Barrier in a Barrel




Posted by Dexter


Quoting Angelwing: This is a great honour, and you know that I'd love to ride in a barrel (top:)) with you. We'll explore terrain that has not been explored before. We'll dance beneath the glorious moonlight. We can be true vikings once more! Say, shall we let Garrett in on our adventure? I'm sure he's been feeling left out, and he'd make a swell viking threesome.


I had a feeling, as I usually do beforepaw, that we were going to get around to this hindrance in our relationship again. It has been troubling our relationship since our first date and I think it is about time we both addressed it more fully and came to terms with ourselves and our feelings. Communicating effectively about the barriers between us will help us triumph over them, to conquer and own them. We must fight our way through the barriers as a team, as friends, like the Mongolians. The problem with addressing this major difference between us, the aspects which make our relationship weaker, and finally coming to terms with them is you. You're the one who has to be willing to make a decision, to go through that life-changing transition and progress further into a decided and contented life. Either your choice is with me or against me. I just need to know what barrel you're in before my ardent faith in us does brutally detrimental psychological damage to me. Please, don't allow this to linger any longer. You've hurt me enough.

Then again, it isn't entirely your fault. Much of the blame rightfully goes to the foolish lover. I believe I'll use a song to summon up these thoughts... no need to mention who it is from. Those who are closely related to this particular moment in my life on VGC will recognize it.

[CENTER]"Countless times I trusted you,
I let you back in,
Knowing... Yearning... you know
I should have run... but I stayed

Maybe I always knew
My fragile dreams would be broken... for you"[/CENTER]


Quoted post: Would you be willing to adapt to new, seemingly eccentric customs and a new civilization?


k, you know what I mean by adapting to new customs? I invite you to do so, but I don't believe you are entirely aware of the obvious consequences, not to mention the unforeseen or unpredictable consequences. You probably think it is easy and straightforward. You possibly see it as an incredibly rewarding and thoroughly satisfying experience. I'm sure you imagine it in the best fashion your imagination can possibly muster up for you, as many people tend to enjoy doing, which makes the voyage seem more alluring to the imaginative mind. These tantalizing glimpses your mind is feeding you may be an entire fabrication of poppycock, a claptrap of unattainable desires. I care about you and your future so I want you to be aware of the power your choices hold over the duration of your life. The method in which your imagination functions may persuade your final decision and it won't always be pleasant. Life won't ever be exactly like you dreamed it. You have to be willing to compromise, sometimes to a radical degree. You want to be aware, generally, of what you might possibly have to compromise in order to obtain a successful alteration. You might not always get top of the barrel like your imagination says you will. Your fragile dreams will be broken.

I won't lie to you, there may be regrets, severe regrets. You've taught me to lower my expectancy and not put my hopes up too high for anything, for a broken heart can last a lifetime. Once you're in the barrel, you may have significant emotional difficulties and an extremely rigorous longing for the past. You may want your old life back, childhood, as we all may want at times, leaving your new loved ones feeling as though they are not good enough for you, which gives them troubles of their own, intensifying the tension among your new environment, an environment that may have been better off without your gloomy presence, without your atrocious mistake and misfortune, without your childish, shoddy, fragile dreams!

There are people who like change and fully embrace it and there are those who don't like change and have a difficult time adapting to a new environment. To embrace a new culture and a new behavior takes serious consideration and time. It isn't some joke to take frivolously or with an imprudent mind. You need to ask yourself if you're daring enough or willing enough to transform your way of life, to modify your lifestyle according to your new surroundings. Don't allow an enthusiastic infatuation to escort you to a future filled with torment and a drastic, depressive yearning for childhood.

Sometimes the difference between two people is too significant to be conquered. A certain element of someone's customs and upbringing can become so embedded in them that living with someone with opposing customs can create too much discomfort and beckon powerful conflicts (please watch the film Fools Rush In). Bringing up a family in such an uneasy environment is a horrible idea. There are ways, however, that they can live in harmony. It depends much on the situation, so let's get to one of our own.

Polygamy. This is an important difference between us and I feel that we can't properly progress further without coming to terms with it. Traditionally, in my culture, we practice monogamy. That's the way I have been conditioned and I enjoy it that way. I don't believe I would be able to successfully conform myself to polygamy. I am content in having one romantic partner. It is difficult to give numerous wives the adequate attention they virtually always acquire to live happily in a relationship. There are enough alterations to endure and expectations to be met with one partner and I believe that 'special' someone deserves as much of my attention and time as possible. Also, I couldn't imagine sharing my wife with a friend, either, especially one as close as Garrett. Not because I'm trying to be difficult, but out of respect for Garrett. Romanticizing you while Shin-Ra is in the game is tough enough for me. I frequently feel as though I'm attempting to steal you away from him, as if I'm a terrible friend, which I'm not. Sharing you with him is definitely out of the question though. The emotional explosion within me and the discomforting environment would be too much. I don't believe I would be able to fruitfully tolerate it for a lifetime. Unlike Donkey Kong 64, there just isn't enough room in the barrel for us all. Is it so selfish to want you for myself? There are some things that I simply can't share. I don't know where Garrett stands when it comes to such customs, but I imagine he wouldn't appreciate the awkwardness that comes with polygamy, either.

This barrier is stopping our barrel ride. I'm befuddled towards where we stand and I just thought the best thing to do at this moment was to talk it out and see where it leads us.

Discuss!



Posted by Lord of Spam

I actually read that. I want the 2 minutes of my life back.




Posted by The Judge

I don't know how to read.

I've just been getting extremely lucky my whole life.




Posted by Xenos

Polyandry. plz.




Posted by Lord of Spam

Retroactive tl;dr.




Posted by Iris

Search thread- Iris

[quote]Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.

*doesn't read thread*




Posted by chec

as soon as I saw 'beforepaw' i stopped reading.




Posted by Fate

Dex, what the hell are you talking about?




Posted by Xenos

Angelwing, you are cheating on bob! :eek:




Posted by Kodachi


Quoting chec: as soon as I saw 'beforepaw' i stopped reading.

That was a good place to stop.



Posted by Fate

lol @ vgc love triangles that bear no fruit

You guys suck at internet relationships.




Posted by Vampiro V. Empire


Quoted post: as soon as I saw 'beforepaw' i stopped reading.


QFT



Posted by Hyper

I disagree, Dexter.




Posted by Shade

That passed right through my head.

Could somebody please summarize what he was saying?




Posted by Zeta

Dexter uses too many big words. :( I'm going to have to spend the rest of my ****ing day looking at a dictionary. The only thing I understood was 'Donkey Kong 64', and I don't think thats what this thread is about.




Posted by The Judge


Quoting Shade: Could somebody please summarize what he was saying?

I second this motion.



Posted by Fate

I guess Dex and Angelwing have some kind of relationship in which Shin-Ra is competition or something. From what I gather, Angelwing can't decide who she wants and Dexter is agitated by this. :/




Posted by s0ul

You should know better than to think anything with Dexter isn't an act.




Posted by Shade

I should've known better than to read it. :(




Posted by cool gamer dad

I thought he liked Iris? [spoiler]animals[/spoiler]




Posted by Shade

If he does, then that whole principle of monogamy goes out the window, doesn't it?




Posted by sniper

Anyone else stop reading at the word "beforepaw"?




Posted by s0ul


Quoting sniper: Anyone else stop reading at the word "beforepaw"?


[quote]
[quote]as soon as I saw 'beforepaw' i stopped reading.


QFT

No.



Posted by Dexter

You guys can be so boring.

Come on, this is a wonderful community thread. It speaks about members, informs you on VGC situations and relationships. There are plenty of interesting topics to grab from my post and go off on. Not that I really expect you guys would. I know VGC well enough to generally predict the outcomes and responses I'll receive from publications like these. It presents opportunities; you guys just need to learn how to take them. I would personally enjoy seeing more threads like this. It would make VGC much more exciting and absorbing. Also, this is a very dexterous thing to do. It has been too long since I last went off on something preposterously random and spontaneously eccentric, yet emotionally overflowing and passionately articulated. I should do this more often. You guys should try it. I would adore reading Linko's thoughts on his sister's relationship with billards. That, to me, would be an interesting read.




Posted by Hyper

See, the thing is, many of us don't care to read that much :) A simple summary would work, and, if there was enough interest, a longer post could then be made as a follow up.




Posted by Dexter

I understand that many would open up the thread perhaps expecting more from me, see that it is too long for their diminutive attention span, take a few looks to see where it was going, find that they are out of the loop or uninterested in the subject matter, and then simply leave the thread and perhaps return to see if the replies are positive. Others, however, might open it up and find a delightfully fulfilling contribution, with a psychologically interesting substance that speaks to them. Maybe something they can relate to or personally understand. Maybe they'll find some amusement and get a few giggles out of it. I know a few members that would be interested in reading this thread and they alone make it worth it. This thread easily owns so many other threads out there. It reminds me of some older VGC threads. I wouldn't expect members such as you, Hyper, to be interested in this thread. This just isn't your style. I'm a very different individual than everyone else here. We all are. I have a different style and approach. We all do. I feel like pulling out an analogy I used awhile back about how VGC helps us see everyone as separates and not as a single group with a set of expectations. Maybe I'll find it later and quote it here. I don't even remember what thread I placed it in. It's lost somewhere out there in VGC, not receiving the proper appreciation it so rightfully deserves.




Posted by sniper


Quoting s0ul: No.

I stopped reading the entire thread :mad:



Posted by s0ul

Jeez, Dexter, even your defenses of your preposterously huge posts are preposterously huge!




Posted by Fate

That's preposterous, Ian!

And seriously, Dex, wtf? What is the intent of this thread?




Posted by Bj Blaskowitz

I'll maek teh intern3t love wit u, Iris




Posted by Sable Wind

Fate, don't worry about it. Dexter felt like writing something long, so he wrote something long. That's all you really need to know.

I don't make threads and I don't write long responses anymore, Dexter. People hate me for it. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :starwars:




Posted by Lord of Spam

Isnt being pretentious fun, kids?

Edit: Oh, and by the way, next time you feel like seeming eloquent, I advise you not to include the phrase "This thread easily owns so many other threads out there," k?




Posted by The Judge

Ok, what I'm wanting is a summary that is about 1-4 sentences long. And I don't mean long sentences either. Maybe just a chain of progression chart or something. That's the kind of summary I want.




Posted by Lord of Spam

I read it. He just complained about having to share a girl. Thats about it. I might have missed something, since I almost fell asleep reading it, but thats all I got out of it.




Posted by The Judge

Oh, well in that case, he should leave her be.




Posted by Lord of Spam

Or stick it in her pooper.




Posted by Dexter


Quoting Dexter: I feel like pulling out an analogy I used awhile back about how VGC helps us see everyone as separates and not as a single group with a set of expectations. Maybe I'll find it later and quote it here. I don't even remember what thread I placed it in. It's lost somewhere out there in VGC, not receiving the proper appreciation it so rightfully deserves.


I found it!

"VGC reminds me of the days when I used to work with children with special needs. Children with autism never tell you what they plan to throw at you. It could be a block, a brick, a live mouse. You have to be prepared for anything and grateful for the smallest progress. Sometimes when I feel a bit adrift, I think back to the kids I used to teach. Children in even the most devastating circumstances still smile. They still laugh and reach out to others. They still trust. They still try. They also show you how to deal with humanity. No two children with autism are alike; they're all individuals



Posted by chec

fact about the internet, no one likes to read really long paragraphs filled with lofty sounding words. you type more for yourself than anyone else. people have short attention spans and much better things to do than glaze over your pathetic rhetoric, but i guess your probably too arrogant to believe it




Posted by Hyper

Eh, maybe that applies to VGC, but not to the entire Internet.




Posted by Bj Blaskowitz

I beat the internet. The final boss was hard




Posted by Kodachi

Now try "Crazy Hard Mode!"
[spoiler](Something like that was in Speedy's sig for a while, wasn't it?)[/spoiler]




Posted by Vampiro V. Empire

How crazy hard is this "crazy hard mode"?




Posted by Skitzo Control

I used the Power Stone on him and he died in three hits. He wasn't that hard if you're a pro with 'sploits.
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[quote=Dexter]I had a feeling, as I usually do beforepaw...Humans don't have paws. You are a human.[quote=Dexter]Communicating effectively...Is not typing out long, redundant things when it is not necessary. The only other person that has written things out in such a boring fashion is Tolkien.[quote=Dexter]...help us triumph over them, to conquer and own them.Like right there. You just used different words with the same meaning, there. Also, "own?" Come on, now, Dex, you could have at least used "defeat."[quote=Dexter]The problem... is you. Sure, Dex, it's all Angelwings fault. How about you not allowing another person into the relationship? Or that perhaps she only wants to be friends with him and take him along on the ride? Quit being so inflexible.[quote=Dexter]You're the one who has to be willing to make a decision, to go through that life-changing transition and progress further into a decided and contented life.There you go with redundant statements, again. Also, why can't you make the decision for her? Obviously, you're too inflexible, so why not just try to get it your way or no way?[quote=Dexter]Either your choice is with me or against me.As I said, inflexible. Relationships aren't right/wrong, win/lose, with/against, they are more in terms of orange/wristwatch.[quote=Dexter]Then again, it isn't entirely your fault. Much of the blame rightfully goes to the foolish lover.Again, blaming things on somebody else.[quote=Dexter]I believe I'll use a song to summon up these thoughts...

[CENTER]"Countless times I trusted you,
I let you back in,
Knowing... Yearning... you know
I should have run... but I stayed

Maybe I always knew
My fragile dreams would be broken... for you"
[LEFT]Now you're getting disturbingly similar to Tolkien, including a song that has no need to be there...[quote=Dexter]k, you know what I mean by adapting to new customs?Adapt yourself. Another point where you're inflexible.[quote=Dexter]You probably think it is easy and straightforward.You think that yourself, because you already said she is either with or against you. Don't contradict yourself, buddy.[quote=Dexter]...poppycockLOL[quote=Dexter]I care about you and your future so I want you to be aware of the power your choices hold over the duration of your life.And now you're threatening her life?! You could have just said, "If I can't have you, nobody can!"[quote=Dexter]You have to be willing to compromise, sometimes to a radical degree.Yeah, Dex, compromise. Come on, more inflexibility.[quote=Dexter]You've taught me to lower my expectancy and not put my hopes up too high for anything, for a broken heart can last a lifetime.But time will heal all wounds.[quote=Dexter]Once you're in the barrel, you may have significant emotional difficulties and an extremely rigorous longing for the past.Incorrect usage of "rigorous," there, Dex. Close, but not quite.[quote=Dexter]There are people who like change and fully embrace it and there are those who don't like change and have a difficult time adapting to a new environment.Talking about yourself there, buddy?[quote=Dexter]To embrace a new culture and a new behavior takes serious consideration and time.Then give it some time.[quote=Dexter]You need to ask yourself if you're daring enough or willing enough to transform your way of life, to modify your lifestyle according to your new surroundings.Inflexible number 12?[quote=Dexter]Sometimes the difference between two people is too significant to be conquered. A certain element of someone's customs and upbringing can become so embedded in them that living with someone with opposing customs can create too much discomfort and beckon powerful conflicts (please watch the film Fools Rush In).Now you're blaming your upbringing for your inability to change (I already have, and if Salma Hayek was topless the entire film, it might have been worth watching).[quote=Dexter]Traditionally, in my culture, we practice monogamy. I am content in having one romantic partner.No you're not. You've been with every girl on this board, sometimes twice at once.[quote=Dexter]Sharing you with him is definitely out of the question though.INFLEXIBLE!
[/LEFT]
[/CENTER]




Posted by Fate

I don't know if elemental weakness changes from difficulty to difficulty, but the last time I checked the internet had a weakness to Blizzaga. I junctioned Shiva and won. :cool:




Posted by Skitzo Control

[quote=Fate][COLOR=skyblue]I don't know if elemental weakness changes from difficulty to difficulty, but the last time I checked the internet had a weakness to Blizzaga. I junctioned Shiva and won.[/COLOR] :cool:
On Extreme, it has no weakness, but the Great Owl tells you that if you Z-Target his left wing with the Fairy Bow and fire, you can disable his ability to fly.




Posted by Dexter


Quoting Skitzo Control]INFLEXIBLE!

It's not really a matter of flexibility: And now you're threatening her life?! You could have just said, "If I can't have you, nobody can!"


That's not at all what I was implying.


Quoted post: Yeah, Dex, compromise. Come on, more inflexibility.


I've made a decision and I am content in my lifestyle. It is true that I haven't experimented with such a custom, but I don't consider myself inflexible as a result. It is like saying I am inflexible because I won't date netman. I suppose it could be looked at as inflexibility on my part, but it could also be seen as conclusion, right?



Posted by Bj Blaskowitz

Dexter, will your sister be my valentine




Posted by Acheron


Quoting Skitzo Control: On Extreme, it has no weakness, but the Great Owl tells you that if you Z-Target his left wing with the Fairy Bow and fire, you can disable his ability to fly.


And that's supposed to help? As soon as I knock him out of the sky he abandons his ranged attacks and rushes me at a ridiculous speed. The damage that his Cataclysm attack does is just brutal, and at Extreme he tends to spam it as much as possible. It may just be because I'm playing a magic-based class, but I can't survive long at all. Any tips?

An item that grants immunity to lightning damage would help out a lot, but I haven't been able to find anything matching that description.



Posted by Zeta


Quoting Skitzo Control: On Extreme, it has no weakness, but the Great Owl tells you that if you Z-Target his left wing with the Fairy Bow and fire, you can disable his ability to fly.


I can't even beat the guy on Handicapped-Newbie Mode. :( He keeps sending tons of Trojans at me and they overwhelm me.

Fighting the n00b Rangers was awesome, though. Especially after they got into their 1337zord.

The near-useless advice I can give Dexter: Just have a ****ing threesome!



Posted by Poco


Quoting chec: fact about the internet, no one likes to read really long paragraphs filled with lofty sounding words. you type more for yourself than anyone else. people have short attention spans and much better things to do than glaze over your pathetic rhetoric, but i guess your probably too arrogant to believe it



man you are so hardcore i want to grow up and be just like you


oh and dexter don't use "Beforepaw" in your post.

infact "Beforepaw" should be filtered with the word "MARMALADE"



Posted by chec

worry not about angelwing dexter, i already tupped that tomato




Posted by sabre


Quoting Acheron: And that's supposed to help? As soon as I knock him out of the sky he abandons his ranged attacks and rushes me at a ridiculous speed. The damage that his Cataclysm attack does is just brutal, and at Extreme he tends to spam it as much as possible. It may just be because I'm playing a magic-based class, but I can't survive long at all. Any tips?

An item that grants immunity to lightning damage would help out a lot, but I haven't been able to find anything matching that description.

Give the emerald powder a shot. You obtain five of them upon your second defeat of Aves. Basically they shield from ice, lightning, and wind magic. Don't remember how long it lasts, but you should be fine for the entire battle. If it does wear off, the Great Owl will at least be on a very low health. If you've used the ones you got from Aves up up, then I guess you're going to have to do the Sheila's Railway sidequest to stock back up on them. Pretty simple quest, but it's kind of a pain having to go all the way to Telluria to recharge.

Good luck!



Posted by neonmole


Quoting Bj Blaskowitz: Dexter, will your sister be my valentine

Dexter will you be my valentine?