Do not lower yourself to the level of belly crawling maggots. You are free my dark angel, why would you allow these mortals to insult you with offers of servitude for there empty promises. You are as a fire, one of fury, consuming all that are foolish enough to stand arrogant before you. These maggots are not worth your time.

This is my last warning to you, Broken One... You've pressed my tollerance of your attitude to it's end. Continue on this track, and I'll reduce you to the basest parts, and build somthing worthwile from your wreakage.

Ignore this final warning at your peril, GRIM. That which I was holds the rights to your existance, and it's cessation.

Your one to be calling anyone or anything "BROKEN" or need I remind you of the fact you were once a tool, now nothing more than a "broken weapon" yourself. Do not invoke my wrath soul eater, by quarrel is not with you. Cross my path and I shall break you even further than you already are.

Forgive these maggots my dark angel, they know not of your divine grace.

Ashikaga-san, gomen-kudasai. Demo, watashino henji-wa, onaji des'.

Li-san, our talents, our arts, and our skills being used to such ends are the same as we, ourselves, putting them to such uses.

Ashikaga-san, I may still be of some help. My knowledge, and the knowledge of those I work with, both on and off this forum, is great. If the shadows are truly what concern you, then I can help inform you how to overcome them.

I will not ask for anything for such knowledge... I cannot, in good conscience, do nothing to help someone who comes asking for help, when it is in my means to offer help.

My statement in this is simple, GRIM. While you remain broken, I do not. Anything else should never be spoken in so public a place. And as for the rest... Stay away from Celeste. If you know how damaged you are, why do you wish to force your way into her path as well? Aiming to destroy her with your actions?

Perhaps Soul Eater I would have destroyed without such banter in a lfe, a pst, I can not remember.
I have asked to allow your insults to go unanswered, and so shall it be. Celeste is a divine messenger, I must know what that message is. D you have a soul Soul Eater, I do not. Hellfyre fows through my veins and tortured peices of my existance flood my mind. You gave youself a purpose AdamaGeist, be grateful.
You are not my enemy, unless you proceed to make me one.

At one time we may have been allies for our origins are so similar as we were both pawns who broke free from our masters. Dispite all your power, are you alone. Do you not question your existance. Do you not ask yourself why? I am plaqued with such thoughts. I have no desire to hurt the nocturnal goddess, nor do I desire to battle you Soul Eater.
You have enough coming your way,
your master was not alone, and speaking as one "broken weapon" to another, the Legion does not let such things as insobordination, keep them from retrieving lost weapons. Afterall, what is broken AdamaGeist, can be fixed.

You and I are alike, more than you would care to admit. We should meet then AdamaGeist, one hunted meeting with another. I will leave the decision up to you, but if our paths are not to cross, then we will never will. The choice is yours.

Celeste Darken wrote: I believe you would be hardpressed to find a teacher as qualified as Sifu Long...

Thank you.

This is starting to get absurd.

And creepy. I'm all like, "Daaamn."

... I'm going to kill them. ALL of them. Of all the promices they've broken, bringing you back is the worst.

You were flawed at your creation, and nothing has changed to this day. That you forget the purpose for which you were made makes the joke even worse, because you BETRAYED IT!

Little sword, I was sick of you before, but I loathe you now. That you havn't recognised me in all this time just proves how broken you realy are.

Go back and tell your masters... Tell them that a former smith that they once hired wishes to speak with them. I suppose they'll understand the message. You never will.

Hideyoshi-san, I'm sorry to have hijacked your request for assistance so badly. Perhaps you should try a new thread, and describe the ways of your group. What things they do and do not, drugs/weapons sales, so on and so forth.

You might bring a more positive draw to your offer, if you explain who you're working for, and what you're worried about. After all, Americans are used to american crimes and mobs. Show to them the difference in your people.

AdamaGeist wrote:... I'm going to kill them. ALL of them. Of all the promices they've broken, bringing you back is the worst.

You were flawed at your creation, and nothing has changed to this day. That you forget the purpose for which you were made makes the joke even worse, because you BETRAYED IT!

Little sword, I was sick of you before, but I loathe you now. That you havn't recognised me in all this time just proves how broken you realy are.

Go back and tell your masters... Tell them that a former smith that they once hired wishes to speak with them. I suppose they'll understand the message. You never will.

They have not forgotten you either AdamaGeist. They never did. Your freedom is as big a charde as your free will. There chain rattle close behind you. That which you encounted in Maine was just the beginning. They are looking for you and they will find you. They don't stop looking. Your freedom was false AdamaGeist, a field test of your power unchained. Their test is over. You can not fight them on your own.

I don't remember much, but I remember the chains. I too was a hound. I am not your enemy, but you desire to make one of me. It is the will of the nocturnal goddess that I do not lash out like a mindless beast, so I will not. Instead i offer you my aid. You will need it all to soon.

Little Grim... If they're watching me, it's to see how I've repaired myself. Don't you understand yet?

I was the one that broke myself. You have no idea who I am, Grim. You still don't. And they don't trust you with the truth. But who could blame them?

You've always bit the hand that wields you.

AdamaGeist wrote:You might bring a more positive draw to your offer, if you explain who you're working for, and what you're worried about. After all, Americans are used to american crimes and mobs. Show to them the difference in your people.

Granny Smith or Golden Delicious?

Don't make excuses for such slime.

Kolya, we're talking Japanesse Yakuza, not the Russian mob. There realy is... Or more to the point, WAS, a distinct difference. If this is a traditional group, it's somthing to be respected. If it's a modern group, then it's to be destroyed.

Guys... Both of you, enough. I don't care what this is over, but the two of you can settle this privately.

These boards are not to be used as personal battlegrounds. Adama, you seem to be the bigger instigator, at the moment. Stand down, at least in the public eye. Celeste didn't need to be protected; she's said as much. I don't know what you have against Grim; I know only from picking up on what the two of you have been discussing that your teacher is involved.

At this point, though, I don't care what it is. I just don't want the rest of the society dragged down in it.

I don't expect apologies be made. I just expect it to be dropped. On both sides.

KonThaak, were you talking to me? I am not fighting any personal battles. I said from the start, that is not the case; I am merely clarifying what I think. Perfectly acceptable in the context of public conversation.

To All

Hello again loyal followers of Lazlo. Well my orginazation has looked into Mr. Hidioshi and his orginazation. Like many oriental crime syndicates his is a two sided coin. Much like The Tyrad or Red Bamboo, his group can be fairly brutal, vengeful, and cruel. They are a fairly sized criminal orginazation with ties to criminals, terrorists, and militants throughout Japan.

Yet on the flip side they have performed great acts of civil service and phianthropy. However one must ask why. To some Hidoishi's orginazation is that of devils (or oni), while others consider them saints.

My unbiased opinion to Lazlo Society staff and supporters is to steer clear of them. Once inside the re orginazation, you don't simply leave, and favors are indeed expected in return for favors.

I hope that this information was of some help.

Adieu

Kolya wrote:KonThaak, were you talking to me?

Naw, Jack, it looks like he was talkin' to GRIM and Adama.

And because he requested it, the subject is dropped. He's right, I shouldn't be lashing out like this. I'm sorry to everyone for doing so... I guess Grim is to me like Celeste is to Ron, and concidering how much I've griped at him for reacting that way to her, I've turned into a bit of a hypocrite...

I'm sorry everyone.

Stephan, i will not waste by breath denying your statements. The things we do, we do. We do however have different types of teams, like any other large group. I did not offer positions as assassins and muscle, (too many of our most junior members are dogs that die without honor) I offer positions of respect and leadership, that any who accept can help to better train our teams that work in cities around the world to keep the night, and the shadows safer for mortal man. (losses have been terrible in that department lately)

I imagine you can all imagine my surprise when Master Li came to me requesting my aid in removing a certain commodity from the black market, knowing the price we would ask in return.

Stephan, where would you like the 3 barrels we aquired? Master Li told us that you are the one in charge of this commodity at the moment, and they have been bought and paid for.

Onichiwa Hidioshichan

Forgive me if my Japanese is a little rusty. I thank you for your efforts, you may bring the tanks to Tokyo Harbor, look for my vessel The Oroboros. It will be the one with the Blackhawk gunship on the helipad.

As for te tanks, I hope none of men opened them. I don't have to tell you the disater that would happen if that were to occur. It would make the twin suns of 45' look like a Sunday brunch at Cherry Hill Temple.

You have do well, perhaps we can do business in the future. I never claimed to be a good guy. I say leave the heroics to the matyrs and fools. Leave business to the businessmen.

Sayonara

Finally someone here who seems to understand. You have right, you have wrong, and then you have business. you have used us in the past. know that in the future, we always perform better when we know what is happening.

You are wise Hideoshichan. As far as I am concerned, morals have no place in business. Your "society" does what it must, and mine must do the same. As for not keeping you in the "loop", I am dreadfully sorry, but we have our little secrets. Allow The Society of SHadows to make it up to you, we have some Chi Rice Scriptures from early 2nd dynasty you may enjoy. From what Ive been told, they are quite unique.

Until we talk later then;
Adieu

I'm sorry, I've been trying to keep my mouth shut, but there's one thing that's bugging me...

...and I know it's been bugging Ashikaga-san, too.

Stephen, tacking "-chan" to the end of someone's name is a mark of endearment, like you're speaking to your spouse, or a small child, or someone's pet. "-san" is proper for showing respect; it's basically the equivalent of saying "Mr." or "Mrs.". There're a few other ways of referring to someone, but by and large, if you're aiming to be polite, you just about can't go wrong with "-san". (In the cases where you should be using something else, most people will excuse you for being a foreigner, and will respect the fact that you're trying.)

Finally, it's usually more polite to refer to someone by their last name, but that's not a necessity...

This place is falling apart at the seams.

Here's What I think is The Big Problem:

Considering that most of what we can do can't be taught (you can't teach Joe Average to be a psychic) or could be turned around to hurt or take advantage of innocent people that would clash with the morals of a lot of people around here, and most anything that falls outside those two groups could be learned elsewhere much more easily, there really isn't anything that most of us could teach a criminal organization (even a well intentioned one) and face ourselves in the morning.

Kolya wrote:This place is falling apart at the seams.

Uhm...not really. Victor Lazlo tried to teach the paranormal to anyone who would come to listen...in much the same way that Christ tried not to judge people. (If you recall your biblical lessons, Christ even forgave a criminal even as he, himself, was hung on the cross...)

As far as Stephen goes...well, to be honest, I don't know what he's still doing here, other than getting more of the parenovirus rounded up. We have to take him on his word that his organization is disposing of it, because we lack the means to do so ourselves. Fate's working on catching the criminal responsible for the creation of the virus, and Stephen's organization is supposed to be assisting in that. So he's got mostly legitimate reasons for being here.

As far as Ashikaga-san goes... He's a student of Li-san's, and he came here seeking help dealing with the creatures who would claim the night as their own. In other words, criminal record be damned, he's exactly the kind of person Lazlo would've reached out to.

We are not here to judge peoples' actions and histories... We are not here to judge people at all. We are here to teach and to guide.

If you've lost sight of that, then I can well see how you might think these boards are falling apart... That, or if you're listening to Ben, of late...and I'm worried about him. I think he's lost it, or is possessed, or has had his account hacked.

Or maybe it's Mr. Asshole, come to try to play us all off against each other...

Had he come and asked us to hunt this thing (these things?) for him I wouldn't have had a problem. I'm sure he could've gotten any number of us and our equipment into his country.

But part of our job is to teach people to be self-sufficient... Hence why I'm offering the knowledge on how to deal with these things.

The difference between giving a man a fish, and teaching a man to fish.

Ahhh yes. "Give man a fire and he will be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for a lifetime."

Errr, anyway, that's how I look at it. Most people here who don't want to work with such an orginization prolly see it similarly. If you don't have a problem with that, then by all means go ahead. I'm more than willing to agree to disagree on the topic.