welcome sleepies, to our very first meme saturday! every month a little mod-hosted meme will go up for us to play around with admist the chaos, and this theme was chosen by popular demand! we've all heard about texts from last night, but have you heard of......
MURMURS FROM LAST NIGHT
strange things happen in the night. maybe you drink, or dream, or get high as a kite, and it's hard to hide it! especially when we're all collectively connected in a way! the rules are quite simple! you may even know them by now.
π post a top level for your character and include a few text starters, like the ones provided.
π interact.
π thrive.
π if you wish for your threads to be game canon, the sky is the limit (just make sure your thread partner is okay with it!).
π We might have some special guests later.
1. Who knows how to enter someone's nightmares? I have a message to send.
2. Flirting is tiresome, but if you're interested in arguing, I could find the time.
3. A logistical question. If you dropped a body in the river here, would the Hosts eat it?
4. I found three bottles, and I can't tell which are alcohol and which are cleaning supplies. I suppose I could flip a coin.
5. "Don't wish ill upon a stranger" is excellent advice, but remember if someone has slighted you they are no longer a stranger but an enemy.
6. What's the best gift for a young woman? Unstable chemicals, a half-working bear trap, an uncomfortably sharp knife? Perhaps I'm not being creative enough.
For Jinx? I think she'd like all three, but consider grabbing some nail polish for her, too. Or spray paint. Or make up. Oh, or a cute hat with floppy ears. And if you want to get her more clothes, there are a couple of alt stores that are still pretty stocked with her style.
I am aware of the polish colors my own daughter prefers. Not being familiar with womenβs fashion is quite different from having basic observational skills.
My dad wasn't familiar with women's fashion, either, but he sure knew what I liked to wear. So sorry that I thought nail polish colors would be something that would slip your attention, too.
A bit juvenile for a man your big, big age, but whatever helps you sleep at night, Silco. I know Jinx wouldn't hold it against you. [ Sharon, otoh? Oh! Oh, she wants to rub his nose in it! ]
When it comes to advice, I suppose I just question it as a universal. I found myself with strange bedfellows as a prisoner of war. It's rare to ever see a Human, a Klingon, a Cardassian, and some Romulans working together due to being past or present enemies, but there we were, digging our way into the walls to use the components for a long-distance communicator.
What sort of enemies do you have that they need to be dealt with with such finality?
[Yes, he's being nosy. But he's also intrigued. People in this place have come from many worlds, with unique situations that he's curious about.]
[And he misses arguing philosophy with someone at lunch.]
[Runeterra is full of enough weird shit that those both seem equally possible.]
As for my enemies, if they weren't dealt with strongly they would only be encouraged. When one has power, there will be those who will do anything to take it. Sometimes because they want that power for their own, and sometimes because they simply don't wish for you to have it.
They're species. Ones humanity has come aross during interstellar travel. We have, at various times, been at war with all of them, but we have a common enemy now. An empire called the Dominion is trying to invade our quadrant of space and means to conquer all our peoples.
Until recent Dominion interference, the Klingons had been staunch allies for years, after a cessation of hostilities long before I was born. And regardless of that interference, a Klingon in the camp took great pains to ensure my survival.
[Martok had made sure the attention of the Jem'Hadar was as fixed solely on him as it could be and in turn Julian had done all he could to treat his wounds and keep him alive.]
[When it comes to Silco, it sounds like the man has some kind of role on Earth he feels will be stolen from. Julian isn't sure if it's crime lord, military leader, or war lord, but it sounds like something from the darker times of his world's history. He doesn't say so, and knows better than to directly ask.]
[It's not as if most people would describe themselves honestly to begin with, in a role of power.]
We have a saying on Earth: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Your way of thinking is alien to what I'm used to, something I've encountered more often as an officer exposed to other cultures and the universe outside. On Earth, the old power struggles are not what they once were.
Yes, I imagine our culture is quite different from yours. You seem focused on collaboration, cooperation, and peace. All things that are thin on the ground where I'm from. People are people anywhere, though. Can you really say that there are none on 'Earth' who think more selfishly?
[Silco wouldn't believe it even if Julian did claim that. He would believe that Julian believed it, though - the doctor is almost charmingly naive. It makes one want to take advantage of his starry-eyed nature.]
I wouldn't expect to see that sort of thing here, if I were you. Short on resources, at the whims of mad gods, and without any sort of real structure - you ought to start looking after yourself, Doctor.
Nor am I, though I suppose I've known enough to get a basic idea. The problem there, unfortunately, comes from being unable to identify them easily. I intend to collect what I can find and pass them on to someone with more knowledge.
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2. Flirting is tiresome, but if you're interested in arguing, I could find the time.
3. A logistical question. If you dropped a body in the river here, would the Hosts eat it?
4. I found three bottles, and I can't tell which are alcohol and which are cleaning supplies. I suppose I could flip a coin.
5. "Don't wish ill upon a stranger" is excellent advice, but remember if someone has slighted you they are no longer a stranger but an enemy.
6. What's the best gift for a young woman? Unstable chemicals, a half-working bear trap, an uncomfortably sharp knife? Perhaps I'm not being creative enough.
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Vessel?
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A fine sacrifice of half the cigarettes Iβve found so far.
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[DOUBT.]
And what strings are attached?
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I only expect
The devotion offered.
What is it that you
Wish for?
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But I'm afraid I'm terrible at devotion.
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Terrible
At maintaining
Wants
The message through nightmare
Is no more, I see
But something
More.
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Look for bright pink & blue, but if you can find the rest of the rainbow, I bet she'd get a kick out of that. A different color for every nail.
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[Circus tent pants are only for the cultured and fashionable, obviously.]
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A bit juvenile for a man your big, big age, but whatever helps you sleep at night, Silco. I know Jinx wouldn't hold it against you. [ Sharon, otoh? Oh! Oh, she wants to rub his nose in it! ]
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What sort of enemies do you have that they need to be dealt with with such finality?
[Yes, he's being nosy. But he's also intrigued. People in this place have come from many worlds, with unique situations that he's curious about.]
[And he misses arguing philosophy with someone at lunch.]
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[Runeterra is full of enough weird shit that those both seem equally possible.]
As for my enemies, if they weren't dealt with strongly they would only be encouraged. When one has power, there will be those who will do anything to take it. Sometimes because they want that power for their own, and sometimes because they simply don't wish for you to have it.
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Until recent Dominion interference, the Klingons had been staunch allies for years, after a cessation of hostilities long before I was born. And regardless of that interference, a Klingon in the camp took great pains to ensure my survival.
[Martok had made sure the attention of the Jem'Hadar was as fixed solely on him as it could be and in turn Julian had done all he could to treat his wounds and keep him alive.]
[When it comes to Silco, it sounds like the man has some kind of role on Earth he feels will be stolen from. Julian isn't sure if it's crime lord, military leader, or war lord, but it sounds like something from the darker times of his world's history. He doesn't say so, and knows better than to directly ask.]
[It's not as if most people would describe themselves honestly to begin with, in a role of power.]
We have a saying on Earth: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Your way of thinking is alien to what I'm used to, something I've encountered more often as an officer exposed to other cultures and the universe outside. On Earth, the old power struggles are not what they once were.
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[Silco wouldn't believe it even if Julian did claim that. He would believe that Julian believed it, though - the doctor is almost charmingly naive. It makes one want to take advantage of his starry-eyed nature.]
I wouldn't expect to see that sort of thing here, if I were you. Short on resources, at the whims of mad gods, and without any sort of real structure - you ought to start looking after yourself, Doctor.
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I suppose I'd need to know what chemicals we were talking about to make a final decision there, though I'll admit I'm no chemist.
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