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Not even the right continuum. Or the right sort of Dragonborn.

Skyrim is a good game, but that doesn't make me part of it.

This one was written more for me than anything. ^^

I.e., me and my character would equally get our asses handed to us on a silver platter because We Are Not Gamers. So yeah, no need to go to the effort to prove a foregone conclusion. {; P

I guess there's always the chance that Gall manages to get Tom drunk on the sly and then has an advantage?

~Neshomeh, Not a Gamer.

You do know you're an Argonian, right? Just cuz you weren't actually born in Black Marsh doesn't mean you don't have swamp water in your veins. Now put up or shut up. You'll learn your fancy piece of paper doesn't beat my rock-hard skull in the real world.

I've reread this a few times, but I'm afraid I'm not really sure what's going on in this. I wish I could leave a better review for you.

What do you dislike most about your partner?

Very intense emotions in this one.

Some wounds don't really heal - even if their damage is more metaphorical.

Also: Loooorsooon. That's one hell of a lie.

I've never been to a swamp. Heard they smell awful. But if you really want to go, I've got some toys to test on your thick skull.

((Dagger unfazed. Film at 11.))

/Really, Nautilus, are you sure this is wise?/ CLUNK.

"Wise? Hah. This is tradition!" thunk, thunk, clank.

/Not any I've heard of,/ came the dark reply.

"... Will have been tradition, then? In five years' time?"

A long, long-suffering sigh. /I suppose. Really, though, this is more complicated than it needs to be, I am certain of it./

"Piiiip-lup!"

/And switching to Pokespeak to dodge the question is dodging the question, not an answer-!/

"Shhh! We're here." Creeeak-aTHUNK.

Pause.

/So, just for future reference, this series of ducts wasn't here before./

"Rule of Drama AND Rule of Funny, my dear Bobo~"

Another sigh.

/I confess to feeling intrigue - but please, don't say 'my dear' ever again./

"Fine. And now, time to set up the clingwrap!"

Me and my Gobber-original Gronckle Iron mace can take you and whatever nonsense you were grinding out for XP any time, any place.

(( Gall Fights Everyone, tonight at 9:00! ))

We'll just put that in our Very Special Non-General-Audiences Edition...

...Never took self-defense classes. And don't build weapons in their spare time.

I think I can handle a backwater primative like you.

Prepare to die, viking girl. :-P

((I'd suggest making this a real match, but I think setting up Dolphin Netplay might be a bit of a hassle. And I dunno if your machine can run Melee that way...))

As for ol' One-eye, his big schnoz was like that before I met him. You can quote me on that.

Smash, whenever the two turtledoves are off nesting. Bring snacks. I'll bring the booze.

(( I bet Gremlin has taught Gall a few games. Her top character is probably one of the huge ones like Bowser or DK on the logic that stronger is obviously better, duh, but I dunno. ))

My whole culture evolved around fighting giant lizards giant-er and scarier than you. Do you really wanna pick this fight? ∗grins, cracks knuckles∗

(( How quickly does Gall die if she tries the "scratch him behind the jaw" trick that immobilizes dragons in HtTYD? ∗g∗ ))

"Tell me you destroyed the spoiler."
"Yes."
"How could you destroy my spoiler?"

"Tell me you destroyed the spoiler."
"Yes."
"How could you destroy my spoiler?"


I thought this movie was a huge improvement over the first one, and I say that as someone who really did enjoy the first Ant-Man. (*sticks tongue out at doc*)

Ghost in particular was the best part for me; Marvel has been really stepping up their game as of late with their villains, making them much more complex and nuanced. My personal theory is that she's going to be the one to save Scott from the Quantum Realm—from the way the Pyms were talking, it sounded like all they had to do to get him back was push a button (probably made improvements on the tunnel for easy access after what happened with Janet). And then they'll team up with the remaining Avengers to help take down Thanos.

As for the Pyms all getting poofed: They'll come back along with everyone else, I guarantee it. If and when Marvel kills off characters permanently, it'll be the old guard, the actors who are ready to move on and let others take the reins. The snap was easily undone in the comics, once Nebula got her hands on the Infinity Gauntlet, and I have no doubt that's what will happen here, too.

(Side note: Everyone in my theater gasped at the first end-credits scene. It was great.)

Anyway... I loved this movie and really want to see more of Ghost in the future.

The sting of the needle was nothing compared to the agony he’d felt over the past sixteen years. He was a warrior now—no, more than that. He was a champion. He'd earned his tattoos at long last—the mark of a favored gladiator.

“You did good out there today, kid,” Mako said. The older gladiator was leaning against the wall to watch the progress being made on 8386071’s skin. Already, both arms, legs and his torso had been adorned, and his face was almost finished.

“Thank you,” 8386071 said, smiling up at him.

“The Master’s pleased for now, but don’t get ahead of yourself,” the attending overseer, Harkon, grunted. “Just because you got those marks doesn’t mean I can’t still whip you, boy.”

8386071 resisted the urge to duck his head. “Of course, sir.”

Internally, he was seething. He knew Harkon couldn’t take him in a fight, but the overseers held all the power thanks to the explosives implanted in the slaves.

One of these days, he thought to himself as the needle was finally removed from his face. One of these days, I’ll earn my freedom, and I’ll cut you down where you stand.


"Lorson?" Dax said, shaking him out of his reverie. "You alright? You looked like you were spacing out."

"Hm? No, I'm fine," Lorson said, bending over his knee again. A flap of skin had been peeled away to let him work on the implants within. "What were you sayin'?"

Dax shrugged. "Just wondering if there was a story behind the tattoos, that's all."

Lorson glanced down at his remaining arm, at the 8386071 etched into his skin.

"I just thought they looked nice," he said.

I have more of these, and spend my days using them. I have a breath weapon. I exercise regularly.

...What's the expression? Ah, yes: Come on if you think you're hard enough.

I take walks sometimes. And I have been practicing on the firing range. Not to great.

I also like beating people at competitions involving flashing lights in a box and violence. C'mon, what's your game? Smash? Street Fighter? Quake? Warcraft/StarCraft? Civ? FreeSpace? Mortal Kombat? Name your game and time. I'll take you.

And by "a little tied up," I mean I'm writing this from a mission where my clothing disguise involves something that looks a lot like a fishing net. Don't ask. Really--don't.

I can let you know when I'm back--rain check?

-Jacques

I know my reading in particular is often pretty random novels that most folks don't know, so I often feel I'm just writing for the drawer when I post these. So thank you!

If you ever feel like a quieter, one-on-one discussion based on something I review, feel free to shoot me an email.

Sorry to hear the series drifts further from the original novel, but I'll probably read them all the way through anyway. I am a glutton, after all . . .

—poor doctorlit, once started, can't quit

This was the first of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies that my mom went to see with us! She really enjoyed it, too. I don't know if she would be into the more serious movies as much, but the humorous tone of the Ant-Man titles, coupled with this film doing a really good job of using natural dialogue to summarize the events of both Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War, so Mom wasn't really lost about character relationships. Spoilers follow for all three aforementioned movies, as well as Avengers: Infinity Wars and a bit of Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. season three.

I actually didn't like the original Ant-Man very much. I found the humor was very juvenile compared to other MCU films (though not as bad as the Guardians of the Galaxy titles), and dominated the action and plot far too much for my liking. This film did a much better job, not only with the quality of the humor, but in letting the more dramatic scenes play out uninterrupted too much. Michael Douglas as Hank Pym especially improved as a result. I felt like he wasn't entirely into it in the first film, as the delivery on a lot of his humorous lines sounded pretty disinterested. For the sequel, he had a lot more opportunity to act in more dramatic and emotional scenes, and it really made Hank Pym feel a lot more real to me. I especially liked the scene where Janet was speaking through Scott. It got a lot of laughs in the theater, but the sincere acting job done by all three actors made very touching for me.

A-MatW is probably up there in my [arbitrary number] favorite Marvel movies. It's just so well-written. There are so many plot threads: Scott's relationship with his family; his conflict with the FBI; Hank and Hope's incomplete trust in him while needing to rely on him anyway; their desire to rescue Janet; the mobster dude being after their technology; Scott's coworkers trying to keep their company afloat; and Ghost and Professor . . . Teacher Guy trying to heal Ghost. And everything slips along so neatly, it's such a smooth plot! I especially like that this isn't another case of the villain getting killed off after a single appearance, but that they actually give Ghost the resolution she deserves, and maybe even set her up to be a continuing character, maybe? Maybe we'll see her in Avengers 4? I also like that the stepdad's character didn't backslide back to the first movie, and continue to treat Scott as a danger and a rival. It would have been such a cliche to go that direction, so I'm really glad he seems wholly supportive of Scott now, even considering his involvement in the events of Civil War.

As with the first movie, all the tricks with the growing and shrinking objects were really clever, and made for really creative fight scenes. The car chase sequence at the end was especially fun, with Hope, Scott and Ghost all using their abilities to great effect to stay involved in it, even when they were on foot.

Going in, I was expecting the plot to pick up from the briefcase of Cross particles that was stolen by HYDRA in the first A-M, but they wound up not being involved. Thinking it over after the movie, I realized that because HYDRA was permanently shut down at the end of season three of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., all of HYDRA's assets are under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s control again.

The light-hearted tone and fast-paced action of this movie were a great departure from Infinity Wars. Up until those two ending scenes. Ugh. Again. Dropped me right back into that feeling of dread I had throughout the ending of A:IW. The second Hope's countdown stopped coming over the radio, I knew we had lost someone. I sure didn't think it was going to be ALL THREE of Scott's main team. It's especially nasty to realize that Janet finally got reunited with her family after thirty years, only for all three to be killed off by Thanos after a small number of weeks, if not days. Did not want. The ant playing the drum set later while the TV broadcasts are all failing wasn't very funny to me, either. We'd better get all three back eventually, or I'm going to be really upset.

—doctorlit is very happy that Kate from Lost finally got a major movie role that isn't a canon-breaking elf, so bring her back, darn it!

"Tell me you destroyed the spoiler."
"Yes."
"How could you destroy my spoiler?"

"Tell me you destroyed the spoiler."
"Yes."
"How could you destroy my spoiler?"

*starts singing Three Lions*

*ahem*

It's a new fortnight and that means new prompts. Thanks to Delta for indirectly giving me an idea for one of these prompts and Zing for an awesome prompt idea that I may be using next time. Anyhow, on with the Prompts

Prompt 1: Your character completes an initiation

Prompt 2: Tradition, Complicated, Intrigue.

For the second prompt I'm not giving you any context, just try and get those three words into your prompt reply.

Novastorme