Xariphon

I’m a forgettable nobody, so, Michael Cera.

Sounds like how the people of Palestine feel all the time.

Mine is an old Black Crusade character name. The original Xariphon was a scholar-warrior.

I want to see games with AI-powered NPCs making responsive, possibly unique dialog. Probably text-only at first, but maybe with AI voice-acting later on.

Yeah, that’s the real thing: “the economy” is how well the country is working for rich people and corporations. Look at average wages, actual buying power, etc. What’s in the hands of the worker. That’s the actual measure of how well a country is doing. Grotesque inequality is a condemnation, regardless of what the stock market is doing.

Right? I’m sitting here like “this has to be satire… right? But it’s just absurd enough not to be…”

Mine is the name of a character I used to play tabletop.

He was a Chaos Space Marine.

I think I’ll be okay.

As all civilized people should.

I used to hate Jenny but I have more sympathy for her now. She’s a scared, broken person too.

We ordered in from our favorite Indian joint. They’re a little expensive so it’s kind of our go-to “special occasions” treat.

You’d be shocked at what military instruction books you can find online.

Hulk Repellent.

More seriously: prep time, massive amounts of sedatives, or a phone call to Superman to get him to deal with it instead.

See also, any time Batman has had to deal with similar DC villains: Doomsday, Darkseid, Bane, etc.

In an at-will state, which I think is most or all of them.

Right-to-work is different; it means you can’t be required to join a union in order to take a job.

I remember reading about a military guy, Staff Sergeant Max Fightmaster. I have no idea what he actually does (or did; guy’s probably retired by now) but if he hasn’t at least spent some time teaching martial arts he’s doing it wrong.

Edit: apparently he’s a computer technician and that’s even better somehow.

I don’t really care so long as it doesn’t hurt.

There’s just so many characters whose entire presence makes me go “please shut the fuck up” that it’s hard to pick just one. Like yeah pretty much anybody would sell Preston Garvey to Satan for half a donut, but there are just so many other annoying characters…

These people are choosing to represent their country, not just going about their private business.

If you haven’t already, you should read John Caldwell Holt. “Escape From Childhood,” especially, addresses exactly what you’re talking about here.

Honestly it was like a spiritual awakening for me when I read it, just realizing I wasn’t the only one seeing the injustice.

I’m pretty sure the day Michael Jackson died traffic was enough to overwhelm Google.

I think it comes down to the criminal’s motivation.

Some people are in a desperate circumstance. They steal or deal or whatever because society affords them no real opportunities. You can’t really blame those people.

Others think it’s okay to short people on their paychecks, charge outright extortion for rent, or otherwise make the lives of others significantly worse for no other reason than their own sociopathic greed. Those people should absolutely be shown to the guillotine.