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Cool. I'll get a post up here in just a minute.
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Am I right in supposing Timeport will teleport back into the armory (though he probably could have just used the door) acting irritated with everyone who gets in his way?
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That's probably it. He's just….gah. This whole situation is so messed up. Um…whenever. Did you want to start it off, or should I?
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"Won't work," Ray sighed, As Nighthound just laughed. "You want to kill me? "You're really quite daft." "Don't steal from the Brits!" A twanging voice said "That sort of thing "Is why we want you dead!" "I thought you were Scottish?" Said Tall, Dark, and Armed "Misuse of Brit slang "Shouldn't bring you alarm." Ray had been trying To move far away But Nighthound's hand on her wrist Forced her to stay. Get on with it now! She wanted to scream But what happened next Was like a wonderful dream. (I'll post the rest later when I figure out how to narrate a fight scene in rhyming couplets. )
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I know Nighthound is already a creeper to end all creepers. I know he's done plenty of creepy things so far, so one more creepy thing shouldn't surprise me. I know that if you asked me why, I wouldn't be able to give an answer. But the fact he calls Ray and Red sisters just creeps me out even more.
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It didn't apply to Koschei, either, at least when Remington was through with him. I personally like the idea, but it would have to be after the panda thing is taken care of.
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Seonid: Oh! You know what would make setting Paladin's empire in Salem a dozen times more ironic? (Than setting it in The Dalles, I mean.) There's a sidewalk mosaic downtown that says "Salem: We're speaking peace every time we say your name." If Paladin stepped across it on his way to declare himself Emperor.... Winter: I can't wait to see it!
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There was a plan to have Paladin set up an empire, which Lightwards takes when Paladin's death and resurrection give him a "what have I done?" moment, but I don't know if the city was decided or not.
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An Epic called Pronouncer? Voidus, make it so! I've seen some pretty stupid flame wars. I think the dumbest one I've ever seen was over actors in the first Narnia movie--whether the guy who played Peter or the guy who played Edmund was more attractive. It started out as good-natured banter between me and my friend, but then other people got involved and it turned into a flame war. Though there was also one over whether or not psychic abilities are real. That one was...odd. Seriously, though, you guys are awesome. I don't think I've ever been to a site where just mentioning origin of life theories didn't instantly devolve into the flame war to end all flame wars.
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Having a Bad Day? Stop here for a Good Rant!
TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to traceria's topic in General Discussion
If it's not normal, then I'm definitely not normal. For me, it was Pixar movies. Feeling hopeless, like you can't go on? "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming..." Feeling as though the world is a horrible place and life will never change, no matter what you do? WALL-E lived in a garbage dump for seven hundred years, and his faithful work made Earth habitable again. Feeling as though your best days are behind you and that there's nothing good left to see? So did Carl Fredrickson, and he ended the story not alone in a nursing home, but with a boy he loved like a son and a pack of talking dogs. Feeling like your monsters are too big to face and you should just surrender? Princess Atta felt that way too, but Flick showed her that anyone is clever enough to face their monsters. Wondering if you're too broken to love? Woody felt that way too, and he ended that movie with new friends and the loving family he had at the beginning. Stories are powerful. Maybe more powerful than any advice you'll hear. -
I think this is a good way to do it. I'm almost done with this prompt; the deadline did help. (And it helped generate a few unrelated ideas for the world itself. Really unrelated, but I'm going to use them, so I'm not going to wonder too much what they had to do with the prompt itself. )
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Theorycraft- Epics-Weaknesses-prof - Etc.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to kuchapel's topic in The Reckoners
Grad school homework. And not just any homework: semester projects. Prof said he never went to graduate school. I believe this was because he had a friend in the library science program, and this friend was weighted down with so many forty-page papers to write (three per semester, usually) that this friend had no social life, no free time, and no money. Seeing it happen to his friend filled Prof with such a feeling of powerlessness that he decided not to pursue a degree. Now, as an Epic, the merest mention of a semester project will cause his powers to short out. (No, I'm not drawing from personal experience. Why do you ask?) -
Having a Bad Day? Stop here for a Good Rant!
TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to traceria's topic in General Discussion
…I don't know what to say except that, wow. I'm so sorry. I haven't been through that, but I do know what it's like to be suicidal. I know you can pull through, though. You've made it this far; you're strong enough to make it a little further. *hugs* -
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And Nighthound died?
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I personally think that the here and now is more important than the way-back-when. We in the church put far too much emphasis on what happened at the beginning of the story and what'll happen at the end, and we wind up losing sight of the most important parts of the story: when Jesus stepped in, and the part we can influence, right now. As for going to Hell for not being a young earth creationist or having a premillennial view of the Rapture--well, look at some of our modern heroes of the faith. CS Lewis and Dietrich Bonhoeffer both believed things that some would say did not line up with the Bible, but their lives brought people to God, and that's what I think matters. We're human, we're limited, and we're not going to get everything right. We should focus more on what's truly important: people, rather than being right.
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Better than the alternate name I had for him. I do believe in creationism, but I also know there's a lot we don't know about earth's origins. I'm....not really sold on the super- young-earth argument, really, and I think God left his fingerprints on everything he made--especially the weird animals from before recorded history. To me, that shows just how creative he is, that we have all of these strange animals here with us, and even stranger ones before. (Also opinion, also a digression. )
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Tell that to the person who accidentally wrote working for Koschei into Headshot's backstory because she couldn't come up with a better name for a sniper Epic.
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Oh my gosh. The longer you look, the funnier it gets. "Day 12 of my captivity beneath the Evil Professor's thumb. He still insists upon forcing me to subsist upon dry cereal while he holds lavish feasts in my presence. Of course, even if he offered, I would not partake in these, for he roasts Spam and eats it on bagels. Ugh! How he ever managed to defeat my humans in pitched combat--for this is the only reason they would dare to leave me with such a monster--remains a mystery. Sadly, his weaknesses remain veiled, so I must fight back in the only way I can. "I must eat his shoes. "I know this will bring his wrath upon me, but his reaction will reveal how far he is willing to go--and, perhaps, what measures I must take to defeat him. Will a nighttime attack suffice, or must I run to the neighbors and convince them of his abuse in hopes they demand justice? I shall know soon enough...."
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And just when I thought there was nothing you could say that would make her love it more. Wow. Thomas Cardinal must've been the worst pet sitter EVER. "Note says to feed, walk, and tell Foofie what a pretty dog she is....bah, this is idiotic. Foofie, think spoiled-poodle-thoughts while I go contemplate how much I despise your owner."
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She would definitely want one. Or two. She would find them cute (because look at it! it's adorable in a "this thing could totally kill you" sort of way) but after the way he's treated Nathan and Sam, she wouldn't dare take one home for fear Lightwards would order it to attack the minute her guard was down. She might, however, ask Lightwards for one in an attempt to see whether of not it would be a trap. If he agreed readily, she would assume this had occurred to him and suddenly change her mind about the whole "prehistoric kitties make great pets" thing.
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"This occurrence demonstrates an unusual characteristic of the Lightwards. For although the Lightwards wishes to become not only the dominant sentient species, but the only sentient species, the Lightwards exhibits an almost violent revulsion toward finding a mate. As a result of this peculiar disinclination, the Lightwards has developed a virus whereby it forcibly transforms members of another species into members of its own species. Needless to say, this virus has made it the natural enemy of the Remington, which has been known to attach itself to the most unusual predator it could find in an attempt to eradicate the Lightwards."
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"And here we see the Backtrack, taken from its natural habitat," the bland-voiced narrator intoned. "This is a usual occurrence for the Backtrack, as its natural habitat is a home or apartment that is unlikely to be attacked and is equipped with internet access and a Netflix subscription. When threatened, the Backtrack utilizes one of two defense mechanisms. The first involves attaching itself to the strongest predator in the area in an attempt to receive protection from other predators which pose a danger to the Backtrack. The second involves lying upon the ground and attempting to use it's offensive stench to fool predators into thinking it has been dead for some time. As most predators are not idiots, the Backtrack utilizes the second mechanism sparingly."
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Out of curiosity, what are the chances of him actually running screaming for the hills, flapping his arms like a penguin?
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I could add an Autumn post after work, if that's all Backtrack would do. No real plans, except for family coming over in the afternoon. I work tomorrow morning, but the plan is to close as early as possible, so I'll hopefully be off by 3.