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Post by PFA on Nov 16, 2006 20:05:15 GMT -5
Ooh, this is a really interesting story, PFA! I hope wherever she is, Patjade is all right. Thanks! ^_^ And like I said at the end of chapter 1, I promise Patjade will be fine.
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Post by Draeroz on Nov 16, 2006 22:24:55 GMT -5
Honestly, having a total stranger taking over PJ's position is waaay suspisious, in the meantime, TAKE 2!! (Will be deleted after dA fixes that laggy change file button.)
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Post by Ebil on Nov 16, 2006 23:01:35 GMT -5
Ooh, that was smart of the mods, spreading out and searching like that. I like all the separate sections that showed what each of them did, which made it un-confusing to follow them. The person's comment on the Banter Board just makes me wonder, what did happen to Dan? Hope we find out. Or maybe we already did and I somehow read over it 0-0;
Also, poor Strife. ("I've redone the entire game to center around Kindleflare - it took forever but it's finally done!" "Um, that's nice, but Patjade is back and the story's over." "WHAT?!" "Erm.... guess you'd better get started on changing it back." "...")
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Post by PFA on Nov 16, 2006 23:35:33 GMT -5
Also, poor Strife. ("I've redone the entire game to center around Kindleflare - it took forever but it's finally done!" "Um, that's nice, but Patjade is back and the story's over." "WHAT?!" "Erm.... guess you'd better get started on changing it back." "...") Poor Strife... (I do wonder what a Kindleflare sprite would look like, though... *poke poke, hint hint*)
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Post by Omni on Nov 17, 2006 16:52:37 GMT -5
I think I get why Patjade disappeared. Was the newbie (who wrote the article 'If You Could Rule a Land') Kindleflare?
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Post by Rider on Nov 17, 2006 17:35:36 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]How did I go so long without reading this gem? ^_^ How did it take me so long? I love it so far, Amy! (Poor, poor Dan. I wonder what happened...)[/glow]
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Post by Dan on Nov 17, 2006 17:36:42 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]How did I go so long without reading this gem? ^_^ How did it take me so long? I love it so far, Amy! (Poor, poor Dan. I wonder what happened...)[/glow] As do I. o_0 Why does the bad stuff happen to me? XD
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Post by PFA on Nov 17, 2006 20:03:07 GMT -5
I think I get why Patjade disappeared. Was the newbie (who wrote the article 'If You Could Rule a Land') Kindleflare? ...even if I wanted to tell you, I can't. Don't want to go spoiling the story now, do we? [glow=red,2,300]How did I go so long without reading this gem? ^_^ How did it take me so long? I love it so far, Amy![/glow] Yay! ^_^ I was wondering when you'd show up... Why does the bad stuff happen to me? XD XD I dunno. ...In all honesty, I just picked you randomly...
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Post by spiritwolfforever on Nov 18, 2006 7:36:27 GMT -5
N-no shipping? *eyes fall out*
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Post by PFA on Nov 18, 2006 10:24:12 GMT -5
N-no shipping? *eyes fall out* NUUUU! It's teh end of teh world as we know it!! T_T *'shippers all emo in corner*
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Post by PFA on Nov 19, 2006 18:11:52 GMT -5
It's the moment you've all been waiting for! ...or not, I dunno. Chapter 4!
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Rider was at the Work Reviews and Advice Station, where the NTWFers were being extra careful about what they said, especially after the whole Dan thing.
"Well, let's see..." Rider looked around the room. "There must be something significant in here..."
She searched the room for a while, trying to find some clues that would lead to answers. Before she could search very long, the door flew open; Kindleflare was on the other side. Everyone in the room, except Rider and Kindleflare, tensed up recognizably.
"Well, hello, everybody." Kindleflare said with a smile.
There was a pause.
It was the newbie writer who Dan was talking with that finally spoke up. "Wh-what did you ever do to Dan?"
Kindleflare gave the newbie an innocent look. "Dan? He's fine..."
The newbie took a breath. "Then where is he?"
"Oh? He's right here." Kindleflare made an arm motion, and Dan came into into the room.
Rider's eyes widened. "Dan! Are you okay?"
Dan looked at Rider almost nonchalantly. "I'm fine, Rider, you don't have to worry."
Kindleflare sighed, and started out of the room. "Well... go on with your own businesses..."
Once Kindleflare had left the room, Rider ran over to Dan. "Are you sure you're alright? Where did she take you? What did she do?"
Dan blinked. "Where did who take me? What are you talking about?"
There was a pause, then Rider asked, "...you don't remember?"
Dan shook his head. "Nope."
Rider grimaced. Wouldn't that be the type of thing you'd remember? This was all too strange...
* * * * *
Leoness was at the Forum Events Centre. She remembered exactly what happened on the day Patjade disappeared; it was hard to forget...
"Well, I'm going to go greet newbies. See you around!" were the last words heard from Patjade since she disappeared...
And then she walked off, never to be seen again...
"The Welcome Mat... that's where she went before she disappeared..." Leoness muttered to herself. "...there must be something there..."
She went to the back of the Forum Events Centre, where she found the Welcome Mat. There were a few newbies there, waiting to be greeted. She waved in welcome to them briefly, then started searching the ground for something significant.
"I know there must be something here..." she thought aloud. "I know this is where she... huh?"
Leoness focused her eyes on an object on the ground. It was an arrow, lying in the dirt.
"Didn't anyone notice this before...?" she wondered, bending down and picking up the arrow.
"You know, Patjade... I don't see you use your bow very often..."
"Yeah... I only really use it for fighting off scammers and n00bs."
Leoness' eyes widened. "Oh my..."
* * * * *
Rider, Crystal, Wandy, Stal, Spot, Nimras, Tracy, Killix, Mindy and Ikkin finally got back together at the Mod Squad to discuss what they had found.
"I couldn't find anything," Wandy sighed.
"Me neither." Nimras said.
Spot lowered her head. "Positive Spin Way was... empty..."
"Not Banter Board Lane..." Stal groaned. "There were sooo many NTWFers there..."
"What about clues?" Rider questioned.
Stal shook his head. "As far as I could tell, nothing."
"Yeah, the Reviews and Clues Office was dry..." Mindy said.
"So were the guilds," Crystal added.
"There was nothing in Artist's Alley," Ikkin sighed. "So what about you, Killix? What did you find?"
"Huh? Oh..." Killix coughed and straightened her hair. "There was nothing unusual in the Splatterboard..." she hiccuped. "...or Tabloid Town..."
Tracy moaned. "Aww, I wish I could to go to the 'bloids!"
Crystal rolled her eyes. "Doofus. So what did you find?"
Tracy sat up straighter. "Well, actually... I didn't find anything..."
"To be honest, I didn't really find anything, either..." Rider admitted. "...but Kindleflare did bring Dan back!"
"Well, that's good." Spot gave a weak grin.
"Odd thing is, he claims he doesn't remember being dragged off by Kindleflare..." Rider added.
Ikkin blinked. "Huh. You'd think that would be the kind of thing that sticks in your mind..."
"You'd think, but he just doesn't remember..." Rider groaned. "...maybe we should just give up..."
The door opened; Leoness was on the other side. "No, Rider. We can't give up just yet." she walked over to the group and held something out to them. "I found THIS laying in the dirt."
Wandy examined the object. "Is that...?"
"It's... it's one of Patjade's arrows!" Rider jumped. "Where did you find that?!"
Leoness dropped the arrow on the table. "It was in the dirt, at the Welcome Mat."
"The Welcome Mat?" Mindy wondered. "What was it doing there?"
"I remember... that's the last place she went." Leoness replied. "The last place she went before she disappeared."
"So... what could that mean?" Rider thought aloud.
Then there was a pause, while everyone stopped to think...
* * * * *
"Wait... where are you taking me?"
"You'll see."
"But... but..."
"Calm down... it will be okay..."
They walked down the hall and came to a room...
"Dan! Is that you?!"
"What?? It's... we were worried about you!"
"You've gotta get me out of here! The NTWF..."
"...This has been long enough."
"Wait! But... I gotta..."
"You monster! Let him go!"
"Don't worry, your friend here will be just fine..."
"What? What is that? You're not going to... NO! AAH! NOOO!!"
"Aah!!" Dan sat bolt up straight. He looked around. He was in his bed, in his room. "It was... a dream?"
There was a pause. Then with a sigh, Dan laid back down on his bed.
"A dream... but somehow it seemed familiar..." he muttered. "...ohh, my head hurts..."
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Post by Omni on Nov 19, 2006 18:19:24 GMT -5
Dan's dreaming about Patjade!
I know you probably can't say whether or not that's true for sake of spoilers... or the lack thereof, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was it. ^_^
Plus, things still seem to point to Kindleflare being that newbie. Not sure exactly what happened to Dan in the dream though, maybe it was an unspeakable evil?! @_@ Or maybe she was tickling him to death! ^o^
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Post by Ebil on Nov 19, 2006 18:52:08 GMT -5
Aww, poor brainwashed Dan and also, that's one heckuva scary dream… Sorry, I can't leave a very productive comment right now. My brain has been killed by my social studies essay.
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Post by PFA on Nov 19, 2006 19:30:42 GMT -5
Aww, poor brainwashed Dan and also, that's one heckuva scary dream… Yeah, poor Dan... He's, like, being beat up in this story... ...I have nothing against you, Dan, really... >_>
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Post by Ginz ❤ on Nov 19, 2006 19:52:02 GMT -5
Poor Dan. T_T Ooh, clues! Great part, PFA!
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