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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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6 mos ago
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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@Rabidporcupine you might want to try tumblr face claim directories. They're pretty ace for newcomers. Or hell, some RP tumblr blogs are really helpful. Eternal roleplay is my go-to.
@Rabidporcupine You don't need to be Richie rich to technically live in Beverly Hills. You could be a relative who is living with the rich aunts/uncles and/or grandma/grandpas. And about the being super smart part, my character Kai isn't a brainiac. He just wants to be able to surf and stay away from the drama. you can totally make a character like that who doesn't have any big aspirations to be a CEO or anything like that. Just an average joe who just happens to attend the same school as his or her future bosses.
You ever get that nagging feeling that your own pettiness for someone or their friends strips you of actually enjoying a RP and instead constantly find yourself divided between wanting to drop and staying because people are depending on you?

Like, I don't know what it is with me lately, but I've just been in possession of more salt than I have had in my 10 years of rping. It's honestly been killing my drive to roleplay as of late and the only things I've been able to write outside from the occasional post have been character sheets. Like, my characters heets have been great. It's just the actual post-writing and being involved in said roleplays that seem to be the fucking problem I haven't been able to talk to people about characters or anything because I'm just...dead? Idk, maybe that's not the right word. But my drive for certain RPs has been lacking severely and it's kind of driving me to a breaking point I didn't think existed.

Anyway, that's been on my mind, so respond to it or don't, but just needed to get it out.

As you guys were.


I N T E R A C T I O N S — Veronica(mentioned @Hero), his parents(NPCs)

There was only one week left until the new semester started and that meant only three months, if that, left until it was the perfect weather to surf. That, above all else, was what kept Kai going through these troubled times of limited surfing. He only caught ten surfs today. Yes, that’s right: only ten. Of course, this was counting the entire day, but at the end of the day, Kai found that not to be enough, especially with all of the free time that he found himself having. His surf didn’t even encompass the entire afternoon. By the time he was able to get home, it wasn’t even five yet. Sure, he worked up quite the appetite and had a bit of a feast. Afterwards, he had to take a short nap.The keyword here, obviously, is short.

Only an hour seemed to pass when Kai went to dreamland. Groggy, he wandered out to the balcony connected to his room and had the sight of a beautiful sunset. His house was just a few clicks away from the beach. The beautiful reds and orange that were aligned with the blues and greens of the ocean was quite the sight. Though nowhere as breathtaking as those that he remembered from Hawaii, it had been something that he grown used to. Hell, Kai might even say he enjoyed the sight that his room allowed.

But the other sight he had wasn’t as beautiful. In fact, he saw the final boxes moved in next door. The Salvadors had new company. He couldn’t be bothered to remember who it was, but he knew Veronica had a new stepsister because her father remarried. He didn’t know the specifics, but ever since that happened, she’s been extra bitchy. As a result, she’s been taking it out on him. Kai would never begin to understand what he did to deserve such attention from such an unruly girl. She was easy on the eyes, that much Kai couldn’t deny, but she was the furthest thing from a delight. Always calling him Momo when he has told her more times than he could count on his fingers and toes to call her Kai.

“God she’s a nightmare.” He mused, scowling at the pure thought of her coming out to her own balcony that was opposite to his. Funny how fate kept on forcing them to interact. No, wait, that’s not funny at all. “Better get back inside before fate tries to force an interaction with her.” Kai shivered at the thought and heeded his own advice.

As his mind wandered, for the next hour, Kai did a list of things: showered to get the stench of the sea off of him, ate something light, and dressed in some fashionable, yet comfortable clothes. When he finished, he had a short conversation with his parents. His father would mention a party that one of his colleagues mentioned their friend’s son was hosting. Jeff something or rather. Kai rolled his eyes, but Kaleo was forceful about this. In his own words: No son of mine is going to spend New Year’s Eve alone. He tried to protest but his father wouldn’t take no for an answer. He even offered to let Kai use his Lexus. He sighed. Wanting to say no, Kai knew his father would insist. The last thing he wanted to do was extend this conversation, so he took his father’s car keys, exited the house, and got into his father’s car.

So this was where I was at? Instead of chilling at home, maybe catching reruns of Dragon Ball Mega, I have to attend this lame party. Thanks, pop. Really, thank you.



Outfit
I N T E R A C T I O N S — No one.

Kai had taken the long way to the party. Sure, he could’ve gone straight for it at a few turns, but why rush? He certainly wasn’t in any rush to get to a party that, if it hadn’t been for his father, wouldn’t even be attending. But alas, that was a dead horse, so he gave up trying to make it hee-haw again. Instead, he would simply enjoy the view as he casually hovered his way to it. The closer he got to the party, however, the more obvious it became what sort of people were making their way to it. He saw all sorts of cars passing him as he was on the sidewalk. Cars that belonged to people he recognized from school and cars that had the sort of people that he wanted to avoid, yet he was heading right into the lion’s den.

This was going to be a mistake.

There was this movie in the 2010s that was about some family called We’re The Millers. Kai’s father was a big fan of it. Apparently, it had some actress from back in the day known as Jennifer Aniston. Truth be told, Kai never found the film all that interesting, but there was this one line in direct response to some rapper-wannabe when he showed the Millers his tattoo that had the word regrets misspelled by replacing the first ‘e’ with ‘a’. What Kai was experiencing was exactly what Jason Sudakis’ character felt when he saw that tattoo.

What the damn hell did I just walk myself into? I have regrets. And not just a single letter. It’s the entire damn word.

Kai parked his father’s about a block away from where everyone else was heading. The last thing he wanted was to get locked in by the hoard of people he saw were heading the same direction he was. Besides, the walk would be good for his approach to this. How did one enjoy themselves at a party they didn’t want to go to in the first place? Obviously, this would require some planning, though maybe not. Parties were known to be an enjoyable environment. And they were near the beach. If anything, this would be a nice excuse to participate in this party without actually having to endure the stupidity of the popular kids.

“What a fantastic idea. Glad I thought of it.”

Sometimes Kai amused himself so much that he forgot that talking to yourself wasn’t a sign of a healthy, mental state. Right, he’ll work on that at some point. But bottom line was that he knew how to enjoy this party and didn’t have to get involved in the politics he had made it his mission to avoid.

Right, now that was decided, Kai could finally enter the jungle. Hopefully, none of the stealthy tigers would try and pounce. He wasn’t good with confrontation.

But maybe that was just hoping for the impossible. Even if he wasn’t the subject of it, every corner he turned, Kai was either in the way of someone trying to get the attention of someone else or was being bumped into. Had he been any other person, he would’ve made a big deal out of all of the times he was mistakenly called on or bumped into. Instead, he tried to get through the massive hoard of people bumping and grinding and pressing the limits of his personal space just so he could get to the bar. He wasn’t a heavy drinker, but he sure could go for something soothing. “Whatever's fine, I guess,” Kai told the person serving drinks. He didn’t really care one way or the other what he got to drink. The only thing that honestly mattered to him was finding some enjoyment amongst the chaos.



• The Eoldysseus - Top Deck, Ifrise Forest, Sovereignty of Dryadalis •
@Lemons @Kal-El


By all that was holy and right in the world, Zestasia was ready to throw it down with whatever man, woman, or whatever have you. His fists were armed, glowing radiantly thanks to the light from the sun above and his eyes were focused, narrowed with a stern seriousness that made him appear to be a totally different guy.

But that all changed almost instantaneously when a few things happened. First off was the obvious: the barge had come to a full stop, rocking those who were mobile forward (or backward depending on how far forward/back they were leaning). In Zestasia’s case, his body was hunched slightly forward, so as gravity took over, he took a few tumbling rolls. His body stopped with it hit something solid like a metal of some sort. Truth be told, Zestasia was more focused on trying to regain his footing and enjoying the fact that he now had a raging headache.

Once he was up and on his feet, Zestasia scanned around, his cerulean eyes first looking in front, then to every side possible, and then behind him. Though everything seemed to be relatively normal, it did take him just a moment longer than it would’ve taken the normal person to realize that he was no longer glowing. He didn’t think much of it at first. He did take a hard hit when he crashed into part of the barge, so his focus was off just a tad. “No problem, let me just do something about that,” Zestasia said, gathering his magic.

No good. Nothing came of it.

“Okay, let’s try again.”

And still, nothing came. Did he really use up all of his reserves when activated his Solaris Pallio? No, that wasn’t it. Something else must be wrong.

Zestasia ran a few scenarios through his mind. One of them was the sun being blocked out since his main source of power was the sun, but that didn’t make any sense. He hadn’t dipped into his reserves. Plus, when he looked up, the sun was still out, so that wasn’t the reason why he couldn’t activate any of his magical spells. So then, what could it be? The sudden lack of an answer brought frustration to Zestasia and he began to scratch his head out of said frustration, angrily grunting, though that would soon fade into a gasp as he saw shadows of what appeared to be some kind of avian-like creature.

He didn’t do anything at first. As they were fast-approaching the barge, Zestasia eyed them warily. It became apparent to Zestasia that they weren’t flying south for winter. First off, it wasn’t even cold outside. And secondly, they were centered at the barge and they took to a diving assault. Instinctively, Zestasia rolled forward, avoiding any direct confrontation with the angered birds. However, his jacket was caught and part of his pant leg had been snipped off like a knife does with softened butter.

Zestasia’s previous slight worry was now on the border of panic. These birds had human flesh on their mind. Whatever the reason, he had that much figured out. There was just something about the noises they made that made that much obvious to him. “So, what now? Fight or flee? For some reason, I can’t use my magic and these birds seem to be stronger than your average parrot.” He said, looking at the hot blonde and his brother. He would be down for either option, but the lack of access to his magic made the fleeing option preferable.

Character Number 2: Kai Chiaki, the Waverider


Swimming

These Brits sure were feisty, huh? Though Lillian wasn’t nearly as accepting of Ava’s own, personal peanut gallery as Liz was, it still made her smile that, despite all the talk about them as a whole, this Brit didn’t write off Ava by simply walking away. That, if nothing else, was proving all them anti-American stereotypes wrong. Though, Ava wasn’t an American herself. But Lillian obviously didn’t know that. Oh god, Ava’s starting to play the same game her brother does. God-fucking-dammit! She had to do something about that.

Oh, but of course, before Ava could jump at the chance, someone who happened to be sitting at the table that she and Lillian were, decided to open up his mouth. Who was he? And why the hell didn’t she or Lillian spot him when they sat down? Based off of how stereotypically-withdrawn this guy appeared to be, Ava’s first impression of him was that didn’t want to speak up. He seemed like one of those guys that chose to sit in the front of the class because it meant not having to deal with the troublemakers in the classroom. Ava never had any problem with those kinds of people. Hell, she was friends with a couple of them. Nice people when they want to be, but there were types in that same group that did it because they were a self-loathing, purposely-hateful collection of introverts that wanted everyone to feel sorry for them.

Ava couldn’t deduce which side of that spectrum this guy was. “I’m being perfectly civil. Just tell him, Lillian,” Ava said, smiling, through her eyes, she teased Lillian. How’s that for listening? “But, if it’ll make you feel all that much better, Mister...whatever your name is, we could take this--”

As Ava attempted to finish that thought, someone interjected yet again. Seriously, these people budding in a conversation was getting old. “What the hell do you want?” Ava snapped, her head whipping back. Only then did she realize who it was. She couldn’t remember his name, but the face seemed familiar. Where she met him wasn’t clear, but that would soon change as his lips moved and words flowed out of them. Apparently, he was Harvey and she met him at that boring party. “Right, because I totally remember you.” She rolled her eyes, not really listening to what he said. She only caught the last bit about novels and reading. Again, it bored her, though she just nodded and pretended to understand what he was saying. As far as he knew, she had been listening to every word.

Taking just a moment to gather herself, Ava would lean back in her chair, trying not to be suffocated by the increasing amount of people at the table. She couldn’t vouch for the black guy, but she was getting a little antsy. Plus, she dared not bring the wrath from the librarian. “So tell me, do you lot always choose the libraries to find friends? Or is this just one of those chance encounters I’ve read so much about?” Ava asked, though she wasn’t sure if they caught on that she wasn’t seriously wanting to know the answer to that question. She asked it purely for the shits and giggles.

That is certainly one way to get people to notice you. Regardless, welcome to the site! I hope you find all that you are looking for (and good luck with the devouring of our females' rears )
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