Zortel

I might, depends on if I can get my game working again, or arrange something out of game. *Muses*

Aye, t'was Leif, yup. And gah, curse you spam, the graffiti and flyposters of the interweb.

Hang around? No.

Cling to the forums, IM's and IRC to dear life trying to gain some grip on my already fading sanity in having to deal with life without a gaming PC?

Hell yes.

After a brief 'walking ghost' period of convalesence, it is now dead.

Back in game in 2-4 weeks. Sigh.

Sorry, but with all the problems I've been having, it really looked like it was dead and dusted. And then when I start looking for a new PC, it gets back to life again. Wily *******, my PC is.

In a bizzare version of sods law, I made this post and the PC seems to be running at the moment, but this statement still stands in case of disapperance. :P

Sorry everyone that I'm involved with plotwise, but my PC is on its last legs and won't even load into the game at times without crashing. So until I get a new PC, I won't be in game at all.

No idea on when I can get one, so... looks like I'm away from the game for now.

I can be contacted on MSN/AIM for RP and chat, just send a PM if you want my MSN/AIM details.

To wrap some things up here:

Dr. Mechano: I'll get someone else to invite you to the SG on Zorielle's behalf, we can work things out in PMs/other.

Romanov: Looks like Nene won't be about for the Rapture/Dee plot missions, so we're going to have to work something out.

More/other sorting can be done elsewhere, but till then...

See ya.

20/09/07

Just back in time for lunch from translating at City Hall, and I swung by Wave Records to get some new CD's too. Well, by new, I mean, ones I don't have yet! Yesterday was fun, though I got a little sunburned when I was in Jess' garden, picking vegetables with her to cook with. She was telling me how I shouldn't just like, grab any old one in the store or the first to hand, but check them over to make sure I'm getting the best I possibly can, cause that makes the food more delicious.

Also did some baking too, kind of tempting to grab some ingredients from the store when I finish work later and get some stuff to make some when I get home. Plus it'd make the appartment smell nice too.

Last night after work and stuff, I swung by Pocket D a bit late to get a drink, and met Jon and Kanae there. Kanae's cool, she's with the Unity Vigil as well, and is like a Gynoid, which means she's a robot built like a woman. I get along well with her! We got chatting about stuff, and later on Jay turned up! Though I got called away for a bit due to work and stuff, and when I got back Jay and Jon were just leaving, but it was nice to talk to them again.

Made plans to meet up with Jay soon, hopefully nothing will come up, and also chatted to Kanae for a bit about her coming over to watch some DVD's too. I always like company here, cause it's like... nice to have friends and stuff.

Isaac got me to run something over to the Monkey Club bar after Kanae left, and while there I saw Nick and Zeyna! I was gonna go over and say hi, but they were like, making out and stuff, so... I thought I'd give them there space and such. On the way out, there was this woman smirking at me for some reason... she was eyeing me up a bit too! She was -really- tall, with pale blonde hair and not much on, apart from this tight fitting green stuff. Wonder who she was?

Ah well, got my dinner ready! No more microwave food for dinner, instead I've like got, a wholemeal bun with ham and salad and stuff in! A bit more time to make, but it tastes great, and I won't have Zorielle shouting at me at my medical again.

Need to get changed after this into my Unity Vigil stuff. Hannah's gone to Tokyo with her girlfriend to do some reporting on some computer games show they have there, so Tessa, that's Zori's wife, asked me to check in on some stuff for her, y'know, covering while Fuse is away. Hope I'm up to the job!

Gonna stick on one of my new CD's while I eat, so later!

Oh yeah, I like, saw Doctor Mechano on Tuesday, and he was at Unity Tower, wanting to speak to Zorielle or Tessa! Wonder if he's going to join up with us... and he like, asked about Jay too!

.... Aww great, if he does join, is he going to try and set me up with some of our members? Like Xander? That's one of Zorielle's androids, he's really quiet, but nice. He's great at drawing too... might see if I can get some of his work to hang on the walls, the place looks a little bare still...

... Sandwich! Music, yeah, see ya!

18/09/07

Just a quick update really while I'm getting ready for work!

Last night after dinner, I went to the statue in Galaxy City, and met up with Ellie there, that's Tiger White, she's kind of Eloise's sister in a sense. She had this suit of armour on with odd whiskers, and we were chatting about them when Spearmint showed up! Was good to see him again, he went back to Canada for a bit.

Anyway, we were chatting and the Rikti attacked! So I got in my hero costume and we teamed up with the others there, and when they started teleporting in I kicked [censored]! Well... singed armour. But you know what I mean! Lucky Ellie was there, she took out one of their Mentalist guys who was trying to sneak up on me, but I knew he was there!

Afterwards we got chatting again, and Ellie decided to head home cause she was tired from being in the War Zone for a while that day, which is fair enough! Still not sure about the whiskers on her battle armour though...

I got chatting with Spearmint afterwards, though he always does a little bit of flirting too! Just usual chatting about stuff, some joking around, and talked a bit about Nick too. He said I should like, try to turn him or something, which just shows he doesn't know Nick! But I'd never do that, I mean... if someone likes someone, they like someone, and trying to change their mind to like someone isn't a thing I want to do!

Even if Nick is cute...

Anyway, I was tired from the bit of a late night and an early rise, so I said bye to him and headed home to get some rest. Got much more sleep tonight, though I had a bit of a nightmare about my past with the Skulls and the like...

I'm trying not to think of that now, it'll just put me in a bad mood for the day ahead. Cooking with Jess tomorrow, I think I'm doing quite well!

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Stupid ties, almost hung myself putting this one on. I think I prefer my other work outfit. Figure hugging Synthetic Armour Leather is much more of a fashion statement, and like, actually useful, than a tie is. See ya later!

17/09/07

Whoa... just.. whoa.

Yesterday was eventful!

Well, Kara came over and was her usual self, like, wearing a tiny pink dress and bursting in to hug and kiss me, was good to see her though! We went through and I put dinner on, we had trout and vegetables and stuff, cause Kara's a vegetarian, but she can eat fish and stuff, then we went out to wait on the balcony and chat while dinner cooked.

She was talking about her normal stuff, like if me and Jay are going to get together, and I was like "No! We're just friends!" but you know Kara... and then she started going on about how she was looking at [censored] websites to find out tips for me, and then started to recommend... uhh, toys and stuff! Now that was embaressing! And then about how she like... has dreams about me and stuff!

Never expected that! I hope she remembers that I like guys, unlike Nat... poor girl, haven't seen her in a while too... hope she's okay and all.

Anyway, Kara really enjoyed dinner, and then I went to show her my new PC, and she got me to look on one of those sites she was looking at, and pointed out various things and the like... thought there was no point in arguing with her and decided to look... but I think it's going to be a while before anything like that gets bought by me!

Heading back into the lounge, Kara picked out the film we were going to watch, and picked 'My Best Friend's Wedding' while I got us some strawberry cheesecake to eat while watching, and we cuddled up and stuff during the film. It's nice, y'know, just chilling with a friend!

Afterwards, we got chatting about guys and stuff, and she mentioned about like, practicing making out and stuff when we were talking about experience, and then like suggested that we should! I was a little embaressed at that but we did, and...

Well, I mean, it was nice and all, but... just wasn't any like, spark there, which I guess is a good thing, and hopefully I'll like, have that when I kiss someone I really like! Well, more than a friend that is, cause I like, already really like Kara as a friend. Umm... anyway!

We went to bed soon after, and I was up early cause... uhh, nevermind, but I tidied up from last night and got Kara breakfast, waffles as usual, and chilled out a little before I had to get showered and changed for work, so I said bye to her and let her out.

Anyway, I need to get hoovering and stuff while dinner finishes cooking, so till next time!

Who'd -want- to be Aquaman?! He sucks! Well, apart from the DCAU version, I mean, he cut his own freaking hand off to save his kid!

As for fins, there's a certain type of foot and hand you can use that look like they have fins, kinda.

The only way I can think of doing it is that upon pressing the button to change into that costume, you also have it load a keybind file which reassigns the Enter key for the "startchat$$AFK message" bind to whatever you want to replace it with, but that's beyond my skill with binds.

16/09/07

Mmorning... I hate late nights, and yesterday was rather tiring too! Just gonna put some toast on before starting... and a cup of tea.

...

There, much better! Anyway... yesterday, me, Mike and Lance went to Steel Canyon, seeing as Zori asked us to get some supplies for the base. We were chatting away and stuff, and had just done the shopping when these two people emeged out of nowhere and started to attack us! One had this big mace and almost took Mike's head off with it in the first moments of attack! And the other was this guy who was only a year or so older than me, and he could fly and was really strong!

Well, Mike was in a bad mood at almost getting clobbered, and with a flash of light changed into his uniform and flew up to teach her some manners, and Cauter changed into his battle armour and went after the other guy, with me providing support fire for them. It was a tough battle, especially when the guy came at me, but I was able to blast him back with a bolt of flame, and then Mike smashed him into the ground using his powers! We were able to arrest both of them and sent them off to be questioned, and brought the supplies back to the base.

I then went on patrol, and helped clean some Hellions out from a warehouse they were using as a den. I don't like fighting Hellions, as some of them are a bit too used to flames for me to be really good against them, but I still beat them!

I swung by Pocket D, and Mr. Stone, or Paul, was there. He worked with Zorielle a couple of weeks ago on that mission! Jon was there too earlier, but I missed him head off cause I needed the bathroom. I got chatting with Paul, and there was this girl called Liberty Girl, or Linda, and she seemed nice too. Then I got a call from Hannah, who needed my help, so I said my byes and went to help her out!

We got in disguise to creep into an Outcast Rave! She dressed me up like some gothy emo boy, and she was dressed like a punk chick, and we went to Eastgate, well, The Hollows now, to investigate at this old mall. The music was so loud! We had some food that was surprisingly good, and a few drinks too as we snooped about, and we accidently got in a few fights in this like, fight cage! But me and Hannah easily took them down! Then Hannah went to chat to some people, before we finally got out at like, 2 am and headed back to the tower.

I got changed out of the stuff and headed home to crash... mmmh, I love this new toaster, does the toast just right!

Not got much planned for today, though I'm thinking of inviting Kara over for dinner and stuff, maybe watch a film too?

Damn, got to go shopping too, I'll call her first and see what she wants for dinner, might as well use my new cooking skills somehow, seeing as Nick didn't want me to cook for him. Maybe next time... I also need to give Jay a call too, I like, saw this bit on TV, and some jerk was slagging him off! What a *******... he was all conseravative and really nasty to people, I hate guys like that!

Better wash up from breakfast and grab a pen and paper, start working out what I need. Oh yeah, the PC's set up now! Going to get ADSL set up soon too, so should be able to surf the internet and check my email!

Gah! I still have eyeshadow and mascara on! I better go and wash that off... till next time, diary!

14/09/07

Hey! Just like, cleaning up now from last night. Nick came over and spent the night! Just hope he enjoyed himself and stuff.... where'd I put that case for the mattress...

Anyway, I got in from work and quickly got changed out of my work stuff, cause Nick was heading over soon and I wanted to make sure I had everything ready, and then he suddenly appeared in the lounge! No knocking on the door or anything. It scared me, but he had a point that he's like, still wanted and didn't want to be seen.

So, I like, gave him the tour of the appartment and stuff, oh! Forgot to mention, my new computer desk, and the PC to go on it arrived today! Nothing fancy, just something to check my emails and stuff on, plus I can upload my voice diary entries to it to have more space! Just need to like, sort out net access here, cause 56k is soooo slow!

Nick looked through my DVD collection while I found the menus for dinner, we decided on pizza and Nick ordered this huuuuge one with tons of meat and stuff on! Guess he must have been hungry. I ordered a smaller one, and we got some wings and garlic bread to go with it as well, and chatted about various stuff and films and the like while we waited for the pizza to arrive. Nick chipped in with the costs, which he didn't have to do at all, but it was thoughtful of him, and then we decided to watch Pitch Black, y'know, with Vin Diesel?

I really like the film, even though I get a little jumpy at bits, plus Vin Diesel's kinda cute... anyway, we finished our dinner, and Nick was pointing out plot holes, but I kept telling him it was just entertainment! I think he still needs to learn not to take these things so seriously. Though, he played a dirty trick on me! When I was getting jumpy when they were running to the ship, he used his powers to grab my back and made me almost have a heart attack! He then burst out laughing!

I tried to be all angry and stuff, but soon I was laughing as well, and we finished watching the film without any more of that! We then went into my study like place where I've got my PS2 set up, and we played some Tekken, though Nick was quite bad at it. Still, I think that might have been the first time he ever like, played on a console, so it's understandable! We joked about it a bit and wandered back into the lounge.

Snacking was had, and we started to chat about stuff over drinks, like his girlfriend Zeyna. I like her a lot but... y'know, I'm also a little jealous of her too? It'll pass, I'm sure, and I try not to think about it too much. We got on to talking about me and boyfriends and the like, and I kinda admitted that I didn't have a clue what to do with one when the time came, y'know? And Nick phoned a friend of his, called Dinah, and she was really friendly and gave me advice, though my cheeks were burning by the end of it!

Plus he was saying he'd pay for me to go and see her, and that was a bit of a "what the?!" moment, y'know? I mean... I am kinda curious about... that, but I'm pretty damn positive that it's guys that I like! Then we got on to talking about... umm, gah, I'm even embaressed to say it here! Well... he kinda asked who I.. um... 'thought' about, and y'know, seeing as he was -right- next to me I burried my face in a cushion! Almost died from embaressment!

He was fine with it though, and after less embaressing chat, it was getting late so I cleared the stuff away and helped Nick set the air mattress up, before we went to bed. This morning, while he was grabbing a shower and stuff I made him breakfast, he was in the mood for waffles, so I put them on while I had some toast and eggs and bacon, cause I've got a long day ahead of me today!

Anyway, that's the mattress put away, I'll take it back over to Unity Tower, then I've got to go to Talos Island to spend the day with Mike, More learning experience! Ah well... now, where'd I put my uniform...

Till later!

Also, the Wiki is mostly known to those who visit the RP forums, putting it on the main site would lead to more people seeing it, but there's also the downside of more chance of attracting vandals.

Announcements: 16/09/07

<ul type="square">[*]In The Newspapers - Paragon Herald by Crimson Archer, Rogue Isle Protector by Echo_Hammer [*] In The Magazines - The New Inquirer by Romanov and Nightsparrow[*] Featured Hero - Sword of Redemption[*] Featured Villain - Headbreaker[/list]

The Judge And The Jury - Today's Guest, Richard Huntington III

Various TV crew start the countdown till the show goes live, a TV screen showing the opening credits with a strong, patriotic... almost Imperial March-esque theme, featuring the rather conservative looking Gary Judge, a man in his mid thirties with brown, combed back hair that seems to be greying in places, clad in a suit. The very same man is sitting on the 'Judges Chair', next to the stand where Richard Huntington is, and in rows on either side of the main part of the stage are the audience in 'The Jury seats'
As the TV crew give the signal, Gary Judge looks to the camera.

"Welcome to The Judge and the Jury, America! I'm Gary Judge, presiding over my TV court, and we have our jury with us today!" The Camera pans around the jury, before going back to Gary. "Today, for our first defendant, we have Doctor Richard Huntington the Third, of Huntington International, a well known tech firm in Paragon City," the audience cheers, "And recently came out as a hero. Welcome to the show, Richard."

Richard nods, and smiles easily. "Thank you, Gary. It's nice to be here."

"Thanks for coming on to the show, now, multi-billionaire buisnessman such as yourself, what made you decide to turn to heroing? A dangerous duty that puts you and all you care about at risk from criminals and malcontents."

Richard chuckles, and shakes his head. "I get asked that question a lot. The quick answer is that I became a hero because I *could* become a hero. When I gained my powers, I realised that I had an obligation to help others. It would be selfish of me to not do so, and that's just not the kind of man I am." He laughs. "That sounded rather pompous, didn't it?"
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"Noble sentiments, Richard, and not at all. America needs people, brave people willing to put themselves in danger to protect our country, and our citizens, from metahuman, to just ordinary young men being enlisted into the army, navy or airforce... but, let me ask you something. Why would a proud 'hero' with such good intent associate himself with a group known as the 'Warriors of Darkness'? Now, I'm just an ordinary man like any of our viewers out there, and our members of the Jury, but... isn't that a little suspect?"

Richard smiles. "Honestly? Yes. That certainly wasn't my intention when I created them, but I know how it appears. The name comes from my aims for them. I could point you towards dozens - hundreds, probably - of groups of superheroes who are held up as shining beacons of righteousness... when sometimes this city needs people who are willing to get their hands a little dirty to get the job done. The Warriors are those people. We don't expect the limelight. We don't want celebrity. We just want to make this city a better place. In fact, I've been trying very hard to *avoid* any of the trappings of success."

"Which is what our heroes should be! A 'little' dirty? Who is to say what classes as a 'little' dirty?" Gary Judge asks, looking at Richard. "A better place is all well and good, but do the ends justify the means of such underhand, covert, even illicit tactics?"

"Absolutely not! If it's a choice between bagging a criminal and the possibility of innocents getting hurt, then the criminal goes free. But we're otherwise not afraid to use whatever means are necessary to get the job done. If that means scouting the Rogue Isles, undercover, we go there. If it means sneaking into a known crime boss' home and putting the scare on him, we do that, too. But we don't break the rules. We just follow them in a different way to many heroes."

"And what if letting that criminal go free then puts more at danger? How do you deal with that at night?" Gary pressed, looking at Richard.

Richard looks down at his hands for a moment, then back up, a firm set to his jaw. "If that happens... well, that's the price for doing the right thing. I would rather deal with a certainty now, than risk someone over a maybe tomorrow." A tight smile crosses his face. "And it helps to have some close friends who are willing to help pull you through the tough times. I'm not saying I'm perfect - I never have been, and I don't want to be - but people need to know they can trust me to stand by my values. If that makes me predictable, well... that's when I ask the Fletched Alliance to help me out." He grins for a moment.

Judge nods, musing a moment. "And what about your involvement with the various... ahem, heroes, that gather at the statue of the great heroine Galaxy Girl? Much scandal has come form there... and yes, the Fletched Alliance. A group no stranger to conflict or trouble."

"Very true. Well, I'm friendly with most of the heroes who spend time there. That's about the size of it, really. Yes, they do seem to generate an inordinate amount of scandal, conflict at trouble - not just the FA, mind! - but those of us who spend time there know that we can trust each other. Some of us are closer than family. Some of us *are* family. I would like to think that people judge them on their contributions to the welfare of people in this city, not by whatever sordid tale has cropped up in the tabloid press that week." He smiles self-consciously. "But I doubt I'm that lucky."

"Ah yes, Samantha Huntington... a woman probably known to not a fair few men in the city." Gary says, barely repressing a smirk, "as a socialite, that is."

Richard's eyes flash brilliantly for a moment, then he laughs. It sounds slightly forced. "Sam is a brave, tireless and above all giving person. Yes, she has a... somewhat forthright attitude to men, I'll admit. It makes a lot of people assume things about her that aren't true. She's also in a stable relationship, has been for the last eighteen months or so. Unless someone can prove otherwise, I'm going to assume that there's no truth to the rumours you insinuate."

"Glad to hear someone in this city believes in proper, monogamous, stable relationships. There's all sorts of deviancy occuring with our protectors personal lives, that often affect their duty to the civilians of this city."

Richard raises an eyebrow. "Deviancy? How do you mean? And how does this 'deviancy' affect their chosen role as protectors of the people?"

"Homosexuality, polygamy, and indecent acts that no one in their right mind would participate in. And these can often bleed over into their heroic efforts, we've seen people fight in the line of duty against each other, conflicts and arguments arise..."

Richard shrugs. "In any relationship there is a certain amount of conflict that will arise. It's unavoidable, really. Yes, I would prefer that all heroes were perfect, every minute of every hour of every day. But we're people, too. And as for homosexuality, polygamy and any other particular lifestyle choices that they make - as long as it doesn't hurt anyone, I have no issue with it. I would rather have a city full of 'deviant' heroes who argue, but still do some good, than one without."

"But if you were a parent, like many of our viewers are, wouldn't you worry about your kids growing up and considering say... Crimson Archer, a known homosexual who has flaunted his body on the cover of 'Paragon Pride', as a rolemodel?"

Richard chuckles comfortably. "I'm not homosexual. But many people are, in the world today. My British sense of morals *is* mildly offended by it. But my *personal* morals think that most parents would rather their children were happy. And if even one child decides to 'come out' and make his life a better place, just because a hero was proud enough to be honest, then I'd say we're doing our job."

"So, if you had a child that after idolizing such heroes like Crimson Archer, and... Zortel, decided to lay with those of the same gender, would you be fine with that?" Gary asked.

Richard considers this question for several moments before replying. "My father impressed on me a desire to carry on the family name and legacy. I hope to instill the same sense of history and respect in my own children - if any are forthcoming. But one thing my father also did was teach me that love isn't a game. When it happens, it happens. If a child of mine did that... I would support them." He smiles. "And, quite frankly, given how delightful Mrs Rolando is, I think anyone who idolises her is onto a winning formula."

"-Miss-. Miss Rolando, for unlike some of the more liberal states out there, marriage here is still a sacred bond before God between a man and a woman. Well, I think we've dwelled on such matters long enough... how's buisness going, and has coming out as a hero affected that in the slightest?"

"Business? Goodness, where to begin? Well, there were some interesting ups and downs for a while, just after I publicly announced my retirement to take up full-time heroing, but that's settled down, now - and our company stock is actually higher than ever! I'd suggest to any other businessmen out there with superpowers - tell the world, if you want to make money."

"Perhaps not, after the outing of Eric Mitchell as the hero Britanic, his company almost folded... plus there is the danger and risk that puts the company under, having such ties would surely make it more of a target to criminals and enemies, what do you think about this?"

"I've known from the day I discovered my powers that those close to me would be at risk. That's why I chose to hide it - until I could be sure that I had enough protection in place to secure their safety. Huntington International - and particularly Huntington Technologies here in Paragon - are among the most secure non-military installations I am aware of. Yes, people try to rob us. But I've done all I can to separate myself from the company - it runs fine without me, and if anyone has a bone to pick with me, attacking my company is a silly - and wasteful - way of doing it."

"Very responsible of you, now, I think it's time for a quick break while we see if our Jury have any questions for you, so we'll be back soon." Gary Judge says.

The show cuts back in soon after the breaks, and a TV exec handed Gary some cards. "Welcome back to The Judge and The Jury, with me, Gary Judge. We've been talking to Richard Huntington, and now have some questions from our Jury to him, so let's go to one now..." The camera pans to a middle aged woman with greying hair. "Hello, I was wondering if waiting till your protection was in place was the only reason you didn't come out with your hero identity, or were their other factors?"

Richard nods, acknowledging the thought behind the question. "Oh, there were many other factors involved. My family and friends. Whether I felt right with the whole world knowing about me, did I want the change in status from businessman to superhero. It wasn't a decision I took lightly, but it simplified many things in my life... while making others more complicated, of course. On balance, I'd say it was the right thing for me to do."

A young man in his twenties puts his hand up, and the camera goes to him. "Has coming out about being a hero affected your personal life any more than your buisness life?"

Richard laughs. "Well, I certainly get a lot more fan-mail than I used to! When you reveal that you have super-powers, everyone wants a piece of them. Everyone wants to know the story, and everyone wants to be a *part* of the story. I get an awful lot of quite graphic offers from people, sometimes. That's partly why superheroes socialise with other superheroes - we have that in common."

Gary chuckles. "Hero 'groupies', as it were?"

Richard smiles broadly. "Precisely. But I make a point of keeping Shadowe separate to me. He's a tool for fighting evil. I'm a man just like any other - the same wants and dreams. I think perhaps I was lucky to be rich before becoming a hero - I knew the celebrity wasn't likely to change who I am inside, since I'd already had a taste of it."

A woman in her late twenties with long blonde hair puts her hand up. "When do you think you'd give up heroing, and for any reason in particular?"

Richard looks taken aback by the question. "Whew! Fascinating. No one's ever asked me that before. Good question. I'd like to say that I'll *never* give up heroing, but I somehow think the future may hold a different path for me to take. Right now the thought doesn't even cross my mind. I suppose I'll stop when I stop being able to help people. Whatever the cause."

A balding man in his 60's holds his hand up. "There's been cases about heroes dealing with companies who pollute and do shady buisness practices, do you make sure that your company doesn't have these problems?"

"I'd love to be able to guarantee that Huntington is the leanest, greenest company on the face of God's good Earth. Unfortunately I can't oversee each and every aspect of the work we do. But the company ethic has always been to work hard and play by the rules, and I take a very dim view of those who don't. So, while I can't place any guarantees on it, all I can say is that we certainly do try."

No one else seems to raise a hand after the questions, so Gary looks to Richard. "Well, it seems that the Jury have no more questions to ask you, and neither do I."

Richard smiles, and wipes a hand across his brow, grinning.

"And a good thing too, because that's all we have time for, so tune in again next time when we speak to another of Paragon's heroes, where anything they say can and will be used against them, on another edition of The Judge and The Jury! I'm Gary Judge, our guest today has been Richard Huntington the Third, see you all again soon."

Richard nods to the camera, and smiles at Gary. "Thank *you*, Gary, and thanks to the Jury."

"Thanks for coming on the show!" Gary smiles, and then the TV crew gives the signal that filming has stopped.

Coolness. I think both would be pretty good from you, Romanov ("Admit it, Ms 'Diablo', you are a peddler of filth! Your music is corrupting Paragon's innocent into participating in deviant, degenerate acts of wanton lust and crime!"), Tiger White would go well with Grav or Solo, perhaps for a run on sexually devient superheroes (Hey there Coile ), Tiger Dark would be good too. And I'm sure Vigilante Storm and Tygerboy would go down well. Time to start grabbing people for interviews and stuff!

Alright, the rough order is:

Shadowe ((First cause the player was who I mentioned the idea to, and he told me to post ))
Sylpheed
Coile
Big Lunk (Whenever IC viable though, so might happen later)
Crimson Archer
Anthem
Grav Mistress
Luminesence

Some of my stable of heroes will be entering as well, too. Really looking forwards to some of these interviews Will be contacting people shortly. Will probably get a collection together first before posting.

Coming soon to a TV near you is the chatshow that Paragon City has been longing for! Join hard hitting, hard pitching Gary Judge in his Court as he fires the questions that America's decent, law abiding citizens want to ask of its protectors and 'paragons'.

Anything you say can and will be used against you in the TV Court, as the Judge confronts the liberals and deviants that call themselves our heroes, talks to those decent, upstanding metahumans and saviours fighting the good fight for America's family, and his audience, the Jury, will also be fielding questions to the people in the stand.

Gary Judge isn't afraid to ask the probing, sensetive questions that other hosts are afraid to ask!

Coming soon to Channel 7.


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09/09/09

I'm stuffed! Phew, it's just gone half five and I only just got back from Founders Falls... man there was a lot of food! Where to begin...

Well, I trainhopped to Founders through Skyway, and it took me a while to find the building I was in, and well... whoa! They really have a nice apartment! Everyone was there, and I said hi to Suzi and Britanic, well, Eric... still feel like calling him Britanic though. Just... y'know, doesn't seem right to call him by name yet!

And the views! They were gorgeous! You could see most of Founders Falls as it was the penthouse, and they had two balconies to look over the city with, plus really cool large windows in the lounge! Better than my view from my windows, by a ton!

Well, Cassidy and Rachel were there, and it was great to see Cassidy again! The two gave me a tour of some of the rooms, and I chatted with Cass a bit. Was a little embaressing when she asked if I had a girlfriend yet, especially as I think she was a bit interested in me before... I guess I was a little as well, but like, the same way I like Nat and Kara...

Oh yeah, speaking of rooms, the place was decorated really nicely, there were even marble floors in some of the rooms, and Suzi had her own music room with recording studio! That got me really impressed! Wonder why she didn't sing at the Rock against the Rikti concert...

So I like, told her about me and stuff, and she seemed to take it well, and we got chatting about various teen stuff with Rachel while Suzi and Britanic were in the kitchen. Britanic did the cooking I think, cause we had like a 'traditional' sunday roast, like they'd have in England, which was really delicious if rather stuffing!

There was roast beef and roast potatos and vegetables and something that Britanic called Yorkshire Puddings, not sure what to make of them, but they were nice if filling! Might have to ask Jess about that!

We were chatting about all sorts up the table, well, when not eating of course, cause that'd be rude, stuff like Cassidy getting depowered, life in the Unity Vigil and other hero stuff, and teen stuff and lots of other things. Then while Britanic was clearing away, we were chatting about music, cause Suzi used to be in a band called the Gothic Overtones, and then more stuff in general.

Yeah, we like, talked about a lot of stuff!

And Rachel said stuff that made me blush as well, was a bit shocking! She's like a female Nick for making me blush that much!

Anyway, there was this chocolate pudding for afterwards, but I couldn't finish all of mine, it was a bit too... I dunno, not chocolatey... just, eh, well, I left some, and offered to help clear them away and wash up and stuff, but Suzi wouldn't have any of that, so I spent more time chatting.

Was like, amazed I could find so much to talk about, sometimes it feels like I can run dry on some stuff, but I guess with five people there was plenty of input and the like to keep things going.

So, I spent a good few hours then, thanked them a lot for having me over and made my goodbyes, got a hug from Cassidy too, before I walked back to the station. It was pretty quiet, and really nice along the waterside. Was tempted to stop for a drink at one of the cafes if I wasn't so full and it wasn't so expensive!

Three dollars fourty for a glass of coke? That's like, more than double the price!

Seeing as I didn't want to walk through Skyway, I got off at Steel Canyon and walked down past Blyde Square and did some windowshopping. Was good as I wanted to burn off some of what I ate, can't be getting fat and lazy as a hero! Saw some stuff, new clothing and some films, but those'll have to wait till next payday so I can see how much I can afford. Maybe a shift of clothing so I don't keep getting told I look like an 80's rocker!

I saw Eloise and Mike doing the shopping at a Mighty Mart near where they lived, they make such a cute couple. Plus like, Mike's lightened up since he's been going out with her, which is always good. He can be a bit serious at times. Seems like he knows Tress and Freddy from last night too!

Grabbed the train to Atlas after my walk and then wandered back home. What with being a hero and all, I sometimes like, forget that Paragon is a really nice city to be in at times and in places, when.. y'know, you haven't got Rikti or other things trying to invade or people holding whatever to hostage.

Now, I think I'm gonna go and fall down on my bed and chill out for a bit to music, so till next time!

09/09/07

Hey again, another entry, though kinda rushed seeing as I'm getting ready to go to lunch with Suzi, Britanic, Cass and Rachel! Damn, where'd I put those socks I got out...

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Ah, got them! Anyway, last night I was in Pocket D chatting to Isaac as usual, and Soren turned up! Soren's a really nice guy, can't remember if I mentioned, he like, got me and Nat some champange when I got parole, and Doc Mechano was like, trying to set us up with each other, but we're not really each others type. Still, he's a good friend! Anyway, I got talking to him, and then some of his friends from the isles turned up, like Tress, who thought she was y'know, interrupting something between us.

Soren said that my hero name made me sound tasty, which didn't help, mostly cause I started blushing and stuff! That made Tress -really- think there was something between us! And then some big guy called Freddy came over to chat too, he was nice. It's odd really, it's like... everyone from the Isles is really big and muscular!

Must be something in the water or something, I dunno...

Anyway, we got talking about being metahuman and powers, and school and stuff too. Then some others turned up, one was called... Becki, I think, she was talking to Soren, and then Tiger White arrived too. She's like, Tiger Dark's twin sister or something, except she's a Peacebringer, not a... damn, almost out of anti-persperant.

Where was I? Oh, yeah, Eloise is a Warshade, Ellie is a Peacebringer. They're both nice though. She asked how I was after that buisness with Ultimune, and we chatted about stuff and just enjoyed the evening before she needed to head off. It was getting pretty quiet downstairs, so I said bye to Soren and went to wander about and see if those really odd people were still at the upstairs bar, but thankfully they weren't.

Instead, I met Nick and Sarah! Well, not the Sarah I know, that's like... Sarah-A or 1 or something. This one dresses just like Nick, but she's Sarah's dimensional twin or somesuch... don't know how I'd feel if I had another me running about! Nick teased me a little about stuff, and I teased him back, kinda how it goes now. Plus he was talking about Zeyna too, like usual... glad he's happy and all.

We got talking about some other stuff, kinda hard to remember, must have been a bit tired. Then I saw Mr. Campbel and Rebecca again, but I soon had to head off so after just seeing how they were and how others were and saying bye, I wandered downstairs. Jon was there again, so I waved to him and headed off.

... Gah! Look at the time, nuts, I really need to hurry and get ready, so I'll like, say bye now and then do another one when I get back from lunch! Till later!

Oh yeah, while I quickly remember, they do do lactose-free ice cream, but I couldn't find it that time. Me and Eloise had fruit ices though, but I like got, total brainfreeze from mine! Plus I learnt how to cook fish in lots of different ways at Jess'. Can't wait till next lesson.

...Where'd I leave my watch?!

Till later, seriously this time!

07/09/07

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I don't really know how to start this off...

I'll start with the day before yesterday, which was kinda decent... called Jay and chatted to him about stuff, and he like, wants to get my oppinion on his costume and he like. Image change and stuff, which I said I'd be free for. Looking forward to that.

Then... then there was yesterday.

I stopped by Pocket D, hoping to chat to people and stuff, see my friends, and... he was there.

Ryan... Ultimune, he was the first friend I made when I came to the Unity Vigil... I got along with him really well, we hung out, chatted... it was great! Till a month or so ago. He went missing... couldn't get in contact with him, and when I did meet him in PD a few weeks ago, he was changed... not my friend at all. Threatened to gut me! That's so not like Ryan!

Well, he was there again, last night... I got talking to him, he was hanging out in the bar with some crazy Russian... we said a few words and decided to have a friendly spar in the arena. Or at least that's what I thought.

Last time, when we were still friends and all, he easily beat me... this time, even though he was using a freaking sword, I was able to get the upper hand. The match ended and then... he and the Russian guy must have done something, and they started to attack me at the same time!

I never thought he'd sink that low... I was so [censored] stupid! I should have known something was in the works but... no. Even with the Russian and his crazy robots, I was able to fight them off for long enough to get transported out of the arena room. Ached all over though from sword wounds and plasma burns... like, lucky I had my suit on!

He started mouthing off about some group called The Corporation, and how it was between me and them, not just me and him... he's changed so much. I headed off and as soon as I was out of Pocket D, mediported to Unity Tower to get patched up by the medics...

*Sighs*

What's happened to him? I... I just want my friend back, though it's looking more and more like that'll never happen. Zorielle was at the tower, and when I told her... well, she looked scary. She wasn't really angry or anything... concerned for me, yeah, but... she just looked like she meant buisness. She went and cleaned out Ultimune... well, he's calling himself Vultimune now for some reason... cleaned his locker out and went to Pocket D. I'm meeting with her later today to find out how that went...

While I was resting up in the medbay, Jay called. He was like, really concerned for me, which was sweet, and asked if I wanted him to speak to Zorielle for me, but I said that was fine... I don't want to get the Unity Vigil involved in this, not if it brings them trouble... but if Ryan gets his stupid little friends involved, then... well, guess I'll have to.

Anyway, where was I?

... Oh yeah, Jay! Well, he made sure I was fine, and was probably calling about discussing his costume or something in PD... but what with my injuries and what happened earlier, I felt like just getting some bed rest. Still, we called a raincheck on it, I think that's the word they use, anyway, and I went to get some rest. It was odd, not sleeping at my place... kinda missed it, but got home a few hours ago and did some tidying and stuff.

Need more milk, by the way. Anyway, I've got another cooking lesson with Jess, so I should get to Rolando Island soon, then go and see Zorielle... hmm, I've got patrol duty today, though looks like I'm being partnered with...

Oh, it's Eloise. That'll be cool. That's Mike's girlfriend. She's really nice... might see if she wants to take a break at some point and grab an ice cream, though I think Mike said that she's like, lactose intolerent...

Do they y'know, do lactose free ice cream?

Something to find out! Guess she could always have a fruit ice lollypop or something!

Anyway, I'm going to have to be on watch just incase anyone tries something. Just as I thought life was getting better... still, not going to let this get me down, y'know? Just need to be a bit more cautious than normal.

Hopefully more good news next time, so see ya!

Whoa! Last night was totally crazy!

Like, I swung by Pocket D to chat to Isaac and all, that's one of the bartenders there. He's cool. Anyway, I was there and Jon turned up, and we started chatting about stuff. Then some guy asked us what we thought about mutants and started talking about mutant support groups and the like. His logic was kinda confusing, so I was just mostly... y'know, nodding and stuff and trying to work out what he was on about.

After he left, I got talking to Jon again about Kara, and love and relationships and stuff. And about feeling jealous and stuff on Monday. Then I got a text from Kara, and she was all on about Jay again, and I've like, told her that there's like, over ten years between us, but she doesn't listen, cause she was talking to him yesterday and sent me a message saying he'd 'love' to meet up with me, and then was trying to get me to take him to an italian resturaunt in Founders Falls.

Why can't that girl let me find my own boyfriend! I mean, it's sweet of her and all, but still...

Then Jon said I should like, find someone of my own age and experience to... y'know, be with... and then added or a professional, like one of those male prostitutes?! That was sooo unexpected, but I'm not even gonna think about that! He also said I should ask Zorielle for advice, which I might do later!

Anyway, it was getting late, and after some more chatting, we headed off and like, went our own ways, and then I realised I left my phone on the counter! Silly of me, luckily Isaac was keeping an eye on it, so I went back to get it and ran into Suzi. Not like, literally though! That's White Vampyre, she's a hero too, and one of the first people I talked to when I first went into Pocket D. She's like, going out with Britanic, the guy Zorielle was heroing with on Saturday along with Nick, and they're Rachel and Cass' adoptive parents, which is cool!

Also, Chi was there, but he was like... all blonde and totally cute this time, instead of winged and masked and stuff. I didn't recognise him at first! But we got chatting and stuff, and when Suzi realised we were both [censored], started asking if we could help a friend of hers who came out.

Yup. Jay.

It's either Jay or Soren, it seems. And people keep trying to set me up on dates with them!

So yeah, we got talking about them, and then they thought I wanted to go out with him! Sure, he's [censored] and handsome, but I don't like, want to pounce on him or anything! Just... y'know, chat about stuff. And Chi was saying how I didn't look... well, 'legal', y'know, and that it'd be bad if Jay lost his license and got jailed and stuff. That was such a 'what the hell?!' moment for me.

I just want to chat with him, like I was chatting with those two! Doesn't mean I want to go out with them! And I said that, and they apologised... jeez, I'd hate for that to happen to Jay, but I'm like, not interested in going out with him! Like I said earlier, there's like... twelve or so years between us, maybe more! No offence to people who hae an age gap, but it's just not for me!

Chi left after a bit cause he was tired, and I was left chatting with Suzi about stuff... and I told her about how I visited my parents and brother, and how I felt and stuff... and even mentioned that I still blamed myself and haven't forgiven myself for my brothers death. That was hard to do... it's one of those things that I don't like talking about... I mean... no, I'm not going to get into it here again.

Don't want to get myself feeling all down and stuff again, but what Suzi said... helped me a bit to cheer back up and come to terms with some of my stuff. And she even invited me over to hers and Brit's for Sunday lunch, and to chat with the girls too!

I'm like, kinda nervous about that. What should I wear and stuff? And... I mean, I'd be like, having lunch with the leader of the MIlitia and a really known hero! It's like... I'm fine talking to Zorielle and stuff, but I'd still be nervous if she invited me to Rolando Island for dinner with all her family! And that's a lot of family!

I guess I'll like, call and ask or something...

Gah, the time! I need to shave and stuff, cause I got to head to work and translate for someone at City Hall! And yeah, shave! It used to be light and fair enough not to notice, but it's getting a bit more... umm... don't really know how to describe it... noticable? So yeah, shaving. Right... work!

Another entry soon, see ya!

04/09/07

Wow, been a few days since my last entry, but I've like, been really busy... where to start.

Ah, yeah. I had my first couple of cooking lessons with Jessica Kade! We like, went to Rolando Island, which is where Zorielle and her family live. It's... I dunno, beautiful's the only word I can really think of. Lush tropical island surrounded by sea and beaches! And the houses are amazing! We went to Jess' house and she showed me lots of stuff about cooking, and I helped make homemade, healthy burgers for lunch that were really tasty too. She's a really good teacher, and nice to talk too.

Even if she did make me hug my kitchenware. *Laughs*

Been training with Cauter, we were in Everett Lake again fighting the Hydra. Making my flame intense enough so that water doesn't damage it as much is hard work, but I'm getting there. Plus I did some work for the police on Sunday, and was finally able to contain my pyrokinetic blasts to really up the intensity!

Then on Saturday evening, Nick and Zorielle went on that team that Mr. Campbel put together... when Zorielle told me that her Gynoid lost an arm... yeah, better explain that now. Zorielle's not a metahuman, it's all in that suit she wears, so in really dangerous situations she like... has a mind link to a female robot that she calls a Gynoid, and sends that into battle. The papers were wondering about that yesterday... anyway, she said that someone died too, a Doctor Helios, and Nick was in hospital unconcious!

I felt sorry for the Doctor... I mean, to die just after accomplishing whatever they tried to do... that's such a waste. And with Nick, well... I managed to get Zorielle to convince the Vanguard to let me see him. It took a day or so, but I was finally able to go and see him on Monday!

I like, went shopping and got Nick some magazines and stuff... was really hard knowing what to get, but I thought about what I might like from when I was in hospital, and then... well, Nick-ed it up a bit.

Not like stealing! Y'know... I got Nick some film and music magazines cause he's mentioned before that he's been trying to read up on that kind of stuff. Even though we're roughly the same age lookswise, I think he's mentioned before that he's much younger and less experienced than that. At least with the normal teen stuff! Then I like, got him some of those magazines that like have, articles and semi-nude girls in. I like, looked through to make sure that it was more than just nude girls, and it was. They had stuff on survival tips, fashion, an interview with a bounty hunter that was kind of interesting to glance at, and other stuff!

And yeah, when I told Nick that, he like, said I was the only guy he knew who could say something like that and be serious about it.

I also got him some snacks and stuff... didn't know what to get, so got a mix really, put them in my bag with my new MP3 player, that I chucked some of my albums onto, in case he wanted to borrow that, and headed off to Atlas Park to head to the base.

When I got there, he was all covered in bruises and hooked up to machines, unconcious still, and his girlfriend Zeyna was really upset, sitting by his bed holding his hand... she like, wanted to go and beat the Rikti up for what they did to Nick, I tried to talk her out of it but... I think she's a bit too stubborn.

And then, Nick started to wake up! I don't know if it was because we were talking loudly or something, but I like, went to get the nurse while Nick and Zeyna chatted a bit... wanted to give them some alone time. They're like, so in love with each other, it's cute...

I like, came in and chatted with them a bit, Nick was being pretty much his usual self, talking about sex and stuff... kinda felt like a third wheel, so I gave him the stuff I picked up for him, chatted a bit more and left. Got teased a bit, and let myself open for some more teasing, seeing as making friendly fun of me seemed to cheer them both up. And invited Nick round to y'know, chill and sleep over some time, like a guys night in. He said yes too, which made me feel a bit better. So I left and let them have their couple time.

Felt like, really down after leaving... I guess living alone again after spending time in the tower with all those people, and... missing my parents and brother, is getting to me a bit, and then seeing them like that, made me feel a bit jealous.

When I got home, I gave Kara a call and asked if she wanted to come over, which she did. Felt nice to have company, especially as she wasn't embaressing me in public like normal! We chatted about stuff, she asked if I've gotten anywhere with Jay, I need to like, call him sometime, and if I've chatted any other guys up, we watched TV, and then I used my new cooking skills to make dinner for us, which came off okay! She liked it, anyway, and we spent the rest of the evening chilling before bed.

We cuddled up and stuff in bed... I think sometime's I kinda like... test myself to see if I'm not really [censored]... but seems like that's not the case. I -like- girls... I just don't -'like'- girls, not physically. I mean, cuddled up to a cute girl wearing not much and... well, nothing? I know the TV sitcoms and the like are overblown in their... umm... rendition of teen boys and the like, but still...

Though it's not like I've been able to try with any guy either. Bed, guy, that reminds me, I need to ask Zori today if I can borrow one of the emergency air mattresses from the Tower for Nick when he comes over. Don't really want to have to put him on the sofa to sleep. It's not that comfortable!

Anyway, got up and showered, and then while Kara was in there I made us breakfast, as normal, before she went home. I think I might visit my parents and brothers graves today... y'know, just to say hi and stuff.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot!

On Saturday, I like, teamed up with these two guys on Talos Island, after getting a disturbance report. Sam, I had met before in Pocket D. He's cool, and Chi's really nice as well. I think they like, have a bit of a thing for each other. Or it might just be playful teasing... I kinda accidently blurted out to Chi that his boyfriend, meaning Sam, was nice, and we got all confused and stuff.

We took on The Council, before rescuing some people from a base, and then Sam had to go off to work at the PPD to work on a vice case or something, so it was just me and Chi, and we went to rescue these people who had been taken by the Devouring Earth! And like... eww, there were these giant pod things there, that were all evil and twisted looking, but me and Chi reduced them to ash! Plus I didn't like, make an [censored] out of myself combatwise, so that's always good.

We rescued one of them in time... but the other... feel kind of bad about that. Anyway, I hope to like, hook up with them again. They're cool.

But till then, I'm like, gonna go and do all the stuff I need to do today, as well as try and remember to call Jay!

Till next time!