Edgedancer he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 What kind of cross-referencing? I wasn't bemoaning the lack of fanservice. Rather, I was lamenting the number of times we've been forced to witness Nighthound without a shirt on. Epic Name: Remington Springfield. Powers: Instantly sensing when something creepy is going on. Weakness: Not wanting to kill Nighthound. Fortunately, this weakness will never be activated. Never in a million years. The kind where you reference the work on the page of the trope. Complain to Funtimes then. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 I also get the feeling there´s a better trope for him. What would you suggest? Epic Name: Remington Springfield. Powers: Instantly sensing when something creepy is going on. Weakness: Not wanting to kill Nighthound. Fortunately, this weakness will never be activated. Never in a million years. Primary Power: Instantly sensing when something creepy is going on. Secondary Power: Immediately knowing where to find the firepower necessary to destroy the creepy thing. The kind where you reference the work on the page of the trope. Complain to Funtimes then. It's not her fault Nighthound was practically begging to have his shirt turned to acid. (And it's also not her fault Nighthound didn't bother to grab a bathrobe or something before casually putting an arm around Nathan's shoulder….poor guy.)
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 What would you suggest? Primary Power: Instantly sensing when something creepy is going on. Secondary Power: Immediately knowing where to find the firepower necessary to destroy the creepy thing. It's not her fault Nighthound was practically begging to have his shirt turned to acid. (And it's also not her fault Nighthound didn't bother to grab a bathrobe or something before casually putting an arm around Nathan's shoulder….poor guy.) Non-Action Guy maybe or the Dungenmaster´s GirlBoyfriend? By the way I nominate Funtimes for the tropes: Magical Girlfriend, Heroes want Redheads and Self-Proclaimed love interest. Plus together they make a Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl couple. By now I just assume that everytime Nighthound is offscreen he gets a new set of clothes, otherwise he might as well be nacked. (Look at the positives, Funtimes and Nathan got a nice scene out of it.)
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 Non-Action Guy maybe or the Dungenmaster´s GirlBoyfriend? By the way I nominate Funtimes for the tropes: Magical Girlfriend, Heroes want Redheads and Self-Proclaimed love interest. Plus together they make a Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl couple. By now I just assume that everytime Nighthound is offscreen he gets a new set of clothes, otherwise he might as well be nacked. (Look at the positives, Funtimes and Nathan got a nice scene out of it.) I can see those. And Funtimes fits those three almost too well. Is there a Self-Designated Hero trope? Because Lightwards fits that pretty well. Baxter Game has elements of Frontier Doctor. I suspect Moral Guardian has something to do with Nighthound's never-ending supply of extra clothes. (They really did. Oddly enough, that scene wound up setting up quite a bit in regards to how those four relate to each other.)
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) I can see those. And Funtimes fits those three almost too well. Is there a Self-Designated Hero trope? Because Lightwards fits that pretty well. Baxter Game has elements of Frontier Doctor. I suspect Moral Guardian has something to do with Nighthound's never-ending supply of extra clothes. (They really did. Oddly enough, that scene wound up setting up quite a bit in regards to how those four relate to each other.) Feel free to add them then. Maybe a mix out of Utopia/Dystopia justyfies the means, Dark Messia, Straw Nihilist and Visionary Villain. We also need some Dragon tropes for Nighthound, how do Dragon with an Agenda and The Heavy sound. He does indeed. Our savior. (We do our work well, don´t we.) Edited December 27, 2014 by Edgedancer
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 Feel free to add them then. Maybe a mix out of Utopia/Dystopia justyfies the means, Dark Messia, Straw Nihilist and Visionary Villain. We also need some Dragon tropes for Nighthound, how do Dragon with an Agenda and The Heavy sound. He does indeed. Our savior. (We do our work well, don´t we.) I believe I shall. Those fit Nighthound. I'm….afraid to search for any that fit his creepiness. Thank you, Moral Guardian, for preventing us from spending too much money on brain bleach. (Yes we do.)
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 I believe I shall. Those fit Nighthound. I'm….afraid to search for any that fit his creepiness. Thank you, Moral Guardian, for preventing us from spending too much money on brain bleach. (Yes we do.) You mean stuff like, I have you now my pretty, Unsexy Sadist, Squick, You got spunk and slave collar or Happiness in slavery for Red. Let me try to make the next Shiny Sparkle post longer than "I was bored and you didn´t answer my question."
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 You mean stuff like, I have you now my pretty, Unsexy Sadist, Squick, You got spunk and slave collar or Happiness in slavery for Red. Let me try to make the next Shiny Sparkle post longer than "I was bored and you didn´t answer my question." Yes. Like that. When in doubt, have her bring down a flying pig in a shower of sparkles that would make Funtimes cry.
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 A short post but it is a post. Arsenal´s speech for Atumn´s funeral: "I´m not a man of many words so I shall just repeat her last ones 'Calamity, was that an explosion? Wait, don´t hug me as well! Backtrack don´t touch there! If Reader writes slash-fic about this, I´m going to blame you.'" 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 A short post but it is a post. Arsenal´s speech for Atumn´s funeral: "I´m not a man of many words so I shall just repeat her last ones 'Calamity, was that an explosion? Wait, don´t hug me as well! Backtrack don´t touch there! If Reader writes slash-fic about this, I´m going to blame you.'" If Reader wrote slash fics about that moment, would Vondra ask for them to be reported and brought to his office, or simply burned on sight? 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 If Reader wrote slash fics about that moment, would Vondra ask for them to be reported and brought to his office, or simply burned on sight? That depends, what´s Vondra´s type? 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 Can I add "And then Nighthound died" as a meta example of a survival mantra?
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 Can I add "And then Nighthound died" as a meta example of a survival mantra? Actually, Ray did think "and then Nighthound died" a couple of times, so that shouldn´t be a problem. Otherwise there´s always the memetic mutation trope.
mail-mi he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 If Reader wrote slash fics about that moment, would Vondra ask for them to be reported and brought to his office, or simply burned on sight? "If"? What do you mean, "If"? I'm pretty sure you meant to say "When" . 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 "If"? What do you mean, "If"? I'm pretty sure you meant to say "When" . Oh, great. Next you'll tell me Sparkle Glass is a thing.
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 Oh, great. Next you'll tell me Sparkle Glass is a thing. Apparently, it´s going to be after the next post I write in the Dalles. While on the topic, you want to take the next one or give the others a chance to sow some chaos?
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) Apparently, it´s going to be after the next post I write in the Dalles. While on the topic, you want to take the next one or give the others a chance to sow some chaos? "Autumn looked into ShinySparkle's glittering eyes. In that moment, she knew ShinySparkle knew nothing. Not about her parents, or that idiotic church of hers, or the way her mouth always twitched whenever she saw puppet shows because she remembered that one weird guy in her father's church who was convinced puppets were animated by Satan himself. (No one could ever convince him otherwise. Although her father always shook his head over this misunderstanding, Autumn was grounded for hosting an impromptu sock puppet show in church one Christmas Eve.) "ShinySparkle knew nothing. Nothing at all. And Autumn loved her for it. "She knew there was someone there in The Dalles who did know everything. Someone who knew about that time she stuffed a tuna sandwich into the VCR and prayed no one would find it. (She was not an intelligent four-year-old.) What she didn't know was that, at that moment, his heart was being torn into a hundred little pieces and shoved into a blender as he watched her out a window." If anyone else wants to sow chaos, go ahead. If not, I'll get to work on my Quota post. Edited December 27, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 3
mail-mi he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 "Autumn looked into ShinySparkle's glittering eyes. In that moment, she knew ShinySparkle knew nothing. Not about her parents, or that idiotic church of hers, or the way her mouth always twitched whenever she saw puppet shows because she remembered that one weird guy in her father's church who was convinced puppets were animated by Satan himself. (No one could ever convince him otherwise. Although her father always shook his head over this misunderstanding, Autumn was grounded for hosting an impromptu sock puppet show in church one Christmas Eve.) "ShinySparkle knew nothing. Nothing at all. And Autumn loved her for it. "She knew there was someone there in The Dalles who did know everything. Someone who knew about that time she stuffed a tuna sandwich into the VCR and prayed no one would find it. (She was not an intelligent four-year-old.) What she didn't know was that, at that moment, his heart was being torn into a hundred little pieces and shoved into a blender as he watched her out a window." If anyone else wants to sow chaos, go ahead. If not, I'll get to work on my Quota post. Excellent. To both .
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) All righty, Timeport. There you go. Edit: Moral Guardian is not amused by your shenanigans, Nighthound. Edited December 27, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 1
mail-mi he/him Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) All righty, Timeport. There you go. Edit: Moral Guardian is not amused by your shenanigans, Nighthound. Oh dear. Timeport is going to have way too much fun with this EDIT: Guys, I just realized something. Timeport's only been an Epic for one day. Edited December 27, 2014 by mail-mi 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 Oh dear. Timeport is going to have way too much fun with this EDIT: Guys, I just realized something. Timeport's only been an Epic for one day. Even Moral Guardian is stunned. 4
Kobold King he/him Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 Oh dear. Timeport is going to have way too much fun with this EDIT: Guys, I just realized something. Timeport's only been an Epic for one day. Well, from what we've seen Seth was a slontze long before he was an Epic. Calamity didn't seem to corrupt him so much as it gave him the ability to act out the dark impulses in his heart. Even Moral Guardian is stunned. When even Moral Guardian stops scowling and looks on in shock at your villainy, you know you've taken a few wrong turns in life. I added to our official WMG page. (WMG pages have long been a guilty pleasure of mine. The first thing I do after seeing a new movie is check TV Tropes to read all of the wild mass guessing on the topic.)
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 28, 2014 Author Posted December 28, 2014 Well, from what we've seen Seth was a slontze long before he was an Epic. Calamity didn't seem to corrupt him so much as it gave him the ability to act out the dark impulses in his heart. When even Moral Guardian stops scowling and looks on in shock at your villainy, you know you've taken a few wrong turns in life. I added to our official WMG page. (WMG pages have long been a guilty pleasure of mine. The first thing I do after seeing a new movie is check TV Tropes to read all of the wild mass guessing on the topic.) mail-mi, I had a thought. Seth is a Hebrew name meaning "appointed." Timeport sees himself as having been appointed by Calamity for something pretty terrible (that he seems to enjoy the thought of). Was his name chosen because of its meaning, setting him up as a sort of Dark Messiah character from the beginning? And I added to that theory. You might want to check the spoiler tag for the translation. 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 Oh dear. Timeport is going to have way too much fun with this EDIT: Guys, I just realized something. Timeport's only been an Epic for one day. Well, he got Nighthound beat in that point. I added to our official WMG page. (WMG pages have long been a guilty pleasure of mine. The first thing I do after seeing a new movie is check TV Tropes to read all of the wild mass guessing on the topic.) All I can say to that is meow. For a moment I wanted to compliment Red for not reacting to Nighthound´s weirdness, then she drowned an entire shop. Now I fear Nighthound will compliment her.
Voidus Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 Hey all, sorry I haven't been on the last couple of days, been interstate visiting relatives for xmas. Any developments?
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