Aaryanna

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Valencia was wondering how the hell she had ended up with her current cargo. It wasn?t something she had planned on and she really didn?t want it in the first place. If she could, she would have simply dropped both of them off and left the sector immediately. But it just wasn?t possible, not without causing ripples that would have done more harm than even getting caught by the military with the pair in tow. Though she would be hard pressed to get out of having the Commander of the[I] Creator[/I] onboard. It wouldn?t matter that she had accepted the assignment because she had recognized him, and leaving after saying no would have been too dangerous. It was the other one that had her seeing red the most though, an irritating woman who when she had been going back through the check point to make use of a transport door, had latched herself onto Valencia as she was literally walking through the door to her ship. And what made it worse, the other passenger was yet another one that both the Commodore of the[I] Creator[/I], Sandra T Luciana and the Fleet Admiral Stevens of the [I]Conqueror[/I] would be displeased about. Sometimes, Valencia really hated all the dual dealings she had between the two parties. The leader of the Resistance and now co-leader of the New Alliance William and Fleet Admiral Stevens, though the first time she had met him he had not been the Fleet Admiral nor a member of the High Council, only a Candidate. It was in her mind, only a matter of time before her luck ran out, and if there was ever a time for it, the crazy Civil War going on would be it. Valencia kept finding herself with dealings she normally would have never touched. [B][I]-You?re such an idiot Valencia.-[/I][/B] Cassandra said for what had to be the hundredth time since she had gotten back from her meeting with Fleet Admiral Stevens. They were half way to their intended destination of sector three and yet she was still admonishing Valencia. ?[B]Would you shut up already? I heard you the first time![/B]? Valencia pressed a hand to her forehead as she slumped back in her command chair on the bridge. ?[B]It?s not the first time we?ve had an assignment we?d rather forgo and it won?t be the last, so stop your bellyaching already![/B]? [B][I]-I don?t understand why you took the assignments though. I mean I can understand the Commander, after all refusing that could have resulted in those fools killing you but the woman?-[/I][/B] Cassandra snorted.[I][B] -You should have dragged her through the transport door and given her to Stevens when you went for your meeting with him.-[/B][/I] Valencia let go of her forehead and sat up straight, as much as it pained her to admit it, Cassandra had a point. There had been no good reason for her to even accept the woman?s desperate plea for passage to sector nine. In a way it annoyed her that the woman had simply recognized her and seized the chance to force her way onboard. She was oddly comforted by how much she had scared the hell out of her by threatening to jettison her into space for such a stunt. But unless absolutely necessary, Valencia never engaged in such tactics. Rumors were more than enough to do the job for her. ?[B]It?s done and over with, so there?s no point in second guessing it. If it makes anyone mad, they should know by now I do whatever the hell I want.[/B]? Though she had gotten an ugly moment when Stevens had confronted her over stealing the Crystals for Flagships. He had been furious, only slightly mollified by her obtaining the information he had wanted. ?[B]As soon as this stupid war is over Cassandra, remind me to retire and never take another assignment again.[/B]? [I][B]-You?ll get no argument from me. Though I?d rather do that now instead of later. It?s not like you need the money after all.-[/B][/I] Valencia just shrugged since money wasn?t her motivation anyway. She had her reasons for doing what she did, reasons that were her own and no one else?s. Not even Cassandra knew the whole truth, odd personality or not, she couldn?t trust in Cassandra?s security to keep someone from hacking into her core system. Though she?d be surprised if anyone could, out of curiosity she?d had it checked by some of the best at what they do and none of them had been able to get in. With a sigh Valencia pulled up the display of the cell for the Commander. Now that he wasn?t being beaten and stunned left and right, he?d finally managed to heal up a bit. With the bruises mostly gone, he looked more like the pictures in his service files. It was a pity that he was utterly ruthless and cruel, something beautiful had no right to be cruel in Valencia?s opinion. [I] I?ll be glad to hand that one over to my contact. [/I]She was eager to get him off of her ship and out of her hair so to speak. ?[B]I don?t know why you bother to talk to that one.[/B]? She commented to Cassandra who for some odd reason would bother the Commander when he was awake. Not that she really cared, it was just surprising that Cassandra would ignore their other guest and talk to him. [I][B]-I?m not sure either.-[/B][/I] If she had been human, Cassandra would have shrugged. [I][B]-I just find him interesting, his responses do not match the rumors running around about him. I want to know why.-[/B][/I] Valencia just laughed and then hushed at the sound of the doors to the bridge opening. She turned, her chair swiveling as she faced their other guest. Suppressing a sigh she addressed her. ?[B]Is there anything I can do for you?[/B]? Though if she had her way, she?d just make her stay in her quarters until they arrived. And if the woman kept coming to talk to her like she had done since they left sector one, she was going to end up doing that. But for now she just smiled that dazzling fake smile of hers. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]o_O Well that was quite a bit of reading and rather interesting as well. From Beth's post where as she put it in the post [spoiler]metal and even the dead rained down[/spoiler] to my mom's post where [spoiler]Daedalus unknowingly saved the others by stopping Litheway's suicidal run[/spoiler] and finally to Gavin's latest post, which I really enjoyed since we finally got to really see more about Dwalish's character. Anyway, I know I'm simply waiting for the day to end so I can do a final post, since I think my mom's post wraps up that group well enough. :catgirl:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='Sabrina'][FONT="Tahoma"]So many things one could do a poem on... Makes it hard to pick sometimes. Hehe.[/FONT][/QUOTE]I agree. There's always something to write about. Heh. [CENTER]Fan Loyal, true Building devotion Never stalking you Admirer[/CENTER] And I'm quite sure everyone knows what inspired[I] that [/I]poem. :p [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='Sabrina'][FONT="Tahoma"]While I'm here, can you make suggestions for article submissions? Or rather ones that were just submitted? Since I think adding a little more in terms of details as to the changes made for April Fools would be a good idea. It would make it easier for someone who didn't see the prank to understand just what happened. I mean, the girls aren't dancing in the screen shot after all. So explaining that would help. ^_^[/FONT][/QUOTE]Of course suggestions are always welcome. What's odd, is I thought about including that detail, but it seems I forgot. XP I have no idea where my brain was. lol I'm going to go and edit it to include that information as soon as I'm done here. Heh.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='Aceburner']Just so everyone knows, I'm expecting Des's shenanigans for today to be chronicled somehow. Also, that Valentine's prank should be noted somehow. That is all.[/QUOTE]Funny you should mention that... I've been gathering information on this. I would have had it up sooner but I was getting chat logs from people since I thought it would be funnier to have their initial reactions. And you can all thank Crystia for that since she helped me get the logs. Hehe. Also, the actual title of the article is up for changing... I just couldn't seem to think of a title so I just made one up. XP Anyway! Here it is! [CENTER][B][SIZE="4"]Desbreko?s Shenanigans - Or Epic Pranks Pulled At OtakuBoards[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] Over the years many pranks have been pulled at OtakuBoards for different reasons. The two most recent being one on Valentines Day where Des changed the title and description to The Lounge section of the boards to ?[B]Rach & SunfallE?s Love Shack:[/B][I] If this forum's a rockin' don't come a knockin'[/I]? to poke fun of the two moderators since in addition to moderating the forum together they are also dating in real life, something that most members were not aware of. [CENTER][URL=http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rachsunfallesloveshackyv4.png][IMG]http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5836/rachsunfallesloveshackyv4.th.png[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] The other prank, done on April Fools was a poke at long time member Gavin who along with other members were teasing Rachmaninoff and SunfallE since both were nervous as to what kind of prank Desbreko would pull next. Since in the original thread: [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=58713"][U]Look.... are you insinuating something?[/U][/URL] A thread made to poke fun of the couple on Valentines Day, members were making suggestions for how Des could prank them again on April Fools. In an ironic twist, it was Gavin who was targeted as his offhand comment in the thread:[B] ?I can't wait to see what Des has planned...so long at least as he doesn't turn the entire boards into one giant Caramelldansen video. *Shudders*?[/B] Gave Des the idea to do just that as can been seen in the following screenshot: [CENTER][URL=http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aprilfools2008caramelldyo9.png][IMG]http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/5951/aprilfools2008caramelldyo9.th.png[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] To fully understand the prank the girls at the top were an animated gif something that can be seen here: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caramelldansen][u]Wikipedia[/u][/url] just as the avatars themselves were also animated as well. Desbreko changed things so that everyone had the same dancing avatar and video of the girls dancing from youtube in every single signature throughout the entire site. Even the youtube videos in the threads were one of Hatsune Miku, the girl in the avatar, performing the Caramelldansen dance. Both pranks were well received by the member base at OtakuBoards even if the recipients of said jokes had a slightly different view as can be seen here in AIM logs documenting their initial reaction to the pranks. [B]Valentines Day[/B] allamorph (3:03:07 AM): HOMG Rachmaninoffmus (3:03:13 AM): ? allamorph (3:03:16 AM): Rach & SunfallE's Love Shack If this forum's a rockin' don't come a knockin'. allamorph (3:03:22 AM): :-D Rachmaninoffmus (3:03:26 AM): >_< allamorph (3:03:40 AM): Wow. allamorph (3:03:42 AM): Prank? Rachmaninoffmus (3:03:45 AM): you are horrid Rachmaninoffmus (3:03:57 AM): *DEAD* allamorph (3:04:03 AM): You think I'm kidding? Rachmaninoffmus (3:04:20 AM): oh my hell Rachmaninoffmus (3:04:23 AM): What the allamorph (3:04:33 AM): Oh, man. Rachmaninoffmus (3:04:34 AM): Oh my bloddy hell Rachmaninoffmus (3:04:38 AM): who did that? allamorph (3:04:40 AM): That's not leaving my sig for a week. Rachmaninoffmus (3:04:45 AM): bloody hell allamorph (3:04:53 AM): Wow. Rachmaninoffmus (3:04:55 AM): Oh my hell Rachmaninoffmus (3:05:15 AM): oh my freakin hell! allamorph (3:05:19 AM): :-D Rachmaninoffmus (3:05:27 AM): Des! allamorph (3:05:29 AM): I don't believe this. Rachmaninoffmus (3:05:38 AM): Oh hell! allamorph (3:05:40 AM): This is amazing. allamorph (3:05:45 AM): Print screen! Rachmaninoffmus (3:06:03 AM): *bangs head on desk repeatedly* Rachmaninoffmus (3:08:32 AM): That just has to be Des's doing Rachmaninoffmus (3:08:35 AM): Oh my hell! Rachmaninoffmus (3:08:46 AM): Gods... Rachmaninoffmus (3:08:52 AM): >_< I'm so dead Rachmaninoffmus (3:08:57 AM): No one will ever forget that Rachmaninoffmus (3:08:59 AM): EVER Rachmaninoffmus (3:09:05 AM): NEVER EVER Rachmaninoffmus (3:15:49 AM): When I saw that link you did... I thought it was to some picture... not this Rachmaninoffmus (3:15:54 AM): not on OB Rachmaninoffmus (3:16:00 AM): >_< Rachmaninoffmus (3:16:21 AM): Oh good lord! Crystia will never ever let me forget it allamorph (3:16:28 AM): Frill Indi! Rachmaninoffmus (3:16:34 AM): Gods, she's going to sit there and laugh until she passes out Rachmaninoffmus (3:16:40 AM): She'll show that to everyone! allamorph (3:16:45 AM): [I]What do you think I'm doing?????[/I] Allamorph (4:18:08 PM): :-D SunfallE (4:18:16 PM): *flat stare* SunfallE (4:18:23 PM): That horrible Des! SunfallE (4:18:27 PM): >_< Allamorph (4:18:33 PM): :-D Allamorph (4:19:23 PM): What's hilarious is Darren thought I was pranking him last night when I showed him. Allamorph (4:19:37 PM): He thought I'd dreamed up another image thimgummy. SunfallE (4:19:49 PM): I know, he told me SunfallE (4:20:12 PM): He thought you had sent him a link to some silly thing only to realize it was the boards. XP Allamorph (4:20:34 PM): And then he spent three hours banging his head on a desk. SunfallE (4:20:43 PM): So I've heard. XP Allamorph (4:21:09 PM): Thank goodness for Prt Scrn. Allamorph (4:21:11 PM): =P SunfallE (4:21:25 PM): >_< SunfallE (4:21:42 PM): That name... that description... *dies a million times* SunfallE (4:35:14 PM): oh gods... it's confirmed... it was des SunfallE (4:35:29 PM): Oh my HELL and HELL and HELL Allamorph (4:35:38 PM): What. SunfallE (4:35:49 PM): go read your thread Allamorph (4:35:55 PM): Ooo! SunfallE (4:36:06 PM): oh my hell SunfallE (4:36:16 PM): that was like... back in... October SunfallE (4:36:21 PM): *DEAD* SunfallE (4:36:46 PM): He's been plotting this all this time! SunfallE (4:36:53 PM): O_O SunfallE (4:37:07 PM): GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Allamorph (4:37:28 PM): I like him now.... SunfallE (4:38:09 PM): I thought he was kidding! SunfallE (4:38:12 PM): I mean.... SunfallE (4:38:15 PM): HELL SunfallE (4:38:20 PM): That was last year! SunfallE (4:38:22 PM): >_< Allamorph (4:39:15 PM): He's also [I]good[/I]. SunfallE (4:40:42 PM): Allamorph! I had forgotten already! SunfallE (4:40:50 PM): I mean that was forever and a day ago! Allamorph (4:40:50 PM): Exactly. Allamorph (4:41:06 PM): He's [I]very[/I] good. SunfallE (4:43:11 PM): Gods... I really thought he was joking since nothing seemed to come out of it [B]April Fools Day[/B] [06:00:51] ZeitgeistGlee: You. [06:01:03] ZeitgeistGlee: *Sighs* [06:01:06] ZeitgeistGlee: Are evil. [06:01:08] Desbreko145: har har [06:01:27] ZeitgeistGlee: I just had to give you that idea didn't I ? [06:01:49] Desbreko145: Yup [06:02:24] ZeitgeistGlee: I hate you Des, so very, very much. [06:03:14] Desbreko145: Be thankful. I tried to find a way to make only you see the Storm Trooper one in people's signatures but didn't manage it. [06:03:30] ZeitgeistGlee: ... [06:03:37] ZeitgeistGlee: If I had a gun and knew where you lived... Zeitgeist Glee (6:56:26 AM): My, my, you must be tired. indifferencecry (6:56:43 AM): Well, yess and no. hehehe indifferencecry (6:57:05 AM): hehehehe indifferencecry (6:57:11 AM): *laughs wildly* Zeitgeist Glee (6:57:35 AM): Bah, I'll bet you goaded him into it. indifferencecry (6:57:39 AM): hahahaha Zeitgeist Glee (6:57:44 AM): *THWACK* indifferencecry (6:57:45 AM): What makes it great Zeitgeist Glee (6:57:46 AM): BRAT !!! indifferencecry (6:57:52 AM): is I had nothing to do with it at all indifferencecry (6:57:53 AM): hahahahaha Zeitgeist Glee (7:01:14 AM): ...I hate you all. indifferencecry (7:01:30 AM): *laughs so hard she falls out of her chair* Zeitgeist Glee (7:01:41 AM): *Sighs* Zeitgeist Glee (7:02:50 AM): And people wonder why I want to destroy OB in fanfics... indifferencecry (7:02:58 AM): ^_^ indifferencecry (7:03:02 AM): *pats you on the back* indifferencecry (7:03:35 AM): I think poor Beth and Darren thought they were going to get it again. indifferencecry (7:03:37 AM): heh Zeitgeist Glee (7:04:51 AM): *Sighs*[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='taperson'][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="1"]So I guess the question/discussion is... have you ever heard of PS before? What do you think about it? Ever sent in a secret?[/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE]I've heard it mentioned before but never bothered to check it out. I mean... I don't really have anything I'd send in and if I did, I wouldn't. Plus, I imagine that there is probably a lot of stuff posted that isn't even true. In the end it's not something that I find interesting. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='Shy'][size=1]Although Fonty never had a chance to give the company away, thanks to Victoria Ann running into the tunnels, I doubt it's going to be much of a heartfelt reunion.[/size][/QUOTE]Hehe... oopsie? :D Poor Fonty, every time he turns around, Victoria Ann is causing him trouble. Anyway... That last post by Malkav was interesting, I mean I kind of guessed at what was going to happen, except for the bit with Meredyne. o_O [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='Desbreko'][color=#4B0082]I might actually have to work on a Caramelldansen skin as a little side project. Ideas for color schemes and graphics are popping up fast now that you guys have mentioned it. :animesmil[/color][/QUOTE]That would be utterly cool... seriously. And oddly, I'm almost kind of sad that the dancing girls are gone. I liked them. Heh. :catgirl:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='Rachmaninoff']I'm sure all of us are wondering just what Des has in store for us here at OtakuBoards[/QUOTE]Not anymore we're not! And as Crystia pointed out in the other thread here... [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showpost.php?p=809118&postcount=49"][U]Post[/U][/URL] We owe it all to Gavin and his horrible suggestion! *dies laughing* :catgirl:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='James'][font=franklin gothic medium]I think at the end of the day, the post could probably have been clearer - even a simple indicator about timing would have helped. This is especially true when one person is given certain information and another is not (in terms of what my next post would be and its timing). Ultimately it doesn't matter now; we do not need to emphasize the same point too much. Now that I have the information I need, I can at least ensure that there won't be any conflicts with my next post. If I'd posted sooner... I'd probably have had to delete the entire post.[/font][/QUOTE]I was talking as an outsider looking in Jamesy. :catgirl: I'm not part of the group who is involved in what's going on for the [I]Sentinel[/I], so for me, there was no confusion. You on the other hand, have a character who's a part of that so that makes it different. Anyway, that brings me to my main reason for posting, and that is wondering who wants to have fun with the group trying to make their way free of the tunnels? Shy, Raiha, you or even my mom could have Catherine and the others eventually catching up. Though I have to wonder if that's possible, Catherine and the others catching up, since unlike our group, they are on foot. And I'm sure Chimeras move a lot faster. [B]EDIT:[/B] Oh yeah... I can't post, after all, that would mean a double post after all. :p [/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT="Book Antiqua"][COLOR="DarkGreen"]Well since our early April fool's joke was a snow storm.... [CENTER]Snow Pure and white Floating, Falling, Cold Covering the ground quietly Winter[/CENTER][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='Gavin'][SIZE="1"]Heh, sorry about that James, in reality, I should have posted before Crys, I just never got around to it, and I guess that messed up the timeline a little for you. ^_^;[/SIZE][/QUOTE]Uh... changing who posted first wouldn't make any difference at all. Your post and Crystia's, other than when the cannon struck, happened time wise at the SAME time. I thought that was why you two kept the dialouge between Harrison and Daedalus nearly identical, to help keep it clear that one was Harrison's point of view and the other Daedalus' point of view. >_> So the only way to make that less confusing, even though I didn't find it so, would have been for you two to split your posts up and even then, you still would have run into the fact that part of what was going on was the same and only different on account of a perspective switch. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Same here. ^_^ I'm not into poetry either but this definitely sounds like fun. I know I've been enjoying the other thread you have up, [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=58857"][COLOR="Green"]The Cinquain Poem Game[/COLOR][/URL]. So sign me up! [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Care Score: [B] 5[/B] Justice Score: [B]4[/B] Considering the descriptions... I'd say that fits me. :catgirl: I prefer to be caring and yet at the same time I so agree with this part of the Justice side of it: [U]People with this style tend to place a good deal of weight on moral principles, laws or policies, which they believe[B] should be applied to all equally[/B].[/U] I really hate favoritism when dealing with situations where a decision has to be made, everyone should be treated equally when it comes to law, etc. Though I know that's not necessarily practical, but still, one can at least try, right?[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]These poems are fun since they are so simple and easy for making one about just about anything. Usually I don't like poetry, heh. [CENTER]Flower Colors of gold Greeting the day They dance to the beat of spring Daffodils [/CENTER][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='Gavin'][SIZE="1"]Cool post Aaryanna, has me rather curious how you lot are going to get out with a giant air-battle going on over your heads. Especially with the debris from the destroyed ships falling back down towards High Czenoble, should make for a few more quakes.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]Thanks. ^_^ I thought it would make things fun if they got caught up in that mess. That and the timing seemed like it would work since I can't have you and the others being the only ones involved in the battle. Kind of boring to just be watching it from the sides if you ask me. >_> Though if that were real... I'd be freaking. Heh.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Just so there is no confusion about my post. The first shaking was the cannon going off when it hit the [I]Sentinel[/I]. The second one that caused the cavern to collapse was the cannon blowing up. So the battle for this group is obviously not over and they are unfortunately right under High Czenoble and thus the battle as well. I left it open for the rest of you in the group to have fun. :catgirl:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][center][img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/victoriaann-chronicle.jpg[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/gustave-avatar.gif[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/maceyellen-chronicle.jpg[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/fauntleroy-chronicle.jpg[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/marieevangeline-chronicle.jpg[/img][/center] Victoria knew that the others were right about them needing to head back instead of attempting to help Grandfather Leonhart and Auntie Catherine. It didn't mean that she liked it though. The talk from Gustave was at least enough to help her feel less worried, but not enough, especially when he confirmed that the new noise was likely an Underdog fleet.[I] But... Harrison and Uncle Daedalus and Dwalish are in the fleet![/I] First they kidnapped the others and now...? As if to confirm that thought, the powerful hum that had first startled Victoria before the others caught up to her intensified with an almost roaring sound causing the ground to shake as if something was hitting it. Dirt and debris was shaken loose, falling onto the group. Victoria just held onto the reigns tightly, closing her eyes to shield them from the dust. She could feel Lucy tensing underneath her and then it was over. "[B]We'd better hurry.[/B]" Gustave's voice was calm and firm, making her feel a little better. "[B]It sounds like the fighting has started.[/B]" Macey sounded a little strained. "[B]Those fools.[/B]" Eva started to say and then for whatever reason, she fell silent. It only took a little urging from Gustave for Lazarus and Lucy to continue. By Victoria's memory, they were close to being two thirds of the way back along the path she had taken. Which if the map was correct, meant they were under High Czenoble. [I]I wonder if Gadget was able to free the others.[/I] She wished there was a way to find out. But now, even if only faintly, the sounds of what had to be the two groups fighting in the air could be heard, it was a bit faint at times, but still. "[B]This is ridiculous.[/B]" Fonty finally said. Victoria just looked over at him, wondering if he meant something other than the fighting, but other than to give her a tiny strained smile, he said nothing else. Victoria turned her attention back to watching their progress, no one seemed to feel like talking and she understood it. Or at least she thought she did. She was quite sure that the others were worried like she was. They were almost to another huge cavern when another jolt shook the tunnels, this one far more powerful than the other. A startled shriek escaped her lips as all hell seemed to break loose. A terrible roaring sound could be heard from just in front of them, as if something was collapsing in on itself and this time parts of even the tunnel they were in came down, narrowly missing the group other than some light rocks and dirt. Without even thinking about it Victoria tried to shield Lucy with her hands only to grunt in surprise when Gustave pulled her back close against him, shielding her instead. The two chimera's danced sideways making nervous chips as if debating whether or not to bolt and then, it was over, the air thick with dust floating in the air. "[B]Is everyone alright?[/B]" Gustave asked the group, waiting until he got nods and replies in return. "[B]We need to get out of here.[/B]" Once again he got the chimeras going but only a few minutes later they were forced to stop at the sight facing them. The large cavern before them had caved in completely, making it impossible to continue and in the center of the cave in, the night sky could be seen as the cave in had broken through to the surface of High Czenoble. At least Victoria assumed it was High Czenoble based on the map and the sounds of what had to be airships and gunfire. Their view was restricted, but every now and then they could see a streak of light from the fighting. "[B]Oh my god.[/B]" Fonty choked. "[B]Who has the maps?[/B]" Gustave asked, sounding surprisingly calm. "[B]Here.[/B]" Macey fetched them out of Victoria's backpack that had been fastened to the supplies on Lucy. She handed them forward to Gustave who in turn handed them to Victoria Ann. "[B]Start looking for another path Victoria.[/B]" He requested, even as he got the group turned around and heading back the way they had just come. Victoria just opened it up and started looking at it to figure out where they were since until that point they had been relying on the Chimera's to simply retrace their path. It shouldn't be too hard since she remembered how many larger caverns she had been through before they caught up with her.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]You guys have it all wrong... it should be [spoiler].bichon[/spoiler] :p Okay... >_> Probably not but still, I know I'd use that in a heartbeat. XP[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]I know some members are planning on meeting up for this so if you want to know more, just head on over to this place at theOtaku. [URL="http://www.theotaku.com/worlds/conventionist"][U]Conventionist[/U][/URL] If you don't know about it already. I'm only sorry that there's no way I can go. XP[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]When am I not reading? Anyway, currently I'm reading [B]The Gates of Sleep[/B] by Mercedes Lackey. She's one of my favorite authors. Anyway, the novel is based on the classic Fairy Tale of Sleeping Beauty. A brief summary which will sound ever so familiar... Hugh and Alanna Roeswood have a baby girl named Marina and invite all the godparents to her christening. The godparents go up by themselves to lay a blessing on the sleeping babe. Before all the godparents have given their blessing, Hugh's sister Arachne, who is not supposed to have any magical abilities at all, lays a curse upon the infant (death by her 18th birthday). She then leaves, leaving behind not only the curse, but Marina's terrified parents and godparents. One of the godparents, Elizabeth Hastings, attempts to remove of the curse, but can only change the nature of the curse instead. So far it's turning out to be pretty good. Mercedes Lackey does a fun job with older fairy tale stories. One of my favorites is a retelling of Cinderella only with a twist that is different from the standard story in [B]The Fairy Godmother[/B]. Hmmm... Maybe I'll re-read that book next. :catgirl:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]I suck at poetry, but something simple without all the complex rules? [CENTER]Dog Fluffy fur Jumping in the air Happiness knows no bounds Bichon[/CENTER] And yes... I had to do one about Aaryanna, hehe. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][quote name='8bit'][FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]I'm going to kill Boo. But I'm glad it's still around! It's pretty much up there with any thread Prick Wizard made for best thread ever. :animesmil[/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE]Hehe. It was pretty easy to find since there's a link to it in indifference's Otakupedia entry. I remembered that and went and clicked on it and sure enough, it was still there. :catgirl:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Do you mean this? [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=54015"][U]The Complaint[/U][/URL] If so, it's still there. ^_^[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Oh my... >_< First Gadget is [spoiler] invisible forever[/spoiler] and now... Poor [spoiler]Daedalus[/spoiler] Now you guys have me wondering who else is going to have an ending like that. Those posts were good by the way, very moving, even if they were really sad. [/FONT][/COLOR]