I'm the man they call Mellow.

At the advice of a crew I met in Ibiza, I'm on the boards after being able to pull my stuff together. I'm jsut here for the parties at this point, although Ihope I can meet some nice people on here. (And maybe not-so-nice, too. ;))

It's awesome that you have this concert for The Big One. My parents have a house nearby that was badly hit, but not wrecked. At my insistence, I'll be staying there until I figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life. Stop on by, I'll try to be there.

Hey Mellow. What was Ibiza like?

Hello. San Diego is still a bit rough, but I can make the effort. What possible futures are you looking in to? Maybe I can help.

Hey Mellow....wait are we supposed to intro ourselves in a thread?

I do. I like meeting new people, and I need practice if I'm getting into the entertainment business.

It's a blur, but the time I had was a blast. My parents had to cut the trip short because of my Eruption. Beautiful climate, perfect tie-dye and jeans weather.

I gots new Eufiber!

Ravenshire: Well, I'm looking at Bollywood. But right now, I really want to see if I can sing. I'm trying to arrange something for the TBO concert that's coming up.

Still, if you have any ideas, let me know. All my ideas for what I was going to do with the rest of my life hit the blender when I Erupted.

Maybe we can talk after the concert. I'm primarily a money man, but I can at least point you in the right direction - give you a few contacts and such.

Hey, if it's money or contacts, I'll get you in touch with my parents. They run Constellation Sounds, and they're acting as my managers.

I do appreciate it. Any help is awesome.

"The dude abides", indeed. Welcome, Mellow. Whatch'a do?

HOLY CRAP! LIBERTEEN!

Girl, all the young hotties at my old school had your posters. You have no idea how it feels seeing you respond to one of my posts on the OpTubes.

I'm an aspiring musician who is right now, in fact, waiting for his first gig. I'm at the TBO concert, and I just got permission to go on! I AM A GOD OF HEMP AND GOLD!

Well, congratulations, Mellow. I hope it works out for you.

The "young hotties" had my posters, huh? Were they boy hotties or girl hotties? I tend to get a lot of both. Either way, that's pretty great. Thanks for the mention.

It in fact worked out supremely well (I hope!), and I expect people enjoyed it.

I don't know about the guys; I was enjoying the girls. (Although, back in the day, that was more of a "from a distance" thing.)

Mellow....you too, eh? I was never a lady's man. Always insanely awkward around girls, tripping over my own feet, etc...Lasted through most of my adult life. Things are a bit different since I popped, but I'm not sure how much of that is my newfound manipulation ability, and how much is my newfound confidence.

I mean, I yell at people now....which is equivalent in weirdness to a certain leader of a certain Westboro Baptist Church waking up one morning and deciding gays really aren't so bad after all.

Not happening.

Sorry, went off on a tangent there. Hi, and welcome to the boards

Yeah, it was about that bad. Which especially sucks when you're planning a career around musicians and celebrities.

But no sweat now!

A belated Hello to Chimera and Mellow. I hope to meet you guys at some time.

Hi, Chimera and Mellow. I'm late welcoming you as well - blame my busy schedule. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving for the day off!

Welcome to the boards.

Kara? THE Kara?! Wow. I'm loving this place soooooooo much!

Seriously, what's the big deal? She's a porn star, that's it. She has no marketable skills, even as a nova, she just looks pretty, and look around people, most novas are just as hot.

Heh. I'm in the entertainment biz myself. Looking pretty can make you a mint.

Seriously? I get the same kinda vibe from her I get from LiberTeen: Both of them simply enjoy what--and who--they do, no rationalizations, no guilt trips, no feeling the need to apologize. I admit to watching more porn than I should (why yes I am a teenager!), and that comfort level goes a long way. You don't end up with this creepy, skanky feeling that somewhere off-screen there's this greasy, psychotic dirtbag keeping a gun on Kara, threatening to withhold her meth fix if she doesn't hurry up and do the fucking shoot, goddammit! And if she doesn't fucking smile and moan like she means it, she goes back in the fuckin' Crate!

Which is something I honestly can't say about most porn: A lot of it looks like it was made in a mill, with all the passion of a bunch of guys in a factory hoping to get their quota done and get the hell home for some beer.

Plus, I like her acting.

Simple minds, simple pleasures I suppose.

I keep reminding myself that Kara is ready, willing, and able to defend herself. Very able indeed.

I certainly hope your not referring to that grossly incompetent security entourage that's always following her around. She gets kidnapped like once a week.

Baseline security Buttercup. She gets what she pays for. Heh.

Yes, sugar, that is it. I'm hot and I use it without shame. It's an asset, just like being smart. And I think that a big part of why others like me is because I reach out to them as much as they reach toward me. I like people; I enjoy their company and their smiles. And that is the kind of thing that shines out and draws people to me.


I know. I have my reasons for having Rashard as my bodyguard. I have learned to defend myself, though.

And I should note, I haven't been kidnapped this week. Though I still have two days left, so stay tuned!

It's sugar today huh? Tomorrow it'll be 'sugah', and the day after back to 'sugar'. I hope you get a grasp on your accent one day.



Actually, the fact that you're apparently an easy lay and a porn star is what draws people to you. Your words are as empty as your life. You need the adulation because at the end of the day you leave behind a life that is filled with people who only desire you because you are beautiful, and you are readily accessible to anyone with an opnet connection.

You are not a person, just an image to be owned and a commodity to be purchased for the amusement of others. All your charity work and relief work (which are done only to shake your porn star image) do not make you a good person. It just makes you a mediocre person with an excellent publicist.

'Sugah' is a misspelling or meant I was using a voice-reader; I don't type with an accent.


You've barely talked to me, which hardly qualifies you to have an opinion about me. I could do to you what you just did to me, but I won't. I know I'm loved; I've seen it in the eyes of those who love me and I am satisfied. Instead of lowering myself to your level by being bitter and hateful, I'm going to focus on my life and what and who are important to me.

If you ever want to really get to know me, drop a line. Until I'm done with filming, I don't promise I'll have to time to meet with you, but I'll do my best to accommodate your schedule.

See? No apologies!

Thanks for the welcome Kara. Break a leg with the movie!

No. I am referring to here, verbally.

Preeeeeety much! Like Kara said, we both have certain assets that people find valuable, and it's ridiculous to assume that because somebody is good-looking, they should live their life in cloister because brains are the only quality worth possessing. That's just dumb. Some people are talented with the arts, some people with sciences, some people are especially good with people or animals, some people are brilliant, and some people look quite good. I like to think that I'm more than just a pretty face, myself, but it would be playing dumb to overlook the fact that people are attracted to me. I don't use what I have to contribute to the destruction of the planet or the people on it, I use what little power I have to help people and advance social causes I feel to be right, and I encourage and try to help other people to enjoy their life. And in the process, I have a lot of fun and get to enjoy being who I am. What could possibly be wrong with that?

I've written this twice now, and it sounds so negative, and I don't mean it that way. But a serious question: doesn't the fact that they're attracted to you because the lump of quantum-charged tissue in your head is forcing them to be make you uncomfortable?

This is an idea I still struggle with. A friend and I have discussed this idea at some length, and I guess for me, the jury is still out. Practically speaking, it shouldn't matter, of course. After all, should compulsory attraction by node be any more of a concern than compulsory attraction by simple good genetics? Some people are just better looking than others, and they get treated better for it. It was something I didn't feel comfortable with as a baseline, and now that my own powers of attraction have been so greatly increased, so has the problem.

On the other hand, the attraction is, by its very nature, quite natural. It doesn't make me feel bad that people are attracted to me, and they certainly don't seem to mind. It's only when people use their magnetism to hurt people that it really becomes a concern for me. There are novas out there who use their charm to destroy people. When I consider the immensity of the burden on my shoulders and the knowledge of the harm I could do, sometimes I'm sent reeling. The truth is, I try not to think on it too much. Living in such a way that I don't hurt others with my abilities is easy, but pondering how easily I could do otherwise is what really troubles me.

I don't think it's always like that, though. Sometimes, it gives you the knowledge you need to come across better, or makes you healthier, whatever. It isn't just a big old pulse saying, "Like me! Like me!" At least, not all the time.

I guess I'm saying: it modifies you as much as other people.

Doesn't that make it more frightening, not less? I mean, not only are other people's reactions to you inherently and severely skewed, but you can't even be sure how much of yourself isn't involuntarily adapting to suit the needs of other people around you?