text: Batman Begins As a young boy, Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of him - a trauma that leads him to become obsessed with revenge. But the opportunity to avenge his parents' deaths is cruelly taken away from him by fate. Fleeing to the East, where he seeks counsel with the dangerous but honorable ninja cult leader known as Ra's Al-Ghul, Bruce returns to his now decaying Gotham City, which is overrun by organized crime and other dangerous individuals manipulating the system. Meanwhile, Bruce is slowly being swindled out of Wayne Industries, the company he inherited. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, along with a prototype armored suit, leads him to assume a new persona, one which will strike fear into the hearts of men who do wrong; he becomes Batman! In the new guise, and with the help of rising cop Jim Gordon, Batman sets out to take down the various nefarious schemes in motion by individuals such as mafia don Falcone, the twisted doctor/drug dealer Jonathan 'The Scarecrow' Crane, and a mysterious third party who is quite familiar with Wayne and waiting to strike when the time is right. Special Features: Inner Demons Comic Batman: The Journey begins Shaping Mind and Body Batman: The Tumbler Gotham City Rises Saving Gotham City Genesis of the Bat Confidential Files The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan returns to direct the follow up to his own 2005 blockbuster 'Batman Begins', with Christian Bale once again suited up as 'The Dark Knight'. Gotham City, previously a playground for organised crime and petty thieves, has been cleaned up under the ever watchful eye of Batman. With the continued help of Lt James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and determined District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman continues to round up the remaining criminals plaguing it. As the opening sequence quickly shows, a new threat has emerged. The Joker! Brought to life again, this time by the late Heath Ledger (Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner). With his eerie grin and wicked laugh, mixed with psychotic madness, he unleashes a new danger to the people of Gotham amidst all his chaos. As Batman struggles to bring the madman to justice, his alter-ego Bruce Wayne is caught in a love triangle as Rachel Dawes' (Maggie Gyllenhaal) relationship with Harvey Dent grows stronger. Knowing that Harvey may be the 'White Knight' required to bring continued peace to Gotham, Batman hopes that for the last time his skills and arsenal of equipment will be needed to stop the crazed villain before the city falls back into turmoil! - (Michael Woodhall) Special Features: Gotham Uncovered - How Christopher Nolan and his team developed the new Bat-suit and Bat-pod and composer Hans Zimmer musically characterized The Joker's reign of chaos Behind the Film - Including stunt staging, filming in IMAX and the new bat suit and bat pod The Dark Knight IMAX Scenes - View these 6 action-packed sequences Gotham Tonight - 6 episodes of Gotham Cable's premier news programme The Galleries - Poster art and production stills The Dark Knight Rises It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act. But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane. Special Features: The Batmobile - Witness all five Bat mobiles together for the first time in history. Dive deep into every aspect of the most awe-inspiring pinnacle of technology as the most awe-inspiring weapon in birth and evolution of this technological marvel and cultural icon The Prologue: High-Altitude Hijacking - Ending the Knight - See how Christopher Nolan and his filmmaking team staged the film's high-flying opening sequence Return to the Batcave - Witness the reconstruction of the Batcave with time-lapse photography Beneath Gotham - Director Christopher Nolan and the production designers discuss the design and build of Bane's lair The Bat Pod - Director Christopher Nolan gives Batman a new mode of transportation in The Dark Knight Rises Batman Vs. Bane - The filmmakers and actors reveal how they planned and shot the epic fight sequence between Batman and Bane Armory Accepted - See how special effects and a miniature unit were used to simulate the demolition drop of the Tumbler through the ceiling Gameday Destruction - The filmmakers describe the production plan that went into executing the jaw-dropping demolition sequence at Gotham Stadium Demolishing a City Street - Learn how a series of practical special effects were used to simulate the complete destruction of a city street The Pit - The filmmakers explain the design and construction of two giant, vertical sets: the underground prison and the well The Chant - Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer discuss the creation of the chant that formed the basis of the scores The War on Wall Street - Get a glimpse behind the coordination and production of the epic battle for Gotham City Race to the Reactor - Watch how the filmmakers orchestrated the film's climactic chase sequence with multiple Tumblers and the Batpod The Journey of The Dark Knight Character - Get insight into story and thematic choices that structured the final chapter of Bruce Wayne's journey as Batman. Supported by interviews with Christopher Nolan, Jonah Nolan and David Goyer Gotham's Reckoning - The filmmakers reflect on their reinvention of Bane and all the elements that went into making him Batman's most lethal enemy and his wardrobe A Girls Gotta Eat - The filmmakers discuss the challenge of bringing an iconic character to life, detailing the acting choices, fashion, training and her tactical-ego of Catwoman Shadows and Light in Large Format - Discover the philosophy and methodology of capturing The Dark Knight Rises on the grand canvas of Imax film. The End of a Legend - The filmmakers give their final thoughts on working on The Dark Knight Rises and what it was like to be a part of Trailer Archive


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Truthfully, I suggest you just skip doing the test. I know of too may people who get false readings from it and it really doesn't tell you if you have full conversion.
Not sure, but there is no dye added to either. CVS lists the ingredients for both and Iodine tincture contains pure iodine and sodium iodine while decolorized iodine contains potassium iodine only. My guess is the answer is no since potassium iodine probably has different properties.

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Classic Mac OS compatibility
Mac OS X Server runs classic Mac OS apps via the Blue Box: a virtual machine that runs an actual copy of Mac OS 8.x. The user experience is not unlike connecting two computers to the same monitor. Switching from Mac OS 8.x in Blue Box to Mac OS X Server's UI is a full-screen affair in which the current environment takes over the screen completely.
Mac OS X promises a "transparent" Blue Box, but in DP2 it seems that "transparent" is merely a description of the desktop background, not the user experience. DP2 includes the same Mac OS virtual machine application used in Mac OS X Server ("MacOS.app"), but it also includes a newer version ("Classic.app") that is essentially MacOS.app with the desktop background rendered invisible.
What this means is that DP2 has to go through the same rigmarole of installing a disk image containing an actual, complete copy of classic Mac OS (9.0 in DP2), launching Mac OS from that image, (complete with startup screen, the marching line of extensions, etc.), and then running classic applications within that environment. The Mac OS 9.0 disk image installation only has to happen once. The classic Mac OS startup process has to happen once per reboot. Once Classic.app is running, classic Mac OS applications appear to coexist peacefully on the same screen with native apps in DP2. From a convenience standpoint, you can see why the Blue Box is a stopgap measure, and not something that Apple plans to rely on for long.
A closer look reveals some major quirks in the Blue Box implementation. First and foremost, classic apps use the classic Mac OS menu bar and apple menu when they're in the foreground. All your old friends are there: Calculator, Chooser, the Control Panels folder, and so on. Items installed in the Mac OS 9.0 System Folder modify the menu bar as usual: the Mac OS 9.0 clock is there, "system wide" menus created by third-party extensions appear, all exactly as you'd expect in Mac OS 9.0.
But switch to an application running outside the classic environment and you're in for a shock. Gone are any alterations to the menu bar created by the classic environment. Gone is the familiar Apple menu, replaced by Mac OS X's very different and totally unrelated Apple menu. Even the traditional rounded menu bar corners are gone, replaced by square edges.
The following screenshots illustrate the differences. The applications being run are the AppleScript "Script Editor" application included with Mac OS 9.0, and the native Mac OS X port of "Script Editor" which is included in DP2. I don't think anyone would have trouble differentiating even these two (ostensibly) identical applications running in the two environments.
|The Apple menu when a classic app is in the foreground
|The Apple menu in Mac OS X
Rounding off menu bar corners is the least of Mac OS X's UI problems. The entire backwards compatibility strategy of running classic apps on an actual installation of classic Mac OS precludes the level of elegance users have come to expect from Mac OS. As jarring as the magically-changing menu bar is, I'm hard-pressed to come up with a more viable alternative that does not break classic apps. Classic applications simply expect to be in a traditional Mac OS environment right down to the smallest detail. MacOS.app and Classic.app provide this environment, but the price for the ultimate in backwards compatibility is a severe fracture in the UI.
In my estimation, this is far and away the most serious problem facing Mac OS X, from both a technological and a marketing standpoint. In the long run, classic applications will give way to Carbonized versions which do not suffer from any of these UI problems. But how long will that take? Will it keep users from upgrading to Mac OS X when its released? Or is the strategy not to release Mac OS X until every application is Carbonized? With Mac OS X's ever-changing release schedule, it often seems that way.
On a brighter note, many things that were once thought to be big stumbling blocks for classic compatibility have turned out better than expected.
Performance for classic apps is completely acceptable, subjectively. Other reviews have benchmarked the classic environment at 80%-95% of the speed of native Mac OS 9.0, and I'm sure it will only get better as development continues. This highlights the fact that the classic environment is not an emulation layer at all in the sense that it does not translate executable code from one instruction set to another. Classic apps run directly on the PowerPC processor very much as they would in native Mac OS 9.0, but with the "dangerous" operations (memory allocation, addressing, etc.) going through another layer of abstraction. Classic.app and MacOS.app trap such calls and service them behind the scenes using the modern Mac OS X core. Classic apps (and Mac OS 9.0 itself) are none the wiser, and every bit of code executing is native PowerPC. The speed hit comes from the overhead of this extra bit of abstraction.
Compatibility is reasonably good at this stage in development, with most applications running without a hitch. Even the "vMac" Mac Plus emulator ran just fine (see screenshot), providing an opportunity to run a Mac OS emulator inside a Mac OS virtual machine inside a Mac OS application. Games, not surprisingly, are the most problematic. Many refused to even launch in DP2, citing errors in initializing everything from Sound Sprockets to OpenGL.
System 6.0.8 inside Mac OS 9.0 inside Mac OS X DP2.
Stability in the Blue Box (transparent or otherwise) is exactly what you'd expect from any other installation of Mac OS 9.0. Yes, that means that a single classic application can take down every other classic application and even Classic.app itself, but the core of Mac OS X and any non-classic apps are completely safe. Crashing Classic.app is actually harder than it sounds, but freezing it into an unresponsive state is not difficult if you, say, insist on repeatedly trying to launch games from 1988 that expect to directly access the hardware. But redemption is only a "kill" command away (or available via a few clicks on the GUI process manager, for the less CLI-inclined).
Speaking of process management, have a look at the stats for Classic.app (the process name is "TrueBlueEnvironment"):
Oink! Oink! goes the Blue Box. Click to expand
The Blue Box is, to put it bluntly, a total resource pig. And no, that virtual memory size in the expanded screenshot is not a typo. Classic applications run inside what they think is Mac OS 9.0 computer with a gigabyte of real RAM. Classic.app happily snags a virtual chunk of memory that size and lets Mach worry about the details. Incidentally, the screenshot above is from a Mac G3/400 with 256MB of RAM.
As insane as the resource requirements appear to be, having the classic environment idling in the background does not make a dent in the responsiveness of the OS. Perhaps on a machine with less real RAM it would create more of a problem, but having all of Mac OS 9.0 corralled into a single, well-behaved process within the larger Mac OS X environment really does pay off.


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Goblet cells were counted in many localities and the results analysed statistically. The density proved very low, but uniform in the entire Eustachian tube, 10 cells per field, corresponding to 565 cells per mm2. These findings were compared with those from a normal adult autopsy material in which the density in the pharyngeal orifice was high, but gradually decreased towards the tympanic orifice where it was as low as in prematures. It is concluded that a marked postnatal increase in the density in the tubal orifice is abnormal, whereas a physiological increase in density may be expected in the pharyngeal part of the tube.
One premature, intubated for three days, exhibited a very high density in the Eustachian tube, presumably as a consequence of sudden tubal occlusion. The hypertrophic stage of development of the rat mandibular condyle was investigated in 16 and 26-day-old rats by electron microscopy. It was observed that capillaries invaded the lower level of the hypertrophic zone, without any previous chondroclastic resorption of calcified partitions. The partitions surrounding the hypertrophic chondrocytes were not mineralized around their entire circumference at the level of capillary penetration. The capillaries were accompanied by perivascular cells but these showed no similarities to chondroclasts. Multinucleated chondro- or osteoclasts were however present at a lower level of the subchondral area.
It is suggested that there are no inherent differences with respect to the pattern of mineralization and erosion between the epiphyseal growth plate and the developing mandibular condyle. A method is described for estimating the number of nuclei of different cell types in the sheep placenta. These changes correlate with a decrease in volume of the core of the placental villi and increase in umbilical blood flow. Incorporation of Fe55 in vivo was used for verifying on radioautographs the identity of chicken bone marrow cells that are in the process of hemesyntheses.
The method was applied to the study of six placentas of different ages and the results have been correlated with data on the chemical composition and the physiology of the ovine placenta. In agreement with studies of placental DNA content, there is no demonstrable increase in the total number of placental nuclei in the last two months of gestation. However, the number of fetal mesenchymal nuclei decreases and there is a concomitant increase of fetal endothelial nuclei from 80 days to term. Under the experimental conditions all labeled cells may be considered to be linked with erythroid differentiation. They were classified into five maturational stages according to their morphology and capacity for DNA synthesis. Granulocytes were identified by the presence of specific granules.
All mononuclear cells were classified as lymphocytes which had a pachychromatic nucleus, a high nucleocytoplasmic ratio, lacked the capacity for DNA synthesis, and resembled small lymphocytes of the bursa, spleen and bone marrow that bound, in vitro, anti-chicken gamma globulins labeled with I125. Radioautography with H3TdR was used to identify proliferating and non-proliferating members of each cell population. Microridges (MR), also called microvillar ridges, microplicae and cytoplasmic folds, have been noted on many epithelial surfaces.
In the present study we examine the mechanical role that microridges may play in holding mucus to the lumenal surface to the esophagus in the trout Salmo gairdneri. Our findings support the hypothesis that the microridges help hold a protective coat of mucus to the epithelium. In addition, the complex curved or whorled arrangement of microridges appears to facilitate the spread of mucus away from goblet cells.
Twenty-four patients with severe, 24 with moderate, and 24 without heart disease were selected for measurements of systolic time intervals (STI) and blood pressure before and during anesthesia. In all patients anesthesia was induced with thiopental, 4 mg/kg. After tracheal intubation, 12 patients from each heart-disease class received halothane-N2O-O2 (halothane) and 12 patients from each class morphine-d-tubocurarine-N2O-O2 (MS-dTc).
Thiopental increased the pre-ejection period (PEP), decreased left ventricular ejection time (LVET), and accelerated heart rate (HR). These changes were similar in patients with and without heart disease. Halothane and and MS-dTc lowered systolic blood pressure and increased PEP/LVET. With halothane but not with MS-dTc these changes were more pronounced in patients who had heart disease.
Changes of the PEP/LVET ratio during halothane anesthesia were a better discriminating variable among patients without, with moderate, and with severe heart disease than were changes in systolic blood pressure. Lumbar epidural anesthesia was administered to 12 normotensive pregnant ewes.Sign-up now! Login


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2007 Pontiac G6 Sedan Review
Basic competence barely cuts it in cutthroat class
Pontiac G6 Sedan – 2007 Review: For all of GM's newfound focus on product, it seems the Pontiac division has been forgotten. Except for the Solstice, a pale imitation of a Corvette crossed with a Miata, in recent years Pontiac dealers have received nothing in terms of hot new cars. The G5? A better looking Cobalt. The Torrent? An appealing remake of the Equinox. Until the ultra-cool G8 comes for 2008, Pontiac leans on the G6 Sedan to drive the bulk of its sales. Going up against heavy hitters in the most populous segment of all, the Pontiac G6 Sedan proves itself a useful and sometimes entertaining tool but far from class-leading, which is probably why we found a wide selection of test samples at Boston Logan's Alamo lot.
What we Drove
We rented a Liquid Silver Metallic G6 with a Sport Package including a 3.5-liter V6, handsome 17-inch alloy wheels, a lip spoiler, and fog lights. Our $20,920 car also had a roster of equipment including power windows, power door locks with remote keyless entry, power mirrors, and a power height adjuster for the driver's seat. Air conditioning, cruise control, a CD player, and side curtain airbags rounded out the list of interior amenities, giving our G6 everything it needed and nothing it didn't. Every G6 also comes with a five-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty. We drove the car 600 miles in New England, round-trip from Boston to Cape Cod and the south-central coast of Maine.
Equipped with the mid-grade powertrain choice, a 3.5-liter V6 connected to a four-speed automatic transmission, the Pontiac G6 Sedan's calling card is fuel efficiency. The engine, delivering 224 horsepower to the front wheels, is gutsy enough but not as strong or refined as the primary competitors'. The trade-off is good fuel economy: we averaged 25.7 mpg during our trip, smack in the middle of the EPA's 20 mpg city and 28 mpg highway rating. The four-speed automatic is down a cog or two on the competition, but we rarely found it detrimental to the G6's drivability because it's geared to deliver lively off-the-line acceleration.
Appropriately, since Pontiac is assigned the position of GM's performance division, the G6 Sedan features a firm, controlled ride with little squat, dive, and roll when accelerating, braking, and turning. The brake pedal is responsive and easy to modulate, too, and our test sample's Sport Package replaced the standard, lifeless electrically-assisted steering with a reasonably quick conventional hydraulic unit. Though not quite fun to drive, the G6 is well balanced, successfully masking its inherent forward weight bias but never quite feeling playful in the manner of, say, a Mazda 6. Big bumps can unsettle the G6, but smaller anomalies get soaked up by the suspension and relatively long wheelbase.
In a rear crash, passengers will appreciate the large head restraints perched atop the back seat, but when they're not in use they block visibility. Since the G6 Sedan's rear window is steeply raked and the deck is tall, this can make relying on the giant side mirrors almost a necessity when backing up. Forward visibility is excellent, and blind spots are almost non-existent thanks to the large, triangular side mirrors. The rear roof pillars are not wide enough to make reversing from slanted parking spaces difficult.
Fun to Drive
A firm suspension, wide 17-inch wheels, responsive four-wheel-disc brakes, and a punchy engine are important ingredients in a sport sedan, but do not a sport sedan make. The Pontiac G6 is a respectable and roomy four-door, and could even be called entertaining at times, but GM has a ways to go before people who love the journey as much as the destination clamber from behind the G6's wheel and proclaim it to be a fun car to any and all who will listen.
Front Comfort
The fundamentals for excellent front seat comfort are in place within the Pontiac G6. The seats are nicely shaped, with good bolstering for sides and thighs. The driver's chair comes with power height adjustment and a manual lumbar support, the steering wheel is tilt and telescopic, the upper door panel sill is soft to touch and friendly to elbows, and the upholstery is a durable twill fabric. So what's the problem? Thinly padded armrests that are placed too low for comfort, a urethane steering wheel with an oddly shaped rim, and a door sill that is too high for long-distance comfort compromise the experience.
Rear Comfort
All that's missing to optimize rear seat comfort in the Pontiac G6 is a center fold-down armrest. This sedan features plenty of leg room, decent foot and toe room, adequate thigh support, and a supportive seat cushion. Kids won't like the views of the door panels, and they'll have a tough time reaching the cupholders when wearing seatbelts, but the twin storage nets on the backs of the front seats can hold all manner of coloring books, Game Boys and portable DVD players.
Interior Noise
Wind noise isn't as much an issue with the Pontiac G6 Sedan as is road roar. There's little isolation from the suspension and tires, though our test sample was squeak and rattle free with 21,000 rental miles on the odometer.
Loading Cargo
Pontiac has given the G6 Sedan an accommodating 14 cu.-ft. trunk, but the opening is small and the liftover height to clear the bulging rear bumper is substantial. Plus, the lid is supported by gas-filled struts, and closing it is difficult because Pontiac forgot to include any sort of assist handle or grip on the inside of the unfinished, bare-metal lid.
Build Quality
Considering how tight the Pontiac G6's body panel gaps are and the fact that the test sample was from a rental rather than media fleet, we'd say the build quality was quite good. The most egregious exterior problems included warped plastic for the driver's side mirror base and misaligned beltline trim on the driver's side. Inside, the headliner fit above the driver's door was rumpled, the upper right corner of the glove box didn't fit flush with the dashboard, and the chintzy plastic trim on the front passenger door grip was sloppily installed. Otherwise, the G6's assembly quality was easily on par with Honda, Nissan, and Toyota.
Materials Quality
Generally, the materials inside the Pontiac G6 Sedan are good if not class leading. Where many competitors use hard plastic dashboards with airbag seams, the G6 has a soft-touch dash with a seamless airbag cover. The plastic center control panel surround is painted for a matte finish and a pleasing tactile quality, the headliner is a woven mesh fabric, and the twill upholstery looks good and proves durable. The chrome plastic accents and silver plastic décor could be improved and leather wrap for the steering wheel and shift knob would help tremendously, but otherwise we have no complaints.
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With its long wheelbase, sleek roofline, bulbous rear end, protruding snout, and oversize headlights, the Pontiac G6 looks out of balance from several angles and rakishly handsome from others. Striking 17-inch, five-spoke wheels definitely help matters. Inside, the ambiance is dour when the car is equipped with a black interior. The chrome and silver trim helps break the monotony, but what our G6 really needed was a black-over-gray two-tone treatment to lighten up the cabin.
Pontiac needs to put more storage spots into the genuinely functional G6 Sedan. It lacks rear door panel bins, card clips, visor straps, and seat cushion pockets. It has a coin box, a good-size center console bin, large rubber-lined front cupholders, a rubber-lined tray in the dash, an average glove box, and medium-size bins in the front doors. Rear passengers get dual storage nets on the front seatbacks, and two shallow cupholders that deploy from the back of the center console.
Infotainment Controls
Simple and straightforward, the stereo controls in our Pontiac G6 Sedan managed radio and CD functions. The display also showed trip computer data like average fuel economy and distance to empty along with the clock and the outside temperature. The G6 Sedan's programmable features, such as whether the horn chirps when remote locking is used, can also be selected and set using the stereo display and function keys.
Climate Controls
Our relatively basic Pontiac G6 Sedan came equipped with simple manual controls for the climate system with three easy knobs controlling temperature, fan speed, and air flow. Surrounding buttons managed defogging and defrosting features as well as air circulation and the air conditioning.
Secondary Controls
Power window, door lock, and mirror controls are housed right where the driver expects to find them on the left door panel. The power trunk release is also placed here, down low to avoid accidental activation. Cruise controls are on the steering wheel with buttons a little too small for larger fingers. The left stalk controls lights and signals, while the right stalk handles wiper functions. The hazard button is placed prominently on the upper dash near the air vents, and there are dual power ports located next to the lower storage tray. The G6 Sedan is well laid out and exceptionally easy to use.
Pontiac aims the G6 at a wide variety of competing midsize sedans, from the Dodge Avenger, Ford Fusion, and Saturn AURA to the Honda Accord, Nissan Altima, and Toyota Camry. Even the Passat 2.0T is on the G6's list of competitors, and Hyundai's Sonata is the obvious alternative from Korea. Against such formidable foes, we'd rate the Pontiac preferable to the all-new Dodge but down a grade or two from the others on this list.


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It was a HUGE motivator to get better and not to give up.
Bizzy's days of adventure are over for now. The beginning of a new school year is days away. She readjusts to life back home in Kentucky … and life without non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
The memories of her Mediterranean cruise will never be more vivid, so Bizzy captures them in a letter to Make-A-Wish®. She writes a story infused with gratitude, humor and wonder. She leaves nothing out about the people she met and all the historic sites she visited. Each port of call, from the Colosseum in Rome to the Parthenon in Athens, brought her seventh-grade social studies lessons to life.
But there's something Bizzy wants everyone to know: The Make-A-Wish experience made a profound change in her life long before she set sail. The transformation started when she received news that her wish to go on a Mediterranean cruise would come true. She is convinced it helped her recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
"When I first found out, I was about to go into surgery and get my port. This really took some of the pressure off of my first big surgery," Bizzy writes. "It was a HUGE motivator to get better and not to give up and I will never be able to thank you or repay you … I could not have had better encouragement or a more magnificent trip. All there is left to say is don't ever stop granting kids' wishes because you make a huge difference with children and families facing life-threatening illnesses."
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Glad to see you got your wish! My son Adam is now in the planning stages for his wish now that he has had his port removed. He was treated in Cincinnati. In the early days of his battle with non Hodgkin lymphoma (diagnosed May 2011) there was a beautiful little girl in a room up the hall from him. This little girl was so full of life and energy although she was also battling cancer. We watched her playing jokes on the nurses, laughing and just being a kid. She gave us hope that Adams days would get better. Adam had some dark depressing days in the beginning. This beautiful amazing girl would look into his door window and make faces to try to get him to smile. We looked forward to seeing this girl in the hallway. She was always smiling. She had an amazing attitude. This girl would be about your age. The nurses called this amazing child BIZZY. I was just wondering if this is you and to thank you if it was. We never spoke but you gave us hope. God bless you.
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Yes, that in fact is the Bizzy that was at Cincinnati Childrens. She did have an amazing attitude about treatment and her stay. Thank you for writting. Hope all is well and you enjoy your WISH!!!
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Biz,It was so amazing to get to meet you, HUG you, this past weekend in Lexington. I meant what I said, you've helped give me strength to face my new battle. Watching your amazing attitude, spirit and zest for life during a very trying time showed me exactly the young woman that you are...meeting you was such an honor :)Until we talk again,Shay :) xo
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RED SOX: Mike Carp and Jonny Gomes powers Boston past Baltimore Orioles
BALTIMORE >> Held in check by Baltimore's pitchers for 18 consecutive innings, the Boston Red Sox finally played like the highest-scoring team in the major leagues.
Mike Carp and Jonny Gomes homered to back an effective pitching performance by John Lackey, and Boston beat the Orioles 5-4 Saturday to end a five-game losing streak in Baltimore.
After dropping the first two games of the series, the Red Sox fell into an early 2-0 hole before bouncing back. Carp's home run snapped an 18-inning scoring drought in the fourth, and Gomes made it 5-2 in the sixth with a solo shot that chased Baltimore starter Freddy Garcia (3-4).
Every starter except for Jarrod Saltalamacchia got at least one hit, including two by Gomes. Boston finished with nine hits, four for extra bases.
"Us getting shut out's not going to last too long," Gomes said. "We've got some pretty good hitters on this team."
Including Carp, who's been pressed into action at first base since Mike Napoli fell ill in the third inning of Thursday night's game. Napoli was sent back to Boston on Saturday so team doctors can determine why he's been feeling groggy over the past few days.
Carp insisted that the Red Sox didn't come into the game pressing to break out of their offensive funk.
"We don't think about that," he said. "We feel like we're going to mash every day. It just takes one guy to get going, fortunately today it was me. Tomorrow it's going to be another guy and so on and so forth."
The victory increased Boston's lead over second-place Baltimore in the AL East to 21/2 games. The Red Sox lost three games at Camden Yards last September and were 0-2 this season, their longest dry spell in Baltimore since a seven-game stretch in 1969-70.
Lackey (4-5) gave up two runs, seven hits and a walk in seven innings to improve to 12-4 lifetime against the Orioles. It was the right-hander's first win since May 25, even though he's allowed three runs or fewer in nine of his 11 starts this season.
Former Oriole Koji Uehara struck out the side in the eighth and Andrew Bailey gave up a two-run homer to Matt Wieters in the ninth before securing his eighth save.
The game ended when pinch-runner Alexi Casilla took off from first base on a one-out liner to right by Ryan Flaherty. Shane Victorino made the catch without much difficulty and threw out Casilla for the double play.
"Flaherty hit that ball very good," Casilla said. "He crushed it over my head. I kind of started running and looked where Victorino was playing and thought no chance he was going to catch that ball. I guess I kept running. Bad read."
Baltimore's Manny Machado extended his career-high hitting streak to 13 games and hit his major league leading 31st double. Despite the loss, Baltimore has won 13 of its last 18 games against the Red Sox.
The Orioles took a 2-0 lead before Lackey got an out. After Nate McLouth singled off the pitcher's foot and scored on a double by Machado, Nick Markakis singled and Adam Jones drove in a run with an infield hit. Lackey avoided further damage by retiring Wieters and J.J. Hardy with runners at second and third.
"It might have been the key to the game," Boston manager John Farrell said.
Lackey said, "Can't really do much about the first couple guys getting on once they're on, so you just try to minimize it the best you can."
David Ortiz led off the Boston second inning with a liner to center that bounced off the wall and eluded Jones. The husky man known as "Big Papi" legged it out for his second triple this month; the last time Ortiz had two triples in a season was 2006.
With Ortiz on third, Carp drew a walk before Garcia got three straight outs.
The Red Sox ended their season-high scoring drought with a three-run fourth. After Dustin Pedroia singled and Carp homered to tie it, Gomes singled and Stephen Drew ended a 4-for-31 skid with an RBI double.
Pedroia's single came after home plate umpire Jeff Nelson ruled he fouled off a third strike. In reality, Pedroia missed it.
"It was a break for us," Pedroia said. "I just said 'I thought I fouled that.' Then he said, 'Foul ball.' I thought I hit something. It was probably the ground. I don't know."
Boston made it 4-2 in the fifth. Jacoby Ellsbury led off with a single, his first hit in 12 at-bats during this series. He stole second, advanced on a bunt and scored on Pedroia's grounder to shortstop.
Baltimore put runners at the corners with no outs in the bottom half, but Lackey worked out of the jam.
NOTES: Red Sox rookie Jose Iglesias stretched his hitting streak to 16 games, longest by a Boston player this season. ... At the request of Jones, the PA system played WWE theme songs before each plate appearance by the Orioles. ... Jon Lester (14-1 lifetime vs. Baltimore) will start for Boston in the series finale. Miguel Gonzalez (2-0, 2.76 ERA vs. Boston) will start for the Orioles. ... Boston RHP Clay Buchholz hasn't sufficiently recovered from a sore neck and will not start Tuesday against Tampa Bay, Farrell said. Rubby De La Rosa will start in his place if he doesn't pitch in relief before then.


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The United States in March gained 120,000 jobs, disappointing expectations for greater employment growth, while the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 8.2% from 8.3% last month, the Labor Department reported Friday.
However, with the U.S. stock market closed for the Easter and Passover holidays, and the bond market open for just a few hours, reaction to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) jobs report was lackluster.
Bill Gross said on PIMCO's Twitter feed: "What is the quality of new jobs? Almost entirely service & most w/o healthcare & other benefits. America in relative decline."
But in a spot of bright news for the "financial activities" sector, employment was reported up by 15,000 in March, with 11,000 jobs added in credit intermediation, the BLS said. The financial activities unemployment rate is now 5.7% compared with 7.1% a year ago.
Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up in March, with jobs growth of 31,000. "Employment in the industry has grown by 1.4 million since a recent low point in September 2009," the BLS reported.
Economists in a Bloomberg survey had predicted a gain of 205,000 jobs in March, following the creation of 240,000 jobs in February. Employment rose by an average of 246,000 in each of the last three months.
Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, said the BLS report fell far short of expectations, with job growth measuring "a measly" 120,000, the poorest showing in five months, back when the confidence blow over the U.S. ratings downgrade was still hurting economic results.
"Today's numbers will inevitably jump-start fear that the winter spike in job growth was in fact a temporary and weather-driven phenomenon, as we had feared," LeBas said in an analyst note.
The number of long-term unemployed, meaning workers who have been jobless for 27 weeks or longer, was essentially unchanged at 5.3 million in March, the BLS reported. Employment rose in manufacturing, food services and drinking places, and health care, but was down in retail trade.
Government employment saw little change month over month, but for the year, there are nearly 100,000 more government workers than in March 2011. The government unemployment rate now stands at 3.7% compared with 4.0% a year ago.
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|2012-01-14, 00:51
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Selector Infected Shadowverse: An Anime Suki Special!
Selector Infected Shadowverse (sequel to Halloween and Christmas fanfics) starts here!
New Halloween fanfic (sequel to Christmas fanfic) starts here!
Original Christmas fanfic starts here!
August 2014 Edit: The time has come to retire Madoka Magica: Pure Pink Pretty Lovers. I do this with some sadness, but it was a nice run while it lasted. But my passion for this project has dwindled considerably over the past few months, and it is just too time-consuming a project for me to continue with given how I'll likely be much busier in RL pretty soon.
But there is a silver lining here. Now I turn this thread to a general "Triple_R Fanfic Thread", which will enable me to directly share more than just one of my fanfics with the Anime Suki community. The way this will work is that I will update the title of this thread to reflect whatever it is I'm currently working on, and the first post on the thread will contain direct links to the start of whatever it is I'm currently working on.
And what I'm working on now is a Love Live! fanfic called Yuri Halation (click on that to go directly to the start of the fanfic). It is a HonoEri fanfic. It starts in the in-canon time period between the two seasons of Love Live! I intend to have it later run through various in-canon events in Season Two, but I doubt I'll get there any earlier than Chapter 5. My hope is to update this thread about once every couple weeks with more LL! fanfic, but we'll see how it goes. Reader response could be very helpful there, so please read and review.
The idea behind the Madoka Magica: Pure Pink Pretty Lovers fanfic is one that I've been bouncing around in my head for awhile, but it's only now that I've felt up to actually attempting it.
The basic idea behind it is this - I would take the VN/Galge-style narrative, with its diverging romantic routes and numerous alternated endings, and apply it to Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
It would be wrote from the perspective of Madoka (1st Person narration), and would follow the anime narrative closely, except the reader could make choices (mostly verbal) at key moments to shift the story in different directions, and potentially move Madoka into romances with other major characters. Different choices can "raise" or "lower" Madoka's level of affection with different characters, and that can open up (or close off) potential yuri romantic routes. So it's important for readers to keep track of the choices that they make as that will make a big difference later on in the fanfic. You can, of course, read what the results of each choice is, but pay special attention to the results of the choice that you make, as those are the results that will stick with your initial read-through of the fanfic.
Anyway, I hope that this is a fanfic that Madoka Magica, yuri, and VN fans will all enjoy!
Edit 2: Given the length and multiple branches of this fanfic, there is an Index in the Spoiler Space below. This Index will take you directly to the chapters that your choices are leading you to.
Spoiler for Madoka Magica: Pure Pink Pretty Lovers Index:
Edit: And this fanfic has already been partially converted into an actual fan-made VN by computer programming whiz Kimidori! You can find a version including Chapters 1 through 5 here:
New Version:
As for the fanfic itself, here it is...
Pure Pink Pretty Lovers
Chapter 1
"Rise and shine everybody!"
That's what I shout to try to wake my mama up, and help her get started on a bright new day!
... But to be honest, it's also to help me get over the strange dreams I've been having lately.
The latest of these dreams was definitely the most disturbing one. Still, all four of them have left me feeling confused, and wondering what's going on with me.
I'm a young adolescent girl now, and so I know that now's the time in my life when it's normal and healthy to be developing romantic feelings for my peers. I'd always kind of assumed that this meant that I would be attracted to young boys just like my best friends Sayaka and Hitomi seem to be. But my latest dreams have left me thinking that maybe I'm what the school nurse called "lesbian" during a sexual education presentation she made to class a week ago.
I never thought much about romance or getting love-letters or going on dates until recently, since I felt that nobody could like a very ordinary girl like me that way. But that presentation and these four recent dreams have made me think more about it, as I feel like they're saying something important about myself, and maybe even about where my life will be going soon.
In the first of the four dreams, I was wearing this beautiful and elegant pink and white frilly outfit. Sayaka was... fighting something dark and icky, with a sword, and while wearing a blue skirt and a white cape... and she was losing! So I saved her with a few shots of this glistening bow, and caught her while she was falling after she had been knocked back by these monsters. After I caught her, we made eye contact, and... and I felt my chest become tight while Sayaka reached one hand around my shoulder and leaned up to... kiss me? Was she kissing me? I awoke from that dream feeling very hot...
In the second of the four dreams, I was running away from some weird little creatures that were tying to hurt me! They kind of looked like the guy on the Pringles box! ...But without the nice smile. Just when I was cornered into the end of a dark alleyway, I was rescued by this absolutely lovely blonde girl with twisty hair. She smiled at me after she shot off her magical guns to save me. She then gracefully moved towards me, and cupped the side of my face with her hand while gazing into my eyes... Again, my chest felt really tight, and I felt like I was going to burst! Especially when she parted her lips and started to lean her head down towards mine...
In the third of the four dreams, I was fighting alongside this very acrobatic and fast spear-wielding redhead girl in a long-flowing reddish dress! We were fighting against this giant armoured knight of sorts... and it had something to do with saving Sayaka, but I forget what exactly now. During the struggle I managed to deflect away a large spinning wheel with an arrow, just before that wheel would have crashed nastily into this girl in the red dress. She said "Thanks for the save, sweetie" and then quickly pressed her lips against mine before shouting "Now let's finish this, and save Sayaka!". I was totally stunned by the kiss, and I woke up while sweating a lot...
The latest dream was different in that it didn't have anything like a kiss in it, but it did show an entire city, the city that I live in, getting ruined by some large flying monster! One very cool-looking girl was trying to stop it all on her own, and... and I felt such a deep, incredible desire to help her. I felt... attached to her somehow, like I had known her and been close to her in spite of never seeing her before. This cute, fluffy cat-like creature was talking to me, telling me how I could save both her and my home. Just when I accepted his offer, I woke up... and here we are now, with me having woke up my mama, and with me trying to decide which hair ribbon to wear.
Mama pointed towards the red one.
"Isn't it too fancy?" I asked of her, as I didn't want to stand out too much.
"It'll be fine." she responded to me, "Once you give up on your looks, it's all over."
As I look at myself in the mirror after putting the red hair-ribbon on, I have to admit that I liked the way it makes me look. I've always liked very girly things, like pretty dresses and skirts, hair-ribbons, dolls, make-up. Maybe I just love everything girly, including girls themselves?
"It's fine" Mama said to me, as I couldn't hide my concerned look from her, "Your secret admirers will love it."
"I don't have any of those" I replied, forcing a slight smile.
"You should think you do." Mama said back to me, "That's the secret to being a beauty."
As I look at myself in the mirror, I couldn't help but smile as I did think I looked very pretty at least. Not beautiful, really, but hopefully cute. I wonder if Sayaka and Hitomi would agree?
With that thought in the back of my mind, and making me feel kind of anxious, I soon hurried off to the usual place where I meet up with Sayaka and Hitomi to walk with them to school. Thankfully, it was a bright brilliantly blue sunny morning, and that put an added bounce in my step and took a lot of my cares away.
"Good morning!" I shouted loudly to Sayaka and Hitomi, as I finally caught up to them.
I hated making them wait. I hope they won't mind too much!
"You're late, Madoka!" Sayaka shouted back at me, but then she became more pleased as she took notice of my ribbon, "That's a cute ribbon!"
I was glad she liked the ribbon. At the same time, though, I felt just a little bit bashful about it.
"Really?" I asked in returned, "I think it's a bit too showy."
"It's wonderful" Hitomi said in turn, reassuring me.
Hitomi and Sayaka both liking the ribbon made me feel really relieved, and more at ease. We started to playfully race and skip to school, as we all felt great this morning!
"Your mom's great, Madoka" Sayaka said a little later on during our walk to school, "She has good looks and she's so energetic."
"I wish I could be summed up like that" Hitomi interjected.
"That kind of problem you'd love to have, right?" Sayaka asked teasingly in reply.
"I'd like to try getting a love letter some day too" I said, as I started to dream of romance, "It must feel great."
"Oh? You want to turn into a popular cutie like Hitomi?" Sayaka asked of me, "Is that ribbon the first step in your makeover?"
"No!" I exclaimed defensively in reply, as I didn't want to be thought of as a very superficial or shallow girl, "Mama..."
"So you're getting tips on picking up guys from your mom?" Sayaka jokingly asked of me, while she held her chin in her hand and had a sparkle in her eyes, "How rude! That kind of dirty..."
Sayaka then leaped playfully at me with her hands and fingers looking like they were about to tickle me!
"Stop it!" I cried, dodging her leaps as I'm very ticklish!
Sayaka eventually caught me and started lightly tickling me while her hands were wrapped snugly around me. I started laughing and giggling uncontrollably while Sayaka started laughing too. As scary as I find the thought of being tickled, I have to admit it felt good to laugh a little, as it took away some of the tension I had been feeling lately. But some of that tension returned because of what Sayaka said next...
"Oh, you're a cutie-pie!" she exclaimed, as I instinctively tried to wiggle away from her, "But I won't let you wonder off to some guy. Madoka, you're gonna be my wife!"
It was easy to hide how those words made me feel amidst the uncontrollable laughter, but part of me felt unnerved by those words. I know that Sayaka was just joking around, and yet... what she said... oddly appealed to me.
Is that what I really wanted? Do I really want to be another girl's wife? Am I a lesbian?
Part of me was scared of the idea, as I know that not everybody accepts a love of that sort. I didn't want to be thought of as strange, in a bad way. But, as Sayaka's had her body wrapped all over me, I found myself strangely enjoying the feeling of that. What should I say to Sayaka in return? Should I say anything? Should I fight against these frightening feelings that were simmering inside of me, just below the surface? Or should I reveal them to see if they might take me to a happier and more contented place?
Choice 1:
A) Do and say nothing.
B) "...That wouldn't be so bad".
C) "Cut it out, Sayaka! I don't like girls that way!"
Spoiler for A Response:
Spoiler for B Response:
Spoiler for C Response:
The school morning started off pretty well as Saotome-Sensei talked about eggs and guys in a pretty funny way. I felt a bit badly about how her latest relationship clearly hadn't worked out for her, but some of my classmates and I couldn't help but be amused with the way she hinted at all of that.
Saotome-Sensei than introduced the class to a new transfer student.
The new transfer strode into the classroom with such impeccable grace and style! The entire class was immediately in awe of her, and I had to admit that I was too. Her long, dark hair flapped behind her like a majestic flag in the wind. She was only a teenage girl like I am, yet she walked with such confidence, like she was already a successful career woman!
"Wow, she's hot!" Sayaka said towards me.
She definitely did seem very hot...
But then... I recognized something even more important than that. This new transfer student was the same one as the girl I saw in my dream last night!
She stated that her name was Homura Akemi, while saying "Pleased to meet you." She then finished writing her name on the board, and bowed with such picture perfect politeness.
After the class gave her a quick but earnest applause, I was caught completely off-guard by Homura looking directly at me! It made me feel very embarrassed and shy...
Why had this girl appeared in my dreams? Why was she focusing on me like this?! I'm so ordinary looking compared to her...
I felt much more at ease after Homura took her seat, and four of my female classmates started to flock around her desk, asking her a lot of questions. There was a lot I wanted to ask her myself, of course, but I knew that my questions would just make me seem weird, so I decided not to approach her.
Hitomi, Sayaka, and I chatted a bit about Homura, but not for long, as Homura stood out of her desk and started walking towards me.
"Madoka Kaname" she said to me, while her head seemed a bit tilted to the side, "You're the class monitor, correct?"
"... Um..." I responded, as I struggled to find the words to say to this wondrously mysterious girl.
"Bring me to the nurse's office" Homura said to me forcefully.
Looks like I might have messed up there...
I followed behind Homura, as we walked towards the nurse's office. I could sense the eyes of so many fellow Mitakihara students focusing on us, but mainly on Homura of course. It made me feel even more uncomfortable. Still, I tried to put all of that out of my mind as there were some questions I wanted to ask Homura.
"Um..." I began, "How did you know I was the class monitor?"
"Miss Saotome told me" Homura responded, after a brief pause.
"Oh!" I replied excitedly, feeling like I at least was managing to properly break the ice with Homura, "Well, the nurse's office..."
But before I could finish, Homura had made the correct turn without needing any direction from me.
"Here, right?" Homura said, while looking down the correct hallway.
"Yeah..." I confirmed, while puzzled over how Homura knew this.
"Wow, I didn't expect you to know where it was." I said, amazed at how mysterious Homura was!
But Homura said nothing to that, and just kept walking. Homura seemed so interesting! I wanted to talk with her more, so after a tense pause, I forced myself to say more to her.
"Akemi-san..." I began
"Call me Homura" she said to that.
"Homura-chan..." I said, starting to focus on that strange name.
"What?" she asked at the sound of me saying her name.
"Well... Um..." I replied, "That's an unusual name!"
That didn't come out quite right. I didn't want her to take it as an insult! So I sought to make it clear what I really meant.
"I mean, not like it's weird or anything!" I said to reassure her, "It's just cool!"
After I said that, Homura suddenly stopped, and swivelled around to face me!
That forced me to a stop as well.
"Madoka Kaname" Homura said with such assertiveness to me, "Do you value the life you live? Are your family and friends dear to you?"
Those questions... almost overwhelmed me. They were so unexpected! And yet... I love my family and friends deeply! That's what I instinctively wanted to say, so as to leave no doubt as to my feeling for them. Still, a small part of me couldn't help but focus not on what my answer should be, but on how bizarre and kind of inappropriate the questions were. Was Homura testing me with them? Was this her way of trying to determine if I'd be a good and faithful friend for her? Or was this some kind of... veiled insult?
All of these thoughts raced through my mind really quickly, but I had to respond soon!
Choice 2:
A) "My family and friends... of course they are! I love them and care deeply for them!"
B) "My family and friends... of course they are! I promise you, Homura-san, that I'd value you a lot as a friend too! I'd love to be friends with you!"
C) "My family and friends... of course they are. But why are you asking me questions like those after you just met me? Don't you think that's a bit strange?
Spoiler for A Response:
Spoiler for B Response:
Spoiler for C Response:
I myself started walking back towards the classroom. I had a lot to think about, given the dreams I've had lately, and what Homura had said to me. I couldn't help but feel that today would end up being pretty eventful. I wondered what would happen next?
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|2012-01-14, 01:29
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Well, if I do find someone who can draw (alas, I can't draw well myself ), I definitely will get back to you.
|2012-01-14, 01:41
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The Opened Ultimate Gate
Join Date: Dec 2011
Age: 26
and i can do more than just text and choice, so if you have some idea for the gameplay, tell me, i can even do side-scroller gameplay like grief symdrome (it will take much more time though)
|2012-01-14, 03:32
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Haha, I didn't realize you'd be posting this through Animesuki. Taking advantage of the fact that this is a forum, then, maybe we should share our answers.
I seem to have been inclined towards just the vanilla answers, going with A for both choices 1 and 2 thus far.
Spoiler for choice 1:
In terms of constructive criticism, the "voice" you use in writing Madoka can sometimes seem like it's actually too girly and innocent. While it might just be differences in how we interpret her character, this can sometimes make it difficult to identify with her.
However, like I commented before with your other fanfic, I still like the directness/purposefulness of your style, which makes for an engaging read. Given this "spoiler" format of releasing through Animesuki, it looks like it'll be possible for each reader to read through all the possibilities, so I will be taking advantage of that liberty. The results for each of the C choices look very mysterious in particular, despite apparently discouraging Madoka's affection with that particular character. Next chapter, I might be tempted to go off in one of those directions .
|2012-01-14, 06:43
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Portugal
Age: 27
Oh, very nice. Madoka seems a bit off, but maybe it's because we're in her head. Otherwise, seems great. Putting two choices in one chapter (form post) is a bit confusing though.
If had to time to draw, I'd help you. ^^;
I'd choose 1A and 2B.
|2012-01-15, 00:41
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Tennessee
Age: 33
The format was definitely unexpected for me as well... it works very nicely, though, and I think it's awesome that you addressed the concerns I raised. (Not sure if what I said has anything to do with your choosing the format, though) It was a very enjoyable read, and I'd love to see an actual Visual Novel made from this.
As for my choices, I went with 1C and 2B. I know that 1A is the most in-character, but hey, if I'm free to choose whatever I want, I'll just indulge myself and go with the most entertaining choices. 1B had a more interesting answer than I was expecting... I guess I shouldn't rule out any choice as being comparatively boring, since you make them all interesting. 1B's was sweet, I think Sayaka's flustered shyness was cute... hurting Sayaka's feelings in 1C made me feel a bit guilty, but I won't go back on my choices because that kinda ruins the point of this story. As for the second question, I was tempted to go for 2C. It's such a cold thing to say, and combined with 1C would start to make Madoka seem like a bigger bitch than anyone else in the series. Maybe I should do a Bitch Madoka playthrough one day, where Madoka ends up alone because she alienates everyone by being mean all the time. I'm a fan of the Madoka x Homura relationship, though (I think one of my favorite scenes is the one in episode 11 where she breaks down and spills her soul to Madoka), and couldn't help but indulge the girl.
And so in the course of just one school day, I've broken one heart and won another. This is fun, I'm eager to see the next chapter.
|2012-01-15, 01:19
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In fairness to Sol and MinuSeveN, though, I probably need to give her a more clam and less girly tone for some bits of narration in the future.
I'm glad you liked the short bits for each of the possible responses.
|2012-01-15, 14:38
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Location: France
Age: 34
For what it's worth, I'm enjoying it too. I went with the B choices, as they seem the most promising. It's a good idea to integrate romance into the narrative, but that rules out a "they live happily ever after and adopted many children" ending... or does it?
I thought the part about the dreams -which I suppose are closer to alternate memories- was a bit awkward, especially the one about Kyoko. I just can't see those two together for some reason. I'm fine with Madoka x Homura (obviously ), Madoka x Sayaka, Madoka x Mami, but Madoka x Kyoko just feels weird. Maybe because we haven't see much interaction between the two of them in the anime.
The line about the Pringles made me chuckle.
Good work so far.
|2012-01-16, 21:40
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Chapter 2
"Wow, Akemi-san is so incredible!"
That's what everybody at my school was saying due to Homura achieving a prefectural record in high jump competition. It certainly was incredible to see how high she can jump! Part of me felt very jealous that I had no talents anywhere near as impressive as that...
I must admit that I'm also a bit scared of and unnerved by Homura, and the constant attention that she gives me. After she accomplished that high jump feat, she looked straight at me with such piercing eyes! It instinctively made me move behind Sayaka for protection, while I gripped her shoulder.
There's no doubt that Homura is very cool and talented, but there's something about her that deeply frightens and worries me. As such, I decided to discuss that with Sayaka and Hitomi over dinner at a restaurant.
"Wait, what?!" Sayaka exclaimed to me in question after I revealed to her and Hitomi everything that Homura had said to me.
"I don't get it..." I said to that, as I really couldn't make much sense out of it myself.
"I thought she was a genius beauty, smart, and athletically talented, but she's just a nut!" Sayaka stated, based on what I had told her, "How many points is that transfer student trying to show off?!"
I don't think that Homura is trying to show off, but her intentions are a real mystery to me, and that's what concerns me the most.
"Is this really your first meeting with Akemi?" Hitomi asked of me.
I wasn't sure how exactly to answer that properly...
"Hhmmmm..." I began in answer, "In all reality, yeah, but..."
"So what, you recognize her from unreality or something?" Sayaka asked in turn.
'Unreality' made me think of the latest SHAFT anime I had watched with Hitomi and Sayaka, and I thought about joking about that, but I decided to stay on topic.
"Well..." I continued, "I feel like I met her in a dream last night..."
Sayaka and Hitomi started laughing loudly at that. I hate it when people laugh at me when I tell the truth, because the only alternative is to lie, and I don't like lying!
"Wow, you're trying to make an impression too?" Sayaka jokingly asked.
"Meanie!" I shouted to her, "I really am wondering about it!"
"I've got it!" Sayaka said teasingly in reply, "This is fate! You're destined friends, brought together by the universe itself!"
Sayaka probably meant it jokingly, but there was a strange ring of truth to what she said there. Before I had a chance to think much on it, though, Hitomi asked me more about the dream I had with Homura in it.
"What kind of dream was it?" Hitomi asked.
"I don't really remember" I answered, "Just that it was something weird."
I admittedly did remember how Mitakihara Town was getting wrecked in my dream, but I didn't want to bring up that specific detail, since it might make me seem crazy to my friends.
"Maybe you really did meet her." Hitomi said, "And she just left so strong an impression that, even though you don't remember her, she popped up in a dream."
"Isn't that a bit far-fetched?" Sayaka asked of the idea, "It's just a coincidence."
Well... one of them is probably right. Both ideas sound like reasonable explanations for why I saw Homura in a dream before I really met her. Still, the fact is I've seen a lot of different girls in various dreams lately, many of those girls being ones I've never met before! Maybe I should reveal that to Hitomi and Sayaka to see what they make of it? I'm afraid they might laugh at me again if I reveal that to them, but on the other hand, it might be nice to get their take on it.
Choice 3:
A) Talk to Sayaka and Hitomi about the other dreams I've had.
B) Keep those other dreams private.
If you choose B, skip over Response A.
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"Wow, it's already this late." Hitomi said, since our conversation had basically ended, "Sorry, I've got to get going."
With Hitomi about to leave for Tea Ceremony, Sayaka asked me if I would accompany her to the record store. No doubt she wanted to pick up something for Kamijo. I decided to accompany her.
While at the record store, Sayaka and I decided to put on some head-phones and listen to some nice music. A love of classical music, enka music, and pop music is something we share in common. But while I was listening to a pop song with a great beat, I heard something cry out 'Help me!' to me!
This prompted me to take off my head-phones to see if what I heard was due to a malfunction with the head-phones. But the voice persisted!
'Please, help me!' the voice shouted again.
For all the weird dreams and meetings I've had lately, this is the weirdest yet! Still, I hated the thought of not listening to a cry for help.
Opportunity Choice 1:
If you chose C for Choices 1 and 2, and chose A for Choice 3, you may now choose to ignore the cries for help. If you decide to ignore the cries for help, please read the following section. Otherwise, skip over it.
Spoiler for Madoka chooses to ignore the cries for help:
Not wanting to turn away someone who needs my help, I started to focus in on the voice crying out to me. I cupped my hand to my ear, and listened carefully to the voice to see if I could determine where it was coming from.
I walked downstairs, and noticed that a floor had been closed for remodeling. Still, the cries for help persisted, and seemed to be coming from just that floor, so I cautiously opened the door to it and walked through. It was very musky and dimly lit, with only hazy natural light shining in through the wide open sides near the end of the floor.
Suddenly, and much to my shock, a ceiling tile gave way right above me, and a badly injured animal came crashing down from it! I loudly gasped at the sight of how harshly hurt he was! I quickly but gently gathered him up into my arms.
"You?" I asked towards him, to determine if the voice had been coming from him.
"Help me!" he cried to me again, in a weak voice.
But then... a large chain came crashing down to the ground, frightening me. As I looked at where it had fallen, I saw Homura standing behind it! It was hard to fully make out in the darkness, but I could tell she was wearing darker and different attire from her student uniform.
"Homura!" I cried out to her.
"Stand back." she stated to me.
Why would she want me to stand back? This poor animal needs help!
"But he's hurt!" I shouted to her.
He had scars and wounds over his body, and his breathing was raspy. Homura just stood there. Was she the one who did this to him?!
"No!" I cried out to her, "Don't be mean!"
"This has nothing to do with you" she said, as she walked towards me.
"But he called out to me!" I shouted back at her, "I heard him ask me for help!"
"I see" Homura said.
Homura then came to a stop, and the two of us made eye contact. It was... very intense! It was like a blinking contest, both literal and figurative! I didn't know what to do next, as Homura didn't seem willing to back down.
Just when I thought the situation would be too much for me, Sayaka came to the rescue! She shot off a fire extinguisher at Homura, dousing Homura with its contents.
"Over here, Madoka!" she shouted to me.
"Sayaka!" I cried out to her, while I sprinted over towards her, and then moved behind her while she continued to hold the fire extinguisher in her hands.
Once the fire extinguisher had been completely used up, Sayaka threw it away, and the two of us raced off, while I continued to hold this little animal in my hands.
"She's running around in cosplay?!" Sayaka shouted while we sprinted alongside one another, "What's her problem?!"
"What is that thing anyway?" she asked of me, referring to the animal I was holding in my hands, "It doesn't look like a stuffed animal. Is it alive?"
"I don't know!" I shouted in exasperated answer, "I don't know, but I've got to save him!"
While Sayaka and I continued running, the scenery all around us... became breathtakingly bizarre! I could see... Butterflies wearing crowns! Barbed wire on fences! Mounds of reddish dirt all over the place!
"Huh?" asked Sayaka, stunned by this sight just as I was, "Where's the emergency exit? Where are we?"
"What is this place?" I asked, in absolute astounded amazement, "It's changing all around us!"
I saw... eyes against a blue background of nothingness. Old British men in top hats but with their faces shrouded. Black horses on their two hind legs. It all came out of nowhere! None of it seemed real!
"What's going on?!" Sayaka exclaimed in frenzied question.
We were truly starting to panic!
"Something's there!" I cried out, as I heard lots of squeaky rustling feet moving behind me.
When I turned about to see what was causing that sound, I saw... I saw the same things that were chasing me in one of the dreams I recently had!
Sayaka and I were soon surrounded on all sides by them, and they started making these high-pitched chants. The floor beneath us became... became too weird to even try to describe! It was like something straight out of the mind of Akiyuki Shinbo, only made real!
Sayaka wrapped her arms around my shoulders, and held me close to her. It gave me just enough comfort and reassurance to keep me from going crazy! I was glad that she sought to protect me, even while she took a defensive posture herself.
"This has to be some sort of joke..." she said, as she pulled me in closer and backed away, "I have dreams like this sometimes. Right, Madoka?"
Sayaka and I were at our wits end! What was going on? How could we possibly fight these things?! Large, clunky chains started falling all around us! Could anybody save us?!
But then, suddenly... a brilliantly bright rainbow-coloured light emanated out from below us, in a large circular shape! Right after a large explosion that seemed to push everything away from us!
"Huh? What's this?" Sayaka asked, as that rainbow-coloured light started to dissipate.
"That was a close one" came a strong and very elegant voice, "But it's all okay now."
Sayaka and I turned around to face where the voice was coming from. There before us was a blonde girl walking towards us... and she was wearing the same student uniform as we had on! And... and I think she was the same girl that I had seen in one of my dreams! Part of me wanted to shout that out, but I was just so relieved to be helped by her... just as she had helped me in my dream. She was holding a large yellowish egg-shaped gem in her hands.
"Oh, you saved Kyubey" she said towards me, "Thanks. He's a dear friend of mine."
"He called out to me!" I replied to her, "His voice popped into my head!"
"I see" she responded, "Those uniforms are from Mitakihara, aren't they. You're, what, eight-graders?"
"... Who are you?" asked Sayaka in turn, as she and I were both eager to find out who this elegant and charming blonde girl is.
"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself." she replied, while raspy metallic coil-like branches threateningly came out of the ground behind her, "But first..."
She then spun about like a beautiful ballerina, and threw the yellowish egg-shaped gem into the air. She then clicked her heels, and it was like brightly coloured but transparent flowers started appearing around her!
"There's something I need to finish up!" she exclaimed, while holding her gem in the two palms of her dramatically outstretched arms.
Scintillating swerving streaks of yellowish tinted rainbow light emanated out of her gem, and began to engulf her! A thunderous gush of wind struck against Sayaka and I while this blonde girl t-transformed!! Her new outfit was so gorgeous and so majestically cool!
She summoned forth... an army of muskets! While she jumped and practically flew in the air! All the muskets shot off in rapid and almost simultaneous succession! Their loud blasts filled the air! It was like.. it was like one of the historical wars I had read about in school! It was like Napolean at Waterloo, or the American Civil War!
After creating an enormous explosion, this bodacious blonde bombshell landed on her feet, with all the agility of a cat! Sayaka's mouth was agape in awe, as was my own!
"~Wow!~" I exclaimed.
And then... the scenery somehow turned back to normal. I was so thankful and relieved! However, I was still getting over everything that had just happened.
Part of me wanted to rush at this blonde girl, and thank her profusely for saving Sayaka and I!
Choice 4:
A) Regain your composure, and wait to see what happens next.
B) Run at the blonde girl from behind, wrap your arms around her, and thank her!
Spoiler for Response A:
Spoiler for Response B:
In an adjacent room, the blonde girl used some sort of... glowing power... to heal the injured animal I had helped rescue.
"Thanks, Mami!" he said to her, "You saved me!"
"You should thank them" Mami said to Kyubey, referring to Sayaka and me, "I just happened to pass by."
Kyubey then turned about to face Sayaka and I. I have to admit that he looked really cute! Like one of my many plushy toys!
"Thanks! I'm Kyubey!" he shouted to Sayaka and I.
"Did you call out to me?" I asked him.
"Yeah, Madoka Kaname! And Sayaka Miki!" he exclaimed in answer.
"How do you know our names?" asked Sayaka.
"I came here to ask you something!" he began in explanation, "I want you to form a contract with me and become magical girls!"
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I guess some people won't be leaving their answers here, but for the record my choices this time were 3A and 4B. It hasn't particularly been my intention thus far, but it somewhat looks like I'm going the Madoka x Mami route. Sorry Homura. No hard feelings, alright? :P
That "Opportunity Choice 1" is pretty "wow".
Spoiler for Opportunity Choice 1:
A slight bit of con-crit again. My English teachers back in highschool and elementary school always said not to use exclamation marks in proper writing, but I've appreciated how you've included them so far as they lend a certain expressiveness to Madoka's feelings. The way we can see when Madoka's excited makes reading from her perspective rather cute. However, I do think that when entire paragraphs end with an exclamation mark in all of their sentences, that might be going a bit overboard. Not a huge issue in particular, but on occasion it might be good to cut back.
In any case, once again, this is great stuff. I'm looking forward to the next chapter too.
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Thanks a lot for the compliments, Kagayaki, Asuras, and Sol!
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|2012-01-17, 04:14
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Finally! After spend all my free time working on this, Chaper 1 Visual Novel is done! v0.1 Download link below, i hope this will encourage you writing this fanfic, Triple_R
now working on chapter 2. btw Triple_R, please tell me how the affection point system work so i can start working on it now, and about the Opportunity Choice 1 of chapter 2, it mean that the player must chose C in all three question to ignore the cries for help or just one?
|2012-01-17, 05:38
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Nice job for now .... keep up.!
Hmm... Come to think of it, I want to try this anime...
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|2012-01-17, 05:45
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This visual game is promising.. I give credit to the author...hahahah..
By the way, I really love to help you guys about the drawing, but tooo bad I live far away.. I'm just an amateur. You can check my thread here http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...t=genji+sketch just to see my sketches. I still do the drawings manually but I did try doing with Microsoft paint just as you can see in this signature of mine hehehe
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The music and screenshots really do add a lot to the overall affect of the narrative itself, although I can see I might need to edit what I write a bit for the VN version of this. That narration seems a bit wordy to me in VN format, and that's coming from the author! Anybody else find this too wordy in VN/game format? Or does it work there as well?
Format-wise, I think you executed this as well as possible.
NeoChan - As a fair warning, if you keep reading this, you'll be spoiled on the anime. All of the dialogue not tied to a choice is straight out of the anime, as I intend for this to flow seamlessly out of the anime itself. You've basically read Episode 1 of Madoka Magica already (minus a few short bits).
Glad you're liking it all the same!
genjichan, that's pretty solid artwork! One idea I'm bouncing around in my head right now is that screenshots might be fine for 60% or more of the VN, but it might be nice to have artwork for any scene that isn't in the anime, so even just a few pictures could be helpful. A lot of that will involve the steamier elements of the narrative, of course, so any artists interested in teaming up with naamio and I to turn this into an actual VN would want to keep that in mind.
|2012-01-18, 00:40
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I'm really liking the VN-style approach you gave your fic. An unconventional approach. Choices are good. It also reminded me of those old "Choose Your Own Adventure" books when I was a kid.
The fic itself made for a good, solid read for the first two chapters. It particularly struck me at how close you "converted" episode 1 into text, in that I could almost imagine the scenes unfolding from memory and hear the characters' voices. I also loved the SHAFT references you placed in it. Oh, the funny, delicious irony of SHAFT characters thinking about SHAFT anime and directors.
As for the choices, I went with the ones that grabbed my interest. Just so I could take a slightly different path than the one from episode 1. I picked [1B] -> [2B] -> [3A] -> [4B]. Though in a VN context, I think that's one of the possible ways to reach a bad end. Or the rumored, oft-joked about and mythical "harem end"
Spoiler for harem end:
It's a shame that I was unable to abandon Kyuubey's calls for help (though I really wanted to ). I haven't watched the show that was being referenced to in that one, so I don't know who those characters are, but you placing them there makes me want to see that show now. Also, knowing you, Triple_R, North High is most likely a reference to the Haruhi franchise, yes?
About the game that naamio programmed, I think it's a great idea, building up on Triple_R's VN-style fic by taking it one step further and turning it into a VN itself. It's a great start, and with a few more talented members, it could become an actual doujin VN project. As for the "wordy" parts, I think that's simply the result of placing the entire paragraph into the text box. I suggest that the paragraphs be split into parts, with the goal of not filling up the entire box so it doesn't look too "wordy". That way, no text has to be cut to make it look less "wordy".
p.s. Triple_R, what happened to your other fic?
|2012-01-18, 20:36
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Yay, V0.2 with Chapter 2 is done, download link below. please report if there any bug or spelling error.
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