[quote=Ex] Symbolism? Me? Never! [/quote] Your dirty, dirty little thing, Ex. >:O I forgot about the black rose. <3 I understand why you used it, though, having Lily go through such a lengthy change process could only really be emphasized by rebirth symbolism. Now that I think about it, that final bit we did in PH had a lot of symbolism in it, I just can't remember exactly what we wrote... something about a bowl and a gun. I guess I never thought that deeply with my writing and I should 'cause it makes for some great writing and some Aha! moments we all love. [quote=Prisk] Ooh, take it easy now, hon. Keep calm and go to sleep! You're not crazy! You're a wonderful, funny, sweet boy who is going to find the love of your life soon enough, and it's going to be just like one of your favorite romantic comedies! I've never been so sure about anything, ever! We love you, Six, and you can go as bat shit crazy as you want in this thread!That being said...! website was quite useful during my English lit classes... uh, one or two years ago, I can't remember. I read tvtropes every now and then to get ideas to make things more clear. If I didn't have all the GM stuff to take care of, I'd probably focus more on my writing and use these devices much more. I suppose using these devices is a good way to fill the pages, which isn't always a bad thing, being a fan of brevity and all.Anyway! I've made some updates to the combat stuffs. I've added a new status ailment, "berserk", which is based on one of Roy's abilities. I also edited Rockette's banners into tiny icons for our stagger meters. Also, here is the combat progress so far, let me know if I've missed something in your posts — there's a lot to keep track of! [/quote] I'll keep your words to heart, Prisk. <3 I really laid that part on thick didn't I? XD I guess running around looking for romance in RPs is kinda heavy handed in the, "I want someone to love me ;_;" department. I won't doubt your words, though, I'm sure I'll find someone... I just hope it's not when I'm like 40 or something. Lol. I'll try to keep the bat shit crazy to a minimum, but if I need any reassurances, I'll be sure to go bat shit crazy in this particular thread whenever I do. That's actually something I think I'll have to use from now on. I do want to get more into using literary devices, since I didn't really much. I never took creative writing classes, though I think I wish I did. I just took honors crap in high school and a standard prerequisite my Freshman year of college. They always touched upon the creative process, but never delved deep enough, though the most I got from writing and using literary devices was probably from having to read Shakespeare all four of my high school years lol. I enjoyed Shakespeare, quite a bit, so that was definitely a positive for me. I'll keep that tab open like the rest of my uber important tabs that dot my window. I leave these things open cause my bookmark folders are all over 100 and I don't know why. ;_; Pretty, pretty pictures, I don't doubt it and a lot of Bradley Cooper, for some reason.... "for some reason" heh... heh. Anyways, I love the icons (squealed for some reason when I saw them) and I inspired a status ailment! *Cheers all around* JJ, quick, celebratory video about how beer is made!