Greetings everyone.  I hope nobody thinks I'm being anti-social by not responding to all the ooc comments .... I do agree with them wholeheartedly, I think it's an awesome group in an awesome setting with some awesome posts.<br/><br/>One of my reasons for not wanting my character to be an existing member of the crew was for that very thing being discussed regarding "what they all know about each other" ... Maybe that makes me the one that took the easy way out, lol.  I figure I can introduce my character to them a little at a time and get to know them a little at a time, too.  Even though his absence up to this point means he might miss out on all the girls, I'm not looking at this as a sex-based rpg any more than real life is always about sex.  Hey, wait a minute .... ummm.... well, we'll just see what happens.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=110003.msg4805771#msg4805771">Quote from: ChaNeko on 19-06-2011, 07:54:23</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">For my two pennies' worth, and regarding the Chinese use: I actually don't mind exactly what was done by LovesReading2 with the ~~~~ at the bottom and the translations shown. If you feel that really clutters things up, the links that she used the first time were brilliant. If neither of these is chosen as our favorite way of smoothing things out, I will be surprised.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I'm going to throw in with ChaNeko and Water Lilly on the translation issue (and Shjade, too.)  99.9% of the time it isn't going to be necessary to know what's being said, it can be taken from the context.  However, it does add to the flavor considerably to know "MeiMei" means "Little Sister".  The technology I'm using here isn't much beyond the<em>two cans and a string</em>setup, so clicking on links can be a frustrating experience at times.  So therefore, I think it would be nice if the translations were provided at the bottom of the post.<br/><br/>As for my guy, he's going to be doing a bit of cussin' in a language nobody else in the group speaks (at least that's the presumption) ... so I think to distinguish a bunch of jumbled letters all the characters would understand from those they wouldn't understand, I'll do something interesting with the font<strong>(<em>green, perhaps</em>?)  </strong>so we'll all know he just said something nobody will understand.  Then, a translation will be provided at the bottom of the page<em>unless</em>it is deemed best for the plot that the characters remain clueless of what he just said?<br/><br/>************************<br/><br/><em><strong>Aithnichear an leomhan air scriob de iongann</strong></em><br/><br/>~ The lion is known by the scratch of his claw (Motto of the 35th Infantry Regiment)