High Lords You Totally Would Have a Beer With

[Greg M.]

First up, and the gent who inspired the concept for this thread: Dr. Mobius. Face it, there is something fundamentally lovable about this dude, even if you are sworn on principle to the total demolition of his evil empire and all his unwholesome works. Perhaps even more so; you can't be a great hero if you don't have a good villain. And there is something about the way nogoodniks of Mobius's ilk emote when all their carefully-laid plans are going to $#!^, ? la Cobra Commander, that makes you just want to give them a hug, like you would your spoiled child when he first realizes that things are not always going to work out his way. Also I bet his drunk war stories are nonpareil: "Let me tell you about me and the Martians..."

[Greg M.]

Dude might deserve this thread even more than Mobius really; I know I am relying on gross stereotypes here, but what serious sarariman doesn't try to iron out business disputes over a few Sapporos and correctly warmed sake in a Shinjuku night-spot? These episodes will always end with you sloping into the sack in a mood of appropriately pixiliated bonhomie, feeling that he's not such a bad guy after all and that you managed to pull one over on him, only to wake with the realization that not only did he do a number on you, but you are hung over and late for work to boot. I always felt like Kanawa should win the Possibility Wars and claim the mantle of TORG, sliding into the winner's circle under everybody's radar while the more demonstrative High Lords got gunned down by equally dramatic and hyperactive Storm Knights . . . .

[Greg M.]

Sure, whatever, she's a hot chick. I'll leave it to people who care about Aysle more than I do to sort out whether you are actually quaffing a flagon of good ale with Ardinay or Ardinay possessed by Uthorion or the Warrior of the Dark or whomever. Threadbare high-fantasy tropes are only tolerable when you are drunk anyway.

[Greg M.]

I can imagine few things more potentially awful. I bet this dude doesn't even drink beer; communion wine? This would be like discussing your career prospects and why you aren't married yet with your Pentecostal Great-Aunt May at some obscure cousin's wedding while trying valiantly, and failing, to get soused by repeated visits to the bogus punch bowl. Horrible, horrible . . . like the low end of Purgatory.

[Greg M.]

Straight-edger: nags you incessantly about how he is high on Lanala. Makes the Cyberpope seem like a good drinking buddy.

[Greg M.]

This could potentially be really interesting. What curious individual among us would not be intrigued by the prospect of pub-crawling with Stalin or Hitler? Just don't get too far gone.

[Greg M.]

Aren't these people too busy constantly trying to kill and dominate each other to ever let their guard down and take a break? Not my idea of a fun time. Kind of how I feel about Late Capitalism.

[Greg M.]

I don't have too many ideas other than that I suspect the Lorbaat have really, really great drugs. So do the Akashans, but they won't share them.

[Stormchild]

Don't try drinking with Sarila. You could wake up finding a whole bunch of people in your head.