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noreasonneeded) wrote2024-03-25 08:40 am
noreasonneeded) wrote2024-03-25 08:40 am
IC/Overflow Post
Random messages and thread continuations welcome here!
Something about a book and its cover? Or a song and its album cover.
I’m waiting for an outrageous lie now, you know. The next time I come home and something ridiculous is going on behind my back.
Hm, well, the first two that come to mind are business-related. Where I come from, you ask “how down” when asking how injured you want someone. One of my crew from Ravka used to ask “over or under” to mean the same thing, what degree should the attack be at. Another one around here is asking “what business” to ask what someone wants, and someone I know from Novyi Zem just asks “working or playing” for a shorthand version of their own.
I’m waiting for an outrageous lie now, you know. The next time I come home and something ridiculous is going on behind my back.
Hm, well, the first two that come to mind are business-related. Where I come from, you ask “how down” when asking how injured you want someone. One of my crew from Ravka used to ask “over or under” to mean the same thing, what degree should the attack be at. Another one around here is asking “what business” to ask what someone wants, and someone I know from Novyi Zem just asks “working or playing” for a shorthand version of their own.
Agreed. I enjoy learning new things in general, but it’s easier when there’s reasons for engagement beyond just how useful the information is. And if the college offers no room for furthering one’s intellectual horizons through instruction or discussion, and there’s no need for the social connections, then it would be a poor option indeed. Especially given the exorbitant prices of some.
I can’t imagine anyone worth a second thought not giving you one too, Birdie.
I can’t imagine anyone worth a second thought not giving you one too, Birdie.
Exactly like that.
Oh, I've got a few lined up waiting for the right moment. Gonna have to wait a bit, though, for you to forget you're expecting it.
Those are all very good to know. And I think I've heard "what business" before, so it's stretched out to Kindred speech now, too.
Oh, I've got a few lined up waiting for the right moment. Gonna have to wait a bit, though, for you to forget you're expecting it.
Those are all very good to know. And I think I've heard "what business" before, so it's stretched out to Kindred speech now, too.
Having to pay at all feels a terrible insult to the idea of education itself, but that's a whole other argument, I think. You'd have liked Abbie Hoffman, or at least 'Steal This Book.'
You're very sweet, Kaz. Thank you.
You're very sweet, Kaz. Thank you.
A fair argument, however. And I have not actually read that book yet, so I’ve added it to my list. Seems up my alley.
It’s just how I see it.
It’s just how I see it.
Look at you plotting ahead. I’m proud.
Has it? I’m curious to know the overlap there, or if it’s just general cultural osmosis.
Has it? I’m curious to know the overlap there, or if it’s just general cultural osmosis.
You ought to steal it, in keeping with the spirit of the material. A lot of it is outdated now, but the general ethos lives on.
Well, you see things sweetly, when you have a mind to.
Well, you see things sweetly, when you have a mind to.
You're a very strong influence, I have to admit.
Some clans stay very closely tied to Kine business, either personally or through their ghouls, depending on a whole hose of other factors.
Some clans stay very closely tied to Kine business, either personally or through their ghouls, depending on a whole hose of other factors.
Stealing it was, admittedly, my initial thought. Well, that and whether I should ‘borrow’ it from the university library should they carry it.
Maybe.
There wasn’t much room for thinking like that. For a very long time. Still feels a little strange to hear now.
Maybe.
There wasn’t much room for thinking like that. For a very long time. Still feels a little strange to hear now.
I couldn’t encourage what wasn’t present in some capacity already.
Ghouls sound a little like a gang’s lieutenants. Being sent out on business for their boss. Perhaps I should tell Jesper that he can go by that instead. So the language can work both ways, of course.
Ghouls sound a little like a gang’s lieutenants. Being sent out on business for their boss. Perhaps I should tell Jesper that he can go by that instead. So the language can work both ways, of course.
Both options are good. Guess it depends now on whether it's at the university library or not.
New things can be strange sometimes, but they can be good, too.
New things can be strange sometimes, but they can be good, too.
Yeah, I’d have to check. There are four libraries on the campus, but that’s still no guarantee. Out of all the scouting I’ve done though, finding that out is fairly easy.
They can. And I know, acting one way with one person isn’t acting that way with everyone.
They can. And I know, acting one way with one person isn’t acting that way with everyone.
You really like complimenting me, don't you? Not that I'm complaining.
They kind of are, though with more complicated loyalties and ensured longevity. There's quite a few out there older than I am.
They kind of are, though with more complicated loyalties and ensured longevity. There's quite a few out there older than I am.
All else fails, I can see if anybody has it in their personal collections. That might be a more complicated theft, but definitely more entertaining.
It isn't, but I do like how you act with me.
It isn't, but I do like how you act with me.
It’s definitely superior to receiving compliments myself, though that’s not my sole motivation for doing it.
Two glaring distinctions. The longevity part is an unfortunate one, but I thankfully don’t find the loyalty aspect to be complicated between us. I know you talked some on ghouls in the past, and how they're compelled to do what they're told.
Two glaring distinctions. The longevity part is an unfortunate one, but I thankfully don’t find the loyalty aspect to be complicated between us. I know you talked some on ghouls in the past, and how they're compelled to do what they're told.
It’s true that I don’t often risk having curses put on me during thefts, but I’m not against novel challenges with a worthwhile payout.
I enjoy how you act as well. I say, with the fine print to exclude attempts at blood popsicles in the future.
I enjoy how you act as well. I say, with the fine print to exclude attempts at blood popsicles in the future.
What are your other motivations? Or are they secret ones I can only find by snooping on your stationary?
It's a compulsion in degrees. Some are bound to only one Kindred, which makes the blood tie between them a lot stronger. Others are bound to a clan, or a court. They'll take blood from multiple Kindred, which makes the compulsion aspect weaker, but in general they're just as loyal.
Forcing a ghoul to do something even outside our very dark gray areas can be punishable, too. At the very least, it usually earns you the distrust of other Kindred.
It's a compulsion in degrees. Some are bound to only one Kindred, which makes the blood tie between them a lot stronger. Others are bound to a clan, or a court. They'll take blood from multiple Kindred, which makes the compulsion aspect weaker, but in general they're just as loyal.
Forcing a ghoul to do something even outside our very dark gray areas can be punishable, too. At the very least, it usually earns you the distrust of other Kindred.
Don't worry, I'll scope someone out with no curses attached. Unless you want the challenge of avoiding one in the process.
Look, that was an outlier. Vampire Heat Stroke. I was not in my right mind, it should not count against me.
Look, that was an outlier. Vampire Heat Stroke. I was not in my right mind, it should not count against me.
Nothing particularly secret this time around, simply that I also meant it.
Behavior like that is sadly not restricted to simply Kindred, though the means for control are different. Only most of human society still doesn't care unless it impacts them personally or they're feeling particularly performative that day.
Behavior like that is sadly not restricted to simply Kindred, though the means for control are different. Only most of human society still doesn't care unless it impacts them personally or they're feeling particularly performative that day.
Fair enough.
It's unfortunate that it happens at all. Each relationship is different with them, even among my Sisters, but being wantonly cruel to a ghoul is looked at poorly from all sides. Should be looked at poorly no matter what their status, but I guess it's something to keep singing about.
It's unfortunate that it happens at all. Each relationship is different with them, even among my Sisters, but being wantonly cruel to a ghoul is looked at poorly from all sides. Should be looked at poorly no matter what their status, but I guess it's something to keep singing about.
[OOC: Continued from here.]
That might not be a touch-derived inspiration but I’d say it exists in a similar ballpark.
I can, sure. Do you have a preference between coin or card tricks?
That might not be a touch-derived inspiration but I’d say it exists in a similar ballpark.
I can, sure. Do you have a preference between coin or card tricks?
I’m not opposed to it, I’d just definitely prefer to know ahead of time as it’s not something I deal with often.
As far as bad ideas go it’s not the worst, don’t worry. It seems you suffered enough from it.
As far as bad ideas go it’s not the worst, don’t worry. It seems you suffered enough from it.
Card tricks I think. What about magic interests you?
Brick by brick, Birdie. However long it takes.
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