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aftr_stories2018-06-19 08:55 pm
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[MU] - JUNE STORYTELLING / VOTING
The Storyteller paces. A russet-colored muskrat, their brow speckled white, regards the ensemble with a twitching nose, eyes glittering in the imagined firelight, before looking away.
"Two options remain. I cannot be certain of the dangers. And the decision to take those risks, should they come...remains your own."
Those new to the land of LifeAftr may find the words bizarrely abstract, but the purpose will become clear soon enough: travelers are allowed the option to vote for the next island that will join the archipelago of LifeAftr.
It is time, once more, for you to tell a story. The setting will be familiar for oldcomers, and newcomers will recognize it from the introduction they received in their dreams. This too is a dream, and the ink-black dark is illuminated only by the bonfire surrounded by log seats. And seated around the fire are your fellow islanders, many of whom doubtless know the drill by now.
One by one, you will each have the opportunity to share your stories, as stories possess a certain undeniable power. Newcomers can tell whatever tale they wish, but for those who have been in LifeAftr for at least one Storytelling, only stories of their time in LifeAftr will count down the road. The story need not be long, or conventional, or even verbal; as long as the Storyteller knows it has been told, it will qualify. Those of the nonverbal persuasion have, as of a request issued by Ren (catpiper), an alternative means of telling their stories if they so choose, in the form of the Chamber of Glyphs.
If you prefer to keep your mouth shut, that's always an option, though you're more liable to benefit if you do. Perhaps you'd rather not relive any of your history, varied and variegated as it must be. Or maybe you're something of a compulsive un-truther, prone to embellishments and long, fanciful tangents. As long as the core of the story is true to its spirit, you are free to spin your tale however you like.
So choose well.
"Two options remain. I cannot be certain of the dangers. And the decision to take those risks, should they come...remains your own."
Those new to the land of LifeAftr may find the words bizarrely abstract, but the purpose will become clear soon enough: travelers are allowed the option to vote for the next island that will join the archipelago of LifeAftr.
It is time, once more, for you to tell a story. The setting will be familiar for oldcomers, and newcomers will recognize it from the introduction they received in their dreams. This too is a dream, and the ink-black dark is illuminated only by the bonfire surrounded by log seats. And seated around the fire are your fellow islanders, many of whom doubtless know the drill by now.
One by one, you will each have the opportunity to share your stories, as stories possess a certain undeniable power. Newcomers can tell whatever tale they wish, but for those who have been in LifeAftr for at least one Storytelling, only stories of their time in LifeAftr will count down the road. The story need not be long, or conventional, or even verbal; as long as the Storyteller knows it has been told, it will qualify. Those of the nonverbal persuasion have, as of a request issued by Ren (
catpiper), an alternative means of telling their stories if they so choose, in the form of the Chamber of Glyphs.If you prefer to keep your mouth shut, that's always an option, though you're more liable to benefit if you do. Perhaps you'd rather not relive any of your history, varied and variegated as it must be. Or maybe you're something of a compulsive un-truther, prone to embellishments and long, fanciful tangents. As long as the core of the story is true to its spirit, you are free to spin your tale however you like.
So choose well.
tim talks about denny | ota
[The other guy...Jack. He's not here anymore. He's not sure if anyone else remembers him. There's more to this story, but
I'm not going to write the entire narrative outthis is the important bit:]Past few months, I've been renovating one of the buildings. Looked like an old mess hall, and now it's...I guess it's kind of a restaurant now. I wouldn't have been able to actually rebuild it without help, and...I had a lotta help.
[For the first time, Tim uses the Chamber of Glyphs - even if it is solely to inscribe a list of names. Magnus. Connor. Tataru. Shouto. Gladio. Edward. Muffet.]
There's no way I would've been able to do this on my own.
There's a mana pool outside the place. By...tomorrow, I think, anyway. There's a little bit of food there and stuff, but we've got a storeroom and we're working on a kitchen, so if you need someplace to keep food, or if you just want someplace to...you know, eat, or just hang out?
[He's bad at this. He's awkward and weird and not the kind of guy who should be fucking...advertising for this place, or whatever. He's not one for public speaking, and it shows. He stops and starts, stutters and fidgets.]
Place is called, uh...Denny.
Stop by sometime.
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I've signed on to do the cooking, so you're all more than welcome to stop by if you want a good meal.
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COME TO DENNY
WE'RE GIVING YOU FOOD
WE'RE GIVING YOU DRINK
YOU GOTTA BRING YOURSELF
BUT THE SHIT IS FREE
[You're welcome.]