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Cermiersia wrote:Cermiersians are good at lighting fires because setting certain animals on fire is the only way to actually kill or stop more aggressive cermierian animals.

So, fire and more fire.

The Municipalities of Antarctica wrote:So, fire and more fire.

The term arsonist has a good contation within cermierian society. They call them the Secsefiedavacasa. Lovers of fire.

The Municipalities of Antarctica wrote:Would probably explain the rapid development of technology and a fascination for engineering, too. Something that would have been bred from how everyone needed to Jerry-rig everything to survive, and thus gained a lot of practical knowledge of pretty much anything they needed.

The young Commandos enter class. Unlike most of their instructors, these ones are Antarctican volunteers. The building is an old storage shed. The insulation is pine needles from the few surrounding trees and several layers of cardboard from the boxes they used when they moved in, all held up with duct tape. The desks are mismatched and mostly old, but all held together by a mix of tape and glue. The pencils are just sticks of charcoal from the fire they use as a heater ever since the electric heater broke three years ago. The projector was picked up at a yard sale 2 years ago and is attached to the ceiling via a coat hangar and a roll of duct tape, and is attached to a pack of AA batteries since there's no outlets. Only a few of the desks have chairs, most have stools jerry-rigged from older broken desks. They don't learn combat skills, language skills, infiltration skills, survival skills, diplomatic skills, tech skills, or even engineering skills in here. This is where they learn how to make stuff work with whatever crud happens to be available at the time. This is improvisation class.

Random and only tangentially related non-canon idea/scenario inspired by the conversation.

Kathol rift wrote:The young Commandos enter class. Unlike most of their instructors, these ones are Antarctican volunteers. The building is an old storage shed. The insulation is pine needles from the few surrounding trees and several layers of cardboard from the boxes they used when they moved in, all held up with duct tape. The desks are mismatched and mostly old, but all held together by a mix of tape and glue. The pencils are just sticks of charcoal from the fire they use as a heater ever since the electric heater broke three years ago. The projector was picked up at a yard sale 2 years ago and is attached to the ceiling via a coat hangar and a roll of duct tape, and is attached to a pack of AA batteries since there's no outlets. Only a few of the desks have chairs, most have stools jerry-rigged from older broken desks. They don't learn combat skills, language skills, infiltration skills, survival skills, diplomatic skills, tech skills, or even engineering skills in here. This is where they learn how to make stuff work with whatever crud happens to be available at the time. This is improvisation class.

Random and only tangentially related non-canon idea/scenario inspired by the conversation.

I actually like this.
This seems like exactly the type of training that Antarcticans would provide while volunteering for other countries.

Though, that would be related to the ground forces. The navy has a very, very different type of class regimen, of course. Not that I know much about that either.

Kathol rift, Arthralonia, and Cermiersia

Breaking news|Palo Duro Area|Greater Texas Radio Network

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Controlled islands

Zingo wrote:If your enjoy the issues, then just make more nations, so that issues come to your nations at different intervals.

Did that to difficult to get them all that’s why their was a lot of...

Rho Ophiuchi wrote:[Apparently, I am doing a decent job making cheese, but nothing outstanding.]

Why do you talk in [ ]

The Municipalities of Antarctica wrote:I actually like this.
This seems like exactly the type of training that Antarcticans would provide while volunteering for other countries.

Though, that would be related to the ground forces. The navy has a very, very different type of class regimen, of course. Not that I know much about that either.

*waves magic continuity wand*

Hocus pocus. It may now be somewhat soft canon instead of non-canon.

Uncontrolled islands

Greetings I’m the other part of controlled islands(totally not a puppet)

Uncontrolled islands wrote:Greetings I’m the other part of controlled islands(totally not a puppet)

Obvious puppet is obvious.

Kathol rift wrote:Obvious puppet is obvious.

I think that was his underlining message though. He wanted a puppet but felt like making a light joke out of the matter.

Uncontrolled islands

Kathol rift wrote:Obvious puppet is obvious.

That was the point of totally not a puppet anyways the controlled islands is the remaining government while me is the anarchism part of the country

Beginning to think I should be some sort of Cyberpunk dystopia. I always like those settings.

Mestovakia wrote:Beginning to think I should be some sort of Cyberpunk dystopia. I always like those settings.

"Reality can be whatever I want it to be"

~Mestovakia probably

Kathol rift wrote:*waves magic continuity wand*

Hocus pocus. It may now be somewhat soft canon instead of non-canon.

The type of canon that you find in a dusty basement at 4 in the morning during a trip down memory lane.

Actually, on the side of the Navy...
Where the army focuses on survival, improvisation, guerilla tactics and being arctic cockroaches. The Navy has a longstanding tradition of "stand, fight, and maintain your code of conduct while doing so."
Basically the Admiralty of the past set the foundations of a very serious and brave culture. Running away is never an option for the navy, so standing, fighting, and slugging it out with anyone that dares show force, is more their style.
They also tend to put extreme focus on perfecting the art of gunnery. Though Admiral Harukiyo is all about getting carriers up and running and perfecting their tactics instead. Basically, there's a sense of a need for perfection, and nothing less.

The navy is a very, very harsh career path.

Kathol rift

I don't know honestly what out nation is particularly good at. I think we're just average. Actually our averageness stat has been increasing a lot lately.

Mestovakia wrote:Beginning to think I should be some sort of Cyberpunk dystopia. I always like those settings.

All the previous ideas seeing the next in line end up with them: Another one bites the dust

News in Jar Wattinree...

  • The letters L, G, and B must never be grouped together.

  • The government considers it a sacred duty to video bikini-clad beach swimmers.

  • The "right of sanctuary" stops police pursuit into temples and churches.

  • Male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness'.

  • Jar Wattinree is ranked 1,196th in the world and 23rd in the Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 8,548.44 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

The Pacific Ring wrote:All the previous ideas seeing the next in line end up with them: Another one bites the dust

First time?

Jar Wattinree wrote:News in Jar Wattinree...
  • The letters L, G, and B must never be grouped together.

  • The government considers it a sacred duty to video bikini-clad beach swimmers.

  • The "right of sanctuary" stops police pursuit into temples and churches.

  • Male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness'.

  • Jar Wattinree is ranked 1,196th in the world and 23rd in the Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 8,548.44 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

LGB.
*Hides from Jar justice*

Nublark wrote:LGB.
*Hides from Jar justice*

All lettuce, gravy, and bacon are my property!

The Municipalities of Antarctica, Nublark, and Embauba

Rho Ophiuchan News - May 10, 2021

The Talking Point

Lonely people are supposed to be cheered up by the many parties that they are never invited to.
However, tax cuts appear to cheer them anyway. To prolong this, many mathematical studies have independently come up with the idea to lower taxes by 0.1% in an infinite number of progressively smaller iterations, announcing an infinite number of tax breaks while losing a finite, and relatively small portion of government revenue.

Dangerous criminals are often 'accidentally' sent on one-way trips to Maxtopia.
No one appears to care, except for the criminals.

A National Academy regulates grammar and usage.
"Good riddance to that unsanitary vernacular," says the Vice President of Finance from the Hyperscale Booster Corporation, who noted that "those of us with the good sense to know the difference between red fuming nitric acid and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine should still be able to have intelligent conversations with the common man - it is the only solid way to gain the respect of our employees."

Reclassification

Rho Ophiuchi's Civil Rights fell from Good to Average.

Recent Headlines

Rho Ophiuchi’s Favorite Dish? It Could Be Pizza
Or it could be something else; no one knows where it comes from, and no one knows where it goes.

Surprise Jump in Insurance Sales, Fear
Over the last week, door-to-door insurance agents are drawing guns on customers more and more frequently.

Soda Sales See Sweet Surge
Dentists are complaining all over the nation about "kids these days."

Workforce Participation Jumps
Employers applaud population for their good sense. Population applauds employers for lowering their standards. Tycoons applaud government for loosening regulations.

Race Row After Woman Ejected From Store
No one is quite sure what this even means.

The Year’s Top Fights Reviewed
Most fights appear to be won by being sponsored by a large company, and then showing up with a machine gun.

Dissident Speaker Missing, Presumed Vacationing
Interestingly, the long black cars with tinted windows showed up again as soon as we published this.

Box Office Cheers Violent Action Heroes
No one is quite sure what to make of this.

National Pride On The Rise
Manufacturing is booming!

Rho Ophiuchians Living Longer, Working Harder
Many celebrate the increase in lifespan.

Embauba and Cermiersia

Rho Ophiuchi wrote:

Surprise Jump in Insurance Sales, Fear
Over the last week, door-to-door insurance agents are drawing guns on customers more and more frequently

The insurance industry doesn’t wait for something to instill fear. It becomes fear.

Following Further attempts, Contact has been made with the very intelligent in powerful dragons, and it appears they even have a leader, peace has been declared....

Republic Of Texas And Chihuhua wrote:Following Further attempts, Contact has been made with the very intelligent in powerful dragons, and it appears they even have a leader, peace has been declared....

Huh... wonder how it feels like to have peace with the first new creatures you meet.

Cermiersia wrote:Huh... wonder how it feels like to have peace with the first new creatures you meet.

These are the Dragons from how to train your dragon (I defy cannon, and there are many a night fury in there) Yes, their leader is a night fury (If you are a true HTTYD Fan, you know how smart they can be)

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