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  1. I have a loose way of considering friends, so I technically have a lot of friends. The majority of my friends are ones that I'm not too close with, although I have around 10+ friends whom I can call close friends.
  2. I basically disliked Corey battle because it somehow forced me to have a full team of 6, even if I didn't want to do so yet. Kiki wasn't that hard for me to defeat. It was kinda easy to abuse the field with flying moves while simply using special moves can be beneficial to me.
  3. I did spend my previous years reading books (although I mostly prefer fiction), reading manga (I started this 2 years ago), and playing some video games, and for that, I probably kinda sacrificed interaction, so I guess it's even.
  4. "My princess, you have me
    As your faithful servant alone
    We are twins that destiny has played a cruel jest on
    Even if the whole world tries to make you die
    I'll be protecting you, even if it costs my life"

    - Kagamine Len from Servant of Evil

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    This is my favorite song from the Seven Deadly Sins series of Evillious Chronicles, and this song specifically focuses on the capital sin of 'Pride'. This song tells us about Len, who is a servant to the queen, Rin, and he is actually her twin, but she doesn't know this. Rin was given the task of queen at such an early age and she wasn't able to fulfill her role well due to her immaturity, thus the people have the idea of rebelling against her. Len takes on the whims of his sister, even if it meant doing the wrong things, such as killing the lover of the prince she liked and getting whatever she wanted for her. When the people rebel against her, he decides to pretend to be her and sacrifices his life for her sake. Rin realizes that what she had been doing was wrong, but still, it was too late since Len was dead. She instead wished that if they were to be born again, she hoped that they would be twins. I think this was all about pride since Rin had a high value of herself and she turned blind against the needs of her people while Len followed blindly because of his misguided love for his sister, even if he knew that her actions were wrong. I like the message of this song, its sad yet smooth melody, and the overall mood it gave me.

    [5/2/17]

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    2. Tartar

      Tartar

      In the 6th song in the series "Thousand Year Wiegenlied" we learn that Michaela was killed by Ney (the yellow haired assassin who is an agent of Prim, the queen of Marlon), and not Alexiel as was previously assumed from his comment in Servant of Evil. 

      Again, most of the events of the two songs are recontextualized in the expanded universe, which is at times annoying, as stuff like Riliane being possessed, and Alexiel not sacrificing Michaela himself changes their stories in major ways. 

       

      My personal favorites in the Story of Evil series are Daughter of Evil (there's a great cover by Enn) and Thousand Year Wiegenlied. 

       

       

    3. Daniel Blackworth

      Daniel Blackworth

      I see. I'll take a listen to these other songs in the Story of Evil series.

    4. Tartar

      Tartar

      Well, the first 6 form a pretty good narrative standalone narrative, I've never been fond of the 5th one, Twiright Prank, but the other 5 are among my favorite Vocaloid songs. While the 8th and the ones after get a bit weird, starting to go into the past and telling the story of the parents of Riliane and Alexiel and require knowledge of the rest of the universe to understand properly and other sidestories that can get confusing. 

  5. I see. He seems to fit that description. Maybe he really is watching over us or something, and he has the goal of making sure that our decisions can produce a sort of good impact on how the story flows.
  6. Yeah. I've grown to like other pokemon as I progressed through Reborn. I appreciated Seaking, Swanna, and Ludicolo in my mono water run while Ampharos and Pangoro were good additions to my normal run at one point.
  7. Really? There was a guy there? In Valor Mountain as well? Seems I never noticed that guy, maybe it's just a normal Xen guy? I haven't played through that part in a while though.
  8. Yeah. I knew all along that this would be the solution, but I'm kinda picky when it comes to picking pokemon I'd like to use, so if I don't like it much, I'm not one to extend the effort to train that pokemon. I also am not too into grinding and the like, although I do it for the sake of moving on with the story. So, I guess that's me
  9. Have fun here in Reborn, and Have a Happy Birthday!
  10. You should take a chance in taking with that friend of yours. It isn't always that you'd get to see your friend, so you might as well talk before it's too late to have an opportunity to talk with him/her. If they don't treat you as a friend anymore or if your relationship has grown just so far apart, then maybe it would be time to let go, but since you don't know yet, don't give up, instead hope that there is still something by taking the chance.
  11. "Those people cannot enjoy comfortably what God has given them because they see and covet what He has not given them. All of our discontents for what we want appear to me to spring from want of thankfulness for what we have." - Robinson Crusoe from the novel Robinson Crusoe


    Robinson Crusoe was one of the first classics that I have read as a kid, and I found it to be a rather reflective novel due to the circumstances experienced by the main character and how he learns from his experiences. Robinson Crusoe was a man who wanted to escape his parent's wishes; he tried to escape by going out to sea, but he only experienced continuous failure with the ships he rode in. He eventually becomes shipwrecked on an island, alone, except for some animals who were with him. He tries to survive in the island, with the resources available to him. He realizes that he shouldn't have ran away from his parents without saying a word; he finds himself in the island. Later on, he encounters some cannibals, yet he doesn't strike at them because he knows that they do not know that what they were doing. He instead frees their prisoners, and he attains companionship with one whom he names 'Friday'. He is later able to leave the island when he gains control of a ship which had a divided crew. He leaves the mutineers in the island, but gives them insights on how he survived there. He later on goes on some journeys with Friday. Overall, I liked how it showed how a man survived in an island with no one to help him, and I liked how the story flowed with the introduction of Friday and the mutineers.
    [5/1/17]

  12. "Yes. There has been some strange occurrences in the previous day. I have personally encountered a floating herring, which is currently kept in a barrel. Georgey seemed to have encountered some strange people outside, something that involved a man named Bob and there were some guys from The Other Watchtower." Lucius tells the commanding man who seemed skeptical about his testimony. Lucius continues to follow the man as he attempts to clean the Watchtower. He observes the officer as he encounters the herring which was kept in the barrel. He doesn't interfere with the ongoing battle and waits until he places the herring inside the barrel before saying, "I did tell you there was a herring inside the barrel. Do you believe me now?"
  13. Maximus Llandon Maximus wasn't too eager to perform the breathing exercises which the man suggested, yet he still performed them carefully. His gaze was mostly focused on the young man sitting before them, although he occasionally glanced towards the direction of the other kids around him. Maximus' hands were fixed on his lap, and he appeared to be deep in thought. I wonder if someone would break the ice. I don't dislike the silence, but I hope that someone should get this going. This silence is starting to be deafening, Maximus thought to himself, his eyes observing for someone who might attempt to speak. Luckily, his thoughts were answered when one of the girls addressed a question to the man. I should try and say something too; I don't think the girl's question was sufficient. "What will we be doing next? I don't suppose we'll just be sitting here for eternity, right?" Maximus calmly asks, his eyes bearing contact with the man's eyes. "I don't mean to be rude, but I hope we can get this thing started."
  14. I've been listening to/watching covers, AMVs, and mashups. I really like how music shows and expresses motion; I'm glad I live in an age where music is free and true.

    1. Wolfox

      Wolfox

      music is the speech of the soul

    2. Felicity

      Felicity

      no, speech is the speech of the soul.

       

      Music is something a lil better.

    3. IntSys

      IntSys

      Music has always been free and true. I'm not sure what you're saying. Even propaganda songs would sound free and true to those who genuinely believe in such things.

  15. "I'm rather interested in learning more magic spells, the kinds that are complex and hard to execute, yet pose a good deal of usefulness for me. I'd also like to learn about the history of magic and supernatural conditions." William turns to Idunn and answers gleefully, his face being largely more cheerful.
  16. All this alliteration is amazing. Asking and aiming to attain advice on achieving an answer to adversities is always an acceptable act for anyone, and any advice is always appreciated.
  17. "I don't honestly fully grasp what you're saying, but I suppose I'll stop this train of thought." William replies to Edmund's sentiments. He is rather curious, on why things run like this in the outside world. These kinds of experiences were new to him, of course, since he spent most of his life at home with only his family and tutors to interact with him. He moves towards Chloe and begins speaking politely, "If I made you feel uncomfortable, I apologize for it. I hope we can still get along." He flashes a small smile at her to ease her tension.
  18. Nah, I don't think there should be any punishment for them, although it would be fun to have some sort of funny punishment. People do forget after all, I think a few of us have done that. Do you think Amine should be given a punishment? Do you think that it would be nice if you could speed up time or make it slower?
  19. I find myself as the type of person who isn't fond of replaying games as much. I find that the first time around a game is always the best of all my playthroughs.

    1. Wolfox

      Wolfox

      there are expection to said rule, but I'm much the same. repetition sucks

  20. "Thank you for welcoming me warmly, Karla. Feel free to call me Freddie." Frederick meets Karla's eyes and smiles comfortably as he says this. He was not used to having people who were quite friendly with him, so he was a bit surprised, but he is still very happy at how this is turning out. "Yes. I agree with you. This place is both beautiful and wonderful." Frederick responds to Karla's enthusiasm as he takes a long look around him. He is amazed by the multicolored trees around him, and it takes him a while before he responds to Karla's question. "Of course, I would want to see more of it. I also hope to see more beautiful views as we journey the galaxy together." Frederick realizes that there are some weird implications that could come out of that statement, so he adds a few more words to it, his cheeks are a bit flushed with the color of red as he says this. "I mean, I want to journey and see the world with all of you."
  21. "I still don't quite fully grasp why that happens, but I'll have to make do with what you're telling me. I'll probably learn more things I haven't known or heard about in the coming days." William tells the group with a seemingly serious expression. "I am looking forward after all to learning new things from this university and being able to make friends while I'm at it." He turns to Chloe, who appears to be embarrassed, "So, I guess you're fine, then. Well, no one would look under your skirt since that's a pretty rude gesture. If anyone does so, then I'll try my best to protect you from those kinds of people. I was taught by my father to be a gentleman, at least."
  22. "Is it a natural thing to turn red if you think someone sees under your skirt?" William asks inquisitively. He is genuinely curious to why this phenomenon happens. "I was raised at home, so I'm not too informed about outside world shenanigans."
  23. "Are you really fine? Your face seems to be red all over." William asks curiously as he tries to touch Chloe's forehead. "Are you having a fever? That must be why your face is really red."
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