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Post by Piono on Jul 22, 2016 23:15:16 GMT
 news: Act 2 has begun. The story is going to start kicked off now, both in the PAST and in the FUTURE. As a note I'm just going to leave here: it is fine to ask OOC questions in-thread. I will try to answer them if doing so isn't spoilers.
Credits to the people who've helped me out so far:
researcherWisemon for moral support and getting me to actually start this thing. Draco Rex for moral support and showing interest in the idea. Meow for help with character development. rougesteel for a sweet sketch of the God-King's Party Tux mysticToaster for this sweet song for the first scene, as well as the amazing logo.
As a note, at some point in the future, I hope to eventually make this into a FULL fancomic and put it up on mspafa.
That of course, requires a number of skills I do not possess... art, music composure, animating, and slight amounts of coding for certain bits.
The problem with this is twofold: one, I need to find enough people willing and able to do said things to help. two, I need to find people willing and able to do it to the level I have in my head. The second problem is biggest for art and animating, as the art is pretty complex.
For anyone interested in joining in when this happens. Anyone with musical know-how can just compose songs and send them in. Any that I feel are good enough for the flashes will be put in here even before we do the full comic.
Anyone wanting to do art, the article of clothing described here, "The God-King's Party Tux" is a good benchmark for the visual complexity. If you can do a good run of spriting Zane wearing that, you can probably handle most everything else.
"Omegasplit. Translating into 'Final Break'." "Because no matter how many times you fix a toy," "Eventually, somebody will lose the pieces." "And the more people you have playing poker, the harder it is to catch the man with cards up his sleeves." "When everything begins to fall apart, and the world shatters..." "Will you fall with the ground when you lose your hold?" "Or will you break free and fly higher than ever before?" "You have but one, final, chance left. It is no longer just a game."
A young man sits in his room, contemplating the mysteries of the Multiverse. In truth, although the Multiverse has a great number of mysteries to be found within it, most of the bigger ones aren't actually all that interesting, and honestly rather easy to solve once you actually have the tools to investigate. Instead, it is the smaller ones, the ones that concern individual people, their place in the cosmos and where they will go and how they will get there or even how they got there in the first place, that are truly fascinating. For example, this young man, who is he? Why is he here? How did he get here? And why is any of that important in the first place? These and many more questions probably plague you, so without further ado... >Reader: Input command |
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Post by dldracorex on Jul 22, 2016 23:18:51 GMT
> YOUNG MAN: Examine room.
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Post by researcherwisemon on Jul 22, 2016 23:20:09 GMT
>Young Man: contemplate mystery of why you're here in this room.
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Post by Piono on Jul 22, 2016 23:24:20 GMT
>Young Man: Examine room
You look around the room. The most important things here are your GODTOP, your BED, and your WRITING DESK. There is also that bloody SUPERCOMPUTER over in the far corner. The stupid thing makes so much noise, but you really prefer to keep it where people can't break it, even if that happens to be the same place where you spend your ALONE TIME. You have a small assortment of posters, potted plants, and various other knickknacks on the walls, shelves and desks scattered about your room. Your WRITING DESK is covered in the papers you use for MAKING SCHEMES and WRITING STORIES, which are two of your favorite past-times, even if the former never comes to fruition anymore. It's still fun to contemplate. There is also a DOOR. Most rooms have doors, although you keep yours locked so other people won't come in unannounced.
>Young Man: contemplate mystery of why you're here in this room.
Mostly you just wanted some ALONE TIME. Your life gets pretty hectic sometimes (read: almost always) and you generally don't get a whole lot of time for R&R, especially not these past couple of days, so you're taking the opportunity to just chill for a bit.
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Post by researcherwisemon on Jul 22, 2016 23:35:50 GMT
>Examine SUPERCOMPUTER
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Post by dldracorex on Jul 22, 2016 23:37:58 GMT
> YOUNG MAN: Examine POSTERS.
> YOUNG MAN: Examine SCHEMES.
> YOUNG MAN: Examine STORIES.
> YOUNG MAN: Examine GODTOP.
> YOUNG MAN: Attempt to have NAME.
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Post by Piono on Jul 23, 2016 0:08:45 GMT
>Examine SUPERCOMPUTER
You examine the SUPERCOMPUTER. Well, actually, it isn't a standard SUPERCOMPUTER. Officially it's called the UNIVERSAL COMPUTATIONAL DEVICE, but that's a bit of a mouthful, so you just call it a SUPERCOMPUTER, since really, it's just a really big supercomputer that's been amped up and upgraded too many times to count. You have it running farming protocols pretty much without exception. Only time it goes down is if something's wrong with the system. There's enough computers scattered around to pretty much meet any computational requirements anyone might need otherwise.
> YOUNG MAN: Examine POSTERS.
You examine your POSTERS. They're quite numerous, and a lot of them are a bit niche to be honest. Most of them are from cultures far outside your purview, and some of them you just think look cool. Troll romances are a bit too thick for you to get through on your own, but they're fun to go through provided you've got someone else to help you through them. Roughly half of your posters are from an absolutely magnificent series called THE GODMODDER CHRONICLES. You're aware that massive crossover fanworks are a bit esoteric when it comes to cultural interests, especially since it's only been started relatively recently, but it's been quite entertaining so far.
Who cares if you've never played Minecraft? It's still interesting.
> YOUNG MAN: Examine SCHEMES.
Eh, there's not really anything too terribly impressive here, to be honest. Your scheme ideas have been a bit dry recently. Most antics have been of the reactionary kind and the only one that you can see here with any sort of potential at all is stealing your friend's STATUE COLLECTION again, and that particular scheme is a bit overdone by this point, even if it is always amusing.
> YOUNG MAN: Examine STORIES.
Ah, yes, your own collection of personally-authored literature. Some of them are fanfics for various stories, some of them are original works, and one or two are collaborative pieces with other people. Most of it's just silly little scribbles and thoughts you put on paper because "why not?" or because you just needed to get the idea out of your head. A few of your fantasy and sci-fi stories are pretty good though, at least by your own measure. Although, admittedly, you are a bit of a HIT AND MISS author, although you've been taking writing classes, so you're getting a bit better.
> YOUNG MAN: Examine GODTOP.
Ah yes, your personal computer, the GODTOP. Practically indestructible, sleek design, and functional for almost any task you throw at it on a day-to-day basis. It also has a very cool light design on the back of it. You think it's a symbol for Hope or something, but you're a bit rusty on your ANCIENT LORE. Anyways, there's not anything special about it aside from being shiny and having the internet turned off so people won't pester you during your ALONE TIME.
> YOUNG MAN: Attempt to have NAME.
You don't need need to attempt anything, your name is Zane Gaius, and has been for quite some time.
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Post by researcherwisemon on Jul 23, 2016 0:35:31 GMT
>ZANE: consider the construction of a Ninja Droid
>ZANE: examine BED
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Post by dldracorex on Jul 23, 2016 0:42:52 GMT
> ZANE: Now what?
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Post by transforMagic on Jul 23, 2016 1:13:47 GMT
ZANE: Explain FARMING PROTOCOLS.
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Post by Piono on Jul 23, 2016 2:53:21 GMT
>ZANE: consider the construction of a Ninja Droid
A ninja droid? That sounds pretty cool, and you probably could if you really put your mind to it, but really, robotics isn't your thing. If the idea occurs to you later you could always ask one of your friends who does do robots. Jenny probably, if she isn't busy.
>ZANE: examine BED
Ah yes, your BED. It's just a regular bed. Well, aside from, of course, being custom-made just like basically everything else in your room. It's extra comfortable, and has a nifty GODMODDER CHRONICLES print on the blanket. You've gotten used to going to sleep at a moment's notice though, so you don't use it as often as you'd like to.
>ZANE: Explain FARMING PROTOCOLS.
Huh? Those? It's sort of a complicated algorithm, you haven't really put in the effort to learn this stuff all the way, but basically it's just for collection and distribution of resources to people who need them. It's a nice, big, happy system. Unless someone blows it up. Then nobody can get anything done. Well, not nobody, but it short-shifts a lot of people until it can be brought back online.
>ZANE: Now what?
Well, the entire point of coming here was not having to ask that question. You don't need to be doing something const-AH FOR THE LOVE OF- You came here so that people WOULDN'T do things like throw bathtubs through the walls of rooms you're standing in...
Well, at least you weren't planning on using that particular shelf any time soon.
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Post by dldracorex on Jul 23, 2016 3:24:27 GMT
> ZANE: Examine BATHTUB.
> ZANE: Turn on GODTOP, but disconnect the INTERNET for now.
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Post by Piono on Jul 23, 2016 22:08:11 GMT
> ZANE: Examine BATHTUB.
You examine the BATHTUB. Nothing special about it. It is the standard kind of bathtub, the same kind which you usually expect to have thrown through your wall. Of course, part of the point of coming in here was NOT having furniture thrown through your wall... but there you go. Some people are just inconsiderate.
> ZANE: Turn on GODTOP, but disconnect the INTERNET for now.
The GODTOP is already on, you were playing UNDERTALE up until a few minutes ago (re: the BATHTUB incident) but you should probably save and exit now. Having a bathtub thrown through your wall probably means that something's about to go down and you'll be needed soon. You feel like procrastinating a bit though, so you're not going to turn the INTERNET back on just yet. You'll probably have to deal with TC eventually though.
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Post by dldracorex on Jul 23, 2016 22:19:24 GMT
> ZANE: What else can you do on your GODTOP?
> ZANE: Examine HOLE in WALL.
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Post by Con Air on Jul 23, 2016 22:40:05 GMT
Zane: Contemplate the reference to My Life as a Teenage Robot that the creator made (the main character is Jenny, and Zane mentioned talking to someone named Jenny about Robotics.)
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Post by Piono on Jul 23, 2016 23:42:31 GMT
>ZANE: What else can you do on your GODTOP?
Well, a lot of different things you suppose. It is a computer after all. Mostly you've just got Steam on here and the assorted games you've downloaded off of it. You also keep a handful of docs to remind of story ideas you've had recently, so that you don't forget them later. Also, keeping track of your BUSY SCHEDULE, since a person like you can't afford to miss certain events.
>ZANE: Examine HOLE in WALL.
You examine the hole in your wall. Yup. It's a hole. Roughly the same shape that pretty much ALL bathtubs make when they get thrown through walls.
>ZANE: Contemplate the reference to My Life as a Teenage Robot that the creator made (the main character is Jenny, and Zane mentioned talking to someone named Jenny about Robotics.)
What? Really? You've never watched that show, although Jenny has. Knowing her, she may well have gotten a kick out of that particular piece of irony.
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Post by dldracorex on Jul 23, 2016 23:58:20 GMT
> ZANE: SAVE and QUIT.
> ZANE: Examine SCHEDULE.
> ZANE: Examine GAMES LIBRARY.
> ZANE: Play some GAMES.
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Post by researcherwisemon on Jul 24, 2016 0:00:47 GMT
>Zane: Examine other side of hole in wall
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Post by Con Air on Jul 24, 2016 0:04:21 GMT
Zane: Squak like a parakeet and poop in the bathtub
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Post by Piono on Jul 24, 2016 1:44:34 GMT
>ZANE: SAVE and QUIT.
You save and quit. Sans kicking your GORILLA can wait for later.
>ZANE: Examine SCHEDULE.
You examine your SCHEDULE... there's still a whole lot in here... You haven't cleaned it out in a bit, but you've been learning of new things you have to do as well. It's pretty clutter- wait. What is that?
8:45; Shakespeare Play with TC
OH SON OF A Ѧ$ÐḠ it's in like, 15 minutes. That's probably why she threw that bathtub through your wall.
Guess ALONE TIME is over.
>ZANE: Examine GAMES LIBRARY.
You examine your GAME LIBRARY quick. There's tons of stuff in here... Terraria, Undertale, Overwatch, you've basically got half the Steam library.
>ZANE: Play some GAMES.
You don't have time for GAMES, you have a DATE you need to be getting to! It is of utmost importance! Oh what the heck you can play a few rounds of Overwatch, you've got plenty of time.
>ZANE: Examine other side of hole in wall
Fiiiiine, look. There's nothing through here. Really, it's just the rest of your house. What did you expect, some sort of gaping void or robot army?
>ZANE: Squawk like a parakeet and poop in the bathtub
*input gif of the command being completely vaporized mid-type*
Zane: Okay, no. That's stupid, you guys can input commands and all that, but NOT if you're going to be morons.
Zane: Have I made myself clear?
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Post by dldracorex on Jul 24, 2016 2:12:51 GMT
> ZANE: Plug in the INTERNET.
> ZANE: HURRY! You are going to be LATE!
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Post by researcherwisemon on Jul 24, 2016 3:49:07 GMT
> ZANE: calmly realize where the bathtub came from while preparing for PLAY
> ZANE: Prepare for PLAY
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Post by Con Air on Jul 24, 2016 4:15:59 GMT
Zane: Browse through Homestar Runner on your computer and forget the play.
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Post by transforMagic on Jul 25, 2016 0:21:45 GMT
Zane: Immediately un-forget play!
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Post by Piono on Jul 25, 2016 16:50:44 GMT
>ZANE: Browse through Homestar Runner on your computer and forget the play.Okay, no. You need to go to that play at some point, really. Also, Homestar Runner hasn't been updated since... well since before the meteorstormpocalypse. You guess there just aren't any versions of the Chappman brothers that entered the Medium. >ZANE: Immediately un-forget play!
I mean, you can't un-forget something you haven't forgotten yet, but yeah, that's probably the best idea. After all, you REALLY don't want TC to throw ANOTHER bathtub through one of yoOH GOG- Gorilla-dangit! THERE goes all your papers. >ZANE: Plug in the INTERNET.You cave. You've only got so many walls left in your room anyways.
-- twistedContinuum [TC] began pestering omnipotentAspirant [OA]
TC: hey there Zaaaaaane.
OA: Oh for ℱṧ¥ღ♭☺ʟṧ sake Erin.
OA: Was throwing the bathtub through my wall necessary?
TC: sorta.
TC: you kinda don't ever respond otherwise... so...
OA: You threw a BATHTUB. Through my WALL.
TC: hey, hey now.
TC: calm down.
TC: the top social elite all agree that it's culturally acceptable to throw bathtubs through walls to get people's attention.
OA: We ARE the social elite Erin!
TC: see? perfectly acceptable.
OA: I never agreed to this.
OA: If I'm part of the social elite why do I not get a say?
TC: because you never go to parties.
TC: you're always busy chasing monsters and crap like that.
TC: c'mooooon man.
TC: we haven't had a date in forever!
OA: I agreed to come to the play, did I not?
TC: yeah, and now you're playing games instead of getting readyyyyyy
OA: Look, I can just time travel back to when we get there, I won't be late, I promise.
TC: but that takes all the fun out of iiiiiit.
TC: Zaaaaane, just get ready now, and we can fly there like culturally acceptable people do.
TC: instead of just being dorks who pop in out of nowhere.
TC: and this isn't just decided by the cultural elite.
TC: it is decidedly culturally "un"acceptable to abuse time travel to get to your show.
OA: You're not gonna let this go, are you?
TC: i've got another bathtub cocked and loaded already. (;
OA: Jeez, you're being aggressive, fine, I'll get ready and show up like a normal person.
TC: not normal Zane, just culturally acceptable. i'm pretty sure the term "normal" went kaput along with all of civilization when the meteors happened.
OA: Fair enough.
-- omnipotentAspirant [OA] ceased pestering twistedContinuum [TC]
Well, there it is. Looks like you're getting ready for that PLAY >ZANE: HURRY! You are going to be LATE!
Late? Ha! No chance of that happening. Why do you think you keep so many reminders! Part of the reason why you and Erin set this date up was because you already knew the two of you were gonna be having it. Sometimes having to close time loops comes up in your favor. Anyways, if it somehow takes you too long to get ready, you can always time travel back a bit and get to Erin in a timely fashion. Advanced Time god-tier powers can be really nifty. >ZANE: calmly realize where the bathtub came from while preparing for PLAYOh, that? Erin insists on keeping bathtubs stacked in some strange corner of your house somewhere. Now you know why. You'd try to get rid of them, but chances are that such an attempt would fail miserably, so you might as well humor her. >ZANE: Prepare for PLAYYou walk over to the lone DOOR in your room and open the way into your CLOSET, inside are just the few things you need, your wardrobifier, your stack of GODTOPS, your SERVER PLAYER, your FOOD STORAGE CUBES, your... wait a second... Zane: Erin. What. The. GORILLA are you doing in my closet?Erin: throwing bathtubs through your wall, obviously.Zane: No, I mean, if you found out the teleportation sweet spot in my closet already, why the heck didn't you just KNOCK?Erin: ...
Erin: can you keep a secret?Zane: Depends on the secret.Erin: I just kinda like messing with people.
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