 What to get your teammate's kid for the Holidays |
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 Dec 3 2006, 03:25 PM
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Neophyte Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364  |
So, you're a shadowrunner, and one of your teammates on your runner team took the dependent flaw. Of course, that means at this time of year, presents are expected.
You know that the assault rifle you got her last year was a big hit, but one of your other teammates got her a backup pistol, so she's pretty well stocked up. You know the kid is into retro toys, so you look around a bit and find the perfect gift: A Coloring/"How to Draw" Book of military hardware. Added Bonus: because it's from China, it's also got a primer on how to write in Chinese, which will be fun for her when the team takes that trip to Hong Kong next year. |
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Dec 3 2006, 03:32 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
How old is the kid? If she's going to turn a major year (10, 13, something like that) you could splurge and get her her first cyberlimb.
~J |
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Dec 3 2006, 03:54 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,526 Joined: 9-April 06 From: McGuire AFB, NJ Member No.: 8,445 |
Or for the kiddies with the magical touch, a power focus or weapon focus would be right up the alley.
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Dec 3 2006, 04:08 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
I can't believe nobody has given her a datajack yet.
(And before you point out the obvious, see my sig. ;)) |
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Dec 3 2006, 04:11 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Quality hardcore porn BTLs. And when I say quality I mean it. It should have full sensory feeds from every participant accessible individually and in any combination. Multiple participants are a must and a full orgy is recommended. Unusual sex acts and partners, too, not just the vanilla intercourse they'll find in any G-rated Disney sim. You might draw a line at rape and snuff from the POV of the victim, but that really depends on the kid. Some people like that sort of thing.
Alternately, for that special personal touch, you can make a simsense recording of one of your runs so that the kid will be able to see what mommy or daddy does for a living. |
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Dec 3 2006, 04:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 10-June 06 Member No.: 8,691 |
Nobody thought about the brand new SteelLynx equipped with the reliable Ingram White Knight, plenty of autosofts and a VirtualPet™ along with his dog brain.
The new generation of pet. They'll never worry about the yakuzas hitting on their dependents anymore. |
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Dec 3 2006, 04:28 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,526 Joined: 9-April 06 From: McGuire AFB, NJ Member No.: 8,445 |
Heh, a Sim recording of the night the kid was made... Thats a real kicker for the birds and the bees.
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Dec 3 2006, 04:31 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
For them, go all-out: two cyberlimbs. ~J |
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Dec 3 2006, 06:03 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
They say Rocket Launchers are a hot item with the kids this year.
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Dec 3 2006, 07:03 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-January 05 From: Quebec Member No.: 6,924 |
In one campaign we gave a Hell Hound puppy to ours, well..the Troll did. We all gave her stuff that wouldn't set fire to the furniture, or the hair of sleeping passed out team mates.
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Dec 3 2006, 09:25 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
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Dec 3 2006, 09:40 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Pah. At least go with this. That way she won't be disappointed when she goes after an armored car someday.
~J |
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Dec 3 2006, 09:52 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 7-May 06 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 8,532 |
How about a dikoted battleaxe?
Peace! Crossfire |
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Dec 3 2006, 10:44 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Banned Posts: 3,732 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Prague, Czech Republic Member No.: 7,665 |
Linguasofts. Like 3 of them.
All kids love to travel, and now when you send them travelling, they'll be able to get back home. -Frank |
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Dec 3 2006, 10:49 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
A Jon-Benet Ramsey persona-fix chip.
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Dec 3 2006, 10:50 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
*sigh*
'nuff said. |
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Dec 3 2006, 10:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 12-July 05 From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Member No.: 7,496 |
Why not get that brand new pair of cybereyes every other kid in the Ark seems to be using these days ?
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Dec 3 2006, 11:00 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Forget the kid. Give me one of those, and have it delivered by a naked eastern European model. Inappropriate link removed. -eidolon
Then the emotional response won't be real when you attach her to a full-X simsense rig and... yeah. Strange Days is a fucked-up movie, and it is proof that there is something very wrong with James Cameron. |
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Dec 4 2006, 12:06 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 21-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 7,988 |
Yup, that was definitely NWS. |
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Dec 4 2006, 12:11 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Works for me! :D
While I won't dispute that one little bit, I still maintain hope for a sequel. |
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Dec 4 2006, 01:11 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Banned Posts: 3,732 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Prague, Czech Republic Member No.: 7,665 |
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Dec 4 2006, 02:59 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,286 Joined: 24-May 05 From: A 10x10 room with an orc and a treasure chest Member No.: 7,409 |
So what kind of gun is that? Hard to for me tell from that shot.
EDIT- It looks to small to be a .50 cal but I could be wrong. EDIT2- Pet wise you can't beat a Drop Bear. I hear childeren love monofiliment btw. |
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Dec 4 2006, 02:32 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
Hyzmarca, you are really walking the line lately... bad times? Hopefully christmas will cheer you up :D
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Dec 4 2006, 02:41 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
What line?
~J |
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Dec 4 2006, 03:17 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Actually, Shadowbeat implies a strong liberalization of attitudes about depictions of sex on television and a subsequent absorption of the porn industry by "mainstream" Hollywood to the point that most trideo shows and movies contain explicit non-simulated sex acts.
For example, Shadowbeat states that "medium" pornographic sitcoms make up some of the more popular prime-time lineups. Now, I won't pretend to know the author's definition of "medium" but given the liberalization of attitudes about pornography I'd say it falls somewhere between the feather and the chicken, or in this case between a late night Cinemax movie and the stuff Max Fister's Dungeon. There is also the fact the sitcoms, even the more risque ones, generally are considered to be "family friendly" entertainment. This was especially true around the time that Shadowbeat was published, with ABC's TGIF block dominating everything else. This implies that porn is considered to be "family friendly" in the Sixth World. You know those statistics that show that kids in the USA watch so many simulated murders and so many implied sex acts on television in a year? Well in the Sixth World many of those murders aren't simulated at all and most of the sex acts are both real and explicit. In other words, it is perfectly acceptable to give porn to young children for Christmas if you live in the UCAS, at least this is implied by Shadowbeat. They'll certainly have seen plenty of it on the trid. And if you live in Aztlan it may be perfectly acceptable to give small children enslaved prisoners that they can force to fight to the death for their own amusement for Christmas. |
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