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[quote name='SunfallE][COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][I][SIZE="1"]*worships Ceiling Cat instead since she pwns Basement Cat*[/SIZE][/I] [/FONT'][/COLOR][/quote] [FONT=Arial]Hey look, guys, I think she's actually trying to goad me. [I]*laugh track*[/I][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]As far as I'm concerned, this instance isn't worth the trouble. If that's Kurt's quote and what he wanted on his grave marker, so be it. Any city officials concerned that the word might make their city "look bad" or offend someone in the city need to go back and live on college campus for a while. Second, I don't consider this a "swear word". That feels like something your parents tell you when you're in the third grade. It's an expletive, and if we let Samuel Clemens get away with them, surely we can let Kurt Cobain have his day. (Actually I don't consider anything a "swear word". But that's just me being difficult. As Usual.)[/FONT]

[quote name='Rachmaninoff']I had some guy I know decide to rant to me, over AIM, about how imageshack removed all of his 'porn' images. He was really upset since his computer crashed so he no longer has them on his hard drive. And yet all I could do was laugh my butt off over it. He was not amused. Which just made me laugh even more. :D[/quote] [FONT=Arial].....Conrad still talks now and again? [I]*shot*[/I] Now cooking macaroni and cheese.[/FONT]

[quote name='Botar][color="darkgreen"'] This might ruin the joke, but did anyone get the pun? [/color][/quote] [FONT=Arial]Why did you just quote your own joke and ask if anyone got it? Also @ Lunox [I]"Dennis, there's some lovely filth over here!"[/I][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial] [CENTER][IMG]http://media.skateboard.com.au/forum/images/149_dragonite2.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] ^ Sexual predator.[/FONT]

[quote name='Gavin][SIZE="1"']Ceiling Cat is the only deity worthy of your faith, all others are but pretenders seeking to claim his glories for their own.[/SIZE][/quote] [FONT=Arial]Her glories. Trust me. I have an in.[/FONT]

[QUOTE=Korey][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"] You need Rach here to give you a few lessons on music theory :p[/FONT][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]You need to start remembering the difference between music and lyrics. (^_^) ...oh, wait, you play set. You didn't know in the first place.[/FONT]

[quote name='Korey][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"']I just don't go gallabanding around the chat singing badly remixed versions of the Digimon theme.[/FONT][/quote] [FONT=Arial]I remixed it myself. :animesmil [quote name='chibi-master']Resistance is fultile. Assimilation is inevitable.[/quote] You're Mormon? o_O[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Ten different ones, whee hee hee. :animesmil[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Classic rock stations, girlio. Simmer.[/FONT]

[quote name='Lunox][font=trebuchet ms] [SIZE="4"]WHAT IS "POKER FACE" ABOUT. OH YOU HAVE A MEDIOCRE FACE SO YOU HIDE BEHIND CARDS. PLZ STOP PLAYING IT ON THE RADIO 248575646 TIMES. [/size'][/font][/quote] [QUOTE=Lunox][font=trebuchet ms] I got really angry at my friend last night.... .... And honestly, like it wasn't even "bad" music. My friend is the biggest music elitist ever, a classic p4k whore, and views any band she hasn't heard of with suspicion and generally rejects any mainstream/top 40 songs. ....She think I have bad music taste because I don't love Radiohead and Belle and Sebastion and Wilco like she does and it just pisses me off.[/font][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]Be still and know that I am really vindictive and don't like double standards. [CENTER]♥[/CENTER][/FONT]

[CENTER][IMG]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/understocked.png[/IMG][/CENTER] [FONT=Arial]Alt: [I]My biology grad student friends tell me that different types of alcohol don't actually have different effects. I trust their expertise, not because of the 'biology' part, but because of the 'grad student'.[/I] [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]If it helps, I crack my right wrist at least ten times a day.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Do I need to link "Dirty Laundry" again to make the same point? :p [quote name='Darren']:animesigh No one understands my sarcasm anymore. This is what I get for not posting in the lounge in forever.[/quote] No one takes you seriously, no one understand you, pick a winner, man.[/FONT]

[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]

[center][font=Arial][b][u]Carry On[/u][/b][/font][/center] [font=calibri]Outside the building, Gavrie stepped around the corner, slightly more out of sight; Nathan followed and leaned against the wall while the other appeared to mull over his choice of words. When Gavrie spoke, he was looking out over the lake. [b]â??They didnâ??t recognise it.â?[/b] [b]â??Recognise what?â?[/b] inquired Nathan. [b]â??The recording.â?[/b] [b]â??Right. What about it?â?[/b] Gavrie turned around then, and Nathan read irritation masked below the controlled surface. [b]â??Nathan, when you showed up with my student, I didnâ??t question anything you said or did. But youâ??re telling me that you have been working with these people for almost eight yearsâ??â?[/b] [b]â??Thirty-six,â? [/b]interjected Nathan. Gavrie stared at him, amazed. [b]â??...thirty six years,â?[/b] he had continued finally, [b]â??and they still donâ??t even know who you are!?â?[/b] Nathan raised his eyebrows, frowned cheerilyâ??which looked very strangeâ??and shook his head. [b]â??Christ,â?[/b] breathed the rugged man. He made to speak again, paused, and abandoned the effort to look back out at the lake. It was a pretty lake, Nathan thought. Not a backyard pond, like he had initially imagined before his first visit, boring and giving off the general impression, as most ponds did, of being plopped unceremoniously in a hole to take up space, but an actual lake, sprawling for miles with complete disregard for any sort of property lines. Luciaâ??s warehouse was actually on an artificial jetty, the edge of her â??deckâ?? ending in a concrete dropoff straight to the water below and bearing faint markings of what had once been a dock for commercial vessels, though the pier itself had been dismantled some time ago. The water was probably fairly clear, but the depth and the high chance that the lake floor was covered in algae-smeared rock successfully ruined any sort of visibility. There was an island a few miles out, a large sandbar that had managed to snag some topsoil and sprout a small grove of trees out of defiance. Nathan briefly considered checking it out. He wondered if Lucia had ever felt the same, and if she had acted on the feeling. [b]â??Tell you what,â?[/b] he said at length, since Gavrie appeared unlikely to continue conversation in favor of quietly fuming. [b]â??Iâ??m hungry, soâ??â?[/b] [b]â??No youâ??re not.â?[/b] [b]â??No Iâ??m not,â?[/b] Nathan assented, [b]â??but I like to think that I am, and therefore you are, too. So I say we take a walk down to this place I know and discuss things over dinner.â?[/b] Gavrie, unmoved, said, [b]â??I donâ??t eat.â?[/b] [b]â??You drink tea.â?[/b] Gavrie hesitated, but faced with this pronouncement, and an amused and rather arch stare from his blue counterpart, resignedly gave in. [b]â??Excellent!â?[/b] said Nathan. [b] â??Itâ??s after six, too, so they should have live music already going; you wonâ??t be disappointed. Just follow me andâ??ack!â?[/b] The rest of his instructions were lost as he reeled sideways, accosted by a white blouse and capris. [b]â??Nathan!â?[/b] exclaimed Chris cheerily, latching firmly onto his arm. [b]â??I was just informed you were going to dinner.â?[/b] Her brother managed to appear besieged. [b] â??...how,â?[/b] he asked tentatively. [b]â??A little birdie told me.â?[/b] Nathan cast about and spotted a trio of phantom white seagulls wheeling over the deck a few stories up. [b]â??You!â?[/b] he said dramatically, affecting indignation. [b]â??You spy! I shall have you hanged.â?[/b] A sound like leaves rustling in the wind came from nowhere in particular; the air spirit was laughing. [b]â??How?â?[/b] returned Chris, darting a conspiratorial glance at Gavrie. Gavrieâ??s eyes were partially glazed. [b]â??I . . . do not know,â?[/b] Nathan answered. He waggled a finger at the air. [b]â??But I shall find a way. Anyway. Away!â?[/b] He gestured. [b]â??That way.â?[/b] They went that way. Gavrie might have preferred to fly, but he had no choice in the matter. Nathan and Chris both were engrossed in meaningless sibling banter as they walked, and Isen appeared unlikely to break away or interrupt. They proceeded down the sidewalks in that manner: the twins in front with linked arms, marching goose-step occasionallyâ??though this occasion was abruptly terminated by Chris shoving her younger brother into a shop window; and the assassin and the werecat walked side by side behind them, each glowering at someoneâ??s back.[/font] [center]------------------------------ [font=Arial][b][u]Questions[/u][/b][/font][/center] [font=calibri]The group was met by a very surprised Gerry Miles. [b]â??Whoa, well now, whatâ??s the occasion?â?[/b] he exclaimed, while Nathan offered an equally surprised [b]â??What are you doing at the hostess box?â?[/b] Gerry chuckled. [b]â??Well now, itâ??s a busy night. Tiff and Eileen and even the new girl have each got at least five tablesâ??actually I think Eileen has seven right now, but weâ??ve been like that since about four this afternoon. Third day in a row, too,â?[/b] he beamed. [b]â??Looks like word is getting out about the place,â?[/b] remarked Nathan. [b]â??Seems so,â? [/b]nodded the owner. [b] â??But you didnâ??t tell me, what is this? Double date?â?[/b] [b]â??Yes,â?[/b] Chris chimed in. She waved her hand around the group. [b]â??Sheâ??s with him, heâ??s with me, and we two are just family.â?[/b] In the back, Gavrieâ??s eyes began to glaze again. Gerry aimed a thoughtful finger at the twins. [/font][font=calibri][b]â??[/b][/font][font=calibri][b]Hold on,â?[/b] he began,[/font][font=calibri][b]â??[/b][/font][font=calibri][b]...siblings?â?[/b] At Chrisâ??s gleeful nod and Nathanâ??s wry expression he laughed. [b] â??Well now, you had to be. You look well enough the sameâ??except for the blue of course,â?[/b] he added quickly, [b]â??and Iâ??d have known that humor anywhere. I knew youâ??d been in town a few years,â?[/b] he told Chris, [b]â??but I had no idea you were related to this joker. Why didnâ??t you tell me?â?[/b] [b]â??You didnâ??t ask,â?[/b] replied the twins in unison. Gerry shook his head. [b]â??Anyway, Iâ??m sure youâ??ll want a booth, but youâ??ll have to wait about fifteen or twenty minutes for one to open upâ??â?[/b] [b]â??Actually I think that one there will be great,â?[/b] Nathan interjected, pointing to an open four-person table near the lounge area, still laden with empty plates and glasses. [b]â??Uh.â? [/b] Gerry looked dubious. [b]â??Are you sure? I meanâ??â?[/b] [b]â??Just for tonight, Gerry.â? [/b] The owner reluctantly agreed, giving Nathan a sideways look, and the party was soon seated and engrossed in their menus. Or rather, the twins on one side of the table were engrossed in their menus, while Isen and Gavrie on the other contemplated the silverware. The air of the restaurant was filled with the chatter of patrons; a band was packing up in the lounge area, making room for the following group. Nathan glanced up when woman stopped at their table, and in a half a second his cheerful smile had frozen. [b]â??Hi, Iâ??m Candie and Iâ??ll be taking care of you tonâ??â?[/b] [b]â??I donâ??t know who you are,â?[/b] Nathan said happily. [b]â??â??ight .â?[/b] Her smile froze, too. [b]â??...um. Oh, yes, Iâ??m new here,â?[/b] she offered, recovering quickly. [b]â??Oh. Great! Then Iâ??d say to make sure you learn a lot of the faces around here. Like, me, for instance. Or that guy in booth two.â?[/b] Nathan gestured. [b]â??...oh,â?[/b] said Candie. [b]â??And, um, you are?â?[/b] Nathan told her. Gavrie lifted his eyebrows. [b]â??All right!â? [/b] Apparently sensing an opening, she produced a pen and a pad of paper from somewhere behind her. [b] â??So what can I get for you tonight?â?[/b] [b]â??Shrimp scampi,â? [/b]said Nathan and Chris together. Candie blinked; Nathan and Chris stopped and looked at each other, then added in unison, [b]â??Make that two.â?[/b] Gavrie asked what teas the place had and settled for green, and Isen requested, very adamantly, a sixteen-ounce steak, rare, and the largest hamburger they had, to everyoneâ??s astonishment and mild consternation. [b]â??I donâ??t know much about your speciesâ?? anatomy,â?[/b] she remarked coolly, [b]â??but I at least used to have a stomach;â?[/b] to which Nathan offered a reverent [b]â??good lordâ?[/b]. When the waitress had left, obviously relieved, Gavrie fixed Nathan with a long stare, which Nathan smugly returned, hand on his chin. They kept at it even when Candie returned with beverages, and the girls had just begun furiously exchanging glances when the assassin broke the silence. [b]â??You told that waitress your name.â?[/b] Nathan shrugged. [b]â??She asked for it.â?[/b] [b]â??You told her your whole name.â?[/b] [b]â??I did not. I told her my current name.â?[/b] [b]â??Thatâ??s not the point,â?[/b] said Gavrie, irritated. [b]â??You told a person you donâ??t even know your name, and you wonâ??t tell the people who work beside you.â?[/b] [b]â??It doesnâ??t mean anything to her.â?[/b] Gavrieâ??s brow knit together. [b]â??I was going to say the same,â?[/b] he said slowly, [b]â??to the opposite effect.â?[/b] He leaned forward and folded his arms on the table. [b]â??Your people know almost nothing of what they are doing. They are ignorant.â?[/b] [b]â??A product of their environment,â?[/b] returned Nathan evenly. [b]â??You could be changing that.â?[/b] [b]â??Iâ??m working on it.â?[/b] [b]â??Youâ??re crippling them!â?[/b] Nathan smirked at the accusation. [b]â??Am I, now?â?[/b] he challenged. Gavrie opened his mouth to reply, and paused to consider his words. [b]â??You are dangerously close to losing them,â?[/b] he said at last. [b]â??They may be fairly equipped to handle themselves in a fight, but they are mentally unprepared for what theyâ??re facing. You have everything you need to prepare them. Why donâ??t you?â?[/b] [b]â??What purpose would it serve?â?[/b] asked the blue man. Gavrie sighed. [b]â??It would make them more cautious,â?[/b] he answered. [b]â??They need to know who they are fighting so they donâ??t do anything reckless like they did today. It would keep them alive.â?[/b] [b]â??It would cripple them.â?[/b] Gavrie stared at the man, dumbfounded. [b]â??You think,â?[/b] he managed, incredulous, [b]â??that withholding critical information from them is doing them a [i]favor?[/i]â?[/b] When Nathan nodded, Gavrie looked like he might have an aneurism. [b]â??I believe,â?[/b] offered Isen suddenly, [b]â??that what my partner is trying to get at is that telling the children everything we think they need to know might do more harm than good.â?[/b] At the assassinâ??s inquisitive look, she continued. [b]â??We all know who the Jian were. We all saw firsthand what they were capable of, and how far they would go to gain dominion over the preternatural. I heard tales of what was done to those of my people they captured, and know some of what happened to yours.â?[/b] She sipped at her water. [b]â??But we knew non of it when we started. Everything we know now we learned during our war and afterwards. We fought against them because they struck at us, and we won because losing was too terrible. These children no longer have the choice to flee from the battle now, but it will seem like they still do, and if we introduce doubt and fear of this magnitude to them now there is no way to tell if they would press on or back out. Doubly so if we tell them who we are.â?[/b] Nathan nodded. [b]â??I donâ??t want these guys to end up depending on us in the future. What if Shou isnâ??t the end? What if another takes his place in another few hundred years? And what if weâ??re not around to save them? Shou Jian is completely out of their league. For us heâ??s an even match, but for them....â?[/b] He shook his head. [b]â??Thereâ??s no way. But if we tell them thereâ??s no way, theyâ??ll believe it. [/b] [b]â??Right now they donâ??t know what theyâ??re doing is almost impossible, and itâ??s allowing them to win. Sure, telling them who theyâ??re up against might make them more cautious. But it also might cow their spirit. And I donâ??t want them to get arrogant because they have us on their side. Right now they think weâ??re good. If they get it into their heads that weâ??re undefeatable, what might that do?[/b] [b]â??I donâ??t want to take that chance,â?[/b] he finished. [b]â??When they find out afterwards that they helped topple one of the remnants of the War, then they can be awed. Right now itâ??s better if they just see their opponent as another Count. A little more competent,â?[/b] he allowed, [b]â??but no less threatening.â?[/b] Gavrie crossed his arms and stared at the corner of the table. [b]â??I understand,â?[/b] he said. [b]â??I donâ??t like it, but I understand. I wonâ??t volunteer any information.â?[/b] [b]â??Good,â?[/b] said Nathan. [b]â??I wonâ??t dodge questions if they ask,â?[/b] Gavrie cautioned, [b]â??but unless they ask directlyâ??â?[/b] Chris gasped suddenly. [b]â??â??Walk Of [i]Life![/i]â??â?[/b] she squealed as the three jerked their heads around. [b]â??I love this song!â?[/b] [b]â??Uh,â?[/b] said Nathan, watching his sister start grooving in her seat and singing along. [b]â??Okay.â? [/b] He shrugged at Gavrie, who looked genuinely besieged. [b]â??At least the foodâ??s here.â?[/b] Gavrie glanced up. [b]â??So it is,â?[/b] he affirmed, reaching up to help distribute the plates. Nathan, both plates of shrimp in hand, sent Isen a peculiar look. [b]â??Are you singing?â?[/b] he asked, visibly stunned. [b]â??I am allowed to like Dire Straits,â?[/b] she retorted with a smug grin, and proceeded to viciously attack her sandwich.[/font]

[FONT=Arial]Futon couches are not real couches, their armrests are hard and terrible for pillows, and I just hate them in general.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Actually that's because American beer just sucks in general. Samuel Adams may be an exception, but that's about it.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KQCqBDCbIA#t=0m24s"][COLOR="Blue"]Synopsis of opinion.[/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=#EDEDED]Also, regardless of the ability of opinion, a person in a position of prominence has a responsibility to remain objective. It's called being above reproof, and while being wrong is always understandable, it is not always permissible.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]Neither have I. I acknowledge they give a fashion illusion, but I tend to prefer without. Except in her case, oddly.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]I also disagree with your 'friend'. However, I like the glasses. What the devil is that thing behind your head? I must know.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]I got to see Serenity on Friday. LOVE~~~~

[quote name='Korey][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"']I sure hope this is sarcasm D:[/FONT][/quote] [FONT=Arial]It's probably not. [quote name='Korey][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"']I was hoping someone would pick up on this.[/FONT][/quote] We did. Some people chose to entertain themselves at your expense.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial]In this case I'd just say it's stupidity. I have no other diagnosis. :p[/FONT]

[QUOTE=Rachmaninoff]This is a shame. :/ [URL="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32085116/ns/today-today_pets/"][U]Taco Bell dog dead at 15[/U][/URL][/QUOTE] [FONT=Arial]No it isn't. She was old. Older animals (humans included) are more prone to stuff like this with age. Plus she was a toy Chihuahua. Can't stand them in the first place. Always wanted to run over to the set where they filmed the blamed commercials and punt the thing clear to Wisconsin. [B]Edit:[/B] [quote name='Korey][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"']It's because people that have different, more monogamous, mindsets tend to not be tolerant of those with different mindsets.[/FONT][/quote] It's also because so many people define 'love' in only one way.[/FONT]