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  1. the toa mata/nuva are overrated and overexposed.

    maybe it's because i got into bionicle when they weren't on the shelves, or maybe it's because of my anti-"first installment always wins" attitude- i really don't like it when people praise the first iteration of a series/franchise to the detriment of later installments (like i've seen countless members of this community do with the 2001-2003 saga)- but personally, i don't understand why those particular six are held up as the "golden standard" or the "best" characters in so many circles.  they always felt kind of basic and tropey to me.  i might have been fine with that at first, but especially toward the end of their run they lost their charm for me.

    i also don't understand why they took up so much of the spotlight.  part of the reason my reaction to the phantoka/mistika was negative was because i was sick of seeing them make another comeback and dominate the story again.  even when they toyline came to an end, they continued to be driving players in the online serials.  really, greg?  you've just introduced us to a brand new world full of brand new characters waiting to be explored, and you're going to go back to the same six guys that we already know inside and out?  and then there's the fact that they were the only main heroes in the reboot.  i was holding out hope that a different team would get another chance to shine, but no.  it was the same.  six.  guys.

    tl'dr the toa mata/nuva need to take a break.

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  2. the bara magna saga wasn't bad.  it just felt more lackluster because it was relegated to the last two years of bionicle's shelf life, as opposed to the eight years the "main" saga received.

    story wise, it had some pretty high concepts like the creators of the matoran universe, a society long lost to history, post apocalypse, tribal warfare and imperial expansion, and reactions to a literal deity walking among the populace.  they definitely should have been given more room to shine; i think a lot more cool stories could have been spun from them.

    character wise, every major player had their own charms about them that made them stand out from the crowd that came before.  there were also some interesting spins put on traditional archetypes.  for example, i really liked gresh being idealistic and light-hearted because of his rookie status, rather than him being a general jokester like almost every green character before him, or malum taking the hot-headed brashness of a fire character to its logical extreme and making him extremely unpleasant to the point of everyone severing their ties with him permanently.  the characters who weren't present as often made their limited screen time work.  and the characters who only got the barest amount of characterization were- and still are- begging for fans to elaborate on them and flesh them out.  (i'm looking specifically at perditus.)  after all, isn't fan creativity one of the central pillars of the bionicle community?

    set wise, we got a lot of new and cool-looking pieces, several of which solved problems that had affected the sets that came before.  the new skull pieces removed the awkward neck placement of the previous av-matoran style skull piece.  the new neck piece removed the hunched look the hordika neck constantly provided.  and we finally got pieces that looked like actual hands.  there was a lot more variety implemented in the canister sets to give everyone a distinct look despite the relatively limited inika building system.  the vehicle sets looked stellar and i wish i had gotten my hands on one.  the only real stinker was toa mata nui, but that's not exactly an unpopular opinion.

    tl;dr bara magna deserved better.

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  3. On 8/1/2020 at 6:39 PM, Nato the Traveler said:

    GM IC: Karzahni - Arkis' Office

     

    On 8/12/2020 at 8:47 AM, Click said:

    IC: Arkis - Office (Cliffside)

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    If this Agori had met his fate so witlessly, then the same fate could befall anyone with a lesser attention span.  And that would simply not do.  Catina's finger tightened around the trigger of his launcher...

    And then he stopped once he saw the doctor's pleading face, and dart gun.  The knight errant reluctantly lowered the launcher; his arm felt noticeably heavy as he did so.  Perhaps there would be another opportunity to slay this beast, one in which the possibility of getting shot himself was not present...

    -   -   -

    On 8/4/2020 at 10:52 PM, CobaltGale said:

    IC: Kodran- New Atero Soup Kitchen

    --IC: Grank: New Atero--

    I place the empty bowl on the table; Oko's soup is as delicious as ever, thinks I.  Thinks I afterward, I know where it is I should take my fire.  Tesara.  For all their marketeering and peddling of wares, if I remembers correctly they have a distinct lack of home-grown, ember-forged metalwork.  It's all imported.  If I sets up shop there, then they won't have to pay out the nose for good quality imports, reasons I.

    My mind's made up.  I make to stand up, but before I do, I catch a wave in my direction.  Comes from a lanky red fella with pitted armor; a fellow craftsman, by the looks of him.  I cast him a wave back.

    -   -   -

    On 8/15/2020 at 1:47 PM, Smudge8 said:

    IC: Kane-Oma-Tesara

    --IC: Hestala: Tesara--

    Well, it was about time.  Hestala hadn't gotten up to much while she had waited for the Vista Baby to be fixed, so this was about the most exciting thing going on for her at the moment.  As she approached, she cast a gaze over the fresh shell of her precious airship, and her pupils practically shapeshifted into hearts.  She let out an excited squeal.  "Oh, dahling!  You've gone above and beyond!  She's just perfect!  I can't thank you enough!"

    The Vortixx woman threw her arms around Vehe in a hug (which doubled as an excuse to feel up his pockets).

    -   -   -

    --OOC:--

    sorry again for the wait.  computer broke again.

  4. On 5/28/2020 at 11:36 AM, Click said:

    IC: Kaenis - Arena

     

    On 7/27/2020 at 1:06 PM, That Matoran with a Vahi said:

    IC: Kastir - The Arena

    --IC: Bacchus: The Arena--

    The meaning of Kaenis casting a loathing gaze upon herself was not lost on Bacchus.  "Oh," he said.  "That's what you mean."

    He scratched his head at the giant woman's question about Bota Magna natives' residency status; as far as he knew, the majority of them were still on that jungle world.  "If that's the case, then we won't have to go to Bota Magna after all," he said in a hopefully encouraging tone.  "If you'd like, you can certainly go and try to find one.  I'd hate for one of us to have to leave, though..."

    More thoughts on the symbol representing the Red Star whirled through his head.  Wasn't there an old legend about it being the place where departed souls came to rest?  How would they get their hands on a departed soul?  It wasn't as if one of them could just die and come back to life... could they?  Another outlandish theory that might bear some looking into, but for now, he would be content with trying out their theory about Bota Magna.

    -   -   -

    On 6/10/2020 at 9:48 PM, Nato the Traveler said:

    GM IC: Karzahni - Arkis' Office

     

    On 7/7/2020 at 2:25 PM, Click said:

    IC: Arkis - Cliffside (Office)

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    Catina did not put his launcher down, nor did he fire it despite the tendrils of horror creeping up around his heart.  If the consumption of this plant creature's seeds resulted in a half-death like the one the poor Agori was experiencing, then he wasn't so sure it would be a good idea to let it take root elsewhere.  Perhaps it would be best to put both plant and Agori out of their misery.  Still, he respected the doctor's wishes and did not fire.  Instead, he cast another thought, asking why the Agori would willingly consume a seed.

     

    --OOC:--

    sorry for the wait, everyone.  my computer broke.

    this arena mystery is getting real puzzling.

  5. On 6/9/2020 at 1:35 PM, Smudge8 said:

    IC: Kane-Oma-Tesara

    --IC: Hestala: Tesara--

    Above her pink aviators, Hestala shadowed her brow and peered around for the specific number of the bay she had parked the Vista Baby in.  "Number 42, on the outskirts.  I'll expect to see you there tout suite, dahling!"

    -   -   -

    On 6/7/2020 at 9:06 PM, Nato the Traveler said:

    GM IC: Karzahni - Arkis' Office

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    If setting up roots and growing potentially involved more Agori becoming twisted and tormented like this one, Catina wasn't so sure he would take kindly to having this plant around.  He mentally asked the plant if this root situation it was currently in would be the exception or the rule.

  6. 14 minutes ago, Nato the Traveler said:

    GM IC: Karzahni - Arkis' Office

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    Polite had never been Catina's style, not since his crash.  But regardless, he still did not pull the trigger; he kept the launcher where it was and mentally asked the plant (why of his own volition, despite his extreme disgust, he didn't know) what he meant by not meaning them any harm.

  7. 23 hours ago, Nato the Traveler said:

    GM IC: Karzahni - Arkis' Office

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    The poor Agori was in clear pain.  He?  She?  It just wanted to be put out of its misery; that would be the pragmatic thing to do.  Would this plant survive if its host were killed?  Would it puppeteer the corpse around as it was now doing with the live body?  Or would it perish, and its mind reading with it?

    Catina raised his launcher, but he did not aim it at the more concentrated areas of plant.  He pointed it at the crying Agori's head... and waited.

  8. 20 minutes ago, Nato the Traveler said:

    GM IC: Karzahni - Arkis' Office

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    The last word seemed to slam Catina back into the door frame.  It was reading his mind, there was no other explanation for it.  Never mind how a grotesque plant parasite inside an Agori's husk had learned to communicate- somehow it was invading his mind and rustling through his thoughts without permission.  And as a Glatorian who liked his privacy, in all forms, this did not sit well with him at all.

    Could the beast see as well as speak and think other's thoughts?  The knight errant tried his best to close off his mind so that it would not perceive his hand going slowly for his Thornax launcher...

  9. 7 minutes ago, Nato the Traveler said:

    GM IC: Karzahni - Arkis' Office

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    He reeled back slightly.  He had not said a word- he was physically incapable of saying a word- only asking his question with a thought and an expression.  And the creature had given an answer out loud.  How was this possible? Catina thought briefly.  How could it know what I asked, without me asking it?

  10. On 5/28/2020 at 11:36 AM, Click said:

    IC: Arkis - Cliffside (Office)

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    Catina flexed his hands experimentally, tested the limits of the soft throbbing pain that filled his stitches.  They would hold, and they would hold well.  It was very good.

    The knight errant stood awkwardly for a moment, unsure of his next step.  The doctor said that he was free to go; was that true?  Would he not ask for money in exchange for his service?  Should he, Catina, offer some of his meager store of widgets unprompted?  Ultimately, he decided to give a nod of acknowledgement before he caught the doctor's aside glance, toward the strange Agori-plant creature.  He quirked an eyebrow, as if to ask, "What exactly is that?"

  11. On 5/19/2020 at 3:37 PM, That Matoran with a Vahi said:

    IC: Kastir - The Arena

     

    On 5/20/2020 at 3:06 PM, Click said:

    IC: Kaenis - Arena

    --IC: Bacchus: The Arena--

    Bacchus tapped his bushy chin with the stem of his pipe as he mulled over what he had said to the giant woman.  As he had said, his idea that the six-pointed symbol represented Bota Magna was just that- an idea.  But its persistent red color, coupled with the fact that it definitely looked more like a star than a symbol for a jungle planet, made him start further considering the idea that it represented the Red Star.  In his explorations, he had heard snippets of rumors and stories that something- be it strange creatures or actual people- lived on that small glowing piece of the cosmos, but he had discounted them.  He wished now that he had taken the time to remember some of those snippets; they might be worth considering in his passing theory.

    The Rock Agori was just about to reply to the giant woman's offer to find a Bota Magna native to see if that made a difference, when Kaenis cut in with a discouragement.  "Why not?" he asked.  "What's wrong with Bota Magna?  Or do you mean that we lack the ability to go there?"

    -   -   -

    On 5/20/2020 at 3:06 PM, Click said:

    IC: Arkis - Cliffside (Office)

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    The doctor seemed not to know what Catina's gesture meant, so the knight errant tried something else.  He pointed to the doctor, then to the stitching in his own hands, and followed that with a thumbs-up.  It was intended to mean, "You fixed my hands.  It is good work."

    -   -   -

    On 5/21/2020 at 4:59 PM, Smudge8 said:

    IC: Kane-Oma-Tesara

    --IC: Hestala: Tesara--

    The Vortixx woman cocked a hip and planted her hand on it, an annoyed expression on her face.  "Weren't you paying attention?  I said I want you to fix my airship; it's just gotten out of a rather unfortunate dogfight and I can't bear to look at the damage anymore.  I have more than enough widgets that might help you start getting back on your feet.  Will you do it?  Or do I have to repeat myself again?"

  12. On 5/4/2020 at 4:19 PM, Smudge8 said:

    IC: Kane-Oma-Tesara

    --IC: Hestala: Tesara--

    "Oh, for-" Hestala muttered, completely unused to being ignored in this way.  She pounded more emphatically on the door.  "Do you like money?" she called to the apparently very grumpy individual in the building.  "I have lots of it.  You can have some, and whatever else you want, if you fix my airship."

    -   -   -

    On 5/12/2020 at 1:34 PM, Click said:

    IC: Arkis - Cliffside (Office)

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    The needle stung slightly as it pierced his flesh, and the sensation of the thread drawing his flesh back together was strange.  But it was not so uncomfortable as to draw protest.  Catina sat still as the doctor did his work, and when the needle was taken away, he gently flexed his hands, testing the thread's strength.  It held well.

    Catina made a movement in the doctor's direction, one of the few pieces of a sign language he had picked up on his travels.  The gesture meant, "Thank you."

  13. On 4/28/2020 at 8:17 PM, Click said:

    IC: Arkis - Cliffside (Office)

     

    On 4/29/2020 at 1:48 AM, Nato the Traveler said:

    GM IC: Karzahni - Arkis' Office

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    The doctor turned out to be much better at removing the bandages than Catina, and why shouldn't he be?  Catina was more used to self-applied, quick-and-dirty treatments; professional medics were not widely available in the Wastes.  He was not unused to pain, and accepted the doctor's need to stitch the more severe wounds closed with a simple nod.  He would not make a sound.

    The strange plant creature uttered a word, causing the knight errant's eyes to dart reflexively to it.  Now he was closer, he could see that it was hideous.

    -   -   -

    On 4/30/2020 at 5:40 PM, Smudge8 said:

    IC: Kane-Oma-Tesara

    Kane-Oma exited behind Hestala. He took a moment to look around. "It looks like someone trashed the place pretty bad." He streached. "I think I know where to find a repair man."

    --IC: Hestala: Tesara--

    Hestala clapped her hands excitedly.  "You do?" she asked.  "Oh, that's just excellent!  See, this is why I hired you- you can be my guide in places I've never been.  Lead the way, dahling."

  14. 13 hours ago, Click said:

    IC: Arkis - Cliffside (Office) @Ironfist

    Arkis glanced at the Glatorian's hands, then looked back at the abomination behind him, standing in plain view. Perhaps... he could just get Karzahni out the door and on its way as promised, then get to work. After all, the oddly colored armor on this sad Glatorian could only mean one thing: he was one of Arkis' kin. The Iron Tribe.

    He sighed. "Come on in."

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    Catina gratefully complied.  He stood just inside the door and struggled to remove his poor bandaging, reopening some of the wounds in the process but allowing the Iron Glatorian easier access to them for treatment.  He kept a wary eye on the plant-Agori monster still standing motionless in the office, in case it decided to try anything.  If it did, he would pull Thunder Manibus out whether his hands were properly bandaged or not.

  15. On 4/13/2020 at 10:41 AM, Click said:

    IC: Arkis - Cliffside (Office)

    With that sudden departure, Arkis just lays on the ground, starting to feel his bumps and bruises where he had been tossed around by the strange creature. He groans, and his head lolls back... only to see the one he had tried to protect standing out in the open. "What do you think you're..."

    He's cut off by the sound of footsteps on the rickety stairs outside. His head pops up, and he winces, then again as he notices a grey Glatorian in the doorway. "...we're closed," he mutters, knowing it's probably fruitless.

    --IC: Catina: Cliffside--

    The Iron Glatorian had refused any service before the needs were even communicated.  This was not a good sign in Catina's eyes.  Even if the office were to be closed, would it really be so hard to quickly give a salve and a proper bandaging?  The knight errant silently held his bloody hands out into the Iron Glatorian's view.  He did not require so much time and effort; should he receive the service he needed, he would be on his way soon after.

    -   -   -

    --IC: Grank: New Atero--

    It's about time to go, thinks I.

    No more do the people of the crafts district gather around the blacksmith's coals the way they used to.  No more do they look at the red and the gold with wonder in their eyes.  Such things have become commonplace here, and blacksmithing has lost the reverence it once held.  New Atero has moved on, so it's time I did too, thinks I.  If word can be trusted, there are other places that need hammer and tongs more than here, other places to gather ember and song in a blessing.  Great Spirit knows I've exhausted all of that here.

    One last meal at home before I go, thinks I.  The soup kitchen is an easy find, and the Matoran with the bowls is still quiet.  I gives him a smile as he gives me the bowl, and take myself over to a quiet table.  The soup is nothing special, but hot and filling it is.  Normally I'd seek out company, but there's still much that needs to be though about before I leave.  Like where shall I leave to, thinks I?  What city has the most need of a friendly hammer or hymn?  Word hasn't been clear on that, no sir; sounds things everywhere might be pear-shaped.

    --OOC:--

    If anyone is still there, Grank is Open For Interaction in the New Atero soup kitchen.

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