(03:38:12) Katona: "That's when i heard it, those mushy food step sounds."
(03:39:30) Katona: "Oddly, the footsteps stopped. I thought, it could've just been two deers eating a dead butterfly."
(03:41:49) Katona: Should i go towards those lights i see? What hides behind those lights? Are they even lights? My curiosity took the best of me. I went, walking slowly to see what was going on. As soon as i walked fairly close to see, here's what i saw. About eight men, in robes, and a woman. Except, she was all tied up and was completely nude. Should i save her? No, i only had a pistol and a knife on me. I couldn't do anything. She was crying for help as she was being whipped in the stomach, hard, and was even bleeding from everywhere. That's when one of the men noticed she was looking out in the forest, and he saw ME. He shouted something in a language i didn't understand. It was something you wouldn't understand even if you sounded it out. It just made zero sense.
(03:43:37) Katona: Soon after, they started to chase me. I ran and shot some pistol shots at them. I hit two of these men in robes. I looked behind me to see if they were still chasing me. Nope, looks like they were standing still just staring at me run. But this one guy, had something in his hand. His buddy's head. Why would he even do that? Then, he took his buddy's head, took out the eyeballs and ate at them like egg yolks. This was disgusting, i just kept on running now. Until i saw this man in this white robe with a KNIFE pointed at me! What should i do?? I was in shock. I then pulled out the pistol and accidentally shot the ground instead of him and had no more clips left. I then whipped out my knife and threw it at him.
(03:43:44) Katona: Sorry but this is just too well written not to share...
(03:42:10) Darrik: All these things... are inspiring me to write a STORY OF MY OWN.
(03:43:54) Darrik: It was a moist and viscous night. The darkness groped me like the old man down at the park on a saturday night. I didn't quite know what to make of it, but it wasn't a pleasant feeling. The night, that is. The old man and I, we had an arrangement. Which in no way had any bearing on why I was entering the old Mawson property at the stage of night when decomposition sets in.
This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
#biologicallyconscientious||Characters and threads.
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
(00:08:41) Saruna: you're tainting greeks with bison
(09:20:49) Kahmari: and can't even specificly put what their lore is from then complains when someone knows the lore of their char
(09:21:13) Stella: I too enjo specifcly lore chars.
(09:21:13) Stella: I too enjo specifcly lore chars.
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
(02:24:48) Frug: "Jigoku is also a master if weapons no matter what weapon you throw at him he’ll instantly know how to wield it although he does prefer using more bladed weapons just because guns are to quick and no fun that’s one of the reason he got the title of Blade Master"
(02:24:51) Frug: Darrik, do you see that?
(02:25:02) Frug: This is why your encouraging him to continue here warrants punishment.
(02:25:17) Darrik: I saw that, and I said to myself, I MUST GET THAT MAN IN A THREAD WITH FRUG.
(02:25:27) Frug: ...
(02:25:32) Frug: At least you had a good reason
(02:25:44) Darrik: What can I say? I'm a terrible person O:-D
(02:25:51) Frug: You win this round
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I have no regrets, though I am sure Karma will kick my ass for this victory. Or Frug will =D
Nonetheless, I'm sure the next application will be so utterly fantastic that we'll all drink schnapps and laugh in a jolly fashion over this. Or the next application won't come at all.
Either way, though, I am down for schnapps.
(02:24:51) Frug: Darrik, do you see that?
(02:25:02) Frug: This is why your encouraging him to continue here warrants punishment.
(02:25:17) Darrik: I saw that, and I said to myself, I MUST GET THAT MAN IN A THREAD WITH FRUG.
(02:25:27) Frug: ...
(02:25:32) Frug: At least you had a good reason
(02:25:44) Darrik: What can I say? I'm a terrible person O:-D
(02:25:51) Frug: You win this round
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I have no regrets, though I am sure Karma will kick my ass for this victory. Or Frug will =D
Nonetheless, I'm sure the next application will be so utterly fantastic that we'll all drink schnapps and laugh in a jolly fashion over this. Or the next application won't come at all.
Either way, though, I am down for schnapps.
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
Presented... for SCIENCE!
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(21:37:12) Katona: Need to finish this physics stuff, lol.
(21:37:20) Katona: Yaaay magnets.
(21:38:12) Darrik: The science of attraction: not as sexy as it sounds, but still cool
(21:38:23) Katona: Haha.
(21:38:59) Katona: Right hand rule.
(21:39:16) Darrik: Oh dear
(21:39:42) Darrik: Conservation of momentum
(21:40:29) Darrik: Tonight's episode of 'Filthy Physics', brought to you by Jase and James
(21:41:24) Katona: Friction forces. (;
(21:41:48) Darrik: And of course the coefficient of friction
(21:42:15) Katona: A lot of tension, if you know what I mean.
(21:43:02) Darrik: Getting a little thermodynamic, nudge nudge, wink wink
(21:43:40) Darrik: And the ladies love it when it gets down to rotational motion
(21:43:58) Katona: Turn up the heat, resistance goes down, for sure.
(21:44:32) Katona: We're on the same wavelength here.
(21:44:42) Darrik: It's all about getting to those eddy currents
(21:46:13) Porter: Sisara is back.
(21:46:13) Sisara: what have i come back to o.O
(21:46:26) Darrik: Filthy Physics
(21:46:32) Sisara: riight
(21:46:36) Darrik: Smutty Science
(21:47:40) Katona: I've got some stiff material here.
(21:48:00) Darrik: He's getting prepped for some elastic collisions
(21:49:52) Katona: I'm tired.
(21:50:11) Darrik: Time to invoke Newton's 1st law, and put your body at rest
(21:50:33) Darrik: NEWTON SAYS SLEEP, BITCH
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(21:37:12) Katona: Need to finish this physics stuff, lol.
(21:37:20) Katona: Yaaay magnets.
(21:38:12) Darrik: The science of attraction: not as sexy as it sounds, but still cool
(21:38:23) Katona: Haha.
(21:38:59) Katona: Right hand rule.
(21:39:16) Darrik: Oh dear
(21:39:42) Darrik: Conservation of momentum
(21:40:29) Darrik: Tonight's episode of 'Filthy Physics', brought to you by Jase and James
(21:41:24) Katona: Friction forces. (;
(21:41:48) Darrik: And of course the coefficient of friction
(21:42:15) Katona: A lot of tension, if you know what I mean.
(21:43:02) Darrik: Getting a little thermodynamic, nudge nudge, wink wink
(21:43:40) Darrik: And the ladies love it when it gets down to rotational motion
(21:43:58) Katona: Turn up the heat, resistance goes down, for sure.
(21:44:32) Katona: We're on the same wavelength here.
(21:44:42) Darrik: It's all about getting to those eddy currents
(21:46:13) Porter: Sisara is back.
(21:46:13) Sisara: what have i come back to o.O
(21:46:26) Darrik: Filthy Physics
(21:46:32) Sisara: riight
(21:46:36) Darrik: Smutty Science
(21:47:40) Katona: I've got some stiff material here.
(21:48:00) Darrik: He's getting prepped for some elastic collisions
(21:49:52) Katona: I'm tired.
(21:50:11) Darrik: Time to invoke Newton's 1st law, and put your body at rest
(21:50:33) Darrik: NEWTON SAYS SLEEP, BITCH
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Ferric Vintas
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- Name: Ferric Vintas
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Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
(22:42:33) Farius Masello: Less growly, still a mind-blowing dong
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
I stole them from Frug.
Porter: Airia_Claymore logs into the Chat.
(15:19:17) Airia Claymore: Really? I got Declined. Ive been role playing for years and what? I get declined after working my butt off over a site?
(15:19:27) Airia Claymore: -_-
(15:19:55) Airia Claymore: I didn't spell anything wrong to.
(15:20:19) Sisara: (whispers) is she for real?!
(15:23:29) Sisara: kiiiiiit got time for a ferric reply after this?
(15:24:04) (Post Workin_Kit): Yeah, probably
(15:24:15) Sisara: awesome!
(15:24:21) Airia Claymore: I'm pissed off. Ive been role playing for 5 years and I'm expected to be Bat Man with my intellegance
(15:26:35) Airia Claymore: Hope this site fails.
(15:28:18) Frug: (whispers to Sisara) hahah
(15:28:28) Frug: heheh
(15:29:42) Porter: Airia_Claymore has been logged out (Timeout).
Sisara: damn you kit
(15:30:41) Porter: (Post_Workin_Kit) is now known as (Batman).
(15:30:45) Sisara: i've got a black mask somewhere....
(15:30:50) Porter: Frug is now known as (Also_Batman).
(15:30:59) Porter: Drayel is now known as (That_Batman).
(15:31:01) Porter: Sisara is now known as (Bat_Man).
(15:31:30) Porter: (semi-afk_Breda) is now known as (definitely_Bat_M).
(15:31:31) (That Batman): Yes. I am THAT batman
(15:31:34) (definitely Bat_M): Damn.
(15:31:43) (That Batman): Troll Batman?
(15:31:47) Porter: (definitely_Bat_M) is now known as (Man_Bat).
(15:31:48) Marcella Guiate: how do you do that? its something I've been wondering for a while now
(15:31:59) (That Batman): its under your name.
(15:32:07) (That Batman): change username and then you write in what ya want
(15:32:07) (Man Bat): I can do this, I can't go back to normal.
(15:32:09) (That Batman): or /nick
(15:32:27) (That Batman): you just do nickname and put your regular name in.
(15:32:39) (Man Bat): It doesn't come in parenthesis?
(15:32:44) Porter: Marcella_Guiate is now known as (The_Man_of_Bats).
(15:33:30) (Batman): If Kat or Zina look back, they will be in for a treat. XD
(15:33:39) Porter: Airia_Claymore logs into the Chat.
(15:33:54) Airia Claymore: Really?
(15:34:01) (Also Batman): what?
(15:34:05) (Also Batman): I'm batman
(15:34:12) Airia Claymore: -_-
(15:34:13) (Batman): So am I!
(15:34:46) Porter: (The_Man_of_Bats) is now known as (Adam_West).
(15:34:49) (Bat Man): i thought i was?
(15:34:54) (That Batman): D: (15:34:56)
(Adam West): I am the real Batman
(15:35:11) (Bat Man): no you!
(15:35:11) Porter: (That_Batman) is now known as (Bad_costume_man).
(15:35:31) (Man Bat): No u
(15:35:39) (Bad costume_man): I stand out <3
(15:35:55) (Bat Man): his costume is total win
(15:35:56) (Bat Man): what are you talking about=
(15:35:58) (Bat Man): tsk
(15:36:11) (Bad costume_man): Ever think i was robin?
(15:36:12) Airia Claymore: I just wanted to say i just went through other apps and see them not accept other amazing role players. So anyways, i'm leaving this site because I got declined for not being the smartist person in the world,Others got declined and they did a amazing job. This site is very redickulious. So anyways, Bye, I sent a message to someone to tell 2 of my friends so. Anyways. Bye.
(15:36:45) (Bad costume_man): ...
(15:36:48) (Also Batman): Joker? Is that you?
(15:36:52) (Also Batman): I'm batman.
(15:36:54) (Batman): OH NO
(15:37:03) Porter: (Bad_costume_man) is now known as (The_Joker).
(15:37:06) (Batman): Get the batarangs!
(15:37:09) (Adam West): TO THE BAT CAVE
(15:37:19) (The Joker): Kehkekeke
(15:37:29) Airia Claymore: Oh btw tell one of the admins to delete my account because Idk how.
(15:37:32) Airia Claymore: k bye.
(15:37:37) (The Joker): This sites gone a little.... BATTY
Porter: Airia_Claymore logs into the Chat.
(15:19:17) Airia Claymore: Really? I got Declined. Ive been role playing for years and what? I get declined after working my butt off over a site?
(15:19:27) Airia Claymore: -_-
(15:19:55) Airia Claymore: I didn't spell anything wrong to.
(15:20:19) Sisara: (whispers) is she for real?!
(15:23:29) Sisara: kiiiiiit got time for a ferric reply after this?
(15:24:04) (Post Workin_Kit): Yeah, probably
(15:24:15) Sisara: awesome!
(15:24:21) Airia Claymore: I'm pissed off. Ive been role playing for 5 years and I'm expected to be Bat Man with my intellegance
(15:26:35) Airia Claymore: Hope this site fails.
(15:28:18) Frug: (whispers to Sisara) hahah
(15:28:28) Frug: heheh
(15:29:42) Porter: Airia_Claymore has been logged out (Timeout).
Sisara: damn you kit
(15:30:41) Porter: (Post_Workin_Kit) is now known as (Batman).
(15:30:45) Sisara: i've got a black mask somewhere....
(15:30:50) Porter: Frug is now known as (Also_Batman).
(15:30:59) Porter: Drayel is now known as (That_Batman).
(15:31:01) Porter: Sisara is now known as (Bat_Man).
(15:31:30) Porter: (semi-afk_Breda) is now known as (definitely_Bat_M).
(15:31:31) (That Batman): Yes. I am THAT batman
(15:31:34) (definitely Bat_M): Damn.
(15:31:43) (That Batman): Troll Batman?
(15:31:47) Porter: (definitely_Bat_M) is now known as (Man_Bat).
(15:31:48) Marcella Guiate: how do you do that? its something I've been wondering for a while now
(15:31:59) (That Batman): its under your name.
(15:32:07) (That Batman): change username and then you write in what ya want
(15:32:07) (Man Bat): I can do this, I can't go back to normal.
(15:32:09) (That Batman): or /nick
(15:32:27) (That Batman): you just do nickname and put your regular name in.
(15:32:39) (Man Bat): It doesn't come in parenthesis?
(15:32:44) Porter: Marcella_Guiate is now known as (The_Man_of_Bats).
(15:33:30) (Batman): If Kat or Zina look back, they will be in for a treat. XD
(15:33:39) Porter: Airia_Claymore logs into the Chat.
(15:33:54) Airia Claymore: Really?
(15:34:01) (Also Batman): what?
(15:34:05) (Also Batman): I'm batman
(15:34:12) Airia Claymore: -_-
(15:34:13) (Batman): So am I!
(15:34:46) Porter: (The_Man_of_Bats) is now known as (Adam_West).
(15:34:49) (Bat Man): i thought i was?
(15:34:54) (That Batman): D: (15:34:56)
(Adam West): I am the real Batman
(15:35:11) (Bat Man): no you!
(15:35:11) Porter: (That_Batman) is now known as (Bad_costume_man).
(15:35:31) (Man Bat): No u
(15:35:39) (Bad costume_man): I stand out <3
(15:35:55) (Bat Man): his costume is total win
(15:35:56) (Bat Man): what are you talking about=
(15:35:58) (Bat Man): tsk
(15:36:11) (Bad costume_man): Ever think i was robin?
(15:36:12) Airia Claymore: I just wanted to say i just went through other apps and see them not accept other amazing role players. So anyways, i'm leaving this site because I got declined for not being the smartist person in the world,Others got declined and they did a amazing job. This site is very redickulious. So anyways, Bye, I sent a message to someone to tell 2 of my friends so. Anyways. Bye.
(15:36:45) (Bad costume_man): ...
(15:36:48) (Also Batman): Joker? Is that you?
(15:36:52) (Also Batman): I'm batman.
(15:36:54) (Batman): OH NO
(15:37:03) Porter: (Bad_costume_man) is now known as (The_Joker).
(15:37:06) (Batman): Get the batarangs!
(15:37:09) (Adam West): TO THE BAT CAVE
(15:37:19) (The Joker): Kehkekeke
(15:37:29) Airia Claymore: Oh btw tell one of the admins to delete my account because Idk how.
(15:37:32) Airia Claymore: k bye.
(15:37:37) (The Joker): This sites gone a little.... BATTY
#biologicallyconscientious||Characters and threads.
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
I MISSED A BATMAN CONVERSATION!? I fail at life and deserve to diiiie diiiiiiie I say Q_Q otherwise, Jesus Christ I can't breathe I'm laughing too hard XD
The time has come my friends, to sharpen our blades and wit, and to allow the ice of our fore-fathers to run through our veins. The time has come, my friends, for war.
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
(15:23:52) Marcus Danford: I am batman!
(15:24:07) Porter: Darrik is now known as (The_Joker).
(15:24:20) Porter: KoriStronghammer is now known as (BANE).
(15:24:39) (BANE): Bad time to be batman.
(15:24:58) (The Joker): The joke's on him
(15:25:16) (BANE): No puns funny face.
(15:25:41) (The Joker): I'll save my best for the punchline
(15:25:42) Marcus Danford: o-o
(15:26:05) (BANE): I should have stayed in prison.
(15:26:32) (The Joker): I heard you liked bars, but this is ridiculous
(15:27:06) (BANE): *pinches nose and counts from fifty*
(15:27:33) (The Joker): Trying to say my jokes stink?
(15:27:55) (The Joker): Or have they left you speechless?
(15:29:27) (BANE): Hey Joker, want to hear the punchline?
(15:30:58) (The Joker): I'm more into physical comedy *Throws a Punch*
(15:36:12) (BANE): *Grabs the punch* Come Joker, do better than that. *Throws the Joker*
(15:37:10) (The Joker): *The Joker lands flat on his ass*
Well, I guess that one fell flat.
(15:37:38) (BANE): This is why I refuse to do schtick.
(15:38:25) (The Joker): *The Joker gets back to his feet.*
Rehearsals are over. What do you say we take our act to the real audience?
*The Joker jerks a thumb at Batman*
(15:39:05) (BANE): *holds a hand out towards the batman* Go ahead. You'll only get in my way, and I have broken him once before.
(15:39:41) (The Joker): *Grins widely*
Age before beauty, Bane.
(15:40:13) (BANE): *blinks* Then you would still go first.
(15:41:00) (The Joker): I can't go before myself, obviously. Thus it is your turn. Time to shine with your new stand up act, Bane.
(15:42:10) (BANE): *sighs and palms the Jokers face* I prefer physical business myself. *Tosses the Joker at the Batman like a javelin*
(15:43:04) (The Joker): I told you my career would launch with an impact! *Heading right at batman, fist extended*
(15:44:41) (BANE): *watches him smack into the batman* Is that a strike or a homerun?
(15:44:59) (The Joker): Whatever it is, it's a smash hit!
(15:47:09) (BANE): *pinches nose again* I am going to kill you one day.
(15:24:07) Porter: Darrik is now known as (The_Joker).
(15:24:20) Porter: KoriStronghammer is now known as (BANE).
(15:24:39) (BANE): Bad time to be batman.
(15:24:58) (The Joker): The joke's on him
(15:25:16) (BANE): No puns funny face.
(15:25:41) (The Joker): I'll save my best for the punchline
(15:25:42) Marcus Danford: o-o
(15:26:05) (BANE): I should have stayed in prison.
(15:26:32) (The Joker): I heard you liked bars, but this is ridiculous
(15:27:06) (BANE): *pinches nose and counts from fifty*
(15:27:33) (The Joker): Trying to say my jokes stink?
(15:27:55) (The Joker): Or have they left you speechless?
(15:29:27) (BANE): Hey Joker, want to hear the punchline?
(15:30:58) (The Joker): I'm more into physical comedy *Throws a Punch*
(15:36:12) (BANE): *Grabs the punch* Come Joker, do better than that. *Throws the Joker*
(15:37:10) (The Joker): *The Joker lands flat on his ass*
Well, I guess that one fell flat.
(15:37:38) (BANE): This is why I refuse to do schtick.
(15:38:25) (The Joker): *The Joker gets back to his feet.*
Rehearsals are over. What do you say we take our act to the real audience?
*The Joker jerks a thumb at Batman*
(15:39:05) (BANE): *holds a hand out towards the batman* Go ahead. You'll only get in my way, and I have broken him once before.
(15:39:41) (The Joker): *Grins widely*
Age before beauty, Bane.
(15:40:13) (BANE): *blinks* Then you would still go first.
(15:41:00) (The Joker): I can't go before myself, obviously. Thus it is your turn. Time to shine with your new stand up act, Bane.
(15:42:10) (BANE): *sighs and palms the Jokers face* I prefer physical business myself. *Tosses the Joker at the Batman like a javelin*
(15:43:04) (The Joker): I told you my career would launch with an impact! *Heading right at batman, fist extended*
(15:44:41) (BANE): *watches him smack into the batman* Is that a strike or a homerun?
(15:44:59) (The Joker): Whatever it is, it's a smash hit!
(15:47:09) (BANE): *pinches nose again* I am going to kill you one day.
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KoriStronghammer
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- Name: Kori Stronghammer
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Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
) (Kori): WAFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFLES
(03:01:02) Darrik: YOU'RE LYING!
(03:01:06) (Kori): I really like waffles.
(03:01:07) Drayel: TRUTH
(03:01:13) (Kori): with syrup
(03:01:18) (Kori): and bacon
(03:01:22) (Kori): and eggs
(03:01:25) Drayel: Nom nom... >: )
(03:01:29) Amara: ohohoh, make him carve food and paint it and place it where Drayel will try and eat it
(03:01:32) Marcus Danford: Dray
(03:01:37) Marcus Danford: Carve a duck.
(03:01:42) (Kori): I'm going to waffle house after work.
(03:01:44) (Kori): FUCK DUCKS
(03:01:49) Drayel: not a bad idea. i think he will
(03:01:54) (Kori): DUCKS ARE SATAN IN ANIMAL FORM
(03:01:02) Darrik: YOU'RE LYING!
(03:01:06) (Kori): I really like waffles.
(03:01:07) Drayel: TRUTH
(03:01:13) (Kori): with syrup
(03:01:18) (Kori): and bacon
(03:01:22) (Kori): and eggs
(03:01:25) Drayel: Nom nom... >: )
(03:01:29) Amara: ohohoh, make him carve food and paint it and place it where Drayel will try and eat it
(03:01:32) Marcus Danford: Dray
(03:01:37) Marcus Danford: Carve a duck.
(03:01:42) (Kori): I'm going to waffle house after work.
(03:01:44) (Kori): FUCK DUCKS
(03:01:49) Drayel: not a bad idea. i think he will
(03:01:54) (Kori): DUCKS ARE SATAN IN ANIMAL FORM
Through the gates of hell, as we make our way to heaven, through enemy lines, Primo Victoria!
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
(15:41:33) (quasiafk Saruna): I'll take "head up the ass" for two hundred!
Ancladar wrote:I read something about a fox shifter who wields two swords or daggers, and was once part of the guard and had or has a phoenix shifter love interest who has some control over fire and another ability I can't recall at the moment.
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
(15:08:14) (Vandy): <-
(15:09:03) Stella: anyway
(15:09:14) Stella: what kind of character you gonna make vanderson?
(15:09:23) Stella: van diesel
(15:09:24) Kitan: heh
(15:09:31) (Vandy): I have one rule about nicknames. They have to be unique.
(15:09:45) Stella: vandick
(15:09:52) (Vandy): Van Diesel works.
(15:09:03) Stella: anyway
(15:09:14) Stella: what kind of character you gonna make vanderson?
(15:09:23) Stella: van diesel
(15:09:24) Kitan: heh
(15:09:31) (Vandy): I have one rule about nicknames. They have to be unique.
(15:09:45) Stella: vandick
(15:09:52) (Vandy): Van Diesel works.
The Dreaded App Assassin
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
There have been rumours going around that I am some kind of nice guy.
I have protested and protested, to no avail.
It is time to put those rumours to rest once and for all.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we had a live one, and it was nuts.
I've included the opening act, but feel free to skip to the bolded line to see the main event.
_____________________________________________
(20:19:50) Diego: Ugh. Sleep. What is that?
(20:21:11) Toast: welll..... i'm not entirely sure
(20:21:15) Toast: but it's supposed to be good for you
(20:32:19) Diego: I'm sure it is, and I would gladly welcome it back into my life if the whoreson bastard hadn't walked out on me, so FUCK SLEEP SIDEWAYS WITH A PINEAPPLE
(20:32:43) Diego: In unrelated news:
JASON. LINK FOR YOU. CLICKY CLICKY. http://hifish.tumblr.com/post/61361437258/amazon-com-someone-to-cuttle-gay-cuttlefish
(20:34:24) Toast: some day btw, you're going to have to tell me all your secrets to keeping your hair nice and shiny btw
(20:34:38) Toast: (yeah i'm still not quite over how LONG it is haha)
(20:34:46) Katona: Why for me?!
(20:35:01) Diego: Regular washing, lots of conditioner, I use a comb not a brush
(20:35:13) Diego: Also, I am genetically superior with regards to fantastic hair
(20:35:33) Diego: BECAUSE YOU LIKE TERRIBLE WRITING JASON
(20:35:59) Toast: hehe yeah ok
(20:36:16) Toast: the hotel had a honey-conditioner. it smelled quite nice, but oh my goooood such a pain to wash out afterwards o.O
(20:36:39) Diego: I use Clairol Herbal Essences, with rose hip and jojoba
(20:36:43) Katona: Psh.
(20:36:50) Katona: I write terribly, don't mean I like it.
(20:37:25) Diego: I originally bought it because the advertisements promised me an orgasmic experience, but I was greatly disappointed. However, as a shampoo and conditioner it worked quite well, so I made do.
(20:37:32) Toast: i've used a Herbal Essences a few years back, but wasn't too happy with it, sadly because it smelled good
(20:37:53) Toast: and yes, the orgasmic experience was definitely lacking >.< such a fail ad
(20:38:01) Diego: LIES, JASON.
EVIDENCE IS HEREWITH FORTHCOMING FORSOOTH http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3184
(20:38:07) Porter: LordSquirrel logs into the Chat.
(20:39:10) Diego: Welcome. Tonight's discussion topic is orgasmic conditioner and gay cuttlefish shapeshifter sex, brought to you courtesy of tumblr and sleep deprivation. You have been warned.
(20:39:33) LordSquirrel: Okay then.
(20:39:52) LordSquirrel: Apparently My character got denied.
(20:40:00) Diego: But those are the secrets to my epic headbanging head of hair, Steph
(20:40:56) Diego: Yeah. I take it you never did look at any examples of approved character applications?
(20:41:37) LordSquirrel: Everyone that I was talking to on here said that it was ready for review
(20:41:58) Diego: And by everyone you mean, who?
(20:42:00) Toast: haha right-o james
(20:42:58) LordSquirrel: Sar, Ree, and a few other.
(20:43:12) LordSquirrel: Why the heck was it even denied?
(20:43:57) Diego: Have you, YES OR NO, actually looked at any of the approved character applications on this site?
Here's an example of what a character application looks like:
http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3007
and
http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3039
(20:44:15) Diego: I think a comparison should clear up the 'why'
(20:45:46) Katona: Sorry, Squirrel. We require written descriptions of everything in a character application for it to be worth reviewing.
(20:45:53) Diego: This is a writing site, man. We care about writing, about story and narrative. We want a character application to give us a good feel for the character, help us get to know him a little: what his life has been like, that kind of thing
(20:46:29) Diego: If a character is 57 years old, we want to see how he has lived those 57 years, how those years have affected him.
(20:46:38) LordSquirrel: Yes I have. What? Because I didn't put a fucking eighteen paragraph about the history of a character who history isn't even that importanat to?
(20:46:48) Diego: Yes, that is why
(20:47:04) Toast: the concept behind writing is generally that you write
(20:47:09) Toast: and not just list a couple of things
(20:47:13) Katona: Not all the characters have 18 paragraph histories.
(20:47:31) Katona: But you also didn't do a written physical description or explain any strengths or weaknesses.
(20:48:09) Diego: Here's a slightly less insanely detailed level of character application, but which was approved: http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3143
(20:48:18) Katona: In other words, your application is basically a list of attributes, which is more the "plan" for a character app.
(20:48:50) Diego: Remember, we won't be rolling dice to determine the progress of an encounter. We will be writing collaboratively
(20:48:56) LordSquirrel: So. You are saying. Even if I submit a character with a lot of personality, who is a great character in his own right. If I don't talk about why he got sad when his fucking dog died when he was ten he doesn't get approved.
(20:49:16) Katona: You didn't even describe a personality.
(20:49:34) LordSquirrel: Do you people have no damn imagination?
(20:49:44) Toast: measure your tone, will you?
(20:49:49) Katona: We're not meant to imagine the entire character for you.
(20:49:52) Katona: You have to write something.
(20:50:11) Diego: We do. Quite demonstrably. But we also have a certain level of standards when it comes to the depth of detail in a character application
(20:50:38) LordSquirrel: Go to hell you elitist fucks
(20:50:40) Porter: LordSquirrel logs out of the Chat.
(20:50:48) Diego: YESSSSSSSSSS
(20:51:13) Katona: Nice.
(20:51:29) Toast: hahaha
(20:51:37) Diego: This is the coffee mug design I am currently drinking from: http://www.deviantart.com/print/12691734/
(20:51:45) Toast: and i was just about to ask why he was such a sore loser
(20:51:53) Diego: Sometimes, life is sweet
(20:51:59) Toast:
(20:52:03) Toast: LUNCH TIME
(20:52:08) Toast: i shall see you guys when i return
(20:52:10) Porter: Toast goes AFK.
(20:52:14) Diego: If I am called an Elistist Fuck, then I am DOING SOMETHING RIGHT
(20:54:30) Porter: Katona logs out of the Chat.
(20:54:41) Porter: Katona logs into the Chat.
(20:55:36) Diego: Man, he didn't even last a week
(21:00:10) Katona: Yeah.
(21:00:21) Katona: Fortunately.
(21:00:22) Porter: TheElvenMidget logs into the Chat.
(21:00:47) Diego: Greetings, vertically challenged elf
(21:00:55) TheElvenMidget: Sup?
(21:01:03) Diego: (whispers to Katona) What's the bet this is squirrelboy back
(21:01:06) Katona: (whispers) Good disguise.
(21:01:08) Diego: G'day Squirrel
(21:01:16) TheElvenMidget: Squirrel?
(21:01:21) Diego: You forgot to change your font setting
(21:01:30) Katona: (whispers) Oh my god.
(21:01:31) Diego: A new player would default to pink
(21:01:49) Katona: (whispers) You totally should have played along!
(21:02:02) TheElvenMidget: What I looked at the settings in the lower right. Whose squirrel?
(21:02:08) Diego: (whispers to Katona) No, too tired to fuck around.
(21:02:23) Katona: (whispers) :favorite:
(21:02:48) Diego: Alas, it was some whining teenager with a grievance over our expectations of a certain level of standards with regards to the character applications process
(21:02:57) Katona: Mine.
(21:03:04) Diego: (whispers to Katona) THIS is how I play along
(21:03:22) TheElvenMidget: Hmm. Sounds weird
(21:03:24) Diego: We had high hopes at first, but the lad couldn't compromise
(21:03:32) Katona: It was MY squirrel.
(21:03:45) Diego: But, c'est la vie. Out with the trash, in with the treasure.
(21:03:50) TheElvenMidget: "My squirrel"?
(21:03:55) Katona: Yes.
(21:04:08) Katona: You asked whose.
(21:04:09) TheElvenMidget: Why do you say that?
(21:04:09) Diego: We take pride in elitism, you see, which rubs some people the wrong way
(21:04:19) Diego: Katona has a squirrel fetish
(21:04:32) Katona: And cuttlefish.
(21:04:49) Diego: Honestly, I was surprised he didn't jump on the poor bloke before circumstances caused his alacritous exit over the topic of elitism
(21:04:51) TheElvenMidget: Eh. Okay. Nice to know I just joined elitist. I guess.
(21:05:15) Diego: No, no, joining comes after the character application. Which is why it is elitism.
(21:05:30) TheElvenMidget: Oh.
(21:05:39) Diego: But if you have any questions, or would like to know what I mean by 'elitist standards' I am happy to assist
(21:05:49) TheElvenMidget: Sure?
(21:06:39) Diego: We are very patient for those willing to listen. It's the ones who get their egos bruised and huff off in a temper that we shed no tears over.
(21:06:51) Diego: Fire away with any questions that you may have
(21:07:00) Katona: Welcome to Thar!
(21:07:12) TheElvenMidget: "Elitist standard"?
(21:07:21) Diego: Ah, the character applications.
(21:07:42) Katona: He's kidding. Our standards are pretty low.
(21:08:15) Diego: Here are some examples of what a character application looks like:
http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3007
and
http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3039
and
http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3143
(21:08:18) TheElvenMidget: I don't get that feeling from the walls of text in the character application threads
(21:08:18) Diego: http://www.tharshaddin.com/rules/Character_Creation
(21:08:42) Katona: There may be a lot of writing, but that doesn't mean it's good.
(21:08:54) Diego: Well, walls of text are what we are all about. This is a writing site. Here, we write.
(21:09:21) TheElvenMidget: ...And writing always requires wall of text?
(21:09:51) Diego: It takes an incredible amount of skill to pull off minimalist description and have it retain any kind of impact
(21:10:05) Diego: But those that can pull it off are envied
(21:10:24) TheElvenMidget: Isn't that what a summary should be?
(21:10:35) Diego: We don't want summaries
(21:10:37) Katona: It doesn't need to be a lot of writing if you can put all the relevant information in the app without writing a lot.
(21:11:09) Katona: But relevant also includes proper description.
(21:11:14) TheElvenMidget: What was wrong with the squirrel guys app?
(21:11:19) Katona: Sorry I'm pretty much repeating what Diego is saying.
(21:11:20) Diego: We want to understand a character's past, their personality, and their motivations. The things which make a character tick
(21:11:22) Katona: I'm tired.
(21:11:36) Katona: Squirrel didn't write anything in his app. Just lists.
(21:11:44) Diego: It was a bland bullet-point list which was barely a caricature of an outline
(21:12:02) TheElvenMidget: What?
(21:13:11) Diego: The history section was a joke. Frankly, I think he was trolling us
(21:13:47) TheElvenMidget: It just looks like a short history to me. What is wrong with it?
(21:14:11) Diego: You cannot tell just by comparing it to the depth of detail in other applications?
(21:15:26) Diego: Let's start with the basics. The first FIFTEEN YEARS OF HIS LIFE discarded with the following description:
"Has lived in the historical district his entire life. Born partially blind in his left eye. At the age of six he lost his father, and his left hand when a old building collapsed on them. At the age of fifteen permanently damaged he right knee."
(21:16:05) TheElvenMidget: I can tell that I'm not looking at a massive wall of text that I keep loosing my place in. And that I get a general sense of the character. As to the detail. Does everything have to be really detailed?
(21:16:09) Diego: No mention of how losing his father affected his outlook, nor how losing his left hand or damaging his right knee affected the course his life took
(21:16:46) TheElvenMidget: Wouldn't it be rather obvious how those would effect him?
(21:16:59) Diego: Not at all
(21:17:11) Diego: One person might take such setbacks as a challenge to be overcome
(21:17:44) Diego: One person might rejoice at the death of a father, and another might mourn
(21:18:49) TheElvenMidget: I don't know. The decision the character makes at the end of the history seems to speak volumes to me.
(21:19:11) TheElvenMidget: That and the "Gives good life advice" thing
(21:19:23) Diego: He's 57, and been begging for 40 years? Since the age of 17? and yet his mother only died when he was 28? What was his life like between 17 and 28 when he was begging while his mother lived?
(21:19:46) Diego: Well, I would suggest you and squirrel have a similar outlook, and may find this place not to your tastes
(21:20:10) TheElvenMidget: I would assume he was begging to get money for him and his mother.
(21:20:18) TheElvenMidget: Seems logical.
(21:20:28) Katona: There are other sites that suit that style of writing, though. I don't see why Thar has to change for that.
(21:20:32) Katona: You know?
(21:20:42) Katona: It just doesn't really make sense.
(21:20:55) TheElvenMidget: ?
(21:21:01) Katona: To come and try and join a site with a different goal and writing style than you're looking for.
(21:21:14) Katona: Instead of looking for a site that has the same kind of writing.
(21:21:22) Diego: We aren't in the business of guessing, elf. We expect not to have to make those assumptions, and for a character application to show that a person has the ability to write a detailed description
(21:22:07) Diego: If someone doesn't like our way of approaching things, then no harm no foul. They can move on and join a different site where people aren't elitist fucks
(21:22:18) TheElvenMidget: Well then I'm sorry I wasted my time here. Good day. Maybe try being more friendly in the future huh?
(21:22:42) Diego: Nope
(21:22:43) Katona: That might be good advice to consider yourself.
(21:22:51) Diego: We are what we are.
(21:22:58) TheElvenMidget: I am being friendly.
(21:23:07) Diego: People either fit in here or don't, and both are perfectly alright
(21:23:19) Diego: It's okay to fit in here, just as it is okay to NOT fit in here
(21:23:22) Katona: Expecting people to change their whole forum for you isn't friendly.
(21:23:38) Katona: And swearing at them when they don't do what you want isn't friendly either.
(21:23:58) Diego: Mind you, Katona, it was Squirrel who swore, not Elf
(21:24:07) Diego: No need to conflate the two
(21:24:10) TheElvenMidget: When did I swear?
(21:24:10) Katona: Oh yeah, sorry.
(21:24:18) Katona: I get confused with the same text colour and all.
(21:24:40) Diego: Just because Elf was defending Squirrel's atrocious application is no reason to mix the two up, even if they did randomly pick the same font
(21:24:50) TheElvenMidget: I'm not expecting anyone to change anything. I just pointed out something that I thought was strange.
(21:25:04) Diego: And we arrived at a difference of opinion, which is alright
(21:25:06) Katona: You signed up to this site to point out something you found strange?
(21:25:06) TheElvenMidget: He had the same font?
(21:25:14) Katona: Hmm, well, thank you, Elven Midget.
(21:25:32) Diego: But, here the status quo is with the elitists, and the standards will not drop because some squirrel whined at us
(21:25:35) TheElvenMidget: No. I signed up because I wanted to see how the community is
(21:25:47) Katona: Oh yes.
(21:25:51) Diego: We are amicable bastards who take writing seriously
(21:25:53) Katona: Well we are two people, not the entire community.
(21:26:36) Diego: True, and we are Australians as well, and I understand there are some culture shocks for Americans encountering Australians
(21:26:39) TheElvenMidget: Taking writing seriously doesn't mean you have to have such restrictions on applications though.
(21:26:56) Diego: In this site: It does. That will not change
(21:27:05) Diego: Accept that fact, or move on
(21:27:29) TheElvenMidget: Hmm. I wonder how long a community like this survives?
(21:27:31) Katona: Yeah, like I said, if someone doesn't like the site, there'll be one for them somewhere else.
(21:27:40) Katona: This one has been here maybe... 8 years?
(21:27:41) Katona: I dunno.
(21:27:42) Diego: For several years, thus far
(21:27:57) Diego: Mainly on the basis of quality collaborative writing
(21:28:10) Diego: And we all get along really well, which helps
(21:28:16) TheElvenMidget: Yes. But looking at recent posts many of the threads haven't been posted on for several weeks.
(21:28:38) Diego: And some are posted on daily. It comes down to the real life obligations of the members
(21:28:45) Katona: It's always been like that. We have fast and slow threads.
(21:28:52) Diego: A lot of us are adults who work full time
(21:29:06) Katona: Or have children.
(21:29:29) Diego: Some of us work full time, have children, social engagements, and all the other distractions which prevent them from logging on more than once a week or fortnight
(21:29:41) Diego: For those members, we are content to have slow threads
(21:29:59) Diego: Because we like and respect them, and enjoy their writing enough to wait
(21:31:09) TheElvenMidget: Ah. I get it. But with such a barrier as the application requirements, and the multitude of slow threads, it might discourage new people who are afraid they are wasting their time on a dying rpboard.
(21:31:14) Diego: (whispers to Katona) Poor guy brought a spoon to a gunfight
(21:31:24) Diego: Their loss.
(21:31:33) Diego: We won't lower our standards
(21:31:39) TheElvenMidget: And yours in the long run.
(21:31:44) Katona: (whispers) It's a bit sad when people get that obsessed.
(21:32:03) Diego: Time will tell, but thank you for your concern
(21:32:16) Diego: We've been going strong for several years already, with no sign of slowing down
(21:32:47) TheElvenMidget: I'll be going now. I thank you two for the pleasant discussion.
(21:32:59) Diego: Most welcome! Have a lovely day!
(21:33:09) Porter: TheElvenMidget logs out of the Chat.
(21:33:23) Diego: ...
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHaaaaaaaHAHAHAHahahahahahahahahahaa
(21:33:28) Katona: If he makes another one I'm going to jump off a cliff.
(21:33:33) Diego: Oh man, that was priceless
I have protested and protested, to no avail.
It is time to put those rumours to rest once and for all.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we had a live one, and it was nuts.
I've included the opening act, but feel free to skip to the bolded line to see the main event.
_____________________________________________
(20:19:50) Diego: Ugh. Sleep. What is that?
(20:21:11) Toast: welll..... i'm not entirely sure
(20:21:15) Toast: but it's supposed to be good for you
(20:32:19) Diego: I'm sure it is, and I would gladly welcome it back into my life if the whoreson bastard hadn't walked out on me, so FUCK SLEEP SIDEWAYS WITH A PINEAPPLE
(20:32:43) Diego: In unrelated news:
JASON. LINK FOR YOU. CLICKY CLICKY. http://hifish.tumblr.com/post/61361437258/amazon-com-someone-to-cuttle-gay-cuttlefish
(20:34:24) Toast: some day btw, you're going to have to tell me all your secrets to keeping your hair nice and shiny btw
(20:34:38) Toast: (yeah i'm still not quite over how LONG it is haha)
(20:34:46) Katona: Why for me?!
(20:35:01) Diego: Regular washing, lots of conditioner, I use a comb not a brush
(20:35:13) Diego: Also, I am genetically superior with regards to fantastic hair
(20:35:33) Diego: BECAUSE YOU LIKE TERRIBLE WRITING JASON
(20:35:59) Toast: hehe yeah ok
(20:36:16) Toast: the hotel had a honey-conditioner. it smelled quite nice, but oh my goooood such a pain to wash out afterwards o.O
(20:36:39) Diego: I use Clairol Herbal Essences, with rose hip and jojoba
(20:36:43) Katona: Psh.
(20:36:50) Katona: I write terribly, don't mean I like it.
(20:37:25) Diego: I originally bought it because the advertisements promised me an orgasmic experience, but I was greatly disappointed. However, as a shampoo and conditioner it worked quite well, so I made do.
(20:37:32) Toast: i've used a Herbal Essences a few years back, but wasn't too happy with it, sadly because it smelled good
(20:37:53) Toast: and yes, the orgasmic experience was definitely lacking >.< such a fail ad
(20:38:01) Diego: LIES, JASON.
EVIDENCE IS HEREWITH FORTHCOMING FORSOOTH http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3184
(20:38:07) Porter: LordSquirrel logs into the Chat.
(20:39:10) Diego: Welcome. Tonight's discussion topic is orgasmic conditioner and gay cuttlefish shapeshifter sex, brought to you courtesy of tumblr and sleep deprivation. You have been warned.
(20:39:33) LordSquirrel: Okay then.
(20:39:52) LordSquirrel: Apparently My character got denied.
(20:40:00) Diego: But those are the secrets to my epic headbanging head of hair, Steph
(20:40:56) Diego: Yeah. I take it you never did look at any examples of approved character applications?
(20:41:37) LordSquirrel: Everyone that I was talking to on here said that it was ready for review
(20:41:58) Diego: And by everyone you mean, who?
(20:42:00) Toast: haha right-o james
(20:42:58) LordSquirrel: Sar, Ree, and a few other.
(20:43:12) LordSquirrel: Why the heck was it even denied?
(20:43:57) Diego: Have you, YES OR NO, actually looked at any of the approved character applications on this site?
Here's an example of what a character application looks like:
http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3007
and
http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3039
(20:44:15) Diego: I think a comparison should clear up the 'why'
(20:45:46) Katona: Sorry, Squirrel. We require written descriptions of everything in a character application for it to be worth reviewing.
(20:45:53) Diego: This is a writing site, man. We care about writing, about story and narrative. We want a character application to give us a good feel for the character, help us get to know him a little: what his life has been like, that kind of thing
(20:46:29) Diego: If a character is 57 years old, we want to see how he has lived those 57 years, how those years have affected him.
(20:46:38) LordSquirrel: Yes I have. What? Because I didn't put a fucking eighteen paragraph about the history of a character who history isn't even that importanat to?
(20:46:48) Diego: Yes, that is why
(20:47:04) Toast: the concept behind writing is generally that you write
(20:47:09) Toast: and not just list a couple of things
(20:47:13) Katona: Not all the characters have 18 paragraph histories.
(20:47:31) Katona: But you also didn't do a written physical description or explain any strengths or weaknesses.
(20:48:09) Diego: Here's a slightly less insanely detailed level of character application, but which was approved: http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3143
(20:48:18) Katona: In other words, your application is basically a list of attributes, which is more the "plan" for a character app.
(20:48:50) Diego: Remember, we won't be rolling dice to determine the progress of an encounter. We will be writing collaboratively
(20:48:56) LordSquirrel: So. You are saying. Even if I submit a character with a lot of personality, who is a great character in his own right. If I don't talk about why he got sad when his fucking dog died when he was ten he doesn't get approved.
(20:49:16) Katona: You didn't even describe a personality.
(20:49:34) LordSquirrel: Do you people have no damn imagination?
(20:49:44) Toast: measure your tone, will you?
(20:49:49) Katona: We're not meant to imagine the entire character for you.
(20:49:52) Katona: You have to write something.
(20:50:11) Diego: We do. Quite demonstrably. But we also have a certain level of standards when it comes to the depth of detail in a character application
(20:50:38) LordSquirrel: Go to hell you elitist fucks
(20:50:40) Porter: LordSquirrel logs out of the Chat.
(20:50:48) Diego: YESSSSSSSSSS
(20:51:13) Katona: Nice.
(20:51:29) Toast: hahaha
(20:51:37) Diego: This is the coffee mug design I am currently drinking from: http://www.deviantart.com/print/12691734/
(20:51:45) Toast: and i was just about to ask why he was such a sore loser
(20:51:53) Diego: Sometimes, life is sweet
(20:51:59) Toast:
(20:52:03) Toast: LUNCH TIME
(20:52:08) Toast: i shall see you guys when i return
(20:52:10) Porter: Toast goes AFK.
(20:52:14) Diego: If I am called an Elistist Fuck, then I am DOING SOMETHING RIGHT
(20:54:30) Porter: Katona logs out of the Chat.
(20:54:41) Porter: Katona logs into the Chat.
(20:55:36) Diego: Man, he didn't even last a week
(21:00:10) Katona: Yeah.
(21:00:21) Katona: Fortunately.
(21:00:22) Porter: TheElvenMidget logs into the Chat.
(21:00:47) Diego: Greetings, vertically challenged elf
(21:00:55) TheElvenMidget: Sup?
(21:01:03) Diego: (whispers to Katona) What's the bet this is squirrelboy back
(21:01:06) Katona: (whispers) Good disguise.
(21:01:08) Diego: G'day Squirrel
(21:01:16) TheElvenMidget: Squirrel?
(21:01:21) Diego: You forgot to change your font setting
(21:01:30) Katona: (whispers) Oh my god.
(21:01:31) Diego: A new player would default to pink
(21:01:49) Katona: (whispers) You totally should have played along!
(21:02:02) TheElvenMidget: What I looked at the settings in the lower right. Whose squirrel?
(21:02:08) Diego: (whispers to Katona) No, too tired to fuck around.
(21:02:23) Katona: (whispers) :favorite:
(21:02:48) Diego: Alas, it was some whining teenager with a grievance over our expectations of a certain level of standards with regards to the character applications process
(21:02:57) Katona: Mine.
(21:03:04) Diego: (whispers to Katona) THIS is how I play along
(21:03:22) TheElvenMidget: Hmm. Sounds weird
(21:03:24) Diego: We had high hopes at first, but the lad couldn't compromise
(21:03:32) Katona: It was MY squirrel.
(21:03:45) Diego: But, c'est la vie. Out with the trash, in with the treasure.
(21:03:50) TheElvenMidget: "My squirrel"?
(21:03:55) Katona: Yes.
(21:04:08) Katona: You asked whose.
(21:04:09) TheElvenMidget: Why do you say that?
(21:04:09) Diego: We take pride in elitism, you see, which rubs some people the wrong way
(21:04:19) Diego: Katona has a squirrel fetish
(21:04:32) Katona: And cuttlefish.
(21:04:49) Diego: Honestly, I was surprised he didn't jump on the poor bloke before circumstances caused his alacritous exit over the topic of elitism
(21:04:51) TheElvenMidget: Eh. Okay. Nice to know I just joined elitist. I guess.
(21:05:15) Diego: No, no, joining comes after the character application. Which is why it is elitism.
(21:05:30) TheElvenMidget: Oh.
(21:05:39) Diego: But if you have any questions, or would like to know what I mean by 'elitist standards' I am happy to assist
(21:05:49) TheElvenMidget: Sure?
(21:06:39) Diego: We are very patient for those willing to listen. It's the ones who get their egos bruised and huff off in a temper that we shed no tears over.
(21:06:51) Diego: Fire away with any questions that you may have
(21:07:00) Katona: Welcome to Thar!
(21:07:12) TheElvenMidget: "Elitist standard"?
(21:07:21) Diego: Ah, the character applications.
(21:07:42) Katona: He's kidding. Our standards are pretty low.
(21:08:15) Diego: Here are some examples of what a character application looks like:
http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3007
and
http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3039
and
http://www.tharshaddin.com/rp/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3143
(21:08:18) TheElvenMidget: I don't get that feeling from the walls of text in the character application threads
(21:08:18) Diego: http://www.tharshaddin.com/rules/Character_Creation
(21:08:42) Katona: There may be a lot of writing, but that doesn't mean it's good.
(21:08:54) Diego: Well, walls of text are what we are all about. This is a writing site. Here, we write.
(21:09:21) TheElvenMidget: ...And writing always requires wall of text?
(21:09:51) Diego: It takes an incredible amount of skill to pull off minimalist description and have it retain any kind of impact
(21:10:05) Diego: But those that can pull it off are envied
(21:10:24) TheElvenMidget: Isn't that what a summary should be?
(21:10:35) Diego: We don't want summaries
(21:10:37) Katona: It doesn't need to be a lot of writing if you can put all the relevant information in the app without writing a lot.
(21:11:09) Katona: But relevant also includes proper description.
(21:11:14) TheElvenMidget: What was wrong with the squirrel guys app?
(21:11:19) Katona: Sorry I'm pretty much repeating what Diego is saying.
(21:11:20) Diego: We want to understand a character's past, their personality, and their motivations. The things which make a character tick
(21:11:22) Katona: I'm tired.
(21:11:36) Katona: Squirrel didn't write anything in his app. Just lists.
(21:11:44) Diego: It was a bland bullet-point list which was barely a caricature of an outline
(21:12:02) TheElvenMidget: What?
(21:13:11) Diego: The history section was a joke. Frankly, I think he was trolling us
(21:13:47) TheElvenMidget: It just looks like a short history to me. What is wrong with it?
(21:14:11) Diego: You cannot tell just by comparing it to the depth of detail in other applications?
(21:15:26) Diego: Let's start with the basics. The first FIFTEEN YEARS OF HIS LIFE discarded with the following description:
"Has lived in the historical district his entire life. Born partially blind in his left eye. At the age of six he lost his father, and his left hand when a old building collapsed on them. At the age of fifteen permanently damaged he right knee."
(21:16:05) TheElvenMidget: I can tell that I'm not looking at a massive wall of text that I keep loosing my place in. And that I get a general sense of the character. As to the detail. Does everything have to be really detailed?
(21:16:09) Diego: No mention of how losing his father affected his outlook, nor how losing his left hand or damaging his right knee affected the course his life took
(21:16:46) TheElvenMidget: Wouldn't it be rather obvious how those would effect him?
(21:16:59) Diego: Not at all
(21:17:11) Diego: One person might take such setbacks as a challenge to be overcome
(21:17:44) Diego: One person might rejoice at the death of a father, and another might mourn
(21:18:49) TheElvenMidget: I don't know. The decision the character makes at the end of the history seems to speak volumes to me.
(21:19:11) TheElvenMidget: That and the "Gives good life advice" thing
(21:19:23) Diego: He's 57, and been begging for 40 years? Since the age of 17? and yet his mother only died when he was 28? What was his life like between 17 and 28 when he was begging while his mother lived?
(21:19:46) Diego: Well, I would suggest you and squirrel have a similar outlook, and may find this place not to your tastes
(21:20:10) TheElvenMidget: I would assume he was begging to get money for him and his mother.
(21:20:18) TheElvenMidget: Seems logical.
(21:20:28) Katona: There are other sites that suit that style of writing, though. I don't see why Thar has to change for that.
(21:20:32) Katona: You know?
(21:20:42) Katona: It just doesn't really make sense.
(21:20:55) TheElvenMidget: ?
(21:21:01) Katona: To come and try and join a site with a different goal and writing style than you're looking for.
(21:21:14) Katona: Instead of looking for a site that has the same kind of writing.
(21:21:22) Diego: We aren't in the business of guessing, elf. We expect not to have to make those assumptions, and for a character application to show that a person has the ability to write a detailed description
(21:22:07) Diego: If someone doesn't like our way of approaching things, then no harm no foul. They can move on and join a different site where people aren't elitist fucks
(21:22:18) TheElvenMidget: Well then I'm sorry I wasted my time here. Good day. Maybe try being more friendly in the future huh?
(21:22:42) Diego: Nope
(21:22:43) Katona: That might be good advice to consider yourself.
(21:22:51) Diego: We are what we are.
(21:22:58) TheElvenMidget: I am being friendly.
(21:23:07) Diego: People either fit in here or don't, and both are perfectly alright
(21:23:19) Diego: It's okay to fit in here, just as it is okay to NOT fit in here
(21:23:22) Katona: Expecting people to change their whole forum for you isn't friendly.
(21:23:38) Katona: And swearing at them when they don't do what you want isn't friendly either.
(21:23:58) Diego: Mind you, Katona, it was Squirrel who swore, not Elf
(21:24:07) Diego: No need to conflate the two
(21:24:10) TheElvenMidget: When did I swear?
(21:24:10) Katona: Oh yeah, sorry.
(21:24:18) Katona: I get confused with the same text colour and all.
(21:24:40) Diego: Just because Elf was defending Squirrel's atrocious application is no reason to mix the two up, even if they did randomly pick the same font
(21:24:50) TheElvenMidget: I'm not expecting anyone to change anything. I just pointed out something that I thought was strange.
(21:25:04) Diego: And we arrived at a difference of opinion, which is alright
(21:25:06) Katona: You signed up to this site to point out something you found strange?
(21:25:06) TheElvenMidget: He had the same font?
(21:25:14) Katona: Hmm, well, thank you, Elven Midget.
(21:25:32) Diego: But, here the status quo is with the elitists, and the standards will not drop because some squirrel whined at us
(21:25:35) TheElvenMidget: No. I signed up because I wanted to see how the community is
(21:25:47) Katona: Oh yes.
(21:25:51) Diego: We are amicable bastards who take writing seriously
(21:25:53) Katona: Well we are two people, not the entire community.
(21:26:36) Diego: True, and we are Australians as well, and I understand there are some culture shocks for Americans encountering Australians
(21:26:39) TheElvenMidget: Taking writing seriously doesn't mean you have to have such restrictions on applications though.
(21:26:56) Diego: In this site: It does. That will not change
(21:27:05) Diego: Accept that fact, or move on
(21:27:29) TheElvenMidget: Hmm. I wonder how long a community like this survives?
(21:27:31) Katona: Yeah, like I said, if someone doesn't like the site, there'll be one for them somewhere else.
(21:27:40) Katona: This one has been here maybe... 8 years?
(21:27:41) Katona: I dunno.
(21:27:42) Diego: For several years, thus far
(21:27:57) Diego: Mainly on the basis of quality collaborative writing
(21:28:10) Diego: And we all get along really well, which helps
(21:28:16) TheElvenMidget: Yes. But looking at recent posts many of the threads haven't been posted on for several weeks.
(21:28:38) Diego: And some are posted on daily. It comes down to the real life obligations of the members
(21:28:45) Katona: It's always been like that. We have fast and slow threads.
(21:28:52) Diego: A lot of us are adults who work full time
(21:29:06) Katona: Or have children.
(21:29:29) Diego: Some of us work full time, have children, social engagements, and all the other distractions which prevent them from logging on more than once a week or fortnight
(21:29:41) Diego: For those members, we are content to have slow threads
(21:29:59) Diego: Because we like and respect them, and enjoy their writing enough to wait
(21:31:09) TheElvenMidget: Ah. I get it. But with such a barrier as the application requirements, and the multitude of slow threads, it might discourage new people who are afraid they are wasting their time on a dying rpboard.
(21:31:14) Diego: (whispers to Katona) Poor guy brought a spoon to a gunfight
(21:31:24) Diego: Their loss.
(21:31:33) Diego: We won't lower our standards
(21:31:39) TheElvenMidget: And yours in the long run.
(21:31:44) Katona: (whispers) It's a bit sad when people get that obsessed.
(21:32:03) Diego: Time will tell, but thank you for your concern
(21:32:16) Diego: We've been going strong for several years already, with no sign of slowing down
(21:32:47) TheElvenMidget: I'll be going now. I thank you two for the pleasant discussion.
(21:32:59) Diego: Most welcome! Have a lovely day!
(21:33:09) Porter: TheElvenMidget logs out of the Chat.
(21:33:23) Diego: ...
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHaaaaaaaHAHAHAHahahahahahahahahahaa
(21:33:28) Katona: If he makes another one I'm going to jump off a cliff.
(21:33:33) Diego: Oh man, that was priceless
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Elitism: helping subvert the entrenched mediocracy.
Elitism: helping subvert the entrenched mediocracy.
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
Not only did the two of them share the same font, but there was the miraculous coincidence that they also shared the same IP address.
Killer of Squirrels
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
(19:41:56) (Post Workin_Kit): JACEL POST IMMINENT
(19:42:27) (Post Workin_Kit): Prepare your defenses while you still can or all your base will belong to me.
(19:42:27) (Post Workin_Kit): Prepare your defenses while you still can or all your base will belong to me.
#biologicallyconscientious||Characters and threads.
Re: This is why we need chat quotes on Thar
(16:16:49) Navarre: Mary Kate and Ashley Oslun, Marn's biggest stars
(16:17:09) Diego: *Quietly stabs Navarre in the face*
(16:17:09) Diego: *Quietly stabs Navarre in the face*
#biologicallyconscientious||Characters and threads.