TheResplendent

[FONT="Tahoma"]I don't eat as much candy as i used to, back in the day I was a huuuuuge [b]sweet tart[/b] and [b]nerds[/b] fan. Actually i do still eat nerds, i pick up a box every couple of weeks or so. Right now though the only candies i really eat anymore are [b]butterfinger[/b], [b]charleston chew[/b], and yes of course...[b]cream savers[/b] :p.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Forgive my laziness toward the lack of quoting. Allamorph, if you put half as much effort into the aspects pertaining to the actual act of sex as you do trying to make sense of talking about it...well...you'd be having sex :p. However I do appreciate you not claiming dogs don't have souls :animesmil. Nobody likes a nice detailed romp through the fields of explaining the intricacies of a contraversial or in depth subject more than I, but I wasn't kidding when I said that this is tons simpler than most people realize. In terms of religion, without a doubt even the most common catholic or other jesuit priesthoods have had their age old tradtional system of sex control not, only for members but followers as well, derived from those which preceeded them. Many ancient religions included, especially egyptian. But anyway, I've never been the fan or follower of dedication to religious boundries pertaining to sex. Afterall i'm a roman-catholic who has been having pre-maritel and non procreative sex since age 16. Also while we're discussing the details of a particular religion, in reference to the forgiveness deal eliminating the presence of an aura of fear for engaging in certain actions, that is conditional as well dependant on the worshipper. In catholocism, you are actually supposed to confess your sins and seek penance or contrition before you are able to be forgiven to the point of being allowed entry to heaven. So call it a similar concept to a down payment without intentions of fulfilling the rest of the price. Though faithful worshippers of religion shouldn't be thinking that way in the first place, ideally. In reference to your examples of multiple types of pleasure, i have never heard of anyone having sex with someone because they know how to enjoy a good conversation ;P. Unless of course you enjoy killing two birds with one stone and talk about each other's day during sex. Not even new yorkers are that much in a rush everyday. But you are correct in the general picture, after all the last serious relationship I was in, the sex had more to do with my actual feelings for the girl than the attraction I felt from her. In any case, hopefully you've noticed that I'm just having some fun here and you won't feel like you're under attack or something silly. I just find it interesting that someone can speak so much whether it be facetious or not about a subject that just doesn't beg that kind of attention anymore. That doesn't just apply to you either Allamorph, I mean anyone really.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][color=darkslategray][b]Name[/b]: Vallon Drace [b]Age[/b]: 58 [b]Gender[/b]: Male [b]Race[/b]: Versilan [b]Loyalty[/b]: Versilan Space Forces [b]Description[/b]: [url=http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/Bklynstyles/Vallon1.jpg][b][Vallon][/b][/url] -He stands at 6'3 with a between slender and average muscular build. [b]Weapons[/b]: Vallon uses his hands and feet mainly in unarmed combat as his speciality, but utilizes a pair of laser knuckles to enhance his striking power and range. Being a high ranking officer of the military, he is skilled in disruptor projectile weapons as well though he normally does not carry any on his persons. He is also a collector of many ancient relics including bladed and blunt weaponry, as well as armor sets. His favorite of which being an obsidian shamshir. They serve as hobby and not a source of armaments. [b]Special Skills[/b]: Vallon is a glutton for pain and has an exhorbitant withstanding of it. He enjoys showcasing his proficiency in hand to hand combat, and has uncanny stamina due to his heightened pain warding, making him difficult to fatigue by most conventional means. He dislikes doctors very much and virtually never accepts medical attention when needed. Vallon is still new to his rank and his new stationing, and has yet to receive anything that could be considered a life-threatening injury. Other than skills essential to military success and intense solitary training since childhood, Vallon is well educated and can talk his way in and out of many situations. [b]Personality[/b]: A man who exudes a thirst for power and holds others at arms length is a valid description of Vallon. Denying himself the luxury of legitamate friendships until he reaches a desireable position of authority, he keeps only the important connections needed to further his own ambition and goals. He is not one that trusts, and will not hesitate to use another's trust to his advantage. He understands well what is needed to maintain status and be succesful in the Versilan military, and will deal with his superiors as required in order to keep things at an equilibrium until he one day commands his own flagship. Vallon has a confident demeanor, at times to a fault. He treats people he deems as insignificant as such, and relies only on what he knows he is capable of, as well as his ability to expand beyond that. Though he shows no apparent interest in romantic or sexual relationships, Vallon enjoys a liking to submissive and dark haired women. He is normally soft-spoken during downtime, but is also known well for his outbursts. [b]Short Bio[/b]: Blood splattered along with the remnants of the light Vallon's disruptor knuckles emitted after each swing. Bodies fell one by one until they stopped coming. The only sound left after the smoke had cleared was the commotion of his supposed reinforcements trapped behind the large double doors. He eyed the door maliciously through strands of his black hair and gritted his teeth, soon morphing into a demented grin of satisfaction. He licked his lips and reached for a disruptor rifle from the creates intended to be delivered to the armory. With a single blast, the control panel next to the door sparked and deactivated any locking mechanisms it was holding into place. [b][i]'Simple tricks with the base's wiring will not give these Resistance sheep an advantage. Vallon Drace needs no help ridding the world of their inconsequential existence.'[/b][/i] the dark haired Versilan military officer thought to himself as he tossed the gun away. Versilan soldiers poured into the room, about two dozen. They scattered only to realize there was no longer a need for them. It was not Vallon himself who had requested their presence afterall, one of the soldiers stepped up after staring in awe of the slain bodies of Resistance members. [b]"Sir...you've dealt with them all?"[/b] he asked. Vallon's eyes squinted and shot violently toward the inquiring soldier's direction. He took a running start, and almost glided toward him with his arm outstretched. He grabbed hold of the soldier's neck and forced him close enough to him to be level with his face. Vallon glared into his eyes intently with his own, as if burning a hole in them, destroying the window to his very soul. [b]"Am I to understand that there was a hint of doubt in your voice just now? Do you realize who it is you serve? The requirements and standards for allowing recruits into the military must be dwindling with the times."[/b] Vallon snapped as he tossed the soldier back with enough force to put him seated onto the floor. The confident sub-commander of the Battleship Baron turned gracefully and began walking toward the exit to the docking bay. He recomposed himself by fixing his hair and disarming himself. The Resistance's invasion was more than likely not yet completely surpressed, but he has destroyed the last of the detachment to storm the Ru-xu-kou's east wing control sectors. However, It was the next sequence of events that would prove most suprising. He walked through the double doors into the open arms of a Space Forces envoy. It was made up of the emissary himself, four soldiers between the ranks of Lieutenant and Fleet Specialist, and a dark blue and black haired woman tan in complexion who appeared to be a member of the SF Security Squad from the tags on her uniform. Vallon surveyed the line, showing a skeptical glance in his eyes as to what the purpose of this was. [b]"Vallon Drace, your transfer from the Battleship Baron under the command of Commander Sergei Bale to the Flagship Creator under the command of Commander Jared Scorer is hereby ordered and in effect immedietely. You will serve the ship as your newly appointed rank of Sub-Commander. Please gather any belongings you may need and report to the Commander personally as soon as possible. We will wait here until you are ready."[/b] the emissary spoke. Vallon's eyed widened, as it took a few moments to sink it. [b][i]'The Creator...? I've done it...this is it! Second only to Commander Jared. Finally, I will have what is coming to me. '[/b][/i] Vallon cracked a satisfied grin again and began laughing subtly to himself. He stretched his arm out and patted the speaker on the shoulder insincerely and turned to gather his things from the Baron. The defense of the Ru-xu-kou would soon be over as the numbers of the invasion appeared to dwindle significantly. Though that was no longer the primary thought on the newly appointed sub-commander's mind.[/FONT][/color]

[FONT="Tahoma"]I understand there are places in this country where things like this seem to still be a taboo sort of conversation. Sex over here though is like second nature. If you grow up in a public school system, chances are you aren't passing age 16 still a virgin. That's how it is now. Back when i was in high school, I lost my virginity at 16 and that was even considered late. Only one of my usual friends I hang out with had lost it after that, and another one is still a virgin (I think he has your issue, DB, heh). In any case, what I always say on the subject is that if your waiting for the right moment...then you're going about things the wrong way. The right moment for you to have sex is what you make it, when you make it. Don't sit back and expect to be swept off your feet by a prince on a white horse, or for a swimsuit model's car to breakdown infront of your house. People who always hide behind "I'm waiting for the right moment" love to believe they are being noble and righteouss, but it's really just another way of saying they don't know if they want to have sex, or they are simply just traditional. The right moment doesn't come, it's created. Sorry, you gotta do some work. If you have standards, then try to work towards them, but most often...you're going to end up changing them half way through. Epsecially women (if you don't know what I mean, ask me before becoming offended if for some reason that comment offends anyone). If it is one thing life here has taught me, it's that usually it's the moment that is special, not the person. The reason love IS what it IS (or should be, since that term gets thrown around like a ragdoll nowadays), is because finding a special PERSON is so rare. I don't regret losing my virginity, I don't think i'm more special than a virgin nor do I believe a virgin is more special than me. Looking at it logically, even with taking erratic emotions into consideration, this subject is really more simple than most people care to put effort into seeing. But then again, I also understand that not everyone experiences life at the same rate or in the same areas. Take it from me...sex is good all around if done right. If you wanna wait for a legal binding, then wait. To me, it just doesn't seem to make sense anymore.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]My card is more of a story based card since the effect allows for interesting story telling rather then having anything to do with the flow of how the game is played (i.e effect a user or a char or a death), same with SunfallE and Indifference, etc. Where as other powers like your own and Darren's involve the actual cards or possibility of winning or losing. So some cards are bound to be more powerful than others, i was actually under the impression your card was the only one that could effect the actual flow of the game by giving immunity to death. Am I the only one that thinks that's better? If not then it's cool, but i figured cards that directly effect the game like giving immunity or causing garaunteed harm should be held a bit in special regard and maybe given rather than created throughout the course of the game, kind of like how the point system works for life and death cards. Just a suggestion, not trying to run the game or anything.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Weeee, Silver Two is up :animesmil (ducks Beth's impending whack). I shall have my detailed sign up done by the end of today hopefully, though a couple of people already knows who they are. Thanks for the age equivalency chart too, tis helpful ;).[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][color=darkslategray][b]Immortal Name[/b]: Raone (ray-own) [b]Mortal Names[/b]: Balder, Apollo, Belisama [b]Area of Godhood[/b]: God of Light and Truth [b]Manifestations[/b]: The most well known and recognizable form of Raone is that of a silver and gold lightly armored judge with a hooded cloak. His hair a short silver color and his skin a light tan color with gold bands around his arms in multiple areas, and legs in multiple areas. He carries a large maul like weapon attached to his back which is rarely used for anything other than to punish those who would deceive the innocent. Stories vary only slightly, but the one thing that never changes a bit are Raone's glowing gold colored irises. [b]Power Card[/b]: [img]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/Bklynstyles/light.jpg[/img] [b][u]Light of Axiom[/u][/b]: The mortal granted this power will have the ability to see the undeniable truth. Whether that be the ability to detect lies from others, see others for who they actually are, or recognizing their true intentions regardless of any facades or acts. This also allows the mortal to detect the truth in the atmosphere and realize when they are in precarious areas, though the possibility of prevention or choosing to face such situations are reliant on the mortal's natural capabilities. In exchange for the ability to garauntee one the knowledge of truth however, the mortal will progressively give up his or her memories until they are no longer in possession of the Light of Axiom. [/FONT][/color]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Whomever the next host may be, i don't mind throwing my participation into the mix as long as it's now right away. Week or two maybe, though considering sign ups and what not will take a good amount of time along with the process of putting things together will help out...so whenever it goes up it should be in good time for me. I'd be more than happy to play along with whatever it is you have up your sleeve Darren, heh.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][color=darkslategray]Marcus was already lecturing the officers in the meeting room before everyone else showed up. It was expected in the military for concise and prompt reaction to official orders, so he expected nothing less then to be able to converse with them first and foremost. [b]"That the three of you are here as quickly as you are makes me confident in the decision made for the personnel chosen for this expedition. Don't pat yourselves on the back just yet though, let's leave further impressions to be earned. Very simple gentlemen...and lady."[/b] Marcus glanced over at Captain Schovik to notice a fleeting ear to ear grin at him mentioning "lady". [b]"We're going to board the spacestation that we've come across, it appears as if there is a strong enough gravitational anomaly amongst other interferences with our signals emitting from the location to obstruct our trip. It will be us four as the initial party to check things out, make sure everything is clear and safe and then we can get to the bottom of what's going on."[/b] Marcus took a brief break to pull his sidearm out of his belt from behind him and hold it up in the air for the officers to see. [b]"Your military sidearm is a standard issued Narysian NP513 with a short barrel and burst-shot addition. Keep on you at all times one of them, don't forget to DNA ID each clip you take from the armory."[/b] Marcus reached to his side to lift up an aussult rifle type gun and quickly put the remaining parts of the gun together in about 8 seconds. [b]"Your primary firearm will be the special forces CXA-810, more commonly known as the "Thunderbolt". Chiefly a 120-round automatic rifle, with a secondary function of producing a concentrated electrical charge of 95,000 volts. It also has a sniper function with an advanced optical IR scope and an EMP marker, for uses in shorter long range firing up to four hundred feet."[/b] The officers stood still listening to the Colonel's explanations of the main weapons they would be using for the duration of the expedition. Each of them were briefed before transport about such details, but it was part of protocol to ensure that his officers were aware and versed in the types of armaments used in the actual field. Marcus and the others were interuppted by the door opening, the first of the non-military staff to arrive was Dr. Travis. He greeted them, and only moments later the rest of the crew made their way into the conference room. Marcus recognized the half scowling half frustrated look in one Dr. Nakeisha Rhode's face, along with a near fed-up look in Kendra Erickson's eyes. Brianna also returned to the room after giving Marcus the proper respect to speak with his officers alone before they would address the entire crew. Brianna stood next to Marcus, he gave a subtle nod in silent reply to her performing the aforementioned deed. [b]"Colonel, you have my persmission to carry out you boarding plans. Select who will accompany you, not considering Mr. Bishop."[/b] Brianna said, not switching her perspective from the front of the room. [b]"My officers and myself will transport first to ensure the atmosphere is safe, afterwards I'd like Dr. Travis to transport over once everything is checked out properly."[/b] Marcus replied, noting Dr Travis's nodding in acceptance followed by a verbal response. Brianna was about to speak again, but Kendra cleared her throat and spoke up with a suggestion of her own. [b]"My apologies for interuppting, but might I suggest that Dr. Rhodes also accompany the boarding team since she has vital information of the odd happenings aboard the station. I believe she will be essential to gathering further data and put her...[i]expertise[/i] to use for shutting down whatever is impeding our flight."[/b] Nakeisha's eyes grew large and her expressing turned into a more silent scowl now toward Kendra, one that took form after the words [i]"also accompany"[/i]. [b]"It's up to you, Colonel. I think it would be a good idea."[/b] Brianna mentioned. Nakeisha rushed to protest however. [b]"C...colonel! I would only get in your way, I can just as easily monitor what's going on...from the ship! And...communicate through transmissions...I know you must think me being there would just be a bother..."[/b] [b]"Gather what you'll need, Dr. Rhodes. You'll be transporting over with Dr. Travis."[/b] Colonel DeSouza ordered, not allowing Nakeisha to finish. Nakeisha tried to speak, but only a muffled gasp escaped, though in her head she was wondering just how she got herself into this situation. Kendra on the other hand seemed to wear a more satisfied expression proceeding the Colonel's decision. [b]"Alright, we transport in as soon as Bishop gets a clean lock on to a suitable position. My team please continue on to the transport room once you've retrieved the proper equipment, Dr. Rhodes and Dr. Travis please prepare your neccesities and be ready in about 15 minutes from our departure. Dr. Henderson, I'll inform you of any atmospherical or spatial abnormalities within the location if we encounter any."[/b] Dr. Henderson nodded in agreement and adjourned the meeting.[/color] [/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Are people still posting in this thread? lol Anyway, I appreciate your comments more than you may understand Revelation. Out of all the judges you have probably seen my entry for what it is the most appropriately. Though I did not expect this challenge to actually come to an official end after a while :p. A great big thank you to Beth for being my opponent, it didn't look too good for me after all those unofficial judgements and commentaries so I am a bit surprised that i ended up getting majority vote. [b]To Rach:[/b] Suppose one of these days I may put a little something together, but I have far too many other ideas I'd prefer to work on at the moment.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]You can definitely deck out that same model further then possible three years ago, it has more customization options now. Their Aurora model I believe will be switching to dual core technology soon, so they are always keeping their products up to date whenever possible. It will certainly cost you a pretty penny however. In terms of memory and HDD, as I said before it's easy to find one from another company with equal features in those categories. It's the gfx card, built in networking card, processing speed, and hardware ports that are going to make the Alienware shine above the rest. The XPS will have very similar customization options however, and actually probably turn out to be more expensive. It will work great though, but i think the highest in HDD capacity they both reach is 500gb. It comes down to price and reliability via brand name at that point, but keep in mind that Alienware is a company that was made to specifically create gaming computers. But yeah, it's a beautiful machine. Even years from now it will be a capable machine. Alienware service plans are pretty good too. It sucks our store doesn't get any Dell or AW products regularly though, I find myself talking about them a lot to people who come into the technology department. We have decent HPs for gaming but specialize more in labtops and desktops for businesses and normal home use. Just a little note about Vista too since you mentioned it, it is an abomination of an operating system. I very much dislike how they completely reformulated the entire criteria for the OS rather then simply elaborating or updating like it has been doing since windows 95. Eventually however, the earliest form of Vista is going to be considered outdated and everyone is going to have to update whether they like it or not. I do intend on milking my XP for all it's worth before installing my new OS into my laptop.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]The best types of laptops for gaming can be found with companies such as Alienware, Dell, and HP. Alienware being at the top of the list, especially it's Area51 m9750 model. Alienwares will typically come standard with larger graphics cards than most other companies will. I just recently built a HP and put a little extra into it to put a 512MB card into it. It's a bit pricey (the alienware that is) starting off over the $2000 mark, but minus the gaming friendly luxuries you can get a Dell or an HP with compareable or better features in reference to their HDD, RAM, and even processor speed. They may not have as many ports or card slots as the Alienware though. Not taking your budget into consideration (so you can look each one up and see which one is most convenient for you, though most of them will be friendly to your budget anyhow after customization), I suggest the Alienware Area51 m9750, the Dell XPS M1710, the Dell Inspiron 1720, the HP dv9500t or z, or the HP dv6500t. All of them are 17 inch screens minus the HP dv6500t which is a 15 inch. Having recently built a desktop replacement for myself with ample gaming capabilities, I find that nothing under a 17 inch screen will suffice. Most of the more expensive ones will either come or have the option of coming with an 802.11n networking card, though you may find g to be acceptable if you aren't gaming very heavily and it's just something you want your laptop to be capable of. I know the HP has the option of having up to a 400gb HDD, the Alienware up to 500gb. You can get a 512mb gfx card at least on any of them, whether it's a customization option or simply buying one. I suggest a processing speed no less than 2.0ghz, definitely dual core, Intel is good but AMD Turion isn't a terrible alternative. Hope that helps you out a bit. [/FONT]

[quote name='SunfallE'][COLOR="DarkRed"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][IMG]http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6753/sigh2mu9.gif[/IMG][/Quote] [FONT="Tahoma"][color=black]Heeeeey it's the sweatdrop kitty *pokes it*[/FONT] [/color] [quote=SunfallE] Honestly, it has to be a guy thing, since as a woman, I just don't see the attraction.[/SIZE]][/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"]Honestly, I cannot personally explain it to you. I love em and that's the entirety of my story, lol. However, as for it being a guy thing that isn't entirely true. I have quite a few female friends who absolutely love large breasts on girls, one of them who has said she would even cheat on her boyfriend for a girl with huge D cups. Anyway, i'm proud of a myriad of things. Since this topic resembles another one I recall posting in with a list of things I like that i'm good at and therefore proud, i'll just mention that I'm proud of the way my life has been going for the past few months. Between work, school, personal life, and some recent material acquisitions I am feeling pretty good about life again.[/FONT]

[quote name='Ezekiel'][SIZE="1"] I'm dissapointed in my team, one person didn't reply to a single PM, others just appeared to lose interest. It's a shame to lose out at this point, but I'm really, really pleased the better team won. [/SIZE][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"]Couldn't agree more. No offense to anyone on a personal level as you're all great people, but the effort definitely drained toward the end. In any case, as I said in another PM to my former team...i'm content with staying on the judge panel and watching the rest of it from the sideline so you can count on my further participation, Sandy. As it goes for this particular challenge though, the better team did win.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]It's rather weird, for the longest time i've only known of one person (whom i've met) who shared my same birthday (day only of course, not year) and that is my stepfather. One of my job's new assistant managers also shares the same birthday as me though. She told me she looked at my sheet and saw my birthday was July 25th and she was like "Wow! Mine too!". Of course she got off on our birthday, while I had to work. Heh. As far as famous people, keeping it down to the better known ones....according to wikipedia: [b]Matt LeBlanc[/b] (Joey from Friends), [b]Billy Wagner[/b] (star closing pitcher for the New York Mets...one of the best in the league at one point mind you), [b]Kenzo Suzuki[/b] (japanese professional wrestler...not many people will know who he is), and [b]Tera Patrick[/b] (everyone's favorite brunette porn star) all share the same birthday as me. A crap load of politicians of the past also happen to share the same day. [/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Oh my, lets see here. I've got quite a few. [b]Final Fantasy VI, VII, VIII, X, X-2, XII[/b] - my extra hours into [b]X[/b] and [b]XII[/b] were pretty much due to side quest stuff. With X mostly the arena and filling out everyone's sphere grid completely, with XII it was with hunts and esper capturing. [b]VII[/b] I have put a lot of hours into just simply letting the game sit there and enjoying it, along with a lot of gold saucer activities, chocobo breeding, and Weapon slaying. Considering i've played through it from beggining to end 14 times I say i've pretty much gotten everything that can be done, done. [b]Star Ocean: Til The End Of Time[/b] - Anyone who has played this game thoroughly through it's main game course already knows that is near good enough to round up 100 hours in itself. But count in the extra dungeons available after beating the game then it stacks quite a bit more on. [b]Xenogears[/b] - Like SO3, this game's main quest is quite on the lengthy side. Of course this is a good thing. Considering the amount of times i've played through it and all the flying around and exploration i did, i have definitely clocked up more than 100 hours. [b]Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne[/b] - Spent plenty of time breeding demons and filling up my compendium on this one, along with trying to get all the different endings. [b]Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion[/b] - This one is pretty obvious for anyone that has played it. I've only had it for about a month now but already have well over 100 hours on it. A lot more to come as well :). [b]Metal Gear Solid 1, 2, 3[/b] - I love these games, the best non-RPG series ever created. Especially 3. Have easily played through each of these games enough times to breach the 100 mark. [b]Resident Evil 4[/b] - Multiple times playing through mixed with the Mercenaries mini-game. Krauser rules with his bow of mighty doom. [b]Romance of the Three Kingdoms X / Dynasty Warriors 5 / Samurai Warriors 2 Empires[/b] - I love these games, even if the majority of people don't seem to have the patience for them. I love the time frame, the story itself, the characters, and the possibilities if you would just use your imagination in conjunction with the action. [b]Perfect Dark and Perfect Dark Zero[/b] - Two of the best FPS multiplayer modes EVER. [b]Super Smash Brothers Melee[/b] - Tons of time spent on multiplayer and gathering trophies. [b]Vanguard Bandits / Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance[/b] - Decided to group my two favorite SRPGs together. Well well over 100 hours on each of these with multiple run throughs combined. [/FONT]

[quote name='Gavin'][SIZE="1"]If fictional me is anything like the regular me, he's definitely going to use BK as a shield while he runs screaming for Ezekiel to protect him. :animeswea[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"]If fictional me is anything like regular me, i'd already be gone with Gavin's wallet in my hands :p. Staying on track, I was actually quite torn between two entries but i've casted my vote. I won't say who out of the interest of secrecy. That and it'll be fun to keep people guessing :animesmil. For the most part they were all quite funny [strike]and the best ones were the ones with me in them[/strike]. P.S - Tis true, who names a boy Sunny? ;P[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][color=darkslategray]Marcus grabbed his side-arm out of habit, despite only preparing to go to the bridge to get a look at this supposed anomaly that the Argo Navis's pilots have discovered. He tossed his silver military jacket over his sleeveless black shirt and walked at a steady yet quickened pace to his destination. He walked by Teresa who looked like she had worked up a bit of a sweat from some testing out of the equipment she had found. She watched as he zipped by her, almost turning into a blur. [i][b]"Eh? I wonder where he's going in such a hurry."[/i][/b] she thought to herself as Marcus waved the front end of his card across the reader opening the door to the bridge. He heard more than enough commotion coming from Nakeisha Rhodes and Michael Travis about the validty of possible origins of this disturbance, it made him wonder just how much he missed already. [b]"Sorry if i'm interrupting, someone want to fill me in?"[/b] Marcus asked, standing upright with his hans behind his back. Nakeisha quieted down and turned her head toward Marcus only to look away moments later running her fingers through the side of her hair. She still seemed to be a tad bit embarrased from her first run in with the Colonel before the launch of the ship. [b]"Colonel, what I can tell for sure is that it definitely has a metallic structure of some sort. We're still trying to get a better view of it so we can confirm exactly what it could be."[/b] Dr. Travis explained, as he returned his focus to the HULD. Marcus couldn't help but feel obliged to inquire about something that didn't sit well with him. [b]"Metallic structure? A type of metallic structure is giving off odd gravitational readings, and a strange wave of frequencies?"[/b] Marcus asked, a bit skeptical that something capable of those things and man made has been able to fly under the radar well enough until they had gotten as close to it as they had. [b]"Well, it seems so...but like Dr. Travis said, we still don't know a great deal. Whatever the deal is though, it's playing tricks on our navigational systems."[/b] Kendra added. Marcus leaned over Kendra's chair and took a look at the HULD himself. He tilted his head slightly and entered into all-range mode on the screen via DLP and rotated the display. [b]"Look..."[/b] Marcus said, pointing out the ring pathways surrounding the structure on the right side. Kendra focused her eyes and noticed the same thing Marcus did. Her eyes widened and she spun around to Michael, Marcus, and Nakeisha. [b]"It's a spacestation. I can't tell exactly what kind, but if Dr. Travis's analysis is correct it is Creid built."[/b] [b]"Why do I have a feeling that this little discovery is going to prove to be a longer detour than first thought?"[/b] Alex wondered out loud, figuring the next step was to find out what was going on inside that spacestation so they could continue on. [b]"Dr. Travis, please alert Miss Henderson as to what has been going on so far. I'm going to gather my officers and get prepared as a pre-cautionary measure. If that spacestation is the source of the odd readings and interference we've been getting, we'll be left with little choice."[/b] Marcus said, turning around and walking out the door. The other four just watched on. [b]"Looks like there's your answer."[/b] Nakeisha said, in reference to Alex's comment. [b]"What do you think Dr. Henderson will say?"[/b] Kendra asked aloud to nobody in particular. The room remained quiet for a few seconds before Michael tucked a CCB under his arm. [b]"Guess I better go get her so we can all find out."[/b] he exclaimed, walking to the ship's intercom system.[/color] [/FONT]

[quote name='Rachmaninoff'] Though that brings up another question, should I pm both you and BKstyles? [[SIZE="1"]or Matt if you don't mind me calling you that[/SIZE]] I've just got an idea as to the nature of what they have encountered, but knowing what it is would be necessary for what I have in mind. Regardless, I've sent you that pm Beth.[/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"]Don't mind at all. Now that we've heard it from people though we'll work with finding a good combination of offering guidance for posts and allowing freedom as well. Things will indeed be picking up with the next couple of posts, so be ready.[/FONT]

[quote name='James'][color=#606060]I haven't looked up "LadyBoy", but I'm really referring to either transvestites or transsexuals...not hermaphrodites. Not that there's any rule against the latter, but you know, there would have to be some merit to it...I wouldn't want people deliberately signing up as obscure characters just for the sake of doing so. If you could make something interesting from that and make a cool sign-up, then no, there are no real restrictions. I've really had no time to put this together any further (other than some further graphics work) but I'm glad there's some interest in the idea. I'll be sure to keep going with it. In the meantime, feel free to ponder your weirder character ideas out loud. ~_^[/color][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"]I've definitely pondered a lot of character ideas to myself so far, hope this idea gets under way sooner rather then later. It would be nice to have another interesting idea in the square to jazz things up more. This is my last week of a super strict work schedule, so i'll have more time whenever the sign up thread does go up.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Multiple forums for franchises does seem like a bit of a regression as well as a cluttered. I believe using the most general titles as an umbrella for multiple threads to be created dedicated to more specific aspects of that particular subject would be ideal. Majority of specific franchises that may warrant their own sub-forum or such end up being phases anyway, regardless of how long they last. Like at one point it could have been argued that a Death Note forum could have been made, but not now as the popularity amongst the boards is no longer comparable to when it was first being shown. Same with other subjects like Kingdom Hearts or Lord of the Rings. Threads for each specific franchise seems like a winning formula, it's working out rather well now. [/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Hmm, i'm about forty hours into [b]Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion[/b] for Xbox360. I switch out every now and then with [b]Dead Rising[/b] whenever I feel like going on a free for all killing spree with lots of interestin choices for weapons. Oblivion is pretty much all I play at the moment, though before I bought it a couple of weeks ago I was playing [b]Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition[/b] and [b]God of War 2[/b] for the second time through on the hardest difficulty. [/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Seems like a plan to me, as i mentioned in my response. I've made notes of the confirmed and unconfirmed that we know already, it should be fairly easy to elaborate greatly on just those points alone. Everyone continue to gather their info. [/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]The Aces apologize for delay and have chosen the Yu Yu Hakusho forum as The Sunflower's topic.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]It's just that I expected some sort of reponse to the PM I sent out on [i]Monday[/i] by now. It did not indicate the requirement or suggestion for any type of lengthy deliberation, in fact I even mentioned "within the next day" to hint at the necessity for haste. Along with that was my pointing out of the other concept we were discussing, so all that would have been necessary would be a "Yeah that sounds good" or "Yup". I must say it makes us look rather silly that we all seemed to overlook that we chose a topic that had already been covered, so it should have warranted some sort of acknowledgement. In any case, since it doesn't really seem to matter much, i'll just go ahead and post that as The Sunflower's topic. I'm sure we'll have better luck writing up whatever they have for us anyway. [/FONT]