VeoiTheRascal

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I've heard contradictory claims about humans exploding in vacuums. Some stories take it for granted, but I've heard that it's possible not to, if you exhale so your lungs are empty. May we never have to find out. (I also heard Star Trek once got it exactly wrong by having someone have to HOLD their breath to survive...) And more to the point, that Matoran who died swimming up from compressed water to shallow water died from the equivalent, so apparently it's not accurate to say MU biomechanical beings can't die from decompression. But maybe they can't die from going from normal pressure to none. Also, although the story didn't mention him doing anything about it, Lewa was involved in that incident and might have been making air around them to keep some pressure. Actually, human bodies do not explode in a vacuum at all. Your body's many layers of flesh are sturdy enough to keep your meat sack of a body intact without gravity or an atmosphere interacting with it. No, instead of death by meat-splosion, you will die by oxygen deprivation. Doesn't matter how tightly you seal your lips, the air in your mouth and lungs are going to slip out of there laughing at you as it rushes for the sweet spaciousness of the vacuum. A human looses consciousness a little over a few seconds and a little after that... well, brain damage and death are going to be your long time friends. Oh, and your saliva boils in vacuum! Isn't science amazing?@u@ Also, muscle is generally not grey. The myoglobin in muscle tissue (the stuff that accepts oxygen from blood cells) causes it to have a reddish color (as well as mitochondria). The less myoglobin in muscle tissue equals a paler color, and more myoglobin equals the opposite. When muscle tissue is looking grey it probably indicates that it's undergoing decomposition or other processes that messes up the natural state of muscle tissue. Just wanted to clear some things up!

I would imagine that it would actually be "proto[matoran word for iron]." Probably something to the effect of "protofe[rest of word for Iron]" given that "Fe-" is its prefix.Wouldn't that easily be confused with actual iron? You would think there would be a difference between proto-iron and protosteel. On top of that, is Protosteel actually steel? Or is it a different type of metal altogether?

As far as I could find, Biosector01 didn't have any information on the head piece/tail on both Roodaka or the Vortixx's page. I over heard that the interesting tail like appendage was a head piece though I can't remember where I heard it! Personally, I prefer the tail-thingy to be part of the Vortixx anatomy but that could just be me.

Just to give more info on amnesia to bonesii and fisher64, you do not have to have physical damage to your brain to have loss of memory. Amnesia can also be caused by traumatic events where your mind won't retain memories of that moment because of high levels of stress, and mind altering substances ( alcohol and other drugs) where they mess with the process to embed memories for long term. Both can cause temporary memory loss as well as permanent/ partial memory loss, though mind altering substances usually sticks to temporary.I think it'd be interesting if there were mechanical components to an MU inhabitant's brain and have a particular component that's like a control system that could over ride the individual's mind to a certain extent. It would certainly make it easier to erase memories on populations like in the Time Slip.As to the 'are they walking on bone???' thing, my headcanon is that MU inhabatants have an exoskeleton like arthropods that incases the individual's internal workings from the external environment. It made the most sense to me, anyway.VeOi ThE rAsCaL

Yes, Matoran, Toa and Turaga can eat, they just consider it a disgusting thing to do.

*cough*Transformers*cough* But there are humans in that. Megan Fox in in that, specifically. Be that as it may, before the Bayformer movies? Yah, there was still a HUGE fanbase. And I will tell you a large chunk of them did NOT care for reading about the humans in their Transformers comic. I don't think the lack of humans is the problem with Bionicle either.

Now, I came to this thought recently after watching too many scientifically educational videos and being blind sided by one in particular. The subject matter of said particular video was on thermal conductivity and I thought, 'Bionicles are encased from head to toe in metal, which happens to be a conductor for thermal energy... How do they regulate their body temperatures from going too high or too low (without dying)?'So, how do they maintain a steady body temperature? Are external insulation similar to clothing needed when temperatures are lower? Why hasn't there been a mention of such gear in the world of Bionicle? Do they have other methods of keeping their core temperature? Is keeping a constant core temperature even necessary? Your thoughts on the matter are very welcome. --VeOi ThE rAsCaL

How much elemental energy does a toa have in the first place? I mean, you need a CRAZY-ton of mass just to get a small black hole, would a Toa of gravity actually have enough EE to make one in a Nova blast?

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For the traits of Vi-Matoran maybe a longer life expectancy than the rest of the matoran population? I don't know.

I think for Pa-Matoran (Yes, I voted for that) their habitat should be near areas where Ta-matoran and Lightning matoran live, since both fire and lightning are a form of plasma... or in MU speak, plasma is a huge factor in the process of 'making' fire and lightning.Oh yes, I couldn't vote for an elemental trait listed on the poll because non of them really jump out at me.

Are the Skakdi around the same height as Toa? I some how thought that they were taller...

First, I think the Nuva left the Kanohi Nuva on Metru Nui, save for the ones they were wearing...and the suva was out of range.Do Toa lose access to collected masks if they are too far away?I think the question is would Toa lose access to collected masks if they are outside of the MU which their suva are in?

How much energy would a Toa use up if they were strictly manipulating there element? So, if a fire toa, only exercising their pyrokinesis? I'd imagine that it would spend less energy but other's opinions would welcome. ^^And speaking of elemental energy consumption, would a toa of stone or water have to use up more elemental energy than a toa of fire due to the 'material' forms or their elements? In consequence, would said stone or water toa have a larger elemental energy cache in order to create and use their elements properly?

Toa Stones are not powered by elemental energy but toa energy. Just a nit pick there.

Kohatu. all the way.

I think what High Voltage is referring to is Takanuva's ability to create hard light holograms.

Don't forget Portal 1 and 2!And that, I'm afraid, is my input on all things video games. Oh, and Shepard... was s/he in Mass Effect? I can't remember if that was already mentioned. @ Alyska: Don't get your hopes up on Anime. Japan as a whole has a surprisingly archaic view when it comes to women gender rolls and equality and it shows in Anime. Granted, there are awesome shows out there that have awesome female protagonists that are of a higher quality. For example, ジブリ(Ghibli's) first movie, 風の谷のナウシカ (Nausica of the wind?) was a bit of a rarity at the time in that the protagonist was female and could kick serious butt! There was nothing funky to try and make Nausica (the protagonist) more 'feminine' and she was just... a cool character. There is also 千と千尋の神隠し (Spirited Away) and 魔女の宅配便 (Kiki's delivery serves) also from ジブリ, 精霊の守人 (Literally: Guardian's of the Spirits but you can probably find it as Moribito) with beautiful style and an awesome protagonist, 魔法少女マドカマジカ (Puila magika) in that it turns the 'Magic girl' genre upside down and a few others if I scrounge around a bit. Another thing about Anime is that it tends to be a bit 'fan servesy', which leads to cheesecake or enormous boobs or both. So, if you want to look up some anime, here's a few right here! ;-D

I have that in my head canon too as well as the three 'female elements' are larger in population in comparison to the other eleven 'male elements' (not including light here). Other wise the ratio is something like for every female there are roughly four males... that's a HUGE difference. So in my head canon the ratio is more 1:2. I also think that MU inhabitants are unable to reproduce is... ridiculous. Since MU inhabitants have gender, I have it in my head that in places that require specific numbers of individuals with particular abilities, they rely on the 'matoran factories' to create a new being. In this instance, I'm thinking of places like Metru-Nui. Where as areas that don't need specific skill sets within individuals rely on actual reproduction to keep the population alive. One last thing, Mata-Nui being an enormous bipedal robot does not sit well with me. I don't see , as a Great Being, why giving the giant robot - that will some day (hopefully) glue back Sepherus Magna together - a Bipedal form is practical. I don't exactly have a proper idea of how mata-Nui actually looks but the giant machine looks more like a spaceship than anything else.

I disliked that toa of Psionics could not absorb there element. I think it would have made more sense and be much more nobler if toa of psionics chose NOT TO absorb their element instead of being incapable to do so. You know, so no one... ahem dies or becomes brain dead.EDIT: @Tekulo: I like your thinking!-- vEoI tHe RaScAl

Member Name: VeoiTheRascalTheme: FlightWord Count: 576Story: Be Shrewd with DealsAs the first bite sinks into the firm flesh of the green fruit, Shara doesn’t notice the flash of bewilderment that flits across lime eyes. She does notice however, the display of curiosity that is a touch too exaggerated to be completely genuine and knows instantly that the bewilderment must have taken place right before. The organic snorted. Really now, he should be used to her [/font]devouring [/font]methods. It’s not like she hasn’t eaten in front of them frequently enough. [/font]Putting more effort in smacking her lips and less in keeping saliva in, the descendant of apes swiveled her brown, wet eyes at inquisitive optics. [/font]“What?”[/font]Blinking, the lit optics dimmed sheepishly as the emerald being carefully scooted back from the dripping drool.[/font]“Ever-Sorry, did not think little Shara would chew-crunch bula berry.”[/font]“[/font]Dude[/font], this is the only way I get energy from food.” she stated dryly. [/font]“And what is that word after bula?”[/font]“Ah” the tall guardian tilted his masked face up, waving his hand in thought, “[/font]a type of fruit --[/font]” He halted before grimacing. “ I don’t know how to explain in -- how do you say, [/font]English[/font]?”[/font]Shara smirked, shrugging her shoulders. “A [/font]type of fruit[/font] is good for now. ” [/font]A pause, in which both creatures quietly enjoyed their respective activities on the balcony of the coliseum: one was calmly gnawing on a bland piece of fruit and the other was watching the masticating with amusement. [/font]“Shara.”[/font]She continued to munch on the bula fruit while grunting, “hm?”[/font]“Does the bula... [/font]taste[/font] good?” [/font]The human cocked her head. “Not bad,” she swallowed, “just a little bland.”[/font]“Bland?”[/font]“Yah, fruit here has weaker taste.”[/font]The toa hummed distractedly as he gazed at the morning sky a few shades too pale. It looked absolutely massive from high atop the coliseum’s towers.[/font]Speaking of which.[/font]“Hey, Lewa. You mind telling me why you dragged me up here?”[/font]Lewa stared at the human in puzzlement. “Mind telling? Shara, you speak in word-mess!”[/font]After a lengthy lecture on why a mind only thinks and not speaks (much less [/font]tell[/font] anyone anything) and how Shara had much to learn in speaking Matoran, did Lewa bother to answer her question. [/font]“You will learn to wind-fly today!” [/font]When his exclamation and spread arms of excitement was only met with extreme skepticism, the toa of air placed his air katanas, hilt up, onto the tiled floor, leaning his body weight against them in exasperation and asked why she was so bothered. Shara’s eyes flickered towards the swords, the sky, and Lewa in question dubiously.[/font]“How about this,” she licked up the last bit of bula berry juice as she stood up, before continuing, “If you can take energy from this,” here she brandished another green fruit, “Then I will gladly learn to ‘wind-fly’.” As the spirit of air grabbed for the bula berry, Shara quickly drew it away.[/font]“You have to eat it,” smirking triumphantly, she mimed taking a ferocious bite, “all of it.” [/font]Toa Lewa narrowed his eyes at this but took the fruit. A staring contest ensued between fruit and biomechanical being. [/font]Just as she was about to pat herself on the back, Shara heard a mouth watering [/font]shunk[/font] as Lewa contemplatively began to chew. A smile slowly crept up his mask.[/font]“This is not bad-taste.”[/font]shunk[/font]shunk[/font]“Not bad-taste at all.”[/font]Shara stared listlessly at the decreasing fruit in Lewa’s clutches. Her day was definitely ruined.[/font]Shunk[/font]Shunk[/font]Shunk[/font]--------------------[/font]Yay for writing in in the middle of the night![/font]and I've got graduation tomorrow... hahaha, I'm a fool[/font]

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Member Name: VeoiTheRascalTheme: VisionsWord Count: 608Story: Parallels The tension crackled in the parched air of the brightly lit room, enough to be felt through muffled waters of a crystal tank. The serpent restrained its particles from fidgeting in the stagnant waters a few days too old, staring back at severe eyes through scratched glass. It was difficult to breath, staying in one area of his prison for so long. A twisted mouth pulled up in a sneer. Not that he would be telling her that.Beyond the crystal barrier, the being merely narrowed her eyes.“Well?”If the eel had a body with lungs he would have swarmed and devoured those yellow eyes. As it was, the green serpent scoffed instead, quickly dispersing his protodites throughout the tank.“Spare me, dear false Toa, and find some other low life willing to sell themselves so cheaply.”For a moment, the Toa’s eyes darkened in rage. And then it was gone, replaced by a pronged device rippling electric current into the sea serpent’s watery prison.The snake screamed in agony.When the prong was lifted out, a green cloud of protodites coalesced at the bottom of the tank. The screaming stopped.Eyes glimmering with satisfaction, the Toa spoke almost nonchalantly, “Cheaply?” She raised her mask a fraction, “I’d think freedom for a job of tour guide is sufficient reward. After all, doesn’t your kind commit treachery after treachery to gain freedom?”“Yes,” Whispered the cloud as it slowly merged into its elongated shape. “But I require a little something more with my freedom.”Drawing ever so slightly to the crystal tank the cobalt Toa raised a masked ridge.“And that would be?”Trying to keep focus amidst the heat and thinning oxygen, the murky form of the Skakdi grinned with pearly teeth for all he was worth, “Your cold, dead body of course, Helryx. ”Suddenly the tank was bone dry. Not prepared for the loss of water, the skakdi could do nothing but choke. Helryx let him flounder for a few seconds before grabbing the suffocating creature and bringing its face level with her mask. It was dangerously neutral. The serpent’s mind reeled. The heat was damning.“It’s funny that you assume you have a choice in this matter, Zaktan. I am letting you have this bargain out of charity. I can just as easily force you to comply. Choose wisely.”With that the ancient toa of water dropped Zaktan into the empty tank, waiting for the skakdi to respond. But he wouldn’t -- couldn’t. He could not give in to this helplessness, this humiliation, for he could not understand how he had gotten to this. As Zaktan laid on the bare floor of his crystal prison, he could only think in despair as he gasped and gasped and gasped. How, how?How?--------With a sharp breath, Zaktan sat ramrod straight. For minutes, he could only gulp down sweet breath after breath, frantic eyes roving around the tree root gnarled barrow. Then the skakdi sagged in relief against earthen wall, clutching his shoulder where a dart had grazed passed.A vision, only hallucination. Attacked after talking to informer. Poison dart, hallucinate something that never happened. The emerald skakdi covered his eyes and sighed.Didn’t enter fully. Would be dead. I need to be more careful. With that, Zaktan collected what few possessions he had on the ground and quietly crept out of his hideout. He had a rendezvous point to be and didn’t want to worry Thokan by being abnormally late. He did accomplish what he set out to do. The skakdi frowned at the meaning of the connection between his hallucination and new lead.Helryx.

Loki -- Nors God