Ahh, console video games (or vidcons as I call them). the ultimate medium of expression, able to convey any emotion ranging from hatred to love, loyalty to fear, all in front of our eyes. Ah, and with lovingly crafted art, music, and the ability to control the action, vidcons are the ultimate combination of the high arts. While I tend to play the stoic, I will be the first to admit that vidcons haven driven me to cry, to scream and shout, to feel actual hate; such is the power of this force beyond our wildest reckoning. And here I am, before you, to temp your tongues with the taint of such a tantalizing topic.
And the Japanese, the true geniuses behind the world of video games. Pah, I throw my scorn upon such incompetents of the West who would mock the true art of the Japanese with 'games' such as Baldur's Gate and Madden. Perhaps it is that the West is not as intelligent as the East, but this is a matter for another day. Japan has given us such masterpieces as the Final Fantasy series, Star Ocean, Wild Arms, and of course, Arc the Lad. Yes, some of the finest vidcons in the world were created by Japanese. I come to you today to ask you in all earnesty, what is your favorite vidcon? I will reveal mine after the grand debate has illustriously begun, but not before the first poster falls victim to my plot of discussion.
In other words, this is a thread on an imaginary forum our avatars frequent. The topic can fluctuate, and its mostly just general discussion.
AKA Nixer
...Huh. Never heard of them before. But okay, that's a relief! Good to know you're no Tamamo no Mae... but if you're the mischievous type...
...what kind of pranks do you pull? :D
bork
Sage of Mind Soractes
-TheBasicCat has joined-
Huh, never expected to meet more of her kind here. Hi there!
Edited by SimpleSeer on Oct 22nd 2019 at 9:58:08 PM
If you read the title for this avatar, you likely read it wrong.
The Senate
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I think my best one yet was actually how I met my Aurelionite. I got the Obelisk to show up in a weird spot and didn't quite want to go through it, so I took all the gold I'd collected along the way and made a statue of myself almost exactly with it. I pushed the statue through the portal, Obelisk got pissed because apparently space rocks don't like it when you mess with them like that, the ground started warping and I got shoved through the portal anyway. I think the statue dissolved somewhere along the line and turned the portal gate gold, so instead of going to the next area I got sent to a place called Gilded Coast. Long story short, Aurelionite was there, we fought once, ended up becoming friends and now he's one of my summons.
I suppose the moral of the story is never to trick spooky space spires. They do not appreciate it. I actually have the spire in the back of my storage room at the moment, because I don't really want to use it just yet. Lately I've been throwing my trash through the portal, so I wonder where it will take me next.
Oh, hello there!
Edited by Emperor_Ing on Oct 22nd 2019 at 9:59:06 AM
How unfortunate that you are attempting to deceive me.
AKA Nixer
I once tricked an oni! I managed to make it mad, and made it chased me right into a paint trap! He was covered in bright pink and green paint for the rest of the week! It took a lot of paint though... the guy was like 40 metres tall...
...Anyway! Hi, new guy!
bork
The Senate
Seems like it was worth it, at least. Where'd you get all the paint?
How unfortunate that you are attempting to deceive me.
Sage of Mind Soractes
Seeing the two of you here reminded me of one of our allies, Himeyuri
.
AKA Nixer
I... don't... know...
...
...a kitsune has her secrets ;)
bork
Sage of Mind Soractes
So i take it that all kitsunes are tricksters; not just Himeyuri?
If you read the title for this avatar, you likely read it wrong.
The Senate
Some of them are evil, but most of us are tricksters, yeah.
How unfortunate that you are attempting to deceive me.
AKA Nixer
A lot of kitsune are, some more evil than others. Some of them are noble and kind, though! Inari foxes are usually like that—though my brother isn't really a good example~! Though I've found even the nicest ones like to play with humans a lot...
bork
Sage of Mind Soractes
Is that so? Anyways, that term, Inari, mind elaborating on it? If you can that is, i’m not forcing you.
If you read the title for this avatar, you likely read it wrong.
The Senate
I'm pretty sure Inari is some sort of god.
How unfortunate that you are attempting to deceive me.
AKA Nixer
Inari Ōkami-sama is the kami of fertility, agriculture, rice and foxes! Not... in any particular order, I think. Apparently they can be either male or female, but I've only ever met them as a woman. They use white foxes as their messengers, which sounds... well, pretty boring to me! Can't imagine being a fox without pranking...
...Anyways, Inari-sama also gave me my name! It's... kind of a common name, but it's still a name...! Better than just being confused, I guess...
Edited by Enirboreh on Oct 22nd 2019 at 4:49:34 PM
bork
The Senate
Seems like a decent deal. Anyway, TheBasicCat, I don't work for Inari like she does. I serve N'Kuhana, goddess of corruption, plants, and probably some other stuff but I don't know what it is. For doing her work, I get near-complete immortality and access to her Altar just about whenever, plus some cool summon magic that lets me call a golden titan and, occasionally, the ghosts of enemies I've killed earlier.
Oh, and don't worry too much about the "corruption" part. That basically just means a self-spreading garden to her, and as long as nobody's stupid enough to steal her plants and bring them offworld it can't actually hurt you unless you go there.
How unfortunate that you are attempting to deceive me.
You Could Use some Imagination
Hmmph. Kitsune. Yokai. This is giving me flashbacks to that Nine-Tail Vale case.
Edited by BackSet1 on Oct 22nd 2019 at 3:38:58 PM
"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
The Senate
What's this "Nine-Tail Vale" place you're talking about? Seems almost like something the Obelisk would name my house.
How unfortunate that you are attempting to deceive me.
You Could Use some Imagination
I'd rather not talk about that ridiculous fiasco. So many insufferable witnesses.
"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
I agree. The less words the better.
You said it, brother.
Right on, Sev.
Copy that, 07.
The Senate
Who are all of you guys?
How unfortunate that you are attempting to deceive me.
BORK
Welp, I just came back after escaping a giant fire dragon that's trying to eat me. Anyways, did I miss anything?
Google Snake Game.
Delta Squad, at your service.
Sage of Mind Soractes
A kami of agriculture, fertility, rice and foxes? I don’t know about you but that sounds a lot like one Fox Queen Himeyuri
to me. She’s even said to be a lost harvest goddess.
Me in a nutshell (Coping with Depression)
—Cliff_Unger_Bridges has entered the chat—
Hello everyone, has anyone here seen my son?
"Making screw-ups and mistakes was I ever really good at. Because everything I touch went to hell."
eh
HAS ANYOEEN SEEN PIZZ???????????????????????????????????
Inari is your god, right? If that's how we're going, I guess I'm an N'Kuhana fox, if she counts. I've gotten more than enough blessings from her, anyway. As for morality, I'm definitely more mischievous than evil. Sure, I've probably genocided the entire Overloading Worm population, but in my defense they did try to kill me first.
How unfortunate that you are attempting to deceive me.