NuttsnBolts

The Book Club

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I actually met Matthew Reilly when I was in Australia. I've read Ice Station and Temple. I am SHOCKED that Temple isn't an action movie.

@Penny

Yeah, I saw him at Supanova when he had a talk and promo for his latest book. Really nice and down to earth guy.

The Crow's Nest

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I'm assuming that you work in a hardware store of some sort? Also, if you don't mind me asking, what is Anzac Day? I've never heard of that before now.

@Crowe

It's a day to remember the solders of Australia and New Zealand who died during all the wars. It began with the first world war and grew from there.

The Book Club

So was meaning to post up but been busy for the past few weeks...

• Starcraft Ghost Nova: Not a bad little cyberpunk like story. Been years since I read it but I still remember elements of it cause it's a simple read and a short story. 300 pages on an A6 style book.
• Born on a Blue Day: An autobiography about Daniel Tammet, a man who suffers Aspergers and yet he leads a completely normal life. His intelligence is amazing and he was able to perform 4 digit multiplication in his head and learn Polish in a week.
• Death Note: Another Note - The LA BB Murder Cases: The Book Netflix should have turned into a movie. It is about an old L case and the first time he worked with Naomi Misora. Engaging, full of mystery, and suspense.
• Matthew Reilly: Just gonna list the author cause it doesn't matter what you really read, he's a brilliant writer. His Scarecrow and Jack West series are both great and I need to spend more time reading his work.
• Neuromancer: A third of the way through this at the moment, but it is easy to see why this was revolutionary. Written decades ago and yet it feels so futuristic with concepts and ideas.

The Crow's Nest

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Hey there, NuttnsBolts! Welcome to the Crow's Nest!

I was confused, but then I realized that you were using the Celsius scale. A quick Google search tells me that it is hot there. Sorry to hear about that AND working on Halloween! I imagine it's much better than working on Black Friday (assuming that your country partakes in that as well or has an equivalent) though!

@Crowe

Eh, Black Friday isn't much of a thing here at all (that being Australia). Biggest weekend for my place is Easter. The 4 day weekend is the biggest time for home renovations. Anzac day is also around that time and if it works out right there can be an entire week off for some people. O_o

The Crow's Nest

We can start with this: How are all of you doing today and what are you doing (if anything) to celebrate Halloween?

@Crowe

Today is hot, maybe 30 degrees plus, and I'll be at work on Halloween. Yeah... that's scary in itself. xD

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Character Submission

Uzuki

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Okano, Uzuki
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❖ 疼き - ache, twinge}

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Twenty Three

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Black Pine

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^{Clothing | Kasa Hat
Tessen | Tanto Blade}

Uzuki is a woman of average height, with long brown hair, and a facial complexion that feels soft and youthful; yet it continually portrays the immanent undertones of danger and malice. Her eyes are piercing, cold and ever dark, as they compliment her terracotta silk lips and defined jaw line. Her beauty is far from a tool of vanity as she shows on numerous occasions how she is willing to hide her face from the spying heavens above, blocking their sights so as all they can see is her hand woven reed, Kasa hat. To further add to her mystique Uzuki owns a wooden Zaika, a white heirloom mask of the clan she once called family. She rarely wears it, if at all, but the face of the accessory piece is littered in small cuts and abrasions, raising questions about the nature of her origins.

Uzuki's is quite willing to trade in the ever so popular kimono and yukata styles, opting for something a little more simple, modest, and discreet: a dark grey, cotton blouse that covers a silky white linen dress; a set of bamboo sandals; and a thick, brown haori jacket. Resting upon her left hip is a short, less than a foot in length, Tanto blade while strapped to the inner of her right forearm and concealed by her haori is a beautifully crafted Tessen fan.

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To trust Uzuki and her ways is to willingly play your life and trust into her hands. She is a deceitful little bee; an analytical and cunning individual who skilfully lures her prey in with promises of lies and deceit before taking from them what they value most. With that said Uzuki is far from becoming the villain of such a tale as she is more of a survivalist than a monster, a woman who is willing to use those who she's betrayed to climb up higher and higher, to escape the drowning depths of her own sins.

Deep down inside Uzuki knows that throughout her endeavours the real person she is lying to the most—the one who she stole the life of and can never repay it back—is herself. Within her inner spirit resides an endless field of remorse and anguish, an emotion she covers with layers upon layers of lies and hate. The memories of her past are what drives her to live in such solitude, and what encourage her to follow a path least desired.

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❖ The Face of Deceit

Uzuki's strength lies not in raw power, but more in the art of trickery. The alluring Tessen she hypnotises her foes with is both a cunning tool of redirection and delirium, allowing her to strike hard and fast from the very shadows that stand in full view before the victim themselves. By combining the Zaika mask and her knowledge of Tessenjutsu, Uzuki is able to create an image that incites the seeds of fear and disarray into those who wish to become her prey.

❖ The Blade Not Seen

In a pinch Uzuki can rely on her Tanto knife, but what makes this woman dangerous is her knowledge in both basic martial arts and Tessenjutsu. The union of these two art forms places those who get too close to her at quite a disadvantage as they can never fully predict where or how Uzuki may strike.

❖ The Common Commoner

To blend into the crowd of civilians is a skill that Uzuki prides herself with. An element of stealth which leaves unsuspecting pursuers confused and disarrayed as she slips in and out of the shadows like a malevolent demon. The only traces she leaves behind are the torn memories of a smirking smile being eclipsed by the brim of her Kasa straw hat.

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❖ Klumsy Klutz

For the most unusual of reasons, and completely out of her own control, Uzuki has the unfathomable ability to trip, drop, and head-butt objects that a regular person would have no challenge in navigating around. Her antics will occasionally draw attention and thus her element of stealth isn't always the most reliable of skills.

❖ An Eye for the Prize

Uzuki is a kleptomaniac, and a woman who craves and lusts for the thrill of risking everything, all that worthless piece of treasure. Her clutching fingers have often landed her in mounds of trouble with a significant portion of her days spent evading the ones who happened to discover that their iron defences were foiled by such a selfish, alluring woman.

❖ The Abandoned Apprentice

There was once a stage in Uzuki's life where she was the apprentice to a local Monk, destined to learn the teachings of The Sacred Path, but her own detachment from the world—her needless selfishness—hindered this training. Years spent on this road to become an enlightened one and the only technique Uzuki had managed to understand was a basic disarming Ki-Strike. Even with this knowledge the use of her Ki-Strike is more of a risky gamble as there is no certainty that it will inflict any meaningful harm.

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Need Help Deleting Entries in Character Sheet

@khosmik Hid three posts. Is that correct?

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

Reverse rant... knowing you're so caught up with excess work and errands so you're sitting in your car on you're phone during your smoko break adding to the CS which you are writing for the RP you wanna join.

New User: Velethuiel

Hey and welcome.

The Gallery may be what you're after. Most people use that as a bit of a showcase section for what they are capable of.

葉隠聞書

Dropping an interest as I've dabbled in a few traditional Japanese RPs before but never really set foot in a larger group setting.

Got a question though about the extent of the technology cause I've never really seen Naruto (need to see it), would Korra be another show with a similar outlook? Maybe not to that extent, but just modern enough to come home to an oil heater rather than a log fire.

With spirits and magic as well, is there anything like possessions and hauntings or are they more demon creatures. Truthfully asking, could one talk to a spirit or is it a creature one should avoid?