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That's right: as of today, I am officially old enough for Bleepka!

Self castigation is a poor habit of mine.

Also, I don’t know how to respond to the English part? English is a weird thing here, we have a broken version of English called Singlish, that has some words from Malay, some Hokkien and other languages mixed together. I don’t personally speak Singlish.

I forgive your assumption. It’s a misunderstanding. Sometimes, the librarian in my school thought that I was from America, for not speaking “clear” English. I’m not really offended though.

These are all lovely. Though goodness, Ayanûzaþarošošarušur is a bit of a mouthful—how on Middle-earth is it pronounced?

As unofficial Master of the Timelines, of course I'm now cobbling together PPC Chrononauts. Given how far we are from the original timeline, I think there's a viable game in just trying to reach the Prime timeline at all.

Of course, there's some very wonky shenanigans going on, because the timeline already depends on time travel! If you stop Jasmine from going back to 2006, Crashing Down ends differently. Worse, if you stop Oopart from returning to 2015, you get the Assassination and Occupation, and I'm not sure Chrononauts is set up to cope with events that have to negate themselves... o.O

Still, with a few tweaks, it has some definite possibilities...

hS

I know what that's like, both my cats passed away years ago (incidentally, on was named Merlin. The other was named Arthur... I was like, four or five when we got them and named them both). Doesn't help that my beloved dog, Rooby, passed away just last month. So I can totally sympathize...

Is self-castigation a normal Singaporean thing?

I ask because I've realized I know next to nothing about Singapore, such as the fact that English is one of the official languages there. Please allow me to take this opportunity to apologize for my faulty assumption about you: I'm sorry if I offended you. I'll try to educate myself better going forward.

~Neshomeh

I have also thought of this and I realize that I really need to stop being anti social and unlikeable.

Thanks PoorCynic for helping me to reflect over my own actions and my hienous acts of stupidity.

That said, you should probably take a moment and reflect before you do so.

Do you think you can get along with others in the Discord?

Will you improve your behavior as a result of this incident, or will your pattern of delete-posting resume upon returning?

Will you respect the boundaries of your fellow PPC members when asked?

Consider these questions. If you can't properly answer them, then I would recommend staying away for a bit longer and reflecting on your behavior.

In a way, we sort of already have that with the Trousers of Time stories, don't we? IIRC, deliberate efforts to change the timeline didn't pan out too well... though, on the other hand, we don't seem to have the House of Rhodes yet, so maybe it did work. ^_^

But seriously, I think it certainly could work as a card game! There are plenty of events whose outcome you could flip to mess with the history of the PPC in interesting ways, and a selection of characters with more or less dubious objectives to play as. I think I still have the time machine I stole back repeatedly from Phobos, Irish Samurai, and non-existence, too...

Thanks for your comments!

~Neshomeh

The prospective daughter of King John Balliol was probably actually his sister, daughter of John de Balliol and Dervorguilla of Galloway. So that's one line dealt with. (Sadly, it was the easy one...)

As for William "Le Scott"... this discussion suggests he probably isn't a son of Dervorguilla. So that's good! The line settles back down again, with only potential reordering of Dervorguilla's daughters to trip us up.

The five daughters are Cecily, Ada, Margaret, Eleanor, and Maud. Margaret died unwed. Geni confidently lists Cecily first, born 1240, with Ada in '45, 'Ailianora' (Eleanor) in '46, and Margaret in '59. Maud isn't listed, but her daughter was born in 1298; it's unlikely a 60-year-old woman was in any state to bear children, so I assume Maud is younger (the youngest?).

So... maybe we're okay after all!

hS

Poor kitty, and poor you!

Thank you for telling us about him, and may memories of him always bring you fondness.

I will wait until I have permission( not the permission giver kind of permission).

I felt like you explored Jenni and Jacques in two different ways: Jacques by direct analysis and introspection, and Jenni by showing how she deals with an unusual situation. That could have simplified down to 'tell' and 'show', and it's to your credit that it didn't.

My biggest laugh (well, grin) was at "I'm the nice tea nut." The biggest nostalgia moment was probably the mention of Jenni's appearance in the Monitor (because it brings the whole time period back to mind). The thing that... not that I liked least, but that took me most by surprise, was Jenni's sudden flip to 'hey let's have a relationship'; I think because we were mostly in Jacques' head I didn't see a lot of her buildup to that. And the part that gave me the most ideas was the mention of Chrononauts, combined with Jenni's thoughts on the PPC from a non-linear-time perspective. I feel like "PPC Chrononauts" might be very workable... >:D

hS

All I know is that the beyblades are sentient. They shout at them to attack and move. If I'm right they were a gift from god? I saw a clip of Moses parting the dead sea with a beyblade. The protagonist of the first season had a pegasus beyblade, and the antagonist had a dragon beyblade. The dragon beyblade possessed the antagonist. And of course, they always shout,"let it rip!"

Though I was and am definitely peeved at you for calling me a drug abuser, the real issue I have is the fact you knew it was inappropriate, because

1) You posted it in a spoilered comment, that

2) You then proceeded to delete as soon as you’d posted it, so there was no screenshottable evidence. You have done this numerous other times in the past, most notably when you continued making “jokes” about killing animals to feel powerful. You demonstrated by making those spoilered conments and immediately after deleting them that you knew it wasn’t an appropriate thing to say, and yet you persisted despite multiple others telling you to stop.

I don’t want your apology. I want you to leave me alone.

I see. Sorry for causing trouble PoorCynic.

I thought I was banned because I saw someone( no I’m not naming that person) typed @Moderator, so I thought that I was banned.

I am going to write a letter of apology to Iximaz.

Additionally comment: How am I supposed to find out whether I’m kicked and not banned if it was only posted in the server? Nevermind, the wiki already stated that Bans are only for the entire community. This entire thread was irrelevant. I am ignorant and stupid.

But then, I don’t which one is more important, learning to be less ignorant or the threads? I guess that not being ignorant is more important.

Then I will write a letter of apology to Iximaz.

Here is the complete line of descent from Alfred the Great down to the present day, by male-preference primogeniture. If the Norman Conquest had never happened, this would be the true line of kings and queens. (Maybe. I mean, the Saxons had a lot of brothers taking precedence over their nephews, so frankly probably not; just roll with it.)

You may notice that it does not, contrary to my previous assertion, come down to James VI & I. It does pass to the Scottish royal house, but later winds up in America, with a family that ranged from Virginia to South Carolina, then up to Tennessee. We actually only avoid by three years having a Confederate colonel as the title holder, which is all kinds of ick.

The reason for this break is simple(ish): during the Scottish Interregnums of 1286-1306, the Guardians of Scotland had to choose between prospective kings. The first time, they chose John Balliol, which was fine: he falls as #18 in our line, and was probably the legitimate heir. But he was deposed, and his son (Edward, #19) never took the throne, and died childless anyway.

After the Second Interregnum, Robert the Bruce took the throne. He was a descendent of David of Huntingdon, just as Balliol had been - but through a junior line. Robert's great-grandmother Isobel of Huntingdon was born in 1199; Balliol's grandmother Margaret of Huntingdon was born in 1194.

That wouldn't be a problem, except that Dervorguilla of Galloway, Margaret's daughter and John's mother, had quite a long list of children. Her male line appears to have died out[*], and the order of her daughters is a matter of some dispute, but the title seems to pass to Cecily, and thus after several generations to the Baronets Peyton.

[*] Or... maybe not. Wikipedia lists an additional son, 'William de Balliol, "Le Scott," who issued John LeScott'. The phrasing is so strange that I ignored him, but if he really existed, then his children take precedence over Cecily's line. SIGH... back to the old drawing board.

To make matters even worse... John Balliol may have had other children, including one Agnes, or Maud, or Anne, who married an ancestor of the Duke of Norfolk. So maybe he's the heir now.

It turns out tracing 1200 years of family tree isn't all that easy!

hS

There's some confusion going on here. I suppose I should do my best to try and clear this up.

You were never banned from the Discord. Only kicked.

The mod team collectively decided that while your comments about Iximaz were offensive, they were not ban-worthy. So you were kicked from the server--a temporary action. Something you yourself demonstrated when you returned to the Discord shortly after. You then asked if you were banned and then immediately left before anyone could ask or clarify what was going on. I even said in the Discord that you were only kicked, not banned.

It should also be noted that, as the admin, I am the only member of the moderators with ban powers. And I don't take them lightly. People won't be banned just because they ask. And no, I will not block your IP address.

PoorCynic

I would normally write a short fanfiction of the idea, but I don't know enough about Beyblade to do it.

And yes, the Gummi Ship returns in KH3, unfortunately. I found it to be the most difficult version to control out of all the games. I'm hoping it won't return for future KH titles any more.

—doctorlit, always angry about Gummi Ships

I would also feel the same if My brother’s cat, Stripe, was also gone.

It’s just that I don’t have a PS4. :(

I also misread Keyblade graveyard as Beyblade graveyard.

I have also heard that there were spaceships in Kingdom Hearts, are there any in Kingdom Hearts 3?