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Ah, Vanessa, *kiss hand* a pleasure to "meet" to you again. I thank you for your compliment of my starting a "really intresting topic", as you put it, and I must in turn thank you for creating the really intresting character of Sakura Harukaze and Martin for providing the biography of Sakura Harukaze. I must also thank you for your many complimentative remarks, wether they were directed towards me or another. As for your becoming more like Professor James Moriarty, I can only hope that you will not go so far as to throw yourself and the one you hold as Sherlock Holmes off Reichenbach Falls in a final attempt to outmatch him and therby depriving us of a wholly enjoyable individual, you. As for my being particularly fascinated by Sakura, that is correct, and that may be due in no small part to what I said about Ninja before: "They all have a secret or two hidden up their sleeve. And when a Ninja works in a brothel, such as Sakura, those secrets give them an alluring sense of mystery, a definate boon at times to their work." As for being a "truly romantic type" and poet, I have been called many things in my life but never a romantic type or a poet, though both of those are rather....alluring, lets say, prospects and I thank you for saying so.

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Sakura is one of the more "exotic" nationalities represented in Bon Bon.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 4668

I was re-reading through some of the old threads when I came across this old conversation piece and I found, with a slight shock, that I was still without a female opinion on the poem I wrote here. I realize Vanessa refered to me as "a truly romantic type..." and mentioned the possibility of my being "a poet in PBB!", which may be interpreted as ""I like it".", as Martin phrased it, but nothing beyond that. I find myself still wanting a female opinion, to be honest. Are there any women here with an opinionon my poem, good or ill, to share? The choice is completly yours, of course, and there shall be no ill feelings if this is the last post this thread will receive.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 1000

Well... if my opinion is one of those being actively solicited... I'd prefer I keep it to myself. Razz

Sorry, Ashton. As one of my legion of foibles and character flaws, I can't stand any poetry. From Robert Frost to Dante to Homer, I simply derive no pleasure from them. A romantic, I am not. Thus I think it best you get an opinion from some other woman.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 4668

Fair enough, fraulein Doktor, your opinions are yours to keep 'till you deem otherwise.

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Everyone has a romantic side.Even though we don't show it or don't know about it...sometimes it comes out eventualy...
And about the stories Labrn,the bigger they are,the more interesting it is Wink

Trust me,its all about how you write em'

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 4668

At the risk of sounding rude, Labrn, and I assure you no offense is meant, but maybe you should make a choice to "pursue", as you put it, one woman. My open mind and ability to see all sides of the argument, so to speak, forces me to add "Or at least one woman at a time." Again, no offense meant, I realize some people may choose to take what I have said offensively and I do hate to offend.

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I certainly am no romantic in the classical sense, at least. Elegant poems, flowery prose and overdone flattery, moonlit walks on the beach, summertime picnics, jewelry, or even the simple flowers and chocolates do little to move my heart. Especially the flowers, as they'd give me allergic fits. Razz

In fact, should a person try such moves on me, I am inclined to spurn them. I take those acts as evidence of the man taking little notice of my nature and what I actually enjoy in a companion. But what I like is of little importance.

Back to the (current) topic at hand: I might as well share my opinion while I am here, Ashton. While certainly well written and descriptive, I personally find it too... sweet, I guess? My own writing abilities fail me in describing feelings. I'm too jaded as all romantic words sound trite or saccharine in my ears. Technically excellent, though, matching your normal contributions to this forum. Just bear in mind that both my preference and training steer me towards rigidly technical writing, so I am far from your target audience. I'm sure another person would serve far better as a reviewer.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 4668

My target audience is any who would read it and preferably whose who would enjoy it, and I did ask for a female opinion, good or ill, and I'd call yours a good opinion, the opinion of a woman who is rarely, if ever, moved by such a thing. I will admit, however, to being a little sad you did'nt enjoy my work as I had hoped. Oh well, c'est la vie. (French, translated as "That's life" or "Such is life", for those that don't know.) Oh, and thank you for the compliment.

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When I'll draw your Avatar, I could put in the space "occupation" poet and musician, since you also play the violin.
I appreciate your romantic side, it's nice for each member of PBB to have a different personality, this enhances the variety of the avatars and the possibilities of interaction in the story

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Thank you, Vanessa, musician would be a more fitting title than simple violinist seeing as my fursona plays considerably more than just a violin, as will be revealed in his history, and I would be, for lack of a better term, honored to be named a poet by you since it was you who named me as such. As for each member of PBB to have a different personality, you may have struck a a sort of gold mine with me, I've been known to startle people with my sudden changes in personality though I assure you, none of them, including the one I portray here, is false. And lastly to you, Labrn, I'm glad to hear you took no offense to what I said, as I said before "I do hate to offend."

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Im sure i'll enjoy reding it Labrn.Im looking forward to it Very Happy

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Canines?And prey tell,which exactly of the canine breeds you like most dear kommy?Agian just out of curiosity.Looks like you have taken a shine to coytoes Very Happy

Am i right?
And for the request thread,i sugest you think about it cearfully Labrn.Couse' i myself can think of 999999 requests just at the moment Wink

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Why do I prefer canines? Because I like a guy who is a little 'Ruff!' around the edges. That, and I'm allergic to cats. So I have a strong, learned aversion to cuddling felines, too. Laughing

And I've never met a coyote before, so I find them intriguing.

And Labrn, just have fun with it. Heck, put me with the two guys if you like. I'll admit to always wanting to try that and being extremely envious of Violet in the last issue. Wink

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The things I miss out on when I decide not o check the forum for like a day or two... heh...

So Labrn, you already have some pre-selected poses poses for these characters, eh? I guess that's some good planning on your part... though I'm disappointed you don't have any girl-on-girl stuff, or even two girls and a guy.

Oh, and kommy, I know this Indian is eager to see if "Dr. Fuchs" truly lives up to her name... Laughing

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I'm sure no one's more dissapointed than Mullon to hear Labrn's lack of "female on female pictures", as Labrn himself phrased it.

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If she was a daughter of a Ninja, what was her father look like?

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With what previous information we have, I'd say we can make only two sure guesses. 1: He's feline (that's assuming my guess is correct in that Sakura herself is feline and there is no cross species procreation in Ms.Santato's story) and 2: We're not going to find out what he looks like unless he or Vanessa wants us to.

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Personally, I've imagine Sakura's father being an older gentleman cat who perhaps doesn't look much like a ninja at first glance (after all, he has to pass as a regular business owner and merchant in everyday life). The first mental image I got was of the character Okina from Rurouni Kenshin. Unfortunately, I couldn't really find a good image of him online in his ninja costume, but here's a small picture of him in "civilian" clothes...
http://es.geocities.com/kenshin1479_rk/images/okina.jpg

Other than that, I suppose the one picture that I envision best exemplifies what I imagine her father would look like as an aged ninja master would be this one...
http://japundit.com/images/ninja/ninja3.jpg

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Well, just cause your a ninja doens't me you have to give it away.

Such as in Naruto, plenty of the lords and noblemen who came to watch the competitions weren't all dressed up as ninjas. Infact, it seemed the higher up the ranks you climbed the more "civilian" your attire becomes. Which is true for even modern day military. Our "special forces" you'd never be able to tell them from the smaller grade soldiers other than how they carry themselves.

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I guess all of your theories were correct. I guess there will be no more questions.

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There will always be questions, duo, it's just a matter of wether or not they are asked.