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Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
Brother
#36626: Aug 9th 2018 at 3:47:43 PM

I mean, sure the NSA, FBI, CIA, the Kremlin, and Mark Zuckerberg himself are always scanning my documents, but do you have any idea how hard it can be to get test readers? Why turn down the freebies?

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WillDeRegio Since: Jan, 2015
#36627: Aug 9th 2018 at 4:01:08 PM

But sometimes we don't have word processors at the ready, so we must make do with what we have.

Anyway, my post schedule will be in flux for the time being due to the hard drive going up on the laptop I usually use. As such, I'll be making larger posts from my local library on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

And finally, I may be bringing back one of my characters from Dream: Empress Nerea, and possibly be bringing her loyal bodyguards with her.

I'm also curious to know how divine power would interact with the numerous undead roaming around the thread, since one of Diantha's noble spirits is an avatar of an elven ice goddess.

Edited by WillDeRegio on Aug 9th 2018 at 7:01:17 AM

Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#36628: Aug 9th 2018 at 6:48:31 PM

[up] Gee, that's something I didn't think about. Um...

Rosalind wouldn't notice a thing unless that noble spirit showed him/her/it?self. In that case, Rosalind would experience some slight discomfort as the hot spots in her brain and belly cool to match the air temperature. She'd still make an effort to be polite. Any deliberate use of cold holiness on her would be too much, Rosalind would suffer extreme discomfort and she'd Hiss Before Fleeing.

In the extremely unlikely event that Aynara and Arnaya get involved, they are technically alive vampiric Mayatans. Physically they'd be fine, but emotionally they'd be a bit disgruntled at having to be on their best behavior to avoid a Bolt of Divine Retribution or something to that effect. They don't like not being able to spook people.

If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.
Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
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#36629: Aug 9th 2018 at 11:50:12 PM

Question: is there anyone in Adventure who would notice a second inhabitant in a singular body, even if said inhabitant was lying dormant?

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Edited by Ryuhza on Aug 10th 2018 at 9:36:37 AM

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Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#36630: Aug 10th 2018 at 8:27:10 AM

Any Mayatan would eventually notice, depending on how alert they are and how much scrutiny they put on the characters in question. If Shale were to touch this singular body, she would instantly notice the second inhabitant, otherwise she'd have to be a lot more alert than the Mayatans to have any chance at all of noticing clues.

Why do you ask? Werewolf? Symbiosis like the Trill?

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KillerClowns Since: Jan, 2001
#36631: Aug 10th 2018 at 7:31:12 PM

I ain't dead. But yeah, my participation has slipped, I think I'll have to pull out even though I know it'll leave a bunch of people in the lurch and a lot of plot threads incinerated.

Been focusing on finally writing the damn thing I've been planning, considering, world-building, and occasionally taking stabs at before abandoning the drafts as fundamentally flawed for literally a decade now.

Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#36632: Aug 10th 2018 at 7:40:19 PM

[up]I think I can help you exit.

Let's see, for Space Liner, Jen Jara already committed to a stinger attack... You could put a hasty end to the sparring between Jen Jara and Gabriel by scaring Jen Jara with more super-speed and then she surrenders. Or I could speed things up by editing my previous post to make her surrender then and there. Originally she was going to try and find out what would happen if she put him in free fall. And then... oh, Ethoya's going away too... rats... dunno what I can suggest, but you'll figure an exit out. Edit: Idea, Jen Jara could be so revved up after the fight she just grabs Ethoya, teleports into the reserved room with her, Sexy Discretion Shot, and Ethoya leaves after that one-night stand. Slightly out-of-character for Jen Jara, but this is non-canon.

For Adventure, I already had Nyorla speculate that Layi went looking for an outhouse, to accommodate your disappearance in a way that was open to both possibilities of either you coming back or dropping out for good. I'm pretty sure Will De Regio and I can just keep doing what we originally planned to do.

As for the ship in the Adventure harbor, Varla can just take a look around, guess that it already set sail, and then she'd make her way towards Caves of the Abyss, maybe running into that homunculus and finishing it off along the way.

I suppose it would be okay for Alice and everyone associated with her to get an acute case of Chuck Cunningham Syndrome. If I recall correctly, there were a few authors who didn't want a certain location to be bombarded with artillery anyway.

I think I eliminated the need for any last posts in Adventure. Do you think you can manage one last post for Space Liner?

Edited by Miss_Desperado on Aug 10th 2018 at 8:38:15 AM

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ladytanuki Friendly Neighborhood Lich from SF, CA, US Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Friendly Neighborhood Lich
#36633: Aug 11th 2018 at 12:01:24 AM

"What effect would divine power have on the undead characters in this thread?"

One rule of thumb that seems to apply with undead in my settings is that the more powerful they are, the more susceptible they are to sunlight and/or Holy Burns Evil. Both the Fiendlord and a certain other lich I had in a CDT have that weakness. Nyceme... is not quite as powerful as them (note how she has no problem with sunlight), but holy magic would still sting. Note though that I said holy magic. Meaning the divine presence by itself would not be enough to harm her; it'd have to intentionally attack her to do so (or cause some harmful AOE thing that she gets caught up in).

It's actually Nui who would be more sensitive to holy presences, interestingly enough. Which... shit, Nui's traveling with Diantha, aren't they. Well... again though, there shouldn't be much of an adverse effect unless the noble spirit shows itself and uses some power. And it'd have to be the kind of power actually dedicated to eradicating evil/unnatural things anyway; merely ice wouldn't do it. However, Nui might be apprehensive if such a power does show itself, as evidenced by how they noped away from the streets when they saw a geyser of holy water.

"Who would be able to sense the presence of a second individual inside someone, even if the individual is dormant?"

Nui would. They can detect souls, and if a second soul is taking up residence inside someone (with or without a body of its own), they'd know. Nyceme... not really, depending on exactly how the individual is there. She's much better at detecting souls when they're either A) out of a body, or B) magically bound to something without a body of their own. Sindar... probably not, unless the individual has a particularly prominent magical presence.

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KillerClowns Since: Jan, 2001
#36634: Aug 11th 2018 at 4:26:45 AM

I think I eliminated the need for any last posts in Adventure. Do you think you can manage one last post for Space Liner?

Tonight or Sunday, yeah.

Kkutwar The Prince of Foolish Relevations from A Place Beneath both Good & Evil Since: Feb, 2013 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
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#36635: Aug 11th 2018 at 10:10:06 AM

I'll post for Explorer later, just been having an existential crisis or something due to perpetually doing nothing. Anyways, I actually wanted Valerie & co to get into a conflict over the god engine. Explorer to intervene in some capacity as well.

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Masterofchaos Since: Dec, 2010
#36636: Aug 11th 2018 at 11:36:21 AM

@Ryuza: You still around?

Edit: I am a goddamn idiot, lol.

Edited by Masterofchaos on Aug 11th 2018 at 2:51:28 PM

Wolf1066 Crazy Kiwi from New Zealand (Veteran) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Crazy Kiwi
#36637: Aug 11th 2018 at 1:14:13 PM

Can I have clarity, please, on who teleported along with Justin and Valerie?

Cheers.

Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#36638: Aug 11th 2018 at 1:28:55 PM

[up] I need that clarification too. I can at least say Arilay was carried along.

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Kkutwar The Prince of Foolish Relevations from A Place Beneath both Good & Evil Since: Feb, 2013 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
The Prince of Foolish Relevations
#36639: Aug 11th 2018 at 2:34:54 PM

Everyone except Kris and James. Also not the staff or anyone uninvolved with the group. Vindex only got brought along because of Justin using their connection.

"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass."
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#36640: Aug 11th 2018 at 2:50:28 PM

Wait, Space Liner's not dead?

Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#36641: Aug 11th 2018 at 2:58:29 PM

[up]It's dying, and I'm doing CPR on it. If you're still interested in participating, you could private message Blackfire 667, Stegomasaurus, and Ladytanuki. I'm not sure if they'll be willing to pick up where they left off. If they aren't...

You can just have a deliberately vague amount of time pass for your characters before they hear an announcement over the PA system and/or wander on over. That's what Brain Sewage did for Tigris.


Random tidbit for the Adventure thread: The hexadecimal color code for Mayatan fur (sans spots) is FCFEFF.

Edited by Miss_Desperado on Aug 11th 2018 at 3:42:17 AM

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Wolf1066 Crazy Kiwi from New Zealand (Veteran) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Crazy Kiwi
#36642: Aug 11th 2018 at 6:09:42 PM

[up][up][up]I suspect you mean "except Kris, James and Kaitlyn" - she was there, too, she just didn't say anything when I posted. For an attractive woman with noticeably elf-like ears, she seems to fade into the background sometimes tongue

Kkutwar The Prince of Foolish Relevations from A Place Beneath both Good & Evil Since: Feb, 2013 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
The Prince of Foolish Relevations
#36643: Aug 11th 2018 at 6:49:52 PM

She didn’t seem to do anything either, so I’m not sure why the distinction. To Valerie and Justin she would of just been another person not interacting with them, so she wouldn’t get teleported anyways.

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WillDeRegio Since: Jan, 2015
#36644: Aug 11th 2018 at 7:22:34 PM

Obviously, it's because she's not a dandy elf who frequently looks down on everyone, as per the high elves of Aria.

Fun fact, in the process of thinking up an alternative etymology of "eleven", I ended up with 11 groups of elves, associated goddesses for each group, and yet another foothold for the Cosmic Horror Story in the background.

Wolf1066 Crazy Kiwi from New Zealand (Veteran) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Crazy Kiwi
#36645: Aug 12th 2018 at 12:42:14 AM

[up] Also possibly because she's not actually an elf, just a human who has had some elective surgical sculpting (and a few enhancements), and - due to that choice and a few other things that were beyond her control - has spent a considerable amount of time actively trying not to be noticed by people.

Masterofchaos Since: Dec, 2010
#36646: Aug 12th 2018 at 6:05:12 PM

So someone told me (well not me specifically; I saw a guide by a deaf person) the proper way to write someone using sign language isn't using italic text. So Maya's dialogue and such is going to be different from here on out.

Now that I got that out of the way, @Will: so what do the Moufreta taste like? That'll help a lot when our characters start eating them.

WillDeRegio Since: Jan, 2015
#36647: Aug 12th 2018 at 6:22:33 PM

They kinda taste like chicken. Only blander and with a different texture.

Ryuhza Brother from San Diego County, California Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
Brother
#36648: Aug 12th 2018 at 8:17:19 PM

[up]

Waiting on you and Wolf in the forest, by the way.

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Miss_Desperado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YD2i1FzUYA from somewhere getting rained on by Puget Sound Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#36649: Aug 13th 2018 at 9:58:30 AM

After a few private messages I got, I'm pretty sure my CPR on Space Liner has failed. My purpose for bringing Syrni Sandra and Jen Jara there was to differentiate them from Kim Possible and Shego. How did I do?

If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.
Wolf1066 Crazy Kiwi from New Zealand (Veteran) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Crazy Kiwi
#36650: Aug 13th 2018 at 11:28:14 AM

Since, as far as Kaitlyn, Kris and James are concerned, everyone else has just buggered off, they'll be heading back to the bikes and riding out to the ghost town "alone".

To limit the amount of time "playing with myself", I won't bother writing posts for that group until they are likely to encounter someone else or they actually arrive at the ghost town.

Are there any characters they are likely to encounter within the next hour or so between the town and the ghost town?

Edit: Waiting on WillDeRegio for the group in town heading to the wasteland and the group in the forest, waiting on Slysheen (Ulf) for the group about to head out to the forest, and more people than I can count for the wagon group.

Edited by Wolf1066 on Aug 14th 2018 at 6:58:38 AM


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