[OOC] Betwixt the Eternal Light

[DJAtomika]

@Dark Jack I'LL KILL YOU

Poor Turncloak T-T

[NewSun]

@OneEyedChurroHeh, yes. Some Hard metal covers ;)

@DJAtomika We'll get him one day soon ;)

[Shienvien]

*Drags one DJ away from the other DJ and drops him in front of Perfect*
Wrong person. Kill this one instead. I certainly won't stop you now.

...I am not even sure whether I want my character to grow talons proper quicker now or not. On one hand, she'd be more inclined to fight rather than flee and more the kind of beast that I'd commonly play, on the other hand, people might not like her that much anymore. What a dilemma. (But, hey, it is more interesting to see what turns out if I don't have the subconscious inclination to artificially lead things in one direction or another.)
But yeah. Poor Turncloak. Poor my character's "Sir". ...And that damn narcissistic bastard even got the pet monsters he wanted instead of being torn to shreds. (Though I have nothing to say; as a character, Perfect is certainly well-written. In the given instance - what he is supposed to be provided -, people wanting him dead actually doubles as a compliment.)

[Dark Jack]

Indeed, with the way events turned out it is a compliment that people feel so strongly about Perfect. And the hilarious part of it all is that I don't think the characters would be achieving much, even if they did kill him; once he realized that he would reawaken after every death, becoming a little closer to being a true monster with every death, chances are that he would no longer fear death at all.

...What have I done? I have created a monster!
...Excellent.

[DJAtomika]

Turncloak :(

[SirBeowulf]

Meanwhile, in Whatsgoingonville. Popular place, you guys should come here for a vacation.

[NewSun]

@SirBeowulfBloop!

Do the guys in your arc have a collaboration pad I can come visit?

[Laue]

And I'm back. Will try to make a post soon.

[Nib]

@NewSun, I believe we're still using this one.

https://titanpad.com/Betwixt

[NewSun]

@Ink BloodAwesome. I've left a little note in there for you guys. Just let me know if you need me to prompt you and i'll be along.

[Laue]

And posted.

@NewSun: I don't suppose you could make him target Perfect first for his opening act. Let's not make it too easy for Perfect. Also a PM for you also regarding him.

[Shienvien]

Whether Perfect would at least dislike death depends whether he more wants to be Perfect, or a monster (many of which are quite mindless or insane), I suppose? There'd nevertheless be ways to make his existence rather unpleasant that I see, death being something to be avoided or not ... he better be glad my character doesn't quite have the full extent of my imagination in her current state. Or that she isn't a particularly cruel person, though the beast within may be.
I'll also note that my character's body changing between deaths isn't perhaps entirely canonical - it is a Shienism more than anything. ...It's something I myself wanted to do and asked whether I could, and was allowed to. (As I read out, typically the form only starts to change for more monstrous once the person has already reached the empty status.)

(Uh, him? I hope this doesn't mean we'd be attacked again immediately, since I assumed at least a bit of a breathing space once we enter the new area ... a couple dozen minutes to sit down, so to speak.)
- I'd definitely like to go next on that side, if you'd give me some time? I am back in my own country now, just acclimatizing a bit and sorting some unrelated things out.

[Laue]

(Uh, him? I hope this doesn't mean we'd be attacked again immediately, since I assumed at least a bit of a breathing space once we enter the new area ... a couple dozen minutes to sit down, so to speak.)

@Shienvien

I'm pretty sure he will show up a bit after the current events are done. He'll be unlike anything seen so far. Also, him and Perfect would be a match made in heaven(err, hell?). Either way, if this actually happens, as we're discussing with NewSun, this will be really "fun".

[bobert778]

Hey guys; I'm posting this on all the RPs I'm part of just so you all know what's happening.

Simply put, the next week is going to be very demanding of my time and just so I'll have one less thing to distract me I'm going to need to avoid posting until I pass my upcoming deadline for some important stuff. I should be back on the 18th if everything goes well. I've decided if NewSun and Goodmorrow want, than they can sort of control Pick until I get back so you aren't all waiting for me. Hope to see you all again soon :)

[Dark Jack]

@NewSun: I don't suppose you could make him target Perfect first for his opening act. Let's not make it too easy for Perfect. Also a PM for you also regarding him.

Laue

I find it interesting that you would assume that things are going to be notably easier for Perfect compared to the rest of the characters. He did just pretty much make himself the enemy of all non-Empty in the land that ever find out what he's done, and thanks to the memory left to him by Turncloak - and the accompanying delusion - he's going to be much more liable to put himself in danger now than he was before. On top of that none of us, except NewSun, know what Perfect's new buddies will do once (the Turning Light ends? The Light Turns again? What would this phenomenon be described as, I wonder?) the darkness subsides; he might be left alone and vulnerable in a world that's a whole new kind of hostile to him.

Whether Perfect would at least dislike death depends whether he more wants to be Perfect, or a monster (many of which are quite mindless or insane), I suppose? There'd nevertheless be ways to make his existence rather unpleasant that I see, death being something to be avoided or not ... he better be glad my character doesn't quite have the full extent of my imagination in her current state. Or that she isn't a particularly cruel person, though the beast within may be.

Shienvien

Oh, I don't know how Perfect will react to dying, exactly... I just have my suspicions. I don't have any plans for him, either, only predictions of what will become of him depending on what happens to him. Him embracing the change and eagerly awaiting his ascension to monsterhood is one outcome (that has become less likely with his new delusion of kinghood), but I predict many others depending on how things progress, which memories he ends up losing when he dies, and which memories he will obtain when killing others. The sum of his memories will continue to define him, I can pretty much guarantee that... at least to a certain point.
I can say with relative certainty that I look forward to whatever Perfect will eventually become, and that he's a blast to write as.
As to the process of changing into a monster, I already brought that matter up with NewSun myself. And Perfect - though new in the world - does seem rather Empty-ish for someone that hasn't been there very long. The question is: will he continue to be so? Or become even more so? Oh, the possibilities...

EDIT: By the way, I updated the CS with the new equipment and memory.

[NewSun]

I'm also interested to see how Perfect reacts to his newfound position. While you are correct in the assumption that I know what will happen to the Golems when the Light Breaks again, this is likely to change depending on how Perfect goes about the next few posts. There are two major avenues he could go down which should become more obvious as time goes on.

Anyway, like I have said in some other threads, we have family staying right now, so I haven't been as active as I would like these past few days, but I aim to have the next few posts up within a few days. I held back from the next post in Perfect's arc because I wanted to avoid speedposting, but by the time i'm in a position to bang out a full post I guess there will have been enough progression for it.

In any case, those running from the Valley, feel free to take it upon yourself to introduce the new land. You are free to take creative liberties with it as you see fit.

[SirBeowulf]

Good post, Shien.

By the way, I found John.

[Shienvien]

That was one very tiredly-written post... (Who knows, maybe I can write while asleep, too, rather than just program?) My character is rather distressed now, in any case. But thanks, SirBeowulf.

@Jack (and possibly NewSun):
Makes me wonder what "empty" really is... Since although Perfect is certainly a, eh, very unlikable individual (and perhaps not what could be termed as entirely sane, even psychopathy left aside), I neither saw him as even vaguely similar to empty nor expected the beasts of the world to interpret him as such before your first post on the fourth page.
- It can't be as closely related to memories as I'd initially expected, for instance, since Perfect certainly has plenty of those left. Nor knowing who one used to be, since Perfect seemed to have quite good overview of that, too ... at least until he picked up the poor Turncloak's memory and decided that he is the king of all.
(What motivates the empty and the beasts derived from such? Something has to, since they do not just sit around doing nothing, and it doesn't quite appear to be only the rather clichéd "they instinctively realize something is missing, so they try to et it back by murdering those who they sense still having it" either. In any case, they did not seem very interested in Perfect's memories, at least, not even the fake one...)
More tied to the more "human" feelings of - if to go by what Perfect is lacking - fear and empathy and the likes? (Would a fearless empath fare worse or better than the "average" human, for instance?) What is human, anyway? (If we want to go down the full philosophical path.)

[OneEyedChurro]

That second page is cold.

Probably will have a post up tonight.

[Laue]

*Crickets chirping*