Diamond room. When you enter the room, you feel a sudden sense of change around you, although you cannot pinpoint the exact reason behind the instinct. You soon forget this, however, as your eyes catch sight of the floor: it is studded with diamonds! You leap down to pick them up, but most are solidly fused in place. Looking around you, you see a deathly passage sloping upwards to the west, and a strange doorway to the east... The strange door is locked shut. A diamond weighing about an ounce is glinting here! Darknight the necromancer has picked up the diamond1. Gothik the necromancer shivers. Darknight the necromancer says "wooo". Gothik the necromancer says "I hate this place". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "This is a GREAT place". Darknight the necromancer waves his diamond1. Hamster the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Hamster the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Hamster the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Hamster the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Darknight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Darknight the necromancer emits a bright green flash of light. Gothik the necromancer says "bad news when you didnt start here". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "And diamonds are a girls best friend!". Gothik the necromancer smiles. Darknight the necromancer waves his diamond1. Marlight the necromancer smiles. Darknight the necromancer says "its my best friend too". In the distance, you hear the terrible RHOAAAUUUAURRRRGGGGGGHGHHHGHHHH of a dragon dying. Hamster the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Hamster the necromancer emits a bright green flash of light. Marlight the necromancer laughs. Hamster the necromancer has stolen the diamond1 from Darknight the necromancer. Nemesis the dragon-slaying necromancer roars. Nemesis the dragon-slaying necromancer shouts "right on". Gothik the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Gothik the necromancer emits a bright magenta flash of light. A diamond weighing about an ounce is glinting here! Darknight the necromancer giggles. Hamster the necromancer puts and end to the whole diamond1 topic. Darknight the necromancer hits the diamond Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So, we are here basically to do the other side of the chat Karya did with the girls last issue of Muddled Times. Darknight the necromancer smiles.". Gothik the necromancer says "ok..". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Discussing role-playing, treatment of female persona and similar topics.". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So I guess the first question is, have any of you played female persona.". Darknight the necromancer shakes his head. Gothik the necromancer nods. An illusion of Hamster the necromancer raises his hand. Marlight the necromancer says "I tried it once...". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Why did you decide to play female?". Hamster the necromancer says "yeah. I've been playing hamster as mostly female.". Hamster the necromancer says "it just seemed a bit more fun". Hamster the necromancer says "being male seems more serious somehow". Gothik the necromancer agrees. Darknight the necromancer smiles. Marlight the necromancer says "I wanted to see if it was true that a female persona was offered lots of assistance by male persona". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Was it true, Mar?". Marlight the necromancer says "Not that I saw, but I didn't really put much effort into actually role-playing". Hamster the necromancer thinks Marlight has been preparing for this interview! Darknight the necromancer grins. Marlight the necromancer says "And when I did try, I tended to over-do it". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard smiles. Gothik the necromancer giggles. Marlight the necromancer chuckles at Hamster the necromancer. Darknight the necromancer says "i think its pretty hard for a guy to act lady like". Hamster the necromancer says "myself, I didn't try roleplaying being female at all". Hamster the necromancer nods. Hamster the necromancer says "feeling 'n' stuff". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So when you say male is more serious, you mean you feel you have to act harder, fight more? ". Hamster the necromancer nods. Hamster the necromancer says "a bit like that". Corwin the wizard of Amber has suddenly become visible! Corwin the wizard of Amber waves. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard waves. Darknight the necromancer smiles. Darknight the necromancer waves. Gothik the necromancer waves. Marlight the necromancer waves. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Welcome Corwin.". Hamster the necromancer says "me being a necromancess was just symbolic of me not taking things too seriously (and that others shouldn't take me too seriously)". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Everyone else answered this one. Have you roleplayed a female persona Corwin?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "yup, only once though". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Seems to be a theme developing here :)". Gothik the necromancer smiles. Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "was just curious if i'd be treated any different as a female". Darknight the necromancer says "what about you haw?". Corwin the wizard of Amber grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Why only once, and why did you roleplay female?". Gothik the necromancer says "maybe its not manly to admit doing it more than once..". Hamster the necromancer sniggers. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "I have role played females.". Darknight the necromancer nods. Hamster the necromancer says "convincingly?". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "But that was for the pure fun of role playing, to see if I could do it.". Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "i couldn't stand all the wizzes being nice to me!". Gothik the necromancer laughs, out loud. Hamster the necromancer says "really?". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "I found it rather hard to stay in character.". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Should have used Richard's style sheets.". Hamster the necromancer claps. Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Hamster the necromancer says "that's far too clinical I reckon". Gothik the necromancer asks "do the wizzes treat female mortals any differently..unintentionally?". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Girls tend to be chattier.". Gothik the necromancer nods. Nemesis the dragon-slaying necromancer shouts "unblind nem plz". Hamster the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Hamster the necromancess makes some magical gestures. Darknight the necromancess laughs. Nemesis the dragon-slaying necromancer shouts "ty". Hamster the necromancess makes some magical gestures. Darknight the necromancess makes some magical gestures. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So I guess they will naturally be socialised with more.". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "when i was a female character on .com years ago. i never had so many wizzes enlightening to me to chat, etc. in my life". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "I don't see they get any special favours though.". Nemesis the dragon-slaying necromancer shouts "again?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "i think there was hornier wizzes on there though". Gothik the necromancer says "i thought so..males fault i guess..". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard laughs. Hamster the necromancer laughs. Marlight the necromancer chuckles. Darknight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Nemesis the dragon-slaying necromancer shouts "unblind nem plz". Darknight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Or less attractive females here?". Darknight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Darknight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "I reckon it was the photo did it!". Corwin the wizard of Amber grins. Darknight the necromancer smiles. Marlight the necromancer says "How can you tell? One letter 'a' looks much the same as the other". Marlight the necromancer smiles. Gothik the necromancer asks "so how do you tell an unattractive female from text Haw?". Gothik the necromancer says "whoops ..Marlight said that..". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "You ask for pictures.". Hamster the necromancer says "obviously he means the finer qualities, right haw?". Hamster the necromancer says "oh". Darknight the necromancer grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Actually no, its the mental image". Gothik the necromancer says "hmmm". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Don't you all have a picture of players you've known for a while in your heads?". Darknight the necromancer thinks. Marlight the necromancer says "Well, not so much now, because I've met a lot of them, but back in the day...". Darknight the necromancer sighs. Gothik the necromancer says "not always depends if you have interacted with the persona much..". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So a bright bubbly female persona will give you a nicer image than a grumpy one?". Marlight the necromancer says "Remember going to my first mudmeet and spending the first few hours thinking 'well, you look different than expected' (male and female)". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard nods. Gothik the necromancer nods. Darknight the necromancer smiles. Marlight the necromancer says "I think so Haw. What we type is the only image we get of the person on the other end.". Hamster the necromancer nods. Gothik belches Hovering before you is Eros, wearing a blindfold. Eros pulls his bow and shoots Gothik the necromancer! Eros pulls his bow and shoots Hamster the necromancer! Eros gives a satisfied smile, and flies away. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard laughs. Darknight the necromancer grins. Hamster the necromancer says "all the females here seem to be complete pervs if you ask me". Hamster the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Marlight the necromancer laughs. Darknight the necromancer blinks. Hamster the necromancess has given Gothik the necromancer a great big snog! Gothik the necromancer says "well it is a lads discussion..". Hamster the necromancess makes some magical gestures. Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Gothik the necromancer smiles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "I guess I just have to ask, why? (to Hamster)". Hamster the necromancer says "no, seriously, you should hear them talk in the tea room!". Darknight the necromancer grins. Darknight the necromancer says "this is true actually". Gothik the necromancer agrees, fevourishly..the groping is out of control.. Hamster the necromancer says "well, just stories I hear during the day". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "That could be normal. You just don't normally hang around groups of girls?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "that's why haw spends a lot of time in there". Hamster the necromancer says "er .. no". Gothik the necromancer giggles. Hamster the necromancer says "not to mention any names: L*nne and Ki*ty in particular". Marlight the necromancer says "Going off RL experience, I think women can be more open about certain <cough> aspects. Guys like to talk about it, but maybe not as openly, truthfully, etc... more exaggearation I think". Marlight the necromancer smiles. Darknight the necromancer says "laura is kinda different". Gothik the necromancer says "yes those two ought to know better..tsks". Darknight the necromancer says "she tends to take a lot of things serious". Hamster the necromancer says "actually I insulted laura the other day". Darknight the necromancer says "lenne and kitty are much more playful". Hamster the necromancer says "I blame lenne and kitty's influence (ahem)". Darknight the necromancer grins. Marlight the necromancer says "I think that's partly a cultural thing". Darknight the necromancer nods. Gothik the necromancer asks "you mean they have culture?". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Ask Corwin.". Darknight the necromancer grins. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "cultural thing? how so?<g>". Hamster the necromancer says "everyone know there's no "culture" over there..". For your information: there are 125 mobiles still alive. Marlight the necromancer says "In the UK I think that we do have a kind of 'take the piss' aspect to our humour that's part self-deprecating, part ... ummm... something else". Marlight the necromancer smiles. Hamster the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Hamster the necromancer fades from view. Gothik the necromancer says "in the gutter...?". Darknight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Marlight the necromancer agrees, Gothik Darknight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Darknight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Hamster the necromancer teases Darknight the necromancer. Darknight the necromancer blinks. Darknight the necromancer mutters something. Marlight the necromancer says "Toilet humour stuff.". Gothik the necromancer nods. Marlight the necromancer says "Spotting one male/female difference here tonight as well. The girls had a chat, and we're nicking jewels and playing with magic". Marlight the necromancer grins. Hamster the necromancer coughs. Darknight the necromancer grins. Hamster the necromancer accuses Darknight the necromancer. Marlight the necromancer laughs. Gothik farts a bit too loudly Darknight sits angelicly Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "By the way, going back to something we passed over in the tearoom, how many of you have or had partners who played mud?". Hamster the necromancer shakes his head. Darknight the necromancer shakes his head. Marlight raises his hand. Gothik the necromancer nods. Darknight the necromancer smiles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Did you introduce them to it, or other way around?". Hamster the necromancer says "my girl-friend thinks mud is very spoddy indeed. I can only play when she's not around". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Gothik the necromancer says "I intoduced my ex to mud..and she was better than me very quickly..". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "My wife is very understanding about my 'Electronic Friends'.". Corwin the wizard of Amber asks "I'm curious about something, were most females that played on wireplay introduced by a bf or someone else they knew in rl?". Marlight the necromancer says "If memory serves I played first for a while. Poledra thought she would give it a go one morning, and I didn't see her for about three days". Marlight the necromancer winks. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "most females that are around still started on wireplay i think". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard nods. Hamster the necromancer corrects Hawumpet: "you mean "Electronic Harem" don't you Haw?". Gothik the necromancer giggles. Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "just curious, I've played many muds, and i can tell you that the very small amount of playing most of them do is unusual". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Maybe Karya could stick that in a questionnaire?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "on most other muds i've played, i'd say the majority of female players were out playing as much as the guys". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "although there is always some that prefer to chat all day long". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Playing protected, or full on pk'ing?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "both". Darknight the necromancer says "ive been pleasently supprised on here actually. Even for males that play females". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "but i'd say most of them found whatever mud it was because they were interested in mudding". Darknight the necromancer says "on other muds ive met lots...and i mean LOTS of females who act nice to get one over on you". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "is why i was curious if almost all of them were introduced by someone they knew on here, hence making it more likely they joined to talk to someone instead of play". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "They used to play, back in the wireplay days though. Didn't they?". Marlight the necromancer nods. Gothik the necromancer says "karya certainly did...". Marlight the necromancer says "Been out in the Land quite a few times with Lenne, way back". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "And from what I gather that was a pretty bloodthirsty place.". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So can't just be pk'ing that makes them hide.". Gothik the necromancer asks "but hasnt the pace of this incarnation moved up a gear from wireplay..or am i just getting old..". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "on compuserve british legends which had much more fighting, i'd say between 40-50% of wizzes were rl female". Marlight the necromancer says "Pol plays a lot at the moment - more than she sits in the tearoom I think, quite a lot more". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Perhaps they just like to chat in a comfortable familiar surrounding, and aren't bothered with mud achievement any more.". Hamster the necromancer says "who's Pol?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "maybe they think it's not possible for them to wiz? guess that would put a damper on how much you play". Darknight the necromancer says "poledra". Marlight the necromancer says "My better half, Hamster". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "By the way, you asked if wizzes treat female persona differently. Do you guys? I mean ones you don't know, as opposed to known female friends?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "i noticed that sort of attitude was common, amongst males and females when I was a mort". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard makes a note to ask them. Hamster the necromancer thinks, hawumph is a big flirt. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "yes. ".Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "I do not personally, but i've seen it many times.<g.". Darknight the necromancer smiles. Gothik the necromancer says "I treat people as i find them male or female but a a quietish player i tend to speak to females more because they are chattier in general..". Marlight the necromancer says "I try not to treat female persona any differently. If I say something that offends anyone, I'll note that, who it was with, and do things differently next time.". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "guys that will waste hours helping a new character that's female vs. they wouldn't spend a minute helping a male new character". Hamster the necromancer says "not sure corwin". Hamster the necromancer says "not for me anyway". Darknight the necromancer says "do you mean completely new?". Darknight the necromancer says "as in, never played before?". Corwin the wizard of Amber nods. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Not newbies, just new names.". Darknight the necromancer nods. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "have not seen it much on here, much different dynamic". Darknight the necromancer says "well, someone that claims they are newbies". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "but on other muds I think there was a much higher level of young male virgins looking to score or something.<g>". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Hamster the necromancer says "I'll help out anyone I snoop that's obvious a beginner. that's genderless". Gothik the necromancer smiles. Hamster the necromancer laughs. Marlight the necromancer says "I used to help out newbies a bit my first time around, but I wouldn't now. I think when MUD was free on Wireplay it was more likely that you would get new players. These days, you have to kind of know what MUD2 is to want to pay to play I think. With so many free MUDs around... It's worth paying for quality though". Marlight the necromancer smiles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard nods. Gothik the necromancer says "but surely even quality muds need a regular intake of newbies?". Marlight the necromancer nods. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Newbies (real ones) will probably make their minds up fairly fast about a mud though, surely one where people are helpful from the start would help influence that staying decision?". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "But we are heading off topic there ;)". Gothik the necromancer agrees. Hamster the necromancer agrees. Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Marlight the necromancer says "One for another day :-)". Gothik the necromancer smiles. Darknight the necromancer smiles. Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "nah, it fits into the topic, the females on here should make newbies!". Marlight the necromancer laughs. Gothik the necromancer asks "literally...". Hamster the necromancer groans. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "let's have a breeding program to create future newbies". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Marlight the necromancer says "Already done that one Corwin. Give it two or three more years, and I'm sure he'll be on here". Marlight the necromancer winks. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Good idea, free month for the babies of current players.". Corwin the wizard of Amber grins. Gothik the necromancer giggles. Marlight the necromancer laughs. Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "Sabre and Kitty are raising some too i think!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Rosie and Crowley qualify too!". Hamster the necromancer says "extra 50% bonus hours for females joining Hawumph's harem". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Gothik the necromancer laughs, out loud. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Hamster the necromancer says "harem of online safesex and inunendo". Hamster the necromancer hides. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "is pretty funny, I actually have seen some kids playing on BL now whose mother I knew before they were born". Marlight the necromancer asks "Oh, showing your age there Corwin?". Marlight the necromancer grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "how well did you know them?". nudge Corwin Er, well, OK, hope he liked it! Corwin the wizard of Amber says "I'm not that old yet but i've been on online games for like 10+ years". Hamster ouches. Marlight the necromancer nods. Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "it's not mine, if that's what you mean!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Hamster the necromancer says nada! Hamster the necromancer has just fallen asleep. Hamster the necromancer snores. Hamster the necromancer has woken up! Darknight the necromancer shakes his head. Gothik the necromancer says "keep up". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "How do you see the immortal female personae? (witches in case it wasn't obvious). Do you think they have a different style, or role, to wizards?". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Or are they just immortals to you?". Hamster the necromancer says "Karya's really friendly, that's a difference ;)". Darknight the necromancer says "I'm afraid to say I dont see the witches that often". Corwin the wizard of Amber says something. Gothik the necromancer thinks, better keep quiet lest they unleash wizmorts after the interview has ended.. Marlight the necromancer says "Nah, you're all the same. Nice, but kind of scarey. And mental.". Marlight the necromancer grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard laughs. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "speaking from when i was a mortal, not really, i had you and karya pegged in same category". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "I think being mental is a requirement.". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "then Turrican, Azrael, etc. in another". Hamster the necromancer says "Karya is unrivaled for fluffy niceness". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard nods. Darknight the necromancer nods. Gothik the necromancer agrees, mostly Darknight the necromancer says "from when I remember her, she was the ONLY immortal who gave me a free pfx". Hamster the necromancer says "and Hawumph and Turrican have melded into something of a similar character...". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard gasps. Darknight the necromancer nods. Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "I guess on here the witches are more likely to be friendly and helpful, relatively, but I don't think the test pool is large enough!". Marlight the necromancer agrees, Corwin Darknight the necromancer says "she wandered in one day...suddenly...I'm moonlit!". Gothik the necromancer says "thats a really cool prefix...". Hamster the necromancer groans, at the punniness of it. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "That's a good one actually.".Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard gives it back, for the next 27 minutes. Darknight the moonlit necromancer smiles. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "this is gonna bore the females when they read it. no boy talk". Darknight the moonlit necromancer grins. Corwin the wizard of Amber asks "hmm, if you could have one female on here as a sex slave, who would it be?". Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "we'll save that for after the interview *wink*". Hamster the necromancer grunts. Marlight the necromancer says "Pol". Gothik the necromancer says "i tried belching and farting but felt distinctly silly..". Corwin the wizard of Amber belches. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "make wiz, you can do it at will". Gothik the necromancer says "thanks amber". Gothik the necromancer giggles. Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "one of the best parts about making wiz!". Marlight the necromancer chuckles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Yes, there's no limit to wizardly gas.". Hamster the necromancer says "oh dear, it must suck then..". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "We have good ventilation.". Hamster the necromancer glances west. Hamster notices that we're trapped in here. Darknight the moonlit necromancer laughs. Hamster the necromancer says "and there's not a loose woman to be seen..". Gothik the necromancer says "its dark..". Hamster the necromancer says "but not without my diamond1". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So, any other observations on the female players of mud?". Darknight the moonlit necromancer thinks. Marlight the necromancer thinks, they're going to read this Hamster the necromancer says "they tend to whine more". Marlight the necromancer exclaims "Yes they're all great!". Hamster the necromancer says "egad!". Darknight the moonlit necromancer grins. Marlight the necromancer says "Well, most of them". Gothik the necromancer says "its a better balance now i think with them than a while back when it seemed dominated by males..". Marlight the necromancer says "Nah, actually, I haven't met one yet that has irritated me". Hamster the necromancer says "Po's not a girlie?". Hamster is shocked. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Any idea why the balance has improved?". Hamster the necromancer says "less males?". Gothik the necromancer smiles. Darknight the moonlit necromancer chuckles. Marlight the necromancer asks "More partners playing?". Hamster the necromancer says "Kitty making them all feel welcome?". Gothik the necromancer nods. Marlight the necromancer thinks, Hamster could have a point Hamster the necromancer says "Kitty's a girlie-magnet". Hamster the necromancer gasps. Darknight the moonlit necromancer grins. Gothik the necromancer says "the t-room posse has helped i think..all that knitting etc..". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "It makes for a friendly environmet to walk into I guess.". Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "it turns ferocious warriors like foz into tea sippers!". Hamster the necromancer says "maybe it's me spending so much time in the tearoom .. all that charisma and that? .. no?". Marlight suggests a taproom extension for the tearoom Marlight the necromancer laughs. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "By the way, for those of you that did/do have partners that play(ed). Did they progress faster than you?". Marlight the necromancer says "Foz is a real nice guy. He's very different in RL than he is in MUD". Gothik the necromancer says "brilliant idea two room t- area..". Corwin the wizard of Amber asks "you guys tell me, does it have a negative effect on your desire to play if there's a bunch of females chatting in tea room?". Marlight the necromancer says "She does now Haw". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "i honestly don't see a lot of playing going on when there's a bunch chatting in tea room". Gothik the necromancer says "no..just dont do both the same set..". Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "nah, just a positive desire to chat rather then play". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "other than a couple people that never spend hardly any time in tea room like nemesis". Marlight the necromancer says "And not really Corwin. I've evolved into a naturally lazy state of tearoom-ness". Hamster the necromancer says "do many females play? they seem to all stay in the tearoom to me...". Darknight the moonlit necromancer shakes his head. Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "they do play". Marlight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "I did the majority of the bash with Vordai". Hamster the necromancer says "when? I'm on here most hours of the day..". Marlight casts 'wh tigeress Hamster the necromancer says "ah, yes, you see em for bashes for sure". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "like after sabretooth wizzed, i thought there'd be more people stepping in to play since he wasn't playing 100 resets a day anymore". Darknight the moonlit necromancer chuckles. Marlight the necromancer says "Nah, Vordai plays lots. Definitely more of a player than a chatter". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "but whenever I logged in after that, I'd just see everyone sitting in the tea room chatting with kitty, zordell, etc.". Darknight the moonlit necromancer nods. Gothik the necromancer smiles. Hamster the necromancer says "that's because we knew sabre'd be practicing his wiz-interference skills!". Darknight the moonlit necromancer grins. Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "Its odd how its changed". Marlight the necromancer asks "I missed the whole Sabertooth period. Was it a kind of Fruitbat/Nobody period?". Marlight the necromancer smiles. Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "i remember when i started, a lot of the female crew in ma were in the land". Hamster the necromancer says "bit more dark red and chunky". Hamster the necromancer laughs. Marlight the necromancer says "ie, 'You head north. You have been summoned to a dark place. Someone is approaching you furiously'". Darknight the moonlit necromancer smiles. Gothik the necromancer grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "They were a newbie helping house weren't they?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "when he was wizrunning he would basically play all day and other people would get table scraps if they chose to play.<g.". Marlight the necromancer says "'someone says What did you forget to pick up?'". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Maybe they lack newbies to look after.". Darknight the moonlit necromancer smiles. Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "I dont think they were ever really like that". Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "I've allways remembered ma as the kind of house it is now". Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "just a place friends could have fun". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard nods. Marlight the necromancer says "MA's always been a kind of social house from what I can remember". Hovering before you is Eros, wearing a blindfold. Eros pulls his bow and shoots Marlight the necromancer! Eros pulls his bow and shoots Darknight the moonlit necromancer! Eros gives a satisfied smile, and flies away. Darknight the moonlit necromancer smiles. Marlight the necromancer has given Darknight the moonlit necromancer a great big kiss! Marlight the necromancer exclaims "Pucker boyo!". Marlight the necromancer winks. Darknight the moonlit necromancer grins. Gothik the necromancer smiles. Marlight the necromancer asks "Did any of you guys meet Alice?". Darknight the moonlit necromancer thinks. Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "i probably did at one point". Gothik the necromancer says "no dont think so.". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard shakes his head. Marlight the necromancer says "She was really sweet.". Marlight the necromancer says "Had a lot of people fooled.... A good example of a male playing a female". Darknight the moonlit necromancer smiles. Marlight the necromancer says "He was a real nice guy in RL". Marlight the necromancer thinks. Darknight the moonlit necromancer nods. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Did she (he) get sussed in the end, or admit to it?". Marlight the necromancer says "I'm sure he still is". Hamster the necromancer says "much acting involved?". Gothik the necromancer says "i was hoodwinked by mathilda..she kept asking me to help with the swamp crown..". Marlight the necromancer says "He came to a mudmeet (Birmingham?), and admitted to it I think". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Must have been a shock.". Darknight the moonlit necromancer smiles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "(gruff beer voice) 'Ello, I'm Alice!". Hamster the necromancer laughs, out loud. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "remember guys, always make sure you see the goods before you sample them". Gothik the necromancer smiles. Hamster the necromancer worries. Darknight the moonlit necromancer grins. Hamster the necromancer says "sounds like someone learnt the 'hard' way". Marlight the necromancer says "Ah - actually just remembered something else - Alice = Blackrose, so maybe not a surprise for some of the older players". Marlight the necromancer smiles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "yes. For example http://www.hawumph.co.uk/corwin.htm has a picture a certain female sent me for my site from the .com days.". Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "haw likes bringing that up!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "I have a thing for towels.". Gothik the necromancer says "and vully was a bloke too...". Hamster the necromancer worries. Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "I got potm on that character, and i'd never gotten it before that in my life!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Did he roleplay that, or just happen to keep the character female?". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Vulnax i mean.". Gothik the necromancer says "he/she never said he was male till i met him at a mudmeet with topcat..was quite surprised..he had a false photo too.". Marlight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Gothik the necromancer says "so i guess he role played enuff for a goth.". Marlight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So although you don't treat female players differently, have you ever chatted one up in mud?". Marlight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Marlight the necromancer makes some magical gestures. Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "depends what you mean...". Hamster the necromancer laughs, out loud. Gothik the necromancer says "only my partner.". Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "i think everyone flirts with the girls on here to some degree". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard agrees. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "i definitely have! but not on here". Hamster the necromancer says "oh yeah right gothik, that's not what you confessed to the other day". Hamster the necromancer winks. Gothik the necromancer says "squeeze me?". Gothik the necromancer says "pray tell...". Hamster the necromancer says "no, no. the worst part of the story comes after that". Darknight the moonlit necromancer chuckles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "OK we seem to be drying up a bit, or maybe its nerves at people reading what you admit.". Darknight the moonlit necromancer grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So does anyone have any relevant anecdotes to tell?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "some dude named hawumph tried to chat me up when i was named morgaine". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Great. Did he get anywhere?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "3rd base". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard laughs. Gothik the necromancer smiles. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "What about blackrose etc? Did any of you flirt with them?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "oh wait, you guys probably don't have that over there, being a baseball reference". Darknight the moonlit necromancer shakes his head. Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "I'm not old enough for that". Darknight the moonlit necromancer chuckles. Gothik the necromancer says "we have rounders but that is a genderless game here...maybe a bit like mud". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "I've known guys that mudsexed fake females". Hamster the necromancer says "eww". Darknight the moonlit necromancer says "...". Gothik the necromancer says "ouch!". Hamster the necromancer beeps "BEEP". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "was this one guy named Caress playing a female character on a mud I used to play, lot of people knew he was really male". Darknight the moonlit necromancer coughs, blood Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "but he managed to mudsex a few guys who didn't know!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Much to the amusement of the ones that did, presumably?". Corwin the wizard of Amber grins. Crowley the warlock has just arrived. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard waves. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "pretty funny, don't you agree?;)". Crowley the warlock says "um, oops". Marlight the necromancer waves. Gothik the necromancer waves. Hamster the necromancer waves. Darknight the moonlit necromancer waves. Darknight the moonlit necromancer laughs. Crowley the warlock says "I forgot :-D". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Darknight checks his watch Something magical is happening. Elizabethan tearoom. This cosy, Tudor period room is where all MUD adventures start. Its exposed oak beams and soft, velvet-covered furniture provide it with the ideal atmosphere in which to relax before venturing out into that strange, timeless realm. A sense of decency and decorum prevails, and a feeling of kinship with those who, like you, seek their destiny in The Land. When you are suitably composed, you may enter that domain by stepping through an opening to the north; however, you are welcome to stay here for as long as you like, sipping tea and watching the world go by. Gothik the necromancer is here holding a cup of tea. Crowley the warlock is here holding a cup of tea. Marlight the necromancer is here holding a cup of tea. Darknight the necromancer is here holding a cup of tea. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard waves. Marlight the necromancer waves. Gothik the necromancer waves. Crowley the warlock says "rosie had a bad day at work, so we were having a nice evening :)". Darknight the necromancer says "half of that I cant really relate to, not having role-played'd a girl". Corwin the wizard of Amber has suddenly become visible! Gothik the necromancer waves. Crowley the warlock says "and I went on to check on everquest guild's raid thing, and suddenly remembered.". Crowley the warlock says "apologies, the thing is, I really suck". Crowley the warlock says "so that's my excuse :)". Gothik the necromancer says "i'd better go Haw..the security are checking the lab..and mrs gothik thinks im up to something working late at night..". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "OK thanks for the input". Gothik the necromancer bows. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard bows. Marlight the necromancer says "C ya soon Gothik". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Seeya". Marlight the necromancer waves. Gothik the necromancer says "cheerio ..". Gothik the necromancer smiles. Gothik the necromancer has just passed on. Corwin the wizard of Amber asks "so, did you know rosie before you played mud, and introduce her to it?". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So what can you tell us about the goings on of males playing females Crowley, from the good old days? ".Hamster the necromancess has just arrived. Hamster the necromancess waves. Crowley the warlock says "hahaha". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Two so's ;)". Marlight the necromancer waves at Hamster the necromancess. Crowley the warlock says "first question: yes, we met at university". Crowley the warlock says "got wireplay CD from a shop and started from there, and she started playing too because the people were fun". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "and did she play cuz she was actually interested in mudding? or just to hang with you?<g>". Crowley the warlock says "second question, oh ho ho ho". Crowley the warlock says "nah, nothing to do with me :)". Crowley the warlock says "in those days there was a formidable tearoom posse of very friendly people". Darknight the necromancer says "and there's not now?!?!". Darknight the necromancer gasps. Crowley the warlock says "well". Crowley the warlock coughs. Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Crowley the warlock glances around. Darknight hands crowley a shovel Marlight the necromancer says "I haven't had to 'p1' for a looooooooong time". Marlight the necromancer smiles. Darknight the necromancer nods. Crowley the warlock says "tom, and ciara and jincks and vella and blackrose". Crowley the warlock shrugs. Huffy the guest has just arrived. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard waves. Crowley the warlock says "it was free, so there were a lot of people :)". Huffy the guest waves. Crowley the warlock says "anyway, the second question is more fun". Darknight the necromancer waves. Crowley the warlock asks "did anyone do the vella story?". Marlight the necromancer laughs. Marlight the necromancer says "Not yet". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "No, we did more general stuff.". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "You are the SPICE for the interview.".Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Crowley the warlock says "ah, well obviously I am known for my subtletly and restraint". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Obviously". Darknight the necromancer grins. Crowley the warlock says "and I'd never tell that story which was entrusted to me as a secret and which I've told to anyone who'd listen at every chance since". Crowley the warlock says "NOT TOLD, I MEAN NOT TOLD .... damn". Corwin the wizard of Amber asks "you got hot and heavy with vella?!?". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "OK, I definitely won't write it down.". Crowley the warlock says "so yea, there was this girl called vella". Crowley the warlock says "haha, no no no". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard logs it, which is different. Crowley the warlock says "Vella was a crawler :)". Crowley the warlock says "she could clear Inn and farmhouse in seconds, then would log to tearoom ;-)". Crowley the warlock says "but was super-nice". Crowley the warlock says "really friendly, very gentle girl, smart, funny". Crowley the warlock says "v. popular". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "And very much assumed to be really female?". Crowley the warlock says "and she got very close to a few people, including one wizard, and several mortals male and female". Crowley the warlock says "oh yea, no doubt in people's minds". Crowley the warlock says "when I say close to one wizard". Crowley the warlock says "I mean.... nudge nudge wink wink close oy oy sailor". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard laughs. Crowley the warlock says "even if it was only in text". Crowley the warlock says "then vella started acting all wierd, and confided to Rosie in chat that she was very ill". Crowley the warlock says "that she had cancer". Crowley the warlock says "shortly after that, she disappeared". Crowley the warlock says "anyway, some time passed". Crowley the warlock says "and there was a new PK in town". Crowley the warlock says "the PK's name was fruitbat, and everyone hated him, because frankly, he was a total bastard". Darknight the necromancer laughs. Darknight the necromancer nods. Crowley the warlock says "he was VERY vicious". Darknight the necromancer nods, nod nod nod Crowley the warlock says "I remember he turned up to a mudmeet very sheepishly". Marlight the necromancer chuckles at Darknight the necromancer. Crowley the warlock says "he was just a kid really then :)". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Crowley the warlock says "only his act wasn't good enough". Crowley the warlock says "and he fessed up". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "At the meet?". Crowley the warlock says "to being Vella, who had dug her/himself into such a big hole he could NOT escape". Crowley the warlock says "not sure there or there after, he told Jincks". Crowley the warlock says "which is like telling everyone". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Hamster the necromancess laughs. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard nods. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So what was the reaction?". Crowley the warlock says "I dunno for anyone else. I can't speak for Rosie, she was quite good friends with him, I just laughed. The wiz didn't find it so funny". Crowley the warlock says "so I hear". Huffy the guest has just passed on. Darknight the necromancer cringes. Crowley the warlock says "I can't speak for that, we stopped playing a little while after that, but I hear it got a bit tense". Crowley the warlock says "anyway". Crowley the warlock says "that's when I learned the first rule of the Internet". Crowley the warlock says "Male until proven Female". Marlight the necromancer smiles. Darknight the necromancer grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "And even when you've met them, probably still male.". Crowley the warlock says "yea". Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "i just told these guys last reset to make sure and see the goods before you sample em!". Crowley the warlock says "and you've seen them naked, still male, just a REALLY GOOD DISGUISE". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Hamster the necromancess cringes. Crowley the warlock says "anyway, of course, there's Suzy". Crowley the warlock says "you done the suzy story? it's documented on Richard's site". Hamster the necromancess says "you tell em well crowley". Hamster the necromancess says "tell it again". Darknight the necromancer grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard agrees. Darknight sits on the edge of his chair Crowley the warlock says "The female arch wiz of one of the original sites - constantly online, amazing player, even sent photos of herself for newspapers and stuff". Crowley the warlock says "if you had a problem, Suzy was there". Crowley the warlock says "only Suzy suddenly disappeared, no word". Crowley the warlock says "and an expedition was launched to find out what had gone on - they went to where she lived, or something, I can't remember the details". Crowley the warlock says "and it was this guy, an agoraphobic, and he'd been, jailed? I think? For his massive debts to the phone company, over 3000 pounds in phone bills to the mud servers that he couldn't pay". Laura the warlock has just arrived. Laura the warlock exclaims "Hi!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard waves. Marlight the necromancer waves. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Hiya laura!". Crowley the warlock whispers "remember the first rule!". Hamster the necromancess laughs. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Laura the warlock asks "What first rule?". Darknight the necromancer waves. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "You can read it in Muddled times next issue Laura". Darknight the necromancer whistles. Hamster searches for identifying bits. Crowley the warlock says "argh". Crowley the warlock says "anyway, the photo was really him, but wearing a blonde wig". Crowley the warlock says "poor guy". Darknight the necromancer laughs, out loud. Hamster the necromancess says "no way!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "OK, since you are the story meister.....". Crowley the warlock exclaims "but, but, Bo Selecta is on!!". Crowley the warlock says "let me go set the video". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Does the name Blackrose ring any bells?". Crowley the warlock says "haha". Crowley the warlock says "well, that's Karya's ballpark innit". Crowley the warlock says "she gets all funny when you talk about Blackrose who was lovely". Crowley the warlock says "ooh, what about Xena! haha". Crowley the warlock exclaims "BUNCH OF BLOODY LADYBOYS!". Crowley the warlock says "be right back". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard laughs. Marlight the necromancer laughs. Corwin the wizard of Amber asks "hey crowley, ever know anyone on everquest that was fake female and cybered for phat loots?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "was very common on everquest btw". Corwin the wizard of Amber asks "heck, they even have female characters to look at, must be a female right?". Crowley the warlock says "no, to answer your question Corwin, although a similar proportion of guys playing girls". Crowley the warlock says "only everquest players aren't as good at it, and are easy to spot". Corwin the wizard of Amber nods. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "was really common in early days". Crowley the warlock says "anyway, I am recording Bo Selecta. That's how much I love you, yes". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "the leader was cyber boinking what he thought was a female, went nuts and disbanded guild and quit when he found out the truth". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Is it always guys playing female persona? Nobody seems to have mentioned the reverse angle happening?". Crowley the warlock says "right, Blackrose". Crowley the warlock says "actually, I know a few girls playing male characters, mainly to avoid the constant bothering that female characters get from idiots". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "it's very rare, i knew one on everquest who played male character, but it was her husband's original character he gave her when she started". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "and i've known a few on muds, mainly for what crowley just said". Laura the warlock says "Crowley, that's the usual reason girls play male characters.". Crowley the warlock says "Rosie tended to get a LOT of very invasive tells from people". Crowley the warlock says "hey, what's this girl doing in our boy discussion". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "usually is a female that likes to play very hardcore, and isn't into the flirty stuff at all". Crowley the warlock exclaims "no boys were allowed in the girl discussion!". Crowley the warlock says "anyway, I won't talk about blackrose, but i'll talk about Xena". Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "quiet female!". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "go make us some supper". Laura the warlock says "I just walked in on the midde of this.". Laura the warlock says "Corwin, if I didn't know you were JOKING, I'd be upset with you right now.". Darknight the necromancer grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So, Blackrose?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "why? we're hungry:(". Crowley the warlock says "Xena was this flirty girl who loved the Xena program. A MASSIVE explorer, like, 99% explorer. She made an incredible set of mud maps that we still use to this day. Huge sheets of A4 all selotaped together with yellowing 5 year old sellotape :-)". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "i always thought xena was packing heat under that skirt Crowley the warlock says "there was a mudmeet. the bane of male girl players". Marlight the necromancer chuckles. Crowley the warlock says "and she was getting a lot of pressure to come". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "that's when you hire an escort and pretend to be your own bf". Darknight the necromancer laughs. Crowley the warlock says "oh oh, haha, there was the time I asked her to mail me something, a couple of maps I think, and mysteriously her email at work was down, so a friend had to mail it for her. Sure right :)". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Crowley the warlock says "anyway, eventually, Dave came clean, he was really apologetic". Crowley the warlock says "he said he did it as a roleplaying thing, and just got carried away in the lie". Darknight the necromancer smiles. Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "sounds like crowley has a history of being suckered!". Crowley the warlock says "bless him, he was a 40ish programmer called Dave :)". Darknight the necromancer says "is it really a lie?". Darknight the necromancer says "the mud charecter really is female...". Crowley the warlock says "Rosie just told me she's really 36 year old man called Terry =(". Corwin the wizard of Amber grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard knew that. Due to Rule One. Corwin the wizard of Amber asks "so did laura fool you with her act?". Darknight the necromancer grins. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "the corwin is no fool, laura is obviously a man in rl". Crowley the warlock says "no-one fools me any more, because of Rule 1". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Laura the warlock says "Karya is too. So's everyone. They just hire female friends to go to mud meets.". Laura the warlock grins. Marlight the necromancer wails. Marlight the necromancer exclaims "My life is a lie!". Marlight the necromancer exclaims "A sham!". Darknight the necromancer grins. Laura the warlock says "Seriously, though, strip away all the gender stereotypes and for all I know you might be really females in RL.". Marlight the necromancer says "Rule 1 means I'm married to a ...". Marlight the necromancer says "a ...". Marlight the necromancer exclaims " a bloke!". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "that picture haw linked, that really is me in rl". Crowley turns his queer eye on the straight guy Crowley the warlock giggles. Marlight the necromancer laughs. Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Crowley the warlock asks "gods, I only have 110 stam, what was I thinking?". Presto the necromancer has just arrived. Crowley the warlock says "anyone that sits in a chair playing games for more than a few hours a week ends up ... well, chair shaped". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Hey, Presto!". Crowley the warlock laughs. Presto the necromancer bows. Corwin the wizard of Amber asks "know anything about males pretending to be females in game?". Marlight the necromancer waves at Presto the necromancer. Crowley the warlock says "ok ok, so blackrose". Crowley the warlock says "actually, I don't know all the details of that one". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Outline will do". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Crowley the warlock says "used to play all the time with melancholy... or whoever she used to be called". Marlight the necromancer eyes Darknight the necromancer. Crowley the warlock asks "what was her old name?". Darknight the necromancer grins. Darknight the necromancer whispers "its true". Crowley the warlock says "anyway, Blackrose used to play Kooky". Crowley the warlock says "or something, but got well known as Blackrose". Crowley the warlock says "who was quite like vella, but funnier". Crowley the warlock exclaims "oh yea! she had a character called Alice! who never entered and left rooms, she always skipped in and out of rooms! that was so cool!". Crowley the warlock says "alice skips into the room. Alice enters the room". Crowley the warlock says "yea, she was very nice and fun, but was also Karya (who is a certified real girl... or is she... OR IS SHE) 's then housemate come boyfriend thing, maybe". Crowley the warlock asks "aaaaaaaaaaaaand it all got a bit messy? I think? between them?". Crowley the warlock says "and his name was Karl... hence Kooky". Crowley the warlock says "and he always spelled it KooKy because of Karl and Karya's real name which is quite similar to her game name". Crowley the warlock says "anyway, he came to a mudmeet too, he was nice :)". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "And confessed all?". Marlight the necromancer agrees, crowley Crowley the warlock says "but they split up, not too well, and he left in shame, or something, not good stuff". Presto the necromancer takes a sip of his tea. Crowley the warlock says "and he never appeared again - rosie says he confessed all. she did the socialising stuff 10x better than me :)". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "So pretty much everyone who's roleplayed to that extent has fallen foul of it, by the sounds of things.". Crowley the warlock says "or have they". Crowley the warlock says "OR HAVE THEY". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Darknight the necromancer says "these are just the ones that got caught". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Don't tell me, Rosie may be Terry the builder, but Crowley is Suzy the waitress?". Marlight the necromancer asks "Fallen foul, why though? Is it because we forget that this is a game, and we might not be who we appear to be?". Marlight heads off to read Lexley's article in the last MT again so that he can pinch some good quotes Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Crowley the warlock says "Rosie has pointed out that people who roleplay females well tend to socialise more, which means they get encouraged to meet up in real life more, which scuppers their whole game". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Ah well, you may have been late, but I think you've made up for it.". Darknight the necromancer grins. Crowley the warlock says "haha". Crowley the warlock says "I bring the scandal". Crowley the warlock says "sorryyyyyyyyy for being late". Crowley the warlock asks "what did you talk about?". Darknight the necromancer says "stealing diamonds and playing with magic". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Crowley the warlock exclaims "don't play with magic! you'll burn your little fingers!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Most of it was have you roleplayed - no - know anyone who has - no - that sort of thing". Marlight the necromancer chuckles. Crowley the warlock exclaims "ooh, EQ guild is doleing out the loot from Quarm!". Crowley the warlock says "this means nothing to anyone bar corwin". Crowley the warlock says "silence crowley". Crowley the warlock says "rosie is sending me to fetch her cake". Crowley the warlock says "I am a good doggy, brb". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard makes Crowley wag his tail. Crowley the warlock says "ewwwwww (Rosie here)". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "hiya Rosie. You look different tonight.". Crowley the warlock asks "it's the hair, isn't it Hawumph?". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "yes. You don't usually have so much on your chest?". Darknight the necromancer shudders. Crowley the warlock says "No, I've just combed it differently down there". Crowley the warlock says "on my chest". Crowley the warlock says "no, never mind". Darknight the necromancer laughs. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Darknight the necromancer says "tmi". Darknight the necromancer chuckles. Marlight the necromancer eyes Darknight the necromancer. Marlight the necromancer laughs. Crowley the warlock asks "tmi?". Crowley the warlock says "oooh". Crowley the warlock says "got it". Darknight the necromancer says "too much info". Darknight the necromancer grins. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Too much information.". Crowley the warlock beams, sweetly Crowley the warlock says "it's all crowley really :-)". Darknight the necromancer smiles. Presto the necromancer has just left. Crowley the warlock says "ooooh, cake coming, brb :-) it's CHOCOLATE CAKE, there are priorities you know...". Darknight the necromancer thinks. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard nods. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "That was Crowley, role playing his own wife. Weirdo.". Crowley the warlock says "back as me". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "How do we know?". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "rosie wasn't good at roleplaying a male". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "True". Darknight the necromancer grins. Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "neither is crowley though!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "No self respecting man talks about his hair.". Darknight the necromancer grins. Crowley the warlock says "I wax my entire body". Marlight the necromancer asks "You mean we can't blame it on a bad hair day. Isn't that sexist?". Crowley the warlock says "back crack and sack". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "For fun?". Crowley notes that the above was not actually true. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard bets it was. Darknight the necromancer splutters something. Crowley the warlock asks "you know what I find the most interesting about this discussion?". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "What?". Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "never say you were just kidding after making a comment, leave them wondering!". Marlight the necromancer asks "The fact that we could all be blokes pretending to be women playing blokes?". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard laughs. Crowley the warlock says "when the women had their chat, they talked about their motivations, why they played games, their experience, how they felt". Crowley the warlock says "what do we talk about? There was this GUY playing a WOMAN A AHAHAHAH". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard grins. Marlight the necromancer laughs. Crowley the warlock says "so anyway". Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "haw was in charge!". Crowley the warlock says "men suck". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "he wanted to find out which women he shouldn't hit on". Marlight the necromancer laughs. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "Was. i got hijacked. Not that I am complaining". Crowley the warlock says "hawumph doesn't need to hit on women". Crowley the warlock says "he is a STALLION". Crowley the warlock says "they flock to him in DROVES". A lame horse limps past. Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard laughs. Crowley the warlock says "so what this discussion really illustrates rather nicely is the difference between men and women. That put a bunch of guys in a room and tell them to have a 'group discussion', they will shuffle their feet, talk about sports, then". Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "males are inclined to play more competitively because of upbringing I think!". Crowley the warlock says "mockingly discuss other people's failings". Corwin the wizard of Amber says "while females are brought up to be more social". Crowley the warlock says "well, if you wanna talk in sweeping generalisations". Corwin the wizard of Amber exclaims "sweeping generalisations are the best!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "It is true that there was a great deal more horseplay in our discussion. Which is an unfortunate choice of phrase isn't it?". Crowley the warlock says "at being not true? :)". Marlight the necromancer wonders, If Dr B. was being impish when he included a 'change' spell... change man The man has been a man for so long that even magic can't make him female. Corwin the wizard of Amber says "yeah i know, there's not much competitiveness in the males on here". Crowley the warlock exclaims "the best thing about sweeping generalisations, is that ALL of them are great!". Crowley the warlock says "ha ha". Crowley the warlock sighs. Marlight the necromancer says "All you alpha achievers have already wiz'd Corwin". Marlight the necromancer smiles. Crowley watches tumbleweed. Crowley the warlock says "corwin was an alpha unachiever ;-)". Marlight the necromancer exclaims "It's time for the meek to inherit the wizroom - be feared, and watch me sneak!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "The meek have the tearoom!". Hawumph the onomatopoeic arch-wizard says "What more do they need ;)". Crowley the warlock says "in Mud, the meek shall inherit... bugger all".