Post by Latte on Mar 15, 2008 9:02:47 GMT -5
Alright! It's time to get my lazy aft in gear and start retaking this test for my beloved characters! With some exceptions who I'm too lazy to add.
Beloved? Coulda fooled me...
Shut up, Mosquito. Anyway, I color-coded the test, and it is as follows:
Mosquito
Nebula(adult version)
Deluge
Showdown
And Latte is in bold. With that, let's begin, shall we?
Is your character named after yourself or your screen name? (+1)
My name is pretty(I think, anyway), but it's utterly unlike a TF name, so no. My screen name is a kind of coffee. I refuse to inflict that on anyone but maybe Frenzy's female twin.
Does he have one?
I could make him one.
Is your character described as beautiful? (+1)
I was. By Matt horrible version of Jazz. Before he decided to try and hit on me. (+1)
And Sideswipe. Don't forget him.
Ugh. Can't I? I haven't even seen him since he hit on me.
Hey, she didn't say "try" that time.
*optic roll*Because at least he had a *little* grace about it. Not much at all, but some.
*shy grin*Well...does Mirrorverse count? 'Cause the Mirrorverse-Showtime thought I was.
"Unusually" or "astonishingly" beautiful? (+2)
No. None of them are.
The most beautiful Transformer who's ever lived? (+3)
No, because none of us are.
Are her optics an unusual color? (+1)
Dark blue.
Blue.
Baby blue. Like my dad's.
Blue, obviously. I'm an Aquabot, what'd you expect?
Do they change color according to her mood? (+1)
I think the only one who does/did that is/was Shaba, and she hasn't done it for a while.
Does she have long, flowing hair? (+2)
How could we? Hair is dead cells sticking out of someone's skin. As Transformers have neither cells nor skin, in the human way of thinking, at least, it's a physical impossibility.
Thank you.
Do you describe it on the first page of the story? (+2)
Do you describe it more than once? (+3)
Mandy stole the joke I used last time, so...
Is she a recolored and/or "feminized" version of a canon character? (+1)
Um. *looks at Showdown*
What? I'm just *supposed* to be a fighter. You never meant me to be a female Ironhide.
True. No points.
Is she a Seeker? (+1)
*choked indignant noises*NO.
Uh-uh. I can't even fly.
No, thank Primus, I don't need that vanity.
Once again: Aquabot. Not Aerialbot. Water, not air.
Do you spend more than two consecutive paragraphs describing her physical appearance? (+1)
Heh...I admit it, I can barely think of one paragraph.
Yes, your descriptions aren't so good.
Do you begin the story with her description? (+1)
I never start roleplays, and anyway, people would smack me for it. They know what my characters look like.
Do you make it a point to mention that she's as tall, or taller, than the average male? (+1)
Go on.
No. She doesn't. Because I'm not.
Because you're short. I'm near it, but not.
*growls, reaches for gun*
Oh, stop it. I screwed up the laws of physics for you anyway, really, you're far too tall for your alt mode. Even granting the whole "basic shape is pretty skinny to make you taller" thing.
I'm as tall as my dad...does that count? He's kinda small.
No, I don't think it counts.
I'm not. Doesn't mean I can't still smack them around when I need to.
Does the story begin with something like, "Hi there! I'm (character name) and this is my story..." etc.? (+10)
*snerk*I'd be lynched for that. They don't participate enough.
Like that's our fault?
No, no, it's not. *shoots daggers from eyes at postbunnies*Stupid things think it's funny to leave me hanging all the time...
Does she have wings on her shoulders? (+1)
I'm the only one who can even *semi*qualify, and they're not even wings. My shoulders just sweep up and out a bit.
Does she have wings on her butt? (-20 and you're excused from the rest of the test.)
*giggle*
Does she have more than one alt-mode? (+1)
More than two? (+2)
More than three? (+3)
I have to say: I *really* don't want to see the Sues that made the test writers put these things on.
Is her robot mode surprisingly lacking in the "kibble" that would logically be necessary to transform
into all these things (because then she wouldn't be as purty)? (+2)
No, look. *points*My alt mode's tires, the handlebars, I have it.
*taps door folded across chest and and the one across back*Extra protection. Why would I give that up?
*spreads doorwings out a little*See?
Heh...nothing so special to point out, except the windshield here.*reaches over shoulder to point*
Does she transform via "magic" or some advanced and/or alien technology? (+2)
*snerk*No, there is no magic involved and no technology other than Cybertronian. Do people really do this stuff?
Is one of her alt-modes an animal with wings? (+1)
Not a Transmetal.
SUV, not bird or anything like that.
I'm a sports car. It's my only alt-mode.
*headdesk*I'm a speedboat. I have NO NEED for wings.
An animal that doesn't typically have wings (like a cat)? (+2)
Any fantasy-type creature (dragon, unicorn, griffin, etc.)? (+2)
All: *optic/eye roll*
Is one of her alt-modes organic or partly organic (if she's G1)? (+2)
None of them. They aren't even G1. They're movieverse.
Does her name contain one or more of the following:
Star/Sun/Sky? (+1)
Fire/Flame? (+1)
Night/Day/Dawn/Shadow? (+1)
Black/Silver? (+1)
Cat/Wolf/Raptor/Dragon? (+1)
Dark/Blood/Death/Blade? (+1)
Go ahead.
Mosquito. It's not in there, because what Sue would have a name like mine?*smug look*
Showdown. It's not there either.
Nebula. It's pretty, but it's not on there.
Deluge is far from anything there. Can't I go? I need to keep an optic on 'Jumper.
No. Nobody leaves till it's done. Besides, I think Downrush can handle watching him till you're done here.
Any variation of Optimus, Ultra, Mega, Galva, etc. (Includes Prime and -tron suffixes)? (+2)
*snerk*I just went through all their names, and the only one even *close* to canon is Mosquito. And that's just because Bumblebee subconsciously influenced it.
A deliberately misspelled word, like Fyre or Darke? (+2)
NO NO NO NO. I HATE THAT SO MUCH!*is restrained by charries*
An inexplicable capital letter in the middle of the name? (+2)
WHERE are these authors? Lemme go find them and hurt them for this idiocy!*thumped on the head*
Mosquito!
What? She'll wake up in a few minutes.
Does she have a two-part name composed entirely of the previous, like "FyreBlade NightDragyn"?
(+20, and come on)
Does her full name include a "the," followed by some supposedly cool-sounding descriptive,
like, "DeathWolf the Soul-Flayer"? (+2)
Is her name a completely made-up word like nothing any canon TF has ever had, just because you
thought it sounded cool? (+3)
Is her name a painfully blatant feminization of a canon name, like "Starscreamia" or "Lady Optimus"?
(+10)
*twitch*ow. *shakes head and opens eyes*What happened?
You have narcolepsy, I think.
Ugh, yeah right. Oh yeah, we were taking the test. No to all of the above.
Have you used the same name for a non-TF character in another universe? (+1)
Two or more other universes? (+2)
Is it because she's actually the same character and has the ability to travel between dimensions and
alter her appearance to suit each one, or some such? (+10, and sigh)
...
Do humans actually *write* that stuff?
Looks like it, kiddo.
They're weird.
*snerks from all TFs*
Does she have any of the following abilities:
Telepathy? (+1)
More powerful than Soundwave's? (+2)
Ha. No, that would be creepy. SW's freaky enough, we don't need a second one.
Teleportation? (+1)
More powerful than Skywarp's? (+2)
*mutters something about stupid fragging teleporters*None of us can teleport or have any special abilities. Can we skip?
Super-speed? (+1)
Faster than Blurr's? (+2)
Unusually keen senses? (Sight, hearing, smell, etc.) (+1 for each)
Telekenesis? (+2)
"Magical" powers, often vaguely defined or whatever the situation calls for
(including magical healing of self or others)? (+2)
Time-travel under her own power? (+2)
Control of the weather or other natural elements? (+2)
The ability to communicate with animals? (+2)
Precognition or a "sixth sense" regarding imminent danger (including precognitive dreams or
visions)? (+2)
Any ability which no canon TF has ever been shown to have? (+3)
ALL of the above? (+100 points and kindly never write anything again)
No, thank god, I have *some* common sense.
A brilliant scientist and/or inventor? (+1)
So brilliant that she effortlessly solves problems that Wheeljack, Ratchet, and/or Perceptor couldn't?
(+2)
I'm not brilliant. I'm average.
I'm not that smart. Enough to survive. That's plenty.
Does being smart enough to know just how to calm and quiet a crying sparkling count?
I'm kinda smart. I have to be, right? Otherwise I couldn't really be a medic.
Is she a phenomenally skilled martial artist? (+1)
Oh, not these...
In Metallikato? (+2)
I have yet to even find out what that is. Google-fu reveals...it's actually canon. An elite form of TF martial arts that requires mental and physical discipline, and (my favorite part of the whole article) "requires "Fools!" to be spoken before most sentences." Ah, Teletraan, how I love your captions.
*crosses arms*If you're quite finished...
In some hitherto-unknown Cybertronian martial art that you just made up? (+3)
She's not even creative enough to think of plots. How could she make up a whole martial arts?
Hey! I...plead the fifth.
*more snerks from characters*
Shut up or the next time you're in a battle, I'll make you lose limbs. Mosquito remembers how nasty that was.Moving on!
Is she the only female ever to be trained in this art? (+1)
Oh god. The "OMFG my character is sooo 1337(ow) that even though femmes are forbidden to learn this art she's trained anyway!" crap. HATE. Also, why would it matter if they were female or not? Granted, human females are usually not as physically strong as men, but I would think that TF ones wouldn't be, depending on the individual.
Is she an incredible sharpshooter? (+1)
At any distance? (+1)
With any weapon? (+1)
I have good aim, but I can't snipe.
Me neither. I'm made for the field and blasting heads off.
I have a missile launcher. How the Pit could I snipe with a missile launcher?
...I'm a medic. I can't.
If you've made Tech Specs for her:
Are they all sevens and/or eights? (+1)
Nines and/or tens? (+2)
Higher than tens? (+5)
I made Mosquito's once. Strength got like a 4 or 5. I don't think she ever even got a ten.
Does she have a beautiful singing voice? (+1)
Really, I agree with Mandy, TFs could probably be perfect singers. Hit the perfect notes and hold them for as long as needed, you know? They don't need air, after all. Lucky them. But I digress. No, none of them have beautiful singing voices.
Does she play a musical instrument? (+1)
No.
Is it the flute? (+20)
I played it, so I might be justified, but no.
Is it the bagpipes? (-20)
*snerk*That'd actually be funny.
Is she extremely fond of a particular Earth musical group, TV show, movie, etc.? (+1)
No.
I have better things to do.
If I had nothing better to do, I might surf the internet.
I have to focus on training if I wanna be the best. Which I do.
That just happens to be YOUR favorite musical group, TV show, movie, etc.? (+2)
What did they just say?
Is she so obsessed with a particular rock band that she named herself after it? (+10) ;-)
Okay, maybe it's just me, but I think "Iron Maiden" would be a pretty awesome name for a Transformer.
Total Score:
Mosquito: 0
Showdown: 1
Deluge: 0
Nebula: 0
Beloved? Coulda fooled me...
Shut up, Mosquito. Anyway, I color-coded the test, and it is as follows:
Mosquito
Nebula(adult version)
Deluge
Showdown
And Latte is in bold. With that, let's begin, shall we?
Is your character named after yourself or your screen name? (+1)
My name is pretty(I think, anyway), but it's utterly unlike a TF name, so no. My screen name is a kind of coffee. I refuse to inflict that on anyone but maybe Frenzy's female twin.
Does he have one?
I could make him one.
Is your character described as beautiful? (+1)
I was. By Matt horrible version of Jazz. Before he decided to try and hit on me. (+1)
And Sideswipe. Don't forget him.
Ugh. Can't I? I haven't even seen him since he hit on me.
Hey, she didn't say "try" that time.
*optic roll*Because at least he had a *little* grace about it. Not much at all, but some.
*shy grin*Well...does Mirrorverse count? 'Cause the Mirrorverse-Showtime thought I was.
"Unusually" or "astonishingly" beautiful? (+2)
No. None of them are.
The most beautiful Transformer who's ever lived? (+3)
No, because none of us are.
Are her optics an unusual color? (+1)
Dark blue.
Blue.
Baby blue. Like my dad's.
Blue, obviously. I'm an Aquabot, what'd you expect?
Do they change color according to her mood? (+1)
I think the only one who does/did that is/was Shaba, and she hasn't done it for a while.
Does she have long, flowing hair? (+2)
How could we? Hair is dead cells sticking out of someone's skin. As Transformers have neither cells nor skin, in the human way of thinking, at least, it's a physical impossibility.
Thank you.
Do you describe it on the first page of the story? (+2)
Do you describe it more than once? (+3)
Mandy stole the joke I used last time, so...
Is she a recolored and/or "feminized" version of a canon character? (+1)
Um. *looks at Showdown*
What? I'm just *supposed* to be a fighter. You never meant me to be a female Ironhide.
True. No points.
Is she a Seeker? (+1)
*choked indignant noises*NO.
Uh-uh. I can't even fly.
No, thank Primus, I don't need that vanity.
Once again: Aquabot. Not Aerialbot. Water, not air.
Do you spend more than two consecutive paragraphs describing her physical appearance? (+1)
Heh...I admit it, I can barely think of one paragraph.
Yes, your descriptions aren't so good.
Do you begin the story with her description? (+1)
I never start roleplays, and anyway, people would smack me for it. They know what my characters look like.
Do you make it a point to mention that she's as tall, or taller, than the average male? (+1)
Go on.
No. She doesn't. Because I'm not.
Because you're short. I'm near it, but not.
*growls, reaches for gun*
Oh, stop it. I screwed up the laws of physics for you anyway, really, you're far too tall for your alt mode. Even granting the whole "basic shape is pretty skinny to make you taller" thing.
I'm as tall as my dad...does that count? He's kinda small.
No, I don't think it counts.
I'm not. Doesn't mean I can't still smack them around when I need to.
Does the story begin with something like, "Hi there! I'm (character name) and this is my story..." etc.? (+10)
*snerk*I'd be lynched for that. They don't participate enough.
Like that's our fault?
No, no, it's not. *shoots daggers from eyes at postbunnies*Stupid things think it's funny to leave me hanging all the time...
Does she have wings on her shoulders? (+1)
I'm the only one who can even *semi*qualify, and they're not even wings. My shoulders just sweep up and out a bit.
Does she have wings on her butt? (-20 and you're excused from the rest of the test.)
*giggle*
Does she have more than one alt-mode? (+1)
More than two? (+2)
More than three? (+3)
I have to say: I *really* don't want to see the Sues that made the test writers put these things on.
Is her robot mode surprisingly lacking in the "kibble" that would logically be necessary to transform
into all these things (because then she wouldn't be as purty)? (+2)
No, look. *points*My alt mode's tires, the handlebars, I have it.
*taps door folded across chest and and the one across back*Extra protection. Why would I give that up?
*spreads doorwings out a little*See?
Heh...nothing so special to point out, except the windshield here.*reaches over shoulder to point*
Does she transform via "magic" or some advanced and/or alien technology? (+2)
*snerk*No, there is no magic involved and no technology other than Cybertronian. Do people really do this stuff?
Is one of her alt-modes an animal with wings? (+1)
Not a Transmetal.
SUV, not bird or anything like that.
I'm a sports car. It's my only alt-mode.
*headdesk*I'm a speedboat. I have NO NEED for wings.
An animal that doesn't typically have wings (like a cat)? (+2)
Any fantasy-type creature (dragon, unicorn, griffin, etc.)? (+2)
All: *optic/eye roll*
Is one of her alt-modes organic or partly organic (if she's G1)? (+2)
None of them. They aren't even G1. They're movieverse.
Does her name contain one or more of the following:
Star/Sun/Sky? (+1)
Fire/Flame? (+1)
Night/Day/Dawn/Shadow? (+1)
Black/Silver? (+1)
Cat/Wolf/Raptor/Dragon? (+1)
Dark/Blood/Death/Blade? (+1)
Go ahead.
Mosquito. It's not in there, because what Sue would have a name like mine?*smug look*
Showdown. It's not there either.
Nebula. It's pretty, but it's not on there.
Deluge is far from anything there. Can't I go? I need to keep an optic on 'Jumper.
No. Nobody leaves till it's done. Besides, I think Downrush can handle watching him till you're done here.
Any variation of Optimus, Ultra, Mega, Galva, etc. (Includes Prime and -tron suffixes)? (+2)
*snerk*I just went through all their names, and the only one even *close* to canon is Mosquito. And that's just because Bumblebee subconsciously influenced it.
A deliberately misspelled word, like Fyre or Darke? (+2)
NO NO NO NO. I HATE THAT SO MUCH!*is restrained by charries*
An inexplicable capital letter in the middle of the name? (+2)
WHERE are these authors? Lemme go find them and hurt them for this idiocy!*thumped on the head*
Mosquito!
What? She'll wake up in a few minutes.
Does she have a two-part name composed entirely of the previous, like "FyreBlade NightDragyn"?
(+20, and come on)
Does her full name include a "the," followed by some supposedly cool-sounding descriptive,
like, "DeathWolf the Soul-Flayer"? (+2)
Is her name a completely made-up word like nothing any canon TF has ever had, just because you
thought it sounded cool? (+3)
Is her name a painfully blatant feminization of a canon name, like "Starscreamia" or "Lady Optimus"?
(+10)
*twitch*ow. *shakes head and opens eyes*What happened?
You have narcolepsy, I think.
Ugh, yeah right. Oh yeah, we were taking the test. No to all of the above.
Have you used the same name for a non-TF character in another universe? (+1)
Two or more other universes? (+2)
Is it because she's actually the same character and has the ability to travel between dimensions and
alter her appearance to suit each one, or some such? (+10, and sigh)
...
Do humans actually *write* that stuff?
Looks like it, kiddo.
They're weird.
*snerks from all TFs*
Does she have any of the following abilities:
Telepathy? (+1)
More powerful than Soundwave's? (+2)
Ha. No, that would be creepy. SW's freaky enough, we don't need a second one.
Teleportation? (+1)
More powerful than Skywarp's? (+2)
*mutters something about stupid fragging teleporters*None of us can teleport or have any special abilities. Can we skip?
Super-speed? (+1)
Faster than Blurr's? (+2)
Unusually keen senses? (Sight, hearing, smell, etc.) (+1 for each)
Telekenesis? (+2)
"Magical" powers, often vaguely defined or whatever the situation calls for
(including magical healing of self or others)? (+2)
Time-travel under her own power? (+2)
Control of the weather or other natural elements? (+2)
The ability to communicate with animals? (+2)
Precognition or a "sixth sense" regarding imminent danger (including precognitive dreams or
visions)? (+2)
Any ability which no canon TF has ever been shown to have? (+3)
ALL of the above? (+100 points and kindly never write anything again)
No, thank god, I have *some* common sense.
A brilliant scientist and/or inventor? (+1)
So brilliant that she effortlessly solves problems that Wheeljack, Ratchet, and/or Perceptor couldn't?
(+2)
I'm not brilliant. I'm average.
I'm not that smart. Enough to survive. That's plenty.
Does being smart enough to know just how to calm and quiet a crying sparkling count?
I'm kinda smart. I have to be, right? Otherwise I couldn't really be a medic.
Is she a phenomenally skilled martial artist? (+1)
Oh, not these...
In Metallikato? (+2)
I have yet to even find out what that is. Google-fu reveals...it's actually canon. An elite form of TF martial arts that requires mental and physical discipline, and (my favorite part of the whole article) "requires "Fools!" to be spoken before most sentences." Ah, Teletraan, how I love your captions.
*crosses arms*If you're quite finished...
In some hitherto-unknown Cybertronian martial art that you just made up? (+3)
She's not even creative enough to think of plots. How could she make up a whole martial arts?
Hey! I...plead the fifth.
*more snerks from characters*
Shut up or the next time you're in a battle, I'll make you lose limbs. Mosquito remembers how nasty that was.Moving on!
Is she the only female ever to be trained in this art? (+1)
Oh god. The "OMFG my character is sooo 1337(ow) that even though femmes are forbidden to learn this art she's trained anyway!" crap. HATE. Also, why would it matter if they were female or not? Granted, human females are usually not as physically strong as men, but I would think that TF ones wouldn't be, depending on the individual.
Is she an incredible sharpshooter? (+1)
At any distance? (+1)
With any weapon? (+1)
I have good aim, but I can't snipe.
Me neither. I'm made for the field and blasting heads off.
I have a missile launcher. How the Pit could I snipe with a missile launcher?
...I'm a medic. I can't.
If you've made Tech Specs for her:
Are they all sevens and/or eights? (+1)
Nines and/or tens? (+2)
Higher than tens? (+5)
I made Mosquito's once. Strength got like a 4 or 5. I don't think she ever even got a ten.
Does she have a beautiful singing voice? (+1)
Really, I agree with Mandy, TFs could probably be perfect singers. Hit the perfect notes and hold them for as long as needed, you know? They don't need air, after all. Lucky them. But I digress. No, none of them have beautiful singing voices.
Does she play a musical instrument? (+1)
No.
Is it the flute? (+20)
I played it, so I might be justified, but no.
Is it the bagpipes? (-20)
*snerk*That'd actually be funny.
Is she extremely fond of a particular Earth musical group, TV show, movie, etc.? (+1)
No.
I have better things to do.
If I had nothing better to do, I might surf the internet.
I have to focus on training if I wanna be the best. Which I do.
That just happens to be YOUR favorite musical group, TV show, movie, etc.? (+2)
What did they just say?
Is she so obsessed with a particular rock band that she named herself after it? (+10) ;-)
Okay, maybe it's just me, but I think "Iron Maiden" would be a pretty awesome name for a Transformer.
Total Score:
Mosquito: 0
Showdown: 1
Deluge: 0
Nebula: 0