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[Bianca]

OMG!! ok Nav I got some questions for you.

@ Nav: How old are you? What's your favorite color? Do you still have feelings even if your partly a robot? :dance:

[sunnstar]

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THIS TOPIC WILL BE CLOSING IN EXACTLY ONE WEEK. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CHARACTERS! AFTER THAT, YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT IN AGONIZED SUSPENSE FOR THE END OF VOLUME 5.

THINK CAREFULLY! AND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, ASK LEE OR NAV SOMETHING!!

~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

GAHWHYYYYYYYYYY

[AnDrEa]

--> ATTENTION!! <--

THIS TOPIC WILL BE CLOSING IN EXACTLY ONE WEEK. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CHARACTERS! AFTER THAT, YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT IN AGONIZED SUSPENSE FOR THE END OF VOLUME 5.

THINK CAREFULLY! AND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, ASK LEE OR NAV SOMETHING!!

~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

GAHWHYYYYYYYYYY

that was what I was thinking when I read that!!!! ok let me think *ponders*
ok I know!

Aurora: -do u miss your family a lot or u've get used to it or what?
-have you ever thought about going anywhere fun sice everything happenned like an amusement park, parties, concerts, idk anywhere...?

Nav: -why do you have to be so cool!?
-what was the first accident u've ever had?
-were you very mischievous when you were a kid?
-do you like music? if so, what kind?
-do u have any brothers or sisters? how big is your family?
-have you always wanted to become what you r now? :P

Lee: -when is your birthday?
- have you always loved April?
-what's your favorite colour?
- what's the best memory you have?
- if you could choose what especies you'd like to be, what would it be?

F. Libby: -If you could turn back time would you return to the moment sheen helped you escape and stay?

F. Carl: now that you've grown up, do you own llamas?


and I think that's it!, there are a lot, but you said we had to ask cuz this topic was closing! ^_^ :P


o:) Andre o:)

[loopin]

OOO!! I WANNA TALK TO LEE!!!
Lee... if you could have anything or be anyone for one day, what would you want, or who would you be???

[CraazyOne]

NAV: Out of all the money and priceless posessions you've stolen, which is your favorite? :lol: What is your greatest fear?

Dang, I can't think of anything right now...


~Rach~

[sunnstar]

Lee: If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be and why?

Nav: What is your greatest regret?

IDK, I think they might be better switched around.

DJ: If a genie popped out of a lamp and gave you one wish, what would it be and why?

[AnDrEa]

DJ: If a genie popped out of a lamp and gave you one wish, what would it be and why?

Dictator Jimmy doesn't believe in genies! lol :P


o:) Andre o:)

[Mara=^.^=]

Aurora: -do u miss your family a lot or u've get used to it or what?
-have you ever thought about going anywhere fun sice everything happenned like an amusement park, parties, concerts, idk anywhere...?

AURORA: I don't think it's ever really possible to "get used to" the death of your family. Granted, I don't think about it every waking moment, but it's always there, somewhere deep inside me.

As far as entertainment is concerned, that hasn't exactly been my priority these past ten years. Not to mention that galactic concerts are mind-blowingly expensive, and the theme parks are just a ripoff. If you've seen one six-armed three-headed green alien trying to sell cotton candy at jacked up prices, you've seen 'em all.

April and I have gate-crashed a couple of really obnoxious high-end parties in our day. There's nothing like barging in on a bunch of fat rich snobs and putting a few rounds into the upholstery. The best parties I've been to, though, are the ones kept under the radar. They only happen a couple times a year, when the lowest, dirtiest scumbags crawl out of whatever hole they've been hiding in to get together and get stark raving drunk. They're highly illegal, but they're the best place to pick up information since you don't have to deal with bureaucratic red tape or any kind of normal inhibitions. They're pretty much a crime against all intelligent life, but they're extremely useful if you play your cards right. If you want reliable information, consult the criminals. That's rule number 1.

~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[Mara=^.^=]

(MARA WARNING: THIS RESPONSE CONTAINS NAV'S CHILDHOOD STORY AND IS ACTUALLY KIND OF DARK. IT ALSO HAS 1 SORT-OF SWEAR WORD. READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION)

Nav: -why do you have to be so cool!?
-what was the first accident u've ever had?
-were you very mischievous when you were a kid?
-do you like music? if so, what kind?
-do u have any brothers or sisters? how big is your family?
-have you always wanted to become what you r now? :P

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NAV: (shrugging) I guess whatever mighty, superintelligent, incredibly talented higher power created me just saw fit to make me this way. ;)

Hmm...the first accident I ever had, if I recall my parents' stories, was when I was a year old and I climbed out of my crib and fell down the heating vent. The first I actually remember, however, was when I was about 6 or 7 and I broke into the school mechabiochemistry lab, mixed a few things together, and they blew up in my face.

So ya, I guess you could say I was mischievous, if by mischievous you mean "constantly in trouble with every teacher and the hero of my entire class". Of course, education was a bit weird on Numeria. Boys and girls went to separate schools, and religion was imposed upon students very strictly. My teachers' hypocrisy really bothered me - they lectured us about rules and religious codes and then broke those same rules on a daily basis - so I spent most of my childhood acting out, trying to prove to the world just how ludicrous the whole system was.

Over time, though, it became staggeringly clear to me that my efforts were nothing more than a waste of energy. One by one, all of my friends adopted the religious doctrine and became the same pompous, humorless lackeys that I had spent my childhood loathing. Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against religion - just the institutionalized use of religion to herd the masses into a meaningless, rule-driven existence controlled by an elite few. I refuse to follow laws set out by a bunch of hypocrites that aren't even written anywhere in our holy book. It just really pisses me off. Now that I think about it, it's really the only thing that pisses me off. :lol:

Anyway, I guess I didn't set out to become the seventh most notorious criminal in the galaxy. I mean, does anyone ever really set out to do something like that? I just can't picture some kid coming out and saying, "gee, Mommy, I think I'd like to be a hunted criminal when I grow up! Wouldn't that be fun?!" Circumstances just got out of control.

It all started when I was about 16. I was walking home one day after Shaha'da class (where we were taught to memorize the laws of our holy book) and I witnessed something that pretty much spun my life forever. On the street leading to my home, I came upon a young woman who had just been caught stealing some bread from the local bakery. It turns out that her husband had abandoned her because she had only been able to have female children, and now she and her two little daughters were starving.

Since you don't know anything about Numerian religion, let me clarify: women are nothing more than possessions in the eyes of our culture. They have no rights, no voice, and most are treated worse than dogs. They can't work, they can't attend school past a certain point, and they are usually married off extremely young and spend their lives taking care of their husbands' every whim and desire. Of all the things I can't stand about Numeria, that's the worst. In addition, any crime committed by a woman is considered a capital offense. In other words, stealing that loaf of bread was a crime punishable by death.

The religious police killed that poor woman right in front of her two children, and then left them abandoned on the street to fend for themselves.

Something in me just couldn't take it anymore. I almost lost it. Every time I saw that woman's dying face I pictured the face of my little sister, and my mind flashed forward ten or fifteen years. I thought, what if she gets married off to some drunken wife-beater, and I can't do anything to help her? What if she somehow breaks a rule and ends up getting executed? How can I let my sister live on a planet where they'd kill a woman for trying to save the lives of her own children?

You see, my little sister is pretty much an angel in Numerian form. I practically worship that kid. She's like straight out of those bad Earth movies where a lovely maiden goes out and sings in the woods and all the wildlife flocks to be with her. She's innocence and sweetness all bundled up and tied with a bow. I would give her anything, do anything for her. It's actually kind of pathetic. If she asked me to jump off a cliff, I'd say "which one?". Numeria wasn't the place for someone like her. I decided the best thing I could do for her was to give her a chance at a different kind of life.

So, the next night, I carried my sleeping little sister out of her room. I found the two little girls whose mother had been murdered, and I took them with me too. The four of us snuck aboard an old cargo ship, and I hotwired the system. I'll admit that I might have read a couple hundred textbooks in the mecha-chem lab when I was supposed to be memorizing doctrine. :lol: Fifteen minutes later we were in space.

All of this took some explaining to my sister, but being 8 years my junior she wasn't particularly opposed to a big space adventure with her brother. Not that it was going to be a big space adventure. I already had a course of action set out.

I took my sister and the orphan girls to Mejair, which is a planet that I chose deliberately for its matriarchal system. The women make the rules on Mejair, so I knew my sister would never be forced into the powerless life she would have had on Numeria. I stayed there for about a year while my sister grew acclimated to life on the new planet. It came as no surprise to me how quickly she adapted. Then again, I always knew she was destined for great things.

As soon as she was well-established, I left Mejair and returned to Numeria. Living on another planet for a year had made it blindingly clear to me just how despicable Numeria was. Somewhere in the boiling cess-pool of hatred and anger that was otherwise known as my brain, a thought formulated. It went something like, "You think THAT'S stealing? You don't know the meaning of the word".

After that, I went on a bit of a crime spree on Numeria. I stole anything and everything owned by the government, each time leaving some kind of note or message DARING them to catch me. If God was on their side, I argued, then surely they should be able to apprehend me easily. Their growing frustration each time I escaped filled me with the worst kind of glee. Finally, after publically exposing their helplessness for a final time, I made an announcement. I would continue stealing from anyone and everyone until I amassed enough money to BUY Numeria and end this ridiculous regime once and for all. Then I blew up the religious headquarters and the local police establishment.

That was it for me and my home planet. I've never gone back since. The good news, however, is that I'm about two thirds of the way there in terms of money. Maybe I'll exile those pompous idiots to Mejair once I own Numeria :D

Let's end this rolicking good tale on a positive note, shall we? ...My favorite music. I have to say, I enjoy a good love song. Mejair has some great ones.


~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[loopin]

WOW.... Nav, you have officialy been bumped up to my 2end favorite OC.

[Mara=^.^=]

Lee: -when is your birthday?
- have you always loved April?
-what's your favorite colour?
- what's the best memory you have?
- if you could choose what species you'd like to be, what would it be?

LEE: I was born in the morning hours on the 1st day of the 7th moon, which is considered an inauspicious time to be born by the more superstitious among us. However, this has never particularly bothered me. My favorite color is green, which incidentally is the most common favorite color on Planet Gorlock.

Yes, I have always loved April. I have known her since I was a very small child. We were both born in the same village, and since she was slightly older than me, she took me under her wing. Her father was a General and so she learned all manner of fighting techniques and hunting skills before the rest of us. The two of us used to spend hours play-fighting or discussing subjects that I can now only half remember. Other times we would pretend to be married, and the other Gorlock boys would torment me endlessly about it. Nevertheless, some of my best memories were of the games we used to play.

I admired April so much - she was so strong and capable, everything I felt that I was not. In addition to these traits, she also exhibited compassion - something she always thought of as a weakness. It has become clear to me, though, that this is the one aspect of Gorlock society that is flawed. Compassion is not always a weakness. It is, in my opinion, her best trait.

However, as we grew up, April's natural talents in the art of warfare meant that we were able to spend less and less time together. Our days of childhood happiness slipped away bit by bit, no matter how much I tried to hold onto them. She began to take on more leadership roles, and any chance I had of telling her how I felt disappeared. You cannot just stroll up to your superior and proclaim that sort of thing.

Aurora showing up alleviated the problem for awhile. The three of us were able to, how do you say, "hang out" and have a very good time. When the girls joined the rebellion two years later, however, it spelled the end of my daily companionship with April. She was gone much of the time, and I spent my days following my father's wishes to become a cultural expert.

Of course, whenever April returned I was greeted warmly, but I felt a rift grow between us as I tried harder and harder to conceal my feelings, and she spent more and more time away. Then she met Nav and I knew it was too late to ever tell her. I would not dream of ruining her happiness for my own interests.

...

I do not think I would like to be any other species. I mean, who would not want to be a Gorlock?


~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[sunnstar]

Yes, I have always loved April. I have known her since I was a very small child.

Thanks Mara! I was gunna ask that question.

Er, are you gunna answer my questions? =)

Wow, Nav's and Lee's stories were both incredibly spectacular. You didn't happen to think of this off the top of your head, did you?

[CraazyOne]

*finally starts breathing again*

Wow, Mara, just WOW. Nav is more my hero than ever now! :thumbsup: Isn't he everyone's hero? ;)

And I loved Lee's story too. Poor guy... April HAS to see how much he cares!

~Rach~

[Mara=^.^=]

Er, are you gunna answer my questions? =)

Wow, Nav's and Lee's stories were both incredibly spectacular. You didn't happen to think of this off the top of your head, did you?

Yes, I am. I'm just doing them out of order :lol:

And actually, I DID think those up off the top of my head. I sat down, looked at the questions, and thought, "how can I compose a response that fits in these questions naturally?" And thus these two little short stories were born.

I'm actually quite proud of Nav's. I had no idea Nav had a little sister until andrea asked me. Then it all became spectacularly clear not only what had happened to him as a kid, but why he steals in the first place. He's way more altruistic than I originally thought. Thanks andrea! :thumbsup:

~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[sunnstar]

LOL oh.

Aaah. They did kind of have a "offthetopofmyhead" look to them.

When did Nav EVER mention he had a little sister? I MISS SO MANY LITTLE DETAILS.

[AnDrEa]

(MARA WARNING: THIS RESPONSE CONTAINS NAV'S CHILDHOOD STORY AND IS ACTUALLY KIND OF DARK.)

darn Mara you meant it when you you said you wanted us to ask things to lee and nav! you musthave been dying to write that and post it here! lol



o:) Andrea o:)

[Mara=^.^=]

F. Libby: -If you could turn back time would you return to the moment sheen helped you escape and stay?

F. Carl: now that you've grown up, do you own llamas?

FUTURE LIBBY: No, I don't think I would. I don't wanna relive that moment. Besides, I'd like to think that things turned out the way they did for a reason, and that somehow things'll work out between me 'n Sheen.

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FUTURE CARL: Um...well...no, but um...I work taking care of the bots, so I wouldn't have time for llamas.


~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[Mara=^.^=]

LOL oh.

Aaah. They did kind of have a "offthetopofmyhead" look to them.

When did Nav EVER mention he had a little sister? I MISS SO MANY LITTLE DETAILS.

I hope "offthetopofmyhead" is a good thing. ^_^

And Nav never mentions he has a little sister in TOSOT. Only in response to this question...mostly because I didn't know he had a sister until I wrote this :lol: I mean, I always knew that Nav left Numeria because of the religion, but andrea's question helped me develop the circumstances a little more.

~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[CraazyOne]

:lol: Well, I like that side-story with Nav and his little sister. Thanks, Andrea, for asking that question!

~Rach~

[Mara=^.^=]

OMG!! ok Nav I got some questions for you.

@ Nav: How old are you? What's your favorite color? Do you still have feelings even if your partly a robot? :dance:

NAV: I'm 24, my favorite color is anything that can be sold for large sums of money, and I'm a souless robotic shell devoid of any emotions. Jeez, what do you think? Of course I have feelings! I'm offended that you could even ask a question like that. ...Just kidding. :lol:

Interesting fact though: because part of my liver is robotic, and I have nanites in my digestive system, I can drink a ridiculous amount of alcohol and not even get drunk in the slightest. Top THAT. ^_^


~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =