Life

I was about to insult you but it's Cardcaptor Sakura. Now, I'm a man's man. I enjoy shooting rifles and buck. Nargila and Hash are weekly ventures for me. I get down with the ladies more times in a month than many of you in a decade. BUT! There's only one manga in the world that can turn me back into a complete geek. Fucking CLAMP and their Cardcaptor Sakura stuff... so good...

Hmm... Probably Lex. Hear me out. I like Lex. I like the fact that he's the only unit that can use Axes (Lachesis aside). And I like how the Hero Axe is essentially Prf on him. I also like Elite. HOWEVER! As a father, he gains a lot more praise than he really deserves. Elite is not a necessary skill whatsoever (it's just nice padding) unless you're doing a ranked run. Ambush hovers around the mediocrity range (another skill that you won't realize exists unless you need to abuse it for ranks). He can't pass down Axes at all so I pretty much waste money on him. In addition, he stops being able to kill shit (even with the Hero Axe) early into the game. Lex remains in the significant chip category for me along with Noish/Alec/Midir but all three units actually have useful skills on them. And his Acc is really shit too. That's pretty much it. Lex is far from bad. He's just not as boss as everyone proclaims him to be.

It's human nature. Why? Have one last night? YOU DID, DIDN'T YOU! RAVEN WET HIS BED! HE NEEDS A DIAPER!

Been there, done that. But I think I was 12 at the time. So like... 8 years.

Amazing acapella performance. Plus it's my religion!

That's the response. I never knew that a "fear of spiders" counts as a major human flaw. I was thinking more along the lines of being blunt in situations that require delicacy or throwing up walls against personal attacks or stuff like that.

You'd know that for a fact if you'd play the game.

Inception Mafia is technically 12 but the lynch system makes it a shorter game than you think.

Maybe on Easy Mode.

This implies that units like Garret and Dozla are even usable. I'll take fucking Garcia and Lot over Dozla and Garret any day of the week. Hawkeye's the only good one and that's because his bases don't actually stink.

Take 3: Jon clutched at the rope for all it was worth. Pretty good thing too. Worth about $20 at the hardware store. Right about now, Jon would give anything in the world for it. "JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!" "Janey, I'm fine! Caught this rope!" God, his arms were burning. Maybe a dislocation or worse. But right now... Jon looked down at the white abyss. It sparkled and shined in the light, the way that morning snow always looks on a sunny day. A chill ran through the air. Jon shivered. Jane poked her head over the cliff. "I'm calling for help right now! Hold on!" She took out her cellphone and dialed. "Emergency?! My friend just fell over a cliff! He's barely holding on!" A pause. "We're at the end of Mackenzie Street..." Silence. "YES, I FUCKING KNOW THAT IT'S LOVERS LANE, NOW GET ME SOME HELP!" Jon winced. Half at the pain in his arms and half at her screech. Jane could put a banshee out of business with that thing. "Janey, don't worry! They'll send help quick." Jane sat down at the edge of the cliff, tears in her eyes. "No, you fucking bastard. Don't tell me not to worry. You're going to die and I'll... Don't you fucking let go." Jon snorted at that and clung on tighter. He knew it was only a matter of time before his arms would let go. But he wasn't going to tell her that. "I was thinking... remember the time back at Karen's Diner? When the mountain climber showed up?" "Sorta... Wait, why?" "I was wondering how they do it. Climb mountains and stuff. It's pretty amazing..." Just had to keep her talking so that she wouldn't worry anymore. BRRRRRRRRRRRRING! Jane picked up her cellphone. "WHAT?!" Silence. Jon didn't like it. "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN, YOU'RE BLOCKED UP?! CALL IN THE FUCKING ARMY AND THE FIREMEN, JUST SAVE HIM!" She slammed down her phone and fresh tears welled up. "Janey, please don't cry." "What the fuck do you want me to do, Jon? Smile? Tell you it's going to be alright? That we'll get you back into your bed tonight?" Jon shook his head. He slipped down the rope a bit, holding on for dear God. He could only stand maybe thirty more seconds. "No... but please don't cry in front of me. You're stronger than me." "Jon..." "Janey... I'm sorry." With that, his hands let go and Jon plunged into the white abyss. "JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!" Janey screamed in horror, her eyes wide. This couldn't happen... it couldn't... But only one sound echoed off from the abyss. plop

Real criticism. You're welcome. EDIT: That was me being nice too. EDIT #2: Anacybele hasn't been on for a week. My fucking god, is she that insecure? Did she actually run for the hills because we told her the harsh reality of her work?

Question. Did you crush Edward Leer's body into a fine snortable powder and proceed to get high off of it?

The more I think about it, the higher chance that Saphy has of being Top 5. At least one of the FE5 staff users will be high on this list and I'm putting my money on the one who exists for the majority of the game (though Salem could be there instead). EDIT: Oh and knowing Mekkah, Dagda's getting a spot. Probably somewhere in the 20's but I won't be surprised to see him.

Maybe we just have higher standards?

It's like you and I have a connection! You just know what I'm thinking all the time!

And this is important because... why again? Oh wait, nobody gives a flying fuck if it's a "stone" or a "gem". Any other insightful pieces of knowledge that you'd like to share?

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row. I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru. Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge. I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force demonstration. I bat 400. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me. I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed several covert operations with the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis. But I have not yet gone to college.

For the record, I could have cut down the Prologue by a turn (because I know exactly where I could have done it) but it would mean having one extra Hunter living for two turns and risking death with Sigurd (as if it wasn't bad enough with 7 HP). And until about... let's call it midway into Chapter 3, I won't be able to match General Horace's turn counts (he's got Lex, Fin and Noish to my... well, pretty much just Alec). But once I get Fury and Levin... Chapter 1: 23 Turns Evans -> Genoa: 5 Genoa -> Marpha: 6 Marpha -> Verdane: 12 Extra Objectives: - Recruit Ayra - Obtain Warp and Return The arena was fun. Especially the part where fucking Alec did better than Sigurd (bad RNs stopped Sigurd at the Wind Mage). Whatever. All of my units now have the weaponry they want along with some money. Now there's a reason why I drafted (I stole the picks for that round) Alec. Alec has Nihil. Ayra has Meteor Sword. Jamka has Critical on his bow. Yeah... you can see where this is going. Of course, Jamka's not going to get recruited simply to save turns but... that's not really important. I'll miss the Killer Bow though. Anyway, Sigurd and Alec skewered their way through Kinbois' forces as fast as possible while Midir played clean-up. Ayra went north to try to kill Alec but failed and managed to get out of range of Genoa, allowing for easy recruitment. All the while, Dew and Aideen ran for safety (towards Evans). Since the path was now clear, I trotted Ethlin out and got both the Warp and Return staves for later use (AKA for Fury and Levin to abuse). All three of them then booked it home to Evans. Marpha was fun. Of course, Sigurd killed everything in sight but Alec did a lot of cleaning up after a church healing. One thing to note is that I'm putting a lot less kills than I could on the Silver Sword. I want to make sure Sigurd can actually afford the stuff that I want to send down to Celice and I know that the SSS will have 100 kills on it by the time Gen 2 starts. So if I get the chance, I have Sigurd use the Steel Lance or the Javelin if he can. If he needs the Evd, Silver Sword it is (16 kills before the 2nd Marpha army). Anyway, Sigurd destroyed most of Marpha's army and took two turns to down Gandolf for the Skl Ring. Midir was useless, Ayra was crippled thanks to her horrid Move and Alec is the fucking man (he's coming close to ORKO range). Verdane's last up. I remembered that Sigurd never cleared the arena and an arena win gives full HP. And Sigurd was at about a quarter HP. So... ARENA ABUSE! Sigurd quickly finished off the rest of the arena. Ayra quickly cleared the arena for some levels and collected some money from the villages. Sigurd pushed himself through the forest and Jamka because a number on the SSS. Managed to recruit Diadora before the passageway was clear. Since the brigands prefer to target her, the passageway clears faster than a colon with a lethal mix of laxatives running through it. The rest of the chapter was essentially a blur. All I remember is Silence, Javelin!Sigurd, Resire on a forest and a dead Sandima. Not really that important. Person Level HP Str Mgc Skl Spd Lck Def Res Gold Rings Sigurd *17.71 46 18 0 18 15 11 12 4 18160 Skill, Magic Alec 10.56 38 11 0 13 14 8 10 1 12620 Midir 7.17 37 11 0 9 11 3 10 0 16500 Speed Ayra 8.44 35 12 0 18 18 3 8 2 28940 Diadora 7.05 29 0 17 11 12 6 3 18 4000 Total Turns: 36. Matched Horace's count for this chapter (1 extra to Genoa, 1 less to Verdane) so I'm still back by 2.

No, I didn't ask for proof. I believed you. I was implying that A) you're a show-off about how much money you can drop on video games and B) that if you aren't self-sufficient, you're pretty spoiled.

Nice to know you can drop so much money on video game systems. I've had my Xbox 360 since about 2007 or something like that and I've never felt the need to buy a new video game system every 6 months (certainly not the 3DS). I think I counted 5 different systems in your post that you claim to have (unless the PSP and PSP Go are two different things). I just hope that you're actually working for that money in order to know the value of it.