HPU:Richmond Acres OOC

LovingCorgi · Post by **LovingCorgi** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:09 am

okay sorry i was just used to doing it that method i'll fix. but it day say that he thought about it.

LovingCorgi wrote:"Thanks everyone." Koa said with a smile. Finally I don't have to deal with Fred anymore. I can't help but think that the events back in Hawaii was the best thing to happen to me. Koa's eyes began to tear at the thought of that dreadful time, he also struggled to keep his smile. He thought to himself that the tears would be seen as tears of joy. Maybe now I can get all these shards of glass out of my body.

I still went ahead and changed it but why would he think others would see tears of joy if he said all that out loud.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:56 am

I don't think they would but it can be very difficult to ascertain the meaning or intention behind words when they're just text and not actually spoken so it's important to be as clear as possible when we write things here. It's part of the reason we're not allowed to use text speak and that type of thing too.

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:02 am

well to be fair the first time I saw that post , that line was already there , maybe tsunado just overlooked it somehow , it happens from time to time so... ^^"

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:25 am

Tsunado? That sounds like a nasty combination of natural disasters!

No, LovingCorgi did edit the post since I first saw it. It does happen though - I've done it myself.

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:38 am

sunauto ! my bad ! was distracted by some disaster of my own

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:00 am

Teehee it could make a good disaster movie though!

WeirdGamer · Post by **WeirdGamer** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:06 am

Sorry, I haven't been on, my life suddenly got very busy. Could I have a recap please.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:21 am

No problem.

The pets agreed to go and explore the garage since it's full of old stuff including the previous owner of the house's gear which was moved there after he died. John just adopted Koa, Koa started crying about it because he was so happy, everyone notices the tears when he rejoins them and asks what happened. He tells them that hes been adopted. Flynn, seeing that Koa's going to cry again, changes the subject of conversation to spare Koa. Ryyn reaches up and switches on the circuit breaker so the lights can be turned on in the garage. Flynn leads everyone into the garage and gets them all to start pushing on the door to open it.

Meanwhile, there's something moving about upstairs in the loft in the barn at the clinic. Nadia is teasing the horses and when they tease back she nearly explodes. Luckily Doc came along to diffuse the situation.

I think that's about it...

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:42 pm

yep yep , then after the whole fiasco was over , Rocky said that he wanted to learn to carry Nadia on his back , who in turn revealed that she doesn't know how to ride a horse

Esper · Post by **Esper** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:39 pm

Okay guys, I gotta say two things here

1) Pleeeeeeease forgive my absences and late posting and inability to effectively monitor anything! My dead computer is still dead, but it may be reincarnated soon.

2) Can I please have a list of things that need to be addressed? Like stuff that needs to be added to the OP or editing or whatever. Please? It'll be a lot easier to do them if I have a list, even if I am worrying from an iPhone.

You guys are the best~

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 5:08 pm

1/ It's ok Esper I know your pain (look at my own computer......) , also "My dead computer is still dead, but it may be reincarnated soon." , So your computer is GlaDos ?

2/ Here's Roarin's new character https://www.housepetscomic.com/forums/v ... 79#p452979
and Crystalwind's character too , though (s)he's been MIA for sometime https://www.housepetscomic.com/forums/v ... 79#p452979

Esper · Post by **Esper** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:46 pm

Thank you so much! I'll get right on that as soon as I can~

LovingCorgi · Post by **LovingCorgi** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:56 pm

lol actually the edited post was the same as the original minus the colrs and the ""

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:47 pm

This garage could be a real treasure trove. Remember everything in there will be at a barest minimum of 20 years old. There could be anything in there from old comics to crockery/cutlery, homewares, vintage appliances, documents, jewellery, records, an 80's style desktop computer, old clothes, tools, gardening equipment, photographs, paintings, ornaments, furniture, random collections - anything. Use your imagination and have fun exploring but remember, 30 years old or more.

Especially considering there's stuff from the 30's.

The big shape under the canvas tarpaulin which takes up a chunk of floorspace is a classic car, if you didn't realise. I haven't decided what type yet though. Any suggestions? I think it should be a little bit fany to match the rest of the house.

LovingCorgi · Post by **LovingCorgi** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:57 pm

Koa would like the gardening equipment

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:59 pm

Don't forget the tools and timber.

He's sure to be interested in those.

LovingCorgi · Post by **LovingCorgi** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:33 pm

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:55 am

So much for Nadia's plans to visit Flynn.

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:57 am

well at least she knew he's ok , and well , after all that the girl just forgot I suppose

Keeshah · Post by **Keeshah** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:18 am

Argent wrote:A thump, and a cracking sound, as of a loose fascia pulling free.

Given where fascia is on a roof, at the end of the roof rafters, under the shingles.
Someone is about to be heading back to the clinic!

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:19 am

Especially given that it's a 2-storey garage.

It's a bit sad though, isn't it, that the first thing I thought of when I saw the word fascia was "connective tissue" which would make a crackling, tearing sound when pulled free and which would make that scene a LOT more painful and less family friendly. I've been doing too much anatomy study!

Keeshah · Post by **Keeshah** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:45 am

Hlaoroo wrote:Especially given that it's a 2-storey garage.

It's a bit sad though, isn't it, that the first thing I thought of when I saw the word fascia was "connective tissue" which would make a crackling, tearing sound when pulled free and which would make that scene a LOT more painful and less family friendly. I've been doing too much anatomy study!

I wonder if this town has a pet ambulance!

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:49 am

That's what Paul's car is for!

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:29 am

Cinnamon has completely forgotten about how he reacted to the poachers when they were there for real.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:34 pm

He certainly has a lot of energy, doesn't he? I wonder if it was a good idea, inviting him to help explore.

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:50 pm

Pine martens aren't ferrets, they haven't been bred for rabbit-hunter's convenience to sleep 20 hours a day.

...

Don't you wish YOU had a metabolism too?

Rhyzer · Post by **Rhyzer** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:22 pm

Am I the only one that noticed this post under the neighborhood thread?

Jaredtimewolf wrote:Climbs up a fence and looks around

As far as I'm concerned, I don't remember seeing this person anywhere on here, nor the Main OOC, for confirmation to participate...

LovingCorgi · Post by **LovingCorgi** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:48 pm

Yea I saw it but I didn't really want to be the one to say somthing

Esper · Post by **Esper** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:50 pm

Rhyzer wrote:Am I the only one that noticed this post under the neighborhood thread?

Jaredtimewolf wrote:Climbs up a fence and looks around
As far as I'm concerned, I don't remember seeing this person anywhere on here, nor the Main OOC, for confirmation to participate...

Dealing with it

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:27 am

I'm thinking a car like the 1921 Cadillac Suburban would be a nice find in the garage. Do you guys reckon a gangster/smuggler would have been able to afford the $5000 price tag back in the day?

LovingCorgi · Post by **LovingCorgi** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:50 am

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:57 am

Awesome because that is a REALLY nice car!

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:55 am

If anyone (maybe a cat could manage it) goes up in the attic, they'll find a pine marten curled up comfortably in a half-empty box of teddy bears that smell vaguely of squirrel. Oh, and don't go into the southwest corner of the crawl space. Just... don't.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:11 am

Uh oh. Should I be worried about what Cinnamon has done to Flynn's house?

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:14 am

I told you , 2 words : mushroom cloud !

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:00 am

Think about a couple of squirrels holed up in an attic all winter.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:03 am

Perhaps I should call out the hazmat squad instead?

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:16 am

Mid-70s personal computers typically didn't have a monitor, or even a serial port. Instead, you had a hex or octal keypad and a row of 7-segment LCDs. This may have been software controlled from a PROM or wired directly into the bus. To start with you would typically enter a small boot program with it to load your programs from paper tape. You often had a prom burner (sometimes built directly into the case) so you could save more complex boot proms that could support something like a floppy drive. The first video cards didn't support text, so you usually had a separate terminal (which may have been a printer - at one point I had an actual daisy-wheel typewriter modified to work as a terminal) and a serial port card. The resolution of graphics was low, 128x128 wasn't unusual, and slow. The most common graphics programs were display hacks like "dazzler"... and that was pretty cool.

I don't think even Cinnamon could do much with one, but it would sure be entertaining watching them try. Hope there's a manual!

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:34 am

Come to think of it, were computers even small enough to be moved by that stage? Perhaps we should bump it up to a Xerox Alto (from 1973 and the first computer to use a mouse and the desktop metaphor as its GUI) or a Macintosh 128K (the original Macintosh computer first introduced in 1984 by Steve Jobs, it came equipped with keyboard and mouse).

Argent · Post by **Argent** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:55 am

An Alto was the size of a dorm fridge.

Something from the mid '70s would have been more like this:

That would be an awesome find. There's an additional case on the left you can only see the corner of, followed by an IMSAI with a full binary front panel, two joysticks, a monitor running dazzler (!), and an ADM3a terminal. You can tell it's a 3a and not just an ADM3 because the cursor is a square block and not just an underline.