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Post by Kyzer on Mar 5, 2019 17:06:46 GMT -5
Because Zmey vs Lynn worked out so well for me? It was a good main event! Besides, now would be the ultimate time to book my dream match of Zmey vs. Mesh......but Kyzer and I have talked and it seems like that match isn't going to happen anytime soon. More like never.
That was not how that conversation went down. I just said it had to make sense. But if no one wants to step up, I will gladly lift that title off your shoulder.
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Post by Kyzer on Mar 4, 2019 19:52:44 GMT -5
Maybe I'm alone, but a celebrity's death has never really bothered/upset me. James Gandolfini is the only celebrity who died that ever got to me. I still watch the entire Sopranos series once a year for the last 12 since it ended.
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Post by Kyzer on Mar 4, 2019 13:20:49 GMT -5
Zmey vs. Zmey Sounds good. I was going to say the same thing.
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Post by Kyzer on Mar 2, 2019 19:03:50 GMT -5
Zmey
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Post by Kyzer on Feb 12, 2019 21:04:16 GMT -5
It's not as bad as it used to be. The NASCAR thread is the worst. We had a decent sized footie thread for the MLS for a while, if you follow our league, but it kind of died after a while. We had a strong showing for the World Cup despite America falling on its face in the prelims. "Decent sized" is a completely relative term in regard to MLS. I've seen the crowds and the tailgates for the Rev games. I've seen more folks gathered for a show at the Cambridge Elks on a Wednesday night. The team in Orlando regularly sells out it's games. It gets good crowds for MLS.
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Post by Kyzer on Feb 7, 2019 15:59:35 GMT -5
15 for me.
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Post by Kyzer on Feb 4, 2019 18:41:14 GMT -5
I am taking this show off.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 23, 2019 13:16:32 GMT -5
Short but good. I'm not shy about saying I like characters that aren't static. Zmey is evolving, feeling his way around the WFWF and finding his place. I love the monologues. Excellent use of language taken straight from fantasy literature to make simple points in a way that reminds us how exotic Zmey is in comparison to everybody else. He is the fish out of water in the WFWF simply because of his origins and upbringing before coming to the WFWF. I usually tell people to make it about the WFWF as much as possible but in Zmey's case I'd make an exception so I can read more about his past non-wrestling life. I do have a reservation in that he is choosing the path of redemption. That is a story we are seeing play out with a few characters so choosing that route means you'll have a bit of extra work ahead of you to make sure Zmey's journey is different from other characters currently trying to get over their past indiscretions such as Tyler Draven, Ante Whitner, and Frank Lynn. I don't doubt you can do it but I hope this trope ends with Zmey... at least for a while. The redemption thing isn't going to be a reoccurring theme. It was just a catalyst to move beyond what Drakz said, a mindless killing machine. I mostly was using it to show how Delilah is influencing him to become his own person rather than a destructive tool for everyone else to use.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 22, 2019 23:15:53 GMT -5
This is not at all what I had planned for this rp. I just didn't get the time to finish it. But I wanted to at least post what I wrote that I actually thought was good before the deadline. The rest I will save for a later date.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 22, 2019 23:14:11 GMT -5
Violence…
That seems to be what you worship… But you do not understand it…
Do you know what it is life to hold someone’s life in your hands? Do you comprehend the power of deciding whether someone lives or dies? You seem to think you have a grasp on this concept. You embrace pain and suffering but you have no true experience with either. Your masochistic tendencies show the little of the world you perceive and understand. You live in an imaginary snuff film.
I live in reality, true violent reality.
Shallow and one dimensional… You delight in suffering.
I take no delight in hurting others; I get no pleasure from inflicting violence…
I have seen true cruelty. I have experience true pain and suffering. There is nothing to worship there.
I respect the horrors of war that you know nothing about.
You are a lost soul who seems to have found a purpose in senseless action.
Pity is all I feel for you. There is no respect here like I have had for my previous opponents. There is nothing to respect in you. You have earned yourself nothing. I do not place myself on a pedestal above others. I have committed unspeakable acts in my lifetime.
But the difference between us is that I never derived pleasure from shattering another’s life. You bathe in the blood of your enemies then get some kind of orgasmic delight in the grief you cause.
It is truly disgusting.
Sadism for the sake of simply seeing another life shed tears is appalling.
I may have been a soldier but the orders I carried out always had a reason beyond something that base.
You and I have nothing in common, and when we clash that will become apparent to the world.
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She beckons me to have a reason for wrestling beyond just providing for her. She sees more in me than just a golem with a singular purpose. Maybe she is right, maybe she is wrong. My all-consuming mission has been distancing her from all the nightmares she has had to endure. Thus far I have succeeded. We have come a long way since she was pulled out of that life. But the journey is never ending, and I will never rest.
“I just think you need more of a reason than me to continue doing what you are doing. You have never done anything for yourself and this is your chance now.”
She knows I am plagued with the demons of my past despite my reluctance to acknowledge it.
“You are haunted by the things you have done. I can see it when you are home. You don’t relax, you are always tense and on alert.”
She knows me better than I ever expected. I always assumed that no one would ever be able to understand me, but she does somehow. She does not know the details of my misdeeds in the lives I lived before meeting her and yet she knows the guilt that weighs on me. Her lack of judgement of me has always been adoring and I value that she does not see me as I see myself.
“You are not a monster. You did what you had to do to survive. If I can forgive myself then you can too.”
Her sins are nothing compared to mine.
“I think this is a way for you to forgive yourself and a way for you to bring some balance to your life beyond just me.”
I can see the concern on her beautiful face. It does not carry the smile that it usually possesses. It does not carry the happiness she typically wears. She is overcome with concern for me, for my well-being, my state of mind. This is foreign to me. I do not know how to receive this.
“You have done so much for me and there is no way I will ever be able to match it. But there is more to you than just my protector. You can use this opportunity in the WFWF as a way to redeem your past. Isn’t wrestling based on good versus evil? Let yourself be the hero for once.”
I almost laugh at the absurdity of the idea. Me, the hero? I cannot buy into it. However, her eyes show me how much she believes in this.
“I have never been anyone’s hero.”
“You are my hero. You rescued me.”
“He did that.”
“All he did was pull me out of that place. You are the one who gave me a life. You protected me, you have kept me safe. You have so much for me. You are definitely my hero.”
I never thought of it like that. I just knew from the moment I met her that I had to do everything I could to keep her safe. She had no one. I had no one. I could not let someone like her go through what I went through. I had to take her out of the world I had known for so long. But being her hero? That was never how I thought about our life. That title is not one I ever thought I would possess. I had been on the wrong path of things for such a long time. Maybe in the back of my mind I thought saving her would offer me a glimpse at redemption. I never truly thought that I had already achieved it with one person.
“Zuggy, you are a good person who is the position to show the world that. You have been associated with some bad things, this is your chance to show that you not those things.”
Is it? I am skeptical. But she makes one point that intrigues me. I have been so focused on one thing since he left and that is her. She is in a good spot. Never before have I been able to choose my own path in life. Now might be that chance. I am already set to face an opponent known for extreme violence. If I was to become the hero she wants me to be then he is a good place to start.
“It is just something I never thought about for myself. I have always been following the lead of someone else. To be able to decide myself which side of the line I am on between good and evil is a new concept to me.”
Maybe she is right, maybe this is the time for redemption…
Me, a hero? The Dragon saves the village instead of burning it with a Highlord sits on its back. It is strange to think about but maybe it is something I need to consider. I need to open my scope to just beyond her.
Maybe it is time for a new life….
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You stand between me and an important decision of in my future, Needles.
You want to build your name off my bones, while I seek atonement.
You want to be a shallow version of the man I mostly recently served.
You want to be the antithesis of joy…happiness…love…
Three things I did not understand until recently.
I am not the automaton I look to be.
I have free thought. I can make decisions. I can decide which path I want to walk from this point.
I have lived so long in the darkness, I do not know if I can survive in the light.
But we will find out…
Needles…I have made my decision…I am going to go against instinct here…
I am going to embrace the light….
Pain, suffering, agony, hate, violence, negativity…It is all going by the waste side, along with you. It is time for a life and that life begins with standing up to person of ill repute like you. Bring your instruments of pain, you will need them. You are walking into an uphill battle. I am not arrogant going into this confrontation but it would be foolish for me to look at this any other way.
Frank Lynn is a good man and I tore him apart to prove to myself that staying in the WFWF on my own was the smart decision.
Bringing an evil man like you to ruin will be the way I prove to myself that I can one of the Warriors of Light.
The Dragon changes from chromatic to metallic and the line between good and evil moves. I have done horrible things and it is now that I begin the quest to atone for them. There is no Sin Eater that can absolve me.
I can only be redeemed through the violence that it takes to silence a man like you.
She believes that I am more than a mindless golem in a mask. I am more than a horror movie villain.
I am the personification of Fereydun…
I am your Justice….
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 21, 2019 18:00:58 GMT -5
I appreciate the feedback from both Kyzer and King Richius . You're both right. While writing this, I thought that by having Mesh be more...serious while having her be the usual bubbly self in the flashbacks was a different approach but you're both right - same old formula, regardless. It's funny, the concept and format of this RP was something that I had been planning since the idea of Mesh vs. Daphne was first brought up so I was really looking forward to writing this since I felt it had the potential to be my best RP yet but....I'm soooooooooo burnt out and at times, it felt like a chore to get this finished. I asked for an extension just in case but ended up not using it because I was sick of constantly going over it, rereading it, changing little things here and there and going through it with a fine tooth comb. I'm not making excuses though - iiwii. I'm committed to soldiering through until SuperBrawl, I owe bad guy™ that much but after that - I'm taking a break. The last thing I want is for me to hate writing and ultimately - the fed. Take the next few shows off from competition and maybe it will help recharge your batteries. You are a great writer and I don't want you thinking this was bad. If you hadn't done something similar against Penny, this would have been great.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 21, 2019 15:05:32 GMT -5
Mine will be up sometime between tonight and tomorrow afternoon. I have it started I just didn't get as much done as I wanted to yesterday.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 21, 2019 4:09:21 GMT -5
This was strange for me. Every other scene worked for me. I didn't understand the purpose of the first scene other than connect Daphne more directly to Frank's history. I liked the stuff with Lila where Daphne isn't committing this is a one off match or something that is going to lead to more, you leave yourself options there. The scene with Bruce just came off awkward to me especially when you mention Bruce pitching a tent in his pants. But you ended strong with the scene with Frank and the monologue. You come off as the bad guy by default but you embraced in a way you can get behind Daphne like you wanted. I like her motivation in going after Mesh, I like the way she is fighting to change the perception that Mesh perpetuates.
I am not sure how many rps you have written as Daphne but you have her voice down pat. You have found three unique voices for your characters and I like it. As someone with multiple characters I understand how easy it is to let each influence how you present the others.
It is going to be an interesting match.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 21, 2019 3:56:15 GMT -5
Maybe I misunderstood who Mesh is talking about when she talks about someone's father being a the World Heavyweight Champion but you are talking about Anna there right? Samael never won the World Heavyweight Championship.
Other than you quoting a song from a band I hate and feeling a little recycled, this was a good rp. Different as always. But I did feel like you could have substituted Penny Shannon's name in for Daphne's and it would be the same as your last rp. I get that Mesh is this young kid who idolized all these female wrestlers before her but, and this is just my opinion, I would like to see more than just that. How you approached Daphne was very similar to me in how you approached Penny minus all the lesbian overtones. You have a very unique character, no doubt. But it feels like your character development was stagnant in this rp. I don't feel like Mesh is any different after beating her idol, Penny than she was before. Daphne was a c*nt to Mesh and wished death upon her, I don't see why she would still hero worship her like she did in this. I know Mesh is a bubble of positivity and respect like she just leapt out of the Mickey Mouse Club but I would like to see her develop into more than just that. You still kept my interest throughout all of this but truthfully this fell short of your last one for me. I don't think you have peaked yet, but maybe take a different approach in your next match against a female character.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 15, 2019 17:55:55 GMT -5
I am going to need until Monday to get my rp done. I have to go out of town for work until Saturday.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 12, 2019 12:44:24 GMT -5
Okay, I've passed out the award presentation segments to a small army of helpers - many thanks to all who accepted! That means we will have four segments based around the awards and four matches. Is anybody submitting a non-award related segment? I'd like to know so I can start laying out the show. Drakz and myself should have something for you.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 4, 2019 12:29:01 GMT -5
Zmey is in.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 4, 2019 12:28:07 GMT -5
Six days left to get your votes in and two categories are by no means a lock. If you haven't voted yet, give it a shot. Yours could be the vote that makes the difference. Mine will be in later today. I keep forgetting about this.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 3, 2019 18:12:07 GMT -5
I need to know every detail of bad guy™'s "legal troubles"...for science...certainly not to cap and post on r/thathappened. In detail? Fine. In May, 2007 I was 13, about to turn fourteen. I was bullied all to hell, got the crap beat out of me constantly, and the ones who constantly harassed me were our "star JV athletes" so they at worst ever got write ups. One day one of them picked a fight with me, and I fought back. I got beat up pretty bad, but I got suspended and the other kid, again a football player, got one say of detention. I was furious. I was chatting on AIM with friend in my grade that night, and said in the chat that, thinking it in jest, I should bring a gun to school (didn't have one, obviously we didn't keep them in our house) when I come back and go Columbine style. Well, as if that wasn't bad enough, my chat happened about two weeks after the Virginia Tech massacre, so you can really tell where this was going. Well, her mom saw the AIM chat, sent it to the school, and I was pulled immediately off the bus when I got to school the day I came back and put into the Councilor's office. About two minutes later, local cops showed up. An hour later, Allegheny County detectives showed up. I was arrested, charged with terroristic threats, and put in juvie until a judge could hear my case. Was released on an ankle bracelet for six months, only to leave the house for court appearances because the DA wanted to charge me as an adult with a felony to make a point, but the judge dropped it to a misdemeanor for a juvenile because after a court ordered psych eval, the shrink told the judge that the reason I cracked was because of my school's negligence to protect me from the verbal and physical assaults I was receiving. Which is true. On top of everything else, when I was officially put into cuffs they had to call an ambulance for my mom because she had a heart attack because the bunghole local chief refused to call for a medic when she said she was having chest pains to give her a nitroglycerin tablet and get her checked. Got put on four year parole. Got expunged at 18. Court order to see a shrink every month till I was 18, and I'm still being treated for PTSD and depression at nearly 26. So yeah. Go ahead and post this somewhere if you so desire. I'm better than I was, but I had to grow up real ing quick because I was living in constant fear that if I even so much as was suspected of stealing a pack of gum, I knew in my mind my ass was in juvie till 18-21. And it's stuck with me. So make your fun. I know it's coming. My guess was far off from the truth. So my youngest brother (the non felon) was picked on a lot in school. He was just removed in age from me and my other brother where he wasn't in high school with us. We found out about a couple of football players more or less doing the same thing to him. So of course, we weren't going to let our baby brother be bullied, especially he was never heavy with anyone. So they were having a formal at some hotel and we found out that these football players were pregaming at one of their houses where there was no supervision. The two of us went over there and definitely ruined their night before it started. They never messed with my brother again.
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Post by Kyzer on Jan 3, 2019 13:16:24 GMT -5
My other brother was the opposite. He f*cked everything he could starting at 13 until he got arrested and locked up in a federal prison at 20. Now that he is out, he claims to be a born again Christian and is waiting until he gets married to have sex again. But I just think he can't get laid because he is covered in Aryan Brotherhood tattoos. Hahahaha f*cking hell. Your brother sounds like a nightmare bud. He really isn't. But when you spend 11 years in a federal prison for trafficking illegal weapons over state lines, you have to join a gang to survive unless you want to be someone's punk b*tch. He did what he thought he had to. The amount of money it would cost to get all those tattoos removed is ridiculous.
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