The Gang of Five
Role Play => Role Play Discussion => Topic started by: Lord Beerus on November 28, 2015, 10:12:20 AM
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Simba: Rocky
Nala: Nahla
Timon and Pumbaa: Me
Rafiki: Me
Zazu: Rocky
Kiara: bestariana1girl
Kopa: Nick22
Kovu: me
Vitani: Rocky
Shenzi, Banzai, and ED: Rocky
Name:
Age: cub, teen adult
Speicies:
Appearance: clickible links please
Personality:
Family:
Bio:
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I'd be happy to play Kiara!
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granted, also I have a rule I go by, where if you play as a character, you can't play as that character's romantic interest.
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i'll be Kopa.
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I will join as Nala. Pretty busy until New Year traveling out of the state and back then to Sydney hbut I'll have my phone on me to make a post or two as needed since the places I'm going have Wifi. After New Year I'll be able to be more active in it, just Christmas/New Year always busy for me.
Do you have a plot or is it just life in the pride?
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Awesome, we only have four more needed roles.
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I'll take the last four roles.
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Granted.
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so when should this rp start?
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Right now.
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Name: Damon
Age: cub
Species: lion
Appearance: http://galactatech.deviantart.com/art/Damo...-look-200845888 (http://galactatech.deviantart.com/art/Damo...-look-200845888)
Personality: Damon is a kind hearted, brave and smart cub. He is willing to do what ever it takes to protect those close to him. After he escaped his father, he was bitter and angry, believing He was a monster. That changed after meeting his friends, He is grateful to them for healing his broken heart, for saving him from his grief. Damon vowed he will become a mystic like his mother.
Family: Scar (Paternal grandfather, deceased), Zira(Paternal grandmother, deceased), Nuka (Paternal Uncle, deceased), Vitani (Paternal Half-Aunt), Kovu (Paternal half uncle), Kiara (Half aunt trough Marriage), Leo (father, disowned), Zuri (Mother, deceased), Pakatcha (Brother, disowned), Malani ( Sister, deceased), Kalani (Sister, deceased), Yuna( Maternial Grandfather), Ororo (Maternal Grandmother)
Bio: will play out in the RP.
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Damon is Accepted.
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Name: Malaika
Age: cub
Species: Lion
Appearance: Malaika (http://galactatech.deviantart.com/art/Malaika-s-new-look-367123586)
Personality: Malaika is sweet, energetic and kind. She doesn't like to talk about her past though.
Family: According to her, they are all dead.
Bio: to be revealed.
Name: Scout
Age: cub
Species: Lion
Appearance: Tawny fur, black eyes, a scar around his neck.
Personality: Scout is playful, inquisitive and caring. He is fearless and his loyalty, though hard to earn, is unwavering.
Family: All dead.
Bio: To be revealed.
Name: Duma
Age: cub
Species: King cheetah
Appearance: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Cheetah-cub-Indy-81414790 (http://www.deviantart.com/art/Cheetah-cub-Indy-81414790)
Personality: Duma is cocky, head strong, impatient, easily bored, and immature. Despite these flaws, he is a good cub and cares about others.
Family: Mom (deceased), dad (a bum)
Bio: To be revealed.
Name: Chui
Age: Cub
Species: Leopard
Appearance: Chui is a female leopard cob with a half tail.
Personality: Chui is a sassy, stubborn and proud cub. She is very sensitive about her tail.
Bio: To be revealed.
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All accepted.
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so whats the plan for the roleplay? just general life in the pride sort of thing?
also i don't know what forums you rped at Beerus, but here we strongly recommend rp posts be at minimum a paragraph to keep the story flow going.
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It'll be partly that, and partly dealing with Kopa's return.
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alright. now in real life, most lion prides are led by multiple males, called coalitions. Usually, they are related to each other (brothers) although sometimes they arent, Coalitions can involve anywhere from 2 males all the way up to 7. for instance Cecil, the lion that was killed in Zimbabwe, was part of one such coalition with his brother Jericho.
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I know, and I think the guy who killed Cecil should be sentenced to protect the pride from rival males till the cubs reach adulthood.
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Fortunately Jericho is protecting the cubs, quite a few of which are likely his. when a alpha male dies, the next strongest male(or males) in the pride takes over.
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rocky we do need to set some ground rules. Your cub characters cannot have visions. only trained experienced mystics like Rafiki can have those. we've had issues with Damon and your other pcs in prior attempts at a LK rp. this is, either the 4th or 5th attempt at a lk rp , and none of them got very far. i want this rp to succeed and i want to enjoy myself rping it, as the LK is my favorite Disney film. so if you could please edit out the part of damon having a vision? Thanks.
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OK, I edited it.
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So no real set plot? Honestly I feel it would be best bet to have least a basic plot line or everyone will just run around doing their own thing and there will be no real story.
And I find plotless stories to be boring to be honest, if it's just a short RP some friends and I do on Skype then no plot is fine with me since we're just RPing a randomly made up character out of boredom, but if the RP is meant to be longterm, I prefer a story or I get easily bored.
Of course it's your RP and your choice, but from Roleplaying on other websites like Feral Heart for one most Roleplays without plots never last long. Of course theres expectations for everything it's just something I noticed.
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The plot will get going once nick22 posts kopa's arrival.
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i'll do that in a couple posts.
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Ok, I'll set the scene up by having Rafiki receive a vision of kopa's return.
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again rocky your post needs editting, kopas exile had nothing to do with zira. give other posters time to do stuff as well. a rp should not have a single poster dominate the storyline, it requires give and take. even though my character kopa is a very important character, its not just about him. its about kovu, kiara, vitani and everyone else as well.
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Sorry, I'll fix it. Man I am am just striking out left an right.
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just dont be so over dramatic in everything ' have the kids be scared, but dont say ' this guys going to kill us for sure!" they dont know that. heck they dont know anything about him. its best to talk first- ' who are you , and why are you here?'- than going to fight mode at once. you dont fight until you absolutely have too- ie the prides being invaded by another pride. 1 newcomer shouldn t rouse the alarm for everyone- the king or queen can handle a single male.
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Can I make a suggestion?
It seems odd that after what happened with Zira and all that the characters will so easily believe someone randomly walking into their home claiming he is the prince. I would of thought the characters would be a bit skeptical about this, after all this could be a random male who has heard of them and their family, and about Kopa being gone and thought to try and pose as their son to claim the Kingdom.
I would of thought Simba and Nala (though I haven't actually posted Nala's response yet) would of wanted proof that he was really their long-lost son and not just some impostor.
Maybe, Kopa has to 'prove himself' somehow? I don't know, and it's not really my place to say since he is not my character, I just feel it would make the storyline more interesting. After all I would of thought the characters would think Kopa either dead or never coming back (not sure what Kopa's backstory is meant to be here) so would they not be a bit skeptical in the least?
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good point Nahla. they'll need proof obviously that he is who he says he is. just saying so doesnt make it so. have nala be skeptical, Nahla. the old saw about something sounding too to be true and all that..
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OK, would Rafiki's confirmation be enough?
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yes but only after a very through examination, coupled with lots of questions.
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also Rocky you're going to have to let some of us play some of the canon characters you've picked. between your ocs and canon chars you're playing more than half the characters.
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question, has anyone here watched the Lion guard pilot film. I enjoyed it.
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i think we'll leave Lion Guard out of this. I dont think it exists in the continuity of the films. For that matter Simbas Prides canonity is in debate. for instance the cub born at the end of TLK is clearly a male.
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according to the TLK wiki, it takes place before 2. Also I don't think the original fim counted on there being a squeal.
Besides, I only asked if anyone seen it.
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i only saw a bit of it and what i saw didnt impress me at all.
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I thought the same thing, so I decided to watch it in it's entirety. I was impressed. I recommend it.
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I never plan to see The Lion Guard really, only watched a few minutes of an episode on TV before changing the channel, course I can't judge from those few minutes but it looked quite silly and threw everything the movies set out the window. Didn't the Hyenas run off between the end of the 1st and beginning of the 2nd? And the Hyenas look like the cross between a Warthog and a Cattle Dog. Makes me wondering if the people who animated the Hyenas even knew what one looked like. TLG to me seems like it was made for one thing-merchandising. The Lion King is till one of the most famous animated films created, and merchandise for it is still sold. Just today I saw a whole shelf of TLK themed clothes..I totally bought a Nala shirt, also they seem to be milking Frozen for money. Everywhere I look I see something Frozen related.
If The Lion King products are still selling all these years later, can't blame them for doing this, just wish they didn't make it so cheesy, if they wanted to bring back The Lion King make a new movie, a The Lion King prequel, tell the story of Mufasa, Sarabi, Scar etc that would of been way more interesting.
I haven't really see movie 2 in a while so maybe I'm remembering wrong, I only own the original movie on DVD, I have Simba's Pride somewhere, but it a VHS copy and is buried in a box with all my other VHS tapes since I no longer have a video player.
I honestly don't even know who Kopa is meant to be, looked him up and he is from some books? I never read any The Lion King books expect the official movie storybook when I was 6 years old.
I don't really trust The Lion King Wiki since anyone can edit it
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Kopa is from some books that came out after the first film. as sort of an epilogue to the first film. tLK2 ranks as one of the worst Disney sequels, in that it detracted so much from the original, which still ranks as one of the greatest animated films of all time. Not every series is going to be Toy story or Kung Fu panda good , but imo Simbas Pride didnt need to be made, the first film was more than enough. every sequel spinoff or tiein to the film has only done more to detract from the original. giving kiara a little brother doesnt make sense, a big briother on the other hand make infinitely more since . giving Simba only 1 child- and a daughter at that- when Zira had 3 kids made no sense, from a security or balance perspective. All ziras had to do was send 2 of her kids to murder Simbas kid and that would have done it.
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OK, clearly it was a mistake to mention the lion guard.
So, I was thinking a rival Pride invades, forcing Simba to ask Shenzi and her clan for help in exchange for a home in the pride lands.
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Why would Simba ask Hyenas for help though? After they helped kill his father and fought on Scar's side I doubt he'll be very fond of them, and wasn't it said in Simba's Pride that all the hyenas ran off or did I miss-hear?
And wouldn't what is really two prides (Pridelanders and the Outsiders) be able to beat one? Unless it's a supersized pride for some reason, which if we do do this would need explaining. If it's just a regular pride pretty sure the united prides will handle it just fine.
It seems kinda too soon to do something like this anyway, Kopa just returned and the family still needs to get over the shock of it all, Kopa still needs to settle back in and catch up with his parents, meet Kiara etc.
And then there will be the problem with having to strip the rights of inheriting the kingdom from Kiara and Kovu since by default, Kopa is the rightful heir. It would be best to get that out the way first before having something like that.
Not saying no to a rival pride all together, it's just way too soon and it needs to be more thought out between the group, we would need a reason for the Prides to be rivals enough for the other to try and invade.
Some RPS do have a Skype chat to discuss their RP in, it's helpful since everyone can discuss something at the same time without waiting for a forum reply, we could try that, unless one of us don't have a Skype account then that may be a problem.
Just think it will be easier to discuss what happens in the RP as a group like that, communication between members is as important for a successful RP as the plot is, without communication half the time people won't know what's going on or what they are met to be doing.
But hey, I'm not in charge here so who am I to say.
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kiara is inheriting from Nala and lionesses have their own hierarchy- the queen followed by her daughters and daughtersinlaw. so she wouldnt get completely screwed like Scar was by being the second male. But i agree, a skype chat room should be set up so we can hash stuff out there and avoid lots of OOC talk. Ultimately what will happen is Kopa and Kovu will form what is called a coalition, where the two of them rule the kingdom together in a partnership. however that will come about later, after the two form a bond of trust, the kind Mufasa never did with Scar. Most real life prides are lead by such coalitions, usually they are brothers although sometimes they arent related. in this case they are- by marriage. I'm not sure if any of you have skype accounts. i do.
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no skype chat. That;s why this topic exists.
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no skype chat. That;s why this topic exists.
True that, but not sure where you have done a RP in the past but here it's common for groups to form Skype chats, many find it easier since it's a live chat and can also be used for non-RP chat between members, it's nice to know a little bit about the others your RPing with, least to me I like to get to know them a bit makes it easier to work with them rather then everyone just being a stranger who happens to also like The Lion King. Plus there is the bonus of being able to talk about the RP between members only, here anyone can read our discussion, not really a problem I know but if we're discussing a big idea, the live chat would be better then waiting for the rest of the members to check here and post a reply then repeat.
In a RP I'm in, we have a Skype chat and while it started out as RP based only we're all now pretty much friends asking how each others days were, joking around, even playing games like Civilization together, we are much closer then we were now, making the RP easier now we understand each others personality, some of us don't like writing gory stuff, some of us like making detailed posts, some like to focus on their characters emotions.
Course, we can't force you into a Skype chat it was just a suggestion, I use Skype more often then I check here, so if someone on GOF needs to reach me that tends to be the fastest way, course others will check here more often then Skype just depends on the person.
If we do decided to create a Skype group I would gladly set one up, I would just need peoples Skype usernames to add you in.
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can we just continue the rp?
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alright we'll continue. nahla i'll add you as a skype contact i just need your skype name.
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I'll post in a couple hours away from home right now and I wrote a draft of what I wanted Nala's response to be so I would have as general idea but it saved on my vomputer abdwriting this on my phone while I wait in line at the bank.
My skype name is equitalesse if any of you fo eush to add me, just ssy you're from GOF so I know why random people are adding me.
Just give me about 3 or 4 hours to post for Nala then we can carry on.
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OK, at the risk of going off topic (again), I got a Power rangers rp I hope to get going.
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Personally I don't mind the show... But why isn't Kiara an adult? If she had a younger brother as a cub we should have saw him in TLK 2. In TLG she should really be an adult. They said the voice actor for Adult Kovu will be on the show eventually... But how will that be if Kiara isn't an adult?
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just out of curiosity besta, how did Kiara get all the way from the edge of the kingdom (where Nala and Kopa are) to pride rock? second, shouldn't she be reacting to the news that she has a big brother?
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I'm confused on whats going on.
I thought everyone was talking with Kopa but now everyone expect Kopa and Nala have gone back to Pride Rock? Am I missing something?
Like what am I meant to do now? I'm seriously confused on what is going on, are we going back to Pride Rock or something?
Someone explain please, everyone is doing their own thing and I have no clue what is meant to be going on.
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kopa is suppose to be talking to Kiara and we'll have Rahiki come by Pride rock to officially conform Kopa is who he say he is. But, Nala Kopa, Kiara and Simba are on the outskirts of the kingdom. Kiara should still be there. thees a lot of jumping arund, which doesnt male much sense.
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Personally I don't mind the show... But why isn't Kiara an adult? If she had a younger brother as a cub we should have saw him in TLK 2. In TLG she should really be an adult. They said the voice actor for Adult Kovu will be on the show eventually... But how will that be if Kiara isn't an adult?
Because the show takes place before simba's pride, or at least prior to kovu and Kiara's fist meeting.
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Personally I don't mind the show... But why isn't Kiara an adult? If she had a younger brother as a cub we should have saw him in TLK 2. In TLG she should really be an adult. They said the voice actor for Adult Kovu will be on the show eventually... But how will that be if Kiara isn't an adult?
Because the show takes place before simba's pride, or at least prior to kovu and Kiara's fist meeting.
I thought it was because the show is made and written by a completely team then the ones who made Simba's Pride so they are telling the story their own way.
Personally I wish the people who made the original film made the sequel and actually made it worthy to be a TLK sequel..only thing I really like about the sequel is Vitani and the song 'We are One'..rest of it..kept me interested to watch the whole thing over and over but can't hold a candle to the original .
To me it is just a spin-off anyway not related to the movies, like the Timon and Pumbaa series that aired back in the day.
Did watch the whole first episode...it's ok..didn't really care for it..hate how the they change the characters personalities...I thought Kiara didn't want to be Queen?
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They might be retconning simba's pride out of canon. If so, We might see Vitani and kovu as part of the lion guard LOL.
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kopa is suppose to be talking to Kiara and we'll have Rahiki come by Pride rock to officially conform Kopa is who he say he is. But, Nala Kopa, Kiara and Simba are on the outskirts of the kingdom. Kiara should still be there. thees a lot of jumping arund, which doesnt male much sense.
So sorry! I read the RP on my pone and I must have accidentally skipped a section!
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Did watch the whole first episode...it's ok..didn't really care for it..hate how the they change the characters personalities...I thought Kiara didn't want to be Queen?
Omg exactly! As a cub she didn't want to be queen because she felt as if it weren't fun! why does Disney have to change her?
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its ok besta ' you just have to go back and edit that post in the rp to change it ' theres an edit button on top of each post.
as for Kiara not wanting to be queen, that an argument for having more than 1 cub. if Kiara doesnt want to be queen, fine, they'll give that responsibility to someone else who DOES want it(to be queen , or more likely, king). If she doesnt want to be queen, then she wont BE queen. but them she doesn't get to change her mind about it later. You dont want the job, fine but dont complain when we give it to someone else.
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*Kiara was with her family* Mother... do you think... he really is Kopa?
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you have to post in the rp, not here besta.
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Would you guys be ok if I bring in an OC? Just as a minor character, she can be a friend of a childhood Kiara or something. I just never get to use her in a RP and wanna give it a go.
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by all means nahla. more characters, the beter. gives you something to do.
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Here is her details, I can't show a picture cause I do not have one of her, cause I can not draw a lion if my life depended on it.
Name: Yara
Age: Adult
Gender: Female
Species: Lion
Appearance: Tawny pelt, cream underbelly and paws. Dark rims around her eyes and on her ears. Dark blue eyes. Tail tuff is dark brown.
Personality: Yara is a sassy lioness who doesn't always thinks before she leaps. Her biggest pitfall is her impatience when hunting, often messing it up for everyone. Besides that she is a kind hearted lioness and loyal to her pride and rulers. Her main goal in life is to be the best huntress in the Pridelands.
Family: Mother: Asali (will only be mentioned by name) Father: Unknown
Bio: Yara was born a few weeks after Kiara, as a cub Kiara was her bestfriend, but when Kovu came into the Pridelands. Yara started drifting away from Kiara as she spent more time with Kovu. Overtime however she began to accept Kovu's presence until his exile which made her doubt him all over again. She was present at the war between the Outsiders and Pridelanders and was stunned into silence when Kiara and Kovu interfered. She later happily watched Kiara and Kovu marry, she was glad for her friend. She is now training under her mother Asali on advanced hunting tactics..and being patient.
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Approved
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Nick22, wasn't Rocky playing Zazu?
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I've pmed Rocky asking him for permission to play him.
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also besta, nice work on your rping kiara! keep up the good work!
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Thank you, I'm sorry if they were short before; I was studying a lot for finals last week but now I'm on Winter Break!
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its alright. i've dealt with studying for finals before. they are not fun.. but you have habe to slog through them.
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They were hell :lol thx for understanding tho!
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besta, shouldnt kiara reluctantly accept zazus reasoning and logic? running off in a huff isnt exactly showing leadership. hating someone she just met isnt logical, you have to know someone for awhile before such strong feelings( both positive and negative) emerge. running away, doesnt solve your problems. yes kopa was arrogant in his comments to her, but the proper response to such comments is ' Oh, really big boy? then prove it! "
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I feel as if Kiara feels locked and doesn't know what to do. She can't change anything now that he showed up which really bothers her, she was given the rights to leadership when Kopa disappeared, and I feel as if she would be thrown to the side now that he is here all of a sudden. Her parents won't do anything because they would paws down go for Kopa as King. I'm trying to decide what I want her to do, but for the night (in the rp) at least I don't think she can breath the same oxygen as Kopa.
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she doesnt know that though. Zazu, who is a wise bird, would know what to do in cases like this. he knows all the rules and customs after all, its his job. hes telling her ' his return doesnt affect you.' at any event Kopa has to pass Rafikis tests before hes officially recognized as the kings son, and he wont become king for years anyway, even if he passes them. so while Kiara needing her space is understandable, running out of the pride, to say nothing of cutting herself, goes way too far. the pride is big enough that she wont run into Kopa again until she has to. and kopa will have to apologize to her anyway for being a prick. edit your post besta to drop out the cutting herself and running away. change it instead to have her say " alright Zazu I'll come back. just keep him away from me" Will that work for you?
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Fine I guess :huh: ... But let's be honest Kopa will pass the test and Kiara will feel like crap anyway?
I'll edit it...
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simba and nala will see to it that kiara isnt left out or ignored. she's inheriting too after all, and shes going to be the head lioness once Nala retires. instead of feeling down, she needs to assert herself and her position, and not let her brother intimidate her.
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what is she inheriting?
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the title of queen. shes taking nalas place. Simba's position is inherited by the top male, or males in the case of larger prides.
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Wouldn't that be taken by Kopa's mate? Like how it worked for Simba & Nala, and Kiara & Kovu in the movies?
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no, because Kiara would out rank her. kiara is the only lioness with royal blood and royal standing.
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Idk why but for some reason that bothers me. Personally I think it should either be Kopa (King) & His Mate (Queen) or Kovu (King) & Kiara (Queen). Idk how brother & sister can be King & Queen together without it being funny. Do you understand where I'm coming from?
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well the Egyptians had brother-sister tandems ruling together for thousands of years. in lion prides, the prides are often led by more than 1 male, who share in the duties of ruling the pride. So Kopa coming back in, makes the pride bigger and requires that more than 1 lion lead it. in short, there's more than 1 king. and by extension, more than 1 queen. so its not a case of kopa gets everything, Kiara gets nothing. Simba and Nala would not permit their daughter getting nothing, shes earned her place in the pride. In short the two of them have to share, and for it to work, they have to get along. and as for the mating thats part of the royal duties, well that where kovu and eventually Vitani will come in. they'll handle that part of the job, for obvious reasons.
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This is nothing against you Nick22 your a great RP, but I find this whole inheriting thing really odd.
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What i';m going to do is retcon the stuff up to kopa being a jerk, and have him be more humble around his sister. it was him being a jerkwad that caused this subplot to go off kilter. so a number of posts are going to be deleted primarily mine and bestas. give us a second crack at this thing.
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This is nothing against you Nick22 your a great RP, but I find this whole inheriting thing really odd.
well its how monarchies work besta. it seems odd to us, because we havent had kings and queens in this country for more than 200 years. at any event i'm doing the retcon so the whole part of kiara storming out is being cut out, and kopa will be much nicer in his response.
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You can call me Katie lol it's easier then remembering besta or bestariana1girl
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alright katie it is . retcon is done. so kopa is now asking for kiaras help in helping him find a few girls to go out on dates with. hopefully this time it will go much better.
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Lol yes.
I'm Vegan, and I wish I could just let Kiara be Vegan but it wouldn't make much sense since she is a lioness.
Lol it's 1:20am I'm gonna go to sleep.
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I'm busy with Christmas celebrations and planning a trip with friends over New Year, so can someone fill in for me with Nala?
Will back around the 5th of next month just not sure if I'll have a reliable wifi access or not yet.
I was planning to have Nala take out a hunting party if whoever takes her wants to continue on with that, I'll be able to take her back when I get back from my holiday. Since Yara is my OC I'll just leave her be, since you guys won't know anything about her, she is only a minor/supporting character anyway.
Thanks, guys. And Merry Christmas.
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Merry Christmas! I hope yours is lovely!