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*A shimmer ripples the air in the forum, and when it passes, Zakiyah is sitting in an armchair, a mug of coffee in one hand and a look of surprise on her face.*
Z: Huh. I wasn’t expecting to be back here quite so soon, but I guess you can’t argue with a shifting plane of reality. Things are a little different this time, though.
Offscreen voice: Of course they are – it’s a shifting plane, silly!
Z: *snorts* For one thing, you’ll notice DNash isn’t here – well, at least not in body. Clearly she’s here in spirit, though.
DNash’s voice: You bet your sweet bippy!
Z: Make that *lots* of spirits, probably scotch. But I digress. Some time ago – well, really, a pretty long time ago now – I got asked if I ever wrote round-robin stories with anyone but DNash. When I said I had, this person said she was curious about it, and although she’d never done one before, would I be interested in trying to write one with her? I was thrilled, and said sure. I even promised to play “nicely” as this person was *sure* she could never handle any of the cliffhangers DNash and I regularly sling at one another.
DV: Hey! We’re not that bad!
Z: That’s what I thought, but you have to admit it can be a little intimidating for a first-timer. Or so I was led to believe. And then I got the first round…! First-timer amateur, hah!
DV: You were expecting a soft-serve, and got a 99-mph fastball sinker. Sucker!
Z: Word. But you all can judge for yourself. Here to announce our fully-completed round-robin story is… *Zakiyah looks around* Hey, where is she?
DV: Hiding.
Z: Why?
DV: Got me. She claims she’s shy. Maybe she’s got stage fright.
Z: Oh, for Pete’s sake…! That’s ridiculous.
*Zakiyah gestures with her coffee mug, and Ryalin appears in a swirl of cinnamon-scented steam.*
Ryalin: Eeeep!
Z: Say hi to our prospective readers, Ry.
R: Uh…hi? *tries to hide behind her curly hair*
Z: *shakes head and pulls a second mug from thin air* Here, have some tea and calm down. I’ll take care of this.
R: Thankyouverymuch! *takes mug and downs a big gulp*
Z: *aside* She’s really going to feel that in a minute; I laced her tea with brandy. Old English cure for nerves. *Aloud* Roll the tape.


Z: So there you have it, folks. A new fanfiction, posted in chapters weekly starting January 14th. Consider it our little contribution to help ring in the new year.
R: *sipping again from her mug* Hey, that wasn’t so bad after all, announcing the fic!
Z: I told you it wasn’t that hard.
DV: But you didn’t tell us how many chapters there are.
Z: *smug* I know. I figured we’d keep a few surprises. But rest assured, people, the entire story is written, edited, betaed, and completely ready to go.
R: And it has some really cool bits, too.
Z: So there you have it. We hope to see you all on Thursdays!
R: See you then! *waves her empty mug* Can I have some more tea? This is great!
DV: Now you’ve done it.
Z: *shrugs* In for a penny, I suppose…sure, let’s get you some more tea. I certainly could use some more coffee.
*Zakiyah and Ryalin vanish from the forum.*
DV: And you haven’t heard the last from me, my pretties…
*A devious chuckle echoes throughout the forum before fading into silence.*

It's about damn time ladies! Even though I could have had a sneak peek at this I didn't peek. Can't wait!

OMG, SunKrux, I know! What is up with these authors who can't finish a fic in a timely fashion?? I mean seriously! How long can it take to write a single round-robin fic?! I... Uh... Oh. Never mind. ::wanders off sheepishly::

DNash

I may be off by a couple of months, but I do believe that this story took us just shy of 7 years to write. I wonder if it's some sort of infamous record? All the credit goes to Zak and DNash. If left to my own devices, I'd still be working on this story 5 years from now.

-Ry (who wonders what tea laced with brandy actually tastes like....and who also likes the idea of hiding behind her curls)

I know right?

::looks a bit embarassed:: I don't really have much room to talk though...anyway. Glad they finally finished this fic.

And it's THURSDAY. What gives? I have half an hour on my lunch break to kill.

And half way into your lunch break (I'm guessing), it appears! Frozen, Round 1!

I know and I totally admit to being completely impatient (but you knew that right?) and clicked on the DNashional Archive link Zak left way up there. I've already read it.

I also just sent an email to my Evil twinny. She's sick and twisted. And I LOVE that about her. I still am baffled by her insistence that she can't write well. She can, she has but she won't believe me. OMG that round was so awesome. And the way she ended it.... poor Zak.

Well goodness me! Where have I been that I didn't know about this till now? A story, a fully beta-d story that goes on for weeks! I am in reader heaven.

And what a start. Remind me never to tag-team with Ryalin, my brain would go up in smoke after a chapter like this.

Well-done ladies, thank you. Thursdays have a whole new meaning.

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