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2 mos ago
Current Sad to say I'm currently experiencing Writer's Block. Luckily I learned Writer's Kung Fu and I can chop the block in half with my hands like Bruce Lee
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3 mos ago
Why is the sun like bread? It rises in the yeast, and sets in the waist. Haha! Isn't that so cute? Join my RP or more puns will come.
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5 mos ago
What's the difference between a Hollywood actor and a piece of driftwood? One is Justin Timberlake. The other is timber, just in a lake. Hahathisiswhati'mdoinginsteadofwriting
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5 mos ago
Hey, folks: I've just kicked off an RP, a fantasy where you can worldbuild as much as you can adventure. So if, like me, you like worldbuilding nearly as much as writing, check out Pilgrim's Caravan
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3 yrs ago
That moment when losing a character in a rougelike makes you want to shed tears. No backup. It's gone.
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Bio

Current RP I want you to join: roleplayerguild.com/topics/191461-car…

Hey y'all. I've been at this for about 10 years, and I've played a lot of kinds of RP. I like fantasy and sci-fi the most, just because they give me the most to play around with, but I'm cool with almost anything. I just like writing.

(I'm also trying to slowly break into writing as a profession, but apparently that's not enough work for me, so I'm here too. I'm starting to think this place is just where I get out all my bad ideas)

Most Recent Posts

@Kale19
Confidence. The key to everything. (Except having more of it.)
@Kale19
P.S. The laugh react on your collab is because of the guy riding the "pterro" like a bull
@Kale19
I am always Tortoise. The avatar changes, the turtle-ness remains.

Plus I'm never satisfied with any of my avatars.
@Tortoise Forgot about that. Plus when you spend three hundred years mining you probably forget about some of that 'space magic'


It's no worries. I'm just reminding you, so that you can bring it up if you ever decide it's time for them to reestablish contact.
@Kale19

“Sorry, we got some ‘our planet’ business to attend to. What is it Sarg?”

“Stop calling me that, long story short the Dead drift’s star went supernova. They're building a ship, but it won't be done in time.”

“Then send ‘em a message! Oh… sorry that was loud Sarg.”


For the record, communication through the Gateways is possible- so, SGT Rogers and the other Dead Drift folks could send a message back through the Gateway to the Dead Drift. But maybe they just haven't realized that yet.
@Taeryn
You there? It's been a hot minute since we saw a post from you.


@Taeryn

So, sadly, we've reached that point where I give you five days to make a post, or I remove you from the RP. But if you can post anything in that time, or even just come to me and ask to stay, you'll still be in.
@Taeryn
You there? It's been a hot minute since we saw a post from you.
@Timemaster
Nope. Never played it. My bigger inspiration was Star Trek's holodecks, and then just the general idea of virtual reality and media.
(Addressing: @Sophrus)

(Starring: Abadi)


There goes that stratagem again: be first for everything. But why does Abadi always have to be the one going first?

Oh, yeah, it's because Tanaka is dying.

With that sobering thought, Abadi decides she'll do her job after all, and reaches out to the new foreign vessel approaching the Meeting Place. Poor timing, they've got. They probably feel like they're being ignored. Any other time, two or three or a dozen nations would have reached out to them, but everyone's been a bit distracted by Christensen's sudden announcement.

She listened to the new nation's messages replay again:

"This is Captain Threa of the New Horizons Explorer, We bring welcome from the Theta-Leonis system."

"Unknown Station, this is the New Horizons explorer, requesting permission to dock."

Getting impatient? Abadi can hardly blame them. But she liked their language- very formal. It makes her feel like she's in a military holo-program. Composing it by herself for the first time, Abadi hails them back, her words echoing into outer space:

"New Horizons, this is the Meeting Place, a gathering of space stations and ships from multiple nations. Like you," assuming here, "we are each colonies of Old Earth who were spread out throughout the galaxy through the Gateways. We have only recently began to find each other again, and would all be pleased to welcome your Theta-Leonis into the fold. I represent the people of the Earth Cultural Union, and on their behalf, I invite you to join me to discuss those events which have unfolded since our Gateways reactivated. There is much for you to hear."

Instructions to docking with the ECU segment of the station followed. With luck, could they be a new ally? But don't get your hopes up, Abadi, she thinks to herself, the way things have been going, they're probably cyborg mutant Earth-haters. She prepares for their visit.

~~~~~~~~

(Addressing: Everyone, but especially @Irredeemable)


"It's over, boys," a message called out to each of the ECU ships around Zeta. "After Davids' little episode, we're getting called home. Pack your things. We're headed," his sigh was audible to thousands of men and women, "back through the Gateway."

The war was not officially over. No truce was declared, or victory. But the protector's ships were headed home. Soon, the Zetan system was empty, other than the Zetans themselves- and the Memory, the single cruiser left behind to 'keep on eye on things' until the final truce. And even they were under orders to allow any foreign ships through, unharrased. Simply to stand watch while they still could.
<Snipped quote by Damo021>

Honestly I'm more scared of the ECU than the Zetans.


You should be. They lie about everything, are (potentially) cool with genocide, and use violence without remorse or guilt. I'm not really playing the good guy here xD

It's just that the average ECU citizen isn't really involved in all the shady stuff going on up top, and even many Oligarchs aren't.
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