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-The hummer license plate was noticeable, though I had to double-take. Whose was it? Is it just there for dramatic effect? -I didn't get the flamethrower one. In fact, I don't know if I ever figured out that the wizard was the little kid. I assumed it was Brian, and that he had become a vampire after that horrible night. The only clue you gave that Vincent was the kid in the beginning (which I thought was pretty well written), is when you have Vincent say, "You vampires killed my family long ago." And that isn't much to connect the dots with. So in the start, you might note a scar or something distinguishing on a vampire, that it was in fact Brian who killed the man which kid-Vincent was wanting desperately to warn. Even if you didn't intend for Brian to have been there, you might consider it, since it would make the wizard's vendetta even more connected to Brian as the first target. (I don't know if vampires are supposed to be blemishless, but it would make sense that if Brian had the scar before he became a vampire, that it would stay). It could also be something else, or you could ditch that idea, it is up to you. -And Brian reverting to his old ways is only kind of noticeable once you point it out. Maybe think of a progression which would be more obvious. At first he uses guns a lot, then he uses them less, then he clubs them and melees with other blunt or sharp objects, then he is only using his hands. You kind of did that, with the billy blub, but then he went back to the shotgun, so it wasn't very obvious. You sound like you do want to add to the backstory of Brian as a constable. That could be good, but if you do that too much, it might confuse people as to why you only focus on one part of his 1,000 year lifetime or whatever, since he may have been a type of law-enforcemer before he was a constable too. Did something dramatic happen that made him want to be law-enforcement? To give up being "the reaper" and start protecting people? It makes sense that he would move on after 20 years in one place as constable (people getting suspicious as to why he doesn't age). I think that could be good. Actually, you probably would've addressed all that so that it wouldn't be confusing. Sure, talk about how he got his title as the reaper, how his only love died as criminal collateral, and then how he gave up his old ways and became law-enforcement for the past 30 years or so, constable for most, and then at this new branch. Sorry, I ramble, hopefully you can use an idea or two. So although you wanted this to be short-short, don't worry if it ends up longer . A sequel you said? Could be interesting. I'll enjoy seeing what you do with the story.

Wow, that was unexpectedly enjoyable. Nice job Eddo. I think I'll give it a good 8.

It's rather long. What do you rate it? (See, if you rate it a 1 then I don't know if I want to read it). Edit: Heck, I am already doing nothing.

Hey Pixies, if it means anything to you, I would be drafted in your place if it was allowed. Actually, I don't see why the US government couldn't reform their draft into a semi-selected thing. Here is what I mean: forms are given to all eligible. On the form there are some options, like in 3rd grade when you would write those innocent little notes that said, "do u love me? yes no (circle one)". The options would be something like: "I absolutely do not want to be drafted", and "I really don't want to be drafted, but I am willing if I absolutely have to", and "Sure, if you need it, but if you don't, leave me alone," and "Those other people do not sound like they want to go, so I will go in their stead, if that is what it comes down to," and "Go ahead and draft me." This poll couldn't make drafting worse, and it might save some people who really don't want to be drafted, yet, they would have been chosen first since that is the order on the list or however it goes. Alas, another idea buried in the sandbox.

I was thinking, a good solution if you were ever in the wilderness and lost, is to get a few of your teeth taken out and replaced with packets of highly condensed sugar in a hard, tooth-like shell. And when you are having symptoms you just bite your tooth really hard and slurp the stuff. That was also my solution to spys who are caught. You have the same idea, but replace the sugar with cyanide. The problem is that you lose your teeth and you might accidently bite the cyanide tooth in a fight. So I ditched the idea that was to make me millions. And here are some more "cyanide for spys" ideas that I brainstormed. You get your finger cut off and then you replace it with cyanide putty in the mold of a finger. It is not flexible, but in times of great distress, you bite off your finger and chew like mad. You are also not permitted to swim with this, as it can dissolve and an innocent little kid could get a mouthful of it while relieving himself in the shallow end. Another one we made with mixed results was the cyanide headband. This was a great idea since it was very accessible yet discreet and didn't malfunction like the tooth. However, we realized it did malfunction: the test subject began to work out and the cyanide was absorbed into his pores, whence he was killed in a few minutes time. For the sauve we created cyanide mouthspray. "Need a spray?" you slyly say. To the enemy it seems okay. Though, as you can guess, the deadly spray was mistaken for its non-harmful counterpart, and the test subject was gone in a few minutes. Eventually we realized that we could get some paramedics and gear on standby for these freak accidents, but that was when the government found us... I mean, stopped funding us, and they arrested us... I mean, the project was arrested, that is, terminated. I still look back at those days with warm feelings.

I agree, and I know I wasn't posting out of spite. However, I shouldn't have teased and been stupid until I knew him better. And it was rather out of line to do anyway, since flaming is flaming. Thanks for your words Rosbj.

In general, we flamed him. I apologize first and foremost I guess, since from what I've seen him say afterward, the stuff I said really got to him. My first post was my reaction to him in general, what he seemed like and stuff, and that was obviously rude of me. However, I would like to note that I didn't say anything about his "willy". He combined that from someone else's post with what I said. The content of the second post though I do not regret, but, I guess I regret that it sounded elitist, and I think he didn't hear it because of what I already said to him. The things I said there though are more or less logical and I really did my best to not attack his person and instead to suggest to him things he could have done to be better accepted here. Again, I apologize to you guys and to him. Fionavar added his own reflection if you guys read the end of that thread again. I think he said it really well. In fact, I think it will get even more publicity here, and so I'll quote it:

Nah, it's more of a republic. We are stuck with the guys we voted in a few years ago. I'm not saying that is bad or good, just that if something happens that we didn't expect, we can't change leaders instantly, even if there are better people for the job.

They'll hunt you down and you'll be bunked with the Hoff.

then shouldn't we,as the older and more experianced citizens of this world, encourage and guide him onto more prosperous pastures? since coporal punishment is no longer allowed... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, good idea. Alright, Billy_Willy, I am not qualified to tell you what to do, but as a caring forumite, you need to know that your actions of late have been intrusive and caused people to frown. Firstly, you should probably delete this thread. If it is for what you say it is for, then it looks like you have tested your knowledge well enough. However, your side-show advertising ("111! I know everyteh thing + I R0X0rz") has turned out to not be true. And even though you recanted your statement later, it comes across as arrogant. Secondly, when people respond to you with a general adverse feeling, and you notice (http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=43152&view=findpost&p=660173), then the proper response for matters that don't matter to you much is to stop. Now if you had this feeling that you totally believed you knew everything about Warcraft, and even if people said it was wrong and you just disregarded it as fabricated, then you would be known as something else altogether, like an ignorant fool. However, you noticed, and you claim you don't care about Warcraft anymore (at least, you don't play it), so just let it go. Thirdly, we are not a group that wants to dislike people, but when rubbed the wrong way, we do dislike. Perhaps rethink your tactics for being famous here, because it is making you infamous for being "dumb" as opposed to famous for being "teh R0xoRZ".

He claims he is "older", yet, he seems so juvenile. Blatantly bragging in a forum into which he registered a week ago. Also, he says that he has grown too old for Warcraft games. And then that he has had sex with his girlfriend. WoW. I am guessing he is a misguided 16 year old looking for acceptance in all the wrong places.

Either way, you sound jealous.

Right. As she said guys, Launchie and I are happy together.

T3 becomes conscious again and realizes that all of his receptors are gone... destroyed? Yes, something had destroyed them all. All that is left is his core processor. He feels... lonely, even though he knows that droids shouldn't really feel emotion. So lonely he feels... it becomes pain, or what T3 assumes pain would be like from what he heard in his lifetime. He wants to be put out of his misery. He does whatever he can to communicate his sorrow, but to no avail. He is cut off from the outside world, stuck in this swamp of pain and torture. For some reason, he cannot even deactivate himself. He pleads for help inside his enclosed processing core. A robot had never plead so hard. Help from anyone he asks. From... suddenly, an abstract idea runs through his core: a moderator? His only hope? Yes, yes a moderator could help, if only the moderator saw him in this state and... another abstract idea... closed this thread? YES! THAT IS IT! "PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD!" T3 screams with all his mechanical capability.

:Extremely funny comment that makes your stomache hurt from laughter:

I didn't realize ****pit was a bad word.

I live in Washington (which is the state above Oregon for those of you non-USer friendlies), and I must say that, on a good day, most Oregonians look like Bokishi's avatar. On the other hand, they have no sales tax.

No guys, Obsidian believes in that one upside-down, five-pointed star of which I forgot the name.

w00t, Visas Eff Tee Double-You!

Monk. Well, I liked it anyway...

This thread needs to die like a diarhettic horse with four broken legs.

you played on a console!? :o

Freelancer. The gameplay is good, but left and right buttons strafe your vehicle instead of rolling, which is the only practical way to do it on a PC, but I really like rolling and having my "up" be everyone's "down". Maybe there could've been other buttons for doing that? The main storyline is pretty good and paced well enough that "grinding" isn't long and meticulous. The graphics are better than Morrowind, so I like them. Overall it seems to be a good game

I was once a naysayer, but after picking the game up again I had barrels of fun... or was it barrels of elephant feces? The graphics are bad, so expect that, and the load times and combat, like pixies said, are bad, so expect that too. But there is a difficulty meter you can change at any time, and that makes the fighting totally different (slash, slash, enemy dead). The story? It takes a while to get interesting, and if you are at all like Llyranor and the other 50% of people who play the game, then it is hard to tell that a story even exists. But it gets interesting, eventually, I think. In fact, the only reason I stopped playing it was because I got Oblivion. However, I stopped playing that after a while too. You would have to run around forever because there isn't much of a teleport system, and then the load times again... the game wastes a lot of time, so hopefully you want that; time for money ratio is great, maybe the best bargain of which I know in that regard. Take Jags' advice. It is worth playing until you are done, not necessarily completing it. Truthfully, I wouldn't have played it so long if I hadn't liked it.

You too.