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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #120 on: 09 April 2013, 00:17:34 »
Nonsense.  House Liao FTW!!!  Zhen Sheng! O0

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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #121 on: 09 April 2013, 00:36:58 »
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #122 on: 09 April 2013, 00:59:52 »
Question: Why is LiaoFan wearing a Steiner Fist as his avatar

Why does a Stormcrow have a Gunslinger as an avatar, HUH?! Don't be so judgemental, GOSH.
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #123 on: 09 April 2013, 05:40:15 »
Question: Why is LiaoFan wearing a Steiner Fist as his avatar

Cause he's the damned LiaoFan, of course. O0
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #124 on: 09 April 2013, 10:46:09 »
Why does a Stormcrow have a Gunslinger as an avatar, HUH?! Don't be so judgemental, GOSH.
Not being judgemental, just inquisitve
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #125 on: 09 April 2013, 10:51:11 »
Why are people posting off-topic questions on my off-topic thread drifts!?!?  I swear, forum users have no focus these days.  Whatever happened to those times when I was railing on my parentage and--ohhh, I see now, I see where LiaoFan is coming from with that Steiner robot hand.

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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #126 on: 09 April 2013, 12:00:09 »
Not being judgemental, just inquisitve

Why are you being so inquisitive, HUH?! Are you a member of the Maskirova?! Don't be so inquisitive, GOSHHHHHHHH.

Which reminds me, every time I see the Goshawk I want to pronounce it "gosh-hawk"
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #127 on: 09 April 2013, 12:25:29 »
Why are people posting off-topic questions on my off-topic thread drifts!?!?  I swear, forum users have no focus these days.  Whatever happened to those times when I was railing on my parentage and--ohhh, I see now, I see where LiaoFan is coming from with that Steiner robot hand.

Forum threads - like all art - are out of your hands once you present them to the gulls, I mean, other users.  ;D  Even if your hands are actually mixed metaphors like LiaoFan's mailed robo fist.  ;)

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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #128 on: 09 April 2013, 13:35:19 »
Question: Why is LiaoFan wearing a Steiner Fist as his avatar

I joined the Capellan Foreign Legion.  What can I say?  I see a Great House get almost cut in half, and my heart (or, rather, the dyspeptic, ulcerated liver that serves the purpose) goes out to them.

So, someone cut me a deal.  Every man's got his price.  And having served the Greater Humanity during the 4th, I might have an idea of what needs to happen to help shore up the LC.
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #129 on: 09 April 2013, 13:46:24 »
OK, who are you, and what have you done to Liaofan? >:( 

(What?  Two words I've never heard Liaofan use are "heart" and "liver.")
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #130 on: 09 April 2013, 14:15:22 »
Who I am is LiaoFan.

As for what happened to LiaoFan?  That's not important.   ^-^


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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #131 on: 09 April 2013, 14:25:50 »
Who I am is LiaoFan.

As for what happened to LiaoFan?  That's not important.   ^-^

We have always been at war with LiaoFan.
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #132 on: 09 April 2013, 14:53:00 »
What are you getting in return, LiaoFan?  Clearly there has to be something to gain from such -effort-.

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« Reply #133 on: 09 April 2013, 15:02:40 »
Citizenship and a new identity, I'd presume. Why anyone would *want* to become a Capellan citizen is beyond me.
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #134 on: 09 April 2013, 15:20:08 »
The underdog will always have fans.  Someone has to do it.  It's a fundamental part of one's sense of humanity.   O:-)

Fight the Davion's aggressive spread of corrupting freedom. 

Fight the Clan's superiority however you can.  Money means nothing to them, but the Steiners won't stop throwing it at them anyway.  Someone needs to step up and show them the way.

LiaoFan sees the way and doesn't fight it.  LiaoFan has ascended. 


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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #135 on: 09 April 2013, 15:50:18 »
We have always been at war with LiaoFan.

It is how it must be, but not how it should, ol' boy.  In other worlds, we'd have been fast friends.  As it stands, we must admire each other's canny ability to inflict misery on those we hold most dear.

What are you getting in return, LiaoFan?  Clearly there has to be something to gain from such -effort-.

Oh, much.

Citizenship and a new identity, I'd presume. Why anyone would *want* to become a Capellan citizen is beyond me.

If that was all I wanted, I'd have had it years ago.

Someone needs to step up and show them the way.

LiaoFan sees the way and doesn't fight it.

As you say.  The unit I'm currently attached to has a certain history and methodology that suggests they might be both willing and able to make certain adjustments.  They don't trust me, but they can't be faulted for that.  I'm Capellan.


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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #136 on: 09 April 2013, 19:04:18 »
We have always been at war with LiaoFan.

I thought we'd always been at war with Equestria  ???
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #137 on: 09 April 2013, 23:21:16 »
Who I am is LiaoFan.

As for what happened to LiaoFan?  That's not important.   ^-^

Of course it is.  Either you've done a face heel turn on us, or you're going undercover.

(Admittingly, there's a third possibility, but we'll worry bout that later. ;) )
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #138 on: 10 April 2013, 11:32:42 »
If I'd done a face-turn, would you believe it?  If I emphatically stated it were true, would you be more likely to believe it? 

If I told you I were going undercover, would you believe it?  If I emphatically stated it were true, would you be more likely to believe it? 

It's best to believe whatever is most likely. 

Now, then, what would that be?


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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #139 on: 10 April 2013, 12:09:59 »
That's it. I'm shooting him just to be on the safe side.
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #140 on: 10 April 2013, 12:11:35 »
Question: Why is LiaoFan wearing a Steiner Fist as his avatar

Simple.  He lost a bet.  Not sure with who, but as a result he's wearing the Steiner fist to cover his bet...

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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #141 on: 10 April 2013, 12:36:37 »
That's it. I'm shooting him just to be on the safe side.

You're still a Davion stalwart, aren't you, Bosch?

Of course you are.  Your solution to being confused is to pull your guns.

No matter, Bosch.  I'm still Capellan, so, for you, at least, nothing has changed.   8)

Simple.  He lost a bet.  Not sure with who, but as a result he's wearing the Steiner fist to cover his bet...

Really?  When has that ever happened?  Why would I wager with something as precious as my credibility?  I am not what they call a gambling man, sir; I study options and make moves.  I am more chess than poker by a long stretch.

Is it so hard to believe that someone who'd seen the horrors of the 4th Succession War, and what it did to My Beloved Confederation, would see the need for stalwarts to train House Steiner to staunch the flow of blood from their recent losses?  Is it so unthinkable that I was attached to a Lyran unit who has a history of covert action and the destruction of forces under heavy, sustained bombardment, one which has seen action against units that were far better trained, and far better equipped?

Then again, that may be exactly what I want you to think.  It may be that I've attached myself to a Lyran unit to act against Lyran interests.  After all, Hesperus has had one hell of a time, and if I were to get a hold of state secrets, what do you suppose the rewards would be?  When would Lyran state secrets be easier to glean that now, after the House was effectively split in twain?



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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #142 on: 10 April 2013, 12:48:17 »
Plus, having Lyrans feel like they owe you is a great way to get yourself some primo equipment.

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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #143 on: 10 April 2013, 13:05:41 »
Indeed, MadCap.  I could be entirely self-motivated.

Of course, this entire thing could also be a maskirovka.  I might not actually be attached to a Lyran unit at all. 

The question then becomes, if I'm intentionally trying to distract you, what am I trying to draw your attention from?


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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #144 on: 10 April 2013, 13:13:39 »
Somewhere, somehow in this tempest of titillating tit-for-tat temptation, I feel that LiaoFan may never come back from his sojourn of ambition.  The Commonwealth, in its time of trouble, may have appeared in a more appealing fashion to him, perhaps akin to a blonde lady in a negligee.

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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #145 on: 10 April 2013, 14:28:29 »
LiaoFan, if you ever call me a Davionista again, I'll LEAVE and NEVER COME BACK.
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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #146 on: 10 April 2013, 14:47:25 »
Sorry, Bosch.  I'm just not used to anyone not rocking the yellow threatening my life, you know?

The Commonwealth, in its time of trouble, may have appeared in a more appealing fashion to him, perhaps akin to a blonde lady in a negligee.

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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #147 on: 10 April 2013, 21:09:39 »
Only problem is, once you go Lyran, you *don't* want to go back...  :)  Someone que up the banner with the our officer's club is better than yours...

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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #148 on: 11 April 2013, 08:43:03 »
Bombard LiaoFan from orbit...it's the only way to be sure...about whatever he's talking about ::)

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Re: Goodbye, Capella. Goodbye, BattleTech.
« Reply #149 on: 11 April 2013, 14:00:32 »
Bombard LiaoFan from orbit...it's the only way to be sure...about whatever he's talking about ::)

See?  Now, that's far closer to what I'm used to.

Only problem is, once you go Lyran, you *don't* want to go back...  :)  Someone que up the banner with the our officer's club is better than yours...

But, you've assumed that I've gone Lyran, haven't you?  How certain of this could you possibly be?  I've happily told you that I'm currently attached to one of their units, and have suggested that I might have had a say in what unit I was embedded with.  I've agreed with the idea that there has to be some sort of pay-off for such an egregious amount of effort, but, while agreeing that MadCap had an interesting point (to wit, I may be entirely motivated by selfish reasons), I didn't state that he was right.

The only thing I was willing to dismiss openly was the idea that I wanted a new name, and new citizenship.  Even then, I didn't say it wasn't what I was after, merely that I could have taken interested parties up on the offer years ago.  What would make me take up the mantle so completely that I abandon My Beloved Confederation?  If that is what you're witnessing, why now?


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