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It is forever immoralized... Muck like everyone probably wishes your own picture was... XD The greatest mystery of the TOS guild is YOUR face...

Maybe it's because I just got done watching TruBlood with my cousin, but....What picture, and why did you make it sound like it was a naughty one? sweatdrop

A serious question here. Even if it's "just playing", as you may put it, what is it about finding enjoyment at the expense of others?

It is not just this particular thing I'm focused on. The time you had stated your amusement in transforming someone into a nervous, defenseless creature such as a rabbit also comes to mind.

You're not a very considerate person, are you?

((This is letting my muse out. ;;>_> Because...y'know. You're targeting his SO. And he generally dislikes the concept of schadenfreude.))

So the motive shifts from amusement to personal gain. You can say the need may never arise, but if by some strange happenstance that it ever actually did, you would do it. The point is, the act still lacks consideration of the other's feelings.


Speak for yourself. I would seek ways to obtain such without it resulting in the utter humiliation of anyone. I have the patience. If it were unobtainable without such an outcome, I would reconsider how much I really "need" it and most likely drop the endeavor.


What you would think is enjoyable may not be to someone else. Do you not recount how my mun—excuse me, Azura explained the repercussions of suddenly being turned into a rabbit?

To play it safe, would it not be better to think of a surprise that happens more externally and not feel so forced upon them without consent? Or if you absolutely had to play that angle, wouldn't vague but fair warning suffice? A simple, "Oh, you're going to be in for a transformative experience~♪" ? It would save those who'd rather not go through forced conditions the nasty shock.

But of course, I must also consider, that wouldn't really fit your own definition of "fun", now would it?

((Well... He's of the mindset that "Even if you don't mean to be a jerk but do recognize that such acts are 'jerkish' and still continue to do them for amusement and/or personal gain...yeah you're still a jerk."

I hope you're not taking this too personally? sweatdrop ))

After you've scrubbed all the floors in Hyrule then we can talk about mercy!

Take him away!

*Flops onto the bed*
. n . No one wants to join my Tales of Academia RP . . .

Not asking, not asking, not ask- WHAT'S THIS? A precision Eloysio strike!
...I wonder if he'll use his precision pointing aids?


It's funny; I used to hang around with one of the shortest people around in middle/high school. It's odd how that happens.

Also, I have just formulated brief summaries of my own Academia peeps. I'll send 'em over.


Are you telling me that this laughing gas is what all true warriors strive for? Is the Joker the truest warrior out there?
WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOR?


Oho! I should have known that he would be a tall guy.

Anyway, it's fine. You'll always have taller people like me to kindly pat you on the head when you're feeling down.
Sorry, I was legally obligated to pester you for your smaller height to some degree (remember, kids- it's the law!) and that was the nicest way I could think of.
Speaking of which, I sometimes pester my less-tall sister (come on, one more inch! Get to that 6'!) by placing my forearm on her head and saying "lamppost!" You know, because we look like a lamppost that way, with my hand being the light. I suppose anyone would be irked with the brilliance of my glowing hand next to their face! Gwahaha!


*wakes up from sudden nap that I clearly wasn't taking a moment ago* Gyah! Wit? Um, yes! Wit! I am the very model of a modern major witticism! What ho! Yes! Indeed!

"To each their own", I believe is the saying. But, as I implied, one's experiences shape one's outlook and disposition. Take a moment to think what I may have gone through to become how I am and how such events might differ from your own experiences. I am merely acting as said experiences have taught me.

No, I certainly don't assume that, but statistically the chances are low. Both in the sense of the chances of occurrence and the sense of chances of willingness. By all means though, if there's a better way, I would pursue that first and foremost. But if my situation demands it and push comes to shove, then I may just have to shove and use such methods.

Oh, now this is another story completely... One does not simply wrong me and get 'blackmailed' or the like... *shakes head* That is simply a means to an end. If one is to go out of their way to deal me an injustice, through no justifiable reasoning, then just as a child is punished by their parents for wrongdoings, one who wrongs me will be pushed as is fair to the severity of their action. Note that I say to go out of their way... Everyone has made mistakes that have brought harm or inconvenience to another, but such things are not a testament to bad character and certainly do not warrant any retaliation. Though I make no allusions to having wholly good character myself. So no, nothing has been done to me, and if in good fortune, nothing has to be come to them either.

As for your conclusion, that is indeed correct. A potentially beneficial circumstance presented itself, and I took the opportunity to secure something that in the future may be able to secure something altogether more important. In the end, is it not likened to that of bartering and trade? The kind of value something has need not fall under preconceived notions of what can or can not be held for trade, and neither do they need be labeled as to why. Naturally, things of great value incite different 'responses' based on their 'sentimental' value. From a particularly prized object, to one that was particularly difficult to obtain, even to one that you would rather have in your hands than someone else's.

Unfortunately, asking doesn't accomplish anything. If you were to go to the market looking for a portion of Beef. Would the butcher simply give it to you for asking nicely? Not from my experience, no. Another frequently uttered phrase I think fits here, "Nothing in life is free". There is always some required payment or stipulation. On the other hand, if such destruction is wished sooner rather than later, an attempt could always be made to offer something that may currently hold proper value rather than risk the slim chance that something required later may be more difficult to part with.

Again to the Easter subject... That's actually my point. Any number of those advancements had just as much potential to 'give someone a terrible time'. In fact, isn't modern medicine absolutely riddled with that possibility? How is my attempt at change any different from any other attempt at change aside from what I was trying to change? I was trying to change how Easter can be enjoyed.

That may be true, but I had nothing to suggest that she wouldn't either. And yes, now I know. Is that not how life works? Trial and error? If something doesn't work out, try something different.

Perhaps, but is that not, subconscious or not, a desire that almost if not everyone shares? What you say may be true, perhaps at the time that was my intention and I've since forgotten. But am I really the only person act in such a way? At any rate, I will give way to you on this particular issue as you have a point in offering a more substantial chance to catch on.

Yes, that was rather disappointing and admittedly ever so slightly irritating, but I understand that I don't have absolute control over an individual, nor would I expect or want to. I suppose I should have seen that coming to be honest. And yes, I agree, that was rather witty of him.

At any rate, I think we've both given our respective points on the Easter issue and I think I can agree that my efforts, much to my chagrin and despite my intentions, were a complete flop and that considerably more thought ought to go into any future 'ideas' should I have any...