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| Re: Parent's Day Vignette [message #17129 is a reply to message #17128 ] |
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 Sir Lee
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Well, among all the fun, there was the ONLY mention about Hank's family visiting.
But I think Chaka will prefer using her own "Chaka Chaka Bang Bang" variant instead of the "Heavenly Bolt of Phallic Might" technique. For one thing, her way is faster. For another, "Phallic Might" doesn't match her clothing (and, presumably, soon won't match her body).
I think that's the first time we have seen the Fey's "Protective Aura" in action. And man, HOW effective it turned out to be! Too bad it isn't always usable, though.
Don't call me Shirley. You will surely make me surly.
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| Re: Parent's Day Vignette [message #17130 is a reply to message #17128 ] |
Sun, 23 November 2008 12:30 |
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KenJ
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And now I'm going to have to agree with whoever suggested that the spy was from the Yama Dojo. It makes a bit more sense than my suggestion. Xaltatun
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Yah for me! 
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(Of course, that might just mean that now were both wrong. *sigh*)
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| Re: Parent's Visitations [message #17136 is a reply to message #7908 ] |
Sun, 23 November 2008 13:40 |
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Bookworm
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Registered: July 2008
Location: Houston |
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You've forgotten something.
It could also be the Black Tong (I think that was the name) that was targeting Chou, as well. They might want to stop the Soke No Do before it gets started.
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| Re: Parent's Visitations [message #17172 is a reply to message #17167 ] |
Sun, 23 November 2008 20:38 |
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Abbacor
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Registered: April 2008
Location: Texas |
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| XaltatunOfAcheron wrote on Sun, 23 November 2008 18:01 |
| Abbacor wrote on Sun, 23 November 2008 17:17 |
Heh.
How stupid can the Yama Dojo twerps get? Show up on Parent's Day, which is a 'green' day, with all the students looking for ways to impress their respective elders? Bad move.
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That was, I suspect, part of the problem they were set. And it's also why I suspect the Yama Dojo - if that was their spies, then they had a first-hand look at what actually happened.
BTW - props to the Vindicator's mage. She deserves some recognition for spotting them and knocking out their stealth spell. At least I think it was her.
Xaltatun
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I don't think that they were tasked to retrieve the MCH in such a specific manner. The standard procedure is most likely to give the ninja, or team, their objective and allow them to work out the method for themselves.
They were originally trying to steal the head of Poe and failed, spectacularly. They got captured, failed to destroy their school symbol, and LOST a piece of equipment their dojo would consider to be proprietary. They lost MAJOR face in this, and would feel bound to rectify the loss of both honor and equipment in a manner to greatly dis-honor their opponents.
Think about it. These are students of a 'traditional' Ninja Dojo. While they may be using modern materials and equipment, the whole training and indoctrination process is still probably very fuedal-era in context and ideology. There is a whole ninja attitude going on here of "they are lazy weak gaijin". So they chose a timing that, had it been successful, would most likely have restored their honor and then some. Unfortunately, they didn't do their research deeply enough and failed to take into account the average attitude of the students at Whateley on the chosen day.
It also looked to me like they were attempting to use an obscuring technique they either didn't know how to use correctly, or they failed to pull off correctly since the first person to see them was a base-line parent (Toni's mom, Valerie).
Misty : “It’s not going to be like this every day, is it?”
“Lord, no,” Jadis replied. “Sometimes, it gets weird.”
Hank Declan shook his head, disbelieving. "Tell me I did not just see them roshambo for victory."
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| Re: Parent's Visitations [message #17173 is a reply to message #17172 ] |
Sun, 23 November 2008 21:07 |
XaltatunOfAcheron
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Registered: July 2005
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| Abbacor wrote on Sun, 23 November 2008 20:38 |
| XaltatunOfAcheron wrote on Sun, 23 November 2008 18:01 |
| Abbacor wrote on Sun, 23 November 2008 17:17 |
Heh.
How stupid can the Yama Dojo twerps get? Show up on Parent's Day, which is a 'green' day, with all the students looking for ways to impress their respective elders? Bad move.
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That was, I suspect, part of the problem they were set. And it's also why I suspect the Yama Dojo - if that was their spies, then they had a first-hand look at what actually happened.
BTW - props to the Vindicator's mage. She deserves some recognition for spotting them and knocking out their stealth spell. At least I think it was her.
Xaltatun
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I don't think that they were tasked to retrieve the MCH in such a specific manner. The standard procedure is most likely to give the ninja, or team, their objective and allow them to work out the method for themselves.
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Well, yes. But the day could have been set to make it harder. "You screwed up. Now try this..."
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It also looked to me like they were attempting to use an obscuring technique they either didn't know how to use correctly, or they failed to pull off correctly since the first person to see them was a base-line parent (Toni's mom, Valerie).
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We don't know that. What we know is that the first person in the story to spot them was Valerie. The Vindicators popped up awfully fast.
Xaltatun
Oxymoron: Jumbo Shrimp
Impossible: Sustainable Growth
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| Re: Parent's Visitations [message #17174 is a reply to message #7908 ] |
Sun, 23 November 2008 21:07 |
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Bookworm
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Registered: July 2008
Location: Houston |
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I'd correct that to "an apparent base-line, Toni's mom".
Remember, there are mutants out there that don't have anything obvious to distinguish them from other folks. For that matter, if all they ended up with was one day having better eyesight, they might never even know themselves.
I mean, I can hear into ultrasonics. There are some stores I can't go into (alarm systems), and I can hear a flyback transformer going out. If someone suddenly got the ability to hear higher (or lower), they probably wouldn't even mention it, and other people wouldn't think twice about it.
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| Re: Parent's Visitations [message #17281 is a reply to message #17174 ] |
Tue, 25 November 2008 11:28 |
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Geminii
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Registered: November 2008
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I'm not even sure if it would count as a mutant trait unless it was accompanied by an activated mutant gene. Medical history is full of weird enough stuff as it is.
Oh, and I'm with you on the hearing thing. I used to work as 'the computer guy' in an office back when it was all low-quality CRT monitors, and it always freaked people out that I could tell whether a monitor was on or off from across the room when it was facing the other way. I used to say it was my Secret Computer Guy Powers.
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