it could go either way?.. i led off with a 'condo'.. the rest are  non-player  stadium stuff

So should I have Meari move to the Everest Thread then?

when they leave the game

Just got back on... I'll go ahead  with the  results of the play since melia  rolled, and that's the only  things  we needed for  that play.

Is it Hermes offense or Hermes defense on the field?

 The kickreturn ( Zob  and Shade are Middle blockers )

 now the offesne is on...again...

gotcha

lookign through you tube...Felicia Day  was on  SuperNatural ..and  she is a real life  gamer...

'The Guild' has a few neat  songs for  'gaming/geeks'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU

It's time for one of my least favorite things at work...waiting for Security to come unlock the gates so I can move the boom lift to the other side of the park for tomorrow's project...I have spent an indecent amount of time sitting on my ass waiting for gates to be opened in the last twenty years...

you should have dressed it like a  big horse? then they would have pulled it in for you!

Riots are forming again downtown here so will see what happens
This message was last edited by the player at 04:18, Fri 28 Aug 2020.

good luck.. this isn't  any good...

going to lay down for a bit, if  i wake up  i check the boards.

    I'm thinking Josephine needs to sing a tribute to all of our awesome medics at the ball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa8xiDaWqpg

    Sorry about your situation Zob.  I've yet to understand how rioting is supposed to encourage government to cut back or defund the police, or even how that is supposed to change how police profile and respond to situations involving minorities.

Rioting isn't generally a very logical solution to anything.  But it's also not generally done a whole lot if the logical solutions are yielding results.  Not condoning it, but people have been debating the legalities of police treatment of minorities and the legal standards for use of deadly force since before I was old enough to remember.  They've even rioted about it before.  The problem hasn't been addressed in any significant way...so rather than spending another five or six decades discussing what measures should be taken and only seeing the status quo become even more entrenched, they're rioting...nothing else has worked, and at least with the rioting (I would imagine they're saying, in some corner of their mind), they get to let out some frustration instead of having to bury it all.

You are commendably charitable about rioters, Roy.

I believe in the power of the ballot box. Hopefully we shall see more people who feel passionately about things like fairness and justice running for office, or at least getting off of their butts to vote for people who stand for such things. That's how to make real change.

And I shall shut up now. This isn't a place to get political. Stay safe, everybody.

As we near the end of the Football Game, i talked  with the players  who were roiling about  certain things.

 i am reminded  that we have, in one of the note  threads,  some  pokerish  games  that  players   could gamble  with each other to pass the time.

  But , i am using   this  , also as a reminder...we have seen the  dice  go real good and real bad?.. Hitting the extremes  as much as the middle.

 Impressions, perceptions, anger, fear, ect all Mod  normal RP and effects  combat rolls..here, the   rivalry  of Hermes/Everest rose high, in the midst of whatever else  was goign on.

so? keep that in mind   when NPCs  have reactions, or things    go 'really well"..or 'really bad"..it comes  down to  the Goddesses of luck and RP!

They had a legit reason to be upset the last time it happened but this time, a man commits suicide and people not liking the police blame them for it, so they use that as a *Justifiable* reason to destroy property and loot businesses.

Over 75% of the businesses have thrown in the towel and are moving out even as I type this.

It often appears that there are 2 distinct groups out on the streets: the people who feel a grievance and are protesting about it, and the opportunists who do the brawling, property destruction, and stealing. The latter group are using the grievance as an excuse for behaviour they do not normally get to engage in rather than being there to protest about that grievance. The distinction comes between those who are so upset that they attack police officers or damage police vehicles and buildings, and the ones who set light to other people's property, steal from shops, and so on.

 I have been sick since wednesday they just came for covid testing now I wait to see if I have it or not, I will keep you all informed. Nancy has already put in for time off if I test positive.

Hoping for the best!!

hoping for good stuff!..maybe it was that rich food  on Everest!

In reply to Mila (msg # 971):

There are also, if the more suspicious reports are to be believed (and I see little reason they shouldn't be, in this case) a certain amount of agents provocateurs, who capitalize on the kind of mob mentality that tends to proliferate in mass protests.  They commit violent acts in hopes of inciting riots to discredit the protestors and their cause.  I'm sure there are also just plenty of people who see it as an opportunity to indulge in some criminal behavior under the anonymity of being just another face in a huge crowd.

I don't think either of those are the primary reason riots start, as explained before...but I do believe that both exploit protests and riots for their own ends.

The guy I order the majority of my makeup supplies through used to work in Hollywood.  He left LA, and the film industry in general, after the Rodney King riots, because he wanted a safer place to raise his family...not just because of the riots, he also didn't care for the environment that inspired them.  I get the business owners' choice to relocate...the long-term impacts of riots aren't something the rioters ever think about...I hope things don't get too bad as a result of it all.  Just because I understand why people riot doesn't mean I think they're right to do it (just want to make that clear)--but I've also got friends who have some disturbing stories about how they're treated by police.

And, Lizzy, keeping my fingers crossed for you!  The past few days have been a little concerning, because we're rehanging lights for our Halloween shows...that involves knocking a lot of dust loose from the tops of the pipes and the rafters, and in any other year I'd just dismiss the resulting coughs as allergies...but this year, every cough is a reminder to think about where I've been, who I've been around...and wonder the same thing about the guy I'm working with when he's the one coughing...
This message was last edited by the player at 17:08, Fri 28 Aug 2020.

Stay safe, Lizzie. A lick for Nancy, too. She seems a good 'un. Hang on to her :)

Ugh...I have really bad allergies and have been coughing a lot. The looks people give me is ridiculous.