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Animorphs Section => Animorphs Role Playing => Topic started by: Luke Skywalker (Ossanlin) on October 24, 2012, 05:17:47 PM
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Galactic War: Rogue Element
Galactic War Rogue Element follows the story of one ship and its base of operations during the Andalite/Imperial war. It is an Alternate Universe, meaning the happenings of this thread will not affect anyone’s existing characters in other established threads, including those within the GESB. Currently the thread is full, but if you have a serious desire to join and RP at a high level of quality at least a couple of times a week, feel free to send me (Ossanlin) a PM and we can talk about what the RP entails, what would be expected of you as a player, and if/how we can work you in if you're still serious about joining.
The Premise
It’s the height of the war with huge conflicts ranging all over the Galaxy. There is a sect of rebel Yeerks who have been striving to survive and fight the Empire all alone. The Electorate have known about the rebels for quite some time, but have been too busy with the Empire to pay any attention to them. Word reaches them that the Rebels have supposedly engineered a potentially devastating strike on the Andalite Alpha-Defensive Position, otherwise known as the Alpha Line. This false plot was engineered by Imperials and purposely “leaked” to the Andalites by way of a hijacked Rebel transmission signal routed through a Rebel-converted Imperial ship. The Andalites respond to the perceived threat and all but wipe the Rebels from the face of the Galaxy. The Imperials assault the Alpha Line simultaneously, resulting in devastating Andalite defeats and an ultimate withdrawal from the Alpha Line back to their Beta-Defensive Position.
One Andalite Captain, Ossanlin-Rethin-Sephirel…a friend to the rebels, is horrified by the genocide and the resulting tactical weakness that ultimately lost the Alpha Line. He successfully absconds with his state-of-the-art Dreadnought Dome Ship and rescues those rebels taken as prisoners by the Andalite military. With a new crew comprised of Andalites, controllers, and free species, the Tyrennian plunges into the unknown, finding an out-of-the-way abandoned planet that once hosted a great, warlike civilization. Using the resources available, the Tyrennian establishes a small outpost and a rudimentary orbital space-dock, trying to carve out a niche in the harsh, unforgiving vastness of open space, all the while trying to remain off the grid. Will the Rogue Element survive the days, months, and years to come, even with the sinister shadow that hunts them all?
Gameplay
This RP follows the stories of one rogue Dome Ship, the Tyrennian, and her primary command crew during the Yeerk/Andalite war. The RP will be somewhat episodic in nature, perhaps best described as "Star Trek in the Animorphs universe." There are nine command-crew slots, eight of which are currently occupied. The ninth is not necessary for the RP, but will remain an open option if someone else wants to join and be a regular contributor to the RP.
This RP is currently in its second iteration, following the events of The Galactic War: Rogue Element ~ The Beginning. The style of RP has been adapted to serve a smaller number of participants as player attrition/inactivity was a chronic problem in the first iteration. That thread is locked and archived should anyone wish to reference it.
Quick Links
The Galactic War: Rogue Element ~ The Unsung War (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=10735.0) -- Currently-active RP thread. IC posts only
The Galactic War: Rogue Element ~ The Unsung War Characters (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=10734.0) -- Quick-reference thread for active characters in RE:TUW
The Galactic War: Rogue Element ~ The Beginning (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9515.0) -- RE Origin RP Archive
The Galactic War: Rogue Element ~ The Beginning Characters (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9512.0) -- Archive of characters involved with RE:TB
.....Our fight, our battle, our struggle begins here. Our unsung war begins now......
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Galactic War: Rogue Element
Rules
1.) Rogue Element will be moderated and run by me. I will have the final say in what goes and what doesn’t, but I will happily listen to the opinions and thoughts of everyone involved, and encourage everyone to contribute to plot ideas and general RP thoughts.
2.) Anyone wishing to join MUST have a firm grasp of the English language and of how to write it properly. Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar, Conventions…these are all important. People make mistakes from time to time (myself included), we’re only human after all, but I won’t tolerate multiple or egregious errors without obvious efforts to improve. Enough said.
~Profanity is allowed without restriction. People swear in reality, and the characters of this thread will be given plenty of reasons to swear.
3.) Posts must be made in third-person narrative style. Present-tense is preferred, but past-tense is acceptable as long as the player does not switch between the two. Pick one and stick with it.
4.) Posts must be developed and inclusive. No one-liners. Each post MUST contain at least one decent, well-developed paragraph unless in-thread context demands a short post. Quality is always better than quantity, but remember, quality without quantity is nothing. Literally.
5.) Be prepared to devote at least one to two hours per week to this RP as I will ask you to post at least twice per week on a regular basis. Obviously exceptions can be made for real-life issues, however I am requiring this thread to be on the priority list of every player involved. Multiple lapses in post frequency will not be tolerated. If necessary, I reserve the right to control your character's actions in the event of your absence. (Note that I will only exercise this right if necessary).
6.) Original characters only. You must build, develop, and otherwise flesh out your own personal character. No canon Aniverse characters. This thread will have character development, so you must be ready to live through your character in his/her situation if you want to join this thread.
7.) Animorphs races ONLY. Andalites, Humans, Hork-Bajir, or Controllers. No original races, no time-lords, no saiyajins, no super space-powers.
8.) Thread applicants must fill out a short character sheet (the format is given in the next post), and then submit it via PM for mod approval. After a character has been mod-approved, applicants will need to submit an introductory/sample-post via PM to allow the me to assess writing style and grasp of English-skills.
9.) No power-gaming, no omniscience, no CHEATING. It’s hard to cheat in an RP like this, but people find ways. When other PC’s are involved, don’t call hits, call attempts. ~~Extrapolation at the end of the post.
10.) NO TROLLS! I will not hesitate to report you if you're being an ass.
11.) I reserve the right to nix any post. You’ll just have to take my word on it, I’m fair, and you’ll have to trust my judgment.
12.) This thread will act as an OOC (Out Of Character) thread where players may discuss facets of the RP or carry on non-RP conversations. Only IC (In Character) posts are allowed within the RP thread.
13.) The mod-run character reference thread (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=10734.0) contains abridged character descriptions of those involved in the RP for quick or new-player reference. Do not post your character sheet publicly. Keep a copy of your character sheet for yourself and I will keep my own copy of the one you submit.
14.) Characters will change and develop in this thread, that’s half the fun…but if your character suddenly develops or uses an ability that was not listed on your character sheet, I reserve the right to disallow it.
15.) Keep personal possessions and abilities reasonable. No one has a toilet made of solid gold or the ability to make someone’s head explode with a thought. We're talking about people who have no real home and are struggling to survive all alone against unthinkable odds in an unforgiving Galaxy...keep that in mind.
16.) HAVE FUN! Please do. This thread is all about entertainment, character development, and cooperative story-writing. Unlike the GESB, there will be action and violence, and probably a lot of it both in space and on the ground. The rules may sound stuffy, but I'm not as anal as you might think. Feel free to PM me with questions/concerns/character sheets…etc. ^^
~~Extrapolation of PvP rules… Proclaim that you attempt an attack and allow the other player to decide whether or not your attack hits them and how much damage it does. This won’t come up much at the start as we will be doing mostly PvE, but please remember it for future reference.
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Galactic War: Rogue Element
Character Sheet
Following is the format for the Rogue Element character sheet. It is very simple, but that doesn’t mean your responses should be. Please be as detailed and complete as possible. We want real, believable characters with hopes, ambitions, desires, dreams, problems, morals, values, beliefs, ethics, etc.
There is only one open slot in the RP, the position of Squad Elite (First Active Security Officer). This officer stands post inside the primary bridge entrance when not deployed and leads the primary security team. He/She takes orders from the Security Elite (Head of Security and Communications). At present, the position's responsibilities have been absorbed by the Security Elite officer, but the position can be re-opened if anyone has a true desire to join the RP.
Character Sheet
Name(s) (include both Yeerk and host names if you are a controller; include all three names if you are an Andalite):
Race (Andalite, Free Hork-Bajir, Free Human, Controller--Hork-Bajir, or Controller--Human):
Gender:
Position: (This blank filled in by the mod)
Physical Features/Appearance:
Personality:
Skills/abilities (even basic skills like piloting or ship engineering should be listed):
Equipment/possessions (Andalite characters will automatically possess a basic field kit, explanation in next post):
Backstory:
Miscellaneous Information (Any other information we should have about your character that doesn't fit into one of the above categories):
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Galactic War: Rogue Element
Quick Fact Reference, Abbreviations, and other Useful Information
Abbreviations and Definitions
[spoiler=ARC] ARC (a.k.a. “Ark”): Apix Realtime Computer – The Apix Realtime Computer is a rather recent addition to the standard Andalite field kit. It is capable of processing data about the user’s environment and personal status in real time. It also functions as the user’s primary transponder and communicator. It can accept thought-speech input as well as extra-sensory input from the user’s surroundings. It processes the data accordingly and produces output in one or both of two forms: thought-speech, and/or holographic visual representation via its matrix emitter. The ARC exists in two pieces, the main unit is about the size of a smart-phone, and is capable of displaying rudimentary information on its utility-only screen. Its second part is known as the matrix emitter. The matrix emitter is a small, rigid, black, wire-like protrusion anchored over the ear that curves around the side of the user’s head to end in a small, widened tip at the outside corner of one of the user’s main eyes (which eye is up to the user). The matrix emitter is capable of projecting a holographic display of varying opacity over the user’s eye that can provide visual representations of text and data, as well as HUD functionality. The ARC processes environmental data in real time and then projects that data as a translucent overlay to the user’s environment.
The third, non-standard piece of the ARC is the command-com wrist-panel unit. The command-com unit allows a mission commander to take partial control of the ARCs under his jurisdiction, regardless of the user's acceptance. This allows the commander to see and hear visual, audio, and thought-speech readouts from each of his officers and warriors. It also allows the mission commander to cause the ARCs under his jurisdiction to display visual, textual, or thought-speech output to their users, regardless of acceptance of transmission. Several officers can posses these units within the same jurisdiction, but only the commanding officer's unit will have full functionality. Should the commander's life-signs be terminated, his wrist-unit will shut down and the jurisdiction will automatically promote the next living officer in the chain of command to full functionality. [/spoiler] {See Also: HUD, ASAR: HY-mode}
[spoiler=ASAR]ASAR (a.k.a. "Acer"): Apix Shredder Assault Rifle – The Apix Shredder Assault Rifle is the pinnacle of personal beam-weapon technology developed by the Andalites thus far. It’s a larger weapon, about the length of an Earthling M16a4 rifle, and it requires two hands to use. The ASAR makes a distinct electrical whine when discharged, and sounds nothing like the standard hand-held shredder. When not in use, the user generally carries the weapon by its stock-strap over a shoulder. The ASAR is capable of four firing modes.
Its standard mode is a single energy pulse. The ASAR’s standard single shot resembles that of a standard handheld Shredder, but is in fact much more powerful, able to pierce walls and barriers that would stop a handheld.
Its second firing mode is sustained intermittent pulse (a.k.a. full-automatic). In SI mode, the ASAR fires repeating single pulses in rapid succession. More than ten seconds of sustained fire in SI mode will overheat the weapon and cause an automatic temporary shutdown until the ASAR cools sufficiently to allow for safe operation again.
The ASAR’s third firing mode is the hyper-yield pulse. In HY mode, the ASAR automatically interfaces with the ARC and the ARC HUD creates a “virtual scope” for its user that processes range and interference from targets as well as targets’ current trajectories if moving. At the same time, the ASAR feeds Shredder energy into the emission chamber until it reaches a state of hyper-charge, which causes the weapon to emit a soft humming noise. When the trigger is pulled, the ASAR will unleash the brilliant, hyper-yield pulse all at once. The HY pulse is meant for sniping purposes as the high-energy pulse can travel a very great distance before losing its lethality. Only trained, skilled markspersons can snipe targets with any assuredness however, and the high demand on the ASAR’s energy cells requires a temporary automatic shutdown after about five measured shots to recharge the depleted energy supply. {See Also: ARC, HUD}
The ASAR’s fourth mode of fire is the sustained beam. In SB mode, the ASAR emits a constant, high-intensity beam of Shredder energy that is effective at very close range. Given enough time and sufficient proximity, it can eventually cut through something even as tough as hull-plating. It is no more lethal than the standard mode at close range, so this really is meant for utilitarian functions like cutting and breaching. Long, sustained usage will eventually cause lens fatigue which will sharply reduce the SB mode’s effectiveness until the lens has been given enough time to return to its original shape.
The ASAR’s final mode is not really a firing mode at all…it’s an energy cell overload. If the ASAR is set to Overload mode, it will slowly build an exorbitant charge in the emission chamber, causing the weapon to hum and then to emit a high-pitched whine until the energy buildup creates a feedback arc. At that point, the weapon will explode violently and with enough force to hollow out a five to ten meter crater in solid rock. Of course it goes without saying that this destroys the weapon utterly and completely.[/spoiler]
[Spoiler=CO]CO: Commanding Officer – The next highest officer in the chain of command. (For example, the Captain is the First Officer’s CO, but the First Officer is the Tactical Officer’s CO).[/spoiler] {See Also: FO, TO}
[spoiler=CQ]CQ: Close-Quarters -- Usually refers to low-distance or even hand-to-hand engagements (including combat).[/spoiler]
[spoiler=FO]FO: First Officer – Second in command. The First Officer will take command of the ship if the Captain is incapacitated or unable to fulfill his or her duties. The First Officer also supplies counsel to the Captain.[/spoiler] {See Also: CO, TO}
[spoiler=HUD]HUD: Heads-Up Display – The Heads Up Display mode causes the ARC to project useful real-time information and data as well as a real-time environmental overlay in front of the user’s eye.[/spoiler] {See Also: ARC, ASAR: HY-mode}
[spoiler=IC]IC: In-Character -- Actions or communication taking place within the reality of your character inside the story.[/spoiler] {See Also: OOC}
[spoiler=IRL]IRL: In Real Life -- This refers to something that's happening in a player's life outside of the internet.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=NPC]NPC: Non-Player Character -- Also referred to as cannon-fodder, these are characters in-thread that do not belong to an active human player. (i.e. Environmental and Background characters who are run at need.) These characters may be run by any thread player as needed.[/spoiler] {See Also: PC, QPC}
[spoiler=OOC]OOC: Out-Of-Character -- Actions or communication taking place outside of your character’s reality and outside of the story. (This should be limited to the OOC thread).[/spoiler] {See Also: IC}
[spoiler=PC]PC: Player Character -- This refers to a character in-thread that is being played by a human player and participant in the RP.[/spoiler] {See Also: NPC, QPC}
[spoiler=PER]PER: Post Edit Required -- When a post requires a change or modification, this notification will be displayed in the IC thread along with a notification of who needs to check the OOC thread for an explanation of what needs to be changed in their post. These messages will be removed once the concern has been addressed.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=QPC]QPC: Quasi-Player Character -- A special type of partial Player-Character which is operated by a mod or a mod-approved player, but is not considered an active PC (as far as depth and character limit) in the RP. QPC's are shallower in some regards, and their personal viewpoints are not used. PC's can interact fully with QPC's, but the responses given for the QPC will include only those factors which can be perceived by others, and will offer no internal monologue or unvoiced thoughts.[/spoiler] {See Also: NPC, PC}
[spoiler=RP]RP: Role Play -- Used to refer to the interactive story or the act itself.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=TO]TO: Tactical Officer – The Tactical Officer is responsible for plotting navigation and battle control of the ship. The Tactical Officer has control of all the ship’s major weapons and is responsible for monitoring ship status as well as that of any satellite or enemy craft. The TO also plots Z-Space fluctuations and is responsible for calculating Z-Space routes.[/spoiler] {See Also: CO, FO}
[spoiler=UGT]UGT: Universal Galactic Time -- This is the current Universal time-state used by Andalites (and arguably Yeerks as well).[/spoiler] {See Also: UGTS}
[spoiler=UGTS]UGTS: Universal Galactic Time Standard -- The system of time measurements used by Andalites. (i.e. the length of minutes, hours, days, etc). For the sake of ease (in the context of this RP), UGTS will be equivalent to the standard measurements of time on Earth. (I apologize to the purists, but constant time-unit conversions would provide unattractive and unnecessary tedium.)[/spoiler] {See Also: UGT}
Thought-Speech Notation
Open thought speech is denoted thusly: <Hello, my name is Ossanlin.> -- Anyone within conversational distance can hear this.
Private thought speech is denoted thusly: <<Hello, my name is Ossanlin.>> --Only those to whom the communication is directed can hear this.
~Your post must be obvious as to whom the private thought-speech is directed at. *EX. Ossanlin glances at Myitt. <<On three...>>
Notes on the Andalite Basic Field Kit
An Andalite basic field kit includes one standard handheld Shredder with holster, one basic medkit*, one ARC, one independent secondary transponder/communicator, one implanted universal translator bio-chip**, and emergency rations. The entire field kit (excepting the translator biochip) is kept in individual pouches around a belt at the Andalite's humanoid midsection.
* Basic medkit includes a small dermal mender (skin-healer), a limited-use pain suppressant injector, a limited use anti-biotic injector, a limited-use synthetic adrenaline injector, and a compact energy-splint unit.
**The standard issue Universal Translator biochip is implanted before Andalite cadets leave the Academy. It resides in the user's brain and can translate nearly any language intelligibly if it hears enough of it spoken.
Andalite Ranks and Insignia: Here (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg763359#msg763359)
Tyrennian (Very) Simple Render with basic weapons systems and engine nacelle listings: Here (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg756265#msg756265)
Tyrennian Basic Dimensions List: Here (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg763057#msg763057)
Tyrennian Bridge Station descriptions: Here (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg763157#msg763157)
Tyrennian Hangar Bay detail explanation: Here (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg762575#msg762575)
Tyrennian Bridge top-down render: Here (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg782880#msg782880)
NOTE: This post will grow...more content will be added at need as we go. Players might find it useful to check this post from time to time.
~This concludes the introductory posts, so you can now post in this thread with any comments, concerns, questions, or thoughts. You can also express your interest in-thread if you are uncomfortable sending a PM. Thanks for reading and I hope the Rogue Element can count on your support! ^^
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Luke, should this maybe be the Rogue Element OOC thread? Or were you thinking of just starting in here? Feel free to move/delete this post if we all agree it's necessary :)
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You're right, I forgot to add the Interest/OOC part of the title. >_<
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Done. ^^
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:B I guess this is where I should bring my problem, then. I want Keshin and Joanne to show up, but I don't see how. ;) Any suggestions? ^^ *Annoys everyone to death*
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Keshin might see a job opportunity somewhere.
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Can you imagine if Keshin and Joanne learned that the rebellion was in dire straits? They'd for sure either see a chance to bring POWs or rescuers back to the Empire rather than being trapped with the Andalite military, or they'd want to step in and help the rebellion--at a price, of course :) What do you think?
I'm absolutely interested, probably to start out as Myitt and Tara...but I was thinking earlier, Luke, we might need to start something out with "how did the rebels become betrayed by the Andalites' trust"...something set at the rebel base and anchoring our surviving/perishing characters, and the Andalites involved with the betrayal....what do you think? Or just skip straight ahead to the Corvus mission?
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Would that call for some different "prologue" characters before we go into our main characters? Like if I had a different Andalite character then, but afterwards I use claxter?
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Honestly I feel like the building phase is already a prequel to the main RP, and the Corvus mission is yet another prequel to that. If you guys want to write up a fanfic or whatever to explain how and what happened, that's fine...but we've already stated where the RP is launching and I feel like that was already a bit of a compromise...it's a bit late to go around changing things imo. I was hoping to get things started in about a week, or maybe two. Given the amount of time you guys get online anymore I don't think we could get all the way through that story in one week interactively.
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This is calling to me. -_- Every time I go to say "totally interested" I remember that I can barely keep up with what I've got going on now.
:-X ...I'll see if something brilliant comes to me, character-wise.
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Yeah, we can write up what happened prior to these events in another document on our own, but we need to know what Andalite characters were involved in the whole discussion with the rebels prior to the rebellion being betrayed, and how the rebellion was betrayed and destroyed. The details of that situation are important for our motivation in the Corvus part of the RP.
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This is calling to me. -_- Every time I go to say "totally interested" I remember that I can barely keep up with what I've got going on now.
:-X ...I'll see if something brilliant comes to me, character-wise.
You should definitely join, Steph! I miss rping with you. :)
Tara -- we could keep things relatively vague for now and flesh it out later, as we've done with some of our characters backstories. Maybe the rebels don't really know what happened or how they were betrayed (or by whom), and that comes to light later?
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I hope you find inspiration and time, Steph...you're only the third person to express interest aside from the mods so far.
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I have an idea floating around that I kind of like a lot. >.< Just... trying to figure out some finer points. And you know, write it all down.
But yeah. Next couple of days assuming stuff doesn't get crazy over here.
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I'm actually kind of interested in this idea too!
What are some finer points to the plot?
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Finer points? God...the hierarchy of the rebellion, which is going to be decimated...there are lots of established characters here that will need to undergo a major life upheaval. But, that's not to discourage new people from joining by any means.
Ossanlin has more details on the Andalite side of things...but basically we would need one group of Andalites and rebels to help rescue a group of rebel POWs under Andalite surveillance, following the destruction of the Yeerk rebellion over what amounts to a prejudice-based miscommunication. -.-
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Well Aux, if you could would you be more specific? What do you specifically want to know? The premise should cover the start-of-story outline, and the rules are fairly self-explanatory. What are your questions/concerns specifically? You can ask them here or send me a PM, either way is fine. :)
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Haha "Aux", I like it! Makes me think of the Auxiliary Animorphs or the Aux from David Gunn's "Death's Head".
Any way, sorry for not being more specific, you did outline things very well in the premise, but I'm just having a little bit of trouble translating it in my own head (having one of those thick moments :-b)
So basically the outline is: Yeerk Empire Vs. Yeerks who believe that there is another way to live (symbiosis, nothlits, what have you) and the Andalite Military and Goverment doesn't care about either because, well, Yeerks.
So what you're saying the outline of the RPG would be is that the Andalites kill and capture any Yeerks just because of their species, regardless of stance or ideals, and we would be playing from the perspective of either;
- Yeerks in The Empire.
- Yeerks in the Rebellion.
- A rebel Andalite group that believes not all Yeerks are the same and wants to help the Rebellion.
- The main Andalite body that hates all Yeerks equally.
- Any other Animorphs species that has chosen one of those four sides.
Did I get all of that right?
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More or less, yes. Gameplay will be focusing on the Yeerk Rebellion and the Andalites that are helping them, although it may deviate and include people from the other categories at times.
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Actually, for the time being, the RP will only be accepting characters that are part of the Rogue Element group. The Rogue Element group includes former Yeerk Rebels and Andalite "traitors" only.
The rebellion is a small group of freedom-fighters who fight against the Empire for a different way of life, one that doesn't involve the subjugation and devaluation of other species. The group was originally created by Myitt. The position of the Andalites isn't one of "we don't care about their ideals..." it's "We don't believe they're telling the truth about their ideals." The prevailing Andalite opinion is that the Rebellion are an elite group of shock troops and master spies, devoutly loyal to the Empire and meant to provide a second front and a dangerous distraction. The false plot only gave them a dire excuse to wipe the Rebellion out and be done with it.
I did say that it might be possible to play an Electorate-loyalist or Imperial way down the line, depending upon how the RP develops, but for now it would only be surviving rebels and "treasonous" Andalites in the RP.
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Okay, that clears a lot up for me, thanks!
You'll have to bear with me. Between midnight launches of Resident Evil 6, XCOM, MoH and now Assassin's Creed 3 tonight, work has left me pretty brain dead xD
Woo!
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And next Tuesday it'll be Halo 4. Oh...I do so want AC3 and Halo 4...but I have no money so I won't be getting either of them. It makes me sad...
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Luke, we PM'd the tentative profile for our OC; no rush about it, but it did arrive, yes?
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Este -- he got it, but he hasn't been able to respond because your PM box is listed as full. Sorry, I was supposed to send you a message on gchat about it last night, but I didn't see you online.
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Oy, that's new. O_O;
Thanks for responding so quickly, and sorry about that.
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PM away, Estelore. I wasn't sure how to get 'hold of you with my response with the full inbox, but it should be in your inbox now. :)
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I'm interested in jumping in. Can't let my characters die! :)
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Halfway done with my character sheet! Backstory takes awhile...
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Glad to hear it Marie. ^^ Listen guys, I'm aiming for a tentative start-date of November 10th. That may prove to be a tad too aggressive, but I really want to get started soon. Everyone who's interested PLEASE SEND A PM TO ONE OF THE MODS. Everyone who's going to join but hasn't yet composed/submitted a character-sheet, please do so. You can't just submit your sheet the day before the RP is supposed to begin, we mods need time to approve your characters and intro posts, so if you are interested, please submit them ASAP.
If you are planning on playing a rebel, you really need to submit your character sheet early as Myitt has some very heavy demands on her time IRL right now, and she must be the one to approve any rebel characters.
If you want to be one of the members of the Andalite forward rescue group, please let me know you are interested! There are only six or, at the very maximum, seven slots available for the first portion of this RP and three of them are already taken! There will be room for more Andalites later, but if you want to take part in the first chapter of this RP, you need to get your character sheets to me ASAP.
I'll also be creating and posting to the character look thread so that we can begin familiarizing ourselves with each others' characters...but again, I need character sheets in order to do that, so please write them up!
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Okay, for everyone's perusal, here is the layout of the Apix Mirage and the Corvus Facility. I suck at drawing, so I'm sorry, but it should give everyone a visual idea of how things look.
Apix Mirage top-down overview/cross-section
(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/Celebrin_Lunari/RAF/scan0003-1.jpg)
Apix Mirage sideview
(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/Celebrin_Lunari/RAF/scan0004.jpg)
Corvus Complex Overview and Main Facility top-down cross-section
(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/Celebrin_Lunari/RAF/scan0005.jpg)
Service Entrance overview
(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/Celebrin_Lunari/RAF/scan0001.jpg)
Maintenance Level top-down cross-section
(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/Celebrin_Lunari/RAF/scan0006.jpg)
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OMG! o.o That's awesome, dude :D Yay, blueprints make things so much easier! I know I have a copy of the rebel base (the old one..) drawn out somewhere on one of Jessi's former students' old notebooks.
Yes.
Anyway, please send along character sheets for potential rebels to me! Send, send, it's the weekend and I have no excuse not to look them over!
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Thanks for the drawings Oss.
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This is one of the rebel ship types, called a Skimmer :)
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Late, but possibly interested if this is going ahead...?
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Yes! Join! I want to rp with you again! It's been too long!
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If you can donate the time and feel that the rules at the beginning of this thread are tolerable, Ember, please do join! If you ARE interested in taking part in the first chapter, please create and submit a character sheet ASAP as I hope to begin this coming weekend. Again, rules, character-sheet format, and useful facts are at the beginning of this OOC thread. And again, please make out a character sheet and submit it via PM as soon as you can.
Also, a quick shout out to anyone interested in playing an Andalite character (including Chad and Este)...if anyone wants to add "computer-specialist" as a skill, Ossanlin is going to have need of one. Of course if anyone else wishes to join as an Andalite and give their character that skill, that will work as well. I can make the computer specialist an NPC, but it would be more fun if the specialist was a PC. That's all. Don't feel obligated to add it, I only mean it as a possible option. An NPC will work as well. And Este, feel free to give Norry this skill if you want, but I'm assuming she'll be with Ossanlin at all times, so that won't help with the Corvus run. ;)
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Would it matter if the person knows much about real world computers? I could volunteer Claxter. He did tell Efaen once that he'd rather his place in the war not be on the front lines. I think it would be in character for him to test his skills with computers.
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No, as long as you can BS and make it sound believable, that's fine. But the person in the RP would have to be as skilled with Andalite computers as a human hacker would have to be to hack into Cheyenne Mountain, or at least the Pentagon. So I'm not talking just a person who knows computers, I'm talking about a person who KNOWS computers inside, outside, backward, and around. I'm talking about a person who could, in the space of a week or two, write a virus that could successfully infest a top-secret heavy-duty computer system and target specific systems in a certain way, or give a remote access control of those systems while locking out any alternate access...advanced stuff. So if you want, Chad, you can add that, it's up to you.
I'm also sending out PM's to Steph, Aux, and Ember to check if they actually want to join chapter one or not. Either way, I'm still looking to start this coming weekend, so I hope those of you who've submitted the necessary prerequisites are ready to go! :)
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Norry is brilliant at the things she does well, but her areas of expertise are extremely focused on operating ships, shooting with precision at moving targets, and making arisths feel inferior and out of their depth. We just don't see hacker-savvy as falling anywhere within her in-character skillsets. If somebody else wants that position, they are heartily welcome to it. :)
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Understood, Este. Even if Norry had those abilities, it probably wouldn't have worked (in this case) for the purposes of the RP, I just wanted everyone to know that they had the option. :)
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Luke, just FYI, I'm out of town this weekend and may not have any semblance of internet access. I'm leaving early Friday morning and returning midday Monday.
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NP Marie, thanks for telling me. The launch might get delayed a couple of days anyway, but even if it doesn't, we'll just be doing some intro posts and whatnot. For the Andalites, it's looking over, listening to, and responding to the pre-mission briefing...for the Rebels, it's reactions of both Yeerks and hosts to being imprisoned in the manner described.
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Right, I'll jump in if I can. Do we need more Andalites or rebels?
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Since this is alternate continuity, I'd be willing to retcon some natural computer skills into Claxter. Or maybe there were some leftover nanobots from when that cyborg Andalite injected him. They reactivated, and now he is one with computer systems.
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Ember, as of now we have three Andalite players and four rebel players, so if you want to keep it balanced an Andalite would probably be best. I am planning on introducing an Andalite character myself after Chapter One, but that won't be for awhile. :)
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Awesome, I'll give that a try!
Edit: and I can also have my Andalite be an older, more cerebral type, maybe a computer dude if you need that...?
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Our Andalite character is in her middle-aged phase, if not outright old, so perhaps they could get along with yours on that basis of being from a different generation than much of the cast...?
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I'm ready to get this show on the road. I'm looking forward to using Claxter again. I know I could bring him back to GESB, but i'm afraid he'll mostly just be arguing with Terenia.
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I'm glad you're eager Chad. ^^ I think most of us are. We're in the process of adding one more character. In fact, the character sheet has been approved on my end. The other mods still need to take a look at it, but I'm fairly confident about their approval as well. After that we'll just be waiting on an intro-post submission and then we can begin! I'm still confident we can get things underway this coming weekend. I'll be sending out a mass PM to all involved when I start the topic. I will open the topic with a ~NARRATION~ which does not belong to any particular character, but merely sets the scene. From then on it will be character responses until the first chapter ends. I hope everyone's as ready as I think! ^^
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Hehe boss, I'm ready for action! Well, not exactly right now. I gotta stay awake for my Mom this morning. But other than that, great. <3 Hope things are well and that I can keep up.
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I'm ready to get this show on the road. I'm looking forward to using Claxter again. I know I could bring him back to GESB, but i'm afraid he'll mostly just be arguing with Terenia.
Heheh. Probably. XD
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Rogue Element (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9515.0) live and ready for responses! It's go-time! ^^
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I should add, I've decided that since we don't know how long this original interaction will take, so the briefing in hork-bajir form will be a sort of a theoretical practice run using the mind and body of the hork-bajir.
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Posted! I apologize for any tense switching. I usually rp in present tense, but I'm writing my NaNo in past tense and I keep accidentally switching. I'll iron it out later. :P
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I've experienced similar issues in the past Jessi. ^^ np
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I posted on GESB, Ossy.
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Posted on here. Thanks for waiting! :3
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Okay, sorry for the delay on my part. Got back from Philly last night and will post this evening.
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No worries Marie. ^^
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Yayyyy welcome back Marie! :D
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Ugh, y'all come rescue us soon. I don't know how much of Emo-Tess I can take!!! :XD:
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So much emo-ness! Gahhh :(
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I'll post for Claxter. I think everyone's probably going to have one more round of posts, then we might land and get started.
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Yeah. This concept is unfortunately going to result in a lot of Emo Hell. :XD:
...undoubtedly. Glad to see you back, Marie. Been wondering how you were. Your character is nine months pregnant? That sounds as if it will be very interesting to Roleplay. The characters here have quite a significant range of circumstances that will clash...nicely. :angel:
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So...if anyone wants to know how insane I am...I actually sat looking at the blueprints I drew for several hours designing Ossanlin's "plan..." Honestly, I actually shot down several of my own suggestions for various tactical reasons within the thread, and eventually hashed out the plan I described... :o
Also, Tara, could you PM me with the number of Rebels/hosts you want to have captured and still surviving in Corvus? And also any...plans...you may have for them?
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Sure, Luke, but I'll have to get together with Jessi and Marie to figure that out. We have to pick and choose who's still alive :(
I'll get back to you soon!
And that's not insane, that's...that's pretty fantastic :D
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I posted for Simon and Jocun that they reentered the bar and talked to Gene and Dom. We're not going to put GESB on hiatus, are we?
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No, Dom will respond shortly. I'm a bit slow on all the threads this month due to NaNo. Going to the Paul McCartney concert tonight with Tara, but I should be able to respond tomorrow.
Luke, in response to your needing to know how many people are at Corvus...I hope it's okay for us to play the survivors as NPCs, because it will be incredibly difficult to only have our one rebel character (each) interact with only one another. Obviously the primary POV will remain with the character who we have sheets for, but we have a good thirty-four characters between the three of us (and that's JUST rebel/pirate characters, not Peace Movement charas) and it stands to reason that they'd be looking for people and interacting with people that aren't our primary players.
Who lives and who dies or is away from base when the attack happened? Um...we'll see. :) I'll talk to Tara and Marie about it asap.
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Well yes, Jessie, I trust you guys enough to run semi-NPC's at need. After all, I'm doing just that with Ehvrin and Aurellia. It's a blurry line, but I've no attachment to either character, in fact they don't even have full names. They're there because I need them to be there. Honestly, they'll just get shoved off to one corner or another once the need for them has passed.
I assumed, with the discussion with Tara earlier, that there would be no more than...well the number that Tara mentioned, so there should be a few more besides you guys' characters, and honestly it'd be easier if you and Tara sort of took their actions off of my back. I had planned on Tara running any rebel semi-NPC's anyway, but if it's okay with her, I'd be more than happy for you to control them too, Jessi. I know Tara's uber-busy, so yeah. Anyway, let me know what you guys think. I'm waiting on more Andalite posts before I move the RP forward, most-notably the interaction between Claxter and Enorryma as they are planning to spar. I had thought about involving Ossanlin with that as well, but we'll see how it turns out.
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Yeah, odds are Tara, Marie and I will all take a small portion of the rebel survivors for NPCs. Like I said, we have about 34 characters between us (not including the Yeerks that may or may not be attached to those charas) so any of those that survive will be played by the usual players. I don't mind Tara Yeerking my rebel characters, but there's really no need for it if it's already one of my characters and I'm already in the rp. XD
If it helps you see how the split goes with us, we have four categories of characters: Rebels, Pirates, Peace Movement, Other. PM and Other probably won't play any role at all in this rp, but with all four groups combined we have a total of 87 characters (this includes Yeerks and humans). Marie plays 22, Tara plays 33, and I play 32 -- on a regular basis.
If we narrow it down to just the rebels and the pirates, which are the groups that would have been on base during the attack, there are a total of 50 characters that we actually play on a regular basis that are not deceased already (again, humans and Yeerks are counting separately here). Of those 52 characters one is an NPC and the remainder break down as follows: Tara: 20; Jessi: 19; Marie: 11.
Obviously a lot of those people will be dying, but at least you can see how big of a process it is for us to decide who lives and who dies. o.o Odds are we'll just take our individual lists and cut them down significantly, but we'll still NPC our own characters. It's just easier that way. :P
Annnd now you officially know how nuts we are. :)
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Wow. How can you keep up with so many, and I assume you have differing personalities and such for most if not all of them? I know you guys have been doing this for over a decade, but it just blows my mind to think about it. Though I guess when I think about it, I've come up with several characters myself already. I don't imagine really developing all the ones I could bring back very much. Temrash actually went off the rails on what kind of person he was originally supposed to be.
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They all have different personalities, yeah. And I really don't ever expect any of them to be one thing or another. I just know a little about their background and maybe some small personality things (like I know Dom is flamboyant, Dan has a temper problem, Edith is super outgoing and loves to gossip, etc), but I never go into a character knowing what I want to happen to them in the future. Or how I want them to act. They do that on their own. :P
Also...we rp a lot....we have several thousand pages dedicated to those characters.
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I feel like such a greenhorn at roleplaying right now.
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0.0 Whoah. I have that too, but not with you guys. I created a set of that complexity with my best friend Meg Griner, better known as "Pyrebird who I have to practically drag on here." XD They're never all in the same Roleplay at the same time, though----they're developed between Roleplay settings in something we call a "Star System." Term comes from a manga author who did the same thing. So I am pretty impressed by you guys creating that many characters co-existing in the same dimension. :3
Sounds....logistica lly complicated. Ossanlin's battle plan sounds even crazier. ...we're such nerds. XD
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OMG, can I just say that I love us? :hug:
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Aww :luv:
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I am reminded of a video of a fencing scene in a movie where these two guys are fighting. One guy gets a slash on him, and he responds "I needed that to awaken me!". I forget what movie it was, but someone posted it to show a good fencing battle besides the one in Princess Bride that more people are probably aware of. Inigo Montoya versus the pirate Roberts.
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Looks like the game master's trying to move this RP train along. Sparring is all nice and good for Chad and and Estelore, but the rest are left twiddling their thumbs. I understand.
Of course you guys know that the Rule of Drama dictates that the time that the pregnant character gives birth must be the worst possible time. Rule of Funny dictates that the only person nearby to help is going to be the worst person for the job.
Sorry, I seem to be doing all kinds of multi posting.
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Actually I have planned upon introducing this particular little curve-ball for a long time, to add a sense of reality. Things don't always go to plan...
But yes, the rebel players right now are very much trapped. We need to start changing their situation so that they can post responses too. I left enough time for you two to wind things up...three minutes is a lot of time in a fight.
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Oh, and Kelly, you should see some of the details I've gone into with the realm of Eredonia. I'm up to fourteen pages of font-size 10 in Word and I've only done a brief overview of the "Light" races as well as a detail on three of the six main realms in Eredonia. :p I've also started organizing my language in a Word file instead of a bunch of random notes in a notebook. ^^
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I kind of picture Z-Space as a river without any shore to guide it, so it's just all over the place.
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A quick note on full NPC's and quasi-NPC's. In the case of full NPC's, the player shooting at the NPC may call a hit or a miss on that NPC opponent. That player may also choreograph that NPC's movements. That player may also call hits and injuries upon his or her own PC.
Example:
Ossanlin's ARC indicates movement up ahead in the corridor and he looks up just in time to see a large male Andalite round the corner. He throws himself to the side as the Andalite's opening shot sears past. He shoulders his ASAR, squeezing the trigger several times. The first shot misses, but the second catches the Andalite in a leg, sending him to the ground. The Andalite fires a second shot as he falls, the bolt of blue energy grazing Ossanlin's shoulder. Ossanlin grits his teeth against the blossom of pain and squeezes off another shot from his ASAR, this one catching the Andalite in the head, his form crumpling entirely.
Ossanlin glances at the burn mark across his shoulder and pulls the pain-suppressant injector from his medkit, administering a shot underneath one of his scales and then replacing the injector in its slot. The burning pain subsides to a dull throb. Morphing would take away the injury, but that will have to wait.
All players are allowed to control stock NPC's (or cannon-fodder, as I like to call them) in this manner. You may also declare that a stock-NPC has fired a shot or taken actions toward someone else in your party or line of sight. Keep things reasonable, but otherwise, have fun with it. You can make yourself look pretty dang bad (in a good way) with this system. Just remember to keep actions and abilities within your character's limits.
With quasi-NPC's, they will be mod-controlled. Myitt and Terenia will control the Rebel 'quasis' while I'll control the Andalite 'quasis' as I have already done. If those two want to allow Kitsunemarie to control some rebel quasi-NPC's, I'll leave that up to them. Those three have a fairly large, well-developed idea of the rebellion (as was mentioned in an above post), so it would make sense.
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Yes, Marie's of course welcome to control our quasi-NPCs...we'll each have plenty of those to go around, depending on how populated our survivor list ends up of course :(
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Logistics issue: Beginning tomorrow morning and lasting until Sunday evening, we will be offline. Along with the US Thanksgiving holiday, we have family obligations which will preclude us having Internet access until we return to campus.
If Norry's actions are needed to progress the plot, Ossanlin is welcome to mod Norry during our absence.
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That's reasonably expected, unless anyone doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving. I won't be offline as long. Just tomorrow afternoon.
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I might still bomb around, we aren't doing anything special, just making some honey turkey-breast and hanging out. But that's perfectly fine Este. Most people will probably have family obligations, besides you've fulfilled your post "quota" and then some. ;) But thank you for the heads-up...try to have some fun. :)
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Also Este, I'll require a post edit from you. We're not to the singularity chamber yet, we're just getting onto the maintenance level which runs pipe, wire, and other needfuls through the facility. We have to get through the corridors first. The descent portion of your post is fine, but you're descending to the maintenance level only. There are some crudely-drawn blueprints in the OOC thread if you want to have a look at them. The singularity chamber is one level further down (technically two, even though it's only one room), but we're not over it yet, and we won't enter it until Esarvit and Aurellia are in position in the central computer room. When you have a chance, whether it's when you get back or if you get to check again tonight, please make the adjustment. I apologize if the plan was not made clear. I will try to be more forthcoming with information in Ossanlin's posts if that would be helpful. :)
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That would be very helpful, thanks. :)
*editing*
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Thanks Este. ^^ Sometimes I forget that others can't read my mind. :P
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Chad, we're not in position to attach breachers yet...we're still under the auxiliary hangar. We have to go through the tunnels first, and we'll be split up into groups when you attach the first breacher. If you could mod your post appropriately, I'd appreciate it.
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I'm sorry. I was reading your post about your character's orders, and thought this was the spot. I think you said after we go down, Claxter and someone else will place the floor breacher "here". I'll edit the post. I guess I thought what we went through was the tunnel you talked about earlier.
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In my mind, Ossanlin was looking at the blueprints and pointing to the place where the breacher is to be attached when he said "here." The locations were mentioned earlier on, but it's not a big deal. The first breacher goes underneath the Yeerk cells and won't be triggered until the end of the mission, and they don't actually use charges, they use a high-intensity laser to cut out and lower a circle of floor-plate, creating a hole large enough to climb through. I never actually mentioned that part, so I apologize, that one's my bad...another case of me thinking something and not actually saying it. >_< To be absolutely clear, once the groups split off, Ehvrin and Claxter will move directly to the site of the first floor-breacher. The location will be indicated by a translucent red field as viewed through the ARC HUD superimposed on the ceiling in the proper place. Then Claxter and Ehvrin will move to the bottom of the East ramp-well and hold position until Ossanlin gives the signal to proceed.
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I'll study over the blueprints some. Sorry things aren't quite moving super smooth, but we'll get it done. I wasn't really sure how the breachers were going to breach, so I just made up some stuff. Lasers are probably better than just explosives anyway.
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Errors aside, I thought the idea of having a force shield in place to deal with debris was a smart idea for explosives, Chad. :) I wouldn't have thought of that.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :3
*Waiting to post patiently*~
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Thanks. I figured it would be convenient if there was something to keep the explosion quieter, and keep everything contained.
Happy Thanksgiving all.
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I know Kelly...we're getting there...as soon as Norry and Ossanlin throw the breaker switches, at least the hosts will be able to post reactions. I think it goes without saying, and I think all the rebel players know this already, but I don't expect them to post until there's something for them to post about. ^^ A couple more rounds of Andalite posts I think should see the first (and incredibly noticeable) signs of the raid.
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Sorry, let me know if you need anything specific from me, I'm also travelling for the holiday.
I'll make the best of what I can, but even by my exceptionally nerdy standards, the military jargon in this thread is really indecipherable.
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Yeah, not gonna lie, I'm glad I'm not an Andalite for this part. XD
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It's fun, but it's complicated too.
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We're home from holiday, if our IC post did not render this apparent. :)
It's good to be home.
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Welcome back. My Thanksgiving afternoon went well, though there was the distressing news about one of my relatives being in jail for abusing his kids. I don't know the exact nature of this abuse, but surely they didn't deserve it.
My aunt got a new dog recently. Unfortunately she doesn't take well to strangers and spent the whole afternoon hiding in another room. at times barking from under the bed, behind the door.
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Welcome back all, I hope you had enjoyable holidays whether with family, a small group, or even alone (though I hope no one had to exercise that option). I was glad I didn't have to travel far. I hate trying to sleep in something that isn't my bed. Anyway, hopefully we can get back into the swing of things, the RP was moving at a fairly satisfying speed. :)
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And Ember, as long as you don't mind my assumption that Esarvit has kept up with the group, that's fine. I will need posts for the next parts from everyone though.
I'll be trying to help guide each group with the quasi-NPC's. Please remember that GM'ing is new for me, so I'm trying out different tactics to see what works the best. Please bear with me. ^^
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Happy post-Thanksgiving, everyone :) Bring on the holiday music!
Once the breakers shut down, I'd like to ask permission to post for the reactions of any other characters we might have in the cells, even if they don't fully make an appearance yet? Once all the hosts are together, they're certainly going to interact with each other. It might break the rule of "one character at a time", but if we focus on our main characters for right now, I think it might still be necessary. Unless of course the hosts aren't all rescued at the same time, and the group starts with just the first three hosts who have already been described.
Thoughts?
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Of course you can post whatever you feel is necessary, Tara. I know both you and Jessi know how to work these characters. We'll just have to be careful...there's a fine line between quasi-NPC and full PC...basically I'm using Leskel, Ehvrin and Aurellia as A.) Plot-driving/guiding devices, and B.) As necessary portions of the raid. They have no special significance to me. I know your characters all have meaning to you...It's like the Simpsons over in that junk...so as I said, I guess you guys will just have to be careful. You can see I'm limiting the posts for all three quasis I'm running to physical things that others can perceive mingled here and there perhaps with a few thoughts that Ossanlin has about them. I'm not going into what they're personally thinking or how they personally feel...basically just limiting them to what Ossanlin and the others perceive of them. I just figure you guys would do the same...keep the PoV with your chosen characters and just post the sort of physical, visible, audible actions that others can perceive in your quasis.
Even when the groups split up, I'm going to keep posts about the quasis limited to what other characters can perceive. A fine line, but a line that I think we're skilled enough to walk. There might be occasional slips, but we'll get used to it. Basically, don't write any depth to your quasi-NPC's that isn't observed or thought about by your full PC or is not observable by the full PC's of others.
And as far as hosts...I figure this is a one-shot wonder. I don't imagine the Andalites will allow another chance, they'll shore up the weaknesses that were originally extorted. Secondly, the hosts are eventually moved to a different holding facility due to this facility's nature. And thirdly, I just can't see any reason why some of the hosts would be rescued and not others. There's no reason they shouldn't all be in their cells since it's the facility staff majority's night-cycle.
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I had Claxter hear something just to pad out the post a bit. It could be nothing, or it could be something. I did this once in another RP, and the GM turned it into an attack on the group. It could just be the building creaking, though.
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Ember, the next major event in the RP is driven by Esarvit. You'll need to be proactive with his actions. I'll try and assist with Aurellia, but this next small portion of the RP rests upon you almost solely.
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I'm sorry, but it's really hard to know what's expected of me. Do I include Aurellia? Just copy and paste all the jargon you posted from before? Make up complications or assume everything works fine? How much do I do at once? I'm sorry if you expected some different kind of RP experience but this is really difficult.
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At the bare minimum, just go along with the plan he set out. The second floor breacher needs to be set.
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As Chad said, the second floor-breacher needs to be set. I would have Aurellia do it, but Esarvit is carrying the breacher. That breacher needs to be set and activated. It will cut a hole in the ceiling and lower the metallic disk it carves out so that Esarvit and Aurellia can lift themselves into the central computer chamber. You can assume it's clear or not. It should be, given that the attack is happening at night. As I mentioned earlier, the cannon-fodder NPC's (random enemies, etc) can be played and dictated by anyone, but the quasi-NPC's are being controlled by the mods.
I'm unsure how to explain it any more clearly without muddying the waters...if there was an enemy, you'd be allowed to control his/her actions if that enemy isn't a PC, but in the case of Quasi's like Aurellia, they're being driven by mods as a way of fleshing out the cast of the RP amongst other things. So you surely can interact with Aurellia...talk to her, give her orders, etc...but you won't be controlling her directly. That task belongs to me.
Once inside the central computer chamber, Esarvit is supposed to send a communication to Ossanlin, and that frees Ossanlin and Norry up to clear the singularity chamber. At the same time, Esarvit will be jacking his ARC into the main computer to download the Yeerk prisoner data and upload the virus. You can make that process as simple or as complicated as you want, depending upon how computer-cool you want your character to look. You can make it a matter of simply plugging the jack in and giving the command, or you can have your character have to do some extremely quick hacking...it's very open to your character and your interpretation of your character's actions. Once Esarvit has downloaded the appropriate data and uploaded his virus, he's supposed to send another communication to Ossanlin and Norry, who will then disarm the main power breaker couplings from the rest of the facility. He will send a communication to Esarvit then telling him to flip the two battery-couplings off from the main computer.
At this point you should have Esarvit install the breacher, have it cut out the ceiling, have Esarvit ascend into the computer chamber, and then have him contact Ossanlin. This would all be done in one post.
I apologize if this is too restrictive, but it's meant to simulate a very surgical, high-efficiency military operation...which would be necessary in the world of Animorphs to be able to pull it off successfully. Once this mission is done, things will open up considerably. This is really just a prequel to the RP...a sort of "intro" if you will. This is not how the entire RP will be, and this isn't how I plan on running the RP. But there's a lot on the line in the story here, and any military commander would expect and require precision to the last degree under these types of circumstances...tha t's why this part of the RP is so restrictive. The characters are following a carefully lain and critically orchestrated plan.
Once the rescue is completed, things will open up substantially if you can stick with it through this first part. :)
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I'll try. How far should I go in the next post?
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At this point you should have Esarvit install the breacher, have it cut out the ceiling, have Esarvit ascend into the computer chamber, and then have him contact Ossanlin. This would all be done in one post.
And remember, he still needs to lift himself into the maintenance chamber from below.
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Gotcha, thanks, I'll do that soon.
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And a note to everyone, I will henceforth refer to Quasi-Player Characters as "QPCs" for the sake of ease and clarity. I'll add this to the helpful terms and definitions at the start of this thread.
The clarified definition of a Quasi-PC:
QPC: Quasi-Player Character -- A special type of partial Player-Character which is operated by a mod or a mod-approved player, but is not considered an active PC (as far as depth and character limit) in the RP. QPC's are shallower in some regards, and their personal viewpoints are not used. PC's can interact fully with QPC's, but the responses given for the QPC will include only those factors which can be perceived by others, and will offer no internal monologue or unvoiced thoughts.
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Those are great posts Ember. :) Maybe you're just over-thinking it. There's really no "right" and "wrong" terminology...I'm mostly making things up. If anything ever needs to be changed in your posts, I'll let you know. ^^
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Thanks. Sorry for the worries. :)
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I apologize for assuming your post would include a successful deactivation of the power couplings, Este, but I really wanted the rebel players to be able to post over the weekend and I forgot to submit the post I wrote this afternoon until 4 AM or so. That was my error, so I apologize.
But that brings me to the next order of business...Rebels.. .you have a reason to post again! ^^
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YAY!!!! *dances*
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Este, the prison facility isn't a ship...it's a ground-based complex located on a rocky moon orbiting a gas giant planet. You don't have to make any modifications, just letting you know. :)
Also, if you yourself are interested in some of the technical reasons I made up for certain things being possible...Since the facility is in a constant regular-space existence, it can make use of an active artificial singularity for a power-source. The singularity cannot be shut down, so in the case of emergency shut-down, the best they can do is cut the power flow coming from the singularity itself. And it's not exactly an easy process. It takes two, working simultaneously, and it takes special command codes to unlock the coupling-breakers. The codes Ossanlin and Norry entered before disarming the couplings. Ships that make use of Z-Space can't use this type of power supply as Z-Space nullifies the singularity, or in some rare cases, causes a catastrophic release of energy which produces a "null" patch in Z-space...incidentally, it also decomposes all forms of physical matter within a spherical area that more than engulfs the area of the ship that it was supposed to be powering.
There are backup sources of power...for example, the computer has its own backup system, but Esarvit and Aurellia have taken care of that. The Virus that Esarvit uploaded actually locked down all rooms and levels of the facility that the Rogues don't need to access to. The loss of power to the computer locked it into its current phase. Any doors the facility Andalites need to get through will have to be cut open. Once they restore power, they can work around things, but by that time, the Rogues should be long gone with the liberated Rebels.
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No worries about the necessary modding; we weren't planning on putting any hitches into the plan at that point, anyway. :)
As for the ship versus not-ship, it only took a few words' adjustment and was no trouble.
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Well, it wasn't necessary but thank-you Este. ^^
On another note, I've written a narration just to sort of give everyone an idea of how things look from the other side. I was originally only going to post these types of things at the beginning and end of each chapter. I plan on continuing to do that, but I thought it might help immersion to add little tidbits here and there during the chapter. Please let me know what you think about it, guys. Tell me if you like it, don't like it, think it adds to the story, think it detracts from the RP, could take it or leave it, etc.
Like I said, I'm trying different things with this RP...some will stay, some will go. If you guys don't like the narration in the middle of the chapter, I won't do it anymore. If you do, it'll be an option to keep on-hand. Let me know. :)
Also...the rebel hosts along with the rogue Andalites would've heard that little gem of an announcement from Nirdran...
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Just do however much you want that doesn't put a strain on you.
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Luke, it isn't important, but Ossanlin probably would have recognized Terenia as well. I'm not playing her atm, but she is one of the rebels saved.
For the record books, these are the Yeerk rebels (host and Yeerk) that we have determined are alive. There are others who are NPCs that we have entirely not developed yet, but of the characters we have fleshed out, this is the list of who is there:
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Chris O’Hearn/Keslin 574
Dominic Ticak
Aya La
Terenia Rerin
Nikolaos Yorgiadis
Tara LaFauci/Myitt 195
Lanath 148
Theresa “Tess” Franklin
Daniel Feldstein / Illim 718
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Okay Jessi. I had no way of knowing which ones were going to live and die, or which ones would be captured and which free. These are all those who've been captured then?
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Chad, this isn't terribly important, but Ehvrin is male.
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As of right now, those are all the characters who have been captured--as far as I know.
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I'm not sure why, but I think I got the impression that Ehrvin was female. I'll edit that.
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Tara, Chris is still locked up atm...
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Oh, oops. I'll edit!
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Hey guys. FYI I'm posting on the assumption that the wall is transparent one-way and even though Ossanlin and Tara can see in, Chris can't see out. That was my understanding based on Luke's earlier post. I'll edit if needed.
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That was my intention, Jessi. ^^
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Luke, at any point are they just going to unlock all the cells? I have one other human semi-NPC to free, from Tara's perspective, and I think Jessi and Marie do, too. Are the others visible in their cells, at least?
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Luke, I used a semi-NPC for the first time--Daniel (Illim's former host). Let me know if the usage was properly done, or if I should edit my post.
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I remember a character of mine, I think I named him derrel, that originally went with Illim to the rebel base. Poor Derrel. Maybe I'll use him if I decide to use a rebel, just so he can still be alive. And not an underdeveloped QPC/NPC.
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Yeah, Derrel is...somewhere on base. He kind of vanished once he left the GESB and Illim got Daniel as a host. I'm sure you could use him, though, if you don't want to recreate backstory. :)
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I'm kind of on the fence. I'm not really sure what Derrel should and shouldn't be aware of, since he's supposed to have spent some time on base. Unless most of that time was just spent doing the isolation part where they make sure he's loyal and such.
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Right, I'm back in. I'm in the midst of Study Hell, but it looks like we've gotten to the part where the rebels get some action. I'll read up and post for Joanne as quickly as possible. <3
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Tara, the post I wrote last night already does that. And I'll look it over Marie, though I'm sure it's fine.
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Okay, thanks Luke. Sorry I'm having trouble following continuity here. Been busy.
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NP Tara. Just to let everyone know, I'm still here and checking every day. I can't post until other posts are made, so I just wanted everyone to know I'm still around and will post when the RP allows.
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I modified my post a little so it's assumed everyone has made it through to the ramp-well ingress area.
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We are offline this evening and tomorrow evening; we return Sunday night.
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Thanks Tara. :) understood Este. I doubt we'll be able to move until the end of the weekend anyway. ^^
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Okay, for the purposes of plot advancement, I'm going to just assume everyone (including Joanne) has made it through the ingress in my post. Note that I will not normally do this, but since it's not open right now and everyone's waiting inside a single plot-line, I think it's prudent.
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Sounds good, Luke.
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Yeah, sorry man but I've got law school to handle. This Roleplay is moving far faster than the "one post a week" anticipation. If I haven't even managed that, well...law school laughs at you. <.<;; I'm attempting to study for an exam on extremely short notice. ;) As soon as the Contracts final ends, I will post. X)
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Good luck Shen.
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No prob Kelly. Actually it's two posts per week, but it's been moving much faster even than that. We can always "Yeerk" Joanne and Keshin for you if you don't mind. After this first chapter, things should open up considerably so that not everyone has to post at the same speed. Even after this chapter is over, I would still ask if you have a few moments to post a couple of times a week if at all possible, though you know we'll obviously make concessions for real life. ^^ Don't stress yourself over the RP, and good luck with finals! :)
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Good luck Kelly! *hugs hugs!!!*
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Just a note: Dapsen is Yeerkish :)
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There's no Galard equivalent? I suppose I could modify it to be "Yaolin" instead. >_>
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I guess there must be, but I ain't fluent in Galard...:)
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You aren't!? I've been misled!
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You've been led astray! Which...for some reason I just misread as "ashtray"...
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Hey guys, just posted. Sorry for the delay. Post may be a little awkward due to the fast movement of the thread. Tell me if there are any obvious mistakes. ;)
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Is everyone busy with family stuff?
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I'll be absent between 20-26, though not too busy right now.
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It's just not a good place for us to post anything which isn't more of the same.
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Yeah, I was sort of waiting on direction from you, Luke. At this point all my characters are just playing follow-the-leader. I figured you or one of the other Andalite characters would post something allowing us to actually access the Mirage.
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Ah. Well I suppose I can do an assumptive post as long as you guys don't mind me saying what your characters are doing to some extent.
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We can always tell you if it's too assumptive. XD Go for it, I say.
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Oh man, what if Tess' water broke right when she was at the top of the ladder? I'm glad my character is already up. May the karma gods let Efaen get most of it. She probably deserves it.
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omg Chad. Thank you. I'm now scarred for life.
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Lol. Sorry if that was more gross than some would like to imagine.
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lol Chad.
Okay, I've updated the character thread to show Efaen's character sheet and made some very minor modifications to help with quick-references. This was a special addition that Terenia and I discussed at length since Efaen has history with both Ossanlin and the Rebellion...this was the only realistic way to get Efaen into the RP. She will not be treated as a primary OC until she's "outed" aboard the Mirage.
On a related note, however...if any of you rebels are keen on adding a second character (which by the rules must be a rogue Andalite), now would be the time to start thinking up character ideas as we are nearing the end of chapter one. The smoothest addition of Andalite characters would be at the beginning of Chapter 2 when the Mirage reaches the Tyrennian...there will be some drama aboard the Mirage yet, so you still have some time, but if you're going to add an Andalite character as Terenia has done, you should start developing now if you haven't already.
Rogue Andalites, we still have some time to develop as the opportunity to add rebel Yeerks will not arise until chapter three. I, personally have developed a brand new rebel OC as I have never played one before, so it's never too early to start thinking, but the need to do so isn't as pressing as it is for those rebel-primaries who wish to add a second character.
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Second order of business. Will you guys be able to continue posting over the week of Christmas (23rd through the 27th)? Or would it be best to plan an RP hiatus for that week? I will be available and would like to continue posting, but I know that most of you guys will probably be traveling or busy with family, so please let me know.
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Also, rebel players...Ossanlin sent an open thought-speech to the Yeerks in the case when he set it in the med-bay. I don't know if you didn't want to write any "monologue"/internal-thought responses, or just missed it. Just letting you know.
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I'll be out of town Dec 19-27. The time I'll be most unavailable is when I'm at my in-laws place (Dec. 22 - 25). Those days I can't guarantee anything. The rest of the time I'm at my parents house, and my family spends their time glued to various screens, so I'll be around. :)
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I will be leaving on the 20th or 21st, and probably not get back online until the 26th.
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I'll be around for some of those days, not others.
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Holiday in our family is a bit delayed, so approximately 27 to 30 Dec. will be our time of peak inactivity.
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Alright, from the way it sounds, people seem to be having events at different times so a blanket hiatus wouldn't be all that beneficial. Let's go ahead and keep the RP running and simply relax the posting requirement for everyone starting at the week of Christmas and lasting until the holidays are over. That should allow people freedom for their New Years plans or late Christmases too. That will also allow those who have time to post to continue doing so. Sound good?
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Sounds good. I'll be sporadic from Dec 21-26. Also, I'll get to work on my Andalite character. Luke, can I assume that Serid has been on the Mirage all this time? Also, what state has he been left in? Do you think the return to his birth DNA was successful?
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Sure, that'd be fine Marie. :) Either way (reverted or not) would work really. I suppose successful reversion to his Andalite body would work better for the purposes of this RP since Ossanlin will not be...special...in the ways he is in the GESB.
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Alright, sounds good. I'll get to work on the character sheet tonight. :) Would he have the morphing power, or would that be gone?
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I'll leave that decision up to you. Either way is fine with me. Terenia's reversion did strip her of the morphing capability, but if she ever got her hands on an Escafil device, she'd be able to morph everything she'd ever acquired again. So you can either have him in a state where he could morph if he were given the ability through an Escafil device again, or in a state where he has been given the morphing ability once more and so can morph all of his acquired DNA patterns again.
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I'll be sporadic from December 24th to the 30th. Yay Christmas time :)
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Heh. Meant to post last night, but I have been beaten by the Coffee Stain of Doom! May try and post on the Kindle anyway so that the Roleplay moves along. :3 If not, well it's a pain. XD
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I can imagine people getting suspicious that Claxter is now healed up, and I think that's why Tess looked at him the way she did. Wounds? What wounds? You must be thinking of my twin brother that's in the other med bay. Yes. That's right.
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Heh, not if you almost died in what I'm pretty sure was Ossanlin's ship and thus can't help but recognize it. Man she's occasionally an annoying person to write. XD Gonna fix it so that she does not guess regarding Claxter ---not that smart. :p Note any other needed post fixes, including whether or not it was his ship. I'm not thrilled with this post---yay Kindle.
EDIT: Fixed so that she does not guess regarding Claxter, but makes an arbitrary question as to whether he speaks English.
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Claxter should definitely know English by now.
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Sorry for the delay guys, will try to get a post up tonight!
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I'm spenidng time with someone who has internet, so I'm on briefly.
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An announcement to everyone in the thread. My laptop's AC adapter just decided to sh*t out on me. This means that my only access to the internet is a dinosaur of a computer that's as unreliable as it is slow. I have no idea if I'll even be able to buy another AC adapter as I have absolutely zero money. I guess they're only about $20, but that's still more than I have. As a result, my posts will likely become more intermittent and less frequent. I have lost all possible access to my notation files regarding Rogue Element. Hell, I've lost basically all of my computing ability. I will also be going bat-**** crazy due to the lack. My involvement in the Rogue Element thread has, likewise, been castrated. I will attempt to continue running the thread, but I can make no promises...this old desktop might die on me any day, and then I'll lose even this tiny vestige of internet and computer access. I apologize for the inconvenience. I'm going to go lay in bed now and cry.
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So...tentative functionality restored a mere six hours later, one of the perks of having an electrician for a mother. So my last rant is...not moot, but at least not as bad as it was when I made it. It's a somewhat fragile fix, but it works for now...I just have to be careful when moving or manipulating the cord. So...statement tentatively retracted.
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Okay, so I felt so good about regaining my computer functionality again that I finally drew up the Tyrennian. I may ink this draft and draw in a cross-section to show where certain things are within the ship itself...that's a little bit more than I want to undertake at this moment. For now, I've noted the location of the primary and secondary weapons-systems, engine systems, and the bridge. I know you're all looking for a ship that looks like a tree with a dome at the end of a long "trunk," but most of those who've RP'd with me in the past know that the Tyrennian was a prototype vessel. The original Dome "Ship" was little more than a mobile weapons-platform that lumbered laboriously through space and had to jettison the dome just to be able to use all of its weapons. The Tyrennian is more of an actual ship, with the Dome slightly smaller and oblong instead of spherical. The dome cannot be detached, but the Tyrennian was built as a true battle-ship with improved maneuverability, speed, and efficiency. So without further ado...
TYRENNIAN
Mark III Dreadnaught Battle-cruiser
(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/Celebrin_Lunari/TyrennianPencil_zps7224f3a2.jpg)
Primary Shredder #1: High-Intensity, High-compression Ship-mounted Shredder beam cannon.
- Fore-Firing
- X-Axis firing arc of 90 degrees. (45 degrees port or starboard of the median-line)
- Y-Axis firing arc of 55 degrees. (45 degrees positive of pitch-line, 10 degrees negative {to avoid slagging the dome})
Primary Shredder #2 and #3: High-Intensity, High-compression Ship-mounted Shredder beam cannon.
- Fore-Firing
- X-Axis firing arc of 90 degrees. (45 degrees port or starboard of the median-line)
- Y-Axis firing arc of 60 degrees. (Negative of pitch-line only)
Secondary Shredder #1: Medium-Intensity, High-compression Ship-mounted Shredder beam cannon.
- Starboard-Firing
- X-Axis firing arc of 120 degrees. (60 degrees fore or aft of transverse-line)
- Y-Axis firing arc of 120 degrees. (60 degrees positive or negative of pitch-line)
Secondary Shredder #2: Medium-Intensity, High-compression Ship-mounted Shredder beam cannon.
- Port-Firing
- X-Axis firing arc of 120 degrees. (60 Degrees fore or aft of transverse-line)
- Y-Axis firing arc of 120 degrees. (60 Degrees positive or negative of pitch-line)
Secondary Shredder #3: Medium-Intensity, High-compression Ship-mounted Shredder beam cannon.
- Aft-Firing
- X-Axis firing arc of 120 degrees. (60 Degrees port or starboard of median-line)
- Y-Axis firing arc of 120 degrees. (60 Degrees positive or negative of pitch-line)
The bridge exists on two levels (all one room) on top of the nose of the ship with the helm and sensor/auxiliary(amongst others) below, and the TO station, communications and security, and the Captain's station all on the top level.
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I'm glad that you haven't been completely losto us yet. I'm also glad that your dome ship isn't vulnerable to a bladeship ambush like the one Elfangor was on. Or at least not as vulnerable.
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Yeah...I was expecting some downtime, but thankfully my mother was able to fix the power-supply for me. :) And the Tyrennian is actually pretty bad-ass. Only three more dreadnaughts have been built since its inception, the newest was beaten to crap during the loss of the Alpha Line and is out of commission for several months at least. One of the others was damaged less severely during the same failed defensive action and is out for several weeks. And, of course, the Electorate thinks the Tyrennian was destroyed in it. So there's only one still in active service at the start of this RP.
The Andalites favored construction of the smaller, quicker-to-build, cheaper interceptor-class ships due to the ability to produce large numbers more quickly. The dreadnaught battle-cruiser is pretty nasty, but it can only help if it's in the right place at the right time. Larger numbers of smaller ships allowed the Andalites to position multiple squadrons in quick-deployment positions to be able to respond to multiple different locations.
Anyway, the Tyrennian will probably be getting some technological overhauls down the line...I've already made up a list of possible improvements...but that all depends on how the RP goes.
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Another quick update...something really ****ty is happening with my internet and I don't know what it is. I've been experiencing terrible lag over XBox Live lately with things as simple as Minecraft. Now I can't even load some web-pages because they time out. I performed a speed check and my DL speeds, which are supposed to be about 3 - 5 Mbps are averaging around 15 - 100 Kbps. That's right...I said Kbps. My broadband internet is hovering around the speed of a dial-up connection.
I'm attempting to remedy that situation...so we'll see.
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Ooh, Luke, I'm sorry your internet has been stupid lately :( When I was in Wyoming last summer and faced the prospect of three months without the internet or easily accessible cell phone coverage, and without any close friends nearby, I felt something akin to what I imagine narcotic withdrawal is like. It was depressing and painful. What have we done to ourselves?! -__- I had to break down and shell out cash for a weird cell carrier internet...but thank god that was available. I would've died.
But yeah I feel your pain.
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Sorry I've been kinda MIA. I'm at my parent-in-law's for Christmas, and we spent all day yesterday on the road driving around the countryside. It looks like it'll pretty much be like that until the day after Christmas, so I'm gonna be slow.
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Hehe, we're going to be pretty slow too. Christmas is just around the corner. We'll be back around after it's over----no worries. :p
Sorry for the inconvenience.
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I'm not as cut off as I thought I'd be, but it looks like Terenia is busy or unavailable. Not that I'm complaining. Have a merry Christmas.
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We're looking at an incredible amount of snow over the next couple days, and that means a possibility of power failures and/or being stuck at our relatives' house, which does not have Internet. Apologies in advance if we fall silent awhile.
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We all understood that the thread would be moving slowly over Christmas/New-Years of necessity. Thanks for the notifications, and everyone have happy holidays. :)
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Definitely slow until Wednesday. At my in-laws and very limited internet access. Will try to post, but no guarantees until I get back to my parents house where it is deemed normal to sit on the computer and ignore the world. :)
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Hope everyone's having a happy holiday season. ^^ Don't forget to vote for RAFAwards if you haven't already, it's kinda fun. :)
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Blizzard just turned my four hour drive from Cleveland to Saginaw into an 8 hour drive. Flying back to Houston tomorrow and then I will back to my regular amount of activity.
Hope everyone has had a fabulous holiday!
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I've been watching about the weather. Heck of a time for storms to roll in. I hope everyone's travels goes as well as it can, given the circumstances.
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We haven't had bad weather for several days, but we had a monster of a blizzard on the 20th... a lot of people in central Iowa were out of electricity for days. Drive safe Jessi.
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Still slow. I should have a chance eventually though. :3
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Still in Boston until the 30th! Brrrrrr it's cold.
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I hate the cold. I couldn't imagine living up north unless I went there during the summer or something.
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You've gotten soft, Tara...this ain't nothing and you know it! :P
Honestly I would hate to live somewhere that I didn't see snow at least once per year...and I'd die of heat-stroke in the south during summer. I'd rather it be cool outside than hot...but that's just me. I like cool weather. Honestly we keep it 68 F or below in the house year-round. Back when I had my apartment, it was below 65 F. :p
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It does get quite hot in alabama. I like it to be warm during the day, and cool at night.
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I reiterate: BRRRRRRR! XD
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Back in Houston!
Speaking of brrr, my house was 54 degrees when we got home last night. o.o unexpected cold front in the south!
Also, fyi. I'm currently dealing with a blue screen of death situation with my laptop. Status is unknown. I finally got it to boot and am currently moving all my files over to another computer, but until I get this situation sorted out I am limited to my tablet. Solution may involve buying a new hard drive or an entirely new laptop. We'll see.... :-\
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I'm glad you're home safe. I'm sorry to hear about the laptop.
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Ouch, Jessi. >_< I know that pain. I've accepted it as part of owning a laptop. I've been through three HDD's on this laptop, I'm currently on the fourth. Eventually I'm just gonna get an SSD and be done with it...just waiting for them to get bigger and cheaper. Also waiting until I have a job. v.v
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Okay guys, let's start getting ready to go again. I know some of you are still celebrating and some didn't have plans until this weekend, but let's start getting back into the swing of things eh? The post requirement won't go back into full effect until Monday, so everyone without extenuating circumstances will have until Monday January 7th to post at least once, but I thought I'd just give everyone a reminder. ^^
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I think I'm about ready to have Claxter stop talking to Efaen, being frustrated that she's refusing to open up, so if you wanted Ossanlin to have him to anything, then go ahead. That could give you something to post about.
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Norry is deliberately away from the rest of the group, so if anybody feels like venturing toward where she and Leskel are chilling out, it would be a fine way to bring her back into interactions with the others.
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Chad, the quietest place on the ship would likely be the flight deck area. Norry and Leskel are there, a third could fit without causing too much crowding. Otherwise, there are only the two rooms honestly, and both are full at the moment and will be until the Mirage reaches the Tyrennian. And thanks for the offer, but due to the last post I made, I'm pretty much dependent upon Tara to post before I can post for Ossanlin again.
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I figured you'd have something like a guest room for sleeping. I'll edit though.
Edit: ran out of time. Edit later
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You don't have to edit. all you said was something about "seeking a quiet place," I was just letting you know that the quietest place would probably be the flight deck. And it can be the start of your training arc too if you want...maybe having Claxter display some interest with the controls of the Mirage (which are different from that of a fighter), and maybe interact with Norry if you want...she knows ship controls like the back of her blade. ^^
The Mirage, if you look at the (admittedly not so good) blueprint I drew up for it, really has only two rooms (aside from the flight-deck)...the medbay, and the shared quarters/common area (shared quarters/common is all one big room). The Mirage isn't meant to be a long-term dwelling craft, it's a high-speed, heavily-armed transport and recon ship.
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I'm posting tonight as soon as I get an opportunity. Sorry I've been out of it. Faaaail. :( *Snuggles everybody* I loves all of you. :)
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After he rests for a bit, I'll have him take a look at the controls. I mostly have him be tired as a response to all that's happened, and not just so people on't talk to him. He has limits, after all.
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Coming on and posting. <3
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Thanks, Jessi, Chad, Kelly, and Este for posting in one thread or the other. I hope everyone else can get back to posting soon...I'm stuck waiting on another post atm, but I'm itchy to start up again. :-X The rest of you can feel free to continue interactions where possible. I hope the Christmas break doesn't end up being deadly to the thread...that was my largest fear when announcing the holiday break, actually. :-\
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I do hope it doesn't ruin the thread too, because I'm looking forward to where this goes.
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Hopefully we can get it to pick up again. I'll start sending out PM's probably Sunday if I haven't heard from a character/player by then.
Also, Este, your PM Inbox is full again, just letting you know. ^^
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I'm around, just not sure how/where to contribute.
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You just have to think of what Esarvit might do on the ship. He liked driftball, and may see if anyone else likes it. Even though he's older than Claxter, he may be able to relate to him better than other Andalites, since he's on the smaller side. He could introduce himself to Claxter.
Claxter is currently resting, but there's nothing keeping anyone from talking to him, unless they're just really polite or something.
Personally I was going to have Claxter be interested in driftball, but unsure how acceptable playing games is with Ossanlin. Since there aren't any canon rules for driftball, we can come up with ideas for "house rules".
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Probably a good idea to wait until we're on a slightly bigger ship before you play driftball. :P I get the impression it requires a lot of space, and everyone is kinda crammed sardine style right now.
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Well, Ember, as long as I hear from you (as I have now), you're okay.
Fair warning to all (and this has always been the case), there will be a LOT of character development in this RP...it's not going to be action all the time. I'm aiming for a decent balance between the two. Right now is time for some character development, albeit not a great one with the Rebels so new to the idea of what's going on, not to mention their grief over losing three-fourths of their people.
But Ember, you just have to put yourself in your own character's place, that's the whole idea of this thread anyway. What would Esarvit do after this battle? What is he thinking about? Does he need to decompress after the stress of the situation? Is he hyped up over still being alive? Perhaps he's uneasy around the hosts/Yeerks? Posts that detail your character's thoughts and feelings are more than allowed, they're encouraged. Of course we like you to interact with other PC's, but you don't have to do so...especially in situations where your character wouldn't be socializing. What is Esarvit seeing around himself? How is he perceiving the situation? How does he feel about what's going on? Are his thoughts dwelling on the Rogue rebellion against the Electorate? Does he feel sad? Happy? Relieved? Uneasy? These are all things to consider posting about. :)
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Well I wouldn't expect them to start playing in the Mirage, but they could talk about it. The captain's quarters in a dome ship are said to be big enough for a driftball game, though I doubt Ossanlin would want to walk into his room and see a bunch of Andalites batting around a ball. So obviously we will need to distract him with something, and set a lookout. Then we can commence.
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XD
I'm pretty sure that Elfangor was hyperbolizing when he said that. It'd be like me saying my room is big enough to play basketball in. It isn't, really, but it gives you the idea of a large room.
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I know, but I thought it was funny. Compared toi the rooms they gave arisths, the captain's room was probably enormous. In all seriousness, driftball will be played in the dome.
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So sorry for my absenteeism. I've been really under the weather for the last few days, and all the energy I have had has been focused on work and a giant government grant due in a week and a half.
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We'll be offline out of town this evening through Monday.
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We'll be offline out of town this evening through Monday.
Understood.
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I might be slow in the next few days, too; new semester starts Monday and I need to plan three classes' worth of lessons, and set up a bunch of osteology labs. From scratch, with no help! Yay, skeletal creativity! Ooh, that reminds me, I need to buy those little neon sticky dots, and a plastic tub, and uh, I am determined to get fresh beef bone. Mmmm, mad cow disease.
>___<
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lol Tara...Don't forget the scleral rings and hyoid apparatus.
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The drinking bone's connected to the party bone. The party bone's connected to the staying out all night long. She won't think it's funny, and I'll wind up all alone, and the lonely bone's connected to the drinking bone.
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RAF Awards are done and we all know at least a few of the winners. ^^ I just wanted to take a few moments to congratulate all the nominees and winners!
Congratulations to Tara for winning Best Role Play Character for the rough and irascible, yet lovable Myitt.
And another congratulations for being the topic-starter for Best Discussion/Debate of the Year Gay Marriage (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=3517.0)
Congratulations to Este for winning Most Insane Member. You're not actually insane, Este...we love the majority of you. :P :) *hug*
Congratulations to Marie (and Josh) for hauling in a whopping three titles this year...
Best RAF Couple
Best RAFcon Event
Best/Funniest RAFian Photo [spoiler=Marie and Josh's Wedding](http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/148896_3537924603128_1122763989_33412450_1807723078_n.jpg)[/spoiler]
And, of course, honorable mentions for nominees:
Myitt: Best RAF Couple (with Terenia), Best Role Play Writer, and Signature of the Year
Terenia: Best RAF Couple (with Myitt), RAFian Writer of the Year, Staff Member of the Year, Best Role Play Writer, and Best Role Play Character
Este: Best Role Play Character, Funniest Member of the Year, and Most Likely Harbinger of Armageddon :P
Chad: Ani-Master of the Year
Ember: Best Newcomer to RAF
Kelly (Shenmue): Best Role Play Writer
Marie: Most Missed RAFian (even though she's still (thankfully!) here. ^^)
I think that covers everyone from Rogue Element. It looks like each and every one of us got a nomination at least! Congratulations to the winners and nominees! :D
And if you guys have a moment or two, please take the time to thank one of the Staff members for keeping RAF up and running for another year! ^^
~Luke
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I didn't really pay attention to the RAF awards, and didn't know I was nominated for Ani-master. Is that for most well versed in the books? That would be a nice award.
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Wow, yay! Very generous of everyone who voted.
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lol Tara...Don't forget the scleral rings and hyoid apparatus.
I'll have to bring in my Velociraptor skull to get some proper sclerotic rings, but I can never forget the hyoid! XD
Yayyy, nominations and awards! Luke that was really sweet, writing a congrats post :) Myitt says thanks! Or **** off, you know, one of the two XD
Huzzah Marie!
Edit: Also guys, bear with me in the next couple of days, just getting back into the swing of things.
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I didn't really pay attention to the RAF awards, and didn't know I was nominated for Ani-master. Is that for most well versed in the books? That would be a nice award.
Pretty much, Chad. It's basically whomever is considered to have the best encyclopedic knowledge of the Animorphs. :)
So sorry for my absenteeism. I've been really under the weather for the last few days, and all the energy I have had has been focused on work and a giant government grant due in a week and a half.
Hope you get to feeling better Marie. ^^ The hosts are getting their Yeerks back and Tess might be interested in speaking with them.... ;)
I'll have to bring in my Velociraptor skull to get some proper sclerotic rings
You have your own Velociraptor skull?! Well, I guess if I know anyone who would have a Velociraptor skull, it'd be you. :p
Myitt says thanks! Or **** off, you know, one of the two XD
Both.
Yayyy, nominations and awards! Luke that was really sweet, writing a congrats post.
Well, I thought it was kinda neat that everyone on this particular thread at least got a nomination, and we had four award-winners on top of that. Also I would be lying just a bit if I said that at least some of my ardor isn't due to the fact that I won something for the first time this year... >_> My heart has long desired the flashy cup-smiley...I take it with the intent to do good...yes. *starts petting it and whispering 'precious' repeatedly.*
Edit: Also guys, bear with me in the next couple of days, just getting back into the swing of things.
It's cool. Sounds like everyone's in a bit of a slow spot at the moment...hopefully that won't last too long.
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I'm still checking, just so you know. Just giving people a chance to respond a bit before I post again. :)
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I don't know that we're going to see a lot of response from anyone else, Jessi...Ossanlin's embroiled with Myitt and Chris, so I can't really post again until you or Tara posts again. Este will be back in the next couple days (I think), but her interactions are pretty much limited to Chad atm and vice-versa due to location/character personality. Ember's Esarvit is kind of a wall-flower in this situation too. That just leaves you, Marie, and Kelly. Marie's sick, and I assume Kelly's busy with law school...gonna send her a PM and check in...but in any case, you're almost the only person who can post unless Marie feels well enough to get back to it, or Kelly finds a few spare moments. Well...you and Tara.
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Okay, we still have some interaction to go on the Mirage before moving on, but we are getting close to Chapter two. As such, I wanted to let all of you know that I will be sending out PM's to those who showed initial interest in the Rogue Element thread but didn't have the time/motivation to join in right away.
Also, if you guys have anyone in mind who would make a positive addition to the Rogue Element thread, now is the time to let them know...especially if they want to play an Andalite character. There will continue to be opportunities to add Andalites in the future, but this will be the first time that enrollment has "re-opened" as it were, for the thread. Even if you know someone who really wants to play a rebel, it's never too soon to start on a character sheet, especially since a "retro" thread for the rebellion is looking more and more likely so that new rebel players can develop realistic "pre-existing" relationships and character dynamics with well-established rebel players.
Also, any of you rebel characters looking to add an Andalite, now's the time to be working on an appropriate character sheet. :)
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*waves* We have returned.
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wb ^^
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wb Este
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Chris is waiting for a response from Myitt and Tess. Until that happens I can't have Keslin reinfest him.
I can post for Efaen and my NPCs, I suppose. I don't mind waiting. It's easier than giving people pages and pages to catch up on.
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Ahh, Luke, I'm sorry I forgot to respond to the Reven question. I need to edit. Just about to leave for work, I'll do my best to edit that today.
Edit: I edited it a little...eep. Just FYI. Sorry Jessi and Luke, just a heads up if you need to make any changes.
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Okay, edit made. :) Or :( if taken in context with the RP.
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Yeah, this part is a giant bummer :( I wanna give them all hugs.
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I'm kind of bummed to not be able to roleplay with Reven. I don't even know what he's like, and I think it might have been interesting to see him and Ossanlin play off each other.
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Oh Reven...it makes me sad that he's not here, too. He's sort of like the world's most soft-spoken, unassuming, weary, paternal mob boss.
And ginger.
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Every time someone mentions "gingers," it makes me think of the episode of South Park where Kyle and Stan bleached Cartman's skin and made him look like a ginger...and he proceeds to rally the gingers in order to take over the world. XD
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Haha, I actually had a random stock picture up of a ginger kid today in class, in a powerpoint, and that sparked a brief "gingers do have souls" discussion XD
Oh and the Velociraptor skull...it's a replica XD But it's 1:1 ratio actual size and it's sitting on a pedestal next to my TV.
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Finally finished the first draft of my grant AND was well enough to go to work today, so I got a post in! Sorry for the delay. Luke, I'll get you Serid's character sheet soon--tonight, hopefully.
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Awesome! Thanks Marie. ^^
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I'll make a post tonight. I have quite a bit to respond to atm, but gotta work first!!! :)
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Okay Jessi, thanks for the heads up. ^^
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I've been wondering, if two characters from two players have kids, who controls the kids? Is it both players, or does one take over? I guess we won't have to worry about it since these babies are probably not going to go through soap opera rapid aging syndrome, but it just made me think about it.
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We have one canon kid character as of now that was born in the process of the roleplay. Reven is played by Tara, Tora by Marie. Their child, Makayla, is an NPC controlled by either of them for now, while she's young. If we're still rping in three or four or five years when she starts having an actual personality beyond goo-goo ga-ga I'm sure they'll rock paper scissors for it. Or fight to the death. Or something. XD
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Ok. Thanks for sharing.
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Fight to the death. Monkey knife fight. *sage nod*
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I think I'll wait for myitt or Estelore to post before I have Claxter trot off. I just wanted to say that here in case they were thinking the same thing, and deciding to wait for me.
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Does anyone remember what Claxter's Human morph looks like? I think he got one, but I don't remember what it looked like.
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Big post...sry for the amount of time...took me about an hour and a half to type it up and get it right. :P Please don't tldr me...you'll hurt my feelings. >:(
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Read the whole thing...and it threw my emotions into a blender. Argh. Really well done, Luke.
It's late and work is always a bit hairy, not to mention--have I mentioned?--I'm planning a wedding long-distance and need to make all these phone calls...oy, the lives we lead, hehe. But I'll try to post tomorrow if I can.
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Good speech. I did read the whole thing.
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Argh, emotional stuff makes me sad.
Will post soonish.
Kelly, just fyi, Terenia is waiting on a response from Keshin. In case you missed it. :)
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Hehe. I'm on it now, then. I think I have some time before John comes back from rounds. Sorry I'm always so busy---law school's a headache. We manage somehow, but only because we are badasses. ;) Anyway, offIgo to post! <3
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Will post soon guys, argh.
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Something I forgot to have Claxter mention to Niko about finding survivors at the bar, is that even if you find one unaccounted for rebel, it may not even be the rebel from that universe/timeline. So if we showed up and saw Dom and Gene, it likely wouldn't be the right ones.
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Hehe, will be delayed by boyfriend hugs. :P And well, a law school paper. Shall post afterward. <3
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Eep, sorry, I've missed something! What is Myitt waiting for Esarvit to reply to? Thanks.
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No prob!
It's right here:
http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9515.msg761116#msg761116 (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9515.msg761116#msg761116)
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Got it, thanks! Sorry for the delay. :-[
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Okay assuming all things work out I'm going to post tomorrow sometime. Sorry guys---we've had a lot to do and my sister's coming into town in barely a few days. I think....honestly I'm really vague on the date. o__o;
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Just to let Terenia know, I posted in the rogue element thread. I'm not sure if you missed it, or just only had time to post in the space bar thread.
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Sorry, haven't had a chance to post. I'll get one up before I go to bed.
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Ok. Just wanted to make sure.
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Sorry I couldn't get on in time to post today. Er, yesterday. Life's been pretty, honestly crazy for me. It has been one truly weird week, and I have a lot to do. :)
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Back and posted. <3
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A quick message to everyone...
I will be moving the story into Chapter 2 soon (probably within the next couple of days), so if you have any close-quarters character interaction you want to get posted...you should do so in an immediate fashion. The second chapter will involve the Tyrennian, and more character interaction. The new Andalite addition (Serid - Played by KitsuneMarie) will be joining the RP. Myitt and Shenmue are still eligible to add Andalite characters should they so desire, though that's looking unlikely at this immediate juncture. Chapter 2 will likely be fairly short when compared with Chapter 1, and it will take place almost exclusively within the Tyrennian as it journeys to the emergency evac point(s) to pick up the remaining rebellion members.
I will be posting a chapter end/start narrative between 1 and 2, to make the transition definite.
Second announcement is that we will be opening the Rebel History thread soon. This will exist so that those of us who are adding rebel-aligned characters for the first time have a chance to develop relationships with the rebel members already existing within the confines of the RP. Those who will be asked to post on the Rebel History thread thus far are:
--Me (Luke Skywalker-Ossanlin)
--Myitt
--Terenia
--KitsuneMarie
--Estelore
--Stephquiem
This list may change and it may not, depending upon certain circumstances. If anyone has any questions, shoot me a PM and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Also, if you guys didn't garner this from the statement above...once we reach chapter three, we will be gaining a new player! :) Stephquiem has created an original rebel character and will be joining the RP at the appropriate time! Until then, she will be participating in the Rebel History integration thread. So Welcome to the Rogue Element, Steph! :)
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*pops in*waves*
*cough* May or may not have been stalking the OOC thread this whole time.
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Welcome Steph. Nice to have you.
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Awesome! Welcome to the game, Steph!
Myitt and Terenia, Ossanlin suggested to us that if our Rebel characters are approved, we'll need to get in touch with you guys about the chronology of his involvement with the Rebellion. If it works better for the existing canon, then it's no skin off our back to have them be absolute Rebellion newbies / recent acquisitions with no developed personal attachments to anybody in the Rebellion itself yet. Of course, this will obviously still depend on the verdict regarding our characters' existence in the first place, so we'll await that word before hunting more detailed information.
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Just got your character sheet, Este. Tara and I are going to look it over, but at a glance it definitely seems like a useful character. I would like to talk with you at some point about how your character would be involved with some of ours that haven't yet appeared in the rp (and may or may not, depending on how things go). There are some people I definitely think your character would know/associate with based on his background, even if his time at the rebellion was relatively short prior to the attacks.
I'm going to talk with Tara and we'll PM you in the next few days. I'm also on gchat if you want to talk live. :)
To everyone: sorry for the posting delay. I had to work both Friday night and Saturday this past weekend and on Sunday I was effectively dead. Working on getting back into the swing of things, but this is a really busy time of year for me. Please be patient. :)
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Thanks for the chat, Terenia; it was really helpful for establishing a potential place for Soren and Maliss in the game's chronology!
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Chapter 2 now live! :) Marie, you can start posting reaction for Serid aboard the Tyrennian should you so desire, or you can wait until the Mirage is onboard if you want, it's up to you.
Alright guys, a new chapter! I'm going to give everyone a chance to post a reaction to the events of the chapter shift before I move the RP onto the Tyrennian. We're still working on information and details regarding the rebellion, so the launch of the Rebel history thread will be delayed a bit, but as soon as Myitt and Terenia have a chance to compile the relevant data and get it to me, and I have a chance to read through it, we'll launch that thread for the incoming rebel characters.
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Sorry for the delay guys, it's been a crazy week (and it's not over yet! x____x)...plus this weekend we're going camping...bear with meeee :)
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NP Myitt, I know you guys are busy this weekend.
Anyway REMINDER to all: The Tyrennian is not a typical "tree-form" Dome Ship. The Mark III class that I've created is much different. Rudimentary, poorly drawn reference here (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg756265#msg756265).
It's a bit smaller than a traditional Dome Ship, but still massive enough to elicit comments upon its size. The individual Shredders are weaker than those of a traditional Dome Ship, but they can be fired simultaneously, and if all three of the fore-firing Shredders are pointed at the same point on a target, their combined firepower is capable of matching the power of one of the primary Shredders on a traditional (Mark II) Dome Ship. This actually provides a greater flexibility as they can mimic the power of a traditional Dome Ship, but can also be aimed independently at multiple targets, providing more options in combat.
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So where are the personal rooms, anyway? Near the dome? It would kind of be cool if the outer wall of the dome led to rooms, so when people step out, they'd step out into the grass and trees and whatnot.
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That is an interesting idea, Chad. I hadn't thought of it. Honestly I haven't really decided about the layout of the ship yet, other than general locations of certain things like the bridge and engineering and whatnot. I'll give it some thought...I might end up running with your idea. The Officers' quarters could certainly have that privilege.
And Marie, I'll get Serid's character sheet posted in a little bit.
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When you wake up in the morning, you exit into the dome where you get a bite to eat, and pass through the stream to get a drink, then head on to the work station. Nice and convenient. It could work the same way after that day's work shift too.
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The problem is that there really isn't enough real-estate for all the quarters to work like that. But I could see the Officers' quarters at least working like that.
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Either way, you may need to start thinking about some details like rooms and hangar bays and whatnot.
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The drawing doesn't show the proper outline along the bottom of the ship...I just don't have enough skill to illustrate it clearly...but the bottom of the ship dips downward, and the two hangar bays are side-by-side down the belly of the ship. They run for a good length, and both can open to space (the internal atmosphere protected by force-shields) that allow each and every fighter to launch simultaneously if necessary. The bays are two levels high, and have thirty-six individual fighter hangars per outside edge...eighteen on the bottom level, eighteen on the second level, with the upper level staggered out a bit further than the first level due to the curvature of the ship's belly. The two side hangars are connected by a wide, open concourse that can be used to transport ships to and from different bays, and can also be used for spot-maintenance. On the fore end of the quick-launch bays is a large service bay that's used for ship repair and overhaul. At the back, there are three "atypical" bays used for larger-proprotioned or oddly-dimensioned ships. On the port side, there is one large bay that is open for both levels, on the starboard side, there's a deck in between the first and second levels to allow smaller ships to "stack." Both the service bay and "atypical" bays are open to the main central concourse that runs along the inside of the two quick-launch hangars. Really it's all one big hangar, but it's easier to specify which ship you're talking about if you refer to them as the Starboard Bay/Hangar (Docking Bay 1), or the Port Bay/Hangar (Docking Bay 2).
Currently, one quick-launch bay is devoid of ships, but the other is still stocked with 36 Tail-Fighters.
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Just to let everyone know, three or four of our players are going to be unavailable this weekend, so it may seem a little slow, but it should pick up again after this weekend. I'm going to wait another day before moving things into the Tyrennian itself just to give everyone a bit more of an opportunity to post.
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We're back, but it'll be a little slow on my end...I'm exhausted x___x 14 miles of hiking with 40 pounds on your back will do that to you.
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Yeah. Here, totally pooped. On the bright side, we're almost done with the rebel background thread. At least...a preliminary version of it. I just need to quiz Tara on a few more things. XD Expect that sometime this week.
For now, I sleep.
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Sounds rough. I am so not used to standing for hours at a time like I was back at the restaurant. Forget walking fourteen miles. How many breaks did you get? Walk five minutes, then give me a ten minute break, then walk five more. Yeah that sounds doable.
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Okay, now that we're all back, I'm going to go ahead and post the landing sequence.
Also, some basic dimensions if you guys are interested. I thought pretty hard about this...we'll see how it all works out. I'm not a draftsperson after all.
Tyrennian Dimensions:
Length: 600 yds
-Dome: 300 yds
-Fore and Aft of Dome: 150 yds each
Height (excluding tail mount): 360 ft.
~With tail-mount: 430 ft.
-Dome (from dirt at Apex): 180 ft.
-Under-Dome: 180 ft.
Width (at mid-section): 250 yds
-Dome: 200 yds
-Nose (beginning of taper): 150 yds
-Aft (beginning of taper): 100 yds
Decks (not including Dome, Dome residential, and Hangar Bays): 10 (approx. 17 ft tall with 1 ft-thick flooring between each)
Officer Positions that will have priority housing on the Dome Residential level...this list may grow or it may not, it's very raw. The measurements are just simple estimates and are very much subject to change. The quarters are going to be irregular in shape due to the shape of the ship, but I just noted the measurements as a sort of running idea.
Captain’s Quarters: 50 x 50 yds on Starboard of Dome Residential Fore.
TO Quarters: 30 x 50 yds on Port of Dome Residential Fore.
FO Quarters: 30 x 50 yds on Port of Dome Residential Aft.
Lead Engineering Officer Quarters: 30 x 50 yds on Starboard of Dome Residential Aft.
First Helm Officer Quarters:
Communications Officer/Security Director Quarters:
Sensors Officer Quarters:
Lead Medical Officer Quarters:
Lead Active Security Officer Quarters:
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Also, I'm sorry for assuming Serid's actions, Marie...but I'm assuming he would've gotten there before the Mirage landed and I needed to move things along since we were getting a bit stagnant. You're more than welcome to post Serid's actions in gathering the escort and arriving in the hangar bay ex post facto, I have no problem with that...or if I assumed too much, just let me know and I can make appropriate changes. :)
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Nah, that's just fine. :)
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Okay, just wanted to give a quick update of the officer positions and those who currently fill them. Most if not all of the vacant slots have characters planned for them...but I'll not spoil the surprises, if surprises they are.
Prince Prime (Captain): Ossanlin
Prince Elite (First Officer): Keshin - Joanne
Combat Elite (Tactical Officer): Aetheas
Engineer Elite (First Engineer): Firin - Rythil
Helm Elite (First Pilot): Claxter
Security Elite (Head of Security and Communications): Ferxal
Surveyor Elite (Sensors Officer): Varit - *Taxxon*
Physician Elite (First Medical Officer): Varekil
Squad Elite (First Active-Security Officer): Vacant
Flight Elite: Vacant (Not Available for current RP)
I'll list some descriptions of the responsibilities of each Offcer as well, for those that are curious.
Captain: Bridge Station (upper)
Self-explanatory....commands and directs officers and ship activities.
First Officer: Bridge Station (upper)
Sometimes referred to as "Second Prince," the First Officer serves as the second in command, assisting the Captain in the basic running and administration of the ship. He/she offers advice and assists in the decision-making process. He/she will also assume command of the ship when the Captain is absent or indisposed.
Tactical Officer: Bridge Station (lower)
Sometimes referred to as "Battle Prince," the Tactical Officer is first and foremost, a battle tactician. The TO is responsible for the coordination of sensor information, defensive systems, and offensive systems during True-Space combat. The TO runs the ship's weapons systems and coordinates actions and feedback from the Sensors Officer, Helm, and Communications Officer during combat. The TO is also responsible for plotting and managing Z-Space jumps and Z-Space navigation as well as the development of True-Space navigation routes. The TO will assume command of the vessel if both the Captain and First Officer are absent or otherwise unable to command.
First Helm: Bridge Station (lower)
Self-explanatory...the Helm pilots the ship and is responsible for maneuvering during all ship activities including combat.
Communications Officer: Bridge Station (upper)
The Communications Officer monitors all incoming and outgoing communications as well as in-ship communications. The Communications Officer is also the Head of ship and crew security, and supplies information and direction to both on-ship and off-ship security squadrons, generally from the bridge. The Communications Officer also runs the ship's Energy Shield. The Communications Officer is fourth in the line of command attrition.
Sensors Officer: Bridge Station (lower)
The Sensors Officer monitors all sensor information coming into the ship. The Sensors Officer is responsible for scanning and charting planets, stars, astronomical anomalies, enemy ships, and anything else that can be probed by the ship's sensor arrays. The Sensors Officer also monitors the ship's internal environmental systems, energy consumption, and general homeostasis. The Sensors Officer is fifth in the line of command attrition.
First Active-Security Officer: Bridge Station (upper) {when not deployed}
The First Active-Security Officer takes direction and advice from the Communications Officer, but commands the security forces as he/she sees fit. He/she deploys in situations involving security both on and off-ship. He/she stands guard at the entrance to the bridge when not deployed in a security situation, and manages day to day ship and crew security matters.
First Engineer: Engineering Station
The First Engineer is stationed in the engineering section of the ship where he can manage the ship's energy systems. The primary station exists at A2 Collider Alpha, but he/she can range all over engineering and the ship as a whole, helping with repairs and upkeep. He/she manages the entire engineering staff, and prioritizes testing and upkeep of the ship's systems as he sees fit.
First Medical Officer: Med-bay Station
The First Medical Officer is stationed in the med-bay of the ship. He/she is responsible for crew health and fitness. He/she can range all over the ship in cases of medical emergency, and is responsible for directing the medical staff. He/she is also responsible for ensuring that all crew-members come in for regular check-ups.
Flight Commander: Docking Hangar Station
Sometimes referred to as "Fighter Prince," the Flight Commander is stationed in the Docking Hangar, and is responsible for directing the fighter pilots. In combat, he/she deploys in a fighter and coordinates the actions of the fighter squadrons. During non-combat, the Flight Commander is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the maintenance and upkeep of the fighter-class vessels and the Docking Hangar. He/she coordinates exercises, test-flights, and repair, as well as the maintenance and coordination of the Hangar Bay's flight-deck.
I'm also thinking about adding another class of rank that's non-canon...but it seems like there should be at least one or two more ranks of Officer. I'm toying with the titles of Prince Lieutenant, Prince Commander, and Command Warrior...
The chain of command would be War Prince, Prince Commander, Prince Lieutenant, Command Warrior, Warrior, aristh, cadet. What are you guys'/gals' thoughts on the matter?
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This sounds good, but arisths are cadets. That's the lowest military rung.
Just to make sure, Serid is higher ranking than Claxter? I want to make sure he isn't too informal if Serid outranks him.Maybe since Serid has only been working for Ossanlin about as long as Claxter has, Claxter will just call him Serid. However if Serid asks him to do something, Claxter will do it.
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Well, Chad...in my mind, a cadet is a student at the Academy that hasn't been deployed on a ship yet. Once they graduate, they gain the rank of aristh...at least that's how I thought of it. And I haven't much thought about Claxter's rank...but he'd probably be a Command Warrior already as well...if he's not, he will definitely be promoted if we execute the plans we've talked about. I'll leave that decision up to you whether you want him to already hold Command Warrior rank or if you want him to hold Warrior rank and (most-likely) get promoted.
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Along these lines, if you guys are okay with adding the extra ranks...
Ossanlin - War Prince
Claxter (undetermined/up to Chad)
Serid - Command Warrior
Esarvit - Prince Lieutenant
Norry - Prince Commander
Of course there can be multiple members of the same rank on a ship, this is just how things have worked out thus far.
Also, if you guys/gals want to hold a certain rank, just let me know and we can figure it out. These are just the ranks that I see everyone at in my mind. They're not set in stone by any means.
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maybe have Claxter under the flight commander. Flight lieutenant?
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That's fine with us, yep.
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Well, Chad...if Claxter's going to become First Helm, he can't be the Flight Commander. I suppose if you don't want to go with the plan we discussed, that might be a possibility, though Claxter would have to be comfortable with having several people under his command and be able to make tough decisions in a pinch if he's going to be the Flight Commander...and the Flight Commander will probably have a rank of Prince Lieutenant or better. There's a lot of management and responsibility required of that post, so I guess the question is, does Claxter have the right personality to pull that job off successfully?
You might also mean that there would be another rank under the Flight Commander station...Flight Commander is the title of the job, not the rank. Ex. Ossanlin is the ship's Captain, but he holds the rank of War Prince. The two are separate and distinct. One is his military rank, the other is his currently assigned post...he was once Captain of a ship at rank Prince Lieutenant, though that had been an emergency situation.
The Flight Commander would, as I said, hold a rank of Prince Lieutenant or Prince Commander. If you meant to have Claxter assigned to a position under the Flight Commander...the next job down would be an individual Squad Captain (the leader of a six-ship squad). A person in that position would likely hold the rank of Command Warrior or Warrior...but...we run into the same problem. If Claxter's going to be First Helm for the Tyrennian, he's not going to be deployed in a fighter because piloting the Tyrennian is much more important. So...that's a decision you'll have to make.
It seems to me that Helm is a better fit for Claxter's character, but let me know your thoughts. If you truly want to be a fighter Squad Captain, that's a possibility, but we'd need to discuss things thoroughly.
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We don't know if anybody else here watches Battlestar Galactica, but if you need accurate analogues to flesh out your idea of these positions, then:
Captain = Admiral William Adama
FO = Saul Tigh
TO = Lieutenant Felix Gaeta
First Helm = cooperative effort with varying people, usually a combination of Tigh, Gaeta, and Admiral Adama
Communications Officer = Junior Lieutenant Anastasia Dualla
Sensors Officer = Gaeta and Dualla at various times
First Active-Security Officer = LT (or whomever is in charge of the Marines at the time)
First Engineer = Chief Galen Tyrol
First Medical Officer = Major Sherman Cottle, M.D.
Flight Commander = Whomever is CAG at any given moment; Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace most of the time
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Thanks Este. I think I only ever watched Battlestar Galactica (the remake) twice or so, and I've never seen the original series. This might be helpful to others though. My own preconceptions regarding most of these stations actually come from Star Trek TNG.
I do like Katee Sackhoff though...and that's saying something given my own sexual predisposition...An gelina Jolie, Zoe Saldana, and Lucy Liu have a similarly inexplicable effect on me. I feel like I could get into a nonsexual "bromance" type relationship with any of them for some reason.
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No, I still want him to move up to helm. I just meant a current position, and then he'd move up to helm later. What I mean is, given how there aren't many people to maintain the ship, Claxter can't really be jobless or roleless right now. He'd have some duties, and since he's interested in ships, he might help work on the ships in the hangar. Then as he trains with ships, he can be promoted to helmsman.
In my mind I just thought it meant current jobs, and Claxter's not automatically going to be First Helm, so he'd have a different duty right now. He can get promoted to First Helm after training.
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Ah, I think I understand the gist now. He could be a ship mechanic if you want, though that station would likely move up along engineering lines rather than piloting lines. If you'd rather have him be one of the fighter pilots or a current Squad Captain, that would probably be more appropriate. Squad Captains are responsible for a six-ship team (themselves and five others) in combat. The Flight Commander tells certain squads where to deploy or gives them objectives to pursue, but the Squad Captains are responsible for keeping their squad together and accounted for.
In either case, Claxter would still probably have the rank of Warrior, though he could really hold nearly any military rank. It just depends upon how notable a pilot's career is and how long he/she chooses to remain a fighter pilot. I'm sure Norry probably made it to the rank of Prince Lieutenant before she retired her fighter wings (though that's up to Este...it's just the gist I get from her character sheet and backstory). It takes a lot for a fighter pilot to reach anything above Command Warrior rank on fighter skills alone. And even Command Warrior is more difficult to reach as a fighter pilot than as almost any other occupation in the military. A Command Warrior fighter pilot generally either served his/her entire military career successfully in a fighter, or has accomplished some incredible and very noteworthy things in a fighter. Only the very rare ones, like Enorryma, who have a savant-like skill in a Tail Fighter and have achieved a near-legendary legacy as a fighter pilot manage to ascend to an officer-level rank (Prince Lieutenant or better) as nothing other than a fighter pilot.
Otherwise, fighter pilots have to shift positions or take on new responsibilities (as is the case with a Flight Commander) to advance in rank.
So, I think I understand what you were talking about now. Just let me know. I'm fine with Claxter being a pilot or a Squad Captain, though it would make more sense for Ossanlin to promote a Squad Captain rather than a general fighter pilot...I can make it work either way, but it would be more believable if Claxter were a Squad Captain. Passing up on the Squad Captains to promote a general fighter pilot would be favoritism, pure and simple...and that's not in Ossanlin's character. He does have favorites or those he prefers, but he always chooses the person he thinks is best (or necessary) for each job, regardless of his preferences.
Also, let me know what rank you wish for Claxter to hold. If he's still at Warrior rank, we could possibly have some fun with a promotion ceremony and whatnot once he becomes a Command Warrior. Up to you...let me know your preferences for each.
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Also thinking about ways that Andalites might display rank...they don't wear clothing, so they don't have uniforms...but some sort of rank insignia would be important. I'll list a few ideas that I've had, and you guys let me know what you think or let me know if you have any ideas.
Of course there could be a neck-chain or rings...but those seem very "un-Andalite." I suppose it could be arm-bands of some sort, or...I was thinking of perhaps a smallish badge-type insignia that is worn on the left "breast" of the upper body...a metallic insignia that has a little self-sustaining stasis field generator built in so that it can hold itself in place by holding itself gently against the body without clipping the fur or skin...like a sort of reversed repulsion field.
Anyway, let me know what you guys think of it.
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Luke, I'm assuming Efaen has no rank to speak of, but I wanted to ensure that was true. She was of Warrior rank prior to the memory wipe, and when she was taken to Corvus she was "given" that rank back -- mostly so that it would be easier to get her off-planet in the eyes of the Electorate -- but she has no memory of her formal training, nor has she actively sought to regain that knowledge.
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Well, if she's technically a Warrior, I don't see Ossanlin demoting her or taking that away...but Efaen's an odd duck...you guys have screwed around with her so much. :P The fact is, technically no one on the ship has an officially-recognized rank any longer, because according to the gov't, they're all dead. I suppose Efaen would be stripped of her rank after it was determined that she was partially responsible for the Corvus raid. But, then...no one on the ship is really paying attention to what the Electorate gov't is saying. The ranking system has been sort of automatically adopted to maintain structure and constancy for the crew, not to mention a sort of pseudo-belief that they're still members of the Andalite military that are just on a sort of black-ops type of mission. So I guess I'll leave that up to you.
The fact is, Efaen's rank matters little if she doesn't intend to acknowledge it herself. If she doesn't care, then it doesn't really make any difference. Unless Efaen chooses to accept the system again, unless she acknowledges Ossanlin as her leader and Commanding Officer, her rank is rendered meaningless in the current situation. Ossanlin might eventually try to leverage her with that ranking situation, but he probably isn't going to push her much right away...unless she does something stupid or drastic that forces him to take action that is.
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They already have a belt for their weapons, so what if there was something on the belt that showed their rank? Or would that be a bit low on the body for someone to make a quick, easy check? I thought maybe a band on their tails, since they're kind of obsessed with tails, but it is a weapon and they wouldn't want their bands to get soaked or ripped too easily.
Squad captain would be good for Claxter. Whatever you think is good for him to do now, that would line him up for First Helm later.
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Sorry, going to be delayed all. Recovering from law school suck. Myitt's post came though. ;3 Man does it take a lot of energy to do this every morning. -___-
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I'm sure Norry probably made it to the rank of Prince Lieutenant before she retired her fighter wings (though that's up to Este...it's just the gist I get from her character sheet and backstory).
Based on the ranks you designed, yeah, that sounds accurate.
We're with Chad about putting insignia on their weapons belts. Alternatively, for those who wear the head-mounted computers with the one-eye HUD, maybe some component on that device could indicate rank externally? Or maybe those computers could have a peripheral function which, when you look at an Andalite, it immediately identifies them and lists their rank and name on your HUD? That way, rank isn't shown to enemies in the battlefield, but it's known to both your own soldiers and to any ally soldiers who join you and have that device.
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Belts are a good idea...that never crossed my mind, though it would probably be best to wear them a little off-center...centered on the belt would make it look like a belt-buckle. :P I did think about tail ornamentation given the Andalite obsession, but it seems like that would be a tad difficult to see, not to mention the tail is such a mobile and functional unit. I figured Andalites probably wouldn't want to inhibit functionality in any way.
Anyway, if I can get my scanner to work right, I've drawn (I know, I suck at drawing) some rank insignia ideas. The main question would be, would the Andalites keep wearing the old rank insignia and just add the new one when they're promoted, or would they replace the last rank insignia with the new rank insignia? I can't decide.
Also there could be a sort of tight-fitting fabric collar holding smaller versions of the rank insignia for dress-out and ceremonial occasions? Perhaps only the current rank is displayed on the belt, but the collar holds the pins for each rank the individual has earned? Just shooting ideas. I'll try to post the drawing as soon as I can.
And yes, Este, the HUD could certainly display such information...but the HUD is usually only used in off-ship or combat situations.
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"The main question would be, would the Andalites keep wearing the old rank insignia and just add the new one when they're promoted, or would they replace the last rank insignia with the new rank insignia? I can't decide."
Maybe up to a personal decision?
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Okay, here's my illustrations...you've all had time to get used to my sub-par drawing ability so yeah. The non-shaded parts are a chromy-silver colored metal, while the shaded parts are a gold-colored metal. The chevrons are the only things colored gold since they're a mark of officer rank.
(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/Celebrin_Lunari/AndaliteInsigniaUpload_zps192a6b54.jpg)
What do you guys think? I know it's not a big thing, but it feels like the small details help to add realism.
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I like it.
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We like! :D
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They look very cool, and Serid's rank sounds good to me. Sorry to be MIA. I've been working late a lot.
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Not a big deal, Marie. We've been moving a tad slow anyway since nearly everyone seems to be pretty busy. Hopefully we'll be able to pick it up again shortly. I may end up "Yeerking" one or two of the slower-moving characters, or just sort of assuming they tag along without their player actually saying so if necessary.
And thanks for the compliments you guys, I'm glad you like the insignia.
Also, Chad you haven't told me if you want Claxter to currently rank as a Warrior or a Command Warrior yet.
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Let's let him be a Command Warrior. It's been a good bit of time since he started, so we'll let him have had a promotion.
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Okay. :) He's the same rank as Serid then. Maybe he pulled off something crazy in a fighter during the Alpha Line defense.
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Claxter managed to be in the right place at the right time to save some allies, and keep the tides from turning. Maybe something happened to the squad leader, and he came up with a plan that succeeded.
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I kind of have to wait for all the rebels to exit the Mirage before I can move the story along....
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<.<; Sorry. Don't worry---I'll write the post that gets me out of there as soon as I can finish off my work for this week. I know it's not fair to hold up the Roleplay because I'm this busy and tired. If you need to, you can "Yeerk" Keshin/Joanne and bring them over. <3
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How close do you think Claxter and serid would be, anyway? Since they joined Ossanlin at about the same time, they should know each other pretty well. Do you think they would be friends, or just strictly professional?
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If Claxter's willing to be friendly with someone labeled a disgraced traitor, who was stuck in human morph after being infested... then sure! Not sure how magnanimous Claxter is.
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I forgot he was labeled a traitor. Claxter's a nice guy, though, and as long as you're not a personally detestable individual, he can overlook things. If you had the best intentions at heart, he'll try to see past the flaws. I forget Serid's backstory, but I don't think he's a personally bad guy. Maybe a refresher is in order. Of course Claxter's establishing introduction is running away from battle, and stealing a ship. A paragon of honor he is not.
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I'll PM you his character sheet.
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i don't think that backstory would cause claxtr to dislike Serid much.
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Phew. So, Tara helped immensely this weekend and we finally drew out a map of the rebel base. As soon as the character mini-profiles are finished I'll go ahead and get the rebellion background info thread online. Fair warning: there is a LOT of information, and probably more to come. Treat it as a reference, especially if you plan on introducing rebel characters down the road. I'll try and get it out sometime this week.
Also, Luke, just fyi, Brian and I are going on an impromptu vacation this weekend and I may be out of pocket from Saturday through Tuesday. It just depends on the internet situation.
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Yeah, we have a base map, and I think I'm lagging most on my character bios...I've been writing a lot of other stuff this week for work and things, argh. It's getting there though. Bear with me if I'm a little slow guys!
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Okay, I think I'm coming back on for now. Although....law school and other business is really taking up a lot of my time. I'm sorry I'm not around more often---my life lately has been pretty exhausting. T.T
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Okay, assuming Myitt and T deliver the goods... *reaches up to grab the shoddy hanging lamp with a single, dim light-bulb and pushes it to make it swing back and forth questionably* Now then...assuming Myitt and T deliver the goods, and assuming it doesn't take me weeks to read the material they provide, we should hopefully hopefully be opening the Rebel integration thread. I promise I will read through it as quickly as I can once it gets posted...
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Okay guys.
Interested in knowing way too much about the rebellion?
Clicky clicky! (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9652.0)
Let Tara, Marie and I know if you have any questions! I'll add more stuff to clarify later, but alas I am going to Disney this weekend so....later!
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alas I am going to Disney this weekend so....later!
Alas? Alas?! Alas. Just making sure.
Also...wow...that's a lot of information. I'm going to have to be referencing it often...all those well-developed characters, and so many of them killed in this RP...also, gotta love the random pics mixed with real RAFian pics. :P Thanks you guys for taking the time to compile it all and post it. I suppose I should work on the blue-printy stuff of some of the important parts of the Mirage... >_<
We still need to talk logistics...it seems that all the new rebel characters would almost have had to arrive in the Rebellion at the same time, or else we run into the very same issue we're trying to resolve...pre-existing relationships. Unless the others don't feel as strongly about natural integration as I do. So yeah, we need to talk logistics regarding when in the timeline we're going to start the "history" thread and whether or not all the new rebels will be arriving at the same time. If not, then we need to decide when each new player character arrived in the past. Have a fun weekend though...alas...Dis ney...alas...
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Well Derrel had been there a year in canon, so we'll have to think of something. Also with his Yeerk.
After reading the thread, I'm surprised that Corliss and Terenia were the ones that saved Efaen from execution. On the other hand they are the ones responsible for Efaen being there, so they're partly responsible for what she did.
I don't know if you guys watch the site that guy with the glasses, but there's a homeless guy that does reviews, and 99% of the time he'll say it was the greatest movie he's seen in his life. Since derrel has been homeless, I am hoping to make that his catchphrase if he gets the chance to watch a movie. I think Chester says it because he gets to be in a warm room, in a nice seat, and possibly eating free food in exchange for reviews.
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Terenia convinced Corliss to "save" Efaen because Terenia felt guilty for all the years of **** that she had forced upon Efaen when she was a Yeerk.
Terenia doesn't like Efaen, but she's not soul-less. And she has guilt issues. :P
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Yeah I know she's not a psychopath/complete monster. It's just her regret and occasional pet the dog moments still don't make her very sympathetic to me.
Claxter's going to find it hard to believe if Efaen tells him about it. The girl who treated her like property and threatened to kill her twice today? Who told Efaen that lie?
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Hey guys, sorry for the delay--tomorrow is Dave's birthday and today I've been looking at wedding dresses (!!!!!) and working on a couple of writing jobs. Argh. Not to mention next week I start dissecting cats with my students. And starting three organ system units at once. It's insane. Insaaaane x____________x
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We did pig fetuses in our biology class. So you're getting married, huh? Congrats. Just planning a wedding can be hectic enough without all the other stuff. Assuming you're doing a big thing.
My mom actually had a conversation where she believes if you're getting married again, you shouldn't call your partner a fiance, but I thought fiance means anyone you're officially planning to get married to. She just doesn't believe the second marriage should be as big a deal as the first. Not sure why.
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Sorry, I've been super busy too, working lots of evenings. I'll get a post in before I go to bed, and I'll try to confer with Tara and Jessi tonight, Este, about your question you PMed. I think it should be fine, though.
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I saw Terenia viewing the forum. She must be back from enduring a trip to disney. Alas. :)
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Thanks for the heads-up, Marie! ^_^
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Nope, still in Disney. I'll be back tomorrow. I'm just peeking in here from my phone and tablet when I get a chance so I don't fall behind on reading.
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Alas, still in disney. Hang in there.
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RAF says it's your birthday, Jessi, so Happy Birthday! :D
And I just got confirmation today that I'm going to see Distant Worlds in Omaha in March!!!! :o :D AND, Nobuo Uematsu is going to be there because it's his birthday then and there are going to be a bunch of special things! :D OMG...It's one of the few things that can turn me into a weepy-eyed fan-boy...total f'ing nerdgasm!
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I don't know anything about all that, but I'm happy for you Luke.
Happy Birthday Jessi.
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Thanks Chad, I'm uber excited. ^^ Nobuo Uematsu is the first man responsible for my love of listening to, composing, and playing instrumental music. I had others later, but he was the first.
Also, a couple of announcements. First off, I know some of us are having to wait on posts from other key players. I'll wait until this evening (Friday)...whether we have posts from people by tonight or not, I'm going to be moving the story-line along. So that's just a little forewarning that I will be making a post later tonight that will be affecting the entire ship, regardless of who is where, unless I get any messages asking me to wait until Saturday, but I want people to be able to react and take actions this weekend when (presumably) people will have time to post. So to reiterate, I'll be posting later tonight, unless I receive a message asking for a one-day delay in which case I will post Saturday, probably in the late afternoon.
The second notice is that I think we (finally) have everything squared away to launch the rebel history thread. I'm looking to launch that tonight as well, unless one of the rebel mods sends me a message asking me to wait on that. The history thread will be launched for those of us who will be starting new rebel characters at the start of the main thread chapter three (Me, Estelore, and Steph), and those who have pre-existing rebel characters (Myitt, Terenia, and Marie). Chad, if you're wanting Derrel to be a canon part of the rebellion, that's something you'll have to take up with Myitt, Terenia, and Marie. The original Yeerk rebellion belongs to the girls, so they have the say-so when it comes to its history, policies, members, etc.
We'll use this OOC thread for any concerns regarding the history thread as well since the rebel history thread currently being launched is an offshoot of the Rogue Element Alternate Universe. I will also be sending out a wave of PM's to those concerned regarding the start setting of the Rebel history thread (which has changed from what some of you were expecting), and will send out another wave of PM's once the thread is live. And remember, the history thread is mainly for character development and the creation and development of relationships for the sake of a natural induction of new rebel characters to the main thread. It's going to be a bit more relaxed, and while I hope everyone involved can find the time to post once or twice a week, there will be no set post number requirements unless they become necessary due to stagnation. The same rules (excepting the post number requirement) are expected within the Rebel History thread.
Finally, I hope everyone is still doing alright! We're weathering a nasty snowstorm this morning, for the record. >_< It's fracking cold.
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I sent a bio for Derrel and his Yeerk to Myitt a while back, but didn't actually get any replies about it.
I heard on the news it was pouring snow in some places, and while I have been appreciating some mild weather, I realize up north the weather is severely cold.
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Thanks for the bday wishes.
Luke, one of the three of us girls will open the rebel history thread tonight or tomorrow. I'd prefer it to be in the hands of someone who is intimately familiar with the base and its workings.
Chad, I'll ask Tara about your character sheet for Derrel. If you want to send it to me to look over, you're more than welcome to. She's pretty busy with work right now, as is Marie.
I'm going to also try to add some more detailed information to the rebel timeline in the background info thread. What's on there now is general base-wide knowledge, but there are a few events that occur within the stories of particular characters that may be more widely known, even if other characters didn't play an active role in them. I'll put those into the timeline.
I'll also add the starting point for the rebel rp thread to the timeline.
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Guys, sorry my lagging has prevented stuff from moving on, but you should go ahead and move on with the post Luke. I'm writing this with ten minutes before class and I'm still prepping...and tonight I have to work on a second job I took. It's been kind of crazy lately over here.
I'd also appreciate it if we could wait on opening up the rebel history thread, that's something I feel I should write (since I created the damn place, along with Jessi and Marie's help and input :P) Thanks for being cool about it and about all the delays. I wish I had more free time, honestly...but spring break is in two weeks! Aannnd then my parents will be visiting and we're wedding planning! XD But at least it's a break from work.
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Quite honestly I would rather one of you gals launched the thread. Which is why I never actually said that I was going to launch it personally. But I do want us to get it launched this weekend if at all possible (and it really should be). Tara, you're not the only one that the thread and a few other characters are waiting on. I know you're busy, but some of the interactions have taken a lot longer to get through than I thought they would. It just goes to show that things don't always go to plan. But I have to keep things moving and dynamic to keep things interesting for everyone, or the thread will end up retired like so many others. I don't want that to happen and will do what I must to prevent it if at all possible. When we go several days without any posts whatsoever, I begin to get worried.
I had planned on this happening anyway...I was just waiting for certain interactions to finish. But perhaps it will feel more realistic this way anyway.
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Sorry I haven't been posting according to the requirements of the thread. I'm working lots of overtime and weekends, and when I get home, I have trouble doing anything but just going to sleep. I know I agreed to the requirements, it's just hard when reality sets in.
That being said, I'm going to work a post in today. Don't wait on me if you're ready to post, Luke.
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Sorry man. I've been kind of screwed too---I write a paper every week. I'll post tomorrow if everything works out---sorry about the delay. T.T;; Law school's kind of crazy most of the time.
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Yeah guys, I'm sorry my characters have been sort of frozen, but please don't wait for them to keep things moving.
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Hmm. Apparently posting did not work out. Sorry all---will get on it soon. ;)
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Hey guys. Some of you know this already... but as a head's up: I'm going to be traveling around for the next couple weeks. XD So whenever the rebel history thread goes up, my posts might be a little slow at first.
<_< 'Course. I'll be in Houston for part of those two weeks, so somebody can poke me when I need to write something. Or throw something at me.
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Alright Steph, I'd really hoped we could have it up by now...like way before now.
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'Sokay. XD Stuff happens. I'm going to be trying to find time for writing, anyway, so I'm not buried when I get home. We'll see how that goes.
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I'm sorry the RP isn't going at the poper pace, Luke. I like reasonably paces RPs.
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I'm sorry Chad. I'm doing what I can to keep things moving. At the end of the day, any RP is subject to its players. We're a very small group, and I consider everyone involved my friend, so I can't go throwing things around like "post or your character will be removed." I would feel bad for doing that to any of my friends and at this point we'd end up losing a good three or four of our eight players and a ton of important characters. I won't give up on it...I won't lie, I've been tempted to, but I enjoy this idea a great deal and I'm committed to it. I may end up flailing a dead horse, but I'll stick with it as long as at least one other person besides me is posting. I still hold out some hope that this is just a lull and it will pick up, but when an RP isn't important enough to some of its key players and said players don't really care about it enough to at least try to make a little time for it...well there's little I can do.
I've been trying to introduce some conflict to keep the action going and make people want to post, but that seems to be failing as well. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm always open to them.
There is an option I'd rather avoid (especially after Jessi went to all the trouble of compiling and posting the rebel information), but it could work as a last-ditch effort. If I end up having Andalite characters that want to continue but the rebels are just too busy with life/not interested enough in the RP, I can skew it into a sort of "Andalite Rebellion" situation and create a bunch of incidental characters to fill things out. I'd rather not do that, but the option is there if it eventually comes to that.
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In my opinion, if you need to do that, that's ok, and I understand. I don't want to be left out of the RP, but I understand that I'm one of the people holding you up, and I don't want the rest of you to be bored.
I guess I should have realized that it would be hard to post daily during the busiest time of the year at work when I'm regularly putting in dozens of hours of overtime. Seriously, there are days I'm only home long enough to sleep, and I don't have the kind of job where I can post on a forum at work. The summer will be better, as we have fewer after-work events to work then, but I know that's a long way off.
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It's been a great RP to me, Luke. I'd be up for an Andalite rebel RP, but I'd like to have Yeerks too to interact with. I especially want to see if Claxter and Efaen go anywhere with some kind of relationship. Not to mention I am genuinely curious about these people liking Terenia. Illim considers her his best friend? I'd like to see where this is going.
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I'm....oh, Luke. :(
I'm not sure what I can do, here. Law school is taking up much of my time, as are my obligations to others. As are internships. I truly don't have the kind of freedom I used to, and what of it I do have is being put toward some other purpose. I think I'll post now, but...I'm worried that my sporadic posting is just going to slow everything down.
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Thanks, Chad. I don't want to exercise that option, but the fact remains that a number of us, (myself, Este, Steph, and you), have created rebellious Yeerk OC's that could still take part in that RP. And in that scenario, I would most-likely increase the character limit to make up for lack of players. It wouldn't be unthinkable, even given those characters' history with Myitt's rebellion or Terenia's Pirate rebellion, for the Andalites to run across them. It's an option. But again, it's one I do not wish to exercise until absolutely necessary.
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Marie, I would never ask for daily posts. That would be ludicrous and rather unrealistic. But twice a week...maybe an hour or an hour and a half per week doesn't seem like much to ask. As long as at least one person posts every day or even every other day, just to keep things moving forward, that's doable...but when half of the RP players go AWOL for the better part of a week for no real reason...it's just difficult to move the story at all, not to mention incredibly frustrating. As far as I'm concerned, we're still in prologue here.
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I know all of you are busy with life, and that's great...but you can only play the "I'm busy" card so many times before the person you're playing it on realizes that it's not a special circumstance anymore. You guys aren't with family or taking a vacation or anything else. You're just "too busy" for the RP with everyday existence. And once the person realizes this, the "I'm busy" card is just hollow. If you guys are just "too busy" with everyday life, then you're never ever going to be "not busy" enough to post in the RP.
The saying goes... "If something's important enough to you, you make the time. If it's not, you make excuses." And it's true. And if you guys just don't want to role-play anymore, that's fine. Just stop saying that you want to. It's not fair to me or any of the other players to say things like "I'm busy now, but later..." when you're never not going to be "busy." You are all my friends, and I appreciate and love each and every one of you. And if anything, I'm happy that you have real lives to live...it's a darn sight better than what I'm doing with my life. But I would appreciate it if you'd stop leading me on. Please...either make the time to actually take part in the RP at least twice a week, or "man-up" and tell me to my face that you just don't care enough about it to make the time.
~Luke
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Guys, sorry for the delay, but I've posted now. I've been having a really rotten few weeks filled with anxiety, depression, bouts of crying, planning a wedding, planning a student field trip, coordinating with a fire department, planning three courses, working a second job, dealing with mock state testing, dealing with feelings of overpowering inadequacy, and generally being a grouchy bundle of nerves.
Thanks for understanding, posting should be quicker from now on. I'm glad I can have more fun again now with RP stuff, now that these hurdles are behind me a little.
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Please...either make the time to actually take part in the RP at least twice a week, or "man-up" and tell me to my face that you just don't care enough about it to make the time.
You make sense here, but we had no intention of wronging you with our delays. If you'd like us to grow a pair, then fine: we don't care enough about it to make the time. We cared about you, which is why we came back to the forum at all. If you do not want us to post anymore because we cannot post on time, then we will not post. That is the simple truth of it.
Our priorities have changed a great deal since we first arrived in this forum. We are not what we once were, and you will either accept this and continue to be friends or you will not. But please, for both our sakes....do not simply presume that we have forgotten you.
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Kelly, Mar. This was not an attack in any way, nor was it directed at anyone in particular. I'm sorry if you thought the comment was directed at you alone, it wasn't meant to be directed at any person in particular. It was a broad-spectrum post directed at everyone involved in the thread.
I've already said that I count each and every person in this RP amongst my friends. This RP is in no way related to my friendships with any of you. I was merely asking you all to be honest with me. I've been more than understanding thus far, but the pace keeps getting slower and slower with longer and longer times between posts. I am responsible for the thread and for keeping it alive for everyone. I've never had a taste for administration, especially when it involves my friends, and that's why I'm divorcing the thread from my relationships with those involved.
I do not understand why you two have a tendency to take everything as a personal attack, or why my asking for the truth should in any way affect our friendship (or lack thereof if that's truly what you desire, though I hope this is not the case). I used to have a similar issue...I thought that everything was an attack upon me...it came from people constantly attacking me in school. I don't think that any of us would do anything to hurt or alienate you, Kelly and Mar. I never presumed that you had "forgotten" about me...I presumed that you (amongst several others) didn't care enough about the RP to make time for it. I was apparently correct in that presumption. And that's perfectly fine, I would never demand that you play if you don't want to. Whether you consider me a friend or not, I still consider both of you amongst my friends.
If you don't want to take part...if you're not enjoying it, then you shouldn't have to play. I hope you don't think that if you bow out of the RP that I will no longer consider you my friend. I would be hurt if either of you presumed me to be that shallow, vindictive, or mean. Because I am none of those, and I will be insulted if anyone thinks that of me. If I made any presumptions here...well I'm not the only one.
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Luke, I get what you're saying, and I'm not taking it personally, but the hard truth of it is that the only time I am consistently available is the weekends. And even then, I do go out of town from time to time, and I do actually work on weekends about once a month, because it's required of my job. We're a small nonprofit that is open to the public every single day, and so we take rotating weekend shifts to keep the place open.
Anyway, I will make every best effort to get in at least one post on the weekends, when I am in town. I will try to post another time during the week, but I can't promise it at this point. This summer, things should free up a bit more. If that's acceptable for the RP, then I'll continue on. If not, I'll bow out with no hard feelings. I wish I could have foreseen that my job would get more demanding than it was when I started this RP; I just have more responsibilities and more after-work-still-working hours now. I stay late a lot, and I bring work home with me a lot. It's just the way it is. Sorry. :/
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We don't think you were attacking us in particular, but it did feel an awful lot like you were lashing out at numerous people. And yeah, we didn't take kindly to being part of that. Look....
You guys aren't with family or taking a vacation or anything else. You're just "too busy" for the RP with everyday existence. And once the person realizes this, the "I'm busy" card is just hollow. If you guys are just "too busy" with everyday life, then you're never ever going to be "not busy" enough to post in the RP.
When we hear something like this, it sounds an awful lot like a social attack. I don't think you meant it that way, because you don't seem like that kind of person at all. You never have been. But the thing is---we want to post in the RP, but we can't post regularly. It simply isn't an option anymore.
We...we care a lot about you. Both of us. These games...we don't think of them as games, okay? They are our only way to communicate with the world about who we are, on our own terms. That's why we used to come here, every day. When we write one, we're putting our time and effort and our joined soul into it. We admit fully to feeling slighted for well over a year by our friends' lack of ability to take the time to respond to us, whenever we were writing something important.
If that's how you feel, we totally. understand. Can we all talk about it someplace less public? If it's not, well...it's not. We didn't really intend to imply you were shallow. Perhaps...perhaps we are. :/
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That's fine, Marie. I'm glad you wish to continue. All I'm asking is that if you care about the RP, at least try to find the time for it. My most recent past post was actually more focused and directed toward Kelly and her head-mate Mar...I can see where there might've been confusion, considering that "Mar" could be short for "Marie." But the message is true for most everyone. I wanted to make it clear that I'm not attacking anyone, and I'm going to do my best to keep anything involving this RP from affecting my friendships with all of you...I was merely saying what needed saying for the sake of the RP and my sanity.
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When we hear something like this, it sounds an awful lot like a social attack.
Not an attack, I was merely trying to make a point. If there's a special event happening that keeps people from posting for a bit, like a trip or a family visit or some other extenuating circumstance, that's completely understandable. I was simply trying to get across that this is no longer the case, and people are/were saying that they're too busy over everyday regular-life stuff rather than special events. And if people are saying they're too busy with regular life events to post, well...you see what I'm saying. Everyone is always going to have regular life events...so there will never be a time when they're "not-busy" enough to post in the thread. And it's not so much about being busy, but about not really caring much about the thread. I understand that many people are very busy, but somehow even those people find time for the things that perhaps are not necessary, but are important to them...even when life is hectic.
But yes, of course, if you have some more-personal things you wish to say or discuss, you guys are always welcome to send me a PM. I will respond and keep it personal. I don't know of any other method of contact that is as swift as PM's here.
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Luke, sometimes people go through regular, everyday life periods where they ARE too busy to post. Then those periods of time settle down. It doesn't mean I don't care.
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Intro post for the rebel thread is open. Credit goes to Tara for writing it! I just postied. :)
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I'm not sure why you made it a separate thread, instead of putting it in the overview thread. Thanks for making it, though.
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Because it isn't overview information, it's an rp in its own right.
The overview is just background info.
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Oh, I thought it was an info thread. I guess I should post for Derrel and Xevec there?
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Yes, that's the point. It's an opportunity for your rebel characters to establish relationships with our rebel characters so that when they appear in the future portions of this rp you'll know who they're friends with, who they dislike, etc.
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^ This.
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Okay...I'm going to move my computer, which will take a few minutes...but I'm going to be typing a lot of text and the position I'm currently laying in is not conducive to extended text. But I will be back to post in both threads in just a few minutes.
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Oss....you're doing a great job. It's no trouble at all. <3
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Thanks Kelly. *hugs* :)
Chad or Jessi, could you please PM Chad's rebel character sheet to me so that I can add it to my records and to the official character detail thread?
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Done.
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Oops, done twice!
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I almost done it myself, until I saw Terenia's post. We're so helpful.
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NP...not like you guys can fill up my limitless pm inbox. ;)
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I just realized something and thought it darkly-humorous.
If one abbreviates "Sector Seven," one comes up with "S.S."
Let that take your mind wherever it will...
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Honestly I thought you were doing that on purpose.
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No, I can't claim that much cleverness unless it happened on a subconscious level, in which case I wouldn't know that I'd done it. :P But I will be introducing Himmler...I mean Iksilon soon.
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I'm looking forward to Iksilon. Accidental cleverness can be as good as purposeful, but if you've stumbled on something clever, you're supposed to say you planned for it all along. ;)
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Guess I'm just too honest. :P
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XD "I meant to do that! Yes yes, I'm brilliant brilliant BRILLIANT!" .....sounds like my friend Meg, who basically ad-libs Roleplays and claims afterward that she planned the whole thing. I'm looking forward to our latest one. :3
As for the person mentioned in my post, no you're not supposed to know what Keshin means. It's a bit of canon that I'm formalizing with Estelore, assuming I'm gonna be around more often. I hope so. ;)
~Also...Myitt and Jess...you look lovely posing for your roles on the rebellion info thread. Well, mainly Jess. Tara is pretending to be Myitt and so is...grumbling with style. Haha.
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Well, I have my dark, mysterious secrets, other characters can too. :P Honestly I wasn't thinking much about it, merely assuming that it would come out again later. And btw, Kelly...Ossanlin isn't nearly so dark or cut-throat as Keshin appears to believe. He's a defender of the People...a sort of Paladin if you will. An emotional, mental, and physical tank. He'll accept the pain so that other people are spared it. He'll bear that pain solidly and silently in most cases...he sees it as a part of his duty. Believe it or not, the most difficult part of Ossanlin's admission of even border-line involvement with Sector Seven for him was not in revealing that his name could be linked to Sector Seven, but actually in the tearing down of some of those barriers and showing a moment of vulnerability. Commanders don't do that, but without the backing of a government military, with people he's led into a self-incurred exile, and with other people whom he wants to gain the trust of, he needs those people to know that he's a real person. That even though he has lofty goals, he's still planted firmly on the ground and he feels things, just like everyone else.
Many people would see cleverness in his actions, but Ossanlin is simply trying to be genuine. That's not to say that Ossanlin isn't clever, or a very well-respected leader and tactician, but people tend to read more into his honesty than...well...just being honest for the sake of being honest. He'll still be a rock, standing solid in a storm of entropy...a guiding force for his people, but instead of projecting the air of being of different flesh, he's showing that he breathes and bleeds like everyone else. Of course, he's doing this in closed quarters with only those he feels he must...but some of his crew still need to see him as a different flesh, or their own resolve will falter. Ossanlin is...complex.
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I'm going to be a little slow this weekend, guys. Two of my four jobs are requiring me to put in extra hours, and my parents are coming into town on Tuesday, so I need to clean.
I work until midnight tonight, so I likely won't get a post in until tomorrow at the earliest.
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Heh. I don't know what to say to that. Keshin's reaction is his own---I even played it up a few notches to match his character---but it is also mine. I'm less-than-trustworthy of noble people without flaws because I often pretend to be one. I really can't even relate to such people, and I often find myself envious of them. However....
...with it in mind that the nature of Roleplay is to take parts of a person's heart and expose them, it's not wise to bring it up. It ruins the illusion that we're doing this just to play a game. ;)
However, I've always been more or less impressed with Ossanlin as a character. He's made the tough choices when he's had to, and he's been the ringleader whenever something crazy's gone down. People rally around him, and his light. Even Mar in the GESB, whose whole heart was twisted by pain and hatred, let go of himself in the Bar and made friends with both Ossanlin and several others. ;) We can all only hope his latest endeavor pans out. <3
~I maintain that you made me worse in order to get off on it.
-___-; Shaddup.
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Sorry for the delay guys! The whole week leading up to Spring Break has been crazy. Starting tomorrow, my parents are gonna be in town, too--all week until the 17th...so I'll be slow, but I'll do my best to post--it is vacation week after all. :)
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NP Jessi.
And that's okay, Tara, I'm just glad to have you back and posting regularly! ^^
What, Kelly? Of course it's a game...there are no ulterior motives. No, none at all... >_>
Also, just wanted to extend a "Thank You" to all of you who are making the effort to post. I appreciate you all, it really makes the RP fun and engaging! Again, thank you, your efforts have not gone unnoticed.
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Yep, apparently I'm back too. XD
It's way too much fun playing this guy. XD
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Aha! Got a post out. *fist pump*
<_< Vacation kind of kills RP motivation. I was going to say "inspiration," but I've got all kinds of inspiration for different things, so whatever. Point is I posted and now I can stop feeling like a lame-o for a bit!
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Hey Steph! Welcome aboard officially! Glad to have you! ^^
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Okay, turns out having parents in town means posting is really slow x_x Sorry everyone...argh.
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Aww. Parents and their distractingness.
Also, fyi... I'm officially back. Properly back, with a reliable schedule and everything.
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We're away tonight and tomorrow night; will be back the following night.
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Cool, Steph...things have apparently hit another slow patch anyway.
Thanks for the warning Este. :)
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I'm still here, but I need to know what Myitt's doing in the meeting room before Keshin talks to Oss??? I guess. :P
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Myitt went to the dome. She's talking to Claxter, who went back to the dome.
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^ This.
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We're back and just waiting on discernible queues for action. :)
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I'm waiting on a post from Marie, but I'm around! :)
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I'm going to let Oss decide when we're leaving Z-Space.
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Most of the present action surrounds Marie, so most everyone is waiting on her. But thank you everyone for letting me know you're still checking and ready to post at the first opportunity. I appreciate it. I would consider implying Tess's situation, but I don't know what Marie plans for her and her pregnancy right now, so hopefully she'll post soon. :) I'll send her a PM if we go another day or two without her posting, but I'm hoping that she'll post tonight or tomorrow since it's the weekend.
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Alright. Just a quick update. Unfortunately, Marie has not posted. I don't know her situation, and would not publicize it if I did. I realize that nearly all the action in the RP is currently focused around her character Tess. I have sent her a PM imploring her to at least contact me and let me know the situation. I have offered to "imply" Tess's actions through observation if she is unable to post, but the birth of a character's child is much to big a situation to "Yeerk" without the player's personal input. I do not know whether she plans the children to be born now or if she plans on it being a false-labor. I have asked her what her intentions are for Tess at present.
Normally I would never consider implying another player-character's actions. It's power-gaming, it's improper, it's invasion...I don't like it. But I've been put in a very difficult situation. Frankly, I'm not sure how to resolve this without Marie's input. If any of you guys can contact her, please ask her to at least log on and PM me regarding the situation. I have asked her to post within the next couple of days or at least let me know what her character will be doing so that I can move the RP along for everyone else...so I hope fervently that she will contact me. If not, well I'll have to consider some more-drastic and less-story-friendly options. I do NOT want to be forced to use any of those. I know some of you guys contact her and talk with her fairly regularly, so please ask her to check her PM's, or if you know if something's going on, please PM me so that I'm not left twiddling my thumbs and PMing her in ignorance.
If my hand is forced by inactivity, I will most-likely imply that her contractions have quieted and she would appear to be stable. Of course this would leave the option open for Marie to decide it was merely a reprieve before starting contractions again if she finds herself in a situation where she believes she can post again. It's not an action I want to take, but it would move the focus off of Tess for most of the characters so that we can move the story along. I hope that she gets in touch with me so I can avoid exercising that measure.
Also, there are many characters in the rebel thread that are not tied up with non-posting characters, so if the main thread still hasn't seen any action, you can always spend a few moments to post in there instead! :)
Bottom line though, I will be moving the main story thread along within the next three days if we don't see a post from Marie sooner than that. I'm sorry for the delay, guys, but if you don't check for a few days, at least check Wednesday evening! ;)
~Luke
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I'm here and posting now. I have reasons for not posting, but I know y'all don't want to hear excuses, so I'll just get the show on the road. Sorry for holding everyone up.
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....hmm. The Keshin/Joanne situation is tricky.
From a pure plot standpoint they understand that what Ossanlin's offering would make sense and they would probably need it to keep Joanne going. They're more or less stuck on the ship, given the circumstances. They'd be less than thrilled over the Andalite having so much control over their fate, but they'd also be less than thrilled about dying.
Unfortunately...thi s would require Keshin to leave Joanne and end up without a host. Thus putting me out of a character. :P So what the heck do we do? Any suggestions, all?
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Well Efaen is looking for a Yeerk to be infested with, just to be helpful. Though I don't think taking Keshin would endear her to Myitt.
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Marie! Yay! Thank you for posting! :D I appreciate it. :)
I'm sorry, Kelly...I was afraid that posting that would possibly throw a wrench into things, but the technology exists in the story-line, and Ossanlin would think of it. I thought perhaps that Keshin wouldn't want to leave her right away...maybe wait until the first rendezvous or something. (Planning on that happening in about 1.5 in-game days). I don't want you to only be able to post about swimming around endlessly in grey goop! But ultimately that's up to you. I don't want Kess and Joanne to act out of character either...
Of course there are other options if you decide that Kess trusts Ossanlin enough to do it...I figured he wouldn't, but I might not know him as well as I thought. :p You could create an Andalite character... ^^ You don't have to of course, but the option is there for you any time you want to take it.
The choice is up to you, as you know. We can have Mal and Soren in the first batch...we might have all the new PC's in the first batch...I haven't thought much about that. But that leaves a couple of days. Perhaps with that information, Keshin would decide to wait until the first rendezvous out of sheer blind hope. IDK...
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So I can have the guy tell Claxter we'll get out of Z-Space in a day or so?
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I was actually going to post a response to Claxter with my next post, Chad...sorry it's taken so long...I meant to do it with the last post. But yeah, you can have one of the NPC's tell Claxter if you want to, though he/she'd probably say something like "Approximately two days" or something like that.
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If you're going to do it, I'll let you do it. Edit your post, or make a new one. I don't mind.
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Well, I meant that I'd post as a sort of adjunct to the next Ossanlin post, which I won't be able to post until Kelly decides what Mar and Kess are going to do. I suppose I can just modify my previous post to contain it.
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I'm going to be travelling over this coming week, so if you need to temporarily wave Esarvit forward along with the plot, please feel free.
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Alright, Ember...thanks for the warning. :)
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Hmm, yes, waiting until the next rendesvous should work. After all, we don't want to be completely without a character. It would be out of Keshin's normal habits to act without caution and wait until the rendesvous, but not if it were to happen so quickly. I assume in the latest post that he at least knows the rendesvous will be relatively soon.
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The thought of Keshin infesting Efaen is only mildly terrifying. o.o Keshin with an Andalite host?
I don't think Efaen would ever agree to that, though. Not if she knew how much Myitt would disapprove of the idea. Then again, she has no idea what the history is between Myitt and Keshin.
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I'm not sure any Yeerk would want to be in Efaen, surrounded by Andalites anyway.
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The history between Myitt and Keshin is so utterly bizarre that I doubt if even Myitt and Keshin know what the history is between them. At one point, although the canon-ness of this is in doubt, they ran into lobstrosities from Dark Tower. XD It can be basically summed up as: "We mutually agree to not like each other. More or less shoot each other on sight. Unless for some reason we really need the other's help or we're making a deal. Then we're friends."
As for infesting Efaen...that idea is so crazy it piques my interest. o__O; I mean what would a Yeerk who's been culturally brainwashed into loathing Andalites (No, this hasn't faded away completely) say to infesting an Andalite that....hates....An dalites....
....my head hurts. :P
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Alright...been a few days, but it's the weekend again, so let's get some posts in! Please.
Also the concert was AMAZING. Good cosplays include: Tidus, Yuna, Lulu, Vincent, and Sephiroth! Also, there was a full-body chocobo suit. :D The Tidus, Yuna, and Lulu outfits especially were immaculate, and a million women would've killed for the Sephiroth dude's hair. :p
And, of course, the highlight of the evening was seeing and hearing Nobuo Uematsu! It was his birthday, so they gave him a birthday cake and performed one of his favorite Final Fantasy symphonic compositions which had never been performed live for any audience before! He's such a funny, quirky little Japanese man. Also my first idol in music...he's the reason I got into music. Or at least a big part of the reason. If they come close enough again with Uematsu-san in attendance, I'm totally taking measures to get a VIP meet-greet ticket! And the symphony-orchestra was immaculate...pure.. .clear...just plain lovely. It was beautiful...and they performed the opera, Maria, from Final Fantasy 6 (American-3), the operatic singers and chorus were good, and then they closed with One Winged Angel!!!! (I'm a big Sephiroth fanboi) So all in all, it was a great experience that I'm sure I'll remember forever.
But yeah, weekend=RP posts! Let's git 'er done. ;)
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Alright guys...a nice, relaxing Saturday evening. Let's get some posts up on the board! Super-happy-funtime!
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Wherefore art thou, Myitt? I waiteth for thy posting.
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Tara is in San Antonio this weekend for work. She'll be back tomorrow.
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I've been a teacher chaperon for my students' Science Olympiad state tournament for the last 30 hours. I'm exhausted x_x No one should have to talk about loops of Henle or sit on a school bus for quite that long. Will post ASAP. After working on two articles I need to finish tomorrow, and planning my courses for this week. Ugh. Bear with me again guys.
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Kidneys are a complicated mess...even the parts of the kidney are, in and of themselves, a complicated mess.
But it does speak to why we need a machine that's almost as big as an entire person to accomplish the same task as one little, living kidney.
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Okay, so I really don't want to write out what's about to happen with Tess. Ew. Is there a way we can gloss over this grisly scene to come? XD
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Gosh...I'll have to think about how to go about that, Marie. Let me get back to you with some ideas.
Also, Jessi...are you waiting for Tara's post in the Rebel thread?
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Ack, no, sorry, I just lost your post. It got buried. I'll post for Esreth as soon as I can.
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The other reason to skip is that most labors go on for hours and hours. Also... I'm not sure if I want Tess and the kids to make it yet. Shall we have a vote? ;)
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Hey guys. So... >.< I know I haven't really done much (read: only one post) but I feel like I just need to drop out. Especially now, before I'm properly involved and it potentially messes something up. O.o
Just... yeah. Trying to scale back commitments. I got it in my head that I have a lot of free time, so I can handle a lot of things going on. >.< That works up to a point, apparently, and I've just pushed it too far past. So trying to drop some things. And since I haven't been able to give this the time I meant to in the first place, I figured I should do that now.
Sorry. :( Glad I decided this before Priton/James were really involved with anything, but still
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What were you planning before Oss started this RP?
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Kidneys are a complicated mess...even the parts of the kidney are, in and of themselves, a complicated mess.
But it does speak to why we need a machine that's almost as big as an entire person to accomplish the same task as one little, living kidney.
Watched a kidney transplant today in class. It was full of goo. Squicked my students--the non-surgical ones--out quite a bit. Hell, it almost got to me, when I was eating lunch XD
Uhh. But yeah. Nephrons...are crazy :)
Sorry I've been so out of it lately guys. I really want to devote time to these threads, RAF has just been taking kind of a backseat lately. But anyway um...posty time! *hugs* to all.
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*hugs* I hope you'll always come back, even when life gets busy.
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Well, I'm sorry you feel that way Steph. I was looking forward to having you. Things have been moving at a glacial pace...I hope that didn't have anything to do with your decision. I can only move things along as fast as players will allow. That being said, this can't have been much of a demand upon your time...I realize you're busy with RAF Social stuff, and that's completely understandable, I just wish you'd have been willing to give this RP more of a chance. But that is, of course, completely up to you, and if it doesn't hold your interest, there's no reason you should force yourself to play. I would never ask that of anyone. If you do change your mind, though...just let us know.
Me too, Tara.
Anyway, Marie...so I figured, if you guys want, that the birth can be done in a sort of private RP setting, or we can just do a sort of "behind closed doors" thing where all of the characters involved simply don't post while time passes outside with the exception, perhaps, of Norry giving periodical status updates to Ossanlin through the communicator. What do you guys think of that?
Also, just to let you guys know...once the current interactions have sort of concluded, I'm planning on advancing to the start of the next day...after all we don't really need to RP sleeping. :p
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Maybe she could deliver in the middle of the night since you're thinking about skipping to the next day anyway. I'm fine with that.
Also, I'm going out of town this weekend, leaving tonight and will be back Saturday evening, just FYI. I don't expect to have internet access while i'm gone. I'll be camping.
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Sounds good. <3
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If someone gets brain damaged from lack of oxygen, and is able to morph, would that be reversed? I figure it would be. As long as she doesn't stay dead, it should be fine.
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True...as long as she doesn't end up vegetative and/or comatose.
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Yeah, she'd need to be conscious.
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I feel like my folks might be at good stopping places if we are indeed skipping ahead a little. If that'll be a little longer, let me know and I can post again.
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Well, I think Jessi and I need to finish our conversation. The amount of time that takes is pretty much up to Jessi. I'm not sure about Tara and whether she's ready to skip the evening. Este is assisting in the delivery. Chad checks regularly enough that he can get Claxter back to his quarters easily enough...so it's really up to Jessi and Tara to finish up their interactions and let me know...then I'll move Ossanlin to his quarters to pass the night.
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Just to let you know, Jessi...I made a modification to my post just now, probably after you already loaded it to read.
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Hey guys, I had Myitt move on towards the delivery room, but it's okay if we skip a bit...just assume Myitt walked in and pretty much walked back out again. She's just worried about Tess, and it didn't feel right for her not to want to check up on her, but Myitt is not exactly a midwife :)
Sorry again for being so sparse with the posts. Can I just say that I hate state testing? Schools shouldn't have them. Waste of time. The end.
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Ok, Efaen's gonna go sulk. :) Skippy time?
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Claxter's already in his room, so it's all good on my end. Buffing up with his little five pound weights, or something like that.
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Okay guys, I'm gonna do my best to write up a narration to pass the night after I sleep IRL. I was going to do it now, but my head's about falling on my keyboard, so I'ma sleep for now.
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Alright, the narration is up. Marie, I either need a PM or a post saying what happened and whether or not Marie would've needed or requested for Varekil or Enorryma to stay. I won't be able to post for Ossanlin or Varekil until I have the info. Their your characters, so what happened in the night is up to you...although I'd rather you not kill Tess off if at all possible... :P
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Tess probably would have only wanted Enorryma and Kes/Chris to stay.
I will try my best to post tomorrow. I literally JUST finished work for the day after 14 straight hours and have been up since 6am, so I'm gonna go to bed. I don't trust myself to write anything that makes sense right now. XD
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So I'm assuming that you've decided that Tess and the babies are healthy then, Marie?
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About to post. Thanks for your patience.
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Sorry for any delays here. It might be a little while. I don't quite have time/mindset just yet. Love you all. <3
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Just fyi, I'm out of town this weekend for a camping trip. Will not have internet. Gone Friday afternoon - Sunday afternoon. I will try to get in at least one more post before I leave, if replies allow for it. :)
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I'm also going to be out of town. I leave Saturday morning and come back Wednesday night. Josh and I are celebrating one year (already!). :)
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Yayyyy! :D :D :D Wow, a year went by so fast!
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Hey guys, I'd like to see the thread move a bit faster, but I'm fresh out of ideas on how to make that happen. I'm sorry for the slowness...I've tried everything I can short of being an ****, and I'm not going to go that far. I can only ask so many times before it becomes pointless.
On a semi-related note, I've just started a job so I have a lot less free time myself. I still plan on checking every night if I can though, and my weekends will still be mostly open.
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Actually, we seem to be moving along pretty good now in my opinion. Also...
<3<3<3!!!
I'm happy you got a job, Luke! :D
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Thanks Kelly, we'll see how it goes. :)
Marie, I really can't post more without knowing your intentions for the child. The machine would've recorded vital functions. The explanation I came up with isn't perfect...the machine would've sent out a warning for the lack of respiration...but we can let that slide. However, without knowing your intentions, I can't really have Varekil analyze the situation without making random assumptions. If you want to send me a PM or something, it would be helpful. One of the first things Varekil would see is exactly when the infant's heart stopped beating...and that's obviously a very big detail.
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I'll PM you the details. I just got online, so I didn't have a chance to even see Jessi's post until now.
Congrats on the job, Luke. :)
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Luke I've noticed you come to the forum several times, but you haven't posted. Are you waiting on anyone else?
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<.< >.>
*Sneaks back in* *Huddles in a corner*
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Honestly, Chad, it really depends upon the time of day and how I'm feeling. I generally check every night, but sometimes I'm just too dead to write out a cogent post. I'm also very preoccupied with learning the intricacies of a new job, and I have trouble posting from my phone...so sometimes I have the time/ability to read, but not to post.
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I see. Ok.
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I didn't mean for Claxter to come off as cold. He's upset, but he's not going to burst into tear over it. There will be reprocusions for Sector Seven for this!
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Honestly, Chad...I thought what you did with Claxter's actions was great. You played him as he would naturally act given his personality. It was a great example of not allowing personal desires regarding the RP to change a character's actions within. I winced when Claxter walked away right when Efaen opened up...but that's what Claxter would've done...devotion to duty before all else. And Efaen took it as Efaen would. That was just an example of good role-playing. Some ppl in the GESB didn't understand the value of not allowing their own outside knowledge and desire to affect their character's actions within the RP so as to influence the RP in a way that they as players saw desirable.
I think Jessi knows you don't want Claxter to come off as cold, but that's how Efaen would take it. Despite wincing, I enjoyed how that played out from a GM viewpoint. :)
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Thanks. I felt it was in character for him too. I know Efaen was just opening up, but I just don't think Claxter would tell Varekil to go find someone else. Hopefully it won't have bad repercussions between them.
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Less than a month from June and six inches of snow on the ground..... srsly...wtf? The storm was bad enough that they actually delayed all of our install jobs today. That apparently never happens, but it happened today...so no work.
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wtf indeed.
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Sorry, guys. For a change----I really can't post. I've been studying for law school finals. I shall post when that is over. ;)
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What day is the finale on?
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Really? A whole week with zero posts? Seriously? I don't know what else I can say or do to get people to post without being a dick.
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Really? A whole week with zero posts? Seriously? I don't know what else I can say or do to get people to post without being a dick.
Sometimes there's nothing you can do. ....:( It's okay---I have myself felt that way before. I think we all love the heck out of you, and we will come when we can come. I don't think any of the regulars are the type to entirely forget this place.
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Not sure if I have anything to post at the moment. Efaen is alone and Chris/Keslin aren't aware of the fact that Ossanlin is outside the door, so they're just continuing to grieve with Tess.
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Illim/Derrel are planning to talk to efaen, and I assume Kit is waiting for you or Myitt to post beforehand.
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Illim/Daniel haven't approached Efaen yet. Her back is to them.
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A whole week with zero posts?
Finals week. Excess of 38 pages of material to write for various classes, and that excludes the things we have to study for in terms of actual exams. Sorry, mate.
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Hey guys. I'm leaving tomorrow morning for a conference in Baltimore, and I'm not getting back until Thursday. I'll be working the whole time, and I'm not sure if I'll have internet access at the hotel, so I may not get a chance to post until I get home.
Have a good weekend!
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You have a good week too. I'm still waiting on Shen Shen.
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I wonder if it's possible to add words to the spell check. There's not a button to just add a word, instead of changing or ignoring, but I'm getting tired of it not recognizing Andalite, Yeerk, Claxter, and such as words.
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Hey guys, I'm sorry for the huge hiatus. I've been wrapping up the end of a very busy school year, plus I am going to Oklahoma for training for two weeks, and that includes more homework x_x Please bear with me and don't wait up, but I will try to get a post that is semi-coherent in soon.
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Welcome back Myitt! :D
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Hey everyone. I'm still here and still checking nearly every night. Usually I'm waiting on posts from other characters, so just because I haven't posted doesn't mean I'm not here.
I've realized that no matter what I say or do, I will not be able to chivy the RP into moving any faster. Believe me, I wish it would move faster, but I feel as though there's nothing I can do to foster that end.
I've begun considering the "Andalite Rebellion" option so that we can move a bit faster and get to use some of the Controller NPC's we've taken the time to craft, but I'm not quite that desperate yet. Kinda looks like that's where it might be headed though.
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I'm really sorry. They just got out of finals week, and I guess they didn't take the opportunity to post up a storm to make up for it. I can't really say anything about it, since I don't know the details, but not everyone is like me. Not everyone spends much of most days sitting in front of a computer.
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Okay. So....where is everyone located, roughly? I think Ossanlin is heading toward the bridge, Claxter is down the hall, and Tess and Keslin are busy dealing with the ship's saddest problem. Poor baby. :(
EDIT: Never mind. I got it. <3
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So...enter Iksilon-Mirtareth-Vulx. He's going to be a half-time anti-hero type character of mine. I'll probably post a character sheet eventually. He's...not a nice person.
I'm also thinking about relaxing the character limits so that those of us who are able to post on a regular basis have more options and can keep the story moving along...let me know what you guys think of that idea.
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Would you mind if I made an Andalite character to post at Corvus? I've been thinking of making his personality the opposite of Claxter's. He would be unemotional and ruthless. Not so much evil, but he's in this war to win. Not to ponder the complexities of right and wrong.
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That's certainly an option if you want, Chad. But I have no real future plans for Corvus after Iksilon leaves, which he will be doing after Kyran "commits suicide." I suppose if you wanted to take over the position of one of Iksilon's body-guards or one of his pilots or another influential member of Sector Seven, that could be an option as well. Let me know what you want to do. You could also make another character for the Tyrennian if you wanted. I'm really trying to open up options to try and breathe some new life into the thread.
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Sector Seven is going to have all sorts of fun little toys too. Iksilon, for example, has bio-adaptable implants that enhance his sight, hearing, muscle-power, and fine motor control. That happens to be why he was able to evade Kyran's sudden attack so easily. Of course, that will be revealed in his next post along with a couple other neat little bits of tech.
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Well, wherever Iksilon is going, I figured the Andalite loyalists would be working for him. I guess if implants are optional, maybe I could let my guy have a steel tail. All the better to rip right through Hork-Bajir blades. I'm not sure if it being able to block dracon fire would be realistic. Unless it was really wide, even putting it in front of the laser wouldn't block the whole blast.
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Hmm...probably wouldn't be a full tail...that wouldn't really work so well since it wouldn't be flexible...but perhaps a tail-blade modification? Your character maybe cracked or broke his tail-blade somehow in his past, and then had it repaired with an alloyed, partially-prosthetic tail-blade? His entire tail would look normal until you got to the blade which has been modified and enhanced? He'd probably use a better alloy than steel though, I would assume. Just a few ideas to mull around. But if you are going to have your character have an implant(s), then he'd have to be someone either close to Iksilon (like a member of his personal squad), or another important/high-ranking member of Sector Seven. The implants are kept on a very strict "high-rank/need-only" basis. Also, keep in mind that a prosthetic that large wouldn't be bio-adaptable, meaning that if he morphed, he'd end up leaving the prosthetic behind.
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I just meant the blade at the end. Not the whole tail. Lots of Andalites don't morph, so I could consider him one of the ones that just doesn't use the technology. I guess he could be part of the personal squad, but not if that would remove any possibility that he could change sides. Not that I specifically intend for him to, but I'd like to leave that open.
Steel was just a word for nonbiological.
Let's say his blade got broken or cut off, but he kept fighting without showing any fear, and it impressed Iksilon. He seems like the kind of guy that would appreciate a warrior that shows no emotion, and follows orders without question.
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Sure, if you want. There's always a chance that Iksilon would betray your character as well. He truly and sincerely doesn't care. Your character may have given years of his life to Iksilon's service and he'd still throw him under the bus if it would benefit him or Sector Seven. That sort of betrayal can be a powerful catalyst. I'm not saying that would happen, but it's certainly a possibility.
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He'd be torn up about that. He is loyal to his people, and having his superior betray him would definitely make him question that whole "just fight, no questions asked" mentality.
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He'd have to have excelled at something in the Academy too. Likely with some sort of combat if he's a body-guard. They don't invite just anyone to join Sector Seven. He'd have had to have demonstrated at least some understanding of the propaganda campaign and its true purpose as well. An ability to see beyond it and not be blinded by it like so many other Andalites.
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He could perhaps be the Captain of Iksilon's personal guard, if you want.
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Were you planning a different way for the Andalite characters to come into play? I don't know if I need him to be super special or anything, but I figured that's where the Andalite characters would come from that don't work for Oss.
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Honestly I hadn't really thought about it. That's something that's a long way down the line, especially at the pace we're going. My advice is that aside from having him fill S.S's requirements, don't make too many plans...after all, we don't really know exactly what's going to happen.
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Ok. Maybe I'll just save him for later.
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I didn't mean you had to abandon the character. I just meant that you shouldn't plan out his future, or push him to fulfill a certain role for the sake of filling that role. RP should be organic and dynamic as you well know. Planning out a character's future just doesn't really work. That's all I was saying.
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No, I just meant maybe I wouldn't use him right now. When the time comes for a loyalist Andalite, that's who I will use. His role may just not be set in stone for now.
Sometimes when people write something for a book or show, they plan out everything in advance. Though they usually have control over all the characters.
Edit: It would be interesting if Andalites thought what happened to Efaen was typical of all the hosts.
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Hmm, interesting. Ossanlin playing a really unpleasant creepy Andalite. Then again, it was fairly well-known that we'd be dealing with Sector Seven eventually. Fun stuff. <3
Off I go to post. :3
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I thought you might get a kick out of Iksilon, Kelly. :P
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I don't really know if or when I'd find out through roleplay, but I am curious about what kind of security lapse allowed Efaen to get to the barium, then to the pool with it. I guess I can understand if they were so ticked off that they decided to punish Efaen themselves, instead of handing her over to Ossanlin, but I'm confused about how she managed to do what she did.
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I don't really know if or when I'd find out through roleplay, but I am curious about what kind of security lapse allowed Efaen to get to the barium, then to the pool with it. I guess I can understand if they were so ticked off that they decided to punish Efaen themselves, instead of handing her over to Ossanlin, but I'm confused about how she managed to do what she did.
I'll try to give you the short version.
The barium was being tested and kept on an asteroid near the rebel base, where primarily Illim and Corliss were working on developing it. Efaen used her Terenia morph to steal a ship and pretend to be Terenia visiting Corliss. When she got to the asteroid research base she demorphed and knocked Illim and Corliss unconscious and stole two or three vials of barium. That's also when she acquired morphs of Mike and Daniel.
When she made it back to base she used morphing as her weapon again. When she got into the pool room to dump the barium into the pool it was in a morph of Edith, who is the base's resident kid -- she was about 12 at the time and grew up there, so everyone presumed she was harmless. Her mother was also infested, so it wasn't strange for her to be by the pool, talking to her Yeerk mother. Efaen dumped the barium into the pool -- luckily Myitt was there and managed to quarantine the pool before it took complete effect (and also shoot Efaen up pretty badly). The barium still managed to kill or paralyze a significant number of Yeerks, though. Including Edith's mother.
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I thought morphing might have something to do with it. At least they keep it off the base, though they obviously need some tighter security. I guess Terenia and Corliss got in some trouble for inviting her in the first place.
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Not really. Reven approved Efaen's arrival on the base, otherwise she wouldn't have been there. There was a trial, in which Efaen was sentenced to death. Terenia and Corliss were also on trial some time later, but that was because they erased Efaen's memories, not due to the barium attack itself.
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Who is the top neurosurgeon on the ship, anyway? Claxter would probably want to pay him a visit first.
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The only medical staff still remaining on the Tyrennian is the field medic, Varekil.
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Ok, thanks for reminding me.
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I was going to have Claxter suggest that Efaen just try looking through her stalk eyes alone to help her brain acclimate to them, and keep her from getting dizzy, but she didn't take the bait. Poo.
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It seems to me that Efaen, having been completely wiped to point of a blank slate, and then "raised" again amongst human-controllers, imprinted on the human form sort of like ducklings or goslings imprinting on a human when a human is the first creature they see after hatching. That's a hard behavior to break...it might explain your difficulty getting Efaen to use her Andalite form.
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Yeah. I guess. It's pretty messed up, and I consider it revenge instead of justice, since they really didn't have the authority to punish Efaen, but it is what it is. Can't really do anything but work with her. I'm becoming more disillusioned with the rebellion over time, similar to the Animorph's feelings towards the Andalites over time. That's pretty sick, what they did.
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Yeah, that and when Efaen was trying to make friends with the rebels after the memory wipe she noticed that they were much more comfortable and likely to speak with her when she was in a human morph.
Chad, keep in mind it wasn't the entire rebellion that did that. Corliss and Terenia were acting against orders. Efaen was sentenced to death after a public trial, as punishment for killing many of their own. Terenia and Corliss, without anyone's permission, erased her memories instead, and the two of them were both punished for going against the verdict of the trial.
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Yeah I think you mentioned before it was mostly Terenia's idea. Though honestly the right thing to do would be hand her to Oss. If it were my friends and family she killed, I'd want her head on a pike, but that doesn't really make it right. It certainly wasn't right to start indoctrinating her afterwards.
This just really ticks me off. Maybe more than it should.
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No, it doesn't make it right, and that's why Ossanlin did eventually come to retrieve her. His argument was that the rebels should have done that from the beginning. Of course, that's easier said than done when someone has killed people you love.
As far as Terenia is concerned, she had her own reasons for convincing Corliss to wipe her memories. The indoctrination was...accidental, almost. But I'll let you figure that information out in character, rather than just rattle the whole story off here. If I do that, Efaen and Claxter won't have anything to talk about. :P
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Yeah I'd kind of like to know, but I'm aware that sometimes player knowledge can influence character knowledge. So it's kind of complicated. I do try to avoid it, though, like when I had that controller from the future try to make friends with Terenia. Chances were near zero that he'd dislike Terenia much. Even if he found out unsavory details, mainly because it was in the past, in an alternate dimension.
Claxter dislikes her because she's basically a second abomination that's responsible for just about everything wrong with her life. He'd also blame her for the death of the rebel Yeerks, since she invited Efaen just in the hopes of continuing to use her as a slave. Plus he has the hots for Efaen.
Still, even he is unlikely to kill her in cold blood unless someone forces it.
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Terenia didn't invite Efaen along to use her as a host -- although that was her original intent. Terenia was human again when she joined the rebellion. Ossanlin gave her her humanity back before they left the bar. Efaen joined on her own. Once Terenia was fully human again, she didn't give a damn what Efaen did. She would have been happy if Efaen was on the other side of the galaxy.
Remember Efaen almost didn't join the rebels, and changed her mind at the last minute, back in the GESB? Well, part of the reason she changed her mind was because she realized that if she joined the rebels she might be able to undermine them -- to attack them in some way. She told Ossanlin she would work with them as a sort of liaison, but she was looking for sabotage the entire time. Of course, she doesn't remember any of that.
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I remember Terenia originally wanting her just as a host, before she became Human again. Corliss knew this as well. Once that was out of the equation, they should have told Efaen the deal was off. They didn't, so it's largely their fault. Terenia knew Efaen well enough to know it was a bad idea. It just boggles the mind what happened.
Edit: Illim is beside himself with concern.
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Some of the responsibility also lies with Ossanlin. He thoroughly encouraged Efaen to join the rebels. He'd thought that time with the rebels would help flesh out the gray tones in her mind and show her that each individual of a species has his/her/its own mind and ambitions. At the same time, it would've given Ossanlin a more-direct influence and insight into the Rebellion. Something he'd wanted ever since Myitt had begun doing some unnecessary things of questionable morality.
He'd judged (incorrectly) that Efaen's devotion to the military, her own honor, and the important mission at hand would keep a reign on her zealous hatred of all Yeerks. There are some...issues...wit h what happened, but we've sort of swept them under the carpet. Ossanlin had some safeguards in place to help guard the safety of both Efaen and the Rebellion that were more or less ignored in the Tara/Jessi/Marie Rebellion RP because I wasn't personally involved, and there was no way to logically justify or corroborate what they'd RP'd with those safeguards in place. It was basically a case of shoving a square peg really hard so it would eventually fit partially into a round hole, but then figuring out that it wouldn't fit no matter how hard it was pushed and deciding to tape a piece of paper over the hole and pretend it didn't exist instead. :P
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Yeah I suppose Ossanlin is partly at fault too. It's all very messy.
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Regardless of the safeguards in place, Efaen could have still done what she did. All that required was the morphing technology and a bit of xenophobia. It's more the aftermath that didn't necessarily fit, since she was supposed to be sending regular reports to Ossanlin and, obviously, could not do so once her memories were wiped. So he should have found out about the memory wipe sooner than he did (or at least that something was up) simply through the lack of reports.
But if we had made that pan out I wouldn't have been able to rp her at all...Ossanlin would have collected her immediately, and she would have probably been re-indoctrinated back into Andalite society and eventually ended up in exactly the same place that she was. I wanted her character to develop, rather than to go back to the same place in a different way, and that required exposure to the rebels after the memory wipe.
Of course that's all moot now. Ossanlin did collect her eventually, so short of this rp here I have no Efaen, and Marie no longer has access to the Yeerk character that infested her. She's...idk...on the Homeworld somewhere? Did we ever decide officially? For the purposes of this rp I presumed she was sent to the Homeworld and then eventually called upon to go to Corvus due to her knowledge of the rebellion, but I'm not sure if that's official or just for this rp.
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Well at least we have this RP now, and I can see where the Claxter/Efaen relationship might go. Though obviously the 180 she did in loyalties has really put a strain on it. Though if she had stayed the same, their relationship may have still been strained since Claxter doesn't hate the rebels in general.
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It was one of the things that we sort of just...glossed over. Efaen would've been removed from Ossanlin's custody, I think that makes perfect sense. After that, well I thought that whatever happened to her should and would be up to you, Jessi, since she's your character and all. Frankly, I would've liked to have seen the Andalites allow her and Marie's nothlitized Andalite-form Yeerk stick together, but you do seem to have a penchant for being very very mean to your own characters. :P
As for Marie's Andalite-Yeerk, there was never really any discussion. I figured that should be up to her. That's really an open book. I'd be more than happy to reintegrate that character into this RP if Marie wants to. He could've remained aboard the Tyrennian, though I assume he would've done his best to stick with Efaen, which would mean her character's story would be inescapably intermeshed with Efaen's. After that...well...it's really up to Marie and you. Perhaps he went through the Academy, or perhaps he managed to abscond in a stolen ship. Those are merely two of the fairly unlimited possibilities available. I remember having Ossanlin forge records for him so that no one would know that he wasn't actually an Andalite, so there shouldn't have been any restrictions on him on the Homeworld. In fact, I think the plan was to say that he was a recovered MIA...again, there are a lot of possibilities there.
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Yeah, I think we never really fleshed it out. Given the opportunity, Efaen would have wanted to remain as close to Arnash as possible, which may have been possible up until the moment Efaen was shipped to Corvus. Not really sure. Hmmm....I'll have to get with Marie and discuss. XD
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I'm not really sure how Claxter would handle it if Efaen was a controller. He did have at least one conversation with Efaen when she had Terenia in her head, and also kissed her if I recall correctly, but it's not like he was expecting Terenia to be in there indefinitely. Actually having a possible romantic relationship with a voluntary controller who intends to remain so indefinitely would be weird for him. Not that this situation promises a lot either.
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We're still around; we lost internet connectivity for a few days there, and we're rushing to catch up to everything that's happened since the start of June. >_<
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Welcome back Este!
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Thanks! As soon as we can figure out a good place to jump back into the story, we will. Right now, the most recent dialogue didn't seem to need more continuation, so if anybody wants to randomly run into Norry, they're welcome to. She's able to be anywhere in the Dome or its exits, in continuity.
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XD Damn, I need for Keshin to run into someone who knows where the food is. Is anyone in that hall other than those two and Myitt?
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Illim is standing there too. Unless you go raid Myitt's room, it may be best to talk to Illim.
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Ossanlin's still running beside Norry inside the dome, Este. Just fyi.
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Ah, okay, I was gonna ask where Ossanlin was. I lost track. I need Keslin to track him down.
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Cool, Jessi.
And Chad, I don't know if Claxter is just making a culturally-apt comment or not, but I just wanted to make sure you didn't think that Ossanlin was absolutely stacked. His arms ARE muscular for an Andalite, but when compared with the arms of a human, they would probably just be described as "toned." He's not like a body-builder or anything. I mean, his muscles don't bulge out. That conjures a very disturbing image in my head. XD
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Oh. I never thought they were like huge, but I imagined them being noticeably more muscular. Though we could say that an Andalite would notice the difference more than most Humans would. To Claxter he's got bulging biceps. To a Human it's less impressive.
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I just wanted to make sure. His arms would look large to other Andalites, which makes Claxter's comment somewhat appropriate, but to a human, they would just look like the arms of someone who did some minor weight-lifting here and there. I just wanted to make sure you didn't have the image of a body-builder Ossanlin in your head. :P
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Actually the really sad thing is I've always pictured a bizarrely broad-chested Ossanlin. He looks like Alloran and Elfangor's weird blue bastard child, with Jean Luc Picard's attitude mixed in. Partially this was because the character started out as a sort of Paladin archetype in my head, but grew more nuanced as we got to know him.
But no, he doesn't have scary beefy arms. XD
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Actually the comment probably doesn't fit anyway. He was talking about a tail beating an arm, and I would never think Ossanlin could wrangle Claxter's tail with his bare hands. Maybe I should take it out. It was kind of supposed to be a joke anyway.
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No, you don't have to take it out Chad. Whether Claxter would say it or not is completely up to you. :)
And lol Kelly, Jean-Luc is totally my favorite Starfleet Captain. :luv: I love Patrick Stewart.
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The funny thing about the "I'm going to kill her" thing is that Humans say that kind of thing a lot when they're angry. It's not always good to take those seriously, though sometimes it is. On the other hand, Andalites probably don't say that kind of thing a lot. They don't come off as the type, at least to me. If Claxter was Human, I don't think he'd take it as seriously as he is. Though he wouldn't be completely flippant about it either. He wouldn't be trying to be Efaen's bodyguard while she's talking to Terenia.
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Yeah, and Terenia is definitely the sort of person who would say something like that just because she's angry. She isn't the type of person to actually kill anyone who angers her. What happened with her sister was a very special set of circumstances, but emotionally and in practicality. She's not a complete nutter. But she does get angry easily, and she does say things without thinking.
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Yes, Terenia was forced into a metaphorical corner with that one.
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Pretty much.
I'll try and get a post in tonight, guys. Probably a bit later this evening. :)
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That's fine. We had a flurry of posts yesterday.
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Good job Claxter. You're so flippant about Terenia, you miss your potential girlfriend giving you a compliment.
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It's always amusing as hell when the character does something that drives their creator nuts. X) And a sign of an excellent Roleplay.
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It's happened twice now. Efaen had a sweet moment, and something happens to snap her back to frosty. Thanks for the compliment. I'm glad people think I'm doing well with my character.
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haha yeah, good job with that one. :P Gotta pay attention, Claxter! In some ways he's such a typical guy, lol. :P
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"Hur Hur. You has girl parts. I has boy parts." As I read in a D&D parody comic, love is an epic level challenge. He'd probably have a smoother time if he was into a girl that liked flying and fighting. Someone that's not old enough to be his grandmother. By the way, good luck Ossy! we've both got our work cut out for us.
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Eh? Do you mean Enorryma? I can promise you there's nothing romantic going on there on either end. :P Ossanlin's hearts belong to Alloran's daughter, and Enorryma is...Enorryma. ;)
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I wasn't totally sure. alic was fun, but she isn't around anymore. Though maybe she'll show up again. Who knows? Who's character was she again?
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Okay, kids, it looks like the main RP contingent's moved over here, so...
Would anyone mind terribly if I joined? And if not, how would I go about doing that? I'll read through the full thread to date soon, but in the meantime, could I just throw someone in?
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Talk to Oss about an Andalite character. New rebels will come later, when they reach the rendezvous point.
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Andalite would be good, actually. I have a slight backlog of Andalite and Imperial characters, but my rebels all seem to be stuck in nonexistent stasis...
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If you want to jump right in, you could have somebody be on the bridge right now, when Enorryma is walking in and finding out what's been going on for the last shift. It'd give us both a chance for some dialogue, after a long dry spell for it on this end. XD
No worries if you'd rather not; we just figure it'd save the trouble of explaining having a previously unnoticed Andalite materialize in the middle of the other ongoing interactions.
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Let me skim the recent posts first and decide what to do. I'll jump in soon.
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PM Away! ;D
And Alic is Patty's character. I tried to entice her to join, but she doesn't really want to. Oh well, Ossanlin will just have to be lonely and love-lorn. :P
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That's a shame. I wonder what she would think of Efaen, and if she'd be able to help Efaen become a true Andalite again.
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Alrighty, couple major details to work out, and I managed to read the entire thread to date (you guys rock), but I think I can Agent Smith one of the NPC Andalites tomorrow, probably. Also, I will volunteer to punch Patty right in her awesome until she joins.
Also also, when did Serid become a real boy? I mean... Andalite?
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Lol. You're welcome to try Patty if you want, but I don't want to strong-arm her into it. Not that anyone could strong-arm Patty. Just, you know. :P
As for Serid, Marie and I chatted about him before we started the RP and also during the beginning sequence, and we agreed that Ossanlin returned him to his true genetic form between the events of the bar and the attack on the Rebels perpetrated by Sector Seven's machinations. For the purposes of the RP, I've toned down Ossanlin's abilities a LOT. He still has some empathic and extra-sensory abilities (sort of like an untrained force-sensitive), but he's no longer able to ascend to Silver-Blade form. Or perhaps he chooses not to, deeming the price, the risk, or both, to be too great. But basically, I didn't want Ossanlin to be able to pull miracles out of thin air, because quite frankly, that's no fun. :P Kelly also agreed that Kes and Joanne's "static shock" abilities are too risky to use...and depending upon what happens with them in the future, they might possibly end up trading those abilities for a clean bill of health...but that all remains to be seen.
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In this universe, an extremely plausible turn of events is to have them create a nothlit human form. Their abilities might have been useful on occasion, but the conceit in Rogue Element is that they are now too sick to even try it. In a way, their condition has become a running implication/joke about my improving skill as a writer.
Myitt sees their abilities at the peak of their health, when I first meet Tara in the early young stupid teenage years. When we come to the Bar and Mar and I try our hand at multi-player Roleplay, they're starting to get sick enough that using that power does more than just wear them out. By the time Rogue Element comes around, our skill level and the dictates of the universe demand that they're actually sickly by this point.
As for Ossanlin, since it's more or less indicated by the characters that everything in the Bar and the extra-board Roleplays actually happened....that means he really was that absurdly powerful. There are two possible explanations then for the power loss:
(1). Ossanlin's decided, as you mentioned, that using his powers is too crazy and risky after the last couple rounds.
(2). He is only that powerful in the Galaxy's Edge Space Bar. In the Bar, space and time were so ridiculously broken that a shard of the Devil, a being without a body, could manifest in a nearly human, physical form. Myitt's bizarre Mar-escapades are otherwise implied to happen either only in her mind or in a temporary reality distortion. Basically, it could be that the place allows Ossanlin access to a great deal more power than he actually has, of multiple or differing Ossanlins.
....love theories like this. ;)
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Hadn't thought about that, you two. That's certainly a possibility as well. Leave it to you guys to postulate about the logic of "magic." ;)
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We pretty much do random magic theorizing "for a living." Well, you know----when we aren't doing legal research. :P
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Haha. I don't think "strong-arming" is a thing I do, unless it's possible to do that by being too cute.
Kelly, I actually really like the idea that the magic stuff is amplified at the GESB. It makes a lot of sense, considering the crazy-as-balls stuff that happens there, and could lead to some fun stuff here. I'm assuming that, if that's the case, Ossanlin will have tried to use his silver-bladeyness at some point and realized it doesn't really work. That would allow him to remember using plot-altering null-time spheres to remove bad characters, but keep him grounded in reality here without having to make excuses or shoehorn in plot-devices. I think that should be our official explanation.
Anyway, I've got a post up, a (probably infuriating) character laid out, and Luke should have my character sheet up before long. Let's do this!
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This leads to a somewhat amusing mental image of GESB Mar floating behind Ossanlin timidly and sort of hoping his whole venture works out and keeps his "paladin" friend alive. But being unable to really interfere or do anything, or even make it so Ossanlin can see him. I shall post now, and then get to working. <3
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I get kind of an amusing image of Claxter asking Joanne or Aya how to speak to women.
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Asking Joanne would end badly. So, so badly. *Imagines Joanne whispering the "Sitting in a tree" song. XD
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But Andalites don't sit. Much less in trees. That brings more questions than answers. Girlfriend? Sure I would like her to be my girl friend. Though I don't usually differentiate between my male and female friends that way.
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Scott, you probably haven't had a chance/reason to look through the OOC thread, but there's actually a sort of design drawing I did of the Tyrennian. It's not the same traditional shape as the canon Dome Ship. The floor of the dome actually exists on the same plane as the regular ship corridors.
The walls of the Tyrennian's dome are also filled with holograms during the day that simulate the plains-land of the Homeworld. Just a couple quick quips...I'll try to find the useful pages with my attempts at pictures and link them into this post.
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Andalite Ranks and Insignia: http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg763359#msg763359 (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg763359#msg763359)
Tyrennian Simple Render and basic weapons systems: http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg756265#msg756265 (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg756265#msg756265)
Bridge Stations and brief descriptions: http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg763157#msg763157 (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg763157#msg763157)
Tyrennian Basic Dimensions: http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg763057#msg763057 (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg763057#msg763057)
Tyrennian Hangar Bay explanation: http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg762575#msg762575 (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg762575#msg762575)
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Also, welcome Scott (Aluminator/Lumy) to the Rogue Element officially! :)
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And just a quick note that I've wanted to say. I've been having PM conversations with a couple of you regarding some of the things I've posted in the OOC. I just want to apologize to anyone and everyone who might've been offended by my words. I tell you with absolute honesty that none of my words were meant to hurt feelings or damage friendships.
As the thread leader for this RP, I've been trying different things to keep people interested and posting. Some of my words were mere ventilation of frustration, though I'd be lying if I said I hadn't hoped that some of those venting rants would inspire some posting. I still feel as though it is my responsibility to keep this thread up and running, but I've been made to realize (by parties whom I will not name...you know who you are), that some of my words, whilst not meant to be abrasive, were too harsh...especially with a group of friends. I want to thank those of you who helped me to realize that, and apologize for attempting to discredit your words (in one particular instance) which I now realize were only meant to help.
And I want to thank everyone. All of you. For taking part in the RP and for being my friends. I hope that you'll understand and forgive me for the times when my over-defensive and exasperation-prone side rears its ugly head. I'm not saying it won't happen again, but I can say that I will at least try not to be an ass.
I wanted to post this publicly so that it's all out in the open. Again, thanks to everyone who's still involved. This thread and RP would be nothing without you guys and gals.
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Welcome aboard.
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Ossanlin, that's really good of you. :)
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Thank you, man. That's really, really nice of you. *Hugs Luke closely*
Honest to god, I've made some mistakes of my own. I might not be around as often because my life has changed a lot, and that I really can't change. But I let my bitterness about something that happened here get in the way of what I really wanted. Worse....I got in the way of what Mar wanted, and forgot about what he had felt on here. For all that, I'm sorry.
But hey, a lot of us are still friends and we still come around for a mean game of Animorphs. So that's good. <3 I've been in a much rougher, nastier forum than this lately----it's nice to have a place to go back to.
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Scott, you probably haven't had a chance/reason to look through the OOC thread, but there's actually a sort of design drawing I did of the Tyrennian. It's not the same traditional shape as the canon Dome Ship. The floor of the dome actually exists on the same plane as the regular ship corridors.
The walls of the Tyrennian's dome are also filled with holograms during the day that simulate the plains-land of the Homeworld. Just a couple quick quips...I'll try to find the useful pages with my attempts at pictures and link them into this post.
Haha. Trust me to jump right on board talking about something that doesn't exist. I'll tweak my post to reflect (our imaginary) reality. Aetheas can be impressed by pretty much anything on this ship :P
Thanks for the links ^_^ It would probably be helpful to add those to that fourth post in this thread (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg748056#msg748056) for ease of future reference.
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Suggestion duly noted and acted upon. :)
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Sorry Oss----been caught up writing a nine-page paper, single-spaced, on comparative guardianship law for the ACLU. Welcome to law school. XD
Assuming I don't get the crazy idea to try and finalize and add to it as indicated, I'll post in the next few days. Hope everyone's doing well. :3
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I need to apologize as well. This week and next are super busy at work, so I have very limited time. Once July hits everything will stagnate (until I leave town :P ).
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If Claxter's shift starts, I can post with that for him. Though unless he starts training to fly the ship, I'm not sure what he'd do for his shoft.
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I'll probably get a post in tomorrow, for anyone waiting on me.
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It's alright. Thanks for letting me know.
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Actually I have an idea that Claxter may be helping Aetheas train in piloting, tail fighting, and stuff. Arisths need teachers. If yopu're ok with that, Aluminator, then that could be a way for them to interact with each other. Though since his shift is over right now, and Claxter wasn't working the night shift, we could say the crew is on different shifts on different days.
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Obviously I didn't get a chance to post...sorry. gonna try tomorrow morning when I'm not sitting at a bar feeling extremely claustrophobic...
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I'm sorry, guys, for my delay >.< Was out of town to see Neil Gaiman. Because... Neil Gaiman. I'll catch up now... *looks guilty*
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how such a frail-looking... creature could make them stronger... remained to be seen. The rebels here still seemed so separate from the crew. So alien.
Hypocrisy, much? :D
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Maybe a little bit. Though I guess even an Andalite with a messed up tail can consider himself better than a Human. Claxter thinks Andalite are better than Humans too. He's just nice enough to not shove that in people's faces.
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Just in case you're wondering, Scott (or anyone else reading), Ossanlin's reference to the "first crescent" is a reference to the crescent which is added to the aristh bar to denote one who holds the rank of Warrior. If you guys take a look at the insignia page I drew up, it should be pretty self-explanatory.
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Just in case you're wondering, Scott (or anyone else reading), Ossanlin's reference to the "first crescent" is a reference to the crescent which is added to the aristh bar to denote one who holds the rank of Warrior. If you guys take a look at the insignia page I drew up, it should be pretty self-explanatory.
I actually followed you there ^_^ I love the detail of the Andalite culture that's emerging here. More life coming to the species than just the canon material.
Hey, Chad, Claxter is on the dome in his own form, right? I think that's right. Did we want to say that their training session is scheduled for now-ish?
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Yes he's in the dome in his own form, and we can say he's supposed to train aetheas first thing when his shift starts.
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So, got a little ambitious and did another little drawing. This is a top-down view of the Tyrennian's bridge layout (roughly). It's not great...my talent is not with the pencils (as you all know already), but it provides a reference if people are curious.
The 1st Level (on the top third of the page) is set down about six feet from the 2nd Level (on the bottom half of the page). The ramps run around either side. So as you can see, the Captain's station is forward second level center. The FO and Comms stations are set back slightly, and flanked right and left (respectively) of the Captain's station on the second level. The First Active Security station and Auxiliary station are behind the FO and Comms stations, and angled slightly inward. The TO station is directly in front of the Captain's station, but down on the first level, and the Helm and Sensors stations are forward on the first level, and flanked right and left (respectively) of the TO station. Hope that makes sense. The drawing should help a little at least. :P
Main entry onto the bridge is a large, sliding double-door that emerges onto the rear of the second level at the center (noted on the bottom of the page). The smaller door, exiting rear of the bridge to the right (bottom-right corner of the drawing) goes to the long, windowed officer meeting/duty prep room, which in turn connects with Ossanlin's administrative office. The door to the left at the rear of the bridge (bottom-left corner of the drawing), is an auxiliary entrance/exit that connects with a lift-room that provides quick, easy access between the lower decks and the bridge.
(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/Celebrin_Lunari/TyrennianBridgetopdownedit_zps2d4383e8.png) (http://s573.photobucket.com/user/Celebrin_Lunari/media/TyrennianBridgetopdownedit_zps2d4383e8.png.html)
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It looks nice. Is FO Field Officer?
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First Officer. And thanks for the compliment, Chad. :)
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Although come to think about it, the First Officer's responsibilities would include a great deal of field-work, so either or. :)
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Also, do any of you guys know if Tara is going to continue with Rogue Element? I know she's got a lot on her plate atm, but I haven't heard from her in...like...a month or something.
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I'm not sure on that note, really.
I'll continue when we have the time/energy to get started again. <3 Actually, lemme post now for now. :)
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Also, do any of you guys know if Tara is going to continue with Rogue Element? I know she's got a lot on her plate atm, but I haven't heard from her in...like...a month or something.
I can ask her, but she's planning her wedding right now (which involves flying to Boston for a month next Wed.) so I would presume that if nothing else she is going to be taking a lengthy leave of absence.
On that note, just an fyi in advance, I will be gone from July 17 - July 29 for Tara's wedding and then a trip to England and Ireland. Since I'm going overseas I have no idea what my internet situation will be, but I'd go ahead and assume the worst and hope for the best. :P
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*Groan* I don't believe it. We were too stupid (Or lazy) to post. :P
Ah well---here we go. :B
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Just to let everyone know, I've not heard from Ember Nickel in a few months, so I'm making Esarvit a QPC of sorts. If Ember decides to return, Esarvit can become a full PC again.
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Sounds solid to me, Luke. I hope Ember comes back, but until then, this works for me.
<...Feel free to use the Auxiliary Console to research any non-secured information that might interest you...>
Out of curiosity, how much information would need to be 'secured' from the rebels on the Tyrennian? I mean, is Ossanlin still terribly concerned with protecting Andalite military secrets? It's not like this crew should really be expecting to ever return home after what they've done :P The crew and the rebels are a world unto themselves now.
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It's not like this crew should really be expecting to ever return home after what they've done The crew and the rebels are a world unto themselves now.
A bunch of lunatics in an isolated spot with nobody but one another who couldn't disagree with each other more if they tried. ....yep, business as usual. XD In a lot of ways, the situations we tend to place our characters in reflect the nature of RAF itself.
Except we're all nicer. Much nicer. ;)
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I would just assume the Andalites would want to keep the rebels away from anything important in the ship, as well as keep them from just taking what they can find and ditching the Andalites with more than they intended the rebels to take.
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Yeah, that's true. Trust, as Ossanlin and Keslin are discussing, is a major issue on this ship, apparently in both directions. And I'm sure that's not entirely unwarranted.
What we need is some good team-building exercises :XD:
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Well between the bounty hunter who's tried to kill practically everyone on the ship, the unhinged grieving nutcase, the woman who just lost her baby, the captain who used to work for the Andalite Gestapo, and the whole rebellion...trust is a leeetle bit hard to come by.
Should we all form the Circle of Trust or something? :p Andalites have terrible arm strength. ;)
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Ropes course!
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Not to mention the fact that my future Yeerk character is overly paranoid. He doesn't trust anyone he hasn't read the mind of, and he'll be trying to take his bugfighter onto the Tyrennian and sleep in it instead of a room. That will be fun.
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Well, Scott...at this point, the information secured would be (primarily) that information which the rebels could potentially use to sabotage, disable, or otherwise harm the Tyrennian or her Andalite crew. He's not going to give up any of that information without some serious oaths.
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Fair. Prudent. Good, even, considering some of these rebels.
Eventually we have an episode where we learn that friendship is magic and trust is the rock upon which friendship is built, right?
Haha. Sorry. I don't even watch MLP, but for some reason I can't resist saying "friendship is magic" at every opportunity >.<
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Also, I don't remember from the Andalite Chronicles- do Andalites have a ritual or words or something that they do before they spar? Because if they do, it looks like Aetheas is totally skipping it :P
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I don't remember. I think Elfangor and Sofor were already in the middle of his training when the book started.
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Oh, hey, Chad, sorry if I wasn't clear- Claxter didn't cut Aetheas. Aetheas's messed-up vertebrae in his tail make it hurt when it moves too far, or when it takes an impact. Aetheas probably wouldn't have ever said anything about it to Claxter, but Claxter might have some idea, since Aetheas is always grunting and wincing when tailfighting. It's not easy for him, but he wants to get it right.
Don't know if you want to edit your post to reflect that, or if I should just roll with what we've got. Your call.
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Sorry. I misinterpreted it. I'll edit in a bit then.
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No worries. That was my fault for failing to be even remotely clear >.<
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Aetheas takes a second to collect himself and then turns his full attention to Claxter again.
He stands up straight and holds out his hand, doing that Morpheus thing where he motions 'come hither' with all of his fingers. His tail swishes back and forth threateningly, popping loudly each time it crosses his centerline. The measured, metronome-like crack, crack, crack matches his own heartbeats, the only sound to be heard in the wide-open dome aside from the sinister burbling of the nearby stream.
<Have at thee, ye knave!> he shouts, then he rushes forwards with a battle yell just like in Braveheart.
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Save it for the real battles, kid.
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Aw. But it's so much fun, and the real Aetheas would likely never use the word "knave" in normal conversation!
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It made me chuckle. It's hard for me to picture a hammy Andalite, though.
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Haha. Yeah, me too >.< Which is why it's in here and not in the RP proper :P
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I loved Ghirahim's line in Legend of zelda for Nintendo. Your eardrums will burst from the shrill sound of your own screams!
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Oh Ghirahim. ;)
Most mind-bogglingly loyal sword ever. But then again, a possible reason for that is implied. ^^
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It's good to see some Zelda fans on the ani site too. I don't see much reason why he wouldn't be loyal. A sentient sword that loves shedding blood, weilded by a violent overlord.
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Well, I don't know. I think I'd trade bloodshed for having a massive army of monsters all to myself. ;) But then again, I'm not an entity whose purpose is to be wielded by someone. The whole thing actually led to an immensely funny series of thoughts about Ghirahim later pestering Ganondorf non-stop, despite the fact that at that point he's long dead.
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He took a battle stance once again. <Alright. Come at me again.>
...Bro!
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Come at me bro! If only they were actually brothers, and I could put bro there.
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Epic Andalite fight. ;) Of epicness. <3
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Why thank you.
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Epic Andalite fight. ;) Of epicness. <3
Clang Clang! Clang!
Haha. I figure I can use this sparring-and-lesson to partially satiate my RP need without putting anyone too far behind, and it can probably continue indefinitely, until people get back ^_^
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I'll wait until someone moves the Efaen post before replying.
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Hehehe, I'm off on vacation with my sweetie. <3 We'll be off and on, but still might manage a post or two. :p
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Have fun. Ike's a christian, and Mar is more or less Satan. I wonder how things would turn out between them.
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Okay guys, I have an announcement. I just modified the rules post and made it official. The character limit for this RP has been removed pending mod approval of a Role Player's ability to handle multiple characters. I still want to keep the number balanced between rebellion members and Andalites, but we've lost more players than we've gained, unfortunately. Some of our characters are tied up in situations, and I want things to keep moving, so yeah. I would still like to receive a full OC sheet for each proposed character, and I will still reserve the right to approve or not, but if you guys want to add another Andalite character to the mix, we can do that. When the opportunity comes, as long as it's okay with Jessi, we can add more rebels as well. I don't know if Tara is coming back or not. I sincerely hope she is, but for now, I'm going to leave matters involving the rebellion in this RP up to Jessi instead. And Marie, of course, but Jessi is the most active out of those who are "in the know" regarding the Rebellion. I hope you don't mind, Jessi. I'm sort of springing this on you without really asking. If that's not going to work, please just let me know and we'll try to figure something else out.
Thanks for reading guys, and keep posting! Please.
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Maybe I can introduce the Andalite character I was thinking about by having him be stranded somewhere, and you pick him up.
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That's fine, Luke. I'll probably run anything by Tara verbally anyhow, so that if/when she has time to jump back in things have her unofficial stamp of approval.
With that in mind, though, I'd like to review at least partial versions of any rebel character sheets coming in to ensure that they make sense.
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Hehe Chad, we'll deal with that as it comes along. And it is bound to come up. :p
And more importantly we'll keep the GESB-sh OOC posts to its board. <3 And Luke, no worries----I'll keep posting for as long as I have people to respond to me, complicated though my work schedule can make that. *Snuggles all* :) I was hoping we could get Myitt back around, but we'll have to go on anyhow for now. :3
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Well, we can certainly introduce him sooner rather than later if you want, Chad. But we probably need to sort through the first Rebellion rendezvous first. After that, it's certainly a possibility. But it would probably be a good idea for you to at least start drafting the OC character sheet just so you have it ready when the time comes. You don't have to of course, it's just a suggestion, but it would give you a good amount of time to build some respectable complexity into the character. I'd be willing to try to help by discussing things like his history (you know what I mean), and how he could logically end up stranded out in the middle of nowhere.
And thank you for being willing to help me out with the Rebellion, Jessi. Of course I will still forward new rebel character sheets on to you for approval.
I'm glad to hear that, Kel and Mar. ^^ Hopefully we can pull some action into the RP again soon. :)
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And enter my new character... Eleric. His character sheet is posted in the characters thread if you guys want to reference it. ^^
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I'm...not sure where Terenia is. I thought she was following Illim and Keshin, but I lost track. o.O Is that right?
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Yes she's with Illim and Keshin, getting food.
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ok thanks :)
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I forget why exactly I stopped posting in the rebel base thread, and I've been thinking of going back and seeing if we can continuing that, but I haven't done it. I think Xevec was going to try to write up something for Reven, trying to be helpful. Since we started GESB again, I'm not sure if anyone wants to try to start RB as well, or if that would be a bit much at once.
Now that I think about it, I think Reven is Myitt's character, and RL has a tight grip on her.
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Reven is, but you could have your character approach Keslin instead. He's sort of second in command as far as leadership goes. Sort of.
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Ok. I'll see if I can motivate myself to make a post, and have him find Keslin first.
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Hehe, Keshin and Joanne can interact with Terenia if Jess would like. Although Terenia may be in no state to talk---- poor dear. XP She's an interesting character---- I'm always somewhere between feeling sorry for her and wanting to smack her. Which is, of course, Jess' intent.
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Jessi stated she's not supposed to be liked, but she is supposed to be sympathetic, though I can't say I find her very sympathetic. Alternate character interpretation is a trope I believe fits with her.
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The only reason I stopped posting in the Rebel Base was because everyone else did...hence why the most-recent post still belongs to me.
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Yeah. I'm guessing Terenia comes off as more sympathetic to some people and less sympathetic to others.
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Depends. At the moment she's kind of annoying me. All she does is whine! Stop being depressed, Terenia! XD At least Claxter is always guaranteed to piss her off.
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Yep. Bring her right back from suicidal to normal ****y mode. It was just supposed to be a small, simple, warning. No big deal. Then she had to call him an idiot, because it's not like this kind of thing has ever happened before.
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Sometimes the two of them remind me of siblings.
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I'm not sure how to respond to that. It reminds me of the vitriolic best buds trope, though I really doubt they'll get that far.
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They're fun to watch. ;)
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Sorry guys, I have been working nonstop (seriously, it has been multiple 12-hour days here), and I'm desperately trying to finish a grant that is due tomorrow at midnight before I leave for Tara and Dave's wedding Friday. I'll be gone until July 26, and I'm not sure if I'll have internet access.
There's, sadly, no such thing as a summer break anymore! Things just never slow down!
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I'm glad I graduated before the took summer break away, though I do agree taking three months away from school all at once is probably not good as far as schooling goes.
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Likely what happens, in this universe where Keshin and Joanne exist, is that the condition they have is one of those fatal diseases that's supposed to kill you off in infancy or disable you completely. Even on the off chance that a sufferer finds out about the "energy discharge" trick and prolongs their life a bit longer, the results would so alienate their caretakers that the kid wouldn't last long. When you put this situation in perspective, despite Joanne's bitterness she had some truly resilient and decent human beings as parents. But people can only take so much.
If Keshin is able to negotiate a one-time use of the Escafil device for the duo, they may feel deeply indebted to the ship and crew and become fiercely loyal to Ossanlin's goals. Or their old, selfish, cruel habits may catch up to them despite the crew's benevolence. We shall have to see how it all turns out. <3
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I'm glad I graduated before the took summer break away, though I do agree taking three months away from school all at once is probably not good as far as schooling goes.
I suppose? But I graduated college 5 years ago and have been working ever since, so that's what I was referring to. :)
But yay, wedding! Boston! Vacation! :D :D :D
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Oh, ok. I hope you guys have fun at the wedding. I went to my sister's wedding, and it was a lot of fun. Be careful, though. Someone set some flowers on fire at ours.
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Wedding was good fun. Kelly, it was amazing to finally meet you ^_^ It was so nice to see everyone else, too. We need RAFian-connecting portals or something.
I expect both this thread and the GESB to stay slow for at least a couple of weeks here until Tara and Jessi are back in the States.
In the meantime, it's tail-fightin' time! :headbang:
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I'm glad the wedding was good. You guys should post pictures.
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It was actually wonderful to finally meet you. <3 I have to say....you're more handsome than you give yourself much credit for. Although that may be because I know something of the person attached to the face. ;)
<3
But yeah, things might be slow around here a while. We'll just sort of cruise along and watch the tail fighting. XD
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I hope you guys all had/have a good time. I didn't have the financial means to join you all anyway, but I still can't help but feel that I missed out on some good times.
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I'm glad the wedding was good. You guys should post pictures.
I actually don't have any, but I'll bother Tara and Jessi for theirs when they get back.
It was actually wonderful to finally meet you. <3 I have to say....you're more handsome than you give yourself much credit for. Although that may be because I know something of the person attached to the face. ;)
:-] Stop it, you <3 To be fair, you're cuter than you let on, so I think we're even in that regard :P
I hope you guys all had/have a good time. I didn't have the financial means to join you all anyway, but I still can't help but feel that I missed out on some good times.
:hug: Next time!
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Hey guys, posting from Dublin! Had an awesome time at the wedding. I'll post pictures when I get back to the states -- I only brought my tablet with me, not my laptop, so posting pics is difficult.
We had an amazing time in Liverpool. Had a chance to meet up with Mike (Phoenix004) and do a Beatles tour. Brian and I will be in Ireland until Monday, and Tara and Dave until Wednesday. This hostel has internet in the rooms (yay) but we're only here tonight and tomorrow night, so idk what the situation will be after that.
Anyhow, just wanted to pop in to say what a great time I had with all the RAFians. Kelly I'm so glad I got to meet you -- and that we got you to your plane on time!!!
Miss you all (both irl and in rp land :) )
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Claxter didn't really block anything, Lumy. He just turned to try to keep the water out of his eyes.
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Gnaip (that's my new sound for affirmative). Alright, I'll tweak the post.
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I forget which thread the ranks are in, and both threads have a lot of pages, so I'd just like to ask if Command Warrior is higher than Squad Commander.
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The first few posts in this thread have links to pretty much everything (I keep referring to the fourth post (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg748056#msg748056), which now has links to all those other posts at the bottom).
Anyway, short answer, 'Squad Commander' isn't a rank, per sé. Just a position. Eleric's first post (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9515.msg786260#msg786260) does mention that he's waiting for his 'second crescent,' which means that his rank insignia (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9502.msg763359#msg763359) currently only has one 'crescent,' which pegs him solidly as a Warrior-- Claxter outranks him.
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^ This.
Rank is relatively independent of position. Squad Commander is like saying Sensors Officer or TO. So, for example, not all TO's are Prince Commanders, and not all Prince Commanders are TO's. In fact, Ossanlin was only a Prince Lieutenant during his tenure as the Galaxy Tree's TO.
Eleric doesn't want to highlight the fact that he's only a Warrior, so he's giving Efaen only the most impressive truths he can. In this case, Eleric's position is much more impressive than his rank. Of course, it can be taken two ways. Either Eleric is such a gifted pilot that he deserves the position in spite of his rank, or he's merely the best choice to fill the position but isn't mature enough to deserve a rank promotion. In Eleric's case, it's a little bit of both.
And yes, Claxter can give Eleric orders and expect to be obeyed as long as Eleric's not under any orders from an Andalite that's higher-ranked than Claxter.
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I think Andalites have seven fingers actually. Plus the ship's shocks would be designed with four legged individuals in mind.
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Well, I referenced a pic from the cover of one of the books and it looked like there were six fingers and a thumb to me. Technically that could be described as seven fingers, but I had Eleric express it as six fingers and a thumb.
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I may be wrong then. Not that it matters a whole lot.
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Hey, Chad, is Claxter taking part in the shooting, or just instructing/observing Aetheas?
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He's shooting too. May as well hone his own skills a bit while overseeing Aetheas' training.
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Hey guys, wow I've been away for ages...sorry about all that. Good news is I'm back from wedding prep, getting all married and stuff, and honeymoon in Ireland! :)
I miss you guys. Sorry I've been so flaky about posting. Will try to be better.
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Yay! Myitt's back! How was Ireland?
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Sorry for the delay boys and girls! ;) We've been caught up in law school---- and in recovering from how badly we drained ourselves by doing two flights within a week of one another. ^^; We're on the mend, so the posts should come together in the next few days. :3
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Woo, Tara and Kelly! People are coming back, yay! *hugs to everyone all the way 'round.* ^^
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It's like Christmas! XD *hugs*
Ireland was great, Chad. Really beautiful. I'll try and get some pictures up on my personal thread sometime soon!
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Sorry I didn't even log on for a week, guys. I'm not really sure how to adequately describe the stress level at work now except that I pretty much just want to cry every day. Anyway, I'm gonna post now, and then I'm going out of town until Saturdy the 17th, so I'm not sure what kind of internet I'll have until then. Jessi or Tara, feel free to yeerk my characters if needed.
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NP Marie, I had a day like that today too...I felt overwhelmed. It's a sucky feeling.
Also, Chad, I think you wrote "Eleric" a couple of times when you meant "Aetheas." Just a heads up.
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Kitsune, that sounds awful. :( I hope things at work tone down so you can get some rest. If you overtax yourself, it'll hurt. We all love you here, and wish you well.
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I don't know why I did that, but it was fixed. I hope things get better, Marie.
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Yeah, :hug: from me, Marie. You know you can call me if you ever need anything, even if it's just to chat and vent for a few minutes before getting back to work. Don't overwork yourself too badly, and keep in mind that you can't do more than you can do. Likewise, Luke. :hug: I hate those overwhelming days >.<
I don't know why I did that, but it was fixed. I hope things get better, Marie.
My guess is that you, as a writer, are feeling extremely sympathetic to Claxter, and his mind is preoccupied with Eleric and Efaen at the moment :P
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I feel like we should get a horse race announcer for Claxter and Aetheas.
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I feel like I should feel bad because that was probably an offensive statement...
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Yeah, that's a big part of his mind. He should really learn not to obsess so much.
I'm sure that jockeys would feel less inclined to push their horses as much if the horse had a blade on the end of its tail.
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I don't think you could actually ride an Andalite---- they're about the size and have the proportions of a deer. With the possible exception of Visser Three (Alloran really), who is implied to be an absurdly huge Andalite similar to the way Quaritch-sized military men scare people. Even that's unclear though, because Book 1 states that he's the same size as Elfangor.
But if anyone successfully rode Visser Three, it would tell us pretty fast that we were in the wrong Animorphs universe. ;P
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Sorry for the extended absence; there's too much transpired business to want to go into it right now. Working our way through the thread presently, and if our absence obstructs any action in the thread in the future, Oss, please feel totally free to Yeerk our character(s), even if you have to kill some of them off. Kells and Mar also have our unreserved permission to Yeerk 'em, since they're acutely familiar with our style of play.
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NP Este, I was hoping you'd find the time to post again. ^^
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Welcome back, Estelore ^_^ Looking forward to finally having the chance to RP with you. Especially with Aetheas and Norry, who I foresee butting heads >.< This should be fun ;D
Sorry for my lack of posts over the weekend. Was busier than I expected >.<
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Claxter hadn't meant for the difficulty setting to start quite this high. He wondered if one of the more daring pilots had run this simulation last, and forgot to set the difficulty back.
Seriously! What kind of crazy actually thinks they can fly through this kind of environment!? On that note, I think I'll actually kick up the difficulty a little further. Aetheas won't appreciate that, but hey, he could use the practice.
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Maybe it will become a theme for the difficulty to automatically rise over time.
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Hehehe. Whee. I feel like this is less a 'gradual ramp in difficulty' and more a 'the beginning was supposed to be the calm before the storm.'
Luke, Eleric been messing with the obstacle course simulator a bit lately? :P
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Maybe. Probably. He doesn't like the simulator, but there's not much other choice in Z-Space. It would certainly be within his character to try and get his adrenaline fix from the simulator.
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Sorry about the slow responses guys. No excuses, just been in kind of a funk lately. I'll try to get back on track.
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Just finished typing up another post for Iksilon...he's like...****ed up. Totally sadist and stuff, which was not exactly what I originally intended, at least not to this extent. Trying to decide if I should wait to post until it's a little less of an interruption or not.
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It may be best to get the stuff typed up so you can move on to the next thing, but deciding whether to type it somewhere and save it for later, or post if anyway, is up to you.
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Oh, yeah Chad. I type all those narrations and whatnot in Word, and not all at once. Then I just copy/paste. I'm just deciding upon whether to do that now or wait. I'll probably wait a bit.
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Despite my lack of skills at writing a book, I don't think the desire will ever go away. It occurred to me that maybe I can write down what happens to Claxter in the RP, though I'm not sure if it's really practical. I suppose I could always just link to the Rogue Element thread, and possibly page 339 in the GESB archive as a prologue to RE. Does it seem od for me to consider just writing like a fanfic about what happens in our RP from Claxter's perspective?
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Not at all, Chad. You just have to be careful where other people's characters are concerned, that's all. :)
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Despite my lack of skills at writing a book, I don't think the desire will ever go away. It occurred to me that maybe I can write down what happens to Claxter in the RP, though I'm not sure if it's really practical. I suppose I could always just link to the Rogue Element thread, and possibly page 339 in the GESB archive as a prologue to RE. Does it seem od for me to consider just writing like a fanfic about what happens in our RP from Claxter's perspective?
Thought I replied to this, sorry >.< Anyway, I think a fanfic about the RP sounds like a great idea ^_^ I'm actually doing that for bits of Salem's story-- his time so far at the GESB is included. As such, if you decide you want to do that, I can give some advice. See, RPs are fun, and great writing practice in their own right, but I've found that they translate pretty poorly to a book-style narrative, if you do it directly. There's a lot of dialogue and a lot of minor events in an RP that go nowhere, and we actually spend an awful lot of time restating and rediscussing the same things. Also, there's this tendency for us to hesitate for like twenty pages before any action happens.
Basically, what I'm saying is-- don't be afraid to take liberties, cut or change or re-order minor events and dialogue. The GESB makes for a great RP, but not a very good book without some help :P
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Aetheas watches Efaen
You did it too. :p
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Man, I have no idea why anyone would have a fixation with that little snot Efaen at all. I don't think I'll ever understand men. :p
~Both sexes, it seems, prefer the angry ones.
Aaaanyway, Terenia: Keshin spoke to Terenia. ;)
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She's a dude magnet. What can I say?
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Not a lot of female Andalites on the Tyrennian atm...you know what they say, any port in a storm. Plus Eleric got a little hot under the collar when he saw Efaen's estreen demorph.
LOL, thanks for pointing it out to me Chad. I don't have the kind of link with a new character that I do with older ones. Funny that I should mis-name my own character in a post. XD I do have one sort-of excuse though...I was literally falling asleep between typing lines of that post. :p
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Yeah, I get the feeling you don't make many characters, and just like to stick with Ossy. I'm kind of glad the character I settled on is Andalite, so we can have more grass eaters around. We certainly didn't get many of them at the bar, and one of them was a controller anyway.
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Ack, sorry, yes, I will respond Kelly. Sometime today. Promise.
And yeah, Efaen has he benefit of being one of the few Andalites on board that's female. And she's a good deal younger than the only other female we know about. So....ehh?
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And yeah, Efaen has he benefit of being one of the few Andalites on board that's female. And she's a good deal younger than the only other female we know about. So....ehh?
As this is typed, and it's difficult to read tone, I'm not entirely sure how you intended that "ehh." I'm pretty sure it's that tentative, hand-is-a-teeter-totter, I'm slightly disturbed by this "ehh" that you do, but I'm having more fun picturing you going all two-thumbs-up Fonzie. 'Eyyyy!
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I like the Fonze. Makes me wish I watched Happy Days.
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Not the Fonze.
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I firgured eleric would do something like that, or maybe use some overblown sarcastic flattery.
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Yep. Eleric is definitely a fighter pilot. Haha. You write his pride and his attitude quite well, Luke ^_^
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lol, yeah Chad...he's a bit of loose cannon, and most-definitely a hot-shot.
Thanks, Scott. You flatter me, sir. ^^
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Who knew Efaen would become such a hot commodity. Yeesh.
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Ask not why Eleric has the hots for Efaen. Ask why Aetheas doesn't.
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Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Aetheas doesn't even know she's an Andalite yet ;D
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I didn't think so, but I wanted to mak the joke anyway.
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Well, this is thoroughly bizarre. Claxter and Ossanlin are engaged in a tactically complicated discussion about my two main characters....while they are not in the room. That's....very rarely ever happened before, but it's certainly interesting to watch. ;)
Of more than passing interest is why Keshin and Joanne choosing to morph out given the opportunity to form a new body would even be a plausible result. It's pretty clear from previous encounters that what's wrong with them is genetic, mainly because there's no other way for it to happen. Having the morphing power in general therefore wouldn't cure them--- they'd still need the medicine and they'd still be dying every time they reverted back. Morphing every two hours for the rest of your life and risking death every time you demorph versus never having to go through this hell again? I'd take door number two.
Then again, it may be that given the crazy stuff Ossanlin's experienced with them, he rightly asserts that their actions are completely unpredictable and that they'd betray him if they had the chance. He can't be too sure of even their logic given that they attacked Terenia in a Bar full of rebels and expected to get away with it.
;) Okay now I'm having fun psychoanalyzing everybody. Ramble over. X)
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I guess it kind of depends on how much the morphing reverses it, and how quickly the onset would start. If demorphing would make them feel as bad as they do now, I doubt it would be worth it.
The bar is weird about how sometimes a whole group of people will jump in to defend someone they don't even know.
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Yeah, Terenia was as confused about that as I was. XD
And hell, the characters were equally confused. ;) For all we know, in canon the Bartender set it up because It wanted to cause mass chaos. <3
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When all else fails, blame the bartender.
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Or the piano. ;)
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Obviously an exorcism is in order. We need some crosses, holy water, and anything else we can find. We'll all join hands and chant "The power of Christ compels you!" until the piano is exorcised. Or until it eats us all.
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That sounds like something for a religious character to undertake :P
Holy crap, I've just passed Tamora's death in my reread/rewrite of the Bar, as well as the part where Claxter FREAKING VAPORIZES CODY AND SUKOHN! We have more on-screen death than I realized.
Hey, would anyone mind if Salem threw a little twist into Rogue Element from afar?
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Cody and...oh yeah. I remember those two. They were kind of fun. It surprised me when Ossanlin was willing to let Myitt get killed just so tamora wouldn't get away. I wonder what would have happened if I had my controller wait before revealing his weapon.
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Don't forget Justin and Hadrin. They died on screen too.
So much death!
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Yeah, can't forget them. They're the focus of one of my upcoming chapters. All those deaths in such a short timespan...
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Oddly, it occurs to me that we don't have an outright religious character anywhere in the Bar. The closest two we have are Ike and...Mar....both of which have pretty substantial things completely wrong with that statement.
Probably sources from the either agnostic or purely spiritual or "don't care" or whatever the hell I'm supposed to be nature of most of the Roleplayers in the Bar. Terenia and I tried it at one point, but it seems to be pretty tricky. I could do it plausibly as I know several perfectly normal religious people, but it might make me squeamish.
Anyway, getting very off-topic now. Let's return the OOC thread to RE! <3
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Alrighty. Hey, does Keshin have a private communications device?
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Hm. It would be logical for him to have something like that, given his occupation, but unlikely that the Andalites didn't take it off him. Then again, they did retrieve all of their stuff except the ship.
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I don't mind, Scott. I assumed that Emelen, or at least references including or about him, would weave into the Rogue Element. I actually expected/hoped for some of that to happen, because I really enjoy how you've written him. Given that Salem is going to be closely-involved with Emelen, and that I was expecting Emelen to have at least a mention in Rogue Element, it is not beyond the pale to see a bit of indirect influence from Salem. Of course, Salem could end up having a more-direct influence on Rogue Element as well, but that's completely up to you. It just seems like if anyone would find/stumble across Rogue Element, it would be Salem. Especially if he has connections within Sector Seven. Lots of different opportunities for greatness there. ^^
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The sad thing is...this is one interesting point where my character and I differ. Upon hearing what Ossanlin said, a part of me reared up at the twistedness of it. The cold calculating commander-ness. But Keshin and Joanne, who have lived a bounty hunter's life and have killed more than their fair share of people, probably wouldn't bat an eyelash at Ossanlin blackmailing them to keep them loyal. Heck, they did try to kill him. X)
So if that ever comes up, it'd be interesting to Roleplay.
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Yep, and Aetheas has no idea of these guys' past at the GESB, so he's just seeing the blackmail. Which makes him respect Ossanlin more. Haha. Wow, he may be darker than I'd realized...
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An idealist Aetheas is not.
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Haha. Not with Andalite ideals, anyway. As a vecol growing up in Andalite society, he's spent his entire life on the ass-end of those "ideals." Hasn't helped his sympathy much either.
I think I'll have Salem's tendency to stumble into coincidence cause issues fairly directly soon, and maybe do something with Emelen later, once we get more involved with Sector Seven again. The scenes I've written for Emelen take place years and years ago, so I'd have to figure out what he's been up to in the meantime.
That said, though, Aetheas will definitely bring Emelen up in conversation if the opportunity arises ;)
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I'm not familiar with Emelen. Is this an old or new character for you?
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Pretty new-- newer than Aetheas, actually. I haven't RP'd with him yet. He's a character in Salem's story. Member of Sector Seven, sort of a secret agent, somewhat snarky eccentric independent free-thinker, at least as far as Andalites are concerned. He's Aetheas's older brother, and I have inadvertently made them sort of a rehash of Elfangor and Ax, relationship-wise.
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Oh joy. This ought to be good. :)
I don't think my next Andalite is going to be sector seven, but I'm trying to make him kind of the emotional opposite of Claxter. Maybe even have his Prince be Claxter's old Prince. That would be cool.
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I wasn't sure if Claxter would wait until he's actually called for his pilot lesson, or if he's supposed to show up on his own.
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I figured it'd be a scheduled duty, and one that's been in the works for a while. We can put it off though, if you desire. No rush. There should be plenty of time later.
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I guess I'll have him hurry along to it after he talks to Joanne. He is on shift, after all.
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I was originally going to delete the beeping sound for Keshin's benefit and have him notice it later....
....but no. This is just too ridiculously awkward a situation to pass up. XD
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Hiya, everyone. I'm resurfacing to catch up and post, hopefully after I get home from work tonight.
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I was originally going to delete the beeping sound for Keshin's benefit and have him notice it later....
....but no. This is just too ridiculously awkward a situation to pass up. XD
Haha. Yeah, it seems to be one of those weird moments-- a lot of what's going on is centered around Keshin at the moment and I, for one, find it awesome ;D
Hiya, everyone. I'm resurfacing to catch up and post, hopefully after I get home from work tonight.
*ninja glomp*
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welcome back. We haven't made it to the rendevous point yet, but it's been an interesting RP so far.
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I wonder if Terenia will get ticked off at Claxter trying to help Keshin.
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Oh, whoops. Just noticed Claxter needs Keshin's response along with everyone else. ;)
I'll get on that and the GESB post tonight if conscious. <3
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Consciousness does tend to be helpful for posting...
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Yeah we have been waiting on you, but I try not to be a nag.
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Seemed to be a lull in posting soooo....enter narration post number two for Iksilon (wherin we get to see just how monumentally fk'd up he really is). >_> Kelly, Mar, I must ask, what do you two think of my dear, sweet, little Iksilon? >:D
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Depraved bisexual, huh? Oh joy.
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Don't know that he'd really qualify as bisexual...he's really sort of asexual, but I suppose if you come right down to it, he could perform sexual acts with either gender and achieve the same results. I'm not saying he'd enjoy those results all that much, but both genders are certainly on equal ground for him. Quite frankly, if he engages in any sort of actually sexual act, it's because he's after some other goal.
He gets off on sadism and power more than anything. Not that he'd actually perform sexual acts in such a manner, he's just...got some wires crossed. He gets a sort of sexual-like thrill from merely dominating, subjugating, and causing pain, even though there's really nothing physically or even mentally sexual involved in any of those acts for him.
In the case of Kyran, he was using the threat of male sexuality on the War Prince as a method of domination, subjugation and administering pain (albeit psychological). That's not to say he would not have forced Kyran into some sort of sexual act, but his purpose in doing so would've been to heighten Kyran's pain and humiliation, not to achieve sexual gratification. Although, and perhaps ironically, forcing Kyran into a sexual act would have given Iksilon a sex-like gratification...jus t not because of the sex. XD
I didn't really realize how hard that is to explain clearly. I apologize if this is impossible to interpret. >_>
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Ok, I see. You're making an interesting villain, to be sure.
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Glad you think so...he's starting to run away on me though, as my character are wont to do. >_>
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~I admit---- we are impressed. The Paladin's dark side deserves as much special mention as his Light. Which I suppose makes sense, given the balances. Those with something to hide often inherit the largest Shadows. The intimacy is placed well, for the sort of man Ipsilon is claimed to be.
Kelly: Dude's awesome! XD And because my wires are crossed in the wrong places---he ends up as a weirdly sexy Andalite. <.<;; *Fail*
Then again to a certain extent if you want to make a situation like this both compelling and horrifying, you have to create this weird-ass space between the victim and the victimizer. It's not pretty, and it's even more unsettling to write--- but still. And also, Mar mentioned earlier (And I agree)--- we're flattered that you'd ask for our opinion. ;)
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I have this sense that Andalites wouldn't have bathrooms-as-such, but then again there is such a thing as an Andalite toilet. o.O; Maybe there is a bathroom. Let me know what I should do there, Luke.
...."Do Andalites have rooms to take a dump in?" Most awkward question ever. XD
EDIT: Fixed based on Chad's suggestion. Ossanlin can change it as Word of God on bathrooms. ;)
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I would assume they'd have rooms, and not just take dumps on the done grass. A toilet is probably just a hole in the floor, though.
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Chad does Ike wanna scan the cube or use it? Figure it might add something to the bar
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He was just thinking about taking it to his ship to scan it, and see what he could do with it. I don't know if Humans could be able to replicate the technology, but that's likely not the kind of thing Elfangor wanted to happen.
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Luke, that post was... dark. And impressive. Ohh, this is going to be interesting when everything comes to a head...
Honestly, considering the Andalite method of ingestion (that is, I've never pictured actual grass running up the legs- rather the nutrients are absorbed directly into the bloodstream at the hooves; the wording in all the books seems to support this), I doubt the Andalites are capable of producing solid waste at all.
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True
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Ax ate a snail once. I'm not really sure if they're just taking nutrients, or injesting crushed grass, or not. I have to imagine any organism produces waste at some point, and is expelled in some way.
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If you read that part again, it's implied that he simply crushes the snails and absorbs the protein, which then keeps him awake. It doesn't read as though he ingested a whole snail.
And yeah, the Andalites must produce waste-- for one thing, they have a toilet. For another, they're organic creatures :P Thing is, I'm having trouble picturing what form that would take. Liquid waste exclusively is possible, I suppose, but I don't know how likely. In any case, it needs to be something that would be expelled in such a way that the Andalites aren't just going to step on it again and ingest it.
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I just had a thought. What if all Andalite waste is processed and expelled as gas? And an Andalite toilet is just a well-ventilated private room? :P
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That would be funny. Just a small room with vents, and maybe air fresheners. Then one day someone walks in and sees a puddle of urine or a pile of turds.
Actually there was an episode where they found a toilet with green stuff. It's not just gas. I always thought it would be funny if Tobias said he recognized it, as well as Ax.
They expel semi solid or solid matter.
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I hope Este is still around, because now is time for you to shine.
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On the bathroom, I hadn't really thought about how the actual elimination would be accomplished, but I've been referring to "toiletries units" for a while...that would be like a bathroom. The place where body cleansing and elimination takes place. So I was thinking there would be a toiletries unit in each quarters (except perhaps the aristh and Warrior quarters which would each likely have communal units).
As for Este, I will send her a PM and see if she's still hanging around and not busy. I certainly hope she is. There wasn't much for Norry to do until now. Just a quick FYI, Chad, Norry's currently standing at the helm piloting the ship and performing several diagnostic checks to verify ship health. Also, Norry's rank is Prince Commander. But I'll send her a PM to see what's up. ^^
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So do I re-eliminate the bathroom or what? This is a crucially important issue for our constituents! XD *Snickers*
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You're in one of the Lead Officer cabins...there would be a toiletries unit, and probably a "luxury" one at that. Meaning big. At least big for a space-ship. I suppose in those cabins, it would be partitioned off. So no need for elimination. Hurr hurr.
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*stumbling into saloon, collapsing at the bar, weakling croaking "water" to the barkeep, as roadside dust billows off our jacket and boots*
We're here, catching up; sorry for the life-centric absences!
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Welcome back!
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Thanks! We've posted the initial training phase for flying the ship; we implied but didn't state outright the completion of the absolutely rudimentary part of things. If that's a little too much Yeerking of the situation, let us know, and we'll adjust the continuity of our post accordingly. We just figure that Claxter's the kind of guy who would pick this stuff up really fast, and probably wouldn't want to dwell too long on basic details which are probably roughly the same from console to console and vessel to vessel; that'd be like explaining to a computer programmer how a new browser works, and taking the time to point out that X in the corner means 'exit.'
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I couldn't remember if Salem had actually heard anything about the deal between Corliss and Keshin ending or going bad-- I'm not sure when it happened. I'm like 90% sure that'd be news to Salem, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Este's here ^_^
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Yeeeesh. :kitty: *Much purring involved here*
Anyway...<3
It's actually possible that the deal went south simply because Corliss is dead. XD And, well, so is much of the rebellion. The situation under which Corliss could provide Keshin with medicine for exclusive rights...pretty much no longer exists in Rogue Element.
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Keshin seems to have a weird relationship with the rebellion. Sometimes he's friendly, sometimes he's killing them.
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Okay, I finally caught up in here. No energy to post tonight, but I'll get on that soon. Sorry about the delay.
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Yeah, pretty much Chad. XD
It sources from the fact that Keshin/Joanne are a for-hire bounty hunter, actually. They kill, capture, or steal whatever or whoever someone pays them to. This results in a situation where both the Rebellion and the Empire have, at various points, paid them to attack someone from the other. Since Keshin is completely indiscriminate in who they work for, well....there you go.
To make the whole thing even weirder, Keshin has been hired to kill Myitt specifically so many times, and has been hired by Myitt to kill people so many times.....that they've developed this bizarre frenemy relationship. It's fun. XD
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Why in the world did I immediately fall back into using past tense when I started posting for Salem? There is no way past tense is that deeply associated with the character in my mind, is there?
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Maybe. Is that the tense you take in Salem's Story? I've seen the title, but don't actually read it.
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Yeah, Salem's Story is written in past tense, and his posts almost always have been as well, but I'm trying to switch my RPing to be present tense lately. It's just weird to me that I've been so good about present tense until I was posting exclusively for Salem.
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Maybe it's just a part of the narrative voice you associate instinctively with him; if it is, there's nothing wrong with that, and it can help put the readers in the mindset of Salem being a unique entity from the rest who use present tense.
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Maybe it's just a part of the narrative voice you associate instinctively with him; if it is, there's nothing wrong with that, and it can help put the readers in the mindset of Salem being a unique entity from the rest who use present tense.
I think that's what it must be-- I just, on some level, instinctually associate Salem with past tense. Either that, or I know him well enough as a character that I just tend to write his posts without needing too much thought, and I'm still at the point where writing present tense requires me to consciously make sure I'm doing so. When I write Aetheas's posts, I'm still not always sure right away what his reaction to any situation would be, since I'm still getting to know him, so I take a bit more time on his posts, and during that time, I tend to notice if I've missed a verb tense or two.
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Okay, I'm not entirely sure who's still in the room with Illim and Terenia. If Myitt is there, Aetheas should definitely react, so if she is, I think he probably doesn't see her for now.
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I don't think she's in the room. I could be wrong, though.
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I wonder if I should wait until after keshin and Salem's conversation is done before Claxter talks to her.
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It's just Illim and Terenia. Myitt is with Keslin in the hallway somewhere.
...I know I suck...I keep saying I'm gonna post. Bear with me guys. It's been a long week.
EDIT: Okay, I threw a post up. Sorry it isn't my best writing...I'm fighting a migraine.
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Sorry for the delays folks--- we've been swamped with law school preparation and won't be able to post until we have a free moment. Love you all! <3
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Sorry for the delays folks--- we've been swamped with law school preparation and won't be able to post until we have a free moment. Love you all! <3
Love you, Kells ^_^ Life happens. No worries.
Her eyes snap to Aetheas, and they narrow slightly. "Please don't tell me you're that ****'s little sidekick," she says, gesturing in the direction Claxter went. "One is more than enough on this dapsen ship." Frustrated, she sits back on the 'bed', frowning.
Aetheas withers like a wilted flower, having been unprepared for Terenia's anger. Silent and numb, he stumbles back down the corridor and into the bathroom, where he weeps like a little girl.
Or, alternately:
When Terenia speaks, Aetheas stares, aghast. He looks to Illim, confused, and says, <I am not familiar with the type of thing I am seeing.>
[spoiler](http://i.qkme.me/3om9u3.jpg)[/spoiler]
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If Claxter is one of the people who has authority here, we'll be dead within a week."
And He's going to be flying the ship too! Isn't that great?
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hahaha, poor Claxter. He just can't cut a break. XD
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Well that's about the reaction I'd expect Terenia upon hearing it. Genuine interest and being impressed would be surprising.
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Hello? Anyone there?
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Chad, you should correct your post. Keshin actually just ran down the hallway and into the Andalite potty room. :p
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still here, chad. just waiting.
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Chad, you should correct your post. Keshin actually just ran down the hallway and into the Andalite potty room. :p
Ok, edited. He just waits until she's out before talking.
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In Claxter's defense, this is actually a security risk. He has more motivation to get involved in this than just personal drive to help.
Everyone around Claxter is just too cynical. He wants to help, and different people are like "Why?". Of course part of this would be when he was at the bar, he spent time saving people. That's like his calling now.
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In part it's because Claxter behaves as an idealist surrounded by pirates, thieves, bounty hunters, and terrorists. In his defense, he's finally onboard a ship where this behavior makes vaguely more sense and Keshin dicking around with Salem actually IS a security risk. ;)
But yeah, the majority population of the Bar and Rogue Element are those who do not trust anyone but their own kin. They're not so much "too cynical" as "understandably cynical." Examples: Keshin has alternatively worked for and tried to kill members of the Rebellion, all depending upon who was paying them and for what. Efaen has attempted to genocidally off everyone in the entire Rebellion, although she doesn't remember this. In another case, half of the current Rebellion members are actually from another Rebellion that split from or was never a part of the main branch.
Yeerks....have it rough. And Keshin's still pretty racist. X)
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Hmm. I have just run into a problem. XD
Joanne, being the "muscle" of every operation she's been in and certainly not the beauty or the brains....would know something about how to get better arm strength. Trouble is that I, as the player, don't know what Joanne would logically know. Uh oh. XD That's happened to me more than once, actually.
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It doesn't have to be anything too fancy. It's not like Claxter would have access to the kind of weight lifting machines you find at a gym.
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*suddenly has a ridiculous image of an Andalite trying to do push-ups*
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Yeah, but....all I do is run. I literally don't have the vaguest idea, and anything I do know about involves Andalite pull-ups. <.<;;;
*Hurpdurp* :B
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Chest press, lateral pull, pull ups, ect. It should take more than a google search. I guess I can look some things up for you to say, but it really shouldn't be too complicated.
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/arms/exercises/best-arm-moves/ (http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/arms/exercises/best-arm-moves/)
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20681364,00.html (http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20681364,00.html)
Just find something that would be doable for an Andalite.
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Considering another advancement in time. I don't like doing that as I feel it mars the organics and continuity of an RP, but seeing as things have sort of petered out...I'm thinking of moving things later in the day, up to just a bit before the Rebel rendezvous...any thoughts/opinions on that idea?
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I honestly don't know.
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Honestly, I'm all for the time jump, and was actually on the verge of suggesting it. RPs tend to be more interesting when you're at the... more interesting parts. Conflict is interesting.
The GESB tends to work because the characters are misaligned enough, and the structure is open enough, that conflict can occur at any time. In an RP like Rogue Element, I feel it should be almost policy to time jump occasionally. Let's face it, right now, there is no real chance for conflict- we have a bunch of friendlies (mostly) together in a closed environment, with nothing external driving the plot. It's been nice having the time for the character development and the discussions, but we were always going to have to jump again at some point.
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You're right. this is a plot driven RP, not character driven, so the plot has to move regardless. Besides I'm looking forward to my paranoid Yeerk. He won't be happy about a group of Andalites "rescuing" his friends, and his friends leading them straight to the rendezvous point. Roll the Star Wars clip. You know the one.
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Alright...I'll start to work on it. I hope some of our faithfuls come back...Jessi, Tara, Este, Marie...hope you guys are still up for Rogue Element.
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Mod Time-Power GO!
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Sorry to do this, guys, but it has been a long time in coming, I'm sure. Work has been crazy-busy. For instance, this last week was a 72-hour, 7-day work week. I'm currently working on leaving my job and jumpstarting my business. I just can't give this RP the attention it deserves. I'm sorry for anything this wrecks, but I need to bow out, at least for now. Feel free to Yeerk any of my characters, or even eliminate them if needed. I entirely trust Jessi and Tara with my characters--and of course you, Luke, as you're the GM.
Sorry again. I'll try to get back to RAF once life settles a bit. <3 you guys! Don't want to spoil your fun just because I'm busy!
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You will be missed. Good luck with the business.
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I'd like to ask if there is anything like a scar or something on the rebels that would indicate that they aren't Andalites in morph. Just for future reference when my character brings up his suspicions.
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Guys, we hate to step out of the party, but our heart and energy just aren't in this, right now. We've left Enorryma's situation up in the air, for the GM or anybody else to decide, if they want it.
Feel free to Yeerk her, NPC-ify her, stick her in a coma indefinitely, or kill her off outright. The current situation is ambiguous enough to allow for any of these, and either way, we've left her destabilized enough that if she does survive, it wouldn't be unreasonable for somebody else to replace her as TO.
Norry has had as long personal history of coming out lucky, of outliving the people beside whom she worked, flew, and fought. She's not young any longer, and maybe fortune's wheel has finally come around fully to swing in the other direction. Maybe it's time for somebody else to inherit her lifetime's worth of good luck, while she pays up on old debts. She's superstitious, and that's certainly how she would see it- to be crippled, comatose, or killed by something as 'undignified' as a stroke or aneurysm, instead of being blasted out of the sky, the way she rightfully could have been, hundreds of times in the past.
If somebody wants her to survive and recover, she'll always continue to doubt her health and body integrity, and others will always doubt her infallibility, even if they try not to show her that doubt. She'll avoid eyes-contact, hauteur replaced by a haunted look. She will dream constantly of those she lost and outlived, the shots she could have taken but didn't, countless other failures minute and massive. She will up her stim dosage just to avoid sleeping, avoid dreaming, and the dreams will follow her into her waking life, bringing with them the voices of every wingman, or superior, or subordinate she ever felt she failed. She'll be a walking liability who happens to be just competent enough to be dangerous, and old superstitions and prejudices will come back to the surface as she descends deeper and deeper into her hallucinatory version of the past.
We feel this is adequate material for a hazardous NPC, if the game needs one at any point. There's no reason she can't be put into coma cold storage indefinitely, until such an NPC is needed. There's also no reason she can't be killed off at the first opportunity. We leave it in your hands, folks. Sorry to vanish on you; good game.
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Uh oh. What's going to happen to Norry? :( I was hoping Claxter could interact more with her, as you controlled her, but it's your decision to make.
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See post above; looks like you hit send right about when we did.
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Yeah I posted after seeing the IC post, and before the OoC one.
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I wish I could do or say something to keep you interested, Este. Perhaps you've merely seen what I refuse to, or perhaps there's something in your personal life that requires the full measure of your attention. Whatever the case, I'm really disappointed to see you and Norry go, and I cannot overstate that fact. Whatever's going on, I hope things work out for you.
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I can't move the story-line forward any further without rebel interaction, and I've not seen hide nor hair of Tara or Jessi in Rogue Element for weeks (or months...depending). Everyone seems to be leaving. I'm not sure what to do. I really don't want to see the RP end before it even starts...does anyone have any suggestions? I'm really stubborn...I don't want to let this go.
I suppose I could open a new thread that takes place further into the future of Rogue Element. Everyone could bring in their new Rebel characters without all the intro. It might not be organic, but...damn I don't want to let this thread go.
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I don't want this thread to die either. Man. I guess I could do this farther along, with my character already aboard the ship. He was going to insist that he bring his bugfighter along. I don't know what Oss' response to that would be.
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I'm seriously depressed now.
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I am really sorry. We two seem to be the most active. I don't suppose you want to just do something between us, and whoever else has time?
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We see no reason the thread can't continue with Ossanlin, Claxter, and the characters who are still around. We see no reason why other RAFians cannot be contacted with invitations to participate.
Alternatively:
Box the RP. Put it on a shelf, philosophically, and just leave the thread standing, functionally. There have been a time or two in the past when very old RAF RPGs were revived by new visitors, or by former participants having a bout of nostalgia. It's not common, and yeah, this kind of decline does typically signal the death of a game, but that doesn't mean that nothing about the game is recyclable. It's a narrative left standing with the doors open, waiting for new blood to show up.
For us, coupled with the general intensity of offline life, we're just heavily fatigued with this particular story universe right now. We love Animorphs, but our literary tastes are pulling more toward urban fantasy-horror, metafiction, and the stuff which leads up to impending NaNoWriMo. Space opera stuff has been trying its hardest to take a break from our attention, and we're finally letting it succeed at that, because it feels kinda' yucky to leave a good game waiting on us, even in a minor capacity.
The only real flaw in this game is that the participants, arguably collectively the most mature / prolific / dedicated RP'ers on RAF, are also some of RAF's oldest and most offline-life-entrenched members, with the least time, energy, and attention to invest in a game. The hardest bit of it is when the game starts to feel less like a leisure activity, and more like another obligation which one strives to uphold responsibly, for the sake of the other players. It gets forced and, as you say, becomes less organic. We don't know about anybody else, but we prefer to offer a game the most graceful death... or coma, as the case may be... possible. Leave the doors open for a potential-someday infusion of life, but turn off the conveyor belts that lead to the doors. Rest. Turn to other things, other stories, for awhile.
Anything affiliated with the GESB is inevitably a little bit immortal. The thorns might grow up around her, but Sleeping Beauty won't get any older or uglier while she waits for the cavalry to show up. There is nothing dishonourable about To Be Continued, or Until We Meet Again.
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You may be right. Thanks for that. There is a line between a hobby and a chore. If the hobby becomes a chore, the person starts finding other hobbies.
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That's very true, Chad. And thank you for the suggestions, Este. RP is supposed to be fun, that's the point, and if people feel it's an obligation, it won't really fulfill its purpose.
There may be possibilities for a lower character-count RP, or even a one-on-one, Chad. I won't write that off.
What I will say is that this RP is sort of like a child to me...really the first RP I've tried to run on RAF. To see it...coma...would likely turn me away from RAF. Most other things I'm involved in on RAF do feel a bit like a chore, it's why I bowed out of the GESB. I do love RAF, but...if there's nothing to do...there's really no reason to visit. And it pains me to say that, because I do love RAF and those I've gotten to know through the forums and of course those who I've reconnected with through the forums.
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I'd really hate to see you leave RAF, though if RPs are the only reason for coming, and the one you're most into is dying, I can understand the temptation. Roleplaying and the occasional look at the Classic forum is the biggest reason I hang around too. I have really enjoyed the GESB crew, and I feel like Claxter may be the most developed character I've ever had.
I RPed on another forum, but it was more about fighting than actually fleshing out a character. Claxter is connected to Ossanlin more than anything, but even beyond the RP I just like you as a person Luke. I made a circle of friends, and want to hang out with everyone indefinitely.
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Wow. That means a lot to me, Chad. Thank you. :) I guess if this RP does go into a 'coma', we can see who might be interested in a 'down-the-road' version of Rogue Element with our current and rebel characters involved. I had a lot of big plans for the future of this RP, and I'd love to play out the building phase, but I suppose we could still do that. Perhaps after the rebel integration, but during the service-base construction. That might work well.
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I look forward to it.
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You guys make this sound so final. These RPs are what drew me into RAF, and I hate to see them die. The GESB is a huge part of who I am and why I love this forum, and I consider those of you I've RP'd with to be some of my closest friends, regardless of whether or not we've actually met in person. Luke, losing you on RAF would be like losing a portion of my own heart.
What I'm saying is, if you leave, I will hunt you down and punch you, you punk. I would miss you far too much.
I wholeheartedly agree with Este-- this particular RP is in need of a 'coma,' I think, at least until such time as life allows some of our players to return. When they do, I think we should be open to suggestions on how to keep everyone involved here (my personal suggestion involves essentially jumping from one action sequence to the next, with downtime only at the ends of said sequences-- essentially sacrificing fluidity and realistic character growth for the sake of gameplay, which is a thing I've had to deal with a lot in game design, but honestly, that's another discussion).
Anyway, I do have a suggestion. Luke, Chad, Kelly, I know you all still want to roleplay. There's that itch that we can't quite scratch any other way, with anyone else. So I've a proposition. Why don't the four of us start a new RP? One to fill the time until the GESB and Rogue Element are ready to (something something the logical end of Este's Sleeping Beauty analogy).
Anyway, until then, I say we pick out something to do to keep ourselves entertained, and together (I love you guys), and to keep our roleplaying chops in shape *flexes chops, whatever those are* I'll open a discussion at (clicky here!) (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=9974.new#new). Este, if you want in, and if you have suggestions for something that'd keep you RPing with us, I'm interested. Likewise, Jessi, Tara, Marie, whenever you guys check in.
Not an end. Just a change in direction. Stumbling block.
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Okay. First of all, coma or not, I posted, because I'm long overdue for a post and not posting has been making me feel progressively guilty with each passing day.
I think Este hit the nail on the head above, but just from my standpoint, I'm having a hard time staying involved in this rp, and it has absolutely nothing to do with you, Luke. It's a great story, with a great rp'er in charge of it. You're one of my absolute favorite people I've ever rp'ed with, and I've been rping for over 15 years.
That said, I am extremely busy, and a plot-driven rp is honestly just too much for me. I don't have the energy for it right now, though I sincerely hope to in the future. I like this concept, and I would like to see it played out further, but now isn't the greatest time.
The GESB will always be a home for me, and I will continue to post in there. Since it isn't a plot-driven rp I feel better (re: less guilty) about ducking out for weeks/months at a time and then returning. With this rp I feel like each day I don't post I am sincerely letting someone down, and that does make it become more of a job and less fun.
If my schedule opens up in the future -- and I am hopefully on a path that will allow it to do so -- I would love to return to this rp.
Of course, if people keep posting in the IC thread, I will continue to post as well. XD I might just be a bit slow.
And Luke -- don't leave. And please don't think of this as a failure. It isn't, by any means. It's been a ton of fun, and I look forward to interacting with the characters of this rp, either in this storyline or elsewhere. Maybe some of them can show up at the bar. :) Everyone needs a drink, eh?
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*Frowns* I would be sad to see it go. We came back to this place, in many ways, to support Ossanlin and Aluminator. We came back to Rogue Element for the same reasons, but without the rebels Keshin's staying power is lost.
If there is anything we can do, to support all of you, we will. We do not forget our debts, nor our friends.
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Hmm. If the game's still on, than I'm wondering if Norry's quarters are anywhere near where Keshin was sleeping. If Keshin sees Norry pass out, it's a great excuse to get Joanne and Kess involved with the main party.
*Glomps all* <3
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Sounds like a good idea.
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Yay Kel!
Sorry if I was unclear, Chad...you don't have to change anything about your post if you don't want to, but Eleric and his squadron are going to be deploying in Tail Fighters to run a patrol perimeter around the Tyrennian while she's sitting still. Claxter or Serid will likely be piloting the Mirage. Being that Marie has stepped out, Claxter will almost certainly do the flying.
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I figured Ossanlin would be in the Mirage and may do the flying instead of him. I didn't mean to imply that eleric would be in the Mirage.
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Ah. Okay, cool.
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Thanks so much, Jessi, for making this situation plausible and doable without Tara having to be present. I appreciate it a lot! *hugs*
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No problem, Luke.
I'm still going to be a little flaky, unfortunately. I apologize in advance for that, but the business Marie and I own is gaining some serious traction, so it's going to require a lot of my free time. I promise to do my best in maintaining a steady posting rate.
That said, I'm leaving town for the weekend and won't be back until Sunday afternoon. I'll be out of town next weekend as well. Both are camping trips, so I won't have any access to technology.
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Jessi, thanks for what you posted the other day. That's how I feel too, Luke. I hope y'all are able to continue this RP or create a new one while I'm checked out. I just don't want to hold you guys up, because that doesn't make much fun for anyone. I love RAF, and I hope soon I'll be able to return and give it the attention it deserves. In the meantime, stay strong, friends! :)
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Actually Claxter can morph some clothing. I just forgot to type that out for some reason. I think at the bar when I originally had him morph Human, and he was able to morph some covering just so we didn't have to do the whole nudity thing. He's an estreen of clothes morphing.
I don't know how I'd have him react to Dom wanting to "partake in Human vices". I figured if Dom complemented his morph, he'd say thanks. Since he's not attracted to Humans of either gender, I can't imagine he'd be uncomfortable with a male Human saying his morph looked hot. The idea of sex for pleasure would be foreign, since he's anything but a naughty boy.
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Ah, I'll edit so that Ossanlin is the only naked one. :P
Yeah, Dom has no qualms with the idea of proposing such activities. I doubt Claxter would catch on, though, since Dom is a fan of innuendo, which seems to be somewhat lost on Andalites. Claxter might not realize what Dom was up to until he tried to make an actual physical move. Awkwardddd, lol.
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Yeah, I don't think Dom would be like "Let's have sex". If you feel like having Dom try something, I won't be uncomfortable about it.
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Haha, well Dom isn't around at the moment. It might be something that happens down the road, though it's much more likely if they ever encounter one another in the bar. In this timeline he's grieving the loss of his partner and his Yeerk. He's not in the best mood right now, alas. Sex might be a bit much even for him. XD
And no, "Let's have sex" usually doesn't happen until he's had at least a couple of drinks, lol. Or unless he's particularly desperate. Or in front of someone who is particularly naked. Or...
Okay, yeah. Dom doesn't have many qualms.
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It's too bad he didn't interact much with...Simon I think it was. My friendly imperial's gay host. Yeah he has a husband, but it's a slightly open relationship.
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lol...Dom sounds like a lot of fun. ^^ I honestly don't know how Ossanlin would react to being propositioned. I mean, he's sort of with Aliciania, but I don't think Ossanlin would really see it the same way he sees his interactions with Alic. Honestly, I suppose if Dom got him to try liquor in a human body, that might give him the little extra "boost" he'd need to really "experience" the human condition, and all of it's facets. :p
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Dom is a lot of fun. He's probably one of my favorite characters to play. He's eccentric, European, flamboyant and very, very comfortable in his sexuality. He's addicted to alcohol and partying and men, and he was born the wealthy son of Croatian politicians, so he's never really been without.
And whether Ossanlin would be persuadable or not, I assure you, Dom has total confidence in his ability to convince any man to go to bed with him.
That presents an interesting situation. Ossanlin's human morph is a composite of Mike and Tara. Mike is very, very straight. So is this incarnation of Tara. But for Mike, being straight means being into women. For Tara that means being into men. How does that manifest itself in a frolis morph? Is the morph predispositioned towards heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality? Or in this case is it a choice, like choosing the gender of the frolis? Or is the physical reaction of the human morph still completely tied up with the morpher's preferences? If a straight Andalite morphs a gay man is he attracted to male or female humans? Or none, because the concept of being attracted to a human is too weird and alien?
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I've never really thought about all that. Experimentation would surely be the fastest way to find out.
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I haven't thought about it either actually. We don't really know whether homosexuality has genetic factors or not. I would say that there are some, just because of my complete lack of sexual attraction to the female physical form. I suppose I was thinking that a morph wouldn't come with any predispositions of its own, and that the "sexuality" of the person who's morphed a different sentient race would be utterly fluid. But idk. Even if there are genetic factors that would come with the morph, in this case, I still think that Ossanlin's human sexuality would be fluid anyway. The mechanics are likely so different that an Andalite wouldn't consider it to be the same sort of act anyway.
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Sorry for the delay, guys. It'll be at least another day, and I'll probably make the post tomorrow at law school. I've been a little distracted, but I am coming back. We're not leaving our buddies behind. :}
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Okay, Rogue Element post made. <3
Let me know if it's logically consistent. We know that Estelore's character passed out on the bridge, and was unconscious when the medics were called by the other bridge officers. That means that Keshin and Joanne could only see her if she were being carried past to the medical wards by the ship's medics.
And the only way they'll be able to get into the action is if they use some kind of communication to tell the rest of the ship about what happened. Make sense? :} I can fix it if you need me to, Luke.
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Alright, guys, I've finally posted here. Sorry for my lack of doing anything. I've been feeling like crap pretty consistently for the last few weeks. Still do, and I'm going to blame that for the brevity and lack of coherence of my post. Anyway, let's RP on, here.
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Back from my camping trip!
I'll try to get a post up sometime soon.
Hope you feel better, Scott!
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WB, Jessi, and I know a little about how you feel, Scott. Whether it's the same sort of "crap" feeling or not, I can sympathize. My crappy feeling is more emotional/psychological than physical, but it destroys what little motivation I do have. So, yeah...I hope you get to feeling better too. :)
I think that's consistent, Kel. But I'm trying to avoid Ossanlin hearing about it until he's returned...I know, I'm Godding a little bit with this, but I think it's imperative that we get through this meeting so we can inject a bit of new life into the thread with our rebel characters. Perhaps I'll merely not have Ossanlin receive the transmission...some thing about priority communication or something. But...such actions taken by Keshin, when later discovered by Ossanlin, will definitely count toward him trusting Keshin more.
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Yeah, but this definitely creates a problem. XD
Since Keshin wouldn't be summoned to be part of the rebel meeting mission, what the heck are they going to do while everyone else is involved in plot? X3 Should we just, uhm....wait and watch the thread?
I'm sorry about your motivation. V__V Sometimes we get pretty tired from life ourselves. I think the key is to keep on going, if only a little at a time. :}
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Mine's a lot emotional, which feeds my physical crappy-feeling (I sleep less, eat worse and don't exercise) which feeds the emotional negative more. It's a little feedback loop of terribleness.
Kells, for what it's worth, I'm thinking Aetheas is stuck on the Tyrennian as well, should we decide he and Keshin need a chance meeting.
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Sorry to hear that, Scott. Sounds a lot like my own current existence. *hugs* Too bad we don't live closer, then we could hang out and be depressed together. :hug:
Thanks, Kells. :) I think about how much I hate my job every day, but then I think about how much worse my life could be and it helps. I don't hate my life, I just hate my job. There's just so much BS involved. Crap that shouldn't happen, but does anyway. Going to the ER Saturday-before-last didn't help my mood at all either...mostly because of the costs involved.
There will still be action on the Tyrennian...albeit not the most dramatic action, but you guys aren't going to be bound from posting or anything. I've tried to figure out a way/reason for Kess to be included, but I can't see Ossanlin allowing it, and I can't see the rebels vouching for it since their relationship with Kess is somewhat...charged. ..and more than a little polarized. I'm trying to think up a mini-crisis that the Tyrennian can experience...
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I wonder what Ossanlin would think, regarding Keshin and Salem's discussion, of Claxter giving Keshin the chance do the right thing instead of just taking the communicator informing him of it.
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Seeing that he doesn't trust Kess...really at all. And she has an outside line of communication that's not controlled by him, he'd want it confiscated. How he would respond to Claxter's decision to allow Kess to keep it...I'll have to decide that if/when it comes to light, because I'm not sure. There would normally be some disciplinary action involved, but with people so short-handed, he could hardly do anything that would rob him of willing (and trusted) hands. Perhaps extra work-duties would be in order. Punishment + more work getting done aboard a short-handed ship. But, it hasn't come to light, and it might not depending upon how the RP progresses, so we don't have to worry about it just yet. :)
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Too bad we don't live closer, then we could hang out and be depressed together. :hug:
:hug: Sounds counterproductive, if our goal is to be depressed :P
We should be able to figure out something to keep those of us on the Tyrennian busy. Norry's episode ought to provide us with a bit of drama, at least. Hey, I know I should know, but who's command of the ship fall to in this case, since Ossanlin had deferred it to her while he was gone?
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I suppose it would be "counter-productive" at that. :P
It would default to the highest-ranked officer currently stationed on the bridge. If the ranks are the same, it goes by position. Normally I believe I said it would first default to the communications officer, but there's not one at the moment. I think it would probably be Prince Lieutenant Esarvit.
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Are we waiting on anyone before we continue the story? I hope you weren't waiting on my to have Claxter enter the ship first.
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I was waiting on a post from Jessi, but I suppose I could have Ossanlin enter the ship first.
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Argh, sorry guys. I'll try to get a post up tonight. It's been a crazy week. If you want to have Ossanlin and Claxter board the ship I can have Kes get held up sending out a comm message to the rest of the rebels and telling Myitt to stay put.
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I'm not sure claxter would board before Ossanlin, just because of the rank difference.
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Wow. I'm actually thrilled I'm not crucial for the story's progress right now. I've been too distracted to even take a crack at a post, even in Mafia really. I think my brain's recovering from law school residual awfulness. -__-;
I'm going to have to go back to studying tomorrow, but I should be able to get some posts in. Thanks for being awesome, guys. :)
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NP Kel. I'm still trying to think of a good way to get Kess and Joanne more-actively involved. If you have any good plot ideas that would accomplish that goal, please share them with me!
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Well, I'd feel more involved if I wasn't completely ineffectual as a player. X) Having Ossanlin find out about what happened without intercepting Keshin's communication makes me feel a little....pointless? :P And depressingly, there's really no way for him to logically find out what they tried to do in order to increase their involvement in the story. The only player characters who do know probably wouldn't see a reason to bring it up.
The only thing I can think of doing is having them take Salem up on his offer while the others are gone, but I can't see them doing something that stupid this early on. So yeah, it might be a plot-related Catch-22.
I guess we'll see what we can figure out later. :)
EDIT: OH. Not Ossanlin. Never mind. xD
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Hmm...perhaps I have an answer...
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I have been guilty of quitting RPs simply because I don't know what to do with my character. Still, you can have them interact with people on the ship, and work on the nothlit objective.
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There we go...evidence to Ossanlin of Kes and Joanne's new-found heart-o-gold. ;)
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XD Not really. More like heart of really terrible off-brown bronze, but at least it's a mild upgrade from pig iron as of the GESB. :p
And at least it'll now be possible to enter the story more directly. :}
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So should I send a post up? There's not much for me to do in the ship, but if there are a few player characters still around I'll send Kess and Joanne on an unknowing mission to bother them. :p
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Sure. You could use QPC's, or have Kes and Joanne follow to medbay despite the restriction. Kes might be able to spin the emergency into some sort of excuse for violating said restriction, thus getting into the interaction with Aetheas and Varekil as well as possibly earning more kudos. ^^
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Sorry for my utter lack of posting, guys. Had my car stolen on Friday and didn't get it back until today. It's kind of destroyed my mood and motivation to do pretty much anything. I'll get a post up today or tomorrow.
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I'm glad you got it back. That must have been scary.
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Dang Scott...so glad I don't live in a city. Luckily you have it back though. :)
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I guess people haven't started coming back due to us being on the way to the rendezvous right now. :(
I am so ready to try out my paranoid controller character. Thinking it's a trap, and all that fun stuff.
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You just made Admiral Ackbar pop into my head.
Just sort of waiting on when Jessi can post, and I have no control over that. I would feel really bad about roleplaying this first rendezvous without at least one of the Rebellion's original players.
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Yeah, that wouldn't seem right. And yes, Akbar has been on my mind too. I think even a reasonably paranoid person would be suspicious of this idea, and Xevec is often too paranoid. I'm thinking of him having a flashback, like a door malfunctions in a tunnel when he's with a group, and he thinks they've finally conspired to kill him. So he goes into this panicked rant, and as soon as he's done the door opens.
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That sounds like so much fun. ;)
And yeah, I'm waiting for the others to get back before I send Kess and Joanne's next post too. I don't actually have to, mind you....But it feels weird, otherwise.
If they don't come back in the next two days, I'll just post. :P
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Sorry for my utter lack of posting, guys. Had my car stolen on Friday and didn't get it back until today. It's kind of destroyed my mood and motivation to do pretty much anything. I'll get a post up today or tomorrow.
^^Liar!
Anyway, post posty. It's been a crazy week. The medical aid isn't someone I know, right? NPC that I should have no issue with Yeerking?
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So here's my post. :P
Man, I always come on here like three days after I say I will. Oh well, at least we're keeping bits of this thing moving by some miracle. <3
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Okay...so...I'm thinking about doing something I wanted to avoid heavily...
skipping over the meeting/introduction for the rendezvous rebels
It's been three weeks since we last heard from Jessi. I'm not gonna bug her about it...but this RP HAS to move on...it's been stagnant for far too long in waiting. Chad, Scott, Shen...do you guys have any thoughts on the matter? It's pretty much become a four-person RP now.
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I really do want to continue the story, and I'd love to start using my character. I'm for doing what we need to do, though this is about as non ideal as it gets. I hope that someone is familiar enough with Efaen for us to keep using her in the RP.
Also if we're going to skip it, I need to know if Oss would have allowed Xevec to bring his bugfighter to the ship.
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Hmm, okay. I'd be willing to do it in order to keep the Roleplay moving. It's incredibly depressing, but if we want this to go on we have to. :/ Although as things stand I'm not sure if we can get this to work without the others---- it was constructed with the entire group in mind.
I'm familiar enough not with Efaen, but possibly with Estelore herself if not her character. I know how Asher thinks (Primary fronting persona) probably better than anyone except her fiancé. Law school means I'm definitely not on all the time, but I'd be willing to try and keep this going with you guys because I <3 you. I bet Mar does, too. ;}
~In my own way, I do remember you.
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Yeah, sorry for my lack of activity lately in here. Life's been hectic. Anyway, yeah, we may have to jump ahead to the point at which we're... already established with a base or something, I guess. If we're going to do that, though, I feel like we should at least outline the events in between so that I can plausibly develop Aetheas in that period, and possibly come up with a rebel or three.
Because yes, I love you guys, and want to continue roleplaying with you.
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Well, the timeline for the jump I was thinking of was just up to the point where the rendezvous rebels board the Tyrennian. I know our rebel characters would look to Tara and Jessi's characters a lot, but we should be able to get around that. We all know how to RP, and we all know where we can and can't fudge without sacrificing plausibility. I don't like fudging at all, but I see no other options. I really don't want to give up on this RP...maybe that's a bad thing, but I love to RP with you guys and with these characters and in this situation.
I don't particularly wanna skip through this whole period as there are some developments upcoming. I'm really sad that Este left, but I could twist Enorryma's exit into bearing at least some positive fruit. It's a bit of a spoiler...but I guess if we do decide to skip further than I want to (and believe me, this is a group decision, so if you guys want to skip that far forward, then I'll do it), I was actually planning on having Ossanlin heavily intensify Aetheas's training in preparation to fill the void left by Enorryma's loss.
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I don't really want to skip too far. I'm fine with just getting the rebels onto the ship and going from there.
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Yeah, let's go for a shorter time-jump for now. We really just need to play this one enough that it starts to feel like our own, I think. The Rebellion itself is Tara and Jessi's baby, but without them here to interpret it for us, we're going to have to get used to going with our take on it. Our comfort in writing the Rebellion will come through experience.
I was actually planning on having Ossanlin heavily intensify Aetheas's training in preparation to fill the void left by Enorryma's loss.
Oh, man, his ego does not need the boosting :XD: On the other hand, I don't think he knows what he's getting into
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Why don;t we just have our own Andalite rebellion as a kind of counter to Tara and Jessi? That might be cool. Ours will be the better rebellion, because we're Andalites. That automatically makes us better. We wouldn't have to step too far into their continuity and characters.
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Ahhh, guys, I'm so sorry. Why didn't you PM me!? I haven't even logged onto RAF in like, three weeks because I've been so busy and everything totally slipped my mind. Ugh, now I feel awful. I'm sorry, Luke. I didn't mean to vanish. Everything just sort of happened at once and RAF fell off my radar.
I'll do whatever you guys want as far as my involvement in the roleplay (including stepping aside), since I'm clearly utterly unreliable.
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(including stepping aside)
You're kidding, right? You know I'd much prefer to roleplay with you than without you ^_^ I'm just hoping life gets a little less chaotic for you at some point :hug: As always, Jessi, let me know if I can do anything ^_^
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Chad, that's sort of what we're getting into here. This little Andalite rebellion is sort of coming naturally. I think the biggest example (at least for me) of the RP's growth is Varekil. He started as a QPC, but he's doing a pretty good job of becoming a full on PC without my express intention. And indeed a full-on Andalite rebellion could and would work, but I don't want to exclude the rebel characters we've spent time on creating, not to mention Jessi (if she wants to stay on with us). I think I'll put some thought into what a true Andalite rebellion would look like and how it would happen...that could be a good Plan 'B' if I absolutely can't keep Rogue Element afloat.
Jessi, of course I'd rather have you stay with us. There's no way I'm going to exclude players. Perhaps...and I know this is a tough consideration for you, but I'm asking you to think about it...if something like this comes up again in the future, perhaps you'd be amenable to one of us "QPC"ing your characters in your absence? Nothing huge and no thought processes or monologues, but just sort of generalized actions to keep other character from being completely tied up...idk, up to you. I didn't PM you because I didn't want to be a bother. Life happens and things change, I don't want to endanger our friendship over a Roleplay.
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Well, feel free to poke me with a PM if I disappear. I'll let you know if I can't participate, but if I can and it's just slipped my mind...I need a reminder sometimes. This rp and the GESB are literally the only reasons I come to RAF these days, so when life gets busy the forum falls off my brain first.
Yes, of course you can QPC my characters if I'm unreachable. Honestly, I kind of look at all the rebels I'm using in this rp as complete AU versions of themselves. It's been a year since we started this rp and a lot has happened to them in the 'canon' timeline between Tara, Marie and myself that isn't expressed here. These are truly alternate versions of my rebels, so if they need to be utilized by you a bit, I don't mind. Of course, you'd have to ask Marie and Tara about their characters. They may mind a bit more than me.
Whether we skip or not doesn't matter to me; but if we aren't skipping let me quickly tell you the set-up I have in mind for the rendezvous point.
Farrah is on a Skimmer ship with one or two other people and all of the supplies that was salvageable (and any patients if there are any).
Any other rebellion members at the rendezvous will be in singles or pairs on a collection of Bug Fighter or Madra ships. Certainly nothing larger than that, as the rebellion never owned anything larger than a Skimmer (which comfortably fits maybe four humans, but in a squeeze can fit more)
I know who out of my characters will be present. I'm assuming any/all rebel characters you want to include will be present as well. You can decide if they're on a ship together, or on separate vessels, but essentially Farrah will have to contact all of the other ships and let them know that it's safe to approach.
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Welcome back Jessi.
Sorry Oss, I guess I had a dur moment. :p
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Well hey, bizarre AU Keshin and Joanne seem to almost be helping....which is damn out of character. XD But then again, considering the situation, a lot's happened to all the characters in this Roleplay. It makes sense for them to wait until the situation on the Tyrennian's more stable, and theirs is.
Which brings up a relatively important point. I know a lot of people here get confused when multiple versions of the same character exist at the same time (Unless the character inherently exists in that kind of timey-wimey insanity). Yet part of the reason the GESB worked properly is because we had characters in it that we knew like the back of our hands, that really didn't like each other. XD Or did. Since most of the important rebellion characters are inside the Tyrennian, it's become impossible to create the crazy dynamic that existed in the GESB....and the GESB is the easiest Roleplay to post in.
I don't think anyone on RAF actually wants to stop completely. A lot of us are old friends, and Roleplay veterans from way back. But we are all coming into our adult lives, with these chaotic schedules. We've all changed as people drastically since we started coming here. Hell I started going to law school, and I finally came into my own and became satisfied with who I am and the religion that I believe in. If it's impossible to close that gap, it's impossible---- and maybe that's a good thing. Life goes on.
But we won't know until we try. :) *Hugs all*
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If you guys want to use your characters in the GESB, go ahead. I originally asked for that not to happen, but that was back when I was posting in the GESB, which I'm not at the moment. It won't bother me. Just know that I won't personally be bringing Ossanlin back into the GESB, because it does confuse me. I tried it once. It just doesn't work for me personally.
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I'd rather keep Claxter's timeline fluid.
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Yay! I can bring Terenia back to GESB!
Not that I'm going to. Because I have an idea for another character over there. Not a rebel for once!!!!
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Not a rebel. Ohhh, intriguing.
So much activity! I love it ^_^ I'm catching up now, and trying to figure out at least one rebel character I can throw into this mess.
Luke, that Narthicyl backstory-- was that something that was already established that I missed somewhere, or did you come up with that on the fly?
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Ugh!
So I just wrote a ridiculously long post and RAF ate it.
....I'll try to rewrite it in a bit. Grrr.
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The board ate my post too. Luckily it wasn't terribly long. I guess the site was glitching out.
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Ouch Jessi and Chad...I've had that happen several times too. I always highlight my post and copy it before I push the post button just in case. >_<
Scott, I made it up, though Este deserves the credit for the idea of government-issue stim-tab use for Fighter Pilots. That's a part of Enorryma's backstory.
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I don't make a habit of it because it doesn't happen often, but it's quite annoying when it does. Something is bound to get lost the second time I try to write something.
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Luke, have I mentioned lately that you're awesome? ^_^
As for deleted posts-- I've found that if you're careful with the back button and your refreshes, you don't have to lose posts. Firefox saves my typed text, so when the forum stops working, I just stop touching that tab until it is working again. Once it is, I hit the back button once and my text is still there, which I can then submit. Problem is that if I try to go back and the forum's still broken, I lose what I've written.
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Awww...thanks Scott. *hugs* You're awesome too. ^^ I hope you get some time to continue Salem's Story! I miss reading it.
It's the same for me Chad. That's why I started doing the copy thing.
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Yeah, I do that to Scott. I was just a bit premature about it and lost everything.
I actually type my posts in Notepad first so I don't lose them. But I was a little too excited this time around and closed notepad before hitting post. *facepalm*
That'll teach me. I'll repost tomorrow. It was a bit of a tl;dr, but it's an important post and I don't want to skimp on it
Just to make sure I'm picturing things correcting, the following characters are on the Skimmer:
Farrah (and her Yeerk Isren)
Rythil (and Firin)
Xevec (and Derrel)
Nefitt (and Kevin)
The last guy is one of mine that Farrah would be likely to keep on hand.
Let me know if that's not right so I can modify my post accordingly.
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I had assumed that Rythil and Firin were on their own bug, but it literally does not matter. They can be on the Skimmer, it makes absolutely no difference to me one way or the other.
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The only reason I'm thinking Farrah may have kept Firin close by is for the perceived extra protection a Hork-Bajir body provides -- even if technically it's useless.
But for the sake of simplicity on my post, I'll assume Firin is on his own ship. It'll make it a little easier.
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Yeah, Xevec and Derrel. I don't think we ever decided which of your characters that Xevec escaped the empire with. They'll be worried mostly about Illim and Daniel, but also one of your characters too.
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Honestly, it could have been anyone. Xevec could have even escaped on his own and made it to the rendezvous point.
I'll get the post up sometime tomorrow, I promise. I just haven't had time to rewrite it yet, but tomorrow evening is free. :)
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I mean before this, when he met up with someone while escaping from Earth who took him to the base originally.
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I will leave it up to you, Jessi. You can include Firin and Rythil on the Skimmer if you want to. Or not. Like I said, it really doesn't matter. I can work it either way.
Have a bad headache atm...gonna try to go back to sleep. >_<
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Sorry I'm still delayed everywhere. I know it's not much of an excuse, but I'm in graduate school preparing for finals. We can only do so many things at once. v__v
*Hugs everybody* :}
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*hugs back* It's ok. Ike will wait patiently for Mar to continue to the lake. I know my characters normally like to get distracted in what other people are doing, but I want to move Ike along. Zaretil will have to take care of himself.
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Okay. I can at least get on that post in the GESB. :P *Hugs all* :}
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Happy late Thanksgiving everyone. :)
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Back atcha, Luke ^_^
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Claxter's not actually nude, but a tight T-Shirt and short shorts aren't typical attire around there.
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Oh, sorry Chad. I forgot you said he could morph clothing. I'll change it.
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I'm gonna be delayed on both here and the GESB for a long while. Law school exams are intense this year, and they're requiring my (almost) full attention. See what you guys can do without me, for the moment.
Since Ike is frozen without Mar's actions in the GESB, I'll post there to move things along.
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Thanks for telling us. Good luck with the exams.
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Good luck you two! ^^ Not much going on right now, but once we get our other rebel characters integrated, I'll probably be moving us along to some action where Kess and Joanne can really get into it! ^^
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That's more or less the post I've been waiting to post for a while. What do you think?
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It was good! I'm glad Nefitt isn't the only one that's all "WTF Andalites?" It would be kind of boring to write out me arguing with myself. XD I'm glad Keslin has someone else to address.
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I have to admit, that little bit of tense action gave me a slight rush. And it obviously prompted a posting spree from you guys too! ^^ It's nice to have some exciting interaction between characters again. It gives me hope for this RP. ^^
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Thanks. Yay for activity!
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I think Ossanlin was supposed to have a Hork-Bajir character on that ship too.
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On what ship?
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Didn't you have a hork-bajir character on the skimmer? Or was he elsewhere? I forget.
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Oh, he's in his own bug fighter. Jessi referenced him in her post about who was at the rendezvous point. (Firin and Rythil).
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Ok. I just remmebered there was supposed to be another guy, who wasn't in the conversation.
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Jessi? Are you there?
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Yeah, I'm here, sorry guys.
I haven't been spending much time on the computer the past few days. I'm getting lasik next week and it's required me to switch to my glasses instead of contacts for the time being. I haven't worn glasses in about 17 years and as a result have been having really, really terrible headaches. So if I'm slow between now and Christmas, that's likely why. The surgery is scheduled for Dec. 23rd and there's only a one day recovery period, so hopefully after that I'll be better. :)
Will do my best to continue posting in the meantime!
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I'm sorry to hear switching to glasses is giving you headaches. I hope your surgery goes well. I tried to get the surgery, but they said the part of my good eye they needed to work with is too thin. My left eye got scarred in a car accident, so they can't do anything about that.
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Actually Xevec was the one who asked if memory scans should be tricked. I really should indicate who is talking after every dialogue.
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yeah, that would help. :) I"ll edit, no worries
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Hey guys, just letting you know (in case you haven't seen), RAF Awards 2013 is up and running! Everyone on Rogue Element has been nominated in at least one category (and a few in several), and Rogue Element itself is up for Best Thread! ^^ Don't forget to vote! You've got two weeks to get 'er done! :)
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Awesome! I don't ever pay attention to RAF awards, but I remember I was nominated last time for most knowledgeable animorphs fan. I think that was it.
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And you were again this year, Chad. As well as Best Roleplay Writer. ^^ You, Jessi, Scott, and myself are all up for Best Roleplay Writer! :)
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I'm super proud people have good confidence in me as one of the best. I'd be proud to put a trophy in my siggy if I win. I have a GESB banner there. Maybe someone could make a RE banner. Or a combination.
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Huh. I'm surprised I got nominated for anything, as lame as I've been on RAF this year. XD Yay warm fuzzies!
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Because you're still cool, and we still love you!
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Because you're still cool, and we still love you!
Listen to the man, for he speaks the truth!
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If anyone decides to look at what happened to Claxter during his first battle, I'm not sure if I want to think of something horrific myself, or let you guys think of it. After all, each individual knows what kinds of things would be nightmare inducing to them. I kind of like it as a sort of noodle incident that isn't really detailed, but is described as highly traumatic.
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That is entirely up to you, Chad.
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I worry that a description won't be as trauma inducing for everyone as I intend, so I think I would rather it go mostly undetailed.
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That's fine.
One of the things about memory dumps is they take on huge amounts of data. Most of it won't be looked at immediately, or ever. But it gives Keslin something to pour over during his alone time. He'll watch things more slowly then. For the time being, they're only going to pay much attention to the more recent, crucial events that impact them. Even then it'll be in fast forward, because to watch things in real-time is pretty impossible. XD
Regardless, there's no reason to describe it. At some point one of my characters (probably Kesin) may become more aware of the incident, though.
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Honestly I do think more recent things, like his animosity against Terenia, is more prevalent. It's just a little interesting to think what people's reaction might be to see what more or less broke Claxter.
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Hey guys, I haven't forgotten about you!
I went out of town over the weekend and didn't have my computer. Tomorrow is my lasik surgery, so I probably won't be able to post until Tuesday, but I'll try my damndest to get a post up then.
Sorry for the delay!
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It's okay Jessi, thanks for letting us know. ^^ Good luck with the surgery!
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Our fingers are crossed, and our hopes are high, for a good surgery.
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Chad, that sounds like the opening to a surgeon musical number.
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Don't tell me you don't know where that line is from.
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It's not ringing a bell, actually...
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I'm kidding. I think it's a good, optimistic line, though. Then I can yank your chain, and make you think it's a movie quote or something.
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I'm back, guys! Surgery went well. I went in for my follow-up today and am already seeing at 20/15. I go back again in a week. :)
Gonna work on getting a post up now. It might take a little bit because I need to figure out which rebels are on the other ships. Thanks for your patience!
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Yay! good surgery is good! ^^ Also...my-my-my-my-my.....Dan Rerin....
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I'm glad I finally get to throw Dan into things. He's like Terenia, only more prone to hitting things! But that's just because he's repressing an awful lot. :3
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Oh joy of joys. ::)
You want him here, and you brought a version of him to the bar. I guess you consider him more of a character than "Terenia's unfortunate brother that she had to kill".
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Well, in Terenia's canon she only thought she killed him. In actuality she didn't...she just doesn't know that until he shows up several years later.
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Oh. Ok, I guess whoever thought that idea up figured she might actually do it, and decided to send someone less important.
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Terenia killed a very effective hologram of her brother. When you meet her in the bar, she doesn't know that yet. Dan is actually unaware of the fact that Terenia herself is alive until maybe a year and a half after when Claxter encountered her in the bar. As far as he's concerned, she ran away when she was ten and he was sixteen and he hasn't seen her since. He and Tammy were piped through The Sharing as a way to deal with the loss of their sister, and both of them think Terenia is dead until the bar for Tammy and the rebellion for Dan.
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So I have a question, Jessi...does this Terenia already know Dan's still alive?
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I'm not sure why they'd bother with a hologram instead of just some makeup. Surely they didn't need someone to look EXACTLY like Dan, since Terenia had been gone for a long time. Though maybe a hologram would have been simpler. This whole plot point seems complicated, but it's your storyline I guess.
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Terenia knows what her brother looks like. Remember, she thinks she killed him years ago, when their separation hadn't been as long. Also, when she left Earth he was 16, so he wouldn't physically change too much. Considering Terenia "killed" him from about a foot away from him, it would be pretty obvious if it wasn't him.
Yes, Luke, Terenia knows that Dan is alive. They lived together at the rebellion for about six months prior to the Andalite attack.
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Congrats on RP writer of 2013 Jessi. Back on top after being unseated for a year by me. Muahahha...*cough* Don't know why I'm laughing evilly, you're the one who won. :p
BUT, you now realize that you are obligated to continue RP'ing! >_>
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Thanks, Luke! I have no idea how I won anything at all!
Maybe next year we'll add a category for "RP Moderator of the Year" or "Storyline Creator of the Year" -- because you would so win that.
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I didn't win anything. :(
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Neither did I, Chad. Don't feel bad. I voted for you in a couple of categories. ^^
I'm glad you think so, Jessi. ^^ I was really gunning for thread of the year...but I figured RE didn't have that much of a chance with the majority of ppl on RAF not giving one hoot about RP. :(
Always next year I guess. ;)
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Luke, can I ask why you make multiple posts for different characters, instead of just putting everything in one post. The double and triple posts kind of bug me, because I've been taught that you shouldn't do that.
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I personally find it easier to separate between locations and events if they're in different posts. I believe I'll put them in the same posts if they're in the same event/location/conversation with each other. Otherwise I guess I can type the names of all of my characters and do a bunch of silly, unnecessary (in my opinion) formatting to get them in the same post if it's really getting to you that badly.
I tend to err toward being a people-pleaser. Probably means I wouldn't actually make a very good leader/manager. I try to make everyone happy, and no one can no matter how hard they try.
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I should probably just learn to stop being bugged about it. Not like you're getting infractions or anything from doing it.
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<3 *Huggles all*
Mom's situation's been worse. As in I can see the holes in her throat where her tendons are. That's the only excuse I really have for my long absence other than Christmas, but it's enough.
RA is awesome anyway. :}
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*hugs!* I'm really sorry to hear your mom is getting worse. I had my hopes up with my grandfather went to the hospital with lung cancer, but my mother decided to break it to me as soon as we left that he wasn't getting out. I'm sure you know already, but we all know what it's like to lose someone, and we're here for you.
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Kelly, absolutely don't worry about it. Just let us know if you need anything. Miss you.
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Yeah, Kels...seriously. Don't know how hard that must be. *hugs*
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Hey Kells, don't worry about being gone dear, I miss you lots. I keep thinking about you and your mom and your family. *hugs* I saw your facebook post about hospice and I wasn't sure if I should call you...I want to, though.
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Tara? O_O *blinkblink* I missed you!!! *hugs*
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Myitt's visiting! Yay!
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Alright, sorry for my nonexistence. Between yesterday and today, I'm finally all caught up in here again. Let's rock some Rogue Element!
Kells: as always, you have my endless hugs forever.
Tara: :waves:
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Welcome back Al.
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Gonna be a slow couple of days as I get back into the swing of work. This week in particular is super busy. Things should die down after Thursday, though
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ahhh I have so many characters! All interacting with one another!
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Yay! 'tis Fun!!!! ^^ Post coming in a few minutes.
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Sorry for the sub par uality of those posts, but I"m half asleep and passing out. :)
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Sub-par quality?! o.O
Dude, your bad writing probably beats the good writing of most people any day. I'm lucky to still be in the company of such experienced and well-worn veterans of Roleplaying. <3
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Lol, I think Shen's right.
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lol. thanks guys. :p I was literally falling asleep for several seconds between bouts of typing. Really felt like I was just throwing text up on the board...but I guess it worked. ^^
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Hiya Luke!!! *waves!!* I missed you, too. I've been...way to avoidant of RAF these days, work is kind of crazy.
Hey, I got a kitty!!! MEW MEW :D His name is Fievel and he is a fluffy tuxedo cat.
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Fievel? Ok, just be careful if you have to move to another country for some reason.
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XD Sooommmeeewheeerre ooouut therrrre....*Moon rises above*
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Someone's sayin' a praaayer....
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That we'll find one another...!
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Alright, Kells, sorry for my delay >.< Post is up.
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Okay, was waiting on a post from Jessi which I thought would be coming this weekend, but I thought wrong. Post coming.
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Just a small correction, Luke. Valerie is Iranian. :) Farrah is Indian.
Not super important in this context, but just an fyi.
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Okay, I'll make the change. I just went by the name Shirazi...sounded slightly Indian to me. :p
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Okay, Varit's just arrived at the rendezvous point a little too late to catch the train, with a potentially-problematic host. If you guys would rather move along and have me drop him at the next rendezvous in order to keep things moving, let me know. Luke, if you need me to finish my character sheet before introducing him, let me know.
I should be able to actually stay on top of posting this coming week, though. Apologies for my uselessness last week >.<
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I would like to see the character sheet, Scott, but the people you really have to convince are Tara and Jessi. ^^ There was originally a "no Taxxons" rule, and I don't know if your guy is a Taxxon or not, but Jessi and Tara are the ones who will have to decide if your guy was/is a plausible rebellion member. I can try and work with a Taxxon if you want...at this point, I'm not in a position to be picky. :p
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Haha. Deal. I'll drop his section of the post for now and do this properly :P
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Send us your dude's sheet, Scotteroonie!
Also hi guys! *waves* Sorry for being so sporadic, I'm just glad I'm posting again, even a little ^_^
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I'm glad too Tara! We need to keep in touch when that happens...I felt like I lost a friend for awhile there. *hugs*
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We missed you, man! ;)
Don't worry Tara--- you're still awesome. X3 There's too much history between us for us to just forget about you.
*Glomps*
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I love you guys :3
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Uggghhh sorry guys. This week. The last couple of weeks. It's been ridiculously busy. Give me a day or two to get a handle on things, ok? I'm still here.
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Yay, Terenia's still here. *hugs*
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I'm still here, too! It's just been insane, weekends aren't much better.
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Sorry to hear that. It would be fantastic is everyone had the time to post daily, but not everyone has my amount of time or priorities.
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X3 Hell, I'm in law school. What time? XD
But I'll get on the post now--- I might have a few minutes. Did Property last night.
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Okay, so I was sort of waiting to see a post from Jessi before bringing this up since she hinted she would be posting soon...obviously that hasn't been the case, so I will bring it up now...what is the consensus for moving the story ahead? If yes, how far would you guys like to move it? A couple weeks, a few months? Are we going to merely add the rest of the surviving rebels and say we visited the other rendezvous points? Are we adding any more Andalite chars (Scott?), and what of your rebel charsheet? I need you guys' input.
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I'd like to bring in an Andalite loyalist character. I'll send in a sheet, and have him come in after the skip if we have one. I'd say maybe a week. Everyone's on board, we're all a bit more comfortable with the situation and most rebels aren't expecting them to arrive back at Corvis or whatever.
I'll start working on a character sheet for my guy. He'll be stranded, and we can pick him up and have fun with kind of an Andalite Spock. except his avoidance of emotions is from training instead of culture.
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Yeah, I'm all for the somewhat smaller time-jump, maybe a week. I don't want to sacrifice too much of the organic early interaction and growth between the new batch of rebels and the Andalites.
Imma hold off on any new Andalite characters for the time being, but I'll get my character sheet for my rebel, Varit, to you guys shortly. I'd like to do a Taxxon host, because I would love to see how we'd deal with the challenges of having a Taxxon aboard, and I've been wanting to write a Taxxon as an actual character and not just an eating machine for ages now. It's up to you guys, though.
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Honestly I don't think it would be practical in such a limited environment, but if you have a definite idea of where this could go then I won't be too against it.
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Haha. Of course it wouldn't be practical. It would be a huge pain in the ass. That's why it's fun ^_^
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Okay, Chad. I've gotten your character sheet and it sounds neat. ^^ Start working on why/how he ended-up/will-end-up with the Tyrennian. :)
Scott, I'm willing to work with you, but I need more information. If you use a Taxxon host, what will he eat? The only meat aboard the Tyrennian is alive...the rest is grass and specifically engineered human and hork-bajir protein supplements. How will he function? What will his purpose/abilities be? There are a lot of things we'd have to figure out before this can work, which is why I originally posted the rule about no Taxxons. But if you can solve these conundrums and share your solutions with me, we might be able to pull it off. ^^
Does everyone else concur with a one-week jump, and are we adding any more rebel characters? Tara and Jessi, I really need your input regarding the rebels...
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I'm thinking that he'll be drifting through space on a damaged fighter, and losing air. His Prince, the same guy Claxter used to work under, was on a mission and went a little crazy and caused nearly the whole squadron to get killed. They pick him up so he won't die, and after the formalities he says he'd like to post a reassignment request to the Electorate. Though of course he knows too much for them to let him go, and he has to stay on the ship. Is that good?
I'm glad you approved. It will be fun trying to make a polar opposite of Claxter.
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Hmm...that could cause some intrigue. We could wait to add him until after the time-jump and actually role-play his intro...it would actually provide some decent fodder for roleplay interest in fact. He will have to earn trust...he'd be even more dangerous to the Tyrennian than are the rebels due to his morphability and pre-existing knowledge of Mark III Dome systems.
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When Ferkal sends the distress message, does the pilot pick it up, or someone else? Assuming Claxter is at the helm, would he just answer the call?
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The Communications Officer would handle inbound and outbound messages, the Sensors Officer would handle any information coming to the ship through non-message means, so either the Comms Officer or Senors Officer would detect the signal...likely both, though Comms officer would be the initial handler I should think.
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I guess if my guy ever got really desperate, and could get some of Xevec's explosives and Claxter's DNA, he might be able to just stroll up to the pilot's console and set off the explosives. As long as he had some sort of inconspicuous way to transport them. I doubt he would do that, but it's the first thing to come to mind if he was going to do something that would fubar the Tyrennian.
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Hey guys, sorry for the delay, I'm going out of town for a conference and should be back by Saturday. Also, I will hopefully have internet at the conference hotel place thingy. *hugs* feel free to Yeerk my guys, sorry for the inconvenience!!! <--wow that sounds really formal...
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Actually Tara, I don't know if you read any of the above posts but I'm actually stuck not being able to do the time-jump thingie because I NEED input from either you or Jessi first.
In the duration of the one-week time-jump:
Will we have stopped at any other rendezvous points?
Will we have picked up any more rebels if so?
Will we be adding any official rebel or Andalite chars from you guys?
Also:
What do you guys think of Scott's character sheet/Taxxon idea and do you find it plausible?
And perhaps I should've led with this...do you concur with inserting a one-week time-jump?
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I have sent PM's to Tara and Jessi asking at least one of to take a moment and respond to my questions in-thread as they are fairly important. If I cannot get a reply out of either of them by Monday afternoon, I'm going to just have to decide which other rebels we find, I guess. I'm uncomfortable doing that, and I feel as though I'm stepping on toes, but I've been waiting almost two weeks as it is, so I don't know what else to do.
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Sorry guys. This whole three jobs thing is kicking me in the ass. I might have to step out for a little while, until things calm down.
Luke, in response to your questions:
Will we have stopped at any other rendezvous points?: All of my surviving characters have been picked up. I think it stands to reason that the remaining survivors (who belong to Tara and Marie) may have been scattered or left the rendezvous points after a significant amount of time passed with no one stopping in. It's reasonable to assume that the Tyrennian went to a rendezvous point and no one was there, or just a small amount of people (like Scott's new chara)
Will we have picked up any more rebels if so?: None of my characters. Probably none of Marie's since she's AWOL. Possibly some of Tara's if she feels up to adding charas.
Will we be adding any official rebel or Andalite chars from you guys?: I'm sticking with Efaen as my sole Andalite for now. When I jump back into things I have plans for her, and I'm bogged down with way too many characters as it is.
Also:What do you guys think of Scott's character sheet/Taxxon idea and do you find it plausible?: Plausible, except that I'm echoing your concerns about nutrition. If he's been floating around on a ship for weeks/months I don't know how he would survive. Not unless he took refuge on a planet with lots of animals that provided a meat supplement without causing a Taxxon any danger. I suppose some meat could have been taken upon escape and kept in stasis so it wouldn't go bad, but I doubt it would be enough to last months. Especially considering a Taxxon's hunger.
And perhaps I should've led with this...do you concur with inserting a one-week time-jump?: Yeah, that's fine! Like I said, I have to step out for a little while. Feel free to Yeerk my characters as needed in the meantime. This month in particular is just...absolutely bananas. I've been so busy I can barely see straight. Once I regroup I'll hop back in.
Sorry it's been such a long delay, guys. I know I've kept you waiting and that's not fair to you. I'll try to be more proactive about admitting when things are too busy irl for me to keep up.
In the meantime, if you have any RP or character related questions, could you do me a favor and PM them to me? Or even if you need to Yeerk one of my characters and aren't sure what to do? I'm more likely to see it in a PM because those go straight to my phone. Thanks!
Love you all. :)
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:hug: Jessi, let me know if there's anything at all I can do to make your workload lighter... or at least make it seem lighter :P I miss roleplaying with you.
Luke et al: these challenges in dealing with having a Taxxon aboard? These are EXACTLY WHY I want to bring him aboard! I want our characters to figure something out! I want to roleplay how in the WORLD we're supposed to deal with that situation, especially in the midst of everything else going on. The Taxxon may not survive the trip, but I think it'd be immensely interesting to see what our characters come up with. I honestly think it's doable, though probably not easy.
Still up to you guys, though. Anybody else have thoughts on the whole Taxxon aboard the Tyrennian debacle that's pending? Maybe save it for later on, when we have less immediate crap going on?
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I miss playing with Jessi too. I don't know what kind of plans you have for Efaen, but try not to treat the poor thing too badly. I was think when Xevec finds out she's on board, try to get her to attempt to hang out on the bridge and be their eyes and ears. Just use Claxter as an excuse. I don't want it to look like I'm trying to use other characters to help them get together, because I honestly am not, and Xevec would probably not want them to genuinely be friends anyway.
Someone's bound to say that they can't trust her, but to Xevec, saying that she wants to help the rebels would put her at about the same level of trust that he has for anyone on board. Which is kind of depressing, but he's got issues he needs to deal with.
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I'm not planning on doing anything too terrible with Efaen, though there is still the tracking chip to contend with, which could be a bit traumatic. I mean...she's already lost her memories, can't the girl get a break?
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I know, right? At least throw the dog a bone sometimes.
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By plausible, Jessi, I really meant more in the context of the rebellion...as in would you or could you have had a Taxxon(s) in your rebellion?
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Sorry guys, I meant to have the time-jump all typed up and posted tonight, but work ran late and now that I finally have some time on the computer, I can't see straight. I'm gonna pass out for the night. I'll try to get it done tomorrow, but it depends on how work goes.
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An old friend of mine stopped by the other forum I went to, and we've been chatting about RPs. He said they were ignoring him on the other board, where they're a little more serious, and asked me to recommend something else. I asked him to come here, and hopefully he will post in GESB or RE. I told him it was more about character arcs than fighting, and he's fine with that. I also explained how characters don't influence other characters physically, like if I throw a fireball at you, you decide if it hits.
If he says yes, I might suggest he join as another Andalite with Ferxal that comes after the time skip.
It has been several years since I've talked or RPed with him, so I can't say anything about his style of roleplay. He was kind of like me when we were younger, making cool looking characters that could kick ass, but were pretty flat, though I believe he's grown out of it. I hope you guys are up to it, and I hope this turns out well.
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By plausible, Jessi, I really meant more in the context of the rebellion...as in would you or could you have had a Taxxon(s) in your rebellion?
Oh, yeah. Yeah, they have Taxxons. Not many -- maybe a dozen or so -- and they sort of stayed penned up in the basement by the cabbage. But they were there. They were the main source of expansion, because they could build more tunnels.
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Ah, cool. I guess the only other thing to determine then is whether or not your guy comes in during the time-skip or not, Scott. I'm going to start writing this up, I promise, but I'm in a pretty crappy mood since my work wouldn't give me tomorrow (technically today since it's after midnight) off. It's complete BS considering all the un-asked-for time off I had last week. But whatever...I hate my job anyway. I'm the guy that everyone dumps on...someone else has an issue, it's always my responsibility to fix it for some reason. But if I have an issue, I'm told to "just deal with it." I'm reaching the end of my rope with this job.
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Start looking for a new job. I know the idea that some people hate their jobs is not uncommon, but that just shouldn't be. I didn't really care for my first restaurant job, but at least I was surrounded by nice people and started enjoying it when I took it more seriously. You need a job where people treat you well.
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That looks great Oss.
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Shoot, Scott I broke your post. I'm sorry! Moderator privileges run amok! I don't remember what you said, but I put my post in its place then accidentally deleted it. argh! I did copy this much:
I don't know if you were already planning on it or not, but do we kind of want to say we picked up an indeterminate number of NPC rebels during this time-skip, just to give us a pool to pull future characters from? Sort of like the bizarrely ambiguous Andalite crew of the Tyrennian we have now?
I think that's reasonable. The 80 or so characters between Tara, Marie, and myself don't comprise the entire population of the base (which is several hundred strong at its peak, not counting the Yeerks. It's completely believable that a bunch of NPCs made it and were picked up.
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Haha. I'm glad I'm not the only one hitting the wrong buttons all the time >.< No worries, Jessi. Bizarrely, I have it open in another tab. Yay for thousand-tab browsing!
[spoiler=old post]Ah, cool. I guess the only other thing to determine then is whether or not your guy comes in during the time-skip or not, Scott. I'm going to start writing this up, I promise, but I'm in a pretty crappy mood since my work wouldn't give me tomorrow (technically today since it's after midnight) off. It's complete BS considering all the un-asked-for time off I had last week. But whatever...I hate my job anyway. I'm the guy that everyone dumps on...someone else has an issue, it's always my responsibility to fix it for some reason. But if I have an issue, I'm told to "just deal with it." I'm reaching the end of my rope with this job.
First: (http://animorphsforum.com/Smileys/classic/huuug1.gif) I'm with Chad. Trying to find a less poisonous environment cant' be a bad thing.
Secondly: I'd be okay with either bringing in my character during the time skip or immediately afterwards. I'm not sure what you had in mind for the time skip. I'm picturing skipping ahead to us just reaching the last rendezvous point. If that's the case, I'll RP us finding Varit from there. If you wanted to skip to some other location, I'll just say we found Varit at one of the rendezvous points over the course of the week we're skipping.
I don't know if you were already planning on it or not, but do we kind of want to say we picked up an indeterminate number of NPC rebels during this time-skip, just to give us a pool to pull future characters from? Sort of like the bizarrely ambiguous Andalite crew of the Tyrennian we have now?[/spoiler]
Luke, the time skip does look excellent. I think subpar for you is still... superpar for most of us :P I liked the brief listing of what everyone's been up to. It's like the ending of Animal House, only not at all.
Also, I could have sworn I posted this, but: Chad! Tell your friend it would be awesome to have him here! Seriously, the GESB needs resuscitation...
I'll get a Varit/Aetheas post up shortly.
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Dude Luke....you write Roleplay posts so well you make the rest of us look like drooling idiots sometimes. XD Also, Ipsilon is still a sexy, sexy Andalite. XD I have it in my head that his fur is a darker blue and he manages to be lithe and disturbing at the same time. Ossanlin on the other hand looks like "your soul" --- Lighter blue, taller than average, manly arms from katana use, perpetually surprised. X]
I'm probably totally wrong on all those fronts because I've forgotten the character descriptions, but private visions of a universe are nice. <3
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My friend came here as a guest, but I'm not sure if he'll join. He hasn't responded to me since I told you guys we might get a new player, but it's possible he's just busy. I was thinking he could come with Ferxal, but I've been looking forward to posting for him so much that I really didn't want to wait on him. His name on Zelda Universe is Link's Guardian. I don't know if he'll use the same name here.
I hope I can do an anti Claxter well.
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That was a bit more abrupt than I was planning Chad, but I can work with it...we'll just assume that the appropriate preparations were made to bring Ferxal aboard. Also, just an FYI, Ferxal should be somewhat surprised to see a Mark III Dome Ship...there have only been five completed at the time of this RP. One was actually destroyed, the Tyrennian was supposedly destroyed, one of the others was heavily damaged and is under repair, another is undergoing a retrofit. According to the Andalite military, there's only one Mark III Dome currently deployed, and it isn't the Tyrennian.
Also, Ferxal will likely recognize who Ossanlin is even though he doesn't know him personally...not too many Dome Ship Captains that walk around with a pair of swords...and Ferxal would also know that Ossanlin is supposed to be dead...there was a big parade-like funeral on the Homeworld for him.
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Sorry for making it abrupt. I guess I was excited.
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It's alright. Like I said, I can work with it. ^^
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And just when you thought this area was bad enough...
Aetheas is currently in his quarters, studying, as he has been for I assume most of the week we skipped, except for training. I'll pull him out soon, though.
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Everyone's going to worry that Ferxal will be like Efaen was when she first joined the rebellion. As soon as he gains everyone's trust, he sets a plan into action that kills and hurts many. How will he gain the trust of people who have already been burned by another Andalite? Maybe he won't. Especially since he's not really a friendly person.
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XD Joanne and Keshin might start up a conversation with him, and the best part of that is that he has no character history with them whatsoever. Their joint disagreeableness should be more than enough to....do....somethi ng. ;)
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Link's Guardian got back with me, and he said it just didn't seem very interesting to him, so I don't expect he'll be joining us. It's a shame, but at least I tried.
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Okay guys, gonna try to hop back in. I'm limited my character use right now to make things more manageable. Starting off with just Nefitt. Of course, if any of your characters has a specific reason to interact with any of my other charas (especially Keslin, Farrah, Terenia, or Efaen) that's fine! I'm just not going to initiate action with them until I get back into the swing of things.
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I could see Ferxal and efaen having an interesting discussion, but I don't see her introducing herself to him, or him coincidentally picking her out, so we can wait until later for that.
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Yeah, I think it would be an interesting conversation. It'll probably happen eventually!
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Ferxal seems to come off as tactless, but I figure someone who stifles his own emotions would be blunt and tactless.
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Sorry for the delays, everyone. Law school nastiness is heating me up and forcing me to do about four things at once (One of which is outlining a 30-50 page paper). I hope to get back over here soon! :}
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Guess I'm Yeerking Keslin then...?
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Sorry, Luke. I saw that Ossie spoke to Keslin and then totally forgot to put a response for him. I'll fix that in my next post.
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Dude Luke....you write Roleplay posts so well you make the rest of us look like drooling idiots sometimes. XD Also, Ipsilon is still a sexy, sexy Andalite. XD I have it in my head that his fur is a darker blue and he manages to be lithe and disturbing at the same time. Ossanlin on the other hand looks like "your soul" --- Lighter blue, taller than average, manly arms from katana use, perpetually surprised. X]
I'm probably totally wrong on all those fronts because I've forgotten the character descriptions, but private visions of a universe are nice. <3
I thought I responded to this...I must've only done so in my head. But thank you Kelly, Mar. ^^ I actually enjoy Iksilon more than I thought i would, maybe because he's so different from Ossanlin. You're right about him being lithe. He has a disturbing, unnatural grace about him, partially because of his neuro-sensory and muscular implants. I made out a character sheet for him...I should really post it.
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I'm getting a mental picture of a knight with a horse debating with a rifleman over which tactics are better. History proved the rifleman correct, though, mostly through ease of use in firearms. It's just much easier to load a gun and pull a trigger than to learn how to ride a horse, fire a bow, and all that. I'll agree that tail fighting is not going to be as useful as shredders, except in close quarters, but it's hard to give up on a deadly weapon that you're born with.
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Crappity crap guys. Okay so at least this time I can give you some dates.
I'm preparing an outline for a thirty page paper, which means I'll be occupied with that until Thursday. After Thursday, I might have some time to post in RA. Sorry we've been so busy---I guess it comes with the territory.
*Glomp!* :}
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1) Kells! Miss you! *glomp*
2) I'm not going to write out Resseliss's ssssssslurrred Taxxxxxxxon ssssspeak. He's hard to understand. I prefer not to be.
3) I'm not sure yet who this version of Varit's human host was, and whether or not they've survived (if they have, I may have him/her alive on the Tyrennian already). I'm thinking whoever it was would only be a part-time host, and Varit would still have spent most of his time in the pool on base. He's not exactly a leader within the Rebellion. I'm open to suggestions here. Jessi, if you want to assign a dead character or a living one, or even pick a random name, go ahead. I'm assuming Keslin would know who Varit's host was, and would probably not know Varit all that well, but we can play whatever dynamic you'd like.
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Who knows where Claxter might be, in the far, far reaches of space? Light years upon light years distant from where Ferxal is. Never again the two may meet in the endless expanse of space. :P
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XDD The fated meeting, like star-crossed lovers!
And yeah, now I'm actually back. For a while. :p
*Glomps Lumy* :}
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Yay! Unfortunately Lumy hasn't been really active. I'm in three RPs with him now, and I wish he'd come on more, but at least he's coming once a week so far.
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Yeah...we also really need Jessi to post again.
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Sorry guys! I was out of town last weekend for a wedding and it ended up being way more busy than I anticipated. I barely had time to think, let alone get my computer out.
Headed off to work for the day, but I'll get a post in this afternoon or evening. Sorry again for the wait!
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The idea of Ferxal being a plant is interesting. Likely too impractical, though.
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Hmm. Last response from Jessi was March 6th, so it's now possible to move. Unfortunately I stand no chance of posting--- got a thirty page paper to write. >___< I remember having so much time to myself only a few years back, and I remember I was kind of okay with it...
Eh well. *Hugs everybody* :}
~We are doing fine, to let all of you know. I may have something up. I am glad that the place nonetheless still functions.
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I'm glad you're doing well, as I'm sure the rest of us are.
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I'm disappointed that things ground to a halt again. I was looking forward to a conversation where claxter gives a few details in regards to the battle to show this wasn't just "a battle". Something like wading through blood and using piles of corpses for cover. Maybe even fighting on top of a layer of corpses from the last waves.
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I'm sorry Chad, I'm waiting on Scott's characters at this point. I've started writing some narratives if it comes down to it, but I'd rather not have to use them just yet.
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Ahyep. Life. Busy. Sorry >.< Post is up.
Hey, Shen, Temser is a Yeerk term ;)
Jessi et al, here're my tentative thoughts surrounding Varit's little hints of background in that post. All subject to change, of course, pending approval.
Jenny's a short, bubbly young woman of Asian descent who genuinely enjoys hosting Yeerks to the point that she splits her time between three or four individuals to allow them all the chance to be hosted. Varit's one of these individuals. She's the closest Varit's had to his own human host. I'm not sure how much sense the shared headspace makes in the context of the Rebellion, so let me know if that doesn't fly.
Gerald's (very tentatively, depending on whether there's still allowance for unnamed pirates) a former pirate member of Keslin's crew and a host to a Yeerk named Tivish, pending approval. Obviously, Keslin would know both of them quite well, so finding out about Gerald's death would come as a blow (one more in a long string >.<). Tivish is completely unaccounted for. If all the pirates are already spoken for, I may ask you to let me claim one to be the corpse aboard the Bug and alter the name in my post to match.
I'm intending to write Varit as sort of a spectator in the Rebellion thus far-- one who knows the Rebel leaders and the drama they get themselves into from a distance, but tends to be fairly unknown himself-- sorta holds the Rebellion leadership in a celebrity-like place in his mind. Should be doable for me as a writer-- I'm aware of the Rebellion from a distance, and am introducing Varit as a new character that I'm still getting to know myself ^_^
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I'm aware of Temser being a Yeerk term, and that's exactly why I used it. ;]
Call it a bit of intentional self-reference. I'm prone to using terms that are equivalent to something I'm trying to describe even if they're not within the frame of reference of who I'm talking to. :p It's like calling an alien "Mickey Mouse in Space," except that Keshin's using his own pop culture reference.
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Just making sure. That's pretty awesome, actually ^_^
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That all sounds good, Scott! Do you have any idea what you want for Jenny as far as her fate is concerned? And it it something that Keslin would know, given the rendezvous points they've gone to so far?
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Aaand...ACTION! ;D
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WHOAH. O__O Bring on the doom, Oss! Here we go! XD
What would Aetheas and Keshin notice in terms of stuff? Thought-speak alerts, shaking ship? Would they see the Blade ship from the Dome?
Also, I'm wondering what in the hell's going on....o.o
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That all sounds good, Scott! Do you have any idea what you want for Jenny as far as her fate is concerned? And it it something that Keslin would know, given the rendezvous points they've gone to so far?
I'd like to leave it open to bring her in later, but I don't think I'm ready to start playing her just yet, so I don't think she's made it aboard. If Keslin asks around, he may find some people who saw her boarding a ship with others when the Rebellion was attacked, or something roughly equivalent.
:hyper: Battlebattlebattle. ..
Luke, "Tails to the wall" made me laugh. I'm beginning to like Eleric, but in a way that makes me want to punch him. Haha ^_^
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You're not the only one, Al.
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^^ Glad you guys love/hate him. XD He's a ****y show-off that's way over-full of himself and his own authority. Honestly the biggest reason he's upset over Enorryma being in stasis is that he won't have any more chances to better her in a Tail Fighter for awhile at least. He's a young fighter-pilot, convinced that nothing bad can or will happen to him...the whole "I'm invincible" thing. Thing is, he actually is pretty good, so that doesn't help his attitude at all. :p
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Maybe a conversation with someone who doesn't think highly of tail fighters will help. There are just so many possibilities with Ferxal. Such interesting potential conversations with Eleric, Efaen, and Claxter. Maybe others. Ferxal can be a foil to more than one Andalite.
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I t6tally thought the action might spur a frenzy of posts...I was wrong. I'll move it along soon.
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Sorry Oss. :(
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Me too. My lack of posting has come not from a lack of interest, but a lack of free time >.<
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Sorry about the posting fail myself. >.<
I've got another paper to deal with in a few days, and I've been pretty spectacularly lazy about it. I should've been on this a week ago. But then again, I was taking cracks at the Disability Law paper for a while.
We will read the current posts and post something of note soon. :}
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Lack of free time, but also I don't think Keslin can do much in this action except take Varit to the Dome. Trying to think if there's something I can do with one of the other rebels.
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I know, Jessi. I'm sorry that it worked out that way...Keslin could still come to the bridge if he wants. Of course, this is only the first stage of the battle. There will be more in this sequence, and Keslin might be able to help then as well...in fact, Ossanlin may depend a bit upon him.
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Hey, there's sort of an advantage to this. It means Keshin has a chance to talk to Keslin and get involved in this **** barrage. ;}
Sorry for the delay in posting, all. Here we are. :3
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Hello all, I will (hopefully) be joining this RP. I am going to be reading the story so far before I actually join. So... yay 83 pages! :woot2:
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lol...Well I hope you enjoy reading it...it's been pretty fun playing it. You can choose a Rogue Andalite, a Rebel Yeerk, or an unhosted Rebel human or Hork-Bajir...or any combo really, though I ask if you do decide to make more than one character, that you make at least one Andalite and one Rebel.
There's a helpful post at the beginning of this OOC thread with rules, definitions, abbreviations, and links to specs or poorly-done drawings that I've tried to push out on paper. The rules have become more like guidelines really, and unfortunately the post-requirement has, of necessity, gone completely out the window. But we're still chugging along. ^^ Welcome aboard! (If you decide ultimately to join that is.) :)
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I was thinking of having an Andalite with exceptional control over his morphing abilities.
Then possibly a free human working with the rebellion in the facility should I feel like having a second character.
I'll PM you the details later.
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Oooh...a male estreen. Nice. I'll watch for your PM. ^^
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A piloting specialist in Eleric, a tail fighting specialist in Ferxal, and a morphing specialist. All we need now is a computer whiz.
I actually had an idea where Claxter could get really good with computers because of the nanobots that he was injected with at the bar, but Oss wouldn't allow that in Rogue Element. I've still got that tucked away, though. Of course having those reactivate would have the drawback of signaling his location to the Alvie/Borg, so it's a double edged sword.
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A Rogue Element spec-ops ground team? I suppose I could have Eleric be a marksman too. ;)
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An Andalite A Team! Well, pretty much every roleplaying party is an A Team, so it's not totally new.
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Dammit...now that theme song is playing through my head.
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I'll presumably be back in after the exam tomorrow, on Sunday. Glad this show is still running. :}
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FYI, my in-laws are in town this weekend. I'm about dead from exhaustion and running them all around town. Probably won't have any quality online time until they leave Monday.
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Alright, I'll look for it on Monday. :p Sort of waiting for Keslin's response before going further.
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May I just say that the detail in your conception of Andalite society is just plain sexy, Luke. :}
I mean rote sayings for Andalites. Epic. :D
....then again this is coming from the people who created racial slurs for a society in which a person's score on a test designed to measure resolve/determination determined their position, or Worth, in that society. Ironically human racism doesn't even exist as a concept there so I guess they're....caste position slurs?
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Thanks you two. ^^ I guess its a role I've sort of adopted, though I'm sure there are others who would contradict what I've self-canonized regarding Andalite society. It's probably no mystery to you guys that the Andalites have always been my favorite species in Animorphs, so taking the time and making the effort to "realize" their existence (culture, society, government, social structure, etc.) is actually enjoyable to me. I feel like there's so much fertile ground regarding the Andalites that K.A. never had the time to develop...it's just so easy to develop nuances and subtleties that make the Andalites feel more real. That's one of the reasons I really love the sort of half-collaboration Scott and I have going off and on. It jazzes me to see someone else accepting the canon I've developed and then making use of it and expounding upon it with their own ideas and interpretations. There's just so much potential. :)
Okay, so I rambled, sorry. You guys got me on a subject that I have a bit of passion about. :P I'll have to visit your universe sometime. ^^
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Still reading, my week has been rather full.
My theory went beyond just morphing gracefully and with speed. My character can actually control the process, slowing, isolating parts and even utilizing senses and accessing animal minds while "technically" not in morph. He can only do these hybridizations and alterations for a short time; but if need be, in moments of dire stress, just as Tobias survived torture by giving in to the bird's mind, my character can "morph" his mind only to escape into the mind and instinct of that creature while keeping control of his body and outward actions and visage.
That's my character idea anyhow.
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I'll be back in shortly now that Kit's post is up. Although I am revising a law school paper. ;)
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I would post in this RP more, but I'm just unsure of what to do with my characters. Claxter's at his station, and I'm not sure who my other characters can talk to.
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I am on page 28...
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BTW guys, Elic is just a QPC that hasn't been played yet...so if any of you guys who have characters that aren't involved in the little boarding party raid want to snag him to be involved, please do so! He's a blank canvas ready to be filled in. ^^
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Boarding party? Gah, I'm not caught up!
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Parker...You must use the Force to enhance your reading speed! >_>
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But there are so many hours in the day, and my eyes can only take so much close monitor reading! Gah! Why do I have to have a JOB?!? Employment sucks and money is useless.
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I've always been a fan of Ax always calling Jake Prince, even when he didn't want him to. I wonder if Ferxal might call Keslin by some title on the grounds that he doesn't want to just call someone he's expected to follow orders from by his regular name. Something like Commander Keslin. You think that would be worth it?
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I'm not sure what title an Andalite would use beyond 'Prince', but even that would probably strike Keslin as both hilarious and utterly irritating. XD
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I don't think he'd use the title Prince. That would denote something he probably wouldn't want to associate with a Yeerk. Since we have Command Warrior, a simple Commander shouldn't be too out of place.
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He'd have to keep an eye on the controller, both for his protection and so he didn't get turned on,
Boy, did I read that one wrong. lol.
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Suddenly we find some deep inner repression that Ferxal has been hiding inside
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lol....XD
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I'm not going to RP Elic...I'm hoping someone will be willing to play him at least for the boarding mission, but if not, let's just say he's there and doing stuff. :p
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Waiting on Lumy. ;)
We love you all. <3
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I know he was moving...hope everything is okay...it's been almost two weeks since he posted in the RP.
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I wonder what Ossanlin would say about Ferxal's comment about hacking off Hork-Bajir blades. Of course he's trying to think of ways to neutralize enemies without killing them, but can still come off as cold.
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That little quip about how Ossanlin wanted to say something but didn't in order to avoid usurping Keslin's command was in response to the hacking off blades comment. Being that the Hork-Bajir are, by nature, a peaceful race and need their blades in order to climb, and peel bark (in order to eat), he doesn't find the "hacking off blades" solution to be acceptable...just as he wouldn't find it any more acceptable to hack the limbs off of humans.
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Yeah, Ferxal has a misunderstanding of what the blades are for. As an Ani fan I'm aware of the disastrous results that attempt could have. My character just figures they'd grow back eventually, and it would all be fine. I'm not sure whether or not he knows they eat bark, though having him not know what they eat may be taking it too far. Even if he doesn't know how they harvest and eat it.
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Oh I have no doubt you know what you're talking about when it comes to Animorphs...I'm pretty sure you know more than I do. I just wanted to clarify the reasoning behind Ossanlin's opinion. I.E. he doesn't think it's wrong to hack off the blades just because it's hacking off body parts...he thinks it's wrong because it would destroy the Hork-Bajir's potential quality of life.
It would probably be a bit much for Ferxal not to at least know what Hork-Bajir eat. I'm assuming that's gonna be some pretty basic biology classes in the Academy. Whether or not he paid attention to the finer details makes the lack of knowledge of "peeling" more believable.
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Of course given his Drill Sergeant Nasty Prince, Foosal would likely say the only thing you need to know about a Hork-Bajir is how to kill it.
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Okay, posted. Sorry, guys, things've been nuts. I ought to be better at keeping up now. In theory. On the upside: all moved! For now!
By the way, Luke, I'm purposefully writing Aetheas as being less decorous than the average Warrior, mildly insubordinate, and the type who will always question authority. He's considerably improved from where he was at the Academy in that regard, but still retains enough of it that Ossanlin would be well within his rights to say something, or at least Captain-death-glare at him :P
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NP, Scott...we all knew you were moving and dealing with everything that goes along with it. Just glad you made it okay. ^^
Ossanlin realizes that Aetheas has an issue with authority, and he will not hesitate to dress him down if he goes too far. But he also sees a sort of kindred spirit in Aetheas...somewhat like a young him. Someone who's endured similar trials, though for different reasons. Both have been isolated from others for most of their lives. Ossanlin may have a better handle on his emotions, but unlike Aetheas, he had the respect and admiration of all of his instructors at the Academy...just not that of his peers. Of course age and experience both play factors in that as well. Aside from that, he doesn't want to completely quash Aetheas's rebellious streak, because those who have problems taking orders are generally good officers if they manage to reach the rank.
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Sorry for delays. :P
I shall produce postage within the next couple days. I just finished a paper. ;)
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Okay, coming in with the RA post. :}
Love you guys!
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ack, sorry guys! I could have sworn I posted like a week ago, but I think my computer ate the long, beautiful post I had written out.
Reposted the short version to get things moving. Sorry. Let's hurry the group along to the docking bay, eh?
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It always blows when the computer doesn't do what you need it to do.
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Happy birthday Chad. ^^
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Thanks! I got some cake, and a few new games, so I'm sitting pretty right now.
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Awesome ^_^ You should share both of them. Happy Birthday, Chad!
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Sorry for the delay--- I'll be posting tomorrow/today. <3
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Hey Luke, I didn't really get a response in my last PM to you. Not sure if you read it or not.
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As ever, I'm sorry I've been so bad at posting lately. Someday, I'll be good at this again >.< I'll hopefully have a post up shortly.
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Sorry for the delay, all. We'll post when there's less going on at school. :}
*Hugs everybody* :3
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Post is in guys! :D
Thanks for the wait. :3
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Please come back, Terenia.
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This RP needs a push. We're dead in the water.
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I know Chad, but I don't know what else to do. There's action all around but the person whose character is supposed to be running the mission has vanished again and I'm at a loss. I'm tired of fighting with peoples' lack of desire/caring for the RP. I've tried to keep people motivated by talking to them, sending PM's, making the RP fun and exciting and action-packed...nothing seems to work. The fact of the matter is, key players don't want to post. If they wanted to, they'd be able to find the time to do so at least once a week, it's honestly not that hard. I work a full-time schedule and am in a relationship now, so I have things going on now, yet I have no trouble checking RAF every day. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard, no matter how busy someone is, to check/post just once per week. It's obvious that this RP isn't even in the back-seat for several people anymore...I'm lucky if it's even in the trunk to be honest.
If you have any ideas, please voice them.
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If Myitt, Terenia, and Marie can't manage to RP with us, I honestly don't think there's much point in having the rebel characters around. Especially if they see this as alternate universe anyway. I wonder if maybe we should start over with just our own original characters. I don't know. I do want to RP with Claxter, and I like where this story is going so far.
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Hey wait a minute guys....
Those three might not want to post....but we actually do. We like the world and characters that you created, and for years on RAF we've been wanting to intermingle our own characters with you as well. As we once did to great effect. We've, at least, been waiting for the other three to respond, checking the main rounds, this entire time. ...trouble is, we were never quite the main players in Rogue Element.
~Essentially....to summarize: If you do choose to start something new, please bring us along. I wish to meet again with an old friend, and would do so once a week.
One last thing....
The fact of the matter is, key players don't want to post. If they wanted to, they'd be able to find the time to do so at least once a week, it's honestly not that hard. I work a full-time schedule and am in a relationship now, so I have things going on now, yet I have no trouble checking RAF every day. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard, no matter how busy someone is, to check/post just once per week.
*Warning: Somewhat Personal Discussion*
I am now twenty-five years old, and I don't want to live in my parents' house anymore. I want to become a lawyer who advocates for people with disabilities in America. I'm not sure what Mar really wants (He send me mixed messages) but he seems to support my endeavor. To do that I can't just sit around--- I have to bust my ass. That's why I agreed to take on actual cases for nothing in the school's Disability Law Clinic. That's why I'm desperately trying to get an unpaid job I'll only hold for a month and a half.
What this means is that, one day, I might not be able to play the "Game of Lies" anymore--- Even with my best friend. I might have to play even regular old video games only in brief spurts of time. I'm already reading and writing notes on a hundred pages of dense material a day, and sending out five to six job applications a day(This should really be ten). This is only going to get worse during Clinic, when I must juggle true legal briefs and graduate work at the same time.
The reality of it is.....I am aging. .....and I cannot pretend as if the passing of Time changes nothing at all. It does not change what I love so much as my ability to do it. I must follow it or fall.
I'm not complaining or making excuses so much as stating the truth. If we do it again, together, we need to do it with no limits that we don't decide on jointly. ....I'm not sure lightning can strike twice, but the playful and youthful side of my nature really wants it to. We both love you still. :}
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Hmm....this idea sort of hinges on the rebellion and their involvement...so I don't know how we'd do a rehash exactly. Kells, I wasn't actually referring to you, Chad named those to whom I was referring. I know you haven't unfortunately had a chance for Kess to be terribly involved...this has to do with the history between him/her and Ossanlin. I want you to be involved, I just wasn't sure how to get that done in a character-appropriate manner....perhaps injuries could happen on the away mission...perhaps the team could get trapped or pinned down...perhaps Keshin could come to the rescue and thus earn some trust...what do you think?
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Dude, I knew it wasn't about me this time. ;)
You guys were talking about ending the Roleplay for good (And if you do I wanna come and be part of the new one :P), and also making statements about why people never seemed to have enough time. I did get mildly put off by the latter (Enough to ramble personally XD; --- Probably proof that I should never post anything before the third cup of coffee), but to some extent for the sake of the others too.
Nobody has time anymore, for the most part--- And what I'm saying is...that's because we're all older and different. It's not because we don't want to, or because we forgot about our friends (At least....Mar and I didn't), or any of that. It's because the priorities of people in their late twenties and thirties are inherently different than the priorities of a bunch of college students. Even back then, my best friend took priority over this place. Now, most of the time, she is all I have time for.
I think it's the same with the others, and that's why I said that whole spiel. :/
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And yet the only experience I have to draw upon is my own. I'm 29, Kells. I work full-time, I'm in a relationship, and I can still check RAF every single day. Sometimes and many times more than once. So I don't understand how people aren't able to find half an hour once per week to have fun and spend time with old friends (in a manner of speaking). The only conclusion I can draw is that it's not fun for them and they no longer have any desire to check RAF regularly. That's all that I was saying.
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....I know, and I think that you're wrong. At least in our case. And so if it's the case in ours, it might be the case in theirs as well. ...if you do happen to read that rant of mine, you'll get the picture of what I'm about to be in for.
Again, I think it has less to do with them losing the desire to check RAF regularly, and more that the free time and energy that they once had to check it does not exist. RAF hasn't changed positions on the priority list so much as that list has gotten a lot, lot longer than it was. Much more important priorities have appeared.
~...you must stop implying that people have forgotten, as I have not. Not once. It is possible that that alchemy cannot come again. I have mentioned as much. We have tried various methods, but all of them rely upon the existence of the other individuals. You cannot force what is not there. What I am saying is...
If we wish for post frequency of the kind that once existed, we must build it upon another basis than that of the rebellion.
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I did read your post Kells. You are much too important a person(s) to me to skim over. And once again, I wasn't really referring to you. I understand you're busy, but you are one of those who actually does check RAF quite often. I am not including you in that statement. I have a feeling that those three are still engaged in their own personal RP on a daily basis. That's their choice. I just wish that their choices included us.
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I would feel hurt if they were actually RPing together without us too.
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I'm not sure whether they are or aren't, but that Roleplay they have is...it's like my own. The universe I've been developing for ten years. I don't include you guys in that place beyond individual characters (Granted I want to XD), so I couldn't blame them for the existence of it. Blame...isn't the right approach here. :(
Anyway, I have to cross to school like right now. I'll go into more detail when I get over there. :)
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Okay, I'm back.
We've talked it over, and it's pretty clear that neither of us has a plan for what to do. Other than "Something other than what we've been doing--- This isn't working in the long term." Mar seems bizarrely determined to do something, so I'm going to follow him to wherever he plans to go with this. And by extension, wherever you guys want to go.
I'm in for whatever comes next in RA, or elsewhere. <3
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Thanks Shen. I'm sorry I kind of abandoned the Bar. How are things going over there, anyway.
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Badly. Even though at the time we rebooted I emphasized who was there, we're still facing this same situation where we're relying on players, characters, and relationships that are inconsistent or missing in the modern era. Granted I could just reply to Oss rather than doing all characters at once. ;}
Best Tactic/Opinion: Nothing and nobody is really "responsible" for the semi-decline of RAF Roleplaying but Time. It's happened in the past (Apparently), and maybe someday (Or now, with different players) it'll come back. :}
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Okay.
Hi.
Coming from the void that is my presence. A couple of things.
1) RAF long ago fell to the bottom of my list of sites I check every day out of sheer necessity. I made a request awhile ago for someone (anyone!) to PM me when they had desperate need of my characters so that I could make an effort to keep up with this rp, at the least. I hadn't received any messages, so I assumed that everything was stagnant on all sides.
2) I have three jobs, pushing a fourth. I'm sorry I can't dedicate more time to this rp. I enjoy it, I really do. I love these characters, and I love them interacting with the Andalites/etc. Summer is, by far, my busiest time, which is why you've seen such a huge decline in my posting. My work schedule suddenly shot through the roof with busyness.
Okay, so I can promise to do better and try harder, but I'm afraid that given the number of responsibilities I have offline I'll continue to disappoint you guys. To make things more complicated, Tara and I are leaving the country next week and will be gone for most of July with little to no internet access.
So...let me know how you would like me to proceed. I can put my characters in a position where they're reasonably incapacitated for the time being and try to rejoin the action in August when things begin to die down. In the meantime you can feel free to 'Yeerk' any of my non-incapacitated characters as needed. Or, we can drop me and my characters as a part of the rp altogether.
I want to do what's best for this rp, so please advise.
And if I don't respond, please PM me.
P.S. I just downloaded an app that will let me actually use RAF from my phone. Hopefully that will help too. Sorry for sucking so much, guys.
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Sorry. I guess maybe I should have tried PMing you, instead of just posting in OoC. I'll let Oss decide if it's better to Yeerk Keslin, or to have him get stunned by dracon fire.
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Sorry for sucking so much, guys.
Mar and I maintain that you don't suck at all. :}
To make things more complicated, Tara and I are leaving the country next week and will be gone for most of July with little to no internet access.
Is this about that traveling work you guys are doing? :D! Tell me more about that over PM or any other method if you can. :}
Okay, so I can promise to do better and try harder, but I'm afraid that given the number of responsibilities I have offline I'll continue to disappoint you guys.
Yeah, I know. :) *Huggles all the same* It's actually, at least on my end, just nice to hear your voice.
I still maintain that the best plan, considering how divergent all our lives are, might be just to ensure the Roleplay works without you but allow any of you to rejoin the action when you wish. If that isn't possible, well....we'll figure something out.
Good luck out! ^^
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Glad to hear from you again Jessi! The reason I didn't PM you is simply that I didn't want to bug you or be a nuisance. I still treasure our friendship and I'm not willing to put that in jeopardy for an RP, no matter that it's my brainchild and I love it to death. I would love for you to remain an active member of the RP. Perhaps I will have to Yeerk Keslin, though I'm loath to do that. But I will do what falls best into your desires whilst not completely sacrificing the RP. I can try to be better about keeping things moving...I just like the interaction between multiple players, otherwise it turns into a single story instead of a cooperative RP...so I wait for everyone to have a chance to post. Unfortunately I haven't seen Scott on here for a while either, though in his defense, his characters aren't in much of an interactive place right now.
If you can get a post up, it will be most appreciated. If not, please let me know so that I can move things along. If I don't hear back from you within a few days, I'll probably move things along anyway.
And...perhaps this is a good time to mention that from July 4th to July 13th I will be a tad sporadic and won't be logging on much. This is because I'm...in a relationship. And...he's coming to visit during the aforementioned time. Yeah...I will be devoting 99.9% of my time to him because...well...th is could be the real deal...like...yeah. First time I've really been in love with anyone and had that feeling reciprocated. My mind is still blown and we've been a couple online and through FFXIV ARR for over a month...and I've known him for a good four months before that. It's blown because I'd given up on ever actually finding someone, and then he figuratively fell right into my lap. And let me tell you guys, if this week-long meet-up goes well, a shared household is a real possibility for me in the near future, and possibly even tuxes and rings down the road. So yeah...I will be sporadic if I log on at all during that time. Just letting you guys know. :-)
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WAY TO GO OSS! :D:D
*Throws confetti all over the place, and somehow through a mysterious portal to the Netherworld*
You're in love with this guy completely? :} Ready to strike out and hug? Aweessome....
We'll be willing to wait however long it takes. ;3
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Well now I'm envious. I wish I could meet a girl and fall in love like that.
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That's awesome, Luke! I'm so thrilled to hear that -- you deserve it!!
And don't ever feel like you're being annoying. I promise you that if I start to get annoyed I'll tell you to stop. I just need the extra nudge these days. Life is uber chaotic.
Kells, I can PM you the details about our trip. It's partially related to the travel blog Tara and I run, though we booked the trip before we started the blog. We're still getting some cool freebies out of it, though. :)
I will try to get a post up today that will put Chris/Keslin out of the equation until I get back from my trip. I may post for Nefitt between now and next Monday when I leave, but after that feel free to Yeerk him.
I'll be gone from June 30 - July 15, and probably will need some time to recover after that, so I wouldn't expect activity from me again until maybe the 18th or so.
Love you guys. Thanks for being patient.
EDIT: Okay, I got a post up and knocked Chris out of the action in a way that is hopefully more interesting than simply 'he got shot'. I mean, he still got shot....but yeah. Anyhow, he'll be out for awhile. Maybe forever, who knows. Those are some nasty wounds.
In the meantime, I'll keep playing Nefitt up until I leave on my trip.
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I was kind of planning on keeping that room as a bottle-neck for the plot but...I can work with it. Mod-powers...GO!
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Sorry. I was trying to think of a creative way of dealing with Ferxal's problem. Maybe we can say they were just momentarily stunned.
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It's cool, Chad. That would've been basically the entire surviving crew...but I thought of something that would make it a little more interesting.
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I love it how Ossanlin is just sort of tacitly assuming that Keshin has hijacked every damn type of fighter under the Sun for this job, and how even though it doesn't quite make sense (Static Shock almost never took deals from or even against Andalites due to Keshin's deep-seated racial dislike of them--- He's working on that ;) ) we're going to say he has. XD
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MISERY! XD
..I had like the most perfect post of all time, took me 30 minutes to write, and the Internet deleted it all. v__v
*Commits seppuku in shame* v___v
....not actually. ;)
EDIT: The ancient character that Joanne was based loosely on, long ago, had a small floating car of sorts that was powered by thought and the metahuman's own electricity. While this isn't quite the same thing, call it a kind of reference that Joanne is pleased by the hum of the machine in her mind. However, that doesn't necessarily mean she's a pro at landing or even controlling the thing. XD
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:-( Sorry Kells, I hate when that happens. I always highlight my post and right-click copy it before I submit it. Of course if one has clumsy fingers, one runs the risk of accidentally pushing a keyboard button which then deletes everything anyway...
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Okay, I'm probably not going to have time today. Buuuttt...
I just wanted to check in, given that I'm a big part of this next bit. :}
I'll try for tomorrow. :3
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NP Kells. Appreciate the check-in.
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So hey. I've recently started a new job that's leaving my free time essentially nonexistent for the time being (this week is going on six days of eleven hours or more, in addition to a bit of a ****storm in the rest of my life). Which is why I've essentially dropped off the RAFradar lately. Life should calm down a bit soon-ish as I start to get things worked out, but I'm sorry for my lack of... existing >.< I am still interested and around, I promise. Just not as present as I'd like to be. Once things settle out a bit, I should be able to devote at least a passable amount of time to RP's. Ideally I can get back into not just this RP, but the GESB and Aidyn as well. In the meantime, I'll have an RE post up by the end of the weekend, even if I have to... like... rob a sad clown to get it done.
Luke: hopefully things go well with this guy, and hopefully you have a good time, whether or not you decide he's 'the one' ^_^ Having love reciprocated on that level sounds phenomenal; savor every minute of it. I'm so happy for you :) If anyone deserves it, it's you.
Jessi: I'm very behind on reading OA and on Facebook these days, so I know little about your trip beyond the fact that it's happening (I feel like a ****ty friend since leaving Houston >.<). I hope it's amazing, though. Give Tara a hug from me, and kindly inform her she is obligated to return said hug, also on my behalf :P
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I still can't get to you. I have a lot of homework to write and a test to take. >__<; Hopefully Lumy will post to clear things up. But the thing is I really do want to play this time...so I'm going to keep checking in with my status. Tomorrow I take the actual test--- It's going to take me twelve hours exactly. 48 pages of notes and counting.
The good news is I feel like I'm making progress in understanding this legal hell. The bad news is I have no idea if we can do it by tomorrow. BUT....We're an impeccable writer, and fast too. ;3
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Test going on today. Paranoia at medium. Wish us luck! :}
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Good luck!
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Tara and I leave for Europe today. Keep Keslin alive for me! And feel free to Yeerk Nefitt as needed. He's a totally competent medic, just a bit surly when it comes to Andalites. And his host is nuts. That's all. :)
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Alright. I'll be in with the post at some point tonight, given that this is an actually free day. XD
I had to concentrate for ten to eleven straight hours on international law and successfully write fifteen pages in a day. -___-;
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Current Status:
Just got off my first big internship day. I'm completely bushed, and somehow I have to write 20 pages.
Chances are you won't get a post, but I might try anyway. :} <3
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Sorry for the delay. :P I'll be back maybe tomorrow for hugs. Been taking a break.
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....-___-;; Apparently not. Okay....I'm a twit.
I'll do it right now. :}
~Good. We have waited too long.
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Post made. :3
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Ditto. ^^
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Hi guys, I'm home! Catching up in here.
How'd things go with your visitor, Luke?
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I'm going down to visit him at the end of September. ^^ Also WB. :)
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Thanks, dude! Good to be back. :)
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BTW that means that the visit went well enough to warrant another.. ^^ I'm sorry guys, I could post tonight, but I feel like **** and am rather depressed atm and I just need to go to sleep and hope I feel better in the morning. I will try to get a post up tomorrow. Sorry again.
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Why are you apologizing, man? In a lot of ways, this forum's treated you like dirt in the past by neither backing out of the Roleplay nor posting regularly. I'll grant you that sometimes, as adults, we actually are just that busy. But I've decided to warn you about those incidents rather than just jaunt off. :} *Glomp*
Glad the whole dating thing worked out pretty well for you, Luke.
~I do hope he is a fine sort who treats you well.
Yup! :3
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That's awesome, Luke! That it went well, not that you feel like ****. Hope you're doing better. *hugs*
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I'm glad people are posting. i should probably get a post in too. Today or tomorrow.
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Might be a bit delayed. We are involved in an internship that is taking a great deal of time, and our faculties are exhausted.
Best check for our post within the next two days.
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Well, this description might be almost epically dubious. XD We know very little about actually fighting, which is unfortunate for a character who knows everything about it.
Let's hope our analytical skills ensure we don't totally screw this up...:P
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Luke I will let you decide if our new Hork-Bajir has anything useful to say about how to proceed. Also I was thinking he might try to convince his friends to fight from the inside, for whatever distraction that may give the group.
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Right now he's a QPC, Chad. I have absolutely no problem if you want to control him. I thought you might actually be thinking about turning him into a new permanent character of your own.
And don't sweat it, Kells and Mar...everything I know about fighting I learned from TV shows and action movies. XD
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Right now he's a QPC, Chad. I have absolutely no problem if you want to control him. I thought you might actually be thinking about turning him into a new permanent character of your own.
And don't sweat it, Kells and Mar...everything I know about fighting I learned from TV shows and action movies. XD
I've been kind of mulling over if I want to have one of the new rescued hosts try to be friends with Ferxal. At first I didn't know if I wanted it to be Human or what, but I settled on Hork-Bajir. There's supposed to be a Human controller of mine already aboard, if I can think of something good to use him for.
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He's yours Chad, absolutely. I have no problem with you playing him as a QPC or as a permanent. There's no point in a character restriction at this point since we only have three or possibly four people participating in the RP atm.
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Yeah, pretty much. :P
It's basically just us four involved here (With the occasional interjection of Awesome from Myitt or Terenia <3 ) which let me tell you clearly is not the way this thing was designed to work. XD We came for Luke, and I'm going to hold to that wish. :}
Plus, it's fun to get into the mindset of these characters again. ^3^
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Let me know if that was the right thing to do/I had that right. Layout isn't exactly our strong suit. :P
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Okay, now this is where our layout problems really come into the foreground. XD
Joanne/Keshin and the two Hork-Bajir are supposed to go down the crawlspace and end up on top of the rafters in the cargo bay, right? They then drop off the rafters and end up going up to be in a position to ambush the men in the hallway.
Have I got all that straight? ;)
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An efficient ship design, to be sure.
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Just waiting for a good opportunity to use my characters, since Keslin and Nefitt are out of play right now. ^_^
Letting you know I'm still here!
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Yayz! Maybe Terenia/Efaen and Xevec/Derrel can do something. I don't know. There was some idea that crossed my mind that Xevec, being as paranoid as he is, could try to convince Efaen to spy on the Andalites. If Claxter likes her, she could use that to get onto the bridge. If that is something that sounds interesting to you, we could do it. Getting a pro rebellion Andalite on the bridge seems like something a paranoid controller would love to make happen.
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I originally meant it to be just a hatch with a ladder that went down to the scaffolding that ran around the outside of the cargo bay, but you mentioned a crawlspace and I thought it sounded cool so I ran with it. It's a very short tunnel which has a ladder coming down into the second level (basically a catwalk) of the cargo hold. The catwalks run to two more ladders that lead down to the floor of the cargo hold which has a small hallway that leads to the engineering section of the ship which exists on two levels. The core and physical systems down below, and the control-room up above. The engineering control room has a mostly-opaque floor, but there's grating around where the core comes up in the center of the round room which could allow the belowdecks team to scope out the positioning of the ambushers. On either side of the engineering belowdecks, there are tight, small spiral staircases that lead up to the engineering control room.
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Yeah, that's a possibility, Chad. I haven't done much with Efaen, and I'd like to. I miss rping with her.
Let me ruminate and I'll try to get a post up sometime today.
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Ok, this could be fun.
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You'll have to wait a little bit for my next one, unless I get to it tonight. I've got work tomorrow and an EEG the day after that to see whether I still have a seizure disorder. :p
<3
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Hugs and good feelings and all that. :)
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Chad, where is Xevec/Derrel right now?
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Probably in the dome or their room. Derrel did make an offer to do simple jobs, but I don't know if Oss would have given him anything yet. Stuff like sweeping floors, washing walls, maybe moving boxes, and stuff. I'm sure he'd be in his room, out in the dome, or maybe he's in a hallway cleaning the floor.
If you want me to decide definitely what he's doing, let's just say he's sweeping the floor in the main hall.
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Delay still ongoing. I've had a pretty big project to work on at work.
I'll let you know when everything's set.
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Alright, I'm coming back in.
My boss is delaying his response somewhat. :3
EDIT: Done. Hope that was right.
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*slinks in* So hey guys. Turns out I am still alive. I have the three ingredients necessary for this RP in my life again (that is, a tiny smidgin of free time, a place to live wherein I'm not stressed like crazy constantly, and internet access).
I shall put my smidgin to good use ASAP, and get back on this train. I miss you guys >.<
[spoiler]For what it's worth, my time away from here has been spent making these:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/GreenMountainWindFarm_Fluvanna_2004.jpg)
Note the buildings at the base. My turbines are bigger than these ;D[/spoiler]
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Lots of those windmills here. Glad to have you back, Scott. ^^
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Always good to have something for scale. Wow.
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<3! Glad you're coming back on the party with us, Scott. :3
We did post. :p
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Things have been intense since I last looked ^_^ My post is nearly done, and will be up shortly. It feels so good to RP again. I need to stop not RPing :P
If 'The Hand' is referring to the Yeerk group that's got it in for Salem, I've primarily used the term 'The Light' for them-- though I'm all for them being known by a number of different names. I've already used a couple of others myself (though I only remember the Light at the moment). It would make for a very interesting mythos if there's one organization that has multiple names and ways of being referred to as a method of throwing off intelligence reports >:D
On the other hand, if there's a similar organization (or even a rival organization) within the Empire, that lends itself well to a different sort of badass backstory, which I would highly approve of ^_^
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Sorry Scott, I remembered "The Hand" for whatever reason...probably comes from my abuse of the Wheel of Time books...The Children of the Light were a non-national army devoted to "The Light," and their most-zealous members joined "The Hand of the Light." Basically equivalent to the Spanish Inquisition. The head officer of the Hand was even called "High Inquisitor." So somewhere in my mind, your "Light" mixed with my idea of those who would be in it to juxtapose "The Hand" in its place. I'm perfectly okay with switching my references to "The Hand" back to "The Light." But I was indeed referencing your shadow society with my posts.
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Hey Chad, sorry for the delay. Thanks for PMing me. I had to go back and read Efaen's old stuff in the thread to remember what she had been doing.
I put a post up for you. :)
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I forget if the tracking chip in Efaen was from visser Three or the andalites. If the former, Xevec may have heard of it but forgotten about it.
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I'm dropping in for the post. Let's see if our poor character can even remember the ship's layout. Just for the record...our internal map-making ability is bad. Really, really bad. XD So bad it took us like....five or six years of playing before we could read video game maps.
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It was from Ossanlin, Chad
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Oh yeah, it was so Oss could find her if he needed to. It just slipped my mind, and I wondered if maybe a former emplyee of v3 should know about it.
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Sorry Scott, I remembered "The Hand" for whatever reason...probably comes from my abuse of the Wheel of Time books...The Children of the Light were a non-national army devoted to "The Light," and their most-zealous members joined "The Hand of the Light." Basically equivalent to the Spanish Inquisition. The head officer of the Hand was even called "High Inquisitor." So somewhere in my mind, your "Light" mixed with my idea of those who would be in it to juxtapose "The Hand" in its place. I'm perfectly okay with switching my references to "The Hand" back to "The Light." But I was indeed referencing your shadow society with my posts.
That's actually kind of an awesome logic loop ^_^ Yeah, these guys pretentiously call themselves 'The Light in the Darkness.' It's that name that's stuck with those who know about them in the Empire at large, in spite of whatever their official designation is (I'd have to go find it).
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I do remember that there was a memory scan done on Ossanlin that Xevec could look into, but that seems too easy and doesn't provide the opportunity for as much character interaction. I'm thinking maybe there was a glitch in the computer, and they didn't actually get anything recorded about recent events. That also gives something for Xevec to be suspicious about. What a coincidence that the computer just happened to not record the parts of Osanlin's leaving the Electorate and current plans.
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Sorry for the delay guys, I will attempt to get a meaningful post up within the next few days here, possibly tonight. We'll see.
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I'm not sure if I want Xevec to be genuine about wanting to work with Efaen and try to be friends, or have it turn out that he doesn't give a crap about her because he still considers her Andalite enough. Given how much Terenia likes to see her characters suffer, she may vote for the latter. I am playing Xevec up as an Andalite racist, but I also intend for him to be a nice guy as well, so it's difficult to know how he would really feel about a pro rebellion Andalite.
Then again, maybe he himself doesn't know either, and that's what I should settle on for now.
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I tend to write a character like this called Alastor, who ranges from an honorable racist dick to a guy who's nice and genuinely questioning the policies of his government. Should be interesting to see your take on it. ....although I wonder if only a person who hasn't experienced racism can take this position psychologically. :p
Also, post will be delayed due to the start of the Clinical Program. Should appear soon though. :kitty:
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Yay for character complexity! Xevec is nice enough to probably become less racist as he spends time with Andalites, if his own inner demons regarding trust issues don't get in the way. If an Andalite took a dracon blast for him, he'd be beside himself. Betrayed by a Yeerk, and saved by an Andalite. Cranial explosion eminent.
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Is that what you had in mind? :}
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Probably not. I doubt it would happen.
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Okay, I'll change that. ;) <3
Seemed like what he meant by the reverberations down the hall.
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Sorry I thought you were talking about my OoC post. Not the IC posts.
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We'll ask him:
Basically, in your post with the bomb's reverberations down the hallway....does that mean that all the Controllers are now decloaked?
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Basically the camouflage is limited...it only works when the individual is sitting still or moving very very very slowly. They all jumped and ran back out of the hallway quickly to get away from the detonator, thus their camouflage malfunctioned due to the rapid movement. Also, the generators can only do one or the other at a time. That is, they can either provide a shield that absorbs a few shots before having to recharge, or a limited camouflage which provides no other protection. Thus, if someone is using the generator as a camouflage module, they have no shield to block incoming shots. I hope that clears a couple things up. I forget so often that you guys can't read my mind and just automatically know my ideas. >_> My bad...I try not to do that, I do. Been a tad "out of it" lately.
And Kel, sorry for being so vague, but the dracon beam itself was red. The personal shielding generator's energy field flares light blue when it absorbs/disperses a shot.
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Braindead post modification on page 90 awaaaaay~
XD
I think it's fixed now, Oss. See "Why I can't do combat," the musical. ;) I think Mar's not even awake/coherent at the moment---- That's how crazy the sleep deprivation/stress has gotten for us. Also, Terenia, it's awesome to have you back on the team more regularly. :}
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Thanks, Kells! I miss rping, I really do. It's just hard to make time sometimes. I know you know that better than anyone. :) I'm glad things are going well for you (if hectic).
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*Waits for Ossanlin*
Well, this is weird. Ossanlin hasn't been posting as frequently as he was before. Did Oss get an excellent job or go back to school or something? (Or is he hanging out with his boyfriend who might be "the one".. ;) ). Either way, I'm happy for him. <3
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I'm not sure what's keeping Oss busy. If it's not one thing with this RP, it's another. :P
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Well, I guess since everyone else is busy, I just figured I didn't need to be as active. It's a little different not being the one doing the waiting...
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Just when you decide to take a break, people come back and post some more. :XD:
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I'll try to get a post up when I can. Maybe tonight or tomorrow, hopefully.
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Heads up, Chad, I'm posting tomorrow. Way too exhausted right now. I spent the last two days selling like 75% of my worldly possessions in two massive yardsales with Marie and Tara. I need to go collapse now, lol.
Tomorrow is relax and recuperate day. I can post then. :)
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Wait, why did you sell 75% of your worldly possessions?
Keep us updated tooo...~ <3
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Thanks for the update. Back in January I donated bags and bags of clothes to the goodwill that I had piled up over the years. That was all the clothes that didn't fit me anymore, and I've still got a good pile of clothes that do fit me. Honestly I'm trying to motivate myself to trim it down so it will all fit in a non walk in closet.
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Sorry, going to be a bit delayed. I'll get back to RA soon-ish. :]
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haha, Chad. that post made me giggle
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I'm glad. I thought it was a funny add in. Xevec can be a little corny, and Derrel can be a little snarky.
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Well, this last week has been horrendously busy. I'm still here. Should be able to post later, after I get some stuff done. Sorry for my flakiness, guys >.< I miss having actual time to RP...
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Good to see you again.
I wonder if anyone has seen Kitsune Marie lately.
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In person? I see her several times a week. We own a business together. :P
She and her husband are in the process of selling everything they own, buying an RV, and traveling around the country. Her house goes on the market Monday. She's a wee bit busy. :P I'll be going over to her place to help her pack today, though, so I'll tell her you guys say hello. :)
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Oh, ok. cool. Tell her I said hi, please.
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Sorry for the long delay guys. I was sort of taking a break from RP and then the whole sick thing...but I'm feeling a bit better now and I think I figured out a decent direction to get Rogue Element out of this quagmire of a conflict scene that, believe-you-me, was not meant to take this long. Hope you guys are still down to Rogue it up.
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I am still in it.
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Oh we're in, trust me. Both of us. We went through this much effort, after all. ;}
Because we love you. <3
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Sorry for the long delay guys. I was sort of taking a break from RP and then the whole sick thing...but I'm feeling a bit better now and I think I figured out a decent direction to get Rogue Element out of this quagmire of a conflict scene that, believe-you-me, was not meant to take this long. Hope you guys are still down to Rogue it up.
Oh, hells yes I'm down. Always ^_^
And I think I sense the beginnings of a beautiful rivalry in this 'quagmire' of a boarding scene XD
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I just can't wait to see how the Hork-Bajir rebel will react when my nameless Hork-Bajir asks Ferxal for a name, and Ferxal gives him an Andalite name. Because I want some juicy conflict.
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I'm reminded of a scene from the graboids movie where a character just arms all the explosives in a shack, and Kurt, who owned the explosives, freaked out. I kind of wish there was some issue at the rebel base where Xevec would be acting like Kurt. "Everybody run! It's gonna be big!" And someone else would say "Is it gonna be today!?"
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Well, dibs on at least one of the rescued Controllers once we get out of this situation :P
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No problem. I don't really intend to make a character out of the Human Ferxal is rescuing. I kind of thought about making a Human girl that would start crushing on Ferxal for rescuing her, but having an adoring Hork-Bajir can be funny. It's hard to pick one, and I don't want to pick both. That seems like too much attention for Ferxal.
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Indeed, I don't have an issue with it either, but they'll likely be starved out...so you'd likely be looking at a pure human instead of an infested one.
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I can only hope that the Andalite disliking Rethelys (did I get that right?) appreciates a Hork-Bajir being given an Andalite name. ;)
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A shockwave being sent through the transport is probably going to throw off Joanne's perpetual homeostasis regulation. She calls it her "balance." But she picked a good time to be weird. ;)
At best she just looks hilarious. XD; *Hair standing on end*
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Sorry Chad, I forgot about Ferxal's post. I'll make a quick modification.
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Modification made.
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It's fine. I probably should have had Claxter take longer to actually get the ship into Z-Space too, but what's done is done.
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Holy crap, man, Aetheas gets really chatty when he's shaken up, apparently.
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That's cool. ^^ I've played lots of stoic characters...never having them break out of the shell gets really boring.
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Especially with things moving this slowly. If most of Aetheas's posts are introspection, there's very little for anyone else to respond to.
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Hm. I need to have Joanne and Keshin do something, but there are too few of us now to arrange for a good interaction.
*Hugs all*
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See below. Basically I want my characters to take action, but only the four of us are still on RE. I might have them talk to Serid, but I think we'd need to get some of the others back to make this Roleplay effective again. Granted..:} Ossanlin, you've been totally cool. If ever you want a private Animorphs Andalite-happy RP with us too, we'd be down in a second.
:)
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I would love to see Rogue Element continue...unfortun ately it's becoming worse and worse with post inactivity. The truth is, we never even got to the point that I wanted to get to. If you all would believe it, this is all precursor story that I was talked into doing by the rebel mods. Not that it was a bad idea to build the relationships that we did between our characters...but my original idea was to actually start the RP after the RE space-dock was already built. My original idea was basically a ship's crew fighting the Empire and going on missions of discovery and exploration...basic ally Star Trek meets Firefly in the Animorphs universe.
What I'm saying is...we could perform an overhaul and archive the current RE as "Rogue Element -- The Beginning." And then revamp, advance the time-line to where I was originally planning on starting the RP in the first place, and call it something like "Rogue Element -- The Unsung War" or something of that nature. With the overhaul, we could redesign the RP to work for three players, (or possibly four if Scott wants to invest the time). I have so many ideas and thoughts and plans that never saw the light of day because we just couldn't advance the plot at a reasonable pace. At this point, some players have all but vanished without a trace, others post maybe once every month or so...I feel like we need to regroup and revamp. What do you two think?
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I just thought up something hilarious and possibly amazing...for some reason the image of nothlitized Keshin filling the First Officer spot popped into my head. XD Can you guys think of a less-likely, more potentially-amazing pairing? Claxter an ace helmsman, Aetheas(hopefully) a master TO, Firin as First Engineer, Varekil as First Medical, all we're missing is Sensors, and Communications and we have a primary crew. ;)
*Also, make sure to read my post above this one and this post makes more sense. lol ^^
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First Officer Keshin does sound hilarious. Yeah, it does feel like the current RP is in the Prologue stage of the story, and we get to the First Chapter when they're setting up the base. If Ferxal was already questioning Oss' idea of working with Yeerks, he'd call the guy crazy for making Keshin/Joanne First Officer. Now let's just give the Electorate Loyalist Andalite the Communications job, and we'll be daring Fate to screw everything up.
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We would be up for a revamp, and would post more frequently with the knowledge that the game has been more properly built around the available players. We're in for the long haul with you and Chad. :) We should ensure, nonetheless, that people can drop in if they wish. <3
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lol...anything's possible Chad. I don't know if Oss would put him in charge of communications...ho wever, he would probably make a good head of security...which is technically included with communications...so yeah, definitely a possibility.
I'm ahead of you there, girlfriend. ^^ Spacedock. There will be people there running the facility all the time...it'll never be empty, so Myitt, Keslin, and pretty much anyone else could be stationed there with the plausible option of dropping in or bowing out without permanence.
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He's definitely got the no nonsense demeanor for head of security, and would enjoy having a job that allows him to keep tabs on everyone.
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Okay, I'll start working on the overhaul. I was hoping that we might hear from Scott as well, but you two are the ones whose opinions matter the most, so the decision is made either way. ^^ I'll leave the RP thread open until I'm done setting things up for the new thread, which might possibly happen today since I don't work. I'm still gonna send a PM to Scott, but I don't have a lot of hope for a timely response and I don't want that to hold things up. I'm going to assume some things about the rebellion that I probably shouldn't assume, but seeing as we've lost the key rebellion players, I don't see any way around it. As far as I'm concerned, the rebels stayed with the Tyrennian. I'll let you guys know when the new thread is posted and ready.
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Alright guys (those that are still here), I've been thinking about how best to make this work...I heard back from Scott very quickly and he's still interested in RP. He says he'll have more time available now, and will make a concerted effort to post hopefully at least twice per week. I know Chad and I can keep up that pace, I think Kelly can too...but we may end up doing once per week if twice per doesn't work. But I need you three to do it, please. Obviously there will be some real life constraints like vacations or other extenuating circumstances that might keep people from posting from time to time, but those are and should be limited exceptions...frankl y with the original RE, it was all exceptions and almost no one keeping up with the schedule. If that happens again...well then it may be time to call it quits for RE, but I'm hoping we can breathe some new life into it.
With a small, dedicated group, anything is possible, and it should be much easier for a smaller group to keep posting, which means less chances that everyone else is being held up by one person who's not posting (which is an incredibly frustrating situation). I don't want to harp after people to post, that's not my style and that takes the fun out of it for both the person I'm harping at as well as myself, so please guys, please try to post at least twice per week unless it's absolutely impossible.
I will be likely be closing and locking the original thread...unless you guys want to continue using it. It seems like a fresh thread with a new character description sheet thread and whatnot might be beneficial...sort of trimming out the fat without destroying the history of RE. But if you guys want to keep the original thread open with our post stats and whatnot, I'm open to doing that. I need you guys' input on this one. I'm leaning toward locking it and starting fresh, but I want you guys' opinion first.
The revamp will not necessarily alter characters so much as simply pushing forward to a more-fruitful time in the story. RE has found a location to establish a base and has built a rudimentary spacedock to service and refit the Tyrennian. I'm thinking it's orbiting a small, temperate planet bearing simple life in the form of plants and animals, but nothing sentient. Perhaps there is a small outpost on the planet's surface as well, sort of a shore-leave/scouting area if you will. I will be assuming that the rebels reformed a Council and decided to stay with the Tyrennian and work together. Myitt, Keslin, and other notables will be stationed either on the spacedock or on the planet's surface. The Tyrennian will have left a shuttle and some fighters to serve as "jump-craft" between the land outpost and the space-dock. And perhaps there is a material-rich asteroid cloud a short distance away to provide raw materials for building and maintenance.
The revamp will be somewhat episodic in nature with the primary command crew of the Tyrennian dealing with battling the Empire both in space and close-quarters, exploration (to some degree), searching for supplies and materials, etc. We will likely have some time on the spacedock and such, as well as time on planet/moon surfaces, time on space stations, time on enemy vessels, etc. You guys probably get the picture. Star Trek plot formula with Firefly circumstances in the Animorphs universe. This was the original concept and intention of my RP design. Many rules will be the same, and there will still be character development, of course. I will be developing stronger character sheets for a few of my characters that have become important in the course of the origin RP such as Varekil.
Kelly, I need to get with you about my idea for Kes and Joanne. Are you okay with Joanne having nothlitized herself in the interrim? This is the primary concern regarding Kes and Joanne. Please let me know as soon as you can. My vision for Kes and Joanne is that they have nothlitized a form which looks very similar to Joanne (though it can be completely different if that's your desire), and have adjusted to life without Joanne's condition to some extent.
Allow me to share my current vision with you guys as far as command crew assignments go.
Captain: Ossanlin (me)
First Officer: Keshin-Joanne (Shen)
TO: Aetheas (Lumy)
First Helm: Claxter (Chad)
Security and Communications: Ferxal (Chad)
Sensors: -vacant- (I do not wish to continue playing Esarvit as the character is not my own)
First Medical Officer: Varekil (me)
First Engineer: Firin-Rythil (me)
Lead Active Security: -vacant- (could cease to exist with Ferxal taking up the responsibilities of this position in addition to those of his primary post).
If you guys want to add any more characters, I would welcome one who would be able to run the Sensors station. I don't care if it's an Andalite or a Rebel...I'm already running three of the primary characters, so I don't wish to bite off any more. Chad has two. Scott, Kelly...if either of you think you could keep up with a second character on the two-post per week time-sechedule...well it would be helpful. If not, I'll be happy just to have you guys on one character at least and we'll make do.
The RP is going to revolve around the characters in these positions. I'm letting my fighter pilot go for now...he'll probably become a QPC, but he's a bit ephemeral as it is and I really want to narrow my focus to the three important characters that I'll be running.
So, to sum up...two posts per week, do you want to start a new thread or continue using the current one, Kelly - let me know about the nothlit thing and your thoughts on Kes as First Officer, focused limited-character episodic concept, and let me know if someone wants to make another character to fill the Sensors station. All other characters beyond those in these positions will be deemed inactive and if you so desire, may be placed upon the space-dock or the planet outpost for incidental roles and cameos.
Let me know what you think, guys.
~Luke
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I say make a new thread.
I do have another character in Xevec/Derrel that could fill one of the main cast roles, or just be an incidental cameo character. Still doing janitorial duties, and mostly seen passing through hallways.
As far as rank goes, where do first Officer and Security and Communications sit with each other?
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Yeah, Luke, close the old thread, or we'll either be in constant retcon, or just straight-up alternate universe with the same characters in the same situation. Chad, you certainly won't need to give Xevec a central rank in order to keep playing him-- I think a lot of the point here is that the senior staff is sort of our central cast, but there's room for any number of characters to come and go at will. Hopefully this setup will work well in that regard.
I do have two caveats with the setup as described. Or... less caveats as concerns that should be considered. Firstly, having our characters in such a fortunate, resource-rich environment runs the risk of making things too easy. It needs to be seen as an amazing stroke of luck by our characters, and a fragile situation. I like the idea and am actually really looking forward to seeing what situations it might lead to, but we should treat it as what it is.
My second issue is in placing Keshin/Joanne in the first officer's position. That would likely be seen as a serious affront to the rebels, as well as to the longstanding Andalite crew of the Tyrennian. I don't know if anyone's familiar with Star Trek Voyager, but in the opening, the crew of Voyager is forced to join with a crew of freedom fighters (effectively outlaws). In a show of good faith and cooperation, the Captain makes the outlaw Captain her first officer. Essentially what I'm trying to say is that there ought to be consideration given to the balance between the Andalites and the Rebels (maybe the Andalites have more control over the ship but the Rebels have the numbers and more control over the outpost?). I have no problem with Keshin having been given the First Officer's post, but they had better have done something damn impressive to earn that much trust from both the Andalite crew and the Rebel leadership, or there's going to be an attempt on their life (and maybe Ossanlin's too) like once a week :P It's not realistic unless that's given some serious consideration.
I will definitely play one of the open senior crew positions-- Kelly, you can have first choice of which, if either, you'd like to play. Varit may be qualified for the Sensors position, but I'm not sure it's realistic for him to have gotten it. Though his Taxxon host might be very interesting in that regard... I'd have to think about it. I'll probably wind up making a new character for either position, so I have no real preference on which I take.
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I'm gone for a grand total of twenty seconds and all the major posts come in. o__O Well, crap. Mar's not even awake yet, the twit. XD Which is annoying because we need both of us right now.
Okay, so...we're going in for a major client meeting; the demon takes front. I can't weigh in on the situation until I get back to the school. We'll put up a post here once we have time, which should be between 12:00 and 3:00 pm. <3
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If anything, having a First officer that isn't affiliated with either groups would make her the least biased. The same with Ferxal Since he has not pledged allegiance to either group, he'll be just as harsh on an Andalite as he would a rebel. I will agree that Keshin needs to have done something for that position.
You may have a point that for the sake of conflict, we don't want the base to be too good a find. We don't want it to have everything they need.
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Okay, so I had this nice post all typed up and the cat decided to lay on me...post went poof. I'll try to type up an outline of what I had already typed up before.
From the way it sounds, we'll be closing the old thread. I'm still going to wait to hear from Kelly to make that final, but it sounds fairly likely.
Now to address the concerns Scott raised and share my own...
If we want to do away with the asteroid cloud for resources, I'm down with that, but I'd like to keep the habitable planet. My primary concern with the planet is if it's been documented by either race, how could it possibly be secret enough? And let's face it...will there really be any functional locations within useful range that haven't been documented? So I'm thinking some sort of natural or artificial barrier which makes the location undesirable for everyone, except someone who needs a place to remain hidden. Perhaps a star-system where the parent star kicks out such a radical amount of radiation that the entire system is flooded to the point of being impassable for even large ships. The planet could be kept safe by a large, strong ionosphere, and perhaps the Tyrennian has developed some sort of specialized shielding technology that can hold off the radiation long enough to reach the planet from the rim.
Or, and I think I like this particular possibility a bit better, we could say that Keslin or Keshin found a place during solo travels that is documented, but noted down by Andalite and Yeerk alike as a place to stay away from...say an old planet that once hosted an ancient, warlike alien civilization. Perhaps the surrounding space is filled by some sort of defense grid like an old mine-field or something, and there's only one way through...a way that the discoverer found and tediously mapped out. There could be derelict orbital defense platforms that might be retrofitted and restored to functionality again given enough time and resources. Perhaps there are ruins of cities on the planet's surface where we might find resources and scavenged tech, but the ancient race presumably left because they'd tapped the planet and its home system out of natural resources. Abandoned, little by way of useful resources, not a particularly strategic location, dangerous, difficult to navigate...it all spells a very unattractive place for either Andalite or Yeerk from a civilization standpoint. But still, a habitable planet with plant and animal life, an ecosystem, fresh water, etc. Lots of exploration and scouting opportunities right at home. Perhaps this would be the best option? I'm open to other ideas as well.
Now, as far as Kess being first officer...believe me, I know just how unlikely that is. He did almost kill Ossanlin once, with Salem's assistance I might add. You know how long I have Oss hold on to grudges...it's in his personality profile after all. Earn trust, loyal friend for life, make an enemy, very very difficult to reconcile, and likely something he'd still take into consideration at every turn even if trust is earned. You have actually touched upon the very thing that I was attempting to do with Oss. Politically, he wanted a rebel as First Officer, but also one that could do the job. Myitt was going to be that FO, but Tara left. After that, I was looking at Keslin for the spot, but then Jessi left. We have no rebellion players left, and I want a controller in the FO spot. It would be assumed that at some point in the intervening time, Kess saved Ossanlin's life in a situation where it gained him little or no profit. It's also possible that Kess joined the rebellion during that intervening time, but these are things I have to discuss with Kel and Mar. The fact is, we four are all that are left, and all that I feel I can count on to actually continue posting without holding everyone else up. The rebel players do not make this thread a priority, and indeed have pretty much left it altogether. I'm asking you guys to put it on your priority list. I know I'm making a demand on your time, but it's not much time to post twice per week, and especially not much time to post once per week. I'm sorry for demanding an hour or two of you guys' lives every week, but I think we could have a lot of fun with it. For example, I would love to be playing FFXIV right now, but I'm making time to make this post and get things rolling because I believe in this and I believe that it's worth my time. I need like-minded individuals to make it work, though. Unfortunately, the rebel players do not share my mind on this.
But, logistics aside, Kess as a first officer doesn't make as little sense as you might think. Part of the FO's job is to provide the Captain with a different perspective on situations and voice his/her disapproval if he/she determines that the Captain is making a poor decision. Keshin has a very different view, and would have no problem voicing his concerns with any of Ossanlin's plans of action. Keshin is a fighter and the FO is usually the leader of off-ship party activities, a role which Kess could likely step into quite smoothly. Keshin is a controller, which shows that Ossanlin is willing to put Yeerks in positions of power if suited. The assumption is that Keslin and Myitt would stay at the space-dock as Council-members...they're used to being in a base anyway, and yes, the controllers would likely have reign over the space-dock and planetary outpost. As such, they are not available for the position. Keshin is a fighter and a survivor. He's used to making decisions that play with peoples' lives, used to weighing risk against benefit, and used to finding the best possible solution out of the options available. As such, he's prime officer-material. It really, honestly makes sense in a way. We just have to get past Ossanlin's massive mound of distrust for the controller...which is where the indeterminate life-saving for the sake of saving Ossanlin's life only comes in. Kel, Mar, and myself may develop some sort of little backstory to deal with that if this all goes forward, we'll see. Keshin joining the rebels would also lube the situation, but that is completely and totally up to Kelly and Mar.
Do these thoughts alleviate some of the concerns?
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I'll vote for the idea that it's documented as inhabited by an extremely hostile species, but they left and the data hasn't been updated. perhaps a predatory species that can't be infested, and likes the taste of Andalite. They've either left, or died out. Ossanlin's crew may have even found enough parts that if an Andalite or Yeerk vessel shows up, they could be tricked into thinking this species is still there.
I'll agree that if the players won't make this a priority, then Myitt and Keslin can't be the FO without us taking over. Which isn't really proper. Xevec was a Sub-Visser, but I'd feel like I have more than my fair share if I had First Officer, Chief Pilot, and Head of Security.
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Interesting. Let me go over what I think on all of these points one by one. It's a pretty long list, but since you put forth the effort we can too. :)
(1). The real issue with the radiation explanation is that it is incredibly convenient. Basically, in order for the Tyrennian to have developed said shielding technology they would've had to have been hanging around a dangerous planet for months. That seems unlikely, given how badly they need to hunt for resources for the group. If we do use it, we're going to have to develop a pretty solid explanation as to why they went through all of that trouble for a place they couldn't initially land on. But with that said, I do think that in order for them to have a Star Trek-like base of operations without any Federation to rely on (Which we need for this Roleplay)...they'll need at least one solid, impenetrable source of resources. Keep in mind that Luke wants to set up some stability for these guys so that galactic shenanigans and adventures can commence.
It's most probable that Keslin found the warlike civilization planet. He was part of the "pirate rebellion," who I get the impression located bases like that more often. Keshin and Joanne were wanderers who essentially used their derelict Bug fighter as a base, which....XD...says a lot about how successful they were at accruing either money or resources on a regular basis. (Not very. :P)
(2). Nothlitization of Keshin/Joanne
This is, in fact, virtually the only way that Ossanlin could have secured Keshin and Joanne's loyalty as a major crew member. He could offer them a way out of the nightmare and certain death that they have lived in. Otherwise, they're as likely to betray Ossanlin as they've ever been. I'm assuming that they've had some time to adjust to the new mechanics and bizarre experience of being in the "wrong body." Female or no, being in a body that has muscles where yours are not and dimensions yours doesn't have is no picnic. It would take them a while to physically adjust their fighting to match the new body.
(3). Keshin as First Officer
I think this has to happen because the only players left in the game are us, Ossanlin, Chad, and Scott. In order to have what you'd call "stake" in the Roleplay and to ensure regular posts, all four to five players need to have significant roles on the ship. It is possible to have another one of my characters or an invented character take the position, but they have less personal history with Luke and the other Roleplayers. The biggest problems I have with the idea are in fact not logistical, but thematic.
Part of the reason Keshin and Joanne are complex enough characters to play ball has a lot to do with their odd adverse position to everyone else and constant hidden agendas. As First Officer, the two of them have become loyal enough to one person that a completely different scenario has been created. This could either flatten and distort them as characters, or possibly greatly broaden their depth. I think that that "loyalty to one person" might actually be the key to ensuring their psychological continuity. That is, they have become freakishly loyal only to Ossanlin. Not the crew members, not the Tyrennian, not anyone else but him. This would create a situation in which the War-Prince trusts them absolutely but that doesn't necessarily mean everyone else does. A situation which could get seriously interesting under the wrong (Or right!) circumstances.
That's my two cents. :P
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OKay...so I actually have to work today (which is a good thing), and apparently it's either feast or famine because I have large quantity of jobs. It's likely going to take me all day, so I don't know how much progress I'll be able to make with the revamp tonight. Just a heads up.
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I've been giving Scott a couple of days to respond here. If I/we don't hear from him by tomorrow, I'm going to push ahead with the setup going with the assumption that the setup described with the ancient alien planet and the current command crew will be acceptable.
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Okay, looks like Scott isn't going to be able to get back to me about his concerns right now, so I'm going to proceed with the build. I don't know that I'll have the new thread up tonight, but it should be up sometime this weekend. Scott, you can still feel free to let me/us know about your responses or concerns, but I'm going to run with this regardless as of now.
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Final post made and topic locked. Will also be notating the Character sheet thread as archive and making appropriate notation changes in the OOC thread.
If you guys would please do me the kindness of drafting up a new character sheet for each of your main characters using the template at the beginning of this thread, I would surely appreciate it. And please try to reflect any significant changes to the characters involved in the sheets where applicable (the most-obvious example of this being Joanne-Keshin nothlit, since nearly everything about their appearance will likely change, and according to you Kell, there will be some changes to their personality profile as well).
If you guys wanna PM me the updated character sheets, that'd be awesome. Also, still a spot open on the Sensors station, First Active Security could be absorbed by the communications/head of security position, so I"m not worried about that. Would like to have someone on sensors especially though.
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Sorry, life. Go figure. I'll get you my character sheets ASAP (hopefully tomorrow). Also, I think it'd be interesting to put Varit in the sensors position, especially given the apparently-superior-for-that-sort-of-thing abilities of his Taxxon host. If nobody has a problem with it, I'd like to tentatively stick him at sensors.
As for my concerns-- Luke, Chad, you're both totally right in that, from a very practical standpoint, Keshin and Joanne are theoretically an excellent choice for second in command. They'd bring a comparatively unbiased counter-viewpont to offset Ossanlin's and not be afraid to speak their mind in that regard.
My concern is the politics of the decision. The Rebels and the Andalite crew may be working together, but they're still two very distinct, separate factions; what we have is an alliance, and an uneasy one at that (Ossanlin and Myitt may be old friends, but most of the Andalites and Rebels have no reason to trust one another beyond the words of their respective leaders). If the Rebels feel that their needs and agendas are not being properly represented in this alliance, they may be less inclined to cooperate or continue to assist with the Andalite needs and agendas. Appointing Keshin to second in command of the Tyrennian-- the main remaining asset of the Rogue Element-- could be construed as a huge insult to the Rebellion at large, bypassing every single qualified Rebel in order to put an outsider in the position. And this isn't just any outsider; this is an outsider many of the Rebels actively consider an enemy. It's driving a wedge into the already-shaky relationship between the Rebels and the Andalites, and it's driving that wedge almost no matter what Keshin and Joanne have done in the interim to earn Rebel trust.
There's a similar, though probably lesser, concern when it comes to the Andalite crew-- they've already taken a huge leap and left everything behind by following Ossanlin to rescue the Rebellion and go rogue. They can only be asked to blindly trust their Captain so far-- asking them to accept that this non-Andalite stranger is more qualified than any member of the Andalite crew is not a trivial thing.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to talk you out of making Keshin the first officer. Far from it. From a roleplaying standpoint, Keshin as first mate actually makes a ton of sense, considering who we have left available, and as a roleplayer, I'm actually very excited for the chance to see how all of this conflicty goodness plays out ^_^ My concern is the realism of it actually happening within the world we've built. If it needs to be sort of... handwaved into existence, that's fine, but if we're trying to keep to the realistic side of things, it's a decision that needs to be well thought-out. It would be remarkably irresponsible of Ossanlin to promote Keshin to first officer without at least giving consideration to what effect it's going to have on the rest of the Rogue Element. It's something that's going to send shockwaves through this alliance.
As for the resources and the richness and safety of our situation, that's more of a thematic thing. The feel of RE will be sort of determined by our base of operations. If we want a more episodic Star Trek feel, or if we want them to stand a chance of influencing this war, then a solid, resource-rich base of operations is the way to go. If we want the feeling of an underdog caught up in a war between two titans, we'd probably want to go with something closer to what the Rebellion players have traditionally had-- base is wherever you can carve out a living long enough to catch your breath. If we want a Firefly kind of thing, we'd probably drop the base altogether.
To me, they all sound amazing; I think all I'm trying to do is to point out that our setup will significantly impact the feel of the roleplay. Not that there's any reason we couldn't use the plot to change from one to another at any time :P
Aaaaaannnnnyway. Haha. Now that I've rambled a bit :P I really like the idea of the planet documented as hostile, but whose inhabitants have disappeared for whatever reason. I've kind of always been under the impression the Z-space travel was not at all constrained by real space distances-- some places are just easier to get to than others, depending upon Z-space... like, lanes or whatever. Our new home could just be a little... off the beaten Z-path? Like, a bit difficult to navigate to without some tricky Z-play? That would lend itself well to the 'Keshin or Keslin discovered it while on the run one day' theory-- some fancy Z-maneuvering to lose a Blade Ship and then poof! Planet of death!
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Life happens, I'm just trying to keep running with this...I found out from my experiences with the first with Rogue Element that if the mod doesn't keep things moving despite some people not posting, the whole thing drags out into a swampy mess. I'm going to try to avoid doing that this go-round.
If you truly and dearly want to continue playing a Taxxon controller...I'm not going to say no. It creates logistical difficulties, but if we can ignore the issues that would actually happen with putting an untrusted turulek in the First Officer position and a (presumably) Electorate-loyal Andalite who was simply forced into a difficult situation in charge of ship communications, then we can make those difficulties much less than they actually would be. I'm making the best of the situation and just saying that the rebels are with the Tyrennian for good and wouldn't take offense at Keshin as First Officer...I'm also pretending that Ossanlin can trust Ferxal not to simply dial up a Homeworld communique and compromise everything and everyone involved with the roleplay. What is this mysterious knowledge that Ossanlin has...? I have no freaking clue...maybe something he read in Ferxal's file. I'm sliding past the story-line issues here, which yes, is difficult for me to reconcile, but if I'm anything, I'm an optimist...at least where fiction is concerned. I can get past it, and I think you can too. I've given the whole thing a great deal of thought. Myitt was lined up for the first officer position before we even started on the shuttle to Corvus. At least she was in my mind. Unfortunately, no Tara. And I want Kelly to be able to play, so I can give this story all the convenience and positive spins I need to make it work with Keshin in the FO spot. Point is, we can give your Taxxon the necessary plot conveniences to exist as well if you want to.
As for your concerns regarding the Andalite crew...those concerns would occur whether the controller in the FO spot is Keshin or any other Yeerk. It was always going to be an issue, and possibly a source for conflict and interest. That's been my plan all along. Like I said, most of the stuff I had worked out for RE never got to see the light of day...I've dumped considerable time and thought into this entire plot, and I've had to change and evolve my plans and ideas according to what has happened with player ideas and availability, etc. This is definitely a large deviation, but not necessarily a bad one, and I don't mind deviating if it makes the RP more enjoyable for one or more of us.
And you have to remember, Scott...we're talking about a lapse of more than half a year chronologically. A lot can change in that period of time, especially with such an uncertain and dynamic environment as our characters have been dealing with. Under my wide and sweeping assumptions, Myitt and Keslin both passed on the position in favor of being on their council. I might even be able to go as far as saying the Myitt recommended Keshin for the post, depending on what's passed during that big intermission.
My view for this RP has always been Star Trek in the Animorphs Universe. The reason I say "Firefly conditions" is that these characters don't have the power, sway, and resources of an entire government backing them. They have to make do by themselves without any help. That doesn't mean that they couldn't find a decent source of resources...I just meant that they don't have a supply line or backup behind them.
My thoughts on Z-Space compare it to an ocean, but a 4-dimensional one instead of 3. My view is that actual distance does play a part as it does on an ocean, but the variations happen due to "turbulence." Basically, the higher the waves, the more time you have to waste going up and down...you're covering a lot of distance, but it's not all productive. However, the actual straight-line distance does still play a part. It's sort of assumed that the Yeerks and Andalites are constrained to a single Galaxy, unless I'm forgetting something regarding the books. That speaks to a "distance actually matters" way of thought. Of course, Z-Space isn't explained in its entirety, so anything we come up with is just speculation, there's really not a right or wrong answer. However I do have a plan for the Tyrennian that involves this mode of looking at Z-Space, and it's going to give them a nice, big edge...but it won't happen for awhile yet. One interesting thing that Z-Space shifting brings up is that real-space distance, time, and speed are no-longer constant to each other. And that opens up huge cans of worms. For example, one could theoretically cover an infinite distance in an infinitesimal amount of time, or could cover no distance in a large amount of time...which could translate to time-travel...if one is traveling at a constant speed, but not traversing any physical distance, then the variable which must change is time...some crazy crap going on there. Anyway...this is why I mentioned distance as being an important factor in the location of a base...because of the ocean thing, not because of the crazy thing I said just before this sentence.
But yes, off the beaten path would work out well. Perhaps there's some sort of ancient Z-field inhibitor technology still functioning on the planet and it dragged one of the Yeerks out of Z-Space unexpectedly or some such...
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I believe Z-Space was described as sort of a river without borders to guide it. So you have various streams that move freely, but still somehow stay together enough to be called a stream.
It really is too bad Myitt or Keslin can't be First Officer, but you are right that most andalite probably wouldn't see much difference between one controller being FO, and another.
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The real clinching weirdness of this whole issue is that Rogue Element was designed for the entire group to be playing ball at once, and the entire group isn't playing ball. To complicate things even further, the RP members that are available have very limited time to actually do anything fun and interesting that doesn't make them money. Mar and I are both on the hunt for a job along with running four to five legal cases simultaneously plus schoolwork. The old convenience of the way the RAF Roleplaying used to work no longer exists. For we are no longer as young as we were.
That being said, we are dedicated to taking RE in a new direction, with the five of us, and seeing where it goes. The realism of the situation is debatable, but we lack other workable options. Not much else to say on this front for now. :} <3
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Aye, and as with all negotiations, I'm willing to come down from the two-posts per week number if absolutely necessary, but my hard stick is at least one post per week minimum. I'm currently working on getting things moved around and modifying posts in this thread to reflect current accuracy. I've already updated the intro post and the rules page. I've also added some quick-links to the intro post which lead both to the current threads and the archived threads. Working on a few other little quirks with old posts before moving on to writing the new intro narration. Bear with me.
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I'm drafting a new description for Joanne, as a number of things would have changed in the new timeline both personality-wise and physically. Still open to any options that'd make more sense both technically and realistically, though. We'll see. <3
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I feel bad that Terenia can't be around, because the interaction between Claxter and her characters is a big part of his character. With a six month time skip, I assume Efaen lived, and wonder how she might feel now.
It's a sinking ship, but we're trying our best to keep it afloat.
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Okay, I've updated the character sheets with those sent to me by Chad and Kelly. Scott, I still need a revised character sheets for Aetheas and Varit when you get a moment. I, myself need to draft an actual character sheet for Varekil yet. Making progress.
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Sorry guys, got absolutely slam-f*ked by work today...I didn't get home until 8:00...wasn't able to sit and relax until after 9:00. And heading to bed very very soon. Not gonna get anything done for RE tonight.
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Oh man. I know that feel. That's actually going to be my day tomorrow. I gotta go to bed right now to avoid total exhaustion, and Mar seems to be already asleep (Weird, he was wide ****ing awake last night..), but...
Good luck. You can talk about it later if you'd like. It always helps me. :}
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Thanks guys.
Alright, official character sheet for Varekil posted under my characters post in the thread. I think I'm going to actually enjoy playing him...crazy how a character invented for convenience and never meant to be anything more than such turned into a real character with depth and background.
I'll start working on the intro post probably tomorrow, work-allowing. Still waiting on Scott to get a moment for updated character sheets as well...then we should be ready to relaunch. ^^
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So is this thing getting off the ground or what? :)
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Sometimes we see light at the end of the tunnel, but find the hole too small to fit through. So we just march on.
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Sorry, I've been writing the intro. Also still waiting on Scott for updated character sheets. Planning on finishing the intro this weekend. If I get it done without hearing from Scott, we'll just push on. I've already secured his permission to 'play' Aetheas if he isn't able to keep up.
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Okay, certainly not my best work, but it's up. You guys can feel free to post...I'll be writing a post for Ossanlin sometime this weekend, possibly today but no promises. That shouldn't stop you guys from posting though. The consultation room everyone is in is large enough to hold everyone and the round holo-table that everyone is looking at, but that's about it. No one is aboard the Tyrennian at the moment, just the space-dock.
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Well, this is sufficiently bizarre. XD
Never thought I'd see the day when Keshin and Joanne were doing something vaguely trustworthy, and it is damn weird but...we don't really have much of a choice, given the lack of players. :P
Only explanation I was able to come up with was that they must've done something extremely selfless and effective in the last nine months, likely having to do with our old friends Sector Seven. I suppose we'll slowly find out just what in the hell that was.
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If it's too bizarre, guys...we can make changes. The last thing I want is any of you guys to feel uncomfortable.
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I'm familiar enough with Keshin to know this situation wouldn't happen if Myitt was around. She's not, though, so we have to deal. Un;less Shenmue came up with a different character to be First Officer.
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Are we stretching past the breaking point here? I can't tell anymore...I have a lot invested in this RP...I'm really really pushing to make it work...but if it doesn't feel organic it loses a lot.
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I'd really like this to work too. I don't have a good answer for it.
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I don't either, but more than anything else that might be involved here...We want to play with you guys still. Even though there's stuff that seems pretty far out of place. Even though we're the only three or four of the original gang left. We want to try and make this work with you.
And hey, if it really doesn't come together the way we'd like...we'll see what else we can do. Mar and I have a couple ideas (Mostly involving original dystopian universes and tournaments from hell, because It's Our Thing?! XD) that we could show you too. But first, let's give this our best shot to see if it gels correctly.
<3
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Nah, we can make this work. I'm not sure what you guys have already in the way of backstory regarding what's happened between Ossanlin, Myitt, Keslin and Keshin over the last nine months, but we can totally run with this.
My preference would be to leave whatever's happened somewhat ambiguous-- maybe something Ossanlin and Keshin don't like to talk about. Whatever this thing is, it was enough to secure Ossanlin's trust, and probably impress Myitt and Keslin as well. Give us a few months of demonstrated loyalty since that's happened, and we have a potentially-passable explanation.
Leaving it ambiguous has the advantages of, first and foremost, being kind of hilarious, and secondly, letting us figure out the details organically through the RP, at our own pace later on. If you guys already have details, more power to you ^_^ I look forward to catching hints about them.
Kells, Mar, don't change Keshin up too much for this. There's no reason they need to have become a trustworthy, upstanding first officer, or that they need to trust anyone around them. They're at their peak when they're a troublemaking source of chaos, and I wouldn't want to lose that. I mean, yes, for this to work, they do need to have some reason for loyalty to either Ossanlin or this group, and Ossanlin needs to have some reason to trust them... but, again, those reasons can be left more-or-less ambiguous. I almost feel as though Keshin would have to think there's some reason... some survivalist or opportunistic reason... to continue this 'loyality' thing. If that morphs into actual loyalty as time goes on (or doesn't, whatever), so be it, but for now, there's no real reason to be twisting these characters any more than is necessary. They are who they are.
I'll have a post up ASAP. Probably not tonight, but ASAP. My revised character sheets may end up taking a few days, though >.<
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Kells, Mar, don't change Keshin up too much for this. There's no reason they need to have become a trustworthy, upstanding first officer, or that they need to trust anyone around them.
Actually, it is pretty well within Joanne's nature to attach and quickly develop loyalty to those who support her in a significant enough way. The gangs and Keshin himself are perfect examples of this phenomenon. If War-Prince Ossanlin really did turn Joanne into a nothlit and thus save her from the life-threatening illness that's plagued her entire life...She would become very loyal to him. At least, given the specific circumstances and what she perceives as their relative lack of personal history (As compared to her and Myitt. Trying to kill him doesn't cut it! XD)
The person least likely to be loyal would be Keshin, who I implied in the personality descriptions is just going along for the ride with Joanne until he can find a better option for them. ;]
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*Pokes everyone* :3
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I posted. I return your poke.
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Waiting for Luke and Scott. :3
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Posted. That's about all they can say for now. :XD:
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Sorry guys. I know my timing is horrible, but Mike is here on a visit and I've been....preoccupied . I'll try to find time for a post this weekend.
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Posted ^_^ I've made a few assumptions in my post that are pretty easily modified-- biggest one is probably that Keshin is quite new to the first officer's position, and has seen little to no combat in that capacity. I don't know if that works with what you guys were thinking, so let me know and I'll change Aetheas's little comment to match. I'm also assuming the Tyrennian's been fitted with a Yeerk pool but not properly buffed and shined yet. Adds character.
Anyway, if there're any issues with what you guys were thinking, let me know!
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Posted ^_^ I've made a few assumptions in my post that are pretty easily modified-- biggest one is probably that Keshin is quite new to the first officer's position, and has seen little to no combat in that capacity.
It might need to be set up like that just so we can actually get the hang of the job anyway. :P
Plus, it's way funnier if 90 percent of the crew still mistrusts Keshin and Keshin doesn't really trust them yet either. XD
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Yeah, this should be entertaining ^_^
While I'm thinking about it: all of you should click that link in my sig and go see what's going on with the RAFcon in July. It would basically make my life if all of you were there.
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I'm afraid that unless you're coming to Tallapoosa County, Alabama, you're unlikely to see me there. It would be awesome if we could get together at a table, and do an RP together. Instead of typing, we'd be talking to each other. Of course then I'd have to try to change my demeanor every time I went from talking for claxter to talking for Ferxal.
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I'm here, but to some extent waiting on Luke and to some extent too caught up with work to post just yet. I'm doing a real mediation tomorrow and I also have to prepare for a fake direct examination. *Sighs* I don't think I get enough sleep for this job. v___v
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Unfortunately, Scott...Virginia is a long way away for me being smack dab in the north-central portion of the country. Maybe one day if you guys do one closer to the midwest, I'd be happy to meet you all. (I've only met Tara and her hubby so far).
Good luck Kells, try and grab some shut-eye when you can.
LARPing, eh Chad? Well, if there were any group of people I could see LARPing with it's you guys.
Working on a post currently.
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Would it be LARPing if we're just sitting in a room, talking? Usually when I think of that, it's people in costumes running around some place.
In any case, if I met you guys I'd love to do more than just say Hi, how you doing? How's the folks?
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Aight, post up finally.
I guess imo, a group of people sitting around a table and talking in character would be LARPing regardless of costumes or running around. I know of a group that LARP'ed werewolves and vampires in Ames and they never left the space they had reserved for the RP. Pretty sure they didn't wear any costumes or anything either. It could be fun if we didn't get carried away with it. ^^
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I guess I was just thinking the extreme end of LARPing.
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Nah, like Luke said: as long as you're in character, it doesn't really matter what you're doing; it's LARPing. It's a heck of a lot of fun, as well as a great character building exercise. We should totally do it some time ^_^
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I can imagine what it would look like, controlling two characters in the same conversation. It could be better to just pick one.
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XD *Thoughts about Mar putting on a pink bathrobe (The Pink Bathrobe of Power; We totally gave it to Tara's fiancé Dave when he impersonated a Council member during one awkward LARP) and pretending to be himself, or us both pretending to be Joanne and Keshin*
*That would be gloriously awful o__O*
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Sorry---- Still don't have a moment just yet. We've been swamped with work.
We'll get the post in tomorrow for sure. :)
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Orrrr not. Off by an hour. But hey, it's in today. :P
Sorry for our lateness everyone. :)
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BUMP! >_> Also, starting a new thread called "Memoirs of the Rogue Element." Basically I'm going to post short journal entries by my characters during the events of the Rogue Element. It would be awesome if you guys wanted to join me. If not, that's okay, but please feel free to post similar posts in that thread! ^^ I have arbitrarily decided that the events that started the Rogue Element have happened in standard year 5488 because...reasons. Basically it allows nebulousness in when these events actually occurred, but obviously they would've happened sometime around the time of the Animorphs books. The format I'm using will be considered the standard for official Andalite journal entries...very prim, proper, and precise. But if you guys want to hop in, you can format your entries however you want. :) Also, lets get some posts running in RE! ^^ I know...I was the reason for the hold up last week, and I'm sorry. But I don't have any plans to be busy for the next couple of months, you know, aside from working full-time as I do. So I should be good to go! (Part of the reason I'm doing this memoirs thread is because I really want to do some RP posts.)
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Sounds like a nice thread for Ferxal to post his hidden tapes. I was planning on having him do this, though Ossanlin may or may not know what he's actually doing. He can make tapes about personal thoughts that he may not share with Ossanlin, and hide them somewhere that's not easy to find, but should be found by the military if the rebellion fell and they went looking for stuff.
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I have absolutely no problem with that, Chad. Ossanlin can't keep tabs on everything, and as Security Elite, Ferxal would have the appropriate access to computers and such to be able to hide such media, though I would assume he'd use some sort of chip or device that's similar to a flash drive to store the files on. I'm glad you like the thread idea. The nice thing about it is you can post as little or as often as you like regardless of the post frequency of others. I think it will also build better character personalities and realities.
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Added a memoir entry for Joanne. XD
Joanne never got through 8th grade, and lived in a questionable part of town. I doubt she paid a whole lot of attention in school. With this in mind, she can't spell or write very well, in Gallard or English. :XD: Keshin has tried to improve her literacy, but to basically no avail.
They'll alternate entries when we find the time. Fun stuff. ;)
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Hopefully people find what Ferxal is talking about hilarious, instead of creepy.
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Hey Chad...these logs I've posted from Ossanlin are from the past. This latest one was right before the raid on the Corvus facility. Gamma Centri is the name I gave the planet that the Tyrennian orbited while the Mirage crew executed the Corvus raid. I haven't really given a name to the planet that the space dock was built at yet.
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Sorry, I got that mixed up. I'll fix it.
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Giving Scott another day or two before I post for his characters.
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I should have time to post within the next two days. Sorry for the delay everyone. :kitty:
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Or not! >___<;
Sorry man, we're so swamped in work that at this point it's basically mocking us. We'll keep you guys updated on what our status is. If we manage a coherent thought, we'll post tonight. If we don't, we don't. XD
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I'm not sure if there's much to post on right now, which is why I haven't posted. Maybe I'll try to come up with something tomorrow.
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Understood Chad. Everything's sort of waiting on Kells atm, hopefully she'll have the time in the next day or two.
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We posted! :D Even though that post was like 60 percent Mar because my stomach is causing me agony. XD
Sorry for the delay everyone. <3
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Hey guys, the post is up. Hope to talk to you soon.
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Apologize again for the delays, post will be up shortly. :)
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HAI everybody! :3
Posted a while ago. :) Waiting on Luke and hugs. <3
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Chad still around?
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Did I miss my post? I'll put one up tomorrow morning. I've found myself busier lately, but I don't want to be the one dragging the RP down.
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That's a yes. Haha. Hey Chad ^_^ Just that it's been a bit since you posted. Had me worried. It's not like you.
I'll try to post tomorrow or Friday so we can get us on this ship and moving towards adventure!
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will post when i have the time//inspiration. hopefully this weekend or sooner.
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I've been busy with an MMO, and thought I had something up. Let me add to this RP.
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will post when i have the time//inspiration. hopefully this weekend or sooner.
Glad everyone's alright! :D
And you got it Oss--- Just checking in. :}
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Sorry about the shortness of the post...trying to keep things moving on my end.
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No problem; I've been AWOL anyway. My post is up; Hopefully I've got everything straight so we can get this party started. :}
Thank you all for sticking around with us this long. *Warm hugs*
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Still here...I just sort of made Ossy absolutely dependent upon Scott to post before I can post more. I could post for Varekil or Firin if anyone wants to interact with them...
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I'm sorry, guys. I will post. I promise. I haven't forgotten you. Merciless exhaustion due to overwork. Not good juju.
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Scott.....where you go? >_> :(
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Uh...right...so.... *pushes a hoop down a dirt road with a stick*
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XDXD
*Hugs Ossanlin* That's so pathetic. We love you to death. ;)
Hope Scott comes back too. x3
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I'm real sorry. I wanted this to work out, but I don't think it's going to. It was a fun ride, and I wish I had met you guys ten years ago when we all had more time for this stuff. But it's gone, like so many other childhood joys devoured by the beast of real life responsibilities.
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:) Yeah, it's okay. I'll still drop in for the next while just in case, and honestly if possible...I want both of your Skype addresses.
There might come a time when the four of us have a moment, and we can Roleplay for our own sake. We don't want you both to disappear from our life just because the others don't have time to come back.
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I think I tried to download skype once, and got a ton of viruses and malware, so I don't use it.
I don't think I'll leave this site completely. If you want to do a one on one with me, Luke, I'm up for it. I'm not the best at actually running an RP, but I do enjoy participating. It can just be something small.
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I honestly don't think Scott is coming back. It was like two weeks before he checked in with the OOC and it's almost been that again since he said he'd be getting a post up. IDK what to say about the whole thing.
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Yeah, clearly he's not coming back. But I still want all your e-mails anyway. It has totally been real. :)
I can post the Game of Lies poem here as an ender, if Ossanlin finds it fitting. <3
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Chadnorris26@yahoo.com. I check it regularly enough.
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Kids, I check this, I just have zero time or energy. Seriously, I know y'all feel like it's intruding to text me and bug me about RPing, but it would make my day, Luke, to receive a text or email from you saying "hey, ****, I've been waiting on your post for a week now."
Anyway, I WILL post this weekend, no questions asked, and from there raise my RP-ness. That sounded wrong. As it should.
Anyway, I start a NEW new, hopefully less-horrible job on Tuesday. I was exhausted from overwork a few months back, if you'll recall, so I took a new job that was offering 40-hour weeks, only to find out I was working WAY more than that. This place sucks so much. So it's taken me this long to leave. I know it sounds like a lame excuse to say I haven't had time to post, but I really, really haven't.
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Honestly at this point I'm not sure I'm even interested in this anymore.
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No! Don't say that! I just got a new job so I could RP with you guys! It sounds like BS, but my inability to keep up here has been a pretty big motivator for me to get out of my ****ty new job and into my hopefully-amazing NEW new job. I am so tired of job hunting...
Although you burning out on this would be understandable. We need some way to interact and stay in touch, though, whether it's this RP, another RP, or something else entirely.
I'm trying to get back to the point where I can do this daily. I don't know if that will work for the rest of you, but I'm trying. I miss RPing. I'm hoping I can start to be here enough to bring this thing slowly back to life.
Anyway, I've a short post up. Let's get these birds in the air.
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We need some way to interact and stay in touch, though, whether it's this RP, another RP, or something else entirely.
This I actually want to do, with all of you. Because hug buddies. :3
Not sure about the rest of it, but I hope for the best anyway.
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I have redownloaded Skype so you guys can talk to me, and hopefully my computer didn't get raped by viruses and malware again. I'm chad3452. Because I couldn't just be Chad, or Chad34.
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If anyone wants to hit me up for one-on-one roleplays or periodic group rps that are not storyline heavy (one-off type stuff), PLEASE either gchat me (jessica.honard@gmail.com) or add me to Skype (jessica.robin21)
I really, really, REALLY miss it, I just don't have the time/energy for something long and plot-filled. I'm totally down for some one-off rps though, and I don't mind DMing or being pulled along for someone else's DM.
Mostly I just don't wanna lose touch with you guys. :)
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Yeah, that's pretty much where I'm standing too. Thank you so much! :D
One-off Roleplays would be great for us. :}
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So, I'm toying with an idea, since it seems RE was declared officially dead just as I found the time for it, and I WANT TO RP WITH YOU GUYS! I'm thinking I'll start a thread that's just a string of little one-off scenarios. They'll sort of develop as they go, anyone can jump in using any character they wish, and make any changes or additions they like. If a scenario starts to stagnate or reaches a conclusion of some sort, anybody can start a new scenario. I'll invite the RPers from the rest of the forum as well and we'll see if we can't inject some enthusiasm back into this place.
Any thoughts? Anybody interested? Would you guys want to do this primarily on RAF? In a Google document (which is easier in many ways)? Skype? Some other format? All of the above?
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RAF or Skype would be fine. I still need your Skype name, Al, because there were multiple Aluminators last I check. I also need Luke's. I got a request from Carli and Emmy, but they didn't respond when I asked if they were from RAF, so i think they may just be random people. I'm Chad Norris.
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So, I'm toying with an idea, since it seems RE was declared officially dead just as I found the time for it, and I WANT TO RP WITH YOU GUYS! I'm thinking I'll start a thread that's just a string of little one-off scenarios. They'll sort of develop as they go, anyone can jump in using any character they wish, and make any changes or additions they like. If a scenario starts to stagnate or reaches a conclusion of some sort, anybody can start a new scenario. I'll invite the RPers from the rest of the forum as well and we'll see if we can't inject some enthusiasm back into this place.
Lumy! Glad you're back and have more time on your hands! :)
~We would be interested, if you could keep up with it. We would also be interested in Skype sessions where you have a moment. Shenmue654. What is your screenname?
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CHAD! There are like seventy seven Chad Norrises on Skype. You should just find me. I'm the Aluminator with this weird purple orb thing as an image.
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Ok. I'll find you.
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...Anybody still alive in here? I want to start my little RP idea with you guys, but I'm not sure where to do it. Is RAF still best? Skype? Google doc?
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I think I found you on skype. I said hi, but I don't think I got a reply. Not sure it needs to be on raf, since it's quite rare that we draw someone new into this.
I'd be interested in something small. I'm about to poof away for a few days, so no skype.
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I'm alive...I just got tired of trying to patch things up and hold things together and pull things along...it's mainly psychological, but it takes a toll on a person when he has to fight tooth and nail for every step of progression. And then to check back week after week almost every day to see no posts from one key participant or another was just absolutely deflating and defeating. I just had to stop caring for awhile otherwise I was going to go insane.
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It's okay. We understand perfectly. We tried to move things along by ourselves for a time, but it never worked out without the original gang/band all back together. It's possible that any further attempts to do something on a broad scale won't work out at all simply because we're all adults who don't have much time on our hands. A lot of us have to begin, in a sense, creating in the real world that which only existed in our minds.
Mar and I have a weird amount of downtime because we just took the Bar, and we're taking a week-long rest break before starting our volunteer job. (Yes, despite our best efforts we still don't have anything resembling a paying job, but looking while doing something that might lead to one is way better than sitting around). So if you want to create something interesting with us for a few days, like between now and the 10th, we're down for anything you have in mind.
We love you, Luke, and we miss the resonance we felt with you, in what were otherwise terrible months of our lives. :] Writing in the GESB gave us strength where we had none.
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We could certainly try a one-on-one of some variety. If you have time still, that is. I got to see my idea come to fruition, even if it did die very prematurely...so perhaps you have a scenario you'd like to try out? Also, congratulations! ^^ Glad to hear it's all starting to come together for you guys. :) I miss talking with you too.
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Well, we still have time, if you're around tomorrow at some point, but we're pretty stumped on ideas for scenarios for the most part. We have been doing a lot with an original superhero universe that belongs to us and our writing partners, though, so there might be a possibility there. Depends on your preferences. :) <3
We miss the energy in this place, a bit, that we had with a few others and with you. I don't know if it'll come again, but it might be nice to try and play something out for a while. Let me know your Skype or something if you might be interested.
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Something small and episodic sounds good to me. We don't need a grand story.
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Small and episodic sounds great to me. And Luke, I'd still love to give RE another go at some point. As Shen is fond of pointing out, at this point in our lives, there's too much going on for an RP to have the life that the GESB once did, but that doesn't mean we can't keep something running.
I do have something nearly ready to go for my small... super-episodic RP. I've been going back and forth debating whether to start it here or in Google Docs or equivalent so that Terenia'd be more likely to join. I think I will just start it here, hopefully within a day or two.
I miss you guys...
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I'll have to look up my Skype ID...I can never remember it. :p I'll check back here too and see what's up.
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Alright, let's try this. Thread and beefy intro post are up for my new NaNo inspired RP. Main thread is here (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=11490.new#new) and OOC thread is here (http://animorphsforum.com/index.php?topic=11491.new#new). Let me know what you guys think. Idea is just to get us sitting down and RPing regularly again, even if we don't wind up doing much. Unlike RE and GESB, one-line posts are not only acceptable, they're encouraged if it'll get us writing.