Morninglight2 Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Well, everybody, yer favourite Islander dancer an' member of Tn2M is back!I've been pullin' in the Pacific. Let me tell ya, Splash is one hard lady ta please! She reckons I could do as much as her one day - never mind half of my powers go inta chaos and probability! No one plays poker with me now - I'm gettin' pretty lucky these days. I ain't takin' it for granted though, 'cause Lady Luck's pretty fickle.Hey Amped, ya up for that race? I got some leave after those nasty- storms an' floodin' in the Phillipines. Man, those were bad.Well, just sayin' hello, everyone. Reply or ignore as ya wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 You know I'm up for it anytime you are. According to Damanor, we were a hit in the teen magazines. That's what he told me back in Tokyo anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Craft Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hit Vegas. Even if you aren't up to making a few quasi-legal 'withdrawals' from the casino vaults (there's nothing illegal about being lucky ... technically), there are a few games here and there that cater to people with our unusual talents.And lemme tell you, there's nothing better for honing your skills at probability manipulation than playing texas hold'em with a telepath and a couple precognitives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakinyan Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 I thought that known Novas where excluded from most Vegas Casinos for gambling purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 There are certain things in Vegas you can wager money on.For instance, a high-stakes Chess match with a genius of my calibur usually has wagers on either side in excess of $100,000 US from either side.The players just ante up, and put their money where their mouth is.The spectators place bets as well, and I've heard of some BIG money flying around on a Wednesday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 I bet the casinos were pulling their hair out at all that Nova cash walking past the door because they couldn't trust them not to cheat the odds. Then some bright spark realised the money to be made from allowing Novas to compete against each other in games like poker, chess etc and getting the spectators to gamble on the outcome... As I understand it Novas are generally excluded from playing the house or playing joe public but playing each other is fine. Of course if you've got a reputation for loosing consistantly then they'll make an exception, isn't that nice of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 All of this power, all of this ability to affect the future of our world and the concerns expressed are about gambling?I'm so depressed. I think I need to go eat someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hey, we all can't be cannibalistic (used with the conception that one sentiant is eating another), nor live 24/7 in a fanatically haze. Sometimes we need to relax and unwind. Tomorrow morning, when they sweep us into the strees, the world and its problems will still be there.Until that one day that the world isn't there, but then I will have another serious question."Where's My Stuff?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Quote:Originally posted by Jager: Until that one day that the world isn't there, but then I will have another serious question."Where's My Stuff?"Now that's funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Cull, yeah, too few will miss Earth as we've known it until its gone."Pave paradise and put up a parking lot."You really should walk on the surface of the Moon sometime and feel the dust pass through your fingers. We are never too far away from that barren point here. I just don't think genocide is the solution.The Earth is not going to go back to a human pre-agrarian society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Craft Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 "I thought that known Novas where excluded from most Vegas Casinos for gambling purposes."Maybe. ( :Still, with a little finesse, probability can be turned to more subtle applications than walking down the row of one-eyed bandits and pulling a couple dozen jackpots. For instance, known nova? There are ways to make people just ... miss that. You still can't win big without attracting notice, but small gains over the course of an evening can pay out nicely.Not to mention comping. Do the mojo right, and employees won't remember who you are or that you're a nova, but they will remember that they should know who you are. They can't quite place you, but they know you're important and assume you're a high roller. This means they give you free stuff, ranging from drinks at the bar to the presidential suite. Hypothetically, of course.But I was more referring to the nova gambling, and not really the kind of thing Sakurako is talking about. There are some regular backroom games geared specifically for the lucky, hyper-intelligent, precognitive, telepathic, ... you get the idea. If you don't have the skills to back yourself up you'll just be fresh meat, but it's still a great learning experience. Teaches you how to use what you've got to counter other power portfolios, which is a damn useful skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Quote:Originally posted by Jager: Cull, yeah, too few will miss Earth as we've known it until its gone."Pave paradise and put up a parking lot."You really should walk on the surface of the Moon sometime and feel the dust pass through your fingers. We are never too far away from that barren point here. I just don't think genocide is the solution.The Earth is not going to go back to a human pre-agrarian society. Yes, pre-agrarian, even agrarian, is likely too much to ask. This is why I am such a fan of those novas who's science enables man to exist in his current cultural state without raping the planet. The hypercombustion engine makes me very happy.And I don't want genocide. I'd be more than happy with somewhere between 2/3rds and as little as 1/2 of humanity killed and used as food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augment Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Sorry Cull, I don't think I could eat any humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Rose Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Neither could I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Cull, while Humans are a nuisance at times, the thought of Chili con Carne with Human meat is not what I would call a proper solution.Quite frankly, haven't you put any thought to the notion of guiding Humanity to a better way? Instead of wanting to kill them because theyre "Raping" the planet?Quite a charged word, Rape. I believe it's overused as a term to add dramatic fluff to a statement. I would compare Humanity's damage to the environment to how Lemmings operate. They are born, they breed, and eventually run themselves and their migrating clan over a cliff because of their shortsightedness.But to outright live to your namesake as some sort of avenger of Mother Earth is a little... Extreme. The more force you apply to something, the more resistance it returns. Eventually the thing you apply the force to breaks and is no longer of use. I would instead show Humanity how not to destroy themselves or the planet to further their development. After all, it's my homeworld too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Quote:Originally posted by Potentia: Sorry Cull, I don't think I could eat any humans. I'm trying to cut down on my human intake, I find they go right to my hips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conduit Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Quote:Originally posted by Typhoon: Quote:Originally posted by Potentia: Sorry Cull, I don't think I could eat any humans. I'm trying to cut down on my human intake, I find they go right to my hips! Yeah fatty. Stop eating so many hu-mans. It's a good thing you dragged me all the way to Japan. You needed the exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Are you saying I'm Fat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conduit Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Let's just say that when you sit around the house you really sit around the house. I'm just joking, I know you are big boned.Eh, I weigh more then you do. If anybody is fat it's me. :rubs belly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 I really haven't eaten that many so far. A few dozen at most. I'm not really counting. I prefer to eat what I slay, but it is not always feasible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Cull, you disgust me. Such pointless destruction of anything is idiotic. Somebody should eat you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Quote:Originally posted by Conduit: Let's just say that when you sit around the house you really sit around the house. I'm just joking, I know you are big boned.Eh, I weigh more then you do. If anybody is fat it's me. :rubs belly: I think that has more to do with the elements that make up our bodies than eating habits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conduit Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Pff, you and you logic. I still say it has to do with all those monkeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 ooooo... my bad, you're right, what was I thinking? Its the Monkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Sorry Dervish, we're going to have to postpone for a while, I've got some stuff I need to take care of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Quote:Originally posted by Amped: Cull, you disgust me. Such pointless destruction of anything is idiotic. Somebody should eat you. Pointless?I'm offended.Who should I eat? A cow? A chicken? Why not someone who's death will make the world less stressed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeno Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Just how selective are you in your targeting, Cull?Your activities are by no means endorsed but inasmuch as you will continue to pursue the matter, please consider the following. The people most easily hunted and eaten and the people whose consumption would be most beneficial to your goals do not typically overlap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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