Redemption

[color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]I really love the Phase Shift remix of Invoke. Both versions are really cool and trendy. ^_^[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]For some odd reason, I think I choose Hijigata-san from PeaceMaker Kurogane to be on the deserted island with. But when I mean Hijigata-san, I mean Hijigata-san and Souji. ^_^ The two are hardly inseparable, and because of my fan-girl/katana-obsessed state, I think it would be my slice of heaven. ^_^[/color][/size][/b]

[quote name='nomad19]trinity blood grabbed me with its first episode...it was amazing, the visuals were awesome, and the story was confusing at first with the vatican at war against vampires which sucked me in more and more....the lead character Abel Nightroad was a real enigma....it was shocking when it was revealed [spoiler']that he was a Crusnik...or a vampire that sucks the blood of vampires...[/spoiler][/quote] [color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]I would have to agree with nomad19 there. That was rather a good twist at the end of the first episode. It definitely sucked me in. Other than Trinity Blood, I would have to say: [i]NOIR[/i] - In my opinion, the first episode is the best of all. Just the action and the intrigue. There are other good episodes that drew me in, but the first ever episode of NOIR was what made me start watching anime.[/color][/b][/size]

[quote name='KatanaViolet']TM Revolution//Heart of Sword[/quote] [color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]I didn't know T.M. Revolution did Heart of Sword. I love that song! Always makes me smile. ^_^[/color][/size][/b] [quote name='KatanaViolet']Asian Kung Fu Generation//Rewrite[/quote] [color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]Don't they also do Haruka Kanata? Or is this the same song we're talking about here? The intro for Naruto one? Anyway, T.M. Revolution has another good one called 'Invoke'. It's from the Gundam Seed soundtrack.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]Songs I'm obsessed with: Haruka Kanata - Asian Kung-Fu Generation (one of the starting songs for Naruto) Heart of Sword - One of Kenshin's ending themes Sadness and Sorrow - an instrumental piece from Naruto My Way - Limp Bizkit Lying from You - Linkin Park Faint - Linkin Park One Perfect Day - Lydia Denker Iris - Goo Goo Dolls Painted on My Heart - The Cult[/color][/b][/size]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]OOoooo... my favourite Sailor Moon song would be the one where Serena turns into the Moon Princess (or whatever she's called. I haven't watched it in ages) when she battles again that evil queen person. It's so cool!!! I love the guitar riffs in it. Girly and rock. The best of both worlds. ^_^[/color][/b][/size]

[color=RoyalBlue][size=1][b][center][u]Message received[/u][/center] [i]A girl of about 16 looked up at her computer. Someone had just emailed her. Moving her mouse to the mail icon, she double-clicked it, her long blonde hair falling over her shoulders as her head moved to read the message. A shocked look played across her tanned face. A man entered the room. He and the girl shared the same eyes. A perfect icy blue colour, darkening as the colour went outwards from their iris. He ruffled the girl's golden blonde hair before looking over her shoulder at the screen. The same stunned look played across his face. She looked up at him, saying something about whether she should say yes or not. The man's face became serious as he stroked his chin. After a while he nodded, saying it would be interesting to see what would happen, and how things have changed. The girl looked a little uncertain but clicked the hyperlink on the message and was transported to a professional looking webpage. She managed to click the 'Apply for Moderator' button before being transported to a whole different page. There were numerous boxes she had to fill in with the details of her character and the such. When she was finished, she clicked the button at the bottom of the page and put her headset on, a little tentative at how much things might have changed. In the background, the man told her to tell him everything over dinner that night. He said goodbye and headed off to work, leaving the girl in the house by herself. She called out to him her goodbye before focusing on the screen in front of her.[/i] [center]//.......Logging in.........// //.......Username: Kya of the Twilight Sky......// //.......Class: HeavyBlade.........// //.......Rank: Pending on approval for moderator....// //.......[[Application Approved. Now upgrading character rank to Moderator]].....// //====Loading=====// +------- Welcome to The World ----------+ [Now logging in as Kya of the Twilight Sky][/center] [i]A picture came up in the headset. The girl chose the option of going to her mailbox. There was nothing there. She decided to send an email to Clipper, a friend of hers she had before The World had been shut down. Once she had finished that, she looked at the boards. There were a few posts there, mostly for the moderators, telling them about the rules of being a moderator and the such. The girl made sure she read them thoroughly before logging into The World, finally.[/i] [center][u]Field: Hidden Solitary Cat Market[/u][/center] Kya appeared in the wood-element field, surrounded by forest. This was a special field that only the 'Solitary' keyword could access. This was also the field the moderators had been told to go to meet the new people accessing The World. No one but moderators were allowed to access the field just yet, but, to Kya's surprise, no other moderators were there yet. Her wings ruffled slightly as she thought about her father leaving for work, and telling her to tell him all about The World over dinner that night. These wings were originally his, after all. Balmung of the Azure Sky. That's what he was known as, in The World. Now she, Kya of the Twilight Sky, was his daughter. She inherited the wings off him when he decided to leave The World once and for all. Looking around at the numerous trees, Kya wondered when other people were going to turn up.[/color][/b][/size]

[color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games in Mebourne, Australia. [i]The Medal Tally so far:[/i] Australia - 3 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze Scotland - 2 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze England - 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze Canada - 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze India - 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze I know of two of our gold medals. Last night in the Validrome (biking track), two Aussies won gold - one guy, and one chicky. GO AUSTRALIA!!![/color][/b][/size]

[color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]This is for the participants of the KING RPG that is now up in the Adventure Square. Post any questions, queries or general chat about the RPG here. Also, this would be a good place for people in this RPG to ask for help with their posts, whether it be the idea for their post, or just general information they think they need. I'll also be putting up certain important facts in this thread that people might forget in this RPG, as well as directions for future posts and information needed for future posts. Try to use this thread as much as possible, when you need it. Thanks =Reiku=[/color][/b][/size]

[color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]As in Neko, do you mean like a cat-person, or as in cats themselves? You'll have to be a bit more specific about what genre/type of RPG you would like help with, or need an idea for. =Reiku=[/color][/b][/size]

[color=RoyalBlue][b][size=1]So... are we going to start this or what?[/color][/size][/b]

[center][IMG]http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8269/king9ql.png[/IMG] [b]Space.[/center] [INDENT][right][size=1]A cold, endless vortex that is said to expand further and further into nothingness every second. Space was said to be mankind's last frontier. But when our ancestors decided to ravaged our home planet, Earth, until there was nothing left, it was the only place our race could go. That was over 2000 years ago - the year being 4210 AD, 1360 AE (After Earth). Now we humans live on a space nicknamed [I]Metal Earth[/I] - a shoddy steel replica of our home planet. Bet you?re wondering how this massive steel ball is able to support 3 billion people? Well, you see, before our ancestors decided to screw the rest of us over by using all the resources on Earth, some so-called genius scientists made this entity they dubbed PRINCESS. Now PRINCESS is what makes [I]Metal Earth[/I] exist. She grows our food, supplies us with drinkable water and somehow manages to produce any commodity that the colony ever needs. Or so the government says. Everyone on this colony knows that PRINCESS exists, but no one, I mean no one, not even the President of the World Union (our government), has ever seen this seemingly mighty invention. But even this invention has its faults. Rumours have been flying around the colony, largely mentioning that PRINCESS is failing. I've noticed things - small things - that could prove this theory. For example - showering times have been restricted to 3 minutes, food rations have been halved in quantity and quality, and there have even been blackouts throughout the entire colony. Now, this may be a little inconvenient for the white-collars (people working behind desks or desk-jobs), but for us blue-collared labourers, this is the beginning of a nightmare. As well as the rumours about PRINCESS failing, there have been other rumours floating around - ones regarding KING. KING is supposedly our saviour. Apparently, KING is the prototype of PRINCESS and is able to create a planet bigger than Earth, with unlimited resources, from scratch to completion in a matter of hours. But, there?s a catch. For one, we don?t even know it exists. It may be a wild-goose chase that spans the entire universe. Secondly, even if we knew it existed, we?d need a map to find it. And it is said that the combination of five specific people?s DNA would make the map. It?s like trying to find a five needles in a haystack. Five people, from three billion. They might not even be alive, so there goes that theory down the toilet. Personally, I reckon it's a load of ********. By the way, the name's Van. I'm one of the many spaceship mechanics upon [I]Metal Earth[/I]. And one day, I'm going to get off this God-forsaken piece of space junk and find myself a real planet one day.[/size][/INDENT][/right] [center]================================================[/center] [color=DarkOrange][size=1][I]Friday? at last. The week was finally over and done with. It was supposed to be a time for a drink with the boys, then a good night?s rest. No matter how much I tried to isolate myself from society, society would always come to seek me out. Tonight, was no exception.[/I] ? So? you work for the government?? The smoky atmosphere of the bar highly contrasted against the person Van posed the question to, although, there was also a slight likeness. Pale silver eyes with rectangular-framed glasses placed over them and pale silver hair that gave off an eerie glow. A feminine body, although not overly feminine at the same time. She gave off the sense that she was some sort of researcher or scientist with those clothes and that attitude. When the woman didn?t reply, Van sighed and took another sip from his whisky glass as they sat up at the bar. ? It?s only polite to answer a question that someone asked, even if it?s not with the answer.? ? Oh? I?m sorry?? the woman replied in a soft, timid voice. Van could hardly hear her over the din of the bar. ? Yes? I do work for the government?? ? Yeah? Suppose there isn?t much room for my type,? Van said, a wry grin on his lips as he slumped back in the stool, looking up at the dirty steel roof. ? Your type?? the woman questioned, looking over at the blonde-haired rogue. ? You know? the rough, tumble, don?t-give-a-crap-about-what-the-government-says type of people.? ? ? Oh?? That ?oh? signalled that, on her list of available males, he had started from reasonably high up - only to plummet right to the bottom. He didn?t care. She was too uptight for him anyway. It was her that initiated the conversation in the beginning. At first, he was wondering whether she was drunk and that she wanted someone to take home with her, but when she started to speak, he realised that it wasn?t the case. Not that he was disappointed or anything. He didn?t consider himself as [I]that[/I] sort of guy. ? So? what kind of work do you do for the government?? Van asked, thinking it would score him brownie points if he got her talking about herself. ? Well? that?s highly classified,? the silver-haired woman responded in a rather monotonous tone. ? How typical.? A tiny bit of whisky remained in Van?s glass. He finished it with a small swig. The glass chinked against the steel bar top as he set it down, letting out a satisfied sigh. ? Why do you hate the government so much?? the woman asked. There was a hint of anger behind the question as well a note of curiosity. He gave a short chuckle. ? It?s not that I hate the government. It?s more like the government hasn?t done me any favours since I was born. An eye for an eye?? The woman pondered over this for a while, before smiling slightly. ? I suppose I can see your point,? she said, rather stunning Van with her response. ? Heh? you stumped me on that one. I didn?t think a girl like you would say something like that. What?s your name?? ? Emma? Emma Dylia,? she said, holding out her hand in a polite gesture. Van smiled and took it, shaking it gently. ? Van Karan at your service.? ? Van?? Emma paused for a moment. ? That?s an unusual name.? ? My mother had a thing for odd names.? Emma smiled and readjusted her glasses. ? So Van, would you like another drink?? ? If you?re buying.? Emma shouted out at the barman for a whiskey-on-the-rocks and a Bloody Mary. Within moments, the barman had the drinks prepared and had handed them to Emma, who handed Van his drink. ? Cheers,? Van said, expressing his gratitude. He took a long drink before removing the cup from his lips. His body began to relax after the long day he had just worked through. Looking over at Emma, Van felt his head spin slightly. [I]It must be the alcohol? I haven?t had that much?[/I] Some really funky things then started to happen. Emma?s attractive-looking face started to warp in strange ways. Her skin tone flickered from acid green to fluorescent orange to a soft pink. [I]What the hell?[/I] He felt his body start to move, although his eyes wouldn?t show where he was off to. Psychedelic colours whirled around in front of his eyes, painting the walls of a maze of corridors that had now appeared. Van could feel his feet moving at such a rate that he knew, consciously, he was running. But before long, things started to get out of hand. Pink elephants with tiny butterfly wings appeared down one corridor and stampeded after him, intent on catching him with big dogcatcher nets. Little bright blue men tried to persuade Van to play with them. Very attractive women were calling his name from a room he passed by in a rush. Talking, carnivorous teddy bears were the last straw. Finally, a large steel door appeared before him. It looked an imposing sight. Van looked the doors up and down, wondering what in God?s name was going to happen next. Abruptly, the doors opened. Van braced himself. He wasn?t too keen on those little blue men. To his surprise, a beautiful young woman with floor-length white hair, dressed in an ornate, flowing silver dress, standing in room filled with white light appeared. She turned to face him and smiled. His breath caught in his throat. They stood there for a few moments before the woman turned and faded into the light ? Van, frozen to the spot. Then, everything went black. The sounds of someone typing on a keyboard echoed in the distance, or what he thought was the distance. A dull pain ached in his head as his eyes slowly started to open, gradually adjusting to the light of the room. Slowly, Van sat up and looked around groggily. He then realised who the blurred figure was, typing furiously on a keyboard. ? When did bookworms get so good at spiking other people?s drinks?? he asked, rubbing his aching head and watching Emma jump, startled. She turned towards him, the expression on her face clearly stating she wasn?t amused by his comment. Van chuckled. ? Look? if you wanted to get me into bed, you could have just asked.? He had just realised he had been lying in a bed, topless for however long he had been knocked out for. Emma?s cheeks grew scarlet, but her eyes told a different story. ? That?s not the reason why I brought you here, or why you are in that bed.? ? You wanted me as your human guinea pig in one of your weird scientific experiments?? Van asked provokingly. He watched in amusement as Emma started to get infuriated with him. Without another word, Emma just pointed to the 500ft high, 100ft wide glass cylinder that was attached to the keyboard she had been typing on a minute ago. Van looked at where she was pointing. Shock stiffened his body. ? What in God?s name is that?!?[/size][/b][/color] OOC: You will receive PMs with the information you need for your first post.

[color=RoyalBlue][size=1][b]Kya can be a mod, like someone she knows (and lives with). I'm not going to tell you cause it's a surprise (not like you've already guessed it).[/b][/size][/color]

[color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]I agree with you r2vq. You'd have to be careful about learning everything about Japan from an anime. Why I like anime? It's probably because of the art-style. Watching American-done cartoons now makes me cringe, for some odd reason. I just like the style of manga and anime, the drawing style. That and I would, someday, like to make some of my stories animes just for the mere fact that I would like to see other people watching them, and what they thought of it.[/color][/b][/size]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]Favourite assassin would definitely have to be [i]Kirika[/i] from [i]NOIR[/i]. Apart from [i]NOIR[/i] being the first anime I had watched, Kirika has definitely got the moves to equal any other character I've seen. The first episode was really really good. I don't think many other fight scenes compare to that one in the series, in my opinion. Favourite bad-guy? Hmm.... Since someone else said Vicious from Cowboy Bebop, I'll choose someone else. I think the bad guy from [i]Peacemaker Kurogane[/i]. I think he's pretty evil - the way he toyed with Tetsunosuke's head without even knowing it.[/color][/b][/size]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][size=1][b][i]Username: [/i]Kya of the Twilight Sky [i]Type:[/i] HeavyBlade (samurai style)/Newbie Helper/Pro - Sometimes helps out the Skull Knights although she refuses to wear the Skull Mask [i]Affiliation/s:[/i] Friends with Clipper. [i]Appearance:[/i] See attachments. Add Balmung's wings (there is a reason for these). First attachment - the way she generally looks. Second attachment - the clothes she wears in the game EDIT: I can't seem to find the outfits I want on the site Nomura. Nothing came close. So, if its all right with you, try to imagine my char's outfit using the two pics below. Sorry.[/COLOR][/b][/size]

[color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]You're a champion Illusion!!! Due to the popularity of this RPG (contrary to my expectations), I have added two more DNA positions that have already been taken (one is on reserve until I receive confirmation of their place). This won't affect the storyline much (I had it up my sleeve, just in case), just more people to converse with. And, just as a warning, this will be a drawn-out RPG, so be ready for a long-term commitment here. If you aren't prepared for that, please, PM me. I would really love this RPG to be a success and I will try my best to make it as such. There will also be a lot of group activities with each other, as well as individual assignments I will give out. I expect them to be carried out with as much creativity as possible, without much guidance from me or the others (if you do encounter any problems, please, once again, PM me). I should have an Underground thread up soon, as well, possibly, the RPG up in the Square as soon as tomorrow (my time). (And Ozy, I hope this post isn't going to get me into trouble. If it does, gomen ne.)[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]I read somewhere that, apparently, he was the Green Power Ranger from the original TV series. I think it was the American magazine 'Anime Insider' that did an interview with him that mentioned that. How strange.[/color][/b][/size]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]I'm definitely guilty of the charge 'Making Your Own Story From An Anime Show'. I don't know how many fan-fics I have going, or how many ideas I've had off animes for RPGs, it's just incredible. In every fan-fic I write, I always make up my own character (I like to think I'm individual to the characters on the anime ^_^;;). This character usually has something in common with one of the show's characters. For example: in my Naruto fan-fic, my character Mitsumi is the vessel of a berserk Phoenix God named Tsukaki, which was summoned by the Fourth Hokage to defeat (or cage) the Nine-Tailed Fox inside Naruto.[/color][/b][/size]

[QUOTE=Raiyuu][center][left][font=Trebuchet MS]^^ The ultimate in hippy conveyance technology. The Volkswagen van is just ... ultimate retro. And I could fit six or seven friends in the back and go on a ROAD TRIP! Or sleep in it at Reading Rock Festival instead of having to bother pitching a tent. The advantages are endless.[/font][/left][/center][/QUOTE] [color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]Ahhh... the infamous hippie van. The possibilities are endless (isn't that a slogan for one of the car companies?). I actually like the highway patrol cars they've just brought into Brisbane, especially the red one (they are Holden SS commodores if anyone wanted to know). But everytime I see the red car, and I have my brown-tinted sunglasses on, it looks like it's hot pink![/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]Ohhh... the nicknames *dramatic swoon* Anyway, here's some that's been given to me. [i]Chook[/i] - given to me in grade 5 because of my name (Brooke) [i]Ren[/i] - My middle named shortened. I've given my cat the nickname of 'Mr Moo'. I have no idea why but it just suits him strangely enough. Oh, and a nickname I've given to my bf is 'Boofy'. I got it from his sister.[/color][/b][/size]

[quote name='Starwind']The strangest thing I've ever eaten would have to be peacock tongue.[/quote] [color=DarkOrange][b][size=1]Peacock tongue huh? I never knew that peacock's had tongues big enough to eat. :animestun Anyway, the strangest thing I've eaten is probably chicken's feet. There wasn't really much meat on it, but it definitely had a distinctive taste. On a much stanger note, the weirdest thing I have drank is actually rice wine with snake's blood in it. At first I thought it was red wine, but then I took a sip and tasted that it definitely wasn't red wine. Then I happened to see the bottle the snake was preserved in with the rice wine, and someone scooping some out.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]Well, I think my signature is pretty obvious. The picture is from the anime [i]Naruto[/i], which had been kindly put together by Ezekiel (love your work). It's bright and out there, just like Naruto's personality, and just like me. I've also recently discovered that my dream and Naruto's dream are the same. So, I felt it fitting to have my signature as such.[/color][/b][/size]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]Haven't seen this thread before, although it looks like it's been popular... >_< [i]Real Name:[/i] Brooke [i]Age:[/i] Turned 19 about two weeks ago. [i]Home Country:[/i] Australia [i]Siblings:[/i] Two annoying younger twin-sisters[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]From now on, can people please, in their sign-up, mention what character position they are applying for. For the people who have posted before this, don't worry. I've either sent you a PM or know what position you are applying for. Sorry, it was my bad. Thanks =Reiku=[/color][/size][/b]