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Tery was completely taken aback. This was probably the first time had actually volunteered to be with him for anything. At school whenever people needed to pair up for something, he was either chosen because everyone else had been taken, or he would work alone. But if he had to work with anyone, despite how reclusive he still was, he would have wanted it to be either Annabeth or Pacifica. Tery rubbed his eyes, the time starting to get to him. "I guess you're right, we need to sleep... goodnight, guys." With that, Tery walked up to his guest room, and lay down on one of the beds. Tery stared at the ceiling for a while, pondering everything that was going on. In the span of a day, he had learned he was a guardian of some kind, that they had until the Summer Solstice before something bad would happen, and they needed to train to fight "alternates," whatever they were. Tery knew that this was going to be a long month and a half.

Has anyone seen that new show, Arrow? Can anyone tell me if it's good?

Sorry, I was staring at the picture of a panda vomiting. Did you say something? Honestly though, dem homophones.

Do a handstand and walk to the nearest fast food restaurant, asking for the largest combo they have and specifically request that they smile as they prepare it for you. Finish the meal in exactly 4 minutes and 32 seconds, run to the park, and engage in 1-on-1 sword combat with a platypus. Or just do a handstand.

Not feeling well, so I'm gonna stay home for the rest of the day.

If you're okay with going just as friends and she's okay with that, then by all means. If you still have feelings for her and are hoping that you can maybe get together with her by going to prom with her, best to leave it alone and find someone else to go with. Either way, just make sure you respect her feelings.

No problem.

Well, I just know that I'm going to support my friends, the people I care about no matter what. But it really gets under my skin. Especially cyberbullying. It's just not right, and sometimes it feels like the world is saying I'm wrong for thinking it's wrong with how often and brutally it occurs. But it's not right. It's just not. Gah.

Go to their profile, click on the profile feed, and leave a status on there.

http://kh13.com/forum/statuses/id/78603/

Been better, Genn. It just doesn't make sense to me, why some people go out of their way to hurt others, especially the people I care about most. I don't expect everyone in the world to like each other, but is it really too much to ask for people to show a bit of respect? It seems like a nice enough request to me.

So you've finally realized the truth.

I'm really getting firetrucking sick and tired of people bullying and cyberbullying the people I love. Is it really so hard to just not attack someone if you can't be nice or civilized? Seriously.

Alex rode on his Rider on his own, beside Leslie and Marina. "Honestly, at this point, we may as well just call whenever we enter another war, "Tuesday." Happens just about as often, from what I've seen." Alex looked down as everyone blasted through the air. "But I like to think of it this way... with every battle that we win, we're a step closer to being able to put our swords and guns down for good, to never need to fight again, to just go home, have families, be a part of society instead of constantly being forced to defend it." He looked up again, smiling. "A mansion by the beach at Twilight Town. That's what I'm looking forward to when this is all over. Just remember the things you want to see when it's over... the people you want to be with when it's over... it becomes much easier to deal with that way." Alex shrugged. "Besides, this RP has pretty much had two final battles at this point, so we must be getting close to the end."

Tery stood amongst the group, taking in everything that was being thrust upon him. What were these "others" that Hyron was talking about? What did they have to do with them? What was going to happen on the Summer Solstice? Tery didn't know what it was, but he couldn't shake the feeling in his gut that whatever it was, it was going to be bad. Very bad. Tery stepped forward slightly, feeling like he needed to share his opinion with the others. "Um..." Everyone looked at him, giving Tery the immediate urge to shrink back into the group. This time, though, Tery decided to push forward, saying what he was thinking. "Well... I guess the only option we have is to train. I mean... we can't really just wait for whatever's going to happen, to happen. We have to be ready." Tery scratched the back of his head, trying to find the right words to say. "As for how we can train... I don't really know. But I guess we could, um, find somewhere a bit more abandoned, and work together...?" Tery's shyness returned, and he stepped back into the group. "Well... if you want to, I mean......"

Well, that happened.

Not a whole lot happens in ACI, and it's easily the weakest game in the series in terms of gameplay. ACII includes a recap of the first game's story, so it will catch you up in that regard. Not to mention that ACII is fantastic.

No problem. And if you want my input, go straight to ACII. The first one you can skip, quite frankly.

You hear that, Kirux? You're gonna have a new home.

My Assassin's Creed III review is up. Check it out, guys. http://kh13.com/forum/topic/44070-baylaust-reviews-assassins-creed-iii/

It all started with Assassin's Creed on the 360 and PS3, a new IP from Ubisoft Montreal. After incredible hype, it was released and everyone gathered together and cried out, "Meh." Okay, the first one wasn't great. But then ACII came along and blew everyone's minds with how incredible it was, how much it polished everything while pulling out what AC did right. Now, after 4 games on home consoles and several spinoffs on the handhelds, the first story arc of AC is coming to a close with Assassin's Creed III. After so much hype has built over the years, can it deliver a satisfying conclusion to this saga? I've beaten it, and here's my review. Keep in mind that this is MY review. Your opinion may very well differ from mine. Also, fair warning, this will contain mild spoilers from earlier games in the series. Keep that in mind as well. Story Okay... have a lot to go through... So you play as Desmond Miles (voiced by Nolan North), a bartender who comes from a bloodline of Assassin's, men and women who fight for freedom against the Templars, who seek to achieve world peace through control and the destruction of free will. Desmond is kidnapped by a company known as Abstergo Industries, a front for the modern day Templars, and put into a machine called the Animus, a machine that lets one relive the lives of their ancestors, so that the Templars can locate the Pieces of Eden, ancient bits of technology left behind by a powerful race that came before humans, and achieve the power to control everything. After living through the memories of Altair during the Crusades, Desmond breaks out of Abstergo and enters the Animus once again to get himself trained in how to be a true Assassin. He does this by reliving the memories of Ezio, an italian Assassin who existed during the Italian Renaissance. Now, after so much training and searching, Desmond is entering the Animus one last time, reliving the memories of Native American Assassin Connor during the American Revolution, so that he can find a key to opening an ancient door to find a device that can stop the world from ending on December 21st, 2012. You get all that? So yeah, needless to say, the story is somewhat convoluted, and despite a small intro before the game to get people caught up, you REALLY need to have played the other home console games to get what's going on. As for the story itself, it's pretty darn good. We spend more time with Desmond than ever before, which was needed since this is his final game in the series, and we get to finally see him grow into an Assassin. Connor's story manages to avoid feeling like a rehash of the stories of Altair and Ezio, bringing his own unique character and growth to the story, and while I feel that Ezio was still the best out of the main characters in the series, Connor is a strong addition to the bloodline of Assassins. Sometimes the story lacks the focus that Ezio's story through ACII to Revelations had, but for the most part, Connor's story is easy to follow, and begins to get intense as the game goes on. Towards the end of his story arc, things come to a head in a very intense, gripping, and thrilling climax that lasts for about an hour's worth of missions. Connor's story, being introduced and closed in the same game unlike Altair and Ezio, is resolved and feels like it did its part. And when we see the ending to Desmond's story... oh boy, it's disappointing. The game just stops. There is very little explaination, no choice in what we can do given that options are provided to the character, and after the final action is made, the game just stops, and the credits roll. Overall, despite being strong on the way through, the story really trips up at the very end, where it needed to be the strongest. Gameplay Of course, what matters most in a game is NOT its story, but its gameplay. And Assassin's Creed III, much like ACII did, has rebuilt almost the entire structure of gameplay from the ground up. The biggest complaint people had about Brotherhood and Revelations was the lack of innovation, that they were too similar to ACII. That certainly isn't an issue here, as damn near everything has been changed about how you play, from new controls to, new animations, to new fighting systems, to new sidequests. If you want a fresh new experience, you will definitely find it in ACIII. Combat is vastly improved, rewarding players for keeping on their toes and reacting to whatever the situation may throw at them. More mechanics are added, including tall grass and corner hiding, that makes these stealthy Assassins feel more stealthy than ever before. Everything is polished up here to deliver the best possible experience. There is a LOT to do in this game, believe me. Liberating sections of Boston and New York from Templar control, building your own group of Assassin's, building up your home to give yourself supplies and trade with merchants to improve your funds, search underground systems, find pages to create new inventions and weapons, search for treasure, and that's just scratching the surface. ACIII also includes naval missions, where you take control of your own ship and explore and fight on the seas. This is easily one of the best boating sims I've ever played, and despite not being featured prominantly in the main story, it provided some of the highlights of the game. The multiplayer feature from Brotherhood and Revelations makes a return, and is just as fun as it was before. Presentation One term I used to describe this game earlier is "polished." The gameplay is refined, the visuals are refined, and it runs at a steady framerate even with hundreds of characters on screen at once. So this is why I was so surprised at how BUGGY this game is. I'd sink into the ground on occasion, rifles would float in the air, guards would start attacking me despite having done nothing to provoke any action against me. The game is strong in the graphics department, but stuff like that really does detract from the experience. The game has a strong soundtrack as per usual with the AC franchise, which has some of the most underrated and underappreciated music in gaming today in my opinion. Verdict So in the end, I though Assassin's Creed III was: Great!! The gameplay is polished and refined for the better, it is the strongest in the series in terms of visuals, it has a great soundtrack, there is a lot to do, and it introduces and closed the newest Assassin's story with great skill. However, it is also surprisingly buggy, its story is pretty unneededly complicated, and the end of Desmond's story is, for lack of a better word, very disappointing. It's still an incredibly fun game and definitely worth picking up if you're a fan of AC, but in my mind, ACII is still the game to beat. Maybe in a few years, ACIV will be able to accomplish that. So, have you played Assassin's Creed III on the PS3 or 360? What did you think? Was I too harsh or too lenient? Did I miss anything? Let me know. baylaust out.

I had figured we had reached a point where anyone can be a gamer, and not need to be called a "girl gamer" or something like that. I figured that anyone could pick up and play something and have a good time, and that this was what a gamer is. Guess I was mistaken.

Tery slowly unwrapped his arms from around his knees, giving thought to what Pacifica had said to him. Concentrate on the things I don't want to hurt...? Will that really work? I guess it's worth trying... Tery began to feel a little bit better. He wasn't perfect by any means, but he was certainly in a better place than he was a few moments ago. He whispered, more to himself than anything, "Okay... I'll try..." He placed his hands on either side of him, pressed down on the sand beneath him. He turned to look again at Pacifica. The tide rose rapidly due to the happiness she felt, and the water was reaching her ankles. Tery watched as her eyes closed, she tilted her head back, and sighed with content. No one has ever reached out to me like that before... The small beginning of a smile crept onto Tery's lips. "...thanks, Pacifica." Tery then pushed himself off the ground and onto his feet. "Well, I guess we should go back now... or I can go alone, if you want to stay... or if you want to go first, I can..." Tery realized how stupid he probably sounded, and proceeded to turn and begin to walk back to Pacifica's cabin.

I'm scared of what will happen when you get to "Hey, baylaust, click on this thread."

A day of moving stuff with my mom? Today couldn't get any better.