Solo Tremaine

Sabre eyed the other students suspiciously. Eyeing people was easier with just the one eye. You had to do less work. His depth perception wasn't great, but he could tell they were all too close for his liking. He marched angrily through the corridors, giving an evil one-eyed glare to anyone he didn't like the look of (which was most people) on the way to his locker. He punched it open and the metal door swung round, hitting another student and sending him sprawling onto the floor to get carried away in the forest of moving legs. Reluctantly, Sabre placed his large rifle into the metal container and left, kicking the door shut behind him. Sabre hated it here. It wasn't just the fact that it was school, it was school with humans. And he hated them too, much like almost everything else in existance apart from sandwiches. They were alright. The corridors had started to empty as he made his way towards the classroom. His metal boots made a harsh stomping noise on the floor- he enjoyed the ominous edge it gave his presence. Sighing in disdain, he opened the door to the classroom and strode to the back, glaring at anything in his field of view before sitting down to await the start of the lesson.

Yeah, those injuries are very rare. The worst injuries come from electric foils, as they have a metal point as opposed to a rubber one. Although someone did get a foil through the back of their head once in England a few years ago, because he turned round when the other fencerlunged at him. That wasn't nice. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by genkai [/i] [B]Yeah, I fence! My instructor is an olympian(Pixi Roane)! I love it. I suck at epee, but I rock at saber... I don't think I'm as good as Solo Tremaine....hmm... *shrugs* [/B][/QUOTE] Heh, I'm not that good ^_^; I've just bene doing it for a long time. I've never done Epee or Sabre, but I want to. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by GinnyLyn [/i] [B]So, are we talking Paintball like pain, or just getting a little too wild and running into something pain? [/B][/QUOTE] More or less Paintball pain. Although fencers can collide at times. I was at this fencing course last year and two younger fencers leapt at each other (flesched or whatever), and their helmets slammed into each other. They had mild concussion for a bit, but then rocovered. The next morning one of them had to be taken to hospital because he couldn't move from the neck down. He was alright, though. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rhys Mayiessen [/i] [B][color=skyblue]I even got hurt in Badmition because someone (won't name names) hit me over the head with a badmition racket and she almost did it again today so I'm not really worried about getting hurt^^;[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Hehe, I've done that to someone. I've also been hit by a squash ball >_<

Geez! The UK version on Sci-Fi was complete with blood and beer *evil laugh*. That's a good part of the show lost there. Although this is Cartoon Network- a kids channel as opposed to a sci-fi dedicated channel. I can understand not having the adult references (Misato's breasts and backside), breaking arms and spurting blood in the show, but do all the beer cans need editing out? Most kids probably see real beer cans far more often. Although I can understand them not wanting to encourage drinking. It still seems a little excessive.

Ah right- my bad. The Japanese version was released in Spell of Mask. That threw me :bluesweat Which card (or cards, if there are more. I can only remember seeing one) did Yami buy from the store on his day out with T'ea?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by GinnyLyn [/i] [B]But could someone tell me about what kind of injuries you can get doing that? [/B][/QUOTE] Lots of injuries ^_^; Apart from the obvious of getting stabbed in various places *is glad he wears a cricket box* you can fall over and hurt yourself. I think the worst injury that someone at our club had was that he broke his wrists running into a wall. It wasn't during a fight though, it was during the warm-up. The protective equipment you have should be enough to protect you from too much- the helmet's the main thing to wear, and girls also get this plastic thing to wear on their chests. I forget the technical term for it. I have one too actually, but obviously it's made for a bloke. It's saved me from strong hits a few times. Really, it's just bruises from where the point of the sword hits you hard. It hurts most if you get hit on bony areas suh as the ribcage, shin or collar-bone (dang flick-hits >_

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rhys Mayiessen [/i] [B][color=skyblue]I like the sounds of Foil or Epee. Epee sounds more broadswordish. Hehe broadswords are so cool^^[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] They are cool, but they're not really like broadswords. Sabring is more akin to broadswording than Epee, which is more like a meatier version of foil. I do reenactment too (with broadswords) and the difference in style is amazing. With epee you're trying to pirece them, so the only part of the blade that can hit the target and still be a valid hit is the point. With broadswording (they should [i]so[/i] make that a sport), in reenactment broadswording at any rate, you can hit with any part including the hilt, which is always fun. That'd be something to move onto after getting into fencing for a bit. ANything with swords is good fun. I've only been in two competitions myself. They're usually at awkward times for me, and I don't tend to do it competetively anyway, but I earned one silver medal so far, and I'm pleased with it. The person beat me by one point in the last match :grumble:

Nope. The beginning of the series is the beginning of the series. It is very confusing, but stick with it. It gets better and better. Well, I think so anyway. I actually managed to miss every episode after the first until episode 10, but I still think it's very good. NGE is a very confusing series. It was written to be complex, and some bits aren't still fully understood by everyone. I think it's amazing, though. Wonderfully powerful and thought-provoking towards the latter half, where most things mentioned in the first few episodes are explained.

S'right. Giltia and the Flame Swordsman are both Fusion monsters, so shouldn't be played out of his hand like he does. Masked Beast is from Spell of Mask, not LoN. Was it the monster or magic card you wanted? The monster's Masked Hellraiser, the magic's Masked Beast Ritual.

Name: Ryouka Kayita Age: 25 Class: HUmar Race: Human Weapon Class: Partisan- Energy Based Weapon: Moonblade - A custom-made partisan, it has a blue blade at both ends. Can deflect low-energy projectiles (but not magic) Techniques: Zonde: A small thunderbolt that strikes enemies. Resta: Restores helath. Shifta: Enhances attack power. Appearance: Wears a full suit of body armour, much like those worn by the Rangers Cloak- Dark blue, with a white wolf emblazed on the back. Skin- Fairly light brown. Eyes- Silvery-blue Hair- White Bio: Ryouka is very determined, and will be sure to follow out any mission he's been given to the end, but won't rush into anything without considering all possible outcomes. Very skilled at Partisan combat. The suit of armour he wears was his best friend's- he was a Ranger killed in a battle a long time ago, and he wears it to homour his memory.

Whee! ^_^ This looks interesting. Is this sign-up okay? [b][u]Master of Reptilian Digimons[/u] Name:[/b] Ryouka [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Age:[/b] 16 [b]Appearance:[/b] Ryouka is fairly tall for his age, and has long bright red and orange hair which drapes down in thick spikes. He wears a long black trenchcoat and black jeans, along with a red T-shirt and silver sword-shaped pendant. He has a large scar over his left eye. [b]Bio:[/b] Having recently moved to the area, Ryouka doesn't feel much and home and stays out for as long as possible. More than anything he wants adventure and excitement, but has been forced to attend school. Through his irritation, he sometimes releases his agressions on other students, which has landed him in serious trouble before. After one particularly bad fight in which he was slashed with a pair of scissors, he collapsed in front of his computer, and suddenly found himself in another dimension. Having found a purpose as a protector of the Digital World, he is much happier, although does still have problems with aggression. I wasn't sure whether they were in the Digital World or not yet, so I can change it if this isn't quite right.

The shuttle transport glided into the station underneath the arena and slid to a halt. A solider waiting on the station obediently opened the hatch and Falco and Pepper climbed out. The soldier saluted the General stiffly and led him up a dark flight of stairs. Falco looked around him. "So... why bring everyone here? Surely that's like saying 'Bomb this place'?" Pepper cleared his throat curtly. "We need to make sure everyone available hears the address, and we need to be able to sort them inot batallions as soon as possible. We don't have time to waste on administration." * * * * * Sabre chanced a look over the slab of concrete at the fence the guards were flanking. Shouldn't be too hard to climb over. Although he'd need a distraction. He scanned the area for military vehicls. There had to be some kind of fuel around... His ears twitched as he noticed a street sweeper grinding up the deserted street, its brushes clawing at the dirty road trying to gather up small bits of rubbish and metal. Smiling slyly, he took aim with his rifle and charged up the pulse. This would suit his cause well...

Yes. Very much so ^_^ I started fencing about seven years ago, and I really enjoy it. It's a great sport to get into- keeps you fit and, of course, there are lots of swords. Do you know which weapon you wanted to train with? The three in fencing (in decreasing wimpiness order) are Foil, Epee and Sabre. I've only done foil myself, but I've liked the look of the other two. The swords (caution: big pictures): [img]http://members.aol.com/jandjchen3/fcfl02.jpg[/img] This is a foil. In foil fencing, the target is the body excluding the arms, legs and head. [img]http://members.aol.com/jandjchen/_borders/epee.jpg[/img] An Epee. In Epee, the sword is longer and thicker than the foil, and the guard is a lot bigger- more like a dome that covers your hand. The target is the entire body, including arms, hands, feet, heads etc so it's probably a more 'realistic' type of fencing, in that sense. In Epee and foil you're mostly trying to stab the opponent as if you would if you were using a real rapier. It'd be ncie to be able to do some Jedi-like moves, but you're not allowed to -__- [img]http://members.aol.com/jandjchen/_borders/FSaber.jpg[/img] Um Sabre/Saber. It has a large guard which covers your whole hand, and the style is very different to those used in the other two. It's more slashy and less pointy- you'd be trying to cut your opponent. The target in this is the entire body from the waist up, and not anything underneath that. Fencing's a great way to get into swordfighting. It's good to make sure you have all the protective gear you need, though, as you can expect to collect a few bruises.

[spoiler]Kaiba?[/spoiler] I think that's right. If it isn't then ignore this. If it is, whoo me ^_^ Um... Which monsters that Joey uses in Duellist Kingdom would you not be able to play straight from your hand to the field in the same way he does? Note: This has nothing to do with the cards' levels.

If you want to give it a name, like 'Click here', then you put [ url=]Click Here[ /url]. I think that's right. I use it a lot.

That's fair enough ;) I don't think it's right to beat someone up over anything like that, no matter how much you care about it. I would do my best not to punch someone if I found out they'd stolen my cards (I can't guarantee that I wouldn't), but sometimes I guess you can't help yourself. Physical instincts are very strong. I would confront them about it and then try to find all my cards. But beating someone up won't solve anything in the long-term. Sure, they may stop stealing cards for a while, but fears and bruises die down eventually. Some people can get very protective over their things. Even so, you shouldn't have been hurt for asking to look at someone's cards. It's just... stupid, really. It's not so bad for me now- I'm 17 and people around here keep much more to themselves about things, so I've not much fear of getting bullied or anything. At secondary school appearences and street cred are that much more important, so if something isn't mainstream then you're going to be in trouble cuaght liking it. That's probably why stealing happens- [i]stealing[/i] cards seems to be much more acceptable to the main bulk of young teenagers than buying cards to play with them; or because they can't be bothered to actually buy boosters to collect them they nick someone else's cards.

The main reason I try and avoid it is through fear of embarrassment afterwards. After all, I wouldn't want to offend anyone or cause a scene. Sometimes the smell can make you feel quite sick, depending on what you've been eating. If someone does let rip in front of me, then I usually ignore it. If it's a friend then we can joke about it without worrying too much, but it's generally polite just to leave it and move on rather than to point and shout "You sick creature, you farted!" in the middle of the street or wherever. Burping isn't so bad as far as I'm concerned. Well, both actions can be done subtley, so if I feel I really [i]can't[/i] hold it then I do it with as little noise as possible. But burping in general is more acceptable than farting- my excuse is that in some countries it's customary to burp after you've finished a meal to show your approval. But it depends on the context. It's always better if you can excuse yourself to do it, or at least apologise afterwards, but it's not the end of the world. At least, it shouldn't be. Unless you'd eaten a distress flare or something.

Ah. No, Circéus is right. I missed the bit about increasing its attack power by 3000. And, since its DEF is so low, you're looking at a lot of Direct Damage being done there. That is useful. Although one or the other on its own would be useless, seeing as they're meant to be used in conjunction with one another.

Nope, they do exist- they've not been translated into English properly yet. Part of the Lord of Black Magic set. And these ones seem absolutely pointless to me.

I think one of the most stupid things I have done was in science class about four years ago. Some people were throwing sand around and things, so I was being very careful not to get hit by it. I was putting something back in a low cupboard underneath the windowsill when someone called out my name. I could see they were holding sand, and they were about to throw it. So I ducked, and slammed my head into the top of the cupboard -__-; That hurt lots. I'm glad to say I've never been drunk or stoned, but I can get up to some weird stuff even without them. For part of a street entertainment thing for the Queen's Golden Jubilee last year (we had a little acting group that'd go around and perform at places), we decided to be someone carrying a dead body around in a shopping trolley. I was the dead body, rather studidly. Anyway, this went okay until the kids arrived. My friend who was transporting me in the trolley told the kids that they were going to leave me there and run off so as not to get caught (part of the act), and they did for a while. In the meantime I was getting very uncomfortable in this trolley- I don't know if anyone's ever been 'dumped' in a trolley as such, with your legs and arms hanging out, but if you have you'll know how painful it gets after a while. Anyway, after a few seconds, the kids came back, and I was hijacked. There was nothing I could do as they ran me down this road and then stopped me and tried to nick my shoes. Luckily my friend rescued me just before I hit a car o_o; We never performed for them again. Another thing which wasn't so much stupid as bizarre was when we were striking the set for a show we put on two years ago. We'd hired four large blocks of staging from this school several miles away, and we had to get them back. Unfortunately we hadn't booked a van to take them back. Fortunately, they had wheels, but were about six feet tall when folded up. So, five of us decided to take them back to this school we'd got them from on the train. The nearest station was a few hundred metres walk, so we wheeled them along from the hall to outside and to the train station. As we were walking to the station, one of my friends managed somehow to knock his from the pavement and onto the road, where it swerved into oncoming traffic and fell over. Luckily, no-one was hurt... yet. He picked it up and brought it back to the pavement, and we managed to get it to the station without much further trouble (even though the staging had a large chunk taken out of it). When the train arrived, we asked the guard very nicely if we could take them on. Guard: O_O Five minutes later we arrived at the station nearest the school. This station has a large gap between the train and the station, so we coulnd't use the ramp to get the staging off. Thus, they were thrown -__-; The next problem we had with this station was the large stairs you have to walk down to get to ground level. With great difficulty, lots of swearing, shouting and worrying, we managed it. Then we had to get them to the school. Coming out of the station, one of us (the same one who had problems earlier) lost control of his staging and it [i]fell[/i] on his girlfriend, who was coming with us. Luckily, she didn't get hit badly, but the road did- one of the metal standy-bits crashed into the concrete and there's now a nice pot-hole there. The worst part of this was probably having to actually onto the road to get to the other side of that station. Luckily, nothing happened, but it was very frightening. By the time we got them back to the school (about half-an hour's walk away) we'd had few other accidents (besides someone being rammed into by another staging block, and getting their ankle cut open). Just as we left them in the car park for them to collect, just as we thought we'd had enough... one fell over and made a large dent in a car. We picked it up and left. Quickly. There's a moral in there somewhere...

I wasn't meaning to imply that Catzbane was being close-minded- I meant to ask for more discretion (as you did), but I guess it didn't come over like that. Sorry for any misunderstandings, but do try and be less overt with your feelings, please Catzbane, as it could be seen as offensive. And (with regards to Beelzemon's post below) the same for you too, Nexus. As much as you may disagree with someone, they are still opinions and shouldn't be taken too personally. As a general note to everyone, be careful how you phrase your arguements, please. We don't want to start any flaming. Anyway, stealing isn't so much about what you steal- it's how much money you can make from it, which was my point- if someone cares about something they'll pay a lot of money for it. And some people do care a lot for their cards. I'm in two minds about this- I dislike stealing greatly, but I would never buy any cards for more than £3, because I don't think they're actually worth that much materially. That said, I wouldn't want my cards being stolen, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone else either, regardless of whether you were that attached to them or not.

What you have to understand is that even though these might only look like pieces of card with a picture on to you (which, essentially, they are), they can still mean a lot to people. And people get upset when something they care about is taken from them. Surely you'd understand that. Be careful what you say. Just because you don't like or disagree with something doesn't mean that it's futile or stupid. I'd get upset if my cards were stolen, if for no other reason than I like the designs on the cards. But it takes people a long time to build up their decks, and through building them up and getting rare cards you become more attached to them. Hence, it is very annoying and distressing to lose somethin you've spent a long time building up. If you've gotten them for free, fair enough- you've not lost anything much -but people pay for these cards, and stealing is never something to endorse, whether you paid for it in the first place or not.

The best thing to do would be to try and find a tutorial by searching on google. It takes a lot of work trying to make a normal site, let alone one where you can trade cards. You have to be careful not to attract phoneys who won't trade cards- who say they're going to, get someone else's card with the promise of a trade and then send nothing in return, or the wrong card. You'll have no way of insuring that people will cooperate fairly. It's a risky thing to try and do- personally I'd use eBay. That way your cards are guaranteed to arrive.

[SIZE=1][COLOR=purple]Thread stickied ^_^ As more a point of interesting discussion more than actual practicality, perhaps an article about how well say, Yugi's deck would fare in a real tournament, along with maybe a few others of the principle characters, and possibly a 'How to Beat Them' guide? It's just an idea, but it could be interesting.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

Lady K's question hasn't been answered yet. I remember seeing that episode a long time ago, and his dreams had to do with lots of girls, I believe (obviously). What he said's on the tip of my head... if that makes any sense. I can't be much more help than that. And I think Brock had 9 brothers/sisters, but I don't remember that very well either.

Great idea, Shy ^_^ This will probably change- I wanted to get a sign up in. I hope it's okay. EDIT: Third time lucky... -__- [b]Character Name:[/b] Sabre Tremaine [b]Anime Stereotype:[/b] Surly animal hybrid that hates humans [b]Bio:[/b] Born on another planet some distance away, he was involved in a war which left him scarred for life. Having lost an eye, he managed to miscalculate his coordinates and landed on Earth. He despises humans, and is only at the High School for lack of anything better to do. He generally hangs around with other evil/nasty people. [b]Powers:[/b] Has a large gun, and a really evil laugh. [b]Sworn Enemy:[/b] Goody-goody humans. Appearance: [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=340449]Sabre[/URL]