SunfallE

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][QUOTE=Desbreko][color=#4B0082]Welcome to the most awesome game thread on the boards. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_%28game%29][u]The Game[/u][/url] is simple to play, so I'll get right into what few rules there are: 1. Knowledge of the Game is all you need in order to play. 2. You lose if you think about the Game. 3. When you lose the Game you must announce it. That's it! Oh, and by the way, you just lost. See, the great thing about this game is that, unlike other games on OB here that tend to foster short, spammy posts, this one encourages you [i]not[/i] to post. Because, if you view this thread and post, you lose. And you don't want to lose, now do you?[/color][/QUOTE]Okay let me see if I get this, first of all the only thing I need to play is to be aware of it? And by thus being aware I lose? Well that sucks! :animesigh Okay since you posted first does that mean you lose? ^_~ Or are you now winning because you have refused to open the thread again? I swear Des, this is an evil game designed to make sure I lose every day since I have to look at the thread. It?s my job! :animecry: I refuse to announce it everytime I lose though! ^_~[/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Well the only thing I do know is that my parents decided that instead of giving us southern names like Billy Ray they wanted us to have more standard names. So I was named Elizabeth Ann. [INDENT][B]ELIZABETH [/B] Gender: Feminine Usage: English, Biblical Pronounced: ee-LIZ-a-beth From (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance". In the New Testament this is the name of the mother of John the Baptist. It was also borne by the 12th-century Saint Elizabeth, a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary who became a Franciscan nun and lived in poverty. It was also the name of a ruling queen of England and an empress of Russia. Famous modern bearers include the British queen Elizabeth II and actress Elizabeth Taylor. [B]ANN [/B] Gender: Feminine Usage: English Pronounced: AN English form of ANNE [/INDENT] I don?t think my parents meant anything religious by it though. It?s just how they named everyone, like one of my brothers is David Samuel and another Christopher Thomas. My father really hated the southern nicknames instead of what he considered a proper name. Though I tend to go by Beth as I?ve never cared for the nick name Liz. And almost everyone who hears Elizabeth shortens it to Liz. I absolutely loathed it as a child and would start a fight with any kid who called me Liz. Which just resulted in my getting into trouble for beating them up for it. When I was ten I announced to the whole world that from that day forward I was Beth and I would ignore anyone who called me by Elizabeth. I signed all my homework as Beth and would even ignore my parents if they called me Liz or Elizabeth. I?ve been going by it so long that now I?ve been called Beth longer than I ever was called Elizabeth. And even though I?m an adult I still dislike Liz. I just tolerate it. Though it doesn?t pop up very often. Now pretty much the only person who calls me Elizabeth is my father. I?m so use to Beth it takes me a moment to realize that when someone asks for Elizabeth they actually mean me. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]In all honesty your post is a bit confusing. You say that you were occupied with someone else and he was also with someone else when you slept with his best friend. I assume that when he broke up with his past girlfriend and wanted to be with you that you too were no longer with his best friend? I ask because if you are still involved with the other guy then yeah he has a right to be annoyed. But only if it happened while you were with him. But if you were not when you slept with the other guy, then he?s being immature and unrealistic to expect you to not be with someone else. Or rather to have never slept with them. I?m sure you don?t expect him to have never done anything with his previous girlfriend right? So it?s really stupid that he?s ignoring you and acting all cold towards you. In all honesty if he really did want to know he wouldn?t be acting like a dork upon finding out. Or rather he shouldn?t be a baby because it turned out to be with his best friend. If he continues behaving like this over you being with the other guy, he?s not worth your time as that?s just stupid to expect you to not be attracted to other guys, whether they are his friend or not is irrelevant. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']The only thing that seemed off to me in this chapter is that it seemed they resorted to drugs far to quickly. I would have thought that they would have given her more of a chance to respond after being electrocuted. Perhaps they were in some sort of hurry to get the information? For an upcoming invasion, etc. If so perhaps you might want to indicate that. Other than that it?s coming along just fine. Considering what was stated in previous chapters I think it was clear they intended to be a bit ruthless in their interrogation of Celestia. So that part fit the story just fine.[/quote]I?ll have to work on fixing it, but I guess I didn?t make it apparent that they intended to use the drugs regardless of whether she talked or not. I?m not sure if I?ll fix that in the previous chapter or address it in another. But they intended to drug her from the very beginning. [B]Chapter Six:[/B] Jason watched, horrified as the woman questioning Celestia began to torture her. He could tell that the alien with silver blonde hair was watching him, waiting to see his reaction. He knew it would be a mistake to resist but when Celestia cried out in pain the second time he couldn?t help it. Jason tried to run and slam past him to get to the door, but it seemed they had anticipated his reaction for he was grabbed from behind and held fast before he had even taken two steps towards the door. The alien with cold eyes came towards him, Jason tried to lash out with his feet but he easily avoided Jason?s attempts to kick him. With one swift move he punched Jason hard in the stomach, knocking the breath out of him. The other aliens let go and Jason fell to his knees gasping for breath. Again he heard Celestia?s cry out in pain. He would have fallen over but the alien grabbed his hair with his left hand, forcing Jason to look right at him. The alien got down on one knee, pulled out his gun with his right hand and placed the nozzle of the gun underneath Jason?s chin. He leaned closer until their faces were only inches apart. ?[B]Don?t be in such a hurry for your turn,[/B]? he said. Jason stared back, furious at his inability to do anything. He cringed when he heard Celestia?s cries of pain once again. ?[B]Please,[/B]? Jason said, ?[B]Stop hurting her.[/B]? The alien laughed and let go of him. The other?s grabbed Jason and dragged him upright. The alien put his gun away and went into the room where Celestia was. When he came back he ordered one of the other aliens to go and retrieve a serum. Once again Celestia cried out in pain. Jason struggled to get free. The alien with cold eyes ignored his struggles. Within a short time the other alien returned and Jason was horrified to see he was carrying a syringe! They intended to drug Celestia! Frantically he struggled to break free. In a desperate twist he pulled free and attempted to ram the alien carrying the syringe. Once again the cruel alien punched Jason hard in the stomach, knocking the breath out of him causing him to fall to the floor gasping for breath. As the alien with the syringe entered the room where Celestia was; Jason could clearly see her horrified expression as the man with the syringe approached her. Then his view of the screen was blocked as the alien who had punched him knelt in front of him. Jason cringed, waiting for what was going to happen next. But the alien simply grabbed his chin and forced him to look at him. ?[B]I told you,[/B]? he said, ?[B]Don?t be in such a hurry for your turn.[/B]? He let go of Jason and got back up to watch the interrogation of Celestia. The other aliens came over to Jason, but instead of picking him up one leaned over and fastened restraints on his ankles and then they simply left him lying on the floor. Jason looked back at the screen and watched as Celestia expression changed from the effects of the drug. Celestia found herself answering the Commander?s questions before she even thought of the answer. She couldn?t stop herself from talking. The thought occurred to her that she was glad she had decided to tell the truth. If she had lied there was no telling what the woman would have done to her. The woman?s expression changed to one of disbelief. It was if she couldn?t believe that Celestia had created a game that matched their objectives by accident. Celestia began to feel even stranger and suddenly the woman stopped and turned to her companion. ?[B]Give her the antidote, it looks like her body can?t take it anymore.[/B]? He got up, came over and gave Celestia another shot. The feeling of detachment slowly began to fade away. Celestia watched the woman wondering what was going to happen now. She still was drugged enough that she felt no fear yet she was still worried about what was going to happen next! And if this was real, what had happened to Jason? Celestia was still too drugged to talk, as it seemed that this particular drug made you unable to say anything unless you were told to speak. ?[B]It looks like you were telling the truth after all. For that I will allow you to live.[/B]? The Commander said before she turned to another alien and told them to put Celestia in a cell. ?[B]She needs time to recover from the drug before we question her any further.[/B]? ?[B]Yes commander,[/B]? one of the aliens responded. They removed the restraints but Celestia was unable to move or stand so they simply carried her. She was taken to a cell and the aliens actually placed her on the bed and covered her with a blanket before leaving. Celestia was too exhausted and drugged to move. She was desperately worried about what had happened to Jason, but she couldn?t shake the effects of the drug and was soon fast asleep.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][quote name='Desbreko][color=#4B0082]Frappr: Turning my fangirls into stalkers since 2006.[/color][/QUOTE][QUOTE=Aaryanna][COLOR=SeaGreen'] Hey! I resemble that comment! *shifty eyes* Once I?m old enough to drive that is. ^_~[/COLOR][/quote]I have a car and I?m old enough to drive. I say we team up and make a run for it! ^_~ Ironically when I was still working as a truck driver, since I went back and forth between Washington and California a lot. I went by Des?s place at least twice a month. (well pretty close as I don?t remember how far it is from Highway five. Remember for a truck driver anything under two hundred miles is close.) Just think of all the chances I missed! ^_~[/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][quote name='Marsh][FONT=Arial']The dark, for instance. It's not really a problem if I'm in the same room as other people, but I can't be alone in a dark room. It's the feeling of uncertainty, and paranoid thoughts that people are hiding in my closet...as well as not being able to see anything. I'm not afraid of monsters anymore, but I think every single noise I hear outside (such as plants tapping on my window, or that one cat that sometimes comes into my yard and sickly meow) will be the death of me. That's just with the light on. [/FONT][/quote]I use to be the same way. I was terrified of being in the dark when I was a kid and I always slept with some sort of night light on. Then when I got older I did a complete about face and now I can?t stand to have any light on when I sleep. I even made special heavy towel curtains so that my room is pitch black when I sleep. If I can?t have complete darkness, which often happened when I was a truck driver due to the wacky hours, I would take a towel and put it over my eyes to simulate darkness just so I can sleep. Somewhere along the line when I switched to wanting it dark, I lost my fear of it. The other is thunder storms. Although I love how lightening looks and enjoy watching a storm, it still frightens me. It?s a combination of the start of fear with the thrill of how beautiful it is. When I was a kid I would run to my parents room as I was beyond terrified. As an adult, I don?t feel the urge to run, but a bit of the fear is still there. I suppose the fact that three times lightening has struck the ground within one hundred feet of where I was standing has nothing to due with that fear. ^_~[/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Sounds like Briana and Alan are going to run into each other again. I find myself wondering if those two will end up working together to save both Mersis and Drasis. And you?ve got me curious as to what the token that Aries is referring to is. ?Exchanging Vows? and all. Is that their way of committing to a partner? Much in the way we use rings for a wedding? ^_~ Anyway, excellent job. I liked the part were Aries was a bit silly by playing among the blankets and acting goofy to get Briana?s attention. Though I suppose that?s because I?ve seen your own little Bichon do the same. With my clean laundry no less! ^_~ [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]In all honesty it sounds like they are assuming that their time is more important than your time. If they were using a professional service to take care of their dogs and home, there would have been no question of coming over early. It would have all been agreed to from the very beginning as to what days they required assistance. If they had done to a service what they did to you, they would have been charged for an extra night of care that was not in the original plan. The fact that they went through your mom instead of coming directly to you is an underhanded method implying that you are an irresponsible and that by sending it to your mother she will in turn lecture you for not living up to your agreement. A way of making sure you know you didn?t do a good job. Even the mention of the plants, dishes and the possibility of the TV being left on are nothing more than a way for them to feel justified over their actions. In short they needed an extra night and either one do not remember that they never said anything about you coming over early, or two they feel that since they are helping you with summer money you should feel grateful for the job and doing an extra night is owed to them for being so generous in giving you a job. In other words, your time was not as valuable as their time. When they asked you to come over early, I am assuming that they did not offer to pay you for the extra night as they claimed that they had said it might be necessary. In other words they were too cheap to pay you for your extra time. So if you do give them any money back I would calculate what it would have been for each day based on the original twelve days and then only give them back for one day since you stayed an extra day that was not part of the original twelve. Which is really the whole problem here as I see it. They were taking advantage of you by getting in extra work without paying you for your time. As for the returning it, you might want to do it in person and try to find out why they are being so nasty about the whole deal, especially if they are neighbors you have to deal with on a regular basis. You can always have the money in an unsealed envelope with the explanation of why you gave them that much so that if your discussion goes well you can simply give them the money with out the note. Or if they are unwilling to admit or even discuss how unfair it was to expect you to work another night for free, simply give them the envelope with the note inside. In all honesty, based on what you have said, I think they have already burned their bridges and taken the moral high ground of having done nothing wrong and that regardless of what you do, any relationship you had is pretty much over with them. Though if that really is the case, they don?t sound like anyone I?d like to be neighbors with anyway. Anyway, best of luck and I hope you let us know how it went. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][quote name='Aaryanna][COLOR=SeaGreen']I?ve noticed that since Squall has had Shiva the whole time that his compatibility with Ifrit has dropped to zero. Are there any other GF?s who don?t get along like that? [/COLOR][/quote]I?ve had similar issues with both Ifrit and Shiva. Who ever is junctioned with one, becomes incompatible with the other. It?s been too long since I played, but I don?t remember any of the others being like that, and as Dagger mentioned. I assumed it was due to the fire/ice isn?t compatible sort of deal. I?ve also noticed that if you have one at 1000 the others even if you have taken the time to get them up to 1000 they are never all 1000 at the same time. At least with that character, I don't know if they can be at 1000 with more than one person at a time. Though for battle and summoning, 998 isn?t enough of a difference for it to matter. I?d have to actually time it, but as far as summoning goes, it?s just as quick as 1000 is. Which is the whole point in getting them that compatible in the first place, the quicker you can summon, the less likely you are to receive damage during the process of summoning them. My characters go back and forth as to which GF they are at a perfect compatibility with all the time. It?s always the GF that they last summoned out of the ones I have junctioned with them. It?s a pain to use a GF enough to get the compatibility that high, but later in the game it?s well worth it as those quick summon times really make the battles go much easier. Especially when it?s a boss fight. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Well if you're just looking for fall pictures to use as a wallpaper for personal use then you're welcome to use one of the pictures I have posted at my Deviant Account. At least six of them are allready in a standard wallpaper format of 1024 x 768. If you want to use them for something else, you'll have to pm me about that. The one for school. That one I can't help you with. Anyway here's the link to my gallery. [URL=http://sunfalle.deviantart.com/gallery/][COLOR=RoyalBlue][B][U]Fall[/U][/B][/COLOR][/URL] All of the fall pictures were taken in Utah. ^_^[/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Well you?ve certainly established a plot with the last chapter! I?ve been following along and haven?t posted since others were pretty much stating the same way I felt. But now that it?s starting to take off I had to say something. If you were looking to create a villain that your audience will want dead you?re off to a good start. The way Dirk was referring to the torture of poor Mersis as ?Entertainment? was downright chilling. *shivers* I only have one question. Since you used a different picture for a banner this time I take it that the boy and owl is suppose to be Mersis and Drasis? I?m assuming that like Aries who chooses to look like a Bichon, Drasis has chosen to look like an owl. Oh and the other thing, I too loved the description of Briana?s home in the previous chapter. I really loved the descriptions of the giant trees. ^_^[/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Cottage cheese is a love and then hate type of food for me. I hate eating it by itself, but I love how it tastes with crackers and different vegetables. I also think it tastes great on baked potatoes. The biggest problem is I?m allergic to the sugar in dairy products so if I eat it by itself it ends up making me sick, but when I mix it with other stuff, it?s yummy and the other food balances things out enough that it doesn?t make me sick. Probably the only think I do different is I get the low fat cottage cheese instead of the regular. Not the fat free as that stuff is gross, but the one in-between. I?m assuming it?s something to do with my allergy, as I do not like the full rich creamy taste to dairy products. The same goes for milk I always get one percent or fat free milk for the same reason. I just abhor the creamy taste of regular diary products. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I went back and rewrote several of the paragraphs to help it flow a little better, so let me know if it still seems off. ^_^[quote name='indifference][COLOR=DeepSkyBlue'] Which reminds me, did you want any help in preparing the RPG? I have some pretty good ideas if you?d like to hear them. :)[/COLOR][/quote]I can always use help and ideas. And since you seem to be interested in playing one of the characters, I?d love to hear your ideas. Just send me a pm or e-mail. ^_~ And now that I?ve finished with chapter four for now it?s time for the next chapter! [B]Chapter Five:[/B] It appeared to Celestia that the woman dressed as a Commander was actually the one in charge. The door opened and another person who looked liked the aliens from her game entered the room. He too was strangely beautiful with shoulder length silver blonde hair and striking features. He moved with the power and grace of a trained warrior, though how Celestia knew that she wasn?t certain. He walked over to the Commander and handed her a small hand held device. After exchanging a few words he turned and left the room. The Commander looked briefly at the hand held device and then set it down on the table. ?[B]Celestia[/B],? she said, ?[B]You will explain how it is that you knew about us.[/B]? Celestia was so surprised by the question that she didn?t know what to say. The Commander waited for a moment. ?[B]Answer the question![/B]? she commanded. Celestia replied, ?[B]I don?t understand what you mean.[/B]? The Commander typed in a command on the console. The vibration running though the chair she was bound to increased. Celestia cried out in pain as a powerful electrical current ran through the chair?s frame and into her body. It only lasted for about ten seconds but seemed to be much longer. Once again the Commander spoke, ?[B]Explain how it is that you know about us![/B]? Celestia replied, ?[B]I really don?t understand what you mean.[/B]? Once again the Commander typed a command into the console and again Celestia cried out in pain from the electrical current. ?[B]Please![/B]? Celestia cried out when the current stopped, ?[B]I really don?t understand what you mean about my knowing about you![/B]? She cringed expecting to be electrocuted again but when nothing happened she opened her eyes to find the Commander watching her with her head tilted sideways as if she was speculating. ?[B]Do you know where you are?[/B]? she asked. Puzzled Celestia said, ?[B]No, I don?t recognize this place.[/B]? She looked at Celestia for a long moment and finally said, ?[B]You had better not be lying, or you will regret it.[/B]? Celestia waited for an explanation of that statement but none was given. ?[B]Very well, I?ll explain further,[/B]? the woman said. ?[B]How is it that you knew we were planning to invade Earth? I also wish to know how you knew to identify us by the silver color of our eyes. It?s obvious you are working for one of the governments of this planet to provide a combat training program to counter our invasion.[/B]? Celestia was speechless! If her game was malfunctioning, it was certainly doing so in a way that followed what a possible plot would be! She had included notes along that line in her database of Silver One?s story line, but she hadn?t written it into the game code yet! Apparently she took to long to answer for once again the painful current ran through her body. The Commander again demanded an answer. Celestia realized that even if it was a malfunction in the programming she was in serious trouble. If she couldn?t manage to convince her that it was only a game or if she lied and tried to claim, which government was behind her program and she found out she was lying, either way could result in her being killed or tortured to death. Celestia decided to stick with the truth. It would be too easy to get confused if she lied and later didn?t keep the story straight. She explained that she wasn?t testing a military program but a new game. She explained further that the reason she had the only game was that it was based on a new holographic technology and she was testing it before releasing it to the public. Celestia held her breath and waited for the woman?s response. The Commander did not seem to believe her as once again the electricity shocked Celestia. When it finally stopped and her screams of agony ended the woman once again demanded the truth. ?[B]Did you honestly think we would believe such obvious lies? We have been monitoring you and your assistant for months! We have overheard you turning down offers to work for several of the governments of this world![/B]? she said. Celestia was confused; the situation was making no sense to her. How could a malfunction monitor previous conversations in the real world? Her next words shocked Celestia even more. ?[B]No one will be able to assist you,[/B]? she said. Celestia was still confused and the woman seemed to see it in her expression as she explained further, ?[B]You are on board my ship, no one knows where you are.[/B]? The woman entered another command and the wall to the left changed to a screen showing the Earth as if Celestia really was in a ship orbiting the planet, the picture even moved as if she was in a ship! ?[B]When you and your assistant Jason started the combat simulation it was child?s play to jam it so you couldn?t shut it down. I knew it would be easier to catch you if you thought we were part of the simulation.[/B]? She said. The woman punched a command into the console again and the alien who had given her the hand held device before entered the room again. She whispered something to him that Celestia couldn?t hear. ?[B]At once Commander,[/B]? he replied. He turned and left the room. She turned back to Celestia. She picked up the hand held device and then got up and came over and started walking around the chair Celestia was bound to. After walking around it a few times she stopped where she was facing Celestia. ?[B]Perhaps we have underestimated you, it seems that no prototype of the weapon could be found at your laboratory.[/B]? ?[B]It?s just a game! There never was any prototype weapon![/B]? The Commander slapped Celestia and then turned and went back to her chair and sat down. She continued to read what was in the hand held device, and then she stopped, set it down and looked at Celestia for a long moment. ?[B]It seems that we didn?t consider the possibility you might be a soldier as well, I thought you were just a weak scientist.[/B]? Celestia couldn?t help herself, she immediately cried out, ?[B]What!? I am not a member of the military or a scientist! I?m a civilian![/B]? The woman snapped at Celestia telling her to be quiet! She entered a command and once again Celestia was hit with the painful electricity. She knew that she had angered her as it continued far longer than the previous times. Celestia found she couldn?t even cry out in pain but could only mange to gasp for air as she fought blacking out. When it finally stopped the only thing keeping her from falling to the floor was the restraints, Celestia hung limply in the chair taking deep breaths to keep from blacking out; she didn?t dare look up at the woman, as she didn?t want to risk angering her again. The door opened again and Celestia looked up just enough to see another alien enter. She was horrified to see that he was carrying a syringe! Celestia felt absolute panic as he came towards her with the syringe. She struggled with the restraints trying to pull free! When he injected her in her right arm with the drug she whimpered in fear. The Commander waited until he was finished before speaking. ?[B]Now we will get the truth out of you. I had intended to avoid using drugs, since they have never been tested on humans before, but you have left me with no choice. In only a few minutes you will be unable to tell anything but the truth.[/B]? As Celestia looked into her eyes, she could feel something happening to her, as the drug started to take effect she realized that she had to be in space and that she was real! Celestia realized that no matter what malfunction the computer may have had it couldn?t possibly produce a drug for them to actually inject her with! She began to feel even stranger as the drug continued to go through her system. Suddenly she felt strangely detached and unafraid. The woman watching Celestia seemed to realize the change and smiled. ?[B]Good it looks like the drug is working,[/B]? she said. She proceeded to ask Celestia the questions again.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]You missed the whole point of the posts being removed [B]Kendoka_wannabe[/B]. You assumed, based off of a semantics issue that some one is a fake and instead of politely asking them to clarify it you instead insulted them and called them a liar. The video you linked to is pointless as everyone knows Naruto is not real and things like that are usually made in ignorance or as a fun video to poke fun at stuff. And another thing, if the information you provided is correct I find it hard to believe that a fifteen year old is an expert on martial arts. I suggest you follow Raiyuu?s advise and learn some restraint. If nothing else you could have used this experience as an opportunity to clear up misunderstandings about the martial arts without insulting fellow members of the boards. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][B]Kendoka_wannabe[/B], deliberately insulting or flaming other members is unacceptable here at OtakuBoards. So I have deleted your posts along those lines. And [B]Sojiro47[/B], the next time someone insults you, do not respond in turn. Use the report bad post button in the top right corner of the post in question and let one of the moderators deal with it. Further posts of this nature will result in disciplinary action against the member in question and in this thread being locked. So please keep it civil people. ~SunfallE[/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]I?m sure others have already tried this recipe. It?s just called Chili Mac. Basically you fix a package of macaroni and cheese, most brands take about 8-10 minutes to make even if you cook it the longer way on the stove with boiling water. Then take a can of your favorite type of chili and beans, I like the hot and spicy type. Mix it together and you have Chili Mac. Usually the heat from the macaroni and cheese is enough to warm the chili so you don?t have to preheat it, unless you like your food to be piping hot instead of just warm to hot. Even if you do decide to heat it, you can do that at the same time you are cooking the macaroni and cheese so it still takes about ten minutes. If you haven?t tried it, it?s really good. Far better than just plain macaroni and cheese. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]I can certainly see where you are coming from. Especially since I was an avid reader long before I ever read a manga novel. It took getting use to as I had to learn to pick up on certain emotions and things they were experiencing from how they were drawn instead of having it outright told to me in so many words. Now I do think they are worthy of being on the same shelf, primarily because I?m sure that a lot of effort goes into the actual drawings and because depending on the story, some of them are anything but shallow. If we were to go one step further, you could turn around and say that compared to a movie some books are shallow. You can describe a storm or a fight scene in a book, but it isn?t quite the same as seeing it in action with all sounds to accompany it. Just as manga uses pictures, even though they are not in motion per se. Overall, I prefer books over manga because that is what I am use to reading. Manga novels often feel to me like they are way too short. Though for series I really enjoy they are fun, especially if they differ from the anime as that gets me thinking as to why they made the change. As for it not being the best storytelling method. I think that just depends on the story. Some of the really bizarre and weird concepts I?ve seen in anime are easier to imagine when they are clearly drawn instead of just being described with words. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']A what world would you like to visit today folks![/quote]You make it sound like an attraction at DisneyWorld or something! Hehe, that would be downright awesome! ^_^ As much as I'd get a kick out of living in an anime world, there are as others have mentioned, the downside of all the insane stuff you will see in an anime. Though like Aaryanna and her mom, the idea of being able to travel in space is a definite plus for me. So a place like in Outlaw Star or the Tenchi universe where I could visit other worlds would be too great a temptation for me to resist. All I ask is that I get some pretty nifty and powerful abilities, otherwise I'd probably end up dead within a short time. Especially when I need to defend myself from unwanted advances with my new anime body that would probably have me wearing clothes that revealed far more than I'm use to. :p [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][quote name='liveinmybubble]Humanity has done so much to the earth we pollute with our cars chemical factorys we never replace what we take or at least try to make up for it. Years from now maybe even decades I picture the earth being a waste land earth quakes will occur rapidy tsunami's and storms.[/QUOTE]The only way I see the Earth becoming a wasteland in short a short time frame is if we somehow go nuts and start nuking each other in an all out third world war. And even then that?s not going to end up with the plant having earthquakes and tsunami?s all the time. Those two things are largely unaffected by what little technical knowledge we have today. [QUOTE=liveinmybubble']So how do you see earth in the year 2039, do you think the damage done can ever be repaired,should trash be sent into outter space to better our own planet or do we deserve to go down with our ignorance? Tell me what you think.[/quote]Unless we have a huge world war like I already mentioned, I don?t see all that much change in short a short time span. There will have been some advances in technology, but nothing on a huge scale. Too much greed among corporations suppressing new technology to keep themselves in business, but I digress. As for the damage, I think there really isn?t a way to repair what is already done. It can be reduced and slowed down, but humans are very destructive, our very homes and cities destroyed what was already there in order to be built. Sending trash into outer space won?t change that. Though it might make things seem a little cleaner for a little while, though that?s really just an illusion as currently the expense of actually putting trash out into space makes something like that a waste of money. We?d be better off spending it in building a means to actually live in space or on the moon. In the end, unless we smarten up, humanity might die off and the Earth, provided it is not at the end of it?s own natural cycle will simply go on and it will change as much as possible to account for humans being gone. It would be interesting to see what happened say 200 years or more into the future, even better, say several thousand years. But alas I will not live that long. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][quote name='Aaryanna_Mom] Right now I find it interesting since I enjoy Science Fiction, but the characters have yet to draw me in.[/QUOTE]Thanks, I suppose that for me it?s obvious as I am writing the story, but to someone else it isn?t. I know what they are like and what is going to happen so upon reflection I am thinking that it would have been a little better if I had developed the characters more before getting into the main action. Perhaps that?s something that can be worked out in the RPG. Instead of starting where the story begins here in this thread I could start a little further back, maybe even explore a little of the development of game before they actually test it. ^_^ [QUOTE=indifference][COLOR=DeepSkyBlue']I?d claim him as my character if that were possible. :p [/COLOR][/quote]Hehe, well unless others object when I get it going then I don?t see any problem with you playing his character. ^_~ Anyway, thanks again for the input. [B]Chapter Four:[/B] Jason watched as Celestia was dragged though the mysterious door of light. Once she was taken though the door it vanished. A quick glance at all the monitors showed that Celestia along with the aliens were no longer in the building! He didn?t know how, but obviously the door of light was some type of transportation device. Jason turned back to watch the alien with silver Blonde Hair. It was obvious to him he was somehow hacking Celestia?s program as he appeared to be copying it into some sort of handheld device. Jason knew that until this guy no one had been able to hack her system, so how had he managed to do it so quickly? The alien turned his handheld device off and then pulled out another device that looked like some type of bomb! After inputing some commands into the device he then placed it on the main computer console. Jason felt cold all over. Did they plan on leaving him here to die? The alien turned and looked directly into Jason?s eyes. Chilled by the cold look Jason looked away. As the aliens started preparing to leave Jason was surprised when he heard the alien with silver blonde hair say, ?[B]Bring him.[/B]? Two of the other aliens dragged Jason to his feet he watched as another door of light appeared in the middle of the room. As they dragged him though the door he hoped it was to the same place where Celestia had been taken. Jason winced as the aliens forced him though the mysterious door of light but other than a brief tingling sensation and being in a different location, nothing else happened. The room was unlike anything in any of the games Celestia had written. Jason was positive that he wasn?t in the building anymore. The walls were a strange silver color and reminded Jason of the inside of space ships he had seen on television. There were no windows so for all he knew he really could be in space. Though Jason found that hard to believe as he seriously doubted any government could hide the fact that they possessed technology on that level. He figured he must be in some underground military facility. The real question was when did someone invent that mysterious door of light that had transported him here? If they had the ability to make something like that why even bother to kidnap him and Celestia? He could understand why someone would want Celestia, but him? He was smart, but nothing like Celestia. Unless they had noticed that he liked her. Jason blushed a bit at the thought; he hadn?t tried to hide the fact that he liked her. If someone really wanted to force Celestia to work for them, he would end up being used as leverage to get her to cooperate. Even if she didn?t like him, Celestia had always treated her employee?s like family. Everyone wanted to work for her. Jason had been surprised when he was chosen for the position, as there had literally been several thousand people applying for the job. A hard shove from behind brought Jason back to the immediate reality of being a prisoner. The aliens took him through several hallways and then finally to another room. The room was empty and the only thing Jason could see was what appeared to be a huge screen against the far wall. There was a door to the right of the screen leading to another room. About five feet from the screen the aliens escorting Jason stopped. The screen started at about four feet from the floor and went to the ceiling, as the screen was about ten feet wide as well Jason wondered what it was used for, as he knew from experience that such a huge screen would be very expensive. The alien with silver blonde hair left the room though the door next to the screen. He was only gone for a minute before returning. When he returned he looked directly into Jason?s eyes again as if he were looking for something. Once again Jason was stuck by the coldness in his gaze, but this time he couldn?t seem to look away. Some how Jason knew that he enjoyed hurting others. It was a very uncomfortable feeling and he caught himself starting to shake a little in fear. The alien saw his reaction and smiled slightly before turning his attention back to the screen on the wall. Jason didn?t have to wait long to know what the screen was for; the alien in charge reached up and turned the screen on. As the screen flickered on Jason gasped in horror at what he saw. Celestia was bound to a chair! There was a table between her and four other aliens who were sitting at the table. It was obvious that they were interrogating her! Without thinking Jason took a step forward, the alien who was in charged turned to stare at him. Once again Jason was stuck by the coldness in his eyes and he stopped. He knew that he was just waiting for him to give him an excuse to hurt him. He stood there his emotions warring between fear and rage. He wanted to scream! Jason knew he could do nothing to stop them yet he could barely stop himself from trying to somehow save Celestia. The alien smiled as he watched Jason struggle to control himself. Surprisingly this human was rather attractive, he smiled to himself even more, perhaps the captain would let him keep this one for himself when she was finished interrogating him. He turned back to pay attention to the first interrogation. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Here's one that I saw at a myOtaku site a while back. [INDENT]Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics: 29 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses 3 have done time for assault 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges 8 have been arrested for shoplifting 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year... Can you guess which organization this is? It is the 535 members of the United States Congress. The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.[/INDENT] I certainly hope it's just a joke. :rolleyes: [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Lately I?ve been on a Tales of Symphonia thing so mine is a wallpaper of Kratos that I made. As for my yaoi/porn folder, it?s hidden a little deeper in. :p [URL=http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktophf6.jpg][IMG]http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4980/desktophf6.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][quote name='Aaryanna][COLOR=SeaGreen]The biggest flaw I see in the logic of the story is this part: Based on what you?ve written in the first chapter here: It would indicate a high level or reality if it felt so real that a person couldn?t tell the difference. So the statement that the holographic projectors wouldn?t have been able to produce something that would actually hurt the main character just doesn?t fit. Perhaps it would make more sense that it was programmed to produce a beam of light that only looked like a laser instead of it having electrical properties that would actually hurt Celestia? So she's surprised that the program is working in a manner that it was not specifically programed to do?[/COLOR][/QUOTE]Thanks for pointing that out. I hadn?t really thought of it like that, but now that you mention it I agree. It would seem a bit strange that it could produce walls that felt realistic and yet not be able to do the other. So I re-wrote that part to reflect that as you can see here. Thanks. ^_^ [QUOTE=SunfallE][COLOR=RoyalBlue']Celestia wondered what the hell had happened to the program for it to create a malfunction like that. The holographic projectors had not been programmed to produce anything like that![/COLOR][/quote]I also broke up the conversation a little more so let me know if you think it works better. And now on to the next chapter! ^_^ [B]Chapter Three:[/B] Jason turned to see aliens from the game entering the control room from a door of light in the middle of the room! He was so surprised that he froze in place, how could they even exist outside the game? It just wasn?t possible! There wasn?t even any of the equipment installed in the control room to support a holographic image! Once four of the aliens had entered the control room the mysterious door of light vanished. Jason slowly stepped back into the changing room as the aliens were facing the monitors and hadn?t seen him yet. He reached for the door and slowly started to close it, he knew the sound of the door catching would be too loud but if he closed it only partway then he could at least hide the fact that he was shutting down the power. He had almost finished when one of the aliens saw him! They raised their weapon to fire; Jason slammed the door shut barely avoiding the shot and quickly locked it. He had barely stepped back when he heard the loud hum of another shot being fired. The blast knocked the door off its hinges slamming it into Jason knocking him off his feet. The force of the blast slammed him into the back wall of the room; he slid down into a sitting position with his back to the wall and his legs underneath the door. He could taste blood in his mouth where he had accidentally bitten the side of his cheek when the door hit him. Jason pulled his legs out from underneath the door, other than some bruises he didn?t seem to be hurt too seriously. Though he was quite sure that the bruises would hurt a lot more later. He looked up at the doorway to see the alien who had shot at him stepping through the smoke from the blast. With her weapon pointed right at him he did the only thing he could think of. Jason raised his hands and said ?[B]I surrender[/B].? Two more aliens entered the changing room. They dragged Jason to his feet and bound his hands behind him. They took him back out into the control room and had him sit in his chair facing the monitors. He could see Celestia on the monitors as she continued to evade the aliens. He winced when he saw her hiding in the closet. He could hear the aliens communicating with the ones pursuing Celestia. If she didn?t move they would catch her! Jason knew he wasn?t anywhere as smart as Celestia, but even he knew something was terribly wrong. Somehow these people had to be real, but why they would chose to look like the aliens in her game? He knew that there were plenty of governments out there who would love to have Celestia to make weapons for them using her unique technology. She had turned down several job offers since he had been working for her. She had told them that although she was willing to make them stuff, she refused to work exclusively for just one government. Still, this whole thing just didn?t make any sense! If they wanted to kidnap Celestia why go to the trouble of pretending to be aliens in her game, and that didn?t explain what the mysterious door of light was either! Jason watched as Celestia left the closet and continued through several rooms. Suddenly she stopped and faced the door she had come from, raising her hands in a gesture of surrender. He was puzzled until he realized she still thought the game was malfunctioning! She was going to surrender and end the game! She didn?t realize that the people were real! Jason watched as the door began to open behind Celestia. Without a second thought he was on his feet yelling, ?[B]Behind you![/B]? In a vain attempt to warn her. He watched helplessly as the blast caught her on the shoulder knocking her to the floor. Jason didn?t get to see what happened next as one of the aliens guarding him backhanded him with such force that it knocked him off his feet. He landed on his right side so hard it knocked the breath out of him. He looked up to see the alien who had hit him approaching. The alien was coldly beautiful with shoulder length silver blonde hair and a face that other than the silver eyes looked like it came right from a Vogue magazine. His dark green uniform couldn?t hide his slender yet muscular build. Jason was surprised that his eyes could look so cold and yet beautiful at the same time. He had never seen such a look in another person?s eyes, for some reason he didn?t understand he actually felt afraid of him. The alien dropped to one knee, pulled out his laser gun and firmly placed the nozzle against Jason?s left cheek. Jason cringed when he felt the cold hard nuzzle of the gun against his cheek. The alien saw his reaction and smiled. ?[B]You will be silent. This is your first and last warning[/B],? the alien said. He removed the laser gun and left Jason lying on the floor. Jason watched as the alien got back up and continued what he was doing. He looked up at the monitors to see Celestia lying on the floor surrounded by four of the aliens. Jason knew there was nothing he could do and he was certain the alien who had threatened him wouldn?t hesitate to shoot him if he tried anything else. He cursed under his breath at his own helplessness. Celestia watched as another alien came in the room, unlike the others she was dressed in a more formal outfit. She was strangely beautiful with a touch of green in her silver eyes and dark blonde hair running halfway down her back. Celestia was surprised that she was wearing the uniform of a commander. She had sketched designs of the dark green uniform with gold braiding and a pale green cape, but she had yet to actually write the program for one. How was her sketch showing up in the game? ?[B]Bring her[/B],? the commander ordered. Two of the aliens grabbed Celestia?s arms and pulled her up so she was standing. They bound her hands behind her back. Once again Celestia was speechless as there was nothing in the program for them to even have any type of restraints! The aliens ordered her to walk forward but she was still too surprised by what was happening to even move. One of the two aliens standing next to Celestia shoved her so hard to her get started that she almost stumbled and fell. She followed the two aliens in front of her as they led her back into the other areas of the game. Celestia began to wonder just what had really happened with the game. She knew the programming hadn?t been altered so why was it not working correctly? With the guns actually being able to hurt her could she actually be killed? Perhaps the computer had somehow malfunctioned and aspects of other games she had created were present. It would certainly account for the weapons actually hurting her. If such a malfunction had occurred all sorts of things that the program wasn?t designed to do might actually happen. And yet part of her wondered how such a thing could happen with all the safeguards she had put in the system. As Celestia was being led by the aliens though the game her mind raced, no matter what she thought of she couldn?t seem to figure out what had gone wrong. She knew that her only hope was to go along with the game. Jason was sure to realize what was happening and shut it down, yet she was bothered that he hadn?t done that yet. Had they attacked him as well? No, Celestia realized that it wasn?t possible as there wasn?t any holographic equipment in the control room. What was taking him so long! He should have already shut the game down! She still didn?t have any clue as to what they planned to do with her. If her thought about other games being merged with this one was true then at least she didn?t have to worry too much. None of the games she had designed so far had any torture or other nasty stuff in it. Celestia followed the aliens into the next room and stopped dead in her tracks at what she saw there. In the middle of the room there was a mysterious door made of light? There wasn?t anything like that in any of the programs she had written! The aliens didn?t give her any choice as they grabbed her arms and dragged her through the door made of light. Celestia was surprised by what was on the other side of the door made of light. The room she was in now contained scenery that didn?t exist in any of her games. She didn?t have much time to think about it as the next room completely took her by surprise. It was obviously an interrogation room! There was a table with four chairs on one side and a single chair on the other with restraints for holding someone down. The two aliens walking beside her took her over to the chair and after removing the restraints on her hands they forced her to sit in the chair and then proceeded to fasten her to the chair. With a restraint across her chest just under her arms, one around her waist and ones around her wrists and ankles, Celestia found she couldn?t help but feel afraid. She couldn?t even think clearly. Two of the aliens stood at attention next to the door while the other four sat down at the table. The woman wearing the Commander outfit started turning on a computer, which was located in the table. Although Celestia could see the light from the monitors built in the table, she couldn?t see what the screens actually said from her position. She felt a strange vibration in the chair she was bound too. Some how Celestia knew that wasn?t a good thing. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Actually saying that the Internet is a Child Predator?s Heaven would be a more accurate title. It?s not necessarily the site but the person?s online habits that a predator is looking for. In order for them to prey on someone they have to put some form of information up that will tell the predator where they are and when they can find them. Or they look for the type who will give them the information when asked. I think the biggest problem is users who have never had anyone tell them how dangerous it can be to give out personal information. A lot of parents I know like to pretend such a thing could never happen so they do nothing to monitor or even explain to their kids about how important it is to not disclose information to a total stranger online. And then when something does happen they scream and yell at the sites for not protecting their children. So it really is just a matter of being informed on how to protect yourself. Sure there are those who can hack into stuff and get the information, but it you don?t post it on your site there will be nothing for them to find. So pretty much any site can be fairly safe if you just use a little common sense.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Some people seem to join just to harass other members, why I don?t know. It really makes no sense. Perhaps it?s because they can?t draw themselves, or they are feeling really insecure about something and need to lash out. I wouldn?t let it bother you. ^_^ I took a look and I didn?t see anything wrong with your fan art. However, since I?ve already dealt with that member for harassing others I removed the comment. If they do it again report it and we?ll take care of it. It?s one thing to not like someone?s art but another to just go around telling people its crap without any real feedback on how to improve the picture.[/COLOR]