skbl17

Countries

Japan: Neighpon (Based on the Japanese term for the country, Nippon)

Canada: Caneighda

Mexico: Mexicolt

Botswana: Trotswana

Mozambique: Marezambique

Morocco: Moroccolt

Cities

Edmonton: Edmontrot or Edmareton

Ottawa: Trottawa

Miami: Mareami

Vancouver: Vanhoover

Seattle: Seaddle

San Francisco: San Franciscolt

Maputo: Mareputo

Pretoria: Pretrotria

Sydney: Sydneigh

Brooklyn: Bronclyn

Wilmington: Wilmareton

Wow good ones!! Can anypony come up with an Ponified name for India?

I couldn't come up with a good one in English ("India"), but I came up with one for the Hindi name for India ("Bharat"): Bhatrot.

Oh god, I've had loads of obsessions in the past: anime, school buses, trains, model cities, television graphics...

As of recently, I've developed a bit of an obsession with the "southern cone" countries of South America, especially Uruguay. Why, I don't fully know.

I've basically adopted "skbl17" as my online identity across every internet platform I use (with the exception of Twitter...for now): this site, TVNewsTalk.net, YouTube, Reddit, City-Data, Minecraft...

In general, if it's a site, and "skbl17" is an active user, there's a 99% chance it's me.

August 17, but I'm a college student, not a grade schooler.

When I hear the term "unlocking", I usually think of three things:

- Unlocking your phone for use on international and domestic GSM networks. This usually entails removing a carrier-installed "SIM lock", which locks your phone to the network of that carrier. While there have been "unlocking services" in the past that would remove the SIM lock for a fee, it has since been mandated by the FCC that carriers have procedures in place to allow customers to unlock their phones for use on other networks. Procedures will vary by carrier.

On Verizon Wireless (the carrier I currently use,) all phones are sold unlocked as of 2013, so I do not need to unlock my phones. I can use my phone on any GSM network in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America, but I'll only get 3G speeds because the 4G LTE bands Verizon uses do not match up with those of AT&T, T-Mobile, and other LTE operators around the globe.

- "Rooting" your phone, which allows you to access system files and load custom ROMs. I do this for every phone I own, no exceptions. The tricky part is in unlocking the bootloader; more and more manufacturers and carriers have started locking bootloaders to prevent hackers and developers from digging too deep and modifying most of the phone's software.

- "Jailbreaking" an iOS device, which has been subject to its own legal gray area (the Library of Congress technically defines jailbreaking as illegal, but I don't see people being prosecuted for that). Jailbreaking is essentially the iOS version of "rooting", and it also allows access to app stores filled with alternative apps. When I owned an iPod Touch, I would jailbreak my phone every time a new version of iOS came out (and the requisite hacks were available, of course).

I have to upgrade my computer to Windows 10, create a profile for Sparkwing (she'll show up again,) and finish up some sketches, so I went ahead and made a post.

It's Friday roleplay time! 

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Edit:

This is not a detail post (i.e. it's not listed on the front page under "the Egghead's Guide to Equestria"), but I thought this was worth sharing. This is going to become important soon enough, so...

Opposition to Equestria Forward: the ERN

Opposition to Equestria Forward was mainly concentrated in rural areas of Equestria away from the coasts. At first, with the incremental reforms at the start of the program, opposition manifested in the form of strongly worded letters to newspaper editors, small protests, and (once the radio and television stations began operations in 1101,) call-in segments to national radio shows. In 1103, the various scattered groups of opponents to the program formed an umbrella opposition movement called Equestrians for a Return to Normalcy, or the ERN for short. The group was run by ponies who believed that the best way to dismantle Equestria Forward was to take over the program from the inside and turn Princess Twilight's reform machinery against her. To this end, the ERN ran in regional and local elections in the interior regions of the country, pushing their message for a return to the "old days". The group proved to be surprisingly successful in this regard, winning dozens of seats in provincial legislatures, before scoring a major victory in 1106: the ERN won a razor-thin majority in the legislature of the prairie region of Agrania. At its height, the group boasted having more than 500,000 members.

However, despite these victories, the ERN soon had to face reality. The group formed in 1103, and only won its first provincial election in 1106. That year, EQF was entering its final phase: political reform. Some more hardline members of the ERN soon grew agitated with the moderate elements within the group and their failure to enact a reversal of the program. This state of affairs was not helped when several hardline nobles, agitated with their own failure to derail the Rainbow Falls Summit that summer, began to fund the hardline elements within the group. With the new funds, it wasn't long before ERN members gained access to new (and in some cases, experimental) technology, including new weapons.

Under increasing internal pressure to score a quick victory, the moderate leadership of the ERN soon decided that they would bet the group's future on one last push: stir up enough anger among rural Equestrians to deny the ratification of the new constitution. Traveling the countryside, ERN members rallied against Princess Twilight's "destruction of the Equestrian way of life," and said that the new "constitution" would only serve to "drive a stake through the heart of all we've held dear these last few generations." Despite winning some new support and managing to court more moderate members, the leaders of the ERN failed in their goal. The constitution was overwhelmingly ratified in late 1107, completing Equestria Forward.

On January 1, 1108 (ironically, the day the constitution became effective,) a group of angry hardliners, calling themselves the "Bucktooth Seven", soon staged a coup within the ERN organization, purging the moderates from the leadership before mounting a thorough "purification" of the organization's membership. It was soon decided that with the failure of the ERN to stop Equestria Forward through peaceful means at the ballot box, they would have to get their message across in a...less peaceful...manner.

11:00 PM Canterlot time, Thursday. Radio transmission from 101.7 FM out of Canterlot, right at the end of its "Thursday Night Metal Power Hour" and the subsequent commercial block.

...It's the best medicine you can buy to deal with the cutie pox, get POXI-CLEAN today! Available over-the-counter at most pharmacies.

(The prerecorded commercial loop ends, and a female's voice hits the airwaves.)

Good evening, it's 61 degrees here in Canterlot, and here is the latest news.

Security has been dramatically tightened across the capital in anticipation of tomorrow morning's tripartite session. Random roadblocks have been set up by the Royal Guard and Capital Police, and passengers arriving by rail are subject to random screening. The advanced security precautions come in advance of Prince Blueblood's address to the princesses, the Crown Council, and the magistrates of the Royal Court on a topic that his aides repeatedly referred to as "one of grave importance to the realm's security". No further information was given. The address will be closed off to the public, but will be televised by PBE on its Radio F2 and Government TV channels.

In national news, police believe that they are closing in on a lead in its investigations into both the deadly Applelanta train derailment on Monday and the subsequent power outage. The city's police chief explains:

"Thanks to the efforts of our fellow officers, we are closing in on a lead in the investigation into Monday's incidents. Also, we got a tip from TPL on the cause behind the power failure that same day. Our top priority is the train derailment, but we hope to come to a conclusion on these incidents within the next two weeks."

* Audible groaning can be heard before the tape cuts out. *

The crash has claimed 174 victims, while area hospitals continue to treat 42 victims. Regular service has since resumed on most subway lines, but advanced security precautions have been taken. Tropicala Power & Light, the incumbent power company for much of the area, says that electric service has been restored to 99% of its customers.

Applelanta police are also investigating a bombing outside the City Lights Hotel that led to a few fatalities. At the moment, there is no confirmed connection between that bombing and Monday's incidents. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Last night, parts of the Canterlotian suburb of Horndon were locked down by police after a report of a bomb was received from behind City Hall. The police did not find a bomb, but security has since been tightened in downtown Horndon.

Tomorrow, Meteo Equestria does not plan any rain showers for the Canterlot area. Expect highs in the mid 70s. More of your favorite tunes are coming up after the break.

(Another prerecorded commercial loop starts.)

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8:41 AM Manehattan time, Friday morning.

He had set his alarm to go off at 9, but Compass Meridian couldn't help but wake up early. It was a big day after all; the Wonderbolts were coming to town today!

If everything was "normal" in Applelanta, he would have been in class by now. But in the aftermath of Monday's tragedies and the subsequent power outage, classes were cancelled for the week at his university. The city's spirits were down, so it was hoped that the Wonderbolts show would help improve city morale.

While Compass was eating breakfast, he decided to turn on his small television set to see what was going on.

By now, most television services were back to normal, and regular programming had resumed. On the other hoof, there was more concerning news. The talking heads on the TV channels were discussing a report that the "Equestrians for a Return to Normalcy" - ERN - group was claiming that there would be "Tartarus to pay" unless the Equestria Forward program was dismantled and Princess Twilight abdicated.

Not that we'd know, he thought. Indeed, residents were free to move about, businesses were open, and events were being held as scheduled, but police were absolutely everywhere. In fact, maybe this was why more and more businesses were opening up, there was a sense of security.

Twenty minutes later, Compass turned off the television before grabbing a little pouch that he then tied to his neck. Because of the heightened security, full saddlebags probably wouldn't be allowed to be brought into TPL Metro Arena.

"Let's see, ID...some bits for concessions...subway card...glasses...watch...that's everything!" Before heading out the door, he looked back one last time to ensure he didn't forget anything.

Feeling that he had everything he needed, he stepped outside and closed the door.

Yes. In fact, there are threads where I type out a post, prepare to hit "reply", but back out at the last second to continue lurking.

Introvert. I'm not the kind of person who goes out of his way to go to parties and meet anyone and everyone. I wouldn't consider myself "reclusive" though, as I can manage a social event just fine...just don't expect me to hit the dance floor or anything like that.

The longest time I've been awake without losing awareness of what's around me (i.e. falling asleep) was when I pulled an all nighter on a trip from Atlanta to New York last year...so roughly 28 hours.

330,104...just 669,896 to go.

MLP: Discussed in vivid detail here.

Sonic: Back in March 2008, my family got digital cable for the first time ever. One of the interesting aspects of digital cable was the on demand service, in which many different entertainment companies and broadcast networks make episodes of their shows available for viewing anytime. One of those companies was a certain 4Kids Entertainment, and one of those shows was a certain Sonic X. I decided to watch some episodes, and it wasn't long before I found myself hooked on the show. Eventually, my Sonic fandom-related portfolio grew; I soon bought some of the games (I remember Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity as my first) and guidebooks, and joined Wikia in 2008 just to participate in the Sonic News Network and Sonic Fanon Wiki. Looking back on it, those were the darkest days of my time on the internet. Eventually, I grew disillusioned with the Sonic fanbase; while I still keep up with the comics, I can't say I'm much of a Sonic fan anymore.

Anime: My most recent (and current) stint with the anime community began in late 2013, when I decided to hop on the nostalgia train and watch old episodes of Pokemon. It wasn't long before I started keeping up with the kind of late-night anime that people usually talk about, like Kill la Kill (which was airing at the time). I've lost count of how many shows I've now watched.

I promised that I'd post here today, so here it is.

As I outlined in my blog post this morning, I've decided to try and continue this roleplay from where it left off. That said, if you're no longer willing to participate (out of fear that I'll leave again, lack of interest, etc.), just leave a reply! If there are no registered participants left, I'll reboot this roleplay.

I don't feel that this is a roleplay that should be permanently abandoned, as there's just been too much work put into it.

Thanks for reading this, and sorry for the long absence! 

Local news bulletin, 10:00 PM (Manehattan time) Wednesday, as heard on 95.7 The Buck (EBUC)

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Good evening everypony, you're listening to 95.7 The Buck, Manehattan's most popular commercial radio station! Here's a check of the local and national headlines. The Deputy Mayor of Manehattan, Turquoise Umbrella, was arrested this afternoon on corruption charges. The prosecutor in charge of the case has not yet made any further details clear, but had repeatedly signaled over the last few months that such a charge was coming. The embattled deputy mayor's successor, Side Sweeper, is expected to formally take the position later today.

In other news, both spans of the Bronclyn Bridge have been reopened to vehicular traffic, after police confirmed that the suspicious device attached to one of the cables on the inbound span was deemed to be nothing more than an empty soda can. While the Manehattan Police Service asserts that empty soda cans can pose "dangerous consequences" to the general public, commuters' reaction was swift and furious, with angry ponies leaving strongly-worded messages on the MPS's website and phone lines. The municipal government has promised to launch an investigation.

In national news, there still hasn't been any arrest in the ongoing investigation into Monday's deadly train derailment in Applelanta. The first funerals for the deceased passengers are expected to take place later today.

Security has been stepped up in the national capital ahead of Friday's joint speech, to be delivered by Prince Blueblood. The full details of the speech have not yet been released, but it is expected to center around the Equestria Forward program, of which the Prince is an outspoken critic. The meeting will not be open to the public for "security reasons", but it will be televised on PBE Government TV.

Finally, the weather. Meteo Equestria has scheduled a brief rain shower to take place between 5:40 and 6:15 pm tomorrow night, but otherwise, mostly sunny skies are expected. Expect a high of around 61 degrees, or 10 degrees centigrade.

You can always find more news wherever and whenever you need it; just log on to the website of our partner newspaper, the Manehattan General-Standard!

Commercials? I could try to fit that in somehow.

Anyway, here's the Canterlot map. It's still a work in progress (still need to label the railways and add more points of interest,) but it's something. The roads are that curvy; for the most part, Canterlot is hilly-to-mountainous. Also, unlike Applelanta, which is a city within the larger region of Tropicala, Canterlot is a regional municipality, surrounded by noble-filled and high-class suburbs in the surrounding region of Unicornia.

I said I was going to make post #2 tonight, but I'll hold that off until I wake up.

Is this thing on? Is this thing on? Oh, it is? Okay...

Oh man, where's the time gone? Hey everyone, I should apologize for the very long delay in things here, but I've been really sick (pollen + common cold = endless bed rest) and really busy (college is demanding) with real-life projects and such. Now that I'm feeling better and college work has lessened a bit, I can finally catch up on everything I missed here....just in time for Season 5 too! 

A few notes:

1) I have a Canterlot map on the way for tomorrow. It was actually going to be today, but my laptop crapped out before I had a chance to save the dang SVG file! As for a map of Equestria, I found an old one I made a year back out of boredom, so I'll repurpose that one and hopefully have it up by the middle or end of the month.

2) With the exception of EnderPrince (who had extenuating circumstances,) everyone has posted since March 18, so the inactivity check wasn't necessary this week.

3) I will be skipping ahead to Friday in-roleplay. Here's how it will work: I'm actually going to make three to four back-to-back posts in the RP thread starting tonight and moving through Monday morning (Earth time). The first one will wrap up the little AMC/High Voltage/Lektra sub-plot (it might feel a bit...sudden), then the next two will be news bulletins, similar to the ones from the start of the roleplay. They will mark the end of each day. My final post will take place on Friday morning, right before Blueblood is scheduled to give his big speech in Canterlot.

4) I'm going to be creating an "assistant DM" position. Although I love this roleplay, college stress is catching up - the end of the semester means projects and finals - and I'm still recovering from this sickness. Hence, after this weekend, I'll be popping in and out of this site over the next month or so, but I don't want this RP to go unsupervised while I'm gone. The "assistant DM" will have the powers I have, including, but not limited to approving new players, enforcing the rules, and moving the story along in a way that fits the roleplay. The assistant DM will have to be devoted, up to speed on the rules, respectful, active, and rational towards other players, but not be afraid to issue sanctions or kick players if things get far out of hand. If you're interested, do not message me, leave a reply here. Because you'll be helping to oversee the roleplay (especially when I'm not around,) you'll need to have the confidence of the users here.

Anyway, that's all for now! I'll be making my first of a series of posts before I go to bed tonight. Enjoy, and here's to a successful season 5 of MLP:FiM!

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EDIT (5:35 AM ET): A little rushed, but it's 5:35 in the morning, what do you expect? When I said it was sudden, I meant it. The skip has begun! 

(Local time: 2:02 PM Tuesday)

It was unfortunate that High Voltage didn't get to investigate that matter further. She still doesn't know how she did it, but Sparkwing came speeding back to the hospital. Before High Voltage even had a chance to say goodbye to Lektra, she was whisked into the TPL truck. She wanted to wave goodbye out the passenger window, but she was disoriented from being thrown into the vehicle.

After taking a moment to regain her senses, High Voltage wanted to know what the rush was for.

Without taking her eyes of the streets in front of her, Sparkwing answered her question. "Well, um, you see, as it turns out, the bosses back in the Tampa Neigh region wanted us back by 6 PM, not 6 AM tomorrow. I had just returned to the hotel when I got the call from our superiors. Oh, you wouldn't believe how fast I moved everything out of that hotel room!"

"Yeah, but we still have four hours. Did you do the sweep?"

Sporting a sheepish grin on her face, Sparkwing responded, "Heh...heh...no. I thought that we could do that now."

High Voltage groaned, a bit miffed that Sparkwing didn't follow her instructions. But, there was work to be done.

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(Local time: 6:13 PM Tuesday)

The "sweep" only took the pair two hours, before they declared the Applelanta power grid stable and went back home. High Voltage and Sparkwing got back to "home base" at around 5:30 that afternoon. While Sparkwing was busy unloading the equipment from the truck, High Voltage took out a small journal and made a note to herself.

"Back home...still no clue on what that device was...pulled out before more clues could be found...should go back when I can to figure out what it does. Oh, but I made two new friends today, so that's good. - HiVol"

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11:59 PM Tuesday, LOVE Radio Applelanta, news bulletin

You're listening to ELVE-FM Applelanta, LOVE Radio, your source for the best music to set a date to. Hope all you fillies and gentlecolts are enjoying your night. We'll have some more tunes coming up in a few minutes, but first, a check of the headlines from our friends at Radio Equestria. See you soon~

There's an audible static snip, before a gruff newsreader takes to the airwaves.

Good evening, it is midnight in Manehattan and 11pm in Canterlot, here is the latest from Radio Equestria News. In Applelanta, the southeastern city shaken by Monday's subway derailment, police have told the press that they are getting closer to a lead, but no suspects have been identified. On Tuesday, a car bomb went off not too far from the City Lights Hotel, not too far from downtown. There was one fatality and a few injuries, but the hotel remains open under tight security. The nearby Applelanta Medical Center was knocked off the power grid around midday today, not long after power was restored to the city following an EMP attack on Monday. TPL, the local power utility, and police have not determined who was responsible for the brief hospital power outage. On a positive note, the public school district plans to reopen on Wednesday under tight security, and many colleges and universities plan to reopen for class Wednesday as well. Many businesses that were closed Monday and Tuesday plan to reopen tomorrow as well.

On Friday in Canterlot, there will be a tripartite session of the three national government branches: the Crown Council, the Privy Court, and the three Princesses. The session was requested by Prince Blueblood, who would not disclose further details on the schedule or the content of the speech. Analysts believe that the speech will be on the topic of Equestria Forward, the far-sweeping reform program initiated by Princess Twilight Sparkle more than fifteen years ago. The speech will be broadcast live on PBE Government TV and on various radio stations.

Stocks today were down overall. Meteo Equestria continues to hold off on scheduling rain showers, but a spokespony says that the weather agency plans to resume scheduled precipitation on Thursday.

That's all from me, I'll be back in an hour.

Another audible snip is heard, before the LOVE Radio DJ returns to the air.

And that was the news. Pretty scary stuff's been happening this week, but I'm sure you and your loved ones will make it out just fine. More music is on the way~

Recovering from a sickness and a huge college workload. At least season 5 starts tomorrow.

You can't say that stuff with certainty. In fact, here's my opinion: Equestria - and by extension, the world it is a part of - does have its fair share of problems, but we never see them because of the limitations of the target demographic for the show. Hasbro would not approve of a My Little Pony show where there are rapes, assaults, thefts, violence, conflict, and blatant discrimination.

Equestria is only as "peaceful" as it is by necessity. In fact, Equestria does have armed, land-driven, and foreign conflict¹ and discrimination driven by stereotypes and prejudice².

¹ Applebuck Season (but with pies and wagons replacing tanks and bombs) and A Canterlot Wedding (an attempted coup d'etat and takeover by a hostile foreign power).

² Bridle Gossip.

So, my username is skbl17. At first glance, it seems like a random string of letters and numbers, but there's an actual meaning behind it. To see it, we have to break down "skbl17" into two parts.

skbl17 = skbl + 17

The skbl is short for "school bus lover" (if you want to know why it's then not "scbl" instead of "skbl", it has to do with Gmail.) When I was younger, I was a school bus enthusiast. I was fascinated by these giant yellow vehicles that are given the monumental task of getting millions of students to and from school every day. You could say that I became a bit obsessed; I had several school bus models, owned a red notebook full of school bus drawings, and could name almost every brand of school bus (IC, Thomas, AmTran, Ward, Blue Bird, etc.) and could even tell what year they were from just by looking at the exterior and listening to the engine note. I'm not like that anymore, but I can't deny the fact that I was an enthusiast. Looking back on those days, I will admit that it was an odd phase of my life, but it was just as much a part of me as black hair and glasses.

The 17 is much simpler. That's how old I was when I created this account and my "skbl17" accounts on all related websites.

@ @bronislav84

(Local time: 1:31 PM Tuesday)

When the group arrived at the Applelanta Medical Center, the generator was starting to run low on fuel. The hospital outage didn't take long to fix at all. The outside lines were fine, and the medical appliances, lights, and computers were just off, not damaged. High Voltage opted to use her magic to do a quick scan of the local network; sure enough, there was a huge choke point in the basement utility room.

Opening the door to the dark utility room, the group began to look around. On her inspection, the equipment looked fine, as did the wires. Her colleague Sparkwing's search didn't go well, either, but just before they were about to leave the room, she noticed something. It looked like a small box attached the main breaker system. Sparkwing decided to motion the others over.

"Hey, check this out! We missed this box before." She said.

High Voltage didn't see anything at first, until she squinted. It was a small box, about the size of a half deck of cards. Oddly, it was humming and vibrating a bit. "Wow, this thing is well-camouflaged. It doesn't seem like a part of this system; it's almost as if it was added-on. What would happen if I removed it?"

The mare tried to remove the 'box' with her magic, which happened after a few tugs. At first, nothing happened, but after a few seconds, the power started to come back on. Upstairs, there were cries of "Finally!" and "Thank Celestia!", and while High Voltage and Sparkwing were happy, they couldn't help but be even more suspicious of the mysterious device. It wasn't giving off magic; if it had, High Voltage would have known.

If it wasn't magic, she thought, then what was it? "Maybe we should ask Lektra and see if she has an idea. One thing's for sure; this isn't magic."

"Good idea," Sparkwing responded. "Oh, and be mindful of the time, HV! Remember, we're still in deactivation mode; we've got to finish that sweep and head back home. I don't think our boss would be too happy if she found out that we stayed in Applelanta longer than expected."

High Voltage was about to scold her for using that nickname again, but her eyes went wide. Time...? Sure enough, looking at a nearby wall clock, she saw that it was about 1:30 in the afternoon. Horseapples! I should be halfway done with my sweep of the city by now! They needed to hurry, but they still needed to talk to Lektra about the device! Maybe if they split up, they could get their tasks done quicker.

"Sparkwing, here." She tossed her the keys to the utility truck. "I want you to finish the sweep without me; if anypony asks about my whereabouts, just say that I'm in a 'tie-up' at the hospital. When you're done, fill in the report and meet me back here. We won't make it back home in time if we don't split up for now."

"What are you going to do?" Sparkwing asked as she grabbed the keys.

"I'm going to tell the other utility personnel and hospital security that this was quite possibly outside sabotage. This device is evidence, but I still need to speak with Lektra first. Even though this doesn't seem to be magical in nature, I just want to be sure."

Sparkwing nodded, before she went out the door. High Voltage saw her off, before turning back to talk with everypony else.

> 10 notifications in 12 hours   

Yeesh, what happened this morning?

Wait. Friday? Isn't the RP right now in the middle of Tuesday?

That's quite a leap. Let me get in a post first, anyway. Since Lumin is starting in Canterlot, it doesn't really matter until he arrives, I guess.

The plan has been to skip ahead to Friday for a while now. Just have to wrap up some things first.

@@skbl17
The Equestrian Strategies Group, like the Royal Militaries that have a Research and Development Team, also have an R&D Team of their own.

The R&D are developing a bipedal armored vehicle which its purpose will be used in two separate variants.
The ABV M2 is a combat model which will be providing high mobile armor support. M2 comes equipped with a mounted 40mm Grenade launcher, a 12.7 mm cannon and a HED.(High Explosive Defense) Trophy detection countermeasure. It.also comes with REA Reactive armor.

The ABV Peacemaker is a Riot Control non lethal variant. With no reactive, it trades lethality for.non lethal weaponry.
Its equipped with a Vortex.Ring shell rifle and tear gas grenade, launcher. As added for crowd control the Peacemaker is also equipped with an S-MINE launcher that is converted to shower rubber pellets onto large crowds.

The design was based.off the Royal Militaries AWV G1 code named Gigantor.
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121106152508/halo/images/4/48/Mantis.png


By comparison the two have a near similar.design. The differences: Gigantor stands at past 24 feet tall versus the ABV at only 13 feet.

The ABV's Chassis which hold the operator is balanced between the leg supports where as the Gigantor chassis stands upon support above its legs.

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/killzone/images/7/7e/Killzone_2_ISA_Exoskeleton_by_Etch06.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110506235100

So military tech? I don't have a problem with it at first glance.

Well, I plan on posting in the RP thread within the next 24 hours. I should warn you all that this will be my last regular "dialogue" post for a bit, as I plan on moving ahead to Friday morning in-roleplay.

Unless you give prior notice, right skbl? I was out for what felt like longer than 2 weeks. Freaking cold after Ponycon. I'm not fully rid of it yet, actually.

Yes. Plus, I think rule #10 came into effect after your post-Ponycon cold came up.

Why, thank you. I shall participate forthwith.

Are you drawing attention to a specific rule, or are you just giving a general notice?

A few weeks ago, an inactivity rule was imposed (rule #10). I noticed that roughly half of the players on the registered players list hadn't posted since December, so after consulting with the current roleplayers, the rule was enacted.

Remember to post at least once every two weeks! 

Hello! I heard about this RP from @bronislav84 and thought I might apply to join, if that's all right.

Here's my character:

[Luminous Scroll]

I think he'd start in Canterlot, if he's approved.

Thanks!

 

Suukorak

Approved. Be mindful of the rules!

@@skbl17

Hey there!

 

If its okay with you I'd like to introduce a technological armored vehicle that I'd like to propose, or rather get an.okay with you

 

I know its a technologically advanced Equestria but I felt its best to check in with you before I.just start throwing in my own ideas of tech.

What idea do you have in mind?