FORKNI-L
Digest - 9 Aug 2006 to 10 Aug 2006 (#2006-214)
Thu, 10 Aug 2006
There are 8 messages totalling 245 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. kylie coleman-tucker aka Knightraven
2. question about vampire powers
3. Episode discussion: For I Have Sinned-- new question
4. Fav Characters? was Re: Episode discussion: For I Have Sinned-- new
question (4)
5. Favorite Character(s)
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:44:56 +1200
From: Kylie Tucker <kylie@r.......>
Subject: Re: kylie coleman-tucker aka Knightraven
> Kylie; if you are out there, I lost your address...
And to you all,
I think that was my technical blunder!
Here's where all my FK fiction is now...
http://homepages.woosh.co.nz/kylietucker/FKfiction/index.html
Cheers,
Kylie.
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Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 22:43:27 -0500
From: Nancy Kaminski <nancykam@c.......>
Subject: Re: question about vampire powers
> Kristen Fife wrote:
> There is also the question of maximum altitude, which
> plays a huge factor in covering distances.
How so?
Since vampires aren't aerodynamic and don't fly in any manner that can
be explained by physics, their ability to fly has to be metaphysical
in nature. They presumably could fly at any altitude because they
don't need to breathe (was that ever stated in canon, or is that a
fanfic convention?), although the extreme cold of the higher altitudes
would result in their freezing and being injured (Nick with freezer
burn? Ewww!).
I guess I
> always sort of figured they could fly, in general, as
> fast as something like a glider/hang glider and go
> faster than a car. In one of my fics, I had vampires
> able to fly from Seattle to Portland, OR in an hour or
> so, and it is a 3.5 hour car/train ride, which puts
> them at about 150MPH.
Hang gliders and gliders are quite slow (hang gliders are airborne at
20 mph; gliders fly at speeds averaging 35 mph). Since we see Nick
blur into invisibility by moving too fast for the eye to follow,
presumably at those moments he is moving considerably faster than
35--150 mph. Whether or not a vampire can maintain high velocity for
any length of time is debatable, although we have the evidence of
Divia's ability to fly from Egypt to Toronto while carrying a corpse
in one night.
Of course, this brings up a related problem---even if a vampire can
maintain supersonic flight, the friction of a non-aerodynamic body
moving through air (even the thin air in the stratosphere) would burn
off clothing, hair, and turn your speeding vampire into a very
fast-moving overdone potato chip. And then there's the sonic
booms---when they accelerate past the sound barrier they'd produce a
lot of noise and leave a sonic trail across the countryside.
So, since we do not see burned, naked vampires or hear sonic booms
across Ontario, we can only conclude that the metaphysical aspect of
vampire flight includes pretection from the consequences of the laws
of physics. Perhaps vampire flight is more akin to teleportation when
they want to go somewhere fast (think, "I want to be...HERE!" and they
are), and simple levitation when they want to take the scenic route
across Toronto while carrying dying psychics and arrive with only
slightly mussed hair.
Nancy Kaminski
who has thought about this a bit too much over the years
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Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 07:50:56 -0400
From: Cheryl <fknight420@c.......>
Subject: Re: Episode discussion: For I Have Sinned-- new question
I realize that, Angus has suffered alot, in a way still does, my feeling
about LaCroix being hurt was a personal one. I know Nick is everyone's
favorite, but LaCroix is mine. That's what i meant, sorry.
Cheryl / fknight420@c.......
'Angus Grady; The Beginning--available in
bookstores nationwide.
Don't trade a treasure
for an empty box.
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AngusGrady.50megs.com
BradleyFarley.50megs.com
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 04:36:21 -0700
From: Libby Singleton <libratsie@s.......>
Subject: Fav Characters? was Re: Episode discussion: For I Have Sinned-- new
question
Nick is everyone's favorite? He's not mine, and not a lot of fan's favorite -
although that's nothing against Nick as I love all the characters. Everyone
character has his or her fans just like with any television show or movie.
My favorites, in order, are Screed and LaCroix.
Say, this could be a fun topic!<g>
Does anyone else count favorite characters other than the main ones? FK has
such wonderful characters that I don't think it is unusual for some fans to have
favorites that perhaps even appeared just in one episode.
--Libs
Cheryl <fknight420@c.......> wrote:
I realize that, Angus has suffered alot, in a way still does, my feeling
about LaCroix being hurt was a personal one. I know Nick is everyone's
favorite, but LaCroix is mine. That's what i meant, sorry.
Cheryl / fknight420@c.......
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:42:42 -0400
From: Cheryl <fknight420@c.......>
Subject: Re: Fav Characters? was Re: Episode discussion: For I Have Sinned--
new question
My list;
LaCroix, Schanke, Nick, Cohen, Stonetree, Natalie, Reese, Screed
As for the rest, not a shot.
Cheryl / fknight420@c.......
'Angus Grady; The Beginning--available in
bookstores nationwide.
Don't trade a treasure
for an empty box.
ForeverKnight.5u.com
AngusGrady.50megs.com
BradleyFarley.50megs.com
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:28:39 -0700
From: Laurie of the Isles <laudon1228@y.......>
Subject: Re: Fav Characters? was Re: Episode discussion: For I Have Sinned--
new question
--- Libby Singleton <libratsie@s.......> wrote:
> My favorites, in order, are Screed and LaCroix.
>
> Say, this could be a fun topic!<g>
Usually LaCroix is my favorite. The others go in
cylcles and it really depends on which season, which
episoded I am watching.
There is an occasional playfulness about Nick in the
first and second seasons that is just delightful.
Natalie too, had some great moments in the first two
seasons, of strength, humor, sarcasm. So there are
times when I really like them both. I really like
Nick in the third season when he is unsure of himself,
like in "Night in Question" and "Sons of Belial".
I really liked Stonetree, but there are things I liked
about Cohen and Reese too. I think it's cool that FK
people who were minorities as captain all three
seasons.
And I gotta love Schanke, even when he's annoying. He
just grew on me. <g>
Laurie of the Isles
<Laudon1228@y.......>
http://1-mad-squirrel.livejournal.com/
"Never meddle in the affairs of
vampires, for you are a walking juice box and would fit nicely in Nick's trunk." - me
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 23:14:00 +0800
From: eruve erundun <eruveerundun@y........HK>
Subject: Re: Fav Characters? was Re: Episode discussion: For I Have Sinned--
new question
Not necessarily in this order (too hard to decide!):
Nick, Nat, Don, Jeanette, LaCroix, Grace, Cohen, Stonetree, Reese, Divia
'Fraid Vachon, Urs, Screed and Tracy never quite grew on me.
Ell
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:34:32 -0500
From: eowyn23@j.......
Subject: Favorite Character(s)
Hi Y'all!
I can truthfully say that my favorite character is Nick. But I love all
of the rest of the characters as well. Each character and the person
portraying him/her/it<G> brought a different and unique element to the
show that we all love. It wouldn't be FK without them!
Terri
eowyn23@j.......
GWDFC, FK X-Stitcher, Proud Survivor of FK Fic Wars 8-12, Texas Knight
Dreamers,
Knighties List Owner, Keeper of the FK Birthday List
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