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[Ignis Mors]

MrStoob wrote...

Ignis Mors wrote...

Fatiguesdualism wrote...

Ignis Mors wrote...

*snip* Also, wasn't the cookie monster turned into the veggie monster.

  Cookie monster gone...life...not worth....

Indeed. may he rest in peace, and let us hope he went to that big cookie factory in the sky. 

Lol.

[Seracen]

Alas, Cookie Monster is a shade of his former glory. Still one of my fave Jim Henson creations though!

More hilarious goodness...Cookie is slamming down some poetry! Get out the way Kermit!

Modifié par Seracen, 13 novembre 2013 - 09:25 .

[MrStoob]

Seracen wrote...

Alas, Cookie Monster is a shade of his former glory. Still one of my fave Jim Henson creations though!

More hilarious goodness...Cookie is slamming down some poetry! Get out the way Kermit!

Ah, Sesame Street; perverting young minds for decades.

[MrStoob]

Ah. Me again eh? Do many here use AO3? Is it just me, or are the AO3 readers just less likely to leave a comment/review? Makes me think the 'kudos' function is a double-edged sword, that yea, it makes it easier for users just to click to say 'I liked that', but could make people lazy in regards to leaving a comment/review.

[YurigirlzCrush]

I have like two seconds and am too lazy to click back a page and quote. but whoever asked about volus religion... Zada Ban is the name of the volus god of punishment. which seems to imply that they're polytheistic. otherwise I suppose it would have been mentioned just as the volus god. period. no descriptor necessary.

was playing ME3 late last night doing scans for war assets and came across that little gem of info in a planet description. the planet's name is Zada Ban, and was named for the volus god of punishment according to the info on the planet. now I have to pack up and get to my next class! *waves* hope everyone's having a peachy day! *grins*

[hot_heart]

Heh, Zada Ban is used in my fic (very briefly). It's where Miranda tells 'John' to go, guessing that Cerberus weapon production may have switched to there after Blood Pack mercs were cleared out.

[Fatiguesdualism]

"If you go to Zada Ban, you will die." Sound familiar, anyone?

[Ignis Mors]

Fatiguesdualism wrote...

"If you go to Zada Ban, you will die." Sound familiar, anyone?

Yes, but I don't know where from.
Also @Yuri, thanks for the info! Now I won't look uninformed with my silly volus flying spaghetti monster worship. OOOH! What if I have Shepard and co walk into a temple to Zada Ban, and see that it is just the flying spaghetti monster? what do you guys think?

[MrStoob]

Ignis Mors wrote...

Fatiguesdualism wrote...

"If you go to Zada Ban, you will die." Sound familiar, anyone?

Yes, but I don't know where from.
Also @Yuri, thanks for the info! Now I won't look uninformed with my silly volus flying spaghetti monster worship. OOOH! What if I have Shepard and co walk into a temple to Zada Ban, and see that it is just the flying spaghetti monster? what do you guys think?

Hehe, that in another life forms beliefs, they actually DO believe in the flying spaghetti monster?  Worth a punt for a giggle I'd say.  Could make for some humorous dialogue, speaking with the 'god'.

[hot_heart]

Fatiguesdualism wrote...
"If you go to Zada Ban, you will die." Sound familiar, anyone?

*Z'ha'dum

(I had to google it)

[Seracen]

MrStoob wrote...

Ah. Me again eh? Do many here use AO3? Is it just me, or are the AO3 readers just less likely to leave a comment/review? Makes me think the 'kudos' function is a double-edged sword, that yea, it makes it easier for users just to click to say 'I liked that', but could make people lazy in regards to leaving a comment/review.

I was actually thinking the same thing, as I checked up on my story the other day.  I see all these views, get a few "kudos," but nary a single remark.

Pros and cons to the system, I guess.  I'm hoping I get more feedback on the next story, if I ever get around to uploading it, haha.

Modifié par Seracen, 16 novembre 2013 - 02:37 .

[YurigirlzCrush]

*frowns* i'm starting to worry that the beginning stages of my story may be a little too dry, but i'm not sure how to change it. several scenes involve Liara communicating with agents of her organization and receiving reports, but they can't really be glossed over and the information is important. *sigh* it's starting to eat away at my confidence in my writing a little. or maybe i'm just worn out from all the school related work I've been buried under lately.

plus side! my major papers are all done! I just have a little reading to do and i'll have my weekend free for a change! *grins*

[MrStoob]

How serious is the piece as a whole Yuri? Any Liara based silliness that could be thrown into the mix? She's rife for good natured foot in mouth moments or whatever quirks you prefer. Oh and Yuri, I was messing about on Skyrim today, and funnily enough came up with this...


Though in all honesty, I think she might be thinking, "Where's my bloody skirt?!" :innocent:

Modifié par MrStoob, 16 novembre 2013 - 02:00 .

[Seracen]

@ Stoob: Nice, she a Breton? They have my fave stats, but I like playing Redguards! I long since stopped wondering what goes on in the minds of the pour souls in that game...all the mods and armor I subject that game to, haha

@ Yuri: It might help to add drama/action from the POV of the agents, like if someone had to evade baddies or complete a contract kill before reporting in.

If you are trying to keep it Liara's POV, perhaps have her recall the mission to kill the Shadow Broker, or some close shaves when she was still tracking the Yahg down.

Basically pepper in an action scene here or there between reports. I pretty much did this on my story. I had an "in media res" battle scene initiate the events, then stepped back on the next chapter for setup/etc.

[MrStoob]

Seracen wrote...

@ Stoob: Nice, she a Breton? They have my fave stats, but I like playing Redguards! I long since stopped wondering what goes on in the minds of the pour souls in that game...all the mods and armor I subject that game to, haha

She's a hardy Nord (despite the clothing...) hehe.  Funnily enough, I did do a short silly vid of Lydia venting in dance on this subject...

[YurigirlzCrush]

it's still the opening stages of the story, and Liara is trying to uncover the source of leaks in her network and track down a mysterious hacker. a lot of it is conversation between herself and Feron about the latest updates on both situations. which makes it hard to introduce Liara's faux pas moments. I have other scenes to break up Liara's parts which so far are mostly non-action bits, but i'm wondering if certain scenes are just too much info in blocks. i'm doing my best to break them up so I don't choke the reader with a bunch of stuff at once, but at the same time I want to move the story forward.

slightly different subject, regarding actiony bits *frowns* i'm actually very scared to try writing anything action-based and have it come out well. I mostly read drama and romance stories... generally if it's tagged as action i'm not interested. so i'm really scared of trying to do action and do it justice.

also nervous about my first Tali cameo. my story takes place 20 years after the end of ME3, and I have Tali and Garrus living together with adopted children. but her being a stern mother and arguing with a rebellious daughter, while it was fun to write, i'm not sure will seem very in-character... *frowns, ponders*

@stoob: did I just give you a new obsession? nekomimi maids? *grins* because that's too funny! sometimes I wish I had skyrim on computer so I could play with mods and stuff. I would love love love to have my character run around in a nekomimi maid outfit. though prolly with a skirt... *eyes Stoob* perv... *grins* but I seriously doubt this thing could handle skyrim. it doesn't even meet the requirements for TOR or StarCraft 2. and there are some sketchy mods out there. last time I paid a surprise visit to my friend Mike he was playing skyrim, and almost every female NPC I saw was walking around 100% nude... like without even the bra/panties default for unclothed characters. *shakes head* boys... seriously...

[Seracen]

@ Yuri: I wouldn't force myself to write something. If your story is more about espionage and drama, that isn't a bad thing. The cloak and dagger stuff can be just as fun as crazy action.

Just go with what you know. Some may like it, some may not. As long as YOU like it, and can be pleased with it, you can't go too wrong.  I've found that everything appeals to SOMEBODY.

Heck, looking back on some of my initial fiction is embarrassing, but I don't regret posting it up for others to see.

Modifié par Seracen, 16 novembre 2013 - 06:08 .

[MrStoob]

lol Yuri, my Skyrim is 'colourful' but not quite that bad. Yea, they all can have the potential to be naked but at least they wear their armours and whatnot!

[YurigirlzCrush]

oh, to be able to replace my glass armor with nekomimi maid armor... *dreamy sigh* and I think my friend used pickpocket level 100 perks to steal the equipped armor/clothes from all the females. perv... *huffs*

I think that's the one pickpocket perk in that game I have serious issues with. I don't care how good a thief was, I think I'd notice if someone stole my pants and shirt....

Modifié par YurigirlzCrush, 16 novembre 2013 - 06:37 .

[Fatiguesdualism]

YurigirlzCrush wrote...

*snip*

I think that's the one pickpocket perk in that game I have serious issues with. I don't care how good a thief was, I think I'd notice if someone stole my pants and shirt....

Sorry, but it had to be done...



Sorry!

edit:  The unforeseen consequences of high-end tailoring! 

PS:  Well done on the Z'ha'dum hot_heart!  (Other people can remember whole poems and inspirational speeches verbatim; I got - sci-fi  and even then only small chunks!  )

Modifié par Fatiguesdualism, 16 novembre 2013 - 07:39 .

[Fatiguesdualism]

[Waits for the crickets to shut up]...Well, okay then. [Blows a little dust off the coffee pot] Since no-one else is here - I'm nabbing the chocolate digestives!

On a more relevant slant, has anyone got any good nick-names for Miranda? Something that's mildly derogatory -but not overly so (she is my story Shep's LI after all)- and Joker friendly (ie sounds like something he would say). I'm currently going with 'Ice Queen' but it doesn't feel right, see below (also spoiler alert for any one reading my stuff):

   Shepard fixed his eyes on his glass, “She wasn’t there Joker – she must have left before I went through the Relay.”     
   “Right,” Joker sceptically drawled out, “My advice – don’t try that with Brooks. Cortez’s report mentions a shuttle leaving the ship and heading for the Mass Relay – before you, Oyer, and the marines all returned. So unless some other Cerberus flunky talked you into letting them go, I’m guessing it was the Ice Queen.”
   Shepard swore then said, “Could have been Jacob.”
   “You told me that Leng **** said he’d gone AWOL,” Joker stated, “it was Miranda – and before you embarrass yourself further, EDI told me they’d talked.

edit:  Sorry bioware I forgot to edit the 'a*****e' bit out - nice catch on your part though.

Modifié par Fatiguesdualism, 19 novembre 2013 - 07:15 .

[hot_heart]

Hmm, what about something like 'Hex' because of the outfit but also curses?

Little Miss Friendly/Sunshine? I'm guessing Joker would go for something sarcastic rather than literal, and probably with regards to her demeanour.

p.s. I think there should be a comma between 'there' and 'Joker' in that first sentence.

Modifié par hot_heart, 19 novembre 2013 - 08:57 .

[MrStoob]

Thus far, I've just gone with Jack's classic 'Cheerleader', though at one point Chakwas refers to her as 'our ample bottomed friend'. In mine, Miranda secretly doesn't really mind 'Cheerleader' as it's about the first nickname from staff without '****' in it (female dog).

On Miranda, I've just started an idea of Miranda's journals during the ME2 campaign, writing to an imaginary mother, just thinking out loud as t'were about her life and thoughts on it all. It's only short so far but been fun to write. Always had a soft spot for Miranda, even though she was a pain in the ass. There's lots of emotional mileage to be had from the ladies of Mass Effect, in my opinion, more so than the chaps, who are pretty 1d, Mordin aside.

Modifié par MrStoob, 19 novembre 2013 - 09:52 .

[Ignis Mors]

MrStoob wrote...

Thus far, I've just gone with Jack's classic 'Cheerleader', though at one point Chakwas refers to her as 'our ample bottomed friend'. In mine, Miranda secretly doesn't really mind 'Cheerleader' as it's about the first nickname from staff without '****' in it (female dog).

On Miranda, I've just started an idea of Miranda's journals during the ME2 campaign, writing to an imaginary mother, just thinking out loud as t'were about her life and thoughts on it all. It's only short so far but been fun to write. Always had a soft spot for Miranda, even though she was a pain in the ass. There's lots of emotional mileage to be had from the ladies of Mass Effect, in my opinion, more so than the chaps, who are pretty 1d, Mordin aside.

Ah, Mordin's loyalty mission. Best mission of the series.

[YurigirlzCrush]

*takes off nekomimi and maids outfit* huh. and here I was all ready to clean this place out again if it was still crickettown when I got home... *grins* not that I actually had anything remotely contributory to say... just hope everyone had a pretty peachy weekend!