True Self

Post Deletions

I have three posts that are bugging me in my Ic thread - Do you mind cleaning em up?

There's only 3 posts total that I'd like deleted:
Sly's post which was posted without acceptance and only two of Espatier's that were repeats.

1. http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/27024/posts/ic?page=4#post-1106468
2. http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/27024/posts/ic?page=5#post-1159853
(The #2 link takes you directly to 2 posts that say 'delete me please' by Espatier)

Please perform your mod magic and thanks a lot in advance :P

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No problem, not your fault. I meant to throw in a lol in my previous post, but the site wasn't cooperating with me yesterday.

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Espa, can you please edit out your other two posts and just put a number or something? If not my head may do a 360 like the demon girl off the exorcist and it might explode. Clone posts like that in the Ic really bother me. I should be able to get them removed whenever I request to have Sly's post removed.

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Nathan busted out in spontaneous laughter after hearing Doc saying he could talk the twins into doing something, but held the rest of it back once he saw the newbies looking at him with blank stares. "Those little sh-" He looked to Isabella and corrected himself for the sake of her feelings, "Those two don't listen to anyone except their mother. And she hardly does anything when they act up." He remembered the rifle he saw Doc carrying earlier this morning. "They hid my playboy- My magazines... and I couldn't find them for three weeks." Nathan walked toward the door and opened it. "I'll be where I said I'd be." Then before he left, heard what the Doc said. He put his hand to his face and said, "Don't put that image in my head. J's like a dude." Nathan said on his way out.

"Yeah, I don't think so." Joan said with a slightly annoyed voice. It was Doc's second time bringing up the boyfriend thing with her and Nathan, and now he was pushing it.

"Let us go!" Isabella squealed happily and took Chloe's hand to lead her to the back door in the kitchen. Outside the sun was all the way risen and both young ladies stepped out onto a back porch. There was a wooden porch swing and potted plants on either side. After walking off the porch, they walked passed the camp stove and Isabella lead the way toward a nice sized tool shed. Behind it was a large garden with columns of freshly growing crops that weren't quite ready for harvesting. The garden stretched out the whole width of the backside of the barn and it was quite impressive. There was one thing for certain and that was Gabrielle and Isabella had a green thumb. "What do you think?" Isabella asked Chloe with a big smile. The chicken coop was vertically beside the garden and the chickens inside seemed spooked. Isabella went over to check on things and discovered that the backside of the coop had been broken into and there were chicken feathers in chunks all over the ground. She gasped loudly when she saw the trail of blood splattered around. Isabella looked inside the coop and saw that one of the chickens were missing. She counted all the hens, but couldn't find their one and only rooster. Isabella looked to Chloe and her face saddened. When she couldn't find any danger around, she spoke to Chloe, "Things like this happen some times. It hasn't happened so much lately. This is sad." She said thinking of her mother's favorite chicken.

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"It's a rifle." Joan said on the way out the door with Doc. "Should be easy to find. Way easier than your mags." Joan said to Nathan with a slight grin. "I'm sure they were too important for you to be without." She said and grinned at the Doc. Nathan just kept walking and ignored her teasing. They made it to the boat and Nathan stepped off the dock to get in. Joan got in herself and waited for Doc to follow suit. Joan and Nathan heard Doc's question about the visions and they just shook their heads no.

"Welp, looks like there's only two paddles... Anddd your on the end so." Nathan said to Doc before starting to paddle himself with the other one. The boat was an old motor boat, so it seemed ridiculous paddling - but it was necessary to keep the walkers from hearing the loud motor. "By the way Doctor, there is no toilet paper where we're headed." He said and continued paddling. The boat was floating toward the other end of the large lake where the mountains were behind it. The water sloshed against their paddles as they made to the middle of the lake to take a break. Remembering Doc's odd mentioning of visions, Nathan spoke up, "Heard from Gabrielle and Isabella that a few people died in this lake."

"No you didn't." Joan said rolling her eyes at his attempt to creep out Doc.

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"They went in there." Joan said as she sat up on the couch and motioned her head in the direction of the sun room door. Doc's scream had jolted her awake and she saw the giggling twins running inside the sun room. She rubbed her eyes and almost entirely forgot about what happened to Josef. When she remembered, she felt like shit again and just forced herself to stand to her feet. After walking over to the sun room and opening the door, she stepped inside and found the twins who were running away after they had been walking up. They had given up on their hiding places and were going to leave the room until they saw someone enter. The boys were both laughing, but then stopped their running once they saw who it was. Joan crossed her arms and confronted them, "Donde esta el arma?" Both Emilio and Anton just smiled, putting their hands up in the air without saying anything. They ran passed Joan and went to go find something fun to do. Joan just sighed and turned to Doc and Chloe. "Good luck finding your gun. They like to hide things and they're good at it too." Joan began to walk away and said, "I need to check on Josef. If you still can't find-" That's when she stopped and realized that her automatic pistol was lying below the couch. She stepped passed the Doc and Chloe to see Anton holding the gun up at Emilio. "NO!" She shouted and ran over snatch the gun away from Anton. The safety had been switched off on accident by one of the boys and it was fully loaded. One slip of the finger and Anton would've taken his brother's life. Gabrielle came out of the bedroom quickly and looked to see what was going on with a frightened expression.

Joan looked down at the pistol and then back at Anton who was crossing his arms with an upset face. Gabrielle took the boys into the room and shut the door behind her without a word. Joan's heart finished slamming against her chest and she sat down on the couch to calm herself. She looked down at the gun in her lap and then realized how stupid it was just to leave it laying around like that. Last night had worn her out and she was too tired to think about the precautions. I'm a danger to everyone. Joan thought as she remembered getting Chole and Josef caught by the soldiers. She thought of all of her mistakes that put others at risk of death and tears wanted to well in her eyes. She punched down on her thigh and managed to stop the tears from forming. Maybe I'm better off gone. She thought and her further thoughts were interrupted by the front door opening. Nathan walked inside and saw everyone inside the living area and they appeared on edge.

"Did I miss something exciting?" He asked, before walking over to the couch that Joan sat on. Joan just ignored him and he asked something else, "Anyway, I'd like your help with restocking." He could've asked Isabella, but he had some questions to ask Joan.

"I have to see how Josef's doing." Joan finally replied, and that's when Isabella walked downstairs. Isabella had went to bring Josef a plate to eat after cleaning up, but he wasn't awake for her to give it to him. He had fallen back asleep.

"He is sleeping again." Isabella announced to them.

"Again?" Nathan asked cocking an eyebrow. He just thought nothing of it and then looked at Joan again, "Well then, let him rest some more. Grab a tamale and meet me in the boat." He started to walk toward the front door and Joan began to get up.

Joan looked at Doc and Chloe and asked them with a low tone which partially concealed the upset in her voice, "Who wants to come?" Doc's gun wasn't going anywhere, and Joan thought it'd be good for Chloe and Doc to explore the outside. Only one could come tho, because the boat had only room for three. When Joan invited them, Nathan stopped in his tracks.

"Why?" Nathan asked, and tried to fix his tone where it didn't sound suspicious. "I think we can handle it. I'm sure they want to rest or something." He said and hoped he had talked her out of it.

"The more hands, the less trips." Joan replied and thought it was a smart idea.

Isabella interrupted and walked over to Chloe, "Me and Chloe will have girl talk." She said with a hopeful smile. She looked to Chloe and told her, "I will show you the outside if you want?" That's when Joan looked at Doc to see if he would join her and Nathan.

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Isabella looked to Emilio beside her and attempted to scold him, but her scolding skills were lacking, "No. You don't do things like this." Emilio completely ignored her and just got up to race Anton out of the kitchen. She looked down at her plate to see that Chloe had given her tamale to her and she was quite grateful. Isabella thanked her, and waited for the conversation to steer away from crudeness before she began to eat again. Gabrielle noticed that both Chloe and the Doc tried the salsa and they both seemed to really like it and this warmed her heart. She had a big smile on her face and she almost let a tear slip when the memory of Thiago filled her mind.

flashback. Gabrielle stood in the kitchen stirring a pot of rich, red salsa on the stove. She looked about the same as she does now with a gray streak in her jet black hair and she wore a long skirt and a sleeveless collared shirt. She could hear footsteps behind her and felt a warm arm wrap around her waist. Her face turned to smile at a handsome, middle aged Salvadorian man with graying black hair. He gave her a loving smile and kissed her cheek before speaking in Spanish to her as if finishing a conversation they had been having, "Only little has to change. You see, we still can make salsa and share affection like before." He smiled into her happy face again before continuing, "This life has always had ugly evil, but now it is just uglier. We can still live and be happy." He added a few more ingredients to the salsa that he prepared and Gabrielle stirred the pot some more to blend all the flavors together. "I am thankful that you are just as hopeful as I. You are the breath that keeps me breathing and our children are the beats that keeps my heart alive." Thiago picked up a homemade flour tortilla from a plate beside the stove and dipped it inside the pot of salsa. He let Gabrielle have a bite to see if it tasted like it should and she closed her eyes with pure enjoyment. This made Thiago smile with a pleasant chuckle and he just kept his eyes on her. "The world is not over. We are not over. This is our home and we will welcome anyone in need with accepting arms." Gabrielle nodded her head and she would never forget each word he said. "As long as we have each other we should not frown, because with love, there is no hope to lose." The flashback faded and Gabrielle excused herself from the table, hiding a few tears. Before she left completely she stopped and spoke a few words in Spanish out loud to her new guests.

Isabella spoke with a somewhat bothered face, because she could see her mother had a few tears in her eyes, "She says that she is pleased to feed your hungry bellies and that her home is your home. She wants you all to know that she is happy that you are her guests." Gabrielle turned to look at the Doctor Johnson who excused himself as well and Isabella told her he said thank you and she nodded with yet another smile. When her mother left to go to the bedroom and to dress properly for the day ahead, Isabella spoke once again, "It is the Valverde tradition to make every guest feel they are right at home here. I am happy to have new friends." She smiled at them both and stood from the table. When the Doc left to retire, she stayed to clean up.

"There is enough land here to do that I'd guess, however, the garden that we have now has sufficed just fine so far..." Nathan was in the middle of talking when Chloe stood up to whisper something in Doc's ear. His eyes narrowed, when she wasn't looking and he just continued without showing suspicion, "There is some canned food that we've collected over the month or two that Josef, J, and I have been here as well. If any of us have a craving then we do what we can to satisfy it when we scavenge for things in the city and towns." He finished and then watched as Doc excused himself and he was curious to know what Chloe had whispered to him. Why not say what you have to say in front of everyone? He looked over in her direction while she talked with Isabella and his eyes narrowed again. She was beginning to appear sketchy and he didn't like how Doc kept it a secret either. Nathan didn't know Chloe or Doc from Adam and he was beginning to think that it was a problem. He'd let their whispers slide for now, but their whispering wouldn't go without confrontation next time. He finished his salsa and walked outside toward the lake to ready the paddle boat. He walked out before he heard what the doctor said about Joan.

Anton climbed up on the arm of the couch while Emilio was standing in front of Doc's snoring face. Emilio pinched one of Doc's nostrils and that's when Anton cannon balled right onto the Doc's chest and stomach. They both began to scream in wild giggling laughter before running away to escape the wrath that the Doc might unleash. As they made a run for it, Anton grabbed the Doc's gun and high tailed it toward the sun room to hide. Inside the sun room. All the long windows were boarded up mostly, but the ceiling was made of glass and unprotected, but it welcomed the morning sun inside the room which lit it up beautifully. Exotic plants lined the walls and hanging flowers hung from the beams. There was a round table with soft chairs all around and an easel that held up a painting canvas where Isabella did her painting. Emilio hid behind one of the big leafy plants and Anton hid behind one of the soft chairs. He looked at the gun in admiration and Emilio wanted to look too. He rolled over to Anton's hiding spot and they both started to fight over the gun like they had done with the blanket.

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Oh btw, a thought crossed my mind. Joan's name is pronounced "Jone" not "Joe-Ann" Guess I shoulda made that clear from the beginning, but it's ok if your use to thinking it's pronounced differently. Also, I spell out her full name in the narration, but she's called J any other time when someone's talking to or about her.

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Gm issues.... I'm glad that you understand Darkraven and I would've given you a simpler, less rant oriented answer if I hadn't been thinking of my past failures as Gm at that particular time. I've had Gm experience for quite awhile now and the journey hasn't been that satisfying (as far as completing them) Guess I'm just trying to learn how to prevent my past mistakes. If I feel that I can fit a new character in sooner, then I will let you know ASAP & I'd be glad to have you on board (if accepted). As far as your characters, I like the UN peacekeeper the best. It's most suitable for Last Life.

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This place is "quiet" for a reason, Darkraven. As of now, I'm not leaning toward accepting another member right at this moment. This role play isn't about accepting as many members as possible just for the sake of having as much interaction as possible and keeping the thread alive. I'm entirely against that idea, because too many characters (that aren't my own) are ridiculous to manage and they make it more complicated to direct the story when I already have a clear vision of where I'm going with it. I'm open to accepting new members only when I feel it is necessary to progress the story along or when some of the former characters have met their end. Some Gm's wonder why they can never finish their threads and it's because they think accepting a load of members will keep it thriving (and maybe it does to the advantage of the thread's longevity only)... but really, all it does is pull the STORY in different pointless directions and then members end up dropping, because the Gm doesn't know where to take the story anymore, and in truth, it's because the Gm fucked it up for everyone from the beginning. Or alternatively, new characters randomly appear out of nowhere to replace the old ones that fell off the face of the earth and then the role-play turns into a never ending story with no resolution or actual TRUE plot. That's exactly where I'm not going with this thread and I'd rather have my OOC feel 'quiet' than spammed with ten different members having random conversations that make it difficult for everyone else to discuss the actual importance of the thread. I dunno about anyone else, but I don't role play just to keep an idea going for as long as possible. I role play to start and finish a story. Rant concluded... Btw all of that wasn't directed towards you - just me ranting about my own opinion. I'm ok with at least three other members besides myself, but I don't feel that allowing another member to join right now is beneficial for the story. If you are interested in Joining Last life, then you could stick around for Chapter 4 or we will have an opening when Part 2 rolls around.

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Ah, I forgot to add in the garden explanation...... Bout to edit that part in x)

Annndd I should've made the toilet paper joke about thorns instead.

Btw, the rooster's name is Arnulfo A.R.N.U.L.F.O The italics make the r and n look like a m...