I AM WRITING RIGHT NOW I SWEAR TO GLOB
this week is being very unkind to schedules
this week is being very unkind to schedules
Naril
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Tinker, builder, hacker, thief
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6 yrs ago
To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the Devil his due.
7 yrs ago
And when you said hi, I forgot my dang name.
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9 yrs ago
Everything beautiful is math! Everything beautiful is a problem.
9 yrs ago
But whatever they offer you, don't feed the plants!
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9 yrs ago
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Bio
Hi! I'm Naril. I write, build things, and I'm incredibly busy, all the time. I'm probably older than you. I'm not interested in isekai, school settings, sandboxes, excessively grimdark settings, or invitation-only threads; I'm very picky about militaria, I don't care for A Song of Ice and Fire, Nation roleplay bores me to tears, most fandom doesn't really catch my attention, and though I prefer Advanced-level writing, I'm not going to help you write your book (Unless you feel like paying my day rate) - which almost certainly means I'm not here. Some day, maybe. Probably not, though!
I am interested in science fiction, cyberpunk, space operas, and stories of working together, uplift, and progress. You'll catch my attention with fantasy adventures in an interesting world, or with almost any modern fantasy. I have a soft spot for superhero stories, and you might find me in the occasional Star Wars or Star Trek fandom.
My standards are high for myself and mild for everyone else; I love writing dialogue and making you feel like you can taste the place I'm creating. I write in the style I like to read, which is the part I find fun. If you want an example of the authors I enjoy, look at Ann Leckie, Tamsyn Muir, N.K. Jemisin, Martha Wells, Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman.
I am interested in science fiction, cyberpunk, space operas, and stories of working together, uplift, and progress. You'll catch my attention with fantasy adventures in an interesting world, or with almost any modern fantasy. I have a soft spot for superhero stories, and you might find me in the occasional Star Wars or Star Trek fandom.
My standards are high for myself and mild for everyone else; I love writing dialogue and making you feel like you can taste the place I'm creating. I write in the style I like to read, which is the part I find fun. If you want an example of the authors I enjoy, look at Ann Leckie, Tamsyn Muir, N.K. Jemisin, Martha Wells, Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman.
Most Recent Posts
Hey all!
Ack, yesterday got away from me a bit. Still working on a post, and I'm busy for most of the day today, so it'll probably be late before I get round to it.
A few things though (some of which are going to wind up in my post):
- It is an awkward angle to hold the gun the way you normally would (with your hand around the grip from the rear). I believe I can manage it with one of my pistols, but I'm not going to try because no. I suddenly wish I hadn't given away all my prop guns when I moved.
- However, you don't need to hold it that way. If all you care is the...er...final result, hooking your thumb into the trigger and the rest of your fingers around the rear of the grip would do the job. The gun would go flying, and your aim wouldn't be spectacular, but it would be more than good enough. I expect this would leave an unusual gunshot-residue pattern on your hands, but I've never done GSR detection or pattern analysis (or is that even a thing?) and hope never to.
- The P220 doesn't normally come chambered in .22LR, which is something Morgan will be at least mentioning because I find that an interesting detail. While there have been factory P220s chambered in .22 (including the P220 Classic .22), Sig seems to discontinue them quickly in favor of a dedicated small-frame pistol or pointing out that the conversion kit exists. They certainly are out there, but the comparative rarity (or installation of a conversion kit, which may be even more unusual) might be important. It might not. I rather expect not, really.
Ack, yesterday got away from me a bit. Still working on a post, and I'm busy for most of the day today, so it'll probably be late before I get round to it.
A few things though (some of which are going to wind up in my post):
- It is an awkward angle to hold the gun the way you normally would (with your hand around the grip from the rear). I believe I can manage it with one of my pistols, but I'm not going to try because no. I suddenly wish I hadn't given away all my prop guns when I moved.
- However, you don't need to hold it that way. If all you care is the...er...final result, hooking your thumb into the trigger and the rest of your fingers around the rear of the grip would do the job. The gun would go flying, and your aim wouldn't be spectacular, but it would be more than good enough. I expect this would leave an unusual gunshot-residue pattern on your hands, but I've never done GSR detection or pattern analysis (or is that even a thing?) and hope never to.
- The P220 doesn't normally come chambered in .22LR, which is something Morgan will be at least mentioning because I find that an interesting detail. While there have been factory P220s chambered in .22 (including the P220 Classic .22), Sig seems to discontinue them quickly in favor of a dedicated small-frame pistol or pointing out that the conversion kit exists. They certainly are out there, but the comparative rarity (or installation of a conversion kit, which may be even more unusual) might be important. It might not. I rather expect not, really.
I'll have a post in by tomorrow evening, gang. :3
@jasonwolf - I'm not certain that Morgan fits neatly into one of the boxes for the "five-man band" trope. That doesn't super surprise me, I'm really bad at drawing inside the lines. :3
She is not going to be a mediating force between bickering personalities; her expectation is that people around her act like professionals (whether this expectation is borne out, I suppose, is the question). She does have a ferocious sense of right and wrong, but one that isn't necessarily constrained by a rigid morality save for, in some ways, her own internal ethics and sense of self.
I have this feeling that there's absolutely going to be a time where Morgan shoves Leon out of the way of something that's really going to hurt, and wind up making sure Maria still gets to have a daddy. And since nothing is free of consequences, will then to explain how it was that she survived something that tore a Dumpster in half. Whether or not that's when people start asking questions they hadn't thought to ask before is a different narrative question.
She is not going to be a mediating force between bickering personalities; her expectation is that people around her act like professionals (whether this expectation is borne out, I suppose, is the question). She does have a ferocious sense of right and wrong, but one that isn't necessarily constrained by a rigid morality save for, in some ways, her own internal ethics and sense of self.
I have this feeling that there's absolutely going to be a time where Morgan shoves Leon out of the way of something that's really going to hurt, and wind up making sure Maria still gets to have a daddy. And since nothing is free of consequences, will then to explain how it was that she survived something that tore a Dumpster in half. Whether or not that's when people start asking questions they hadn't thought to ask before is a different narrative question.
If we're on that subject, I sort of figure that Morgan has probably been an actual part of the Group for about five years, but has been known in the paranormal-investigator scene, such as it is, for a decade. She's probably interacted with the Group in years past in a very light-touch way as the FBI's "weird shit" person. She's kept her reasons for joining the Group very private, and was definitely lie-by-omission during any kind of interview process prior to being hired. The whole point here is that she has a secret, after all. :3
Oh goodness, I'm on the way home. I've had fun but I'm very ready to be home, flopped on my bed, petting my cats and listening to some music.
And getting back to writing more, too. :3
And getting back to writing more, too. :3
@ihinka - That's a...complicated proposition. You're welcome to try though, I suppose. There are reasons Morgan's carefully single. :3
@jasonwolf - I'm sure I'd love to read that. I changed the end of my post to be a little more barbed. :3 But I'm off to bed now, so I'll read it in the morning!
@jasonwolf - Absolutely. One hundred percent. Yes.
@jasonwolf - Oh, don't worry. She'd order him a Shirley Temple, and order something that came in an elaborate tiki mug for herself. In fact, I think it'd be hilarious if that was already something that happened fairly regularly.
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