#coldr lore

[daemonsquarters]

After cleaning up such an unorganized and unfinished mess known as [REDACTED], I suppose I could focus some of my interest on you and your sister. Why are you treading through such an unknown territory? Do the colossal entities, such as that wormlike buffoon being slapped in the middle of onion rings, not appear terrifying to you?.. Hmph, well... What's your favorite book genre and least favorite type of cliche or trope, actually? -C#, The Novelist

Despite bearing some trauma from it in my youth, it is plainly clear the World of Zero has immense potential. The fact we can communicate at all, I believe, is self demonstrating. Just being directly exposed to it for several days let me and our sister singlehandedly conquer our home planet. As such-

. . . How do you know about - it is not... that... entity... is no laughing matter. The implications of its presence are existentially troubling to me. Yes, you are correct, it does terrify me, but it is a very recent discovery, compared to the over 90 years of experience I have with the lower dimension of reality. For the better or the worse. The World of Zero shaped who, even what I am to my core.

... your other question is far more mundane, to say the least. I do not read fiction. My favorite genre is scientific records and medical textbooks. My least favorite trope is the irrational.

... and stories with no hope. Pointlessly nihilistic wastes of time that I do not wish to consider. What is the point of writing a story if it is to demotivate.

[daemonsquarters]

..Very well, so as a follow up... I assume hard-light is more proficient in cutting given the nature of being...frozen thin particles, BUT! What about compressing? Blunt force... Or containing things? What all can this energy do?

Blunt force is actually one of the more common applications of Hard Light, and it is often used as a temporary building material due to the ease of shaping it in any form - as well as to create tools or weapons on the fly. Basically, if you can imagine an object, you can replicate its shape.

Granted, since it requires a certain energy intake to maintain, using it for any permanent purposes is ill-advised.

[daemonsquarters]

What exactly is your weapon? Some kind of scalpel? Spear? Mix of both? Also, what's it made of- and what material would you compare it to in terms of texture. ...That'd go for your wings too I guess but I'm just curious about these things.

The design is based on a scalpel, harkening back to my roots as a surgeon. I wield it more like a polearm, with the glaive being the closest match.

Both the spear and wings are made out of Hard Light, which is essentially solidified, frozen light, made with the help of Zero. The HardLightDroids are another prime example of this technology. In terms of texture, it is often compared to ice or glass.

This is a good topic to be curious about. Hard Light was and is used very frequently in my civilization, ever since its invention around 75 years ago. My sister was in fact the one who popularized it, before she took on the Berceuse mantle, though I was already used it to assist me in my work as a surgeon.

[daemonsquarters]

[From; @caeihspr]

...I suppose I should throw in a simple question as well, given my previous was rather heavy... This is what people do to socialize yes?

...I feel you would rather discuss something more on the sciences than something small-talk given our records of you, what exactly *is* a cataclysm? I am sure it is somewhere though not in records I frequent.

Is it simply a high concentration of volatile Zero- no...sorry, you call it ColdR do you not? ...Hm

...Is that still too heavy? I apologize. - Aphelion, on behalf of ...Herself.

The initial Cataclysm was a series of unexplained ColdR explosions in the Sectors. The true cause of the Cataclysms remain unexplained. If you were to ask others, they would often claim me or Berceuse ourselves caused it with our power over ColdR.

... Though, it should be evident that there is no reason that I would turn my powers against my mother's Sectors, and I can assure you my sister is innocent here as well.

[daemonsquarters]

Have you been studying the newer info about Void since outworld seemed to just stop existing? There seem to have been a bunch of very recently discovered void type species in that world of creatures that are similar to non-void species and individuals of note such as "bosses"

One particular void creature of note refers to itself as "Eddie", and while they arent a threat and seem quite friendly they seem to feed off of art supplies.

(Out-of-character note for searchie, im partially using this post to try to figure out how to post on a tumbler other than my main so I can do future posts in character)

The Outworld... Is that another name for the World of Zero. I must inform you that it very much still exists.

Void... From what I have heard and seen, Void is very similar, if not equivalent to the substance known as Repression. It is a black tar-like liquid, usually pinkish in color, which manifests in the World of Zero. It is not entirely well understood how it works exactly, but it seems to manifest as a result of negative emotions.

In contrast, there is also a substance called Potential, which takes an unstable, green electricity-like form. It appears to be equivalent to "Eternal", and manifests as a result of positive emotions.