SHF High-school Fanfic

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"Ehehehe~ everyone said that, they know, they remember, they noticed, but they never thought of it"

*Few seconds of silence*

"Ehehehe~ what are I talking about, there definitely nothing wrong about it, anyways back to the main problem at hand. Who the one eating my curry?"

I don't know. Who can find your fridge and take your curry?

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

ミ *lightspeed nom*

It's a Bird! It's a plane! It's a FLYING CHOMP!!!

 

[MidnightFox]

"everyone didn't want me... Eh well probably it just my passive again~ making everyone didn't remember me until I showed up!"

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the white fox you found in your base rushes over to you and sits on your shoulder and rubs itself against your cheeks

 

[SsemouyOnan]

Ok, but you asked for it!

Know that your messages have become one of the highlights of my days, they brighten them, bring me happiness, and fill me with energy. There’s nothing that gives me more pleasure than seeing your avatar pop up and reading the posts you leave on the forum, from the silliest shitpost to the most complex wall of text. You are the main reason I come to this forum, and I am happy to have met you.
Especially these messages, I take my time, I read them over and over, trying to respond to you to the best of my abilities because you deserve the best.

How do I counter this? Oh, I know
I feel the same way Uh... even if I don't reply to most of your threads

That is probably the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me online.

I'm getting the familiar feeling of deja vu... what do you mean it doesn't count if it's just 1 post ago?

Tony had foreseen everything... What a pity!
With this series of messages, I discovered the "Save Post" function, which I was unaware of, and when you get to use it, it's because you've written almost a minimum of 1000 words in replies...

I have just now discovered the existence of save drafts. My browser just save my posts automatically anyways

I'm probably around 1.5k now. There are chapters on Scribble Hub that struggle to reach that number... So I feel sorry for the others, they'll have to endure the tango of Matcha and Ssemouy.

Come to think of it, if I put as many words in my chapters as I do in my replies, I would have several by now! Now I'm thinking it would be funny to drop an entire chapter of just Matcha and Ssemouy talking (I was seriously considering it for chapter 69)

Come on, I was trying to justify you!

Once I've decided that I'm at fault, I'm unstoppable!

I think both are very good. Talking with you, I have learned many terms and expressions that were unfamiliar to me.

Reading a lot certainly helps, and I have an intense desire to never use the same word twice in close proximity so I usually look up a thesaurus while writing to avoid that.

This thought makes me happy and fills me with a lot of motivation. However, I believe that concluding a story is the hardest part. It's not just that writing a good ending that satisfies the reader is complex, but it's also a bit terrifying to put the final word on something.

That's why I think of the conclusion first before everything else! Though it's not entirely foolproof since it can make your story flow seem unnatural if you force the direction towards a specific ending too much. As for final words, I like to keep my endings a little open ended, so you can always imagine that the characters are off doing their own things and perhaps even their own stories(sequel bait?!)

This is unexpected. So you’re more of a fruit type. Strawberries and jelly, somehow the latter ties back to the lore I imagined for you, but strawberries do not.

I think I confuse jellies and jam a lot, but strawberry jam is one of my favorite things to put on bread.

They are sweet and juicy. I guess it depends a lot on the frosting you would choose (I expect chocolate... just kidding... maybe).

I'm really sorry, but ooc I don't really like chocolate all that much. I prefer vanilla frosting or even pure sugar.

...Please don't turn this into a major plot point(unless?)

Actually, I really appreciate strawberries, and generally all berries, especially when accompanied by custard or whipped cream.

I just eat them raw

Interesting detail, I thought cranberries had an even deeper meaning and broke the fourth wall, but instead they are a unique characteristic of Seymour.

It's the first thing that came to my mind while thinking of her backstory, mostly because of the lyrics in Scientific Witchery that I have in my title right now.

Not to put pressure on you, but I can't wait for the chapter about the Villainess to come out. There are so many things I want to know about her, especially seeing things from her perspective.

Sorry to disappoint, but I don't think the first Villainess chapter will shed much light on her character. Future chapters involving Seymour might, and I plan for my portion of the [Cursed Timeline] saga to heavily involve her.

Anyway, Ssemouy likes cherries and strawberries, Seymour cranberries, and Heroine?

Mangoes, both the sweet and sour kind

Exploiting laziness to your advantage is a truly clever strategy.

I have to do it since I've been rather lazy all my life.

Technology continues to progress even today, but many things limit it. Maybe there isn't enough competition? Or perhaps there's a tendency to favor what makes money?

I can't answer that in this post , but it seems like a lot of space projects happening now, both public and private, hopefully things are looking up for the better.

One thing that frustrates me is that we were supposed to go to Mars by 2020

That has always been a pipe dream. There's a reason the "7 minutes of terror" is the way it is. People always say Mars since it sounds so much better to the public than the moon.

Why don't we have a base on the Moon yet? That is the future of humanity for me. We can't stop, we can't rest on our laurels.

A moon base is certainly more realistic than setting up a colony Mars, like, the difference of a few days response to several months in case of a catastrophe. I'd also like to see more space stations, since the ISS is getting pretty old... i'd especially like to see one that uses rotational gravity

It's like when Christopher Columbus challenged the unknown with the possibility of reaching the end of the world and instead discovered a new one. Our future is far from Earth.

Even then, there was already a lot of evidence suggesting otherwise. But then again, we've gotten pretty good at observing space.

If there isn't a habitable planet, we will create one. Stopping will be our end.

"Terraforming" a planet, at least in the sense of completely turning it into earth is the sci-fi equivalent of one of those megastructure skyscrapers. Not very practical. We can't even terraform earth properly, let alone Mars. Adapting to the environment, or even building a space habitat sounds like a much better option.

These are phases of life; thoughts change with experience and continuous reasoning. I have also had my phases of depression, which still leave marks on me. However, it is much better to live with a positive attitude. There is beauty and wonder in everything, and even in the ugly, there is something beautiful. The best is yet to come. I want to write many stories, read even more, and live as many experiences as possible. Each one adds a piece to the puzzle and shapes me.
In the meantime, I would prefer to avoid a nuclear holocaust, and perhaps foolishly, I trust that those in power aren't stupid enough to press the button.

I have to hold my tongue here, since my views on this can be considered somewhat extreme. But yes, I do hope that a paradigm shift happens and conflicts become much more subtle (trade wars and cyberspace jazz)... I also have many stories I'd rather have uninterrupted by WWIII.

This reminds me of a project I've had for a long time. This is a confidence I have never shared with anyone. I'm not ready to write it yet, but I already have my magnum opus in mind. I thought of it as a visual novel, but it will probably be a light novel. The protagonist is based on Stanislav Petrov, the man who prevented World War III. Sooner or later, I will write it.

Funny how my idea for magnum opus also involves world war III (though it happens after the bombs drop)... the protagonist is a random civilian instead of someone based on a hero like Petrov or Vasily Arkiphov though.

Wise way to approach thorny issues like religion and politics.
Often, discussions get heated because one or both parties lack sensitivity, and it ends up being a shouting match. It shouldn't be seen as a competitive confrontation. This is one of the reasons I've distanced myself from social media like Twitter (even though I find Elon amusing, I refuse to call it X) and Facebook (never liked it).

I used to argue a lot on Youtube and random forums, thankfully I did distance myself on Twitter and Facebook(arguing on that platform is kind of dumb since your posts are tied to your real life identity) I realized that getting my point across is nigh impossible if I don't write a book about it. Might as well show it to people that actually want to read my stuff.

I'm glad there are places on the internet where people can discuss things cordially. I consider Scribble Hub Forum one of these places, probably because it is frequented by special people like you.

Things can get heated in certain threads really quickly, but it dies down just as fast. Discussions are pretty cordial here unless it breaks a certain rule or trolls get involved.

Let's say that social media has the useful function of keeping trolls and troglodytes occupied, so that oases of free expression and dialogue like this one can continue to survive. It might be a bit of an echo chamber, but I've seen more diversity of views here than in the typical Twitter feed.

Eh, they're everywhere on the internet. A bigger platform just means a bigger population.

He truly is amazing.?

So, we are more alike than I thought! I like to think that narrative and science influence each other, and that both roles are needed to advance the path of discoveries and knowledge. Just think about how conceptually important Asimov was for robotics and AI. Creative writing helps to assimilate certain concepts and theories, and science studies them and makes them practically possible.

Fun fact: Isaac Arthur takes his name from Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke... you can probably guess what his main inspirations are. "The Last Question" was also one of the things that greatly inspired my settings. If you haven't read it yet, you should! It's quite short, and rather amazing considering computers didn't even use semiconductors that time.

I admit that this passage made me struggle a bit, but I think I understand what you mean: there are more unknown unknowns than known unknowns. This ties back to the example of people in the Bronze Age trying to imagine the year 2000. We don't know many things, we lack many tools, and most importantly, we don't know what questions to ask.

Ah yeah, looking glass theory is a much better way to articulate what I've said. There are a lot of things we are neither aware of nor understand. And we're not even sure about that... Hell, how many people back in the 1990s imagined that we would be having supercomputers in our pockets and access to a library of all(not really) human knowledge 24/7?

Sure, even though none come to mind right now.

Gregor Mendel, Robert Boyle, Faraday, Newton*, Charles Babbage ... the list goes on the further you go back in time since the church is the one funding all the science. And that's just in the west.

The first ones that come to mind are skeptics, which is the right attitude for a scientist. Stephen Hawking changed his opinion several times on the matter, although he ultimately settled on an atheistic position. However, his theories don't necessarily deny the existence of a creator, because the universe itself could be considered a divine entity if we think about it. Or perhaps more properly, the laws of the universe, like gravity.

There's also the Simulation hypothesis, which we have no certain way of confirming nor denying. How are we even supposed to know what's outside of a simulation if we're in one?

That video immediately caught my attention because the concept of iron stars recently struck me, and it's shown in the documentary "Our Universe" narrated by Morgan Freeman, which I watched very recently. It's not very scientifically accurate, but it's a viewing I recommend. It's very inspiring and optimistic.

I see, I'll watch it when I have time. Civilizations at the End of Time is my favorite series of Isaac Arthur, cause it shows just exactly how absurd things can get. Second to that is probably Outward Bound, if solely for the Traveler.

Opening the door to Isaac Arthur's video revealed problems I never would have thought to consider, but the unsettling part is that solutions are provided. I understand when you say they are a great source of inspiration.

Yeah... his videos made me think that horrors beyond human comprehension may totally be in our comprehension after all. Some of his videos make me want to write a story where a "human" from the future as described by SFIA gets treated as some sort of eldritch god in an isekai setting.

The crazy thing is that after diving deep into the videos you linked, especially Isaac's, I'm starting to almost understand what you're telling me.
Watching and listening to that video, I also recognized some expressions that distinguish you, like "Eternity has come and gone" and "If brute force isn't working, you aren't using enough of it." This brought me joy, seeing at least a small piece of how the Ssemouy I’m getting to know was created. Somehow, I feel closer to you, and I thank you for opening up to me. In doing so, you've expanded my horizons.

Yeah, his first rules of warfare have almost become my guideline on how to write stories. I'm glad I could share it with you, and I'm also glad you enjoy his content as I do.

Yes, that was the shorter one, and it was really a good watch. She explains things very well.

Her videos are almost like a "snap back to reality" for me, since she's one of the few youtubers who made a video arguing against nuclear power... and actually sounded reasonable about it. I still think fission is the future though, and fusion is always in the future.

Anyway, I take what you say and share with me very seriously.

I would say more the "message." Power, progress, breakthrough.

I see. Well I suppose it is an art movement, and not particularly characterized by style. I get confused a lot by art , like, there's 3 different types of impressionism?! I just look at paintings and say 'mm yes, this looks good'. Never really related to people who bought artworks to hang in their office. Not that it's a bad thing, I am just very deficient in decor.

I find it amusing that often staunch atheists exhibit similar attitudes of intolerance as the most fervent believers. I'm looked down upon by both when I say I'm agnostic; in their view,

've seen a story on Scribblehub stating that atheism was a religion. Then a commentor got very heated about it. I can't say it proved the author's point, but it does show that atheists can be just as devout about their lack of faith than those with it.

I'm either indecisive or an opportunist. I'm not indecisive. I make decisions quite quickly and am determined, but to make a decision, I need to have supporting evidence, and in this case, I still don't have it all, so I can't formulate my theory.

I used to be berated by my grandfather a lot for being a "fence sitter", with him saying that I'll never achieve anything with that mindset. Though looking back at it, sitting on the fence is a very real decision to make.

You're right, but do you really think there's anyone reading our discussion? I've compromised myself quite a bit.

We are authors, and our stories are linked to our accounts. If we ever get popular, we might have people getting interested and digging things up. Like that time the author of Tanya the Evil was called a communist for previous forum posts they made. I'd rather not say anything too compromising as a fail safe. Safeguarding against future drama(even if it doesn't exist)

Though I've already openly said on several occasions that I'm a fan of Black Souls so I think I can be a lot more loose lipped now.

I will certainly do that, especially since your opinion is very important to me. I hope to start this summer. I wanted to try a less chaotic and more organized approach by following your advice. Outlining some worldbuilding first, and creating a skeleton of the plot.

Is it already summer over there? Here it can be considered to be.

Cool! The concept is very interesting, and I think it would fit well into a short story if you ever decide to develop the idea in the future. It makes me think of a god who sacrifices themselves to give life, which is poetic and relatable, a narrative trope that one can never tire of because it is ingrained in our DNA and instincts.

There's 9 layers to the abyss, just like Dante's Inferno(which Made in Abyss' setting is based on).... I'm not sure if I can close out everything within a short story's length and still give enough "screen time" to every layer and character.

A curious and unique element is the idea of starting from the bottom of the abyss and climbing to the top. Something similar appears in light novels like "Arifureta" or "Kumo desu ga," especially the initial parts, which are the ones I enjoy the most.

It's only a small part of Arifureta, and Kumo did start out near the surface of the Labyrinth. Plus, my MC would be at the strongest when the story begins, and slowly lose power going up... I think it fits well with "the curse of the abyss" and all.

I also wonder what kind of relationship the eldritch being and the MC would have had.

Like mother and daughter, or sisters. And the roles are interchangeable. The MC is rather emotionally numb because she sacrificed her humanity to get to the bottom of the abyss. If you've read about MIA and know what Bondrewd did to get his white whistle... it's like that. She's basically only guided by her role as a maid and her goal. Meanwhile the eldritch being is called "Lilith"... and if you know of the weight behind that name, let's just say climbing the abyss may be a very emotionally charged experience for her.

So you go unnoticed or try to, accumulating knowledge and power, resisting initial attacks, and slowly, stealthily expanding more and more, until you hit your enemies hard with brute force when they least expect it... Hmm, yes, it definitely worked with me.

.Maybe not the expanding part, every civ 5 player knows about the 4 city rule. Also... what do you mean by it worked on you?

Nah, I think they only works when associated with you.

Just look at any member of the eldritch family and their list of war crimes

2042? That's definitely a good one!
The only thing is finding someone who can take on the responsibility of being compared to Orwell.

One can always opt to use a pen name for that one book. At least that way you can take on the responsibility post-humously

I was about to say that you are quite lucky to have met me, but in reality, I'm the one who is lucky in this regard.

We are both quite lucky to have met each other

Does Ssemouy AI dreams of Matcha?

Yes, and we dream of electric, purple Matcha in particular!

I understand. In general, abilities with multiple coins are OP compared to single ones that may have niche uses but can't compete in raw power.

They seem to be changing that trend lately. single coin abilities are getting +% damage boosts based on resonance or certain conditions. I'm pretty sure Philip Sinclair can get an absurd multiplier on his single coin S3 with enough burn and wrath res (upwards of +200% damage). In the end they truly want us to read and know what an ability does

Dude is totally a chad with that knife, rips abominations that is a pleasure

I like how this random gang leader can outDPS skilled fixers and employees of corporations.

It's fine, because I've decided that I'm going to be the one to write the stories I want to read...

Yeah, it's just that we don't have the budget to make the games we want to play ;-;

More than the error, I think it's the effect you have on me.

Emulating Rpg Maker is a nice dream, but it still remains a dream unfortunately. As you say, bugs and instability make it an impractical experience.

Yeah... so many games just outright fail on Joiplay. And those that don't have a mobile port anyways.

I have no desire to give her this treatment, but perhaps she deserves it?

She most definitely deserves it. It's nothing in comparison to the way she treated the player character.

That almost made me choke! This is definitely a story I could write! Don't you think it would be fantastic?

Yes, it would. I am totally not referencing a piece of already existing media. Nuh-uh. (please don't force me to make any more I am not beating the degenerate allegations with this one)

I know the RTP library by heart. It is engraved in my memory

At least it doesn't include those crappy "voices" that make you unable to leave the volume on.

Yes, I noticed that the third person pushes you in that direction, while the first person gives you more focus on a character by being inside them, allowing you to explore their thoughts or see what they see. The character's actions almost come automatically.

Yeah, thoughts and reactions make up for parts where you would usually have to insert an action if it was 3rd person.

A lot also depends on the character's 'voice,' which I believe is one of the most challenging parts of writing. To see if a character truly has a distinguishable voice, one should write a dialogue between different characters without any tags. If you can tell who is speaking just by what they say, then a good job has been done. I can't always achieve this, and it's something I need to improve on.

That's true for later in the story, but at the start you can't assume the reader can always distinguish between 'voices', even if you are able to. Besides, you can't just give everyone an accent just so you can distinguish between them... ahaha... totally not speaking from experience.

Just talking to you was enough to unblock me, so fortunately, I didn't need to do it, but if I'm desperate, I'll consider it...

*looks at chapter stuck at 1.8k words* Maybe I should consider it.

So you're telling me that the Eldritch family lacks a reliable tech expert? How are we winning the war?

We're just so OP that we make up for our incompetence ... while the enemy is carefully considering what sacrifices they should make for victory we're deciding whether or not to have potato salad for dinner. (we will have potato salad no matter what)

So I'm doomed No cooking for me...

It's okay, we can make the daikons and chocolate separately.

I think it’s a phenomenal idea. A trilogy of the [CURSED TIMELINE] based on the Divine Comedy?
I would have never thought of that; it wasn’t something I thought I wanted, but now I can’t help but desire it!? It makes sense considering that all of this started from my interaction with you and the inspiration you had with me. I didn’t want to say it, but you would be my Beatrice.

Considering the role Beatrice plays in Inferno... and what happens in Paradiso... I could say it's appropriate even.

Who knows what the story could be like from your point of view. An alternate reality? A sequel? The possibilities are endless, and I want to be here to read them.

Let's just say I thought it could mesh well with the curtain call for Ssemouy's character arc. (All of them, mind you)

D'oh!
Fae make me uncomfortable; I really don't know how to interact with them.

Bug spray

 

[Deleted member 146224]

It's a Bird! It's a plane! It's a FLYING CHOMP!!!

AIR DEFENCE CHOMPS GOOOO!!!!!!

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

AIR DEFENCE CHOMPS GOOOO!!!!!!

ECM (Electronic Counter Measure) Chomps GO!!

 

[Deleted member 146224]

I wanted to write the summary when a scene was rendering, but I guess I underestimated how efficient Eevee is and now everything renders under 1min, so it will take me a bit longer to write that

ECM (Electronic Counter Measure) Chomps GO!!

STICKS AND STONES CHOMPS GOOOOO!!!!

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

STICKS AND STONES CHOMPS GOOOOO!!!!

CHOMP MISSILES GO!!!!

 

[Nolff]

Hero?


HERO?! WOE BE UPON HIM!
Thanks to my demon lord abilities from another world, I can spam black holes every turn now! I even have this supermassive black hole that instakills if I'm not slain within 50 turns

Bruh.

I hate y'all.

 

[Nolff]

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

Bruh.

I hate y'all.

Welcome to SH forums where everyone is broken beyond all reason. Have fun!

 

[Deleted member 146224]

CHOMP MISSILES GO!!!!

FAST AND FURIOUS: CHOMP DRIFT GOOOOO!!!!

 

[SRB]

CHOMP MISSILES GO!!!!

FAST AND FURIOUS: CHOMP DRIFT GOOOOO!!!!

Just write a chomping chapter together... A chompter.

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

FAST AND FURIOUS: CHOMP DRIFT GOOOOO!!!!

PROXIMITY FUSE RADAR GUIDED CHOMP MISSILES GO!!!!

 

[Nolff]

Welcome to SH forums where everyone is broken beyond all reason. Have fun!

NO!

 

[Deleted member 146224]

PROXIMITY FUSE RADAR GUIDED CHOMP MISSILES GO!!!!

CHOMP HEAVY RAIN LET'S GOOOO!!!!

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

CHOMP HEAVY RAIN LET'S GOOOO!!!!

ALL WEATHER ACTIVE RADAR CHWOMP MISSILE GOO!!!

 

[SsemouyOnan]

I don't know. Who can find your fridge and take your curry?

It was Seymour!!!! She took Shizuku's very delicious tuna curry with scrambled egg!

 

[Nolff]

It was Seymour!!!! She took Shizuku's very delicious tuna curry with scrambled egg!

What!?

That is a felony!

CAN I GET A JUDGE FOR THIS

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

What!?

That is a felony!

CAN I GET A JUDGE FOR THIS

Does someone want to file a certificate to file action?