Colosseum Station Discussion, AKA Universe Bar OOC Options

[fishloaf]

I'm still waiting on that CSI parody. Yeah, a fishloaf never forgets.

Mike, that seems backwards from my experience: If its MechE, then college is doing you. What're you in this semester, anyway? Thermo? Manufacturing Processes? The dreaded Engineering Analysis (aka, 313, aka Sergei's Gulag of Pain)?

This post has been edited by fishloaf: Oct 9 2009, 11:45 AM

[dsaf]

I've already got the Doomblade fleet thing going on. The problem is I'm waiting for IC time to pass and I don't know if anyone's gonna bite.

[Warlord Mike]

I'm still waiting on that CSI parody. Yeah, a fishloaf never forgets.

Mike, that seems backwards from my experience: If its MechE, then college is doing you. What're you in this semester, anyway? Thermo? Manufacturing Processes? The dreaded Engineering Analysis (aka, 313, aka Sergei's Gulag of Pain)?

I'm actually doing Thermo, Numerical Methods, Fluid Mechanics, Materials Science, and Math 370 (aka, Calc-based Stats).

As for 313 - no, it's actually not that bad (Hell, I knocked out the assignment last night in about 4 hours - and I hadn't even started until then). The real issue seems to be Fluid Mech and MSE, though more the latter than the former, in some instances (though it can be the other way around).

EDIT: Nothing. You saw nothing. =P

This post has been edited by Warlord Mike: Oct 10 2009, 11:43 AM

[fishloaf]

If you have a handle on 313, you're a better man than I.

[Warlord Mike]

Well, so far, it's mainly review for me - review that I'm getting a MUCH better grip on than I did last time I took the class. That said, I'm not too worried about it, actually.

This post has been edited by Warlord Mike: Oct 10 2009, 11:47 AM

[Ragnar0k]

I come here often and read but the fact that I don't take the time out to write anything makes me feel guilty deep within the icy caverns of my blackened soul. It itches. Whenever I do have time not devoured by work or unexpected family crises there seem to be other people and things that own, my, life. If you scroll down that last link you'll notice I won the ODST contest, in case anyone cares. Anybody? Nobody? Okay.

I try to reserve time for writing but the pull of my other vices is inexorable. I'm just driftwood caught in the current. Anyways, I want to write. Is that even worth announcing? "I will attempt to try."

[JoshTigerheart]

Glad to see you're still around, even if you're just reading. Much better than a mysterious disappearance with no traces to ever be found. Anyway, take your time in getting back to writing. There's no rush and Real Life™ comes first. In fact, we may all reach retirement before we hit 1,000 posts at the current rate (though I got the start of a series of posts I'm going to try to get up tomorrow).

[fishloaf]

For your heinous abscence, I shall eat that glacial soul one sno-cone at a time.

Wha-cha,




R0k, if your spare time is limited, you gotta follow your interests--don't force another (very time consuming) chore like writing on yourself if you'd rather do other pursuits. This is a passtime just like anything else, and it certainly isn't more noble or worthy than Black Company, chillin with the lady, or ODST. What's important is whether you got your mind off work for a while and re-balanced--its a means to an end, not an end itself. Well, maybe it is an end, but its really, really secondary and I'm shooting my argument in the foot right now. Moving on.

I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't bummed about your abscence too but honestly? Just read and say 'hi' around the OOC once in a while and that'll more than fulfill any social obligation you may feel; I suspect that a post motivated by guilt alone isn't going to make for good writing or reading.




....scoop-CHOMP! (munch munch)

This post has been edited by fishloaf: Oct 15 2009, 05:04 PM

[fishloaf]

R0k, if your spare time is limited, you gotta follow your interests--don't force another (very time consuming) chore like writing on yourself if you'd rather do other pursuits. This is a passtime just like anything else, and it certainly isn't more noble or worthy than Black Company, chillin with the lady, or ODST. What's important is whether you got your mind off work for a while and re-balanced--its a means to an end, not an end itself. Well, maybe it is an end, but its really, really secondary and I'm shooting my argument in the foot right now. Moving on.

I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't bummed about your abscence too but honestly? Just read and say 'hi' around the OOC once in a while and that'll more than fulfill any social obligation you may feel; I suspect that a post motivated by guilt alone isn't going to make for good writing or reading.

Second thought:

I wonder how many kiloWatt-hours of energy I've spent on patronizing lectures In this thread? "Jalisurr, don't party at school! Warlord Mike, don't orchestrate chats between two onflicting friends. R0k, you're having fun wrong and shouldn't feel that way!"

I wonder if I could power a lightbulb? Or a fridge? Or China?

Guys, don't mind me. I have a hard time keeping my perspective, in perspective when I type, but it really does deserve a margarita grain of salt since I'm just shooting from the hip--I'm not you and I can't know the situation as well as the person sharing it. Keep your own counsel; I'll try to tone it down in the future.


This post has been edited by fishloaf: Oct 15 2009, 05:26 PM

[Ragnar0k]

heh, I have a hard time telling your opinion and the absolute law of the universe apart when you write. Seriously though, your opinion is valued. If it wasn't I'm sure one of these guys would have told you where to stick it by now

Edit: It's hard to quote you when you jump back in time and make the language more colorful. I feel like I'm playing scrabble against the guy from prince of persia.

This post has been edited by Ragnar0k: Oct 15 2009, 05:28 PM

[Jalisurr]

Jalisurr, don't party at school!

How did you know? I have so much time for parties in my Engineering degree it's just ridiculous...

[Ragnar0k]

And there you have my tentative offering to the bar. I can't say how much time I'll have to write but I had cool idea for a character and wanted to do something with her.

Edo Obscurum is Latin, it means Devouring Darkness. It can also be translated a whole bunch of other ways that don't make much sense.

Mike I hope I wasn't out of line writing Steven. If memory serves the Oblivion did have Agents visiting the station to offer help and support to various player characters. I thought that might help my intro. If you don't like it though I could always change him to some bureau guy, or some organization I can just make up as I go.

To all

It may or may not be obvious but I have no plans yet regarding Edo. No amusing or epic story line in mind just yet. That being said, I didn't describe the ship she hopped in at the end in great detail just in case any of you want to say it was your ship. The crew returns, finds a stowaway eating their poptarts. hilarity ensues? I don't know it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Edit: Okay, for some reason if Edo is found I really want her to be eating poptarts now. This amuses me.

This post has been edited by Ragnar0k: Oct 17 2009, 01:16 PM

[Warlord Mike]

The Empire as a whole is everywhere, but yes, there are a few Agents deployed to the station.

Steven probably wouldn't have given his name - I'll let it stay, but Agents usually address themselves by their Operative Number, only stating their names to people who otherwise know who they are already, or probably wouldn't give a damn, anyway.

For average Agents, the numbers 00000 to 99999 are used, while more senior members (like Mike and Bowser) use numbers 0000 through 9999. That said, there are no more than 110,000 Agents operating at any time (because that's as far as the numbers go).

I did like his little exchange about Edo's possible Demonic tendencies, though - certainly adds a level of silliness.

[Ragnar0k]

heh, I was trying to sprinkle in silliness wherever I could. Glad you approve. I remembered all the other Agents giving out numbers instead of names, but I didn't know what the significance of the numbers was and didn't want to give him a weird rank or something. For example, I could have listed him as "44728" and then needed to correct it later because everyone in the 44k range is a field medic. Or they wear red uniforms. Or they're only involved in research. It seemed like a reasonable concern at the time but now it seems silly, lol.

This post has been edited by Ragnar0k: Oct 18 2009, 12:46 PM

[fishloaf]

I'd love to be there on the day where HR accidentally hires that 110,001st guy. Either the whole numbering scheme gets shot to hell so that everyone has to say an extra 'zero' they introduce themselves and spend millions updating paperwork and software, or he gets assigned some weird special number and his colleagues go around thinking he's a secretary or something.

Either way, that guy is hosed socially.

This post has been edited by fishloaf: Oct 18 2009, 02:08 PM

[Ragnar0k]

Might post again today or tomorrow, I'll just edit it in instead of double posting if no one gets there before me.

[fishloaf]

I just finished reading. I like it, the humor was genuinely clever and stand-alone; it didn't rely on shock factor or outside references. If you'd like, I can join as soon as I finish my work today.


[EDIT]: On second thought, maybe I'll go for that Triple Word score. I play 'Ziggeraut.'

This post has been edited by fishloaf: Oct 18 2009, 04:11 PM

[Ragnar0k]

Player Two has entered the game.

Thanks man, I'll look forward to it.

This post has been edited by Ragnar0k: Oct 18 2009, 06:11 PM

[Warlord Mike]

RE4...it has claimed my life...much like tvtropes has... >.<;

I finished the main story today - and got all 5 characters for the "Mercenaries" scenario. GAH! CURSE YOU, CAPCOM!

[Gray Shirt Ninja]

I woke up at 5:30 this morning thinking "OMG WE NEVER FINISHED SURVIVAL HORROR!".

Then I came to check on this thread and saw that Rag was back :3

Breaking The Fourth Wall.

Breaking the fourth wall? I punched a ninja through the fourth wall!

Secret Ancestral Phantom Spirit Punch!

[Ragnar0k]

Haha, thanks Gray. Man I felt so guilty about not finishing that game. I really liked the whole survival horror thing. I'm glad it made an impression.

This post has been edited by Ragnar0k: Oct 20 2009, 03:28 PM

[Gray Shirt Ninja]

Well at least we made it to the intermission part. I guess that for the sake of story I'll just have to assume that William got out of there alive.

[Ragnar0k]

There is a second post hidden in the shadow of my last one. Well its pasted onto the end of it because I didn't want to double post but you guys get the idea. More fun with Aron, who doesn't like that?

This post has been edited by Ragnar0k: Oct 24 2009, 03:31 AM

[Gray Shirt Ninja]

I've been watching Code Geass and Gundam Wing and thinking about the lack of giant robot action in the bar lately. I think I may just have to do something about that.

[Warlord Mike]

Speaking of which, once I get back from the Ubercept Universe, Alpha-Omega and I need to get in on that action...

Rag, just out of curiosity, does this mean Leon survived? If so, I'm willing to go off on a little side-story tangent with him aboard Colosseum...

I'll still wait until the final verdict, but just thought I'd ask.