kingandy | (no subject)

First, a full and accurate summary of X-Men 3 (no spoilers).

Second, a full and mostly accurate summary of Serenity.

I enjoyed it, though I did sleep a lot and have some interesting bruises and stings. I don't do enough Sci-Fi LRP, and I do have a deep and abiding love for the Firefly universe, so I had a hoot. I should also crew more. I don't think I give enough back to the LRP "community." Though it has been said that my very presence is gift enough.

From a crewing point of view I was marginally disappointed at the 24-hour-time-in nature of the event. Not because crew were headed out to pester the players at all hours - I slept through all that - but because a certain amount of motivation for crewing is to hang out and get drunk with the players after time out. I would like to experience the game from a player point of view, and will try very much to sign up in time for the next game. I am not sure if I would crew again. It was a long way to drive. Maybe if I arranged some sort of car-share setup.

Anyway ... had fun, dressed as cowboy, talked about space technology in awful southern accents^[1]. There was no real way it could have gone wrong...

EDITED TO ADD: One thing that amused me was how many Firefly-class ships were present through the game. There was at least one crew with an extant vessel, another who had recently parted company with such a craft, and there was alleged to be another one in Sunday's auction (this turned out not to be the case). Given the scarcity and age of these craft I found this very unlikely IC - but perfectly understandable OOC. ;)

[1] Yes, plural. My recurring engineer character slipped further and further into Owen Wilson, and the dodgy forgery delivery boy was played as Sawyer from Lost. I didn't put that much thought into it at the time, it just happened.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('<i.given>') in entry. Owner must fix manually. Raw contents below.]

<i.Given the scarcity and age of these craft I found this very unlikely IC - but perfectly understandable OOC. ;)</i>

I thought the Firefly class was ubiquitious because of its flexibility and reliability?

Hmm ... That's possible. It sounds familiar, and now I think about it I can't remember why I got that impression. *digs*

FireflyFans.net posits that "There are 40,000 Firefly class vessels still in use." I don't know whether that's common or not. I was just assuming from the age and decrepit state of Serenity when Mal bought it. (And, I think, the disparaging looks it had from various people through the series, but I could be imagining that.)

I think, at the end of the day, in the movie and the few episodes that got made, nobody really talks about whether they're commonplace, so I guess it's up to the refs.

Though it has been said that my very presence is gift enough.

Your presence is a gift; your participation is a blessing.

Oh, now you're just embarassing me.

What are you after?

(deleted comment)

My participation, apparently.

Oh I'm sure I'll think of something. Hmmm.

*hugs*

Lizy/Scarlitt

Waal howdy ho, li'l lady! Etc, etc.

My recurring engineer character slipped further and further into Owen Wilson,

F'nar...

Chance, as they say, would be a fine thing.

This game sounds fun. Where is it, when is it next on and how much does it cost?

www.serenity-lrp.co.uk - this one was down in Milton Keynes, and I suspect they'll remain in that approximate area since that's local to the organisers. No word yet on the next event; keep your eyes on their Rule 7 forum for that.

Ta!