I don't see this in the newsgroup, so I'm boosting it.  It seems like as
good a Last LNH Story as any could be.

Scott 8{D>

On 2024-03-14 19:15, Arthur Spitzer wrote:
>
>                   Leadership Cry.sig: Net.ropolis 2023 #25
>
>                    The Totally Real Conclusion!! Honest!!!
>
> "Well, guess that wraps up another Leadership Cry.Sig!" said a very
> out of shape man wearing an Ultimate Ninja costume.  But also a man
> that anyone who looked at him would just have to say, 'That's The
> Totally Real Ultimate Ninja!!'  He glanced to another man next to him.
>  "Time to break out the Victory Cigars!"
>
> "Yep!" said another grinning man who began handing out cigars to all
> the confused and befuddled LNH'rs who were currently in the lobby. 
> The man had a very ordinary look about him and a T-shirt that read,
> 'I'm a Totally Real LNH Writer!  Honest!'  He also had what looked
> like a Totally Real Nobel Prize for LNH Writing hanging on his neck.
>  "This was probably my most amazing writing yet!  And I couldn't have
> done it without the fine contributions of those who followed before
> like Drew, Arthur, Rob, Subset Mask, Jeanne, Scott, and the rest!  But
> I probably do deserve most of the credit for the amazing job I did
> wrapping up all of those confusing dangling threads and plotlines.
>
> "So good in fact that Saxon Brenton came out of retirement to write
> another End of the Month review to celebrate my greatness.  Here's
> what he said," the man began reading from a piece of printer paper he
> pulled out of one of his pockets.  "There is proof now that Alan
> Moore, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and James Joyce made incredible
> passionate love and all of them got really pregnant and all them gave
> birth to these really colorful robot lions that merged together to
> give us this Greatest Writer of All Time -- and that proof is --
> Totally Real LNH Writer Man who wrote this totally great and totally
> real LNH story!!  So, great in fact that I, Saxon Brenton, will
> despair for humanity if this great work doesn't win all the awards
> especially the Nobel Prize For LNH Writing!  For if that does not
> happen -- Humanity will have committed its Greatest Crime and there
> Will Be No Hope!!!!!"  The man then stuffed the paper back into his
> pocket and wiped a tear from his eye.  "Fortunately, I did win all the
> awards," he gestured to the Nobel Prize dangling from his neck.  "So,
> yeah.  I did that."
>
> Nina Yamashiro looked at the cigar in her hand.  "Wait.  This doesn't
> -- how did I get here?  I was..."
>
> "It's okay, Nina," said The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja giving her an
> understanding sympathetic look.  "It's probably that Amnesia that
> Amnesia gave us all that made us forget a lot of what happened in
> Leadership Cry.sig: Net.ropolis 2023 #14-24!"
>
>
> "Yeah yeah yeah!  Amnesia!  That's what happened!" nodded The Totally
> Real LNH Writer.  "Totally!"
>
> "Even, I, with My Totally Real and Incredible Ninja Powers have some
> gaps in my amazing memory.  But rest assured thanks to my incredible
> Ninja skills all the bad guys are either dead, in jail, or totally
> reformed!  And we all saved the Looniverse for like the zillionth
> time!  And I won that Leadership Election -- Huge Landslide!  So,
> guess I'm back to being the leader again."
>
> "And I also won in a Huge Landslide for Second in Command," Totally
> Real LNH Writer chimed in, "Sorry, Fearless Leader.  You did a great
> job, but the times -- they are a changing -- maybe you could be my
> Deputy Second in Command or something."
>
> Fearless Leader started to speak and then just shook his head and gave
> a sigh.
>
> "Wait!  Who even are you?" said Master Roster Man pointing accusingly
> at Totally Real LNH Writer.  "Have you ever even appeared in a story
> before?  There's no record of you in any roster!"
>
> "Umm?  Oh, sure I have!  Yeah!  Tons of stories!  Probably even more
> than you!  Yeah!  As for not being in the Roster?"  Totally Real LNH
> Writer paused a bit as he tried to come up with a good excuse.  "Oh,
> yeah.  I'm probably in the Top Secret LNH Roster. Yeah!  Where all the
> Top Secret LNH Members are.  Guess you just don't have Top Secret LNH
> Roster Access Clearance -- that's a shame.  Plus I've been like a
> Totally Real LNH Writer for forever.  Was there on day one.  Like I
> was in the Chatroom with Scuv, Druzzt, wRome, and Dvandamm when they
> were coming up with the LNH.  And they were like worried.  'Hey! 
> Should we be doing this?  Seems kind of risky -- this LNH thing.'  And
> I was like, 'Yeah.  That's why we should do it.  Because it's RISKY!'
>  And so that's how the LNH formed.  Yep.  Totally True Story!  Uhuh.
> No need to thank me -- but you can.  I do take Venmo!"
>
> "Anyway," said The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja glaring at Totally Real
> LNH Writer.  "We're all suffering from that whammy Amnesia threw at
> us.  Some more than others.  That's probably why most of you can't
> remember Totally Real LNH Writer.  Even I have these memory holes. 
> Like with all the various LNH passwords to like the LNH Bank Accounts,
> Credit Cards, PIN numbers -- and since I'm the leader now because I
> totally won that LNH Leadership Election by a Big Landslide -- I
> probably should know all of that.  So if anyone can direct me to the..."
>
> "No!  This is wrong!  This is all wrong!" said Nina trying to break
> free from the spell that seemed to have ensnared all of the LNH.
>  "None of this makes any sense!  Even for an LNH story this all seems
> way too..."
>
> "NO!   THIS MAKES TOTAL SENSE!!" boomed the voice of The Totally Real
> Ultimate Ninja as his glowing, crackling eyes pierced into Nina's
> eyes.  The colors in the LNHHQ lobby disappeared except for various
> shades of crimson red.  "I AM THE TOTALLY REAL ULTIMATE NINJA!  THIS
> IS TOTALLY TRUE!  NO, REALLY!!  I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE TOTALLY REAL
> ULTIMATE NINJA!  AND I SHALL AND FOREVER AND EVER BE THE TOTALLY REAL
> ULTIMATE NINJA!  SERIOUSLY FOLKS!  THIS IS ALL TOTALLY, REALLY,
> REALLY, REALLY TRUE!! SWEAR TO GOD!!!!  WHO IS THE REAL TOTALLY REAL
> ULTIMATE NINJA?!!!"
>
> And everyone in the room in unison shouted with there eyes kind of
> glazed over, "YOU ARE!  YOU ARE THE TOTALLY REAL ULTIMATE NINJA!!!!"
>
> And Nina?  Tears began to fall from her eyes.  Tears of joy. And she
> rushed over to The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja and gave him a big hug.
>  "Oh, God!  You're back!  I'm sorry I doubted you!!  But you're back,
> Uncle!  The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja is Back!!  Back to Lead Us ALL!!!"
>
> "Umm, oof -- yeah," said The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja wincing in
> pain as Nina's big hug began to crush him to death.  "Uhh, could you
> go a little bit easier with the -- aaagggghhhh -- can't can't..."
>
> "Oh!  Sorry, Uncle!  I guess escaping from the afterlife took a toll
> on you?  I guess that's why you look so incredibly out of shape?"
>
> "Yeah, uh... sure."  And quickly added.  "And probably all that saving
> the Looniverse too.  That took quite a toll!
>
> "Anyhow, you did a fine job -- leading this place, Nina.  But that's
> over with.  Because I'm back.  And because I'm The Totally Real
> Ultimate Ninja!  And I won the LNH Leadership in the Biggest Landslide
> Ever!  So Big!!  And now it's going to be all like it was!  Back to
> the Glory Days!"  And he turned and addressed all the LNH'rs that were
> currently in the lobby and pumped his fists in the air.  "THE LNH IS
> BACK, BABY!  AND BETTER THAN EVER!!"
>
> And all of the LNH'rs started hooting and hollering.  And a number of
> them shouted, totally overjoyed, "It's Party Time!"  The Totally Real
> Ultimate Ninja was back.  Everything was Right with the World Again.
>
> Bad Judgment Boy looked at what was happening with a gleam in his
> eyes.  "I have a really, really good feeling about all this!  Hmm.  Am
> I still President?  Am I running for President? Probably should look
> into that."
>
> And The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja looked at Totally Real LNH Writer
> with a smirk on his face.  "Can you see if you can get all of those
> passwords and codes?"
>
> "Sure.  What are you going to do?"
>
> "Oh, you know.  Just your typical Totally Real Ultimate Ninja Top
> Secret Stuff -- that sort of thing."  And they both laughed.
>
>  ** ** ** **
>
> Elsewhere, in a Las Vegas Casino...
>
> A man wearing a bright red pimp hat and shades, and a pink fur coat
> was shaking a fist full of dice.  He let the dice fly on the craps
> table.  Damn.  Snake Eyes!  And then he looked at his hand.  The
> tattoos were gone.  They were all gone.  He looked at his other hand. 
> And then various other parts of his skin.  And then began to freak out
> and tear whatever clothes he had been wearing off.  They were all
> gone!  All of his tattoos were gone!!  What had happened to them?!!
>
> Continuity Porn Star ran from various Security Guards that were trying
> to tackle him and made his way out of the Casino and then collapsed
> onto the sidewalk.
>
> Something was wrong with the World.  Something was very, very wrong.
>
>  ** ** ** **
>
> To Be Continued?!!
>
>  ** ** ** **
>
>
> The Ultimate Ninja is wReam's
> (Ultimate Ninja II) Nina Yamashiro is Amabel Holland's
> Fearless Leader is Dave Van Domelen's
> Master Roster Man is Jef Kolodziej's
> Amnesia is Jeff Barnes's
> And Bad Judgment Boy, Continuity Porn Star, Totally
> Real LNH Writer, and Totally Real Ultimate Ninja are
> mine.
>
>
> Writer's Notes:
>
> Hah!  Sorry about this!  I had zero ideas about what
> to do with all the previous stuff -- so I just ignored
> it and skipped a bunch of issues because this idea
> popped into my head and I had to do it.
>
> Totally Real LNH Writer is a slight reworking of this
> character that I've thought about for a long time and
> I think I did post about this character in some RACC
> threads.  I called him Fake LNH Writer back then.
> He has the superpower to convince people that he's
> a real LNH writer, but is pretty ordinary beyond that
> power.  He carries around fake reviews and fake awards
> that he's won for all the fake LNH stories he's never
> actually wrote.
>
> And Totally Real Ultimate Ninja is kind of the same.
> Just with the power to convince everyone that he's
> The Real Ultimate Ninja, but a very ordinary person
> besides that power.
>
> I'd say the characters are these grifter types who
> have mostly up to this point been using their powers
> for very petty small time stuff.
>
> So, I've written another LNH story.  Every story I write
> now days feels a bit like the last one I'll ever write.
> But here's one more.
>
> Arthur "The Totally Real..." Spitzer
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
-- (signed) Scott Eiler 8{D> ------ http://www.eilertech.com/ -------

Scott Eiler <seiler@eilertech.com> wrote at 03:53 this Friday (GMT):
> I don't see this in the newsgroup, so I'm boosting it.  It seems like as
> good a Last LNH Story as any could be.

Thanks, I didn't see it here in eternal-september.

> Scott 8{D>
>
> On 2024-03-14 19:15, Arthur Spitzer wrote:
>>
>>                   Leadership Cry.sig: Net.ropolis 2023 #25
>>
>>                    The Totally Real Conclusion!! Honest!!!
>>
>> "Well, guess that wraps up another Leadership Cry.Sig!" said a very
>> out of shape man wearing an Ultimate Ninja costume.  But also a man
>> that anyone who looked at him would just have to say, 'That's The
>> Totally Real Ultimate Ninja!!'  He glanced to another man next to him.
>>  "Time to break out the Victory Cigars!"
>>
>> "Yep!" said another grinning man who began handing out cigars to all
>> the confused and befuddled LNH'rs who were currently in the lobby. 
>> The man had a very ordinary look about him and a T-shirt that read,
>> 'I'm a Totally Real LNH Writer!  Honest!'  He also had what looked
>> like a Totally Real Nobel Prize for LNH Writing hanging on his neck.
>>  "This was probably my most amazing writing yet!  And I couldn't have
>> done it without the fine contributions of those who followed before
>> like Drew, Arthur, Rob, Subset Mask, Jeanne, Scott, and the rest!  But
>> I probably do deserve most of the credit for the amazing job I did
>> wrapping up all of those confusing dangling threads and plotlines.
>>
>> "So good in fact that Saxon Brenton came out of retirement to write
>> another End of the Month review to celebrate my greatness.  Here's
>> what he said," the man began reading from a piece of printer paper he
>> pulled out of one of his pockets.  "There is proof now that Alan
>> Moore, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and James Joyce made incredible
>> passionate love and all of them got really pregnant and all them gave
>> birth to these really colorful robot lions that merged together to
>> give us this Greatest Writer of All Time -- and that proof is --
>> Totally Real LNH Writer Man who wrote this totally great and totally
>> real LNH story!!  So, great in fact that I, Saxon Brenton, will
>> despair for humanity if this great work doesn't win all the awards
>> especially the Nobel Prize For LNH Writing!  For if that does not
>> happen -- Humanity will have committed its Greatest Crime and there
>> Will Be No Hope!!!!!"  The man then stuffed the paper back into his
>> pocket and wiped a tear from his eye.  "Fortunately, I did win all the
>> awards," he gestured to the Nobel Prize dangling from his neck.  "So,
>> yeah.  I did that."
>>
>> Nina Yamashiro looked at the cigar in her hand.  "Wait.  This doesn't
>> -- how did I get here?  I was..."
>>
>> "It's okay, Nina," said The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja giving her an
>> understanding sympathetic look.  "It's probably that Amnesia that
>> Amnesia gave us all that made us forget a lot of what happened in
>> Leadership Cry.sig: Net.ropolis 2023 #14-24!"
>>
>>
>> "Yeah yeah yeah!  Amnesia!  That's what happened!" nodded The Totally
>> Real LNH Writer.  "Totally!"
>>
>> "Even, I, with My Totally Real and Incredible Ninja Powers have some
>> gaps in my amazing memory.  But rest assured thanks to my incredible
>> Ninja skills all the bad guys are either dead, in jail, or totally
>> reformed!  And we all saved the Looniverse for like the zillionth
>> time!  And I won that Leadership Election -- Huge Landslide!  So,
>> guess I'm back to being the leader again."
>>
>> "And I also won in a Huge Landslide for Second in Command," Totally
>> Real LNH Writer chimed in, "Sorry, Fearless Leader.  You did a great
>> job, but the times -- they are a changing -- maybe you could be my
>> Deputy Second in Command or something."
>>
>> Fearless Leader started to speak and then just shook his head and gave
>> a sigh.
>>
>> "Wait!  Who even are you?" said Master Roster Man pointing accusingly
>> at Totally Real LNH Writer.  "Have you ever even appeared in a story
>> before?  There's no record of you in any roster!"
>>
>> "Umm?  Oh, sure I have!  Yeah!  Tons of stories!  Probably even more
>> than you!  Yeah!  As for not being in the Roster?"  Totally Real LNH
>> Writer paused a bit as he tried to come up with a good excuse.  "Oh,
>> yeah.  I'm probably in the Top Secret LNH Roster. Yeah!  Where all the
>> Top Secret LNH Members are.  Guess you just don't have Top Secret LNH
>> Roster Access Clearance -- that's a shame.  Plus I've been like a
>> Totally Real LNH Writer for forever.  Was there on day one.  Like I
>> was in the Chatroom with Scuv, Druzzt, wRome, and Dvandamm when they
>> were coming up with the LNH.  And they were like worried.  'Hey! 
>> Should we be doing this?  Seems kind of risky -- this LNH thing.'  And
>> I was like, 'Yeah.  That's why we should do it.  Because it's RISKY!'
>>  And so that's how the LNH formed.  Yep.  Totally True Story!  Uhuh.
>> No need to thank me -- but you can.  I do take Venmo!"
>>
>> "Anyway," said The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja glaring at Totally Real
>> LNH Writer.  "We're all suffering from that whammy Amnesia threw at
>> us.  Some more than others.  That's probably why most of you can't
>> remember Totally Real LNH Writer.  Even I have these memory holes. 
>> Like with all the various LNH passwords to like the LNH Bank Accounts,
>> Credit Cards, PIN numbers -- and since I'm the leader now because I
>> totally won that LNH Leadership Election by a Big Landslide -- I
>> probably should know all of that.  So if anyone can direct me to the..."
>>
>> "No!  This is wrong!  This is all wrong!" said Nina trying to break
>> free from the spell that seemed to have ensnared all of the LNH.
>>  "None of this makes any sense!  Even for an LNH story this all seems
>> way too..."
>>
>> "NO!   THIS MAKES TOTAL SENSE!!" boomed the voice of The Totally Real
>> Ultimate Ninja as his glowing, crackling eyes pierced into Nina's
>> eyes.  The colors in the LNHHQ lobby disappeared except for various
>> shades of crimson red.  "I AM THE TOTALLY REAL ULTIMATE NINJA!  THIS
>> IS TOTALLY TRUE!  NO, REALLY!!  I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE TOTALLY REAL
>> ULTIMATE NINJA!  AND I SHALL AND FOREVER AND EVER BE THE TOTALLY REAL
>> ULTIMATE NINJA!  SERIOUSLY FOLKS!  THIS IS ALL TOTALLY, REALLY,
>> REALLY, REALLY TRUE!! SWEAR TO GOD!!!!  WHO IS THE REAL TOTALLY REAL
>> ULTIMATE NINJA?!!!"
>>
>> And everyone in the room in unison shouted with there eyes kind of
>> glazed over, "YOU ARE!  YOU ARE THE TOTALLY REAL ULTIMATE NINJA!!!!"
>>
>> And Nina?  Tears began to fall from her eyes.  Tears of joy. And she
>> rushed over to The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja and gave him a big hug.
>>  "Oh, God!  You're back!  I'm sorry I doubted you!!  But you're back,
>> Uncle!  The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja is Back!!  Back to Lead Us ALL!!!"
>>
>> "Umm, oof -- yeah," said The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja wincing in
>> pain as Nina's big hug began to crush him to death.  "Uhh, could you
>> go a little bit easier with the -- aaagggghhhh -- can't can't..."
>>
>> "Oh!  Sorry, Uncle!  I guess escaping from the afterlife took a toll
>> on you?  I guess that's why you look so incredibly out of shape?"
>>
>> "Yeah, uh... sure."  And quickly added.  "And probably all that saving
>> the Looniverse too.  That took quite a toll!
>>
>> "Anyhow, you did a fine job -- leading this place, Nina.  But that's
>> over with.  Because I'm back.  And because I'm The Totally Real
>> Ultimate Ninja!  And I won the LNH Leadership in the Biggest Landslide
>> Ever!  So Big!!  And now it's going to be all like it was!  Back to
>> the Glory Days!"  And he turned and addressed all the LNH'rs that were
>> currently in the lobby and pumped his fists in the air.  "THE LNH IS
>> BACK, BABY!  AND BETTER THAN EVER!!"
>>
>> And all of the LNH'rs started hooting and hollering.  And a number of
>> them shouted, totally overjoyed, "It's Party Time!"  The Totally Real
>> Ultimate Ninja was back.  Everything was Right with the World Again.
>>
>> Bad Judgment Boy looked at what was happening with a gleam in his
>> eyes.  "I have a really, really good feeling about all this!  Hmm.  Am
>> I still President?  Am I running for President? Probably should look
>> into that."
>>
>> And The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja looked at Totally Real LNH Writer
>> with a smirk on his face.  "Can you see if you can get all of those
>> passwords and codes?"
>>
>> "Sure.  What are you going to do?"
>>
>> "Oh, you know.  Just your typical Totally Real Ultimate Ninja Top
>> Secret Stuff -- that sort of thing."  And they both laughed.
>>
>>  ** ** ** **
>>
>> Elsewhere, in a Las Vegas Casino...
>>
>> A man wearing a bright red pimp hat and shades, and a pink fur coat
>> was shaking a fist full of dice.  He let the dice fly on the craps
>> table.  Damn.  Snake Eyes!  And then he looked at his hand.  The
>> tattoos were gone.  They were all gone.  He looked at his other hand. 
>> And then various other parts of his skin.  And then began to freak out
>> and tear whatever clothes he had been wearing off.  They were all
>> gone!  All of his tattoos were gone!!  What had happened to them?!!
>>
>> Continuity Porn Star ran from various Security Guards that were trying
>> to tackle him and made his way out of the Casino and then collapsed
>> onto the sidewalk.
>>
>> Something was wrong with the World.  Something was very, very wrong.
>>
>>  ** ** ** **
>>
>> To Be Continued?!!
>>
>>  ** ** ** **
>>
>>
>> The Ultimate Ninja is wReam's
>> (Ultimate Ninja II) Nina Yamashiro is Amabel Holland's
>> Fearless Leader is Dave Van Domelen's
>> Master Roster Man is Jef Kolodziej's
>> Amnesia is Jeff Barnes's
>> And Bad Judgment Boy, Continuity Porn Star, Totally
>> Real LNH Writer, and Totally Real Ultimate Ninja are
>> mine.
>>
>>
>> Writer's Notes:
>>
>> Hah!  Sorry about this!  I had zero ideas about what
>> to do with all the previous stuff -- so I just ignored
>> it and skipped a bunch of issues because this idea
>> popped into my head and I had to do it.
>>
>> Totally Real LNH Writer is a slight reworking of this
>> character that I've thought about for a long time and
>> I think I did post about this character in some RACC
>> threads.  I called him Fake LNH Writer back then.
>> He has the superpower to convince people that he's
>> a real LNH writer, but is pretty ordinary beyond that
>> power.  He carries around fake reviews and fake awards
>> that he's won for all the fake LNH stories he's never
>> actually wrote.
>>
>> And Totally Real Ultimate Ninja is kind of the same.
>> Just with the power to convince everyone that he's
>> The Real Ultimate Ninja, but a very ordinary person
>> besides that power.
>>
>> I'd say the characters are these grifter types who
>> have mostly up to this point been using their powers
>> for very petty small time stuff.
>>
>> So, I've written another LNH story.  Every story I write
>> now days feels a bit like the last one I'll ever write.
>> But here's one more.
>>
>> Arthur "The Totally Real..." Spitzer
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

Scott Eiler <seiler@eilertech.com> writes:

> I don't see this in the newsgroup, so I'm boosting it.  It seems like as
> good a Last LNH Story as any could be.

Arthur's messages are sent via email, and are then posted to the
newsgroup. I'm guessing there are some message headers from the trip
through email that eternal-september doesn't like, but I'm not sure which
ones they are. I took a guess and configured the moderation software to
drop a couple of headers, so we'll see if those were the problem.

The other possibility is that eternal-september doesn't like
multipart/alternative messages for some reason. That's going to be harder
for either Arthur or I to fix.

--
Russ Allbery (eagle@eyrie.org) <https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>

Russ Allbery <eagle@eyrie.org> wrote at 04:39 this Friday (GMT):
> Scott Eiler <seiler@eilertech.com> writes:
>
>> I don't see this in the newsgroup, so I'm boosting it.  It seems like as
>> good a Last LNH Story as any could be.
>
> Arthur's messages are sent via email, and are then posted to the
> newsgroup. I'm guessing there are some message headers from the trip
> through email that eternal-september doesn't like, but I'm not sure which
> ones they are. I took a guess and configured the moderation software to
> drop a couple of headers, so we'll see if those were the problem.
>
> The other possibility is that eternal-september doesn't like
> multipart/alternative messages for some reason. That's going to be harder
> for either Arthur or I to fix.

I'd guess maybe the latter, considering the block on binaries?
--
user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

On 3/14/24 11:53 PM, Scott Eiler wrote:
> I don't see this in the newsgroup, so I'm boosting it.  It seems like as good a
> Last LNH Story as any could be.

Thank you, Scott. X> I haven't seen it show up on my newsreader yet despite
Russ's hard work, so I'll reply to this version.

> On 2024-03-14 19:15, Arthur Spitzer wrote:
>>
>>                   Leadership Cry.sig: Net.ropolis 2023 #25
>>
>>                    The Totally Real Conclusion!! Honest!!!

omfg. X3 This makes me *so happy*. For the record I have been working on more. X>

>> "Well, guess that wraps up another Leadership Cry.Sig!" said a very out of
>> shape man wearing an Ultimate Ninja costume.  But also a man that anyone who
>> looked at him would just have to say, 'That's The Totally Real Ultimate
>> Ninja!!'  He glanced to another man next to him.  "Time to break out the
>> Victory Cigars!"

X3

>> "Yep!" said another grinning man who began handing out cigars to all the
>> confused and befuddled LNH'rs who were currently in the lobby. The man had a
>> very ordinary look about him and a T-shirt that read, 'I'm a Totally Real LNH
>> Writer!  Honest!'  He also had what looked like a Totally Real Nobel Prize for
>> LNH Writing hanging on his neck.

omfg

>> "This was probably my most amazing writing
>> yet!  And I couldn't have done it without the fine contributions of those who
>> followed before like Drew, Arthur, Rob, Subset Mask, Jeanne, Scott, and the
>> rest!  But I probably do deserve most of the credit for the amazing job I did
>> wrapping up all of those confusing dangling threads and plotlines.

heeheehee

>> "So good in fact that Saxon Brenton came out of retirement to write another
>> End of the Month review to celebrate my greatness.

XD XD XD

>>"There is proof now that Alan Moore, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and James
>> Joyce made incredible passionate love and all of them got really pregnant and
>> all them gave birth to these really colorful robot lions that merged together
>> to give us this Greatest Writer of All Time -- and that proof is -- Totally
>> Real LNH Writer Man who wrote this totally great and totally real LNH story!!

OF COURSE.

>> Nina Yamashiro looked at the cigar in her hand.  "Wait.  This doesn't -- how
>> did I get here?  I was..."

ooooooh yesssss

>> "It's okay, Nina," said The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja giving her an
>> understanding sympathetic look.  "It's probably that Amnesia that Amnesia gave
>> us all that made us forget a lot of what happened in Leadership Cry.sig:
>> Net.ropolis 2023 #14-24!"
>>
>> "Yeah yeah yeah!  Amnesia!  That's what happened!" nodded The Totally Real LNH
>> Writer.  "Totally!"

X3 Of course!

>> "And I also won in a Huge Landslide for Second in Command," Totally Real LNH
>> Writer chimed in, "Sorry, Fearless Leader.  You did a great job, but the times
>> -- they are a changing -- maybe you could be my Deputy Second in Command or
>> something."
>>
>> Fearless Leader started to speak and then just shook his head and gave a sigh.

XD XD XD <3

>> "Wait!  Who even are you?" said Master Roster Man pointing accusingly at
>> Totally Real LNH Writer.  "Have you ever even appeared in a story before?
>> There's no record of you in any roster!"

Ooooooh, nice

>> Totally Real LNH Writer paused
>> a bit as he tried to come up with a good excuse.  "Oh, yeah.  I'm probably in
>> the Top Secret LNH Roster. Yeah!  Where all the Top Secret LNH Members are.
>> Guess you just don't have Top Secret LNH Roster Access Clearance -- that's a
>> shame.

Oh dangit, it's shameful for the sysadmin of the wiki not to have top secret
clearance! Let me just get my passport and two forms of ID...

>> Like I was in the Chatroom with Scuv, Druzzt, wRome, and Dvandamm
>> when they were coming up with the LNH.  And they were like worried.  'Hey!
>> Should we be doing this?  Seems kind of risky -- this LNH thing.'  And I was
>> like, 'Yeah.  That's why we should do it.  Because it's RISKY!'  And so that's
>> how the LNH formed.

XD XD XD

>> No need to thank me -- but you can.  I do take Venmo!"

*cackles*

>> Even I have these memory holes. Like with all the various LNH
>> passwords to like the LNH Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, PIN numbers -- and
>> since I'm the leader now because I totally won that LNH Leadership Election by
>> a Big Landslide -- I probably should know all of that.  So if anyone can
>> direct me to the..."

X3

>> "No!  This is wrong!  This is all wrong!" said Nina trying to break free from
>> the spell that seemed to have ensnared all of the LNH.  "None of this makes
>> any sense!  Even for an LNH story this all seems way too..."
>>
>> "NO!   THIS MAKES TOTAL SENSE!!"

Oh, shit :o

>> boomed the voice of The Totally Real Ultimate
>> Ninja as his glowing, crackling eyes pierced into Nina's eyes.  The colors in
>> the LNHHQ lobby disappeared except for various shades of crimson red.  "I AM
>> THE TOTALLY REAL ULTIMATE NINJA!  THIS IS TOTALLY TRUE!  NO, REALLY!!  I HAVE
>> ALWAYS BEEN THE TOTALLY REAL ULTIMATE NINJA!  AND I SHALL AND FOREVER AND EVER
>> BE THE TOTALLY REAL ULTIMATE NINJA!  SERIOUSLY FOLKS!  THIS IS ALL TOTALLY,
>> REALLY, REALLY, REALLY TRUE!! SWEAR TO GOD!!!!  WHO IS THE REAL TOTALLY REAL
>> ULTIMATE NINJA?!!!"
>>
>> And everyone in the room in unison shouted with there eyes kind of glazed
>> over, "YOU ARE!  YOU ARE THE TOTALLY REAL ULTIMATE NINJA!!!!"

ooooooh, *interesting*

>> And Nina?  Tears began to fall from her eyes.  Tears of joy. And she rushed
>> over to The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja and gave him a big hug.  "Oh, God!
>> You're back!  I'm sorry I doubted you!!  But you're back, Uncle!  The Totally
>> Real Ultimate Ninja is Back!!  Back to Lead Us ALL!!!"

I seeeeee...

>>
>> "Umm, oof -- yeah," said The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja wincing in pain as
>> Nina's big hug began to crush him to death.  "Uhh, could you go a little bit
>> easier with the -- aaagggghhhh -- can't can't..."

XD

>> "Oh!  Sorry, Uncle!  I guess escaping from the afterlife took a toll on you?
>> I guess that's why you look so incredibly out of shape?"

X3

>> And The Totally Real Ultimate Ninja looked at Totally Real LNH Writer with a
>> smirk on his face.  "Can you see if you can get all of those passwords and
>> codes?"
>>
>> "Sure.  What are you going to do?"
>>
>> "Oh, you know.  Just your typical Totally Real Ultimate Ninja Top Secret Stuff
>> -- that sort of thing."  And they both laughed.

Oh man oh man, okay, yes...

>> Elsewhere, in a Las Vegas Casino...
>>
>> A man wearing a bright red pimp hat and shades, and a pink fur coat was
>> shaking a fist full of dice.  He let the dice fly on the craps table.  Damn.
>> Snake Eyes!  And then he looked at his hand.  The tattoos were gone.  They
>> were all gone.  He looked at his other hand. And then various other parts of
>> his skin.  And then began to freak out and tear whatever clothes he had been
>> wearing off.  They were all gone!  All of his tattoos were gone!!  What had
>> happened to them?!!

omg. :o I *see*

>> Something was wrong with the World.  Something was very, very wrong.
>>
>>  ** ** ** **
>>
>> To Be Continued?!!

Oh man. Okay. :D I have so many ideas. I know what I want to do with this. I
think. :D heeheehee

>> Writer's Notes:
>>
>> Hah!  Sorry about this!  I had zero ideas about what
>> to do with all the previous stuff -- so I just ignored
>> it and skipped a bunch of issues because this idea
>> popped into my head and I had to do it.

No this is great. n.n I love it.

>> Totally Real LNH Writer is a slight reworking of this
>> character that I've thought about for a long time and
>> I think I did post about this character in some RACC
>> threads.  I called him Fake LNH Writer back then.
>> He has the superpower to convince people that he's
>> a real LNH writer, but is pretty ordinary beyond that
>> power.  He carries around fake reviews and fake awards
>> that he's won for all the fake LNH stories he's never
>> actually wrote.
>>
>> And Totally Real Ultimate Ninja is kind of the same.
>> Just with the power to convince everyone that he's
>> The Real Ultimate Ninja, but a very ordinary person
>> besides that power.