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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82  Posts: 393/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| (Note, if a thread like this already exists, would someone mind showing me it?) So what do you all think about vegetarianism and veganism? Myself, I figured that since a close friend of mine is a vegetarian I'd try it myself just to see what it's like, but it's hard because my family usually eats nothing but meat. She gave me plenty of information on the subject, and I think I can do it if I really try. As far as the issue itself goes, I'm not a fan of the whole meat packing industry because of the way they treat the animals, but I'd be happy eating meat so long as the animal that I'm eating got to live out its full life. It's much easier to see an animal die of old age than to know it got slaughtered. But I'm not doing it for moral reasons, really. I'm more doing it because it's supposed to be a very healthy lifestyle IF YOU DO IT RIGHT. I just don't quite know the right way to do it, so I was also wondering if any of you had any advice for me? And yes, before anyone tries, I've seen the Maddox article on this. It made me laugh. (edited by Grey on 07-31-04 04:07 PM) |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 394/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 395/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Breaking off from the Valcion Empire, it's Grey's Presidential campaign!!! Objective: --------------- To show the Acmlmverse that one lowly newbie can rise to the top! Education: --------------- Still in high school, but smart enough to hold a firm grip on the Math Riddles thread for four, count em, four weeks! Then lose interest. Qualifications: --------------- -Has 000'd nearly every Zelda game to date. -Is UNDIEABLE!!!! as Marth in SSBM. -Can cross one eye, leaving the other eye straight. -Bathes regularly. -Often posts in his bathrobe. -Enjoys chess. -Can't stop playing DDR. -Somehow has a life outside the board. -Nominee for several "Mosts!" categories. -A quadruple threat, Actor, dancer, writer, intellectual. -Slightly narcissistic. -Has yet to be banned. -Great with kids. -Gentle, yet firmly built. -Losing weight at a continuous rate. -No WMDs such as the A-bomb, H-bomb, and L-bomb. -No LM/FM/Admin powers, guaranteeing a non-corrupt leadership. -Has a car. -Can hold a conversation with several members of the opposite sex without falling to pieces nervously. -Consistently flirtatious. -Defender of love, peace, and tolerance. -Not at all close to God. -Easily a better choice than Legion or Jizuko. -Can roleplay. -Uses proper grammar. -Capable of talking out of arse, and being convincing while doing it. (the ultimate politician ability!) Languages: --------------- English French (some) 1337 AOLspeak Pervert Asshole Slang, Jive, AND Ebonics (decipher only) So, how about it? Vote for Grey! He'll learn to program if you do! (edited by Grey on 07-31-04 04:51 PM) |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 396/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Really? Damn, I stole his answer on the price for the Alderaan trip. | |||
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 397/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| You missed a spot; the quote is six million... (edited by Grey on 07-31-04 06:18 PM) |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 398/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| You're hired! Now help me think of an effective campaign strategy, I can't be a single issue candidate! People want more than the newbie rising to the top! What about ATM fees? (Grats to anyone who gets the reference) (edited by Grey on 07-31-04 06:18 PM) |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 399/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Rest assured, no Soul Stealing shall be in effect during the Grey administration! A common user, he will have no admin powers with which to steal souls! Fear not, for Grey is the safe choice! In fact, that's our slogan: Grey: The Safe Choice for President. |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 400/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I'm sorry, but I fail to see how being the son of Vlad the Impaler is a bad thing. Unless you're not talking about Battlebots... | |||
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 401/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| NOBODY Messes with the Turks. Cept Cloud and crew. Fear not, Leg. I hate Squall for that exact reason. But why the White Mage? Is it because of the whole 4 white mages thing? |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 402/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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OOC: No no, the purpose of a story is to have a plot, obviously. Anyway, since you guys doubled around the school, the Priest and Janus followed a similar path that led away from the school, but not nearly close to the chapel. I can't describe anything until the GM gets there, after all.  From the path, into the town, the priest doubles back, seeming to have forgotten something. Priest: "Oh, god! The children!" Far away, the view shifts as we can see what appears to be a small pink ball spitting out a huge star. However, the priest and Janus have both run so far from the back of the high school, in the direction of the chapel, that Janus can barely make out the shapes of their bodies. The priest immediately turns toward them and begins running. "I cannot allow the monsters to hurt them!" Janus gives an exasperated sigh, already slightly fatigued from his short trip. Janus: "I hope it isn't like this the whole time... More running... Hey, old guy! They look like they've got it covered, I don't see any-- Oh, hell, he's not even listening..." |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 403/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Or, you could have them both lay on the floor, each person's feet on a side of the newspaper, so that they are foot to foot, but unable to touch each other. | |||
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 404/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Imported from the SB arena! Name: Janus, Master of Mediocrity Age: 25 (give or take a few millenia, he actually lost count awhile ago) Race: Anthropomorphic Personification/Time Traveling Renegade Ex-Demigod Gender: Male Height (common): 6'1" Weight (common): 170 lbs. Eyes: Brown, Crazy Blue Glow When Concentrating Hair: Short, dark grey. Common attire: Cargo pants, white shirt, red baseball cap (looks strangely familiar). Techniques: Satchel Draw (recalls ONE ability from a game), Hand to hand combat maneuvers (punching, kicking, biting, whatever works). Janus has also improvised several melee techniques involving his bag: Satchel Hammer (converts the bag into a heavy warhammer), Hammer Throw (works like Strike Raid from KH, but is controlled by Janus' mind), Earthquake (creates a massively powerful shockwave across the ground), Satchel Tornado (spins around in a flurry of quick blows), Spinning Shield (forms a protective barrier by spinning the bag in a circle in front of Janus), Hammer Thrust (extends handle of hammer, bag flies forward, like a long distance punch). Weaponry: Whatever he pulls out of his satchel, as well as the bag itself. Bio: Janus is the ultimate artifact-reliant fighter, placing all of his powers within a strange duffelbag that he always carries with him. The bag was an artifact granted to him by the Radiant Order (see below), in exchange for his services as a patron of video gaming, keeping humans complacent and entertained by video games. Inside that bag is a large collection of carts and discs that allow him to call on the powers of any game in which the possibility of naming a character Janus may apply. The catch is, he can only use one power from each game he recalls, and he can't use the same game twice, as the disc or cart is sacrificed instantly in the recollection. On occasion he's been known to use games in which naming a character is impossible, but it requires extra study on his part and usually a large consumption of time (in battle terms, he's gotta charge first). Also, he never knows what kind of ability he'll recall, sometimes it's incredibly useful, but more often than not it's simply a minor, forgettable ability. This has earned him the self-imposed title of "Master of Mediocrity" and has also forced him to fight more tactically than other, more powerful fighters than him. He boasts incredible movement speed, as well, but is physically not very strong at all, instead relying on his intellect and techniques to overcome obstacles. Once belonging to the Radiant Order, several temporal beings that watched over the world, ensuring the health and safety of its denizens by keeping them complacent through entertainment, Janus started to see the wrong in the human need to kill, exemplified and glorified in the many FPS games he was forced to enter as a character. He escaped from the Radiant Order, and began to wander, believing himself to be made only to kill, and trying to search for a reason to exist. Love, loss, and (thousands of) years of experience later, Janus found none of the answers he was searching for, and instead chose to stop worrying and live his life as it was; that of a powerful being in a world where anything could happen. Now, he fights to cleanse the world of its need to kill, to maintain peace and harmony among all beings, including himself. Preferably passive, with a tendency to make friends with nearly everyone he fights, Janus lives quite the peaceful life, when he can. However, the Radiant Order was not happy about his defection to everyday life. They granted him the powers he had, made him into the being he was before he left them, and now require some assistance to get him back and strip him of his abilities. To do so, they called upon the abilities of three of the strongest peacekeepers in the world; The White Light. Tricking them into thinking Janus is a real threat to the safety of the world, the Radiant Order follows Janus' movements very closely, and as a result forces him to be always on the move. The White Light is constantly on Janus' tail, but every clash they've had with him thus far has shown him to be an advocate of peace, as every attack they make is never returned in force. The three men are beginning to suspect Janus is not as dangerous as he seems, and instead are beginning to consider working with him to find a peaceful solution to the Radiant Order's destructive needs. Lately, he's looked into time travel, an ability granted to him when he gained his avataric powers, as an escape from the RO. Having visited various periods throughout world history, Janus' beliefs in the forces of good and evil have been shattered by the realization that the history books he learned from are not entirely correct. In fact, they seem completely wrong in many cases. Countries overglorify themselves, and Janus realized long ago that he cannot rely on the personal account of a nation's history to gain the real truth. So, he experiences it himself, which has caused him to go on his immortal journey through dimensions for historical and spiritual truth. Of course, he returns to his own time every once in awhile, and that is where these guys come in: The White Light: Name: Agent Red (True name unknown) Age: 28 Height: 6'0" Weight: 155 lbs. Eyes: Green Hair: Red (dyed; True color unknown) Common Attire: Black pinstriped suit, sunglasses, italian shoes, immaculately worn. Bio: Red is the leader of the feared Whitelight Squad, a secret group of three people with special abilities sent out on top secret missions to keep the earth safe. Secrecy is their main focus, and it's nearly impossible to find any trace of the three of them being at a particular location. Each of them also has control over a specific element pertaining to their codenames. Red's element is fire, which he can skillfully manipulate to dispatch his foes with ease. His suit also confers upon him superior strength, which he uses in conjunction with his fire abilities to make himself a force to be reckoned with. Cool, calm, relaxed, and a bit narcissistic, Red's brilliant plans always manage to get the job done, by hook or by crook. Motto: "There's nothing stopping you when you're as hot as me!" Name: Agent Blue (True name unknown) Age: 27 Height: 5'10" Weight: 164 lbs Eyes: Blue Hair: Blue (also dyed; true color unknown) Common Attire: Same as Red's Bio: Blue is the brains of the group, always designing some new device for the group to use. His elemental abilities, that of water and ice, combine well with his superior intellect, guaranteeing that Blue will always have a new move up his sleeve to confuse his opponents. While he has no special abilities outside his elemental control, his powerful mind more than matches Red's power suit, which Blue designed and built himself in the Whitelight HQ laboratory. Always very particular about his thoughts and actions, Blue prefers to think before doing and knows not the meaning of the word "impulse." Motto: "Mind over matter. That is all that is required." Name: Agent Green (True name unknown) Age: 15 Height: 5'7" Weight: 138lbs Eyes: Brown Hair: Green (not dyed, strangely enough) Common attire: Same as Blue and Red, worn with slight discomfort. Bio: Much younger than Red and Blue, Green is nervous and edgy, the new guy on the team. Still learning to control his Lightning element powers, Green has yet to fully develop his combat skills and as such is not as strong of a fighter as Red, nor as brilliant as Blue. However, don't count him out as weak, for often enough he comes through when the team needs him. His shoes, also designed by Blue, confer incredible running speeds and the ability to jump very high (due to special hydraulics placed in the heels). This makes Green the mover of the group, and his increased speed in combat is combined heavily with his lightning fast reflexes to make a quick and well rounded fighter. Motto: "Don't count me out just yet!" More to come, I can do quite a bit with my own little universe... (edited by Comrade Greymanov on 08-09-04 07:48 PM) |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 405/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Upon mention of the word Alburquerque, three figures teleported into the arena. All clad in jet black pinstripe suits, sunglasses, and very expensive shoes, they seemed very puzzled as to their current location. Red: "Well, is he here? These were the right coordinates of his last sighting, right? We need to find that man!" Green: "Red, this doesn't really look like the right place... What with the utter lack of Janus and all... Blue, you sure we got the correct location?" The third person shifted his weight from foot to foot as he looked at his watch, which glowed from a small keypad that appeared to jut out of it. The keypad retracted into the watch, as he began to speak. Blue: "I am fairly sure of these coordinates. They said code 46 38 22, right? I certainly hope I've not heard wrong..." Red: "Argh, whatever. Just send us back to base." Blue: "Unfortunately, I cannot. It appears as though the teleporter is on the fritz, which would probably be why we were sent to this strange place. It figures, I knew something was wrong with the placement system when last we teleported and ended up in the bathroom at HQ..." Green: "Aw, man... Now what do we do? We're seriously stuck here? This sucks! Can you fix it?" Blue: "With time, with time, just be patient." Blue whips out a small multitool from his suit jacket, and as Green and Red handed him their watches, he began to fiddle with them. Red: "This better not take too long..." |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 406/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Originally posted by Kitten Yiffer Actually, my friend introduced me to Quorn. I was so surprised, even if it is a strange fungus, it really does taste incredibly close to chicken. I'd like to see other meat substitutes, Quorn is amazingly close. My only complaint with it is that it's a touch on the dry side, but the taste is almost spot on. I had a sandwich of it, I really liked it. Now that I think about it, the moral reasons aren't very solid for me, since private meat owners treat their livestock very well. I know a guy who lives on a dairy farm, he treats his cows like friends, but he still eats them when they die, it's just that he makes sure they die peacefully, and that they live healthy lives (he has to, they're all milk cows). I guess I'd do it more for health reasons. I'll end up picking up supplements and stuff to make sure I don't have any deficiencies, this really is an experiment for me. |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 407/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Also spoiled, just because I'm starting to think I'm going too far here... Spoiler: Kitten Yiffer, that actually makes a great deal of sense, when I think about it. It's a double meaning, right? The two words translate into the same thing, and the relation fits... Damn double meanings, and here I thought english was the only one with them... I promise I will never ask a question like that again. |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 409/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| OOC: This is gonna be one hell of a fight... Red looks over at the strange creature and is instantly shocked by the appearance of what he'd like to call an Elvis impersonator, but he just can't quite figure out what's missing from the act... Figuring it was the real thing, Red screams. Red: "Holy drug overdose! It's fucking ELVIS!!!" Green: "You can't be serious!" Blue: "Shh... Stop yelling, I'm trying to fix this thing!" Red: "Blue, you're really missing something amazing here! And hey, what the heck's that guy doing? Looks like he's gonna try to stop the show!" Green: "Not on my watch, he's not! FOR THE GOOD OF CLASSIC ROCK AND ROLL!!!" Green, using his supercharged shoes, dashes toward Drake at lightning speed, charging up a comparable amount of lightning energy from the friction of his movement combined with the increased electrical output of his central nervous system (Ginji-style!). He slams into Drake, still executing his attack on Spin, and effectively disrupts it, leaving Spin and the strange rock creature unharmed. Green then walks up to the mineral made musician. Green: "There ya go, buddy! Play a song for us! I bet you're an excellent singer!" |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 410/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| OOC: You didn't specify a character, so I thought I'd put a quick twist into this one... From either side of Origin, a sound can be heard. From the trapdoor, up bursts a young man in a red baseball cap wielding a hammer that looks suspiciously as though it was fashioned out of a duffel bag. Janus: "Good, I seem to have finally gotten away from them." He looks over to Origin. "Oh, hello there, forgive my intrusion, but do you mind if I hide out here for awhile? I seem to be being followed." From behind Origin, a trio of men in black suits with radically colored hair and black sunglasses teleport into the scene. One of them, a tall, lean man with red hair, speaks. Red: "We've finally caught up to you, Janus! Prepare to suck down the sweet taste of justice, served special just for you from the White Light!" The second man, slightly stockier but with an intense stare and even more intense blue hair, pipes in quietly. Blue: "A bit overdramatic, methinks?" The third, green haired and younger than Janus looks, jumps excitedly at Red's words, proud to be working alongside a legend such as him. Green: "No way! That was cool, Red. Just look at him, he's shaking in his shoes! You just can't help but love making an entrance like that!" Janus is indeed shaking in his shoes, filled to the brim with fear and hoping dearly that he will be able to get away from the three men, whom he obviously considers very dangerous. Backing almost to the edge of the tower's top, he suddenly looks to Origin pleadingly. Janus: "Uh... I know it's kind of strange to ask you this, seeing as how we haven't even been introduced yet, but I was wondering if perhaps you could help me get these three off my tail? They've been trying to kill me for awhile now, and it always seems that just when I think I've finally found some peace, they have to pop up and ruin it all... Can you help me?" |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 411/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I'd generate negative sales if I did... Count me out for that one! | |||
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 412/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Yeah but at the same time Lupin's kinda crass, a bit too much so for my taste. I'd say a good starter anime'd be Samurai Champloo; It's just started, it's a great example of good action and art, and it really does seem like something that'll be popular for awhile, assuming nothing bad happens to it (Bad dub, AF stops subbing it...). I'd also tote Get Backers as a good starter anime, it was the first real series I actually watched and got into, it's got great action and there's a lot happening in it, but not so much that the viewer gets confused, it really is lighthearted but hardcore at the same time. Great to wade into things with. |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 413/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Bah, it's not over yet! I refuse to drop out at this point! But nobody seems to be noticing, and quite frankly, I think Legion's mad IRC editing skills have the election clinched. |
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