• 7/14/99

• ["Shelly"] has connected.

["Akili"] grins. "Perfect timing. :)"

["Calin"] says, "Hey good timing."

["Calin"] just got back from lunch.

["Shelly"] smiles, "of course"

["Calin"] hugs ["Shelly"].

["Shelly"] hugs ["Calin"] back.)

["Shelly"] says, "so how are things with you boys??"

["Calin"] says, "Cool."

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "We now have an NT server running that the muck will be transferred to. :)"

["Calin"] nods.

["Shelly"] says, "oh ok.."

["Calin"] says, "Its a super SECRET server!"

["Shelly"] smiles, "super Secret??"

["Calin"] says, "Yep Super Secret."

["Shelly"] smiles.

["Calin"] says, "It doesn't show up on the network, so we won't get hassled for running the muck."

["Shelly"] says, "ahh ok.. i understand now.."

["Calin"] smiles.

["Shelly"] is glad she is done working for the day.

["Calin"] says, "Oh bite me."

["Shelly"] giggles, "later.."

["Calin"] smiles.

["Akili"] smirks.

["Shelly"] pretends to bite ["Calin"]. *bite*

["Calin"] pretends to dodge.

["Shelly"] laughs.

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "The server install of this muck is now functional. =)"

["Shelly"] says, "thats good. :)"

["Calin"] says, "Ok now we need to move to the new server."

["Shelly"] says, "ok"

["Akili"] says, "Soo... what kind of time frame are we looking at? One week?"

["Calin"] says, "["Shelly"], go to -Worlds>personal list and edit russellmuck. Change the host name to 207.21.174.30 Then reconnect."

["Akili"] glances at ["Calin"]. "I would prefer a one-stop changeover."

["Calin"] says, "Whadda you mean?"

["Shelly"] says, "a what?"

["Calin"] says, "We're going to change over now."

["Shelly"] says, "ok.. i will too then"

["Calin"] prepares to dosconnect.

["Akili"] chuckles, and sets up stuff on the other muck to redirect other players here.

["Calin"] waves

DainAltor says, "Hello ["Calin"]."

["Calin"] waves.

["Shelly"] smiles, "hey.. :)"

DainAltor says, "Here I am!"

["Shelly"] says, "hi Dain.."

DainAltor looks at you.

["Shelly"] laughs.

["Shelly"] laughs again and mutters, "damn jerks."

["Calin"] asks, "What jerks? Is that like the stupid pitches?"

["Akili"] glares at ["Calin"].

["Calin"] glowers at ["Akili"].

["Shelly"] says, "no.. nothing like that.. its the damn guys on the internet"

["Calin"] asks, "like us?"

["Calin"] says, "we're guys, we're on the internet."

["Shelly"] says, "no nothing like you.... this one guy wanted me to call him long distance just so we could talk and get to know each other."

["Calin"] says, "Right. Like me."

["Calin"] grins.

["Shelly"] mutters, "like i would ever meet the jerk."

["Shelly"] says, "no ["Calin"] not like you.. i didn't meet you over the net"

["Akili"] has spoken to a couple people he met on the net over the phone.

["Calin"] says, "yeah... but I do want you to call me long distance so we can get to know each other better."

["Calin"] grins

["Shelly"] has also met several but don't anymore and don't plan to either.

["Shelly"] giggles and kisses ["Calin"], "silly.. of course i will call you.. but thats different.

["Calin"] smiles. "Sure it is.

["Akili"] has only met one so far.

["Shelly"] smiles.

["Shelly"] says, "so hows work?"

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "Well, we were at a client this morning, came back to see the entire network in shambles, fixed that, went to lunch, returned, and finished setting up the server. :)"

["Shelly"] asks, "shambles?? that bad?"

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "Well, our manager Rick decided to swap hubs. Normally okay, but the swap didn't go smoothly, and everyone got kicked off the network completely. This wouldn't have been as bad if Rick had told the office that he was about to do so. :p"

["Shelly"] says, "oh no.."

["Akili"] nods. "Yup."

["Shelly"] giggles.

["Shelly"] is glad that nothing like that EVER happens to her at work.

["Shelly"] yawns.

["Akili"] laughs.

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "I'm setting up the old muck so that everyone knows to connect here now. ;)"

["Shelly"] asks, "what are you laughing at?"

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "When you said nothing like that ever happens at your work. ;)"

["Shelly"] says, "hey i don't have somebody going around kicking people of the network.. we don't have a network.. :)"

["Akili"] grins. "That does help. It's not impossible, but it does help."

["Shelly"] smiles, "true.. although our supervisior causes enough havoc in our life.. (although i do hope liscening comes through one of these days."

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "Licensing? For what?"

["Shelly"] says, "the cdc has to have a license to keep the running.. and we are checked once a year to see if we are up to 'code'..."

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "Keep what running?"

["Shelly"] says, "keep the child development center going.. we can be closed down for many reasons."

["Calin"] says, "Like MURDER."

["Akili"] ahs, and nods.

["Akili"] grins.

["Shelly"] giggles, "of course.."

["Shelly"] says, "the biggest problem our supervisior seems to forget is the staff to student ratio.."

["Akili"] smirks. "That's an easy thing to forget. Employers always seem to forget the employee to work ratio."

["Shelly"] laughs, "yeah she forgets quite often.. and thats one of the things we got busted for last year.. of course she will never learn."

["Akili"] sighs. "Nope."

Thats why ["Shelly"] wants the people to come down to the center.. :).

["Akili"] swaps clients. "Yup. :)"

["Shelly"] smiles.

["Akili"] goes afk

["Shelly"] pokes ["Calin"]...

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "["Calin"] is also AFK."

["Shelly"] says, "ok"

["Shelly"] says, "well i gotta get going.. have a few things i need to do before my mom gets home from work.. talk to you boys laters.. bye.."

["Calin"] waves.

["Aura"] connects

["Akili"] grins. "I wasn't sure if you saw the message. :)"

["Aura"] "hello"

DainAltor says, "Hello ["Aura"]."

DainAltor smiles.

DainAltor "So how's your day going?"

["Aura"] smiles. "ok and urs?"

["Calin"] says, "That word looks like Urns."

DainAltor says, "Its ok. Same old thing."

["Aura"] says, "shnaw"

["Calin"] says, "That is NOT a word."

["Calin"] says, "I hate it."

["Calin"] grumps.

DainAltor looks at ["Calin"].

DainAltor Asks, "Was that a misspelling?"

["Akili"] glances at ["Calin"]. "Are you okay?"

["Calin"] says, "Afraid not."

["Calin"] says, "Yes i'm ok."

["Aura"] looks at ["Calin"]. "Whats wrong?"

["Calin"] says, "Shnothing."

["Akili"] mentions to ["Aura"], "He's just grumpy."

["Aura"] laughs.

DainAltor scratches his head.

["Aura"] says, "around me he is always grumpy"

["Calin"] says, "I just bring out the worst in you."

["Calin"] says, "I mean you, me."

["Akili"] snorts.

DainAltor asks, "Is ["Akili"] a warthog?"

["Aura"] says, "["Calin"].."

["Calin"] asks, "Yes?"

["Akili"] looks at Dain, astounded. "_Excuse_ me?"

DainAltor smiles.

DainAltor says, "You did snort..."

["Aura"] smiles. "i forgot...jen is talkin to me"

["Akili"] glares at Dain. "Yeah, and I can roar, too. Care to find out how loudly?"

DainAltor says, "Nah... thats really ok."

["Akili"] nods. "Good. Then lay off with the insults."

DainAltor shrugs. "I'm never insulting. I was just asking."

DainAltor grins.

["Aura"] smiles. "i see a yelllow streak"

["Akili"] peers at DainAltor suspiciously. "Have you ever even SEEN a warthog?!?"

["Calin"] asks, "A streak of what?"

DainAltor asks, "... no... why?"

["Calin"] looks around for anything yellow.

["Calin"] says, "I'm not yellow."

["Calin"] says, "I'll take you all on!"

["Akili"] glances skyward. "Kings, give me the strength *not* to strike him," he mutters.

["Calin"] is done male posturing now.

I thoroughly doubt it.

["Calin"] frowns. "Thank you ["Akili"]."

["Akili"] points at... uh... Dain. "He said it!"

["Calin"] doesnt believe you.

DainAltor says, "You're reliablility just went down, ["Akili"]."

["Akili"] sighs, and mutters something about lead, pipes, and the elves who deserve to live in them.

["Calin"] fingers his shove button.

["Aura"] looks at the maleles and laughs

["Akili"] glares at ["Calin"]. "Was I speaking to you? Thank you, no."

DainAltor says, "I'm not a malele."

Could have fooled me.

["Aura"] says, "i met males"

DainAltor says, "Ah.. I thought so."

Yeah, I met males, too. :>

DainAltor frowns at ["Akili"]. "Stop spoofing."

["Akili"] peers at Dain. "Stop looking at my screen," he complains.

DainAltor says, "Excuse me? Only ["Calin"] can do that."

["Calin"] says, "Yeah."

["Aura"] decides to sit back and watch the performance

["Akili"] says, "Fine, then. ["Calin"], stop looking at my screen, and then telling Dain about it. "

["Calin"] says, "Only I get to sit and do that."

["Calin"] says, "No. I can tell him what I want to."

DainAltor thought ["Calin"] lied, till ["Akili"] gave himself away.

DainAltor thought ["Calin"] was the spoofer.

["Akili"] blinks at Dain. "How smart are you, again?"

["Calin"] grins innocently.

DainAltor says "I get by."

["Calin"] says, "Barely"

DainAltor says, "Thanks soo much."

["Akili"] chuckles. "Good one, ["Calin"]."

["Calin"] grins.

["Calin"] turns on ["Aura"]. "SHE did it!!"

["Aura"] tries not to laugh

["Akili"] asks, "Did what?"

DainAltor frowns.

["Calin"] says, "IT."

["Akili"] asks, "IT?"

["Calin"] says, "I was there."

["Akili"] asks, "Where?"

["Calin"] says, "I saw it all."

["Akili"] asks, "What?"

["Calin"] says, "I was there and I saw what she did..."

["Calin"] says, "I saw it with my own two eyes."

Phil Collins whacks ["Calin"] with a crowbar. "I should charge you for that."

["Calin"] shoves Phil Collins in the pipe.

["Akili"] wonders if you're ever going to let him out? "And that's gonna be a heck of a bruise, you know."

["Calin"] rubs his face. "Yeah I know."

["Calin"] exclaims, "Look at the swelling!"

["Calin"] now has a big head.

["Akili"] grins. "Maybe now your head will match your ego?"

["Aura"] laughs

DainAltor laughs out loud.

["Calin"] frowns, or would if his head wasn't swollen like a balloon.

["Akili"] wonders what would happen if he tried to pop ["Calin"]'s head with a pin.

["Calin"] visits a psychiatrist.

The psychiatrist shrinks his head.

["Calin"] feels better.

["Akili"] wonders if it was, in fact, the correct head he shrunk.

["Calin"] looks down. "Nope, that one's still large enough."

["Akili"] points at ["Calin"]. "I didn't say *anything*."

DainAltor says, "frowns at ["Calin"]. "Ew. Thanks for sharing.

DainAltor says, "Oops."

DainAltor frowns at ["Calin"]. "Ew. Thanks for sharing."

["Aura"] shakes her head

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "["Calin"], there are ladies present, you know."

["Calin"] shakes ["Aura"]'s head too.

*rattle*

*rattle*

["Akili"]'s player ties his hands behind and around his chair.

["Aura"] says, "see thats proof i have stuff in there"

DainAltor says, "Uh... don't do that. You wouldn't want to hurt her..."

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "Or make a mess."

["Calin"] stops. "You're right... the last time... I don't want to talk about it."

["Aura"] glares at ["Calin"] and ["Akili"]

["Akili"] tries - and fails - to look innocent. "What?"

DainAltor smiles, having avoided that deadly stare.

["Aura"] smiles. "thanks dain"

DainAltor bows. "You're most welcome, my lady unicorn."

["Aura"] blushes

["Calin"] shakes his head.

["Aura"] smiles. "funny, i don't hear anything"

["Akili"] laughs.

["Calin"] says, "that's cause my head, unlike yours, is too full to rattle."

["Calin"] grins.

DainAltor frowns.

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "Yeah, full of air."

["Akili"] says, "Hot air, mind you."

["Aura"] laughs loudly

["Calin"] says, "And BRAINS, don't forget the BRAINS!"

["Akili"] says, "Hey ["Calin"]... the pickles are staring at you."

["Aura"] asks, "brains what brains?"

["Calin"] exclaims, "I'm stuck in the fleezer!"

["Akili"] states, "Brains, n. 1) A grey organ that handles all mental functions. 2) Something ["Calin"] is lacking."

["Calin"] says, "Thats just rude."

["Calin"] says, "You don't hear me calling you a stupid beast or anything. At least I have opposable thumbs."

["Aura"] smiles "being truthful isn't being rude"

["Calin"] says, "That goes for you too, ["Aura"]!"

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "You don't call me a stupid beast because you have too many other names and/or descriptions to use." He smiles. "You're right, though."

["Calin"] puts his arm around Dain's shoulder. "Us primates will stick together."

DainAltor says, "I don't think so, Tim."

["Calin"] says, "Don't call me Tim."

["Akili"] laughs!

DainAltor says, "Ok Tim."

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "There are those who call him... Tim."

["Calin"] exclaims, "I don't appreciate the name Tim!"

DainAltor grins.

["Akili"] asks, "How about Tiny Tim?"

["Calin"] frowns. "I'm taller than you, and besides I don't care."

["Calin"] grumps.

["Akili"] says, "And we're back full circle."

DainAltor says, "It's the circle of life."

["Akili"] smirks at Dain. "And what do you know of it, Mr. I've Never Seen A Warthog Before But Am Willing To Tell A Lion That He Is One?"

DainAltor smiles. "My goodness but I have a long name."

["Akili"] rumbles lightly, "All the better to demean - uh, describe you with."

DainAltor draws his sword.

["Akili"] exclaims, "I said mustard!"

["Calin"] draws his too.

DainAltor and ["Calin"] proceed to dual for a few minutes.

["Elminster"] has arrived.

["Calin"] slashes at Dain, but misses.

["Elminster"] says, "I sense drawn swords. What is going on here?

DainAltor chops at ["Calin"], but ["Calin"] parries.

["Elminster"] sighs. "Not again..."

["Calin"] and Dain fight until they are both too worn out to carry swords, and they both have blisters on their thumbs.

DainAltor sits down, breathing hard.

["Elminster"] produces a bag of popcorn, which he snacks on until the fighters wear themselves out.

["Calin"] pants, "Give up, *pant*, while you still can."

["Aura"] says, "can i have some ["Elminster"]"

["Akili"] watches the fight with amusement, glad he's not a participant.

DainAltor says, "Oh *pant* blow it out your pointed ears."

["Elminster"] smiles, and produces a similar bag for ["Aura"]. "Of course, my dear."

["Calin"] sits on the ground.

["Aura"] smiles "thank you"

DainAltor pulls a water bag from his supplies and drink thirstily.

["Calin"] asks, "Hey can I have some?"

DainAltor says, "Sure."

["Calin"] takes the bag and drinks his fill, then returns it to Dain.

["Akili"] blinks. This doesn't strike him as one of Dain's more brilliant ideas.

DainAltor asks, "Are you ready to surrender yet?"

["Calin"] says, "Never. You?"

DainAltor shakes his head.

["Calin"] shrugs. "Oh well."

["Elminster"] gazes at ["Calin"] and Dain. "Are you two quite finished?"

["Calin"] glances at Dain, then nods.

DainAltor says, "Yeah, we're done."

["Elminster"] nods, then raises a brow. "Until tomorrow, correct?"

DainAltor shrugs. "Only if he attacks me."

["Calin"] says, "Only if I attack him."

["Calin"] says, "I mean...."

["Calin"] says, "Only if... uh..."

DainAltor smiles.

["Elminster"] sighs. "Tomorrow, of course. I've got to find some more steel-shattering scrolls..."

DainAltor grins. "Yeah. Make me pull out my OTHER, even BIGGER one!"

DainAltor looks around sheepishly. "Sword, I mean."

["Akili"] blinks at Dain.

["Calin"] laughs.

["Elminster"] chuckles again. "Yes, of course. Well, you can only carry so many before you topple under the weight."

["Calin"] says, "Yeah you'd think so, wouldnt you?"

DainAltor grins.

["Elminster"] smiles wizardly. "I know so."

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