Raiha

[IMG]http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2018/fb2a.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Not going to gush about how pretty he is, but he wore a mask for the first half of how we knew him and that was pretty awesome. But I enjoyed his tortured lack of humanity, and while his voice actor for the English release was a whiny little bastard, I found his voice in the Japanese version and surprise surprise, it was much better. He's like an angry teenage version of Sephiroth, but a lot more vulnerable. Thus, dating material.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Having decided to celebrate the New Year and a reasonably fast internet connection again, I finally broke down and registered for Pandora. Have you? What are your top stations? Did you sell out and get a subscription just so you wouldn't see adverts ever again? I have so far only set up Anberlin Radio and am considering adding Claude Debussey for a more refined less guitar driven sound. But considering I've only had this thing for.... .....18 hours, that doesn't seem so bad. I'm considering a subscription in the next pay period at work.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"][CENTER][b][i]2076, Global Warming not yet fully realized or even a concern due to ingenious solutions to the 'energy problem.' Some would say the world is closer to utopia than ever before, forgetting, perhaps momentarily, that human nature is still human nature. Greed is still a highly motivating factor, with pride, passion, and starvation only inches behind. As such the climate of San Francisco's bastions of organized crime is, shall we say, elevated somewhat. Unique innovations in technology and reawakening of alchemical and other 'magical' methodologies have changed the standards of living, as well as the everyday concerns people have. These days you're just as likely to be hit with a truck as you are by a trained gryphon. Alchemy has solved the once insurmountable problem of fresh water, and San Francisco is a slightly less desperate place these days. That is unless you're in the sway or pay of one of the several Brotherhoods that permeate the city like the rats (They still haven't made a better rat trap). Your concerns would then be somewhat more pressing than the average citizen's. I.E. how to pay your debt plus the vig, how to coerce that prostitute from the Sisterhood of the Serpent into not calling your place of employment. Either way, you certainly can't fight them off. So time to pay the piper and eat your ego down to the point where you'd seriously consider joining them. Or at least establishing friendly and mutually beneficial relationships. Don't let the grue get you on the way out.[/i][/b] ******* [i][b]The Brotherhood of Eternal Repose; nickname: The Sleepers[/b] Expansive territory, rigid hierarchical structure with the main Patriarch, The Bear General, acting as CEO of what could be considered by some to be a multinational corporation. Their interests involve imports and exports, as well as some organized fighting, gambling, and the medical businesses. This has lead to some spillover into drug markets, but that has always been a mildly touchy realm, given tensions between the Sleepers and the Brotherhood of the Jade Forest. They have a tenuous, but recently more warm agreement with the Sisterhood of the Serpent, given the Silver Fairy’s very excellent diplomacy and policy of détente that her father has been altogether too happy to allow her to pursue. [b]The Sisterhood of the Serpent;[/b] (Person of Interest/Playable)Lady of a Hundred Paces: owner of one of the most exclusive Serpent run brothels, efficient, neat, and also considered by many to be part demon. This may or may not be true, as such questions usually are never directed at the Lady herself. Granted she does appear to have a remarkably flat face, and canted eyes that may or may not be ...well... serpent like. Nobody knows, and nobody cares to find out for sure. A very carefully maintained grouping of prostitutes and madams that functions very neatly within the greater expanse of various brotherhood’s territories. They do not tolerate violence towards their women unless it is in a controlled state, and do not use violence as a means to control their employees. However, they use violence to a terrific degree to control any intrusions into their territory, and, like their namesakes, can be somewhat poisonous. It is rumored that they have a heavy hand in the poison trafficking business as well as other forms of subterfuge and biological weaponry. [b]The Brotherhood of the Jade Forest;[/b] More like a business consortium than anything, this brotherhood favors decentralized power structures in order to boost productivity without fear of reprisals. The drug market is their area of expertise, and developing new versions of old favorites is a common past time, even amongst the highest ranked members. Generally considered by other organizations to be a mite unstable, the Jade Forest doesn’t seem to particularly care and goes on about their business of subverting other people’s wills through chemical means. [b]The Brotherhood of Heavenly Peace;[/b] A fighting brotherhood that owes fealty to the Sleepers but also has some autonomy due to some very shrewd political games played by their leader. The numerous underground and above board fighting rings under their ownership are notoriously well run and very carefully kept up. Deaths are uncommon in the ring, as the brotherhood does not allow any outside influence on their fighters. [b]Free Agents;[/b] ...are just what they sound like. They act without any particular predictability and are generally focused on their own material and literal well-being. Some have allegiances and favors owed to different groups and relationships with more than one are not uncommon. [b]The SFPD;[/b] If you've joined the city's finest, odds are you are a complete schmooze and also a total sellout. If you're not corrupt it's only a matter of time, and if you're corrupt, your death is also only a matter of time. But since that goes for virtually everyone else too, that's not such a big deal. I hope you like doughnuts. ******[/CENTER][/i] [b]Name[/b]: Silver Fairy [size=1]Make sure you reference either an element, emotion, and/or flora and fauna that are native to China. Wiki is immensely helpful in this endeavor. And make sure you haven't picked a famous moniker from a kung fu movie.[/size] [b]Birth Name[/b]: Ginling Ling-Sum [size=1]Last name first.[/size] [b]Sex:[/b] Female [b]Age:[/b] 19 [size=1]With the zodiac, make sure it matches up. Yes, you will probably have to count.[/size] [b]Zodiac Sign:[/b] Earth Tiger [b]Social Status/Occupation[/b]: Stockholder in the Brotherhood of Eternal Repose’s holdings, Diplomat, Ambassador, Public Relations [b]Affiliation(s)Notable Relationship(s)[/b]: Daughter of the Bear General, first cousin of the Lady of a Hundred Paces. [b]Personality:[/b] Strong-willed and competitive, highly charismatic, and capable of adapting quickly to bizarre circumstances. Also taught to not show any truly negative emotions in public to avoid losing face. When in a more private setting, Ling has somewhat more riotous behavior, often flinging furniture and clothing while avoiding doing any long term damage to her personal property. [size=1]Please note that your zodiac sign will affect your personality, read up. And for the love of plunder, don't give me an entire personality manifest.[/size] [b]Biography/Motivation[/b]:The Bear General’s only progeny, a creature of both exquisite and delicate beauty and great cunning. She has a serious stake in his business, which she is somewhat responsible for while he is traveling internationally. Using her own appearance as well as her considerable influence to promote her family’s interests is more or less a matter of reflex to her as well as a never ending desire to find a suitable mate to cement her social status. [size=1]Wow me with your ability write in coherent, pretty sentences. 200 word limit.[/size] [b]Appearance:[/b] [IMG]http://www.photogadis.com/data/media/40/crystal-liu-pic-0009a.jpg[/IMG] [size=1]Picture helpful, not necessary, real people or at least reasonably proportioned people please.[/size] [b]Please note that the general tenor of this story will be reasonably mature, given the subject matter, the fact that it's me, and the part where it's relatively unbelievable to have gang members who do not engage in a certain amount of indecency. This is not to say that this will be a purely lewd or perverse story, but don't kid yourself into thinking it'll be suitable for people under the age of...oh...15.[/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]I really don't know why everyone and their vaguely attracted to video games with blue people friends think Mass Effect is an RPG and only call it that. Considering you spend most of the game armed with BFG 9000s [or whatever the future of ME2 will call them] they're really leaning towards the FPS part of the gaming compass. As such I won't dirty my paws with it, because I don't tend to do well when it comes to guns that don't have an extremely long set up time while your enemies patiently wait for you to lock and load. [Ask Balthier]. I tried playing Mass Effect once because I heard you could get some quality interspecies shagging in, but didn't last long enough because the part where you had to at least vaguely know how to perform in an FPS game defeated me. ...right away. Like instantly.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="times new roman"]At last count I've been invited to a total of three parties so far, with probably another one coming up as soon as it's announced. I can't really decide which one so I'll probably dress up in a floor length black cowl neck dress and stiletto heels and tiptoe from party to party as usual. OR I'll put on my leather jacket, body suit, jeans, and knee length boots and braid my hair and go to a biker bar with my boyfriend and then go for a midnight ride with him and the other members of the crew.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]A sippy cup full of candy [I have no idea really] A new windshield, mine was cracked in four places And the boyfriend forgot to buy me a present so he took me shopping. A new comforter and shams for my pretty pillows in a bright berry red, A mattress cover, Two flat sterilite tubs to slide under the bed to hold my petticoats and gothic lolita clothing Refrigerator clips/magnets A garlic press/peeler New bookshelves for the downstairs living room in a sultry dusky black.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="Plum"][FONT="Times New Roman"]I plan to be a hot old woman pinching the butts of the male nurses in the hospice I'm living in while I die happily overmedicated.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Gang wars, political folderol and treachery, mystical alchemical whatnot, and other such charming delights. Typically you'd belong to one of the several factions who are either at war with each other or currently experiencing the period between wars. This is known as peacetime, or alternatively; The time wherein factions lie to each other extravagantly before resuming violence.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Generally, unless you're capable of altering your body's mass and density, you can't both fly in the upper atmosphere unless you have pnumatecized bones and chambered lungs. And you can't survive underwater unelss you have one of those Dr. Farnsworth inspired Futurama suppositories. I'd want a more amplified and surefire empathy to ensure that my ability to manipulate other humans remains unscathed.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]So, as some of you may have heard, I'm seriously considering opening up a new Sleepers RPG, reminiscent of the one I did in 2007 with input from various excellent players. I'm here to gauge interest mostly, to see how people would feel about posting in a randomly paced story based largely on your own self interest. Setting is San Francisco, Beijing, Xinjiang, etc in 2076. Chinese mythology, alchemy, other magic, and advanced technology figure heavily into the plot, with the focus being on Chinese style gang wars and political interplay. Any takers?[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]I think a negative reputation for bad spelling or grammar should be mandatory. It'd make people more conscious of their problems with the English language.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[quote name='Sara'][font=trebuchet ms]I don't understand what you mean by "flocking." The definitions I know don't seem to have anything to do with trees.[/font][/QUOTE] [COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="times new roman"]Indi explained, but I refer to flocking as 'the white stuff.' The problem is that while trees shed needles sometimes, flocking comes off on your clothes and whatnot if it's not very carefully done. Which means twice the cleanup. Same with tinsel really, only tinsel doesn't turn into a fine white powder the consistency of powdered sugar. So I go natural most of the time to save myself more vacuuming.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]I'm allergic to trees but not pine trees so I don't panic. Instead I decorate with origami cranes and little oblong ball shapes also made from paper. And I use my childhood ornaments and white instead of colored chrismtas tree lights. My boyfriend's a celtic druid, so he just appreciates the green tree and sort of glosses over the Christmas party of the winter season. The thankless dope.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[quote name='SaiyanPrincessX'][SIZE="1"] I never used to get cramps atall, but I do now. I get headachs when it gets close to that time too, and... [SPOILER]gassy[/SPOILER]. Lol.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]I get that last one too, it's something that I'm guessing birth control tells me I'm on my own with.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[quote name='CaNz']I think you coulda left that last part off. I sure hope no poor soul has to take more than twelve months to have a baby. Any longer than nine is pushing it... and in my case it was more like seven and a half.[/QUOTE] [FONT="Times New Roman"][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]Elephants and some species of whales have gestation periods of over a year. Sometimes I think we human females got off lucky. I was just studying for my human sexuality final when it occurred to me that the study I was reading about claimed Jamaican women think that period blood is a sign of health and womanliness and whatnot. I wonder what they would think about me. I'm on Junel 120, which means my periods are only about two or three days long and extremely light. Maybe I'm not womanly. If anyone would like to make a Raiha is really a man joke, they can. So I can shoot them in the mouth with a rocket launcher.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='Chaos'] [spoiler]And the last one is simply awesome. I never knew Popeye's only sold politically correct chicken.[/spoiler][/QUOTE] [COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]It stands for popcorn chicken you MORON. Here's a picture of the face I usually make while looking for hentai at 4chan late at night. ...or, like right now, at work. On my work computer...[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]To Whom It May Concern I am a hardworking English Major with minors in Political Science, Technical writing, and German at the University of Otaku. As such I believe I am more than proficient for the job you have advertised on kurtslist. Hiring me would be a brilliant move on the behalf of your entire organization, as I bring enthusiasm, ruthless efficiency, and charming wit to any task I undertake. Needless to say, you do not want me working for your competitors. I type at over 120 WPM, and I'll be happy to take any test you deem fitting to verify this potentially ludicrous claim. My blog and private facebook pages are both neat and updated with a regularity befitting my position. This of course also implies that I am very capable of using both of these heavily text based networking sites. I worked for three years at the U.O.'s calling centers for tele-fundraising and as such have excellent phone skills and am equally comfortable communicating with people in person. As an English student, I am often called upon to interview the subjects of my many writing projects and am capable of speaking with anyone at any time about any topic. These qualities alone make me perfect for the job you've advertised and I look forward to my interview. Sincerely, Eloise Maher [url]http://lapraseye.blogspot.com/[/url][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]I must not make a snowjob joke... I must not make a snowjob joke...[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]I often believe that extreme patriotism is the kissing cousin of full blown fanaticism, but in this case, a retired Colonel has every right to his flag. After all he fought and most likely bled defending it. Such chicken[crap] defenses such as aesthetics have no place. It's not like he's hanging a pair of underwear from the pole.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]A PMS/Period thread would have most of the women complaining and killing all the men. Oh right, and I hear that getting an erection can actually kill you, so if you have to, cut off all contact from the opposite sex. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[quote name='Rachmaninoff'][FONT="Trebuchet MS"] Also, am I the only one who is thinking that the friend who thinks it's wrong, is probably gay? [/FONT][/QUOTE] [COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]To be honest, he probably isn't gay, but he might've been raised by strict Presbyterians. Or staunch Catholics.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Well not really, but here's some stuff I sketched and inked lightly while at work. As you might've guessed, I have far too much free time, and too much access to really high quality paper. The perils of having an under worked employee in a very high end real estate agent are linked below.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]So as I'm sure some of you have heard by now, Tiger Woods crashed his SUV not only into a Fire Hydrant, but also into a tree. This is after an 'altercation' with his wife during which she apparently smashed his bumper with a golf club and slashed his face with her woman nails. Now news has come out that he had been having many affairs with many women of varying levels of hotness. Are we surprised? Should we care? Is this going to negatively impact his career? Is he finished? Was he ever really your role model?[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]ADDITIONALLY! When you use those green cash for coin machines, and turn in your piles of coins, you have the option of getting an amazon card, or indeed, about a billion other cards for various places. I've used it before and it's quite useful.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Now that Thanksgiving is over, I can reply to this thread. I've just finished setting up some of the decorations in our office and got pricked three times by evil sugar pine cones. Needless to say I am already heartily sick of the holiday. The good news is that my office is remarkably totalitarian in it's limit of the 'fun' thing, so there's no music to scourge my ears. I've also decided to do all of my shopping online if I can help it so I won't be tainted by the horror that is most modern holiday music. However I do traditionally listen to Handel's Messiah and traditional carols and hammer dulcimer music. I also make mulled apple spiced cider and use an hand cross-stitched advent calendar.[/FONT][/COLOR]