Posts made by Cirno

@Coin said:

@Cirno said:

'Legend', starring Tom Hardy, is fucking brilliant, and you should all be watching it right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI3v6KfR9Mw

It was all right. I wouldn't say it was brilliant. But it was entertaining. He was really good in the double role, though.

Creed was really good; parallels with Rocky, plot-wise, of course.

Specter was a classic Bond flick, still too attached to Bond's history to really be fun for me. I didn't like Skyfall, though. If you liked Skyfall and Quantum of Solace, you will probably like Specter.

I just wrapped up The Hateful Eight. It's locked-room violent mystery. It's classic Tarantino and his love affair with the word "nigger".

He probably gets a boner when he says it.

Speaking as a black man, I really don't care about people saying it. I used to, but then I realized that there are much more worrying behaviors to be concerned about.

I hear other black people say things like, "I'd punch a white person in the mouth if I caught them saying it!". In my opinion, that is exactly what they want you to do.

I barely even pay attention to Quent's fetishistic obsession with it.

'Legend', starring Tom Hardy, is fucking brilliant, and you should all be watching it right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI3v6KfR9Mw

@DnvnQuinn said:

How bout we have a feature added where we can vote to lock a fucking annoying pointless thread?

There's something like that.

Click the three dots on the upper right hand corner of the post in question, then click "Flag This Post For Moderation".

You can also go to your Forum Profile > More > Following or Followers.

It's possible to do this with the profiles of other users.

steam steam lol

Plz bring me 3 dzn krispy kremes kthx.

Is it just me, or did it just get 2004 in here?

What Bronies do in their spare time. This is not safe for work at all, unless your work has horsecocks in it. Maybe you work at a farm.

Trigger warning: Gay white males playing with MLP Horsecock dildoes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mr2wRwFo0o

Yes, he is showing his mother the horsecock dildo in that one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdWaUYxvG44

I'm convinced that, after the last video, there was an orgy. I mean, they're all half-naked, they're in a hotel room....

@Cobaltasaurus said:

@Cirno I think reading over your things that you like to play character that people might immediately judge in a negative manner. Stuff that people would dismiss as caricatures without bothering to RP with you, or find out why you find those characters fun-- or to see if they could be fun. Frankly, I don't think there is anything wrong (as long as you aren't being deliberately offensive with your concept) with having a "caricature".

Do you enjoy the challenge of making something "grounded" and "fleshed out" of those concepts? Or do you enjoy making people get all up on high-horses? Or both?

I have been guilty, and probably will be in the future, of eye-rolling and judgment of other peoples characters. At this point I'm trying to find that zen place where I don't judge anyone for their fun. I might not want to play a stripper-ninja, but how does someone else playing a stripper-ninja hurt me? It doesn't.

For what it's worth, I enjoy entertaining people. My intention is to entertain and make people forget about the real world for a time.

(This is why I play characters that are explicitly not like myself at all. If I wanted a 1:1 replication of real life, and a character just like myself, I could just go outside. But that is what I do for my own amusement - drink! - and if other people want a gritty, realistic MU* with realistic characters, they're perfectly welcome to do so.)

You might say that I enjoy making something "grounded" and "fleshed out" over these concepts, because when you get to the meat of it, I play these characters from the understanding that they are human beings (mostly. Obviously with supernatural characters, this is not so much the case).

Take Cu Chulanna, or Miss Lancer, if you want to call her that. She is a spearmaid, but hates fighting. Right away you have some internal conflict of the sort you find in Homer's Iliad, where Achilles, despite being a warrior, refuses to fight. Or Yossarian from Catch-22, who hates fighting in spite of being a bomber captain.

It also displays that she isn't just a ping-pong ball bouncing off the paddles of fate.

I'm afraid I don't know who PsyJane is. Sadface.

A joke: You must admit I have some creativity, because these character concepts would be even worse in someone else's hands.

Miss Lancer, or Cu Chulanna, would be an awful drunken Fenian Irish stereotype who wants fisticuffs all the time.

'Raya, the Black Swordswoman, would be a ghetto stereotype.

"Oh, hey, Shanaenae. Naw, I can't come to da sto' right now, I gotta fight someone wif a sword. He did what, honey? ( sucks teeth) Aw, hell no, you ain't gotta take that from him, you - oh, hold on a minute, lemme fight this dude."

(Raya carefully puts away her blingy cellphone case with her much too long fingernails)

Arcueid would be a typical unfunny German stereotype who likes yodeling and beer.

You may laugh, but I have seen some hideous racial stereotypes on MU*s. XD

@Bobotron

Shang.

(sad face)

That was also where Cu Chulanna (the white Irish spearmaid) lived. She worked the bar at the 7th Heaven lounge.

I also role play as Arc on FiMfiction.

Here's a quick way to decide if it's me: ask the Arc in question what she did in Eastern Europe.

If she responds with "Putting the German Order of St. Mary in the field of battle with the Baltic Pagans,", or mentions the
German Kingdom of Brunestud, bordering Saxony and Brandenburg, it's me.

I have to talk about my male characters eventually.

@wanderer said:

@Cirno They sound like caricatures with personalities borrowed from anime, with the same amount of hysteria and unrealistic extremes. More power to you, but as you laid them out I doubt I'd enjoy playing with them, for the same reason that I don't enjoy most anime. It's like taking a realistic personality and putting it through a meat grinder.

I like immersion when I play, and I need a grounded connection with reality in order to get that immersion. It's the same reason why I don't enjoy WoD games where all the supernatural stuff is out in the open, displayed like dirty laundry.

Nah, I get what you mean. One person's passion is another's poison, and so on. I have realistic characters as well - I just recounted the fun ones.

You might be surprised, though. Quite a few people - including Cobalt - have remarked on my excellent roleplaying skills.

Take one of my characters on Cobalt's game. She was an ordinary Human architect and was fairly mellow and unassuming.

You would probably have liked Cu Chulanna (the white Irish Spearmaid) the most, since she would be right at home in a normal modern city, tending a bar.

She is, in fact, named after this person: http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/irish-story-and-legend-cu-chulainn-002150

Zastaraya (the black African Swordswoman) can hold a conversation if you can keep from irritating her long enough. It's not like you would run into her and she'd start screaming "WE MUST KUNGFU FIGHT! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Well, not most of the time, anyway. XD

Arcueid Brunestud - for that is the name of the German Vampire Princess - would discuss tariffs, border control policies, and law with you if you spoke to her at any length, as well as the nature of power - that is, once you penetrate her initial ditziness about shopping and clothes and delicious food.

Interestingly, in the game Arcueid comes from, she is even flatter and less interesting than in my roleplay.

I fleshed her out by giving her a nationality - her name sounds vaguely German or Prussian, and she kills other vampires, so I put her at the head of the Teutonic Knights, who claimed to be killing supernatural creatures back then, and had her play a role in the Baltic Crusades by having her tiny German monarchy, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire (an agglomeration of tiny monarchies, each of whom all elected a 'kinglet' from their bowels, as a famous man said) - similar to Brandenburg or etc., intervene on the behalf of the Teutonic Knights, by funding and arming them, and providing military support.

Also, their wardrobes are vaguely similar.

("I regret destroying your possessions," Arcueid states, coldly. Try to imagine that is a Lithuanian duke's castle and holdings aflame in her wake.)

(Some German Order knights on the attack. Most likely because Arcueid said something to the Hochmeister, informing him of the latest Lithuanian heresies.)

They are 'rounder' than you might think, or, at least, the people I played with seemed to think so. They could just have all been anime-watching 14-year-olds though, so I don't disagree with you.

I have to say that this only makes me want to play with your characters even more: it would be like one of those ridiculous love-comedy animes where a normal guy or girl hangs out with a Norse Goddess, or a Demon, or someone equally wacky and unrealistic.

I'm imagining your character holding 'Raya (the black African Swordswoman) by her shoulders and pleading with her not to chop up the police officer staring at her rudely.

I'd like to write a novel about Arcueid's history with the German order when I have more time. It will be called "Tsukihime Prologue ~ Fire On The Moon" and it will be grand in scope, spanning the runup to the Baltic Crusade and the establishment of the Teutonic Crusader State.

@Misadventure said:

A combination of players who are patient and interested in discovering what I've made in my character, and events or discussions that evolve that character. The same for those I play with.

Seconded.

I like it when people are intrigued by my character, and I try to make them distinguishable and interesting. I enjoy it when people adore my character, or when they are shocked, appalled, or angry with them. I like very realistic, real-world interactions where people aren't just nodding their heads and shrugging and thinking about that really cool movie they saw last night, but are deeply invested in my character's words and deeds.

I also like it when I personally like the character, whether they are good or evil; I want to be sympathetic to the good ones, or amazed by their tenacity and evil.

I re-use characters that I like and that people like.

• One of my characters was a German Vampire Princess who had existed since the Baltic Crusades and played an instrumental part in instigating the conflict between the German Order, and the Lithuanian dukes. '

• Outwardly she appeared to be a scatterbrained, ditzy spoiled Princess, but was actually quite cold, manipulative, and calculating underneath, and was capable of tremendous acts of sadism. Which, by the way, some people enjoyed. Their characters were her adoring servants.

• She was also capable of towering fits of screaming, wide-eyed, berserk rage, although it would take an immense amount of frustration to bring her to that point. Seriously. She shrugged off little things like being gravely wounded and would let people attack her without responding, most of the time.

• I tremendously enjoyed playing this character. It was such a rush to have her looming over a small, scared character - male or female - like some kind of evil goddess, exerting her power and majesty. She was a truly Majestic character, and people seemed to recognize that.

• She would dominate people twice her size - one of her favorite pets was a male anthropomorphic black panther who was easily many heads taller than her and bulging with muscle, but would yield to her instantly.

• Another was a Communist African (product of Soviet Intervention in Africa http://www.jstor.org/stable/160717 ) Fighter Pilot who was abrasive and naturally competitive, and was not happy unless she was displaying her superiority or showing off. She was quite serious most of the time, sharp, and businesslike, but would occasionally tease others with her dry wit.

• Inwardly she was quite nice and caring, and liked to protect others. She would fight until she was killed for someone she liked or cared about. People liked her because they enjoyed her motherly nature, or so they would say. Her claim to fame? She showed up in the "Tasteless Descs" section of old WORA once, although I believe I posted her there myself. XD

• I enjoyed playing this character because so many people felt safe and calm around her. They were also entertained by her dry wit. I ended up with a lot of people tightly attached to her, and I, in turn, enjoyed taking care of them and making them feel happy.
  

EDIT:

Oh, and before you ask, I did not just play evil white people and good black people.

Case in point:

• a shy white Irish spearmaiden who preferred bartending to fighting. Yes, she was really Irish - in the Anime world, Irish people have blue hair.

• I violently repelled the Fenian Fighter bullshit stereotype of Irish people having hot tempers by playing her as someone who was soft-spoken, feminine, and gentle, not to mention elegant and beautiful.

• a blonde-haired black African swordswoman who was always looking to chop someone to pieces. There are actual black African people with blonde hair in real life.

• She was actually a lot of fun to play because the things she enjoyed most of all were getting very angry, and hewing people up with her sword. She had a very "Yosemite Sam" - type personality in that her violent rage was actually funny to watch, and most people found her amusing rather than threatening. "I'll hack you to bits, ya stupid little shrimp!"

• Even bumping into her by accident would make her want to kill you. In this respect, she was rather like a Samurai, if in some fucked-up parallel reality, most Samurai were lush, full-figured African women with oddly-colored hair. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiri-sute_gomen

Also, I don't know as you could call the German Princess 'evil'. She was merely sadistic and zealous about imposing her will on others.

So, would you guys like to play with either of them? Why? Why not?

Thanks, everyone. You're all awesome.

So here's the deal: when I was a little Cirno, after watching all the General Hospital series and so on, I wanted to be a doctor.

I may go into medicine. But when I grew older, I grew enamored with politics, and would now also like to be a politician.

I could do like Ben Carson and do both.

I have also researched getting a degree in Mathematics because you can do a lot with it.

I'd really like a job in which I have power over others. I seek a job with a lot of clout, but I can give up on that dream if there's nothing like that, but do any of you have any suggestions? And no, I don't want to be a Police Officer or a Drill Sergeant. I've got a problem with the bones in my feet that requires surgery, so I can't join the Army, much as I would like to.

@Thenomain said:

I will play on an M&M 2 game if someone promises to make my character for me. I do not understand the system one whit. The basics are clear, but there are expectations of minmaxing that are not evident in the rulebook.

I've also been reading too many web comics that subvert the superhero/hero trope, from "Superbitch" to "Cucumber Quest" to "Strong Female Protagonist". I find the power fantasy to be the least interesting part of someone with powers beyond mankind's ken which ... you know, maybe I shouldn't be allowed to play on a superhero game of any sort.

You and I should both play on a Superhero game, since I don't really like superheroes. I'll make you a character if you wish. What race would you prefer him or her to be, and what gender?

@Thenomain

Theno-chan, is it alright if I take a drink now? WTFE basically just said he was posting for his own amusement, and, well, I'd hate to miss out on a chance.

Also, FWIW, he kinda wanted us to talk about how adorable his baby is, instead of arguing about swastikas, poor fellow. 'Twas basically a "Look how adorable my kid is!" post.

I shall humor him.

Yes, WTFE, your kid is supa supa cute. I am jelly. I, too, wish I had I had a Chinese Waifu to make black-Asian baby kids with.

I wouldn't call them black-asian though. I'd just call them black, and yell at them to get their black asses downstairs.

Alas, it shall never happen, because they don't let black people go to China. [wistful sigh]

I've been using BEIPMu* on my Windows 8 box and Blowtorch on my Android device; works thus far.

I do not recommend MU*ing on a smartphone unless you have a bluetooth keyboard. My forearms and wrists were afire with pain after one grueling 6-hour session on my Android.

I'm a computer purist, and rebel with every particle of my being over the emphasis these days of smartphones and tablets replacing a good old box with a monitor and peripherals. My first box ever was a 386, and I will end my life clinging to a classic setup.

I might get one of those neat VR headsets, but I will continue to use a tower setup, otherwise.

This is the continuation of the discussion from the MU* Assholes thread about educating one's self and getting new jobs.

So I decided that I'm not actually wasting my time going back to school.

Talk about your educational journey here and share your own story, or share how you got your latest job and how it's treating you.

@WTFE said:

I assume that now that Cirno has stopped huffing glue (or whatever it is he's doing when he's not bored and trolling) there will be more impetus in getting an ignore feature into the BBS software?

We get it, WTFE, you hate black people and don't want them saying things around you. Go back to China where they keep black people out. I apologize for being black and saying words in your vicinity.

@Lithium said:

So then you admit to being a racist, and unwilling to even try and make the world a better place.

Fair enough, you are officially part of the problem and not a part of the solution.

There is no such thing as "black racism". Please educate yourself.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reverse-racism-isnt-a-thing_55d60a91e4b07addcb45da97

The idea of 'black racism' is a recent concept 'ginned up by white people. Many academics have already covered this.

@Lithium said:

@Cirno said:

@Lithium said:

Then I guess you just are flat out IGNORING what happens in certain african countries, because of the shape of people's noses. I am sure you are ignoring the times when yes, people are attacked and killed, because of NOT being black, or mexican, or south american, or not having the right religion, or not agreeing in the same VERSION of marriage?

You're right, just because you can link pictures of HORRIBLE stuff people have done to black people, means that black people have NEVER done HORRIBLE stuff to others because they weren't black.

I've seen what happens and experienced violence myself. I may not be dead and hung, or burned because clearly I am still here, but there are PLENTY of violence on BOTH SIDES.

EDIT: But hey, that's a complete fallacy, never happens, totally untrue.

Guess what, institutionalized slavery? Not a thing currently going on here. Bad shit happened, nobody is denying that. Bad shit STILL happens. But apparently it only counts when it happens to black people.

And this is why it will never end.

Edit 2:

And because I have no desire to try and outshock anyone, I'm not going to link what happened to /my/ ancestors.

But are you dead, though?

Furthermore, are you aware of the Rwandan Genocide? You know, the time when black people ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of other black people?

So your point about Africa isn't really going anywhere.

Also, What race are you? Declare yourself, or hold your peace. Not that it matters, because I'm pulling out of this thread.

I've already declared myself. I am a mutt. I am a mix of a few different European caucasian branches, along with Blackfoot and Sioux. Enough so that I am legally of those two tribes but I don't look like an archetypical native american.

And yes, the Rwandan genocide does prove my point. Everyone does it.

Japan and China, the Korean peninsula, Indonesia, the caste systems in India, the general state of things in the middle east, humans are fucked up, racist, and downright brutal to everyone.

It's not a 'white' thing. It's a /human/ thing.

Until people can come to grips with that, and move beyond it, you're going to get the same old shit happening over and over again.

There is plenty of horror in this world there is no need to try and make it worse with an us vs them mentality that @Cirno is promoting.

There will always be the Us vs. them mentality. It's not going to go away. It is basic human nature.

I'm sorry, but I didn't make the rules.

@Lithium said:

Then I guess you just are flat out IGNORING what happens in certain african countries, because of the shape of people's noses. I am sure you are ignoring the times when yes, people are attacked and killed, because of NOT being black, or mexican, or south american, or not having the right religion, or not agreeing in the same VERSION of marriage?

You're right, just because you can link pictures of HORRIBLE stuff people have done to black people, means that black people have NEVER done HORRIBLE stuff to others because they weren't black.

I've seen what happens and experienced violence myself. I may not be dead and hung, or burned because clearly I am still here, but there are PLENTY of violence on BOTH SIDES.

EDIT: But hey, that's a complete fallacy, never happens, totally untrue.

Guess what, institutionalized slavery? Not a thing currently going on here. Bad shit happened, nobody is denying that. Bad shit STILL happens. But apparently it only counts when it happens to black people.

And this is why it will never end.

Edit 2:

And because I have no desire to try and outshock anyone, I'm not going to link what happened to /my/ ancestors.

But are you dead, though?

Furthermore, are you aware of the Rwandan Genocide? You know, the time when black people ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of other black people?

So your point about Africa isn't really going anywhere.

Also, What race are you? Declare yourself, or hold your peace. Not that it matters, because I'm pulling out of this thread.

@Lithium , everyone else

Let me tell you why 'both sides do it' is bullshit.

White man: A black dude stared at me and called me cracker! Affirmative action! BOTH SIDES DO IT! REEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Now consider the following (trigger warning, graphic) . These are things that actually happened.

[MOD VOICE: Removed images of people being hanged. Could have been links. - Thenomain]

Have black people done this to white people? Have they done this on a large scale?

No?

Well, then, "both sides do it" is Fucking. Bullshit.

@Lithium

This isn't Disney world. What you are describing is totally unworkable.

Oh, and, by the way, not only is "both sides do it" untrue, it's a logical fallacy.