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Title: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Gotchaye on December 29, 2009, 04:08:03 AM
So last weekend I fell in with a particularly disreputable group of RAFians (which I think is saying something).  You can all imagine how it went down – it was a classic tale of seduction and deceit – but soon I was talking to RAFians on Skype, playing isketch and Civilization with RAFians, and, perhaps worst of all, having RAFians explain everything Animorphs to me (up to and including the television show, which I can now say is its own special form of oddly enjoyable torture).  I figure I should at least be honest with myself about what’s happened, so here I am.

I had read the first dozen or so books as they were coming out, and I remember enjoying them quite a bit (I’ve at least never forgotten the names of the characters or the several alien species involved), but I’d always basically assumed that the series had died an honorable death shortly after, say, filling up one whole level of a normal bookshelf.  As some of you may already know, this was not the case.  I admit that I’m not terribly interested in doing more work than reading the Wikipedia page on each book of the series in order to catch up, but y’all don’t seem the types to hold a grudge over something like that.

Anyway – hello!
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: goom on December 29, 2009, 04:41:07 AM
well, hey there!
glad to see you've come around and joined the forum! :D
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: HiImshort on December 29, 2009, 08:14:53 AM
Hello. Welcome to RAF Gotchye. Nice to meet ya. I'm Meta Knight but you can call me Meta Knight or shorty.
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Richard on December 29, 2009, 08:24:53 AM
:welcome:
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Gaz on December 29, 2009, 09:08:36 AM
Welcome to RAF! I'm Gaz, nice to meet you!
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: KitsuneMarie on December 29, 2009, 11:38:43 AM
Haha! You joined! Yaaaaay! Woo-hoo! Welcome, Gotchaye!

Ok, I think I've used up my exclamation point quota for this post. I am glad all our wheedling finally got to you, though. Drop by RAFchat some time, and I'll introduce you to some more esteemed RAFians.
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Terenia on December 29, 2009, 12:15:51 PM
Welcome aboard! Be prepared for vast amounts of insanity. :D
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Dameg on December 29, 2009, 12:27:38 PM
wHELLcome, Gotcha!...ye...
I'm Vis... I'm Dameg, another RAFian. *Doing as if she didn't hear him* Come with me, please, I have something to show you. It's here, after this door *Open a heavy door* We call them the RAFprojects. *Lead Gotchaye to a long and dark hallway, with many doors, some in the dark, some with light coming from the other side. Arrive near the first door* Here at your left...

- The Ebooks project: [Help wanted!] Animorphs (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?board=14.0 (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?board=14.0)), Remnants (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,157.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,157.0.html) <= finished) and Everworld (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,331.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,331.0.html)); we need somebody to scan the volume #10 of Everworld, and the other Everworld/Animorphs ebooks need to be cleaned a little (mistakes, we don't know where the chapters begin and finish, etc.) so if you wanna be a correcter... call me, I head that projects.

Facing it is...

- RAFipedia: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?board=22.0 (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?board=22.0), an encyclopedia headed up by Estelore, our star (a true star, who make light and burn in space... but she has a body to come on Earth);

Next it's...

- the Audiobooks project: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?board=15.0 (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?board=15.0), a full-cast audio version of Animorphs who need more "actors" and voices, headed by Kit Cloudkicker (Jess), MrGuy, Morfowt, and Wildweathel;

and here...

- the Graphic Novel project: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,416.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,416.0.html) and http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,2276.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,2276.0.html), a Webcomic headed by Gafrash.

You also have...

- the Smiley project: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,1691.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,1691.0.html), we make Animated gifs, smileys about Animorphs (Andalites, Hork-Bajirs...);

here and facing it is...

- the Translation project: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,1907.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,1907.0.html), a recently started project/mutual support group for translations into other languages; currently only in French (Tocade, Anidragon and myself), Chinese (Morfowt), Indonesian (Nat), Swedish (Mira and Zana), and Esperanto (Wildweathel); we translate only the volumes never edited in our countries/languages, to make the ebooks;

Next door is for the special project:

- http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3738.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3738.0.html): the adventures of the RAFians;

At the end it's for the little projects:

- the http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3810.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3810.0.html);

- the http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3911.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3911.0.html) to make the planets we hear about in Animorphs;

- the paper-RPG project: a role-playing game (on table, with paper, pen and dices...) about the World of Animorphs; I head this project, and it'll be write in French at the beginning, but we need help to find, class and write everything we know about the species, the planets, the powers we see in Animorphs, fix them, see what we keep and what we can't keep (because of the KASU, not clear, exception for the main characters/books, etc.), complete the knowledges about species/planets we know and even create new species/planets...; this project will be on my own website, so if you wanna join, ask me the link ^^;

- the RPG project: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,4069.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,4069.0.html) to make a video game about Animorphs, with RPGmaker;

- the Command-line game project: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3787.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3787.0.html) for another kind of video game about Animorphs;

- the http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3773.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3773.0.html) where we count all the people killed by the Animorphs;

- the RAFkaraoke: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3150.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,3150.0.html), where we make songs and sing them... It's pretty new... But please sing with us!

and some other projects who come and go. Please check the list: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/board,13.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/board,13.0.html)

*Standing in front of Gotchaye* Oh! You followed me until the end?! I hope you enjoyed your visit. Oh, and I also invite you to add your species on this list: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,2154.0.html (http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,2154.0.html) 'coz everybody isn't Human here. And we like to know who is what... For example, as you'll probably see, I'm a Controller.

Now I have to go, I don't invite you for the meal, sorry. *Beginning to go down dark stairs. Gotchaye can hear a cry coming from the cave.*
Have fun!
*Gotchaye is now alone in the hallway*
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Cloak on December 29, 2009, 05:18:45 PM
*swirls his cloak and enters the room."

Ugh . . . who let a dog in here?

*conjures up a jet of water from his hand to spray on his shoe.*

Oh, hiya Gotchaye.  Beware the seal -- she'll want your sanity. ;) Oh, and resistance is futile, you'll find.
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Horsefan1023 (Seal) on December 29, 2009, 07:59:11 PM
Quite correct, Cloaky.  *Darth Vader voice*  There is no escape.

Ahem.  Hi!  I'm Horsefan, but call me Horse, Horsie, or Seal.  Because, I am a seal.

But, yes, I would like your sanity.  RAF...well...ya.

And, I've seen you around on iSketch!  Welcome!

I think you were the one who thought I was rude...  :-\
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Phoenix004 on December 29, 2009, 10:00:38 PM
Welcome to RAF, hope you enjoy your stay!
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: KitsuneMarie on December 29, 2009, 10:10:54 PM

I think you were the one who thought I was rude...  :-\

Just don't take anything he says seriously, Seal. ;) He's a good guy under that sarcastic exterior, haha! I'll vouch for him!
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Gotchaye on December 30, 2009, 02:43:33 AM
Thanks everybody!

Sorry Seal  :'( iSketch is serious business.

Dameg - Lots of those sound pretty cool, but I think it's going to take a few more brainwashing sessions before I get sucked into something like that.  Plus I'm finishing up a master's this semester, and that does things to your free time.  But I have gotten an up-close look at the audiobook project and it's amazing what you guys are doing.
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: estrid on December 30, 2009, 04:32:30 AM
hey welcome! how did you end up on skype with rafians? are u IRL friends with one of them? Just wondering
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Kit Cloudkicker on December 30, 2009, 04:51:19 AM
BILLY! *poke*
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Horsefan1023 (Seal) on December 30, 2009, 04:39:50 PM
Well, maybe you weren't the one.  Oh well, doesn't matter.  Just welcome to RAF!   :)
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Ash on December 31, 2009, 10:28:41 AM
'Disreputable RAFians', eh? That phrase sounds so delicious. Anyway, welcome to the forum. I'll see you around the boards, hopefully :)
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Gotchaye on January 02, 2010, 01:26:32 AM
Hopefully :)

Estrid - yeah, I went to college with Marie.  It's her fault I'm here, though I suppose Jess deserves some share of the blame.
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: estrid on January 02, 2010, 02:01:54 AM
Y what did jess do?
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Gotchaye on January 02, 2010, 02:04:39 AM
She plays Civ 4.  It's a problem.
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: estrid on January 02, 2010, 02:09:51 AM
whats civ 4?
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Darth Revan on January 05, 2010, 04:40:38 AM
:o  :>_<:

You don't know Civilization? Sid Meier's Civilization? SHAME!!!
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: estrid on January 05, 2010, 09:39:11 PM
oh its a pc game. im not a gamer, so i dont keep up with the games
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Kit Cloudkicker on January 06, 2010, 10:59:54 PM
I <3 Billy. Some days.
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Gotchaye on January 07, 2010, 03:02:15 PM
That's extremely mutual.
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: HiImshort on January 07, 2010, 05:26:16 PM
Hey long time no see Got!
Title: Re: I'm as surprised as you are
Post by: Myitt on January 07, 2010, 09:01:23 PM
Civ 4 IS a problem...and I have that problem...go on, stand up and clap for me...*sob*

Dave's playing it RIGHT now...ugh!  The humanity!

Um...welcome to RAF, Billy!  Um.  Hook 'em, Horns? XD