Criminal Mastermind

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:52:49 GMT

[Comment here and WE SHALL PREVAIL AGAINST TIMEZONES AND LJ.]

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:23:35 GMT

Only I would do this at the airport.

Calling not-hiatus for a week due to Australian meetup. Will probably be online anyway.

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:36:05 GMT

I am such a whore and this way I can do the relationship meme for Ronan and this at the same time! ALTERNATION~

Comment here and specify which characters out of Eiko, Kirihara, Konoka, Ronan, Scarlett, Selphie, Simon and Yulie and yours, and I will tell you what I assume happens. And then you can go 'no, bitch, they totally don't'. Or not, as the case may be. Iunno.

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:04:39 GMT

Ahahah, I don't think this is important enough for CFO, so I'm posting here.

I'm probably going to have to go on a not-hiatus until 23 July. I'll still be replying to threads, only really slowly (probably even over days slowly) and I'll do my best on days off to get my characters out and posting.

If you need to talk to me, I'll either be on gchat or on email. I will always get emails. >D If I've left anything hanging, let me know and I'll do my best to pick up on it.

[IN AN UNDESIGNATED LOCALE]

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:29:28 GMT

When I suggested that we get away from the others for a little while, I don't think I envisaged ... this.

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:24:46 GMT

The Gentleman
Deliberate Gentle Love Master (DGLM)

Steady & mature. You are The Gentleman.

For anyone looking for an even-keeled, considerate lover, you're their man. You're sophisticated. You know what you want both in a relationship and outside of it. You have a substantial romantic side, and you're experienced enough sexually to handle yourself in that arena, too. Your future relationships will be long-lasting; you're classic "marrying material," a prize in the eyes of many.

It's possible that behind it all, you're a bit of a male slut. Your best friends know that in relationships you're fundamentally sex-driven. You're a safe, reliable guy, who does get laid. In a lot of ways, you're like a well-worn, comfortable pair of socks. Did you ever jack off into one of those? All the time.

Your exact male opposite:
The Last Man on Earth

Random Brutal Sex Dreamer

Your ideal mate is NOT a nut-job. She is giving and loving, like you, but also experienced. Avoid the The Battleaxe (DBLM) at all fucking costs.

CONSIDER: The Maid of Honor (DGLM), someone just like you.

Link: The Online Dating Persona Test @ OkCupid - free online dating.

...well!

Thu, 03 May 2007 01:27:48 GMT

Discover if You are Seme or Uke!
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This is the result if Seme! has the highest score.

Take this quiz now - it's easy!

IC post

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:25:27 GMT

[Simon's in the morgue which is somewhere underneath the hospital (it's really best not to ask where, because the hospital seems to resemble a TARDIS more than any actual man-made structure) and finalising a death certificate. The room is brightly lit and chilly - it could even be the personification of cool detachment. If one were into that sort of thing.

On the table is one (1) recently deceased spaceship captain, his clothing in a neat pile on another side table.]

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:33:25 GMT

I'm not going to post to CFO until later on in the week, but chances are people have realised this anyway.

I've been dropping threads left and right this last week because I've finally realised that all of my assessments are due on the same day. Unfortunately, these range from a 15% letter of legal advice to a 80% essay on the theoretical underpinnings of property law. Yeah, I don't know what that means either, actually. It's my goal to get at least one of my essays out of the way this week, preferably one of the major ones and the two little ones so that the next month can be me focusing on these last two major papers.

Furthermore, at the end of this week, I'm going to be declaring an actual hiatus. Closer to this time, I'll post to CFO detailing how long said hiatus will be (because at the moment I simply don't know) and what my characters will be doing during said hiatus.

If you need me for anything for the next week, hitting this post is the way to go. If you're an IRC person, you can ping me, but I may not answer because I may be contemplating burning effigies.

For those who want to know, I have almost finished the first draft of my first major essay. I'm just ... short a thousand words. D:

Inspired by my own disorganisation

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:30:49 GMT

Relationship meme version ...who the hell knows now.

I actually am going to finish this one, because I have a few hours spare now and tomorrow I have five hours of dead time at uni where I can do nothing else but finish these things.

Characters I play are Eiko, Scarlett, Selphie, Simon and Willow.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:00:21 GMT

REVENGE OF THE FIVE THINGS MEME THAT I GLEEFULLY STOLE FROM IKKAKU.

OOC this time because I am a freaking slacker. I play Eiko, Scarlett, Selphie, Simon and Willow

...this is a "five things" meme for those characters. You come in and ask random crap and I refuse to answer ICly because I am a lazy whore. That and, you know, Scarlett would stab you in the face. :D

Also you can make as many top five requests as you like, I'm easy.

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:08:49 GMT

Before I begin this, I should probably explain who and what River Tam is to Simon. Because while more people have watched Firefly (:DDDD), not everyone has, and some of these people play characters who Simon interacts with extensively. And so it always helps to have a common frame of reference!

River is Simon's younger sister, a damaged psychic who is deceptively fragile in that she can fuck up your shit physically but cries at vomiting on her brother's bed. Simon loves her unconditionally, and gave up his life, profession and liberty to rescue her. Now, this is where things become complicated. In order to continue functioning as River's caretaker, Simon convinced himself that he didn't need anything else as long as he had River. This, of course, was proven wrong by the television series, but Simon reverted back to this mode of thinking after Kaylee left in December. Yes, it hurt that Kaylee left, but at long as River was around, Simon could continue to function. Then River left. Simon is not an optimist. Simon is a realist/pessimist. Before yesterday, Simon believed wholeheartedly that the reason why Death had taken River home was because River was actually dead. This is because the last time River messed with the barrier, she did die, and Simon is quite aware of this.

Now at this point I had three possibilities with Simon. These are:
1. He could continually try to think of ways to escape so he could get back to River.
2. He could realise that this was futile and sink into depression.
3. He could find an alternate way to be sure that River was alive.

Now, while the first would work in the short term, Simon already did this in canon and as we see in the first episode, he is clinical and distant with everyone. This does not bode well for long term roleplaying possibilities. The second would kill off all roleplaying prospects and have the additional problem of not being funny. Because, let's face it. Clinical depression isn't funny, and I'd be doing a disservice to anyone who has known someone with clinical depression or someone who's lived it themselves in playing it in a crack game. Other alternatives included "drop Simon" and "pretend nothing's wrong" but those were lame.

There were really only four people that Simon knows could tell him with any degree of surety whether a girl who was born five hundred years from now and in a different part of the galaxy was still alive: Death, Delirium, Francescu Gargamel and Ichihara Yuuko. Death and Delirium told Simon that River was all right and that he would see her "soon", however Simon's pretty aware that the Endless live a long time and how he defines "soon" isn't how they define it. He was pretty concerned that "soon" meant "she's dead and you'll see her there". Francescu Gargamel told Simon he didn't know. And so that left Yuuko and her shop o' wishes.

To cut a long thread short, Simon received a firefly mark on his arm that will disappear if she dies. How this works is that it sort of creates a link between River and Simon; a link which Simon's lifeforce, energy, whatever, serves as the power source - this was the price that Simon paid for the wish. There is, of course, a problem with this. River is five hundred years into the future and on the other side of the galaxy. One of the conditions of the wish is that the further away Simon is from River, the greater the cost would be to keep the link open. Right now, that connection is extremely draining. Simon knew this, understood it and accepted it willingly. Why, you ask? Simon'll make any sacrifice for River, regardless of the cost to himself.

So what this means is that basically Simon has this bloody long spiritual tie between him and River that drains him constantly. Most people without extrasensory senses won't notice a thing. Simon's good at hiding stuff, most people at camp only know him as "Doctor Tam" and considering that the majority of his time is spent treating people in pain, they're not in a condition to notice! Those who know him fairly well or are particularly observant will notice that he tires easily, he sleeps like the dead, eats more than he used to - but all of these could be attributed to depression too!

However, if your character is spiritually talented, they might be able to sense that there's something really funky going on. For example! The shinigami/quincies may be able to sense that there's something a little off with Simon's "ribbon" thing, but unless they both know Simon and would actually care, then it wouldn't ping them. It's not a Darkness/demon/angel thing so I'm not sure who would sense it. It's mainly a magical/energy flow thing. So if you think your character can sense it, let me know!

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:40:04 GMT

Enabled by the chan, I give you the "One Liner Response Meme". Ask me a question about any of my characters, and I will give you a one line response. These responses will be flippant and may actually be informative!

Relationship meme

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:37:15 GMT

Okay, because I am lazy, comment for which characters you want to hear thoughts on. Like, Axel might only want to hear Willow's thoughts on Yumichika, so that's what she asks for. (I don't think they've met...bad example!)

I'm bored, shut up. And I might finish this one.

Oh yeah, this is for Willow, Simon, Selphie, Scarlett and Eiko.

Notes

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:31:56 GMT

Serenity, Parts 1 & 2 aka "notthemovie"

The introduction episode. We meet the cast and find out how Simon, River and Book joined the crew. We're also introduced to Reavers and the fact that Serenity's crew are partners in suckitude. In the pecking order, they are pretty far down.

We also learn a little about the Alliance, mainly that it has far reaching powers but that Serenity at this point of time simply isn't worth their time chasing after.

- In the first meeting between Mal and Simon, Kaylee introduces Simon to Mal by his first name. Simon refers to Mal as "Captain Reynolds". This suggests that Kaylee and Simon were speaking beforehand, but it was probably just arranging for passage.

- Simon's apparently a fidgeter. He does his best to hide it, putting his hands behind his back so that the other crew members can't see it, or holding his hands together in front of him, but he fidgets when he's nervous.

- He has a habit of speaking in fragments, with the second fragment designed to clarify the first one. "What does he do? On the ship." etc.

- When talking about things that are emotionally important to him, Simon'll cut himself off. He's surprisingly good at self-censorship.

- Simon's consistently referred to as "the boy", "son" etc. It's a common Western stereotype, but it also suggests that Simon is fairly young and inexperienced.

- He's carrying a set of tools in his black bag, and seems skilled enough at them to perform maintenance on a cryobox.

Relationships
Kaylee
- He seems aware that she's flirting with him in the galley, but doesn't really seem interested in reciprocating. He glances away from her, his expression's neutral and his questions seem to be rote, rather than a genuine interest in her.

- After blackmailing Mal for passage on the ship over Kaylee, he doesn't speak to her afterwards. We never do find out what he thought of doing that, but it's unlikely that he enjoyed the experience.

Jayne
- He really, really does not like him. He's quiet at this time about his dislike, saving it for filthy looks after Jayne's passed but there is not a lot of like here.

Wash
- There's only really one exchange between Simon and Wash, and it's really because they're the only two people on the ship who are able to talk. Simon's a little distant with him, but he's a little distant with almost everyone. F-fail.

River
- Very tactile with her and he seems comfortable with her being tactile with him as well.
- He's very gentle with her, very sweet and he tries to be happy for her sake, or at least appear to be so.
- JUMPS OFF A FREAKING CATWALK WTF.
- He adores her, refers to her as a gift etc.

Inara
- gets advice from her that actually kinda makes sense and is reassuring.
- kinda siblingesque, with Simon being the younger brother. Weird.

Mal
- He doesn't like him, yet finds him more reasonable than Jayne. That said, Simon certainly doesn't trust him. "How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep" indeed.

[Location: Wouldn't YOU like to know.]

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:24:21 GMT

I told you to leave me alone.

((OOC: Okay, guys, if you want in, I'm on IRC. But you probably don't. Rly.))

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:34:07 GMT

[returns with coffee]

I wouldn't say that my social life has improved, per se. I'm collecting all new and terrifying adversaries, but that's not the same thing at all.

((OOC: Continuing from here. Moved to save the comm from being deleted. Again.))

Christmas list thingy.

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 07:36:06 GMT

Okay, because my characters are fantabulous freaks or don't know what Christmas actually is, I'm just posting this once.

Christine
Francescu, Clark, Violet and Sophie: Baked goods. You know, fudge, biscuits, that sort of thing? Itty bitty christmas hampers.

Simon
River: String models of all major landmarks of Osiris, hanging from a mobile.

Mal: A dress that may fit, an Inara and a Kaylee doll and an apology, explaining that actually he did order Inara and Kaylee in but as you can see, it didn't quite work out as planned.

Wash: A Zoe doll. Same note. The Zoe doll is wearing a Hawaiian shirt over her usual clothing, as one does.

Ahiru, Fakir, Rue and Mytho: A phonograph and records, with a note that you all have to share. Not poor, rly.

Wolfwood: A smack upside the head. This is pending his return.

Willow
Buffy and Kon: Books. Specifically, books about living out of home, maritial stuff, that sort of thing. SHE MEANS WELL.

Xander: Books about carpentry. She watched the later seasons.

Rikuou and Kazahaya: Books about how to resolve tension with your partner. Once they finish reading the book, they get these protective amulets that prevent one camp affliction.

Seeing as though I'll be seeing the delinquent nephew tomorrow and getting more sunburned, we can assume this happened off screen? Please? I hate my timezone.

Hospital Post

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:22:06 GMT

So. I have no idea what goes where, so how about people tell me what you think is in the hospital and where it is, and we'll work from there?

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:49:32 GMT

[Well. It had to happen sometime. The lights are flickering and have just gone out. Power black out? WE ONLY WISH.]

Oh, this is great.

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:43:31 GMT

from Sohma Kisa (eye_ofthetiger)

App Percentage: 70.7% (34 in, 14 out)
Played From: December 2005 to July 2006
That's How Long? Eight months
Total Comments: 6,005
Overall Percentage: 14.2%
Reason For Dropping: Kisa was always a difficult character for me to play. She was shy, stuttery and quiet in a game where you need to be LOUD AND OUT THERE in order to be really playable. When I picked up Simon, I just found it all the more difficult to play her, and then Hiro dropped. So we sent the two of them home together. ♥
Select Option 3? My favourite thing with Kisa was the Shinigami Division #WTF? if only because it was both so bizarre and yet SO VERY COOL.

from Simon Tam (sisterskeeper)

App Percentage: 92.3% (60 in, 5 out)
Played From: February 2006 until the present!
That's How Long? Almost ten months
Total Comments: 32,898
Overall Percentage: 77.5%
Select Option 3? Simon was always my favourite character in Firefly and I actually planned on apping him after my exams finished. Unfortunately, Mal's player apped him the round before my exams finished. So when I was told that she was dropping, I ... panicked and thought I couldn't do it. But River made me and here I am.

from Willow Rosenberg (hackstheplanet)

App Percentage: 70.2% (33 in, 14 out)
Played From: September 2006 to present
That's How Long? 3 months
Total Comments: 1,887
Overall Percentage: 4.5%
Select Option 3? I initially was apping Tara Maclay. But try as I might, I could NOT get her voice down. Finally, River's player said "Dude, that's Willow", I went "...oh yeah" and then apped her. Scariest voting round ever.

from Christine Gargamel (keeperofthesoul)

App Percentage: 87.5% (42 in, 6 out)
Played From: October 2006 to present
That's How Long? 2 months
Total Comments: 800
Overall Percentage: 1.9%
Select Option 3? Christine was River's fault. Again. Basically, she and I read Unclean Legacy in one night, went "right, I wanna app Sophie" "but I wanna app Sophie!" "you should app Christine, she's your type" "...I dunno". And then I apped Willow instead. But Christine, despite being my hardest character to play, is interesting.

from Selphie Tilmitt (we_get_signal)

App Percentage: 98.3% (57 in, 1 out)
Played From: November 2006 to present
That's How Long? 1 month
Total Comments: 660
Overall Percentage: 1.6%
Select Option 3? She is entirely Tomo's fault. I didn't think I had a chance of getting in with Selphie. Tomo told me to submit the thing anyway. So I palmed it off to someone else, went and sat an exam, came back and the next day? Yeah. I have no idea, wtf guys?

from Eiko Carol (summon_a_carol)

App Percentage: 73.8% (45 in, 16 out)
Played From: December to present
That's How Long? Two weeks
Total Comments: 182
Overall Percentage: 0.4%
Select Option 3? Eiko was one of those impulse things. I was actually going to app Iron Lad, then Raquel Applegate. However, I couldn't get either of their voices right. So I wrote the app at work at the last minute, handed it to a few betas, panicked and have no idea how I got in. FTW, baby.

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:39:46 GMT

I'll join the crowd, then.

Trust meme thingy for Christine, Selphie, Simon and Willow. Will answer while writing comments for love meme.

Secret Santa Post

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:47:02 GMT

I've been a very ~~naughty person, spank me~~ good person and here is my Christmas post?

Jumping on the bandwagon

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:10:18 GMT

1. For those who don't know, I've gone back to work full time for the summer. So if you want me and you're in Asia/NZ, I'll be on in the evenings, or if you're in the US, I'll be on during the weekends. (Please tell me that Buffy's wedding is on the Saturday and not the Sunday, otherwise Willow's going to be absent. :()

2. Comment here with your name and address if you want a card FROM AUSTRALIA.

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:35:52 GMT

× I arrived here willingly - at first.	✓ I live in one of the official camp cabins.	× I'm from Earth.
× I use the moogles regularly.	× I don't mind the audience.	✓ In camp, I've (been) adopted (by) someone, in the absence of my own negligent friends or family. ((...thanks. No, really.))
× I'm the last (or one of the last) survivors of my kind.	× I'm proficient in hand-to-hand combat.	× Back home, I'm dead.
× I've had an encounter with the tentacle monster.	× I use sparkles regularly.	✓ I'm human (or close enough).

* * * * *

✓ I speak English. ((Among other languages.))	× In the past week, I've had an encounter with the zombies, gorillas and/or other fauna.	× I top.
× Back home, I have a sister. ((She's not at home, she's here.))	✓ I've been traumatized by something an audience member has shown me .	✓ I've made out with someone - or something - at camp.
✓ I can swim.	✓ I've consumed Ash's milk.	✓ I want to go home.

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