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Live in the Future, Dream in the Past, Laugh in the Present

The mystery of the past, the wonder of the future... plus a good dose of present day humor to liven things up. That is the world of Tomorrow's Tales, an epic story in a strange land.

Enter the world of Hsiao Lin and the other characters of this story. Explore the secrets of the past. Discover the possibilities of the future. Have a good time.

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Part 1: Welcome to Chu Ling Section High School No. 3

Begins with a standard visitor's center film, then switches to a short tour of the more interesting although not necessarily glamorous parts of the city, then to the high school located at the edge of the metropolitan area. Here, we meet Li Hsiao-lin, Chen Tachung, and Yueh Ming-Ming, easily among the more off-wall students at the school. The three are in a chemistry class and nearly cause a disaster, one where Yueh's negligence and Li's unauthorized attempts at alchemy were the only cause, one which Li somehow escapes from unscathed. Halfway through the school day, a sudden and unexpected storm sweeps through the area, and cuts power to the building and school is dismissed early. As the three friends head home, though, Chen finds a letter addressed to her on a mass transit train. Written in a very old style, the letter warns her to keep alert for anything unusual at her house.

Part 2: Business As Unusual

Yueh, Li, and Chen go to Yueh's house after school that same day. Yueh's house is located on top of the family business, a 24-hour convenience store. The three head right up to Yueh's room on the third floor. They attempt to study, but soon end up discussing random things, when Yueh recieves a call for Li. Li hears that a letter addressed to her, similar to the one Yueh found, had been discovered in the refrigerator by Li's mother at her house. Li and Chen are rather stunned by the coincidences. Yueh, on the other hand, is greatly intrigued and ponders why he hasn't gotten any mail. The next day, Li, Chen, and Yueh are walking to the school from the bus station when they are pursued by a pair of odd semi-human creature. While Yueh is ignored, Li and Chen are almost caught when a truck speeds by and abducts them. Yueh, confused, follows the vehicle and catches up shortly after when the truck gets stuck in traffic. Just as he is about to board the truck, though, it levitates, leaving Yueh hanging onto the back axel as the truck speeds above the city towards the surrounding mountains. Meanwhile, Li and Yueh are scared out of their wits in the cab of the truck, especially because the truck is driving itself yet there is no way to stop it. Back at school, however, it seems like some people are posing as Li, Chen, and Yueh. The new Yueh is just as crazy and clumsy as the original. Hardly anyone notices the subtle differences (from part 1) except for Chen's buddy Wang Yong.

Part 3: Temple of the Mountain Queen

(the mystery is partially revealed)

Part 4: How Not to Pass Class

(back to the school, mid-term exams, praying for good scores, subsequent activity)

Part 5: Anime World Theme Park

(every fifth part is mostly irrevelant comedy) Part 6: Chu Lin v. Chu Lin

(The Chu Lin #3 High School Sports Teams play its arch-rivals, Chu Lin #2)

Part 7: Visitors- Away Game

(Chu Lin #3 plays Chu Lin #1, new foreign exchange student turns out to be fugitive)

Part 8: TBA

future parts to come!

Part 9: TBA

future parts to come!

Part 10: Christmas Edition

(also irrevelant comedy, this makes some serious mockery of the December holiday season.)

Part 11: TBA

future parts to come!

Li Hsiao-lin

Hsiao-lin is a second-year first-year student at a Chu Lin #3, a public high school in a mountain suburb of Taipei in the year 2100. She does reasonably well in her class, but had to repeat 10th grade after failing chemistry, wood shop and vocal music. She has numerous friends in her school, and participates in a number of organizations.

After classes and on weekends Hsiao-lin and her friends like taking the subway into the central city. Hsiao-lin herself is obsessed with mango juice and likes to have a large cup of it from a certain deli near the central train station.

However, Hsiao-lin is not the average late-21st century citizen! (Or there'd be no story, would there be?) Over the years, strange things have been done and stranger things have happened.

Unknown to her for many years, Hsiao-lin was part of a scientific study on the possibilities of modern magic. Only when she recieved a strange letter in the mail did she realize what it was all about...

Yueh Ming-Ming

Also a student at Chu Lin #3 High School, Yueh is a whole year younger than Li. Still, they are good friends and classmates. Yueh is a much more notorious character within the school though, causing much havoc in lab classes, lunch, and random places. Having very little interest in learning anything the school is teaching, it's a miracle she hasn't failed a class yet, although there have been close calls.

Laughing frequently and inattentive, Yueh is hyperactive but in a usually good way. Her school bag is constantly stuffed full of magazines, comic books, newspapers, a radio, and other junk that push the bag to bursting.

Yueh's family owns and operates a 24-hour convenience store located on the first floor of their apartment building, in which they live on the 3rd floor. Her friends frequent it often due to its convenient location near a train station and because Yueh doesn't mind her room being turned into a party hall.

Unlike Li Hsiao-lin, Yueh has absolutely no super natural capabilities whatsoever. However, she believes otherwise, and if nothing else, is one lucky person. Yueh also likes mango juice but usually prefers eating fresh mangos whole.

Chen Ta-Chung

Chen is also a first year student at Chu Lin #3. He is extremely flamboyant and thinks he's "super-cool" even if others don't. Chen plays in the school Ping-Pong team and recently won some honors for a victory of the school's main rival, Chu Lin #2. Elsewhere at CL2, Chen is an average student with no definite interests.

Chen has been Li's friend for a long time since they were neighbors in elementary school. He also gets along with Yueh, although not as well as he does with Li. Chen can't stand mangos.

He only partially knows about his unusual capabilities. Due to his personality, he just takes it as it is and doesn't make a big deal about it, not as if anyone else besides Li and Yueh would believe it anyway.

no picture available Li's Meterstick

A standard-issue wooden meterstick swiped from the science classroom. Hsiao-lin believes that the meterstick has sentience. Most people think she's crazy.

Taipei 2100

Located in a valley and ringed by mountains, Hsiao-lin's hometown is a sprawling metropolis that fills the basin with highrises, highways, and high smog levels. The 21st century brought massive overgrowth when development was limited by regulation in rural areas, concentrating it in the cities.

Now, with more than ten million people, the city has a lot to show... and a lot to hide.

Li Hsiao Lin and Yueh Ming Ming horse around in the chemistry lab instead of doing their assigned work.

Li's favorite drink, and Yueh's close second- Taiwan Famous Mango Juice. Comes in a molded plastic container with pop top. The drink is served cold and has many pulpy mango bits in it. Contains 50% Juice. Ingrediants: Mango Juice, Mango Puree, Water.

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Li Hsiao-lin, Yueh Ming-ming, and Chen Ta-Chung charge at the enemy, weapons swinging. According to Yueh Ming Ming and Chen Ta Chung, and narrow object more than a meter long has the same physical properties as a sword. According to Li Hsiao Lin, a meter stick works that much better. Steel pipes are OK though if nothing else better is on hand, so are brooms and dustpans. Of course, they need to be super brooms and super dustpans!