shylarah

The Last Embers (Dark Steampunk/Fantasy)

@Lovejoy I'll be 30 in May, and I always liked school. I miss it.

Pariah Online | Season One

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She was glad of Tiferet's reassurance, and even Graves had something supportive to say. Red veered into the hysterics that Elian herself had only barely avoided, but regained control before long. She managed an unsteady smile at the fire mage, until Rael put her idiotic two cents in. She grit her teeth so hard she heard them creak. "Were you born that stupid, or did you have to practice?" she snapped, her voice coming out in a low growl. Fear was easier to handle if you were angry, and the spearmaiden had just made herself into the perfect target. "This isn't a game anymore. Weapon skills or not, magic or not, fucking hero character or not, there are real consequences now. Maybe you're just some pimple-faced child playing make-believe, and you think this is your time to shine, but let me set you straight. If you wouldn't do it irl, don't do it here."

Elian walked her closed fan through her fingers, something of a nervous habit. "Call me a cowardly bitch if you want, but I have actual people counting on me besides those here, and I mean to get back to them. If running away like a pansy is what it takes, then you bet your pimply prepubescent posterior that I will, and I'll encourage everyone else to do the same." She lifted her voice loud enough for everyone to hear, hating the words even as she spoke them, but it had to be done. "The rules are the same. Anyone sticks their dumb neck out where it will drag the rest of us into trouble, and if I have to choose between a damned idiot dying and everyone dying, then I will hate myself for the rest of my life but I will watch the idiot get swamped. Tiferet's right, nobody plays hero today. We stick together, and we don't take needless risks. I know most of you well enough, gamewise. I wouldn't have sent an invite if I didn't think you were any good. So...same idea, but this time for keeps, eh?"

Landon's elixirs were welcome news, and Elian slid hers into her satchel. "I'm gonna need a drink once we're through," she told him, her expression drawn tight with nerves. An awful thought crossed her mind, and she prayed they weren't trapped for too long. "...I just hope someone thinks to make Freddie dinner."

To Dance with the Stars

@SinfulSkills *gasp* It's a post! *glomps*

The Last Embers (Dark Steampunk/Fantasy)

I'm loving this convo. And I'm with Goat -- it's only weird by our standards. But then, to a Jewish gal, so's an open casket funeral! I nearly screeched at my first one. >.<

And honestly putting the dead body to a good use -- compost -- seems better than just burying them in the building materials. At least to me. I'm sure the whole "gotta rot 'em first" doesn't get discussed much. Just like nobody talks about what happens to your body after burial. But I suppose the building then becomes a monument, in a way. But I'm not sure bodies make good building material...OOH. Compromise! The meat and whatever goes to compost. Bones are used for building materials! And nobody discusses the preparation of the dead at length. *nodding*

EDIT: erps, smelting process. Okay, yeah, that might work. 'Cept the whole fire thing. But hey, if they're doing that, you could use 'em to help forge blades, too! Maybe you get to choose, building or weaponry. OR maybe some of the rich have their bodies used to forge specific weapons, and those weapons get names...something something status symbol....

The Last Embers (Dark Steampunk/Fantasy)

@Draken There's no evidence that it is, though. Otherwise I'd agree.

The Last Embers (Dark Steampunk/Fantasy)

@Lovejoy burial is probably difficult, given the layer of permafrost and all. Cremation is out. ...maybe the poor are turned into compost?

NaNoWriMo Discussion

@Antarctic Termite WOO!

I'm adding up all the stuff I've written for rps over the last month right now, just for giggles.

NaNoWriMo Discussion

@RomanAria It's okay, I didn't find the thread right away either. *snugs* I hope school's going alright, at least!

The Last Embers (Dark Steampunk/Fantasy)

@The Angry Goat It does matter, and I see what you're getting at, but all spears are blades on sticks. or pointed sticks, before there were blades. They come from the same idea: take the sharp thing, and make it reach farther. This doesn't mean that there aren't other sticks with blades too, though. ^.^;;

Honestly, if you wanna see a gun combo that's interesting, I rather liked Ruby's scythe in RWBY. She can shoot thiungs, and she can use the force to push herself, or add power to a cut. Makes much more sense than "it cuts because it vibrates side-to-side".

The Last Embers (Dark Steampunk/Fantasy)

@vietmyke@The Angry Goat Spears are just blades on sticks. But yeah, the whole...vibration-cutter thing is SO WRONG.

Although there is a gunknife that actually exists IRL. For some unknown reason.