Life in Stasis

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I have them turned off. I don't miss them, oddly. Thought that I would, just a little.

10 Cloverfield Lane (Some spoilers you probably already know)

I thought I read something about JJ Abrams wanting to create a large world, about the same alien invasion, but following different people's stories in different movies. John Goodman's character, I think, said something about the attack coming in waves. In the beginning of the first Cloverfield movie, you saw something being shot from the sky into the water. That was the first wave.

And I guess the whole race is biomechanical.

Personally I didn't really care for the movie. I mean it was well written, very well acted, and John Goodman was adequately terrifying like I knew he would be, but I just don't think it's a story I relate to or really care about at all (went and saw it because I was dragged along). The alien wrap-up at the end felt EXTREMELY rushed. Especially the part where that girl apparently throws a molotov cocktail like 50 feet straight into the air into the alien/ship's opening, and the whole thing explodes. From a molotov cocktail. Seems like a stretch.

I'm not going to say that they just used the Cloverfield name for marketing, but it does seem like it was a separately conceived idea that was later incorporated into the Cloverfield universe for a "what-if" sort of appeal. The movie lacked something all the way through, that gripping element that brings YOU into the story to relate with and care about the characters (they tried REALLY HARD with that breakup angle but then they didn't go anywhere with it), and the alien invasion story was meant to fill that void.

It didn't for me, it was much too forced, but I'm glad other people liked it.

The Absent King

I'll post soon! Sorry for the delay, was at a funeral.

@ThatCharacter

Uh jeez, sorry. Should go without saying that RL comes before the RP, of course.

The Absent King

I don't need any sass from you, guy.

The Absent King

It does provide some unique perspectives. I haven't entered in any of my real political ideas, but I think I'm too tired, at this point, to bother.

I think all that's left to post are Culluket, ZB1996, and ThatCharacter. Errant Son too, if he escapes the pressure of his finals. If anyone is waiting for anyone else to post first, now would be a good time to communicate that.

The Absent King

A website called nationstates.net lets you create your own nations according to your political ideals. After filling in the form, answering a short survey, and addressing some national concerns, I came up with the Kingdom of Aretaeus (Areta was taken). And I amused myself with this for awhile. Here are some screencaps.

Expand to waste the next couple minutes on this meaningless drivel.

This is the overview of my country, as worded by the website, after addressing some political issues. Before addressing the issue of crime, it read, "Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations."

The solution to the crime problem was a) more police, b) increase govt. spending to fight poverty and improve education, or c) harsher punishments. Naturally I chose a) more Knights.

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Here's one of the national issues I was forced to resolve as Areta's ruler.

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And the result:

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Let it be noted that after this issue, the disparity between incomes increased, raising the average income to 62k annually, and the poor average to 8k.

Enjoy your new home, Viceni refugees.

Disclaimer: Should go without saying but I'll say it anyway: this is a joke and in no way canon.

Addendum:

One more, because this one made me laugh out loud.

(The result)

The Absent King

You know what? I think that's even better.

The Absent King

Sometimes I get really tempted to end my personal boycott of forum "likes".

The Absent King

@Life in Stasis according to Roper (1990) the crisis could have been prevented through a thorough risk analysis. Is there magic present in the realm? If so, is this magic strong enough to cause the earth to 'vanish' or dissipate? What are existing countermeasures to prevent this?

All in all we can see the Viceni 'modus operandi' has left much to be needed and wanted, both by mages and common people. A big task lies ahead of them, such as installing more countermeasures that are cost-effective.

Or something like that.

@Errant Son

Very good. I can't wait hear how this will sound from a half dead knight.

The Absent King

I'm really glad you're still around, FW. Aust has the potential to be a really great character and I look forward to when you can write him again.

Thank you for the information. It's very helpful. Without retconning anything or making assumptions, I can use that as an excuse as to why Lothren feels better except for his more serious wounds.

I think it's safe to say though that he won't be using magic inside Udny Pass. Aust seems intelligent enough not to take that risk.