Perfectly Ordered Chaos

NaNoWriMo:"Shadows of Dynasty" day 14
Word Count: 25,411
Number of completed chapters: 6 + 1 interlude flashback chapter.
Death toll: 0, although the day of reckoning is coming.
Number of Liam/Avyn bromance moments: 6, although this is probably an under-estimate.
Number of cheesy but plot-necessary kiss scenes: 2 (one is a flashback, in my defense).
Number of times Kayla has seriously reconsidered the killing off her favorite minor character even if his death IS plot-essential: Every other sentence while writing chapter thirteen.
Number of times Kayla has wanted Avyn to be real so she could SMACK him: The entirety of chapter 15. And at least once every chapter. I know he's going to get better, but he needs to do it SOON.
Number of times my characters fail at conforming to socially expected norms: Besides the fact that Kyrsis and Lisleia wear dresses (for now)? Ever. Other. Sentence.

Aaaand now a little lolscene for you:

Well,” I started, looking around and being completely unable to see anything except the bare and blurry outline of my own free hand when I waved it right in front of my face. “The first thing I am going to do now is become fast friends with the L’Vortai.”
“The darkcrafters? Why is that?” He asked- his voice not judgmental but genuinely curious as to what had brought on this sudden declaration.
“Lamp crystals. Lots and lots of lamp crystals. The tunnel can hardly be of any use to anyone if you trip and fall flat on your face while you are trying to escape because you could not see two feet in front of your own face.” L’Arian lamp crystals had been the best for good lighting- being a race of lightcrafters and all- but the L’Vortai took up the craft when the L’Aria were wiped out. They were much dimmer, but lamp crystals at least lasted for a very long time and required no oil or tending to. They also did not set things on fire.
“Well you could always bring a torch.” He added, attempting to be more reasonable than my plan.
“Details, Anastus. Details.” I waved my hand dismissively- a silly gesture considering that he could not actually see it at all. Without thinking about it, I simply kept walking in the dark until I managed to collide with his wall of a body with a very unladylike “oof“. If he had planned on stopping, he could have at least given me warning.
That was when he dragged me over to the wall and I found the palm of his free hand planted firmly over my forehead of all places. It took me a few fractions of a second of standing there momentarily startled to realize that what he had actually intended to do.
“Anastus.” I started, trying to hide the rising fear his reaction had elicited in me behind a joke. I grabbed the wrist below the hand planted over my forehead and noticed the tension there. “My mouth is down here.”

NaNoWriMo:"Shadows of Dynasty" day 4
Word Count: 13,368
Number of completed chapters: 3
Death toll: 0
Number of Liam/Avyn bromance moments: 3
Number of dresses Kyrsis has ruined: 1 (2 if you count last year's half)

My characters are on crack. Please don't ask me what inspired this. I had no idea. But I thought I'd share:

“I should start charging you all.” he said with a mouth half full of his own bit of dried meat. I shook my head.
“Remind me to buy you pillows the next time we go to the marketplace.”
“Come again?”
“I want something to be able to throw at you when you are being excessively snarky.”
“Great,” he responded- his voice saturated with sarcasm. “Avyn gets new clothes and I get pillows.”
“You would not wear them anyway. And if pillows are not exciting enough for you, I could always set them on fire.” He pretended to consider this for a few moment, raised his eyebrows and pointed his strip of beef in my direction.
“You would not really throw those at me, would you? The flaming ones, I mean.”
“It would depend on your varying degrees of snarkiness.” As if the conversation needed to become any more absurd, Avyn popped his head out from behind the curtain- his chestnut brown hair mussed up from switching clothing.
“I humbly request the absence of flying flaming objects in my presence.”
“What if it were Liam?” I asked.
“Can you throw Liam?” He raised an eyebrow.
“I cannot. It is the only fact that saves him on a frequent basis.” At this, he stuck his head farther out from behind the curtain to look at the Aerosian with a face full of skepticism.
“You told me that she could not set people on fire.”
“And you told me that you do not know how to talk to girls.” Liam took the same strip of dried beef and shook vigorously in Avyn’s direction first then back in mine. “Now you two stop playing off of each other. It is seriously freaking me out.”

So I read somewhere that I good way to really get into the head of your characters is to take surveys from their point of view. I thought that this was a good idea. I also know that both Alyssa and Ari have read part I of SoD already and would likely get a kick out of reading the results.

( Liam's answers! )

I feel much better now, for those of you that were concerned. Actually, I should be able to make it to school and work tomorrow without too much difficulty. The cough still sounds nasty, but it sounds more problematic than it actually is. My breathing still isn't at 100 percent, but if I'm careful, I should be fine.

I got to see Matt last weekend. =)

Apparently, I managed to BS my women's studies paper well enough to get an A. A 100, actually. This paper is a fifth of my grade. Am I pleased with myself? Why yes. Yes I am.

I have enjoyed my break from school (you know, aside from essentially drowning in my own lungs), but I'm not looking forward to all the catch-up work I now have to do. T_T

So I recently acquired two new video games. One of which is entitled Eternal Poison, which is essentially Fire Emblem, but your characters can be revived, with extraordinary art. I enjoy it a lot, actually. So far I've only played a little of Thage's Path (apparently there are...I think 5 paths to play?), so there will be plenty of play for my money's worth. I like strategy RPGs, and it's a shame that they don't do all that well in America.

The other one, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga, I have an abusive relationship with. In other words, it repeatedly kicks my butt and I keep coming back for more. Although I heard that SMT's early games are pretty hard to begin with, so I don't feel quite so badly about it. Will I be playing D.D.S 2? It's likely.

******

Pay no attention to this, unless you're me.

CURRENT: None.

CATCH UP:
Kyo Kara Maou: 72 Yep. May never finish KKM.
Seirei no Moribito: 3
Gundam 00:2
Wolf's Rain: 3
Last Exile: 2
Nabari no Ou: 3
Murder Princess: 2
Fate/Stay Night Finished!

~.~.~

To Start:

Gundam SEED
Shounen Onmyouji
Tears to Tiara
Gurren Lagann
Glass Fleet
Spice and Wolf
Full Metal Panic

This isn't going to be hard for Alyssa or Ari. At all.

1) Post a list of up to 20 books/movies/anime/TV shows/video games/bands etc. that you've had an obsessive fannish love or interest in at some time in your life.
2) Have your f-list guess your favorite ship from each item.
3) When someone guesses correctly, strikethrough the item and put the name of your favorite ship next to it.
(Replacing character meme with ship meme! ^^ Also, "ships" are not limited to just pairings. =D)

1. Code Geass/R2 (There are two possibilities here)
2. Chronicles of Elantra
3. Blood+
4. Shadow Hearts
5. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn
6. World Destruction
7. The Glasswright Series (I think Ari will be the only one who can guess this one)
8. Kyo Kara Maou
9. Pandora Hearts (two answers here)
10. 07-Ghost
11. Fushugi Yuugi (I never can spell that right. Too tired to check)
12. Princess Tutu.
13. Xenosaga
14. Odin Sphere
15. NCIS
16.Axis Powers Hetalia
17. Ouran High School Host Club (there are two here too)
18. Fate/Stay Night. (Bonus points to who can get this one. Because I don't think anyone on this list has watched/read FSN)

*loud noises are heard upstairs*
Kayla: *shouts* I SAID no furniture-wrecking sex in the house!
Robin: This is not TWILIGHT, DAMMIT. If I see feathers in your hair, shit's going down.

Robin: he he, ha ha!
Kayla: Ho ho!
Robin: Did you just call me a HO?!
Kayla: A GARDEN hoe. What now?
Robin: I will not have sex with a garden gnome.

Oh yes. We're being VERY productive.

As for my professors, I have one Mrs. Kaizer on crack, one that looks young enough to be my roommate, one from Australia, and one that's preggers and plagued with mood swings. This will be...an interesting semesters.

Cooooooooooooon.

Silk, I knoooow I'm behind it Elemental Masters. I'm sooooorry. I will get something written Thursday night at the latest. I PROMISE. Or how about this- I'll post in EM when you get Scott to move Academy along. V, I have both characters 85% complete for Masquerade.

Robin: Tomorrow's party will be BYODM. That is "Bring your own damn food"
Becca: amen
Robin: I didn't know we were praying.
All three of us: *pause* DEAR LORD. BLESS THIS HOLY HAND GRENADE!

I love my roommates. Dearly.

I need to get out of the house and do something. Else I have to count today a failure. I mean, yeah, I guess I did do laundry. But still.

I have all my textbooks. Wheeee!

Also, Erik has determined that he wants to steal my boyfriend. Erik, I'm not sure how I feel about this. Mine. Not yours. =P (He's kidding. I promise. At least I think so).

-Veldrose.Nacht- says:
*insert surprise ninja attack here*
Scrap says:
*insert iron pirate defense here*
-Veldrose.Nacht- says:
...touche.
Scrap says:
mot ang garde
XD
orrr ARG GARRD

Well played, Erik. Well played.

***

So I almost didn't go to the cocktail party, but I changed my mind at the last minute. I'm glad I did. It was a whole lot of fun. The game Taboo, by the way, is infinitely more fun when you have stories to relate the words to instead of descriptions. So...a White Russian...I'm not sure I want another one of those. Cranberry and Vodka, however...I should say "surprise me" to Mandy more often.

She also sent a plate of cupcakes home with Becca and me for Rob. Since she's sick and didn't get to come to the party. =(

***

One week till con. Hooray! My costume is almost finished. I just need to figure out what I'm doing for thigh holsters. And take the seams of the dress in, because apparently I'm not as fat as I think I am. Who knew? Also, if I need to bend over to pick up ANYTHING while wearing it, I'm screwed. I've never worn a skirt so short, so I'm not entirely certain how to handle it. Haha.

***

I fail at fic duel. Sorry first and second waifu. You really don't want me writing right now. Or maybe you do. Nothing good could come out of me writing right now. Rather, nothing that I'd want to go back and read without being completely ashamed of myself. >.>

Ari...wheeeere is the Vincent/Lotti? =}

Testing testing...am I getting through? Because if I am, I might be using this thing a lot more often than I initially realized....

Hello, Livejournal. Do you copy?

Ps. OMGFAKIRAHIRU. *is dork*


EDIT: Well would you look at that? It actually works! HUZZAH!

Because it's totally normal to be reading a book and come across a certain passage and then burst into tears because of associations. Not.

Seriously Kayla.

Grow up.

=/

PS: Remember when I passed out back in June because I was sick? Yeah. That's back. Joy.

Once again, my favorite mechanic pulled through for me and fixed my car when it decided to do yet another something it's not supposed to do in Kingwood. Namely: Die. The amount of money it took to get it running again was absurd, but hey. It works. And it was cheaper than buying a new car, right? *is trying to be positive*

My boyfriend's family is wonderful. Just throwing that out there. They just are. 27 different types of awesome, I tell you.

Does saying goodbye for months at a time ever reach a point where it doesn't...well...suck? Sometimes I wish I were a guy, because I bet you it's a LOT easier for him. I also realize every time I do it just how much faith I'm putting in another person, and that terrifies me. Like, you have no idea. I know it's WORTH it, but it's still scary.

SALSA COOKIES! WINDMILL COOKIES! (I blame Alyssa).

I need to stop creating RP characters. In response to V's wishes for an Academy PREQUEL, I created Alexei Volkov. A male character, actually. Terribly androgynous, but male all the same. I also find it amusing that I am going to be a feminist playing a misogynist. (Alexei's not too terribly fond of women. Long story). Lexy has since taken my brain and run with it.

I don't know what the strawberry/lemon/watermelon/guava cooler I had last night was called, but I need to find out. That was really tasty. Don't care if it was a chick drink or not. *is female*

Oh my gaaaaawd, the roommate drama. I refuse to be a casualty of one's refusal to speak to another. Sit down and figure your crap out. I'm really getting annoyed with it. Also, I don't really care what you do with your guests until you start yelling at me for things that we ALL AGREED were the rules of the house. We agreed that warning would be given via text message. I don't see why voicemails cannot be used as a substitute if you don't want to text. (By the way, what changed with that between the meeting and now?) I REALLY don't appreciate having my head bitten off for suggesting that you follow the rules. Screw it all, I'm going to go live with boys. -_-

I need to get a new needle for my sewing machine. Not sure how I broke it working with knit, but apparently I did. I also need to get whatever I plan on using for the thigh-holsters, find my other thigh-high lace stocking that went somewhere, put the back cut-out into the dress, and find some way to do the horns. Bleh. And toy pistols- which I can likely find in the dollar store.

Somebody remind me to take my camera and actually USE it at con this time.

New season of project runway! Wheeeeeeeeeee!

I am terribly sleepy. It's only 12:30. Why is this?

Tamaki and Haruhi are adorkable. New chapter of Ouran was a good chapter of Ouran.

I've decided that the reason I can't find any used copies of Brandon Sanderson books is because everyone wants to keep them because they're so awesome. That has to be it.

Scoooott~ Please to be posting in Academy. Kell is tired of sleeping and is going to get herself that cheeseburger, dangit. Oh, and you know, have Fujin teach her some mad electromancer moves so she can kick butt and stuff. More than she already does. I <3 Kell.

I was going to watch a movie today...why didn't this happen? I didn't do anything productive today....

I just lost the game.

Aw man. Tomorrow (today?) is Friday. Meaning I have fic duel to write. Do we even have a theme for fic duel this week? Are we even DOING fic duel this week since Ari has no internets? If so, do I HAVE to write the mirror fic? >.>

Needs to be introducing Laura to the RP group. I'm sure Tenshi, J, and everyone else will enjoy having her around.

RP collaborations with Silk and Kaivin are INSANE. Hysterical, when it comes to Seigfried, Elizabeth, and my Charlotte, but insane. At the same time though, I'm happy that they think enough of my skill to invite me to do so. PS: Kaivin isn't as scary as we've always believed. How odd.

I need to take a day out and read the new House of Night novel, because I bought it release day way back in March and still haven't touched it. This only bothers me because I know I could have it finished in half a day if I sat down to do it. Heck. Ari finished it in 3 hours lying on my couch (sipping a martini, if I remember correctly).

I think...I've run out of things to ramble about.

So as far as life goes, there's not really much to report. Spent the entire month of July in CO with my family, and now I'm back in CS. Working on a new cosplay for Animefest in September- yet another one that very few people will recognize, but that's alright (Lia from World Destruction). Speaking of which, Lia has horns. Would anyone happen to have any idea of what the best way to make these would be?

So now I have so many RP characters I've created running rampant in my brain and only two active RPs to actually write in at the moment. Kell and Quistis (who really doesn't count, because I didn't create her) are currently running rampant. Katja, Sarai, and now Charlotte would be really nice to play once it's time to get going. Posted Charlotte's bio today, and am quite excited about the change in character personality from my norm.

The madness you feel will soon subside says:
Sweet
So... Heartless bitch. Thats a new one for you
-Veldrose.Nacht- says:
Thought I'd try it out.

(lol,Scott.) (Not MDT Scott. A different Scott).

Also, I know everyone just loves when I do this, but. For my own personal reference:

In Progress:

(Weekly)
Phantom-Requiem for the Phantom: Dropped and will pick up again at episode 18
Pandora Hearts: 20
07-Ghost: 19

(Catch-up)
Kyo Kara Maou: 72 Yep. May never finish KKM.
Seirei no Moribito: 3
Gundam 00:2
Wolf's Rain: 3
Last Exile: 2
Fate/Stay Night: 11

~.~.~

To Start:

Gundam SEED
Shounen Onmyouji (I BUTCHERED that spelling, but I kind of don't care)
Tears to Tiara
Gurren Lagann
Glass Fleet
Full Metal Panic

~.~.~

So my thoughts on Red Garden (As I just finished both the series AND the OVA): It was scary, it was depressing, and there were many moments where I was like "omigawd, why am I still watching this?". But it was GOOD, and that's why. Bittersweet ending, although a happy ending tacked onto the ending of the show would have been ridiculous and forced. I was happy with it. The art style- being one that is pretty unusual for an anime- took some getting used to, but was actually nice once you did. I'm not sure, however, about the random switching of Elray's name to Hevre halfway through the series. I'm not sure why that was important. And lol at myself for shipping the one pairing that the BAITED you with in the OVA, but stomped on again. It seems Hevre and Kate were just never meant to get along- not matter how many times Hevre is reincarnated.

Hevre: I'll kill you again! I'll kill you a thousand times over!
Kate: And I'll come back each time!

Well, nobody said it was a healthy relationship. >.>;

Ship meme done for the "Academy of Hart" RP:

One True Pairing Ship: Kell/Hellios. Yes. Still.
Canon Ship: I think the only thing that's canon in the RP itself right now is Plasmos/Lii...
"If this happens I'll stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship: Draesen/Arianna
"You are one sick bastard" Ship: Cassus X anyone. But Cassus is dead so....
"I dabble a little" Ship: Bunq/Clir, Bunq/Dante, Takeshi/Kieve
"It's like a car crash" Ship: Fujin/Kell/Hellios >.>
"Tickles my fancy but not sold just yet" Ship Kota/Arianna. Not sold yet. But am not opposed.
"Makes no canon sense but why the Hell not" Ship Takeshi/Uiscemeon
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" Ship: Kell/Dante. Kell and Dante are friends, and will likely be close. But she's kind of still enamored with Hellios....

Name a fandom, and I'll tell you my:

One True Pairing Ship
Canon Ship
"If this happens I'll stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship
"You are one sick bastard" Ship
"I dabble a little" Ship
"It's like a car crash" Ship
"Tickles my fancy but not sold just yet" Ship
"Makes no canon sense but why the Hell not" Ship
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" Ship

V, I wish we could get inside your head for a bit. In the words of Dante: What the funk?

Why are we frozen in time again? Is it because the girls were having problems posting? Are you really THAT mad at us?

...Was Kell's rival/love interest always a woman in disguise? If so, V, that's totally not how Fujin talks. Just sayin'. And also if so, WAY to warn me, Erik. *flail* This also kind of kills the whole Kell/Hellios rivalry dynamic that was so much fun to play. Boo.

Called the darkside's appearance though. Also called Kressover being an evil, evil person.

Did not call the time void. Or, you know, the mass murder of all the students at the Academy besides the Alpha and Omega classes.

A few words to a certain member of our cast: Your character, just like everyone else's is subject to the whims of the GM. Being wordy does not necessarily equate to being a good writer, and being a fantastic writer does not necessarily equate to being a good roleplayer. Writing skills are not everything. You also have to be able to update in a timely manner (all of us post a good 2-3 times a week...you've posted...3 times since you've been here?), and interact well with the other characters. Your character doesn't interact well because you are very arrogant and very self-important. I don't LIKE you. Your arrogance, I could at least (at first) deal with, but you leaving me hanging for a week and a half- which reflects badly upon me. I've worked very hard to be accepted into this group of RPers, and I didn't appreciate you doing that.

I stopped trying to keep up with my weekly shows when finals started to roll aroud, and then I had to take my laptop to the shop because it needed a motherboard replacement. My old laptop doesn't play well with video sites other than youtube. So I spent this weekend trying to get caught up.

And a few comments about things that nobody cares about:

Pandora Hearts: Perhaps it was a mistake to get caught up with this one first, as nothing really devastating happened. I mean, other than the few moments where I was like "ohmygawdwhatthehellwasthat?", I'm relatively happy with where the series is going. And nobody important has died. Yet.

07-Ghost: Wow. Um. Yeah. So much adoration and so much hatred at the same time- and I even KNEW ahead of time that Mikage was going to die. I was sad when we found out that Mikage was possessed. I actually shed a few tears over the next episode when Mikage actually died. I smiled like a DORK at the scene where Mikage is reborn as the little fruzzy creature that follows Teito everywhere. I teared up again when Frau says the line "He searched the entire world in order to be back at your side."

And then there was the text. Presumably the text from the possessed!Mikage chase where he was trying to kill Teito. Castor just HAAAAD to show him the text.

Said text being things like: "I'm sorry, Teito." and "We'll always be the best of friends."

I, being the pathetic loser I am, cried.

Phantom: WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?! Apparently, not even shipping a relationship that they try to hit you over the head with is safe for me. Scythe Master is a creep and needs to die, and Claudia is now a female Scythe Master in terms of her treatment of Zwei. So. Fracking. Creepy.

DO NOT WANT.

So today began the second week in my beginner's archery course, and surprisingly enough, I've made a couple of friends. One, I kind of already "knew", as he was a friend of Chris' and the other is my form partner (in other words, we have to watch each other to make sure we're shooting correctly).

Well, shooting so far hasn't actually gone so hot for me. At the beginning I was just kind of everywhere and all over the board. Towards the end of Thursday, however, I started to get better at keeping my arrows together, but I still couldn't hit the target.

Today, Paul informs me thatI didn't have a sight on my bow. Now a sight is a little pin we stick in the tape at the front of the bow that we use to aim. You can't aim on the arrow itself because the arrow isn't at eye level. Now, I didn't notice, because I never use my sight. Ever. Because the way that Bill (our instructor) explained them to me, didn't make much sense. Now I learn today that the explanation didn't make sense because I was getting the pin (sight) mixed up with your line of sight. Duh, Kayla. I got myself a pin, and stuck it in my bow the way it's supposed to be.

...my aiming problem...has drastically improved.

...thank you, Paul. >.>

Dear E-Block,

None of us really mind your parties, as most of the time, they're relatively quiet and controlled. I don't know about everyone else, but my basic rule is if it doesn't keep me awake, I'm not too worried about it. Now the frequency of said parties is kind of unbelievable, but that's not really my place to judge.

We would appreciate it, however, if you would clean up after yourselves. I'm sure D-block doesn't really enjoy having your plastic cups in their "yard", especially since we're expected by contract to keep them clean.

I KNOW most of the complex would appreciate it if you would stop shattering beer bottles in the parking lot. You may or may not have noticed, but our parking lot has an awful lot of foot-traffic going on. I can tell you right now that I get tired of fishing pieces of glass our of the bottom of my flip-flops. And of course, there's always the fact that when we go to park that we are driving over sharp pieces of broken glass.

This isn't what any of us signed up for. I know you think that nobody knows who it is, but you're wrong. Just don't throw beer bottles in the street? How hard is that?

~.~.~

Everyone should go see Night at the Museum 2. Because it's hillarious.

I really really suck at archery, but I'm getting better. Slowly, but I AM getting better.

Through a couple strokes of luck, I now own both Castlevania games for the PS2. Having played them both now, I can honestly say that, although everyone seems to think Lament of Innocence is the better of the two, I enjoy Curse of Darkness more. It could be the fact that I just like the characters more. It could also be the fact that every time I play LoI, I keep waiting for Leon, who is voiced by Dave Wittenberg (Same guy who did the voice of Sora for the .hack//sign anime and .hack video games)to do his own vocal sound effects (a la Sora). It could be because I am entertained to hear Liam Obrien's voicing of Isaac, or that I just love the interaction between Hector and Isaac (Or I could just be eternally amused with Isaac to begin with).

Or you know, maybe it has something to do with Curse of Darkness having...I don't know...plot? That and there's just somthing asenine about clearing a 5 level castle...with a bullwhip. Can has sword instead?

Today sucks. Can I have a re-do?

Thanks.

*sulks in corner*

And I'm TOTALLY a fangirl for Apotheosis. It's true.



Maybe it'll be unstuck now?

No. I don't think so either.

*wishes for an iTunes card right about now*