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Hi all!
GASP! Where might Dan be?
Well if you were a member of the Dreamland Facebook Page…you’d know.
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Here’s a link…just in case.
Donna’s still sick. So I was lucky to get this page done. So again…I must apologize for not updating the vote incentive.
Donna will hopefully be feeling a bit better tomorrow. So we’ll see if I can get back on track with the incentives.
Thanks for your patience with that.
And thanks for voting.
Scott
Help pick a name for the school Alex attends to include on the wiki site. Reply with suggestions.
Is it. . . . date night for Dan? He might get a rude surprise if he decides to nap there!
Nic’s School of Appliance Repair
Damn you scott *cough*, i’ve actually choked on my crackers!… *cough, cough*
*clear throat* WHERE. THE HELL. IS DAN.
Love the drama. Oh, THE DRAMA I TELL YOU’S… š
P.s. To yer Ol’ Dreamy Crew: ‘Rest at ease, matey!’.
Dreamland University?
But seriously…
Savascott University
Whatever name is chosen MUST have some sort of geek reference in it.
A start:
Twin Pines College (Back to the Future ref)
Darlington Electronics Institute (Real Genius)
Daystrom Polytechnic (Star Trek Classic and Next Gen)
Harcourt Mudd School (Start Trek Classic)
Straczynski University (Babylon 5)
Eminem A&M (Sorry, just had to)
Yonkers College (Yonkers NY is Scott’s birthplace)
Donnabrook University (after Scott’s wife)
Scott, you need to update the server’s time. It now updates the comic at 2 am EST…I want it back at 1 am š
uuh suspense! me likey, hehe.
Also: Hartland-Queen’s Academy of Science and History. well, I just wanted a long name. Bye!
I’m actually on the Dreamland Facebook page, and I’m not seeing it anywheres…. Perhaps, though, I missed something? This is a rather late hour for me, I do admit. Good night!
I have also noticed that I always get the same two avatars when I leave a comment. Like’em both
I agree with the geek reference, but also would vote down Yonkers. You want to keep the exact place where this is happening more open. Like the Simpsons’ Springfield, not knowing exactly the area allows the author to embellish instead of be locked to landmarks.
Do we even know Alex and Dan’s majors? We do know that where they are has an advanced medical schooling department though. So that should probably play into the type of school it is.
Also, going through the archives, I never saw anyone wearing any identifiable “university” type logos – from initials to a discernible mascot, since mascots often play into a school’s background, name, or such.
My contribution, a tribute to Dave Arneson:
Arneson Academic Center, home of Arneson University and Medical College
The mascot is the fighting kobold.
I GASPED ALL THE AIR OUT OF MY ROOM.
I reaaaally hope his absence has nothing to do with what just happened.
Oh, the suspense! D: You’re awesome, Scott.
I hope Donna feels better soon. Take care, guys. <3
Quick worry: If our Knightly wonder fell asleep WITHOUT the sword… does that mean he doesn’t have the amulet sword, AND does that mean he can’t go back into dreamland?!
OH SNAP: Extended Non-Dreamland Arc is upon us! maybe.
If he is gone, it’s not because of Nic’s doing. He hasn’t even gotten his breath weapon finished yet. Perhaps the new king of Dreamland is physically relocated to Dreamland. Or in this case, half of the twins gets the sword, the other gets the physical relocation. But on the other hand, it looks like Dan’s bed is still made/hasn’t been slept in.
Well, my bet is that Dan is with Osiris, preparing to kick that overszied Lizard where it hurts.
We really have no idea at all where Alex went the very first time he travelled to Dreamland. If Dan went body and spirit there, that’s the most likely place. Either that or the tomb of kings.
GBfluteman,
Assuming you have a Facebook account, become a fan of the Dreamland Chronicles and browse through Scott’s posts. You won’t have to look far….
Dan is SO with Nicol.
AW DANGIT. I am a part of the facebook group, but I’m never on facebook. š
Do watch your language, sir.
My vote: Daystrom Polytechnic
Altered State University
Oh wait, maybe Alex is having one of those dreams where he woke up…and it’s identical to his waking life, so he doesn’t know he’s dreaming until he wakes up again.
Facebook gives my computer fits. Hmm, maybe if I clear my cache…
Anyway, I agree with Month that Dan is probably out with Nicole.
I disagree that their school’s name should have a geek reference (though I do like Straczynski University ). Instead I suggest: McKay Technical Institute or Winsor College.
Appropos of nothing, I took a look at the voting incentive and I noticed something that makes no difference whatsoever. Still, I’m gonna mention it, just to show I’m paying attention: the stairways are different in the two center exploded views. In one, all the stairs go up the same direction (always ascending clockwise), and are all on one side of the tower. In the other, the stairs alternate (clockwise, then anti-clockwise), so they end up on opposite sides of the tower..
“Darlington Electronics Institute” could be taken as a reference to Jeffrey Darlington, cartoonist of “General Protection Fault.”
OH NOES WHERE ARE YOOOU!
It doesn’t say where he is but there is a picture of Dan and he isn’t in his dorm room.
As for location I was thinking southern United States because they go home for Thanksgiving and the trees are still green. Possibly California because Scott used to live there. I was thinking we could narrow it down to a real state but probably not a real school or city.
I like Altered State University.
Funny… I’m a member of the page and I still don’t know. :/ I guess I’ll have to go look today.
Well, I suppose those few of us that don’t do Facebook will just have to wait to find out where Dan is. š
Fortunately, I’ve lived long enough and hard enough to learn patience …
I support AlpineBob’s suggestion (down below) of McKay Technical Institute.
Looking at the clock, it’s 11pm when Alexander woke up. Maybe Dan is up late studying about Dreamland. Also, since it’s still early, Dan should be able to go back to sleep (after shaking off that initial adrenaline rush) and help Nastajia. He probably only woke up to give Dan a status update.
Gosh, I-I didn’t see that coming…
I agree! I was up late last night and staying up the extra hour was hard.
I am a fan of the page yet I cannot find it, but I assume he is with Nicole, either on a date or perhaps hooked up in the lab.
Elkferry university. Kind of a spoof on Oxford and Cambridge.
Simon M. Goldman Institute (of something, I’ve got nothing…)
(Because it references ‘The Princess Bride’ – Simon being the first name in S. Morgenstern, who ‘wrote the original work’ that Goldman’s adaptation was based on. (I put that in quotations for a reason, so if you’re confused at all please look up The Princess Bride of Wikipedia)
Well I have a few idea’s myself…
Yarvard University ( A cross between Harvard and Yale)
Acme University (I am a still a fan of Warner Bros cartoons)
…. I’m right here..? O_o
You sure its 11pm and not 11am? Other then that I’m kinda confused by your comment.
I suspect that Alex is about to have a Panic attack now that Dan isn’t there when he needs him
I’m good with a geek reference, but I think it should be an Arthurian reference.
Like:
Galfridian University
Monmouth College
Annwn Technical Institute
Tintagel School of Applied Sciences
Mons Badonicus University
Arcturus A&M
Annales Cambriae College
Basically something obscure enough that it doesn’t smack you over the head, but still there for those who are paying attention.
My thought exactly a few days back…
Ironic that your avatar is a picture of Dan.
I bet Alex is going to have a panic attack and his brother will come in and watch him run around frantically :). He’s probably just studying with Nicole, but .. what if he really was taken away by Nick 0_o!?!
Dan’s in Dreamland somewhere, isn’t he? ISN’T HE!
Totally random, but is that a picture of the JLA on the wall behind Alex? I swear that’s Aquaman in the first frame!
I think I noticed that some time ago, but it feels like so long since we were in the “real world,” I probably forgot.
And then he gets her pregnant and there are 3 descendants of Arthur! And Nico is defeated by headsplosion trying to figure it out.
Also, I am wondering if Alex and Dan are descendants of Arthur on their mum or dad’s side. Because then the cousin might be also a descendant of Arthur. Then you can get 4 Arthurs!
soon:
Nicodemus: How many Arthurs do we have in Dreamland, anyway?
[Entire population of dreamers in Dreamland stands up and raises a hand]
Entire population of dreamers in Dreamland: Yo!
Nicodemus: I knew it. Iām surrounded by Arthurs!
Yeeeeeaaaahhh, I don’t have a Facebook account. I gave Myspace a try when I was 13, but I didn’t like it. Heck, I’ve all but given up on Gaia! I’m just not very social. So I have no way of knowing some things. So for me, the plot thickens.
Nice Spaceballs reference FTW.
quote from Scott’s comments on the picture of Dan and Nicole together : Aw. Thank you all. Thank you for the help.
@Nancy ha. You don’t want ME to do a makeover on you. Just ask my wife.
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I think the first date was a great time to do this. Thank you all again.
Unless they have some serious light-blocking window shades, it’s night time and not 11am. To me, it looks like moonlight though.
ooh I wonder where Dan is
SLEEPING PILLS, SLEEPING PILLS YOU IDIOT!
I’m sure you’d be just as upset if you were choking on a cracker.