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Don't worry, the Chicago crowd was reassuringly large. It was a very relaxed atmosphere, though. There was some chanting, but in sporadic pockets. The march ended at Museum Campus, where there's the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum of Natural History, and there was a science expo behind the museum, too. The crowd sort of mysteriously dissolved, and I suspect it's because we all went "ooh, science!" and wandered off to the various attractions. I'm not too sure about how that reflects our commitment, but it was fun, and it was visible! There were helicopters overhead, watching. I saw people wave at them sometimes. I did, too.

I took some pictures, but the only one with me in it was taken by a choir-friend of mine and also includes her grandkids, so I dunno about sharing. I got a few interesting things on my cell phone, though. I'll put them in a folder in my my Photobucket, assuming my computer decides to acknowledge my cell phone's existence any time soon.

As always, hS, your family is adorable, and those signs are great. ^_^ Gotta ask, what is that hair style you're sporting? It looks partly buzzed underneath... or am I seeing things?

~Neshomeh

It looks like we'll actually be in London for a few days, and my parents are more than happy to do a Gathering on July 22 (Saturday).

I'm trying to persuade them towards a museum trip, but any other suggestions?

Scape, before you suggest it, no pub crawls. =]

Apollo: I never saw my death coming, literally. Although I really want to meet Suta outside of this now. She didn't have to pretend to want to snuggle for warmth, although it was kind of fun to play along.
Well done to whoever killed me, I kinda wish I knew how to do that before. Let's meet up afterwards and have a drink.

Kaatah: She found my secret base then said "it'll never work you stupid suit rat." Well I showed her, I showed her oh so well. And I'll show them all! Fear the suit rats. FEAR US! *ahem* sorry. The feast was a trap so I never went for it, and the magic ring I found should be just what I wanted...

Apollo: (noticeably out of breath) Who the [BEEP] thought it was a good idea to put goblins in this? Nasty little buggers almost killed me, and THEN I was captured by one of the others, thankfully that second attempt to force another tribute to choose between me and someone else went as well as the first one did, although this time for the bastard who got me. Didn't realise it was my dragon friend until after she'd helped me escape, all I can say is that hobbit knows how to do her knots.

Kaatah: So I found out how to play Solitaire. That's a good thing, right? Spent most of my time doing that, waiting for part of my grand plan to come together, and then two other tributes came along and I went to hunt with them, I mean I was looking more for parts than people to kill, but I managed to survive it.

Apollo: Gotta admit, didn't think I'd survive a run in with a dragon, but it was actually quite good, even if they did leave me before I woke up. I really need to sort my sleep cycle out. I heard the Digital Division had someone superhero stuff in it and thought I'd try and get some more powers on top of my existing one. It didn't work, but it was worth a shot.

Kaatah: To be fair, it wasn't too much about what poison to tip arrows with, more Zeb saying random stuff and me saying whether it would kill a Quarian or not. Most of the time the answer was 'yes' by the way. Thanks for the food sponsor, even more thanks for making sure I could eat it.

Apollo: Spent the day on the move, felt like someone was watching me, so I tried to lose them as best I could... I think I've gotta move again, bye.

Kaatah: I'm never going near Luxury again *shivers*. Although the next part of my plan to hack the arena seems to be going well, now I've got the Sci-fi tech in the Fantasy area, all I need is a little bit of magic...

Apollo: Had a nice talk with Evangeline, then overslept and found myself hheld captive by a madwoman, I kind of feel sorry for Ajax, but thankfully his death gave me the time I needed to slip free. Figured Saki would make a good meatshield and I ran for it, so it seems to have worked.

Kaatah: I'm so sorry, I hadn't meant to electrocute you Barid, I even left some signs up saying 'Danger: Quarian at work.' that the replicators made for me, but you just ignored them and then ruined my second attempt at hacking into the Arena. Although that does give me an idea for something I may try, so maybe you're not a complete bosh'tet after all.

Apollo: I want to be clear on one thing. The ONLY reason I wanted to cuddle up with the Rat-Catcher was so I could stab him with the little dagger I'd found and then pretend he'd died during the night. Unfortunately that never happened. Heard Kelly got killed over the night for some reason, which may have been why I was a little angry in the morning and, well... Jesse was too good an opportunity to miss.

Kelly: I have absolutely no idea why I did that, no idea at all...

Kataah: The firewalls on the arena are impressive, and I've had experience with getting pas firewalls thanks to the Geth... Hmm I wonder if I could try that...

Apollo: Saw Kelly in the evening with someone else and then saw they had a follower, so yes I was thinking about her, partially wondering if she'd get a double kill, but also hoping I'd be able to beat her. With the sun came food, which was welcome although not as welcome as a hatchet would have been, still it hasn't been too eventful for me so far.

Kelly: Had a rubbish ally last night, they let us get robbed, so I ditched them in the morning and found my friend from the start again. We agreed on another truce, kind of hoping this will work out okay.

Kaatah: I thought I was being really sneaky last night, turns out my mouthpiece still glows when I breathe, thankfully Caprice told me that as she chased me off so I know for the future, ended up sleeping in a tree. Ran into a trio of others in the morning and we set off to hunt others, that was fun, but I can't help but think this'll end badly.

And you'll get a double whammy of them as well (seeing as I don't know where else to put the Post-Qualifier interviews).

Post Qualifier.

Apollo: The qualifier was fun, well if you count a day and a half by yourself fun. I grabbed a bag from the centre and then sprinted out of there, mainly because by the time I got there I was kinda scared of staying to long and getting killed, Theo looked like he wanted to do that but the guys he teamed up with kinda kept him occupied which I'm thankful for. Had a great time hunting, then a less great time at night when I got my foot stuck in a rabbit hole. Thankfully no one heard me and I survived the night, and the qualifiers. So, yeah it was all good.

Kelly: I'm so sorry Ami, but I needed that bag, or at least I thought I saw some Celestial bronze in there. Turns out it wasn't, but I really thought I needed it at the time. Seemed to spend the rest of the qualifier alone which wasn't bad, found some flowers that unfortunately couldn't come out of the arena... I wonder if I can get some of them from the organisers...

Theo: THAT WAS AWESOME! Every Mandalorian should do that, thought about killing Apollo at the start, but I'd built up an alliance with a couple of others somehow that kept me distracted, and then our daytime raid was brilliant, even if the guy wasn't home we were all professional in our ransacking of it. I went my own way at night to try and get a kill and then I didn't need to because it was all over. Bring on the actual event!

Kaatah: I didn't want to get into any trouble at the start and just tried to survive by myself, I met with a couple of others around nightfall and we decided to have a truce which was nice. And then we were attacked, I've fought alongside a lot of others before but this must of been one of the toughest fights I've had, I'm so glad I wasn't alone, although I didn't want to kill them they left me no choice.

Actual Games Day 1

Apollo: Yeah, so I'm kind of sorry for that Levy, but it needed to be done. Still I managed to get into and out of the cornucopia unharmed which is good. Managed to nick a bit of food from that hologram, not sure why she needed the food but I'm grateful she had it. Hopefully I'll find someone in a position to kill soon, I'd rather not let Kataah win our own competition without a challenge.

Kelly: Found a real nice guy who agreed to share some stuff with me, I gave him my RC number just in case. I mean it was kind of a fair deal for me getting the actual backpack. So that was good. The rest of the day wasn't as great, I found out about the quarters the hard way, I wasn't exactly trying to smuggle the stuff from one part to another, I just didn't realise the boundary existed. Oh well, at least I didn't die.

Theo: No comment.

Kataah: Running worked in the qualifiers and it worked again. I'm so grateful for The Sunflower's Witness, I never heard Albert coming, although I'll admit it was a bit weird thanking a sentient flower for help, they normally don't do things like that.

We've just got back from the London version. ^^ Oddly enough, neither of us have been one a protest march before either.

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We took the kids to the Science Museum first, and let them pick out what they wanted on their signs. Aaaand then I had to draw them, so that took a while.

It was fun! (And worryingly small, but since I doubt anyone was in the Houses of Parliament to see, I doubt that matters.) And all four of us joined in with at least some of the chanting - "Science, not silence" got the best response, I think.

hS

It had a very large F-bomb plastered across the front originally.

I'm joining my first protest today. Wish me luck. ^^

Is anyone else participating in their city?

Also, Happy Earth Day! If you're not marching, maybe go hug a tree or something. ^~

~Neshomeh

Unless your workplace is oddly prejudicial against TNG or memes or something...?

~Neshomeh

(First and foremost, you do not need to read this. This is a somewhat irrelevant thing that I just noticed.)

(Made this using memeful.com, which is obvious. Somebody teach me how to make the link show text on the Board!)

(Anyway, on to the question.)

http://memeful.com/meme/dWqoQYM/Annoyed-Picard

Some people looking at the Wiki are just...!

That's all I have to say here. You may continue with the rest of your day.

-Twistey

The Smoot was originally a joke too.
https://youtu.be/-scs_yF59YE

I'd love to come, but I'm not sure I'd be able to afford it, and exams start at the beginning of August. (As in, classes end on the 29th of July, and the first exam is on the 1st of August).

But I'm a bit strapped for cash

Backslash and Suta are being interviewed together. Backslash looks rather uncomfortable, especially since he's sitting right next to the tyrannosaur he shot to death that day.

Backslash: "I... I guess I'm in the final seven, aren't I? That can't be a good sign."

Suta: "Don't beat yourself up over it, little furry guy! You're doing a great job of staying alive, and that's what counts! Survival of the fittest and whatnot."

Backslash: "I shot you. I literally shot you down the throat. Why did I do that? If we could've just TALKED a little more..."

Suta: "Hey, at least I barely made it into the top ten. And really, didn't you even listen to what I told you before I barreled at you at top speed?"

Backslash: "Mouth-first, mind. I reacted on instinct and muscle memory from Dino Crisis."

Suta: "Pfff. Yeah, my bad for making an awful first impression. But really, it was gonna be down to either you or me if we both ended up being the top two. I didn't want you having to make that choice. Though to be fair, I DID have my stomach in mind when I made it for you. Sorry 'bout that!"

Backslash: "But... But I thought we were from the same district!"

Suta: "Knowing everything else that's happened thus far, districts are a moot point by now. It's everybody for themselves, like it or not."

Backslash: "Dear Bionis..." *He buries his face in his hands and scarf.* "So, uh, no hard feelings, right?"

Suta: "Not at all, actually. I had a lot of fun with these games - I made a few friends, got to find out what you furry thingies taste like (blech)... and really, there were others around here who went down in less dignified ways. Anyway, best of luck to ya, mammal guy! I'm sure you'll do great in the last few rounds!"

Backslash: "I just hope I don't die to poisoning. Steel-type immunity and all."

Suta: "Don't worry. Just keep suriving and doing what you're doing and who knows, you may even win! I'd knock on wood but, well... I've got a big head and little arms..." *She winks, teeth bared.*

Backslash: "Was that a reference to something I don't know?"

Suta: *smirks* "Yes, indeed it was."

Either of the scales makes me a newbie

The Ninth's Riders take on the Oncoming Storme!

Great fight, Nova! =]

Anyway, Scapegrace vs me is here, now: http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen7customgame-564628404

Roboteers are ready!