Soran

I'd take it. I'd just move north. Million Dollars (lot of money) but… your arms are handcuffed to each other for 5 years. You will not be able to remove the handcuffs in any situation, including using the bathroom. ----- If your million dollars revolves around seeing your family and friends then there wouldn't be a point to it. If it doesn't then this doesn't seem like such a bad deal to not have to deal with anyone. Sure, but: million dollars gonna do you no good then Perhaps I phrased it wrong. Think of the situation as if you are in quarantine. You can order anything you want with the million dollars, you just can't share it with anyone. So let's say for example that you want something extravagant like a roller coaster on this little island of yours. You make the order, you go to sleep, you wake up and find a roller coaster already set up. You didn't get to see or contact the people who set it up, all you saw was a rollercoaster set up. Perhaps you want a boat. You order a boat and a boat is dropped off at your location. Maybe you want a plane, well then a plane is dropped off as well. The point of this condition is that it revolves entirely on material goods. If the person only wants to buy material goods with their millions and they don't care about seeing anyone then this condition wouldn't be a concern. If the person in question wants to either be around people or use their millions to buy services (such as cruises, traveling the world, etc) then this condition would obviously be awful for them. There isn't any logic to this condition in the same manner that there isn't any logic to anyone being randomly given a million dollars or any of the other conditions that anyone else has posted. It's seems silly to try to look for logic in this particular situation when there's another condition someone else posted about fighting a giant spider the size of a car. ~Soran

Oman.

I've actually already written up my own story based off of the first wave of G2 before I knew what it was going to be about. It's based off of some elements from G1 as well. I've also already wrote most of the story into comic scripts as well though I never illustrated them (aside form 2 test pages). If you guys are curious I can send you the story. ~Soran

I'm going to talk from my experience of what drew me into BIONICLE in the first place. It's all very simple: Comics. From what I can tell, there weren't any proper serialized comics in monthly LEGO catalogues for G2, which begs the question of why? There were some neat little animations and visual attempts but there wasn't too big of a draw to the story in comparison to the past. The draw was towards the characters, which frankly the characters never really were that interesting to begin with. They each have their quirks but then you're not selling me on the achievements of the character, only on the presumed power of it. Comics was one of those things that can draw a person in very easily, especially younger children. Whether they can read or not, they're is still the option of looking at the pictures and piecing together what's going on there. The experience isn't quick, it allows a person to see details frame by frame and to jump around very easily. I can recall when I was younger how I didn't know how to even read well but still I kept the comics because I liked the pictures. They looked cool, they looked interesting, I liked the idea of there being this story that I can wrap myself around when I can read it. Sure, movies and TV shows can be fun, but there's only so many times a person is willing to watch X amount of a show just for one part. Comics eliminated that. They condensed things to the point and gave way to the action or important parts of a story. One of the best parts about it was that by the comic ruling, it didn't need a full story. When you see a TV show, especially an animated one aimed towards younger audiences, they normally aren't overarching. It's often little episodes that showcase a certain goal. They try to show little, complete stories that draw a person in. The issue though is that this makes it very difficult to maintain an audience without a clear goal, especially with characters that as I pointed out before, aren't necessarily that interesting. The comics though, they were like chapters of a story. I can recall my anticipation as the new month draws near of the possibility of the next BIONICLE comic where I can know just what happens next, where last month's cliff hanger would lead to. It didn't require any extra work either. I wasn't having to go on a computer to check any website or turning on the TV and searching for the show, the content was right in front of me. All I had to do was peel it from the page and get to reading. Not only that but it was something I could bring with me wherever. It wasn't tied to any electronic device, it was just there in my hand. Perhaps my experience is different than others as every BIONICLE news was mysterious to me at the time. I didn't find out that it actually had books until I went to my school book fairs and saw some there. I think it was the diversified mediums that drew me in as a fan. It was as if everything was a part of this greater lore from the very beginning. Reading the comic, buying a set, checking the instructions and seeing website links, checking the websites and finding user submitted content and games. It was like a scavenger hunt because not everything was all in the same place. Perhaps that may be counterintuitive with children in this day in age. Maybe not even just children but people of all ages. The convenience of having everything in one spot may seem nice but to me I almost feel like it would've ruined the experience, it would've simply been overwhelming to a child. Who knows though? So in answer to your challenge, the one aspect I would change is to have some actual, proper serialized comics. Something that can draw a person into a tidbit of the story and allow them to further explore at their own choosing. Lead them on a scavenger hunt through various medias to uncover more and more of the story until they're completely enthralled by it. That's what I would change. ~Soran

If I punt a football between those wings do I get an extra point? ~Soran

I can tell what that drawing is by the way it is. ~Soran

Liverpool.

Howdy, I felt compelled to make this since almost a year has gone by since I've started changing my avatars seasonally, to the point where every season's avatar has been shown. Because of this, I'd like to reflect on each of them and give some background on them. I'll start from the first made in the current style to my final one. Original This was the first of its kind and the original one. It's based off of an incomplete drawing of mine which was featuring my character, Soran. Ultimately it didn't end up going well and I scrapped it. You can see the contrast between this one and the future ones, whereas this one is much simpler than the others. All my avatars afterwards were based on it. Winter/Christmas This one is my winter one. I noticed people were making Christmas versions of their avatars by attaching Santa hats to the character in their avatar. I thought that was too simple (and too easy given the placement of my character) so I went with a winter theme instead. This set up the trend of things in the foreground falling around Soran. It also started the light flare across his eyes. Spring/April Showers This one was based off the whole, "April showers bring May flowers," rhyme. This one was the only one to feature the objects actually affecting Soran with the rain bouncing off him. Not nearly as many people noticed the change between the Winter one and this one. It also is apparently comparable to Japanese animes. Summer/May Flowers This one was also inspired by the same rhyme as mentioned earlier. I went with flower petals falling around him. This one I tried to make him look significantly brighter versus the previous ones, which were dreary by comparison. In the event of that though, it seems I might've made him a bit too yellow, which most likely prompted the whole, "Takanuva" spiel. Autumn/Fall I went with falling leaves this time around and with a very "Fall colors" heavy background. With this one I tried to retain Soran's orange color to not repeat the mistake of the previous one. I also went with a moon in the background which is barely visible (but helps connect it to the Winter avatar). This also is the first one featuring a lens flare. Final This one is the only one I haven't used yet. It's going to be the one I use during my eventual retirement from the site. With this particular one, I went with more of a dream-like look as well as a nice sky background behind Soran. It's also the only one (aside from the original) to not feature anything falling in the foreground. This one also employs the lens flare, though the end is barely visible due to the brightness of the bottom. I felt it works best as a final avatar as it works with my character's name the best, Soran D. Skies. Got to end things on a terrible pun. ----- So this is each of my avatars. One for the beginning, one for every season, and one for the end. Actually, the final avatar is the most important one listed, the reason is because as soon as I'm sporting that one I'm finished with the site. For as long as I'm not using it, I'll still be thinking of the site no matter if I take a break or disappear. ----- Although I like each of them I feel that my favorites are the Original (simply for nostalgia sake), my Fall avatar, and my Final. So I'm curious which ones you guys prefer. ~Soran

Sponsored by Reebok. ~Soran

Wish granted, you're given a light sandwich and a sharp taste. I wish for World Domination. ~Soran

Peek-a-boo. ~Soran

New Comic Hard to Pass Up The many things you can do with a character whose arm is always raised. Now I wonder how much one would charge for a High-5. Here's the next comic, ~Soran

Amsterdam.

Looks like a drawing of someone who knows how to draw but intentionally tries to draw bad. I thought this was going to be a poem. I'm now mildly disappointed. ~Soran

Nice bust. ~Soran

A Kurahk in its natural habitat. I said I wanted stares, not stairs. ~Soran

Pohatu performing the dance of his people. ----- Looking back at some of the comments toward my avatar is entertaining since most of you tried to tease by saying it looked like Fall. Now it actually is my Fall avatar and all those comments make sense. ~Soran

why do meteors always land in craters ~Soran

Heathen. ~Soran

New Comic Highly Paid Technically 1.333333- comics today. This one is interesting because this wasn't the original punchline, it's a different one I came up with while making the comic. I still like the original though and I don't see a real way to include it in any future comic so I made it as well as an alternate version. Here's that one as well. Highly Paid (Alt) Tell me which one you liked better. Only if you're willing to pay. Results may vary. Nice to know they got a reaction. Thanks. Perhaps it will. Most iconic, probably. It does sound like it'd be fun for the instigator but probably not so much for the receiver. Sounds like the worst super-hero ever. High-5 Man! He just appears whenever someone needs a high-5. Won't happen right now, I'll tell you that. Most of the PGS will have either long comics or short arcs and I don't want to shoe-in an unplanned arc at the moment. I can always lock up his arm again though, it's not like fixing it would be permanent. the perfect entrance for a villain Too perfect. Glad you guys enjoyed the comic, ~Soran

Arkham.

Sounds like how Arnold Schwarzenegger would say, "Pohatu, run!" ~Soran