Qt MiSTiGRiS December News Cthulu Thie is Cthulu here geez the holiday season is busy hence the hm well I guess this pack is actually LARGER than the other ones That s odd Oh yes I remember (And this guy is in charge of the whole group!) The reason that this pack is so big is because we ve included two MODs from our upcoming music disk The Bells of Yule in it Be sure to listen to em It ll feature talent from MiST and lots of outside talent too Well that explains the size of the pack There are fewer ANSIs and such this month because well it s christmas and we unchain our artists and let them go walkies outside because we re in such a festive mood But don t be fooled! As soon as january comes back on go the shackles! Get to work SLAVE! And stop your filthy whining! (cracks whip) However because it is the holiday season we feature three well special things this month One is the collaborative ANSI on a winter holiday theme done by Nitnatsnoc Mavrik Mage and Questor Another one is the collaborative Lit on the holiday theme Finally in the spirit of sharing we worked with Sonic Equinox members (well actually we ARE almost all the Sonic Equinox members) to bring to you a l il Christmas loader to show you that we care Awwwww Also this month we have well Kithe for which this article was submitted too late (what deadlines ) and it ll play the MODs RIGHT this month we had a problem last month because I SAUCEd the MODs when I shouldn t have and well bad things happened 8) But that should all be fixed now Also be sure to check out the ANSI wars article to find out what we *really* spend all the time between packs doing (And why they re always late) On that note we now present (dum da da dum dum DAAA!) the MiSTiGRiS FAQ! Yes we will answer the most frequently asked questions to mist members Here goes Q Why do you guys always release late A As we have no set deadlines there s no such thimg as a late pack We just around the 20th get all antsy to release something and start spasmodically twitching until we do so (twitch twitch) ergh the medication is wearing off (twitch twitch) Well Expect a pack from us around every 5 weeks or so Q Why do you have so much lit A Next question I could (and have) filled whole articles about this If you ve already read those you re bored enough already If you haven t go do so Then send me all your money as you ve just proved that you have no self- control or willpower Then dance naked in a vat of salty mustard Take pictures of it Scan them and upload them to TST and we ll be sure to include the pics in the next KiTHE Don t forget to keep the negatives though A-hem Q How do you pronounce say Cthulu Mistigris Kitsch whatever A Now for the FIRST TIME EVER we will show you the Mist Words Pronounciation Chart version 9 ! (MWPC is (tm) Useless Acronyms Incorporated ) Mistigris Misty-gree Kithe K-eye-th Kitsch K-itch Cthulu Kuh-THOO-loo Nitnatsnoc Nit-Nat-Snoc Tzeentch Zine-ch Questor Kw es-torr Dr CPU Derr Kapoo Nyarlathotep aww c mon this one s EASY Woo Well now that we ve gotten THAT silliness out of the way here s the MiST news of the month RAiD DIED! Woo! Well you can read about it in Kithe Now that our major competition in our home AC 604 is gone it s been left with even STIFFER competition Integrity which is composed of all the actual GOOD members of Raid Well the good ANSI artists at least We picked up a few members from the other departments but all that in due time NEW MEMBERS Reanimator has come out of nowhere to join our Music and Lit departments Onyx formerly of Sonic Equinox and HFR has joined in Music and VGA Psychoskylark of CiA and Reality has joined our lit team Coyote and Kalavek have appeared from AHOM to add to our lit crew too and from the breakup of Raid we gained Smokescreen and Equinox in VGA and Eto as part of our coding staff! Ya-hoo We also got a new courier this month Defective Mind Spread that pack baby TEMPORALLY DISPLACED MEMBERS We regret to say that Magik Elvis and Toxic Cockroach have been forcefully ejected from under the MiST wing for inactivity Pity XMAS Well with all the plastic and glitz and chintz and kitsch (mustn t forget the kitsch) floating around this time of year it helps to keep in mind the true reason for this holiday season But while he thought on these things behold the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep saying Joseph son of David fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost And she shall bring forth a son and thou shalt call his name Jesus For he shall save his people from their sins Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet saying Behold a virgin shall be with child and bring forth a son and they shall call his name Emmanuel which being interpreted is God with us (St Matthew 1 20 through 1 23) (There that aughta keep Ranma and Innate Malice satisfied ) CHRISTIANITY Don t be offended by all our christian references I ll bet none of us are practising anyhoo (I tend towards Taoistic tendencies myself ) On that note Merry Christmas Happy Hannuka Gung Hay Fat Choy Happy New Years Gleeful Solstice Joyful Shoe-shinine or whatever MiST says Good will to all artists and the rest can burn in FIDONet! Cthulu Big Mama Dec 24th 1994