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And we're back in the past and can check the eyrie archive
once again.

Here's where you can find this and more Misc LNH
Action!:

https://archives.eyrie.org/racc/lnh/Misc/

And it's A Dramatic Introduction (after a
fashion) by Andre Condon!

Is it finally time to Introduce --
Kid Chivalry?! And will he have to
make -- An Appointment?!!!!!

Find out in...

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ADVENTURES #409

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Dramatic Introduction (after a fashion)
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From A_CONDON@UNHH.UNH.EDU Wed Jun 16 16:10:42 1993

Subject: LNH: Dramatic Introduction (after a fashion)
Date: 9 Apr 1993 21:19:17 GMT

Well, here it is, kids...the long awaited (?) Kid Chivalry one-shot:

And it only took me five weeks!

Cover: Various members of the LNH grouped in the lower centre background, between a pair of legs straddling the foreground (royal blue swashbuckler
boots
leading into a light grey bodysuit and an open black trenchcoat). The tips
of
a pair of rapiers can just be seen, pointing at the LNHers...Title logo is "Kid" done as though it had been cut into the page, Zorro-style, and
"Chivalry"
done in calligraphy superimposed over it...cover blurbs say: "Is he
friend...
or is he foe?" then lower, "His name is 'Kid Chivalry'--what do you think?" then lower, "Besides, he's already appeared in 'Pliable Lad #1', now on
sale,
and it said there that he's the newest member of the LNH...oh, forget it"
and finally, "Special non-enhanced cover with no gimmicks!" (by this time,
this will be a majour selling point--the next step in cover enhancements, if you will--the fanboys will snap it up)

First page: splash, exterior LNHHQ, with a lone figure walking toward it.
The figure is wearing a trenchcoat over a light grey-and-red bodysuit, with royal blue swashbuckler boots and gloves. He wears a mask over his eyes,
with
the ties whipping in the wind behind him.
Page two: (last pagiation note) he enters LNHHQ and heads for the front
desk.
He walks up to the receptionist.
Kid Chivalry: "My dear lady, I should like to speak with whomever is in
charge
here, if you would be so kind as to point me in the proper direction." Receptionist: "Do you have an appointment?"
KC: (eyes glinting as he smiles broadly) "I was under the impression that I wouldn't need an appointment."
Receptionist: (nifty glowing spheres floating around her head) "Uhn, sure, that's right, you don't...through this door, please."
KC: (kissing her hand and bowing deeply) "Thank you greatly, my dear."
(exits)

Ultimate Ninja is sitting at his desk, practicing balancing a throwing knife
on theip of his finger. KC walks in and introduces himself.
UN: "Kid Chivalry, huh? I've never heard of you. What makes you qualified for the LNH?"
KC: "I cleaned up all the crime in the seaside village of Hilberton."
UN: "Never heard of it."
KC: "It's a really small seaside village. That's why I'm here--I had
nothing
to do there anymore. No big-name supervillians show up; just the occasional litterer or parking violator."
UN: "Well, that's part of the burden of crimefighting. What're your
powers?"
KC: "I'm superhumanly agile..."
UN: "Aren't we all."
KC: "No, even compared to an "ordinary" superhero, I'm very agile. Plus I
can
teleport up to twenty feet at a time, cling to walls and ceilings, and I
have
a natural dramatic flair that surrounds me at all times."
UN: "Not bad. Anything else?"
Thoughts raced through Kid Chivalry's head. Should he tell them of his
other
ability? The ability to manipulate people psychically by talking to them?
His
mind raced back to a similar scene in _Avengers_, actually two scenes, where
a person with similar powers had gotten in big trouble for not telling the
team about it, despite the power's uses. He took a deep breath.
KC: "Uh, yeah, I'm a psychic persauder, too...I have to talk to make it
work."
UN: (writing down notes) "Good thing you told me. You know what happened
to
those guys in _Avengers_, right?" (glances up meaningfully)
KC: (beads of sweat on forehead) "Oh, yeah. I wouldn't dream of pulling
some-
thing like that on you guys."
UN: "Glad to hear it. Now, instead of calling a vote, which is a pain, I'm just going to give you a trial run in the Peril Room." (they exit)

Peril Room, interior: Basic combat setup. Steel, featureless walls, with hunks of the floor jutting up for no readily apparent reason. Master
Blaster
and Particle Man are in the control room.
UN: "Now, we're just going to take this easy...I'm not going to use my
Ginsu
Sword or my Ninja Bush, but you can use whatever you want. Master Blaster,
keep
an eye on what goes on and give me a rundown on it later."
MB: "You got it. Take it away!"

Ultimate Ninja leaps forward in a flying kick. Kid Chivalry backflips out
of
the way. UN throws a handful of shrukien at him. KC draws his twin
rapiers
and deflects them away from him, then leaps at UN, swords at the ready. UN easily steps to the side and avoids the attack, but is startled when KC disappears with an audible "plink". KC reappears directly behind UN, feet- first, and narrowly misses him as UN somersaults out of the way. KC spins around in a corkscrew, twirling his swords around him in a deadly shell. UN grabs his trenchcoat and throws him across the Peril Room. KC disappears
inches
from the wall and reappears inches behind UN, swords in front of him,
tearing
his tunic as UN deflects him. KC lands on the ceiling and remains there
while
UN throws a sai at him. The point catches in the swept hilt of of of KC's rapiers and is dropped to the ground. UN has, however, taken the
opportunity
to leap up and pull KC down to the ground, where he now holds him at his wrists, facing away from him, on the theory that now he will be immobilized
and
unable to use his swords. KC merely uses UN's grip as a base from which to swivel and land a double kick in UN's face. UN is bent now. He twists KC's arms around so that KC is facing him and headbutts him. KC drops, stunned, shakes his head, and "plinks" as far from UN as he can get, reappearing in
the
control room with a "plunk". UN looks up.
UN: "How'd he do, Master Blaster?"
MB: "Nearly fourteen seconds! Wow."
KC: (dazed) "So what does that mean?"
UN: "It means you're in, kid. Just don't ever pull a stunt like that with
me
again, or I may not keep that calm. Got it?"
KC: "Got it. What now? Medical plans, insurance, what?"
MB: "Well, you just sort of hang out--but now you hang with the LNH!"
KC: "Works for me. What's up on today's agenda?"
MB: "Particle Man and I are going to run through a couple of scenarios, but
I don't think anything else is up with anyone...You want to come to my
party?"
KC: "Sure. Formal, of course, right?"
MB: "Of course."
UN: "Come on, KC. Let's get you accquainted with your new home. Pliable
Lad
will be happy to show you around."
Kid Chivlary's heart swelled. At last, he was a real super-hero...with
actual
super-villians to fight and justice to serve...and fair damsels to
impress...
Yes, today was definitely the start of something good...

END...pick it up in PLIABLE LAD #1, now on your .net!

Apologies to Ultimate Ninja and Master Blaster and Particle Man and Pliable
Lad
(even though he didn't actually appear in the story per se) for any abuses
or
indignities their characters may have suffered under my use...it just
seemed to
work so nicely at the time. Comments? Criticism? Complaints? You may as well e-mail me then...and I'm aware that nothing important happened, so you
can
skip that in your letter.

--Andre'...finally finished his story (such as it is)

|"I think maybe the whole world's gone mad."--Sexton| "I just want a little |"Uh-uh. It's always like this. You probably just | passion/To hold me in |don't get out enough." --Didi....DEATH: THCoL#2| the dark/I know I've ***************************************************** got some magic/Buried
| a_condon@unhh.unh.edu=====Kid Chivalry of the LNH | deep, buried deep in |+The Question of the NT...yes, I'm working on tWotA| my heart..."--Tori
Amos

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Next Week: Something Something LNH!!!!!

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Arthur "Same Classic Channel. But Same Time? Probably not." Spitzer

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it is, kids...the long awaited (?) Kid Chivalry one-shot: And it onl=
y took me five weeks! Cover: =C2=A0Various members of the LNH groupe=
d in the lower centre background, between a pair of legs straddling the=
foreground (royal blue swashbuckler boots leading into a light grey bod= ysuit and an open black trenchcoat). The tips of a pair of rapiers can j= ust be seen, pointing at the LNHers...Title logo is "Kid" done=
as though it had been cut into the page, Zorro-style, and "Chivalry&q= uot; done in calligraphy superimposed over it...cover blurbs say: "=
Is he friend... or is he foe?" =C2=A0then lower, "His name is = 'Kid Chivalry'--what do you think?" then lower, "Besid= es, he's already appeared in 'Pliable Lad #1', now on sale, = and it said there that he's the newest member of the LNH...oh, forget i= t" and finally, "Special non-enhanced cover with no gimmicks!&= quot; (by this time, this will be a majour selling point--the next step =
in cover enhancements, if you will--the fanboys will snap it up) = First page: =C2=A0splash, exterior LNHHQ, with a lone figure walking toward=
it. The figure is wearing a trenchcoat over a light grey-and-red bodysu= it, with royal blue swashbuckler boots and gloves.=C2=A0 He wears a mask=
over his eyes, with the ties whipping in the wind behind him. Page t= wo: (last pagiation note) =C2=A0he enters LNHHQ and heads for the front des= k. He walks up to the receptionist. =C2=A0 Kid Chivalry: =C2=A0"=
My dear lady, I should like to speak with whomever is in charge here, if=
you would be so kind as to point me in the proper direction." Rece= ptionist: "Do you have an appointment?" KC: =C2=A0(eyes glinti=
ng as he smiles broadly) "I was under the impression that I wouldn&= #39;t need an appointment." Receptionist: (nifty glowing spheres fl= oating around her head) =C2=A0"Uhn, sure, that's right, you don= 't...through this door, please." KC: =C2=A0(kissing her hand an=
d bowing deeply) "Thank you greatly, my dear." (exits) Ult= imate Ninja is sitting at his desk, practicing balancing a throwing knife<b= r>on theip of his finger.=C2=A0 KC walks in and introduces himself. UN: = =C2=A0"Kid Chivalry, huh?=C2=A0 I've never heard of you.=C2=A0 Wha=
t makes you qualified for the LNH?" KC: =C2=A0"I cleaned up=
all the crime in the seaside village of Hilberton." UN: =C2=A0&quo= t;Never heard of it." KC: =C2=A0"It's a really small seasi=
de village.=C2=A0 That's why I'm here--I had nothing to do there=
anymore.=C2=A0 No big-name supervillians show up; just the occasional l= itterer or parking violator." UN: =C2=A0"Well, that's part=
of the burden of crimefighting.=C2=A0 What're your powers?" KC=
: =C2=A0"I'm superhumanly agile..." UN: =C2=A0"Aren&#= 39;t we all." KC: =C2=A0"No, even compared to an "ordinar= y" superhero, I'm very agile.=C2=A0 Plus I can teleport up to t= wenty feet at a time, cling to walls and ceilings, and I have a natural = dramatic flair that surrounds me at all times." UN: =C2=A0"Not=
bad.=C2=A0 Anything else?" Thoughts raced through Kid Chivalry&#39=
;s head.=C2=A0 Should he tell them of his other ability?=C2=A0 The abili=
ty to manipulate people psychically by talking to them?=C2=A0 His mind r= aced back to a similar scene in _Avengers_, actually two scenes, where a=
person with similar powers had gotten in big trouble for not telling the<b= r>team about it, despite the power's uses.=C2=A0 He took a deep breath.= KC: =C2=A0"Uh, yeah, I'm a psychic persauder, too...I have to = talk to make it work." UN: =C2=A0(writing down notes) "Good th= ing you told me.=C2=A0 You know what happened to those guys in _Avengers=
_, right?" (glances up meaningfully) KC: =C2=A0(beads of sweat on f= orehead) "Oh, yeah.=C2=A0 I wouldn't dream of pulling some- thi=
ng like that on you guys." UN: =C2=A0"Glad to hear it.=C2=A0 N= ow, instead of calling a vote, which is a pain, I'm just going to gi=
ve you a trial run in the Peril Room." =C2=A0(they exit) Peril = Room, interior: =C2=A0Basic combat setup.=C2=A0 Steel, featureless walls, w= ith hunks of the floor jutting up for no readily apparent reason.=C2=A0 = Master Blaster and Particle Man are in the control room. UN: =C2=A0&q= uot;Now, we're just going to take this easy...I'm not going to use =
my Ginsu Sword or my Ninja Bush, but you can use whatever you want. Mast=
er Blaster, keep an eye on what goes on and give me a rundown on it late= r." MB: =C2=A0"You got it.=C2=A0 Take it away!" Ul= timate Ninja leaps forward in a flying kick.=C2=A0 Kid Chivalry backflips o=
ut of the way.=C2=A0 UN =C2=A0throws a handful of shrukien at him.=C2=
=A0 KC draws his twin rapiers and deflects them away from him, then lea=
ps at UN, swords at the ready.=C2=A0 UN easily steps to the side and avo= ids the attack, but is startled when KC disappears with an audible &quo= t;plink".=C2=A0 KC reappears directly behind UN, feet- first, and n= arrowly misses him as UN somersaults out of the way.=C2=A0 KC spins arou=
nd in a corkscrew, twirling his swords around him in a deadly shell.=C2=A0 = UN grabs his trenchcoat and throws him across the Peril Room. KC disappe= ars inches from the wall and reappears inches behind UN, swords in front=
of him, tearing his tunic as UN deflects him.=C2=A0 KC lands on the cei= ling and remains there while UN throws a sai at him.=C2=A0 The point cat= ches in the swept hilt of of of KC's rapiers and is dropped to the = ground.=C2=A0 UN has, however, taken the opportunity to leap up and pull=
KC down to the ground, where he now holds him at his wrists, facing awa=
y from him, on the theory that now he will be immobilized and unable to = use his swords.=C2=A0 KC merely uses UN's grip as a base from which to<= br>swivel and land a double kick in UN's face.=C2=A0 UN is bent now.=C2= =A0 He twists KC's arms around so that KC is facing him and headbutt=
s him.=C2=A0 KC drops, stunned, shakes his head, and "plinks" =
as far from UN as he can get, reappearing in the control room with a &qu= ot;plunk".=C2=A0 UN =C2=A0looks up. UN: =C2=A0"How'd he do=
, Master Blaster?" MB: =C2=A0"Nearly fourteen seconds!=C2=A0 W= ow." KC: =C2=A0(dazed) "So what does that mean?" UN: = =C2=A0"It means you're in, kid.=C2=A0 Just don't ever pull a s= tunt like that with me again, or I may not keep that calm.=C2=A0 Got it?= " KC: =C2=A0"Got it.=C2=A0 What now?=C2=A0 Medical plans, insu= rance, what?" MB: =C2=A0"Well, you just sort of hang out--but = now you hang with the LNH!" KC: =C2=A0"Works for me.=C2=A0 Wha= t's up on today's agenda?" MB: =C2=A0"Particle Man and=
I are going to run through a couple of scenarios, but I don't think=
anything else is up with anyone...You want to come to my party?" K=
C: =C2=A0"Sure.=C2=A0 Formal, of course, right?" MB: =C2=A0&qu= ot;Of course." UN: =C2=A0"Come on, KC.=C2=A0 Let's get you=
accquainted with your new home.=C2=A0 Pliable Lad will be happy to show=
you around." Kid Chivlary's heart swelled.=C2=A0 At last, he w=
as a real super-hero...with actual super-villians to fight and justice t=
o serve...and fair damsels to impress... Yes, today was definitely the s= tart of something good... END...pick it up in PLIABLE LAD #1, now on=
your .net! Apologies to Ultimate Ninja and Master Blaster and Parti= cle Man and Pliable Lad (even though he didn't actually appear in th=
e story per se) for any abuses or indignities their characters may have = suffered under my use...it just seemed to work so nicely at the time.=C2= =A0 Comments?=C2=A0 Criticism?=C2=A0 Complaints?=C2=A0 You may as well e= -mail me then...and I'm aware that nothing important happened, so you c= an skip that in your letter. --Andre'...finally finished = his story (such as it is) |"I think maybe the whole world&#= 39;s gone mad."--Sexton| =C2=A0"I just want a little |"Uh= -uh.=C2=A0 It's always like this.=C2=A0 You probably just | =C2=A0passi= on/To hold me in |don't get out enough." =C2=A0 =C2=A0--Didi...= .DEATH: =C2=A0THCoL#2| =C2=A0the dark/I know I've ******************= *********************************** =C2=A0got some magic/Buried | <a hre= f=3D"mailto:a_condon@unhh.unh.edu">a_condon@unhh.unh.edu</a>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= Kid Chivalry of the LNH | =C2=A0deep, buried deep in |+The Question of t=
he NT...yes, I'm working on tWotA| =C2=A0my heart..."--Tori Amos<b= r> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Next Week: =C2=A0So= mething Something LNH!!!!! =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Art= hur "Same Classic Channel.=C2=A0 But Same Time?=C2=A0 Probably not.&qu= ot; Spitzer </div>

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