[OOC] Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

[Driving Park]

@Driving Park assuming she's not like a genius hunter that skipped grades she should be around 20 or 21.

@Prince of Seraphs

That's what I figured. Can do!

My personal experience with DP is

He's far from cute.

That is all.

@NarayanK

<3

[Lady Seraphina]

Hey I've got a former hunters team I need to name. The names I have for it are:

Janus Rode
Melanie MacDonald
Daniel Steele

I don't have a fourth member so his or her name could be determined after the team is named. I also want the team name to relate somehow to chess as each member of the team has a chess piece as their symbol.

[Guess Who]

Hey I've got a former hunters team I need to name. The names I have for it are:

Janus Rode
Melanie MacDonald
Daniel Steele

I don't have a fourth member so his or her name could be determined after the team is named. I also want the team name to relate somehow to chess as each member of the team has a chess piece as their symbol.

@Prince of Seraphs

Team JAMD (Jammed)? That's the best I can come up with just off the top of my head, I can't really think of anything Chess related that has those three letters in it.

Anyway, I'm going to turn in early (yes I realize that 2 AM is not usually considered early for most people but I usually fall asleep around 6 AM so it's early for me). Today has been a long day with many exciting and frightening moments, and if anyone is curious why that is I'll probably post why when I wake up.

[Jedly]

Working on a post now. Just have to read up a bit more. Yet again, I apologize for the inactivity. The first few weeks to school are always tough with the initial volley of papers and tests. It's to my understanding that our characters are now in the fourth slot, right?

[Guess Who]

Rock or Bust: The Adventures of Guess Who and The Irish Tree

Prologue

Back in July, I got two tickets for an AC/DC concert on September 25. One I kept for myself, obviously, and the other I gave to the only one my friends who was interested in going (You may know him as the previous GM of this RP: The Irish Tree). And so we waited for the day of the concert.

Are We There Yet?

The concert is in San Francisco at 8:00 AM, so I pick up Tree at 4:00 and we start heading for the City by the Bay. What should have been a 2 hour drive becomes 2 and a half because of the traffic near the toll booth to get on the Bay Bridge, we still got another hour though so we're not worried. As we're crossing the bridge, we turn the radio on and start singing along to We Built This City by Starship because singing a song about San Fran while in San Fran is cool.

A Bridge Too Far

As soon as, and I mean right after, we get off the bridge and get in the city, we see some kind of protest. This is San Francisco though so it's no normal protest, it's about 50 naked old guys riding bicycles with a police escort. So, after another 30 minutes pass, we somehow make it through San Francisco's horrendous traffic (seriously, did whoever design the streets think that no one will ever want to make a left hand turn?) and finally get to the parking garage. Unfortunately, the only parking spaces still available were compact and I can't get my car to fit in compact spaces. Fortunately, the one guy working security offered to help and we finally park. As we start to walk away, I realize the windows are still rolled down and go start the car again so I can roll them up. That's when tragedy strikes. I turn the key but the car won't start, it only makes this repeated clicking noise. I try jiggling the gear shift. I try putting it in neutral and rolling the car back and forth. Nothing. We now have 30 minutes left and we can see the line to get inside the stadium getting longer, so we put anything not nailed down in the trunk and hope whatever's wrong will fix itself by the time we get back.

Are You Ready to Rock!?

The line to get inside goes quick, but as soon as we're inside Tree says he needs to use the restroom. As I'm waiting outside the stalls for him to do his business, I see a guy start snorting cocaine on one of the toilet paper dispensers. Tree soon finishes and we make our way to our seats. Our first mistake of the day soon catches up with us though, neither of us brought warm clothing. At least Tree's got jeans and an over-shirt though. All I have is a t-shirt and shorts. How neither of us got hypothermia I will never know. We're also hungry though because we had planned on getting dinner after parking and before the concert, but because of all the time spent trying to figure out the car situation we were unable to do so. Freezing and starving, a great combination. From 8:00 to 8:30 some band I've never heard of tries to get everyone pumped though you can tell most people aren't interested and just want AC/DC to start already, the opening band was in no way bad though in me and Tree's opinion. From 8:30 to 9:00 they're setting up, doing sound checks, etc. Then the real show starts. For the next 2 hours we are treated to awesome singing by Brian Johnson, rad guitar playing by Angus Young, heart-pounding drums by Chris Slade, and cool bass playing from Cliff Williams. The concert eventually ends and we spend 30 minutes trying to get back to the car because of all the foot traffic.

A Miracle

Well, Tree and me are back at the car but it still doesn't want to cooperate. The garage closes in half an hour and the tow truck won't arrive for another full hour. And so we wait there until the garage closes. When that happened, the guy running the garage tells us that we have to leave or be stuck in there until morning. I put the key in, ready to put it in neutral and have Tree push it so we can park it on one of the sidewalks, but something happens. Instead of turning it enough to allow me to unlock the gear shift, I accidentally turn it all the way and this time the engine finally starts. After much hype, I call back AAA to tell them we no longer need a tow truck and we head make our way home.

Instant Karma

We've got smooth sailing up until we get to the Carquinez Bridge. Another toll, another several minutes spent in bumper-to-bumper traffic. This time though, there's no one trying to cut in front of us like the Bay Bridge so it's going pretty smooth. That is, right until the end. We're about 5 cars away from the actual booth when I car full of about 3 or 4 girls pulls up next us, politely asking if they can get in front of us. Seeing no reason to say no, I let them in and think nothing of it. We get to the toll booth a couple minutes later and are about to hand the money over when the person running the booth tells us the car we let in front of us payed our toll for us. And so we continue on, feeling happy that we were instantly rewarded for a small, good deed. Eventually we get dinner at Jack in the Box, making sure to use the drive-thru because we're not completely sure if the car will start again if we turn the engine off, and an hour later we finally get home.

Final Review

Overall, a good night. 10 out of 10. Would have car break down again.

[Guess Who]

Working on a post now. Just have to read up a bit more. Yet again, I apologize for the inactivity. The first few weeks to school are always tough with the initial volley of papers and tests. It's to my understanding that our characters are now in the fourth slot, right?

@Jedly

Yeah, that's correct.

[Lugubrious]

Hey I've got a former hunters team I need to name. The names I have for it are:

Janus Rode
Melanie MacDonald
Daniel Steele

I don't have a fourth member so his or her name could be determined after the team is named. I also want the team name to relate somehow to chess as each member of the team has a chess piece as their symbol.

@Prince of Seraphs

J'ADoube - A player says "J'adoube" as the international signal that he intends to adjust the position of a piece on the board without being subject to the touched piece rule.

ADJudication - Decision by a strong chess player (the adjudicator) on the outcome of an unfinished game. This practice is now uncommon in over-the-board events, but does happen in online chess when one player refuses to continue after an adjournment.

That's the best I got.

Classes are going to begin tomorrow afternoon.

[MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]

Sorry about no posty yet, boss.

Tired as balls. Had to open at work yesterday, had D&D night, got not as much sleep as I would have liked, and am still tired.

Should post soon.

[Lady Seraphina]

J'ADoube - A player says "J'adoube" as the international signal that he intends to adjust the position of a piece on the board without being subject to the touched piece rule.

ADJudication - Decision by a strong chess player (the adjudicator) on the outcome of an unfinished game. This practice is now uncommon in over-the-board events, but does happen in online chess when one player refuses to continue after an adjournment.

@Lugubrious

Both Melanie's names begin with an M not an A but thanks for the input. I'll see if I can make something work.

[Lugubrious]

What? How'd I manage that oversight? Yeesh.

[Guess Who]

What has been up with me and really short posts lately? Seriously, my last four posts have all been nothing but two short paragraphs each. I find this extremely frustrating.

[HereComesTheSnow]

I wouldn't honestly

sometimes it's better to keep it simple and not pad things out more than they need to be padded

[Crimmy]

Be concise. That's what matters. Express all that is needed in a manner that does not feel bloated, or too undescriptive.

As long as the message is clear, the length is completely irrelevant.

Seven paragraphs on the eating of rice? One line of humble acknowledgement?

Write what you need. Write what you want to say.

And the rest will just fall in place.

[Ookawa]

Sorry folks, having some private personal issues right now, so things are slow on my end. I'll try to post something today.

[Jedly]

Post is up. Kinda just had Delta arrive at the same time as the rest of RVGD. Not gonna be on a lot during 2-5 PM 'cause of SAT class.

[Lucius Cypher]

What has been up with me and really short posts lately? Seriously, my last four posts have all been nothing but two short paragraphs each. I find this extremely frustrating.

@Guess Who

[harinezumikouken]

<- Me.

[Lady Seraphina]

@harinezumikouken @Lucius Cypher @Multi_Media_Man @Guess Who

The materials for Sapphire's new nightmare blades arrive at school tomorrow IC time. So if you guys want to attempt a retrieval sooner would be better. Unless Gren wants to make the materials disappear upon arrival giving you more time.

[Guess Who]

<- Me.

@harinezumikouken

<- Me

[harinezumikouken]

@harinezumikouken @Lucius Cypher @Multi_Media_Man @Guess Who

The materials for Sapphire's new nightmare blades arrive at school tomorrow IC time. So if you guys want to attempt a retrieval sooner would be better. Unless Gren wants to make the materials disappear upon arrival giving you more time.

@Prince of Seraphs

I'm probably going to have Shiro skip Computer Science to accomplish this.