LearnerÂ’s notes: Day 7
One hooter ‘week’ into my observation of these hooters and I noticed the strangest thing. A flat hooter and a lumpy hooter pressing their mouths together. Alerted to this behavior, I began pay attention for it, finding more than I ever thought on casual observation.
Flabby or wrinkly hooters put their mouths on each otherÂ’s cheeks or quickly against each others mouths before parting, while smooth Hooters spend long amounts of...
2020-03-18 22:54:55 +0000 UTC
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“Well, we’re all gonna die,” Kip said cheerfully. The aging pirate dressed up in ill-fitting Gadveran armor, his calloused hands rested on the haft of his spear as he looked out into the face of death.
The typhoon had delayed the landing of the MalkenrovianÂ’s strange fleet, crashing many hundreds of ships into the rocks outside the Mujenan port. The typhoon continued long after Jinnei arrived in the city, but the combined power of the Academy was no longer what it once was. T...
2020-03-17 00:28:13 +0000 UTC
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The obstacle course was an entirely different affair than the other competitions, as there was no interaction with other contestants.
It looks like ninja warrior on crack.
You think itÂ’s too hard? Calvin thought. As they released the contenders in order of ranking, winning the first rounds was no longer an advantage. To be fair, winning never was.
The people later in line watched as the fragomancer tried her best to navigat...
2020-03-14 00:55:25 +0000 UTC
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***Baroke***
“Now the key to catching a greased horker is dirt,” Baroke said confidently to the princess at the station beside his, rubbing the sand of the arena onto his hands as he eyed the prize. “Gotta slough off the grease with plenty of dirt, otherwise you won’t get traction. It’s a matter of wearing the grease down. Let other people go after it the first couple times.
The rich girl with the scar up her brow bent down and covered her hands with sand, too. She was...
2020-03-12 23:53:11 +0000 UTC
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LearnerÂ’s Notes, Day 6:
The hooters are the same species!
I made this realization when I spotted some very small hooter prisoners take off their lower coverings and defecate on the side of the arena. The lumpy hooter they were with hooted at them in a rather aggressive way, and they quickly ran off, chased through the thick crowd by their lumpy hooter jailor.
Isolating the memory, I found that the small hooter was undifferentiated from the one n...
2020-03-11 23:08:30 +0000 UTC
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LearnerÂ’s notes, day 5:
Today I learned that hooters will deliberately poison themselves for some reason. Spent the entire day in a place where hooters did nothing but poison themselves. I donÂ’t see the appeal, but it seemed as if some hooter felt better afterwards, while others felt worse. I took the liberty of trying some of this poison.
It killed a noticeable fraction of my units.
No, drinking poison is not for me.
Th...
2020-03-11 01:12:48 +0000 UTC
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Farren, eldest of the kingÂ’s two dozen heirs, had a plan.
At the Arena, FarrenÂ’s eldest daughter would prove the superiority of the Uleisan royalty to those who doubted them. Shelia was a dervish on the battlefield, and through skill and cunning, had achieved Legend status at a very young age, breaking through the numerous barriers their enemies had created for her.
She was sure to present well for the royal family.
But more than that, Kurawe, the leader of the vipe...
2020-03-10 20:28:22 +0000 UTC
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Sorry about giving you a long three day silence. The writing was bisected by a U-haul return, but I got a fraction of the work done before we left. I'll make sure to use that headstart to write a double chapter sometime this week or if all else fells, do my favorite saturday make-up chapter.
In any case, you'll get five chapters.
2020-03-10 02:52:59 +0000 UTC
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***Gadvera, somewhere high up.***
“I am Goob, master of the wizard tower!” Goob said, one foot placed on the edge of the stone railing with triumph. The city of Mujenan lay sprawled out below him, an inch away from surrendering to his superior forces.
One day, Goob thought with a grin, looking down at his soon-to-be subjects.
“You are Goob, Master of avoiding chores,” and aged voice said, sending a chill down his spine.
Ohcrap!
Goob l...
2020-03-07 00:54:05 +0000 UTC
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“Number twelve, step forward.” Calvin said.
In the distance, the Kurawe lookalike with the blindfold stepped forward, his feet crossing the line at the edge of arena that marked one hundred feet distance.
One of the Guys.
Calvin shuddered as his bones shifted and his flesh ballooned outward, growing in height and girth, until was the size and shape of the late cult leader. He turned and ran back to Murak, dressed in KuraweÂ’s clothes stolen...
2020-03-06 00:53:24 +0000 UTC
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In the year 6887, A pair of Harbingers established the Order of the Seeking Hand and seeded its dogma across the universe in a vain attempt to provide some small comfort and camaraderie to the Ravagers. Those souls, divorced from their own people would forever suffer, never return to their homes, even when the Great Front has passed them by. Why should they be without belonging for all eternity?
So we try to pluck out the exceptional, as a soul too big for its contai...
2020-03-05 01:56:07 +0000 UTC
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LearnerÂ’s Research notes: day 3
The hooters separate each other, and yet do not consume them, choosing instead to push their still mass into the downspace from which we had emerged. Perhaps there was some kind of territorial dispute? This seems to be the root of the issue, although the specific details elude me.
Requires more study.
The Manifold Predator, or Calvin, as the others call him, seems to have taken a somehow central role in t...
2020-03-04 02:36:29 +0000 UTC
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There was silence so complete that Calvin could hear his own heart hammering in his chest, and the harsh breathing of his troops.
The sight of a seven foot tall obese man completely naked underneath a fine silk robe throw himself to the ground and begin groveling before any stabbing had taken place threw Calvin a bit, but he recovered quickly.
“Okay, I’m assuming he wants to be last.” Calvin said, pointing. Strangely enough, three of the other red-robed men dropped to th...
2020-03-03 01:27:28 +0000 UTC
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Four Legends stood on the side of a mountain, cold wind buffeting them as they gazed out into the gently shifting scrubland. This far away from Uleis, the desert was gradually becoming less and less barren, shifting from rolling dunes to scrubland and then grass.
Gonna freeze my tits off.
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Kate asked, the burglar’s corded arms crossed as she watched their Genosian meat shield kneel down in front of the fire and flick a cover in...
2020-03-01 00:47:40 +0000 UTC
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IÂ’d really like to have a Saturday off, but itÂ’s not shaping up that way. Got some grown-up stuff done today, and I now have a trash service and automatic payments to the heating company. woohoo!
I got a thousand words done before I put the keyboard down for the day. planning on a larger than usual chapter to showcase all the stuff thatÂ’s going on right now in the story. Anyway, see you all tomorrow.
2020-02-29 03:52:15 +0000 UTC
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Day 2 among the four limbed prey:
Disguise still holds. Even the Prey who Looks back seems to be unaware of my presence.
Although I am not discounting the possibility that they are simply acting like they don’t know about me. Until I can decipher more than ‘here,’ ‘there,’ ‘him’ and ‘her’, I can’t be too cautious. And of course the unspoken language that they use to convey meaning as well.
The interaction between the ‘AssholeÂ...
2020-02-28 01:22:26 +0000 UTC
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***Learner***
Day 1 among the four limbed prey:
Deciphering their hoots has taken priority over all other endeavors, as understanding this strange communication will lead to rapid advances in understanding. Thankfully my disguise has allowed me to listen to a wide range of hoots from multiple four-limbed prey while also studying their behavior.
The smaller ones with lumps are weaker and smaller on average than the others, and yet, somehow more va...
2020-02-27 01:55:35 +0000 UTC
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This one's a little complicated. Think of the Viscosity and Strength shifting from Shifting, then expand it to include ANY characteristic of an object.
Explosiveness? You got it.
Volatility? Sure.
Pride in it's accomplishments? Why not?
Trait doctoring will improve similar to Sense grafting's theme, by adding new things that can be moved ever couple levels or so, and i want suggestions for those traits. they can be physical, nonphysical, mental, whatever. A...
2020-02-26 02:26:45 +0000 UTC
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Shadowboxing repair 21% complete.
Calvin formed the spinner hand into an almost paddle shape, tucking the thumb in and giving a gradual curve to the fingers. Once he had the fingers exactly where he wanted them, he started wiring them into shape with some soft iron wire extruded from the newcomerÂ’s chains.
Speaking of the newcomersÂ… Calvin glanced up at Ryan walked up to him, swaggering with one hand in his pocket, the other thrown posse...
2020-02-26 02:21:56 +0000 UTC
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***Kurawe Oquv***
The crowd stood there in front of him, spellbound by his oration, their jaws predictably slack. Feed them enough hope and they will forget their misery.
“And that’s why, in the wake of so many tragedies, I, Kurawe Oquv, am bringing the Royal New Years Ball to the people who deserve it most, the good people of Uleis!” Kurawe said, beaming as he spread his arms wide in front of the glass construction.
The arena loomed high over them all, its matte s...
2020-02-25 01:00:24 +0000 UTC
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***The One Who Looks Back***
KalaÂ’s hands trembled with exhaustion as she held her palm over the wound, using her training to try and keep the bleeding to a minimum while CalvinÂ’s thumb-sized knick-knacks swarmed over the puncture, looking for all the world like sailors cutting on the corpse of a leviathan.
She looked up and saw it again. The cold, inhuman thing that watched them. Kala didnÂ’t know exactly what it looked like. She didnÂ’t even technically see it, she saw ...
2020-02-23 01:07:37 +0000 UTC
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The artists got over his sickness and sent me this demo. It's to the point where I think we can get feedback.
The winner for the cover poll (like half a year ago) was to have Karen chasing a younger Calvin.
Pictured above is Calvin pretending to be a wizard. Let me know what you think. He just sent me this, so (minor) changes can be suggested.
2020-02-22 09:11:19 +0000 UTC
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How do you spot a Ravager? Easy. Look for those seeking to oppose the established Harbinger order, and succeeding. They shine like brilliant suns amongst the lower life-forms they were born with.
***Calvin***
The Brain leechÂ’s appendages thrashed violently, showering Calvin withÂ…nothing? The creatureÂ’s blood and guts fell through the floor, through Calvin, even vanishing in midair.
At least clean-up is gonna be easy.
The tangled bal...
2020-02-21 22:48:30 +0000 UTC
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Moving our shit ran long again, but now I can say we are moved in. should be able to Sleep in my new place tonight. Woot!
2020-02-21 01:58:46 +0000 UTC
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The screeching sound echoed through the crowded cavern as the leeches thrashed, partway into the room, shaking the very floor through some means Calvin wasnÂ’t quite sure of.
If theyÂ’re phasing through the walls, how are they shaking the floor!? His near-hysterical brain fixated on an immaterial issue.
“What in all of the Abyss is going on?” Loren shouted, shielding his eyes from falling dust as he looked above them.
“No idea,” Calvin lied, his mind refo...
2020-02-19 22:36:02 +0000 UTC
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“Alright Karen, try this one on for size.” Calvin said, touching the Puppet component behind his back.
The goop exploded around the blonde-haired Legend, the catalysts evaporating instantly as it sank into her skin.
Karen glanced down at the sheen of residue on her arm, and raised a brow.
“Was that it?” She put her sword casually over her shoulder as she approached. “I’ve taken more damage from a fart.”
Calvin put his hand over the shrunken Husker brain a...
2020-02-18 23:39:31 +0000 UTC
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Extensive training has increased your Attributes!
+1 Stability
Calvinian Summoning has reached level 19!
Â…
Why canÂ’t you just cut all the sprues at onceÂ…
Ugh. Calvin was pissed he hadnÂ’t thought of it.
After some conferring with Elliot and the two levels in drafting, Calvin thought to draw up a design to use as...
2020-02-18 01:04:55 +0000 UTC
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I looked, but it doesn't seem like it has it's own dedicated post
2020-02-16 18:39:46 +0000 UTC
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This is a support skill primarily aimed at increasing spell potency, preventing counterspelling, and counterspelling in turn.
go nuts.
2020-02-16 18:06:26 +0000 UTC
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This is a support skill primarily aimed at increasing the complexity of his spells.
You know what to do.
funny ones welcome.
2020-02-16 18:03:20 +0000 UTC
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