Sometimes the Circle of Thorns transform people.
Sometimes they do it to themselves

When engaging, nothing beats a full frontal.
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In the epic rage of furious thunder
legends create their tales
when the twilight calls and the dark lord falls
our glory will prevail

Well, Mighty Solaris called together a Coalition meeting tonight just for a get together and I decided to make the trip. It was an interesting affair and I know of 3 other groups allied with the Liberty F.O.R.C.E.
Solaris is calling a weekly meeting on Thrusdays in Pocket D. He asked me to spread the word and to try to get as many of us down there as we can get.
I plan on attempting to be there as much as my work schedule allows. Can I wrangle some kind of Coalition Liasion from this? Just wondering.
Here's a picture of the massive group

When engaging, nothing beats a full frontal.
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In the epic rage of furious thunder
legends create their tales
when the twilight calls and the dark lord falls
our glory will prevail

Oh, and before I forget, last night I was paged by a guy who invited Looney Toons to a team in a way that was so perfectly roleplayed that I felt guilty about turning him down. (So guilty, in fact, that the next time I play Looney, I'm planning on looking for him to offer help.) I mentioned him on the group channel, and it turned out that Wide Receiver had teamed with him before, and .Silhouette was in a team with him at that very moment. When we explained the level of RP he was doing, the suggestion was made to invite him to the group, and a request to see the query was made.
Well, the last I heard he was in discussions with at least .Sil over group membership, and I forgot to relay his messages to me. I'm correcting the latter now, thanks to a chat log:

Quote:

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[Tell]Renn Highsight: ::An awkward teen's voice comes over your Comm:: Um, Mr Looney Toons? There's some bad men that my sister says need to be arrested. Can you give us a hand?
...(after I turned him down)...
[Tell]Renn Highsight: Oh... um... ok... See I told you he wouldn't want to. Kharos told me! ::Renn seems to be talking to someone apparantly in the background::

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I suppose it's the combination of still being sick, sorta, and being very short on sleep (Peggy worked until midnight last night, and needed me to pick her up from her job -- a round trip of over an hour...), but I had a thoroughly weird idea for a themed supergroup that I wanted to throw out to folks.
A Dada/Surrealist supergroup.
Call it something like "The Pink Wombat Stretchers", make characters with names like "The Eructent Structure" who wear costumes which are the result of the "random" button. And roleplay it completely in the public channels -- which means all public dialogue would be completely incomprehensible gibberish or non sequiturs.
It might make for the occasional entertaining break from the serious Legendary stuff.
So, sound fun, or am I just spacing from illness and lack of sleep?
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...

Well, in an 8+ hour marathon session yesterday which was only possible because I was home sick from work and Peggy was working nasty overtime, Looney Toons participated in and completed the Positron task force, in the process gaining four levels to reach the lofty heights of security level 15.
As some folks who were online know, I also took the time to run him over to Icon and fix up his costume to match his ECL counterpart. And once that was done, Lora'Lai played fashion consultant and helped me figure out a way to approximate the Standard Uniform using only SG color selections. I'm not entirely sure that the leather biker outfit really works in Legendary Blue, but everyone else seemed to like it... If I get the chance tonight, I'll do a screen shot of him and post it here for folks to see.
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...

God Knows (Full lyric)
Performed by Hirano Aya
Kawaita, kokoro de kakenukeru
Gomen ne, nani mo dekinakute
Itami wo wakachiau koto sae
Anata wa yurushite kurenai
Muku ni ikiru tame furimukazu
Senaka nukete satte shimau
on the lonely rail
Watashi, tsuiteiku yo donna tsurai
Sekai no yami no naka de sae
Kitto anata wa kagayaite
Koeru mirai no hate yowasa yue ni
Tamashii kowasareru you ni
My way kasanaru yo
Ima futari ni God bless...
Todokete atsukunaru omoi wa
Genjitsu tokashite samayou
Aitai kimochi ni riyuu wa nai
Anata e afuredasu Lovin' you
Semete utsukushii yume dake wo
Egakinagara Oikakeyou
For your lonely heart
Yamete uso wa anata rashikunai yo
Me wo mite kore kara no koto wo hanasou
Watashi, kakugoshiteru
Kurai mirai datte
Tsuyoku natte unmei kaerareru kamo ne
My wish kanaetai no ni
Subete wa God knows...
Anata ga ite, watashi ga ite
Hoka no hito wa kiete shimatta
Awai yume no utsukushisa wo egakinagara
Kizuato nazoru
Dakara! Watashi, tsuiteiku yo
Donna tsurai sekai no yami no naka de sae
Kitto anata wa kagayaite
Koeru mirai no hate
Yowasa yue ni tamashii kowasareru you ni
My way kasanaru yo
Ima futari ni God bless...
Source: Suzumiya Music duscussion forum
English Translation for God Knows....
God Knows...
Vocals: ENOZ featuring Suzumiya Haruhi
I dash with a parched heart
Sorry, I couldn't do anything
You won't even let me
Share pain together with you
To live purely, I turn my back
Without looking back and leave
on the lonely rail
I'll follow
No matter how bitter, even within the darkness of the world
Surely, you're shining
The surpassing edge of the future
So that my soul won't be destroyed due to my weaknesses
my ways will overlap
Now, God bless us two...
Thoughts that grow hot when delivered
Melt into reality and wander
There's no reason to feeling like seeing you
It overflows to you, Lovin' you
At the very least, while I only draw
A beautiful dream, I'll chase you
for your lonely heart
Stop it, telling lies isn't like you
Look at my eyes and let's talk about things from now on
I'm ready
Even in a dark future
I'll become strong and my destiny just might be changeable
Even though I want to fulfill my wish
God knows everything...
You exist, I exist
And other people disappeared
While I draw the beauty of a faint dream
I trace my scars
So I'll follow
No matter how bitter, even within the darkness of the world
Surely, you're shining
The surpassing edge of the future
So that my soul won't be destroyed due to my weaknesses
my ways will overlap
Now, God bless us two...
Source: Suzumiya Music duscussion forum
Those who want to hear the song:
On YouTube's

There has to be an effect, but for the life of me I can't think of any.
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

Bouken DeshoDesho?
Finally got around to seeing it..highly recommended
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

'cause there's more to superheroics than beating stuff up, right?
No, seriously.
I'm just wondering, what other talents, abilities, and knowledge do the Legendary members have? I'm asking in the hope this will shake loose some story ideas. Plus, y'know, it ain't comics without Mister Fantastic saving the day with some invention or Batman doing a genius investigative end-run.
Then there's...well, my favourite part of the whole JLA/Avengers crossover mini-series - I've got reprints of the whole set - were the bits where the heroes work together on stuff. Iron Man giving Green Lantern a design for a massive cannon construct...
I know some of 'em, of course. Gil's obviously a pretty good detective, and we all know Looney's got mad kitbashing skills. ElectroEagle's an engineer as well, if I recall, and Lora'Lai's also got tech skills. Yukiyo collects magical spells...and Alexis...well, Morganni's thread amuses me greatly.
So what do your characters do?
Starting with some of mine...
Superball knows Paragon's meta-gangers pretty well, because he used to BE one of them. He's also an extremely dedicated and focused guy, behind the mask. Since taking up the Superball mantle, he's been studying things like police procedure, law, and equipment. At this point he probably knows more about such practical matters of heroism than most Paragon crimefighters - he could tell you, for example, precisely what brand of epinephrine auto-injector you want in your emergency medical kit. Of course, given his manic surface persona, getting useful info from him is tricky at best.
Syndesis doesn't have any formal education to speak of. She was created by a mad scientist, after all. Well, actually, the Federal Bureau of Superhuman Affairs believes Syn was actually a runaway or kidnapped child. They're pretty sure she was force-grown to maturity, so she might technically still be a minor. That was a major factor in their granting her freedom after the Rikti War. Syn is quite aware of her status, so she'd be the first to claim she doesn't know anything. She was, though, the chief henchwoman of a supervillain. So Syn's very familiar with the biotechnology branches of mad science. For instance, she'd be able to make sense out of data seized from Crey or whatever. She also a decent commander, at least on the battlefield. These days, though, she's reluctant to take leadership roles...largely 'cause most of her "siblings", Metaphase's children, died on her watch.
Space Mage has an encyclopedic knowledge of science fiction, fantasy, and anime trivia. She insists this is essential to modern heroing. Like most "native" magic users in the CoH universe, she's a descendant of Mu. She doesn't have a lot of Mu blood...her innate magical capacity is tiny. But she somehow manages to use what power she has as a catalyst - to tap pure inspiration, pure creative force, the energy created by human beings. Space casts spells, but the manner in which she does is widely varied. Sometimes gestures, words, materials, sometimes not. They all require mental visualisation, though. She dreams her magic. She's ALWAYS coming up with new and different spells. It's ridiculously easy for her. Where another mage would plan and research, she just instantly comprehends. Her spells can be reproduced by others - Yukiyo's scribbled down one of her tricks - but not as effectively. This'd make her both a blessing and terror if the Legendary's mages ever need to collaborate, much like Doug in that respect.
Mirrorshard Isis is a magical girl. Or a former magical girl. Hard to say. She's certainly not a girl anymore, given she's been around for two or three centuries. Maybe longer. She used to be a Mirrorguardian, one of Naoko's predecessors. She also lost her fight, and her knight was killed. Isis survived, though she was...broken. She still clung on to some power, though, filling in the gaps with conventional magical studies. Unlike Space Mage, Isis is a magic-user of the library research and grimoire school. Her speciality is ritual magic, but she's had many years to pick up...other things. Having been around that long, she's also got a real spider's web of connections, and a fairly large personal fortune. "Spider's web", literally. Her goals are...probably good, but ends justify means...
Flu Shot is an engineer...kind of. He didn't go to school for that, and his lack of concern for math and calculations is almost frightening. He was a garage assistant before building his suit and going into heroism. Thing is, the Flu Shot armour is really a complete mess. It's more or less a bootleg Crey Cryo suit. The fact ice surrounds his entire body when it's running was originally a malfunction, it was just supposed to encase his fists. He tweaked it a little and called it a feature. On the other hand, he DID build the thing, and he DOES have a strange savant-esque talent when fiddling with supertech. He gets results, and his creations are...kinda reliable. Kinda. He'd probably give the other Legendary tech-heroes fits, if it came to discussion...and his number one priority when it comes to battlesuit design? Plumbing and heating. Hey, when you're a walking fridge...
Dusker is a Warshade - with two distinct personalities in there. Argent Dusk takes a more advisory role, but occasionally a very vocal one. He's an OLD Nictus warrior, only recently defected. Wesker is his first willing host. He's got centuries of battle experience from far-off planets...some of which is actually relevant to the task of crime-fighting on Earth. This might be useful...if he knew how to deliver strategical advice in something other than clipped barks. "NO. FIGHT NOW." Wesker, on his part, was an empath...not a healer, a guy who senses feelings. He can still do that, as Dusker - he can tell if you're lying or hiding something, what buttons to push. A good interrogator. Pre-conversion, Wesker was a con artist and CoV-style criminal broker. He was small-time...but he's still knows some people, which might be useful.
Obsolete is an old robot from the 1950s, when everything was shiny and atomic-powered. She's not shiny anymore, but still atomic-powered. She actually evolved self-awareness on her own accord...and has been keeping herself running for the past half century, repairing her body, adapting technology...but if you think Flu Shot makes kludges, Obsolete is far, far worse. Her newest combat chassis (latest costume) was constructed from salvaged Freakshow parts. 'Salvaged' defined as ripping them straight off and installing them directly - she didn't bother to remove the bits of shredded meat. That might help the Infamous, might not. She could repair another robot, but they'd probably not appreciate the experience. Lord Omega, I'm lookin' at you...
-- Acyl

A while ago I read a Naruto story where he thinks he killed Sasuke after the bridge incident and becomes a missing nin. Its a Tenmari-Naruto paring and ends with the Kyubi possesing a shadow clone and doing a street performance of one of the 'Ichi Ichi' books (complete with voice acting) while annoying the random grunts of the Sand Village... the more powerful ones are laughing at it.
Its complete, but I wanted to check for a sequel. However, other that discovering that the Threads: 'Rolling on the Floor Laughing', current on page 12 of the topics lists and 'fanfiction.net' on page 14, should be in the archived section I haven't accomplished much.
Anyone remember this story?

RE Spidey having fought a loot mor ethan "the same 25 guys" - from the fact that he's Marvel's ambassador and always shows up in the first issue of any new book, and therefore should have some knowledge and a loose contact-other-goodguys-if-something's-really-big relationship with EVERYONE in the frikkin' world, or at least the US, I kind of get the impression that most of his big-league fights don't get a lot of publicity - if someone wasn't there when he was part of the scrum with Thanos or the Hulk or Galactus or whoever, then they don't know. I think Herman might have a higher opinion of the numerous times Spidey's gone against the symbiotes if his own shtick wasn't vibration-based, someone with a weakness to sonics is an even more one-sided match than a guy with a metal skeleton - and he's got to at least know about Carnage, ol' bloody-red isn't exactly concerned with a low profile. As for Felicia not calling him on the less accurate parts of his rant... I got nuthin', except that it might have to do with the whole married-someone-else thing, thoguh to be fair to him when he asked her she didn't wat him without the masks, civilian Peter Parker was too dull for her.
- CDSERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
For the next 72 hours, Itachi intoned, I will slap you with this trout. - Spying no Jutsu, chapter 3
"In the futuristic taco bell of the year 20XX, justice wears an aluminum sombrero!"hemlock-martini
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows