Stuff You Really Don't Need to Read to Understand our Comic

P:: Hmmmm.... well this stuff is pretty much out of date. I guess this page deserves a major rehaul. Maybe if you guys are ultra lucky we'll even include some photos from last years trip to the Dominican Republic or Poppy's trip to Nika's home town of Edmonton. N:: Yeah right Poppy *eye roll* - like we'd ever let people see what we look like. P:: *smacks head* What _ever_ was I thinking? We'd be mobbed on the streets. *snigger*

Nika

N::So - who is this strange and wonderful person? It's ME! , Nika. Gnerally that's all I can think of right now. (No.. Really - I am an exciting person). You just caught me at a bad time.

P::Okay- I've _HAD_ it! If you aren't going to fill this in then I will. Nika is someone with major problems - not the least of which is her INABILTY to complete this section! Believe me it's not because she's modest. She just doesn't blow her own horn, she conducts the whole bloody orchestra.
N::Not TRUE !!! You witch! (I'd say more but I'm too busy trying to pull the knife out of my back.)
P::I'm NOT done. Besides that, she talks too much in class, and had an annoying tendencies to switch personalities whenever we are having a serious conversation.
N::HEY!! That's not true either. Wait ... where are we?"
P::(groan...) SEE?

Yet another gratuatious shot of Lindsey (Lackey Boy) ...

Poppy

N::Ha you think you are so smart Poppy? My TURN!!!!! Isn't it a nice coincidence that you happen not to be here. (evil grin)

P::Well, what can I say.
N:: "A LOT!!!" Ohhhh.. good one, I"m sure she trembling in her boots..."Do YOU MIND?"
P:: I'm in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo which means I don't get a hell of a lot of time to do much else. Including this comic. It's a small miracle that the thing ever happened. Parias was conceived during locker room run ins at the PAC for morning swim between Nika and I. So I guess you could say that I like to swim. I also love to ride my horse whenever I get a chance to go home on the weekends. Shiloh (or TS Mr Sun Steel for those who prefer registered names) is a grey (re white for the non horsey set) Arab gelding. He is the sweetest horse and belays all Arab stereotypes. Well except for when he thinks I take his good nature for granted and then he might do some Araby things to remind me. I miss him a lot when I'm at school and even more when I'm on work term and can come home only once a month. This summer was supposed to be the first time that I've lived at home (and not in Kanata or Montreal) for a work term so I was looking forward to long rides!! Of course things never quite work out as you think and I was sent to Northampton in England for three months to do consulting work at Barclaycard. Despite no horse an excellent time was had by all!!! (big grin)

N:: Big _drunken_ grin you mean! I'm telling you she comes back from England a closet alcoholic!!! Poppy - put the bottle _down_
P:: Just because I keep my alcohol in the closet doesn't mean I'm a closet alcoholic! Besides, Miss Comes-back-from-Holland-with-Hash-stories, at least I have good taste - none of those wimpy girlie cocktails for me!
N:: You can't prove anything... yeah right, I think the pictures give it away - I told you no photographic evidence but do you _ever_ listen!

P::(Ignoring Nika) Now is when I'm suppose to say I have a "effervesent personality" (quotation courtisy of Dale Hobbs) and am a "fun sassy campy girl" (courtisy of Hwan Hong who made my life a little saner in Montreal through the creation of the Temple of the Weak Tigers !!). I disagree.

Back to the beginning...

Note from Poppy:
P:: p.s. All the spelling mistakes are courtesy of Nika.
N:: Oh Yeah?!?!?! Well.... All the typos are your fault. (Good comeback..Yeah I thought so too.)
P::(Sigh ..) "Do you see what I have to work with here?"
N:: (pause - silence) ...quick.. someone say something. I can't think of anything. D'oh. I don't know why I let you guys stay here.I'm beginning to think you're all on her side.
P::"Oh you and your conspiracy theories Nika"