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Post by Solana on Feb 20, 2011 18:54:15 GMT -5
Ferocious winds blasted the snug walls of the Shrine motel with icy snow crystals and gave off eerie whistling noises. The temperature had dropped in the last twenty-four hours. Anyone going outside would have a nasty battle on their hands.
Solana was ready for a battle of another sort. As she made her way to the gaming table, Aryn was massaging her shoulders and giving her a pep talk.
Aryn- You did your research, right? Remember, don't use up all the good ones right away.
Solana- I won't. ;D Be sure to let everyone know, okay?
Aryn- Got it!
I had an idea for the theme, between playing Okami and your describing of the Persona games in the past. What would you think about doing a mythology battle? Celtic, Nordic, Japanese, Egyptian, Roman and Greek, anything goes. I bet between all of us, it will be Apep-py match with plenty of groans.
(Egyptian god of darkness and chaos.)
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Post by Ambrienne on Feb 22, 2011 23:49:06 GMT -5
::blinks:: What? Huh?
...I guess I was waiting for somebody to say, 'Ready, Set, go.' But maybe that was too simple. My Apollogies.
(Egyptian god of getting the short end of the stick, and the Greek god of music and prophecy, with a sideline in archery and skirt chasing just for giggles. Yes, I am in a strange mood.)
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Post by Solana on Feb 23, 2011 21:00:57 GMT -5
Nah, that was my bad. I should have made more of a ruckus Odin (or din) to declare that the gauntlet was thrown. So we're good to go.
I have to wonder, though- last time we created the magnificent time-traveling bathroom, and I can't help but wonder what we'll create in the Hera now.
(Norse king of the Gods, Greek queen. Seem to have royalty on the mind for some reason.)
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Post by Ambrienne on Feb 23, 2011 22:57:15 GMT -5
An interesting thought. If we brew another great (but bizarre) idea, this thread will get a lot of Loki-loos, that's for Surtain.
Do you think we could get a cheering squad? It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Just a little, 'Ra, rah' now and again to keep us in the mood.
Man... I just had flashes of Terry Pratchett's book, Pyramids, in my head because this. Maybe we should build one of those. Sure, it might warp the time/space continuum a little, but hey... what's a thing like that between friends? ;D
(The trickster god of Norse mythology, the fire giant of the same origin, both of which are in the persona list, and you know that big ball of flaming gas in the sky? That's what the third Egyptian guy's in charge of.)
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Post by skylark on Feb 23, 2011 23:15:30 GMT -5
Only four posts and already it's killing me. I think you two just need to Set-tle down a bit and...
*realizes what he just said*
Ahhhh... dammit... >_<
(Egyptian. Can't remember which god. Don't care. Too many potstickers. Bleh...)
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Post by Solana on Feb 23, 2011 23:39:30 GMT -5
It's contagious. ;D No need to Fricco over the loss of Set's description- it's just fun to find out where the puns are coming from. It's more important when one Gosforth to give it a shot instead. I haven't read Pyramids yet, but will certainly have to look for it at the bookstore. As much as some of our peeps travel, it would probably be a good idea to have something that could jump big distances in addition to the time-traveling skills. I wonder, should we make this one an extra kitchen?  (Latinized form of Freyr, the Norse god of farming, weather and fertility. Gosforth is taken from a very old cross etched with images from Christianity and Norse paganism.) |
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Post by Ambrienne on Feb 24, 2011 22:05:59 GMT -5
When you do get to read it, just wait till you get to the part where the multitude of the featured country's gods start appearing. It makes such simple things as the sun moving through the sky quite entertaining. I don't know if you'll laugh so hard it will bring Tyrs to your eyes, but its definitely worth a shot.
Why stop at just another kitchen? We could have an entire themed restaurant. Or even a theme park. I can only imagine the kind of fun you could have in the requisite maze with traps.
(Norse god of war)
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Post by Solana on Feb 24, 2011 22:22:50 GMT -5
Oya, (oh, yeah) it's always worth a shot. I have to thank you for suggesting this guy- so many times during break at the bookstore, I'd have to read quotes out loud from the books to whomever happened to be back there. I kind of wish I'd picked up Thief of Time, but it'll be in again.
I like the theme park, but would we have to open it to the public? Dealing with people on the phone all day, or in person while in retail, and having those people mix with a time and space continuum just spells 'bad idea' to me. Of course, if it was privately reserved for us Shriners, that would be a whole other story. ;D Different rides or attractions could have different functions.
(Yoruba goddess of change.)
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Post by Ambrienne on Feb 27, 2011 21:19:55 GMT -5
Well, we could make it just for us. It might be nice to open in up to others for a limited time each year. ThAres got to be some way to pay off the construction costs.
Of course, we don't have to open up every ride. After all, our version of 'Magic Mountain' might actually go through space... for real, and it's not aSif everyone has the proper talents or equipment for fully appreciating the journey.
(Greek god of war, wife of Loki the Norse troublemaker)
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Post by Solana on Feb 27, 2011 21:36:23 GMT -5
(Thinks back to the Cartmanland episode of South Park.) Touche, there are some Ceres costs to maintaining one. Power, guards, repairs, cleanup crews, ticket sellers, Yomi food in the food court, and that's before the more magical aspects.
Then again, there don't seem to be as many problems with raising money to build crazy buildings or places in fantasy worlds. I mean, how much money do you think the Gold Saucer would have taken?
But I think my first question would be, can we have a water park? ;D
(Roman goddess of Agriculture, Japanese land of the dead.)
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Post by Ambrienne on Mar 2, 2011 22:19:52 GMT -5
Sure, but we'll have to make a regulation about the size of an allowed watercraft so that someone doesn't try their very own recreation of the Poseidon Adventure.
As for the Gold Saucer, well... maybe it's made out of fool's gold? ::coughs:: I imagine it started out something like this: a poker table in a tavern. They had a card shark running things. They reinvested all their winnings into the business, branching out into things like lottery tickets, timeshare condos, and those cash for gold stalls.
So, when you get right down to it, the people of the entire world paid to have a central location built where they could more efficiently spend what was left of their money. That's what happened Enma humble opinion.
(Greek god of water and horses, Japanese ruler of the underworld)
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Post by Solana on Mar 2, 2011 22:43:55 GMT -5
Rules or not, it's Asuras anything that people will still try something stupid. (And nah, that's not cynicism after all the years in customer service. Never.  ) We'd need Darrell back to help us write up a solid contract that would hold water in any court, just in case. And maybe bring over some of my hydromaniac's peeps for lifeguard duty. That's an excellent hypothesis for how something as massive as the Gold Saucer got going, which leads to the question of how to fund something like this. I wonder if anything would be left from the Tournament times to Bacchus up on this, or start with what we have? It'd be interesting to see what kind of variety of attractions we could whip up with everyone's specialties. ;D (Demons in Indian mythology, Roman god of the grape harvest, wine, and madness.) |
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Post by Ambrienne on Mar 5, 2011 23:52:12 GMT -5
Well, let's see... There's the zero-g room (courtesy of Lark), which would be perfect for astronaut training or a version of waterless Blitzball, Among other things.
As for Zero, he could teach us all a little game called 'Hide the Soul'... No, wait. Chucky's already got that one covered, and despite our plethora of abilities, I'd rather not let the plastic psycho in to play. I guess we'll just have to settle for an ice skating rink and maybe some ski slopes.
As for Anon, well, you remember that old board game, Candyland? It could be like that... or it could be a rollercoaster ride through a bizarre, sugar coated landscape that includes our own version of Old Faithful, except it's a volcano named Bach (you know, because it erupts regularly with something known as... wait for it... 'bach'lava).
There are many more rides and wonders to think of, I'm sure.
(Also spelled Amun, Egyptian god of... you know, I really don't remember, except that he was considered the leader of the gods during at least one dynasty)
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Post by Solana on Mar 6, 2011 11:12:09 GMT -5
It could be like that... or it could be a rollercoaster ride through a bizarre, sugar coated landscape that includes our own version of Old Faithful, except it's a volcano named Bach (you know, because it erupts regularly with something known as... wait for it... 'bach'lava). Brilliant! ;D (Vows to have Aryn create a recipe for this.) That's probably a safer roller coaster than I had in mind. Last night, I went to my cousins' place and played the New Super Mario Bros. for Wii, and they had a level that used a dragon skeleton as a roller coaster where one had to hop lava geysers. I'd imagine the Health Department would Taras a new one to have people actually ride it. For Darknight, we could do something with comics. If there was candy created to suppress powers, could there be one created to do the opposite- say, temporarily grant powers of certain superheroes to the riders? They could pick whose, and then maybe have it be an arena of some sort, or working together. Certainly, we'd need plenty of puns thrown in there as well. For Roas and Alis, we would of course have to do something Star Wars related. Techno could probably whip up some kind of lightsaber or blaster equivalent, and Kiyone and Sae could make the ships. Maybe the ride could be a combination of going through space to attack the Death Star, then landing somewhere and going through a sort of 'obstacle course'. Our time-traveling bathroom could also be very useful. People could wait in line for the normal ones, or pay a small fee to use this one where it wouldn't matter how long people would take. Then again, we might need the fees from that to sweeten the deal for the poor prinnies cleaning it. (Hindu/Buddhist goddess.) |
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Post by Ambrienne on Mar 31, 2011 10:34:23 GMT -5
Sorry for the delay in reply. Sometimes, I can be a Bastet case if I don't force myself. But then, if I do, everyone will be Diana from the lack of humor that kind of pressure cooks up.
Sure you want to let the ordinary mortals in that bathroom? They might... I don't know... flush things down it or something. Enough that pieces of temporal matter would back up and spew from all across the universe. It could be quite a messy cleanup.
(You know... that Egyptian goddess will all the sacred cats, Roman goddess of the hunt)
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) We'd need Darrell back to help us write up a solid contract that would hold water in any court, just in case. And maybe bring over some of my hydromaniac's peeps for lifeguard duty.