The Ri Shoo Reporter

Synergy: Greetings, lemur! I'm honored to be interviewing the reporter behind the "Ri Shoo Reporter." Tell me, what made you decide you wanted to do a project like this?

Atypical_Lemur: I first got the idea back when I was on Broppsfar. I had visited both the Pyroto Observer and The Pyroto Weekly and found them to be great ways to keep up with the politics of Pyroto in general. Then with the begining of Phase II it seemed a natural idea to post some helpful information for Plainers to choose the mountain for graduation. Nothing quite as elaborate as the Observer or Weekly, just some helpful information and maybe some news, solely centered around Broppsfar. I remembered how hard it was to pick up on what was going on just on Broppsfar, a newbie would just be overwhelmed if he was exposed to everything covered by those other great e-zines. Right about the time I finished the first layout and got approval from the Elders, Synergy comes up with this wild idea to recolonize Ri Shoo. So, The Broppsfar Star became The Ri Shoo Reporter. The rest, as they say, is history.

Synergy: I consider you a very valuable member of The Pyro-Maniacs. What made you decide to go for it and join a climbing team and why this one in particular?

Atypical_Lemur: I guess I joined the Pyro-Maniacs because they would have me. I feel that I caught on to Pyroto rather quickly, soon I saw the advantages to joining a team. So I inquired of a few teams, got two bites, and the Pyro-Maniacs were the first to extend the invitation. I wish I could say it was more complex than that. Of course, joining up has become the milestone of my Pyroto careear.

Synergy: Your wizard originally was "born" on Broppsfar. How did you feel about leaving Broppsfar for Ri Shoo? Was it a quick and easy decision?

Atypical_Lemur: I didn't log in to Pyroto for three days trying to decide if I should stay on Bropps or go to Ri Shoo. I finally decided that Bropps was a little too crowded for my taste and thought that a slower pace might work better for me. Not to mention that I was soo far out of powerclimbing range, but the migration took off those excess levels (about 35 of them) and I've not let myself get out of PCR ever again.

Synergy: Now that you're on Ri Shoo, what do you think of our efforts? How is the Colonization going?

Atypical_Lemur: We are growing by leaps and bounds. On 5800, we had a total of seven active non-test wizards on Ri Shoo. As I write this (5818) there are seventeen, not counting Synergy and Lord Morpheus who are out on recruiting missions on Broppsfar and Paz Clafi. Count them and you have nineteen. So we have twelve new wizards in eighteen days. I think things are running very smoothly.

Synergy: Is there anything else you might want or could possibly get your hands into next to help out this project?

Atypical_Lemur: Well, there are only so many hours in a day (how many, 25 . . . 26?) and being a full time student/husband/father/etc. can keep you busy. I guess I'd like to be better able to reach those wizards still on the plains (and lead them to Ri Shoo), those guys have it tough.

Synergy: Tell us more about your interests. What are prime ether targets when you go searching for a topic to jump into? Is it true you spend all your time in the Sex Talk channel? ;)

Atypical_Lemur: Hey, hey, hey!!! I just lurk in the Sex Talk Ether, I don't post there. Actually, about once a week I burn a Stoptime and Slowtime Spell and then go through the listing of Ether Channels, letter by letter. If I see one that interests me, I add it to my favorites. Then sometime later I go back and read all those that have never read next to them in my list. The ones I like I leave alone, the ones I don't I remove. My favorites list is quite diverse, from Monty Python to Elementals, Ri Shoo Colonization to Sex Talk.

Synergy: What do like you most about this grand game, the Land of Pyroto? What do wish would change?

Atypical_Lemur: The answer to both questions would be, the community. I feel that there is a great sense of community here on Ri Shoo and on each of the other mountains I have visited. The other side of the coin is that some people in the community are easily offended and you get all these wizards using attack spells and the Mountain Politics Ether channel trying to sort it all out. Sometimes there is just too much community.

Synergy: Would you ever recommend Pyroto to real-life friends or would you be afraid they'd look at you funny when you start talking about Wizards and Spells? (smirk)

Atypical_Lemur: Sure I would. I already have a friend that is on the Plains, he is moving at his own pace. I have a deep background in RPG's and so the RPG element of Pyroto would not create any problems for any of my friends.

Synergy: Do you consider yourself a Pyrotoholic and, if so, would you go through a 12-stepper?

Atypical_Lemur: Does it make you a Pyrotoholic if you set your watch timer for four hours just after you log on so you know when to try again? *Raises his hand* Guilty! I respectfully refuse any sort of 12 step program, instead, start another website just as addictive as Pyroto, that might keep me away.

Synergy: What do you recommend to all the newbies and lowly wizards out there that aren't sure where they stand in this whole Land?

Atypical_Lemur:

Synergy: In what direction do you want Ri Shoo, The Pyro-Maniacs, and Pyroto to move?

Atypical_Lemur:

Synergy: It has been a very enlightening and enjoyable conversation with the man behind the "curtain" of the Ri Shoo Reporter. I thank you for your time!

Atypical_Lemur: Thanks for letting me take a break from all that HTML coding. You know afterafewhoursofstaringatHTMLcodeallthespacesseemtodissappearfromthepage.

May TSOTL be with you all.