We haven't seen MK and Ted Peterson on the forums for some time, so here goes. If Bethesda is reading the forum: I invoke Ted Peterson and MK. If we forumites have misinterpreted your creations, I apologize. If you feel we have disrespected you, I apologize.

This is a difficult time, waiting for a TES V that I sometimes think will never appear. I wanted to thank Ted and MK for their writings.

Well, MK's birthday is coming up. Last year t0 threw one hell of a party, maybe we'll get something cool this year too.

Wasn't his birthday awhile back?
Or was that so long as a year ago?

No need for apologies*, I'm sure everybody's just been busy.

The weirdest thing-- and this is no joke-- I inexplicably pulled out the PGE Thursday night to read it. FOR NO REASON. I got all nostalgic and went, Hmm, the reason Cyrus is so fun is that he actually inhabits this world as the common man with an uncommon profession, i.e. adventuring. He doesn't question the world's weirdness, as that notion would never occur to him. It's just his world and he works with it. And not in the Doctor Who fashion, where of course he works with it, no matter how crazy, because Doctor Who is a Chaotic Fun crazy junkie who actively seeks out such situations (and God bless him for it). Cyrus "just" lives in Tamriel and, while he can get confused, baffled, angry at, or one-upped by its magical nature, he's not adventuring to test those boundaries or, hell, even find them. Where's the money in that?

Yes, Cyrus' level-headedness is a useful cypher, but I was there when he was created, and his character wasn't consciously infused with that literary device in mind. (At least not towards the magical hijinx; he was definitely used that way for the political stuff.) So then I went, Hmm, all future stories told about Cyrus need to be careful not to use him solely for that utility, or risk him becoming a gimmick.

So, of course, the next thought was: "Screw that, what if Cyrus just fought everyone in Tamrielic history?" which completely ran contrary to all my anolysis. Cuz it just works like that.

Anyway, that's the explanation for the Poll.

-M

*Except for your uncanny ability to MANIPULATE MY MIND, INTERNETMAN! Tell me the secret. Tell me.

Must be mythopoeic forces at work, because I don't know the secret either; I had the impulse to post the "invocation". Good to see you on the forums, MK, and I hope we see Ted again at some point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-y69ELWNyA

I love that line... I made a Windows Movie Maker... thing... Where I took the conversations from Morrowind and put them together:
"Serve Lord Dagoth!" (Hoarse voice)
"So I said, where′s the money in that?"
DOH!

You weren't expecting an instant invocation, were you?

:chaos:

Better late than never, Ted. Thanks again to you and MK for your work on the Elder Scrolls games. :foodndrink:

:celebration:

Thank you. I'm just sorry I missed MK powergaming Cyrus.