Engineers notes for Nov 14th, 2019

[Mr Tenk]

The City State of New Babbage Engineers notes for November 14th, 2019

BOOK CLUB is reading MOUSE TRAP by Carlton Mellick III
For almost 20 years, Carlton Mellick III has been writing some of the strangest and most compelling novels the bizarro fiction genre has to offer. Described as one of the top 40 science-fiction writers under the age of 40 by The Guardian and “one of the most original novelists working today” by extreme horror legend Edward Lee, Mellick returns with a quiet, apocalyptic tale of young unrequited love in a dying world.
Paperback only, available at Amazon. Take a chance and discover a whole new genre!

Join us for a relaxing hour of book talk and tiny cakes on Nov. 24th at 1pm at the RF Burton Library..

BABBAGE WALKING TOUR GUIDE – Fauve Aeon is collecting landmarks and descriptions.

NBTA TRAM UPDATE – Toshiro “Tosh” Tigerauge is updating the tram vehicles and is open to new banner textures for the side ads. Either A4 shape, or a long banner style add for the side boards

ADVENT CALENDAR: Fauve Aeon is organizing gifties to put in an advent calendar. IM her directly or through the Discord server.

Take part in the New Babbage Yule Gift Calendar, all are invited!

WINTER FAIRE: Vic Mornington will be organizing the Winter Faire shopping event in Blackberry Fields sim. This will run from Krampusnacht to Epiphany. Details coming soon, or IM him directly to get your reservations in. This will be a widely publicized shopping event of general interest.

TRIVIA QUESTIONS – trivia questions that end up at the bottom of the notes are being collected for a pub quiz game script. Keep them coming.

BAR/FORUMS update: Beryl has joined Junie and Cyan with wrangling the archives. Things are slowly being sorted and posted. There is a new function with posting events that will let folks ‘register’ and then receive and email reminder 24 hours before the event starts.

ATTENTION WRITERS — CHRISTMAS IN NEW BABBAGE SUBMISSION CALL
Submissions are open for winter holiday stories. Stories must take place in the NB world, may not mention unassociated sims (such as Caledon, for legal reasons), length up to 7500 words.
One story will be selected for broadcast. Other stories may be selected for inclusion in an anthology.
If you wrote one of the stories on a previous Christmas Broadcast, please resend it for the anthology.
Deadline: extended
Email as DOC or RTF attachment to curiousgallery@gmail.com
Accepted stories will get contracts and $$ compensation.
Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee acceptance.

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≡ EXHIBITS & ongoing events & other stuff to do
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October Oddities
a little something to start off the Halloween season.
New artwork by Skusting Dagger
now on display at the Fonzerelli Docks, Babbage Canals.

MOVIES AT RUBY’S
This month’s selection is FRANKENSTEIN. Click the big picture of the train on the back wall, which is the movie screen.

BABBAGE CHRONICLES is the longest running story line in town, and where a lot of the original lore came from. If you’re new to town and still feel like you are floundering, now is your chance to get caught up. Girl Meets Boy, a HUD based story hunt, is available at the Cobblestone House in Babbage Square (across the canal from Loki’s Absinthe). This HUD should be a lot less unobtrusive than previous systems.
http://cityofnewbabbage.com/reader/node/9937

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≡ EVENT LISTINGS ≡
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Here’s a list of recurring events so you can avoid conflicts. Note that Babbage events are traditionally designed to rotate so the calendar doesn’t get overbooked and everyone gets a chance to play.

Metal Monday – Monday early evening
Kunstchameleon Social Salon – Alternating Tuesdays 2-4pm
Game Night at Underwood Apothecary – 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 6-7:30pm
Midweek Recharge – Wednesday 6-8pm
Steampunk Storytime – Thursdays at 7p
Foot Tappin’ Friday – Friday early evening (rotating location)
Breakfast/Bedlam in Babbage – 2nd Saturday morning/afternoon (due to seasonal time shifts)
Tall Tales and Outright Lies – Alternating Saturdays 6:30-8pm
Piermont Landing Presents (formal balls) – 3rd Saturday 6-9pm
Monthly dances at The Conservatory (formal dress) – 4th Saturday 5-7pm
Book Club – usually 3rd or 4th Sunday 1pm
Aether Salon – 3rd Sunday 2pm
Salty Sundays @ The Salty Dog – alternating Sundays 4-6pm

CITY EVENTS FOR THE NEXT WEEK
(check the Discord channel for up to date event listings)

FRIDAY
6PM -8PM
FOOT TAPPIN FRIDAY
with ???

SATURDAY
1p
URCHIN MEETING (RP)
contact Jimmy Branagh.
You must be *this* short to attend this meeting.

SATURDAY
2-4p
BEDLAM IN BABBAGE: OUTLAWS!
with Edward Pearse
Outlaws, Brigands, and Ne’er do Wells. Since we’re just past Guy Fawkes Day, here’s some music about being on the wrong side of the law.
At the Clarendon

SUNDAY
4-6p
SALTY SUNDAY @ THE SALTY DOG PUB
with Nellie Wilde & DJ Ming
Ming usually has the music, Nellie or Jet behind the bar. Conversation, games, ruckus, music and booze…what could possibly go wrong? *Nell throws mug at typist*
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Square/206/255/106

MONDAY
METAL MONDAY
with Dee Wells
GRAAAH! AAAHHHHHH!!!!! It’s MONDAAAAAAAYY. Shake that fine hair, bright son of Odin! At Chamber Three with Dee.

WEDNESDAY
6-8pm
MIDWEEK RECHARGE
with Dee Wells

THURSDAY
7-8pm
STEAMPUNK STORYTIME
with Fauve Aeon
Bring a side dish and a jello.
http://radiolinden.com:10114

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≡ STEAM WIDE EVENTS ≡
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For other events, dont forget to check out the Aether Chrononauts
http://aetherchrononauts.org/

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≡ LAND SALES/RENTALS ≡
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Two 512s opened up in Palisades. If you don’t see what you are looking for on the list, make proposal to Mosseveno. Tenk and he might know where it is hidden. Not all lots are listed.

Contact Mosseveno Tenk or Jimmy Branagh to buy land. For the latest up to date land & rentals notecard and a map of the empty plots, click the spike on the map at City Hall front hall.

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≡ NEW BABBAGE ON THE AETHERNET ≡
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New Babbage B.A.R web forums – http://cityofnewbabbage.net

YouTube Channel (NEW LINK) – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCE4W-RCevescH3hFdeHnXcEyiukm6Vh5

Vimeo Channel – https://vimeo.com/channels/1505818

New Babbage Flickr Group (MODERATED) – https://www.flickr.com/groups/3584945@N21/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/newbabbage

Babbage Chronicles Roleplay Twitter – https://twitter.com/BabbageMystery

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≡ TRIVIA TIME ≡
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(answers in next week’s notecard. send answers to Mr Tenk during story hour)

Name one feature of the New Academy of Industry sewer when it was first installed?

What was the Academy of Industry before it was built up?

What are the residents of Ichor Falls most frightened of?

Who was the first to eat the Monster Hand? (It was a very big hand)

What was originally underneath Edward Pearse’s house in Babbage Palisade?

What month do the air kraken fly over New Babbage?

What is the name of the mermaid that hangs over the door of the Ganglplank?

How was Babbage from the Dark Aether, and by whom?

Who was the first commander of the New Babbage Aethernaughts?

Who were Mayor Tenk’s opponents in the Mayor’s race?

==SOME ANSWERS==

Who was the hanging man found in the Imperial Theater at the beginning of the Eliot Affair?
-Edler Reifsnider. One of “The 13”

What did Edward Pearse keep in his garage at his mansion in Palisade?
– A DeLorean rigged for time traveling

What is the name of the family of “borrowers” who are rumored to live inside of the walls of our homes?
-The Corks

What item does the city’s Maceholder carry in civic ceremonies?
-The Mace of Olaf

What was underneath the “golden compass” city hall?
-A pit, at the bottom was a 10x10x10 foundation prim

What is the name of the snakes that swarm into the canals when the waters are particularly warm in summer?
-Srizzle Snakes. They are venomous AND poisonous, but consumable with the right preparation.

Why was it decided to call the body of water on the west side of New Babbage sim Iron Bay?
-For the ironclad builders. There was a heavy interest in naval warfare with wargames being held between the steamland estates at the time.

Who is Django Canal named for?
-Django Camel, who used to give people rides. Then everyone would fall into the canal.

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