TheResplendent

[FONT="Tahoma"]My sincerest apologies to The Sunflowers, it appears though as if the rest of my team (cept Tiana, who let me know ahead of time she would be gone) have lost interest in the competition. I will present you with a topic myself in a couple of hours to keep things going.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Sorry it took so long, but got my post up. It obviously alludes to a couple of future posts but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. On another note, it isn't necessary to wait on myself or anyone else for that matter (unless you are avoiding double posting) to make a post unless a particular guideline or posting order is specified (which won't be done often) so anyone who was waitin on me, did not have to. Get in some last minute posts before mission time if you'd like, but we should be beggining rather soon. [/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][color=darkslategray]Marcus didn't even bother to put his clothing and other personal belongings away. He had tossed his bags on his bed and got straight to work with going over the intended approach to meeting with the subsidiary of the Creid government over the missing persons case involving these strange gates. He left his room with intentions of heading to the bridge to discuss the route of travel with Kendra and the pilot, Bishop. He made the left turn toward the bridge when he saw Major Cameron James headed in the opposite direction. Marcus just glanced upward out of the corner of his eyes, while Major James stopped short and attempted to get the attention of his commanding officer. [b]"Eh...Colonel, sir. How are you..."[/b] [b]"Quite alright, Major. I ask that you retire to your quarters for now until I call you, Vayne, and Schovik together for a weapon and standards briefing before docking at the Creid's capital city."[/b] Marcus requested rather coldly as he continued on his way. Major James just looked back, still confused over the lack of receptiveness by the Colonel. [b]"Yes sir."[/b] was all he said, seconds after Marcus dissapeared from his sight into the section of the ship where the door to the bridge is located. He inserted his IDT (Identification Tag) into the slot infront of the door and entered into the bridge. There he saw Bishop and Kendra discussing something and pointing out certain areas on the HULD. He couldn't make out what exactly they were talking about, it all sounded like technical pilot babble to him, but it wasn't difficult to figure out that they were at odds about something in particular. [b]"The coordinates are yielding an odd signal frequency wave, I'm not saying we should replot everything i'm simply saying that it would be wise to not get closer than we need to before identifying what could be the source."[/b] he heard Kendra explain, while using a DLP (Display Laser Pointer) to encircle a particular area on the HULD. [b][i]'We've been in space for ten minutes and the two of them are already disagreeing.'[/b][/i] Marcus thought to himself, as he interjected his way into the conversation with a subtle cough. Kendra and Bishop whipped their heads around suddenly, breaking from their discussion. [b]"Colonel!"[/b] Kendra exclaimed. [b]"Oh, don't mind me. I was just wondering how everything was going with our course. I still have some briefings to do with the officers and i'd like an ample amount of time to do them."[/b] Marcus explained, his left hand clasped around his right forearm behind his back. [b]"Everything is fine, Colonel. You've no need to worry. ETA should be anywhere between six to seven hours."[/b] Bishop said, switching the HULD to the initially plotted out course, all the known checkpoints between their ship and destination represented by flashing blips. [b]"Ideally...six to seven hours."[/b] Kendra interuppted. [b]"We are getting some odd waves here and there but nothing too significant. Everything should go pretty smooth as long as we stay on course."[/b] [b]"...alright then. I'll just take your wore for it. You two don't forget to eat something before we dock. It's been a while since our gathering."[/b] Marcus said before turning around and heading out the door. Kendra watched Marcus walk away with a bit of a perturbed look, wondering if something in particular was bothering him. Marcus wasn't out the door for three seconds before hearing another voice call out to him, another female one but of a different tone. He stopped short and turned his head to see who it was. [b]"Colonel, glad I caught you. My time with Miss Rhodes lasted longer then I had expected."[/b] Dr. Catherine Sanderson spoke.[/color] [/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]We have decided that The Sunflowers shall write an otakupedia article on [b]The Digimon Forum[/b] formerly of Otakuboards.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Thing in my life have definitely changed up since the beggining of summer. Both for good and bad, and i suppose a few gray areas too. I started working again after a nice vacation, but the summer is a really fast paced time for the store so i've been working a lot of late nights and some longer shifts then what i've actually been scheduled for. It can be annoying, but it isn't too bad. I work with a lot of cool people (and a couple of cute girls) so it's tolerable. As long as i'm getting paid for all my overtime. It's been keeping me pretty busy, but by the last week of August thankfully my schedule will lighten up a bit to 3 or 4 days a week at 8-9 hour shifts. Though I have been getting some generous days off considering the demand for help in the store. I've been able to get away with a pretty light schedule though by exaggerating my school schedule a little bit though ;P. So i'll have an ample amount of free time overall. Aside from the work aspect of my life, everything else is pretty cool. Been rearranging my room to put my xbox and PS2 up there with a TV along with my desk and comp. Giving my parents the living room back so that they can better prepare for when I move out, heh. Went to about 5 different parties in July which were definitely the highlights of my summer, will be making a trip out to PA for a few days at the end of August once my work schedule changes. So at least work hasn't been ruling my summer completely. Single for the moment but doing pretty good with getting to know this girl from work ;P. We shall see what happens with that. On the nerd/geek side of life my video game collection has grown nicely with the addition of The Darkness, Gears of War, Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition, and SMT: Persona 3. My anime collection remains constant but i'll probably nab a few box sets on my next check with whatever i have leftover for spending purposes. Seen Pirates 3, Spider-man 3, Transformers, Oceans13, and going to see The Simpsons movie in a couple of days as far as the summer movies go. Been planning for our (few friends and myself) trip to New York Anime Festival in december, which i'm supremely looking forward to. That's bout it for current events and such. [/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Yet another thing i'm proof against as it pertains to fitting into the majority. My IQ is well over 100 and i havn't been a virgin since age 16 so *shrug*. The supposed statistics seem to make sense though even without being presented in visual form. Least based on reasonable thought. Though it should be remembered that majority doesn't mean every.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]I like the idea myself, and i've only really played a female characters once thus far, but have no problems playing another one. A myriad of ideas ran through my head as I read through the post anyhow, heh. Looking forward to the final product of the idea, hopefully there will be enough people consistently interested to keep the chapters going and for there to be an ample amount of villains as the story progresses.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][b]4) Who's Counting?[/b] [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=169&highlight=Post+Count]Found[/url] - Panda's Cosplay Outfits, now you can go to your conventions again :).[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Hmph, still gonna kick me in the shins for trying to help you out and taking a bullet for you, Aaryanna :p. Hehe. [/FONT]

[quote name='Sakura'][COLOR="Navy"]Don't worry Aaryanna, you can have your dinners again now ^^[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"]Didn't you find one already?[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]*protects his shins* mean >.> Mwahaha, I sounded cool and stuff. Take that Sandy, fear my fearsomeness. Anyways, i sort of already knows what happens but i'll be looking forward to more of the story in detail :p.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]The [color=red]Aces[/color] have reached their decision, and by majority vote we say goodbye to.............[b]SunfallE[/b] of The [color=goldenrod]Sunflowers[/color]. Best of luck to you on your future endeavors, and thank you for being a worthy opponent :).[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][b][color=red]Official Aces Update[/color][/b]: Waitin on White's input, then we will have our decision ready to be sent in. [/FONT]

[quote name='Boo'][size=1] [list][*][b]Moulin Rouge![/b] OST ([i]Nature Boy[/i], [i]Your Song[/i], [i]Come What May[/i], [i]One Day I'll Fly Away[/i], [i]Elephant Song Medly[/i], [i]El Tango De Roxanne[/i]) [/size][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"]Don't really see what makes this so embarrasing, I've not only sung them all but done the entire acts for most of them. It's a good movie. I've done the elephant medly from beggining to end with one of my friends for one of my theater classes in college. Lesse though, embarrasing things that are fun... Well it's been said but i also break out into dance randomly, normally when i'm at home or at work...since i'm constantly on my feet at work anyway it just makes things less boring and the girls like a good dancer so tis all good ;P. Some other things that might go down on this list are kind of mature in content so I won't mention them for fear of offending someone, heh. Of course this is taking into consideration what the general conception of embarrasing is, of course most of these are not embarrasing to me. Uhhhh....dunno if this really counts but when I sleep i sometimes spoon the pillow. Hey, it's comfortable.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]The answer to this question is simple, my parents have no say in what I watch or do and it's none of their business. They are aware that I watch anime but that's the extent of it. When i was younger it was still pretty much like that, my parents could never find a good reason to prevent me from doing something as perfectly acceptable such as watching anime. As for how anime is viewed and judged in the eyes of people who truly don't know any better, i'll just refer people to my article written on embracing the imagination over at TheO. That's pretty much my opinion on what makes anime what it is.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]I've sent everyone a PM with my opinion on the decision we need to be making. Read it over and deliberate for yourselves and send me who you think the right choice should be.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Everyone feel free to make a post before Indifference's post, as long as you don't move things along past the explanation of our first mission ;P. After Indifference's post, there will be no post order or limits, it's free for all on the way to our first destination :). Note about the rooms BTW: Marcus took the liberty of placing his officers in rooms, the rest of you can work things out as you'd like. Whether or not you want to room with one another or not, we have enough rooms technically. Marcus is just running things the way it normally is in the military.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"][color=darkslategray]Everyone finished up their own personal tasks aboard the ship prior to launch, whether it was running checks for their respective department or simply settling down and putting their luggage aside. Marcus finished up some last minute idle conversing with Kendra before being approached by Brianna. [b]?Colonel, it?s nearly launch time. We should go over some details about the first mission before calling everyone together.?[/b] she proposed. Marcus turned his head toward the woman, acknowledging her. He excused himself from Kendra and walked over to Brianna. [b]?Sure, sounds like a good idea.?[/b] Marcus responded unenthusiastically. Brianna and Marcus walked toward the port staircase and ascended them toward the bridge, passing the living quarters section in the middle of the second floor of the ship. It was like a rectangular structure that housed four people each, separated into two parts. It pretty much meant that people would be paired up for their rooms. They also passed sick bay located in a large room toward the end of the living quarters. Two large windows with blinds sandwiched the entrance door on both sides, a large sign to the right indicating what room it was for. [b]?The first thing is to decide on our ETA to the Cried home planet, since we?ll be needing to pass through several checkpoints.?[/b] Brianna began to say as the door to the bridge closed behind them. Several minutes passed, giving the others time to get somewhat acquainted with the main parts of the ship. Marcus?s voice later sounded over the ship?s PA system alerting everyone on board. [b]?Your attention please, this is Colonel Marcus DeSouza. Everyone please report to the conference room, located on the first level of the ship. Refer to the nearest posted layout of the Argo Navis, it is marked as ?C2? in a red circle. Our first official crew meeting will begin in five minutes.?[/b] Kendra looked over at the ship directory across from where she was standing and took note of where the conference room was. She nodded her head and began to head in that direction. [b][I]?Looks like those two are settling in quite nicely so far??[/b][/I] she thought to herself as she walked. Marcus and Brianna made their way to the room themselves several minutes after the announcement. Upon entering they noticed everyone standing around a somewhat oval metal table conversing with one another. Marcus looked over at Nakeisha briefly, she returning his glance for an even briefer time before somewhat casually looking away a tad bit out of embarrassment. Marcus couldn?t help but laugh a bit to himself inside his head about the incident. She seemed like a promising young woman with potential. Marcus was supremely curious over how much knowledge she could really have though with more experience in a classroom than in real life situations. He also took notice to the doctor of the crew, Catherine Sanderson, a woman of average height not much younger than himself. She had a professional aura around herself and from what he remembers from reading her file, she probably reflected a lot of what she?s seen in her eyes. The next people he saw on his way to the center of the room were two out of three of his military officers. One was the well built brown haired man who introduced himself as Lt. Morrison Vayne. He looked like someone with pretty solid training, Marcus made a mental note to himself to ask about the officer?s he had served under in the past. The other officer was the hyperactive blonde who even now looked like she wanted to burst out in excitement over something. Marcus and Brianna stood before their crew, the military Colonel stepping up first to address the room. [b]?First order of business before we launch, I?ll announce your room arrangements. Until everyone becomes familiar with the ship well enough, everyone can use the ship directories posted all around each level. The living quarters are on the second level in the middle of the ship, between sick bay and the bridge.?[/b] Before Marcus could finish, Teresa jolted her hand up into the air, [b]?I have a question!?[/b] Marcus just looked over at Teresa from the corner of his eyes and motioned her hand down with his own. [b]"Please?save all questions."[/b] Teresa lowered her hand and nodded, a little embarrassed from her sudden outburst. Marcus just blinked a few times, wondering what the entire trip was going to be like with her on board. [b]?As I was saying?Lt. Vayne you?ll be with Major James in L1, Captain Schovick you?ll be in L2. Those will be the military quarters. Everyone else may bunk with whomever they want.?[/b] Marcus pressed the CCB?s pen to it?s screen and switched pages to the next order of business. [b]?Alexander, as the ship?s pilot you?ll be required to remain in the bridge for the majority of the time unless in hyperspace or during the ship?s downtime. Please work together with Kendra to plot out navigational routes and to keep things operational at maximum efficiency.?[/b] Marcus switched over the page one more time and looked up from the CCB to speak one last time. [b]?The recreational room and eating facilities are located at X1, when not expected or ordered to do a specific task you may spend your time there or your rooms as you see fit. Get to know each other and become well acquainted with the layout of the ship whenever possible. It isn?t large, but large enough to house more then our numbers. If anyone has any grievances, questions, or anything that requires my own or Dr. Henderson?s attention, our rooms are located at L6 and L7. Now, I?ll hand the floor over to Dr. Henderson who will go over the details of our first mission, which will be followed by the launching sequence of the Argo Navis.?[/b] [/color][/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]As beneficial the decision is toward us, i'm actually quite surprised as how many cliches Sandy missed on both of our sides. I know he missed a few on mine personally, and some noticeable ones from other's posts...but in any case it looks like the biggest factors came down to the DQs on each side. Good work team, looks like we had the advantage in amount of cliches the whole way through even including Zeke's DQ. We need to keep focused though and not ease up because we're far ahead. [/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]*is poked* Owww... I should have the post up soon to start us off, been really busy with the new work schedule and all but I havn't forgotten. I have quite a few posts to make today after I get back.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]I'll have my post up tonight which will prompt a response from Indifference and then we'll be able to get on with the first mission. So wait it out just a little bit longer and we'll be launching off in no time ;). [/FONT]

[quote name='indifference'][COLOR="Indigo"]I sincerely hope you aren't taking the criticism that resulted over the format too seriously. In no way does it reflect on the actual story. When I said I enjoyed it, I meant it. Now if I'm misunderstanding you, since you seem annoyed, then by all means dismiss this post. But if you are annoyed... I wanted to clear that up since putting that aside, it was fun to read. Also, I am just a tad confused here, surely both of you expected to be critiqued? Just saying. ;) That and I sincerely hope you do post the rest, after all, I do want to know what happens. lol[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"]Of course I expected to be critiqued, requesting a panel of judges would be silly if the case was reversed. I was sincere in my last post as it pertains to being content with the way things have turned out since the only negative critisism i've received has been about the format rather then the contents of the story itself. There's no need to read much more into it than that. If i am to be annoyed, it's only at the concern that the fact that my story failed to fit the traditional means of the format is causing too much of a distraction from the ability to enjoy the story for what it is. But since nobody has said anything of that nature, it's an unfounded concern thus far. As for your first comment, critisism is meant to be taken seriously no matter what kind it is. A writer writes for his readers, so if he does not listen to them then what audience has he then. If i simply discard the fact that something either rubbed the wrong way or hit the spot just right, I miss out on crucial points of required improvement and opportunites to enhance or keep steady my own pieces of work. [/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]Well thanks for everyone's comments whether they were misunderstanding me, critisizing me, defending me, or enjoying the story. I think it's safe for now to leave it at that. I'm more than fine with everything as long as everyone has enjoyed the story overall and only see a problem with the story not fitting the established format. I care very little about having it judged on a technical point of view and have pretty much achieved my ultimate goal here. Again, i will be continuing it as well as elaborating on it. Hopefully i'll have the time to do so relatively soon since i'm still in that motivational stage so to speak. As for the judges, considering everything that has been said in this thread already i'm sure the decisions are predictable enough, but still I too share the impatience of everyone else. Afterall, it wouldn't look good to continue on with the trend if these duels never reach an official conclusion.[/FONT]

[FONT="Tahoma"]*is poked by Aaryanna* :animestun Hehe, yes indeed my little secret easter egg has been found out ;P. The date was of course manipulated to make it more outlandish for the panopticon's atmospere. I'll start first by saying that the first post in the underground thread will be the official list post for the important artifacts/equipment/relationships/places/etc that are shown and established throughout the RP, if that is cool with Beth since it'll be up to her to edit them in once we've discussed them ;P. If not then i can make it one of my posts. As for location, yeah within the same general area on a galactic scale. Like what mercury/venus/earth would be in relation to one another, or even the same planet having several areas belonging to several nations. Using earth as an example of the latter, say North America was Creid territory and Asia was Narisyan territory, etc. [/FONT]

[quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']You and me both. ;) There aren't anywhere near enough rpg's like this around. I like the space travel Sci - Fi type of deal, so it's good to see another one running. Also, I had you thought of making note of terms like the CCB (computerized clip board)? It just seems to me that if you plan on introducing more terms like that, every so often it would be useful if a list was posted here in the underground thread updating it, making it easier to keep track of such terms. I was thinking that once I get started on the medical side of this, I'd end up with abbreviations along those lines as well in the rpg. Though if you're not, then I'll not worry about it. It's not like keep such terms straight really matters. It would be nifty though. But only because I like that kind of detail. It just makes it more fun. :catgirl:[/QUOTE] [FONT="Tahoma"]I brought that very detail up to Beth as I was typing up the opening post, it was actually why i used the CCB. Once everyone makes their intro posts and we get started, i'll compile a little list of nifty little terms and such that have been used and keep them updated everytime a new one is introduced, that way it'll always be in the same place. People won't have to shuffle through pages of the underground thread.[/FONT]