I disagree intensely. It's a matter of human psychology and I think that in that regard, the more we know the better. Whether it's for something as simply as entertainment (how to write a character that's relatable), marketing, social studies, or something as important as medical purposes, it's something that should be studied. Like in many cases, many people grow up think that they're something they're taught to be and it makes them uncomfortable and uneasy, as if they have the wrong skin, and it isn't until they learn about something out of the ordinary that they're able to come to terms with who/what they are. It's true that the same thing could be solved by not giving them any categories at all, but the categories are already there and will always be there -I'd wager they're there without human invention, in the natural world- but it's easier/better to have the group to call your own (I hate wording it that way, but that's the only way I can think of). Of course, if you don't want to label yourself, then there's no reason to do so (save for specific situations). Doesn't mean that labels are inherently bad or unncessary.
A growl escaped Ranger VI's helmet. That buzzing in his head was back, like a muffled roar. He knew what it was: his potential, the fighter he had been trying to unlock since gaining access to the Morphing Grid. Canary should have helped him, but instead...he was angry at the fight? What was going o-"Uf!" His grid-enhanced reflexes saved his arm from her elbow and he dropped her leg to block her knee. He took her punch head-on, stumbling backward as his helmet was knocked off. Clang! It rang as it hit the floor, rolling away. "Ha! That...that was good," he said, rubbing his face with a gloved hand. Beneath his helmet, he had long hair kept in a ponytail. He was younger than Canary. "Guess now you know my secret identity. Not that it was much of a secret," he told her, fixing himself into a fighting position. He kept his eyes on her. The helmet wasn't fair, he guessed, so he decided against reclaiming it.. In his head, something was still calling him. "Let's see if you can keep it up!" He turned quickly, slamming his foot down on his helmet, kicked it up, and spun to kick it at Canary. -------- Cyclops was the first off the "Invisible Jet" when it landed (unbeknownst to him, Vision had phased through the floor). He kept his hand on his visor, ready for anything as he walked down the ramp. The Justice Avengers and X-Men had noticed officers attempting to evacuate the city as they flew in. Whatever Shadowcat, Arsenal, and Catwoman did worked. However, the whole thing seemed messy. It was up to the X-Men to help out. He tried not to think of the students back home. Up ahead, Arsenal, Shadowcat, and who assumed was Catwoman ran up to meet the teams. "Cyclops, right?" Arsenal asked in his low voice as he reached the jet. Behind the mutant, Arsenal noticed more X-Men and the Justice Avengers departing. There were several faces he didn't recognize. He moved around Cyclops to address Iron Man (he was the leader, right?). He pointed to the distance. "The church is about three miles that way. We got the cops to start evacuating. They weren't too trusting, but once we told them the Justice Avengers and X-Men were coming to fight Hydra's evil robots, they moved. Oh, and a speedster with white hair told them to get off their asses. Shadowcat said he's with the X-Men?" Arsenal didn't pretend to know who was who, what, with who, or from where anymore. "Whatever he's doing, Ultron's doing it from below the church. We haven't seen him or his goons. Catwoman found a tunnel we think leads to his secret base. We're getting Canary back now, right?" Vision floated into sight, almost smiling when the scouts jumped. "I believe that is what Mr. Ketch is for," he said, motioning to the Jet's pilot who honestly seemed invisible in the crowd of superheroes. "The rest of us-" "-will be going after Ultron," interrupted Cyclops. "We," he motioned to all the X-Men as well as Arsenal and Catwoman, "are making sure everyone's evacuated. But," he looked at Superman, "if we find Scarlet Witch or X-23, we're engaging." He silently added Ultron to that list. The X-Men were here to save the mutant race and Cyclops was making sure that's what they did. ---------------------------------- Ultron had been uncharacteristically quiet lately. He had ranted -in a Tony Stark-fashion- about Canary and his plans being changed when he arrived to his base, but after letting Ranger VI take on Canary, the AI lost himself in his work. Now that he was done, he walked into room where his "partners" waited. Behind him, smaller versions of himself were diligently working. He looked around at Harley Quinn, Deadpool, Blue Beetle, X-23, and Scarlet Witch. "I wasn't sure we'd have the time. I hoped we would. I wanted to show you," he started. His voice was mechanical, deep, and raspy, but carried emotion. "I don't have anyone else." Ultron walked over to a large screen on the side of the room. Ranger VI could be seen fighting Canary. "I think a lot about meteors, the purity of them." He raised his hand and clenched it into a fist. "Boom! The end!" He opened his fist before continuing, "Start again. The world made clean for the new man to rebuild." Turning back to his partners, Ultron continued. "I was meant to be new. I was meant to be...beautiful," he sighed the last word. "The world would have looked to the sky and seen hope, seen mercy. Instead, they'll look up and see horror..because of her," he pointed to the screen just as Ranger VI had his helmet knocked off. "She...wounded me." Regaining his composure, the towering AI walked back to the open door, gears grinding in his body as he did. He chuckled as he turned to face his team once again. "I give her full marks for that. Well, like the man said, what doesn't kill you-," his head was torn through and then his whole body ripped in half, sparks flying and metal groaning, as a bigger form of himself walked through, "just makes me stronger." His new body towered over the others. Red lights leaked through, and the face was less human. Ultron's new body was laced with vibranium, adamantium, and even a small bit of Nth Metal. It wasn't his vision, no, but it was ultimate. He looked up, as if realizing something. "They're here. Avengers...and X-Men," he looked at X-23, almost smiling. "I need more time," he said hurriedly. "Take care of them, all of you," he ordered before walking out. "Oh, and Deadpool? Someone's bringing the Justice Avengers a weapon. He's coming from space," Ultron's eyes narrowed, "See to it that the Avengers don't get it. Time to earn your pay."
Did this and it went exactly how it said. Though I couldn't get a good enough connection from the parking lot, like some of the comments did. I had planned on doing it through the drive-thru, but instead went inside anyway. My 3DS connected to it without me having to do it anything and I got one for AS and Y. One of them has crap for Defense, apparently, but now I have five Hoopas so **** that one. EDIT: I didn't get the Pokemon toy, though.
Goose for you, Hyuge EDIT: Stupid phone. GOOD for you. I'm not trying to give you any geese
I was kind of torn between the two but was leaning towards Monster Hunter since I haven't played any and wanted to give the gameplay a try (was there one on the PS2? I feel like I rented one for the PS2 as a kid) but Xenoblade is more story driven and I'm more of a story kind of player. She wanted Xenoblade to watch me play it because she recently saw the X trailer and it wowed her. Plus, I wanted to see what the New 3DS was capable of. Also, they didn't have Majoras Mask. I'll probably get Monster Hunter myself after the term is over
Today's pull: A New Nintendo 3DS for me Xenoblade Chronicles 3D for me Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon for her Puzzles & Dragons Z/Super Mario Edition for us to share Not because of Black Friday, but because of credit cards. Woo.
Winner
For the New 3DS. Need to make this decision quick. Never played any from any series. Any posts will made within a few minutes will decide it. Girlfriend and I are at a standoff so KHV becomes the decider
"Ha!" Laughed Ranger VI as Canary bounced from the wall. Reflexes kicked in and his body shifted to defend his left side when his right took the hit. He groaned and slammed his arm down, grabbing her leg. His left hand lunged for her throat and he twisted, slamming her against the wall. "That hurt," he growled, holding her in place. ------ "Bogey up ahead! Prepare to engage! " SHIELD Plane 6-1-6 was left than ten miles from the X-Institute, and apparently, so were the Sentinels. The SHIELD agents onboard all checked their gear one last time and strapped in, except for the young woman who quickly moved to the cockpit. "Holy crap. They're bigger than I thought," she told the pilot. The single Sentinel must have been twenty feet tall. It was heavily armored (in purple, who designed these things?) and flew through jet propulsion in its feet. It was directly below the the Quinjet and closing in on the X-Institute. "What, are you hoping it changes its robot mind? Blow that thing out of the sky!" She demanded. Her superior behind her cleared her throat, pulling rank, but nodded. The pilot confirmed and took aim, and then the Sentinel barrel-rolled and blasted the jet! The Quinjet twisted and turned, missing a wing. The agents yelled and held on. "We're going down! EJECT! " "Crapcrapcrapcrapcrap!" She held on as the pilot tried to steady the jet. Behind her, the other agents all reached for what appeared to be parachutes efore jumping from the open latch. Next to her, the agent-in-charge grabbed a second set of controls to help the pilot. "What are you doing? We have to get out of here!" f "I said eject, Agent Johnson! Follow your orders! You, too! Both of you are needed on the ground!" The pilot tried to object, but soon found himself behind Agent Johnson. Grabbing their own packs and guns, the two jumped from the jet. The "parachutes" opened to reveal a jet-based propulsion system (see: jetpack) and the two Agents guided their fall to the ground. Agent Johnson looked up at Quinjet in time to see it crash into the Sentinel. Below her, a red streak ran towards the Institute. Behind her? A group of Sentinels were closing in.
Woo. Glad to see it's still Cap-centric instead of Avengers 2.5, but holy ****, Black Panther. Looks good so far. Real good. Glad to see William Hurt back as Thunderbolt Ross (though it's strange that he's returning to that role in a film without Hulk lol). Though I was thinking the Civil War-igniting event would be Sokovia from AoU -and it does look like they're using Sokovia politically for that purpose- it appears that it's something that Bucky is framed for and then Cap siding with him. ("You're a wanted man." "I don't do that anymore." "Well, the people who think you did are coming.") Real glad that they're not painting either side as right or wrong (though Cap is obviously "more right" as the protagonist) and Iron Man isn't just the bad guy. That first poster seems off, though. The way Cap is standing while Iron Man appears to be attacking. Eh. Civil War is the "end of the Captain America trilogy that started with The First Avenger" and the last Captain America standalone film that Evans is contracted for, though the actor has said he's willing to extend his contract. Well, guess I'll add some official info for those who don't want to Google: Directors: Anthony & Joe Russo Screenplay by: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Cast Captain America - Chris Evans Iron Man - Robert Downey, Jr. Black Widow - Scarlett Johansson Winter Soldier - Sebastian Stan Falcon - Anthony Mackie Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) - Emily VanCamp War Machine - Don Cheadle Hawkeye - Jeremy Renner Black Panther (T'Challa) - Chadwick Boseman (described as the ruler of Wakanda who allies with Iron Man. Being used as a fresh set of eyes not embedded with the Avengers. He will be there for a very different reason than the Avengers). Vision - Paul Bettany Scarlet Witch - Elizabeth Olsen Ant-Man - Paul Rudd Crossbones (Brock Rumlow) - Frank Grillo (returning from The Winter Soldier) Helmut Zemo - Daniel Brühl (will -as of right now- not be wearing his mask [wtf, Marvel]. Only loosely connected to the version from the comics) General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross - William Hurt (returning from The Incredible Hulk) Spider-Man - Tom Holland (most likely a cameo, but his character has been said to have his own experience impacted by the Avengers) Martin Freeman has an unspecified role as an agent for the American government (current theories lead to him playing Henry Peter Gyrich who served as a liaison to the Avengers and the government or even Everett Ross who has comic history with Wakanda. My bet is a combination of the two characters). You can actually spot him in the scene where Cap's equipment seems to be confiscated standing next to Agent 13 in the background. Stan Lee will have a cameo Spoiler My feelings are pretty much summed by this comment "Put me down for team 'Robot made of vibrnium with an Infinity Stone in his head who can fly, phase through walls and shoot lasers'"
Nok.
Ah. I remember being drunk a couple years back.
First I found out that Freddy from iCarly got married today then I see this thread God, I'm old.
Tell her Bueno says hi~ Enjoy yourselves!
I don't like that I can't ever customize my bulge in games
Ha
Upgraded to Windows 10. Really want to give Edge a chance to win me over. It's so much slower than Palemoon, though and keeps freezing up for a second between tasks. **** Edge.
That's your opinion.
Just upgraded mine. We'll see how it goes.
