Subject: Before/after
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Posted on: 2012-02-13 23:27:00 UTC
Torture of any kind is prohibited, I believe. Scalping after you kill her, yes... I was going to say "like the unicorn", but you already mentioned that.
Though I have to say that I think trophies are more to enjoy & show off, like souvenirs, than to intimidate.
Also: re: Misplaced Katana: I agree. It's pretty... but then again, so is a scimitar or saber or rapier or... yeah.
Well, I'm not asking for Permission just yet- I haven't been active enough for you to know me- but I will once more when I think you guys have a good handle on what sort of person I am. I've been thinking about what Department I ought to join. On one hand, I hate Sues. On the other, I also detest fics like That Series, Sweet Apple Massacre, Cupcakes, and Molestia, for obvious reasons- and they might come under DAVD or Bas Slash rather than DMS. I'm looking at Floaters, but I'm not entirely sure. Multiple continua, multiple hated badfic varieties. It's why Floaters was created, yeah? But I'm not absolutely certain.
Also, I was wondering about scalping a Sue or a Replacement before killing it. The reason for this is that, in some circumstances, the body may disappear once the Replacement or Sue has been killed- thus leaving poor little me with no trophy to show off later. I need to know just how far I can go before it crosses over into torture, so my Agent(s) can get a stern talking to from their Flower if need be.
I'm sorry if anything I'm asking sounds ridiculous, but it's better to know now, right?
As a Boarder, you don't join a Department. Your Agents do it, and you can always get them reassigned if you end up not liking your initial choice.
I'd say to start with Floaters, and then make your Agents "specialize" when you get an hang on what you prefer sporking. Or let them stay as Floaters, so you can spork whatever you get into you hands and like to write a mission about.
About the Sue Scalps, I'd say that still falls under "torture". And if it doesn't, well... it's still kinda graphic, no matter how you write it. However, as you have control on your missions, you can try to always find a way to have an "harvestable" body, or you can go for Sue objects instead when that doesn't work. (Misplaced Katanas and other Sue weapons are great to hang on walls, and I heard that Cute Animal Friend fur can be used to make excellent rugs.)
Remember, however, that the main rules for PPC are good writing and having fun. So, as long as you get proper humor, you can pull of nearly anything.
Seems about right.
As to scalping, it would be a Celestia Replacement I'm looking at claiming for my first mission. The mane would be exquisite, no? That's why "scalping" instead of "jacking the treasure". More of a nail it to the door like the snake on the little shack belonging to the Gaunts sort of thing, you know. Maybe I could have the body stay, and dispose of it in a creative way, like feeding it to whatever would eat it. Or maybe I could just jack the necklace and the crown. Maybe KO the replacement before scalping and then kill?
And I know that, when canon snaps back into place, non-canon places like the basement of Sugarcube Corner go away. And an Agent left in their goes with it, yeah? But what about a canon accidentally left in there? Let's say Fritz and Silias messed up and left Dash in the basement when they killed the Pinkie replacement (not that I think two such capable fellows would). What would happen to RD? Would she go where she belongs, as she would if she was upstairs, or would she vanish with the space?
CAFs, I've heard, make good rugs, as well as, for the ladies, purses and other accessories. Like that unicorn Jay and Acacia had Lux skin. I heard the throw rug was quite pretty. But my Agents, well, they like their trophies to be a bit more terrifying. What would be scarier, a bunch bloodied pieces of jewelery and weapons in display cases, or a bunch of scalps nailed to the door?
On a side note, oh how I detest the Misplaced Katana. I understand why fangirls would choose it over, say, a scimitar, a saber, a kriss, or a morning star- it's a simple weapon, widely known and easy to envision, on top of being a pretty good one, provided you actually take proper care of it- but it's still annoying for one to be there without a damn good excuse.
Torture of any kind is prohibited, I believe. Scalping after you kill her, yes... I was going to say "like the unicorn", but you already mentioned that.
Though I have to say that I think trophies are more to enjoy & show off, like souvenirs, than to intimidate.
Also: re: Misplaced Katana: I agree. It's pretty... but then again, so is a scimitar or saber or rapier or... yeah.