I had a request to start a blog where you could weigh in on thoughts about a movie based on The Merchant of Death and to discuss casting. This isn’t to say that a movie is imminent. It isn’t. But I’m working with some folks to develop one now, so you never know. (Just don’t hold your breath!)
So, here’s the blog. Have fun.
Robert Pendragon says:
Doctor I already told you “You are forbidden in this time line!!!!”
Saint Dane says:
Um, i thought this was a discussion about the pendragon movie.
THE WITLESS WITNESS says:
HEADLINE: Finally someone shpeaks the truth!
EelongCatfolk says:
@Saint Dane
Yeah…we go off topic a lot ^-^’ lolz But you get used to it after a while XD
Shelby says:
WOW! It would be really exciting to have Pendragon made into a film, as long as it was as epic as the books were. Let it be a little adult, please, and avoid M. Night at ALL COSTS! I couldnt have been more disappointed with what he did to Avatar: The Last Airbender. Let someone more like James Cameron or Peter Jackson handle the Pendragon story 🙂
As far as casting goes, Tayor Lautner would make a GREAT Mark(?), as we all know who buffs up/wears long hair really nicely at the end… haha. And how about Logan Lerman for Pendragon himself??
Courtney Chetwynde says:
ATTENTION ALL NEW COMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow there are a lot of you. probably becasue someone posted the link to this on facebook…. but anyways a few things u probably should know.
1) WE DONT TOLERATE PEOPLE DISSING ANYONE ON HERE. WE ARE LIKE A FAIMILY AND WE STICK TOGETHER.
2) we go off topic a lot… like not kidding if you want to read through the 138 pages feel free but only like 10 of them are movie related.
3) everyone that is always on here has agreed that we think neew unkown actors would be best.
4) the group of us who are always on here call ourselves the Morpheus Travelers, and DJ is aware of this.
5) we did a project a while ago called Project Appreciation which is on Youtube
lol i think thats all…..
so welcome!!!!!!!!!!
GOCLORAL says:
I have more!!
6) NO hitting on anyone!!!!!!!!! (I speak from experience. Look back a couple hundred pages ago)
7) No dising anyone
8) No trashing other books. At all.
9) And I swear, if anyone says ONE more poem, I’m going to lose it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone notice how hot Zuko is for an anime person? I’m watching Avatar right now. I love this show.
GOCLORAL says:
The 8) is supposed to be 8 )
Liberty Faye says:
Hi 🙂 Okay so I NEED Pendragon to be a movie. The books are beyond amazing, and they totally deserve a movie! And I agree that unknown actors would be cool, but I always imagined Courtney as Anna Sophia Rob or Willa Holland… but that’s just me. Woo! That’s about it. 😀
GOCLORAL says:
FOUND IT!!!! I came in around comment page 5. The poems on the other hand, came in around 19 and ended around 30 more or less. I was too lazy to look that part up. Does anyone know the name Bokka? It sounds familiar. I just can’t place it.
Courtney Chetwynde says:
@GOCLORAL
i was gonaa put no hitting on anyone….. but i thought i would just leave it at no dissing anyone… that guy was creepy…. but we drove him off very quickly….
Flume of Doom says:
The cussing guy?
BoardMan96 says:
The best way to do the Pendragon books into a film would be to make it a TV show that’s my personal opinion.
Batu Warrior says:
@ Courtney
Oh yeah family sticking together 😀 lol and I’m pretty sure we scared that guy…
@ Flume of Doom
Yeah…. I think…..
Courtney Chetwynde says:
@ flume of doom
There was te cussing guy too that we scared but before thatt there was some random guy that kept asking Gocloral if she was single and stuff it was creepy but we drove him off
@batuwarrior
I think we scare everyone….
Flume of Doom says:
I scare everyone, that much is dead certain.
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Quig Pig says:
What the?
Why doesn’t the emote work?
I don’t know about you but someone should make a modern day caveman blog. You know, primitive skills and a thing that you can put in the number of times you hit a target with a slingshot in real life and it tells you what your Hunting level is or something.
Flume of Doom says:
The Cave Man Bob website.
One thyme I killed a squirrel with a slingshot. Well actually, a slingshot, a shotgun, and a heavy stick… all in that order.
I guess you can say my hunting level is not exactly up in the stratosphere when it takes that many weapons and about 7 minutes just to kill a squirrel.
It tasted good though.
EelongCatfolk says:
First off, as is was said earlier, welcome to all new-comers ^-^
Next, does anyone have Kid Icarus: Uprising (for the 3DS)? If so these next two questions are for you: 1) What is your friend code for Together Mode? 2) What exactly are the connections between the Zodiac Weapons/Powers and their respective Zodiac signs, besides sharing the name and, in most cases, resembling their Zodiac sign in shape?
And finally, I need some help finding some credible sources for reasons why people should and should not have free access to the Internet in their homes. If you could find some and post the links, I’d be very grateful.
EelongCatfolk says:
Oops, that’s supposed to be “as IT was said earlier,” ^-^’
GOCLORAL says:
Yeah, there was the cussing guy too, but I think that was me. IDK. If any newcomers wanna see me cuss, look back a few hundred pages.
@ Courtney Chetwynde
Yeah, he was creepy. My friend (I think her screen name here was Sioldier of Hall. Not sure) is really good with computers. So, she tracked the computer, and she tracked it to a prison. She’s not sure if that’s right or not, though.
Today at lunch, I was acting high,I promise I wasn’t, and all my friends were laughing at it, so I went a long with it. I was talking to the ceiling, I called one of my friends a talking bananna, another one a a hippo, and someone else a chipmunk. It was a fun lunch!
Courtney Chetwynde says:
@gocloral
i think i remember her. and lol ur lunch table sounds cool. im on spring break right now though.
GOCLORAL says:
@ Courtney Chetwynde
My table is fun. All we do is bag on each other in a fun way. Like, I’m buck tooth, because of my tooth that sticks out further than the others. My friend is Mettle Mouth, she has braces. Smiles, she smiles a lot. Then, dumbass. Quite funny actually.
Tribbun and Ribbon says:
First-I-would-like-to-say-that-mt-spacebar-is-not-working-so-the-hyphen-is-a-space.-I-only-have-2-friends-because-we-felt-that-thee-can-be-to-many-issues-if-you-have-more-than-that-and-also-because-no-one-really-understands-our-humour,-We-call-each-other-Rafiki-scar-and-mufasa,-I-am-scar-because-he’s-cool-my-friend-is-rafiki-because-she-thinks-a-big-stick-would-come-in-handy-if-someone-attacked-you-and-my-other-friend-is-mufasa-because-his-hair-looks-just-like-his.-Everyone-thinks-were-crazy-though-when-we-call-each-other-our-nicknames-sorry-that-was-really-long
GOCLORAL says:
No one understands our humor either. Like, me and dumbass will say a comment that only we know, and we’ll burst out laughing, then everyone looks at us like we’re crazy. 🙂
GOCLORAL says:
That gangsta feeling when you rap your favorite song without messing up.
Do me a favor?” “Does it involve me getting up?” “..Yes.” “Then no.”
When I was little I had a huge imagination. Now I can’t even make up a story for english class.
Immature is the word mature people use to describe fun people.
I don’t understand how Super Mario can smash blocks with his head but dies when he touches a turtle.
I turned my phone onto “Airplane mode” and threw it up into the air. Worst transformer ever.
When your ex says,”You’ll never find anyone like me.” Reply with, “That’s the point dumbass.”
Raisin cookies that look like chocolate chip cookies are the main reason I have trust issues.
This is how my week goes: Mooooonnnnnddaaaaaaaaay Tueeeesssdaaaaaaayyyyy Weeedddnnnesssdayyyyy Thursssssdaaaaaaaayyyyy FridaySaturdaySunday
Whenever I kill a spider or any type of bug I always think its family and friends are going to come after me for revenge.
I dropped my laptop in the ocean, so now there’s a dell…. rolling….. in the deep.
Having those weird conversations with your friends & thinking if anyone heard us right now, we’d be put into a mental hospital.
Even when I have absolutely nothing to do, I still don’t do my homework.
We all have that one friend that makes us laugh with their stupidity.
When I see people jogging outside I like to drive slowly down the road behind them blasting “Eye of the Tiger” just to give them motivation.
I’m not weird, I’m limited edition
.
I’ve always wanted to get into a cab and yell “Follow that car!!!!â€
The real trouble with life is there is no background music.
*A nerdy guys phone goes off* Jock: “Who was that, your girlfriend?” *Everyone laughs* Nerd: “Nope. It was yours.” *Dead silence*
LAZY RULE: Can’t reach it, don’t need it
NASCAR would be more entertaining if they could drop banana peels and shoot turtle shells.
Walking into your room & saying “wow I should clean this” then walking out.
Roses are blue, violets are turtles, this doesn’t make sense. Microwave.
I love everybody. Some I love to be around, some I love to avoid, and others I would love to punch in the face & throw down a hill.
The annoying moment when you’re dying to talk to someone, but you refuse to text them first.
Now I’m sure my pillow is a hairstylist, because every time I wake up I have the weirdest hairstyles.
When I see a bruised apple at the market, I give it a soft hug and whisper, “Who did this to you?â€
Someone told me I was immature….well guess who’s not allowed in my treehouse anymore?
Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it.
My level of immaturity changes depending on who I’m with 😉
When life gives you lemons keep them. Cause I mean hey. Free lemons.
I really hate it when I sing a song and the artist gets the lyrics wrong..
Obviously medicine companies don’t know what fruit tastes like.
“Kidnapping” is such a strong word. I like to think of it as “Surprise Adoption”.
I’m super lazy today. Which is like normal lazy but I’m also wearing a cape.
Alcohol doesn’t solve any problems.. but then again, neither does milk.
I won’t take a bullet for ANYONE because if I have time to jump in front of a bullet, you have time to move.
You never realize what you have till its gone… Toilet paper is a good example.
I don’t care if I cant sing. This is my favorite song. Therefore I will sing.
What would the world be like without Google? …I dunno…better Google that.
Shortest horror story ever: No food left.
Just gonna stand there and hear me roar. . . but that’s alright because I’m a dinosaur.
Math questions are so stupid. They’re all like “If I have 30
chocolate bars and I eat 29, what do I have?†I don’t know, diabetes maybe?
“Are you athletic?” “Yeah I surf…the internet.”
We’re all mature until somebody brings out the bubble-wrap.
The biggest lie in history … I have read and agreed to the terms of privacy policy.
A picture speaks a thousand words. . . But with Photoshop it tells a thousand lies.
That awkward moment when you wake up from a 5 minute nap and have no idea what day or month or year it is.
That awkward moment when you get a mini heart attack because you can’t feel your phone in your pocket.
Forecast for tonight: Dark.
Throwing lamps at people that need to lighten up.
It’s always fun listening to someone’s lie when you already know the truth.
I love it when I buy a bag of air, and the company is nice enough to put chips in it.
That awkward moment when you go into your closet looking for Narnia… and you find the door to Monsters Inc. instead.
I like birthdays, but I think too many can kill you.
When you can’t find the name of a new song: type all the words you know in Google & hope for the best.
When I say that I won’t tell anybody ….. my best friend doesn’t count
I live for two reasons: 1. I was born. 2. I haven’t died yet.
I’m not shy, I’m holding back my awesomeness, so I don’t intimidate you.
Unicorns aren’t extinct – they just gained weight and are now called rhinos.
Dear Sneeze, if you’re gonna happen, happen. Don’t put a stupid look on my face and leave it at that. Sincerely, I look like an idiot.
If my ceiling fan could hold my weight, I would never be bored again.
Sometimes, by holding on too tight, you end up losing what you were trying so hard to save. Soap, for example.
one time I saw a man at the beach yelling “Help, shark! Help!” I just laughed, I knew that shark wasn’t going to help him
Chocolate is the answer, who cares what the question is.
Just found out that Modern Warfare 3 has been released in Iraq and Afghanistan… except they changed the name to “The Sims.
I need music just as much as I need oxygen.
Throwing random things at people & acting casual, like it wasn’t you.
Square box. Round pizza. Triangle slices. I’m Confused.
Real friends don’t get offended when you insult them. They will smile and call you something even more offensive.
Once I put on my headphones, my life becomes a music video.
I hate it when websites ask, “Are you human?” Well, no, I’m obviously a T-Rex.
Your face is not a coloring book, chill with the makeup.
“If you fall, I’ll be there for you.” – Floor
Our phones fall, we panic. Our friends fall, we laugh
Dear paranoid people who check behind their shower curtains for murderers, If you do find one, what’s your plan?
We all have that one friend who needs to learn how to whisper.
“What time is it?” .. “The clock is right there” .. “DID I ASK YOU WHERE THE CLOCK IS?!”
If you watch an Apple store get robbed, are you an iWitness?
I know Karate! …and several other Japanese words.
I think Lady Gaga just puts glue on herself and rolls around in random items.
I renamed my iPod “The Titanic” so when I plug it in it says, “The Titanic is synching”
‘K’. Yeah, get back to me when you learn the rest of the alphabet.
Life is a game, and by the looks of your face, you’re losing.
If I was stranded on a desert island & could only bring 1 thing, I would bring Dora. That girl has everything in her backpack.
If you tickle me, I’m not responsible for your injuries.
Admit it, At some point in your life, you stuck a ball up your shirt and pretended you were pregnant.
We live in a time period of smart phones and stupid people.
“Coke Please!” “Is Pepsi ok?” “Is Monopoly money ok?”
That mini heart attack late at night when you forget your computer volume is on 100% 0_0
“Dude look at that!”…*steals french fry* “What?” “Never mind…”
Twinkle, Twinkle – little bitch, I hope you fall into a ditch.
I would slap you, but that would be animal abuse.
If you never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from the lava then you didn’t have a childhood.
Bruno Mars through a “Grenade†at Cascada and she said “Evacuate the Dance Floor!” then The Club fled and went to party at Rebecca Blacks house cause its “Friday†then they moved the party to Katy Perry’s house and sang “Last Friday Night” then Lady Gaga showed up and sang “You and I” then Nelly woke up and it was “Just a Dreamâ€.
I throw homework in the air sometimes,singing hell no-o i’ll take a ze-ro!!
I THROW MY SANDWICH IN THE AIR SOMETIMES SAYING AH-O-O WHERE’S THE MAY-O-O?
I throw my Spanish in the air sometimes, saying ayoo no comprendo!!
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Ø I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
Ø Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Ø I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
Ø Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
Ø The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list.
Ø Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Ø If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
Ø We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
Ø War does not determine who is right — only who is left.
Ø Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Ø The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Ø Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening,’ and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.
Ø To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
Ø A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. My desk is a work station.
Ø How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
Ø Some people are like Slinkies … not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Ø Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
Ø I thought I wanted a career; turns out I just wanted paychecks.
Ø A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.
Ø Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says “If an emergency, notify:” I put “DOCTOR.”
Ø I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
Ø I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with “Guess” on it… So I said “Implants?”
Ø Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Ø Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut and still think they are sexy.
Ø Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America ?
Ø Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
Ø A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Ø You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
Ø The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
Ø Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.
Ø A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
Ø Hospitality: making your guests feel like they’re at home, even if you wish they were.
Ø Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
Ø I discovered I scream the same way whether I’m about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.
Ø Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
Ø There’s a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can’t get away.
Ø I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.
Ø I always take life with a grain of salt… plus a slice of lemon… and a shot of tequila.
Ø When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
Ø You’re never too old to learn something stupid.
Ø To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
Ø Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
Ø A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
Ø If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?
Ø Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
I found these online! They were funny.
GOCLORAL says:
Wow, that was long
Weird_Pirate says:
Hey, there people of Pendragon. I have decided with my few skill and much determination to start a Storyboard of Pendragon Merchant of Death. So far i only have at most 5 minutes with still some detail lacking. I would like ideas of how to do certain transisions and anything else. I wish to show it to Mr. Dj MacHale, but for now help will be much helpful. Please e-mail me at am9n5_m1st5r@yahoo.com. I will do my best not to disappoint. ~ and so we go on.
Flume of Doom says:
The skydiving one was from the Darwin Awards!
SilverMisty says:
whoa…a lot has happened while I was busy w/school…
Anyways, to all newcomers…welcome to the Pendragon blog! 😀 Hope you guys have fun here like we do!
@Weird_Pirate: D.J. MacHale’s e-mail is on the right—click on a button that says “Email D.J.” Oh…and can you send us a link of what you have so far? Maybe that will help us give you some ideas.
This is an idea I’ve had for the beginning:
First, it starts off with a sideview of Mark running. His hand is cupped over the ring, which started to glow. As the glow gets brighter, he frantically runs faster. Then the light engulfs the whole scene…and suddenly…you see the flume right in front of you.
It feels like you’re chasing the white light through twists and turns as it gets faster and you get farther into the tunnel. As you close in to the light and reach the end of the tunnel, it grows. Then the scene whites out.
BAM! The title appears—The Pendragon Adventures: Merchant of Death
Then it goes back to Mark, who has just reached his destination. He is huddled in the corner, with carrots strewn all over the ground and the journal in his lap. He begins to read(we see this from his viewpoint): “Mark, I hope you’re reading this.†(Bobby’s voice begins to read…) When the journal gets to the part where Bobby starts to tell about what happened on the fateful day that Uncle Press takes him away, the scene then dissolves into Bobby, playing with Marley outside his house and the movie progresses from there.
@gocloral: haha 🙂 One of my faves was: This is how my week goes: Mooooonnnnnddaaaaaaaaay Tueeeesssdaaaaaaayyyyy Weeedddnnnesssdayyyyy Thursssssdaaaaaaaayyyyy FridaySaturdaySunday
SilverMisty says:
Sorry that was one loooooooooong comment…I’ll split them up next time 😛
GOCLORAL says:
@ Silver Misty
My favorite is “I throw my Spanish in the air sometimes, saying ayoo no comprendo!!” and “Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.” Manly because I don’t understand Spanish, and I’m not the smartest of people, so, yeah.
GOCLORAL says:
Since the advent of search engines, we are reorganizing the way we remember things,†said Sparrow. “Our brains rely on the Internet for memory in much the same way they rely on the memory of a friend, family member or co-worker. We remember less through knowing information itself than by knowing where the information can be found.—- This is what showed up when I Googled “Life without Google.
Weird_Pirate says:
@SilverMisty
I just got started and have only been able to make it to where Saint Dane as the police officer is walking down the starts. For my opening, or for when the opening credits roll, I had thought of showing how good Bobby had it, til his uncle comes in. I think one should start with the main character. Granted Mark is very important, but it might be misleading if he’s in the opening credits? Maybe its’s just me. Any pointers or somethin else? I will do a theme idea of it later.Most definaly will keep in mind.^^
Robert Pendragon says:
And to all who do not know where my name originated It is Robert “Bobby” Pendragon
Robert Pendragon says:
10,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000,Â000 this is no where near the largest number that ever existed neither is this number to the power of itself.
Robert Pendragon says:
@Tribbun and Ribbon
Use the on screen keyboard for the space-bar.
SilverMisty says:
@Weird_Pirate: For the Mark thing, I thought that it just builds up to the main story…gives a little foreshadow before the whole plot unravels. Then you can show what’s actually happening in Bobby’s life.
For now, I don’t have any new ideas…but you’re off to a good start. 🙂
As for pointers, I think that you should try to capture the aspects (suspense, thrill, etc.) you felt when you read the book into your storyboard.
*sorry, but it’s “definitely” (in your comment)
@gocloral: that’s true, in a way 😛
Weird_Pirate says:
True, I simply went wth what i had first thought out. I think I should ask Mr. MacHale himself. Thank you very much. I will post work once better.
Oh, thank you, bad speller.
Morgan says:
I honestly think Josh Hutcherson would make a GREAT Bobby Pendragon
Weird_Pirate says:
@Morgan
True he could, but Bobby(Robert) is only 14 when he starts in the book. If we or them were to make this into a movie i think the actor needs to be young. If its someone already older then the movie will change a lot from the book just for it. Let’s take in Percy and the Lightening Theift. The characters were older then the book and it changed around a lot. It wasn’t one of the better movies around there for a movie based on a book deal. What we might be looking for is something along the lines of Harry Potter. If so, that only makes it harder on everything. Of course these are only my idea on this.
GOCLORAL says:
I think it would be best if it were new actors, like Harry Potter did. I think trying to get people like Josh Hutcherson wouldn’t be a great idea. Especially since he just did the Hunger Games. Ooh, way off topic to what I was saying, but players from the St. Louis Blues and the San Juan Sharks, just got into a fist fight! GO RUSSEL!!!
GOCLORAL says:
Man, should’ve recorded that! Eh, there’s probobly gonna be another one. 😀
Weird_Pirate says:
I agree with GoCloral. A new set would be best. I had the thought of super eight kids but depends all on age truely. If new cast it will be a bit of a gamble
Robert Pendragon says:
😀 !
Tribbun and Ribbon says:
@Robert Pendragon
I’m sorry i’m not very good with computers so i don’t know what that means. It’s ok though, i fixed it by hitting it repeaditly and then it just popped right back to normal.
@go Cloral
Hahahaha those are funny. Where did you find them? my favourite’s the titanic ipod one.
@ Every Pendragon Movie lover
Whenever I walk to school there’s this guy that walks the other way who looks just like saint dane! I’m seriously considering going up to him if there’s a movie and telling him that he needs to audition.
Weird_Pirate says:
Made it to Dendurdon. Finally! Keeping you guys updated!!
Tribbun and Ribbon says:
Just saying, I think Josh Hutcherson would make a great Bobby if they were starting from the last book. It might be ok for the first book but then by the end of the series of films, he would be like, 30 and that’s not ok.
Tribbun and Ribbon says:
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Tribbun and Ribbon says:
whoops didn’t mean to do that!