Rachmaninoff

[quote name='Premonition'][COLOR="1234"]Well, what if you were a ghost Rach? I'm sure you'd care, wouldn't you! Your case seems so invalid. I mean, you didn't take into consideration that you could end up haunting the place with your restless soul? And if you were a ghost, and you did care, you'd haunt the person or persons responsible for the grave's quitations. Your ghost wouldn't take the shame of a quote you find awful and unust, you'd take out your anger and kill the person whodunnit. Sorry I've been playing too Much Phoenix Wright >_>[/COLOR][/QUOTE]You have been playing too much Phoenix Wright, plus I don't believe in ghosts. Or the idea of taking vengeance over a silly quote, even if it was nasty or mean. Maybe you'd murder someone, but the rest of us? lol

[quote name='Mr. Maul'][SIZE=1][COLOR=DimGray]I mean, what [I]sensible[/I] boss is going to fire someone just because the product they were displaying was "faulty"? Granted, sales could be affected by unimpressed convention-goers, but even then, I suspect that the attendees of the convention only represented about 1% (if that) of their customer base.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE]That begs the question of what boss is sensible? :p Still the group did apologize so I would imagine that got people off the hook. Stupid, funny and unsurprising that something like that would get respect from Allamorph no less. In the end, a harmless funny prank. [B]EDIT:[/B] Oh and I forgot, can't say that I find it respectable, funny but hardly respectable.

[quote name='Premonition'][COLOR="1234"]Does that mean? Allamorph is a god?! [B]"Here lies Premonition, killed by DB, Allamorph and Darren."[/B] Read one of my posts from The Abyss sign-ups thread and you'll get it.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]No it means like everyone else, once he's dead he won't know if he has a grave marker or not since it will be someone else making that final decision. :p In the end, I haven't given it a thought since I don't really care what it says. I'll be dead so it's not like I'll be around to object. lol Though if it follows standard family practice which is that most of us already have plots in a nearby cemetery so we'll all be buried together... I'll probably end up having some silly religious quote put on there by my siblings or other family members.

Speaking of ships... To clarify what Stevens did to Darren's ship the [I]Wilkey[/I] [[SIZE="1"]still has no idea why Beth chose that name[/SIZE]] It's a prototype engine that was originally going to be used for the next generation of of Messenger Ships before the perfect crystal system was developed for the [i]Transcendence[/i] and the now upgraded [I]Catalyst[/I]. I just realized that my post could be confusing so hopefully that clears things up. As to why it was modified... Only Beth knows. XP

[quote name='Pumpkin'][Size=1]Actually I just got off a long hiatus, I've been gone for about..what 6 months? Wow. I can't believe its been that long. Well I didn't have the internet, I moved to a city, and I've been busy with college so I guess I'm doing pretty well for myself. Now that I have more time on my hands, I sort of ventured back. So yea, those that remember me as Peanut or Pumpkin, hello again. Glad to see some of the same people around on the mod team. I even see some members that were new around from when I was a moderator are now a mod. So ya, its interesting to see the major changes... [/size][/QUOTE]It's good to see you around again, I wondered what happened to you. ;) Anyway, I haven't really taken a long break since I haven't really been around that long to begin with and I'm not planning on taking a long break any time soon either. There's too many things around here that I'm involved in. XP So my longest time away has been from being sick or preparing for a concert or when I had to do my final Master's Performance. Though most of those only translated into about a week of being away. Not that long at all. lol

And pow! Alecia has spoken since she's really quite furious over what Lady Bavaria just did to Dame Anna and Henry. Alexander wasn't sure what to think but he'll support the decision she just made. After all, even if their home is small compared to Rosengard, it's still plenty big enough for the four of them.

[center][img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/henryavatar.jpg[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/ladybavariaavatar.jpg[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/alexanderedward-chronicle.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/alecialeanna-chronicle.jpg[/IMG] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/damegrimalkinavatar.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/maceyellen-chronicle.jpg[/IMG][/center] At first Alecia couldn't believe what she was hearing, surely she was mistaken, but as almost no one said a word other than poor Henry something inside her snapped at the unbelievable rudeness of Lady Bavaria. Without even thinking she moved to slap Lady Bavaria and only Macey's quick intervention stopped her as she caught her right hand before she could fully raise it. "[B]Not now dear, this is hardly the place for it.[/B]" Alecia turned to look at Macey and then at Alexander who was shaking his head indicating that she should not. She nodded and lowered her hand, turning back to face Lady Bavaria, still furious. "[B]The only one who is not welcome here is you Grandmother. Never have I seen such a shameful display of utter disrespect for my Grandfather.[/B]" Lady Bavaria started to reply but Alecia cut her off. "[B]Don't you dare, don't you dare open your mouth again and continue to disgrace Leonhart. Dame Anna has been more of a mother to us than you ever have. I had heard that you were jealous of the friendship they shared but I had believed you to be above such petty behavior and I am sorry to see that I was mistaken.[/B]" "[B]Don't stick your nose into something that does not concern you.[/B]" Lady Bavaria replied coldly. "[B]This has nothing to do with you Alecia.[/B]" "[B]Please Alecia,[/B]" Dame Anna pleaded, "[B]Just leave it be.[/B]" "[B]Mother![/B]" Henry protested. "[B]I mean it, please, both of you let it go.[/B]" "[B]I will not![/B]" Alecia declared loudly. "[B]Grandfather would never forgive me if I stood by and did nothing to help people he cared deeply about. He would never behave in such a dishonorable fashion in public.[/B]" "[B]You should take her advice,[/B]" Lady Bavaria said. "[B]And you should [I]shut up![/I][/B]" Alecia snapped, causing the people who were gathering to pull back a bit. "[B]I mean it [I]Lady Bavaria[/I],[/B]" She said, dropping the title of Grandmother. "[B]You are without honor and unwelcome here in High Czenoble. If you insist on following through with this [I]disgraceful[/I] and utterly [I]shameful [/I]display of [I]disrespect[/I], then you leave me with no choice but to extend an invitation to both Dame Anna and Henry to stay with me and Alexander. And you,[/b]" She sputtered a bit with anger. "[b]I expressly forbid you from[I] ever [/I]entering our home.[/B]" "[B]Alecia,[/B]" Alexander moved to join her but she held her hand up indicating that she wished for him to be quiet. "[B]We'll discuss this later Alex,[/B]" She said softly, "[B]At the moment we need to go and help Dame Anna and Henry gather their things.[/B]" She looked back at Lady Bavaria who was saying nothing, firm in her resolve to kick out Dame Anna and Henry. Disgusted Alecia turned her back on everyone and moved to join Dame Anna and Henry in getting into a carriage that was heading towards Rosengard, leaving everyone standing there stunned at her actions. After all, it was rare for Alecia to ever show her temper in such a forceful manner.[I] Oh Grandfather, if only you were still here. [/I] She thought sadly as the door to the carriage closed behind them and the driver left to head for Rosengard.

It was clear that Stevens wasn't going to tell him what was going on with Kerstin, just as it was clear he wasn't going to let him talk to anyone before he left. Darren did the only thing he could, he went to his quarters, gathered some regular clothing along with the uniforms for his position, stuffed them in a bag and then headed for the nearest transport room. He was still furious over being toyed with by Stevens. Even if he needed him to go to sector four there was no reason why he couldn't let him in on what was going on. It bothered him since it made him worry that something had happened to Kerstin, something that Stevens was not telling him. And what had he meant by his ship being modified? Or by his cryptic statement that personnel would be going with them? Knowing Stevens, it meant that he was sending along security to make sure he didn't contact anyone. [I]Damn stupid...[/I] He muttered under his breath as he finally made it to the closest transport room. "[B]Sir,[/B]" The technician nodded upon him entering the room. "[B]Where did you need to go?[/B]" "[B]Apparently I need to be transported over to the [I]Wilkey[/I].[/B]" Darren explained in a cold tone of voice, leaving it at that, ignoring the technician's startled expression over his tone of voice. "[B]Right away sir.[/B]" Darren waited patiently while he contacted the ship and then a few minutes later the door was open and he stepped through to a sight that had him scowling inside his head. Mike along with four fully armed security personnel were waiting for him in the transport room. Making his first time to be on board his own ship since the mess started a bitter disappointment. There was something different about the four and it took him a moment to realize that it was because they were members of the Elite Task Forces instead of regular military or security personnel. [I]What is going on here? Just what did the researcher send that got scrambled to require this level of personnel?[/I] Elite Task Forces only answered to the High Council and it was rare to assign them to work with someone like Darren, even if he was the Shipping Expert. "[B]Ah... Darren.[/B]" Mike said nervously. "[B]It's good to see you again.[/B]" Darren started to reply but was cut off by one of the men waiting for them. "[B]This way Mr. Anderson, we need to get going.[/B]" They started to direct him towards the bridge but Darren shook the hand of the nearest one off. "[B]I don't need your help to find the bridge of my own ship.[/B]" He hissed at the man, moving to go around them and head for the bridge, but not before taking a moment to toss his bag into his quarters. He ignored them and took the command seat of the [I]Wilkey[/I] and then hesitated upon taking a look at the readouts. [i]What in the world has Stevens done to my ship?[/i] He looked up to see the members of the Elite Task Forces watching him. "[B]You'll need the password in order to operate this ship. My orders are that I am to take you to the destination as well as see to your security sir.[/B]" "[B]Since when did I need clearance for my own ship?[/B]" Darren questioned. "[B]I'm just following orders sir.[/B]" "[B]And just what are those orders?[/B]" "[B]I'm sorry sir, but you don't have the clearance for me to tell you that. All you need to do is sit back and let us take you to where you need to go.[/B]" Darren looked down at the console, absolutely nothing was open for him to access, even his own personal files were locked down. He resisted the urge to smash his fists on the panel as the man simply turned and sat down at the main navigation terminal and entered something to access the ship and then get them going. A few minutes later, once they were far enough from the fleet, the ship made the jump to hyperspace. "[B]I don't suppose you can tell me when we are going to actually arrive?[/B]" He asked sarcastically, not expecting an answer. "[B]Less than three weeks.[/B]" The man responded. [i]Three weeks? What the hell?[/i] Darren was stunned.[I] How is that even possible? Even the Messenger ships can't travel that quickly.[/I] He turned to Mike who was equally as surprised, shrugging when Darren gave him an astonished look. "[B]Beats me Darren,[/B]" he shrugged at the unspoken question in Darren's eyes. "[B]A few weeks ago these guys showed up and kicked me out in Sector One while something was done to the ship. Other than my own quarters and the mess hall along with the recreation room, I haven't been in the rest of the ship since they did whatever they did.[/B]" Mike sighed. "[B]I don't have access to anything anymore, I'm not even sure why I'm here since these goons do everything.[/B]" He indicated the four men who merely ignored his comments. "[B]You and me both Mike,[/B]" Darren finally said. "[B]For the most part Stevens doesn't tell me a damn thing.[/B]" He looked around and then finally stood up. "[B]If I'm not allowed to access my own ship then I see no point in even sticking around.[/B]" He turned to head to his quarters and then paused and clenched his fists tightly when one of the men moved to follow. "[B]If you think you're going to keep me company in my own quarters...[/B]" He started to say angrily. "[B]Not at all sir, my orders are merely to make sure you don't wander into the other areas of the ship at this time.[/B]" [I]Calm,[/I] Darren told himself. [I]Just let it go, there's nothing you can do about it anyway. [/I]But damn if he didn't want to turn around and head back so he could beat the hell out of Stevens. Even if he was finally off of the [I]Conqueror[/I], he was still a virtual prisoner on his own ship no less. At that moment, he actually found himself wishing that the New Alliance would win, if only to ensure that he'd never have to deal with Stevens ever again.

That was a mistake. lol If Lady Bavaria thinks the rest of the family will stand by and do nothing, she's in for a very rude awakening. Should be interesting since I've already talked to Beth about how our characters will react to that shameful display on her part, to put it shortly, both of them, especially Alecia are not amused. :p

[quote name='Desbreko'][color=#4B0082]Something I'd love to do some time is randomly show up at a moderator's home and when they open the door yell, "You're fired!" then slap a "BANNED" sticker on them. Preferably early in the morning.[/color][/QUOTE]I can so see you doing that. XP Now I feel the urge to hide under the bed or something. Thanks a lot Des! lol :p Still that would be totally hilarious, so long as it wasn't me. XP

I'm so useless! Alex wanted to scream in frustration and only the pain of whatever the Count had done when he had fist attacked him kept him from doing so. Here he was, finally before the one responsible for kidnapping Aeru in the first place, for turning little girls into vampires and yet he could do next to nothing. From the moment they had stepped into the mansion the Count had gotten the better of them. Don't be so critical, the logical side of him argued, you did help to shatter the illusion he trapped you in remember? Only the small part of him that was cynical argued back that it was Nathan who realized what was going on not him. What can I possibly do to help? Alex resisted the urge to cough just as he ignored the tasted of blood in his mouth. It was bitter and unpleasant and had him feeling sick, a feeling that he was not accustomed to. This must be what it's like for humans when they realize their time is near. It was a feeling he did not like. "Stop sulking Alex." Nall growled at him. "You're not helping anything by doing so". "I'm not helping anything period." Alex shot back. "So what?" Astera piped up. "Instead of feeling sorry for yourself, start watching for a moment when something small or unexpected could make a difference. Not everyone can fight like Nathan and Adrian can." "That's easy for you to say Astera, after all you're able to do something." "And it's simple right? Clouding the bond between the Count and the poor vampire here. It?s not enough to win the battle but it does help, much in the same way Nathan realized we were in an illusion and yet without you to help shatter it, that knowledge would have been useless." Astera glared at him. "This isn't about one person making a huge difference, it?' about all of you putting your talents together so stop thinking you can't do something.? "That's not what I meant!" Alex retorted, stung by her words. "Isn't it though? Even Adrian is not immune to thinking he needs help, even Nathan understands that. Don't let how they seem so confident fool you into thinking they don't have doubts." Alex turned away, looking back at the fight. The three were managing to corner the Count, but their attacks seemed to lack the strength to finish him off and at this rate, they would be too weakened to be able to. They needed something to bridge the gap caused by the curse, but the question was? what? It wasn't so much that they needed more strength but rather more protection. Protection from the curse as well as restoring the natural protection they had as Shinigami. Protection? That?s it! A barrier is what we need! "Ruby! Nall! I need you to change to your true forms!" "What are you talking about Alex? You said it yourself, we arent exactly graceful.? Ruby snipped at him. "That's not the point, I've figured out how to partially counter the Count's curse"! He said excitedly even as he grabbed Nall and set him down on the floor. "Hey! Easy on the wings!" Nall protested even as he did as Alex requested, shimmering into his full form. "Now what exactly are we suppose to be doing?" "It's simple really, I need you to use your purifying flames on us, like you did to create a barrier to trap the summoners." Nall's eyes widened a bit and then he did as he was asked, making sure to be careful to avoid the little vampire girl. Alex couldn't help but smile as the flames washed over him, settling into place even more firmly than they would have without the curse. He could tell that it wouldn't last, but the moment Nall was done, the pain stopped. For now the curse had been slowed as part of their natural protection was replaced. "Lucia!" Alex called out but she was already looking his way. "I know! Hurry up and change Ruby!" She called as she moved to position herself so Ruby could tend to her next.

Well I'm still playing Lunar Silver Star Story, but I'm also playing Rogue Galaxy that I picked up a little while back as well. Both of them are excellent games and if Rogue Galaxy continues along the same line of having a good story, graphics, voice acting, etc. Then like Lunar, it too will be come one of my favorite games ever. It's been a while since I've had two games back to back that were excellent and fun to play.

Usually when you think of things that your city is known for, at least in my case, you think of arts, unique places to visit or perhaps even being voted one of the most livable places in the US. But recently I came across an article that just made me laugh as to what SLC is also known for this year. [URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22507910/"][U]America?s Most Lustful Cities[/U][/URL] Apparently we somehow managed to make it to the number five spot on that list and all I?ve done is laugh and laugh over it since I found that article. So my question to you is what is your city known for? Other than that article which cracks me up, SLC is pretty much known for being the place the Mormons came to. As well as for having good ski resorts, beautiful national parks, etc.

Allamorph getting clobbered again, I so approve. :p And a match between Prem and DB? That should be interesting, especially the getting locked up with Sandy and screaming fan girls for fifteen hours. XP Oh and Ozy is a girl actually. At least I'm pretty sure she is based on the fan art Sandy did of the Arena mob a while back. [B]EDIT:[/B] Never mind, you fixed it.

[quote name='James'][font=franklin gothic medium]I don't think the answer is necessarily to do an arbitrary timeshift. The solution probably lies in the Landmarks - we probably either need more of them, or we need Landmarks that sufficiently push the plot forward. I guess we'll see how it goes. So far I'm personally reasonably happy, but it can be difficult for players to advance the story in meaningful ways if we are trying not to do anything that would interfere with the "main plot", so to speak. I am definitely looking forward to the time when we start getting into the meat of the story, definitely. Right now I feel like we're still very much in the early stages of the plot.[/font][/QUOTE]I agree, and beyond that I haven't much else to say really. Obviously I like the rpg and if some of my concerns were taken as being negative, I wasn't trying to pin blame but rather speak up since I agreed with the initial concern. At this point I'm going to take Shy's advice and wait to see what happens once the royal dinner is over with.

[quote name='Sandy']The problem is that with so many individual plot-lines, it's hard to drastically move the time forward without stepping on someone's toes - which has already happened a few times nevertheless (for example in Gavin's and Chikara Kokoro's cases). But I guess we can work in a time jump somewhere in the flow of the game. Maybe after the royal dinner is over, we can move forward a week into Leonhart's memorial service? You can post what has happened to your character during that "missing" week then, if you feel the need for it. Is this alright with all of you?[/QUOTE]Ah, but that's what the edit button is for right? Anyway, I've actually been thinking the same thing as well since we've spent the past five weeks living in the same two and a half days. So it really is starting to feel like the story isn't going anywhere, a time jump probably would help, but cutting down on the social functions probably would help as well because on some level I agree, we've socialized the poor rpg to pieces at this point. That and I think we're worrying to much over things matching time wise in a perfect manner. I honestly don't have a problem if people are posting in the same day but not always at the same time of day. There have been times when posts were broken up when I wasn't confused to begin with. And the dinner bit as Crystia mentioned, is annoying since now I'm at the same impasse, I do have things I'd like to do, but again, we need to be on another day or even a week in the future for them to even work. Anything else I add at this point would be more meaningless socializing and I'm not interested in doing more of that in the same day. At that point I think it becomes redundant, to keep posting about similar events. In other words I agree with getting the rpg moving along.

Darren didn?t get to wonder for long as to why they had stopped at the border of sector seven and eight, they had only been out of hyperspace for about half a day when he was summoned to Fleet Admiral Steven?s quarters. It had him wondering just what was going on just as it also had him worried as to why he had been summoned. After all, Stevens had been making snide comments about giving the crew something to gossip about. Not that they didn?t already and the few times he had said otherwise, he had just gotten knowing looks, indicating that the crew didn?t believe him. As he entered Stevens quarters, he couldn?t help but wonder what Sandra thought of the rumors, after all, he had talked with her enough to know the history behind her and Stevens and how much she disliked him. Sandra also knew how much he disliked being teased by Jared and since he had been unable to talk to her since he had been transferred, he only hoped she knew that it was nothing more than rumors. Though even as that thought crossed his mind, he wondered why he even thought about it or why it mattered what she thought. And then Stevens came into the main room from the kitchen area of his quarters and his thoughts scattered. ?[B]Since I know how much you enjoy my company,[/B]? Stevens said with a smile as he approached Darren, ?[B]I?ll get straight to the point.[/B]? He continued forward smiling even more when Darren instinctively moved backwards, attempting to hide the look of panic on his face, falling into one of the chairs behind him. Stevens laughed and then took a seat across from him. ?[B]I intend to send you, along with your crew Mike and some personnel to sector four.[/B]? ?[B]Sector four? I don?t understand.[/B]? Darren lost his discomfort over being in Stevens quarters as he wondered just what in the world Stevens had in mind. ?[B]The [I]Wilkey[/I] will be here shortly to pick you up[/B].? Stevens smiled a bit. ?[B]I?ve had her modified though you can figure that out on your way to sector four.[/B]? He handed Darren a data chip. ?[B]It?s simple really, when sector fourteen was attacked, one of our head researchers there sent an emergency transmission via the shipping protocols since all other routes of communication were jammed. The message, because of the interference was scrambled and made it no further than the relay station in sector four.[/B]? ?[B]I still don?t understand sir, why would I need to go to sector four for that? If you wish for me take a look, wouldn't it be easier to simply forward it here?[/B]? ?[B]If only it were that simple. You see, an attempt was made to transfer the data, but because it?s scrambled, moving it resulted in even more of a breakdown in the data integrity. Normally I?d just send an Elite Specialist to physically retrieve the equipment and bring it to sector one but with the current Civil War, finding someone to do that isn?t easy.[/B]? Stevens stood up, motioning for Darren to follow him, something that he did with trepidation, but Stevens was only heading for the expansive view in his quarters, stopping to look out as he continued once Darren was standing to the left of him and to the back a bit. ?[B]There?s another problem as well, the research data is mixed in with not only the newest shipping protocols, but with the older ones you recommended thirty years ago. Since only the researchers would know what data is not the protocols, you?re the only person who would really know the difference. The computer specialists I had look at it can?t separate the data with certainty.[/B]? ?[B]How is that possible? The older protocols were phased out.[/B]? Darren started to open up his hand held computer to check the data on the phase out and then started violently when Stevens turned and reached out and took both of his hands in his own as he closed his computer for him. Darren tried to pull free but Stevens held him fast, smirking at Darren?s reaction. ?[B]Why are you objecting Darren?[/B]? He smiled even more as Darren tried to pull free and look elsewhere. ?[B]Here I?m giving you the chance to get off of the [I]Conqueror[/I] and away from all the lovely rumors running through the fleet about the two of us.[/B]? He laughed when Darren jerked violently, pulling free and nearly falling over in the process. ?[B]I?m objecting,[/B]? Darren said angrily ?[B]because you?ve been keeping me in the dark about what the hell is going on around here.[/B]? He put his hand held computer back into it?s pouch. ?[B]Ever since you gave Kerstin no choice but to go to sector eight you?ve cut off all of my communications other than what?s absolutely necessary for my job.[/B]? Darren glared at Stevens who merely smiled some more. ?[B]And you really think I should actually let you in on top secret operations? What kind of High Council member would I be if I did that?[/B]? ?[B]Don?t give me that bullshit! I?m not asking for you to tell me that kind of stuff. All I?m saying is there?s no reason to restrict my all of my communications![/B]? ?[B]In other words, you?re angry that I won?t let you talk to Sandra, is that it?[/B]? Stevens laughed at Darren?s startled look and then overrode his attempts to say otherwise. ?[B]You should be glad that I?m sending you elsewhere.[/B]? He finished coldly. ?[B]I grow tired of your naive and uneducated understanding of the situation.[/B]? ?[B]And I grow tired of the way you and Jared toy with others lives.[/B]? Darren turned to leave but stopped when Stevens ordered him to, clenching his hands tightly before he responded. ?[B]Just tell me when the hell I?m suppose to leave if you won?t tell me about Kerstin or let me talk to anyone.[/B]? ?[B]You have thirty minutes to gather your stuff and head to the nearest transport room. Everything you need to know is on the data chip I gave you, I suggest you study it and follow the instructions on it.[/B]? ?[B]Anything else [I]sir?[/I][/B]? Darren said sarcastically as he turned to face him and then step back when he realized that Stevens had moved until he was right behind him. He flinched when Stevens casually reached out and grabbed his tunic with his right hand, pulling him closer. [I]Oh hell![/I] ?[B]Only that you should choose your words more carefully. We are at war Darren, and that means that I make decisions based on what's best for the entire Versilan Empire, not on whether or not it will make someone happy.[/B]" He let go and shoved Darren towards the door. "[B]Now get going and stop your pointless whining.[/B]"

[quote name='2008DigitalBoy'][COLOR="DarkOrange"]And lol, yeah, Ikki Tousen is pretty bad from what I hear, though the chara designs are pretty hot, lol. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]Oh I don't know, I think one can be completely impressed with an anime from the first episode, it's just a question of whether or not the show will continue to impress you. As for Ikki Tousen... >_< bad doesn't even begin to cover it. Ugh.

[quote name='Panache;801166]Evil does exist. This is proof.[/QUOTE]Evil? Not by a long shot. Stupid and misguided perhaps but saying or implying that the mother is evil is taking it too far. She was a fool, trying to find out if anything had been said about her daughter, not someone who formed the account with the intent to make sure the girl killed herself. [quote name='Panache'']Her mother seriously shouldn't be letting her on the computer if she is that psychologically unstable. To bad nothing will be done to actually punish these people(as there is no justice in this world). I don't think They deserve the death penalty but they do deserve some jail time. That **** wasn't bullying that was 2nd degree murder. Not bullying. They intended extreme psychological pain and actually killed her.[/quote]Though I agree that some form of punishment is in order, I most definitely do not agree with the idea that it was second degree murder. Consider what you are saying here: [INDENT]Second-degree murder is ordinarily defined as 1) an intentional killing that is not premeditated or planned, nor committed in a reasonable "heat of passion" or 2) a killing caused by dangerous conduct and the offender's obvious lack of concern for human life.[/INDENT] I don't think the mother even came close to exhibiting the characteristics of what would be considered second degree murder. She was trying to find out if something was said about her daughter and doing so in an extremely immature and childish fashion. Her conduct though deplorable was not dangerous, it was stupid. The main reason I think punishment is in order is because she was an adult and the other was a minor. In other words the mother was suppose to be the one with the maturity to know better than to say ugly things about someone she knew had a history of depression. Worse yet, she should have known better than to do what she was so worried that someone was doing about her daughter. Saying ugly things about her behind her back. Only in this case she took it further and said it directly to the girl. All this case shows is that the mother had obvious insecurity issues and was freaking over the 'possibility' that someone might be saying bad things about her daughter. And instead of being an adult, she behaved like an immature teen herself in order to get the answer. It doesn't make her evil, nor does it make her a murderer. It does however make me question her maturity level and wonder why someone like that is even a parent. Sad, stupid, misguided and painfully immature. But nothing else. [B]EDIT:[/B] It seems that this case is far from over since I just ran into this. [URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22567550/"][U]Article[/U][/URL] Puts a whole new spin on online harassment should anything come out of it.

[quote name='2008DigitalBoy'][COLOR="DarkOrange"]Well, I love it. So, like, theory disproven unless you were only tlaking about yourself. It's a timeless classic, really. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]That's besides the point DB. This is based on what the person viewing it thinks, whether or not you agree is irrelevant. :p Now out of what I've seen so far, for me one of the most pointless and worst anime shows I've watched is one called Ikki Tousen. I found it at a fansub site and didn't realize what it was or I would have never bothered to watch it. It's the worse case of fighting and attempting to have a story all in the name of pointless fanservice and other unsavory stuff in it. At first I didn't want to believe how poorly it was done and I actually gave it a chance, expecting it to eventually get better. That was a big mistake. After the first bit of episode six I pulled the plug and quit wasting my time watching it.

[quote name='Aceburner']Anyway, I like what I hear about this one. RPGs with active battle systems are always a plus for me. I like space and I like pirates, so that's there, too. One question, is this voice acted? If so, are the voices annoying and can you turn them off? I don't really care too much, but quality voice acting is something I tend to enjoy in games.[/QUOTE]Yes it is voice acted, to give you an idea, even though he isn't the main character, one of the voice actors is the same one who did the voice for Spike in Cowboy Bebop. So far, everyone I've heard in the game is good. Though I'm not that far into it. As for turning the voices off... I know you can skip the cut scenes, but I don't know if you can toggle the voices off or not. Or rather the option to turn chat and battle messages is on. I'd have to actually turn it off and see what happens. I can give that a try the next time I play it. But unless it goes weird on me, I'd say you have nothing to worry about since it's excellent so far.

[quote name='Jeremiah']Some people are genuinely nice though. I'd go with my gut and trust them until I have my trust broken by them, if that ever happens.[/QUOTE]Same here, especially since those people who turn out to actually not be nice, well at that point you know it was a facade. But the ones that are... They make it worth while. :) That and it seems silly to be suspicious of someone who is nice without anything to really back it up.

[quote name='Jeremiah']I'm also interested in how WALL-E will get the girl of his dreams (come on, you know he will ;) ) What's your take on WALL-E?[/QUOTE]Well from the previews I've seen of it when I went to a number of movies over the holidays... It looked intriguing so I imagine that once it actually comes out I'll probably go and see it. That and I'm curious to see how they handle the bit with WALL-E getting the girl of his dreams as you put it. I think that will be interesting to see considering the nature of the film.

Ideas huh? Well instead of a holiday one like Christmas or Easter, you could do something similar to the Official OtakuBoards Whine Day and do a banner for say Member appreciation week or something. Unless you've had such an event before, still it would be fun in that you could pretty much choose any week you want. Oh and by similar I mean a holiday or event that is specific to the boards only instead of a general holiday. Otherwise, go with the Easter idea, it would be interesting to create a theme for that holiday to match the Indigo skin. Not that I could, but still, it would be interesting to see what people come up with.

[quote name='Premonition;802131][COLOR="77656"]Thanks Indiff, you are just [I]the best [/I] help in this situation. >_> *Hangs self next to picture of DB and curse the world* [/COLOR][/QUOTE]You should know by now Prem that Crystia shows no mercy. XP[quote name='Neuvoxraiha'][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"] Nearby, Indifference was coolly dispatching any lawyers that popped up over the hedge with her blowgun, and I could hear Rachmaninoff practicing the cello in the drawing room through the open window. [/FONT'][/COLOR][/quote]I have to admit, unless a disaster requires my attention... Pretty much nothing keeps me from practicing. Every morning without fail, except for the occasional Sunday. Heh. And it seems that our surroundings have changed yet again, I'm just waiting for Sandy to start creating more of a fuss though.