Concerning Kyari

[Kyari]

I have to start this. I may not post in individual people's threads much, but i make a point of reading them all the time.

Concerning me . . . nothing. The house is renovated, endowments completed, and I'm ready to do some missionary-type workin'! I'll be posting my Australian adventures and follies here while I'm out.

[Zedie9]

:crazy: I thought we'd decided to not give out Named Threads until we'd all climbed the new ranks a bit?


Oh well. :D Let's hijack Kyari's Thread and discuss it in greater detail.

(I won't, of course, mention the :shame: of creating one's own Named Thread. :finger: ;) )

[Kyari]

Well, I suppose it's a good idea not to start to prevent newbs from making random 'about me!' threads . . . but I enjoy reading of people's lives!

[silverDistortioN]

aw, Zedie... now you went and embarrassed him! tsk-tsk...

[Kyari]

Yeah, way to be, Zedie.

Seriously, though, I really enjoy reading up on all the regulars. I think it's a good idea.

[Zedie9]

:) Don't get me wrong, Kyari ~ I agree with you. I'm not sure which way Silver leans, and I think it was Kilu who was against it, but I'm all for Named Threads. However, the old way to get a Named Thread was when a regular made one for you when you became a regular yourself, and we'd decided to define regular as someone who posts fairly regularly, has passed the Star Ranks, and has become a member of the community. :wonder: So... are we still regulars? Or are we newbies on the new boards? Should we create our own Named Threads? Should they be created for us? Should we wait a while before creating them? These are the questions we must ponder... ;)

[silverDistortioN]

everyone who's been posting regularly already are all regulars. all the other regulars are newbies. =)

there shouldn't be a set number of posts you need before getting a thread though, i think. that makes it biased toward spammers. what we should do is make a thread... "Forum Regular Approval" maybe. then we can take a vote as to whether or not we should upgrade a member's status from "newbie" to "regular."

[Kyari]

I personally think we're a close enough knit community to know who are the regulars and who are not. And if any newbs come and don't understand . . . so be it.

Besides. I need somewhere to post my mission follies :flagau:.

[silverDistortioN]

i was just kidding about saying all the other regulars are newbies... but i do think it would be a good idea for named thread creation to go under approval. rather than saying everyone's officially a regular once they hit 501 posts or something.

[Zedie9]

:evilgrin: So... can we start a thread to discuss such topics in, where only members are allowed entry? Or to even see? :lick:

I dislike the spamming, but I didn't care for people giving Named Threads before someone had been around for a little bit either. We need to agree on some system though - we have to be fair to everyone. Maybe the old regulars should be considered regular here... Kyari is actually sticking with tradition, as I seem to recall he created a thread for himself on the old boards, too. ;)

[Kyari]

Perhaps. I'm open to the idea.

[Kilu]

Well, right now I think it's too early for Named Threads. As it stands, we have astoundishingly(is this a word?) many threads already, actually quite more than I expected (and posters as well, some IRC people as a plus :p ). But if we are going to make named threads, we need some sort of system. Maybe something like this, sort of a combination of post count and 'Forum Regular Approval' thread. As in, as soon as someone reach certain post count, it will be decided on the Forum Regular Approval thread whether or not that person is worthy of his/her own thread.

I'm assuming that this is probably what Silver meant earlier, but he didn't mention anything about post counts, so... I just added it there :p

[silverDistortioN]

not really. i was just thinking whenever common sense kicks in...

[Kilu]

Oh well, that's one suggestion anyway. Take your pick :p I'm open for any of the mentioned, doesn't really matter to me, as long as it's not too early.

[Zedie9]

:D I agree - I don't want it too early. So we all agree that no more Named Threads will be created without a consensus of regulars in a thread dedicated to such issues? :wonder: You know... Forum Regular Approval Thread spells out FRAT.... :shades:I'll continue the discussion there then. ;)

[Giea]

So would I be a Noobie or Regular... ^.~ Anyways... I think Operation F.R.A.T. should be released >.< .... NOW!

[Kilu]

F.A.R.T. should be released >.< .... NOW!

Now what does that stand for? :p

[Zedie9]

Now what does that stand for? :p
Fast Anal Rendered Toots? :b

[Kilu]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Maybe First Annual Random Tits :p

[pikatsu]

I'm all for random tits, as long as they're good looking.

[Zedie9]

I'm all for random tits, as long as they're good looking.
:D Me, too! You go make a Random Tits Thread, and keep it full of nice, firm, random tits. :lick:

[Kyari]

keep it full of . . . random tits

The million dollar question is, how does one define a tit as random?

Maybe it appears on a guy overnight XD .

In that case, I hope I never touch that thread.

[Kilu]

And this is all definately Concerning Kyari :)

[silverDistortioN]

a random tit is like... when you're sitting there expecting non-tits... and all of a sudden, BAM! titty!

that thread is going to be awesome.

[Kyari]

Well, in that case, I look forward with excitement to the creation of this uber-thread.

[Zedie9]

a random tit is like... when you're sitting there expecting non-tits... and all of a sudden, BAM! titty!

that thread is going to be awesome.
:lick: I'm still waiting for the Random Tits Thread... :wonder: Perhaps such a name would irritate Locke. Perhaps Sudden Headlights? The oft-used Sorcerous Orbs? Hidden Jugs? Floating Biscuits? The Tao of Boob? </stupidity> :b

[Kyari]

Alright people, sorry about the lack of post-ment. This past few weeks have been straight preparation . . . I think I'm ready for my mission now.

Like I said, my plane leaves Tuesday, at 10:55 AM Atlantic time. I'll be going to Australia for two years; I was set apart today.

I'm not going to get much posting opportunity, but certainly, I will be mailing home weekly with a message to be transcribed onto this thread. I'll be getting responses and talking back and forth, it'll just be more . . . no, less . . . often.

I just spent 2000 dollars on clothes and preparatory stuff, so I'm ready to go. I'm excited, and I'm happy, and I truly believe in my cause.

I'm not necessarily a man of many words, so I'll say what any prospective missionary should say (I think). I bear testimony of this gospel, one which no longer has the ability to be shaken from me. It gives me direction, and I cannot imagine the happiness I know without it. I love learning, I love edification, and I love being calmed and pacified by it. This is not a gospel of fools; it goes beyond the knowledge of all the Earth, and there is yet more to be uncovered from the marginal revelation and discovery we have, and every day I am learning more and more. It is coherent, faultless (though others may believe otherwise I have found logical rebuttal and explanation for it all and more, regardless of the discrepancies and contradictions people believe to have found), and amazes me on a daily basis. I have a testimony of the scriptures; they are so lovely and good to me, and I attribute very much of my disposition to their teachings. I have a testimony of our prophets and apostles; they accomplish so much beyond their means, and I have no doubt of their divine leadership. I have testimony of God and of Jesus Christ, and of all the things they have done for us and will do for us. I truly know that if the entire world could embrace their teachings, and the teachings of the prophets, past and present, and would adhere to the principles of this gospel, that we would live in a world of complete love, of no great distress, and that it would beautify this planet like no one could imagine. It is this testimony that presses in me hard enough to make me want to proclaim it to the world, and it is one that I leave with you all, with love, and hopfully accepted respect.

Peace out.

[Zedie9]

:D Good luck on your journey, and come back safely. We'll miss you and will look forward to the day you return to the boards. Make sure to update us on your status, either yourself or by proxy! :bouncy:

[Kilu]

Indeed. Have a safe and prosperous trip :)

[Doreagarde]

Umm... sorry for the necropost, guys. You, uh... won't remember me. I'm, like, never online. I used to be Kilbot in a distant, forgotten past. I'm Kyari's brother... he sent me this to post. Maybe someday I'll get more time to spend online, and I can hang out with all y'all. Peace.

This is Kyari's letter:

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Dear RPGN,

Being on a mission has taught me many things. One of the most mportant being
that individual salvation depends not on your works, but who you have become
BECAUSE of your works. And that comes entirely through the grace of God and
Christ's Atonement.

However, I have learned much in the way of temporally practical advice. Such as
this:

HOW TO STOMACH FOOD YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO EAT.

You see, being in one of the most culturally diverse places in the world has
brought me to a knowledge of many different kinds of foods. The problem is, that
if you go to a restaurant, you have a choice of food, and no one will care if
you don't eat it all. However, if someone decides to have you over for dinner
(as Church members do with missionaries rather frequently), the situation
completely changes - no matter what culture you are in, it is still considered
rather rude to puke your food all over the freshly-steamed carpet. And in most
cultures it is still offensive to reject food or to call it 'intensely horrid.'
So here's my advice:

Rule 1 - Always have a high reserve of water handy before you take a bite of
anything. You never know how much water it will take to dilute the taste.

Rule 2 - The more disgusting the food is, the bigger bites you need to take.
Sounds crazy? Not really. I've found that the body has a natural tendency to
attempt to reject any food it thinks you shouldn't be eating. I call it the
'WHAT THE #@$% ARE YOU FEEDING ME?!?' syndrome. It does this by closing down
your throat as you swallow. I have found, though, that it only works for small
amounts of food. The bigger the quantity, the harder it is to reject. Always
remember to dilute with water.

Rule 3 - Plugging your nose does jack. And it's rude at the table anyway, being
rather conspicuous.

Rule 4 - Eat the most disgusting food first. Let the good stuff wash out the
taste later. If you see anything you like, don't finish it till later. By the
time you're almost done, if you eat the good stuff first, you won't be able to
eat the bad stuff later.

Rule 5 - Some cultures have popular foods that act as a cleansing agent (see:
Japan and wasabi). UTILIZE IT.

Rule 6 - If all else fails, just mix everything together and stuff it down as
fast as you can. Dilute with water by drinking BEFORE you take a bite.

I have also found that either way you cannot get rid of the afttereffects the
next day. Indian food gives me monstorous stomach pains. See ya!

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[Geosgaeno]

yup, thats all true, ive been in those situations beforehttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Doreagarde, tell Kyari that the advice is good advice to all the people who havnt yet been in one of those situations.

[Doreagarde]

Never fear, my intergalatic friends, for Doreagarde is here! Here's the latest from big brother Kyari. Take it easy.

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Dear RPGN.

The story I am about to tell is absolutely true.

In our church, there is a man who has gone less-active (doesn't attend
regularly) named Andrew Scott. He was baptized four months ago, and was very
happy, but was forgotten by the members, and lapsed into inactivity. Recently,
the other companionship in our flat went to visit him.

The man is slightly crazy. He's from England . . . (sorry Yuffie) and he has a
drinking and smoking problem. But also, he's slightly schizophrenic.

A couple of times ago, they visited, and he had kinda snapped. He was convinced
the Mafia was after him, and that cameras were all around, and that he wrote
some sort of tell-all book that was going to start WWIII. They tried to talk to
him, but he was convinced someone was after him and he 'needed their help.' So
they told him they would meet him at one of the train stations in the Sydney
suburbs (Campsie) and see him there.

That next day they got ot the station late, and he wasn't there. So they went to
his house. They found him there, obviously on many drugs. He let them in and
locked the door, pocketing the key. Then he sat and started watching MASH and
taking about how 'people would say crazy stuff but he didn't do anything,' and
how he 'didn't hurt anyone' and 'wouldn't hurt anyone.'

Eventually his trust for them started to decline, and they wanted to leave, as
the room was dark and creepy and smelled funny. Andrew got up and blocked them
from each others' sight, saying 'I didn't hurt anyone.' But then, in giant
dilated eyes and in a monotonous stoned voice, he said, 'but I did hurt myself.'
Then he proceeded to show them his wrists, both slashed vertically, and covered
in blood.

Well, by that time, they figured they had to get out, before THEY got hurt too,
but Andrew wouldn't let them. Finally, they got talking about his baptism and
looking for ways out. They talked of his smoking addiction, and one of them
realized - grapefruit juice! They had bought grapefruit juice for him to help
him quit smoking. They asked if he had any. He said he was out. They told him
they'd buy some for him. After a while, Andrew finally reluctantly agreed to let
them go to get grapefruit juice. They left, and called the police from a
payphone. The police eventually arrived, and they tried to see what the police
were doing, but as far as they could tell, the situation seemed pretty lax - the
police let him walk out onto the balcony, at least.

We returned and drove by this morning in cognito, but no one was home, and no
mail was in the box. We didn't knock on the door or anything; just looked. But
we're not sure what happened. All we know is that his trust is now betrayed by
the other missionaries, and they might be in trouble, but the cops know and the
Mission President knows, and his family knows, and Andrew has no idea who I am,
so I'm not worried.

Yeah. Anyway, see ya.

-Elder Aitken

[Geosgaeno]

facinating story, please tell me was it fictional or a real story, you said a real story but it sounds very fictional also???

if it was real, that geezer needs putting in an institute away from civilisation the wackohttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wacky.gif

[Locke]

Considering it came from Kyari, I'd say it's definently a true story. In the years I've known him, I don't think I've heard him lie once (not that I can recall, anyways).
In regards to it being unbelievable, if the guy was messed up on drugs of some kind (ie most likely acid, from the sound of things), then it's entirely believable. Having had numerous run-ins with crazy people over the years, I'd say that's probly true. I had a couple friends of mine who had a guy they used to buy drugs off of come into their house, say he's moving in, then about 2 days later start to freak out, locked them in a bedroom, started cursing and swearing into the phone (yet when one of the guys locking in the bedroom picked up the phone, there was nobody there but the dude swearing into it). Eventually they got out, and the offending crazy man was sent to the local psychiatric ward. True story, I was told about it the day after it happened by one of the guys who got locked in the room. Saw him earlier on today, come to think of it... Anyways, enough of a rant there. Kyari would be telling the truth in my opinion. </rant>

[Blade Tanaka]

Heh crazy poeple and yeah seeing some things I belive my borther too. And Locke's story. Man you've been doing too many crazy things Locke. And where have you been man? You're not next-door anymore are you? ^o^

[Locke]

On the contrary, I'm next door to you right now. The problem is that you must be coming over only on weekends, which I make a point of spending not at home and partying in town. I leave at some point friday and return sunday, usually. And yes, I think you might be correct. I have been doing too many crazy things.http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/dance.gifhttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/pirate.gif.

[Blade Tanaka]

Heh crazy things. Like Piraty craxy things as you just showed me? ^o^

[Doreagarde]

What's up, mein homies? I have another post from Kyari. I hope you enjoy it. Also, this one's from me: http://65.127.124.62/south_asia/4483241.stm.htm . Your mind... it will blow.

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G'day RPGN.

I found some exclusive Studio Ghibli films here, but . . . well, many of them
are only dubbed in Japanese and Korean. So . . . SUCKS TO BE YOU! HAHAHA!

Okay, just kidding. But it really does suck to be you.

Okay, I'm still kidding. But I really did find some non-English translated
Miyazaki films in their original Japanese/Korean. And, well, I'm learning
Korean, so . . . . the possibilities are endless. Well, actually, there's only
one possibility. But it's a good one. I'd tell you the names of the movies, but
. . . well . . . they're not translated into English.

On a less boastful note (well, actually, on the same boastful note), the story
of Andrew is quite seriously true. And we're not sure what happened to him, so
we're kinda scared every time we pass through Homebush. What's worse, he lives
right by Olympic Park. AND a 5-hectare graveyard. All I see is madness! Rest
assured the story is true. C'mon, it happened to me. Kinda. Well, my flatmates.
But I did see the cops . . . and the ambulance . . . and the Mission President
talked about it . . . and I doubt they'd spin a tale to call 000 (Aussie 911)
here.

Oh well. Believe me or no. But I did see it; just not the blood.

Anyway, see ya.
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[Geosgaeno]

sorry Doreagarde, but that story is just a fake and we established it in another thread a few weeks/days ago. Apparently it was just an April Fool.

and Kyari i believe the story.

[Doreagarde]

What? A fake!? NO! I refuse to believe that something so awesome would be fake. ...sorry. I shouldn't have been suckered by that, especially since it was dated April 1st. Sorry if I got anyone else excited too. And I also apologize that I didn't know you guys had already talked about it. Like I said before; I'm never on these forums. Even right now, I'm not here. There is no post...

[Geosgaeno]

i see you was an april fool hehe, dont worry you werent the only person to fall for it, i believe Blade fell for it toohttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Doreagarde]

It's another necropost, guys! Here's the latest from Kyari:

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Dear RPGN,

Thoroughly enjoyable week. This week, we baptized Alfred, an investigator I
mentioned a long time ago. In essence, 'Baptism' is the gateway to the path that
leads to exaltation, and consists of a covenant with God to be obedient in
exchange for the constant companionship of His Holy Spirit, and is shown in
action by being immersed in water and pulled out, symbolic of Christ's death,
burial and resurrection, and in fulfillment of the requirements Christ gave to
Abraham when he was told that one should undergo a second birth of 'water'
(baptism), 'blood' (the Atonement), and of the 'spirit' (the Holy Ghost).

But that's WAY too much info on Baptism. However, it's a good study. Anyway, the
service was fabulous. We had a massive turnout, and I had to sing this song . .
. . I guess my voice has degenerated over 9 months. I wasn't really satisfied
with it in the first place. Oh well. People said I sang well. On an entirely
unrelated note, I'm slowly starting to mistrust people.

Yeah. My next door neighbors are Korean, and they fed us some noodles in a bean
paste sauce, and some radish kimchi. It was pretty good radish kimchi. And bean
stuff. But there was too much of it. Bleh. Painful.

Yeah. Anyway, see ya.

[Blade Tanaka]

I see My brother seems to be haveing a very good time at least. ^o^

[Yuffie]

I'm slowly starting to mistrust people

Wow it's like a written version of Big Brother... O.o

The leaders have started feeding in the candidates who are acting to turn the others against each other and become paranoid! :amazed:

On a higher note, hi Kyari! :D

[Doreagarde]

He can't hear you, Yuffie, he's in a coma. And by in a coma I mean on a mission. A mission to TAKE OVER THE EARTH!!! *cough* But I'll be sure to tell him you said hi the next time I mail him. :)

[Yuffie]

Yeah I remember he went on a mission but I'm a girl who talks to herself so no lack of Internet will stop me talking to people!!! :D

[Blade Tanaka]

I agree I will talk to myself for the sake of talking... Now how is my brother... He doesn't email me.... VoV

[Yuffie]

I talk to myself when I play computer games...if I'm not playing a game I normally sing to myself. :rofl:

Games require too much thought for me to sing. :p

Or I talk to the game... O.o

It's just an annoying habit, everyone tells me to shut up. :emlaugh:

[Doreagarde]

Don't feel bad, Yuffie. Just take some ritalin or something; you'll be fine.

Anyway, here's another post from nii-sama. This ones a bit more gospel-heavy than the others, just a heads up.

The following us written by Kyari on June 14, 2005 @ 10:14 PM:
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Dear RPGN,

Gosh, I'm getting slack. Or, 'dodgy' as they would say down here.

Here's the news. I've moved. For the first time in 7 months. I no longer live in
Ashfield, but instead have moved right into the heart of the city - down the
street from the Botanical Gardens/Opera House, actually. No joke.

It's an interesting place - there's many more crazy people around here.
Actually, we just passed by a guy outside the Museum of NSW playing a recorder
without actually putting his fingers over any of the holes. He sounded horrible.
People gave him money, though. Weird.

Anyway, my Korean is getting WAY better here due to a strikingly large volume of
Korean people living in the city area. I don't know why - I guess they REALLY
like high-rises. Reminds them of home or something.

Speaking of which, prospects are going well. We have a lot of really good people
we're teaching, and I think most of them are actually having good spiritual
experiences on their own, what with reading scriptures and praying and whatnot.

Oh, and I'd liek to share with you an important trith I've learned this week. I
should've learned it long ago, but I guess I wasn't paying attention. That being
that I really can't convince anyone of the truthfulness of my message on my own.
It doesn't work that way. I think I see a lot of missionaries from different
religions out here trying to prove their stuff is true through miracles and
stuff, and by logic, reasoning, and sophistry . . . and they're really
unsuccessful on the whole. I've learned that the only way - that is, the only
sensible way - to learn that the word of God is true, is to actually
follow the principles that it contains, and then see that it actually works, and
feel the Holy Spirit confirming to someone that it works as they do it. For
example, prayer, reading scriptures, going to church, etc.

Anyway, the best I can do is testify that it is true, and that I have
experienced it through obedience, and to talk about how it has made improvements
in my life. I think missionary work is a prime opportunity for spiritual
maturity. Of course.

Anyawy, the City here is as apostate as ever. Best wishes from Sydney,
Australia. See ya!

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[Blade Tanaka]

I talk to myself when I play computer games...if I'm not playing a game I normally sing to myself. :rofl:

Games require too much thought for me to sing. :p

Or I talk to the game... O.o

It's just an annoying habit, everyone tells me to shut up. :emlaugh:
Actaully I find it really entertaining if someone makes noises while they play... Can you make me a recording?

[Yuffie]

I wouldn't stop giggling if I could hear myself talking to games, but here's an example:

(creepy music starts playing)

Ooh...don't wanna go in there...oh I'm gonna get shot!! Bloody shot I know it!

(creepy music subsides)

Oh...ok this is good!

(spikes spring from walls and kill character)

ARGH! Oh that was NOT supposed to happen!!!

(load game)

Ok, so don't do that again...right, got it...

(avoids spike trap)

Aha foooooled you!

Now then...where too...oh crap I just KNOW there's a skeleton knight through there...

(opens door)

I knew it! I bloody knew it!

(runs round in circles to avoid it)

Why don't these things stay dead?!

ok, just jump that seemingly impossible gap and I can get away from it...

(takes a run up to the gap)

There is no WAY I'm going to make tha-

(jumps gap)

Ooh! I made it! That is very good! Now just to run through that door and-

(level end, fmv begins)

I wiiin, I wiiin, I wiiiin! Oh great, NOW you decide to be a bad guy instead...

[Blade Tanaka]

I like it but it'd be better in recording.

Oh and I DID get a letter from my brother... W00T!

[Locke]

Hey, I got a letter from your brother too :p. Now I'm going to need to send him a responce and give him my new address. Also Kai's address, since we're roommates once more :wall: :p.

[Doreagarde]

I don't talk while playing games, but I do make fists and shouts of anger. I also have a large repetoire of victory poses, which I make often (especially when playing with friends). Or, (my favourite), I'll spin in a circle while playing an FPS with some buddies, fire randomly, and sing http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/note.gif Daisy, daisy, give me your answer true... http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/note.gif over and over again... it's not pretty.

Anyway, new message from Kyari:

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Dear RPGN:

On the way to the E-mail centre, I often walk through Hyde Park. If Yuffie knows anything about London, there's a similar park there. However, the one in Sydney . . . . . eugh. I swear, the only statue in this city that isn't perverted in some way is the statue of Queen Victoria. Unless we're not just talking about visuals.

Anyway, in Hyde Park stands a massive Anzac Memorial (Anzac stands for Australia New Zealand Armed Corps or something . . .), containing a kind of museum-like section on the ANZAC's different battles and stuff. In the center is a kind of chic-gothicish dome, where you stand on a round platform - if you think of it as a donut, you stand on the donut and look in the hole. And in the hole is a statue of a naked warrior being crucified on swords.

The Catholic Church down the street told them it was 'sacreligious' when it was built . . . to me it's just darn creepy. There's all kinds of evil poetry in
there n' stuff. Sydney is creepy as. At least people think missionaries are funny. Oh well. See ya!

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http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/note.gifDaisy, Daisy, give me your answer true...http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/note.gif

[Doreagarde]

I live... again!

*cough*
Sorry about that. And sorry about this, too. This is a necro post and an double-post... kind of. It's been a few weeks, so I think I'm allowed to re-post w/o edit. Here's the latest from nii-kun:

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SORRY!

Okay so I'm super busy. And poor. Sydney still exists; the hails of fire and
brimstone have not yet arrived, although I think two prophets were shot in the
streets. Someone oughta move them.

Hey, I had this thought the other day - wouldn't it be dangerous for spies to
always be walking around with cyanide pills in their molars? Like, you'd wake up
one day, you'd be eating your corn flakes, and then suddenly - CRUNCH! - and
then you're like, 'oh . . . .' THUMP!

Kay. Im still alive . . . . too much to write. Got lost yesterday. Am on the
brink of insanity. Or not.

Yeah. More next time. See ya.

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[Locke]

When does Kyari get back from his mission? I know I've been told this tons of times, I just can't recall for the life of me right now.

[Doreagarde]

October 2006.

[Blade Tanaka]

I could have told you that... Silly locke.. ANd enjoy Fullmetal Alchamist too (give it back in one piece!!!"

[Pezito]

Wait - are you talking about Full Metal Alchemist or One Piece now ? :p

[Doreagarde]

Quite the pun, there, Pezito. Or were you being serious? He was talking about FMA, a killer anime series. I love it. Kyari has yet to see it, though...

How much metal are we talking here? Half, or...
Oh, for the alchemist? Full.

[Pezito]

Of course I was being un-serious... :D

[Locke]

Kyari is gonna love FMA when he gets back. I watched it and fell in love. In fact, I'll probly watch it again when I get off work and then get it back to you tomorrow when Lance makes it into town to pay a visit to my house.

[Blade Tanaka]

He has it now tahnks for getting it back without it being stolen/broken be somone you know... I really want it back. It hurst to part with it...

Speaking of Kyari.. he hasen;t writtenb me in a while...

[Locke]

I sent it home with Lance yesterday, so you should have it. And speaking of that, I gotta write Kyari a letter soon and send it off to him :wall: . I gotta stop forgetting about that.

[Doreagarde]

You may not have written to Kyari, but he has just written to you... and here it is!

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Dear RPGN,

Gosh, how come I keep neglecting you guys? Sorry . . . . . let me kinda tell you
what's going on.

Nothing, actually.

Okay, so that's not entirely true. Some jerk told a missionary friend of ours
that our church was worse than the London bombers . . . . well, we straightened
out that misconception. But there have been some interestiong papers posted up
around Hyde Park 'revealing' the "Truth about Mormonism" . . . . we thought they
were kinda funny. I love it when they get the facts one-quarter-straight copied
out of a book they read but didn't bother to research the sources. Anyway, we're
gonna leave them up to see if they spark any interest. In my experience, at
least 80% of people aren't dumb enough to believe insults thrown at other
organizations. The rest of the 20%? Well . . . they won't listen to reason
anyway.

It's been good times. I've had the opportunity recently to return (albeit
briefly) to my previous area. Good to see the people there miss me a great deal.
Moving around in missionary work is a heartbreaking ordeal.

Essentially, I've learned a lot, discovered a lot, and become more obedient. I
think over the last few weeks, I've learned that if one feels anything bad
coming from what they think is a religious source, it is because they have the
wrong conception about it, or they are doing it wrong, or they need more
experience with it. I've ran into so many people with problems about religion,
and the only ones who don't have their problems resolved through haering simple
truths are the ones who aren't listening in the first place.

Well, I'd better write my family . . . . yeah. See ya.

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[Locke]

Yeah, I was talking to my dad and he said that there was a letter back east for me from Kyari. I guess I'll head east soon and pick it up. And, I'll work on writing him a letter. :D

[Blade Tanaka]

Hey give me a call when you do and we'll hack a little before you go home.

[Locke]

I'll probly head back either monday or tuesday. I'll send you a PM when I've got a better idea on sunday. I'm always up for a good hack session :D

[Doreagarde]

Another update from mine brother in Australia. Is there anyone from Australia that uses these forums? Tell us.
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Whew. G'day.

Ummm . . . updates this week? Not really. Although I must say that one major
thing I am missing about home is the sheer lack of crazy people. You know how
many people on Prince Edward Island I ran into who I could identify with as
being crazy? NONE. Not a single one. Some had mental disorders, but not your
classic paranoid, schizophrenic, whatchamahoozit. I dunno how many of you are
from big cities or how many of you live out in the country, but generally, out
in the country, you NEVER E-V-E-R see ANYBODY yelling at trees or staring off
into space quoting old movies or yelling vaguely offensive sentiments at random
passerbys or asking whether or not the moon is real or if North America blew up
or not, or dressing up in army costumes and preaching in the train stations to
nobody in particular about doctrine that doesn't even pertain to salvation. It
just doesn't happen. Not ever. I think this is a unique experience for me.

Even some of the people I meet in daily life, I swear.

Okay, so we've had a pretty good week though. That's my commentary on life. See
ya.

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[Locke]

Hmmm, obviously Kyari is forgetting about me and Kai and the people we hang out with :p. Meh, no worries, all the best to him out in the land down under.


Blade - I stopped by your homestead on tuesday while I was out east to say hello and there was nobody home. No hack session for you :p

[Doreagarde]

I believe Kyari is speaking of the clinically insane, and not the craziness that friends fondly see in the actions of others. I think the majority of us here at RPGN fall in the latter category.

On a side note, I've always wanted to get a clean bill of mental health. I'd hang it up in my office, with all my diplomas. When people ask me why I have one, I'd say 'Why? Why wouldn't I? Don't you think I deserve it?!' That'sa be pretty sweet.

Here's the latest from my brother from... the same... mother.

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Dear RPGN,

Ah, how can I forget my friends? I've been having a lot of interesting thoughts
lately. So many of the people we teach are having good spiritual experiences
lately. Maybe we'll be able to open some new doors.

Of significantly less importance, there is a 70 year old woman behind me playing
Half-Life 2. I hear it's a good game.

Anyway, on to big news. For those of you who don't know, I am a Korean speaking
missionary (in Sydney Australia. What the heck?), and have been learning Korean
for about 11 months. So, it is of no insignificance to me that this year is the
50th anniversary of our church being in Korea. And it is of even larger
significance that they have just re-translated all the scriptures and stuff into
Korean. I just got the new Book of Mormon yesterday. It's surprisingly simple to
read.

Okay, other than that, things are going pretty smoothly. We got yelled at by a
postman yesterday for doing volunteer service to a 90 year old lady yesterday
afternoon. What is this world coming to when people get angry at you for doing
selfless acts of service to the incapacitated?

Yeah. Great people. Whew. See ya!

-Kyari

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they'recomingformethey'retryingtokillmethey'reinmy teethgetthemoutgetoutgetout

[Zeugma 440]

Of significantly less importance, there is a 70 year old woman behind me playing Half-Life 2. I hear it's a good game. lmao, playing videogames should be a treatment to prevent mental idling when you're old. :D It's better than watching all those worthless series on TV all day long, like a lot of them do.

[Yuffie]

My grandmother has just turned 70, so we bought her 2 dance mats to go with her playstation 2. :rofl:

She challenges people with them quite a lot. :p
She had consoles waaaaay before I did, I remember being a newbie to the sega...

[Locke]

None of my grandparents play any video games, though my grandmother did get a computer finally, it's old and is used only to help keep track of the church money that she counts after each service.

[Yuffie]

The church must get some pretty generous donations to need a computer to keep track. :D

So you either live in a very generous community or your grandmother is secretly addicted to online casinos. :amazed:

[Locke]

She doesn't have the internet :p. Most games she has on there is solitare, and she'd rather play it with playing cards then on computer anyways. Come to think of it, I think she may have even gotten sick of doing the church stuff on it and went back to working it out by hand.


Nice if Kyari were able to come back, but meh, I'm sure we'll see him once he returns to this wonderful Isle :D

[Doreagarde]

14 months, Locke, 14 months. Another update:

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Hello, dearest RPGN.

Hmm. I suppose many of you don't know the many rules about being a missionary
tht I've aggreed to follow for 2 years. Well, that's untrue . . . you already
know about the internet rule . . . but anyway, there are a lot of rules I follow
out here, and one of them is 'no movies.' This made it all the more surprising
when our mission president called us up and told us we'd be watching Finding
Nemo. Of course, it's not like there's anything particularly bad in that movie,
but still, any movie is a surprise. I haven't seen a movie in almost a year . .
. . .

Anyway, so we watched the movie. Apparently he wanted us to pull principles out
of it. So . . . well, we did. It was particularly enjoyable. He's a businessman,
so he knows a lot about teamwork and stuff. He talked about how everyone has
gifts, even though they're weird in some ways, and about how some people live in
a circle of concern, where they allow outside influences to overcome them, and
others live in a circle of influence, where they are proactive and do things
that are in their control. Very interesting stuff. There are a great deal of
life lessons in that movie.

Anyway . . . . yeah. It's been interesting. See ya.

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[Locke]

Cool. Let Kyari know that I'll be sending him off a letter once I'm moved into my new place sometime this weekend will you :D

[Ephraim]

Hey, haven't posted in forever.http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/eyepopping.gif

Anyway, I got an email from Kyari to post here - kinda late, but better than never, i guess?

Here goes:

My often-neglected RPGN,

AAAAAAAAAAH! What the heck am I doing slacking off like this? I feel like I
haven't written in ages . . . probably because it's absolutely true... SORRY!

Okay, so here I am sitting in the internet cafe, and my companion has to apply
to get re-entry into the Westpoint Military Academy in New York. It happens to
be taking a bit of time, and I'm waiting on him . . . . oh well. I'll live. I
was passing the time at first just reading papers on lds.org's newsroom site
about why DNA evidence does not disprove the Book of Mormon. Then I realized I
was an inconsiderate fool, and felt the need to contact you guys.

I hear FF: Advent Children is a blast. My brother, who returned home from his
mission, is kind enough to tell me about all of the crazy things happening out
there that I'm not allowed to do out here serving the Lord. Oh well. At least
the Sydney Opera House is cool as.

So what's up lately . . . nobody in my family ever sends me updates on the
latest news from RPGN. I hope you're not all dead or stuff. That would make me
really sad. Things haven't been dull out here or anything, but I hardly ever get
the news from home.

There's a word in missionary lingo called 'trunky', meaning that they have a
longing to go home. I am not yet 'trunky', but I have had some trunky moments
over the past two weeks . . .

1) I walked into a Chinese shop, as my companion wanted to get some sort of
foreign Chinese sort of frozen starchy vegetable. As I was waiting for him, I
saw a poster advertising a concert of Nobuo Uematsu and Joe Hisashi music called
'Destiny', to be played at the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney by a small
chamber group. What made me 'trunky' was knowing that even though the venue was
a 5 minute walk from my house, I yet could not go to the concert because of
mission rules. Aww . . .

2) I went to the house of one young Korean gentleman. His Japanese roommate was
watching TV. He was watching Iron Chef. Iron Chef didn't make me 'trunky,' but
during one of the commercial breaks, one of the commercials sported (as
background music) one of the movements from Orchestral Game concert 4 - a 3 mvt.
suite whose name I can't recall. It's a Vaughan-Williams stule suite with a
dreamy 1st mvt, a powervul middle movement, and a peaceful ending. Anyway . . .
. grrr....

Ah. Speaking of music, I happen to be organizing an evening of music this
Saturday at 7:00 PM, 2nd floor of The Connaught, 185 Liverpool St. Sydney NSW
2000. Anyone in the area is welcome to attend.

What else . . . oh, my parents sent me a package. I think one thing I miss being
in this country is real food. Like, real ketchup. My parents sent some to me,
and I nearly cried. This country isn't very good with its condiments (see:
Vegemite). Not enough sugar, I suppose.

Ummm . . . OH! I celebrated my 1 year mark on September 1st. Hoo-ray! In another
year, I'll be out there doing the hula-hula dance with the rest of you stellar
friends on RPGN. Until then . . . 1 more year of separation to go. It will be,
in ways, gruelling, and in other ways a glorious opportunity of growth and
learning, filled with gems and pearls of wisdom and understanding, and
overflowing with . . . okay, so I'm running out of verbs. But it'll be good, I
assure you. My mission, that is. I may refer to it occasionally upon my return.

I sincerely believe it is a myth that people in general hate missionaries. I
have been feeling a lot of love this week. Ice-cream cakes, dinner appointments,
etc . . . it has been an extravagant dance of food across my pallate [sp?] . . .
except for the raw crab in chili sauce. Although I hear it's healthy. As with
anything else slimy and disgusting that's difficult to stomach. I tried to
convince a friend to eat a Korean stew called mi yeok guk, which is one of the
healthiest foods in the world (tofu and bean curd soup with seaweed). He
couldn't stomach it. -<sigh>-

Again, I do profusely apologize for not writing. I promise things will be
different in the future.

Boy, I sure hope I don't forget my RPGN username and password . . .

Yours truly,

-Elder Aitken (Kyari)

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So that's it from me & Kyari for now.

[Locke]

Cool. Let Kyari know that I'll be sending him off a letter once I'm moved into my new place sometime this weekend will you :D
Cool to know that he's back in a year :thumbup:

If it's at all possible Ephraim, do you think you could let him know that I've got the letter for him written, I just need to get to a post office while it's open to send him the letter. It's been sitting on my desk for the last month or two :(, but now with a renewed sense of purpose I'll stive to get that sent off within the next couple of days :thumbup:

[Ephraim]

Will do. :thumbup:

[Locke]

Cool, I shall endeavor to send it off as soon as I can.

[Ephraim]

Kyari has posted pictures on his FTP, I am currently endeavouring to see if he wants the password posted for all to find them or what he wants to do so you guys can see them.

[Tonedeaf]

i have never met kyari but i assume that i will when he gets back from australia right locke?

[Ephraim]

That's right, Tonedeaf, I'm sure Kyari will be back on these forums after he gets back from Australia. He almost always mentions you guys in his emails to me, even if he forgets to write an actual post to put up.

Speaking of which, I think I'll just make a list of pictures in html form or something, upload it to his webpage, and post it here so you can all see the pics.

edit: if I can just learn how to use html first, that would be perfect.

[Lance Alvein]

I could attempt to teach you, but that'd be a bit hard...
still... any problems, and I'll help with it :p

[Ephraim]

Never mind, I just learned now.

Here's the page for pictures, also my very first attempt at html evar, so sorry if it looks crappy. I wasn't going for looks, just functionality. You see your pictures, you get out. That simple. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/nana.gif

So, without further ado,

http://www.kyari.net/pics/

There. Enjoy. Be warned, though, the pictures are quite large.

[Locke]

i have never met kyari but i assume that i will when he gets back from australia right locke?
I'm sure you will TD, as we'll need to throw a bit of a party for him with some of the old folks. Should be fun, methinks.

[Blade Tanaka]

Dun dan na na!!!!!! Another message from Kyari... to me but hey it´s talking about how he´s doind so uhhh there.




Well, I may not be under stress but I am sick and trying to overcome it. It's
driving me nuts. Transfers were yesterday . . . so I'm not in Sydney anymore.
I'm down in Canberra. It's kind of a cool place, but my stuff isn't here yet and
I have the flu for some strange reason.

But things are looking up; I'm trying to figure out this area, but it's a lot
more confusing than Sydney - the roads are 10 times more confusing, if that's
even possible, and I don't understand how to get around. But there are kangaroos
around here.

See ya.

There you have it

[Pezito]

Kangaroos are kewl ! :D

[Blade Tanaka]

Well here's the latest letter from Kyari.


Hey everyone. Things have been hectic lately. I've been really sick for the past
6 weeks - I've got a chest infection in my upper respiratory tract. I'm on
antibiotics - I wish they helped more.

I'm out of Sydney; they've stationed me in Canberra for a while. It's funny -
anti-American sentiments run high in Australia, and yet their capital city, and
indeed their entire Australian Capital Territory State, is designed and built by
an American. Ironic that their very political center is built by the ones they
hate so much . . .

Doesn't make a difference to me. This place is fake AS, and liiks like whoever
built it doesn't know how to use street levelers and topographical equipment.
I've seen about 3 straight roads so far. The rest are about as curvy as a peeled
orange.

Anyway, I'll write more later. See ya.


And that's it.

[Locke]

What's Kyari's address at the new place? Or can we send him letters to the old address and have them forward them?

[Ephraim]

I think the address we/you have is the mission office where letters to missionaries are sorted before going out to them, so the address should still work regardless.

Oh, and kangaroos are cool. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/tophat.gif

[Locke]

Cool, I'll send it to that address then when I mail him another letter.