Katzaniel desperately trying to take his money and give him the Lyre. Someone from the crowd shouts, "Ten!" and soon Knight's litany is causing a subauction of the Bruteweiser can. OOC: Hope I didn't misuse your character, just having a little fun.

Excitedly waving the folder around as she talks, Katzaniel rattles off words like a machine gun does bullets. "This incredibly useful device, we have forty-five, it can be used for so many purposes, going once, it really is worth so much more than this, going twice, can't anyone afford more for this excellent folder? Gone!" she shouts, stamping the floor. "To the red lizard in the back. Come forward, then. Thank you!" Forcefully prying the geld from Wyvern's hands, Katzaniel steadfastly ignores the tears falling down his face. "No, I didn't mean it.. Lovely geld, I..." When Katzaniel hands him the folder, however, he beams and hugs it to his chest. "I'll be rich," he says, eyes glazing over. The tigertaur gently pushes him off the stage and picks up an item off the floor. "One Almost Dragonic Brand Semi-Sharp Ninja Twinkle Star™, amazingly sharper than a ... er, very possibly nothing. Anyway, amazing star that has many undocumented purposes. Do I have ten? Ten? Five? ....."

"Can anyone top one-ten do I have one-twenty can't anyone offer one-twenty for the beautiful Silvered Sapphire Tear? Going once, this wonderful item for a mere hundred-ten geld, going twice, this Tear that is such an awesome buy, can't anyone top one-ten? Gone! To the lovely woman over there, for one hundred ten geld. Congratulations." Katzaniel slaps the counter-top to punctuate her speech and gestures for Zariah to come forward and settle for the item with her assistant. Pushing another item onto the counter, she starts up again...

OOC: I'm closing the bidding in 5 or 6 hours, whenever I can get to a computer after my class.

OOC: I'm closing the bidding in 5 or 6 hours, whenever I can get to a computer after my class.

OOC: I'm closing the bidding in 5 or 6 hours, whenever I can get to a computer after my class.