[OOC] CLOSED - Ultimate One Universe: Season One

[Lord Wraith]

I need to sleep. But I got my next post started/outlined.

@Sep

Write! Write for your life.

[Supermaxx]

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Write! Write for your life.

@Lord Wraith

♫ Why do you write like you're running out of time? ♫

[Sep]

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Write! Write for your life.

@Lord Wraith

I'd rather sleep and write a good post in the morning, making y'all fuckers wait (Not really though as Iris isn't actually in the MME yet). Than post a substandard post this evening.

[Lord Wraith]

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I'd rather sleep and write a good post in the morning, making y'all fuckers wait (Not really though as Iris isn't actually in the MME yet). Than post a substandard post this evening.

@Sep

Write Seppy, write!

[Retired]

tl;dr at the bottom

I've been trying to write this post for several days now. Almost a week by this point. But I can't seem to get anything out as I would like. I am constantly distracted by the personal issues that have been plaguing me for the past several weeks, which have only worsened the past few days. And today, I cleared out my schedule as best I could to sit down and write both this post and the next which would serve as the ending for my arc and set up the next season. I even got a pretty good chunk completed. And then more drama arose IRL. And I've spent the past three hours dealing with the immediate fallout. And I know there's only going to be more coming, so I know I'm not going to have any real ability to sit down and work on not only these posts, but likely have any time for next season, either.

I absolutely hate this because this RP is actually succeeding. And my biggest gripe about RPing is that every time I make a character and put effort into a story and a narrative the game fails. It's why I have repeatedly "retired" from roleplays many times over the years. And yet now here's one that I like, that is going strong, and is about to enter the second season. I was actually going to be able to finish a story I planned to tell, and I was even reaching out to a couple other players to plan for crossovers next season.

But, unfortunately, I think I'm going to have to drop. As much as I'd like to stay, as much as I'd like to finally be able to say I finished an arc in one of these games, there's no way I'll be able to with everything that's going on around me at the moment. I can barely manage to find time to do my actual work as it is and as a result, I'm slipping on bill payments now. I'm trying to think of a way around it, to fit in this game now that shit is hitting the fan yet again in my life, but I'm not spotting one.

So, apologies, but I won't be finishing my story nor joining next season. The good news, at least, is that absolutely nothing I did affects anyone else and my absence doesn't hinder the game in any way. A benefit of writing completely solo content, I guess.

Good luck to everyone else, though, and have fun with next season. Keep the game alive.

Ciao

tl;dr: I'm dropping reluctantly, what else is new, and goodbye.

[Lord Wraith]

@Retired Keeping this game alive for you buddy, I want it to still be here so you can come back and play Batgirl or another character you love.

[Morden Man]

tl;dr at the bottom

I've been trying to write this post for several days now. Almost a week by this point. But I can't seem to get anything out as I would like. I am constantly distracted by the personal issues that have been plaguing me for the past several weeks, which have only worsened the past few days. And today, I cleared out my schedule as best I could to sit down and write both this post and the next which would serve as the ending for my arc and set up the next season. I even got a pretty good chunk completed. And then more drama arose IRL. And I've spent the past three hours dealing with the immediate fallout. And I know there's only going to be more coming, so I know I'm not going to have any real ability to sit down and work on not only these posts, but likely have any time for next season, either.

I absolutely hate this because this RP is actually succeeding. And my biggest gripe about RPing is that every time I make a character and put effort into a story and a narrative the game fails. It's why I have repeatedly "retired" from roleplays many times over the years. And yet now here's one that I like, that is going strong, and is about to enter the second season. I was actually going to be able to finish a story I planned to tell, and I was even reaching out to a couple other players to plan for crossovers next season.

But, unfortunately, I think I'm going to have to drop. As much as I'd like to stay, as much as I'd like to finally be able to say I finished an arc in one of these games, there's no way I'll be able to with everything that's going on around me at the moment. I can barely manage to find time to do my actual work as it is and as a result, I'm slipping on bill payments now. I'm trying to think of a way around it, to fit in this game now that shit is hitting the fan yet again in my life, but I'm not spotting one.

So, apologies, but I won't be finishing my story nor joining next season. The good news, at least, is that absolutely nothing I did affects anyone else and my absence doesn't hinder the game in any way. A benefit of writing completely solo content, I guess.

Good luck to everyone else, though, and have fun with next season. Keep the game alive.

Ciao

tl;dr: I'm dropping reluctantly, what else is new, and goodbye.

@Retired

I'm sorry to hear that you've got some shit going on in your personal life at the moment. I hope that things quieten down for you on that front soon. Whilst it's a shame that you're not going to be taking part next season, you've got to do what's best for you. It goes without saying that you have an open invitation to return to the game if that's ever possible in the future.

Best of luck, brother.

[Supermaxx]

@Retired

Seriously though, hope everything works out okay for you, and I hope you get the chance to come back later down the line.

[Eddie Brock]

Did Sarah McLachlan's "I Will Remember You" just start playing for everyone else, or is that just me?

[DocTachyon]

The Surfer could do little to hold back his frustration, knowing that when given the choice, each chosen prisoner of The Raft had sided with personal retribution over the path of virtue. All they had been tempted with was a mere taste of power, and their greed did the rest. Mick Rory had sought to be one with the destructive flame. Doris Zeul had sought the strength to match her ability to transcend stature. Aviva Metula had sought a greater link with this world's literal darkness. The team of thieves once known as Matthew Hagen, Preston Payne, Sondra Fuller, and Basil Karlo had sought to be unified in power stemming from this world itself, despite becoming a singular abomination. Hector Hammond sought ultimate knowledge and the power to control it. And Leslie Willis, already having mastered the power of electricity, sought only to be turned loose and make the world feel her wrath.

@Master Bruce

No William Mowse? Ouch. Anyway, Jaime and Vig should be arriving on scene with my next post, should be up tonight, or in the wee hours of tomorrow morning.

@Retired


Sad to see you go, my man. Hope everything turns out alright for you. Best wishes!

[Master Bruce]

Goddammit, I knew I would forget someone in that summary! My apologies, I should have double checked to see who had thrown their hat into the MME and who hadn't. I read over your's and @Superboy's posts, but for some reason I mistook it as a regular crossover and not one that was part of the event. Though admittedly, I was also rushing to get the Surfer in there as I knew the deadline was approach, so I have a built-in excuse.

Anyway. @Retired, there's nothing I can really say that Morden didn't already say more eloquently. I've been where you're at many times, and am honestly shocked that I lasted this long in a game, even if I did GM it. This game ended up being a surprise success to all of us, and you were there for alot of the ride, so it's gonna feel strange to enter Season Two without you. But yeah, you're more than welcome to come back once/if things settle. With any luck, we'll see you when we see you.



As for the rest of you, how's it looking as far as Tuesday goes? I know that I'm actually the one partially controlling half of the MME (along with Byrd and Morden), but I figured I'd get a headcount of everyone not caught up in that as we get closer to the end, aswell as what the current participants have planned afterwards for a wrap-up.

Personally speaking, I have about two posts left to write after @AndyC and I finish World's Finest-ing, and we're looking to draw things to a close with that by Monday at the latest. I have a pretty firm idea for what those two posts would be, as they directly set up Season Two and have been in my head for months, so it shouldn't be too difficult to get them out by the 25th. Probably going to start pre-writing those tomorrow, just in case.

And for those who aren't clear, the season ends on Tuesday, but the day itself is still open for all of your last minute epilogue IC posts. I'm not closing up shop until 12 AM EST time (for us dirty Americans).

[HenryJonesJr]

I have my epilogue post fully written, just tweaking it here and there. So Tuesday is good for me

[Mao Mao]

I will post my final post so I can at least leave the Guardians at a decent spot if any future players wants to give them a shot. Then, I will start writing on my Black Panther sheet. Anyways, Tuesday also sounds good.

Also, press F to pay respect ;-;

[Simple Unicycle]

RIP Retired, gone but not forgotten.

Anyhow, gonna be wrapping up my crossover with Byrd and then I'll see this season off. I plan on playing Frank for another crossover with Doc at the beginning of Season Two, and then I'll be retiring him so I can focus on another character...

Did someone order a faceless conspiracy theorist?

[Hound55]

RIP Retired, gone but not forgotten.

Anyhow, gonna be wrapping up my crossover with Byrd and then I'll see this season off. I plan on playing Frank for another crossover with Doc at the beginning of Season Two, and then I'll be retiring him so I can focus on another character...

Did someone order a faceless conspiracy theorist?

@Simple Unicycle

SUBTLE FORESHADOWING!

“Well…” Steven offered a knowing smirk, “I’ll just say I’m not surprised that it was in Gotham, of all cities, where someone obviously has decided to form the same conclusion and bankroll the Batman. My advice, from someone who does well reading market trends, would be to watch Hub City like a hawk. Another protector will stand up soon from over there, mark my words. But what form they take, well, that’ll be the question...”

@Hound55

[Sep]

So my post is 99% complete. Going to wait for the next Surfer post, add on whatever happens and then sort it out.

[mickilennial]

I'm just waiting for that progression.

[DocTachyon]

”I’ve got one. The Spirit of the Gun.”

@DocTachyon

Vigilante is actually called this in the comics sometimes, for... Some reason.

[Lord Wraith]

The Surfer came to kick names and take ass.

[AndyC]

So this happened:



Still not convinced a Joker standalone movie is really necessary, especially because they've said it's not part of the DCEU and is going to confuse the casuals, but I like the look and the tone they're setting a hell of a lot more than whatever mess Leto was trying to pull off.