Retribution

My breath was jagged. Partially from fear, and partially due to the sheer adrenaline spike, coarsing through me. Some primordial instict had been reawakened in me. Something that kept my ancestors alive-and-spitting, something that changed the world. Something that people wished for it never to happen again. This was combat. The playground dust kicked up, swirling around my little brother, with the perpetrator standing tall above him. My brother had just been shoved down into the ground, and screamed for me. [B]"Alex! Help me!"[/B] His voice was desperate, and the attacker was loving every moment of it. The predator, flushing his prey, then landing the killing blow. Swiftly, powerfully, skillfully. Not this time. Oh fuck no, he did not just attack my brother, push him to the ground, kick him while he was down, and spit on him. Hell no. I ran up to the kid in second grade, attacking David, and swung with all the force I could muster. All the anger in my blood hit him across the cheek, and caught him with a swift kick to his side. That brat hit the ground like a ton of bricks. [B]"What?! You wanna fight too?"[/B] My brother looked thankfully upon me, as the aggressor rose to meet me. [B]"Bring it, you sorry sonuva--!" [/B] I lashed out at him before I could finish the sentence. This time, his lip was bloody, slowly dripping like a broken faucet against the dry ground. He wasn't going down without a battle though. He caught me with a righ t hook to the stomach, and tried to sweep my legs. He missed. And thanks to my brother, who had just tackled him from behind. Screw chivalry. Fuck the rules of engagement. This was sink or swim, kill or be killed. I let a chuckle pass my lips. So this is what a fight felt like, huh? This was how it felt to be dominated like a mouse or win victory like Alexander. It felt great. The brat elbowed my brother into a pole, but I quickly came to his aid, landing a swift elbow into his back. He fell, struggled back up, and ran. The defeated would desire to fight again. But for now, my little brother beamed at me. Thankful for me saving him, while we both jittered in fear of punishment, as well as adrenaline, still preparing him for future struggles. [B]"You did it Alex! Thank you!" "We're brothers, and we'll kick his sorry ass again tommorow."[/B] I didn't think it was enough violence or language to rate it [M]. And that was my first fight, in the third grade.

Yep... I find it quite awesome that you use vertical lines to represent power. In both (like I've already told you a million and one times), the theme is being restricted. In the second photo behind the wall,it looks like you're being constricted by someone/something, and they don't even acknowledge your existence. And by 'same deal as above' I take it you mean in both definition and where you took the photo. hehe. Hm... Define Normal, that was a great idea, but I think the face paint could've been done a little differently. Maybe one side of the face without paint, the other-side with it all over the place. But then again, that idea is cliche and overused. ::shurg:: Flash Button Fun. Whoa, it looks awesome, but I don't think it's really betrayal. Maybe the constricted/suffocating theme you seem to be running with for now. Maybe the phone represents actions that you should be carrying out, but they choke you to death. As in, you should answer the phone to talk to people, but ... arg... I dunno what. Train of thought has been derailed... gr.... And I

[B]First picture.[/B] I like this one the best, out of your two you presented. In this drawing, all the texture made the page feel like it was 3-d, but the only qualm I have with this one, is the octopus/squid thing down the road. I'm guessing that's supposed to represent the source of her problems, and if so, I think you could've tried something else. At first glance, he looked like a gingerbread man. And an evil one at that. Maybe a weeping willow or something to that effect would've been more indicitive of her feelings? [B]Second Picture.[/B] This one was rather plain, like you intended it to be, I suppose. The girl's face proportions are a little off, and made her feel somewhat flat. Her right leg felt like it was suspended in space or something.

Hm... I'll go one by one. [B]First picture.[/B] Really, to be blunt, it's not really good at all. Here you have two unblended pictures, in stark contrast with your background, standing out. The typography is rudely overlapping Kakashi's face, which text that doesn't match any sort of color-scheme going for your banner. The only good thing about this one is the abstract background. It would be better if you had faded the two images into the background, and selected another text, maybe something black or white. I give it a [B]4/10[/B]. [B]Second Picture.[/B] We're getting better, as we move away from rude, clashing typo, and move to something that stands out a little less. The text's only real problem is that it's in a rather un-interesting/uninvolving spot, and it has some sort of purple outline. Get rid of that... replace it with something like black. The background underneath of it all looks like you colorized a render... not as good as the background of the first one. Then the person you used wasn't the greatest, but you had the right idea, giving a closer shot of the head, fading it into the background. My recommendation for this one is changing the picture you used. I give it a [B]6/10[/B]. [B]Third Picture.[/B] This one, in my opinion, is the best. You have a border, which is a plus, and you worked with the typo really well here. The font type is awesome for this picture, and it's also fading, allowing you to see the person. The contrasting colors are what worked well here too. The person you used was good, and the effect you employed is rather creative. But it would've looked better if you had a running shot, with the after-image effect to give it the impression of speed. This gives me the same feel, but she's squatting, with a kunai in her mouth, in a rather undynamic pose. Overall, the quality of this one is grainy, which is a real minus. Maybe making the image sharper would help rid yourself of those specks. I give it an [B]8/10[/B]. Overall, you show great promise as a graphics designer. Keep at your work, and learn new techniques for blending, text, filter combination and brushing. By the way, how long have you been doing this... that would help me determine how advanced you are.

Well, I think learning a new language is a very important skill to have, but I don't want to put forth the effort to do so. I guess I'm just lazy, and I don't find learning languages to be particularly interesting. I'm doing mediocre in Spanish III Honors, but I just don't like it. Where I live, the hispanohablante (spanish-speaking) population is on the rise, so my parents want me to learn it. Personally, I don't think I'll learn all that much in High School. I mean, I could go to a Latin market, and buy food, and maybe even talk to people, but I couldn't live in a Spanish speaking area. And if I did, I would learn a heckuva lot faster. If I need to know how to say "When can I eat?" then I'll learn it, if I want to eat. ^.^ And I think it's just me, but it annoys me when people who've watched a few animes all of the sudden want to learn Japanese, just because it's anime's mother-tounge. Just like the people who want to go to Japan just because it's where anime came from. It's so annoying. And then they start studying Japanese, learn a few words and characters, then throw in the towel because it's oh-so-hard! Well, duh, it is! It's proven that if your mother language is latin-based, it'll be alot harder to learn any Eastern language. And vice versa. [/rant] *sigh* Ahh well... what happened to those sci-fi worlds, with a standard world-wide language where everyone had to take it in school? You know, Basic, if you've read the Ender's series... I bet people will say that English is the soon-to-be equivalent of Basic, but that's not quite true. Yet.

I would've appriciated it more if you left a reason why you liked it. I [i]think[/i] you could tell that I wanted pointers/ways I could get better. Besides, it's in the rules. Anyway, you probably liked it because you are or know someone who's like in my poem. Someone fake, who acts the way they really aren't.

Well, Hot D.amn! Good stuff there, Arunue. I love the meter in the 2nd one, and the point you get across. The first one I didn't like as much, because it was blatant, and I felt like I was stumbling on a few words here and there. Overall, the emotions you convey are great! Keep it up.

Yeah. This one is definetly alot better than your others, but there's still room for improvement. Let's see... Font - It's somewhat hard to read "Step Back... Or Get Punished" And the position of that is actually, unimpressive. I have no idea where you might want to put it, but try landing it somewhere else. Icon - The Half-Life icon looks extremely out of place here. The colors stand out, and it's in a graphic no-man's-land. And you didn't take out the stuff from under it. I'm guessing it said "Half Life" or something like that. But it's still there, alive and kicking, rather annoying if you ask me. But without it, that space would look painfully empty. I'd recommend taking the graphic out, and making the picture on the right bigger. Maybe changing the colors of the icon, to the olive green or something, making it really big, and in the BG behind "Shredaa." Background - It looks good... I guess, but there's some stuff wrong with it. It looks like its repeating almost, and it looks rather drab, especially the way you have the text on it. Not much to say here. Warrior Dude Guy - I can't see his head... or what he's doing for that matter. I can just see him throwing some sort of cable with a spike attached to it. I'd move him down a notch, so that I can see his head. ::shrug:: And the border doesn't bother me all that much. w00t to you and good luck!

I liked the anime, but it had its flaws. All the battles were relatively the same. It had that DBZ-esque feel to it. Yoh always got his butt kicked, then unlocked some power inside of him, and won. Either that or he was doing really well, then the bad-guy started winning, and Yoh wins anyway. But overall I enjoyed watching it. Better than Kirby. :ewrg: The magna really isn't anything to write home about, as it is [basically] the same thing as the anime. I think I'd give it a [B]6/10[/B]. [I]Bleach[/I] on the other hand is like... better Shaman King. That's just my opinion anyway.

Wow. That was funny. But not all n00bs are like the ones in your comic. I mean, weren't we all n00bs at one time or another? Anyway, I love the way the l33t was thrown in there. I actually had to re-read the part where the n00b said "That's totally dark side," mainly because of the mispelling of 'side.' I'll give it an ... [B]8.5/10[/B]

Meh... I don't like this one, but at least tell me what you like/dislike about it. Lately I haven't been getting much feedback. [CENTER][B]What Went Wrong?[/B] Some nights I don't sleep I just stare at the cieling, Asking what went wrong.[/CENTER]

Whoa. Nice little RPG you set up here. I hope it lives. Okay... I'm back. It's sort of sad. I couldn't find any good guy-pics, so I'm recycling. *hangs head in shame* I sort of got into this bio alot. I love mecha. :love: [B]Name:[/B] Keiji Miyamoto [B]Age:[/B] 17 [B]Gender:[/B] Male [B]Appearance:[/B] [url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/keiji.jpg[/url] [B]Personality:[/B] Always a pleasure to be around, Keiji loves to socialize with people. He isn't always the life of the party, but he's usually popular, and falls right into place when introduced into a new environment. Even though he's social, he also loves to talk to people one on one, and can definetly keep his mouth shut if a time requires it. [B]Bio:[/B] Keiji was always fascinated with flight. So he read about it. Eventually, he became rather obcessed with it, digesting any and every book related to the history of flight, physics of flight, combat in flight, or how flight may advance in the future, as well as a good base of ancient strategy and tactics. From a young age, Keiji had a hawk, which he taught how to hunt. From studying the mechanics of flight, he always observed how the phenominon occured. After a while, he could tell you everything there was to know about nearly any type of flight. All his studies paid off in high school. He became an intern at an Aeronautical company, where he was even offered a low-paying job there. The job he got was small-aircraft repair and maintainence. Against company rules, a test-pilot took him out for a spin, and a few times let him take the yoke of it. After a few run,s the test-pilot saw how he had a natural knack for flying, and they eventually switched places, but the company never knew. His father is CEO of a huge software company, equivalent to Microsoft. This, of course, makes Keiji a very rich teenager. [B]Crush/Love:[/B] He's completely smitten with Sora Avian. [B]Weakness:[/B] A hard blow to the temple. And hot girls. He'll do anything for a hot girl who likes him. : MechAnima Sign-up : [B]Name:[/B] Amatu [B]Personality:[/B] Amatu's personality mirror's that of Keiji. It's very calm, and thinks actions through before doing them. But if Keiji commands it, Amatu's personality will change to a combatant and fiery one. This usually only happens if he's about to be beaten into the ground. Amatu's also very protective of Keiji. [B]Appearance:[/B] [url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/mechinfinity/wu-felix-hawk.png[/url] Green and Silver Chrome color scheme. [B]Abilities:[/B] - Amatu, being a hawk, can fly many times above the speed of sound. Even the Griffin, Tiger and Cheetah are envious of such the finely tuned machine's speed. The only way Keiji can survive this is the Gee-Nullifier inside the suit, which reduces the acceleration Gees to nearly nil. - Aside from Amatu's breakneck speed, it has beam talons and a beam beak, allowing for it to swoop down and gut an machine in literally, a blink of an eye. - The Amatu also has thousands of micro-missles stored within its wings, in a modular fashion, so as to utilize all possible space, and making it as light as possible. All the micro-missles are heat-seeking, but can be switched to a ballistic mode. Also, these missles aren't really 'micro,' just about a third of the size of a regular missle. [B]Special Abilities:[/B] - [i][B]Limit Break:[/B][/i] This is when Amatu is commanded to change its personality into a combatant one. By no means does this hawk become a reckless fighter, only a fierce one. When Amatu's personality is changed, Limit Break takes place. Limit Break allows for Amatu's processors to double their efforts, meaning lock-aquisation(sp?) takes a half as long, and Amatu's reasoning matrix is doubled, making it an all-the-most fierce fighter. - [i][B]Evasive Maneuvers:[/B][/i] The Amatu's speed makes it extremely difficult to lock onto, but if perhaps, one manages to attain a lock, Evasive Maneuvers are engauged. Once this happens, the Amatu, upon confirmation of Keiji, will begin to twist and turn, in an attempt to break a lock. The Amatu's thruster output is increased, so as to make it harder to keep the lock. If the lock remains on Amatu, it will either decrease its speed and then hit maximum throttle in another direction, or launch heat-seeking micro-missles to collide with the incoming missles. [B]Weakness:[/B] The hawk is particularly vulnerable on the ground, as it cannot utilize its speed. If one does manage to lay a blow on the Amatu, it will do considerable damage, since it has little armor, for the sake of more speed.

[quote name='Chabichou']However, there is no proof either that there is a common ancestor between two species, whatever they may be. Just because your DNA of these two species is more similar than those of others, it doesn't mean that they are related. This is just a theory. There is absolutely no proof that it's true, contrary to what evolutionists want you to believe.[/quote]You sound like evolutionists are people who want to trick you. Anyway, it does mean that they are related. If you wish, I can flip your own statement on you. There's absolutely [b]no[/b] proof that the Quran is right; it's just an 'inspired' book. Please, learn more about the theory before you go saying that it has no ground to stand on. [quote]There are so many flaws in the theory of evolution that people simply overlook. It has no scientific back up. There is no proof that organic molecules were formed by chance. The theory therefore does not in fact have "scientific proof" to back it up.[/quote] Yes, there are flaws, but evolution is strictly scientific. It has plenty of facts which [i]you[/i] are overlooking. Fossils are found showing change over time, embedded deeply in the soil. The farther they are down, the older they are. On the bottom, there is one version of a skull, and as you work your way up out of the soil, the skull of the same animal can be seen to have slight changes. I think that you're belittling the facts of evolution, mainly that evolution is random mutation. Mutation isn't always a bad thing. Nature mutates itself... successful mutations are passed on by sexual reproduction. Failed mutations die off, as they cannot reproduce, because they lack advantages that other creatures have.

[quote name='RabidInuFanboy']Adam and Eve, who were literally children of God, and the Nephilim, who were a race of humans meant to subdue the earth. That's why we have the scripture "The sons of God slept with the daughters of man"[/quote] Well, Fanboy, I think you might be mixing religions together or something. I can't remember any mention of the 'Nephilim,' and the way you used your quote is certainly wrong. "The sons of God slept with the daughters of man" is referring to (Old Testament) the Hebrews mixing with the pagans, which was completely against God's commands. He said not to do this because syncretism would take place (mixing of religions together). The sonsof God in this instance are the Hebrews, while the daughters of man are non-Christians. Sorry about the tangent. Sort of off-topic.

Before I start, Azure, you're one smart dude. In all the threads I read, you seem to bring the hard facts to the argument. Good job. Anyway, I'm a Christian, but I take Genesis as a symbolic story. In my opinion, there didn't necessarily have to be ONE man and ONE woman to start the human race, named Adam and Eve, who lived in a perfect garden. I also don't believe things were created in 7 days. It's basically a way to explain how days came about, and the order in which things were created. Neither of which is necessarily correct. Who knows? Maybe a 'day' in the author's mind meant trillions upon trillions of years. ::shrugfest:: To the point, I support Darwinism. I don't believe that God created man in a day, but over a long period of time, and the first 'humans' weren't humans in the modern sense at all. I can't remember what came before Neanderthals, but they came before them (IMO). Besides, Darwinism has hard facts supporting it, that to-the-letter Bible readers can't refute. I'm not sure which you'll believe... fossils showing gradual change, or believe in a book that things took place in 7 days. When you look at how genes are passed along, they are shuffled during chromosome combination (forgot the term..), but it basically shuffles the genes, making it so that you get a different human every time. In other words, the chromosomes don't even use all the information on them, like a slot machine randomly choosing which trait will be manifested. And is Darwinism the same as Evolution...ism? Sorry. I'm a little rusty on this thing.

OOC: Erm... won't someone else post. Things are getting [I][B]mighty[/B][/I] empty, partner. [/cowboy accent] So why don't you all post an action? -------------- Keiji was rather surprised at her reason. [i]She's never been on the beach with a friend?[/i] [b]Yeah, it is sort of weird, but hey, who am I to judge? Anyway, from here on out, when you think, I'm not going to respond until tommorow. Night, night.[/b] [i]So, a personality needs rest?[/i] He chuckled on the inside at this thought. Of course it did not. He just didn't want to hear Keiji's problems. That was understandable. There was no response to his thought. Quick was holding true to his word. "I suppose that's too bad that you haven't yet been on a beach without a friend, but there's a first time for everything." "You mean you've been to the beach?" "Well, yeah," Keiji replied. "My family goes there once a year during the summer. We rent out a beach house, and go swimming in the ocean." "That sounds nice. It seems like forever since I've been to a place like this." The waiter came back, holding a glass of orange juice and water. He handed down the cups to Keiji and Ayame, accordingly and smiled. "Is there anything else I can get you two?" "Not for me. I'm going to wait for the rest of the group to get here before I eat." "And for the miss?" "I too, will wait. Thank you for the service!" The waiter said something to the effect of 'not a problem,' and walked away. Around twenty minutes had passed since the bell rang. Still, no one was there. Keiji only hoped that more people could come and insert more conversation. "Ayame, are you sick or something? Your head is hurting, and earlier you ran off, rather suddenly." "No, Keiji, I'm not sick." Her voice had a hint of irritation, a little uncharacteristic of her. "Oh... sorry..." He broke eye contact and looked at the table.

Keiji was still smiling from Ayame's laughter on the beach. They say such stuff is contageous. "Hey, Ayame, why were you so happy? At the beach, I mean." "It's such a great place. The water is all around your feet, and the sand is soft. It's almost perfect." Keiji, still sat intriguied at how jubilant she had just been, and still was, somewhat. [i]How do people become that happy?[/i] The question nagged inside of him. He wasn't at all depressed, just not all cheery and ready to run around a beach. "Yeah... I guess I only feel like that when I'm under the stars, a sky full of them. It makes my problems seem so small... so insignificant in comparison. Besides, they're so beautiful. Each one's a priceless diamond." "That's very poetic of you. The stars [i]are[/i] very nice here." "Definetly! Especially because there's no other light pollution from nearby cities. They should be clear. Would you like to watch them tonight with me?" "I'm not sure. What time?" Ayame replied slowly, thoughtfully. Again, it looked like she was struggling with mixed up emotions inside of her. "I guess just before we go to bed. Maybe a little before, so that we have more time. I just have to find a good spot to look at them from. Perhaps a large rock." "Maybe... I'll tell you later." A man walked over to the two, wearing a waiter uniform. "Would you two like anything to drink while you wait?" "Water is fine for me," said Keiji. The waiter looked back at Ayame, expecting a reply.

Well, I decided to take it upon myself to start an Underground thread, since Sonata is rarely on, and the RPG is starting to die or something. I really like it, so I started this thread. Enough of that. Anyway, please, we need to decide what exactly will happen very soon. Because, there isn't anything to do right now, except talk. We need a teacher or something to tell us what to do next. I suppose Sonata needs to tell us all what to do. Other than that, post suggestions here. Better yet, post an action in the thread. I don't want this to die!

Man... there are so many people I would like to meet from OB. Sadly enough, I'm not on anyone's list. =\ Let's see... - James ... cause the Matrix is cool like that - Reise ... good writer, and ditto from above. - Dagger ... actually, lives in my area. That would be cool. - Methy ... just seems [I]cool[/I] - Juu ... envious of her photography. - Syk3 ... same reason as Methy.

[CENTER][B]Fake[/B] I look at your life. You play dress-up all day long... now you've lost yourself. Locked in your Maudi Gras mask. Ill fated. Lost. Fake. You're the one who's fucked.[/CENTER] The syllables went 5, 7, 5, 7, 5 ... 5. It's an extended haiku. Not exactly what you asked for, Lady Asphy, but I guess it is what it is. Anyway, don't be afraid to leave a comment. Be it positive, negative, or somewhere in the middle. I just want to know how to get better, but people aren't replying.

Well, thank you for the feedback. I don't really consider myself a very 'seasoned' haiku-er... but I'll give it a shot. Do you mean that the stanzas go: 57575 or like... 575 575 575? As in the haikus are linked together or there is a separate stanza of haikus each time.

I think you're trying to crank out too much in one sitting. In other words, your story is moving a little faster than it should be. More events, description, and emotion should be in this. Thus far, all that's left to go on is the dialogue, but that isn't too indicative of what Trinity is [i]really[/i] feeling. Otherwise, I like where it's heading, but you should know where you plot is going ahead of time, so that you don't end up beating around the bush. Don't let your plot dawdle or grow boring. And the final thing is that you [i]really[/i] should consider breaking up your dialogue into different paragraphs. It's hard to read in parts, confusing in others, and you can do alot more when it's broken up. Like this: "What do you mean ... hell," Laura asked. Her face bore an inquisitive frown. The boy shook his head, as if scolding her seemingly-obvious question. "Yes, hell. My father is from hell. He beats me every night." And the boy's words did not do his father's actions justice. Beating was a mild word compared to the thrashings he got nightly. He had bruises the size of apples to prove it. See how far that text went? Just a suggestion though.

"Erm... Yeah. Better yet, are [i]you[/i] okay? You ran out of here without any warning... you looked hurt or something." "Yes. I'm alright. Thank you for asking. But you look flustered. What happened?" "Yeah... some guy just told me to step off or something." Keiji sighed, and looked at his feet, then bck at Ayame. "Yeah, he said he was like... you're older brother. And if I messed with you, I'd be in it deep. Just... just tell him I'm sorry for angering him. And sorry to you if all that was about me. I'm sorry." Ayame looked sad, and a little frusterated. Blaise had thoroughly confused Keiji. On top of it all, Keiji felt sorry for 'messing' with Ayame. It looked like Ayame didn't feel like Keiji was annoying, pestering, or heavily flirting with her. He was a soft-spoken guy, and rather passive in his action and demeanor. He wasn't going to thoroughly argue with Ayame's 'older brother.' "Just tell me though. Was what he was saying right about me? I can see he doesn't like me, for whatever his reasons are, but do you want me gone too?" Ayame fumbled for the words. She mouthed a few times, stuttered, and shut her mouth. Finally, she came up with the right words. "N.... no! He's protective. I don't want you gone, but he does. I'm sorry about him. And you don't need to apologize about him not liking you. And for the record, Keiji, I'm alright now. Thank you for worrying about me." "Uh.. um... not a problem!" Keiji smiled, but beneath the surface, he was horridly and utterly confused. Some guy had just ran up, called him Romeo, told him not to talk to Ayame, or else he'd be mugged... or whatever else. And then he left, just as quickly as he appeared. And Ayame had ran off clutching her heart, barely able to speak, but came back just a few moments later to tell him that she didn't want him to listen to the guy's words. "But will that guy actually ... harm me?" "No... no, he won't." Ayame trailed off at the end of the answer, looking like she was battling internally with the response she had just given. [I]Quick, if you're there, what the heck am I supposed to do?! [/I] [B]Ah... lady problems, huh? Just do whatever she wants... listen to what she says, and don't do anything stupid. She's very genuine and nice. She'll be rational.[/B] [I]Yeah... thanks... later.[/I] Keiji stopped communicating to Quicksilver, and responded to Ayame, so quickly there was no time elapse to suggest a pause in the conversation. He was getting good at the thinking to Quicksilver. "That's good. Erm... Ayame... do you like anyone on the trip yet?" Ayame paused before answering. -------------------- OOC: When are we going to do a specific activity? Talking on the boat can only last so long.

Lemme think... In no particular order: - Joining OB this year - Starting to post again here around october. - Starting to make graphics in PS. - DW's awesome moovees. - Beginning role playing here. - Reanimatrix Fanfic thread. I wish I submitted something. ah well.

Keiji was all very confused, but more worried than anything else. Ayame had just run out, clutching her heart and running away. Was she alright? Did she need help? "I'm sorry, maybe we should go check on Ayame. She was clutching her heart. It might be serio--" Blaise cut him off. "No. Not really, now answer my question. What do you think of Ayame?" Keiji looked at the ground for a moment and blushed, smiled, and looked the man back in the eyes. "I think she's a very nice girl. She's not arrogant or rude, but she's understanding and soft-spoken. I like that. Is there some answer you want out of me?" "Yes... erm... no. erm... No," he finally resolved. ?I just wanted to know." "And why did you call me Romeo?? ?Well, Keiji, you seem like quite the lady?s man.? ?Why do you think that? I don?t play girls.? ?Really? Well, I've heard ... differently." A smile curled around the corner of his lips. "I have no idea what you're talking about. And why would she want you to talk to me for? If you can't answer my questions, I'm going to check on her. She looked like she was in pain or something." Keiji was genuinely worried about her. For all he knew, it could be serious. "Look, kid, I told you she was alright. Now chill. I'm just collecting... recon... That's it." Blaise opened his mouth to answer Keiji's question.