Wow...I was RIGHT!!!

APPOCALYPSE!!!

lolz...I predict Morph will post again before he stated he will (Unless he reads this and decides to spite me, or this place finally flatlines)

Anyway, I feel it is time for RESURRECTION!!!

-Twilight Storm

For me, summer time is actually worky time, so I can pay for mah new Toshiba Qosmio series gaming laptop. Oh, and a few new games, like:

Half-Life 1/2/Ep1/Ep2, Mass Effect 2, Mirror's Edge, Section 8:Prejudice, The Ball, Sanctum, and Audiosurf.

The last especially since I've just recently been dethroned as Casual Champion of Off the Chain.

The unadulterated awesomeness is immeasurable. Oh yeah.

In other news:

1. I'm considering writing a Mass Effect self-insert. The current block I have is WRT 'my' romance sub-plot. That is, should I wait out ME1 and find love with Miranda Lawson in ME2, or perhaps go with an in-universe OC, or another SI'ed female. The last, rather long-shot option is to go with a crossover'd character from another game, namely Alyx Vance from Half-Life 2.*

2. I have more people that I interact with on a bi-weekly basis now than I have ever had in any previous epoch of my life, probably combined. Most amusingly, IMO, is that this group includes a freshman.

3. Last Friday (03/06/2011) was the graduation party for myself, my sister, and a couple of friends. It went very well, and I managed to think of a short speech while sitting on the chairs next to the mike. Overall, a good time.

*Because Alyx Vance is probably one of maybe 2 or 3 fictional characters that I consider quite attractive. Miranda Lawson is also on that list, though I consider her to be lower down on the list than Alyx Vance, for the simple reason that Lawson is a bit of a frigid b1tch for parts of ME2, and it takes some work and time to warm up to her.

I overturn this rule by virtue of being myself. And besides, it's not like I know any girls on the forums.

Lulzy.

Pretty much entirely video games, though it does cover quite a bit of other media. There's really not a whole lot of characters in the realm of fiction that I find very attractive, but for somewhat odd reasons I suppose. Mostly in that I'm doubtful that a lasting and committed relationship could form between myself and said characters. Alyx Vance? Totally see it happening. Miranda Lawson? Maybe after six years and a metric tonne of booze.

NOTE: I snipped the text for the simple reason that I find it tedious to have repeated quoting of large blocks to text.

Anyways, I do have to agree with you. 99% of the LI's in ME are totally ridiculous. OTOH, it's something that makes a slight degree of sense, depending on the characters. Williams? You must be using LSD or something. Lawson? Tricky, but I'd say you're being a little trippy. Jack? Great way to pseudo-self-castrate. Xenomancing (<-catchy term for all human-alien romance options)? No thanks, I like my gals human.

I think I'll go with an in-universe OC that's partially based on a couple of people that I know.

And will be obsessively gone over by myself to insure quality work. I've already started building a reputation of quality with A Trader's Gambit; to release something of sub-par quality would destroy my credibility. It's also convenient that most of the lemons I've written were produced at much earlier times and have already been relegated to "never see the light of day, but be kept as an example".

Pseudo-spoiler?: a possible plot twist I've been considering for down the line is having Alenko and Williams survive Virmire, but both are heavily wounded. Similarly, my LI is also heavily wounded. Now I have a whole "kill Saren RAWR!" complex going on (who wouldn't?), though Shephard still gets the last shot in. Also, FemShep, and me being a bit of a jerk to alien crew. Seasoned with myself blasting the Rachni queen, since Shephard and Wrex are arguing and not deciding what to do. Yeah. 

I have no idea what "chirpse" is. Please clarify.

That you'd have to be trippin' to think that said individual would be all "that's a great idea, let's get freaky the night before we have a big mission!".

Ah. You mean this:

Yeah, I actually didn't get to talk to her much, and I actually only got to meet her that one time. Rather a pity, too, considering the greatly interesting individual I suspect she is. Ah well. Still, there's plenty of other nice gals that I happen to know.

TBH, though, right now I'm not looking for a girlfriend so much as just building a friendship with the girls that I currently know. I also have no job ATM, so a girlfriend would be somewhat counterproductive. No comfortably-sized source of income makes taking a girl out for dinner/lunch/a movie rather difficult.

Incidentally, previously-mentioned OC LI for myself in my ME-SI fic will be partially based on said possibly-loony individual.

Also, chirpse=girlfriend? Or something similar? Please explain, since as of late I've become quite enamored of British slang and swears. Especially considering the latter tends to sound so much more badass and classy than most American swears.

It's also fun to call people you don't like "wanker".

Aha, I see. Most excellent, this information is. *thought pops into head* Isn't Chakwas British?

I remember that one well; MacMillan says it in MW1 when the chopper Price&him shoot down (with 7.62mm sniper rifles?!*) ends up crashing towards the two of them.

Side note: bollocks also means testicles. Odd how that works, innit?

*I consider it to be rather ridiculous that 7.62mm sniper rifles downed a helicopter with an armored cockpit designed to withstand up to 12.7mm strikes. Doesn't matter how good a shot you are, if you effectively using a pea-shooter on a brick wall.

True, true.

Yeah. It's rather funny that most of the swear words in common parlance are actually derived from terms that refer to bodily functions and/or appendages.

EDIT: what would you consider the Elysian regiments to be? Cadians=Limeys, and Catachans=Rambo in SPAAACE!, while the Death Korps=WW1 Germans, and Steel Legion is, IIRC, WW2 German-themed.

Wow, you two sure are persistent, hanging out in this graveyard.  I'm pretty sure even IFear isn't ghosting this thread anymore. 

Anywho, has this turned into a what're you writing thread?  Mayhap I'll dig up some of my old stuff and continue with it.

-Twilight Storm

It'll likely be a few days/week before I get to it, but which would y'all prefer:

1) Fantasy style with limited magic, but badass martial combat

2) Modern day magic underground society style

3) Futuristic Psionic/Space/Appocolypse style

Those are the 3 I currently have.  (Number 3 is my favorite at the moment, and the longest right now.)

-Twilight Storm

Might publish the 3rd one day, but the first two always seem to fizzle out as soon as I start writing them.

-Twilight Storm

Yes, all 3 are original.  I may do that once I get a chance to dig em out of my hard drive and re-read what I have.

Titles:(In order as I posted them above)

1) Moonguard

2) Sentinel (I think, have to double check)

3) Artifical Insanity (For the moment)

-Twilight Storm | May or may not have internet access for the next week, depending on the co-operation of my netbook...

Several things:

1) "Fire that multilaser!"- attack response for the Dawn of War Chimera.

2) CS Multilaser. Because he gave Astartes multilasers, though funnily enough Thunderhawks and Devastator squads equipped with multilasers isn't actually that bad of an idea. Though he fluff-rapes in other ways.

3) Yo dawg we heard you like bling so we put bling on yo bling so you can wear your bling while you wear your bling!!!!

Number one was simply the item that popped into my head first. Also:

"Yo dawg we heard you like bolters so we put bolters on your bolters so you can fire your bolters while you fire your bolters!!!!"

-Advertising slogan for Gangsta Marines stormbolters and Traitor Legion combi-bolters.

EDIT: also, Oatesy, aren't you on Steam?