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

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

Clover would probably struggle with using weapons with magic too, as she's used to utilising her magic in spells and hexes. So the idea of holding a sword would baffle her, cuz she's used to taking a direct approach in offensive magic.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

  On 2014-07-07 at 12:39 PM, Pripyat Pony said:

Clover would probably struggle with using weapons with magic too, as she's used to utilising her magic in spells and hexes. So the idea of holding a sword would baffle her, cuz she's used to taking a direct approach in offensive magic.

 

Then again, considering what we saw Twilight was capable of against Tirek, I think it's pretty safe to say you don't really need a weapon.

 

An appropriate Japanese idiom would be oni ni kanabo. Literally, "giving a club to an oni."

 

Edit: Just now realizing he compared his friend to an ogre.   

Edited July 7, 2014 by Steel Accord

[Zhooves 843]

I might be a little absent this week (not including the weekend), as I'll be doing some pretty heavy work from early in the morning... I feel really sleepy right now, and it's only 21:00 here - that's like 6 hours earlier than my regular sleep-time nowadays~

[Steel Accord 6,660]

@, 

 

DJ! I'm surprised, nay shocked at your conduct! Kicking a bear while he's down, now that's just dishonorable!  :okiedokielokie:  Surely you would not think of doing such to a fellow pony.

 

(Meant in jest my friend, meant in jest)

Edited July 9, 2014 by Akavi

[Steel Accord 6,660]

  On 2014-07-08 at 7:03 PM, Zhooves said:

I might be a little absent this week (not including the weekend), as I'll be doing some pretty heavy work from early in the morning... I feel really sleepy right now, and it's only 21:00 here - that's like 6 hours earlier than my regular sleep-time nowadays~

 

See you and your ponysona are actually quite alike. 

@, 

 

DJ! I'm surprised, nay shocked at your conduct! Kicking a bear while he's down, now that's just dishonorable!   :okiedokielokie:

 

(Meant in jest my friend.

[Zhooves 843]

I hope me last post didn't stick out/deviate in a bad way~

Tell me if ye want it changed~

[Steel Accord 6,660]

  On 2014-07-12 at 1:33 AM, Zhooves said:

I hope me last post didn't stick out/deviate in a bad way~

Tell me if ye want it changed~

 

I don't think so. I do think it should be you that first notices our other group of friends. The odds this assassin faces are about to sway dramatically against him. 

[Steel Accord 6,660]

  On 2014-07-13 at 2:52 AM, ~Drunken Pelipper~ said:

 

@@Sterling Crimson

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@@Pripyat Pony

@@lincolnshirepony

@@Wayzer

@@Zhooves

 

(Listening to this right now lol)

 

 

 

Red saw his comrades take their fighting stance as the assassin drew closer. Drawing his knife, Red slowly made his way to the adversary.

"Lay a single hoof on any of them, and I'll slash your throat right open," Red growled. However, he felt his hoof twitch as he held his knife in fighting position. Sure, he could CQC him into submission and interrogate him, but that would prove quite difficult. As he remembered, the best way to disable an evil unicorn was to not bother at all; it is a lost cause. In other words, he knew he had to kill him. He wished that he didn't have to take his life, but right now, he had no choice. His heart thrust blood throughout his veins, and time seemed to slow as Red focused on the target.

"Is that the way you want to go out?" He almost shouted, stepping further, ready to defend his friends.

Really? Because from all the times we've seen Rarity in trouble, even Twilight from the vines, and what about the guards trapped by the Changelings.

 

Difficult but I'd say trying to restrain a unicorn is far from a fruitless effort.

 

Thanks for the post though. Nice to have another with us.

[Commander Bubbles 1,343]

  On 2014-07-13 at 6:28 PM, Steel Accord said:

Really? Because from all the times we've seen Rarity in trouble, even Twilight from the vines, and what about the guards trapped by the Changelings.

 

Difficult but I'd say trying to restrain a unicorn is far from a fruitless effort.

 

Thanks for the post though. Nice to have another with us.

An evil, batshit insane unicorn might I add

[Steel Accord 6,660]

  On 2014-07-13 at 6:41 PM, ~Drunken Pelipper~ said:

An evil, batshit insane unicorn might I add

 

Touche, but his words might seem to indicate at least one of us, perhaps all of us, is being had. I can just see the shadow of a manipulator hovering over all of us, giggling with glee.

 

Now THAT'S the guy I want to gut!

 

In general, Red seems a little too intense. Look, I know Applejack and all that, but you can't be on full psycho for this entire adventure, you're going to burn yourself out like that. If you want to play a character as vengeful and angry, fine, but you have to know what to get angry AT. Otherwise when Red has something to be legitimately rage filled at, it will just come off as white noise.

[Commander Bubbles 1,343]

  On 2014-07-13 at 7:58 PM, Steel Accord said:

Touche, but his words might seem to indicate at least one of us, perhaps all of us, is being had. I can just see the shadow of a manipulator hovering over all of us, giggling with glee.

 

Now THAT'S the guy I want to gut!

 

In general, Red seems a little too intense. Look, I know Applejack and all that, but you can't be on full psycho for this entire adventure, you're going to burn yourself out like that. If you want to play a character as vengeful and angry, fine, but you have to know what to get angry AT. Otherwise when Red has something to be legitimately rage filled at, it will just come off as white noise.

Who said he's going full on psycho? He's just trying to defend his friends.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

  On 2014-07-13 at 8:21 PM, ~Drunken Pelipper~ said:

Who said he's going full on psycho? He's just trying to defend his friends.

 

"Lay a single hoof on any of them, and I'll slash your throat right open,"

 

vs.

 

"I make no promises, Princess."

 

Who's coming off as more reluctant to kill? The sword fighter or the professional racer?

[Commander Bubbles 1,343]

  On 2014-07-13 at 8:31 PM, Steel Accord said:

"Lay a single hoof on any of them, and I'll slash your throat right open,"

 

vs.

 

"I make no promises, Princess."

 

Who's coming off as more reluctant to kill? The sword fighter or the professional racer?

True... I should just have Red slip and smash his head open.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

  On 2014-07-13 at 8:35 PM, ~Drunken Pelipper~ said:

True... I should just have Red slip and smash his head open.

Well now that's just masochistic. You want to be a badass, that's fine. But Red seems better served by being the Dash kind of badass, too cool for school but that push the right buttons and then she becomes hot blooded.

 

Your problem seems to be that you write very "stream of consciousness" you write Red as according to your current mood rather than according to Red's circumstance. He's still your ponysona, but you have to keep in mind what you would do in their situation as opposed to what you're doing sitting at the computer.

 

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HA! Called it!

 

I knew something fishy was going on here!

Edited July 13, 2014 by Steel Accord

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

  On 2014-07-13 at 9:32 PM, Steel Accord said:

HA! Called it!

 

I knew something fishy was going on here!

*sigh* I guess it's time to give up the act then... Yes, Anthony, you indeed figured out that all was not as it seemed pretty quickly! You got it so fast I thought you'd been cheating! Just kidding! Congrats though, you saw through my plans pretty impressively! Now all that remains is to find out exactly what my plans are...

[Commander Bubbles 1,343]

  On 2014-07-13 at 9:32 PM, Steel Accord said:

Well now that's just masochistic. You want to be a badass, that's fine. But Red seems better served by being the Dash kind of badass, too cool for school but that push the right buttons and then she becomes hot blooded.

 

Your problem seems to be that you write very "stream of consciousness" you write Red as according to your current mood rather than according to Red's circumstance. He's still your ponysona, but you have to keep in mind what you would do in their situation as opposed to what you're doing sitting at the computer.

 

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HA! Called it!

 

I knew something fishy was going on here!

 

Alright. Sorry for sounding a bit brash but I've got a LOT of shit that's been bothering me, and I feel like you always call me out whenever I fuck up

[Steel Accord 6,660]

  On 2014-07-13 at 9:40 PM, DJ-BRONI3 said:

*sigh* I guess it's time to give up the act then... Yes, Anthony, you indeed figured out that all was not as it seemed pretty quickly! You got it so fast I thought you'd been cheating! Just kidding! Congrats though, you saw through my plans pretty impressively! Now all that remains is to find out exactly what my plans are...

 

Well I'm a writer, so the conventions of fiction are pretty much my bread and butter. If things were as they seemed, Nightstrike would not have taken the time to confront us like he did, he would have just kept hammering us from the shadows. Yet he spoke with righteous indignation, that's something only a man with a cause does.

 

Of course, you could play exactly this off as something the puppeteer wanted. He perhaps thought Nightstrike would just kill us and that would be it, this verbal confrontation might be something that wasn't accounted for.

[Zhooves 843]

  On 2014-07-13 at 9:40 PM, DJ-BRONI3 said:

*sigh* I guess it's time to give up the act then... Yes, Anthony, you indeed figured out that all was not as it seemed pretty quickly! You got it so fast I thought you'd been cheating! Just kidding! Congrats though, you saw through my plans pretty impressively! Now all that remains is to find out exactly what my plans are...

 

North/I got it first though, aye? Or maybe I wasn't clear enough on that one... Sorry - just thought it would be a little out of character I guess~

But yeah, the fact that something like that was up had been on me mind for like a few days now~

 

Also, did you know I was part Slowpoke?

Edited July 13, 2014 by Zhooves

[Steel Accord 6,660]

  On 2014-07-13 at 9:45 PM, ~Drunken Pelipper~ said:

Alright. Sorry for sounding a bit brash but I've got a LOT of shit that's been bothering me, and I feel like you always call me out whenever I fuck up

 

Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was yelling at you. I was just critiquing your writing, not you. Sorry.

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

  On 2014-07-13 at 10:04 PM, Steel Accord said:

Well I'm a writer, so the conventions of fiction are pretty much my bread and butter. If things were as they seemed, Nightstrike would not have taken the time to confront us like he did, he would have just kept hammering us from the shadows. Yet he spoke with righteous indignation, that's something only a man with a cause does.

 

Of course, you could play exactly this off as something the puppeteer wanted. He perhaps thought Nightstrike would just kill us and that would be it, this verbal confrontation might be something that wasn't accounted for.

Interesting theory there Steel... But what exactly is this puppeteer's true intentions... And who is he...?

 

  On 2014-07-13 at 10:05 PM, Zhooves said:

North/I got it first though, aye? Or maybe I wasn't clear enough on that one... Sorry - just thought it would be a little out of character I guess~

But yeah, the fact that something like that was up had been on me mind for like a few days now~

 

Also, did you know I was part Slowpoke?

No worries Zhooves! I had hoped a few people would catch on. But still no one has guessed my grand master scheme! No one I say! Mwahahahahahahaha >

 

Part Slowpoke? How so?

[Zhooves 843]

 

 

  On 2014-07-13 at 10:09 PM, DJ-BRONI3 said:

No worries Zhooves! I had hoped a few people would catch on. But still no one has guessed my grand master scheme! No one I say! Mwahahahahahahaha > Part Slowpoke? How so?

 

I can be really slow at times - like it took me ages to go to the FB-group for me school and make first contact with me girlfriend~

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

  On 2014-07-13 at 10:11 PM, Zhooves said:

I can be really slow at times - like it took me ages to go to the FB-group for me school and make first contact with me girlfriend~

I see! I wonder what a Slowpoke gijinka would be like for you then? I'm not sure what sort of Pokemon I would be part...

[Commander Bubbles 1,343]

  On 2014-07-13 at 10:05 PM, Steel Accord said:

Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was yelling at you. I was just critiquing your writing, not you. Sorry.

 

Another reason why I haven't been posting

[Zhooves 843]

  On 2014-07-13 at 10:14 PM, DJ-BRONI3 said:

I see! I wonder what a Slowpoke gijinka would be like for you then? I'm not sure what sort of Pokemon I would be part...

Not quite sure what a gijinka is, but me being slow is like only one element I have... But if I get what you mean, I believe I'd be more like a Riolu/Lucario or something~

Edited July 13, 2014 by Zhooves

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

  On 2014-07-13 at 10:16 PM, Zhooves said:

Not quite sure what a gijinka is, but me being slow is like only one element I have... But if I get what you mean, I believe I'd be more like a Riolu/Lucario or something~

A gijinka is basically a half human, half Pokemon. A sort of mutant, if you will. For example, if you were indeed a Riolu/Lucario gijinka , you'd have a human appearance that resembles the pokemon in question. You'd also probably be able to use Lucario's aura powers to rea emotions too.

 

There's an RP I'm in at the moment, where I'm RPing as a Gengar gijinka. It's called "Pokemon gijinka RP 3: Angel academy", and we happen to be short on students. If you'd be interested to join it, it would be awesome! (Just don't forget Temporal Odyssey! Lol)