NP, Wednesday March 30, 2016

[NP, Wednesday March 30, 2016]

15 hours ago, InfiniteRemnant said:

problem is they share a border with us, if they get blown up we get hit with the shrapnel.

Point, though based on my (admittedly limited) knowledge of the situation and history the US is going to have a revolution soon. I'm both hoping and praying that it's peaceful, but sadly I doubt it.

And as for shrapnel, if nukes are involved the whole world is screwed. Should it come to that I'm selfish* enough to want to go first and quickly. Which raises the question: What are the odds that Toronto will be a prime target if there's a nuclear war?

*though it's probably at least partly my depression talking.

[NP, Wednesday March 30, 2016]

48 minutes ago, hkmaly said:

Enjoy it while it lasts. Looking at news, it may turn worse.

Personally, I don't consider myself pacifist, but I'm still glad I live in a society where I'm not forced to prove the difference. In real life, there is a big gap between not being pacifist and actually being able to kill someone who is dangerous to you or others.

(Although Samuel Colt did a lot to bridge it.)

I'd be a lot more worried if I were a young male seeming person in the US rather than a middle aged female seeming person in Canada. I'm also white and appear both straight and cis, which sadly makes it a lot easier for me to feel secure.

[NP, Wednesday March 30, 2016]

8 hours ago, hkmaly said:

Well, being true pacifist IS hard. Any pacifist who think it isn't is spoiled by our civilization.

 

Sooo ... how exactly would that strategy of "help them kill something while letting them get the actual "kill"" work? I mean, are those NPC competent enough to be able to actually kill the enemy when you help them?

I never thought about this, but you're right. I'm glad I live in a society where my pacifism has never truly been challenged.

[Story Wednesday March 30, 2016]

Heh, I could totally see me forgetting some important detail that was mentioned in passing. I would also feel like an idiot for doing so even were it totally understandable that I forgot, or more likely that it didn't register as important information and thus not be stored properly.

Furthermore I recall reading somewhere that when under stress it's harder to recall things, which is why people will be taking a test and totally blank out on the subject at hand. (Which is why doing relaxation exercises before a test can actually help you pass)

[Story Monday March 21, 2016]

6 hours ago, ijuin said:

Assuming that Edward told Mama Kitsune who not-Tengu was, then we can assume that she is now aware that there are magic-users who are actively hunting her daughter. Under such circumstances, there are really only two sane responses:

1: get Nanase much MUCH better protection

or 2: ensure that Nanase becomes as strong as possible.

If Mama Kitsune is also aware that Nanase's closest friends are all magic-users, then she can accomplish both of these ends by doing whatever she can to have all of the Main Eight develop their strength. Of course, most of it would be done behind-the-scenes, since she is not yet willing to let Nanase know how much she knows about it all.

Of course parents aren't always sensible when it comes to their kids, even when the well being of said children is at stake and especially when it involves things they'd rather not think about their kids doing. I'm the sort of parent who would rather empower their child with knowledge than pretend that if the kid doesn't know about something they won't try it. I also wonder if part of the whole monster hunting bloodline includes some level of compulsion to hunt monsters, rather than merely an affinity for a powerset that makes them adept at it.

I find myself wondering whether the martial arts lessons were originally the idea of Nanase or her mom, if the latter it was undoubtedly to ensure her daughter had at least some knowledge of how to defend herself in the (very probable) event it become necessary.

[Story Monday March 21, 2016]

5 hours ago, ijuin said:

And by the standards of most societies before college became an expected thing for middle-class people (as recent as WWII!!!), 18 is full adulthood. Remember, even today an 18 year old is considered old enough to serve in a nation's military and go out and fight to the death at their government's behest.

It's the lack of training that's the real issue here, and if there are a lot of vampires being drawn to moperville getting all potential slayers at least enough training to defend themselves ought to be a priority.

Additionally in many places throughout the world 18 is old enough to legally drink.

[Story: Friday March 11 2016]

2 hours ago, Scotty said:

Not necessarily, Tara was able to see through Elliot's enchantments, as well as see Ellen's, Nanase's and Diane's magic potential, Edward also had ways of analyzing a spell. Tedd's ability to analyze spell effects might not be the rare thing but instead the fact that he's able to do such a thing is the real mystery.

It's also possible that it's not rare where Tara comes from, though I think it more likely that it isn't what  makes Tedd a "far more dangerous rarity", though it likely is one aspect of it.

My guess would be that what makes Tedd a rarity is his natural abilities with magitech. I just hope for his sake that he never visits a world wherein such genius is invariably accompanied by madness, as one must follow the laws of the universe in which one finds oneself.

[Story: Friday March 11 2016]

1 hour ago, Zorua said:

Panel 1: Avatar State! Yip yip! Also, griffon fangirls for the win.

Panel 3: Humans where she's from? ...hey, maybe she's from Magus's home universe. There's a theory.

Panel 4-5: "And thirdly... The laws of physics is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules."

Panel 7: It's okay, Ashley. You're allowed to geek out. Get it out of your system now before it becomes routine.

Commentary: I think we've all had a moment where we've used the wrong word and hoped nobody in the constipation noticed.

Oh dear gods yes, imagine a cute little blond girl (about 7 or 8) going on about how she is so depraved. I did not, at the time, understand why everyone was laughing. I was trying to complain that I was deprived, though for the life of me I can't remember of what I felt I was deprived at the time.

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6 hours ago, Zee McZed said:

Newbie Pack? You have Newbie Packs here? Most forums I frequented in the past just threw a cookie at your head and were done with it.

Be careful of any cookies people throw at you around here, there's no telling what they'll do.

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