... but I don't want to step on anyone's toes. (And I don't know whether I'll have time to write it, anyway.) So:
1) Bob (or anyone else), do you have a steampunk/pseudo-"Jules Verne" Step planned?
(If the answer to this one is "yes", then we can all ignore the rest of these questions...)
2) Does Doug speak French, or Kiswahili?
3) Does anyone have any suggestions for late-19th-century-era "power" songs? (I won't limit myself to these, but it would be nice for Doug to pick up maybe one or two songs.)
4) Just how spaceworthy can Doug get?
(Careful pondering of these questions should give more than a clue as to where this fanfic Step would take place...)
-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Its been mentioned that Doug eventually gets a hang of the dimension hopping deal, and, well, barring some America specific lyrics this song seems almost tailor made for Ranma.
The Eagles: Take It Easy
Well, I'm running down the road
tryin' to loosen my load
I've got seven women on my mind,
Four that wanna own me,
Two that wanna stone me,
One says she's a friend of mine
Take It easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own
wheels drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
don't even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand
and take it easy
Well, I'm a standing on a corner
in Winslow, Arizona
and such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford
slowin' down to take a look at me
Come on, baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is
gonna save me
We may lose and we may win though
we will never be here again
so open up, I'm climbin' in, so take it easy
Well I'm running down the road
trying to loosen my load,
got a world of trouble on my mind
lookin' for a lover who won't blow my
cover, she's so hard to find
Take it easy, take it easy
don't let the sound of your own
wheels make you crazy
come on baby
don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is
gonna save me, oh oh oh
Oh we got it easy
We oughta take it easy---------------
If you want a competition to see who is best at rezoning aqueducts, prepare to be whipped little lady. When it comes to choosing accommodation for hell machines, Id be grateful for a little slack.
-Mayor of Tackleford: Scary Go Round
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Jon
"And that must have caused my dad's brain to break in half, replaced by a purely mechanical engine of revenge!"

Angel 0?
The image that was the inspiration for something I shan't describe, lest I fail to adequately torture the unknowning.
Well, I think that this was the one. 's been a while.
Ja,
-n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."

I just think this Nightwish song fells appropriate for a EVA step, no idea what kind of power, if any, it'd grant.
Planet Hell
Denying the lying
A million children fighting
For lives in strife
For hope beyond the horizon
A dead world
A dark path
Not even crossroads to choose from
All the bloodred
Carpets before me
Behold this fair creation of God
My only wish to leave behind
All the days of the Earth
An everyday hell of my kingdom come
The 1st rock thrown again
Welcome to hell, little Saint
Mother Gaia in slaughter
Welcome to paradise, Soldier
My 1st cry neverending
All life is to fear for life
You fool, you wanderer
You challenged the gods and lost

Save yourself a penny for the ferryman
Save yourself and let them suffer
In hope
In love
This world ain't ready for the Ark
Mankind works in mysterious ways

I can certainly see Doug meeting Lazarus and the rest, if not getting along with them...
--

What would happen if Doug ended up in some really screwed up anime world? I'm not talking wacky screwed up, I'm talking truly disturbing places.
Elfen Lied? Sadistic experiments on cute psychopathic killers?
Gantz? 'Rescued' random strangers sent on bizarre missions to kill aliens, apparently as some kind of game. Average fatality rate - over 75% per mission.
Gunslinger Girl? Brainwashed adolescent girls turned into cyborg assassins.

I was listening to some of my old CD's, and for some reason this song made me think of Asuka.. especially late in the series.

Proud swagger out of the school yard
Waiting for the world's applause
Rebel without a conscience
Martyr without a cause
Static on your frequency
Electrical storm in your veins
Raging at unreachable glory
Straining at invisible chains
And now you're trembling on a rocky ledge
Staring down into a heartless sea
Can't face life on a razor's edge
Nothing's what you thought it would be
All of us get lost in the darkness
Dreamers learn to steer by the stars
All of us do time in the gutter
Dreamers turn to look at the cars
Turn around and turn around and turn around
Turn around and walk the razor's edge
Don't turn your back
And slam the door on me
It's not as if this barricade
Blocks the only road
It's not as if you're all alone
In wanting to explode
Someone set a bad example
Made surrender seem all right
The act of a noble warrior
Who lost the will to fight
And now you're trembling on a rocky ledge
Staring down into a heartless sea
Done with life on a razor's edge
Nothing's what you thought it would be
No hero in your tragedy
No daring in your escape
No salutes for your surrender
Nothing noble in your fate
Christ, what have you done?
--"The Pass" Presto Rush

mmmm... I like this song.
--Jervic

She's into superstition
Black cats and voodoo dolls
I feel a premonition
That girl's gonna make me fall
She's into new sensation
New kicks and candle light
She's got a new addiction
For every day and night
She'll make you take your clothes off
And go dancing in the rain
She'll make you live the crazy life
Or she'll take away your pain
Like a bullet to your brain
Upside inside out
She's living la Vida loca
She'll push and pull you down
Living la Vida loca
Her lips are devil red
And her skins the color mocha
She will wear you out
Living la Vida loca
Living la vida loca
Woke up in New York City
In a funky cheap motel
She took my heart and she took my money
She must of slipped me a sleeping pill
She never drinks the water
Makes you order French Champaign
And once you had a taste of her
You'll never be the same
She'll make you go insane
Upside inside out
She's living la Vida loca
She'll push and pull you down
Living la Vida loca
Her lips are devil red
And her skins the color mocha
She will wear you out
Living la Vida loca
Living la vida loca
She'll make you take your clothes off
And go dancing in the rain
She'll make you live the crazy life
Or she'll take away your pain
Like a bullet to your brain
Upside inside out
Living la Vida loca
She'll push and pull you down
Living la Vida loca
Her lips are devil red
And her skins the color mocha
She will wear you out
Living la Vida loca
Living la Vida loca
Living la vida loca
-- Ricky Martin, Livin' La Vida Loca
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

I'm pretty damned sure I posted this scene once before as a teaser, but for the life of me I cannot find it on the board. This is in response to the topic coming up in the "A Little Treat" thread -- Doug's first day teaching DADA at Hogwart's:

...then he would probably be like this.*********
Actually, Ive been thinking about taking up judo again.
Sylia mulled that over and remarked, Handy skill to have. Always room for growth. But no guarantee of the sexy women. I pass.
- Bubblegum Crisis Post 2040 Files, by P. Kristen Enos