The Clockwork Mansion

Quote from: James StarRunner on October 11, 2007, 03:12:54 PM
Heh... Magical or not, I'd still wear the other glove. My one glove 'Jackson' days are over. The old set were originally two gloves as well, just one was lost when he was young. :P

Yeah.  Jakob's actually said "them" - I was assuming that you'd take them both anyway.

Edit:
Original thread here (http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php/topic,544.0.html)...
  -- llearch

What I found really hard, was restraining myself from using Dan quotes. XD

Sorry Stygian, but considering what Gar went through, I had to. ^^; If you don't like it then I'll edit it.

QuoteWatching Jakob work his magic (literally) on the glove to make it enchanted, Gareeku had to admit that he was impressed. The wolf incubus was indeed a proverbial box of tricks when it came to spells and enchantments, not to mention other things like equipment. His eyebrows were raised somewhat, however, when the patch didn't work the first time.

James asked me about this during the hiatus.  Originally the idea was to teach him how to hide his wings, but Jakob isn't very good at teaching people.  While he might have been able to do this for Niall (his adopted son) much like Abel taught Dan, he would be teaching another 'Cubi who had an innate ability to do it and not an Angel.  However, he did make a crude magical charm for Niall when he was still too young to be able to control his powers.
That said, this was 200-300 years ago and he hasn't done it since, so getting it right on the second try is pretty good going.

As I said, it was originally going to be three attempts, but James got confused.  In retrospect two is better since three would have been a bit too slapsticky, whereas one failed attempt is realistic.
As they say, the program never compiles on the first attempt...

I'm assuming Stygian's "What's your name" is aimed at Keaton, not Aisha, and that he's not trying to disrupt Jakob's private conversation.  If he is, I'm going to pull that bit and pick up the conversation when he isn't around.  Because Jakob is not going to say that stuff too loudly while others are listening.

I think it was aimed at Keaton.  Also, it's Ephrael that's drunk...

Quote from: Aisha deCabre on October 12, 2007, 08:45:45 PM
I think it was aimed at Keaton.  Also, it's Ephrael that's drunk...

Rats, I'll fix that.

Ya, Sty seems to have missed that too. James doesn't drink alcohol guys... Remember, I'm filling in for Pal.

Quote from: James StarRunner on October 12, 2007, 10:10:10 PM
James doesn't drink alcohol guys...

I must admit I did a double-take when I first read your post... that did seem pretty out-of-character.  Anyway, mine was posted about 2am and if Styg lives where I think he does it would have been about 3am for him, so...

Quote
"I haven't had thoughts like that since I went mad," Jakob whispered.  He looked scared.

That's not strictly true... there is a point when he considered stealing another incubus' soul in CJP.  On the other hand, he did think that they'd soul-eaten someone.  We'll put it down to him being too flustered to think straight. :P

I'm assuming Gabi could hear Jakob and Aisha, as she has heightened senses.

And I insist, I wish I'd had a chance to participate in yesterday's conversation, but I was busy correcting exams.

I've spoken with Gar, but I'll wait for his approval here before going ahead.

Name: Cogidubnus Mithlome
Nickname(s): Cog
Age: 280
Species: Were
Family and Associations: Father (Eruantien Mithlome) and Mother (Lidan Mithlome

Physical Description

Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 185 lbs.
Build: In good shape, but of a mild constitution.
Eye color: Yellow
Hair: Shoulder length, silver
Skin/fur: Caucasian, and grey when he has it.
Distinguishing Features: Cog is bereft of distinguishing marks or features, except for his shades and hat, which he is seldom apart from. He wears a suit of sorts, of very loose, black clothing. The buttons of his jacket are made of silver, and he often has a piece of twisted silver hanging from a thin silver chain on his neck. His sword is solid black, excepting for the furniture, which is all made of silver, and his hat and glasses are trimmed with the same.

History:
   Cogidubnus was born approximately 300 years ago. His early history is largely unknown – left only in his memory, and to those whom he has decided to tell. His past is largely unremarkable, excepting for his life-long study of the art of the sword, and some unusual and unfortunate incidents concerning rogue wizards and mages. This has left him with somewhat a dislike for magic users. Cog wanders around much as he feels fit to do, settling down to teach some youngsters how to swing a blade when cash is needed, and moving on when he can – most of his money, however, was obtained from the sale of a rather large hoard of magical trinkets left over after taking over a wizard's abandoned tower.

Abilities:

Cog is a very deadly melee fighter, and is focused on killing a single opponent very quickly. His quick-draw technique allows him to surprise his opponents, and his incredible speed with this technique usually lands him a one-hit kill. Having studied the sword for almost 270 years, he is an incredible swordsman, deadly with the sword both in and out of the scabbard.
Cog's most valuable attribute is his speed. From a simple standing stance, he can draw, strike, and re-sheathe his sword before his opponent can register the movement, let alone blink. He uses this speed to deadly effect, and it extends to more than merely drawing the sword. His cuts are fast indeed, and he can string them together with deadly results, the effect not unlike a long, continuous arc of steel.
When his sword fails, however, Cog turns to his lychanthropic heritage. The Wolf grants him more than increased speed and strength – it also gifts him greatly increased senses, both when he is a wolf and not. His eyes and nose are always sharper than they should be, and his ears are always listening.
Thanks to his many years of training, and partly to his lychanthrope blood, Cog can manipulate the energies to an astounding degree. Due  to the particular nature of the energies inside him, Cog has learned to manipulate them not only within himself, but without -  to manifest it physically, the energy taking the form of almost-invisible waves of force. Depending on how hard he concentrates, or how much energy uses, he can knock a cup off a table, shatter glass, or crush bones. This ability does come at a price – overuse can exhaust him, and it takes him time to recuperate.
Due to a strange twist of fate, Cog found himself cursed with the burden of becoming what he most hated – which, strangely, turned him into a mage, for some time. A very powerful one. However, he managed to dispel the curse, only to find that the magical knowledge granted him still resided in his memory, apart from the magical geas. Thusly, Cog has some measure of magical ability, and great power with thunder magics.

Weapons:

Besides his sword and himself, Cog has few other defenses - the five charms that he carries about himself serve rather well, however. Each one has a different effect, but each also has a limited amount of charge. They are as follows:

The Broken Moon: Imbues everything it touches with holy magic and holy properties.
Winter's Bite: Imbues a weapon with cold properties.
Iridescence: Creates a shield of holy magics around the user.
St. Angela's Cross: An Amethyst-studded cross that can heal minor wounds.
Coin of Storms: A coin that can absorb and store light, and emit it later.



  Strengths:
   One-on-one, Cogidubnus can usually slaughter a single opponent. He is inhumanly quick with his sword, and he has multiple tricks up his sleeve for those whom steel cannot cut. He carries multiple protective charms on him, usually of a light-magic nature, and he can use his internal energies to create bubbles or waves of force – depending on many factors, it can be powerful enough to crush an opponent.

Weaknesses:
   One-on-more than three, however, Cogidubnus tends to get overwhelmed quickly. As well, he has a few of the weaknesses that lychanthropy gives him: wolfsbane is a very effective poison against him. He is weaker when fighting in a full moon, unless he is in full wolf form, in which case, he has gone mad. He will kill anyone close to him, and is feral in his rage.

Trivia:
Very fond of coffee. Hates most mages, finding them abusers of power. Has a strange past, which he'll seldom mention, unless it's to ask if you've seen a tiger by the name Arcturus, or a Jackal by the name of Laertes. Is soft-spoken, but eloquent and friendly, and oftentimes will start spouting poetry at the slightest provocation.
Unlike most Were's, Cog is afflicted with a curse tailored to his race, lychanthropy – he was cursed at a very young age, and it it this that makes him vulnerable to full-moon nights, and gives him his unnaturally long life. He has a lifespan of approximately 833.33 years.

Hi, Cogid. That's a strange description for a character on a Furrae-based RPG, but I guess Gareeku will know if it suits his game or not.

 Depending on how nice Gar is feeling, Cog is furrae-compatible. He's Were, but with a small twist, and there aren't any conflicts with any Furrae-lore that I know of.
If he wishes me to change something, I will most certainly do so.

Quote from: Cogidubnus on October 13, 2007, 03:14:01 PM
I've spoken with Gar, but I'll wait for his approval here before going ahead.
Name: Cogidubnus Mithlome
Nickname(s): Cog
Age: 280
Species: Were
Family and Associations: Father (Eruantien Mithlome) and Mother (Lidan Mithlome

Interesting.  He seems rather different from your normal Furrae Were, though. 

QuoteHates most mages, finding them abusers of power.

I'm not sure I follow that.  Do you mean he hates Being mages, or that all Creatures (remember, he's a Creature too) and Beings who know how to work magic?

I think he means he hates everyone who uses magic regularly.

Quote from: Tapewolf on October 13, 2007, 03:22:12 PM

Quote from: Cogidubnus on October 13, 2007, 03:14:01 PM
I've spoken with Gar, but I'll wait for his approval here before going ahead.
Name: Cogidubnus Mithlome
Nickname(s): Cog
Age: 280
Species: Were
Family and Associations: Father (Eruantien Mithlome) and Mother (Lidan Mithlome

Interesting.  He seems rather different from your normal Furrae Were, though. 

QuoteHates most mages, finding them abusers of power.

I'm not sure I follow that.  Do you mean he hates Being mages, or that all Creatures (remember, he's a Creature too) and Beings who know how to work magic?

Yes, the age thing. It explains that down at the bottom.

I mean to say, he hates those who literally devote their lives to the study of magic, for the sake of magic - I.E. your classic mage.
In the case of magic, knowledge for knowledge's sake can quickly become power for power's sake. And you know what they say about power, of course. That isn't to say that he's found -all- mages to be thus - just that he's met quite a few who've made his life hell.
At one point, he was made into what he hated most, which was a mage. He still has that ability, and it's somewhat softened his prejudices, but he's still bristly around those who throw around a lot of magic.

*Confirms Cogi's character*

Welcome to the game :)

As I know people will demand a translation, here it is:

'Girl... You are the only ones upset here. I'm just trying to get to little "Miss-bee-have" over there.'

Would you like me to translate that to Spanish? Automatic translators really don't work.

One question...um...why is it assumed that creatures can drink more alcohol than beings?

I don't know, I can't hear Jakob's thoughts. ;)

Quote from: Gareeku on October 15, 2007, 12:22:23 PM
One question...um...why is it assumed that creatures can drink more alcohol than beings?

Because for 'Cubi in particular, they transition away from normal biology and rely on magic instead.  I'm assuming that the alcohol's effect will diminish as their metabolism changes, although I don't know for sure.  The sheer amount of liquid they can ingest may or may not pose a problem, but if you really wanted to win a drinking game against a mortal you could probably either neutralise the alcohol entirely (as was done in Stranger In A Strange Land) or something more exotic like emptying the stomach via teleportation.

Thinking about it, Gareeku isn't going to be old enough to do any of that, Keaton might be but then again she hasn't been properly trained.

If you want I can remove that line, but I wouldn't put any of these past Stygian's capabilities.

I guess. The effect that alcohol has on someone is because of the chemical entering the blood stream and interacting with the chemicals in the brain. I wouldn't have thought that magic had anything to do with that.

Quote from: Gareeku on October 15, 2007, 12:31:51 PM
I guess. The effect that alcohol has on someone is because of the chemical entering the blood stream and interacting with the chemicals in the brain. I wouldn't have thought that magic had anything to do with that.

Maybe, but a sufficiently powerful 'Cubi doesn't need to drink at all, or even breathe.  Jakob is old enough for that to have happened, but to be honest I haven't decided if it has.  Probably not entirely.  Abel, at 400, is apparently able to hold his breath for a couple of hours.

Anyway, Mike in Stranger in a Strange Land was able to remove the alcohol content from his drink before it hit his stomach and it was therefore impossible for him to get drunk at all.  Abel or Jakob could probably do that since transmutation is easy.

Ultimately the specifics don't matter... what Jakob is really concerned about is them doing something which a Being can't and thereby revealing that the party consists largely of Creatures.

Um...not every town in the world is still creature intolerant. There do exist towns which are less "edgy" about creatures.

Quote from: Gareeku on October 15, 2007, 12:41:24 PM
Um...not every town in the world is still creature intolerant. There do exist towns which are less "edgy" about creatures.

Very true, indeed Jakob said as much to James earlier.
But it would be somewhat foolish to risk it until he knows what the local climate is like in that regard.
Chalk it up to his paranoia if you will, but I think it's a sensible precaution  >:3

Oh if only Jakob could hear James talking now. If he ever found out you went to Earth, he'd insist you take him with you. XD

Right. I may be wrong here, but I sense that people are getting hung up about this whole situation with the drinking contest etc.

[useless spectator remark]
Oh come on, Gar! Let them have some fun :3 I think it's gonna be interesting...
[/useless spectator remark]

Hm, that's just some people being in-character, methink.  I'm certain everyone's rather curious/interested on how it'll turn out really...

Quote from: Aisha deCabre on October 15, 2007, 08:56:56 PM
Hm, that's just some people being in-character, methink.

That's certainly the case for me. Sure I don't drink in real life either, but I don't mind if you have a drinking contest. My dislike of it is only in character.

edit: Actually, I'd probably leave the room as well if it were real life. But that's besides the point. Go ahead and drink up. I'm curious to see what will happen.

While I don't drink, I wouldn't dream of preventing anyone.  My only objections (in and out of character) stem from the idea that it isn't the smartest thing in the world for these characters to do at this time, not because I have any moral objections.  As James says, it's probably going to be fun to watch.

I have two main objections:

Firstly, most members of the party are likely to have a price on their heads, and they may let something slip.  They're in a room full of other adventurers and it still isn't clear whether Creatures are welcome.  For all I know there may have been a sign outside saying 'all races welcome', but even so Jakob would have been too preoccupied to think to look for something like that.

Secondly, the last time they were in a tavern they were attacked and getting helplessly drunk is not going to improve their survival chances if it happens again.  I have no reason to suspect it will, but in the game, Jakob has no reason to believe it won't.  Especially since they've now directly annoyed the person responsible for the kidnappings.

By all means go ahead - I'm just saying that I wouldn't do it myself :P

OOC I have no problem with that either (as long as no one tries to get me involved nor to drive afterwards). It's my character who can't stand Ignatz, Mel and Keaton anymore.

Well as long as people are ok with it. I know there's a lot of people on this forum who don't drink, and I've seen people speak out heavily against it before like people who drink alcohol are scum of the earth (maybe not on this forum, but I've seen it happen a lot on others), so I was quite worried that, while maybe not as extreme as I've described, something along those lines might happen here.

And Tape? Seriously, you're too paranoid about these things. Gar's had to live practically all his (albeit relatively short) adult life with a price on his head, so he's kinda become used to it.

FWIW, Gareeku, the admins would, in my opinion, take a Very Dim View of someone attempting to be quite that heavy handed here. This is intended to be a game. It's supposed to be fun, and, as such, it's not the right place for such a diatribe.

Although it's pleasant to not be needed to step in. ;-]

/delurk

Quote from: Gabi on October 16, 2007, 07:02:48 AM
It's my character who can't stand Ignatz, Mel and Keaton anymore.

No offense taken, at least by Mel. Mel is both amused and bemused by the group and their tunnel vision that their problem is the most important thing in the world to everyone in the world.

Personally I'm amused by the fact that Mel went from, "She's okay, she healed Gar," to "She's the ebil because she is teasing us," in a single page.  :giggle

Quote from: Gabi on October 16, 2007, 07:02:48 AM
OOC I have no problem with that either (as long as no one tries to get me involved nor to drive afterwards). It's my character who can't stand Ignatz, Mel and Keaton anymore.

I'm with Mel--no offense taken here, either. If anything, Keaton's supposed to come across as a major jerk. :P Hooray for accomplishing acts of jerkishness! *confetti*

~Keaton the Black Jackal

Forgot to address certain parts of your post last time, Tape. Hopefully that's somewhat better there.

Not really double posting, I don't think...

Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on October 16, 2007, 09:44:26 AM

Quote from: Gabi on October 16, 2007, 07:02:48 AM
It's my character who can't stand Ignatz, Mel and Keaton anymore.

No offense taken, at least by Mel. Mel is both amused and bemused by the group and their tunnel vision that their problem is the most important thing in the world to everyone in the world.

Personally I'm amused by the fact that Mel went from, "She's okay, she healed Gar," to "She's the ebil because she is teasing us," in a single page.  :giggle

You know what I'm not even going to bother trying to explain to you why, seeing as I already have tried to do so about five times already...

I appologize if you thought my reply was mocking. But you've heard my side as well.

I'm starting to consider scrapping this drinking contest idea. It's making more trouble than it's worth.

It's something that adventurers would do, as I see it. And we don't have to go into details.

For me the problem is that I don't want to seem too demeaning myself, however much Stygian may be. The thing is that he's naturally resistant to even the strongest poisons, and can consciously consume them at a faster rate if need be, at the expenditure of stamina.

...Right. So in others words what we are doing now is in actual fact completely and utterly pointless. Thanks a freakin' lot.

Quote from: Gareeku on October 16, 2007, 05:58:38 PM
...Right. So in others words what we are doing now is in actual fact completely and utterly pointless.

I don't know... from here it looks like he's simply tricked Gareeku into a contest that he knows he'll win.  Nasty, but not exactly a plot-breaker and very much in-character from what I see.  :B

Mel: if you read my post carefully (the first post you're referring to), you'll notice that Gabi was already uneasy about Mel back then. She just wasn't sure what it was that was giving her a bad vibe. Once she had the chance to be close to her for a while, listen to her words and see her attitude towards the kidnapped and the group, it wasn't hard to figure out what was bothering her.

Gabi doesn't think the group's problems are the most important in the world for everyone, she just can't stand the thought of someone treating the lives of others as an object to trade with. She's very sensitive and tends to care about others by default. Even more so if they're friends or family.

By the way, the 'healing lotion' anecdote was taken from real life. My apologies for that, I just thought that it fit perfectly and decided to include it.

If Cog knows much about 'Cubi, he might deduce that Jakob was trying to get him upset so he could feed on his misery.

About my post: James did say yes, but he did so via IM. I think it wasn't worth having him make a post just for that, so I included it in mine.

Quote from: Tapewolf on October 18, 2007, 05:30:06 AM
If Cog knows much about 'Cubi, he might deduce that Jakob was trying to get him upset so he could feed on his misery.

If Jakob knew anything about Cog, he'd know that making Cog upset is like trying to fit Lorenda into a corset. It's practically impossible, and even if you pull it off, strange and terrible things tend to happen.  >:3

Leave the poor cuddly moo cow Lorenda alone! :<

...though you do raise a very good point there...

Quote from: Cogidubnus on October 18, 2007, 10:02:28 AM
If Jakob knew anything about Cog, he'd know that making Cog upset is like trying to fit Lorenda into a corset.

He's not actually trying to do it at all, but now Cog has been told he's a 'Cubi it would be a natural assumption.  If Cog knows about 'Cubi of course (since they are, after all, quite rare Creatures).

Quote from: Tapewolf on October 18, 2007, 10:06:25 AM
He's not actually trying to do it at all, but now Cog has been told he's a 'Cubi it would be a natural assumption.  If Cog knows about 'Cubi of course (since they are, after all, quite rare Creatures).

Not so rare in the forum, though.

Quoteif they didn't think he could overhear them with his ears, they were pretty daft to begin with.

That's assuming Jakob cares  >:3

Quote from: Tapewolf on October 18, 2007, 04:18:57 PM

Quoteif they didn't think he could overhear them with his ears, they were pretty daft to begin with.

That's assuming Jakob cares  >:3

Of course. But Stygian's the kind of guy who's secretly on edge and attentive all the time. Trained to it, in fact. And sometimes he presumes that others should be as well. Kind of like when you're driving fast but there's only two or three lanes and you get that guy holding up the traffic in front of you and you can't understand how the eejit doesn't see you right behind him and why he won't change lanes.

Ooooh Jakob...that was a low blow. X3

Quote from: Gareeku on October 19, 2007, 11:20:58 AM
Ooooh Jakob...that was a low blow. X3

So was yours  >:3

Well, considering the fact that Gar doesn't know the full reasons why Jakob has those soul pendants, whereas Jakob should know that with Gar it's something that he despises himself for doing and that he has no control over himself once the darkness consumes him...I'd say yours was far lower. :P

Quote from: Gareeku on October 19, 2007, 11:29:56 AM
Well, considering the fact that Gar doesn't know the full reasons why Jakob has those soul pendants, whereas Jakob should know that with Gar it's something that he despises himself for doing and that he has no control over himself once the darkness consumes him...I'd say yours was far lower. :P

Arguably.  I was assuming that this would have come up in the original story though, so he's acting like Gareeku's just dug up dirt on him for no good reason.  But yeah, it's a good job he didn't actually say it as they'd probably demolish the tavern in the fight  :U

Jakob was originally going to say "there's a difference between being patronising and treating Beings like shit" but I decided it wasn't really a good idea to have him shout that across the room in case it gives any of the patrons ideas.  What he says makes is less obvious that he's a Creature to someone who hadn't picked up on Styg's jibe earlier.

Depends what Cog has to say, but Jakob's in a bad mood again.  If anyone sticks him again he'll probably storm out of the room.

Well it could be said that, even though he's calmed down somewhat, Gar ain't in that great a mood either. It was one of those vents that was unfortunately directed at Jakob. I would hope, however, that Jakob would be somewhat sorry for his near outburst, as I am sure Gar will probably be feeling a little guilty about his jabs at some point.

Quote from: Gareeku on October 19, 2007, 11:40:25 AM
Well it could be said that, even though he's calmed down somewhat, Gar ain't in that great a mood either. It was one of those vents that was unfortunately directed at Jakob. I would hope, however, that Jakob would be somewhat sorry for his near outburst, as I am sure Gar will probably be feeling a little guilty about his jabs at some point.

After the drinking game, most likely.  I don't know about Gareeku, being very young and unique, but 'Cubi tend to be emotionally unstable.
A case in point is when Jakob suddenly cheers up during his conversation with Cog.  So yeah, he'll calm down and feel guilty, but even if that happens right away he's not likely to approach Gareeku until he's sure he's sober.

**EDIT**

You know, from the perspective of someone like Keaton, Jakob is going to come off as a bit of a nutter.  It's a bit like he's wandering around with a ten-year-old applecore in his pocket or something.  Or Michael Palin's potato in Jabberwocky.
That said, Aary was thinking of wearing Merlitz in a locket, so I suppose it's not quite that unusual.  Then again Keaton she doesn't seem quite that cultured...

Quote from: Tapewolf on October 19, 2007, 11:49:04 AM
You know, from the perspective of someone like Keaton, Jakob is going to come off as a bit of a nutter.  It's a bit like he's wandering around with a ten-year-old applecore in his pocket or something.  Or Michael Palin's potato in Jabberwocky.
That said, Aary was thinking of wearing Merlitz in a locket, so I suppose it's not quite that unusual.  Then again Keaton she doesn't seem quite that cultured...

You seem to have forgotten that Keaton has kept the soul of a malicious Angel caged within her mace for four hundred years. :P If anything, Keaton would be laughing at the irony of it all and wondering what Jakob's so upset about. Her opinions on preserving or devouring souls outright depends on her sense of sadistic retribution, since normally she prefers to absorb 'em. Her mace was a special case, but regardless--she has a soul contained in something too.

By the way, she'd probably store someone's soul in a ball paddle if she wanted to. So that way whenever she uses it she would make the soul incredibly dizzy and want to throw up.

God I need to get a life. :<

~Keaton the Black Jackal

Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on October 19, 2007, 03:39:18 PM
You seem to have forgotten that Keaton has kept the soul of a malicious Angel caged within her mace for four hundred years. :P If anything, Keaton would be laughing at the irony of it all and wondering what Jakob's so upset about.

Oh yes... of course...

I'm going to wait to give Cog a look in before responding to Ignatz.

**EDIT**

I did scan to see if Cog gave his name, but I obviously missed it.  Jakob would probably have known it anyway, but it would have been very rude to do it that way.

Since Jakob has probably got the wrong end of the stick, he could well be sitting there with his eyes closed until Cog asks if he's okay or something.

**EDIT EDIT**

Quote'Incubi and succubi are born with power. Power they haven't earned or gotten the right to.

Heh.  I like that.  From Stygian's profile:
"He is charged with many cases of murder, property destruction, theft and the utilization of forbidden magic, and is widely considered as one of the most wanted individuals in existence."

Quote'And by their very nature they intrude upon others' minds. You know, to some, information is more valuable than life.  And without privacy, without security and hope, life may not be worth living.'

Even Beings can cast a mind-shield.

Quote from: Tapewolf on October 19, 2007, 05:42:11 PM
Even Beings can cast a mind-shield.

Rather reminiscent of the Kahjiit view of property. If the owner didn't take the time to guard it properly, then he's really just asking for someone to come along and steal it...

Quote from: Cogidubnus on October 19, 2007, 09:38:13 PM
Rather reminiscent of the Kahjiit view of property. If the owner didn't take the time to guard it properly, then he's really just asking for someone to come along and steal it...

There's some truth to that.  But as the mindreading expo says, people's thoughts are usually far too boring to bother with and they'll generally shut then out as a matter of course.
If you've really got something to hide, then it's just a matter of casting a mind-shield.

**EDIT**

If anyone is curious, Jakob is reminiscing something that happened in chapters 25-27 of CJP:
http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php?topic=691.msg101168#msg101168

**EDIT EDIT**
I'm not saying whether Jakob has left the bar yet, so if anyone wants to catch him before he goes, now's your chance.

Nice touch with the box number. ;-]

I wonder why demons didn't claim it for themselves. Or perhaps they meant to, but cubi acted faster.

QuoteShe watched with a chocolate-hued iris as Jakob scrawled something down on a message for the gray wolf he was conversing with, unable to make out the majority of his writing due to her diminished eyesight, but she noticed something regarding "SAIA" emblazoned on the paper.

Just one slight quibble, it's actually a pre-printed business card, so he's not going to be writing on it himself, and it's going to be nice, clear text not scrawl.  It may very well have a big 'SAIA' logo printed across the top and bottom, though.

Um, just so you know, I'm pretty sure that Ignatz wasn't referring to Gareeku when he described someone as hypocritical. I'm pretty sure he was talking about Jakob. I don't know where you got that idea from.

Quote from: Gareeku on October 21, 2007, 12:22:51 PM
Um, just so you know, I'm pretty sure that Ignatz wasn't referring to Gareeku when he described someone as hypocritical.

Yeah, I do have an alternate theory of what he might have meant, although it took me a few days to develop and it still hasn't come to Jakob.  Jakob is going to instantly click with the idea that Gareeku is a hypocrite for... well, what we discussed a couple of days ago, since that's what he was thinking of at the time.

At some point he's likely to realise that Ignatz won't even know about that, but until then, ignorance is bliss.

No offense, but it comes across as pretty dense to me that it hasn't been figured out that Gareeku has no control of himself when he goes into "beserk" mode, if you will. I know Jakob's probably a bit annoyed, but still.

Quote from: Gareeku on October 21, 2007, 12:54:52 PM
No offense, but it comes across as pretty dense to me that it hasn't been figured out that Gareeku has no control of himself when he goes into "beserk" mode, if you will. I know Jakob's probably a bit annoyed, but still.

Oh, he knows alright, he's just not thinking clearly.

A couple of observations regarding the current situation (hence the DP - sorry):

1. Jakob was using the term 'demon' generically, meaning 'not a Being'.  Naturally, the others are likely to interpret this in the more direct sense.

2. Stygian has already proven that he is a demon of some kind, the least of which was when he wanted to take the Demon's soul in the last battle.

3. As far as Keaton's concerned, he's probably lying when he says he doesn't lie.

I'd say the third statement is Keaton's call.

Quote from: Gabi on October 21, 2007, 06:18:30 PM
I'd say the third statement is Keaton's call.

Absolutely... I'm just looking at it from her character's PoV.  Whether she uses the idea it or not is entirely her decision, I'm just putting it on the table.

Bleh... Net goes down for a night and just look at all the new interaction! Looks like the drinking challenge turned out interesting after all.

Maybe I've missed something obvious again, or maybe it's going to be revealed later, but I'd be interested to know what it was that Keaton said which riled Stygian.  I have a few theories but all of them have holes.

Contrary to Ignatz's belief, we're not all recluses. :P

Hey Guys I'm back! I read this first cause I like to catch up with the technical side of things....I must say I'm really interested to see what this drinking contest is like and what Eph did >:3


Okies I'm caught up. Got a question for James though which room did you park her drunk behind?

Welcome back, Pal!

We're both waiting for James, it seems. I'm glad it's not me people are waiting for. :mowwink

Thankies Gabi!

I'm headed to bed atm and hopefuly James will have posted by the time I get up.

If not I'll pick a room at random and resume control of the (not so)little devil.

I'm still stalled on James too, mind  :3

I'm leaving it there until Pal tells me what my character can find. I don't want to mess up his plans or anything, but he did say Eph was in the room across room 11 and let out a loud 'eep'. It wouldn't make sense for Gabi not to react to it.

Feel free to barge in Gabi I don't mind :3

Please don't mind if I do either. If you have any objections, notify me. But it seemed like a fun thing to do before I have Stygian fall into his room.

Heh I don't mind at all Stygian might be a good way to make an impression on Eph  :3

I don't mind. My character, on the other hand... :rolleyes

Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on October 31, 2007, 09:34:59 PM
Heh I don't mind at all Stygian might be a good way to make an impression on Eph :P

[coughs] Well, that depends on what you might mean by impression...

How I love being a scheming, sadistic, insidious prick... >:D

Wait! I mean playing as one. Playing! :dface

You do realise Eph is only dressed in a Over sized shirt right now right?  >:3

I'm gonna wait till Tape has a chance to answer

Quote from: Paladin Sheppard on October 31, 2007, 11:10:28 PM
You do realise Eph is only dressed in a Over sized shirt right now right?  >:3

You do realize Styg is damn good looking, right? The problem is he knows it. He's a vain prick too. >:3

Anyway, Styg doesn't have a problem with that, what with him only wearing an open shirt under that coat. If you're looking for someone who'd mind such things much, you would be better of searching elsewhere. He's about as far from a prude as you can get.

Also, I can't really understand how people can find a light smell of cigarettes and whiskey that bad.

Quote from: Stygian on October 31, 2007, 11:25:43 PM
Also, I can't really understand how people can find a light smell of cigarettes and whiskey that bad.

Stand in a pub full of people you despise for a few hours. The smell brings that all back, memories working the way they do. *shrug*

Yes, it's a bad combination, I concur.

*points at Tape's post* bwhahahaaha *claps*

I fail to see how that could be so greatly amusing. Either way, what's holding us up?

Quote from: Stygian on November 02, 2007, 06:39:46 PM
I fail to see how that could be so greatly amusing. Either way, what's holding us up?

I was waiting for Eph, but I can post something if you like.

The hangover tonic should work just fine. If anything it'll be a little bitter, but as I said in post it'll have a little bit of a minty taste. It should help reduce the pain, sharpen the mind, and give those who drink it fresh breath. The latter is more for others like James who can't stand booze breath.  :B

James, you've just given my character quite a scare. Especially after yours nearly passed away the day before.

Quote from: James StarRunner on November 13, 2007, 05:01:43 AM
"I'm sure you two are professionals. I don't believe you would kill indiscriminately and without reason,"

Heh.  Tell that to the guys guarding the demon's manor  >:3
Granted they had a reason, but it was still pretty indiscriminate and arguably overkill.  Indeed, aside from the fact that they shipped Gareeku, killing the guards like that is one reason Jakob isn't happy about them...

Hehe... James isn't pleased either, which is why he practically transmitted his thoughts to you. :P

Quote from: James StarRunner on November 13, 2007, 05:09:53 AM
Hehe... James isn't pleased either, which is why he practically transmitted his thoughts to you. :P

I'm not sure Jakob caught that.

Heh... he's not exactly thinking it casually though. He's practically yelling it out in his mind. I'm sure any cubi within the place can hear it. XD

You likely hadn't got that far by then anyways.

Since I don't think many people are reading both this and BotM:
I'm going to have to attend some weird company thing tomorrow and friday.  Depending on whether there's 'net access at the hotel, I may be off until friday evening, or saturday or something.

Good luck with that, JP!

I've read Cog's post. I guess you can tell a lot about an adventurer by the weapon/s s/he carries.

Now I'm stuck with a decision; to use transport, or not to transport?

On the one hand, using transport is much more logical and, as people have pointed out in the rp, saves time. On the other hand, quite frankly I think it's boring. I don't know.

From the characters' perspective, I wouldn't think boredom is an issue. They may have different motives for going on that quest, but having fun isn't one of them... at least in most cases.

I'll say that Stygian's motives are entirely selfish. He's a comfortable bastard, and he does not like moving out in the open in daylight.

I meant boring as in boring to rp.

Quote from: Gareeku on November 18, 2007, 09:34:56 AM
I meant boring as in boring to rp.

Wouldn't it be more of a cut to the next scene?

How do you mean?

I don't want it to be like "they got on the ferry/train/bus/whatever." immediately followed by "When they arrived in" etc etc.

Quote from: Gareeku on November 18, 2007, 10:11:14 AM
How do you mean?  I don't want it to be like "they got on the ferry/train/bus/whatever." immediately followed by "When they arrived in" etc etc.

Ah.  I assumed this was the plan, so at least some of the others, by the looks.  I guess it depends whether the journey itself is as important as the destination, which is something only you know at this time.  Either way, it looks like we're walking.

Who says we're walking? The majority of people in the rp seemingly want to take transport, so if that is what people want, then that is what will happen. I myself don't want to take transport for reasons already mentioned, but it seems everybody else wants to, so that is what will happen.

Well, whether we as players would enjoy one thing or the other more, it's the characters who have to decide and their reasons won't be the same as ours. That's what I meant. Sometimes you have to miss some potential fun in favor of staying in character.

Funny thing is, I actually had things planned. Now that those plans have gone out of the window, I need to think of something else completely.

The scene changed before I could reply, but Gabi gladly accepts Jakob's offer. And may finally have the chance to ask him that old question too. :P

Gareeku, out of interest, what tech level is the ship?  Are we talking a sailboat or something more like these (http://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk/vessels.htm)?  Or something else, like a magically-driven vessel?

It's a steam-driven vessel. And I doubt the crew would just let anybody in the engine rooms.

Oh, I'm sure Jakob can pull some sort of Cubi mind-trick to go into the engine rooms. It's not like he's gonna sabotage anything, anyway.

I think Tape had more RP-related things in mind. Is it something that they tack left and right, and is adverse weather going to cause it to go find a hole to hide in, or is it going to take some fairly serious weather for them to give up, for example.

Just to throw an idea in the pool...

Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on November 27, 2007, 08:11:03 PM
I think Tape had more RP-related things in mind. Is it something that they tack left and right, and is adverse weather going to cause it to go find a hole to hide in, or is it going to take some fairly serious weather for them to give up, for example.

Gareeku has pretty much hit the main reason for asking (and I'll take that under advisement :3), but it wasn't the only reason.  As you've hinted, a sailing ship is going to be at the mercy of the winds as well.

Ignore the meaningless comments from my side. What Stygian really wants is to find some shaded, lonely place. Can he, before he simply decides to climb up a mast or something just to get away?

Um, does Destania actually know martial arts? I thought she just taught pain and suffering class. I also find it quite strange that even though Jakob apparently knows martial arts, he has never clearly exhibited this ability when fighting.

Quote from: Gareeku on November 28, 2007, 06:05:00 PM
Um, does Destania actually know martial arts? I thought she just taught pain and suffering class.

(1)  http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_703.php
(2)  http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_734.php

You may disagree, but IMHO what Destania has taught Abel and demonstrated to Dan is a form of Judo.  Now whether this is open to all students or only certain ones, I'll admit we do not know.

QuoteI also find it quite strange that even though Jakob apparently knows martial arts, he has never clearly exhibited this ability when fighting.

Actually, he has done back in June:   http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php/topic,647.msg127510.html#msg127510

I'm still here I swear!

Eph is still stretched out in her deck chair.  :B

Oh joy of joys, another petty squabble. This seems to be happening all the time now, and quite frankly it is pissing me off.

Aye. It's starting to feel more like the Jerry Springer show then an epic adventure.

James, your post must have crossed with my edit. When my poor language choice was pointed out I altered it.

Quote from: Gareeku on December 05, 2007, 02:10:41 AM
Oh joy of joys, another petty squabble. This seems to be happening all the time now, and quite frankly it is pissing me off.

Why do you think Styg's under deck? Not only is it in character, but it also stops all the bickering that people seem to want to get out. And I'll have him stay down there until nightfall.

Also, aside from the out-of-sync-ness on Mel's and James' parts, I want to ask him something. Mel said that she had gone away before. Is it just the Angel super-senses that make you presume you heard her, or does everyone but me think that this is a very small boat? Or is it just that you have to try and get in every damn conversation and 'win' it?

I am not trying to be hostile here, and I can understand it if you are all just trying to be in character, but some of the things here, particularly the immaturity comments that seem both baseless and a whole lot more targeted toward the player than the character, just seem ridiculous to me. If anyone could offer some calm and reasonable explanations, I would be most happy, as it would hopefully relieve all this tension.

Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on December 05, 2007, 01:53:20 PM
James, your post must have crossed with my edit. When my poor language choice was pointed out I altered it.

Whoops! Ya, I definitely saw the old one before it was edited. This will change things now. I'll change mine now.

edit> Ok, my last post was entirely changed.

Quote from: Stygian on December 05, 2007, 02:17:33 PM
Also, aside from the out-of-sync-ness on Mel's and James' parts, I want to ask him something. Mel said that she had gone away before. Is it just the Angel super-senses that make you presume you heard her, or does everyone but me think that this is a very small boat? Or is it just that you have to try and get in every damn conversation and 'win' it?

I am not trying to be hostile here, and I can understand it if you are all just trying to be in character, but some of the things here, particularly the immaturity comments that seem both baseless and a whole lot more targeted toward the player than the character, just seem ridiculous to me. If anyone could offer some calm and reasonable explanations, I would be most happy, as it would hopefully relieve all this tension.

No, the boat may be plenty big enough. James does have keen hearing though that goes beyond his angel senses. He had heard Cog's name already even though he wasn't in the room back in the tavern when it was given. There were a few other occasions where it should have been plain that James could hear remarkably well. James is a peacekeeper too. That's why he tried to quell the hostilities back at the tavern and why he's trying to get things to an understanding now.

My comments were meant purely in character though. Me and Keaton already demonstrated that even though her character holds grudges towards angels, that I as a player hold nothing against her player. Mel in character had said something before the edit that genuinely would have hurt James' feelings especially since she was there at the oracles when James became depressed after learning something about his parents. So James would have felt it was a personal attack. So of course he would have thought of her as immature then, it's not baseless. I hold no grudges to Mel's player, I don't roll like that. Mel is totally fine.

You however seem irritated with me both in and out of character. You claim not to be hostile, but your tone in saying, "Or is it just that you have to try and get in every damn conversation and 'win' it?" seems to contradict what you just said. Let's just keep the hostilities between us just between our characters and not as players, alright? I hope that's a reasonable and calm explanation for you.

Quote from: James StarRunner on December 05, 2007, 02:52:27 PM
You however seem irritated with me both in and out of character. You claim not to be hostile, but your tone in saying, "Or is it just that you have to try and get in every damn conversation and 'win' it?" seems to contradict what you just said. Let's just keep the hostilities between us just between our characters and not as players, alright? I hope that's a reasonable and calm explanation for you.

Quite a lot of one, though I can't really say that I see how you've perceived that I'm hostile toward you out of character. I pretty much jab at everyone in between, to a purpose. Keeps people on their toes and makes them think more. The comment about trying to win conversations I made because it honestly seems to be what either you, or James, is doing (see one of Ignatz's former thoughts for more illumination on this). And while mostly the arguments have been reasonable and the interaction understandable, if there is some sort of tendency for some to get on high horses, I wish for that to stay in character. No offense, of course. So far you seem to be, by far, the calmest one over all of this.

Of course, I'll have to add to that, that the calm and 'moral' people who think they're viewing the whole thing from the sideline most often are the ones who think they can criticize everyone else without taking a good look at themselves first... >:3

Well, that 'jab', I perceived was you being irritated with me.

I have no horse though to keep me high. :P I'm just trying to keep this RP enjoyable for all. I criticize myself all the time. It's how I try to improve myself day by day.

Stygian, next time you feel the urge to make jabs at people, don't. It is pissing people off, including myself.

I like it better when I face things with focus and an angle of approach. Calm down, Gar. This is a game, and should only be treated as such. It's all a game. Moves and turns...

And all people should be able to enjoy it too. Pretty much all games are meant to be enjoyed. I've read other comments about you in other OOC threads. Seems like you're ticking lots of people off. I wouldn't brush comments like Gar's aside. You may very well find yourself booted if you continue being a jerk.

Quote from: James StarRunner on December 07, 2007, 06:13:41 PM
And all people should be able to enjoy it too. Pretty much all games are meant to be enjoyed. I've read other comments about you in other OOC threads. Seems like you're ticking lots of people off. I wouldn't brush comments like Gar's aside. You may very well find yourself booted if you continue being a jerk.

With all the things in circulation, I can't really say you don't have a point, James. Mind though, that everyone, Hell, even people who don't seem to have the brains to, slander and throw dirt around. But put the balls to the wall, and you find out just who has the guts to stand up and by their words, and who will wimp out and instead talk behind your back and bait and see hostility everywhere.

For example, anyone could easily have taken that whole statement as a threat, James.

But fortunately, I'm not spiteful, and I know what this is all about. Not to mention I know you're one of the good guys, and I don't ever run crying to the mods when someone pokes me on the shoulder. :D

So, I'll just say a friendly 'up yours, let's leave this behind and get on with things'.

I would have thought that saying something once would stop this insult-flinging and general arguementative asshattery. It appears that i was wrong. I'll say it another way; Shut up.. If you keep this up, I will have no choice but to exclude you from the rp.

Quote from: Gareeku on December 07, 2007, 07:13:25 PM
I would have thought that saying something once would stop this insult-flinging and general arguementative asshattery. It appears that i was wrong. I'll say it another way; Shut up.. If you keep this up, I will have no choice but to exclude you from the rp.

Who's flinging insults and threats now? I made a gentle response and hoped I got the point across to James that I'm his friend and that I have not done anything to try and worsen that relationship, save being honest. And also, that I am not going to do anything to worsen that.

I don't know what the problem has ever been here. We have been playing our parts and characters to the letter. I have not received any sort of warning of a problem before, and no one has stated what the particular issue is this time. And in light of what is going on right now, that is why I cannot but suspect that you have been whispering in his ear, and that you are in some strange way trying to 'get back' at me for perceived insults by excluding me from an RP, Gar. And, of course, hoping to make me say something rash so you can report me to the moderators, well-timed now that they're clawing for my balls. It seems pretty low to me.

Still, if that is what this whole issue is about, something I do not really believe but which seems to be the only logical conclusion right now, I'll back out of the RP, no questions asked.

I can only say that I'm really sorry for whatever I might have done and that the whole deal seems quite a bit pitiful.

I think a calm breath might do everyone good here. I am not the GM, and what Gar says here goes. But I think this RP isn't the real issue here.
I'm not saying anyone is trying to trick anyone into doing anything, and I'm not saying anyone is doing anything untoward. I mean to say that this RP isn't really the root of the problem here. There is no point for unpleasantness here.

Quote from: Stygian on December 09, 2007, 07:27:40 PM
from his statement and tone one could at least draw the conclusion that he did not agree with the wolf's worries, and more importantly that he had quite sharp senses.

It shouldn't really come as a surprise, since if he heard that, he'd also have heard him saying how he disliked violence when he did the Judo thing.

And that reminds me, when Gareeku's replied, I'll have to do something about Styg's hearing  :mwaha

Aaaah! Busy! Busy! Busyyyy!

I'll do my best to catch up, but please bear with me in the meantime. It's exam season, which also means it's grading season. I think I'll have some free time on Wednesday.

I'm supposing this ship is a little smaller than I thought - I assumed James and myself were still up on the second level, or somesuch. This far into it, I don't suppose it matters, but perhaps a little idea as to how big the ship is might not be a bad idea.

I was sure that i mentioned this before, but apparently not. The ship is quite large, so people can not have super-duper hearing and hear people on the other side of the ship. If people wish to join in conversations that other people are having but are in a different part of the vessel then they will have to actually walk to where they need to and not just talk from where they are.

I am prone to missing characters leaving set etc, but this is how I see it:
Gareeku and most of the others are on one of the upper decks, loosely clustered around the food hamper which Mel took up there, before going back down to the lower deck and hold where Ignatz is.  Gareeku then broke away from the main group to watch the water and Jakob is somewhere between him and them.  (When I wrote his query to Gareeku, he was IIRC still with the others)
Meanwhile, Ignatz is using his bat-hearing to catch snatches of the conversation floating down to him, but he can't reply, and the others he's with can only hear what he passes on.

 I was under the impression that Mel stormed away from the group, on the lower deck, and that James and myself followed her up, from which she later went back down and into the hold.

It's moot, at this point. But I suppose it's safe to assume that everyone is now in the same place, on the upper deck.

[forget I said that... I've decided to use it myself]

Hey, Tape - Wikipedia says that dogs hear up into the 45khz range. Perhaps Jakob has been listening to his tapes a bit too loudly? :3
Or has the wikimobile failed me again? I'm uncertain...

Quote from: Cogidubnus on December 10, 2007, 09:10:01 PM
Hey, Tape - Wikipedia says that dogs hear up into the 45khz range. Perhaps Jakob has been listening to his tapes a bit too loudly? :3

If you check some of the early OOC posts, specifically around the time Jakob is holed up listening to some Deep Purple, I took a compromise between dogs and people and I'm assuming that a wolf-furre's hearing tops out at around 35khz.  The exact frequency is less relevant - the idea is that Styg, who can apparently hear murmured voices from inside a cargo hold two or more floors down is likely to have a nasty jolt.

If it turns out that a Were's hearing does go up to 45khz (since they have more acute senses) Cog has just given himself away, and Jakob is going to have to increase the frequency in his whistle.

And what about me?

Just because I'm still too busy to catch up it doesn't mean my character's not there.

Quote from: Gabi on December 11, 2007, 05:52:25 AM
Just because I'm still too busy to catch up it doesn't mean my character's not there.

Indeed.  It's probably going to annoy Gabi as well.  I was going to add that actually, but you were already reading it...

I know he has good hearing, but I have no idea what frequencies my character can hear. Heck, I don't even know what frequencies I hear in real life.

People hear, from memory (ie, I didn't look into wikipedia) somewhere in the 2-20kHz range. Some peopel can't hear above 16, and the seriously audio fanatics -may- manage 20, and there are some harmonic effects from higher ranges that affect people, as well...

But that's the range, as I understand it.

Heh. Wikipedia (here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_threshold_of_hearing) - scroll way down to the Frequency Variation section at the bottom) says the "usually quoted range is 20Hz to 20kHz". So I was somewhat wrong on the bottom end, but not the top.

Tape:  Just so I understand what is going on, the examples Jakob gave of Mel's wrongdoings, that is just Jakob's paranoia running amok, correct? Since a lot of the things she was accused of didn't even happen.

Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on December 11, 2007, 08:14:33 AM
Tape:  Just so I understand what is going on, the examples Jakob gave of Mel's wrongdoings, that is just Jakob's paranoia running amok, correct? Since a lot of the things she was accused of didn't even happen.

Well, a mixture of that, and some incorrectly-remembered details from before.

**EDIT**

If there's anything specific you would like patched, let me know what and we'll see if it's feasible.  Looking back, Jakob didn't actually determine the cause of death for the guards, but on the other hand he was pretty distraught about it and in that state is likely to remember things incorrectly.
Now the bounty-hunting part is interesting...  I had recalled Styg and Mel doing the double-cross, and I'm sure I double-checked it earlier, but it seems they were double-crossed themselves, and therefore somewhat justified in turning against the demon.  I guess we'll assume that Jakob has the wrong end of the stick there, and/or is paranoid.

Nothing needs to be changed. I was just making sure I understood what was going on. Play it however you like. Mel is acting suspiciously and while Jakob is jumping to conclusions they are fairly understandable ones. Of course at some point the truth may come out.

Quote from: Tapewolf on December 11, 2007, 04:12:38 AM

If it turns out that a Were's hearing does go up to 45khz (since they have more acute senses) Cog has just given himself away, and Jakob is going to have to increase the frequency in his whistle.

I suppose he has then, hasn't he? And Gabi too.
I guess we don't need a secret Were handshake anymore. Just a really loud whistle. :3

... a wolf whistle? *ducks*

Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on December 11, 2007, 02:56:16 PM
... a wolf whistle? *ducks*

>:O *throws a shoe, after the pain subsdides*

Quote from: Stygian on December 11, 2007, 08:08:10 PM
Keaton's mood might have been more effective at irritating Stygian, were it not for the fact that he had canted and turned his head to the side and was scratching and prodding the inside of it with a clawed finger, his expression one of utmost annoyance. He blinked with one eye, and then flicked his ear wildly, beating the side of his head with his palm.

Heh.  With respect, Styg, I can't help but feel that's a slight under-reaction from someone who seems to be able to hear whispering from two floors above :P

With equal respect, Tapes, Stygian can control himself rather well, and while I can edit to add that he would have reacted strongly earlier, I don't think he would have jumped right out of his seat.

Err... Did Cog just kill someone? Who was it?

Quote from: James StarRunner on December 14, 2007, 05:04:41 AM
Err... Did Cog just kill someone? Who was it?

I'm assuming that's an imaginary foe from his training.  Otherwise Jakob would likely have gone straight to the crew and shopped him.

Quote from: James StarRunner on December 14, 2007, 05:04:41 AM
Err... Did Cog just kill someone? Who was it?

:3

Yes, it was an imaginary foe.  >:3

Quote from: Cogidubnus on December 14, 2007, 05:18:00 PM

Quote from: James StarRunner on December 14, 2007, 05:04:41 AM
Err... Did Cog just kill someone? Who was it?

:3

Yes, it was an imaginary foe.  >:3

Tricky to see, when you have to actually read the whole post... [coughs] :paranoid

Quote from: Stygian on December 14, 2007, 05:51:05 PM

Tricky to see, when you have to actually read the whole post... [coughs] :paranoid

That was the idea, actually. Although perhaps not quite what you mean to say. :3

My apologies for doubleposting, but I was wondering:

The RP seems to have hit a bit of a stall, these last weeks. I'm certainly not complaining - but I am wondering, if there's something wrong, or if we're waiting for an event of some sort.

Quote from: Cogidubnus on December 18, 2007, 11:36:59 PM
The RP seems to have hit a bit of a stall, these last weeks. I'm certainly not complaining - but I am wondering, if there's something wrong, or if we're waiting for an event of some sort.

Actually that was my reason for asking when we're going to arrive, a sort of subtle hint to get things moving.
The guys in the hold seem to have settled down, the only thing left I have on the plate was for Jakob to apologise and try to come to some sort of arrangement, much like what Stygian was talking about.

That said, as of Friday/Saturday I'll be moving up north for Christmas and will likely be a bit patchy for most of that week, and I'm probably not the only one.  So it might pay to keep things idle for a bit longer...

Quote from: Cogidubnus on December 14, 2007, 07:10:03 PM

Quote from: Stygian on December 14, 2007, 05:51:05 PM

Tricky to see, when you have to actually read the whole post... [coughs] :paranoid

That was the idea, actually. Although perhaps not quite what you mean to say. :3

What I meant to say is that too many people seem to be just skimming here...


Also, no offense Tapes, but in-game it seems to have been less than an hour since they left the damn inn. I know Cubi are supposed to be moody, but changing your mind and apologizing just like that? What's going to happen to the character interaction in the group? The drama? The personal development?

People shouldn't be afraid to have opinions and to be in conflicts. To avoid such just because you don't think you can or don't want to handle it is cowardice and idiocy, in my opinion. :3

Quote from: Stygian on December 19, 2007, 05:01:59 PM
Also, no offense Tapes, but in-game it seems to have been less than an hour since they left the damn inn.

I'm not sure why you're asking, but I was thinking more like two, since they had to get to the docks, wait half an hour for the boat and they have now spent about an hour sailing, by my estimate.
I did some on-an-envelope calculations and for somewhere a couple of days march away it's going to be six or seven hours, depending on the speed and distance so there's plenty of time to kill anyway.

QuoteI know Cubi are supposed to be moody, but changing your mind and apologizing just like that? What's going to happen to the character interaction in the group? The drama? The personal development?
People shouldn't be afraid to have opinions and to be in conflicts. To avoid such just because you don't think you can or don't want to handle it is cowardice and idiocy, in my opinion. :3

Styg, if you really think that Jakob is just going to give them a free pass on a whim, you're barking up the wrong tree entirely  >:3
He doesn't trust them, and the way things are going he isn't going to trust them for a long time, but for the good of the party as a whole, he is hoping to broker some kind of, well, ceasefire, I suppose.

This is when I alert people that from the 22nd and forth, I will be taking a hiatus for seventeen days, as I am going to Egypt. In the meantime I have decided to leave controlling Stygian to Keaton, and possibly Mel or Cog for convenience purposes. I don't expect he shall have to make any life-altering decisions, but try and keep him in the background and deviously plotting for most of the time...

Argh! Too much has happened. Can anyone brief me in, please? I'm having a hard time catching up. How did the fight begin? When did Jakob use the whistle? And has it stopped?

About the trust issue, Gabi doesn't trust Mel nor Stygian because of the way they've acted, but she doesn't intend to be openly aggressive towards them, just cautious... and possibly sarcastic if they say something that offends her. She didn't take part in the deal, but she accepts Gareeku's decision.

Quote from: Gabi on December 25, 2007, 07:07:42 PM
Argh! Too much has happened. Can anyone brief me in, please? I'm having a hard time catching up. How did the fight begin? When did Jakob use the whistle? And has it stopped?

About the trust issue, Gabi doesn't trust Mel nor Stygian because of the way they've acted, but she doesn't intend to be openly aggressive towards them, just cautious... and possibly sarcastic if they say something that offends her.

Right, I think basically it runs like this:

We're on the boat.  Styg goes to hide in the hold.  Mel gives them a vague clue, throws a hissy-fit and storms off.  Gareeku follows her onto one of the upper decks.  She then hands him a basket of food and gies back to the hold to speak to Styg.  Keaton follows.

Jakob gets jittery and suggests to Gareeku that they agree on a code of conduct since the party now mostly consist of people they don't know and who could potentially get them into trouble.
Cog and Jakob have another one of their moral debates.  Jakob build the whistle and blows it upsetting Cog, Gabi and Stygian.  He then realises that Weres can hear it as well as bats, and apologise to Cog.  Cog throws a hissy-fit and storms off, approximately 15-30 minutes ago by my estimate.

Jakob gives Cog a few minutes to calm down and goes up to see him practicing.  The fight sequence is all in Cog's mind, by the way.  Might be a memory or something, that is unclear.
When Cog comes to a break in his practicing, Jakob tries to set his mind at rest since he wants to be friends with Cog (a wolf thing?), and then asks the crew when they're likely to arrive.  (I don't know if Galia or wherever it was is actually a port, or whether we're going to the nearest port and walking the rest of the way).

Meanwhile, Mel, Keaton and Styg are sharing some wine in the hold.  Mel suggests a truce with the others.  Jakob goes to find them, and suggests a truce himself.  And there we are.

Thank you very much! *Hugs.*

Quote from: Gabi on December 25, 2007, 08:43:59 PM
She felt she had arrived at a bad time. She had to say something or else others might think she was sneaking.

That's not actually a problem - one thing I omitted from my summary was that most of the cast had congregated around the food hamper which Mel provided, so it's perfectly natural for her to join the picnic.

Gareeku has wandered off slightly to watch the sea - at that point, Jakob would be somewhere between the picnic and Gareeku.

QuoteShe knew it had been a lame entry, but then again it might be for the best that Ignatz and Mel didn't think much of her. They might ignore her, which was better than being the focus of their attention.

Also, Styg is still eavesdropping (although he shouldn't be able to hear much more than fragments).  None of the others know this, mind - but to Jakob it's quite a reasonable assumption.

Now I'm confused. Are Gabi and Jakob in the hold where Mel and Keaton are (Styg having disappeared deeper into the hold)?

I don't know about Gabi, but Jakob is in the entrance to the hold, addresing Mel, Keaton and Stygian (since he will naturally be eavesdropping).

Quote from: Gareeku on December 29, 2007, 08:37:58 AM
"...I know how you feel. It can be hard, being an adventurer." the wolf replied, his voice somewhat distant as he began to think back to when he first started out. "Unfortunately, killing is one of those things that becomes easier the more you do it..."

Pity Jakob didn't hear that  :3

Yes, I'm sure he would have something to say, no doubt.

Mel: I (and thence Jakob) have got a little confused.  The glitch is that Jakob (and I) assumed she did the guards over.  That works with the dialogue, but since what Jakob is describing most certainly did happen (albeit slightly differently), you might want to switch the narration to an inner-voice.

In case I've misinterpreted anything else, here are the references I've used:

Mel freezes the demon to death:
http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php/topic,647.msg107885.html#msg107885

Styg kills the guards:
http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php/topic,647.msg107894.html#msg107894

Mel attacks the party with ice:
http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/index.php/topic,647.msg112677.html#msg112677

**EDIT**
P.S.  Just out of paranoia, if Mel does decide to take a peek in Jakob's head, I do expect that she only does read-only access.  If she does actually change his mind I shall be very, very un-amused  >:3
Reading past the 48-hour boundary is OK at a pinch, I suppose...

Gabi also hopes Jakob knows what he's doing. I'm not going to interrupt.

Tape, Mel only thought the part about Styg killing the guards, she didn't say it out loud. If you tried to read the dragon's mind I think you would have got a bigger shock than the thought about Styg.

Don't cubi normally hear thoughts as if they were being spoken? That's not the same as probing someone's mind, it's just hearing what they're thinking right now. At least, that's how it's been described before.

Quote from: Gabi on January 01, 2008, 07:34:40 AM
Don't cubi normally hear thoughts as if they were being spoken? That's not the same as probing someone's mind, it's just hearing what they're thinking right now. At least, that's how it's been described before.

Most of this was in the 'Cubi Powers series, but yeah.  Thought-reading is basically hearing someone's internal monologue.  You can also see mental images (e.g. #588 and the poker-playing succubus).

Most 'Cubi can't mind-read.  It takes a lot of time and skill to learn and is very tedious to do.  It is also extremely dangerous.  I'm not sure I see many people with a 'Cubi attention-span spending decades or centuries learning something that's likely to kill them anyway.

I'm feeling a bit taken in by you at the moment, Tape, since your last request seemed to ask me to have Mel run over her version of events of the attack in her mind to remind people of what happened. I would not have written the post that way if I realized it was just to set Jakob up with meta-knowledge of everything Mel and Styg had done.

Frankly I'm disturbed at this ability being used in an rp at all. This is such an excuse to abuse meta-knowledge.

It may be annoying, but it's a part of the world we're playing in. Then again, you may use a mind shield.

Yes, viewed that way what JP did can look like a setup. I don't know whether that was his intention or not. If it was, it was quite dirty. It's ok for characters to try to trick each other, but players shouldn't do that. If that was his intention, that is.

Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on January 01, 2008, 10:47:10 AM
I'm feeling a bit taken in by you at the moment, Tape, since your last request seemed to ask me to have Mel run over her version of events of the attack in her mind to remind people of what happened. I would not have written the post that way if I realized it was just to set Jakob up with meta-knowledge of everything Mel and Styg had done.

Frankly I'm disturbed at this ability being used in an rp at all. This is such an excuse to abuse meta-knowledge.

Can you run that by me again, more slowly?  I'm afraid I have no idea what you mean.  Or even what you're referring to.

She's referring to this:

Quote from: Tapewolf on December 30, 2007, 08:19:42 PM
Mel: I (and thence Jakob) have got a little confused.  The glitch is that Jakob (and I) assumed she did the guards over.  That works with the dialogue, but since what Jakob is describing most certainly did happen (albeit slightly differently), you might want to switch the narration to an inner-voice.

Quote from: Gabi on January 01, 2008, 11:46:44 AM
She's referring to this:

Quote from: Tapewolf on December 30, 2007, 08:19:42 PM
Mel: I (and thence Jakob) have got a little confused.  The glitch is that Jakob (and I) assumed she did the guards over.  That works with the dialogue, but since what Jakob is describing most certainly did happen (albeit slightly differently), you might want to switch the narration to an inner-voice.

Yeah.  Mel wrote "Obviously if he had to make up crimes to ascribe to her he didn't have any legitimate complaints".  That's OK if it's her opinion, but she wrote it as a narrative, i.e. as a statement of fact, which it isn't because the crimes he is complaining about were not made up, they were real.  I was asking if she could edit the post to change it slightly so it worked (which she didn't anyway, so all this is all water under the bridge :P)

True, Mel wasn't actually responsible for all the deaths (at the time of her posting I thought she was and was completely confounded by the structure of her post), but the crimes Jakob is talking about did happen.  Jakob's reply is a little confrontational because I was sitting there thinking "Mel, WTF are you on about?"

What I don't understand is what Mel (the player) is complaining about now, and how any of this relates to 'Cubi mind-reading abilities.

**EDIT**
Oh - Is this about the fact that Jakob deduced Ignatz had done the two killings and not her?  That's basic deductive reasoning.

Jakob has never seen the two of them apart (he doesn't know they did separate after turning Gareeku in).  No-one else had assailed the manor, or they would have met them inside and it wouldn't have been the Demon himself.  Ergo, if it wasn't Mel, it had to have been Ignatz.  If you think this is worth explaining IC, have her ask Jakob what drove him to that conclusion.

Ah, I see what happened. You wanted me to clarify an older post and I thought you asked for Mel to do a mental recap of events in my next post. Following that up with him apparently snatching those thoughts from her head to use against her felt tricky. A simple misunderstanding.

Jakob making the logical leap that Mel was an accessory if not the killer is where I expected him to go, just not by reading her mind. Since he apparently didn't read her mind I apologize for making a fuss.

And Gabi, yes I presume someone of her age and power level has pretty secure mental shields as well.

Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on January 01, 2008, 03:12:54 PM
Jakob making the logical leap that Mel was an accessory if not the killer is where I expected him to go, just not by reading her mind. Since he apparently didn't read her mind I apologize for making a fuss.

No problem.

Since Gareeku was hoping the RP would stand up as a story in and of itself, I should probably go back and clarify how he did that, assuming Mel doesn't simply ask.

QuoteAnd Gabi, yes I presume someone of her age and power level has pretty secure mental shields as well.

Quite.  Jakob has probably prodded her when they first met (since he generally does this when meeting new people).  In her case it would have been oh, a mind-shield and on to the next person.  The idea of him even trying to pull anything out of Mel's head uninvited never even occurred to me.

**EDIT**
For clarity's sake, I have modified Jakob's reply to make it more obvious how he concluded it was Ignatz who had done it...

Tape and Gabi: I don't know how we're going to end this scene but Mel isn't going to reveal she is a dragon while trapped in a hold of a ship at sea with two cubi. Particularly when Keaton is just looking for a reason to attack her. She reminded you of her form when you first met hoping you'll assume (or accept until further evidence is available)that she is either an angel or a very high end cubi and she won't have to lie to you or flat out refuse. It will happen at some point but she has more survival instinct that this.

Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on January 02, 2008, 09:54:14 PM
Tape and Gabi: I don't know how we're going to end this scene but Mel isn't going to reveal she is a dragon while trapped in a hold of a ship at sea with two cubi.
.....It will happen at some point but she has more survival instinct that this.

Your typical dragon is millions of years old, full of incredibly powerful magic and practically invulnerable.  She could swat them like a fly, so IMHO it's not Mel's survival that's at stake by any means.  This, actually, is Jakob's thought in 'We might not like the answer', although he's currently assuming she's either a Fae or a Tri-Wing.

As for the plan, what Jakob is trying to do at the moment is make a point to Gabi, but she seems to have disappeared.  After that, assuming he can get some sense out of Mel (who still hasn't agreed to be civil) he is going to go back to the others.

If Mel doesn't want her character to reveal her true race, then please respect her wishes. I know how it feels to want to do something rp-wise, only for people to force you to do something that you didn't want to. It's not nice.

Quote from: Gareeku on January 03, 2008, 04:25:57 AM
If Mel doesn't want her character to reveal her true race, then please respect her wishes.

Jakob's already given up on that.  He's trying to convince Gabi to let her be for now...

But Jakob was the one who wanted to find out what race Mel was. Gabi's character actually said race didn't matter to her, and that it was Mel's intentions that she wanted to know. Then again, if Mel doesn't want her character to reveal her intentions, then nobody should force her.

Quote from: Gareeku on January 03, 2008, 05:14:59 AM
But Jakob was the one who wanted to find out what race Mel was.

Yes, and she isn't saying.  Jakob's final word on the matter is "But I can understand your reluctance."  That means he realises that she isn't going to tell him, and he is not going to try and trap her into revealing her race, assuming someone who is probably millions of years old could be outsmarted by somone who is less than a thousand, which I doubt.

I'm sorry if this comes across as cranky, but I thought we'd got that settled.

Yes, it did. I was just a little confused. Next time I won't try to be nice about it.

Quote from: Gareeku on January 03, 2008, 06:05:53 AM
Yes, it did. I was just a little confused. Next time I won't try to be nice about it.

My apologies, I think I now understand where you're coming from.

After Jakob says that line, Mel asks him why he wants to know, basically implying that he's prejudiced.  He replies out of courtesy but he's already given up on questioning her about her race at that point.

FYI, he's going to ask her about this again later on down the line, but that's because as a character he's a bit paranoid about Creatures who might pose a threat to him.  I'm not trying to force an answer out of her.

Quote from: Tapewolf on January 03, 2008, 04:06:39 AM
Your typical dragon is millions of years old, full of incredibly powerful magic and practically invulnerable.  She could swat them like a fly, so IMHO it's not Mel's survival that's at stake by any means.  This, actually, is Jakob's thought in 'We might not like the answer', although he's currently assuming she's either a Fae or a Tri-Wing.

Mel wasn't worried about surviving a fight. Her thoughts were more along the line of not doing anything to panic the passengers on a ship at sea. We don't want people jumping overboard to get away from an argument. Keaton isn't the discrete type.

Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on January 03, 2008, 09:03:43 AM
Mel wasn't worried about surviving a fight. Her thoughts were more along the line of not doing anything to panic the passengers on a ship at sea. We don't want people jumping overboard to get away from an argument. Keaton isn't the discrete type.

Ah, got it.  Yeah, I can see that being a concern, it's just that my reading of her character isn't complete enough to know if she worried about little things like that...

She isn't the kind to go around killing people who haven't threatened her, but in this rp at this point in time why don't we leave it that Mel's survival instinct involves the fact that if she doesn't get a bad reputation she won't have to worry about adventurers and bounty hunters chasing her.

Quote from: Mel Dragonkitty on January 03, 2008, 11:02:43 AM
She isn't the kind to go around killing people who haven't threatened her, but in this rp at this point in time why don't we leave it that Mel's survival instinct involves the fact that if she doesn't get a bad reputation she won't have to worry about adventurers and bounty hunters chasing her.

That seems fair.  It occurred to me after posting that my lack of understanding her character is probably down to her deliberately being enigmatic, in which case it works rather well :P

I haven't disappeared, I've only just got my new Internet connection.

I'm afraid Jakob's taking a completely wrong approach to convincing Gabi to let Mel be. Gabi would have been willing to drop the subject without his intervention, after getting Mel's reply.]

Also, while age usually brings experience and knowledge, it's also true that no one is perfect, or infallible. Gabi doesn't assume that anyone who's many times her age is automatically right about everything. She knows she can be wrong, but if she ends up making a mistake, at least it was her own.

Just posting to say that James's post made me chuckle. Is he practising his Cubi-deflecting skills?

Just FYI, Jakob is still waiting for Mel to agree (or not) to his proposal that they treat each other civilly rather than constantly backbiting...

And FYI, Stygian is waiting for dusk. Also, some people don't need to shake on it to make a deal.

Quote from: Stygian on January 12, 2008, 07:38:01 PM
Also, some people don't need to shake on it to make a deal.

This is true, but some sort of acknowledgement either way would be nice.  I was tempted to have Jakob wander off dejectedly, but if Mel has missed that part of the post, it wouldn't be fair  :3

**bangs head on desk**
Aw crud, I missed that she was expecting a handshake.  I think it had something to do with Styg's comment about not everyone requiring a handshake, but I still should have spotted that.

Or perhaps you should have paid mind to the fact that it was I who said that, and have realized that since it's me it can't be a good suggestion... >:3

I'll be out for a week, starting tomorrow morning and returning next Saturday (going on a vacation to Salta). I'll try to come online at some point during the week, especially for the IF game, but I don't think I'll be able to post on this topic. I'd say "please don't kill my character while I'm gone", but this isn't Azlan's game so... please do whatever should be done. Thanks.

Oh, and sorry, Mel, I didn't notice you were expecting a handshake either.

After an unexpected hiatus, I'm hope to get this rp stuttering back to life somewhat again. Don't know how fast it will be, due to real life commitments. But at least I'm trying to get it running again.

Ah, it's good to see it up again, Gar ^^  We'll try to keep it going as much as we can.

I agree. It's good to see this back in action. I'll definitely try my best to be more active, here. :>

~Keaton the Black Jackal

I'll do my best. I have a lot of things to do, but I'm in. I like this game. :)

Quote from: Gabi on March 19, 2008, 02:49:30 PM
I like this game. :)

So do I, with the exception that the OOC has a tendency to get a bit nasty.

Regarding the game, what's the time of day?  I ask because it's liable to affect Stygian...

Quote from: Tapewolf on March 19, 2008, 03:37:32 PM

Quote from: Gabi on March 19, 2008, 02:49:30 PM
I like this game. :)

So do I, with the exception that the OOC has a tendency to get a bit nasty.

Why thank you for your distinct lack of tact. There was no need for a comment like that.

The time of day is mid afternoon.

Quote from: Gareeku on March 19, 2008, 05:58:28 PM
Why thank you for your distinct lack of tact. There was no need for a comment like that.

Well, I've given it a lot of thought, and personally, I think it's because you and I are both hypersensitive to criticism, with the result that we tend to take more offence at what is said than was actually intended by the poster.  This was a good example, actually.  If we can bear this in mind, hopefully things will proceed more smoothly.

I understand what you mean, but it doesn't help in the slightest when blunt comments like that are made.

Quote from: Gareeku on March 19, 2008, 06:42:08 PM
I understand what you mean, but it doesn't help in the slightest when blunt comments like that are made.

On reflection, you are quite right.  It could have been phrased a lot better.  The amusing thing is that I was trying to head it off at the pass...

Ah I see. Well, no harm done.

Quote from: Tapewolf on March 19, 2008, 06:57:21 PM
The amusing thing is that I was trying to head it off at the pass...

Quote"Head 'em off at the pass? Who the hell says that? Is he some sort of f***ing cowboy?!?"

:lol I'm sorry, I couldn't resist... :)

I am glad to see this RP back in action as well.

You know, I don't even know whether if it's gone dark outside or not in the IC thread...

He said it's mid-afternoon.  I doubt it's that dark yet.

It wouldn't have gone dark, as its still only mid afternoon as i said in a previous post above.

It has been a loooong while since we picked this up again. Has Keaton ever openly said anything about hating angels?

Quote from: James StarRunner on April 05, 2008, 12:31:55 PM
It has been a loooong while since we picked this up again. Has Keaton ever openly said anything about hating angels?

Haha, I had to look back on some of my older posts. XD Okay. Keaton hasn't explicitly stated she hates Angels, but did act like a major jerk to James. She also did mutter, "Angels. This day keeps getting better and better," from which people can draw some conclusions regarding her prejudices. Then she proceeded to antagonize James. That can be attributed to her being a bitch, though. Plus Keaton might have some excuses formulated.

Keaton's thought process:
1: Reconcilation
2: Redemption
3: ?????
4: PROFIT!

~Keaton the Black Jackal

I know I'm not a great writer/GM when it comes to original ideas, and I do apologise if people are annoyed at the way this is going. But can people...you know...not point this out in actual RP posts? If you've got a complaint, then please slap up a note in this thread.

I also edited the OOC section on my last IC post so that the link should work, if anybody cares.

Ignatz is as sarcastic as it gets, it's natural for him to complain and make fun of everything. It's not an indirect complaint by Stygian about your creative skills.

Well, I've mentioned it to a few people, but around late August or so, I'll be working on the Furrae Chronicles comic. Anyone who has been in the story and/or roleplay, let me know if I can use your character so we can plan accordingly.

A comic?  I never heard of this.  Still it sounds like it'd be pretty awesome once it gets started, judging from the story as well.

Also I wouldn't mind if you used Aisha, as she's in both. x3

Of course you can, James! Let me know if you need any information or anything.

Feel free to borrow Mel if you need her.

You are free to use Keaton at your leisure, good sir. :>

~Keaton the Black Jackal

Feel free to draw Pal James :3

Here are the obligatory translations for Stygian's latest horrible puns...

* 'Talk about meanless', 'handfallen' being pretty self-explanatory in its pun, and a Swedish expression meaning roughly 'meanless'. 'Att stå handfallen' means to stand inactive, confused or without option.

** Roughly, 'poor sod'. 'Arm' means the same in Swedish as it does in English, however 'arma' is an adjective only available in definite form roughly meaning 'unfortunate', 'pitiable' or 'poor'. 'Krake' is another word heavily loaded with pity, most often used referring to animals.

*Looks at Gabi's post.* Reminds me of using cure on the undead in the Final Fantasy games. :3

Well after getting the threads unlocked, consider this a roll call for the rp. Yes I know it's been a long time, so don't mention it. If you want out, just say so.

*ANSWERS IMMEDIATELY*

I'm in. :3

SOOOOOO In

Still in as always, mi compadre.  :3

:boogie :boogie Yes! Ressurection! It's about dang time! :boogie :boogie

Keep it entertaining, to date it has been interesting to watch.

Quote from: Gareeku on November 18, 2008, 07:05:59 PM
Well after getting the threads unlocked, consider this a roll call for the rp. Yes I know it's been a long time, so don't mention it. If you want out, just say so.

Does this mean you're taking in applications from new players? If so, I would be interested in signing up.

I'm still in.

Is water wet? Of course I'm still in for this! :D

Quote from: James StarRunner on November 19, 2008, 12:26:29 AM
Is water wet? Of course I'm still in for this! :D

Water is not actually wet, so to speak.  What we consider to be wetness is actually a description of our experience of water.  It is what happens to us when we come into contact with it in such a way that it impinges on our state of being.

Quote from: Azlan on November 19, 2008, 12:37:33 AM
Water is not actually wet, so to speak.  What we consider to be wetness is actually a description of our experience of water.  It is what happens to us when we come into contact with it in such a way that it impinges on our state of being.

...I'd like to gently blast you with a fire hose right now.

Fine... As long as I like peanut butter, I'll keep on playing.

Quote from: James StarRunner on November 19, 2008, 01:09:01 AM
...I'd like to gently blast you with a fire hose right now.

*Blasts Azlan with a fire hose*

I don't know why you didn't.  Now, I must run very quickly, though I may pick up reading this RP.  Join in the future?  Depends on how IRL goes.

I've come away with both good and bad memories of the RP so I wasn't sure.  But after a lot of soul-searching, I've decided I'm up for it.  Now I just need to figure out what Jakob could constructively do in the present situation.

Ah, that's great! For a moment I thought we'd lost you.

I'm in, of course (I posted on the IC thread long before I replied to the roll call).

Good to hear you still want to be a part of the RP Tape. Like Gabi I was concerned that we were going to lose you.

Sorry about the delay in posting, I've had a couple of issues to contend with in RL.

Quote from: Gareeku on December 18, 2008, 01:40:21 PM
Good to hear you still want to be a part of the RP Tape. Like Gabi I was concerned that we were going to lose you.

I'm touched.

QuoteSorry about the delay in posting, I've had a couple of issues to contend with in RL.

Well, these things happen.  Actually all the RPs I'm in were stalled for one reason or another...

When Gabi gets tired, her thoughts cut loose. But she'll still do the best she can to help.

The hunch has been explained, in case anyone was interested.

I, too, hope that Eph gets out of it in one piece. As for Gareeku... Gabi may help him if he lets her. But after that she'll need a break... or something she doesn't want to do.