BrokenPromise

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

While December is the most traveled month of the year, a lot of people wait until January and sometimes even February to take a trip and avoid congested traffic and resorts. Weekends can also be a mixed bag, especially if you're having family over or other responsibilities.

Also, quick announcement:

i'm going to quietly open character registration again for anyone currently in the RP that doesn't have a second character. They won't actually enter the RP until the end of the prelude, but you can get them ready so that they are ready to jump in. When exactly is that going to happen? Well, I'd like to see our group of current patients develop a bit more and then see what happens during the first night of carnage. So there's no rush. Take your time and make sure your character is exactly the way you want them before submitting them. Also, all the specialty rolls are taken. even the super secret one. Just a heads up.

EDIT: Oh, and on a side note. If you chose to go exploring, you can describe an area how you see fit so long as it matches up with the map description and it makes sense to be there. We're all story tellers and I don't have a problem with people using a little bit of creativity. If you feel less than confident describing a room, I can do it for you.

Has anyone actually completed an RP before?

The sad truth is that most people who join an RP are unaware of the commitment involved, or expect daily posts to interact with. I have the most luck trying to rally together people who I'm on the same wave length with and RP with the lot of them. That's not to say some randoms aren't dedicated, but you need to plan on at least a few of them dropping out or getting busy. I actually think the commitment problem is compounded in this type of environment because a new RP starts up every ten minutes.

What is the difference between a Flame War and a Disagreement to you?

EDIT: I realize that I'm deviating from dictionary definitions, these are just words loosely used to define conflict on message forums.

@Garattee

Well, my favorite thing to do is to quote the dictionary and then draw parallels to a situation. The problem is that you have a lot of people misusing words, and with enough misuse the meaning of the word actually changes. I'll use the weabo community as an example for this. Westerners tend to call hard core cartoon porn Hentai, and soft core stuff Ecchi. But Ecchi is actually what you call the letter "H" in Japanese, and is slang for Hentai. So while they mean the exact same thing in japan, they have different meanings elsewhere. This is the same thing with forum slang, it tends to have different meanings as you go from place to place.

Disagreement, argument, and debate pretty much have the same meaning, but they have different flavors. Two people arguing facts "intelligently" would rather you viewed their exchange as a debate. Someone who is simply stating an opposing view point who doesn't wish to argue would likely tell you they are disagreeing. Argument has a mostly negative context, but they can all mean the same thing.

A flame war is simply the point where an argument (read: any of the above examples) has become toxic and the participants are being toxic, which is essentially what you stated. Though the exact point at which an argument becomes a flame war varies from forum to forum.

Has anyone actually completed an RP before?

@Hostile I could link you, but it's a private forum. Registration is closed, and you need to be registered to look at the original RPs. If you just want to look at the final post or something like that, I could re-post one here or send you a PM. But it would be difficult to show you the entire RP.

Has anyone actually completed an RP before?

Well that depends.

If you mean took a role play to its conclusion, then I have done that many times.

But what usually ends up happening is they then beg you to make a sequel, and I've never seen one of those end. That hurts my many times count a bit.

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

<Snipped quote by Mateotis>

Rika attempted to see if he was okay, did you not read that?

@Spriggs27

Pretty sure @Mateotis was only referring to our resident poet and violinist, as they were right beside Felix helping him.

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

Shona: I'm Irish. The beer makes me forget things.

Important things.

EDIT: also, I could lift that skinny twig with one arm, you children!

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

“Of course you can drink, Calvin.” Shona seated herself at the table. “Anyone who would like a refresher is welcome to it. It wouldn't be very good if I tried to finish it by myself.” The knight managed to say that without cracking a smile. She turned her attention to Quill. “It is customary to offer your own name before asking another for theirs. If you want to get to know people better, you need only tell them about yourself. Like so...” Shona took a sip of her ale. It was a bit sweet for an ale, but it still had a strong flavor that made it impossible to chug. That was just the way she liked them. The knight pushed away the glass and continued her story. “We were all scouted by Infinity Initiative at some point. Someone was, unbeknown to us, tracking our movements and accomplishments. This story is about the day Dexter, my recruiter, confronted me. It was during a renaissance festival in France. As it is the birth place of Joan of Arc, there was a lot of exitement to see a reknown reinactor like myself participating in the event. Of course in armor, you could hardly tell if I was a woman or a man.” Shona looked down at herself before lifting her head back up again. “I wasn't wearing this clearly. Real armor covers the body more compleatly, and isn't designed to exagerate a woman's curves.” She sighed before continuing. “Something else you should know is that I wasn't the only woman in the group. I believe her name was Tonya. She put in a lot of training, but she was still new to a lot of things. This would be her first live jousting contest against a real opponent, which was me. It was noon, and I was fully armored and mounted on my steed. Tonya's crew was a bit slower. She was very pretty, which I suspect slowed her squire down.” Shona sat up a bit straighter and placed her hands on the edge of the table. “When they had her fully armored, they dropped the flag and we charged each other. Tonya made a valiant effort, but I had every advantage over her from hight to skill. I threw her from her horse on the first blow, and this is when Dexter first appeared before me.” the corners of Shona's lips were flexing. She really didn't want to smile. “He immidiately pulled off Tonya's helmet, asking her over and over again if she was alright. She was of course. It was a clean fall, and the leather padding inside the armor works pretty well to dampen a fall. But he was so mad! He hounded me. 'how could you?' he said over and over again. 'how could you do this to such a talented young woman?' I wanted to speak up, but he gave me no room to interject. Finally he told me that I had no right to call myself a man. To which I removed my helmet. He nearly fell over in suprise.” The knight grinned as she reached for her glass. “Aparently he forgot my name, and was asking everyone where the 'woman knight' was. Because I was already in armor, everyone thought he was talking about Tonya. Once I was off my horse, Dexter told me that he had been folowing my exploits, but had never actually seen a picture of me. He asked me if I'd be interested in joining Infinity initiative, and I said yes. The rest, as they say, is history.” Shona took another sip of her ale. It seemed to get better the longer it was exposed to the fresh air. “I'm going to finish my drink and start exploring the resort later. In the meantime though, does anyone else want to share a tale?” She eyed Ice. “If you need help moving him back to his room, I am willing to assist.”

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

“I hope Telling Mondatta about this was the right thing to do.”

There was a lot going on in the break room, but Shona was able to keep up with most of it. It was a shame that everyone wasn't more supportive of Mondatta's speech. At least there were still positive voices like Kara and Cyrus. Maybe even Ice would be more supportive if he could see everyone trying to help him out.

The knight looked at the bottle that had been left in her care. Bottle was probably the wrong word, it was almost as big as a keg. Its contents would last quite a while... usually. A shame Mary didn't want to stick around. With an exception to Davis and Cyrus, Shona hadn't had a chance to speak in length with anyone. Calvin had shown some interest in drinking with her, but looked like he was tied up with Cyrus at the moment. Shona decided the best thing to do was to take a table and set up a few glasses. Surely someone, if not calvin, would join her for breakfast soon.

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Davis's room was filled with gilded tools of conquest. His room didn't have a single decoration that Davis himself hadn't brought with him. The infinite Conquest was very serious about his title, and liked to be surrounded by his treasures. Each one was a purchase made after one of his many victories. He purchased a golden crossbow after he won a national archery competition in Spain. He purchased himself a shield after he won a jungle survival contest. Davis even purchased a pair of golden boots to remind himself of a beauty competition. The feat was more impressive in his eyes because it was intended for female participants. The only thing in his room that wasn't coated in gold (or made to look like gold) was a very ordinary looking chest. It had a metal frame with wooden walls, and was locked tight. He hadn't put his tie back on, and had actually removed his shirt and undershirt in an attempt to get dressed. But he got caught up staring at the ugly chest.

A knock at the door, followed by Mondatta's voice. Or at least the voice of that armor.

“Great. Guess you can't even count on an infinite knight to keep her mouth shut.” Davis stood up and opened the door. “Come on, get in.” Davis waited for the monk to enter before closing the door. “First, I'd like to say that I'm only entertaining this meeting because I know how stubborn you monks are. Secondly...” Davis scratched the hair on his chest. It was thick and unkempt. “...Did you ever find it strange how you were always encouraged to boo the bad guy during live performances?” Davis folded his arms. “ Before the calamity, I think I was nine, my father took me to see an air show. It was a good show. The acting was pretty bad, but they flew around in real planes. They battled by throwing rolls of toilet paper at each other. The concept was amusing, and for kids.” Davis adjusted his footing. “A trick when dealing with kids is to make them be loud, which makes them quiet later. That's why a lot of shows like this encourage energetic responses during certain parts of the show. For this air show, we were asked to clap for the hero and boo the villain.” Davis chuckled. “I mean sure, the villain wanted to kidnap a dame and force her to marry him, but behind all that we have two people paid to do an air show. Just one is met with praise and another scorn. Does that sound fair to you?” Davis didn't wait for a response. His smile faded and he continued on. “That actually doesn't have anything to do with the current situation. I just wanted to let you know that I too am filled with wisdom that I can impart at any time." Davis fret his brow. "Now what do I have to do to get you to piss off already?”

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

@Spriggs27 Kara is missing that one thing that makes a Danganronpa hero what they are: Ahoge