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The full reasoning of why I want the item OoCly, Skull, is a bit hard to delve into. The fine points of my thought were had when this post was first made, which was some time ago, so they've sort of faded. To speak simply, the idea of having an organic test teleportation is necessary; there is no way a human would test it before a Tajaran, then an Unathi, and then a Monkey.


But why a Squirrel? This is the odd part. Notice it's description. "This is a vibrating blue squirrel. It is a normal sized item. It vibrates, and it is blue. The goal of adventurers everywhere"


Vibrating Blue Squirrel is a lesser known RPG term used to describe a functionless item that the main character in an RPG must acquire to win the game, usually to defeat the gameboss. The Triforce strikes me as an alright example. It serves no purpose other than to give the main character a concrete goal. The ultimate example of a vibrating blue squirrel is when the Questgiver, King Urist McKingly, tells the hero to retrieve the gem of Heroicness from the temple of elemental evil, and bring it back to the King. The hero goes through the dungeon, gets the gem, and comes back. The gem has absolutely no effect on gameplay, but is absolutely integral to the plot. That is a vibrating blue squirrel.


So in essence, the exact reason it's a squirrel is because I wanted to make a reference nobody would get. The exact reason why I wanted an item at all is to help expand the Telescience department, which I think deserves some expansion in roleplay terms.

 

Oh. Okay. I get it now. The fact that it has a purpose is meaningless. Therefore, that is its purpose.

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Just going to step in here and put a foot down. If you're going to reply to this thread, do it properly. No silly gifs, No silly memes. None of that. This isn't a joke around playground. Be constructive with your points if you're going to reply. Gut?Gut.

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More of a declaration that I hadn't abandoned this thread on account of age or the critique given, hence the question mark, although I suppose that's counter-intuitive.

As in, more for the benefit of further constructive critique from others, than nagging for you to officially look at it.

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Uh... I'm sorry, but I want to call you out on "Vibrating Blue Squirrel is a lesser known RPG term used to describe a functionless item that the main character in an RPG must acquire to win the game" that explanation. As a very avid RPG player (both JRPG games like the whole Persona and Final Fantasy series amongst many others, and Western RPG games like the entire TES series, Dark Souls, etc.), I have never once seen nor heard anything related to the definition of this term you're claiming. An extensive Google search doesn't even give me any hint of this either. Now, I'm not here to dump on your application, but I feel (and I'm sorry for the accusation if it turns out I'm wrong) like you're lying about the term in order to make your application seem more legitimate?

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No, it does exist. As I said, it's very obscure. However, I did mix up the terms. What I am referring to is a "Dead squirrel". A vibrating blue squirrel has some useful side effects.


It all comes from this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Swords-Circuitry-Designers-Role-Playing-Development/dp/0761532994


EDIT: Just so you don't have to buy the book, in this comments section is a reference to it: http://www.gamedev.net/topic/398572-a-rant-about-metroid-style-games-long/

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Uh... I'm sorry, but I want to call you out on "Vibrating Blue Squirrel is a lesser known RPG term used to describe a functionless item that the main character in an RPG must acquire to win the game" that explanation. As a very avid RPG player (both JRPG games like the whole Persona and Final Fantasy series amongst many others, and Western RPG games like the entire TES series, Dark Souls, etc.), I have never once seen nor heard anything related to the definition of this term you're claiming. An extensive Google search doesn't even give me any hint of this either. Now, I'm not here to dump on your application, but I feel (and I'm sorry for the accusation if it turns out I'm wrong) like you're lying about the term in order to make your application seem more legitimate?

 

Well, if you've ever seen Doraleous and Associates, there's the Zephyr Blade which

 

was completely functionless.

 

I'd assume it's more of a media trope rather than a classic RPG jab.


e: And then I read what it was a reference to. Well. Can't say I'm not impressed.


Still, is it really appropriate for a workplace? By all means, add it in, but it sort of needs to make sense so that customs doesn't BOP you on the head with a DENIED stamp because you wouldn't explain why you needed a fossilized, yet vibrating blue squirrel to assist you in your studies.


Emotional attachment to the item could probably be a good motive, but some people really like their knives and guns. Soooo.

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Alright, I think I'm willing to approve this. I think it's nice to see scientists have some form of contraption as a custom item because they can use it to make RP (for example, a roboticist having some form of MMI assembly that they're trying to give more functions to, but there's some sort of issue with it meaning that it's nowhere near to being finished, and probably won't be for a long time). I fully trust your ability to make something interesting come out of this with your fellow scientists, but do ensure that this is written down in your Employment, Medical, and Security record as it is work being brought from home and not you being some whackjob mad scientist.


Just one other thing: It will not give you the light of a flashlight. If anything, then it'll give you the light of a PDA.


Locking and archiving.

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