(This one's been bouncing around in my head for a while. It kept insisting on coming out as a story fragment, which promptly ballooned out of control. So I snipped out just the relevant bit, pasted here)
Thats not going to happen, Akio, she said flatly. One way or another, this obscene dance of yours *ends.* *Here.* She gave him the kind of smile that would have had a sensible man running for cover. Are you ready?
Oh, if we *must,* Ohtori sighed again. Come, then, if you insist. I will indulge you your childish, futile need for another duel. That is, he added condescendingly, if you can make it past my servants the Million Swords.
The air vibrated, and from the castle overhead a sudden dark cloud emerged, boiling towards us like a biblical plague of locusts.
My turn.
I reached up and pulled down my goggles, drawing Ohtoris eye. Well then, I called in my best Loony Voice, Ill see your Million Swords, and raise you my (system play) TEN THOUSAND FISTS!
From Ohtoris perspective, it must have looked as if our entire end of the platform had exploded in a giant burst of smoke from which Utena erupted a moment later, surrounded by me. *Lots* of me. If I ever make it back to Konoha, Im going to have to thank Naruto for inspiring this particular song power.
The Million Swords descended on us, blocking out the well, not the *sun,* but we were definitely fighting in the shade now.
SONG: Ten Thousand Fists
BAND: Disturbed
ALBUM: Ten Thousand Fists
Power: Imagine Narutos Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, Doug-style. No ones entirely certain if the song is limited to only ten thousand total clones (some suggest five thousand, given Dougs subconsciouss sense of humor and the fact that each clone has two fists), since the clones only appear within his metagifts normal effective radius, which is insufficient space for so many normally-sized males. Instead, the song produces as many clones as Doug wants, or has strength to maintain, up to the 30-meter volume limit, continuously replacing terminated clones.
The clones themselves are relatively fragile and disposable, although they usually take more than a single normal knockout punch to terminate. By reducing the number of clones and expending more energy and concentration, Doug can create clones that are more solid and capable of taking damage, as well as dishing it out. To most sensory systems, including mage-sight, the clones are hard to distinguish from Doug himself, and this difficulty scales directly with the solidity of any given clone.
Each clone carries a diminished variant of Dougs personal Improbability Field, which varies in strength with the amount of effort Doug is putting into maintaining each clone. At maximum solidity, a clones IF can achieve parity with Dougs.
Personality-wise, the clones can be well, theyre *Doug.* While arguments about whos the original vs whos the clone are rare, the clones *can* be argumentative, fractious, and downright loose cannon (Just like their dad, Hexe has been known to snark) at times. The more solid a clone is, the more likely it is to act as its own person. Serious combat situations tend to reduce this tendency towards excessive individuality, but there is always an element of unpredictability.
No one knows if Doug has ever been able to henge his clones, or duplicate the (in)famous Harem no Jutsu of the Rodaime Hokage. However, at least one enemy on the receiving end of this song-power has been reported as requiring intense psychological therapy, including tranquilizers, after being carried off the battlefield in a fetal position babbling unstoppably about too many Loons.

Survival
Survival
One More G*dd*mn Day
When I know what I want
And what I want will be considered tonight
Considered tonight
Just Another Day
When all that I want will
Mark me as a sinner tonight
I'm a sinner tonight
Yeah
People can no longer cover their eyes
If this disturbs you
Then walk away
You will remember
The night you were struck by the sight of
Ten Thousand Fists In The Air
Power unrestrained
Dead on the mark
Is what we will deliver tonight
Deliver tonight
Pleasure fused with pain
This triumph of the soul
Will make you shiver tonight
Make you shiver tonight
Yeah
People can no longer cover their eyes
If this disturbs you
Then walk away
You will remember
The night you were struck by the sight of
Ten Thousand Fists In The Air
We are the ones that will open your mind
Leave the weak and the haunted behind (x4)
People can no longer cover their eyes
If this disturbs you
Then walk away
You will remember
The night you were struck by the sight of
Ten Thousand Fists In The Air

Friday's Dork Tower
Can't say I disagree with Matt...

-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Be careful what you say in a blog, even if it does appear to be true... On the other hand, taking responsibility for an employee's actions along with one's own is a refreshing change from what we see on this side of the Pacific.
Animaxis article

-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

I've been permanent (vs. temporary) at my job for a few months now, and decided it was time to trade the monthly maintenance/repair bill on my old s-10 blazer in for a monthly car payment..
I found this at Alaska Sales & Service.


Hi.


Artsy Myspace Angles, wheee!

The body damage.. fortunately, my brother-in-law is a body and paint man.

I got the truck for 17,500, and paid 3400 down - my monthly payments are 340$ on a 4 year loan, my insurance is 260$ a month for the truck. Basically means that I have to pull 300$ a paycheck out, and I've been spending that on toys..
Thanks to my father, who co-signed, I'm getting 6.5% interest. Interestingly enough, my credit union now parses my credit score as 699 - I may have functionally perfect credit inside of three years.
The truck is a 2004 Chevy 1500, with a 5.3 litre Vortec V8, and the full LT package, power windows, locks, mirrors, seats, heated seats, heated rear window, heated mirrors, dual zone climate control, 6-speaker 6-CD bose stereo, in-wheel stereo controls, remote locks, and..
Cruise control. This is the first vehicle I've ever owned that had a good working cruise control.
I am quite pleased. At 15.9 mpg average between in-town and my highway driving, I'm getting approximately double what my older vehicle did. Once I'm used to the truck and decrease my average speed/acceleration, I would not be surprised to see 17mpg average.
No, it's not a supermilage vehicle, but it's _not_, and doesn't pretend to be. I believe the vehicle is chipped (5500 RPM shift point under max accel), and it has an aftermarket exhaust.
I am.. exuberantly pleased. No More Beaters!

Bye!
Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979

So I took Cyberman 8 to the Pocket D party on the test server tonight. Ran into Synapse who bestowed on me a temp title. I think he missed the proper reference. But I don't care. It's pretty cool anyway. ^_^
Wanna see it?...

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It's just down here...

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Keep going...

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Ready?...

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-Logan
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"Wake up! Time for SCIENCE!"
-Adam Savage
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Article at The Reg.

-- Bob
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The Internet Is For Norns.

Bobby "Boris" Pickett, writer of Monster Mash, dies at age 69
Apparently, he never got tired of his one-hit...

-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

China is about to establish an Amazon town.

-- Bob
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The Internet Is For Norns.

So you wanna build a BATTLESHIP?!
It's detailed, it's free, and it can waste a tremendous amount of time.
Fair warning. ^_^
Ja, -n

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"I'm terribly sorry, but I have to kill you quite horribly now."

Or SAUTEE, for short.
Per jpub's suggestion here we go:
Update status on IWATDP...
*shakes magic eight ball*
--Outlook not so good--
Oh come on!
*shakes*
--Quit playing COH and write, you lazy so-and-so!--
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll