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A haiku which I post on behalf of TheTaxidermist:

with this haiku:
After all this time
After all the things I've seen
This thread was the best

Hello. hello all. Also here to see MxO final nights.

Only twothousandsomething for me (and felt I couldn't be bothered to upload the file somewhere). What I thought funnier was to browse through the chat.log. "Leelia hit Tengu with a Logic Cannon blabla" from back in 2005. ... Good times, good times SMILEY

Even though I am too modest to start my own "I am back!" thread, I do not mean to hijack yours SMILEY<img src=

" /> It sure was a great surprise to have your name amongst the online buddies. Welcome back!

Nice christmas presents. Both beer (in the background) and that girl.

((last reply to this thread was made at 07/10/2007 07:42:48 by Kellner. Am I a thread necromancer now?))

Pyraci wrote:

Which is a shame. The Merv org used to have some of the strongest, most creative RP on Syntax, and arguable of all three servers. I think a lot of the disagreements over RP left most with a bad taste in their mouths for it. Personally, I think there is great potential for the RP and I would really like to see Merv RP build again. But that's up to the community itself.

And by "creative" he means people RP'ing as an Exiled Tablespoon or Pregnant Fairy Godmother from Matrix v1.0.2.3.9-beta. Yeah... some creativity there.

SMILEY

Just kidding - merv alt's a vamp, so ...

Yay underwear!

uhm... sorry about that.

Also from me: Merry Christmas ... and stuff!

Dr5mith wrote:

*CENSORED* near peed myself reading that one!

Seconded! I LOL'ed.

More sigs! SMILEY

Zampano left their little camp about half an hour ago, leaving Marcus, ArgentCervus, Leelia and Thibes behind. Marcus was finally fast asleep, half a litre of his self-made spirit had utterly silenced his worries and fears. Zampano had tranquillized Thibes, the bear they had rescued over a year ago. Argent was wounded and could barely move. She needed warmth and so Leelia had tucked her under a blanket right next to Thibes. Leelia put aside her bowl of warmed proteins - she wasn't hungry, she was terribly cold. Three layers of woollen garments were not enough to oppose the Real's harsh grip.

Leelia climbed the Onesimus again, its cold metal skin making her fingers burn, even through her improvised glove-like hand-wrappings. "The world is still angry with us", she whispered as she saw the heavens unload in a blinding flash of lightning followed by roaring thunder. It was hard to make out an incoming hovercraft by either sound or sight: the winds on the surface and the occasional thunder were so load that they almost had to shout to understand each other, let alone the inability to distinguish the blue electric static from the lightning bolts all around.

Leelia let her gaze flow over the vast desert around them and tried to focus. Was that a moving object just over the dune some 2 to 3 kilometres away? It didn't show the standard signs of a hovercraft and even if it would have... how would they know if it wasn't one of their enemies, finishing what the Sapientia had begun? A chill ran over Leelia - they had never thought about this aspect of being ... "rescued". In an instant, she was off the Onesimus: "Marcus, Argent! Wake up! Now!", she yelled and kicked Marcus' heavy boot as she passed him by in hurry.

"Wha.... what's with the panic?", yawned Marcus.
"Unknown object approaching, could be anything - some kind of hovercraft, sentinels - we better get moving until we can be sure."

Marcus jumped and looked for a certain aluminium can. "Damnit". It was empty. He hurried to find the EMP rifle instead - at least that gave him some degree of comfort. His captain had woken Argent and patted the bear: "Thibes... sorry, but we can't take you with us. Marcus", she turned to her operator, "you take her. Follow my lead ... and give me the gun, will you?". Marcus lifted Argent over his shoulder and followed his captain into the desert.

((meeep, you're too fast. stop it! SMILEY

- me wants ter write something toos. Only you won't give me a chance! *pouts*))

try {
discussion.add("0.02 €" SMILEY

;
}
catch (CanonDebateException e)

Oh yeah, the "canon" question. Personally, I like the idea of several small supply outposts out there, either neutral or affiliated to one of the orgs. I do not like the idea of several "full-fledged" cities on the surface or below it as I assume the machines would have seen to that.

Time...

from the very day she had embraced the cause of the Oriens Veritas, from the day she had become captain and started recruiting redpills to join them on their way towards an Unscorched Sky under which both man and machine could live together peacefully, she thought about time being one of the few things they had in abundance.

Time...

What little matters a day, a week, a month, even the three years she had spent in the Real after her Awakening when compared to the time it might take to undone what centuries of warfare had inflicted to their planet?

Time...

Yet what was more subject to relativity, to an individual's perception of the moment? Each passing second gnawed at Leelia's conviction, very much like the Sapientia's unforgiving strike had pierced her former home's hull. The wrecked Onesimus lay as a memorial for what she thought would give her strength to survive: a cause. It laid shattered, its remains spread over a fast area, soon to be covered with ash and thus cast into oblivion. The isolated desert was but a mirror, grimacing at her, and she had to realise painfully how vulnerable she was when that which fulfilled her, drove her and gave her a sense of life, was suddenly taken from her.

A single tear smeared the dust on her left cheek. She did not care. There was a time when she did, but she felt too weak to pretend to be strong. 'All defences down', she had to think and patted the cold metal skin of the 'Simus that sheltered her from the ashy winds blowing over the barren lands.

Behind her, someone stumbled noisily over something metallic, followed by a curse that further cut the silence. Zampano who was sitting a few metres across from Leelia moved and looked past her to see what happened to their operator. She also turned and saw Marcus holding aloft an empty metal can."If only it was filled...", Marcus added after he finished his rant and kicked it away. Leelia couldn't help a smile. 'Maybe not all defences', she thought and glanced at her friends.

I lol'ed.

And then people say RP is dead. Tsk tsk..

Although....

> Kellner: *Frogs overtake you*

... that was genuine god-moding, Keller.

SMILEY

((Hear hear! Now that's some news. Not that it wasn't expected *looks at TGS with a defiant grin* SMILEY

))

*sighs* A good bye thread. But at least it hasn't been started by the one who leaves SMILEY

Anyway ... all LIES ! You left before ... and came back. Be fine in the meantime and see you soon.

SMILEY

-Lee

(( 's long as people do not label all alts in a different organization than the main character 'spies' I am really not concerned. ))

((This is certainly amongst the top 3 of the best MxO background stories I've ever read! Looking forward to meet you ingame))

So the recent rumours were true - Dragonram was no longer on their side. She never really trusted this somewhat ... erratic program anyway. But luckily some still working subroutine at least gave a warning ... one that -naturally- only increased Leelia's suspicion. Yet another merv.

Leelia shrugged. For her, it barely mattered. The Merovingian had always been a major nuisance that had grown gradually over the last years. The last decades certainly, or centuries for that matter, but that was beyond her worries. The Merovingian and his followers, by the meaning of their very existence, stood diametrically against her own purpose - which was, meanly put, to shut down their home eventually. That, too, would take a century or more to complete, but then, what the Merovingian could do can be achieved by the Machines anytime.

Leelia awake from her short absentmindedness and tuned to Marcus, her operator.

Jack me in!

((wow, we got seal-of-approval'ed SMILEY

. Haven't checked this forum for ages it seems. But.... I guess I am backish.))

Cpt_Leelia wrote:

This game is dying.

RP is dead.

....

... which was a JOKE btw.

And the fact that I thought you had posted here before you said something on VL.com was partly responsible for the adrenaline boost SMILEY

This game is dying.

RP is dead.

And you are freaking NUTS Zamp!

*exhales* jeeeez. You so got me there.

So yeah, not going anywhere - though far from active recently SMILEY

*checks bank account if Proc already transfered the money*

' Ah, good. '

.... and when you're done you got to http://www.glitchsociety.com/format-logs/ and format your log properly.

Oh, and don't bother about the fact that all formatted logs will go right into Proc's secret database for later reference.

*prepares to return money to Proc soon*

Canbus wrote:

Wolfess wrote:
The problem is in people feeling that they're doing all this for nothing; giving time and effort to a community that in whole does not notice or care.

Wolfess has a point. Other than Loki, Wolfess, Jevex, Havocide, and Defectless, I tend to just skip out on most Player Events because of either elitism, or feeling alienated if I don't read 20+ pages on the forums sacrificing my time inside the Matrix. Some people just can't dedicate the time to read the Next Renaisance because they have RL things to do or would just rather stay in the game because they don't want to miss out on grinding lowbies or attending Live Events.

Couldn't agree with you more about the 20+ pages forum bit, Dibol. Most "server wide" stories I have seen turned into mass-posting with only loosely related posts. It is my experience, that is also very hard to enter an already running story. When my char asks for a brief summary on what is going on (IC) all I get is an OOC "((it's on the forums))".

Havocide wrote:

OOC: Uraih SW, is pretty RP oreintated when I'm there. But yeah Tabor west is a popular one on Sytnax

When you're there?

o_O

Alphabet, unsorted:

! = I
Z = F
K = Y
- = O
G = U
U = A
D = R
Y = E
X = D
] = N
/ = G
A = L
F = T
. = H
E = S
I = W
M = .
W = C
V = B
B = P
O = ,
H = V
( = M
+ = K

IF YOU ARE READING THIS IT MEANS I AM AWAKE AGAIN.
YOU WERE ONCE A CYPHERITE.
IF YOU ARE NO LONGER BLUE, YOU WILL NEVER FIND THE DATA.
IF YOU ARE, YOU WILL FIND IT WITH AN OLD VAMPIRE.

Atem wrote:

Just a world wonderer Mars, hehehe. I wrote a couple articles on Palestine and the crisis in Lebanon, mostly for a small newsletter back at my University. As far as the Syrians, I wouldn't have gone there, but while on my trip I kept hearing from Europeans and Canadians how beautiful the country is and amazing cities. There weren't too many Americans in the region, but the few who were there and went to Syria also raved about it. Mainly, people were saying how friendly the Syrians are. I went there with another American, we were a bit nervous, but once in Damascus we felt completely safe and at ease. I think something needs to be understood about Syria. The people in Syria, and pretty much the entire Middle East, differentiate between Americans and US foreign policy. They do not blame Americans for the result of our government's policies. Sure, there may be a few radicals and extremist who might hate all Americans, but neither I nor any American I've met traveling through the region ever encountered them. For the most part the people in Syria are some of the warmest and hospitable human beings, it's ingrained into them culturally from the Bedouin way of life, wandering through the desert and depending on a stranger's hospitality. That's the majority of the population, but there's always the few radical fundamentalist.
As for the Syrian government, my question is do they really hate America for our values and idea of freedom or is it our policy in the Middle East and Israel in particular? While in Damascus, I saw several KFC chains, and a huge Four Seasons hotel where most of the Western expats or businessmen gather. Isn't KFC an American chain? The soldiers crossing over to Iraq from Syria may be private militas or followers of a radical cleric, not necessarily supported by the Syrian Gov't, though that's just an assumption. Another myth I need to expose is that Syrians hate Americans for our Christian values. 13-15% of the population in Syria are Christians, mostly Coptic or Orthodox. I've asked Christians there if they felt any discrimination because of their religious background, either in the workplace or for education and the answer was a resounding No, they've been treated without discrimination. One other thing, I've met either current active US military soldiers and non active/retired who have fought in the current War in Iraq, they've been traveling the region as backpackers, not telling people they were in the military of course, but to really get a view of what the people are like. Most of these soldiers come away with an entirely different view of the people in the Middle East, and one even went to Syria and found it amazing. The thing is to deconstruct the myths our media builds and to know the people and culture with personal contact.

Atem, this is most certainly the post of the month on this forum! I envy you for your journeys . Keep traveling, I guess the world is definitely in need of more people like you who debunk prejudices.

Yes, join them - they accept cypherites, too, now.

SMILEY

Base64 mostly ends with a "=" sign.

Character: Leelia
Time Zone: GMT+1 / (observing DST, so it's GMT+2 ... aka CEST)
When do I play: rarely. But if I do, it's between 22:00 and 0:30 my time.

Fatmop wrote:

How heavy is Medium-Heavy, you ask? Why, it's about 5000 lbs!

The more pressing question is ... can there be a negative weight?

A := 'medium'
B := 'heavy'

I think we can agree that A < B.

And let us assume there is a neutral element called 0 with
0 < A
and
0 < B

Hence:
A - B -> B < 0

SMILEY

carlosffgf wrote:

So Far so Good
Keep 'em rolling...
Would be Great if Its Stickied

Dream on. Syntax has had one sticky in ... two years. And that was 'cause the mods showed mercy

SMILEY

Elroh wrote:

Our new boards can be found at:

http://crownofosiris.proboards106.com/index.cgi

Thank you again!

~Silk~

*votes for Ioffryd's post to become Post of the Week* Good stuff. +1

... and the Heart o'the City bit almost made me cry.

http://www.veritaslucis.com/events/

^- current list of combatants.

Other than that, it's just a selfish /bump.

Pyraci wrote:

Suuuure.....

Well I'd post my pic, but I don't see that one happenin'

Soo... not to be blunt, but why bring this back to attention then? Waiting how much persuation-points the Syntax community can score ? Post ... or don't.

SMILEY

The Machinists of Syntax said:

I agree.

... and so do I.

Leelia
Captain of the HvCft Onesimus
Commander of the Veritas Lucis

... but you will at least make the others laugh.

>.>

<.<

Hopefully nothing worse...

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