ArrantPreceptor In reply to TheApprentice225 [2012-03-11 22:53:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh, not much... just chillin' on my spring break. I've been trying to get myself to work on my fanfictions but I just can't stay focused on it!

I hit a badass train convention earlier in the day, but unfortunately I have been rather destitute lately and I wasn't able to buy much... a shame, since I saw many things that I would definitely have liked to purchase.

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TheApprentice225 In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2012-03-11 23:32:53 +0000 UTC]

I know the paid of lacking money my friend ^^ We just got done moving to a new place, and that's always annoying.

Per chance have you had any time to work on Knock 'em Dead Again?

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to TheApprentice225 [2012-03-11 23:36:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh, no, not at all. What little time I have had to write has been sunk into "Silver Slate". The zombie story is on my list of things, it's just... well, my attentions are divided.

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TheApprentice225 In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2012-03-11 23:45:40 +0000 UTC]

lol that's okay. Just wondering.

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DomTSVG In reply to ??? [2012-03-07 15:34:14 +0000 UTC]

Hey dude! Haven't seen you on in forever man. How goes chapter five of "Silver Slate"? I must say the suspense is boiling.

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DomTSVG [2012-03-07 17:02:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh man... I have been so slammed with school for the past two weeks. Not only has it been gobbling up my time but it has also been wrecking my creativity! I get very little down outside of my (considerable) schoolwork.

Chapter 5 is just about where it was two weeks ago: half complete. I do intend to finish it, but it may take some time. Right now (and for the next two days) I'm pretty much buried in schoolwork and exams. Next week, however, is spring break, so I should have plenty of time to attend to my pet projects.

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DomTSVG In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2012-03-07 21:56:35 +0000 UTC]

Well, I must say I share your state of mind at the moment, I started Drivers ed, and I have been geting up at 5:30 every morning... My classes are giving me a hard time about it as well...

Glad to hear you have plans for the break, as I do not. My mind is basically blank.

I almost forgot! I am looking for some help regarding an error message...

I have downloaded a trial installer for Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9, and it gives me a message during the install that says "Storage Block Adress Not Valid", and I cant fix it by changing the place to install it to, or restarting my computer.

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DomTSVG [2012-03-07 22:51:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh, yes, I remember Driver's Ed. I took it in a week over one of my summers... the class was really annoying, I hated having to take it. The learning process is aggravating for a couple of months but you will be thanking yourself for years when you get your own car and some sweet mobility.

Concerning the installation error, I've actually never heard of that kind of error before. I Googled it and the forums that I saw seemed to suggest that it was a hardware error, normally with an installation disc. If this is coming from a disc, well, the disc might be broken or something. If it's from a website, you can probably try downloading the installer again, and try contacting the program's supplier (if possible) if that doesn't work.

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DomTSVG In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2012-03-08 00:03:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Ill try that.

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sableyefan In reply to ??? [2012-02-18 13:26:12 +0000 UTC]

you available yet?

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to sableyefan [2012-02-18 13:55:52 +0000 UTC]

Sure, I've got a little bit of time today. Note me some details on what you want me to help you with.

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sableyefan In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2012-02-18 15:31:38 +0000 UTC]

i just noted you. hope it isn't too complex

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DomTSVG In reply to ??? [2012-02-10 00:52:43 +0000 UTC]

tagged you man. X3

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DomTSVG [2012-02-10 01:06:00 +0000 UTC]

What have you gotten me into this time, you rascal? Let me take a look...

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DomTSVG In reply to ??? [2012-02-03 02:06:07 +0000 UTC]

Hey man, i just remembered something funny. So I was doing a word search, and a ertain almost word showed up. It spelled:

D-A-R-O-C-H

Only thing missing was the E.

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DomTSVG [2012-02-03 12:29:58 +0000 UTC]

Well, that's an interesting coincidence! I suppose it's in the nature of word searches to have random words fitted inside them, from a statistical point of view.

Daroche's name has an interesting story behind it. Her name is a combination of two names: Daroach, the main villain from Kirby Squeak Squad, but spelled as in "Laroche", a chemistry teacher I knew back in high school. She has absolutely NOTHING to do with either of these people (an arrogant mouse-thief and a kindly human professor), I just liked the sound of the name!

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Stivanthesnivy In reply to ??? [2012-01-30 04:12:58 +0000 UTC]

Hello I am snivyiztehbombs brother. He tells me alot about you. You sound pretty cool.

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DomTSVG In reply to Stivanthesnivy [2012-01-31 02:39:55 +0000 UTC]

Bro, please dont spam, okay? Im sure you two could talk in my shoutbox... Wait... Drat. Removed it. Ill put it back.

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to Stivanthesnivy [2012-01-30 12:34:51 +0000 UTC]

Oh, hello there, and welcome to deviantART! Nice to meet you, Stivan.

So, you're 's brother... younger or older, if I may ask? (I am personally the youngest sibling in my family.)

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Stivanthesnivy In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2012-01-31 02:39:48 +0000 UTC]

Yunger sorry for leaving to many coments on your page i still dont know the controlls really.

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to Stivanthesnivy [2012-01-31 12:23:31 +0000 UTC]

Eh, everyone ends up double-posting on accident every once in a while.

Oh, here's a fun trick for you. Do you know how to post user links, like this ? The code is :icon*: with the Deviant's name in place of the *. Might be cool for you to know, it took me a little while to figure it out myself. (You can use the "Preview" button to make sure you've written the link properly!)

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TheApprentice225 In reply to ??? [2012-01-03 23:43:07 +0000 UTC]

Hey Preceptor what's shakin'?

I just wanted to talk to you about an Idea I had for a main character in our Knock Them Dead, Again story when we switch to the group of Soldiers in the city. Let me know when you get this and I'll talk some details.

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TheApprentice225 In reply to ??? [2011-12-16 02:41:32 +0000 UTC]

Hey buddy ^^

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to TheApprentice225 [2011-12-16 02:44:23 +0000 UTC]

Hey there. You are also chillin' on dA I see?

I haven't worked on the zombie story at all... I've been working my brains out for finals instead! I'm so happy to be finishing up the semester though, it's been a very rough ride.

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TheApprentice225 In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2011-12-16 02:47:33 +0000 UTC]

Yep ^^ Working on a Left 4 Dead story after working on the Bridge set for my movie with my Dad. We've got a TV Producer interested and I MIGHT END UP ON TV!!! So we're making sure every detail rocks on camera ^^

Hey it's okay, take your time. Everything you write on it is awesome and I'm cool with waiting life over cyberspace.

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to TheApprentice225 [2011-12-16 03:04:11 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, nice. Sounds like you've got some pretty awesome stuff going on right now. It would be beyond cool if you got featured on television!

Yeah... morale is not too high right now, I can barely write my own fictions. I'm thinking sketching instead, I've got something in mind to work on.

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TheApprentice225 In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2011-12-16 16:11:52 +0000 UTC]

I KNOW!! How cool would it be for me, the guy who was always picked on in school, never liked by many people because I never bought into the whole popular thing, always looked down on, end up on TV? I eve lost 44 pounds for this

What's got you down buddy?

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to TheApprentice225 [2011-12-16 16:46:25 +0000 UTC]

Eh... finals. I've got one or two classes where my passing is very questionable at this point. Math 362 is a very hard class, my grades are not especially stellar in it and I don't think I did fantastic on the final... I honestly think that I may have failed that class.

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TheApprentice225 In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2011-12-16 16:49:50 +0000 UTC]

Did you give it your best?

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to TheApprentice225 [2011-12-16 17:28:30 +0000 UTC]

I did try my hardest, but these days my best barely passes for adequate. Next semester I am going to be working on stepping up my study habits, since evidently my current study methods are insufficient!

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TheApprentice225 In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2011-12-16 19:00:27 +0000 UTC]

Perhaps you're just burning out and need some time to unwind and mentally rest up.

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to TheApprentice225 [2011-12-16 22:19:30 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, maybe. Eh. I do intend to fit in some mental relaxation over winter break, if I'm not too busy working and preparing for semester 4.

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TheApprentice225 In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2011-12-16 22:58:50 +0000 UTC]

good. it'll help a lot.

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DomTSVG In reply to ??? [2011-12-01 02:06:16 +0000 UTC]

Hey, how goes "Adam's Heart"?

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DomTSVG [2011-12-01 11:42:13 +0000 UTC]

About as well as "Silver Slate", which is to say horrendously slowly. School is demanding a lot of my attention right now (I'm in the last two weeks of classes before finals!) and most nights I am simply too tired and demoralized to write more than a few lines.

I do want to finish "Adam's Heart", really I do, just like I want to write the rest of Silver Slate. Unfortunately I can't devote enough time to either to make any real headway! Maybe I can fit it in sometime this weekend if I don't get dragged into doing housework for my parents.

Eh. I have Physics homework to finish. I really should get to it.

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DomTSVG In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2011-12-01 23:37:31 +0000 UTC]

Well that's fine, I dont blame you. I havent been drawing a whole lot lately.

School is being terrible for me, boring even.

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DomTSVG [2011-12-02 01:32:35 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that's always awful. Some of my professors are so dull that they literally put me to sleep!

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DomTSVG In reply to ??? [2011-11-25 19:56:58 +0000 UTC]

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DarthMohawk1 In reply to ??? [2011-09-06 14:46:58 +0000 UTC]

I'm on your page, spamming your d00dz...

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DarthMohawk1 [2011-09-06 14:48:23 +0000 UTC]

Arrgh! A Rich Gold Spammer! Somebody fetch me my Tesla Cannon!

Mwah hah hah hah.

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DarthMohawk1 In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2011-09-07 05:04:20 +0000 UTC]

Spam spam spam spammity spam!

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DarthMohawk1 [2011-09-07 09:35:56 +0000 UTC]

You posted this at like one in the morning? Brother, you need to get a life. And a job. So get cracking!

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DarthMohawk1 In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2011-09-07 14:15:22 +0000 UTC]

Ouch! It burns!

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DomTSVG In reply to ??? [2011-08-15 09:51:53 +0000 UTC]

Hm... Okay Arrant: Time for a challenge. I am battling Daroche. I take the first shot, using Coil to concentrate, raising my defense, attack, and accuracy. What do you do now?

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DomTSVG [2011-08-15 10:05:09 +0000 UTC]

Let's see here... I don't actually have a permanent moveset made up for Daroche yet, but I'm looking up stuff online. I think that Daroche would probably start off aggressively, firing a Leaf Storm in your direction. (You would have 50% resistance to the attack, even with the massive amount of damage it would deal, so I don't think it would hurt you significantly.)

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DomTSVG In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2011-08-15 10:35:23 +0000 UTC]

Okay, so I take damage from leaf storm, but it ALSO would have knocked me from my coiled state. Anyways, I now directly attack Daroche with an Iron Tail attack. Im closing in. What are your commands?

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DomTSVG [2011-08-15 20:35:15 +0000 UTC]

Daroche will attempt to use Leaf Tornado, which will deal minor damage and will lower your accuracy, perhaps making it harder for you to connect with Iron Tail.

Okay, after some discussion with my older brother, I have Daroche's moveset ironed out now: Leaf Storm, Leaf Tornado, Iron Tail, and Solarbeam. Those are the four moves she is most likely to be using.

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DomTSVG In reply to ArrantPreceptor [2011-08-15 22:53:15 +0000 UTC]

Okay, so i now attack by Using Galre to attempt to intimidate Daroche. Would it have worked?

Oh, by the way, I use this moveset for a Serperior: Coil, Leaf Blade, Iron Tail Or Arieal Ace, and Glare or Vine whip.

Also, I cannot deny m

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ArrantPreceptor In reply to DomTSVG [2011-08-16 10:01:58 +0000 UTC]

It probably would work, since although Daroche is very gutsy she is also inexperienced and wouldn't have a fantastic resistance to Glare. Daroche is induced with paralysis, which inhibits her ability to battle!

Your moveset has been carefully planned out to provide a perfect spread of utilities, and is one of the superior movesets for in-game. Daroche's moveset is what I would consider reasonable for her to have in-universe: two moves that she could have just learned from a training manual and two moves taught to her by Ken's other Pokemon. Your Trainer probably spent months researching how to teach Aerial Ace to a Serperior while Daroche's Trainer probably spent just a few hours showing her moves that are sensible for a Serperior like her to learn and use.

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