Masked Builder

She looks at Althior with a weird look on her face and then smiles. "Oops, my bad. I meant Quest #31. I tend to get those confused some times." Alexis giggles. "Quest #31 then?"

Alexis heads into the hall and over to Althior. "Althior, I think it's time we decided which quest to sign up for. They seem to be filling up fast! I'm game to try for Quest #30."

Oh hey you got an account! Welcome to Eurobricks!

"Alright, I think I may join you, it's been a busy afternoon. It gives us time to sleep on what quest we should sign up for." Alexis heads off to her and Althior's room.

Doc: Another epic Doc! I quite enjoyed reading this one and it was all very inventive. It really was something I would liked to have gone on. And I still need to go on one of your quests! Scuba: I don't know if you saw the comment I left on your profile, but your quest was awesome. I expect to see more good quest from you, the ending did seem a bit abrupt but it left it open for a second.

"It is? It looks pretty new to me. Ah well, I'm just glad I have someone to share the bed with again." Alexis smiles

I liked the hair but the hat is nice too. And I love the hair CMPOD. So many good quests to go on so little time! Thanks Waterbrick, it'll be fun to catch up.

Welcome blue banana! Best user name since 'Masked Builder' if you ask me! Welcome to Eurobricks!

"Alright honey, Quest #31 sounds okay to me as well. Where'd you get the nice new outfit?"

We did just get the swimmer, I think she'd work fairly well, but that's not what you meant.

Althior and Alexis come back into the hall hand-in-hand, laughing happily. As they walk into the hall, they see that their names were not chosen for the new quest. "Ah well Althior," Alexis says "it does give us a chance to catch up more though! Which quest should we go on this time?"

"Let's go ahead and do it now, it looks like the quest leaves soon."

"I've only gone to visit her once she she had her baby. Maybe we should go for a visit?"

"Okay whatever you want to do." Alexis says with a smile. "Oh Ellaria, well, she had her baby about two weeks ago, a cute little thing too. Tesni and I were with her when she gave birth, I think she was comforted by our presence."

"Alright, let's do it." Alexis heads downstars and signs her name under Quest #28. She waits for Althior to sign up. "It should be about time for you to train in a new skill isn't it Althior?"

[Well it wasn't exactly easy to tell.] "Well one closes today, something about a tournament and three other quests that all seem to relate. I don't care to much which one we go on, as long as we're together." Alexis says with a smile.

"Ah yes, Mandy. Where'd she go?" Mandy flies up and lands on Alexis' arm. "There you are! This is Althior, say hello to him." [Hello good sir, I've heard much about you.] Mandy turns to Finnegan. [Don't worry, I don't like, what ever you are.]

"Oh we where just shipwrecked on an island, but I think I told you about that. Didn't I?"

Alexis turned as someone put something on the table. As she turned, she noticed that it was Althior! He was back from his quest! All her waiting had paid off. "Althior!" She exclaims. "How've you been? I've missed you so much!" And she throws herself into his arms.

Yes, that was amazing. Epic quest Doc!

Alexis came into the hall and saw the commotion over near the quest board, she read the new quests. Then headed up to the bar to ponder what quest to join.

Holy.... That's a lot of clones! It's always awesome to see you collection growing!

Hm...Round bricks would be something to think about. Yeah, maybe some light grey would look nice.

DO IT! I'm looking forward to that one myself!

INTERVIEW: Clone O'Patra How did you start with the LEGO hobby and why Star Wars? I started with the hobby when I got a little Pirates set back in the day. But I suppose it turned into a hobby once I wasn't a little kid any more and I was still buying LEGO. Why exactly that happened is hard to say. Why Star Wars? Probably because of the original Star Wars line more than anything else. I wasn't totally into Star Wars then like I am now, but just as LEGO sets that line was killer what with the cool minifigures and Lightsaber accessories and vehicles that were unlike anything LEGO had done before. How much time do you spend on LEGO? What do people around you think of your being an AFOL? It depends on what you mean by time spent on LEGO. If being on EB and other LEGO sites, then a bit of time. But if it's physical LEGO, sadly I don't have much time to spend on it any more. People are accepting of my being an AFOL. If anybody questions, I explain it this way - having a LEGO hobby is no different than, say, collecting stamps or action figures, which plenty of adults do. There's denying that, and since most people actually think LEGO is cool anyway, they like it. How did you discover Eurobricks and what made you decide to join? I don't know how I discovered it, but I was probably looking for LEGO news at the time. I decided to join so that I could join in the Star Wars rumors discussion thread. You're known as one of the best reviewers here in EB, how did you start with the Reviewer's Academy and ultimately become a teacher? Wow, that's a big compliment right there! I just try to be lighthearted and fun in my reviews. It's LEGO after all. Anyway, back when I joined the Star Wars review index wasn't nearly filled out, so I posted two reviews of classic sets, but my pictures were pretty terrible (I updated one of them after graduating the RA). It was suggested that I join the RA, so I said heck, why not. I became a teacher because, well, I didn't quit. It took me a while because my picture skills really needed a boost, but I can say I'm quite proud of my progression. Among all the reviews that you've made, which one was your most favorite and why? That's tough to say, really tough. I've made so many, I can't exactly remember them all without help (luckily I indexed all of my reviews on my profile page). I suppose some of my favorite are 7110 Landspeeder because that's one of my favorite original Star Wars sets and I love those minifigures, 3344-3346 Ninja Mini Heroes Collection because I got to play around with Ninja minifigures for a couple of hours, and 30141 (Dude with Large Jetpack) because I went totally crazy in writing that one since there was so little to the actual set. It's a bit harder to maintain as much silliness with a bigger set (though I still attempt it to some extent) How did you get the idea to start a single-pane funnies thread? Did you expect it to be as popular/successful as it has become? As I said in the OP, I was inspired by the single-pane cartoons that pepper The New Yorker. I never expected it to become as popular as it has become, but it also took a lot of effort to make it that way. If you notice, there was about a year-long gap where it died, and I had to rejuvenate it by making a huge batch of funnies and updating frequently. Nowadays, nobody even likes my funnies any more! But that's life. I'm satisfied that I created something that a lot of people enjoy; I didn't need to be in the front lines. Who's your favorite SW character? Hmmm… probably Obi-Wan. He's so suave. Aside from LEGO, what other hobbies do you have? I make movies sometimes. I know you've explained this before but for the benefit of those who don't know, what's the reason behind your online monicker 'Clone O'Patra'? And care to explain your SigFig? The monicker and the SigFig go hand-in-hand. When I joined, I wanted to create something clever for my avatar and name, something distinctive. Like what generally happens when trying to think of things, I just turned to some recent LEGO: the CW clones, and Irina Spalko. The Spalko hair looked pretty 'Cleopatra' to me, so stuck on a clone that makes pun #1:'cloneopatra.' But that wasn't game, so I styled it like an Irish name; thus: 'Clone O'Patra.' The unintended side effect was that some people (specifically Big Cam) thought I was a girl. What can we expect from CloneyO in the near future? A review every now and again. You can probably expect a Wolverine review, but don't count on it. Deciding to do a review for me is usually a spontaneous decision.