Vaughan Prachniak

Here's my time for the challenge. Sorry if my screenshot isn't readable had a hard time getting Roblox to work on my phone. ‪@Lawsongamez802‬

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

Vaughan Prachniak

‪@Lawsongamez802‬ Harold's Submission for the Zombie Challenge

"Hello, while I'm not much of an expert on surviving in the wilderness when under zombie attack, I managed to find someone who is."

*Harold Turns and Motions Over Lorenzo From The Ridonculous Race*

"Thankfully Lorenzo here is an expert in these thanks to his video game experience. Lorenzo be a dear and walk everyone through how to survive in the apocalypse and also show off some zombie killing moves!"

"Will do Harold!" says Lorenzo as he waves to everyone.

"Welcome everyone to my story:
Surviving A Zombie Apocalypse the Lorenzo Way!"


*Lorenzo Steps Up to A Microphone Placed on the Edge Of A Building's Roof*

What to do in the unlikely, but not impossible, scenario of a zombie apocalypse running its way over the entirety of the world's population. First up, we get the hell out of Dodge in a hurry! Gather up only unperishable food items and a few handheld weapons. We make a beeline to the countryside, sticking around in the city will either see us swarmed immediately or trapped with no hope of escaping. Once in the rural areas, we stick to foot travel as driving a vehicle any longer will not only be noisy but also consume limited gas resources. Still, we could siphon the remaining gas tank contents to use as a fuel source for a fire just in case.
Once in the countryside, we'll want to pick a secluded spot, preferably in a mountain range or an isolated valley tucked away down a beaten path.
Once here, we want to set up a defensible perimeter akin to sturdy walls, giving off the appearance of a fort, complete with a few guard towers to watch for the approach of any unwanted intruders, whether alive or dead. But we'll also want to set up a few barricade traps on the approach to buy us those few precious seconds that could make the difference between making it out alive or going down in a blaze of glory.
Once the home base is operational, we need to start prioritizing developing our food resources, including growing crops and finding a freshwater source. Without a sustainable source of food and water, we won't be able to survive. While doing that, we'll also want to set up some target practice areas and a training gym. This will help train our bodies to be better at not only fighting off zombies but also invading marauders. Training your aim will also help in those situations where melee just isn't gonna cut it and you need to take down those flesh-eating meatbags with some well-placed head trauma!
Once the home base is operational, and you have multiple exit strategies prepared just in case the loss of the home base becomes a distinct possibility, you will need to venture out whether to hunt something to supply yourself with fresh meat or fur for potential clothing, patrolling the perimeter and picking off any unwanted pests, scavenging any resource you may need to make you life easier but also you need to make connections with other survivors if you want to survive.
I know, I know, take it from a guy who hates socializing just as much as the next angsty teenager, but it's a fact of life that surviving on your own is not only incredibly difficult but also incredibly draining mentally. You will need help, and you need to make sure it's from a trustworthy source. You can start by finding another community and setting up a trade agreement if they have something you need and you have something they want, or you can rescue other survivors still trapped by roaming zombies. In any case, if you can vet them with a questionnaire and judge their character and interactions while out taking down zombies, I think you'll be alright. Remember, having a strong community will be the key to surviving this whole ordeal. Once you have that, you guys will be unstoppable as long as you train everyone, keep them nourished and on their toes, so everyone's on the same page whenever something goes down.
Okay, so that was a lot of information I just threw at you right there, so let's simplify it down here into some steps.

*While Talking, Lorenzo Starts Poring Gasoline From Multiple Gas Canisters Over the Side of the Building*

1. Move fast with only essentials into the countryside or any rural area away from major cities.
2. Set up a base of operations away from the public eye that still offers the chance for fortification and also escape options should things go wrong.
3. Once the base is up and running, focus on self-sufficiency and self-reliance by training in areas you know you're lacking but also areas that are key to survival. (Ex. Scavenging, fighting, cardio, marksmanship, hunting, etc.)
4. Once you're confident the home site is up to snuff, branch out into the world and find resources you're lacking, but also find other people you trust.
5. Build a community by recruiting other survivors or through trade agreements with other communities while also taking down as many zombies to keep everyone safe.
6. Lastly but most importantly, I can't believe I forgot this until now, have fun doing it! If you aren't having fun out here, then there's no way you'll be able to stay alive for long. Keeping that positive and loose feeling about you will not only motivate others but also keep you from dwelling too long on the negative emotions that threaten to overwhelm us every day. So stay positive, but also most importantly...

*Lorenzo Steps Back From the Microphone and Out of View As The Camera Pulls Back to Show He Was On Top of A Music Store and Surrounded by Zombies All Gnawing Up At Him As If Entranced By His Words*

*Lorenzo Steps Back into Frame With His Guitar Plugged into an Amplifier*

......Remember to Rock On Out There!

*Lorenzo Starts Shredding and Ripping Off Massive Chords On His Guitar*

*As the Zombies Become More Agitated, Lorenzo Steps On A Foot Pedal Next To Him, Which Triggers Firework Displays Set Up On The Building's Roof To Start Going Off, With Half Shooting Up into the Sky Illuminating the Night Sky With Vibrant Colors*

*Simultaneously, The Other Half Is Launched Towards the Crowd of Zombies Standing In Pools of Gasoline He Poured Earlier*

*The Crowd of Zombies Start Flailing About As They Start Burning Their Already Rotting Flesh, Starting To Blacken and Char As They Fall to the Ground*

*The Orange Flames Start to Grow As Lorenzo's Guitar Solo Finishes as the Air Fills With The Rather Rank Mixture of Gasoline, Burning Flesh, and Rotting Corpses*

Looks like it's time to exit stage left before the whole building comes down! Rock on, my fellow survivors! I hope to run across you in the future!

*Lorenzo Unplugs His Guitar and Runs to the Edge of the Building as He Uses it as A Makeshift Zipline Across A Telephone Wire to Slide Down to a Building Across the Street as He Scampers Down to the Ground and Out of the City Towards the Crumbling Motel the Losers had been staying at as the Music Store Collapses to the Ground Under the Strain of the Flames Weakening Its Foundation*

1 week ago | [YT] | 1

Vaughan Prachniak

‪@Lawsongamez802‬ May I present the Harold 2000! Took the existing Xbox controller and updated it with a little extra pizazz of my own likeness and added in a special feature, the red button! Press that and you can send an instant kill command to any console of your choosing, say a rival who's been dominating you all game? One click from that bad boy and it'll lock onto you chosen target and switch off their system in real time allowing you to claim glory on the virtual battlefield! Hope you like it!

(Sorry my artistic capabilities are still lacking, but I did my best and I'm proud of it!)

1 month ago | [YT] | 3

Vaughan Prachniak

Now that the DC4 season has ended and I've had a day or so to digest the finale, I'm ready to give my final rankings for the season as it stands right now. First my thoughts on the final four and then the list will be down below. As always Spoilers for those who haven't watched the final episodes to this point:

4th Place: Hannah - I think this was a good place for her to finish as her plotline had run its course for the most part and I'm glad her and Logan patched things up before they left for the season. I wouldn't be upset to see them as a couple down the road but it did kind of come out of nowhere and it probably makes more sense if they're just friends.

3rd Place: Anastasia - Makes sense that she didn't win due to her aggressive playstyle rubbing some of the jurors the wrong way which ultimately was her undoing. She was a great villain/anti-hero to watch on screen and I'm glad her and Melissa are going to continue their relationship outside of the show. I'm a fan of hers and have her as my highest female contestant for the season for a reason. She has fallen down to third best though.

Runner - Up: Jade - Personally I think she would've made a better winner than Logan as her reasons for winning were more fleshed out and she was a better gameplayer than Logan especially on the strategic side of things. Still she's a good character that has solidified herself as A tier for me. She's not the flashiest or the most charismatic, but she's a solid presence that you can't help but root for. She was always going to go far this season that was made clear in the first episode with that twist to go to the minigame with Isabel and she chose the smart option of the flint. I just wish they didn't wait until the second half of the season to explore her more as a person outside of gameplay.

Winner: Logan - I'm actually happy that my dumb jock managed to pull out the win after a majority of the community wrote him off as the first boot before the season even aired. We should've put two and two together with how similar he was to Wayne from the TD Reboot, both are athletes from Canada and are the happy-go-lucky dumb jocks. Despite that it was fun watching him find a way to get to the end while not being overly comfortable turning on allies throughout. I do give him the edge over Wayne because he has more emotional and strategic depth to him but he probably should've been the runner-up because his need to win wasn't as fleshed out as Jade's for one, and he was very wishy-washy when it came to strategy. Still he did what he had to do to make it to the end, whether it was winning challenges, turning on people when he had to (Zaid and Spencer), or overcoming his acquired fear of the water.
Do I think they could've written his character better especially in the merge phase? Yes.
Is he the best winner for the season? No.
But am I happy that my original winner pick did win? Yes.

Was this the best overall cast for the series? Yes. (This may be biased as this was the first season I watched live all the way through.)

Feel free to let me know your thoughts on the characters and the ending of the season down below. I'm open to opinions, but please be respectful of everyone's thoughts.

1 month ago | [YT] | 3

Vaughan Prachniak

‪@Lawsongamez802‬ Here's my score for the Green Team

1 month ago | [YT] | 28

Vaughan Prachniak

 @KingConnorDC  *Lorenzo's Hiding Plan*

*Lorenzo Starts Making His Way Down The Hallway From Room C Keeping His Eyes Out For "Alec" Along The Way*

*Lorenzo Arrives At The Kitchen And Peeks Inside Making Sure That The Coast Is Clear*

*Once Inside Lorenzo Will Help Barricade The Door With What Loose Items He Can Find Such As A Table, Chairs Or Other Easily Movable Items*

*Once Secured Lorenzo Will Use Bottled Water To Mask His Scent and Also Wash The Blood Off Of His Clothes Since I'm Sure "Alec" Is Attracted To That Scent*

*Lorenzo Will Then Hold Out There For As Long As The Challenge Requires Living Off Of The Food And Water Stored Within*

*Should "Alec" find them and try to break through the door, Lorenzo plans to climb up into the ventilation system and climb through the pathways and routinely move around to avoid being found*

*Eventually He'll End Up Above The Control Room Where He'll Hide Out And Listen In On Any Conversations Being Had By The Staff*

*Should "Alec" Find Him Then He'll Bust His Way Down Into The Control Room and Take His Chances That "Alec" will attack one of them more so than himself.*

1 month ago | [YT] | 16

Vaughan Prachniak

‪@therealTDjo‬

*Tape 14 Part 2 Story Submission Part 2*

"P-p-please...." he started to plead before Mini-Lorenzo once again raised his right hand and snapped again.

*The scene shifted to the wide-open room where the final six participants were gathered for the VR headset challenge. Lorenzo immediately recognized the place and ran into Rock's square and tried desperately to grab him before the trapdoor opened. Unfortunately, he phased through and tripped out of the square while Mini-Lorenzo was able to grab onto Rock and plummeted to the ground with him as the snapping sound of bones breaking echoed in Lorenzo's ears as he watched their bodies go limp like jelly with bones sticking out at various points.*



*Despite the injuries, Mini-Lorenzo mustered the strength to snap his fingers one more time and the scene returned to the rooftop as Lorenzo collapsed in a heap openly weeping after reliving the trauma he'd experienced over his time during the experiment. After a while his cries softened, and he wiped away a few remaining tears before wiping his nose on his left shirt sleeve. Bringing it away he noticed blood mixed in it remembering that was where Mini-Lorenzo was perched during the flashbacks. Lorenzo quickly raced over to his child form and knelt next to the unmoving and contorted form of what was once him, now taking the form more so of a half-eaten pretzel, crimson red blood still slowly seeping from the corpse.*



"I think I get it now." he whispered quietly to the corpse with a small, sad smile.



"I'm never going to get back what I once was. All my actions here and what I've seen has forever robbed me of my innocence, my naivete, and my optimistic outlook on life. But that doesn’t mean I need to be afraid of this new me!" he continued his monologue as he slowly picked up the corpse and walked over to the still opened roof hatch as he peered in and saw the flames had reached that floor and were nearing the ladder that led up to the roof.



"Whatever happens now, whether I live, or die won't change anything. I won't ever get back what I've lost. But maybe that's for the best, maybe now with this experience I can finally start living my life and not be held down by trivial matters! Thank you for opening my eyes little one, I know now who I’ve become, and I accept that person with all of his flaws."



*Lorenzo gives a soft, gentle kiss to the undamaged side of the corpse’s forehead before dropping it down the open hatch into the awaiting flames.*



"Good bye old friend, rest easy." he says softly as he grabs the hatch and closes it with a loud thud sealing the burning corpse away from the outside world.



*The scene then shifts back to present day as Lorenzo calmly walks over to the chain hanging from the roof and looking down he gives a determined look before grasping it firmly and pulling it up to the roof. Delilah watches him with interest as he gathers the chain up and turns around with his back facing the ledge and steps backwards onto it. Setting his feet, he gives a determined look and nod to Delilah before stepping back and descending the wall in a slow and methodic rappelling motion. Once he reaches the bottom of the chain he looks back up and watches as Delilah cautiously grabs the chain and slowly follows him down the chain with her eyes shut tight. Looking down again, Lorenzo realizes that there wasn’t anyway to help them easily get down.*



‘Of course, this would be the way this was set up! They’re probably hoping we’ll all die and there won’t be any loose ends to worry about moving forward! Too bad for them I don’t plan on both of us dying here!’ he thought with conviction before looking up at Delilah knowing what he was about to do was the only option they had left.



"Delilah! I think there’s only one way down for us!" he calls out over the wind getting her to momentarily open her eyes and look down at him.



"Whatever happens, thank you for getting this far with me, I'll see you on the other side!" he calls out confusing her as he smiles sadly before letting go of the chain and falling to the ground below.



‘Here goes nothing!’ was the last thought going through his mind before everything went black as his body contacted something hard.


*THUD!*



*FIN*



(Hey Jo! Just wanted to say how fun it was to be a part of this season, and how much I personally enjoyed participating as you pushed me to be the most creative version of myself I ever had to be when it came to these challenges. Not only that but you’ve also pushed my critical thinking skills to the max, which is great for my line of work so thanks for that as well! I hope I’ve done enough to survive into the final part, but if not, I just wanted to write this little note for you to let you know that you’re doing a great job with these seasons and that we as players really enjoy the thrill and challenges presented to us! Also, you can feel free to use the last bit of my story for your write up of the next part to reveal the fates of Lorenzo and Delilah if you want to. Can’t wait to see what happens in the final part of the season! Thanks again for accepting me and giving me a chance to participate in this awesome subseason universe! Later! – PRAK)

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

Vaughan Prachniak

‪@therealTDjo‬

*Tape 14 Part 2 Story Submission Part 1*



“Innocence Left, Clarity Gained” by Lorenzo Massimino


'What the hell are you!?'


*The words echoed in Lorenzo's head as he remembers the last glimpse of himself he caught in the reflection of the camera lens while giving his final confessional in the Quiet Room. His hair more disheveled than normal, his clothing stained with dried blood and torn in some places from his struggle with Jen earlier in the season, and his eyes showing nothing but cold resolve and annoyance.*


"When did I begin to change? What did I become?" he asked aloud to no one as he paced back and forth on a barren rooftop. A stiff cold wind blew past him bringing a scent of smoke with it.



"Maybe you already know, and you just won’t admit it to yourself." a small, innocent, younger, and yet all too familiar sounding voice replied startling Lorenzo as he turned briskly around and took in the view of the figure before him.



*The figure was only about half of Lorenzo's height and wore the same outfit as him minus the damage and blood stains. The figure's hair was only a messy bedhead instead of the disheveled incomprehensible mess that Lorenzo's currently was and yet Lorenzo knew exactly who this person was. It was....him just in child form.*



"I thought crap like this only happened in movies! But I can’t say that I can pinpoint the exact moment I became someone else." said Lorenzo in disbelief and confusion looking at the child version of himself...so lively...so vibrant and innocent....so angry! Wait a minute angry?




"You know the exact moment you stopped being who you were! You just don’t want to accept it!" the now angered Mini-Lorenzo spat with venom as he snapped his fingers and the scene around them shifted. Lorenzo found himself back in that enclosed tiny room with Bridgette, Raj, himself and the other participants back when 13 of them were still alive except the point of view was wrong, almost as if he was watching something on television.



*Lorenzo looked around and realized he was still in his body and that Mini-Lorenzo was perched on his left shoulder. He quickly ran over to the past version of himself to try and get its attention but was unable to do so as he phased right through his form and reappeared on the other side.*



"What the f--k?" he said as he tried it again this time only putting his right hand out towards the copy and watching it phase through its chest before appearing on the other side and pulling it back through.



"This s--t is weird! Even by this place's standards." he says as he steps back in front of the group and watched Hunter being singled out by the group for elimination. The past version of Lorenzo spoke his piece for the elimination, words that Lorenzo knew all too well.



"I vote for Number 12, Hunter, I think, based on the others' votes. Sorry, I'm just now learning your name."



"NO!" screamed Mini-Lorenzo startling him. He could only watch as Mini-Lorenzo jumped off his shoulder towards Hunter's head as the metallic clicking noise sounded and Lorenzo watched the metal ball come flying towards Hunter's head and went straight through Mini-Lorenzo's stomach and into Hunter's forehead killing the latter. Mini-Lorenzo then stood grasping his would with his left hand and raised up his right arm and snapped his fingers on his right hand.



*The scene shifts back to the rooftop as Lorenzo sees that Mini-Lorenzo was still bleeding from his wound slowly. He tried to rush forward and help his smaller self, but Mini-Lorenzo snapped his fingers quickly as the scene shifted again throwing Lorenzo from his feet.*



*Once everything had stabilized, Lorenzo found himself in one of the hallways inside of the hospital, Mini-Lorenzo once again perched on his shoulder staining it with blood. He hears footsteps growing louder behind him as he turns and watches as Jen and his past version both running towards him before both run through him distorting his body for a moment.*



"Ugh! That feeling is so cold and disorienting!" he exclaims as he turns and sees his past version holding an unconscious Jen in a chokehold and trying to snap her neck which fails.



*He approaches the two of them watching as Jen reawakens and starts trying to break free from his grip. Mini-Lorenzo jumps off and lands on Jen's head trying to break Lorenzo's grip but ends up getting his skull smashed against the hallway wall right before Jen's followed suit as she stopped struggling and Lorenzo watches his past form crumple to the floor weeping at what he'd done. That telltale snap occurred again as the scene quickly whirls back to the rooftop and now Mini-Lorenzo's form had a broken skull with exposed brain matter inside coupled with the still bleeding stomach wound. Lorenzo was just silently weeping unable to move or even say anything to him for a moment.*





⁨@therealTDjo⁩

2 months ago | [YT] | 1

Vaughan Prachniak

Sorry it's been a bit since I posted my thoughts on Disventure Camp: Carnival of Chaos as we've reached the final four of the season! Below are my rankings so far through 22 episodes and my thoughts on the four remaining contestants and the others that were eliminated since my last post which was the final 8 episode:

Anastasia - Definitely one of my favorites from this season as she's become more of an Anti-Hero than a straight up villain which I'm cool with since I tend to prefer them as characters to root for. I think she's got a great chance to make the final 3, but I don't know if she'll got further than that as I feel the jury isn't on her side for the most part as only Marissa is a sure fire vote for her of those already on the jury. However if she wins the final 3 challenge then she will be a fierce competitor to beat in the final 2 and has a good chance if its physical.

Hannah - I've got the sneaking suspicion she's gone at 4, but she does have some support on the jury and probably could get past that vote if she was matched up against Anastasia only. I think she for sure loses a vote against Logan or Jade. It was nice to see Hannah make up with Amelie and become more like herself before Amelie's elimination, but she's still complaining about the whole she didn't know what she was signing up for dialogue which gets annoying after awhile which is why she's my least favorite of those left. Still a decent character, but not my favorite.

Jade - My winner pick of those remaining as she's played the best game to this point of those in the game. Her decision to betray Isabel at 5 is not only a strategic masterclass to help her with the jury, as she now has an advocate on the jury more reliable than Spencer, but she's also put herself in Anastasia's good graces along with Logan which gives her votes to get past the final 4 barring a twist where the immunity winner has the sole vote to eliminate. She's not the biggest character, but I find her scenes enjoyable especially with her helping Logan overcome his fear of the water, and her enjoying the baby turtles hatching scenes. I fully expect her to make it to the Final 2 of the season where she'll compete for the win.

Logan - Still my favorite character of the season despite his wishy-washy voting strategy. He's made himself look really dumb, which he is, but also he's friends with a lot of those on the jury and can easily get past the vote if he has to be subjected to it. While I want him to win because I love dumb jock character types, I think he's either out at 4 or he loses the final 2 challenge to Jade. Still if he's the mystery person to return in Season 5 I'll be happy since that means I get to see more of him playing the game!

Eliminated Contestants:

Isabel - Really shocked that she was eliminated in 5th as I expected her to be the final villainish charcter remaining in the final 3. She's grown on me from the predictable hidden villain character into a snarky anti-hero/villain who becomes worried about how she's viewed because of her online presence and religious beliefs. She's a very well-layered and humorous character that wore me down until I promoted her to S tier. She's a wonderful character and I wouldn't mind if she was the character returning for season 5.

Amelie - She was great as always and wasn't a waste of a returner spot as she was a good support character to get Hannah back to her old self, and also as a problem for Logan to get past since she figured out his betrayal of Anastasia that he pinned on Zaid. Still she didn't give off winner vibes and 6th was a good spot for her to finish in. Despite this finish she didn't really do anything more iconic to move her up past a B tier for me.

Zaid - And finally we get to Zaid who went out in 7th. He never was the focal point of the season story and ended up being used as the support character for more overaching stories such as Anastasia's betrayal by Logan, and Hannah's punching bag since Benji's elimination. He did have a good friendship with Logan briefly, but Logan's decision to blame him showed they weren't all that close, and his gloating over Isabel in the maze challenge wasn't a great look for him. He's a good B tier character, but he didn't really do much most of the season other than his love plot and trying to figure out who he could be friends with during the merge.

3 months ago | [YT] | 1