Posts by PhantomFootsteps

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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]Jack had actually almost walked right over the kitten before he noticed her. Whoops! Maybe he needed to get his eyes checked, or to keep a closer look on the ground. Being a jaguar could be hazardous to the health of those around him who were smaller than he was.


    "Hello there, small one," he rumbled, dropping to the ground to avoid towering over Luciana too much and trying to sound as friendly and non-threatening as possible. "I haven't met you before. My name is Unionjack, but most people call me Jack or Jacky. Who are you?"
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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]It was not at all difficult for Unionjack to recognize the timid voice that had called his name. With a gulp, he turned towards the source of the voice and padded up. "Uh, hey, Whitepaw," he meowed, his voice uncomfortably close to cracking. "Can I help you with anything?"
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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]C'mon, guys, there are only a few of you in the training thread. Everyone else needs to hurry on over!
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    What Lask no D:


    Playing a leader can be really stressful, even if it's the only high position or even the only character that you have. Getting a co-leader or a co-owner can often majorly decrease that stress. Or stepping down, either to just a member or to some other high position, if that's what your character would do. You have to find a balance between keeping your character in-character and keeping yourself sane, and sometimes that balance is hard to figure out. Most of my leaders were tyrannic despots who would have died before stepping down, so I had to work with that constraint (one of them got all of his memories wiped and wandered away as a loner, so that's always a possibility), but when you're dealing with a cat who is leader because someone else made him leader, not because he seized power for himself, there are different avenues you can take.


    You could use Glitch's death as a springboard to further insanity and either Lask coming to his senses momentarily and demoting himself for the good of the Clan, or the deputies/other people could stage an intervention and a very gentle, well-intentioned coup. Or a non-gentle, ill-intentioned coup, which might be fun.


    You could have some accident happen that impairs Lask's ability to function as a leader. Memory wipe, major crippling, a sudden huge phobia of making decisions or ordering people around based on some traumatic thing that happens (this is based off of Dorothy Sayers' portrayal of Lord Peter Wimsey in her first book, Whose Body?, which you can look up if you're interested in mysteries, 1920s England, or really good writing), etc.


    You could have him leave and start over.


    There are lots of options, and all of them are good.


    The most important thing, though, is keeping you okay. Roleplaying should be fun, not a stressful burden. If it isn't fun anymore, then you need to figure out how to make it fun again. If Alaskanstar stepping down is the way to do that, then you should figure out a way to make it plausible and plotful, if possible. Make it fun.


    //end accidental rant that went on for way too long


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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]Jack snuck over in a mostly tracking post to see what the BloodClanner had to say. It sounded like it was probably going to be interesting. And it meant that he could stand right next to Glorystar and maybe lean against him ever so slightly - well, no, that wouldn't be professional in front of someone who wasn't in HawkClan.


    [ooc: eee, my favorite BloodClanner! Congrats on his promotion :3]
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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]Whooops, Unionjack had been nominated and his roleplayer hadn't seen it because she'd been asleep and then been partying with awesome friends. The warchief sighed and rolled his eyes. "Thanks so much, Bitterpaw," he grumbled.
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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]Unionjack had stolen a bucket and a coolerfull of ice from unfortunate beachgoers. Having taken both across the bridge onto HawkClan's island, placed the ice in the bucket and balanced said bucket on the top of a nice ledge with a long piece of rope under it that, when pulled, would tip the bucket, he took a deep breath. "I accept the ice bucket challenge. I was nominated by Bitterpaw. I nominate Glorystar, Lacey, and Lewis. I'd nominate you, Aunt Hattie, but you've already been nominated, so instead I'll just laugh at your calamity. Okay, here goes!" Screwing up his face, he jerked the rope and was immediately doused in an ice-cold bath.
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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]Embarrassingly enough, nobody had actually told Jack's roleplayer that the wedding was happening, let alone where, so Jack was a little late to the party. The jaguar padded up calmly, though, eyes bright as he gazed at Glorystar.


    His, all his. In a few minutes, they would be married, and nothing would ever come between them except Whitepaw in a threesome plot that none of them were actually aware of yet except they're all obviously in love with each other which is adorable but that's not really relevant to this post so yes.
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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]Gosh, Phan really needed to keep up with HawkClan better. Every time she thought she knew who was around, more or less, someone left or died or changed their name or got possessed or something like that. She facepalmed.
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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]"You can begin as soon as you have a partner," Jack instructed.
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    [fancypost bgcolor=#000000; bordercolor=; borderwidth=0px; a: hover; font-family: felix titling; font-style: bold; font-size: 20px; color: silver; letter-spacing: -3px; text-shadow: 2px 1px 2px #000000; width: 480px; height; 10px; letter-spacing: 17px]UNIONJACK[/fancypost][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 478px; height; 10px;]- HawkClan - Jaguar - Warchief -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]"Congratulations, everyone!" Jack rumbled.
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    [fancypost bgcolor=#000000; bordercolor=; borderwidth=0px; a: hover; font-family: felix titling; font-style: bold; font-size: 20px; color: silver; letter-spacing: -3px; text-shadow: 2px 1px 2px #000000; width: 480px; height; 10px; letter-spacing: 17px]UNIONJACK[/fancypost][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 478px; height; 10px;]- HawkClan - Jaguar - Warchief -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]"That sounds like a good idea," Jack rumbled, nodding towards the navy warchief. "That might boost participation in the military, which would be a good thing in case of future skirmishes."
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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]Well, that sounded fun. Maybe this would mean that the Army members would be more active and engaged than they had been recently. Jack raised his head proudly at the announcement, then dipped it to Glorystar.


    "Congratulations, Keylime!" he rumbled.
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    [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; bordercolor: black; border-left: 10px; border-right: 10px; width: 480px; height: 240px; background: url(http://i1070.photobucket.com/a…pun/jack2_zps41f55887.png); background-position: left center][fancypost bgcolor=#000000; width: 240px; height: 230px; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; opacity: .75; margin-right: -10px; text-align: justify; color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-family; times new roman;]Unionjack majorly disapproved of divine intervention.


    And he found it ironic that he had been demoted, been repromoted, and then been demoted all again within the space of a couple of days. Especially since he wouldn't be surprised if some of the complaints of favoritism had been leveled at him. He had talked to the former leader about it, in fact, and they had agreed that he would step down to sergeant as soon as a replacement could be found for him.


    That had all been blown to bits, of course.


    He would probably just leave and start over. He knew how Glory would feel after all this, if the love of his life was even still around.


    He eyed Crackedstar noncommittally, giving no indication of approval or disapproval, before turning and padding away from the meeting.
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    I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE


    uh, I mean


    I have a HawkClanner who can be killed or go around killing others (he's a soldier/mercenary so he could be hired to work for someone else even) and a WindClanner (not Cashmerepaw, but my other WindClanner) who can kill people IF Silver okays WC being dragged into it, which I think is still under discussion but idk.


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    I stash money all over the place, and I'm super forgetful so I never remember where it is, but I do keep a running total of stashed money in my school planner so that I know how much I have.


    Then, whenever I need money on short notice, I go hunting. I've found money that I hid on top of my ceiling fan, in the back of my mirror, my glasses case, an unused pocket in my makeup bag, my pen bucket, under the baseboard, in the snacks cupboard, taped to the back of the freezer, etc.


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