The Sylph Is In!

In an ever expanding (and su8sequently disintegrating) universe, knowledge is the key to success! I am here to impart what I have collected onto open minds and those of an inquisitive nature. Due to the demands, I am currently una8le to provide 8oondollars. I apologize.

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This, as with many things, depends on what you would define as a victory. Let us first look at a classic console or computer-based roleplaying game, commonly known as an RPG. In these such games, you have won once you have completed a storyline, though the actual points and side-quests you've taken part in it in each replay may vary. In this situation, the only true victory is reaching the ending titles after defeating the final 8oss. There is no continuation, it is the end.

There are, however, many other different types of games, and I will give a small disclaimer that while I enjoy various titles, I am no expert. (I should 8e asking Latula for assistance on this one, really.) There are various types of survival games as well as those focused on point ratios that will unlock secret abilities or higher level weapons. Sometimes those are only unlocked after one has completed a successful play through of the game. Which, in turn, leaves a player to restart the game with these new upgrades and give it a second go. Though one has completed the game to a satisfactory level, there is still more that can 8e done, if those involved choose to do so.

Can you call such an accomplishment a victory? I'm not sure. I 8elieve it is up to those who are playing to set those goals for themselves.

In a simplistic sense, one might suggest that winning SGUR8, or S8UR8 as my human compatriots call it, that creating a new universe is in and of itself worthy of the status of winning. You have completed a task that you were set out to do and su8sequently given the chance to do the same for another existence entirely. And yet, we still remain.

I 8elieve our situation is special. In this, multiple sessions have 8ecome entangled to the extent that one simply cannot go forward without the other. Null sessions, failed sessions, scratched sessions--all of these stack on top of one another and teeter carefully on a mutual center of gravity that fluctuates and constantly causes us to rise to new challenges.

If existing is all that one asks, then I could easily say I have "won" 8ecause I continue, even after death. 8ut I do not see that as the end of the game, even if my session itself is no more. To me, winning would mean that my species is a8le to continue on in a living realm without the looming threat of annihilation. Every moment I am discovering new things from the sessions of others, for I do not think my understanding of SGRU8 would 8e as complete without this valuable data.

I'm sorry, I ended up ram8ling quite a 8it. While I feel as if I have learned a great deal a8out the mechanics of this game and it's purpose in regards to reality itself, I have not yet 8een a8le to see it to a complete end. As long as I exist, I 8elieve that my jo8 will 8e to continue and watch it develop.

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jake english tries to explain things: troll romance.

i did this at holiday matsuri and it was one of my favorite things so i made a video hkdsfhksd.

this is dedicated to the ask i got this week about asking me to explain troll romance so here you go.

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This question has 8een sitting in my in8ox for a while, simply 8ecause it is a topic that I am highly unfamiliar with. 8ut it seems to 8e some sort of deep philosophical quandary amongst humans, so I wanted to make sure that I was a8le to give it the attention it deserved. 

First, I had to acquaint myself with what exactly a "woodchuck" was. Apparently, it is a small mammalian creature native to Earth, also known as a groundhog, whistle-pig, and land-8eaver. What I found most striking, however, was that the woodchuck really has never 8een recorded chucking wood. Surely this could not 8e true! That is where the name came from, isn't it? 8ut I assure you, it is more of a play on words than a factual reality. Chucking wood doesn't appear to 8e high on the list of activities for the woodchuck, although as seen in his picture, the woodchuck is adept at using adapted military grade weaponry.

This, of course, made me consider the fact that the woodchuck may, indeed, have the a8ility to chuck wood if it so wished, 8ut consider it's o8vious adaptions to an apparently hostile environment on the open grasslands of Earth, one does not need to chop wood if one has a large gun. 8ut I digress. The question was, of course, if the woodchuck could chuck wood.

I have to yield to human expertise on this particular matter. A nota8le woodchuck fantatic 8y the name of Richard Thomas noted that a woodchuck could chuck around 35 cu8ic feet in the course of digging a 8urrow. Consequently, he reasoned that if wood were entered into the equation, a woodchuck could chuck around 700 Earth pounds of wood.

I hope this is a satisfactory response to your inquiry!

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While it is not a simple question that I am sure one could easily write novels a8out, the 8asics are this: magnets, in the sense of an o8ject, consist of two different poles--the North and the South, respectively--which consist of two different magnetic fields. These fields are formed through electric charge, in which the negatively charged electrons collect at different points of the magnet. Like poles, such as a South and South pole, repel each other, while unlike poles attract each other.

I realize that this is a very 8rief overview, 8ut I have heard the rumors of experts on magnetic fields that you can speak to any time of day! The URL escapes me at the moment. While I have yet to make use of their services yet, I am interested to see if there are any related topics, such as electromagnets, that they consider themselves to 8e proficient in.

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That is not a simple question, and not 8ecause there is controversy over the nature of magic. What defines magic in one realm may 8e completely different than its supposed state in another realm, so first we must assume that same laws of physics as we understand them are accepted across all our universes. One can assume this is true due to the nature of our sessions 8eing a8le to intermingle and co-exist without any one reality shift 8reaking due to a different set of rules in order for the universe to function. And yet, at the 8asis of this question is not just whether or not what we understand as magic to 8e real, 8ut how we decide what is reality and what is not.

Magic can 8e anything that seems wondrous or impossi8le. What some might see as commonplace and perhaps nothing noteworthy, if it is novel enough and unfamiliar to an visiting onlooker, the second person may see this mentioned "thing" as something magical. What would a word truly think of a glowing 8ox in which millions upon 8illions of different species could communicate 8y pictographs seeming instantaneously? To someone from many hundreds if not thousands of years ago even in your own human history, assuming you are human, it could eaisly 8e mistaken as magic. 8ut what we know it as science.

Magic in and of itself is a construct that we apply. Yet what makes the nature of this game so interesting is that it is the players that define the 8arriers of the reality we experience. Skaia has rules that apply across all sessions, of course, 8ut each is largely influenced 8y the experiences of each individual as well as the collective whole. The dream 8u88les are testament to this, with each memory 8leeding into another and creating a cohesive whole that is still sta8le even at the ends of existence. And yet we do exist 8ecause we accept this as a reality, just as I am typing to you.

So, to answer your original question, yes, magic does exist. As long as there are things we find 8eautiful and mysterious, we will always find magic. Striving to 8etter understand them, in my opinion, does not make them lose their luster when magic crosses that line into science.

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Pro8a8ly for the same reason that Meenah and I are a couple of gorgeous and sexy failures at things!

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I will 8e honest when I say that I originally had no idea how to answer this question. I have, however, done a plethora of research in my free time and I 8elieve I now have a suita8le answer to your inquiry.

The New Kingdom in Egypt was period in human history in which the humans of that area wore very little clothing and employed a variety of fashion faux pas.

Headdresses were the norm, accented by 8lue fish which it was customary to smell with your friends. The significance of this act is not known to me, 8ut my guess would 8e that its fragrance was pleasant and therefore an act of gratitude or fondness.

There was a ceremonial dance in which would dress up like their lusii and destroy the local flora systematically with wooden scythes. It seems to me that it was an arduous task, 8ut the simple fact that their guardians were shown such appreciation is a 8lood-pusher warming sentiment in any form. It is my guess that this is where humans 8egan to practice a custom of cele8rating guardians of any 8ackground, including the elders of their own species.

Lastly, hoof8eats were hunted rampantly, whether for their meat or their hide, I have yet to discern. They traveled in pairs and were captured with a harnessed two-wheeled device, while the human warrior would put the animal out of its misery at his or her leisure 8y providing an arrow to the 8ack of the head. The most sought-after 8easts had eight legs, 8ut whether or not they are relatives of Earth arachnids is not clear.

I hope that satisfies!

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"The Deal" may refer to a series of made-for-television movies that were completed in the last hundred sweeps of 8eforus, prior to its imminent destruction. One of the most popular adaptations starred Troll Christian Slater with a plot thick in intrigue and espionage! I have to admit that it was always a favorite of mine. Though I don't consider myself to 8e any sort of movie expert or critic, it was one of his 8etter roles, in my opinion, and he had quite a lofty career 8efore he met an unfortunate accident with an untrained lusus when his stund dou8le didn't arrive on the set for "The 387 Commandments."

This phrase may also 8e referring to a popular magazine 8y a similar name, The Deal. It "deals" primarily with financial matters with a particular focus on how to avoid unnecessary payments and the penalties of em8ezzlement of illegal currency. I admit that I have only read one pu8lication in my time on 8eforus and was not terri8ly smitten with the way the su8ject matter was portrayed. Even with simple facts, there can easily 8e a little flare in presenting them!

It is also a phrase that I have heard Meenah utter on numerous occasions, and my instincts tell me that she is not attempting to make references to popular cinema, and her only interest in currency is how she can get more of it with the least amount of effort as possi8le. To 8e honest, I'm not entirely sure what "the deal" is with her, 8ut for a turn of phrase, I think the deal would 8e that she is a large factor in my compounded de8t.

I'm afraid I am the only one to 8lame for that, however.

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how do i get through one night without you

If that had 8een an issue to 8egin with, you shouldn't have spent such a long time in your self-imposed isolation. Please think these things through next time!

8ut either way, my guess is something to do with an over a8undance of nautically related humor, a copious amount of treasure, and freestyle rapping.

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This 8rings to question the true nature of morality, and not simply that, 8ut the understanding of good and evil across culture and species. His true intent has not yet 8een revealed to us, and admittedly I have a much 8etter understanding of his predecessor. However, I am aware in this forum that the two have had correspondences without the knowledge of the rest of our team across the void of sessions. The........unfortunate nature of the item that was delivered to him holds some sort of significance 8eyond a simple gag, I'm quite sure. 

Henceforth, my opinion has not 8een fully formed. He seems to me a sort of slippery character, not too distant from an eel or something of that ilk. I have the feeling he can either be a great asset to our cause or, in turn, a significant hinderance. I can only hope it's the former.

I cannot say this makes him good nor evil, as I wholeheartedly 8elieve that it is our actions not our personages that give that impression.

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Tell us more about your relationship with porrim.

A8solutely nothing of interest happened 8etween us! I assure you there are no juicy details, no scoops for the editorial, nothing that w8uld constitute any prolonged explan8tion!!!!!!!! What conspired was the fleeting interests of a young troll in a very exciting game! We may have spent s8me time together, 8ut I am sure that she will agree it was n8t worth mentioning!

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How do you feel about Mituna? Do you show him pity after his 'accident'? Also I do not mean the troll kind of 'pity' dear.

Mituna is a mem8er of the team, so of course he plays a part in the overall scheme of things and I would not 8e one to write him off. He was a very skilled psionic 8efore his incident. Com8ined with 8eing the Heir of Doom, most conversations led to some discussion of our impending and inescapa8le 8leak future. I did not spend a lot of time talking to him, to 8e honest.

If you're not asking a8out my flushed feelings—which is what I am assuming and have not had for him, anyway—did I feel sorry for him after his accident? In the sense that a very powerful and essential mem8er of our team had injured himself 8eyond repair........Yes, I did feel sorry for him. However, he does not appear to feel sorry for himself. Though the story may never 8e complete with the only eye-witness to his account having taken a vow of silence, in theory, what Mituna Captor did was to the 8enefit of us all. So, in that sense, I suppose we should 8e thanking him. Unfortunately, the rest of the details are shrouded in mystery.

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FANFICTION?

I really can't say I've ever 8een involved in fanfiction or its community, though I am aware of what it is. Meulin would 8e the 8est source, 8ut........

For the purpose of expanding my own knowledge, would any of you have recommendations?

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How did you and Meenah become friends?

That is something I have spent some time trying to analyze, looking 8ack on our previous interactions. 8ut from what I can tell, it wasn't anything instantaneous. I was never very adept at making friends, though I liked to 8elieve I had many acquaintances to a least correspond with on occasion. Out of our group, she was not the first one I met. I think, 8ack then, I had this overwhelming need to 8elong to something; I felt a little disconnected, I suppose. I could look at the relationships forming around me 8ut never felt as if I was a part of them. Perhaps my a8ility of 8eing a8le to sense that aura of emotion from others has held me 8ack all this time. It was very easy to 8ecome discouraged in conversation when I could feel someone was not interested, so I withdrew. No, it was not the most effective way of meeting others, and in that sense, I do realize that people don't necessarily hit it off right away, 8ut I was infinitely more awkward in my younger sweeps.

It was through mutual acquaintances that we 8egan to talk. Outwardly, we seem someone of opposites, I think. Meenah is very outgoing, stu88orn to an incredi8le fault, freely speaks her mind whenever she pleases, and doesn't care a8out the consequences. I, on the other hand, have always 8een more reserved and concerned with the way others perceive me. Yet, despite our different personalities, it did not make either of us terri8u88ly popular. Perhaps we 8oth found camaraderie in loneliness. Though she would often make fun of me, I never got the impression it was of fully malicious intent. She employs sarcasm like a sword 8ut I rarely found it to 8e particularly cutting. There was a high possi8ility that our differences would have put us at ends, and to 8e honest, that was what I had been expecting. 8ut her disregard for decorum cultural standards was very appealing to me, and it still is. I 8elieve that I saw in her something I wished that I had, too.

From my end, it might have 8een something of shock and a 8it of jealousy. Or may8e that's not the right word. Idol worship? No, that gives her too much credit and I know for a fact she would run with that. I just appreciated how free she was with herself and others, and though it would often drive me off the wall, I silently hoped some of that would ru8 off on me. The more time we spent together, the more I came to realize it wasn't necessarily that I wanted to 8ecome like her, 8ut that I always found myself not feeling so disconnected and alone.

Of course she is still awfully insuffera8le and sometimes she makes me want to pull my hair out, 8ut she was the first person I really felt any connection with, and that continued through our attempt to win SGRU8. 

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What's the difference between a raven and a writing desk?

The answer to this question is simple, though I am curious as to see why this was a 8urning inquiry in the first place. I do my 8est not to show 8ias to any one sort of questions, 8ut more that whatever the conversation that took place to this 8ecoming an issue........well, I suppose I have some questions of my own!

8ut to put it plainly: a raven is a 8lack-coated flying 8east larger than that of your average Earth crow, and a writing desk is a surface made for writing. It may or may not have 8uilt in storage, 8ut it often depends on the maker as well as the price attached to it.

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how was the glubbin sex, yo

Meenah!!!!!!!! Can't you sea—I mean, see—that this 8log's purpose is for intellectual inquiry, not to 8e a porthole into my private life! I really don't understand how 8eing so nosy is somehow 8enefitting the acquirement of knowledge of all my followers. I am providing a service! ...—No, not that kind!!!!!!!!