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WayfaringWaaksian Foxxymoron 606
Good news, peeps. I found out that I will be staying in a hotel for the 6 months I'll be gone instead of sleeping in a dank-ass tent in hot and humid rainy season with 19 other people. Uncle Sam is unpredictable about stuff like how we'll survive while we're overseas

I will not be sunsetting Guild or putting it on hiatus. Let's keep the train going

WOOOO ill get to responding then and glad you won't be in a tent with 19 other people

 

[WayfaringWaaksian]

WayfaringWaaksian Foxxymoron 606
Good news, peeps. I found out that I will be staying in a hotel for the 6 months I'll be gone instead of sleeping in a dank-ass tent in hot and humid rainy season with 19 other people. Uncle Sam is unpredictable about stuff like how we'll survive while we're overseas

I will not be sunsetting Guild or putting it on hiatus. Let's keep the train going

Nice, bagged the good deal! Maybe we really are living in the Good Timeline.

Joking aside, be careful out there. Sorry to be corny, but thanks for what you do. RP stuff obviously, but also serving the country. I know you probably hear that a lot, but I dunno, I just appreciate people who have the grit to do that sort of thing.
And as someone who knows very little about the military, I apologize if my characters' battle strategizing and combat scenes are cringy (shoutout to when I forgot the word for "flank" and had Fergie say "sandwiched", but at least that kind of silliness is on brand for her)

 

[Foxxymoron]

im sorry i gotta reply tomorrow, depression is hitting me hard today

 

[Kylesar1]

I'll get a post out tomorrow. I gots until 9 pm because that's when we head across the pond to the operation zone. Ever flew at 2 AM? If I haven't told you where we're headed, I'll do so after we land and settle in. Operation Security (OPSEC) says to limit the details
Foxxymoron

Nice, bagged the good deal! Maybe we really are living in the Good Timeline.

Joking aside, be careful out there. Sorry to be corny, but thanks for what you do. RP stuff obviously, but also serving the country. I know you probably hear that a lot, but I dunno, I just appreciate people who have the grit to do that sort of thing.
And as someone who knows very little about the military, I apologize if my characters' battle strategizing and combat scenes are cringy (shoutout to when I forgot the word for "flank" and had Fergie say "sandwiched", but at least that kind of silliness is on brand for her)

This flew under my radar for some reason

Thanks for the support. It seriously means a lot where people hate the military while knowing literally nothing about it. I'm in military intelligence but my job just involves sending info to blow MFers up to protect those who do the actual door-kicking. While the military does seep a bit into the hierarchy of this RP (the social pecking order in raids), I generally try to keep my actual military knowledge out of it (hence why I stay away from military-related RPs). Plus, we'd go into classified knowledge if I wanted to impart it on this RP, and I can't have that

In terms of your portrayal though, you're fine. Since it was on par for Fergie's character, I didn't even notice it. Hope I'm not keeping Fergie out of action for too long. The conversation with Hemhart will be streamlined. I want to get to the action. A weakness of mine is a focus on setup

 

[WayfaringWaaksian]

Kylesar1
Probably should have tagged it, my bad. Forgot that the alert system here is kinda funky

Yeah, annoying when people make sweeping generalist statements about complex matters, especially when they don't know what they're talking about. I actually considered getting into the Navy myself not long ago, but it wasn't going to work out unfortunately (mental shit pretty much hard-locked me out of military entirely, but that's just the hand life dealt me).
Oh yeah, I didn't think about how a lot of that stuff would be classified

I do miss Fergie, but I'm enjoying the journey to that point so far. Can't wait for Nancy to undermine their plans and call their bluff so Bogrum can hate his life more

 

[Foxxymoron]

I have been having the literal worst depressive episode of my life the last two weeks so i apologize that i havent gotten to guild yet. I will very very soon and same with pirates. Should have some new meds this week thatll help me focus better and not be so bleh

 

[Kylesar1]

I have been having the literal worst depressive episode of my life the last two weeks so i apologize that i havent gotten to guild yet. I will very very soon and same with pirates. Should have some new meds this week thatll help me focus better and not be so bleh

Appreciate the heads up. Take care of yourself
This shit is all a hobby at the end of the day, and it will still be here when you're ready to return

 

[WayfaringWaaksian]

Can I speak to Evangeline's manager

 

[Kylesar1]

Can I speak to Evangeline's manager

Is it an HR problem?

 

[WayfaringWaaksian]

Is it an HR problem?

Buddy, humans ARE the resources here!

I find disturbing humor in the fact that the nun who had a few moments of indignation against her god was excommunicated, but the woman who drove someone to suicide gets to stick around (sans Favor, but that's like 90% of them at this point). Like... priorities, I see.

 

[Kylesar1]

Buddy, humans ARE the resources here!

I find disturbing humor in the fact that the nun who had a few moments of indignation against her god was excommunicated, but the woman who drove someone to suicide gets to stick around (sans Favor, but that's like 90% of them at this point). Like... priorities, I see.

Well, I worded it as such to show that isn't merely a few moments of indignation. Cursing someone's name is a pretty big deal in general, let alone doing it towards the god you devoted your life to following

The difference, from what I can understand, is that Blasphemy is a sin against God Himself, like a direct attack. So sure, He can cleanse your sins...........but what about those who bare their teeth at HIM? I think that's what makes it the unforgivable sin vs driving someone to suicide.

The comparison I can make is punching your brother vs punching your mother.

 

[WayfaringWaaksian]

Well, I worded it as such to show that isn't merely a few moments of indignation. Cursing someone's name is a pretty big deal in general, let alone doing it towards the god you devoted your life to following

The difference, from what I can understand, is that Blasphemy is a sin against God Himself, like a direct attack. So sure, He can cleanse your sins...........but what about those who bare their teeth at HIM? I think that's what makes it the unforgivable sin vs driving someone to suicide.

The comparison I can make is punching your brother vs punching your mother.

U right. A misunderstanding on my part.

I seem to be conflating cursing one's name with using one's name in vain. Growing up in Protestant/Evangelical circles, I remember being taught that that both were equally bad with little nuance in between. Not sure if that's really the norm, or if my dumb child brain misrepresented what was being said. Anyway, that's regarding (1 out of 100 depictions of) the Abrahamic God, and these are fictional gods, so obviously there's differences despite the parallels.

Now understanding that cursing a God's name is basically just short of denouncing them, I can see a God's perspective regarding that. It's one thing to commit a great sin, yet be repentant and want to change your ways. It's another thing to basically say, "fuck you, I'm done," yet walk among the devout as if you're still one of them. Especially when you know the consequences of such a thing.
btw, not particularly upset about Evangeline's harsh ruling overall. Rules are rules, and the nuns knew what they were getting into when they became devout and accepted Divine Favor. That aside...

From the perspective of an outsider (myself, a dirty heretic), what I saw was "you care more about someone saying mad shit to you than someone being responsible for another's tragic death). Though that was me lacking an understanding of the nuance of it all, not realizing "saying mad shit" meant something very, very different in this context. It still tends to read petty in my mind (again, dirty heretic), but I get there's way more to it than my initial, admittedly biased reading led me to believe. Maybe that just means I'd have a different doctrine if I were a god myself. I dunno, food for thought.


Long post made short, that's what I love about this RP. All the nuance, very few being fully good or evil, things being a matter of perspective in many cases. We see Evangeline being callous and cruel, but having a very deep, real love for her God, and those who share her love. Makes me want to see more of her story, how she came to be the person she is now.

 

[Foxxymoron]

Hey, I'm sorry I disappeared so long. Life was just rough but ive taken some steps to help. I wanted to say that I'm still interested but I think I know one reason why it's been hard for me to post, I really love character development and interactions and you are obviously v talented at writing and I love the story and such for both RPs but I was wondering if maybe we could have some times where we slow down a bit and just focus on some interactions if possible? I know you're in charge and if you don't wanna change anything that's totally cool but I just don't feel super attached to my characters cuz I don't feel like theyve really had any time to shine or show who they are too much since the pace has been a bit fast (not necessarily a bad thing) just was curious if we could slow down at times for stuff like interactions and fun little inconsequential but fun or heartwarming or insightful moments. I hope this isnt taken the wrong way. I just wanna explain why sometimes it's been hard for me to type, I just havent felt muse for my characters at times.

Update on my mental health tho im on a new anti depressant that is starting to kick in and I'm seeing a new therapist soon so I'll be making replies shortly, but for realsies this time cx once again sorry for me halting progress, I just really needed to take care of my mental health first ykno

 

[Kylesar1]

The reason why I sped things up is because the Mozreliun boss fight is THE thing to happen. It's a big fight with high stakes and a lot of tension, and it's gonna have pretty big last impressions throughout the RP going forward. I streamlined through the last couple of posts because the leadup to the fight means nothing outside of the character development moments, most of which have been in the context of prepping for this fight. I can see why, in your case (new character, new player), it can be hard to get into the atmosphere. Essentially, you came in during some of the most emotionally tense moments in the RP so far, and those tend to be the worst times to introduce a character. Not a knock on you, just pure coincidence

So, knowing this, I isolated Chilby because the only characters that have NO vested interest in taking down Mozreliun is Chilby (who was locked in the engine room this whole time), Orabelle (a child still trying to stand on her own), and the people of Kraiven (who know nothing about Mozreliun and just got pulled into this). The INTENT was for this to be a quest to let you flesh him out a bit, then at the end of it, he jumps into the fray of the Mozreliun fight (the backend) and proves his worth as more than free labor basically

To me, it seems like the issue isn't the RP moving too fast per se (since Ora and Chilby are moving at a different pace in terms of quest progression). It's that there's a clash between what you're looking for when you introduce a new character (light-hearted, wholesome, fun moments at a leisurely pace) and the fact that the bulk of what's going on is the complete OPPOSITE of exactly that, yet it being as unavoidable as it is, it's made a bit of a creative stonewall

It's a brand new character thrown into a boss fight atmosphere that's had a lot of buildup and multiple layers around why it's important. Trust me, I get the frustration

Hit me up in the DMs and we will discuss a solution. We can do a full-blown retcon of the quest if we need to

Update on my mental health tho im on a new anti depressant that is starting to kick in and I'm seeing a new therapist soon so I'll be making replies shortly, but for realsies this time cx once again sorry for me halting progress, I just really needed to take care of my mental health first ykno

Do whatever it is you need to do for your mental health. If it means taking a break, by all means take it. We can adjust whatever we need to in this RP. And no, making said adjustments is not a pain or burden on me. Since it doesn't pain or burden me, it will not pain or burden this RP either

I hope what you're doing has lasting good impressions on your mental health, and I appreciate you giving us a heads up before said pauses

 

[Foxxymoron]

No need to retcon anything. I understand what you mean, just knowing that in the future I'll have chances for more interaction and development gives me peace of mind. I'm sorry if I came off as rude or anything, I didn't mean to. I just wanted to explain how I was feeling.

I feel like I'll be more active than I've ever been v soon (as in starting this week) I've been feeling a lot better and more focused the last few days and it's only getting better. I've only just been busy with appointments and prior obligations, my bad.

 

[WayfaringWaaksian]

Kylesar1
A bit confused, I thought Duradel's curse got lifted here? Or has that been retconned?

 

[Kylesar1]

WayfaringWaaksian

Mozza is about to try and rebel by reafflicting Duradel's curse. It'll show a heightened gain in control over Lostro. Duradel just assumes that he didn't do enough to prevent a re-curse

 

[WayfaringWaaksian]

Kylesar1

Gotcha. Things are about to get complicated

 

[Kylesar1]

Kylesar1

Gotcha. Things are about to get complicated

• Sebas and the Exorcism of Lostrogret
• Elaina and the Blight
• The Basenjis and the Mystery of Kraiven
• Nancy Noi and the Corrupted Church

These are the 4 layers that are essentially about to converge.

The fortunate thing is that all of them will resolve in this one battle, since afterwards Fergie and the Bronze Ballasts is getting the primary focus

 

[WayfaringWaaksian]

Not Lostro banished to the Weapons Wing, RIP

 

[Kylesar1]

Lostro is in timeout for turning people to stone. We don't allow war criminals to walk free among the Basenjis

 

[WayfaringWaaksian]

Lmao, if this is punishment for war criminals, I think there'd be a whole party in that room.
But yeah, Lostro sweetie, I don't think that's what the adults mean when they say they wanna "get stoned". It's a boring grown-up thing, don't worry about it.

 

[Kylesar1]

This is what you get when you don't teach her about adult "medicine"

 

[Kylesar1]

Plenty of options for the next characters. I'm also thinking of going a new character since I do enjoy the character archetype of Vespera, a witch doctor under the wing of Elaina, who worked under Elaina in the Magic Wing in the Basenjis Main ship hence why she hasn't been here: A Basenji to Canine transfer

Then again, there are other routes. Avery and Duradel at the forefront. I'll debate it

 

[WayfaringWaaksian]

Always like to see new characters, though old ones getting more screentime is good too. On the subject of characters, Fergie should start engaging with everyone else more (ie, not just Bogrum) in this coming arc. She was, uh, having issues.

Though I feel a bit bad that you're shouldering the Bronze Ballast mystery on top of everything else. I know I want to avoid a situation where I'm just RPing with myself with spectators, but I don't want to add too much to the workload. Unless you like this sort of exposition specifically.
Just wanted to bring it up, I do have some ideas regarding some major developments regarding that plot specifically, but I didn't want it to conflict with anything you had in mind. Not sure if we should DM about it in detail, or me just reveal it during the RP events and improvise.

Kylesar1