The Fanfiction Glossary says that MSTing is "...to subject a fanfic to the same treatment afforded bad movies on the show Mystery Science Theater 3000 -- to dissect it line by line to make fun of it, either speaking via the original MST3K characters or with others..." There couldn’t be a more fitting description. Our job is to take a piece of fanfiction, word for word, and inject our "clever" opinions in appropriately.

Oh, to support the belief that Canon is right, and badfic shouldn’t be tolerated, and all that. Our main qualms lie with the writing community - it isn’t hard to use a Spellcheck, or get a beta, or even think up an original plot. But honestly, we do this because it’s fun, and it’s creative, and it helps up to burn off stress. We’re good-natured, mostly; everyone needs their outlet.

Ick does, and she’s very flattered that you noticed. Ick also stole designed the layout, and deals with the hosting, and types up almost everything you see, and is speaking in third person. ^_^ Not that I run the show, by any means. Eek and Uck are much better at getting people to come and read it, arranging sessions, and providing soda, among other things. Every idea is discussed amongst us. It’s not that the other Pirates are unwilling or incapable to do the online maintenance aspect (in fact, Uck is always trying to take the weight off my shoulders). It’s all a labor of love for me.

Yep. Really and truly. The truth is, the first MSTs we ever read were done by three people conspiring all at once, so that was just our first inclination. We don’t think less or more of those who use canon characters and what-have-you’s in their MSTs - we’ve seen it done very well, and we’ve seen it done poorly. And that’s true of any MSTing format. Yes, there are the truly brilliant ones, but there are some that rival badfic, as well. It takes a keen effort and the right sense of humor to MST. We would like to believe we have it, but here we are, in any case.

We’re musicians. It comes with the territory.

In that case, please contact us. If you really believe that we’ve erred, then we need to talk it out. Our livejournal is open to everyone, and, barring that, we have also provided several emails. Links are in the The Contact Info section.

Actually, we aren’t in the habit of taking applications. The three of us (and Foamers) know each other very well, and trust each others’ senses of humor. We MST in person as well, so you becoming a member of the Pirates seems unlikely. However, if you’d like to be hosted here, feel free to send us a sample in an email. Be forewarned, though: we’re kind of hard to please.

Especially Eek.   ^_~   *is thwacked by Eek*   Ow!

Ah, yes. Foamers. A little description is necessary, eh?

Foamers is an acquaintance of Eek, a friend of Uck, and a good friend of Ick. She is, in fact, a squirrel. (Well, as much of a squirrel as Eek is a hobbit, and so forth.) This explains random comments about trees and whatnot. She’s a nice squirrel, but apparently being trapped in a box can open some pent-up frustration. Foamers actually discovered the "Invincible Cannot Die" story with Ick whilst in front of a computer and mocking bad fanfiction. She is delightful to MST with, and we hope to have her back in the future.

Yes. Just very, very odd ones. ^_^