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Current A decade ago when we made that meme "get kid", this isn't exactly what we meant...
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Do you think the reason Jesus Christ doesn't rise again is because we keep putting up crosses and he gets flashbacks on how that went last time?
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Happy almost crisis!
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9 mos ago
it's not just a rock IT'S A BOULDER!...or whatever Spongebob said
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10 mos ago
I will never show empathy for a bigot or a man who believed empathy is a made up term. Simple as that.
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The Golden Throne - Strongriver Plaza, Hedgemont



Jackson had jumped the gun. First, he should have known that a club - even one such as the Golden Throne - would have a sprinkler system in place. Second, based off of the look of things, Tumor Man wasn't even affected from the bursts of fire that he had sent forth at him. It didn't even seem to stop him.

As he had thrashed about, crushing the rest of the bar where the fire hadn't touched, Jackson studied it, hoping to gauge what exactly it was going to do next. He had never encountered such a beast in, well ever. He's encountered humans who had a lot of anger, but never living tumor-like monstrosities. Thanks a lot, God, you've finally shown me a first in my life time. I hope you're proud.

And while Jackson simply waited, not even ten seconds elapsed, and the Human Tumor came charging at Jackson. Surprisingly enough, it had covered the gap between them at alarming speeds. Its large club-like arm came down at Jackson, to which the male darted back into a handstand, kicking off of his legs, and extending the gap between them once again.

Doubtless, the beast would come charging again. Unfortunate. Jackson couldn't use his power because of the sprinklers. He would lead it outside, but that would put people in harm's way. So, Jackson either had to outlast this beast - which seemed unlikely - or try to find the sprinkler system control panel. Of course, this would be in-between not trying to die.

Fucking wonderful.

The Golden Throne - Strongriver Plaza, Hedgemont


Jackson had gone through a few dance partners as the songs the DJ was playing had went on. One song and partner required Jackson to respond a certain way and another required him to respond a different way, but regardless of what the situation demanded, one thing that was clear to anyone on the dancefloor was that anyone within the periphery of Jackson’s vision was that he was having the time of his life. There wasn’t a single worry on his body, nor hinted at in his graceful movements.

In the last seconds of the most recent song that was played, Jackson felt the call of capoeira beckon him, so he gave a little tease to those who had been dancing with him for almost ten minutes. He transitioned his footing into a back handstand, and pushed off of his right arm and twirled around. He came upright to the sight of - well, at first glance, it looked like Doomsday from that godawful Batman v. Superman film that completely ruined the character.

Jackson couldn’t find himself to move. Not because he was scared, but he thought the screams he heard as he transitioned upward was the screams of delight because he was giving the crowd something to cheer about, not because of whatever-the-fuck-this-thing was brought fear and terror to their eyes. EVen before Jackson knew it, the club had been emptied.

Well, probably save for a few people. Like for one, the bartender was frozen still. Out of fear, no less. And to make matters worse, the behemoth of a man was heading straight for him. Obviously out of blind rage.

With Jackson behind the bar and the beast-man making a bulldozing b-line for the bar, Jackson ran as fast as he could, taking the bartender to the ground just a mere pace out of the lane of the Abomination’s path of destruction. But just Doomsday from Dawn of Justice, it seemed this beast was a one-man wrecking crew, and wasn’t going to stop, so Jackson would, instead of running away, give the bartender a brief window to get to safety. As for Jackson himself…

“Hey ugly!” Jackson called out, jumping the counter. “You want some of this!?” Jackson, ungracefully, shook his gluteus maximus at the beast.

No matter how far-gone the mind has gone, there is something universally disrespectful about getting an ass being shook right in your face and having to lash out in a fit of rage. Call it a pride thing.

And that’s exactly what Jackson had intended to do. By doing what he did, Jackson lured the beast away from the bar, which would allow the bartender a brief window to get the fuck out of dodge. This meant that Jackson was alone with the beast. What fun.

As Mr. Pride himself came at Jackson, the male would wait for the right moment. Just as the beast was a pace or two away from him, Jackson flipped forward, an arc of fire trailing along his body. As his leg came down dead center on the beast’s head, the fire surrounded his foot, giving it a much needed boost of power behind it. The end result was that Jackson had halted the beast where it stood. And, as if time stood still, Jackson thrusted his arms forward, producing two streams of fire to strike the beast in its ugly head, forcing it back to the bar. The fire would set the wooden counter ablaze - and possibly the beast itself.
One-hundred-and-eight.
A Pistol to my Temple — Scary Kids Scaring Kids — Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Storytelling pt2 — Funeral For A Friend — Between Order and Model
A Creeping Dose — In FEar and Faith — A Creeping Dose
No World For Tomorrow — Coheed and Cambria — Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star, Volume II: No World For Tomorrow
Dirty Little Secret — The All-American Rejects — Move Along
Rolling in the Deep - Adele Cover — Go Radio — Punk Goes...Pop Volume IV
Until the Judgement Day — Hawthorne Heights — Fragile Future
Thank You For the Venom — My Chemical Romance — Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Let Me Take You There — Plain White T's — Every Second COunts
Breaking Now — From Ashes to New — Day One (Deluxe Edition)
Symphony of Broken Dreams — A Skylit Drive — ASD
Reborn — Stone Sour — Come What[ever] May
The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden Cover — Iced Earth — Tribute to the Gods
Just Like You — Falling In Reverse — Just Like You (Deluxe Edition)
Let Go of Everything You Know — Hawthorne Heights — Fragile Future
Helena (So Long and Goodnight) — My Chemical Romance — Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
My Swagger has a First Name — Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows — D.R.U.G.S.
Sober — Selena Gomez — Revival
When I Go Out, I Want to Go Out on a Chariot — Escape the Fate — Dying is Your Latest Fashion
The Crowing — Coheed and Cambria — In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3

One-hundred-and-three.
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I'm okay with whatever structure happens so long as there is an option for veto, otherwise people will simply opt out. A vote might keep someone from having a turn, but it also is possible to structure it so that the voting system can be devised to let one individual have a turn but be required to provide a list of options from different authors that get voted on. They can speak to the merits of their selections.

I'll be blunt; I don't want to be roped into reading "Atlas Shrugged" again and I want to make sure there are ways to keep people from being hit with the inevitable for things they dislike immensely as well.


While I might be tentatively interested in a book club, having a "veto" option is severely unappealing. Honestly, in all book clubs I've been apart of, the whole thing was about finding new books and partaking in conversations and debates about that book. A veto option erased the former. and quite frankly, it takes away the "don't judge a book by its cover" simply because one doesn't like the reputation of said book.

Also, how do you know that people won't like the books that you dislike? I can tell you right now that I've disliked a lot of things that people have told me are great and vice-versa(me liking something that they don't). So, honestly, that's another reason why the 'veto' option isn't a good one.
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