Subject: Normally I'm averse to jumping in, but...
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Posted on: 2016-06-01 04:27:00 UTC

...honestly? I think this entire discussion was more or less unnecessary, especially with your adamant defense of your idea and demeaning July's profession. Everything you've been doing from the very first post of this thread has been all kinds of Not Cool, and speaking as your friend here, I think it would be better for you to just drop the subject in its entirety.

When we come up with ideas for RPs, or anything else for that matter, the first thing we do is discuss these ideas with our friends, before taking such proposals to the Board, let alone setting up anything "official" on either of the Boards. By getting feedback from others before trying anything, we can determine whether what we're about to do is a safe idea or not. Throwing up an RP thread opener on the T-Board and expecting other people to join without questioning what you're doing is not a good way to encourage actual participation, and while the T-Board is no doubt not nearly as active as the Board proper, such an action may still take up space that could be devoted to more productive RPs, discussions, etc.

And as for my two cents on your RP idea itself, I'm sorry to say that I'll have to give it a pass. I mean, yeah, in a different setting I would be interested in mecha battles, and I really loved a certain mecha-versus-kaiju movie from a while back. But this is not the kind of setting that'd allow such scenarios, because knowing how they go in movies and anime, they will inevitably result in valuable technology being wasted and potential collateral damage to everyone else within several miles of the fight. Besides, the potential spectacle would certainly be outweighed by the expenses of maintenance, repairs, and possible medical bills due to injured pilots. And even if this was non-canon I doubt there would be that many agents who would be interested in even piloting a mech, let alone pitting one against another in dangerous close combat. Well, Falc would, but only as a last resort. Or something.

Please understand that knowing how I am with drama, I went out of my way not to sound vitriolic, demeaning, or otherwise petty while typing this, and I apologize if I come off that way to you all regardless. The last thing I need, however, is for me to get irrationally upset and start fueling the fire myself, so I'll end this off by once again advising for you to kindly stop pursuing this immature and pointless endeavor; I've backed you up on things before, sure, but I'm afraid I can't do so in this case, seeing as I believe you are in the wrong on this one.

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