Teh Hiver retires

[Gruffty the Hiver]

I have decided it is time to let the old Hiver retire.

I first played him in a CT game back in 1986 - nearly 22 years ago! Since then he has travelled Charted Space, causing havoc and mayhem everywhere he has been, and occasionally doing some good (most often more by luck than judgement). The IISS Avenger was certainly never the same after he was made janitor there

He has had a good run (admittedly mainly running away!) but now it is time for him to return home to Guaran and record his memoirs for posterity.

<...glances behind him as he heads for the liner's boarding gate...>

"Be at peace with each other, gentle sophonts, and I wish you all well."

<... he Hivers a little futher away ...>

"Oh, and one final thing before I go:.......






.... the Hivers did do it "

<... Hivers towards the open doors of the waiting liner ...>

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

WHAT!

But I just made him a PATRON ENCOUNTER...

How can you do this to me!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually, now that I think about it, good riddance to the shifty little guy. I never trusted that mop of his anyway! :wink:

 

[Allensh]

awww man...who will Rog have to make comments about now?

SAVE THE HIVER!!

Allen

 

[-Daniel-]

Not so much retirement and he fades into legend. :wink:

Daniel

 

[aspqrz]

Not so much retirement and he fades into legend. :wink:

That's just what it wants you to think ... at best, it's the beginning of a deep, nasty (... er ... are there any other sort?) Hiver Plot ... at worst?

The Hiver has been promoted to the Home Office ... which means even deeper, nastier, more convoluted plotting with a bigger budget! :shock:

No mere messing with the minds of the off Free Trader crew ... now it'll be whole Sectors ... maybe even the whole Imperium ... Virus, Shmirus ... it was all Gruffty's fault!

:lol:

Phil

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

So, ten years from now, someone will make a comment about a Hiver with a mop and only us REALLY OLD TIMERS will get the joke...

 

[rust]

So, ten years from now, someone will make a comment about a Hiver with a mop and only us REALLY OLD TIMERS will get the joke...

"Alas, poor Hiver ! I knew him and his mop, Shugili, a fellow of infinite
jest, of most excellent fancy ..."

 

[Jame Rowe]

So, ten years from now, someone will make a comment about a Hiver with a mop and only us REALLY OLD TIMERS will get the joke...

At least we can be satisfied that there will BE a ten years from now!

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

AMEN brother...

 

[aspqrz]

So, ten years from now, someone will make a comment about a Hiver with a mop and only us REALLY OLD TIMERS will get the joke...

At least we can be satisfied that there will BE a ten years from now!

Are you sure?

Or is it just what the Hivers have manipulated you into believing? :shock:

Phil

 

[AKAramis]

No one can be sure a company will last 10 years.

After all, it's possible that the UK could nationalize Matthew's assets... Or that a freak meteor could blow up the studios... or the GWB could go nuts and blow up the world... or Matthew could be kidnapped by the grays... or killed on the highway. I hope none of these.

But it's reasonable that there will be traveller fans 10 years from now. It's likely that Matthew will still be in business, but not so much that *I* would put money on the line without promise of earlier returns. (Yes, I'd buy MGP stock if I could... but I'd not register a bet for MGP being here 10 years from now.)

 

[Emperor Herdan]

....(Yes, I'd buy MGP stock if I could... but I'd not register a bet for MGP being here 10 years from now.)

Why not? I'm sure that in Vegas you might find a taker... and I'm sure the Brits would go for it as well... Anyway

/salute The Hiver

We drones will miss you

Take care

E. Herdan

 

[Myrm]

No mere messing with the minds of the off Free Trader crew ... now it'll be whole Sectors ... maybe even the whole Imperium ... Virus, Shmirus ... it was all Gruffty's fault!

Endogenous Hiver retroviruses??? Hot damn.....autoclave the lot of them imedia.....no, no silly idea, Hivers are our friends. Obey the Hivers. Be Happy for the Hivers. Are you happy Citizen of the Imperium?


*runs from the cross genre

 

[Anonymous]

I will miss the old starfish myself, having the Hiver around on the RSS Avenger has made some extra work for me thats very true but kept things interesting.

And now thats hes gone back home, I DID fire the ships missiles at him but because of his bloody mop the weapons controls jammed

Rog.

 

[Infojunky]

Hey what are we gonna use for a garbage disposal when he's gone?

The milk has gone all solid again.

 

[aspqrz]

Hey what are we gonna use for a garbage disposal when he's gone?

The milk has gone all solid again.

Flavor it with sweepings from Gruffty's quarters and onsell it as "Hiver flavored Yoghurt"

Phil

 

[Infojunky]

Hey what are we gonna use for a garbage disposal when he's gone?

The milk has gone all solid again.

Flavor it with sweepings from Gruffty's quarters and onsell it as "Hiver flavored Yoghurt"

I'm not sure my stomach is strong enough for that.

 

[aspqrz]

Hey what are we gonna use for a garbage disposal when he's gone?

The milk has gone all solid again.

Flavor it with sweepings from Gruffty's quarters and onsell it as "Hiver flavored Yoghurt"

I'm not sure my stomach is strong enough for that.

But its capitalism and, anyway, surely it's not your stomach you should be worried about :wink:

Only that the product doesn't hit the shelves before you've left the Planet :lol:

Phil