Taxor_the_First
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Hey, come on now. Morrigan's showdown was thoroughly enjoyable. And Shen's compassion is already noted - I wouldn't expect him to sniff at the death toll like "whatever" from what I know of the character.
OOC X-COM Think Tank (part 4)
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No, I get you. Obviously I know what you mean.
Thank you. That means a lot to hear that.
Frostlich1228 (Alt)
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If anyone should be being down on themselves, it should be me, I could've done a lot more with my mission...
Taxor_the_First
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DarkGemini24601
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I mean, in Marine's position I would have considered it. But after all the stuff I put Yakone through I figured enough was enough. She's already ridden the hope and despair rollercoaster for a few months. Hate her mother, love her mother. Fought with Leon, made up with him only to get captured. Think she has a way out but it was a trick. Manage to break through her conditioning only to be suppressed. And she's finally free but she's killed people, hurt many of her friends, and seen a side of her blacker than her normal pride and wrath could ever be.
You also must remember that as far as drama would have gone it may have been an option but once that drama passed it would have left me my main sourcebof writing inspiration gone and story incomplete.
DarkGemini24601
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Indeed. The reason I'm the only one that's killed NPCs is because most other people can't afford to kill their characters and don't have NPCs to kill.
Yeah, well... don't downplay had sad losing certain NPCs can be... so sad...
Taxor_the_First
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Meanwhile I'm just grateful Gem didn't pull a fast one on me and kill off Samuel's waifu. Nearly gave me a godamn heart attack. I'm just gonna take that and run, thanks.
Same here to be honest. I just hope we aren't talking about the same person...
Dahlexpert
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Milk, yeah that's what that picture is.Same here to be honest. I just hope we aren't talking about the same person...
Absolutely. And I have no idea what is... ahem actually happening in the picture and... exactly where it is from... cough...
Okay, I need to post this since I KNEW somewhere this would come up and that is the repeated question of "Why was Desmond okay with Yakone becoming Ember?".
The short answer is he wasnt. And I made it a point to show at key moments how he was always more strict with Ember, and put her under more scrutiny then the others on the task force.
The long answer is he had not had Yakone at all for all her early life. He lost out on what he sees as his greatest achievement ever. The fact he had her at all, even if controlled killed him, and in all the pieces in the past I made it a point to show Desmonds diacomfort with Ember. You also have to remember he had other priorities that kept him with Advent. Nouja, his task force, the fact he knew if he left the aliens would put a more dogmatic Colonel in charge to slaughter even more, and finally the promise Cordium had made to Desmond to allow his family to remain safe is why he stayed loyal. Its all explained in the nuiances I made sure to show. The whole reason he turned against the aliens is because almost all of that was ripped away from him, and Cordium broke her promise, if not directly. The aliens tried to gun down his daughter and the fury he felt, the betrayl, was the final straw that showed him he was fighting on the wrong side.
The short answer is he wasnt. And I made it a point to show at key moments how he was always more strict with Ember, and put her under more scrutiny then the others on the task force.
The long answer is he had not had Yakone at all for all her early life. He lost out on what he sees as his greatest achievement ever. The fact he had her at all, even if controlled killed him, and in all the pieces in the past I made it a point to show Desmonds diacomfort with Ember. You also have to remember he had other priorities that kept him with Advent. Nouja, his task force, the fact he knew if he left the aliens would put a more dogmatic Colonel in charge to slaughter even more, and finally the promise Cordium had made to Desmond to allow his family to remain safe is why he stayed loyal. Its all explained in the nuiances I made sure to show. The whole reason he turned against the aliens is because almost all of that was ripped away from him, and Cordium broke her promise, if not directly. The aliens tried to gun down his daughter and the fury he felt, the betrayl, was the final straw that showed him he was fighting on the wrong side.
Here's a small solo I wrote on my phone to be a follow up for the mission.
I went with Genesis since this will be a new beginning for the rebels from ADVENT. Helps to distinguish one another in a firefight, and there are reasons in story too, one of the biggest being that the citizens being protected/evacuated would likely be more at ease being protected by Genesis troops then ADVENT ones, know what I mean? Oh and Gem... Desmond remembered what Yakone said to him in the cell. Hope you dont mind him appropriating the slur. 
DarkGemini24601
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I approve of this. Makes for the perfect end marker for Phase II.
DarkGemini24601
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Someone apparently leaked to Desmond that Phase III was called "War".
Hey, Brigid is an effective mole.
The beginning of something great. Food job, Marine.Here's a small solo I wrote on my phone to be a follow up for the mission.
I went with Genesis since this will be a new beginning for the rebels from ADVENT. Helps to distinguish one another in a firefight, and there are reasons in story too, one of the biggest being that the citizens being protected/evacuated would likely be more at ease being protected by Genesis troops then ADVENT ones, know what I mean? Oh and Gem... Desmond remembered what Yakone said to him in the cell. Hope you dont mind him appropriating the slur.
Taxor_the_First
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Kinky.