[OOC] Betwixt the Eternal Light

[Dark Jack]

Perfect approves of the crickets... as long as they keep their distance.

[Shienvien]

I am quite certain my character simply considers crickets food, and thus quite welcome. Compared to most other arguably edible things available, they certainly are more palatable...

As far as posting goes, I was the last one to go on my side, so I'm afraid there is little I can do IC. It's up to any of those who've not reached the new location yet, I figure, so Jester/Maldron/Prince?

[OneEyedChurro]

I am quite certain my character simply considers crickets food, and thus quite welcome. Compared to most other arguably edible things available, they certainly are more palatable...

As far as posting goes, I was the last one to go on my side, so I'm afraid there is little I can do IC. It's up to any of those who've not reached the new location yet, I figure, so Jester/Maldron/Prince?

@Shienvien

Yup, writing one up for the Prince right now.

Powsted.

[DJAtomika]

Will get a post up soon.

[bobert778]

I'm back :D. I'll read up on what I missed I guess, then look at the google doc if nothing's been posted yet? Idk, NewSun, can you tell me anything about what's going on :)?

[NewSun]

Hey guys, i'm back from my little excursion.

I'll be reading up on everything now and I will make a post within a day or two.

[Laue]

I don't think you missed anything.

[Shienvien]

Whose turn would it be on our side? I presume either Laue's and DJAtomika's?

[DJAtomika]

Oop that reminds me I need to write another post derp.

[Ashgan]

Hey folks. I'm sorry for not having shown much of a lifesign these past few weeks, but I've actually been quite badly ill, and couldn't do much of anything, thus also not writing any kind of post. The good news is that I did not actually die, so I can get back to business as usual. How's it going Beo, Ink? We should probably consider continuing our collab one of these days.

[NewSun]

And on my part, I apologise. I thought that, a few days ago when I said I was back in the fight, when I wasn't really. There was like a serious situation with illness in the family and it was all dramatic and sad but for the most part, the worst of it is out of the way. I find myself now with a few free hours (the first in weeks) which I will use wisely from here to get this going again.

I'll be working now on a response to @Dark Jack's post. I will also tae steps to further the Turncloak arc once the others involved have had a chance to input.

@Ink Blood@Ashgan@SirBeowulf Just let me know when you guys are ready to continue on a collab and we'll get your arc up and running once more.

[DJAtomika]

Post done. Finally, after a long while of not posting.

Sorry to the rest of the guys involved in the Turncloak arc (Laue, Churro, Shien). I just...didn't have that spark until tonight.

[bobert778]

@NewSun

It's nice to hear your family has for the most part recovered. Best wishes to them and you :)

[NewSun]

@NewSun

It's nice to hear your family has for the most part recovered. Best wishes to them and you :)

@bobert778

Cheers dude. I'll be around as much as I possibly can from here on out, though do expect intermittent (though I will warn everybody beforehand) periods of a day or two where I am not capable of extended interaction. Also I have added to our collaboration, it'd good to be back.

[Shienvien]

I've always found the notion of the *sight* of something driving someone insane curious (as it is one that is fairly hard for me to connect to, to the point where it feels impossible despite me reading accounts of it supposedly happening ... although you could also argue that it was something else that induced the PTSD). I wonder how much something like this relates to the (in)ability to feel fear?
- From the category of Shien's random thoughts.

I assume @Laue would be posting in our arc (before I go again), too?

[bobert778]

I just realized the goodmorrow hasn't been online for over 2 weeks. Anyone know where he went off to?

[Laue]

I've always found the notion of the *sight* of something driving someone insane curious (as it is one that is fairly hard for me to connect to, to the point where it feels impossible despite me reading accounts of it supposedly happening ... although you could also argue that it was something else that induced the PTSD). I wonder how much something like this relates to the (in)ability to feel fear?
- From the category of Shien's random thoughts.

I assume @Laue would be posting in our arc (before I go again), too?

@Shienvien

Most likely. I was pretty sick the last few days, still am, but not that badly. I'll see what I can do.

[Dark Jack]

Personally I'd think that it's not as much sights that would drive a person insane as the comprehension of what they see. Fear is a likely thing to cause insanity like that, probably, but I'd think that empathy could also faciliatate insanity like that, if one witnessed another person (or an animal, even) endure something horrible.
So a psychopath, who is incapable of empathy and has a high tolerance for stress, I'd actually imagine they're less prone to being driven insane by witnessing an event alone.

[Shienvien]

I do have very high stress tolerance and am more or less incapable of feeling fear - which certainly does affect how I personally perceive things. I am, however, also an empath, or something fairly close to it - that entire sensing how people feel, even if I might not necessarily be able to relate to why they feel like that.
But ... yeah. I simply cannot believe it would be possible for me to ever go insane from witnessing something, no matter what it is. (I've admittedly occasionally joked that being mildly deranged is a prerequisite of going into my main field, but that's beside the point.) Protective instincts and inability to feel fear combined, I'd just do something utterly stupid from self-preservation standpoint (and past has proven that I actually will, too). And feel guilt afterwards if I couldn't stop something from happening.
(In a sense, I'd even say that in some instances, actually seeing things for yourself can bring a sense of closure and peace of mind. With death of someone you cared about especially... Or being there and at least trying to do something, if something something futile, as opposed to just being somewhere else and not knowing a thing.)

[SirBeowulf]

Twenty-four posts since the last Three Musketeers bit. Cheesus Christ.

I'm sorry for being gone over the past five days, the Internets have conspired against my household for not sacrificing monthly. I suppose its time for us to get working on something, or should we go for twenty-five?