Darren

[SIZE="1"]Hi Kari989! Welcome to Otakuboards Theater. Unfortunately, this Sailor Moon RPG was created way back in 2003 and is no longer running. In the future, please check the date of post (located at the top left-hand side of the post) in order to figure out if it's still a live thread. But generally, a good rule of thumb is stay on the first page of the auditions. Thanks for your interest in role playing. I hope this doesn't discourage you from auditioning again. -Darren [COLOR="DarkRed"]Thread Closed[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Hello [COLOR="Red"]Lifeforce_guy[/COLOR], and welcome to Otakuboards. I'm happy that you've decided to venture into the theater, however there is a problem. Unfortunately, the RP that you signed up for was created almost seven years ago, (back in 2003) and undoubtedly it is not going on anymore. I'm going to close this thread for that reason and ask that in the future, please pay attention to the posting date for RPGs. A good rule of thumb is to stick to the sign-ups that are on the first page. They're usually still ongoing. Thanks, Darren [COLOR="red"]thread closed[/COLOR][/SIZE]

Posted! James, I noticed a mistake. In your post, you indicated that Catherine is Victoria's mother, but her mother is actually Beatriste. I hope I didn't portray anything incorrectly. I'm trying to get the feel for the characters back, since it's been so long since I've RP'd on Almagest. James, Aaryanna: let me know if you need me to change anything.

[center][img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest%202/gustave_achard-1.jpg[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest%202/Victoria_Ann.jpg [/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest%202/Liana_Prideux.jpg[/img][/center] [SIZE="1"][B]"So,"[/B] Liana said pleasantly, just as they finished eating breakfast. [B]"When do we leave?"[/B] Gustave and Victoria turned to her in unison. A look of pure excitement on Victoria's face; of utter bewilderment on her uncle's. [B]"Now, I don't think we should be rushing into anything."[/B] [B]"We need to find whatever that X is indicating don't we? What if it's something important like last time?"[/B] Liana wasn't sure what Victoria meant by 'last time.' She only knew that to miss this opportunity would be a great mistake. Ever since she was young, she had felt like an outsider. She never had any close friends and spent most of her time busying herself with school, work, and helping with her grandfather's company. But ever since the wedding, things were looking different--brighter. She smiled at Victoria thinking that her new friend was entirely responsible for her change of perspective. And of course, Liana had never been on a treasure hunt. As a matter of fact, the closest thing to an adventure she had ever experienced was the wedding. [B]"Victoria, I don't think your mother would approve of me taking you along. I'm sure she's heard about the crash by now anyway. No doubt, she'll want you home as soon as possible. And in one piece."[/B] Gustave lowered his voice a little and whispered to Victoria. [B]"Besides, I don't think Liana would be able to come along. I know she's been having such a great time. I would for you two to part ways after becoming such fast friends."[/B] Victoria Ann turned to Liana. [B]"Would you please excuse us, Liana?"[/B] Victoria Ann said with smile. She stood and drug her uncle into the kitchen by his hand. She knew the two were talking about her and figured that if an adventure was to start now, she might as well start sleuthing. Slowly, Liana crept to the kitchen door and placed her ear against the wooden surface, careful not to let any of her jewelry jingle while she walked. [B]"--your mother will kill me, Victoria."[/B] she heard Gustave say. Almost pleading with the young girl. [B]"You don't know that. We haven't spoken to her since the wedding. She's on her honeymoon. I doubt she's heard the news yet."[/B] [B]"But that still doesn't address Liana. I'm sure she has duties here in LeMonde."[/B] Liana pushed open the crack in the door and spoke softly. [B]"Actually,"[/B] she was nervous for intruding on their conversation. [B]"All I have to do is clear it through Lumière. As long as I tell them I'm on a study expedition, it will be fine."[/B] [B]"You can do that?"[/B] Victoria asked. Liana figured, that her school might not be as lenient. She nodded. [B]"Yes. And it won't really be lying. I think there's a lot of important history in Brigit Town. Not to mention the studies for new materials to be used in architecture... I could even get off work by telling my boss I'm going to try and find more silver with these symbols on it."[/B] She held up her locket that Marcel had given her. Liana hadn't told either of them her story from the previous day of the man in the jewelry store. Nor, had she shown the locket to anyone since the symbols appeared even though it seemed to have similar symbols to those on the map. Victoria and Gustave examined the locket briefly, but didn't make a big deal out of it. Maybe it was because they figured she was bound to come across strange artifacts with Marcel as her grandfather. Or maybe they just didn't look close enough because they were too focused on the current conversation. [B]"There."[/B] Victoria said, matter-of-factly, [B]"Liana and I are going with you."[/B] The two girls exchanged satisfactory grin. Gustave seemed overwhelmed and likely to continue protesting their involvement, but after Liana paid a brief visit to Marcel, who gave his consent to the trip, (he was just happy for any chance she got to be a kid) it seemed that Gustave's defense no longer had a leg to stand on. And it was as simple as that. Within a few hours, Liana had made all the necessary arrangements with the academy and the jewelry store and it was only a matter of time before the trio set off on they journey. Liana's heart was pounding with excitement and, thinking of Victoria, she silently thanked her new found friend.[/SIZE]

[STRIKE]Uh... Anyone see RedJ's new post on the thread? I'm confused. Is he still kicked out of the RP or was he let back in? Or, a better question, does he even realize he's been kicked out?[/STRIKE] My bad. thanks for clearing that up... I guess, I'm wondering why there are two Harus who both work for Flint? I figured that since earlier you had talked about having to kick someone out of the game early on and that a Haru was killed, that he was the one you were talking about. Red, no offense was meant... Apologies.

Let's see: I'm reading a book called "Moo" by Jane Smiley. It was an impulse buy because it had to do with cows and Ms. Smiley looks like quite the character. (Her picture on the back almost made me shoot coffee out of my nose) Plus, it's fiction so I figured why not. I've only read the first couple chapters (Which are really short) so I don't have much to say about it just yet, but I like what I've read so far. I'm also reading "Neuromancer" by William Gibson. I've read one of Gibson's newer books and liked it a lot. And I was speaking to one of my professors the other day and she told me that I [I]had[/I] to read Neuromancer. I've read the first chapter. It's not bad, but I can't get into dystopian future kinda books unless they're in space or on another planet... We'll see though since I haven't really gotten to the virtual reality aspect. "Naked" by David Sedaris. It's a collection of short, auto-biographical stories. They're wildly entertaining and full of all types of comedy. I pick it up and read a story any time I need a de-stresser. Lastly, "Survivor" by Chuck Pahlaniuk. He's my favorite author and this was the next book in line to read after Choke. I've been picking it up and putting it down for several months now. Don't get me wrong. It's great so far, but I'm trying to balance reading all three of these books, plus a couple of novels required for a class.

[SIZE="1"]The warm crisp sunlight crept slowly over the horizon as Ayden Van Belle slept somewhere in the forest on the outskirts of Ecruteak City. It was a chill night and the warmth the sun brought with it was a perfect indication of a great day to come. Ayden possessed a modest tent that somehow, throughout his many years researching in the field and housing six very active pokémon, managed to stay in one piece. Cable, his ampharos slept lazily to his left, a series of wires running from his tail to the space heater at the other end of the tent. The group of pokémon and their trainer woke, stretched, and ate breakfast before hiking back to the excavation site about 50 meters away. Ayden didn't want to take the chance of possibly ruining any artifacts nearby that may be on the surface. He had been in the field for nearly a week trying to find any remains from legendary pokémon. So far, there was no luck, but he was positive he was searching in the right spot; everything from the amount of animal bones on the surface, to the curious growth patterns of the local flora told him that a very powerful pokémon once resided there. It was only a matter of perseverance. After cleaning up, it was back into the daily routine. Clover the ledian surveyed the area for any possible sites and any indication of surface artifacts. Emery the sandshrew helped Ayden dig. Cable provided electricity for any of the tools needed for excavation. Gael the girafarig was the heavy lifter, moving any boulders or trees that may impede the search. Dooley the golduck provided water for the others as well as wet-screening techniques. And Nebula the umbreon hunted for food to be cooked later that day. She was also the most skilled in battle of all Ayden's pokémon and protected them from Ecruteak's wildlife. Ayden marveled at just how far his pokémon had come as a team. He loved working with them even more than the work itself and before he knew it, it was almost time for lunch. Nebula indicated this by nudging her catch expectantly at Ayden, hoping that he would give the word for them to eat. But it was at this time that he finally uncovered something important. Pokémon paleontology is a guessing game. When it comes to excavation, it's difficult to judge how old artifacts are or even how far down they may be simply because ground type pokémon disturb the land on a regular basis. Sometimes the strata are reversed. Other times, they've been disrupted so much that the artifacts are either destroyed or so deeply buried that most paleontologists never find them. But Ayden knew his dedication would pay off. It was the beginning of a fossilized pokémon. If Ayden had to make an educated guess, he would say it was the foot of an extinct pokémon. He didn't recognize the bones from any modern animals and just when he was going to give the command to broaden the excavation, he saw the look in Emery's eyes. He was obviously tired and hungry, as were the rest of his team. Reluctantly, he climbed out of the hole and began preparing lunch from the food that Nebula caught. It was times like these that Ayden hated the League. Their impending presence on science and research meant that many people were out of jobs. Not only that, but the league put restrictions on what areas of the land could be excavated. They only allowed trusted researchers to dig in restricted areas, and even then, they were accompanied by a League official and never allowed to publish or study their findings. Of course, the researchers are payed handsomely while the League credited the discovery to their name and garnered even more support from the public. And the amount of bullshit a paleontologist like Ayden had to go through just to receive a permit nowadays wasn't worth it. That's why he and his pokémon were digging alone and illegally. None of his regular crew would come with him, making the process a lot slower. When all seven of them had finished their meal, Ayden stood up and jumped back into the pit, excited to see how much of this ancient pokémon they could uncover. But just then, Nebula let out a low growl. [B]"What's wrong, Neb?"[/B] he asked. She nodded her head in the direction of the densely covered forest. Even at this time of day, there were certain parts of the forest that were too covered to receive large amounts of sunlight. But Nebula was adapted to the dark and Ayden didn't doubt that there was something or someone there. Ayden knew that Ecruteak was a dangerous place to be, but that was even more reason for him to excavate. A large-scale battle would be tremendously harsh on the land and make it even harder for him to find anything. He acted quickly: returning his large pokémon (Gael, Cable, and Dooley) to their pokéballs and ushered the other three to join him in the whole. [B]Okay guys,[/B] he said quietly, [B]"Emery, start digging. See if you can get a closer look at whoever it is up there and make sure you avoid the fossil."[/B]The small sandshrew nodded and began working. Within 30 seconds, Ayden could no longer see his hind feet. Then he turned to Clover.[B]"You're the fastest and no one will think you have an owner. I need you to try and pack up the equipment as quickly and quietly as possible. Then, you need to fly to Ecruteak and try to get help."[/B] Ayden knew Clover was the most unsure of herself. While she was full of power, her confidence was usually so low that she preferred to give up. He could see the fear in Clover's eyes at the thought of leaving her friends, but she did. [B]"Nebula,"[/B] he said, addressing the black pokémon still standing guard, [B]"Have they seen us?"[/B] She shook her head once, indicating that they were unaware of their movements as of now. [B]"Good. Let's keep it that way. Why don't you make it a bit darker."[/B] Nebula's red eyes glowed with the active use of her power and suddenly, the sun's light seemed to be dimming. It wasn't enough to completely hide the pair, but their enemy would have to be really close to see them. [B]"Good girl."[/B] He said, patting the umbreon's head, [B]"Now, it's just a waiting game."[/B][/SIZE]

[quote name='James'][font=franklin gothic medium]Erm... the post I was writing literally skipped to the three of them being in a steamcar on the road leaving Bourgade, haha. *thinks*[/font][/QUOTE] Well then, nevermind. I'll brainstorm and send you a PM, because I know that Edith is supposed to be an important NPC. I don't want to mess anything up!

Sorry, I gotta make the mood all depressing now. I would tell my 14 year old self just a few things: 1) On June 11, 2005, call Daniel. And not late at night. Keep calling him and bugging him. And definitely go see him. 2) Don't get into that stupid fist fight with Trenton. You'll lose and people make fun of your inability to throw a punch. 3) Don't be friends with Cassandra. 4) Don't be so tense concerning high school grades because you're basically guaranteed to get into OU as long as you make a decent score on your ACT. But don't slack either. 5) Let people know that you're not a complete hermit. Party, live it up, sneak out, get into trouble every once in a while. It's healthy and it will make high school a lot easier. 6) Tell your brother not to name his first son Aaron. It gets terribly confusing for everyone at family get-togethers.

[quote name='Aaryanna'][FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DarkGreen"]You could always do a post Darren where Liana overhears Victoria asking Gustave to bring Liana along. Her justification would be that since she works for a place that sells jewelry, going to Brigit Town would be a good work related field trip for her. She'll point out that he could offer to take her along since he could also bring her back home after spending a few days in Brigit Town and seeing stuff there. She'd probably even go so far as to mention that it was unlikely that she got a chance to see anything when there for the wedding. So that's one way you could get her to Brigit Town that would make sense. Plus, after the crash and all, Victoria knows her Mom is going to be over protective so having someone along who she'll insist on showing around, is a sneaky way of her avoiding her mother's anger over what happened. XD[/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Thank you so much Aaryanna, I hadn't thought of that. And seeing that my brain is a little tired this week, (proof of which was when I just edited your post instead of replying to it a few minutes ago) I'll probably use that. A post should be up either tonight or tomorrow. [B]Edit:[/B] Again with me being an idiot... I just realized that James hasn't posted yet. I'm not quite sure what direction you were planning to take and how you were intending to settle the fashion show event. If I remember correctly, the last post from our group was from Aaryanna posting the morning of the show. (And they were still getting ready to attend) So, [B]James[/B], I'll let you go first, but just don't have them leave for Brigit town just yet. I'll take care of that after you post. If that's okay?[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Okay, I've got some catching up to do. I've been super busy this past week with like three essays. My mind is a bit numb. Seriously, all of my professors decided it would be fun to assign essays this week. [STRIKE]Okay, so you should all expect a post from me either later tonight or early in the morning.[/STRIKE] If it's not too much trouble to ask: [B]Indi[/B] and [B]Korey[/B], could you hold off on mentioning my character until I have the chance to do a proper introduction? I don't figure that's too much of a problem but I just wanted to make sure. Thanks![/SIZE]

[quote name='James'][font=franklin gothic medium]We won't be attending the fashion show I think. I am working on a new post (scrapped the old one) and in that, we'll be going direct to Brigit Town. My thinking is that Catherine Almagest has translated the symbols and determined that they are, in fact, an ancient map. This will lead our characters towards Brigit Town where I think Shy has something planned. But I just need to get that post going. Sorry it's taken so long! I'm hoping the event at Brigit Town will trigger a new Landmark.[/font][/QUOTE] That's all fine... But I would like for Liana to stay on the up-and-up with the main plot-line, so I don't have to do boring fillers with her. So, I'm going to need a way for her to leave the city and go to Brigit town as well. She's only 16 after all.

[SIZE="1"][B]Name:[/B] Ayden Van Belle [B]Age:[/B] 25 [B]Gender:[/B] Male [B]Appearance:[/B] [URL="http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/5442/thisguyissexybyjacksonv.jpg"]Click[/URL] [B]Allegiance:[/B] Protestor [B]Status:[/B] N/A at the moment [B]Bio:[/B] Ayden moved around a lot when he was younger due to his parents' divorce. He spent his summers traveling with his mother, an aspiring pokémon coordinator. But the majority of his time was spent living with his father, a paleontologist, in Goldenrod City. Because of his father's job, Ayden was exposed to many types of pokemon from an early age and he sought to join the family business. After he finished school, Ayden traveled as much as possible researching ancient and legendary pokemon. Ayden views the League's stranglehold on the land as wrong. But more importantly, he finds their restrictions on pokemon research infuriating. [B]Personality:[/B] Curious and thoughtful, Ayden is a welcoming person, but tends to be a bit narrow-minded when something conflicts with work. He views The League's ruthless attempt to seize control as unnecessary. Ayden's pokemon are very integrated in his work and, but they aren't well trained for battle. [B]Primary Pokémon:[/B] Sandshrew (starter); Ledian; Umbreon; Golduck; Ampharos; Girafarig.[/SIZE]

Definitely still in this for the long run. I have to make up for dropping out of the first Almagest right at the end. I've just been at a loss of what to write for Liana since I don't know the first thing about fashion shows. :P

There were some odd billboards in the OKC area a few years back. I can't remember exactly what they said, but it was something along the lines of: "Do you hate Jesus? Join others who hate him as well." And then it gave a website. I never went to it, but my buddy told me it was just a ploy to get people to look at the site that was obviously not anti-jesus. As for that church's advertisements... I don't get it. Really, I don't get much of religious advertisements at all. Because Christians don't need to pay attention to them. Atheists don't want to pay attention to them... And those who are either unaware of christianity or who have faced some hard times in their life and are searching for "answers," inevitably wind up in a christian church... I would think good old fashioned testimony would do the trick better. At least that way I wouldn't have to see all the religious mumbo-jumbo everywhere I go. [quote name='Gavin'][SIZE="1"]Should've just posted posters of Satan calling people "n00bs" and claiming the Church could pass on the "1337 sk1llz" needed to vanquish him. That totally would've worked...[/SIZE][/QUOTE] That would have worked on me... If only for the opportunity to meet the man/woman who came up with the ad campaign...

Meh... I don't really take revenge. Mostly, when someone intentionally does something to get under my skin, I won't say anything and I'll let it set there in the back of my mind... The whole time I'm usually thinking of terrible things, but I only voice them to close friends just to get it off my chest. Usually my anger progresses until I end up snapping at someone (who had nothing to do with the situation to begin with) and then I feel really bad and decide to let everything go... The one time I did seek revenge, it led to me getting into a fist fight... Which I lost terribly.

Well, there was this time when I was younger and my mom was trying win a car from the local radio station. They basically had to stand non-stop with at least one hand on the car. every couple of hours, they got a 10 minute break so it pretty much left no time for sleep. I decided that I would stay up with my mom just to give her moral support... I lasted for just over 4 days... And I wouldn't have even made it that long if it weren't for the energy drinks I had. (Unfortunately for Mom, she wasn't permitted energy drinks) But other than that one time, I think I've stayed up close to 72 hours... It was mostly school related, but from time to time, I'll have a burst of creativity and I literally can't sleep for a couple of nights until I get everything out onto paper or computer...

Random picture my mom uploaded to facebook. I think it's from last Christmas, but I thought it was cool. (Even if I do look a bit drunk) [CENTER][IMG]http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4136/26361111851561489138289.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER]

[SIZE="1"]Hey Pikaquil and PerfectRoleplay, Thanks for coming to the Theatre here at Otakuboards! Unfortunately, your RP has a few things wrong with the sign-ups. First, if you would like to create and advertise an RP, we ask that you post in the auditions subforum in ordr to recruit members. Also, we ask that the RP be held here at Otakuboards, not on Youtube or any other website. Although, if you wanted to do something with videos, you could post them on OB to improve your RP. I'm going to close this thread because you didn't follow any of the rules, but here's a link to the auditions guidelines: [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=58238"]CLICK[/URL] Just follow these rules if you want to re-open your RP and there shouldn't be any problems. Also, it might be best if you just follow some of the examples other OB members have posted in order to get an idea of how it all works. Again, I thank you for your interest, and I hope this doesn't discourage you from creating your RP. [COLOR="Red"]Thread Closed[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]Futanari are [spoiler]women in Japanese fetish stuff who have both male and female genitalia[/spoiler], so in that manner it is on topic, however token. Also that is actually called underwear, I believe. Also you seem to get riled rather quick. Chillax, man, it's all good in the long run. 'Sides, neither [COLOR="DarkRed"]Korey[/COLOR] nor I are known to take things all that seriously, anyway. :p[/FONT][/QUOTE] :animesigh No one understands my sarcasm anymore. This is what I get for not posting in the lounge in forever.

Korey, your link didn't work for me. Ikillion, no this thread isn't a cleaver by any means. I'm not sure how it could be. And I don't know what a Futa thread is... I wish people would just discuss the topic. :animesigh

(I'm not sure if this should be in the lounge or sight & sound, but I know a moderator will move it if necessary) So... I'm not one for celebrity rumors and drama and all that jazz, but I remember just after Lady Gaga had her first big hit, people were questioning if she was really a guy/transexual/hermaphrodite... I just assumed it was natural celebrity spotlight cruelty. But then I found this video: [URL="http://www.phillyd.tv/2009/07/30/lady-gaga-is-a-hermaphrodite/"][LINK][/URL] (Obviously, if speculation is correct, the video/picture is not appropriate for OB) So, what do you think? And if the rumors are true, how will this affect your opinion of her/him?

Let's Do It!!!

[SIZE="1"]Hi KaoruLuva13 and welcome to Otakuboards. I'm glad you've decided to venture into the Theatre and create an RPG. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to close this thread, since you didn't cohere to the rules. Auditions are posted in the "auditions forum" which you can see here: [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=48"][CLICK][/URL] Furthermore, we like to see at least two paragraphs of background story to your RPG and a sign-up sheet for members to reply to directly. After you have all the members you would like, that is when you may start the official thread in the theatre. For more information, please see here: [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=58238"][Auditions Guidelines][/URL] Or feel free to PM me for any questions. I would recommend taking a look at the other threads in the auditions to get an idea of how it works. Thanks, Darren [CENTER][COLOR="DarkRed"]Thread Closed[/COLOR][/CENTER][/SIZE]

Okay, I've posted. Sorry it's a little short, (and also, sorry for not posting on time) but I didn't have much to go on and I didn't want to interfere with any plans you may have. Decided on some character development.