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All good Mr Handy, I just thought at the time what a shame it would be if this site died! Glad it's back.

I haven't found time to update, and it looks like we've lost Story for now, as his player hasn't logged in for almost two months. I should be able to get things moving within a week.

No problem, Mr H; I think we are all rather busy at the moment. Looking forward to swatting some bats later.

Anyone seen this?

https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/do ... asion-2047

Haven't listened to it yet but it seemed apposite:

The Doctor, Constance and Flip join forces with 51st-century bounty hunter, Calypso Jonze, to hunt down the Somnifax: a weaponised mind-parasite capable of turning its host's nightmares into physical reality. Chasing it through the time vortex to Providence, Rhode Island in 1937, they arrive too late to stop it from latching onto a local author of weird fiction... Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

With time running out before Lovecraft's monstrous pantheon breaks free and destroys the world, the Doctor must enter Lovecraft's mind to fight the psychic invader from within.

Can he and Flip overcome the eldritch horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos? And will Constance and Calypso survive babysitting the infamously xenophobic Old Gentleman of Providence himself?

I've heard of it, but I haven't listened to it either. It does sound interesting. There was a discussion of it on Yog-Sothoth.com

That's with the sixth doctor, isn't it? Just about the only doctor I don't want to listen to, even with a CoC connection.

Yes, it is. He's my least favorite Doctor too, but he's still watchable for me. I never liked the Sixth Doctor's personality, though it's a credit to Colin Baker's acting ability that he can make him so unlikable. Oddly, I'm getting ready to watch the Blu-ray version of Trial of a Time Lord as soon as I finish the bonus material from the Blu-ray of Peter Davison's first season, which should be later this week. It's not my favorite, but at least it's not the first story of the following season, Time and the Rani.

You know I have a soft spot for Colin Baker, perhaps because he was the doctor when I was young. I've quite enjoyed some of the radio productions with him in.

I've finally finished Episode 3 and started Episode 4. The cliffhangers at the end of each thread have links to the new threads for Episode 4.

Well, at least it was cinematic! Sorry Archie! It's a fair cop.

Archie made a good effort, and he's not finished yet.

I'd like to imagine the shot was in fact a heart shot but went through Archie's RN issue bible, which is in his left jacket inner pocket over his heart. The force of the bullet was slowed just barely enough not to kill him. The Navy bible is now holed and drenched in blood...

That may very well be exactly what happened.

Oh dear, that doesn't sound good. I suspect the proverbial is about to hit the fan for all of us soon enough.

Mr Handy, happy to assume Archie is unconscious for the duration now unless you plan any surprises.

I can't help but feel Anna is not long for this world.

Just checking in briefly to say sorry I’ve had to drop out of the game folks. I knew it was coming sometime. And blogged about the likelihood soon a year ago:

https://vivsacademicblog.wordpress.com/ ... l-disease/

But I had hoped to still be playing Elizabeth now, and through to the end of this scenario. I’ve played her since the very start of this TARDIS team. Sadly my neurological disease has been badly out of control over the last year. And also progressing generally behind the scenes. So I found I couldn’t keep up with the game.

So reluctantly I’m effectively out. But tonight I’ve just started reading the mass of posts in recent months. So much stuff! Thanks all for continuing the story folks. And best of luck for the coming bits, I’ve only read so far tonight, so still have some action to read!

Thanks for returning to check in! I'm sorry you can't play any more, but at least you'll be able to enjoy reading the adventures. Hopefully someone else will take over playing Elizabeth so that her adventures can continue.

Story's player has also had to drop out for different reasons, and Brook's player stopped posting even before that, so I'm trying to wrap this up playing the TARDIS crew as NPCs. Before the next adventure starts, I would like to find new players to take over the characters. I already have someone lined up to play Story, but I could use two players to play Elizabeth and Brook, provided they survive the rest of this adventure. Any of you can play them starting in the next adventure, though you may want to use the time between now and when it starts to catch up on their previous adventures. Some of you have already been part of this campaign during previous adventures, so you may already be familiar with them. If I can't find new players for either or both of them, I can write them out of the campaign (there are reasons they might want to stay in 1940). Survivors of this adventure may possibly become companions.

Dear Yockenthwaite, I’m sorry you won’t be adventuring with us any longer in Mr Handy’s escapades. I hope you’ll still enjoy reading our adventures and we can always hope for a special guest appearance one day perhaps. Cue electronic signature Music and psychedelic graphics.

Best of luck and good health for the future, Yockenthwaite!