Nov 2015 Archive, part b

I made my email visible, so please send me the doc whenever you can. :)

While I can't recall the name of the fic in question (though you could probably find it through some intensive searching online. If you're a masochist), I do remember that it involved the Tenth Doctor (from Doctor Who) being kidnapped, turned into a vampire, and repeatedly raped and tortured by a possessive!vampire!Master.

There was also mpreg involved, if my memory serves me correctly.

Bob turning into Glitch Bob in Reboot was kinda weird.

Also Finn losing his arm in Adventure Time.

Not What it Appears gives Hermione really neglectful Replaced!parents, which leads to her and Harry getting "rescued" by Dumbledore and McGonagall's twin non-canon children, who then proceed to use a spell, which is so Glaurunging uncanonical that it is definitely capable of tearing the continuum asunder on its own, to turn them back into babies.

Now let's see... Hermione is eight at the start of this mess, which means that we are probably in 1987.
The spell turns them into 8 months old babies. So if you add about 10 years you get that... the events of HPSS (which are copied almost word for word) happen in 1997, a full Glaurunging six years later than in canon. Apparently, Voldemort is really patient now.

This thing also has the highest count of uncanonical relatives that I've ever seen: Dumbledore and McGonagall (talk about a crack pairing) have 8 non-canon children, and an untold number of non-canon grandchildren. McGonagall somehow had a son with Glaurunging Voldermort, who also had a son with Bellatrix. Said son then had a child, which gives Voldemort three too many uncanon relatives. And finally, Hermione is the biological daughter of Regulus Black.

and just for the record, here is the canon shattering spell:

Before me sits a child in shadow. I call the gods to bring him (her) to the light. Bring forth a new slate and begin again.

Erase the memories long since black
Erase the feelings never to come back
I am this child's father (mother)

I am this child's blood
From me this child shall learn
For me this shall mourn
From this day forth this this child is mine forever more

Return Harry (Hermione) to an age to start again to start anew and bring them to safely to my arms! .

In His little girl we have a potion gone wrong that drains most of Hermione's intelligence and gives it to Ron, which obviously would have made them really OOC if this ever continued. Said intelligence draining gradually leaves Hermione with the mentality of a toddler.

Her parents abandon her, she is given another highly uncanonical potion, which makes her phisically a toddler and then she gets adopted by Harry which convulutely turns him into a legal adult and there is the unexplicable mention of "magical adoption" making the child look like their adopted parents...

Yeah, I am definitely going to mission this thing after I am done with Rini's Horrible Death.

Madoka Magica Rebellion had some interesting stuff goign on, but turning poor Homura (who has her issues and surely is at least a bit obsessed with Madoka, but she's been though A LOT) into some sort of reality warping, flanderized, self-appointed Devil who remade the whole universe into one where Madoka is safe, against her own wishes, and justifying it with the power of "love" was pretty much headdesk material.

The even worse thing?

I'm not talking about a badfic. I'm talking about actual canon.

Twilight Sparkle becoming a hybrid of Godzilla, Destoroyah, and Spacegodzilla. I wish I was kidding.

The moment chosen for this change was somewhat logical, but after that the canon is drowned in an eldritch mix of beige prose, bad plagiarism and no logic. Not cool.

But seeing Fate Testarossa replaced to the point she tortures her own daughter was the only time badfic actually made me cry because of how bad it is.

Annie in Gunnerkrigg Court is a sweet, kind girl who is in a lot of pain for much of the story, trying desperately to deal with what happened to her mother and its aftermath.

Annie in Everybody In Annie's Forest is insane and a serial rapist and likely murderer. Also the phrase "fire cock" features heavily in proceedings.

I was Not Best Pleased by this turn of events.

It's Harry Potter again, but this time, he's thrown into Middle-earth and turned into a simpering, dewy-eyed toddler for reasons that are never satisfactorily explained.

~Neshomeh

... to Kimihito Kurusu from Monster Musume.

And it's used as an excuse for hard vore.

... either that or Lily Potter being a necrophile interested in Dobby's corpse. *shudders* That's in Valon and Kala's fourth mission.

I know I'm pretty much running the bashing of my old shame completely into the ground here, but that one replacement of mine was the first thing that came to mind - I'm pretty sure there are worse instances of derailment out there, but this was the most blatant I wrote personally.

For the uneducated, an online friend and I once co-authored a mega-crossover which included, among the long list of continua involved, The Incredibles and Jurassic Park, and the later chapters involved turning Violet (who's normally sweet, shy, insecure, and pretty snarky at times) into a ferocious mutant Tyrannosaurus with the abilities of camouflage, an impenetrable hide, and telepathic mind-speech. The last chapter of the fic before the epilogue actually had her outright ordering a villainous character replacement murdered, pun totally not intended, in cold blood.

The weirdest part? V-Wrex predated the Indominus rex by the better part of three years.

...into a Loli who dresses up like a Catholic schoolgirl. And then he gets magic surgery to become intersex and have Snape's babies. He also spends most of the fic depending on Snape to solve all his problems and he cries a lot.

I've finished the entire game EXCEPT for the final boss battle in the no mercy run. I've sort of given up on that run, but I will still (occasionally) try to beat it!

Pacifist all the way.

My favourite part about the game is by far the OST. There's a lot of good tunes in there: Fallen Down, ASGORE, and Hopes and Dreams stand out in particular.


If you're also looking for another good game for 10$, try out FTL: Faster than Light. It's a really fun game and the OST is yet again phenomenal.

This game has stolen my life, broken my heart and ruined nearly every other video game for me.

I love it to bits.

What have you done so far? I've gotten the Pacifist Ending twice now, among others. I intend to do a third and final run sometime in the future, after I have cleansed myself of my sins. But for right now my heart just can't take it.

I followed the entirety of Game Grumps' LP of this game from start to finish, including both the neutral and pacifist endings. This is one of those games that really makes you think before you act rather than just level-grinding your way through every random encounter (and if you do the latter... be prepared to question your choices in life). The characters are also lovable in all their own ways even though not a single one of them is human. Mettaton EX is my husbando, sure, but my favorite character in the entire game has to be Alphys. She's such an adorkable little dinosaur scientist who actually goes out of her way to try and make friends with you, despite, well... I won't tell, because SPOILERS. ;)

Also, this: http://purplemew.tumblr.com/post/130796302336

I love Undertale so much. It's just a really good game with good characters.

I also love how the fandom decided on a seperate tag for nsfw art of the game. That is just a really good idea and something other fandoms should think about.

Also I wonder have you seen the video,where a mom calls an ultra conservative webshow thing asking about a picture of Sans?

but I have been following JackSepticEye's run of it which is absolutely hilarious! Especially the voice he chose for Papyrus which is basically Skeletor ("Nyeeeh!").

I did think at the time it was a bit of a shame you left before the mission you asked for got done... heh.

Yeah, I tried to aim for 'lighthearted and different' with the whole Driftwood series. Playing around with different exorcisms, not killing things (that one's kinda to make up for the Department of Geographical Aberrations, which I think kills someone in every mission I've written for it), all that stuff. ^_^ I may end up doing so again, in reaction to the current 'the only badfic worth sporking is an utterly horrifying and gut-wrenching one' thing we seem to have going on. :-/...

hS

Iron Man is my favourite character from the MCU, mostly because of the design and detail in his suit, and that seems to have captured it damn near perfectly.

I had a couple of mates at Uni that were into cosplaying, and they did some pretty involved costumes, but they never went to the extent of including electronics and working parts like that. I'm seriously impressed right now.

- Irish

I think that I can safely say that your mother is truly an inspiration to us all.

Nonono. That would be if we DIDN'T want awesome pics of an equally awesome Iron Man crossplay. I am all of the envy right now. I am, in fact, this thing:-



Congrats to the maybe one other person who gets this reference. =]

Is it too late to get adopted? I want a super cool Iron Mom too.

So, do you know how she made it? You mentioned programming. Was that just for the helmet, or did the suit have other cool features?

I envy people with the time, talent, and resources for badass cosplays like this.

We'll just pretend your mom actually won, eh? ^_~

~Neshomeh

alder (what?)
unicorn (yeah!)
10.75 inches (huh)
surprisingly swishy (what does this even mean?)

HG

Because I realized that reading the analyses is half the fun. {= )

Nume

Height: Tall
Eyes: Gray
Birthday: Even
Trait: Intelligence
Path: Castle
Fear: Darkness (metaphorical darkness, i.e. darkness of the mind, in this case)
Artifact: Bound Scroll

Wand: Ebony, phoenix feather, 14.5", unyielding.

So. Ebony owners are "frequently non-conformist, highly individual or comfortable with the status of outsider" and also those who have a strong sense of purpose, from which they are not easily swayed. It's a good thing that fits Nume to a T, because with a phoenix feather core and unyielding quality, this wand is not an easy one to master. Like its owner, it is aloof and difficult to please, but once won over, it will readily go into battle with you and may surprise you with its resourcefulness.

Ilraen

Height: Average (in human form, anyway)
Eyes: Green
Birthday: Even (I used the publication date of "Introducing Ilraen" as my reference for this)
Trait: Determination (alas, loyalty is not an option)
Path: Sea (also alas, an open field is not an option)
Fear: Heights (based on that one incident with stairs, though I'm pretty sure he got over it. Could also be read as not wanting to fall into the trap of Andalite arrogance.)
Artifact: Bound Scroll

Wand: Rowan, unicorn hair, 10.75", unbending.

Rowan-wood wands have a reputation for being protective, especially good at defensive magic, and best suited to owners who are both clear-headed and pure-hearted. These qualities are echoed in this wand's unicorn-hair core, which make it a particularly loyal and reliable partner. Its unbending quality means you will never in a million years convince it to stray to evil purposes.

It's the perfect wand for a guy who will stick by his friends through thick and thin and always be there to get their backs in a crisis, even if it seems like he's out for the count. The wand's length, being the shortest in the Average column, may indicate that he still has some maturing to do, but his relative innocence and inexperience shouldn't fool anyone—as Phobos pointed out to me recently, he's got more backbone than just about anybody else in HQ. ^_~

Derik

Height: Tall
Eyes: Hazel (well, they were before one got scarred, and I didn't like the results when I tested out "blue/green" and "other")
Birthday: Odd (ref. Gerard Butler)
Trait: Resilience (he doesn't actually pride himself on this, but it is what most defines him, IMO)
Path: Castle
Fear: Isolation
Artifact: Dusty Bottle

Wand: Laurel, unicorn hair, 13.5", supple.

Laurel-wood wands demand honor and an active sense of purpose in their owners, and it is these very qualities that keep Derik going at all. Its supple quality and unicorn hair core make this wand a little more forgiving and a little more loyal than it might be otherwise, which is good, because Derik needs a little tolerance on his bad days. Seeing potential thieves get struck by lightning can't hurt, either.

Gall

Height: Short
Eyes: Blue
Birthday: Odd (ref. the publication date of "The Girl and Her Dragon")
Trait: Originality (because "being awesome and also better than you" is not an option)
Path: Castle (probably to storm it and drink their mead; I originally picked the sea, because Viking, but that didn't really work)
Fear: Isolation (because what's the point of being awesome if no one's around to see it?)
Artifact: Glittering Jewel

Wand: Sycamore, dragon heartstring, 9.75" (nine and three quarters, lol), brittle.

This is a fun one—more fun than elm, which she got with the sea path and would probably never be able to use what with its native dignity and sophistication. Sycamore, on the other hand, is as easily bored as Gall and would similarly thrive in the stimulating, adventurous life of an agent. This is a thrill-seeker's wand, especially with dragon heartstring as the core. It's powerful, showy, and practically demands to do something, anything, as long as it's not dull. Unfortunately, as if it weren't dangerous enough already, its brittle quality makes it even more prone to accident and error, and when it goes awry, it'll probably do so with a bang.

Jenni

Height: Average
Eyes: Green
Birthday: Odd (I've always given her birthday as the first day of spring, but I've never bothered fixing a date to it)
Trait: Optimism (actually makes more sense than kindness, really, considering how much of a nuisance she can make herself)
Path: Forest
Fear: Isolation
Artifact: Golden Key

Wand: Beech, unicorn hair, 12.25", pliant.

If a younger Jenni was a match for a straightforwardly, perhaps simplistically protective rowan wand, it seems as though she's come into her maturity these days. At twelve and a quarter inches, this wand is the second-longest in the Average column, and beech-wood wands in general look for wisdom and subtlety in their owners. This is a wand for someone who's been around the block a few times and knows that you can't just charge in and fix everything, no matter how much you might want to; when it comes to helping others, sometimes less is more. With a unicorn hair core, this is not a showy wand, but it is a reliable one. Its pliant quality says it's ready to try anything once, as long as it's not being asked to perform out of ignorance or evil.

Henry

(Let's pretend he's eleven...)

Height: Tall
Eyes: Green
Birthday: Odd
Trait: Intelligence (Age ten: "I can do anything any eleven-year-old can do!")
Path: Castle (Hogwarts nao plzkthx)
Fear: Small Spaces (i.e. being held back, prevented from acting)
Artifact: Golden Key

Wand: Hazel, phoenix feather, 13.75", hard.

As I said in my original post, this is one temperamental wand, especially in the hands of a kid who's not quite sure of who the heck he even is yet. Hazel is sensitive to its owner's emotional state, and Henry is a smart, willful kid with a bit of a temper on him. This wand's phoenix core means it, too, has a mind of its own, and its hard quality makes it especially difficult to change its mind. Henry's going to have to work hard at mastering himself before he gets much use out of his wand, but when he does, the world had better watch out, because chances are something amazing is going to come of it.

... Oh, and as for me?

Neshomeh

Height: Average
Eyes: Dark Brown
Birthday: Odd
Trait: Intelligence
Path: Forest
Fear: Fire
Artifact: Black Glove (Because seriously, what is up with a single glove in here with the rest of this stuff? What kind of magic is it for? Is there another one somewhere? Inquiring minds want to know!)

Wand: Hazel, dragon heartstring, 12", hard.

Like Henry's wand, mine requires me to be self-aware and maintain control of my emotions if I'm going to accomplish anything. (Since I struggle with depression and anxiety—not to a massive degree, but enough that I often struggle to motivate myself—this is a rather apt metaphor for my life.) With a dragon heartstring core, it's strongly bonded to me and, when I can get it to work, it is quite powerful. Like me, though, it can sometimes get hung up on its own ideas and may need serious persuasion to try something new. At least, if it does discharge unexpectedly, it's not likely to be dangerous; less explosive, more scattered; spells may just fizzle out. But I guess I'll never go thirsty. {; P

~Neshomeh

I can't actually get the spreadsheet to load, though I was able to get the page with the questions to do so.

So, if anyone wouldn't mind taking a crack at sorting through the spreadsheet for these...?

1) Short
2) Brown
3) Odd
4) Resilence
5) Sea
6) Heights
7) The Silver Dagger

1) Short
2) Brown
3) Odd
4) Imagination
5) Sea
6) Darkness
7) The Glittering Jewel

1) Tall
2) Blue
3) Even
4) Determination
5) Castle
6) Isolation
7) The Bound-up Scroll

1) Average
2) Green
3) Even
4) Optimism
5) Forest
6) Fire
7) The Golden Key

1) Tall
2) Dark brown/ Black
3) Odd
4) Determination
5) Sea
6) Fire
7) The Old Black Glove

1) Average
2) Brown
3) Odd
4) Determination
5) Castle
6) Isolation
7) The Dusty Bottle

I got Acacia, Dragon Heartstring, 13 Inches, Quite Bendy.


Tricky, subtle, powerful, and very adaptable. A dangerous combination.

-Phobos

However, the closest to my answers was Acacia, Phoenix Feather, 14 1/2 Inches, Quite Bendy.

Unfortunately, this assumes that I'm tall and have brown eyes (I'm actually short and have blue-gray eyes).

Now, for meaning: Acacia is a 'tricky' type of wood that often only works for its owner and withhold their best effects from all but the most gifted. Yay, I'm gifted! The Phoenix Feather is capable of the greatest range of magic, and show the most initiative, often acting of their own accord. Both of these materials are apparently rather picky about which wizard owns them, and rare. Way to make me feel special, J.K.

Now, as for potential agents' wands:

Farsight: Fir, Dragon core, 12 1/2 inches, rigid

Jana: Black Walnut, Phoenix Feather, 14 1/2 inches, Hard

Min Ra: Yew, Phoenix Feather, 11 inches, Unbending

Effie Raptor: Hawthorne, Unicorn core, 10 3/4 inches, Hard

The Ninth: Beech with dragon heartstring core, 14 inches, reasonably supple

The Tenth: Chestnut with unicorn hair core, 14 1/4 inches, unyielding

The Eleventh: Acacia with unicorn hair core, 13 3/4 inches, brittle

Mine personally: Cedar with unicorn core, , 10 ¾ inches, slightly springy

Za'kiir's wand: Rowan with unicorn core, 13 ¼ inches, unbending

Natalie's wand: Chestnut with unicorn core, 10 ¾ inches, unyielding

Apparently unyielding and unbending mean two different things. *shrugs* But anyway, my wand wood means I'm not easily fooled, it would be better not to cross me, and cedar works best with those who have "personality and perception." It's also works well for defensive spells. Yay!

Za'kiir's wand wood is fantastic for defensive charms, making such spells especially strong and difficult to break, and best placed "with the clear headed and pure-hearted, but this reputation for virtue ought not to fool anyone - these wands are the equal of any, often the better, and frequently out-perform others in duels."

Natalie's wand wood is the type that takes personality from the owner, and it especially likes "witches and wizards who are skilled tamers of magical beasts, those who possess great gifts in Herbology, and those who are natural fliers." The combination of unicorn core with this wood is "for those concerned with all manner of justice." That sure fits her. :)

The common core between these three wands, the unicorn core, is the core least subject to error, is highly faithful to their first owner, and is the least able to perform Dark Magic.

All highly interesting!

Black walnut, unicorn hair, 10 3/4", unyielding.

Not bad.

As for a few of my characters:

Gaspard - Alder, unicorn hair, 10 3/4", swishy.

A wand suited for advanced spellwork when paired with an affable and discreet owner. Fits him like a glove.

Tacitus - Cedar, unicorn hair, 12 1/4", reasonably supple.

He could be a good match for this wand-- if only he wasn't such a horrible person.

Harris - Rowan, unicorn hair, 11 1/2", solid.

A solidly defensive wand for an equally indestructible man.

The Guardsman - Larch, dragon heartstring, 13", supple.

A soldier's wand: powerful, resilient, and always with an extra trick up its sleeve.

Naya - Elm, dragon heartstring, 13 1/2", quite bendy.

A stable, elegant wand for the technically proficient user. A true precision tool.

doctorlit: supple 10.75" unicorn-hair yew (light brown)
Doc: hard 10.75" unicorn hair-elder (very light brown)
Vania: solid 9.5" unicorn hair-cedar (red-brown)

Well, Vania probably should have had a longer wand than the two versions of me; she's shorter, but she has a much stronger personality. Giving me a supple wand isn't quite spot-on, either, since I keep a very rigid adherence to daily schedules and routines and such. The agents definitely would need more adaptability than I do. At least Vania got a pretty color.

Nothing to say about the wood types because plants are boring and I don't care about them. Didn't bother with my cafeteria staff because I can't imagine any situation in which they wind up with one.

—doctorlit isn't very fond of fractions, either, and will stick with decimal wand length.

The one closest to my answers was Elder wood and unicorn hair, 10 inches, hard. Hoo boy, I'm in for a struggle. Elder wood is the hardest to master, and they think it's unlucky, too. Mine in particular (and yours truly?) is extra-stubborn thanks to that "hard" designation. But on the bright side, the unicorn hair means it'll be more stable and hard for the Dark Arts to work. :)

That's... basically going to be a wand that doesn't want to do anything, but is insanely powerful when it can be persuaded. Fir wands 'demand staying power and strength of purpose in their true owners', while phoenix feather wands 'are the pickiest of all the cores in choosing the most suitable owner, and allegiance is often hard-won'. It's even unyielding, so it really won't play nice!

Worryingly, the core/wood/length combo indicates powerful magic with fine control and a fondness for transfiguration... and a tendency to act by itself occasionally. Yeeeeeeah, you're all going to be turned into cats by the time I get this thing under control. :-/

hS

I ended up with a hazel wand with unicorn hair core, 10 3/4 inches, unyielding.

So, from what I gather, my wand is not flashy, but is dependable (so long as I keep an even head), sympathetic and steadfastly loyal. I don't think I would have it any other way. *hugs his little dowsing wand*

For Meg - Cypress and phoenix feather, 13 inches, unyielding. So, stubborn and temperamental with a penchant for doing the right thing.

For Michelle - Hawthorn and unicorn hair, 9 3/4 inches, quite flexible. So both healing and deadly, faithful and changeable, just a bit fragile. Oh boy.

For me - Hawthorn and phoenix feather, 13 inches, hard. Okay, fair enough.

Scapegrace:-
Sycamore, Unicorn Hair, 14.5", Hard
Good for: Trying new things (except when it isn't), as long as it's kept in reasonable nick. I'm screwed.

Wobbles:-
Maple, Phoenix Feather, 13.25", Solid
Good for: Actually, this is a wanderer's wand, well-suited to someone like Wobbles who enjoys going anywhere that isn't home.

Notary:-
Hazel, Dragon Heartstring, 13", Unyielding
Good for: People who have control over their emotions and learn 4 dayz. So, the Notary in a nutshell. However, since hazel wands are responsive to the user's emotional state, er... this could get explodey.

Algie:-
English Oak (and no, I didn't fudge it), Unicorn Hair, 11", Quite flexible
Good for: ... Those with an affinity for the magic of the natural world. Again, I swear up, down, and sideways that I didn't fudge the result. A fitting wand for a loyal servant of the Raven King.

Commander McCandless:-
Black Walnut, Dragon Heartstring, 12.75", Unbending
Good for: Charms and similar, but only with an owner who is sincere and self-aware. So, that's the Commander. You spend any time in XCOM, you have to be self-aware, otherwise you are alien plasma bolt-aware.

Doktor Trollenfisch:-
Does not have opposable thumbs.
Ach, nein.

Laurel, unicorn hair, 10-3/4 inches, slightly springy.

Out of curiosity, I also did for one of my future agents, and got this: rowan, dragon hearstring, 9-1/2 inches, reasonably supple.

Chestnut, unicorn tail-hair, 10-3/4 in, hard.

Pine, unicorn hair, 12 and 1/2 inches, brittle.

Because I'm not seeing my Pottermore wand combo on here (Yew, dragon heartstring, 12-1/2 inches, surprisingly swishy). According to the chart, I'm Yew, Unicorn core, 10-3/4 inches, surprisingly swishy, so there's a bit of overlap.

Now THAT is just too good to be true.

I wonder if Lootcrate ships to New Caledonia?

It tastes terrible.

It's definitely a sobering thing.

One of my cousins on my dad's side used to ride one of the lines of the underground in London that got attacked a few years back; it was only complete luck that had him not commuting that morning.

As for this attack...

This won't stop. They have no interest in being reasoned with. The goal is true terrorism- to create and sustain an environment of fear.

All any of us can do is to not let it stop us from living, where ever we are, and to continue doing what we do. To do otherwise lets them know they are succeeding at creating a world of fear.

Instead of prayers and thoughts, I'll make sure to stand a proper watch.

-July, in the gulf

That was horrifying, specially since it hasn't been that long since the attack on Charlie Hebdo happened. I definitely shall pray for their safety and for those who lost someone in this horrible tragedy.

The French have been America's strongest allies, from the very inception of our country. They have proven time again that they are a strong, resilient, brilliant people. They have been at our backs, and us, theirs. This does not change tonight. I will pray tonight for the people who have lost their lives, and to their families. This was a heinous attack, but we will move forward.

Aujourd'hui nous sommes tous français.

Today, we are all French.

At least what the Sky New Livestream says. Two attackers from the concert hall are dead. I won't get policitcal or religious now, because it's not the time nor place. All I can do is to send my deepest regards (I hope it's the correct word!) to the relatives of the victims.

Since we get terrorist attacks every other day here, now. It's a bit clichéd, but: my heart goes out to those terrified Parisians. Poor people.

My little brother studies at SciencesPo here. He's fine as well, but I hope I won't never get caught in this sort of mess.

Welcome to our humble organisation! *hands you several bars of Bleepolate* I'd also go for a hug, but I feel that might be a tad too personal considering we've just met, so I think I'll just settle for a handshake. And possibly a few pats on the head...

Ahem. Anyway. I'm a bit of a newbie myself (though, like you, I was lurking around the PPC Wiki for quite a bit before officially joining the board), and so I'd be glad to help you out around here with anything, should you need it. I also happen to be Chinese as well (although I've spent the vast majority of my life in Singapore), and so please feel free to talk to me in Chinese instead of English sometimes if it makes you more comfortable. :-) Fair warning though, my language skills are a wee bit rusty in some areas, so I might have to ask for clarification sometimes.

Once again, welcome, and I hope you enjoy being on the Board!

Have a shovel that digs up zombies!

Your English is actually pretty good. Well done!

Welcome to the board and here is a smood gred light pen.

Hope you'll enjoy it here,and that you're here for a long time. Please have a pot of black-hole coffee.

In all seriousness, though, I used to like HTF back in the day... Shame they haven't made new episodes lately, though.

Nice to see an Asian joining the Board for the first time in a while - I'm pretty sure I'm one of the few others, so the more the merrier I guess.

So, well, enjoy your time here! Please accept the offering of one of my own shed feathers along with a complimentary kit of Spikes!

Here's a pack of notecards and some extra-buttery popcorn! :D

Have a Bag of Holding so that you have somewhere to conviniently store the truckload of gifts you are receiving and a Rorschach Book, which can change into any written text in existence. To use it, you need to close your while holding it, think about the text you wanna read and then blink three times.

Welcome!
I hope you have fun here. I've been having fun so far. Your English is really good. Are you self taught or taking lessons?

Here's your starter Pokémon:-

Iiiiiiit's Ralts!

And your starting item is:-

White Undershirt (M) from Maplestory Risk Of Rain!

(yeah that item's a reference)

This item... is okay. It ups your Defence and Special Defence by 25% each, but because there are better wall items out there (especially Eviolite in this case) it doesn't tend to see a lot of competitive use, because sweepers generally prefer the bonus OHKOing capacity from a damage item. Ralts, however... okay, I love Ralts, I think it's adorable and has the cutest lil pudding-basin haircut in history, but Ralts is garbage competitively. Its stats are godawful. Don't use Ralts. Evolve it and give your item to Gardevoir or Gallade, because both of them can benefit from it. =]

Hey there! Glad to see some new blood! Umm... figuratively speaking, of course... hehe, yeah...

Anywho, here - have a slice of Infinite Pizza!

Welcome to this place, sanity optional.
*peers* I think you're the first Chinese to land here since Crimson Flight, and he's not been around for quite a bit of time.
What is your preferred pronoun?
Last but not least, a gift! Have this cup of Lapsang Souchong. Just remember to treat it gently — it's not quite sure whether it smells like a campfire or not.

Hello, and welcome aBoard! For your newbie gift, take this plate of freshly-made SPaGhetti!

If you haven't yet read them, may I point you towards the Original Series and the Constitution? They're pretty much the only required reading around these parts.

Glad to hear you've already been reading the Wiki! If you have any questions, check there before asking. We like it when people to the research. :)

I would like to point out that we try to keep the Board family-friendly, so please watch the swearing (though if you must, label a post NSFW).

Anyway, hope you like it here! :D

Eh. Fanbrats will be fanbrats, but in a game like Smash Bros., it's better to have a big roster. Ike clone? UnlIkely. (Hee.) Just look at how he moves. He is probably a heavy character, but his attacks come out waaaaay faster than Ike's.

I do wish his Final Smash wasn't identical to Ike's, and Robin's, and Greninja's, and the Mii Brawler's, though. I mean, Cloud does have access to magic spells; I know it's not what Cloud himself is famous for, but considering this is probably Final Fantasy's only representation in SSB, it would have been nice to see more represented. Cloud's Final Smash could have been casting Mini on everyone (Poison Mushroom effect), using Demi3 to reduce jumping ability of opponents (though maybe only when over the ground, so recovery doesn't become impossible), Confu to reverse directional controls, or Berserk to remove jumping, dodging, and shielding for a set time. Or, to be dull, just cast Comet or Ultima! He could also have used a summon—not the ones on the Midgar stage, obviously, but there are plenty of others in FF7. Shiva, Titan and Typhon all would have looked super-cool, and Choco/Mog would have been just fantastic! But the absolute best would have been Knights of Round. That would look amazing, if they all attacked the stage in different ways, one after another. (Also, watching that again, I'm disappointed Omnislash doesn't make a little "9999" damage count appear above the targets' heads! At least it has the original title box show up.)

Ultimately, though, I'm happy to see yet another canon represented in SSB. The more variety, the better! And now I can Smash Run to a couple of FF songs! I have the 3DS version, so I'll only be getting two. :( Probably that remix of "Opening - Bombing Mission" from the trailer, and either the original "Let the Battles Begin!" or "Fight On!", both also in the trailer. I'd be happy with either of those, so long as I don't get "One-Winged Angel." That song is so over-hyped, though I'm sure it will be on the Wii U in some fashion. I do hope music from FFs other than VII are there, too; I know Cloud + Midgar pretty much hints at all FF7 representation, but like I said, this may be the only time we get Final Fantasy in SSB, and it would be nice to see some music from other titles appear. The actual "Final Fantasy" theme deserves a gorgeous remix, since it's shown up in most of the series' games, and they could easily have something from Dissidia Final Fantasy as well, since Cloud appeared in that.

Speaking of Dissidia, the two costumes shown in Cloud's trailer (standard and Advent Children outfits) were also in DFF, so I'm hoping his third costume from that game, the Kingdom Hearts gear, is in SSB too. I'd also like Cloud to get a pink color change of Lightning's outfit from Final Fantasy XIII, since Lightning was modeled after Cloud. And because pink Cloud. :3

And also speaking (two paragraphs ago) of over-hyped, yes, Cloud is way too popular, and shows up everywhere, and I definitely would have preferred a lesser known character getting the spotlight, like the Onion Knight from FF3, who I love using in Dissida, or Garland, the villain from the first Final Fantasy. But again, I'm just glad the series is getting representation in Smash at all, and I suspect Cloud is the winner of the write-in ballot, even though they didn't say so, and that's just kind of how popularity contests work.

Anyway, the rumor is there's still room for two more characters, and two more stages (and therefore more music!). Who/where/what songs are you hoping to get?

((—doctorlit turns out to a massive, rampaging fanboy. He isn't sorry.))

(Yes, I know I count as a "pretty boy" too, that's not the point.) I don't know diddly about Final Fantasy other than that it exists, but I can tell this is going to suck. Guess I'd better bust out my 3DS and/or get a Wii U...and mentally prepare myself for loads of slash fic...

Shovel Knight sounds hilarious, though. I should go check out that game. XD

I mean, I can think of two reasons why I like the picture of her that you posted, but it might be more fun to have her as, y'know, an actual talking plane. I can think of at least three reasonable jokes involving that, and you can always break out the Disguise Generator for missions with no facility for air combat. Also, did the F-22 ever have a2g missiles as part of its complement of explodey death bits? Because I can't remember if it did, and it might be important for her character; I can't see someone as perfectionist of bent as Effie using air-to-air weapons on a grounded target without an ungodly amount of prodding and/or life-threatening situations. =]

And uh, sorry to hear about what happened to your grandpa. Nice to see he's recovering!

How're you doing, mate? :D

Have a shovel that digs up... hang on.

*dig dig dig*

... okay, apparently it digs up X-Files. Solve them if you want.

Welcome to the PPC. Have some Bloffee - I can assure you you'll be needing it soon.

Have this bag of black-hole dark chocolate. Could you also stop destroying your gifts please? As a fellow newbie I can assure you that the stories are dead wrong.

Hello, and welcome aBoard! For your newbie gift, take this plate of freshly-made SPaGhetti!

If you haven't yet read them, may I point you towards the Original Series and the Constitution? They're pretty much the only required reading around these parts. Another useful resource you might use is the Wiki; if you have any questions, just look here before asking. We like it when newbies do the research. ;)

Hope you like it here! :D

Welcome to the PPC board, sir (or other title befitting your gender of preference) agigabyte! I can't say I have heard of any of those things, except /maybe/ the Library of the Damned, but it's always nice to see new faces and make new friends!

What kind of science fiction do you enjoy in particular? The classics, like Isaac Asimov? More modern works like Alien or Terminator? Or maybe you fancy giant robots?

Anywho, whether you decide to answer or not, hope you enjoy your stay!

Here's a Chocobo plushie wearing Ryu's headband, because why the hell not!

May I ask what fandoms you're in?

For the time being, have one of my own shed feathers and a complimentary kit of Spikes!

"They were established to monitor their home continuum in the absence of Gallifrey, and ensure that it is prepared for the return of the Time Lords."

So... what does this mean for the future?

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"I don't like this."

The Guardsman squinted at his computer monitor, drumming his fingers on his workbench. "I don't like the sound of it at all. Says here the Doctor 'faces the Time Lords'. That implies that the Doctor stands against them. And... I did tell you stories of what happened to my people during the course of the War. We turned into monsters. Even if the Doctor tries to save everyone, I'm not sure if..." His voice trailed off. He looked away, then back at the computer screen. "Then there's the question of the Hybrid thing running about which I don't like. And then we don't know if Rassilon is still alive and kicking..."

"Are you not excited about this?" asked Terabyte, its combat platform standing behind the Guardsman, looking over his shoulder at the computer screen. "You have the chance to see your sister again..."

"Well, Emiran has got a point," said Naya, who was also standing behind the Gallifreyan man. "His people aren't safe yet. There's still the question of where Gallifrey is, what happened to all the Daleks on the planet during the Moment, what's the current political situation, and well... what Moffat will do to milk the drama. It's the season finale too-- there's bound to be a cliffhanger for Series 10."

"So yeah. Not feeling particularly optimistic about this. And then the stupid Continuity Council is gonna be all over this too..." The Guardsman sighed and rubbed his eyes. "It's going to be a long month."

"What will you do once Gallifrey comes back?" asked Terabyte.

"I don't know. I really don't know. I fought for over three millennia in the biggest SNAFU of a war to see Gallifrey at peace again and now I learn that my homeworld might still be in danger." His eyes wandered over to the corner of his RC where there stood a locker filled with the equipment and armour he had brought into HQ when he arrived via Time Vortex. "And if there's still a danger... well, I'm technically still in the armed forces. I have an obligation to the homeworld."

"You are not going back in there," said Naya forcefully, grabbing her partner's shoulder. "Especially not when Gallifrey's return is being hyped as a game-changer. We are going to patiently wait it out and make a calculated decision based on what the two episodes are going to tell us. Isn't that right, TB?"

"Acknowledged. Caution is advised," said the geth, also putting a hand on the Guardsman's shoulder. "We just have to wait and see."

The Guardsman sighed and looked blankly at the tool rack hanging on the wall in front of him. "Yeah. I suppose so."

Praise be to Eru, Gallifrey's finally making her grand reentrance!

I am both utterly ecstatic/excited, and at the same time completely terrified.

(And it also looks like we'll finally be getting a proper explanation behind the 'hybrid' motif we've been seeing all season. Hopefully)

Gallifrey Falls No More, eh? Wow, this is going to be so epic!

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"This is a joke. This has got to be a joke."

Algie looked up from the arts section of the Monitor. "What ails you, Commander? Thin Man trouble again?"

"No, Aircobra this time, wiped half my bloody squad, but it's more that... oh, just come here and have a look." Commander McCandless beckoned him over, and he complied.

Then he paused.

Then he squinted.

"Gallifrey... isn't that somewhere in Ireland?"

"No, it's somewhere in Doctor Who. The somewhere. The home planet of the Time Lords. And the only shot I have of finding her again."

"Ah," said Algie, and he even sounded kind. "Cherchez la femme, Lola?"

"Never stopped, cob. She'll be there, I know it, she has to be! And, and if I'm really lucky she'll even be her and not one of the other ones, and we can... we can just be together. I've been saving up a lot of holiday hours. Maybe we could go to that diamond island she was always banging on about, heh, never, never got round to it..."

Lola's head slowly tipped forwards and she collapsed on the console, and when she was able to look up again through tear-filled eyes, she saw that Algie had put her blanket over her. It was a strange thing; a slightly lurid yellow with considerably more lurid pink and green tie-dye giving it the appearance of a conference of seriously ill Mysterons, but it was a memory, and it was hers.

And if she wished upon a star and that star and its friends were coming right, it might be theirs again.

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RC loge's occupants, as a rule, weren't morning people. The morning of November 15th, HST, found the Librarian in his armchair — from which he did not move since last evening &dmash; idly browsing a library catalogue on his tablet, and Des in his swivel-chair, randomly surfing the Internet.

"Hey, Lump?" Des called from his chair. Khataltelet trilled excitedly.

"Yes?" the Librarian asked, putting Tablet down.

"Come here. This might interest you."

The Librarian got up and went to where Des was sitting on his swivel chair, putting a hand on the chair's back and glancing at the laptop's screen.

His hand tightened on the backrest. "It..." he managed to choke out, then swallowed. "It is back. They are bringing Gallifrey back."

Des looked up. "You're crying."

"... That I am." The Librarian made no move to wipe his eyes. "They are bringing her back."

Again, expect spoilers. You've been warned.

Enjoy.

I'm so excited I can't English, me. XD

Sorry I haven't looked at it, Imve been busy with other stuff.

Considering that right now my favorite fandoms are tied pretty equally between Harry Potter and Doctor Who, I run the risk of ending up in one or the other.

Harry Potter, if I can become a witch for the duration of my stay, then yes, yes, absolutely yes. I wouldn't be able to keep myself from crying if I met Lupin in real life, so I'm sold.

Doctor Who, on the other hand... considering my favorite character is the Doctor, hands-down, I'd basically end up getting killed off as an extra to show how dangerous the Monster of the Week is. Not getting to be a companion, and never even getting to say thank you for being awesome to the Doctor? I'll pass.

Gimme now.

Upon being chucked into Middle-earth, I wouldn't be able to interact with Nienna, but that's not much lost, honestly; she wouldn't have spoken to me anyways.

Now, here's a question: what do I do? I can't go the classic Mary Sue route and recklessly join the Fellowship (I have no useful skills in a medieval context. Literally none. I can boil water: that's it), but if I managed not to die straight off I might be able to find a way to Rivendell (hey, it could happen. Maybe. If I have an immense amount of Valar-given luck on my side) and give Elrond some relevant info. Pretend to be a Seer, write down some cool-sounding stuff in private to spout off later as prophecy, and bam! I'm in business. Course, he'd have to trust me, and I hopefully wouldn't doom all of Middle-earth by getting something wrong and/or changing the plot so much that new and unforeseen dangers overcome the Company, but if all goes well I've saved countless lives and might even get to stay with the Elves for a while. Or in Gondor, maybe. Just anyplace remotely civilized.

But I'd probably just die; Middle-earth isn't exactly the safest place in the multiverse. Just watch: I'd get some crucial verb or noun wrong and end up getting myself killed. I'm horrible with foreign languages.

It'd be totally worth it, though. ^_^

-Alleb

The World of Ice and Fire sucks to live in, and without the consolation of Tyrion's razor-sharp wit? Yeah, I'll pass.

The MonMusuverse, though... that's a good one. While Polt is my favorite character, she's also the one I'd probably get along with the least (I'm lazy). I'd press the button there.

Hey, I might even meet a minotaur...

Especially if it was red, with 'Do Not Press' written all over it (I'm assuming I'm not the only person here that immediately wants to press such buttons to find out what they do).

As for the downside, it doesn't seem that bad in comparison for what you get out of it. I can't think of any series that I like solely because of one character, so there'd be plenty of other shiny things to see and do.

Hmm, if I had to pick just one series to be my favourite, at the moment it'd be Star Wars, - my anticipation for the new film is slowly building, and The Old Republic is one of the few games that I keep coming back to. But that means that I wouldn't be able to hang out with Vette (the Sith warrior's first companion), and she's brilliant! Not impressed with you, little button. Still, I'm sure I could find interesting things to do to pass the time.

... wait, do I get to return home after this visit? I guess I'll only find that out after pressing the button, right? Why do I get the feeling this button is the worst kind of schmuck bait?

- Irish

I mean, my favourite character in Middle-earth is probably Finrod Felagund, but that's fine - there's loads of other stuff to do. But... there have been several convincing arguments made that Middle-earth itself is the main character of large parts of Tolkien's writing, and if so, it's definitely my favourite. In which case I'd just get chucked into the Void to hang out with Morgoth, or maybe (if the button is feeling nice) onto Vingilot to chill with Earendil. Neither of which are worth the trouble.

(Also, does the button let you come back? Because, while obviously I'm immortal and would get back to the present eventually, it'd be a long journey, and there's people I'd miss. Also there's a lot of wars back there to die in.)

hS

I'm leaning more toward pressing the button - after all, as others have said before me, actually meeting a favourite character would most likely result in a lot of unwanted awkwardness (and that's in a best case scenario), so it probably wouldn't be that much of a loss.

However, it also depends on exactly where and when you end up in the world: for example, my favourite series at the moment would probably be Doctor Who. However, if I were to press that button, and then simply ended up in modern-day Earth (with no way off it, given that it's impossible for me to interact with the Doctor, and presumably his companion(s))... well, that would probably make for a rather disappointing experience. I mean, certainly there are the various alien threats, and organisations such as UNIT or Torchwood, but I somehow doubt I'd be able to get as near to them as I'd like.

But if I were to end up on Gallifrey instead...

... what good would be to meet you favourite character that way? Weird explanations would ensue.

And, depending on the character, they might not take a liking to you. Or even kill you outright.

So... I'm gonna mash that button.


(A point: I think it's supposed to be "favourite character from that series", but what for people like me whose favourite character doesn't match their favourite series? See, my favourite character is Homura Akemi, but I prefer Detective Conan, Card Cator Sakura and other series over PMMM. That way, it would be a win-win situation as the favourite character isn't part of that world.)

Wait!

Would this turn me into a wizard? Being a Muggle in the Potterverse wouldn’t make much difference to where I’m now.

HG

It is probably the safest option for me.

My favourite series is the SCP Foundation, and interact with one of my favourite super natural objects......I am going to be doomed for sure.

Watching at the side during a testing as a nameless level-2 researcher is already the best thing for me.

My favourite series? Worm. It counts shaddap.

Worm is very much Not A Happy Place.

I don't wanna go in there unless I can pull Skitter out and feed her candy and give her a spot on the Titans roster. =]

...would kinda be for the best, both for their sake and for yours'. I'd either make them upset by acting a fanbrat around them or end up being killed when bad things happen to them and I'm in the vicinity.

As for actually lasting long enough in the continuum to enjoy it, well, that depends on what continuum it is. Pokémon? Since you can potentially make everything you come across like you with a good battle and a couple dozen Poké Balls, probably. Jurassic Park/World? Unless you enjoy being snatched up by a pterosaur or eaten alive by a raptor/T. rex/whatever, I rather doubt it.

Ah, well. Whatever happens to me after the fact, Imma mash that button anyway like there's no tomorrow. XD

Let's face it: getting close to a main character in the middle of their plot could be fatal for background characters like us. Just getting to go to another world would be worth everything to me.

—doctorlit would never come home, honestly.

I see almost no downside. Even if you can't interact with your favorite character, you can talk to LITERALLY EVERYONE ELSE or just go along for the ride as a normal Hogwarts student.

Visiting other worlds, like RWBYverse? Hell yes! Not interacting with our favorite character could be harsh, but it's not keeping anyone else out, right? Besides, it's also an opportunity for having your own story.

*Wave 'em around, like you just don't care*

mattcipher94 with a gmail tag.

Email should be clickable! I don't know much about Doctor Who, mind you, but I'd be willing to help with SPaG and Harry Potter nonetheless.

Though I do believe Vloxemort, Voldemint, Vadermort, and Cornelio F*** take the cake.

All of these of from MarissaTheWriter Fics.

Mr. Sanpe.

Pinciple Business Man.

Eginer.

Piesident Sow.

...I can say with confidence that the most lulz-worthy misspelling I've ever seen comes from my second mission. 'Twas an Indiana Jones trollfic which had Short Round garbled into - I kid you not - s#!t ruond.

The result? A prime contestant for the smelliest mini in the world, of course!

Yeah, that actually happened once. It was a trollfic, though, so it's most likely intentional to mess up Sparkle's name that badly.

but in my Holmes mission, one of the mini-Hounds of the Baskervilles was Mortiarty. I rather suspect him to be a most gloomy and glowering puppy. (And hey, folks! He's still single unadopted!)

The weird thing about Snape being misspelled as "amoe" is that this mission by Sara has "sniper rifle" misspelled as "snaperrifle." It's like the badfic authors are subconsciously associating Snape with guns or something. '~'

There was one Suethor who couldn't keep the name of the country she'd invented straight. It kept going back and forth between Ifria and Ifrania and it confused the hell out of me for a while.

... it would mean that we wouldn't do missions into that sort of fanfic, because that would mean writing (derived, but actual) fanfic about the event in question.

In the PPC universe... dunno. I'm not sure there's a theoretical foundation for quarantining, unless it's 'authors can create impenetrable creativity shields by author fiat'. Looking at an easier scenario where it's a specific character who's forbidden: would the story be missionable except for the scene they appeared in? Would that scene be missionable, but the character is an automatic replacement? Or just a moving void where the forbidden character would be if the badfic could 'access' them?

Probably best not to think about it.

hS

Seeing VJ and William again was fun, and this suepid transfer student gifted them with such beautiful swords.

However, William should have known better. Wishing for rest that way, the BEEEP was bound to happen.

One of the most twisted, cruel, heartwarming, tearjerking and awesome thing you could do for these characters' first meeting.

You mad genius, there's Sparks who would kill for half of your brilliance, you know that?

But it was also really heartfelt as well. Good job! :D

But I found a typo.
Falchion realized that one of her hands as a prosthetic ...
Should be "was".

Right away, the waitress attending the table gave all of them their menus and silverware, and Falchion began studying his with an absent-minded expression.
When I read this, I first thought that a word is missing after Falchion began studying his. But then I realized that the sentence would work in German (capitalizing and deflecting the German equivalent of his to make it a noun); so reflecting to Falchion’s menu like this may be legitimate? It still looks unfamiliar to me.

HG

... is a device from Star Trek. This one. I think they can be clipped to your clothes?

hS

Present it like an AN, with a booming voice coming from the sky. Right now, that's the closest thing I can find. And of course, charge it with extreme prejudice. ;)

I think I had it claimed at one point, but never got around to actually sporking it. It truly deserves to be exterminated so I'm glad to see someone tackling it.

Here ya go.

A Word World is a world created by somebody who told a story; at least that's how I see it. It doesn't matter whether the creator told the story verbatim to an audience, wrote it down, or used visual media to tell the story in (moving) images. So, yes, comics and movies are Word Worlds, even if they don't have a single word of dialogue in them.

HG

With how most if not all images in the comic are traced or real life images pasted into the comic I'd say the words are the only thing really original thing about it.
I'd say the comic had to rely heavily on the words and not images like this: http://howibecameyours-rehost.tumblr.com/post/76320656337 to be considered good.

1) Yes, it was a poorly-written fan story and therefore under the PPC's jurisdiction.

2) I think that would be for the community as a whole to decide.

3) I would think so, yes.

I like when Sues are taken down like this.

Alas, I have some nitpicking to do:

... she would become as an Ice Wraith ...
Shouldn’t this be "like an Ice Wraith"?

They portaled inside the house after a few minutes, being careful as possible ...
Missing word? ( as careful as possible)?

She found Za’kiir in a corridor who doing his best to keep Rose Tyler, who he had fished out of the plot hole, from running away or screaming by holding her as tightly as he could.
That’s a weird sentence. You may want split it up into two or more sentences.
Also, I was not aware that Natalie had lost Za’kiir. He may have gone ahead while she neuralyzed the aliens, but since him leaving was not mentioned you have a continuity problem here.

HG

This glitterbag was a notfemale!Harry, BUT was using the middle name Rose as a weak attempt for mitigating her canonbreaking? Killing this thing with logic was the most perfect thing to do. Excellent work, Silent.

I mean how many times has the guy been the target of replacement sues and stus like this again?
It's nice to the ninth doctor the poor guy is underrated in my option. Too bad he is in a bad fanfic.

The mission is a good.

I must admit when I read the name Clive my mind went to thinking of the Clive from Professor Layton instead of the conspiracy theorist she actually visited. I guess I've been playing a lot of professor Layton or it's been too long since I saw the episode Rose.

Just one tiny, tiny nitpick:

“You call yourself the Mistress of Death. But according to Xenophilius Lovegood, only the person who owns all three of the Deathly Hallows simultaneously can be called the Master - or the Mistress, in your case - of Death.”

It's not enough to own them, you have to be the rightful owner. Remember, the Elder Wand didn't work properly for Voldemort because he wasn't the rightful owner. S'why he killed Snape, thinking that would get it to work for him.

Have a parakeet-sized Godzilla skeleton and a pair of Imposing Dark Sunglasses! Once put on, you look very imposing and suspicious to those who don't know you personally.

Please accept this 'ere starter Pokémon:-

Iiiiiiit's Bronzong!

(or very bell if you're hS)

And your starting item is:-

Pyro from The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

Pyro's a very specific item - it grants a +33% damage boost to Fire-type moves that don't make contact - but it's one that, unfortunately, Bronzong can't really make much use of. The only Fire-type move it knows is Hidden Power Fire, which is frankly a waste of a moveslot on a Bronzong. Sorry. Still, Bronzong's a good Pokémon anyway, so go HP and Special Defence and wall 4 dayz. =]

For the Coolness Factor! I'm a grammar, spelling and punctuation Nazi myself… Glad to know there's another.

Have an urple ocarina, my friend! I think you have found the right forums; we do love our SPaG and our fanfic. What sort of fics do you write?

-Alleb

*dig dig dig*

This one digs up protoforms.

... if you don't know, those are baby Transformers.

Have one of my own shed feathers and a complimentary kit of Spikes!

Have a Bag of Holding so you can store the truckload of welcome gifts you are getting and a Rorschach Book, which can change into any written fiction text in exsitence. Just hold it with your eyes closed, think about what you wanna read and then brink there times.

Welcome to the crazy - from what you've said, you'll fit in excellently here. Everyone here's extremely cool - but watch out for that Dorano, she's a strange one.

Also take some of this Bloffee. I guarantee you'll be needing it soon enough.

Welcome to the board and here is a hreen light pen.

Welcome, welcome! :D

Well, I see all the important questions have been asked... so I can only give you this slice of Infinite Pizza.

Have this pot of black-hole coffee. I really hope you'll like this place.

What is your preferred pronoun?
Here, have this cup of tea. No, the leaves aren't going to eat your face when you sip from it. Why would you think that?

I'm glad to see you here. I'm sure you'll fit right in.

However I'd be very greatful if you didn't use the term "Grammer Nazi" in the future. Neo-Nazis are a fear of mine and my grandfather's family had to leave Germany to escape the Nazi's grip the first time they cropped up so people who refer to themselves or others as a "[insert noun here] Nazi" makes me extremely uncomfortable.

You certainly have found the right forum. Here's some popcorn to eat while you read the Important Stuff Iximaz showed you! What series are you into?

Hello, and welcome aBoard! For your newbie gift, take this plate of freshly-made SPaGhetti!

If you haven't yet read them, may I point you towards the Original Series and the Constitution? They're pretty much the only required reading around these parts. Another useful resource you might use is the Wiki; if you have any questions, just look here before asking. We like it when newbies do the research. ;)

Hope you like it here!

On the plus side, I'm really happy to see this scene, although I must admit that now I'm also thinking about the Aviator's reaction at the very moment where she learnt about Zeb, but Dawn's reaction... Was Rina really that much of a bitch back then. I mean, she was going slowly crazy, had a truckload of issues, the missions she get after regenerating were torture in all but name, but I didn't really think she was that much mean to Zeb before the killing which prompted LMM. Can't help but getting a sour taste in the mouth, but I guess I didn't see it before. That remains a great scene though, nothing less would have do, I cannot wait for the actual mission.

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I guess that Ave's mistake between three hundred and four hundred years will be relevant, right? Besides, there's still this time loop that needs its kicking off.

I like how the organisation felt both similar to, and different from, the normal PPC. I especially liked how the ship names were taken from standard PPC characters.

There was one word choice which seemed a little odd to me, 'The Lambda-class shuttle Constance span through the void'. I'd tend to use 'spun' as the past tense of spin myself, although that might just be because span has a different meaning in engineering terms (the distance between two supports of a beam, or the unsupported length of a cantilever beam).

Arikae's tactic at the end was an interesting one to think about. It's funny, all of the holograms we see in the films are semi-transparent, and usually blue-shifted. Not the sort of thing that you'd ever be able to mistake for the real thing. Yet I'm sure I've seen several similar tactics used in the EU, including at least on example where a decoy fleet of holographic ships distracted an Imperial fleet. Which, if I'm remembering it rightly, kind of implies that even the capital ships in Star Wars rely purely on visual targeting.

But yeah, it was good quick thinking on her part to come up with a distraction like that.

You've got some very nice lines, my favourite here was 'Arikae's eyes flickered open. "My everything hurts," she protested. "That's just not fair."'.

One other little thing that I've just noticed is that it started off with curly quotes, but switched to straight quotes in the early part of the third section (the one that starts with 'There is no passion; there is serenity.'.

- Irish

Except
... she asked once she the pain had subsided a little.
One word too much.

HG

What's the status of the Pokemon AU?

That's a great idea for an AU, although I couldn't probably be part of it; I get carried away pretty easely by my emotions, so I wouldn't make for a good Jedi (Although I think that the 'living droid' approach about them from the Order post-Ruusan was bound to cause disaster, but that's only personal opinion).

Let's hope that Episode VII will live up to the best parts of the Legends continuum.

(P.S.: How do you put italics here?).

And now I have more impetus to work on the Pokémon AU. Like, at all. =]

Whenever torture is involved, and there isn't a good reason for it, that makes me go ballistic.

There was this one Hetalia fic that oversimplified the very complex issues surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (to be a little more specific, it took the "now I am become death, destroyer of worlds" bit of the bombings and not the context for the bombs being dropped). That seriously annoyed me.

There was also one fic that had a protagonist kick a black cat into the path of a car. I immediately stopped reading in disgust.

It was less that I took it personally, than it was that I was just so bored reading it that it actually made me mad. I don't even remember what fic it was. That is just how boring it was. I remember the experience like it was yesterday, but I remember absolutely nothing about the fic itself, other than that it shipped Iji and Master Chief, along with Wrex. Doesn't sound like it could possibly be boring? Well, someone managed. That's, like, a talent.

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Particularly, rapefics. Even more particularly when Sakura's the victim. CCS is my childhood, and Sakura's one of my favourite characters (As everyone probably noticed as one of my Agents' a badfic clone of her).

To pull off that in the CCS universe you have to be a really, really good author and have a really, really good reason to. It goes without saying that rape used for hurt/comfort and/or bashing a character (by making them the perpetrator) does not fall into that.

That is my badfic Berserk Button, and if any missionable fic of that kind comes under my eyes it's claimed on sight.

I mean, the two Pokemon missions I've done ticked me off cause of how flat-out bad the fics were, but I'm not sure that's the answer you're looking for.

I have no idea what’s going on there, but I found a typo:
And even if that is not the same heavenly gift, it it still a good substitute.
Should be "it is".

HG

You really need to break off this habit, you know? I'm pretty sure if Khajiits didn't get so high on sugar, you wouldn't have believed the Aldmeri when they spoke this nonsense about eclipsing the moons with their power, and you wouldn't be Thalmor's slaves now.

That was interesting, I didn't know our lil' furball could do that. Now I kinda want to face him off against William :D

You can mitigate it somewhat by interrupting the page while it's loading, though. That keeps the ads from redirecting your browser.

As in, they're not a drag (Well, they are, but aren't all ads?) but rather, that's where they're worst. Unless you want constant pop-ups advertising mail-order russian brides, stay away from mobile.

There's a reason I try not to access the Board with my phone unless I have no alternatives.

then I absolutely gotta go with Encyclopedia Brown. There's a reason why the trope Conviction by Counterfactual Clue, which is the sort of thing you are describing, used to called Encyclopedia Browned. If you check the literature tab on that page, the first thing you'll see will be lots of examples of bad crime solving from that series.

This revenge fic used her mother to do the kill?! I vannot belive I'll say this, but couldn't the Suethor at least used a random monster for this. Killing a child in such an atrocious way is already horrid enough like this from her part, but using her mother for this...

Congratulations for this first mission, James. Your characters are really interesting, and this really, really NEEDED to die.

Did you delete Aiko's line where she thought a few words were missing? Because without it, Henry's line about "proper English" has no context.

Holy hell. Taking on a Bleepfic as your first mission...you're either very brave, very insane, or both. Thanks for killing that thing.

Or it may be something with me, 'cause I can't view it.

I've a brother who, while he's not an autist was really shy and stuttered, so I can see how impressive it was for her to do this.

Cause, well, it sounds like she's not on the net for me to congratulate her myself. But for what it's worth, a random fellow autistic (me, in case my phrasing was bad) on the internet wrote this for her.

"You don't know me, and you probably never will. And I haven't been there, quite, but I've been there more than a neurotypical. And if no one has ever explained or even said that word to you (and they probably haven't), it's people who aren't autistic, or mentally ill, or anything like that.

Anyway, you sound like a cool person from what your brother says about you. Good on you for finding a way to communicate, even if it's not the one your neurotypicals are looking for. Making them understand is hard, and a lot of them only want you to use their kind of communication. And if we ever met, I might not understand you either -- because we get socialized like neurotypicals. I wonder what a society of people like us would be like.

A lot quieter, I'd think.

But we're out there. If you get on the net, you can probably find us. People will tell you that mouth noises you put together yourself is the only valid kind of voice, but that's not true at all. I can use it, if I'm not too stressed or upset, but I sound much better in writing. And I'm going off topic. Right. Anyways, we'll be here for you if typing works. And even if it doesn't, we're still out there.

I know you've got a voice, and I don't mean that in the way where people are trying to make you make mouth noises. You have a voice just by living, no matter how much people try to take it away from you. From all of us. But we're making progress. And people are better understanding that we're not broken neurotypicals.

And if you feel horribly stressed after this, that's okay to feel. And it's okay to feel like it's a great victory. Or just a thing you did. We change like anybody else, and... I just want to let you know, because nobody knew to let me know, when I most needed it, that however you feel is valid. Your communication is valid.

My name is Io. (Pronounced E-oh.) I dunno what yours is. I hope things go well. I hope people don't try to hurt you, even though some probably will. I hope I can meet you someday, because I feel like, in a world like this, there's safety in numbers. But things are getting better. I'm trying to do what I can to help make them better for future generations of us, even though I'm nearly a future generation myself, and...

Well, in a world full of people I had to work so very hard to understand, I guess I'm trying to make and be a connection to someone else who understands how the world is for us. And it's okay to cry, or get angry, or hum and flap your hands and pace in circles. People try to break us from our emotions, but we're still people. And people can't be made not-people just by society saying so.

And we have our own society, just a little bit, and I hope you can come experience it someday. It was far too many years before I even knew there was one. I hope things go well. I hope that the outside stays less horrible. I hope that the people around you will respect you. Respect is hard to get, but some of us manage. A lot more of us manage than society thinks.

We do grow up, after all, and find out ways to make everyone see what we actually are. And that's people."

Somehow... somehow that turned into a speech. I'm sorry if this is a bad response.

...I do hope you give it to her, though, because I remember what it was like to find out that there were other people like me, who I understood without complex analysis. And I want as many of us as possible to get to feel that.

I have mild Aspergers too, so I'm just… I'm just so happy for her. Great to know that she has taken such a big step. Give her a big hug from all of us!

Words cannot describe how happy I am for you and your sister! :D

I have a mild case of Asperger's myself, obviously not something that would ever be anywhere near what your little sister is going through, but on some level I can understand what it is like to feel shut off and disconnected from those around me because of it. So because of that, your story about your sister has affected me on a personal level and I feel really happy for both of you. :)

I don't think I've time for a full cowrite because a) I've already got a few of those on my plate and b) uni, but I think I do have time to go over general stuff; Des is also up for cameos. Mail, should you be interested, is sur DOT nhm AT gmail DOT com.

Could be interesting! the e-mail is mattcipher94 with the gmail tag.

Even the Girl on Fire can't handle those burns.