Upstanding Based on your answers, we have calculated the maximum penalty for your crimes*: Years in prison: 5.5 Potential fine: £2000 Not bad. The things I have done wrong apparently only equal up to 5.5 years. I could deal with that.
Wow, you guys really do get far when we turn our backs!!! Also, guys, please do not go after someone who is new and accuse them of being someone else. If you have suspicions, PM a member of staff so we can check into it. Seriously, it is no way to welcome a new person to the boards.
In the first case he faced, he was found innocent due to some issues with evidence and a cop that decided to call him the n word and slander him. The case was unclear but because of the cop being an idiot, the lawyers on the defense side were able to use it to get him out of the criminal court. However, there was a civil court that followed in which he was found that he 'most likely' could have committed the murders. Therefore he had to compensate with money and some other things. So though he was found innocent in criminal court, the family that sued him won because the evidence still pointed out that he had a likely high chance of having committed the atrocity and there was no evidence whatsoever that showed anyone else could have done the deed. In effect, had O.J. not done what he did this time, he had lost considerable money in dealing with lawyers and the failed civil case, but he still had enough to live decently and he had not lost his daughters. If he would have just sucked it up and not been a moron, he could essentially have lived out his life with no more prison potential experiences. Even if now they came up with evidence to say that he did kill, he could not be retried for the same case, so people coming forward now is worthless. However, this new situation, he screwed himself over on big time. Hope that explains the situation.
You kick butt.
Aww, I'm still L in spirit to some degree.
Never gonna tell a lieeee.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TiQCJXpbKg&feature=related . Fake but amusing.
Nice name change. xD
I never said that Sora was an ordinary boy. I said that Riku was the intended Keyblade wielder for Kingdom Key and that he saw the door because of this. I believe Sora and Riku both had the Awakening Dream to some extent because Riku says he does not 'fear the Darkness' which was in the Awakening that Sora had. Sora also seems to have a Keyblader within him which would be Ven's spirit to some degree, hence later there is Roxas. This may have been Ven awakening him too, sensing the incoming Darkness. Obviously Sora had to be 'unique' enough to be given the Kingdom Key in Riku's absense. I was explaining more on Riku, so I did not go into things on just Sora or the essay would have been longer. Riku was sent to Hollow Bastion, probably by Xehanort's Heartless interceding since both did go through together and he turned up missing. The plan was kind of open that Riku would move on to where he could be used since the Door to Darkness is on Hollow Bastion. That would be my guess anyway as to why Sora remained on Destiny Islands and Riku did not. Sensing the Heartless, perhaps the Keyblade materialized after this but again, Riku was not there for it, so Sora, being that he was a worthy candidate was given it instead. The Keyblade, whether it went to Sora's hand or not, was meant initially to go to Riku. Nomura states that in an interview. In Traverse Town, Riku did not even seem to 'intentionally' take the Keyblade if you watch the scene. He held his hand out and the Keyblade disappeared from Sora's grip and ended up in Riku's hand. This implies the Keyblade was truly meant to be with Riku but that Sora was a person worthy enough to use it until it should come to be taken by the true intended wielder. Note that Riku tossed it back to Sora willingly and so Sora was able to keep it again. If Riku had walked off with it then, that would have been a different story, but he did not because he thought it was Sora's. Riku also took it with intention in Hollow Bastion. He lost it because he chose Darkness and to go it alone rather than trusting and going with his friends. Sora believed his power was from his friends and their combined might together and trust. Riku was made to be very confused because of lies told to him and also scenes with Sora did not dispel the lies because Sora did not realize what to say or what was happening to Riku and also did not know he had Kairi's Heart within him. Riku's Heart was weakened because he was full of despair, frustration and confusion. It was at this point, as 'Ansem' told him, that he had a weakness in Heart and Sora's Heart was stronger so he won the Keyblade. Feeling no other options were available, he gave into 'Ansem' after that. Riku's 'intentions' were good though his way of going about things was not. However, because he knew he could not trust Maleficent and others there, who he did call out a couple times, he also forgot to trust in his friend Sora and did not want to trust in anyone, but instead 'power'. As for breaking Sora's will by using his connection to Kairi...no. Riku was mad at Sora because he did not feel Sora was trying to even -help- Kairi but instead was palling around with Donald and Goofy, his new friends that replaced Riku in his life (by what Maleficent had him believe and Sora didn't exactly dismiss solidly enough for Riku's validation) so that they could hunt for the King. Think of it this way. Riku was having to knowingly use what allies he could to find Kairi how he could and try to acquire her Heart because he felt she was in great danger. Look back in the game some. - Sora, Riku and Kairi were on DI. Riku teases Sora some to get him to ask out Kairi, seeing as he knew they had crushes on one another. Sora is shy and well, thinks it's lame. However, he does feel love for her and even shows jealousy towards Riku. - Riku at Traverse Town encounters Sora after Maleficent takes him there by his insistence to see his friend. She tells him he has found others and Riku is no longer needed. Riku goes and confronts Sora and has some over-confidence to hide his fear that she really is speaking the truth and that Sora has replaced him. They talk and Sora asks if Riku can go with them. Donald -utterly- refuses the notion and Sora just comes back with a peaceful negotiating line which is not enough to convince Riku that Maleficent's words were a lie. He ends up leaving because of it. - Riku there also asked where Kairi was and thought she might be with Sora. Finding out Sora did not have Kairi and he's 'palling around' with two people where one adamantly refuses to let him go along...doesn't make Riku think differently either. - Riku meets Sora after talking with Captain Hook and also in Monstro. Hook tells Riku that to dive into Darkness is basically madness but Riku feels he has no choice. He does -NOT- know that Sora had a vision of Kairi in Traverse Town or things may have turned out different. Sora and he don't really have time to 'explain things' and Riku, having found Kairi, tries to help her on her own and takes care of her, feeling that Sora has forsaken his friends as he also has more Darkness awakened in him again by Maleficent. - Riku leaves there and is exhausted and Darkness is eating away at him inside and Maleficent warns him to not use Darkness so much or it will consume him. He becomes even more emotionally burdened by this. Think of how desperate Anakin was to save Padme and how the Dark Side was corrupting him and we can see a relation to what was happening to Riku. So really, by the time Sora shows up at Hollow Bastion, after going around with Donald and Goofy and helping worlds etc, things do not look so good through the corrupted and very frustrated Riku's eyes. He at that time said things he would never say such as the two were always competing etc and he was making them out to be enemies because he was messed up. Think of how if you are really angry and upset at someone, you might say words that later you realize they were brought on by very negative emotions. Many people do that at very heated times in their lives. He believed at that point that Sora did -not- care so much about Kairi and he was also envious because he knew he had the short end of the stick all along. He knew he had done some bad things but felt pressured to do them while Sora was out saving worlds and had not received the blows Riku had and Riku was emotionally falling apart. His weakness was wanting to be needed and it was very exploited. This is why at the end, Riku realized he was wrong and that he had to let go of his needs and expectations and do the right thing, letting Sora carry on and he also said 'Take care of her' because that was his way of saying he was letting a lot go and no longer held the same weakness. He could let them go to lead their lives. It is also why in KH2 he wanted to help his friends but earnestly was doing so because he was not sure if he would go back with them or not. He just wanted to make things right. Riku was the intended Keyblade wielder all along. It doesn't mean Sora was not also destined for something too. But Riku took wrong turns and fell hard for it and mostly out of naivete. Sora, being more naive than Riku and a person that follows his Heart a lot more than Riku does, was fortunate that he had such good fortune doing so. It is though one of the reasons Riku admired his friend so much. Because though he misses very obvious clues and such, his heart for the most part is good and he can trust in it.
A light reflects back out at your arm pit and removes all the hair. *Inserts a crinkled dollar bill after fighting for an hour with the machine.
Hoi dere. Nice to meet you.
Racism, whether someone is voting against a person because he's black or voting for a person because he's black...is just not right. Really, it shows that some people are just not paying attention to what Obama wants to do. The same could be said about feminists who are voting for Sarah Palin because Hillary lost. Sarah Palin has NOTHING similar to Hillary in platform or stance. Women who vote for her because they really want a woman in the white house to make history are being pathetic. Some people really are 'simple' creatures in that they'd vote for anything if they can stereotype it in a way that it is favorable. All I can say is I hope most people vote for a person because they actually believe in the platforms presented by the candidates and also other things besides one being black and the other being female, and the other being an old white guy. If you know someone voting just on these qualities alone, you have figured out just how superficial some of your friends truly are. I do agree, either way, whoever you vote for, history is certainly being made. It is a momentous time and well, a more exciting election than with Kerry and Bush which was like voting for the same person. Whoever wins the election, a new mark in history has been reached and a level of acceptance is recognized that we are moving more to equality each year.
Actually, since there is a Keyblade favorite thread already created, this is a duplicate thread so it is being locked. Please check stickies out in each section to make sure a thread isn't already posted. Go here to make comments if you want to talk about favorite Keyblades. http://www.kh-vids.net/showthread.php?t=426
Closing this. The new thread has been opened. Have fun, ye all!
I am definitely voting for Obama. I do not dislike McCain and feel he's been a great senator and done a very good job in some things. Also, as for the old 'experience' argument, experience also means that someone is trained to a way of thinking and pattern of doing things that is part of the reason we are in the position we are in today. The same mode of thought, reactions to problems, etc. It is -not- something to be so proud of. Experience is helpful but if not coupled along with actual sincere wisdom, intelligence, independent thinking, cognitive quick reactions etc..it's nothing. It means we have an old fart in the office who does the exact same thing every other one has done. I do think McCain is an intelligent man, but I do not at -all- agree with his choice of Palin. Nor do I agree with the stances of the platform he uses as I feel they are part of what has put this country in a mess in the first place. He is more 'Republican' than he was in his years in the senate, ironically, because he has to cater to a bunch of redneck, super religious quack old people out there that are bigoted and 'fear change'. McCain is right when he says he used to be a maverick in the senate but now his platform way too much resembles what the conservative fundies want and he still cannot make them happy. He would have been better just being himself and appealing as Reagan did to both Dems and Reps. Basically, I am an Independent, so not registered with either Dems or Reps and can't be bought out that way. I've got no party loyalty. I just think, hearing Obama actually line out more plans than McCain and his platform goes on with what I sorely think this country needs right now, and well, Palin... I swear if she winks, smiles and says 'say it ain't so, and 'you betcha!' anymore... ungh. She's awful and I don't see why people think this woman has a brain to be a potential candidate should McCain die or be hospitalized for sometime. It just scares me that Americans seem so ..dumb to not see how dumb she is. Anyway..I wrote another essay in the Spam Zone so I have stopped the Apocalypse for another year. In the end, this topic should probably be moved to the Discussion area. If you want me to move it, let me know LC. If not, we carry on.
Oh noes... :( I hope that you don't end up being stuck without a computer or being able to come on here. You are cool and will be missed. I will hope things get better for you and that this does not become a reality. If it does though, I will definitely miss you. You are awesome.
OOC: I'm kind of confused why you aren't posting anything but asking for others to include you, clawtooth. You've got to do something with your character, even if it is just opening small dialogue. That way we know what to do with the person too. I have no idea right now even what your character is doing because you aren't posting it. Zexion eyed the Cheshire Cat as it appeared. When it was done with its antics he rolled his eyes. "Someone tell me why it can come here and torment us but yet we cannot leave...ah yes, because we Nobodies are loved. Certainly we are not taking the corridors to Wonderland." He looked at Xemnas who seemed to have a similar thought and then glanced back at Larxene. He rubbed his chin thoughtfully a moment. "Well, I think then we should all concentrate and do this if we are ready. We should be able to get her to the Betwixt and Between to encounter the others." Xigbar cracked his knuckles. "Alright, let's do this then. Larx, don't let us down, ok? You don't have much of a reason to like any of us, but eh, maybe things get better with time. Good luck to ya!" Xaldin was annoyed he was not the choice but then, like other things of emotions, it was a reaction and not a real depth feeling. He so wanted to go and maybe get in an extra spar with Sora. Oh well. Darn girl. Twilight Town "They sure are taking a while." Riku yawned a bit. He remembered back to just a couple hours ago when he was pondering taking a nap on the tree he liked to rest at. He stretched a bit, getting rid of the tired feeling coming over him. DiZ gave a slow nod. "We leave quite soon. Hopefully, all will work according to plan." Repliku blinked. "I thought we had no plan and we were just going to bust in and kick the crap out of things and get the Org out." "There are always plots within plots. We will see how deep our plans have to go based on our enemies' maneuvers. There are contingencies. They are not so important at the moment." Riku looked up at the sky. It was nice and colorful. He was eager to get things going and hated to just stay still when there actually -was- something to do. If it wasn't for that, he'd so be taking a nap right now.
No, Riku has no Nobody at all. Also, Xehanort's Heartless and Xemnas were formed 9 years before the Kingdom Hearts first game. Therefore, Xemnas was in existence since Riku was 5 or 6 years old. The things that Xehanort's Heartless did after that would not make Xemnas as Riku's Nobody. Though Zexion points out that Riku smells exactly like The Superior (Xemnas), I believe he is more referring to the scent of his Darkness, which Xehanort's Heartless exudes. Riku also picks up the ability to 'smell' Darkness later in the game to find Zexion. Even if it means his actual body scent, the reason seems clear that Xehanort's Heartless did control Riku's form and alter it for a time. Regardless, once a Nobody is made, I doubt additional people are going to be possible to have a connection to it as you are asking. What would be done would be done. Xehanort's Heartless and Xemnas would be connected. Riku would not as he is in no way a part of the scene since he was not there originally combined with Xehanort's original form.
You do realize that most banks have frozen and are not lending out money to anyone, right? Though you can go ahead and try if you have superb credit, and not that which teenagers and most young adults do, then perhaps you might get lucky. Most young adults have low credit ratings whether they have ever delayed in payments or not because credit ratings depend on a few things. The only people who could, as usual, take advantage of such at time would be the people above 35 with a solid credit rating of 700 heh. This excludes most people in the nation.
I'd say Way to the Dawn, though I also like Oblivion and Oathkeeper. Not sure why Roxas is on here since he had no original Keyblade at all and they were technically Sora's. Roxas is just getting so many votes because he 'dual wields' and the question is on their Keyblades...not the characters. >.>
I'd be one of the rare few and say Traverse Town. The meaning of it holding what remains of worlds taken by Heartless, to include people, kind of is more important in a way to me than Twilight Town, which is just a town near Darkness. I think it'd be interesting to meet people and when I was bored I could go beat on Heartless and learn magic etc. Good stuff.
