Rumpelstiltskin
Banned
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- L, Castiel, Scotty Mc Dickerson
I'm free somewhat tonight, then again all weekend.
Destrillians: R2 - Discussion
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Sheva Alomar
I'm Alive and on Fire
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- Adri, Sir Integra, Fiona, Sango
I am also free this evening. WE CAN DO THIS.
Mantichorus
"I've seen enough."
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- Kris; Mantichorus; Sam Vimes; Neku Sakuraba; Koki Kariya; Hazama; CuChulainn; Yu Narukami; Mewtwo; Rival Silver; Suicune; Kanata; Professor Oak; The Brigadier; VIII; The Engineer
Belated good luck Sienna.... maybe even retroactive good luck...
OK, fine, but expect one gag where Kaden tries the living room window, only to find it doesn't open. Telran's just lucky he couldn't be bothered to go and find a brick. XD
Give it a Viking burial - set fire to it and launch it out to sea. XD Actually, you could make a plot point of it - since Early's gonna report to Vier about getting jumped by the Dessies, he'll probably include the registration details of the van (or the frequency of the IFF). Maybe the Dessies destroy it to fake their deaths?
Oye... When I said that the Kaden post should be finished by the end of the weekend, it was more a statement of desire than of expectation. I sat for most of Saturday afternoon and evening trying to write something. Then, between about 20.30 and 22.20, I wrote around 1,500 words. The Black Library, who publish the Warhammer novels, have as their tagline/catchphrase "read til you bleed". Think I wrote til my eyes bled. T_T Still, it included what I think is one of the best fight scenes I've ever written.
If Kaden's last fight was shonen, this one is more action film. Post should be finished in the next twenty-four hours.
And I should be available Thursday, as I'm gonna use tomorrow for finishing off my Kaden post. For which I shall eventually need to use the Summon Limnades Crew materia.
I guessed it would be - I just asked cos of my strange sense of humour. And I've learnt all I need to know about how Americans number floors from RPGs, as English translations of games are nearly always American English, instead of ACTUAL English.US definition - for you yookays, that would be the first floor
And really, that's up to you. Just giving these details out now because I know I forgot to last time ;.;
Maybe we should give the Keris a proper burial
OK, fine, but expect one gag where Kaden tries the living room window, only to find it doesn't open. Telran's just lucky he couldn't be bothered to go and find a brick. XD
Give it a Viking burial - set fire to it and launch it out to sea. XD Actually, you could make a plot point of it - since Early's gonna report to Vier about getting jumped by the Dessies, he'll probably include the registration details of the van (or the frequency of the IFF). Maybe the Dessies destroy it to fake their deaths?
Oye... When I said that the Kaden post should be finished by the end of the weekend, it was more a statement of desire than of expectation. I sat for most of Saturday afternoon and evening trying to write something. Then, between about 20.30 and 22.20, I wrote around 1,500 words. The Black Library, who publish the Warhammer novels, have as their tagline/catchphrase "read til you bleed". Think I wrote til my eyes bled. T_T Still, it included what I think is one of the best fight scenes I've ever written.
If Kaden's last fight was shonen, this one is more action film. Post should be finished in the next twenty-four hours.
And I should be available Thursday, as I'm gonna use tomorrow for finishing off my Kaden post. For which I shall eventually need to use the Summon Limnades Crew materia.
Sheva Alomar
I'm Alive and on Fire
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- Adri, Sir Integra, Fiona, Sango
I AM LIKING THE WORDS THAT PEOPLE ARE POSTING
I AM VERY EXCITED
I really wannasee read the Keris Viking Burial. 
I AM VERY EXCITED
I really wanna
Super Mario
IT'S A ME!
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- Jesse McCree. I feel like a New Man
*Funeral D^
Alessa Gillespie
a letter to my future self
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- Sansa Stark, Sweet Bro, Feferi, tentacleTherapist, Nin, Aki, Catwoman, Shinjiro Aragaki, Terezi, Princess Bubblegum
i can't ever have free time
i am literally chained to my physics book
i am literally chained to my physics book
Joker
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Okay so. Reposting something I said on Sunday night.
While it's great that we've made so much progress with the magnum opus that is Destrillians, it worries me that perhaps we're doing too much of that. In the past week alone, we've had something like six posts and two (three? it's been a while since I've been home so I can't remember) appendices additions. Don't get me wrong - that's great! But I can't help but wonder if perhaps a very large part of this is due to, and possibly an attempt to make up for, our previous paucity of persistent posting - i.e., last year.
I'm not a big fan of progress for progress' sake. This new "we need to get posts done as fast as possible" mentality that we have isn't good, in my humble opinion. It's not good to dawdle, of course, but it also seems a bit much to have three posts going up within the span of a few hours. This is likely an anomaly in and of itself, it's true. But I for one had to rush to have my post done - I wanted my post to go up next, because chronologically it needed to go up next, and I rather dislike having flashback sequences all the time (it gets played out and formulaic very quickly, imo, and screws up our pacing). I had to crank the entire post out in just over a day, and the entire last portion in the space of maybe thirty minutes. And it SHOWS. The quality is rather lacking.
This also calls to the whole 'writing a post far in advance' thing; there are always new developments to take into consideration, new inspiration and insight, and we are not doing Destrillians justice if we're not putting out the best posts we can. If we do something too far ahead, we're put ourselves at the risk of being able to say "well, it's already done" and then just posting it whenever it's appropriate. But then, something might happen that might require something in it to be changed - even just something small - and it throws the whole thing out of whack if it doesn't get done, and if it IS done, sometimes it's hard to work in (example: mansionescape).
I'm not doing this very well, and I know it. My original post got eaten by TLS, and was far more empassioned and just plain better than this one, but I guess what I'm saying is that I feel like recently, we've been rushing things in an attempt to make up for us not doing much of anything last year. And I feel like this is a bad thing. We don't have to have everything done IMMEDIATELY, you know? It's also, in its own right, a sort of common courtesy to everyone else - give them a chance to say "oh, yeah, I'd like to stick a post in here" before it's too late (another example, because otherwise it'd sound like empty words - I was really looking forward to the idea of a post depicting the ride back to SM for the three [conscious] Destrillians). There's also the chance of something being posted before someone gets a chance to pop into the twm to add something - this has happened numerous times in the past as well.
The two week thing is a good way to go, but please, don't rush things.
(I'd say the last thing I mentioned but I forgot how I phrased it, and someone else is already aware of the issue as well)
While it's great that we've made so much progress with the magnum opus that is Destrillians, it worries me that perhaps we're doing too much of that. In the past week alone, we've had something like six posts and two (three? it's been a while since I've been home so I can't remember) appendices additions. Don't get me wrong - that's great! But I can't help but wonder if perhaps a very large part of this is due to, and possibly an attempt to make up for, our previous paucity of persistent posting - i.e., last year.
I'm not a big fan of progress for progress' sake. This new "we need to get posts done as fast as possible" mentality that we have isn't good, in my humble opinion. It's not good to dawdle, of course, but it also seems a bit much to have three posts going up within the span of a few hours. This is likely an anomaly in and of itself, it's true. But I for one had to rush to have my post done - I wanted my post to go up next, because chronologically it needed to go up next, and I rather dislike having flashback sequences all the time (it gets played out and formulaic very quickly, imo, and screws up our pacing). I had to crank the entire post out in just over a day, and the entire last portion in the space of maybe thirty minutes. And it SHOWS. The quality is rather lacking.
This also calls to the whole 'writing a post far in advance' thing; there are always new developments to take into consideration, new inspiration and insight, and we are not doing Destrillians justice if we're not putting out the best posts we can. If we do something too far ahead, we're put ourselves at the risk of being able to say "well, it's already done" and then just posting it whenever it's appropriate. But then, something might happen that might require something in it to be changed - even just something small - and it throws the whole thing out of whack if it doesn't get done, and if it IS done, sometimes it's hard to work in (example: mansionescape).
I'm not doing this very well, and I know it. My original post got eaten by TLS, and was far more empassioned and just plain better than this one, but I guess what I'm saying is that I feel like recently, we've been rushing things in an attempt to make up for us not doing much of anything last year. And I feel like this is a bad thing. We don't have to have everything done IMMEDIATELY, you know? It's also, in its own right, a sort of common courtesy to everyone else - give them a chance to say "oh, yeah, I'd like to stick a post in here" before it's too late (another example, because otherwise it'd sound like empty words - I was really looking forward to the idea of a post depicting the ride back to SM for the three [conscious] Destrillians). There's also the chance of something being posted before someone gets a chance to pop into the twm to add something - this has happened numerous times in the past as well.
The two week thing is a good way to go, but please, don't rush things.
(I'd say the last thing I mentioned but I forgot how I phrased it, and someone else is already aware of the issue as well)
Alex
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Pausing my perusal of your post to postulate the opinion that your phone's previous perception of this post was probably just as perfectly practical in prescribing your presumptions about the propriety of our present posting penchant.
*shrug*
Bex
fresh to death
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I personally don't see the problem with writing posts in advance if you've got the time and motivation to do so, especially when it comes to the constant redrafting that comes with it. It might not work for everyone, but when I write posts in advance, it's just a way of getting my ideas down and by no means a final product. Obviously, when the times comes, it's been drafted so many times that you know how your character has developed and you can successfully transfer that into the final revision of the post.
Like I say, it's not for everyone.
Regarding progress, as I said above, if some people want to write quickly and have the motivation to do so, I don't see the issue. I can understand the two weeks thing, and I agree that sticking to it is beneficial, especially for those who don't have the free time to work on something immediately.
i think the past week has been something of an anomaly, but then again I think the posts and appendices that went up this week are pretty damn good.
So each to their own, I think. So long as we stick to the two week deadline, progress and quality will continue to be consistant.
I'm just one of the few who likes to write stuff in advance so I have the bare bones, then majorly rehash it when the time comes to post. ;.;
Like I say, it's not for everyone.
Regarding progress, as I said above, if some people want to write quickly and have the motivation to do so, I don't see the issue. I can understand the two weeks thing, and I agree that sticking to it is beneficial, especially for those who don't have the free time to work on something immediately.
i think the past week has been something of an anomaly, but then again I think the posts and appendices that went up this week are pretty damn good.
So each to their own, I think. So long as we stick to the two week deadline, progress and quality will continue to be consistant.
I'm just one of the few who likes to write stuff in advance so I have the bare bones, then majorly rehash it when the time comes to post. ;.;
Hisako
消えないひさ&#
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- Satsu, BRIAN BLESSED, MIGHTY AND WISE Junpei Iori: Ace Detective, Maccaffrickstonson von Lichtenstafford Frabenschnaben, Polite Krogan, Robert Baratheon
i think its sort of common knowledge that the pace of this rp is like one of those old goldfishes that swim the length of the fishtank and then their heart sort of gives out for an extended period of time before they pick themselves up and sprint back to the other side to rinse and repeat
also haisup i'm home
also haisup i'm home
Baldy
000 - 000 - 009
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- Sienna, Jenovas-Fifth, Idris
Hello ladies~
'kay so I am effectively around ALL DAY for writing, and the postballpost ain't gonna write itself. If people are around, then let's get crackin'.
Also, welcome back Jeff. 8)
As far as the pace of the RP and so on. I think once every two weeks is reasonable for everyone except for the most outstanding of situations. ONCE every two weeks. If we have more, then that's great and I look really forward to it-- but that's only IF. It's not an expectation to have more than one post every fortnight. The recent mass of posts and things has been like a floodgate finally opening after last year, and I think it's just balance restoring. It's a phase, one which I will greatly enjoy. But still a phase.
I figure we're all excited enough about Destrillians again to keep a steady stream of work going into it, be it serious, canon things or just things like Pesterlogs that are light and fun and still keep everyone interested. I think of it as less a need to get things done as fast as possible right now, and more that everyone is finally getting the chance to exercise their creative muscles again. We'll settle down to a nice, easy but constant sort of flow soon enough.
I agree very much with the giving some sort of heads-up as far as wanting to post a post before another one goes. It's easy to give an "okay, post should be going up in an hour or so - does anybody need to put anything in there/ want to post something beforehand?" At the same time, because not everybody is AROUND and you can only give so much leeway before it becomes ridiculous ("Hey, so this post should be up in about five days") I think it needs to go the other way around, too. If somebody is aware they have a post they want put up before a certain one, they need to give everybody else the "this next one's mine!"
Sound good?
'kay so I am effectively around ALL DAY for writing, and the postballpost ain't gonna write itself. If people are around, then let's get crackin'.
Also, welcome back Jeff. 8)
As far as the pace of the RP and so on. I think once every two weeks is reasonable for everyone except for the most outstanding of situations. ONCE every two weeks. If we have more, then that's great and I look really forward to it-- but that's only IF. It's not an expectation to have more than one post every fortnight. The recent mass of posts and things has been like a floodgate finally opening after last year, and I think it's just balance restoring. It's a phase, one which I will greatly enjoy. But still a phase.
I figure we're all excited enough about Destrillians again to keep a steady stream of work going into it, be it serious, canon things or just things like Pesterlogs that are light and fun and still keep everyone interested. I think of it as less a need to get things done as fast as possible right now, and more that everyone is finally getting the chance to exercise their creative muscles again. We'll settle down to a nice, easy but constant sort of flow soon enough.
I agree very much with the giving some sort of heads-up as far as wanting to post a post before another one goes. It's easy to give an "okay, post should be going up in an hour or so - does anybody need to put anything in there/ want to post something beforehand?" At the same time, because not everybody is AROUND and you can only give so much leeway before it becomes ridiculous ("Hey, so this post should be up in about five days"
) I think it needs to go the other way around, too. If somebody is aware they have a post they want put up before a certain one, they need to give everybody else the "this next one's mine!"Sound good?
Super Mario
IT'S A ME!
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- Jesse McCree. I feel like a New Man
So that's how Kiera looks. FINALLY!! DRAWABLE!!!
Sheva Alomar
I'm Alive and on Fire
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- Adri, Sir Integra, Fiona, Sango
Mantichorus
"I've seen enough."
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- Kris; Mantichorus; Sam Vimes; Neku Sakuraba; Koki Kariya; Hazama; CuChulainn; Yu Narukami; Mewtwo; Rival Silver; Suicune; Kanata; Professor Oak; The Brigadier; VIII; The Engineer
I can see both sides of the current debate, but personally I agree with Keen on this one. Sometimes I do good fast writing, but usually I end up settling for almost the right word, phrase, etc. - which, as Mark Twain said, is the difference between lightning and lightning bug. And while it might read fine to someone else, it bugs the hell out of me. Admittedly, you can go too far the other way, at which point the story becomes bogged down with prevarication and circumlocution (yes, using prevarication wrongly here - I'm using it as a circumlocution...).
And apologies to anyone who was looking forward to reading the Kaden post, or who was waiting for me to show up on/with a piratepad. Wednesday was a case of me taking into account just about everything, but the day-to-day (ie, I really had to shave, and the bin in my room and bathroom were last emptied before Christmas(!)). And then on Thursday night... my brain blew a fuse. ._. .__. .___. .____. >_<
...My main concern is that when I do get it finished and posted, someone with a greater knowledge of biology than I (mainly Aki) will take one look at it and say you can't kill people that way.
Current expectations re: Kaden post - completion Sunday evening/Monday GMT. Creation of piratepad for Limnades crew shortly afterwards (have put some draft dialogue for the prologue, so you guys can either replace or OK it), depending on computer loading. As soon as Keen, Bex and Adri have OK'd their guys' doings, 'twill be up within an hour or twelve (again, depending on the computer's behaviour).
And apologies to anyone who was looking forward to reading the Kaden post, or who was waiting for me to show up on/with a piratepad. Wednesday was a case of me taking into account just about everything, but the day-to-day (ie, I really had to shave, and the bin in my room and bathroom were last emptied before Christmas(!)). And then on Thursday night... my brain blew a fuse. ._. .__. .___. .____. >_<
...My main concern is that when I do get it finished and posted, someone with a greater knowledge of biology than I (mainly Aki) will take one look at it and say you can't kill people that way.
Current expectations re: Kaden post - completion Sunday evening/Monday GMT. Creation of piratepad for Limnades crew shortly afterwards (have put some draft dialogue for the prologue, so you guys can either replace or OK it), depending on computer loading. As soon as Keen, Bex and Adri have OK'd their guys' doings, 'twill be up within an hour or twelve (again, depending on the computer's behaviour).
Sheva Alomar
I'm Alive and on Fire
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- Adri, Sir Integra, Fiona, Sango
Same, though the earliest you can expect me is just after 11 pm GMT since I work all day before that.
Sheva Alomar
I'm Alive and on Fire
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- Adri, Sir Integra, Fiona, Sango
DOUBLE POST
So I'm going to see Chronicle tonight. I will do my best to recall anything that resembles Destrillians in any fashion and keep in mind some cool things they may do in the film to give us inspiration for fight scenes as well as relationship dynamics, etc. I am very pumped to see this and can't wait to come back with a review and motivational material. :3
So I'm going to see Chronicle tonight. I will do my best to recall anything that resembles Destrillians in any fashion and keep in mind some cool things they may do in the film to give us inspiration for fight scenes as well as relationship dynamics, etc. I am very pumped to see this and can't wait to come back with a review and motivational material. :3
Hisako
消えないひさ&#
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- Satsu, BRIAN BLESSED, MIGHTY AND WISE Junpei Iori: Ace Detective, Maccaffrickstonson von Lichtenstafford Frabenschnaben, Polite Krogan, Robert Baratheon
imo the central character in the trailers looks like a douchebag teen fantasy
please don't bring that back
please don't bring that back
Baldy
000 - 000 - 009
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- Sienna, Jenovas-Fifth, Idris
So the postballpost isn't up yet, but that's okay - we've had a huge surge of activity and so long as it's not prolonged for like, a month, we can take the time we need to sort it out. It's a bit choppy right now as is, probably because it's literally a bunch of chunks each pertaining to different characters. We can smooth it out once everything's been put down.
In the meanwhile, enjoy a meanwhile post, crafted lovingly by yours truly. <3
And also, a chibi to go with it:
In the meanwhile, enjoy a meanwhile post, crafted lovingly by yours truly. <3
And also, a chibi to go with it: