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[Color=DarkBlue]I think some people are just being picky with their name... But yeah, how the heck do you pronouce ^.^? Without a ^_^. And also not >.< Of course, ^.^;; doesn't work either. It's just, ^.^. If anyone can make sense of that, call me. I'll be crying over my broken brain.[/color]

Ooh! I got one! It's going to be starred out, but it's still funny. A little boy was sitting in bed one night, and he heard his parents yelling, so he got out of bed, and walked over to their room. As he opened the door, his mother screamed, "You Bastard!", and his father replied, "You *****!". The little boy, surprised at what he was hearing asked, "Daddy, what does that mean?" The father replied, "Well son, those words are just another word for men and women, now get on back to bed." The next night, the kid hears his parents again, so he walks over and opens the door. He's greeted with his mother saying, "Nice Dick.", and his father saying, "Nice Tits.". So, of course, the little boy asks, "Daddy, what does that mean?" The father replies, "Well son, those words are just another way of saying hats and coats. So get on back to bed." The little boy does, and awakes happily to Thanksgiving Day. He runs to the bathroom, and pushes the door open, and is greeted with "****!". He peers around the door, and there's his dad, holding his razor, with a cut on his cheek. The little boy, curious as ever asks, "What does that mean?" The father, annoyed, says, "It's the type of shaving cream I'm using, go see what your mother is doing." The little boy then runs down to the kitchen and watches his mother carve the turkey. She suddenly cuts her finger and says, "****!" The little boy replied, "Mommy, what's that mean?" She replied, "It's what I'm doing to the turkey, now go make sure no one's at the door." The little boy walks towards the door and opens it to find his relatives. He proudly says, "Hey all you bitches and bastards! Hang up your dicks and tits. Dad's shaving the **** off his face, and mom's ******* the turkey." Very crude, but it's funny as I'll get out.

[B]Chapter 8: Flying and Dying[/B] [B]Players:[/B]Zehn Sun, Daniel [B]Big Picture:[/B] Zehn Sun, while out and about, is kidnapped and dropped in Russia with nothing more than the clothes on her back and a cell phone. An agent of Envy then befriends her, although she doesn?t realize it. From there, they begin to journey through Russia. Daniel, meanwhile, finds out the Gabe had been replaced by a minion of Lust?s, and he then abandons him at an airport in Poland. He then hitchhikes to the Russian border, where he gets into a spot of trouble? [B]Notes:[/B] Obviously, this chapter?s going to be a bit longer than most. Alot is going on, I realize, but we?re starting to drag a bit. ^_^;; Revelation, three key points need to be hit upon in your post. 1. Zehn Sun will receive a call from the voices telling her that her family?s been slaughtered. 2. Envy?s agent can look like any person, it doesn?t matter. But he does have a passport for Zehn. 3. Your transportation doesn?t matter. Just make it interesting. ;) Questions should be directed to the Underground thread. PS: Sorry I didn?t make Corey?s and Sakura?s meeting more interesting, but I have plans for you two?. . (The only reason this wasn't up yesterday was because I was out of town. ;)

[Font=Arial]Well, signups are looking good so far. ^__^ I'll be leaving them open until Sunday, in which case they will close, and Moday, the 31st, shall see the opening chapter. ^_^ So the Accepted List as of now 26.10.05 [B]Sakura-Katchya[/B] [B]Lrb-Lukas[/B] [B]^.^-Jacob[/b] Yup, let's see some more signups! *throws confetti*[/font]

[Font=Arial][I]In den Wald, Laufer pass auf An dem Abend des Geisters kommt drauf Dass deine Gedichten das Atem des Lebens krieg Und gewinnt damit dem Sieg Über dein Seele und dein Körper Nur der, der das Macht hat Der deine Geschichte fertig liest Findet der Geheimnes des Walds raus Und schützt die Seele seine Kammoraden. - ?Die Legende von Märchenwald, geschrieben auf einem Baum in Jahr 1789?[/i] October 30, 2005 Friends, ?In the forest, walkers beware? The legend begins. The legend I do not believe in such nonsense, but it makes me feel special to sit here and write this out. As I sit here with seventeen years, I think back on everything I have done. Every prank I have played on Halloween, all the candy I have eaten, and all the good times my friends and I have been through together. That leads into the second line of the legend, ?On the eve of the ghost?s coming, your stories shall receive the breath of life, and with that, conquer your body and soul.? That line is what started my plan. In a sense, my plan is the reason I am sitting here writing this letter. If all goes to plan, and my friends don?t catch on, we will finally succeed in bringing the legend to life. I have never wanted something so badly in my entire life, and now, on the edge of becoming a man, I want to make my last childhood Halloween special. My lust started after my grandmother first told me the legend, adding on the warning, ?The legend is very serious, young man. Never ever, go into those woods. They?re magic.? I guess you could say seeing magic with my own eyes partly brings about this. I have always needed a solid proof to set my beliefs in, and the thirst for magic seems unquenchable. The books and movies I have read and watched were pointless, only feeding a fire that was already passionately burning. The most magical part is the ending though, ?Only he who has the power to finish his story will find the secret of the forest, and protect his comrade?s souls.? Listen to that line! The one with the power will find the secret of forest. My god, it seems like that line is the one propelling me towards what I have planned. If I give too much away and succeed tomorrow night, you all will know of what I have done, and will fear me. I do not want that, so I shall end my letter here, in hopes no one finds it. Please, do not come looking for us after this letter is read. By that time, I fear, it shall be too late. With that in mind, I love my family, and do not weep for me. I died searching for the one thing that shall make me happy. I love you all. Jacob Fest October 12 Today saw me with the plan. I have finally found the way to getting my friends into the forest. As competitive as we all are, it should not be too hard to get them to go along with a competition. The only problem there is the competition itself. What kind of competition would fuel their fire enough to get them into the forest, much less telling a story? It finally hit me today. A scary story campfire competition would be something none of them could refuse, if simply on the terms of trying out write one another. Each of us would write a scary story up until the ending, and from there things would begin to happen. I hope that by the time the last person read, the fun would begin. If nothing else, the lure of a trip to Hawaii or Europe will get even some of the more shy people motivated. This Halloween shall be a night to remember for all, even if it means setting our lives as playing chips. Signups Yup, this shall be nothing too strenuous, although if your not going to commit yourself, don?t join. This won?t be a very fast paced one, it?ll move through the chapter system and of course we?ll read everyone?s story before we get off with the rest of the story. So, you want to join, you?ll need the following. [B]Name[/B]: Something good. This takes place in Germany, so something along that would be good.;) [B]Age:[/B] Jacob is 17, go from there. [B]Appearance:[/B] A picture here is preferred, because you?re writing talent shines through? [B]Reason for coming along:[/B] Why did you decide to enter? The trip? Being better than someone else? There?s a million more excuses. [B]Snippet:[/B] Here is where I?ll really be looking. Here I want to see you write a scene in which your character thinks about his/her idea for a story. It doesn?t have to long, but get your point out. Give me something to look forward too. ;) Well, that?s about it, hopefully by next week we can get this up and going. Just send me any questions via PM for the time being, and I?ll get a Underground thread up next week. EDIT: Meh, I'm sorry mods about the non-rating. I hit enter instead of space. It needs a PG [LV] ^_^;;[/font]

[Color=DarkBlue]I'm inclined to agree with Corey on this one. That was the format and quality for OB back then. Really, it shows how much all of us have learned and grown. I think we should all be proud to show the growth. ;) But remember, the sword was hug. ;)[/color]

[Font=Arial]The bell above the door jingled, and startled Veronica out of her sleep full gaze. ?Welcome to Ferra?s Fashion Foray. How can I help you?? She asked, looking alive. ?Hmm, I?m looking for a white turtleneck to match the jacket I?m wearing. Do you have anything?? The young girl asked, looking at Victoria. ?We do actually, over here on the sale rack; we?re offering these really comfortable turtlenecks. I am actually wearing one. I don?t like to admit this to most people, because then they would have my job.? Victoria said, smiling. ?Oh really? That turtleneck actually looks great on you. Is this the changing room back here?? She asked, pointing to a door. ?Yes it is. Just step in, and see if that size fits.? Victoria said, opening the door. ?Thank you.? The woman said, shutting the door quietly. [I]?Finally, my god, I thought I was going to have cramps in my face muscles. That woman just wouldn?t take the hint.?[/I] Victoria thought, walking back to the counter. Victoria grabbed her sandwich from under the counter and took a bite. She had not grabbed any breakfast, and it was slowly creeping up on 1 o?clock in the afternoon. Her stomach was growling, and it did not make her look any better in the customer?s eyes. As the door opened again, Victoria stowed the sandwich back under the counter, and quickly smiled. ?Everything fit OK?? ?I?m surprised to say yes. You got my size right in everything. Even the sweater fit right. You are a genius. I?ll take the whole lot, plus another turtleneck.? The woman replied, rummaging through her purse. Victoria smiled, and grabbed a turtleneck from under the counter. She wanted this woman out of her hair as soon as possible, and that meant sacrifices. Namely, the turtleneck Victoria was saving for herself. ?I was saving this for myself, but since we seem to be the same size, I?ll give you this turtleneck.? Victoria said, scanning it and sticking it in the bag. ?Thanks a lot. I will definitely come back with my friends. Your shop is so quaint and cozy.? The woman said, turning away from the counter. ?Take care Victoria.? The women than quickly left the store, leaving Victoria with her jaw hanging open. [I]?She knew my name? My real name.?[/I] Victoria thought and shuddered. Something was up in air, and Victoria did not like it one bit. The anti-mutant protestors were not very bad here in London, but still, Victoria was worried that even though she was entered in the information bank under Victoria Grenze, Alison Jeckle was not. It meant that no one could get at her, but at the same time, it meant she was technically lying. If that one bill got through that required mutants to register themselves, then Victoria would be caught and put under trial for assault. What worsened the situation was that it was with a mutant ?ability?. Victoria shuddered at the thought of a trial. It would be the most unfair one since the days of the civil rights movement. ?I bet she just slipped up, I mean, there?s a bunch of woman named Victoria walking around. I can?t be the only one, right?? Victoria muttered, her eyes fluttering around the room. ?Oh man, I?m going to have to work in pairs from now on. I cannot afford to face that woman and her ?friends?. It looks like I?m going to have to move on again too.? Victoria said, sighing. Victoria finished her sandwich and sighed. It was going to be a long week.[/font]

[Font=Arial]Almost a month later, I'm still not totally done with the anime. XD Episode 7, I couldn't take. I could not just sit there and watch the end part with Yukito and Misuzu. It hurt, in a good way, but it just hurt. Watching Yukito sit there, and [spoiler]beg Misuzu to watch made me sad. He tried his hardest, and his greatest wish has been fulfilled. He'll always be by her side. Although the crow thing doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Maybe it's just me reading into to it too much, but is there any real reason behind becoming a crow?[/spoiler] Episodes 8-9 are talked about enough, so I'll just say, [spoiler]Kana didn't deserve the crime did unto her, and it was wrong. Poor Kana.[/spoiler] Episode 10 and 11 so far have just blown the top off everything. Even [spoiler]Kana's last defense[/spoiler] didn't top the feelings you saw between Hakuro and Misuzu. Finding out that Hakuro [spoiler]went to beg for guardianship over Misuzu made it all the more sad after Yukito did that thing and became Sora again.[/spoiler] After that, it became bonding, and I enjoyed that, up until [spoiler]Misuzu's Dad showed up.[/spoiler] I'm not sure why, but I guess he found out that [spoiler] Misuzu was doing worse.[/spoiler] The scene at the beach at the end of 11 had me crying. Just, oh man, I was bawling. [spoiler]I'm not sure if just having those three days were enough, but I think something inside of Misuzu remembered everything. Mama, Misuzu.[/spoiler] I'm interested to see where all of this going to end. [spoiler]Am I right in asuming that Kano and Minagi finally found their happy place?[/spoiler] We haven't seen any of them since Episode 6, and I'm curious. If this one doesn't make it over to America, I won't be disappointed, but if it does, I'll be the first in line for a copy. ;)[/font]

Hello all you wonderful OB artisits you! As awesome as the Potato banner is, there's got to be a new cuter than u banner. This time starring Mokona! You know, the white guy from Tsubasa Chronicles! I'm really not going to picky on background and whatnot, I just want the avi to say "Puu" and the banner say "Mekyo" and have a picture of Mokona with his "Mekyo" pose. For the avi, I'd love the attached picture. Thanks a bunch in advance, ^.^

[Font=Arial][B]Name:[/B] Victoria Grenze [B]Age:[/B] 19 [B]Power:[/B] [I]Husk[/I] Victoria can shed her skin, metamorphosing into a different composition beneath. She can physically change her body into various compositions although her form cannot be changed. She can also heal herself by stripping away the damaged skin. [B]Codename:[/B] Shred [B]Appearence:[/B] [URL=http://fake.nm.ru/thum/char_carol.jpg]Here is her currently in a normal state.[/URL] [B]Personality:[/B] Victoria is a revenge driven young woman. She always gets even and never lets anything slip through the crack. She usually can keep her urges under control, but if you get under her skin, it usually means a face full of words, or in one case, acid. Other than that, Victoria is a very calm person, and loves to just hang out with friends. It almost seems like Victoria has a split personality, but really, deep down, she?s just passionate. [B]Bio:[/B] [Quote=The Rhein-Neckar Post]Her name isVictoria Grenze. She?s a typical 19 year old. She goes to college, hangs out with friends, goes shopping, and all that jazz. Although you wouldn?t notice it at a first glance, Victoria is also a special girl. Underneath it all Victoria is a mutant. In a direct quote, Victoria describes her mutant powers as unique. ?I can strip away my skin. It?s awesome. I can change into just about anything, as long as I don?t actually alter my body form. I?ve tried to change into various animals or things like that, but it doesn?t work. I?ve been able to change it into glass and stone so far.? She said, getting excited. She asked if she could give a demonstration, but was declined, due to weak stomachs. If first impressions were anything, then Miss Grenze?s was certainly one not easily forgotten. All throughout the interview, her stories and expressions only added the to wild and almost unbelievable stories she had to tell. ?I remember the first time I actually pulled my skin off. I had grown a pimple, and I was scrubbing my skin, when all of a sudden, it shredded off, the new skin gleaming from underneath. It creeped me out to no end, and it also scared my parents. Luckily, I peeled it all off, and kind of forgot about it. After all this stuff that?s been happening in the news, my parents decided to get me tested, and we got the news. I?m X positive.? Stopping just at her side of the story wouldn?t be accurate enough, so our team also decided to interview of a couple Victoria?s closest friends and family on what they thought about Victoria as a person. Her father had this to say, ?I?m surprised she didn?t develop some kind of fiery mutant talent, her temper?s so fierce.? Her ex boyfriend had this to say, ?Breaking up with Victoria was the worst experience I ever had with a girl. Half of her skin came off in the tantrum she threw. Things flew and all I could do was duck as a barrage of glass, metal, and skin flew overhead.? Our last interview came from a close friend of her?s, who for personal reasons does not want her name printed. ?Victoria?s a smart and fun loving girl. She is passionate in everything she does, and won?t give up. Most people only see her temper, but there?s so much more to her than the eye sees.? In closing?.[/QUOTE] Victoria crumpled up the paper and tossed it on the ground. She knew the newspaper article would be something for them to boost their ratings, but she never expected it be so cheesy. She hustled and thought back on what really went on in the interview. ?So, Miss Grenze, you say that you didn?t discover your power until you were fifteen?? He said, already scribbling down in his notebook like a madman. ?Yeah, I was playing with my brother?s out on the lawn, and I fell and scraped my knee. I went inside, cleaned it up, and was about to put a band-aid on it, when I noticed that the wound was gone. In turn, I realized that there was a hole where the healing had happened. I quickly started peeling at the rest, and within no time, I had shed my entire body, leaving a brand new layer. It was kind of awkward at first, but you learn to live with it.? She said, sick of telling the story over again. ?Stupid newspaper.? She yelled, storming out of the cafeteria. A couple of looks followed her. She banged into a couple of people, and didn?t bother to help them, because she was on the warpath. Marissa was going to pay, and in the most horrible way possible. As Victoria walked to the dorms, she began to peel her skin off, a green substance taking the place of her pale complexion. She knocked on the door, and then quickly peeled off her hand?s skin. A woman answered the door, and Victoria immediately latched her hands onto her face, causing the woman to scream out in pain. ?You thought you?d talk to the reporter, and paint him a pretty picture about me, eh?? The woman only screamed as steam began to rise from her face. Victoria let out a scream, and removed her hands, causing the woman to gasp. ?Don?t cross me again Marissa. It won?t be good for you.? After that day, Victoria left Germany, and headed for England, where so now works and lives. She dyed her hair to the color it is now, to throw anyone off her scent, and has been doing fine working in a fashion boutique. That is, until someone else messes with her?[/FONT]

[Color=DarkBlue]Daniel left through the front door and hopped into his car. The answer to the problem was not lying in his house, and staying there would only bring up tender memories. Driving on its own wouldn?t help Daniel either, but he had a feeling he knew where to go to get help. He walked outside, and shut the door. It was the last time he would enter the house again. He locked the door, and forced a tear back. He wouldn?t let Lucifer win whatever game he was playing. Jamming the key into the ignition and pulling out, Daniel didn?t glance at the house again. He had to focus on getting away, and working, and finding that girl. The other two?d be fine together, but if being alone was how they got to you, then Daniel had to act quickly. He knew she was in Asia, but where exactly still escaped him. Gabe was conncected with enough people to get Daniel at least halfway there. From there, he?d hitchhike, or whatever else was needed to get to her. Before she died, he had to touch her. Before he died even. There was no other way. If he didn?t do anything, he was as good as dead, and if he did there was a good chance he die, so active is always the best way to go. Daniel slammed on the breaks as he passed a loud almost vibrating house. Gabe was having a party, and if not for the things that had happened, Daniel would have been there. He jumped out of the car, and ran up to the door, which was opened by the host himself. ?Yo, Daniel! Where you been? We?ve been at this for like four hours already. You want some tequila?? ?Dude, you, Gabe, my, oh god?? Daniel started all at once. ?Daniel, calm down, come inside and explain everything.? Gabe said, gesturing Daniel inside. The pair walked into the pounding beat of the song, and into the kitchen where the sound couldn?t be heard anymore. ?What the fuck??? Daniel asked as he sat down. ?I?ve had the den and that area soundproofed, nothing but the vibrations of the beat get through.? Gabe said, smiling, ?It was a hook up from?? ?One of your sources, yeah, I know. Look, can you get me to China?? Daniel asked, looking around. ?Dude, why go there? Japan is so much cooler?? Gabe said. ?I need to get to China. I think there?s someone there I need to speak with. I?m not sure where she is exactly. China?s the biggest, so I figured I start there, and move on.? Daniel said, looking Gabe in the eye. ?I can get you over the boarder with passport, but don?t you think I should go with?? Gabe asked, concern all over his face. ?I never stopped to think about it. Can we leave tonight?? Daniel asked, looking around again. ?Yup, the next plane is at 12 AM out of the schoolyard.? Gabe said, walking off to the den. ?Wait here, and we?ll head out as soon as I tell my brother.? Daniel didn?t stop to think about why Gabe would know so much, and about the plane?[/color] [B]Chapter 7: Touch and Tell[/B] [B]Players[/B]: Corey, Sakura [B]Big Picture[/B]: Corey and Sakura are in France at the ?place?. Really, there?s only one thing standing between Hell getting their way, and them failing horribly. A touch. A simple skin on skin contact could set off a whole new set of events. All Corey and Sakura have to do is touch, and they?ll change everything?. [B]Notes[/B]: Huge note for this one is here!!! Corey and Sakura: This post?ll be two totally different perspectives on one event. Corey you can write the actual touch any way you like, but once it happens, things change. From there, each character will get flashbacks from their past in which Lucifer, or his minions were there and interfered. An example: Sakura?s riding her little bike, and something about the person that knocked her off and broke her leg seemed out of place. Ergo, Lucifer. If anyone has anymore questions I point you to the dead Underground thread. XD Sorry about the wait. Hehe.

[Color=DarkBlue]Finally, a favorite's thread I can legally reply to. ;) *[B]Angel Sanctuary:[/B] Volumes 1-3 I would like to thank Goddess for the good review on this one. This series is a rocking one from the plot to the art, I love it. I'd have to say my favorite character to date is Kirie. She was loyal, but corupted. Always a cool type. [B]Bleach:[/B] Volumes 1-6 Funny story behind this actually. I was browsing the bookshop, and the name stuck out from the others. I had seen it when I was looking for anime to download, and I figured I'd give the manga a look. That was the start of my manga "obsession" and it hasn't ended yet. ^^ Orihime is awesome, because she has long hair. I swear that's the only reason! *[B]FAKE:[/B] Volumes 1-4 Picked up on a whim, like most of my manga. In a spilt decision between Gravitation and FAKE, I went with FAKE because it only had seven volumes, and it was all there. Yup, I never regretted it. I'm at a crossroad between Bikky, Carol, and the FBI agent from volume three (Diana Spacey I think). All three of them are drawn to stand out, and I love that. *[B]Monster:[/B] Volumes 1-3 This was bought after viewing the anime. I was blown away by the art as soon as I picked it up, and bought it promptly. I'm not sure which I like better, although they both are awesome. I'd have to say Dieter is my favorite character there, because he's one of those bounceback types. That's cool. *^[B]Naruto[/B]: Volumes 1-9 Bought on a whim in the bookstore one day. I walked in, and was like, "OMFG, this is that thing that Kei and Mimmi talk about. I'll buy it and try to keep up with them." Once again, another awesome choice. The fight scenes, the jokes, Akamaru, Orchimaru. Need I say anything more? *[B]RAVE[/B] Volume 1 I just bought this yesterday, on a whim. It's humerous drawings, and lightness drew me in, and Plue and the fight scenes held me. The actual story isn't all that different, but the characters are really what make it a good read. *[B]RG VEDA[/B] Volumes 1-4 The only reason I bought this one was because Lawful Drug was too expensive. The shiney pages were alos a bonus, so I figured, why not? The plot itself is more complicated than a mathetmatical formula. It weaves from one point to the next, bringing the reader into more wonder, although surprises lay around the corner. That's the best part. Karyobinga is my favorite character, because she [/spoiler]died[/spoiler] for her sister. It's so sweet. *^[B]Tsubasa: Resivior Chronicle[/B] Volumes 1-4 I bought this one just because of Sakura and Shaoran really. ^^;; After Mokona was introduced, I gave up all hope of stopping the series. The art isn't the best I've seen from CLAMP, but I enjoy it none the less. Yeah, that's all I own. 34 volumes, and 28 are in German. *= German ^= I have everything currently released Because signs are cool, and keys are cooler...[/color]

[Color=DarkBlue][B]Negatives:[/B] I can't figure out Quick Reply. I never have been able to, and don't plan to. It scares me. [B]Positives:[/B] The "Atmospshere". OB is the place to chill, hang out, pull up a chair, and meet new people. I know for alot of people it's where they've met friends, and lvoed ones, and it's just cool like that. [B]Bases:[/B] Are belong to me. Or is it neutrals....?[/color]

[Color=DarkBlue][B]Name[/B]: Johannes Sacher [B]Age:[/B] 26 [B]Job[/B]: Translator [B]Appearance[/B]: [URL=http://www.die-beste-band-der-welt.de/interviews/fettes_brot02.jpg]Here[/URL], he?s the one on the far right in the sunglasses. [B]Why are you here?[/B]: Really, the question here is why not? Johannes is on the fast track to money with his business. Everyday, between him and his two friends, they make more money then some people do in a month. Of course, most it goes towards the office space and whatnot, but still, he?s got it made. The only thing he doesn?t have is that ?special someone?. Ever since he could remember, he was always indifferent to all the teenage ?love? that floated around. Johannes was never interested in it, and because of that, he doesn?t have much practice in the field of flirting. His bar attempts have failed horribly, and he?s about ready to give up. Speed dating is his last chance. His hopes are high for success, but anything goes?[/color]

[Color=DarkBlue]< Oh crap! I overslept again! > < Yes, everyone left already. > < And you didn?t wake me up? > That?s how Daniel?s day started out. Between Mosh and Point not waking him up, and his family?s competitive nature, left Daniel an unknown amount of hours behind them all. He cursed quickly, and jumped out of bed, grabbing his clothes from the chair next to the bed. He quickly grabbed his Watch, and ran downstairs. < Why didn?t wake me up? > He yelled at his mother as he flew down the stairs. < Because it?s only 9 AM and the whole shindig doesn?t start for another two hours. > She said curtly, eyeing him. < But the clock? > He started. < Was set ahead. What else would they do? You would do the same thing. Now go get out there, and make me proud. > She said, smiling. < I bet you gave all the others the same speech. > Daniel muttered as he headed out the door. < No! I changed proud for lucky and other adjectives. > She called to him, causing Daniel to laugh. Daniel looked back, waved, and jogged out, with Mosh and Point behind him, causing a happy commotion. Daniel smiled, and stopped for a second. He was coming upon the woody area that connected the family estate from the road into town, which would bring him to Hamburg, through which, he would play his Lapras pass, and head over into Africa. Daniel had always wanted to visit and this was the best time to start. With the free trip, and the possible prospect of new pokémon, Daniel didn?t need to be asked twice. He wasn?t worried about any language barriers, although his closest sister was freaked out by it. Most of them were staying in Germany, because they had friends in other areas that they wanted to pound. Daniel laughed at them, because very few of them were going to get anywhere in the league by hanging around. Daniel personally thought they were just scared of leaving their parents, but he wasn?t one to say anything. This would be the first time he would be going and fighting with someone from the family as a support. All six of them were going off to fight, to live, and to win and lose. Daniel continued to walk, Point and Mosh a couple of paces ahead. As he came around a bend, a sudden roar, caused Daniel to fall backwards in fright. His older brother and his Charizard stepped out from behind a tree. < Hah! If you get scared that easily, you won?t get anywhere in the League. > He said, offering a hand to Daniel. < Yeah, yeah. Being a jerk won?t get you anywhere either Johannes. > Daniel said, standing up. < Well, the others already got the first bus, and there?s still a thirty minute wait on the next, so I thought I?d see how ready you were. > Johannes said, smiling. < I don?t have time to battle you. We?ll save that for later. > Daniel said, smiling back. < Fine, but before you think about taking on Julia and Geherd, you?ve got to win the chance by beating me again. > He said, walking off. < Sounds good. Hope you like having your face handed to you on a plate! > Daniel shouted back, laughing. As he walked up to the bus stop, he thought, < This is it. I?ve made it. The journey?s about to begin! > How right he was?[/color] * The wonderful greater than and less than signs mean German is being spoken. ** I'm sorry about not posting. I keep getting in trouble, and losing my train of thought. ^^;

[Color=DarkBlue]Sorry guys. I lost the file I had the post saved in, and I'm going away until Friday, so there'll be no action 'till then. Once again, I apologize, and hope noone's too pissed about it. ^_^ ^.^[/color]

[Color=DarkBlue][B]Name[/B]: Ariko Fredrick [B]Age[/B]: 13 [B]Gender[/B]: Male [B]Nationality[/B]: German/Hispanic [B]Appearance[/B]:[URL=http://www.ff-rpg.com/serge04.jpg]Here[/URL] is a recent picture of Ariko, watching his brother in the local arena. [B]Pokémon[/B]: Mudkip (Mosh) Mawile (Jeer) Cyndaquil (Point) [B]Biography[/B]: Ariko comes from a very competitive family. All six of his older brothers and sisters are in the tournament this year, and were all very surprised when Ariko signed up. With thirteen years, most kids would still be working on merging, or at least perfecting the technique, but Ariko is a different story. When Ariko was six, his oldest brother, Jarred, took him out, and gave him a pokéball, and with out explaining anything, sent him out into the forest. There, he walked around for a couple of minutes, watching the various life activity. He suddenly came upon a little Mudkip, crying in the middle of the road. Ariko?s six year old, last child, brain kicked in, and he immediately felt sorry for it. Approaching the Mudkip, he held out his hand, and bended over, trying to meet the Mudkip in size stature. The Mudkip backed away at first, but quickly warmed up to Ariko and by the end of the day, Ariko had his first Pokémon. Ariko and the newly christened Mosh, began to train immediately in old school battling, by going up against his closest siblings. At first, their losing streak was unbelievable, losing even to fire types weaker than they were. The answer was practice, and practice they did. Within a year, they were ready, having added Jeer the Mawile to the mix. They tried again to climb the ladder within the family, and succeeded. By the time he was 11, he had beaten his way up to the two oldest, who were out in the world. At this point, he trained, perfecting old attacks, and learning new ones. He also added Point the Cyndaquil to the team, and the four of them seemed to get along pretty well. They entered a statewide tournament, and came in fourth place, bringing a mere trophy home. His parents, ever the optimists, congratulated him, and insisted on starting his corner of the wall of awards, which held every contest win any of the seven children had. Over the next two years, Ariko continued to enter the various tournaments, and kept up the hope of a first place win. It finally came in a junior tournament about a month before his 13th birthday. From there, he went onto the country finals, and placed second, losing only to his closest sibling. They both came home happy, although Ariko silently added her to the list of people he had to beat in the league that was coming up. The twins and her sat there, almost like the list that lady in the old movie Kill Bill had. Except he only wanted to win the battle, not kill them. Things could only pan out in his favor. After all, anything can happen, right?[/color]

[quote name='Sage']I'm trying my hardest not to generalize, but you must understand that to us foreigners America looks like a very hypocritical/double-standardized nation - on one thing it's all "freedom this" and "liberty that", while on another thing it is "ban this" and "censor that"![/quote] And people wonder why they get funny looks when they talk about supporting America and it's decisions over here in Germany.... But seriously, I bet if we went into Bush's closet, there'd be at least a couple of issues of Playboy, or some other magazine like that. You can't do it. There'll be no way that every porn site'll be filtered into the .xxx domain because alot of them share the same name with .com, and .net. There'd have be site name changes, which would cause legal fights for the name.Hey,let's save the courtroom space for the more important cases like Martha Stewart and Wynnona Rider. That'd be so much more interesting than watching Britney Spears's daily life.

The 21 drinking law is actually kind of stupid. If you can take away a portion of your life at 18, what's wrong with a couple of drinks while you're doing it? I mean, here in Germany, you can start drinking by yourself at 16, and you don't see a bunch of stories about drunk kids straggling around, like you do in the States. But to restate what everyone else said, there really is no set age for being an adult. It's all in your maturity. All in all, I really think that we shouldn't call gettting 18 adulthood, instead, just, growing up. :p That's what it is, right? But yeah, the draft is another thing. It's like, the government can put your life at risk to acomplish whatever they want to, but you can't put yourself in that position when you drink. All in all, the 18 rule is useless. I mean, if you can't drink at 18, what's the point of anything else? :P Voting, pah, who does it now a days? Smoking, the death stick, no way! I just wanted to end my post with a quote, said well. [quote name='Retribution']So if you lift the restrictions (Europe) and place them at a younger age, then the hype of getting drunk is gone, and no one will do it.[/quote] That's what makes Germany interesting. I really think it's all about the trust a country can put on it's kids. I mean, just yeah. They give the kids to opportunity to choose a life career at 15/16. Of course, the school would be preparing you to take on an apprenticeship, but yeah, I only see those types going through high school or dropping out of High School in the USA. But that's for another topic.. >.>

[Font=Arial]I've been racking my brain for a good RPG for a while now, and I think I may have actually found something. XD The conept'd be a time travel type of expereince, with 6 people. The story'd start in Rome, where the six people all meet for the first time in some attraction, and are sucked back into the past through a time gate. From there, they're dropped into an imporatant event in the history of the world, and things fly amuck from there. Obviously, they being there would disrupt things a bit, but I was thinking of having it actually effect some of the decisions that the figure of the event made. Some such examples would be Constantine's decision to convert Rome to Christianity after seeing a vision "sent by God". From there a whole stem of problem arise, and as the group keeps traveling, things only get worse. And as for the character's themself, things'd actually be pretty laidback. Each character'd have a special talent that would be essential as they traveled. I was thinking of having someone who picked up on the natice language very quickly. This person'd most likely have a background in more than one language, and the skills'd grow as they continued traveling. Another person with an increased muscle mass, giving them more strength. Once again, they'd most likely have a background in using the mass, anything from weight lifter to policeperson. A third with archeological knowledge of the layout of various cities. Now with this one, it's important to notice that it is likely that this person'd have either spent time on various archeological digs whether as a spectator or worker would be up to the player. From there, with the other three, I was thinking of doubling the skills over, making it a bit easier to narrow down your choices, and set up my next point. Groups. Each time they warped, they'd be seperated into groups, or even seperated alone. At first, it'd be all about trying to find the portal and each other, but things'd change as they began to see the consequences of their actions. So yeah, the backstory and whatnot needs alot of work, but I figured I get the idea out, and see what people thought about it, and thier ideas. With the rating, I wasn't really sure, so I just made it PG for the time being.[/font]

[Font=Arial]Well, since the last time, I've gotten to Episode 6. I can definately say this is one of the most emmotion driven animes I've ever seen. From, [spoiler]the scene with the mother killing herself instead of letting her baby die[/spoiler] in Episode 4 was heart breaking. It didn't surprise me that the [spoiler]feather[/spoiler] had something to do with the [spoiler]girl in the sky that Misuzu dreams about.[/spoiler] I just never expected [spoiler]Michiru to actually be a feather from that girl.[/spoiler] The Bye-Bye scene got me crying. Heh. But, I love how they repaired things with Minagi and her mother. Minagi really deserved more, and at the end of 6 she's seemed to get it. I am a bit currious about Misuzu. Michiru kept mentioning the [spoiler]girl who dreamed sad dreams[/spoiler] Is she making any mention at all to Misuzu? Potato still rules, hand down. :p[/font]

[Font=Arial]Is Information Always Vital? JJ yawned as the SUV?s smooth ride slowly started to put him to sleep. As he began to doze off, a tug at his pants pulled him back to reality. There was Purple, looking like he was about to cry. JJ suddenly went parental on him, picking him up and cuddling him, and praying that he hadn?t seen anything. JJ looked around the SUV and saw the others were all asleep on the seat in front of him. He sighed, and lay down with Purple. Tonight had been one fucked up night, and he wasn?t about to face tomorrow without at least a bit of sleep. The pair soon drifted off, and were awakened, in what seemed like five minutes, although the sky had gained the benefit of sunlight. As the driver poked at JJ like he was a animal at the zoo, JJ shot his leg out and kicked the guy in the face. ?No animal here. Just say we?re here next time. It?s much more polite.? JJ got out of the car, and waited for everyone else, who seemed to slowly begin to wake and move towards the door. Each of them got a huge comforting smile as JJ picked them up and pulled them out of the SUV. Lancelot was last, and as soon as he got down, he fell asleep again. JJ smiled, and picked him up, carrying him in his arms, and Purple on his shoulder. Opal and Ruby ran around his legs, playing their version of tag. Purple began to fidget, JJ set him down, and the three of them ran around, bringing a smile to JJ?s face. The driver then coughed, drawing JJ?s attention to him. ?You?re supposed to meet the boss in five inside.? ?Thanks for the drive, and the late information. I?m sorry about kicking you though.? JJ said, gathering everyone up and heading for the door. ?HQ really hasn?t changed much since I was here last.? JJ whispered to the foursome in his arms as they walked in, ?The bustle of a building wasn?t lost in the six months I was off. Now, if I remember correctly, the boss?s office should be right about here.? JJ stopped at a door, and knocked. A gruff, ?Come in?, greeted him. He opened the door, somehow, and entered. ?Chief.? JJ said, setting everyone down. ?Virgin, what the hell were you thinking when you called us? What, are we your protection service now? You?re lucky that she was on our list before you called. We?ve obviously keeping tabs on both of you, and in about two or three minutes, both of you will hit America?s Most Wanted List, which is distributed everywhere in the world.? The Chief said, smirking. ?I?m not a man without a heart though. In this folder you?ll find everything you need to try and find your sister. You?ve got sixty seconds. Have fun.? JJ knew he wasn?t going to make it. Was the chief playing with him? As he turned to grab the folder and the others, the door behind opened, and JJ?s jaw dropped. There standing there with a cake, and plates, was JJ?s teacher from the Academy, James. A big smile plastered on his face as a couple of JJ?s friends followed him in. JJ began to laugh and cry at the same time. Purple, Opal, and Ruby were too distracted by the cake to notice, and JJ covered Lancelot?s ears as he said, ?You bastard, what was that all about? I about died of heart attack.? The Chief smiled and looked at James, ?He wanted me to come up with something to have you ready to leave as they came in. He heard about your call, and wanted to try and cool you down.? JJ eyed James and the others for a second. If that many people knew about what had happened, then did the whole agency know? He figured he was just being paranoid, but if he was going to go looking for his sister, he couldn?t have people pitying him. He watched as James cut the cake and handed a piece to each of the shineys. JJ took a step forward, and said, ?I?m not sure you guys you should have that. Annie probably?? Tears began to form at the corners of JJ?s eyes as he turned from everyone and used the sleeve of his shirt to wipe them away. Now was not the time to break down, in front of everyone, and the four especially. Staying strong had been easy so far, he just had to refrain from talking about her until he sorted everything out. Turning back to the group JJ said, ?OK, this time, you guys can eat the cake, but you?d better not get messy doing it.? ?No worries, if nothing else, there?s a shower here for them to clean up in.? Jean-Sebastien said, smiling. JJ and Jean Sebastien went back to the days of the Academy where they were bunkmates. Jean-Sebastien had been working on a novel at the time, and many a night, the two would sit up talking about various ideas he had. On the nights that they talked, it seemed that he got the most writing done. The last JJ had heard, his novel had been published, and was doing well. JJ also remembered that he was specializing in Linguistics. JJ was about to ask about how things went when he was swarmed by the others asking questions about him. Twenty minutes later left the shineys smeared full of icing, JJ tired again, and everyone besides the Chief and James gone back to work. The Chief pulled out the folder he had thrust at JJ earlier and opened it. Inside, was a picture of Annie and 2 shadows that looked vaguely human with the back drop of Ciampo airport in Rome. JJ rifled through the pages some more, and found a list of names. ?You want me to head a mission to Rome to find her, correct?? JJ said, looking over at the pair. ?Correct, from that list, I?ll need you to at least have two agents follow you. All of them were picked for skills and compatibility to you. You?ll leave first thing tomorrow morning, and they?ll meet you there. Hopefully, you can find out what she?s up to, catch her, and end this ordeal.? James said, looking at JJ. JJ scanned the list until he found his first partner. Codename, Lolly. JJ knew right away knew who that was and half smiled. Lolly, aka Sean, was another guy he met at the Academy. He was one of those funny and sometimes over friendly type of people who tried to make everyone laugh and spread the cheer around. Every once in a while, you would see him with a lollypop and that?s where JJ figured the name came from. He would work, because of the laughter and his hard work. The spirits on this mission were the most vital part of it all. If he lost it, things would get hairy, and he couldn?t have that. JJ continued scanning the list, and another name grabbed him. Gurt. JJ had to think about that one for a few minutes before coming up with it. Gurt was Jamie, the only girl in his class. JJ smiled as he remembered her working hard to get to the top, and even looking in any of the guys directions after she made it there. JJ and Sean were the only people she befriended, and they seemed to get along pretty well. After the Academy, they all ended up their separate ways, and fell out of touch. Now JJ would be able to get back in touch, and possibly find out what?s been going on. JJ circled the two names, and handed the sheet back to the Chief. ?What about..? JJ started. ?I?ll take care of all four of them, if you want.? James said, smiling. ?I?ve taken a liking to the little Purple guy.? JJ smiled, they would be fine with James, and JJ needed to go get tech anyway, so he left James with instructions on caring for the foursome and left the office. As he walked up the stairs to the tech room, he began to tear over again. Sure, he?d been betrayed before, but by his family? JJ wondered if he would be able to do his job in Rome. ?There?s only one way to find out.? JJ said climbing the stairs. The next morning? JJ awoke to sunlight filtering in through the blinds of his hotel room. He had gotten through tech with nothing more than a high tech camera, binoculars, and an upgraded Eagle Pistol. He had then had dinner with James and the shineys, leaving Lancelot to his own back at James?s place. JJ and James had used dinner to catch up and plan for the mission. The shineys had been content with their pizza and took no notice of JJ?s eventual breakdown during dinner. James had comforted him, and then drove him back to his hotel, where he was now. He moaned softly and stood up. He got in the shower, and changed into the clothes he would be wearing to the airport. These, along with his IDs would allow him to take the pistol with him on the plane. After that, he would meet the other two on a bus to the end of the Metro line. They would go from there. He turned the water off, and grabbed a towel. He dried off, got dressed, packed up, and walked outside. The clean, fresh air greeted him, and JJ took a deep breath, savoring it. After that, he strode down to the lobby, where he grabbed a bagel, and headed for the door, where an escort was waiting for him. Watching license plates and drivers, JJ finally found his assigned chauffer, the guy from yesterday. JJ nodded at him, and got into the back seat of the SUV. After the guy got in, JJ asked, ?Why do you always drive a SUV for just one person?? ?Well, this thing has a bunch of security upgrades, bullet proof windows, shield to try and fend off any car attacks, that sort of stuff. And, before you ask, as of now, anywhere you need to go by car, you have to let me drive. Of course, these are the Chief?s orders.? He said, his stern look not faltering. ?So who are you exactly?? JJ asked, looking him in the eyes through the rear view mirror. ?The name?s Tony. I was a field agent, but I got thrown into this job after I screwed up an op. We were going after a terrorist cell, and after our initial observation, we figured we could take ?em. Problem was, they had ended up outnumbering us. Against the orders of the mission head, I began firing into the room, and started a battle that killed more than half of the 50-man team. I?ve been at my desk ever since.? He said, turning back to driving. JJ wondered why Tony had divulged the information, but he decided not to dwell on it. He sat in silence the rest of the way there, his thoughts dwelling on Annie, the shineys, the house, and his next assignment. Everything seemed to blend together, and before he could sort it all out, the car stopped, and Tony opened the door. ?Your plane leaves in two hours. Delta?s the airline.? ?Thanks Tony. Take care.? JJ said, climbing out, and grabbing his carry on from the back. He walked through the whooshing door to the airport, and things moved smoothly from there. He checked in, got through security, and got to the terminal in enough time to board the plane, and take off. JJ slept most of the plane flight, not enjoying the cramped space. The flight seemed shorter due to his sleeping, and it seemed that within no time, he had landed at Ciampo, and was on his way to the meet point. As he walked down the stairs, he noticed immediately the meeting point and his fellow agents. Jamie?s red hair seemed to act as beacon, drawing JJ attention to her and the fellow sitting a seat away from her on the bench. That was Sean, as his posture reminded JJ of the slouch he remembered from class. He smiled, and picked up his pace, sitting in between the two. The latter looked up and smiled when she realized whom it was. Under orders, the interactions they had from this point on were to be of a nature of friendliness. JJ wasn?t sure about the other two, but for him it wasn?t going to be too challenging. JJ nudged Sean and said, ?So, are we the answer to not keeping in touch, or what?? ?Oh, I don?t know, Sean and I got through a full two letters before losing track.? Jamie piped in, beaming. ?I didn?t write those letters, my cat did. He was bored and decided he would do an experiment to see how dumb people were. He won the Nobel Prize for it.? Sean said, cracking a smile. ?You?ve got to be kidding me.? Jamie said slack jawed. ?Yeah, bad joke, wasn?t it?? Sean said sheepishly. ?Not as bad as the one about the duck in the ketchup.? JJ said, pulling out a piece of gum of his bag. ?Anyone else?? ?You never got over your habit?? Jamie asked, taking a piece. ?Nope, there?s too much gum in the world to give it up.? JJ said, laughing. ?So, we going to get on the bus?? Sean asked, standing up. ?Yep, let?s go.? JJ said, tossing his gum wrapper away in the trashcan. The mission had begun.[/font] Here we are with chapter 2, and there are cameos galore! I do have a question for you all for this chapter, do you guys think putting in a "Random Ober hit by a truck" into the story would take away from the atmosphere? I must know!

[QUOTE=Otaku America][COLOR=Navy] Actually, you're quoting a human. "I'll believe it when I see it." Sorry that doesn't apply to God. Why would God show himself to sinful humans? You logic is flawed.[/COLOR][/Quote] In the same token there, why doesn't God show himself to the Pope? The Pope's always been a holy figure, but yet, you don't see God showing himself to him. [quote name='Otaku America][Color=Navy']Pride isn't a sin period, lol.[/Color][/quote] And you say you've read the bible. Pride is one of the seven deadly sins my friend. Emphasis on deadly. [quote name='Otaku America][COLOR=Navy']Even is you don't believe in God he is with you. Why would dinosaurs roam the Earth? To eat Adam and Eve? lol.[/COLOR][/quote] If you want to follow the timeline thing, for all you know, dinosaurs could have died out before Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden. [quote name='Otaku America][COLOR=Navy']to a church and ask if dinosaurs exist, they'll simply tell you No.[/COLOR][/quote] Actually, that statements wrong. Not every religion shares the same beliefs there. So be specific next time. ;) [quote name='Otaku America][COLOR=Navy']Science only helps when it comes to space travel or some sort of tricky machinery, or simply how our body systems function.[/Color][/quote] This statements a bit hypocritical, don't you think? This whole time you've been preaching about how false science is, and yet, you say it helps when it comes to other things, just not dinosaurs. Convience I tell you! [quote name='Otaku America][Color=Navy']If you believe in dinosaurs then how were they created if you don't believe in God?[/Color][/quote] More evidence of dinosaurs than God. I mean you've got millions of bones from dinosaurs, and just some book written by humans supposedly under God's influence. Which would the average person pick? [quote name='Otaku America][Color=Navy']Do you think "science," gave humans and animals hearts, brains, skeletal system, nerves, emotions? That is highly unlikely. There is no sort of evidence in the world that makes science the answer to life.[/color][/quote] There's not a huge argument there, but, if science is the word of man, the Bible is too. God didn't write the Bible himself, did he? I believe it was written by man. So really it's which opinion of man's do you stand by. [quote name='Otaku America][Color=Navy']Just because Jurrasic Park showed dinosaurs does't mean the bones in the museum are actually dinosaur bones.[/Color][/quote] Hey! I'd put my life on Jurrasic Park being right! ;) [quote name='Otaku America][Color=Navy']Why don't they teach you about dinosaurs in College?[/COLOR][/quote] Because you choose not to learn about dinosaurs. ;) EDIT: I totally forgot my opinion on the matter at hand. XD I figure, that dinosaurs roamed, because there's too much evidence that proves it. In comparison to the almost not evident evidence against it. I've always been a, I've got to see it to believe kind of person so evidence always goes over well with me.

[quote name='Zeekan']My question is this, how can followers of God strictly adhere to one rule and barely folow some of the others?[/quote] Because rules are made to be bent, and people only adhere to the ones that they think they should. It's like in school. Kids'll only follow the rules they think are fair or just. An example would be, if a school policy was to keep your shirt tucked in at all times, and some kids though there was no point to it, they'd leave thier shirts untucked. It's all about convenience in today's world. In answer to the test thing, Your Moralising Quotient is: 0.50. Your Interference Factor is: 0.50. Your Universalising Factor is: 0.33. The family pet thing wasn't wrong at all. I mean, if you want to eat cat, go ahead and do it. I do have a question for Gavin though, do you find barnyards wrong then, so when you bite into your piece of meat, do you think about how that could have been some farmer's kid's pet? And I will admit, the chicken intercourse was more funny than anything. Yeah, the guy obviously has serious promblems, but hey, at least he's not going around raping and killing women. Which'd be much worse. The brother-sister thing was also wrong, because, you don't just go around sleeping with your family for physical reasons. I mean, look at all the diseases and whatnot the child could get if a pregnancy occured. And to end this post, [quote name='Bloodseeker']Is it just me, or are governments founded under Islamic beliefs almost always really messed up? [/quote] All governments founded under [I]religious[/I] beliefs usually end up screwed in one way or another. Islamic is the only openly public foundation out there.

[B]Chapter 5: The Shadows Darken, The Light Dims[/B] [B]Players:[/B] Daniel [B]Big Picture:[/B] A chain of events has been set in motion, and our friend Daniel gets the butt of it. [B]Notes:[/B] It?s what everyone?s been waiting for!!!! The plot! =O I also apologize for the incredible wait that seems to pop up between posts/ chapters. Starting now, I shall keep on the ball about this. [Color=DarkBlue]Daniel groggily sat up and shook his head. A loud noise had shot through his body, and awoken him. He yawned and looked around. It was dark in the house, so that meant it was still night. He just hoped it was still the same night that he had passed out in. He looked at his watch and gasped. It was the next day. He had been out cold for an entire day and no one had found him. He shuddered at the though of his dead corpse laying there rotting. He got himself to stand up, and stretch. His body was tense after lying on the floor for an entire day. As he walked towards the fridge, the shock of what had happened hit him. His eyes began to mist over as his breath came out in sobs. He broke down in front of the fridge. He began to have difficulties breathing as the tears flowed down his face and out of his nose. His sister and mother were gone; his sister was dead for sure. He had no family left. No one in this world, but his friends would be there for him. He let himself go for about another twenty minutes, and got back up. He had given his respects, and now it was time for revenge. Whatever was talking to him, it had killed them. It had taken away his family. Why should he look at it in any other form? He opened the fridge, and picked up the bottle of milk, and dropped it. His vision fuzzed over in white as he felt the bottle slip. The sound of it shattering never hit Daniel as he slumped onto the floor, twitching. He wasn?t there anymore. Daniel groaned and opened his eyes. The first thing he noticed was that he wasn?t at home. He was standing in what looked like a volcano, but with a throne in the middle of the lava, and seven disfigured shadows standing around it, at attention. A shadow suddenly appeared, landing on the throne. It?s wings shot into it?s body, and all seven of the shadows bowed. Daniel became curious and walked a bit closer, shedding light on them. The shadow closest to him, was incredibly ugly. It stood tall, and it was dressed in a grey business suit. Its skin was a sickening shade of green, and it had needles sticking out of every bare inch of skin. He had a feeling that even under the suit there were needles. The shadow on the throne suddenly spoke, causing all the things and Daniel to jump. ?Give your report. Why isn?t he dead yet?? ?Sir, the car, he wasn?t in it. I tried to convince him otherwise, but he ended up leaving. Him and the girl, they?ve met up. He still has his mother back home, but we?re planning on finishing her off soon. Also..? The thing began? ?SILENCE! Tell Greed he?s to report to me as soon as you talk to him. He has some explaining to do.? The shadow said, pointing at the demon. ?Yes sir.? It replied, disappearing. Daniel stiffened at the name Greed. He couldn?t be referring to the sin, Greed, could he? Did the seven deadly sins actually have corporal forms? The most important question swimming through his mind at this point was, ?Is this a dream??. The shadow, who Daniel could only believe to be Lucifer, turned to the next demon in line. ?You, you?d better have good news.? ?Sir, we?ve also failed. The magic didn?t effect her the way it should have. She escaped, and is now with Greed?s watch. They?re in a restaurant in France. I believe that they have established physical contact, but if they have then, I fear that one of them may find out everything.? She said, her waves of fat jiggling as she breathed. Daniel figured at this point they couldn?t see or hear him, so he crept closer to the circle, and the demon. She was dressed in what looked like something off a Paris runway, but only enlarged 60 sizes. It was made of silk, and almost see through, showing Daniel more nasty, mud colored flesh then he wanted to see. She looked from this distance, like a toad. ?That?s just flat out nasty.? Daniel thought to himself as Lucifer began to speak. ?Well, well, well, two fuckups, and I haven?t even gotten half way through the circle. You listen here. You make sure they don?t meet anyone of the other these idiots have failed to kill. You tell Sloth, that she better get her gears a movin?, or she?s going to be in one sticky situation.? Lucifer, said, with a dismissing wave. The toad thing disappeared in the same fashion that the spiny demon did. He shuddered, and creeped nearer to the third demon. This one was almost attractive. She looked human enough, with blonde hair flowing down her back, and a matching crème colored suit for it to lay on. She wore glasses, but Daniel had a feeling he knew what they were for. ?Report.? Lucifer said, the annoyance easy to read in his voice. The voice that issued from the demon?s mouth only fueled Daniel?s idea. It was Lust?s domain. ?Sir, the demon didn?t finish the job. It only killed the sister and the mother, and let the boy live, in hopes of him not having any sense of self. We?re not sure if it worked, because as soon as he awoke, he disappeared. It wasn?t physical either, so we?re led to believe that up above has caught onto our scheme. At least, our part of it anyway.? Daniel?s jaw dropped. Lust was coming after him? He didn?t want to know why, and he shuddered as the demon disappeared. The gaze continued, but Daniel didn?t want to hear anymore. He sat down on the ground, and ignored everything. The only words he heard from the next three were, dead, dead, and dead. Daniel only gave a glace as the red devil, fat blue cook, and spandex wearing demons vanished smugger than the others did. It wasn?t until the green snake like thing took the step up, did Daniel take any more notice. He figured it was Envy, and was right when he began to talk, but what came out did surprise him. ?Sir, we killed him, just as you wanted. Complication, we believe came from the Prophecy, has forced the power into another human. We?re working on getting to her sir, and will report when we have more.? The snake hissed with its S?s, and scared Daniel a bit. Lucifer then turned to him and laughed. ?You have our plans now. You know what?s going to happen. What?re you gonna do about it? ?Eh human? You can?t leave your country, three of you are dead, and it?s only a matter of time before Lust consumes, and finishes you off. Have fun scrambling to live, even though you have no idea why you have to die. Kind of sad, don?t you think?? Daniel gasped, although he wasn?t sure why, or where it came from. He was then enloped by the white light, and time sped itself up again. Daniel gasped, and slumped into the puddle of milk, his legs having given out on him. As soon as he got his strength back, he stood up, and just stared at the wall. He pulled out his MP3 player in hopes of catching something, but all he heard was music. Daniel took a deep breath. Things weren?t going to be easy. ?Aww, fuck.? Daniel said, as his vision was clouded over by white again. This time, he was moving. No, he was flying. He flew over the ocean, and landed suddenly on land. He inched forward, and moved 100 miles. He made another step, and was standing at the window of the restaurant. He noticed the girl with the goggles on her head, and the boy with the earrings right away. He quickly made a mental note, and was then whisked into the air again. This time, he landed in the mountains, and stepped lightly until the sensation shortened his steps to mere human size. There, he came upon a young woman in a fevered sleep. She was tossing and turning. He took note of her hair, and face, and felt the white light engulf him again. When he returned back to his house, he cursed, and went over to the couch. He had to figure a way out of Guatemala, and fast.[/color] [B]Chapter 6: Escaping The Unavoidable[/B] [B]Players[/B]: Zehn Sun, Daniel, [B]Big Picture[/B]: We meet Zehn Sun for the first time, we watch her meet her voice, and all the while, keep track of Daniel?s trouble of getting out of country. [B]Notes[/B]: Everyone give a big welcome to Revelation, and let?s settle her into the story. Just a simple confrontation post. If you need/would like to divide it up for anyone reason, feel free to PM me, Revelation. OOC: Sorry about the huge delay. I was on vacation. Someone post something in the Underground thread so I can use it without deleting and reposting! ~_^