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Yep! You're right! Missed ya as well! Are ya competing in the Regionals too?

Just wondering if anyone else on this website's tried playing this game? It's #1 on android and Apple devices right now. I was wondering what the game was after hearing it went viral, so I downloaded it to see what made it viral. The instructions are simple. Just keep tapping the screen to make the bird continue flying. But the gameplay is really difficult. It's really frustrating. So. . .anyone else here have felt the pain of playing this game? D:

I've got one! I encountered this problem while reviewing for the MTAP Sectorals. . .which is two days from now @Radium Gonna compete as well? See ya there!!~ Insert two arithmetic means between x + 3y and x - 3y.

Why So Serious - SHINee

Aquilas froze. The human-like being started walking towards them, the sound of the being's footsteps clacking sharp and clear on the glass-like ground of the Rift. The creature's eye bothered her in a way she can't seem to place. It was obvious that this humanoid being was superior to the other creatures, the way they all stopped in their places, as if waiting for an order. The moment it got near enough, Aquilas quickly assessed all of its features. The being looked quite human, but it was obvious that he wasn't. The humanoid creature was dressed for business, wearing a high class suit. What was strange, however, that it wore an eye patch over its left eye, while its right eye remained changing colors. He gave off an aura of dominance, which was probably magnified by its way of clothing. Tamsin's words echoed through Aquilas's head, and then her eyes widened as she realized that the creature they were facing was apparently a Jaeger. Aquilas stepped back, taken aback. "Humans? Here? Aero's been going overboard with throwing humans from the invaded worlds." The Jaeger frowned. "Coffee shop? That's the first I've heard of a coffee shop. Is it, by some chance, called the Twelve Kirin Cafe?" What? Aquilas wondered how in the world the Jaeger knew about the cafe. "Of course. Your expressions tell me. So, Joshua is here as well, huh?" Aquilas heightened her guard. As if on cue, at the mention of the angel's name, several beams of light shot down, turning every Shadow it hit into fine dust. It looked like a spectacular meteor shower. The Jaeger easily dodged the light beams, while the other creatures weren't so lucky. As the lights faded, they could see the silver-haired angel standing in the middle. "Moto, huh?" Joshua said, referring to the Jaeger. Then he turned to the group. "Sorry I'm late. I had other business to take care of. But my, what a big mess you've landed in. An army of Shadows and a Jaeger. Honestly, you humans never stay out of trouble." Aquilas remained silent, just like the rest of the group. "It's a honor to meet you, then," the Jaeger, Moto said, bowing mockingly to Joshua. "Did you come here to save these humans?" Aquilas silently hoped so. She could see Joshua tightening fist fists, like he was agitated. "It's because of these humans that Alita died. She put her life on the line to give these humans a chance to escape." Alita? Aquilas thought to herself. Was that the other angel Tamsin was talking about? "Humans are damned foolish. But I gave them a chance to prove themselves, and their fighting spirit showed through. I began to see why Alita thought the need to sacrifice herself for them. Therefore," he said, expanding his arms out, "I feel that I should probably reevaluate my opinion of humans. Or these humans, at least." Taking a step forward, the sound resonated in the entire Rift, and the angel's body began to glow. "I'll fight with you. I'll get you out of the Rift." Thank goodness. Aquilas said to herself. Beams of light fell down from the sky, eliminating large clusters of the Shadow army. When each beam of light cleared, a golem made entirely of light, holding a large shield and sword appeared, and began engaging the Shadow army. "Alita probably told you all not to engage a Jaeger, right? And yeah, if you did back then, you'd probably die. I get this feeling, though, that you're worth more than you look. Why don't you take that Jaeger down? I'll keep this army busy." Aquilas nodded. She looked at the Jaeger. It was probably very strong, and she highly suspected that it had great powers that it would probably use against them. She needed to be very cautious in approaching this enemy. It was like no Shadow nor Reaper that she had encountered before. Suddenly, Aquilas wasn't in the Rift anymore. At first, she thought she had gone blind. She could see nothing but darkness around her. It took a couple of seconds before her eyes adjusted to the darkness. She realized that she hadn't gone blind. She froze as she realized where she was. It was the place she had seen in the memory she had retrieved when she drank the mixture---the same, horrifying place. She was in the same room she had been locked in when she was young.

(@Hesh Just shoot the Reaper's backbone. It's the creature's weak point, I guess?) Aquilas was shooting down rows and rows of Shadows that tried to get near her, each row exploding to fine dark dust the moment the special bullet drove through its dark body. Hesh was firing at the Shadows as well, while Iyana was slashing fiercely with her knife, and Prem shot the enemies down with his arrows. Alice and Misaki were taking down the Reapers, and they were doing good at it. Apparently, they've found a weak spot that they used to their advantage. Groups of Shadows were in disarray, panicking as their leaders were taken down one by one by her companions. Aquilas continued killing Shadows, and she was able to face one of the Reapers, this one wielding a sword, unlike the others she encountered before who carried bows. Aquilas then pulled out her dagger, ready to combat this Reaper. She remembered what Alice had said, about hitting its spinal column, since apparently that was a weak spot. Aquilas charged at the Reaper, feinting a stab at its left side, then going straight for its neck. The Reaper tried to slice off her arm, but she was able to dodge and he drove her dagger through the Reaper's eye sockets. It made a sound like a wolf's howl, only the sound was distorted and dark. Aquilas took advantage of the situation, and sliced it at the base of its skull, where its spine and the skull connected. She then drove her dagger straight through its temple, and the skeleton crumbled into dust, leaving behind a yellow sword. Aquilas picked up the sword, thinking it could be of some use. It looked special, the hilt intricately designed, and a gemstone was embedded in it, with a color much like her left eye, an icy kind of blue. She liked the weapon immediately. It came to her notice that the area became kind of quiet. Then she saw, in the distance, just beyond a row of Shadows stood what seemed like a human. What was weird about it, though, that its eye color changed. One moment it was blood red, then it became blue, then brown. Aquilas knew immediately that they stood no chance against that creature.

Yes. Which one was he referring to? Magic? I thought we were mortal? No idea. Perhaps a cellphone (Iyana's? I highly doubt we have his cellphone number, though.) === Aquilas stood there, waiting for her companions to make their move. Alice started giving out orders, while the rest of the group listened and nodded. Hesh continued firing at the Shadows. Iyana, she noticed, was fiddling with her bag and took out a cellphone. Aquilas looked up, silently hoping that Joshua would appear up there, and he'd help them. However, that seemed highly unlikely. It looked like they were on their own, after all. "Stick together and try to get a Reaper. If you can't, reduce the number of shadows. Let one attack while the other defends, back-to-back, got it?" Alice advised. "And everyone, keep an eye out for explosives. They might be scattered around the floor area." Aquilas added. She looked over at the army. Loading her pistol, she started looking for a Reaper. Once her pistol was loaded, she started shooting down Shadows, not missing a single one, all the while keeping an eye out for Reapers.

"So, who wants to retreat and change weapons? I wouldn't mind wasting a bullet on you if you get in my way. It's suicide to charge at them with these knives." Alice said, her voice tinged with sarcasm. She did have a point. Aquilas looked into her leather bag. She still had a lot of ammo, but not enough for the incoming army of probably millions of Shadows. "I agree with Alice," Aquilas said, looking at the black-haired girl, who was loading her revolver. "I think I'll retrieve some ammo first before I get into battle. And probably get some explosive while I'm at it. They deal great damage, and are effective in fighting large groups." The others were still, staring into the army, while some others were examining their memory crystals. Hesh, meanwhile, was now shooting at the Shadows with his Mk. 46. Aquilas felt the weight of the memory crystal in her bag. It wasn't so big, just a small crystal with a yellowish tint, like their weapons. Aquilas wasn't planning to have the memories returned at the moment, anyway. It's not like they'll be of help in the Rift. She turned to her companions. "What now?"

This Love (Acoustic Version) - Maroon 5

(I brought this up on the DCTP forums, might as well bring it up here) (Copy Pasta XP) So I was reading this: (WARNING: MIGHT CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS) And I came across the part where Miyano Akemi's text message to Akai was mentioned: The aforementioned text message: So I was wondering, what could be in Akemi's PS that would be of relevance in the plot later on? Any speculations?

History - EXO-M

10418

XOXO - EXO-M

*high fives astra-chan*

I use the switch to open a trap door under your feet, and you fall into an acid vat. You die. A star.

the place where

*glomped Astra-chan*

*saves*

The Coconut Games Marshmallow

Maybe the one in the Rift's a different Alice. Or maybe Astra-chan's just misleading us, and she's actually Alice.

"Go!" Aquilas and Iyana advanced on their opponent, their sharp blades glinting yellow. They began slashing fiercely and aggressively at the Reaper, slicing through its bones and stabbing it through the chunks in its armor. Aquilas managed to slash through the joint connecting the Reaper's arm to its torso, so its right limb hung loosely on its shoulder. She grabbed the loose limb and pulled it forcefully from the creature's body, the force so hard the Reaper's arm tore off. Iyana also managed to slice off the Reaper's left foot, and Aquilas smiled. She also noticed that not a single Shadow was rushing to the Reaper's defense. She saw Tamsin hitting each and every Shadow that came their way, thus leaving the Reaper defenseless. "Take him down, you two! I've got ya covered." Tamsin said, and Aquilas continued slashing at the Reaper. Aquilas was about to drive her dagger through the Reaper's skull when it started making a distorted, cold sound, like it was cackling. Then the Reaper and all the other Shadows disappeared, leaving her group in the middle of the endless whiteness, as if no battle happened. The battle was over, or so they thought. It was simply the calm before the storm. The ground around them started shaking, as if a massive earthquake just struck the Rift. The floor before them broke open, revealing an army of Shadows led by more Reapers. The army this time, though, was a real army. The group they fought earlier was nothing compared to this one. This group's size was more than a thousand times larger than the one they battled. And this one was probably led by a lot more Reapers than the one before. She was tempted to retreat. Her group didn't stand a chance against this legion. Suddenly, Aquilas remembered the angel's words. "Show me what you got. The strength of the ego will be the your way out of the Rift." Aquilas took a deep breath. If she wanted to get out of the Rift, she needed to be strong. She needed to fight her way against the creatures, even if it meant her death. It was either death or getting out of the Rift. Besides, she wasn't even sure if she wanted to go back to her life before she crashed landed into the Rift. And even if I die, she said to herself, it won't be in vain. The others will be a step closer to getting out of this place. "I won't retreat. I won't let a bunch of soulless creatures who feed on the memories of people like us scare me away; we are so much more than that." She said, standing her ground. She saw the black-haired girl---Alice, was it? holding out a couple of yellow crystals. A weird feeling soared through her body. She felt--strange was the only word for it, as if the crystals were drawing her in. Then it came to her---one of those crystals must be her memories, and this was the feeling that Tamsin was talking about, how you would know that you were near your memories. The memory crystals draw in the person who owns them. She went over to Alice. "Alice, was it?" Aquilas asked. She took her crystal, and put it in her bag. She decided she'd just deal with them later; right now they'll just serve as a distraction. "I'm Aquilas. Nice to meet you, Alice." She said, then turned to face the army. "Someone needs to call Joshua. We'll need some help over here."

I AM HONORED <3333333333333333333

Downtown Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Onion

Super Trouper - ABBA