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Speedball
Apr 15, 2008

I had two choices, depicting Exalt as a legitimate and sinister threat, or total clownshoes. Since I got far ahead on the tech curve...

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Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry
I do like that handicap. It was fun watching the lesser stuff get the chance to shine, and it's nice that you can still usefully use abilities with a laser pistol.

Also looking forward to The Zivchenko Ultimatum.

Speedball
Apr 15, 2008

Part 38: EARTH-FILTH!!!



Never thought I’d see you in here.
Sometimes even a cyborg psychologist needs a drink. *sip*
Long ago, when we first met, the Thin Man claimed to be holding a hostage dear to you.
… mmm. And he was lying. See, my town was abducted while I was out. One of the first. My brother was there. We didn’t find him when we raided the Alien Base, so… he’s been dead for a while.
… I’m not good at comforting people.
It’s fine. I’ve mourned enough. That’s why I volunteered to become more than human.



Why do I have to watch these training videos? These things look fifty years old!
Thereabouts.



Cover, flanking, keep your head down, ugghh! I know all this, I just want to kill more aliens!
Sorry, procedure. And you’re irreplaceable, which means I don’t want you to get your head blown off, which means we go through all the boring basics.
Can’t you just install regeneration mods in me like Watkins?



Cam’s not indestructible. And I’ll have you know that fifty years ago there was another agent who had alien regeneration powers, and even he needed to know how to keep his head down.



(Boy, that takes me back…)



We’ll start taking volunteers for PSI testing soon. It will be rather uncomfortable, I’m sad to say; you’ll be locked in a tiny human-sized chamber as your entire nervous system is probed and “enkindled” to generate the effects we’ve seen coming from the sectoids. For about ten days straight.
Oh, GOD! No, I’ve had enough of that! Let someone else get the needles stuck in their brain! You already know I’m psychic.
*sigh* Fine. I’ll do it. Might as well, right? My body’s an insane cocktail of spliced DNA, may as well mess with the only part of me that hasn’t been mutated!
Not every person will be capable of supporting the psionic effects. Perhaps one in ten. We’ll want to get everyone tested eventually.



Cam, you’re our most valuable soldier. You are too expensive for us to allow you to die. So we’re giving you that secondary heart upgrade. Unless you completely run out of blood, you’ll be able to recover from almost anything.
Wow. Heh. That’s flattering.
And since Latisha seems like she’s determined to keep putting herself at risk, we’re giving her regeneration genes.
WOO! Heh, heh, keeping indestructibility in the family.
Can I get some bioelectric skin while we’re at it? We all hate seekers and we need someone besides Leroy who can detect ‘em.
…good idea! Approved.



Now, to move onto studying the properties of this strange “Elerium” material… we may find better uses for it we haven’t thought of yet.



With the new Satellite Nexus finished, we should have enough processing power to cover at least five more major countries. That will be enough to lock down all but one continent in the future.
And then we’ll just have to worry about shooting down UFOs instead of responding to abductions…



Commander, we’ve got a strange request from Japan. They want Muton corpses.
I already sold a bunch to the Grey Market! drat it.
Then we just need to make more corpses next mission.



Hmm, interesting…
More tougher types of aliens could still appear. I’m ordering that the Arc Throwers get upgraded immediately. Meanwhile, Vahlen, could you figure out how the hell their UFOs actually fly? If we could make our own…
Ooh, good idea!
If she manages to figure out the basic propulsion, I could easily adapt a SHIV to fly as well.



Lab’s done! Who’s our first volunteer?
*sigh* Let’s do this.
I’ll go too. We have enough other soldiers to cover for me out there.
Don’t go crazy in there, okay, Cam? *hug*
Yeah. Same to you, Monique.



Now, son, I need you to understand one thing since you have the ability to see through invisibility. You better not let a single tentacle touch Hilda, you hear?
Dad, seriously, I’ll be fine.
Superpowers make family conversations so weird…





More abductions! poo poo. Let’s send out our troops. Mostly our B-Team, plus Queen to keep everyone safe from a distance, and Annette, to get her trained up.
I’m wearing additional armor plating made from Chrysalid chitin! Haha. No more getting sent to the drat hospital for ME!



Mrs. Watkins, may I ask you something while we’re all waiting?
What is it?
Well, um… *whisper whisper*
… Oh! Oh. Ohhhh. Heh. Yeah. Sure. Go for it, girl.



What was that all about?
You’re a psychic, you tell me.
Focus! We’re here! Keep an eye out for aliens!



Right! Time to put on my war face! GRRRRRRRRR!
(oh, god…)



Why do the aliens like abducting from highways?
Highways are full of people, plus it jams up traffic in both directions for miles. That makes it hard for authorities to respond unless they have a helicopter or a VTOL, like us. Now, you guys scout ahead, I’ll snipe anything you see.



CYBERDISC WITH DRONES!
I hate those things! Queen, hit it with your disabling bullet so it doesn’t burn our asses off!



Here they come!



Right, EMP Dart away!
poo poo! Don’t shoot so close to me!
You’re fine.



One drone down!



Even with Vital-Point Targeting this drat thing is taking too many hits.
*huff huff* Still not there yet… take out the other drone!



Oh, I’ll do it. I’ll do it!



Yeah! Combat high, GO!
The disc is retreating. Push up!



Mutons!
I’ll activate the translator program.
EARTH-FILTH!



ALL WHO DARE OPPOSE US HAVE BECOME PART OF OUR ARMY. YOU SHALL BECOME OUR SHOES! WE WILL LICK THE BLOOD OF YOUR FALLEN OFF OUR BOOTS AND MAKE TROPHIES OF YOUR BROKEN, BURNED ARMOR! YOUR DESCENDANTS — *beep!*
On second thought, I think we’ve heard enough of that.



Actions speak louder than words, anyway.
Ha, they felt that!



I’ve got eyes on the disc. Whew, this’ll be the longest shot I’ve ever made… but I’ve got it.



Exhale… and squeeze…



Yeah!



Two left.



Flashbanging the other two! They won’t be able to hit poo poo, finish them off!



Here goes! DIE YOU PIGS! THIS IS FOR MY MOTHER!



… hhhaaaaaaaaRRRRRRR!
Sorry, girl.
NOBODY KILL THAT THING UNTIL I DO!



Mechtoid and Sectoid escort incoming. I’ve got HEAT ammo, but that won’t be enough on its own.



Annette, if you’re going to do something, do it fast!
The other Muton’s got me pinned down!



Not anymore it doesn’t. Rhino, distract the Mectoid’s overwatch fire. Get in close and blast it along with whatever Zhang can help you with!
Grrr…



I hate these goddamn things!



GOT IT! Hahahahahahahahahaha!
Well, now you’re exposed, you idiot!



Here, this’ll keep you from getting your face blown off.



I’m hit!
Alicia, are you okay?!
Rrr. RAH! Vahlen, shut off my pain inhibitors!
What? This is madness!
DO IT!



AAAAH! There. Now I can feel the combat high pheromones from Rhino.
Alicia?
Rhino, sprint past it and blast the sectoid giving it a shield. Then I’ll punch this goddamn cyborg’s loving face in! RRRAAAH!



Ha. Back when I was old I would have said this is the stupidest plan ever, buuuttt…



Here goes!



Shield’s down, go for it!



Take THAT!



*punch!* *punch!* *punch!* You came to Earth, NOW EAT THE EARTH! EAT IT! EAT IT!



RAAAG! Haaah… haaahh… Perfect.



Dr. Gomez… I, uh… let me patch you up…
Haaah… Yesss… You see, Annette, you’re not the only one out for revenge here. But you need to control when and where you lose your temper. Focus your fury into a single point and release it. Now, Dr. Vahlen, please turn my pain inhibitors back on.
Uh, yes…
Aaaaahhhhhh… better than vicodin.



Guys, I can see seekers up ahead, but they’ll vanish once I get close!
No problemo, I’ve got bioelectric skin now. They won’t be able to hide from us.
I’ll get ‘em!



So, you squirmy bastards like crushing my kid, huh? Well, who’s laughing now?



One more, look for it!



Aha!



All done! And we all learned a valuable lesson today!
Yeah…



“Bioelectric Skin is awesome!”
I thought it was about controlling anger…
I thought the lesson was that sometimes the best plan is the stupidest one.
I was more going for “empathy gives us solidarity…”
I learned that having psychic powers doesn’t mean you can actually hit anything.
I learned you’re all a bunch of fools, but I like you, anyway.



And so… the month of June… has concluded. The XCOM Project’s funding… shall increase.
I hope Cam and Monique are dreaming good dreams. It’ll be another week before they’re out of that tester thing…

To Be Continued!

Speedball fucked around with this message at 03:28 on Jun 10, 2015

Speedball
Apr 15, 2008

Gameplay note: Ghost Grenades are useful for sneaking through enemy overwatch fire, but you can also use them on people who are standing around out of cover like Annette. This can change the entire game if you lean heavily on ghost grenades (harder than it sounds, since they're expensive)

Nea
Feb 28, 2014

Funny Little Guy Aficionado.
This update is something wonderful, let me tell you. Metal Gear! Shadows of Mordor! Horrible life lessons! All the finest things in life in one update.

berryjon
May 30, 2011

I have an invasion to go to.
Not testing Durand right off the back? But the sooner she gets Psi Active, the more Will she can get with promotions!

Speedball
Apr 15, 2008

berryjon posted:

Not testing Durand right off the back? But the sooner she gets Psi Active, the more Will she can get with promotions!

Is that how that works?

ViggyNash
Oct 9, 2012
Awww, Zhang! You know you love all them idiots.

Annointed
Mar 2, 2013

Annette is the best Psi unit period. When's she's colonel even Ethereals would fear her.

pun pundit
Nov 11, 2008

I feel the same way about the company bearing the same name.

berryjon posted:

Not testing Durand right off the back? But the sooner she gets Psi Active, the more Will she can get with promotions!

Isn't it a flat will bonus for being psi active? Anyway, testing a guaranteed psi positive soldier early seems counterproductive, since the chance for psi training success decreases with each psychic unit in your roster.

Heir03
Oct 16, 2012

Pillbug
What game is that one picture from near the beginning. The one with the guy in the old timey hat?

J Detan
Apr 24, 2008

Wir haben uns zu Meistern der Wissenschaft!

Grimey Drawer

Heir03 posted:

What game is that one picture from near the beginning. The one with the guy in the old timey hat?

That would be The Bureau: Xcom Declassified.

Polaron
Oct 13, 2010

The Oncoming Storm

Heir03 posted:

What game is that one picture from near the beginning. The one with the guy in the old timey hat?

The XCOM third person shooter.

Section Z
Oct 1, 2008

Wait, this is the Moon.
How did I even get here?

Pillbug

Polaron posted:

The XCOM third person shooter.

Enforcer took place in the 1950s?

Anticheese
Feb 13, 2008

$60,000,000 sexbot
:rodimus:

Section Z posted:

Enforcer took place in the 1950s?

Enforther.

Bacchante
May 2, 2012

Friends don't let friends do sarcasm.
Ugh, and now I'm trying to remember one of the vast number of movies, or possibly TV shows, that used the "Exhale and squeeze" line to good effect and I just can't. drat you, Speedball.

Great update, though.

kaosdrachen
Aug 15, 2011

Annointed posted:

Annette is the best Psi unit period. When's she's colonel even Ethereals would fear her.

This is her on my current Classic Difficulty run.

(Some spoilers may apply due to medals)

Needless to say, she's mission commander. Lead by Example all the way.

Speedball
Apr 15, 2008

kaosdrachen posted:

This is her on my current Classic Difficulty run.

(Some spoilers may apply due to medals)

Needless to say, she's mission commander. Lead by Example all the way.

Holy poo poo, is that high a Will even mechanically possible? You'd need to hit way more than just 12 each level-up!

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry
You forgot to collect the weapon rune! Now you'll never recover 56% focus on plasma rifle kills! I hope you're happy.

Speedball
Apr 15, 2008

Part 39: Fahrenheit 451!



Nnngggh. I can’t stand this. I’m going in the test chamber too. I don’t care if we’re going to be three days apart, I’d rather be with Cam than fidgeting helplessly and waiting.
Of course. You have a high willpower score, you’re likely to be able to support psychic powers, but it’s not a guarantee.
That’ll just leave our snipers as… Yoko and Zinchenko. (gently caress me…)



Kids, I got only one last lesson for you all. You’ve all done me very proud. Today is when you learn about how to lead through example!
I thought the lesson would involve pain and intimidation like all your other stuff.
Nope, I’ve taught you all about pain I need to. This is about inspiring others around you by letting them know you trust and rely upon them. They will naturally want to live up to that, and will become more likely to improve themselves as a result. But it only works if you also believe in yourself. Don’t ever let anyone catch you crying, unless it’s tears of joy.



…such as when you formally sign the papers with the attorney to adopt someone into your family. *sniff*
Mr. Van Doorn, I…
Nope! Nuh-uh. From now on, you can call me “Dad.”



Ahh, there it is! The EXALT cell we were going to send Yoko to.



Alright. Here I go. I’ll go with the “Zinchenko Loadout” if it’s not too much trouble. After that I think I’d like another new face, sir, I don’t like this one’s nose.
Uh, sure. Good luck!



Nothing to do now but wait… wow, we have a lot of stuff cooking up in the Foundry.
We’re finishing mass production of alien-style plasma grenades, another secondary SHIV, an upgrade to the SCOPE targeting system that should make it easier to hit an enemy’s vital points, an upgrade to the MEC unit’s punching system and armor plating…
We’ve almost got the UFO propulsion systems reproduced, as well.


****** TIME PASSES ********

“Cameron Watkins” posted:




Dreaming. Strange dreams.

Someone else’s hands are in mine, and my hands aren’t mine. But then they are.

A blind man attacking his own seeing eye dog.

A soldier being swallowed up in soup.

Children in the arms of their parents, smiling.

Something old, and starving, and wasted, feebly clawing its way through the world, searching for something that will fill it.

Man this is funky.



********* MORE TIME PASSES ********



drat, only one more day before Leroy and Watkins would have been ready. Let’s hit it.



Zhang says he’s as trained-up as he needs to be, so he’s letting Eva take his place. The rest of you, move out!
This’ll be easy. EXALT are a bunch of jokers and we get stronger every day.



Yoko had to extract early because her cover’s blown, and she made an explosive exit. She’s got all the data we need, but it’s still being transmitted. We need to keep her safe and keep that transmitter safe.
Can’t even imagine what it’s like for her. I mean, Cam, Mimi and Eva all got their faces changed by accident, and they’re mostly cool with it, but she doesn’t even care about replacing her DNA at will?
She’s struggling to find something that suits her, an identity of her own. Until then, she’ll always think of herself as a “Zero.”



Welp, there’s the blown-up car we heard about! This must be the spot! Weapons up, kids!



Niiiice. Exalt only invades really expensive neighborhoods, it seems.
They appear to be well-off. I suspect they’re corporate-funded rather than government-funded.
Why would corporations try to turn a profit from the destruction of the human race?
It’s called “short-selling.” They think they’ll come out on top despite it all. Bastards.



WOO! Ahh. Anybody who thinks being a machine means you have to be cold and lifeless is a fool. That never gets old. Yoko, you there?



Right here. Guh. We have a couple of problems. I don’t have the codes for their guns’s safety locks.
Oh, crap. We won’t be able to disable their weapons?
We can do it… if we take out the guy who’s got ‘em. The squad leader is hot on my trail, but I’ll be the only one who can identify him.
Uh-oh.



Here’s the encoder. They’ll hit this place first, take up positions around it. Yoko, try sneaking close to where you think they’ll show up. After we clear the first wave, we’ll go over the bodies.
That’s the second problem!



No problem! These scum die to a couple hits at most from our weaponry and they’re still using bullets!



Wanna bet, Frenchie?
Oh, poo poo! Lasers!



They’ve upgraded! They’re using much stronger Gene Mods and have laser weapons now!
Heh heh heh heh heh. Your plan to use a soldier to impersonate someone else was good, I’ll admit… but now I can see people’s bones with my X-Ray Eyes. Yours were slightly off.



Holo-targeting systems on! I’ve marked you for death, “Ana” or whatever your real name is!
Aaaah, hell.



Ha ha ha, almost got you, there.
Don’t shoot her in the brain, we want her brain!
You think this scares me? Queen shoots past my ear with lasers all the time!



Aha! There’s the computer!
Back off, soldier. Final warning.
You don’t scare me, Gomez. My skin is bullet-resistant now. I could be kicked by a horse and not feel it.



Then you’ll be happy to know we upgraded our rocket-fists, too!
BLAUGH!



Hey, X-Ray Man, have some magnesium!
AAUUGHG poo poo! MY EYES! THE NICTITATING MEMBRANE DOES NOTHING! DON’T DO THAT!



Then try a conventional explosion! Grenade out!
GRAUG!
Haha, teamwork! Hi-five!



You’re mine!



Just one left, then I need to go over the bodies. I think the codes are on the heavy weapons guy there.



Scratch that, three more coming in from the northwest!
Look at all that radical transformation they’ve undergone… such an unrestrained approach to their genetic modification. They may be capable of things our own troops aren’t.



But do they have LASER SHOTGUNS!?



Jimmy, nooo!
God drat it! No names! Not even after they die!



I’ll force this one’s head down! Suppressing fire!



Oh, yeah? Well I have a rocket launcher and I say gently caress YOU ALL!



AAAAHHH!



Hacking the encoder!
Gomez, stop them immediately or we’ll lose the data!



FZZZT! AUGH! I felt that right through the armor!
Haha! Not so tough when the laser is in the other hand, are you, tin woman?



Quick! His cover’s down, take him out so I can get the codes off his body!



HRRAAA!
Ohshitohshitohshit must hack faster, must hack faster…



Not fast enough, rear end in a top hat!



hhrrrRRRAAAAAH!
Holy poo poo, I can’t do THAT!



There! I’ve got him! Quick, Yoko, get the codes.



Grrr… suppressing the other heavy to the north. More incoming. poo poo.



KILL EVERYONE! HAHAHAHAHAHA! NERD RAGE!



Nerd rage is no match for MAMA BEAR RAGE!
Nauuugh…



Thank you… Whew… here, finally, a chance to test out the heal-spray on this suit.



AH! These guys are serious!



Hold on tight, I’ll try to heal both of you.



And this’ll keep ‘em from shooting us or blasting a rocket in our direction.



Sir, they just vanished.
Then find them! Destroy them all!
Doing a good job of it so far, sir, but their encoder is hidden in an elevated, defensible position.
I’m sending more reinforcements. Drown them!



I’m sensing… three on the roofs, three on the ground, maybe more. We need to thin their numbers, fast!



Latisha, concentrate fire on the guy on the ground, we’ll let Gomez punch the guys off the roof if they climb up here.
Got it.



I punched one but there’s two more up here.
Good news!



Finally hacked their gun locks, you can break cover to end them. Quickly!



Vital points targeted. …you have a secondary liver?
It prevents poisoning!



But not a rail gun.



Nice. Mind if I cherry-tap the other one?



We got this sucka, roof secured, for the moment! Hugo? Eva? How you doing?



I won’t let you hurt anyone else!
She’s got it, Latisha. All currently-visible targets down!



Right! You’re both healed up, I’ll head to the roof to help them secure it.
Man, these guys blew the poo poo out of this bookstore.



More incoming from the east!
HRRAAAAAAA!



Oh, poo poo! They just blew away Number 232 with reaction fire! Uh, boss, I think we need to rethink our strategy. We’re making them bleed but they’re still kicking our asses!



Case in point… ugggh…
You FOOL! I’m glad you’re dead!
Ha! Got ‘em!



Just a couple of other guys left, I saw their helicopter pullin’ out.
COWAARRRRRDS! XCOM. You have my permission to annihilate these failures! Destroy them all!



Obsessive control complex. He’s losing control of the situation, so he changes the goalposts so we’re “following his instructions.” Mmm. By the way, you’re dead, mister.





Last one done over here. Anyone else?



All done. drat. We’re going to need even better hardware or these guys will get dangerous fast.
Eva, you did a great job out there. You weren’t afraid at all.
Awww. Thank you. Me and Hugo make a good team!



Well, good, you’re going to be hospital buddies for the next few days. At least we’ve upgraded our recovery program so you’ll be out of there in less than a week.
Do you think we could reverse-engineer those EXALT gene mods?
Hmm. I’ll see. I think they use an entirely different method than our own.



Yoko, great job. Even when the unexpected struck, you kept your cool. You want to look like anything other than that, let me know. You’ve earned it.
I’m still trying to figure that out, Commander… but thanks. If nothing else, at least… well. At least I’ve got one home.



You can’t out-jog me, Zin, I’m a cyborg! I don’t get tired till the batteries run out, and that’s over a week away at this rate.
Ha! But you are an impatient woman. This is a battle of WILLS!
I’m not— oh, whatever! You’re crazy! I’m leaving now.
HAHA! SEE! I have defeated you!

To Be Continued

“Commander’s Poll” posted:




Of all the known XCOM personnel, which do you think are likely to exhibit psychic abilities? Place your bets now!

Section Z
Oct 1, 2008

Wait, this is the Moon.
How did I even get here?

Pillbug
Exalt laser weapons look so cool. It's a shame that by the time you have a lovely pile of them to choose from, you already have laser weapons of your own starting to be phased out for plasma and alloys, so there isn't ever really any PRACTICAL advantage to using them.

But in the meantime, WHOO Exalt heavy laser :neckbeard:

Stephen9001
Oct 28, 2013

“Commander’s Poll” posted:



Of all the known XCOM personnel, which do you think are likely to exhibit psychic abilities? Place your bets now!


Somehow I think Zhang is a good candidate. Also Annette, but well, she already has them so that doesn't exactly count.

I can have moments of... eccentricity and sometimes be quite curious about things. Please forgive me if I do something foolish or rude.

LEGO Genetics
Oct 8, 2013

She growls as she storms the stadium
A villain mean and rough
And the cops all shake and quiver and quake
as she stabs them with her cuffs
Zhang comes with a very good Will score unless you're using Second Wave option soldiers and screening for them.

And he's already at max rank...

Rumda
Nov 4, 2009

Moth Lesbian Comrade
Zinchenko :colbert:

radintorov
Feb 18, 2011

Rumda posted:

Zinchenko :colbert:
Well, he already needs no rifle to kill aliens. :D

Stephen9001
Oct 28, 2013
Personally, I just can't wait until you fully awaken Annette's power so she can mindfray some aliens to death.

I can have moments of... eccentricity and sometimes be quite curious about things. Please forgive me if I do something foolish or rude.

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry
How are you on number of interceptors right now?

Speedball
Apr 15, 2008

Glazius posted:

How are you on number of interceptors right now?

One per continent, upgraded to lasers, working on plasma and getting Firestorms.

Section Z posted:

Exalt laser weapons look so cool. It's a shame that by the time you have a lovely pile of them to choose from, you already have laser weapons of your own starting to be phased out for plasma and alloys, so there isn't ever really any PRACTICAL advantage to using them.

But in the meantime, WHOO Exalt heavy laser :neckbeard:

I swear I had a line in there where Van Doorn would say how rad their laser rifles looked, but I think I edited it out.

Speedball fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Jun 11, 2015

TooMuchAbstraction
Oct 14, 2012

I spent four years making
Waves of Steel
Hell yes I'm going to turn my avatar into an ad for it.
Fun Shoe

quote:

Of all the known XCOM personnel, which do you think are likely to exhibit psychic abilities? Place your bets now!

Central Officer Bradford. :colbert:

akkristor
Feb 24, 2014

"Commander's Poll" posted:

Of all the known XCOM personnel, which do you think are likely to exhibit psychic abilities? Place your bets now!

The Commander, of course.

Also, Queen and Eva, but mostly because I seem to get a disproportionately high number of Psychic Snipers. (75% of my snipers end up psychic).

Reinbach
Jan 28, 2009
Why is Eva's last name listed incorrectly? That did not say Van Doorn!

berryjon
May 30, 2011

I have an invasion to go to.

Reinbach posted:

Why is Eva's last name listed incorrectly? That did not say Van Doorn!

Adoption does not necessitate changing ones name. In fact, those are separate services offered by the government or other authorities.

The first example is a fictional one that popped into my head. When Richard Greyson got adopted by Bruce Wayne, he stayed Greyson, and didn't change his name to Richard Wayne.

Dooky Dingo
Feb 17, 2011

Gym badge day is a VERY dangerous day!
For those interested, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and all the DLC is currently :10bux: on steam, but only for the next 40 hours or so.
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/37429/

Speedball
Apr 15, 2008

berryjon posted:

Adoption does not necessitate changing ones name. In fact, those are separate services offered by the government or other authorities.

The first example is a fictional one that popped into my head. When Richard Greyson got adopted by Bruce Wayne, he stayed Greyson, and didn't change his name to Richard Wayne.

Also the game tends to list people by last name only a lot and this sometimes creates confusion when going through a list.

Been feeling very negative today. Sometimes wonder what the point of it all is. It's that kind of job.

If you guys could get me onto the next page, I'll try to get you a new update in the next 24 hours. That should cheer us all up. If you're still interested.

Section Z
Oct 1, 2008

Wait, this is the Moon.
How did I even get here?

Pillbug
Internet strangers are wishing you well.

Now go punch some xenos, it's really swell.

I am so bad at this

You made people feel emotion over garishly colored GI Joes adopting eachother. You are likely doing something right if that is happening.

It also must have been a bitch and a half hoping for that Antfarm shot with them together.

Section Z fucked around with this message at 11:32 on Jun 12, 2015

AJ_Impy
Jun 17, 2007

SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?
Yam Slacker
You underestimate your ability to keep me interested. Keep LPing, you're good at it.

sunburnedcrow
Dec 17, 2012
Why yes, I would like to see how these characters would save earth by pushing back the aliens.

radintorov
Feb 18, 2011
This is a very entertaining LP, and I enjoy reading every new update.
So let's try and get to the next page. :)

Edit:
if I counted right, we only need another 2-3 posts to get a new page.

Tomn
Aug 23, 2007

And the angel said unto him
"Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself."
But lo he could not. For the angel was hitting him with his own hands
To be honest, throughout that whole update I kept expecting EXALT to freak out over the fact that "Wait, they have PLASMA now? That's not fair, we only just got our lasers! AAAAAAAGH"

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pun pundit
Nov 11, 2008

I feel the same way about the company bearing the same name.

Plasma is nothing new to Exalt, they've been fighting aliens after all. When you get alloy cannons, though...

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