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Alexander Krizak
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(6/14/02 1:04:14 pm)
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Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Bonus Round
Bonus Act, Scene One: Cue the Music

Loud bass beats reverberated through the dance floor that the contestants now found themselves standing on, and multi-coloured strobes painted there bodies with a hundred different shades of light. Their host stood on a raised platform in front of the dance floor, microphone in hand.

"Hey, everybody! The tournament has ended, so now it's time to celebrate with the biggest party of the millenium! We'll be pushing great tunes all night long, so you can dance your inhibitins away! Refreshments are towards the back, you'll find an arcade over there, and the dance floor... well, you're standing on it, folks! Have fun, because at the end of the night, you're all going home!"

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ETH-RLF-528: Nighthaven Arcade & Dance Club
Start Time: Now
End Time: When I Feel Like It
Special Rules: Pfft, Show-Off...
Mini-Game: Awards Ceremony

Welcome to Nighthaven Arcade and Dance Club, where the music is always cool and the games always new! You find yourself on the dance floor, where you can start off right away with the partying. If dancing's not your thing, you'll find the arcade by leaving the dance floor and going up a few stairs. There, you'll find all the latest and greatest games, of all the classic arcade genres: driving, fighting, shooting, action, pinball, and of course, bemani! There's even a skeeball game, simply because I love skeeball! In the back of the arcade, you'll find a few VR machines, each one with two pads. These are combat simulators, where two people can put on the VR gear and battle in the virtual setting of their choice. It's a great way to have the duels that you never got around to. Refreshments can be found on a long buffet table that constantly replenishes itself with virtually every snack and beverage you can possibly think of, enough to feed even the hungriest of warriors. Have fun!

Special Rule
In this round, you will get no votes. Instead, you all have an unlimited amount of Show-Off points, which you can use to show just how well you did something. You can use them to describe your incredible dancing skill, your ability to chug 3 gallons of cherry Kool-Aid, or your l33t b34td0wn of some other contestant in a fighting game, as well as many other things!

Mini-Game
Award Ceremony: In the Award Ceremony, you may each choose one eligible choice for each category. The categories are as follows:

- Best Dramatic Performance: These tournaments tend to get a bit angsty, but we do get some great dramatic writing out of it. Which character had the most dramatic performance?

- Best Comedic Performance: A shining light in a dreary grey world, a single comedic character can turn a round into one filled with the sounds of laughter. Which character had the best comedic performance?

- Best Story: Most characters have an ongoing story as they travel through the rounds. Which character had the best overall story?

- Best Display of Teamwork: This tournament emphasized teams in a way that no tournament has before, and some great stories came out of it. Which team worked together in the best manner?

- Best Rivalry: Characters often develop grudges against each other, and their constant battles against one another become a focal point of the tournament. Which two characters had the best rivalry?

- Best Duel (Single Post): Whether it's against a non-sponsored character, or simply because they want to, many people have put long, elaborate duels into the space of a single post. Which one of these duels came out the best?

- Best Duel (Multi-Post): When two characters begin to battle it out over the course of a round, it can soon become the main event of that round. Which two-person duel came out the best?

- Best Romance: Yes, Otacon, love can grow in a battlefield. Which two characters shared their hearts in the most touching and beautiful manner?

- Breakthrough Performance: While veterans are plentiful in the Rurouni Taikai, often times a newbie comes along and shows us that they can play along with the best of them. What was the best performance by a new Sponsor?

- Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character: Each Sponsors approach to their character is different, and often times they'll think of a version of that character that is improved over the original. Who's interpretation of their character was the most original?

Votes for the Award Ceremony will be tallied at 2:00 AM MDT Saturday Morning, and the winners shall be announced...


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Izlude
RTT: Strago Magus
Posts: 56
(6/14/02 1:35:16 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Bonus Round
*strago leaps out of the shadows, wearing nothing but his speedo*

"WOOOOO! PARTY!"

*he then dedicates himself to the complex role of spiking the punch*

Sylphid
RTT - Vivi
Posts: 71
(6/14/02 1:44:44 pm)
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Award Ceremony!
Gonna post two votes for a character that completely amazed me from the getgo.

I didn't even know this person when I started the tournament. I was unfamiliar with their work, style... pretty much everything. But when that first post came up, and my eyes fell upon it, it totally struck me with just one thought.

DAMN... this guy is good! Or actually, gal, I later discovered.

Working through the rounds, I noticed the transformation of this person's character, starting as a simple, background NPC that I never even cast a second thought toward when playing the game, and completely transforming them into someone with a unique personality and manner that just rang out in my mind as spectacular. Just observing how this character acted and thought... and how it all seemed to fit her PERFECTLY... it just amazed me beyond words.

I'd hoped to work with this character somehow, and get Vivi to interact with them, but I deemed the two characters much too different to have a casual bump-in. It wasn't until the finale that I got a chance to face off against her, and I can truly say that our match was the most incredible fight scene I've ever partaken in.

Hands down, I nominate Mithrigil's rendition of Scarlett Welles for the awards of Breakthrough Performance and Most Original Interpretation of a Character. Outstanding performance, Mith!

More votes will come later! ^^


Vivi has returned once again for Rurouni Taikai Tactics.
Member of Team ~Disciples of Wind~
Sponsored by Sylphid

Lord Sylphid - Master of Wind
Madness takes its toll... please carry exact change.

Baka
Wind Seer
Posts: 176
(6/14/02 1:46:04 pm)
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Act 343536, Scene 43242478795.35782 - "Mecha-boobs"
Well, while Ivan boogies away on the dancefloor, a spectral Mia beats a spectral Garet repeatedly at Tekken Tag, and *takes a deep breath* Flint, Granite, Quartz, Vine, Sap, Ground, Bane, Forge, Fever, Corona, Scorch, Ember, Torch, Flash, Gust, Breeze, Zephyr, Smog, Kite, Squall, Luff, Fizz, Sleet, Mist, Spritz, Hail, Dew and Tonic get slaughtered on cheap alcopops (hey, those Djinn are lightweights!), I shall proceed with the award ceremony.

Here are the nominations from the French jury.

L'Angleterre, nil points.

Wait.. that's Eurovision.

Ok!

Best Dramatic Performance - My vote goes to TenshiKain as Ramirez. Nuff said, Ramirez owns. I have to play that game now.

Best Comedic Performance - AsylumXKP's rendition of Conker. The first vote in the tourney was him puking on me, and I loved the little guy ever since!

Best Story - Sylphid as Vivi. I dunno if you're going to use Vivi again, but whether you do or not, mate, playing FFIX will never be the same again.

Best Display of Teamwork - *deep breath* Snow Falling Quickly Down A Hill. For me, it was all in their initial choice of characters/classes. I don't know if it was deliberate or not, but two warriors and a healer? Had me worried. Wasn't that something like a 44-vote difference you could have potentially made?

Best Rivalry - This one's a toughie, as I can't nominate myself :) I think overall, it's gonna go to Darkken and TenshiKain. There were a few really good ones, but I'm choosing these two cause... well, as I understand it, Darkken killed his character to fight Ramirez... that's powerful.

Best Duel (Single Post) - Slipstream's uber-battle between Gilder and Kaze in the penultimate round. Yep.

Best Duel (Multi-Post) - Hmm... I'm not allowed to choose myself again, or I would here, just for the writing of either Kyo or Tenshi in our duels. Instead, I'm going to have to go with... Slipstream and Soujiro Seta in the final round. From Trigun to Hong-Kong action movie to Mafia in one fight :)

Best Romance - Can I choose Isaac/Ivan in round 6? :) No, my votes go to Mithrigil and Shizuyoko. Flawed love... argh...

Breakthrough Performance - Nov.. no, wait, not him. Actually, this one's really really hard. Mithrigil and Shizuyoko's Scarlett and Laguna were both amazing. The only way I can choose between them, as I assume I can't nominate two people, is by simple votes. Scarlett survived one more round, so I guess my vote goes to her, by about 1% of my mind...

Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character - gawd, that's a long title. This one goes to Scarlett, and was probably the easiest for me to judge. I've never really thought about Scarlett more than some girl who builds robots and goes "Kya-ha-ha-ha!". Now she has a character, a sadistic streak a mile long and mecha-boobs. Go figure.

And that, mes amis, concludes the voting from the French jury.

Wait, wait.. we've got someone here who'd like to speak.

: "I'd just like to say you were all great, and if I had a choice, I wouldn't eat any of you. Now come here, and if you wouldn't mind adding a little salt and pepper on your way, that'd make my job a lot easier. Roar etcetera. Scuse me, dinner calls."

*munching sounds in the background*

Uh.. anyone seen Black Mage around recently?

XD

Disclaimer: Jeff is © 2002, Baka Productions inc. All rights reserved, on pain of Big Pointy Teeth¢â. And Baka is not French.


Baka // Wind Seer // Salva Nos

Edited by: Baka at: 6/14/02 1:48:06 pm
Mintaka
RTT: Lise
Posts: 117
(6/14/02 1:49:26 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Bonus Round
Complex?! What's so complex about that? :D Uhh... *runs away*
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Lise blinked in the psychedelic lighting and shook her head. Everyone was still standing around doing nothing, and she wanted to do something. After all, she was going to go home to more hard battles, she figured she'd better enjoy what could be the last moments she had to party. Not that she intended to lose when she got home...

Being an Amazoness had its perks, as she broke out into solo-style dancing until someone decided to hit the floor as well. After all, it takes some effort to work upa good appetite for all that food. Besides, she was stiff from sitting so bloody long!
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Moo. XD I hate trying to vote. *rattles brain about like a pea in a can*

Now chthonic life has set its sights on making me a slave to its ways...

Baka
Wind Seer
Posts: 178
(6/14/02 1:55:04 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Bonus Round
I think Krizak should vote.

I mean, surely he must have ideas of who did well too?


Baka // Wind Seer // Salva Nos

TenshiKain
RTT :: Ramirez
Posts: 58
(6/14/02 2:12:40 pm)
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Re: Act §Ù, Scene ¨ù - "Mecha-boobs"
I'd better get the minigame out of the way now, eh? ^_-

Best Dramatic Performance: They call her the Duchess of Angst for a reason. While half of me is torn between her and Slipstream, only she can tell this in a way that makes me want to read more of her work. Mithrigil's Scarlett made me think about a character that I had absolutely no preference for, and that made her traits for me all over again. Whether it was her romance with Laguna or the conflict in her heart over her past, Scarlett came alive for me, and that's a big accomplishment, as not many characters do that.

Best Comedic Performance: Well, in my opinion, Laguna doing the Hokey-Pokey is gut-busting, but damn it, this is the first area I have to tie. Conker owned. Simply owned. XD

Best Story: This is insanely hard to pick. You all had such great tales to weave around your characters, even if you had to depart mid-tournament. So I'm going to flip a few coins. *minutes pass* There. And, as merits her, Scarlett gets the win, simply because she's proven to be so damn dominant in putting other competitors to work. Truly a great writer, Mith.

Best Display of Teamwork: Strago, Golbez, and Agrias formed a trio as Holy Redemption that simply would not go down because they worked so well as a close-knit team, toughing out rounds where it seemed like they'd go out. Excellent job, you three.

Best Rivalry: There's something about two characters facing each other with the most smoldering of eyes and yet the deepest respect for one another for more than a round, but there's also something about plain hokey fun. So, Conker and Laguna, in vying for the comedy spotlight (and coming close at that) and Scarlett's pants take home the gold. ^_-

Best Duel (Single Post): From writing them all the time, and having a blast with them in this tournament, duels rock. Pure physicality and high-power magic make for some awesome stuff to read, and I enjoyed each fight to full extent in watching it. Soujiro Seta, however, comes out firing (bad pun) for his battles with Slipstream in the final round. The man is so damn modest, yet he blows me away completely with that. =D

Best Duel (Multi Post): So many to pick, so many to pick, especially Baka's fight with Kyo and even myself. The man deserves to tie, so I will tie Baka and Kyo with Mithrigil and Sylphid in the last round. Ivan and Isaac were something to watch, with a swordsman once again matching steel with magic. Vivi and Scarlett delivered heavily, as well. A powerful mage and a cunning engineer fighting it out is something to marvel over, and these two delivered spectacularly. Sylphid's very clever move in trapping Scarlett in a water bubble and then using Thundaga is something I won't soon forget. Excellent job, you two.

Best Romance: People had their moments with NPC's, but Scarlett and Laguna had the most tangible romance I've seen in my time in these tournaments (excluding the Almighty Zack Attack- *gets bricked* XD), and I have a thing for the nice guy getting a chance with the upper class bitch. ^_^

Breakthrough Performance: Mithrigil, for her performance as Scarlett. The girl literally leaves me awestruck.

Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character : I say this not because he's my teammate, or because he's not yet appeared on this, but because I was saving this high honor for his name. Slipstream's Gilder was one I had never seen before, in that the highrolling nature was shadowed by such a dark and painful past behind him. I almost wish he'd gotten more time to show his stuff, but his posts alone deserve this award. Damn, Slip. :D

And there ya go. Now to enjoy Ramirez in DDR. XD

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Sponsoring Ramirez, Skies of Arcadia, Team Two-On-One.

Edited by: TenshiKain at: 6/14/02 2:35:42 pm
Mithrigil
RTT--Scarlett Welles
Posts: 98
(6/14/02 2:29:53 pm)
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Dear world....

After biting her lower lip for a moment, she pulled away from the machine. "It should work now," she indicated to the pair--or, rather, the three--behind her. "Dratted machines."

"Thanks!" Link called, grabbing Delita by the arm and tugging him onto the DDR platform, stretching his claves and getting ready to dance.

"And congratulations!" the knight managed to add with a nod before the DDR opening movie started playing. He flicked an arm, and for a moment Scarlett thought he was waving, but all he was doing was indicating for Navi to get out of his eyes.

Scarlett left the arcade and headed for the bar, amid the blaring of Boom Boom Dollar that had started to drown out even the skee-ball scraping. She noted the dance floor, but figured she wasn't ready to go there--still a bit winded.

And I need a drink.

There was already a crowd around the bar--many of the older, more somber contstants had congregated there. She picked out that mysterious guy with the glasses, and the large man--Ward?--had his back to her. Both were listening intently to--

Laguna.

Scarlett couldn't help but grin. He looked more or less happy, telling a story, obviously, by his gestures.

Glad I didn't break you, Mr. President.


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- Best Dramatic Performance: One word: Ramirez. Angsty bishounen takes the cake, and with the way I've been corrupting Tenshi's writing style, it was portrayed beautifully. The perfect combination of High Fantasy and Heart-wrenching Apathy. Bravo, Angelboy!

- Best Comedic Performance: As if there was any doubt. Conker. That portrayal almost makes me regret boycotting Bad Fur Day. Almost.

- Best Story: Vivi Oruntier's quest for the meaning of existence, (tm). It's a theme that Sylf kept consistent and brought to a climactic end, conveying a message better than anyone else. Brecht would be proud, Sylf, and so should you.

- Best Display of Teamwork: Strange Company. The post made before your team was eliminated, summing up that you'd been made everyone's personal punching bag, was incredible, and summed up one of the factors of the tournament with such a degree of chivalry that I felt sorry for initiating the attack on you in the first place. I'd have liked to face you down in the future, and wouldn't have minded losing to such a force.

- Best Rivalry: Conker versus Yoshi. Not only is the premise incredible, it was conveyed on both sides despite Conker's status as a fallen. And it really brightened up my incessant angstmongering in the later rounds.

- Best Duel (Single Post): Ramirez Versus Gilgamesh. I don't even have the words for it.

- Best Duel (Multi-Post): Gilder versus Kaze, final round part 2. This was a touch call, as Tenshi and Baka really took the cake for originality, but nothing is more difficult to write without cliché than an old-fashioned gunfight. Tenk and Slip...I'd use the same three words I always do, but nobody would get it and it'd completely tarnish my credibility to say them here. ::grins::

- Best Romance: I'll buck it up and nominate myself. Laguna Loire and Scarlett Welles. But it's all for Yoko.

- Breakthrough Performance: Laguna Loire, played by Shizuyoko. From the hokey pokey to the bump and grind, you gave the man with the machine gun the time of his life. I'll be following your writing, tournament or otherwise, as much as I can.

- Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character: Delita Hyral, played by Exeter. I've always loved the character, for one thing, and you have given me new reasons to do so. Bravo, Ex!

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Scarlett sauntered up to the bar and leaned her elbows on it, not glancing to see if she'd drawn Laguna's attention. She got the bartender's pretty quickly, though. "Know how to make a Gehenna Rise?" she asked, piquing her eyebrows.


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Guess who Ms. Sexual Repression USA is playing in RTT?



Isn't the irony lovely?

Some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's Mithrigil.
(this links to LT)

...

Mintaka
RTT: Lise
Posts: 118
(6/14/02 2:30:33 pm)
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Ze votes...
.... Baka I should smack you for a title like that.

Best Dramatic Performance - I'm actually going to give Kyo's Isaac the honors for this for certain reasons of my own, though TK kicked butt too. :P

Best Comedic Performance - AsylumXKP's Conker. There IS no other. XD Though Bowser wasn't far behind... :D (For that matter, the whole TEAM... XD)

Best Story - Ouch. Tough one... I'm going to settle on Soujiro's Kaze. ^^

Best Display of Teamwork - Two on One.

Best Rivalry - Ohh... man. >_< Dunno yet. Does end-round rivalry bursts ala Rami & Ivan count? XD *chuckles* I'll go with Baka's cast, since it was pretty intense. Darkken's and Tenshi's characters had some serious stuff there. :d

Best Duel (Single Post) - Tenshi Kain's brawl between Ivan and Ramirez that ended the second part of their bit. O_o That's some serious fighting there... eek.

Best Duel (Multi-Post) - Gotta concur the Glider/Kaze duel owned all.

Best Romance - (Baka, I'm gonna kill you later for that comment about Isaac/Ivan ...) Scarlett/Laguna all the way. ^-^

Breakthrough Performance - Shizuyoko's Laguna. ^^

Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character - Scarlett, end of subject. I hated her beyond belief in FF7, and I've got a world of respect for ehr now after Mith's performance.

There. No more worries for me until RT3! YAY! *Mintaka moves Lise out of the way to get to the Spiked Punch and drown her mind out* XD

Edit: Kellios, that's NOT funny. Not only was this the 8th reply, its also post 118 for me @ Moogle Café - I will get you back for reviving my curse.

Edited by: Mintaka at: 6/14/02 2:37:42 pm
Ohnish
HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO
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sarumokikaraochiru

Posts: 748
(6/14/02 4:19:27 pm)
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Re: Ze votes...
I've Been Watching in the Shadows... Being that i Am still an Admin at the Moogle Cafe though my time on the net is winding down. I did't Participate this round because of time constrants and the fact that i didn't have cable as soon as i moved into my new house.

But i do have some votes because i just do.

Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character

Deffinately Scarlett I loved her in ff7 because she had black thigh highs with white trim (Chibi Likes Chica's) But after following this Representation of her she has gained my Respect (and a bit of my *****)

Best Comedic Performance - I Agree with Baka what Conker did to him was hilarious.



*Chibi go bye bye now. And off to the parts of the moogle cafe that have newbies he can eat*


"Tokidoki tomodachi o tabemasu!"

Edited by: Ohnish at: 6/14/02 6:07:23 pm
Bugenhagen
RTT: Billy Lee Black
Posts: 975
(6/14/02 4:41:12 pm)
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Re: Ze votes...
I got only part of my votes now, so I'll post the rest when I'm ready.

Best Comedic Performance: Conker, on using Bowser in the Dragon World to do... well, we all know what happened.

Best Story: Vivi, an excellent story on an excellent character.

Best Duel (Multi): Vivi and Scarlett, the Final Round.

Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character: Scarlett. Well, duh.

Breakthrough Performance: (edit) Meh, I'll vote for Scarlett. She deserves it.

The other five will come in later, if I'm lucky...

--

Sponsoring Billy Lee Black

Did you notice that the two great angels only have one wing each...?

According to a legend handed down in Nisan...
God could have created humans perfectly...
But then, humans would not have helped each other...
So that is what these great single-winged angels symbolizes...
In order to fly, they are dependent on one another.
~Margie, Xenogears

Edited by: Bugenhagen at: 6/14/02 4:48:58 pm
Baka
Wind Seer
Posts: 180
(6/14/02 4:50:11 pm)
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Re: Ze votes...
For the official list of newcomers eligible for the Breakthrough award, look no further!

Asylum XKP :: Conker
allenhill2002 :: Golbez
Thirdtwin a :: Citan
dry31 :: Garai
Bugenhagen :: Billy
Tyrus Alfadore:: Kuja
Nova Quinn :: Black Mage
Mithrigil :: Scarlett
Virtual Cat :: Yoshi
Shizuyoko :: Laguna

If there's anyone I've missed, shout now!


Baka // Wind Seer // Salva Nos

Thirdtwin a
RTT: Citan Uzuki
Posts: 43
(6/14/02 5:12:55 pm)
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Psycho Alpha Disco Beta Bio Aqua Citan!
"Everybody's waiting for you!"
"Indeed they are, old friend. Indeed they are."
5th MIX.
Double.
Rage ("Although it is annoying to only be able to be the male dancer in this mode...")
Maniac.
Rhythm and Police KOG and G3 MIX.
Dance on, fallen angel.

"Your skills are incredible! That was amazing!"
"Thank you... thank you very much."
"Umm... doctor, why are you talking to the video game?"
"OH! Ahh, hi, Billy... well, you see, err... it's an old habit of mine... It's been so long since my first session on DDR... ah, yes, such fond memories, even though I lost in the first round for the first twelve times I played."

(Matsuri Japan. "Let's see your cool Konami moves.")

"Yes, it was a pleasant distraction after a battle, especially when I started to get a hang of it. Catchy music too--'Ay yi yi, I'm your little butter--' Billy, stop looking at me like that!....well, anyway, I'm now fully addicted, and pretty darned good if I do say so myself. At some point along the way I started talking to the announcer guy. No real reason, just became a habit. I mean, the way he lavishes praise on you, you can't just stay silent."
"...."
"Hey, everyone has to have a character flaw! Mine just happens to be talking to video game characters who don't really exist and can't really respond."
"Well, at least you're not drunk anymore."
"Of course not! A couple Physimentsols, a couple aspirin, some water, and I'm good to go! Now, how about, after I'm done, you try it with me? Come on, it's an extremely enjoyable pastime!"

((Voting... quandary. So tough...

- Best Dramatic Performance: Out of all the great ones out there, I can't get enough of Scarlett... wait, that doesn't sound right. Uhhh.... *sigh* shot myself in the foot again.

- Best Comedic Performance: Fungah! *flips a coin; the coin lands on its side* Graaagh! Okay, Conker.

- Best Story: Vivi

- Best Display of Teamwork: Holy Redemption

- Best Rivalry: Isaac v. Ivan

- Best Duel (single post): Gilgamesh v. Ramirez (although I'd like to give honorable mention to the Ryo Hazuki v. Citan battle...what? Don't look at me like that ;) ...)

- Best Duel (multi-post): 'Twould have to be the Aoi Satan v. Ramirez duel...

- Best Romance: Scarlett and Laguna

- Breakthrough Performance: (whoops, missed Baka's post :ack !) Scarlett

- Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character: Scarlett

((And as an aside, I'd like to nominate Citan Uzuki/myself for the "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" Award for Unused Potential... or not :| ))

And another Engrish EX + Alpha vote for the person who figures out where my title for this post came from (and if you do, be kind enough to tell me, as I only have the vaguest idea myself...)

TT, "a dichotomy of order and chaos....."

"MISSILEDOKEN!" -Black Mage, the 8-Bit Theater
"...It's nice to know I'll be paying lots of nice, shiny money to go to hell..." Dry31, Luna admin, on college

TT's plugs!!! (with ninjas!)
Rurouni Taikai Tactics--Experience true power....
The Continent of Luna--the PLACE
Sage's Ronin Page BBS--the PLACE for enlightenment and great justice!
The SAGE Page--the PLACE for all your grassroots otaku news!
Ronin Reserve: New Vanguard-- The highest human concept of the corporeal something something.
The 8-Bit Theater--Black Mage likes pie! He can't be all bad...
Today's lesson: "CT is Charge Time. It's charged by Speed value in one clock."

Edited by: Thirdtwin a at: 6/14/02 7:55:58 pm
Kellios
RTT: Aeris Gainsborough
Posts: 77
(6/14/02 5:14:12 pm)
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Re: Ze votes...
Min: :D

Best Dramatic Performance: Scarlett Welles sponosored by Mith. i never had more fun reading your posts, and I'm glad I have been able to talk and work with you ^^

Best Comedic Performance: Conker :D I've been giggling all over the play with him. Also some random comments about jello-filled bikinis, but all that aside... XD

Best Story: Vivi. Sylffy, you gotta come back with the young fella ^_^

Best Display of Teamwork:That's a hard one, btu I have to say Two on One. Fantastic stuff, you guys ^^

Best Rivalry: Darkken and Tenshi had some fantastic battles. Loved reading them ^^

Best Romance: Scarlett and Laguna Too bad I couldn't get Aeris and Link working >< =P

Breakthrough Performance: Is all yours, Mith ^^

Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character: Once again, Mith :) I won't be looknig at Scarlett the same way.

Baka: Yeah, we could've. Too bad we got kicked... we had some potential. Oh well, next time ^^

Fantastic work by all, anyways. This was truly lots of fun. Tenshi and Baka: no fair :p

chibi Aeris: *silly strings everyone*

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"I'll come back when it's all over"~~Aeris Gainsborough

Slipstream
RTT: Gilder
Posts: 90
(6/14/02 5:34:21 pm)
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Re: Ze votes...
Heh, guess I'll throw the votes outs before the partying starts. :)

- Best Dramatic Performance: I actually like Yamazaki's performance by Darkken, despite its brevity, and his writing in round 4 in particular was great.

- Best Comedic Performance: AsylumXKP as Conker, who had me laughing with every single post he made.

- Best Story: Yeah, I'll go with Vivi too, who manages to carry an original story each time without delving into his character's past. I just can't imagine anyone other than Sylph playing the little guy now.

- Best Display of Teamwork: Hmmm... tough call. I'll go for Holy Redemption, for the reasons TenshiKain mentioned.

- Best Rivalry: This goes to Ivan and Isaac, sponsored by Baka and Kyo respectively. Just because they're rivals doesn't mean they have to end as enemies, and what they went through together as the tournament went on was just great.

- Best Duel (Single Post): For a single post, this goes to TenshiKain's Ramirez/Gilgamesh duel, possibly the longest post I've ever seen in a tournament

- Best Duel (Multi-Post): Can we count the three-way duel that started between Ivan and Isaac, then put them two against Ramirez? I don't think I can place any of the finalist duels above the others.

- Best Romance: Laguna and Scarlett, hands down, although it was immensly painful how they were broken apart in the semi-finals. Love, how fickle thou art...

- Breakthrough Performance: I loved what 'Yoko did with Laguna, how she remained so true to the character while making him seem so real and well-developed.

- Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character: C'mon is anyone not going to vote for Scarlett? I'll certainly never look at her in the same way again, and I've never seen a character like that in a tourney before.

I know it looks like favouritism, how I've put both of my teammates down for two awards, but I truly feel they deserved them and I'm fortunate to have been teamed with such brilliant writers.


~~~~~ dance ~~~~~ for ~~~~~ me ~~~~~

Soujiro Seta
RTT :: Kaze
Posts: 55
(6/14/02 6:07:13 pm)
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Over 1-minute acceptance speech = tranquilizer dart *Fwwwwt*
Kaze leaned up against the wall, far from the noise and lights of the dance floor. Fingering the end of his long tassal of hair, the man remained silent. His crimson handgun sat in its holster at his left side, hidden under the dark drapery of the cloak he wore. He was a little glad to be in a place that called for no need of it.

Everyone was living it up, having some fun and stress-busting before they had to go home. Home...to the places they could call theirs, to those that awaited their return, to anything.

He would not be going home. He would merely be 'returning'; falling once again into the myriad of sights and oddities that composed the Inner World. He was not going home; he would never be going home. And so he sat quietly, nothing but a glass of water on the floor beside him. For everyone else's joy, though, he could at least be thankful.

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And here we have it! Tenken's nominations for the RTT awards! Don't HOG all the credit and try to HAM it up, you PIGS! Er...who writes this stuff? *plays with the mic*

Best Dramatic Performance: There was high-quality drama all around, but I found myself always returning to the story of Laguna Loire, written by the masterful hand of Shizuyoko. The story felt real, felt true to the character. When Laguna had his body and heart fried by Scarlett and then Ward was there by his side…that was powerful stuff there.

Best Comedic Performance: I gotta go with XKP’s Conker. He peed on Ifrit! Actually, the whole DQD team had a chemistry of craziness that always left me wondering what they were gonna come up with next. Good thing Anoat never rediscovered the Love Materia. :D

Best Story: In examining the overstories of the characters, one had a theme slightly more solid and prevalent than the others, a sense that everything that happened was working at a level of personal discovery. Hooray for Sylf’s Vivi, cause he casts the spells that make the people…nah, that’s too overused. Let’s just say he had a good handle on thematics.

Best Display of Teamwork: As part of a team that wasn’t even together until the last round, I know the difference between ‘being on a team’ and ‘teamwork’. I also give props to those who have the ability to have all three authors write all three characters together and manage a coherent story. My props go to ‘Snow Falling Quickly Down a Hill’ (how did you guys ever come up with that name??).

Best Rivalry: As much as I enjoyed the goings-on between Ramirez and Yamazaki Shinnosuke, Darkken’s personal life didn’t allow him to continue it into the later rounds. Therefore, I nominate another of my favorite rivalries in this tourney, that between Ivan and Isaac. It’s cool to face off with Djinns in crystal cities.

Best Duel (Single Post): When I first proposed the idea of a duel between Ramirez and the summoned Gilgamesh and TK accepted, I was really glad. But even though I tried to make my lead-in/fight beginning post cool enough to fit the atmosphere, I had no idea how badly TK’s fight would blow me away. I mean, I have challenges writing about people who fight each other with one sword – that was three swords on four swords; like a swordfighting mental overload. If I know anything about writing fights at all, I learned it from TenshiKain.

Best Duel (Multi-Post): I’m itching to talk here about the Ryo vs Kaze/Shiva duel that took all of me and Daig’s round six, but…erm…hey, did you read about when Ramirez fought Gilgamesh? Damn, that was cool.

Best Romance: Oddly enough, I’m nominating a single person, Scarlett, for her complex web of romantically-inclined relationships that spanned the tournament and helped us see into the depths of her character and how she thought. Seductively sexy, angst-ridden, and flirtatious, she was simultaneously all about women I don’t like and all about women I like. Not that I’d want to get on her bad side… XD For someone like me, who has the bad knack of writing romances that sound like they belong in some shoujo manga for 12-year olds, I was impressed at the subtlety of a lot of the feelings passed around here.

Breakthrough Performance: All the ‘big names’ of FFOS/RT I’ve heard since I first joined up two tournies ago are synonymous with entertaining, quality writing and people who know how to play the game with finesse (and also, on a side note, synonymous with all this FFOS5 talk about barrels and hamsters that’s somehow connected to Luna and Mintaka even though I don’t know the specifics). In RTT, Shizuyoko, who TenshiKain had told me writes a great Kaoru in Rurouni Kenshin fanfics, came through in a big way with Laguna. She’s gotta have great insights into the simplistic minds of men to write him as believably as that.

Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character: (This probably isn’t as fair of a vote without me having played stuff like Golden Sun and Skies of Arcadia, just to let you know.) I think the name of this award is a bit confusing. I mean, we could write ‘really original’ interpretations of existing characters and it might not mesh at all with the character’s given personality, and could end up making no sense. So when I think of this award, I think “Who added the most to their character’s richness and depth while still making them completely believable and in-character?” And though it might have been an easier task, as she chose someone with lots of personality and little established background (hooray for the Escad Principle™!), Mith’s Scarlett had all those things, and then some.

*makes scuba-breathing sounds*

“Join us, Mith….join us or d13!” :D

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The problem with awards, to me, is that there are always less awards to give than people worthy to receive them, especially in these tournaments. You’re a great lot, and I look forward to my next chance to write alongside you all in RT3. Maybe I’ll bring back my tiny font/huge post format from RT1… :)

At any rate, I’ve still yet to finish…there remains partings and an epilogue left to write, so all that comes later. If you’ve enjoyed my portrayal of Kaze, the taciturn black-clad summoning gunman, that’s my primary purpose, and I’m glad I could contribute.

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Soil! My strength!

Edited by: Soujiro Seta at: 6/14/02 6:16:56 pm
Ohnish
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sarumokikaraochiru

Posts: 752
(6/14/02 6:10:30 pm)
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Re: Over 1-minute acceptance speech = tranquilizer dart *Fww
Im going to Add To the List of Awards with a Chibi Award For Best Character Banner.

I Nominate Scarlett for this as well....



"Tokidoki tomodachi o tabemasu!"

Dry31
RTT: Garai
Posts: 123
(6/14/02 7:24:57 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Bonus Round
- Best Dramatic Performance: Later.

- Best Comedic Performance: Let's do the Time Warp Again! Scarlett.

- Best Story: Later.

- Best Display of Teamwork: Later.

- Best Rivalry: Later.

- Best Duel (Single Post): Ramirez v. Gilgamesh.

- Best Duel (Multi-Post): Later.

- Best Romance: Scarlett & Laguna.

- Breakthrough Performance: Me, as Garai. I have no clue exactly who is a newbie and who isn't, and I want to get at least one vote for something.

- Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character: Mithrigil as Scarlett Welles.

*Garai wanders around, completely lost...but suddenly, he sees the silver swordsman, Ramirez. He recalled hearing of Ramirez's great battle skills from the other Contestants who had fought against him...and seeing those same skills demonstrated in the last round. Garai heads for the swordsman, intending to challenge him...to one final, grand duel before the tournament ended.*

~dry31~
(Pay no attention to any of the above.)
Luna: The PLACE
http://pub88.ezboard.com/bluna83999

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Other teams may have snazzy quotes...but actions speak louder than words.
*Falls down.*

Thirdtwin a
RTT: Citan Uzuki
Posts: 46
(6/14/02 7:31:29 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Bonus Round
((Dry, one of Baka's posts has the list of all the newbies. Still, you're gonna vote for yourself anyway, so more bounce to the ounce for ya.))

EVIL Mini-Chibi-Citan-Chan!: Yup! Me bouncy!
Citan: Now where did she come from!? Uzuki Style Hidden Esoteric Technique: HeavenlyMallet!
*Strikes EVIL Mini-Chibi-Citan-Chan with a divinely powered mallet*
Citan: Speaking of Mai... *tired of waiting for Billy, Citan goes off to play Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (quite a mouthful, ain't it?)* I am a bit rusty, though. Haven't played since I was in my room at Solaris that time... *picks R1 Rock, R1 Terry and R2 Sagat*

TT, "a dichotomy of order and chaos...," who also happens to be a:

*dragoon*

a master of the spear and lance.

quiet; loyal; dedicated
[Final Fantasy Tactics Job Class]


The American Non-sequitur Society says:
"We may not make sense, but we do like pizza."

Professor Daravon says:
"CT is Charge Time. It's charged bySpeed value in one clock."

Edited by: Thirdtwin a at: 6/14/02 7:48:06 pm
Shizuyoko
RTT::Laguna Loire
Posts: 134
(6/14/02 7:36:47 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Bonus Round
- Best Dramatic Performance: Ramirez

- Best Comedic Performance: Conker and his Puke-A-Votes

- Best Story: Vivi - it really caught my attention.

- Best Display of Teamwork: Two on One

- Best Rivalry:

- Best Duel (Single Post): Ramirez v. Gilgamesh

- Best Duel (Multi-Post): Ryo vs. Kaze

- Best Romance: Scarlett & Laguna (Aw come on, I worked HARD on those posts! And I got some!)

- Breakthrough Performance: Mithrigil as Scarlett Welles.

- Most Original Interpretation of an Existing Character: Mithrigil as Scarlett Welles, hands down

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For those of you who care, I got out of hospital this afternoon and am sitting happily at home popping the occasional pain pill. The surgery went really well - I'm just sorry I had to miss all of the last round like that.

Have I mentioned how every single one of you guys kicks butt? Well, you do.

Loco 'Yoko - OUT!



"I don't want to start any blasphemous rumors, but I think that God's got a sick sense of humor."

Thirdtwin a
RTT: Citan Uzuki
Posts: 47
(6/14/02 7:40:17 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Bonus Round
If it's not out of line for me to ask this, what was the matter, Yoko?

TT, "a dichotomy of order and chaos...," who also happens to be a:

*dragoon*

a master of the spear and lance.

quiet; loyal; dedicated
[Final Fantasy Tactics Job Class]


The American Non-sequitur Society says:
"We may not make sense, but we do like pizza."

Professor Daravon says:
"CT is Charge Time. It's charged bySpeed value in one clock."

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