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(The following scroll was discovered tucked into a copy of Kakita's The Sword. Its writer has never been traced, and must therefore be presumed to be still alive as, were he to be found, he would certainly be killed.)

Courage and honor are like a bridge. You never know their true strength until they are tested, and then they either crumble or bear you across.
Samurai say that the honor of a Ronin is worthless, that they are creatures worse than Eta, animals that can be trusted to do nothing but cause terrible violence. Villains to be cut down on sight.
I say that it is the Samurai who are weak. They hide behind their families and their alliances, living in their high-walled castles and feeding off the toil of the common folk. They do not understand the world they rule. They do not know what it means to survive. They praise the virtues of Bushido: Honesty, Compassion, Courage, Sincerity, Duty, Courtesy, Honor, but do they understand them? Listen well to my words.
How can a man be Honest when his words are not his own? When a Samurai parrots the words of his lord, he is but a puppet, and Honesty is impossible. To be Honest with oneself, and true to your own desires, that is the Honesty of a Ronin.
Compassion? The Samurai go out of their way to assist one another within their family or clan and call it Compassion. Tell me when a Lion has stooped to help a Crane, or a Scorpion has gone out of his way to assist an impoverished Phoenix. To help one within your family is not Compassion, it is simply looking out for yourself and cementing alliances. When a traveling Ronin meets a stranger and shares his meal with no thought of reward, that is the Compassion of a Ronin.
What is Courage? To the great armies of the clans, Courage is easy. But what is Courage when victory is assured? What does it mean to die for a cause when it is certain others will carry the tales of your glory? To deny the employment of a wicked master and face cold and starvation, to die in a shallow grave for a worthy cause no one will ever remember--that is the Courage of a Ronin.
And Sincerity. A Samurai's word is the same as his action? Prove this to me, for I have yet to see it. A man on his own must be as good as his word, or he will swiftly find that the world has no use for him. That is the Sincerity of a Ronin.
Duty? To be responsible for the consequences one is born into? The Samurai live a life of wealth and privilege. The only consequences are those they throw upon themselves. A wave-man must live with the consequences of his actions every second, for at any moment his aberrant existence may be thrown into peril and only his past deeds will serve to prove him worthy. That is the Duty of a Ronin.
But what of courtesy? Are not Ronin uncouth and discourteous? Do we not spurn the polite society that the Samurai have built and laugh at the works of the clans? Perhaps. I know I have. But why should we not? The Samurai do the same to us. Courtesy breeds courtesy, and respect can grow only in its own soil. That is the Courtesy of a Ronin.
Honor?
There are those who say that the Ronin have no honor.
I have no argument.
Except to say that those who say such things are blind and ignorant fools.
Our actions speak for themselves.
Each wave-man is his own legend.
That is the Honor of a Ronin.
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With key Greek city-states in submission, Philip II turned to Sparta; an anecdote has it that Philip sent a message to Sparta saying, "You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city. If I enter Laconia I will level Sparta to the ground." The Spartans responded with the single, terse reply: "If". Philip and Alexander would both leave them alone.

My Interests

Anime, Manga, Role-Playing Games, Star Wars, Swords, Pepsi-Cola, Asia, Literature, Movies, Angel, Video Games, Comics, Music...And, of course, finding new ways to piss off "The Man".

I'd like to meet:

"What is the Divine Pursuit of the One True Love?

It is an acknowledgment that you are searching for the one person who is your absolute, 100% perfect companion. This person need not be "perfect", that's an impossibility. This person is simply the one who absolutely compliments your very being, and you absolutely compliment theirs.

Being a follower in said divine pursuit is not a religious affiliation It is simply an undeniable statement, that you are standing up for what you truly believe in.

There is such a thing as a one true love.

Being a "follower" is quite the literal thing. You are not required to pay tribute or tithe to any one god or goddess, nor to a pantheon of them. The only thing required of you is an honorable and just pursuit of your one true love.

You will not allow any minor obstacles get in your way. You are not Romeo, nor are you Juliet, and the world is not a tragedy. If two people are truly determined, and truly love one another? They can conquer all.

You will not debase or degrade yourself for the sake of "love". Anyone who requires such an action does not truly love you, and chances are they never will.

You will conduct yourself in a way becoming that of a truly honorable gentleman or lady. You will not resort to lies, deceit, or treachery to achieve your goal. What sort of message would you be sending to the one you love if you only show that you are willing to be deceptive to gain their hand?

If you are in direct competition with another being for the hand of your love, you will treat them with as much respect as you, yourself, deserve. If you truly believe you are the better, more suited person, then your own actions should speak for you and make the decision obvious. Spite and rage only make the decision against you easier. We may be reckless, we may make rash decisions, but above all, we are honorable. We are just. And we are infinitely more loving than the average human being. We are the followers in the divine pursuit of the One True Love, and under penalty of pain or death, we will not waver in our search.

True love conquers all.

If you at all agree with this, feel free to post it somewhere on your MySpace, with a simple credit to the author. I hope these words strike a chord, and that I'm not the only idiot on the Internet to think these things hold merit.

While the following is truly directed at solely one person... I would appreciate it if everyone told me this... if these words mean something at all to you, especially coming from me? Please, tell me. Let me know, in the greatest of detail, what you think.

Thank you, and good luck to all." - Peter Floros Mouzes Molski, [email protected]

Music:

I'll listen to almost anything, here's a huge portion of my list:

Queen, Limp Bizkit, 2Pac, KoRn, Dir en grey, Staind, Will Smith, Voltaire, Bad Religion, Billy Joel, Stonesour, Slipknot, Stabbing Westward, The Oddz, Haley Bennett, Rammstein, Selig, Static-X, Mudvayne, DMX, Xzibit, Eminem, Black Eyed Peas, Cascada, Misey Signals, Imogen Heap, Mindless Self Indulgence, Adema, Drowning Pool, Cold, The Witch, PIERROT, Hinoi TEAM, Linkin Park, Fort Minor, Run DMC, Rev. Run, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, 10 Years, Disturbed, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Mars Volta, The Protomen, Killswitch Engage, The Black Mages, Miyavi, Evanescence, Tsunami Bomb, Marilyn Manson, Godsmack, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dope, 10,000 Maniacs, A Perfect Circle, Apocalyptica, Belly, Better Than Ezra, Bjork, Blue Oyster Cult, Bond, Butterfly Boucher, Chris Cornell, Cirque du Soleil, Clannad, Conjure One, Dead Can Dance, Delerium, Dido, Dresden Dolls, Emm Gryner, Fiona Apple, Flogging Molly, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, Garbage, George Winston, Jewel, Jimmy Eat World, Joan Osborne, K's Choice, Ladytron, L'ame Immortale, Loreena McKennit, Metallica, Modest Mouse, Mogwai, Orbital, Pearl Jam, PJ Harvey, Portishead, Smashing Pumpkins, Suzanne Vega, System of a Down, The Cardigans, The Cranberries, They Might Be Giants, Tool, Tori Amos, Zoë Keating, Union Underground, Rob Zombie, and old school ICP.

Television:

Current Series: Midsomer Murders, Burn Notice, Eureka, Kyle XY, Bones, Psych, Scrubs, House, Stargate: Atlantis, Reaper, Dr. Who, Torchwood, NCIS, Heroes, Jericho, Attack of the Show, and Hogan Knows Best.

Books:

J.R.R. Tolkien and Philip Pullman own. But there are hundreds of thousands of good books out there, ranging from fiction to fact, from historical to philosophical, from manga to roleplaying, from...Well, I guess you get it. Reading's good, and I do it as much as I can between everything else.

Heroes:


Spartan King Leonidas!
King Kashu Arnague, the King of Kings.
David Xanatos!
Legendary Eric Bischoff
Detective John McClane, motherfucker!
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby.
The King of Southtown
Captain Hector Barbossa.
Samuel L. Jackson, motherfucker!
A man called Hawk.
Tupac Amaru Shakur: 1971-1996, RIP.
Terry Tate: Office Linebacker!
Mr. T: So strong, he pitied away cancer.
The Immortal Hulk Hogan
My Tag-Team Partner, and long lost brother, Nicholas James Troyer.
Silent Bob/Kevin Smith.
Tony Soprano.
The genius that is Nero Wolfe
Dr. Perry Cox.
The InFredible D!
Last and foremost, the inspiration for almost anything I've ever wanted to do involving music, Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen.

My Blog

~*~ Forgot What I Was About. ~*~

Apparently, over the last year or so, the people in my life forgot what I'm all about. Hell, maybe even I got caught up in the laughter so much, I forgot a little about what I'm all about. Some people...
Posted by The Walk on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:44:00 PST

~*~ The Blues. ~*~

I find myself not doing a lot these past couple of weeks, so I devote a lot of my time to thought. A lot of it is at night, here just looking out the window, and waxing philosophy with myself. Why thi...
Posted by The Walk on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:08:00 PST

~*~ The October Update: Reflections. ~*~

It's been a while since I've updated, but believe me, that's not because I didn't want to. Quite honestly, it's just taken a month and a half to build up anything of dramatic interest. I've been very ...
Posted by The Walk on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:23:00 PST

~*~ Its A Celebration, Bitches!! ~*~

First thing I wanna say is: "WHAT?! Y'all can't fuck with us!!"Haha! It's been too long since I updated, not since bein' in Florida, and man do I have stories to tell. Lemme tell you all though, no ma...
Posted by The Walk on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:57:00 PST

~*~ Metrocon 2007 ~*~

~*~ Metrocon 2007 ~*~Metrocon 5 was easily the largest Metrocon so far, and easily the most stressful for me I've had. This time, stress didn't entirely come from the people I roomed with, but also b...
Posted by The Walk on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:20:00 PST

~*~ Yippee-Ki-Yay, Motherfucker!! ~*~

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for that pre-con update, comin' to you straight from Walker Pennington (me). As you've probably noticed, my entries have been drying up lately...that is to say, they're...
Posted by The Walk on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:54:00 PST

~*~ Fire It Up! C'MON!! ~*~

Man, I had a wicked dream last night...I dreamed that, for whatever reason, I stopped by the Drive-In. Now, I don't remember the dream leading up to the events, but here I was with my little brother, ...
Posted by The Walk on Tue, 29 May 2007 02:07:00 PST

~*~ Season Finale ~*~

A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program. A season finale will frequently contain cliffhangers to be resolved in the next season. Other times a season finale will wrap ...
Posted by The Walk on Wed, 23 May 2007 01:19:00 PST

~*~ Reply To Toolbox. ~*~

Boy, what a drama queen, Seamak...couldn't just let it lie until negotiations, could you? Well, that's ok. For anyone confused about what's going on, check out my most recent Myspace blog in the comme...
Posted by The Walk on Thu, 10 May 2007 01:25:00 PST

~*~ Bring The Motherfucker Back! ~*~

Man, things back and forth all these months, sorry for the lack of updates. Likewise, sorry for my limited hang-out times to all those hoping, during people-hours I'm very nearly unavailable. The time...
Posted by The Walk on Sat, 05 May 2007 03:08:00 PST