You've been following it? No way, what teams are you rooting for? My team was knocked out on the first round so not so happy about that. Didn't think you liked football.

I figured there would be a carriage nearby, especially because I doubt vampires would care to stroll around in the sun. That's actually very similar to how I pictured them. Cordelia is going to trip when she sees shit go down. Hah. I think...

So because it's overused you dislike it? I didn't know you where an avid reader, J. That's a pleasant surprise. Damn, I'm beat, started a new workout routine. It's one of those things you love but then hate and then love again.

I do, actually! Many things you don't know about me. XD Germany and Italy (obviously), hehe...too bad Italy already got knocked out! XD

Describe it as...full of dark red velvet inside. The vamps love their fine things...though the materials themselves are salvaged. Wyatt is blond, Alexander has blue-black hair, hehe.

Yup, especially with that particular spelling. It's usually a protagonist name, and not the type of protagonist I prefer (usually in those romance novels I tend to hate), plus it sounds like a crossbreed between a smart-aleck and the sound one makes when sitting on a squeaky toy...do you get what I mean? I never find myself rooting for "Sophia" protagonists at all. XD I like reading, hehe...not textbooks mind you...unless they're particularly juicy (which is rare). I love horror (love graphic descriptions of stuff), gothic, dark fantasy, mythic and sci-fi novels...as well as comics of course! I like some romance, as long as it's either dark or Western-flavored. Also, Game of Thrones. XD But then again, I also love video games, card games, Hetalia and a lot of other things. I told you my interests are all over the place! XD

How's this routine like? Tell me about it! XD

It would appear so. You're an interesting one, J. What, no USA? Meh, I was going for Spain but I'd rather not discuss their shameful early exit. Germany is usually a contender to take the championship, they have a really good team just don't trust their defense.

I know what you're going for, something obscure. I'd imagine that at some point, as soon as the gunfight starts, they'll reveal their true forms? Also, could be a nice plot garnish if we touch a bit on the whole vamps eating girls thing. Thoughts?

I can't recall a story where the protagonist was named Sophia, actually. Hah. I know is what you mean. I have a dog and I hear the damn thing really late into the night. What kind of textbooks do you find juicy, exactly? Psychology? Speaking of cards, I've been purchasing quite. About lately online. I can spend hours browsing through cards, my cart is usually several pages long. So you into the H.P. Lovecraft stuff? I started reading one of his books.

It's heavily strength training based - I do post exhaustion super sets. Basically, no rest between sets, you go straight into the next exercise so that you're working two muscles at the same time or the same one just depends. Kind of hard to explain... But it's insane and I get ridiculous pumps.

Haven't forgot about the parody assisgnments we've been talking about. Not sure if I want to bring that here, unless you don't mind? It's just easier for me to keep track of our conversations that way.

One of my friends had first dibs on US. He also claimed Portugal. XD That was kinda unexpected for me too, honestly...I thought they'd go further...>.< I just hope Germany doesn't mess up. XD

Yup! When they're wounded by silver, they reveal their true forms. XD Well, this could be revealed when the kitchen is explored...Wyatt and Alexander aren't exactly the most subtle people...there will obviously be evidence. Blood in jars, body parts...XD

Trust me, it's more common in those teen romances I hate. XD Well, of course some psychology textbooks, plus graphic and picture-heavy anatomy ones. XD Whoa...how much does each card usually go for? I hope the prices aren't that ridiculous! The things people do for cards sometimes... Yes, I am...hehehe. XD

Sounds very intense, hehe...you need lots of willpower and focus to do all of that without getting bored. XD How long does this routine usually take? XD

Sure, we can bring them here, if it makes things easier! XD

I wasn't expecting too much from Portugal going in to tell you the truth. I think Germany has a very good chance, the Dutch are beasting too. Fucking beasts.

I'll have Colt shoot one of them and then shit will hit the fan. How do you plan to have Cordelia protect herself? I could have Colt hand her a weapon and tell her to shoot anything that moves. Of course, there definitely need to be lesser supernatural creatures. We can have lesser vampires or humans turned vampires, not as dangerous as Wyatt and Alexander since I'd imagine they're purebloods.

Oh then must be because I don't read romance teen novels, that's why the name doesn't ring any bells to me. It just depends on the card, some can be as cheap as 50 cents and some as expensive as $100. What TCGs are you into? Hah. The things we do indeed.

I would never get bored of lifting. It's a lifestyle! Work hard, play hard. This one takes about 45 minutes - 1 hour but again, it's intense as there's no resting and it's heavy lifting.

Okay cool. It's sort of a difficult decision. I think I might go with what would be the most probable. Andre gets Empress, Evie gets Emperor, and I'm actually not entirely sure about Dante. I can see Jayden as High Priestess as well and Selena as Emperor also if we genderbend all.

Hehe...my friend did have a crush on a Portuguese player after all (he's a guy), so he was biased the way I was for Italy to begin with. XD Hehe, I wouldn't be surprised if the Netherlands won....hope they don't have stashes or anything! XD

That will do nicely! A small pistol most probably, considering that she probably wouldn't know how to use a shotgun. XD The cook is also a lesser vampire, turned by Wyatt and Alexander (in order to keep their secret). So yup, there's lots of evidence in the kitchen. XD

I've seen too many things that my female friends read, and Sophia pops up commonly. XD Oh, just like the range some Pokemon cards haven, huh? Aside from Pokemon, I have Magic: The Gathering. I also collect different Tarot decks (explains my interest in them). XD There was even a time I collected Neopets cards...I was obsessively hunting for a holographic Isca, and collected as much of those as I could. I love that character a lot...mainly because she's literally teal-colored. XD

Cool! Sound like you enjoy it a lot! How many times a day do you do it? XD

Nah, we're not genderbending everyone. Just one or two of those four gendered cards, otherwise, it would be too messed up. So take your pick. XD How about the Game of Thrones parody? We only need Cisrian's, Dante's (badass or at least a male who doesn't wear makeup or is Theon Greyjoy) and Evie's final choices for the "sane" set. And then everyone's "insane" ones...we need a mandatory Hot Pie for the insane set. XD Portraying an opposite-gender character is obviously alright. XD Somehow, I can see Dante's "insane" as Melisandre (Cross-dressing!), Selena's as Lady Stoneheart (a murderous ghost) and Andre's as Varys (the eunuch) or Joffrey Baratheon (who might also fit Jayden for "insane"). XD

Oh, well in that case...Netherlands won! Hah. I bet they probably did have stashes.

The cook and several bodyguard thugs, of course.

Yeah, actually very similar to Pokemon cards. Hah. They are Pokemon cards, the ones I normally buy anyway. I buy from about six different TCGs but mostly Pokemon. I could totally beat you at MtG. I'm beast. Teal is a sick color, I like it very much but dat red, something about it.

I only do it once a day, everyday; it could really fuck you up if you lift heavy without giving your muscles ample time to recuperate. Tons of protein is a must, of course. I'm doing bench tomorrow so I'm hyped for that.

Oh okay then, Empress Andre (seriously, it fits too well). Hermit Dante, Hierophant Selena (just because of the tiara) and The World Evie. Plot twist! I need to think about the Game of Thrones picks a little more. Heh heh, Hot Pie... Not sure we could assign that to anyone here... Cross-dressing Dante, hu? That would be hilarious and something he would not enjoy very much. Andre would so maybe assign him Melisandre as his sane choice?

Raid their lockers! XD Germany has a game today...hope they win, hehe. XD

Hehe...is this the first time I demonized a chef? Probably, because I usually play chef types. XD

True! It's just rare to see teal...I don't know why. XD Try to beat me? I learned from the best, hehe. XD Did I tell you how I opened many booster packs of this one Pokemon expansion, and got 5 holographic Darkrais? My cousin kept teasing me about it and my tendencies, claiming it was a sign. XD

Well, at least it's an excuse to eat meat, right? Tell me, have you ever gotten fucked up by a workout before? What was the worst you've experienced? XD

World is actually going to be excluded because there's 7 characters, so only 21 out of 22 would be used. XD Well, it would be more fun if there's a Hot Pie, hehe. XD Andre already has Cersei as his sane choice, so Melisandre could be someone's insane choice....unless somehow you see her as Cisrian's sane choice...or if you want to really stretch it...Evie's sane choice, though she isn't connected with night, darkness, ice and snow...but instead...fire! XD Got any characters in mind to assign? >.<

Those Dutch, I'm telling you. I know, I'm not expecting any surprises today, straightforward victories for both Germany and France.

Now that I think about it, you really do. Carly could cook if I'm not mistaken...

I'm only teasing; I'm not an expert on MtG by any means. Nope, you didn't! Was it a booster box? Dang, that's insane luck right there. I've actually had similar except it was Charizards and front he newest XY expansion, Flashfire; I got three EX Charizard in 8 boosters, all different ones so I was tremendously psyched to add those to my collection. Yeah, no kidding, five Darkrai definitely a sign.

That's for sure. Fucked up as in injury or fucked up as in beyond exhaustion because both have happened. If it's the former you'd like to hear about, the first time I tried strength training, I didn't calculate the weight properly on the bench to complete my sets and at the last repetition could bring the bar back up. I didn't have a spotter so I rolled it off my chest all the way to my knees before flinging the thing on the floor. Heh. I learned my lesson though, that shit hurt my thighs. What about you?

Oh, okay then, I'll reassign Evie. For parody purposes, heh, the Star! Wait so three per character? Actually, Jayden's insane Game of Thrones assignment could be Hot Pie considering his sin. I'd say we can assign perhaps Jaime Lannister to Dante because of the sword motif, although he isn't incestuous which could be a problem considering he does have a sister in the RP. Think we should list these so it doesn't get confusing:

Game of Thrones:
Dante
Evie
Andre
Selena
Jayden
Cisrian
Mira

I got a kick out of watching Dutch speed skaters during the Winter Olympics, and theorized that they were so quick because of their stashes. And then there was that one guy who lost the gold medal by 0.003...me and my dad agreed that he got deprived of his plants! XD

Evie too! She's studying to be a chef. XD My prominent chef types are Carly, Evie, Lovina, Daciana and Rose. Most of my characters could cook to some extent....the only one who's really inept at it is Janna. XD

Thing is, it wasn't even a booster box. Just 8 booster packs! XD Are you going to collect every Charizard? Do you have the original 1st edition one? I know it's something you should have, man. XD

How off were you in your calculations? That sounds...painful. XD Sure you didn't break or damage anything in there? Kidding, I know you got a strong body. XD Oh, I had a lot of workout woes when I was younger...dropped a metal dumbbell on my lower right abdomen while lifting a pair in a lying position. Thought the pain went away for the day, but the next day, it hurt so much, my mother thought I had appendicitis at first until I told her and lifted up my shirt...she still took me to the ER though! XD

Wait, wasn't Jayden the Star? XD Selena was the Moon and Andre was the Sun. XD Evie can take Emperor or Death, Chariot and something...Cisrian already gets Devil by default. XD Hehe, yup, Jayden is the most logical Hot Pie because of his sin...god, that name still gets to me. XD Jaime works for Dante well, considering that he's so good with the sword...as does Robb Stark, who's badass and isn't incestuous. XD Cisrian has lots of options, hehe. XD Who'd be better for Joffrey...Insane Andre or Insane Cisrian? I think the only one who'd fit Theon would be Insane Evie or Insane Cisrian, hehe. XD Sane Evie is more difficult...XD

Game of Thrones:
Dante - Jaime Lannister or Robb Stark/Melisandre
Evie - ???/???
Andre - Cersei Lannister/???
Selena - Margaery Tyrell/???
Jayden - ???/Hot Pie
Cisrian - ???/???
Mira - Daenerys Targaryen/???

Hah. Probably so. Have you been to the Netherlands?

Don't think I ever got to RP with Daciana or Janna. Wait, how can Evie be studying to be a chef? don't recall anything about that, sorry.

Nah. I don't have a first edition but I do have a holographic base set Charizard from the later prints. I have several pages of holographic Charizard, they're my pride!

I was off by about 25%. I mean, I can lift as much as I was lifting but with rest between sets. Was doing post exhaustion sets so, naturally, my strength depleted quicker. Well, now that you mention it, long ago in a time far away when I was a teenager, I did dislocate my shoulder while lifting. Fortunately, I was on a machine so I didn't have anything fall on me. I walked out to my car after popping it back in and slapped myself a few times to keep awake; the pain almost drove me to pass out but I laughed it out. Heh. Shit, J. How much weight was it?

He was? Thought those were the good assignments, aren't we doing parodies for the arcana as well?

As for GoT:
Dante - Robb Stark/Melisandre
Evie - Arya Stark/Theon
Andre - Cersei Lannister/Joffrey
Selena - Margaery Tyrell/???
Jayden - ???/Hot Pie
Cisrian - Tyrion Lannister/???
Mira - Daenerys Targaryen/???

Thoughts?

Edit: Not sure how far ahead you're into your post but feel free to add all the evidence we find in the kitchen. I don't mind having Cordelia lead us in there during your post.

Nope, but pretty close. Denmark. XD

She is! The events of the cruise occurred during winter break, and she was supposed to be in her senior year! XD Her hobbies are just pretty illegal and unsavory, hence her alias "Evelyn Black". XD She isn't at all like her little bro Artem. XD

How much does a first edition cost on Ebay anyway? XD I'm guessing...a lot! XD

It was just a small dumbbell, about 12 pounds, so it wasn't a huge deal. I was just a real klutz that day, so it was my mistake, man. XD On the upside, I got to miss a day of school. XD I've never broken bones, but I've had a number of sprains in the past. XD

Yes, he was...because he was a "pop star", hehe. XD Of course the arcanas have to make some sense for some of them, and less sense for others. XD Arya and Tyrion would be very difficult to pull off, considering that Cisrian is definitely not a dwarf, and Evie is pretty tall. XD Let's give Jaime to Jayden, hehe...I think it works, bar the incestuous thing. Doesn't have to be both personality and motifs...can be either only personality or only motifs, hehe. XD

Yes, Theon for insane Evie! For sane Cisrian...there's Jaqen H'ghar or Viserys Targaryen, and for insane, there's that one priest...Damphair...or Ramsay Bolton. XD Hehe...Joffrey just fits Andre in an insane way...XD

Cool, I'm planning a trip to Europe soon.

Oh, right, right; it's been so long. When did we start this RP, 2012? Shit.

A first edition runs for quite a bit, I'll get one eventually just not now, got other things to pay for.

Still though. Yeah, see, I can't drop a 70 pound dumbell on my persona... I've broken bones, not fun. How bad of sprains? Also, you still dance?

True that, in that case then Star for Jayden. Oh ok, I'll reevaluate then. Hah. Yeah, Cisrian is certainly no dwarf, I just went Witt he whole smart thing, seemed to fit at the moment. Sane Cisrian let's go with Viserys Targaryen! I had actually thought about Jaime for Jayden as well. It fits.

Where are you planning to go? XD I know from experience which countries are cheaper and which are more expensive...ex-Communist ones seem to have cheaper stuff. XD

Foreign 1st edition Charizards seem to be cheaper. From what I have seen, the American 1st editions go for around $1000 and up. >.<

I was supposed to be lifting a pair of them, and I was just clumsy that day and accidentally dropped one. XD It didn't hit any bones, but my mom overreacted. XD Usually ankle sprains...about thrice. I busted my wrist one time as well...thankfully, it was my left wrist. Most common injury is probably knee scrapes. I'm pretty lucky I have access to scar cream and my skin heals well to boot. Don't get me started on how many accidents I had as a kid... Yup, I still do, hehe! Keeps me lean...I don't want a paunchy stomach...then again...none of us would! XD

Wait, we still need a Jon Snow! XD We forgot about that dude! XD I couldn't saddle Dante with Jaime,..even though the motifs are correct. XD

Spain, France, Italy and England. How expensive is stuff in these countries?

Yeah, that sounds about right; still though, I want one.

How'd you manage to bust your wrist? I actually did the same the other day but both of them. Cool! How many times a week do you dance anyway?

Here's the thing, Selena and Dante are both siblings right? Half, anyway so one of them grew up a bastard of sorts...maybe Selena's insane choice? Heh. Not sure how well that works because of the gender difference.

About the same...definitely more expensive by some than in the US. Not like Denmark, Sweden or Norway, though! XD You can get tax refund though for some items, so you better save your receipts! If you do that...I guess certain things become closer to US prices. XD Trust me, you save quite an amount if you do tax refunds. Always ask the cashier about it, say you're an American tourist...some might make you show your passport. XD

Of course, I know you love Charizard. XD Do you have all kinds of Charizard cards? XD

Let's just say...it was really dumb, and a pretty weird story. XD Twice a week, hehe. Just enough for most people. XD

Gender isn't an issue, though Selena would not be caught cross-dressing, hehe. XD Hell, even motif matches work well, not necessarily the bastard thing. XD

I tend to collect receipts anyway (don't ask why) so that won't be an issue. Excited to finally see Spain. My Spanish isn't bad, although Barcelona will be a different story since I don't speak Catalan.

Yup, I have Charizard cards ranging from the Base set all the way to Flashfire.

Hah. I see...

Well then in that case, maybe Evie, you know, since gender isn't an issue.

Don't suppose you've been hit with writer's block? XD

Not writer's block, but rather, Altador Cup on Neopets did it. You know I support Darigan Citadel and wanted to make All-Star this year (never did in the past). XD My post will be finished around Thursday morning. XD

It's a good habit, hehe. Saves you a lot, especially when you buy the big stuff. Tax is really high in Scandinavia, so saving particular receipts gets you quite an amount. XD You should go to Spain in August! Try to participate in the Tomatina. XD It's...cool, and you can get crazy for an hour! XD Was Spanish the second language you took up in school or something? XD Makes me wonder why they don't teach the less-known ones. I would've wanted a weird one. XD

And multiple copies of each? XD Damn, I could imagine that album. XD All of your cards in mint condition or something? XD

I think it will work for Evie...mainly because of the meme that he's quite dense. XD Insane Mira should be Sansa Stark, hehe...especially S4 Sansa. XD Insane Selena should be Littlefinger? He still looks kinda elegant, wearing his robe...or maybe Varys, the eunuch with makeup and a fan! XD

Oh man, is it going on right now? So did you? Yeah, no worries, I was just wondering. xD

I don't suppose that has anything to do with tomatoes, does it? Nope, mom's from Madrid. I learned it at home. How weird, exactly? Like Zulu?

Most of them are in mint condition, yes. Some are near mint. Just recently purchased an awesome Neo Revelations set Lugia.

Cool, then we have that down. I'd say Varys for Selena!