...in my continuous war against technology.


I think I need a new profile (not that CCS ever gets old!). Any suggestions?

A fun little fanfiction exercise. And yes, I plan on eventually getting to all of them:

1) Cinnamon
2) Bittersweet
3) Technology
4) "What was that for?"
5) Rumors
6) Sacrifice
7) Reunion
8) Sword and shield
9) My happy ending
10) Windows of the soul
11) Served your purpose
12) Forever ours
13) Introspection
14) "If only..."
15) Lost
16) Words of the heart
17) Inspiration
18) Reaching
19) Chaos
20) Holiday
21) Release
22) Pain relief
23) Begging
24) Can't deny it
25) Unsweetened tea
26) Lyrics
27) Secret art
28) Justice
29) "Wait a minute!"
30) Dry your tears
31) Desolation
32) School uniforms
33) Cross-dressing
34) Seven deadly sins
35) "Why me...?"
36) "Never give up!"
37) Fortune
38) Sensations
39) Black and white
40) Mail
41) Boundless energy
42) Walk out
43) Realization
44) Private stash
45) Games
46) Cloud 9
47) Deja Vu
48) "Say something!"
49) Protection
50) Hidden among us

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Feel free to let me know if you'd like to contribute! Any couples are welcome, since it's too tough to have restrictions for multiple people, haha.

... is really hard. I always feel like my hands are about to fall off, haha, even if I've only played four or five songs. Also, the FCs are getting tougher now (soon, I'll probably be out of songs I can actually combo).

So, I've finally gotten myself to create one, so come visit me! My account:

-PixieDust-

I'd encourage anime watchers to make their own as well, since I find it does actually help in keeping everything in order (not to mention it motivates me to watch certain shows).

Speaking of which, I keep a monthly log (and impressions) of the shows I'm watching, so if you're interested, feel free to take a peek.

You had better be happy, SacredMidnight, becuase I just endured -hours- of laborious, arduous bouts of button pressing in front of my television for this! Ahem.

So, after a long, winding descent from the curiously named Fooji Mountains (remind you of a certain landmark?) and a few simple battles with some curiously tinted creatures (remind you of certain monsters?), our glorious heroes make their way to Meltokio (remind- okay, I'll stop), "The Imperial City". There, they spent all of next wekk's salary on pretty baubles and trinkets at the local store, and met up with a charming young man and his... harem?

Skipping ahead a bit, apathetic ax-girl Presea (that scene with Genis and the sacred wood was hilarious!) and rambunctious, flirtatious Zelos join the group, adding some much-needed spice to the protagonists, who, frankly, save for Sheena, are in desperate need of it. More on that later.

A few trips across the lengthy Tethe'alla bridge (to Sybak and back) later, our favorite outfit of misfits find themselves back atop the Fooji Mountains, facing off against the dreadfully-dressed Pronyma - who must be the easiest boss ever. Which is closely followed by one of the most difficult dungeon puzzles so far: Meltokio Sewers. I still shudder at the amount of times I had to backtrack to figure everything out. The battles against the Fake and the Convict were fairly routine fare (haha puns), though. Next up: sailing the deep blue sea - much to Raine's dismay - in the EC (haha more bad puns)!

Okay, as for my impressions on the new additions... Presea is hilarious simply because of her little scenes with Genis - some of the one-liners are priceless! "I've lost all confidence as a man," haha. They are undeniably cute though. Regarding Zelos, I usually don't take to his type of character, but I find him pretty refreshing and irresistible here. I love his carefee attitude, as well as his lively banter with Sheena.

Questions, questions, questions:

1) Is there any benefit to raising the number of "stars" on a character's cooking rating - I haven't really been paying close attention to it.

2) Is there any way to "fix" disparities in level in my party - for example, Presea and Raine seem to lag behind the others a bit.

3) Also, what is up with the pellets and figurines? I can't remember for the life of me.