83 posts
Knight of Flow
Played by Nedben
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Post by penitentGropagas on Jul 15, 2016 0:04:01 GMT
((Open to all members of the hybrid Slower Than You/Carefree session, but why would anybody want to show up?))
It had been a fairly annoying day for Kevin, you. Having your soul hijacked by command was merely an annoyance, but on top of losing a guardian you had found enjoyable if pressuring, and too early to rely on anything but low-grade things? Ew. Entry was a bitch but the process was not unduly complicated, so that was nice.
The fact that this planet was for a markedly higher-up player would've made stealth a priority normally, but with a new weapon and just rocketing to the house by riding a big flying stake? Casual. Knebel rocketed unperturbed, because science. And magic. An alchemy one-stop shop sat in your wallet, something that had required a chunk of UE's grist to replace. Greaaaat. Earlygame was...mild, at least. You could really stand for some more power though. You could barely feel your aspect passives.
The sight of a passed out unstableEquilibrium on the floor was hilarious to to the Others in your head, assorted peons of the Grim Court chuckling indecently. A few less than appropriate shenanigan-centric thoughts filled your head, but you were vaguely sure that UE would not approve, nor did Lillian explicitly command you to bother. Social convention aside, you were pretty sure someone would object to messing around with the unconscious and wounded. Chucking some nondescript healing items alchemized from sprite gunk at the cyborg and letting Knebel do the application of fragment-ejecting wound-healing sprite magic and moving to somewhere with a couch or bed object or seating arrangement suitable for a quite possibly not operational coplayer, you let the alchemiter be set down with the gentle clunk of Sburb accounting for a sudden placement of mass. With a bored yawn, you followed. Knebel had shifted from pointy rocket to a less-inanimate-more-humanish form for the purpose of not being a large sharp object in the face of a Waste. Good stake. Best weapon.
And so you waited, looking through the internet and waiting for a Waste of Sound to recover from explosion damage and possibly a hangover, depending on whether that sprite gunk worked for assorted other problems.
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90 posts
Scout of Sound
Played by Glow
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Post by unstableequilibrium on Jul 15, 2016 0:25:49 GMT
Various strange colours and sounds whispered through the blackness of unconsciousness, vague senses of noise filtering down through the haze on occasion as you slowly woke from slumber. Whatever the crap had happened had, quite obviously, lead to you blanking out, but the internal clock from the more mechanical side of your head gave a point in time only about an hour and a bit after you were last 'aware'.
The quotation marks were definitely necessary.
Slowly blinking yourself awake, the first things you noticed were the now soft surface beneath you and the significant lack of burning mechanical wreckage, both of which were significant positives. On the flip side, you were having slight difficulty in moving, presumably due to the amount of residual alcohol left in your system. You sort of remember LC saying something about magical stuff in it, which would explain how your system didn't filter it out quickly.
You also had one hell of a headache, but it wasn't anything you weren't used to as a frequent Sound player. You kind of had to get used to headaches or you'd pretty much go insane in your first session or two. However, it was still admittedly an annoyance - one that you were used to avoiding by now unless you'd gone really heavy on the drinking. This made the newly discovered alcohol a prime material to use in future drinks - who knows what madness could come out of combining that of all things with other alcohols? And of course, you were ever the curious player, always poking into code and objects you probably shouldn't. Of course, it did lead to situations like this, but progress demands sacrifice!
Managing to cheer yourself up a bit with the thoughts, you let out a quiet static-y groan, murmuring a string of binary that was vaguely comprehensible and less vaguely translated to "Sh111111t". Faintly managing to hear the discordant melody of what sounded like another player, you rolled sideways away from the wall and towards him, before finding yourself falling onto the floor and off of your bed. Giving another string of data which wouldn't be as pleasant to translate, you turned your normal eye towards the person, your vision still a bit blurry and stopping you from seeing quite who it was. "Ahh... h1. You, uh, caught me at a bad t1me." You murmur, your voicebox still not quite working and sounding more robotic than usual.
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83 posts
Knight of Flow
Played by Nedben
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Post by penitentGropagas on Jul 15, 2016 0:37:16 GMT
Recaptchaloguing the now superfluous Knebel, you approach the hungover cyborg with intent to...you weren't sure. Nor was the crowd.
"Uh...hi." you say, a bit of your attempt at your replayee's personality still lingering by your casual intent to keep in place a soft mask of every life you replaced.
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90 posts
Scout of Sound
Played by Glow
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Post by unstableequilibrium on Jul 15, 2016 0:47:32 GMT
Rolling over to your back, rather than flat on your face, you attempt to push yourself up to your feet. Of course, the attempt fails, and you stagger backwards into a sitting position instead. Resisting the urge to facepalm, as you weren't quite sure you hand quite the precise motor control to avoid slapping yourself in the head, you turned to face the person, your senses clearing up a bit as the murky shared haze cleared up a bit.
"Well, that was a unique experience..." You murmured, looking around for something to drink. Spotting one of the many fizzy drinks that you leave hanging around your dwelling spire, you tried to grab for it. Quite obviously, as you aren't Mr Fantastic, you couldn't reach it from where you were. On the other hand, the residual telekinetic abilities of your replayer did let you hover it over to you, small sparks flickering from your eye as you did so. A few small drips of Fanta EveryFruit Twist hitting the floor later, you had the grey can in your hand and proceeded to down the entire drink in a sequence of large gulps, hand clenching and crushing the can before putting it on the ground next to you. "Ah... needed that. Thank you, uh..." Realizing you don't even know who's in the house with you, your body tenses up a bit as you glance over. "Oh, uh, sorry - I don't think we've met."
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83 posts
Knight of Flow
Played by Nedben
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Post by penitentGropagas on Jul 15, 2016 0:50:10 GMT
"Kevin Horde-Leader, penitentGropagas." you say bluntly. "Hi. Are you a full telekinetic or just holding onto your replayee?"
You randomly roll your head, because someone else felt like it and you didn't say no.
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90 posts
Scout of Sound
Played by Glow
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Post by unstableequilibrium on Jul 15, 2016 0:54:58 GMT
You snort quietly. "Pfft. 1 w1sh. Nah, just s0me held 0n 0nes. M1ght have to see 1f the cybernet1cs can get me that, though..." You respond, giving a small grin over as you relax, recognizing the pesterchum of your fellow replayer.
"Well, 1t's fa1rly 0bvious y0u kn0w my general account 1nf0, but my name's Sam, or 01010011 01100001 01101101. N1ce t0 meet y0u." You state, the numbers practically blitzing by as you say them.
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83 posts
Knight of Flow
Played by Nedben
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Post by penitentGropagas on Jul 15, 2016 1:04:25 GMT
"Aww yeah." you say partially in response and partially because somebody is filling your brain with random classical music as a test maneuver. "Hm...can you hear that suddenly different song too?"
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90 posts
Scout of Sound
Played by Glow
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Post by unstableequilibrium on Jul 15, 2016 1:17:00 GMT
You give a snigger at the slightly distracted response. Following this, you open your mouth to speak but are cut off by the continuation from PG. Tilting your head slightly in confusion, you briefly listen out. Small notes that don't make sense in the current situation leak through. "I mean... I can sort of hear feelings, but it's not easy on a non-scrying class until I've leveled up a bit."
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83 posts
Knight of Flow
Played by Nedben
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Post by penitentGropagas on Jul 15, 2016 1:24:55 GMT
"Aww, okay." he says with a shrug. "Guess we COULD use some leveling..."
He thinks, but only for a moment because someone else butted in on what was more a car than a train of thought. "Wanna go mess around with alternate alchemiters to see if we can dodge the explosion problem? I need the arc either way."
He sticks his tongue out momentarily with one of those 'I'm amused' smiles.
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90 posts
Scout of Sound
Played by Glow
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Post by unstableequilibrium on Jul 15, 2016 1:35:00 GMT
Giving a pause, you shrugged. "I mean, up to you. I'd probably need to be drunk again to want to mess around with whatever the crap that was again. Thinking about it, I've got no idea where that went..." You murmur, before repeating the action with a sheepish smile. "Maybe later, then, don't fancy another drink after that quite yet. You're welcome to stay around for a bit if you want, though." You continue, an ever so slightly flirtatious note coming into your voice. You blink, surprised at yourself.
Huh. Must've been more drunk than you thought you were.
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83 posts
Knight of Flow
Played by Nedben
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Post by penitentGropagas on Jul 15, 2016 1:42:57 GMT
Kevin shrugs. Not like he had anything better to do. "Sure, I can stick around for a while. I always wanted to ask a Sound player a few questions, you mind?"
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90 posts
Scout of Sound
Played by Glow
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Post by unstableequilibrium on Jul 15, 2016 1:45:22 GMT
Glad (sort of) that Kevin missed, or at least chose to ignore your tone of voice, you gave yet another in a sequence of low-energy shrugs. "Eh, sure. Whaddya want to know in particular?" You question, stretching out both arms in a sequence of shifting metal and small clicks, before letting them flop back down next to your torso. "Also, note it might not be... uh, too accurate right now. Head still hurts a little."
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83 posts
Knight of Flow
Played by Nedben
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Post by penitentGropagas on Jul 15, 2016 1:57:08 GMT
"Hm...What happens when you try to translate something profoundly visual in an abstract sense like you're dead using senses not primarily designed for sound? Is it just like hearing it normally?" You punctuate this by saying " " to get the point across. Speaking images. Really? someone says in your head amusedly. A test pattern?It's just to get the point across, okay? you reply internally.
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90 posts
Scout of Sound
Played by Glow
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Post by unstableequilibrium on Jul 15, 2016 2:04:55 GMT
You go a little cross-eyed for a moment at the strange experience. That was certainly a new one for you. Still, the soundwaves pulse out, forming both the sound and the sight of the image. It was like what you normally did, converting sounds into visual input, just the other way around - nothing too odd. "Nah, I can get that in terms of hearing and sight. Weird sensation since it's a new one for me but not something bad." You reply, looking a bit confused for a moment before shaking the expression off your face.
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83 posts
Knight of Flow
Played by Nedben
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Post by penitentGropagas on Jul 15, 2016 2:14:19 GMT
"I'm just so excited. A lot of the majjyks behind bubblr communication are based on Sound, so I always wanted to learn about it."
You sort of hop in place excitedly, then flashstep onto the couch, looking down at your sitting ally. "What's it like to hear music that's already music when you're Sound compared to not Sound? Is there like more other senses to it or...?"
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