Posted 02-18-2001 11:50 AM                      
 
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...Remember the laughs we had over Harding changing back and forth between naked and clothed when he was being healed in Destiny? Did any of you notice that when he dusted in Ask Not his shirt and jacket remained?...

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I also remember discussions as to whether or not the clothes were a part of him. I think we finally decided he just manipulated the clothes separately. Anyway, yes, leaving the clothes behind does indicate that the clothes are not part of him.
Palomino, next time Reggie's there, please ask him to do a screencap of the glowsters. If you send it to me I'll upload it.

Posted 02-18-2001 11:55 AM                   
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Shapeshifter:
He is right here (eating leftover Chinese from last night). I also read the message and we will get to work on it. It shouldn't take long.

Posted 02-18-2001 12:40 PM                   
 
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Maybe King Zan had second thoughts about the wedding and had a massive cerebral hemorrhage.
Otherwise I agree it probably is Zan when he was assassinated.
Imagine the gross screencaps if Max starts to remember his former life.
Just picture an alien love scene.

Posted 02-18-2001 02:16 PM                   
 
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...Remember the laughs we had over Harding changing back and forth between naked and clothed when he was being healed in Destiny? Did any of you notice that when he dusted in Ask Not his shirt and jacket remained?...
Shapeshifter's reply:
I also remember discussions as to whether or not the clothes were a part of him. I think we finally decided he just manipulated the clothes separately. Anyway, yes, leaving the clothes behind does indicate that the clothes are not part of him.

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IIRC, we decided that it was "clothing optional". If a shapeshifter was cold, or needed protection (boots, jacket), then they could wear clothes. If they needed to take them off, then they'd have to have real, complete clothes.

If they'd rather, they could use their own flesh to simulate clothing, but that would neither keep them warm nor protect them. If they needed to be seen undressing, this wouldn't work, unless they can be seperated from some of their body and have it keep its shape. OTOH, if they had to make a fast shape change, real clothes might get in the way. In this case, the simulated clothes might be better.
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Posted 02-18-2001 05:19 PM                      
 
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Okay. {fanfare} Here it is, solid evidence that the disgusting picture was in fact a (probably injured/dying ?) glowy guy or gal.
all screencaps courtesy of Reggie; tweaked by shapeshifter
First we have 2 glowy guys in the military morgue from SO47. Reggie notes that one (on the right?) looks possibly female. Does anyone have access to the credits for the eps? I'm wondering if anyone has their name for "alien #1" or "alien #2?"
Next we have the alien eyes:
Followed by {more fanfare, please} the alien eyes and the eye from Max's memory in Ask Not (still ewww gross, but smaller).

Roswell Bureau of Investigation takes a bow
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Posted 02-18-2001 06:20 PM                   
 
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the eye from Max's memory in TSAP (still ewww gross, but smaller).

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I thought the eye picture was from Max's flashbacks/memory in Ask Not, but perhaps I am mistaken.
Do I understand that you are thinking that the eye was somehow a glowy alien eye (I agree is surely looks bizarre)? Since we have nothing else to which to connect it, perhaps it is a retrieved, repressed memory from Max's past.
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Posted 02-18-2001 09:36 PM                      
 
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Posted by reguru: I thought the eye picture was from Max's flashbacks/memory in Ask Not, but perhaps I am mistaken.
Do I understand that you are thinking that the eye was somehow a glowy alien eye (I agree is surely looks bizarre)? Since we have nothing else to which to connect it, perhaps it is a retrieved, repressed memory from Max's past.
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Oops! I fixed it. It certainly is Ask Not and not To Serve And Protect. I think the altruistic, political nature of both titles tripped me up. Thanks for catching it.
Okay, here's one more shot of both "eyes" for comparison. note they are both black orbs with white, equatorial lines for pupils.
Glowy Guy's eye:
"eye" from Max's flashback:
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Posted 02-18-2001 10:26 PM                   
 
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Shapeshifter :
"Note they are both black orbs with white, equatorial lines for pupils."
The flashback eye has a black pupil that appears to be oval in shape like a horse's, and an iris that looks grayish. (Believe me, I know what a horse eye looks like. I even had a Paint Horse filly with gray eyes like that.) I can see highlights from lights reflecting in the eye, but I don't see white equatorial lines for pupils. (?)
To me, the eyes look different. If the one from Max's memory is a dead SSer that is no longer capable of bioluminescence, then it should have matched Nasedo's eyes from Destiny when he was "mostly dead". One of the things that makes me think it is dead, is the way the pupil is so open in the apparently bright lighting. Dead pupils can't constrict.
Also, the SSers seem to have a rather smooth head with less structure than we have. The flashback head seems to have plenty of structure, which does not match our's or the glowy guys'.
Could it be a Skin Head? (snicker, snicker)
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