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Ryebread
01-25-2008, 06:19 PM
Hello all! On Team Fortress 2, people call me Ryebread or "Blargablargablara*gurgle*". Outside my lovely computer world, I'm a 24 year old lad going by the name of Christopher Teo, and I'm currently studying in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Of course, I actually hail from Singapore (tiny island country in South East Asia), but I figured that saying Charlottetown would be a mite less confusing, what with timezones and all.

My Steam ID is "GoldenHopper1983", and my XFire is "ryebread1983". Pardon me if I seem a wee bit noobish, but I only just downloaded XFire and Ventrilo moments earlier. I've played FPS Games such as Counterstrike, Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142, but I've never really been part of any kind of FPS gaming community. In fact, I didn't start using the mike to chat with folks while gaming until now! Unfathomable! I've also played a fair number of MMORPGs, like Final Fantasy XI and City of Heroes (one of the best out there, I think!).

I feel I should go a bit into why I'm here and trying to join. Well above all, I want cooperation. I want to see it, breath it and live it! I want to join a game and offer some form of strategy and hear someone agree/disagree! I want to be running somewhere and then hear someone call out for help or backup so I can *change* my plans! Most times, I just spawn, run out and try to chase after someone so that teamwork *might* inadvertently happen when an enemy appears, but more often than not, I'm just rushing to and fro, trying to figure out some way to contribute to the team's welfare without actually communicating with the team.

I also have this idea in me that I might fare fairly well in competitive gaming. Not to brag, but I do believe I can demonstrate considerable skill at times, and would like a more experienced player's assessment of my talent. Of course, my computer isn't the best in the world and my internet connection doesn't wow me with its awesome performance... but one should not blame one's tools, as the saying goes!

If I might go on a bit more about myself, I'd like to mention a bit more about the individual outside of the computer. I'm a student at the University of Prince Edward Island, majoring in English and minoring in Women's Studies, and a volunteer with various organizations on campus. Mostly, they are to do with aiding fellow international students, who have newly arrived in Canada, adapt to new climates and cultures. I'm also an aspiring writer, although I spend less time actually writing than I'd like. I'm a big fan of creative fiction, particularly the novels of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, and hope to one day follow in his footsteps, crafting tales of power and mirth.

That's pretty much all I have to say right now. If all goes well, I hope to have the pleasure of making your acquaintance and the privilege of fighting beside or against you in TF2. Take care and have fun, in-game and out!

H2O C.Bebop
01-25-2008, 06:41 PM
Title... so... corny..... can't.... read... further....

But really, nice introduction to the "lad" that is Ryebread.

H2O Gangsterism
01-25-2008, 06:58 PM
holy shoot
i dont venture into this forum often, but u sound like a chill dude. idk if u gots xbox, or Halo 3, but if ya do, drop me a FR and lets play
GL with recruitment!

PMS Seltzer
01-25-2008, 07:24 PM
He belongs to us, Gangsterism. <.< ... =P Hi, Ryebread! Having played with you a few times, I'll happily acknowledge your TF2 skillz! (and your seductive voice) Good luck with recruitment, and I look forward to playing with you!

Xfire/Steam/Aim: TheDeluxeWar

CyberMonk
01-25-2008, 07:46 PM
More power to the English majors :D You have a focus, Rye? Mine's Medieval Studies, also known as scary literature in an old form of our language.

Ryebread
01-25-2008, 08:28 PM
Bebop, I intend to make it my battle cry.

I've played on the XBox 360, but not regularly, I'm afraid. Consoles cost too ridiculous an amount of money for me to buy it just for my own. I don't have any particular focus, I'm just taking courses on literature from various points in time. My main goal is to finally finish my portfolio (major procrastinator here) so I can get into the Creative Writing courses. All I really want to do is write stories.

Finally, as Seltzer herself says, come one come all and witness the marvel that is Ryebread's voice! But have a care, for extended exposure may send you into a frenzy!

Bitter Joyrok
01-25-2008, 08:45 PM
Whoa whoa he's got a voice!? Count him in!


Hola hopefully we'll have a chance to talk soon!

Ryebread
01-25-2008, 10:00 PM
I wasn't always like this. Once, I was a poor voiceless ragamuffin that wandered the streets, begging for scraps with pleading gestures. Then, a twister happened along the cardboard box I was sleeping in and whisked me away to a land of wonder and magic! I learned the importance of friendship from a magical unicorn and embarked on a quest to see a powerful wizard who could give me my heart's desire! But when I met him, he said that only a true hero could receive his gifts, and to prove that I was one, I must face a seven-headed dragon that has been plaguing his world and causing misery to all. If I were to defeat him in single combat, countless lives would be spared and his kingdom's future would be assured. I girded my loins, and knew right then and there what I had to do.

So after threatening him with a broken bottle and hanging him over a ledge, he granted my wish and that was how I got a voice.

I'm looking forward to talking with you too! Do I have to keep XFire on? Or will you just e-mail me about the orientation thingies?

Bitter Joyrok
01-25-2008, 10:12 PM
oh no I use xfire often

bitterjoyrok

I should have time all weekend to talk (if I'm not avoiding people)

H2O Gangsterism
01-25-2008, 10:14 PM
He belongs to us, Gangsterism. <.< ... =P Hi, Ryebread! Having played with you a few times, I'll happily acknowledge your TF2 skillz! (and your seductive voice) Good luck with recruitment, and I look forward to playing with you!

Xfire/Steam/Aim: TheDeluxeWar

na na na
this rye guy sounds prety chillolisauce(TM of Gangsterism Inc.)
so back up! :D:tomato:(no tomatoes tho plz)