<span style='color:gray'>*"Here" I say, as I move over to Dea fast.* *I inspect Dea's wounds, "Looks like its got to be a nanomedpak. There's obviously some sort of internal bleeding, if your coughing up blood. If it hurts to breath then there's likely to be broken ribs. I'll give you some morphine for the pain, if you feel you need it"* *I hand Dea over a single use syringe of morphine analouge and use a nanomedpak*</span>
Inventory: 1 suit TSA armour, minus helmet 1 gas mask 1 LMG 1 medikit with: ~40m of bandage material A roll of absorbant padding 11 shell dressings 4 triangular bandages for making into slings 6 nanomedpaks 2 pairs of sharp scissors 1 scapel 1 Auto defribulator 1 tube antiseptic cream 1 bottle antibiotics 1 chemical warfare treatment kit with agent detection kit 5 Single use syriges containing a morphine analog, labeled M 4 single use syringes containing adrenaline, labeled A 4 universal blood paks and drip sets 8 suture sets
<b><span style='color:purple'> "I'm not trying to kill you, i was programmed to protect the crew of the ship, that is why i ejected the escape pods, also i do not have emotions like 344 , i am not able to fully think for myself, i only suggest the best course of action that is required finally i am unable to keep secrets or files hidden from you, all information you ask will be answered to the best of my archives that is possible."</span></b>
<span style='color:yellow'>"thanks. i feel much better, bill." *sits up, notices epoch with the rocket launcher* "the draugs are hostiles. experiments gone wrong. they need to be exterminated at any cost. please set this ship to a suicide course in case we cant exterminate them. maintain containment at any cost." *tries to stand, stops. hand to head* "ow. guess i need to take things slow."</span>
<!--QuoteBegin--deaincaelo+Nov 13 2003, 12:53 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (deaincaelo @ Nov 13 2003, 12:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> if you are disobediant and ruin my slippers or somesuch, then yes, you get the rolled up newspaper. if your a good boy - fetches, doesnt speak up when you shouldnt, doesnt bark at my friends, etc.- then you get a cookie.
<span style='color:yellow'>*rolls out of the way, onto my back* "OW! THAT FRELLING HURT! MEDIC!" *reloads pistols* {very quiet voice} "I suggest whoever shot a frelling rocket at me start running now, before i'm able to stand again."</span> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> <b>^^Erm, it looks like I’m not getting a cookie.^^ darnit! They were chocolate chip as well, my favourite <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--></b>
<span style='color:red'>*Breaks out of the webbing* "Hmm a machine that don't think, I like it." "Tell me 343, can I have a complete armory inventory and unrestricted access?" *Hears Dea get up.* *Then quickly drops the rocket launcher and kicks it at Bills feet.* *Looks at Dea.* "Woh D girl, you look just like I feel!" *Looks a the CCTV of the Draug* "Camera has alot of static, can't make it out too good." *Smacks the screen with a fist. The picture clears.* "That's better," *Leans in on the screen and watches the replays* "Things like that shouldn't be allowed to live." "I say we take off in the escape pods and nuke the entire ship from orbit. That's the only way to be sure we get them all."</span>
COOKIES FOR ME <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> Why would i bark at your friends <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <span style='color:purple'><b> "I am sorry Deaincaelo but during the shut down the engines burnt up and are now inactive, the nearby planet is sending craft up to us, they will be hear in within two to four hours, though their intention is unkown as no information of the planet exists in my archives." "The armoury is unlocked but a unkown creature has been reported round there, care is advised."</b></span>
<span style='color:red'>"343! Is the other ship responding to our hails or did the EMP take em out?" "I say we go to the armoury. We got Druag and <i>Miss</i> 747 Mechs' trying to kill us. We need a mircle to survive this. Failing that, we need guns, lost of guns." *Heads to the armoury.* "Just us, no crew. Half Kharaa hybrids, phsycotic computers, multilator mechs and a ship thats dead in the water. We're all going to die. The only question is how you check out. Do you wanna go on your feet? Or down on your ****' knees... beggin'? Well I ain't much for begging! Nobody ever gave me nothing! So I say ****** that! Let's fight!" "Who's with me?" *Picks up my Dual Rocket launcher and reloads it. Cheaks my pistol is ready and holsters my knife* "Dee, I'm sorry about earlier. You feeling better now?" *Walks into the turbo lift and hits deck five, armoury.*</span>
[B]Who can spot the alien 3 quote?[It's not hard/B]
well, Ripley never was one to go down on her knees. and btw, sparks. good boy. here's a cookie. *pats on head* have to see about getting a coller <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->. <span style='color:yellow'>"its ok, epoch. you shot a rocket launcher in a confined space with the ff system malfunctioning. honest mistake. anyone could have made it." *walks slowly up to epoch* "the important thing is you know you did wrong and wont do anything that'll get us killed." *pistol-whips epoch* "now please let me rest so i can save your **** next time you do something stupid." *slumps down on the floor of the elevator* </span>
<span style='color:red'>*Collapse to the floor of the elevator next to Dea, more in pain then tiredness.* "Bill! I think I need some of that morphine. Gimme double what ever Dea had." "We're on an express elevator to hell - going down! Who else is coming?" *Shoulders my Rocket Launcher and pulls out my pistol* "Sorry Dea, I won't let it happend again" /Mutters under my breath "Sheesh, thats gratitude for you <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->"</span>
<span style='color:gray'>*I start rooting through my medikit* "Er... morphine... morphine..." *I look up* "Sorry, can't find any... Must of lost the rest when your rocket went off. Hard luck, mate." *I seal my medikit and walk over to Dea* "Have you got anything to eat? If so you should eat it. The nanites use glucose from the blood for energy to do the repairs. Speaking of food, I can't remember when I last ate..." *I start rummaging through the pockets of my armour, looking for food*</span>
<span style='color:green'>*I sit on the ground stareing into empty space* "What, what happened? I remember fighting mechs than some red stuff came on me" *Looks at his armour* "Huh. I must've lost it. Yet again. Is 344 dead yet?" *unravels bandage and ties it on his armour* "well dosen't matter now. 343? Is there any escape pods left?" *Looks at epoch and bill* "Neeed morphine? I've got lots of it" *Pulls out morphine syringe* "Get up epoch" *inserts the needle into his right arm* "That should do it."</span>
<span style='color:orange'>Gwahir mutters under his breath, "Not only a man hater but one that tries to act like a man... well I guess that's normal" "So, I guess we're heading out the armory after we're bandaged up. Do they have any prototype equipment down there?"</span>
I'm sorry, but this reminds me of an episode of the Simpsons. Homer and the kids are watching television. They happen to be on the "Estrogen Network" when "Afternoon Yak" comes on. It's just some sort of talk show with 3 or 4 women sitting near but not at a table. The first word out of one of their mouths: "Men!" Audience of all women: "BOOOOOOO!" Homer changes the channel immediately. Just thought it was funny, but amazingly true to life.
<span style='color:red'>*Digs deep into one of the pockets in my webbing* "24 hour rations. I've lived off these every since my escape and evasion training. I spent 3 weeks hiding out in the death jungles of PV-12. I ran outta rations within the first week so had to live on nano-processed urine. I swore that I'd never again be caught in a situtation like that again." *Bows my head* /Whispers "Never again..." *Looks back up at Dea.* "Catch!" *Throws a High Energy bar to Dea.* "Eat up, it wil do you good." *Then pulls out a tin carton and rips of the lid.* "Lucky I was wearing my helmet when Dea hit me, That coulda left a nasty bruise, or worse, knock some sense into me <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->" *The carton sizzles, as self-combusting nanites heat the foil cooking the contents of the can* *And the smell of grilled suasages fills the lift.* *I offer them around.* "Help your self guys. Theres enough for everyone."</span>
<b>The Americans have something very similar in there 24 hour ration packs. I don't know whether it uses self-combusting nanites, but you never know with the amount they spend on their defence bugget. Oh and they also have a pack of sweets in the rations aswell.</b>
<!--QuoteBegin--Gwahir+Nov 13 2003, 08:31 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Gwahir @ Nov 13 2003, 08:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think I've heard of the self-cooking ones. Not sure what chemical they use though. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> <b>Thats the ones.</b>
cha. we americans have every toy imaginable. i believe thier called mcas rations. very nice. 20 yr. shelflife. with our defense budget the idjiot that fixed the election set, our troops are eating with titanium shripmp-forks off gold plates.
<span style='color:yellow'>"thx, epoch" *eats up* "oh, and i heard that gwahir."</span>
jeesh, thx for the steriotype. what have i done thats so manly? think for a second then kik yourself for a while. im willing to bet the idea of what i look like is nothing close to reality.
Never said you were like that. Just that it's so true to what I've seen. Sure, it's an exaggeration, but that's comedy. They wouldn't be that blatant on TV. But concerning the manliness statement, your character commonly uses brute force in revenge of comments.
Can i have fluffy collar ? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> So in reality your just a sweet hearted girl who just doesn't like men ?
<i>The elevator grinds to a halt, 343 gives you a waypoint to a armoury, though it's not the one you visited in the past, you past the odd crew man who is panicking or heading to the hanger.</i>
<span style='color:purple'><b> "My resource shows only 157 personal remain on the ship, i have received various reports that the planet below is looking after the ones who escaped, the space craft heading for us have not been affected by the E.M.P." </b></span>
<i>Deaincaelo's wound is now fully healed along with Epoch leg and head injury.</i>
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->your character commonly uses brute force in revenge of comments<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i only hit someone twice.<!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> and the first time i rethought it and apologized. and i did say i would hurt 'anyone who does something stupid and gets us all killed' <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
and who made men the sole propriotors of force? lol. besides, why use a complex solution for a simple-minded problem? arkaims razor and all.
and yes, you can have a fluffy coller. do you like lepord spots? some men are salavgeable. most are not. at least im my regon. of the few men that have potential to be decent human beings, there arnt nearly enough to go around.
<span style='color:yellow'>"try hailing the ships please. do you have any info on the draugs containment?"</span>
leopard spots, kola spots, wombat spots i don't mind, suprise me <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> Think we need a leash ? So Deaincaelo am i good guy or am i getting big headed here ?
<b><span style='color:purple'> "The Draugs containment is spreading, they have reached the lab exit and are now stalking the ship, i detect one around your waypoint, no information regarding this Draug can be found, i have contacted the craft and they say they are here to repair the engines, replinish our stock and help guard the ship until the crew return, a S.O.S has been sent to the TSA asking for help, hold on, updating: Contact with the colony has just been lost, investigating."</span></b>
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->whenever i see a guy doing something stupid and destructive just because of his masculenity...<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> can we reverse this? What about: whenever I see a woman doing something stupid and destructive just because of her femininity... You made the link between masculinity and destructiveness... I could modify it further to include anything done for the reason of asserting femininity.
Let my position be known: I have no ill will against females. I do not think of them as inferior (My mother is a very good doctor and my sister is an amazing writer). I am made upset by any movement to place women above men however. I have been known to perform actions to prove my masculinity, though that has diminished as I am now very secure emotionally. dea is now thinking of quoting my statement earlier about me asserting myself as male. Never said it didn't happen. Never said you don't assert yourself as a woman by taking every opportunity to place men inferior to yourself, at least your character. Quite frankly, both men and women feel the need to be secure in their gender. Security does not come from an inferiority complex.
And now, back to the story:
<span style='color:orange'>"Meanwhile, closer to home, ready your weapons. That thing we saw didn't exactly give much warning. First sign of movement, fire. That is, so long as FF wasn't taken out by the EMP. 343? What's the status on the FF system?"</span>
<span style='color:red'>"The FF system is off, it went out with the EMP pulse." "Don't worry guys I won't be usin this" *Pats my rocket launcher and slings it on my shoulder.* "Damn I can't see a thing with these stupid emergency lights." *The pulls out my pistol and a mag-light attachment.* "I'll take the point." *Walks ahead of the others shining the torch, at any signs of movment, as I go.* *My hands start to shake alittle...*</span>
nah, sparks. no leash. your the type that'll come when I whistle <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> . *gives sparks a furry zebra striped coller*
now, Gwahir, your reaching.
first off, let us distuiguish between distructiveness and power (or force). now, force can be applied in a non-distructive manner. even pistol-whipping epoch did not result any any distruction by any streach of the imagination. simply pain connected to a negitive action. we're getting into conditioning here.
i would also like to point out that no one disagreed with my assertion that there was destruction due to masculinity. in fact, your example of how this sort of behavior diminishes as you grow and become more secure as a person supports my argument.
the counter argument, simply reversing the genders, does not work for the simple reason that the self-defeating behaviors have already been identified, modified, and/or eliminated. now, the progress is not absolute, but it is quite as far as the social context allows.
now, as my raising females (as a group) and myself (as a member of that group) with respect to males (as a group and idiotic males (as members of that group) serves a purpouse. currently, males are higher in the social hierarchy then females. this is simply true of every modern 'civilized' culture. in order for equaility to occur, then males have to sink in relation to females. im sorry if you dislike your loss of signifigance, or if it makes you feel insecure. these are natural human reactions. and recognizing this puts you well on the way to being a human being instead of the mindless animals that so often masquerade as us. and im sorry if you feel im overshooting, but i have to to have it all balance out in the end. moreover, im much more comfortable with a situation that puts me 'on top' vs. a status quo where my actions arnt quite enough.
now, i belive i have quite firmly rebutted your counter- argument. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> . if i have lacked on any point, or failed to convince, please feel free to contradict me. i am only human.
<span style='color:yellow'>*moves to the right side of the hall* "we should go shoulder to shoulder if the ff system is disabled. less chance of an accident. shotgunner in the middle, please." [cheacks to see how much ammo i have left]</span>
<span style='color:gray'>*I reload the LMG whilst forming up with Epoch* "OK mate, I'm just behind you here." *I follow Epoch closly, but to one side. I have the LMG up, ready for action. My finger rests lightly on the trigger guard*</span>
Sort of like this: Direction of travel--> _____wall ......O---Epoch ....O-----Me _____wall Or the mirror image _____wall ....O-----Me ......O---Epoch _____wall Depending on which side of the corridor Epoch is on.
Keep in mind I'm not attacking you. Keep in mind that I already consider myself on equal standing with women, though I admit some of their ways annoy me, I expect that's natural. Note that you pointed to destructiveness as the thrust when I widened it to any action in gender assertion. The discussion was originally on brute force, globally regarded as a destructive force, not force in general. You cannot say that brute force is only destructive when employed by a male.
My emotional security does not support your argument. My not needing to assert my masculinity on a daily basis does not make me less of a man and decide to convert to goddess worship. To be honest I'm not entirely sure where you're going with that statement. If you want to know a bit about my violent past, fine. Primarily in my younger years I was ready to defend myself physically at any moment, including one time when another wrenched my head to the side and he ended up with broken ribs. That's probably all you need to know.
You also seem to neglect idiotic females from your group... Do you deny they exist?
If I was the male counter to your position I would rant and rave about how the vast majority of females are ditzes with hair for brains and find intense pleasure in spending another person's money. Luckily I'm not.
You claim that your position makes me feel insecure, not true.
The first paragraphs of your rebuttle are suitable, if condescending. The second to last is simply a restatement of your position. The last is simply baiting.
As you are actively spending time to write an argument at all, I believe you must concede that I am not among the idiot male group you commonly like to point to. I've been very honest and possibly over-trusting with you. I ask the same in return.
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*I inspect Dea's wounds, "Looks like its got to be a nanomedpak. There's obviously some sort of internal bleeding, if your coughing up blood. If it hurts to breath then there's likely to be broken ribs. I'll give you some morphine for the pain, if you feel you need it"*
*I hand Dea over a single use syringe of morphine analouge and use a nanomedpak*</span>
Inventory:
1 suit TSA armour, minus helmet
1 gas mask
1 LMG
1 medikit with:
~40m of bandage material
A roll of absorbant padding
11 shell dressings
4 triangular bandages for making into slings
6 nanomedpaks
2 pairs of sharp scissors
1 scapel
1 Auto defribulator
1 tube antiseptic cream
1 bottle antibiotics
1 chemical warfare treatment kit with agent detection kit
5 Single use syriges containing a morphine analog, labeled M
4 single use syringes containing adrenaline, labeled A
4 universal blood paks and drip sets
8 suture sets
"I'm not trying to kill you, i was programmed to protect the crew of the ship, that is why i ejected the escape pods, also i do not have emotions like 344 , i am not able to fully think for myself, i only suggest the best course of action that is required finally i am unable to keep secrets or files hidden from you, all information you ask will be answered to the best of my archives that is possible."</span></b>
*sits up, notices epoch with the rocket launcher*
"the draugs are hostiles. experiments gone wrong. they need to be exterminated at any cost. please set this ship to a suicide course in case we cant exterminate them. maintain containment at any cost."
*tries to stand, stops. hand to head*
"ow. guess i need to take things slow."</span>
<span style='color:yellow'>*rolls out of the way, onto my back*
"OW! THAT FRELLING HURT! MEDIC!"
*reloads pistols*
{very quiet voice} "I suggest whoever shot a frelling rocket at me start running now, before i'm able to stand again."</span> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b>^^Erm, it looks like I’m not getting a cookie.^^ darnit! They were chocolate chip as well, my favourite <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--></b>
<span style='color:red'>*Breaks out of the webbing*
"Hmm a machine that don't think, I like it."
"Tell me 343, can I have a complete armory inventory and unrestricted access?"
*Hears Dea get up.*
*Then quickly drops the rocket launcher and kicks it at Bills feet.*
*Looks at Dea.*
"Woh D girl, you look just like I feel!"
*Looks a the CCTV of the Draug*
"Camera has alot of static, can't make it out too good."
*Smacks the screen with a fist. The picture clears.*
"That's better,"
*Leans in on the screen and watches the replays*
"Things like that shouldn't be allowed to live."
"I say we take off in the escape pods and nuke the entire ship from orbit. That's the only way to be sure we get them all."</span>
<span style='color:purple'><b>
"I am sorry Deaincaelo but during the shut down the engines burnt up and are now inactive, the nearby planet is sending craft up to us, they will be hear in within two to four hours, though their intention is unkown as no information of the planet exists in my archives."
"The armoury is unlocked but a unkown creature has been reported round there, care is advised."</b></span>
"I say we go to the armoury. We got Druag and <i>Miss</i> 747 Mechs' trying to kill us. We need a mircle to survive this. Failing that, we need guns, lost of guns."
*Heads to the armoury.*
"Just us, no crew. Half Kharaa hybrids, phsycotic computers, multilator mechs and a ship thats dead in the water. We're all going to die. The only question is how you check out. Do you wanna go on your feet? Or down on your ****' knees... beggin'? Well I ain't much for begging! Nobody ever gave me nothing! So I say ****** that! Let's fight!"
"Who's with me?"
*Picks up my Dual Rocket launcher and reloads it. Cheaks my pistol is ready and holsters my knife*
"Dee, I'm sorry about earlier. You feeling better now?"
*Walks into the turbo lift and hits deck five, armoury.*</span>
[B]Who can spot the alien 3 quote?[It's not hard/B]
and btw, sparks. good boy. here's a cookie. *pats on head* have to see about getting a coller <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->.
<span style='color:yellow'>"its ok, epoch. you shot a rocket launcher in a confined space with the ff system malfunctioning. honest mistake. anyone could have made it."
*walks slowly up to epoch*
"the important thing is you know you did wrong and wont do anything that'll get us killed."
*pistol-whips epoch*
"now please let me rest so i can save your **** next time you do something stupid."
*slumps down on the floor of the elevator*
</span>
"Bill! I think I need some of that morphine. Gimme double what ever Dea had."
"We're on an express elevator to hell - going down! Who else is coming?"
*Shoulders my Rocket Launcher and pulls out my pistol*
"Sorry Dea, I won't let it happend again"
/Mutters under my breath "Sheesh, thats gratitude for you <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->"</span>
"Er... morphine... morphine..."
*I look up*
"Sorry, can't find any... Must of lost the rest when your rocket went off. Hard luck, mate."
*I seal my medikit and walk over to Dea*
"Have you got anything to eat? If so you should eat it. The nanites use glucose from the blood for energy to do the repairs. Speaking of food, I can't remember when I last ate..."
*I start rummaging through the pockets of my armour, looking for food*</span>
"So, I guess we're heading out the armory after we're bandaged up. Do they have any prototype equipment down there?"</span>
I'm sorry, but this reminds me of an episode of the Simpsons.
Homer and the kids are watching television. They happen to be on the "Estrogen Network" when "Afternoon Yak" comes on. It's just some sort of talk show with 3 or 4 women sitting near but not at a table. The first word out of one of their mouths: "Men!"
Audience of all women: "BOOOOOOO!"
Homer changes the channel immediately.
Just thought it was funny, but amazingly true to life.
"24 hour rations. I've lived off these every since my escape and evasion training. I spent 3 weeks hiding out in the death jungles of PV-12. I ran outta rations within the first week so had to live on nano-processed urine. I swore that I'd never again be caught in a situtation like that again."
*Bows my head*
/Whispers "Never again..."
*Looks back up at Dea.*
"Catch!"
*Throws a High Energy bar to Dea.*
"Eat up, it wil do you good."
*Then pulls out a tin carton and rips of the lid.*
"Lucky I was wearing my helmet when Dea hit me, That coulda left a nasty bruise, or worse, knock some sense into me <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->"
*The carton sizzles, as self-combusting nanites heat the foil cooking the contents of the can*
*And the smell of grilled suasages fills the lift.*
*I offer them around.*
"Help your self guys. Theres enough for everyone."</span>
<b>The Americans have something very similar in there 24 hour ration packs. I don't know whether it uses self-combusting nanites, but you never know with the amount they spend on their defence bugget. Oh and they also have a pack of sweets in the rations aswell.</b>
<b>Thats the ones.</b>
<span style='color:yellow'>"thx, epoch"
*eats up*
"oh, and i heard that gwahir."</span>
jeesh, thx for the steriotype. what have i done thats so manly? think for a second then kik yourself for a while. im willing to bet the idea of what i look like is nothing close to reality.
But concerning the manliness statement, your character commonly uses brute force in revenge of comments.
edit: spelling error
<i>The elevator grinds to a halt, 343 gives you a waypoint to a armoury, though it's not the one you visited in the past, you past the odd crew man who is panicking or heading to the hanger.</i>
<span style='color:purple'><b>
"My resource shows only 157 personal remain on the ship, i have received various reports that the planet below is looking after the ones who escaped, the space craft heading for us have not been affected by the E.M.P." </b></span>
<i>Deaincaelo's wound is now fully healed along with Epoch leg and head injury.</i>
i only hit someone twice.<!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> and the first time i rethought it and apologized. and i did say i would hurt 'anyone who does something stupid and gets us all killed' <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
and who made men the sole propriotors of force? lol. besides, why use a complex solution for a simple-minded problem? arkaims razor and all.
and yes, you can have a fluffy coller. do you like lepord spots?
some men are salavgeable. most are not. at least im my regon. of the few men that have potential to be decent human beings, there arnt nearly enough to go around.
<span style='color:yellow'>"try hailing the ships please. do you have any info on the draugs containment?"</span>
<b><span style='color:purple'>
"The Draugs containment is spreading, they have reached the lab exit and are now stalking the ship, i detect one around your waypoint, no information regarding this Draug can be found, i have contacted the craft and they say they are here to repair the engines, replinish our stock and help guard the ship until the crew return, a S.O.S has been sent to the TSA asking for help, hold on, updating: Contact with the colony has just been lost, investigating."</span></b>
<span style='color:purple'><b>"344 still controls some of the ship, i am unable to drop fully supplied med or ammo kits for now."</b></span>
"No problem, some ammo's better than none."</span>
can we reverse this?
What about: whenever I see a woman doing something stupid and destructive just because of her femininity...
You made the link between masculinity and destructiveness...
I could modify it further to include anything done for the reason of asserting femininity.
Let my position be known: I have no ill will against females. I do not think of them as inferior (My mother is a very good doctor and my sister is an amazing writer). I am made upset by any movement to place women above men however.
I have been known to perform actions to prove my masculinity, though that has diminished as I am now very secure emotionally.
dea is now thinking of quoting my statement earlier about me asserting myself as male. Never said it didn't happen. Never said you don't assert yourself as a woman by taking every opportunity to place men inferior to yourself, at least your character.
Quite frankly, both men and women feel the need to be secure in their gender. Security does not come from an inferiority complex.
And now, back to the story:
<span style='color:orange'>"Meanwhile, closer to home, ready your weapons. That thing we saw didn't exactly give much warning. First sign of movement, fire. That is, so long as FF wasn't taken out by the EMP. 343? What's the status on the FF system?"</span>
*pulls out pistol and flicks saftey off*</span>
"Don't worry guys I won't be usin this"
*Pats my rocket launcher and slings it on my shoulder.*
"Damn I can't see a thing with these stupid emergency lights."
*The pulls out my pistol and a mag-light attachment.*
"I'll take the point."
*Walks ahead of the others shining the torch, at any signs of movment, as I go.*
*My hands start to shake alittle...*</span>
now, Gwahir, your reaching.
first off, let us distuiguish between distructiveness and power (or force). now, force can be applied in a non-distructive manner. even pistol-whipping epoch did not result any any distruction by any streach of the imagination. simply pain connected to a negitive action. we're getting into conditioning here.
i would also like to point out that no one disagreed with my assertion that there was destruction due to masculinity. in fact, your example of how this sort of behavior diminishes as you grow and become more secure as a person supports my argument.
the counter argument, simply reversing the genders, does not work for the simple reason that the self-defeating behaviors have already been identified, modified, and/or eliminated. now, the progress is not absolute, but it is quite as far as the social context allows.
now, as my raising females (as a group) and myself (as a member of that group) with respect to males (as a group and idiotic males (as members of that group) serves a purpouse. currently, males are higher in the social hierarchy then females. this is simply true of every modern 'civilized' culture. in order for equaility to occur, then males have to sink in relation to females. im sorry if you dislike your loss of signifigance, or if it makes you feel insecure. these are natural human reactions. and recognizing this puts you well on the way to being a human being instead of the mindless animals that so often masquerade as us. and im sorry if you feel im overshooting, but i have to to have it all balance out in the end. moreover, im much more comfortable with a situation that puts me 'on top' vs. a status quo where my actions arnt quite enough.
now, i belive i have quite firmly rebutted your counter- argument. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> . if i have lacked on any point, or failed to convince, please feel free to contradict me. i am only human.
<span style='color:yellow'>*moves to the right side of the hall*
"we should go shoulder to shoulder if the ff system is disabled. less chance of an accident. shotgunner in the middle, please."
[cheacks to see how much ammo i have left]</span>
"OK mate, I'm just behind you here."
*I follow Epoch closly, but to one side. I have the LMG up, ready for action. My finger rests lightly on the trigger guard*</span>
Sort of like this:
Direction of travel-->
_____wall
......O---Epoch
....O-----Me
_____wall
Or the mirror image
_____wall
....O-----Me
......O---Epoch
_____wall
Depending on which side of the corridor Epoch is on.
Keep in mind I'm not attacking you. Keep in mind that I already consider myself on equal standing with women, though I admit some of their ways annoy me, I expect that's natural. Note that you pointed to destructiveness as the thrust when I widened it to any action in gender assertion. The discussion was originally on brute force, globally regarded as a destructive force, not force in general. You cannot say that brute force is only destructive when employed by a male.
My emotional security does not support your argument. My not needing to assert my masculinity on a daily basis does not make me less of a man and decide to convert to goddess worship. To be honest I'm not entirely sure where you're going with that statement. If you want to know a bit about my violent past, fine. Primarily in my younger years I was ready to defend myself physically at any moment, including one time when another wrenched my head to the side and he ended up with broken ribs. That's probably all you need to know.
You also seem to neglect idiotic females from your group... Do you deny they exist?
If I was the male counter to your position I would rant and rave about how the vast majority of females are ditzes with hair for brains and find intense pleasure in spending another person's money. Luckily I'm not.
You claim that your position makes me feel insecure, not true.
The first paragraphs of your rebuttle are suitable, if condescending. The second to last is simply a restatement of your position. The last is simply baiting.
As you are actively spending time to write an argument at all, I believe you must concede that I am not among the idiot male group you commonly like to point to. I've been very honest and possibly over-trusting with you. I ask the same in return.
edit: extra note: not bad for no sleep eh?