I'm taking a short story writing class now, and the first assignment is a character sketch. I chose to do one on one of my CoX toons. Any feedback would be appreciated.

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She's so damnably perfect.

I don't really care that we're all but twins. Dimensionally, I mean. Born to the same parents, same place, different universes. For some reason she's three years older. But still born on the same day. Her mother had a sixteen hour labor. Same as mine. We're all but twins. Same face, hers has more laughter and light. She's a successful stock broker. Going to Paragon U for a Masters in Folk Literature. Nothing like that where I'm from. Sometimes I hate my Primal Self.

“Heya, E, ya never said what you wanted for dinner on Friday. I picked the rest of the week. And not takeout again, please!”

I roll my eyes. “Whatever's fine Brah. I don't really care.” Its how we separate ourselves. Our mothers were insane. (Who names their *daughter* Elizabeth Glorien Jr.?) She gets the childhood nickname. Its her world, after all. “You liked that stuffed pepper recipe, right?” She's still got that Kansas drawl. I don't know when I lost mine.

“Yah. Ya okay with making it? Not gonna torch the baking stone this time?”

“Yes, Brah, I can make it. And I bought you a new one, anyway!” She's got a nice little condo in Skyway. I don't know why I live there. We're too much alike. Have our toothbrushes in the same spot. Use the same shampoo. Like laying on the couch the same way. Sleep on the same side of the bed. (That's one of the messy parts. We get tangled together, sleeping.) I really should move out.

“Ain't I heard that before. Ya good to head to Cim with Miranda later?”

Another rolling of eyes. She's picking out the bell peppers from the tray. Looking over them, feeling for soft spots. I double-blink at the sign that says that they were organicly grown, no help from any Plant 'Trollers. Why would they even...? “I'm good for it, Brahela. There are seven of us in the Acadame going. Someone from Legendary is coming to supervise.” She's in the parent organization. I'm in one of the sub organizations. They do more. Are more active. More MORE, I suppose. “Do you know who its going to be?”

“Mmn. Maybe. Think Eva's got our names, a dartboard, and a few darts. That'll choose.”

Wait. *What?* “You're on the list?”

“Ah'course. I'm on active duty. I listed myself free tonight. Didn't say no when she asked. Think five will be enough? Leftovers for later.”

Five? “The peppers? But what about-? Yes, five are good. Why didn't you tell me before this?” Just because she's so...

“Didn't really think about it. Ya had the Cim venture on the calender. Eva asked for names at the meeting earlier today. We haven't really talked about things today.”

My fault. Running errands for the Acadame. Getting my required contribution out of the way. Auditing some classes. Staying away from her home. From her. One of the reasons I signed on for the outing. Breakfast and lunch were free, but she was like Mom, always wanted dinner to be 'Family'. The Club was free for transit to Cimeroa this evening, and that's what the Headmistress scheduled. “Ahkay...” Damn that stupid accent.

She stops, a couple of limp carrots in hand. She cants her head to the side. Oh, no. Not this again.

Her hug enfolds me. We're the same height, her chin rest over my shoulder as I bury my face in her neck and feel the sting in my eyes.

She's so damn perfect.

So, I haz superhero - basically, Wolverine with gills and armor instaed of a bad temper and metal bones (He's a concept built V&V horsehoe crab Animal Abilities char - Regen, Natural Weapon (bone spikes), Water Breathing, undecided about whether he shifts to armor form or has to wear a manmade suit) but I no haz heroic name. Any suggestions?
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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

Dang... just got in under the wire on this one.

By the time anyone reads this, the KickStarter will almost certainly be closed.  But the video is still work watching just for the lulz -- possibly the best KS promo video I've seen.

Sirrocco Wrote:And now I have a bizarre little meta-idea of a Sentai show where the Villain is just the black ops arm of the Friendly Local News Station equivalent, and the whole thing is secretly being run as a bizarre form of reality TV show. If you really want to work the deconstruction, the Heroes find out at some point, and the station, in too deep to do anything else, tries to get them to buy into it.

At least when I see the forum, the box beside every post - the one with the poster's ID information - now has five new options: "My Recent Posts", "Message Me", "Blocking", "Ignore User's Posts", and "Report Post". (Except for my own posts - I only see "My Recent Posts" under my own name.)

Who gets the notification if a post is reported?
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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

...and one song from the New Vegas soundtrack really stuck with me.  This one.
http://www.youtube.com/wa..._ibg&feature=related

Suggested Power: Conjure Pistol (What type depends on Doug's knowledge.  The canonical 'big iron' is a Colt SAA with a 10-inch barrel (like this one), which the guy on the original album is carrying, but any Wild West pistol would fit.)
Lyrics:
To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
Hardly spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to say
No one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip
for the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around
He's an outlaw loose and running came the whisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
big iron on his hip
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
He was vicious and a killer though a youth of twenty four
And the notches on his pistol numbered one an nineteen more
One and nineteen more
Now the stranger started talking made it plain to folks around
Was an Arizona ranger wouldn't be too long in town
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red
After Texas Red
Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red
But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead
Twenty men had tried to take him twenty men had made a slip
Twenty one would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
The morning passed so quickly it was time for them to meet
It was twenty past eleven when they walked out in the street
Folks were watching from the windows every-body held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
About to meet his death
There was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their play
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
Texas Red had not cleared leather fore a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round
There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground
Oh he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip

Court of Justice of the European Union: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs ... 0094en.pdf]An author of software cannot oppose the resale of his ‘used’ licences allowing the use of his programs downloaded from the internet

In short: If you're in the European Union, and your government has agreed to abide by this decision, then you can sell or give away your downloaded software. (Note that you can't distribute a copy of that software - you have to make your copy unusable once you've transferred the licence to someone else.)

Downloadable software is now completely covered by the "first sale" doctrine in much of Europe. Here's hoping the US and Canadian courts take notice, and follow suit...
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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

That's not a title per se, though. One of the time loops fics had a chapter where the looping Harry did one playing at having had all emotion beaten out of him by the Dursleys, to the point that he couldn't comprehend freinds let alone love, only allies for mutual benefit (Hermione had been accepted under sponsorship or something on the justification that her brilliance would make her useful while his name or his wand would counter social prejudice) just to see the headbastard wince every time he tried to
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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

...are now up on the website.  (As usual, forum members get to read it 24 hours ahead of release to any other outlet.)
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Anime News Network: Sailor Moon Manga Gets New Anime Series in Summer 2013



No word on whether anybody will be reprising their original roles, although Kotono Mitsuishi "is eager to play a role in it." (I recall that Tomisawa-san is retired, but Hisakawa-san is still working as a seiyuu...)

Edit: Moon Chase says Mitsuishi-san and Toru Furuya are confirmed to be reprising, so Usagi and Mamoru get the same voices... if this isn't just a misreading of the two of them being at the announcement.

Re-edit: Moetron says it's the manga continuity

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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