Gavin

[quote name='Darren']So... When's it going to start?[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Heh, sorry Darren, I've been pretty busy IRL at the moment. I should have the Theatre thread ready by or before the weekend. [/SIZE]

[INDENT][SIZE="1"]House Brick-built, two-storey Doors opened Son returns Home[/SIZE][/INDENT]

[SIZE="1"]The molestation of Star Wars by Caramelldansen demands retribution...or at least something awesome involving lightsabers. ^_^ [YOUTUBE="Ryan vs. Dorkman"]8NE5elL30w4[/YOUTUBE][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][CENTER][YOUTUBE="Terminator Parody"]Qnq7N6X4x84[/YOUTUBE][/CENTER] Not great overall, but there are a few decent laughs in it. [CENTER][YOUTUBE="Gaara of the Funk"]bX1It3pztds[/YOUTUBE][/CENTER] I love this vid.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Rachmaninoff']Also... Des! Here's a good idea! From Gavin no less! :D Oh how I love quoting out of context. Hehehe.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][CENTER][IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/natehindle/kick_in_the_balls_2005-04-13.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] If only... *Sighs*[/SIZE] [quote name='Aceburner']Gavin, I respect and admire you, but [I]shut up before you start an Otakulypse.[/I]:rolleyes:[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Oh trust me Ace, whatever Des has planned, I'm not even nearly evil enough to guess it. I'd say those Caramelldansen videos were just random expressions of his malevolence to all life... [CENTER][IMG]http://www.adpulp.com/satan.jpg[/IMG] [B]Desbreko, IRL.[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER]

[SIZE="1"]More rules ? And here I thought it was sufficiently complex already. Road Endless in front of me I traverse you for infinity Seeking, wandering, journeying Path[/SIZE]

[quote name='Aceburner']It's down right now, but in the meantime, Marick and his Evil Council of Doom are up to their usual shenanigans. Now with 400% more evil teddy bear![/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][I]"Nothing says evil quite like womany eye-liner"[/I] Great line, heh heh. [/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Hmm, never noticed this thread before. [B]1. What have your experiences with rudeness on the Internet been?[/B] Thankfully negligent, the sites I'm a member of either have quite mature member-bases like OB, or I don't post stuff on them, like Youtube, so it's win-win. [B]2. Do you get affected by them, generally?[/B] I tend not to really, the few barbs I've had thrown my way have come from people I'd consider to be complete idiots, so it doesn't bother me all that much. [B]3. Have you ever been deliberately rude to someone over the Net, and why?[/B] Off the top of my head, I can't think of any times recently, although I probably have. I've been on the Internet since before I was a teen, so at some point, somewhere I've probably sent some flak somebody's way. As for why, well I'm not the kind of person who'd be purposely insulting for no reason, so I can only assume it was retaliatory. [B]4. Do you think there are times when it's justified?[/B] Not really, I think A_M summed it up nicely, if you're being honest, you should be able to tell someone when they're being an ***. [B]5. Why do you think people feel the need to make unnecessary comments online?[/B] Anonymity, anonymity, anonymity. If people feel they've got anonymity with the Internet, some of them are going to act out like brats because they think they can, and it's funny to them. It's sad and pathetic really. On second thought, that comic in Des' post says it much better.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]For anyone who doesn't follow VGCats obsessively, their latest comic is definitely worth a look. [URL="http://www.vgcats.com/comics/"][B]Here[/B][/URL]. ^_^[/SIZE]

[quote name='Rachmaninoff']Gods... don't go giving Des ideas! >_> Not that he needs any help. That Valentines Day prank is proof of that. XP[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]If there's anyone you really should try to stop giving Des ideas Darren, it's probably Crys. Not at all seriously though, I can't wait to see what Des has planned...so long at least as he doesn't turn the entire boards into one giant Caramelldansen video. *Shudders*[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Sounds fun. [INDENT]Wind, Imperceptible breath Softly caressing my face Wonder, where do you come from ? Breeze.[/INDENT][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][CENTER][IMG]http://zeitgeistglee.250free.com/GettingtooOld.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] I really wish people would stop bringing up stuff about that thread... On a side note, yay for being able to use this image twice in one day. ^_^[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]If I ever finish [B]Dawn of War: Soulstorm[/B], I'll definitely crack the one-hundred hour mark, at the moment, I think I've clocked up about thirty or forty hours at this point with only half the main campaign completed. It's a fun enough game, even if originality has completely left the series at this point.[/SIZE]

[quote name='indifference'][COLOR="Indigo"][YOUTUBE="Star Wars"]g0dIpYw75jA[/YOUTUBE] [B]EDIT:[/B] What makes me laugh the most about this video is the AIM responses I've gotten. Hehe [02:44] Zeitgeist Glee: You really shouldn't be a moderator, you know that. [02:44] Zeitgeist Glee: You're too cruel. *dies laughing since Des gave her the link in the first place*[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][CENTER][img]http://zeitgeistglee.250free.com/GettingtooOld.jpg[/img][/CENTER] Thanks at least for giving me the opportunity to use this Crys.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Heh thanks guys, I'm glad you liked it. One little thing I forgot to mention in my last post, and it's kinda signfiicant is that the Commander rank insignia that Daedalus gave Dwalish was actually his own old one. Heh sorry, I suppose that makes it even sadder now. ^_^;[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]I've been listening to the [B]Naruto Shippuden OST[/B] most of today, specifically [i]Experienced Many Battles[/i], track number four on the album. It's an utterly brilliant piece, classical in nature and very moving. If you're even vaguely a fan of classical music, I'd certainly suggest having a listen to it, which you can do so [url=http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=W82usD0p4Js][b]here[/b][/url][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]OK, that is officially the longest damn post I've written in well, the last five days anyway, and definitely up there in my longest damn post Top 10. Heh. Anyway joking aside, I hope you guys like it, the original intention was to have Daedalus take out the cannon at the cost of his own life, but since Sandy did that, I decided to to change it somewhat so that it would retain his heroic end and I hope it worked out. For anyone who's confused, [spoiler]Daedalus overloaded his own engines, the blast of which caused the Liberator's engines to do likewise, which destroyed the remains of the ship before it could hit High Czenoble.[/spoiler] For a bit of additional mood, I was listening to Naruto Shippuden's [i]Experienced Many Battles[/i] while writing this, particularly the last parts. It's a very orchestral piece and I think fits well with the intention of the post, and Daedalus himself. You can hear the piece [url=http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=W82usD0p4Js][b]here[/b][/url] if you'd like to listen. In case anyone was wondering, I'll still be in this, but I'll be playing Dwalish from now on.[/SIZE]

[CENTER][IMG]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/daedalusavatar.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/harrison-chronicle.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/dawlish-chronicle.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [indent][size=1]In mere moments, the tide of the battle had turned completely. Daedalus hated to use such a commonplace colloquialism to describe the situation, but it was unfortunately by far the more apt that came to mind. The blast from that magitech cannon had nearly crippled the ability of the Sentinel's ability to fight, like a wounded animal, she struck back hard at anything which came too close, but there were too many predators circling around, waiting for the kill. Another shockwave ran through the bridge, strained electrical systems blasting out shower after shower of sparks like blood from a freshly opened wound. The three Underdog cruisers circling the Sentinel, trying to cut it off from the rest of the fleet continued to lay down volley after volley of fire on the battleship. Damage and casualty reports continued to flood in, thirty had been killed or were missing so far, the majority of them in the sections where the magitech cannon strike had hit. News from the fleet was better, Litheway had taken a sizable chunk of his fleet and thrown it at the Sentinel, hoping to use it and the cannon to take out the Czenovian dreadnought early while the rest just mopped up. Evidently he'd also expected a hell of a lot more hesitation from the commanders who'd served under him before his betrayal, men who were now thankfully engaging the Underdog fleet as hard as they could. It was only a matter of time though, as tough as the Sentinel was, she couldn't take more than another two hits of that cannon without going down. Comm. from Fleet Command had already confirmed what Daedalus new instinctively, all of the other Fleets were too far out to make it back for the battle. One of the Underdog cruisers began to lose altitude after the Sentinel's last volley of fire, explosions dotting the hull before finally the entire craft was encapsulated in a flash of flame and crashed down as debris into the city, fresh fires renewing the plumes of smoke so recently put out from the violence. He had no idea how long it would take the cannon to fire again, maybe their first shot had been intended to cripple or destroy the Sentinel early, and their one ace in the hole had been overplayed. It was a pity Daedalus couldn't trust that assumption. The distance between them and the fleet was growing, even with that one downed cruiser, there were still two more trading fire with them, and four after them holding off. "[b]Colonel Almagest. We need to break through the enemy lines. If we get too far from the fleet, we won't be able to offer them any of our heavy fire.[/b]" If his son had offered him a gape and then asked to have his father removed from command for clearly losing his mind, Daedalus probably wouldn't have been that surprised. Instead, Dwalish merely nodded to him and ordered passed on the order with the same authoritative tone his father had just used. The helm officer, who'd been doing his level best to keep the ship's damaged side away from the brunt of enemy fire gave him a quick glance before nodding and shifting the course of the ship back towards the rest of the 1st Fleet. "[b]Lt. Fulbrook, I want you to contact the closest commanders and order them to provide additional suppression fire. Once we rendezvous back with the rest of the fleet, we're going to switch to engaging them with fighter craft to maximise the effectiveness of our counter-attack.[/b]" She'd managed to pull-herself together admirably in the few short minutes since the battle had begun, even as her uniform was still soaked in blood, she'd refocused her attention back to where it was needed most. Either that or she'd just managed to completely shutdown her emotional responses, it didn't matter either way that much. "[b]Aye sir, transmitting orders now.[/b]" Calling it a gamble was the absolute most pleasant way to put what he was doing into words, gross stupidity and suicide were other pretty accurate ones too, if things turned out badly. The vast majority of the Underdog's fleet were converted for military purposes, only a few of their cruisers, like the ones attacking the Sentinel now had actually been built for combat. That meant, almost certainly that they lack fighter-defences common to most military air-ships, if they deployed their own fighters, and co-ordinated the attacks properly, they'd be able to stave off the Underdog fleet, even if the majority of their own cruisers were destroyed by the cannon. "[b]SIR !!! We've got confirmation of a gigantic explosion in Czenoble !!![/b]" Daedalus' mind raced, had the enemy already started firing on the city ? Impossible, they couldn't afford to split their attention like that. Fulbrook's voice lifted as the finished the message, almost to an ecstatic shout. "[b]Co-ordinates indicate it's the last rough estimate of where the cannon was located !!![/b]" "[b]By the gods, we might actually win this.[/b]" Trust Major Gast to chime in with his optimistic cynicism right at that moment. Daedalus gave him a genuine grin, before his mind moved back to Leonhart...If he'd been near the cannon when it exploded...No. He couldn't think like that no, not whilke there was still a battle to be fought. "[b]Sir, the cruisers that were firing on us are moving back to join the main Underdog fleet sir.[/b]" "[b]Thank you Colonel. Evidently Litheway knows his one major advantage has just been lost to him. That should also put a major dent into the rebel's morale. Even so, I don't imagine he'll switch back to regular fleet tactics just yet...[/b]" He turned back to Lt. Fulbrook and gave her a similar smile. "[b]Lieutenant, tell Litheway I want to talk to him again, and put it on full-broadcast to the rest of the rebel fleet, let's cause some dissension in the ranks.[/b]" The young woman beamed at him before punching in several commands into the comm. console she was seated in front of. "[b]Understood sir, ready to transmit.[/b]" Got you now, you traitorous son of a bitch. "[b]Litheway, this is Daedalus. By now you know the cannon has been destroyed, and your plot against Czenovia has failed. Surrender now, or be destroyed.[/b]" The response came back barely after Daedalus had finished speaking, and just angry enough to make him smile with satisfaction again. "[b]Sentinel, this is the Liberator, each of us knows the penalty for so called "acts of treason". We are prepared to fight you to the last man.[/b]" Not going to surrender huh ? Guess that just saves time, you were going to die either way Litheway. "[b]Sir, the Underdog ship engaging the Valiant has changed direction... IT'S ON A DIRECT COLLISION-COURSE WITH THE CRUISER SIR !!![/B]" By the gods, they wouldn't go this far, would they ? The Valiant lurched to try and get away from the oncoming cruiser but it was too late, for one gods-awful moment the two vessels twisted in some terrible dance before the explosion flared and reduced all about to ashes. The silence which swept over the bridge for those few moments could only be described as deathly. Never in his wildest dreams had Daedalus thought they'd use a tactic like this, truly they were fanatics in every sense of the word. "[b]Lieutenant order all commanders to withdraw from the enemy at once !! I repeat, withdraw and regroup at once !![/b]" Obviously the commanders had already issued their own orders to do so, but Daedalus couldn't help but do so anyway, feeling absolutely helpless. "[b]SIR !!! THE TRIUMPH AND THE DEFIANT ARE...[/B]" Two more flashes, two more loyal crews joining the comrades in the Great Beyond. This was going to become a massacre for both sides... Before the 1st Fleet had managed to regroup, they'd lost six ships altogether, Valiant, Triumph, Defiant, Integrity, Guardian and Ardent... over nine-hundred lives... and almost a quarter of the fleet. Their only chance was with the fighters now... "[b]Comm. orders to the Fleet, I want every fighter remaining launched with the heaviest ordinance available equipped, the rebel's fleet needs to be destroyed before they start targeting High Czenoble with those suicide runs.[/b]" "[b]Air sir.[/b]" Quietly Daedalus moved towards the bridge exit, in a dash that was most certainly the most civilian looking thing Daedalus had ever seen Dwalish do, he caught his father's shoulder and turned him back around to face him. He'd never seen such desperation in his son's eyes before, he could feel his hands shaking despite the grip he held on the Air-General's uniform. Major Gast issued sharp looks to anyone who's attention strayed from their consoles. "[b]Where are you going ?![/b]" It was a hoarse, pleading whisper. "[b]You already know the answer to that.[/b]" Daedalus' voice was soft, he wasn't talking like Dwalish's superior officer, or even like a father to a grown son, this was him talking as though Dwalish was still a boy, back when he had begged him not to go back to the duty and leave him again. "[b]This isn't part of your duty sir !! If anyone should lead our fighters, it should be me, or Major Gast !! Please... Dad... Don't...[/b]" That was probably the most personal thing he'd ever said, and it hurt like hell for Daedalus to hear, for a moment he looked away, before locking eyes with his son again. "[b]You have to let me go Dwalish... It's your time now... I'm just an old man doing his last duty...[/b]" "[b]...I...I don't...I don't understand dad...[/b]" "[b]A Commander doesn't leave his ship for any reason, you know that don't you ?[/b]" "[b]So why are you... ?!!! [/b]" Reaching into his breast pocket, Daedalus pulled the small gold insignia out and watched Dwalish's eyes widen. Carefully he removed Dwalish's silver Colonel crest and replaced it, before allowing his hands to fall back to his sides. "[b]...Because the Sentinel is yours now, Commander Almagest.[/b]" "[b]You...you can't do that... you can't...[/b]" "[b]I just did.[/b]" Briefly, he thumbed his son's rank markings before tossing them through the air over to Gast. "[b]Colonel Gast, your final orders from me are to ensure the Commander stays here on the bridge and directs the Fleet to victory.[/b]" "[b]Understood sir.[/b]" "[b]Take care of yourself Dwalish, and your mother... and your brother...I love you and am very proud of you son, and I always will be.[/b]" Finally Dwalish's grip slackened, and the material of Daedalus' uniform passed from between his fingers. His mouth was open, but no words came, his gaze falling to the floor between them. With a final squeeze of his shoulder, Daedalus turned on his heel and exited through the heavy metal door of the bridge. He'd barely got half way down the corridor when Harrison slammed into him, for one infinitesimally small moment, Daedalus almost wished he'd managed to leave without seeing Harrison, if only to spare both of them the pain that would come from the meeting. In a repeat of the gesture he had performed only moments beforehand, Daedalus grasped his youngest son's shoulder and gave him a small, reassuring smile. "[b]Go wait with Dwalish, and stay safe Harrison.[/b]" Without further word, his pace began again towards the Sentinel's main bay. Groups of other pilots were dashing down the air-dreadnought's metallic corridors with haste to get to their fighters...Litheway had been right about one thing, they were all good crews, all of them men and women who deserved to go home to their families and tell them that they had defended the nation against traitors...so many had died without being able to do so... All along he'd know he was there, inwardly Daedalus sighed at his son's stubbornness, after three decks, he stopped just outside the bay and spoke quietly. "[b]You can stop sneaking around Harrison and come out...[/b]" With the same benevolent smile again, Daedalus watched the boy turn the corner and make up all but a few feet of the distance between them. Harrison's face was flush with awkwardness as he muttered a small apology to his father. He has a good heart, like his brother, Daedalus thought, Czenovia will need that in the future, heart and duty, and compassion and loyalty. He would be a fine man some day...Daedalus only wished he could be around to see it... He spoke almost without realising it. "[b]It?s alright, just be sure you get to the bridge once I?m gone.[/b]" "[b]Okay...[/b]" These would be their last words together, make them count old man. "[b]Never forget Harrison that I love you and that I?m very proud of you.[/b]" Just as he had with Dwalish, Daedalus turned from Harrison and marched towards his fighter. He'd built her from the ground up practically, she was Czenovian in every aspect of design, but at her heart she was all Almagest. Daedalus had hoped to make a present of her to Dwalish eventually, but it seemed fate wouldn't be so kind to allow him to leave such a memento. Sealing his helmet over his head, he activated the fighter controls, casting on last look back at Harrison, as he stood staring only meters away from the ship. As the engines roared, he watched the open sky envelop all his perceptions. "[b]This is Air-General Almagest...Sentinel Fighter Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 on me, 5 through 16, you're to await orders from Commander Almagest.[/b]" "[b]Understood sir.[/b]" Slowly the thirty-two craft formed up behind him. "[b]Our target is the Liberator, if we bring her down men, we can end this battle here and now. I'm not going to ask you to do this for me, or for the Dynast King, or even for Czenovia, do it for your families and your friends, and for the things that mean the most to you.[/b]" There was a general chant of sir over the radio which caused Daedalus to smile, surging the craft forward, he watched the distance between the hundreds of 1st Fleet's fighters and the Underdog fleet shorten. Most of the enemy ships already showed moderate damage to their outer hulls, the Liberator however was almost entirely unscathed from battle. Wordlessly, as though held together in some great link, the fighters broke into smaller groups to attack their targets. Retaliatory fire from the enemy came thick and fast, auto-cannons welded to the exteriors of the ships laid down a barrage against the on-coming craft. From his cockpit Daedalus could see several fighters burst into flames and smash into the sides of the cruisers, scoring their surface and increasing the damage. Guided magitech missiles streaked from the fighters, aimed for the weakest parts of the enemy and exploded in violent torrents of energy. There was a thick cheer as the first enemy cruiser crumbled up into a blaze of nothingness. The evening sun had brought rain-clouds, dappling the canopy with tear-like droplets. Daedalus couldn?t help but acknowledge the metaphor, even the heavens were weeping at their follies, and yet there was only more death to follow before the conflict would finally draw to a close. A hail of fire came from the Liberator, intent on avoiding the fate of it?s sister ships. The tightened sensation in his chest grew worse, like a fire in his breath. ?[b]All fighters, fire at will.[/b]? The fury that erupted sent shockwaves that rocked even their fighters. Large black holes, like fatal scars, which ran the length of the Underdog flagship became visible as the smoke cleared, another almost deafening cheer ran through over the radio. The rest of the 1st Fleet began to close the distance, circling round to prevent any of the enemy from escaping. The long range cannons of the Sentinel directed a further barrage of fire into the routed enemy...Victory was theirs. ?[b]DAEDALUS !!!!![/B]? The roar came out over the airways and utterly silenced the shouts of jubilation...it seemed Litheway had one final address to give. Explosions sounded in the background of the crackling transmission, death-throes and wails followed suit. ?[b]If I cannot defeat the monarchy by force, then I will at least take away their foundation !! You may have won the battle, but the cost will be greater than anything you could have imagined.[/b]? Fire burst from the great engines for the Liberator, it?s nose inclined directly for High Czenoble, his intention utterly evident. Cries over the radio told Daedalus what he already knew, his sight was deteriorating, as the pain worsened, spreading through his limbs like a numbing force. Blood seeped into his mouth, it?s metallic tang fresh on his tongue. With a final effort, his guided the fighter alongside the Liberator?s enormous engines, slowly he flicked the last two switches on his cockpit console... The deafening rumble that came from his own engines didn?t matter... his eyes were already closed... the light that expanded out from the craft, encompassing his body had no effect, he was already dead... For an instant, it seemed as though Czenovia had a second sun, which then vanished, along with the final threat to the city... [I]I?m sorry Harriet...I truly am. I wish I could simply have returned home once more to hold you in my arms, to whisper to you have much you mean to me, and how you make me feel like the luckiest man in the world when you tell me you love me. I wish that my debts, decisions and destiny had not taken me away from you so often, I wish that I had had the wisdom to guide my intelligence to realise what was truly important to me in life, and that it had not come to me so near the end. I will always love you, and I will always be with you. My sons, of all that I have created you are the greatest because you do not destroy, I have dedicated myself to the wrong things for too long. Live and love, and follow your hearts. I will always be proud of you. Dwalish, find someone you can share your heart with, and be a better father than anyone before you, love your children and more importantly, show them you love them better than I did. Harrison, my dear boy, try to keep out of trouble. Don?t let doubt stand in your way of taking your dreams, whatever they may be, and try to keep your brother out of trouble too, he will need you, even if he doesn?t show it. Leonhart and Catherine... I hope you are safe, I hope that you can accept my sacrifice without sadness, and that in the face of this new world, you will treasure what has survived more than ever. Helen, I?m sorry I could not protect you, I hope you can forgive me... More than anything, I hope you are waiting, and I hope to see you. Goodbye everyone...[/I][/size][/indent]

[SIZE="1"]Random browsing of DA got me my last wallpaper. I tend to go with sort of minimalistic stuff, not too much going on. [b][url=http://zeitgeistglee.250free.com/Wave.jpg]Here[/url][/b][/SIZE]

[quote name='Darren']Neat. I'm stoked about this entire RP. I've wanted a Naruto RPG for quite some time, and this concept is certainly amazing. I can't wait![/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Thanks Darren, as I said, I'm looking forward to working with all you guys. I recently rewatched Zoids: New Century Zero, so it's given me a few more ideas for future plot lines, if all goes well.[/SIZE]

[quote name='SunfallE'][COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]He's also OB's resident terrorist so I'd watch out Sabrina. :p Just as Crystia for the details. Hehe. *pokes Gavin* [/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][CENTER][IMG]http://wasteddomain.com/gallery/d/568-1/picard-sigh.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] That's about all I have to say on the matter Beth. ^_~[/SIZE]

[quote name='TwistedChick']Does anyone think Kishimoto might pull a fast one on us and kill off a Konoha-nin in this fight? I don't foresee the battle being very long, but he could surprise us. I don't think so myself, but I was just wondering...[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]With Madara as their opponent, it's genuinely hard to predict. If he remains in his "Tobi" personality, I reckon it'll stay pretty much as it is, with him just joking around with the Konoha-nin, dodging their attacks etc, at least until one of the Jounin step up to fight. Then things might get a little more serious, but not to a point where someone is seriously injured or dies. However, if he switches to his Madara personality, I can easily seem him killing someone, and pretty quickly at that. My gut feeling is that he'll target Yamato due to his link to the Shodaime, and if we're lucky, we might even get the background as to what happened at the Valley of the End all those years beforehand. I'd have said Kakashi could have been in danger too, except for Kishi saying he was going to be developed this year.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]I know someone's going to hate me for this, but let's throw in a few lolcats. [CENTER][IMG]http://lolcats.com/images/u/07/29/lolcatsdotcom793lemn5lif36c2h.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.grantgoodmorrow.com/images/lolcats.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://eidolons.net/wp-content/_www.lolcats.com_img_47951663329505990280.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://lolcats.com/images/u/07/44/lolcatsdotcomp8koiizzgrjd1ivk.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Last one is definitely my favourite. ^_^[/SIZE]

[quote name='chibi-master']Gee, well no offense taken. I guess it's because I admire the fact that she doesn't give up. I almost always give up on things if they aren't fixed to come out well. Yeah, I suck. Happily, though, I do have my Hinata moments. Plus I'd just like to see how much she's improved. 'S all.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Heh, sorry, that question probably came out a little stronger than I intended it. I like Hinata myself as a character, even if she needs to get an interest outside of Naruto , I was kinda hoping the time-skip might've done something about that but c'est la vie. I'd like to see how much she's improved too, but against Madara, that may be a bad idea. I'm actually still confused about what Shino can even do against someone who can have attacks phase right through him.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Sabrina'][FONT="Tahoma"]Wait... does this mean you are in Ireland?[/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Heh, yeah, I'm OB's sole Irishman.[/SIZE] [quote name='MistressRoxie'][color=#9933ff]Gavin: It generally varies from state to state. Here in NJ, the rules are almost about the same as yours. 6 points in three years makes you pay extra surgarges on violations. 12 points in three years suspends your licence. And you have to pay a charge to get your licence back once the suspension period is over. For full overview, see here: [url]http://www.dmv.org/nj-new-jersey/point-system.php[/url] [/color][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Thanks for the info Roxie. Seems to be pretty similar to what we have over here, even though I don't think that many people have been banned for accumulation of points as opposed to direct bans for other stuff, like drink-driving. Still, it keeps people on their toes, or at least, a little more away of the traffic laws, even if they're going to complain about it a lot. On my end, a friend of mine was caught for speeding today on one of the national main roads. Not unexpected really with all the people going back to see their families today, he wasn't going too much over the limit, has no record and the officer was pretty decent about it so he just got off with a warning. Hope his mother's cooking was worth the fine he nearly got. Heh. [/SIZE]