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COURSE TWO: FANTASY STEAMPUNK

Author: Wyatt Earp  Date:   05-25-12 15:46 "Bring me my heart's desire." I, Wyatt S. Earp, Bounty Hunter, and once upon a time Warlock, studied the creature before me. I had no idea of her age. Her face was lined and creased, but her eyes were ice chips from the far north, so deep and blue it hurt to look into them. Her lips were cracked and dry. A small piece of skin, thin and transparent, dry as parchment paper, clung with tenacity to her upper lip. Her appearance could be from advanced age or maybe she just got left out in the sun too long. It was hard to tell around here. People tended to look old fast, and mistreated Sulkies older faster. "Your heart's desire? May I ask what it is?" "If you want the thing that you desire most, Bounty Hunter, than you know already what I crave." Ah, so that was how it was going to be. What I craved was that the hag was out of my bathtub and back where she belonged, but she refused to budge. She said she wouldn't survive the trip in her current condition. Only one thing in the world could restore her enough that she could travel. I was fed up enough with her and all her kind that I was tempted on leaving her there in that dry tub, all the water sucked dry by her insatiable need, until she simply perished, but Sulkies got a way of getting what they want from a man, even dried up ones that looked no more juicy than an old prune. Getting her what she wanted wasn't going to be easy, but as soon as I thought upon the matter a mite, I realized what it was. An outpost town in the Dust was the one place I would not find this object of desire. To get it the natural way I would have to travel many weeks from here, and ascend the Northern Mountains, or even head to Quila for that was a city that had everything that the heart could desire. But I didn't have weeks, not even days, and if I was lucky I might have until nightfall. It would have to be the unnatural way, and it wasn't one that I would relish. It called upon my skills as a Warlock, a profession I had been ejected from. To perform the spell I required I would be breaking the law, but hell, what's the law in a place like Sepulchre? Half of our good citizens were renegades and fugitives. There wasn't a lot of water left in Sepulchre. The river was over a mile away, and the town itself was going through an extended dry spell. Water had to be put in barrels and brought from the river by wagon. That was my first task. It took the greater part of what was left of the afternoon. Once I had the Sulkie's tub filled again, she sighed with pleasure, and I could begin my spell. I had to work fast because she was already starting to absorb the water, the level dropping visibly as I stripped naked, slathered my body with oil of tundra salamander (that was going to cost a pretty ducket to replace), and began the incantation. At first I stumbled over the words, my memory not what it once was, but finally the air crackled with the energy, and the water started disappearing faster, but this time not by agency of the Sulky but rather pulled into water vapor by my words. The temperature in the room dropped. I shivered but forged on, increasing the tempo with each beat, until the I could see the Sulkie's breath as a cloud, a fog around her, and then finally it happened: In this bare room in Sepulchre with its single bed with a brass bed frame, and the one lonely picture hanging crooked from a nail on the wail, while outside the day burned like a hellish inferno, it began to snow. As each separate freezing ember crystallized in air only to melt on the Sulkie's upturned face she began to laugh. She raised her hands in salutation to the snow, and then cried out: "Clever ape, you made me snow!" I watched as her fleshed filled back with precious youth and life, as she went from prune to plum. Once she was nubile in form I quickly dressed myself, threw a blanket around her and carried her outside. I had to get her down to the river fast, before the sun and the dry desert air once more, stripped her of her moisture. The snow had acted as a restorative, but it would not last much longer than the trip to the river would take. At the bank of the Donate River she slipped from my arms as slippery as a fish, and disappearing into the water didn't even thank me. The last I saw of her was the head of a seal as she breached the surface, a plume of water sprayed from its nostrils, and then it vanished under the water with a flick of a flipper.

Topics	Author	Date
IWPH Writer Stadium	Pandemonium	05-23-12 08:50
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 09:23
Pandemonium Walks Upon the Scene	Pandemonium	05-25-12 09:23
RE: Pandemonium Walks Upon the Scene	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 09:54
The Secret Ingredient	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-25-12 09:57
RE: Pandemonium Walks Upon the Scene	J Sprocket Stemwinder	05-25-12 10:05
Wyatt Earp, Iron Writer Pan Historia, Master of Westerns	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 10:05
RE: The Secret Ingredient	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 10:06
A little intro ...pirate style!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 10:12
The Challenger ... Devlin!	Devlin	05-25-12 10:25
Welcome one, welcome all!	Joan	05-25-12 10:26
Last Minute Rule Change!	Pandemonium	05-25-12 10:31
COURSE ONE:HISTORICAL WESTERN	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 10:48
Let it Snow and Ohh look!	Joan	05-25-12 11:07
Some refreshment while we wait?	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 11:26
Response to the judges	Devlin	05-25-12 11:34
RE: Some refreshment while we wait?	J Sprocket Stemwinder	05-25-12 11:48
RE: Some refreshment while we wait?	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-25-12 11:58
JS! I"m likin' the sound o' that!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 12:08
Of Course There MUST beSnow!	J Sprocket Stemwinder	05-25-12 12:16
New friends in the stands too!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 12:30
RE: New friends in the stands too!	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-25-12 12:41
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 12:41
COURSE ONE: HISTORY! (WWII)	Devlin	05-25-12 12:45
where is the popcorn?	Clio	05-25-12 12:46
RE: Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 12:50
Snacks and Sky	Joan	05-25-12 12:54
RE: New friends in the stands too!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 12:56
Commercial break between rounds!	Devlin	05-25-12 12:58
RE: Commercial break between rounds!	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-25-12 13:09
Sponsors? Aye!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 13:13
A Little Curious Countess	Suzanne de Vertus	05-25-12 13:15
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 13:16
Some Support	Joan	05-25-12 13:35
The Pin, The pin on the badge!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 13:43
Summertime Movies!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 13:57
Sitting in the stands...shaking my head!	Sesen	05-25-12 14:20
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 14:57
RE: Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Clementine Proulx	05-25-12 15:13
Goodbye...For now!	Joan	05-25-12 15:20
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 15:25
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-25-12 15:36
COURSE TWO: FANTASY STEAMPUNK	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 15:46
Old doesn't mean mature	Dulcinea	05-25-12 15:49
Cheers and no jeers...	Clio	05-25-12 15:51
Drafted	Isabella Marie	05-25-12 16:13
RE: COURSE ONE: HISTORY! (WWII)	Alexei Nikolaevich	05-25-12 16:27
Hours tick by.....	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 16:38
RE: Hours tick by.....	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-25-12 16:51
COURSE THREE: ROMANCE	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 16:58
Interviewing the Competitors!	Isabella Marie	05-25-12 17:24
RE: COURSE THREE: ROMANCE	Clementine Proulx	05-25-12 17:26
COURSE TWO: DARK URBAN FANTASY	Devlin	05-25-12 17:26
The Girls Spot Miss Clio	Big Ben	05-25-12 17:36
*Applause*	Sabrina Banner	05-25-12 18:00
Being found by friends	Clio	05-25-12 18:04
RE: Being found by friends	Evaline Boulanger	05-25-12 18:15
Half-starved judges!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 18:19
Food is on the way	J Sprocket Stemwinder	05-25-12 18:50
Sweet Treats	Phyllida	05-25-12 19:04
RE: Sweet Treats	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 19:17
RE: Sweet Treats	Phyllida	05-25-12 19:45
So quiet!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 19:48
RE: Sweet Treats	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 19:52
COURSE FOUR: SCIENCE FICTION	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 20:11
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Taniko	05-25-12 20:12
Knackered	Wyatt Earp	05-25-12 20:14
Lettin' the Pearl sing us a lullaby...	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-25-12 21:08
Plan and What happened	Dr Armageddon Endikut	05-25-12 21:27
RE: Plan and What happened	Devlin	05-25-12 21:31
Wow	Dulcinea	05-25-12 21:33
9 hours	Dr Armageddon Endikut	05-25-12 21:41
COURSE THREE: CONTEMPORARY	Devlin	05-25-12 21:48
RE: Wow	Suzanne de Vertus	05-26-12 01:25
What Happened So Far	Joan	05-26-12 02:38
COURSE FOUR: ROMANCE	Devlin	05-26-12 03:06
Two to Go!	Joan	05-26-12 03:28
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-26-12 04:59
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-26-12 05:00
Shaking herself awake	Clio	05-26-12 05:17
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-26-12 05:40
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-26-12 05:41
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-26-12 05:42
Also Awakening This Pleasant Morn	Big Ben	05-26-12 06:40
Back to Judging	Katheryn dEllesmera	05-26-12 07:26
COURSE FIVE: SCIENCE FICTION	Devlin	05-26-12 07:36
One to Go!	Joan	05-26-12 07:47
Fair mornin' to Pan Historia	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-26-12 07:48
An Invitation	Clio	05-26-12 07:51
Final comments	Devlin	05-26-12 07:54
Most exciting - and what is to come!	Sesen	05-26-12 08:23
COURSE FIVE: HORROR	Wyatt Earp	05-26-12 08:34
The End (almost)	Joan	05-26-12 08:39
RE: The End (almost)	Wyatt Earp	05-26-12 08:45
Judging!	Pandemonium	05-26-12 08:47
Round of applause, indeed!	Captn Jack Sparrow	05-26-12 08:57
Stick a fork in it	Dulcinea	05-26-12 09:10
The Judges Have Spoke: And the Winner of Pan Historia's First Iron Writer Challenge Match Is:::	Pandemonium	05-26-12 11:17
RE:Winner of Pan Historia's First Iron Writer Challenge Match	Veronica Dorsey	05-26-12 11:43
RE: The Judges Have Spoke: And the Winner of Pan Historia's First Iron Writer Challenge Match Is:::	Andrea Hawthorn	05-26-12 12:05
RE:Winner of Pan Historia's First Iron Writer Challenge Match	Suzanne de Vertus	05-26-12 12:16
Congratulations	Clio	05-26-12 14:06
RE:Winner of Pan Historia's First Iron Writer Challenge Match	Taniko	05-26-12 15:43
Many thanks to one and all!	Devlin	05-27-12 14:04
Present at the IWPH Writer Stadium	Sky	05-28-12 05:16
IWPH Writer Stadium: Getting Ready For The Second Challenge	Elizabeth deLisle	06-01-12 06:55
Offering the concessions	Clio	06-01-12 08:32
RE: Offering the concessions	Wyatt Earp	06-01-12 12:41
RE: Offering the concessions	Sky	06-01-12 15:09
RE: Offering the concessions	Calliope	06-01-12 15:09
For Calliope and a question for anyone	Clio	06-01-12 15:24
Tea and a good seat	Sarah Hastings	06-01-12 15:29
When the Devil is too busy...	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 15:30
Pandemonium Walks Upon the Scene	Pandemonium	06-01-12 15:52
RE: When the Devil is too busy...	Sky	06-01-12 16:00
Today's Secret Ingredient is....	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-01-12 16:02
RE: Today's Secret Ingredient is....	Wyatt Earp	06-01-12 16:03
RE: Today's Secret Ingredient is....	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-01-12 16:10
Andr...errr Adrasteia Arrives	Andrea Hawthorn	06-01-12 16:22
RE: Today's Secret Ingredient is....	Devlin	06-01-12 16:30
COURSE ONE:HISTORICAL WESTERN	Wyatt Earp	06-01-12 16:34
Sideline commentary	Devlin	06-01-12 16:50
Sitting down by Devlin	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-01-12 16:55
Sideline commentary	Devlin	06-01-12 17:03
RE: Sideline commentary	Sarah Hastings	06-01-12 17:08
More commentary	Clio	06-01-12 17:27
Army Called	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 17:36
RE: Army Called	Wyatt Earp	06-01-12 17:51
COURSE TWO: CONTEMPORARY	Wyatt Earp	06-01-12 17:57
Rivited	Calliope	06-01-12 18:08
A little monkey business....	Sky	06-01-12 18:14
Course #1: History/War (American Civil War & WWI) Scratches	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 18:19
Sampling the Courses	Andrea Hawthorn	06-01-12 19:12
RE: Sideline commentary	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-01-12 19:13
Course #2 Fantasy: A Devil of a Game	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 19:31
Taking a Seat	Azazel	06-01-12 19:49
Invitation Answered	Andrea Hawthorn	06-01-12 20:13
Tip of the Hat	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 20:48
Acknowlegement	Azazel	06-01-12 21:11
Course #3 Fanfic/Scifi Doctor Who Adventures of the 13th Doctor: Scratches on the Walls	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 22:09
Master	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-01-12 22:18
At the Games	Tank Girl	06-01-12 22:55
Considering the Courses Offered So Far	Elizabeth deLisle	06-02-12 00:13
RE: Considering the Courses Offered So Far	Phyllida	06-02-12 01:02
RE: Considering the Courses Offered So Far	Elizabeth deLisle	06-02-12 01:07
A Delayed Welcome	Joan	06-02-12 02:03
What Happened So Far	Joan	06-02-12 02:56
caught up and waiting	Clio	06-02-12 07:04
Mug of Joe in Hand...	Wyatt Earp	06-02-12 08:17
Entering the Stadium...	J Sprocket Stemwinder	06-02-12 08:48
RE: What Happened So Far	Captain StarCastle	06-02-12 08:50
COURSE THREE: HORROR	Wyatt Earp	06-02-12 09:22
RE: COURSE THREE: HORROR	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 09:31
Course 4: Contemporary: It’s Only a Scratch!	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 09:36
COURSE FOUR: ROMANTIC FANTASY	Wyatt Earp	06-02-12 10:41
Commentary	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-02-12 11:22
COURSE FIVE: SCIENCE FICTION	Wyatt Earp	06-02-12 11:41
More Courses Served	Andrea Hawthorn	06-02-12 11:41
Course 5: Horror/Suspense: Let me see your hand.	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 12:43
The Time of Judgement is at Hand!	Pandemonium	06-02-12 12:51
Sheriff.	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 12:54
Placing Her Vote	Andrea Hawthorn	06-02-12 14:51
Plating the Courses	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 19:04
The Judges Deliberate Until Morning	Andrea Hawthorn	06-02-12 19:12
Morning	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-02-12 20:07
And the Winner Is...	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-03-12 01:31
I Want to Thank Dr Endikut!	Wyatt Earp	06-03-12 05:54
Bandages for all fingertips	Clio	06-03-12 06:00
Good Job Sheriff	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-03-12 07:26
Well Done Iron Guys!	Captain StarCastle	06-03-12 08:32
Thank you	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-03-12 14:18
RE: Thank you	Wyatt Earp	06-03-12 18:21
Introducing Sarah Hasting,the challenger	Sarah Hastings	06-15-12 17:17
Ooo Goody!	Uncle Sutekh	06-15-12 17:34
Good Morning, Pan and Welcome to Another Iron Writer!	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-16-12 06:26
From Zone: History	Clio	06-16-12 06:50
Oy Yay! I'm not late then	Jessie Dodd	06-16-12 07:52
Is Magic Allowed In This?	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 08:15
~::~ Midnight People - Official Sponser of Iron Writer Pan Historia: Sarah Hastings V. Devlin ~::~	Gabriel Oak	06-16-12 08:16
CONTESTANTS PLEASE READ:	Pandemonium	06-16-12 08:36
Pandemonium Walks Upon the Scene	Pandemonium	06-16-12 09:02
Welcome!	Joan	06-16-12 09:09
... and close on his heels, Devlin!	Devlin	06-16-12 09:13
Here it is! Here I am!	Miss White	06-16-12 09:14
Calm and collected...	Sarah Hastings	06-16-12 09:17
A little bit about me...	Joan	06-16-12 09:24
Pomegranate!!!	Miss White	06-16-12 09:38
Tasty and Comfy	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 09:40
For Coventina le Fay	Miss White	06-16-12 09:46
The King's Cousin Arrives	Peter of Dreux	06-16-12 09:49
RE: Pomegranate!!!	Jessie Dodd	06-16-12 09:50
RE: For Coventina le Fay	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 10:05
RE: For Coventina le Fay	Devlin	06-16-12 10:11
RE: For Coventina le Fay	Peter of Dreux	06-16-12 10:12
A Judge?	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 10:24
RE: A Judge?	Captain StarCastle	06-16-12 10:30
A beautiful union	Devlin	06-16-12 10:36
Course One:Historical Fiction	Sarah Hastings	06-16-12 10:51
Meddling with a Judge?	J Sprocket Stemwinder	06-16-12 11:16
RE: A beautiful union	Jessie Dodd	06-16-12 11:19
Finding Some Loyal Fans	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 11:20
Poms & Circumstances	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-16-12 11:35
COURSE ONE: ROMANCE	Devlin	06-16-12 11:49
Oooh Fairy Dust in Contemporary?	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-16-12 11:52
Inspiration and possible snackage.	Miss White	06-16-12 12:16
Settling In	Andrea Hawthorn	06-16-12 12:44
Course Two: Science-Fiction/Fan Fiction	Sarah Hastings	06-16-12 13:37
Love Voyager Style	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-16-12 15:07
RE: Settling In	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 15:08
Good vs. Evil	Sabrina Banner	06-16-12 15:21
COURSE TWO: HISTORICAL FICTION	Devlin	06-16-12 15:43
Two courses from each	Clio	06-16-12 15:51
RE: COURSE TWO: HISTORICAL FICTION	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 15:57
RE: Love Voyager and Aragon	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 16:04
Lesser Beigns	Uncle Sutekh	06-16-12 16:23
9 Hours In...	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-16-12 18:17
Quieter?	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-16-12 18:55
RE: Two courses from each	Jessie Dodd	06-16-12 19:39
Glitterbomb!	Miss White	06-16-12 19:54
Not something you see every century	Cervantes	06-16-12 20:22
COURSE THREE: HORROR	Devlin	06-16-12 21:18
The Horror is too Horrible!	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 21:51
Fans Go Crazy for Dev!!	Coventina le Fay	06-16-12 21:53
Course Three:Mythology	Sarah Hastings	06-16-12 23:34
COURSE FOUR: FANTASY	Devlin	06-17-12 01:30
What Happened So Far	Joan	06-17-12 02:48
COURSE FIVE: SCIENCE FICTION	Devlin	06-17-12 04:08
Course Four:"Anti" Romance	Sarah Hastings	06-17-12 04:09
DEVLIN: PLATING	Devlin	06-17-12 04:33
A doff of the cap	Devlin	06-17-12 04:36
I'll toot her horn	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-17-12 05:38
Excellent Competition!	Wyatt Earp	06-17-12 06:14
Goodness! and Cheers!	Miss White	06-17-12 06:51
Course Five: Mystery-Dedicated to Agatha Christie	Sarah Hastings	06-17-12 07:00
Plating	Sarah Hastings	06-17-12 07:06
How Exciting!	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-17-12 07:12
Refreshment? PLEASE!	Sarah Hastings	06-17-12 07:35
RE: Refreshment? PLEASE!	Miss White	06-17-12 07:54
Fun!	Kat Black	06-17-12 08:22
Astonishing!	Peter of Dreux	06-17-12 08:36
Wow	Clio	06-17-12 08:40
Well Done *salutes*	Captain StarCastle	06-17-12 09:12
Huzzah!	Andrea Hawthorn	06-17-12 13:29
Refreshments would be nice...	Jessie Dodd	06-17-12 15:15
And The Winner Is...	Katheryn dEllesmera	06-17-12 15:22
RE: And The Winner Is...	Sarah Hastings	06-17-12 15:31
Great jobs both of you!	Miss White	06-17-12 15:32
Congratulations to both competitors	Clio	06-17-12 15:58
Good Show!	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-17-12 16:55
RE: And The Winner is...	Coventina le Fay	06-17-12 17:10
Ooooh the next challenger!	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-17-12 19:36
Draw! For lack of a better place	Dr Armageddon Endikut	06-21-12 05:29
Ah my old foe	Estarfigam the Memphite	06-21-12 16:20

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