#lore alert

[mugzrpblog]

Ah, no wonder Haze started yelling at me last time they checked my memories.

Welcome, little thing, to this lovely void that me and the Hostess are in.

I would say to ask either of us if you have any questions, but neither of us check here very often.

Have fun with your little side adventure in here.

~ @creativitysmessenger

“Haze? Like- Hazen? As in a person I know? What do you mean checked your memories, WHAT do you mean the HOSTESS is here?? I didn’t think that other person was being serious about who was here. Are you some sort of, like, entity? Or something adjacent? How does someone check another’s memories? Is this some sort of magicks? Or something else? Actually, honestly I’m not sure if I want to know, my head already hurts just from hearing any of that. If you can talk to Hazen, and they are who I think they are, then I need you to pass along a message for me.

I am not in control of that body. I am not the one in the castle. I am not there. As far as I can tell, I am wholly here, and I am not at all in that world, I do not have any control over what that body is doing, and I believe it is instead Brohn who is moving it.

You have to be careful, you don’t know what It’s capable of doing.”

He looked up towards the voice, echoing around him like all the others, face stern and serious.

[ask-makers-nomad]

How do you spread the word of the maker without mentioning them? Do you know of The Machine and how The Maker could become apart of it if brought to light?

I spread the word of the Maker through action. I am the eye of the storm, I do my part to being peace and calm wherever I go. And when I leave, I encourage those I affected to do the same. Some will listen. Some will not. I accept this fact easily. I can only hope that one day, those who strive for the ideal of peace will outnumber those who succumb to the madness. That is how I spread the word of the Maker, that is how I bring about the Maker's vision for Nevada.

I know little of the Machine or its workings, but I understand that the Maker itself should not be realized in full by the residents of Nevada.

However, I am intrigued by the mention of the Maker becoming a part of the Machine. I will have to learn more on this subject.

[ask-makers-nomad]

hi finn! how were the people in the cult? did they all act in a similar manner (like a hivemind, lets say), or did they have fun little quirks about them that kinda makes them stand out a little?

The cult functioned much like a hivemind, yes. As most cults do. Sharing the same trained thought process is going to lead to similar, if not the same, results. But there were still little things that set everyone apart. Likes and dislikes, preferences, even a few speaking habits varied.

Some saw certain practices as enjoyable, while others considered them only necessary. Some preferred to practice quietly, while others wanted everyone to hear their worship.

But the same thoughts, the same ideas, all trained and conditioned, will yield the same outcome until something changes.

[ask-makers-nomad]

how was it meeting the maker? was it brief and short? or did it feel dragged out and long in a way? - :3c

Meeting the Maker was both brief and long. It's difficult to explain. In the place we met, it felt like time did not exist. What were minutes? What were seconds? It was impossible to tell how long I was there, whether our conversation lasted hours or minutes. It was like a dream, in how it felt impossibly long, but like no time at all had passed when I awoke.

I assume our time together was short, as I only remember a few questions being answered. But while it was happening, it happened outside of time.

[ask-makers-nomad]

sup. y’ever wonder if the cult will take you back again? and if so, would you join it again?

- 🕶️

I do not think I would want to go back. After learning how the Maker feels about their practices, and the reaction they had when I attempted to explain my meeting with the Maker, I lost all respect for the cult.

If they wanted me back, it would only be because they realized I had been correct, and if that were true, the cult would cease to exist in the first place. Their fundamental beliefs would break down, and the base on which the cult was built would fall apart.

[ask-makers-nomad]

What was your encounter with the Maker like? And how did you feel upon meeting the god you'd been worshiping this whole time?

Meeting the Maker changed my life. I had doubted the words of the cult for some time, doubted that their vision for Nevada could be the same as the vision the Maker held for Nevada. So I was relieved to be told that I was right about that, that I wasn't... betraying the Maker, somehow.

It was difficult when the Cult would not hear what he had told me, choosing to cast me out instead of listening to reason.

But knowing his true wishes, knowing that I could follow them and help bring them to fruition, it was more reassuring than anything the cult had ever told me, more comforting than anything I had believed prior.

As for the actual experience of the meeting... it is difficult to describe. It felt calm, warm, and powerful. It was like.. I had been blind my entire life, and suddenly I could see. I cannot explain it better than that, the feeling is impossible to replicate or understand in words.

[ask-makers-nomad]

hi finn

Whats ur relationship with the followers of the maker/the maker cult? how's it going with the maker itself?

After being cast out, I have not spoken to the Cult in quite some time. They preach a false truth, and I have no wish to see them again. Nor do I think they would wish to see me. I am content to avoid them.

As for my relationship with the Maker, I have not properly spoken to him since our first meeting. It's more of a... a feeling, I suppose. Feelings, thoughts, I am able to recognize some of them as coming from him. I follow the Maker's guidance, and I believe it will lead me well.

[ask-fracture]

what sort of parasite is it? protozoan?

Honestly, I have no clue. Not much research has been done on it, probably partially due to just how much goes on in Nevada, and partially due to the nature of it.

The Parasite says it wouldn't fit into any current classification we have, so, y'know, that's ominous. But, yeah, I got nothin'.