Letter Bee

Do You Have RP Pet Peeves?

I'm sorta infamous for both asking people for permission to 'borrow' their IP and making 'expies' of games they have that wind up very creatively different yet still show their roots.

And to be honest, I see both sides' points as well: People have the right to their RPs and IPs or their interpretations of a given IP. Permission is important.

Moved here from FeralFront!

@silver21, welcome!

Shattered Steel - An Ace Combat/Project Wingman/etc inspired aircraft-based RP

Mykhailo Martinez

"Roger!" said Mykhailo as he accelerated his F-16, 'leaping' towards the sky, seemingly vanishing into the clouds... Then all of a sudden, diving down just above one of the missile boats, dropping a GPS-guided bomb on its deck, that hopefully lit that pest in flames and sowed the fear of something on the crew of the last remaining one - Scott brought down one and he hopefully brought down another - A kill offered up to Stingray to finish off.

Now the foe will flee or die; he knew their rationale, their reasons for anger and rage. Their nations had suffered under the ex-colonial powers that made up the N/UN, and they wanted vengeance. Their values were 'traditional', and had given them meaning and belonging in the face of hardship, and they did not want to drop them in the face of new, 'decadent' values that spat at their struggle and stank of hypocrisy, according to them.

Let them hate; he was ready to let go even when they would not. If they do not yield, he will stop them from harming anyone else.

There was some part of him who wanted to go beyond that, though; some part of him that hated back, hyperfixated on how much they hated and hurt him and wanted to return the favor. But he knew this was monstrous, that it would prevent him from getting his own happiness, and also burn his connections with other people.

So he let go; he let go again and again until it took. He cut off the part that enjoyed his vengeance against these people; let the explosion of the GPS-guided bomb drive out his own hate with its noise. He will keep fighting till the end, both others and himself...

@Damo021@Smike@Rhona W@Finetales@AvaP

Noble Arms: The ASEAN War - Thread Three, the Darkest Hour

Intermission Five - Aftermath of Victory (Not a GM Post)

Municipality of Lubao, Pampanga Province, Philippines - 1/1/2023, 8:00 AM, UTC+8

Bahram could tell Levi liked him enough not to pull away, and even to talk a little. So his next words were, "Some of us have been tasked with giving humanitarian aid; food, water, medicine, blankets, and for the kids who had to endure war, toys and candy - I have a sample, if you want!"

He then pulled out a plastic bag colored United Nations blue labeled "Hershey's", and said, "Try it; it's not poisoned, I promise!"

The 17-year-old tried not to notice the black-haired volunteer close by; he wanted to spend more time with Levi!

But on the other hand, would Levi think badly of him if he ignored the other volunteer ahead of him, plus the mission? That, and he recognized the other guy, Broken Sword PMC's soldiers had been hired by the Seven Virtues to take out his employers, but not target him - He was an innocent victim, according to Chastity. Well, best to keep it secret that he knew; he did not want it to look like he was holding it over Lukas.

"Levi..." Bahram turned his attention back to the other brunette, "It's New Year's Day. Wanna celebrate after we finish joining up with Task Force Obsidian?"

Some civilian volunteers were distributing newspapers in English, Tagalog/Filipino, and a few other languages; Bahram would take one and exclaim loud enough that Lukas could hear, "Whoa; it seems the US is debating if they should enter the war! Must be the rebellion in China... You know there's a rebellion in China now, though?"

@LladyLloki@Ducksworth

Noble Arms: The ASEAN War - Thread Three, the Darkest Hour

Posted >.>
I hope I did it right.

@LladyLloki

You did.

Noble Arms: The ASEAN War - Thread Three, the Darkest Hour

Mission Five - La Naval de Manila, Segunda Vez/Segundo Beses/Second Time

Ruins of The Guangdong - 12/28/2022, 5: 50, UTC+8

Wu Shufen knew that the foe had figured it out; for every one of them that fell and dispersed their Noble Arm, he had one less copied ability. With most of the enemy subdued, only Raja and Henri, the latter whose NA abilities cannot be copied at all, were left.

But the Monkey of the Zodiac had an escape plan, and that manifested in the form of four Helicopters flying toward his position on the sinking Nuclear Aircraft Carrier. Throwing a smoke bomb, he'd run, then swim in the direction of the gunships, not bothering to snark at the people who had just barely defeated him. If they had any brains, they'd flee towards the portal their friend had opened before they were strafed by bullets that can tear apart even an Arms Master.

He can console himself that he had hurt the foe deeply enough that they won't be able to function for weeks, buying his country valuable time...

Mission Five Has Ended

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Intermission Five - Aftermath of Victory

Municipality of Lubao, Pampanga Province, Philippines - 1/1/2023, 8:00 AM, UTC+8

A historic town in the province of Pampanga, Philippines, nestled amidst fertile rice fields, Lubao is a mix of old and new, with centuries-old stone churches and houses mixing with chic modern restaurants, hotels, and the houses of the upwardly mobile. Despite recent events, some mango and acacia trees still line the streets, and the waterways are being restored to their clean, pristine state. Due to its quick surrender, many of the historic buildings still stand.

For several months now, Lubao City, under the iron heels of the politician-turned-warlord Flores Pagkanta Corriente and her family, had been a thorn in the Philippine Government of National Salvation's side. It had sent hired militiamen and thugs to harass the Armed Forces of the Philippines in open treason, openly pledged allegiance to China as part of the 'Continuation Government of the Philippines', and now, its people, faced with the full attention of the PGNS, had thrown out their leader in an armed uprising and opened the gates to a surprised but greatful army. Now, Task Force Obsidian was sent there to recuperate and receive news from the rest of the world.

Knowing how sensitive his presence in Lubao was, Crown Prince Shinyahito did not choose to commandeer a notable hotel, restaurant, church, or park. Nor did he and his sister take over the hacienda (a plantation-style estate) where Flores Pagkanta Corriente had made her final stand. Instead, they and TFO made their HQ in the New Lubao Town Hall; the image cannot be reposted outside of Wikipedia), where the local Mayor, a member of the locally influential Parada Family, was eager to prove his loyalty after having cut ties with the Pagkanta-Corrientes. And it was there that they began to receive news of the world after their miraculous victory.

Spontaneous 'Blank Paper' uprisings have sprung all over Mainland China in response to the devastating defeat in the West Philippine Sea. Now, truly Filipino waters after Admiral Yi Yeol had pounded the PLA Navy to scrap metal. Although the People's Republic of China had acted with the usual brutality and repression, making arrests and executions, the protests were growing in number and frequency; this would be the right time for the Qing Restoration Society to make their move, only there was a problem: Lei Qingshe, their most powerful Arms Master, the smartest mind they had, and a person who had the secrets of Occult Programming Language in her hands...had disappeared for the final time.

On the plus side, they were getting reinforcements today; new volunteers were flocking to them soon.

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Flashback - A Remote Outpost on Finland's Southern Border - 12/30/2022, 22:00, UTC+2

Lukas Lightbringer had been called to the outpost by his handler, who said in a curt voice, "We've been hired to join the winning side in that war in Southeast Asia - And to everyone's surprise, it isn't China."

The Handler, wearing thick, concealing winter clothing, handed him a dossier about Task Force Obsidian before saying, "We - Or rather you - were originally going to be tasked with saving one Noel Alonso, a Filipino Arms Master who got himself captured by the Downward Descent's forces. However, our superiors have decided to send you over to where the group he once led, Task Force Obsidian, is waiting for news, reinforcements, and the rescue of their commander."

Clearly thinking little of his subordinate, The Handler continued as his snow goggles faced Lukas' eyes, "Your orders are simple; get in good with them, share in the rewards, get their trust, and if the wheel of fortune flips again and they start losing, stab them in the back. We'll arrange for you to be flown to their provisional HQ in a few days. Until then, do not blow your cover. Got it?"

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Municipality of Lubao, Pampanga Province, Philippines - 1/1/2023, 8:00 AM, UTC+8

The streets of the town were clean, while the nearby waterways were replete with soldiers and military engineers fishing out unexploded ordnance and pieces of sharp metal to clean the rivers anew. Sometimes they even fished out a corpse or bones.

Lukas had been flown to Lubao as a 'volunteer' seeking to join the now-prestigious Task Force Obsidian; he had been told that the New Town Hall was where the group made their temporary HQ. As he walked the still heavily-patrolled city, meeting the suspicious gazes of both military folk and locals as he drew closer to his objective, he'd get a text message on his smartphone... And pictures of the Black Cell being systematically dismantled and its personnel fighting and dying against mercenaries who wore a badge showing a Broken Sword, accompanied by a brown-haired, green-eyed woman in a lab coat whose Noble Arm was an oval shield that looked like it was made of a ladybug's shell.

The text message said: The Black Cell has delved into matters beyond its understanding and received the consequences. You are free now, Lukas Lightbringer; use it well - Chastity, Avatar of Castitias, of the Seven Virtues.

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Levi Orienko had found himself in the Philippines; Task Force Obsidian was hiring. He was closer to the New Town Hall than Lukas was, within sight of the gates, where...

"Orienko - Levi Orienko!," a voice broke the relative silence behind him. His fellow Arms Master, Bahram Mainyu, was walking toward him without a care in the world, waving hi. "I was told you'd be coming here, so I volunteered to join too!"

His eyes were positively glinting with delight as the Persian continued, "Have you heard? Jin Li of the Qing Restoration Society is coming to the Town Hall to meet with Task Force Obsidian! Wonder what he has to say..."

Bahram had met Levi just a few months ago when Broken Sword PMC was busting a Russian Prison in Siberia, a Prison he was rampaging through as well. They had fought alongside each other, saving each other's lives, and when Bahram had absentmindedly flirted with Levi, the fact that the latter hadn't rejected him showed that maybe, there was a chance with this cute, badass, brooding guy.

So he smiled at seeing him, before adding, "Oh, right, my Noble Arm has gotten stronger too since I met you!"

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Now, Jin Li of the QRS had something more to announce to TFO's members, and he was going to meet with them in the Municipal Hall's meeting hall after they met their new members to give them what he hoped would be a tolerable piece of bad news...

@Amidatelion@Chiro@Nimbus@Digmata@Ducksworth@Gerlando@Terry Bogard@LladyLloki

Introduction title pending....

@Byte, welcome!

My little intro~

@Karma Love, welcome!

A Fairy Tail RP

Sounds interesting.

Noble Arms: The ASEAN War - Thread Three, the Darkest Hour

@Letter Bee@Gerlando
You wanted to talk about Lukas' faction?
I named it Black Cell for now. I can easily imagine The Seven Virtues and The Paragons of Science have a lot to do with Lukas' creation of his NA, and backstory, but I didn't want to make any decisions on that cause it would feel like godmodding to me. Instead I kept it unnamed. Or Black Cell. Which could remain as Black Cell working as a smaller group, working for either or both of the big three I mentioned. Does this make sense, or did I misunderstand what is meant by faction? I am guessing it is where his allegiance lies? Or who he has worked for? Or will work for?

@LladyLloki

Maybe they could be some sort of mercenaries, yes, but I think having them involved with the Big Three might make them too important.

Also, fair warning, will be busy for the next hour; will be slow.