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Considering he doesn't know who or what is on the other side, that isn't a safe move.
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Well, give kol a minute and there may be a hole they can look through.
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I'm going to be busy tomorrow, so I decided to put the post up tonight. I'm really super tired, so I'm sorry for any mistakes that may have occurred when writing this.
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I just realized, I don’t think anyone has actually told Kobor and Talya what the deal is with Kolt and Quint yet. They don’t have any idea why Kolt went from almost concussed to perfectly fine in less than an instant, why he’s not using any of his forcefield powers, or why he’s not using contractions.
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Kobor just thinks kolt probably has one of those mental defects species with non-maleable anatomy sometimes have, and the head injury set it off.
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MT feels that he and Chris have not been given much to do this whole mission. Considering the two of them are perhaps together the most powerful members of the team at the moment, he feels that their assets have not been well utilized. Him, a giant mech 9 feet tall standing there in the group and basically being ignored when there's a job a 9 foot mech can do resulted in this bit of sarcasm.
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Probably woulda had more of a role if I didn't disappear for a week or two and not post. *shrug*
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You're fine, Deske. You didn't exactly disappear, and we haven't really been prompting you (or neon) as much as we should. There hasn't really been a lot to respond to.
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when we routinely outnumber the opposition 4-1 encounters don't last long, unless they're stupidly OP.
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Jenny might have mentioned but she was in conversation with someone and her comment about someone opening it was encompassing all the team anyway.
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:oops: ..I keep forgetting that i'm supposed to be a part of this RP.. :oops:

I'm so sorry to all of you. I've just been lurking here every now and then, and constantly telling myself I should post but never do..

Until now, of course.. :P

Now that I am back, i'm sure Cyber is going to give me a rundown of what's happened and then give me a spot to jump into. :lol:

Again, i'm just sorry to make some of you worry or be disappointed.. :oops:
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I'll let Cyber do the general but Rika was left with a young Vixen with a broken leg delivered by Lycan after Tempest put an ice cast on the leg and he gave her a painkiller. She's conscious.
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Welcome back, Rook!

Of course I'll let you know what's been going on since you last posted, and I will prompt you in my next post, but I'll have to tell you later today. I have to get going to work for now.
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There are some lines you don't quite ever expect to use. That line from Jaken is one of them for me...
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wait, when did sean get approved? i thought he was still on the waiting list after cyber had a bunch of corrections for his character?
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Buster wrote:wait, when did sean get approved? i thought he was still on the waiting list after cyber had a bunch of corrections for his character?
Cyber contacted me via DM to discuss one more change and, after that was done, he approved me.
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ah, okay. slightly less confusing now.

also, you realize this isn't Twitter right? they're the only site out there that uses the term Direct Messaging instead of Private Messaging.
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Buster wrote:ah, okay. slightly less confusing now.

also, you realize this isn't Twitter right? they're the only site out there that uses the term Direct Messaging instead of Private Messaging.
Whoops...eh just got used to calling DMs :P
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Buster wrote:wait, when did sean get approved? i thought he was still on the waiting list after cyber had a bunch of corrections for his character?
He fixed most of the issues early on. I just spotted a few more earlier today. He fixed them and, since he's been fairly active in other RPs and seems like he's going to be here to stay, I said he could enter.
Buster wrote:ah, okay. slightly less confusing now.

also, you realize this isn't Twitter right? they're the only site out there that uses the term Direct Messaging instead of Private Messaging.
I've heard it called DM on Discord before I think.
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ah, well i've never actually used discord, so that one i'm not familiar with the terminology for.
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I hope it came across well but the bold texts in my posts? That's supposed to be his 'other side' (as said in my sheet) talking to him.
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As a reminder, it is illegal for non-champions and civilians to possess firearms on the Beacon of Hope.
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CyberDragon wrote:As a reminder, it is illegal for non-champions and civilians to possess firearms on the Beacon of Hope.
Even if the gun is completely unloaded and he has no ammo on him whatsoever?
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Yes, even then. The only time it is allowed is if it is an energy weapon that is permanently set to a non-lethal setting. Hivemind is very strict about this. He has never once had a shooting on this ship and he's not about to take the risk of one happening.
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CyberDragon wrote:Yes, even then. The only time it is allowed is if it is an energy weapon that is permanently set to a non-lethal setting. Hivemind is very strict about this. He has never once had a shooting on this ship and he's not about to take the risk of one happening.
Alright, makes sense.
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A big part of it is that there is really no good reason to own a lethal firearm on the Beacon. There's nothing and nowhere to hunt, so there's no reason for it for that. Security response time is measured in milliseconds and consists of literal superheroes, so people don't need to worry about feeling safe either.
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Cailean's gun is an energy pistol that's been set to stun, just so you know, Sean. He wouldn't know how to unset it even if he wanted to. :P
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heh Alright :)
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while we're on the subject of weapons, i've just been operating under the assumption that june's 'instant teleporter accident' gun was confiscated by predator when she was transfered back.
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We can go with that.
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The fight against Mecha Monta has begun, and given how CD has discribed it before, there’s only one fitting music choice.
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More like Iron Monta...

meets possibly Mysterio from Spiderman 2 the game...
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That only makes the music choice even more fitting.
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eh, i'll stick with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGnEg085j6U for this one.
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But that doesn’t have that same feeling of “all right, it’s time for another super challenging bo-wait is he dead already?”
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shielding against EMF is actually relatively simple, you're basically making a mini faraday cage out of magnets, with a radiation blocking lining for good measure. it's just expensive, inefficient, and you just cant have any exposed electronic bits of any kind, if you want it to be strong enough to resist an EMP. no ports, wireless antennas, external cabling, nothing. Scifi style powered armor is one of the few things it's actually EASY to make those changes to without loosing critical functions, since the only part that needs external connectivity is communication, and you can deliberately isolate that to a part of the helmet outside the shielding.

so i doubt dead already applies.
speaking of wireless connectivity being vulnerable though...
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That’s.... a lot of stuff I didn’t actually know about EMPs. Now I’m just the tiniest bit smarter. Also, given how the suit is a prototype (and not a very stable one judging by the scientists warnings), I’ll be surprised if it’s actually unaffected by the EMP.
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That's the other reason Jenny went for the sonic attack. Just in case her gun doesn't work.

Added Sarah into that last post.
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So, I’m bored while waiting for Cyber to post, figured I’d do the same thing I did back in February and ask a question about you guys/gals’ characters that probably won’t get answered in the main thread. In this case, who is your characters favorite person that isn’t played by you?
For Liz and Lewis, it’s Corp. At this point, he’s a member of the family, no questions about it.
For Kolt, obviously it’s Jenny, but Kol is also a close second due to her personality and intelligence. Not going to lie, if Jenny hadn’t made the moves first, Kolt might’ve actually wound up asking out the four armed lizard cat.
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Really Tatiana doesn't have a favorite just yet. She likes everyone well enough, but it's all still in the same realm she's lived in for her entire life, especially due to living in The Rim. Just a mindset of "I like you, but if you die on this mission or I don't see you after this mission I won't lose any sleep." Nobody has made all that much of an impact on her emotionally, at least by her standards.
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