Chat Transcript: First Official Live ...(yadda yadda)

Since Chaostitan got this week's chat log posted with such aplomb while I worried that it would be odd or weird or whatever, that it wasn't all in one piece.....

[First Chat -- Part 2]
[Members' Works in Progress]

<sunandshadow> how about everyone's WIP(s)?
<Sage> what about them?
<sunandshadow> I mean what kind of thing are they
<sunandshadow> what genre and stuff

<Peter> let's go one at a time on this, okay?
<Peter> Chaos?
<chaostitan> oooh, me first. I have two WIP's at the moment, both of them sci fi
<Peter> Chaos, any hints as to topic?
<sunandshadow> lit mags are fun I edited one for a while
<chaostitan> people born with psychic powers because of medical experiments, trying to fit in and stuff
<chaostitan> general hints
<Peter> both of them are on same topic?
<sunandshadow> I always like 'trying to fit in' stories.
<chaostitan> yes, same "world", different time periods
<Peter> great!

<Peter> Sage, how about you?
* chaostitan pokes Sage
* Peter thinks she fell into the punch
<Sage> My WIP is fantasy, set in the future. I'm not sure I can give a short description of it
<Peter> it relies on magic, yes?
<chaostitan> How about a medium description?
<Sage> THe other one I'm editing is fantasy
<sunandshadow> well how about a list - does it have dragons? elves? an orb of something or other?
<Peter> a Spokesman for a machine named Fred?
<Sage> The WIP. Twins have psychic powers, & one of them almost never speaks because of his. They are taken from their world to another one which is much more classically fantasy
<Peter> ooh...like it
<Sage> because the one who doesn't speak can do something nobody there can do
<Sage> yay :-D
<Peter> reminiscent of DeLint
<sunandshadow> I love hearing what everyone is doing ^_^
<Peter> Thanks Sage

<Peter> Serenity, how about you?
* tjwriter has joined #absolutewrite
<sunandshadow> hi
<Peter> howdy, tj
* Sage waves
<tjwriter> hello pardon my slow typing
<Peter> not a problem
<sunandshadow> tj we're going around taking turns letting everyone describe their WIP(s)
<tjwriter> baby in one arm, pecking with the other
<tjwriter> ok
<Peter> and we're waiting on Serenity...who I think gave her brain back
* sunandshadow looks around for Serenity
<Sage> yeah, I gave it back to here
<Serenity7474> oops... sorry, was talking
<Serenity7474> not here obviously
<Sage> her
* sunandshadow Laughs Out Loud
<Peter> lol
<Serenity7474> ok, two WIP, one sci-fi and one Mystery/Thriller
<Peter> we were kinda hoping to hear something about your WIP
<Peter> hints, hints.
<Serenity7474> the sci-fi one is suspiciously a lot like Chaos'... 'cause I'm helping her with it
<Serenity7474> just a bit
* chaostitan smiles at my co-author
<Peter> lol ok
<Peter> and the thriller?
<sunandshadow> I like co-writing, I think it's more fun than writing by yourself
<Serenity7474> my Mystery/Thriller is about a serial killer who's MO is leaving bits of hymns with his victims
<Peter> wow. Impressive
<chaostitan> I agree sunandshadow, the dialogue is great fun to write
<sunandshadow> hymns? wacky
<Peter> thanks Serenity

<Peter> sun?
<Sage> that's cool. I tried to convince my friend to co-write a novel w/ me. She has since given up on writing though
<Serenity7474> oh, he/she's one messed up dude
<chaostitan> bummer
<Sage> wow, neat
<Serenity7474> dudette
<sunandshadow> Ok 2 WIPs for me too
<sunandshadow> first is a video game
<sunandshadow> science fantasy romance
<Peter> hmm
<sunandshadow> one of those set-ups where there's the magical race over here and the technological race over there, and the human player dropped into the middle
<Peter> uh oh...lol
<Sage>
<sunandshadow> the player gets to go around and court some characters from various races
<Peter> now THAT does sound kinky
<Sage> it doesn't have to be
<Sage> depends on the race
<Peter> yeah, but think where the video game might be played...or by whom ;-)
<sunandshadow> there's a whole genre of game called 'dating sims' where the goal of the gameplay is to court the characters
<sunandshadow> one race is hermaphrodites, the other is animal-people, so yeah a little kinky lol
<Sage> i don't think I want to
<Peter> really. wow, I didn't know that
<sunandshadow> some normal humans too of course
<Sage> yay, hemaphrodites!
<Peter> shades of Ms. Butler
<sunandshadow> hmm, I suppose so. I loved her Xenogenesis trilogy
<sunandshadow> and that story blood child
<Peter> me too...even though it ended with a sense of hoplessness...as compared with say, Heinlein
<sunandshadow> my other WIP I think Peter at least has heard about before
<sunandshadow> it's a gay male romance with dragon-lime aliens
* chaostitan blinks
<sunandshadow> *snorts with laughter*
<Sage> dragon-lime?
<Peter> dragon-lime?
<tjwriter> lol
<sunandshadow> dragon-like aliens
<Peter> served with tequila?
<Sage> oh
<Peter> oh
<Peter> dang
* chaostitan LOL
<Sage> I tried to make it work, but I couldn't
<sunandshadow> rotfl
<tjwriter> rocks or frozen?
<chaostitan> I was gonna ask if they were dragons or limes
<Peter> they change
<sunandshadow> yeah, actually they're humanoid bird-dinosaurs
<Peter> so, anyway...

<Peter> tjwriter, how about yourself? a WIP?
<tjwriter> i've haven't been writing much so...
<chaostitan> So it it Peter's turn?
<Sage> come on, Peter
<tjwriter> well i have some ideas maybe
<Sage> you know you wanna
<Peter> let's hear 'em
<Sage> ooh, or tj
<chaostitan> ideas are just the first step
<Peter> if they're any good, we'll steal 'em
<Sage> we'll help you brainstorm
<chaostitan> take the plunge with us!
* chaostitan plunges into her beer bottle
<Sage> plunge the knife... oh , wait
<chaostitan> that's a different thread
<Sage> or two
<chaostitan> You are off topic!
<tjwriter> I've been working on some stuff today. I sort of left one WIP hanging because I think it needs to be reworked
<Peter> yeah, horror chat is another night
<sunandshadow> yay brainstorming
<Serenity7474> but works for me tonight... can I borrow the knife?
<tjwriter> lol
* chaostitan hides
<Serenity7474> not for you, chaos, you know for who
<chaostitan> ah yes
* chaostitan polishes the knife
<Serenity7474> sorry tj, I'm being rude.
<Sage> tell us, tj about your hanging WIP
<Sage> & your ideas
<chaostitan> Wow Sage, don't get personal!
<Sage> which cannot be stolen
<tjwriter> but i have been toying around with a mercenary and an old abandoned castle
<Peter> well, don't feel bad about leaving a WIP hanging...I have 4 novels like that and a gazillion shorts.
<Sage>
<tjwriter> some magic and it needs something else

* chaostitan wonders if anyone else has a hanging WIP
<sunandshadow> yay mercenaries! I <3 mercenaries
<tjwriter> lol
* Peter thinks 'course his shorts hang on the clothes line. . .
* chaostitan can't breathe
<Serenity7474> ditto
<tjwriter> it's so nice to socialize
<Serenity7474> you have no idea how much I needed that
<Peter> it is.
* sunandshadow gives chaos some oxygen
<Sage> does it need dragon-lime aliens?
<Peter> EVERYTHING Does
<Serenity7474> I was seriously considering ordering a hit on two people
* chaostitan gulps oxygen
<sunandshadow> rotfl
<Sage> well, we killed chaos, does that make you feel better?
* Peter smiles
<Serenity7474> NO! That means i have to finish the book myself!
<sunandshadow> dos that mean everything will be orderly now?
<Sage> LOL
<Peter> Serenity, would you care to finish mine instead?
<Serenity7474> Depends... can I blow s#$% up?
<Sage> Nobody's allowed to finish mine. I'm so close to the end... sorta
<Peter> sure
<Serenity7474> YEAH!
* sunandshadow plays shell game with manuscripts and passes them out randomly
<Serenity7474> Count me in
<chaostitan> A hanging WIP with dragon-limes. Anyone wanna write that up for Miss snark's next Crap-o-Meter?

<Peter> oh, I'm done with mine...it just is too blankety-blank big
<Sage> well, that too
<Sage> editing will be FUN
<tjwriter> lol
<chaostitan> I had that problem Peter. So I made it into two novels
* sunandshadow pulls out a machete for whittling too-big MSes down to size
<Peter> I thought I could do that too.
<chaostitan> No luck?
<Sage> I wish I could
<Peter> but the story arc spanned the entire 260,000 words
<tjwriter> oohh machetes are becoming the weapon of choice for urban crimes
<chaostitan> Holy Cow!
<Sage> wow. Okay, you doubled mine
* Serenity7474 blinks
<Peter> when I put a climax in the middle it was kinda like the end of a TV drama season
* Serenity7474 blinks some more
<Peter> like "huh?"
<chaostitan> that's longer than BOTH of my books
<Peter> what happened?

<tjwriter> lil big ther, eh?
<Peter> lil big, yep
<Peter> all written in 5 months, no less.
<tjwriter> :þ
* chaostitan faints
<Sage> wow, again
<sunandshadow> man, if I wrote that much...
<Peter> which is why now, I have a day job...
* chaostitan vows to learn better discipline
<sunandshadow> *wonders idly how much I write a month if you count all emails and forum posts*
<Peter> that writing marathon damn near bankrupted me
<tjwriter> i wish i could afford to write like that
<sunandshadow> why did they charge you by the word?
* chaostitan snickers
<Peter> no, but I didn't do anything else.
<Sage> I wrote 57,000 in one month (that I'm editing now), so that's not too bad. But I probably wouldn't be able to go at that pace for 5 months
<sunandshadow> nanowrimo?
<Sage> yep
<Peter> meanwhile the electric meter kept spinning, I kept eating food, and the mortgage came due...several times.
<Sage> that's the one I'm editing
<sunandshadow> aha, I thought I remembered you from that
<sunandshadow> Nano manuscripts are a pain to edit because they're crappier than usual first drafts
<Sage> yeah. I'm the one w/ all the dares
<chaostitan> I started Nano, but I got distracted by the second week and had to quit

<sunandshadow> Mine are anyway. At least 20% worse
<sunandshadow> Yeah, I quit at 22k
<chaostitan> Actually, I wrote one manuscript the first week, changed the idea for the second week, and then by the third week decided that my brain would rather edit a different story than write something new
<chaostitan> silly brain
<Sage> we'll have to see after i get around to editing both. I think that NaNo helped me get right into the action, which my WIP is not as good about because that world has so much setting up
<Sage> i hate it when the brain decides to do things than you wanted
<chaostitan> My brain never listens to me.
<sunandshadow> I realized that without understanding how I wanted the plot to go I felt like I was wading through quicksand trying to write
* Sage will be right back
<Peter> my brain stopped aging about 20 years ago...but my body didn't
<chaostitan> heh

<chaostitan> Do who here outlines?
<sunandshadow> me
<chaostitan> *So
<chaostitan> crap
<Peter> I do
<sunandshadow> not by choice but by sheer necessity
<Peter> some
<tjwriter> vague outlines
<Peter> yeah...mine come to being when Iabout
<Peter> crap
<Peter> when I'm about a third of the way done
<sunandshadow> ah I was wondering what a labout is
<Peter> heh, sorry
<sunandshadow> put it in the hanging wip with the dragon-limes
<tjwriter> lol me too
<chaostitan> outdoor laboratory
<Peter> ok, we need a labout dragon-lime thread.
<chaostitan> Office Party!

[End Part 2]

[First Chat -- Part 3]
[Discussion of the moderator's novel theme {Hey, what do you expect? Being moderator has to have SOME perks}]

<Peter> ok, I have a question...
<sunandshadow> so, if you outline, HOW do you outline?
<sunandshadow> I always need more technique tips for outlining
<chaostitan> Do we answer now or wait for Peter's question?
<sunandshadow> oh oops, what's your question?
<Peter> go ahead...I'm typing
<chaostitan> hehe
<chaostitan> well, one of my WIP's (not the co-authored one) is outlined scene for scene. Action, snips of dialogue. I know exactly how that novel will go.
<chaostitan> I do bullet points
<chaostitan> it works for me
<sunandshadow> do the bullet points have any kind of pattern to them?
<sunandshadow> or just a list?
<chaostitan> Not every single scene in the outline makes it into the final draft, of course, but the map is in place. The points are just listed in order of occurence.
<sunandshadow> I remember that
<sunandshadow> chaos - ok

<Peter> my huge giant immense overblown WIP depends on two things: 1) something causes all mammals on Earth to die, but nothing else... and 2) those people who do escape live in a space station for 1000 years.
<Peter> what I want to know is ... what is Earth gonna be like with absolutely NO human intervention after a thousand years?
<chaostitan> peaceful?
<Peter> lol
<Peter> I mean, how much of our "stuff" will still be around?
<chaostitan> Wild, overgrown with flora
<sunandshadow> and no mammals either right?
<Peter> no mammals
<Peter> but insects, birds, reptiles, etc
<Peter> and fish

<chaostitan> well, plastic isn't biodegradeable, so I assume trash will be there, but maybe covered by centuries of sediement?
<sunandshadow> Some of the stuff in mountains or other places where plants gon't grow much would still be there
<sunandshadow> but mostly everything would be covered with plants
<Peter> ok, think of the oldest thing on Earth you know of...
<Peter> what is it?
<Peter> man made, that is
<chaostitan> Pyramids?
<sunandshadow> man-made thing I assume
<sunandshadow> ok

<Sage> I'm back
<Sage> what'd I miss?
<Peter> right.
<Peter> Great wall of China...etc
<chaostitan> so stone buildings
<Peter> but...
<chaostitan> brick, specifically
<chaostitan> uh.....but....
<chaostitan> crumbling?
* Sage is on the edge of her seat

<Peter> the Incas built pyramids...and the jungle grew up over them so that many are JUST now being found by deep radar in satellites.
<tjwriter> you will have erosion, etc from weather
* chaostitan kicks Sage's chair and smiles innocently
<Sage> what? who did that?
<sunandshadow> lol
<Sage> couldn't be chaostitan
* chaostitan grins
<Sage> sitting there so innocently...

<Peter> I'm thinking that most stuff made of steel, concrete, aluminum, even plastic will, after 1000 years of NO intervention by humans, be gone
<tjwriter> some things won't be intact
* chaostitan offers Sage a slice of cheesecake
<Sage> mmm
<Serenity7474> some things would remain, out of sheer stubborness to the elements.
<Sage> thank you
<tjwriter> hmmm cheesecake
* chaostitan gives a slice to tjwriter
<sunandshadow> Anthing that's a solid mass of stone where plants don't grow much has a decent chance of surviving 1,000 years in a recognizable form
<Peter> something like a football stadium in Kansas might be filled with loess, and be only a minor depression
<Sage> why would brick last longer than plastic, steel, & concrete?
<tjwriter> i've been craving sweet stuff all week lol
<Serenity7474> it depends upon location. Even with weathering, erosion, there are somethings that survive a 9.0 earthquake... dunno

<Peter> ok, look at this:
<Peter> around here, in central Oregon, the high desert...
<Peter> we have little rainfall
<chaostitan> and you'd think that major cities like New york and DC would have a lot of building bits still there, because of the lack of natural vegetation to begin with
<Peter> things tend NOT to rot
<Peter> but...
<Peter> asphalt paved roads that have been abandonded for just 20 years are ...
<Peter> ALMOST TOTALLY GONE
<sunandshadow> lack of natural vegetation would get evened out in less than 50 years, insignificant factor
<tjwriter> the suspense from your statements was killing me
<tjwriter> that would be from
<Peter> there'd be no wood houses left.
<sunandshadow> asphalt, being made from a particulate, erodes easily
<Serenity7474> but metal infrastructure? I'm not saying it would be intact, but *something* of it would be there, I would think
<tjwriter> wind erosion... particles in wind will erode as well
<sunandshadow> solid materials which don't rust last longest
<tjwriter> will erode things

<Peter> concrete roads take 100 years to deterioriate.
<Peter> now extrapolate that by ten times... what's left?
<Serenity7474> I guess I'm living in a Mad Max kinda world
<Peter> yeah, except HE had gasoline
<Serenity7474> hehe
<sunandshadow> I think some of the hindu temples carved in mountainsides would be left
<Sage> how long do brick roads take to deteriorate?
* sunandshadow has been studying architecture for the past month
<Peter> but would they be visable. or would they be buried under a millenium's worth of dust?
<sunandshadow> they get buried instead of deteriorating
<Peter> right
<Peter> so returnees might see some stuff...but they'd have to hunt for it
<sunandshadow> the mountainside ones would be visible, just eroded a bit by the wind
<Sage> wouldn't a concrete road?
<Peter> depends on the concrete.

* chaostitan sees the Statue of Liberty poking out of a sandy beach
* Serenity7474 sees Charlton Heston pounding the sand crying 'Damn you!'
<Peter> heh, that statue is made of copper...it'd be a puddle in 1000 years, "Planet of the Apes" notwithstanding.
<tjwriter> i think a lot of this can depend on what type of exposure to the elements and location of item in question
<Sage> the type of concrete will determine whether it gets buried by dust?
<Peter> no, whether it breaks down or not
<sunandshadow> granite would be one of the most enduring materials
<Peter> ancient concrete, made by the Romans, say, is still around after 2000 years...but people have, for most of that time, been taking care of it
<tjwriter> i.e. a concrete road in the plains will erode easier because there is no chance for a layer of material to accumulate on top of it
<Serenity7474> brb
<Peter> heh, sun...most of the sand on beaches is granite
* chaostitan eyes are glazing over
<sunandshadow> quartz isn't it?
<Peter> yep

<Sage> how'd we get on this subject, anyway?
<chaostitan> Peter asked a question, then answered himself
<Peter> point being that wind, rain, snow, ice, freeze-thaw cycles break down granite just as fast as anything else.
<sunandshadow> no, some things just break down slower, and the location has a huge effect
<tjwriter> location then becomes the key factor
<Peter> heh, I'm being a devil's advocate...hoping that no one will show my supposition false
<sunandshadow> hehe "location location location"
<Peter> hehe
<tjwriter> lol i was think that
<Sage> what *was* your question?
<tjwriter> i like these kind of discussions. It works me brain a lil
<chaostitan> my brain is tired
<chaostitan> it's been up since 4am
<Sage> ick

<Peter> question: after a thousand years of no human intervention, ie: maintenance, how much of the stuff man has made will still be readily visible?
<Sage> visible? like from space?
<sunandshadow> answer: 1%
<Peter> no, by humans returning to earth...walking around on it
<Peter> or flying over it in survey planes
<sunandshadow> actually maybe more like .5% but certainly there will be a little
<Peter> here's an example I use in my story:
<Sage> when did man get wiped out? Now, or the future?
<Peter> explorers are surveying in the midwest of North America.
<Sage> 'k
<Peter> Sage, in my story, all but a few 100 thousand are wiped out in the future
<Peter> my story takes place 2000 years hence.
<Peter> ok so these explorers see a ridge...they're walking.
<sunandshadow> oh well that makes a big difference

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<Peter> they climb up onto the ridge...and notice it goes absolutely straight to the horizon in both directions.
<sunandshadow> who knows what they were building then?
<Peter> DAMA!
<Sage> so in a thousand years, you don't think that something more long-lasting might be made than what we use today?'
<Peter> hola!
<Sage> Hola, dama
<DamaNegra> hola!!
<chaostitan> Heya!
<tjwriter> hiya
<sunandshadow> hi
<Peter> glad you could make it Dama
<Sage> we're discussing Peter's WIP & his theories

<DamaNegra> ok, I'm sorry I'm late, what's his WIP about??
<Sage> good question
<tjwriter> lol
<Peter> only because the rest of 'em were talking about beer and silliness.
<Sage> I missed that part until just now
<tjwriter> hang WIPs with dragon-limes
<Peter> yeah
<Peter> and labouts
<Sage> labouts?
<DamaNegra> labouts?
<Peter> tell you what, folks... lol
<Sage> did I miss that one too?
<chaostitan> Beer is god!
<Peter> I need to take off...fix supper and so forth.
<chaostitan> sorry, Sage, you missed labouts
<Sage> so, Peter... never mind
<Peter> but I kept a log of this chat, so I'll post it on the forum
<tjwriter> beer is god????
<DamaNegra> ok
<Sage> oh... ok /me pouts
<chaostitan> crap, I meant GOOD
<Sage> that didn't work

[Winding down -- ]

<Peter> now, before I go...
<Peter> you all want to continue doing this?
<chaostitan> well, I guess Beer can be God to some
<tjwriter> we should do this more often
<Sage> it's fun!
<DamaNegra> I'd rather have wine than beer
<Peter> tj, we'd planned on doing this on the 2nd Thursday monthly
<Sage> I'd rather have a mudslide, personally
<sunandshadow> sure, thursdays are so boring anyway
<chaostitan> I'm an equal opportunity drinker
<tjwriter> i need a social hour with other people and such
<Peter> but you know, it's possible to come in here anytime you like.
<DamaNegra> yeah but this room's empty most of the time
<sunandshadow> lol yeah I need whatever scraps of socialization I can get
<chaostitan> Just give a shout on the message board, or whatnot
<Sage> yes, but it's more fun when planned

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<Peter> hell, we could probably have a chat every week, if you like.
<DamaNegra> yup, I agree
<Peter> hiya Wordman
<chaostitan> I could be here most thursday nights about this time
<DamaNegra> hi!
<Sage> hey, wordman
<Wordman> Hello everyone.
<chaostitan> Yo!
<sunandshadow> hi
<DamaNegra> i could be here most days at this hour I don't have a life
<Sage> (who's wordman?) <blushes>
<tjwriter> i've spent all day at AW
<Peter> lol, Dama
<tjwriter> (i don't know either) hiya wordman
<Peter> shh, tj...they'll begin to suspect
<DamaNegra> heheh, me neither

<DamaNegra> wordman, I don't recall seeing you around the board
* chaostitan pretends to know
<DamaNegra> lol!
<Wordman> I've been in here a few times, but most of them, no one else is here or either they never bothered to recognize that I was even in the room.
<chaostitan> I have the brain now!
<DamaNegra> the brain?
<chaostitan> Serenity and I share a brain, Dama
<Peter> Wordman, when that happens, it's likely because they too have seen an empty room and have gone off to play trivia or something.
<Sage> Serenity gave it to you?
<Sage> is it still drunk?
<chaostitan> Yeah, she's "brb" so she's not using it
<Peter> just yell a lot when that happens again, ok?
<chaostitan> definitely still drunk
<sunandshadow> lol

<Wordman> I tried that Peter, and there was no response. :-D
<Peter> lol
* chaostitan with the drunk brain in her custody
<DamaNegra> well, we're here now
<Peter> well, you hit into the end of the very first ever official Absolute Write Science Fiction and Fantasy Forum live chat.
<Wordman> And I can yell pretty loud, just ask -- errr - don't ask the wife.
<Sage> yeah, & the guy who started us on both of our on-topic topics is leaving
<chaostitan> WHOOHOOO
<Peter> and we plan to do this what....couple times a month?
<chaostitan> I'm game for that
<DamaNegra> once every week
<Peter> okay.
<chaostitan> hehe
<DamaNegra> I couldn't make it on time this time
<Sage> yay!

<sunandshadow> How about unofficial ones every week and unofficial every 2 weeks or month?
<chaostitan> Gotta start that "Hanging WIP with a labout dragon-lime" thread
<DamaNegra> what's a labout???
<Peter> officially, we will convene 2nd and 4th Thursdays...the rest of the time, just come in and have fun
<DamaNegra> ok
<chaostitan> cool
<sunandshadow> nobody knows
<Sage> ok
<Peter> and I'm open for "official" topics for next time, please.
<tjwriter> now i have to go come up with some story so I have something to talk about
<chaostitan> we don't know what a dragon-lime is either
<DamaNegra> but but you still haven't told us what's a labout and dragon-lime!!

<Peter> so look for the chat thread in our forum.
<Sage> why don't you start a suggested prompte thread
<DamaNegra> you can't leave us hanging!!
<chaostitan> you're Pthom on the group, right Peter?
<Peter> and respond there.
<Peter> I am, chaos, yes.
<chaostitan> cool
<Serenity7474> well, I got back just in time to say bye, apparently
<tjwriter> yay an assignment.
<chaostitan> just checking
<sunandshadow> hehe hanging like a WIP?
<chaostitan> Just Peter is going, Serenity
<Sage> Pthom will post the transcript, so we can look it up, Dama
<DamaNegra> like my poor WIP who's been abandoned since last week
<Serenity7474> oh
<DamaNegra> ok
<Peter> yeah, you are all welcome...and encouraged...to stay and chat as long as you like.
<Serenity7474> well, bye then
<DamaNegra> it'd be easier for him to tell us but oh well
<DamaNegra> I'll stay another while
<tjwriter> bye
<sunandshadow> bye, see you next time!
<tjwriter> i can stay too
<Serenity7474> actually I'm going to go, tummy is a little rumbly right now (and no, not from the beer)
<Sage> bye
<Peter> take care, everyone!
<sunandshadow> bye
<DamaNegra> hmmm I'm hungry
<chaostitan> bye Peter
<Sage> & bye to Serenity too
<DamaNegra> I want rice cakes!!
* Disconnected

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