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It seems there really is always another secret project.

Whoever left the gravitation fabrial on top of the Alethela oathgate, you must move it immediately or it will be towed.

But in DE, the only people who actually know how Cytonics works are the members of the Phone Company. The common people know that things like FTL communication and travel exist, but they don't know how. A few generations without any PC workers, and it could easily fall into lost technology status along with everything else they've forgotten. Radios are considered rare in the prologue. And Cytonics isn't telepathic. It's a set of psionic abilities.

Note: this theory is based on my supposition that Skyward exists in the same universe as Defending Elysium. If that is wrong, then this is all completely irrelevant. AI's are not part of the worldbuilding in DE. Technology level is explicitly stated to be stilted be wuss of the use of Cytonics. I think the AI in Skyward is not actually an artificial intelligence, but is instead the result of a mind swap into a computer. Very little is known about how mind swaps work in DE. We do, however, know that technology can enhance Cytonics abilities, as computers are used to route the FTL communication powered by one man's Cytonics. It's possible that if a mind swap can be forced on an unwilling participant, as happens in DE, it could maybe also be done with a computer. If this theory is true, it likely won't be revealed until end of book 2 at earliest. From the released Skyward chapters, Cytonics is not something known about by the people. Mind swaps are presumably a very advanced application of Cytonics, so Spensa would likely spend time rediscovering and learning the basics of Cytonics in the first 2 books before learning that mind swaps are possible.

In this topic, I'm going to outline why I think Skyward is in the same universe as Defending Elysium. Warning, there are spoilers for Defending Elysium and if you have not read it, you can find it for free on Brandon's website. 1. Sensing large gathering of humans In the released chapters of Skyward, it is stated that the Krll are able to sense large gatherings of humans. I propose that this is a use of Cyto Senses from DE. While the main character of DE only seems to use it for things that would be otherwise visible, I think the aliens are skilled enough in its use to either Sense beyond what would be visible or observing enough to notice any visible activity on the surface of the planet. 2. Destructive War At the end of DE, it is implied that a major war will soon begin in space. The dissidents want the human technology to overthrow the society that has kept them oppressed. The humans are about to expand into space in preparation for this. The resulting conflict could easily lead to the human's flight to the planet they live on at the time of the story. 3. FTL Travel Brandon has specifically stated that the Skywardverse will have FTL travel. DE is one of the only short stories.Brandon has written with FTL in it. Min total, I believe what we know of the Skywardverse fits the worldbuilding in Defending Elysium.

Any fans of the Bachelor/Bachelorette/Bachelor in Paradise, this is the place to discuss it. You may talk about any episodes that have been released, but do not spoil the outcome of the season. Some of my thoughts on Becca's first episode: Some of the guys' decisions getting out of the limo seemed super questionable to me. 60/40 guy was kind of rude, and why would that one guy think it's a good idea to bring a cardboard cut of her ex? I love Jordan. The preview made it seem like he would be one of the villains, but his comments always made me laugh. His comments on everyone's fashion choices were amazing.

Well, if you want to be boring, I guess you can tell people that as your story.

I was listening to music, and realized this song could totally apply to Taln. It reminded me of his scene in OB and his reaction to the other Herald's betrayal.

I 100% thought you were just in one of your busy/tired/annoyed at editing moods and decided last night 'Storm it! I'll write the post tomorrow." I like how no one mentioned Ben's mysterious disappearance between episodes, even though they were recorded consecutively. @Overlord Jebus, make a YouTube video about the exciting adventures you had after being kidnapped between episodes!

When your at a restaurant that has the initials WoB and you keep wondering what the heck words of Brandon chicken wings are.

I've thought from the beginning that it's Defending Elysium. Ive only read the prologue, but Cytonics seems to fit with the aliens being able to sense human gatherings. And I should probably go make a topic explaining my reasoning and theories.

You might appreciate this. When Harmony is randomly capitalized in the middle of a poem you're reading and all you can think about is the shard.

I think that scene is showing Adolin a glimpse into the spiritual realm. The image is too similar, imo, to how Nohadon describes the spiritual realm to Dalinar for it to be anything else. The question is how exactly he got this glimpse. Is it some kind of lightweaving? Is it another application of his future sight, which also involves the spiritual realm? Can he even replicate it willingly?

I really like the totally unintended, accidental implication you guys made that Adonalsium was Hoid's loved one.

@Jofwu and his wife don't get a mention? Don't pretend like the rest of you weren't on Arcanum searching WoBs during panels as much as I was on the Coppermind. Besides, Brandon told me he looked something up on the Coppermind, which makes it all better. (01:04:55 on Pagerunner's signing audio, if anyone's curious)

When you think "Oh no! I'll be so busy at JordanCon this weekend, I don't know when I'll get the opportunity to listen to this week's Shardcast."

She just doesn't realize how lucky she is getting to go with a guy into the Cosmere and the Avengers. i don't even know if I'm going to prom this year. Earlier in they year, my friends and I talked about going as a group, but now they're mostly saying they don't want to go. I don't have a date, so I'd have to awkwardly join a group of people I'm only kind of friends with if I don't want to go alone. That just doesn't sound that fun to me.

I disagree with Jebus's theory about the bridge pretty strongly. It's clear Ulim knows something was going on with Eshonai, and he seems happy she died because of it. I think this is one of the situations where the simplest solution is the correct one. The bridge is a bridge between two peoples. The Diagram doesn't want that because it would interfere with Mr. T's plans to create chaos and disunity so he can become king of everything. Now that you mention it in predictions, it makes perfect sense that Venli would be the one to discover how to break away from the gods again. Her whole thing has always been about rediscovering the forgotten knowledge of her people.

I think her hatred of those men comes from her history with Amaram. In OB, being around him makes her angry and lose her self-control. It's the only time we see her act close to how she acted in the alley. We know they have some kind of history together.

I've mentioned this before on Discord, so I might as well say it. Gainesville, Florida. I'll be moving in around four months for college, though.

When Sharder/Sanderfan presence is something you genuinely consider when comparing places to move to.

She says no one seems to remember. My point was that this super significant event in her life is just kind of mundane to everyone else. Not worth remarking on. Especially if they didn't know how much it affected her. Or if she reacted badly to someone bringing it up to her in the past, which wouldn't surprise me with Jasnah's personality. I suppose there could be some magically way for it to have been erased from everyone's memories, but I doubt it. Partially because something similar, but inverted, was already done with Dalinar's memories. And partially because I think it would be kind of difficult to erase a single memory from lots of people with realmatics. I'm not a realmatics expert, though, and I could be wrong on that.

I completely agree with the dark room being "treatment" for her illness. In WoR we're told that dark, quiet rooms are considered the best way to treat the insane. I think people don't talk about it because to them, it wasn't a big deal. A young girl gets sick, is treated, and grows into a well-adjusted adult. Her illness might be mental instead of physical, but it's otherwise entirely unremarkable. Lots of children get sick. The only person who would know it's anything more than that would be Jasnah, and why would the adults listen to her?

In one week I will be leaving for Atlanta! HYPE! That's awesome! I love musicals and that's definitely one I want to see someday.

I think you'd probably get banned long before reaching that point.