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by Welsh Halfwit
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:22 pm
Forum: Not the Comic
Topic: Announcements of leave and return
Replies: 3642
Views: 1337018

Re: Announcements of leave and return

HiraokaNettoMichio wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:35 am I'm back and it's mainly because of very recent scam that was pulled in Glasgow involving AI and Wonka.

It got my creative juices flowing!
For more on that ludicrosity...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrlr3dw2x3o
by Welsh Halfwit
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:29 pm
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

49 They were parked some three million kilometres further out from the reignited star, angled towards home rather than where they were planning to go. Dawton was keeping his ears out for signals from home as the maintenance teams and engineers did their best to repaint the hull of the ship. Or, as E...
by Welsh Halfwit
Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:49 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

She's reminding him that they've been successful.
by Welsh Halfwit
Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:33 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: Non-HPU: Crater City
Replies: 1278
Views: 875562

Re: Non-HPU: Crater City

"I know," Julian said, testing out if this was the right time to handhold by handholding Tracie. "I think it's to do with the rhythm of the noise, yeah? Something comforting about it."
by Welsh Halfwit
Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:12 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

And things continue. An upcoming episode is more of a 'touchbase' as characters from another story pop in for a quick visit. But I'll leave it as a surprise as to who... 48 Jaqui looked at her comm in annoyance as her team worked on the plan drawn up by Salara and Marius, with Teplar sealing the doo...
by Welsh Halfwit
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

47 The Kestalan world lay below them, a shining grey and blue orb around a yellowing sun and the light glinted off the shuttle as it arced towards the surface, where the colonial flight and their leader were waiting for the strangers from outer space to walk beneath them. Hawle wondered if he should...
by Welsh Halfwit
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: Non-HPU: Beacon of Hope
Replies: 4766
Views: 9783000

Re: Non-HPU: Beacon of Hope

Sarah huffed. " Seems nowt. thought might be a door or... Any of youse got a shap'd charge? Mak' oor ain door? " -------------------------------------- Corp gave Conall a thumbs up before rolling his eyes and contacted Recon on a private channel. " According to our little loca the air...
by Welsh Halfwit
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:09 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

The Jondahl crystal thing was something from waaaaaayyy back in the stories, back when I only had a word processor. That's how far back. 46 She remembered visiting the location once, a year or so back. She’d been acting as the adjunct for Solbrea back then, his associate as he examined the process, ...
by Welsh Halfwit
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

45 Hawle had his feet on the floor in his office and was keeping quiet as he turned a message chit over in his hand and tapped it on the table with each turn. It was something he’d hoped never to need, an emergency message that was sealed to outside sources. An ultra priority package that could only...
by Welsh Halfwit
Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:15 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

44 Sarina Raven and her squad arrived in the primary teleport control room of the Raitchian craft and signalled for Chief Pangal to open the door and was a little nonplussed when the Lappinean simply stepped towards the door and it opened. There was pressure here, it seemed. No bodies though. The cr...
by Welsh Halfwit
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:17 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: HPU - Richardson Valley
Replies: 10530
Views: 4968381

Re: HPU - Richardson Valley

"Well," David counselled, stroking her side, "I know we have things to do today but we have at least a half hour before our 'daughter' gets up and..." He heard a soft thump from the next room. "Or, maybe, half a minute?"
by Welsh Halfwit
Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:58 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

Mint Imperials. Good for eating. Good for throwing. 43 Harvey Winsome, feeling his head being considerably less abuzz than it was yesterday, had decided to try and make up for his lamentable lack of intelligence that had, seemingly, gotten them into the trouble they were in now. The probe they’d lef...
by Welsh Halfwit
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

Time to mention a few characters who aren't here. And what was Night up to that she encountered HIM? 42 The fact it was a Raicarra cruiser put Hawle in two minds as to whether to ‘announce’ themselves to the incoming cruiser. On the one hand approaching openly seemed to promote the idea of friendlin...
by Welsh Halfwit
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

41 They released the science buoy Zowaix had been working on half an hour after launching the torpedo. According to Match and the Professor, the nuclear reactions were beginning inside the structure and heat radiation was steadily beginning to creep up from near zero. Match and the Professor made su...
by Welsh Halfwit
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: Not the Comic
Topic: Announcements of leave and return
Replies: 3642
Views: 1337018

Re: Announcements of leave and return

HiraokaNettoMichio wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:00 pm At the very least, I am not going to let a murderous fandom ruin my fun and work.

I will get back to the exercises sooner rather than later.
THAT, good sir, is the best attitude!
by Welsh Halfwit
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Not the Comic
Topic: Announcements of leave and return
Replies: 3642
Views: 1337018

Re: Announcements of leave and return

If you do, you do. If you don't, you don't. There's no pressure. If you do? Write for fun.
by Welsh Halfwit
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:57 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

40 Donikka and Goole exited the launch bay quite quickly as the grapple system grasped hold of the torpedo in question and lowered it into a launch tube. The tube capsule sealed against the void and readied for launch but the pair were deciding that discretion was the best part of valour and, quite ...
by Welsh Halfwit
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

I tend to name the Micans after Northern England/Scotland towns or names. (Henry Postlethwaite, Harriet Thurso and so on.) I think I got away with Kirriemuir but I've reached peak name silliness with a Scotland born Mican called Kirkin Tilloch...
by Welsh Halfwit
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

39 A dark rock of immense proportions lay ahead of them right now. It was on the U.S.C. maps as Urikkila Delta and it had been one of the runners up in Caltaya’s initial plans for the test. The main thing he’d held against it was that the first one was closer and easier to spot via the high powered ...
by Welsh Halfwit
Fri Feb 16, 2024 5:31 pm
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: HPU - Richardson Valley
Replies: 10530
Views: 4968381

Re: HPU - Richardson Valley

Scruff practically jumped to his feet as Sam fell to the ground and struggled to remember if he was wearing pyjamas or not as he headed over to help Sam up. She beat him to it. "Shoulda figgured you didn't need help," he told his new 'sister' sheepishly.
by Welsh Halfwit
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

It's always the little things you forget... 38 Salara looked up as Katara and Desty worked to put up something appropriating her species resting area between the walls with Katara using the stepladder and the Canine just standing on the floor. The Vixen (which was a female Ceelican?) was using an en...
by Welsh Halfwit
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:51 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

37 Aldair stepped back onto his bridge and adjusted his bandolier as he often did when he came in – if it needed it or not – and moved around to his command chair, displacing Raven into her first officer’s seat. “Dawton,” he said, turning to face the Human and wishing he had a swivel seat like the 1...
by Welsh Halfwit
Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

36 “Aldair,” Colleen said as the shuttle strove to gain altitude away from the sky city as fighting continued, “why is it that, when you take me to new planets, we get shot at?” Aldair didn’t turn to look at her but kept watch over the sensor readouts as he raised two fingers to Colleen, ‘rememberin...
by Welsh Halfwit
Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

35 As the General – or whatever he was – organised the resistance to the oncoming flight, Hawle grabbed at Salara’s arm and began pulling her with him as they headed for the shuttle. She shook his hand off. “I have to help…” “You don’t have a weapon,” Hawle snapped at her as the firing began, dampen...
by Welsh Halfwit
Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

Who said it'd be easy? 34 “So,” Hawle asked carefully as the tri sat around a table and looked at each other, their eyes just over the top of heightened table used, as it was, for standing Avians, “what have we learned about our hosts?” “Their leader is very agreeable,” Havakar said first, before Co...
by Welsh Halfwit
Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: Not the Comic
Topic: Birthdays~!
Replies: 13848
Views: 2884156

Re: Birthdays~!

Takes a bow. Hlaroo makes me put it back.
by Welsh Halfwit
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: HPU - Richardson Valley
Replies: 10530
Views: 4968381

Re: HPU - Richardson Valley

A hand pushed its' way up Selene's flank until it rested just under her armpit as David looked his girlfriend in the eye. Well, more than girlfriend. " Morning, my love, " he said, before giving her a gentle nuzzle and kiss on the mouth. " That was a good night, " he added happil...
by Welsh Halfwit
Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:05 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

Meanwhile... 33. “I was beginning to think you’d forgotten about me,” the Alsan said as his door opened to reveal Jaqui and a guard outside his studio apartment, as he was calling it. She stepped in as he sat on the sofabed that slid out from the wall when he wanted to sleep and back up the wall whe...
by Welsh Halfwit
Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

32 Two hours passed before it was Colleen and Havakar’s turn to be taken to a meeting and the Older Celican stayed ahead of the Collian as they walked through the passages, noting the height of the passages as they went. A nod towards their avian nature perhaps. There were wide opening doors set hig...
by Welsh Halfwit
Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Word Chain
Replies: 20243
Views: 3317553

Re: Word Chain

Turnip
by Welsh Halfwit
Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:11 am
Forum: Not the Comic
Topic: Announcements of leave and return
Replies: 3642
Views: 1337018

Re: Announcements of leave and return

HiraokaNettoMichio wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:08 am
Amazee Dayzee wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:24 am The administration team is doing what they can but if you let them drive you out then they win. You need to stick around here in the forum and tough it out so you can see the other side.
Golly, I didn't think of that. Okay, I'm sticking around.
Puts chain and padlock away.
by Welsh Halfwit
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:40 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

31 Hawle stepped off the shuttle, behind Cataya, Brunton, Havakar and Una. Like the rest of them, he’d added a belt to his outfit for security purposes. An anti-gravity belt that was helping them adjust to the lower gravity of the city in the clouds. He couldn’t see them but he could hear the thrumm...
by Welsh Halfwit
Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: Not the Comic
Topic: Announcements of leave and return
Replies: 3642
Views: 1337018

Re: Announcements of leave and return

GameCobra wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:47 pm Hey, guys. It looks like i'll be coming back around March 21st. Looking forward to seeing you guys again :)
Yay! We like our sickly Cobra!
by Welsh Halfwit
Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

30 Hawle moved behind his desk to show it off, although he didn’t think it had much interest to the current guest, taking a tour of the ship as they approached the Schimak Homeworld. He’d decided that he was going to call the race by their official name when he was face to face with them at least. H...
by Welsh Halfwit
Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

29 Hawle walked the decks, helping out where he could, lifting and patching and holding hands to give strength to those who might lose theirs shortly. Raven was in charge of getting the few pieces of the Dart that remained ready for analysis, Stikka was checking the computer files manually, Sarah ha...
by Welsh Halfwit
Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:59 am
Forum: The Comic
Topic: The Welcome Thread!
Replies: 7857
Views: 7754003

Re: The Welcome Thread!

Hey, Dogey. I don't recall you singing in November like NHW does. Do you have a good voice?
by Welsh Halfwit
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

28 There was no sound of launching from here. Hawle always thought there should be some sort of ‘Shff’ or ‘thump’ whenever they launched but he wasn’t thinking on that now. He just wanted this over with. That thing destroyed or disabled. He wanted it gone as he wasn’t quite thinking straight now. Th...
by Welsh Halfwit
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: HPU - Richmond Acres
Replies: 16388
Views: 5407862

Re: HPU - Richmond Acres

" OK, " Chip said, standing forward. " Uh, we, um, know you're considering getting 'protection', Richard. " She looked at him, all the concern showing on her face. " but, um, w...would you use it? Would you learn how to use and store it safely? It...it's a lot of stress, Ric...
by Welsh Halfwit
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

Re: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER

27 Sarafina picked herself up off the sofa she’d just been thrown into, face first as the shipquake subsided, the impact or blast fading into the near past. She felt a bit groggy and her ears were ringing as she put a hand to her head and felt something a bit wet on her hand. She winced and tried to...
by Welsh Halfwit
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Media Median
Topic: THE LOPER - SUNBRINGER
Replies: 186
Views: 77235

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26 The dart came in, trying to bring a wedge between the two ships and leaving it unclear which as the bigger threat as Maze’s fighter wing launched. Hawle had ordered the Raitchian to stay back and attack only if a weakness was detected or to try and pull the enemy off the targeted ship. Maze wasn’...