Okay, I'll post in the morning once I wake up and proofread all of my late-night mistakes. As for a preview of my post, well, might I refer to my character sheet for that:

Weaknesses

• Wears his emotions on his sleeve and is easy to upset; more emotional than rational.
• His pettiness detracts him from the bigger picture.
• Owen’s easy to guilt; lying is nearly impossible for him.

Owen's REAL GLAD his best buddy is safe, sound, and robotic. He's totally gonna handle things REAL WELL.

Curve ball!

Greetings, once more.

@Eru Iluvatar Tell me that you're back and ready to torment us.

@Eru Iluvatar Sneaky little shit! I don't think your timing could have been more perfect if you tried. Unless you did. In which case, good for you!

@TheMadAsshatter Yep, I asked Eru about rejoining us a month ago to make this twist work.
I remember in Tahlia's post about her suspecting what happened to Benji and Rend, and she assumed Rend could just as well be dead. To which she wouldn't care if he was. That's when I thought, 'What if he isn't dead. What if he is very much alive and breathing?'

Anyways, hey you, @Deserted!
Wait up! Wait a minute! O_O
Did Echo just stand behind the empty sixth throne? O_O
You have NO idea what that means, but...

Owen's little pissy fit compares no insult to what she just DID.

So I am going to again one more time,
did she just stand behind the empty sixth throne?

No, no, no. Echo is standing behind one of the monarchs that has a mural of something a little more peaceful then the war-like aliens they have dealt with in the past. I actually need a living breathing critter in order to make this work.

I can go sit on the throne if you really want. ;)

Do it, @Deserted, and Echo will be chastised, figuratively and most likely physically.

Like what in the world?!
If there is one thing that you could do to piss off the council the most-- it has to do what that throne.
I don't want to talk too much, but let's me just say that throne has to do with why they got arrested in the FREAKING FIRST PLACE!

It's ballsy to do such a thing.

Especially when I say "You all thought you got rid of me for good, but now I can return with confidence, for as soon as you would dare depose me, I will rise up again more powerful than before."

@Deserted So... Are you going to end up having her stand by the sixth throne or keep what she is doing now by standing besides the artistic mural?

Hold on... let me think about this a minute.

Earth is gone... I am in a party of dramatic fools that I don't like. Re-population? Not really possible with two dudes (really one dude) and three girls.

Best case scenario... the aliens say "I guess you aren't traitors after all, you are free to go die on some planet somewhere." And Echo spends the rest of her life tending the eternal squabbles of the group and tending babies (that she doesn't want to have.)

OR

Blaze of glory baby!

Let's do it.

Actually, now that I think about it, she would probably do that.

I just need some way to focus their anger on my character instead of unleashing it on the others. Hmm...

And now let the heads roll.

I warned you, @Deserted! But you just had to open Pandora's box.
Oh well, you wanted more seasoning, a little salt to the wound and a spicier story.

Fine, I'll hit you with that Chili powder.

Just give me some time. I have a lot more papers to type up this weekend. But by no means am I pushing this post off on the back burner. No, consider it one of my top priorities.

Don't go crazy or anything. I mean if it's going to mess up your game or cause character exit then technically i posted standing behind one of the alien monarchs first.

@Deserted No, I welcome any writer who steps out of the box. Heck, I will run with whatever you guys throw at me.
This is what I absolutely love about these roleplays! The decisions that a character can make are endless.

But I will say, if your character could potential lose their life, then yes I will warn you of that fate. But you can rest assure that Principality is far from wanting her dead. In fact, what you just had her do is the perfect opportunity to have her cross paths with Benji. To finally find out what happened to him. Which, if there was one character that Benji has had the least contact with, it would be Echo. And although he has talked to Rend face to face, he did have interaction with the man when attending to the neck injury Tahlia gave him. But with Echo, I don't think I have written much on how he feels about her other than at the very beginning and in the character relationships. So it will be quite intriguing to see how they interact. I don't why, but I have a feeling she might make him push a little bit closer to edge of insanity.

We'll see.

I have a post in the works. Expect it either today or tomorrow.

Great finished a part of my thesis and another paper about the Spanish Inquisition. Now, I'll have time to work on that post. I'll get it in before the end of this week.

Nobody expects it.