Welcome to IGNOLand

SG2: Alright bitches, let's christen this RP Forum. Here's the first official IGNO RP. This is going to be a very casual and open RP for all members to participate in without having to do a lot of thinking. There will, however, be a few guildelines, naturally. So here's what I would like to see in this RP:

That's basically all you need to know. As for the premise, well... All I've got is that it should have nothing to do with Christmas whatsoever, and that it should integrate IGNO concepts, like the Rainbow, the Kaiser, IGNOLand and its landmarks, etc. We should have a general goal and preferably a common enemy (ex. IGNOLand goes to war with the Food Army) who we must defeat to save IGNOLand...but of course, get off track somehow. I'll let the next person who posts get dibs on presenting the storyline. If no one can come up with anything, I've got something in mind we can use, but I'm tired of being the only one coming up with the stories...so let's see what you guys can concoct.

Aibou: Additional Notes:

Keep it very fun and light-hearted. Follow the guidelines above and it will stay that way. Remember this is IGNO and we are not in the Serious Section, but Aibou will stab you if she disagrees with you. Yes. Now I am going to write the first post.

4. Posts detailing the setting. If we enter your Land you are responsible for giving us a description. For example, I would dictate the setting as long as we are in AibouLand.

If you are in a situation in which you are isolated, you have more leeway under the word limit for internal monologue and such. For example:

SG2 waves farewell to Aibou and sets off in search of the weapons warehouse, in dire need of her rocket chainsaws for the oncoming threat. Feeling somewhat ill at ease with the air around her, she takes caution to patrol the grounds, sneaking around as though she's being watched. Ever on guard, she's all the more eager to get to those weapons, the sooner, the better.

With spoken dialogue, limit yourself to how much you would say in the typical conversation. Give people a chance to respond. Don't slip up because we are on a forum.

Italicize your thoughts, just like you would writing a story. It's just a lot clearer that way.

You MAY use smilies in dialogue. Do not go overboard with them. Use them only when you feel as if they would convey your tone or express your reaction better than words. For example:

Aibou: "So what exactly did you find in there?"
SG2: "Well, nothing I was particularly surprised to see."
Aibou: "Really? I would have expected there to be all kinds of crazy weapons hidden in there..."
SG2: "Well, they did have guns that shoot knives that shoot chainsaws that shoot rocket chainsaws that shoot landmines."
Aibou: o,o

That's all I have to add; everything else is as me and Aibou have already said.[/spoiler]

Aibou:

"Welcome to IGNOLand! Ditch your sanity at the portal."

Our tale begins in the sweet green pastures of AibouLand, infamous for its edible, cavity-inducing environment and temperamental fuzzy populace. The day is bright and cheerful, though sprinkling showers in the sunlight are not uncommon. A gentle breeze escapes over the Candy mountain chain to visit the neighboring Foundry.

It's a boring day interrupted only by the unoriginal utilization of sarcasm. Yes!

Though most of AibouLand is snoozing lazily or effortlessly contributing to the prominence of diabetes and childhood obesity, its ruler is not so content. As she paces back and forth across the sands of Bunny Ears Bay, the large, white rabbit ears protruding from her dark hair twitch in annoyance. Ever dressed in a baggy black hoodie and jeans and boots of the same color, her irate presence is a stark contrast to the white sand around her. Her glasses flash in the sunlight and make her glare seem more intense than it really is. Finally she stops and turns to the water, flailing in place.

"I'm boooored!"

Oh no. A horrifying predicament.

((And that is as formal and as "flowery" as anyone should ever get. So we are in AibouLand. Anyone's free to walk in! Or swim in. O_o Or fly in. Yeeeah...))

SG2:

SG2 walks onto the scene unexpectedly...though it's expected of her to show up unexpectedly ever since she acquired the passport to AibouLand.

"Heya, Aibou!!"

She picks up a stone and tosses it across the water, her eyes turning to the bunny-eared ruler of the land.

Aibou:

"YOU!"

Aibou abruptly spins on her heel to face the shorter, fuzzy tiger, nearly losing her balance in the process. She recovers amid some more flailing, and without much preamble she glomps the furry feline. Her tone is very whiny indeed.

"I'm bored! Help me fix it! Pleeeeeease?"

((Lemmy, if you wanna come in and play, Bunny Ears Bay is open to the sea and its various merpeople.))

SG2:

Is taken aback by the abruptness of her request. Her eyes widen for a moment before returning, a grin coming to her face.

"Well, I actually stopped here to ask if you wanted to come with me to the food district of Moosetopia. I hear that MooseBurger is giving away these cool ancient artifacts with their kids meals!!"

Mr. Bones:

A WILD MR.BONES APPEARS.

"I am feeling friendly today, do you guys need a lift to moosetopia? my pirate ship has plenty of room and i am heading there to resupply on my way back to the boneyard. My crew will show ya a good time."

Mr. Bones points to the Endoplasmic Reticulum.

SG2:

SG2 looks over, not surprised at the sudden appearance of Bones. A born drifter, it's not uncommon for him to sail from port to port across IGNOLand in his massive pirate ship.

"Sure, it would be a lot easier to sail all the way to Moosetopia than to walk."

She nods to Aibou and then the ship, suggesting that they board.

Aibou:

"BONES!!"

Shoving SG2 away and leaving the tiger to flail for her balance, Aibou spins and tackles the new arrival, sending them both into the sand.

"YOUCAMETOVISITAIBOULANDIKNEWYOULOVEDMESUREWE'LLGO!"

Mr. Bones:

Mr. Bones gets up off of the ground and dusts himself off, he looks sort of annoyed that his nice pirate outfit is now covered in sand. he walks over to SG2 and says, "I suggest that you stick to the guest quarters, main decks, and mess hall... remember what has been seen cannot be unseen" he then walks back to aibou and he then welcomes them to the ship

Aibou:

"WOO HOO! I GET THE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS!" Aibou exclaims, leaving the other two in her dust (or sand, in this case) in her haste to board the ship.

Mr. Bones:

Mr. Bones turns to SG2 and says, "It's a good thing i locked the door and i have the key or we might need the brain drill..." he paused for a few seconds,

"OH SHI- DID I??????

Mr. Bones prepares the brain drill just in case. and then starts walking to the ship and signals SG2 to follow.

SG2:

((OOC note; John, the smilie rule was for dialogue, not to replace words with in your descriptions. Please refrain from that in the future, as well as giant font and other stuff that makes the thread harder to read. The RP itself will be chaotic and crazy and Off-Topic oriented, but the style should be as storylike as possible))

Walks carelessly through the unlocked door and down the hallway, towards the bathroom...when suddenly...

"AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The sound of the scream echoes out through the cabin, followed by a loud thumping sound.

Aibou:

"Mya?"

Pausing in front of a door she was going to open, Aibou blinks a couple times and moves to investigate the curious noises.

SG2:

The tiger leaps up suddenly, grabbing Aibou by the shoulders and shaking her violently.

Did you SEE what was in there?! Did you?! Did you did you did you?!?!?!

Aibou:

"UWAAAAGH!! N-N-N-N-N-O-O-O-O!!"!

Mr. Bones:

MrBones finally arrives on his ship and responds, "I told you not to go in there. Now don't you wish you listened to me?" wagging his finger at SG2

SG2:

SG2 turns away stubbornly and growls.

"No one tells me what to do..." she grumbles, then suddenly becomes serious. "Look, all I know is that I vomited my guts out after seeing that, so I'm even more looking forward to getting a bite to eat...how long 'till we hit MooseBurger?"

Mr. Bones:

"we are weighing anchor as we speak. we shall row to shore as soon as you are ready" Mr.Bones says.

Mr.Bones points to the boat that they will be taking to shore.

SG2:

"Sounds good enough to me", SG2 says, looking off at the distant horizon where Moosetopia lies in wait. "I just hope that we're not attacked by vicious dolphins or carnivorous mermaids when we're protected only by our little wooden rowboat..."

As though called upon by her words, an ominous wind suddenly blows their way, a chill coming over the misfit crew...

Mr. Bones:

"Don't worry this boat may appear to be small, but..." Mr. Bones reveals a red button that says man them on it and another button that says many pointy objects on it, "we have the harpoons and many knives, and anyone who has ever been on the internet knows that when trouble comes, the harpoons, man them."

Mr.Bones directs the members of his crew to row faster.

Reese:

While walking to MooseBurger for lunch Black Fenix notices a boat rowing to shore. His curiosity piqued, Fenix walks closer to the boat. Seeing his compatriots approaching, he hurries to meet them on the shore.

"Good morrow; What brings you lot here?" he shouts into the distance.

SG2:

"Hey, is that Russell I see on the shore?" SG2 says. "What's he doing in Moosetopia?"

Lemmy:

"Your Highness, wait!!"

But it's too late. With fins a-flippin' and a whoosh of bubbles, the reckless mermaid shoots his way toward the surface to investigate the large shadowy blob that now eclipses his undersea kingdom.

"How'm I gonna just let 'em pass by without seein' who they are?" he calls aloud, and in the next moment a glamorous splash of salt and sea comes exploding from the surface when Lemmy the Beautiful Mermaid thrusts his head into the open air to get his first look at the wandering vessel.

"I don't know who they are, but I wonder if . . ."

And with that, the prince propels himself in that direction, approaching the boat and popping his head out of the waves with a loud splash, now close enough to get a good look at the party in the boat.

Mr. Bones:

MrBones waves in Lemmy's direction and says, "Mermaid Prince Port side! Lemmy get over here we're gonna meet up with BlackFenix and hit up mooseburger"

SG2:

"Wow, everyone seems to be showing up!!" the tiger says aloud, then turning to the mermaid prince. "How did you find us, Lemmy?"

Aibou:

Aibou tilts her head one way and then the other, gazing in the direction of the shore. Upon recognizing the local bishounen, she wiggles in excitement and waves.

"REEEEEEESE...!"

Reese:

A smile creeps upon the robed man's facade at the bunny-girl's antics as he shouts "Ahoy, friends! Care to join me for lunch at Mooseburger?

((What's a bishounen?))

Lemmy:

The mermaid blinks innocent stupidity. "Find you?"

"You're trafficking that big boat of yours right above the Third Capital of Mertopia," he responds. "I'd say it's more of an instance of you finding me."

Looking around, he gets his first look at the motley crew, and instantly his eyes flash with recognition. "Oh, wow. You're all here, huh? Where's everybody headed, anyways?"

((Bishounen: Literally means "pretty boy," as in an attractive member of the male gender. Also spelled "bishonen" and sometimes shortened to "bish" or "bishie/bishy." It's a Japanese word that found international adoption as a denotation of any male character in anime, manga, or video games that a girl happens to find good-looking. Strictly speaking, "bishounen" should only refer to boys under age 20, since a "pretty man" would be "biseinen." However, most people prefer to use bishounen for men and boys of all ages, as it is so widely used.))

Mr. Bones:

MrBones says, "We are going to mooseburger for epic foodz. join us, my mermaid friend." he directs everyone to shore and formally greets BlackFenix with a medieval style handshake.

((also lemmy correcting someone on spelling wow did someone divide by zero))

SG2:

"Yeah, just because Moose hasn't been around much lately doesn't mean we can't raid his nation for epic food." says the tiger, stepping onto the shore and motioning for the mermaid to retract his fin and do the same. "Come on, let's go!!"

Reese:

Returning the handshake, BlackFenix adds "That is correct friends, his burgers are all he's worth anymore." He motions with his hand and turns with a flourish to herd the huddle of hungry humanoids to native nutritious nourishment.

Mr. Bones:

MrBones, befuddled by Blackfenix all of a sudden leading the group, acted upon impulse and said, "hold on there buddy, follow me i know a shortcut, also i have been leading us ever since we boarded my ship i see no reason to have a changing of the guard so close to the destination, i'll keep front. you could take the rear and russell up the straglers..." he snickers, "you think you can handle manning the rear end?" Bones starts chuckling in a creepy manner and wonders if the party will catch on to his blatant jokes

SG2:

Briefly, SG2 eyes Bones, and then Fenix, wondering if there's some sort of disturbing and ambiguous untold relationship between the two...as though their actions were being written by some crazed Yaoi fangirl. She quickly wipes the notion from her mind, however, and presses on after the captain's lead.

As the group continues to move forward, SG2 wonders how their merry band must appear to the denizens of Moosetopia as they pass them by...a group being lead by a tall, suave-yet-menacing internet pirate, followed behind by a bunny-girl, a small tiger, a necromancing vampire and a mermaid. Then again, SG2 thought to herself...better that than a bunch of moose-antlered freaks.

Reese:

Everybody's a comedian... Fenix thinks, when in rome... "I'd be more than delighted to man Aibou's rear end" The pale mage intones playfully as he falls in line behind the bunny-girl.

Mr. Bones:

Bones looks at the citizens of moosetopia. he sees them glaring at the group like they came from mars. Bones feeling threatened by these glares lashes out. he yells at them, " What are you looking at you retarded inbred reindeer, do you think you're better than us?"

Bones transforms into his skeletal form in the storm of rage and continues berating the moosetopians, "Let me tell you something you guys are the canadians of IGNO, you are fucking genetic freaks and this is coming from the leader of a party of a tiger person and a male mermaid! if you don't stop staring and snickering at us i will make you suffer!"

Bones notices that they don't stop. He first prodices his pistol and then his cutlass. He points them at them in a threatening manner and summons a commie mudkip. he is prepared for a fight and wonders if his fellow party members will join him.

SG2:

SG2 stares at the situation that surely harkens an impending doom. She looks from the crowd, the faces contorted in a mix of fear and disgust, and then to Bones, a menacing red glow within his transformed state's hollowed-out eye holes. She sighs to herself, knowing that the bloodshed that could result from trying to calm him down would be far more significant than simply indulging him...well, the body count would only amount to a dead tiger, necromancer, mermaid and bunny-girl, but those lives were much more important, after all!!

"Well...the Moosetopians did turn their back on the whole of IGNOLand..." she mutters aloud, in an almost inaudible voice. "Not only do they think they're too good for us now, but even outside of IGNOLand, they continue to show us disrespect..."

The tiger sighs once more, producing a chainsaw from PocketSpace, despite being a nude tiger sans-pockets. She motions to her fellows, encouraging them to join her as she stands beside the much taller and more frightful Bones. She has made her decision.

"As Russell said...when in Rome."

And with that, SG2 joins Bones in the violent charge.

Mr. Bones:

Mr.Bones hits the pause button

he then turns to SG2 and sparks up small talk.he says "umm did everyone else lose their brains or something, or did we get ditched in the fight and left with a bunch of dummies? WTF IS GOING ON?"

((yes out of boredom i decided that ignoland has a pause button because more people need to join and an imminent battle of potentially epic proportions is an awesome time to join in CMON GUISE))

SG2:

((Well I agree, but IGNO in general has been deader-than-dead for months. I don't know what to do anymore. Aibou's back now though, so hopefully...))

Bradios:

*enters from the shadows*

I am Bradios, Master He-Man, Cyborg Warrior, non-Australian stereotype, Goten Lover, King Of The Mountain in the far western caverns Of IGNOLand, and I am here to help you defeat the Moosetopians!

(If you did not get the whole rant thing watch Parody Rangers The Movie, Part 2, its on newgrounds)

SG2:

((Alright guys, seriously. Russell mentioned to me yesterday that he was a bit upset with how this RP was going, and I agree - it seems like some people reply for the sake of replying and not for the sake of really driving the story anywhere significant in a way that other people can actually respond to.

Case in point here - we have the introduction of Russell and Lemmy, who are both going to be important characters...but before we actually interact with either of them, the story is suddenly somehow about Aibou and her missile. Um...what? Meanwhile Lemmy is still swimming to us, and we don't even know it's him yet, while Russell waits on the shore while we fuck around in the rowboat in the middle of the water. We need you guys to actually interact with us in a way that something happens because if everyone just writes their piece of their character standing around independently doing nothing then nobody will know how to reply.

In short, I'm deleting all those posts and letting the next person to reply either interact with Lemmy or Russell, and actually integrate someone else into the RP. Otherwise, it's not a whole lot of fun to anyone who isn't inside the boat currently.

In addition to that I will once again say PLEASE, do not reply to the RP just for the sake of doing so or because your name isn't the last one to have posted in the thread. This isn't off-topic. Give everyone an even chance of playing, rather than turning this into an interaction between two characters while the others are left out. I'd understand if the RP as untouched for more than a week - in that case, if you're not the last poster, feel free to post, because by then it's fair game to do so.

But when we get two new replies within the course of a day or two, and people start carrying on in the RP ignoring both of the events introduced by the two new members...well, not only do I have a problem with that, but it's not very fair to said members who came here to have fun in the RP and end up feeling left out.

So starting from Aibou's request for sharp pointy objects that lead to this off-track direction, I'm deleting, and giving the next poster the opportunity to choose either of the two characters to interact with and allow to join the main party...and the poster who follows them is encouraged to, but not required, to seek out the second. It's only fair.

I'll delete this post once this has happened, and just add a little note to the rules on the first page about giving other players a fair chance.))

Aibou:

((There were 8 posts between my last one and that one.

The post was a "Hey this is what Aibou is doing" so what I AM doing isn't left as ambiguous. It was not a pointless post.

What Aibou is NOT doing is paying attention to either new character because 1) Lemmy hasn't SURFACED yet and we don't know he's THERE and 2) sharp pointy objects are more interesting to Aibou than Reese until she sees his bishouneness. It's in character.

I don't control who does or doesn't react to me.))

SG2:

((Alright, then I can't fault you for it when you put it that way; just for how John responded to you instead of Russell on the shore or the shadowy underwater apparition approaching us. And I don't have a problem with him reacting to you before Russell/Lemmy - just the fact that it carried on for about 5 posts while the other two went ignored, instead of dealing with you and then shifting back.

You can feel free to post a similar thought again for the same reasons, and I'll trust the person who follows you won't turn it off-track this time.))

Reese:

((well, if Aibou hadn't chosen a frelling missile, subsequent non-plot related posts would not have been warranted...Not saying Aibou is solely to blame either. The whole thing was kind of a group fault. Part of the problem stems from the fact that Lemmy's post was just a giant inner monologue that ended before he ever interacted with anybody. I think even if it went obove the word limit or w/e he should have popped up and said something at the very least. In games like D&D if a player can't make a session, he/she becomes the "torch bearer" they light and carry a torch, and follow the part around like a mindless NPC for that session. I think that if we did something similar in this RP even if certain players can't post often, their absence isn't as profound as no one being able to do anything while we wait for lemmy to surface and say hi, and russell being stuck waving at the shore for a week.

Also I'd like to suggest that when the RP starts up again these posts are moved to a separate thread for working out problems that arise with the RP, and discussing things so that this sort of thing doesn't happen again, and more importantly, so they don't interrupt the flow of the RP.))

SG2:

((I agree with this and will split these posts into a new topic.

I just want us all to be able to have fun with it and have equal chances to play, and I would much rather the thread be left inactive for a few weeks if key players should announce their absence (for reasonable cause, of course - not just 'I'm important to the RP but haven't felt like going to IGNO', but obviously, if someone's life is more important than it, we should be sympathetic) than to have one or two people keep it going.

I'll edit Lemmy's post so he pops up, so someone make contact with him or Russell, and anything else, we'll discuss on the new thread this will make.))

Mr. Bones:

ok. im gonna say this once and only once. i as a d&d player will not be patient with a character not being there. if it has been an inordinately long time between characters, i will make them either a torch bearer if they are not in a moment where they are critical to the story, but if they are in a moment where they are critical to the story and they are not present i will make an aside action like what happened with aibou and the missle. that was not trying to avoid lemmy that whole side session was random antics on the boat waiting for lemmy to get to us so we can continue. i wonder what would be happening on the boat in the meantime post. a standard practice in D&D when a character goes to the bathroom or makes a munchies run mid game. it sort of breaks down into RP until said party member comes back from the bathroom or his other cause of extended absense. you know i wasn't being random and trying to destroy the rp or anything i was just setting the stage of what was occurring on the boat as lemmy was approaching so as not to detract from the story of the rp and leave him behind in the water while we pal it up on the land, but instead to keep those in the boat entertained while we are waiting. now SG2 i believe it would make the most sense if you greet our mermaid friend first since he mentions you specifically in his post.

SG2:

As I recall Lemmy didn't mention me or anyone else really, he can't even see who is in the boat. I commented when Russell showed on the shore so my attention is there right now and it'd be weird for me to also be the first one to see Lemmy. I nominate John because he's the captain and is more in-tune with what's going on in the sea around us.

I edited Lemmy's post anyways and just added that he pops his head up so ANYONE can do it, but yeah.