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I'm all for understanding when people lack something to play off of, but can you really not do more then two or three sentences? It's an appealingly succinct post and considering you put Flos in the prison cell of your own volition I can't sympathize with being shunted into a narrative corner.

And seeing as you have poked around in Advanced RPs who maintain a trend of monstrous post lengths measured in pages, not paragraphs, I don't feel like it's that much a thing to ask for something meatier to read through. We'd rather people sleep on a post then belch it out in the time it takes to microwave a burrito just for the sake of getting something out.


Ignoring creepy stalkerish behavior to try and dig dirt on me aside, you seem to be ignoring that I have to absorb a tonne of information due to an 8 month absence I took, since I haven't been briefed on significant events that may or may not have happened.

I'm about to leave for a few days and as such, wanted to leave with at least a post that would leave more things to bounce off. Flos isn't going to do nothing more than observe when he's chained up and can barely move, otherwise I would've added more. He's starting to come back in, so I'm focusing on more subtle body language since he's fairly stoic as a character.

See you Monday afternoon.
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Ignoring creepy stalkerish behavior to try and dig dirt on me aside, you seem to be ignoring that I have to absorb a tonne of information due to an 8 month absence I took, since I haven't been briefed on significant events that may or may not have happened.


Anyone can look at your profile as well as the inverse; that's hardly stalking. In any case, it's still no excuse to not pay attention to events happening a post or two before yours. When you return, I still want you to edit in Flos' reaction to Helena.
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This better?

History: Fittingly, it was a dark and stormy night when the world ended. The worst storm in recorded history was scouring much of the surface of Dinas Affaraon. Even with the advanced technology of the planet's inhabitants it was going to be a task to repair all the damage.

The storm was more than just a mass of electromagnetic and kinetic energy though. It seethed with magical power as well. A massive wellspring to those who knew how to harness the arcane. One such group had gathered at the center of the megastorm. The Brotherhood of the Pit Beyond. An insane cult that had somehow gotten in contact with several high level demons. It was a tale as old as time. The demons whispered promises, handed out hints of knowledge and passed tidbits of power over the interdimensional link the cultists had formed.

Open a Gate for us. They whispered in the minds of the Brotherhood. We can give you so much more if you just open the way.

The members of the Brotherhood never gave it a second thought. So enthralled were they by the power just out of reach. Demonic corruption had run so deep through them it was starting to effect physical changes. A dark ceremony was performed at the eye of the hurricane. Human torture and sacrifice so vile it tore the very fabric of reality asunder.

To the rest of the world it looked like the gigantic storm had somehow triggered a volcano. Magma shot hundreds of feet into the air, accompanied by sulfurous fumes. Fire and brimstone rained down on the surrounding landscape for miles in every direction. It took almost a day and multiple cases of live video footage before the reports of things in the area were taken seriously. And by then it was too late to repulse the foothold Hell now had on the planet. The Gate at the center of the disaster zone was mystical in nature and the various militaries were a bit short on spellcasters.

Militaries mobilized slowly at first, then with ever increasing speed and desperation as the the demonic forces overran the countryside. Over the next three months the entirety of Dinas Affaraon's forces were pushed back along an ever widening front. Problems they could only attribute to the invaders hindered them the entire way. Their machines of war broke down far more often than they should have and loyal soldiers and officers turned traitor seemingly at the drop of a hat.

Once it became clear that the first of Dinas Affaraon's two major continents was lost the commanders in charge of the war switched tactics. All forces fell back to the remaining demon free landmass, taking as many people with them as they could. The plan was to build a massive series of fortifications along the shores. A grand barrier meant to give what remained of the world a chance to catch its breath.

In the end it didn't matter. The Gate was still spewing forth legions of filth and the grand defensive line around the second continent stalled the demonic advance for a bare two weeks before leviathans and colossi swept it aside and horror poured through. Outnumbered and overwhelmed it was all the defenders could do to send refugees and essential civilians to ever shrinking safe zones.

It as one of the latter that Saef found himself. As a well known physicist he was thrown at project after project, feverishly trying to find the magic bullet that would at least slow the monsters down. As the brass frantically shuffled him around he found himself watching people die to protect him, fighting off Corrupted assassination plots and occasionally taking up arms himself when the nearby battle lines broke before he could be evacuated.

At the start of the war Saef was an arrogant fellow. At the top of his field, a field that wasn't easy to get into in the first place. He was assured of his place in the world. In his thoughts the smartest mind in a society that valued a person's intellect over their physical strength. He had it all. Over the course of those three months his worldview was shattered. He froze the first time he saw a demon. An act that cost the lives of half the platoon assigned to his protective detail. His assistant and best friend went mad and tried to strangle him with electrical wires.

Contrasted against untold horror the arrogant scientist saw the best that Humanity had to offer. Acts of selflessness and courage in the face of certain doom. Generosity when one had nothing to give. Self sacrifice so that the child of a stranger might live. Saef saw it all and it changed him.

By the end of those three months eighty percent of the planet's inhabitable landmass was under demonic control. The only nation still fully intact was the realm of Falias. Its capital was also the holy city of the largest organized religion on the planet. The fact that it laid on the exact opposite side of Dinas Affaraon from the portal to Hell was likely not a coincidence.

A great demonic host had gathered to strike at it. Slice deep into the core of remaining human territory and cut the heart out. Shatter their symbol of hope and have a good old time hunting down the rest at their leisure. It was set to be the defining battle of the war. Both sides had gathered their forces and the disparity was obvious. Even without their inherent advantages the demons outnumbered the humans by ten to one.

Moments before the battle was joined however, something extraordinary happened. A rift opened in the sky with the sound of ten thousand trumpets. Rays of light shot out and burned entire formations of demons to ash. The barrage was followed by hundreds of thousands of angelic warriors who fell upon their mortal foes with a fury. What had been a foregone battle suddenly turned into a turnabout rout as the mortal forces on the field recovered from their shock and joined the fray. Dead demons soon covered the open plains, their brethren fleeing or being struck down themselves.

It was explained later that Heaven had known about the invasion almost from the start. No aid had been sent sooner because they, (the only forces who cared enough to help humans) had been tied up in another campaign elsewhere and had only just been released from their duties.

What followed after was a ten month slog back across the planet as the combined Human/Angelic forces pushed their way to the demon spewing gate that was the cause of all their woes. During that time Saef took to an area of study much more helpful to the war effort. Thaumaturgy. Seeing the effectiveness of the holy magic used by the angels and sick of working on projects that never went anywhere the scientist turned his mind towards the study of magic and its uses.

With the holy magic he picked up came the ability to join the battlefield himself. And join it he did. For three long months he had been watching others fight and die while he ran away to some laboratory and failed to keep demons from overrunning his world. Now he had a way of fighting back. Saef's newfound combat power, fame and the high casualty rate earned him a commission in the army. It was not a position he was completely unfamiliar with. Small unit tactics was something he had learned from all the bodyguard details given to him over the course of the war. It was with small groups that he excelled. Taking a strike team and leading them to hit critical targets in the enemy's line of battle.

Over the long slog he continuously proved himself, gaining respect from the Heavenly Host and raising to his current rank of captain in the Dinas Affaraon military. He took part in the assault on the Gate and personally helped in sealing it. When the Gate had been closed and all the demons on the world captured or killed the Archangel leading the Host came forward with an offer. Many of the humans had fought well and bravely. The fight was over here but it would continued on elsewhere. Would they be willing to ascend to Heaven and join them in the fight?

Many said no. It had been a long and terrible fight. They just wanted to be able to pick up the pieces of their world without somebody trying to kill them and/or do horrendous things to their body and soul. For others like Saef simply kicking the demons off their world wasn't enough. The war on Dinas Affaraon had claimed billions of lives. That could not be allowed to happen elsewhere and the Hellspawn needed to pay

They took the offer.
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Yes, much better.
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@Banana Wait you're actually ditching Lilian that quick already? I thought you'd wait for others to leave before actually doing it?

(But if Miyu from Heaven left, and Lilian from Machina left, I can have Ghelgath from Hell leave To "balance" out the factions. What does everyone else think?)
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I made Lillian on a whim that I wanted to do things in battle for once, but then I realized with the help of others that healing means fuck all.

Plus, I don't think I'll show her much use anyway, and with school starting soon I should probably lower my roster a bit.

Keep Ghelgath until after the Hell Civil War.
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@Banana Ah I see. In that case I'll keep Ghelgath.

As for Hell's Civil War... well I wish it can happen but I don't think the GMs are going to allow this so yeah.
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Keep Ghelgath until after the Hell Civil War.


I would think the formation of Team RILD was indication enough there will be no civil war in Hell. In any case, the more people who do leave brings fuel to the existence of the Happy Verse.
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I'm starting to think the escape from the Nexus is just a way to get rid of characters people don't want to play as anymore... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I'm starting to think the escape from the Nexus is just a way to get rid of characters people don't want to play as anymore... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Same. I want to keep Ghelgath but I thought it would be cool if a character from each faction actually left. Regardless though, Im still keeping the Ice Lich. In fact, I may use him next battle.
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I'm mentioning @floodtalon and @Lmpkio but this applies to everyone.

You were all given a chance to create a branching slice of life universe and see things from a less violent and rapey perspective. When it seemed by all accounts that the vast majority had no interest in going, it was used as a means to write off Miyu by Gecko.

Given Gecko's pre-disposition to axing his characters, make of that what you will.

Now if enough characters want to take up Helena's offer and go through then it'll be possible for them to still have this slice of life universe.

But if people have the sheer gall to spit on good will and spurn the efforts to placate the group's differing interests after rejecting it, then don't expect these sorts of gestures to continue cropping up. This is not, and has never been, an attempt to entrap you into throwing away your characters. Windel may love his despair but he has more respect for the effort put into making and playing characters then some who've come and gone.

So for the last time. If you want to use some of your characters in a less violent setting, here's your opportunity assuming enough people want it. Otherwise, it's a means to take your characters permanently out of play with a happily ever after.
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I feel like I should've worded what I said better and I'm sorry that I was unclear. I didn't meant this was a way for the GMs to get rid of characters, I am perfectly aware that they're giving an honest chance to everyone who wants to do a fun SOL universe. I meant that the players sending their characters out were just doing it to get rid of them. I'm sorry that you misinterpreted what I said, I meant no offense to the GMs.
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I kind of want to see this cat universe, so this'll be fun imo.

Plus, in the case I don't stick around in that place, I'd like to give Lillian a good sendoff.
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I feel like I should've worded what I said better and I'm sorry that I was unclear. I didn't meant this was a way for the GMs to get rid of characters, I am perfectly aware that they're giving an honest chance to everyone who wants to do a fun SOL universe. I meant that the players sending their characters out were just doing it to get rid of them. I'm sorry that you misinterpreted what I said, I meant no offense to the GMs.


^ I understood what you mean't. Thats basically my response as well.
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Experience shows misunderstandings brew into catastrophes and anxiety if firm responses aren't given, and the sooner the better for everyone.

A sentiment I would hope we can all appreciate after the oh so recent confrontation with Helena.
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@Lonewolf685
I didn't intend for this to be seen as me ditching my character completely. It wasn't just that. While I'm not really fond of using Lillian when she can't do much, I see this as an opportunity for me to experience what's coming on in this new Slice of Life setting (if it starts). I never meant to display any disrespect to the GMs, and I am sorry if I did so.

On a lighter note: Playing Miitopia again. Dark Lord is Sportacus (was rolled), first party member Robbie Rotten (not rolled), and next member is Maya from Borderlands 2.
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Indeed, it's much better now.
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I'm sorry for being gone these past few days. Recent events have made my home life more chaotic than usual. Long story short I've been politically active on top of all my other responsibilities to the point that Rping didn't even cross my mind until recently. I'm sorry for that and I promise I'll try to catch up as soon as I can.
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Just making sure, is that an official acceptance?
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It is by me. Await for KoL's opinion.
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