MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2484 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Modern (our world?) Companions by "Lorna Appleby" 2) Heyla newbies! Fluff, and disinterests by Cariad 3) Passing Of The Friendship Ring... by "Li'nia Stormdancer" 4) Re: Modern (our world?) Companions by Renee 5) Re: Modern (our world?) Companions by Sara Peek 6) Re: Modern (our world?) Companions by "Lisa T" 7) Re: Modern (our world?) Companions by "Molly McAllister" 8) Re: Modern (our world?) Companions by MDennis460-+AT+-aol.com 9) Re: Modern (our world?) Companions by Timedancer0624-+AT+-gateway.net 10) Would anyone get realy offended if I did something a little taboo here? by Nicole ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 06:01:20 -0800 From: "Lorna Appleby" To: Subject: Re: Modern (our world?) Companions Message-ID: <02cf01c073fb$51b006d0$f240a8c0-+AT+-backtalk.org> > I > wondered what companions would be like if they were > created modern-day... > they wouldn't be as essential for speed anymore... I > personally thought > something along the lines of a mastiff or some > such... Cats. They would be cats. Because Cats go everywhere, get into everything and.. Well, okay maybe not. I've probably read Tanya Huff's "Summon the Keeper" once too often.. The major problem is ; there's not a whole lot of animals that can go pretty much anywhere in our city-society. If they were known and accepted, I think they would probably be something along the lines of German Shepherds.. a decent sized police dog animal but without the massive size of hunting hounds or Newfoundlander types. (My dog breed classification vocabulary has leaked out my ears..) Or maybe their own type of dog. I can't really remember what breeds of Horses Misty has compared Companions to.. -Lorna ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 11:34:20 -0500 (EST) From: Cariad To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Heyla newbies! Fluff, and disinterests Message-ID: <383709054.978366860164.JavaMail.root-+AT+-web446-ec.mail.com> Heyla all! ***FLUFF WARNING*** ::Cariad steps into the Hall of Mist, holding several warm sheep shaped towels for Doreen and any other newbies:: Here you go! They're warm, I just got them from the dryer at the mystical laundromat...:: On 'The Black Swan': I liked it, although it was one of those things that after reading once, I have no desire to re-read. There was a short story in an anthology -- I think it was called 'Flights of Fantasy' -- that had one of the 'extra princesses' as the main character that was *really* good. Better than the novel it was based on, in my opinion. :) On Disinterests: I never really got into 'Firebird' -- it might have been the Russian theme that turned me off, I've never really been interested in Russian anything. And I've never managed to read the 'Storms' trilogy, even though I own all three books, I've never read them. I don't really know why. :) Just 'cause I'm a dork, I suppose. On favorite scenes (re-reading of): I do this *all* the time! It's a comforting thing for me. Glad I'm not the only one. :) On Companions (modern): Hmm, this is an interesting question. Having a horse around you wherever you go wouldn't really be unobtrusive in today's world, would it? I think a small dog would be a practical modern companion. And Happy New Year, all! Wind to thy wings, Cariad ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address -+AT+-email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 12:25:45 -0800 (PST) From: "Li'nia Stormdancer" To: List Subject: Passing Of The Friendship Ring... Message-ID: <20010101202545.2123.qmail-+AT+-web1202.mail.yahoo.com> Heyla List-Sibs!!! *Li'nia walks through the Arena of Discussion and Dissention (which seems pretty empty of late! lol) and heads into the Hall of Mists. She spots Cariad handing towels out to the recently splashed newbies, and heads over towards her. Styx gets there ahead of her, and begins to twine himself around Cariad's legs to catch her attention for his bonded. Li'nia stops just in front of Cariad, and holds out her hand with a smile. In her palm is nestled a ring, gleaming in the light filtering into the Hall; the gold, silver, and copper created an almost warm glow around it. Li'nia clears her throat a little, then begins to speak...* "It's time for me to pass this on... I was given it almost a week ago, and have been honored to wear it. I pass it to you, Cariad, for the kindness and friendship you've shown the others in here, both new and old. Wear it, my friend, you've earned it..." ===== ---<---<---<----+AT+- Li'nia Stormdancer -+AT+---->--->--->--- Peon to the Powers That Be, Goddess of All Things Possessed, & Caretaker of the Arena of Discussion and Dissention __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 14:57:28 -0800 From: Renee To: Subject: Re: Modern (our world?) Companions Message-ID: on 1/1/01 7:54 AM, Lorna Appleby at lappleby-+AT+-backtalk.org wrote: > > The major problem is ; there's not a whole lot of animals that can go pretty > much anywhere in our city-society. If they were known and accepted, I think > they would probably be something along the lines of German Shepherds.. a > decent sized police dog animal but without the massive size of hunting > hounds or Newfoundlander types. (My dog breed classification vocabulary has > leaked out my ears..) Or maybe their own type of dog. > > I can't really remember what breeds of Horses Misty has compared Companions > to.. > > -Lorna > > > Renee peeks out between the columns still bearing soot behind her ears from the burning she got for not snipping last time.....She straightens her shoulders, steps with false bravado to the center of the hall, closes her eyes and speaks........ I think that companions would be pugs. They are allowed everywhere because they are soo cute. Any other dog frightens someone, but pugs are just completely nonthreatening. Also, they are small and easy to overlook and so can spy on conversations. They could even in a pinch be stuffed into a duffel bag and smuggled somewhere that dogs aren't allowed. -Renee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 15:28:40 -0800 (PST) From: Sara Peek To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Modern (our world?) Companions Message-ID: <20010101232840.24332.qmail-+AT+-web4605.mail.yahoo.com> > I can't really remember what breeds of Horses Misty > has compared Companions > to.. I don't recall her ever comparing them to any, but I've always thought Arab to Thoroughbred. They just have that fine-bred touch about them. My $0.02 in the well of info, Sara, Who would like to think herself an equine expert (but isn't :)) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 09:46:04 +1000 From: "Lisa T" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Modern (our world?) Companions Message-ID:

*emerges from the halls of lurkerdom*

While is intresting to speculate what animals would be small/cute/common enough to go places there was three reasons why companions became horse in Srising they say that is was because (a) horses were common and (b) they are good at attacking the enemy/defending their choseen and (c) fro transport. (a) is no longer applicable, and there are many ways to travel therefoe (c) is no longer applicable. However what ever fore the companions choose it would still have to defned itself.

Also remeber the firecats... they fool with ppls minds to think that they are a small house pet. so maybe they could be whatever form - but pople think that they are what they expect to see :)

that's all

*lisa moves back into the halls of mist, packing for her trip to china*

Lisa T


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------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 00:31:23 -0000 From: "Molly McAllister" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Modern (our world?) Companions Message-ID: Starshadow steps up on her soapbox preparing to shock and amaze all who hear her opinion. A snickering sound is heard. Starshadow turns her head to see Lightsong rolling over laughing in the corner. Well, fine then she'enedra, I will just peresent my opinion in the nice humble version I have prepared. As far as the subject of Modern day Companions I think that they would still be horses for a couple of reasons. First, you have to keep in mind that whatever world the companions are in, they would be known. It isn't like people would be like "What is a horse doing here?" People would know about the Companions. They could still be used for transportation because there are many places that a horse could go that would be impossible for a car to go. For example, Into a wooded area or a place with no, or very bad roads. Maybe this is just my small town ways, but I still see people riding horses often enough. One ,ust also keep in mind that Companions are really affective defenders in there current form. One has to wonder if any other plausible form would work as well. Just my 2¢ worth Starshadow* Royal Defender of the Brat She'enedra to Lightsong _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 19:53:05 EST From: MDennis460-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Modern (our world?) Companions Message-ID: --part1_a9.fc51b27.27828071_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I always thought of them something like lippizaners or the fine Spanish andalusians. they certainly do the dressage training in the herald training process. The one misty novel I couldn't get into was if I pay thee not in gold. It just kills me to try to get through it. I did, but by act of will only. I have discussed my feelings about this novel other times in this listserve. the warring literary styles, just don't mesh. loved all the others.... --part1_a9.fc51b27.27828071_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I always thought of them something like lippizaners or the fine Spanish
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process.  

The one misty novel I couldn't get into was if I pay thee not in gold.  It
just kills me to try to get through it.  I did, but by act of will only. I
have discussed my feelings about this novel other times in this listserve.
the warring literary styles, just don't mesh.  loved all the others.... --part1_a9.fc51b27.27828071_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 20:27:39 EST From: Timedancer0624-+AT+-gateway.net To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Modern (our world?) Companions Message-ID: <7b.e58bb22.2782888b-+AT+-gateway.net> In a message dated 1/1/01 7:56:18 AM Central Standard Time, saddlefan-+AT+-yahoo.com writes: << I > personally thought > something along the lines of a mastiff or some > such... You mean if they weren't needed for riding? They would have to be small enough to get into a vehicle and big enough to be a help fighting & such... Or >> I would picture a herding dog of some such. Of course I own some so I am partial, but they ARE incredibly intelligent, loyal and protective. Either a German Shepherd type or a collie type. Maybe one of the more obscure mountain types. Doreen Glynn Live long and may the force be with you ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 21:04:47 -0700 From: Nicole To: mercedes lackey Subject: Would anyone get realy offended if I did something a little taboo here? Message-ID: <3A51535F.6AE08F38-+AT+-telusplanet.net> *The one knowen as "The tortured poet" appears, D'Faindes with her* "OK, I'd like to say that I'm sorry in advance, please don't flame me again! Anyway, would anyone happen to know of a way that I might be able to show a picture to you guys without getting killed by copy-write(sp?) fanatics who are against all that is fan-fic?" "Cheese-filled sheep to all!" ~Storm-Rider The tortured poet Chosen of Companion D'Faindes And holder of many other pointless titles ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2484 **********************************