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gogmagogWhile visiting PostSecret today, I saw a card that I think sums up a lot of people's motivations (probably including mine): "Sometimes we put up walls. Not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to knock them down."
...Anyway, more Suikotactoblog!
OK, so Kyril and co. are attacked by yet more people. It turns out that not only are they accused of kidnapping Corselia, but of killing the emperor as well. Then they run into Martin, Corselia's father, and his troops. Corselia tries to tell him that it's wrong, that she wants to travel with them, but he clearly thinks she's suffering from Stockholm Syndrome and refuses to listen. Kyril and co. whoop his ass, and then he bothers to listen to Corselia's accusations of Iskas' EBILNESS. He duels Kyril to make sure he's strong enough to protect Daddy's little girl, then says she can stay before going to hunt down Iskas. Kyril and co. are all, "ho shit, he's stupid...we'd better follow him to make sure he's all right."
Of course, he isn't. Martin, unsubtle man that he is, storms into the Kooluk throne room all "ISKAS WHERE ARE J00?" Iskas taunts him with the fact that his wife has left him for Iskas, then reveals himself - along with an Evil Eye cannon. It starts up, and Martin's all "OH SHIT!"
Meanwhile, Kyril, Corselia and Yohn run in to the palace, but encounter a crapload of fishmen. They flee to rendezvous with Andarc and Seneca - on their way out, they run into Corselia's Aunt Ornela and Uncle Busk. She runs past them, puzzling them. It then turns out that Andarc and Seneca are trapped by Patriarchal soldiers. Big battle time!
Ornela and Busk join Kyril for this battle against a crapload of enemy magic users, fishmen, and Roget.In addition, after a couple of rounds Lino shows up with a couple of Obel soldiers to help. As you clear out bad guys, more fishmen appear, until Roget tells Iskas that he can't control this many. Iskas is all, "I didn't realize you were so sucky; guess you'll just have to die then." And then one of my favorite exchanges:
Iskas: See you in hell!
Roget: Wha...what?
Iskas: Are you deaf? I said, see you in hell!
I lke Iskas, he's snarky. XD
Anyway, if Kyril fights his way over to Roget and talks to him, Roget pleads: "H-Help me, please! I'll do anything you want!" With that, he joins. Since Kyril is a Suikoden hero, it's pretty clear what "service" he'll be asking Roget to perform later. >D
Anyway, this battle was a mofo - Busk, Ornela, and Roget all bit the dust and had to teleport out, as did Kyril (but not before he got Roget to join) and even Kika and Hot Pants (!), who are totally my best characters bar none. It eventually fell to Andarc, Seneca and Lino to barely scrape through while Corselia stood around helplessly (having used up all her offensive spells).
Anyway, after the battle, another fishman comes out of the palace, wearing armor. (Three guesses as to who is it. No, not Jojo the Dogfaced Boy.) It lumbers at Corselia and Kyril jumps in and kills it to save her. (This is the first time he's been able to kill a fishman - previously he would merely knock it down to 1 HP and say "I can't do it," which is probably due to the trauma of Andarc killing his fishdad but which could occasionally get quite inconvenient.)
Then, of course, they recognize the armor. OH NOES IT'S MARTIN! Miranda, Corselia's mother, is all sad looking on from the shadows - meanwhile, Iskas is like, "yes, very sad, now get in here because you're MAH bitch now."
As Corselia cries over her daddy's corpse, Yohn steps forward and projects his thoughts to Kyril (she can do that with dead people). Through Kyril, Martin tells his daughter that the Empire is in her hands now, and that they need to join forces to stop Iskas. With that, everyone joins permanently (well, not the Obel soldiers) and Kyril "returns to full power," which means he can use level 3 rune attacks and can kill fishmen now.
Next stop: inside the palace!
And the Big BPAL Review Update o' Doom!
THE SLEEPER
Night-blooming jasmine, opium poppy, wild rosemary, Calla lily, oakmoss and crypt musk.
In the bottle: Expensive women's perfume. I think it's the jasmine, kurses.
Wet: Mostly expensive women's perfume, but with a bit of spice to offset the floralness. Also the lily gives it a fresh zing.
Dry: Three guesses.
Verdict: Nice, but I think I have one too many Y chromosomes to wear this, so not so much for me. Next, please!
DREAMLAND
The shadowy, fitful scent of nightmare, rife with ill-omen: osmanthus and tuberose over pulsating, heated skin musk, spiked carnation, night phlox and vesper iris.
In the bottle: Slightly peary.
Wet: A nice hint of pear (the tuberose?) mixed with florals - I recognize carnation.
Dry: The pear amps up a bit, but it's still a bit too floral-y for me.
Verdict: Too girly, meh.
ANNABEL LEE
A soft, innocent blend, touched with a funereal, gloom-filled air: wild peony, sweet pea, cucumber and white sage with sea lilies and moss.
In the bottle: Fruity-fresh!
Wet: Floral, but the cucumber and sage and moss (and to a lesser extent the lilies) keep it from being too girly. It's sweet and slightly bubblegummy.
Dry:
Verdict: It's funny how the ones with girls' names are actually less girly than the other ones. XD
Still, bubblegum is a little teen-girl for me, so no.
LENORE
A dark and bellicose scent that speaks of loss, lament, bitterness and breast-beating woe: thick black vetiver, sharp white musk and lemon peel, smoke and saffron, patchouli, thyme and black plum.
In the bottle: Slightly musky.
Wet: AUGH NO VETIVER MAKES ME SMELL LIKE AN ASHTRAY
Dry: ASHTRAY ASHTRAY
Verdict: GET THEE BEHIND ME SCENTAN
I'm afraid the Demon in My View collection was mostly a bust - I only liked 3 out of like 9 or 10. Well, send the rest to sale/swap!
WILDE
A sophisticated traditional gentleman's cologne, with just the slightest taint of patchouli's passion, tonka bean's decadence, the philanthropy of bergamot, moss' cynicism, the sharp wit of lavender, and the hopeless romantic longing of jasmine and thyme.
In the bottle: Very sophisticated.
Wet: I can't really pick out any specific notes; it's very well blended. However, it smells really nice, kind of like a very low-key gentleman's cologne. it just seems very peaceful and mildly citrusy and mildly powdery but generally gender-neutral.
Dry: Basically the same, only a kind of sweetly spicy fruit appears (like a raisin or fig scent; not sure exactly what it is). It's nice, but it's more "you smell nice" than "your cologne smells nice," if you know what I mean. It's not particularly "out there."
Verdict: Actually, I quite like this. Maybe a future 5ml purchase?
Let's Positive Linking!
- Church offers Goth Eucharist. (From...somebody, can't remember who.) Personally, I'm waiting for the Goth Bible, where Jesus cuts himself and listens to Evanescence in the Garden of Gethsemane.
- Dammit, the human body should not move like this! I'm amused by the fact that she totally moves like Voldo from Soul Calibur III (down to the floppy thing and the roll near the end of the video).
- If you haven't seen the South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet" - the one that can't be reaired because Tom Cruise is trying to sue - here's your chance. I especially liked the end credits. XD
(And yes, that IS what Scientologists believe, believe it or not.)
...Anyway, more Suikotactoblog!
OK, so Kyril and co. are attacked by yet more people. It turns out that not only are they accused of kidnapping Corselia, but of killing the emperor as well. Then they run into Martin, Corselia's father, and his troops. Corselia tries to tell him that it's wrong, that she wants to travel with them, but he clearly thinks she's suffering from Stockholm Syndrome and refuses to listen. Kyril and co. whoop his ass, and then he bothers to listen to Corselia's accusations of Iskas' EBILNESS. He duels Kyril to make sure he's strong enough to protect Daddy's little girl, then says she can stay before going to hunt down Iskas. Kyril and co. are all, "ho shit, he's stupid...we'd better follow him to make sure he's all right."
Of course, he isn't. Martin, unsubtle man that he is, storms into the Kooluk throne room all "ISKAS WHERE ARE J00?" Iskas taunts him with the fact that his wife has left him for Iskas, then reveals himself - along with an Evil Eye cannon. It starts up, and Martin's all "OH SHIT!"
Meanwhile, Kyril, Corselia and Yohn run in to the palace, but encounter a crapload of fishmen. They flee to rendezvous with Andarc and Seneca - on their way out, they run into Corselia's Aunt Ornela and Uncle Busk. She runs past them, puzzling them. It then turns out that Andarc and Seneca are trapped by Patriarchal soldiers. Big battle time!
Ornela and Busk join Kyril for this battle against a crapload of enemy magic users, fishmen, and Roget.In addition, after a couple of rounds Lino shows up with a couple of Obel soldiers to help. As you clear out bad guys, more fishmen appear, until Roget tells Iskas that he can't control this many. Iskas is all, "I didn't realize you were so sucky; guess you'll just have to die then." And then one of my favorite exchanges:
Iskas: See you in hell!
Roget: Wha...what?
Iskas: Are you deaf? I said, see you in hell!
I lke Iskas, he's snarky. XD
Anyway, if Kyril fights his way over to Roget and talks to him, Roget pleads: "H-Help me, please! I'll do anything you want!" With that, he joins. Since Kyril is a Suikoden hero, it's pretty clear what "service" he'll be asking Roget to perform later. >D
Anyway, this battle was a mofo - Busk, Ornela, and Roget all bit the dust and had to teleport out, as did Kyril (but not before he got Roget to join) and even Kika and Hot Pants (!), who are totally my best characters bar none. It eventually fell to Andarc, Seneca and Lino to barely scrape through while Corselia stood around helplessly (having used up all her offensive spells).
Anyway, after the battle, another fishman comes out of the palace, wearing armor. (Three guesses as to who is it. No, not Jojo the Dogfaced Boy.) It lumbers at Corselia and Kyril jumps in and kills it to save her. (This is the first time he's been able to kill a fishman - previously he would merely knock it down to 1 HP and say "I can't do it," which is probably due to the trauma of Andarc killing his fishdad but which could occasionally get quite inconvenient.)
Then, of course, they recognize the armor. OH NOES IT'S MARTIN! Miranda, Corselia's mother, is all sad looking on from the shadows - meanwhile, Iskas is like, "yes, very sad, now get in here because you're MAH bitch now."
As Corselia cries over her daddy's corpse, Yohn steps forward and projects his thoughts to Kyril (she can do that with dead people). Through Kyril, Martin tells his daughter that the Empire is in her hands now, and that they need to join forces to stop Iskas. With that, everyone joins permanently (well, not the Obel soldiers) and Kyril "returns to full power," which means he can use level 3 rune attacks and can kill fishmen now.
Next stop: inside the palace!
And the Big BPAL Review Update o' Doom!
THE SLEEPER
Night-blooming jasmine, opium poppy, wild rosemary, Calla lily, oakmoss and crypt musk.
In the bottle: Expensive women's perfume. I think it's the jasmine, kurses.
Wet: Mostly expensive women's perfume, but with a bit of spice to offset the floralness. Also the lily gives it a fresh zing.
Dry: Three guesses.
Verdict: Nice, but I think I have one too many Y chromosomes to wear this, so not so much for me. Next, please!
DREAMLAND
The shadowy, fitful scent of nightmare, rife with ill-omen: osmanthus and tuberose over pulsating, heated skin musk, spiked carnation, night phlox and vesper iris.
In the bottle: Slightly peary.
Wet: A nice hint of pear (the tuberose?) mixed with florals - I recognize carnation.
Dry: The pear amps up a bit, but it's still a bit too floral-y for me.
Verdict: Too girly, meh.
ANNABEL LEE
A soft, innocent blend, touched with a funereal, gloom-filled air: wild peony, sweet pea, cucumber and white sage with sea lilies and moss.
In the bottle: Fruity-fresh!
Wet: Floral, but the cucumber and sage and moss (and to a lesser extent the lilies) keep it from being too girly. It's sweet and slightly bubblegummy.
Dry:
Verdict: It's funny how the ones with girls' names are actually less girly than the other ones. XD
Still, bubblegum is a little teen-girl for me, so no.
LENORE
A dark and bellicose scent that speaks of loss, lament, bitterness and breast-beating woe: thick black vetiver, sharp white musk and lemon peel, smoke and saffron, patchouli, thyme and black plum.
In the bottle: Slightly musky.
Wet: AUGH NO VETIVER MAKES ME SMELL LIKE AN ASHTRAY
Dry: ASHTRAY ASHTRAY
Verdict: GET THEE BEHIND ME SCENTAN
I'm afraid the Demon in My View collection was mostly a bust - I only liked 3 out of like 9 or 10. Well, send the rest to sale/swap!
WILDE
A sophisticated traditional gentleman's cologne, with just the slightest taint of patchouli's passion, tonka bean's decadence, the philanthropy of bergamot, moss' cynicism, the sharp wit of lavender, and the hopeless romantic longing of jasmine and thyme.
In the bottle: Very sophisticated.
Wet: I can't really pick out any specific notes; it's very well blended. However, it smells really nice, kind of like a very low-key gentleman's cologne. it just seems very peaceful and mildly citrusy and mildly powdery but generally gender-neutral.
Dry: Basically the same, only a kind of sweetly spicy fruit appears (like a raisin or fig scent; not sure exactly what it is). It's nice, but it's more "you smell nice" than "your cologne smells nice," if you know what I mean. It's not particularly "out there."
Verdict: Actually, I quite like this. Maybe a future 5ml purchase?
Let's Positive Linking!
- Church offers Goth Eucharist. (From...somebody, can't remember who.) Personally, I'm waiting for the Goth Bible, where Jesus cuts himself and listens to Evanescence in the Garden of Gethsemane.
- Dammit, the human body should not move like this! I'm amused by the fact that she totally moves like Voldo from Soul Calibur III (down to the floppy thing and the roll near the end of the video).
- If you haven't seen the South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet" - the one that can't be reaired because Tom Cruise is trying to sue - here's your chance. I especially liked the end credits. XD
(And yes, that IS what Scientologists believe, believe it or not.)
