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Off The Wall / Re: The 'How Was Your Day' Thread

« on: December 15, 2012, 08:58:34 PM »

At least you can drink that much coffee without getting sick.  I have one cup and an hour later, I feel like my body is revolting against me!  

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Off The Wall / Re: Reposted Picture Thread (56K Warning)

« on: December 15, 2012, 07:13:18 PM »

Meanwhile, in Japan.

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Roleplay / Re: RPM POKEMON ADVENTURE THING

« on: December 15, 2012, 08:18:35 AM »

((I would totally jump on this right now, but I am dang dog tired.  This looks interesting, though!))

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Off The Wall / Re: Post a Random Fact About Yourself

« on: December 15, 2012, 05:59:12 AM »

*w*  Yeeeeeeeeeesssss...

...  Sorry.  You just struck a nerve of my "pleasure center."  Just... mmm!  I love big, warm thigh-high socks on girls!

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Off The Wall / Re: Post a Random Fact About Yourself

« on: December 15, 2012, 05:44:58 AM »

Ah, I think I know what you're thinking of...

Thigh-high pirate boots!  The ones with the flared cuffs and such! 

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 15, 2012, 05:21:21 AM »

Peaches and cream.

There, now that that's out of the way... ♪

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Off The Wall / Re: Post a Random Fact About Yourself

« on: December 15, 2012, 05:20:15 AM »

Over-Knee High Boots.

What?  You mean thigh-highs?  Tight, shiny, leather thigh-highs with stiletto heels?

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 15, 2012, 05:01:13 AM »

By your own succulent gourds? 

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 15, 2012, 04:17:40 AM »

*comes back after a few hours*

...

*just has an uncontrollable, high-pitched giggle fit*

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Off The Wall / Re: Reposted Picture Thread (56K Warning)

« on: December 14, 2012, 09:43:02 PM »

That Cyndaquil could give that dancing Totodile a run for his money.

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 14, 2012, 09:42:23 PM »

Netcode is hard.  D:  So many variables.  Hoi.

"*sees a new PM somewhere, freaks out; checks it, sees it's not bad news, calms down*"

And that's how I handle PMs.    ...  T_T

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 14, 2012, 08:49:58 PM »

...  Yes.  ^_^;  ... I can't seem to write a straight-up "porn" story without throwing in a lot of built-up and interaction.  I guess I just want people to get to know the characters before the characters "get to know" each other. 

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Fan Games / Re: Megaman vs Street Fighter Fangame

« on: December 14, 2012, 08:48:18 PM »

The final boss is actually...

...

Red Arremer.

Yes.  Very yes.  @_@  I don't care if it doesn't make sense.  That would be absolutely awesome!

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Off The Wall / Re: "What's Upsetting You Right Now?"

« on: December 14, 2012, 04:52:27 PM »

Wel

You, however, do take responsibility for your own behavior.

And I do.  I try to, at least.  When I make a mistake, I at least attempt to fix it rather than just go "Oh, you're overreacting."  So I guess maybe it wasn't me 100%.  But for the most part?  Yep.  That description fits me fairly well.

...what have my new, nerdier glasses turned me into??

I don't know, but you've given me a GoRPM idea! 

I can't even begin to imagine what went through your head, Prote.  But it does remind me of a picture I saw of a nerdy Rainbow Dash.  It was the cutest thing ever!

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 14, 2012, 04:49:09 PM »

Well, it's not really thought-provoking, but it's not just "YIFF YIFF YIFF," either.    It's a sweet story about two friends helping each other out, basically.

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Off The Wall / Re: "What's Upsetting You Right Now?"

« on: December 14, 2012, 10:16:54 AM »

...  I am totally show this reply to my friend, who was also burned by this person.  They would appreciate it just as much as I did.  ^_^

You had put effort into something that she wanted, and she didn't acknowledge it in the least.

Actually... she didn't request it.  She technically didn't want it.  She literally told me to "do whatever" when I asked her if she was serious with her "Reblog this if you want smut in your inbox" reblog. (The story ended up not being smut in the end due to how the characters interacted, however.  You can find the story here, incidentally.)

So, she's apparently terrible at proper character development and portraying characters in a realistic fashion?

Here's the thing.

(click to show/hide)

Her main character, "Aliblu," has something of a "split personality."
- One half, "Aliblu," is the embodiment of "calm," I think?  Her specialization is on positive magic.  Healing, restoration, etc.
- Her other half, "Skarlette" -- the focus of this story -- is the embodiment of rage and destruction.
They share a common soul and inhabit the same body.  Aliblu is usually the one that comes out.  She has all the personality, all the love, and so forth and so on.  Skarlette's personality is bland, at best.  She's very logical, very straight-forward, when being calm.  When she gets excited, she shows emotion, and that emotion is, of course, anger.
Now...  Over the last several months, a lot of things have happened to where Skarlette hasn't needed to come out as often, if ever.  Which was unfortunate for Joseph, as he had a fondness for her and sees her not as "the other half of a whole," but as a whole unto herself. (As stated in the story I wrote.)

TL;DR version: Aliblu has all the social skills while Skarlette has all the fighting skills.

When I said "neglected," I simply meant her player never uses the character.  But given this, you would be right to think Skarlette is, as you said, "under-developed."  And that's why I went the route I did with my story.

In the story, Joseph calls Skarlette over to chat with her. (Due to a charm placed on Aliblu, Aliblu and Skarlette had their own bodies during this period of time.)  Skarlette eventually decides to go ahead and visit him, since Aliblu was as safe as physically possible with their boyfriend and their family in their "Realm" (a pocket dimension within/outside of the "Tumblrverse").
Skarlette proves to be very mechanical and blunt about things, then accidentally throws Joseph through his breakfast bar when he tries to keep her from going home.  After healing him (which actually weakens her, since she's the embodiment of rage and all (Aliblu's creator established this herself)), she shows a frailty.  Eventually, Joseph digs it out of her that she resents being thought of as "just another part of Aliblu".  She doesn't hate Aliblu, she just hates being considered her literal "other half" sometimes.  She has her own dreams, her own wishes for the future.  But she's convinced herself that it simply won't happen due to circumstances beyond her control.  And of course, Joseph being Joseph, eventually convinces her otherwise.
There's a whole lot of back-and-forth, and Skarlette flip-flops here and there between her usual stone-faced self and what's essentially a scared little girl looking for acceptance, but ultimately, she decides to listen to Joseph.

The long and short of the whole story is to show that Skarlette is more that just some empty, mechanical woman whose sole purpose is to defend her other half.  After another friend of mine (who knows the characters as well as, if not better than I do) read the story, they said I nailed Skarlette's personality right on the head.  They also said it was a cute story.  ... they also said the person I wrote it for (in-part, at least) probably wouldn't like the story or ask that I not write any more.  So, it's not like her "It was okay" reaction was unexpected.  But it was most definitely unwanted...

Some people are very cloistered and lack the social wherewithal to function properly in society without resorting to childish games and creepy role-playing.

U-um...

This may be a product of their upbringing—perhaps they were spoiled and now demand entitlement.

Q-Chan?

They expect everyone to bend to their whim and can't seem to take responsibility for their own actions and poor behavior.

Quickie.  You just described me...  Like, spot-on...  I am constantly "in-character" in private chats with friends, making "roleplaying" actions and whatnot.  Though, rather than be a character, I'm being myself.  I don't know if that makes it any better...

This is not something that you can control.  You have few recourse in relationships such as these and they include complete avoidance, or dwindling the relationship to an acquaintance level.  I've used both methods, though I find the latter to work well for relationships in which you can't bring yourself to end.  If there is still something about a person that you like, but everything else about them drives you nuts, keep them as a casual acquaintance.  You'll be there if they really need you, but there will be enough distance to keep yourself from going crazy over their behavior.

Well, given that my stomach lurched every time I saw her treat her other friends with affection and high regard... not to mention my incessant "shipping" of my character and hers (Aliblu, not Skarlette) kept me from enjoying her roleplay with her character and the character's boyfriend..., it was just easier to call it quits.

At this point in time, I'm not sure who did what wrong.  I genuinely don't know.  Maybe we both screwed up.  I know for a fact we both are screwed-up, but that doesn't necessarily mean either one of us screwed up.  Or... means we both did?  I don't know.  I'm too tired to make any sense.

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 14, 2012, 09:12:57 AM »

No thank you.  :<

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Fan Games / Re: Megaman vs Street Fighter Fangame

« on: December 14, 2012, 09:12:37 AM »

Sig-u-maaaaaaaaaa!!!  *shakes fist*

Or M. Bison.  Or M. Bison then Gouki.  I dunno.  Anything's possible with fan games.  Literally, anything!

Edit: Wait.  Wait.  What's the name of that one Japanese guy?  The one that dresses in Ken's outfit for promotional purposes? (Like when he went after the Tekken head honcho in a series of silly, but totally awesome competitive games.)  I bet it's that guy.

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 14, 2012, 05:43:32 AM »

I would be quite interested to learn the truth behind this phenomena myself.

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Off The Wall / Re: The 'How Was Your Day' Thread

« on: December 14, 2012, 04:43:27 AM »

*creaks open the door to the thread and chokes on the dust*  ... wow.  This thing hasn't been updated in quite some time, has it?  Welp...  *calls Roll in to clean it up, then pays her for her time*

So, I had a really good day, today!  I wrote a story (I'm not going to say what kind, which in itself should tell you what kind) and made a new friend, which whom I shared an awesome roleplay today!  Lots of fun was had. 

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 14, 2012, 04:34:16 AM »

Are you sure that's the right thread?  It hasn't been updated in 11 months.  ._.

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 14, 2012, 04:27:13 AM »

"I wonder if there's a "What did you do with your day today?" thread floating around somewhere..."

I need a proper place to tell everyone I wrote an adult Sonic the Hedgehog fanfic this morning based on an adult Sonic the Hedgehog-based dream I had last night.

No, I'm not kidding.  And no, I'm not (terribly) ashamed.  x:

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 14, 2012, 12:28:49 AM »

It's even more fun when Slowbeef, Diabetus and other person in the team rags on a horrible game rather than another let's player.

Retsupurae Rongupuraes are awesome.  X3

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: December 13, 2012, 07:09:52 PM »

For what it's worth, Tron?  You didn't ruin anything.  It was the idiot copy-cats that ruined everything.  Everyone wants to be the next [insert popular Let's Player here], but 90% of the time, they're just some idiotic loudmouth with HyperCam 2 and too much free time on their hands.

Thank god for Retsupurae. 

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Fan Creations / Re: The Gonzo has art.

« on: December 13, 2012, 07:07:14 PM »

I said it on dA and I'll say it here:
That.  Sweater.