Gavin

[quote name='Sandy']Leonhart is going to go missing, and stay that way until me or Shy say so. The same goes for Callisto Prometheo. ;D The next landmark (that's going to elaborate what I said above) is coming up as soon as I find the time to post it.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]So a no body situation ? Alright, I guess I'll have Daedalus get the news, have him think his brother and niece have been vapourised in the explosion and go back to Rosengard only to find out Macey has survived. I guess this makes Daedalus the titular head of the Almagests now does it ?[/SIZE]

[quote name='Shy'][size=1][b]Gavin:[/b] It looks like Catherine Sara is leaving Daedalus at the scene of the crime, so you might want to work out something with Vincent or other members of the RPG. There were some plans to focus on Catherine Sara at CHAOS, but there's no reason that can't be delayed until a little bit further. -Shy[/size][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]OK, I'll try and work out something with James then. Just so I have some idea about what to write, is Leonhart going to come out of this alive or dead ? Daedalus won't leave until he has that answer.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Andy'][FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="2"]Naruto, yeah, I mainly just watched anime. But the more I got into Naruto, the more I wanted to know about it, which thus led to me reading the manga. Huzzah.[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Same for me, I started reading the manga after I watched as far as I could in the anime series. I actually still haven't gone back and read the manga from the start, something I've been meaning to do.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]So should I have Daedalus take Catherine back to Rosengard or should I have him wait there for news about Leonhart ? I don't really mind either way. James, if you like, you could arrive in and answer some of Daedalus' questions about the incident, I imagine Rosier would send his right hand to deal with the situation.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Tombstone'][COLOR="navy"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Uhh... I don't really have anything to say about this chapter. I expected Naruto's mother to look a little mean/fiestier (Temari-ish) for some reason. (Don't ask lol)[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Yeah, that was something I thought was a little weird too, perhaps though she's a student of Jiraiya's hair-based jutsu. :animesmil Still it's good to have a face to go along with the name. Did anyone else notice, just out of curiousity that Naruto appears to have had his trademark whiskers before the Kyuubi was sealed in him ?[/SIZE]

[INDENT][SIZE="1"][CENTER][IMG]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/daedalusavatar.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/catherinesaraavatar.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Earlier in the day Daedalus had been in a good mood, he had sat in his personal airship quietly admiring the simple and elegant architectural beauty of High Czenoble. As expected he arrived with time to spare at the High Academy of Sciences and was introduced formally by his sister to the incumbent headmaster Lector Moebius, a tall, pale lithe man who though only a few inches short of Daedalus? towering six and a half foot, seemed to bear none of the same presence the latter carried himself with. Immediately he was unimpressed by the man. ?[b]It really is an honour to have you here Commander Almagest.[/b]? Moebius had gripped Daedalus?s extended hand with both of his own, and was shaking it with gleeful abandon. ?[b]Please, call me Daedalus.[/b]? He extracted his hand from the grasp and allowed it to fall to his side. ?[b]Ah, Daedalus then, I really must say, it is such a treat to have you here. I know you?re quite a busy man, and I cannot express how appreciative I am that you can visit us.[/b]? Internally Daedalus sighed, he had prepared himself for the avalanche of praise and thanks he would be subjected to, the fawning, but nevertheless he was almost instantaneously bored by it. He wondered silently how Leonhart dealt with it so courteously. ?[b]Thank you, but I am happy to be here if your students will benefit from my presence. Magitech Corporation is always in need of talented alchemists.[/b]? He cast a small smile over to his baby sister, it was funny that even after five decades he still seemed to consider Catherine Sara in such a way. He recalled clearly her birth, he was eighteen years old, a fully grown man in his father?s eyes, and married just under a year to his beloved Harriet. The pair had waited excitedly at Rosengard, which had sheltered the Almagest family for three generations. They had spoken in hushed tones, he had held her, his hand on her smooth stomach as the contemplated the day both of them would be ready to become parents themselves. It was sometime after noon when he, Harriet and Leonhart had been called into their parent?s room. His father Reuben was simply sitting on the end of the bed, totally silent, staring at the infant held in his wife?s arms, his father had been an abrupt man in life, always in motion, rarely stopping to consider the feelings of others over the goals he worked for. Inside Daedalus grimaced slightly, he had become even more like his father than he had ever though, his own eldest son following in similar footsteps, a child who would be born a mere decade after his aunt. But in that moment of time, he was simply still. Leonhart had amused him to no end on that day, despite there being only two years in the difference between there ages, the gap had always seemed larger. He had looked on with a wide-eyed innocence and held on to his brother and his wife. Sadly the Mine Wars would eventually take much of that wide-eyed innocence from him, and some of Daedalus? own, he recalled ruefully. Catherine intertwined her arm through Daedalus?, bringing him back from his memories. ?[b]I?m glad you could make it Daedalus, you spent so much time working, I thought this would be good for you.[/b]? ?[b]I expect you?re right, you?ve always tried to look out for me, for as long as I can remember.[/b] She gave him one of her gentle smiles, the same kind their mother had rewarded him with as a boy, and he still missed her terribly. Catherine was so like their mother, it was truly a shame that she had never married and had children of her own. She seemed to notice him slipping off again and squeezed his arm gently. ?[b]Thinking of something pleasant ?[/b]? He murmured an affirmative. ?[b]...Mother.[/b]? ?[b]Her anniversary is coming up, hard to believe it?s been twelve years.[/b]? ?[b]Yeah...[/b]? The siblings walked arm in arm towards the grandiose entrance to the High Academy, he had done something similar on her first day there, their father having been dead just over a decade at that point. He had been the guest speaker then too, Daedalus thought absent-mindedly. That had been earlier in the day however. Now he was standing at the site of the explosion at Prometheo Labs, demanding answers from a particularly frightened looking member of the police force. Catherine looked on silently, praying that they had not lost Leonhart and Macey.[/size][/INDENT]

[SIZE="1"]...Done Right, well there goes my pride. :animesmil Anyway, I do hope you finish this D, because it was a great story, and really you were the one who had the most commitment to it out of any of us.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]It's due to the fact Australia is still a member of the Commonwealth, though I've no idea of the actual extent of her power in Australia, I always assumed she was just a figurehead monarch, though from the article it seems to be otherwise. We should probably just wait for James to post, thus enlightening the rest of us. :animesmil[/SIZE]

[quote name='DeathKnight'][color=crimson]I have been here since V3, and I have talked with many different people. It has been an enjoyable and interesting affair.[/color][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]QFT. It's pretty much the same reasons now as have always kept me on OB, I enjoy interacting with the vast majority of people on the boards and I very much enjoy role-playing here, even though it's not as active as it used to be. [/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Ken is right, as long as they obey the law, then unfortunately as far as my understanding of American law goes, the First Amendment gives them the right to preach nearly anything they want. That said, as Nerdsy pointed out, I don't think that propaganda directed at how to circumvent the law is similarly protected.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]So would the judges be other players ? Who in the end decides whether or not a case has been successfully argued ? If we have a set DA, then we could probably have a set defence attorney as well, make arguing the case a bit more interesting than just going through evidence we've all read about.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Deus ex Machina'][COLOR="DarkOrange"]You should keep me after giving me to someone. Discuss.[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [spoiler][size=1]A promise.[/spoiler] Surprised nobody got that one yet.[/size] [quote name='Premonition'][COLOR="77656"][B]I can see the truth behind someone, I hold the key to your stare. I am you, however not a manifestation of you. Don't think too hard though. The answer is visible through glass. [/B][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [size=1]Justin said [spoiler]reflection[/spoiler] which is probably right, but I'm going to go with [spoiler]a mirror[/spoiler] just as a guess.[/size]

[quote name='Heaven's Cloud'][color=indigo]Thanks for the MySpace tip though. I think the comparisons can be drawn pretty easily between DBZ and Bleach, at least when it comes to formatting. Ichigo, like Goku, has vast potential, even amongst his peers and has to train to use it. At some point during his adventures he will have to stop and train while his companions fight, a definitive trait of DBZ. Once his training is over he rushes in and saves the day right in the nick of time. Eventually his companions realize that Ichigo has surpassed them so they undergo serious training to keep up. Again, a very DBZ like trait. It actually makes for a nice plot, though it is predictable.[/color][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]No problem, glad to be of help. As for the similarities between DBZ and Bleach, yeah, they're all pretty obvious when you spell them out like that, I tend not to notice things like that, heh I'm not really a deep thinker or comparer when it comes to different animes. Still though, even if it's predictable, as you said, it makes for a nice plot.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Heaven's Cloud'][color=indigo]I have been watching the subbed episodes of Bleach that litter You Tube. I don?t know why I am so fascinated with the show. Perhaps it is because the series later episode (the Bounto arc and beyond) has a horribly drawn out plot similar to that of DBZ (though the stare downs don?t last nearly as long) where little action seems to occur over the span of three or four episodes. Still, I enjoy the characters and it is a fun, addictive show.[/color][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Bouto Arc = Filler, stay away from it HC, 'tis bad stuff, the series starts again proper around episode 110. I'd also use MySpace over Youtube, you won't have to deal with episodes being in parts then. I actually hadn't noticed that about the stare downs being similar to DBZ, but you're right, I can't believe I didn't see it before. That said, I did notice the similar flaring auras any time there's about to be a big fight i.e. Ichigo vs. Kenpachi or Ichigo vs Byakuya.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]I fall into the same category as Beth, I'm a fairly truthful person, at time too honest for my own good, and I prefer to say things tactfully but honestly over using white lies where possible. I find with lies, even white ones, there are times when they come back and bite you in the ***, and I really don't need that. That said, as Alex pointed out, there are times when you simply have to lie, any man who has had to go clothes shopping with his girlfriend knows that the infamous question "Do I look good in this ?" has only one right answer.[/SIZE] [quote name='Korey'][FONT= Franklin Gothic Medium]We need a litmus test of sorts to test their "Honestcity".[/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]It's called a polygraph my friend.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Great, I was looking forward to playing a DA as opposed to a detective. On that note Justin, will our choice of Pokémon have to reflect our position in the RPG, say psychic types used by members of the judiciary ?[/SIZE]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=White][LEFT][size=1]Bah, sorry about how long this took to post this guys, stuff just kept getting in the way. This is just the post introducing the team to Sakumo, the actual test will take place after we've had the usual "who are you, what're your dreams" responses from the characters.[/LEFT][/size] [SIZE="4"][center][b]Chapter One - The Wolf and the Will of Fire [/b][/center][/SIZE] [size=1][LEFT]For one of the so called "Hidden Villages", Konohagakure was always remarkably alive with activity, it's citizens, both shinobi and civilian, noble and peasant alike going to and fro from their various errands. The evening sun was setting over the Hokage Mountain, it's rays illuminating the immortalised stone faces of the three men carved into it. One by one, small lamps would be lit in the various buildings around the village, and it's residents would sleep soundly in their beds, happy in the knowledge that they would be protected. Hatake Sakumo, Konoha's White Fang stood on the peak of great landmark simply watching, a gentle breeze whispered around him, but all else was silent. He enjoyed times like this, the still before the storm which would inevitably come and destroy the fragile peace. It was the very nature of the ninja to be a herald of the tempest, wars were common between the great and lesser countries, and the shinobi always found themselves at the centres of these conflicts. Kumogakure, the Hidden Village in the Clouds was apparently once again gearing itself for war in the wake of Konoha's defeat of Iwagakure, ready to strike against the weakened Hidden Village. Such news was not common knowledge yet, but would inevitably become so, people would once again lose heart at the idea of constant war, cheered only by the knowledge that Konoha possessed the strongest ninja of all the Hidden Villages and it's defeat in war was unlikely. Still, peace was infinitely preferable to superiority in war. Tomorrow the Academy's latest class would graduate, and Sakumo would become the captain to a three-man squad. It was already heavily suspected he would be given the three clan prodigies to instruct, the Uchiha, the Hyuuga and the Sarutobi boys. Conversations with his fellow Jonin inevitably involved the three, questions on how he would approach training them, suggestions on how to do so, even the odd caustic remark from a jealous colleague who felt cheated out of the opportunity to build a name for himself by being the trio?s instructor. Admittedly he would perhaps be the best suited to train them, their latent skills would require someone of exceptional skills to judge and correct flaws in their techniques, and to teach them a loyalty to their comrades and the village. Often shinobi with high skills became isolated and cared less and less about those around them, seeing only personal benefit in situations. They were the sole reason the Bingo Book existed, and Sakumo had eliminated his share of such individuals. The rising full moon in the distance brought Sakumo back to reality, the pale, ethereal silver light created a completely different view of Konoha, as he had expected, the gentle glimmer of lights broke the darkness. He leaped down onto the head of the Nidaime Hokage, predecessor to Sarutobi-sama, brother to Konoha?s founder the Shodaime, but most importantly, Sakumo?s teacher, and his friend. He wondered silently how Nidaime-sama was, if all went smoothly tomorrow, he would seek his advice, one man to another. ?[b]Until tomorrow then, old friend.[/b]? [b][u]Several Hours Later[/u][/b] ?[b]Team 2... Sarutobi Sasuke, Hyuuga Hizashi and Uchiha Fugaku.[/b]? The Academy classroom was a mixture of emotions, sighs from many of it?s young girls who would not be placed on a team with their favourite prodigy, irritated mutterings from other envious students and whistles of awe from others. In fact the only three who did not seem to give any reaction were the three boys themselves, they simply looked from one to the next and shrugged their shoulders. ?[b]You?re to go to Room 4C, your instructor will be waiting there for you.[/b]? ?[b]Understood.[/b]? Walking out of the classroom, the climbed up the three flights of to get to their desired destination. Only to be greeted by an apparently empty room. Hizashi looked to Fugaku, who simply nodded. ?[b]Byakugan !![/b]? It was Sasuke who spoke next. ?[b]Genjutsu ?[/b]? ?[b]Yeah.[/b]? ?[b]Please come on out of hiding sensei.[/b]? Fugaku?s tone was respectful but authoritative, to be expected. Smiling contentedly to himself, Sakumo dropped the illusion, pity the Uchiha boy hadn?t yet activated his Sharingan yet, but there was still plenty of time for that. ?[b]Ha...Ha...Hatake-sama[/b]? ?[b]Yo.[/b]? He gave them a bemused wave, before gesturing to the three unoccupied seats in front of him. Each boy took a seat as Sakumo stood inspecting them, yep, there was a lot of potential with these three, he enjoyed the idea of the challenge. ?[b]So, let?s get the introductions out of the way first. You tell me your name and a bit about yourself.[/b]?[/LEFT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[SIZE="1"]Wow, the old "realistic Pokémon RPG", I'd thought it had been mostly forgotten about at this stage. I can't even remember off the top of my head how many times we tried to get something like this to work in the Theatre only for other stuff to get in the way. Anyway, if you can get it to work Justin, I'll join no questions asked. Just OOC, do we get to do those courtroom scenes as well ? [/SIZE]

[quote name='Shinmaru']Yeah, same here. I'm bracing myself for something utterly bonkers that will threaten to snap my brain in half.[/quote] [SIZE="1"]I'm seeing a Fight Club scenario, Pein is actually Jiraiya all along, he just hasn't realised it.[/SIZE] [quote name='Shinmaru']Also, it was nice of Kishimoto to give us two brief glimpses into other stories before being like, "sorry nothing else lol" this week.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Yeah, I thought that was nice of him too. :animesmil[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Just a quick request Josh/Sandy, I'd like Daedalus' wife Harriet to be alive for the RPG. I wasn't actually aware she was dead until Crystia pointed it out to me in the family tree after I'd made my most recent post. I know we're trying to trim down non-player characters, but I don't think there's really any need for her to be dead. She'd have no interaction beyond Daedalus and his children, and Blayze and I are the only two to have made reference to her so far. That and the idea both Almagest brothers lost their wives is just a little, I don't know, predicable. I don't mind her dying/being killed at a later stage of the RPG which would give Daedalus something to do, but right now I don't see her need to be dead.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][CENTER][IMG]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/daedalusavatar.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Opening his eyes slowly, Daedalus sighed softly as the growing light in the bedroom illuminated the room and it's occupants. Harriet looked radiant asleep next to him, she always looked radiant, every morning he had woken up for the last half century he considered it to be his inspiration for the day. Running his fingers down her cheek, he leaned over and kissed her by way of a greeting, she stirred and gave him a loving smile. "[b]Did you enjoy the party ?[/b]" "[b]I did, you looked beautiful, better than the day I married you.[/b]" He winked playfully at her. "[b]And they say your brother is the charming one. Any other children I should know about ?[/b]" He laughed gently at the thought. No, his brother could have all the women he wanted, looking for the exact combination he wanted to match Patrice, but Harriet was all Daedalus could ever wish for. "[B]Well... maybe a few...[/b]" He grinned, fishing for a kiss. "[b]You're awful.[/b]" She rolled her eyes before reaching up and pressing her lips against his. The pair lay there for what seemed like an age, perfectly content in their embrace. Daedalus was sorely tempted to drift back to sleep with his beloved in his arms, but he'd promised his sister that he would guest lecture at CHAOS and he sensed Moebius would be sorely disappointed if he did not. Admittedly he did not know much about the new headmaster, the man being a historian as opposed to a scientist, it was an odd situation for CHAOS to be run by someone outside of those with a alchemical background. Daedalus’ own bane in the situation was if the man failed to do his job as per the satisfaction of the board of governors, he would inevitably receive a few pieces of personal correspondence begging him to take over the position. It happened every time and he was becoming quite tired of it. His sister was by far the better candidate, Daedalus did not understand how to raise children, nor did his have a vested interest in the other areas of alchemy outside his own. “[b]Don’t forget you’ve got that lecture today.[/b]” How did she always seem to know exactly what he was thinking. It was a puzzlement even the great Daedalus Almagest could not solve. Maybe it was just love. Slowly he edged his way out of the bed, yawning and stretching before taking his dressing gown off it’s rack and slipping it around his mammoth frame. He leaned back over Harriet and gave her a parting kiss before striding out of the bedroom towards the bathroom. Waiting patiently as always was his manservant Gravius, though in reality, manservant hardly summed up the litany of tasks for which Gravius was responsible, he was Daedalus’ friend and trusted advisor as much as he was his butler. “[b]Good morning sir.[/b]” No matter how many times Daedalus asked him not to add the sir, it seemed the man could not accept such informality. “[b]Good morning Gravius.[/b]” “[b]Your bath is already run, your clothes pressed and waiting for you and breakfast will be served in approximately half an hour as usual. The airship to bring you to the High Academy of Sciences will be here in an hour.[/b]” “[b]You’ve thought of everything as usual my old friend. What would I do without you ?[/b]” “[b]Lord knows sir.[/b]” Such a warm comment was as informal as Gravius got, Daedalus merely chuckled. “[b]Lady Harriet will probably be resting a while longer, ask Maria-Anne to postpone her meal until she requests it.[/b]” “[b]Of course sir.[/b]” Scratching his chin, Daedalus walked into the opulent bathroom and sank into the warm bath that awaited him. Allowing his thoughts to drift away for a few minutes.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Tombstone'][COLOR="Navy"]I'm a little slow. Pein/Pain is who/what now? Everyone in Jiraya's past? [/COLOR][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Believe me you're not the only one. Jiraiya is almost certainly dead next chapter, but hopefully we may actually get the answer to the identity of Pein sometime soon.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Desbreko'][color=#4B0082]Er, whoops. It seems I missed a zero in there. The character limit is [b]100,000[/b] per post, not 10,000. If it's an issue with presentation, that's the author's fault. I mean, what's stopping people from adding breaks in the text? As Rach showed, some simple formatting can break the flow between chapters as well as starting a new post does. There's no reason why each new paragraph/section/chapter has to be separate by one empty line and nothing else.[/color][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Ah, I thought 10,000 characters seemed a bit low. That aside, I was really only acting as Devil's Advocate on this one, I think the problem could be solved easily with simply using tables or line breaks to separate out the body of work into chapters. We use tables all the time in RPGs, so I don't think it would be too hard to adapt it for here.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Shy'][size=1]Speaking of broad ideas... [indent][b]RPG TItle:[/b] Son of Tetris [PG-V] [b]Genre:[/b] Action/Video Games [b]Basic Summary:[/b] In the future, the world's most beloved video game heroes have retired, passing on their legacy of platforming and adventure to their children. Unfortunately, not all of them are willing to to follow in their parents' footsteps and have instead decided to use their powers and abilities for evil. Donkey Kong Jr. has been murdered, and a team of specialists has been assembled to solve the case. This investigation will take them through a variety of gaming worlds. This would be similar to Project Gamer, but play out more like a noir murder mystery. Many of the characters would be created by the players, but pre-existing "Next-Gen" characters like Pac-Man Jr. might have prominent roles.[/indent] -Shy[/size][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]I actually really like the sound of this Josh, we've got buckets of gamers on this site who'd apprechiate the sort of retro-modern style of the RPG, that and I love noir-murder/mystery style stuff.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Desbreko'][color=#4B0082]I feel sorry for people if they seriously don't have the attention span to read multiple chapters in a row, though. Have they never read an actual book before? I can sit and read for hours with no problem. :animesigh[/color][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]I don't think it's as much about attention span as it is about presentation, with a book you're reading a page at a time, so it doesn't really feel like you're reading such a large body of writing. With a fic, it's more like reading a scroll, you get no break in between portions of text as you do with pages, and I think that actually would put people off. But if 10,000 characters is the actual limit for a post, I wasn't sure myself what it was, I thought it was much higher, then simply spacing the text better, or even using tables would probably solve the problem of needing to double post.[/SIZE]