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32 minutes ago, A Crap Guide to CC said:

But looking around, seems Fearen is only in 1 RP with you. Just how much RPers interact with each other in the backstages? o.O

All of them, just about. Each RP has its own discord server and everything.

2 minutes ago, A Crap Guide to CC said:

Sound like a contraction there :v

Not sure if serious or if it's a joke related to the fad but come on, I have been around the block for a long time and we have interacted a couple times, at the very least in your AMA. You got to have a Touhou girl impression of me already. Heck, you even gave one to a seemingly new member.

I interact with fearen a lot is the difference, instead of just a couple passing exchanges. There's not many people outside of the RP section regulars I know well enough to pin down as one person or another; even most of the above ones took quite a bit of hard thinking to pick out.

50 minutes ago, Saikazo May Cry said:

 

Awful fitting that you're the first one here, since you get to be the protagonist.

Reimu Hakurei, the Poster Girl for Armpit Fetishism Shrine Maiden of Paradise

When shit goes down, it's not uncommon for you to be caught right in the middle of it for some reason, disturbing what would have otherwise been a peaceful day at home. When there's work to be done, you can be reluctant about getting it done, but it can't really be questioned that you do get it done, typically in a timely manner once you get to work. It's not rare for you to end up at odds with others, but at the end of the day, everyone's still friends, and you go home to get some peace and quiet... only for the cycle to start all over again. It ain't an easy life, but it's the one you've got.

41 minutes ago, Tsumugi Shirogane said:

:ban:

Now you're thinking with portals.

Yukari Yakumo, the Shady-Ass Gap Hag Youkai of Boundaries

You've been here a long time, and have the power and knowledge to show it. Albeit, that power was largely granted to you by a greater-still entity, and it can be unclear sometimes how much of your knowledge is the real deal and how much is an incredible bluff. A lot of what you do may or may not have more than one purpose, but in the cases where it does, at least one of those reasons is bound to be simply for your amusement.

40 minutes ago, Fearen said:

Gimme!

I had a different one for you at first, but it didn't feel right upon further consideration.

Reisen Udongein Inaba, the Useless Little Bunny Lunatic Moon Rabbit

You're the type that if asked to jump, you'll jump as high as you can and ask if it was enough. Being more the straight man type surrounded by a bunch of weirdos, you fall into the unfortunate straight man category where shenanigans will likely end up being at your expense in some way. But that doesn't get you down. You're a committed worker, typically putting in your best effort, and you'll tough it out without much complaint if you find yourself in a tight situation. It's obvious you've got lots of potential, but just how deep that potential runs has yet to be fully explored.

5 minutes ago, Thar said:

no

Yes.

Suika Ibuki, the Alcoholic Loli Tiny Night Parade of One Hundred Demons

Be honest, have fun, and maybe get off-your-ass drunk. What else matters in life? If you can't find some fun shenanigans to get involved in, you may well go make your own shenanigans, but it's never with harmful intentions. The goal is simply to have a good time, make friends, and have something to laugh about next time you're with friends. It doesn't have to be constant partying of course; a nice day at home with your hobbies is fine too.

4 minutes ago, LordCowCow said:

Now that I've posted you must deliver soon

Nope.

Byakuren Hijiri, the Wrong Religious Leader Sealed Great Magician
You try to be kind and mild-mannered with everyone, but aren't afraid to crack down when people step out of line. As a leading figure, you can be the subject of quite a bit of controversy, especially when you defend people getting a lot of flak at the time; some welcome your leadership with open arms and starry eyes, while others may scorn it and question the legitimacy of it all. You typically prefer to avoid conflicts that may come up between you and others due to differing views, but can and will stand your ground if you need to fight. If something's up, you're likely to get involved in one way or another.

22 minutes ago, A Crap Guide to Reptiles said:

It's not Jo'on.

Sanae Kochiya, the Other Armpit Girl Newbie Goddess of the Mountain

At a passing glance, you seem perfectly normal. Which, for your surroundings, you are. Which means you're fucking weird and just happen to fit in perfectly with the roster of crazy people you suddenly found yourself surrounded with one day. There's a distinct enthusiastic energy you put out though, like "I don't know what the hell I'm doing, but I'm sure going to do it." Not only that, but once you first appeared, you didn't twiddle your thumbs waiting to burst onto the scene, rapidly becoming a mainstay in the cast. Worrying about common sense is overrated.

19 minutes ago, Skaia said:

Yo yo yo

You're too normal to be Reimu, who I already gave out anyway.

Rinnosuke Morichika, the Only Actual Guy Person in Touhou Unmoving Used Goods Seller
You don't want any trouble. You'd rather sit down, have a nice normal day, do normal things, be reasonably productive, and call it a successful day when it's time to go to bed. Unfortunateley, you are plagued by an entire cast of weirdos surrounding you in every direction, which makes your "normal" days a bit odd in most cases. Being the only sane man in a world that's nuttier than squirrel crap, you've developed a knack for snark and wit, and generally reserve the best of your talent for a small handful of people in particular. You're also pretty good at identifying things.

6 minutes ago, A Crap Guide to Blue said:

7 minutes ago, A Crap Guide to CC said:

Me!Me!Me!

I don't have enough know-how on y'all two, so you're just generic fairy maids working at the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

There's over 100 of these girls so I should be able to get everyone here without any overlap.

(DISCLAIMER: Depictions may vary and/or contain a mixture of canon and fanon traits)

7 hours ago, Thar said:

Read the title as "Yuis Give Arse Anal"

I wasn't disappointed. You fucked me pretty good there.

You seem to be rather misinformed. As I understand, the move wasn't meant to revitalize the community; the community itself was fine. It was because everyone had finally had it with a borderline-nonfunctional site and an admin who claimed to care but didn't put in the effort to fix anything besides the site going down, and was more concerned about getting ad revenue than the site making it. There's a lot I could say about YCMaker in particular, but that's not what this thread is about, so I'll skip over that rant.

If ownership of YCM had been shifted to someone capable of, and more importantly willing to do their duties as administrator, this split would have probably never happened. It's unfortunate that some of the community has been split off as a result of this move, but I don't believe that loss outweighs the benefits of having a new and functional site with an admin that gives a damn. As for the site's identity as a YGO site, Neo was never meant to be such a thing as far as I know. CC was already a struggling section even before the split mind you, which doesn't help much.

But none of that answers the critical question: Was the split worth it? Absolutely. Sure we lost a few community members who wanted to stick to the old website, not to mention our post and rep history, but the issues with the old site ran pretty deep. Even if YCMaker put in the effort to fix the site, it wouldn't be an overnight job. Fixing the "damage" is an interesting topic though. We'd need the aforementioned repairs to YCM as a website for one, and likely a new site owner, since the constant downtimes and apathetic admin were massive parts of what led to Neo being made in the first place. Mending the bridge between the communities here and there, meanwhile, is probably an exercise in futility, at least while we're on separate websites.

QUICK EDIT: It should also be noted that, as CowCow said, the community isn't that split. There's a considerable overlap between the regulars of each site, though the members who exclusively stick to one or the other seem to have their heels dug pretty deep on staying in one place.

"Sammi, huh? You one of them roleplayers?"

"Role-what?" What was Julian talking about? That wasn't a word Sammi had heard before. Will have to do some research on whatever that is. Sounds boring. Julian then asked where everyone was from. While the Erica girl had ignored the question, said some really weird shit, then left, Sammi wasn't going to follow that example. Allies were valuable and stuff. "I'm from a dismal little planet way off on the rim of the galaxy. The population over there is very low these days, but that's fine. I would advise against vacationing there."

"My name is Xa'tok, and to answer the other questions, I am of the Xul-Tuk tribe, whose fleet travels through the void of River of the Gods- that is to say, the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy."

There was also that guy. He dressed in a weird way, and came from a tribe of some sort. Were there still civilizations that functioned as tribes in this day and age? Understanding organics and their ways would be a lot harder than Sammi first imagined. Which probably should have been expected, given the scale of the galaxy and the countless people living in it. As much as she wanted to ask more about the Xul-Tuk tribe right now, something more pressing was bugging her right now.

That other other guy was still staring at her. It was getting a bit creepy.

6/10, try centering the light effects on the ball's eye instead of the top of the image idk.

"Oh yeah. You're that bat chick that totally tried to stand up to me. Well, you don't look the hero type...so you better not disappoint me.  Or else you're gonna go-"  

She didn't introduce herself back. And was it really standing up to her? Was standing up to someone that easy? If that was the case, she had this standing up to evil thing down already! Some more chaos ensued, but then...

"Oh dear, oh dear~! Let's settle down now everyone~! Let's all get in our seats~."

This was the teacher, Ms. Hitotsume. For some reason, Hibiki expected someone with that name to be a bit bigger. Her voice could certainly get big though, as Hibiki noted when she called the beetle man's bee costume disdainful. Why was he wearing that thing anyway? Hibiki had worn some odd outfits before, sure, but never anything like that. But that didn't really matter anymore, because he took it off as ordered. And then it was homework time! Time for students to go up in any order and answer the question of what it meant to them to be a hero.

"I'll go first. Hello class. My name is Itou Yuuka. A pleasure to formally meet you all. As for what it means to be a hero. Well, there's a lot to it, but if I had to put it down into one word, it'd be instinct. I believe that being a hero is about not only being able to know what the right thing to do is, but acting on it the moment you realize what that is. At least, that's the base requirement of being a hero."

That's a neat way to think about it!

"Hello, I'm Herc Coleo... Wait, or is it Coleo Herc? Japanese people do family names first, right? So Coleo Herc, yeah, yeah, that. That ain't the important thing. The important thing is 'What does it mean to you, to be a hero?'. I'm gonna be honest, I'm not 100 percent sure on what it means to be a hero, but, I know why I wanna be a hero, and well, that's the root of what it means to be one. It's almost like... a responsibility, I suppose. When you can do the things we can, and you don't... well...  when the bad things happen... then they happened because of you. I guess when it comes down to it, what being hero is to me is a responsibility to use my power to help others,"

That's how I feel too! It was very hard for HIbiki to not blurt her response out loud. He was a bit mistaken about the name thing though.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Lesnar Claypool... or at least in America it is. I guess here it'd be... Claypool Lesnar? Anyway, to be a hero...  being a hero, at least to me, is about the initiative. A hero stands out for their initiative to act for selfless reasons. In other words, they never hesitate to go out of their way to protect those who need it, regardless of who they are or who they're helping. It's a pleasure to meet you all."

Hibiki nodded enthusiastically at each answer her classmates presented, and while the chance presented itself, the bat girl shot up from her seat, hand raised. Sharing these answers seemed exciting and like lots of fun! Even if the punishment for giving a bad answer was as harsh as expulsion "My turn!" Hibiki made for the front of the classroom, bowing before the class once she was there, and taking a quick moment to adjust her sunglasses. There was a bit just above the rims where the full light was getting in her eyes and it was bothering her. "Pleased to meet all of you. I'm Himura Hibiki! To me, being a hero is like, doing whatever you can to make the world a better place. Stopping bad guys, helping good guys that need it, and giving to your community and stuff. I've looked up to heroes ever since I met one as a little girl, so I always thought they're supposed to be these amazing people you'd want to look up to. Even if it's just by doing something small, being a hero means you should strive to make the world more peaceful. That's what I think anyway."

She started to head back to her desk, but suddenly stopped. "Oh, like this! Herc and Lesnar. We do foreign names in the order you would do them back home. It's small, but helping confused people with a question is something good, right? Thank you for listening." This time, for real, Hibiki went back to her desk.

Location: Ferry
Poké: 740

The sight of Nomi working her way up the stairs was... Kanon wasn't sure what word she'd use to describe it. "Do you think maybe something's wrong with her muscles?" she couldn't help but ask Oswald. She wouldn't have lasted a day in Fortree City, would she? Getting some exercise in that girl would probably be good for her in the long run. And maybe meals with plenty of protein in case it really was a muscle thing and Nomi wasn't incomprehensibly lazy for no discernable reason. After everything else the Korova Region had thrown at her so far though, a bit of time unwinding and watching some TV didn't sound like a bad idea.

She didn't recognize this show at all. Although, a lot of shows were programs Kanon wouldn't recognize at a glance come to think of it. Most of the shows she watched were ones that taught her more about Pokemon. Just changing the channel seemed rude though; someone else was already watching something, after all.

Location: Trailsau (Team Alola, day 27)
Inventory: Good Rod, Antidote, Kasib Berry

Ow, that bite hurt. Even if there was the distinct barrier Mimikyus had to eat up the one attack, she still felt hits, and had to admit, she wasn't used to electricity running into her body like that. Maybe he knew she wasn't a Pikachu after all. Whatever was up, there was now Marie and herself fighting this Manectric, whose teeth were lodged into Nani's arm. Having just dealt with cannibals a few days ago didn't make this any more comfortable.

Tempting as it was to bite him back, that didn't feel like a really good course of action. Instead, she brought up her other arm, swinging it at her new foe's face with a nice pink wrapping.

Location: Ferry
Poké: 740

"Personal space?"

"That thing when you're too close to..." What was even the point of explaining this to Nomi of all people? She'd either not get it, or get it then completely ignore it anyway. "Never mind," Kanon sighed. While Oswald was busy introducing himself to Nomi's new friend, it also seemed he wanted to bring the potato sack of a girl up top to retrieve Knight. A bit of fresh air could do these two some good, she figured. And she wanted to see if Oswald would do some more fishing too, and maybe learn for herself. She used to scoop up Pokemon out of puddles back home, but that was a far shot from actual fishing.

"I'm going up there too, if the two of you are getting some fresh air." Oh, right, the new friend. Kanon briefly turned her attention to that girl, finally letting go of Nomi. "I'm Kanon by the way. I'm with these two."

Off the top of my head?

I dunno, something about it always struck my fancy more than a lot of other title themes. Maybe it's the instruemnts of choice.

 This conversation was going nowhere fast. The air hanging between the two felt thick and awkward. She hadn't said something wrong, had she? "Don't actually do that," she clarified, in case the problem was this girl trying to figure out of Kyouko was kidding or not. Out the corner of her eye, however, she saw a certain someone. That boy from CoffeeCards the other day, trying to walk by... as if he was in some sort of trouble? Maybe that stalker freak had been bothering him instead now, no longer content with picking on someone bigger than him.

Stick to one person at a time, you freak.

Best to make sure he was okay, right? That's what a good person would do. And so, leaving this other blue-haired girl with the clarification that she should in fact not try to pass off as Kyouko, Kyouko left, to see what the boy was up to. She went up to his side, then looked in the direction he'd come from, clearly suspicious. No sign of freaks in stupid hats over there. "Something wrong?" she asked the guy.

how

“Hey!” called out a voice in Aya's direction, interrupting her browsing of the handbook's features. “Hey!” it called out again, closer this time. It was a girl, who looked like she probably didn't spend much time outdoors. “Hey, you were kidding about wanting a gun, right? Like, you’re not seriously thinking about killing someone, right?”

"I figured I'd shoot the bear. He didn't say we couldn't kill him instead of an actual human being in our class, right?" Unless the headmaster was in fact a midget in a bear costume. But in that case he was a deranged psychopath who probably should have been put down anyway. Her gut was right; coming to Hope's Peak was a bad idea. While everyone else panicked and split off for their own searches around the school building, Aya continued looking at what all her handbook was capable of. "Name's Aya by the way. Aya Kuroi, Ultimate Storm Chaser. I'm gonna go help the others look around." With a dark smirk, the storm chaser added, clearly as a joke, "Don't get yourself killed."

And so, exploring she would go... after finding out what that boy's deal was and if he was alright. He seemed stressed. Aya sat down next to him, casting a quick glance at his tablet screen, then bringing her attention up to his face where it belonged. "Relax. Nobody here's gonna try murdering anyone because a talking teddy bear told them to."

The boy glanced up, his face slightly pale as he mumbled, "...You're the one who asked for a weapon." He said that as matter-of-factly as possible, before his own gaze turned back to the handbook as he looked over the given rules, "No one will kill, huh? I hope you're right... What if someone gets tired of being cooped up inside? And it's not even just that, what if someone gets sick, do any of us know first aid? What if an accident happens?"

"We treat them, obviously. I've been in the hospital enough times to at least have a general idea how to handle someone getting hurt." Which wasn't as many times as one might think, given how she phrased that. "As for an accident... well, if we all end up in danger of getting killed in a tornado or something, I'll suddenly be hero of the day. Aya Kuroi, Ultimate Storm Chaser. Nice to meet you."

The introduction was met with a shaky gathering of his breath as he stood up slowly, "It's nice to meet you t-too. I'm Brian Scott, and according to Hope's Peak, I'm the Ultimate Blogger... It's not much of a talent compared to yours." He put a hand behind his head as he glanced aside, "I'm just gonna hope this is a bad joke like the others were saying, I don't want you to have to patch anyone up if something actually does happen. But if it's a bad joke, they're committing to it hard, they actually added that stuff to the rules."

"That a fact?" Aya got out her own handbook, and went to the rules. Yup. It did discuss the killing game. Weird. "Well, we should probably get a feel for the campus. I'll be checking out the main entrance if you want to tag along. If not, see ya."

The duel was proceeding very... plainly. It took quite a bit of effort for Leiko to even get a small bit of damage in, let alone a field where she had the advantage. It seemed that Zirco would be able to clean this duel up pretty easily with a bit of trying on his own part. And then...

“Clear Mind!”

...the TV turned off, just for a little bit.

"Aw, son of a bitch!! This is why I said we needed a different home base, but nooooooo."

"You'd think that with KaibaCorp's funding, they'd at least be able to hire an electrician to get the place back up to decent standards," Natsumi commented, mostly toward Gil. After a short delay, the electronics in the building began to hum back to life, and Leiko's field was looking far more boss monster-y. Now that was something worth watching.

"She really did it... And I get to be a part of this. How wonderful!"

"Well, we were trained for an important mission. I'll admit though, I haven't really seen that sort of thing before. It's a bit impressive, actually." But it was too soon to be picking sides. Or rather, Natsumi didn't want to pick one to begin with. If anything, it gave her something of an itch to duel her fellow experiments herself. Those two in particular. Or Shannon.

"Can the rest of you not do that?" Natsumi asked off-handedly.

"Hazardous environments, including epidemics... that's part of it, but I assure you, I'm not ill, nor am I contagious. It's mostly for-" Suddenly, he stopped talking. Then did something with his mask. "...it's for pain. It helps ease the nerves, though it's not debilitating. If I can't wear it, then I don't have to, though I prefer to have it on."

"My name's Julian, by the way, if anyone wants to know."

"Well fine if it's not going to be a problem...but you didn't need to get everyone to gang up on me!"

But we didn't gang up...

"I'm Bianca."

Organic thought processes are unpredictable. And flawed. Bianca may be brain damaged, and that's part of the reason? But while everyone was introducing themselves, Sammi was supposed to do the same, right? That was how these things went if she knew well enough. People started sharing names with everyone else, then everyone tried to remember all of those names and generally forgot some. Not Sammi, of course. She was taking notes in her mind even now on these people. "Surveillance An-- er, uh, I mean, Sammi. That's my name. Sammi." That was close.

Sammi glanced around at the other onlookers. One of them didn't seem that focused on Julian or Bianca though, instead putting their attention toward... Sammi herself? Odd. He must have suspected something was up! Some sort of anti-robot spy or something? Whatever he was, she had to clear up any misunderstandings with this boy first and foremost. "And you are?" she asked, a bit more bluntly than she'd intended.

Nice work Necalli. But you've still got a long way to go.

One by one, more and more students started filling the classroom. Including a large beetle guy in a bee costume, Suda, that polite girl Hibiki vaguely recognized from exam day, and...

"What the hell is this reject gallery?"

Oh no. It's the other dangerous girl. Hopefully she and the tall girl who Hibiki didn't remember if she'd introduced herself, didn't get into too many fights. Fighting among classmates was bad! The polite girl also mentioned homework. That question about being a hero, right? Well, if nothing else, Hibiki already knew what it meant for her, though it did get her wondering what her new classmates had in mind. Something exciting? Something romantic?

"I can't really afford to get kicked out...are you guys just gonna bs it too?"

...not something bad, she hoped. Come to think of it, she'd asked Hibiki for her name during exam day, right? Yeah. She never got to say it though. Leaning over toward the girl's desk, Hibiki said "It's Hibiki by the way. Himura Hibiki. Sorry I didn't get the chance to introduce myself on exam day."

Location: Trailsau (Team Alola, day 27)
Inventory: Good Rod, Antidote, Kasib Berry

"Fiiiight meeeeee!"

Nani turned her attention to the top of the volcano, where there was a man screaming out his challenges for others to fight him. That must have been the big man himself, Heatran. The kids would go fight him once they found the chance, Trevor said, and if she could, Nani would like to prevent them from doing that. Heatran didn't look like the type to easy on someone just because they were young. Speaking of young though, Marie seemed to be in trouble. It wasn't long, but at least Nani got to sit down and not be in the fight for a bit. An idea appeared.

"Do you know any moves to fight with?" Nani asked.

"I guess." Trevor answered with hesitation.

"Can you show me? Like something to use against..." pointing at the Manectric, Nani specified "that guy."

He shook his head. "I'm n-not stepping in."

"No I know. You don't have to; that's why I'm asking. I'll just memorize it and use it real quick is all, and you can stay back and comfy."

"If I use an attack I-I'm joining in. I-I can't just do it w-without getting a-attention."

"Fine, I'll figure something out myself." Nani turned her attention back to the fray. And then she was gone, jumping right into Trevor's shadow. And then she was back, jumping out from the Manectric's shadow. And then she swung to punch him in the stupid face. At least she was able to get into the fight quickly, now that she was going back into it.

Day 8, 8:00, Arena
Points: 61
W/L Record: 3/3

"Alright, Snow Angel, I'm in. I'd be delighted to show you a thing or two about what my universe and world have at our disposal."

"Awesome!" She'd get to see how all that cool future tech stuff worked! Did she remember to bring a notepad? Probably not. The watch had an app for that, right? She'd have to check. "I don't want to make a scene, so let's take this where people won't bug us." As Aurora was about to lead the way to the spot she had in mind, her watch beeped. And so did Gavin's. Some sort of news update or something?

"I have learned you are investigating a police matter. I strongly suggest you cease this at once. This is a matter for the police, not you, and it wouldn't do for you to mess something up in their investigation."

Nope.

"Bleh. Grounded by the boss." She didn't want to admit it, but Mauvache had a point. Maybe the investigation was moving slowly because the cops here did things their own way? Not to mention, not every world had heroes (apparently), so this must have been a place like that. If this was her world maybe, but even there she never got a liscence to be a proper hero. Thems was the breaks, she supposed.

Oh well. Maybe some exciting technology would make her feel better. Aurora led the way out the door, and created a small platform of ice hovering just above the ground, large enough to hold both her and Gavin.  "Express elevator. All aboard."