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Chapter 23 [message #7227]

Tue, 14 August 2012 05:27

stanman
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Wondering about her laptop and if Bill will bill Tuck for any help and if so, will wonder about it as he sent Tuck to a boot camp, and not to some place of high society. Will Bill see that Tuck s misplaced?

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7228]

Wed, 15 August 2012 00:03

Anne
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stanman wrote on Tue, 14 August 2012 02:27

I don't think that Bill will dun Tuck unless Tuck asks for his expert advice.

I don't know how Tuck sending the Key Logger and other info to his dad will reveal that he's not at boot camp except that Bill would expect that Tuck would not leave the campus where the camp is located since it is supposed to be a quasi military experience.

So I do expect some possibility that Bill Tucker will show up to see what is going on IDK whether he will have a positive reaction to it or a negative reaction to it. It would certainly out Val!

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7232]

Wed, 15 August 2012 23:39

Sir Lee
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Nah. Think about it:
- Bill knows Tuck took a notebook.
- Bill knows how competent Tuck is.
- Bill sorta *raised* Tuck to look for moneymaking opportunities.

He may wonder how come Tuck found a computer to fix in boot camp, and one belonging to someone who can pay top dollar yet, but not too much -- even back in 1997, the camp admin would be expected to have computers on hand, and an organization like that would likely have some pretty well-to-do people on its board of trustees.

He may assume that Tuck fixed something minor for the camp admin and from there, talked his way into doing freelance consulting for the trustees. It's not too far from the truth.

Don't call me Shirley. You will surely make me surly.

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7233]

Thu, 16 August 2012 01:21

Anne
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That is pretty much my take on the issue. The only way Bill will show up is if he feels that Tuck is violating a contract. A way this could happen is if for some reason Val is revealed to him by a third party such as Reggie who may ask Bill to consult as an expert without realizing that Val is Tuck, who has already sent the problem to him.

[Updated on: Thu, 16 August 2012 01:21]

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7234]

Thu, 16 August 2012 04:00

stanman
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If Bill does suspect, would he go, or send a party?

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7241]

Thu, 16 August 2012 23:34

Sir Lee
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Oh, if he suspected something off-kilter, he would go himself, no doubt. He wouldn't send Sarah to investigate, because of her temper; he wouldn't send Mike or Susan, because he wouldn't foist this on the younger generations, and it's ultimately his responsibility; he *might* send Lanier if he was available, but the thing is, Lanier lives down south -- in Louisiana, I believe.

Don't call me Shirley. You will surely make me surly.

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7247]

Fri, 17 August 2012 04:53

stanman
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Might he send Debbie and Mike, if he goes and sees that Tuck is not at the boot camp, but another boy? Would be most interesting to see Bill meet Aunt Jane

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7253]

Fri, 17 August 2012 19:06

Anne
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I'm fairly certain of this: Bill Tucker handles the problems he considers his. He would consider any action that Tuck took to be Tuck's problem unless he felt that Tuck was breaking a contract with him.

No he will not send Mike. Mike is Tuck's brother and would be an ally against Bill. The same is even more true of Debbie. Indeed it is possible that if Val is outed some serious questions will be asked of Debbie.

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7259]

Sat, 18 August 2012 08:01

stanman
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But how would Aunt Jane fare with Bill.

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7263]

Sat, 18 August 2012 16:55

Anne
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Not well if he feels that her method is abuse.

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7265]

Sat, 18 August 2012 17:57

mkemp
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Bill would go himself. The problem is that he'd go to the boot camp first and find out that the Eugene there wasn't the right Eugene. A certain amount of hilarity would ensue figuring out where Tuck really went.

Bill showing up on Jane's doorstep demanding to see his son would be interesting, especially if Tuck shows him the contract. Tuck would try to keep the contents of his breakout kit hidden because the dress, makeup, wig and ID would cause Questions To Be Asked.

The Question Tuck doesn't want to answer is, of course, "How long have you been playing at being Valerie?"

[Updated on: Sun, 19 August 2012 09:18]

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7269]

Sun, 19 August 2012 10:00

Anne
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No doubt about that. He went along with Debbie 'cause he tended to be the follower in the relationship. But after they broke up... Well I guess he went along with it for the job at the Parkers. What mystifies in a way is him rebounding to Travis. Except that Travis is only minimally connected to anyone else he knows.

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7274]

Sun, 19 August 2012 14:52

stanman
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Just think about what may happen when/if Bill confronts Jane

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7335]

Sun, 16 September 2012 22:56

Anne
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If Bill confronts Jane,it will only be after he has evaluated what is happening. IOW he will (if as I posited)come because he's been called (not a long shot as Reggie may have Bill in his Rolodex... after all computer experts of his level are a small community)to consult on the problem.

I can just about see (hear the conversation now...) Reggie calls Bill and says, 'Bill, I've got this thorny problem that I received from an old friend.'

'send it along,' says Bill

Bill receives the problem along with Tuck's notes which identifies that this is the same problem. Except that Reggie identifies the person he received the problem from as Valery Wallace.

From that point much hilarity might ensue Shocked

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #7337]

Mon, 17 September 2012 16:37

stanman
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As well as seeing Jane out of the control that she so enjoys. THAT would truly be a nightmare to replace the one shown in the other story based on Tucky Seasons. Tuck Squared http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/760/tuck-squared and The Taken http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/816/taken by Rachel Greenham

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #8138]

Tue, 06 August 2013 12:46

The Unicorn
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I was looking at the fanfiction on the site and noticed that the Bikini beach crossover is described as being right after Seasons #24. Does anyone know if that still applies or was that in reference to the mythical original version of Tuck season?

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #8139]

Tue, 06 August 2013 15:46

Desiree99
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It is a Fan Fiction piece that Ellen Wrote Bikini Beach: All Tucked Up Hopefully below is a link to the story other wie look on the bottom of the scribbles page it is about half way down the list of fan fiction

http://www.barkingduck.net/ehayes/bbtuck1.txt

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #8140]

Tue, 06 August 2013 20:15

Anne
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In short yes the BB episode that Ellen wrote came after the last episode of the now defunct (you can find it if you look hard enough) version of Tuck Seasons. It seems that there should be several more episodes of the new version of Tuck Seasons before The BB episode could happen.

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #8141]

Tue, 06 August 2013 22:17

Sir Lee
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*If* it will even be possible to fit it under the new continuity...

I mean, there are already some hints that the Big Ending of the original "Tuck Season", even if Ellen does not go in an entirely different direction, might have a different set of actors -- for instance, Evelyn's souped-up Plymouth Roadrunner seems a good fit for replacing [REDACTED]'s car at the Big Ending, and therefore Evelyn herself might be replacing [REDACTED] at the climactic scene.

So, it might be that [REDACTED], [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] don't show up at all, making *impossible* to follow up from that to "Bikini Beach: All Tucked Up."

Don't call me Shirley. You will surely make me surly.

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #8142]

Wed, 07 August 2013 10:29

The Unicorn
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Sir Lee wrote on Tue, 06 August 2013 19:17

*If* it will even be possible to fit it under the new continuity...

That's pretty much what I was wondering, I take it no one (other than possibly Ellen) knows the answer to that?

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #8145]

Wed, 07 August 2013 23:45

Anne
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Indeed only Ellen knows the answer to that. At the current time, given the story arc as it is developing, I don't see it headed toward BB All Tucked Up...

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #8363]

Tue, 22 October 2013 12:17

mkemp
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I wonder if Val has sufficient grounding in the standard bidding conventions to compete in a bridge tournament. It's my (extremely meager) understanding that communication between partners is limited to numbers and suits during the bidding process and nothing thereafter. I'd find it entirely plausible that the Tucker family would evolve its own bidding conventions but nothing of that sort would be appropriate for play with a random outsider as partner.

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Re: Chapter 23 [message #8364]

Sat, 26 October 2013 17:55

Anne
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Since I know absolutely nothing about bridge I'm not qualified to speculate on this one. A question though... I see that Ellen completed her move but is there some other reason that she is having trouble getting a new chapter up?

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