Flux

Well, we're missing a few replies from Cedric's crew... Oh well. I'll move along the event with Viktor, and iff they haven't replied by the time that's finished, I'll just wrap things up myself.

Ms. Archer smiled. "In that case, lead the way." She was excited to finally see some of the grand sights of New York City, but it was Viktor's "holes in the wall," as he had called them, that intrigued her the most. What sorts of places did a man like this enjoy? Perhaps she would be able to get a better understanding of Viktor by visiting these places.

Don't they only ever say a few words at a time in English though? Like, majorly summing up what the dialogue actually says? Or are you talking about the actual CG cutscenes?

So I technically have a new highest damage... It's only 19 higher than last time, but every bit counts, right? Although this time it was in the forest rather than the city, so that's something...

Speaking of that... Is there a .exe version for the latest update? I like using them, but I can never seem to find the latest versions. Newest I can find is from July 2014...

I was assuming you'd just decided to leave it at that for the end of Chapter 1, so no worries. Not saying that you can't post again if you think of something you want to add though.

I used to be able to reach Reborn at school... Then I made the mistake of accessing it from the school computer rather than my laptop. Next day, bam, blocked. Anyway, don't think I'll be able to make it to a game at that time unfortunately. That'd be around 2:00 for me, and I'm in school then. AoTTG's blocked for me.

You remind me of myself, when I first joined the site... I made a similar post for one of my first posts. It mostly centered around this sprite change: Unfortunately I no longer have the original file for comparison, but I basically added the bangs in the middle. I just couldn't help but remember it when I saw this post.

Hukuna "I didn't have anywhere in particular in mind, no," she started. She was still relatively new to New York, after all. She wondered if he somehow knew that. It certainly could have been so, based on his choice of words... but she dismissed the thought. "I suppose I could spare some time to see the highlights of the city, if you'd be so kind." The idea seemed... strange to her, going through the city with a member of Olympus, an Awakened. But still... she couldn't say that it was a bad feeling.

Aw, I missed you. Too bad. Anyway, congrats to your aunt! Hope everything went well. This is a bit outdated now (from the previous version when I was playing offline), but I got this weird glitch that did nothing except... get rid of Hanji's ponytail and turn it into a bun thing. And then it came back on her dead body when I died.

Hukuna Ms. Archer exited the elevator in the lobby. She zipped her coat as she walked, her head tilted down. The hood was lined in a thick fur, while the coat itself was a deep blue. She glanced up, stopping mid-zip as she saw Viktor. "O-oh," she said, clearly a bit startled. She quickly collected herself. "Sorry, I didn't expect that you'd still be here. You caught me by surprise." Her lip twitched into a small smile. "I decided to take your advice, as you can see. I figured it was about time I got out of that office."

Sure, I think we could work something out. Pms would be fine with me, or you could follow up with a post in the thread if that'd be easier. Whatever works.

Think I'll just sort of leave the rest of Garen's part as an assumption that he eats, goes to bed, yada yada. I don't want to take up any more time with an interaction in the mess hall that wouldn't be necessary.

"And I know since no one else has the balls to tell you for fear of offending you somehow, don't overwork yourself. You're mortal too you know. Also, paperwork has to get boring sometimes, no?" Ms. Archer waited until he had left the room again to let the smile slip to her lips. She was indeed mortal, but sometimes that was the worst of it. In a world surrounded by these special "Awakened," here she was, Lydia Archer, a regular person stuck right at the heart of things. She turned back to the paperwork and lifted up the top sheet, stopping herself as she raised her pen. Perhaps Viktor was right. It was getting late, and she was tired of paperwork. The same smile slipped back to her face as she stood from her chair. She grabbed her coat as she left the office, slipping an arm through the sleeve and flicking the lights off on her way out. Perhaps she'd go out tonight. It'd been a while since she'd done anything fun for herself. ---------------------------------------- Stratos Cedric's eyebrows raised as Anver listed off what he supposedly had access to. Of course, he would have no way of knowing if the man was telling the truth without calling these contacts right now, but that could wait. He paused as the man finished, closing his eyes as he thought. He spoke after a moment. "I was not necessarily planning any sort of infiltration on Utopia before you arrived. Perhaps at some point, but now? No." He sighed. "I do believe I have reliable intel on their headquarters location, but even reaching it is a problem of its own. They're likely to have guards, and if my intel on the location is correct, it isn't the easiest place to find." He glanced at the people in the room. "This would be a dangerous undertaking for the Organization. Utopia is strong, and they are led by a strong man. Zweiss is his name. He's determined, strong-willed. He's got something driving him to do what he does, something I don't think any of us can hope to understand at this point. His motives are foreign to us, but regardless, he needs to be stopped. But to undertake such an expedition now... I was hoping I'd have more time, more resources..." He trailed off the end of the sentence. After a short time of silence, he waved a hand dismissively. "Lux, Beverly," he started looking them in the eye as he spoke their names, "Ace, Kenny. What do each of you think? Is this man's story believable enough to you to risk your lives and the lives of others in our Organization? Of course, it is my decision in the end, but I'd like your thoughts."

I actually mentioned that it was ok if anybody wanted to comment. I feel that comments could help me get a better view of myself as a writer, as seen through the eyes of others. The overall goal here is self-improvement. I figured this thread would still be better in this subforum though, as it revolves around writing itself and is still mostly focused around me. Yup. Anyway Strat, thanks for the encouragement. I don't mean for this thread to sound like I'm depressed, because I'm not. I still enjoy my time in the RP subforum and nothing has really changed since before I posted this to now. The point of this thread is for me to realize my own flaws as a writer, and to put them down in writing, with an overall goal of improving myself. So while all this may sound like me bashing on myself, which I suppose it technically is, in a way, I feel like it's something I need to do. Still, comments like your last one are much appreciated. They help me to understand how the rest of the community views my writing. As long as the comments are honest, they're welcome here. I think I'll wait a bit before posting my next bit of self-reflection. Give this some time to soak in, both in myself and the forums.

So, this isn't really what I expected my first thread in this subforum to be, but I wanted to put some of these thoughts out there. This is going to be a personal journal of sorts, where I spout out random things about how I feel about my own writing. Feel free to leave any comments or questions that you wish; this thread isn't reserved for me only. So I suppose I'll start off with my first "confession." As you can tell from the quotations in the title, the first issue that I have with my own writing is that I don't really feel confident enough to call myself a true "writer." Before reaching Reborn, I'd never really written anything independently, and even now, my writing is reserved to RPs. I don't intend on pursuing any sort of writing career in my future either. Furthermore, one of the two RPs I've hosted has already died, which I still attribute mostly to myself. Perhaps it was my inability to be a reliable host, perhaps it was poor character design on my part, or perhaps it was simply bad storytelling. I suppose what I'm getting at is that I don't think I feel that I really deserve what compliments and honors I have been given in these forums. I've been allowed into multiple private chats where apparently the "best" of the forums writers have been picked, but without considering myself a writer, how can I hope to fill those sorts of roles? I am one of only a few people with a dead RP (Besides those that never really lifted off in the first place) and that doesn't really do a whole lot to boost my confidence in my writing. Even now, I feel like my hosting techniques are poor and in need of much polishing. I suppose this is something I just wanted to write about in the hopes that it will get it off my chest... Anyway, this is all for now. Perhaps I'll post more later.

I thought that was entirely the point of the Funny Pictures Thread...

Lars shrugged. "Fine with me. You're the one who healed it after all." He paused, a frown taking hold over his face. "Still, you have to wonder how it got down here in the first place. And in that condition..." He trailed off, leaving what he assumed they were both thinking unsaid. "Anyway, you should probably get it in one of those capsules if you can. They seem to put these GAOs in a form of stasis, which might be good for the little guy right now."

Do et. I should post some more of my stuff here again sometime. I don't have a tablet, so I'm a bit reserved about the quality, but hey, why should that stop me?

Stratos "I've had a run in with these Utopia Terrorist myself; The bastards kidnapped my family and threatened to kill them unless I eliminated the Bar Tender at the party tonight, though I abandoned the mission when I was actually faced with the opportunity to pull the trigger. From what I understand, he happens to be a crucial agent of yours..." Cedric nodded. "That he is... Though I consider all of our members to be crucial. The Bartender just happens to be one of the most experienced." He waved a hand dismissively. "But enough on that. I'm sure you're here for another reasons." He glanced at Lux. "If Lux trusts you enough to bring you here, I suppose I'll here you out." He walked over to his desk, taking a seat in the chair behind it. He motioned for Anver to sit in one of the seats on the other end of the desk. "I assume you're here for your family. You believe them to be alive?" --------------------------------------------- Hukuna Lydia Archer nodded crisply. "I see. That will be all then. Thank you for your time." With that said, she returned her gaze to the papers on the desk, allowing Viktor to make his own way out. (((You can wrap up whatever you'd like to. This chapter is nearing its end. As soon as I finish with Ark and Stratos, we'll be done.)))

Thought this was a thread about Nature and got hyped. ...Now I'm sad.

Shelly's gym is the real hellhole... Anyway, congrats on developer status Kuro! Everything in the game is great so far, so just keep on doing what you do!