Cosmical Existence

Taylor Swift's new album, Evermore.

*is very glad that this is a place where we can be honest about being awkward* Shallan and Elend are definitely two characters I relate to, especially Shallan. My personalities don't manifest in quite the same way as hers, but they are still different personalities for different situations and needs. A couple of them have names, but they are mostly just coping mechanisms for being in awkward situations I don't feel like I can handle (which is pretty much any situation that isn't sitting in my room reading or doing art, if I'm being totally honest) Elend at the parties is me at parties. Bring a book and hide in the corner. And then add to that Vivenna, for reasons. But mostly Shallan. I relate to her on a level that might be unhealthy.

1. I only have one so far, and it's because they asked and I enjoyed interacting with them. 2. I usually upvote posts that say exactly what I would say, or posts that really really make me smile, or a theory that makes a lot of sense and I agree with it, and it seems like it took work to write it all out. 3. Standard reasons for following someone is that I enjoy their content, and/or I have had a couple of good interactions with them. 4. Not necessarily. Generally I follow people who's content I enjoy, and I upvote that kind of content, so I might upvote the people I follow more than other people.

Chrys hummed as she looked over the abandoned campsite. It was a fairly empty site, so probably not a civilian caravan, and there weren’t the telltale signs of any of the merchant clans. It’s probably mercenaries. She thought excitedly. If I could only find something… Yes! Her eyes caught something that looked like a rock, but that was perfectly straight. And while nature can have fairly straight lines it is very rare, so it’s always a good idea to check those anomalies out. She knelt by the object and dug the dirt from around it, revealing a wooden box small enough to fit in the palm of her hand. “Now what do we have here?” She mussed out loud, turning it over in her hands. It was a simple box, no elaborate designs or symbols, except for one on the bottom of the box. The marking itself was fairly simple, like the box, utilizing only triangles and circles to make a pattern burnt into the wood. Chrys didn’t recognize the symbol, but that wasn’t a cause for worry for her, only curiosity. I will have to see if Father recognizes this symbol. If not, I have something new to discover! She was excited by this thought, she hadn’t had something new for a couple weeks now, most of the things she’d found recently had been commonly known things. Now to see what’s inside. But as she tried to open it, she found that the latch was actually a lock. And not a simple one she could easily open with a little jimmy-rigging. This is going to be interesting. Sure, she was a little disappointed she wouldn’t be able to see what it was right away, but a lock always meant there was something important inside. After gathering up the stuff she found and putting them in her bag, taking care to put the right intent into putting away the box, she started back to camp, humming and singing an old song as she went.

@Ookla the Rōnin

YES! They were honestly probably the books that gave me my love of reading. And the fact that they used books to travel through history and the world... I was (and still am) so fascinated with that concept. I use books to travel out of my world. Percy Jackson, Boxcar Children, Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, The Hobbit (I didn't get into LOTR until later in life though), Epic Order of the Seven, and Narnia. Not a complete list, but just the ones I can think up off the top of my head.

Chrys moved quickly around the camp, hurrying to finish her chores so she could go explore the area around their campsite. She was sure she saw what looked to be the remains of another tribe's campsite, and where there’s a campsite, there are interesting things lying around that people forgot. I wonder what kind of people camped here. The area is not well traveled, so probably another merchant clan. Her thoughts swirled as she worked. Or maybe a group of mercenaries on their way to a dragon lair. She always got excited when their wandering took them into the path of other wanderers, even if it was an old path. And there’s always new things to collect. Even if some of the others think it’s a bit odd, the things she likes to collect. They make her happy. And it’s always a good idea to collect things that make you happy. She finished what she was doing, and headed off to the place she spotted earlier. Who knows, maybe today will bring an adventure.

Yes. I noticed it right away. You put TBPM instead of TPBM. That hurt my eyes! TPBM has heard of a Chris-tmas tree

Thanks @Ookla the Rōnin, that means a lot to me. I'm looking at your rp. It looks like fun. I'll make a character and join.

(even though everyone else has already said it, and repeating things other people say is hard for me, I'm just going to say it) Oof, I feel so called out by that title. And everything. I feel everything everyone has said here. I am the worst at social interactions, and everything that I've learned has come from reading, or intensely studying human beings in their natural habitat. I don't feel like I have any friends, and even here on the Shard I'm always afraid to join groups because I'm afraid everyone is thinking in their heads "what is this person doing here? we didn't invite her." I often say I'm a vampire, not because I'm afraid of the light, but because I need an invitation to do everything. And I mean everything. It's the worst. Reading is my only safe place.

The photo uploaded sideways for some reason, can’t get it to change. Oh well, here is my “Shadows”.

I’m late for yesterday’s prompt, because my photos were giving me a hard time. Here it is. I’ll post today’s prompt a little later, once I’ve finished it.

But as I stood in trance, while wearing pants, I realized that I would have to dance to get more grants.

Who? Me...? *wipes suspicious looking crumbs off mouth* How dare you accuse me of something so atrocious. TPBM likes Qui Gon Jinn

Yes. I don't do it often, I prefer walking. TPBM is tired of winter already

A couple ideas. 1 Word: -night/Knight -Carol -Gift 2 Words: -Drummer Boy -Christmas Tradition -Giving Gifts -Yule Log 3 Words: -Three wise men -Frosty the Snowman (or Crusty the Sandman ) -Miracles of Christmas 4 Words: -Joy To the World -Here Comes Santa Claus 5 Words: -No ideas in my head

I was winning the game for so long. Oh well, I forget things quickly.

Adorable dragon, I love the colours, I give it a 7.5/10.

If the king ends up being a person not on this thread or an inanimate object we should set up a proxy in it's place, or set up a Regent to rule until a time when we can awaken the object or the person joins the thread. Edit: I haven't voted yet, but as of this moment A Balloon With a Smiley Face On It has my support.

I'm scared, but I'm hopeful that *spoiler* actually outsmarted *spoiler* TPBM lives somewhere other than North America

Too true. It is always a struggle to find something to say. TPBM doesn't like PBJ