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Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:27 am
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Grif came out of the portal with his gun up. He scanned left, then right. He was inside a bombed out room. Debris covered the floor.

"Area's clear," Grif said.

Behind him, the portal flashed brightly as four SPEW Commandos came through.

"Geez, what a mess. Why are we here again?"

"Nate wanted us to tell him what the future was like," Snoink said.

"Let's go back and tell him it looks like crap," Phoenix said.

"Don't judge a book by its cover," Areida said cheerfully.

"Let's just get this over with," Dusky muttered.

"Okay. Phoenix, I want you at point. Dusky; left flank, Areida; right flank, Grif; rear guard. Go!" Snoink ordered.

The group split.

"The area is highly urbanized. Evidence of heavy fighting, no signs of humans. Snoink has divided us into sectors. No casualties as of 00:01," Phoenix said.

"What are you doing Phoenix?" Areida asked.

"Keeping a log."

"Oh cool!"

Phoenix took out his sniper rifle and scanned the street, before taking a step outside. Areida and Dusky followed, keeping their weapons pointed in their sectors. Snoink followed, with Grif in the rear.

They proceeded down the street in that manner. Phoenix turned around the corner and they saw the results of a fresh battle. Bodies lay slumped over barriers.

"Holy mother of God," Dusky said. Phoenix bent over a body and began searching through an officers pockets.

"I got a map, documents, and some odd looking weapons. I've analyzed them for later reference," Phoenix said.

"Do you hear that?" Grif asked.

"That low thumping sound?" Areida said.

"It's getting closer," Dusky said.

"Let's get inside a building quick."

The team ran inside. The sound grew louder, until the building began to shake.

Then, it came into view. It was a mech.

"What the hell is that?"

"Daishi!" Grif said in amazement.
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:19 am
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That's how I roll...
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:20 am
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You mean "Daishi!"
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:29 pm
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*snorts* Well, aren't I pleasant? *shakes head*

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Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:57 am
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Geeze, I'm all chipper and happy and optimistic. Weird.

:P

Hee hee hee. But I'm in the story! So I'm happy. It's like a major ego trip. *grins*
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Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:59 am
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Teehee. Daishis, SPEW Commandos, Sci-Fi, This Land... what more could you ask for? :D

Sweet stuff, Grif.
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Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:17 am
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"Daishi?" Snoink asked.

"It's a mech from Mechwarrior 4," Grif explained.

"You mean that you can actually learn something from video games?" Dusky asked.

"Duh," Phoenix said.

"What's going on again?" Areida asked.

"You don't know what a mech is?" Grif asked.

"Um..."

"Don't say um," Snoink snapped.

"Why?"

"My fifth grade teacher taught me that. It's really annoying," Snoink responded.

"I'm sorry."

"Nevermind Snoink's feelings, do you want to know what a mech is or not?" Grif said.

"Actually, I'm not all that curious."

"How can you say that?" Grif said.

"I don't know, I'm just not interested anymore," Areida said.

"Oh. Well, I guess I won't be needing this," Grif said, tossing away the Mechwarrior action figure.

"Can anybody tell me why there is a mech wandering around that's from a stupid video game?" Snoink said.

"Maybe it's lost," Dusky said.

"We should help it find out where it's going," Areida said.

"That's just plain retarded," Grif said.

"I don't know Grif. We might be able to establish contact with the natives and win them over with any trinkets we happen to be carrying," Dusky said.

"It's agreed then. We'll go out and talk with the lost Daishi. Phoenix, lead the way. Phoenix?" Phoenix was nowhere to be seen.

"Where can he be?" Dusky asked.

Several floors up, that's where. Phoenix waited for the Daishi to come closer. Then, Phoenix jumped onto the Daishi. Making his way across the Missile bank, he slid down onto the left arm. The pilot was visible, looking straight ahead. Taking out his Sniper Rifle, Phoenix drew a bead on the pilot's head, before firing.

Instead of the typical sniper bullet, Phoenix had used a hypothermic bullet. As soon as the bullet came within a few centimeters of the target, the nose exploded, sending liquid nitrogen onto the window. While the glass was meant to handle high temperature explosions, it wasn't prepared for super cooling. The glass instantly weakened, sending cracks throughout the area. The bullet went straight through the weakened glass, straight into the mech pilot.

Phoenix grinned, before realizing that he didn't know how to get in the mech. The arms of the Daishi now went limp, like the pilot. Phoenix began to slide down the slick arm.
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Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:20 am
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Ignorant of 'daishi'...ah, SPEW adventures are still sufficiently what they are to be amusing. I mean that it's funny and I'm too tried to to type straight. Oy...

Daishi? 0o'
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Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:31 pm
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Griffinkeeper wrote:"Can anybody tell me why there is a mech wandering around that's from a stupid video game?" Snoink said.

"Maybe it's lost," Dusky said.

"We should help it find out where it's going," Areida said.

"That's just plain retarded," Grif said.

"I don't know Grif. We might be able to establish contact with the natives and win them over with any trinkets we happen to be carrying," Dusky said.


*blinks* "Maybe it's lost"? Either I'm really simple, or really sarcastic... Awesome!
  





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Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:46 pm
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I don't really know what Daishi are either... I'm assuming they're something like the mechs in Gundam Wing and Full Metal Panic. Hehe, very funny though...

I'm noticing a trend with Phoenix whenever he's in these stories. Guns, blowing things up etc. ;)
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Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:56 pm
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FYI:

A Daishi is an assault mech from the popular Mechwarrior series. It weighs 100 tons and carries enough firepower to destroy other assault mechs. It is the King of the Battlefield.
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Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:30 pm
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*dies*

NOOOOO! I CAN'T SAY 'UM' IN THE STORY!

Reason: my dad never lets me say 'um.' He smacks me if I do. Or pinches my leg. Or tickles my ribs. Or glares and corrects me. Or cuts off one of my limbs (just kidding). In Debate Club, if anyone says 'um' or any of the other forbidden words, you lose money.

So I can't say 'um.'

Other than that... I like it. Dusky makes me happy. :mrgreen:
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I don't like um, but I do use uh and er all the time!
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Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:32 am
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I...totally just killed someone. I'm evil!
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Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:53 am
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I live upon the word 'um' :D
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