@surreality said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):
@ashen-shugar I would swear that is our old black cat. He had that magic power of being everywhere at once and five times as loud as any cat ever.
This is the power of the Black Cat.... while it thinks it's cry is that of the mighty jungle panther. Instead, it is loud and piercing. Especially during internet communications.
@auspice said in Forum Game: You Remind Me of the GIF...:
So that no one feels pressured on coming up with something for me- first responder is first on the block.
Did someone say First Responder?
Argh. I'm interested, but my new job means limited time available. Always wanted to do a sin eater. I'll get back to you.
Since The Reach comes up… fuck it.
Tank. Stephen ‘Tank’ Dunlin. Tank was my PC built for fun, a caricature in action made for a few reasons. He was my first Family PC on the game. So I picked one that was busy, examined the theme of the family, and built it specifically for that theme. (Unlike others, I never bought out the nightmares flaw). Said flaw occurred for attending a Fire Science Program in Massachusetts, hold that thought.
For those unaware, Tank was a Firefighter, see not all Dunlins had to be cops or military! 
Not just any firefighter, I stole borrowed from Backdraft, and essentially remade Stephen ‘Bull’ McCaffery the Fuckin’ Lieutenant for Life. I upticked his alcoholism, and added on more balls and bravado, a lot more bulk of strength and partying. Tank was a Partier. Tank was not a complete Manwhore. Tank was fun. There was a purpose though.
Speaking of that nightmares flaw… for those curious, the reason Tank was considered to be mister party times was simple. It was the perfect cover to looking like shit the next morning after dealing with a night of spirits fucking around with you, and the nightmares such can create. Not to mention some issues from his youth
He was a Cryo/Pyro, now the only reason for the pyro powers is to have better cryo powers. Tank was immune to fire itself, however, the night the powers came to be was the nigh his old man died in a fire on the job. Waking up to your own room on fire, and finding out the next morning your old man died to fire is a bit of a mind fuck. Anyways, with cryo powers he could keep people from dying in fires directly, and some other neat abilities. Oh and why Tank as a nickname? Well it was close to Bull, the source material, and he had a habit of breaking through walls like the goddamned Kool-Aid man to save people. (Kool-Aid Man was a later nicknamed applied to a PC in the FD)
Tank became hard for me to play though. When I made him I was very much NOT a firefighter, just related to them. Work stuff happened, I needed to move closer to my folks, I ended up volunteering as a FF, got my national certification. Tank is… not a safe firefighter. Suddenly that mindset became anathema to me. In fact Backdraft as a whole is a documentary on HOW TO NEVER FUCKING FIGHT FIRES!! So unfortunately, all that fun, and I had to stop playing him for a while. When I was able to pick him back up, fun times were still had and I got to meet some more amazing players and their PC's.
Wolff. I have mentioned Masq a few times, so I’ll bring out Wolff. No, not a werewolf. Straight up mortal. PD Detective. Not just a mortal but one that had zero understanding and believe in the supernatural. Dude gets up and flees after being shot? “Damn new PCP”. Dude gets blasted close range repeatedly, doesn’t bleed? “Check with the military about missing level IV body armor”. Just would not believe, so of course, as a result I was fortunate enough to be pulled into a lot of RP. Apparently folks liked the fact that I very much made no efforts to be ‘in the know’, and resisted as much as possible. The game at the time made it great to enjoy, I would encounter folks that could simply destroy me at a whim, and they’d purposely not do it (not that I had a clue) just so RP could be RP. I had mistakes, and I had triumphs. Mostly, I had fucking amazing RP with people there. It was mostly because of them that he was so fun to play.
Staff would mess with you (in the good way, mostly). Being dumb and walking through the warzone at night? Time to get shot at! Players also getting their licks in. The amount of times spent waking up in the hospital, and time spent RPing there due to injuries (But not being dead, yet!). Repeatedly having folks examine you for suspicion of being a ghoul, all while having NO CLUE. Always having some reason for not seeing what really happened, and often having a legitimate reason!
Car chases, drinking nights, deep cases, simple cases! Just so much fun to be had as a straight up mortal cop oblivious to what was TRULY wrong with the city.
Hell it took him being embraced (as a present to someone) to make him see, and even then he was laughing “Right. I’m a vampire, uh huh.” Just complete denial, it took several scenes to finally convince him wtf was going on. The change in his mindset, and gradual shift in mannerisms was fun and challenging, but I’ll always miss him being the mortal.
Here's your Last Jedi Spoiler... kidding.
However. The Last Jedi did not suck. At least for me. I can only explain it as, I have not been so emotionally and physically excited to be watching a Star Wars film since I was a kid, and Empire came out, and I got to see it at our Drive-In Theater, same for Jedi. Just... I'm so glad I bought the package for my buddy and I.
@auspice said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):
@karmageddon said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):
Double post because Hot Dudes with Kittens. I don't even use Instagram but I still visit. >.>
<mashing the follow button>
ETA: I mean, some of 'em aren't my speed, but some of these guys have amazing eyes (look I have a thing for eyes okay)
I'm not into them, but what hot dudes? All i see are amazing kittehs.
@insomnia Ffffffffff. Things I find out before the new job paychecks arrive!!
This is my bundle of death. Lil jerk, when I originally looked at my comforter it was a black hole. Suddenly eyes appeared, which inversed my blood pressure to pulse.
@ganymede said in General Video Game Thread:
@thenomain said in General Video Game Thread:
TLoU2 is coming out in 2018. TLoU:R is a game you can pick up for $20. I'm not sure if they're selling it through the PS Store.
Yes they are. It's how I got it, and here's the link for it: TLoU:R
@sockmonkey I bought myself and my buddy a Star Wars Fan package for opening night. Which was great! Except I purchased it before realizing my new job trains the same day, so getting there will be a matter of avoiding speeding tickets.
In other words. I cannot wait either. I think it will be good.
@auspice Mine has been compared to being a jealous angry wife. Loudly wants to know where I have been, what took me so long, and why am I not paying him any attention? And heaven help me if I pet another animal while I was away...
@auspice This may have made me go head boop my cat.
@auspice But but.. I'm supposed to be scary.
@ganymede said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):
@templari said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):
May have yelled out loud "KITTEN!! IT'S SO CUTE AND FLUFFY LOOKING! OH MY GOD I WANT TO PET IT!!!" prompting my roommate to once again remind me, that I am apparently a large grown-ass man, and should not be losing my shit like that over kittens.
Large, grown-ass man who loves kittens.
Just saying.
Flag on the Field... Gronk is a large Man-Baby. I don't mean it in a bad way either, and I'm definitely not a pats fan.
@auspice So. I. May have yelled out loud "KITTEN!! IT'S SO CUTE AND FLUFFY LOOKING! OH MY GOD I WANT TO PET IT!!!" prompting my roommate to once again remind me, that I am apparently a large grown-ass man, and should not be losing my shit like that over kittens.
