Skadi stopped for a moment. She could have sworn she heard two squawks, very loud high pitched squawks..almost like there were two parrots. Shaking the thought off, she decided to actually respond to Amanda and Sara. She laughed quietly before opening her mouth to speak. "You know I love how quick you are to assume brainwashing, Amanda. I mean, for one thing we live in an era of magic, and for another people are still human. Corruption in law isn't amazingly uncommon, there are quite a few ways they could do it" the ice mage responded in a fairly friendly tone.
http://kh-vids.net/threads/kh-vids-user-awards-category-suggestions.150578/#post-4254726 Are my suggestions going to appear on the list? D:
"It sounds like a perilous trip to make. So, if your friends are on the same train as ours, we should probably move onto the next station to go see if they're there. Have you heard of anyone named Zephyr, Jack, Alisia, and Therity?" Caleb asked as he began walking with X. Skadi nodded as the suggestion to go back to the castle was made. It would be interesting to see the castle, but more importantly if Samantha was ill then she certainly needed to rest. She glanced at Silvia, waiting for the inevitable freakout over someone being unhealthy. The girl was too nice for her own good, which was kind of good to see but...she really did overwork herself. "So, why did the guards attack us? You mentioned them being controlled but made it sound like it has happened before, can you tell me more about that?" the ice mage asked as she began following the other various NPCs.
For a brief moment, Skadi was very confused. When had she mentioned freedom? Oh well, there was no point in bringing it up. "Being a wizard is pretty fun, but it can get pretty tiring sometimes. I can explain what I mean after we stop this guard. Here, get behind me, you're looking a little injured there, and we can't finish that duel if you're injured can we" Skadi said. She then launched herself at the guard with fire surge once more, before standing in front of the prince as she prepared to defend against an attack. Skadi used fire surge and then blocked for the prince! "That's an unusual name" Caleb replied to the planet-man. "Well, X, where are you from?" he asked, making small conversation that contributed very little but still managed more of a response than X had.
I am so holding you to that. Also, while it's not 100% certain this video does confirm the release date I am very hopeful for it. We had FF7 and Shenmue simply being a line of text saying "its happening guys" and people called those as being fake so who is able to say what is and isn't lately?
For the flashback thing I'm meant to write simple responses like what he says right? I don't have to go into detail or say what he's thinking?
"I grew up alongside my two best friends, one of which is always ending fights and the other is always starting them, so it's a pretty common thing for me to be involved with" Skadi responded, continuing her casual banter as she fired a single bolt of lightning at the guard they were facing in an effort to down their enemy. Skadi used thunder on Guard 2! Caleb shrugged his shoulders. "Well then perhaps our friends will run into one another and make their way back here. We are from Sapphire Eclipse, here on a mission of dire importance" Caleb explained, not willing to go into too many details with a complete stranger. However, he did hold out his hand. "My name is Caleb Stitem. By what name should I address you?" the male asked, as polite as he usually was.
So, Hunter had to do some thinking to make sure he understood everything, or at least the important things. People spawn in keyblade graveyard, people fight amongst themselves, drama and more drama, oh no freya is doing something, Akira trashtalks the goddess, yeah he had everything acknowledged. Now for the important things. Hunter ignored all the ongoing drama and ran over to Gwen's side. When he got there though, he didn't draw his blade or anything, in fact he didn't look aggressive in the slightest. His eyes lit up and he had a look of joy so prominent it was almost as bright as Gabi's reaction to the FF7 remake reveal. "Oh my god ITS A GIRL FIGHT!" he cried out. This was how hot scenes played out, he was sure of it. "To make this fair both of you have to remove all your clothing and max out your defence stat and no other reason, certainly not my amusement. BUT OH MY GOD ITS ACTUALLY HAPPENING. QUICK AKIRA GET THE CAMERA! WE'RE GONNA BE RICH" Hunter shouted, very much enjoying this particular scene. As he delivered another strike to the dragon, he heard the voice of Xero accusing them all to be murderers. Caleb took a quick glance to make sure Audrey wasn't in danger, and then left the dragon for the others to deal with. Knowing Xero's strength and knowing that Freya was half goddess he reasoned they should deal with them first. "So Xero, you're defending Sapphire too? You're calling us murderers? You married a genocidal maniac! Listen to me, both of you; Sapphire deserves to die. Freya you claim that it was your fault, but it wasn't. It was hers. I have seen Sapphire summon countless creatures to try and stop us from freeing the one person that can stop her, where were they when Dane was killing people? Where were they when Dane murdered Juliet?!" Caleb yelled, the anger and raw emotion in his voice painfully obvious. He looked at the two blades in his hands. "I swore to protect people using my power, I swore to protect my family, and I couldn't do either of them. You want to protect your mother so much, Freya? Then answer me this; the last day I saw Sapphire was the day I left for the realm of darkness. I made it clear to everyone there that should there come a time I was needed, they only had to call and I would stop the threat. They all knew my combat ability, they all knew my proficiency in light, so answer me this, daughter of the betrayer" Caleb said, before now starting to dash towards Freya. "Why did I not only not get called to help, but get completely ignored in a time of such need? She left those people to die, and you just can't accept it!" the man shouted, practically screaming it at Freya, as he summoned a blade whilst running and hurled it at Freya. Well, it was a good thing Alisia had told Dane not to mistake her actions for loyalty, because she sure as hell didn't seem loyal in the slightest at that point. She had gone to deal with the dragon, and that in itself was helpful, but she had waited until someone had actually attacked Dane before she decided to piss off. Still, he could handle it, so it wasn't an issue; but her timing was ridiculous. Acting as though it were the most casual thing in the world, Dane leaned out of the way of the strike and lazily raised his scythe to stop the attack. As he did, he got a good look at both the kid attacking him and the blade he was using, and what he saw caused him to raise an eyebrow. "Do I know you?" he asked, before actually putting effort into pushing the boy off of him. He stood a couple of meters away from him now; close enough Lexcifur could attack without too much difficulty but far enough that Dane would have time to prepare. "Oh, I know who you are! You're Gexln's kid, right? I see it now! The teenage angst, the look of intense anger at the world, it was just like he was when he was a kid, and the sword only makes it that much more obvious. But why do you have it? He never left the sword alone when he was in a fight, it was practically joined at the hip to him...so something must have happened. Is he sick? No, I beat the guy to a bloody pulp and he still crawled after me, no cold will stop him, injured? Has to be. But if he could move he'd still be coming...is he...oh my...no wonder you look so pissed off. Your dad went and kicked the bucket didn't he? With a sloppy attack like you did just now, he probably offed himself out of shame for his kid hitting like a pansy, is that what happened?" Dane, ace detective, asked.
Skadi was surprised by the prince's response. It continued until one of them cried for mercy? And Samantha had said there was a 1/5 chance of being hurt? Had Samantha skipped every math class to ever exist or something? Nonetheless, she overcame her surprise quickly as the threat of the guards presented themselves. "Don't worry, your majesty, these kind of things seem to be relatively common for us. Don't think this is calling off the duel though, I still want to have that match against you at some point or another" Skadi called out to the prince, before she dashed forward, engulfing herself in flame and slamming into Guard 2, using Fire Surge. Skadi used Fire Surge on Guard 2! Caleb paid attention to what X had said, but apparently he hadn't done the same. He thought for a moment of what to say, and then he had it. "Kunugi station...can't say I've been there before. In any case, that helps solve the problem of our missing friends, so thank you for that in advance. Now, what can we do to repay the favor? Any clue where yours could be?" the man asked, already trying to think of times he had seen anyone that looked even remotely like X. If they were his guildmates, perhaps they had the same logo as he did.
It was the idea of @Aelin FireHeart , I just passed it on. The second one was my idea though!
HOW DARE YOU YOU TASTELESS WHORE I haven't finished it yet, but damn it's pretty good so far. I really want this remake though.
Caleb had noticed the absence of their fellow guildmates. It was odd, really, he could have sworn they were right behind him on the train. Then again, everything had happened in such a blur that he hadn't paid too much attention, it was like he had just magically spawned off of the train or something. Still, missing guild mates was strange...he sure hoped they hadn't run into some nefarious evil plot or anything. Nonetheless, there was searching for others to do, namely the mysterious planetoid's friends. "Well, unless he's done searching around here already, the station might be a good place to start. If he has done searching already, then maybe into town? The others shouldn't be too long, so if that's the case waiting for them isn't an absolutely terrible idea either" he suggested, offering input. Skadi nodded as the prince said they were to have a duel instead. "Then a duel it is!" she replied. She wondered what kind of duel it was. Was it a duel of wits? She was pretty sure she could poison two cups and trick him into- oh right, they needed him alive. Maybe they would fight with magic, if that happened she was reasonably confident she would win that. Her physical combat prowess wasn't anything to be laughed at, but her magic far outperformed her hand to hand combat. Then again, chances were it would be a simple sword duel or something. She remembered taking fencing, so if she challenged him to a duel to the pain she would surely emerge victorious. However, she noticed Silvia asking for something to do and not really getting any kind of answer. The girl just wanted to help, what harm was there in giving her a way to help? "If you could find a way to get some water or something that'd be great, Silvia. I'll need it for after the duel, but don't go too far; you wouldn't want to miss the fun would you?" she asked, giving the girl a very easy task to do. She then turned to face the prince. "Alright your highness, what are the conditions of victory for this duel and what weapon have you chosen to be defeated with?" the ice mage taunted. Perhaps she really did hang around Gaius too much. Tongue-and-cheek remarks like that, especially towards royalty, sounded like the exact thing he would say. Damn, she'd have to work on that. Dane swung the scythe at Alastor with full force aimed at his skull, but Alastor was much quicker than he looked. The scythe impacted with full force, but it hadn't connected with Alastor's skin. The elementalist had blocked the attack with his own blade, and as Dane raised an eyebrow, curious to see how someone so frail looking could have blocked such a strike, Alastor retaliated. As Dane tried to push his advantage, Alastor simply ducked underneath his scythe, allowing his opponent to fall forward, before turning and engulfing his blade with ice crystals. He slammed the flat of the blade against Dane's skin, knowing full well they were better off if their opponent lived, but causing Dane's entire right arm to become covered in ice and unable to move. "Huh, well that one's new" he said simply. "Are you ready to give up yet?" the elementalist asked. "Pfft, over this? No way" the shadow reaper scoffed. A smirk appeared on the older man's face. "Good. If you had, you wouldn't be the kind of person I need" he informed. Dane's scythe began glowing a deep purple colour as its wielder began channeling his magic energy. Alastor knew he had to act fast before he finished the spell, and made a frantic dash towards Dane, using his aero magic to sustain his speed. However, Dane did indeed finish the spell, and as Alastor got nearby he was suddenly hit by a burst of dark purple flame, knocking him off his feet and into the wall behind him. Truth be told, Alastor could have avoided the attack. He hadn't seen it coming, but once he'd realized what had happened he had had ample time to roll out of the way. He didn't, however, so that he could gauge Dane's magical power. It was impressive, to say the least. Not as good as his own, but there was no doubt Dane was better with his scythe than the elementalist was with his own sword, so that evened things up. The guild master got to his feet as Dane raced towards him. Alastor readied his blade as the shadow reaper struck at him, and the two engaged in fierce blows, although there was no doubt whatsoever who was on the offensive and who was on the defensive; it took every ounce of skill Alastor had to stop the scythe from cutting clean through himself. After a while, Alastor realized he wasn't getting anywhere, and decided to use a counter attack. He pulled away from Dane and prepared to lunge forward with his blade, but his opponent was no rookie and saw right through him, simply sidestepping and parrying with his scythe, before slamming a powerful fist into Alastor's stomach and knocking him back. As Alastor skidded across the ground, he now looked at Dane and noticed the physical change. He was no longer the same person, but rather he had a purple aura around him and his eyes were glowing purple. So, this was the magic of the shadow reaper. He'd heard rumours of him using various dark spells, and he had no doubt that was true, but it appeared he could enhance his abilities significantly, striking faster and harder than he had before. Interesting indeed. The guild master stood up and looked Dane in the eyes. "You are quite formidable, however you have one mistake, and that is your own ego. Your attacks, while ruthless, leave you open" Alastor stated simply. "Yeah so what? Long as I'm on the offensive, nothing they do is going to get past that" Dane retorted. "Yes, but make one mistake and you will pay for it" Alastor warned. Dane didn't speak this time, choosing instead to rush towards Alastor. He slammed into the leader's side, knocking him back slightly, before tossing his scythe at his opponent and using his magic to create a dark purple vortex, pulling Alastor into the center. Alastor tried to resist, but he simply floated there in the air unable to do anything. Dane snickered. "Well, thanks for the lesson, but it looks like you lose" he said, before he leaped up into the air and prepared to deliver the finishing strike. Alastor's eyes flashed as he saw the opening. Just as Dane was about to cut him clean in half with the scythe, he had left himself vulnerable, and Alastor threw a huge fireball at him, knocking him out of the sky and sending him to the back of the room this time, causing the vortex to dispel. Now that the spell had worn off, Alastor landed neatly on the ground a few feet away from Dane. "I am the leader of Abaddon Infinitus, and I will not lose. Not to you, not to anybody. I will make my magic stronger than anyone, and I will fix the wrongs of my past. Now, Dane Erapper, prepare to taste the bitterness of defeat" he said, his voice low and serious as his body began radiating with several different auras and his body seemed to sprout black, shadowy wings, indicating Alastor's use of his trump card; master of the elements. Dane stood up and reached for his scythe, which had been knocked away from him, but he got one step forward before an incredibly powerful bolt of lightning hit him, paralysing him temporarily. The moment that had worn off, he found himself suddenly weightless and being drawn into the center of the room, influenced by Alastor's gravity magic. But the guild master wasn't done yet. Alastor's body now had swirling currents of wind around it as he used his aero magic to create a small barrier around himself that would protect him from impact damage, and then dashed towards Dane. He used gravity magic on himself, floating in the air, and that was when the assault began. It was not one slash, but seven, each sword strike imbued with ice magic as the wizard threw himself at Dane's body in midair, hitting him with the flat part of the blade along every part of his body. Once the attack had ended, Alastor floated in the sky above a now completely frozen Dane. "This ends here" he said in a grim tone before he plummeted towards Dane, his sword glowing with each element and slammed straight through Dane, knocking his enemy to the ground. Alastor walked over to the now defeated shadow reaper, putting away his blade. "Who the hell are you?!" Dane exclaimed, his voice breaking under pressure. Alastor said nothing for a moment, before his mouth curved into a grin and he chuckled quietly. The next words he uttered were ones that sent chills down Dane's spine. "Your new guild master. Welcome to Abaddon Infinitus" he stated as he began using a thin beam of fire magic to brand the guild emblem into Dane's forearm, ignoring the cries of pain that came from the fallen foe.
Firstly I would hope you don't actually kick a puppy. Secondly, I would like to suggest a category for the roleplaying awards: Cutest Character Shipping in a roleplay one more, actually: most memorable roleplay moment. That is all.
Christie stumbled along as she was pushed forward by Jean. He wasn't playing the part perfectly, but she was certain it was enough to fool most people. Everything was going to plan so far. She was fairly satisfied, if a little uncomfortable, right up until she was lead into the room along with Jean right to Lucas and Isabella. Isabella mentioned something about a subject being sick and possibly dying; was she referring to Colton? She had to assume the worst, which meant they didn't have much time. She looked straight up at Lucas, giving a genuine glare towards him. This was the man that had taken Colton from them. With Colton safely in his cell again, Lucas had walked over to one of the many consoles that were conveniently located nearby, flicked a few switches, pushed a few buttons, and immediately the security alert was over, causing the steel walls to drop down from around the cells of the other subjects. Once he had done that, he had turned around only to see Isabella standing suspiciously close by, mentioning something about him being right. Of course he was right, he was Lucas Beaumont, when was he ever not right? However, the person she had brought before him was one he knew. Not by name, but he knew she was there when Colton had been taken. "I was wondering when you'd show up. You certainly don't care much about Colton if you took this long to bother to try to find him. If you're wondering, he is the one Isabella was talking about. He's on his death bed and still causing trouble, which is only going to cause him to die faster. We don't need him as much as we used to, if he dies it's a mere inconvenience at this point, but keeping him alive would benefit our research" the detective said, before looking Christie up and down. He searched her, going through every pocket on her person and making sure he missed nothing. Eventually he got to her head, and he reached over and grabbed the earpiece. No idea what it does, but can't be too careful. After all, the last thing I assumed worked fine blew my arm off, Lucas thought to himself. He then opened the cell door and threw Christie in with Colton and Mai. "Enjoy your reunion, it'll be over shortly" he informed. Now walking over to Isabella, he gestured in the direction of the three prisoners in the cell and whispered in her ear, quietly enough that there was very little chance of Jean actually hearing. "Looks like you've got another subject to test. She's a fighter, and if my memory serves me correctly she's a telekinetic, just like Colton. Her appearing like this could be a random coincidence, or it could mean that my prediction was accurate. I intend to find out which it is" he said, before turning to look at Jean. "I don't recognise you, and I've memorised the faces of just about everyone that works here. What is your name, what is your profession, and how did you come to capture that girl?"
"I didn't think it was" Dane responded as a reaction to the way Alisia had positioned herself. Everyone arriving to the keyblade graveyard was something the shadow reaper had anticipated, and this was the moment he'd been waiting for. However, he hadn't seen the dragon coming. Once again, he considered having his slave doom the creature, but where was the fun in that? He raised his scythe and let it simply hang over the back of his shoulder. "Darkside, Duskflier, and now a dragon. Things are just really not going my way today, are they?" he asked sarcastically, before taking a step forward. "Well, sooner it's dead the sooner the 'hero' is released, if the others don't kill themselves first" Dane said, specifically using air quotes around the word; he knew who the hero was, he had known the moment he saw the guy. As the barrier appeared before Caleb, he had whirled around as if to demand an explanation; and he did get one. Sapphire's daughter? She'd been working against them the entire time? So many questions were going through his head, but the moment Xander mentioned Juliet all thoughts went only to that. "Should have seen it coming? You know what should have been seen coming? That murderer causing more pain and killing people" he retaliated as he pointed towards Dane. "You won't watch as I indirectly cause the death of someone who is willing to allow people like that to exist? Then you're as bad as he is. Sapphire was my friend once, and out of respect for that I'm giving you thirty seconds to get out of here. I suggest you take it, I can't imagine Sapphire would take too well to having a former friend kill her children" Caleb threatened, not worrying about the dragon for the moment. "Did none of you listen to Ginger? Eh, can't say I blame you, I only hear half the things too. Unless the words are 'Hunter lets get naked, wasted and sleep together again' I scarcely hear a word. But anyway, dragon. Big goddess boss, must defeat" Hunter stated, drawing the blade he carried and looking down at it in a dramatic fashion. He allowed his voice to take a cold, serious tone. "If we do not defeat it swiftly, many more lives will be lost" he said. Damn he was getting good at imitating Caleb, he was such a boring and predictable character which made it super easy. "Also, your daughter's about to die" Hunter said matter-of-factly, jerking a thumb towards Audrey, who was indeed screwed. Hunter wasn't bullshitting, something that surprises even me; Audrey was very much in danger. While the others had been arguing, she had slipped away. If they wouldn't take care of the dragon, then she would. Maybe she was more like her mother than people thought, maybe she had a spark of bravery ignite inside of her, or maybe she was just stupid (my money's on that one), but she had to try. And so she had carried her mother's keyblade over to the dragon and was standing right in front of it as it landed. She got one swing in before the dragon's tail shot towards her, attempting to knock her off her feet. Luckily for her, Caleb wasn't so obsessed with vengeance he was willing to put his daughter in danger. He was there, summoning a shield as he blocked the attack. He wasn't going to lose another person he cared about, especially not his daughter. Turning to look at Audrey, he had a remarkably serious look on his face. "Audrey, get somewhere safe. I'm not asking, go do it" he said simply. As the little girl nodded and stepped away, Caleb summoned two blades and looked back towards Freya. "From this moment onwards, we are enemies. If you're still here once I've dealt with this, then I will not be held responsible for what happens. Anyone that aids Dane is no friend or ally of mine" he stated, glancing at Ghost. He wondered what his reaction would be to all of this. He had once fought alongside Sapphire, and for all he knew that allegiance still stood, would his friend take up arms against him? Not worrying about that for the moment, he turned and glared at the dragon, before charging forward and striking at the beast with his blades.
Most places in Sydney are pretty sketchy, but King's Cross has the worst reputation without a doubt. This is why you ask the local for the best...
If Alastor thought anything of Orpheus' response, he didn't show it. He was in agreeance with the fact the pair would be far more of a challenge than the scythe wielder or behemoth, but stating so was pointless; they both knew it already. So he merely listened as Orpheus spoke, and then as Orpheus left through a corridor Alastor decided to actually speak. "I have no intention of dying. Death's hand has been at my shoulder for many years now, throwing me into every situation imaginable, and yet here I am. It is not my time yet, Orpheus; not while there is still unfinished business" the guild master said, before allowing the thinnest of smiles to grace his lips. It was time to test his abilities. The bartender hit the ground with a thud. He was beaten, bloodied, and bruised all over his body. Desperately he pushed himself up, only to feel a boot slam onto his back and push him to the ground. He screamed out in pain in the abandoned building; an old bar he had once run before moving to the current one, but nobody heard. Of course they hadn't heard, nobody knew he was there. There he'd been, cleaning the glasses of his new establishment before a dark shadow had ripped him from the bar and taken him away without so much as a whisper. The bartender clenched his fists and prepared to push himself up and face his attacker, but the shadow of a scythe appeared on the ground in front of him. "Wouldn't do that if I was you. Don't make me get my scythe bloody, it takes forever to get it so clean" a wicked voice said, followed shortly by a chuckle that sent shivers down the bartender's spine. "What is it you want? Money? Take it, take it all, just please let me go" the man cried. "Ha, that's a riot. You think I'm after your money? Please, no amount of jewels can make me stop. I need time to kill, people to slay, and I guess you won the lottery, that's all. Don't look so stressed, it'll be over in...hmm...ah screw it, quick death it is" the voice said once more as the shadow raised and the bartender's eyes widened. He waited for the feeling of the scythe, the warmth of life to vanish from him as a sound of crackling electricity flowed through the area; but it never came. In fact, he felt a lot lighter, and he found he could move. The man wasn't on top of him anymore. "You son of a *****!" the voice said as the bartender got to his feet and ran as fast as he was able. The man the voice belonged to made a dash towards his prey, but once again that electricity surged into him and knocked him off his feet. He heard the man shift as he ran out of the door, heard him ask who the attacker was, but he never heard the response. "Dane Erapper, I have an offer for you" Alastor said, his fingertips still crackling with electricity after his spell. He kept his voice smooth, calm even, hiding the flurry of nervousness that went through his body. Truth be told, he had no idea how he was going to subdue Dane. Alastor was a strategist, but without knowing his enemy he didn't have a way to plan ahead; he was completely vulnerable. "You just made me lose my kill, you think I'm going to accept any offer you make?" "No, I don't. I could stand here talking for days on end and you wouldn't listen. People like you cannot be reasoned with; you only know the language of violence. Fists flying, magic striking, those are the only things you understand. However, on the off chance my calculations are wrong, I'm going to explain the situation to you. I am making a guild of the strongest wizards this world has ever seen, a guild with one goal and one goal alone; complete extinction of all others. If my information is correct, you are somewhat of a serial killer, so this seems right up your alley" "It kinda does, shame you let that guy get away or I might have been tempted to join" "So, I'll take it your answer is no?" "It's more a case of go **** yourself but sure, no is close enough" That thin smile returned to Alastor's face as he drew his blade. He released just the slightest amount of magic, causing elements of fire, ice and electricity to flow along it. Dane would be able to see sparks, flames and icicles forming along the blade itself in a circular fashion; an intimidation trick. For all his lack of information, this was nearly exactly as Alastor had planned the encounter. "And what if I told you that you don't have a choice? What if I told you that should you refuse, I will bring you in by force?" he questioned, already knowing the answer. He'd dealt with psychotic murderers; he'd been one at one point. "You couldn't do it if you tried" "And if I do?" the elementalist snapped back immediately. "If you can manage to bring me down, I'll do whatever your pathetic little guild wants" "Well, Shadow Reaper, it appears we have come to an agreement after all" Alastor stated, as Dane let out a wicked laugh and dove at him, swinging his scythe as he did so.
The more I know, the less I want to understand, and the more I want to just give into the darkness.
"Perhaps a bit of both, your majesty?" Skadi suggested in a rather cheeky tone. The shock of the prince looking the same as Zwei had been a large one, but she had quickly overcome it. After all, she had a goal. "If it's not too much to ask, your highness, I would ask that you do not go easy on me because of my gender. I assure you I'm not as fragile as I look, and I would hate to make someone as gracious as yourself look like a fool by kicking his royal butt in a jousting competition" the ice mage continued, taking Zwei's direction and making the challenge to the prince as clear as crystal.
I didn't suggest it, but I did make a note of it missing. While it's not the most important feature, it is one I rather liked. As an active roleplayer, it was nice to see when someone was checking the thread as it could be taken as an indication that they were going to post, or at the very least that they were reading through; which in turn made it feel like the work and effort I was putting into my posts was not going unnoticed. Again, not the most important thing, but I would absolutely love to see it return.