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1. It might take a while for that to come about. Maybe it'll be revealed within the missions themselves.
   
   2. Bahaha! You're so right! But the high fantasy didn't stop there. They used medieval weapons (the big favorite being bows and arrows) that would be very inefficient were they not able to handwave it off with magic. Some of their backstories were kind of high fantasy. They also had bonded wolf companions. Three of them, the most wolf-obsessed ones, had a freakin' ton of wolves each. I was smarter, so I only had two. Yay me.
   
   -Twistey

I love the flag! It's got a rather nice interpretation of the coat of arms. So... does the flag go into the Plort Wiki article like the new coats of arms do?

-Twistey

...I think it's time to work with you on cleaning up an old mess. That mess is the Lord of Darkness. I think I have a decent new concept to return the character back to my original motives for creating him (that being a statement on the use of Hitler in the media, instead of just being limited to the Wolfenstein continuum). I wouldn't say I'm making it more politically correct - rather, I think of it more as an adjustment of that concept to my current, much less pessimistic/paranoid "he's everywhere and we can't stop it" viewpoint on the subject.

I'm not going to edit his wiki article, because I want this new concept approved by you. How does this sound:

The Lord of Darkness is a powerful warlord who champions the political worldview known as Darknessism and owns various castles across Weab (note: going through with your idea of owning a ton of castles, because it made sense to keep it). Some of these (such as those in So Shall Medea) are built by followers or pseudo-followers (note: Nazi edgelords) of Darknessism in whatever country the castle is built in; others are built by his own band of nameless helpers, wherever a hero on a crusade against Darknessism is told of (note: perhaps I could word this better? This means places like the Wolf castles and other areas representative of fandoms where placing Hitler into the canon actually makes sense). Still others are the result of the leader of a nation literally inviting the Lord of Darkness into the nation to redirect public hatred away from the leader or to scare the people into submission. Usually, this doesn't work, and instead makes the people hate the ruler more, because of how easy it is to tell when the Lord of Darkness doesn't belong. (note: canons where Hitler gets shoved in because the author is too lazy to come up with an original villain or because ShoCk VALue ThatS whY.) He evidently does dastardly things wherever he goes, but no two nations have the same memories of him (note: meant to be the different interpretations from different fandoms, which is what the "multiple avatars" thing was.) Even though some Marizu are indeed led by followers or pseudo-followers of Darknessism, the general Plortish sentiment is to refrain from going after these Marizu or Darknessism in general, as it's just not worth it.

The article would then go on to define Darknessism and pseudo-Darknessism, and then finish with a list of the castles.

Looking forward to hearing any feedback you have.

-Twistey

*high-fives* Take a pack of sticky notes shaped like poodles, a spare mechanical pencil, and some popcorn!

I especially like the cheeky references to Danni's past misadventures; really helps fill out her personality in my head. *gives cookie* I wonder what this would be like as a full-on fanfic...

I mean, I tried. The symmetry's slightly off: https://postimg.cc/image/upczjsg6z/

As you can see, sticking to the same motifs, albeit with a different design. Lots of text characters. Why? Because I'm a bad artist. :-P

On Discord, even! Bet you're surprised to see me on there after all this time; must say, I am too. It's been fairly chill, though.

Come on over and have a peek at us reading through the WWw Trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer over the next three months, followed by... well, who knows! Maybe we'll write a Young Wizards crossover fic because of this.

Please, wipe your feet on the doormat and have a seat. It was just set up today by a friend of mine. ^^

This thread is for sharing things you really, really like or things you really, really hate.

For example, I really like stories where the main character is about to lose. The villain has absolutely everything. There is nothing more that can be done. All hope is lost. Evil has triumphed... but then the main character uses the bonds of his friends or the power of love and compassion or some other virtuous strength and unlocks a power that they never knew they had or starts to finally use 100% of their power. They snap victory from the jaws of defeat at the critical moment. That's why I like it when a Yu-Gi-Oh! protagonist draws the exact card he needs to pull off some crazy combo that should not be possible, summon his Ultimate Super Evolved Boss of Justice with ∞^∞ ATK and win. Even if it's a Deus ex Machina, I don't care, it's just so satisfying.

That's why I absolutely hate 1984, even though I haven't read it. I can sympathize with the Sues who pretend to be rebels in that Verse. It's just... so... fixable...

I also hate Umbridge, Snape, and Malfoy (and by extension Sues that throw away all of their faults because he's so SAXAEY ECKS DEE) because they're extremely cruel and biased and just plain petty. I also hate anyone who falls under the same bully or power abuser archetypes as them or is just really petty.

Have a triple chocolate (chocolate chocolate chips and chocolate icing) cupcake! Don't forget to blow out the candle!

History: Leo was first imagined as an idea in someone's head, in a Massive Multiplayer Crossover set on an island called Ultra Island. Leo remembers no details other than it involved "more than a few Suvians" and was never published. From there, that someone attempted to recycle Leo (and a few other characters) a few times. Again, Leo doesn't remember the details. He was encountered as a semi-fic blip on a mission, just standing there, a blank slate. He was recruited, the baseline for a personality laid out, and allowed to develop. He started out in the DBS, partnered with someone who was "remarkably intelligent," but his partner retired after they tackled a Harry Potter Bleepfic and they both had spells with some... mature effects fired at them. Leo's reflexes allowed him to dodge it, but his partner wasn;t so lucky and had to retire because of the trauma. Leo transferred to the DF and was partnered with a returning veteran, Skater. They immediately recognized each other, which was quite a strange experience for Leo, and Leo learned that he wasn't just a semi-fic blip; He was Skater’s semi-fic blip! The two have been inseparable ever since.
Abilities: Because of Skater’s constant recycling of Leo, he doesn’t play by the boring, cool-fight-scene-unfriendly rules of his home continuum. Being a Tiger’s Eye Dragon, Leo has amazing reflexes, able to dodge things easily and anticipate the enemy’s moves to a degree, and when under lots of pressure… think the Ultra Instinct Shaggy video. He can also utilize a system devised by Skater based on the elemental categorization system in Dragon Story: Leo can use magic derived from all the “elements” of a Tiger’s Eye Dragon. To be more specific, since Tiger’s Eye Dragons are Gemstone/Yellow/Black hybrids, Leo can use all 3 of those elements.
• Gemstone Magic lets him fire blasts of energy from his hands and channel some power from people or things he’s in direct contact with to modify and strengthen those blasts. For example, touching Skater will let his blasts bypass immortality, being in contact with a Fire Dragon will let him shoot fire, and holding a source of canon will let him exorcise Sue-Wraiths from canon characters. Easily his most practiced element.
Yellow Magic lets him airbend to a degree. (This is his most underdeveloped element, the best he can do is permeate the room with a cooling breeze.)
Black Magic lets him use the power of the night and darkness to cloak himself in darkness and obscure himself from Sues, as well as do stuff generally associated with “evil” like conjuring black phantoms and smoke and putting curses on other people. (In practice, he cannot actually curse people. He can summon phantoms, but these have no purpose other than a diversion as they are not very strong. Invisibility is pretty useful in Suefics, though.)
Leo can also fly. It’s pretty difficult and he can only manage it for short periods of time provided he’s not carrying a Sue’s body to the Hotland lava pool or something.

Name: Leo
Gender: Male
Age: An indeterminate age, around a teenager?
Species: Anthropomorphic juvenile stage Tiger's Eye Dragon
Home Continuum: Dragon Story (It's a mobile game by TeamLava)
Appearance: See Species (obviously he wears clothes)
Personality: Leo is quite calm and controlled. No matter what, stress doesn't affect his ability to perform. He is one of those people born with a rare gift for words, able to convince anyone of anything. When problems arise, his first reaction is to calmly analyze the situation and come up with a plan. He is flexible and understanding. Under the strain of badfic, however, he loses his cool just like everybody else.
He is quite protective of and caring toward Skater, understanding all his little issues and differences and helping him to put things in perspective. He also helps Skater to be on time. However, under the strain of badfic, Skater just absolutely drives him up the wall, and even under normal circumstances he can be annoyed. Do not be fooled, though: They are fiercely protective of each other. Leo tends to express this by, for example, opening windows of graphically NSFB content on the consoles of people who try to provoke Skater. Skater is secretly jealous of Leo's social eloquence, but he's grateful for it.
Leo also has this little quirk where he suddenly and for no apparent reason falls in love with a Mary Sue. A quick dose of Anti-Lustin immediately undoes this, as it is not really love, but shallow Suefluence exploiting his vulnerability.
Well, I am out of space: See a later post for his history, abilities, and RC.

Just a minor request...

Can we put the silver Ibis on the flag? I mean, unless that would ruin it. I am not the vexillology expert here.

...Oh, and also unless it would be too much trouble for you. Don't do it then either.

Simple, elegant... I'll take it.

Well, about your first criticism: He does try, he just has literally no idea how to do so. If anyone were to show him love (other than his family), he'd be so grateful that he'd immediately dump all his waifus (they're off-limits, anyway) and stay with that person forever, never even dreaming of leaving them or hurting them. He'd repay them one hundredfold in his own way. (Unless that person is Luxury. Not even he's that desperate.) While the whole character development thing wasn't my original intent, it's absolutely perfect, especially given his partner's personality. And he doesn't even realize his flaws are the problem, which is why it takes a ten-year-old going nuclear on him to open his eyes.

About the katana training: That was during his training at the PPC. Most agents are skilled at wielding swords, so it makes sense. And the schoolwork thing... not everyone has the chops for trigonometry or chemistry. It's just really not his thing.