TheResplendent

[FONT=Tahoma]I too was wondering what was going on upon seeing Indif's post, but it seems the CCC has a representative now. Poor Brittany too, I don't think the good little catholic [strike]school[/strike] girl likes pain and torture :p.[/FONT]

[QUOTE=Darren]Haha, poor Shilos... He seems so depressed. All he needs is a Jesus! Haha, I didn't know whether to feel bad for the short thing or laugh at that post... I loved it, and the fact that you added religion. It gives the story a bit more. But as far as characters, I don't think Delilah has gotten an intro... BK mentioned her in the first one, I think, about the dancer and not being familiar with alien lifeforms... Oh well, I guess if I have a problem with it, I'll just post using her.[/QUOTE] [font=tahoma]Yep, that would be who it was a reference to. Feel free to introduce her since she hasn't been yet.[/font]

[QUOTE=SunfallE][COLOR=#DAA520] And speaking of character, since there are so many assassins, perverts (I'm looking at you BKstyles and how you had Katar going after Lucia :p), bitches, warriors and so forth I decided to make Brittany slightly religious. After all not everyone needs to be whacked out. lol[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [font=tahoma]What blashphemy, shun the non-believer! *cough* I keed, :p. But yeah, I was thinking when I saw the final list that the acceptance of characters that the requirements could have been stricter in terms of how similar a lot of characters are to one another profession wise. I do recall receiving a request from Sandy though during Labyrinth to change my characters around a bit because one of them was too similar to another. No worries DB I'm not badmouthing ya, there's still a lot to differentiate them via how we mold their personalities so it isn't a big problem. And it was more of a ruffian "pushes people around no matter who they are" intent then a perverted one ;P, lol. [/font]

[QUOTE=Darren]I might seem a little bitchy, but I really don't see that Eloris or Marcus have been properly introduced, even by BK's standards. Marcus was only mentioned once and that he seemed to have tactical knowledge. Eloris has only been mentioned in two posts. And while she may have had her occupation announced to Angela, she hasn't had much of a background... If we were to go by that train of thought, then Lillathica and Etamet, as well as a handful of others should be added to the introduced list. In any case, I thought that the introduction thing only applied to this round. Since we have 10 people, it would really only require a minimum of 10 being introduced. Obviously that won't be the case because we have yet to hear from Hell'sMinion and others are still posting with new characters... If that's the way we want to play as far as intros, then I'll go back and edit mine to come up with a new and improved list.[/QUOTE] [font=tahoma]Introductions need only one post, so why would Eloris being in two posts be a hindrance? Sandy's post where she reveals her name and mentions who she is should be sufficient for the sake of moving along with the story and getting the characters the required amount of initial exposure. Her background doesn't need to be spelled out, most of the already introduced have simply said what they are, and have played a major part in one or a couple of posts. That should be all that is needed. I admit though I was deciding on Etamet since he has been playing a pretty big part of group 3 already, it wouldn't make much sense to introduce him now since he's already lead the group out of the first room and has had plenty of talking time. This is why it's better to do smaller introductions within posts so we don't have to worry about someone not being introduced when they've already done enough in the story that they should be considered known. It's really not a big deal, seeing as how the profiles required for the characters were narrowe down only to race/origin and job, that's really all is needed. Background can be revealed throughout the story, and they would have to be improved in any case since background wasn't a part of the profile system. The list is still a good idea, but what's making it confusing is the conflicting ideas of what being introduced entails. [/font]

[FONT=Tahoma]The introduction was for Delita since Uriel was already introduced in a previous post. I didn't mention Eloris in reference to my post either, it was in reference to Eloris being explained in another post. Also it wouldn't make much sense for a character to be the subject of someone's post as a main characters if they have been revealed in a previous post even if they weren't the main focus. Once someone's origin and occupation is revealed they should be considered introduced since it would be redundant to reiterate these facts in another post in order to label it as "officially introduced". There would then have to be at least 30 posts to introduce each character if it were one per. If that was the intent then i apologize, but i figured it would be quite tedious to formally introduce only one character each post when interaction could be heightened given the possibility of more than one character being the focus of a post. [/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma]I think it's safe to add Delita, Satasha, Marius, Marcus, and Eloris to the introduced list considering their origins and occupations for the most part have been revealed even if not in as much great detail as others.[/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma]Congratulations to us, great work everybody! Indeed a very good way to start things off. I also have a feeling about what Sandy has in mind, but it's impossible to determine the exact details. Something like the deliberation of how these match ups should be made is in fact best done in active discussion, I know Tiana and Jaime have MSN and AIM, i know White has AIM, I do not know about Shy. The time differences and free time for certain members may be too much to get around though. We don't want to take too long with this process since it isn't the actual challenge just yet, but at the same time a lot of things need to be considered. I'll send out a PM a little later with my thoughts on the format and the main idea of how we should probably make these decisions based on. Again, great job Aces![/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma][center][size=4][b]Our Flag[/b][/size] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/AzureImi/aces_1_2.png[/img] [size=4][b]Our Color[/b][/size] [color=red][b]Red[/b][/color] [size=4][b]Our Team: [FONT=Palatino Linotype][i]The [color=red]Aces[/color][/i][/b][/size][/font] [color=red][u]Team Captain[/u][/color] -[b]BKstyles/Matt[/b]- 21 years old male from USA Strengths: RPGs, Creative Writing Weaknesses: Art/Graphics -[b]Ezekiel/Zeke[/b]- 17 years old female from England Strengths: RPGs, Art/Graphics Weaknesses: Movies/TV, Discussion/Debates -[b]Keyblade Wielder/Tiana[/b]- 17 years old female from USA/England Strengths: Art/Graphics, RPGs Weaknesses: Music, Movies -[b]Shy/Josh[/b]- 21 years old male from USA Strengths: Social Interaction, Creative Writing Weaknesses: Discussion/Debates, Art -[b]White[/b]- 16 years old male from Canada Strengths: Videogames/Computers, Social Interaction Weaknesses: Anime/Manga, Creative Writing[/center][/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma]I figured four was a better number than three, and I don't know where Monk is, so I threw in a handy dandy little NPC on the Augustine's side from the SOLF. Lemme know if anything should be changed, if not then the Augustine are jus bout ready for some action. [/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma][b]"Yes sir, but I request to choose my own team for this."[/b] Virgil responded to Sebastian's order for him to lead the escort for the Drigg. The palace was still lacking an ample amount of active vampires in the service of the SOLF, but Virgil still found it neccesary to choose carefully. He figured that if it was just him, it probably would have been enough, but Sebastian always preferred the idea of the Augustine working in groups, so Virgil wished to choose based on who would keep themselves at of the most trouble. [b]"Of course, but you don't have a lot of time. I ask that you depart within the next half an hour."[/b] Sebastian ordered. Virgil bowed his head and turned to leave the room. As the doors opened he quickly began walking toward Helana's room to tell her that he would have to leave. He pulled his cell phone out as he walked and dialed a number. THe other end rang only one time before there was an answer. [b]"Sir?"[/b] [b]"Sakon, meet me by the yard in ten minutes, we have a mission."[/b] Virgil spoke. The response on the other side was emphatic [i]"yes sir"[/i] as Virgil hung up. It was the expected response from any SOLF member working under Virgil, no questions asked and stalwart dedication. He knocked on the door to Helena's room before entering seconds later. Helena leaped up from her bed and fixed her hair as she ran over and shut the radio off. [b]"Is everything ok?"[/b] she asked, standing there innocently. [b]"I have to go, Sebastian's orders. We are to escort a drigg from Sellafield and make sure of it's safe arrival."[/b] Virgil explained. Helena's eyes grew pouty, clearly upset that Virgil would be leaving for a long time. [b]"But...that's not something someone of your status should be doing, is it?"[/b] she asked in a whiney tone. Virgil placed his hand on her shoulder gently, as she placed her hand on top of his. [b]"You underestimate the importance of the neccesity for this train to reach it's destination. In any case, with me there everything will be fine. There is no need to be concerned."[/b] Virgil said, retracting his hand from her shoulder. He turned around and began walking away. Helena chased after him though and grabbed his right arm with both of her hands and kept up with his walking pace. [b]"Wait! Let me go too...the usual group is four vampires, you have room don't you!?"[/b] Helena asked in a pleading tone, wanting at the same time to be with Virgil and to be useful as well. She knew how their last outing made her look wth her getting wounded and her still pre-mature vampire abilities not being able to heal the wound as quickly as most others. She wanted to prove to Virgil that she could be an active Augustine as well. [b]"There's no way."[/b] was all Virgil simply said as he kept walking. Not only was Helena not ready for something like this, but she would more than likely be in danger of getting hurt again. [b]"Please! I know you probably don't think it's best that I go, but I want to show you that I can handle it. Your usual team members are still out, so I know you have room! I promise I won't hold anyone back."[/b] Helena insistently pleaded. Half way to the meeting place designated for Virgil and his first choice of a team member to arrive, another voice interuppted Helena and hisself. [b]"A mission...you weren't going to take me, were you?"[/b] Linett asked, leaning against the doorway. Virgil rolled his eyes and sighed inside his head, now realizing that he was going to get it from both of them about being taken along. [b]"Look, this mission is very important. Potentially dangerous as well, but most of all it's an assignment for the SOLF. You two have no business being there."[/b] Virgil tried to explain, noticing that the time was growing closer and closer for him to leave. [b]"Dangerous? Hardly a threat. I happen to be in a good mood, Virgil...so I guess if it will make you feel better...I promise to behave for the most part."[/b] Linett spoke, clearly indicating that it was probably rather difficult if not conclusively impossible for her to completely "behave". [b]"That's not the point..."[/b] Virgil started to say, he looked at his watch again and realized that dealing with Helena and now Linett didn't leave him much time to put together anyone else other than Sakon Kurama, first class adjutant of the SOLF and Virgil's personal favorite to have on important missions. He sighed to himself and walked out the door passed Linett. Helena followed slowly behind, she avoided Linett as best she could by sliding her body through the door sideways and prancing along a little quicker once she got passed her. Linett just watched on as a black Subaru Tribeca drove into the palace's garage. Sakon stepped out of the driver's side and greeted Virgil. [b]"Are they the other team members, sir?"[/b] he asked, referring to Helena and Linett. [b]"What? No...they are just here to see me off."[/b] Virgil explained. [b]"Joseph and Fedor are on other orders from Sebastian, they won't be able to join us. We [i]are[/i] going to need two more people."[/b] Sakon mentioned, giving Virgil a look as if to say "might as well bring them along". Virgil sighed to himself and placed his forehead into the peripheral pincers of his thumb and pointer fingers. They had to leave immedietley and it seemed Virgil had little choice. [b]"You two, get in the car. But be careful and don't incite anything. We're only going to be there to guard and not search out trouble."[/b] Virgil said, as he opened the door to the passenger side and got in. A wide and satisfied smile broke out across Helena's face as she pranced over to the right side back seat. Her elation was only cut short by the realization that she would have to ride next to Linett. Linett opened the opposite side and just grinned at her. [b]"I won't bite, darling. Don't worry."[/b] she assured Helena. The two of them closed their doors and they were on their way in a matter of seconds. That was another thing Virgil liked about Sakon, he was what you would call a "professional" fast and reckless driver. Always seemed to get where they needed to go in the fastest time, even in the type of car they were in.[/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma][center][color=darkslategray][b][u]Group Three[/u][/b][/center] Angela and Eloris brought up the rear of the group as Etamet catiously paved the path through the narrow hallway. Eloris took Angela's hand and together they ran to catch up with the rest. They passed by two members who were walking slower than the rest, Eloris just glanced behind her to see if they were coming or not but didn't pay much attention to it. She recognized one of them as the man who was talking with the youngest looking girl of their party. The woman who walked the furthest behind now stopped short once the kids ran by and addressed the red-headed man. [b]"So, you seem to know quite a bit about survival and this place. Maybe you should consider sharing some knowledge with the rest of the group."[/b] she spoke, stopping the man in his tracks. He turned to her only slightly and just eyed her from the corner of his glasses. [b]"On the contrary I don't have a clue as to where we are, or how we got here. How would you have come to that conclusion?"[/b] the man responded in inquiry. [b]"You were speaking with Penny back there, and spoke about survival tactics and the importance of getting to know everyone. Though all you did was observe. Are you that confident in your deductive abilities?"[/b] The man now fully turned around and just stared back at the pointy eared, light haired woman asking him all these questions. She looked like no other person he's ever seen before, but at the same time she resembled a human like form. It didn't seem as odd as the winged girl or the feline like creature he had observed back in the room they were in however. [b]"I was a good distance away from you when we talked. Are your eavesdropping skills so matured?"[/b] he shot back. [b]"You could have spoken lower than you were and I probably still would have heard, you see us Ceruleans have quite the enhanced hearing sense. Even now I can hear the others up ahead talkin amongst themselves."[/b] she explained, taking him a bit by surprise. [b]"I see, that must be what the pointy ears are for."[/b] he asked, amusing himself. [b]"The shape of my ears is inconsequential, it's the insides that allow me my hearing. Anyway, my name is Delita Lytle. I'm a retrieval agent on my planet, which pretty much means anyone that tries to get off free from trying to renege on a deal to my employer gets a not so nice visit from me. It's safe to assume that we don't exactly come from the same place."[/b] The man just stood there a few moments before turning his head around back to the front. [b]"Uriel Blaine, I'm a genetic scientist. So the knowledge I have of this place goes as far as what I indeed can deduce. It seems a lot less advanced then what i'm used to though."[/b] Uriel explained. [b]"In any case, as delightful as it was speaking with you it would be in our best interest to advance forward"[/b] he added in a slightly sarcastic tone. He walked on, Delita followed still a bit curious about the secrecy of Uriel. They eventually caught up to the rest of the group, they had encountered a room with a rather tall roof with spiraling stairs going in both directions. It was easy to tell where the stairs leading up led as there were only around 5 stories above them with a few doors until they hit the roof, where as downward looked only like pitch black. Ahead of them there was another steel door. The group seemed split on how to approach their new decision to be made. [b]"Ugh, this place is way too dark and dismal for my taste! Do we really have to go through all of this? Who's idea was this anyway?"[/b] a young girl with light pink hair whined as Etamet examined the door. [b]"It won't budge."[/b] he spoke. Alcuin, the man who had introduced himself during their walk from the last room as a dog sled runner, walked over to the door to help Etamet. [b]"Well...it looks like there's always...the stairs"[/b] the taller, dark haired woman mentioned. [/color] [/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma]First of all, nobody is getting slapped...you masochists you . I understand where everyone is coming from so no worries, and in no way shape or form do I think you were being whiney, Jaime ;). But it's easy to judge our own progress relative to another team's when there's is up already. During the first "Teaming Up" challenge, it took Team Argo 5 days after the LOL's and Titan's posts to put their flag and info up, we will not take that long ;P. Anyways, I'll have our entry up soon. I'm also very happy that everyone has been very active thus far, whether it's voicing their concerns or giving suggestions. So thanks all for that. Oh, and on a side note: [spoiler]Beth, we assure you no information concerning the theme "Sunflowers" would influence our own >.>. lol All in good fun, you know we love you :) [/spoiler][/FONT]

Group One Claire turned her head away from Lucia, not really paying attention to her comment. Though it was more like choosing willingly to ignore it. The wealthy lookin woman walked over toward the open corridor in front of the group. "Where do you think you're going?" Katar asked, turning his attention to Claire. "I'm leaving, darling. You may all stay here if you want, but as soon as I get out of this place I'll have my bodyguards escort me back to my living quarters and find out what's been..." "...find out what? You really think getting out of here will be that simple? What makes you think your so capable? Daddy teach you how to break out of obstacle ridden prisons?" Katar went on, very doubtful that a stuck up corporate princess could really grasp the reality of their situation. The others had diverted their attention to the back and forth antics of Claire and Katar. Lucia placed her hand to her mouth, thinking of something she should say to keep the peace. She took a single step forward, brushing the hair from her face as she readied herself for an attempt to keep control. She opened her mouth, but the voice of another came from behind her. "Arguing amongst ourselves doesn't seem too productive, now does it? It's pretty clear just by looking around the room that there's quite a variety of people here. So Claire, don't have your feelings too hurt if nobody here has heard of you, or care to. As for you...if you have time to make retorts, why not contribute something useful?" the semi-deep male voice spoke, as the other turned to him. "Yeah? Who might you be, anyway?" Katar asked, raising his arm infront of him. "My name is Marcus, and I think it's best that we travel as a group if we indeed are trying to leave this place." he explained. It sounded like he had some experience in tight situations like this. He was right though, a simple look around and everyone could easily tell that there was quite a profound difference in the appearences of everyone, both faces and garments. "I..I agree with Marcus. It's better to go together..." Lucia added in, her voice decreasing in firmness with every word she spoke. It wasn't that she was unsure of herself, but rather the atmosphere in the room seeming to grow increasingly cold as well as the tension already brewing between some people. Katar looked over at her and just narrowed his eyes. "You know, you look like one of those girls who is better at standing there and looking pretty, maybe you should let the men talk things out for now...sound good?" Katar said, stepping closer to Lucia and going to grab her wrist. His eyes indicated that he cared little for any form of ramification for any possible actions he might have taken then and there. Lucia pulled away but not in time, Katar grabbed her and swung her around violently causing her to yelp in pain. It wasn't long before a hand grasped tightly around Katar's shoulder, he felt like he was caught in a vice pincer. He was pulled roughly back from Lucia, his body hitting the wall as he recovered seconds later to see a blueish haired woman standing infront of him. "What kind of scum are you? I've dealt with aliens that have more manners than you do. Do us a favor and keep your mouth shut while we figure out how we can all survive, if survival is even on your mind right now." she spoke, her arms crossed standing infront of Lucia as if to guard her. The young girl who Lucia tended to earlier ran over to the woman who claimed she was from a planet called Searis. She was gripping her wrist that was hurt when Katar grabbed her, the young girl dressed in what seemed to be a maid's outfit took Lucia by the arm and looked up with a concerned look. Some words were spoken between the two, though briefly. "Hmph, do what you want. I'm very interested in getting out of here alive though...make no mistake about that." Katar said, backing down for the moment so not to make matters worse. "Well, there's quite a few heroes in this little band isn't there?" Claire asked rhetorically, standing with her left leg extended further than her right. "Now who might you be, miss...alien woman?" "Marius...and i'm not an alien, rather I hunt aliens that threaten earth." Marius responded. Her answer seemed to warrant some rather odd looks from four of the members of the group, Claire included. "Aliens...threatening earth? You're joking around with us, right?" spoke the girl with snow colored hair. Her eyes spoke surprise, afterall she had been dancing and performing in one of the major cities of the planet earth for quite a few years and not once were aliens ever a major concern to a peaceful life. The temperature of the room now caused everyone's breath to be visible. It grabbed the attention of a few more people now, though still not alarming. "She must be from earth during a different time...it's as I said earlier. Where I come from, it is not odd to encounter creatures from another planet or another dimension. As crazy as it sounds, i'm sure you'll find it's true once everyone reveals where they come from." Marcus suggested.

[QUOTE=Ezekiel][SIZE=1]Well, now both of our second versions are complete, could we make the final decision so avatars can be made? Looking forward to posting this up so we don't look like we're being slow and indecisive~[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [font=tahoma]We are being no such thing, we are being meticulous in our decision. Not to mention it only seems like we're slower relatively, seeing as how The Sunflowers did everything quick and without much deliberation. It has not even been a week since the challenge was posted. With the final versions of the banners done I have to say I'm leaning more toward Zeke's now. The color scheme for the most part still fits better and i like the type of style with the cards a little better too. If anyone is opposed, say so. If not, i'll go ahead and post our entry up when the final preparations are completed. [/font]

[FONT=Tahoma]Ha, that was a pretty sweet vid DB. Certainly set up the feel. I'll make a post a little later on, good to see it up and running. Plus, OMG @ amount of characters :animestun. I agree with Sandy too, a lot of characters do stand out from the giant roster. [/FONT]

[QUOTE=Shy][size=1]I actually like Tians's one more, although I do find it to be a little blurry. Jamie's is very nice, but it looks like an overexposed piece of film. Maybe it's just me, but I don't like that look. I think Tiana's would look great if the image were sharpened, and 'The Aces' were written in black test instead of white. The red completely overtakes the second banner, and changing the text color would add some much needed balance to it. So that's my opinion. Both look great, though. -Shy[/size][/QUOTE] [font=tahoma]Tiana, I agree with Shy on this. Could you by chance send a copy to us with black text? If it fits as well as i'm thinking, then I too would say that Tiana's banner is quite fitting. Though i'd like to compare them side by side once the edit is made and then i'll cast judgement. I do think that Zeke's flag portrays the colors a bit better though too. Since it's a current tie, i'd like to take a little more time before i make a judgement. Sandy didn't designate us a deadline, but as soon as the banner is decided we're pretty much good to go, so it shouldn't take long. [/font]

[QUOTE=Phenom][font=comic sans ms]I see. Thanks for the tips. Good thing you said that because I also missed out on the charm of insight, falchion, as well as that Earth Pixie. The Hauler I was using (Whimiscal?) took me to the exit (unexpectedly). [/font][/QUOTe] [font=tahoma]There are may more charms to be had, i think i ended the game with about 6 of em, and as for the falchion, not too long after getting through the caverns I'm pretty sure you get a much better weapon anyhow, you don't really have to be too concerned with those misses. I completely forgot about the earth pixie, though I know for a fact you get others. There many more things to be missed inside someplace like [spoiler]Castle Airyglyph or the Shrine of Kaddan[/spoiler], but if your working toward clearing all the maps and getting your bunnies, missing things shouldn't be a problem, it will just be a matter of what you are able to get at that point in time.[/font]

[FONT=Tahoma]Well, I've finally sat down and began to watch the series thoroughly (i've only seen the first 2 episodes for the longest time now until a few days ago), so i'll comment on it thus far. I have seen up to episode 13....and...this is one of the most intellectual, suspenseful, clever, and exciting animes (or anything in the murder mystery genre for that matter) I have ever seen. The battle of back and forth wits and the ongoing cat and mouse to see who can gain the upper hand in what seems to be a struggle over top control of basically a hunch or instincts is absolutely mind blowing. Both L and Light are so thorough and calculating, it's exciting just to watch them plan let alone put plans into action. At first, I was a huge L fan after [spoiler]he tricked Light into revealing his location and existence when he killed who he thought was L on TV.[/spoiler] Afterwards though, they've just gone back and forth so much, they prove that they are both overwhelmingly intellegent and resourceful. Just as the aforementioned was L's biggest achievement thus far to me, the [spoiler]train incident where Light tricks Penbar into writing the FBI agent's names on the note page[/spoiler] was Light's greatest. It keeps me on the edge of my seat a good majority of the time and the elements of psychology and mystery are so fluent and incredibly captivating it's hard to really notice any flaws in the series. I seriously havn't been this into an anime since FMA. I intend to continue watching tonight, also I have not read a single post in this thread yet as when it comes to shows I really get into, I get paranoid about spoilers. Also on a side note, Misa is effing cute =). Talk about an [spoiler]enamored, crazed girl throwing herself at Light's feet, pretty much willing to do anything at all that he wants, and more then ready to be used by him as he sees fit. I was going to smack him silly if he wasn't on board the moment she handed him her note. Though I also have a fear that because she does know his true identity...somehwere down the line she's going to have to be disposed of ;_ ;.[/spoiler] Another side note: LOL @ Ryuk's [spoiler]apple withdrawal symptoms.[/spoiler][/FONT]

[quote name='White][COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma]I guess the Aces is fine. I just don't want to be named after a crappy movie. All the reds are cool too. Though, I prefer Firebrick and Crimson.[/FONT'][/COLOR][/quote] [font=tahoma]I thought it was a rather good movie >.>, but anyway it was just an example of one that works out a little better then most would. It wasn't actually up for consideration unless for some reason it was highly preferred. I'll cast a tie breaking vote for classic red, for various reasons including how much easier it would make the flag design in terms of color, since it's the most basic red color of the group. Also it's much easier to differentiate between it and the ex-mercenary's dark red. I apologize BTW for the horrendous quality of that crimson color, it looked much better off of the site I got it from :animeswea Thanks Tiana and Zeke for volounteering, PM them to the team whenever you're done and we shall vote once both are received. What has been officially decided: [u]Team Name[/u]: The [color=red]Aces[/color] [u]Team Color[/u]: [color=red]Red[/color] [u]Team Captain[/u]: BKstyles/Matt (thank ya for your votes all, I won't let ya down) For now, feel free to chat about whatever to keep things busy in the team thread. Personally I like the sound of the next challenge and the stakes for winning are quite nice as well. Winning this challenge will put us in a good position to draw first blood.[/font]

[QUOTE=Ezekiel][SIZE=1]But....I like being called [COLOR=Red]The Aces[/COLOR]. D: It's so much more clever than something like 'the Assembly'. A team name should reflect confidence, not just 'sound official'. [COLOR=Red]The Aces[/COLOR] carries so many meanings to show our confidence in our position in the competition, don't you think?[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [font=tahoma]Indeed =). Dug up some red colors for you guys to cast judgement on: [color=#DC143C][u]This[/u] = Crimson, random words to show you the color. [b]Bolded la[/b][/color] [color=#CD2626][u]This[/u] = Firebrick, more random words how delightful. [b]Bolded, fa[/b][/color] [color=#CD0000][u]This[/u] = Some other red, I swear that's the name of the color. [b]Bolded, arf[/b][/color] [COLOR=Red][u]This[/u] = OB Red, it's the red...on OB. [b]Bolded, moo[/b][/color] Take a vote on which one tis best, and i'll post the code for it for usage if it isn't OB red. Also it seems [b]The Aces[/b] are a win, if anyone has any real objections against it speak now or forever hold their peace. Taking into consideration the general color and team name, I'd like to ask for two volounteers for the team flag now so we can get it started once everything becomes official. [/font]

[quote name='White][COLOR=DimGray][FONT=Tahoma']I guess we would use red then. Or bolded black? ;P[/quote][/font][/color] [font=tahoma]Lol, bolded black...I think Sandy will kill us if we suggest that. While we're at it though we can go a little further and make it [b]bolded [FONT=Century Gothic]century gothic[/font] black[/b] =). (j/k Sandy...>.>) [/font] [quote=White][color=dimgray][font=tahoma] And I also thought of something else. Instead of naming our team after what we all are individually (i.e. we're all aces, so we're The Aces) why don't we get a term that describes us as a team. So like a group of Lions is a Pride... what about Team Pride? Something to think about. The Assemblage The Assembly The Alliance The Ensemble And if you throw in some describing words you can make the names even more meaningful.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [font=tahoma]That's what I was going for when i suggested The Resilience, plus I thought the meaning was quite fitting. As for adjectives along with a team name, i've never been a fan of that sort of thing in general, the whole one worded team name sounds much more official and works well enough without a description, which is why it's important to think of a meaningful name. It was like how I told Mary back during the era of the 4 teams, while I was still on the LOLs: [i]"Speaking completely objectively here, please do not let your team end up calling themselves The Nifty Titans"[/i]. No offense intended toward those who supported it of course. Not saying it's a losing formula all the time, but it's gotta be something really cool to work out. Like [b]The Smoking Aces[/b] (yeah, I know...but it gets across the point :p).[/font]

[FONT=Tahoma]There seems to be three active members within the augustine, so when I make my next post I guess i'll include Linett and Helena along with Virgil, or did you want some NPCs involved too Vicky? Or should I bring along Monk and Nef and treat their chars as NPCs until they decide to make a post?[/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma]Earth thingy? I did the hauler maze quite a few times and if i remember correctly the treasures include a scale armor, blackberries, charm of insight, fresh sage, a weapon for Nel, and some ripe berries. They are all pretty worth getting, but obviously you can do without the buyable items and even not having the armor or weapon won't hurt you too much. Ripe berries and it's cousins magical and perfect are definitly things you wanna try and pick up as many as you can find. I'm sure the boss dude drops something too, i don't remember what it is but you should have it anyway. It has been a while though since i've done it, my game progress is at around 130 hours right now, so it's very possible i'm leaving a thing or two out.[/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma]Eh, why not. If you don't mind a labyrinth veteran but a non-maze participant joining, i'll send you some profiles soon. I am curious to see how things go with a different cast of people then those who were in Labyrinth (different for the most part since i'm positive at least 3 of the originals won't be signing up for this, and if most from the Maze sign up then that will be ample :P). [/FONT]

[FONT=Tahoma]The Aces seem to be popular, and the [color=red][b]red[/b][/color] and [b]black[/b] colors definitly go better with that. Plus I think the other team intends on taking teal or some golden color. What would be really cool is if Sandy allowed us to be represented by both colors, and have them in our flag as well as our team name mixed in the colors whenever mentioned (T[color=red]h[/color]e [color=red]A[/color]c[color=red]e[/color]s). The only thing I think this would be a pain in the ass in is if we had to do a certain challenge in which we have to post in our team color (though a way around that could be that we alternate between the two colors). I guess when Sandy sees this he'll make a judgement on that. Also concerning the flag, I think it would be ideal if two of you (out of White, Zeke, and Tiana) made seperate designs and the remaining three of us will vote on which one we'll use in the team thead after the banners are PMed. Also I say thanks to everyone so far for putting their confidence in me for being team captain, I enjoyed being captain of The Titans and will gladly do my best for this team. Of course unless Tiana has an overwhelmingly strong objection against this :P. I definitly want to go all out for this challenge so we can set ourselves up to draw first blood. Hopefully nobody on the team has gotten too bored of the game to the point where they won't put much effort in. The ex-mercenaries greatest strength was how active they were in every challenge, so it would be in our best interest to make sure we can contest that. It doesn't neccesarily mean posting a hundred times everyday at every hour, but simply making sure that everyone can put their effort into every challenge.[/FONT]