Gavin

[quote name='Magus']That's also what I meant by repeat. I think a lot of people have been doing that too. I tossed what Ulquiorra said out the window pretty much as soon as he revealed himself to be #4. (Actually, right after not taking any damage from Ichigo's Getsuga Tensho) I'm of the opinion he meant pre-release instead of post.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"] The problem I have with him talking about his pre-release state is that most characters when they talk about their power refer to their full ability, i.e. when Ichigo talks about his strength he means Vizard Bankai as opposed to his sword's regular Shikai form. Sure there's the possibility that Ulquiorra was just talking about his regular power he normally has access to as the comment was more of an observation than a definitive statement but it just seemed a bit off that he's say something and it wouldn't be true.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Damn it Mike you need to start replying sooner, I've nearly chewed my fingernails away waiting to share the joy of [spoiler]both Wang Liu Mei and Nena dying in the same episode in equally ignoble ways (and more amusingly they had the same pathetic motivation)[/spoiler]. To quote Monty Python, there was much rejoicing. Overall the big reveal that [spoiler]Setsuna has become an Innovator is interesting, given he's probably the first true one since Ribbons[/spoiler] it should definitely make for the final five episodes to have a very interesting plot. The fact as well he now knows [spoiler]the location of Veda will probably make that the central point.[/spoiler] One other thing though it brought to mind was when [spoiler]Ribbons said that Ali had gone beyond human [/spoiler] back at the beginning of this season. Certainly makes one wonder. Obviously the [spoiler]Bushido/Setsuna fight gets a mention, as usual Graham is just so ****ing awesome it goes beyond words. "Yes I'm getting used by the Innovators (Really ? Being able to choose who and when you fight purely at a whim is being used ?) but I don't give a **** so long as I get to redeem my honour and that of my fallen brothers by defeating you." So God damn epic. His potential heel-face-turn that seems to be coming up also leads to some interesting possibilities.[/spoiler] Finally, and the only thing I didn't like about the episode. [spoiler]Youtube has apparently made Marina's song (which nobody recorded) available to everyone in the world and they all want peace now (or at least some of them). Seriously if it boils down to Setsuna using Innovation and her music to end the conflict words will not sate my wrath[/spoiler][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]The whole pinching thing always makes me quirk an eyebrow when I hear about it, seriously strange addition to the day there. Do I do anything special for Saint Patrick's Day ? No, not really. I'm not much of a drinker so the general association of the day for most people is gone. Generally speaking my family gets together to go to something as a day out, either visiting relatives we've not seen in ages or go visit some scenic place we've never been to that's within reasonable driving distance. It's a nice day overall, especially if the weather is good.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]I've genuinely been meaning to get a post in over the last while but college has become very hectic of late and my time is mostly dedicated towards studying for exams. I'll try to get a post up on Friday or the weekend but for all intents and purposes Dawlish is just going to be going through mundane corporate affairs while giving thought to what his uncle and co are up to.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus']Power ups can be fun, for a little while... Not when it's for the same character though. Nor is it fun to see it repeating.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]I agree somewhat with this. To a great extent the Hueco Mundo arc has just been Soul Society with a few twists but ultimately the same format. Ichigo versus Grimmjow could be described accurately in my mind as a repeat of his fight with Kenpachi in style, moving on then he has to get a whole new power-up to deal with Ulquiorra in much the same way his bankai and shunpo training were necessary to defeat Byakuya, both of whom paused half way through their fight to unleash a second, and then third (complete) form. My biggest fault is that back when Ulquiorra and Ichigo met for the first time Ulquiorra himself openly admitted that there were times when Ichigo's power spiked higher than his although he doesn't elabourate whether this is pre or post resurrecion. That should mean that when Ichigo finally suppressed his inner-Hollow as he is supposed to have done he should have been more powerful than Ulquiorra (perhaps not by much but still enough to fight and beat him). Basically compare to Ichigo who had a tough time with Renji and then went on to wipe the floor with 3 lieutenants bare handed after his power-up. Taking that logic the same thing effectively should've happened with Grimmjow but somehow his power-up is taking longer, and longer to take effect. As much as I wanted to see these fights the fact that they're becoming just rehashes of older ones is a bit meh in my mind. [/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][url=http://drmcninja.com/mcdonalds.html]Dr. McNinja versus Ronald McDonald. You know you just have to read it.[/url][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Why not. [B]1. Would you rather be a dragon or Superman?[/B] As with most people here I'm going to go with Superman due to the fact in addition to having an array of very awesome powers at his disposal, and the self-satisfaction he must derive from being a hero he can actually fit in with normal people and lead a relatively normal life, thereby having his cake and eating it. [B] 2. Would you rather have no arms or no legs?[/B] Legs hands down (very bad pun there, albeit unintentional), given humans are so dependent on their arms for so many more tasks than simple movement I'd give up my legs much more willingly. [B]3. Would you rather never be able to listen to music again, or would you rather never have sex again?[/B] I think this question is actually deeper than it seems because by not having sex ever again you're limiting your potential of ever becoming a parent to IVF methods which aren't always successful. To me the joy of being a father at some point in the future would far outweigh the loss of being able to listen to music ever again, so yeah I'm picking sex here but for deeper reasons.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Having already given up on the Naruto anime a few months ago I'm giving Kishi five more chapters before I give up on the manga too. Though I like a lot of the ideas going on in Naruto, the way Kishi seems to be haphazardly butchering is not something I'm going to continue wasting my time reading. Kishi has left so many glaring plot-holes while continuing to generate more and more makes me believe he's coming up with stuff up on the fly the night before.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Am I the only one who thinks Ulquiorra looks like a bit of a drag-queen with his full resurrecion ? Plot wise it's a bit meh, Orihime is going to get in the way up there and probably lead to some unnecessary injury which will lead to another super power-up for Ichigo.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][CENTER][IMG]http://zeitgeistglee.250free.com/Mustang.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] *Crisp salute* Also perhaps we should introduce some sort of [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ColonelBadass]Badass[/url] [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyepatchOfPower]Eyepatch[/url] requirements for male members ?[/SIZE]

[quote name='Ikillion'][COLOR=#35160f][SIZE="1"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"] Well originally the two seasons were supposed to be attached together and just use a time skip, kinda like what happened when[spoiler]the orbital elevator collapsed[/spoiler]. It just got interrupted right in the middle because of Code Geass since everybody loves Code Geass. Weren't you guys wondering why they were no stereotypical upgrade Gundamoo in S1?[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Given how disjointed the second season of Code Geass was I'd have happily gone through a second season of Gundam 00 to give CG's writers more time to come up with a far better plot instead of the relative shite they pedalled. I guess whether or not the series can be wrapped up depends very much on the next episode as Shin said. So long as we don't get any more unnecessary deaths I'll be happy.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Well having just got through the FMA anime and movie in the last few days (and loved it though the movie ending was a let-down) I'm definitely interested to see an adaptation that more closely follows the manga, given so much more of the manga plot has been developed since (I admit to spoiling it on myself just to see the differences) I'm sure this will be a great series to get into. [/SIZE]

[quote name='Ikillion'][COLOR=#35160f][SIZE="1"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"] I have my Caps Lock button at the ready and my rage meter prepared. Tonight/Tomorrow is do or die day. Yeah I know I'm not supposed to be here anymore.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]*Shrug* At this point I think Kubo is reaching critical mass on Naruto, his half-hearted story-telling and basically writing off long-standing characters for the sake of momentary tension has worn so thin I could floss my teeth with it. Really Pein's nothing more than a fodder-villain, backstory and bizarre world-view regardless he's simply a stepping stone for Naruto to move to his final showdown with Sasuke to settle everything. (I'm of the opinion Sasuke will kill Madara)[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Damn and here I was hoping I'd be the one who got to drop this little plot-bombshell on everyone. As for the actual revelation of [spoiler]Hinata's apparent death[/spoiler] it's utterly pointless in my opinion and really does nothing to drive Naruto foward. [spoiler]Sure it's another one of his special people who've now kicked the bucket thanks to Pein (although I don't want to think what's going to happen to the guy who was supposed to be guarding her) and really it's a reflection of her own stupidity to walk into an S-Class fight and try to help. Seriously it reminds me of the time Sakura ran between the first Chidori/Rasengan fight.[/spoiler] Will this be a meaningless sacrifice [spoiler]as Naruto probably would've pulled out six tails eventually[/spoiler] or will it make greater sense as time goes on ? [spoiler]Hyuuga war of succession anyone ?[/spoiler] I don't know, I am however quite pissed as I preferred [spoiler]Hinata by country miles over the loud-mouth, pink-haired Tsunada expy[/spoiler]. Of course there's always the possibility it was a mis-translation.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Shinmaru']EDIT: Also, I cannot believe we're entering the stretch run of the show. It just doesn't [i]feel[/i] as if it's going to end, you know?[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"] Has it been confirmed the second season is the final one ? Given they're already at 20 the idea they can wrap up the entire plot in the last six episodes seems a bit of a stretch to me. Although that said there's not exactly been a strong plot running through the second season (as least compared to Code Geass, and note I said strong, not good) so I suppose we could get some sort of plausible ending, although it would seem to favour the bad guys winning. Bah going to have to find yet another series to make up my anime week after this.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]So epic. [CENTER][IMG]http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/z8igofhq/motivator532943.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/CENTER]

[quote name='Magus']You've lost all your rights to talk for the next two weeks.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"] Seconded. This week's chapter was a bit meh honestly, Ulquiorra trashes Ichigo around a bit, proclaims him as "only human" knowing full well what happened to so many others who've underestimate his ability to fight. Personally I reckon Ichigo's inner hollow is going to make a reappearance fairly soon in order to justify Ichigo's next power-boost in order to beat Ulquiorra solo. Or perhaps the other captains still in Hueco Mundo are going to arrive on-scene, Ichigo and Byakuya teaming up to take down Ulquiorra would be an interesting battle.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus']Just a thought. Can we even go by what Toushiro said about vasto lordes anymore? So far, almost every single espada that've released looks human. Only exception(s) are Zomari (friggin pumpkin. PINK pumpkin at that), Nel, and possibly #9 (forgot his name).[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]As I recall Hitsugaya was talking about non-Arrancar Menos when he was talking about their forms becoming more human as they evolved. The fact is that when Arrancar go through Shinigamification it's only natural they'd take on a more human form, in the same way Shinigami take on a Hollow form when they go through Hollowifcation.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Shy'][size=1]I could actually see Dawlish report the incident to the school and police in secret. I'm not sure how the 'international incident' thing works, but charging Ivan for assault is possible. After all, Dawlish is kind of an asshole (still love Gavin, though.) -Shy[/size][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Maybe it's just me here, but the way I read it sounds much more like Leonhart was the one who arranged the expulsion so he could take advantage of Ivan's knowledge while shifting the blame to Dawlish so Ivan wouldn't suspect the truth of the matter. After all Leonhart is just an older version of Dawlish for many intents and purposes, so him being an even bigger and better sneak wouldn't surprise me at all. Or perhaps it's just the idea that Dawlish would be so petty, having already trounced his nephew in front of the whole family on the Alaina doesn't fit with his character. Sure he's a jerk sometimes but that might be going a bit far to destroy someone whom he doesn't have any strong feelings for, like or dislike. Lastly, unfortunately due to a dose of the flu I won't be posting before the weekend at the earliest, though I do have a few ideas for the plot of said post. [/SIZE]

[quote name='Ikillion'][COLOR=#35160f][SIZE="1"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"] And I can't wait for [URL="http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/8333/matsurofullyq1.jpg"][U]this[/U][/URL] [URL="http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2473/bushidodaposeue1.jpg"][U]beast[/U][/URL] to be unleashed in full force.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]You know I'm really hoping that Ali and Graham face off at some point in the series. Sure it'd have to be a completely contrived reason, like maybe Bushido drops in on one of Ali's fights with Setsuna and decides he is the only one entitled to kill the lad. Either way a gloves-off, no-holds-bars fight between the two premier pilots of the Gundam 00 universe would be awesome. Hell even through in Coleslaw as the ref or something, he's proven a Gundam can't kill him.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]At the minute, although I should really say "For about the last eight months" my ringtone has been [B]Frontline[/B] by [I]Pillar[/I]. I haven't changed it simply out of the fact I'll know it's my phone going off in a crowded room and it's probably my favourite song by that group.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]*Shakes fist* Damn you Ikillion!! Made of win. [CENTER][IMG]http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/political-pictures-bill-gates-campaign-fail.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER][/SIZE]

[quote name='Ezekiel'][SIZE="1"]I refuse to believe half of the men posting in this thread [I]actually have that much stuff in their pockets[/I]. You all carry manbags; stop denying it.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]I've got three pockets in my jeans and everything fits quite neatly without issue. Manbag aside, I do wonder how people can carry notebooks in their pockets though, that did leave me with a bit of an o_O expression going on.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Raiha'][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]"You wouldn't steal my handmaiden away would you?" "I have no comfortable house, I visit you quite often, and after this mission I'll be able to settle down." "So not right away." "Perhaps not for a long time. And steal is such an ugly word."[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"] Your ability to write dialogue that actually matches the way I think borders on frightening at times D'Ann, although I'll chalk it up to having known me so long you can predict what I'd say in certain circumstances. Overall a very enjoyable chapter, I do enjoy the shift to this new setting as it seems to lend itself better to the story-telling. Looking forward to the next chapter and more apt dialogue. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]In no particular order: [/SIZE][LIST] [*][SIZE=1]Keys[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=1]Wallet (contains IDs, cards and paper money) [/SIZE] [*][SIZE=1]Change[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=1]Phone[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=1]Headphones/handsfree (for phone)[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=1]Receipts[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=1]Recently used/soon to be used tickets[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=1]Assorted chewed pencils[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=1]An eraser[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=1]Any of course everything below my waist and above my ankles[/SIZE][/LIST]