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Huh. I'm actually here for the very first post. I always miss it by a dozen or two.

Well, the obvious answer is Metro itself, perhaps atop some skyscraper like Southtown's former Geese Tower. Then again, we could do with a change of pace. After all, we're one of America's reps, so we have to somehow encapsulate the entire US. Maybe some docks or someplace tropical like Miami.

Suggest atop a Metro skyscraper, but get some suggestions from Jen.

>>21487333
Do we have a choice or we do just throw out locations?

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>>21487415

Throw out locations. I'll roll with whatever the group consensus is.

I wanna go with ontop of a sky scraper.

Thankfully, there are nets to catch opponents if they fall... like... 5 stories down.

>>21487411
Considering Metro and Southtown are both knockoff New York, and we're not from the Midwest, deep South, or anywhere tropical, it'd make sense to do it here.

Metro Skyline, midnight. Gotta get all the lights out.
>>21487415
Just throw 'em out, I suppose.

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So, Street Fighting Man.

We need a Wesker-esque villain.

>>21487426
Oh, so we can have a road trip if it somewhere far away?

Isn't Hawaii part of the US?

If it is, then I vote Hawaii.

>>21487426
Cool, then what's the nicest, classiest theatre, ballroom, auditorium or the like in Metro that can hold a proper fight? I say we go with that. Put a ring in it if we have to.

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We fight on the Hoover Dam.

Precautions be thrown aside.

Inside of a barn in the midwest.

In a ring suspended by chains over the grand canyon.

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You debate some other locations, but in your heart you know you've gotta stick with your hometown.

"Metro City," you say.

"We can make it work," Jen says. "We expected that, honestly. We've arranged permits to construct an arena on top of a skyscraper."

"Wait, isn't that a little dangerous?" you ask.

"There will be safety nets," she says. "As long as she doesn't throw you too far off the side of the building you'll be fine."

"I might throw her," you say.

"It's technically possible," she says. She sets aside the briefcase and its giant pile of paperwork and items to take care of. "So tell me how your training's been. I hear you got engaged?"

>What say?

>>21487529
"Nope, turned out she's into girls and the whole thing went bust. This's the third time."

>>21487529
"Yeah. Turns out she was into girls. Go figure."

>>21487546
>>21487547
"Why must they keep breaking my heart like this?"

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>>21487529
"Ssssssssortanotreally?"

>>21487529
Minister's daughter, into chicks, long story. Her dad might hire someone to kill me.

"Yeah, didn't work out. Turns out, she's a lesbian. Not much of a surprise to be honest."

>>21487564
"'You're too weak', 'You're too powerful', 'We just drifted apart', 'I'm moving to moon', 'I got attacked by Sweden and I gotta hide underground', 'I'm into women.'"

Never any luck in love for Anon.

Can we have the fight in front of the giant haggar statue from mvc3?

>>21487529
>>What say?

"Wait what?! You mean Belle? Nooo... she is actually a... lesbian..."

>>21487616
>>21487613
>>21487589
>>21487564
>>21487547
>>21487546
"She wen't and told her father that she's into women and doesn't want to marry me. Her father is a die hard christian."

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"Sorrrrta," you say. "She's into girls. Her dad might hire someone to kill me. One of those things."

"Relax, I already heard all about it," she says, laughing. "Ellie told me on the phone."

"Wait, you two know each other?" you ask.

"Of course. How do you think I got in?"

That's a fair point. You're laying on Tatsuya's couch, after all. "I kind of figured you just appeared like a ninja."

"Look, you've got today left before you have to go into work mode. I suggest just using it to wrap up whatever you want to do in Southtown." She stands, taking her briefcase with her. "We'll send info once we have the match arranged. Until then try to take care of yourself, all right?"

>What do you want to do today?

>>21487725
Why not ask her for ideas on what we should do? She's been in this for awhile and she kinda likes how we're trying to bring class back to the system.

>>21487725
Maybe we could check out and see if we could catch into a quick Real Bout fight down town as a warm up...?

>>21487725

Check out the Todoh dojo or maybe looking at the Delta Park.


http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/South_Town

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>>21487454
We already have one. It's the same sell-out that canceled Megaman Legends 3.

>>21487725
LAZE AROUND!

Go for a walk. Enjoy life. Relaaaax, man. Mind training and let the body rest.

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>>21487725
Get some sticks.
Get some GOOD sticks. I'm not asking for metal bars -- that'd just be mean -- but rather something a little sturdier, something that will last us a while.

>>21487725
Dammit now I can't wait for Belle's dad to hire some lunatic to try and teach us a lesson in a streetfight.

As for today, let's try and take it easy. We have an upcoming fight, let's try to remain in top form. Also, how's the hangover?

>>21487780
You know, we were also thinking about working on our outfit a little, making it more distinctive than just "Eagle with a different face". Maybe we do that while we pick up some high-quality face-busting sticks.

>>21487797
Yeah, I'm with this. New sticks, bit better duds - we're going into a major fight. Win or lose, we need to look the part.

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Maybe time to take it easy, you decide. Do a little clothes shopping, try to get some high-quality sticks to fight with.

>See if Ellie wants to join us
>See if Belle wants to join us
>TATSUYA FASHION SENSE STRONK

>>21487780
On this note I was thinking we couod get some collapsable batons and keep them in our pockets. Or buy a classy ass shoulder holster for them which would also improve our image a bit above eagle clone status.

Either way we need to have a plan should we find ourselves desticked.

>>21487823
>>See if Ellie wants to join us

>>21487823
Try and see how many people we can string together as fashion critics. No reason why we can't invite everyone, right?

>>21487841
Agreed!

>>21487823
Ellie picked out the badass skull biker stuff she seems to have a thing for fight fashion.

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>>21487823
Belle might be the only one with an appreciable sense of modern fashion, but it can't hurt bringing along an entourage to set us up. It IS our global debut after all.
>If only Robert were here.

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btw, I have a suggestion on our outfit. Pic extremely related. Replace the hat with a fedora, maybe. We can get rid of encumbering stuff before the fight starts anyway.

>>21487873
I like it. Zeppeli is a connoseiur of fashion.

>>21487873
I don't know if we should go with a fedora and cape. We might trip on our way into a gamestop.

Rolled 98

>>21487823
Lets go Ellie

>>21487924
It's not a cape, but a rather long jacket, something to shed before the fight. Then we've got a vest and some nice slacks to fight in.

Ellie all the way.

>>21487873
While i think Zeppelli is fucking awesome, do we really want to play games with the Zeppeli curse? /tg/'s dice already hate us enough....

>>21487946
I'm not aware of the Zeppeli curse.

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I myself was thinking more along the lines of a "profesor Anon" look. Something rugged that also looks stylish and modern. Kinda like the guy on right. A bowtie is a must, though.

>>21487962
ALL the Zeppellis die pretty horrible deaths to support the main character. I don't give a shit how awesome Gyro is in SBR (really, really awesome), he's not the main character. Johnny is. Can it.

I figure we're good 'cause we ARE the main character anyway. And not all Zeppellis dressed like Will.

>>21487933
I do like the idea of something to take on/have draped over us after a fight (pete's job?) but a nice black jacket might make us look less like a circus ringleader. Remember classy /= flashy

We haven't talked with pete in a while.

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You wait a few minutes for the room to stop spinning. Eventually Ellie comes into the living room with a bowl of cereal, apparently none the worse in spite of the alcohol last night.

"How's your head?" you ask.

"It's fine," she said. "I can handle my liquor. You're looking pretty rough, though."

"I feel pretty rough," you say. "Hey, you know Southtown better than I do. Do you have a preferred place for martial arts gear?"

"Yeah, there's a place on the east side that gives us a discount," she says. "I can go with you if you want. Need to pick up some new hand tape anyway. Mind if Moira comes? She was supposed to come by to practice for a bit this afternoon."

"Not at all," you say. "Can't hurt to get another opinion."

---

Two hours later the three of you are in a frankly terrifying shop. Swords, knives, shuriken, sai, kama, all the way to things you don't recognize are hanging from every square inch of wall space (save one wall, which seems to be where everything non-lethal is crammed.) More deadly ordinance is behind the counter. You and Ellie head to the counter while Moira looks around the shop, picking up various swords and trying out their heft.

"Hey Sal," Ellie says to the quiet mirror-shaded man behind the counter. "How's business?"

"Who wants to know?" he rasps. It actually seems kinda friendly when he says it, somehow.

"I'm looking for some good sticks," you say, slightly nervous. "Something for eskrima."

"I reckon we got that," he says. "You want collapsible or solid? One's a bit faster and easy to conceal, but you lose a little bit of impact. Other's gonna hit like Judgment Day, but you trade a little bit of the speed."

>try the collapsible
>try the solid

>>21488008
take off not take on. Hurr durr

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Something like this even. Something that, while looking cool, doesn't look outrageously outlandish. Something dapper, yet not quite fancy.

>>21487990
We did discuss upgrading from Bowtie to Cravat at one point. Also, yeah, try to get Belle in on it- she's likely to send pictures of our outfits to everyone else whether we ask her to or not, so we'll end up getting everyone's opinion.

>>21488042
We hit pretty good already, and collapsible just sounds way more stylish.

Rolled 88

>>21488042
>>try the collapsible
Collapsible look better

>>21488042
Why not get both?
Whats our budget for the day? I know were doing okay $ wise but I don't think were super rich right now right?

>>21488008
It's a general idea. A shirt (long-sleeved), vest and bowtie with whatever pants work best seems to be generally supported and that's what I want most. After that, we can just add or take away stuff. Change the long coat for a sport jacket, change the tophat for a bowler or lose the hat entirely. I do like the idea of a jacket or coat to wear before and after the fight, though.

>>21488050
We need tyo dress radical like Kyo. Also get a FATAL FURY hat.

>>21488042
Why don't we have both? The collapsible as backups, of course.

>>21488042
Yeah, we can probably afford to lose a little bit of hitting power to get some speed. Plus we might be able to figure out how to collapse and restore them midswing or something for unpredictable blows. Also, we get to walk around in our nice clothes without looking like we're headed for an ungentlemanly asswhipping if they're stashed in a pocket.

>>21488071

At this point Anon is doing well enough with money he doesn't have to worry about it week to week like he did before, but he's been turning down endorsement deals so he's not exactly rich. He's got more than enough for today's shopping, though.

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>>21488076
I want style, not swag. But that's just me, maybe.

>>21488042
A pair of both.

If we lose solid ones, then we can pull the collapsibles.

>>21488123
Yeah. Swag is... crass. Unrefined.

>>21488079
>>21488073
I'm all for these two. We should make a point to role up our sleeves before a fight

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>>21488042
Collapsible for the primary. We tend to surprise ourselves with our power, anyway. Plus, with faster sticks, we can debilitate the opponent sooner. If they whiff a punch, that arm has just taken four to six sticks in immediate succession.

>>21488123

Charlie, you take that suit off right now before you goober all over it.

>>21488042
Go for collapsible. Easily carried, concealed and faster. We kinda hit pretty damn hard already and we haven't even done any smash-specific training.

>>21488145
I think we should have the collapsible on backup there's a decent chance we can get an enemy to over commit when he thinks were defenseless than bam quick-draw a new set of sticks.

>>21488199
We aren't focused on overpowering, crushing blows. It'd be too easy if it were.

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More pics. I didn't lurk /fa/ for nothing.

>>21487990
So... Doctor Who?

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"Why not both?" Ellie asks. "Just use whichever one you need for the situation."

...you don't have a good reason why not to. You hand over the money and Sal hands both over to you, including a holster so the collapsible batons can remain hidden in your waistband. If the right scenario comes up you can throw the heavy batons and pull out the collapsibles. At last, a projectile option. You're gonna have to find some cans or something to practice throwing with.

"Thanks," you say. "While I'm out and about, you know any good clothing stores in the area?"

"I think we probably shop in slightly different places," Ellie says.

"There's a good uniform and costume place up the road," Moira says. She indicates her habit. "It's where I picked up all of these."

"The church doesn't provide them?" you ask.

"Hm? No, you bring your own when you show up to declare your challenge."

"...wait, you what?" Ellie asks.

>drop it
>let her keep going, this might be good

>>21488269
Let her keep going, this WILL be good.

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>>21488269
You have to "declare a challenge" to join a particular Catholic convent?

Why are you not talking still?
>let her keep going, this might be good

>>21488269
>>21488269
>Let her keep going we never turn down a challenge.

>>21488269
...Is this where we find out that Moira has a drastically different idea of what a church is than most people?
>She's actually part of a secret assassin organization or something and doesn't even realize it

>>21488269
>let her keep going, this might be good
Dem battle nuns.

>>21488314
If she's a sleeper agent, what would her trigger word be? "Presenting the Pope"?

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>>21488267
Yup, basically. Alternate try-hard hobo outfit.

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If all else falls, we could always go with an Spanish Inquisition costume. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

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"Yeah," she says. "Like in 8 Diagram Pole Fighter. You show up and you just fight nuns til they let you stay."

"That's not..." Ellie starts to say.

"Shh. Let her talk," you interrupt. "When did you decide you wanted to become a nun?"

"Not long. After I graduated high school I couldn't think of much else I wanted to do, so I found a convent and asked to join."

"And they asked you to fight someone to prove you could stay?" Ellie asks.

"No, they just asked me to get a degree in theology and spend some time as a novitiate," she says. She actually looks nostalgic. "Anyway, I camped out in the convent garden that night. The mother superior came to see me the next morning and told me I had to go."

"...did you?" you ask. You have a sinking feeling where this might go.

"Of course not. Then she put a hand on my shoulder to lead me out and I flipped her, then the rest of them kind of piled on and I had to flip all of them."

"Please say these were kung fu nuns or something," Ellie says. "Or that they were like a secret order of assassins."

>>21488435
>8 Diagram Pole Fighter

This is a good movie

>>21488435
>"Of course not. Then she put a hand on my shoulder to lead me out and I flipped her, then the rest of them kind of piled on and I had to flip all of them."
I love nonchalant answers like that.

>>21488435


"No, just nuns," she says. "Actually weren't very tough. Hard to flip because they didn't know how to fight, you know? Anyway, after that they let me live in a tent in the garden for a few weeks before they sent another nun to fight me. A proper fighting nun this time, a boxer."

"They have those?" you ask.

"Yeah. She put up more of a fight, but not enough. After I defeated her they stopped trying to throw me out. I mostly just do chores in the garden and pray now."

"If they were trying to throw you out why did you stay?" you ask.

"That's what they do, when you ask to become a nun they say 'no' three times to make you prove your dedication," Moira says.

"That's Judaism," you say. "When you try to convert to Judaism the rabbi is supposed to say no three times. The nuns were serious the first time, you have to go to a school for it."

"Oh. ...oh," she says.

Behind you, you can hear Sal sniffing a bit. He seems to be wiping a tear from his eye.

"That's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard," he says. "Li'l missy, you can have a sword. On the house."

While Moira thanks the man and went to pick out a katana Ellie leans in. "Giving her a sword might be a terrible mistake," she whispers.

"I'm not going to tell her no," you whisper back. "She already kind of scares me and now she has a sword."

>>21488471
Wait.
What?

>>21488471
How do we know about judaism?

>>21488471
Maybe she just wants to defend herself.
So Moira tried to join a convent without a degree, and the nuns can't throw her out. Maybe we should visit someday (only after it comes out that Moira is competing in the KoF).
>>21488499
Does it matter?

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BOSS HONDA TIME.

You are Boss Honda, now with two alternate modes (Dark Honda and Sir Honda.) Having rescued Princess Joe from a dragon's castle, you find yourself stuck at a stupid adventure game puzzle to unlock a gate to get across a bridge.

There are two candles on either side of the gate. The gate itself is roughly twenty feet tall, a little difficult to get over.

>check inventory
>see if Joe has any ideas. also ask him to change out of princess dress.
>alternate?

Rolled 69

>>21488499
internet.

Or they have their own martial arts style with star of david throwing stars and shit

>>21488511
>see if Joe has any ideas. also ask him to change out of princess dress.

Hadoken the gate down

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>>21488488
Moira is a grade-A psychopath in a nun costume. And now she has a sword.

Rolled 94

>>21488511
>>see if Joe has any ideas. also ask him to change out of princess dress.

>>21488511
>check inventory

>>21488511
Is it possible to chi blast the gate down?
Or failing the dumbest possible solution light the candles with chi blasts?

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>>21488514
Obliatory

>>21488518
She seems like a decent person, though. She just never got the hint the first time, and then things got super-awkward.

>>21488511
Are the candles lit? If they aren't, light them. If they are, unlight them. If that doesn't work, get Joe to help blast down the gate.

>>21488531
Obvious joke aside, that's some Mantis shit.

>>21488536
All psychos are nice.

Until they snap.

The bad ones don't snap. Ever. They just continue on, like Moira. Who flipped around nuns. And then some more nuns.

>>21488577
And now she wants to win them money.

>>21488518

I like to think she just radically misinterpreted the situation and now it's too late for anyone to really fix it. At this point the nuns just kind of accept her presence and think she grows very nice heirloom tomatoes.

>>21488539

The candles are unlit.

>>21488499

I know about that tidbit from when it came up in an episode of a sitcom, damned if I can remember which. Whatever Anon's religious background is he's probably nonpracticing, seeing as it's never come up in the quest before.

>>21488435
>>21488471

Crazy. Everyone is crazy. I love this.

>>21488595
Watch. The convent calls in a cardinal to discuss the situation. Somehow, Moira flips the cardinal.

>>21488451

It really is. My favorite part is how the lead character never officially becomes a monk, he just shows up, burns himself with incense and fights everyone who tries to make him leave until they get tired and give up.

>>21488632
The fight against the head monk is seriously one of the best fight scenes ever filmed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpC0HoDTC7E

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"Maybe we can blast the door down," Princess Joe says. "You wanna take a shot at it or should I?"

"You go ahead, you're better at it than I am," you say.

Joe rears his horse back and fires a beamspam while posing dramatically. It'd look cool if it wasn't for the ridiculous princess gown.

The door withstands the onslaught unscathed.

"Welp. Let's take a look at those candles," you say, dismounting from the horse. You take the left, he takes the right.

"Mine's got a riddle under it," Joe says. "Says 'What can you catch and not throw?'"

"Mine too. Says "What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?""

>Solutions?

>>21488694
A cold, and a towel.

A Cold and A Towel

>>21488694
Towel.

Come on, mang, everyone knows that one. Isn't that one of the ones from the hobbit?

>>21488721
AND a cold.

>>21488694
>What can you catch and not throw?
An STD?

What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
Toilet paper?

"A cold and a towel," you say. You get the impression that whoever built this gate just took the first two riddles that popped up when you type "Riddles" in Google or something.

The candles light up.

"The gate's not opening," Joe says.

"What? But...but we solved the riddles," you say.

"...you know, the bridge is concrete. The gate is wood," Joe says.

>burn down the gate
>keep searching

>>21488772
Let's do it

>>21488772
We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn.

>>21488772
This is not an incorrect observation, Joe.
>burn down the gate

>>21488813
Burn, motherfucker.

>>21488772
Some sumo just want to watch the world burn

>>21488826
Burn.

Minutes later, watching the gate burn, you feel like all is right in the world.

You just sort of wish Joe hadn't ripped his dress off to start the fire. Now he's just in his underwear.

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You are Anon, Street Fighter. Ellie and Moira (now holding a sword and positively beaming) are going through the racks at a local menswear store.

"How about this?" Ellie asks. "Waistcoat, nice shirt, could look classy but still like you're about to get down to work."

"They have tuxedos here," Belle says. "Just sayin'."

>Going mostly by consensus from earlier - is the "waistcoat, long-sleeved nice shirt and reasonable dress pants" look what we're going for? With a nice jacket to throw over it when we're not fighting?

>>21488913
>Going mostly by consensus from earlier - is the "waistcoat, long-sleeved nice shirt and reasonable dress pants" look what we're going for? With a nice jacket to throw over it when we're not fighting?

I support this. As for footwear, maybe we can get some decent-looking boots? Fighting in dress shoes is kind of a pain and they make good-looking, serviceable boots anyway.

Also, bowler hat. Yay or nay?

>>21488942
No hats!

>>21488913
Where did Belle come from?

>>21488913
We had a vest too I believe.
I think it needs to be dress shoes unless they make fancy boots, a gentleman can't compromise on his attire, and no hat for me.

>>21488962
Waistcoat is a fancy way of saying vest.

>>21488913
>waistcoat, long-sleeved nice shirt and reasonable dress pants
>nice jacket to throw over it when we're not fighting
I like it. Some nice boots too.

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>>21488950

Fuck, that was supposed to be Moira.

>multitasking

>>21488942
I think we should be hat-less. Nice hair is plenty.

>>21488971
Ah I just saw the word coat and thought he was being redundant when he mentioned the jacket, apologies.

>>21488913
Just no hats.

>>21488992
Too late now, we just need Tatsuya to pop in and we'll have the whole gang.

>>21488942
Nay

>>21488913
Pretty much. Zeppeli and a couple of the other pictures are good measures.

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Before long you have a nice ensemble picked out. You even find some boots that look nice enough you can wear them without looking silly. Should improve your footwork to have something a bit more comfortable. You briefly consider a hat, then decide it's impractical.

"Now the real issue," Ellie says, motioning to her neck.

"No," you say.

"It makes you look like a Doctor Who cosplayer," she says.

"It's classy!" you say.

"Even Eagle moved on from wearing a bowtie," Moira says. "Didn't he wear a cravat?"

"Look, you can try a cravat or a nice tie. Lately it's also acceptable to just leave the top button undone, especially when you're doing something this physical. Looks kinda...masculine," she says. "Or you could keep looking like a Downton Abbey reenactor. It's up to you."

>Thoughts?

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>>21488913
I'm kinda surprised we didn't take any fashion cues from Rugal. Dude had obscene amounts of style.

>>21489086
But he was evil.
Like, obnoxiously evil.
Do you see people with the Chaplin/Hitler mustache anymore?

I always think of http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KOln9Z-Wo8g#t=9s when I read these threads.

>>21489086
He was also a one eyed monster of a lunatic. Man had an expensive wardrobe, gotta hand him that.

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>>21489080
Yeah, I think it's time to trade in the bowtie for now. It feels a little tryhard at the moment. I like the unbuttoned top, but the tie and cravat are both good.

>>21489080
Try the one button thing for a bit but maybe see about getting a more normal tie since we're here.

>>21489080
The ties got us this far. I say we stick with it. It'll be our thing if we switch to the cravat we'll just be copying eagle again.

>>21489097
Why Pride? Why did you have to leave us? We loved you, Pride. You were the best. I might not mind the loss so much if fucking Zuffa didn't own the stuff now.

>>21489118
>one button thing
The one button UNDONE thing.

>>21489086

I'd also accept Rugal's...tie...thing? I don't know what you'd call what he's got on his neck there.

I think you've got to have some massive, massive swagger to pull off most of Rugal's look.

>>21489124
But at this point, they're tacky.

>>21489140
I think it's just a half-done bowtie ribbon.

>>21489080
>He may have inspired me but I'm not Eagle, and I happen to like the bow-tie, it stays.

That's my vote anyway

>>21489129
;_;7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoHZpNX9nQc

i don't want to hijack this thread though so one button undone + regular tie is fine

try a four-in-hand knot when you tie it

A bolo tie would be out of the question, right? I was kinda hoping to avoid the regular tie. It's...uuuh. Dangerous to have in a fight. I'll let Jackie demonstrate. Jackie?

http://youtu.be/AJ5oaBWYzPk?t=2m2s

Good reason to not wear a jacket to a fight, too.

>>21489129
Man, pride had one of the best rules around and the hugest legends came from there, in my opinion.

>>21489168
surely we're using tear-away fabric!

>>21489080
Bowtie stays it's kind of our thing by this point

>>21489187
Not really. We've subsisted on Eagle's style long enough, and we need to break away. It's not our "thing." Our sticks are.

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>>21489129
DREAM #18 event at new year's eve soon anon

>>21489187
How about bowtie and vest over a button shirt? A modified version of this.

>>21489202
We're already doing the vest and button shirt. The issue is if we hang up the bowties for something new, like a cravat, tie, or au naturale.

I say we need a change of pace for our global debut, so lose the bowtie. No one says we can't try it later.

>>21489197
The sticks are our fighting style the bowtie is our thing.

>>21489197
Break away by changing to a later version of Eagles style?

If we do change lets at least not go with the cravat.

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>>21489228
Alright, I concede. I do believe it would look nice, though. It'd be one of the only times I'd ever consider using a fedora.

But the /fa/ggot in me is showing. It has to be believable for combat, too.

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>>21489228
Not convinced about a bolo tie. It'd probably be better if we had SOMETHING to put in that little metal circle, like an emblem of some sort.

You're feeling pretty evenly split on this, actually. Maybe only very slightly favoring the one-button-undone thing? Ellie seems to like it, for whatever that's worth, maybe you can try it for a day or two. Your hands only shake a little bit when you start untying it.

"How about I keep the bowtie in reserve and just try the one-button-undone thing for a few days?" you say. "I don't want to switch to a cravat, that would be copying Eagle a little too directly. And a tie is right out, I saw Who Am I. Not happening."

Ellie smiles a bit as she straightens your lapels. "Alright, sounds like we're set. Looking sharp, if you don't mind my saying so."

>>21489244
Fine. No cravat for now. That said, tie and vest is always pretty snazzy, but we should try our first fight with an open button for a more relaxed look. Besides, airing ourselves out might actually help us in a fight.

"I didn't know you could be this cool! Phew."
"The vest?"
"Nah, the air."

>>21489265
I f we were southern I'd say bolo it up but if you don't have a texan accent it just doesn't work.

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That's it for SFQ today! Have to pack it in a bit earlier than usual today, have some errands that can't wait. Thanks for reading, we'll be back tomorrow!

>>21489265
Bolo ties only work on Texans. We're not Boss Honda.

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>>21489129
i have a gift for you
next time you have time to burn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4rfdIksngk

>>21489389
jesus you weren't kidding on the time to burn thing

>>21489389
Oh yes and I think I love you now.

"To its devotees, the bow tie suggests iconoclasm of an old world sort; a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bow tie hints at intellectualism, real or feigned, and sometimes suggests technical acumen, perhaps because it is so hard to tie. Bow ties are worn by magicians, country doctors, lawyers, and professors and by people hoping to look like the above. But perhaps most of all, wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think." -Warren St. John, the New York Times.

I think the answer is clear. We stick with the bow tie.

>>21489389
...
>kickass anime intro
>guilty gear music

So... this is how it feels to be a MAN in Japan.

>>21490865
We cared enough about Ellie and Moira's opinions, though, since they're good friends now.

>>21491177
Also Moira's kinda crazy and she has a sword.

>>21491293
Not crazy. Just a little uninformed and optimistic.

>>21491177
Lack of concern for what others think of you isn't mutually exclusive with considering the counsel of friends. Besides, our whole reason for fighting could be summed up as "iconoclasm of the old world sort." We do things our way, and in a world of high-priced sellouts, we stand firm to our convictions because that's the way it was in the beginning, and that's how it should be.

>>21491330
No I'm pretty sure that line has been crossed. This reminds me. Belle's dad is a hardcore catholic, right. Belle might most likely end up dating Moira. Imagine Belle's dad finds out about that AND that she's basically a fake nun that beat her way into a monastery.

Suddenly, Anon being assaulted by a crazy religious assassin seems less likely, while Moira's looking like a pretty likely target. Fake nun lesbian? Belle's dad is gonna be mad.

>>21491374
>We do things our way
For the longest way, our way was Eagle's way. Now we're coming out of his shadow and making our own way.

>>21491409
1. No waifuing.
2. For all we know, Moira is rather devout, meaning she may also be celibate.

>>21491438

Does it count as waifuing if it's between two side characters? It's probably just shipping at that point.

We still probably shouldn't do it.

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>>21489086
Actually, we did. Everything posted was pretty much a variation on Rugal's theme. At least his SNK vs Capcom variant.

Perhaps we should get some fingerless gloves too? Pic attached is another alternate look, [spoil[spoiler[/spoiler]er] for the sequel.

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>>21493548
Great, should only stick to an [spoilers] tag for that "ingenious-but-not-really" commentary in the future. Anyway, as for the Hat vs nice hair debacle: nice hair may seem inspired by bishounen anime(another thing that would play with the "Anon" angle, if Fightchan has an anime board). We could also wear a top hat or a bowler, provided we took it out once we enter a building (this plays into the anachronism-gentleman territory). A Beret (I'm thinking a subdued Tartan that goes with the overcoat) would be good too, if only for the Intellectualism angle. Just no Fedoras, they are only used by unironical hipsters nowadays.

If we went for both, we could look like this, Lots of Swag(personality, creativity) but little Style (Etiquette, Modesty?).

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>>21493824

I'm pretty fond of how Anon's hair looked when we were getting art here and there for a few threads. Matched his ideal of classy without being anachronistic.

A nice hat could work, perhaps? I'd shy away from one personally because they seem to work out so seldomly in real life, but Anon's controlled by more than just me. And let's face it, his world is a hell of a lot weirder than real life.