Mystic Syn
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My brothers and I have been members our whole lives, but when one of my older brothers first picked up The Way of Kings his first Sanderson book, he had no clue that Sanderson was a member. It took him a while to figure out that Sanderson was a member, but I didn’t care about that aspect when reading Sanderson. As one of my favorite characters said: “A good book is always good, no matter how many times you’ve already read it” (Dazai Osamu, Bungou Stray Dogs, 2016), though I’d like to add that it doesn’t matter what the author’s religion is for this.. unless it’s something that is immoral and inhumane, then we gonna have problems. -
“Syn” was actually a name I came up with for a Mistborn RPG character a couple years back. I never got the chance to play him, so I just kept the name around. The name is now being used for my username obviously, and also for another character in the Omni that may or may not be important, but y’all don’t need to know that :)) The “Mystic” part was something I added on for who knows what reason; I could lie and say: “oH, yEAh. I tOTaLLy mEAnT iT To bE a REferENcE To mY zvSo MYstICs,” but it wasn’t, actually. It was completely on accident, and I hadn’t realized what named myself after the magic folk of Zvso till a month or two after I made my Shard profile. So… yEAh. I tOTaLLy mEAnT iT To bE a REferENcE To mY zvSo MYstICs.
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So last night, I was on YouTube before I went to sleep and I saw that YouTube was doing a virtual tarot card reading with some creators that do that and all that jazz. I don’t believe in whatever crap the tarot cards are coming from or whatever; I was just tired last night and was interested to see what they had to say, even though I don’t really believe in them. I have a cousin who’s into tarot cards, and she’s probably my favorite cousin, so I kinda gave it a shot for her.
The cards proceeded to call me out – well, apparently my positive traits, which was strange to hear coming from someone who’s never met me, let alone from a card – and I just sat in my bed, looking at my iPad like: “>.> That’s.. pretty cool and creepy, not gonna lie. But I still don’t believe you.”
It was like that for all my readings. I still don’t believe in tarot cards, but I think that the concept is pretty cool.
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"Yeah yeah," he said, stretching as he followed Elya.
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Ji bunched his bloodied hoodie up, while nodding.
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“Mmm.” Ji nodded. “I know some places for supplies. Most of the clothes I have stashed away in safe houses are my size, though.”
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Hey >.>
I made a topic for my writing, so Ji’s backstory is there. Fadran can now not not-bother me about it.
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Hey there, hi there. I’m not doing this because I saw other people doing this; I’m doing this because it would be easier for me to throw writing in here than to go through the hassle of making a status about it, then bothering people with that status, and so on and so forth. I have been meaning to do this for a bit, actually, but never got around to doing it or just thought that no one would care about it since I’m that kind of person thanks for making me into that kind of person, school. I do have all my writing from the status updates related to that – since I’m so smort and put them in a Google Doc.. well, a separate one for the different role-play – so, I’ll put them here if anyone wants that. Most, if not everything I post here will be in a Google Doc, so I’ve set it where I won’t know your personal email stuff or anyone else’s if you decide to look at it; not to mention that the account that I put the docs is on an alternate account, because you don’t have to know my real name and all that, so ha. Anyways, I’m mainly doing this so I can post Ji’s backstory so Fadran can not not-bother me about it. So, here’s that. Enjoy~
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Sketches on the Bus, Because Syn Gets Bored Easily
Mystic Syn replied to Mystic Syn's topic in Creator's Corner
Sometimes, I just hate my emotions.
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Sketches on the Bus, Because Syn Gets Bored Easily
Mystic Syn replied to Mystic Syn's topic in Creator's Corner
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Sketches on the Bus, Because Syn Gets Bored Easily
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I think me getting COVID is God’s way of taking me by the shoulders, sitting me down, and telling me to take a break from the 24 credits worth of classes I’m taking.
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Never mind, y’all. I’m not sick.
It’s just COVID.
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Do y’all pronounce it “data” or “data”?
I’m asking for scientific reasons.
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Sketches on the Bus, Because Syn Gets Bored Easily
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I was actually referring to my creative writing class I’m enrolled in and how I got comments about how people weren’t so sure about the worldbuilding, but my professor actually liked it. Not to say that the outfits weren’t designed by you take all that credit, queen; I can see where you got confused lol. -
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Sketches on the Bus, Because Syn Gets Bored Easily
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My creative writing professor liked my worldbuilding :))
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Something ran through her chest. Syn gasped, something warm and sticky beginning to soak her outfit. She wanted to scream, say literally anything, but she also knew that it was worthless, even if there was someone out there that wanted to help her. The thing slid up to her throat. She hacked, coughing up crimson. Her vision faded. A weight pressed on her lungs. Her knees finally gave way, letting her fall with a wet thump. As she laid there, her mind flashed images of her life in front of her. When she would stay in the barn, tending to the animals. Watching the sheep graze as she sat with her knees close to her chest. Going into and coming back from town with no one, except maybe a stray cat or dog. The Reaping in general. A younger her waiting by the door, anxious for her parents to come back… Now her lying in the forest, drowning in her own blood. A single tear escaped the corner of her eye. I am destined to be alone. Nothing, but… death. Yet, she didn’t feel agony. She couldn’t feel that sorrow. None of those emotions were going off. It was better if… Syn gasped and coughed again, her final words hanging on her last breath. “Thank you.” A cannon joined the chorus, singing the song that went unsung.
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Another cannon sounded. Crap, Syn thought, looking up for a second, then back to picking up wood. People really are dropping like flies. It should be her, though… She rose, shaking more violently. Should be enough to build a small fire for herself and not cause that much attention… even though she should be looking for food, not something to keep her warm… but her body said otherwise, even if it was also shaking from hunger. Can’t cook the food unless you had some sort of fire; that much she knew. She may be dumb, but she’s not that stupid. Syn hobbled over to a nearby clearing, staying towards the edge just in case. The wood fell out of her hands, clattering on the ground. Her mind swam. Her hearing grew fuzzy. She gasped for air. Her knees kept threatening on giving out on her. Everything becoming harder… She slapped herself, shaking her head. C’mon, she told herself, beginning to search the area for any stray stones. Syn crouched, a chilly breeze passing through her outfit. She pushed away the brush, humming to keep herself awake. “So, I just sit in my room after hours with the moon,” she sang softly, placing a stone to the left. “And think of who knows my name… Would you cry if I died? Would you remember… my name?” ‘If?’ Syn asked herself, setting a few more stones next to the first one. More like when. Nobody will remember you. Nobody cares enough to remember you. Of course, she was–– Snap! Syn looked up into the forest, squinting. Was there someone…?
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Sketches on the Bus, Because Syn Gets Bored Easily
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Heady and leggys hurty
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So,, this past Monday, I submitted a story in a creative writing class that I’m enrolled in to be critiqued by my classmates; the story went a little bit into Ji’s backstory and all that
might share it here.. depends on what y’all want, so of course it’s set in Zvso.Anyways, we were given a maximum limit of ten pages, because.. well, ain’t no college student got time to read a novel in a week while maintaining good grades and maybe a social life. Because of that, I could only give so much detail about Zvso and the setting while also telling my story; so, I basically was just doing subtle/silent worldbuilding by giving more and more details over time, ‘cause what I was writing was obviously not the full story of Ji and we’re not focusing on the world but the story.
I got my critiques yesterday, and they were all really good, helpful for me to know what to keep doing and what to work on, all that jazz. Then there’s this one person. I mean, they also gave great feedback
besides when they confused me by saying that I gave good description and then suggested on using stronger descriptive words, so that made me confused on whether or not they liked how I explained things, but there was this one thing that just made me go.. h u h ?They start off by saying that my writing style is a bit odd, but thought it was very unique, which I’m going to take as a compliment. Then they started to go off about how I didn’t explain the world, races, magic system, etc. the way they wanted me to do, and said that they wished that would’ve gotten addressed in the second chapter I posted this past Monday.
When I read that I literally looked at my computer, then to an imaginary camera like:
Spoiler
Hast thou heard of subtle/silent worldbuilding?
We’re focusing on the story, not the world in this class. If I wanted to focus on the world, I would’ve just sent in my worldbuilding doc for y’all to plow through,, which would’ve been a wee bit boring. Besides, if I were to focus on the world, I know you would’ve complained about there being no story,, you know,,, the thing I’m supposed to be submitting in this class.
This is obviously not the end of Ji’s story; if you were actually reading it, you would’ve known or have caught on to that detail. There’s still room for me to explain the world, through subtle ways and not have a paragraph or two explaining how the world works. What I’m trying to do is make you want to know more, which – to be fair – I’m already doing since you said you wanted to know more, so ha.
I know I’m not perfect on worldbuilding or writing in general – I already have myself to remind me as is – but I know a thing or two about how and when to focus on a story while giving small, but gradual details about the world as the story goes on. Makes the story better, in my opinion.
I mean, I didn’t say my little rant above to them, ‘cause I basically let it go when I began to play CrisTales last night. I did, however, rant about it a bit to my brother, who’s also in the same class, and we shared the same feelings.
I also told him that if/when I decide to sit down and write out my story for Zvso, Ji was not going to be one of the protagonists, and he was just relieved and I agreed with him lol.
