Aaryanna

[COLOR=DarkRed]Crystal was on the bridge when they arrived in sector one. They had already passed the security for that sector but now they would need to issue the necessary clearance codes in order to enter orbit around the home world. She already had the codes ready to transmit upon request. The main screen was on, showing that they were still traveling in hyper space, then a moment later the computer automatically dropped them back into normal space, the view immediately shifting to one showing the home world as well as the moons orbiting it on the main viewer. "[B]We've emerged into real space Commander, the current fleet is requesting our clearance codes.[/B]" Her second in command stated. Crystal sent the codes. A moment later the screen came to life as the officer handling security in that sector answered. "[B]Welcome home Tempest. Your authorization checks out. I am sending you the coordinates of where you will be required to maintain the Tempest in orbit during your stay here. Also, your request for short leave on Reflection for your crew has been approved Commander Crystal. You may begin by sending the first group at 0700 tomorrow.[/B]" She finished. "[B]Thank you.[/B]" Crystal replied. "[B]Tempest out.[/B]" Once the screen had switched back to one of the home world as the Tempest followed the flight path given to them and then took it's place in orbit around the planet, Crystal's second in command turned to face her. "[B]You got us time off to spend at Reflection?[/B]" He asked. "[B]Correct,[/B]" Crystal stated, "[B]Though I did not mention it since it was possible that with heightened security that the request would be denied. Now that it's been approved I will send you the list to post for the crew.[/B]" "[B]Thank you Crystal.[/B]" He said. "[B]They'll enjoy the time off. What about yourself? Are you going?[/B]" "[B]Maybe later, but for now I have other duties to attend to on sector one. In addition to the schedule for time off I will be including one for you and and the rest of the officers when it comes to being in command of the Tempest while I am not here.[/B]" "[B]Then I take it we'll just be doing as the rest of the fleet does, guarding this sector.[/B]" He asked her. "[B]Correct, you'll be sharing patrols of this area with the rest of the fleet.[/B]" Crystal replied. He laughed, "[B]Well at least it won't be dangerous like the patrols on Earth were. A bit boring perhaps, but I'll be sure to keep them on their toes with drills from time to time.[/B]" "[B]You do that,[/B]" Crystal said. "[B]I on the other hand need to go and gather my things and head down to the planet.[/B]" She got up and left the bridge to head for her quarters, pulling out her hand held computer and pulling up the list of those who would be allowed short leave. As well as the one for rotating the officers who would be in charge. She took a moment to forward them to her second in command and then she issued the request for her ship to be included in the daily checks in the area. Once that was done she shut it down and entered her quarters. As much as she hated to, she switched to a fancier form of uniform, still in the green of the military though hers still had the symbol of the medical office woven into it. She hated the more stiff and more elaborate uniform, but if for any reason she ended up needing to speak to a Council member it would be expected. Then another moment to gather anything she would need and she left her quarters to head for the transport room. She nodded to the technician there and then pulled out her hand held computer and contacted the High Council. A representative or rather secretary answered her call almost immediately. "[B]Greetings Commander Crystal, we've been expecting you. Please send me the necessary clearance codes so I can open a transport door at your location.[/B]" The man said. Crystal sent the codes immediately and then waited for him to check them. "[B]Very good Commander,[/B]" He said even as a door opened in front of Crystal. "[B]Someone will be waiting to escort you, also should you have any questions please be sure to contact me immediately.[/B]" "[B]I'll be sure to do that[/B]" Crystal said as she ended the transmission and then stepped through the door. As promised there was a fussy man waiting for her at the huge hallway she had transported to. It had been a while since she had seen the massive and elaborate hallway in the High Council building. Or the massive waterfall that flowed down behind the location for the transport door. "[B]This way if you please Commander.[/B]" The fussy man said even as he turned to head down the enormous hallway. With out hesitation he took the first left passage they came too. Choosing the next direction and then the next, the sounds of others going about their business could clearly be heard, even when Crystal could not see them. Then after passing through several security stops he finally left her with a bow. Crystal turned to face the final set of doors to the High Council's main laboratory. With a sigh she moved forward and opened them. It had been a very long time since she had been here. A moment later she was inside and without hesitation she immediately went to join the researcher who was waiting for her. Now she would finally find out what the High Council had not sent her when they asked her to check the genetic remains from the attack in sector seven. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Hehe! Time to get started! :catgirl: We most definitely need to get rid of that weird name Sandy gave us. o_O I haven't a clue what that's suppose to mean. Anyway, now that we have gained a new member *hugs SunfallE* It's time to have some fun! So far out of the two names that were suggested I like the Sunflowers the best. Even though I adore Pink. Since Sunflowers just seem more unique than Roses do. And I like the colors you found Rachmaninoff. All of them would look great. I kind of like the Golden Rod the best myself. I've tried thinking of names, but I keep coming up blank other than silly things that somehow tie my dog into it. :animesigh If I think of something better I'll be sure to mention it though. Hopefully Alexa will have some good ideas. If not I'll be happy with either one of the names suggested so far. Now as for team captain, I too think we should keep the same Captain. Though if Alexa wants to give it a go that's fine by me too. We make such a great team that it doesn't matter who the captain is. ^_^ Anyway, that about sums up my input for the moment. Once we decide on a name I can help by getting started on different flags for us to choose from. In fact if Rachmaninoff and SunfallE want we could each make one and then choose from them for the actual flag. And I do want us to have matching avatars like last time. Though I probably won't put our names on it this time. Still if we go with Sunflowers, I already have some ideas that I'll try to see how they work. It would certainly be different than our dark red and previous mercenary motif that we had. A bright and sunny one at that! ^_^[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']I feel bad for Kim though, even though it fits that they would finally hand her over...I still feel bad for her. And since the only thing I can think of that would let her live is for them to keep her to hand over to Stevens...I decided it would probably be better to have her executed.[/quote]Poor Kim! Though I agree, keeping her around for Stevens to torment would suck. >_< Blech! Putting that aside, I too think the next part is going to be fun. ^_^ Well other than Jason and Celestia since I'm sure they won't be having fun at all. And Kiva? Talk about a crazy assignment! Being asked to expose the leader of the resistance! Though I'm more curious about the other stuff, you know the part that Erica had her repeat back to make sure she memorized it. *pokes SunfallE* You just had to leave that part out didn't you? :p Anyway, I'm off to work on my post where Crystal arrives in sector one since she will get there before the rest of you do. I don't know if Kiva will still be there or not, but those two won't have a reason to run into each other so it won't really matter. Either way it's time to get things going! [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]What a fun idea! ^_^ I loved the stories, even though the crow, the hit and the one with the tank were morbid. They still were fun to read. And though I'm not big on poems I liked the one with the fish hook since it seemed to be talking about war as well as the one on silence since in our world today silence seems to be hard to find. I also liked the poem you did SunfallE it was just so sad I thought. It was like a horrible betrayal from one who should have been there to guide you. And the latest poem by ForgotteÑ-HerÖ cracked me up. Though I think it needs some work. Since you've mixed up your tenses. Saying you had a friend implies that they are gone and yet the end of several sections then turned around and said you'd be their friend till the end, so it would make more sense to say I have a friend instead of had. ^_~ Anyway....Here's a poem I wrote back in spring of 2005 for a school assignment. I had to write one on abortion as if I was against it and this is what I came up with. [CENTER][B]I?m Not Wanted [PG][/B] Darkness surrounds me I cannot see or hear I can sense something near me I reach out to it I am comforted as it protects me Warmth surrounds me It is soothing I am changing somehow I am excited! I can sense potential And I am eager to experience it I?m wanted! I am impatient! But it is too soon I must be patient I fall back into the darkness The time will come PAIN! It hurts! Something is tearing me apart! What is it! I reach once again for the presence that protects me A wall blocks me! I?m cold The warmth I felt before is fading Again I reach for the presence It pulls away I?m not wanted? Why? I cannot even cry What happened? Suddenly I understand What I want to be Will never be Why? Because; I?m not wanted[/CENTER] It was rather fun to write, even if I don't have a problem with abortion. And I did get a good grade on it for school. ^_^[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Seems like my Mom already told you what I did. Hehe. I always try to get her something nice. ^_^ Because even though we have our differences, in the end she's still the coolest mom ever. It helps to have friends who can drive to take you to the store to get the present too instead of needing your mom to take you. lol Though it's so easy to surprise my mom that you can practically wrap a gift right in front of her and the next day she's already forgotten about it. :p I've actually done that once, made a gift wrapped it and the next day (this was for Christmas one year) she was completely surprised that it was for her. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Hehe! You took the words right out of my mouth Alexa. :catgirl: I'm sad that I didn't get to start on the sci fi one since I had already written up part of a post yesterday. But still...Hehe! Great work everyone! I sent all of you my pm with what I think. And like you Rach, it's going to seem weird to have a different color and team name. I like the Mercenaries! :bawl: Though we are still way cool, regardless of our color and team name. ^_~[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]If Cartoon Network stuck with only playing what some consider to be the "good" anime then at that point they would indeed be going down the drain. They would become stagnant, dull and lifeless as the same shows were aired over and over again. But instead they keep switching what's on, they keep introducing us to new shows, they broaden our horizon as far as what types of shows there are as well as helping those who didn't like one show, find one that they did like. So in my opinion Cartoon Network is far from going down the drain. Instead they're doing an excellent job of exposing people to anime. And I'm very glad that they switch shows on a regular basis. If they didn't, I would have quit watching the channel a long time ago. Because even if I like a show, it only takes so many repeats before one is tired of it already.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Seems like it's just another way to blame someone else for choosing to smoke if you ask me. I've got relatives who smoke and I've seen all sorts of smoking in shows, anime and I read about it in fiction books. If all that isn't enough, movies isn't about to encourage me to start smoking. The thing about saying it influences younger children is, even if kids do imitate adults, they still have to find a way to get the cigarette to give it a try in the first place. So seems to me that on some level that would fall more on the parents or stores that don't enforce the law good enough when it comes to keeping those cigarettes out of kids and teenagers hands. Or the adults who purchase them and give them to minors since there are a few I know of who will sell them to you if you want them.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't one of the main issues with the Graphic worm the length? Since most hosting puts a limit on total width and height? If so, even if it's just a temporary solution, couldn't you host it in segments? With the joining pieces overlapping? Like segment one would have entries 1-10 and segment two would have 10 to 20 and segment three would have 20 to 30. Seems like something like that would at least make keeping it running more feasible until more permanent hosting was found for putting the whole thing together. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]*pokes Darren* I'm sure indifference feels the same way about the death cards. After all she wrote that lovely post tearing Alden in half and you used your life card to have Rachmaninoff revive him! :p Still I was surprised when Rebecca got revived and then surprised to turn around and be given a life card the next round. Which turned out to be a good thing since Rebecca and Andrew both died. >_< Anyway...In the end I had a great time, even if I felt like some of the earlier characters didn't get enough development. I watched the Labyrinth and was sorry I didn't get to be a part of it. And this one ended up being so wacky that it was great fun. I still wish I had gotten a dual death card though. *pouts* Those were totally cool! And I loved playing with some of the characters, using Deoky to clobber others was fun. Hehe! My only regret is that due to school I ended up coming home and finding that all the deaths had already been played out. Leaving me to decide who should die and who should live. I liked both Clavis and Eflair and since Clavis was dead due to that horrible post by 2007DigitalBoy, and Davis was insane, I decided to post in a manner that would surprise everyone since he seemed, to me to be setting it up for Eflair to win. That and the others were right in predicting that 2007DigitalBoy would kill off the kid. So I wanted to be unpredictable and yet make the death more meaningful. So in the end I chose Davis since I wanted to surprise everyone by not being predictable. Anyway, all in all, that was great fun! Even if my Mom's still shocked by the post I wrote where Deoky clobbered Davis and Lara. Hehe! :catgirl: [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Crystal would be glad when they finally reached sector one. It had reached the point where there was nothing to do other than basic duties. It had her wishing that the Tempest was as fast as a Messenger ship. They had left the same day but she was sure that the Transcendence was already there. It was good for the crew since it was a much needed break after all the hard work they had put in, but for her it was tedious, she had no new medical updates to read and some of the messages she wouldn't get until they dropped back out of hyper space in sector one. Crystal was not use to having time off, and after being held prisoner by the resistance, she had discovered that she didn't like having time off. She liked being busy. Though given a chance she'd probably visit Reflection, but then she had always been fascinated by it's strange construction. Still at least a part of it was open to transport where one could visit for a few hours. And once they got there she would see that the crew got the chance to do so. It was strictly regulated, but Crystal was sure they would be in sector one long enough for everyone to get to at least pay a short visit. Including herself. She might even drag Alex along for the trip. Crystal put it out of her mind as she finished writing up the rotation of who could go and in what order once they arrived. She would wait until she got it cleared to tell the crew about the short visits to Reflection. Since with the increase in security, it was possible that short leaves for the military had been canceled and she hated telling someone they could do something only to later find out that they couldn't. She shut down her computer workstation and got up, stretching as she did so. Only to yawn. It was amazing how having little to do could still leave one tired at the end of the day. She thought about searching for other things that needed to be done and changed her mind. Crystal decided to it would be nicer to simply take a nice relaxing bath and then changing into some soft pajamas. Which she did. Then when Crystal was finished she fixed some of that fruit drink she was fond of before curling up on her sofa to read a novel while she sipped on the drink. And then she did something she hadn't for quite some time. Read something purely for fun, in this case a fictional novel from Earth. They had the strangest notions about space and traveling among the stars and she had discovered that despite the absurd nature of the novels, that some of them were actually enjoyable to read. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Hehe! It's a little late but here's mine! ^_^ [B]Name:[/B] Bany'eth P'att [B]Gender:[/B] Female [B]Age:[/B] 17 [B]Special Skills:[/B] Scout, infiltrates enemy lines to get information. Good at being [B]stealthy Description:[/B] Bany'eth is 5'3 with long silver hair and green eyes. [B]Personality:[/B] Shes a bit of a smart ass, but takes her job seriously. Loves to pull pranks on her friends between assignments. [B]Short Bio:[/B] Bany'eth ended up with the current fleet when the Commander caught her sneaking into the ship at a stop in a different area of space, Bany'eth was stealing equipment to sell. She ended up being recruited to work with them instead of getting in trouble. She doesn't know if she has family or not but doesn't care since she now considers the Commander and her other friends her family. Now it's time to have fun! :catgirl: [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][quote name='BKstyles][FONT=Tahoma']Indeed customization and tradeskills have done quite a good job of running me down on money, heh. Though I can't really imagine what else I would have used the money on, except the usual healing items and whatnot. Synthesis, compounding, and crafting are especially handy to delve into, in fact synthesis is pretty much compulsory :p.[/FONT][/quote]Hehe I agree, also another good thing to do is to when you first get access to the Fighting Arena is to enter the Team Battle level C since you can win it six times and earn a Tri-Emblum for equipping on your characters. You can't customize it and it's not available to buy until you get to the Maze of Tribulations. But it's a wonderful item to put on your character since it adds huge variety of effects. Starting with increasing your recovery strength at the end of battle, but that's not all... Adds earth defense (1/2 damage) Adds water defense (1/2 damage) Adds fire defense (1/2 damage) Adds wind defense (1/2 damage) +5 Battle Bonus Gauge increase, -40% Battle Skill HP use, But best of all... [B]100% instant incapacitation prevention[/B] as well as raising normal attack decision by 2 Equip that along with the symbol of regeneration that restores MP at a fixed rate in battle and your set! And if you don't have symbols of regeneration, SunfallE already mentioned where to find them earlier in the thread. ^_~ Combing customization with great stuff to put on your characters is great fun. I especially like the protection against instant death since those attacks and spells are annoying. Well only when I'm not the one using them. Hehe. ^_^[/COLOR]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Welcome to OtakuBoards [B]kitex973[/B], I will be closing this for several reasons. The first being that before posting a new thread it's a good idea to read this first: [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=55649]IMPORTANT: How to Post in Anime Lounge[/URL] where you will find that checking the thread directory to see if there is already a thread on the show you wish to discuss exists is a good idea. Since if one does you are expected to post in the existing thread instead of creating a new one. And finally OtakuBoards emphasizes quality discussion in its threads. To meet the site's standards, make sure your posts are clear and have a point that adds to the conversation. Also, use of proper spelling and grammar is important. This is even more important in the opening post of a thread. For example you could have taken time to explain a little of what Gundam Wing is about. But since there is already a thread for this show, just follow the link in the thread directory and post there please. If you have any questions feel free to pm myself or another member of the staff. ~Aaryanna [B]Thread Closed[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]

[COLOR=DarkRed][QUOTE=SunfallE][COLOR=RoyalBlue]I usually do not have Nel in my final party since she simply will not use her healing spells effectively and dies all the time. Where Albel, Cliff and Fayt can and do use them effectively in battle when you are not controlling their character. And now that I?m on the hard level, that really makes a difference. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]Yeah, I noticed that too now that I'm playing the hard level. Good lord that woman is good at dying! It's freaking annoying! Since I don't like controlling her I prefer to control Fayt. :animesigh I was glad to finally reach the point where I had someone else in my party, even if it was Maria since I don't really care for her either.[quote name='Kirra][COLOR=RoyalBlue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]I STILL haven't beaten this game. I stopped playing it for a while when I got Kingdom Hearts 2, then I came back to play it, couldn't beat the final boss still, and then I went to go train, but I forgot how to get back to where he was. :animecry: So yeah. Also I was never able to get [spoiler]Albel the Wicked[/spoiler], I don't know how.[/FONT'][/COLOR][/quote]Another way to make sure you have Albel in your party is when you get the chance to add Peppita be sure to say no since telling her yes ends the possibility of having Albel in your final party if you don't already have him. I rather like Peppita and her dance moves that boost your parties abilities so since I usually have Albel I tend to pick her as one of my final characters. ^_^ My final party tends to be Fayt, Albel, Cliff and Peppita. I just rotate characters out every now and then. My all time favorite combo is Fayt, Albel and Cliff though since once you reach the point where you can set the [spoiler]no guard battle skill so they don't get sent flying when hit [/spoiler] those three really dish out the damage as well as each one is good at pulling back and healing when you need them too. Fayt has good symbology skills as well as the physical ones like side kick and dimension door. And Cliff's Hammer of Might combined with default settings of increase hp/mp hits really dishes out the damage as well as his Acrobat Locus attack. And Albel, my favorite after Fayt, is wonderfully aggressive. ^_^ I love using a combo of his double slash along with the Dragon Roar, which when you are fighting meaner enemies does quite a bit of damage. That and I love his sayings in battle. Hehe. So if you plan on it, definitely start over, and give it a try. I love having Albel in my party. Like SunfallE mentioned earlier I too customized my characters really well, so beating the game on the normal level was fairly easy. I took that final boss down in under five minutes as well. I'm looking forward to kicking butt when I get there on the hard level. ^_^ Though if you simply want to beat it, following the advise she gave about customizing your weapons with the [spoiler]boots of prowess [/spoiler] will make it much easier for your characters to win. If you want the details just go back a page or two in the thread, since she listed other tips that help as well. ^_^[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Everyone was dead other than Davis who was insane and Eflair who was desperately going from platform to platform searching for an exit. But when Davis materialized on the platform before her, she knew in that moment that she would not be finding the exit. Eflair sank to her knees in despair as she could see the dark power that had driven him insane was healing him much in the same way Deoky had healed himself. In only a few moments he would be fully healed and would then tear her apart. If only he wasn't so powerful now, she could have done to him what she nearly did to Deoky, enter his mind and take his life force, killing him. But Deoky had been stunned, giving her the few seconds she needed to enter his mind. Davis she could sense would tear her to shreds before she could even touch him. Eflair sobbed as she realized what she had to do. She had not been fully trained yet but it no longer mattered. Most healers relied on a simple touch to connect to those they were helping, but it was possible to leave one's body altogether and enter another to help them. But it was dangerous. You could lose yourself in the person you entered, and if anything happened to your body while you were gone you would be trapped. But if Davis escaped, in his madness he would destroy all that lived, even her own world would be destroyed. She wasn't sure if she had the strength to take his life force from him. Even if she left her own body to enter his mind. If she was wrong, not only would he destroy her body, but her mind would be trapped inside of his, within the madness she could clearly sense. Eflair sobbed even more as fate cruelly required a choice. Davis, other than the mad look in his eyes, had healed himself and in just a second or two would be launching himself at her. As he prepared to leap, with a twist she left her body and launched herself into his soul. A move that caused him to collapse on the platform he was standing on. Screaming in pain. Eflair was battered by waves of both insanity and darkness as she literally entered Davis's soul, nearly losing herself in that instant. But the knowledge that failure would result in those she loved dying kept her from giving up and she battled the darkness, shoving it aside as she headed for the part of his mind that would let her take his life force from him. But when she got there she halted in confusion. There were two sparks of life force within Davis. One that was him and another that was a fragment. A fragment that was obviously part of Deoky's own consciousness. Somehow, either when he attacked Davis or as she now saw finished healing him in order to use him, Deoky had left part of himself behind. As well as aspects of his terrible power, power that no human was meant to wield. It was overpowering Davis, tearing his mind apart and if it wasn't stopped it would as she had sensed, tear the universe apart. But as Eflair moved to take them with her as she left, she realized that she could not! Though she knew how to take a life force from someone she had never encountered two in the same body before! And even though one was but a fragment, it was far more powerful than the other. Try as she might she could not grab both at the same time. If she were still in her own body she would have been screaming with frustration. If she only took Davis's life force when she left, the fragment would keep his body alive and it would still tear the universe apart. If she took the fragment with her, Davis would live but she would be driven insane just like he was being driven insane! Eflair wanted to die at that moment as feeling of sheer despair and hopelessness overcame her. In the end she couldn't stop him after all. She was preparing to leave his mind when a thought occurred to her. One so abhorrent that she nearly fled from Davis's shattered mind to die. But then at the last moment she did not. With a mental cry of sheer anguish she grabbed the fragment and fled with it, taking the darkness and madness with her and then, as she returned to her own body, she doubled over in pain as it settled into her mind. It would only take a few minutes to take over, but she only needed one minute for what she was going to do. She opened her eyes to see that Davis was still collapsed on the platform. Eflair wished that she could talk to him one last time before she died. But there wasn't enough time. The darkness was already clawing at her mental shields in an attempt to get out. Eflair had been willing to die to stop Deoky and now she was willing to die for far more than that. She started the process of willing herself to die, a thought that was beyond abhorrent since no healer would ever take their own life, but she knew just what to do to make sure her body died before the darkness could take over. Since without a body the darkness would also die, it did not posses the ability to jump to others like she did. She had failed to protect the baby, but she would not fail to protect the rest of the universe. With a final twist she separated her own life force, casting it from her body, her last thought as darkness took over was she hoped she had been able to save Davis as well. Eflair may have freed his mind from the darkness, but he was still trapped within the Maze. And then there was nothing... [CENTER]------------------------------------[/CENTER][CENTER][IMG]http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7128/deathcardzp0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3160/08th6.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][quote name='2007DigitalBoy][COLOR=DarkOrange']And I just had more fun than ever I have in one post :animesmil i guess it's up to Aaryana who lives and who dies, then. If Davis is hers, then we're likely in for one hell of an ending, lol.[/COLOR][/quote]Good grief! I get home from school and all of you have already killed someone! But what's worse, my character is dead! :bawl: And now I have to pick between the two that are left and I like both of them. >_< Time to go and kill someone off. [B]EDIT:[/B] And now I'm done. All the deaths were so horrible and cruel that I wanted a more noble death this time. Now the question is just who has a character left since neither Davis nor Eflair were mine. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Crystal was trying to figure out just what the High Council wanted her to verify. It wasn't like she didn't have plenty of time to do so while she was on her way to sector one. There just wasn't much to be done as far as operations on the ship went and she had already issued a fair amount of free time to crew for them to do as they wished during the trip. She could and did work on the research notes for what was being done in sector fourteen. But even that had it's limits since she had to wait for them to implement her suggestions and then send her the results to go over before starting yet another cycle of tests and research. The one thing that did annoy her a bit was that the High Council had contacted her directly. She hated it when they did that, since they only did so when they were making it clear she was to obey orders regardless of what she was doing. It annoyed her because she knew they were right. Crystal was stubborn and if she didn't trust that Stevens would do as he said in regards to the better equipment, direct contact or not she would have made an issue out of it. She had been arguing with them for over fifty years about providing better medical facilities for the lesser races and Crystal knew perfectly well that some of the Council members liked to alter things behind her back. Most of them did not, but a few did. And it always had her wanting to throw her hands up in disgust and walk away and vanish. If not for her strong sense of duty when it came to providing medical care, she would have left service in the military long ago and vanished. With a sigh she closed the report on the remains she had worked on before. Crystal had gone over all the data yet again, looking for something that she might have missed. But she got the exact same results as before. Making it even more obvious that there was something else they had not sent her. [I]I wish those fools had just sent everything at once.[/I] She thought with irritation. [I]There's no need for me to go to sector one.[/I] Though part of her knew why, after all the better facilities and labs were located there. She got up and left her quarters to go and talk to the ships doctor, Alex. If nothing else, it would probably be a good idea to review the health of the crew while in route for sector one. And doing so would give her something constructive to do. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][quote name='2007DigitalBoy][COLOR=DarkOrange']As the person who birthed the baby, I thought of it more as an 'item', if you will, than a character. It's fate would be decided by the game itself -- by the maze, if you will. I think it'd be a waste to make him a death-card death. After all, in that case, i doubt anyone would waste their death card on the baby, and it would live no matter what, meanwhile making it open to killing means it has an equal chance. [/COLOR][/quote]Only an item? >_< Poor kid! Still I understand what you are saying. I say we leave the baby out of it, making it something that is just there. Instead of a character. Though if somebody has the baby growing like some freak mutant and killing a character I think I'm gonna hurt them. LOL So live or die I say the kid shouldn't be a factor. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Of all things, Doeky had never expected the weak Eflair to attack him! And when he realized just what she was doing with a desperate cry he shoved her out his mind, physically shoving her into Clavis before fleeing. Shaken by the knowledge that only a moment later and she would have succeeded in taking his life force. Where did she learn to do such a thing? He wanted to be furious but the attack had weakened him, leaving him barely able to get away in time. [I]Shit! [/I] It wasn't suppose to be like this. They weren't suppose to be able to hurt him! He wasn't suppose to need to be able to draw on Davis's suffering in order to win! He hurried to where Davis was, knowing that he was close to trying to kill himself, but now that he had failed to kill the others he couldn't let him do that just yet. Deoky still needed him. He entered the small room where he was thrashing about and after taking a moment to draw on his suffering and anguish to replenish himself he reached back out and stilled Davis, taking away his ability to even move. "[B]I can't have you killing yourself just yet,[/B]" He told him cruelly as he taunted him, even as he entered his mind and altered his thinking, making him incapable of following through on attempting to bite his tongue off so he would bleed to death. "[B]I already told you that I would be the one to tear you into little pieces.[/B]" Then having trapped Davis in his mind, leaving him even more helpless and unable to even try and kill himself, he sat down and went into a meditative state. Drawing on Davis's terror, basking in how his suffering was so beautiful. Once he was restored, he would finish what he had started, only this time, he would be sure to strike before they knew he was there. He would have preferred to see their terror stricken faces as they realized he was killing them, but now he would have to be satisfied with simply killing them. He would save Davis for that. Once he was done with the others, he would then take his time as he slowly tore Davis to pieces.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Yay! I love sci fi themes! Hehe! This will be fun! :catgirl: I definitely like us having a huge invasion fleet with the four of us on the main flag ship the Mercenary! I don't know about Rachaminoff and Anomaly but I'm going to stick with part of the same persona since I think it gives a nice level of consistency to our RPGing. Though this time around we won't be working together with the Titans. Hehe! We will be ruthlessly crushing their army so we can take over! Mwahahahahaha! I'll be sure to work on a profile and then either post it later or simply edit this post with it. And then, the fun will begin! :catgirl: [/COLOR]

[QUOTE=Sandy]Now there's a plot twist for you. ;P The question remains: who is the father? Deoky Shilos, Alden Courtney, or... [I]the Maze[/I]? *gasp*[/QUOTE][color=darkred]*collapses and dies from laughter* XD You guys are just too funny! I'm going to be sorry once we reach the end since this had been so much fun! :catgirl: *giggles some more*[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][quote name='2007DigitalBoy][COLOR=DarkOrange]Personally, i've got my bets on multiple characters. Naturally I'm going to hope my guy can win, but if not, I always know who my next choice to root for is. i will say this, though,[spoiler] if my character dies I will put these people through the most horrifyingly graphic things imaginable before the game ends XD[/spoiler'][/COLOR][/quote]*pokes 2007DigitalBoy* You'd do that anyway! :p I think all of us are hoping that our character makes it to the end. But I too have several favorites so if mine dies I know who I'll want to to win next! Also just to keep up to date! Those who have used their Switch Card so far are: Aaryanna indifference Sandy Only three more to go and the killing will begin! Mwahahahahahaha! [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][quote name='Aaryanna_Mom] As for your post Bethany... I swear, as a parent it never fails to amaze me at how quickly one's kids grow up. :animesigh [/QUOTE] :D What can I say? It was just too much fun! And I did at least try to avoid being too graphic. ^_~[QUOTE=Aaryanna_Mom'] It will be interesting to see how this plays out and to see who finally makes it to the end. I know I'm looking forward to seeing how this finally gets resolved. :catgirl:[/quote]Me too! Especially since the other players are developing more, I rather like how Andrew turned out to be so good with a sword and how Eflair is such a powerful healer. Now all we need is to see more action from Lara! As well as Davis, once he gets free that is. And Alden definitely needs to have more attention as well. Hehe! This is fun! I agree with indifference, the switch cards are forcing us to be more creative and at the same time make the battle more epic! :catgirl: Also, am I the only one who didn't see them being trapped in the same area together and ordered to kill each other? I think that would creep me out if I was told that to live I had to kill everyone else! [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkRed][quote name='2007DigitalBoy][COLOR=DarkOrange']wow. This really is NOT Lara's lucky day, is it? Lots of use of the word 'rape' suddenly appearing all over this game, lol. Deoky is one bad dude, but that's what makes him so cool. My only concern is that with Davis braindead, does he even have a fighting chance? This game is seriously brutal, though I'm sure the work of our sick creative minds can turn the tables in any direction we feel like.[/COLOR][/quote]No, because in one of the posts Clavis told Davis and Eflair that he possessed the ability to heal others who had their minds damanged, so he can probably heal Davis. ;) Though when he told them that he was referring to healing Vanya and Rebecca. I agree that this game has turned out to be brutal. I was expecting it to be like the last one so it's been quite the surprise. Fun and creepy as hell at the same time![/COLOR]