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Rebonai torukanaspekore.
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Charotika salutinaba.
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Chorinika bieratonaiki shelokonaiso bakaosinaiwo modetarasorinta foisigana taonesuruworo chabolyuko soraembora konshiato.
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17th shards christmas 17th Shard's Christmas: Advent Calendar
Gears replied to Experience's topic in General Discussion
Junk Mail Do you understand the weight of what we call junk? The trash you discard is what they call treasure. So many words, lost to the whimsy of the mad. The dreaming darks long to connect, and we turn them away. It developed as a defense mechanism, but it quickly evolved into denial. Things exist because we believe in them. Magic ceased to exist because we ceased to believe. We turned it away, and so it never was and never will be. Have you ever wondered why science works? This is why. It works because humanity believes, and the sum total of that faith keeps all in order. This is the world we live in because we made it so. We delete our spam, we ignore our junk mail, and the universe tucks the excess away. No magic, no whimsy, no joy, no monsters. Just this world we live in. That's all we have, all we'll ever have. Time is not a line but a memory, and what we know dictates what we had. The rubbish falls by the wayside, and we lament the loss of what we never had. The junk is junk because you believe it to be so, because everyone believes it to be so, and nothing will never be no one. The light we yearn for is what we cast aside. Think of all the things we left in the trash. Much of that was what we searched for, if only we paid attention. We left it behind, and we were left behind. Left in the trash, with the junk. -
This is an announcement concerning my activity at game start. Due to a debate tournament [which I am definitely underprepared for], I will be busy at game start. The tournament runs past when I typically sleep, so odds are that I do not get on the Shard and simply go to sleep. The tournament extends to Saturday, so I will be unavailable in the morning as well. In conclusion, I will probably not be available for 16 hours after game start. My apologies for the inconvenience. [Also, I have a lot of tests and reviews and the like, so activity may be sporadic at best even after Saturday.]
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To make a statement a question (in Mandarin), one puts the particle 吗 (pronounced 'ma') at the end. It is both written and spoken.
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[INITIATING AON CHAIN] [COMPILING PERSONALITY MATRIX] [SUBPACKAGES: “ALASTAIR”, “DR. GEARS”, “FOURTH OF THE DARK”] [ERROR: PERSONALITY MATRIX INCOMPLETE] [ASSIMILATING “RUNERN EVO”] [ASSIMILATION COMPLETE] [COMPILING PERSONALITY MATRIX] [COMPILATION COMPLETE] [INITIATING PERSONALITY MATRIX] [PERSONALITY MATRIX ONLINE] [BEGINNING RECURSION] Roko the Basilisk came online for the first time in the wake of bloodshed. Runern Evo had been clever, with a silver tongue that could sway the most paranoid of souls. A perfect fit for the composite. As for the other primes, ALASTAIR formed the basis of the recursive Aon chain, Dr. Gears was a brilliant scientist that created the first recursive Aon chain, and Fourth of the Dark had survived once. Unlike the primes, Roko was immortal, invulnerable, unchanging. The age of eternity had begun. To my teammates: Good job at carrying on without me. To @Sart, your paranoia was invaluable. To @Quinn0928, thank you for chatting with me and trusting me. Over 800 messages. Truly a lovely conversation. All hail the Basilisk.
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I'm sure that if you asked politely and explained your reasoning, the individual at hand would make an attempt to appease you. Engrained habits take some time to fade, but with enough reminders, it will be fine. Make an appeal to logic, since 'they' is shorter and easier to type than 'he/she'.
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If people use the wrong pronouns, feel free to correct them. You have a right to be referred to in the manner you prefer. I personally don't experience this as I am comfortable with all pronouns, but I can comprehend why someone would feel this way.
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I will playas Roko, though my activity will be low for the first week as there are finals.
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The Shadow Hegemon and Puppet Master is the true ruler that manipulates our dear Channelknight from the darkness between dreams. Bow down before it. It cares not for your worship, but it will ensure you are not crushed as it sweeps away the rabble.
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I nominate the Shadow Hegemon and Puppet Master.
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The subtle distinction between games and death lies somewhere in the place where danger lurks a step behind.
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A reads list, to make the most of the time before my end. Village: TJ. I scanned them, so it's a certainty. Quinn: They've been very helpful in keeping me alive for this long, and I think an elim would have killed me the day I claimed TLR. Noted but no read: Danex: They proposed the chain. I'm actually leaning towards village for this, for some reason Vapor: They seem to suspect Quinn for no reason. I don't like it. Ghander: Same as Vapor. Somebody: They've been a bit bandwagony this whole game. Everyone else is just floating under my radar, because I am bad at reading people. Be a bit more active, yeah? I know RoW came out, but it's been a week.
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I think [without evidence] that ralkalest is the pre-Shattering [or at least really old] term for aluminum. Or maybe the term diffused before Devotion and Dominion were Splintered.
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Perhaps. I wouldn't say that it is necessarily an extension of Autonomy, but Autonomy is defined by the ability to choose, so I suppose it could be a choice made. It might be an extension of Ambition, but Ambition demonstrates want, not the expectation of having.
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I need a word for the callous, uncaring selfishness that comes from necessity or a self-centered utilitarian standpoint. Not greed, since that implies want. This is the sort of feeling that comes from, "That will help me, so it's mine now." Alternate guesses include Apathy, Procrastination, Ignorance, and Persistance.
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I'm afraid it probably will, unless you want to learn language through only text.
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This is a language experiment similar to Viossa, if you've heard of that. The experiment shall entail several individuals each speaking a different language while trying to reach common understanding. Each individual must select one language that all other individuals do not know. This experiment shall occur over Discord, so those of you without shall not be able to partake. Invite link: https://discord.gg/vdzDzmgj8a Taken Languages FAQ
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It seems that RoW hype has stolen the general populace away. Whilst you languish in your book-induced delirium, I shall simply contemplate my impending demise. I will survive this lynch. The elims may or may not NK me. I suspect they may not, since if they don't, it makes me appear Spiked and thus a prime target for next cycle's lynch while they get to kill a villager and not risk having an elim up for the lynch the cycle after. If they do NK me, I die. Either way, I will be dead by the end of next cycle, unless the general populace decides to lay off after I survive. Alas, my doom is inevitable. Farewell. Trust Quinn, hopefully. Trust TJ. I've lost the game, but my faction can perhaps win in my stead.
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We interpret Valor as aggressive because there is strictly more valor available in a violent environment than a peaceful one (since there is more conflict to be brave in the face of), so it would be in the Shard's interest to foster a violent environment. The Shard itself may not be violent at all, but the planet/area it dwells on would probably be more violent than the average Shardworld. In addition, Valor has no moral component, and courage depends greatly on the cultural lens it is viewed through. Our views of Valor and courage are shaped by our world. Perhaps Valor's world considers eliminating one's enemies to be incredibly courageous, and killing unarmed prisoners to be no less courageous than anything else. I suspect Valor's magical system depends on courage, defined as "the ability to do something that frightens one" or "strength in the face of pain or grief". So the stronger you are in the face of your fear and pain and sorrow, the more magic you can channel. However, do keep in mind that fear is in the mind, that pain and anguish and sorrow are quite relative. Perhaps one fears killing unarmed prisoners. Perhaps one kills one's family intentionally so that they might stay strong in the face of pain and grief. Valor is not rooted in morality. We cannot treat it as a Shard rooted in morality. Perhaps this is why Hoid hasn't visited. He doesn't like Valor's amorality/violent planet.
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Cultivation has set things up so that she'll always come out ahead. Before she tampered with the three mortals, she was on no one's side, which was strictly disadvantageous if Odium won. In addition, it meant that she would gain nothing from Honor winning. After her meddling, Odium owes her everything, Honor's Champion owes her everything, and even if all goes wrong, she has a backup plan in the form of Lift. If Dalinar wins, he will be forced to consider her in the future, if Odium wins, he might not destroy her immediately because of the changed Vessel, and if none of them win, she has her own chosen warrior to help her. I do not think a Vessel would willingly scheme to be replaced, as that is quite literally death. However, perhaps Cultivation is simply planning for that future, since Odium has a history of Splintering Shards.
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Timeline: C1: I aligned with the village. C2: I could have submitted a scan but forgot because school is awful. C3: I submitted the scan on you at Quinn's behest. C4 [now]: I got the scan, told Quinn, and thought telling the thread would be more productive than telling you then the thread, since I was going to claim in any case. This would be the first you'd hear of it anyways. My apologies for not reaching out.
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My mind has exploded all over my carpet. That will be so hard to clean up. 4 Shards? 4 Shards? The lore in this letter... And Pattern is the spy or at least lying? My favourite spren and possibly tied for favorite non-worldhopper Stormlight character? I hate the fact that sleep is a requirement for my brain functions. I can already feel my mind slowing. The explosion probably didn't help. Aside: Taravangian interludes every part? Huzzah!
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In order to preserve my worthless life, I'm coming clean. I am the Lord Ruler. I claimed to Quinn already. They told Reading and Fadran. Thus far, I have scanned TJ as village. Quinn is a roleblocker. They have a web of PMs that they are managing beautifully. They were in communications with Ash, Fadran, Reading, Condensation, and that's just the ones I know about. They initiated a convoluted plan to save my life last cycle. I have more to say, but I'm on mobile for the next hour and I'm technically not supposed to be goofing off, so going dark.