Storyline Information Updates

[NeoPaladinOfLight]

Ey man, throw on dat Outkast.

So where do we stand? We’re standing right here. Which is where? I don’t know. It’s dark. Goin’ for that light in a darkened world bit again? Hey, you were the one to start it. I know, but I gotta admit, that was pretty cool. I didn’t even know that was gonna come outta that post. Well it did, and I gotta admit, it was pretty smooth. Cool, cool.

So again, where do we stand? I guess in the middle of this whole Buso Renkin guild thing. A’ight, I can go with that. So what, we’re story tellers now? We’ve always been. Alright, I’ll give you that. So how is your story goin’ on, anyway? Same as always. I’ve sorta reached a standstill. Just haven’t been workin’ on it, at least not as much as I was when I was outta internet. You should probably lose it again. Probably should. Go into another Neo Chronicles overdrive. Yep, yep. Yep. Made it to episode 40. Here we are goin’ on about that, and we’re probably the only ones who know about it. You’re right. Should we fill ‘em in? That’d probably be a good idea. It’d also be a good idea to tell ‘em who we are. Good plan.

Alright dawgs, listen up. You may refer to me as The Great, naw, better yet, call me The Legend. Still goin’ with that whole “Legend” crud? Don’t hate. Ain’t nobody hatin’ off you poser. Who you callin’ poser, poser? You! Got a problem wit’ it? What if I do? Then you betta take yo tail some place else, before we start havin’ problems with each other. Is that a threat?

Look at us. Already gettin’ into a fight. Haven’t we grown up? I’d like to think so. So would I. You’re right. So let’s start over. Alright. Ladies an’ gents, boys an’ girls, here’s the deal.

I’m DJ.

And I’m Nexus.

And our jobs as of right now is to tell you what’s all goin’ on. You know, make it easy for you to jump into the role play without any problems. We wanna make this thread here a nice spot for you to come and read up on what’s goin’ on, without reading through thousands upon thousands of lines of text. Think of us as Cliff, while we take some notes. Exactly.

So where do we stand? Why do you keep askin’ that same bloody question? Because we still don’t have an answer.

Bah, you wanna know? You really wanna know? Here’s how it goes, dawg.

• Ginsei and Hadokun schools are on Summer vacation, which means there ain’t no postin’ goin’ on in those places for real.
  
• Most everyone’s been goin’ about their own business in the city and the backwoods. Nothin’ big for real.
  
• Some of the homunculi have regrouped and reformed

Old news, old news. We already know that. What’s happenin’ now?

Well excuse me. If you wanna act like somethin’ worth somethin’ you tell it!

Alright I will.

• Nexus was right for the most part, but as of late, somethin’ real’s been goin’ on. Somethin’ big. Tokushi has escaped from the Alchemists, which means trouble. Right now, the alchemists are conversing in the Captain’s Office on what to do about it. There are some other little things goin’ on, too, but nothin’ worth nothin’.
  
• Nexus is wanderin’ around in the backwoods bein’ bored, tryin’ to act like he’s thinkin’.
  
• Kenzo and Shiori are talkin’ about some sorta bull like somethin’. I don’t know. Take a look yourself.
  
• Alex and Justin are fightin’ some homunculi in the factory

Blah blah blah.

So what you think you somethin’ now? I know I’m somethin’. You ain’t nothin’, poser. Naw dawg, you don’t know. You just don’t know. I’m the Legend. Give it a rest!  

[NeoPaladinOfLight]

Start off wit’ dat Tupac, my dawg.

Alright, alright, a lot’s happened the past week. Yeah, for one. New comics. That’s right, Comic Book Wednesday brought in a few good issues. Like that Top Cow/Marvel crossover Fusion got to issue numba three. Yeah, and that CE Murphy’s Take a Chance finally came out with the fifth issue. Been waitin’ on that for a while. Yeah dawgs. What else is out? Don't forget about Spawn. Ah yeah and Dark Reign’s still goin’ strong. Sinister Spider-man, The Hood, Hawkeye--You mean Bullseye posin’ as Hawkeye. Yeah, and Venom posin’ as Spider-man, I got this, dude. Aight, just so you know. Trust me, I know. The question is, do they? Probably not. Chances are, we’re the only people in this guild who know what we’re talkin’ about. These posers--man, these posers right here don’t know a thing about comics. Maybe a lil’ bit from the old 90’s cartoons, but other than that, they don’t know squat. Yeah, you right, you right. I mean, do you readers looking to figure out what’s goin’ on in this guild have a clue? No, they don’t. That’s what I’m sayin’, dawg. Well, whatever. we know, and that’s all that’s matter. That’s all that matters.

So, since you clicked on this thread, you readers probably would like to know what’s goin’ on in the guild. Naw duh. I mean, the thread is called Storyline Information Updates. Dude, chill out. I’m settin’ it up. Settin’ up? Dawg, ain’t nobody need no set up! Just tell ‘em straight out.

• Tokushi left some bombs in the Alchemist HQ
  
• The alchemists defused all but two of ‘em.
  
• Those two that weren’t blew up the Confinement Section and the Infirmary
  
• Oh, and thanks to the confinement section bein’, you know, gone, there’s some homunculi on the loose.

That’s about everything, right? Well, no. That was the big thing of the week, but there’s still some other stuff goin’ on. Like what? Like you, stupid! I know you didn’t call me--

• So yeah, while Nexus was wanderin’ aimlessly, he stumbled up at the beach
  
• Guess who else was there? Tokushi? The one and only. Loser. The one and only loser? Well, I can think of a few others, one of ‘em havin’ blue hair. I know you ain’t talkin’ about me.
  
• Like I was sayin’. Tokushi and his group of followers, his posse, his homies, his amigos, his compadres, his--We got it Yeah were there. Then they went underwater, which brings them to his super secret base
  
• Wasn’t THAT secret. I found it. Only because some psychic lady got in your head and told you. What was her name again, Cruix? Yeah, that’s it.

But wait, there’s more. Oh really?

• Yeah, like Justin and Alex still doin’ whatever in the Haunted Factory
  
• Yeah, okay, and then there’s that new girl, Ashlyn, lurkin’ around the homunculus throne room,
  
• And Kenzo all up in the LXE Lab.

And now I think we’re done. Good, ‘cause I’m tired. Then go to sleep. That’s the plan. To all the readers out there, this is DJ, And this is Nexus. Peace, and God Bless.

What if they don’t believe in God? Man, you think I care whether or not people believe in God? Of course not. And you shouldn’t either. I don’t. Just sayin’. Man, it don’t matta who or what you believe, EVERYONE could use a blessin’ or two. That’s the truth.  

[NeoPaladinOfLight]

Lay down the beat with Celph Titled and Oktober.

Dawg, you skipped a week. I didn’t know this was a weekly thing. It started off like that. Really? Yeah, look at your other posts. Wednesday, week of the 12th, Wednesday, week of the 19th… Where’s the week of the 26th? You’re right. Of course I’m right. And look--what day is it? Wednesday. Week of the 9th.

So since it’s also comic book Wednesday, what’s goin’ on in the universes? Well, Amazing Spider-man’s at issue 602. Mary Jane’s back. She’s been back since 600. Yeah, I know, but still. I mean, it’s been so long, and after that deal with Mephisto, I mean I didn’t think we’d ever see her again. You didn’t really think that, did you? No, of course not, but still. Anyway, that Utopia event’s continues in Uncanny X-men 514. I haven’t looked into that story arc yet, but it’s on my to-do list. Cable’s at issue 17. Can you believe he lost Hope? I gotta say, that was pretty funny. Right after they had an entire event to protect her from Bishop and Stryfe, he loses her. So what else? Well, Booster Gold now has a fan club, or somethin’? I don’t know. I never really got into Booster Gold before. I think you should. Really? Is it any good? I don’t know. I just think you should. Okay then. Oh yeah, The Blackest Night is at issue 2. Aw yeah, dawg. You know that’s gonna be good. Geoff Johns is writing it. I know. Good stuff, man. Good stuff.

Now, let’s talk about the story. Yeah, alright. So, what’s goin’ on in the guild? Seeing as how two whole weeks went by, a lot. Cool, let’s pick up where we left off.

This is DJ.

And this is Nexus.

And we’ll be updating you today.

• You remember that Super Secret Base of Tokushi’s? Well, Nexus was runnin’ around in there, tearin’ up the place.
  
• He ran into a bunch of people. Some he knew, others he didn’t. Got his but knocked out like a light.
  
• Next thing he knows, he’s in a pod. Tokushi got tired of the dude doin’ what he does best, gave him the big F.U., and sent him packin’. As strange as this sounds, his subject Ryo didn’t like that one bit. Why she actually cared for Nexus is beyond me, but there was a bit of a heated confrontation over the matter. So she leaves.

That’s a lotta stuff. Yes, it is. But it’s still not all. Tell it like it is.

• While all that was goin’ on, Cruix (the girl I was supposed to save) was escorted by Cyrus to a quaint little dungeon room that’s supposed to be her new home. There, she and he talk about somethin’, that may or may not be important.
  
• Then Tokushi shows up and gives her an ultimatum. The gist of it is this: Join or die.
  
• She reluctantly agrees.
  

Wow. Just wow. You think that was somethin’, check this.

• In the middle of alla that stuff above, that bomb that went off in the Confinement Section let loose a horde of Homunculi, which the Alchemists were left to fight off and destroy.
  
• Duke Seyer is the among the first of the alchemists to rise to the challenge. He starts down the Halls, moves to the infirmary (where he meets and “teams up” with Jacquelyn), continues in the lobby, and finishes up in the training room.
  
• Then, there’s some stuff goin’ on in the Captain’s Office. It’s just talkin’, so it’s not all that important.

Man, I’m gettin’ tired of this. I’ll take over. Thank you.

• Then we move on to the city, where we find Yusei and James trying to capture an escaped Homunculus. The beast ends up getting away.
  
• Time goes by, and AJ is walkin’ the streets.
  
• Yusei and James talk some more. Justin shows up, actin’ like he’s all big an’ bad for finding another kakugane (a kakugane he can’t use right now due to his low level). Blah blah blah.

Now, I’m tired. How much we got left? I don’t know.

• Ritosune and Karei are bumpin’ around in the Selaholic.
  
• After Nexus was shot out of Tokushi’s underwater base, he broke free from the pod and shot himself back to shore.
  
• Some odd days later, he washes up on shore. There, he meets Ryo, and she tells about the little domestic dispute she had with Tokushi.

Now are we done? Let’s see. HQ, downtown, secret base, backwoods… I think that’s it. Nothin’ else. Finally.

Well, that wraps up another recap. Hope this helped. Peace and God Bless.  

[NeoPaladinOfLight]

Yo, Nexus tell ‘em how we do it. We be thuggin‘ dawg. Straight bone thuggin’

Alright dawg, we gotta make this quick. I gotta study. Quick? Seriously? We’ve missed the last three weeks? Three? Yeah, check the dates. Oh snap. Alright, alright--dang, okay. Let’s speed through this. We still doin’ the comic thing? It is Wednesday. Yeah, we can do that, but again, quick and easy.

Alright, alright. The latest Iron Man came out. Looks like he’s startin’ to get sloppy. He’s still the world’s most wanted man, thanks to that hit Norman set on his head. Deadpool’s still Deadpool. Looks like they’re startin’ a new arc with him. Cable and Hope are now in space. Should be pretty interesting. Time, dawg. Time. I’m hurryin’, hold up. Anyway, divin’ in the weeks we missed, Ms Marvel, New Avengers, Timestorm, Utopia, X Force, The Hood, and of course, the Amazing Spider-man are all things I got into. That it? Yeah, that’ll do.

Cool, cool. Now, story updates. Where to start? Intros? Yeah, let’s roll with that.

Name’s DJ.

This is Nexus

So what’s next? Well, we stopped at me washin’ up on shore. Okay, we’ll follow you for a bit.

Well, there’s really not much to say.

• Me and Ryo got ta talkin’, about some random crud. I’m also talkin’ to myself? Or DJ? Or someone who I don’t know.
  
• Ryo made me mad, so I left and went to the park. There, I get into another fight with DJ/me/whoever the crud that voice in my head is.
  
• Some time later, I meet an eight year old girl and talk, then I left.

Oh, I just thought of somethin’. There was this huge event that took place right before that. Oh yeah. Tell about that.

• Well, let’s flash back real quick. Nexus got the boot by Tokushi. After that, he and Ryo got in a fight, then she left, leaving Tokushi to try an’ flirt with Cruix, or some crazy stuff like that.
  
• All an’ all, he an’ his crew decide to pack up an’ roll out for no apparent reason. They arrive in the city. Tokushi goes all like “Rawr, I’mma eatchoo!! Rawr, and breaks cars. Naturally, he gets confronted. Some stuff happens, it gets on TV. He an’ his crew go home.

Dude gets on the news? Well, yeah. I mean, he was kinda out in the open. It’s not like nobody’s gonna just straight up an’ ignore some dude with a god complex breakin’ cars an’ killin’ people for absolutely no reason. Makes sense.

Okay, again. Time. We gotta get this done. And again, it’s a lot. You might wanna call this quits and get to studying. No! I mean, you’re right, I should, but I gotta get this done tonight. Whatever dawg. Just remember, school comes first. You’re one to talk. Hey, I got better! I get my work on time now! I show up to class now! I’m in good shape. I must admit, that’s a feat. If you can do it, anyone can. And you should do it, too. I will. I am! Just not now. How far are you with it? Well, I’m in pretty good shape now. Just need to really go over it, like one more good time, then review. I’ll be ready in time for the test. At this rate? Maybe--hopefully. Get on it. I will.

Now, picking things up.

• So anyway, while Tokushi’s doin’ his “I will eat you people” thing, Ritsune and Karei hang out in the Selaholic. Then they leave.
  
• While I’m talkin’ to that eight year old, (What was her name? Ageha? Sure.) Hitoshi’s just now discoverin’ what a Buso Renkin is. Ritsune confronts him. Then Ageha jumps in. They talk.
  
• Jin’s tryin’ to be a poser by copyin’ Tokushi’s rap of bringin’ mayhem to the city. That fire gets put out pretty quick by a nice summer shower. The imp gets upset an’ tries to do some damage anyway, but it just so happens Alex is up an’ ready for a fight.

So all that’s goin’ on. What are the alchemists up to?

• Justin and James doin’ something in the training room.
  
• Yoshi makes his debut there, too.
  
• Tokushi’s rampage is on the TV. Pretty much, a lotta nothin’.
  
• Oh, the Captain said it was time to rebuild the infirmary.

Alright, I’m tired. Then go to bed. But I gotta study. Dude, you shoulda been done done that. I did. If you were to take the test right now, would you make an A? Well…no. Then you’re not ready. But I’mma--Get off this bloody computer! Fine, fine.

Alright, once again, this is DJ and Nexus signin’ off. Peace and God Bless. You know it. Word.  

[NeoPaladinOfLight]

Lay down the groundwork.

Alright, it’s been a few weeks since we did this thing. Yep, but here we are, so we’re gonna bring you up to date, but first off, we got some comics for ya.

Now we’re doin’ this early this morning, so we haven’t left to pick up anything that’s been released today, but from the previous weeks there’s been plenty of good reads.

First up, we have the
Superman/Batman series. Now I gotta be honest, when I picked up an issue, I didn’t expect it to be all that. Superman and Batman? Okay, but then I got to readin’, and was like “dang, this is pretty good. I know. It’s cool, ‘cause it’s got the dual perspective thing goin’ on constantly. Superman and Batman are like polar opposites, so throwin’ them together is a real treat.

What else, what else? We got Hulk. They’re rockin’ in at issue 603. Skaar, “Son of Hulk” takes on the Juggernaut. And then there’s Spider-woman. Now if you recall, this issue was already out as a motion comic. I watched it that way and was quite impressed. Since Marvel knows there are quite a few people who’d like to have the actual comic to read, they released it as an issue as well. I gotta say it was pretty good. I love the dynamic duo of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev. What those two did with Daredevil was great. They never disappoint.

Speaking of Daredevil, looks like Norman Osborn has added him to his list, and he’s sent an old time foe to take ‘im out. Now Daredevil has been through a lot in his life. He’s lost more things than any hero/vigilante to date. This is probably the last thing he needs. Pick it up.

Yep, yep. Now one last thing before we kick off the Buso Renkin thing. Wolverine had a nice running series earlier this year called Old Man Logan. The premise was pretty much Logan in the future, not too far, more like a few decades or so, and they live in a world where the bad guys have won--taken over--everything, and by everything I mean the world. And just recently, they released the conclusion to the series. Man, it was full of so much action, so much carnage. It was a perfect end to possibly the coolest Wolverine series of the year. Definitely recommended.

That was nice. Yes it was. Now onto the story. What in the world happened? It’s a mystery, which will soon be solved. Rather briefly. Classes? Yeah, I got classes. Then let’s get this done.

So in the Captain’s office:

• The Captain, Justin, and James got to talkin’ about what happened in the city.
  
• James and Justin were about to fight.
  
• The Captain’s like “sit yo hype tails down.”
  
• Justin runs away to his dorm.
  
• James is like, “see, I told you the dude is crazy!” Captain’s all like “whatever.” Then they talk some more, then James decides to go look for some info on Tokushi.
  
• Then enters Yusei. He and the captain talk. Then, coming in from the training area, we have Yoshi.
  
• Some more blah blah talking. Zander shows up. More talking. Yusei and Yoshi leave.
  
• Then Zander and the Captain talk about how Zander can improve his skills. Then he leaves.
  

Nexus, take over.

Not a problem.

• Well, like DJ said, Justin ran away to his dorm where he starts actin’ like some maniac, or some crazy mess like that.
  
• Yusei and Yoshi show up and start talkin’ some mess like “What the crud is up with you? You actin’ real crazy.” Justin’s like “I’m fine” blah, blah.
  
• More blah, blah. Then Yusei’s like “here’s your old Kakugane.” Justin says “thanks, buddy.” Then Yusei asks for that new one. Justin’s like “No! Mine!” then he gives it up, an’ like magic, the dude’s back to normal (whatever normal is for that poser). Then the dude does something weird. Man, I don’t even know. The dude’s got all sortsa problems.
  
• Yusei’s like “Okay, see ya later, and leaves.
  
• Justin’s like “No, I wanted to kill him!” or something, like I said, the dude’s got major problems. So he pins Yoshi to the wall and starts after Yusei. Yoshi’s like “what the heck, man? And goes after ‘im.
  

I’m sorry, wha? Yeah, dude’s crazy. Yeah, but dang. What the crud? I don’t know. Well, I guess you’re not any better. I’m better than THAT! You may have a point, but still. Crazy’s goin’ around this guild like wildfire. I’m not crazy, but yes, it is.

• Yeah, so anyway, Nexus is off wanderin’ the streets. He gets an Ipod with some stolen money. Finder’s keepers. You still dirty for that. I know. Why’d you do it? I don’t know, like you said--crazy wildfire. Still ain’t no excuse. I know.
  
• He runs into James. They talk.
  
• Meanwhile, Ageha and Ritosune, who just happen to be two long lost siblings recently reunited--Gay. I know, but go with it--so they’re ridin’ along and then Kenzo shows up and decides to give ‘em some problems. “I have work for you.” Whatever. Then Ritosune takes Ageha back to his dorm.
  
• So Nexus and James part ways. Yusei makes it to the streets. Some shady dude comes up an’ activates the all spark. The what?! The all spark. These posers ain’t got no creative thought goin’ on. Apparently not. Just outright takin’ the name! Uh-huh.
  
• So this “Transformer” starts attackin’, James happens to take notice of it, activates his Buso Renkin, then starts--No, don’t--starts talkin’ to himself. Are you bloody serious?! It’s crazy, I know. No, you don’t! All these posers! They’re takin’ my thing! I’m supposed to be the crazy dude talkin’ to himself, now we got--what?--Justin, AND James? AND TRANSFORMERS!?! No, this is too much! I quit! You quit? How? I quit this universe. We’re goin’ back to Neo Chronicles. I do need to get that goin’ again. Yes, you do. So we’re done? We can stop this Buso Renkin thing? I’m dead serious. No you’re not. Yes, I am! I’m through. You can still lurk around, but I’m out. Okay then.
  
• Anyway, James and Yusei fight the Transformer, Yusei activates his Omnimon Buso Renkin--No creative thought at all.--The fight breaks out.
  
• Zander shows up, he jumps in with his data reformer. Now THAT sounds interesting. I know, it is pretty unique. And cool at the same time.
  
• Then things get interesting. Justin jumps out like some bloody Tarzan poser an’ attacks James, James! His own ally, in the middle of an ongoing fight! Against a Transformer! Oh, now that’s something. I know.
  
• The robot gets destroyed, Yusei seems to be out of commission, so what does Justin do? He kicks him, repeatedly. Why? Well, apparently, he wants that other kakugane back. Then some more crazy stuff happens. You just gotta read it for yourself. I’m done.
  

Aw, dawg, you got me interested. Yep, it’s a shame you’re quittin’. Please, you know I was playin’. Good to have you back. But you still need to get back onto your main story. I’m still 14 in it. Time to grow up. That’s right.

Well, we’re through. Peace and God Bless. See you next week or the week after or the week after after.