Ashercroix

Actually, Zazz, my avatar is a dude. :P It's not really supposed to look like me (just a weird combo of some of the more interesting features for Avatars), but when an IRL friend of mine showed it to someone else I know IRL, they actually DID think it was me. I do have glasses, black hair, and freckles, but I didn't have shark teeth or wear suits the last time I checked. :B Also, my hair is nearly pants-tuckable, and not in my face at all. Maybe someday I'll make an accurate representation, but it's more fun to have a strange-looking one, IMO. It actually looked like Professor Layton for a while, but I changed it back when I got BlazBlue. I'd love to play a few games with you, but I totally suck, so don't expect much. ^_^|||

*grabs dancel and DizzyKiske's hands* What you guys said a few pages back about attitudes toward gay relationships? I'M TOTALLY WITH YOU. I don't really know if it has much to do with being half-Filipino, but the similarities made me laugh. I'm also a KyxDizzy fan (and a religious guy fan, among other things). Maybe I got more from my mom than I thought. XD I'm sure my dad being Irish and Catholic has nothing to do with it, either. /sarcasm :P Anyway. Just wanted to say something. I've always felt like an oddball for having not just having a 'don't care' attitude towards shounen-ai relationships, but an actual dislike. It's nice to meet other chicks who feel the same way for once. Of course, no offense, Tofu. To each his own. :P ♥ Edit: Oh, in case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, I'm a chick. Someone was quite surprised on Xbox Live a while ago.

Hate homos, no. Unless you're the type to hate people for silly reasons, period. Highly disapprove? Yes.

DMM: Hey, more proof to back up practice makes perfect - I'm left-handed too, and I do all my mousework with my right hand. :D (Big part of the reason why my 'lol' had a ';_;' by it before, hurr >3>) Caeli: I don't know about painful (unless you mean frustrations-wise), but time-consuming, yeah. X_x I'll be checking out those Wacoms, then. d >_< b DK: That pic's really cute.

I've actually been meaning to get a tablet soon. I'm sure the shittiness of the one time I tried one was mainly because of my inexperience and the dubious quality of said tablet. I like my mouse and I've gotten pretty good with it (lol ;_; ), but with a tablet, I think I'd really be able to rock. I don't think anything will be able to substitute good old fashioned pencil drawing, but I'm interested in a tablet for the inking, since I always, ALWAYS blow it with an actual pen, and there's no going back IRL. >_< I've ruined some good pictures so badly I actually haven't inked anything for two years. >_> It would be better to learn how, sure, but I can't stand not being able to fix things. :/

Hey hey, now that depends. With time and effort, you could do anything with a mouse that you can with a tablet, except for maybe line thickness as determined by pen pressure. :P I tried using a tablet once and it looked AWFUL. >_> I guess I wouldn't call it a GOOD tool, but it gets the job done just fine with some patience.

Ahhhh, I see I see. Okay then. Ishiwatari's word is law.

From playing the game, I've always thought that ALL of them were 'manifestations' instead of real guys, except for Paradigm and Izuna, and possibly Valentine. I've also had an idea that all the Servants are like a facet of the Master's personality. Sol's do seem like they have personality. Quotes from his Servants include: Oh, Hell Found the bastard I'm busted Gimme five! I got a bad feeling about this... Despite their robotic voices and appearances, I've gotten a few chuckles out of commanding Sol's army. Oh, and there's the one called "Pencil Guy", which may be a reference to the Frederick side of Sol. I dunno lol. Valentine's have personality as well. In a cutscene, some express fear of dying during the mission Valentine sent them on, while others argue that even if they run away and live, they would have no meaning to exist without taking Valentine's orders, and might as well be dead. In the end, they decide they might as well do the mission despite wanting to live. From this exchange, I got the feeling that they all have an aspect of Valentine's (Aria's, most likely, since Valentine hasn't awakened to all her feelings yet) personality, but are bound to obey her since they're just extensions. Almost every other Servant in the game seems to be more loyal than hers, though. Izuna's and Paradigm's (though especially Izuna's) seem to be stand-alone sentient, called to help, more than manifested from the psyche. I fail so I can't remember if Paradigm was actually born from the backyard (I'm pretty sure he wasn't), but I know for sure Izuna was, so since Servants are called from the Master's "information" in the Backyard, and Izuna is actually FROM the backyard, it makes sense for his Servants to be more like "friends", and have an individuality not unlike Izuna's own. I'd bust out the game and check more personality-ish quotes for the Servants, but my 360 is all over my room and I only have a couple more minutes on the computer. I think this is enough to at least give my argument some substance, though. Oh, and I don't have enough time to touch on Sin and Ky's, other than to say that I agree with you for Sin, but I think Ky's are manifestations of his knightly mindset, rather than actual people. Unless I misunderstood you. There's always an 85% chance of that with me. :P As always, just pulling this all out of my butt. :P

I demand to know what site that is.

He moves like a salted slug and his mind his slow like a sloth on sake. Seriously though, it's probably because I'm just bad at the game, but I'm not good with Raven at all. His style is very swooshy, dance-y, and stabby. He tends to have a really long after-move cooldown period to flap and pose, so I get wrecked after a combo nearly every time. Not There is a good move though. :P Gives you a pretty much guaranteed free shot. As for better or worse than Paradigm... in a Masters battle, probably yeah, but in general, about the same? I dunno. :P I'm not the Overture Gameplay Authority to any extent.

I don't agree with this. No matter how accurate it is, a story written by a fan is a fanfic. Fanfic is fanfic and has no place in the official story, even if it follows it to a T. Not all fanfiction has to be crack A.U., and any fanfics that have speculation, even extremely probable speculation, are still fanfiction. Any theories born from them should be relegated to a theory and analysis thread. In my opinion. BioLogIn: That would be awesome, and well-appreciated by contributors, I'm sure.

A disconnect?! Did I miss something? D8 What's going on!?