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This isn't a normal Silhouette/Debonair update. I've been doing a lot of thinking this last week, and I think I need to step away from the shard for a little while.
I absolutely love being a part of this wonderful, amazing community, and it's changed my life for the better in more than just a couple ways—don't get me wrong. The issue is I love hanging out with you all too much. I've had an issue with procrastination for much of my life, but this year it's been very difficult to reconcile the multiple daily meanders to the shard with all the pressure I've placed on myself recently. I've found myself slipping behind on some of the most important priorities in my life, which hasn't been especially beneficial to my mental health.
If, in an instant, I could immediately rectify my issues and return to the shard, believe me, I would. I know that I'll struggle in restraining myself for the time that I'm away, but that's part of the reason I'm writing this SU—I trust you all enough to hold me accountable.
I'll miss you guys a lot. I really will. I'll miss the random adventuring, the IKYK and paranoia of SE, the exciting wordplay and verbal spars, the philosophical discussions, the spontaneous RPing in random threads that shouldn't be there, and the posts that spiral into threads that spiral into crusades that spiral into clubs―all of it.
I plan to step away for at least a week. Maybe I've been overly dramatic, but this is important to me, and I wanted to share my feelings as to not leave you all in the dark. This won't be a permanent thing; I know I'll have much more free time after the next few months and be able to rejoin the craziness once more. This is just something I feel I must do for myself, my wellbeing, and my future.
Goodbye for now!
—Shining Silhouette
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Introducing Ookla the Pendragon! Tell me if you get the incredibly obscure reference (hint: it's something to do with what I am reading.)
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The first book in that series was fabulously titled The Merchant of Death and that should tell you everything you need to know. :P.
I'll guess that it combines your two favorite writing impliments, pens and drag(ging a pencil) on (top of pages), which you have shortened to dragon for obvious reasons.
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Happy Birthday!
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Happy brithday
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*hesitantly steps up to Archer's door and knocks*
Trick or treat?
(I'm dressed as a high school student this year, equipped with heavy textbooks and everything!)
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Trick or treat!
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TRICK OR TREAT!! My costume is the cheshire cat in a witch hat:
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TRICK OR TREAT!! My costume is the cheshire cat in a witch hat:
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It’s Halloweek now so...
TRICK OR TREAT!
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yo whassup
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yo whassup
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YOU GOT RID OF YOUR KETEK
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YOU GOT RID OF YOUR KETEK
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YOU GOT RID OF YOUR KETEK
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Happy Birthday!
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Hear me out: what if you had the dystopian evil government and the main character goes off and joins a resistance group.
And then it turns out that the resistance psychologically conditioned him/her and the government is either doing some not great things, but still keeping the world together or making mistakes while overall putting out good effort or genuinely just good and fighting the problems they supposedly cause, and the rebellion is actually what needs to be defeated, because they’re trying to bring down the actual social structure that keeps the world from anarchy.
I mean, sometimes I worry about people joining terrorist groups of whatever country they live in because alllll the books do it and just...governments are flawed, okay, but if we overthrew them, in most cases things are gonna get way worse. The situation won’t improve. You just took down society and now you have to rebuild and deal with everything the gov. was. (Which can also be done well - hello, Mistborn - but only really if the ones in charge are evil or if the protagonists realize what they did was wrong.)
Also, give me a character who, rather than being defiant in a situation that they shouldn’t be, does the sensible thing and caves. Let a starving character break and take the food offered by their captor. Let a character who’s been conditioned to expect pain at fighting back actually stop fighting back, and quickly. Let characters be human!
Hm, maybe I should stop ranting about stuff before people start to think I hate all literature
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Characters in dystopias tend to be small-minded; usually only focused on the well-being of themselves and their group of friends or community. After that, unless they have a network working in the background, they're usually content to live in a world with a collapsed social order, so long as the people they care about are okay. Seems selfish to me. Best not to overthrow the government at all. I mean, they're so sweet and benevolent. Only a fool would hate on the overlords!
This message brought to you by the Propaganda, Antianarchy & Nightmares Department-Agency. We're watching you, kid. Rawr.™
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Happy birthday Zinc!!!
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Gollum: let's play riddles! If we can'ts answer, we will show you the way out
Me (a typical teenager): lol ok. Uh, what's in my pocket lmao
Gollum: *not even hesitating* is phone!
Me: oof yeah, but which pocket is it-
Gollum: is in right pocket! Left pocketses are for keys and wallet!
Me: *gets eaten I guess*
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Happy Birthday!
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If I ever get a turtle, I'm naming it Hoid.
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I get all the rest, but why is AIM a bunch of evil beekeepers?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHADOW! I wish for you all the happiness that Heather will never have!
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Happy...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STICK!!!!! YAY!
Plot twist, I really am an old man, and because those are notoriously bad tasting, Gollum says:
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AIM is the acronym of the cyber-terrorist organization Advanced Idea Mechanics in the Marvel comics. They look like this:
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