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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 8, 2007 18:36:39 GMT -5
Would it be possible to have Ebony's baby shower soon? Maybe have it just after Lightning's and Darcy's birthdays? And where would the baby shower be held for that matter? At the Drive-In?
Because I would like to have Ebony react accordingly to the plans that are in the works, whatever they may be, which I don't know yet.
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 15, 2007 13:28:48 GMT -5
There's this idea that I've been bandying around lately about Native American Indians, especially the Navajo. What I wanted to convey that Ebony is actually a very special part of the Navajo Viper Nation, a clan that lives in the part of Arizona close to where Radiator Springs is located. I've done a bit of research on the Navajo Nation itself and found that its one of the largest Indian nations that's spread out all over America, but mostly in the Southwest. They still practice their old way of life despite the modern technology that's now available to them, although they would use things like telephones, postal services, stoves, and even wireless Internet.
So, in my idea to make it that Ebony is a Navajo Viper, I wanted to build on the idea of the geneologist (or whatever) that would be seeking her out. She would start to recieve things that would help her learn about her people, the culture, the ceremonies, and whatnot.
I would love to use that as a storyline in the RP instead of the "oh no, they're in danger!" storyline.
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 20, 2007 13:02:49 GMT -5
Alrighty! "Speaking" with Kamui on DA brought forth these results... This is built off the ideas that I had and expanding on them... which happens to be the first four points I made when I commented to her journal entry yesterday... and her responses... with my added counter responses...
Please ignore the comments inbetween about Kamui's bet with her friend... ^_^;;
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1. Ebony's a Navajo Viper, yet she doesn't know that about her family background yet. I wanted to expand on that, but never really got around to it.
2. There's this "Queen for a Day" idea that both Insane and I came up with. It's a day where everyone treats Ebony like a queen (she's never been treated like that before in her life) since she's been so unhappy lately and needs cheering up.
3. Through gossip in the Dodge clan about Ebony having twins (something that never happened in Vipers before), representatives from that clan may come to pester Ebony and put her in the spotlight, which she doesn't like. She would probably be very irritable cause of being in term by then and her friends would be very protective of her. Darcy (Eva's char) chases one of the reps out of town for trying to get too close to Ebony. And I was sorta thinking that Kamui would defend Ebony too and probably use her blade-fan on the rep. This idea came about in the Track Time RP where Ebony and her friends were talking about the time that she was still with the twins.
4. And, last but not least, Ebony's dad is coming to town wanting to make a profit on the twins. George Sanders is just like Mercer, only more sadistic. He is just going to be causing problems for everybody.
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1. Navajo Viper, eh? What if there were Shooter connections? Shooters also have that tribe-like mentality. Also.... the Exan House branch of Shooters are Asian mostly. Now I'm going to do some weird history/biology thing here so please don't run away. XD Native North Americans (First Nations People as we call them here in Canada) are actually descended from Asia. There's actual biological proof of that. (Of course.... they can still be called "First Nations People" because they were still here first anyways.) But anyways, way back when the Earth was just a wee thing and still had that new planet smell, a band of people from Asia migrated from Asia to North America therefore populating it. Or at least... that's my jist of the history/biology part. Anyways, here's what I'm getting at Exans = Asian by descent; First Nations People (Or Navajo Peoples in this case) = Also Asian but not nearly as much. So that suggests that the two groups are related somehow...however a bit distantly though. But anways, it's worth looking in to.
2. Er.... which RP is Queen For A Day in? Not sure what to do with that one.
3. Yeah.... Kamui would definately be out to kick some axil. So respectively, she would act as a guardian. Oh! And if the Rep takes a cheep shot at Kamui's background, he'd be toast for sure. Also, the Shooter/Navajo-Viper Connection is a go, this can be played off of, I think.
4. Also.... again, something Kamui would want in on. Anyone like Mercer-Diamond-And-Crew, she'd be out wanting a piece. Remember, Kamui has that "nice" little past history with Mercer/Diamond and Co. so she would NOT be the one going easy on Ebony's dad. Also, that much famed Shooter/Navajo-Viper Connection could be played off of here too if it's a go.
As far as that bet goes, I'm doing my best here. I've been showing off Corel Painter infront of her and tempting her with it. Heh heh heh heh! XD Anyways, thanks, guys. I appreciate that.
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1. The ancestors of the Native Americans crossed a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska called Beringia. I'm actually into Ancient History as a matter of fact and love learning about this stuff. So, anyway, the idea that Navajo Vipers and Shooters having distant connections probably started when their two groups split off to form separate groups, but still carried almost similiar genetics (the time period their term takes probably has something to do with it; although the Shooters have been cut three months shorter than Vipers). That would possibly make both Kamui and Ebony really, really, REALLY distant cousins because for some reason I'm looking at some sort of a relationship here. So yes, I think the Navajo-Viper/Shooter connection can be played off of in the RP.
2. It's in the Main Cars RP. I don't really know what to do here, except having Kamui coming and regalling Ebony with the history and legends of Shooters and their culture in general. And it would probably be a learning experience for both of them. I propably might need some info on Shooter background to make this happen.
3. Agreement on the Shooter/Navajo-Viper connections is a go. And I think that the rest of us can come up with some interesting confrontations between the Dodge rep and Kamui.
4. I wasn't intending for anyone to go easy on Ebony's dad. They would treat him the same as they would treat Mercer and co. and giving him a hard time if he tries to get close to Ebony. So it's perfectly fine if Kamui gives him an extremely hard time.
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 20, 2007 15:44:28 GMT -5
More info from Kamui...
1. Alright! Someone who knows their history! XD But yeah... that sounds like a very plausible explanation. Only.... I don't think Ancient Shooters would be called Shooters, though. More like Ancient Prototypes since Shooters are best described as "Nature's Prototypes." One group of prototypes splits off from the other forming those two groups. One group would stay in Asia and spread out. The other would journey to North America. The group in Asia would split up further leaving two core groups behind. One of them would eventually evolve to be Shooters and the other would evolve to Asian clans like Toyotas and so on. So distant cousins = Quite plausible.
2. As far as history goes, there's one bit that might be useful = How Exan House made it to North America. How they got there is a result of what happened in Ancient Feudal Japan (The time of Samurai, Lords, Ronin, and Ninja). Shooters did have a similar structure to that of a small Japanese kingdom. You would have a Lord/Lady at the very top and he/she would be the comanding power for their clan. Just under them would be the Elders. The Elders would be something like your politicians except maybe more in to astrology than what laws get passed and WAY more honest and loyal. You WON'T catch any of them being dishonest or anything. A key thing to note is that a few Elders would be mute and would communicate more with a form of sign language or on paper. There was a reason for this and I brought it up before in the Full Circle RP when Raven was in orbit. Anyways, below the Elders would be the Inner Guards. The IGs are almost like royalty themselves and are the closest to the Lord/Lady and the Elders. What they do is they protect those higher up. They're like bodyguards. The spirit/former-owner of Kamui's Blade-fan was one of these IGs. Below the Inner Guards were the Outer Guards. The OGs are the first line of defense against invaders or any other types of baddies. A key note is that both IGs and OGs are pretty much like Samurai. Anyways, the OGs are farther from the Lord/Lady and the Elders. Below the Outer Guards would be Civilians. Er.... that's pretty much self explanitory. Anyways, now with that bit out of the way, on with the part about how Exan House moved to North America. The Exans were chased out by the ruling Lords of Japan during that time and they were chased out with violence and force. (Why the Shooters were chased out - Long story short, Shooters were viewed as being different, strange and even demonic to the Purists of Feudal Japan. Yeah.... people are scared of things that are different and unknown to them.) So you can imagine the wars and things going on. To save the Shooter Lord and their way of life, they had to flee the country or risk persicution. The only option they had was to traval the sea which is what they did. They were at sea for a while until they landed on the coast of British Columbia. They travaled a little inland until they found themselves in the Canadian Rockies where they set up their temples and monistaries. They felt it was much more secure there and too remote for enemies to attack easily. So in otherwords, Exan House were refugees. Now moving onward to WWII, as you know, in North America during those times, anyone who's ethinc origion put them with the Axis (eventhough the individuals living in North America themselves were more with the Allied) would be put in Internment Camps. Since Exan House was Asian, they were also in Internment Camps until the end of the war. But even still, even after that, they were still viewed as being inequal or lesser people. The war served as one of the reasons, but the other was that they were DIFFERENT (Again, similar reasons to the Japanese in Feudal Japan) and that occassionally because of their mixed genetics, were also victems of certain medical issues from time to time (EI: Speed/acceleration issues being the most popular ones that seemed to plague Shooters.... that is until Kamui came along. Evolutionally, she managed to dodge this. So this suggests that the members of the Shooter clan are on the cusp of yet another evolutionary step with Kamui being the first one.) Those medical issues gave others the idea that Shooters were slower and less capbable than anyone of pure descent. It's only until Shooter Rights Activists of the late 1970s managed to at least get a few Shooter Rights and gain some respect (EI: Think something along the lines of Woman's Right Activists and their protests during the 1960s-1970s eras). But even with laws implemented, Shooters were and still are mistreated (Some Purists even find legal loopholes to exploit just so they can screw over some Shooters). So does this help for history?
3. Okay... that sounds awesome! I'd say go for it! ^^
4. Also awesome. ^^
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Answer from me...
1. Or most likely First Prototypes. But I agree with the whole splitting off of different clans and how they ended up in modern times.
2. Wow, I could put all that info in the form of a question and answer conversation between Kamui and Ebony.
3. Alrighty. I'll get right on it.
4. Hehe... beating up on deadbeat and abusive dads is fun.
I think we're all set to forge ahead and not have to worry about leaving Kamui behind. We'll keep her chars active while she's away.
And I can go pester her on DA if I have any questions... ;D
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Post by Dr Frankenstein on Mar 26, 2007 23:05:47 GMT -5
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Post by Evangeline on Mar 27, 2007 18:37:50 GMT -5
At this point in the main RP, they've had a bonfire party the day before, there are three airplane characters already about, a number of helicopters, and a couple of Dodge representatives have come to see Ebony about her babies, for twins are unknown in the Viper lines. Lyle and Huntress are out for the day, dunno what Kamui and company are up to, have to decide that until Kamui (the player) has concluded her bet.
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 27, 2007 18:59:07 GMT -5
Actually, Kamui won the bet more than a day ago, from what I learned on DA, she still had to stay away because of the pet food recall scare. Wanted to keep her cats from getting sick. She gave me the links to that so I can protect my cats. But, she'll be back in a day or so, ready to RP again.
Also, there' something that's going to happen soon in the RP is that Ebony's father, George Sanders, is coming to town in a day or so. One of the helos is actually an alien named Raven. Ebony and Phoenix got into a little spat that over the use of Sapphire's old awning and now Phoenix is staying away from Ebony, causing her to think that Phoenix is not her friend anymore.
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Post by Dr Frankenstein on Mar 27, 2007 18:59:18 GMT -5
/* Enters Amélie... (joining the RP)
Just getting the attention from RS :-p */
From all Radiator Springs could be heard the sound of an airplane coming. Looking up at the sky, no one could see anything.
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 27, 2007 19:01:10 GMT -5
Wrong thread, DF.
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Post by Dr Frankenstein on Mar 27, 2007 19:08:15 GMT -5
D'OH. My computer screen was a mess, (10+ windows open), sorry.
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Mar 28, 2007 14:39:08 GMT -5
Hi, guys. Yeah.... I'm back, but I'm going to take it quite slow with things here so I'm still going to need some pupetting done in those gaps of time when I disappear. Anyways, I think I've got things sorted out with my cats (but I'm still keeping a close eye on them) and I'm feeling better.
Anyways, Thanks to those who did puppet for me. It was greatly appreciated by me.
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Post by Evangeline on Mar 28, 2007 14:47:24 GMT -5
Glad to see you back, Kamui.
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 28, 2007 14:48:51 GMT -5
Good to have you back.
Yeah, I've just taken to puppeting Otter, because I think I'm doing real well with her and because she and Petra are always together. I'm getting the hang of typing in a Scottish accent, too. ^^
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Post by Evangeline on Mar 28, 2007 14:55:48 GMT -5
I'm planning that chase a little later, when Georgie-Porgie comes back with his baby-broker friend and the reps. The baby broker is the one who's going to find Darcy's teeth in his bumper. Strip essentially pegged Darcy as one who "runs when she feels like it and not at anyone else's convenience." I'm gonna have him look around as this is happening and saying something to the effect of "See what I mean?"
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 28, 2007 15:22:11 GMT -5
Later on in the day, in RP time? I think it was somewhere in the morning that the reps came to pester Ebony and she's feeling the effects of the stress that it's put on her. She probably needs a few hours or so to be semi-functional, but still incapacitated that she can barely defend herself.
And the agreement between the baby-broker, the reps, and George... uh, how is that going to go? Would they meet up somewhere and start making plans once they know what their goal is?
Georgie-Porgie? XD That's a good nickname for Ebony's dad.
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