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I'm going to try my hand at drawing my gf as a Pokemon trainer with her six favourite Pokemon for valentine's/our anniversary. Wish me luck!
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I'm going to try my hand at drawing my gf as a Pokemon trainer with her six favourite Pokemon for valentine's/our anniversary. Wish me luck!
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Got a drawing tablet, time to draw porn
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Seeing actual bushfire footage looks straight out of Hell... It moves so quickly and so powerfully, literally the trees just ignite. You firefighters are absolute legends, but please, don't die.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE FUTURE! LOVE, AUSTRALIA
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Today ain't Christmas, it's garbage day!
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T H E N E R D / T H E L E G E N D
You are the wind at my back and the sword at my side;
D E L T A 4 4
together, my love, we shall build a peaceful world.
F A N B O Y O F F I R E E M B L E M
Just you...
S H I P P E R O F C H R O B I N
and me.
Welcome to my little personal den of Hell! Sorry, sorry, I meant my personal profile. Same thing, right?
I'm a roleplayer, same as any around here. I've been doing it for about five years now, coming up to six in September. Its been quite the time, thinking back. I started out fresh as can be, understanding the basics of writing but never quite knowing how to become better, or become as great as those around me. In the end, I did the only thing I really knew at the time:
Write as much garbage as possible and hope for the best!
As you can see, that particular tactic fucking failed. Jokes aside, I like to think I've developed a lot over the years, both as a writer and as a person. However, absolutely nothing can dissuade my weeaboo ways and supporting my OTP with all that I can freaking muster! If you haven't already guessed, said OTP is Chrom x Robin (Chrobin) from Fire Emblem: Awakening. Highly recommend the game, there's a reason (other than nintendo's cheapskate attitude) that it hasn't dropped in price, it's honestly the best place to start off in the series. And hey, maybe you'll end up addicted like me and want to buy every game on the 3DS like a fucking loony?
Speaking of loonies, the Fire Emblem Chrobin Comic Dub Project has recently finished, so for those of you who also appreciate the best ship in existence, I highly recommend it. Hell, even if you're not interested in that, I do highly recommend watching it for those into fantasy love stories. The quality improves drastically with each episode, so trust me when I say by the end of it you should be thoroughly impressed. It has helped motivate me in ways I can hardly describe with words, and so I thought the least I could do was put this out there. Maybe it's not for everyone, but I know it was the perfect thing for me.
"Do you think you can tip any of the scales in here?" "Chrom, for the love of Naga, I'm thinking..."
"So I heard."
"There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know."
There is a universe. No-one knows it's name, where gravity wasn't strong enough to bind matter together and no stars formed. And because no stars formed, no stars exploded. And because no stars exploded, no planets came about. And because no planets came about, there was no life.
There's another universe, no one knows it's name, where gravity was strong enough and did light the stars and planets came about and boy, they were gorgeous, planets in perpetual winter, planets in perpetual summer, planets that could rival the Garden of Eden and no bloody snakes! And on one of them, eventually, complex life evolved and one of the species developed large brains learned things like manners and dabbing, when they looked up at the stars and wonder what they were doing here. You called them octopuses, I suppose. Gosh, they were clever, for octopuses, and one of them, several million years in, almost wrote something in ink on the seafloor, a message to its friend. And the message almost read: "Hi! How are you?" And a few millennia later, space folder back on itself and, you get the idea. Goodbye Octopi.
There's another universe, where life formed on every planet, in every solar system, and it was carbon-based, it was silicon based, it was made of crystals and water and plasma, it was made of quantum fields and light, and everything was alive, everything was doing a boogie, and it was everybody's birthday, everyday, relatively, and everyone got presents, and they had over a trillion languages, some written down, some only spoken, some conducted telepathically, and they bought a galactic civilization together, as a perfect unity, sharing stories, sharing technology, speaking a common tongue, understanding everything about how the cosmos been put together. And finally, when everything was sorted, the galaxies were arranged into perfect geometric formations, transmitting pure love, and wisdom, and birthday greetings to all species in the universe, for all time. Papercuts never happened, coke came in glass bottles, no one even remembered the word for war, everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.
And yet, for a quirk in their evolution, because resources weren't scarce enough on the planets these species developed on, not a single creature in the universe was conscious. Food was eaten and no-one enjoyed it. Movies were released, and there was no laughing, or crying. No-one chuckled at a joke. Ever. Space collapsed back on itself, eventually, and there hadn't been a single moment of sentience in the entire history of creation.
There's another universe, where the strong force is too strong the weak force is too weak and nothing forms. Another, where life develops too late when the Stars have all gone beyond the light boundary and there's nothing to even see. Another with too many dimensions. Another with not enough. Another where time goes in the opposite direction, and species begin as gods, and wind backwards to cells, and never learn to survive. Another that only lasts milliseconds, and collapses in on itself, and heads straight back to oblivion. And that's how it just might be, across all possible universes, across all possible space times. Problems with the laws of nature, not enough resources, missteps in evolution. An atlas of dead-ends.
Then again, there is one exception.
There's another universe, a big one, where life is rare, where intelligent life is very rare indeed, the stars are very distant from each other, the laws of nature are very complex, it's extremely lonely for any species developing, and most never even develop at all, but somewhere, we believe, is a planet where the oceans are vast, and the climate is varied. Where the smartest species on the planet may have developed just the right mix of ambition and kindness. And if you were to travel there, to this unbelievably rare statistical anomaly, to this impossibly lucky planet, where evolution, biology, chemistry, nae, the laws of physics themselves have come together to create sentient intelligent life, you may be able to catch the native inhabitants singing for joy. Of what an impossibly lucky, and rare position they find themselves in. It is a chant of gratitude, a ritual of showing appreciation for ending up in perhaps the one universe, in the one solar system, on the one planet with all the basic ingredients for intelligent, conscious life.
Military Branch Orbital Drop Shock Trooper - 19th ODST Squad
Appearance Rylei is a 5'9, athletic young woman who comes in at around 65 kilograms, largely due to her hard-line training as an ODST. Her short hair is of a deep, dark brown with a faint hint of red, accompanied by equally brown eyes. Her skin tone is tanned, rarely ever changing colour from exposure to the sun, and most of her definition is evident in her arms and legs. People tend to think she's scowling a lot, but that's just her face - she's not entirely evil.
Attire Rylei uses the Sharpshooter BDU variant, removing the standard right pauldron for more freedom and a toning down on chestplate armour slightly to increase maneuverability from a prone position. The left pauldron is larger and longer than it is originally, though not quite as long as traditional Sharpshooter pauldrons, serving as excellent protection for the arm and acting as a shield while prone. There is an optic function added to her helmet, too, which helps her with long-distance shots.
Weaponry M392 DMR, M6G PDW, UNSC standard issue combat knife, M9 HE-DP grenades, and a grappling hook.
Squad
Second Lieutenant Morgan Heights - The cool yet not-so-calm leader of the ODST squad always managed to empathise with the rookies. His instincts were trusted more than any plan. M.I.A.
First Sargent Simone Euipore - The oldest member of the squad, Simone always had a good sense of judgement, and an even better sense of where to aim your shots. The sharpshooter which taught Rylei how Token worked. M.I.A.
Gunnery Sargent Chloe Michigan - A no-nonsense medic with a sadistic sense of humour. As a rule of thumb, never piss off the person who can keep you alive. M.I.A.
Corporal Karma Ostrolonov - A quiet CQC expert with a certain knack for languages. Often provides the best life advice and loves music. M.I.A.
Lance Corporal Laslow Harper - The womaniser with a thing for pain, Laslow fails to understand what the word 'no' means. Forever optimistic, he was the warmest welcome to Token Rylei received. M.I.A.
Private First Class Hibana Yuki - A cold-shouldered ODST with a competitive streak with Rylei. Always on the look out to prove herself and score a promotion before everyone else. M.I.A.
Private First Class Alexander Cormack - Working with explosives worked well for Cormack. He could blow up bad guys and not get shot at. Needs to work on his aim though. M.I.A.
Private First Class Rylei Xandre - One of the three new recruits for Fireteam Token, Rylei is attentive and serious. She tends to read a lot in her spare time, and shows the qualities of a great beginner sniper. M.I.A.
Rank Private First Class
Specialisation Marksman - able to act as a sniper, if a rifle is provided. Doubles as an unqualified pilot.
Personality Rylei is the kind of person to do whatever is told of her. Always attentive to rank and doing things by the books, she has a firm understanding of the fact that experience trumps everything. Sometimes she will complain, but will never truly defy an order, and believes firmly in the confidence of her superiors. Though she appears totally serious and driven on the surface, she often has mental episodes of apathy where she won't want to do anything except read, given the chance. She has the makings for a great sniper in the fact she's very patient and attentive, however her lack of experience in the field is a worry. She's a talented soldier who needs a guiding hand.
Biography Rylei Xandre is the oldest child of the Xandre family. Born and raised on Reach into prestige, she was groomed to take over Xandre Co, one of Reach's largest family-owned businesses. Having grown up in New Alexandria, Rylei has never been shy of heights, and always took a liking to the scenic views provided by her family's apartment within one of the many towering skyscrapers. She would often sketch out the skies with a particular attention to detail, and when she wasn't sketching, she would be reading, either for study or leisure.
This attention to detail would later grant Rylei the position of marksman for Token Squad, however it was her interest in piloting which got her signed up for the UNSC. She'd always, ALWAYS been a nut for flying. Every time she and her family went on flights, be it for business or vacation, Rylei always wanted to sit as close to the front as possible to see if she could work out the controls. Space cruises especially had a particular sway over Rylei, and she long dreamed of having her own ship to pilot.
Yet the question remains: Why the UNSC?
In truth, her primary guiding force was fiction. Fiction in the music she heard, the games she played, the ships she drew and the stories she'd read. Thanks to fiction, Rylei became heavily invested in physical and mental fitness during her teenage years, and began using virtual reality as a training ground for real life. It eventually became a routine of hers to train marksmanship in VR, as well as learn all the basic training.
By the time enlistment had come around, she already stood out among the other rookies.
She met Alexander and Hibana during training and the three, despite heavily contrasting personalities, developed a kind of connection. Each soldier went their separate ways into their respective fields, with Rylei taking up piloting. There was one thing she'd neglected a lot during her time playing in VR though:
Playing a proper flight simulation.
Despite scoring so well in marksmanship, her dream to become a pilot looked bleak. Turned out her lack of former experience in VR had resulted in a mediocre performance in the air, which didn't bode well for her dream to become a pilot. As her father was against her becoming a pilot due to their apparently high casualty rates, there was very little breathing room for Rylei.
So she became a marksman. Funnily enough, she, Hibana and Alex were again put together as recruits to a UNSC Marine Forward Recon team, and as a result grew quite close. The three stuck together throughout much of their time in Forward Recon, and eventually grew quite close as a team and as friends. Eventually the time came for a transfer: Token Squad, an ODST team who specialised in Forward Recon, had lost valuable men whose positions needed to be filled. The trio were the best match, and so they were moved from Marines to ODSTs barely a few days before Operation Grey Axe. Dropping in, Token Squad was late to the party, and bad drops resulted in many members getting split up. Currently all members of Token Squad are M.I.A.
Service-History Operation Singing Lady [2550] - An ambush set for a large Covenant force. Highly successful operation, with minimal casualties and total defeat of Covenant primary forces plus their reinforcements.
Operation Clockwork [2551] - A Corvette left behind by the Covenant is forcefully taken from its remaining defenders. A successful operation, with Rylei receiving small burns on her body which have since healed.
Operation Ghost of Midnight [2551] - Marine forward recon teams sent to scout a Covenant F.O.B. for an artillery strike. One of the teams was discovered and, unfortunately, only two made it back alive from that team. A large success with minimal casualties.
Operation Swan [2552] - A taxing, heavy frontal assault on a Covenant base. Rylei and her team provided sniper support for their allies. Success with large casualties.
Transfer to ODST [2552]
Operation Grey Axe [2552] - In-progress. Rylei W.I.A., team M.I.A.
Affiliations Hibana - Rylei's self-proclaimed rival. The two work well together if the need ever arises, however don't expect them to cooperate if there's a choice. Somehow they're friends. She's an engineer.
Alexander Cormack - The passive demo man who cannot aim. He's always been supportive of both Rylei and Hibana, able to mediate for the both of them. Always has a joke lined up which appeals to Rylei's sense of humour.
Token Squad - Although she barely knows them, Rylei has made the decision to trust Token with her life, and they have chosen the same with her.
Xandre Family - Rylei's family back on Reach. She hasn't been able to contact them all year, though wanted to do so after her first mission as an ODST. Wants to prove to her father she can protect herself.
Notable Traits - Bookworm. - Highly analytical; a little too logical at times. Lacks a whole lot of common sense. - Inventive. Just check out her grappling hook! - Posh accent which sounds British.
Tohka doesn't really worry about her physical appearance, but has kept in pretty good shape most of her life, in part due to her quirk forcing a strong metabolism. She stands at 5'5, weighs 132lbs, and has a giant mouth where her hair would be. Her deep black hair blends perfectly into the gaping maw that is her companion, Munch, who she shares a connection to quite literally.
Q U I R K T Y P E
Mutant
Q U I R K D E S C R I P T I O N
Carnivore Crunch, the companion quirk! Tohka has a pet "mouth" which is located in her hair, called Munch. Although terrifying in appearance, Munch isn't quite so terrifying as his teeth would leave you to believe, most people finding him the more social of the two mutes. Munch is an entity which lives inside Tohka, a parasitic quirk which leeches off her energy to survive. He cannot retreat inside of Tohka, however if he takes a significant amount of damage he will shrivel up and become completely immobile to heal. Munch's keratin shell (basically his skin) is water and fire resistant, as well as resisting blunt force, making him ideal as a biological shield. His teeth can easily pierce skin and his jaw strength is as strong as a saltwater crocodile.
While injuries to Munch will not harm Tohka (and vice-versa), the back of her head is incredibly susceptible to any and all attacks, able to incapacitate the two of them with a single strike. Furthermore, if Tohka is incapacitated, Munch is too, though she can continue to move if he is forced to heal. However, this will put incredible strain on her body, and make her seriously tired. Additionally, although Munch can think for himself, he cannot sense for himself, and is entirely bound to the senses provided by Tohka. Munch is also quite heavy and hard to maneuver with if he's not the one doing the maneuvering, and also takes up a lot of energy, again particularly to self-heal, which he can do at an accelerated rate. Because of this, if she's not careful, Tohka can find herself unconscious from over-exertion in minutes. While a powerful quirk overall, the mastery of this quirk in hero activities, like combat and rescue operations, is what has held Tokizaki from going to any notable hero schools. Her parents, both quirkless, don't know the first thing about becoming a hero, but at hearing her request, they knew they would need to give Tohka a school which would provide her growth from the ground up. Thus, Kokoro Academy was chosen.
C H A R A C T E R G O A L S
Tohka has a powerful quirk, I'm well aware of this. The original version of her was meant to be on the same level as some of Shiketsu's students, so it was obvious I had to downgrade her in order to give her some room to grow and develop. The thing about Tohka is that she's a representation of the class's "top student". She was fundamentally supposed to be the strongest and smartest, as I originally set her out to be someone who would never grow, and be overtaken by everyone else in class. Her apathy would make her fall to the bottom of the barrel, which I felt could be an interesting contrast to MHA's message about growth and perseverance; what do you aspire to be if you are already at the top? Of course, this didn't tie well with the RP as it stood, so I got to editing.
Tokizaki is still naturally strong, no doubt, but lacks a fundamental understanding of what being a hero is about. There's potential in her to become incredible, but it requires a lot of learning. Trouble is, Tohka is apathetic by nature. Her passion for becoming a hero isn't cemented immediately like other characters - rather, it's something she will learn over time once she sees the passions of her classmates coming to fruition. I felt this could work a lot more naturally with the setting, especially if it's properly tied in with character development. If it doesn't work I'm open to changing her nature too, since she could be a fairly flexible character, this is just what I felt worked best with her character.
I'm also happy to buff or nerf the quirk, though I would like to keep its fundamental identity there if possible. Before revision, she could move Munch to her limbs as well, however limiting him to the back of her head feels like a massive nerf to her flexibility/versatility. Furthermore she had a lot more physical strength on her own before, whereas now she will need to develop muscle strength over the course of the RP, which I felt was another appropriate nerf. The resistances Munch has could be a bit excessive though, so I'm happy to remove those in exchange for keeping the huge amount of jaw strength he has, as well as adding some bonus weaknesses. The critical weak-point, where Munch and Tohka connect, has mostly stayed the same as I think it works well, since she can't track her weak point at all, and must be conscious of someone getting behind her at all times. Not to mention, if she wants to use Munch she will usually have to turn around and expose her major weakness. Trappers, stealth users, and speedsters act as hard-counters because they can easily exploit her weaknesses, whereas defensive behemoths or physically strong opponents are match-ups she's good against.
Overall, she has a powerful quirk, but needs to learn how to use it. She could probably be compared to Deku the most, with a hint of Todoroki tied in. She has a lot of learning to do to become even adept at using her quirk, but once she finally learns and grows, she will probably be a lot stronger than most, especially if she receives some of her nerfs back.
Q U E S T I O N S
Given its reputation, why apply to Kokoro Academy? "I never trained to be a hero. I never learned to be a hero. I never knew I wanted to be a hero... But now I do. I can't go to other schools because I don't know what I don't know. I need to learn everything. I helped someone who said that I could become a hero, and they've helped me get to this point. So, I want to help them and apply here."
Why do you want to be a professional hero? "That's... hard. But I'll try to make it simple: I never had someone in life who I could help. I've been alone with Munch a long time. But I saved someone from getting hurt, and it made me think about who I wanted to be. They said, with my power, I could be a hero. It... surprised me. They helped me get in, to be here. So I want to try. I want to get to the next level, and become a student for a hero school. Any school is fine, but they helped me get here, so I'll try here."
What kind of professional hero do you want to become? "The best one? I don't understand, I'm sorry. I want to be a hero. Is there more than one type? I don't really know much about the different types of heroes there can be because I've never really experienced their presence. I never thought I'd be one so I didn't think it was something for me to focus on. I'm sorry, I don't know how to answer your question..."
Best describe yourself in five sentences. "I eat a lot of food. Medical condition. Named after the day I was supposed to die. No friends. Munch... I don't know how I'd describe myself. I don't like talking a lot, so this is a little difficult, but I'll try. I like to do things that interest me, and don't like doing things for others, but I like helping people. I don't know what it takes to be a hero, but I want to learn and become something that isn't... me. I... want to be liked by people, too. I'm not very strong, but I want to get stronger, and I want to get better at feeling things. I have a lot that I want, more or less."
What are your interests and hobbies? "Eating, playing games, reading, breaking things, sleeping, uhh... Yeah. I really want to find more things, but home doesn't have a lot to do. I want to try crafts some more, but also shooting things like paintball. It sounds fun. I like some more nerdy stuff. Umm... Mmmh."
Are there any notable accomplishments you want to us to be aware of? "No. Maybe. I saved a person from falling really high up. They were very sad, and didn't want to keep living. I just did what anyone would do, though. I also learned how to crush a car, but that's a rather embarrassing story... Oh! But I've always been good at high jump in school, since Munch is great at helping me into the air. I won a lot of awards for sports."
Tell us something about your quirk that most might not know? Any events or memories, be it joyous or ill, tied to it? "... Hitting this part right here, on the back of the head? It hurts. Really badly. I once got hit by a dodge ball there and fell unconscious. I had a migraine for three days and had to be hospitalized. Someone karate chopped me there to test it and I almost hurt them. Please don't test it out, it really, really hurts. I don't like people knowing it but you should probably know, just in case I get hurt there."
Why should we consider you over the other applicants? What can you offer that they cannot? "Umm... well... uhh... I don't know. I want to be a really great hero, and I want to do it through this school. But everybody probably wants that... Munch is really strong. He can do incredible things, like crushing things. I think we can help people together, and also stop people from getting hurt. I never really thought about it before, but when I think about what kind of hero I can be, I think I can be one of the best. But I'm going to need a lot of help with that, and I think I can get there here, where I can't anywhere else. I don't know what I can become just yet, what I can offer you, but I know that I can learn quickly and be of use to Kokoro Academy. If... if you'll let me."
Since I've been playing a lot of Civ V lately I'll bite and show my noobiness :3
I often play as trade nations, like Morocco, who benefit a lot from gold. I find that gold is often my best friend, so I almost always prioritize it :D I also try to keep my science up, as well as culture if possible. Military strength is often my major weakness, so keeping other civs away or as friends is usually my best bet in this case c: I usually remain pretty much neutral throughout the game if possible, avoiding conflict unless its in my favour or I'm defending myself. After enough time, I usually start making so much money I can buy out city states, making them allies and using them to influence world congress, and buying my way into becoming World Leader XD It can sound a little boring, but it's pretty intense at times, though I'm not a super good player. I usually build tall, since it helps with defence and generating money ;)
When going for domination, I'll typically use England or the Celts, since they're both pretty badass with their UUs. I'm not very good with other victory types so I really can't say much except for the fact I have an odd fascination with Spain :P
Theocratic kingdom divides into three separate countries, only divided by the Great Temple directly in the center. After years of unrest, the temple erupts, and horrific creatures of The Deep crawl out, slaughtering any and all surface dwellers. The three nations collectively push back the horde, and decide to send a large force down into the temple catacombs to find the source of the devilish creatures.
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[row][cell][indent][indent][sub][color=pink][u] T H E N E R D / T H E L E G E N D [/u][/color][/sub][/indent][/indent][/cell][cell][sub][color=darkblue]You are the wind at my back[/color] and the sword at my side;[/sub][/cell][/row]
[row][cell][indent][indent][indent][sub][color=pink][u] D E L T A 4 4 [/u][/color][/sub][/indent][/indent][/indent][/cell][cell][sub][color=darkblue]together, my love,[/color] we shall build a peaceful world.[/sub][/cell][/row]
[row][cell][indent][indent][indent][indent][sub][color=pink][u] F A N B O Y O F F I R E E M B L E M [/u][/color][/sub][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/cell][cell][sub][color=darkblue]Just you...[/color][/sub][/cell][/row]
[row][cell][indent][indent][sub][color=pink][u] S H I P P E R O F C H R O B I N [/u][/color][/sub][/indent][/indent][/cell][cell][sub]and me.[/sub][/cell][/row][/table]
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[color=purple]I'm a roleplayer,[/color] same as any around here. I've been doing it for about five years now, coming up to six in September. Its been quite the time, thinking back. I started out fresh as can be, understanding the basics of writing but never quite knowing how to become better, or become as great as those around me. In the end, I did the only thing I really knew at the time:
Write as much garbage as possible and hope for the best!
As you can see, [color=purple][i]that particular tactic fucking failed.[/i][/color]
Jokes aside, I like to think I've developed a lot over the years, both as a writer and as a person. However, absolutely nothing can dissuade my weeaboo ways and supporting my OTP with all that I can freaking muster! If you haven't already guessed, said OTP is [color=darkblue]Chrom[/color] [color=pink]x[/color] [color=purple]Robin[/color] (Chrobin) from Fire Emblem: [color=darkblue]Awakening.[/color] Highly recommend the game, there's a reason (other than nintendo's cheapskate attitude) that it hasn't dropped in price, it's honestly the best place to start off in the series. And hey, maybe you'll end up addicted like me and want to buy every game on the 3DS like a fucking loony?
Speaking of loonies, the [url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeAWfrBMa2pytnTYnxAtiphQGJU3ojDD7]Fire Emblem Chrobin Comic Dub Project[/url] has recently finished, so for those of you who also appreciate the best ship in existence, I highly recommend it. Hell, even if you're not interested in that, I do highly recommend watching it for those into fantasy love stories. The quality improves drastically with each episode, so trust me when I say by the end of it you should be thoroughly impressed. It has helped motivate me in ways I can hardly describe with words, and so I thought the least I could do was put this out there. Maybe it's not for everyone, but I know it was the perfect thing for me.
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[right][color=darkblue][sub]"Do you think you can tip any of the scales in here?"[/sub][/color]
[color=purple][sub]"Chrom, for the love of Naga, I'm thinking..."[/sub][/color][/right][hr][table]
[row][cell][color=darkblue][sub]"So I heard."
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There is a universe. No-one knows it's name, where gravity wasn't strong enough to bind matter together and no stars formed. And because no stars formed, no stars exploded. And because no stars exploded, no planets came about. And because no planets came about, there was no life.
There's another universe, no one knows it's name, where gravity was strong enough and did light the stars and planets came about and boy, they were gorgeous, planets in perpetual winter, planets in perpetual summer, planets that could rival the Garden of Eden and no bloody snakes! And on one of them, eventually, complex life evolved and one of the species developed large brains learned things like manners and dabbing, when they looked up at the stars and wonder what they were doing here. You called them octopuses, I suppose. Gosh, they were clever, for octopuses, and one of them, several million years in, almost wrote something in ink on the seafloor, a message to its friend. And the message almost read: "Hi! How are you?" And a few millennia later, space folder back on itself and, you get the idea.
Goodbye Octopi.
There's another universe, where life formed on every planet, in every solar system, and it was carbon-based, it was silicon based, it was made of crystals and water and plasma, it was made of quantum fields and light, and everything was alive, everything was doing a boogie, and it was everybody's birthday, everyday, relatively, and everyone got presents, and they had over a trillion languages, some written down, some only spoken, some conducted telepathically, and they bought a galactic civilization together, as a perfect unity, sharing stories, sharing technology, speaking a common tongue, understanding everything about how the cosmos been put together. And finally, when everything was sorted, the galaxies were arranged into perfect geometric formations, transmitting pure love, and wisdom, and birthday greetings to all species in the universe, for all time. Papercuts never happened, coke came in glass bottles, no one even remembered the word for war, everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.
And yet, for a quirk in their evolution, because resources weren't scarce enough on the planets these species developed on, not a single creature in the universe was conscious. Food was eaten and no-one enjoyed it. Movies were released, and there was no laughing, or crying. No-one chuckled at a joke. Ever.
Space collapsed back on itself, eventually, and there hadn't been a single moment of sentience in the entire history of creation.
There's another universe, where the strong force is too strong the weak force is too weak and nothing forms.
Another, where life develops too late when the Stars have all gone beyond the light boundary and there's nothing to even see.
Another with too many dimensions.
Another with not enough.
Another where time goes in the opposite direction, and species begin as gods, and wind backwards to cells, and never learn
to survive.
Another that only lasts milliseconds, and collapses in on itself, and heads straight back to oblivion.
And that's how it just might be, across all possible universes, across all possible space times. Problems with the laws of nature, not enough resources, missteps in evolution.
An atlas of dead-ends.
Then again, there is one exception.
There's another universe, a big one, where life is rare, where intelligent life is very rare indeed, the stars are very distant from each other, the laws of nature are very complex, it's extremely lonely for any species developing, and most never even develop at all, but somewhere, we believe, is a planet where the oceans are vast, and the climate is varied. Where the smartest species on the planet may have developed just the right mix of ambition and kindness.
And if you were to travel there, to this unbelievably rare statistical anomaly, to this impossibly lucky planet, where evolution, biology, chemistry, nae, the laws of physics themselves have come together to create sentient intelligent life, you may be able to catch the native inhabitants singing for joy. Of what an impossibly lucky, and rare position they find themselves in.
It is a chant of gratitude, a ritual of showing appreciation for ending up in perhaps the one universe, in the one solar system, on the one planet with all the basic ingredients for intelligent, conscious life.
~Exurb1a[/hider]
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fr/1/1b/Fire_Emblem_Awakening_Logo.png" /><br><br><div class="bb-center"><div class="bb-h3"><font color="#ffb347">◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈ ◈</font></div></div><br><div class="table-responsive"><table class="bb-table table"><thead class="bb-thead"><tr class="bb-tr"><th class="bb-th"><div class="bb-indent"><div class="bb-indent"><sub><font color="pink"><span class="bb-u"> T H E N E R D / T H E L E G E N D </span></font></sub></div></div></th><th class="bb-th"><sub><font color="darkblue">You are the wind at my back</font> and the sword at my side;</sub></th></tr></thead><br><tr class=" bb-tr"><td class=" bb-td"><div class="bb-indent"><div class="bb-indent"><div class="bb-indent"><sub><font color="pink"><span class="bb-u"> D E L T A 4 4 				 	 </span></font></sub></div></div></div></td><td class=" bb-td"><sub><font color="darkblue">together, my love,</font> we shall build a peaceful world.</sub></td></tr><br><tr class=" bb-tr"><td class=" bb-td"><div class="bb-indent"><div class="bb-indent"><div class="bb-indent"><div class="bb-indent"><sub><font color="pink"><span class="bb-u"> F A N B O Y O F F I R E E M B L E M </span></font></sub></div></div></div></div></td><td class=" bb-td"><sub><font color="darkblue">Just you...</font></sub></td></tr><br><tr class=" bb-tr"><td class=" bb-td"><div class="bb-indent"><div class="bb-indent"><sub><font color="pink"><span class="bb-u"> S H I P P E R O F C H R O B I N	 </span></font></sub></div></div></td><td class=" bb-td"><sub>and me.</sub></td></tr></table></div><br><br><div class="table-responsive"><table class="bb-table table"><thead class="bb-thead"><tr class="bb-tr"><th class="bb-th"><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/46/d2/61/46d261b662f76cd8d0e365d016d051d3--nerdy-things-fire-emblem-awakening-couples.jpg" /></th><th class="bb-th"><div class="bb-right"><sub>Welcome to my little personal den of Hell! Sorry, sorry, I meant my personal profile. Same thing, right? <br><br><font color="purple">I'm a roleplayer,</font> same as any around here. I've been doing it for about five years now, coming up to six in September. Its been quite the time, thinking back. I started out fresh as can be, understanding the basics of writing but never quite knowing how to become better, or become as great as those around me. In the end, I did the only thing I really knew at the time:<br><br>Write as much garbage as possible and hope for the best!<br><br>As you can see, <font color="purple"><span class="bb-i">that particular tactic fucking failed.</span></font><br>Jokes aside, I like to think I've developed a lot over the years, both as a writer and as a person. However, absolutely nothing can dissuade my weeaboo ways and supporting my OTP with all that I can freaking muster! If you haven't already guessed, said OTP is <font color="darkblue">Chrom</font> <font color="pink">x</font> <font color="purple">Robin</font> (Chrobin) from Fire Emblem: <font color="darkblue">Awakening.</font> Highly recommend the game, there's a reason (other than nintendo's cheapskate attitude) that it hasn't dropped in price, it's honestly the best place to start off in the series. And hey, maybe you'll end up addicted like me and want to buy every game on the 3DS like a fucking loony?<br><br>Speaking of loonies, the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeAWfrBMa2pytnTYnxAtiphQGJU3ojDD7">Fire Emblem Chrobin Comic Dub Project</a> has recently finished, so for those of you who also appreciate the best ship in existence, I highly recommend it. Hell, even if you're not interested in that, I do highly recommend watching it for those into fantasy love stories. The quality improves drastically with each episode, so trust me when I say by the end of it you should be thoroughly impressed. It has helped motivate me in ways I can hardly describe with words, and so I thought the least I could do was put this out there. Maybe it's not for everyone, but I know it was the perfect thing for me.<br>	<br><br>	<br>	</sub></div></th></tr></thead></table></div><br><img src="https://alynerd.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/tumblr_nvrmdwbdkf1ruyji8o1_1280.jpg?w=840" /><br><br><div class="bb-right"><font color="darkblue"><sub>"Do you think you can tip any of the scales in here?"</sub></font><br><font color="purple"><sub>"Chrom, for the love of Naga, I'm thinking..."</sub></font></div><hr class="bb-hr"><div class="table-responsive"><table class="bb-table table"><thead class="bb-thead"><tr class="bb-tr"><th class="bb-th"><font color="darkblue"><sub>"So I heard."<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	</sub></font></th><th class="bb-th"><div class="bb-center"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkvxGnlWwAEShes.jpg" /></div></th><th class="bb-th"><div class="bb-right"><sub><font color="purple">"There are better places<br>to take a nap than <br>on the ground, you know."<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	<br>	</font></sub></div></th></tr></thead></table></div><div class="hider-panel"><div class="hider-heading"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-xs hider-button" data-name="A Hymn For Goldilocks">A Hymn For Goldilocks [+]</button></div><div class="hider-body" style="display: none"><div class="bb-center"><img src="https://static.tumblr.com/b572f57912d8b5345269f9dc72e04359/yveunmd/zEwn8f4ke/tumblr_static_4fc6jqggm90kg048ok0kkw0ww_640_v2.jpg" /></div><br><br>There is a universe. No-one knows it's name, where gravity wasn't strong enough to bind matter together and no stars formed. And because no stars formed, no stars exploded. And because no stars exploded, no planets came about. And because no planets came about, there was no life.<br><br>There's another universe, no one knows it's name, where gravity was strong enough and did light the stars and planets came about and boy, they were gorgeous, planets in perpetual winter, planets in perpetual summer, planets that could rival the Garden of Eden and no bloody snakes! And on one of them, eventually, complex life evolved and one of the species developed large brains learned things like manners and dabbing, when they looked up at the stars and wonder what they were doing here. You called them octopuses, I suppose. Gosh, they were clever, for octopuses, and one of them, several million years in, almost wrote something in ink on the seafloor, a message to its friend. And the message almost read: "Hi! How are you?" And a few millennia later, space folder back on itself and, you get the idea. <br>Goodbye Octopi.<br><br>There's another universe, where life formed on every planet, in every solar system, and it was carbon-based, it was silicon based, it was made of crystals and water and plasma, it was made of quantum fields and light, and everything was alive, everything was doing a boogie, and it was everybody's birthday, everyday, relatively, and everyone got presents, and they had over a trillion languages, some written down, some only spoken, some conducted telepathically, and they bought a galactic civilization together, as a perfect unity, sharing stories, sharing technology, speaking a common tongue, understanding everything about how the cosmos been put together. And finally, when everything was sorted, the galaxies were arranged into perfect geometric formations, transmitting pure love, and wisdom, and birthday greetings to all species in the universe, for all time. Papercuts never happened, coke came in glass bottles, no one even remembered the word for war, everything was beautiful and nothing hurt. <br><br>And yet, for a quirk in their evolution, because resources weren't scarce enough on the planets these species developed on, not a single creature in the universe was conscious. Food was eaten and no-one enjoyed it. Movies were released, and there was no laughing, or crying. No-one chuckled at a joke. Ever.<br>Space collapsed back on itself, eventually, and there hadn't been a single moment of sentience in the entire history of creation.<br><br>There's another universe, where the strong force is too strong the weak force is too weak and nothing forms.<br>Another, where life develops too late when the Stars have all gone beyond the light boundary and there's nothing to even see. <br>Another with too many dimensions.<br>Another with not enough.<br>Another where time goes in the opposite direction, and species begin as gods, and wind backwards to cells, and never learn<br>to survive.<br>Another that only lasts milliseconds, and collapses in on itself, and heads straight back to oblivion.<br>And that's how it just might be, across all possible universes, across all possible space times. Problems with the laws of nature, not enough resources, missteps in evolution.<br>An atlas of dead-ends.<br><br>Then again, there is one exception.<br><br>There's another universe, a big one, where life is rare, where intelligent life is very rare indeed, the stars are very distant from each other, the laws of nature are very complex, it's extremely lonely for any species developing, and most never even develop at all, but somewhere, we believe, is a planet where the oceans are vast, and the climate is varied. Where the smartest species on the planet may have developed just the right mix of ambition and kindness.<br>And if you were to travel there, to this unbelievably rare statistical anomaly, to this impossibly lucky planet, where evolution, biology, chemistry, nae, the laws of physics themselves have come together to create sentient intelligent life, you may be able to catch the native inhabitants singing for joy. Of what an impossibly lucky, and rare position they find themselves in. <br>It is a chant of gratitude, a ritual of showing appreciation for ending up in perhaps the one universe, in the one solar system, on the one planet with all the basic ingredients for intelligent, conscious life.<br><br>~Exurb1a</div></div></div>