Braidless Baka

Really there are two sides to the suicide debate. From the side of the person attempting suicide (I'm gonna go with Ginny's point here) of course it's justifiable. That doesn't mean they think it's right, of course they'd want to keep on living if they saw a reason. But it can be justified merely because they've attempted it. Even if they're attention seeking... There's got to be a reason they're seeking attention... And then there's the friends of the person. According to them it's selfish and a cowardly way out. "Think of all the people they hurt" "Think of what they're throwing away" "[insert problem here] will be over soon" So, according to them, there is no way to justify it. Maybe they're being selfish by wanting the person to continue living a life they don't want to live anymore? Not stating an opinion here BTW, just something to think on... [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mnemolth [/i] [B]I also believe that the aged, the invalid, and those suffering insufferable pain from a terminal illness with no cure or effective treatment have a good cause to take their own life. And in most cases, such action is far from thoughtless. And attention-seeking is the last thing on their minds.[/B][/QUOTE] I also agree with that... Euthanasia has been a hot topic in the last few years, in Europe at least... Few coutries have it legalised, because it is just another form of suicide. But in the case of euthanasia I totally agree. What they do with their lives is up to them. Many people who consider euthanasia think about it for a looooooong time before coimg to any type of decision. And, as Mnemolth pointed out, it's far from thoughtless or attention seeking. So, is suicide justifiable? How long is a piece of string?

Personally... I'd say make your font a little bigger and don't fade it... that font's hard to read at the best of times, and if it's bold, un-bold it (yeah i have an issue with that font ^_^) But I REALLY like the eye thing you have going on! don't touch it!

*laughs* Yeah, well... I don't draw very often, and I can't draw fullstop unless it's anime... but I figured I'd see what peeps thought... So... meh ^_^ Enjoy! (And yes, it is chibi Duo from Gundam Wing ¬_¬*) [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=381868[/img]

Well, I know in Britain (I know this has been said before but meh) we have pretty strict gun laws. The whole "license to own one" deal, I'm not sure how it runs in the US, I assume different states have different laws and so on... But, even though we have our share of gun-crime, imagine how much we would have if everyone was [i]allowed[/i] to carry a gun on their person? I don't even want to think about it... You see, if you collect weaponry and shoot at targets, fine. Nobody should be stopping you. It's not an insecurity thing as somebody suggested earlier on in the thread. It's just a hobby. But things like that have to be controlled. I was watching a program not long ago on TV where a guy who just drove into rural areas and shot at targets, roadsigns and such, ended up killing about seven people before he was finally caught. That simply yells "stricter control" at me...

OOC: Texas and Cali hmm? *chuckles* I'm doing quite well considering I'm British ^_^ IC: He turned at his mother tapping the glass. She made gestures indicating that she wanted him inside. He rolled his eyes... "[i]Haaaaai![/i]" He turned back to Ana and Lily. "Okay, Ana and Lillian..." "[i]Lily![/i]" insisted Lily. "Fine, [i]Lily[/i], then. Maybe I'll see you guys around sometime, yeah?" They both nodded, still not quite sure what to make of him, and staring at him as he made his exit. "Hey Ana... D'you think he could kill someone?" "What the HELL?!" Ana gwaped. "Where the hell did you pull that from?" "I dunno... Just that girl before. She said someone was going to kill her sister... or something..." Lily shrugged.

[img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=380832[/img] [i][b]"How much is that doggie in the window? WOOF WOOF!"[/b][/i] --- Heh heh, not really a serious quote I know... But a well-loved children's song ^_^

To be perfectly honest, Ryu didn't know what his mother was here to talk about. He stood there, fidgeting, looking at other things in the room. A "no smoking" sticker over there... A "Students Against Drunk Driving" poster over there... Nothing completely amazing, that was certain. But he knew that there were things about to go down here. Things that he wanted to see. Blinking slightly behind his glasses, he turned towards the window, hearing a slight "thunk". He caught the end of two girls running away, one of them having fallen against the window. Curious... Very curious... He turned to his mother, telling her he would be back in a minute. She nodded, Ryu didn't really have to be there anyway, and it was nice that he wanted to explore his new school. She, of course, had no idea why he was so eager to explore. The two girls were cowering at the side of the window, getting strange looks from passers by. At first they didn't seem to see Ryu, wrapped up as they were in their own little arguement. He leaned against the wall, slightly amused. "You two okay over there?" His English held a ring of a Japanese dialect, but it was understandable. One of the girls wrenched her arm out of the grip of the other. "Go ahead Lily, why don't [i]you[/i] explain this?"

[img]http://www.members.aol.com/shadowedcloudx/puppy[/img] [i][b]Now that's cannablism for ya... He even left the bun...[/i][/b] --- Heh heh, sometimes I amuse myself... Funny thread ^_^! We had a debate once on a school trip whether, because the pigeons were eating roast-chicken flavoured crisps, they were in fact cannibals - we decided... yes... they were ^_^

[b]Hearing Me[/b] I see I think I know it all I'm blessed I'm cursed Watch me fall Who's right? Who's wrong? Who'll vanish in the night? Who's God? Who's Reaper? I'll perish, I'm right... It's light, It's shadowed, I'm scared of my own dreams I sleep, I wake, I'm parted at the seams Do you care? At all? When I ask you that? Do you wonder? Or know? I'm worried by the fact? I smile, I laugh, But is that really... real? I'll not know Or mind But my wounds will not heal. I ask you, Again. Do you really know? What's right? What's not? So...? Or don't you even hear me...?

The first one reminds me of some Dinsey song... what was it... "Drip drip drop little April showers..." *starts humming it* I think it was from Bambi or something O_o Neeways that one was nice, kinda mellow, even though it's describing a storm... And "time and Loss" is very thought-provoking. Nice, very nice indeed ^_^

Yeah, not long ago I went to the cinema to go see Treasure Planet (a new Disney film ^_^) and I became obsessed. I gotta admit, I'm not expecting a huge turn out for this rp, I don't know how many people on OB are Disney fans let alone like Treasure Planet. But I thought, what the heck! I've been away for a few weeks and I need to get back into my stride! So here's the rp ^_^ We're starting alongside the movie, so it starts round about when the "Jim" character is about to board Legacy, the ship that the rp is named after ^_^, with whatever companions he/she has in their company. But, what I want to do is fill every slot with a "new" character. So, for instance, I'm pinching the "Jim" character, but it won't be Jim per se, my character will simply fill that role for the sake of the game. I know that's a little confuzzle-ing but PM me, or just ask in-thread if you need any clarification, ok? The only other character I'm desperate for is a character to take on the role of Silver, but that's the only bad guy I want... a Cyborg driven by greed, but torn by friendship ^_^ Haha! Poetry! [b][i]~~My Character~~[/b][/i] [b]Name:[/b] Elizabeth Gertrude Hawkins (Linzi) [b]Filled Role:[/b] Jim Hawkins [b]Age:[/b] 17 [b]Apperance:[/b] Red hair, cut boyishly short, and intense green eyes. Stands an average height, and for some reason insists on wearing only one hoop in one ear. She has a fading scar by one ear from a "cat-fight" a long time ago. To look at, one could mistake her for a boy. [b]Personality:[/b] Very tomboyish, brash and abrupt, with almost no respect for authority. To her, authority is simply a method of controlling someone. She could excel at school, but her heart just isn't in it. And she seems to have a suspiciously familier flair for mechanics. [b]Bio:[/b] As with Jim in the movie, Linzi's father left when she was very young. She has always resented him for that, and spends her time becoming a child her father would not have wanted to have brought up, in her own way of saying "Bite me". However, her mother finds that a handful and is constantly worried about her daughter. ~~~~~~~~ Oh yeah, and one more thing, don't worry if your character is real similar to the original character. Like, Dilbert can still be a dog, and the captain can still be a cat etc etc... ^_^ I'm just trying to provoke creativity!

It's started ^_^ Just incase you guys missed it in the Adventure thread it's [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22610]HERE[/URL]!!

[i]Settou (the aforementioned creature) nosed about the market stalls quietly. Nobody was watching... or so she thought... as she picked up an apple off one of the carts.[/i] [b]Settou:[/b] *chibi eyes* Come to me my little-! *opens her mouth hungrily to take a big bite* [b]Stall owner:[/b] *spots her* THIEF!! [b]Settou:[/b] What what?? *looks about in true anime style* No nonononono!! *chuckles nervously, placing the apple back slowly and deliberately, patting it before withdrawing her hand* Heh heh heh, I was just... uhh... looking... Yes! I was looking at your beautiful... *starts backing away nervously* Beautiful fruit! Mymymy! Aren't they beautiful? So beautiful that... *snatches one and runs* I THINK I'LL HAVE ONE!! [b]Stall owner:[/b] *jumping up and down comically before giving chase* THIEF!! STOP THIEF!! [b]Settou:[/b] AHHHHHHHHH!!!! *keeps running* I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN TWOOOOOOOO!!!

Call me watever you want Kouberei ^_^ I know my nick's a fairly long one. I just have to figure a nickname for you now... Hmm... Kou-kou-chan maybe? *ponders* I'll come up with something!! Join fellow assassins!! *makes a plea to all closet-assassins* Although I agree wit Kouberei, I think three's a big enough number to start... Watcha think Psycho? *prod prod*

Hey, if there's too many bad guys the good guys are gonna lose... Or maybe that's what you really WANT?! O_O *chuckles and wanders off into her subconscious, waiting for mandy to start*

Hmm... an rp about hacking O_o and the internet, hey you have my support! This may be a little scrappy seeing as how I'm at school, but I wanna fill the slot! Name: Ryuichi Saiki (Ryuichi is the first name) Age: 17 Description: Typical Japanese kid, dark hair, dark eyes blah blah blah. Usually dresses sloppily, jeans, t-shirt, you name it. Wears glasses, and is otherwise very ordinary. Not a face you would especially remember. Bio: "The Japanese Kid" (if that slot isn't full already...) who sent the email. Basically, Ryu is a kid with a grudge. He hates the whole "protection of information" deal, and how everyone who is talented with a computer is discriminated against. He's pretty much a good kid though, his only really bad spells in school being two explusions for messing with the school network. He knows how to break the law in regard to the whole computer thingy. But he doesn't make a habit of it. Known online by the alias "Ryuhoshi" he's fairly well known for his abilities amongst those kind of circles. [EDIT] ACK! See? Told you it would be scrappy... Just to set it straight, I don't wanna be a stalker person... I dunno what your plot is, but I'm not after being a bad guy... A nice geek if you will O_o Ohhh geez, I should read these things more carefully in future O_O!

Ohh a Weiss RP!! *big grin* I think I'll just be omi-kun ^_^ if that's okieday? You don't need a bio for omi d'you? If y'want one I can do one :D

Allllrighty then ^_^ *cracks knuckles* Good guy(/girl) Name: Settou Age: 15 (But she looks to be about 10) Gender: Female Race: Neko-jin Description: A bit small for her size, Setty is basically a cat-person, but with rabbit-esque ears that fall down her back. And a nice long tail that makes people sometimes mistake her for a saiyan. I hope nobody minds the kitty-ness O_o! Bio: Basically, Setty is a rare kind of thing, and she's been a thief on the streets for as long as she can remember. She's not a great warrior (or even a bad one), she just ends up escaping from someone chasing her by hopping on a ship that she later finds out is headed for earth. Heehee, I forsee her playing the comic relief ^_^ Planet: Yuzi

[i]Tam was bewildered... no, make that PETRIFIED![/i] [b]Tam:[/b] What's going on?! Who're we running from anyway?! [b]Bremma:[/b] *leading the group on at a jog* We don't have time for explanations right now kid! [b]Alucard:[/b] Follow me, I know a place not far from here where we'll be safe! *overtakes Bremma in an attempt to take the lead of the party, who are all running by now* [b]Tam:[/b] What about [i]them[/i]!? [b]Geist:[/b] *jogging at a pace more suited to Tam so as to not leave him behind* What about who? [b]Tam:[/b] *stops and turns back towards the way they've just come* Those MS pilots, if they get caught, they'll be killed! [i]Tam watched the MS units, which, after having taken newer, loaded, weapons, started their destructive patrol again. However, this time the element of surprise was lost. They were going to get gunned down, unless something drastic was done.[/i] [b]Spares:[/b] There's nothing we can do for them... They chose what they are doing now. [b]Tam:[/b] *breaking away and running back the way they came, towards the battle-field* We can help them! I know we can! [b]Orien:[/b] *lunging forward and grabbing Tam's shoulder* How? Do you have a plan? [b]Tam:[/b] *quietly* No... *announces* But someone has to! We can't just leave them to get shot down, right? Where's the justice in that?!

[i]Acutely, Tam glares at everyone present. How come they got to make all the decisions? They were obviously bothered about whether he lived or died, but were they bothered about what he thought? Somehow, he supposed not...[/i] [b]Tam:[/b] *angrily* Doesn't anyone care what I think? [b]Bremma:[/b] Look, you're just a kid... [b]Tam:[/b] So? Why're all you people pushing me around like I don't matter? *pauses, watching them all, as they're obviously unsure what to say* You all seem kinda worried about me, why not worry about what I think as well? [b]Alucard:[/b] *smiling slightly* Y'know, maybe he's right. [b]Spares:[/b] *doesn't speak, but is also smiling approvingly* [i]Suddenly a loud crashing is heard through the trees, as two Leo mobile suits crush straight through the foliage.[/i] [b]Orien:[/b] *grabbing Tam by the middle and hoisting him off the ground* Now is NOT the time to ask questions! [i]Everyone scatters, dissappearing amongst the trees. Soon the mobile suits are going, searching for survivors of their recent raid. Everyone draws quick, shallow breaths, nobody quite knowing what to say.[/i] [b]Tam:[/b] *nervous* Can we go now? [b]Orien:[/b] *to his "men"* Go find out what that was! *waits for them to do something* What are you waiting for?! A bus!? MOVE IT!! [b]Orien's men:[/b] *run off in the direction the MS came from* [b]Spares:[/b] *after a significant pause* There's a spaceport near here... We're awaiting company from up there *waves his finger in a small circle above him to indicate the sky* Once we have him, we can figure out how we're going to go about getting rid of the Second Sphere. [b]Canbek:[/b] What about the kid? [b]Tam:[/b] *annoyed* Hey! What's that supposed to mean!? [b]Spares:[/b] *waves a hand to shush Tam* We have to take him with us... It doesn't matter where he goes now, they'll find him. He comes with us... [b]Orien:[/b] So what now? --- OOC: Okay, Kouberei, there's your opening with the spaceport, Sarsy, I'm sorry I had spares say so much without asking, Gelgoog, the mobile suits came from your direction, and Orien, your men were annoying me ^_^ I think I've spoken for everything...

Hmm... I'm going for the "sacrifice myself" thing... Since, if I had two children, I really couldn't choose and there'd be no point asking me to... But *pauses thoughtfully* that defeats the purpose doesn't it... I guess I'd just sacrifice neither of my children and chance it without the dude's help... [b]If you are in situation where you have to pick between your son and daughter which one would you pick?[/b] But then... are we picking them for a bad thing...? *ponders* ooooh you've set me thinking now...

[i]Well... Tam was a "little" freaked out by all the attention he was suddenly in recipt of. With a little desperation he stepped away from Canbek.[/i] [b]Tam:[/b] You're a soldier, yeah, but those other guys were soldiers too... *pauses* Why should you be any different? From that other guy too... [b]Canbek:[/b] Don't you understand? They wanted to [i]kill[/i] you! [b]Tam:[/b] *stuttering* B-b-but how do I [i]know[/i] that? [b]Canbek:[/b] For the time being... you don't... You have to trust me. [b]Spares:[/b] *from seemingly nowhere* He doesn't have to do anything he doesn't want to do... [b]Tam:[/b] O_o!?! [b]Spares:[/b] *raises an eyebrow at Canbek, who seems about to say something* No, don't get anything the wrong way, I'm up for saving his life. I just think he should choose how we go about it. *pauses* Shouldn't we be working together? The Second Sphere isn't one or two people, you're not going to defeat it alone... [i]Quietly, Tam's gaze flicked between both of them, not really sure what he was supposed to think... Polotics was beyond him O_o![/i]

Well, that's a great response! Thanks guys! [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21741]The rp has started here![/URL] And if anyone else feels they wanna join, just pm me! The more the merrier! *cheers* EDIT: Yeah, and Kouberei's in too, just the post came up after I'd written this, so yeah! Woohooo! :D

[b]The Players:[/b] [i]Braidless Baka[/i] - Tamesu Kyo [i]Bremma[/i] - Bremma Fallens [i]Mztik_Gohan10[/i] - Canbek Alakay [i]Sarsy[/i] - Gauric (Spares) [i]Kain[/i] - Alucard Lucilin [i]Orien_Xel[/i] - Orien Zel [i]DuoMax[/i] - Omi Motokazu [i]Gelgoog Pilot[/i] - Zed Kieler [i]Kouberei[/i] - Geist Hattori --- Tamesu sat at the kitchen table, swinging his legs idly under it from a chair that was obviously too big for him. The videophone started buzzing behind him suddenly, but he didn't hear it. The last call had been much too disturbing... A tear slid down his face as he thought of his parents. They were dead now. They had been allowed to make one phone call before they were assassinated. Of course, Tamesu didn't completely comprehend the idea of politics and assassinations, and the constant shift power in these darkening days. All he knew was that his parents had called up to tell him they loved him, and he held that close to his heart. Suddenly, with a BANG, the front door came crashing onto the wooden floor of the hall. With a yelp, the Japanese child jumped from the chair towards the back of the house, instinctively knowing he was next. And a hollow thought crossed his mind - he had nobody to call to tell them he loved them. He came to the back door of the house and pulled hard on the doorhandle, but it wouldn't budge. The key had been removed and put somewhere he couldn't find, or most likely reach. So he pressed his back against the door, taking shallow but quiet breaths, praying the intruders would go away. But they did anything but leave, rifling through drawers and cupboards, as though looking for something important... Not him apparently... otherwise why would they bother with the kitchen drawers? Tamesu winced as several plates smashed on the kitchen floor, dislodged from the cupboard. They were just one room away. Then the door opened, a shaft of light falling on the child's ankles. Then it crept further, up to his chin, before two soldiers could be clearly seen to be standing in the doorway, looking at him. "Watcha think?" murmured one of them quietly. "He's seen us..." "But he's just a little kid." "So? He knows what we are." The second soldier stepped up then, and was heard to ready his handgun with a click. Then he pressed it up against the shaking boy's head. "Sorry kid, nothing personal." The words were chirpily said, as though they had only said something possibly offensive, not as though they were about to take his life... So, this was the true face of the Second Sphere, not the glorified act they put on for the cameras. They were just cold-blooded murderers... "I'm not afraid," squeaked Tamesu, attempting defiance. The soldier snorted. "Yeah, sure you're not." ---- OOC: Okay, I'm counting on someone to save me, perhaps one of you army guys or rebels could've been following them? Otherwise I'm already dead O_O! Pleeeeeeease!

[i]The year is After Colony 314. The Gundams were destroyed over a hundred years ago, as well as peace being attained between Earth and the Colonies, mostly credited to the Cinq Kingdom. The Kingdom and it's neighbouring nations were blooming with prospering peace and harmony. Until about a year ago. During the year AC 313 [/i](Lucky for some ^_^) [i]a new power arose. This power calls itself "The Second Sphere" and claims the Earth will regain dominance over the colonies. Continents on Earth and several colonies have been corrupted by this new movement and war has begun again. The Cinq Kingdom and it's allies are lying in tatters, and are barely offering resistance to this new threat. And the Second Sphere are trying to reconstruct the Gundams... The Battle has begun...[/i] ---------- Okay, a few brief pointers... -- There are [b][i]NO[/b][/i] Gundams in this rp, mobile suits, yes, gundams NO!!! The Second Sphere is still trying to rebuild them after Endless Waltz, when they were all blown up. -- Nobody is allowed to be related to any character from the series. I want no [insert name] Yuys, or anyone else... Sure you can come from the colony and be the same nationality, but [i]no relatives please[/i] There are lots of options for character creation, you could be part of a military organisation (remember, at least 100 years have gone by, no harm in making one up), perhaps a rebel group opposed to war. Anything, but NO GUNDAM PILOTS.... I cannot stress this enough... So here's the basic character form ^_^ [b]Name:[/b] [b]Age:[/b] [b]Gender:[/b] [b]Nationality:[/b] [b]Eye colour:[/b] [b]Hair colour:[/b] [b]Place of Birth:[/b] (Earth? Colonies? Which one?) [b]Role:[/b] (like, rebel, army, innocent bystander ^_^ NO GUNDAM PILOTS!!) [b]Physical appearance:[/b] (looks, clothing, weaponry etc) [b]Bio:[/b] (just a basic history of who your character is, even if it's insanely boring, we wanna know ^_^) And that's it ^_^ The basic storyline is somehow we're gonna save the world (and the colonies)!! ---- If you need a guide to filling out the character sheet, here's mine ^_^ [b]Name:[/b] Tamesu Kyo [i](Tamesu is the first name)[/i] [b]Age:[/b] 13 [i](I'm expecting everyone else to be at least 15 so I have the "baby" character)[/i] [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Nationality:[/b] Japanese [b]Eye colour:[/b] Dark brown [b]Place of Birth:[/b] Japan, Earth [b]Hair colour:[/b] Black with blonde highlights [b]Role:[/b] Innocent bystander ^_^ [i](But there is a plan to get him involved - I think he's gonna become a rebel in time)[/i] [b]Physical appearance:[/b] About 4 foot, give or take an inch. Carries a "paint pistol" - c'mon he's only 13... Slops around in jeans and a t-shirt, usually with an open overshirt over the top. [b]Bio:[/b] Both his parents were laisons between Earth and the L1 colony (based on L1's obvious connections with Japan and Asia) and were assassinated before the rp starts. So, basically this little kid is an orphan! O_o *cries* Now he's out for revenge... even though he's only thirteen... He thinks he can manage! ^_^