The Historian

Usually goes to my hobby. Admittedly, I probably invest more in that than I should. But oh well.

This is easily one of the worst parts about being an MtF transgender. Facial hair is stupid. Delete it.

I'm getting laser hair removal, hopefully starting this summer so it will no longer be a blight upon my face.

If you pour the milk first, you are a Satanic heathen.

In a way, sort of. A friend at work put it best: a computer is a rock we shoot lightning through to trick it into thinking. And, honestly, that's not even all that out of scope.

It's not an either or situation here. It's a mixture of both. You have to be born with a certain aptitude and capacity to absorb and understand the things that you learn in your life. This comes easier for some but it is not impossible if the aptitude is slightly muted compared to another.

Basically, it breaks down like this: intelligence the capacity to learn and understand, being smart is using intellect or knowledge in a practical manner and being wise is knowing when to apply that intellect and knowledge and when to not.

Right now, I am a web developer, (unofficial) manager of the ecommerce department, a database administrator (of sorts) and a tier 3 support engineer.

Suffice to say, I wear a lot of hats where I work.

I'd pay off my loans, pay off my mom and dad's house, complete my gender transition, buy some super rare PC games then invest the remainder. Whoever gave me the loan? They can kick rocks, lmao.

I honestly don't even know. It was some plain DOS and Windows 3.1 box my dad got in the very early 90s. So... brand? I have no idea.

The one after it was a Compaq then I started building my own.

Probably the time I got my hand crunched in a car door. The pain was bad.

Then again, the unholy, unmerciful abdominal pain I sometimes get is probably worse.

Introverted then, introverted now. I have never been the most social person, nor do I really desire that.

Military time isn't the same as twenty-four hour time. They are distinct, albeit closely related.

That said, I can read 24 hour time without any trouble. Most systems I work in use it so it's become second nature.

You might be wondering. What the hell does "Love & Rescue" entail? I mulled around a few other titles but landed on this one because it perfectly encapsulates the two main parts of the story that I, and anyone who joins, will build out. The starting premise may seem a tad cliched but MLP is full of those so it fits right in. Anyhow, the starting premise is that our pastel pony friends have somehow ended up on a very familiar world - our own. Yes, ponies on Earth. But that is only part one.

The first, smaller arc follows our tiny equines as they work to integrate into an entirely foreign society. We'll see the highs... and the very lows. Much of human society, at least in this story, is supportive and accepting, but there remains that contingent that is much less accepting. And even less so of those humans who forge relationships with their equine friends. That leads to the second, and longest, arc of the story.

The second arc will show the hostility from those who are less than enthralled that humans are spending intimate time with ponies as they would humans. In the start of this arc, it remains angry comments online and nasty comments in the streets. But, as things march forward and there are interspecies marriages, the hostility grows and the 'affronted' protest the legality of these unions then harass interspecies couples. However, when genetic scientists develop a method by which a human and pony couple could breed, certain groups began to coalesce. I have yet to name the organization that serves as the main antagonizing force but they are a coalesced group of extremists from many religions, denominations and sects. They are not limited to any particular belief system, but are united in their absolute hatred for those in humanity who have, as they'd say, "gone too far."

The second arc is the meat of the story and where our antagonists become a central theme. It's where we learn who leads it and where we learn their motives. Based in the States, they enact a plan to systematically capture as many ponies as ponies to be massacred in a horrific world broadcast. It is their way of displaying their ideals. This is where all of our main characters must make a choice: do they risk death to save their loved one or do they simply grieve and move on? This is where we, the band of heroes, come together to rescue our significant others. This will be like many action-driven pieces of media. The action will take place here.

When the task is complete, we wind down with the third arc. It will be the shortest arc and will detail the heroes uniting again with their loved ones and will end with a short epilogue.

Now that you know the basic plot, which we'll fill in as time goes, who's up for an adventure? I am looking for, at most, five other souls who wish to go on this journey.

Before we can begin in earnest, I would like to outline a few ground rules. I would prefer that everyone adhere to these so as not to make this less serious than I am aiming for. Additionally, this story will involve some... action movie scenes... in many places. That means there will be coarse language, people dying, among other things. If you're at all squeamish, this is not the story for you.

Rule 1: Your primary character must be human. No ifs, ands our buts about it. The story's central premise is that affection knows no bounds and can cross even species, so long as the other species is equally sapient. An addendum to this is that everyone must play at least ONE romantic interest for another participant such that it is split more evenly among everyone.

Rule 2: In selecting a partner that your character has taken, I am restricting it to less prominent characters. What this means entails is that anyone who is part of the Mane 6 or their family, or a pony with a prominent role within the show (the CMC, any princess or Starlight Glimmer for example) is out. Sorry, no original ponies please since I do not want anyone having to roleplay with themselves. As much as possible of course. Also, no fighting over a character.

Rule 3: Being an action oriented story, there will be gruesome scenes and 'inappropriate' language. Keep it to a relatively R-rated level without going too overboard. I don't want heavily detailed depictions of torture or anything. Allude to it but don't be detailed. The same goes for anything that's on the lewd side. Allude, but don't be explicit.

Rule 4: I expect a modicum of technical writing ability. This includes proper punctuation and properly formatted writing styles. I expect replies to be written in the form of a short story or novel. If you intend to use stars to denote actions or write everything in italics, please do not join. Additionally, I plan on putting this in the 'advanced' section so a minimum of 1000 characters will be required so no one liners please.

Rule 5: When designing your character, do not make them completely perfect in every single way. This is meant to be ordinary people taking up arms to be with those they love. Your character doesn't need to be fancy or have some elaborate backstory, but should just be realistic. Hell, you can depict yourself if you really wanted to. At a minimum, we'll need a name, age, skillset, a basic description, a bit about their personality and whom they've chosen as a partner. If you want a little backstory, that's cool and the gang! You can define your characters right in here. I don't really require a super formal character sheet.

I will be playing two heroes, along with the major players in the militant organization and romantic interests of course.

Name - Alexander "Alex" Redman
Eye Color - blue
Hair Color - dark brown
Height - 5'7"
Weight - ~170 lbs
Age - 30
Partner - (a very much adult) Twist
Occupation - software developer
Skills - technological proficiency, marksmanship, mechanic proficiency
Info - An average IT type who wears glasses and has somewhat messy hair. He's the friendly type, having little trouble with even the most difficult clients. He is the son of a Marine and a housewife and his father taught him to shoot and how to be handy with tools. Always a bit of an oddball in some ways, he met an Earth pony who was perfect for him and they soon got married. When not working, he's with his wife or out with his buds from work.

Name - Mika Winters
Eye Color - heterochromia (one green, one blue)
Hair Color - strawberry blonde
Height - 5'2"
Weight - ~115 lbs
Age - 23
Partner - Thunderlane
Occupation - restaurant manager
Skillset - medical
Info - Mika is a soft-hearted woman with a true heart of gold. She's friendly, outgoing and very charming. Right now, she manages a restaurant while working to become registered nurse. It was her and her dad for most of her life, and her father was a surgeon. He fostered the zeal to help anyone she could. Unsurprisingly to her father but a shock to her coworkers, she married a stallion who, incidentally, swept her off of her feet.

There are five slots open. Who's going to join? Who's up for a life or death mission to save your loved one?

Mine was shite. I didn't get much done after getting stuck on a Mac JRE failure. Even development was like "fuck if I know." So I wrote a shell script to get around it. ugh.

Sleeping. My entire career is centered around using a computer. I spend all day on one then play video games when I get home. I really don't do much else.

In my experience, it's misunderstood at best. I am often derided for being an introvert and not really wanting to go out or be social. That has never been my thing, nor will it ever be.

There is still a noticeable amount of negativity towards the introverted. I haven't seen it shown in a positive light very often and many of us are judged... and quite harshly.

When I'm in a severely depressive slump, I can barely get out bed, let alone exercise. When I do manage to get out of bed, the only thing that helps is writing while listening to my favorite music. Putting things down on paper... quite literally... helps me work through things. Usually.

Other times, I just isolate and try to sleep until things get better. But... with a full time job, that never works out. Working through severe depression... not recommended.

I don't. At all. Unless, maybe, it's a metal version or something. Otherwise, I steer clear.

5 hours ago, Super Splashee said:

Okay, so Windows Me, if installed slightly wrong, hacked, or pirated, gets all kinds of Registry errors, and you can only boot into Safe Mode.

Windows Me, while being faster to boot, and having a pre-installed Windows 2000 color theme, is not worth it! Windows 98 Second Edition was updated and fixed more times, and ran pretty good compared to Windows Me.

If I could find the proof that made Windows Me so bad, I would tell you. But the code used to disable DOS, as well as the boot into Windows is very difficult to understand.

Windows ME is top level trash, but it turned out the factory OS was ME, not XP like we thought. Suffice to say, we never did another WinME machine again. And this from the dorks who bought new parts for a Windows 98SE PC in the late 2000s.

My plans are the following: work. That's it. I might try to squeeze some voice training in there but I'll mostly be working.

They do in the US. It's called the "gub'mint." Don't kid yourself, corporations run this shit.

On 4/5/2020 at 11:40 PM, AlicornSpell said:

But isn't having someone who's like a sibling to you a lot better than having a romantic partner is?

Also, because of her being like a sister to you, wouldn't you be closer to her than you would with a romantic partner? 

For some things, yes. But I don't see her the same way as I do, say, my boyfriend. She and I tried that once and it didn't work out. Been really close friends ever since.

That being said, I still have romantic partners because I have that need, which my friendships do not fulfill.

I was working on a Windows ME (red flag number one) box with my dad and we got a message that told us the "registry had been reset." Curious, but didn't think much of it and redid the work. Then it happened again. And again. And again. Any time we did anything with that godforsaken pile of garbage, it reset. We just gave up on that endeavor.

Cracked out the recent MW again. New weapons and maps are pretty good. Startin' that Damascus grind tho.

SimCity 2000: priscilla. Grants a debug menu with lots of fun shit in it.

SimCity 3000: i am weak. Makes most things free. Fun to use.

Celebrity worship is nauseating. They're talented at something... I guess? But am I supposed to give a shit? Because I don't. I think they're overpaid burdens to society, but, hey, that's just one woman's opinion.