Pokemon Umbral Theatre 28: Prepare For Trouble... - Page 11

Menarker · 07-07-2011, 02:30 PM

AB, just a heads-up that I responded to your suggestions to the rules.

EDIT: One thing I am curious about now is what criteria Sexy is using to judge strength. Is she talking brute power like Dinner? Is she seeking someone who can make her feel the thrill of the risk of death? Does she seek courageous people who'll fight her face to face in an honest duel? Does she frown on cowardly battle styles especially from those who feel they are weak to begin with, or is that fine with her as long as they'd try fighting in the first place? Or is she a bully who provokes fights by insulting people's pride by insuinating that they might be weaklings? Does she believe that strength is associated with some other desirable trait? Does she hope to become stronger by fighting other strong people (and thus effectively using them as stepping stones)?

I can imagine that her character type would vary immensely based on which perspective or motivation she possess. :3 (Although some of the more honorable ones seem less likely given the dubious foreshadowing about the Hexagon Harem in the first place.)

Astral Harmony · 07-08-2011, 03:05 AM

Well, it's like this...

Sexy: "Vegeta, what does the scouter-!"

No! No no no! No more of that shit!

Strength is not simply how you fair offensively, but she's grading your overall potential. The damage you inflict, how you best deal with incoming damage, how quickly you can modify your tactics to suit your enemy's strategy, yadda, yadda, yadda...

We know all too well that sometimes you can win battles without even having an offensive move, and on occasion without your enemy being able to fight back at all.

Anyways, Sexy is a cold, hard robot girl. She possesses emotions, but doesn't really care to express herself because it doesn't help her accomplish her duty.

Menarker · 07-08-2011, 03:17 AM

True, but battle philosophy varies differently between individuals.

A slow and unimpressive combat style composed of Leech Seed, Sleep Powder and defense buffing moves is not going to seem strong to someone seeking "flashy powerful fast victory" such as spamming super effective moves even if the success rate for the slower tactic is actually very high.

But yeah, I get what you're saying.

Just wondering on the character's respective viewpoint on strength... kinda a bit like this.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0657.html

Astral Harmony · 07-08-2011, 05:11 AM

That post is more of a fragment than anything. There's a lot more things to post about but my eyes are fighting an uphill battle to stay open so I'll end it with just that one piece. I might post tomorrow while I'm at work, doin' a whole lotta nothin'.

Dracorion · 07-08-2011, 06:48 AM

Okay, I already know how the Regional Chief and District Chief positions are going to be filled after this and I know I'm going to hate it.

Menarker · 07-08-2011, 07:32 AM

Interesting.

Since this is a fragment of a larger post, I'll wait a bit for the next part before posting.

Renny should be tired to the point of staggering and very depressed at the news (although he didn't know Sheventon much) and the overall failure of the battle (being tired and confused as well, he'll probably take Irene's comment of the entire group's statement of being piss-poor a little much to heart since he did a big share of the fighting, even though Irene probably said that to fill in Sexy's thoughts and "trick" her to believing there was little more she could have learned.)

You think most or all of this will appear on the news?

Bard The 5th LW · 07-08-2011, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Okay, I already know how the Regional Chief and District Chief positions are going to be filled after this and I know I'm going to hate it.

Oh dear lord its happening and we're all doomed.

Charlotte's just going to grab her key from the briefing room and go. The "Piss Poor" comment would bother her, but she is way too apathetic at this moment.

Astral Harmony · 07-09-2011, 11:24 PM

After what you all put up with during the end of that sidequest, I imagine the only one who wouldn't be apathetic is Darcelle.

Renny: "I'm tired. Mentally and physically exhausted. I'm so fucking tired and stressed out over it all, I'm gonna take up smoking and go sleep for a week. Th'rest of you can go eat a bunch of dicks!"

See?

Might post tonight. Might not. My excuse? F.E.A.R. 3.

Menarker · 07-10-2011, 01:30 AM

Hey Bard, a question...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bard The 5th LW

A few months ago, that comment would have gotten Charlotte fired up and pissed off, but now it was just a mild annoyance. The longer this war went on, the easier it was to stop giving a shit. After so many enemies they just can't beat, why does it even matter? The Pokegeddon can get off with whatever, Moera is immortal, and Faynoc was killed by some other immortal little girl he mutilated.

The bolded underlined part seems odd. I could have sworn that Faynoc was killed by Shannon as she was possessed by Gaea, not Myrie. He was completely dismembered and mutiliated after all, by what I assume were powerful sword slashes.

Unless you think that Shannon was mutiliated by Faynoc in some way, I'd think that's a typo of some sort. *Shrug*

Anyhow, am thinking of making a short post...

Geminex · 07-10-2011, 04:51 AM

http://nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=40377

This made me giggle. I mean, I'm aware Renny is just a role, and I'm completely sympathetic towards your experience, having had a similar one

But I'm still grinning my head off that the player of sweet, innocent, pokemon-are-our-friends Renny is advocating the destruction of an animal. Hell, I'm pretty sure you and Impact would get along pretty well.

Though I'm guessing you'd want Charlotte's dogs euthanized.

07-07-2011, 02:30 PM	#101
Menarker OMG! WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,802	AB, just a heads-up that I responded to your suggestions to the rules. EDIT: One thing I am curious about now is what criteria Sexy is using to judge strength. Is she talking brute power like Dinner? Is she seeking someone who can make her feel the thrill of the risk of death? Does she seek courageous people who'll fight her face to face in an honest duel? Does she frown on cowardly battle styles especially from those who feel they are weak to begin with, or is that fine with her as long as they'd try fighting in the first place? Or is she a bully who provokes fights by insulting people's pride by insuinating that they might be weaklings? Does she believe that strength is associated with some other desirable trait? Does she hope to become stronger by fighting other strong people (and thus effectively using them as stepping stones)? I can imagine that her character type would vary immensely based on which perspective or motivation she possess. :3 (Although some of the more honorable ones seem less likely given the dubious foreshadowing about the Hexagon Harem in the first place.) __________________ THE BIO OF RENNY TRESSERHORN THE BIOs OF POKEMON UMBRAL! Last edited by Menarker; 07-08-2011 at 03:04 AM.

07-08-2011, 03:05 AM	#102
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	Well, it's like this... Sexy: "Vegeta, what does the scouter-!" No! No no no! No more of that shit! Strength is not simply how you fair offensively, but she's grading your overall potential. The damage you inflict, how you best deal with incoming damage, how quickly you can modify your tactics to suit your enemy's strategy, yadda, yadda, yadda... We know all too well that sometimes you can win battles without even having an offensive move, and on occasion without your enemy being able to fight back at all. Anyways, Sexy is a cold, hard robot girl. She possesses emotions, but doesn't really care to express herself because it doesn't help her accomplish her duty. Last edited by Astral Harmony; 07-08-2011 at 03:14 AM.

07-08-2011, 03:17 AM	#103
Menarker OMG! WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,802	True, but battle philosophy varies differently between individuals. A slow and unimpressive combat style composed of Leech Seed, Sleep Powder and defense buffing moves is not going to seem strong to someone seeking "flashy powerful fast victory" such as spamming super effective moves even if the success rate for the slower tactic is actually very high. But yeah, I get what you're saying. Just wondering on the character's respective viewpoint on strength... kinda a bit like this. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0657.html __________________ THE BIO OF RENNY TRESSERHORN THE BIOs OF POKEMON UMBRAL! Last edited by Menarker; 07-08-2011 at 03:20 AM.

07-08-2011, 06:48 AM	#105
Dracorion Moves Like Jagger, Kupo! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: To the south, a little to the left... Or to the right. Posts: 4,910	Okay, I already know how the Regional Chief and District Chief positions are going to be filled after this and I know I'm going to hate it. __________________ Dracorion's dumbass color is Royal Blue. If you see that color, you better run the fuck away.

07-08-2011, 07:32 AM	#106
Menarker OMG! WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,802	Interesting. Since this is a fragment of a larger post, I'll wait a bit for the next part before posting. Renny should be tired to the point of staggering and very depressed at the news (although he didn't know Sheventon much) and the overall failure of the battle (being tired and confused as well, he'll probably take Irene's comment of the entire group's statement of being piss-poor a little much to heart since he did a big share of the fighting, even though Irene probably said that to fill in Sexy's thoughts and "trick" her to believing there was little more she could have learned.) You think most or all of this will appear on the news? __________________ THE BIO OF RENNY TRESSERHORN THE BIOs OF POKEMON UMBRAL!

07-08-2011, 05:11 AM	#104
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	That post is more of a fragment than anything. There's a lot more things to post about but my eyes are fighting an uphill battle to stay open so I'll end it with just that one piece. I might post tomorrow while I'm at work, doin' a whole lotta nothin'.

07-09-2011, 11:24 PM	#108
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	After what you all put up with during the end of that sidequest, I imagine the only one who wouldn't be apathetic is Darcelle. Renny: "I'm tired. Mentally and physically exhausted. I'm so fucking tired and stressed out over it all, I'm gonna take up smoking and go sleep for a week. Th'rest of you can go eat a bunch of dicks!" See? Might post tonight. Might not. My excuse? F.E.A.R. 3. Last edited by Astral Harmony; 07-09-2011 at 11:30 PM.

07-10-2011, 04:51 AM	#110
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	http://nuklearforums.com/showthread.php?t=40377 This made me giggle. I mean, I'm aware Renny is just a role, and I'm completely sympathetic towards your experience, having had a similar one But I'm still grinning my head off that the player of sweet, innocent, pokemon-are-our-friends Renny is advocating the destruction of an animal. Hell, I'm pretty sure you and Impact would get along pretty well. Though I'm guessing you'd want Charlotte's dogs euthanized.