I am Jon. Ask me anything.

[Jorus Merrill]

Hi. Since approachability has come up recently, I figured I'd do something I've been meaning to do for a while: introduce myself.

I'm Jon, aka Ashin Varanin/Karrde, Jorus Merrill, Velok, and so forth. I like designing ships, digging through Wookieepedia, and raiding random targets. I've got background in fleet command, dueling, DMing, faction staffing, and board staffing. I've had my fingers in several pies over the years. I'm a happily married father of two (sorry boys).

Ask me anything. Suitable for a public forum, anyway.

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Jorus Merrill"]

Hi there, simple question.

In the word 'Scent', is the S or the C silent?

 

[Delila Castillon]

[member="Jorus Merrill"]


*Raises hand*


Hey Jon, Autumn here. Why won't anyone post to me anymore? I mean, come on, replies are getting slower and slower.Do I smell? Do I need to change my shampoo?

 

[Asemir]

Hello Jon,

How do you raise a stubborn, hard-headed child?

[member="Jorus Merrill"]

 

[Soeht]

[member="Jorus Merrill"]
Shall we raid a random faction determined by a dice roll?

 

[Jorus Merrill]

Great question, [member="Alric Kuhn"]. I'm glad you asked. The word 'scent' is late Middle English (denoting the sense of smell), from Old French 'sentir' ('perceive, smell') from Latin 'sentire'. The addition of -c- (in the 17th century) is unexplained. Therefore, if I had to guess, I would say the C is silent.

 

[Kenrath]

[member="Jorus Merrill"]

Can I have your car?

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Jorus Merrill"]

Thanks, i've been trying to get that answered for years.

 

[Jorus Merrill]

[member="Delila Castillon"]
Frankly it's the intimidation factor. You spent like two years with that 'SWRP's Hottest' sig, after all.

[member="Asemir Lor'kora"]
Tire them out with very long walks and put them to bed as early as possible.

[member="Soeht"]
Yes, unless it's the Galactic Empire.

 

[Soeht]

Yes, unless it's the Galactic Empire.

I'll take the Galactic Empire off as a choice, then.

 

[Jorus Merrill]

[member="Vengeance"]

Most definitely. It's a red Hot Wheels convertible, lightly chewed, only a few dozen feet on the odometer.

 

[Jorus Merrill]

[member="Soeht"]
Then roll away, by all means.

 

[Kenrath]

[member="Vengeance"]

Most definitely. It's a red Hot Wheels convertible, lightly chewed, only a few dozen feet on the odometer.

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET.

Thanks

 

[Asemir]

[member="Jorus Merrill"]

That sounds like a reasonable suggestion. We're having a hard time getting him to do calculus. Any suggestions there?

Also, how do you go about retiring a character you've had for well over a decade IRL? Do you come up with a some nice ending? Or just put him away? What have you done?

 

[Delila Castillon]

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[member="Delila Castillon"]
Frankly it's the intimidation factor. You spent like two years with that 'SWRP's Hottest' sig, after all.

To be fair, I didn't RP for most of the years with that 'Hottest Sig'. How does one account for a lack of love for the plucky Dashiell men then? Dells I can understand but Farmboy and Tadpole? That escapes me.


[member="Jorus Merrill"]

 

[Seris Caine]

[member="Jorus Merrill"]
Hi, Jon. I'm Iggy. My question is, why are you so cool, man? I mean, if you bottled it and sold it you'd have... probably a couple pennies cuz nobody would buy it, let's be honest. Smells too much like snake oil.

 

[Taheera Sollo]

Can [member="Jorus Merrill"] please, please, please fall in love with one (any) of my chars because that avatar. Once you change the avatar, we can end the relationship.

 

[Jorus Merrill]

[member="Asemir Lor'kora"]
Use Legos to make this: http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcII/ApproximatingDefIntegrals.aspx

Also, every time I've ripped off the Band-Aid and retired a very old character, I've regretted it. Briefly. Starting fresh is a beautiful feeling. What I like to do is either throw them into random public threads where their death is a possibility, or find an especially fitting way to go. If I'm lucky, both at once.

 

[Jorus Merrill]

[member="Delila Castillon"]
Sad truth incoming: Judah is married and the tadpole is underage.

[member="Ignus"]
I can confirm that essence of me is more effective than any alternative medicine.

[member="Taheera Sollo"]
Alas, J.Q. Merrill is faithfully and happily married to the salvager and master shipwright [member="Alna Merrill"]. However, I have a standing policy of saying yes anytime someone asks to clone one of my characters.

 

[John Shepherd]

[member="Jorus Merrill"]

Can I have your ship.