SHF High-school Fanfic

[SRB]

*Hugg*

*hugs*
Do you want to go build WWIII tanks together?

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

*hugs*
Do you want to go build WWIII tanks together?

Yaay KF51 panthers here we go

 

[SRB]

Yaay KF51 panthers here we go

*pulls out a full-size tank constructor*
Oh, yeah, it's all coming together.

 

[WatchaKhoko]

If it's IRS, then Danny is not home If you're not from IRS, then come in

Few evils are comparable to TAXES. I despise them with all my being, so you have nothing to fear in this regard.

I would like to speak with Mother if possible.

What do you think of the Eldritch Family?
What do you think of Danny?
What do you think of Azure?
What do you think of me?
What language are those arcane symbols you used?

 

[SRB]

Few evils are comparable to TAXES. I despise them with all my being, so you have nothing to fear in this regard.

I would like to speak with Mother if possible.

What do you think of the Eldritch Family?
What do you think of Danny?
What do you think of Azure?
What do you think of me?
What language are those arcane symbols you used?

*a lone fingersnake crawls towards you and stops, "looking" at your face*

You are thinking about getting an ally, yet your actions will only prolong your suffering.

*the fingersnake slowly turns to dust, disappearing forever.

 

[Theirl]

Uses Theirl as a shield, and your weapon turns into a spear (it's super effective)*

this metal plate seems to be myu best investment in years... wow

 

[WatchaKhoko]

*a lone fingersnake crawls towards you and stops, "looking" at your face*

You are thinking about getting an ally, yet your actions will only prolong your suffering.

*the fingersnake slowly turns to dust, disappearing forever.

Что есть страдание, если не способ искупить наши грехи, в которых мы все виновны?
Жизни, которые ты не смог спасти, жизни, которые ты увидишь исчезающими перед тобой, мучения тех, кого ты любишь.

Беспомощность в том, чтобы не мочь предотвратить всё это.

Оставьте всякую надежду, вы, входящие сюда.

Наше страдание только началось, товарищ.

 

[SRB]

Что есть страдание, если не способ искупить наши грехи, в которых мы все виновны?
Жизни, которые ты не смог спасти, жизни, которые ты увидишь исчезающими перед тобой, мучения тех, кого ты любишь.

Беспомощность в том, чтобы не мочь предотвратить всё это.

Оставьте всякую надежду, вы, входящие сюда.

Наше страдание только началось, товарищ.

OOC: I got a wonderful saying that I heard from a Soviet cartoon - Treasure Island.

Те, кто останутся в живых, будут завидовать мёртвым. - Those who remain alive will envy the dead.

I think it fits the cursed timeline very much.

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

 

[WatchaKhoko]

OOC: I got a wonderful saying that I heard from a Soviet cartoon - Treasure Island.

Те, кто останутся в живых, будут завидовать мёртвым. - Those who remain alive will envy the dead.

I think it fits the cursed timeline very much.

Amazing. I will remember these words very well.

 

[Deleted member 146224]

Few evils are comparable to TAXES. I despise them with all my being, so you have nothing to fear in this regard.

I would like to speak with Mother if possible.

Oh, um... S-Sure Good thing Azure is asleep
.
.
.
Come out, Old Hag!


...Pathetic.

What do you think of the Eldritch Family?

I don't think of them anything. They are nothing but ants to me. It would be counterproductive for someone like me to have any strong feelings about someone so insignificant as the Eldritch. I care for them not, but I won't hesitate to wipe them out completely if they make a mistake of interfering with my plans.

What do you think of Danny?

Idiot. Imbecile. Waste of air that doesn't deserve the power she was given. She could've been at the top, but she chose to be an insignificant nobody. I find it repulsive. Once I take over, I'll show you the real power sealed in this pathetic little shell.

What do you think of Azure?

Nuisance. Arrogant, annoying, infuriating nuisance. I was willing to let her be as long as she minded her own business, but the moment she started getting in my way, I ran out of patience. Once I'm able to take over and erase that vegetable half-brain completely, she will be the first to fall by my hand.

What do you think of me?

You are quite amusing. I've seen a lot of beings from this "Layer", most of them are weak and boring, as expected from the lower beings. But at least you are causing chaos, you make them run around like a headless chickens, confused and panicked. I like this. Being stuck here for so long, I enjoy any entertainment I can get.

What language are those arcane symbols you used?

The natives of this Layer have no capabilities to understand this language nor the message it was carrying. Don't trouble yourself with this, it's way beyond your comprehension, Little One. If you find my answer unsatisfactory, then let me leave you with two gifts:
The frog in the well knows nothing of the sea.
How can a sparrow understand the ambitions of a swan.

 

[SsemouyOnan]

I just sent my wall of text reply to Matcha early again by accident, deleted it out of reflex... and now I have to type everything again (well I did save it outside of the text editor, but I still have to go through the trouble of copy pasting)


EDIT: I did it again... thankfully this time I remembered to copy paste it. This new keyboard is making me mess up lol

 

[Deleted member 146224]

 

[MidnightFox]

this metal plate seems to be myu best investment in years... wow

What i meant was that @Fox-Trot-9 spear was super effective not your metal plate and just an fyi she jabbed it inside your ass

 

[MidnightFox]

Why do i feel like Theirl has become like that one meat shield Pokémon everyone has but only uses as a sacrifice

 

[Deleted member 146224]

I just sent my wall of text reply to Matcha early again by accident, deleted it out of reflex... and now I have to type everything again (well I did save it outside of the text editor, but I still have to go through the trouble of copy pasting)


EDIT: I did it again... thankfully this time I remembered to copy paste it. This new keyboard is making me mess up lol

This is the message from the Heavens telling you that you should just switch to voice messages

 

[WatchaKhoko]

Oh, um... S-Sure Good thing Azure is asleep

I didn't choose this time by chance.

Oh, um... S-Sure Good thing Azure is asleep
.
.
.
Come out, Old Hag!


...Pathetic.

I don't think of them anything. They are nothing but ants to me. It would be counterproductive for someone like me to have any strong feelings about someone so insignificant as the Eldritch. I care for them not, but I won't hesitate to wipe them out completely if they make a mistake of interfering with my plans.

Idiot. Imbecile. Waste of air that doesn't deserve the power she was given. She could've been at the top, but she chose to be an insignificant nobody. I find it repulsive. Once I take over, I'll show you the real power sealed in this pathetic little shell.

Nuisance. Arrogant, annoying, infuriating nuisance. I was willing to let her be as long as she minded her own business, but the moment she started getting in my way, I ran out of patience. Once I'm able to take over and erase that vegetable half-brain completely, she will be the first to fall by my hand.

You are quite amusing. I've seen a lot of beings from this "Layer", most of them are weak and boring, as expected from the lower beings. But at least you are causing chaos, you make them run around like a headless chickens, confused and panicked. I like this. Being stuck here for so long, I enjoy any entertainment I can get.

The natives of this Layer have no capabilities to understand this language nor the message it was carrying. Don't trouble yourself with this, it's way beyond your comprehension, Little One. If you find my answer unsatisfactory, then let me leave you with two gifts:
The frog in the well knows nothing of the sea.
How can a sparrow understand the ambitions of a swan.

Thank you, mighty Mother, for answering my questions so thoroughly and for the compliments.

Although you are a being beyond my comprehension (yes, I feel like a frog in a pond), I think there can be harmony between us.
Our goals and our enemies do not differ, so perhaps we could help each other.
One last question.

If something were to happen to Danny, would it bother you, would you suffer? Is her important to you?

(OOC: This is gold. I expected an ingot, not a mine. Thank you.)

 

[Deleted member 146224]

If something were to happen to Danny, would it bother you, would you suffer? Is her important to you?

By a chance we were forced to become one person. 2 souls, 1 mind, 1 body. I can feel her pain and her joys, but I don't care about her. Even if I did, it wouldn't matter. Both of us cannot exist at the same time. Sooner or later one will have to be eradicated one way or another. If she disappears, that's just better for me.

(OOC: This is gold. I expected an ingot, not a mine. Thank you.)

Glad I could help your questions helped me detail her a bit more too, so thank you too!

 

[Theirl]

Why do i feel like Theirl has become like that one meat shield Pokémon everyone has but only uses as a sacrifice

U mean golem? Normally meat shied pokemon dont die in one hit

 

[SsemouyOnan]

@MatchaChocolate69 (formatting messed up due to an incident... I don't know if it still properly replies to your message so I'm just going to mention you.

Hey, it's not fair to use a UNO reverse card! Those are dirty tricks from Pixytoki.
But... It's nice to believe in what you say, and you're right not to respond to everything I do.
A good stalker makes the victim believe they are free and unnoticed.

I used to think that the follow feature was pretty useless in the forum but then I saw you can track someone's latest activities through the news feed tag... it also tells you if they're online(provided the status isn't hidden) Very useful

MatchaChocolate69 said:
Meanwhile, I struggle to resist interfering with everything that concerns you, and this is definitely a red flag.

Oh, I see

*puts on rose-colored glasses*

Now everything is read! The flags are just flags.

MatchaChocolate69 said:
I'm a hypocrite, and I also used the UNO reverse card, but it's motivated by the fact that it's true that no one had ever told me they appreciate talking to me. Maybe they've thought it, but they've never told me. It's nice to be appreciated, thank you.

You're welcome, I'm sure other people don't bother telling you because they think you already hear that a lot.

MatchaChocolate69 said:
Using various computers with different browsers, I never have certainty, whereas using the Save Draft function is linked to the forum account. I should probably abandon Mozilla Firefox definitively and completely surrender my soul to the big G.

You could always use Brave, Vivaldi, Opera or any other alternatives that use chromium. Or if you're clinically insane, use Tor for everything.

MatchaChocolate69 said:
Frankly, I think it would be a better love story than Twilight, but I'm not objective since I'm involved. For me, it would have been an exceptional chapter 69.

That's a very low bar to clear, in all fairness, but it's too bad nothing we have in the main story gives any context for a situation like that to suddenly occur... I'm still minionzoned there I'm pretty sure.

MatchaChocolate69 said:
I, on the other hand, can't help but defend you to the hilt and shout to the world, "She is right! She has always been right!"

You can't be white knighting, only heroes do that! Okay, maybe you can while I'm in Heroine mode

MatchaChocolate69 said:
I know that nagging thought in my head that forces me to use every possible synonym for "say." Fortunately, I've learned to suppress it, even though the English vocabulary is always essential for me, as I'm not a native speaker.

Believe me, I have it much worse, everytime I write "said" I replace it with "spoke" even if it makes no practical difference. I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't even use it once in both of my SHHS chapters, though I may have used it anyway those were pretty long chapters.

MatchaChocolate69 said:
I've imagined the end of the [CURSED TIMELINE], but I'm not sure if it will be liked or if it will make sense how we get there. There are so many said and unsaid things, sometimes I feel like I overestimate the reader and especially overestimate myself, thinking I've included all the clues and puzzle pieces that give meaning to the story.

I believe most clues and puzzles, when written properly, make perfect sense after a rereading once you get the grand reveal. It's also an excellent strategy to get people to read your story twice

MatchaChocolate69 said:
Having a destination in mind while writing is definitely comforting, but as you say, it can be dangerous because it might feel forced. In fact, by my nature, I tend to see it more as a direction rather than a destination. If a better path opens up along the way, I have no problem taking it (though this can also cause issues). This is somewhat the problem that happened with my main novel on the site; I got lost and tangled up in a labyrinth I built myself.

I've always been impressed with books that foreshadow the ending from the very first page, so I tend to hyperfocus on moving towards the ending I have in mind rather than picking another direction even if it seems better. It causes a lot of indecisiveness during the planning stage of each arc, tbh. It makes me think if I should write the entire book before even posting it... but that would be throwing away most advantages of serializing your book.

MatchaChocolate69 said:
Interaction with readers has taught me that endings need to be definitive and to avoid cliffhangers like the plague. A bit of openness can be positive, but an ending should satisfactorily close the plots and subplots.

Cliffhangers are only good when used in moderation, use them too much and they cause annoyance instead of excitement... you should definitely close all your plot points though, even if the outcomes aren't plainly laid out... that is unless you're planning on resolving them in a sequel

MatchaChocolate69 said:
Absolutely delicious. Have you tried adding a bit of butter between the bread and the jam? It's even better. I love strawberry jam with yogurt.

Been doing it since I was a child. Makes it easier to spread, the taste is secondary for me. (I sometimes eat jam straight out of the jar) Never really put yogurt on bread before... mostly because what we have here is frozen yogurt that you just eat by itself.

MatchaChocolate69 said:
Do not fear, at this point, the only thing that could disappoint me is if you told me you don't like Matcha,

What if I told you I like Matcha?

MatchaChocolate69 said:
and I'm not referring to the tea.

MatchaChocolate69 said:
Besides, it's already been established in the CT canon that you prefer pizza over chocolate.

I said that under duress, I'm not sure we can take that as a fact

MatchaChocolate69 said:
Actually, so do I.
Plot Twist: I don't eat as much chocolate as I used to either; it's a sweet poison I allow myself on special occasions these days.

It's the opposite for me, I've been eating chocolate more and more lately... and sweet stuff in general Though it's probably just cause I was given a lot recently, I wouldn't go out of my way to buy some otherwise

MatchaChocolate69 said:
The way you phrased it makes me assume that, in addition to captivating the three alter-egos, I've also won the real Ssemouy.

*looks at SHHS story notes* Oh, you have no idea...

MatchaChocolate69 said:
I'm not going to lie, it's exactly how I imagine you would do it. Fiercely.

Oi?! What is fiercely supposed to mean? I don't eat them straight out of the packaging or something... neither do I wolf them down!

MatchaChocolate69 said:
Beyond the fact that I really appreciate references and consider them a trademark of mine, details like these are the small things that make me appreciate the characters. Simple concepts, easily recognizable objects that symbolize a decisive event or moment for a character. Like the ? in CANTO I

Let's just say someone may have Pavlov'd her with cranberries, so much that it stuck beyond memory erasure and became a part of her core personality. I don't know what's with fruits and disasters happening, we have the oranges in Godfather too...

MatchaChocolate69 said:
It will be fine anyway; after all, I just want to read more about her and especially stories written by her author.

I see, I'm thinking on releasing some side content that didn't make it to the main chapters since it has nothing to do with Scribblehub canon... that would have to wait though.

MatchaChocolate69 said:
They are delicious! So good... the combination of the three creates a delicious fruit salad that I wouldn't stop devouring.

I should try making it... I already use mangos and cherries in fruit salad, though good strawberries are hard to find(supermarket ones are too sour)... and cranberries are just hard to find in general, I suppose I have to ask some secret agents to steal some seeds from America.

There was a fascinating theory, I can't remember who formulated it or if I heard it in a video, but behind the greatest inventions of mankind, there's always a lazy person. The wheel was definitely invented by a lazy person.

If they're working so hard to do less work, can they really be called lazy?

It's thanks to the science communicators on the internet who have reignited people's passion, and to visionary billionaires who have poured in money despite initial failures that would have discouraged the typical corporate shareholder. From the late '80s through the '90s and 2000s, there was a policy of consolidation and maintenance with unambitious programs like the "space shuttle." The lack of competition between states led to stagnation, cuts in resources, and little ambition. But as you say, things are getting better now, hopefully for the better.

Hey don't diss the space shuttle >_> ! She's a truck that's aiming high! Though to be fair the maintenance costs were getting ridiculous and we would have never got that trampoline joke with Elon if they weren't retired...

It sounds insensitive, but we cannot think that colonization or even setting foot on Mars won't cost human lives. We must be ready to accept this, and those who participate must be prepared to lose their lives because space is not suitable for human life, and virtually everything in it is deadly to us.

Sacrifice for progress aside, it's really pointless to attempt colonizing Mars when we've yet to even make it out of earth. It would be like sending your men to die all the way in Antarctica when there's a huge, fertile island right next to you. I'm all for setting up a scientific outpost on Mars, doing research there is valuable, but an entire settlement? Maybe if everyone has a specialization that would help keep the colony alive, but certainly not random civilians, even if they were willing volunteers. Not to mention we have no experience with living on a foreign planet. Moon base first, then we can think about Mars once we know what it's actually like to live outside of Earth... In fact, if we've proven that we can consistently get to Mars, it might be more likely that we colonize a few of the asteroids near it first, because it simply has more economic value.

You must have read the novel or seen the movie, The Martian. I think it describes the difficulties well, even though the final part is a bit too fanciful.

I actually haven't read or watched the martian.

The technology for terraforming is certainly still far off, and in fact, I was thinking more about creating colonies, prefabricated environments, or domes with life support systems. Starting with outposts and eventually expanding into cities.

That's a bit more realistic... domes might be farfetched(at least the transparent ones you might be thinking of), but living underground certainly isn't.

Adapting to the environment, perhaps genetically, seems like the typical premise for a sci-fi horror story.

All Tommorows

Ah yes, The Expanse comes to mind.

Ah, that, too, but I wouldn't call it horror... the author is just committed to hard sci-fi... ignoring the black magic that goes on with some of that tech.

It's worth noting that we haven't been able to do something similar even in Antarctica, so how could we do it in space? I believe the main issues are the lack of political will and the potential for economic return (this is a short-term view typical of shareholders, but practically much of the technology that has revolutionized our lives comes from space exploration, so the return is immense, but in the long term).

Thankfully rich billionaires are starting to take interest in space... if maybe for all the wrong reasons, but hey, it's a start.

It's positive that India and China have recently been giving a push to this.

Yep, I'm hoping that just like the Cold War, we get space race 2 electric boogaloo. Though we might already be seeing the start of it

Maybe not here, but know that you can share your opinions with me and I won't judge you for them.

Maybe when I'm drunk so I don't overthink about everything I'm sending ha, as if that will ever happen... right?

Ah, you’re going down the post-apocalypse road! That's the timeline Mama comes from... (in my headcanon)

Not quite post-apocalypse. Though it starts there. It's going to be a story of hopelessness, tragedy, failure, and never knowing what the future of humanity will hold. You'd think it would be filled with despair, but strangely enough, I want it to be hopeful. The POV is of a formless specter(?), told in second person as if the reader was there themself, accompanying a girl as she slowly, and inevitably dies in a nuclear winter. It's going to be left in the open if the POV is actually a real, supernatural entity or an imagination conjured up by the girl to keep her will to live. ...Then, she dies, but then weird shit start happening and she starts travelling the multiverse and meeting her "doom" each time as the setting gets more and more absurd, up to the point where the worlds get abstract and even words start failing...



The feeling I hope to capture is "Is this all actually real? Or is this girl delusional and this whole journey is just her death throes?



As you can tell by the premise, my skill doesn't quite live up to it yet.

In the story I had in mind, the hero doesn't know he's the hero. The twist is that he's trapped in a loop where he can't prevent the launch of nuclear warheads and Judgment Day, or he is the one who presses the button. This creates a singularity that we could call the afterlife, the moment when life, especially human life, is erased. Among the different timelines, there is only one that leads to the world's salvation, and he has to find it, but the solution must be found in the afterlife by interacting with characters inspired by historical figures.

It's an interesting premise. Does he travel to the afterlife after each loop? Sort of like an NG+ room?

Ok, I know it doesn't make sense, but in my head, it's all perfect, kind of like Homer Simpson's screenplay about the robot driving instructor who goes back in time.

I hope after seeing all that from me, your idea makes a lot more sense, cause I'm sure if we were to pitch both to an outsider, one of us would be recommended to a mental asylum, and that's certainly not you.

It's the right way, not preaching but presenting an idea, your own vision of things, showing both the positive and negative sides. True impartiality is not possible as we always lean toward an opinion, but by keeping the interpretation as open as possible, it will be up to the reader to form their own opinion. Critical thinking is fundamental.

Yeah, I do favor leaving certain ideas for the reader to theorize and come to their own conclusions instead of just outright telling them "you're supposed to interpret it like this". Although some might be dissatisfied with not getting an answer, it helps with not making readers think like the book is treating them like an idiot.

Even though I didn't want to, I have put "Ignore" on certain individuals here on the forum.

I really don't feel the need to since I won't bother to interact with known trolls... the block feature on SH is more for peace of mind than anything, or, well, for spammers.

In the past, I dealt with pseudo-trolls who, despite their irreverence, added a bit of spice that was useful for enlivening certain discussions. Conflict is useful, strong opinions are useful too, and through discussion, one can expand their horizons.
I often find myself changing my mind or expanding it after hearing different perspectives. Maybe it's a weakness of mine, but I'm always looking for various points of view.

I do always look for different points of view, too, but it gets confusing sometimes when two opinions contradict each other and they both make sense. It makes me paranoid that some things I've taken as a fact are actually false and I don't even know about it.

I thought so! I have read several of his books, but The Last Question not yet. I will put it on the reading list.

Don't expect a full length novel or anything, it's a short story you can finish in one sitting. Thought provoking nevertheless.

Yes, without the work of preserving knowledge, we would have lost many ancient Greek and Latin writings. The church played a fundamental role in science and education as well. However, as we approach modern times, there are fewer and fewer believing scientists, partly due to the obscurantist phases that the churches and fundamentalists have gone through. I imagine this has its own logic.

I think it may have to do with how some people approach science nowadays, some even treat it like a religion. It goes both ways, and it certainly alienates the two groups from each other.

That is one of my favorite hypotheses. I believe it gained popularity thanks to The Matrix and has become increasingly relevant and realistic considering how much time we spend on the internet. The real world is starting to become less defined, and there's a widespread sense of alienation. We could be consciousnesses or programs on a server of a massive Dyson sphere, simulating the universe realistically, or it could be a fantastical version of it, and we would never know. Maybe, like in The Matrix, déjà vu and divine miracles could be bugs or errors in the simulation.

The simulation could be anything, really, it doesn't even have to be a computer in a conventional sense. We have no idea about the physics the world outside of the simulation works on in the first place.

However, I don't think that's a problem. Even if it were a simulation, our lives wouldn't be any less real, our struggles any less painful, and it wouldn't make any less sense. Are the feelings and emotions I experience induced? Self-induced? Or are they still the result of my journey, experiences, and how I interpret the world? I think it's the latter in the end.

Whatever happens, happens. The fact that we can think and have consciousness in the first place is already amazing. Even if we figured out everything was somehow predetermined, the fact that we figured it out means something.

This conversation is helping me outline some concepts for the novel I want to write soon.
Thank you.

You're welcome

I will be sure to delve into them with great interest. I generally tended to keep you away from these types of videos because they triggered several existential crises in me, but I learned to get over it as I matured and especially knowing you my optimism got a considerable boost.

After having enough existential crises, it becomes uplifting instead of unsettling.

The nuclear debate, it is one of the important ones. A topic that I hold particularly close to my heart. Knowing the pros and cons, my view is that it is a technology to be embraced aware of the risks, and to continue to develop. Zero emissions and lots of energy at reduced costs. It will be critical for us.

I wouldn't be completely sure about reduced costs part. (your mileage may vary depending on your area and the development of your economy) I do agree that the pros outweigh the cons.

Nuclear fusion is closer than we think, and when we get there it will be another step closer to our evolution.

Hehe, I hope so, but even if we don't get there Fission and Solar is enough to carry us across the universe... heck, even chemical rockets can... even if they're horribly inefficient.

However, I will look for Sabine's opinion on this.

It's been a while since I've watched her video on it, but iirc she at the very least considers it a better alternative than fossil fuels. The video is more like her presenting the pros and cons individually instead of fighting for one side.

I hope she doesn't ride on fears like most of those who oppose it, but she doesn't seem the type so her opinion might be useful to the debate.

She does acknowledge the irrational fears but it's more of an "they do exist, not as big as people make it out to be, but they still do"

I also believe this is definitely a red flag. ?

Good thing I have my rose-colored glasses, then!

I will say a platitude, but it is the truth.
If we exclude technique, art is subjective. If you look at a painting, what do you see in it?
Does it arouse something in you? Do you perceive the message or do you perceive a completely different one from the author?
It is like color.
What is more subjective than color? There is no single red, there are probably infinite ones, and our eye cannot detect them all, but it can probably differentiate a few million. How would you define the color of blood? Bordeaux? Red? Scarlet? Crimson? Everyone will give a different answer because they perceive it differently. There are even those who do not see red.
Art is no different in this regard. We use words to describe what we see, but they are often simplifications or compromises, to make us understand. In reality, they do not always capture what we see, hear or feel.
All this is to say that in the end, art is just another way to communicate.

I have an MC that I plan to have painting be a big part of her character... and your words have given me an idea for how things will develop. Considering in the fantasy world, there's different races who don't see colors in the same ways. And since it's a cultivation setting, maybe her "dao" and "physique" can be dedicated to seeing as many different art forms as possible?

It reminds me of a guy I used to talk to on discord, he had an idea about a civilization of deep sea fish, their vision was poor, so their art was focused on other senses. Rather than painting with color, they painted with individual scents, and as their technology developed, they learned how to put pulses of electricity into sticks as another form of art, forgot the exact details, but they were highly sensitive to it. This led to them being highly advanced in the field of chemistry compared to everything else...

Darn, people can be insane at worldbuilding ecologies ... I'm so jealous

With all due respect to your grandfather, I think you achieve much more by leaving all doors open and deciding when the time is right to walk through one or the other. Above all, you never have to make the enemy or potential ally figure out how to categorize you.

The irony is how he had a bunch of unfinished degrees in a lot of different fields. Maybe that was his way of expressing his regrets to me and warning me not to be indecisive and do the same... well, I'd never know.

That opens up new opportunities. This does not mean not having ideals but being ready to betray them if they turn out to be wrong or if in the grand scheme of things it is better to let them go for the greater good. Pragmatism is a fundamental endowment, perhaps not attracting sympathy, but I would prefer that those in charge make choices after evaluating different options and not blindly following a vision.

It's probably with how the old generation views politics here, you had to pick a side or everyone was going to be suspicious of you. And he might have been annoyed with how much I said "I don't know" or "I'm not sure" when prompted to pick a food or toy XD

After all, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Hell itself was made with good intentions (I just wanted to say that since I don't have a published story I could put though quote it)

Judging how Tanya behaves with communists I would never have said that, but it is also true that the author is not their character and indeed an author should be able to create characters who behave and think completely differently from themself.

I believe they were trolling? Can't really say, didn't follow the drama very closely. Some of my characters have ideals that outright contradict my own... Seymour is an example.

Other than that you are right, to try to protect yourself, after all the internet does not forget, and who knows that certain statements or ideas taken out of context may not be used against you in the future.

Yeah, I'd rather cover all my bases. I wonder if someone would see this in the future and call me a coward for it?

Rain and bad weather. On the best days twenty degrees average. I'm not complaining about the temperature though.
I guess it's already pretty hot in your country.
In your bunker, I think Big Brother has set up all the comforts and big air conditioners definitely not imported from the Japanese enemy.

Summer is mostly an economic period here, where we let all the kids out of their concentration camps educational facilities to see their families. Something about "Knowing the enemy by keeping up with their schedule", or something. The period of droughts here have already come to pass, the rain is getting quite unpleasant... though that's a problem for those working in the fields, not me in the bunker.

I see... It would probably require major adaptation and the cutting of several parts, to make it more suitable for a short story.

I would have to replace the MC if I wanted to have it as a short story, she has too much of a past to cover.

I would love it as a concept, and I would find it fascinating the idea of an ever weakening MC but I can't say the same for the average typical reader. They want to see the numbers go brrrrr....

Well there's always the proverb of the Giving Tree... what do you mean that doesn't count? I remember seeing a "strong to weak" tag but apparently it doesn't exist? They either removed it or I dreamed it up.

I have heard talking about Made in Abyss, but I have not yet had the pleasure of reading it or watching the anime. I had no idea it had such an interesting core.

It's very interesting, a unique setting and a good premise. It can get weird sometimes, but it really shows the worst of humanity... and it shows how fucked up things can get even if they're done for the betterment of humanity.

A familiar and wholesome relationship. Aren't they lovers?

That would actually be a plot point, Lilith wouldn't know the difference between romantic and platonic love at first, but as someone points it out for her, she would which direction exactly her feelings for the MC were in. The MC has a very practical answer, as in, is Lilith sexually attracted to her, if not, then they aren't. But they have other companions with other ideas of what love is at that moment, so it gets more complicated.

The ultimate conclusion was Lilith coming to the conclusion herself that they aren't lovers, as their natures are far too different to see each other that way. Could have changed if I planned it after knowing about Black Souls though, lol.

All kidding aside, Lilith I've seen her portrayed in all sorts of ways, basically most of the time she's a demon. But there are also sonp implications in the apocryphal Christian-Jewish culture. So it's very intriguing, what you're envisioning.

Yep, my reason for naming her as such was inspired by Jewish folklore, the MC's name is too "Ein". Though that's not really her real name.

Maybe you will rework these ideas into a story that is more consistent with your lore in the future. ?

Maybe I will, and maybe I can write it on an alt account anyway and not acknowledge it as a part of my lore.

That wasn't an answer

Sorry, I can't look at anyone other than you

How can you compare others to me if you can't look at them?

Actually I already do, I already use anonymity to be free to write what I want. Maybe I really should write the new 1984 2042

Reverse the last two numbers of the year you decide to write/publish it in, that's what Orwell did, I believe. Might be a problem once we hit 2030 though.

Cheesy line in arrive...
I hit the jackpot with you! ?

You did!

Purple, huh? I thought violet!

I can't tell the difference very much with these glasses on.

On the one hand, I like teasing you and seeing you be embarrassed, I find it makes you very very very cute.
On the other hand, I don't want your reputation as a respectable edgy horni pirate warlock villainess to be ruined, and so I'll look for that myself.

This has aged poorly...

It is a skill that I would like to acquire. Only recently I am learning how to write the different English accents and they still elude me. Attending this forum definitely helps me.
For example, I love the Scottish one, but I don't know how to write it.

A british one is quite difficult too, especially without making it sound stereotypical.

Right now I am at 2.2k words with this post alone.
You are my cure for writer's block.

I haven't checked my word count for this post... you certainly get me to write, but at the same time, it's not content for my story

Mama's potato salad is invincible, I think the family was born from that if I am not mistaken. Pixy being tsundere as usual saying she didn't want to eat that, and BOI winning her over by persevering with the potatoes.

Time and time again, it has been proven that potatoes are invincible! Mark my words, Mother will be defeated by throwing potatoes at her!

Big brain Ssemouy! ?

Oh that's not my brain I just borrowed it from an elephant... I should probably return it now.

Yeah, I wrote the Cursed Timeline having you always in mind.

I can see that, especially with the presence of the Stars in chapter 69. I'm tempted to do an analysis on the Cursed Timeline arc once you finish... and once I'm done with the Villainess chapter.

You're gonna need more popcorn
(not because it's going to be more enjoyable, but because it would be useful to have more to eat with the amount of time you'll have to wait)