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| Member number | 3151 |
| Title | Bob's Big Date |
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| Registered | Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, December 8 2003 19:46
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Bah. I just like the name because it's easy to remember. And the other Arena references are more subtle :P -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, December 8 2003 19:24
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"Be diplomatic about it," came what she was sure would be the last words she'd ever hear from her father. She wasn't so sure about this mission; lately the Houlenu Republic had sent her out, along with all of its neo-aristocrats, to negotiate trade deals with minor nations, bordering on savages -- some of them more so. But even they were more progressive than the latest assignment. Am empire -- an honest-to-God kingdom (the idiom passed through her head without her really pausing to reflect on it; the house Xao was, like most of the Houlenu aristocrats, thoroughly agnostic.), which had managed to get weapons easily as modern as their own. The Teirenpova were master smiths, but they only produced things like the gun she kept in pieces in an alto-cello case when the Republic fed them the designs and gave them a generation to work on them. And indeed, the gun was something of a cipher to the world -- the only thing a man could decently carry with a cyclic rate quite so large, only a slight downward step from the crank-rifle, and an innovation that couldn't seem to be properly downsized to the level of a bullet gun. Too bad for this little kingdom -- little indeed, although the term 'city-state' left a foul taste in the mouth of anyone who would expect city-states only to encompass a single city -- that they couldn't and wouldn't try to refine on their weapons. The Houlenu had offered them weapons, but they adamantly refused, insisting on inane schemes like glider troops. Oh well. More's the loss for them. She was at least glad the ship that would be taking her there was Houlenu, along with a great many of its inhabitants; she couldn't let her hair down in the majority of the world as the Houlenu allowed (in some senses quite literally), and she would sorely miss the country as soon as she left it. --- A month or two later, a port in the south of the kingdom. "This couldn't be a worse all-buggered excuse for a diplomatic putoff," said the man next to her. Black hair, olive skin, breath smelling of potato whiskey -- Teirenpova. But he spoke wonderful, soothing Houlenu, as his people tended to; the sort of accent that would have thrown her into some man's arms if anything could. "It's so damn close to the front that we're liable to get shelled if things go any worse. To make matters worse, it's the rainy season in this part of the world. I took along the family rifle just to be sure, but I'd feel a whole lot safer with a revolving Haiyugo than this old single-shot piece of junk." Lena's enigmatic smirk while she tapped the alto-cello case told him all he needed to know. He grumbled out a few profanities in Teirenpova even she recognized as accented and rusty. As if to underscore his earlier point, the sharp crack of an explosion reverberated through the harbor. Someone groaned, and half of the people on board the ship hit the deck, a clear sign of combat experience. Others just milled around or, worse, jumped out of the damn boat. Even without combat experience, Lena doubted that being in the ocean in late winter in this miserable part of the world could do anyone much good from a tactical perspective. Reading her thoughts, the Teirenpovo -- they had separate names for men, women, and children of each persuasion, for some reason that had never occurred to Lena -- clucked his tongue angrily. "Damn fools," he said, and she nodded. --- It was another month later that she made it to the city where the fighting would enter her life first-hand. She had run into a corps of brigands from the Armja Corpuritska -- that's what they called themselves, anyway, no matter how the kingdom whe was supposed to be attached to pronounced or spelled it -- who thoroughly ransacked all of their possessions. She turned out to be lucky; there was a Houlenu traveling with their convoy who was a genuine musician, carrying a Xelaiki violin -- the Xelaiki didn't carry theirs whole, but rather carried the parts in a jumble and assembled them on the spot. The brigands clearly couldn't tell a Xelaiki fiddle from a hole in the ground, so when they came to her clockbow, they didn't give it any second thought; the sign she carried said Foreign Musician in four-inch letters, not Foreign Combatant. It was later that day she donned the Houlenu Officers Corps uniform, padded in strategic locations to ward off glancing blows that would otherwise be lethal, but generally comfortable to move and fight in. Better to stand a fighting chance and look like a guerilla than get shot in the back wearing a thin blouse. Fate is petty, they said in Houlenu, and they didn't know the half of it. It was soon thereafter that she found herself in the company of, and indeed fighting with, guerillas. Portions of the country were occupied by nothing but bands of foreign troops, portions she neeeded to cross to get to that city on any kind of time. Before she left, she was instrumental in badgering several troops convoys. When she left the guerillas in friendly territory, she took with her a greatcoat -- she didn't really need it, being as how she scoffed at what the natives called cold, but at least it changed the odd stares she got from people who saw her uniform from being about her being obviously a foreign national to being about her being obviously a woman. That she could handle; she had been in enough of the savage little despotic nations where the men ruled the roost and the women were to be seen and not heard to get used to that kind of attitude. She walked into the Last Bar at the same time as the recruiter. With a sneer, he demanded to know exactly what she thought she was doing taking her games of dress-up to him. "Representing the Republic of Houlenu as a military attaché, of course." He blanched a little at that. She loosened the top button of her greatcoat just enough for the Steel Saltire to peek out. "Fine, fine. Can you fight?" She scowled. "I'm more of a leader than a fighter..." "We have plenty of leaders without involving foreigners." Another dirty look. "...BUT I happen to have a weapon I doubt any of your forces will be able to match." "What kind of weapon?" "Bolts, standard-sized." The man gave a loud, indignant cough. "Firing rate forty-five per minute." At that, the cough stopped midway through, and he just stared at her. "Forty-five per minute. Forty-five bolts." "I am sorry. I am aware I have an accent -- or is it that you have a hearing impediment? Yes. Forty-five shots per minute." "Well. You might as well come along, then, but see to dusting that greatcoat off a little. It's in a shameful state." (The personality isn't too similar :P ) [ Monday, December 08, 2003 19:47: Message edited by: USA-se Xenerali-boariku CUSITURA ] -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, December 8 2003 18:41
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But wait, who wants a dictator with an evil smirk celebrating their 3-millenial? That's better. -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, December 8 2003 18:22
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Direct crossovers? Bah. Who said Lena was Aixoan? :P (What I'm saying is that Lena Xao here doesn't have to behave like Lena Xao there, or Lena Xao elsewhere. It's just a name and a face and a bit of background, really, that doesn't take particularly hard effort to transplant.) [ Monday, December 08, 2003 18:23: Message edited by: USA-se Xenerali-boariku CUSITURA ] -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, December 8 2003 18:18
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Name: Xao Lena. Or, in European format, Lena Xao. (Inexplicably pronounced more like Jao than Xao.) Eyes: Green Hair: Orange, gray streaks. Unkempt. Race: Ermarian human. Skin color: Very, very pale. Height: 5'11". Build: Thin. Weapon: TnOcka-15's clockbow -- think the love-child of an M-16 and a repeating crossbow and you wind up with this. General Role: Command / Combat Support Attire: Wears a dark khaki uniform -- calls the color butternut, though -- with quite a few obscure medals, along with a cape and a gas helmet. Personality: Laid-back but domineering; silver-tongued and eloquent, despite a slight accent we'd call an odd portmanteau of Dutch and Japanese. Has a long memory, especially for any sort of perceived slight, and an adventurous but pensive character. Skills: Has an extreme degree of control over people; the sort of person who would invariably have been a fascist dictator had the cards played just a tad differently. Oh, and she isn't too shabby with the clockbow or vehicles, either. Description: Those who meet her in person generally consider her irresistably attractive despite the fact that she's not particularly beautiful. At present, she seems rather happy with the state of affairs, and those who know her well don't tend to be in a hurry to make her unhappy about things. [ Monday, December 08, 2003 18:21: Message edited by: USA-se Xenerali-boariku CUSITURA ] -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, December 8 2003 06:16
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WATCH OUT FOR LENA XAO, TGM Anyone else comin' out of the woodworks to wish me a happy 521/3000? -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, December 8 2003 06:10
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Is it registered? If so, there's a .dat file I think you need to save, but I don't know which, which will preserve that if applied to a downloaded demo. -------------------- The biggest, the baddest, and the fattest. Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, December 8 2003 06:06
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Roll Out The Barrel. -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 21:10
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*cheers wildly* This makes me one of how many people? Too damn many, probably? But eh. 3k is always fun. (This space reserved for a certain half-human dictator pending the ressurection of Desp.) -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 21:09
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I find community boards to be kinda asinine. After all, these boards provide pretty much everything except the ability to throw around innuendos and swears, and plenty of us ignore those rules anyway. -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 20:39
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"Rock And Roll Pt. 2". Yeah. -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 19:02
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WTF did I say that implied that? -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 15:29
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[ Sunday, December 07, 2003 15:30: Message edited by: USA-se Xenerali-boariku CUSITURA ] -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 15:14
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 14:03
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Two-man RPs suck. Case in point: code: .::7777::-. /:'////' `::>/|/ ,.-----__ .', |||| `/( e\ ,:::://///,:::-. -==~-'`-Xm````-mr' `-_\ /:''/////// ``:::`;/|/ /' |||||| :://'`\ , .' , |||||| `/( e \ \/ -===~__-'\__X_`````\_____/~`-._ `. ., ~~ ~~ `~-' _____ /` '\/ ,::////;::-. \| o /:'///// ``::>/|/ \/ .', |||| `/( e\ -==~-'`-Xm````-mm-' `-_\ \, SdM RIDDLE ME THIS !!!! IF I HAVE SEX WITH AN ANIMAL OF THE SAME GENDER (ARMADILLOS PICTURED HERE AS AN EXAMPLE) DOES THAT MAKE ME GAY OR AM I JUST SPLITTING HAIRS ?????? -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 13:56
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quote:Originally written by M6mmi: quote: Hmm...lets see. Drug addics - shot on sight Drug dealers - shot on sight Britney Spears - shot on sight Murderers - shot on sight People who dont like that i rid the world of filth - shot on sight Columbinan druglords - shot on sight I guess i will shoot everybody quote: Originally written by Hinosu: M6mmi, nice. At least you're answering the question with what I'm asking for.Im doing the best i can quote:Originally written by Jame: I'd make it a law that humanity has to move out to space and colonize the planets. Also make all capital crimes automatic death penalties (i.e. if yer guilty, you're taken out to the public square and shot, hung or crucified. Something painful like that. This would be punishment instead of deterrence (or something like that). Then, no-one can have relationships with anyone more than 5-10 years older or younger than themseleves, and if men can have more than one wife, then women can have more than one husband. Abortion is legal, but adoption is preferred, though you can't abort a female child unless the mother's life is in danger (and "danger" would be very strictly defined). Then, everyone has to serve a term in the military, at least a 4-year hitch, before moving on to college/work/whatever. That's what I can think of. Flames can be directed here - "null" or "void."*puts a finger on his upper lip, elevates arm 45 degrees, barks something in German* As I said, I wouldn't rule the world. I don't believe in monarchs, emperors, or dictators. quote:But following a more realistic definition of spam, this isn't spam, so either contribute or leave.The idea to making threats is to back them up with a punishment. [ Sunday, December 07, 2003 14:00: Message edited by: USA-se Xenerali-boariku CUSITURA ] -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 13:51
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quote: -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 12:51
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"Tess of the D'Urbervilles". Or really anything out of the early 1800s or the non-American late 1800s. Books only started becoming remotely readable when the idea of getting to the point instead of erecting a greco-roman monument that hinted at it caught on. That stupid Live song about believing. The subject matter is asinine and the band suffers from Weeping Into Our Instruments Syndrome even when they're dealing with a subject that ought to be happy. As for what movie, I don't really watch movies, and I've never sat through one that's horribly bad just for the sake of watching it. -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 03:03
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o< AND WHERE DO YOU THINK THE POWER OF THE MASSIVE ANTI-BATES CONSPIRACY COMES FROM? THE JEWS! THE MASONS! THE POPE! WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS, PEOPLE -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 02:50
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More often than not, nicknames get coined according to what other people think you should be called, not what you think you should be called. Life is tough that way. Now shut up before you wind up having Drakey set your title to Bates. -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 02:41
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"Master" is, and "Bates" is part of "Master Bates". It all falls in. -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 02:37
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Smoking... GUN!!! -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 01:55
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Bah, TGM, 'mister' is only used as a title (e.g. Mr. Wagot is going to pick up his moist, pungent package here) or, less commonly / more outdated, as an address (Hey, mister, you dropped this cardboard tube and these gerbils!). It is extremely seldom used as a noun, and when one wants to do so, one typically gets all snooty about it and uses the French word (Messieurs), where it's less awkward. Also, QLF is Donald Duck? EDIT: Interesting; the tongue emoticon can be used to measure edit age, as apparently there's a filter which replaces colon-dash-upperP with space-colon-lowerP; and colon-lowerP gets replaced with space-colon-lowerP, thus creating a poo loop which has no visible effect on your face but rubs all over mine. In-ter-es-ting. [ Sunday, December 07, 2003 02:00: Message edited by: USA-se Xenerali-boariku CUSITURA ] -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 01:53
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Meh. Despite what seemed to be fanaticism earlier in this topic (never listen to alec or ablis), I really don't object strenuously to people smoking, I don't particularly mind the smell of tobacco, and don't really get bent out of shape about it. I think that 'privacy of your own home/private establishment' restrictions ought to be in force, but that's basically because I don't think people who are as... unique... as Bates and company ought to be forced to exposed to something they loathe so horribly against their will. Then again, I'm in favor of marijuana, crack, and opium in the privacy of your own home/private establishment, so take that as you will. -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, December 7 2003 01:47
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Boeing, you are truly a hero of modern science. -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |