little wilson

Hm. Either Uglies by Scott Westerfeld or The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare. Only one of which is dystopian, but both are very YA. Favorite meat?

Another thing to consider with collecting the stats past those who've posted once is that high post count doesn't necessarily say that one is a significant contributor, just like a somewhat lower post count doesn't mean that someone is an insignificant contributor. That's all subjective by what we define as significant contributions. For example, the high level posters like Twi and Kobold would obviously fall into the "significant contributions" area, but there are plenty of active posters who may not post frequently, but when they do, they say a lot. Then there are other active posters who post a lot but say very little. So who defines what a "significant contribution" is? And as for getting the stats on that after coming to a definition everyone can agree on.... That would be even more difficult, since to my knowledge, you can't search by post word count, so it would require checking each individual post and marking it as significant or insignificant and that's just unrealistic. I think if you want different stats, you could do them based on forums and what percentage of users frequent certain boards and such. That could be interesting.

Never seen it, but The Vampire Diaries?

So I won't be RPing this time or next week, since right now I'm getting ready to leave on vacation and next week I'll be on vacation, and therefore spending more time with family than online, so...yeah. Sorry, not sorry. For now, my action: Who: Adira Wilson, as House Lady What: Hiring skilled workers for the Wilson farm and bakery. When: Action 2 Where: Urteau (for the farm) and Luthadel (for the bakery) Why: To increase production and profit.

This is probably the easy answer, but Twilight. As I told a friend yesterday, Twilight makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a rusty spoon.... Favorite poem from the Romantic period?

So my House in Heirs (since that's what Maill's sig's House words are for) has the words "Whispers in the Wind," mostly because my House animal is an eagle, it's Wilson so I've got alliteration with "whispers" and "wind" (and I'm quite a fan of alliteration), and Mistborn are kind of whispers in the wind. So it's very fitting. My house words though.... Maybe "Never conquered, always feared" since it works for almost everything I can think of, from a hard trial/situation that springs up to an intellectual battle I may feel I'm somewhat losing. Plus, it hits pretty heavily on my sense of courage and I think that's important for any words that are meant to describe myself.

I have many pictures I've taken that I enjoy quite a lot, but this is near the top: I took that sitting on the bench William Wordsworth built at Dove Cottage. Somehow, I had it all to myself for a few minutes, so it felt a bit like I got to experience Grasmere as he meant it to be appreciated from that spot, if only for 5 minutes. Plus, that view is gorgeous. What's your favorite vacation spot?

Gamma, were you able to kill any of them? If so, you should be able to identify their bodies. Granted, just a casual body identification action wouldn't see through any misdirection attempt, but if you wanted to do that, you could send the bodies to Tekiel and he could identify them with the forensics lab.

I like Ender, so I'll take that as a compliment.

Precisely. Especially since I pride myself on the fact that I'm never the first to stab someone in the back. I wait for them to make a move on me and then I take them down with extreme prejudice.....Which is part of the reason why I gained that name to begin with.

You try playing SE with a threat rep that comes from the label "Bloodthirsty Goddess" and I guarantee you'll want to get rid of it too. Especially since it's not even remotely accurate, despite what people say.

I haven't wanted that title for a long time, and I've actually been trying to get rid of it, so I'm happy to foist it all off on Twi, thank you very much.

In the JFSB. I don't know what the area's called (I didn't attend BYU, so I'm not up with the slang), but it looks out at the courtyard, and it's separated from the rest of the first floor. We meet at one of the tables there on the first floor.

So are we on for Tuesday, the 28th, at 7?

I'd RP this, but I sent Adira back to Keep Wilson so she's not around to rebuttal this. Instead, I'll just have to do it myself. So you're claiming that both your actions were innocent? Let me remind you of this: Emphasis mine. That bit right there was the only thing that struck me as true in that entire reply. Your other actions had something to do with Vinid. At least one of them did, anyway, possibly both. But fine, you want to play that you built a bakery and trained a Mistborn, let's look into that a little more. Building a bakery This makes no sense whatsoever. I personally believe you chose this because it looks like an innocent action to claim since so many people were doing it that turn and it's well-known that you're in the food industry. However, let's look at the last action and your reasons for doing that. I now turn your attention to this post. I believe you'll find an interesting meme in the spoiler tag. Something about upkeep costs being too high. So what you're claiming is that you traded four properties because upkeep was too high, but built another one? Hm. If you're trying to reduce upkeep, why'd you build another property? That reduces the reduction that you would've gained. Also, if you wanted another property, why didn't you trade less? For example: Let's say you had 5 properties. 1 wheat farm, 3 animal farms, and 1 slaughterhouse. Why wouldn't you trade the 1 wheat farm and 2 animal farms and keep the slaughterhouse and an animal farm for yourself? Then you'd have a full linear industry all for yourself rather than needing to build a tier 2 building. Of course, this is assuming that you didn't actually already have a bakery, which I think you did. Four tier 1 buildings (the three you traded and the farm you clearly would've had to own in order to make the bakery worthwhile) and only one tier 2 building (the slaughterhouse)? No. You had more than one. I'd bet money on it. And since you gave away far more tier 1 buildings than tier 2 buildings, if you were short on any building type, it would be the tier 1's, but you're claiming to have built a tier 2. Something doesn't add up here. Training a Mistborn This is a blatant lie, and I've affirmed with Wyrm of that fact by asking him what would happen if I were to train a Mistborn. I pretty much knew that there was no way it would be a 2 MP loss and a 2 MP gain. One for one with nothing else. No. That's nonsensical. Wyrm's better than that. He would make sure to give some increase somewhere for an action. The real cost is this: If you don't specify what you're training your Mistborn for, it's a 2 wealth cost for a 2 MP gain, as a standard "training" mission. If you specify what you're training them for, like "combat training" or the like, it will affect those stats somewhat differently, but a combat training would also have the 2 MP gain, since he doesn't keep track of how well trained your Mistborn are. Their strength is coded by MP and AS/AP. In Conclusion The bakery could be true, though I doubt that it is. The training is most definitely not true, however. Which means that your second action at the very least still remains open. Which, conveniently, is also the same action that Vinid has open with you, and I believe that was the action you two attacked Tekiel with, since she publicized her first action and you publicized your last. The fact that you so obviously lied about your second action makes me even more certain you two did it. You really should just fess up and pay Tekiel for his losses. At most, it would cost 15 wealth to split between your Houses and 1 Mistborn child (not one of your own children, but one of your House Mistborn) from each of your Houses to make up for his AP loss. That's a relatively minor cost for an unprovoked attack of two Houses on one. Your choice, though. Your time to make that choice is limited, however, because that offer is only on the table until rollover. You have about 24 hours to decide. Also, in case anyone is curious, I speak for the Security Firm Tekiel has requested help him out with this. We're new, but our services are for hire. We deal in information, security, and much more, with a full-coverage package being that a House that employs our services has full coverage against any and all attacks, along with the option of taking advantage of all of our services. You pay us a premium every turn and if you're attacked, we'll see to it that you're reimbursed your MP/wealth loss and we'll track down the culprits and bring them to justice in as legal a way as can be managed, up to and not excluded imprisonment. Or death, depending on the crime and what TLR says. We'll have more information for you next turn.

There's an easy enough way to prove that. What were your other actions?

Lady Adira Wilson had listened to the Tekiel-Vinid-Erikell drama long enough. She'd already met with Lord Tekiel and she'd talked with another Lord who'd met with Vinid and Erikell and she finally felt in a position of knowledge enough that she could act. She addressed Lord Erikell first. "Your argument is riddled with logical fallacies. Our Houses are in the beginning stages of life. Anything can happen at this time that could cripple us for centuries to come. You make the mistake of claiming that something is more probable to have happened simply because it is less plausible, but that's incorrect. Perhaps at another time or another place, this idea would hold ash, but right here, right now, it means nothing. We're not established enough to create intricate gambits right now, and to claim that we are is to miss the truth. All of us are weak, and no one is strong enough for the type of complexity you are insisting must have happened. "You claim that it would be illogical for you to attack Lord Tekiel, but logic doesn't factor into it. It's neither logical nor illogical to assume that you had attacked or not attacked Tekiel. The only question is that of motive, and only you know that. "If you wish to keep your actions private, that's your choice, but I would like to emphasize that those actions are the only things that can redeem you. Only a guilty House has something to hide at this early stage. "I find it interesting that you use the excuse of trying for an heir then. You didn't. Not that I claim to know such personal affairs as the intimacy between you and your wife, but one can simply look at your firstborn child and know that she is not the age she should be if you had tried for an heir. Anyone can see this, so your excuse is feeble in that regard. "As for the dissolution of your relationship with House Vinid if they participated in an attack. The accusation is that you participated in it together. Assuming you two are still in cahoots, it's easy enough to say to each other "I won't rat you out if you don't rat me out," and stick to that until the bitter end. This statement only seems like you're trying to help out, but it is only words because you two are clearly in this together." Lady Wilson turned her back on Lord Erikell, not even bothering to give him time to respond before she started in on Lady Vinid. "And as for you. Your words are all an attempt to bring doubt to Tekiel's findings, seeking to discredit his words and investments to protect yourself and Lord Erikell. Your similar assurance to dissolve your relationship with Erikell should he be involved in the attack is as unhelpful as Erikell's was. You have his back and you know it. He knows it too. You believe that if you stand strong, you can make it through this. It's a noble effort, worthy of a military House, but you can't succeed. Surely you know that." She looked between Lord Erikell and Lady Vinid and spoke again to both of them. "I have it on good authority that you already confessed to the attack, but then thought better of it and proclaimed your innocence. I'm not surprised you'd do so. If you admit to the attack, you know you'll have to pay restitution to Lord Tekiel, reimbursing him for the wealth and Allomancers he lost, and you don't want to do that. But if you insist on your innocence, you believe you have a chance at coming through unscathed of any type of punishment. You're only making things worse for you. Both of you." She glanced at Erikell. "As one of the Nine, you should've known better than to seek to use The Lord Ruler's gift for such purposes." Turning to Vinid, she said, "And you were brand new to Luthadel. Coming in as a strong military House, you likely thought yourself above any type of punishment since who could touch you? The Lord Ruler can. The Lord Ruler always can. He can bring the mighty to their knees, and raise those who used to be weak to become stronger than they can imagine. Your House may be new, but even a new House should respect and fear Him. He doesn't look kindly upon troublemakers, especially within his Nobles. We should be working together to make this Empire something great; not attacking each other in our Keeps simply because we believe we're stronger." Lady Wilson stopped herself from continuing. What she really wanted to say was that she didn't think Lady Vinid was worthy to be a leader of a strong military force if she couldn't show even a modicum of restraint, but she knew the woman wouldn't react kindly to that. Instead, Adira bit her tongue and turned away from the two. She waved her captain, Hadwen, over, as she walked back to her carriage. "I'm putting more money into your forces," she said as she handed him a purse full of boxings. "See that further training starts immediately. I want your men ready to handle any force that comes your way." He nodded and waited until she was safely inside the carriage before waving ten of his men over to guard her on her way back to Keep Wilson, before he went the other direction to collect the necessities for the increased training. Adira sat back in the carriage as it bounced along the road. She'd need to do more, of course, to protect herself, her family, and her investments. While she didn't think Vinid would do something as foolhardy as attack House Wilson, Adira knew better than to become complacent. Her House needed her forethought right now, and by The Lord Ruler's staff, she'd deliver. For OOC points to Erikell and Vinid. First, Erikell's point about abiding by the request to keep from having the same actions made public. I already addressed this in part in the RP, but there are a few more things I want to say about it. One, that request was solely about Trying for an Heir, since almost everyone on G1T2 made that action public. It's an easy action to reveal, as it gives away nothing of your House. It's the only action of its kind. Two, you didn't try for an heir that turn, and I know you didn't because it was Turn 1, and everyone who tried for an heir had a child. You did not. Therefore, you did not try for an heir. Therefore, your other actions were revealing, and it's highly likely that Tekiel is correct when he says that your least incriminating action that turn was giving away four properties in exchange for protection from a highly militarized House. That makes one wonder just what you did that would require such protection. And Vinid's point about the body in the writeup. That's not entirely accurate. There were two people killed away from the main Tekiel force. One was a Tekiel guardsman and the other was an attacker who was killed by his own men so he wouldn't talk, and his body was left. I believe that all of these were simply fluff, as you say. The main point to take from this is that both sides lost people. Tekiel lost some of his allomancers and the attacking force lost 3. Nowhere in that entire writeup is there even an inkling of an impression that a body was replaced with a kandra. Or that a kandra body was replaced with a normal body. Additionally, forensics is never about just clothing-type identification processes. Anybody can look at someone wearing clothing with the Vinid logo and say "That person is from House Vinid," and be deceived by an impostor. An investment into body identification is obviously going to be deeper than that. It's an investment after all. It's got to pay off somehow. All of these questions about the lab's methods and the writeup are exactly what I already said in the RP: an attempt at discrediting everything Tekiel says. An attempt to get people to doubt the truth. The truth is that Vinid and Erikell attacked Tekiel and are trying to deny it. They used offensive measures against a House without provocation and should be tried and punished accordingly. We can't be fighting amongst ourselves just yet. Obviously we'll have to eventually, but on Turn 2? Really? At least give it a couple generations before you try pushing everyone into a House War.

I hate car troubles. Especially when they happen when you're going to work and your car dies on the freeway and you think that it might be the gas even though the gas light wasn't on, so when you risk your life walking along the freeway to get to the gas station and bring back a gas can full of gas and put it in your car (and in the process end up spilling little drops on your hands, arms, and clothes so now you smell like gas because the can didn't have a funnel ) expecting that it will magically fix the problem and it doesn't..... On the plus side, the engine turns over so it's not a major issue. But I've no idea what it is, and now I'm really hot and tired and sad because I just fixed a tensioner problem in my car last week and now I have to spend more money to fix whatever's wrong again. And I don't have a car. Can I just not work today? Can I just take back the last 2 hours and sleep through the morning? No?

What about the 30th? I'd say wait til Saturday, but not only is that not in July, I'll be leaving that day for Montana.

I'm having a blasted hard time coming up with a good RP right now, and I know I said that I'd do one this turn, but that's not going to happen. However, thanks to my planned actions for next turn and how long I've been planning those, I've had plenty of RP ideas for that, so I can guarantee I'll be RPing next time. Without a doubt. For now, my public action: Who: Lady Adira Wilson, as House Lady What: Purchasing a cotton plantation and a military uniform clothing factory. Where: The cotton plantation will be near the Wilson farm outside of Urteau, and the factory will be in Luthadel When: Action 2 Why: To clothe the Wilson troops in military uniforms of House Wilson's colors so they look more respectable and maintained. Also to make and sell uniforms to other Houses who wish to purchase high-quality uniforms for their own troops. (So I will be keeping the first shipment of uniforms for myself, and selling shipments thereafter, unless I designate at some future point that I wish to keep another shipment)

Actually, here's a handy map that shows the division of right-driving versus left. Red is right. Blue is left. I was pretty sure this was the case, since I remember right driving in France, and in all my times doing Geoguessr (brilliant game, by the way, if you haven't played it), most other countries drive on the right.

I'm American and I grew up saying Uey. Now I'm really curious how that word came about for my little corner of the world. There's no one from Australia in my family...

Go for it.

So. Much. Yes. I cannot wear a watch on my left wrist. At all. I can't wear anything on my left wrist, actually. It's so uncomfortable. I'm just confused why it even mattered to the person. I mean really: isn't the point of the test to prove you know how to ski? Does it really matter which direction you start going down on the mountain? Nope. It really doesn't. At all. There are actually a lot of things I switch off on, dominance-wise. I catch right-handed, but I throw left-handed (that's not all that surprising, though, since I had to learn to catch with my right hand to play softball). I bat ambidexterously, but I prefer right-handed. However, all racket sports I have to play left-handed. Same with golf. Pool is right-handed, and I snowboard with my right foot forward. I eat left-handed. I shoot guns right-handed (though that's more because I'm right-eye dominant and shooting left-handed while using my right eye is just a bad idea). It amuses me that I'm not consistent in my preference between right and left, though I do tend to learn more towards the left hand, and that's obvious in what my preference is when picking things up, opening doors, etc. Also, some other interesting things about me I've since remembered: I love houses. This is something that extends to when I was a kid (like, around 5-6 years old at least). I loved building houses with Legos, or cities with blocks and in our sandbox--particularly houses. I was constantly drawing houses in church, in school, and my free time. Blueprints. In 5th grade, my teacher saw my drawing a house, and she's like "Oh, do you want to be an architect?" And I'm like "What's that?" And when she explained it to me, I'm like "YES!" In 8th-9th grade, I drew house plans for most of my friends. I got very good at it. I could easily freehand a perfectly straight line. I'd draw houses and play games with my sisters with the houses I drew and the ones I'd collected from the newspaper, the internet, and house plan books my parents would get me. I'd build houses out of molding clay (I really should've taken pictures of some of those too, because those were awesome). On the Sims, I'd play just to build the houses. I decided in my senior year that there were way too many math classes needed for an architectural degree, so I went into English instead. I don't really regret that choice, but I do still have an intense passion for residential architecture. When I listen to music, I get into it. Very, very into it. No matter where I am. If I'm at my apartment, I actually sing along, but even at work, I'll head-bang, lip-sync, air guitar, air violin, air piano, air drum, actually drum (using pens on my desk), and more. I have no shame when it comes to showing my love of music. I have an insane number of nicknames. The most obvious ones are based on my name: Wilson, Little Wilson, K-Dawg, Kendrita, Drita, Special K, K-Monster (this is my childhood nickname, which my dad and brother still sometimes call me to this day), and K-Tiger. Then there are the ones that come from specific situations, which I can only think of one of those right now: Cakeface. And then there are the nicknames based on personality, namely Lord Otter and Giggles. I'm positive I'm missing at least 5 nicknames. Sugar affects me like alcohol affects other people. I think this might be a side effect of being ADD, but I'm not 100% certain. All I really know is that if I consume an unhealthy amount of sugar in a short period of time, I start slurring my words and my coordination is bad enough that I can't even sit on a table. Or anywhere. I once consumed 52 oz of Mountain Dew in less than 3 hours. This was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. I could feel the caffeine in my fingertips 3 days later. No joke. It was the strangest feeling, and I never want to duplicate it. I've never pulled an all-nighter. I've been on the opposite side of the sunrise plenty of times, but I have to sleep for at least 2-3 hours. I cannot go for more than 30 hours without sleeping. I am only 5'3.5,'' but I've been told I seem like I'm 5'7''. I assume this means my personality makes me seem larger than I am. I can make myself hyper just through conversation. I'm normally a rather mellow person, but if I get animated for too long, I get super-hyper, and it takes a while to chill out. In the interim, I'm bouncing off the walls and my ADD is really bad because I literally can't focus on anything for more than 2 seconds. I hear that Hyper!Wilson is very entertaining to watch.

This. So much this. I had a very similar experience, only for me, it's that my sisters are younger than me by three years (they're twins). So I was the first girl after three boys. While my mom was excited to finally have a girl after three boys, I don't recall my parents ever pushing girl toys on me. I don't even think they bought Barbies and Polly Pockets until my sisters came along. So I grew up with Legos, actions figures, wooden blocks, micro machines and hot wheels....pretty much all the stereotypical "boy toys" of the late 80's/early 90's. And I loved every bit of it. Sure, I played Barbies and Polly Pockets (the old school Polly Pockets with the choking hazards. Not the new ones that are much safer) with my sisters, but I far preferred Legos and building cities out of either blocks or sand in the sandbox, and then driving the hot wheels and micro machines around on them. My sisters liked the other toys as well, but I think they (or at least one of them, definitely) liked the "girl toys" better, and that's perfectly fine. It's about doing what you feel most comfortable with. Labels are lame and shouldn't matter.