So round three is over.

[Petoux]

Ahhh ... that makes sense. I didn't think of that.

To tell you the truth, I've been using that "word" forever, and not a soul mentioned anything about it. Shadowed was the first one too.

Interesting....

Also interesting that it isn't an actual word per se too.

Alright, I'll try to not say it ... but since I've done so for 20+ years ... it will be hard to break the habit.

Thanks for the advice and help.

[Inkfinger]

Alright, I'll try to not say it ... but since I've done so for 20+ years ... it will be hard to break the habit.

*eyebrow quirk* Precocious five year old, were we?

[Kryos]

*reads*

Wow. You know, the endless "fun" bickering here is really hilarious. There just seems to be no end to it; the hubris is climbing, climbing, climbing, and . . .

Anyway, congrats to TVS! I don't care about the fact that myself and Jericho lost. We had come to a good point with our characters and their stories, and that last battle was so epic. And, we were close in scoring, so it is all good.

Hrmm. What would it take to get a poll going for the best, most exciting battle? *ponders*

I look forward to the next two rounds, and the slaughtering that will no doubt take place. Let's put on a good show, eh?

[NightCast]

*reads*

Wow. You know, the endless "fun" bickering here is really hilarious. There just seems to be no end to it; the hubris is climbing, climbing, climbing, and . . .

My "hubris" is limited to that which I KNOW to be true with absolute certainty.

Hrmm. What would it take to get a poll going for the best, most exciting battle? *ponders*

Nothing's stopping you from making one in the Waffle House. =p

[Saxon]

Freedom! Best of luck to everybody in the following rounds and don't spend that $40 all in one place.

[Menagerie of Voices]

What about your partner? Couldn't he have contacted us and let us know what was going on?

Or at the very least, we could have gotten a response saying that he didn't know what happened to you.

*eyebrow twitch* Yes, if we had internet access, or people who passed on messages, didn't need jobs, a little study, or had a hundred and one other things that put a person between them and a working computer and a site that actually works.

I unfortunately got overrun with things, and had to disappear for a few days, then found myself locked out of the site and no way to contact my partner except to hope the people who visited my livejournal and played here would be kind enough to drop him a note. Unfortunately this did not happen, and I stopped caring about you, your friend and this battle because I had more important things to deal with and people to care for. I'm sorry I've slighted you, but why should you care about someone you don't even know? Chalk it up to experience.

I understand you're annoyed, but you got through to the next round so why are we having this conversation? This is a game, it's not going to change your life or get you an awesome job of...I don't know, whatever job you want to have, or win you a thousand bucks or whatever.

See this, all of this, is not important. Althanas is just a site for people to write on, get critique and do whatever they want to do here. You have fun here, you meet new people here, you write. You create new stories. But one comp will not change your life. So chill.

(What's with the judge hate? Ffff! My god, aren't these people allowed to make mistakes?)

You two would have won anyway and you knew that. So! Round four for you. Enjoy it!

[Petoux]

I'd just like to say to you Saxon and Arsene ... that it was a pleasure dueling with you.

To be honest, you have been the hardest competition that either me, my partner, or both of us have EVER faced.

Thanks for the awesome opportunity and challenge.

Best of luck to you with whatever comes next.

As for the 5 year old comment ... it's 25*

[Shadowed]

Voices: Chill, NC didn't understand the situation. Shit happens, no worries.

Petoux: I hope you fight me next round, so that I can kick your ass into next week.

[NightCast]

*eyebrow twitch* Yes, if we had internet access, or people who passed on messages, didn't need jobs, a little study, or had a hundred and one other things that put a person between them and a working computer and a site that actually works.

I unfortunately got overrun with things, and had to disappear for a few days, then found myself locked out of the site and no way to contact my partner except to hope the people who visited my livejournal and played here would be kind enough to drop him a note. Unfortunately this did not happen, and I stopped caring about you, your friend and this battle because I had more important things to deal with and people to care for. I'm sorry I've slighted you, but why should you care about someone you don't even know? Chalk it up to experience.

I understand you're annoyed, but you got through to the next round so why are we having this conversation? This is a game, it's not going to change your life or get you an awesome job of...I don't know, whatever job you want to have, or win you a thousand bucks or whatever.

See this, all of this, is not important. Althanas is just a site for people to write on, get critique and do whatever they want to do here. You have fun here, you meet new people here, you write. You create new stories. But one comp will not change your life. So chill.

(What's with the judge hate? Ffff! My god, aren't these people allowed to make mistakes?)

You two would have won anyway and you knew that. So! Round four for you. Enjoy it!

I wasn't annoyed, I was merely making an inquiry. I apologize if my initial query came off as condescending or rude. And of course, I understand your post, I had major real life issues ball tap me as well, so I understand your irritation.

I was simply asking if there were other ways to avoid this issue. Of course, I had no knowledge that you were away from your computer prior to the incident, which would have made this make a great deal more sense to me.

Also, I'd much rather win the right way. Not because both of our teams had trouble posting.

Also, don't talk down about yourself. Shadowed is an excellent writer, there is no doubt about that, but I am average, maybe a wee bit better or worse than that. It's quite possible that your score would have outweighed ours had the fight reached a conclusion.

But again, my apologies if my post came off incredibly rude when it was not meant to.

[Inkfinger]

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I unfortunately got overrun with things, and had to disappear for a few days, then found myself locked out of the site and no way to contact my partner except to hope the people who visited my livejournal and played here would be kind enough to drop him a note. Unfortunately this did not happen

[/snip]

Mea culpa. >< I planned to drop Johann a PM one night after work and then got pounced by the workday from heck and a burgeoning cold and by the time I got home it had completely slipped my mind.

So, for my part in the incommunicado mix-up, you both have my apologies because now I feel like a jerk.

D: