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[COLOR=goldenrod][QUOTE=Allamorph][FONT=Arial]Holy crap. Well played, sir. Though as for Merik, it seems that [B]we're allowing too many of our guys to degenerate into some form or other of the loins-for-brains stereotype[/B]. Some people like that, I guess. Others prefer at least a [I]measure[/I] of chivalry in their characters, and[B] having a bunch of guys around who resort to thinking about sex at the drop of a convenient vulnerable woman is just boring after a while[/B]. I think that that was what [COLOR=DarkRed]Sandy[/COLOR] was thinking, and if that was the case, I concur. Speaking of men, is it just me, or are we a particularly anti-male bunch of posters? [/FONT][/QUOTE]*dies laughing* What's funniest about this is it was a guy *2007DigitalBoy* who had Sastasha have sex with Lucia. It was me who left it open for Katar to be a rapist. :p And it was another guy *BKstyles* who turned Merik into a pervert as well. So seriously guys? What's up with that? Hmmm? Are you sure you all aren't making sure that all the guys in the game end up dead? *dies laughing yet again* Oh and for the record, when I killed with my dual death card I took out a guy and a [B]girl[/B]. So no favoritism on my part. One other thing...[B]ZOMG![/B] Allamorph is in visible mode instead of invisible. *twilight zone music begins to play* [/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod]Well generic or not Merik is quite dead so you'll need to adjust your post Darren since you indicated that Merik was with Katar instead of Julian Marx. Well with the now dead Katar that is. Oh how the drama continues! :catgirl: [/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod][QUOTE=Allamorph][FONT=Arial]Whoa, now; don't get your undergarments all up in a bunch. ;) It's only been four days, and I like to let the playing field kind of settle down a little before I screw things up again, you know? I mean, what's the point of starting a dust devil, if you're in the middle of a tornado? I'll post a little later today. Right now I'm going to mull and lurk (whistling, of course; you've [I]got[/I] to whistle while you lurk...) until dinner, and by then I should have an idea of what's exactly's I want's to do's. ...aaanywho,.....[/FONT][/QUOTE]*pokes* Just seeing if you're still around. :p Besides I'd rather start another tornado than a plain ol dust devil! Even if they scare the hell out of me.[quote name='Sandy]OoC: Oromis Tu'wail is saved from the poison. To the player who owns him, no need to thank me.[u] I would rather we keep an original character like him than one of the many [B]generic bastards[/B] like Merik.[/u][/quote][QUOTE=Allamorph][FONT=Arial']Thank you.[/FONT][/quote]*swoops in and completely misunderstands the response* [B]ZOMG![/B] Oromis is Allamorph's character! *runs off to kill*[/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod][quote name='Rachmaninoff][B]EDIT: [/B'] Yet another edit here. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's eager for the rest of the people to post. ;) But Soliel hasn't been on since the 23rd and we still have three more non-death cards to be played. I so want to kill off someone and yet I also want to see those cards in action first. lol[/quote]You're not the only one. I was hoping that the remaining three: Allamorph Soliel HellsMinion6676 Would have shown up by now. At least for this round that is. :p Also Alcuin nó Prideux: Should be free since it's past the release time of Tuesday at 4:16 PM MST So I'm waiting on that post as well. Meh, since I've already posted three times this round and the rest who have posted have done so twice, I'm going to sit back since I want to see what the others are going to do. As well as what they got card wise.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod]Jason had thought that after what had happened in the computer lab the other day that things would have calmed down, that Dakar would have simply moved them to work with someone else, but he had been wrong. Not about being moved to work with someone more flexible but about things calming down. The very first thing Dakar had done when they had been brought to the interrogation room the following morning and secured them in the chairs was to proceed to dress both of them down for their behavior. Pointing out how someone who was truly [I]civilized[/I] would have instead simply told their superior about Jethra's attitude problems instead of flying off the handle like Celestia had. Celestia had tried to protest but Dakar wouldn't hear it, ruthlessly reminding her of how her [I]poor[/I] attitude had lead to even more poor judgments. Reminding her that those of the lesser races had no rights and that she would do well to remember it. Pointing out how she was forgetting that the two of them were being allowed to stay together, that instead of being put in separate cells they were in comfortable quarters. In no time he had Celestia in tears and Jason trying to apologize, but it didn't matter. In the end Dakar had disciplined them both. Torturing both of them until he was satisfied that they had learned their lesson. Then when he had finally finished, he had ordered that they be taken back to their quarters. With a few parting words to the effect that if there was a next time they would regret it. When they had finally been left at their quarters, Jason had just taken Celestia over to the sofa and sat down to hold her while she sobbed hopelessly. Not bothering to fight the tears that ran down his own face. Even though the disruptor's were every bit as painful as he had remembered, it had hurt more to see Celestia in pain. Celestia had mumbled incoherently as she cried, attempting to apologize to Jason for what had happened until finally she exhausted herself. Falling asleep in his arms. Jason had just held her until she finally woke up later. Refusing to accept her apology, reminding her that if anything the High Council should be apologizing to them for what they had done to them as well as Earth. [CENTER]-----------------------------------------------------------[/CENTER] Erica had just finished preparing some orders. Ones that were heavily encrypted and meant for the few Resistance agents left under her command. Ones that even William did not know about. By now she was certain that Kiva's investigation in sector seven was well underway and she wanted to make sure that everything went as smoothly as possible. At least for the next stage that is since even with the information that she had given Kiva, it would not be enough to expose things as completely as she would have liked. And even then, what she was doing had nothing to do with the investigation, they were activities that would be revealed as a result of it. Activities that had been going on for a very, very long time. Erica knew better than to be that sloppy, to deliberately start things for Kiva to find. No she just kept doing what she had always done since she started the Resistance so long ago. Gathering information and recruiting potential members into their ranks. As Erica sent off the orders, she only hoped that what would be uncovered wouldn't shock Kiva or her crew too much. It was something that she had wanted to expose ever since she found out about it, but the opportunity had not presented itself. Then once the orders were sent she went back to what she normally did. Or rather as much as she could since Erica's involvement in Council affairs was practically non-existent.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod][CENTER][SIZE=3][U][B]Group Three[/B][/U][/SIZE][/CENTER] Dafine had been so certain that Sastasha was a shape changer, so positive that he was her enemy. Until she had found herself in his body and found a stranger looking back at her from her own eyes. The look he gave her, one of sheer panic and pain was unmistakable. The same pain she had been experiencing from the poison, that had caused her to collapse when her legs would no longer work. And when her own question was mirrored in her own voice asking hesitantly, how did I get here? She knew. Dafine knew that she had been wrong. Somehow she was in Sastasha's body and he was now in hers. The others in the group were watching them wondering just what they meant as Dafine and Sastasha stared at each other. Dafine wanted to howl but could not in this strange new body. Puzzled she reached up when she felt something leaking from her eyes. From Sastasha's eyes. "[B]Dafine?[/B]" He asked from her body, confusing the others. Dafine, now in Sastasha's body sank to her knees. "[B]I'm so sorry, Sastasha. I should have believed you.[/B]" "[B]What's going on?[/B]" Etamet asked warily. Sastasha reached out with his now furry hand touching Etamet, "[B]Some how we have been switched, Dafine is now in my body and it seems I am in hers.[/B]" He shook as the poison continued to work it's way through Dafine's body. The others just stared at them, not sure what to believe, wondering just what had happened. Etamet wondered about Dafine's warning about Sastasha being a shape changer. Was it true? "[B]Please![/B]" Dafine said, even though she knew they didn't seem to believe her, she stood back up, still trying to adjust to the lack of a tail as well as the loss of her balance and smell and apparently better vision. "[B]Whether or not you believe me we have to find something to cure the poison with.[/B]" Etamet finally nodded and picked up Dafine's body. "[B]All right, we'll sort this out later, but for now we keep going.[/B]" The group continued grimly, they had left the stone temples behind a long time ago and were now working their way through what appeared to be an underground facility. But for what they didn't know. With long corridors and multiple doors, doors that they checked in hopes of finding something that would help. But most of them were empty. Sometimes they had tables and chairs and boards set up on the walls for writing. Some were obviously forstorage as they had built in shelves along the walls that were empty.But for the most part the metal walls of the hallway and the rooms were devoid of anything that would tell them where they were. Finally they came to a door that when they opened it, it appeared to lead to a type of lunch room, something that Eliana recognized. With long tables in rows with chairs and the far wall obviously some sort of area for preparing foods. "[B]In here![/B]" She said excitedly. "[B]If it's anything like my world there will be an emergency medical kit in the kitchen, with a broad spectrum shot for poison.[/B]" Eliana hurried off to find the medical kit. The others followed her inside. Etamet carefully set Dafine's body down on one of the tables, her breathing ragged from fighting the poison. Sastasha joined them reaching out to take her body's hand. "[B]Hang in there Sastasha,[/B]" She said, still unaccustomed how strange she sounded and felt from being in his body. "[B]Eliana's getting the antidote.[/B]" A fact that was confirmed as Eliana hurried back with the kit in hand, opening it quickly and finding the shot inside. Without hesitation she administered it. Her world was often visited by lots of different races so the shot was designed to work with a broad range of species. She only hoped that Dafine's was one of them. And that they were in time. Or was it Sastasha? Since if what they said was true, it was Sastasha who was dying not Dafine. [I]Gods, I hope it works. [/I]She thought. [CENTER]---------------[/CENTER] [/COLOR] [SIZE=1][B]OOC:[/B] Naturally, it does work. *pinches Sandy*[/SIZE]

[COLOR=goldenrod]Group Four just about didn't exist, so I fixed that. :p Since the other groups have gotten more than enough action. No death card yet though. ;P Oh and just so you know Sandy, I shortened that post. I deliberately went back and condensed a few parts. So hopefully that's better. ^_~[/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod][CENTER][U][SIZE=3][B]Group Four[/B][/SIZE][/U][/CENTER] Delilah was exhausted. Try as she might she just didn't have the strength to continue. After narrowly escaping being crushed by the boulders coming down she walked almost woodenly next to Brittany and Meredith. Hoping that eventually they would come to a spot where she could rest, or better yet the exit from this insane place. Meredith on the other hand seemed to be enjoying herself as if it was but a walk in the park. An enthusiasm that Delilah did not share. At least not at the moment. The corridor they were in after leaving the cavern was pretty much a plain hallway made of metal with panels of lights in the ceiling every so often. And at the moment it seemed to stretch forever. "[B]What's the matter with you?[/B]" Meredith finally asked after they had walked in near silence for a while. "[B]I'm tired.[/B]" Delilah said. Meredith just grinned. "[B]Well don't let it get to you, I can see a set of doors further down, we'll take a look and see if there's a spot to rest for a moment.[/B]" When they finally did get to the doors and Meredith opened them, it was better than they could have hoped for. Not only did it appear to be a large enclosed hothouse, but the room was easily hundreds of feet wide and deep, with rows of planters running down from the door straight to the far wall. But what had Delilah nearly in tears from sheer gratitude was that a number of them had fruit trees, with apples, pears and nectarines. "[B]Hold it![/B]" Meredith commanded when Delilah started moving towards one of the trees. "[B]It's probably a trap of some kind.[/B]" Delilah didn't care, she grabbed an apple and took a bite. Ignoring Meredith's look of irritation. Maybe she could live on air, but she couldn't. A few minutes later when nothing happened Brittany joined her. Meredith sighed, "[B]That was really stupid you know. What if something had happened? What if it's poisoned?[/B]" Delilah sat down on the wall of the planter, next to the tree. "[B]What does it matter? If it's poisoned then I die from poison. If I didn't eat, I'd eventually die from starvation.[/B]" She reasoned. "[B]Or you'd find the way out and leave this place.[/B]" Meredith reminded her. "[B]It's probably not that far away you know.[/B]" "[B]Or we find no such thing[/B]." Delilah shot back. "[B]We could be stuck here for the rest of our lives. Don't me there's a way out when you don't know. Let alone that it's probably near here.[/B]" Delilah pulled back a bit at Meredith's angry expression. She hadn't meant to anger her, but hell! It was likely that they would be stuck here forever! Meredith glared at her for a bit and then finally sighed, coming over to join the two by snatching an apple and eating one herself. She sat down on the edge of the planter just across from them so that they were facing each other. Brittany just stood there calmly eating her apple, ignoring the tension between the two. "[B]It's simple logic if you think about it. If we were brought here, then there has to be a way out. I wasn't lying, just pointing out the possibilities, that's all.[/B]" She leaned back against the trunk of the tree behind her. "[B]How about we rest here for a bit before heading out okay?[/B]" [/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod][quote name='2007DigitalBoy][COLOR=DarkRed]I was laughing maniacally as I created the poison card and the mind-switch card, but i never even [i]dreamed[/i'] they would be used together so well! Whoever Sastasha's handler is better step up quick - the poison duration has not lengthened![/COLOR][/quote]Just as I'm sure you were chuckling with glee when you posted about them finding the food. :p Still doesn't Sastasha have until tomorrow evening? Since that would be two days? Also, talk about the dilemma! Who ever steps forward is going to look like they are saving their character or deliberately making them a target so someone will immediately kill them. I mean it would be a good way to force someone to use their death card. ^_~ Still...It's a damned if you do and damned if you don't type of deal. The way I see it, Sastasha is as good as dead. LOL Completely worthy of you DB. I love it! :catgirl: [/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod][QUOTE=BKstyles][FONT=Tahoma]Heh, well let's just say Haikus aren't my forte. Literally anything else involving writing you could have chosen (maybe aside from a research paper >.>) I would have done much better on. I enjoy going deep into poetry that doesn't restrict my amount of words, not bashing Haikus or anything, as i like them very much. Wanna say thanks to Beth, I expected our competition against one another to be a bit different but nonetheless it was a pleasure :).[/FONT][/QUOTE]You and me both, but then there isn't any poetry that's my forte. >_< Pity on the research paper though. That I could have done. lol Still congratulations. ^_~ [/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod]I'm sorry team. But honestly. Between the flag and the poem I feel like all I've done is let all of you down. I'm not going to lie and pretend it didn't depress me. I'm just glad Aaryanna_Mom is next since I remember the suggestion thread she did in regards to the Community Events a while back, during the Otaku Idol 2 bit. She's the perfect person for this challenge in my opinion since she's already demonstrated that she's got a good grasp of things that would be good for the community here.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod]Okay, here's mine: [URL=http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7968/eggs01vt5.jpg]Eggs[/URL] The main shapes for the bigger letters were suppose to be more egg shaped, but now I'm not so sure. :animesigh Still at least it's finished right? ^_~[/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod]All right. I assume you want it posted here. Sorry for taking so long. I had several ideas so it was hard to finally pick just one since I liked how all of them turned out. lol Anyway I present my [I]haiku[/I] describing this competition. [COLOR=Gold][CENTER][B][SIZE=3]On your mark! Set! GO! Twenty spar for victory. Who will be the one?[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER][/COLOR] And there you have it. ^_^ Oh, and I know it now says twenty one Sandy, but we originally started with twenty. :p[/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod][quote name='Sandy']Anyway, my suggestions was just that: a suggestion. It's not a question of life or death (or staying in the game) for me, it would just help me stay on track, heh. XP[/quote]Oh I know. *pokes Sandy* I'll still try to make them a little shorter for you just the same. XP[QUOTE=BKstyles][FONT=Tahoma]Feh, DB totally stole that link in his sig idea from my suggestion >.> lol. But yeah, I think i'm probably pretty guilty of the long post deal. My dual death card post will probably be my longest of the game so no worries. I'll try to shorten them up from here on out. Even so though, for a non-native english speaker (which is the first i'm hearing about it eventhough I know your nationality) you have the language down better then a lot native speakers over here in the states. The language is slowly being butchered over here day by day, year by year. In any case, try to get back with it Sandy. The game still manages to be fun despite everything that's happened. Besides, don't you want to stick with the RP who's underground is stealing the Adventure Square spotlight :p.[/FONT][/QUOTE]It was a great suggestion since it's totally true. *dies laughing* The underground thread had been as much fun as the main one. As for your posts BKstyles, I love them, you write them so well. Especially your latest one. That was brilliant and twisted all in one. *dies laughing yet again* Now we just need some more posting since I want to wait a bit before I whip out my death card for this round and use it. Hehe. [/COLOR] :catgirl:

[COLOR=goldenrod][QUOTE=Sandy]I'd like to point out that [I]this[/I] thread contains more drama than the actual game thread. I'm loving this! XD *points to custom title* I'd also like to point out the horrifically fast pace of this game. Even though there aren't that many posts in the game thread, they are awfully long. That makes them much harder to follow, and even more harder to pick up and remember tiny details concerning the characters from. This is coming from a non-native English speaker, though, so you might have other views. But if you'd be so kind, [B]would you please write somewhat shorter posts?[/B][/QUOTE]Oh I know, it is hilarious and DB even has a link in his signature indicating that the underground is more violent than the game."[B]The Panopticon Underground - More Violent than the Game Itself XD[/B]" LOL As for the posts being awfully long, I'm not sure if I agree with you. And to be blunt you don't post like someone who isn't a native English speaker. But the problem is I've already been making my posts shorter. o_O However, to be fair, I can understand how others could get lost. I read books all the time so sitting down and going through hundreds of pages in a few hours is no big deal to me. And taking the time to look back to verify a detail doesn't really bother me. And even the longer posts only take me a few minutes to read if that. I haven't actually bothered to time it you know. ^_~ Regardless, I'll try to make things a little shorter just the same. It's just hard when you have some many ideas and details and you're trying to cram them down into a tiny little post. lol [B]EDIT:[/B] I guess to provide an example of what I don't consider long but others might...I'll use indifference's latest punishment post. It wasn't short, but damn if I didn't enjoy reading it! :catgirl: Oh and another point, just how short do you want people to go? Because when they get too short and everyone is posting like mad, that can be equally as confusing in my opinion. As well as irritating since it leaves little room for character development. And yeah, my idea of short is anything book wise that is less than 300 pages. XP[/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod][QUOTE=Retribution][size=1]The video link didn't work, but I searched it on youtube myself. In any event, things like this are just disgusting. It's amazing people like Limbaugh, Hannity, and O'Reilly have audiences. The fact that they do and are very popular says quite a bit about the state of America.[/size][/QUOTE]As much as I dislike what Rush did with this parody, I have to admit to being one of those Americans who listen to him. Now before someone rushes in here with the '[I]I can't believe you like Rush![/I]' statements. I'll let you know why I've listened to him. It actually started when I first started driving a Semi Truck. I would catch his show while driving on the radio. And even though I didn't always like it, some of the shows he did were down right hilarious. It sort of became a habit while I was driving, since it was a nice way to pass the time, after all driving down the same stretches of freeway after a while gets pretty mind numbing without something to break it up. lol I don't listen to him very often anymore and I certainly don't agree with everything he does, but honestly, to think the state of America is bad since they listen to Rush Limbaugh or any other person and actually like it, is a bit of a stretch in my opinion. Though I certainly think some things shouldn't have been aired, this being one of them. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod]Ah, the what do you drive question. Well until a few years ago I drove this: [IMG]http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3528/truckdk7.jpg[/IMG] Since I worked for Swift Trucking and delivered stuff along the west coast of the US. But now that I'm not driving truck anymore I drive this: [IMG]http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1005/carxb5.jpg[/IMG] A white 96 Geo Prism that I bought used. Now the picture is from earlier this year since I can't find my camera to take a new one at the moment. But I'm sure this one will do. ^_~ Anyway, it's a fantastic car that's extremely reliable. I've never had issues with it and it gets good gas mileage which is a definite plus in my opinion. I'll probably have it five to ten years later since even though it has over 114,000 miles on it, they've been well rated for being dependable. And since I drove a truck for a long time, which by the way you do daily inspections of your vehicle as well as the engine, my car will probably go for a long time since I always maintain what ever vehicle I am driving. Checking it on a regular basis when ever the ride feels off. Between the previous owner, who was my brother, and myself it's had little to no repairs done, it hasn't needed it. In the three years I've had it I've had to put new tires and a new battery in it. In short I love my car. [/COLOR] :catgirl:

[COLOR=goldenrod]There have been so many! But I'll stick with the two that stand out the most. The first one was quite some time ago. I was still finishing up my college degree and working as the assistant manager of a Sinclair gas station. For the most part the job was pretty laid back and easy to do. It was a small station and business was busy, but not too bad. The experience wasn't so much strange as it scared the hell out of me. I was about to get ready to close for the night when some guy came sailing in and held the place up at gunpoint. At the time I thought he was kidding since even though he had a ski mask on I was sure I had heard his voice before. I even asked him if it was a joke. But his foul language and threat to blow my brains out if I didn't give him what was in the till convinced me that he meant it. So I gave it to him and he left. He didn't get a lot though and he wasn't the brightest of robbers. The jewelry I was wearing was worth more than the twenty bucks he made off with. lol The second experience was only a few years ago when I was working as a truck driver. I was hauling some goods from Salt Lake City, Utah to Reno Nevada. I had stopped in the desert about one hundred miles from the city at a rest stop where trucks could park to get some sleep. It was night time and I had barely fallen asleep when a loud explosion rocked the truck. Which as heavy as those things are takes some doing. Needless to say I woke up thinking some other idiot had backing in my trailer or something like that since I couldn't imagine something exploding in the middle of the desert, but when I got up and checked, it was another truck parked about a hundred feet away. The trailer was on fire and some of the tires had exploded. So I ended up awake for a while watching it burn down with the rest of the truck drivers who were there. The police showed up, but tire fires are pretty damn hot and being in the middle of nowhere, by the time they showed up the trailer was history. It was interesting to see the other tires explode when the fire got to them though and somewhere I've got some pictures of the fire. Anyway, maybe later I'll post some more since I've seen some pretty crazy things while I was driving though the western states. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod][B]1. Do You Eat Lunch? If so, how do you usually procure it?[/B] Naturally, mines pretty simple really. I usually have a type of protein shake so I buy the stuff I need in advance. On rare occasions I have something else. But usually the shake is what I have every day. It's too convenient and easy. [B]2. What did you eat for lunch today?[/B] Well lunch has yet to occur for me but it will be the same. My usual shake. [B]3. Do you plan ahead for lunch on further days?[/B] I do, its part of what got me started on protein shakes. It comes from when I was working as a truck driver. Shakes were the most convenient and easy thing to have for lunch when I was driving. All I needed was a gallon of milk in the little fridge in the cab and the stuff to mix the shake with. I'd be set for a week. Though stopping at a store wasn't really an issue. Since I delivered frozen goods for Wall-Mart I was stopping at a store somewhere every single day. Which is why sometimes I had something else. If it was about lunch time when I made a delivery, I'd pick up something hot from the deli department. [B]4. Have you ever had a lunch date? How did it go?[/B] Well not for lunch really, now dinner? I've had lots of those. And they varied. From fun to obnoxious depending on the guy. lol[/COLOR]

[COLOR=goldenrod]Wow. o_O Spiders huh? *shivers* Yuck! And since it's Alcuin this time I'm assuming it was either Rachmaninoff or Darren who triggered the punishment. I think I know what caused it, but this time I'm going to keep my thoughts to myself. XD Anyway, I rather like the poison card though. If no one saves Dafine, then with his death card Rachmaninoff gets to kill two people. Sweet! Also I see that things have been pretty quiet. Damn it all! I'm gonna have to end up sailing back in here and finishing what I started with group one. *dies* And I'm sure it goes without saying that the poison card's two days is in our time so come Monday at 10:51 PM MST *pokes Allamorph* Dafine is history. Oh and on another note, release time for Alcuin: 4:16 PM Tuesday MST[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#DAA520][QUOTE=BKstyles][font=tahoma]The link in everyone's sig should be "The Panopticon Underground, see what the crew is talking about!" instead of a link to the game thread :p. ...and go ahead, I DARE you to make a sick post ;P. Bring it on! [/font][/QUOTE]Curse you! I just decided to let you guys decide if you wanted to follow through with what I just implied! I tried to write it but... :animeblus I couldn't do it. I couldn't bring myself to take it further. [/COLOR] :animeblus

[COLOR=#DAA520][CENTER][SIZE=3][U][B]Group Three[/B][/U][/SIZE][/CENTER] Serena still couldn't believe what had happened. The water had looked so peaceful and had turned out to be so deadly. And now there was no mistaking the red stain from where Uriel had been killed, even if the water had turned to ice it was still visible as they walked over the spot where the monster had died. Serena kept her gaze on the others who were waiting on the other side, refusing to look down, afraid of what she would see if she did. She wasn't sure if she could handle seeing yet another dead body. Once they were across all of them without a word left and headed into the stone passage leading upwards. Strangely quiet after what had just happened. A moment later it came out into yet another temple like room with stone pillars and openings in the ceiling where sunlight shone through. "[B]Not again,[/B]" Serena said. "[B]I'm sick and tired of these damn traps! Not only that, I'm tired, hungry and ready to be out of this crazy place![/B]" A moment later the others were blinking in surprise as Serena had disappeared and a young man had taken her place, someone they had never met. "[B]Uh...[/B]" He stammered. "[B]What just happened?[/B]" [CENTER][SIZE=3][U][B]Group One[/B][/U][/SIZE][/CENTER] As if in answer to that thought, Serena suddenly felt dizzy, as if her world was spinning around in circles. Instinctively she closed her eyes tight and reached out to grab something to steady herself only to stumble and fall. "[B]What the hell?[/B]" An unfamiliar male voice said. "[B]What happened to Sastasha?[/B]" Another voice said. [I]What's going on? [/I]Serena thought as the dizziness started to fade. She opened her eyes to find herself facing a strange group, a set of double doors behind them. [I]How did I get here? [/I] "[B]Is that all you can think of? Your precious Sastasha?[/B]" The tall male with black hair said scornfully to a woman with long blue hair. [I] Blue hair? Since when did people have blue hair? [/I]Serena wondered. "[B]That's not what I meant Katar! What if something bad happened to him? Gods, don't you care about anything or anyone?[/B]" Serena could tell she had stepped into something bad, but it didn't make sense. One of the girls, with long dark hair was wearing a very makeshift outfit, but even though she was standing there, her eyes were almost empty as if she didn't care what was going on around her. The other one, dressed in a maid's outfit looked terribly distressed and on the verge of tears. On top of that Serena was positive that she could smell food coming from the doors behind the four people. She started to open her mouth to ask them what was going on but the two arguing were too caught up in it. Ignoring her completely. [I]Just what is going on here?[/I] "[B]Oh yes it is Lucia,[/B]" Katar spat. "[B]I saw the two of you last night.[/B]" Lucia backed up, her right hand going to her mouth as she turned bright red. Then she gasped in pain as the one named Katar reached forward and caught Lucia by her right wrist and dragged her towards him. Ignoring her attempts to pull free. "[B]What I don't understand is why a pretty thing like yourself would choose a loser like Sastasha.[/B]" Lucia tried to hit Katar with her left hand only to have him catch that wrist as well. She struggled for a moment and then snapped. "[B]Let me go Katar![/B]" She glared at him angrily, torn between fear and irritation. Katar just shoved her backwards until she was pinned against the wall by the double doors, leaning forward until their faces were nearly touching. "[B]Why don't you make me let go?[/B]" He taunted her. [I]My god? What's the matter with these people?[/I] Serena thought as the other two just stood there doing nothing to break up the fight. "[B]Uh, excuse me but just who are you people?[/B]" Serena said in an attempt to distract them. [I]Please stop fighting. [/I]She thought desperately. Even as she got up and started walking towards them, hoping they would back down. But she hadn't taken more than a few steps when Katar, who had turned his head to watch her, narrowed his eyes as if in thought and then seemed to make up his mind. "[B]This is none of your business wench.[/B]" He said coldly. [I]Wench? [/I]Stung Serena stopped where she was, "[B]Please, just stop fighting okay?[/B]" [I]Why?[/I] She thought. [I]Why did I end up here with these people?[/I] "[B]I told you it was none of your business.[/B]" Katar said again forcefully. He let go of Lucia with his right hand and reached over and opened the doors, ignoring Lucia's struggle to pull her other hand free. Then quicker than Serena would have thought possible he dragged her back though the doors with his left hand that was still holding Lucia's right wrist. "[B]No![/B]" The one with the maid's outfit cried out as Lucia was dragged through the door and then flung to the ground by Katar, crying out in pain as she landed hard on her stomach. Katar turned back and glared at the group. "[B]If you know what's good for you, you'll mind your own business.[/B]" Then he slammed the doors shut and locked them from the other side. Serena just stood there stunned as Mary pounded on the doors, trying to open them as tears ran down her face. "[B]You leave Lucia alone![/B]" She kept yelling it over and over, while the other woman just stood there, still doing nothing and saying nothing. [I]What the hell? [/I] [CENTER]---------------------------------------[/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/satashatn4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/switchcardpanopticon.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/6cqo0pl.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] [B]OOC:[/B] My card has been played: [B]Name:[/B] Switch Card [B]Definition: [/B]Let's you instantly switch the places of any two members of the game.[/color]

[COLOR=#DAA520]Well here's the way I see it. It's done, its over, and it's time to move on. But more importantly...Why is the underground thread still getting more action than the main thread! I'm gonna go and fix that right now, it's time to get back into the real action and I've got a card to play with so I'm gonna go and do that right now! Trust me it's gonna be sick! :p [/COLOR]

[COLOR=#DAA520][QUOTE=2007DigitalBoy][COLOR=DarkRed]As far as the 'degeneration of Lucia's character' goes, I'd hardly call it that. I mean, first of all they're in this major moment of peace which has raised the hell outta their spirits (and yes, I did that on purpose, because I like a little bit of 'light' in my 'dark', as well as it will lead to a crushing reality soon after). Most of all, [B]Sastasha is obviously a really nice guy[/B] and in a place like this, I only thought it seemed natural you'd wanna be banging [i]somebody.[/i] They're on the brink of death, there's a nice, cute guy, I mean what the hell more is needed to constitute a little fun?! This ain't a damn Catholic boarding school :mad: And besides, at least Mary sees it your way >_< I digress, lol. no, I don't know Tolkien even remotly, cept for seeing those movies, which I don't even like >_> With that post, I ent in thinking that someone was gunna have sex. I originaly thought Katar would have his way with someone, but he seems like the type who would avoid people he can't stand, or perhaps just doesn't do rape. Not everyone is the absolute worst scum, after all, lol. [B]I thought it would be nice for a little 'good sex' for once,[/B] and to me it seemed to fit. Forgive me if I may not understand sexual encounters all that well *im a virgin who's never had a girlfriend* but I know if I was in that moment of peace, I'd be trying as hard as I could >_

[COLOR=#DAA520][quote name='2007DigitalBoy][COLOR=DarkRed']And by the way, when did Brittany become a psycho in anyone's post?[/COLOR][/quote]I thought that was your intent in your post when you put this at the beginning...[quote=2007DigitalBoy][COLOR=DarkRed]Finally, there was the most obscure group of all. A [B]psycho-killer, the CCC?s own newly reprogrammed drone[/B], and? Group 4 Delilah Rousseau Meredith Taylor Brittany Cossentine [B]?Check? ?Confirmed? ?Running Program ?Delirium Trigger?? ?Access allowed. Proceed.? ?Initiating?[/B][/COLOR][/quote]Brittany is the only one in that group that has been '[B]programmed[/B]' so to speak so it makes sense that she is the psycho-killer that you were referring to. And for the record, I got the impression that you were posting as if nothing had happened to Nadia as well. [/COLOR]