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    Time Zones

    I'd be lying if I said I find it easy to deal with, but I have gotten more used to it. As a video editor on youtube who participates in a lot of contests and studios, I am used to working with people as far away as Australia. But there are many occasions where I totally forget. When it is 11 at night for me, it is 11 at night for them.

    I also still have trouble when talking with people from Pacific Standard Time, usually because while I am out of school they are still in school, and when I am going to bed they are just eating dinner. I mean, I am used to GMT at this point but I still have trouble with PST.

    And when daylight savings time hits and we either have to move forward or go back an hour, I am always annoyed because the rest of the world doesn't seem to have it.
    Post by: cstar, Aug 8, 2013 in forum: Discussion
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    Wearing --- Music
    ---Date: Saturday, October 12nd, 2013 ---Day: 21 | 1/4 --- Interaction: Hana --- City: London --- OOC: - - -
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    Cassandra, if you want to talk or something later, I'm here. You look like you've been having a struggle with everything... You don't- you don't have to stay, if you don't want.
    Cassandra chuckled softly to herself at the thought of leaving then spoke, "I am still trying to absorb what is going on... disaster seems to be following me everywhere anyway... I'd rather be near someone who at least knows what is going on..."
    Cassandra shut off her music and put her phone back into her bag and continued, "I don't know if you are scared or not, but I think it is pretty bad that I am expecting something bad to happen... and I'd have to take an airplane back home if I wanted to go home now..." Cassandra shook in fear at the thought then spoke, "Take me anywhere in the world but knock me out before you take me anywhere near one of those ever again..."
    Post by: cstar, Aug 8, 2013 in forum: Hall of Fame
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    Wearing --- Music
    ---Date: Saturday, October 12nd, 2013 ---Day: 21 |1/4 --- Interaction: N/A --- City: London --- OOC: - - -
    Cassandra couldn't sleep anymore. She just couldn't. She had barely made it through the night anyhow and everything was keeping her awake. Cassandra got up and looked around the room she was sharing with the other girls and looked at them all for a moment before she pulled one of the sticknotes on one of the sidetables, wrote it out, and stuck it on the door.
    I am right outside just getting some fresh air. -Cassandra.
    Cassandra grabbed her bag and sat outside of the room, right next to the door, and ignored her surroundings as she pulled out her phone. She had it charge overnight in case they needed to call somebody or needed internet for something, but she never knew. Hana seemed to know what she was doing at least. Lucky her.
    Cassandra opened up a music application and pressed the speaker and spoke, "I would like a song about London."
    It took a second after it beeped before a familiar tune popped up and she looked confused, "Isn't this sweet home Alabama?" after a moment she recognized it was not the song, but rather it was Werewolves of London.
    Cassandra sighed and turned the song down so she could hear it, but wouldn't wake up others. She needed to relax and the music was helping a lot.
    Post by: cstar, Aug 7, 2013 in forum: Hall of Fame
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    -raises hand- Ooo! ooo! me! me! sign me up~
    Post by: cstar, Aug 7, 2013 in forum: Community News & Projects
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    Wearing --- Music
    ---Date: Friday, October 11nd, 2013 ---Day: 20 |4/4 --- Interaction: N/A --- City: London --- OOC: - - -
    Cassandra did not make it into the car the first time, she was in the second round. While waiting for Hana to get back, she had searched around for shoes, and found a pair of shoes 2 sizes above her own, she found it better than walking barefoot anyway. After putting on the shoes she picked up the wooden box again and traced the designs on the box for a while before she put it into her bag.
    Something didn't feel right to Cassandra as she sat in the car, and it wasn't spiritual phenomenon. She forgot she wasn't in America, and almost screamed at Hana to get on the correct side of the road, but she was on the correct side. It didn't matter, Cassandra did not like cars anyway. It was the reason she stuck to public transportation in the first place.
    When they got to the motel and she had gotten into a bed, the second Cassandra closed her eyes, all the events that had led up to the moment strolled through her head, and the repetition of the man saying He Rises wouldn't stop. Cassandra covered her head with a pillow and cried quietly as she fell asleep.
    Post by: cstar, Aug 7, 2013 in forum: Hall of Fame
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    Wearing --- Music
    ---Date: Friday, October 11nd, 2013 ---Day: 20 | 2/4 --- Interaction: N/A --- City: London --- OOC: - - -
    Cassandra had said next to nothing since she left Albany. At first it had been in confusion, and just to listen and hear what she possibly did not know. But after the plane malfunctioned and she was saved by an angel, she was in a shock she was not able to recover from due to the earthquake.
    When the earthquake happened, she awoke in panic. She had been in an earthquake once before, when on a trip in California, where it was common. Never had she heard of an earthquake in England, not that she payed much attention to the natural disaster reports there, but she knew how to react. She did not have time to duck in cover before she was pulled out of the door by Hana, the only other conscious person in the room, and was concerned for Joslyn and Hay Sun. They made it out safely by luck though, but Cassandra was still horrified.
    On random occasions Cassandra would distance herself from the group for a bit, just to cry to herself quietly and think about why she was there. Was there even a real reason? Everything was much more dangerous than she thought it would be, and she didn't want to go on an airplane again. She had enough of airplanes for one life. But at the same time, Cassandra just wanted to go home. She didn't bother to ask for training, she didn't even have the thought occur to her at all.
    Hana woke them up one day, seemingly in a bad mood, but she was not sure just how bad of a mood she was but she wasn't prepared to test it. Cassandra got the stuff she still had and hurried out as fast as she could.
    They all walked for hours, and Cassandra at this point was barefoot. She lived in Manhattan for so long and was used to walking around in heels for hours on end, but that wasn't the reason why. Her right heel broke during the earthquake as she ran outside, so to keep things even she took off the shoes and put them in her bag. She lost the pair of shoes she brought on the plane, so she would have to fix the heels or get new shoes at some other point.
    They got up to a storage unit, and Cassandra looked around it. There was a tiny car, plenty of lockers, and a couple of other things strewn about. While Hana opened up a safe, Cassandra was snooping around looking for shoes. When Hana opened up the safe she told them to find the locker with their angel names on it then come to her for the key. Cassandra obeyed without question and walked over to the lockers and found the one labeled "Metatron". She stared at it for about a minute before she walked over to Hana and asked for the key.
    She opened it up and pulled out a box. The box was gorgeous, and she couldn't help but admire it for quite some time before she actually opened it up. Inside was a wand, it so appeared. She looked up to see Samuel pick it up and it transformed into a sword. After a moment she reached her and in and did the same.
    She found herself holding the sword, she stared at it in a disbelief. It was light in her hand, she had expected it to be heavier based on what it looked like. She moved it around and looked at it with much detail, it felt very familiar to her, too familiar. It got to the point where a name popped into her head, as though it were a friend from another lifetime. For the first time in a few days, she finally spoke, softly to the sword she said, "Hello Hasah... it is very nice to see you again..."
    Post by: cstar, Aug 4, 2013 in forum: Hall of Fame
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    I love this roleplay so much, it is my shining reason to check in whenever I can. I love posting, and I personally feel that Adam and Cassandra are two of my best developed characters I've ever had. I really do not want the thread to be locked, and will be really disappointed if it is... but let the chips fall where they may.
    Post by: cstar, Aug 3, 2013 in forum: Retirement Home
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    I personally do not mind how this came out, but know reasons others could not like it. I have a terrible microphone at the moment and have been trying to get it fixed for a while / get a new microphone, and I really didn't want to use my bad one for singing, but I did anyway for this reason:

    I went to girl scout camp for 3 weeks, and learned billions of slow songs, and I couldn't find versions of this one I liked, so I sang it the way I learned at camp... acapella and with an echo.

    If there is anything I could fix for future girl scout slow song covers, please let me know. I'll take anything really that can help it out.

    [I did edit the mic to have a slight echo, it sounds way better than it did originally from the microphone]
    Thread by: cstar, Aug 3, 2013, 0 replies, in forum: Production Studio
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    I personally was not fond of Xion's english VA. But that is okay because the game is on a D.S with very few cut scenes anyhow. When 1.5 comes out maybe Alyson Stoner will show more emotion during the cutscenes that have not been dubbed yet?
    Post by: cstar, Aug 3, 2013 in forum: Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX
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    THE ONLY TIME MY PROGRAM EVER CRASHES IS WHEN I CHOOSE TO NOT SAVE FOR LIKE, 4 HOURS.
    Post by: cstar, Aug 3, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | Day 18: 3/4 | Music | Location: School/Meadow | ooc (added 9am) : have to leave can't continue

    An earthquake, obviously! Adam we need to go before this room collapses!

    He felt his arm get grabbed and the familiar black mist spiraled around Bonnie. After it wrapped around their arms he had closed his eyes and opened them to see they were in a meadow. He was still gripping her arm and he released it and lowered himself to the ground. What was he supposed to say? He had absolutely no idea. After a bit he finally managed to release, "Th-thank you..."

    Adam looked around and the world shaking and the noises around them were not as loud as they were in the building, but he stared at the telephone wires hoping they wouldn't collapse on anyone. Adam finally looked over at Bonnie and spoke out, "The factory, that whole thing. That wasn't a dream after all, was it?"

    He looked away from her again and spoke, "The whole angel thing... the Semyaza thing... it is all real..." He covered his head blocking his face, "Why should I believe it even if it is true?"
    Post by: cstar, Jul 28, 2013 in forum: Hall of Fame
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    Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | Day 18: 3/4 | Music | Location: School

    She had appeared in front of him fast that he jumped when she did.

    You're not sick because you aren't like the humans. I'm not bothered by the deaths and ailments because they do not affect me. I know nothing of those that have died and I won't get sick because I spread it around.I could share my positive attitude with you Adam. You used to be like this as well. Oh how magical you were back then. I remember admiring you while you stood on high with the sun shining behind you and your wings gleaming in the light. The way you led that rebellion was art.

    Adam's face did not show terror like he had last time, instead it showed a state of recollection as she grabbed his hands and spoke, Semyaza. You're in there somewhere. Oh! What was that?

    He watched her let go of his hands and spin around before she spoke, It's time.

    "...Time for what?" was all he said before he felt the ground shake and he quickly went down to the floor but did not take any earthquake precautions because he had never experienced one before and was not aware, "What the hell is this?" although what was just told to him had fully sunk in his head and he was thinking about it, he was more focused on human instinct at that moment.
    Post by: cstar, Jul 28, 2013 in forum: Hall of Fame
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    Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | Day 18: 3/4 | Music | Location: School
    You know, your coughing is all in your head.While the others are sick, you are not. It's all just paranoia on your part. If you stop thinking about it, the symptoms will go away.
    Adam looked at her curiously after that, it sounded like a load of rubbish. He rubbed his neck and spoke, "That doesn't make sense at all I'm not paranoid." Or am I
    Do you miss the outside?
    He realized at this point she was at the window and he looked out from where he was standing. He took a deep breath and spoke, "I don't miss it as much as I hate being in here. It feels like a prison at this point, they can't let us out for fresh air at all? Windows aren't enough for me and most people... I just want out of here."
    He raised his hand up to his face as though he were about to cough but didn't. He stood in the same spot for a moment before he started walking towards the sink in the classroom. He reached out to turn the water on and wash his arm off but stopped for a moment and spoke out, "You seemed so sure I am not sick, how would you know if I was sick or not?" he then turned on the water and let it run for about a minute before he started washing his arm and continued, "And you seem rather happy considering all the deaths and ailments in this school." his voice came out cold and uncaring about how she would emotionally respond. He shut off the water and let his arms drip d[COLOR=#999999]ry, [/COLOR][COLOR=#fe7b80]"I mean, I guess I wish I could keep such a positive attitude... but I can't."[/COLOR]
    Post by: cstar, Jul 28, 2013 in forum: Hall of Fame
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    "Not so fast, brats, I've taught you kids better than to steal."
    Julia dropped to the ground dead...​
    "Do me a favor and find the one who took the stone .Or else I'll have to punish more of you."
    "A-alright,"Alright. Just don't hurt anyone else. I'll... I'll try to get the stone."
    "R-Rogan!?"
    "Why? Why are you doing this?"
    Meara was in the middle of a freakout, and was holding her head and trying not to cry over the situation, she listened to the conversations carefully, but there was not a response immediately after Rogan had asked about why they wanted the stone, she did not care, she only wanted to not get killed, and she didn't want any more deaths either.
    Meara walked in front of Rogan and towards Nadine, she let go of her head and held her hand out in front of the two siblings almost in a protecting way, although she knew she had no power in this situation, "W-we don't want any trouble. I know the last person who had it was Kendric and I can get it from him for you if he still has it..."
    Meara closed her eyes for a moment before she stepped forward with her eyes still closed, she got up closer to Nadine, not sure what outcome would be for doing so, and she quietly spoke hoping that the siblings behind her couldn't hear her, "We all planned to meet in the ruins of the city outside... so that is where all of us will be." Meara was clearly shaking and wanted to whimper like a dog, but managed to hold back. She took a step back after she was done speaking and refused to turn around towards Rogan and Alayah
    Post by: cstar, Jul 27, 2013 in forum: Retirement Home
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    Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | Day 18: 2/4 | Music | Location: School
    When he had run into Bonnie it was unexpected due to the emptiness of the floor, but after she had helped him to his feet he instinctively looked back to see if Alana had followed him. He hadn't answered her first question because he figured things would sound ridiculous.
    I'm sure everything's fine. Where've you been? I haven't been able to find you anywhere and it's awful lonesome by myself. Come on,
    Where have you been while we've all been locked up in rooms together, did you fucking hide in a closet
    I'll protect you. Ain't nothin' gonna hurt you so long as I'm here.
    He was grabbed by yet another girl and being pulled down the hallway and a distrust was sitting in him as she did so, not so much at her, but at the situation. They were pulled up to a vacant classroom when she spoke, See, All better.
    Not really....
    She gave him distance, which he appreciated. He watched her sit down, but he did not sit down, he preferred standing at that moment.
    Is your arm bleeding? I could take a look at it, if you'd like.
    He quickly grabbed his arm and looked at it. It was bleeding but he wasn't worried about that. He coughed before he finally spoke, "...It is fine."
    Post by: cstar, Jul 27, 2013 in forum: Hall of Fame
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    Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | Day 18: 1/4 | Music | Location: School
    Nothing is more terrifying then the fact that 1/5th of the student body is dead for unknown reasons, and teachers are also dead. I understand the fact people get stir crazy and the fact we were all starving and sick added horrors to what was going on, but I cannot tell if this is murder and I don't want to know and it is starting to scare me... and it all started happening after that day with Bonnie, where did she even go?
    Adam was not doing well at all. The storm was over and they were being fed, but they wouldn't let anyone leave. Every few minutes Adam let out a horrific cough because of something he caught in the school, which others seemed to have. In the room he sat there were many children grouped together as though they were being herded like sheep. Every now and again someone would start crying, whether in pain, in homesickness, or in grieving over the dead.
    Adam had gone in the room previously with the dead, they were being piled out eventually but on that say he had a curiosity that is he were a cat would've killed him, although many of the kids were unrecognizable in death he could recognize different people by their hair and jewelry. Near the end of his walk he recognized a boy at the end of the line of bodies that brought him down to his knees although he held back tears. He recognized the watch and ring on his friend Noah and had lost it. The closest to a best friend he would ever have was now dead in front of him and he finally couldn't handle it.
    When he was finished pondering the past he noticed someone had sat in front of him and looked up to see a student from his homeroom who leaned forward and spoke to him, "Are you alright, do you need medicine or food?"
    Adam looked up at the student, they had a mole on the side of their nose, but that was all he would remember. He looked away from them speaking, "No I am not alright, and I do not need food, if you could diagnose what I have that would be swell."
    The student leaned forward and whispered, "You do talk I wanted to know if you talked-"
    "Excuse me?"
    "S-sorry I just-" the student coughed loudly before they looked around and then continued whispering, "You looked like you were in your own little world. I tried talking to the others but they wouldn't look up at me... the only people who aren't replying are the ones that look lost..."
    Adam blinked at the student then looked around at the room, he really hadn't been paying much attention at all to the people in the room with him other than the sounds they made and the student was not lying in any sense of the word. A group of girls were surrounding someone and nervously mumbling to themselves about how they weren't speaking.
    Without saying goodbye, Adam stood up and walked over to the group of girls and asked them what was the matter, and they all split up for him to see Alana sitting there, staring off into the distance. Adam went into a sort of shock and knelled down in front of her and spoke, "Alana! Alana are you here?" he spoke as he waved his hand in front of her face. At that moment a horrid smell appeared and he stood up quickly and backed off. But at that moment Alana stood up and grabbed his wrist and spoke, "I need to talk to you alone for a second..."
    She pulled him along but he felt this was odd for her, very odd. Everything about this moment was not normal by the standards of their current relationship. She pulled him along and stopped when they reached the door out of the room they were in, she opened the door slowly then looked around, then turned around and grabbed him again and pulled him out of the room, shutting the door, and running in front dragging him along, which he foolishly kept up with.
    She snuck them both into the school elevator and brought themselves to the 2nd floor, no one seemed to be here at all, except behind closed doors. She dragged him over to the music room and pulled him into it. In the music room there was a sound proof room for recording that she also dragged him into. There was light in the room, but it was dim, and the sound proofing was not activated so it was just like sitting in a closet.
    There were chairs there, as though people were being interrogated in there by the police but were not at the moment. Alana sat in one and he willingly sat in the other. Alana did not look at him after that, but did not say anything. The whole scenario was off, and he sat for a minute before he spoke, "Didn't you need to speak to me?"
    Alana did not look up at him as he spoke, "No, I just wanted your company. And I know you have been holding things back in there..." she continued to look down and Adam blinked at her and tried to look at her face but could not successfully do so. He then noticed blood on her shirt and spoke, "Oh my God, are you hurt?"
    "Nevermind about me, let us talk about you..." she walked out and turned on the soundproofing then came back in, shutting the door behind her. "I saw Noah... let me be your person to cry to."
    Adam looked at her with her face down and he felt very off and stood up to go and leave and the redhead let out a quick, "Don't go..."
    Adam was very confused by what was going on and it was starting to scare him and he went to walk out as she whispered, "Doesn't it make you... sad?"
    Adam still continued to walk out before her sharp nails pierced into his arm as she yelled, "No, stop! I just..."
    Adam dismissed his previous thoughts about her, he was now entirely freaked out, but her grip kept him there. He pulled his arm away from her and yelled, "Just stay the fuck away from me." he turned around at that moment and met eye contact with her quickly, but was in his own mind and payed little attention to the details on her face, then he ran out.
    Post by: cstar, Jul 27, 2013 in forum: Hall of Fame
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    Friday, October 4, 2013 | Day 13: 5/5 | Music | Location: School
    Adam went and grabbed himself some food, they were running low on it clearly, but that didn't stop them from portioning them out. Barely anyone else was in there at the time and he ate without talking to anyone, his mind set entirely on the nightmare he just had.
    When he finished he decided he was going to go to sleep in the Library to avoid kids, he wasn't in the mood to talk. After a few minutes he realized he left Bonnie in the greenhouse and ran off to go and see if she was still there but she was gone. Maybe he'd find her again tomorrow but he was really tired.
    He went to the Library and found himself a spot to sleep but as he layed down he was no longer tired. When he tried to fall asleep he would wake up remembering the nightmare. He grabbed his forehead and covered his eyes saying, "I'm not really taking this dream seriously am I..."
    He moved his hand away and tried to fall asleep whispering, "Who the hell is Semyaza..?" and successfully fell asleep.
    Post by: cstar, Jul 10, 2013 in forum: Hall of Fame
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