Goob he/him Posted March 12, 2021 Posted March 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Random Bystander said: Wait, what? "Are you saying that there's another person from Earth nearby?" She said, surprised yet also a bit excited. "Ha. It's ridiculous to think we're excited to meet someone from earth when just two days ago we thought EVERYONE was from earth." I frown. "Say, how did these other civilizations hide from us anyway? We have massive telescopes and radio receivers and stuff- was some shard isolating us?"
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 12, 2021 Author Posted March 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, Kingsdaughter613 said: He shook his head, smiling mysteriously as he unlocked the door. “Not yet.” Grinning, he stepped inside the building, walking until he stood in the center of the mosaic on the floor. “Welcome to your new home.” She walked inside, wide eyed. She was having trouble not gaping. Wow. I have no words. 6 minutes ago, AmazingGoob said: "Ha. It's ridiculous to think we're excited to meet someone from earth when just two days ago we thought EVERYONE was from earth." I frown. "Say, how did these other civilizations hide from us anyway? We have massive telescopes and radio receivers and stuff- was some shard isolating us?" She turned around. "We don't know how far away the different solar systems are." She then paused. "Which actually makes everything much more confusing. Like how we traveled here as quickly as we did without either dying, or a perpendicularity. And is Earth a Shardworld? If so, where's the investiture?" She felt confused. "I mean, I have a few theories, but my theories are rarely right, so..." She trailed off.
Kingsdaughter613 she/her Posted March 12, 2021 Posted March 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, AmazingGoob said: "Ha. It's ridiculous to think we're excited to meet someone from earth when just two days ago we thought EVERYONE was from earth." I frown. "Say, how did these other civilizations hide from us anyway? We have massive telescopes and radio receivers and stuff- was some shard isolating us?" 3 minutes ago, Random Bystander said: She walked inside, wide eyed. She was having trouble not gaping. Wow. I have no words. She turned around. "We don't know how far away the different solar systems are." She then paused. "Which actually makes everything much more confusing. Like how we traveled here as quickly as we did without either dying, or a perpendicularity. And is Earth a Shardworld? If so, where's the investiture?" She felt confused. "I mean, I have a few theories, but my theories are rarely right, so..." She trailed off. “We’re closer than you’d expect,” Kelsier explained, “but that’s still light years apart. And someone needs to be projecting radio waves before they can be received. ”You haven’t had a Shard long, from what I understand. It had only been there a few years when I last dealt with its avatar personally. That was... eight years ago, from your perspective. It’s 2020? 2021? Somewhen around there, right? “It gets complicated, because time doesn’t exist as such in the Spiritual Realm. It was centuries ago for me.” Quote And now you have a perfect explanation for how we can end up on Roshar fifteen years after events occurred. Time is weird in the Spiritual Realm!
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 12, 2021 Author Posted March 12, 2021 Just now, Kingsdaughter613 said: “We’re closer than you’d expect,” Kelsier explained, “but that’s still light years apart. And someone needs to be projecting radio waves before they can be received. ”You haven’t had a Shard long, from what I understand. It had only been there a few years when I last dealt with its avatar personally. That was... eight years ago, from your perspective. It’s 2020? 2021? Somewhen around there, right? “It gets complicated, because time doesn’t exist as such in the Spiritual Realm. It was centuries ago for me.” Quote Thanks! Huh. "Early 2021. Why we couldn't have been transported here in, say, march of last year, I don't know. It would have made life a heck of a lot better." She sighed. "But there's no use crying over spilled milk."
Kingsdaughter613 she/her Posted March 12, 2021 Posted March 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Random Bystander said: Huh. "Early 2021. Why we couldn't have been transported here in, say, march of last year, I don't know. It would have made life a heck of a lot better." She sighed. "But there's no use crying over spilled milk." Quote Have a great Shabbos!
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 12, 2021 Author Posted March 12, 2021 Just now, Kingsdaughter613 said: Quote Bye!
Goob he/him Posted March 12, 2021 Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Kingsdaughter613 said: “We’re closer than you’d expect,” Kelsier explained, “but that’s still light years apart. And someone needs to be projecting radio waves before they can be received. ”You haven’t had a Shard long, from what I understand. It had only been there a few years when I last dealt with its avatar personally. That was... eight years ago, from your perspective. It’s 2020? 2021? Somewhen around there, right? “It gets complicated, because time doesn’t exist as such in the Spiritual Realm. It was centuries ago for me.” "Uh... Alright. Anyway, who is this visitor?" I say, but things just aren't clicking in my head. Quote I was going to go into a rant about how we would definitely be able to tell there were other civilizations (or at least life) on other planets, especially at scadrial-level tech and distance (which I would definitely do in real life) but I realized that would just overcomplicate things, so... Edited March 12, 2021 by AmazingGoob
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 12, 2021 Author Posted March 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, AmazingGoob said: "Uh... Alright. Anyway, who is this visitor?" I say, but things just aren't clicking in my head. Quote Go ahead. I mean, when Dannex's character was saying we were all figments of his imagination, my character was ready to spout out lots of random information. Like the life cycle of Malaria, for example. Yes. I want to know that too.
Goob he/him Posted March 12, 2021 Posted March 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Random Bystander said: Yes. I want to know that too. Quote The issue wasn't the scientific rant, the issue is that someone would have to come up with a reason those wouldn't work, and that's just pointless page filler.
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 12, 2021 Author Posted March 12, 2021 Just now, AmazingGoob said: Quote Oh. Okay.
Condensation she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 Faith stepped out of the obscure room she'd found at the library and walked into... someplace that was definitely not the library. She frowned. Where was she? Faith turned around, but the doorway was gone. There was a building behind her. Maybe they'd know where she was? She walked up and knocked on the door.
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Author Posted March 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, Condensation said: Faith stepped out of the obscure room she'd found at the library and walked into... someplace that was definitely not the library. She frowned. Where was she? Faith turned around, but the doorway was gone. There was a building behind her. Maybe they'd know where she was? She walked up and knocked on the door. Quote The door isn't closed yet, so are you knocking on a door somewhere else?
Condensation she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, Random Bystander said: The door isn't closed yet, so are you knocking on a door somewhere else? Quote Hmm. Maybe the doorjamb?
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Author Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, Condensation said: Quote Oh, wait. I forgot about time skipping. Poof. We are all inside with the door closed. There was a knock on the door. "I'll get it." Lilliana opened the door. Her eyes widened, and then she grinned. "Let me guess, you got magically teleported here, and you don't know how."
Condensation she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, Random Bystander said: There was a knock on the door. "I'll get it." Lilliana opened the door. Her eyes widened, and then she grinned. "Let me guess, you got magically teleported here, and you don't know how." "Um... yes. How did you know? And where is this?"
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Author Posted March 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, Condensation said: "Um... yes. How did you know? And where is this?" "Oh, the same thing happened to me. And those two." She gestured in the general direction of her companions. "And I'm guessing you are also a fan of Brandon Sanderson books, and have a account on the Shard." She grinned. "It's been a trend..."
Condensation she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, Random Bystander said: "Oh, the same thing happened to me. And those two." She gestured in the general direction of her companions. "And I'm guessing you are also a fan of Brandon Sanderson books, and have a account on the Shard." She grinned. "It's been a trend..." "Oh, that's a relief. Yes, I've got an account on the Shard. I go by Condensation on there. Where are we?"
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Author Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Condensation said: "Oh, that's a relief. Yes, I've got an account on the Shard. I go by Condensation on there. Where are we?" "Scadrial." She said happily. "So, no COVID." Quote Your character doesn't happen to have a Book of Mormon on her, does she? Edited March 13, 2021 by Random Bystander
Condensation she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Random Bystander said: "Scadrial." She said happily. "So, no COVID." Quote Occasionally... let's say yes. "Scadrial? Like... Mistborn Scadrial?"
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Author Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, Condensation said: "Scadrial? Like... Mistborn Scadrial?" "Yep. Life has become very strange." She said, cheerfully.
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Author Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, Condensation said: "Is that everything weird?" A realization struck her. "Oh! I forgot to mention! Your sister was part of our group not to long ago. She ditched us, but I thought you might want to know."
Condensation she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, Random Bystander said: A realization struck her. "Oh! I forgot to mention! Your sister was part of our group not to long ago. She ditched us, but I thought you might want to know." "My sister? Vapor? Where'd she go?"
Random Bystander she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Author Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, Condensation said: "My sister? Vapor? Where'd she go?" "I don't know..." She said. "I'm not quite sure why she ditched us in the first place."
Condensation she/her Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, Random Bystander said: "I don't know..." She said. "I'm not quite sure why she ditched us in the first place." "Oh. Alright. So are we going back?"
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