HeavyMetalSunshineSister

3.5/5, not much into the music, pretty much a stylistic disagreement. Everyone involved seemed pretty into it though, so I liked seeing that. Snowman earned it a little boost, too. Pretty much positive I haven't posted this song here before.

Mmh. Depends on the band for me. In this case, yeah, really iffy about it, but I think when they've replaced members before, especially for multiple positions, it's less weird. Everyone always knew Jethro Tull was sort of a revolving door-type thing, so I don't think it was that weird when they brought in Dave Pegg after John Glascock died. I mean, he was the third bassist the band had, so getting a fourth... kind of sad, but not weird.

5/5. I'm not sure what I just watched, but I'm glad I had some fun music to guide me through it. Now I want pizza.

3.5/5. Not really sure what I expected, but this is pretty neat. The bit that started around 1:15 didn't last long enough for my liking, though.

Mmh, quite possibly. Generally bad form to join a tourney after one or more competitors have already bitten the dust.

Nope, pretty clearly a thing for all pilots on-base, or at least all such pilots with an interest in participating.

Atton, I'm wondering if you'd noticed that there are no "field missions" currently in progress. At all. For anyone. There is a tournament being held using the practice simulators, in which players use computer-generated simulations of their walkers to do battle, but everyone is actually currently on-base.

OOC: Given the location of the base, I would actually be shocked if they were eating, like, MREs all day. Tropical fruit and fish seem like things I'd expect on the menu, because they're not exactly in a remote, inhospitable region. IC: It was a shame that snacks were not permitted in sim pods, because the borrowed view was really too entertaining to not be accompanied by a fizzy drink and various crunchy snacks. "So," Fairuza said, trying to keep it quiet and casual and totally absent of any indication that she was excited about meeting interesting new people who cut Walkers apart with swords, "that's your girlfriend? The other glorious warrior I am buying drinks for is the one who just cut down a Walker with a sword to the face?"

I don't listen to Alice in Chains often, but there honestly isn't a real reason why. I just have so much to listen to. But yeah, 5/5, for which a lot of credit goes to the rhythm guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQS4-KBeSjk EDIT: Found a better version of the song. Previously-linked version had a lot of static on the low end, kinda muddled things.

4.5/5, pretty good, instrumentals were kinda catchy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQdYokbp4E Considering going back and editing a particular phrase into my posts in this topic so it's easier for me to search through and see what I have/have not posted.

IC: As the simulated Týr crumpled to the ground, Fairuza pouted for a moment, then clicked the override to keep the sim pod from opening. Tapping in a new code, she sighed, and opened the comm again. "Fairly won, but you owe me. All of the excitement I was hoping for in this tournament, yes? Now I will spectate from your viewpoint. I don't think I need to request that you tear things up, since that seems to be normal for you." The screens lit up again, though the controls remained retracted, and she felt an immediate, unpleasant lurch as the pod went from simulating nothing in particular to trying to convey the feeling of riding a Raptor high enough to make many of the buildings look small.

Rhymes in a piece that was (by the writer's own word) originally in another language tend to still work when translated because of translating convention. Rarely, if ever, will a competent translator translate a poem or song word-for-word. Instead, they will strive for a translation that preserves the original meaning as well as possible - a difficult task on its own, considering the frequency with which idiomatic phrases are used in poetry and songs - and produces a result that still functions as poetry. It's less "awfully convenient" and more a sign of the (either actual or fictional) translator's effort and skill. As an aside, while I am familiar with the trend of associating the practices of grammatical prescriptivism with the most infamous group of genocidal tyrants ever to disgrace Western Europe with their presence, can you not?

IC: Fairuza had cause to be devoutly thankful that she was not continuously transmitting on the comm; while she did her best to run for cover when Munequita ascended, there was a limited amount that would do a Warrior any good against an enemy coming in from above, and while she wasn't sure her - unfortunately, excellent - dance partner would understand even the words that formed the running stream of wildly incoherent Faroese cursing, it was fair to say that she wouldn't want to take the chance that someone would record and translate such a transmission. That someone might overhear from outside of the simulator did not, it must be said, occur to her. Still, while there was nowhere to hide, running full-tilt did manage to spoil the plans of the aspiring Impaler now coming down from the sky to a certain extent. As the heavy impacts started, the auxiliary camera Fairuza had installed at the top of the cranial unit immediately died, followed within seconds by the main camera as the cranial unit was pulverized. After that, the shaking of the simulator told her that shots were traversing a line down the back of her walker, throwing off Týr's balance and pulverizing the second auxiliary camera - the Faroese Warrior pitched forward, landing with considerably more noise than dignity. As the Warrior struggled to rise, Fairuza opened the comm and cleared her throat. "I did not say I was finished. Týr is blind, the head is gone, but the warrior remains. Come to the ground and finish this, if you want to earn those drinks. I'll... I'll be at the column of black smoke, I guess." As she said this, she took her 'mech through the motions of preparing for the final showdown. Memory served in place of sight as Týr drew the spear from its waist, primed the Gauss rifle, and prepared to die. It would have been undignified to let it end any other way.

4/5, pretty neat, really enjoyed the guitar. The vocal style isn't my absolute favorite, but hey, it is what it is, and it's pretty good at that.

5/5, like I could ever say no to Iggy Pop.

3.5/5, the vocal style kinda grates on my nerves and the lyrics didn't keep my attention either, but I have nothing but kind things to say about the bass guitar. [NOTE: The album version of this song has much clearer audio, and the volume of the instruments is balanced better, but the vocalist is, to my ears, awful. So you get muddy mixing and a decent vocalist.]

IC: Mistake mistake MISTAKE Twisting the controls to force her Walker to duck behind the building before the missiles could find their mark, Fairuza made a series of sounds that could only really be described as panicked Faroese squawking. The missiles detonated hard against her shelter, showering Týr with debris and further rattling the pilot. "Okay, Týr? Buddy? Pal? First chance I get, I'm sticking some polarizing lenses on that camera, okay? That trick gets to work once." Screwing up her eyes, Fairuza came back out of cover, keeping her Walker on the move this time as she scanned the sky for Munequita, Brinfinally finding her opponent silhouetted against the sun.Bringing the left arm up, she squinted against the glare and fought to keep the crosshairs centered, tears beginning to stream from her aching eyes as she triggered a burst from the autocannon and waited for - [-Target Lock Acquired-] Suppressing the urge to shout, she flicked the switches to launch a pair of missiles skyward, hoping her dance partner had less skill in evasion than offense.

5/5. I don't even usually like this vocal style, but it just so extremely works for this song. I'm keeping this one. I wasn't going to post two Tull songs in a row, but it's been too long since I've listened to this one. EDIT: I think my typing style's getting a little too informal. Oh well.

Digging the name. Probably a good idea to put that into the same post as the rest of the profile, and kind of... compact the post a little. Right now I'm seeing double on your main profile post for this character.

I dunno man, they might not be that into rectangular targets.

Maybe get someone who knows how to draw to make the eagle though Or hey, an ear of corn would probably symbolize Iowa better. Eagles are kind of overused, anyway - the main thing an eagle symbolizes in recently created flags or heraldry is that the person making it knows that eagles are often used in flags and heraldry. Bit like lions, that way.