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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.

Edited by wingedcatgirl on Sep 2nd 2025 at 7:38:57 AM

ZuggaluggalocoroG from Bat Country Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: If the gov't can read my mind, they know I'm thinking of you
#83076: May 28th 2023 at 10:10:01 AM

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TG: apparently she can taste them too

TG: poor girl had to taste my bombing ass strawberry text through a computer monitor

TG: tv static tastes awful trust me i know this

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GC: H3Y M1SS UHH

TG: chamametchi

GC: TH4T ON3

GC: YOUR T3XT T4ST3S L1K3 HUM4N L3MON4D3

Edited by ZuggaluggalocoroG on May 28th 2023 at 1:53:14 PM

Not even stars last forever.
MkayRose Zombies do enjoy cereal when not after brains! from Blood Fountain Cathedral (Seven Years' War) Relationship Status: Married to the music
Zombies do enjoy cereal when not after brains!
#83077: May 28th 2023 at 10:20:03 AM

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mirai_smile_ii.png Oops, I guess the others forgot to introduce themselves but you can always see the list of us all here terezi! [1] Btw, I'm Miraitchi! I bet my text is like the name "cinnamon"!

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clulu_smile_ii.png And I'm her twin sis Clulutchi. I wonder if they have a device that has the ability to detect colors by scents in our time period as my sis and I came from the future.

Edited by MkayRose on May 28th 2023 at 1:22:51 PM

When Dracula's Curse is manageable through grand melodies.
ZuggaluggalocoroG from Bat Country Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: If the gov't can read my mind, they know I'm thinking of you
#83078: May 28th 2023 at 10:27:55 AM

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TG: TEREZI NO

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GC: TH4NK YOU 4LSO Y3S YOUR T3XT DO3S SM3LL L1K3 C1NN1MON

GC: BLUH BLUH

GC: 1 TH1NK 1 JUST HUM4N SN33Z3D

TG: godamnit

TG: anyways to answer you fellow apparent time traveller clulutchi we do not have that unfortunately

TG: how the fuck would that work anyways

GC: Y34H D4V3

TG: terezi thats not even the same thing

TG: at least i dont think so

TG: unless you can go back in time but only back in a few seconds

TG: or how did davesprite do it

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TG: weird time shit

GC: OH H3Y GRUMPY COOLK1D

Not even stars last forever.
MkayRose Zombies do enjoy cereal when not after brains! from Blood Fountain Cathedral (Seven Years' War) Relationship Status: Married to the music
Zombies do enjoy cereal when not after brains!
#83079: May 28th 2023 at 10:33:16 AM

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clulu_smile_ii.png Hmm, that's a good point. It would be oddly specific to operate a device like that in particular.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mirai_smile_ii.png Anything is possible sis though I don't think it'd be that practical with so many colors around us.

When Dracula's Curse is manageable through grand melodies.
clemont107 Lida from Kalos (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Lida
#83080: May 28th 2023 at 11:43:03 AM

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Gah, just came down with another really painful migraine. I'm going to the gym to exercise now, but I have to shower before exercising so my head stops hurting so much. How is everyone's day so far?

Edited by clemont107 on May 28th 2023 at 2:43:13 PM

"This girl named Dawn is endlessly complaining about what she calls 'Mega Evolution Absentia'. She's crazy!" - Dawn
YourEternalTroper The Overlord of the Opera, Rin Penhorse from Tracen Academy (Uma Earth) Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The Overlord of the Opera, Rin Penhorse
#83081: May 28th 2023 at 11:45:03 AM

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hu_tao_3.jpg [1] Don't listen to her, she's too high of herself.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yae_miko.jpg I missed the part where being high of myself is...

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jean_63.jpg Okay. That's enough.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/qiqi_2.jpg I...don't understand what happened...

Edited by YourEternalTroper on May 29th 2023 at 2:00:40 AM

The stage is my opera! The race is my play! This performance is my drama! I am...T.M. Opera O!
ZuggaluggalocoroG from Bat Country Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: If the gov't can read my mind, they know I'm thinking of you
#83082: May 28th 2023 at 11:52:22 AM

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TG: [1] damn sorry to hear

TG: migraines are really another level of serious badnasty

Not even stars last forever.
MkayRose Zombies do enjoy cereal when not after brains! from Blood Fountain Cathedral (Seven Years' War) Relationship Status: Married to the music
Zombies do enjoy cereal when not after brains!
#83083: May 28th 2023 at 12:00:33 PM

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spirit_animal.jpg Yeah, migraines suck. Maybe some rest and aspirins might be beneficial.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/role_model.jpg I would agree with that idea chèrie! So far our day is going very well and relaxing btw.

Edited by MkayRose on May 28th 2023 at 3:00:50 PM

When Dracula's Curse is manageable through grand melodies.
Cibryll ~Serra~ from Lightning Crest (she/her) Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
~Serra~
#83084: May 28th 2023 at 12:27:11 PM

TG: damn you make it sound like we really all are from different time periods

TG: was it a typewriter or a computer

Does the "contraption" have a single flexible cable going out of it that you can wiggle and bend without interrupting its functionality?
None of those. Its appearance is similar to those Malformed that attacked my world years ago. Though the damage wrought by their vile powers was plenty, reconstruction of Harmonia's towns and cities are slowly progressing even now.

(OOC: Is she an OC?)

Nice to meet you, Frau Percival.

You say, "I had matured from the lowly thievish orphan I once was." What did you mature to become exactly?

(Yeah~. She's somewhat based on my late mom, appearance-wise at least. Though, she's not from the same multiverse that just about all my other OCs are, haha.)

I became an orphan in the Harmonian year 2119. I was merely 6, forced to resort to thievery to survive.
Two years later, I would end up being chosen by a fabled sword, Rave into the End, Sword of Asgard, or "Ritesoa".
That same year, as an 8-year old, I not only avenged my parents by striking down the tyrannical king of Asgard Kingdom at that time, but also the abomination that had possessed this king.
Five years later, in 2126, despite having been quite ill at the time and barely being able to fight, I was able to save Harmonia once again from another threat.
Four years after that, I aided a princess of the Midgard Principality undertaking some trials that would determine the heir to the Midgardian throne. Alas, it was that same year that the Malformed had begun their invasion, with the country Einherjar falling to them. Only 200 of the inhabitants of the floating continent's second country had survived.
Vanquishing those reality-defying things was no easy task, but we managed. We all believed that would be it. But alas, just two years later, in 2132, more Malformed invaded, taking over Harmonia. Vanquishing them all was an even harder task. Even now, the destruction they caused is still being reconstructed — at present, it is 2139 on Harmonia. I am 26, with but a lone daughter.
Two years ago, a military force attempted to take over Asgard Kingdom through force, but were defeated. Unfortunately, the man I had loved, Ronald… had fallen into a path of darkness that would lead in Harmonia's destruction had he not been stopped.
Had I not been expecting Charlice at that time… I would have joined Ronald. Corrupted by darkness, I would be with my love once more. But protecting my daughter, not yet born at that time, was what kept me from falling into the dark path myself.

So, to answer such a question in short, I was once a thief, but now I am a heroine of Harmonia.

"Can you even read the blackboard written clear as can be?" / "Can you even read his mind? See that kid's lost fantasy?"
ZuggaluggalocoroG from Bat Country Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: If the gov't can read my mind, they know I'm thinking of you
#83085: May 28th 2023 at 12:46:51 PM

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TG: damn thats kinda tragic

TG: so what do you plan to do if more of them malformed guys appear

TG: cuz if that happens again i can come save your hiney they sound dangerous

[down]TG: cool

Edited by ZuggaluggalocoroG on May 28th 2023 at 2:50:47 PM

Not even stars last forever.
Cibryll ~Serra~ from Lightning Crest (she/her) Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
~Serra~
#83086: May 28th 2023 at 12:50:08 PM

I do believe that they are presently extinct now, but on the off chance that there are more Malformed, lady Kannono has begun devising a counterplan of some sort.

"Can you even read the blackboard written clear as can be?" / "Can you even read his mind? See that kid's lost fantasy?"
clemont107 Lida from Kalos (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Lida
#83087: May 28th 2023 at 6:39:05 PM

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My head still hurts a bit. Gonna get some sleep before my friends and I head to the zoo tomorrow to see some animals. Good night guys.

"This girl named Dawn is endlessly complaining about what she calls 'Mega Evolution Absentia'. She's crazy!" - Dawn
ZuggaluggalocoroG from Bat Country Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: If the gov't can read my mind, they know I'm thinking of you
#83088: May 28th 2023 at 6:44:03 PM

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TG: you do that goodnight

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GC: D4V3 WH4TS 4 ZOO

TG: oh god okay so its like this place filled with like hoofbeasts and the sort right

TG: but theyre all behind a bunch of cages so they dont hurt any people

TG: and people just look at them

GC: SOUNDS BOR1NG

TG: i know

Not even stars last forever.
Owen23 The Pryomaniac from The Red Team Base Since: Mar, 2022 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
The Pryomaniac
#83089: May 28th 2023 at 7:41:10 PM

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daawww_cute_goat_mommy.png : I hope your head feels better when you wake up next day. After all, sleeping is the best way to get rid of a migraine, sweetie.

"Mmmph mmph!"
clemont107 Lida from Kalos (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Lida
#83090: May 29th 2023 at 5:33:28 AM

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Just woke up. How was everyone's sleep last night? I feel somewhat better, and my headache is almost gone. My friends and I are gonna visit the zoo today.

"This girl named Dawn is endlessly complaining about what she calls 'Mega Evolution Absentia'. She's crazy!" - Dawn
MkayRose Zombies do enjoy cereal when not after brains! from Blood Fountain Cathedral (Seven Years' War) Relationship Status: Married to the music
Zombies do enjoy cereal when not after brains!
#83091: May 29th 2023 at 5:55:21 AM

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/milktchi_is_babey.png   Ooh, dat sounds wike awot of fun! I wuv going to the zoo, hope you enjoy your time dere! It's Tamamorial Day in our town today!   

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/diminutive_diva.png   Safe to say we slept well and good to hear you're feeling better. We're planning to visit a park today where a big cookout is going on!   

When Dracula's Curse is manageable through grand melodies.
m-95 SauaS GoodooG from my place of residence Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Loves me...loves me not
SauaS GoodooG
#83092: May 29th 2023 at 7:01:17 AM

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Sorry for not responding yesterday, Mrs. Percival. But thanks for sharing.

I became an orphan in the Harmonian year 2119. I was merely 6, forced to resort to thievery to survive.
Two years later, I would end up being chosen by a fabled sword, Rave into the End, Sword of Asgard, or "Ritesoa".
That same year, as an 8-year old, I not only avenged my parents by striking down the tyrannical king of Asgard Kingdom at that time, but also the abomination that had possessed this king.
[...]
Two years ago, a military force attempted to take over Asgard Kingdom through force, but were defeated. Unfortunately, the man I had loved, Ronald… had fallen into a path of darkness that would lead in Harmonia's destruction had he not been stopped.
Had I not been expecting Charlice at that time… I would have joined Ronald. Corrupted by darkness, I would be with my love once more. But protecting my daughter, not yet born at that time, was what kept me from falling into the dark path myself.\\

So, to answer such a question in short, I was once a thief, but now I am a heroine of Harmonia.

Wow, that's utterly fascinating. Thank you so much for sharing.
It's a true "rags to riches" story.
I, Othar Tryggvassen, Gentleman Adventurer, will always admire such consistent bravery and heroism.
   It's rare that a praise a hero, but honestly? Mad respect.   
Frankly, I find that sort of bravery inspiring. You've got to be tough to fight off monsters like that so much. That's straight-up awesome, Ma'am.
   You are a hero.   


...
Okay, now that we've paid our respects, I gotta ask: where or what is this Harmonia you mention? And what are the Malformed?

Edited by m-95 on May 29th 2023 at 10:01:32 AM

Not Tropeworthy: Evil Redhead
ZuggaluggalocoroG from Bat Country Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: If the gov't can read my mind, they know I'm thinking of you
#83093: May 29th 2023 at 8:32:05 AM

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TG: [1] doing alright

TG: leaving the meteor today

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GC: 1T W4S FUN WH1L3 1T L4ST3D 4T L34ST

GC: W3R3 JUST H34D1NG B4CK TO OUR H1V3S NOW

Not even stars last forever.
MkayRose Zombies do enjoy cereal when not after brains! from Blood Fountain Cathedral (Seven Years' War) Relationship Status: Married to the music
Zombies do enjoy cereal when not after brains!
#83094: May 29th 2023 at 8:51:12 AM

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/candy_paku_hey.png I can't wait until we start the cookout today, I prepared so much goodies to share! It's a total beauty outside!

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moriritchi_sunset.jpg Like always, be sure to save some of those for later this week since we have three birthdays coming up soon!

When Dracula's Curse is manageable through grand melodies.
YourEternalTroper The Overlord of the Opera, Rin Penhorse from Tracen Academy (Uma Earth) Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The Overlord of the Opera, Rin Penhorse
#83095: May 29th 2023 at 10:39:17 AM

[up]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_lightning_5.jpg Black Lightning strikes again. Okay, cuties. I gotta ask you a question: Whose birthdays are you gonna celebrate this week? Cuz I heard there's gonna be three of 'em.

Edited by YourEternalTroper on May 30th 2023 at 1:23:29 AM

The stage is my opera! The race is my play! This performance is my drama! I am...T.M. Opera O!
Cibryll ~Serra~ from Lightning Crest (she/her) Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
~Serra~
#83096: May 29th 2023 at 10:46:18 AM

(Re:)

Why, I never mentioned becoming rich. I just keep what gold I need to survive and donate the rest to charities in need.

Harmonia is a planet orbiting the star Vesta, both located within the Musia galaxy.

As for the Malformed… they were a threat to all living beings in Musia, creatures that defied the very essence of reality itself.
Nothing about them make any sort of sense.
Genders, ages, elements, nothing.

Those considered to be Majestic or higher-classed can generate an unusual plant-like thing we Harmonians have called "Death Blossoms".
These Death Blossoms are lethal. Most of those Majestic Malformed could generate just one colour, with one exception being capable of generating all other colours, akin to those of True Malformed and higher-classified.
Touching a Death Blossom unprotected is a most stupendously idiotic idea, but the effects they cause vary by colour. For instance, touching black Death Blossoms would cause necrosis, while touching ice blue Death Blossoms would cause frostbite.
Eating a Death Blossom is immediately fatal.
In thick enough clusters, the Death Blossoms can even turn the very air itself against people.
However, monsters are instead mutated by the Death Blossoms, rather than killed or harmed in any other way.

At any rate, Majestic and above-classed Malformed can twist reality around them, as well.
There was one that turned a city into a place made up of human organs and other organic materials, classified as an Imperial-class Malformed.

All Malformed were immune to the harmful abilities of their kind. And some were capable of separating themselves into multiple bodies, and merging into one again.
A most serious threat, with far more than a million Malformed having invaded Harmonia at some point.

"Can you even read the blackboard written clear as can be?" / "Can you even read his mind? See that kid's lost fantasy?"
m-95 SauaS GoodooG from my place of residence Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Loves me...loves me not
SauaS GoodooG
#83097: May 29th 2023 at 11:16:09 AM

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Why, I never mentioned becoming rich. I just keep what gold I need to survive and donate the rest to charities in need.

That was just an idiom, not literally about getting—
Never mind.

As for the Malformed… they were a threat to all living beings in Musia, creatures that defied the very essence of reality itself.
Nothing about them make any sort of sense.
Genders, ages, elements, nothing.
[...]
All Malformed were immune to the harmful abilities of their kind. And some were capable of separating themselves into multiple bodies, and merging into one again.
A most serious threat, with far more than a million Malformed having invaded Harmonia at some point.

What the... hell?

So these Malformed just came out of nowhere and invaded your planet? And you know barely anything about them?

That's just bizzare. And horrifying.

How did you even manage to fight such a threat, Mrs. Percival? How would anyone go about fighting those things? They sound impossible to deal with!

Not Tropeworthy: Evil Redhead
ZuggaluggalocoroG from Bat Country Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: If the gov't can read my mind, they know I'm thinking of you
#83098: May 29th 2023 at 11:28:54 AM

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TG: [1] jesus christ

TG: how in the actual hell did you even beat them

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GC: Y34H 1 DONT TH1NK 3V3N TH3 HUM4NS W1TH TH3IR GOD T13R POW3RS COULD T4K3 OUT ON3 M1LL1ON OF TH3M

TG: we could now shut up

Not even stars last forever.
clemont107 Lida from Kalos (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Lida
#83099: May 29th 2023 at 11:51:02 AM

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Just got back from zoo with my friends. It was a fun trip. The African exhibits were the best, in my opinion. Lots of gorillas and chimpanzees, as well as lions, giraffes and okapis. Rainforests and savannas are pretty awesome.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/momo_yaoyorozu_cosplaying_as_hayley_smith_1_27_23.png

For me, I also liked the polar exhibits, with the polar bears, penguins, puffins and walruses. How is everyone's day so far?

Edited by clemont107 on May 29th 2023 at 2:51:15 PM

"This girl named Dawn is endlessly complaining about what she calls 'Mega Evolution Absentia'. She's crazy!" - Dawn
Cibryll ~Serra~ from Lightning Crest (she/her) Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
~Serra~
#83100: May 29th 2023 at 11:51:26 AM

Oh, it was no easy fight. But truly, those Malformed knew not the tenacity of Harmonians.
We will not go quietly in the night. We will not go without a fight. And that is precisely what we Harmonians did.

Most went into hiding, it is true, but they were instrumental. Using what technology they could save to form numerous secret bases of operations, making it easier for us to combat the Malformed.

It has been said that 'it only seems impossible until it has been done'.
I suppose that the war against the Malformed is exactly that — something that had appeared to be impossible, until we managed to vanquish them all.

I suppose the fabled sword that chose me might have had a major part in this victory as well, however.

"Can you even read the blackboard written clear as can be?" / "Can you even read his mind? See that kid's lost fantasy?"

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