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[QUOTE=Aaryanna_Mom] Anyway, and now they are split even more leaving Davis, Gustaff, Vanya, Ambellina, and Rebecca to continue on their own while Jennifer and Eflair must backtrack and attempt to join one of the other groups. [/QUOTE] Sorry, I didn't realize Ambellina was with the group as well! XP I edited my post so that Ambellina would stay with Jennifer and Eflair. Could you edit your post accordingly, Kathy? And DigitalBoy, in your post you put Rebecca in two different groups, although that's not the case in the list you provided. I guess it's just a typo, then.

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Snowcat, Woodpecker and Scarlet Mistress got into a car and drove to the Mistress' brothel. There they found half a dozen girls at the door of the room that Mei Ying had locked herself into. [B]"Meimei!"[/B] one of the girls shouted through the door. [B]"The Mistress is back, now get your skinny little ass out of there!"[/B] [B]"I'm sorry, Madame, but she still won't come out"[/B], another girl explained in frustration. [B]"It is alright, I will take care of this"[/B], Scarlet Mistress consoled. The woman walked to the door in her elegant way and took a deep breath. [B]"Miss Ying, you will open the door at this instant"[/B], she ordered in the most demanding voice Snowcat had ever heard. True enough, immediately the lock made a clicking sound and the door opened, revealing what would be a charmingly attractive young girl if her eyes weren't red from crying and her makeup all smudged on her face. [B]"Now look at you, what a shameful sight you are. Clean yourself up, we have visitors from the Brotherhood."[/B] Mei Ying just nodded to the woman who practically owned her. Snowcat and Woodpecker followed the women in. [B]"The Mistress tells that you are the one who had an... unfortunate coincidence with a client"[/B], Snowcat said. [B]"That's a mild way to put it"[/B], Mei huffed, getting a threatening glare from the Mistress. [B]"I saw that he was on something, he was really rough at first, but then..."[/B] The girl went pale. Scarlet Mistress rolled her eyes. [B]"She already said she didn't know who the man was. But Meimei, where did you hook him up?"[/B] [B]"Outside War Dragon's Fight Club. He had some bruises in him, but it seemed he had come out as a winner. The losers rarely walk out on their own feet."[/B] Snowcat looked at Woodpecker. [B]"I guess we have our next address. We'll head there first thing in the morning."[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=Magenta]Rebecca Lynn followed the main group. She felt uneasy about such a hasty split-up. Nobody had any idea of what the place was, and here they were, risking their lives and making foolhardy decisions. Rebecca felt most secure in the group that she was in. There was Gustaff, a real beefcake for a man, and Vanya, a tough-looking chick despite being just a few years older than her. Not to mention Davis Henderson, who seemed to be the most intelligent person in the whole lot. Rebecca gringed at the idea that she was practically almost one thousand years older than him. It was good that she wasn't the weakest of the bunch, either. She had a finely honed dancer's body, quick reflexes and enchanting social skills. Jennifer, Ambellina and Eflair were nothing compared to her. A pointy-eared bitch, a prissy nun and a freaky fish alien. Pathetic. The group of seven came to a strange circular door at the end of the winding corridor. It seemed to have a highly technological lock in it. [B]"Davis, care to take a look at that?"[/B] Gustaff asked. [B]"I dunno anything about any of them mech'nicks."[/B] Rebecca gave a sly look at Gustaff. The burly pierced man was definitely playing dumber than he really was. Maybe it was his way of surviving. [B]"Hmm, it is interesting. There seems to be four levers that need to be pulled at the same time. Gustaff, Vanya, Rebecca, let's try it."[/B] [B]"You better stand back"[/B], Rebecca remarked wryly to Jennifer, Ambellina and Eflair as she stepped towards one of the levers. [B]"All together now"[/B], Vanya cheered. [B]"One... Two... Three!"[/B][/COLOR]

[QUOTE=Keyblade Wielder][COLOR=Navy][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma] Anyway, I just wanted to ask: can we/do we change our characters and personalities? I just wanted to make sure before I posted anything.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT=Century Gothic]I thought I already answered the question, but yes, it's the purpose of this challenge to adapt to the changing themes - it also means changing your characters accordingly.[/FONT]

[quote name='indifference][COLOR=DarkRed']I rather like the Creation Card too. That was a fun new card. ;) [/COLOR][/quote] Should I assume it was you who got the card, then? ;P Now that first blood has been drawn, let the playing begin...

[FONT=Century Gothic]Hope you had your share of High Fantasy, because it's time for our first big theme swap. I gotta say though, I'd like to see some more activity, especially from a certain unnamed blue team.[/FONT] [center][COLOR=Indigo][FONT=Century]Theme Two:[B] Mutant High School Drama[/B] [B]Cheshire High[/B] is no ordinary private school. It does have it's own cliques, it's quirky teachers, it's intimidating bullies and it's smelly dormitories. The catch is that all of the people going there - students and faculty alike - possess strange powers that common humans don't. To the outsiders, they are mutants. To themselves, they are heroes.[/FONT][/COLOR][/center]

[COLOR=DimGray]Vanya was among the first people to rush out of the room that began to fill with poison. She was also the first to run ahead when the announcement came about the detaching corridor. Her survival instincts had always been high like that. They had to be, since she was one of the first exoterrestrial settlers in human history, a legend in her own right. Celene was the nearest inhabitable planet to Earth, a cold and cruel world filled with ferocious beasts straight out of one's nightmares. Vanya and her crew had moved there to test life on another planet, but now she was in a whole different place. Vanya had been quite amazed to hear some people talking about their origins. One man even claimed to have come from the year 4015! Vanya, as a person of reason, thought it was too ridiculous to be true. But then again, there were those other people... Like that Eflair. The young girl had green hair and a golden skin, and her fingers and bare toes were webbed, like frogs. She was clearly from an aquatic race. Vanya approached her. The girl's eyes were bewildered and she seemed to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown. [B]"Eflair, are you alright?"[/B] Vanya asked cautiously. [B]"This... is... strange... Breathing... like... this is... strange..."[/B] Eflair muttered. [B]"My name... Eflair... It feels different when said... like this..."[/B] [B]"You used to live under water, right?"[/B] Vanya asked. The girl nodded. [B]"The air... in Euto... is poisonous... Water... home"[/B], Eflair sighed, and tears started pouring out of her pale eyes. Vanya patted the girl on the back with compassion, but her thoughts were different. [I]What a weakling. She won't survive a day in this place.[/I][/COLOR]

I find this thread very interesting. There's like half-a-dozen debates going on at the same time. ;P

[COLOR=Sienna]Deloras Belanders stepped out of the chamber she had awoken in. There were several people in the room, talking together. They all seemed as lost as she was. Suddenly she grasped her head in pain. Her ears weren't used to such loud noises. All the talking voices made her dizzy. Her world was silent and peaceful, and her people talked in delicate whispers. [B]"I guess we're not in Slvar anymore"[/B], she sighed quietly. She straightened her flowing robe with her long, slender arms, and prepared to introduce herself to the strange people in the room. They all certainly looked a lot like Slvarians, but some things were quite off. For starters, all of their arms were significantly shorter than hers, and she had only four fingers. And all that noise coming out of their big mouths! They looked ridiculous with their mouths being bigger than their eyes! Deloras took a few steps forward, and instantly noticed how heavy her steps were. Her fragile body had gotten used to moving softly and gracefully, but now she felt like she was a clumsy [I]thvarl[/I]. This certainly was not the world she grew up in.[/COLOR]

I'm trying to get Jade Forest mixed into the events. It turns out that a man under the influence of the "Dragon Tongue" assaulted one of Scarlet Mistress' girls (if it is okay with Athena), and the White Prince sends Snowcat and a rookie gangster to investigate it (of course hoping they'd get killed in the process).

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Snowcat stood in front of a massive mahogany door inside the Jade Court. Woodpecker was behind him. [B]"W-what will happen now? Will the White Prince be angry?"[/B] Woodpecker asked with a terrified voice. The leader of the Jade Forest wasn't a man[I] anybody[/I] would want to upset. Snowcat didn't bother to answer. He was accountable only for the White Prince. The door opened silently, and the two gangsters stepped in. The White Prince sat in a large armchair in front of a fireplace, like a king on his throne. He was surrounded by bodyguards. Both men kept their eyes on the floor. [B]"Explain"[/B], the leader ordered. That one word was so full of threat that Snowcat was sure Woodpecker had wet himself. [B]"White Prince, one of my girls, Mai Liangcheng had a contact to Detective Felicia Allen, from the SFPD. She is dead now."[/B] [B]"And the detective?"[/B] [B]"I have sent a word to one of our moles. She will be dealt with"[/B], Snowcat explained. He looked up at his leader. Shek Lu, the White Prince, had been a handsome man in his younger days, but now his face was distorted by a long, pale scar running across it. It had been caused by Mr. Wang the day Lu had replaced him as the head of the brotherhood. [B]"You were always Wang's favorite"[/B], the White Prince said scornfully. [B]"It's no wonder, considering the amount of [I]ass[/I] you gave him."[/B] Snowcat flinched. Mr. Wang had been the father he never had to him, but he couldn't deny that their love had been deeper than that. [B]"That old pedophile hasn't run this place for years, you hear me? Your days of vigilantism are over, Mr. Wu. So the next time one of your bitches becomes treacherous, you come straigth to me. [I]Is this understood?[/I]"[/B] [B]"Yes, White Prince. My deepest apologies"[/B], Snowcat said as humbly as he could. The fact remained that his life hung on a balance, and Shek Lu could push him over any time he wanted. [B]"I bet you do"[/B], the leader said with distaste. [B]"Now listen, I have a job for you and your faggot apprentice. Screw this up and I'll screw you over. There's been a word on the street about this new drug. It's no source of eternal joy, it's very lethal stuff. You find out everything you can about it, you hear me? Go see the Scarlet Mistress, one of her girls had a nasty encounter with a customer on the drug."[/B] Snowcat nodded. This news was interesting. Perhaps he could make a new weapon out of the drug...[/COLOR] [B]OoC[/B]: Athena, feel free to describe our meeting!

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Snowcat stared at Woodpecker without any expressions on his face. The two young men stood face-to-face in a dimly lit office in the Jade Forest Headquarters, known to them as the Jade Court. [B]"This you say is true?" [/B]Snowcat asked for confirmation. He didn't want to be hasty in a matter like this. [B]"Through my family's honor, Snowcat, it is!"[/B] Woodpecker, a rookie member of the brotherhood, assured, with drops of sweat running down his forehead. He kept his bewildered eyes on the floor. [B]"I saw them together, and I'm sure it was her! I wouldn't have come to you otherwise!"[/B] [B] "Relax, Woodpecker. I will deal with it."[/B] [B]"Eh? You're not going to send for Dragonfly or Raccoon Dog?" [/B]Woodpecker asked amazed. He was used to Snowcat leaving all the killings to the bodyguards of the brotherhood. [B]"I have decided to do my own dirty work in this case. Besides, Mai is one of my favorite girls."[/B] Snowcat straightened his long, pure white scarf and stepped out of the office. [CENTER]~~~~~~[/CENTER] Mai Liangcheng met Snowcat in a secluded back alley. She knew something was wrong for Snowcat to choose such a place instead of the usual restaurant or café. The man with bleach hair and a white scarf walked to her slowly. Mai felt like hours had passed until he finally reached her, and that night had changed to day and a new night had come until he spoke. [B]"Mai... Who is Felicia Allen?"[/B] [I]Oh God, he knows![/I] Mai's heart began to race. She tried to collect her calm. [B]"She is a customer of mine, a very dear customer. Nothing like all those filthy, sweaty men who slap you while their doing you -"[/B] [B]"Stop, Mai. I now you are lying. She may have fucked you, but she's not just a customer."[/B] Snowcat looked into Mai's big brown eyes. The girl was young and lithe, almost too beautiful to be a prostitute. Almost just wasn't enough in this world. [B]"Detective Allen. You were seen with her"[/B], Snowcat said and touched the girl's cheek with the palm of his hand. She trembled under his touch. [B]"I swear, Snowcat, I didn't know!"[/B] she cried, tears bursting out of her eyes. Her whole body was tense. [B]"Poor Mai, you're such a bad liar."[/B] With a flick of a finger, one of Snowcat's rings opened up and revealed a tiny needle. It pushed through the peachy skin on Mai's cheek. She pulled back. [B]"Ouch, what did you do?! You sick son-of-a-bitch!"[/B] she screamed. [B]"Tell me what you told Detective Allen, and I will give you an antidote for the poison that now flows through your veins. Otherwise, in few minutes, you're dead."[/B] [B]"No... No!"[/B] she cried and tried to run out of the alley. She stumbled to her high heels. Snowcat dashed after her, and pushed her to the ground with his foot. [B]"She knows [I]everything[/I], Snowcat! I told her everything I know, and we had such wonderful sex! Nothing compared to the men I've had! No, to the men who had me, who raped me and abused me, who [I]you[/I] arranged to me. You can blame but yourself, Snowcat! [I]You[/I] brought the fall of your beloved brotherhood yourself!"[/B] Mai's fierce eyes met Snowcat's. Still no trace of emotion, no reaction, no compassion. Suddenly her eyes widened, and drool started to dribble out between her cherry red lips. She turned limp under Snowcat's foot. [B]"Shame. You were my favorite girl."[/B][/COLOR]

Great to see the game up already. I'm itching to play. ;D I'm just wondering, how do you want the future aspect to show in this game, Raiha? Has the technology advanced much, or has the society fallen into a dystopia, like the sign-up intro seemed to imply?

[center][color=DarkGreen][font=Georgia][B]Second Twist:[/B] All the four brave bands of heroes rush into Morgwyn Castle [I]at the same time[/I] only to find the sorceress with her youth restored and a young adventurer caught under her spell.[/font][/color][/center]

Well, I did say "[I]who[/I] nobody cared for", then it must refer to the guy, not his health. ;P And Crystia, I asked that same question earlier. It'd be really interesting to know, but unfortunately that may as well never happen... :/

But I wasn't talking about you, Rach, or your friends. I'm very aware that there are a lot of anti-gun people in the US. I'm just worried about the people who, despite what happens, stick with their right to own a gun (NRA and such). I've seen "Bowling for Columbine", and as subjective as it is, it does tell the story from both sides.

Gotcha, Raiha! ;D [QUOTE=Neuvoxraiha][font=times][COLOR=DarkOrchid] Post your wanted sidequests and business ventures here for me.[/COLOR][/font][/QUOTE] Ten Wu's sidequest involves finding the one who slaughtered his mother. Since it was thirteen years ago, the job will be difficult, but I'm thinking of making him find an essential clue that gets him to the tracks of the killer.

[quote name='DeathKnight][color=crimson']A shot in the dark here but maybe it's because you don't do research before making pro-'that side of the Atlantic' statements? You must be quite blissful.[/color][/quote] I already admitted my mistake, there's no need for you to come and rub it in. The truth remains, as Crystia said, that shootings are many times more common on "that side of the Atlantic", and many people there aren't willing to do anything about it. The solution that "everybody would carry a gun" is ramblings of a madman, and would only lead to more fear, vigilantism and paranoia - not to mention the chaos that ensues when someone starts shooting and everybody shoots back "for their defense".

I don't think people are getting their Chinese Zodiac correctly. I calculated that if my character was born in 2076, he would be Monkey, and the year this takes place, 2099, would be the year of Sheep. The order of the signs by year is: [indent]Rabbit (2083 - the character born in this year would be 28 in the game) Dragon (2072) Snake (2073) Horse (2074) Sheep (2075) Monkey (2076) Rooster (2077) Dog (2078) Pig (2079) Rat (2080) Ox (2081) Tiger (2082 - the character would be the minimum age of 17) [/indent] So, I don't know how important the Zodiac signs are for you, Raiha, but shouldn't everybody have the right one?

[quote name='indifference][COLOR=DarkRed']Sorry Sandy, but wrong again.[/COLOR][/quote] Heh, I knew I should've checked it before making the claim, but thanks for pointing those out, Crystia! ;D I just based the claim to my memory, since the only mass-murdering incident that happened in a school in Europe that I could remember was Beslan's terror attack (i.e. not a shooting).

[QUOTE=indifference][COLOR=DarkRed]Hmm...I must have missed the part where they said they keep their eyes open. ;) [/COLOR][/QUOTE] Simple logic: those little red dots can't be seen through closed eye-lids. They're not [I]that[/I] bright. ;D

[QUOTE=indifference][COLOR=DarkRed]Wrong, he may have had mental health issues, but don't make the mistake of assuming no one cared. As it states in this article here: [URL=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18148802/]Article[/URL] One of his teachers tried to get him to go to counseling as you can see from this part of the article: [/COLOR][/QUOTE] Sorry, Crystia, my wording was off. I also want to stress that I'm in no way an expert of the situation, I just go by what I've gathered from the news. Of course there were concerned people around him, but I've gotten the impression that everybody was more afraid of him than really [I]caring[/I] for him. Recent events show that the fear wasn't without basis, but it makes one wonder where did his seclusion from the rest of the society begin. In his early childhood? In school? In puberty? When did he cross the point of no return? It's easy to understand his withdrawal if he indeed had autistic symptoms, but all the "hate-mail" he sent to NBC point towards him being rejected by everybody. Of course, these musings are pretty much meaningless now, as they won't bring anybody from the 33 dead people back to life. But I assure you guys, these school shootings won't stop until something really changes in the legislation over there. There sure as hell aren't any school shootings on this side of the Atlantic, why do you think that is...?

People... If the lights are bothering you at night, just [I]close your eyes[/I]. That'll help, I promise you. - one who sleeps surrounded by little red dots

[QUOTE=vegeta rocker] That was before all the gun control issues and the blaming media bit, there will always be violence and nothing will change that.[/QUOTE] I've restricted myself from commenting to this thread so far, because I'm so annoyed by the public reaction to this incident (not here, but in general). Now I just have to say that even though nothing can make violence go away for good, shouldn't we as humans do whatever we can to decrease it's amount? With just a change in our attitude, countless of lives could be spared every day. If only we'd drive a little slower, if only we'd count to ten before losing our temper, if only we'd show our concern about those who we see are suffering, if only we would be ready to give up some of our luxury for common good... Every sane person knows that this incident wasn't caused by a movie or a videogame, it was caused by a lonely young man with mental health issues who nobody cared for. [spoiler]...And the fact that he had an easy access to a whole arsenal of guns, but I don't really want to go into that.[/spoiler]

[i]Screenshot #1:[/i] "I accuse [I]you[/I], Jack Thompson!" [I]Screenshot #2:[/I] Resident Evil: Pokémon [I]Screenshot #3:[/I] As Sophie was about to blow out the candle, she noticed that the flame had gotten extraordinarily large and it was staring at her hungrily.