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[Arch-Magos Winter]

That they don't. That they don't.

[Aiden]

I wonder what those things taste like?

[Arch-Magos Winter]

Chicken, obviously.

[Elf]

Chicken.

Well, there's mages to chomp on too.

[Alice]

Poor Finn. Even when he gets lucky he's unlucky.

And emphasized the fact that Tom's human here because apparently a certain someone unsurprisingly doesn't get that point at all. Because he is human right now. H-u-m-a-n. Homo sapiens. Albeit a rather pretty one with some weird supernatural quirks. But that's besides the point. And he will be for any and all smut scenes he's involved in. Human that is. Because a certain someone will likely try to say otherwise at some point in this thread, I know it. 

A certain someone that had that woman who vaguely resembles Rin have a terribly convenient entrance... Seriously, lantz, this is what we mean by you metagaming. And why we say that all your characters are so hard to interact with, all of them are so unpleasant to everyone except each other.

...And with that bit of passive aggression, some of you might now be realizing why I mentioned hormones earlier. ^_^"

[Bloble]

...Alice, I'm pretty sure people don't just say 'okay' to random strangers jumping into their make-out session and claiming that threesomes are needed. Then again, this is porn logic and they're both your characters, so it's not going to ruin the immersion or anything.

[Alice]

...You got a real good point there. ^_^" Honestly, I probably need some sleep or something, but... eh. Admittedly, though, Tom's line of thinking is kinda screwy right now as it is, however, but he probably would have tossed Finn out or even killed him if he didn't offer himself up as Forest food. Plus Tom's counting on Forest draining poor Finn dry, as far as Tom's concerned, Finn'll be dead soon anyway, so he still gets Forest to himself.

...I still probably need sleep though.... I keep screwing up really badly tonight...

Also, I thought I'd attempt to explain how Tom's transformation works to emphasize my earlier point further. He's human right now literally down to his genetics. Basically, while I could probably get away with just saying that's how it works without further explanation because pseudoscience, I think I actually have a halfway plausible explanation for his ability to transform from being human to his human form and back again. ...Kinda. Sorta. It still has basis in psudoscience, but it's based on actual genetics stuff.

To keep things basic from explaining the biology standpoint, in order to keep our body functioning, we actually turn genes on and off. See, our genes are blueprints for what proteins our cells produce, and turning them on and off helps us regulate what proteins are produced when. Well, I figure this then... why not have that happen on a larger scale? Basically, have a big massive thing happen where a bunch of genetic switches are turned on and off to the point where the body can somehow change into a different form without screwing itself up.

It's still kinda pseudo-sciencey, however- aside from explaining how the body is able to change itself on such a massive scale to begin with, there's also the matter of excess DNA. Turns out mammals don't handle extra DNA so well (I think this applies for all vertebrates as well, but I'd have to double check.) An extra chromosome's worth is easily enough to screw things up. So I couldn't explain away any of that, sadly. But otherwise that's the most scientific explanation I can come up with that doesn't completely screw with what we know about genetics.

So... there you guys go. ^_^" Thoughts, comments, feelings, am I stressing/worrying about stuff way too much again? 

[lantzblades]

Ignoring that disturbing bit entirely.

I don't meta game.

anyone heard from names?

[Cherry Lover]

A certain someone that had that woman who vaguely resembles Rin have a terribly convenient entrance... Seriously, lantz, this is what we mean by you metagaming.

I don't see how else people are meant to bring in new characters other than when it's convenient to do so. I certainly have done that sort of thing. And, honestly, I see absolutely nothing wrong with him doing it given that Sakura is holding his RPing back due to her injury and the fact that Magos refuses to leave his characters alone. If he's metagaming, then you're also metagaming by having Tom fuck Forest (and even more so with the threesome thing), and I was metagaming when I sent Rider after Toshi.

Sure he's using his OOC preferences to guide where his characters arrive and how they act to some extent, but so is everyone else, because if we didn't there would be little point in us bothering to even RP. We could just give Elf a list of the characters and tell her to write a story involving them. He's not using OOC knowledge to decide how they act, he's just having a character he wanted to bring in anyway show up in a way that makes it easier for him to continue RPing in the way he wants to. Therefore he is not metagaming.

[Alice]

Ignoring that disturbing bit entirely.

I don't meta game.

anyone heard from names?

...How the fucking hell is any of that disturbing, lantz? Though why the hell doesn't it shock me that you think genetics is disturbing? Would explain quite a bit, really...

And... lantz. We kinda pointed out in the past how you kinda did. And screwed up quite a bit of things for people by doing so. But when the hell would you ever care about anyone but yourself enough to notice?

And Mike, it's not the freaking same. At all. Seriously, a freaking portal suddenly appears in the freaking room and she very conveniently appears right where her daughter is?! Mike, whether it's metagaming or not, it's bad writing. There was no build up or set up whatsoever, and then it's just treated like it was a normal thing when it clearly isn't. But then, I should be used to that from him at this point...

[lantzblades]

1) I previously established in the RP that the phones send traffic between each other and put out tracking signals, so Rin showing up in that room is because Connor is in the room with Sakura's phone.

2) Elf please check your box I pm'd you and I think that's the best course from now on.

3) I'm setting up a thing so that I can RP with incoming characters so I don't really care what you think about my version of Rin.

Edit, I wasn't referring to genetics Alice

[Cherry Lover]

And Mike, it's not the freaking same. At all. Seriously, a freaking portal suddenly appears in the freaking room and she very conveniently appears right where her daughter is?! Mike, whether it's metagaming or not, it's bad writing. There was no build up or set up whatsoever, and then it's just treated like it was a normal thing when it clearly isn't. But then, I should be used to that from him at this point...

And my Sakura will appear where Kiyoshi is, because that's how she travels. It figures that, if Rin is trying to find Sakura, she's trace where they are.

[Alice]

Then what the hell were you referring to lantz? Because if I think it's what you're referring to, from what I was told, that's a pretty damn nasty accusation, lantz, so I see no real reason to give you an ounce of respect at this point, not when you're going to accuse me of being into what you apparently accused me of being into...

[lantzblades]

Very clearly there's misinformation here. I never said a word about your preferences. I explained to elf the way I see the events given that I am now aware of who Tom is.

it's like those monsters in slasher horror who are aliens disguised as men or women. Sure the sex scene is fine before the creature changes into it's alien form and murders the guy or girl but after that, by which I mean every time you would watch the movie afterward the human actor and the scene would be unsettling regardless because you know it's not human.

I know the truth therefore I find it unsettling and icky to read. I am entitled to such a normal response.

[Cherry Lover]

I'm not sure why exactly it's unsettling. After all, your own character has had sex with a Gorgon. They look human so why does it matter what they really are?

But, there's nothing wrong with that as a personal feeling, even if it seems a bit of an odd feeling to have to me.