ooc A Temporal Odyssey (Yes, DJ's back!)

[Inactive01 5,299]

Hehe, Sterling and Blue Note are certainly going to help out with our stun spells! (Hopefully)

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Sterling Crimson, Also, as Clover suggested, Sterling could hit anypony injured with an anti pain spell, like the zebra guard who was hurt. That way, Klackon won't be able to feed off pain, cuz there won't be any!

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Does it count as meta gaming if we take the time to discuss combat tactics and strategic options in the OOC thread? 

[Zhooves 843]

 

 

*cough*Chandelier*cough*

 

Actually, I had something like that in mind earlier today~

I REALLY hope I didn't go too far with that last post... Just thought showing the synced cooperation between them would also be an idea~

Also, the spinny-part was mostly a distraction to get North around Klackon quickly~

[Steel Accord 6,660]

 

Actually, I had something like that in mind earlier today~

I REALLY hope I didn't go too far with that last post... Just thought showing the synced cooperation between them would also be an idea~

Also, the spinny-part was mostly a distraction to get North around Klackon quickly~

 

 

Dude! That was awesome! Brohoof! /)*

[Zhooves 843]

Dude! That was awesome! Brohoof! /)*

Whoo - I didn't mess up~

*returns brohoof*

/)*(\

[Steel Accord 6,660]

That last post was a tearjerker. 

@@lincolnshirepony,

 

Really?

 

I thought the situation was pretty clear cut right and wrong. The only thing that made it complicated was the Changeling's deception. And even then, only one of them was outright evil. 

[lincolnshirepony 527]

 

Really?

 

I thought the situation was pretty clear cut right and wrong. The only thing that made it complicated was the Changeling's deception. And even then, only one of them was outright evil. 

 

That post wasn't intended as declaration deeming the situation morally ambiguous; it was meant to show Blue Note's confusion. She's never seen death like that before, and the most recent post was meant to show her very first thoughts about the situation. Within the context of MLP as a show, most of the villains defeated were not killed (Sombra is the only one that's unclear). The concept of killing an evil foe to serve justice is something she hasn't been given exposure to, and now she's just witnessed it firsthand. Combine that with the uncertainty about this journey she was already feeling and uncertainty about correct morality in general, and she's going to be incapable of seeing the good and the evil immediately after the situation. 

[Steel Accord 6,660]

That post wasn't intended as declaration deeming the situation morally ambiguous; it was meant to show Blue Note's confusion. She's never seen death like that before, and the most recent post was meant to show her very first thoughts about the situation. Within the context of MLP as a show, most of the villains defeated were not killed (Sombra is the only one that's unclear). The concept of killing an evil foe to serve justice is something she hasn't been given exposure to, and now she's just witnessed it firsthand. Combine that with the uncertainty about this journey she was already feeling and uncertainty about correct morality in general, and she's going to be incapable of seeing the good and the evil immediately after the situation. 

 

Right, sorry. I keep forgetting there's a significant dissonance between Blue Note and yourself. It's quite interesting considering the rest of us play more or less direct reflections of ourselves.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

All right, for the latest post, NOPONY respond except Sterling!

 

. . . For obvious reasons.

 

God, I miss Maggie.   

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

All right, for the latest post, NOPONY respond except Sterling! . . . For obvious reasons. God, I miss Maggie.

 

*sigh* Me too man, me too... I wish she was still part of the group...

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

@@Sterling Crimson

@@lincolnshirepony

@@Steel Accord

@@Pripyat Pony

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@@Zhooves

@@Wayzer

 

No one would object to me making a little timeskip would they? I don't honk there's much more for us on the journey back, as it'll be pretty much the same as the journey there. I was thinking a timeskip to Canterlot Castle maybe?

[Zhooves 843]

@,

I don't mind - North and Midnatt are both just hanging onto stuff anyways~ 

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Sure, that makes sense. 

 

Again, sorry. Class has taken up more time than I even thought it would.

[lincolnshirepony 527]

I'm cool with a time skip. Might as well get straight to the action.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@, I would be fine with that.

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

Ok then! Time skip time! ^^

 

Though has anyone heard anything from @Wayzer lately?

[Zhooves 843]

Ok then! Time skip time! ^^

 

Though has anyone heard anything from @Wayzer lately?

Nope... Has he been quiet recently?

[Commander Bubbles 1,343]

@@Sterling Crimson

@@Steel Accord

@@Pripyat Pony

@@lincolnshirepony

@@Wayzer

@@Zhooves

 

Not gonna get a post out until I clear my head. In a really bad fucking mood right now.

[Inactive01 5,299]

Dear , @Steel Accord, @Pripyat Pony, @lincolnshirepony, @Wayzer, and @Zhooves,

 

I just wanted to say I'm really sorry about leaving all of you hanging like that. I had to be the bearer of bad news, and this day was just filled with one mental frustration after another. I just felt a rush of anxiety hit me after realizing that graduate school was just a little over a week away... along with so many other things... I felt frustrated and saddened when it was me who had to tell you all the sad news I got from DJ... That he's ending the roleplay here... He's not coming back 100%... I saw the signs when I talked with him personally... He truly felt abandoned by all of us... and he was having so much pain in his school life... like being egged by bullies... and worrying about his medical school entrance... and all the while, he had such wonderful ideas for the roleplay that could never have been realized by this fall the way he intended... 

 

I too was frustrated at myself... I wanted to post so much more... but I had a summer job to worry about... I wanted to post something more creative... but I had the World Cup... and I wanted to add music to the RP... but I couldn't find the inspiration... I want to say sorry to everyone, for I wronged you all in some way... 

 

@Steel Accord I'm sorry. I wanted to interact with Steel more, and I had a plan to be able to let Sterling find a way to reconcile his wife's passing... I'm sorry I couldn't give better advice to you on the PM thread either...

 

I'm sorry for not chatting with you as much. We have lots of differences and you had depression, but that doesn't mean I should have stopped talking with you. I was preoccupied with lots of things, from my job to my musical performance, and I didn't want to fake being interested in what you did, worried that I was lying to you...  I'm sorry for thinking that I was the abandoned one when in reality, people like you needed even more love than me...

 

@Zhooves I'm sorry for not thanking you enough about my avatar. It's an amazing avatar for the roleplay Lincoln and I were doing, and it's become tied with my identity on the forums...

 

@Pripyat Pony I was hoping to have Sterling interact more with Clover, but I'm sorry I couldn't get it done. Like I said, I was so busy, but it wasn't an excuse...

 

@Wayzer I know your OC's a cool one, and I was trying to come up with an idea, but you came so suddenly... and I wasn't sure what to do... I'm sorry for not helping keep the RP together as DJ wanted...

 

and last, but certainly not least...

@lincolnshirepony I'm sorry. I pulled you in here, hoping to help you enjoy roleplaying again... but I've led you to two failed roleplays... both of which I could have helped grow... 

 

And everyone... I'm sorry for everything. For feeling so down... and for feeling so easily pressured and anxious... When things don't go my way, I clam up, and I get mad... It's a weakness I've been wanting to tame for so long... With these responsibilities I've had from graduate school to piano concertos, and lots of other things I haven't even thought of, I crumbled... I felt lonely... and empty. I felt my past haunting me again as I encountered many people who verbally mocked me and pushed me aside like they would to a punching bag... But it's no excuse. I shouldn't have stormed off the way I did... 

 

Please... just... don't hold this against me... I didn't mean to act like a jerk... I felt this negativity well up for so long... I... just burst... If you guys want to finish the RP together, we most certainly can... it's just... I can't be as dedicated given the urgency of my situation... 

 

Finally, I'm scared of myself... I have found so many issues in myself that I thought I had already buried... They all came back in full force at the same time... and I felt so lonely... so abandoned... I'm sorry about those things too... I should have controlled myself better as a man... 

 

I'm sorry...

Sterling Crimson.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

@@Sterling Crimson,

 

That's okay Sterling.

 

If you want to talk about your problems and fears, we always can. Here or elsewhere. Just because DJ is gone doesn't mean we have to stop or even cease talking to each other.

 

We are all friends here after all aren't we? 

[Inactive01 5,299]

@Steel Accord

 

Well... with that in mind... how should we proceed with the rest of the RP? I'm honestly running out of ideas here...

Edited August 21, 2014 by Sterling Crimson

[Steel Accord 6,660]

I say we work to wrapping it up. With the current setup, this could serve as our climax.

 

Perhaps then we could do another sometime in the future.

 

As it stands though, perhaps we should focus more on you and how you're feeling?

[Inactive01 5,299]

 

 

As it stands though, perhaps we should focus more on you and how you're feeling?

 

I'm... I'm feeling a little better after giving out my apology, but I feel terrible... I felt like something had overtaken me... all of my past... all of the worst that happened to me... it just took me over... and I thought like this monster for almost half the day... That being said, I have so many parts of my past that make me feel... weak. I feel like a dunce for it... and I feel like I'm going to die underneath all this pressure... it's like the world's just pushing on my back... and no one wants to help... Even though there are people who want to help... 

[Steel Accord 6,660]

I'm... I'm feeling a little better after giving out my apology, but I feel terrible... I felt like something had overtaken me... all of my past... all of the worst that happened to me... it just took me over... and I thought like this monster for almost half the day... That being said, I have so many parts of my past that make me feel... weak. I feel like a dunce for it... and I feel like I'm going to die underneath all this pressure... it's like the world's just pushing on my back... and no one wants to help... Even though there are people who want to help... 

 

Well why don't we explore this in the hopes of relieving some of those sins?

 

Why did you feel like you had lost a sense of control and why did that bother you?