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FIC: Wrong Impression
Apr. 19th, 2013 11:51 pmTitle: Wrong Impression
Summary: Lucas Shepard has to break some bad news to Ashley. Set during Mass Effect 1.
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( Wrong Impression )
Afterword: I wrote this to basically put my own headcanon to paper. I made Lucas with the intention of romancing Kaidan (and Steve in a new game plus) in Mass Effect 3, and not interested in women. Much like the Garrus romance, I wanted their feelings to develop over the course of all three games, and not have Lucas be interested in anyone else. Then I accidentally triggered Ashley's romance and by the time I realized it, it was too late to tell her that I didn't want a relationship with her. He was just being nice to her and the game decided that meant he was head over heels for her. Ashley died on Vermire so it didn't end up mattering anyway, but Lucas saw it as sacrificing a dear friend, not a lover. So I decided to headcanon it that Lucas wasn't even aware of her intentions because he's just that clueless when it comes to women, and he doesn't realize himself when he might be leading a woman on. So I imagine Lucas set the record straight not long after one of their next to last conversations.
Summary: Lucas Shepard has to break some bad news to Ashley. Set during Mass Effect 1.
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( Wrong Impression )
Afterword: I wrote this to basically put my own headcanon to paper. I made Lucas with the intention of romancing Kaidan (and Steve in a new game plus) in Mass Effect 3, and not interested in women. Much like the Garrus romance, I wanted their feelings to develop over the course of all three games, and not have Lucas be interested in anyone else. Then I accidentally triggered Ashley's romance and by the time I realized it, it was too late to tell her that I didn't want a relationship with her. He was just being nice to her and the game decided that meant he was head over heels for her. Ashley died on Vermire so it didn't end up mattering anyway, but Lucas saw it as sacrificing a dear friend, not a lover. So I decided to headcanon it that Lucas wasn't even aware of her intentions because he's just that clueless when it comes to women, and he doesn't realize himself when he might be leading a woman on. So I imagine Lucas set the record straight not long after one of their next to last conversations.
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Apr. 14th, 2013 08:19 pmSo the multiplayer in Mass Effect 3 is actually pretty fun. And of course I name my human male adept Anders. Because he would so be an adept or sentinel in Mass Effect.
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Apr. 1st, 2013 07:15 pmWow, I hadn’t realized how much hate the NCR gets. Sure, they aren’t perfect, can do downright mean things, and impose where they aren’t welcome, but I honestly prefer them to the likes of the Legion and Mr. House. At least with the NCR you aren’t forced to kill the Brotherhood of Steel in order to progress. The Wild Card path is my favorite, but I still have a soft spot for the NCR. My first Courier sided with them, and I plan on making another to side with them in the future. Maybe it’s because I like to play as good guys and don’t go around killing random people or causing random chaos, so the NCR has no reason to hate me.
Dragonborn
Feb. 18th, 2013 08:43 pmBought Dragonborn for the PS3 earlier this week and just recently finished the main campaign for it. It was awesome!
Seeing Solstheim again was cool, as was hearing the Morrowind music again. It was nice to get away from Skyrim for a short while, see something different. The Ash Spawn scare the shit out of me though.
Miraak was an awesome villain with a sexy voice (Lucien Lachance still has him beat for sexiest voice, though), and his boss fight was really fun. At one point we actually cast Fire Breath on each other at the same time.
And dragon riding is so fun that I actually had a dream about it the other night.
I also took on the Morag Tong in my Dark Brotherhood uniform, used the Blade of Woe and Marked for Death almost exclusively. And of course, Lucien was by my side to kick their asses.
Seeing Solstheim again was cool, as was hearing the Morrowind music again. It was nice to get away from Skyrim for a short while, see something different. The Ash Spawn scare the shit out of me though.
Miraak was an awesome villain with a sexy voice (Lucien Lachance still has him beat for sexiest voice, though), and his boss fight was really fun. At one point we actually cast Fire Breath on each other at the same time.
And dragon riding is so fun that I actually had a dream about it the other night.
I also took on the Morag Tong in my Dark Brotherhood uniform, used the Blade of Woe and Marked for Death almost exclusively. And of course, Lucien was by my side to kick their asses.
Skyrim DLC finally coming to PS3
Jan. 19th, 2013 01:06 pmSo after about half a year of impatience, Bethesda finally announced that Dawnguard and Hearthfire will be released for PS3 in late Feburary, along with Dragonborn. At a 50% discount even. I’ll consider it an early birthday present from Bethesda.
I think I’ll do them with my Nightblade Dunmer, Finn, first. Then my Nord, Lockdown (yes, based on the Transformer), and then my Argonian.
And to all the haters who thought that Bethesda was skimping out on us PS3 owners and thinking that we weren’t worth the trouble: STFU!
I think I’ll do them with my Nightblade Dunmer, Finn, first. Then my Nord, Lockdown (yes, based on the Transformer), and then my Argonian.
And to all the haters who thought that Bethesda was skimping out on us PS3 owners and thinking that we weren’t worth the trouble: STFU!
Bound Forever
Dec. 21st, 2012 02:12 amTitle: Bound Forever
Pairing: Anders/M!Hawke
Summary: Kink-Meme fill. During the incident at the Blooming Rose, a combination of blood magic and spirit energy causes a mental link between Anders and Hawke.
Rating: NC-17
( Bound Forever )
Pairing: Anders/M!Hawke
Summary: Kink-Meme fill. During the incident at the Blooming Rose, a combination of blood magic and spirit energy causes a mental link between Anders and Hawke.
Rating: NC-17
( Bound Forever )
FIC: Quick Trip - NC-17
Oct. 19th, 2012 12:42 amTitle: Quick Trip
Summary: Pre-Origins. Anders and Daniel Amell have a quick encounter. Shameless PWP
Pairings: Anders/m!Amell, past m!Amell/Jowan
( Porn ahead )
Summary: Pre-Origins. Anders and Daniel Amell have a quick encounter. Shameless PWP
Pairings: Anders/m!Amell, past m!Amell/Jowan
( Porn ahead )
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electricdruid at The fiasco continuesACTA in a Nutshell –
What is ACTA? ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.
Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”
What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.
Essential ACTA Resources -
- Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
- Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
- Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
- Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
- Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
- Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video
Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.
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Thoughts on Skyrim
Jan. 15th, 2012 02:08 amI probably should have written this a month ago, when I actually finished Skyrim, but stuff came up.
Talking about every little thing in the game would take forever, so I'm just gonna cover the four side questlines: The Dark Brotherhood, Thieve's Guild, College of Winterhold, and Companions. Might also give my thoughts on one or two points of the main questline.
( MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD )
Talking about every little thing in the game would take forever, so I'm just gonna cover the four side questlines: The Dark Brotherhood, Thieve's Guild, College of Winterhold, and Companions. Might also give my thoughts on one or two points of the main questline.
( MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD )
Halloween photos
Oct. 30th, 2011 01:00 pmSo this year I dressed as Lucien Lachance from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Call it part of my excitement for Skyrim.
( large pic under cut )
( Bonus pic. Doctor Crane is in. )
( large pic under cut )
( Bonus pic. Doctor Crane is in. )
Thoughts on E3 trailers
Jun. 20th, 2011 01:34 pmSo, I finally got around to watching the trailers that debuted at E3 on youtube. Gotta say, there were a few things that at least caught my interest.
( Ramblings ahoy! )
( Ramblings ahoy! )
So what's new?
Feb. 23rd, 2011 04:48 pmWell, thanks to Netflix, I've been on a big movie kick as of late. I recently got to watch Predators, the remake of Nightmare on Elm Street, and the first Highlander. Predators was awesome and very in the spirit of the first movie. Never thought I'd see Adrian Brody go up against a Predator, that's for sure. And it was cool. Nightmare was a decent flick, thought it had a few too many jump scares. Jackie Earle Haley makes for one scary as hell Freddy. Highlander was good too. Clancy Brown certainly proves that he can be both scary and hammy with his performance as the Kurgan. And how can you go wrong with a soundtrack done by Queen?
Also went out and saw True Grit today. Good movie, especially seeing as how I'm a Coen Brothers fan. Might go see Tron again this weekend.
Since we get Netflix through the Wii, I've been watching some of the stuff they have available for instant play on it. Some of the movies are forgettable, but it also had Up, which I liked. It also has the first four seasons of the new Doctor Who on it. Had a marathon of the first season (with the 9th Doctor) and I'm about halfway through season two (with the 10th Doctor) right now. Hard to decide with Doctor I like better so far.
Also, just because I can't ever shut up about my game exploits, I'm very close to referring to Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as "The Neverending Sidequests". I'm not even halfway through the main quest yet. Apparently Bethesda protagonists have adventurer's procrastination syndrome and the bad guys are very lazy. "Oh, the daedra are gonna invade at any time and the only way to stop them is to get the amulet back and crown Martin? It can wait, we still need to do that quest for the Dark Brotherhood." Also, I'm about halfway through my current Dragon Age playthrough. I'm honestly thinking of having Alistair slay the archdemon without going through Morrigan's ritual first. Then next two playthroughs I'm going through with the ritual.
And I'm done rambling now.
Also went out and saw True Grit today. Good movie, especially seeing as how I'm a Coen Brothers fan. Might go see Tron again this weekend.
Since we get Netflix through the Wii, I've been watching some of the stuff they have available for instant play on it. Some of the movies are forgettable, but it also had Up, which I liked. It also has the first four seasons of the new Doctor Who on it. Had a marathon of the first season (with the 9th Doctor) and I'm about halfway through season two (with the 10th Doctor) right now. Hard to decide with Doctor I like better so far.
Also, just because I can't ever shut up about my game exploits, I'm very close to referring to Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as "The Neverending Sidequests". I'm not even halfway through the main quest yet. Apparently Bethesda protagonists have adventurer's procrastination syndrome and the bad guys are very lazy. "Oh, the daedra are gonna invade at any time and the only way to stop them is to get the amulet back and crown Martin? It can wait, we still need to do that quest for the Dark Brotherhood." Also, I'm about halfway through my current Dragon Age playthrough. I'm honestly thinking of having Alistair slay the archdemon without going through Morrigan's ritual first. Then next two playthroughs I'm going through with the ritual.
And I'm done rambling now.
Unless I'm mistaken, this is entry #100
Jan. 27th, 2011 01:23 pmStolen from flight_wo_wings
1) Make a list of fifteen characters first, and keep it to yourself for the moment.
2) Ask your f'list to post questions in the comments. For example: 'One, nine and fifteen are chosen by a prophecy to save the world from four. Do they succeed?' 'Under what circumstances might five and fourteen fall in love?' 'Which character on the list would you most want on your side in a zombie invasion?' 'Write a drabble in which three and eleven fight crime.' (...possibly not technically a question.)
3) After your f'list has asked enough questions, round them up and answer them using the fifteen characters you selected beforehand, then post them.
flight_wo_wings1) Make a list of fifteen characters first, and keep it to yourself for the moment.
2) Ask your f'list to post questions in the comments. For example: 'One, nine and fifteen are chosen by a prophecy to save the world from four. Do they succeed?' 'Under what circumstances might five and fourteen fall in love?' 'Which character on the list would you most want on your side in a zombie invasion?' 'Write a drabble in which three and eleven fight crime.' (...possibly not technically a question.)
3) After your f'list has asked enough questions, round them up and answer them using the fifteen characters you selected beforehand, then post them.
Dragon Age Origins and TRON Legacy
Jan. 25th, 2011 08:27 pmSaw Tron a while back, but never posted anything on it. It wasn't a masterpiece of storytelling, but it was still a very fun movie. Very much a Tron movie. Even if digitally de-aged Jeff Bridges was kinda creepy looking. So yeah, I liked it.
Now, onto Dragon Age Origins. Fun game, very fun. Has the Bioware staples of being very long, letting you tell the story and shape the protagonist as you see fit, and being so fun that you don't want to stop playing. For my first playthrough I went with female human noble, who romanced Leliana.
For a Bioware game, it's got a lot of black and grey morality. A lot of the time there is no "right or wrong" choice. It really all comes down to what the player sees as the better solution. There are times when it's a little less ambiguous, though. It's also really dark, what with the PC suffering a personal tragedy in the first half hour of the game and then suffers tragedy after tragedy. Also unusual for a Bioware game is the lack of karma meter. I've heard it's got a lot of similarities to Balder's Gate, which I've never played but have heard is good.
I'm also such a huge dork that I've already got my next few playthroughs thought out in terms of origins, genders, and love interests.
So yeah. Tron is good, Dragon Age is good.
Now, onto Dragon Age Origins. Fun game, very fun. Has the Bioware staples of being very long, letting you tell the story and shape the protagonist as you see fit, and being so fun that you don't want to stop playing. For my first playthrough I went with female human noble, who romanced Leliana.
For a Bioware game, it's got a lot of black and grey morality. A lot of the time there is no "right or wrong" choice. It really all comes down to what the player sees as the better solution. There are times when it's a little less ambiguous, though. It's also really dark, what with the PC suffering a personal tragedy in the first half hour of the game and then suffers tragedy after tragedy. Also unusual for a Bioware game is the lack of karma meter. I've heard it's got a lot of similarities to Balder's Gate, which I've never played but have heard is good.
I'm also such a huge dork that I've already got my next few playthroughs thought out in terms of origins, genders, and love interests.
So yeah. Tron is good, Dragon Age is good.
