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SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)
2014-09-08 01:28:18

In-Universe references are OK. Invocations are dicey, though, since it's not always clear whether there is actually an invocaton going on.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
ryanasaurus0077 Since: Jul, 2009
2014-09-08 12:32:07

For example, from Unwinder's Tall Comics (which also involves Easy Evangelism, as noted below):

* CharacterDerailment / EasyEvangelism: [[invoked]] Prudence does this in the saved-fics (fanfiction in which the protagonist suddenly becomes a hardcore Christian) she writes.
-->'''Felicity:''' Usually, the result is that the characters' lives are improved, and all of their problems go away.\\
'''Unwinder:''' Man, what the heck? Does Prudence actually want to watch a version of ''{{Series/House}}'' where everyone gets along? What would the show even be about? Medicine?

Anyone notice any actual invocation here? (BTW the above was rendered in markup language for technical reasons.)

Edited by ryanasaurus0077
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