something a little different 2016

It's 2016 and here's a Something A Little Different thread. remember these? from Past?

here are the rules, thanks to dragon fogel for typing these up

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Host gets a list of participants.
Host draws a panel (with text, optionally), and PMs it to the first participant.
Then each participant draws a panel responding to the one they received and PMs that (but no earlier panels) to the host and the next recipient.
Then when the last person on the list is done, the host posts the whole thing.

here are the participants. please post here if you would like to sign up. Thank you.
1. Ixcaliber
2. SleepingOrange
3. btp
4. Schazer
5. a52
6. Dragon Fogel
7. earthexe
8. Robust Laser
9. Shredded