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animus_network2012-08-03 07:25 pm
moontothetide) wrote in animus_network2012-08-03 07:25 pm
3rd Spell - [Text]/[Attempted but botched filter against Tower Staff]
I'm sorry. I know this is a bad time, and everyone's minds are on their friends, and how to fix things, and so is mine, but I need to ask. If you want to answer, great. If not, I definitely understand. No hard feelings.
I keep trying to sort out how to ask this, but I can't, so I'm just going to write down a list here. But, mostly?
I need to ask about death.
I know this might be a touchy subject for a lot of people, so just answer whatever you want. However many or however few or none. Filter it, if that helps, or make it anonymous. I've seen people do that, and that's all okay with me. But anything you can tell me, I'd really appreciate it.
[She's got a theory, and it's a doozy.]
1. Have you ever died here? How many times? Do you think the time you couldn't move changed from time to time? If you died back home, too, I guess that counts.
2. Have you ever had to deal with an empty collar? Or be dragged in to have it refilled?
3. Have you ever had your collar removed?
4. Have you ever seen someone die? What happened if you did?
5. Have you ever been killed by one of the people who control this tower? Or faced them at all? I guess what I want to ask is, have you ever seen their powers or their methods firsthand?
6. Do you believe our worlds still exist? Why? Or why do you believe they're gone?
7. Do you have any friends here from your home world? Do you have any friends from a world that's almost like yours' but different?
8. Have you ever gotten something from home besides what's in your trunk? Also, what kind of things are in your trunk?
9. Have you ever asked for something in the suggestion box? What kind of thing, and how quickly did you get it, and did it work?
[And, finally, a question near and dear and terrifying to Tara's heart:]
10. As far as you know, have your memories ever been altered or changed while you're here? Or have you noticed that a friend should remember things that they don't?
I'm sorry. I know that's a lot of questions. But I have a lot of questions. Like I said, though, you don't have to answer all of them. Or any. I know everyone has a lot on their minds right now, and this probably doesn't help.
But, if you can, thank you. [She hopes you prove her wrong, fellow prisoners.] Really, thank you.
I keep trying to sort out how to ask this, but I can't, so I'm just going to write down a list here. But, mostly?
I need to ask about death.
I know this might be a touchy subject for a lot of people, so just answer whatever you want. However many or however few or none. Filter it, if that helps, or make it anonymous. I've seen people do that, and that's all okay with me. But anything you can tell me, I'd really appreciate it.
[She's got a theory, and it's a doozy.]
1. Have you ever died here? How many times? Do you think the time you couldn't move changed from time to time? If you died back home, too, I guess that counts.
2. Have you ever had to deal with an empty collar? Or be dragged in to have it refilled?
3. Have you ever had your collar removed?
4. Have you ever seen someone die? What happened if you did?
5. Have you ever been killed by one of the people who control this tower? Or faced them at all? I guess what I want to ask is, have you ever seen their powers or their methods firsthand?
6. Do you believe our worlds still exist? Why? Or why do you believe they're gone?
7. Do you have any friends here from your home world? Do you have any friends from a world that's almost like yours' but different?
8. Have you ever gotten something from home besides what's in your trunk? Also, what kind of things are in your trunk?
9. Have you ever asked for something in the suggestion box? What kind of thing, and how quickly did you get it, and did it work?
[And, finally, a question near and dear and terrifying to Tara's heart:]
10. As far as you know, have your memories ever been altered or changed while you're here? Or have you noticed that a friend should remember things that they don't?
I'm sorry. I know that's a lot of questions. But I have a lot of questions. Like I said, though, you don't have to answer all of them. Or any. I know everyone has a lot on their minds right now, and this probably doesn't help.
But, if you can, thank you. [She hopes you prove her wrong, fellow prisoners.] Really, thank you.
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one, two, three, five and ten i can't really answer because again i'm like pretty much brand new.
four - i haven't seen anyone here die, but at home i was caught in a blast and kind of died with two of my friends.
six - i don't know about other peoples worlds but i don't think mine does! apparently ours was doomed to stop existing. so i'm pretty sure it's not going to be there...
seven - i have one friend here yes! he is one of my best friends and was one of the ones caught in that blast. so we both died before we got here. and i have met a few people who are like my friends, but are different. like they were raised by different parents for some reason! there's a lot of temporal shenanigans going on i guess?
eight - i haven't! and in my trunk was some extra clothing, my magic spellbook, my little kitten, the first in a long line of universe tadpoles which was thoughtfully saved in his jar, some knitting supplies, a really old and really dear best friend of mine - my stuffed bunny! - my necronomicon...and lots and lots of boondollars. i'm basically rich!
nine - no, but what's the suggestion box for? o:
i hope some of that's helpful...sorry if it's not.
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What's a "universe tadpole"?
It sounds like you have a lot of interesting things in your trunk. They all belonged to you before you got here?
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and it was my friends and my job to make a new one because ours was dying i guess?
but it took a lot of ectobiological breeding to do so! lots of frog ghost slime and stuff.
and once we bred the first tadpole we would have to breed more and eventually make the genesis tadpole and then that would grow up to be the universe!
we bred our first one but then kind of got blown up before we could start on the next one. :(
but the first one came with me!
and yes, they did. or well, the tadpole i guess technically belonged to everyone since it was going to be a new universe but i was the last one holding it.
and i guess really the kitten belongs to me and the friend of mine who's here since he named him first and i found him in his house but i like to think i am the proud co-parent!
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The universe is a frog.
The universe is a frog.
...she's not sure how she should feel about the fact that she can think of several things that are stranger than this, honestly, and after a few seconds types out a reply.]
So, if you raise this tadpole here, does that mean it will grow into a new universe? Or just a frog?
Sorry, I guess I'm still not too clear on the growth order, here.
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which might be good because i don't know if a new universe could fit in the tower.
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I guess I was just hoping maybe we could go there instead. Or maybe some worlds could come back, if they really are gone.
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we could possibly make the genesis frog?
because if we could, i bet we could go there. or at least it might restore some of the destroyed worlds yeah.
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Anywhere but here, right? I'll help, if I can. I don't know a lot about frogs, but I'm a pretty quick study.
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and they're kind of difficult to breed.
see, first we need to find other frogs.
we won't be able to get anywhere if there aren't other frogs to breed this little guy with.
and then the next problem is finding something similar to the machine we used.
unless breeding them the traditional way would work...
we'd need a lot of water though for all those tadpoles.
is there a place we could safely raise tadpoles here?