Posts made by Paris

@surreality said in Forum Factions:

This month officially makes 21 years. And I know some folks are older at this than me around here, which is scary.

24 for me.

@Bobotron said in Forum Factions:

@Paris
What quantifies the dinosaur faction? Many of us here probably fit.

I figured it was the 'get off my lawn!' one but Betty White's Posse probably works.

I probably should be added to the dinosaur faction. Not sure what else.

One of us. One of us.

Adding this to the official thread.

@HorrorHound said in Lancea et Sanctum, F&L:

Wanted Concepts for the Lancea et Sanctum:

Despair: Death is always followed by Despair. Or Despair by Death. In the City of Sin, suicide is rightfully common - you get hustled, and lose your way, man. That girl you slept with? Welcome to Syphillis, bruh. Racketeering, gambling debt, the mortal lures that can take all the neon lights away and show off the red-eyed Damned.

This concept will be understandably hard for some, impossible for others, but I am looking for a Daeva, Child of Judas, a Suicide King or Queen that pairs with Ossius and the other Lance, a sort of archetypical Demon of the Crossroads. (s)he has a deal you cannot resist, and you will owe a debt you cannot pay.

Primary function will likely be that of a casino shark, or even a loan shark. Possibly Carthian Connections. Just page/mail Ossius and Babyface for questions and concerns.

(P.S - Said vampire was likely also cursed by Post-Mortis Embrace, via the Child of Judas discipline, which lets them feed on/manipulate Despair and, Curse folk with undeath)

Icarian Prodigy:

Childer of Arch-Bishop Pickett, raised and trained by the Duke of Destruction himself. @mail/page Luxor for more information on that end, but what does the current Lancea et Sanctum want and need?

Pickett knew the dangers of his Covenant. Navigated demonologies and mythologies alike. The Lance and Sanctuary was powerful because Pickett chained and bound Damned that were like demons, gleefully casting chaos and discord, to his will. Conqueror. Anti-Christ. Dark Apostle.

Said Icarian should hit the ground running, realizing or even finding a journal of their Sire that says, the members of the Las Vegas Sanctuary will do what is in their natures to do and cause more harm than good without a strong Will to keep them in check and use them, like a spear.

Brutality&Ruin:

Bruja Biker. Bride of Dracula with the Derangement: Delusional. Ex-vet. Warmongering Warrior. Soldier of Sin.

Brutality. Companion to War, Butler of Oppression, Candycane Princess of Conquest. Damned because of their skill in war, or even some sin they did in war. This Bruja can function as a Bride of Lancea et Sanctul Paladin both - functioning beside Babyface in the Cardboard Court: PREPARE FOR VIOLEEEENCE!

Supremacy of Sin:

Pusher of Pestilence. Handler of Plague. The Anvil of Anvari.

Another Daeva for the Lancea et Sanctum, and like the Child of Judas, this Daeva feeds on the misery of others...as one of the dreaded Anvari. The Wings of Pestilence, The Chains of Famine. A mixture of sickness and oppression both. This figure will be domineering, and contagious, feeding the Daeva obsession with the obsession of others.

Drug Cartel Queen? Carthian Mob Supplier? Lancea et Sanctum Demon of the Weak-Willed.

Social. Intelligent. This Anvari will be one of those demons the Arch-Bishop kept in check, set free, their hungers and natures are encouraged to be unchecked.

The Wolf of God:

Blood Tenebrous Prophet. Wolf of God Crusader. Carthian Alpha. Dead Wolves, baby!

Someone has to replace the Uratha, someone has to be the bestial daemon playing wrecking-ball for the Carthian Mob, but given the Messenger's Mark as favoritism by the Lancea et Sanctum.

Maybe you were torpored. Maybe Mexico has word the Uratha are missing, and your Sire sent you. It is your duty, cabrone!

Pickett's death means the Sanctuary is broken, and you, as a Beast of the Blood, know that with the death of the biggest threat in Nevada, and the missing presence of Uratha, Terrible Things will come.

This Dead Wolf will be encouraged to join Wick as a Diplomat to Changing Breeds, as well as working with unnamed others who have stakes in the Hisil.

These are some examples of what will work with the current Lancea et Sanctum on grid. Have ideas? Swing in. Liked Sabbat? Swing in.

@surreality said in RL Anger:

@Paris It is a long term known thing. Messed with me since I was a kid. #1 reason that despite knowing all manner of folk with various interests in recreational drugs of nearly all kinds at some point or another, you really just couldn't pay me enough to ever try.

Yep, I respond weird to most drugs and have to be a tee-totaler in real life.

I'm on Oxy 5 times a day, I'm pretty normal aside from some insomnia if I stay under 6. I don't like how drowsy I get if I take more, especially since my breath slows down. How the fuck Rush limbaugh took like 40 a day is beyond me, I've been at my dosage for 2 years.

@surreality said in RL Anger:

@Derp Irony: this is hydrocodone. Which knocks normally people flat to snooze off whatever. Me? Nawp. All the awake all the times. So glad yesterday was the last of it. I'mma sleep all tomorrow if I can. Dumbest biochemistry ever.

At lower doses it keeps me awake. Higher doses, zzz.

@Thenomain it's a concept we need, too, so we can send new plots their way instead of relying on NPCs.

@Sparks we will all help you.

Also recommending GLOW. The first few episodes almost lost me but the rest more than made up for it.

@Auspice said in RL Anger:

@Sparks

I forget words and slur my speech when migraine-ing. I've actually had people I'm RPing with notice I have one coming on because my typing will start coming out as gibberish and I won't notice.

Yeah, my phone typing goes to total shit when I migraine, and I garble things a lot. The worst gets like back when I had chemo and have a huge latency, and end up sitting blankly without words like I just went BSOD for 10 mins.

It's been really bad this week because my impacted tooth is making my trigeminal nerve angry, and my migraines usually are when that gets angry. 5 days so far.

Bad news: my spine is messed up and has been for days, and the pain is incredible. My back left wisdom tooth also cracked and is trying to infect, also painful, and is triggering migraines. This is why I am not on F&L much right now, I am so doped up.

Good news: the DA took one look at us at court when we showed up to contest our unconstitutional tickets, and she visibly winced, and dismissed them with no contest, no fine, no warning, nothing. So now we are free to, step 2, seek an injunction against the cops so we can work without harassment, while we wait for step 3, the lawsuit that we are bringing. All this because we draw faces, ohnoes.

@Ghost said in Meg's Playlist:

@Jennkryst said in Meg's Playlist:

There is a suspicious lack of Mummiez on F&L, but I will look into things.

He'll, even the actual Luxor Casino removed all/most of their Egyptian decor and replaced it with neon purple lighting and Criss Angel stuff.

If the building wasn't shaped like a pyramid, it might not have anything Egyptian about it at all.

It's really sad. :< If we build it I might just make it the version with the Egyptian interior just because.

@Jennkryst said in Meg's Playlist:

There is a suspicious lack of Mummiez on F&L, but I will look into things.

We're slowly phasing extra spheres as there are wizards to run them, right now Geist is getting attention next.

<333

Yeah, the attitude of, "Wow, what did you do that you've got it so bad," is something that you get as a cancer patient and as a disabled person, and it's pretty... corrosive, I guess, to yourself and relationships. People don't get sick because of karma.

I certainly in no way deserved to get cancer or to be a paraplegic. Sure, I've fucked up, but that's not how it works. And yet, I have family and met strangers who think it must be 'some kind of karma'.

@Ganymede said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

@Lithium said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

Trying to do vegan while being allergic to nuts is a good way to fuck yourself over due to lack of protein.

Nuts and legumes.

Still, nutrition has changed since the last time I went vegan/vegetarian. Quinoa is produced enough that it's actually not too expensive. I'm surprised that durum wheat seems to be decently high in protein, along with brown rice. And couscous? Didn't see that coming.

This isn't an ideological thing; this is a can I do it? thing. If I can't, I can't -- I'm not going to cry. If I can, though, I will try it, and it may have some positive health benefits for me.

Won't really know 'til I give it a shot.

Spinach is surprisingly high in protein.

If you're ever in vegas I should totes take you to this bbq spot, it's sooo good.

@surreality said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

@Paris I do ridiculously well on Atkins or similar diets. Which is like... all the meat meat meat meat. I drop weight like mad and all the numbers improve from where they are, when they're already dang good. I am apparently hardwired for tasty, tasty murder.

Yeah, same. I'm really pissed about the steroids, I was down to 150 lbs, my glucose was at about 130, and eating this way; now am up to 190 (seven infusions made me gain 40 lbs in 6 months) and my blood sugar is just now starting to stabilize from 500 to 250ish. Eating higher-carb puts me in the 380 range, argh.