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  Remember the anti-porch pirate glitter bomb from a couple years ago?
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-16-2020, 09:17 PM - Forum: General Chatter - Replies (2)

Meet version 3.0:



And apparently we missed version 2.0, when they actually got Macaulay Culkin involved (because of the Home Alone references).

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  SCOTUS Passes On Undoing Marriage Equality
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-15-2020, 12:16 PM - Forum: Politics and Other Fun - Replies (14)

Despite a 9-3 conservative majority, the Supreme Court rejected a case from Indiana intended to strip equal parenting rights from married same-sex couples.

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  Yet another teaser from Chapter Four
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-15-2020, 08:26 AM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk S: Heart of Steel - Replies (2)

As I close in on the ending of this chapter, here's a little tidbit as a holiday present.  



The four of us were across the street from the shop in question,
which was closed up tight -- right down to the clock-painted
metal shutter rolled down over the storefront and locked
securely.  Well.  Given that it was late afternoon on a Monday,
and the store had only had its grand opening two days ago, was
pretty solid evidence that something hinky was going on, as far
as I was concerned.  "I think we're better off debating that
later, girls," I said.  "We have more important matters at hand."

"He's right."  Luna laid a hand on each girl's shoulder.  "We'll
talk about it in the after-action briefing."

Usagi's eyes lit up, no doubt at thought of the brownie waiting
for her at the Hard Rock.  "Right," she echoed, then glanced at
me.  "What's next, sensei?"

"Oh, no," I chuckled.  "I'm not in command, Teishi.  *You* are.
Take what you've been learning the last few weeks and apply it." 
Ami gave me a curious look, but I didn't react to it.

Usagi bit her lip as she thought.  "Well, first thing is we need
intelligence on the enemy.  No!" she interrupted herself. 
"There's something else, first."  She grabbed Ami's hand and
dragged her back into the alley behind us.  As first Usagi and
then Ami called out the trigger phrases for their transformations
I shared a grin with Luna, after which we joined the girls in the
alley.

"...ways transform *before* you start an operation," Sailor Moon
was lecturing Sailor Mercury.  "*That way we're protected both
physically and identity-wise if something goes wrong right from
the start."  I suppressed a proud smile at hearing her repeat my
words almost exactly, and I noticed that Luna wasn't even
bothering.

Mercury had a very serious expression on her face, and nodded
solemnly when Moon finished.  "And now we gather intelligence?"
she asked.

"Yeah!" Moon replied with a brisk nod.  "Now, what I've done
before is use the disguise pen to go in looking like someone who
belongs wherever the Enemy is set up.  I find out what I'm
facing, then leave and come back as me.  But I can't do that this
time."  She waved toward the steel-shuttered shop across the
street.

"But this time we have my computer!" Mercury said, producing the
gizmo in question out of a little blur of magic in the small of
her back.

"Exactly!" Moon declared triumphantly as Mercury was already
suiting actions to words.  Luna and I stood back and watched
the two of them as she flipped it open, then touched the stud in
her ear to turn on the "goggles" that wrapped her face in a
bubble of blue light.  I seriously wanted to look over her
shoulder as she used the device, but that could wait until later.
This was a learning experience for the two of them, and didn't
need me sticking my nose in. 

Yet.

Mercury held the tiny terminal in both hands like a game
controller or a cell phone with the text messaging app open, and
operated it in much the same manner.  Her thumbs danced across
the keys with a practiced speed -- I briefly wondered if muscle
memory carried over across reincarnation -- then she paused for a
moment, apparently studying something displayed on her HUD.  She
tilted her head, then began rapidly keying again.

"I hope I'm reading this right," she muttered.  "It looks like
there's some kind of space-time distortion inside the shop.  It
makes it hard to scan anything past the first few meters inside
the shutter, but I can make out two non-human entities inside."

Moon nodded thoughtfully.  "Just like at the Crystal seminar,"
she said softly.  "One to guard, and one to drain."

"Yes," Mercury replied.  "That does seem reasonable."

"One question," Moon added.

Mercury looked up at her from the computer.  "Yes?"

Moon smiled sheepishly.  "What's a space-time thingy?"

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  If only I could find a way to use this...
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-13-2020, 08:41 PM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk S: Heart of Steel - Replies (4)

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  Some Benny Goodman
Posted by: itsune9tl - 12-12-2020, 02:26 AM - Forum: The Game Everyone Loves To Play - No Replies


https://youtu.be/Qm-LXCcASuw
Primary: Allows Doug, and his "Plus One, to freely move across the scene as long as they look like they are dancing "Swing" Style.
Secondary: Doug may be "Forced" to sing along with the lyrics.

As a bonus Doug's "Loon" field may trigger "Domino Effect" chain reactions.

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  The Trailers Thread II
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-11-2020, 03:25 PM - Forum: General Chatter - Replies (300)

Previous thread.

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  Song of the Day, 6 December 2020
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-06-2020, 04:28 PM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk XIII: Glory Hound - Replies (5)



Rumors heard
From a little black bird
The edges of a prophecy
The pieces I have learned
Said the daughter of the reaper
Has been searching for the keeper
And I fear she'll let me burn
Locked tight up
In the tower on top
Of the domain of humanity
The godhood that I've earned
When you're holding on to majesty
You'd fear the hunt, a travesty
That balance may return

When you're sinful to the bone
Unholy
And you've claimed yourself a throne
Like me
Wield power of your own
Making
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
If you're something more than flesh
Ascended
And you've taken on the rest
To end it
Then she'll find you in a dream
Tormented
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down

Fear confined
To the depths of my mind
For what could be such a threat to me
The conqueror of time
Yet the whispers of a reckoning
Have kept the spirits beckoning
To look upon my crime
Blood and war
When the world is no more
She's been watching for a century
With hatred, and with scorn
If you know the hunter's coming
Then you hide or keep on running
'Cause she's slain the gods before

When you're sinful to the bone
Unholy
And you've claimed yourself a throne
Like me
Wield power of your own
Making
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
If you're something more than flesh
Ascended
And you've taken on the rest
To end it
Then she'll find you in a dream
Tormented
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down

Don't let her see your power in the daylight
Don't let her see it when you bring the storm
To the master of the eldritch she's a growing bed of thorns
Dark cults, leaders of the night,
Tell the tales of a fright
From a ghost of the future days
A holy crusade
On the gods decayed
To end our violent ways
Lost kings, fallen in the mist
Made their names on a list
And the hunt was carried through
A price for the past
When your name is last
And the hunter comes for you

Of all the free
She has none left but me
And my loyal knights have passed with time
A god and a throne, locked up all alone
In the kingdom I called mine
Dreams of a being
From the watcher unseen
Now he warned me she'll come to take his due
"The hate in your head, she has more" he said
"The godhunter waits for you"

When you're sinful to the bone
Unholy
And you've claimed yourself a throne
Like me
Wield power of your own
Making
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
If you're something more than flesh
Ascended
And you've taken on the rest
To end it
Then she'll find you in a dream
Tormented
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down

-- Aviators, "Godhunter"

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  Been away too long...
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-02-2020, 07:49 PM - Forum: The Legendary - Replies (6)

Evangelia got demoted to Commander.  Probably when Terr got promoted to Leader.  Can someone please re-promote her?  Thanks.

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  Arecibo Radio Telescope suffers catastrophic collapse.
Posted by: SilverFang01 - 12-01-2020, 04:55 PM - Forum: General Chatter - Replies (7)

https://www.engadget.com/arecibo-observa..._HXwXaxIe8

A sad day for science and for Puerto Rico.

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  Yes, It's Supposed To Be Snowing
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-01-2020, 12:37 AM - Forum: Forums - Replies (15)

If you've only joined the forums in the last year, you will not know that I turn on a snow effect for the winter holidays.  If you don't like it, you can turn it off by following these simple steps:

  • Go to your control panel (the "User CP" link)
  • Under "Your Profile", select "Edit Options"
  • Under "Other Options", check/uncheck "Should the snowflakes be displayed?"

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