Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn From: gujn@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Jeremy Nelson) Subject: [Pizza Delivery?] Sorting out some timelines... Message-ID: <1992Jun10.153635.2784@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1992 15:36:35 GMT Outside it has started raining. In walks a beddraggled looking fellow, dressed conservatively in leggings and jacket, walking in a bussiness like manner. He looks around a little, wanders over to the fire place and promptly steps in the fire (which is blazing furiously). After foraging around for a moment or two there is some furious scraping and his legs dissappear from view. There are gradual scraping sounds as he evidently climbs up the stack a way. Rowan Littlefair looks aghast and hurries over, calling for the mop boy to bring water.... but before he can even get there the mans feet reemrge, entirely unscorched. Rowan frowns angrily and says something along the lines of _warning_ everyone about magic, and goes back to the bar to handle the queue which has formed on his momentary absence... The man climbs out and steps of onto the hearth, brushes his hands off (which are the only part of him which has any soot on it) and then walks over to the notice board where he forages around in a belt pouch. He pulls out some rather hi-tech looking device mutters at it for a while and then nods intently. I fact he has quite a conversation before the device eventually spits out a document... which he then post on the noticeboard. He looks around at the occupants of the inn, smiles at whoever is looking in his direction in a friendly manner and departs. The notice: --------------------------------------------------------- WE Apologise for any time distortions in the local area, however, due to testing of a device (Henceforward known as 'the Thing', the local time stream has become dislocated. There is no danger, however some people may undergo slight disorientation. Some people may apparently find themselves in multiple locations at one time. We assure all customers that this is not dangerous, and all time lines are in fact continous, and will straighten themselves out in time. We recommend leaving early for any important appointments. Normal service will be resumed tomorrow, yesterday, in three weeks time and in three hundred and thirty years. All complaints should be forwarded to: Imports, Exports and Arms. We thank you for your consideration. -------------------------------------------------------- ADMIN: Sorry to the people who disapprove. On the other hand, it is inevitable that people will become invovled in multiple plots at one time... this is just a way of giving everyone a consistent basis for tackling potential contradicitons. When in doubt, it is just a wierd time effect... :) -- Jem. Jeremy Nelson. gujn@uniwa.uwa.edu.au I fear two things: That I am not one of the most interesting people in the world... and that I am.