Gavin

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. My family is fairly like Des' in that everyone has some idea of what they're getting for Christmas, but there's always one or two gifts that end up being a surprise. I definitely agree with him when he says that it makes getting/giving presents a much more relaxed affair as you don't have to try and work out what would be a good present without directly asking them. In recent years I've been trying to convince my parents and siblings to band together to get one big present for everyone instead of four small ones, say "To Gavin from Everyone" as opposed to "To Gavin from Mum and Dad", and three other similar presents. This Christmas I'm just looking for money, as my ticket to Tasmania has already depleted my bank account to nearly empty and I'm trying to gather together some spending money.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I know myself and Bill promised we'd have Shades of the Force launched by Saturday, and while I am somewhat regretful about missing the deadline, we will have two new characters for the RPG added by two of the most knowledgably and skilled Star Wars role-players on all of OB. Alex [Siren] and Dave [Boba Fett] have agreed to come on board the RPG and we're going to delay launching until Wednesday evening. Again I am sorry for the delay, but when we launch this it will be worth the wait, I promise. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Well I'd better get a move on with Red Team's next mission, I should have it ready for tomorrow evening or Wednesday night at the latest as I've already got a good deal of the post worked out in my head. The mission itself will probably take place a few days/weeks after Body Bags as Augur and Pygmalion will have needed some time to recover.[/SIZE] [quote name='Neuvoxraiha][COLOR=MediumTurquoise']Might as well cuddle up to Gavin's character.[/COLOR][/quote] [SIZE=1]Heh I've promised myself I'm going to be completely impartial towards characters in this mission, but you can try...[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. Makes me somewhat relieved/saddened I never added any pictures of my own to Queen Asuka to see seen/abused with PSP by others. Still it is sort of the end of an age and I am more than willing to raise my glass to see it off.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. I was somewhat split on this issue, on the one hand there?s the part of me that thinks that so long as it?s tastefully done and not gratuitous, and doesn?t do anything to detract from the story, perhaps even enhancing it then there should be no problems, so long as it?s properly rated for content of course. On the other, there?s the part that think this is simply going to be used as an easy was to shift games from the shelves by offering players the ability to get jiggy with someone if they can be bothered to put in the effort.[/SIZE] [quote name='Shinji][size=1][color=crimson]I have no interest, however, in seeing a randy Spyro anytime in the future.[/size'][/color][/quote] [SIZE=1]That had me in stitches for about the guts of two minutes straight, though I would think Hunter is the more likely character to engage in such behaviour. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. Well this is the first I've heard of such a feature, though I admit my lack of departure from OtakuBoards is probably the cause. I reckon it's a fantastic idea if it could be implemented in the next overhaul, as no doubt I'm one of only hundreds of people plagued by those irritating little spelling errors, the spellchecker misses. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. "[I]Not Good[/I]", those were my initial thoughts when I read the title of this topic, and having read through the responses so far, it hasn't changed. Alcohol and depression are never, ever a good mix and will often make a situation worse, a fair comparison might be fire and petrol. Since you say you only drink every few months, and it's not all that accessible then it should be that much easier to help give it up. I know it seems somewhat presumptuous of me to suggest that you give it up when you believe it's doing you no harm, but it and smoking are probably the most damaging habits, aside from hard drug of course, that you could pick up. And really you're doing yourself no favours even if it's an escape for you. As I've said to you before renayiiq, what you really need to is start talking to someone and try to get your life back on track. Aside from that I have no other advice, as I say to my younger brother, it's your life and ultimately how you life it is up to you.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Dragon Warrior']My dad won't buy me any of the new Star Wars movies because he's awaiting them to come out in a trilogy boxset just like episodes 4-6 did when they came to DvD. He also wants to know if they're ever going to make a boxset with all six films. I'm sure they will, but has anyone heard anything?[/quote] [SIZE=1]I would say chances are that at some point in the future, there'll be a full collector's set of all six films and bonus material, but given that we haven't even seen a Prequel Trilogy box set yet, a Saga box set would be an unsound move from a marketing point of view. Of course there is no doubt that eventually there will be one, but probably not in the next two years. On a side note, has anyone else read the first two books of the new [B]Dark Nest Trilogy[/B] ? For those of you who don't know what the DNT is, it's the first book series set after the New Jedi Order, with the nine-book [B]Legacy of the Force[/B] to follow afterwards. I don't really want to go into any more detail until I can share my thoughts with others who've read to the books. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. I suppose my reaction to the title was an honesty "Why not ?". I don't see any reason why a woman shouldn't be able to hold the same political office as her male counterpart if she's capable to do the job, but then again we are talking about politics and it's all "scratch my back..." there. I reckon there'll probably be a female U.S. President before too long, say maybe twenty, thirty years though possibly shorter given the current run of candidates from both sides. Whether or not America ever elects a female President really isn't my concern, seeing as I'm here in Ireland and those kinds of political decisions really don't affect me. That is of course unless the candidate turns out to be an uber-feminist and then we might have a problem...[/SIZE] [quote name='Retribution][size=1']I could care less if my President were a man or a woman. I just feel sorry for that woman's husband ... imagine all the jokes he's gonna get.[/size][/quote] [SIZE=1]Yeah that one's going to be the source of laughs for a while, though I'm sure eventually people will just settle down and stop laughing, or more likely the title will just be done away with. I know very few other countries who's elected political leader's husband/wife have a title of their own. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. First off I must say what an intriguing little RPG you've concocted here Wraith, and that I look forward to taking part in it should I make the grade. Anyway my question pertains as to the setting of the RPG itself, you said the city was founded in 1960 and taken over by corporations in league with super-villains some time later, so basically my question is when is this set ? Sorry if it seems a silly question but I just honestly wasn't sure.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. Like the meaning of my username, there's no great secret as to the reasoning behind my custom title. When V7 first came online for people to use, I remember looking at the custom title section and trying to think of some very deep title I could give myself to sound both wise and important. Anyway after a few minutes of thought I decided simply on The Irishman because it's what I am, and what I'm known for, aside from RPing that is. So simply putting down the Irishman was the perfect title because it's who I am in a two simple words. I actually considered changing it a few weeks ago, though the actual meaning would have stayed the same, as I was going to use the title [i]An tEireannach[/i], which means The Irishman in Irish. But seeing as I've stuck with it so far I don't really see the need to change it, though I would prefer if someone didn't nab An tEireannach as I quite like it too.[/SIZE]

[QUOTE=Shy][size=1]On a different note: Do you feel that posting on a more regular basis effects the quality of the posts? Would you rather post less frequently, and have something more coherent overall? We may be switching the post system with the next round of posting. Something similar to what is being done in Body Bags seems likely. Questions? Comments? -Shy[/size][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]Well personally I find that having a proper amount of time to formulate a post, without having to factor in the possibility of someone either beating you to the post, or changing the parameters of the story and thus requiring a complete rewrite is often very beneficial for these kinds of large scale RPGs. I know many people favour the first come, first post scenario but while I admit it allows often for more character development and story progression, it doesn't necessarily mean that the posts would be of the same quality as those in the ordered structure. In other words and to make a long story short, I think the big problem is actually getting people to post promptly in the current missions system. There's no point in having our traditional first come, first post system if it means that one person will post ten times where as someone else will only post once. This current run of Body Bags has cut out all the stragglers who wouldn't have been able to post on a regular basis so I think there's no point in switching now. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. Despite the fact that I knew Wikipedia could be edited and added to by anyone, I must admit I always thought the information was reliable unless it had one of those "disputed" warnings at the top. I don't really think my confidence in the accuracy of Wikipedia is really that shaken over this incident, one idiot decided to post prank information on someone I'd never heard of and I'm supposed to think that every article or at least a good portion have similar blatant falsehoods ? In the end I'm not really bothered as I primarily use Wikipedia for my own enjoyment. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. Well seeing as how my father hates to decorate the house and put up Christmas lights any earlier than about the twentieth we don't exactly have many Christmas traditions to speak of. I suppose the tradition we most keep up with is to have relatives over Christmas Eve, trade stories, catch up and play cards until about three in the morning. We've gone through said routine for about the last six or seven years and I don't see it changing this time round. Christmas Day is a pretty similar affair, except there is the added fun of new presents and Christmas dinner. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. This reminds me of a conversation I had with an fellow called John who came over from the States with his father round where I live because his ancestors came from the area. To say this guy was a conspiracy theorist would be akin to say that the ocean might be a little wet, even though I didn?t show it I was tempted to fall round laughing given most of his theories. Back on topic however, I recall this being brought up in an episode of Conspiracy Theories on Sky One, at least I think that's what it's called. Anyway I think there's definitely something dubious about the whole affair, there was seemingly no wreckage from the plane found which is decidedly suspicious and the damage to the Pentagon itself was inconsistent with an impact by a aircraft as large as a 757. I'm no great fan of conspiracy theories, more often than not there just someone's delusional ideas having watched far too many episodes of the X-Files. This one however does raise some interesting questions, but they've already been said so there's no point in me repeating them. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. I caught about the first three or four seconds, but thankfully I saw this on Sky News yesterday in a more detailed version. To answer Derald's question I'm afraid I'm just going to have to agree and say that this one is probably the best I've ever seen, and upon thinking about, there's no need for the probably. One thing I will say it that the guy who created it had a little too much free time on his hands.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. My expectation for the coming year are pretty simple, like Chibi I just want next year to be a good deal better than this year has been. Hopefully my coming trip to Tasmania will go well and give me some new perspective on life which will be useful for me, perhaps that sounds a tad philosophical for a few months in the Tasmanian summer but such is life. After coming back from Down Under I hope my efforts to study up for returning to finish secondary school later in the year works out, as do certain other pursuits related to school. Honesty if I got those three, and school starts well in September, what with me being nineteen and in my younger brother's year, I wouldn't really care how the rest of the year pans out as I'll have done the more important things.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. Like Corey, the first thing I thought when I read the title was that this woman has to be some kind of idiot to endanger her children?s lives like that. Having read the original article I must admit I now feel a great deal of sadness for the young girl who had to die because of flawed choices made by her mother. I mean whether or not the child would have the stigma of being HIV positive, living with a stigma is better than dying because your parents beliefs prevented you from being diagnosed when it might have made all the difference. Whether or not the mother ends up with jail-time is irrelevant, because honestly I can't see some time behind bars changing her notions about this disease.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. Last time we got snow was actually Christmas Day last year, which was about the first time in three or four years that I recall we had snow. Ireland has a fairly mild climate and seeing as I live down in what's called "the sunny south-east" we get even milder weather than anywhere else. Lots of rain around winter but snow only happens under some pretty certain conditions. I love snow days when they happen because it always puts people in a good mood, either in school if they have it, or for the obvious reason that they get the day off because of weather conditions. I'm honestly not a huge fan of the cold weather associated with snow as it used mean a nice icy half hour wait at seven-twenty in the morning for the school bus. Still as I said cold or not, snow is one of those things that can't help make you smile when you see it, that is if you do see it too often.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Outlaw']So are the only people invited to the RP those in the list. Or can anyone join. If so, I would love to join this one. I have never been a part of a truely successful Star Wars RP, and I would love to fianlly join a real one. If you have any questions on my posting ability, just check the OB Survivor. Also, I've been wanting to do another RP with Gavin for a while.[/quote] [SIZE=1]And I'd be very happy to do another RPG with you Outlaw, if you want in consider it done. Just try and have a sign up for us as soon as possible. Seeing as we have a few more Padawan than Knights feel free to use one, as it'll help even things up. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. Well personally I'd love to see a great Star Wars game set outside the RPG genre, I mean there's no denying that KOTOR and it's sequel are great games but I'd just love to get a little more direct control over the action. I suppose basically I'd love to see a Star Wars game set over the game mechanics developed by Lionhead with Fable. I mean the Jedi Knight series is probably the best non-RPG there is out there and while it's good, it's not great or at least it could have been much better. In the same manner that KOTOR feels constricting, JK feels too open and obvious, i.e. kill the bad guys and reach the end level. What you need is an entire world or more favourable several worlds to explore and get your Jedi backside involved in. In Fable you have the opportunity to really feel like a part of a world without it seeming too RPG in nature, a very pleasant mix of the fast-paced combat of an action game and the wonderful rich storytelling and character development of an RPG. The ability to go from being a Padawan to eventually becoming a Jedi Master and actually influencing the Galaxy for the better, or the worse given the opportunity.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Raiyuu][color=DarkGreen][font=Trebuchet MS]I can feel the love in the Underground. Mmm, chilly.[/font'][/color][/quote] [SIZE=1]Indeed, if it gets any colder some of out extremities are likely to fall off. I vote we go with Ken's group hug followed by the destroy each other idea, that way when people die they might at least feel good about it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting.[/SIZE] [QUOTE=Satoru]I'll probably get flamed at for this. Your just being stupid. Who cares? Why the hell should they care? Do you really care what they think? Huh? Well do you?! Don't ignore it. But don't take it too harsh either. Chain smoke if you want to chain smoke. (try to give up smoking though). And do that thing which you did 3 years ago if you want to. I don't think it's hurting anyone. Is it? Just relax. Be laid back. Be nice to someone else. Feel good. Watch a couple episodes of anime. Read a couple manga stories. People who say things like that seem to be too concerned with your life than their own. Fools.[/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]No offence man, but what's wrong with you ? You have the right to give your opinion and say you don't particularly care about renayiiq's problem, you don't have the right to call her stupid or say that we shouldn't care. One of the privileges of OB is someone's right to post their thoughts, their problems and ask advice from people on how to get by, on how to get help, so it's pretty damn obvious that there are those who us who do care. To get back on subject, I know what it feels like to be stripped of your confidence, to feel like you're worth nothing and that every insult levelled against you is right and that you're not worth anything. I have only one word for you renayiiq, ********, everything they say, every mockery they sling is nothing but ********. You are a wonderful and unique person, you have qualities that make you special and make you as worthy of life as any other human being. You can?t change time, events that happened in the past have happened and all the wishing in the world won?t change it, I know this too from experience. One of the things my late granduncle used say was that the worst thing anyone can do in a bad situation is over-analyse, to try and find a more complex answer when a simple one is presented to you. Becoming a recluse is a direct result of this loss of confidence, of a torrent of slurs, and yet it is the worst thing you can do, because you will over-analyse everything about yourself, you?ll look at all your worst traits and lose sight of the good ones. You?ll lose contact with friends, who are vital when you?re feeling as you are, and your family life will suffer. The only advice I can give is to go see a counsellor, get help from someone who can help you, and then just take it one day at a time.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][b][CENTER]"Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" [Matthew 5:10][/CENTER][/b] "My dreams grow worse as time progresses, my screams echo down the halls, my wrists are contused from the restraints and yet I cannot be sure I am even awake, that this is not another more subtle nightmare. I have never given serious thought to the numbers of people I've saved, like so much else in my life it is simply something I do without forethought and without regret. But then there are the screams, the wails, the silent tears, the faces and voices of those I am cursed to see and yet be unable to help. I feel that sometimes my soul has shattered with the grief this bane has wrought, that fate has a will and this is my punishment for defying it. My mind is consumed by doubts at times, what if in saving a young woman, honest... innocent... pure... I have allowed the next Hitler to be born, that my intercession will bring about even greater pain and suffering. But I cannot see the future on such a scale, and if I were faced with the choice to sacrifice one innocent to save innumerable others, I would find myself unable to do so. I do not doubt that there are others who would make such a choice without hesitation, without pity, that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one. I can only pray that I am never called upon to make such a choice. From smaller mercies do greater ones grow, that in saving one life I will help to save many, and that thought drives the doubt from my mind and gives me the strength I need to continue. It was my first time in South Africa, I have been with the Legionnaires close to ten years and yet there are still many parts of the world I have not had the pleasure of visiting. To see such fanatical devotion to a cause, to a master, is to see the converse of my own faith, to see what might have been if not for the will of God... I can feel another nightmare begin to take hold of my mind, to gnaw at my sanity... Their presence increases with every waking hour, only in the depths of my soul am I safe from their influence, I have seen them and become a threat. This contest is that of wills, if I am victorious I may save the lives of every living being on the planet... defeat will sentence me to horrors I dare not even conceive. My vision grows dark, I've never liked the dark, as I child I was terrified of it and even now part of the same dread is with me. Small beads of cold sweat have begun to form on my brow, my breathing has become more rapid, more forced, I can feel the fear taking hold. I try to move but they won't let me, I feel like I'm drowning in my own terror, my arms lash out against the restraints... in a few minutes my throat will be raw from screaming. Tear drops are flowing down my cheeks... I can't see a thing... darkness all around me... darkness within me... the screams... the screams... the screams...." [CENTER]----------[/CENTER] I was going to go further, and do one of his era-based nightmares, but I think just letting it sit like that is better from the point of view of the story. From the other people's perspective, Augur has only been able to utter a few words between his nightmares and most of it appears to be gibberish.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. I think Raquel hit it dead on the nose with this one, you probably freaked him out by going over and over about the whole relationship thing and now that you've stopped he assumes that you guys are OK and back to where you were before. He's happy are you are now, probably valuing the affection he can give you without having to affect your relationship together. Maybe I'm wrong but I think chances are he cares for you, but not in the way you're looking for.[/SIZE]