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[X] "FOR PONY!"
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Hmm.

Reminds me of this:

You can't parse [X]HTML with regex. Because HTML can't be parsed by regex. Regex is not a tool that can be used to correctly parse HTML. As I have answered in HTML-and-regex questions here so many times before, the use of regex will not allow you to consume HTML. Regular expressions are a tool that is insufficiently sophisticated to understand the constructs employed by HTML. HTML is not a regular language and hence cannot be parsed by regular expressions. Regex queries are not equipped to break down HTML into its meaningful parts. so many times but it is not getting to me. Even enhanced irregular regular expressions as used by Perl are not up to the task of parsing HTML. You will never make me crack. HTML is a language of sufficient complexity that it cannot be parsed by regular expressions. Even Jon Skeet cannot parse HTML using regular expressions. Every time you attempt to parse HTML with regular expressions, the unholy child weeps the blood of virgins, and Russian hackers pwn your webapp. Parsing HTML with regex summons tainted souls into the realm of the living. HTML and regex go together like love, marriage, and ritual infanticide. The <center> cannot hold it is too late. The force of regex and HTML together in the same conceptual space will destroy your mind like so much watery putty. If you parse HTML with regex you are giving in to Them and their blasphemous ways which doom us all to inhuman toil for the One whose Name cannot be expressed in the Basic Multilingual Plane, he comes. HTML-plus-regexp will liquify the nerves of the sentient whilst you observe, your psyche withering in the onslaught of horror. Rege̿̔̉x-based HTML parsers are the cancer that is killing StackOverflow it is too late it is too late we cannot be saved the trangession of a chi͡ld ensures regex will consume all living tissue (except for HTML which it cannot, as previously prophesied) dear lord help us how can anyone survive this scourge using regex to parse HTML has doomed humanity to an eternity of dread torture and security holes using regex as a tool to process HTML establishes a breach between this world and the dread realm of c͒ͪo͛ͫrrupt entities (like SGML entities, but more corrupt) a mere glimpse of the world of regex parsers for HTML will instantly transport a programmer's consciousness into a world of ceaseless screaming, he comes, the pestilent slithy regex-infection will devour your HTML parser, application and existence for all time like Visual Basic only worse he comes he comes do not fight he com̡e̶s, ̕h̵is un̨ho͞ly radiańcé destro҉ying all enli̍̈́̂̈́ghtenment, HTML tags lea͠ki̧n͘g fr̶ǫm ̡yo͟ur eye͢s̸ ̛l̕ik͏e liquid pain, the song of re̸gular expression parsing will extinguish the voices of mortal man from the sphere I can see it can you see ̲͚̖͔̙î̩́t̲͎̩̱͔́̋̀ it is beautiful the final snuffing of the lies of Man ALL IS LOŚ͖̩͇̗̪̏̈́T ALL IS LOST the pon̷y he comes he c̶̮omes he comes the ichor permeates all MY FACE MY FACE ᵒh god no NO NOO̼OO NΘ stop the an*̶͑̾̾̅ͫ͏̙̤g͇̫͛͆̾ͫ̑͆l͖͉̗̩̳̟̍ͫͥͨe̠̅s ͎a̧͈͖r̽̾̈́͒͑e not rè̑ͧ̌aͨl̘̝̙̃ͤ͂̾̆ ZA̡͊͠͝LGΌ ISͮ̂҉̯͈͕̹̘̱ TO͇̹̺ͅƝ̴ȳ̳ TH̘Ë͖́̉ ͠P̯͍̭O̚N̐Y̡ H̸̡̪̯ͨ͊̽̅̾̎Ȩ̬̩̾͛ͪ̈́̀́͘ ̶̧̨̱̹̭̯ͧ̾ͬC̷̙̲̝͖ͭ̏ͥͮ͟Oͮ͏̮̪̝͍M̲̖͊̒ͪͩͬ̚̚͜Ȇ̴̟̟͙̞ͩ͌͝S̨̥̫͎̭ͯ̿̔̀ͅ
 
Xon said:
Hmm.

Reminds me of this:

You can't parse [X]HTML with regex. Because HTML can't be parsed by regex. Regex is not a tool that can be used to correctly parse HTML. As I have answered in HTML-and-regex questions here so many times before, the use of regex will not allow you to consume HTML. Regular expressions are a tool that is insufficiently sophisticated to understand the constructs employed by HTML. HTML is not a regular language and hence cannot be parsed by regular expressions. Regex queries are not equipped to break down HTML into its meaningful parts. so many times but it is not getting to me. Even enhanced irregular regular expressions as used by Perl are not up to the task of parsing HTML. You will never make me crack. HTML is a language of sufficient complexity that it cannot be parsed by regular expressions. Even Jon Skeet cannot parse HTML using regular expressions. Every time you attempt to parse HTML with regular expressions, the unholy child weeps the blood of virgins, and Russian hackers pwn your webapp. Parsing HTML with regex summons tainted souls into the realm of the living. HTML and regex go together like love, marriage, and ritual infanticide. The <center> cannot hold it is too late. The force of regex and HTML together in the same conceptual space will destroy your mind like so much watery putty. If you parse HTML with regex you are giving in to Them and their blasphemous ways which doom us all to inhuman toil for the One whose Name cannot be expressed in the Basic Multilingual Plane, he comes. HTML-plus-regexp will liquify the nerves of the sentient whilst you observe, your psyche withering in the onslaught of horror. Rege̿̔̉x-based HTML parsers are the cancer that is killing StackOverflow it is too late it is too late we cannot be saved the trangession of a chi͡ld ensures regex will consume all living tissue (except for HTML which it cannot, as previously prophesied) dear lord help us how can anyone survive this scourge using regex to parse HTML has doomed humanity to an eternity of dread torture and security holes using regex as a tool to process HTML establishes a breach between this world and the dread realm of c͒ͪo͛ͫrrupt entities (like SGML entities, but more corrupt) a mere glimpse of the world of regex parsers for HTML will instantly transport a programmer's consciousness into a world of ceaseless screaming, he comes, the pestilent slithy regex-infection will devour your HTML parser, application and existence for all time like Visual Basic only worse he comes he comes do not fight he com̡e̶s, ̕h̵is un̨ho͞ly radiańcé destro҉ying all enli̍̈́̂̈́ghtenment, HTML tags lea͠ki̧n͘g fr̶ǫm ̡yo͟ur eye͢s̸ ̛l̕ik͏e liquid pain, the song of re̸gular expression parsing will extinguish the voices of mortal man from the sphere I can see it can you see ̲͚̖͔̙î̩́t̲͎̩̱͔́̋̀ it is beautiful the final snuffing of the lies of Man ALL IS LOŚ͖̩͇̗̪̏̈́T ALL IS LOST the pon̷y he comes he c̶̮omes he comes the ichor permeates all MY FACE MY FACE ᵒh god no NO NOO̼OO NΘ stop the an*̶͑̾̾̅ͫ͏̙̤g͇̫͛͆̾ͫ̑͆l͖͉̗̩̳̟̍ͫͥͨe̠̅s ͎a̧͈͖r̽̾̈́͒͑e not rè̑ͧ̌aͨl̘̝̙̃ͤ͂̾̆ ZA̡͊͠͝LGΌ ISͮ̂҉̯͈͕̹̘̱ TO͇̹̺ͅƝ̴ȳ̳ TH̘Ë͖́̉ ͠P̯͍̭O̚N̐Y̡ H̸̡̪̯ͨ͊̽̅̾̎Ȩ̬̩̾͛ͪ̈́̀́͘ ̶̧̨̱̹̭̯ͧ̾ͬC̷̙̲̝͖ͭ̏ͥͮ͟Oͮ͏̮̪̝͍M̲̖͊̒ͪͩͬ̚̚͜Ȇ̴̟̟͙̞ͩ͌͝S̨̥̫͎̭ͯ̿̔̀ͅ
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WTF?!
 
Xon said:
Hmm.

Reminds me of this:

You can't parse [X]HTML with regex. Because HTML can't be parsed by regex. Regex is not a tool that can be used to correctly parse HTML. As I have answered in HTML-and-regex questions here so many times before, the use of regex will not allow you to consume HTML. Regular expressions are a tool that is insufficiently sophisticated to understand the constructs employed by HTML. HTML is not a regular language and hence cannot be parsed by regular expressions. Regex queries are not equipped to break down HTML into its meaningful parts. so many times but it is not getting to me. Even enhanced irregular regular expressions as used by Perl are not up to the task of parsing HTML. You will never make me crack. HTML is a language of sufficient complexity that it cannot be parsed by regular expressions. Even Jon Skeet cannot parse HTML using regular expressions. Every time you attempt to parse HTML with regular expressions, the unholy child weeps the blood of virgins, and Russian hackers pwn your webapp. Parsing HTML with regex summons tainted souls into the realm of the living. HTML and regex go together like love, marriage, and ritual infanticide. The <center> cannot hold it is too late. The force of regex and HTML together in the same conceptual space will destroy your mind like so much watery putty. If you parse HTML with regex you are giving in to Them and their blasphemous ways which doom us all to inhuman toil for the One whose Name cannot be expressed in the Basic Multilingual Plane, he comes. HTML-plus-regexp will liquify the nerves of the sentient whilst you observe, your psyche withering in the onslaught of horror. Rege̿̔̉x-based HTML parsers are the cancer that is killing StackOverflow it is too late it is too late we cannot be saved the trangession of a chi͡ld ensures regex will consume all living tissue (except for HTML which it cannot, as previously prophesied) dear lord help us how can anyone survive this scourge using regex to parse HTML has doomed humanity to an eternity of dread torture and security holes using regex as a tool to process HTML establishes a breach between this world and the dread realm of c͒ͪo͛ͫrrupt entities (like SGML entities, but more corrupt) a mere glimpse of the world of regex parsers for HTML will instantly transport a programmer's consciousness into a world of ceaseless screaming, he comes, the pestilent slithy regex-infection will devour your HTML parser, application and existence for all time like Visual Basic only worse he comes he comes do not fight he com̡e̶s, ̕h̵is un̨ho͞ly radiańcé destro҉ying all enli̍̈́̂̈́ghtenment, HTML tags lea͠ki̧n͘g fr̶ǫm ̡yo͟ur eye͢s̸ ̛l̕ik͏e liquid pain, the song of re̸gular expression parsing will extinguish the voices of mortal man from the sphere I can see it can you see ̲͚̖͔̙î̩́t̲͎̩̱͔́̋̀ it is beautiful the final snuffing of the lies of Man ALL IS LOŚ͖̩͇̗̪̏̈́T ALL IS LOST the pon̷y he comes he c̶̮omes he comes the ichor permeates all MY FACE MY FACE ᵒh god no NO NOO̼OO NΘ stop the an*̶͑̾̾̅ͫ͏̙̤g͇̫͛͆̾ͫ̑͆l͖͉̗̩̳̟̍ͫͥͨe̠̅s ͎a̧͈͖r̽̾̈́͒͑e not rè̑ͧ̌aͨl̘̝̙̃ͤ͂̾̆ ZA̡͊͠͝LGΌ ISͮ̂҉̯͈͕̹̘̱ TO͇̹̺ͅƝ̴ȳ̳ TH̘Ë͖́̉ ͠P̯͍̭O̚N̐Y̡ H̸̡̪̯ͨ͊̽̅̾̎Ȩ̬̩̾͛ͪ̈́̀́͘ ̶̧̨̱̹̭̯ͧ̾ͬC̷̙̲̝͖ͭ̏ͥͮ͟Oͮ͏̮̪̝͍M̲̖͊̒ͪͩͬ̚̚͜Ȇ̴̟̟͙̞ͩ͌͝S̨̥̫͎̭ͯ̿̔̀ͅ
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Aha!

So Zalgo was Tony the Pony all this time?

It all makes sense now! :V
 
[X] Charge into the bulding shoulder first to break down the door.
-[X] run like hell to the ritual room killing anything demonic on the way
-[X] yell "WAAAAAAGH!!!"

Orky problem solving procedures for the win!
 
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    • The urge to let loose a 'WAAAARRRGH' at the top of you theoretical lungs crosses your mind. Then you remember what happened the last time you utilised a war cry from that particular, hopefully entirely fictional, universe. Perhaps this time it would be best not to tempt fate.

    You do need a war-cry though. To warn Lucas you're coming in if nothing else. And on that note....

    "FOR PONY!" You charge the door head first.

    CRACK

    "Aaiiie!" Diana, still under your arm, covers her head with her arms to try and defend herself from the rain of splinters. The door itself, mostly intact but missing chunks around where the hinges were, folds inwards concertina style and lands with a thump.

    "I could get used to having you around." Freyja comments lightly, admiring your handiwork for a moment. You don't pause longer than the couple of second you need to check your helm is still on straight and draw your sword. By necessity you have to drop your two charges to accomplish that.

    You scan the immediate area, sword raised. The door opened straight onto the front room. There's embers glowing in a fireplace in the outside wall, a threadbare rug thrown haphazardly between a small table with accompanying chairs and a semi circle of cushioned chairs that seem unused. Like the owner has been hoping to entertain but so far failed to attract any company to speak of.

    No crystalline horde trying to march over Nirn and destroy all in the name of their master. A good sign.

    You charge up the stairs at the back of the room next, like a bluish crystal blur of spiky motion. Leaving the three women rushing after you, Freyja in the lead.

    Another door dares to bar your way. You simply lower your head as you charge a second time. "FOR PONY!"

    The door poses no resistance, hurling itself open and smashing off the inside wall, and your excess momentum sends you careening into a chair. It splinters into matchwood, tangling your legs up. There's a single horrible weightless moment then you're flat on your face. The floorboards look fairly well kept, a nice sort of honey colour with a beautiful dark looping grain that runs down the length of each beam and....

    None of this is actually relevant. You scramble back upright.

    Lucas is crumpled up in a corner, like he's been blasted there by some kind of unrelenting force. The circle he described described is still glowing on the floor, all lines and symmetry and triangles. There's a hexagonal crystal jutting up from the middle of the circle, the top tapers sharply to a point and it's a dull greyish blue. You step closer, sword raised. The very tip of the point comes up to perhaps your knee if you're generous.
    obelisks seem to really like their priests, like a big non-sentient crystal puppy monument
    You don't see Sullinus.

    Looking at the miniature obelisk closer you think you can see the odd flash of colour deep inside the grey blue depths. Red maybe... a little bit of purple... deep fiery orange... a flash of silver. You tilt your helm quizzically. There's something there, something in the obelisk, some potential in there that would just require you to reach out and take it.

    Your hand is an inch away from the smooth crystal of the obelisk.

    [ ] Reach out for the potential you feel is there
    [ ] Reach out for the power already in the obelisk
    [ ] Stab it. Repeatedly. With all of your hate.

    Consider your options carefully, at least one of them is a trap. Write ins are restricted to embellishments to the set forth options on this vote. Have fun ;)
     
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    • [X] Stab it. Repeatedly. With all of your hate.

    We are a strong, independent crystal Daedra, and we don't need no obelisk power-boost.
     
    [X] Fight Order with Chaos!
    -[X] Smash your hand upon the miniature Obelisk and absorb it!
    --[X] Shout "Get in mah belly!"
     
    [X] Stab it. Repeatedly. With all of your hate.
    -[X] then burn it with fire and lightning
    -[X] then hack at it again while your mage friends blast it with magic and freya hacks at the circle
    -[X]then burn the room down with lots and lots of fire just to be sure.
     
    [X] Stab it. Repeatedly. With all of your hate.
    -[X] then burn it with fire and lightning
    -[X] then hack at it again while your mage friends blast it with magic and freya hacks at the circle
    -[X]then burn the room down with lots and lots of fire just to be sure.
     
    [X] Stab it. Repeatedly. With all of your hate.
    -[X] then burn it with fire and lightning
    -[X] then hack at it again while your mage friends blast it with magic and freya hacks at the circle
    -[X]then burn the room down with lots and lots of fire just to be sure.
     
    [X] Get the Fuck out of the room. Ask the girls to destroy it.
    -[X] With all of their hate.
    --[X] They can borrow some of yours if they need it.
     
    [ ] Reach out for the power already in the obelisk
    [X] Reach out for the potential you feel is there

    What Time is to     happening shine
     
    [X] Reach out for the power already in the obelisk

    A little order but not too much.
     
    So, from what I can gather, this pylon is probably sheogorath-corrupted. The existing power seems Orderly, the potential seems Chaotic.

    Thus, taking the power involves aligning ourselves with Jyggalag, taking the potential involves aligning us with Sheogorath, and smashing it is a refutation of both.

    This is undercut somewhat by the invisitext-voice-of-fuck-knows-what wanting the existing power, rather than the potential, as one might expect.

    The "destroy with all of your hate" option is a little concerningly worded, and exactly where you'd put the trap if you were designing this scenario as a trap.


    All in all, there really isn't enough data to solve it, so I'm going to vote with my gut.

    [X] Stab it. Repeatedly. With all of your hate.
    -[X] Ask the others to see to the wounded man.

    Dark as Silver said:
    [X] Get the Fuck out of the room. Ask the girls to destroy it.
    -[X] With all of their hate.
    --[X] They can borrow some of yours if they need it.
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    Inadmissible vote. We can only embellish, not add new options.
    Kyrina said:
    Good vote, like it, it made me chuckle but... uh

    I won't be counting it. Sorry :(
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    Dark as Silver said:
    Why? I'm embellishing
    [] Stab it. Repeatedly. With all of your hate.
    by asking someone else to do it for me.
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    Hm. I was the impression that we could add stuff, but not choose an essentially different course of action than those presented, and that looked to me like the latter.

    @Kyrina, is that close enough to count as an embellishment, or a different option?
     
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