Aaryanna

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Mwahahahaha! And it begins! Even if I have no idea what my character is looking for yet. lol Still I'm thinking it's going to be fun. Especially if Jared is looking forward to it. Anyway, I too have answered your question SunfallE. Hehe and lets just say that like my Mom, what she has under the spoiler tag is what I think as well. :catgirl: Because doing that later on would be so much fun![/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"]Now that Crystal had the information she needed from Tessa there wasn't much left for her to do. All the tests of the Council members were completed and other than to wait and see if the other modification would counter what had been done, she had nothing else to work on. The change her and Tessa had in mind wouldn't counter everything but it would reduce the effects by as much as thirty percent. Which considering that the original modification to keep them from caring about the lesser races was designed to be unchangeable, wasn't too bad. [I]I guess I'll go back to focusing on my duties as a Commander once I'm done here. [/I] A short while later, when Crystal was getting ready to call it a day the chime indicating there was an incoming transmission sounded. Crystal answered it immediately. It was Stevens who didn't waste a moment. "[B]I have a new task for you Crystal.[/B]" "[B]I see, what is it this time?[/B]" "[B]I need you to do a complete check of the genetics of the extended families of those Council members in the four factions who have not surrendered up their access code to the data vaults.[/B]" Crystal couldn't help but raise her eyebrow at that, "[B]Just what am I looking for then? Surely you realize that such an extensive testing of so many people would take a while. Plus other than immediate family there are no genetic samples kept at the facility here. You'd need to get that for me.[/B]" "[B]To be frank, I don't know what you are looking for Crystal. Erica is claiming that there is a reason why the last four factions are refusing to hand over their access codes and that testing their genetics will explain why.[/B]" Stevens ran his right hand through his hair in a nervous gesture, something that Crystal had never seen before, Stevens being nervous over anything. "[B]She claims that if we aren't careful war will break out and to be honest, I haven't a clue what she's referring to. I do have some guesses, but I'd rather you did a full and total breakdown of their genetics since I don't want to bias the test and have you miss something due to what I said possibly influencing your work.[/B]" She couldn't help but sigh at that statement, "[B]Stevens, you should know by now that I don't change my methods of doing a complete test based on what someone has said. Still could you be a little more specific? Did Erica give you any idea of where to start?[/B]" "[B]No, she did not. And as much as I'd like to simply ignore what she said I can't afford to. So far everything Erica has brought to light has been true. First with the illegal modifications and then Sandra's father.[/B]" He shook his head sadly. "[B]I sincerely hope that she's wrong about whatever they are hiding being capable of causing war. We've come so far in getting things back under control, it would be a shame for things to fall apart at this point."[/B] "[B]I agree, very well, I'm almost finished with what Tessa and I were working on. So first thing tomorrow I'll take the genetics of the immediate family that I already have a sample for and start the tests. It will still take time though. That sort of complete breakdown is time consuming.[/B]" She warned him. Crystal hesitated about bringing another matter up but changed her mind and asked just the same. "[B]Also, I know it's none of my business, but could you thank Kiva for me? For protecting Tessa and everyone else.[/B]" "[B]Of course Crystal. Though you can tell her yourself you know. Anyway, I have a lot to do. Stevens out.[/B]" Crystal just laughed. Stevens was right she could do that herself. But since she already asked him she put it out of mind as she finished gathering her things to head for the transport door in the Council Center. Getting things set up for so many extensive tests was going to keep her very, very busy in the upcoming days. [I]I wonder if I can recruit more doctors to help? [/I] Mentally she began to run names through her head as she considered if pulling them from their current duties was feasible or not.[/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][quote name='BKstyles'][FONT="Tahoma"]Hmph, still gonna kick me in the shins for trying to help you out and taking a bullet for you, Aaryanna :p. Hehe. [/FONT][/QUOTE]Feh! I can't believe I got picked up like a sack of potatoes no less! XP And by our arch enemy, the captain of the Aces! Gah! As for the comments about me actually getting upset like that.. I don't know what you're talking about. :shifty: I would never do that. *innocent smile* Hehe, still that was too fun! I was right! Rach was the first one to be caught! :p And Sandy is eeevil! I loved that the best since I figured once we were in the real world his part was done! And the way he announced Rach's capture over the mall's announcement system was too funny! I bet the people in the real world are going.. wtf? ^_^ This whole thing sort of reminds me of my diorama I did with the eggs. I can just imagine Sandy watching everything going on from the vantage point of being in OB. I don't know what I was expecting but having him laugh at us was not it. I can't wait to see who gets '[I]captured[/I]' next. Well so long as it's not me! :catgirl:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']I agree and at the same time, it would be beneficial for the kids to sit down and watch some of the older cartoon and shows their parents grew up on to understand why the violence, swearing, and such, even if it's minor is so startling and surprising to them.[/QUOTE]*laughs* Gods, that's so true that it's sickening. XP Don't believe her? Go and watch 'Leave it to Beaver' it's almost sickening at how clean it is. And as wiki says: [INDENT]The show strongly promoted the importance of family. The recurring themes expounded parental expectations for children, while the moral messages stressed the importance of teaching children proper behavior. Proper parenting techniques and methods for resolving problems and achieving consensus were demonstrated.[/INDENT] So even though I do think some parents don't try to understand *pokes her mom* I can easily see how it's so different than what they were raised on. Making it hard to bridge that gap, especially when some anime out there is porn or loaded with tons of violence, language and stuff. Though the same goes for tv, movies, books, etc. Which just means that since mine tries to understand and even likes some anime herself, she's just one of the coolest parents out there. I mean, she is a member here! :catgirl:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][quote name='indifference'][COLOR="Indigo"]ten to one says that Rachmaninoff gets caught first. Oh and it's a given...[B] Aaryanna needs to kick BKstyles in the shins[/B]. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]I so agree. *sticks her tongue out at BKstyles* :D I'm with Sandy on this Beth. You and your insane dreams! Hehe! I love it! That would be the coolest challenge ever! Oh and just for kicks... I'm betting Rachmaninoff gets caught first too! And if so, what do I get if I'm right? :p Also, I wonder just what our crimes are, as well as how high the bounty is. lol [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Well if we don't win this next challenge, you'll get that wish Rach. >_< Talk about high stakes! Also, I'm confused about how the whole thing works. Do the Aces give us a topic and then once Sandy okays it do we give them one and then we both work on our articles at the same time? I'm a little lost on the execution of this event to tell the truth. As for [spoiler]BKstyles biting. Fair warning... I bite back! [/spoiler] And now that I've abused that not so funny anymore reference, I'll move one. :p[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][quote name='White;785893][FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]So in all of this "drugs makes you bad" crap, where do the people that do drugs (or drug in my case) and haven't suffered side effects (like losing friends, ruining your education and all that random stuff) fit in? [/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE]In all this whole debate I often wonder why we even care what others think of it or why we have to fit in or be considered either a loser or not one. Why we feel the urge to label others as bad or good depending on what they have or haven't done. Or why we get upset since someone doesn't like what we do. [quote name='White;785893][FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]I mean just because you smoke... [I]the [b]W[/b] word[/I]... casually doesn't make you a loser or (more on-topic) addicted. People think once you do something like pot you're automatically hooked and become dependent on it. While this may be true for some harder drugs (and I [i]do[/i] know people that have tried hard drugs like cocaine and stopped after their first experience) it's not for weed.[/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE]Didn't this already get covered? Also, did you gloss over my post? The friend I spoke of [B]did ruin her life over weed[/B]. XP I think becoming dependent is more than just the drug, but other factors in one's life probably contributes. Though I'm sure some of the harder drugs are very addictive on their own.[QUOTE=White'][FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"][B]Example:[/B] I went camping for four days this week and couldn't smoke at all. I didn't care and I still had a great time. But I still like smoking. It doesn't control my life and if my grades actually did start slipping (which they haven't) I would stop (at least until summer).[/COLOR'][/FONT][/quote]That's good to know, but honestly I've seen weed smokers who can't stop. Who couldn't go [B]one day[/B] let alone four without smoking. Try to understand, some of us aren't instantly labeling those who've tried it as losers. But for those ones who do allow it to control their lives, they certainly don't make it look like a smart thing to do. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][quote name='Lunox'][font="trebuchet ms"]Though I'm not defending anyone in this thread, lol.[B] Language is meant to be taken by others and made their own, because that's pretty much how it evolves. [/B][/font][/QUOTE]Heh, exactly. Perhaps I'm not getting my point across well enough, but that's what I'm getting at. By labeling ourselves Otaku most of us here aren't going by the actual literal translation of what it's suppose to mean. In America most of the people I know use it because we like anime, not because we think we are truly obsessed with it. In other words it's a catch phrase for us, not one meant to represent it's origins. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][quote name='Lunox'][font="trebuchet ms"] That's like saying we can't call Japanese people 'butthead', which probably originated in the US. Are you saying just because a language is different you can't use it to describe other ethnicities... ? [/font][/QUOTE]No, only that our definition of butthead could be wildly inaccurate due to their lack of understanding the behavior that would lead to us calling them that. ^_~ I could call someone that, just as they might call me an Otaku, but in the end, it just might not be accurate. I'm saying that the behavior that I would call someone a butthead over to someone else wouldn't necessarily be 'bad' behavior due to cultural differences. In other words in that sense we aren't true Otaku as they would consider it and I'm sure that for butthead on some level that would be true for them too.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="goldenrod"][quote name='indifference;785500][COLOR="Indigo"]And Shiana, lol gotta love it. She's almost like a non perverted female DB. :p [/COLOR][/QUOTE]Uh indifference, I don't think that's possible. XP A non perverted DB that is. lol[quote name='Darren'']P.S. I would also like to point out that I did not create Jake. DB did. He's the guy mentioned with Joe and the fat one after Liam teleported all of them to his office. I just gave him a name and a bit of a personality. Sign-up for him coming soon![/quote]It's not necessary, once Rat Boy :p spoke up I remembered who he was suppose to be. Bah! Now even I find myself thinking of you as RB instead of DB. XP I hope you realize that's a good thing DB. Heh. Anyway... I'm ready to get going on the next chapter! :catgirl:[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][quote name='IHZ;785873]Do you even KNOW what an Otaku is? In Japan they use this term to insult all these annoying fanboys and fangirls who take obsession into something like anime and Videogame.[/QUOTE]Sure we do, but the thing is... We aren't in Japan. And as others pointed out words don't have the same meaning or rather cultural stigma in other counties that they do in the one of origin. So in that context it doesn't matter.[quote name='IHZ;785873']Don't take me wrong though. I am obessed by anime and videogame to a regular state, however the term Otaku is used to describe all these 30 years old basement dwellers (boys and girls) who never leaves their house, and spend all their money on anime and videogames merchandise and have absolutely no social life whatsoever, It is also used by some japanese to make fun of the Americans Fangirls and Fanboys who are as obsessed by Japan as their own Otaku are obsessed over videogames and anime.[/quote]No Otaku is used to describe someone who is from that country and raised in their culture as being obsessed. To turn around and call someone who's say American like I am or Australian like James is an Otaku... Well it just doesn't work since neither one of us is Japanese nor do we fit into what someone there would consider an Otaku. It's a catch phrase if you will since at this point it's out of context as far as it's originally meaning is. Even if people there are using it to be insulting towards others since on the flip side, they don't understand what we would consider obsessive behavior. lol[QUOTE=IHZ']Now here is a little Copypasta from a popular encyclopedia website: Otaku means "honourable house" and is a very polite term for "you" (with relative strangers); in the fandom sense, it was lightly insulting in Japanese due to the sarcasm involved in using a cold honorific on obsessives who probably don't deserve it (Japanese people are all amnesiacs and require constant reminding of who they are). Originally referring only to train-spotters and the like, the "house" part has caused it to drift into also being used as a heavily derogatory term for geeks who don't leave their houses. It is generally written only in katakana, to distinguish it from the non-derogatory use of the word, and to emphasize the fact that only stupid foreigners would ever take pride in such a label. [/QUOTE]You've still missed the point. For someone who isn't Japanese the meaning of the word really is meaningless unless one were to find a comparable or similar term, like perhaps nerd or geek. Something that I can actually understand. lol And in the end does it really matter? I'm sure they have taken English words and butchered them to mean something else. I'd hardly consider it an event to get worked up over. It happens and if anything the ones thinking it's stupid need to simply chill and relax. [quote name='IHZ']I'm making this topic for the sole purpose that it annoy me to see all these peoples calling themselves otaku when they don't know what that means, I'm not trying to make fun of anyone or be evil. I'm only saying that by calling yourself an otaku, you are making fun of yourself and if you were to use this term in Japan to refer yourself as an anime fan then you ARE insulting yourself. Be careful and use the term "fan" rather than Otaku. Otaku is amean thing.[/QUOTE]I'll say it again... Relax. ^_~ It's not the end of the world nor is it annoying. And whether or not we know what it 'truly' means is irrelevant. Besides, if you can't make fun of yourself at times, that truly would be an insult. lol Also, if I was in Japan, I'm quite sure that referring to myself as an Otaku would be taken as an American who didn't understand the word and nothing else. I would imagine that it would be seen as ignorance instead of any real insult. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]You're not the only one who's speculating here Rach. Hehe. ^_^ Though my attempts to pry stuff out of SunfallE have so far been unsuccessful. Bah! Still Whee!!! The executions finally happened. And Kiva and Daego kicked butt! :catgirl: I really loved that fight with Jason. Oh that was fun! I didn't see that one coming at all. I was sitting there the whole time going 'what the hell?' LOL! Anyway... fun stuff! Especially now that Kerstin has figured things out. So I'm curious as to what Daniel and William are going to do. *pokes her Mom* [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]I love it all, the new graphics, all the new features for when you post, especially how tagging stuff does not put you back at the beginning of the post. Just thinking of doing the post for The Otaku Times without that change is enough to make me cry. >_< The timing for the change was perfect since that made doing that first post a hundred times easier. And it's going to make doing the next one easier as well. ^_^ Anyway, I agree with Crystia and Des, the new moderation side of it is fantastic too. :catgirl: I love how that works, it makes things so much easier. I can't imagine going back, it's just too cool. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][quote name='SunfallE'][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="goldenrod"]Oh and by far the biggest misconception, ZOMG you're a stupid blonde! XP Gods that one annoys me to no end. I like my blonde hair thank you very much! And if you're too stupid to see beyond it to realize that I'm anything but dumb, your loss. [/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE]That about sums it up for me. I get that misconception more than anything else. That and the one that teenage girls are stupid, wear designer clothing and makeup and giggle like an idiot, while chasing boys. :animesigh Just about no one ever gets me right at all. I'm more serious for my age, love to read and I'm not shy at all. But I'm most definately not dumb. And yes I could care less about chasing boys. Feh! There are other far more interesting things out there that one can do. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="goldenrod"]Well I know I was raised with all that bit about how drugs are bad, people who do them are losers, etc. And I've got former friends who are into them enough to let it ruin their lives. Which only reinforces the idea that they really are losers. :animesigh I'm sure some of them aren't I've just never dealt with any, that I know of. But one of my former friends got into pot, and I mean really into it. Every chance she gets she's high and expects anyone around her to be high as well. Her grades have fallen since she no longer does homework and skips classes every chance she gets. She's been busted for stealing many times and recently she decided to publicly yell at me when I ran into her at the store. Her reason? It was my fault her life was a mess since I refused to do drugs with her. So I said no and that makes it my fault? :animestun I have no idea how that works. So in the end, I think getting into drugs at all is bad for you. And I do mean the illegal stuff. It's just not worth it in the end.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][quote name='Gavin'][SIZE="1"]That's really the only aspect to the game that bothered me, I don't know how many times I died in Ocarina of Time going through the dungeons, but I'm positive [B]I never died once playing The Wind Waker[/B], it wasn't even a case of just spamming health potions or collecting hearts, it was just the game was so easy by comparison to other Legend of Zeldas.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]Well I died plenty of times, but then The Wind Waker was my first Zelda game. XP And even though the others were harder, they weren't anywhere as cute and engaging as The Wind Waker was. I liked Twilight Princess, but I like the cell shading look better. Feh! Anyway... As for the thread. I can't even imagine trading in my PS2, but then I just finally got one last year for my birthday and I already have a GameCube. And though it's not what you're asking, I'm curious as to what games you have played on PS2, since there just might be some really good ones out there that you've yet to play. It would kind of suck to trade it in only to realize there are games you wish you had played. I mean, that would be my recommendation, but then I've just discovered Lunar: Silver Star Story and Lunar 2 Eternal Blue for PS1. Those two games, even though they are the older style of playing are wicked fun. :catgirl:[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]o_O I swear you guys in this rp are nuts! XP Now I'm gonna have to hunt you down and smack you Gavin. Feh! [spoiler]starts going over her top secret orders from James while shaking her head over the realization that they would even be necessary [/spoiler] And I'll leave just what those orders are up to your imagination. :p Also... You guys need to help out at the Bermuda Triangle! There's still plenty of items left to be found. So start hunting! ^_^[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Welcome to OtakuBoards [B]kitex973[/B], I'm going to close this for a couple of reasons. One it's in the wrong area, manga is discussed in the Manga Workshop and two there's already a thread there on this series as you can see here: [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=48406"] Yotsuba&![/URL] So if you wish to discuss it simply post in the existing thread. Also, when creating a thread on a manga/show it's a good idea to tell us what it's about in your own words instead of linking to something like Wiki. As well as giving your impressions as to what you think of the actual story, etc. After all we do want to hear what you think instead of simply running to Wiki to read what someone else wrote. If you have any questions feel free to pm myself or another member of the staff. ~Aaryanna [B]Thread Closed[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="goldenrod"]Crystal was trying to concentrate on her work, doing what she could with the information she had gotten from Tessa, but her mind kept going back to her conversation with her. Before she had ended that transmission when the civilians had arrived. She didn't even realize that she has spaced off until the chime indicating there was an incoming transmission sounded, causing her to literally jump and give out a startled shriek. Her heart pounding, Crystal took a moment to take several deep breaths to calm herself, embarrassed for having reacted in such a manner. [I]I need to take some time off if I'm this tense,[/I] she thought as she finally answered the transmission. "[B]Tessa! You're all right! What happened?[/B]" She exclaimed. Tessa was grim. "[B]I'm fine Crystal, but hell! You'll never guess what happened![/B]" "[B]What happened? I would assume that the civilians were no match for the military there, especially with two Elite Specialists around as well.[/B]" Crystal couldn't help but wonder if what Stevens said about the other Specialist had turned out to be true, she wasn't about to say anything to Tessa though. Tessa snorted. "[B]Crystal, I don't know what the hell is going on in sector one, but Kiva Salqarian was attacked by the other Specialist! We all saw it! When the civilians arrived, instead of defending the facility he attacked her ship, forcing her to destroy him and his crew.[/B]" [I]So Stevens was right, he was only after the data. If he attacked Kiva that means she had already gotten the data and destroyed the computers. Gods, what a fool![/I] Crystal shook her head a bit and turned back to talk to Tessa who was giving her an odd look. "[B]I don't know what to say Tessa,[/B]" Crystal finally said. "[B]I thought that most of the Specialists were simply waiting until things were taken care of. The only one I know of who's done anything differently is Kiva and her crew.[/B]" "[B]Well you may not know what to say but I do.[/B]" Tessa said angrily. "[B]It's clear that even if Stevens and the others are making sure those who are responsible for what happened are dealt with, on some level the High Council still considers themselves above the law. That or the idiot who attacked Kiva was acting on his own. I sincerely hope so.[/B]" Tessa gave off a huge sigh, clearly depressed. "[B]I guess I shouldn't complain, things did work out in the end right? And you need the rest of the data right?[/B]" Tessa turned to something and started the data transfer, it didn't take long since most of it had already been sent. "[B]I'll get back to work on countering those modifications. Even if it's not perfect at least it will better than nothing.[/B]" Tessa snorted again. "[B]Not like it will matter to the lesser races anyway, I doubt those fools would even consider granting them full citizenship in the Empire. And I doubt they'd be happy with waiting for it to slowly be phased out, after all, if we freed all of them immediately, many areas of our society would collapse.[/B]" Crystal didn't know what to say, after all Tessa was right. Even if they wanted to change it, doing so would take time and regardless of the modification, there were plenty of Versilans who really believed that they were superior. "[B]That may be true, but for now I'm more concerned about fixing that modification as best we can. We can worry about the other issues once this one has been addressed.[/B]" Tessa just nodded, "[B]You're right. Anyway, I need to go, there's a lot to be done around here.[/B]" With that she terminated the transmission. Crystal closed it down from her end as well. Opening up the data Tessa had sent her, trying to focus on the part that she had not gotten before. But in spite of her best efforts she couldn't help but wonder about those who had died in sector fourteen. Surely they had to have realize that the military would not have stood by and let them destroy the facility. With a sigh she started working on adding in the information Tessa had sent her into the current experiment she was running. [/COLOR]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="goldenrod"]Bad days huh? >_< I've had a few, even though the one affected wasn't quite me and yet it could have been really bad for me. A few of them have related to my mom. Her disability is much better since they finally found the treatments that work best for her, but at first until they got it under control there were some times when she was in the hospital and they didn't know if she was going to live or not. So yeah, those days were pretty bad. I've had others were I get teased for being a nerd at school, but I've sort of gotten use to that. And even though it wasn't a life threatening issue, I was beyond depressed when my dog lost some teeth last year since our previous vet ignored my concern that something was wrong. She's domesticated so in the end those missing teeth won't matter, but the day she had her surgery I was pretty upset the entire day.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="goldenrod"]So much had changed in the past six weeks and even Tasha had trouble believing it. She still could not control her charm ability, if anything it was nearly twice as powerful as before. But thanks to further training in shielding techniques, something that Shiana was an expert at, she could block her talent well enough that no one was affected by it anymore. It was not the only thing that was affected, her ability to teleport had expanded to include herself and her telepathy was better than ever. And in spite of her charm having got stronger she actually was a bit excited to explore it further since she could tell that there was more to it than simply making others be infatuated with her. Even those times when she realized she could tell others were telling the truth seemed to be connected to that somehow. [I]I wonder what else it does? [/I] She couldn't help but feel content and though she didn't have any close friends she did have a number of people she associated with in Esper Hall. It was great to have friends again, people who liked her for herself and not her ability. About the only exception was Vanyel, who in spite of her efforts was still very standoffish. Not from lack of her dragging her to events and different things. Tasha knew Vanyel was fine with being alone, but she just couldn't help it. She couldn't forget what she saw in Vanyel's mind back at Stonehenge. And the longer she was around the more she felt the urge to try and socialize her a bit. Even if she couldn't get her to abandon those plain jeans and shirts. [I]She'll thaw in time.[/I] And Tasha knew she was right. She had finally gotten comfortable enough around her to talk mind to mind instead of using speech. Vanyel was extremely reluctant to speak to anyone in that manner other than her teacher. Now, as they waited for Shiana and the others to get ready to go after those who had been affected by the strange storm she winked at Vanyel who was still annoyed that she had dragged her over. Even if she was pretending it was a grand adventure, Tasha was a bit nervous. If someone as powerful as Joe was affected, what chance did they have? Still, she was surprised that they survived what had happened at Stonehenge. [I]I guess we'll find out when we get there if we should have stayed put. [/I] She turned to Vanyel again sending out yet another thought just to her. Another thing she loved about her classes, learning how to use a type of private mind speech, a means to talk to someone so that your conversation was private. [I]If you really want to smack me, go right ahead. I won't mind one bit. Fair warning though, I bite. [/I] Tasha laughed out loud at Vanyel's startled look. [I]By the way.[/I] She teased. [I]You look cute when you're annoyed.[/I] And with that Tasha slammed the line shut. Laughing inwardly at her next expression. Because Vanyel was not use to anyone telling her she was cute and it was terribly hard to resist doing it since the resulting reaction always made her want to smile. [/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="goldenrod"][quote name='Shy'][size=1]How amusing. I can just change out your character for someone else's. I was hoping to interact with you at some point, but I suppose there will be plenty of time for that. Also, I made Catherine my character's roommate only because I'm not sure if anyone else could tolerate her at this point. [b]Edit:[/b] I switched her out for Morrison. I hope The Boss doesn't mind. -Shy[/size][/QUOTE]No worries there, about interacting. Teresa is beyond hyper, I expect that before long she'll annoy quite a few people. Also... you're not the only one thinking of all sorts of theories about that gate. Hehe I know I've got several ideas running through my mind. As for these posts being awkward, the inbetween ones, I would have never guessed. I positively loved your first post where Nakeisha assumed the Colonel was hired help. That was just too funny! :catgirl: Also, if the boss minds... I say we bonk him. :p Kidding! ^_^ Hmmm.... Perhaps Teresa's hyperness is a reflection of my own state of mind. XP [/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="goldenrod"]:bawl: Awww! We were posting at the same time. And after I put so much work into that too. XP So what do you want to do Shy? Since our posts contradict one another a bit. >_

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="goldenrod"]Teresa Schovick was beyond excited and even the embarrassment of asking questions too soon was not enough to hold her back from grinning. [I]This is going to be so much fun! [/I] Admittedly missing people wasn't exactly fun nor was the idea of becoming one of those missing people. After all it was apparent that in order to investigate this mysterious gate they would most likely at one time need to actually turn it on. [I]Pfft! If one of us disappears we'll just find them. [/I] Teresa grinned all over again. What would be fun would be solving the mystery. She looked back down at the CCB Brianna had handed out, the image of the gate still displayed. [I]You sure are ugly,[/I] she thought. It's square and uninspired form had absolutely no elegance to it at all and she found herself imagining it to be more elegantly designed. [I]Oh well.[/I] Teresa turned the CCB off as Brianna finished and before anyone had done much of anything she immediately turned to Kendra Erickson who was looking over the information about their required stops on the way to Telvaris. "[B]Kendra right[/B]?" Kendra stopped what she was doing to look up at Teresa, "[B]That's correct, did you need something Captain?[/B]" Teresa stifled a laugh, "[B]Just call me Teresa. And no I didn't really need anything but I was wondering if you already picked a room to stay in.[/B]" "[B]Not yet Teresa, why?[/B]" Kendra couldn't help but wonder just what Teresa was getting at, after all Marcus had already assigned her to a room. Teresa shot a glance over at the Colonel, who though he was pretending otherwise, was paying attention to their conversation. [I]That's right, those two served together before Kendra went into engineering. [/I] "[B]I was thinking that since you use to be in the military we should share a room.[/B]" Teresa tried to not laugh at Kendra's startled expression as she got up at the same time Kendra did. "[B]Besides,[/B]" she said with a conspiratorial whisper as she casually took a hold of her left arm as if they were best friends, "[B]That way you can tell me all about Colonel DeSouza and the ?Seichzen Incident? as well as why he's so cold to Major Cameron James.[/B]" "[B]Uh...[/B]" Teresa completely overrode her objections, steering her out of the room chatting brightly the whole time. And if she saw the Colonel's expression over that last little bit, she didn't show it. [/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="goldenrod"][quote name='indifference;785445][COLOR="Indigo"]I do believe Liam got turned into stone. There's the way to gain immortality. lol That whole post had a very Dr. Who feel to it. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]Wow, so I'm not the only one who thought so. lol That had me thinking about the five doctors episode where that one fool got turned into a statue during his quest to gain immortality! Hehe! Which is fine by me. ^_^ I love Dr. Who![quote name='Premonition'][COLOR="Navy"']This time pick Courtney Cocks or Jennifer Love Hewitt as her pic, for the sake of all of us.[/COLOR][/quote]No. :p For your own sake you mean, leave me out of that. *poke* Still it should be interesting with you controlling her instead of Joe. And indifference is right, you do beat up on poor Joe a lot. lol Anyway, I too will be back later with a post. I'm sort of working together with indifference on it. Since she's of the opinion that Vanyel would not want to volunteer so my character is going to drag her along. XP [/COLOR][/FONT]