590) --- Soundtrack, Explanations, and Glossary -----------------------

    And now, the soundtrack for Serendipity 2, The Semester Of Our
Discontent:

		Working Man : RUSH
		Under Pressure : Queen
		Dreamline : RUSH
 		Don't Shoot Shotgun : Def Leppard
		Bad To The Bone : George Thorogood
		Headlong : Queen
		Changes : YES 
		Hammer To Fall : Queen
		Sledgehammer : Peter Gabriel
		One Year Of Love : Queen
 		Explosion : Project A-ko Soundtrack
		Force Ten : RUSH
		Instruments Of Destruction : Sector General
		Running Down A Dream : Tom Petty 

    This soundtrack, coupled with the soundtrack for Serendipity 1,
should make a pretty good mix tape, but I leave it up to you to put it
together. :)

And now, some explanations:

    You may be wondering why it took so LONG for me to get Serendipity
Two (S2) out onto the net; after all, it's been over a year since S1
was posted, back in March 1994.  Well, the answer to that is simple:
Life.  A combination of procrastination, academic life, and writer's
block made it hard for me to progress steadily on S2; it came more in
fits and starts than a solid flow of text.  Also, there were some
continuity and reality problems with the original concept that needed
to be addressed, which necessitated the almost -total- rewrite of
the second half of the story.
    Ok, so my minor IRC addiction cut into my writing time as well...
but at least during the school year I could have several windows up... 
^_^;
    -HOPEFULLY- Serendipity 3 will take less time to write than S2 did;
I now have the entire thing 'loaded', as it were, and it should 
hopefully move a lot faster.  But don't hold your breath.

    You may be also wondering why two characters I used in S1, Daniel
Dukke and Ferdinand Fox, didn't appear in S2 (and why Fred had his
'accident').  Well, the person I'd borrowed them from, John Staton, is
a comic artist.  Deeds and Ferdy (and Fred, may he rest in pieces) are
-his- characters, characters whom he's trying to get published in the
actual comics world.  Although he had given permission at the time of
S1 for me to use them, by the time I was writing S2 he realized that
having a copy of DD and FF on the net could hurt his chances of being
published in the real comics market.  Seeing as they weren't my 
characters to begin with, and since he asked me to remove them from S2,
I did so.  He -did- let me keep Ray for the rest of S2, though, because
I had already set him up as the villain.  He did, however, also ask me
to kill him off, which, as chapter 60 attests, Aeri did. :)
    (And, despite what it may look like, Ray Rabbit -IS- really dead.
No joke.  Anyone with a head wound like that is out for the count. :)
    But, as a happy note, John -is- getting published, although not
with the Dukke and the Fox just yet.  Antarctic Press is going to be
coming out with the one shot "College Park: DMV" in September, so
reserve your copies now! :)

    And finally, if you've just read through this, and are wondering
where chapters 1-30 are, they're in Serendipity One, which is available
from the anime fanfic archives on ftp.std.com, or from my homepage,
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~pmoyer/Welcome.html .  While you're there,
you can also check out the other fanfic series mentioned in this
story (Undocumented Features, and Otaku Rising).

And now, the Glossary:

Audrey II: the big, man-eating plant from _Little Shop Of Horrors_.

"Break a limb, tear a claw, die well": The -Klingon- version of the old
	theater saying, "Break a Leg".  Obviously, the Klingons want 
	you to -really- succeed. :)

The Snowstorm of January '94: This actually happened, burying the 
	campus in ice and snow, making it impossible to really get 
	anywhere on campus, as well as shutting down classes.  As you
	can imagine, missing a full week of school -really- screwed
	everyone over further down the line.

The Hoff Theater: The student union's student-run movie theater.  Nice
	place, and they sometimes show movies for free. :)

SUEP: Student Undergraduate Employment Program -- run by the 
	engineering department, to help their students get summer and 
	permanent jobs.

MX-CIF quadtree: You -don't- want to know what this.  Trust me, you
	*DON'T*!

UPS Truck: Obscure _Otaku Rising_ ref.  Check ftp.std.com for more
	details. :)

Fred: Fred the Superroach (one of John Staton's creations) -was- going 
	to appear in S2, but he had a little 'accident' involving 
	Roseanne reruns....

Quadtree:  You -still- want to know about this?  *sigh*  A quadtree
	is a method of storing rectangular sets so that you can
	search for specific rectangles, determine if a point is within
	any rectangles, determine if any more rectangles can be 
	inserted without overlapping, etc.  That's not bad in and of 
	itself, but there's about 10-20 ways to write a quadtree 
	(MX-CIF being one of them).  And writing it in -Pascal- only 
	adds to the grief involved.

Tenchi Muyo (Ryo-oh-ki!): A -really- popular anime series both in Japan
	and the US, one of the main characters is a Demon/Space Pirate/
	Genetic Creation/Ultimate Car Battery named Ryouko, who has a
	tendency to fly around, teleport, and fire energy blasts.  Very
	recommended by the author.  Miya! __/^_^\__

This Is Greenwood (Koko wa Greenwood): The weirdest dorm in existence 
	can be watched in this 6-part OVA series.

Akagiyama-23 Battle 'Armor': B-ko's Battle Armor from the latter part
	of "Project A-ko".

Rufus's Flightpack Prototype: The Rocketeer's Cirrus X-9 flightpack
	was disguised as an art-deco lamp for a part of the film.

LEGO: From the danish phrase "leg godt" (play well).  Also means 
	"I Put Together," or "I Assemble," in Latin.  This name,
	invented by Ole Kirk Christiansen, was first used to refer
	to the toy company he founded, and then later used to refer
	to the "automatic binding bricks" his company invented in 
	1949.  The LEGO brick reached it's current recognizable 
	state in 1958, and since then it has remained mostly unchanged,
	practically conquering the world's toy markets ever since,
	capable of lasting through fad after fad without losing it's
	popularity.  And it has grown, adding new lines and new types
	of pieces without losing the ability to connect with it's
	ancestors.  In essance, the LEGO system has grown much like
	a LEGO construct: from all directions, with every color, size,
	and shape known to man, and with only a child's or grownup's
	imagination the true limit of the heights that it can attain.
	Truly, the LEGO system is the superior form of toy.  :)

Ouroboros: The snake that encircled the Earth, it's tail in it's mouth, 
	from Nordic Myth.

Robocop: "The Future Of Law Enforcement" (Gordo just actually borrowed 
	the armor, he didn't have his body cybernetically replaced)

Malkavians: vampires who've been left behind by reality. *shiver*

WPI: Aka, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the site of the events of
	Undocumented Features One, and also, near the current home
	of two of the original three authors, Gryphon, MegaZone, and
	ReRob.

Suburban-From-Heck: This '88 Chevy Suburban exists, although it isn't
	called the "Suburban-From-Heck", nor does it have the 
	modifications stated in the story (more's the pity). 

Worcester, Mass. got nuked twice in UF: Once at the end of UF1, and 
	again near the beginning of UF3.

The Wedge: The Wedge exists, though the author's never been 
	privileged (?) to see it in person (I've got a pic or two of
	it, though).  Interior descriptions of it courtesy of ReRob.

Dew: Short for "Mountain Dew", the beverage of the gods. :)

DAKA: better left buried. :)

Boffa Combat: Dueling with daggers made of Pipe-insulation foam, PVC
	pipes for handles, and duct tape to hold it together.  
	Remember, lightest touch counts! 

Gordo's Jetpack and weapons gauntlet: Derived from "Robocop 3".

Mackie Stingray: Sylvia Stingray's younger brother, an unrepentant 
	hentai.

SSSIVA: Single Squad Support Infantry Volleying Arms.  The battle 
	'suits' Kei and Yuri used at the end of "Dirty Pair: Project 
	Eden" (modified here to latch on top of CVR-3F personal body 
	armor).  Also, the long, black cannon Aeri's wearing on her 
	left arm is Megatron's. ^_^;

Wozniak!: One of the original two creators of the Apple IIe.

BC: Short for Bloody Card (from the Dirty Pair).

Paladin: One of Trevor's various modes of being.

The "Terrapin Corps": So named because the mascot of the University of
	Maryland, College Park is a Diamondback Terrapin.

JHC Superlizard: A african frilled lizard, irradiated by an illegal 
	nuclear test detonation, granting him sentience, spandex, 
	strength, and a bad attitude.  Fred's replacement.

Dodge Daytona: Zoner's Car.  Do -not- mess with it! (Trevor and Rufus
	got lucky.)

Project A-ko: A really cool anime, featuring super-strong A-ko, super-
	smart B-ko, and the mutual object of their friendships, super-
	cute C-ko.  This anime is known for it's running battles 
	between A-ko and B-ko, the progress of which can be determined 
	from a distance.

Sabb 900 Turbo: Speedbump.

Billund, Denmark: The location of the headquarters and main factory of
	the LEGO corporation.  Also the site of the world's only LEGO
	theme park.

The LEGO Armor: Developed by Rufus, the LEGO (Localized Enhanced 
	Geometric Offensive) Armor consists of millions upon-millions 
	of nanomachine-	enhanced LEGOs, each one in essence an 
	independently controlled machine, all under the central 
	guidance of the Golden LEGO, which is the sole source of the 
	nanomachine which transform ordinary LEGOs into cybernetically 
	enhanced ones.  These enhanced LEGOs, when linked together, 
	increase their maneuverability and processing power.  In a way, 
	they could be considered borged LEGOs, but instead of a 
	communal intelligence, they are controlled by the thoughts of 
	the user.  This way, the number of forms the Armor can form are 
	limited only by the user's imagination.

	In the story, the LEGO Armor formed:
		Federation Runabout-Class shuttle (from ST:TNG)
		Griffin battlemech (from Battletech)
		Astrotrain (from Transformers)
		Blitzwing (again, from Transformers)
		G2 Megatron (once more, from Transformers)
		Optimus Prime (guess :)
		a large log (-not- from Transformers)
		Devastator (yes, from Transformers)
		Sea Lord (from KO Century Beast Rangers)
		Gizmoduck (from DuckTales)

klunkWHANG!: The sound a railgun makes when it fires.

Iago: Jafar's parrot, from the movie/tv series Alladin, voiced by 
	Gilbert Gottfreid.

LISP: `Lots of Irritating Superfluous Parentheses'

No print quotas in AVWilliams: This is no longer true. :P

Victor: The UMD library system's online catalog.

Busch Gardens: A European-themed Theme Park near Williamsburg, Va.

Godai: The constantly befuddled and put-upon college student from 
	Maison Ikkoku.

Evil Kneivel: A famous stunt artist from the 70's and 80's.

Urd: The second of the three goddesses in Ah! My Goddess!, she is the
	goddess of the past, as well as the oldest, tallest, and 
	sexiest of the three.

Spags: This place has everything, provided you take the time to look 
	for it.  However, I cannot confirm this, since in real life 
	I've never been up to Worcester.

Binky the Clown and the Clothman Diamond: Two repeating gags in the
	Garfield cartoon.

Connection Machine 4, Onyx^2 Reality Engine: Two -very- high-end 
	computer systems. The CM4 is a parallel processing machine, and 
	the O^2 reality engine is capable of doing realtime 
	photorealistic rendering.

Zaphod Beeblebrox: The two-headed, three-armed, former galactic 
	president and all around rogue from "The Hitchhiker's Guide To 
	The Galaxy".

Microcode and Microprogramming: Two totally useless computer science 
	topics, according to this author.

Route One: The "Central Strip" of College Park, which has various 
	restaurants, shops, and bars along it.

Magic: The Gathering: A card game. Also known as Magic: The Addiction 
	or Five-color crack.  This game, by itself is not expensive but 
	as people get hooked on it they but more and more cards, 
	_making_ it expensive.

MBHS: Montgomery Blair High School.

"Fahrvergnugen" on Gordo's volume control: Named after Lord Wolfgang 
	Amadeus Fahrvergnugen (from UF), who is capable of giving the 
	graduating address to the WDF Academy graduating class without
	use of a PA system.

"Fox One", "Fox Two", etc.:  Air Force parlance for the type of weapon
	being fired.  Fox One is guns, Fox Two is heatseeker, Fox Three
	is for active radar, and so on.  "Fox 11" doesn't exist. :)

"Squawking": Another Air Force term, indicating what the enemy's IFF
	transponders are broadcasting as.  In this case, FOWL's
	transponders were broadcasting something totally alien, so they
	were classified as "Other". 

"Mechaman's odd and sundry Fiction Definitions": contact Mechaman
	at jrrst16+@pitt.edu for more details.

"Grand Arising": A old plan of Shredder's, from the TMNT cartoon show.

Man-Kzin Wars: A series of anthology books from Del-Rey, featuring the 
	battles between humankind and the bipedal felinoid Kzin.  The
	Felizian power armor is based on the cover painting for book 2
	of the series.

Archives Two: The National Archives annex, located north of UMD-CP.

Kei and Yuri: The Dirty Pai-- err, -Lovely Angels-. (You can put the 
	bazooka down now, Kei... ^_^; )

The "Super Angel" Cyclone: A modified Lite Cyclone, with CADS blades
	instead of the usual forearm guards, and the EP-Infinity/2
	cannon, which looks lot like a miniature of Galvatron's gun.

KO Century Beast Rangers: A very silly anime, featuring probably one
	of the sillier combining mecha's I've seen in a while. 

GICU-2: Gyro Gearloose's first attempt at a security robot for 
	Scrooge McDuck, it worked -too- well, seeing as it also 
	prevented Mr. McDuck from entering his money bin.  (from 
	DuckTales)

Gizmoduck: Gyro's second attempt at a security system, this time 
	requiring a human (or duck) operator.

Cobra Assault Cannon: Grade-A, State-of-the-art, Military Bang-Bang!
	(from Robocop)

Ray Rabbit: The creation of comic artist John Staton, this rabbit
	was created to be the -perfect- nemesis for Daniel Dukke,
	cooler than him in every way.  However, this meant Ray
	-dressed- better than Deeds, to which Deeds took offense and 
	shot him.  This essentially meant that Ray only existed in
	the comic for 3 daily strips.  I felt that Ray deserved a
	second chance, and that's why I (with John's permission)
	brought him back in Serendipity. However, judging from the
	head wound he got in S2, he isn't coming back anytime
	soon.

Jackson Pollock: An abstract painter, who did his painting by 
	spattering canvasses with paint.

"Becketting": To react in the manner of Sam Beckett, of Quantum Leap.

Edison Bell: A member of the Detian Race, who's capable of travelling
	between dimensions.  From UF.

This story was begun in mid-March, 1994, and completed mid-July, 1995, 
on whatever text editors we could get a hold of, usually either vi or 
Edit.  It is the product of academic stress, too much coke and dew, 
angst, time pressures, polarizations, sensations, criticisms, 
civilizations, compensations, animations (both american and japanese), 
complications, elevations, and, above all else, love.

Philip Moyer---------------Qapla'------------pmoyer@wam.umd.edu
"To boldly go where no one has gone before!"-Capt. J. L. Picard
"Roads? Where we're going we don't NEED roads!"-Dr. E. L. Brown
   "If it can be dreamed, It can be done."- ReRob Mandeville
"Someday we'll find it, the Rainbow Connection, The Lovers,
---------- The Dreamers, and Me."- Kermit The Frog ------------

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Trevor W. Schadt        The Paladin's Quest      (412)862-3909
paladin+@cmu.edu        Electrical + Computer Engineering, CMU
http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ts4j/  Kappa Chapter, APhiO