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General Discussion / Re: I dislocated my pinky!
« on: December 06, 2007, 02:55:50 am »
Ow... *cringe*
I broke a few bones in my right hand and wrist once, and that hurt A LOT. I was in marching band colorguard, tossing a rifle, and... Well, let's just say I threw it too high and didn't catch it correctly... Oye, the pain... *shiver*
I broke a few bones in my right hand and wrist once, and that hurt A LOT. I was in marching band colorguard, tossing a rifle, and... Well, let's just say I threw it too high and didn't catch it correctly... Oye, the pain... *shiver*
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Chrono Compendium Discussion / Re: Chrono Center
« on: December 04, 2007, 02:51:03 am »
I am attempting to contact an old friend who is (or was, in the recent past) fluent in Japanese. She'd probably be able to translate a few introductory messages for us, if she has the time.
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General Discussion / Re: So tell me a little about yourselves.
« on: December 04, 2007, 02:28:23 am »
-How old are ya?
23, and will turn 24 very soon. (After reading the first page, I thought for a moment I might be one of the oldest members!
*whew* )
- When was your first experience with the Chrono games?
My boyfriend kept giving me his SNES catridge to play back in the winter of 2000. I kept blowing him off between work and school, and because the games he usually recommended I never liked. I relented around Christmas break, and thought, 'eh, I'll play it about thirty minutes, maybe I'll get into it'. I was subsequently unavailable for the next two weeks. I even got mad that I had to go to my Christmas Eve family get-together because I'd just discovered the Kingdom of Zeal and I wanted to explore Enhasa.
- Do you have a job? If so, what do you do...?
Yes. I work about 50 hours a week as the manager of a movie theater. In fact, I usually spend so much time working that I don't actually get around to watching the movies. *le sigh*
As it gets closer to Christmas, my workweek will steadily get longer.
- What's your favorite color?
Green has always been my favorite. A dark, emerald green.
- Would you rather listen to a techno remix of a Chrono song, or an orchestral arrangement?
Orchestral, hands down. I do enjoy listening to techno remixes quite often, but I prefer orchestral. Eh, I'm weird.
- What kinda computer are you running on?
Dell Dimension 8200... though I've gutted several parts and replaced them since I bought it. I'm currently saving up money for a laptop that I can carry to work with me (our computers there suck. The best one has 32MB of RAM and runs Windows 95. It makes MS Excel/Word a pain to work with at times.).
- What's the last movie you saw in theaters?
Haha, what a question to ask the manager of a movie theater. The last movie that I actually sat down and watched all the way through was The Brave One, but the last movie I actually saw in a theater (all of two minutes) was Beowulf. I was unfortunately having to kick three kids out for throwing popcorn at an elderly lady.
- Where are you from?
North Carolina, USA.
- And lastly... what would you prefer? A remake of Chrono Trigger or PS3, or a new sequel to CT/CC?
Hmm.... Well, I'm not sure. I believe that if CT were to be remade into a PS3 game, it would spur a considerable amount of support into the series as a whole, drawing newer gamers into the Chronoverse. If SquareEnix thought they could make money out of it? They'd probably go on to redo Cross, then a sequel.
But if I had to choose, I'd love a sequel.
23, and will turn 24 very soon. (After reading the first page, I thought for a moment I might be one of the oldest members!
*whew* )- When was your first experience with the Chrono games?
My boyfriend kept giving me his SNES catridge to play back in the winter of 2000. I kept blowing him off between work and school, and because the games he usually recommended I never liked.
I relented around Christmas break, and thought, 'eh, I'll play it about thirty minutes, maybe I'll get into it'. I was subsequently unavailable for the next two weeks. I even got mad that I had to go to my Christmas Eve family get-together because I'd just discovered the Kingdom of Zeal and I wanted to explore Enhasa. - Do you have a job? If so, what do you do...?
Yes. I work about 50 hours a week as the manager of a movie theater. In fact, I usually spend so much time working that I don't actually get around to watching the movies. *le sigh*
As it gets closer to Christmas, my workweek will steadily get longer.- What's your favorite color?
Green has always been my favorite. A dark, emerald green.
- Would you rather listen to a techno remix of a Chrono song, or an orchestral arrangement?
Orchestral, hands down. I do enjoy listening to techno remixes quite often, but I prefer orchestral. Eh, I'm weird.
- What kinda computer are you running on?
Dell Dimension 8200... though I've gutted several parts and replaced them since I bought it. I'm currently saving up money for a laptop that I can carry to work with me (our computers there suck. The best one has 32MB of RAM and runs Windows 95. It makes MS Excel/Word a pain to work with at times.).
- What's the last movie you saw in theaters?
Haha, what a question to ask the manager of a movie theater.
The last movie that I actually sat down and watched all the way through was The Brave One, but the last movie I actually saw in a theater (all of two minutes) was Beowulf. I was unfortunately having to kick three kids out for throwing popcorn at an elderly lady.- Where are you from?
North Carolina, USA.
- And lastly... what would you prefer? A remake of Chrono Trigger or PS3, or a new sequel to CT/CC?
Hmm.... Well, I'm not sure. I believe that if CT were to be remade into a PS3 game, it would spur a considerable amount of support into the series as a whole, drawing newer gamers into the Chronoverse. If SquareEnix thought they could make money out of it? They'd probably go on to redo Cross, then a sequel.
But if I had to choose, I'd love a sequel.
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Submissions / Re: Chrono Cross fanart- Serge/Kid Home/Another
« on: December 03, 2007, 07:16:36 am »
I know this comment is very late, but I wanted to tell you just how beautiful this image is. It's absolutely breathtaking! The subtle transition in color, the stars, and the exquisite detail!
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Submissions / Re: Harle MS PAINT
« on: December 03, 2007, 07:09:43 am »
Nice! I love the use of colors.
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Special Event Polling / Re: Rate Cross Characters 39: Steena
« on: November 04, 2007, 05:22:59 am »
Design: I really liked her design. Flashy and unique.
Combat: I loved her battle stance--the way she waved her sword around. She was pretty decent in fights, too.
Tilt: Eh. She has a nice little role to play, and I was hyped when I first got her, only to be let down by the lack of development later. If you take her to Divine Dragon Falls after getting Serge's body back, but before beating Chronopolis, she makes some comments about the Seventh dragon. (My game CD is badly scratched, and I've been unable to play past Chronopolis for some time, so I can't remember if she has similar dialouge when you actually get the Chrono Cross).
Final Grade: Eh, I'm on the fence. She's not bad enough to be a C, but not good enough for a B in my book. B- / C+.
Combat: I loved her battle stance--the way she waved her sword around. She was pretty decent in fights, too.
Tilt: Eh. She has a nice little role to play, and I was hyped when I first got her, only to be let down by the lack of development later. If you take her to Divine Dragon Falls after getting Serge's body back, but before beating Chronopolis, she makes some comments about the Seventh dragon. (My game CD is badly scratched, and I've been unable to play past Chronopolis for some time, so I can't remember if she has similar dialouge when you actually get the Chrono Cross).
Final Grade: Eh, I'm on the fence. She's not bad enough to be a C, but not good enough for a B in my book. B- / C+.
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Welcome / Birthday / Seeya! Forum / Re: Hi there
« on: October 26, 2007, 06:15:43 am »
Welcome to the Compendium!
See how cool you are? A solar storm just happened because you joined.
See how cool you are? A solar storm just happened because you joined.
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Welcome / Birthday / Seeya! Forum / Re: Good afternoon.
« on: October 26, 2007, 06:07:05 am »
*waves* Hello!
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General Discussion / Re: November is National Novel Writing Month!
« on: October 26, 2007, 06:05:33 am »
I'm doing it!
Last year I started writing a Chrono fanfic, got 40,000 words in and didn't quite make it. But this year I will claim victory!
I hope. *nervous laugh*
Last year I started writing a Chrono fanfic, got 40,000 words in and didn't quite make it. But this year I will claim victory!
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Special Event Polling / Re: Rate Cross Characters 35: Skelly
« on: October 26, 2007, 05:24:09 am »
Design: Hmm, a skeleton. It's Jack Skellington yay! Okay, so maybe not. Skelly's not just a skeleton, but a clown skeleton. I have to admit, that's a character design I'd never seen before playing CC.
Combat: Pretty decent, actually, when compared to other characters. He's not one I used often, but he could hold his own.
Tilt: The story with his Grandma is actually kind of touching, and then there's the sidequest to find all of his body parts so you can recruit him. I thought that was pretty cool.
Final Grade: B
Combat: Pretty decent, actually, when compared to other characters. He's not one I used often, but he could hold his own.
Tilt: The story with his Grandma is actually kind of touching, and then there's the sidequest to find all of his body parts so you can recruit him. I thought that was pretty cool.
Final Grade: B
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Kajar Laboratories / Re: Chrono Distortion
« on: October 11, 2007, 02:21:50 am »
Hmm...I'll bite.
PM sent.
PM sent.
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Welcome / Birthday / Seeya! Forum / Re: Hola
« on: September 30, 2007, 06:11:19 am »
*waves*
Hello.
Hello.
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Characters, Plot, and Themes / Re: Epigenetics and the appearence of Schala versus Kid (a possible solution)
« on: September 28, 2007, 05:53:54 am »
*grabs head* Oh wow, I'm having trouble keeping up with everybody...
I suppose that, depending upon how you view the end of the game, either option is possible. If you hold that Kid and Schala unite at the end of the game, then there's only two real possibilities. One, Kid and Schala are the same person divided in two at some point prior to the game. And two, Kid is an exact genetic replica of Schala--not a daughter by any means of asexual reproduction--but a clone.
If Kid is produced by any form of asexual reproduction, then her merging with Schala makes no sense whatsoever. She'd be a complete individual, with an incredibly different genome. I mean, you can take Nikki and Fargo to fight at the Darkness Beyond Time, but they don't magically bind into one being just because they're father and son.
Now, if you hold that Kid and Schala don't merge, then just about any explanation works. Kid could be strictly a daughter, a clone, or hybrid-something-or-another. Doesn't really matter.
Pick your poison, I guess... *shrug*
My only problem with this is that it seems like quite a stretch. I've heard the term 'daughter' used spiritually/symbolically before, but never the word 'clone'.
I'm not saying that it's not possible, just that I've never heard it before.
O_o
No. Just...no.
Let's approach this another way, then. If Kid had Lavos' DNA, she would have presumably inherited some of his abilities as well. If you had Schala as a mother and Lavos as a father, you would be quite formidable in magical combat, and Kid is quite clearly not.
Epigenetic differences withstanding, it's a wonder Kid wouldn't have any of his (or Schala's) magical abilities.
Why would it be purification? Lavos isn't evil just because he's a lavoid, and from the Chrono Cross's standpoint Kid wouldn't be mangled just because she was part lavoid either. The Chrono Cross unites things and heals hate--it doesn't eradicate a particular species.
This would be the simplest explanation, yes.
I suppose that, depending upon how you view the end of the game, either option is possible. If you hold that Kid and Schala unite at the end of the game, then there's only two real possibilities. One, Kid and Schala are the same person divided in two at some point prior to the game. And two, Kid is an exact genetic replica of Schala--not a daughter by any means of asexual reproduction--but a clone.
If Kid is produced by any form of asexual reproduction, then her merging with Schala makes no sense whatsoever. She'd be a complete individual, with an incredibly different genome. I mean, you can take Nikki and Fargo to fight at the Darkness Beyond Time, but they don't magically bind into one being just because they're father and son.
Now, if you hold that Kid and Schala don't merge, then just about any explanation works. Kid could be strictly a daughter, a clone, or hybrid-something-or-another. Doesn't really matter.
Pick your poison, I guess... *shrug*
Rushingwind, you aren't sounding like a broken record, you just don't get what I meant. I meant the term used was this one to give the meaning of parthenogenesis, since it would mean using only Schala's DNA to create her daughter, meaning the "clone" part would be just symbolic. In other words, the clone there wasnt meaning to be actual clone, just to mean she has Schala's DNA in both sides unlike an usual daughter who would require a father's one, in other words, the "clone" was used there symbolically (the exact opposite of Kyronea's idea, if you still don't get what I mean).
My only problem with this is that it seems like quite a stretch. I've heard the term 'daughter' used spiritually/symbolically before, but never the word 'clone'.
I'm not saying that it's not possible, just that I've never heard it before.
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By the way, the theory someone gave about she beign clone because she used Schala's DNA at the time but a daughter because not actually her usual DNA but had a little of Lavos, that was quickly revoked (is this the word) by Kid not having spikes... If you notice on the opening movie (before the "press start" screen), when she is facing the sea, we can notice two lighter marks near the elbow of each arm, just like the ones on the face. The ones of the face could be makeup for not beign as easilly recognizable when wearing other clothes and without it, but since I doubt she would need makeup there for wathever reason and they are too equal and symetric to be usual scars, they could be scars of where the spikes were removed.
O_o
No. Just...no.
Let's approach this another way, then. If Kid had Lavos' DNA, she would have presumably inherited some of his abilities as well. If you had Schala as a mother and Lavos as a father, you would be quite formidable in magical combat, and Kid is quite clearly not.
Epigenetic differences withstanding, it's a wonder Kid wouldn't have any of his (or Schala's) magical abilities.
Could that not be view as purification?
Why would it be purification? Lavos isn't evil just because he's a lavoid, and from the Chrono Cross's standpoint Kid wouldn't be mangled just because she was part lavoid either. The Chrono Cross unites things and heals hate--it doesn't eradicate a particular species.
Could be that she's just a clone but was meant spiritually as her daughter. In essence, Schala is considering her a daughter even though she's a clone.
This would be the simplest explanation, yes.
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Welcome / Birthday / Seeya! Forum / Re: Greatings
« on: September 25, 2007, 04:23:20 am »
*waves*
Hello.
Hello.
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Special Event Polling / Re: Rate Cross Characters 27: Orlha
« on: September 24, 2007, 02:38:18 am »
Character Design: A pretty, kick-ass blonde, though they could have dialed down the slut factor a bit...
Combat Usefulness: Kicks serious ass. She is an excellent blue innate, and if memory serves correctly she's one of the best in the game.
Tilt: The Sapphire Brooch item and the story behind it is something I find extremely interesting. Also one must consider her scenes with Doc. But she could use so much more development...
Final Grade: B.
Combat Usefulness: Kicks serious ass. She is an excellent blue innate, and if memory serves correctly she's one of the best in the game.
Tilt: The Sapphire Brooch item and the story behind it is something I find extremely interesting. Also one must consider her scenes with Doc. But she could use so much more development...
Final Grade: B.