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Very funny stuff lol. Ah, makes me want to draw stick figures again! Keep it up; I can't wait for the next one! Line o' the Day: "Ah, I'm pleased you remembered my sexy Latin accent."

It doesn't bother me at all that Dat Phan won and Ralphie May lost. Like TN said, Ralphie May does angry, but he doesn't do it funny. Lewis Black, George Carlin, and Denis Leary (who, if I may get off topic, will be roasted this weekend, which I'm looking forward to - just to see how he'll react) do angry very funny and Ralphie May just doesn't do it as well.

Don't know if anyone here has really [i]changed[/i] me. It's kinda hard to be changed by a person you meet on the internet lol. But there are a lot of cool people here. LostProphet - For letting me into my first online club. And he's an Insomniac fan, too! Dragon Warrior - For helping to get rid of the stigma that is attached to drawing stick figure comics. Adam - For showing the kind of dedication that I really need to put forth on my website, though I know I'll never do it. James - For running a well organized message board and for showing me that there's always more to learn about Nintendo. Semjaza Azazel - Always seems to pull out some opinion on something that makes me go "Wow, I never thought of that before." And he has the same effect Nintendo-wise that James has one me. Syk3 - Heh, my day wouldn't be the same without the AIM conversations with Syk3. Our conversations always seem to take a turn for the bizarre at the end and I couldn't ask for a better way to start the day. Nomad - For making my first cool banner with Vicious on it. I miss that banner! I wish I'd saved it... Hataki Vash - For making my current banner/avatar combo. He has a cool AIM name, too. GhostofSalvtore - Helped me out big time with the first segment of my RPG. Very cooperative, nice guy. Avalon - Took on an important position in my RPG when nobody else would. She's really nice, too. Half_Shaded - My sister, for always making me look like an internet illiterate. Thanks, sis. Taylor Hewitt - Seems to have some sort of hate group following him, but he's never been anything but nice and polite to me. Ruby - Can't forget Ruby! One of the few girls to actually go on a date with me. An online date, perhaps, but a date nonetheless. There are probably more, but this list is long enough as it is...maybe I'll add more later...

Those were some cool comics. That was a nice strategy; make simple drawings, so that you can focus on the humor. #1: Heh, I liked it. What a plot twist lol! Wasn't expecting a broom to pop up, I can tell you that. #2: This one was even better than the first. But I couldn't help but notice that the TV disappeared when they were talking. Is it some kind of futuristic television o_O?

Hah, I've found a way around wishing GoS a happy birthday - I already sent him a Happy Birthday message over PM! Score! Bleh, enough of that. Birthdays don't mean that much to me usually, but it means a little more this year, since I'll be turning 18 (on November 19th...so far away...@_@). Not that I'll be doing anything irregular (for me, that is) but 18 just seems like a relevant number :D . After that, 21 is the next relevant birthday and then, it serves as a reminder that I'm not getting any younger...but I'm too young to worry about that right now lol.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Raiha [/i] [B][color=royalblue]Drivers Training, is a ball. Just don't lose your mind.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Bleh, I hope I don't lose my mind. Everything's going well so far (the class is easy), but mid-term is coming up. I loathe studying. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Taylor Hewitt [/i] [B]Is drivers ed scary? I mean is it hard or easy? [/B][/QUOTE] Nah, the class is super easy if you actually try. It's not like it's hard to learn the stuff. The actual [i]driving[/i] is the hard part. Took me a while to get used to it and I was just riding around with my dad in a near empty parking lot lol. But I have my first in-car lesson to look forward to on Sunday, so I hope that goes well. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by WW2 [/i] [B]Geez I didn't like drivers ed at all. Mainly because I had to take it at school, during summer break. Plus we had to watch this stupid movie with a bunch of stupid actors. I can still remember the stupid catch phrase, "Sure Mack Sure." [/B][/QUOTE] Heh, I'm taking this stuff during summer vacation, too, from 6:30-8:30 PM. Not so bad because I've heard of driving classes that are [i]way[/i] longer than that. Bleh, we have to watch those movies all the time. We have this "Licensed to Learn" crap and we have to watch videos every class. They're filled to the brim with cheesy music that gets stuck in your head and voice actors that sound like they'd rather be anywhere but there. And my teacher is the weirdest teacher I've ever seen. I swear, when I first saw him, I thought he was a girl. He has this high voice and short hair that makes him look like a girl. Kinda freaked me out for a bit o_O And he has this weird habit of cheering and jumping around and going "Yes!" when someone gets a question right. Makes me laugh out loud every time I look at him lol.

[i]Shin and Joseph continued to walk through the cooridors.[/i] Joseph: I'm getting quite bored, Shin. When are we going to [i]find[/i] somebody? Shin: I didn't say I knew exactly where they were. I just know they're here. I bet they've already left; probably while you were busy taking me captive. Joseph: I don't think so. I would've heard a ship taking off. If you haven't noticed, this whole place echoes noises several times louder than they usually are, even if they come from outside. Shin: Actually, I did notice. I was just hoping that you didn't, although I guess those hopes are a little unfounded now. [i]Joseph gave a smarmy laugh that made Shin's blood boil.[/i] Joseph: Now, if you don't mind, I'd like for us to continue. [i]Shin grumbles but doesn't say anything. He and Joseph continue to walk down the corridors.[/i]

A few weeks ago, I finally got my drivers' permit and I started taking drivers classes so that I could get my license. I thought everything would be just fine, but of course, I was wrong. First off, I don't like my class. The teacher is okay (if a little odd) and the class isn't boring, but half the people the class are annoying and the other half make me want to fall asleep. What makes it worse is that I took a make-up class yesterday because I'll be missing a class and that class was [i]way[/i] more fun than my crappy class. Second, I've found that no matter how easy other people make driving seem, when you start to learn it it's at least a billion times harder. It also doesn't help when the first thing you do is accidently press down on the accelerator too hard coming out of your parking spot lol. I have gotten better, but I think my skills can be described the way I told my friend, Lex: "I think I've made the transition from God-awful driver to below average driver, so that's pretty good." But even as bad as my driving experience has been so far, I'm sure that there are people who've had it way worse than I have.

[i]Shin walked among all the dead corpses that littered the ground.[/i] Shin: Bleh, this place is a total mess. Inblade must have gone totally insane this time. [i]Shin heard a noise and raised his gun. It turned out to only be a rat scurrying across the floor.[/i] Shin: Damn rat. You gave me a scare. [i]Shin kicked the rat away. He then heard three loud booms.[/i] Shin: They must be shooting at someone. I'd better get over there! Voice: Not so fast. [i]Shin feels a gun pointed at his head.[/i] Shin: Joseph...what are you doing...? Joseph: I'm smirking at your stupidity. You led me straight to Zemdi without even realizing it. Now I can get you, Zemdi, and Inblade all at once. Shin: What?! Joseph: Don't even think of escaping. I have homing bullets; your smoke bombs won't effect me at all. Shin: Damn... Joseph: Now, we're going to take a little walk...just you and me...and we're going to find Inblade and kill him...then, I'll kill you. [i]Shin grits his teeth, but starts walking.[/i] Joseph: That's a good boy.

That's exactly why I hate it when everyone starts blaming video games, music, movies, etc. for society's troubles. If kids are getting their morals and such from games, then that's a pretty big problem. The way I see the issue is that it's up to the parents to teach their kids right and wrong. I hate it when boneheaded parents decided to blame their troubles on the media, when they didn't have enough sense in their heads to actually sit down, talk with their children and set them straight when it comes to things like violence.

I've been getting a lot of headaches lately and my eyes are feeling really tired. I bet it probably has something to do with the heat down here in California. I don't usually respond well to heat.

I thought that's what you were aiming at. I think that the [i]only[/i] time that video games can seriously make you into a violent person is when you're a little kid growing up and your mind is just developing. If you see nothing but violence, chances are that you'll end up being a violent person.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by maladjusted [/i] [B][size=1]I see little kids playing Teen/Mature rated video games, and their eyes are pratically [i]glued[/i] to the screen when someone gets impaled.[/size] [/B][/QUOTE] Well, they're little kids. What do you expect? Most little kids practically become entranced by every act of violence they see because they're too young to really comprehend violence. They just think it looks cool. I think the argument that gaming makes you a bit more violent might be plausible if there was more proof of it. Sure, games can get you going, but you have to be pretty nuts to actually act on those whims.

It made sense to me. Some very good points in there. I've got an example quite similar to what you were talking about. I have lots of strong characters in one of my fanfics, but that strength is mostly [i]physical[/i] strength. I like characters that are physically strong, but are riddled with psychological and emotional flaws. Very interesting, to say the least. And, yeah, male Mary Sue's do exist. Believe me, I've seen my fair share of them.

Some good stuff there, GoS. I like how you integrated the RAW live poll in there, as well. I totally forgot about the poll. And since nobody PMed me, I'll be doing the next match. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coach: And we're back! That was quite an announcement from our co-GMs, wasn't it, King? King: Yeah, it's been a long time since the Hardcore Title's been on RAW. I wonder if Bischoff had to steal it back from Mick Foley... Coach: Well, whatever the case is, we have a tag team match to get to right now. [i]Right on cue, Steven Richards' music with a loud "I'll show them! You'll see!" starts up, as he and Victoria walk down to the ring with Rico and Jackie Gayda. Rico and Jackie do their usual routine at the top of the ramp and walk down with Richards and Victoria. Steven Richards gets into the ring and hops around, while Victoria looks nervous and twitchy as usual.[/i] Coach: This should be a good match, King. All four of these men have gone through some great matches on Sunday Night Heat. King: Yeah, nice job of plugging your show, Coach. [i]As Steven Richards and Rico get ready in the ring, Val Venis' music starts up. He comes down the ramp, but he looks to be all business. He throws off his towel and puts it on a ring post. However, he stays outside of the ring. Then, Goldust's music starts. He comes down the ramp dressed in his usual attire, but he looks to be all business as well. He throws off his wig and quickly takes off his robe. Val Venis and Goldust get in the ring and Steven Richards and Rico hurry to the opposite side.[/i] Coach: It's hard to tell which side has the quirkier team. King: Are you kidding? Steven Richards and Rico also have Victoria! It's them, no contest. Coach: Well, let's just get to the match, shall we? [i]The bell rings and the match starts with Val Venis and Steven Richards in the ring. They lock up and Venis takes down Richards with an armdrag and transitions to an armbar. Richards stands up and reverses the armbar. Venis pounds Richards with a shoulder to the gut and throws him into the ropes. As Richards comes off the ropes, Venis gives him a back body drop. Richards hits the mat with an audible thump. Venis approaches Richards and gets a thumb to the eye for his efforts. Richards punches Venis in the face twice and pushes him over to his corner. He tags in Rico before stomping him in the gut twice.[/i] Coach: It looks like Rico and Steven Richards now have the advantage, King. King: I think the people at home could tell that just by watching. Coach: I'm just trying to do my job, King. [i]Rico stomps Venis a couple of times and prances around the ring. Val then explodes out of the corner and clotheslines Rico. Rico gets up and gets clotheslined again. Val throws him into the ropes and drops him with a shoulder. Venis runs against the ropes, but is tripped up by Miss Jackie.[/i] Coach: Look at that! Blatant cheating by Rico and Miss Jackie! King: Who cares about Rico, I'm only interested in Jackie! Just look at her... Coach: You're scaring me, King. [i]Val gets up to confront Jackie. He turns around and is met with a judo kick to the head by Rico. Val falls to the ground, hard, and Steven Richards is tagged in. Richards stomps Val and throws him into the ropes. He tries a back body drop, but Val uses Steven's shoulders to keep himself upright. Richards turns around and Val gives him a DDT. Both Steven Richards and Val Venis are down on the ground. Goldust is pounding on the turnbuckle and the crowd is cheering for Val Venis. Val is crawling slowly to his corner, while Steven Richards is groggily standing up. Val makes a leap and tags in Goldust.[/i] Coach: And now Goldust is in to fight his rival, Steven Richards! King: Come on, Jackie! [i]Goldust clotheslines Richards and gives a back body drop to Rico, who had just run into the ring. Steven Richards charges at Goldust and gets a butt bump for his efforts. Then, Goldust clotheslines Rico to the outside. He looks over at Richards and hauls him over to the turnbuckle. He gets up on the second rope and starts punching Steven Richards. The crowd chants along as Goldust gets nine punches on Richards. Then, he does his little mini-seizure before punching him a tenth time. Then, Goldust throws his arm into the air and lifts Richards' legs up onto the ropes, setting him up for the Shattered Dreams. Before Goldust starts running, Victoria jumps onto the side of the ring and starts yelling at Goldust. Goldust smirks to the crowd, but then gets rolled up by Rico. The ref gets in a two count before Goldust kicks out. Rico throws himself against the ropes, but then Val Venis gets him and gives him a spinebuster.[/i] Coach: What a move by Val Venis! King: Rico's really in for it now... [i]Val throws his arms in the air and the crowd cheers. He steps outside the ropes and starts walking toward the turnbuckle. Steven Richards is about to attack him, but Goldust suplexes him back into the ring. Richards sells the hit to the back and then Goldust does his baseball slide/uppercut combo. Then, he kicks him in the back and gets him in a reverse headlock. Val climbs up to the top rope and sets up for the Money Shot. Goldust lifts Richards into the air for the Curtain Call as Val leaps into the air. Both wrestlers finish off their moves at the exact same time. Val hooks Rico's leg and gets the three count. The crowd cheers as Val Venis' music plays in the background. Rico and Steven Richards roll out of the ring and are consoled by Victoria and Miss Jackie.[/i] Coach: That was a great finish to a great match! King: Yeah, well, here comes the best part! [i]Val grabs his towel and climbs out of the ring. He gives the towel to a blonde in the front row and walks up the ramp with Goldust.[/i] Coach: That was just the first match in what is sure to be an amazing show! King: Yeah, we'll be back right after this commerical! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'd like to think of this match as some good exposure for some of my favorite underused midcarders. I still need to work on my Coach/King commentary, though. Next is nightwingfan with his Hurricane/Rosey promo.

Very nice. I liked the way you used the oranges as a metaphor to describe the woman's personality. Very surprising that I have not seen something like that before. I also like that you gave this story the feel of a good, old-fashioned detective story while keeping the humor. Keep up the great work!

[i]Shin is standing a few hundred feet from where the complex is. The wind is whipping around Shin's hair, but he doesn't seem to notice.[/i] Shin: Now it's time for me to finally get Inblade. I'm sure that he's gotten a lot done since I've been out of the way and he won't be in the best shape. [i]Shin starts running towards the complex.[/i] Shin: And when I'm finished with Inblade, Kitty will pay for what she did to me! Nobody will go unpunished! [i]Shin gets to the complex and sees that there are no guards at the front.[/i] Shin: Inblade must have them all scared; they're probably all after him. That's good. It'll make my job much easier... [i]Shin sneaks into the complex and starts walking around.[/i]

High school isn't so bad. I'm gonna be a Senior this upcoming year and I've managed pretty well. With that said, Freshman year was my [i]easiest[/i] year. I didn't have a problem finding my classes (except for Geometry) because they were decently close together (and my folder had a map of the school). If you're going to make friends with upperclassmen, it's best to do so with the upperclassmen that are a part of the club/sport/etc. that you're a part of. That's how I made friends.

Well, the RPG is finally getting underway. I'd like to thank Avalon and GhostofSalvtore for sticking on as GMs and for helping me out. It is much appreciated. And I'd also like to thank the people who signed up for the RPG and stuck around without bombarding me with endless requests to start it up. Your patience is also appreciated. Now, before I start it up, I have a few more things to add. 1. Please do not post in another person's match unless given permission to. I'll post the match order along with the people who are participating in the match, so that everyone knows when to post and which match they're posting in. 2. After you finish your post, I ask that you include a note on the bottom pertaining to who will post next. For example, after I'm done with my part of the Stone Cold/Eric Bischoff promo, I will include a note that says it's GhostofSalvtore's turn to post. I want everyone to do this, so that there's no confusion as to who's turn it is to post. Also, when you end your match, make it very clear. For example, if the match ends, make it clear in your post that nothing further will be happening. After all, a match could end, but there still might be some action after the match. 3. If people don't post their parts of the matches/promos, please do not get impatient and put out your frustrations in the RPG. Just PM your thoughts to me and I will remedy the situation. If someone is unable to do their part, then I will ask someone else to fill in or I will fill in myself. Simple as that. 4. Just remember, that you will get better storylines and more title shots based on post quality. If you consistently make good matches and promos, then you will be rewarded by getting better storylines and more title shots. And if you don't make good matches or promos, then the opposite will happen to you. Now, I'll post the matches/promos that will be taking place in this episode of RAW and the people who will be writing them: Eric Bischoff/Stone Cold Promo (GhostofSalvtore and mirai_torankusu) Goldust and Val Venis vs. Steven Richards and Rico (Whomever PMs me) The Hurricane/Rosey promo (nightwingfan) Goldberg vs. Ric Flair (G/S/B Master and Shippo) Goldberg/Evolution Promo (G/S/B Master and Shippo Highlight Reel - Chris Jericho w/ guest, Kevin Nash (mirai_torankusu) Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Nash (mirai_torankusu and Galvatron (at the end)) Victoria vs. Trish Stratus (#1 Contender Match) (Whomever PMs me) Hardcore Title Match - Maven vs. Lance Storm vs. The Hurricane vs. Rob Van Dam (Shinobi1827 and nightwingfan) Randy Orton vs. Christian (#1 Contender Match) (Shippo) Kane/Stone Cold/Shane McMahon Promo (The Vampire: Ed and GhostofSalvtore) Only those people listed next to the matches can post for those matches. There are two open matches, the match between Trish Stratus and Victoria and the tag match with Goldust/Val Venis and Rico/Steven Richards.. If you have nothing to do, or little to do, in this episode of RAW, then PM me if you're interested in doing one of these matches. And now, for the premiere of RAW! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [i]RAW starts off with a montage showing the ending of the previous RAW. Vince McMahon talks to Kane and calls him a monster, then wonders what it would be like with Kane in the palm of his hand. Stone Cold comes out to a huge ovation and grabs the mike forcefully out of McMahon's hand. He first announces that he will be staying on as RAW GM. Then, he tells Kane that he's looking to be provoked. Kane refuses to fight Austin and then Shane McMahon's music fills the arena. He walks about halfway down the ramp and then runs full tilt into the ring and clotheslines Kane over the top rope. He pounds on his head and then Vince pulls him off. Shane punches Vince and then grabs a chair. He hits Kane at the top of the ramp and he reels slightly. Shane hits him again and Kane reels again. He hits Kane one last time and Kane falls off the ramp and through a table. Then, Kane sits up and laughs. End of montage. The RAW theme music starts. After the song ends, the camera pans around the audience and the traditonal RAW fireworks show begins.[/i] Coach: Welcome to RAW everybody! I'm The Coach with Jerry "The King" Lawler. We have a spectacular show for you tonight, don't we, King? The King: You're right about that, Coach. I can't wait for Goldberg to fight Ric Flair! [i]A screen pops up showing Ric Flair and Goldberg.[/i] Coach: And that's not all, King, we also have a match to decide the number 1 contender for Molly Holly's newly won Women's Championship! [i]A screen pops up showing Victoria and Trish Stratus.[/i] The King: Oh, that's going to be such a great match... [i]Before Coach can respond, Eric Bischoff's music starts up. He comes out to massive boos. He's carrying a briefcase and does not look to be in a good mood. He strides down the ramp and climbs up the stairs into the ring.[/i] Coach: Well, it looks like the co-GM of RAW has something to say. The King: How'd you figure that one out, Coach? [i]Bischoff takes the microphone and sets down his briefcase.[/i] Bischoff: Let me just start out by adding two new matches to the card tonight! Coach: Two new matches? Bischoff: The main event for tonight will be a match to determine the number 1 contender for Booker T.'s Intercontinental Title; Randy Orton vs. Christian! The King: Whoa, what a match! Coach: Yes, it's certainly a [i]huge[/i] opportunity for the young Randy Orton. Bischoff: And second of all, I caught rumors about a new title being unvailed on Smackdown!, so I decided to one-up them and reinstate a title of my own! [i]Bischoff bends over and opens the briefcase. He takes the item out and reveals it to be the Hardcore Title.[/i] Bischoff: I have made the decision to bring back the Hardcore Title to RAW! [i]The crowd explodes into massive cheers as Bischoff looks extremely pleased with himself.[/i] Coach: Wow, what an announcement! The King: Yeah, Bischoff's really done something this time. Bischoff: Now, I don't do things the inferior way that my counterpart on Smackdown!, Stephanie McMahon, does things. There will be no tournament to declare the winner of the Hardcore Title. There will only be one match, in which the participants are Maven (some cheers), The Hurricane (louder cheers), Lance Storm (boos and "boring" chants (stupid crowds)), and Rob Van Dam (massive cheers)! [i]Again, Bischoff looks extremely pleased with himself.[/i] Bischoff: Now that that's out of the way, it's time for some more serious business: Kane. Kane is running rampant on the WWE and I refuse to stand for it! Since Linda McMahon sees fit for Kane to come to work, fine, he'll come to work! But I refuse to put him into any matches! The King: I don't blame him; Kane's a menace to society. [i]Massive boos are sent Bischoff's way.[/i] Bischoff: It doesn't matter what you people say! It only matters what I say! And what I say, goes! [i]The crowd boos again.[/i] Bischoff: Kane will be allowed to come to work, but he will stay in his paddy wagon every show until he recieves his psychiatric evaluation! The King: Finally, someone is taking care of the situation! Coach: I don't know...I thought Stone Cold was doing a good job. The King: Stop kissing Stone Cold's ***, Coach. [i]The crowd boos once more.[/i] Bischoff: And now, I have one last issue on my mind: Stone Cold Steve Austin. [i]The crowd cheers.[/i] Bischoff: Even after his talk with Linda McMahon, Stone Cold still refuses to conduct himself like a professional should! Even after Linda McMahon talked to him, Stone Cold came out looking for a fight! A real GM would be able to handle the situation without having to resort to violence! That's why I'm pleading with Linda McMahon to fire Stone Cold on the spot once she is better! [i]More boos are sent Bischoff's way.[/i] Coach: How can Bischoff even justify Stone Cold being fired? The King: Hey, I'm a Stone Cold fan, but even I don't think that he's been doing a good job. Bischoff: And furthermore... [i]Before Bischoff can get another word out, the sound of breaking glass echoes throughout the arena, and Stone Cold steps onto the ramp.[/i] Coach: It's Stone Cold Steve Austin! The King: Great, what else could happen? [i]Stone Cold heads down the ramp and walks into the ring. He stares at Bischoff, climbs up the turnbuckle on the lower right side of the ring, and gives the middle-finger salute to the audience. He steps down and does the same on the upper left turnbuckle. He steps down and proceeds over to the lower left turnbuckle. Then, he goes over to the upper right turnbuckle and does the same thing. He climbs down and grabs a microphone. Stone Cold walks over to Bischoff and stares him down.[/i] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And there you have it, the first part of the debut episode of RAW! Next to write will be GhostofSalvtore. I hope I gave you a good enough lead-in, GoS. EDIT: If you're wondering why GoS hasn't posted yet, it's because he's busy right now. He will post soon enough.

[i]Shin was immensely bored laying in the bed. His arm had not gotten any better and he was increasingly restless. He stared out the window and sighed with frustration.[/i] Shin: I can't just stay in here all this time...I need to be out in space chasing Inblade! [i]Shin slams his right fist to the bed in frustration.[/i] Shin: If only there was a way for me to get out there... Voice: Maybe there is a way. [i]Shin looks over to the door. His old friend, Joseph, had walked inside his room.[/i] Shin: Joseph! What are you doing here? Joseph: I'm here to get you out. Shin: What?! But my shoulder... Joseph: I have something that can heal your shoulder. Shin: Really?! Joseph: Yes, but it's extremely dangerous. It could heal your shoulder, or it could damage the shoulder such that it will never heal. Are you willing to take this risk? Shin: The rewards are worth the risk. Joseph: Fine. Just be cautioned that this will cause you extreme pain, but if it works, you will be instantly healed. [i]Joseph walks over to Shin's left shoulder. He takes out an item that looks like a laser gun. He presses it against Shin shoulder and he winces slightly.[/i] Joseph: Trust me, this is nothing. [i]Before Shin can answer, four claws (for lack of a better term) come out of the gun and attach themselves to Shin's shoulder. Shin almost screams in pain, but barely manages to hold it back. A small needle comes out and buries itself into Shin's shoulder. It pokes around for about five minutes and then stops. It comes out and the claws retract. Shin stares at his shoulder, which has suddenly stopped hurting.[/i] Shin: The pain is gone! Joseph: I thought you'd like it. [i]Shin and Joseph hear some footsteps coming from down the hall.[/i] Joseph: You'd better get out of here. Shin: What about you? Joseph: I'll be fine. You get out of here! Shin: Thanks. [i]Shin climbs out of the window and starts scaling down the hospital very carefully.[/i] Shin: Wow, there's no pain in my shoulder at all! [i]Meanwhile, back in the hospital, Joseph is standing over the dead bodies of the doctors and nurses. He stares out the window and smirks at Shin, who has just gotten to the ground.[/i] Joseph: What a patsy. He didn't even notice the tracking chip I implanted in his shoulder.

Even though I really like EGM, they're hit and miss when it comes to the rumor bin. About PSP, I'll reserve my opinion for when I hear something about it other than specs. Everyone else can fawn over specs; I'll wait for the actual games to come out to make my decision on it. After all, there have been plenty of companies that have tried to take the handheld market from Nintendo and all have failed (even the Neo-Geo Pocket, which I really liked - so much wasted potential). As for the PSX, I'm not really interested. It's just a bunch of multimedia that I really have no use for. As Semjaza said, it's just a test for Sony to see what users want. It amazes me that Sony can actually afford to do something like that.

Heh, don't I know it. I've actually started an original fiction story and I have another one in the works, but I haven't been writing them long enough for the plot to really develop the way I want it too. But it will, hopefully.

If somebody could fill me in on why GhostofSalvtore (even after a PM and an e-mail) hasn't contacted me to discuss RAW, it would be much appreciated. If Ghost doesn't contact me within the next week, then I'm afraid I'm going to have to drop him from being the RAW co-GM. On a better note, the first episode of Smackdown! is coming along pretty well. Avalon and I have already created an opening to the show and we've set up three matches so far. I'm going to try and set up another promo and another couple of matches and then we'll have our first episode of Smackdown! EDIT: Well, even without help from Ghost, I got some big inspiration for the first episode of RAW. I've currently got 11 events (four promos and seven matches) planned. I just need to tie everything together and the first episode of RAW will finally be able to begin!

Hey, I answered the question! Semjaza only said that you had to give one of the things that Ness' dad does, not both. You also see Samus in a room at the Mushroom Kingdom castle, but I can let that slide, since you included stuff that I forgot about, too (bleh, it's been a while since I've played the game, too). Now, for your question. It kind of threw me for a little bit, but I don't think that any Metroid games have a flamethrower for a weapon.

[i]Shin wakes up and looks around. He is in a white room on a bed. He tries to sit up, but a sharp pain in his shoulder convinces him to lay back down. He looks over at his shoulder and there is a large bandage on it. His arm is also in a sling. The door opens and a doctor comes into the room.[/i] Doctor: Ah, you're awake. Shin: Where am I? Doctor: You're in the hospital, of course. You walked in here last night. You were bleeding quite profusely as I remember. You collapsed in front of the desk and you were brought in for emergency surgery. Luckily, the bullet passed through cleanly. Shin: How did you know that I was shot? Doctor: I've seen many different types of wounds over the years. I can easily spot a bullet wound. Shin: How long until I can get out of here? Doctor: You need to stay here for a few days. Shin: A few days?! But I have places to go! Doctor: I'm sorry, but going anywhere is simply out of the question, until your shoulder gets a chance to heal. I'll be right back. You just stay there. [i]The doctor leaves the room.[/i] Shin: Stupid girl...now I'm stuck here for the next few days...