Zortel

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There aren't any "players" in my story, just the characters

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i.e male players who play as female characters (how do guys cope with being considered female, being hit on, whatever) and female players who play as female characters.

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See, this is where we come into confusion. You talk about not having players in the story, then ask about players reactions when getting hit on, and this normally happens out of character and not in a RP/story enviroment.

More on this after I have dinner. Pancakes!

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We really need a Mr.T esqe hero...

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Well, there's Afrostar. I mean, sure he's old and bald now, but back in the day he was a hero!

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I think Eastgate was the area we know now as The Hollows.

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Indeed. Eastgate = The Hollows, Overbrook = Faultine, Baumton = Boomtown, Venice = Crey's Folly, Woodsvale = Eden and Astoria = Dark Astoria. What this has to do with the guy in Atlas and people not knowing about whoever it is and what they have to do with vazhilok I don't know.

Nor I.

Ravensclaw will be there. With coffee for the team. Go team!

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Zortel, I must actually talk to you this time

[/ QUOTE ] Indeed! Same goes for me and some people I didn't meet. Though if I wear one of those shirts like people had on last year, it means I can't evesdrop on conversations... :< Like whatever it was Bridger was talking about with the forums.

Oh no, I was playing with the costume options and turned out a really cool looking character, kind of like a white Nick Fury, but evil looking, and then tried to find a power set to fit.

Why is it I can't find anything to go with Mercaneries?

Poison? Doesn't go with the character idea, same with Dark Miasma. Force Field, doesn't go with the character idea either. Trick Arrow does, but why would he carry a bow and a gun around, why not just get the gun made to fire munitions with the effects. Traps, only four that fit are Web Grenade, Caltrops, Trip Mine and the final power, Demolitions or something.

The new Thug powerset, that won't have any secondary to really synergise with either.

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so! the friday! who's going to be around? or will i have to go find some interesting places on my own and/or get mugged?

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Ooo! J and Ellie, what train be ye getting, if any? For if it be the 2125 from London Paddington to Bristol Parkway...

And awww, I wanted to poke things too. :<

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What seems like the best option at the moment, is that we perhaps get together during the afternoon, and go scout around town a bit (We can have a bimble, have a drink in one or two pubs along the way or something), and see what takes people's fancy. I am certain we can all agree on something that takes all of our fancy.:-)

[/ QUOTE ] Sounds good to me, I can bimble like a pro!

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We're going to meet up with a lot more people then back in Brighton, when there were only 8 of us.


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Train tickets and convention tickets booked! *Wibble wibble*

Now, finding a resturant might be in order, as FFM said to me in an IM with Cardiff having the FA Cup, the hotels are being booked and places to eat might be too.

Steak-y goodness?
Vazhilok-in-a-box?
???

Expect Part 2B sometime tonight or tomorrow, I need to head off to work soon.

*Fires Qubits at Miss Ellie for fun*

Miss Ellie vs Quantum Computing!

Probably. Hence why I marinated my post in liberal amounts of essance of comic book science.

Remember kids, Radiation gives you powers!

Indeed. Non-electrical mechanical devices and steam powered machines confuse and infuriate them for the simple fact they can't intergrate with them. Hannah hates Doc's Rod Logic computer with a passion.

I wanted to say both, actually.

Hotels in Bristol seem to be filling up because of a possible FA Cup somesuch in Cardiff, so get booking.

I've ordered my expo ticket, train later on tonight, and hotel sometime tonight when I find one. It's looking a bit hectic currently.

Issue 2a:

The 'who, what, why and hwuh?' of mutants - How do mutant powers work?

Comic Book Science Liberally Applied!

Cryokinesis: The ability to lower the temperature of the area around them. Chemical secretions from the skin create a reaction with water in the air, to create a drop in temperature around them. Depending on the mutation, the chemical excretion either affects the body, or can be propelled from the sweat glands to affect things at a distance. With practice, the ice can be sculpted by chemical emissions into various shapes. Cryokinetics often have aversions to hot temperatures outside, and can suffer from the eating disorder Pagophagia, a compulsive consumption of ice.

Pyrokinesis: The oposite of Cryokinesis, Pyrokinetics secrete a chemical that reacts with oxygen in the air and combusts, creating a fire. As with Cryokinetics, mutation level affects the ability to propel the chemical outwards. Pyrokinetics often have pyrophilia, an attraction to fire, pyromania and an urge for consumption of spicy foods.

Electrokinesis: The ability to generate surges of electricity. Electrokinetics are often born with bioelectric plates in their body, much like an electric eel has. These are connected to the body via the nervous system, where charges are channeled through, most often to the hands. Ability to arc the surges of electricity over a distance Electricity can also be absorbed into the body, channeled to the plates, though exceeding the charge capacity leads to nervous system damage and disruption. Electrokinetics can have problems with static build up, epilepsy, motor-neurone disruption. Some electrokinetics posses electroscopy, the ability to see electrical currents, which can cause problems in cities where the quantity and amount can be blinding.

Hydrokinesis: Similar to Cryo and Pyrokinesis, Hydrokinetics secret a chemical that reacts with water to create a viscous, non-Newtonian fluid that can then be manipulated via further chemical secretions, and reverted back to its normal form. Hydrokinetics sometimes suffer from a phobia of hot places, and will normally be fascinated with water.

Aerokinesis: Aerokinetics have an extraordinary lung capacity and output, enabling them to create winds by breathing in and out. With practice, various ways of breathing and actions while breathing, for instance whistling, can create different affects with the wind. Due to their enhanced respitory system, Aerokinetics are often good singers, but are unable to sing safely due to the winds that are created when doing so.

Telepathy: Telepaths are able to read minds and communicate without speaking to another. How they do this is actually a lot less complicated than it sounds. A mutation in the pineal gland, visual cortex and auditory system allow the telepath to 'see' and 'hear' neurones firing in the brain of a person, and are able to translate these signals into sights and sounds. With further practice, they can move deeper and obtain information from someones memories, as well as emitting electroneural pulses from their frontal lobes to trigger neural impulses. This allows them to communicate over distances, and alter memories and thoughts with much practice. With practice and exercises, as well as natural talent, this can be done to more than one person and over large distances. Thoughts can be shielded via scrambling the messages in their own brain, with practice, creating a system similar to data encoding over internet transactions. Telepaths can become deeply interested in psychology, wishing to understand more about minds to enhance their gifts, though are prone to mental disorders if there powers aren't kept in check. Uncontrolled mindreading is the prime cause of mental instability in telepathic mutants.

Cyberpathy: Similar to Telepaths, Cyberpathics are able to see, hear, and manipulate electronic communications. This allow them to interface directly with electronic devices and upload information to their brain for processing. Cyberpathics are often electroscopic, and can either need to be in physical contact with the device or can manipulate at range. Cyberpathics often have a facisnation with technologies and computers, which can turn into an addictive behavious.

Answering the questions no one asked, it's the "How does * work?" series!

Issues 1:
How does Jessica's Memory Work?

When you're a curious young nanomite enhanced girl, you take a lot of information in. Jess is no exception. With a sensorary memory capacity storage time of 200 seconds, a short term memory capable of holding 10,800 pieces of information for 6,000 seconds and a powerful long term memory, her mind must get pretty full and jumbled.

Here enters the JDFS - Jessica's Data File System. The two basic parts of the system are the Date and the Cue Bank. Jessica stores all the information she recieves into the date system. Each day has an entry, with subdivisions for hours, minutes and seconds. The further back the archive go, the more compressed it is and this causes Jess to need to wait a moment before recalling the memory. The Cue System is what links it all together. With every entry into the date system a cue tag is attached. Colours, feelings, events, tastes, touches, you name it, it's got a cue tag. This is all compiled into the Cue System. Ask Jessica to think of something that reminds her of spring and she will recall all memories with the 'Spring' tag attached. The tags also link to other tags, so with 'Spring' would be associated 'March', 'April', 'May', 'Chicks', 'Eggs' and other things tied to the season.

Whilst Jessica is human, she is also part machine, so mistakes can be made on cue tagging, leading to often confusing statements when she recalls something that she has mistakenly associated, or storing things literally. Such is the case that when the big, blue-eyed Thing is mentioned, she will think of Devouring Earth after her mother told her that her Thing toy looked like a bedrock.

That was issue one of the series of questions no one's asked and no one cares about. Issue 2 will be explaining the various terms for mutant powers in use by me.

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Deadline wise...no-one actually sent me outlines, Diurne (who is an absolute star!) had them in before the outline deadline, and the rest appeared with pouting on Sunday afternoon.

[/ QUOTE ] I did let you know kind of what I was planning! And spelling errors in my ones are expected, cause the most powerful word processor I have is WordPad. :<

I was questioning the big part!

And it's always said as Zee, Zed means I live on the moon with Rita.

Big Z? :<

And yeah, I'll give it a few cracks during the week, but I'm struggling trying to think up of things for it.

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Was I the only person expecting the song to be based on "We Will Rock You" by Queen?

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Okay, looking at National Rail, I can get a train at 1715 and get there at 2302.

Train back on the sudnay is at 1601. Price £80.

Now to find a hotel.

I may be there on the friday night, depending on what time my train gets in.