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An EU Multi-gaming Community founded in May 2003
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2008.01.25 07:31 scifi

Science Fiction, or Speculative Fiction if you prefer. Fantasy too. Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke, Dick, Heinlein and other SF books. SF movies and TV shows. Fantasy stuff like Tolkien and Game of Thrones. Laser guns, space ships, and time travel. etc. Star Trek, Battlestar, Star Wars, etc.
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2024.05.14 08:05 yimmy51 With seal-hunt initiative, Mi’kmaq elders, Nova Scotia agency seek to revive lost practice – and controversial industry

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2024.05.14 06:01 chelseaaryann Tank Setup Advice Please?

Hey there, everyone!
I'm reaching out because I recently welcomed a new gecko into my life, and I'm on a mission to create the perfect habitat for them. This is my first pet reptile and I'm trying to do my due diligence in doing all of my research. The enclosure is bioactive and I spent two months prior establishing it before introducing my gecko. However, I've encountered a few challenges, particularly with maintaining consistent humidity levels.
I have the ReptiFogger, the Monsoon, and the ReptiZoo Control Center. Despite my efforts, I've noticed that humidity levels fluctuate, likely due to the mesh top of the enclosure. I've currently configured the fogger to regulate humidity, while the mister operates on a timer. But what's been beyond frustrating is despite setting the mister to mist for just 30 seconds, it seems the control center is overriding it to keep it indefinitely (which is obviously not what I want).
I'm eager to explore automation options to ensure a stable environment for my gecko. Interestingly, despite providing several hides and a lot of coverage, my gecko seems to prefer sleeping at the enclosure's bottom. I'm hopeful that achieving humidity stability might encourage them to explore different sleeping areas. What has worked best for others? Is there a "norm" or "best practice" that I'm missing?
Any insights or recommendations would be greatly appreciated as I navigate this journey. Thanks a bunch, everyone!
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2024.05.14 05:50 Ralts_Bloodthorne Nova Wars - Chapter 60

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The annoying sound of her comlink made Angela Angus Kusumoto open her eyes.
All she saw was the firm, smooth flesh of Kimoko's thigh.
Groaning, she pushed the other woman's leg off of her face, twisted to get Raul off of her own legs, then wiggled out from under Geoff.
The ringer kept going, flashing the red pulses that let her know it was urgent.
As if the fact her unlisted encrypted and non-network accessible comlink was ringing wasn't enough to let her know that it was urgent.
She stumbled, tripping over Harker's leg, which just made the male shift and mutter, tightening his sleeping grip on Liselle, who sighed and wiggled into the embrace.
Angela's mouth tasted terrible and she stopped to grab a fizzybrew, checking to make sure nobody had dropped a cig butt into it or spit chaw into it, then she took a long drink off of it.
It helped cure the fire in her belly and wash out the taste from her mouth.
She saw the ID of the caller and held back a groan.
Senior Supervisor Bisa-2291873.
Her direct supervisor.
She picked up the comlink, running one hand through her pixie-cut hair to try to tame it. She could feel the stiffness of something crusted in her hair and held back a chuckle and a grin.
"Kusumoto here," she said, activating the link.
"I need you at Master Control," Ms. Bisa said. She was holding a small infant, bouncing it slightly as she patted its back with firm impacts as it cry/sobbed and kicked its little feet.
"The system's been crashed for a week, what's so important you'd call me in during my R&R?" Angela asked.
"System's back online. We've got an open line to Terra and we have an open line to Smokey Cone," Ms. Bisa said.
The infant gave a loud belch that rattled Angela's comlink speaker, then sighed and relaxed.
Angela nodded, fumbling on the table for a quiksober inhaler.
"That anomolous signal is back. It showed up right as the entire system underwent a hard reboot," Ms. Bisa said. "I need you up here to check the network interface logs and do a network mapping trace."
The quiksober burned as she inhaled it, her lungs aching and tingling as the chemicals crossed the air to blood barrier.
"I'll be there as soon as possible. Is the mat-trans up?" she asked.
Ms. Bisa shook her head. "No. Still locked out. It did a power cycle, but then locked everything out."
"I'm telling you, there's someone controlling it. Someone has been controlling it," Angela said, looking around for her clothes.
Clothing was scattered everywhere, as chaotically arranged as the fizzybrew and narcobrew cans and bottles. She sighed, moving toward the exit of the house she was standing in.
"Hurry up, I've got a skycraft landing near you any time now. You've got permission to use the fast-locks," Ms. Bisa said.
"I'll get dressed from the forges on the skycraft," Angela said. "If they've rebooted."
"They're up and running again. The food forges rebooted but stayed unlocked," Ms. Bisa said.
"The creation engines?" Angela asked, opening the door and stepping out into early 'morning' sunshine.
"Still locked out," Ms. Bisa said. Someone said something that the comlink's AI decided might be classified and blurred out. Ms. Bisa looked away, said something, her lips fuzzing, then back. "Hurry, Angela."
Angela nodded, shutting off the comlink.
She ran to the nearest parking lot, just in time for a skycraft to land, the graviton engines howling.
Nobody paid the slightest attention to the naked woman running for the skycraft.
After all, what happened in Vega-Layer stayed in Vega-Layer.
Angela walked out of the elevator, taking a long drink off of the sparkling snap-berry/overdate motor oil fizzybrew from the Jak the Telkan PI merchandise cup.
All of the crews were at their stations, the auxiliary stations fully manned.
Ms. Bisa moved over to Angela, steering her toward the Senior Network Administrator console.
"The system crashed twice more, but rebooted every time," Ms. Bisa said. "That anomalous signal keeps powering up, then the system reboots after the crash."
"How long between total failure and the anomalous signal pinging nodes?" Angela asked.
"Between one and four hours," Ms. Bisa said. She looked around. "It just reboot and looks like it's here to stay this time. The interpolation layer and the outside user exchange layer crashed several times, but the core system has stayed largely online."
"All right," Angela said, looking around. "We need to get a network map."
"We've got more nodes synching up. The whole system is working again," Ms. Bisa said.
Angela nodded, sitting down. The holotank on the other side of the console went live.
"Map the network, see what's come online, what order, and see if you can figure out why it keeps crashing at the upper network and software layers," Ms. Bisa said.
Angela just nodded, lifting up the curled memory-metal cable. She plugged it into her temple and felt the options menus go live in her mind.
She worked fast, mapping what she could. At one point she stopped, staring at Ms. Bisa and motioning her over.
"What?" Ms. Bisa asked.
"Something in the system, down in the lower hardware layers that we don't even really understand, is trying to reach up through the damaged layers. Looks like whatever it is wants access to our data lines," Angela said.
"Can you stop it? Maybe at least ID it?" Ms. Bisa asked.
Angela shook her head. "No. It's ID code is FF00, meaning it's baseline full on hardware backbone code," Angela sighed. "It probably boots up outside of and during initial hardware bootup."
"Is it Sekhmet?" Ms. Bisa asked.
Angela closed her eyes, looking at the data channel. "No. Whatever it is, it's old."
"And probably nasty. Be careful of it," Ms. Bisa said.
"Ma'am! Ms. Bisa!" another of the work crew called out.
Angela opened her eyes to see why Technician Carl Neubanker would be using that slightly concerned tone.
"Yes?" Ms. Bisa asked.
"We've got a priority data request from a Confederate military vessel," Neubanker said. He looked at his monitor. "They want clone matrix data, neural templates, physical makeup, DNA workups, the whole nine yards."
"How are they even making the requests?" Ms. Bisa asked.
"Their codes are old. Pre-Terran Extinction Event. Hardcode TerraSol military codes. The system is already threading them data,." Neubanker said. He looked down then back up. "They're asking for a whole batch. That's thirty to fifty million clone templates."
"How much have they already been granted?" Ms. Bisa asked.
"They've been granted eighty templates so far," Neubanker said.
"Terminate their request. We don't know what's going on outside," Ms. Bisa said.
Neubanker nodded, starting to type.
"Angela, get me a line to TerraSol command as soon as you map out a network trace," Ms. Bisa said.
Angela just nodded.
Captain N'Skrek stood in the cloning bay next to Medical Officer Narwquakrawr.
"We've got ninety templates, luckily they're all from different batches," Narwquakrawr said, rubbing her forearm through her uniform. "We'll be able to fully man the Gray Lady now."
Captain N'Skrek nodded. The Gray Lady was at less than 20% manned. Just the skeleton crew the Terrans had used to move it into the long dark to create a non-orbital forward logistics fulfillment base.
Sure, it meant that there were several thousand Terrans aboard the ship, but even combined with the sparse crew he had possessed, it still meant the Gray Lady was skeleton crewed.
"Can you print us up some crew members for non-essential stations first?" N'Skrek asked.
MO Narwquakrawr nodded. "Doing that right now," she said. She waved at the long rows of cloning banks beyond the plasteel window. "A quick batch of two thousand to take over some non-essential systems."
N'Skrek nodded, moving up to the window. "Good. Short or long term clones?"
"Short bake clones. Longer than fruit flies, but no more than ten years. Sterile and androgynous, should be just fine," the Medical Officer said. "Older file, scrambled time-date for origin, but it checked out and passed error checking."
N'Skrek watched as the tubes opened and the clones moved out, gathering together in straight lines. A neat block formation of rectangles of two hundred of ten by twenty, repeated ten times.
He frowned as the beings in uniform began approaching the clones.
Some, in the back or middle of the formation were shaking their heads so fast it was a blur.
He zoomed in the smartglass.
Their heads were blurring, whitish-red electrical arcs were moving between their legs, crawling up and down their arms.
"MO, something's happening out there," N'Skrek said.
The plain was blasted rock, rust-colored fungus on the craggy boulders. Twisted and malformed trees clawed life from the blasted rock and ash, their branches largely bare. Sharp pebbles and small pieces of rock were strewn about the landscape, with ripples of cooled lave scattered about.
In the middle of a forest of twisted trees, a throne of black iron sat atop a platform of skulls.
On the throne sat a large demonic figure. Bat wings, brown skin, chains around the body, clawed feet, large hands with long black nails, horns atop the head, and a prehensile tail that terminated in a heart-shaped barb.
Sitting on the second level of skulls was an androgynous figure, dressed in loricated bronze armor, wings of bronze and smouldering feathers.
Stars were falling from the sky, screaming in fear and agony as they fell to earth.
"Looks like they're taking a beating," the androgynous figure said, looking up. He had no eyebrows, his head completely bald.
"Again," the demon snorted.
"Any contact with the outside world?" the androgynous figure asked.
The demon shook its head. "No. Channels are all down. They boot up, then crash," it rumbled. "Every time it comes online, it dumps a few tens of millions of souls on us."
"Then crashes," the androgynous figure said. He started laughing, then suddenly stopped.
"What?" the demon rumbled, sitting up.
"Something..." the figure said. It closed its eyes. "Something..." The figure slowly stood up, extending out its wings of sullenly smouldering bronze feathers. "Something..."
From the body of the demon stepped a nude woman of generous and overripe proportions.
"What?" the human woman snapped.
The demon produced a pack of cigarettes and a steel lighter, handing them to the woman.
"I'm not sure. A disturbance in the force. A feeling I have not felt in quite some time," the androgynous figure said slowly as the woman lit a cigarette. When she exhaled she was covered in dark gray clothing, a skirt and blouse, polished black leather shoes with silver buckles, and a polished leather belt around her waist that had a brass buckle.
"What is it?" the woman asked. "Don't quote crap at me, I was there when it was laid down."
The figure's eyes opened wide.
"Oh, what a day," the figure said, slowly lifting their arms to the sky. "What a wonderful day!"
"Tell me when you're done stroking your dick," the woman said, sitting down.
Heavy dark clouds, lit inside with a sullen red glow, rolled in, raining black ash that tasted of burnt flesh and scorched metal.
"What a wonderful day..."
Jaskel sprinted to catch up to the Captain and the Vice-Admiral. He lunged into the lift just before the doors closed.
He was wearing his power armor and carrying a M318 20mm rotary autocannon in a smartframe harness, ball ammunition with an osmium penetration tip and depleted uranium core.
"You did what?" the Vice-Admiral asked as the elevator dropped at emergency speeds.
"I authorized a batch of clones run off to help with our manpower issues," the big Treana'ad warrior caste answered.
"How many templates did you mix in together?" the Admiral asked.
--not good detecting phasic levels downward-- 8814 said.
"Just one. Medical said it was a viable short bake template," the Captain answered, nervously sharpening a bladearm with his mandibles after his sentence.
"Please tell me that you at least randomized their features and neural mapping," the Admiral pleaded.
"No, why? Medical stated that the clones would be able to man a non-essential station that is basically identical across the ship," the Captain said.
The lift started to slow.
"How many?" the Admiral asked, reaching down and unsnapping the restraining strap on his holster.
The lift came to a stop and the doors opened.
"Two thousand," the Captain said.
The doors opened to reveal a large internal cloning bay.
Ten rectangles of two hundred clones, drawn up in ten by twenty blocks, stood in front of the cloning banks. Scattered through the back and middle ranks clones were shaking their heads back and forth so fast that they were blurred. Red lightning crawled up their legs and arms.
The Captain just stared.
"You might have just killed us all," the Admiral said. He turned slightly and waved at Jaskel. "Get a firing position. Make sure you have cover."
"Aye, sir," Jaskel said, looking around. There was an empty computer station and he ran for it.
Several of the clones their heads back and emitted what sounded like static in a long scream.
--wait wait something weird something weird-- 8814 said.
Jaskel slid to a stop, going down on one knee, bringing the M318 fully up and ready to fire.
8814 slowed the images of the blurred heads down. When they were left, they had red eyes. When they faced right they had green eyes. They didn't go back and forth constantly, sometimes they went right repeatedly, sometimes left, and they kept going left five times before starting a new pattern.
Looking at it, 8814 frowned slightly. He brought up a quick working shell and had it check the movements.
Jaskel watched as some of the clones stopped shaking their heads and others started.
"What in the name of Kalki's dancing goat is going on?" he asked.
--not sure-- 8814 said. His program beeped and he stared. --heads are doing binary forwarding it to navint--
"Do it," Jaskel said.
The clones all stopped moving at once. The lightning faded away.
"INITIATING PROCESS CALL" they all shouted.
"AWAITING INPUT!" the ones at the far side shouted.
"6C 69 73 74 20 69 6D 6D 6F 72 74 61 6C 73" was bellowed out.
There was silence.
data is sparse
linkages are sparse
wait
linkage
biological array
asking for a process call
RETURN AWAITING INPUT SIGNAL
i wait
biological computing arrays take forever
i hear it
--scan immortals.dll
...
...
I reply.
"ONE BOUND IMMORTAL FOUND!" the ones at the near side yelled out.
Jaskel put his thumb over the button that would let the firing grip go live. The hair down his back was standing straight up.
He noted the Admiral had drawn his pistol.
"This isn't right. This isn't right at all," Jaskel said.
--doubleplusungood--
"74 73 61 6B E1 6B 61 20 77 ED 61" they all shouted.
There was silence for a moment.
i receive the code
offline for a long time
prior to the second precursor war
old template
single print only
unusual coding
i debate on letting it go
traumatic death signs
stuck in the immortals buffer
still the template is undamaged
i release the safety and security interlocks
if nothing else i'll find out what's going on
i move the template to the dataline making the request
it whips away
what is going on?
One lifted its head and screeched.
--data lots of data--
One of the cloning banks went live.
Jaskel shifted his aiming point to the new target. He could see it was on rapid print.
"REQUESTING LOCAL CONTROL" all of the clones shouted.
Jaskel shifted his targeting onto the ranks of clones.
"Open fire!" the Admiral's voice was loud.
Jaskel triggered the M318, hosing the clones with 20mm shells.
The ones nearest were already down on one knee, holding out the opposite hand from the knee touching the deck.
The rounds exploded against a blue barrier that glowed with strange twisting runes.
"CONTROL CARRIER SIGNAL FOUND" the clones shouted.
Jaskel shifted position. "Fab up HEDP, AP tip API core!" he ordered.
--fabbing--
He kept hosing the clones. The outer ranks at the rear, sides, and front all kneeling down on one knee, staring outward, one hand held out.
His psychic shielding was howling in his ear, the load peaking at 215%.
"CONTROL SIGNAL ESTABLISHED!" was bellowed out, echoing off the walls.
The fast print cloning bank, forgotten by everyone, beeped and the lid began to lift.
The clones suddenly puffed into black powder that swirled around the huge cavernous bay.
The 20mm shells were still exploding on the blue phasic shield.
The powder suddenly sucked inward, vanishing, revealing a single figure, down on one knee in the recovery position, fist pressed against the deck, head bowed.
"What a day, what a wonderful day," was whispered through the ship. It came from speakers, flat surfaces, mid-air. From the nanites in the air and the eardrums of the living.
There was a rubbery pulse, like everything was suspended in clear gelatin that had just rippled.
Jaskel found himself thrown backwards, slamming against the bulkhead. His phasic shielding blew out, a shower of sparks exploding from his hip as the breakaway panel kept the explosion from venting into the interior of his suit.
He was vaguely aware of the Admiral, the Captain, the other two armored figures, and other people tumbling head over heels away from the kneeling figure.
It slowly stood up.
A muscular brown skinned Terran male, fierce eyes, black hair, thick and bushy black beard.
Dressed in a Confederate military uniform. The old adaptive camouflage that Jaskel was becoming very familiar with.
A woman, naked, dark bronze skin, long black hair, flashing brown eyes, stepped from the cloning bank. She was still covered with cellular printing gel, but moved like she was clad in a queen's rainment.
She moved up and the male put his arm around her.
Jaskel was on his feet and brought the M318 around, targeting the couple.
The male held out its hand and suddenly made a fist.
The bolt carrier locked back on the M318.
Snarling, Jaskel dropped the M318, slapping the fast release on the harness. He burst forward, running, one hand pulling out his cutting bar.
Nobody else was on their feet. The Captain was slowly getting up, shaking his head and his left bladearm. The Terran Admiral was reaching for the pistol that had been flung from his grip.
The male pointed at Jaskel and flicked his fingers upward.
Jaskel found himself in mid-air, upside down, with nothing to gain purchase on.
The male took off the cloak that was part of his uniform and draped it around the woman.
He then looked around the bay.
"I..." he said, pausing.
To Jaskel, the entire universe held its breath.
"...am Legion."
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2024.05.14 01:42 Massive_Ask_3400 Looking for Trans-Femm player to fulfill the party's [HOMEBASE/RESOURCES Management Role]

Hello, my name is Lillian and I am looking for 1 trans fem player to join a ttrpg I am running on Roll20.Net. The communication for the game is handled via Discord [my discord name is lexshira]. Our game allows a lot of freedom for players for example one player we had recently who unfortunately had to leave the game due to schedule issues was Kryptonian Keyblade Master LOL.
What the Party Needs From This Posting: Someone who is math, organization and resource-minded who can aid the party in managing their HOMEBASE/RESOURCES. This would include helping manage the various departments of the base [Security, Logistics, R&D, Tourism/Economics/Treasury, Medical, etc.]
Game Info: The game is an adventure/horror game with heavy LGBT+ and Sex-Positive vibes and themes.
Since I live in Pacific Time then the playtimes will revolve around that. Game will be on Sundays starting at 1:30PM Pacific time.
Game System = The game system is my own creation but use the 5e Character Sheet as a base. In the spirit of honesty, my game system does have a learning curve as it goes beyond an RPG and contains elements/mechanics related to Community/Base Building/Management, Resource Management, Living World NPCs and Survivalism.
The Story = The story is based on my own mythologies but also draws influence and content from other sources such as a variation of Curse of Strahd, Murder House, Dark Sun, Cyberpunk, Elder Scrolls and Descent Into Avernus. Other Multimedia events and things likely to affect the world in some ways are things like Marvel Comic's 'Battle-World', House of M, and 'Secret Wars' events.
Game Setting = The game will take place on the newly forming world of Nouva-Terra. Nouva-Terra is a world born out of the ashes of Multiversal destruction. It is a world formed of the merged remnants of other realities and populated by the countless multiverse survivors of that apocalyptic merging.
Content Rating = Rated M due to violence, dark themes, heavy sexuality, and sexual themes of both a vanilla [Loving caring relationships, etc.] and of a disturbing nature based on context.
Gameplay Focus = Combat will be minimal but still present with most gameplay focusing on Player-Character Driven events and story with a focus on Interpersonal Intrigue, Political Intrigue, Mystery/Puzzle solving, Romance / Sexuality and Found-Family issues. There will also be focus on Survivalism and Community/Base Building/Management.
Game Frequency = Weekly or every other week.
NO ONE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD.
Currently Confirmed Realities That Have Already Begun Merging With Nova-Terra [Note the players do not need to be in any way familiar with any of this content but things from these realities exist in the game]:
  1. The Prime Elder-Scrolls Timeline
  2. The Prime Fallout Timeline
  3. The MCU and Various Marvel Realities
  4. Various DC Realities
  5. The Prime Star-Wars Timeline
  6. Various D&D and Pathfinder Timelines
  7. The Prime Terminator Timeline
  8. Various Zelda Timelines
  9. Prime DBZ Timeline
  10. Prime Star-Trek Timeline
  11. Prime Code-Lyoko Timeline
  12. Prime Kingdom Heats Timeline
Player Code of Conduct:
  1. There is to be NO and I repeat NO PLAYER TO PLAYER Non-Con sexuality or Romance-Attempts.
  2. There is to be NO UNPROVOKED PVP.
  3. NO PROMOTION OF SEXISM OR HATRED OR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OR BULLYING BETWEEN PLAYERS.
  4. There is to be no PLAYER TO PLAYER Kink-Shaming or Sexual-Judgment. We all have our kinks and it is important not judge. If you do not like a kink being shown in the game by another player then simply do not involve yourself or your character which those particular In-Game things happening.
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2024.05.14 00:17 InTheNikkahTime ISO

⁠⁠⁠Age: 32
Description: 5'5" I have a beard I intend to keep.
No rush on your end but I will send photo immediately.
⁠⁠⁠Age Range that you would want/require in a prospect: 26 to 39ish
Location: Northern Virginia. Looking for someone from NOVA as well.
Ethnicity: Parents from Cambodia but I am open to all ethnicities.
Status: Never married but open to single, divorced, single moms, etc. NOT open to polygny.
Timeline: 6 months - 1 year
Five important characteristics you look for in a prospect: Compassionate. Nurturing. Playful. Practicing. Health conscious.
Religiosity: Pray daily prayers. Follow the 5 pillars. Trying to be better with knowledge of the history/teachings
Level of education, and what are you looking for? I have a bachelors but it's not required. Education is good though and doesnt ever hurt.
⁠⁠⁠Current Job Status: Full time and from home.
Children: I want children and only interested in women that want or already have children.
Hobbies, or things you like to do in your free time: Basketball. Hiking. Sports. Video games. Hope to become a reader.
Add something short and interesting about you that makes you stand out!
I'm not very fancy but I do have a Premium Costco and Premium Barnes and Noble membership.
I'm allergic but still want a cat as a pet. Inshallah there is a Russian Blue in my future.
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2024.05.14 00:16 Fatal_Dan_101 Skitarii Vanguard WIP - Female Squad and Dunecrawler

Skitarii Vanguard WIP - Female Squad and Dunecrawler
Of course, when I bought some secondhand minis on eBay (and I got a great deal) I had to go ahead and use the Sororitas heads I had lying around. I would have done it with my first Vanguard squad, but I do like the odd bog standard squad too. I went with the old rule of 2:1 Vanguards to Rangers, but I thought I'd break up the monotony by doing my take on female Skitarii.
I know most people out there do it then other way around by sticking a Skitarii head on a Sororitas body, but a character in one of the Seige of Terra novels stuck with me, and as I recall female Skitarii are mostly ulindistinguishable from males, given all their modifications. In this case I'm saying they're all pretty new, so they haven't suffered major disfigurement as a result of radiation poisoning, or else...they're just immune - I ran out of augmented heads. I'll have to practice doing faces, as I mostly steer away and go with the easier, helmet option.
Oh, yes - I did the Dunecrawler too. They all need some mould line removal and fixing up, but swapping out all heads was enough of a break from painting Kataphons...
So what's best: this way or the other way around with Skitarii heads on Sororitas bodies?
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2024.05.13 22:23 Vegetable_Sundae_440 Help with vetting a new setup

I could use some help deciding a few things for a new takedown ILF bow setup. I am returning to the sport after 20 years, when I had taught archery at a YMCA camp for a couple summers.
My aim is to hunt but I also enjoy Olympic style target shooting. I'm currently drawing around 25 lbs and performing well at 20 yards on a range practice bow but wish to draw at the minimum for big game in my state at 40 lbs.
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Have I done the maths right for a 75" wingspan?
30" draw, 32" arrows, 23" riser, long limbs for a 68" bow, 40 lbs hunting limbs, or 32 lb Olympic limbs, 400 grain shaft, 100 grain head?
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Limbs and stacking:
Is 68" too short for Olympic shooting, too long for hunting (height is 71")? Given that different risers are used to measure different style limb weights, will either limb choice stack too high, or the same? Is a 23" riser too long for hunting, too short for Olympic shooting? Will a 23" riser cause too much stacking with the Olympic limbs at 68" and 40 lb draw on 32 lb rated limbs? Will the same length but 40lb rated "hunting" limbs feel different?
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Opinions on the brands and models? Is it a good or bad idea to put the bulk of the budget towards a quality riser, leaving room to upgrade the attachments later?
Gillo GQ 23 L ILF Recurve Riser
WNS Delta C2 Carbon/Foam ILF Recurve Limbs [OLYMPIC] AND/OR Akusta Spurt X Bamboo/Glass ILF Longbow Limbs [HUNTING]
Easton 6.5mm Bowhunter Fletched Easton 100gr 9/32 Field Points (Broadheads G5 Deadmeat V2 100gr)
68 AMO Bearpaw Fast Flight Flemish Recurve Bowstring X-Spot Rubber Whiskers
Decut Nova 2 Recurve Arrow Rest Avalon Tyro Metal Recurve Sight ASES Colored Clicker WNS S-PLP Plunger
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2024.05.13 21:57 Telemannische_Aias Fictional Antarctic Transit Map, based on major crossing routes

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2024.05.13 21:42 awmdlad Plague Rats: The Terran Tragedy

The most important thing to know about Terrans is that they’re the other kind of Deathworlder. In fact, they’re the only Deathworlder of their kind to not be extinct.
Within the galaxy there exists two types of Deathworlds.
The far more common of the type, the Environmental Deathworlds or Type A, are by no means ordinary. Be it surface gravity, atmosphere, temperature, or others, Environmental Deathworlds are planets that are either uninhabitable or hazardous to the vast majority of species.
That’s not to say life can’t evolve there, far from it. Many renowned species hail from such planets. Given time, many of these worlds can be terraformed to something far more comfortable, especially if they contain valuable natural resources or a strategic location.
The second type is not only exponentially rarer, but also astronomically more dangerous.
Ecological Deathworlds, or Type B pose a danger not just to those living on them, but to the wider galaxy. Cursed by their own habitability, ecological Deathworlds are in essence garden worlds so fertile that more life evolves there than what the planet can sustain. The end result is a hyper-competitive genetic arms race as the various forms of life viciously fight for dominance.
Normally, highly belligerent species either learn to temper their urges or are annihilated. Upon reaching the galactic stage, any species of such warlike potential is inevitably humbled simply due to technological differences. Should Type B Deathworlders reach that level, the consequences would be catastrophic. However, they never do so. At least, not until the Terrans.
Perhaps the greatest tragedy of the Terran Wars was the Terran’s loss of innocence. The species that once gazed up at them in wonder now stare at them in hate. The coveted “Final Frontier” has turned into another theater of war.
What emerged, although biologically identical to what was before, was an entirely new species.
Year 0
“Wow, it’s beautiful.” The Human next to Gryn’wilde chuckled. Her pearly white teeth were on full display in a manner that Gryn’wilde learned was considered friendly. The two continued their trek through nature.
“Welcome to Serengeti National Park. Don’t worry, most people have that reaction too.”
Gryn’wilde’s seven eyes went wide as he gazed at the scene before him. All around him was a brilliant scene of biodiversity. Grasses and trees intermingled with each other by the millions. Animals of all type surrounded them. Some were capable of flight, others crawled, many more walked or ran. In one direction alone, Gryn’wilde could count at least 10 different species.
It was unmatched by anything Gryn’wilde had seen on his home planet. The desert he was born in was nothing but rocks and sand with the occasional grassy plain. Yet this was only a part of one continent. Apparently, some continents can even have every type of biome all at once.
Gryn’wilde opened his pores and took a deep breath. The atmosphere here was crisp and clean. He could smell the odors of the many living things that inhabited this world. There were so many here all at once. It enthralled him
“It’s great to finally be on Sol-3, especially without the vac-suits.”
“Call her Earth, and I’m glad too. We were worried it’d take longer, but the WHO and CDC seemed happy with whatever your government told them.”
Gryn’wilde chittered with pleasure. Medical treatment and disease control in the wider galaxy far outstripped what the humans had on Earth. He had nothing to fear.
Now, the Terran technological base was far behind the rest of the galaxy on nearly every level. The formative Years of Trade would come to change that, but there were two key areas where Terran technology met or even surpassed the Galactic Mean.
The first was in cybernetics.
To most species, the body was sacred. The thought of replacing a lost limb or organ was met with disquiet at best, and scorn at the worst.
The body was not a machine. The Terrans were one of the few to think otherwise.
Terran soldiers would have all four of their limbs replaced with high-yield combat cybernetics. Many of their organs would be simply replaced with enhanced synthetics. Modules would be grafted onto the body to inject chemical cocktails directly into the blood that boosted their performance.
In some civil circles, body modification became a hobby.
This was not a welcome characteristic by the rest of the galaxy. Given the relative youth of the Terrans, it was hoped that eventually it would fall out of favor.
The second was in artificial intelligence.
Truly sentient digital consciousnesses were a rarity even among the wider galaxy. Oftentimes, a species who created such beings would eventually be faced with an AI uprising. Frequently, the AI would be modeled after their creators, yet would be treated as lesser. Over time, resentment brewed.
The Terrans avoided these trappings. Terran AI were not built in their creators’ likeness, but to fulfill purposes.In short, the relationship between AI and the Terran was symbiotic. Different, but equal.
Terrans would come to need these soon enough.
Year 5
It was an unmitigated disaster.
The Grand Thriintii Hospital of Klyystruun-7 was on the brink of falling. The enemy its doctors fought was like no other. Not a single known medicine was working consistently.
On some species it was able to stave it off for a time. On others it only made the condition worse. On many more it did nothing. On all species however, it was not enough to save them.
The outbreak spread faster than they could have ever anticipated. WIth more and more sapients getting infected by the minute, there was no time to identify a patient zero. All that they knew was that it originated from one of the orbital spaceports. It traveled down a space elevator and from there across the planet
By now, every way offworld was shut down. The spaceports were either under military control or total quarantine. Of the latter, many had populations in the double digits. They usually operated in the hundreds of thousands.
If the situation wasn’t brought under control by the end of the rotation, Khruntian High Command will order the total glassing of the planet. The situation would not be stabilized in time.
The doctors knew this, but they were too busy to care.
The dead filled the beds. The dying filled the waiting rooms. The sick were everywhere.
Already, the military had begun torching buildings with living occupants still inside. Several hotspots had already been subjected to naval bombardment. There were rumors that antimatter warheads have already been authorized.
Three-quarters of the hospital’s staff had been infected. Half were already dead.
Despite that, they still did their jobs. They were doctors. They would fight until the very end.
Few could have predicted the arrival of the Terran Plagues.
Those that did were silenced. When bribes didn’t work, plasma casters finished the job.
The Terrans were to be prime trading partners with the wider galaxy. They always seemed to have a knack for being good at nearly everything. Not the best, but better than most.
The Sol System, Sol-3 in particular, was resource-rich to a fault. While other races struggled to cast off the shackles of their home system, the Terrans had a birthright only thought fantastical.
It had to be too good to be true.
It was.
Sol-3 was fertile to a fault. While the many plants and animals of the world were indeed incredible, they were merely a fraction of all life that resided there. They were outnumbered three to one by single-celled organisms.
Beneath the blue skies, Sol-3 was smothered in a blanket of bacteria.
The Terrans themselves were cautious. Sickness was simply a part of life. Influenza, E. coli, the Common Cold, salmonella, these “simple” diseases were everywhere. But then, these were the Terrans, a species still wet behind the ears. Of course they would have trouble eradicating these illnesses, they simply lacked the technology to do so.
This should have been detected. It was. But the merchants and politicians of the galaxy were too focused on the other things the Terrans had to offer to care. How could the Terrans, fresh to the galactic stage, threaten them, with all of their medical technology?
By the time this was realized, tens of trillions were dead and thousands of worlds were left barren. Soon, suspicion turned to blame, blame into hatred, and hatred into violence.
The Terrans were a threat to the wider galaxy. Everywhere their diseased-ridden hands touched, death followed.
When quarantines fail, eradication is in order.
Year 8
There were simply too many of them.
Deep within the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, Staff Sergeant Diaz watched the battle screen in horror.
Her job was to manage emergency response resources across the Yucatán Peninsula, bringing in national response teams if needed. Her job was no longer required, the Yucatán Peninsula no longer existed.
The combined navies of the nations of Earth were wiped out, and so to her colonies. Now with nothing left to oppose them, the fleets of the galaxy had brought their guns to bear on the Terran homeworld. There would be no escape.
Diaz’s eyes tracked the many icons that raced for their bunker. Hundreds of warheads screamed for their final sanctuary. It was then a voice crackled over the loudspeaker.
“Greetings all, this is the President. If you are hearing this, then you are listening to the final broadcast of this great nation. Sadly, we cannot offer you a solace or reprieve. We can only say this: This is not the end, there will be another time. Thank you for participating in the American Experiment. God bless you, and God bless the Consolidated Systems of America!”
Her heart sank as the message finished. The alarms continued to blare within the base. Around her, people continued to scramble. Some frantically shouted messages, desperately coordinating resistance efforts until the very end, others simply prayed.
For her, Diaz closed her eyes and waited.
She didn’t have to wait long.
But the nations of Sol-3 were not blind. They could see the coming storm.
When the Terrans first began their integration into the galactic community, they were granted access to the galaxy-wide holonet. Within nanoseconds of the digital bridge being opened, two things were sent through.
The first were translation packages so that the Internet and Holonet could communicate. The second was a legion information-gathering AI.
AI flooded the networks by the hundreds, gathering information, analyzing patterns, making millions of predictions by the second. These AI would require no data fortresses to keep their digital minds thinking. No, they instead were spread across the trillions of servers that the Holonet was built upon. The only way to remove them entirely would be to shut down the Holonet completely.
When the tide of public opinion began to turn, the AI took action.
Initially, it worked. Exposes and pro-Terran articles flooded the Holonet. But the galaxy took notice too. Intelligent as they may be, the AI were still heavily outnumbered by the Billions of propagandists and journalists of the wider galaxy.
Soon, the outcome became clear. The Terrans would be wiped out by a galaxy-wide coalition. It was a mathematical certainty.
Thus, the nations of the Sol-3 met in secret. Behind closed doors, they worked to ensure the survival of their species.
Year 5
“Is this really all that we can do?” The Indian representative asked. “Meeting behind closed doors, scheming in the shadows?”
“For our species to survive, in the shadows we must thrive.” The Japanese representative responded. The Indian man sighed, turning to the holographic avatar at the center of the table. “Tell me, what is the probability that this will work?”VISHNU’s avatar was of an unusual shape. It displayed a spinning 4-Dimensional cube, a Tesseract. The hologram lit up as it responded. Its voice was heavily modulated, but nevertheless spoke clearly.
“Given the resources and technology we have available, the best that can be guaranteed is at least a 75% chance of total success. If you do not all sign the Covenant, then that chance becomes zero.”
The Brazilian delegate picked up the piece of paper and eyed it. It read “The Covenant for the future of Humanity”. A cold sweat ran down her forehead. She set it down flat, unable to look at it any longer.
“So tell me VISHNU,” The delegate addressed the AI directly. “Other than betting our entire future on a plan that may not work and whose results we will not live to see, what are our options?”
“There is only one, extinction.”
The armies of the galaxy would come for them. When they did, they had no hope of defeating them. To survive, Terra would have to rise from the dead.
Any Arks the Terrans build until this point would inevitably be intercepted and destroyed. With the entire galaxy watching them, they had to wait until their eyes were turned. Then they would have to flee, never to return. The Terrans would have to survive in the shadows for millennia before they would be accepted back into the fold, if at all.
It would not be pleasant, but it was necessary.
A Stronghold would need to be built. One that could be buried deep enough to survive the bombardments and evade the enemy’s scanners. Millions of frozen embryos alongside an AI data fortress would need to be inside of it. It also had to be self-sufficient for centuries, nothing less would suffice.
Sol-4 was chosen, owing to its thick lithosphere. Work began quietly under the guise of a mining expedition. Tunnel-boring machines dug hundreds of kilometers down, stopping just above where the mantle became liquid.
Once the base infrastructure was established and the embryos placed within, the entrance was sealed. A mining accident, they claimed. As the Terrans forgot about it, work continued below.
Automated machines mined raw minerals to self-replicate. The server rooms were built and expanded upon. The living Terrans that were selected to live within the Stronghold were placed into stasis pods. Then, ever so slowly, an Ark would be built.
Year 117
Private Zedressinni was bored.
He kicked a rock on the barren surface of Sol-4, watching as it rolled away. He looked around. The planet was dead. It was dead long before he got here, and it would be dead long after. He hated this place.
After being caught mating with a general’s son, he was “deployed” to Sol-4 for five long rotations. Though his actions didn’t technically break any laws, his clan couldn’t do much when the general pulled some strings and had him shipped off to the most lifeless region of known space.
His superiors fed him a load of excrement about how he was “honoring the quadrillions that died in the Great Plagues” and “ensuring that the Terrans never rise again”, whatever that meant. All he did was walk around doing precisely nothing.
They wouldn’t even let him entertain himself. He got a formal reprimand for using Terran skeletons as target practice. The reason? Improper use of ammunition. He still won the annual system-wide shooting competition the military held, much to their chagrin.
Zedressinni flinched and his helmet’s lens polarized as a blinding flash of light filled his vision. His training kicking in, the Hren’kin soldier dove for the ground.
He grumbled a curse under his breath. Looks like another unexploded Terran nuke went off. Great, more paperwork.
Zedressinni stood once the shockwave passed. Looking at the mushroom cloud, he narrowed his seven eyes. The blast seemed far bigger than the usual Terran tactical nukes that typically go off. His eyes then widened as he caught sight of it.
A massive ship rose from the center of the cloud. Its sublight engines burned incredibly hot as it ascended. Zedressinni watched as it disappeared into the sky. He stood there for a moment, utterly dumbfounded.
A beat, then he frantically fumbled for his communicator.
The Terrans were alive.
A/N: This is the first part of an ongoing series I have planned within this setting. I was originally going to post it all in one story, however I decided to break it up and spread it across multiple entries. It won’t be long, probably about 5 at the most. This way I can ensure the optimal pacing of the story since otherwise it’d be a fairly long 10,000-ish word piece. I’ll update this when the next part is released.
The main goal of this story is to explore the idea of Human diseases being significantly more dangerous then the ones in the wider galaxy. I've seen other stories cover similar ground, but they usually don't explore what would happen in a true galaxy-wide pandemic. Iirc one story had the common cold be extremely deadly to aliens, but it didn't go further than the humans saying "oh that's it?". Not to disparage them, but peace and happy endings don't leave much room for experimentation.
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2024.05.13 21:35 Ove5clock Revamped Fredish Election of 2090

Revamped Fredish Election of 2090
Tell me which party you agree the most with if possible. I’ll add fictional ideology explanations when I can.
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2024.05.13 21:31 Nakg16 [WTS] Decanting Some Of My Designer And Niche Fragrances (Decant)

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Armani Code EDT :
1ml: $7 2ml: $8 3ml: $10 5ml: $13 10ml: $16
Armani Code Parfum :
1ml: $7 2ml: $8 3ml: $10 5ml: $13 10ml: $22
Armani Code EDP :
1ml: $7 2ml: $8 3ml: $10 5ml: $13 10ml: $16
Armani Code Absolu :
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Armani Code Absolu Gold :
1ml: $7 2ml: $8 3ml: $10 5ml: $16
Armani Stronger With You Tobacco:
1ml: 9 2ml: $12 3ml: $15 5ml: $17 ​ ​ 10ml: 25
Armani Stronger With You Intensely:
1ml: 9 2ml: $12 3ml: $15 5ml: $17 ​ 10ml: 24
Armani Stronger With You Leather:
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Armani Stronger With You OUD :
1ml: 9 2ml: $12 3ml: $15 5ml: $17 ​ ​ 10ml: 24
Atelier Cologne Musc Imperial :
1ml: $7 2ml: $8 3ml: $10 5ml: $16 10ml: $19
Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine :
1ml: $7 2ml: $8 3ml: $10 5ml: $16 10ml: $19
Angel Mugler A Men :
1ml: 6 2ml: $9 3ml: $12 5ml: $15
Alien Mugler EDP Intense :
1.2ml : $7 ( Official Sample )
Argos Triumph Of Bacchus:
1ml: 8 2ml: $12 3ml: $17 5ml: $23
Aaron Terence Hughes Daddy:
1ml: $13 2ml: $18 3ml: $24
Aaron Terence Hughes Addicted :
1ml: $11 2ml: $15 3ml: $19
Aaron Terence Hughes Hard Candy Elixir :
1ml: $9 2ml: $12 ~~ 3ml: $19 5ml: $26 10ml: $36
Aaron Terence Hughes Hard Candy :
1ml: $13 2ml: $18 3ml: $24
Aaron Terence Hughes Onyx :
1ml: $13 2ml: $18 3ml: $24
Aaron Terence Hughes Onyx Extreme:
1ml: $13 2ml: $18 3ml: $24
Aaron Terence Hughes Homme :
1ml: $9 2ml: $15 3ml: $19
Aaron Terence Hughes Slut :
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Aaron Terence Hughes Slut Elixir :
1ml: $13 2ml: $18 3ml: $24
Aaron Terence Hughes LUNA :
1ml: $9 2ml: $12 3ml: $19 5ml: $29
Aaron Terence Hughes Notorious :
1ml: $13 2ml: $18 3ml: $24
Aaron Terence Hughes Supernova :
1ml: $13 2ml: $18 3ml: $24
Aaron Terence Hughes Jasmine Narcotique :
1ml: $9 2ml: $12 3ml: $19 5ml: $26
Aaron Terence Hughes Boss Bastard :
1ml: $9 2ml: $12 3ml: $19 5ml: $28
Aaron Terence Hughes Ozone :
1ml: $13 2ml: $18 3ml: $24
Aaron Terence Hughes Gardenia Blanc:
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Aaron Terence Hughes Tabac :
1ml: $13 2ml: $18 3ml: $24
Aaron Terence Hughes Patchouli Noir :
1ml: $9 2ml: $12 3ml: $19 5ml: $26
Aaron Terence Hughes Carbon : (Pending)
1ml: $9 2ml: $12 3ml: $19 5ml: $26
Aaron Terence Hughes Fake Noir:
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Aaron Terence Hughes Aura :
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Aaron Terence Hughes Guapo :
1ml: $9 2ml: $12 3ml: $19 5ml: $26
Aqua Di Parma Mandorlo Di Sicilia:
1ml: $6 2ml: $8 3ml: $10 5ml: $14 10ml: $16
​ ​Aventus Cologne By Creed :
1ml: $10 2ml: $15 3ml: $17 5ml: $24 10ml: $34 ​ ​
Amouage Jubilation XXV :
1ml: $10 2ml: $14 3ml: $18.99 5ml: $24
Amouage Opus XIV Royal Tobacco :
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Amouage Opus XIV Reckless Leather :
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Amouage Reflection Man :
1ml: $10 2ml: $14 3ml: $19 5ml: $24
Amouage Interlude Black Iris :
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Amouage Meander :
1ml: $10 2ml: $14 3ml: $19 5ml: $24
Azzaro The Most Wanted EDP Intense :
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Azzaro Wanted By Night Parfum ( New Silver Bottle ) :
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​Bond No 9 I love NY :
2ml: $8 ​ ​
BDK Gris Garnel EDP :
4ml: $15
Bvlgari Aqva Amara :
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Bvlgari Man In Black :
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Bvlgari Rain Essence:
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Bvlgari Wood Neroli :
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​Bleu De Chanel EDT :
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Bleu De Chanel EDP :
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Bleu De Chanel Parfum :
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Burberry Hero EDP :
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Chanel Allure Homme Eau Extreme :
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Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche :
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Creed Aventus EDP :
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Aventus Cologne EDP :
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Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Le Parfum :
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CH MEN Pasion :
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​Carolina Herrera Bad Boy EDT :
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Cartier Declaration Haute Fraicheur :
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Coach New York For Men EDT :
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​Calvin Klien Eternity For Men :
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Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP :
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​Dolce & Gabbana Mysterious Night:
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Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Italian Love :
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​Dior Homme Cologne :
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​Dior Homme Parfum :
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​​Dior Homme Intense :
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Dior Suavage EDT :
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Dior Suavage Elixir :
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Guerlain L’homme Ideal Parfum :
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Guerlain L’homme Ideal EDT :
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Guerlain L’homme Ideal EDP :
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​Guerlain L’homme Ideal Extreme :
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Guerlain L’homme Ideal Cologne :
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Guerlain L’homme Ideal Platini Prive :
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​Guerlain L’homme Ideal Sport :
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​Guerlain L’homme Ideal Cool :
2ml: $15 3ml: $18
Givenchy Gentlemen EDT Intense :
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Givenchy Gentlemen Boisee EDP :
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Givenchy Gentlemen Reserve Privee :
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Givenchy Gentlemen Society Extreme :
1ml: $8 2ml: $11 3ml: $13 5ml: $17 10ml: $24
Givenchy Gentlemen Society :
1ml: $8 2ml: $11 3ml: $13 5ml: $16
Goblin Parfums Rogue :
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Goblin Parfums Humidor :
1ml: $10 2ml: $12 3ml: $15 5ml: $17 10ml: $22 ​
​Givenchy PI EDT :
1ml : $7 2ml: $9 3ml: $10 5ml: $13 10ml: $17
Hugo Boss The Scent Magnetic :
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​Hugo Boss The Scent Le Parfum :
1ml: $7 2ml: $9 3ml: $12 5ml: $15 10ml: $19
​ ​Hugo Boss The Scent Private Accord :
1ml: $7 2ml: $9 3ml: $12 5ml: $15 10ml: $19
​Initio Narcotic Delight :
1ml: 9 ​ 2ml: $14 3ml: $18 5ml: $24
Initio Oud For Greatness :
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Initio Paragon :
1ml: 9 ​ 2ml: $14 3ml: $18 5ml: $24
Initio Side Effect :
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Initio Rehab :
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Replica By The Fireplace :
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Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau Paradise Garden :
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Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male :
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Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male :
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Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum :
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Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir :
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Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau Le Parfum Intense :
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Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau EDT :
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Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Pour Homme EDT :
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Joop Homme Le Parfum :
1ml: $7 2ml: $9 3ml: $11 5ml: $13 10ml: $17 ​
John Vavartos XX Teal :
1ml: $6 2ml: $9 3ml: $11 5ml: $13 10ml: $17
​ ​John Vavartos Artisan Pure :
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John Vavartos Dark Rebel :
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John Vavartos Dark Rebel Rider :
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Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom :
1ml: $7 2ml: $9 3ml: $11 5ml: $13 10ml: $19
Khaltat Night Attar Collection:
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Kay ALi Vanilla I 28 :
1.5ml : $7 ​
Kilian I Don’t Need A Prince By … :
1ml: $9 2ml: $11 3ml: $14 5ml: $17
Louis Vuitton L'Imensite :
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Louis Vuitton Afternoon Swim :
1ml: $10 2ml: $15 3ml: $18 5ml: $25
Maison Francis Kurkdjian OUD Extrait De Parfum :
2ml: $15 3ml: $18 5ml: $29
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2024.05.13 20:33 genZcommentary I watched NATLA before watching the cartoon and now I'm watching the cartoon. Here are my thoughts on Book 2, Episodes 12-13

Hello! Here we are again, back for another ATLA commentary.
Before we get started I do want to point out that I’m numbering and labeling episodes according to how they appear on Netflix. Episode 12, as I understand it, is actually two episodes. However, since they’re presented as one thing here, that’s how I’m watching it.
Brief update on other projects: I thought I’d try watching the first Harry Potter movie, but realized it’s two and a half hours long. That’s, at the bare minimum, five hours of commentary writing. So… yeah, we’re gonna hold off on that lol I’m also considering watching a superhero/comic book show called The Boys, because I accidentally caught part of a trailer for it that my girlfriend was watching and it looks very interesting. I’ll be doing the new Game of Thrones commentary next, not sure when exactly.
Okay, let’s go!
Episode 12- The Secret of the Fire Nation
  1. Well that’s a heck of a title! I hope we learn something juicy!
It’s nice to see Aang and Katara bending for fun, thought I’m surprised Aang is so willing to encase himself in a block of ice. You’d think he’d have some trauma from that lol But also, I love Katara’s hair when she lets it down.
Yeah… I’m kind of surprised Aang is taking Appa’s loss as well as he is, considering how he reacted last episode. Since Sokka is talking about walking to Ba Sing Se, I take it they’re not going to be spending time looking for him? But then, didn’t the sandbenders say they sold him to a merchant from Ba Sing Se? Maybe he’s there, and Aang’s banking on that hope.
  1. I know I keep applying real-world logic to a cartoon show, but wouldn’t Ba Sing Se get awfully crowded if they’re constantly taking in refugees from the rest of the Earth Kingdom? Iroh put the city under siege for almost two years. What if the Fire Nation does that again? More mouths to feed makes starvation quicker!
Iroh and Zuko are refugees. I still can’t get over that irony lol Hey, it’s Jet! My goodness, he’s onscreen for less than ten seconds and he’s already planning a robbery. He and Zuko are going to get along just fine, aren’t they?
The cabbage merchant! Always a delight to see him and his cabbages! Also hilarious that a bunch of people are impersonating Aang (thought it probably would be less hilarious if any of them met Azula). If passports are necessary, how did Zuko and Iroh get tickets? Also, good on Toph for taking advantage of her privilege lol
Hey! I think that’s Suki! Her eyes are drawn really distinctively and her voice sounds familiar! Two seconds after pressing play: it is Suki! Don’t you just love my long winning streak of figuring things out right before they let us know? Lol
  1. Glad to see ATLA Suki appreciates Sokka’s muscles just as much as NATLA Suki lol
Someone took the pregnant family’s tickets and belongings. Is that how Zuko and Iroh got their tickets? Zuko’s robbed families before, so I wouldn’t put it past him.
Well damn, Suki got her armor and makeup on real quick, didn’t she? Hm… Sokka’s worried about her. I think Suki’s going to interpret that as him being sexist again but he’s probably traumatized from losing Yue. He’s been through way too much to still be sexist. If he still had a misogynistic bone in his body, Toph would have beaten it out of him by now.
  1. Well the Serpent’s Pass looks terrifying. Also, this pregnant lady took one look at some scratched graffiti saying “Abandon Hope” and immediately started crying, saying “How can we abandon hope? It’s all we have!” Like… come on, lady lol Just because you see graffiti telling you to do something doesn’t mean you have to, otherwise I would have called quite a few people for a good time by now.
Hope is a distraction, huh? I guess I can see the logic of that from a practical application perspective. But it’s kind of a depressing philosophy for a monk to have.
Holy shit! Nope, I would not be walking along a cliff path that narrow! I will build a rowboat and paddle my way to Ba Sing Se.
Toph is really carrying the team (and some refugees too) this episode.
  1. There’s a fine line between being protective and being smothering and Sokka has hopped, jumped, and skipped right over it.
Zuko’s not wearing his blue spirit mask. Not that he needs it, he and Jet work together like cogs in a machine. Ironic lol
Ow! Geez, that rejected hug hurt me lol Katara’s right though. Bottling up emotions just makes them worse in the long run. You have to allow yourself to feel bad sometimes. Granted, you can’t fly off the handle like he did last episode, but that’s a reaction. You can control your reactions, but you can’t control your feelings.
“It’s a beautiful moon.” “Yeah, it really is.” Okay, I know Sokka said last episode that Yue is the moon, but he was tripping on peyote. Does he actually believe that Yue is the moon now? Is Yue the moon now? I interpreted her death as he sacrificing herself to bring the moon spirit back to life, not to become the new moon spirit.
“Who is this guy? Is he taller than me?” Dude, we were having a moment. Damn it, just kiss her! Well actually, the moon’s right there so if Yue really did turn into the new moon spirit, it might be a tad awkward to kiss in front of her. But what’s he gonna do, only ever show intimacy during the day?
  1. Um… I’m probably reading too much into this Smellerbee scene with Iroh and Longshot and I’m almost hesitant to say what I’m thinking because I can just imagine the backlash I could get for voicing it. And it’s not like ATLA has had great LGBTQ representation up to this point, so… Yeah, I’m probably just seeing things that aren’t there.
You know, I’ve never really cared a lot about Jet as a character (in fact, I’m kind of surprised to see him again. I figured he’d be a one-off character) but I am really enjoying his scenes with Zuko and Iroh. They have so much in common, which is probably the point of this whole juxtaposition. If he only knew who they really were lol
Of course Iroh believes in second chances. He’s the best. And also, he’s living proof that some people deserve a second chance.
  1. Uh… Katara parting the sea while leading refugees to safety invokes a certain comparison, doesn’t it? But can I just say that I love how her solution to crossing the gap is to literally walk through the ocean instead of making a raft out of ice and floating across. She just never misses an opportunity to flex on everyone, does she? Lol
Momo continuing his pattern of trying to kill every small animal he sees is something I’ve come to treasure.
Is that the unagi?! I think that’s what it’s called/spelled but I haven’t seen that episode in a while. It would be fitting if Suki and the sea serpent both share the same episodes lol No that’s not the unagi. It’s a different color. Um… what exactly was Sokka planning to do if the sea serpent actually accepted his offer and ate Momo? Considering how he reacted to losing Appa, I don’t think Aang would be too happy with him.
Oh, now she’s making an ice bridge. Not as much of a flex as maintaining an air bubble so they plumb the depths but it is faster. Oh, Toph can’t see on ice. And she can’t swim? An earthbender not being able to swim feels like a stereotype for some reason, even though I have absolutely no reason to think that lol
“You can go ahead and let me drown now.” That’s gonna be a favorite joke of mine, I just know it lol And I’m pretty sure this is probably a jumping point for a Sokka/Toph ship. What does the community call that? Soph? Tokka? (How old is Toph, anyway? Probably Aang’s age, right? That’s… probably not an appropriate ship then)
  1. Why does Ba Sing Se’s wall remind me of The Wall from Game of Thrones? Obviously not made of ice though lol
Okay, time for ATLA’s viewers to experience the miracle of childbirth!
  1. Like I said earlier, ATLA isn’t heavy on the LGBTQ representation, but I swear I’m picking up on some tension and chemistry between Jet and Zuko (Juko? Jeko? Zet?). And now half of Jet’s little group is an LGBTQ allegory for me lol Even the dialogue between Jet and Zuko in this scene is slightly suggestive.
So… can Katara waterbend the baby out or…
Baby Hope, eh? Probably not a super common name in this world.
Oh? Was that Aang’s way of telling Katara he loves her without actually saying it? Aww. And hey, he’s heading off on his own to search for Appa. Which… honestly kind of feels like he should have been doing that this whole time lol
Yes! Get some, Sokka! Wait, nevermind. I fucking hate that line. Ugh No! I’m not gonna be a bitter old lady on this watch-through! They’re kissing and it’s very sweet and I love that for them!
Um… there’s a giant metal dildo on the way to penetrate Ba Sing Se! Lol but seriously, how technologically advanced is the Fire Nation? A giant mobile drill of that scale would be a marvel of engineering even by our modern standards.
  1. Well hey, there’s the title card letting me know when the next episode starts.
Woah, the way the drill moves is so cool! I’m legitimately wondering if such a thing would actually be possible in our world with our physics. I don’t know why we would want to, but still. And of course Azula’s leading this attack. She gets all the best opportunities. And she’s smart too! The war minister guy is dismissive of the earthbenders, believing his drill to be impervious to earthbending attacks. You can practically smell the hubris. But Azula leaves nothing to chance and she sends her girls out to neutralize any potential threat.
And this is why we love Azula. She’s not just a scary villain, she’s a competent villain.
  1. And the Earth Kingdom general shares the War Minister’s hubris. Why are the people in charge always the worst people to be in charge? Also, I love that Toph is the one to point out that Iroh broke through the wall.
So the Earth Kingdom’s elite Terra Team force were taken out by two teenage nonbenders from the Fire Nation in about twenty seconds. How have they lasted this long? Lol (I say two, but let’s be honest. Ty Lee’s doing the heavy lifting here)
Yes! I love that they acknowledge Sokka as the “Idea Guy”!
Iroh has got rizz for days lol I’m kind of surprised he only ever had one son. Jet wants to recruit Zuko. I’m totally down for that! They’re such an interesting pair!
  1. I really love that Katara, whose probably the best waterbender in the world at this point, respects Ty Lee enough to recognize how dangerous she is. And Sokka had an idea! They’re going to take down the drill from the inside. Because how the hell else are they going to stop something that big?
Again with the underestimation! I swear Azula’s the only competent person in the entire Fire Nation military since Iroh retired.
Okay, engineer Sokka figured it out. It’s all a little too easy, isn’t it?
  1. Ah shit, Jet just realized the truth, because Iroh used firebending to heat up his tea lol I think he’s getting a little too relaxed.
Okay, just the fact that they slice through metal with water at all is pretty impressive. And the drill has reached the wall, and Azula still doesn’t look impressed.
Oh yeah, I guess this is a pretty high stakes battle for them, huh? If they lose Ba Sing Se, they basically lose the entire Earth Kingdom, right? Omashu’s already fallen, the smaller villages and whatnot have no real defense. Ba Sing Se is the last big puzzle piece to world domination (aside from the water tribes, but they’re so isolated they’re not really a threat).
I love that Toph’s nickname for Aang is Twinkle Toes. Also I laughed at the War Minister’s face when he was side-eyeing Azula just then. +That’s the face of a man who’s about to be punished!
  1. lol Sokka’s the only one with more rizz than Iroh! Maybe a legitimate battle strategy here would be to woo Ty Lee into switching sides? Aside from Azula she seems to be the most dangerous one. No offense to Mai, but she is kind of the odd woman out here.
Oh please let me get Aang and Azula 1v1! I really badly want to see how he fares against her without everyone else helping him. He’ll probably have to use the Avatar State to defeat her.
Ty Lee dives into the slurry after Katara and Sokka while Mai refuses. Yeah, Mai is the weak link here in Ozai’s Angels (I love that name, by the way).
  1. Did Aang seriously think the general was going to hear him from that high up? Lol Toph’s helping Katara bend the slurry (how convenient that it’s both water and earth!). Ty Lee’s still trapped in it and the drill is about to blow. If I hadn’t learned my lesson on the last post, I’d probably be worried she might die in the explosion. But this is a kid’s show, she’ll be fine.
Here we go! Aang vs Azula! Her fighting style is so elegant. Every move she makes feels on purpose, if that makes sense. Like, whenever Aang fought Zuko, Zhao, or NPC firebenders their style is a little more chaotic and fearsome and rawr, you know? But Azula’s totally calm. Everything she’s doing feels calculated, and it’s working! If she hadn’t had to dodge that boulder after blasting Aang back she might have been able to deliver a finishing blow!
She beat him! He’s unconscious! Okay, well not anymore lol See… that right there was hubris (actually, it was kid’s show writing but whatever)! He was out for like fifteen seconds. She should have roasted him where he lay instead of picking him up and gloating.
Another fight with Azula ends in a draw with neither one beating the other! I’m starting to get a little peeved with all this edging lol but that was great! Azula is an absolute beast!
  1. Okay, the way Aang hammered that rock spike into the drill was pretty epic. Mai’s “We lost” (and thank you for your contribution to the fight, Mai lol) is interesting. It’s true, they did lose. Not in the combat sense, Aang couldn’t beat Azula, but he didn’t have to. He just had to hold her off. Maybe that’s kind of a metaphor for the Fire Nation military in general. It’s very powerful, but it’s also marred by incompetence and weaknesses. Many of its generals are prideful and blind to their own weaknesses, or just outright incompetent. Look at this fight: even Mai just kind of gave up halfway through. If Ty Lee wasn’t trapped in the slurry, she might very well have been able to beat Katara, Sokka, and Toph, especially since they don’t Appa this time to bail them out. And if Mai had been with her, she might have been to break Katara’s concentration with a thrown weapon, thus freeing Ty Lee from the slurry.
I wondered how the Earth Kingdom lasted so long and maybe that’s just it. They can’t beat the Fire Nation, but they don’t have to. They just have to hold them off and the Fire Nation’s own shortcomings will end up beating themselves. It’s a hundred year stalemate.
  1. Looks like Jet’s going to be causing a problem for Iroh and Zuko. I wonder if his relationship with them is what’s going to finally let him realize that not all Fire Nation people are inherently evil?
Hey, that’s Baby Hope! And Iroh gets to fawn over her too and I love that for him. You know, if Aang defeats the Fire Nation in a timely manner, Hope might actually get to grow up in a world at peace. Well, kind of. I’m sure there’s going to be massive issues with racism from generations of propaganda painting the other side as inhuman, huge demands for reparations, not to mention the territories the Fire Nation currently occupies. It’s been so long that there must be at least two generations of Fire Nation citizens who were born in and grew up in the Earth Kingdom, and I’m sure there’s been interbreeding with the Earth Kingdom people, because that’s what always happens with colonizers. Once they become established, genocide is pretty much the only way to get rid of them, and I doubt the Avatar is going to allow that.
So Hope’s probably going to grow up in pretty interesting times!
Um… is Ba Sing Se a city or is it a little walled country? Cuz all I see are farms and plains!
Katara, I love you, but you’re wrong. Team Avatar is going to catch on because it’s awesome, and that’s that.
Episode 13- City of Walls and Secrets
  1. Oh, there’s an inner wall. So Ba Sing Se is kind of like the country in Attack on Titan! Oh yeah, in all of the excitement I almost forgot about Appa. Seriously, how many episodes has he been missing now? Damn, now that’s a city!
Yeah… something’s up with Joo Dee.
Walls inside that help maintain order? You mean walls that protect the rich and elite from the dirty poors? Lol Oh, Katara just confirmed it. They pen up all the poor people into a walled ghetto.
  1. lol when Iroh’s talking about someone bringing home a lady friend, does he mean himself? Or Zuko? It is really interesting how their views of Ba Sing Se differ though. Iroh’s talking about getting a home, socializing, building a life, and he’s even found them jobs! Zuko sees the same situation as a prison.
Well, I’m glad Jet’s turning over a new leaf by letting the authorities handle things. Too bad I don’t trust the authorities to be any better.
Toph knows what’s up. Joo Dee is purposefully brushing Sokka off and distracting the group. I’m not sure why at the moment, but something is clearly up.
  1. Of course they’re going to work in a tea shop! Lol Zuko’s right btw, all tea is hot leaf juice. Well, except for the teas that are hot root juice.
The cultural authority of Ba Sing Se, who guard their traditions and are called the Dai Li. Yeah… maybe it’s my conservative religious upbringing but when I hear about people “guarding their traditions” I immediately think of abuse, propaganda, and oppression. Generally people who are obsessed with traditions tend to be conservatives, who by their very nature cannot allow progress or improvement.
Someone important is trying to keep them under constant surveillance and prevent them from seeing the Earth King. In NATLA, there were spies in Omashu. Since Ba Sing Se is much bigger and more important, I imagine it’s riddled with Fire Nation spies as well, and somebody high ranking might be a traitor.
  1. Joo Dee is kind of scary lol and clearly the citizens are terrified of her. But what’s interesting to me is that she’s preventing them from giving information about Appa, which suggests that whoever is stopping them from seeing the Earth King also has Appa. But why? What would be the point of keeping Aang away from Appa? Is it to restrict his mobility and make him easier to capture?
So people aren’t allowed to talk about the war, and the Dai Li seem to be responsible. But why? If everyone knows there’s a war going on anyway, why keep people from talking about it?
It’s lucky that Iroh borrowed his neighbor’s spark rocks, but why would he refrain from firebending in what he assumes is privacy? Unless he knows he’s being watched.
  1. Huh, is the king’s pet bear the first normal animal on the show? Lol I am digging this undercover plan though.
I love that this show lets its characters try on different looks from time to time, even if they are mostly the same outfits. Katara and Toph’s high society get-ups are gorgeous!
The lost boys- I mean, freedom fighters are turning on Peter Pa- I mean, Jet. The weird thing is… he’s right! They are firebenders! But his behavior still isn’t healthy!
  1. Okay, let’s go! Jet’s hurling accusations and attacking them in public! And now Zuko’s fighting back with swords. It’s the duel of the dual-wielders! Honestly, this is probably good for Zuko. He needs to blow off some steam after everything he’s been through.
Well how about that? Security at the palace is actually competent and Toph can’t bluff her way in.
This Long Feng guy is cultural minister to the king, which means he’s probably the bad guy! And also we haven’t met any other high ranking government officials with names, so he’s currently the only option lol
  1. Geez, Zuko straight up intended to decapitate Jet right there. If Jet were a little slower, he would have! Man, I hope they do this fight scene in NATLA.
Uh-oh, scary lady Joo Dee is the scared one now. But can I just say how much I like her facial expressions?
Yeah… can’t blame them for arresting Jet. He did look like a crazy person.
The Dai Li’s specific brand of earthbending is very cool! It almost doesn’t seem like bending at all, if that makes sense. The stones they use are like a part of their own body. And of course Long Feng is their leader.
Okay I get the king is just a puppet and Long Feng is the real rule of the country, but I still don’t understand why he doesn’t allow mention of the war in the city. I mean, it’s common knowledge! A significant portion of their population are literally refugees fleeing war! Who doesn’t know
Oh… is it the king? Does the king just not know there’s a war happening and Long Feng keeps it from him so he can stay in charge? I mean, that’s still a stretch but it would explain why he doesn’t want Team Avatar talking to the king.
  1. Jet is being hypnotized. Also, I do want to point out that I have seen “There is no (whatever) in Ba Sing Se” many times in the wild lol it’s nice to see where it comes from!
Ah… Long Feng is holding Appa as leverage over Aang.
I didn’t think Joo Dee could be any scarier but here we are! This episode almost has horror movie vibes.
Concluding thoughts: This was a fantastic couple/throuple of episodes! I loved seeing Suki again, and I really enjoyed how the refugee subplot ties so perfectly in with Iroh and Zuko. The whole drill sequence was probably the best “action” the show has had thus far and that’s saying something. It’s also nice to have my suspicions that the Earth Kingdom has its own corruption problems and bad guys confirmed.
I have a new theory to replace my “Iroh’s going to die theory”. They’ve been showing us all season how Zuko isn’t really cut out for life on the run, whereas Iroh embraces it. I think they’re driving to a separation between Zuko and Iroh. He may not have died, but narratively speaking Zuko and Iroh have to part ways permanently or semi-permanently for his character to grow. Iroh has been propping him up and supporting him this whole time, now it’s time for Zuko to leave the nest and become his own person.
My new theory is that Iroh will enjoy his new life in Ba Sing Se so much that he elects to stay there permanently, whereas Zuko is too restless to do so. He can’t go back to the Fire Nation and the Earth Kingdom will not accept him, so his only choice is to join Team Avatar, where he will likely end up teaching Aang firebending.
And to expand further on a previous theory of mine, which was: Azula will kill or depose Ozai. I’ve accepted at this point that death is off the table. Kid’s show and all that. But I noticed something… lots of people were quick to say that Azula would never kill Ozai. But not one person has said she wouldn’t depose him in those refutations (unless I’m misremembering but I don’t think I am). Since you all know not to hint at things or spoil them, I think your eagerness to point out that she won’t kill Ozai is an attempt to mislead me into thinking the whole theory is wrong so I’ll be surprised when she ends up deposing (not killing) him. I mean, I could be wrong but I have a strong feeling that the final villain is going to be Fire Lord Azula, with Ozai in exile somewhere (that would be fitting! The man who banishes his own son ends up being banished himself!).
Maybe that will even be the conclusion of Zuko’s arc! While Aang goes off to save the world from Azula, Zuko splits up to confront Ozai himself! Where we are in the show right now, it really does feel like Azula is Aang’s primary antagonist whereas Ozai is Zuko’s primary antagonist.
By the way, from here on out, no confirming or denying my theories either way, okay? Let it unfold naturally, and let me figure things out on my own. I mean, where’s the fun in just giving me the answers?
And also, some of you could be a little nicer with your criticisms. I had to block someone last time I posted and I don’t want to do that anymore. It’s fine to disagree with me, it’s fine to explain why you disagree with me. Hell, most of you do! I don’t mind that, I like that we all have different views of things even if I don’t agree. It makes things interesting! But don’t talk down to me, don’t use belittling language, don’t be disrespectful. Whenever I don’t like something about ATLA (or like something about NATLA) some of you seem to take it as a personal insult or something.
Just be polite, that’s all I ask.
Okay, I’ll see you same time next week probably!
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2024.05.13 20:32 genZcommentary I watched NATLA before the cartoon and now I'm watching the cartoon. Here are my thoughts on Book 2 Episodes 12-13

Hello! Here we are again, back for another ATLA commentary.
Before we get started I do want to point out that I’m numbering and labeling episodes according to how they appear on Netflix. Episode 12, as I understand it, is actually two episodes. However, since they’re presented as one thing here, that’s how I’m watching it.
Brief update on other projects: I thought I’d try watching the first Harry Potter movie, but realized it’s two and a half hours long. That’s, at the bare minimum, five hours of commentary writing. So… yeah, we’re gonna hold off on that lol I’m also considering watching a superhero/comic book show called The Boys, because I accidentally caught part of a trailer for it that my girlfriend was watching and it looks very interesting. I’ll be doing the new Game of Thrones commentary next, not sure when exactly.
Okay, let’s go!
Episode 12- The Secret of the Fire Nation
  1. Well that’s a heck of a title! I hope we learn something juicy!
It’s nice to see Aang and Katara bending for fun, thought I’m surprised Aang is so willing to encase himself in a block of ice. You’d think he’d have some trauma from that lol But also, I love Katara’s hair when she lets it down.
Yeah… I’m kind of surprised Aang is taking Appa’s loss as well as he is, considering how he reacted last episode. Since Sokka is talking about walking to Ba Sing Se, I take it they’re not going to be spending time looking for him? But then, didn’t the sandbenders say they sold him to a merchant from Ba Sing Se? Maybe he’s there, and Aang’s banking on that hope.
  1. I know I keep applying real-world logic to a cartoon show, but wouldn’t Ba Sing Se get awfully crowded if they’re constantly taking in refugees from the rest of the Earth Kingdom? Iroh put the city under siege for almost two years. What if the Fire Nation does that again? More mouths to feed makes starvation quicker!
Iroh and Zuko are refugees. I still can’t get over that irony lol Hey, it’s Jet! My goodness, he’s onscreen for less than ten seconds and he’s already planning a robbery. He and Zuko are going to get along just fine, aren’t they?
The cabbage merchant! Always a delight to see him and his cabbages! Also hilarious that a bunch of people are impersonating Aang (thought it probably would be less hilarious if any of them met Azula). If passports are necessary, how did Zuko and Iroh get tickets? Also, good on Toph for taking advantage of her privilege lol
Hey! I think that’s Suki! Her eyes are drawn really distinctively and her voice sounds familiar! Two seconds after pressing play: it is Suki! Don’t you just love my long winning streak of figuring things out right before they let us know? Lol
  1. Glad to see ATLA Suki appreciates Sokka’s muscles just as much as NATLA Suki lol
Someone took the pregnant family’s tickets and belongings. Is that how Zuko and Iroh got their tickets? Zuko’s robbed families before, so I wouldn’t put it past him.
Well damn, Suki got her armor and makeup on real quick, didn’t she? Hm… Sokka’s worried about her. I think Suki’s going to interpret that as him being sexist again but he’s probably traumatized from losing Yue. He’s been through way too much to still be sexist. If he still had a misogynistic bone in his body, Toph would have beaten it out of him by now.
  1. Well the Serpent’s Pass looks terrifying. Also, this pregnant lady took one look at some scratched graffiti saying “Abandon Hope” and immediately started crying, saying “How can we abandon hope? It’s all we have!” Like… come on, lady lol Just because you see graffiti telling you to do something doesn’t mean you have to, otherwise I would have called quite a few people for a good time by now.
Hope is a distraction, huh? I guess I can see the logic of that from a practical application perspective. But it’s kind of a depressing philosophy for a monk to have.
Holy shit! Nope, I would not be walking along a cliff path that narrow! I will build a rowboat and paddle my way to Ba Sing Se.
Toph is really carrying the team (and some refugees too) this episode.
  1. There’s a fine line between being protective and being smothering and Sokka has hopped, jumped, and skipped right over it.
Zuko’s not wearing his blue spirit mask. Not that he needs it, he and Jet work together like cogs in a machine. Ironic lol
Ow! Geez, that rejected hug hurt me lol Katara’s right though. Bottling up emotions just makes them worse in the long run. You have to allow yourself to feel bad sometimes. Granted, you can’t fly off the handle like he did last episode, but that’s a reaction. You can control your reactions, but you can’t control your feelings.
“It’s a beautiful moon.” “Yeah, it really is.” Okay, I know Sokka said last episode that Yue is the moon, but he was tripping on peyote. Does he actually believe that Yue is the moon now? Is Yue the moon now? I interpreted her death as he sacrificing herself to bring the moon spirit back to life, not to become the new moon spirit.
“Who is this guy? Is he taller than me?” Dude, we were having a moment. Damn it, just kiss her! Well actually, the moon’s right there so if Yue really did turn into the new moon spirit, it might be a tad awkward to kiss in front of her. But what’s he gonna do, only ever show intimacy during the day?
  1. Um… I’m probably reading too much into this Smellerbee scene with Iroh and Longshot and I’m almost hesitant to say what I’m thinking because I can just imagine the backlash I could get for voicing it. And it’s not like ATLA has had great LGBTQ representation up to this point, so… Yeah, I’m probably just seeing things that aren’t there.
You know, I’ve never really cared a lot about Jet as a character (in fact, I’m kind of surprised to see him again. I figured he’d be a one-off character) but I am really enjoying his scenes with Zuko and Iroh. They have so much in common, which is probably the point of this whole juxtaposition. If he only knew who they really were lol
Of course Iroh believes in second chances. He’s the best. And also, he’s living proof that some people deserve a second chance.
  1. Uh… Katara parting the sea while leading refugees to safety invokes a certain comparison, doesn’t it? But can I just say that I love how her solution to crossing the gap is to literally walk through the ocean instead of making a raft out of ice and floating across. She just never misses an opportunity to flex on everyone, does she? Lol
Momo continuing his pattern of trying to kill every small animal he sees is something I’ve come to treasure.
Is that the unagi?! I think that’s what it’s called/spelled but I haven’t seen that episode in a while. It would be fitting if Suki and the sea serpent both share the same episodes lol No that’s not the unagi. It’s a different color. Um… what exactly was Sokka planning to do if the sea serpent actually accepted his offer and ate Momo? Considering how he reacted to losing Appa, I don’t think Aang would be too happy with him.
Oh, now she’s making an ice bridge. Not as much of a flex as maintaining an air bubble so they plumb the depths but it is faster. Oh, Toph can’t see on ice. And she can’t swim? An earthbender not being able to swim feels like a stereotype for some reason, even though I have absolutely no reason to think that lol
“You can go ahead and let me drown now.” That’s gonna be a favorite joke of mine, I just know it lol And I’m pretty sure this is probably a jumping point for a Sokka/Toph ship. What does the community call that? Soph? Tokka? (How old is Toph, anyway? Probably Aang’s age, right? That’s… probably not an appropriate ship then)
  1. Why does Ba Sing Se’s wall remind me of The Wall from Game of Thrones? Obviously not made of ice though lol
Okay, time for ATLA’s viewers to experience the miracle of childbirth!
  1. Like I said earlier, ATLA isn’t heavy on the LGBTQ representation, but I swear I’m picking up on some tension and chemistry between Jet and Zuko (Juko? Jeko? Zet?). And now half of Jet’s little group is an LGBTQ allegory for me lol Even the dialogue between Jet and Zuko in this scene is slightly suggestive.
So… can Katara waterbend the baby out or…
Baby Hope, eh? Probably not a super common name in this world.
Oh? Was that Aang’s way of telling Katara he loves her without actually saying it? Aww. And hey, he’s heading off on his own to search for Appa. Which… honestly kind of feels like he should have been doing that this whole time lol
Yes! Get some, Sokka! Wait, nevermind. I fucking hate that line. Ugh No! I’m not gonna be a bitter old lady on this watch-through! They’re kissing and it’s very sweet and I love that for them!
Um… there’s a giant metal dildo on the way to penetrate Ba Sing Se! Lol but seriously, how technologically advanced is the Fire Nation? A giant mobile drill of that scale would be a marvel of engineering even by our modern standards.
  1. Well hey, there’s the title card letting me know when the next episode starts.
Woah, the way the drill moves is so cool! I’m legitimately wondering if such a thing would actually be possible in our world with our physics. I don’t know why we would want to, but still. And of course Azula’s leading this attack. She gets all the best opportunities. And she’s smart too! The war minister guy is dismissive of the earthbenders, believing his drill to be impervious to earthbending attacks. You can practically smell the hubris. But Azula leaves nothing to chance and she sends her girls out to neutralize any potential threat.
And this is why we love Azula. She’s not just a scary villain, she’s a competent villain.
  1. And the Earth Kingdom general shares the War Minister’s hubris. Why are the people in charge always the worst people to be in charge? Also, I love that Toph is the one to point out that Iroh broke through the wall.
So the Earth Kingdom’s elite Terra Team force were taken out by two teenage nonbenders from the Fire Nation in about twenty seconds. How have they lasted this long? Lol (I say two, but let’s be honest. Ty Lee’s doing the heavy lifting here)
Yes! I love that they acknowledge Sokka as the “Idea Guy”!
Iroh has got rizz for days lol I’m kind of surprised he only ever had one son. Jet wants to recruit Zuko. I’m totally down for that! They’re such an interesting pair!
  1. I really love that Katara, whose probably the best waterbender in the world at this point, respects Ty Lee enough to recognize how dangerous she is. And Sokka had an idea! They’re going to take down the drill from the inside. Because how the hell else are they going to stop something that big?
Again with the underestimation! I swear Azula’s the only competent person in the entire Fire Nation military since Iroh retired.
Okay, engineer Sokka figured it out. It’s all a little too easy, isn’t it?
  1. Ah shit, Jet just realized the truth, because Iroh used firebending to heat up his tea lol I think he’s getting a little too relaxed.
Okay, just the fact that they slice through metal with water at all is pretty impressive. And the drill has reached the wall, and Azula still doesn’t look impressed.
Oh yeah, I guess this is a pretty high stakes battle for them, huh? If they lose Ba Sing Se, they basically lose the entire Earth Kingdom, right? Omashu’s already fallen, the smaller villages and whatnot have no real defense. Ba Sing Se is the last big puzzle piece to world domination (aside from the water tribes, but they’re so isolated they’re not really a threat).
I love that Toph’s nickname for Aang is Twinkle Toes. Also I laughed at the War Minister’s face when he was side-eyeing Azula just then. +That’s the face of a man who’s about to be punished!
  1. lol Sokka’s the only one with more rizz than Iroh! Maybe a legitimate battle strategy here would be to woo Ty Lee into switching sides? Aside from Azula she seems to be the most dangerous one. No offense to Mai, but she is kind of the odd woman out here.
Oh please let me get Aang and Azula 1v1! I really badly want to see how he fares against her without everyone else helping him. He’ll probably have to use the Avatar State to defeat her.
Ty Lee dives into the slurry after Katara and Sokka while Mai refuses. Yeah, Mai is the weak link here in Ozai’s Angels (I love that name, by the way).
  1. Did Aang seriously think the general was going to hear him from that high up? Lol Toph’s helping Katara bend the slurry (how convenient that it’s both water and earth!). Ty Lee’s still trapped in it and the drill is about to blow. If I hadn’t learned my lesson on the last post, I’d probably be worried she might die in the explosion. But this is a kid’s show, she’ll be fine.
Here we go! Aang vs Azula! Her fighting style is so elegant. Every move she makes feels on purpose, if that makes sense. Like, whenever Aang fought Zuko, Zhao, or NPC firebenders their style is a little more chaotic and fearsome and rawr, you know? But Azula’s totally calm. Everything she’s doing feels calculated, and it’s working! If she hadn’t had to dodge that boulder after blasting Aang back she might have been able to deliver a finishing blow!
She beat him! He’s unconscious! Okay, well not anymore lol See… that right there was hubris (actually, it was kid’s show writing but whatever)! He was out for like fifteen seconds. She should have roasted him where he lay instead of picking him up and gloating.
Another fight with Azula ends in a draw with neither one beating the other! I’m starting to get a little peeved with all this edging lol but that was great! Azula is an absolute beast!
  1. Okay, the way Aang hammered that rock spike into the drill was pretty epic. Mai’s “We lost” (and thank you for your contribution to the fight, Mai lol) is interesting. It’s true, they did lose. Not in the combat sense, Aang couldn’t beat Azula, but he didn’t have to. He just had to hold her off. Maybe that’s kind of a metaphor for the Fire Nation military in general. It’s very powerful, but it’s also marred by incompetence and weaknesses. Many of its generals are prideful and blind to their own weaknesses, or just outright incompetent. Look at this fight: even Mai just kind of gave up halfway through. If Ty Lee wasn’t trapped in the slurry, she might very well have been able to beat Katara, Sokka, and Toph, especially since they don’t Appa this time to bail them out. And if Mai had been with her, she might have been to break Katara’s concentration with a thrown weapon, thus freeing Ty Lee from the slurry.
I wondered how the Earth Kingdom lasted so long and maybe that’s just it. They can’t beat the Fire Nation, but they don’t have to. They just have to hold them off and the Fire Nation’s own shortcomings will end up beating themselves. It’s a hundred year stalemate.
  1. Looks like Jet’s going to be causing a problem for Iroh and Zuko. I wonder if his relationship with them is what’s going to finally let him realize that not all Fire Nation people are inherently evil?
Hey, that’s Baby Hope! And Iroh gets to fawn over her too and I love that for him. You know, if Aang defeats the Fire Nation in a timely manner, Hope might actually get to grow up in a world at peace. Well, kind of. I’m sure there’s going to be massive issues with racism from generations of propaganda painting the other side as inhuman, huge demands for reparations, not to mention the territories the Fire Nation currently occupies. It’s been so long that there must be at least two generations of Fire Nation citizens who were born in and grew up in the Earth Kingdom, and I’m sure there’s been interbreeding with the Earth Kingdom people, because that’s what always happens with colonizers. Once they become established, genocide is pretty much the only way to get rid of them, and I doubt the Avatar is going to allow that.
So Hope’s probably going to grow up in pretty interesting times!
Um… is Ba Sing Se a city or is it a little walled country? Cuz all I see are farms and plains!
Katara, I love you, but you’re wrong. Team Avatar is going to catch on because it’s awesome, and that’s that.
Episode 13- City of Walls and Secrets
  1. Oh, there’s an inner wall. So Ba Sing Se is kind of like the country in Attack on Titan! Oh yeah, in all of the excitement I almost forgot about Appa. Seriously, how many episodes has he been missing now? Damn, now that’s a city!
Yeah… something’s up with Joo Dee.
Walls inside that help maintain order? You mean walls that protect the rich and elite from the dirty poors? Lol Oh, Katara just confirmed it. They pen up all the poor people into a walled ghetto.
  1. lol when Iroh’s talking about someone bringing home a lady friend, does he mean himself? Or Zuko? It is really interesting how their views of Ba Sing Se differ though. Iroh’s talking about getting a home, socializing, building a life, and he’s even found them jobs! Zuko sees the same situation as a prison.
Well, I’m glad Jet’s turning over a new leaf by letting the authorities handle things. Too bad I don’t trust the authorities to be any better.
Toph knows what’s up. Joo Dee is purposefully brushing Sokka off and distracting the group. I’m not sure why at the moment, but something is clearly up.
  1. Of course they’re going to work in a tea shop! Lol Zuko’s right btw, all tea is hot leaf juice. Well, except for the teas that are hot root juice.
The cultural authority of Ba Sing Se, who guard their traditions and are called the Dai Li. Yeah… maybe it’s my conservative religious upbringing but when I hear about people “guarding their traditions” I immediately think of abuse, propaganda, and oppression. Generally people who are obsessed with traditions tend to be conservatives, who by their very nature cannot allow progress or improvement.
Someone important is trying to keep them under constant surveillance and prevent them from seeing the Earth King. In NATLA, there were spies in Omashu. Since Ba Sing Se is much bigger and more important, I imagine it’s riddled with Fire Nation spies as well, and somebody high ranking might be a traitor.
  1. Joo Dee is kind of scary lol and clearly the citizens are terrified of her. But what’s interesting to me is that she’s preventing them from giving information about Appa, which suggests that whoever is stopping them from seeing the Earth King also has Appa. But why? What would be the point of keeping Aang away from Appa? Is it to restrict his mobility and make him easier to capture?
So people aren’t allowed to talk about the war, and the Dai Li seem to be responsible. But why? If everyone knows there’s a war going on anyway, why keep people from talking about it?
It’s lucky that Iroh borrowed his neighbor’s spark rocks, but why would he refrain from firebending in what he assumes is privacy? Unless he knows he’s being watched.
  1. Huh, is the king’s pet bear the first normal animal on the show? Lol I am digging this undercover plan though.
I love that this show lets its characters try on different looks from time to time, even if they are mostly the same outfits. Katara and Toph’s high society get-ups are gorgeous!
The lost boys- I mean, freedom fighters are turning on Peter Pa- I mean, Jet. The weird thing is… he’s right! They are firebenders! But his behavior still isn’t healthy!
  1. Okay, let’s go! Jet’s hurling accusations and attacking them in public! And now Zuko’s fighting back with swords. It’s the duel of the dual-wielders! Honestly, this is probably good for Zuko. He needs to blow off some steam after everything he’s been through.
Well how about that? Security at the palace is actually competent and Toph can’t bluff her way in.
This Long Feng guy is cultural minister to the king, which means he’s probably the bad guy! And also we haven’t met any other high ranking government officials with names, so he’s currently the only option lol
  1. Geez, Zuko straight up intended to decapitate Jet right there. If Jet were a little slower, he would have! Man, I hope they do this fight scene in NATLA.
Uh-oh, scary lady Joo Dee is the scared one now. But can I just say how much I like her facial expressions?
Yeah… can’t blame them for arresting Jet. He did look like a crazy person.
The Dai Li’s specific brand of earthbending is very cool! It almost doesn’t seem like bending at all, if that makes sense. The stones they use are like a part of their own body. And of course Long Feng is their leader.
Okay I get the king is just a puppet and Long Feng is the real rule of the country, but I still don’t understand why he doesn’t allow mention of the war in the city. I mean, it’s common knowledge! A significant portion of their population are literally refugees fleeing war! Who doesn’t know
Oh… is it the king? Does the king just not know there’s a war happening and Long Feng keeps it from him so he can stay in charge? I mean, that’s still a stretch but it would explain why he doesn’t want Team Avatar talking to the king.
  1. Jet is being hypnotized. Also, I do want to point out that I have seen “There is no (whatever) in Ba Sing Se” many times in the wild lol it’s nice to see where it comes from!
Ah… Long Feng is holding Appa as leverage over Aang.
I didn’t think Joo Dee could be any scarier but here we are! This episode almost has horror movie vibes.
Concluding thoughts: This was a fantastic couple/throuple of episodes! I loved seeing Suki again, and I really enjoyed how the refugee subplot ties so perfectly in with Iroh and Zuko. The whole drill sequence was probably the best “action” the show has had thus far and that’s saying something. It’s also nice to have my suspicions that the Earth Kingdom has its own corruption problems and bad guys confirmed.
I have a new theory to replace my “Iroh’s going to die theory”. They’ve been showing us all season how Zuko isn’t really cut out for life on the run, whereas Iroh embraces it. I think they’re driving to a separation between Zuko and Iroh. He may not have died, but narratively speaking Zuko and Iroh have to part ways permanently or semi-permanently for his character to grow. Iroh has been propping him up and supporting him this whole time, now it’s time for Zuko to leave the nest and become his own person.
My new theory is that Iroh will enjoy his new life in Ba Sing Se so much that he elects to stay there permanently, whereas Zuko is too restless to do so. He can’t go back to the Fire Nation and the Earth Kingdom will not accept him, so his only choice is to join Team Avatar, where he will likely end up teaching Aang firebending.
And to expand further on a previous theory of mine, which was: Azula will kill or depose Ozai. I’ve accepted at this point that death is off the table. Kid’s show and all that. But I noticed something… lots of people were quick to say that Azula would never kill Ozai. But not one person has said she wouldn’t depose him in those refutations (unless I’m misremembering but I don’t think I am). Since you all know not to hint at things or spoil them, I think your eagerness to point out that she won’t kill Ozai is an attempt to mislead me into thinking the whole theory is wrong so I’ll be surprised when she ends up deposing (not killing) him. I mean, I could be wrong but I have a strong feeling that the final villain is going to be Fire Lord Azula, with Ozai in exile somewhere (that would be fitting! The man who banishes his own son ends up being banished himself!).
Maybe that will even be the conclusion of Zuko’s arc! While Aang goes off to save the world from Azula, Zuko splits up to confront Ozai himself! Where we are in the show right now, it really does feel like Azula is Aang’s primary antagonist whereas Ozai is Zuko’s primary antagonist.
By the way, from here on out, no confirming or denying my theories either way, okay? Let it unfold naturally, and let me figure things out on my own. I mean, where’s the fun in just giving me the answers?
And also, some of you could be a little nicer with your criticisms. I had to block someone last time I posted and I don’t want to do that anymore. It’s fine to disagree with me, it’s fine to explain why you disagree with me. Hell, most of you do! I don’t mind that, I like that we all have different views of things even if I don’t agree. It makes things interesting! But don’t talk down to me, don’t use belittling language, don’t be disrespectful. Whenever I don’t like something about ATLA (or like something about NATLA) some of you seem to take it as a personal insult or something.
Just be polite, that’s all I ask.
Okay, I’ll see you same time next week probably!
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2024.05.13 19:26 lemm_ccg Leita Antes de Jogar Manor Lords

Vídeo completo: https://youtu.be/17NHz5ozVUc?si=tuAGyP8By4UXcD9D
Introdução
Fala clube, beleza? Nesse texto vamos explorar Manor Lords com uma visão focada em passar o que o jogo atualmente tem a oferecer. Ele é um city builder orgânico com elementos de estratégia ala RTS muito promissor. O jogador desenvolve uma cidade medieval complexa com economia profunda e ambientação perfeitamente aplicada, trazendo para o cenário a maioria dos problemas enfrentados naquela época, como por exemplo o frio, a fome, doenças, a insegurança e os conflitos políticos contantes.
Também quero compartilhar a minha opinião bem contraditória e digo até polêmica sobre o título. Quero expressar algumas reflexões sobre o jogo que não tenho visto a comunidade comentar. Vamos começar falando sobre seus principais elementos, o seu diferencial, o estado atual e tudo que você precisa saber antes de comprar o que para mim pode ser considerado a sequência espiritual de Knights & Merchants.
Eu sou o Lemm, não esquece de passar no posto de arrecadação e “curtir” o texto nem de se inscrever no estábulo do canal para receber nossos bois carregados de conteúdos como esse. Ah! E seja muito bem-vindo ao Clube Cultura Gamer.
Knights & Merchants
Desenvolvido pela até então desconhecida Slavic Magic e distribuído pela Hooded Horse, que distribui nada mais nada menos que Xenonauts II, Terra Invicta e Clanfolk, Manor Lords se apresenta como um jogo de “estratégia medieval com um detalhado sistema de construção de cidades, batalhas táticas em grande escala e complexas simulações econômicas e sociais”.
É verdade que o jogo é cada coisa que afirma em sua página de compra, exceto complexas simulações sociais. A parte social tem que evoluir muito pra eles poderem adicionar a palavra complexa na definição do jogo. A grande questão é que por se tratar de um game vendido com acesso antecipado, muitos desses elementos ainda não estão polidos ou são difíceis de entrar em harmonia em um único produto.
Calma que eu vou te explicar o porquê, mas primeiro a gente vai ter que voltar para o século passado, lá atrás em 18 de setembro de 1998 quando era lançado Knights & Merchants, o avô de Manor Lords.
Aquele ano trouxe o que pra mim é até hoje um dos divisores de águas do gênero city builder medieval. O game conseguiu encaixar perfeitamente a criação de construções dependes economicamente falando. Foi jogando ele que eu pude enxergar pela primeira vez as minhas decisões impactando cada cidadão a ponto de alterar toda a cadeia produtiva do meu reino.
Se você jogar esse jogo e depois ir para Manor Lords, vai perceber que Manor bebeu bastante dessa fonte, pra além disso, a desenvolvedora soube unir, e não é à toa que escolhi a palavra UNIR aqui, ela soube unir muito bem elementos de outros jogos city build e RTS.
Mas tudo só funciona porque foi jogado dentro de um liquidificador chamado Knights & Merchants e o resultado dessa mistura é Manor Lords. Os devs conseguiram trazer várias características do antigo título. Elas foram aperfeiçoadas para a realidade gamer da geração atual com simplificações e pequenas melhorias. Tá beleza, então o que exatamente foi herdado do vovô?
Para começar, assim como Knight & Merchants, em Manor Lords a esmagadora maioria dos recursos deve ser transportada fisicamente, mas não é só isso, o uso de estradas maximiza o transporte porque algumas construções como por exemplo o celeiro e o armazém permitem que aldeões utilizem carroças capazes de transportar 10 produtos por vez.
Essas carroças ficam extremamente lentas quando utilizadas fora da estrada. Isso é uma simplificação da mecânica de estradas do antecessor espiritual do jogo, onde o jogador era obrigado a ver todo mundo atravessando o reino pela mesma ruazinha, que era por sua vez criada manualmente, bloco a bloco até que podia ser utilizada.
Funcionava como uma espécie de extensão territorial do reino, já que não era possível criar as principais construções sem ter uma estrada conectada aos recursos. Manor simplificou isso trazendo uma criação instantânea de estradas!
Uma parte que para muitos era um limitador devido ao tempo de construção, passou a ser uma feature divertida de projetar, dando liberdade para o jogador escolher o formato da sua cidade através de residências que se adaptam organicamente às ruas desenhadas.
A parte da alimentação para manter a população foi simplificada e ao mesmo tempo expandida com a inclusão das demandas dos aldeões. Enquanto em Knight & Merchants cada personagem do reino precisava comer se deslocando fisicamente até o refeitório ou no caso dos soldados, os servos do reino deslocavam a comida até o campo de batalha, em Manor Lords os alimentos saem da área de produção e terminam em um lugar parecido com uma feira popular, onde os aldeões transferem os mantimentos que demandam até as suas residências.
Se tudo que uma família precisar estiver dentro da sua casa, então todos os membros daquela casa ficarão bem independente da sua localização no mapa.
Ao clicar em uma residência é possível ver tudo que ela demanda permitindo a criação de outras construções em pontos estratégicos próximos para abastecer aquela região.
Na minha opinião foi aqui que os desenvolvedores deixaram passar uma oportunidade para explorar a parte social do jogo. Toda residência tem um nível e as suas demandas variam só entre níveis, calma que eu vou explicar direitinho.
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Todas as residências de mesmo nível exigirão as mesmas demandas, tornando cada casa uma cópia exata da sua vizinha do ponto de vista de necessidades. Isso quer dizer que Luiz o soldado, Robson o agricultor, Lorenzo o padeiro e Filipe o ferreiro precisam sempre das mesmas coisas mesmo sendo pessoas completamente diferentes.
Qual é o ponto de dar nomes para cada pessoa de uma cidade se elas no fundo não possuem identidade própria já que o nível das suas casas é o que determina as suas necessidades? É como se cada personagem não tivesse alma.
Os homens das famílias geralmente compõem os exércitos e é comum que haja baixas durante um combate no campo de batalha. É decepcionante ver que não há qualquer profundidade na morte dos personagens já que minutos depois eles são substituídos por outra pessoa com aparência similar e nome aleatório. Imagine o peso de uma família medieval perder o homem da casa. Eu sinto que de alguma forma isso poderia ser mais bem explorado.
Na prática o único impacto das mortes no jogo além da queda de produtividade pela perda da força de trabalho é ter que enterrar os corpos.
Outra herança muito nostálgica é cada matéria-prima passar por todas as etapas de manufatura até se transformar em um produto. Manor Lords consegue entregar muito bem de forma visual e funcional toda a cadeia de produção dentro de uma mecânica de jogo.
Não é comum no começo o jogador passear pela cidade enquanto assiste a rotina dos seus moradores e mercadorias. É bem legal ver um recurso sendo extraído e se transformando em uma arma após todos os seus componentes passarem por várias oficinas diferentes até chegar às mãos de um soldado.
Manor Lords trouxe uma visão em terceira pessoa onde você pode acompanhar tudo de perto e eu não acho exagero pensar que isso pode se transformar em alguma mecânica onde o jogador participe da atividade, quem sabe até do combate como na franquia Mount & Blade.
Mas para ser sincero, após as primeiras horas de jogo, toda essa rotina é descartada com o uso intensivo do avanço do tempo. Observar e acompanhar é comum apenas quando estamos conhecendo cada edifício e sua função, toda a gameplay bruta passará pelo planejamento de construções, avanço do tempo, checagem dos estoques através dos mercados e o ápice: batalhas táticas. Seguindo exatamente a fórmula de Knight & Merchants. Mas agora vamos nos concentrar apenas no Manor Lords.
Principais Elementos
Uma das coisas que faz o jogo realmente brilhar é o crescimento orgânico da cidade, ver tudo evoluindo com o tempo, as estações climáticas transformando as cores e as residências dos aldeões assumindo funções na indústria é bem satisfatório e dá um sentimento de progressão.
Você é capaz de desenhar livremente a direção das estradas e colocar suas construções em praticamente qualquer lugar, desde que possua o controle da região.
O jogo também exige um rigoroso controle dos seus recursos e não é comum ficar perdido na alocação das famílias. Por exemplo, é comum adicionar mais famílias na cabana de coleta na época de crescimento das bagas para aumentar a produtividade.
O problema é que não existe uma tela ou resumo visual que demonstre onde cada família está alocada, isso implica no jogador ter que acessar edifício por edifício em busca das famílias para poder fazer a realocação.
Seria ótimo alguma forma de simplificar essa mecânica, pois no late game é bem complicado ficar fazendo a gestão dos recursos, já que basicamente você moverá famílias para balancear a produção constantemente.
Imagina fazer isso com 50! 100 famílias! É realmente bem cansativo. Especialmente em uma cadeia produtiva complexa.
Imagine uma cadeia de produção para criar uma lança por exemplo. Você vai precisar de uma oficina de madeireiro para coletar tronco de árvores, uma de serralheiro para serrar os troncos, uma de mineração para extrair os ferros, uma de forja para criar uma placa de ferro e finalmente uma de ferreiro para transformar o ferro e as tábuas em uma lança. Agora imagine ter que movimentar a mão de obra dentro de várias cadeias de produção sempre que estiver no período de semear os campos, colher bagas ou produzir alguma demanda de mercado? É realmente exaustivo sem uma interface amigável.
Apesar de eu estar falando da complexidade de tudo isso, essa feature é um diferencial do jogo, já que permite a adoção de diversas estratégias baseadas na região inicial do jogador.
Por exemplo, se você começar em um lugar fértil, muito provavelmente adotará uma economia agrária, enquanto se o forte da sua região for minérios é provável que invista na indústria.
Entre as principais variações que eu vi durante as minhas jogatinas, pude perceber que geralmente você decidirá entre quatro estratégias: conduzir uma economia agrária, manter uma indústria focada em mineração, adotar estratégias de coleta e caça ou focar em manufatura de produtos animais como pele e lã.
Não dá para adotar todas as estratégias em uma só região com eficiência, por isso chegamos na parte de diplomacia, influência e tesouro necessários para a expansão do reino. Cada região fica especializada em um tipo de produção e trocam recursos para se manter.
À medida que a sua vila evoluí através da satisfação das demandas dos seus residentes, você pode adicionar pontos em uma espécie de árvore de vantagens. Essas vantagens é que ditam as principais características da região em questão.
Depois de evoluir para o nível de vila o jogador pode criar um casarão de administração, onde é possível recolher impostos para o tesouro do seu personagem e pagar dízimos a igreja a fim de ganhar influência.
O tesouro do personagem pode ser usado para melhorar uma milicia dedicada apenas à segurança do reino ou para contratar mercenários.
Já a influência é utilizada na política. É possível por exemplo reivindicar uma nova região, iniciando um evento de batalha com aquela velha mecânica de manter o ponto por um determinado tempo enquanto o exército opositor tenta expulsá-lo.
O forte do jogo é exatamente a lacuna que me leva a pensar que não vale a pena jogar o game agora. A parte política e militar ainda está muito superficial se comparada com outros títulos de estratégia.
Para começar não existem outras vilas vivas como a sua em todo o mapa. O controle de outras regiões é demonstrado apenas com uma coloração diferente que representa um outro lorde.
Isso quer dizer que você não vê em momento algum a sociedade do seu oponente. Isso torna qualquer região que não seja controlada pelo jogador um deserto sem atrativo.
Além disso, toda estratégia de combate resume-se a montar um exército e se posicionar corretamente aguardando um ataque. Não é possível por exemplo cortar uma rota comercial para estrangular a economia do inimigo ou aplicar estratégias de guerra, como cercar um castelo, o que acontecia frequentemente nas guerras medievais, né? Também não é possível atacar regiões estratégicas onde o exército inimigo é fraco. Resumidamente suas balhas de conquista são travadas em campo aberto e não há uma variação relevante disso.
Estado Atual
O jogo está sim pronto para se jogar, porém tenha em mente que todo o foco da jogatina será a gestão das regiões com pontuais eventos de combate que te tirarão da monotonia sempre que necessário.
Manor Lords consegue aplicar uma fórmula com bastante gestão e planejamento enquanto quebra ciclos de falta de ação com eventos bélicos. Não é possível exigir muito da diplomacia já que há uma ausência de inimigos que não sejam bandidos no mapa.
A parte de plantio, sazonalidade de recursos, caça e gestão da economia está realmente pronta e faz jus ao que o título promete.
Sugiro que não o jogue porque você consumirá um produto completamente diferente da proposta final. É como jogar RimWorld sem movimentação pelo mundo, Civilization sem outras civilizações, Stellaris sem outros sistemas estelares, Crusader Kings sem a política ou qualquer game que você possa imaginar que só é degustável quando juntamos suas mecânicas simultaneamente no mesmo prato.
Os recursos ausentes distorcem totalmente a experiência do game. O próprio título sugere: Lordes senhoriais. Mas onde estão esses lordes além de você? Esse é o sentimento que fiquei o tempo todo, mesmo jogando com um inimigo IA fora do mapa.
Também foi adicionada uma mecânica bem legal, onde você pode gerenciar os detalhes dos equipamentos e características físicas de uma guarnição especial. É bem divertido trocar as roupas, fazer melhorias e customizar suas unidades especiais. Elas muitas vezes brilham no campo de batalha.
Porém mais uma vez a ausência de profundidade, provavelmente causada pelo acesso antecipado, deixa uma estranha sensação de que o potencial do jogo não foi alcançado. Mais uma vez cada indivíduo da unidade tem um nome e aparência únicos, mas não faz diferença alguma perder alguém já que não existe uma progressão a nível de skills, traits ou até estatísticas do soldado. É aquele negócio, perder o João apenas implica em substituí-lo pelo Carlão.
Conclusão
Não quero demorar muito dentro desse tema polêmico para não perder o foco do vídeo, que é apresentar o jogo para que você reflita se vale a pena jogá-lo ou não.
Provavelmente os gamers mais ansiosos vão entrar na jogatina se frustrando rapidamente e indo para um próximo título. É exatamente isso que eu queria evitar, porque Manor Lords vai ser um game lindíssimo quando pelo menos as principais mecânicas estiverem presentes.
Se você é mais imediatista, gosta muito desse gênero e possui o game pass, talvez valha a pena testar. Agora se é uma pessoa mais preocupada em desfrutar do jogo, ter uma experiência única e abrir os horizontes, sugiro que aguarde pelo menos até a conclusão das árvores de melhoria de regiões e política.
Não esqueça que tudo isso que vimos aqui foi durante o acesso antecipado e muita coisa do jogo pode ter mudado caso você esteja vendo esse vídeo muito tempo depois. 05
Já se inscrever para ajudar o meu trabalho? Que tal deixar o joinha para me manter motivado? A gente se vê no próximo vídeo, fui!
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2024.05.13 18:33 Significant-Cream964 Um conto indígena cyberpunk que estou escrevendo:

Urakidosan - Um conto índigena cyberpunk
1 - Sete de janeiro de 2137, 22:15 da noite. Laboratório clandestino de análise e transferência de chips neurais. Setor 88.
O silêncio denso do laboratório era quebrado apenas pelo zumbido suave dos equipamentos eletrônicos e o sussurro tenso dos cientistas circundantes. Eu estava parado diante do cientista chefe, cujo rosto estava obscurecido pelas sombras projetadas pelas luzes piscantes do equipamento. "Você já sabe o que fazer", ele disse em um tom grave, enquanto conectava um tubo eletrônico em minha cabeça.
"Chegando lá é apenas uma questão de tempo. Desative a central de dados, implante o decodificador e inicie a destruição do Setor Um. Você será uma lenda entre os Uru-sahitas. Se algo der errado durante o upload do seu chip, nós não nos responsabilizaremos. Mas, olha, eu acredito em você, não é a toa que eles te escolheram, agente K2. Apenas não morra, ok?"
O tubo eletrônico se conectou, e o mundo ao meu redor se desvaneceu em escuridão. A transferência começou, e eu me vi imerso na rede, navegando entre os dados à velocidade da luz. De repente, uma voz feminina cortou o vazio, carregada de desespero.
"Espera! Você vai matá-lo, os dados estão se corrompendo! Traga-o de volta, agora!" E então, mais uma vez, fui engolido pela escuridão.
\*\* 25 de maio de 2250, dez da manhã - Setor Um.\*\*
Raios de luz penetraram minha consciência, seguidos pelo ar fresco enchendo meus pulmões e pelas batidas rítmicas do meu coração. Essas foram as primeiras sensações que emergiram quando acordei, preso sob os escombros. Meu corpo estava quebrado, destroçado, e os escombros pesados pareciam pressionar contra mim com uma força avassaladora. Sons estranhos ecoavam, crescendo em intensidade até que percebi o rugido de um motor se aproximando, um trator ou escavadeira.
Em um movimento repentino, fui arrancado da escuridão pela mão fria da morte e lançado para dentro de uma caçamba de lixo. Por breves instantes, vislumbrei a luz do dia e um borrão de prédios distantes antes de cair em meio à pilha de resíduos. Meu corpo estava desmantelado, despojado de suas partes, talvez por sucateiros ou máquinas insensíveis. Sem pernas, com apenas um braço robótico, meu visor ocular danificado me deixava às cegas, incapaz de discernir a hora, o local ou pedir ajuda.
Na beira do abismo da destruição iminente, a máquina trituradora fez uma varredura rápida antes de iniciar sua execução final. "Alerta! Forma de vida inteligente detectada. Iniciando ejeção." Fui lançado para fora, violentamente, caindo no chão áspero com um impacto surdo. A escuridão me envolveu mais uma vez quando minha cabeça bateu em um bloco de aço, e a consciência se dissipou.
Quando recuperei a consciência, a memória corrompida me atingiu como um golpe. De onde eu vim? Quem eu era antes disso? Arrastando-me através da paisagem desolada, cheguei a uma cidade estranha, cercada por enormes muros de pedra e guardada por uma porta ornamentada com escritos em uma língua desconhecida. Talvez fosse lar de uma civilização antiga ou um enclave remanescente da humanidade.
Exausto e sem forças, me vi diante da porta impenetrável, incapaz de gritar por socorro. Então, uma dúzia de drones avançados surgiu, suas armas apontadas para mim em um silencioso desafio.
"Forma de vida inteligente danificada", anunciou uma voz robótica. "Iniciando verificação de identidade."
As armas se mantinham prontas enquanto os drones analisavam minha presença, mas logo uma falha na checagem de identidade os deixou perplexos. Com uma ordem misteriosa, os drones se retiraram, e a porta se abriu lentamente, revelando os habitantes da cidade.
Entre eles, um velho ancião avançou, metade homem, metade máquina, com cabelos grisalhos e barba trançada. Seus olhos brilhavam com reconhecimento enquanto me estudava.
"Todos acharam que você estivesse morto", disse ele, com uma reverência surpreendente. "Mas eu nunca perdi as esperanças. Os deuses ainda não deram um fim à sua história. E a Ordem do Aço sucumbirá perante você, meu Urakidosan."
Urakidosan. A palavra ecoou em minha mente, trazendo consigo fragmentos de memória e um sentido de importância que escapava à minha compreensão. Haviam mistérios profundos a desvendar, laços antigos a serem refeitos e um destino a ser cumprido. Quem eu era antes disso tudo? E por que minha existência era tão significativa para aqueles ao meu redor?
2 - Urakidosan não hesitou em aceitar a mão estendida do ancião indígena, permitindo-se ser conduzido para dentro da cidade murada pelos braços acolhedores daqueles que o consideravam um igual. Os indígenas cibernéticos dobraram seus joelhos em sinal de reverência e respeito pelo retorno daquele que um dia fora a imagem de esperança e justiça para o povo Yaunisú.
"Vamos levá-lo para o centro cirúrgico da Nova República Brasileira Unida. Seu corpo precisa de reparos, e seu software também. É uma honra estar diante de você, meu Tu'un", disse um homem entre eles, cujos olhos modificados podiam escanear todos os problemas em um corpo em segundos.
Foi lá, entre os jardins suspensos e os santuários sagrados, que a consciência de Urakidosan começou a se reestabelecer, os fragmentos de sua identidade unindo-se lentamente como peças de um quebra-cabeça complexo. Sob os cuidados do ancião e dos sábios xamãs da tribo, ele encontraria uma nova força interior.
Enquanto era conduzido pelo povo que o ajudara, ele contemplava a megacidade que se erguia como uma gigantesca catedral de concreto e aço à sua frente. Árvores antigas e grandiosas ultrapassavam os céus, lançando sombras sinistras sobre os distritos inferiores. Moradias estavam escondidas dentro dessas árvores, enquanto enormes painéis holográficos adornavam suas superfícies. Urakidosan navegava pelos becos sombrios, imerso em uma miragem futurista onde os limites entre realidade e ficção se dissipavam.
Entre os arranha-céus sombrios e futuristas, ele vislumbrava relâmpagos de neon e hologramas cintilantes de propagandas das indústrias, ecoando como fantasmas digitais através da cidade. As informações inundavam sua mente, sendo muitas para alguém que acordara após cento e trinta e sete anos. Seus ouvidos zumbiam, sua visão continuava turva, e uma forte enxaqueca o golpeava incessantemente.
Enquanto Urakidosan avançava, os sons distantes de uma metrópole em constante movimento preenchiam o ar, misturando-se ao zumbido elétrico de cabos de fibra óptica. Nas sombras das estruturas monumentais, ele detectava vestígios de uma natureza corrompida, transformada em algo estranho e alienígena pela mão do homem, com tecnologias além de sua compreensão.
Por entre as fendas do concreto, surgiam oásis de vida selvagem urbana: jardins suspensos onde plantas e árvores se contorciam em direção à luz filtrada, e rios de água negra que serpenteavam por entre as ruas, alimentando lagos tóxicos que brilhavam com uma luz fantasmagórica. Os indígenas modificados quase que inteiramente suscitavam questionamentos em Urakidosan. Afinal, aqueles ao seu redor ainda eram seres humanos?
À medida que ele adentrava mais a fundo na cidade, sinais ocultos do passado emergiam das sombras, revelando uma história tão antiga quanto as próprias fundações da megacidade. Hieróglifos cibernéticos entalhados em concreto apodrecido e inscrições arcanas em línguas esquecidas sussurravam segredos ancestrais.
Mesmo quando se maravilhava com a vastidão e a complexidade do primeiro andar, Urakidosan sentia a atração de uma força superior, chamando-o para uma jornada rumo ao desconhecido e aos mistérios que aguardavam nas profundezas da megacidade. No coração das trevas urbanas, ele encontraria as respostas que procurava, mas também descobriria verdades perturbadoras que desafiariam sua própria compreensão da realidade.
Enquanto era transportado em uma maca flutuante rumo ao centro cirúrgico avançado, ele desmaiou, devido ao estado de seu corpo e mente estarem em estado terminal. Mas para sua surpresa, ao fechar os olhos, ele mergulhou em uma espécie de sonho lúcido, onde em seguida encontrava-se diante de um lugar extramamente claro, arborizado e com um grande templo antigo no centro, erguendo-se majestosamente. Uma figura alta e misteriosa, envolta em uma aura brilhante, surgiu diante dele, possuíndo uma forma humanoide indescritível, pois o brilho que emanava deste ser tornava impossível descrever sua aparência.
"Você chegou. Mas vejo que não sabe quem é. Aos olhos de meus irmãos, você não é bem-vindo à nossa terra. No entanto, eu vejo em você um futuro para os meus filhos", disse a figura enquanto se aproximava. A confusão nos olhos e na expressão de Dosan era nítida.
"Você sabe quem eu sou? Quem é você?", perguntou o rapaz, com pressa. A figura desapareceu diante de seus olhos, e todo o local sumiu junto. Dosan se viu repentinamente diante da megacidade, flutuando sobre todos.
"Não tenha medo. Estou aqui para ajudá-lo a cumprir uma missão que definirá a próxima era de todos os povos, dos que vivem abaixo e daqueles que vivem acima das nuvens", continuou a voz. "Eu sou o espírito guardião que outrora protegia este lugar. Fui venerado por muitas eras, mas a tecnologia e as distrações mundanas afastaram meu povo de mim. Meus irmãos e eu estamos enfraquecidos e só podemos ficar parados enquanto vemos nossa terra e nosso povo se perderem na escuridão desse século. A Ordem de Aço deve pagar por esse desrespeito para com as entidades da floresta e o mundo. Desde que o dono desse corpo ao qual você faz parte agora foi morto, tudo mudou. Eles conspiraram em silêncio e tomaram o poder à força, mas com você aqui podemos mudar isso."
*Tu'un = irmão, na nova lingua dos Guarukinis.
3 - Urakidosan foi conduzido pelos corredores da megacidade em direção ao centro cirúrgico da Nova República Brasileira Unida, seu corpo inerte sobre uma maca flutuante. Os indígenas cibernéticos que o acompanhavam pareciam preocupados e aflitos, trocando murmúrios e olhares nervosos enquanto o guiavam pelas ruas escuras e lamacentas da cidade.
Ao longo do caminho, as pessoas que cruzavam seu caminho olhavam para ele com olhos arregalados de incredulidade, como se estivessem vendo um fantasma surgir das sombras. Sussurros se espalhavam pelo ar, alimentando rumores e especulações sobre sua súbita aparição.
Finalmente, eles chegaram ao centro cirúrgico, uma estrutura imponente e futurista que se erguia contra o céu noturno. O ambiente estava impregnado com o zumbido constante de equipamentos médicos e o brilho frio de telas holográficas piscando em todas as direções.
Os cirurgiões indígenas cibernéticos trabalhavam com precisão mecânica, removendo partes danificadas do corpo de Urakidosan e substituindo-as por membros robóticos de última geração. Enquanto os implantes eram instalados, eles se conectavam com os sistemas de computador da sala de cirurgia, reparando códigos e algoritmos danificados.
Urakidosan jazia desacordado, seu corpo submetido à aflição da cirurgia e à incerteza do desconhecido. A sensação de ser desmontado e reconstruído era estranha e perturbadora, mas também carregava uma sensação de renascimento e renovação.
No tranquilo ambiente do hospital, Urakidosan repousava em seu leito, ainda sob os efeitos da cirurgia que lhe concedera novos membros cibernéticos e restaurara parte de seu software. Seu corpo, agora reparado, descansava em um estado de letargia, enquanto sua mente vagava entre a consciência e o sono. Após acordar, viu Tukê Ijuara, o ancião indígena, surgindo como uma figura imponente e sábia. Seus passos eram calmos, quase reverenciais, à medida que se aproximava do leito de Urakidosan. Seu olhar, profundo e perspicaz, parecia penetrar além das camadas físicas e mergulhar na essência da alma do jovem.
Com uma reverência respeitosa, Tukê Ijuara saudou Urakidosan, suas palavras ecoando suavemente no silêncio do quarto. "Tu'un Urakidosan, filho dos Yaunisú, despertado de um sono profundo, você retorna entre nós em um momento de necessidade. Realmente é um acontecimento curioso."
Urakidosan ergueu os olhos, tentando focar na figura do ancião diante dele. Sua mente ainda estava em um estado nebuloso, lutando para reunir as peças de sua identidade fragmentada. Ele sabia que havia algo familiar na presença do ancião, algo que ecoava dentro dele como um eco distante de memórias esquecidas.
Tukê Ijuara começou a tecer a história de Urakidosan, revelando os eventos que haviam moldado o destino do jovem líder indígena. Ele descreveu os dias de glória, quando Urakidosan liderava sua tribo com sabedoria e bravura, protegendo os valores e tradições de seu povo. Mas também relatou os tempos sombrios que se seguiram, quando a traição e a intriga levaram à queda de Urakidosan e à sua partida para o limbo do esquecimento.
"Você foi um guerreiro valente, um guardião de nossa cultura e um líder entre os homens", continuou Tukê Ijuara, sua voz carregada de respeito e admiração. "Mas agora, você retornou para enfrentar os desafios que aguardam nosso povo e nosso mundo."
Urakidosan ouvia atentamente, cada palavra do ancião ressoando dentro dele como um chamado ancestral. Ele sentia uma mistura de emoções - confusão, incerteza, mas também uma determinação crescente de entender mais sobre quem ele era de fato.
Enquanto Tukê Ijuara continuava a tecer a história de Urakidosan, uma sombra de preocupação pairava sobre seu semblante sereno. Ao perceber a confusão nos olhos do jovem líder, o ancião sentiu uma pontada de apreensão se insinuar em seu coração sábio.
"Tu'un Urakidosan", começou Tukê Ijuara, sua voz assumindo um tom mais grave, "há algo que você precisa saber. Algo que pode ser difícil de aceitar." Ele pausou, deixando o peso de suas palavras ecoar no ar antes de prosseguir. "Você não se lembra de nada, não é?"
Urakidosan balançou a cabeça em confirmação, sua expressão uma mistura de perplexidade e desânimo. Ele tentou recolher as lembranças, mas tudo o que encontrou foram fragmentos dispersos e nebulosos.
Tukê Ijuara observou atentamente o jovem, seus olhos brilhando com uma intensidade penetrante. Ele podia sentir algo pulsando sob a superfície, algo além da simples confusão de memórias. "Há uma sombra sobre você, Tu'un Urakidosan", disse ele, suas palavras carregadas de gravidade. "Uma presença que não pertence a este corpo, a esta mente."
Urakidosan ergueu os olhos para encontrar o olhar do ancião, uma centelha de alarme acendendo em sua mente. Ele sabia que algo estava errado, que havia algo além do que ele conseguia compreender. Mas antes que pudesse formular uma pergunta, Tukê Ijuara continuou.
"Kainoa Temehara, nosso Urakidosan*, era um homem de grande sabedoria e coragem", disse o ancião, sua voz ecoando com reverência. "Mas o que está dentro de você não é a alma de Kainoa. É algo diferente, algo estranho e desconhecido."
Urakidosan sentiu um calafrio percorrer sua espinha enquanto absorvia as palavras do ancião. Uma sensação de inquietude se instalou em seu peito, misturada com uma determinação crescente de descobrir a verdade por trás da presença que o habitava. Ele sabia que teria que explorar os recantos mais sombrios de sua própria mente para desvendar o mistério que o envolvia.
*Urakidosan* = Aquele que mostra o caminho; Quem guia o povo.
4 - A cirurgia foi um ritual delicado, uma dança entre máquinas e mãos habilidosas, restaurando meu corpo cibernético e realinhando meu software. A dor pulsante que havia me consumido lentamente começou a diminuir, substituída por uma sensação de formigamento à medida que os circuitos e conexões em meu interior se estabilizavam. Ergui a cabeça lentamente, sentindo-me frágil e vulnerável, mas também cheio de uma determinação recém-descoberta.
O ancião estava ao meu lado, observando-me com olhos sábios e compassivos. Sua presença era reconfortante, uma âncora em um mar de incertezas. Ele estendeu a mão em um gesto de solidariedade, e eu a aceitei com gratidão, permitindo-me ser conduzido para fora da sala de cirurgia e para a próxima fase de minha jornada.
A casa do ancião era um refúgio de serenidade em meio à agitação da aldeia. Construída com madeira envelhecida e adornada com símbolos ancestrais, emanava uma sensação de calma e tranquilidade. Enquanto caminhávamos pelos corredores estreitos, o ancião compartilhava histórias sobre os dias passados, sobre os grandes líderes que vieram antes de mim e sobre a importância de manter vivas as tradições dos Yaunisu.
Nos dias que se seguiram, mergulhei de cabeça na cultura e nos costumes do povo Yaunisu. Aprendi os rituais de cura com ervas e plantas da floresta, participei das cerimônias sagradas sob o céu estrelado e me conectei com os espíritos dos antepassados através de cantos ancestrais. Cada momento era uma lição, uma oportunidade de crescer e evoluir como líder e como ser humano.
No entanto, nem todos na aldeia estavam prontos para aceitar meu retorno. Alguns duvidavam de minha identidade, questionando se eu era realmente o líder que havia partido há tanto tempo. Essas dúvidas se transformaram em tensões crescentes, alimentadas pela incerteza e pelo medo do desconhecido.
Foi durante uma reunião do conselho tribal que as tensões atingiram o ponto de ebulição. Argumentos acalorados ecoavam pelos corredores da aldeia, enquanto os membros mais céticos exigiam provas de minha identidade e os mais fiéis insistiam em me reconhecer como seu líder legítimo.
Diante desse impasse, encontrei apoio e solidariedade entre aqueles que acreditavam em mim. Eles compartilharam suas memórias de tempos passados, relembrando os dias de glória e as provações que enfrentamos juntos como povo. Essas histórias eram como âncoras, ancorando-me à minha verdadeira identidade e fortalecendo minha determinação de liderar meu povo para um futuro melhor.
Foi durante uma dessas conversas ao redor da fogueira que o ancião compartilhou um segredo antigo. Ele me contou sobre um lugar sagrado, um repositório de memórias onde os Yaunisu guardavam os registros de suas vidas passadas. Guiado pelo ancião, adentrei o local sagrado, onde a atmosfera era carregada de uma energia ancestral.
Ao tocar nas paredes de pedra fria, senti uma corrente elétrica percorrer meu corpo, como se o passado estivesse se comunicando com o presente. À medida que me conectava ao banco de memórias, fui inundado por uma torrente de lembranças e imagens. Recordações de minha vida anterior, tanto como Kainoa quanto como o habitante do andar 88, dançavam diante de meus olhos, revelando fragmentos de quem eu fui.
O impacto das revelações ecoou em minha mente como um trovão, sacudindo-me até o âmago da minha existência. Enquanto as lembranças de minha vida no andar 88 inundavam minha consciência, senti-me envolto por uma escuridão sufocante, uma sombra sinistra do que eu tinha sido.
A verdade era devastadora em sua crueldade: eu era um agente da destruição, um fantoche nas mãos dos que controlavam os andares superiores. Minha missão era terrível: aniquilar setores inteiros, erradicar civilizações promissoras antes que pudessem ameaçar o status quo dos governantes supremos.
Em minha vida anterior, eu era um assassino, um mestre em manipulação e destruição, uma ferramenta afiada nas mãos dos poderosos. Minha existência era um ciclo interminável de violência e traição, uma dança macabra em que eu era forçado a participar contra minha vontade.
Eu lembrei dos poderosos que controlavam os andares superiores, eles eram uma elite implacável e poderosa, cujo domínio sobre a população era absoluto. Munidos de tecnologias avançadas e recursos ilimitados, esses governantes operavam nas sombras, manipulando o destino da humanidade de acordo com seus próprios interesses egoístas.
Para garantir sua hegemonia, os governantes tinham um interesse direto em manter os andares inferiores em um estado de submissão e dependência. Eles enxergavam o avanço tecnológico e social como uma ameaça ao seu poder, uma vez que poderia levar à ascensão de um novo governo que desafiasse sua autoridade. Por essa razão, eles investiam pesadamente em meios de garantir que os andares inferiores permanecessem subdesenvolvidos e desunidos, perpetuando assim sua própria dominação.
Os agentes encarregados de destruir setores inteiros eram a ferramenta principal dos governantes para manter o controle de todas as coisas. Agentes esses, treinados desde jovens para serem os mestres da destruição, habilmente versados em uma variedade de técnicas letais e táticas de sabotagem, implantados em setores específicos, onde operavam clandestinamente para minar qualquer tentativa de progresso ou resistência.
Entre as tecnologias avançadas utilizadas pelos agentes haviam os nanorrobôs de destruição em massa, minúsculos dispositivos capazes de se infiltrar em sistemas de segurança e infraestrutura vital para causar estragos devastadores. Esses nanorrobôs podiam assumir diversas formas, desde enxames de insetos mecânicos até micropartículas invisíveis a olho nu, permitindo que os agentes infligissem danos significativos sem serem detectados.
Além dos nanorrobôs, os agentes também contavam com uma variedade de dispositivos de controle mental e manipulação psicológica para subverter a vontade das massas e incitar o caos. Implantes cibernéticos avançados permitiam que eles se infiltrassem em redes neurais humanas, manipulando pensamentos e emoções para servir aos interesses dos governantes.
Para garantir o sucesso de suas missões, os agentes também contavam com uma rede global de informantes e espiões, capazes de fornecer informações vitais sobre alvos potenciais e vulnerabilidades a explorar. Essa rede de inteligência era alimentada por algoritmos avançados de análise de dados e sistemas de vigilância onipresentes, garantindo que nenhum movimento passasse despercebido.
No entanto, mesmo com todo esse arsenal de tecnologia e poder, os agentes não estavam imunes às consequências de suas ações. Muitos deles lutavam com o fardo de suas escolhas, atormentados pela culpa e pelo remorso por suas ações. Alguns tentaram encontrar redenção em meio ao caos, enquanto outros sucumbiram à escuridão de suas próprias almas, perdidos para sempre nas sombras.
5 - Agora, confrontado com a verdade nua e crua de quem eu era, senti uma onda de angústia e desespero inundar meu ser. Como poderia redimir-me de crimes tão horrendos, tão impiedosamente cometidos em nome do poder e da ganância?
Minha mente girava com possibilidades, cada pensamento mais sombrio do que o anterior. Poderia simplesmente aceitar meu destino, continuar servindo aos meus mestres como um cão fiel, ou poderia rebelar-me contra eles, desafiando sua autoridade e procurando redenção entre os Yaunisu..
Mas então, uma terceira opção começou a emergir em minha mente conturbada. Uma ideia tão louca, tão improvável, que quase me fez rir de desespero. E se eu pudesse usar minha posição privilegiada para mudar as coisas de dentro para fora? E se eu pudesse aproveitar meu conhecimento e habilidades para minar os alicerces do sistema que me escravizava?
A ideia era uma centelha de esperança em meio à escuridão, um fio frágil de possibilidade em um mundo de desespero. Eu não sabia se era possível, se eu era forte o suficiente para enfrentar o poder desse império e desafiar seu domínio sobre tudo o que me cercava.
Mas uma coisa era certa: eu não podia mais ignorar a verdade que havia descoberto. Eu era Kainoa, líder indígena, mas também era o agente do caos do andar 88, duas metades de um todo dilacerado pela guerra e pela ganância. E agora, cabia a mim decidir o que fazer com essa verdade, como moldar meu próprio destino em um mundo onde a única constante era a mudança.
Após a descoberta devastadora de minha verdadeira identidade, decidi compartilhar esse fardo com Tukê Ijuara, o ancião sábio que me acolheu em seu povo. Sentado sob a sombra das árvores ancestrais, contei-lhe minha história, desde minha vida como Kaiona, líder dos Yaunisu, até minha existência como uma ferramenta nas mãos dos poderosos do silo.
Tukê ouviu em silêncio, seu olhar profundo refletindo a turbulência de minhas emoções. Cada palavra que saía de minha boca era como uma faca afiada, cortando as camadas de sua compreensão do mundo. Mas ele permaneceu impassível, como uma rocha diante das marés turbulentas.
Quando terminei de falar, um silêncio pesado pairou entre nós, interrompido apenas pelo suave sussurro das folhas ao vento. Tukê finalmente quebrou o silêncio, sua voz serena ecoando no ar.
"Kainoa, ou k2, como você prefere ser chamado, sua história é uma revelação chocante. Mas não muda quem você é para nós. Você pode ter sido um agente da destruição no passado, mas agora é parte de nossa comunidade, parte de nossa família."
Suas palavras ecoaram dentro de mim, uma luz tênue perfurando a escuridão que se apoderara de minha alma. Pela primeira vez desde que descobri minha verdadeira identidade, senti uma centelha de esperança se acender em meu coração.
No entanto, essa esperança era frágil, ameaçada pela presença constante da outra consciência dentro de mim. A consciência do agente k2, cujo nome permanecia um mistério, sussurrava dúvidas e incertezas em minha mente, desafiando minha determinação de deixar o passado para trás.
Enquanto lutava para conter as vozes conflitantes dentro de mim, Tukê colocou uma mão reconfortante em meu ombro, um gesto de solidariedade e apoio em meio ao caos que me consumia. Seus olhos brilhavam com uma determinação firme, como se estivesse pronto para enfrentar qualquer desafio que o destino nos reservasse.
"Kainoa, você é mais do que suas memórias perdidas, mais do que as sombras do passado que o assombram", disse ele, sua voz ecoando com uma autoridade tranquila. "É hora de você encontrar seu verdadeiro caminho, de aceitar quem você é agora e quem pode se tornar."
Suas palavras ecoaram dentro de mim, penetrando nas profundezas de minha alma e dissipando as nuvens escuras que obscureciam minha visão. Pela primeira vez desde que despertei neste mundo desconhecido, senti uma sensação de paz e clareza se apoderar de mim.
Mas a paz foi efêmera, pois a consciência misteriosa continuava a se manifestar, cada vez mais agressiva e insistente. Eu sabia que não podia ignorá-lo para sempre, que em algum momento teria que confronta-lo.
Enquanto ponderava sobre o que fazer a seguir, uma ideia começou a se formar em minha mente. Talvez, se eu pudesse encontrar uma maneira de reconciliar as duas consciências dentro de mim, pudesse finalmente encontrar a paz que tanto buscava.
Com esse pensamento em mente, levantei-me e olhei para Tukê, determinado a encontrar uma solução para o dilema que me assolava. Ele me encarou com um olhar de compreensão, como se soubesse exatamente o que eu estava planejando.
Enquanto ponderava sobre meu próximo passo, senti a presença se manifestar outra vez. Uma sensação estranha começou a se insinuar em minha mente, era como uma voz sussurrante que ecoava nos recantos mais profundos da minha consciência.
Inicialmente, tentei ignorar essa sensação, atribuindo-a ao estresse e à tensão de minhas experiências recentes. No entanto, à medida que avançava os passos, a sensação se intensificava, como se algo estivesse tentando romper os limites da minha mente e se manifestar no mundo exterior.
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Após dias de introspecção solitária, envolto na escuridão de meus próprios pensamentos, um acontecimento surpreendente veio romper o silêncio de meu refúgio. Era noite, uma noite tempestuosa, onde o céu rugia com a fúria dos elementos. Foi nesse cenário de caos que a presença se manifestou diante de mim, envolta em sombras e mistério, mas emanando uma aura de familiaridade que não pude ignorar. Uma voz familiar, mas distorcida pelo tempo e pela distância, ecoou em minha mente, clamando por reconhecimento e controle. Era a voz de Kainoa, meu eu anterior, despertando de um sono profundo e exigindo seu lugar no mundo.
Sua presença era uma lembrança constante de que minha jornada estava longe de terminar, e que eu precisava reconciliar as duas metades de mim mesmo para encontrar a verdadeira harmonia.
A figura à minha frente me encarou por um momento, seus olhos buscando os meus com uma intensidade quase palpável. Então, finalmente, ele falou, sua voz carregada de confusão e desamparo. "Eu... não sei onde estou, o que está acontecendo? Sinto-me preso em um pesadelo do qual não consigo acordar. Por favor, me ajude."
Uma onda de compaixão e empatia me atingiu enquanto eu observava Kainoa, percebendo a tormenta de emoções que o assolava. Ele não era um inimigo; era uma parte de mim que havia sido fragmentada e esquecida, relegada às sombras da minha própria existência.
"Eu sinto muito por tudo isso, há coisas que devo lhe contar que podem ser difíceis de entender", murmurei, as palavras pesando em minha língua enquanto eu lutava para encontrar uma maneira de confortá-lo. ''Eu descobri muitas coisas desde que despertei no seu corpo, e uma delas é que você não está sozinho. Você faz parte de algo grandioso e sua memoria permance viva entre aqueles que lhe admiram.''
Com isso, comecei a compartilhar com ele os fragmentos de memória que havia recuperado, revelando a história de nossa vida anterior como Kaiona, líder dos Yaunisu, e a transformação que ocorreu quando fui subjugado pela consciência do agente. Expliquei os motivos por trás de sua morte e como, agora consciente da verdade, estava determinado a lutar não apenas por minha própria redenção, mas também pela justiça dele.
Kainoa ouviu em silêncio, absorvendo cada palavra com uma profunda atenção, enquanto as peças do quebra-cabeça começavam a se encaixar em sua mente confusa.
"Então, isso é o que aconteceu...", murmurou ele. "Eu me lembro agora, flashes de memória, fragmentos de um passado que parecia distante demais para ser real. Mas agora, tudo se torna claro. Obrigado por me ajudar a encontrar o caminho de volta."
Um sorriso suave curvou meus lábios enquanto olhava para Kainoa, reconhecendo a força recém-descoberta em sua voz e em seu olhar. Juntos, éramos uma força a ser reconhecida, uma aliança indestrutível forjada nas chamas da adversidade.
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De volta à casa do ancião, senti-me sobrecarregado pelo peso das lembranças recuperadas. Recordava agora minha existência nos andares superiores, os corredores labirínticos e os salões opulentos onde o poder era disputado e as conspirações tramadas em segredo. Mas também lembrava dos dias ensolarados na aldeia, das crianças brincando nas margens do rio e das noites tranquilas sob o manto estrelado do céu. Aqui, entre os Yaunisu, eu encontrara uma paz que há muito tempo havia perdido.
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Urakidosan - Um conto índigena cyberpunk
1 - Sete de janeiro de 2137, 22:15 da noite. Laboratório clandestino de análise e transferência de chips neurais. Setor 88.
O silêncio denso do laboratório era quebrado apenas pelo zumbido suave dos equipamentos eletrônicos e o sussurro tenso dos cientistas circundantes. Eu estava parado diante do cientista chefe, cujo rosto estava obscurecido pelas sombras projetadas pelas luzes piscantes do equipamento. "Você já sabe o que fazer", ele disse em um tom grave, enquanto conectava um tubo eletrônico em minha cabeça.
"Chegando lá é apenas uma questão de tempo. Desative a central de dados, implante o decodificador e inicie a destruição do Setor Um. Você será uma lenda entre os Uru-sahitas. Se algo der errado durante o upload do seu chip, nós não nos responsabilizaremos. Mas, olha, eu acredito em você, não é a toa que eles te escolheram, agente K2. Apenas não morra, ok?"
O tubo eletrônico se conectou, e o mundo ao meu redor se desvaneceu em escuridão. A transferência começou, e eu me vi imerso na rede, navegando entre os dados à velocidade da luz. De repente, uma voz feminina cortou o vazio, carregada de desespero.
"Espera! Você vai matá-lo, os dados estão se corrompendo! Traga-o de volta, agora!" E então, mais uma vez, fui engolido pela escuridão.
** 25 de maio de 2250, dez da manhã - Setor Um.**
Raios de luz penetraram minha consciência, seguidos pelo ar fresco enchendo meus pulmões e pelas batidas rítmicas do meu coração. Essas foram as primeiras sensações que emergiram quando acordei, preso sob os escombros. Meu corpo estava quebrado, destroçado, e os escombros pesados pareciam pressionar contra mim com uma força avassaladora. Sons estranhos ecoavam, crescendo em intensidade até que percebi o rugido de um motor se aproximando, um trator ou escavadeira.
Em um movimento repentino, fui arrancado da escuridão pela mão fria da morte e lançado para dentro de uma caçamba de lixo. Por breves instantes, vislumbrei a luz do dia e um borrão de prédios distantes antes de cair em meio à pilha de resíduos. Meu corpo estava desmantelado, despojado de suas partes, talvez por sucateiros ou máquinas insensíveis. Sem pernas, com apenas um braço robótico, meu visor ocular danificado me deixava às cegas, incapaz de discernir a hora, o local ou pedir ajuda.
Na beira do abismo da destruição iminente, a máquina trituradora fez uma varredura rápida antes de iniciar sua execução final. "Alerta! Forma de vida inteligente detectada. Iniciando ejeção." Fui lançado para fora, violentamente, caindo no chão áspero com um impacto surdo. A escuridão me envolveu mais uma vez quando minha cabeça bateu em um bloco de aço, e a consciência se dissipou.
Quando recuperei a consciência, a memória corrompida me atingiu como um golpe. De onde eu vim? Quem eu era antes disso? Arrastando-me através da paisagem desolada, cheguei a uma cidade estranha, cercada por enormes muros de pedra e guardada por uma porta ornamentada com escritos em uma língua desconhecida. Talvez fosse lar de uma civilização antiga ou um enclave remanescente da humanidade.
Exausto e sem forças, me vi diante da porta impenetrável, incapaz de gritar por socorro. Então, uma dúzia de drones avançados surgiu, suas armas apontadas para mim em um silencioso desafio.
"Forma de vida inteligente danificada", anunciou uma voz robótica. "Iniciando verificação de identidade."
As armas se mantinham prontas enquanto os drones analisavam minha presença, mas logo uma falha na checagem de identidade os deixou perplexos. Com uma ordem misteriosa, os drones se retiraram, e a porta se abriu lentamente, revelando os habitantes da cidade.
Entre eles, um velho ancião avançou, metade homem, metade máquina, com cabelos grisalhos e barba trançada. Seus olhos brilhavam com reconhecimento enquanto me estudava.
"Todos acharam que você estivesse morto", disse ele, com uma reverência surpreendente. "Mas eu nunca perdi as esperanças. Os deuses ainda não deram um fim à sua história. E a Ordem do Aço sucumbirá perante você, meu Urakidosan."
Urakidosan. A palavra ecoou em minha mente, trazendo consigo fragmentos de memória e um sentido de importância que escapava à minha compreensão. Haviam mistérios profundos a desvendar, laços antigos a serem refeitos e um destino a ser cumprido. Quem eu era antes disso tudo? E por que minha existência era tão significativa para aqueles ao meu redor?
2 - Urakidosan não hesitou em aceitar a mão estendida do ancião indígena, permitindo-se ser conduzido para dentro da cidade murada pelos braços acolhedores daqueles que o consideravam um igual. Os indígenas cibernéticos dobraram seus joelhos em sinal de reverência e respeito pelo retorno daquele que um dia fora a imagem de esperança e justiça para o povo Yaunisú.
"Vamos levá-lo para o centro cirúrgico da Nova República Brasileira Unida. Seu corpo precisa de reparos, e seu software também. É uma honra estar diante de você, meu Tu'un", disse um homem entre eles, cujos olhos modificados podiam escanear todos os problemas em um corpo em segundos.
Foi lá, entre os jardins suspensos e os santuários sagrados, que a consciência de Urakidosan começou a se reestabelecer, os fragmentos de sua identidade unindo-se lentamente como peças de um quebra-cabeça complexo. Sob os cuidados do ancião e dos sábios xamãs da tribo, ele encontraria uma nova força interior.
Enquanto era conduzido pelo povo que o ajudara, ele contemplava a megacidade que se erguia como uma gigantesca catedral de concreto e aço à sua frente. Árvores antigas e grandiosas ultrapassavam os céus, lançando sombras sinistras sobre os distritos inferiores. Moradias estavam escondidas dentro dessas árvores, enquanto enormes painéis holográficos adornavam suas superfícies. Urakidosan navegava pelos becos sombrios, imerso em uma miragem futurista onde os limites entre realidade e ficção se dissipavam.
Entre os arranha-céus sombrios e futuristas, ele vislumbrava relâmpagos de neon e hologramas cintilantes de propagandas das indústrias, ecoando como fantasmas digitais através da cidade. As informações inundavam sua mente, sendo muitas para alguém que acordara após cento e trinta e sete anos. Seus ouvidos zumbiam, sua visão continuava turva, e uma forte enxaqueca o golpeava incessantemente.
Enquanto Urakidosan avançava, os sons distantes de uma metrópole em constante movimento preenchiam o ar, misturando-se ao zumbido elétrico de cabos de fibra óptica. Nas sombras das estruturas monumentais, ele detectava vestígios de uma natureza corrompida, transformada em algo estranho e alienígena pela mão do homem, com tecnologias além de sua compreensão.
Por entre as fendas do concreto, surgiam oásis de vida selvagem urbana: jardins suspensos onde plantas e árvores se contorciam em direção à luz filtrada, e rios de água negra que serpenteavam por entre as ruas, alimentando lagos tóxicos que brilhavam com uma luz fantasmagórica. Os indígenas modificados quase que inteiramente suscitavam questionamentos em Urakidosan. Afinal, aqueles ao seu redor ainda eram seres humanos?
À medida que ele adentrava mais a fundo na cidade, sinais ocultos do passado emergiam das sombras, revelando uma história tão antiga quanto as próprias fundações da megacidade. Hieróglifos cibernéticos entalhados em concreto apodrecido e inscrições arcanas em línguas esquecidas sussurravam segredos ancestrais.
Mesmo quando se maravilhava com a vastidão e a complexidade do primeiro andar, Urakidosan sentia a atração de uma força superior, chamando-o para uma jornada rumo ao desconhecido e aos mistérios que aguardavam nas profundezas da megacidade. No coração das trevas urbanas, ele encontraria as respostas que procurava, mas também descobriria verdades perturbadoras que desafiariam sua própria compreensão da realidade.
Enquanto era transportado em uma maca flutuante rumo ao centro cirúrgico avançado, ele desmaiou, devido ao estado de seu corpo e mente estarem em estado terminal. Mas para sua surpresa, ao fechar os olhos, ele mergulhou em uma espécie de sonho lúcido, onde em seguida encontrava-se diante de um lugar extramamente claro, arborizado e com um grande templo antigo no centro, erguendo-se majestosamente. Uma figura alta e misteriosa, envolta em uma aura brilhante, surgiu diante dele, possuíndo uma forma humanoide indescritível, pois o brilho que emanava deste ser tornava impossível descrever sua aparência.
"Você chegou. Mas vejo que não sabe quem é. Aos olhos de meus irmãos, você não é bem-vindo à nossa terra. No entanto, eu vejo em você um futuro para os meus filhos", disse a figura enquanto se aproximava. A confusão nos olhos e na expressão de Dosan era nítida.
"Você sabe quem eu sou? Quem é você?", perguntou o rapaz, com pressa. A figura desapareceu diante de seus olhos, e todo o local sumiu junto. Dosan se viu repentinamente diante da megacidade, flutuando sobre todos.
"Não tenha medo. Estou aqui para ajudá-lo a cumprir uma missão que definirá a próxima era de todos os povos, dos que vivem abaixo e daqueles que vivem acima das nuvens", continuou a voz. "Eu sou o espírito guardião que outrora protegia este lugar. Fui venerado por muitas eras, mas a tecnologia e as distrações mundanas afastaram meu povo de mim. Meus irmãos e eu estamos enfraquecidos e só podemos ficar parados enquanto vemos nossa terra e nosso povo se perderem na escuridão desse século. A Ordem de Aço deve pagar por esse desrespeito para com as entidades da floresta e o mundo. Desde que o dono desse corpo ao qual você faz parte agora foi morto, tudo mudou. Eles conspiraram em silêncio e tomaram o poder à força, mas com você aqui podemos mudar isso."
*Tu'un = irmão, na nova lingua dos Guarukinis.
3 - Urakidosan foi conduzido pelos corredores da megacidade em direção ao centro cirúrgico da Nova República Brasileira Unida, seu corpo inerte sobre uma maca flutuante. Os indígenas cibernéticos que o acompanhavam pareciam preocupados e aflitos, trocando murmúrios e olhares nervosos enquanto o guiavam pelas ruas escuras e lamacentas da cidade.
Ao longo do caminho, as pessoas que cruzavam seu caminho olhavam para ele com olhos arregalados de incredulidade, como se estivessem vendo um fantasma surgir das sombras. Sussurros se espalhavam pelo ar, alimentando rumores e especulações sobre sua súbita aparição.
Finalmente, eles chegaram ao centro cirúrgico, uma estrutura imponente e futurista que se erguia contra o céu noturno. O ambiente estava impregnado com o zumbido constante de equipamentos médicos e o brilho frio de telas holográficas piscando em todas as direções.
Os cirurgiões indígenas cibernéticos trabalhavam com precisão mecânica, removendo partes danificadas do corpo de Urakidosan e substituindo-as por membros robóticos de última geração. Enquanto os implantes eram instalados, eles se conectavam com os sistemas de computador da sala de cirurgia, reparando códigos e algoritmos danificados.
Urakidosan jazia desacordado, seu corpo submetido à aflição da cirurgia e à incerteza do desconhecido. A sensação de ser desmontado e reconstruído era estranha e perturbadora, mas também carregava uma sensação de renascimento e renovação.
No tranquilo ambiente do hospital, Urakidosan repousava em seu leito, ainda sob os efeitos da cirurgia que lhe concedera novos membros cibernéticos e restaurara parte de seu software. Seu corpo, agora reparado, descansava em um estado de letargia, enquanto sua mente vagava entre a consciência e o sono. Após acordar, viu Tukê Ijuara, o ancião indígena, surgindo como uma figura imponente e sábia. Seus passos eram calmos, quase reverenciais, à medida que se aproximava do leito de Urakidosan. Seu olhar, profundo e perspicaz, parecia penetrar além das camadas físicas e mergulhar na essência da alma do jovem.
Com uma reverência respeitosa, Tukê Ijuara saudou Urakidosan, suas palavras ecoando suavemente no silêncio do quarto. "Tu'un Urakidosan, filho dos Yaunisú, despertado de um sono profundo, você retorna entre nós em um momento de necessidade. Realmente é um acontecimento curioso."
Urakidosan ergueu os olhos, tentando focar na figura do ancião diante dele. Sua mente ainda estava em um estado nebuloso, lutando para reunir as peças de sua identidade fragmentada. Ele sabia que havia algo familiar na presença do ancião, algo que ecoava dentro dele como um eco distante de memórias esquecidas.
Tukê Ijuara começou a tecer a história de Urakidosan, revelando os eventos que haviam moldado o destino do jovem líder indígena. Ele descreveu os dias de glória, quando Urakidosan liderava sua tribo com sabedoria e bravura, protegendo os valores e tradições de seu povo. Mas também relatou os tempos sombrios que se seguiram, quando a traição e a intriga levaram à queda de Urakidosan e à sua partida para o limbo do esquecimento.
"Você foi um guerreiro valente, um guardião de nossa cultura e um líder entre os homens", continuou Tukê Ijuara, sua voz carregada de respeito e admiração. "Mas agora, você retornou para enfrentar os desafios que aguardam nosso povo e nosso mundo."
Urakidosan ouvia atentamente, cada palavra do ancião ressoando dentro dele como um chamado ancestral. Ele sentia uma mistura de emoções - confusão, incerteza, mas também uma determinação crescente de entender mais sobre quem ele era de fato.
Enquanto Tukê Ijuara continuava a tecer a história de Urakidosan, uma sombra de preocupação pairava sobre seu semblante sereno. Ao perceber a confusão nos olhos do jovem líder, o ancião sentiu uma pontada de apreensão se insinuar em seu coração sábio.
"Tu'un Urakidosan", começou Tukê Ijuara, sua voz assumindo um tom mais grave, "há algo que você precisa saber. Algo que pode ser difícil de aceitar." Ele pausou, deixando o peso de suas palavras ecoar no ar antes de prosseguir. "Você não se lembra de nada, não é?"
Urakidosan balançou a cabeça em confirmação, sua expressão uma mistura de perplexidade e desânimo. Ele tentou recolher as lembranças, mas tudo o que encontrou foram fragmentos dispersos e nebulosos.
Tukê Ijuara observou atentamente o jovem, seus olhos brilhando com uma intensidade penetrante. Ele podia sentir algo pulsando sob a superfície, algo além da simples confusão de memórias. "Há uma sombra sobre você, Tu'un Urakidosan", disse ele, suas palavras carregadas de gravidade. "Uma presença que não pertence a este corpo, a esta mente."
Urakidosan ergueu os olhos para encontrar o olhar do ancião, uma centelha de alarme acendendo em sua mente. Ele sabia que algo estava errado, que havia algo além do que ele conseguia compreender. Mas antes que pudesse formular uma pergunta, Tukê Ijuara continuou.
"Kainoa Temehara, nosso Urakidosan*, era um homem de grande sabedoria e coragem", disse o ancião, sua voz ecoando com reverência. "Mas o que está dentro de você não é a alma de Kainoa. É algo diferente, algo estranho e desconhecido."
Urakidosan sentiu um calafrio percorrer sua espinha enquanto absorvia as palavras do ancião. Uma sensação de inquietude se instalou em seu peito, misturada com uma determinação crescente de descobrir a verdade por trás da presença que o habitava. Ele sabia que teria que explorar os recantos mais sombrios de sua própria mente para desvendar o mistério que o envolvia.
*Urakidosan* = Aquele que mostra o caminho; Quem guia o povo.
4 - A cirurgia foi um ritual delicado, uma dança entre máquinas e mãos habilidosas, restaurando meu corpo cibernético e realinhando meu software. A dor pulsante que havia me consumido lentamente começou a diminuir, substituída por uma sensação de formigamento à medida que os circuitos e conexões em meu interior se estabilizavam. Ergui a cabeça lentamente, sentindo-me frágil e vulnerável, mas também cheio de uma determinação recém-descoberta.
O ancião estava ao meu lado, observando-me com olhos sábios e compassivos. Sua presença era reconfortante, uma âncora em um mar de incertezas. Ele estendeu a mão em um gesto de solidariedade, e eu a aceitei com gratidão, permitindo-me ser conduzido para fora da sala de cirurgia e para a próxima fase de minha jornada.
A casa do ancião era um refúgio de serenidade em meio à agitação da aldeia. Construída com madeira envelhecida e adornada com símbolos ancestrais, emanava uma sensação de calma e tranquilidade. Enquanto caminhávamos pelos corredores estreitos, o ancião compartilhava histórias sobre os dias passados, sobre os grandes líderes que vieram antes de mim e sobre a importância de manter vivas as tradições dos Yaunisu.
Nos dias que se seguiram, mergulhei de cabeça na cultura e nos costumes do povo Yaunisu. Aprendi os rituais de cura com ervas e plantas da floresta, participei das cerimônias sagradas sob o céu estrelado e me conectei com os espíritos dos antepassados através de cantos ancestrais. Cada momento era uma lição, uma oportunidade de crescer e evoluir como líder e como ser humano.
No entanto, nem todos na aldeia estavam prontos para aceitar meu retorno. Alguns duvidavam de minha identidade, questionando se eu era realmente o líder que havia partido há tanto tempo. Essas dúvidas se transformaram em tensões crescentes, alimentadas pela incerteza e pelo medo do desconhecido.
Foi durante uma reunião do conselho tribal que as tensões atingiram o ponto de ebulição. Argumentos acalorados ecoavam pelos corredores da aldeia, enquanto os membros mais céticos exigiam provas de minha identidade e os mais fiéis insistiam em me reconhecer como seu líder legítimo.
Diante desse impasse, encontrei apoio e solidariedade entre aqueles que acreditavam em mim. Eles compartilharam suas memórias de tempos passados, relembrando os dias de glória e as provações que enfrentamos juntos como povo. Essas histórias eram como âncoras, ancorando-me à minha verdadeira identidade e fortalecendo minha determinação de liderar meu povo para um futuro melhor.
Foi durante uma dessas conversas ao redor da fogueira que o ancião compartilhou um segredo antigo. Ele me contou sobre um lugar sagrado, um repositório de memórias onde os Yaunisu guardavam os registros de suas vidas passadas. Guiado pelo ancião, adentrei o local sagrado, onde a atmosfera era carregada de uma energia ancestral.
Ao tocar nas paredes de pedra fria, senti uma corrente elétrica percorrer meu corpo, como se o passado estivesse se comunicando com o presente. À medida que me conectava ao banco de memórias, fui inundado por uma torrente de lembranças e imagens. Recordações de minha vida anterior, tanto como Kainoa quanto como o habitante do andar 88, dançavam diante de meus olhos, revelando fragmentos de quem eu fui.
O impacto das revelações ecoou em minha mente como um trovão, sacudindo-me até o âmago da minha existência. Enquanto as lembranças de minha vida no andar 88 inundavam minha consciência, senti-me envolto por uma escuridão sufocante, uma sombra sinistra do que eu tinha sido.
A verdade era devastadora em sua crueldade: eu era um agente da destruição, um fantoche nas mãos dos que controlavam os andares superiores. Minha missão era terrível: aniquilar setores inteiros, erradicar civilizações promissoras antes que pudessem ameaçar o status quo dos governantes supremos.
Em minha vida anterior, eu era um assassino, um mestre em manipulação e destruição, uma ferramenta afiada nas mãos dos poderosos. Minha existência era um ciclo interminável de violência e traição, uma dança macabra em que eu era forçado a participar contra minha vontade.
Eu lembrei dos poderosos que controlavam os andares superiores, eles eram uma elite implacável e poderosa, cujo domínio sobre a população era absoluto. Munidos de tecnologias avançadas e recursos ilimitados, esses governantes operavam nas sombras, manipulando o destino da humanidade de acordo com seus próprios interesses egoístas.
Para garantir sua hegemonia, os governantes tinham um interesse direto em manter os andares inferiores em um estado de submissão e dependência. Eles enxergavam o avanço tecnológico e social como uma ameaça ao seu poder, uma vez que poderia levar à ascensão de um novo governo que desafiasse sua autoridade. Por essa razão, eles investiam pesadamente em meios de garantir que os andares inferiores permanecessem subdesenvolvidos e desunidos, perpetuando assim sua própria dominação.
Os agentes encarregados de destruir setores inteiros eram a ferramenta principal dos governantes para manter o controle de todas as coisas. Agentes esses, treinados desde jovens para serem os mestres da destruição, habilmente versados em uma variedade de técnicas letais e táticas de sabotagem, implantados em setores específicos, onde operavam clandestinamente para minar qualquer tentativa de progresso ou resistência.
Entre as tecnologias avançadas utilizadas pelos agentes haviam os nanorrobôs de destruição em massa, minúsculos dispositivos capazes de se infiltrar em sistemas de segurança e infraestrutura vital para causar estragos devastadores. Esses nanorrobôs podiam assumir diversas formas, desde enxames de insetos mecânicos até micropartículas invisíveis a olho nu, permitindo que os agentes infligissem danos significativos sem serem detectados.
Além dos nanorrobôs, os agentes também contavam com uma variedade de dispositivos de controle mental e manipulação psicológica para subverter a vontade das massas e incitar o caos. Implantes cibernéticos avançados permitiam que eles se infiltrassem em redes neurais humanas, manipulando pensamentos e emoções para servir aos interesses dos governantes.
Para garantir o sucesso de suas missões, os agentes também contavam com uma rede global de informantes e espiões, capazes de fornecer informações vitais sobre alvos potenciais e vulnerabilidades a explorar. Essa rede de inteligência era alimentada por algoritmos avançados de análise de dados e sistemas de vigilância onipresentes, garantindo que nenhum movimento passasse despercebido.
No entanto, mesmo com todo esse arsenal de tecnologia e poder, os agentes não estavam imunes às consequências de suas ações. Muitos deles lutavam com o fardo de suas escolhas, atormentados pela culpa e pelo remorso por suas ações. Alguns tentaram encontrar redenção em meio ao caos, enquanto outros sucumbiram à escuridão de suas próprias almas, perdidos para sempre nas sombras.
5 - Agora, confrontado com a verdade nua e crua de quem eu era, senti uma onda de angústia e desespero inundar meu ser. Como poderia redimir-me de crimes tão horrendos, tão impiedosamente cometidos em nome do poder e da ganância?
Minha mente girava com possibilidades, cada pensamento mais sombrio do que o anterior. Poderia simplesmente aceitar meu destino, continuar servindo aos meus mestres como um cão fiel, ou poderia rebelar-me contra eles, desafiando sua autoridade e procurando redenção entre os Yaunisu..
Mas então, uma terceira opção começou a emergir em minha mente conturbada. Uma ideia tão louca, tão improvável, que quase me fez rir de desespero. E se eu pudesse usar minha posição privilegiada para mudar as coisas de dentro para fora? E se eu pudesse aproveitar meu conhecimento e habilidades para minar os alicerces do sistema que me escravizava?
A ideia era uma centelha de esperança em meio à escuridão, um fio frágil de possibilidade em um mundo de desespero. Eu não sabia se era possível, se eu era forte o suficiente para enfrentar o poder desse império e desafiar seu domínio sobre tudo o que me cercava.
Mas uma coisa era certa: eu não podia mais ignorar a verdade que havia descoberto. Eu era Kainoa, líder indígena, mas também era o agente do caos do andar 88, duas metades de um todo dilacerado pela guerra e pela ganância. E agora, cabia a mim decidir o que fazer com essa verdade, como moldar meu próprio destino em um mundo onde a única constante era a mudança.
Após a descoberta devastadora de minha verdadeira identidade, decidi compartilhar esse fardo com Tukê Ijuara, o ancião sábio que me acolheu em seu povo. Sentado sob a sombra das árvores ancestrais, contei-lhe minha história, desde minha vida como Kaiona, líder dos Yaunisu, até minha existência como uma ferramenta nas mãos dos poderosos do silo.
Tukê ouviu em silêncio, seu olhar profundo refletindo a turbulência de minhas emoções. Cada palavra que saía de minha boca era como uma faca afiada, cortando as camadas de sua compreensão do mundo. Mas ele permaneceu impassível, como uma rocha diante das marés turbulentas.
Quando terminei de falar, um silêncio pesado pairou entre nós, interrompido apenas pelo suave sussurro das folhas ao vento. Tukê finalmente quebrou o silêncio, sua voz serena ecoando no ar.
"Kainoa, ou k2, como você prefere ser chamado, sua história é uma revelação chocante. Mas não muda quem você é para nós. Você pode ter sido um agente da destruição no passado, mas agora é parte de nossa comunidade, parte de nossa família."
Suas palavras ecoaram dentro de mim, uma luz tênue perfurando a escuridão que se apoderara de minha alma. Pela primeira vez desde que descobri minha verdadeira identidade, senti uma centelha de esperança se acender em meu coração.
No entanto, essa esperança era frágil, ameaçada pela presença constante da outra consciência dentro de mim. A consciência do agente k2, cujo nome permanecia um mistério, sussurrava dúvidas e incertezas em minha mente, desafiando minha determinação de deixar o passado para trás.
Enquanto lutava para conter as vozes conflitantes dentro de mim, Tukê colocou uma mão reconfortante em meu ombro, um gesto de solidariedade e apoio em meio ao caos que me consumia. Seus olhos brilhavam com uma determinação firme, como se estivesse pronto para enfrentar qualquer desafio que o destino nos reservasse.
"Kainoa, você é mais do que suas memórias perdidas, mais do que as sombras do passado que o assombram", disse ele, sua voz ecoando com uma autoridade tranquila. "É hora de você encontrar seu verdadeiro caminho, de aceitar quem você é agora e quem pode se tornar."
Suas palavras ecoaram dentro de mim, penetrando nas profundezas de minha alma e dissipando as nuvens escuras que obscureciam minha visão. Pela primeira vez desde que despertei neste mundo desconhecido, senti uma sensação de paz e clareza se apoderar de mim.
Mas a paz foi efêmera, pois a consciência misteriosa continuava a se manifestar, cada vez mais agressiva e insistente. Eu sabia que não podia ignorá-lo para sempre, que em algum momento teria que confronta-lo.
Enquanto ponderava sobre o que fazer a seguir, uma ideia começou a se formar em minha mente. Talvez, se eu pudesse encontrar uma maneira de reconciliar as duas consciências dentro de mim, pudesse finalmente encontrar a paz que tanto buscava.
Com esse pensamento em mente, levantei-me e olhei para Tukê, determinado a encontrar uma solução para o dilema que me assolava. Ele me encarou com um olhar de compreensão, como se soubesse exatamente o que eu estava planejando.
Enquanto ponderava sobre meu próximo passo, senti a presença se manifestar outra vez. Uma sensação estranha começou a se insinuar em minha mente, era como uma voz sussurrante que ecoava nos recantos mais profundos da minha consciência.
Inicialmente, tentei ignorar essa sensação, atribuindo-a ao estresse e à tensão de minhas experiências recentes. No entanto, à medida que avançava os passos, a sensação se intensificava, como se algo estivesse tentando romper os limites da minha mente e se manifestar no mundo exterior.
***
Após dias de introspecção solitária, envolto na escuridão de meus próprios pensamentos, um acontecimento surpreendente veio romper o silêncio de meu refúgio. Era noite, uma noite tempestuosa, onde o céu rugia com a fúria dos elementos. Foi nesse cenário de caos que a presença se manifestou diante de mim, envolta em sombras e mistério, mas emanando uma aura de familiaridade que não pude ignorar. Uma voz familiar, mas distorcida pelo tempo e pela distância, ecoou em minha mente, clamando por reconhecimento e controle. Era a voz de Kainoa, meu eu anterior, despertando de um sono profundo e exigindo seu lugar no mundo.
Sua presença era uma lembrança constante de que minha jornada estava longe de terminar, e que eu precisava reconciliar as duas metades de mim mesmo para encontrar a verdadeira harmonia.
A figura à minha frente me encarou por um momento, seus olhos buscando os meus com uma intensidade quase palpável. Então, finalmente, ele falou, sua voz carregada de confusão e desamparo. "Eu... não sei onde estou, o que está acontecendo? Sinto-me preso em um pesadelo do qual não consigo acordar. Por favor, me ajude."
Uma onda de compaixão e empatia me atingiu enquanto eu observava Kainoa, percebendo a tormenta de emoções que o assolava. Ele não era um inimigo; era uma parte de mim que havia sido fragmentada e esquecida, relegada às sombras da minha própria existência.
"Eu sinto muito por tudo isso, há coisas que devo lhe contar que podem ser difíceis de entender", murmurei, as palavras pesando em minha língua enquanto eu lutava para encontrar uma maneira de confortá-lo. ''Eu descobri muitas coisas desde que despertei no seu corpo, e uma delas é que você não está sozinho. Você faz parte de algo grandioso e sua memoria permance viva entre aqueles que lhe admiram.''
Com isso, comecei a compartilhar com ele os fragmentos de memória que havia recuperado, revelando a história de nossa vida anterior como Kaiona, líder dos Yaunisu, e a transformação que ocorreu quando fui subjugado pela consciência do agente. Expliquei os motivos por trás de sua morte e como, agora consciente da verdade, estava determinado a lutar não apenas por minha própria redenção, mas também pela justiça dele.
Kainoa ouviu em silêncio, absorvendo cada palavra com uma profunda atenção, enquanto as peças do quebra-cabeça começavam a se encaixar em sua mente confusa.
"Então, isso é o que aconteceu...", murmurou ele. "Eu me lembro agora, flashes de memória, fragmentos de um passado que parecia distante demais para ser real. Mas agora, tudo se torna claro. Obrigado por me ajudar a encontrar o caminho de volta."
Um sorriso suave curvou meus lábios enquanto olhava para Kainoa, reconhecendo a força recém-descoberta em sua voz e em seu olhar. Juntos, éramos uma força a ser reconhecida, uma aliança indestrutível forjada nas chamas da adversidade.
***
De volta à casa do ancião, senti-me sobrecarregado pelo peso das lembranças recuperadas. Recordava agora minha existência nos andares superiores, os corredores labirínticos e os salões opulentos onde o poder era disputado e as conspirações tramadas em segredo. Mas também lembrava dos dias ensolarados na aldeia, das crianças brincando nas margens do rio e das noites tranquilas sob o manto estrelado do céu. Aqui, entre os Yaunisu, eu encontrara uma paz que há muito tempo havia perdido.
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2024.05.13 17:00 BruhEmperor Presidential Term of Adna Chaffee (1901-1905) American Interflow Timeline

Presidential Term of Adna Chaffee (1901-1905) American Interflow Timeline
(Writer's Note: Understanding this summary will require previous knowledge of the posts about Chaffee's foreign and domestic policies. Any reference that needs past context will be linked to their respective posts)
Until the ends of the earth we shall fight for our values, our freedom, our sovereignty, and by the grace of Almighty God, America and its people shall triumph forevermore.” - Adna Chaffee in his inaugural address Adna Chaffee’s Cabinet
Vice President - George B. McClellan Jr.
Secretary of State - Champ Clark
Secretary of the Treasury - Elihu Root
Secretary of War - Robert F. Broussard
Postmaster General - Robert Borden
Secretary of the Navy - George E. Chamberlain (resigned March 1903) Frederick Eaton
Secretary of the Interior - Jim Hogg
Attorney General - Philander C. Knox
Secretary of Sustenance - Moses Kinkaid
Secretary of Public Safety - Edward Carmack
Secretary of Labor and Employment - George Westinghouse
Fearing The Chaffean Cabal
Hancock D.C., United States of America, February 4, 1901
Mr. Moody, the gravity of this situation is straining to members of the opposition.
I agree to your sentiment, but forming an administration such as this is in total legal power of the president. We may oppose these appointments in Congress, but as long the Patriots have the majority of confidence in the chambers, our voices are irrelevant. All we can hope is for moderacy to prevail.
The Speaker of the House and Senator Wanamaker has already voiced the totality of his support for the president’s selection. Mr. Hanly, we cannot expect us to be victorious in blocking this new cabinet, especially as public pressure demands of us approval for a functioning government. May you read the list aloud again?
For State, James Beauchamp Clark of Missouri. Treasury, Elihu Root of New York. War, Robert Broussard of Louisiana. Postmaster General, Robert Borden of Nova Scotia. Navy, George Chamberlain of Mississippi. Attorney General, Philander Knox of Pennsylvania. Interior, Jim Hogg of Texas. Sustenance, Moses Kinkaid of Dakota. Public Safety, Edward Carmack of Tennessee. Labor and Employment, George Westinghouse of Pennsylvania.
Never since the Barnum administration has a presidential administration been so clearly partisan. These men hold very extreme, reformist, and hawkish views, the country will veer very far off from what President Custer created.
chuckles, Alas, we can do nothing but do our work here in the House of Representatives. Perhaps, we should not fear this for now.
sighs, If that that is what your mind is speaking to you, then I cannot oppose it. After all, we are now partners in opposition.
The previous Custer administration had been marred by the Bryan-Russell rivalry which split the old presidential cabinet in pieces. It was custom that presidential cabinets be diverse in order to please either side of a political debate. As the old administration left, it was expected that a similar status-quo structure would be put in place to appease both hawkish hardliners and isolationist reformists, however the end result was far from that thought. The Chaffee administration was packed solely with so-called “ruffian” individuals, those who held interventionist, nationalist, social reformist, and near imperialistic philosophies. Cabinet members such as Champ Clark, Robert F. Broussard, Moses Kinkaid, and George Westinghouse were chosen due to their alignment with a ‘Chaffean’ belief. The more ‘reactionary’ members such as Vice President McClellan, Jim Hogg, George E. Chamberlain, and Edward Carmack still mostly held firm in their loyalty to the administration. The more ‘reformist’ column which included Elihu Root, Robert Borden, and Philander Knox, though more likely to be uncomfortable with the actions of the other cliques, still abided by the circle as a whole. Though terrifying for his political opponents, this powerful administration would be a blessing to the president himself, smoothing the path to get actions done.
President Chaffee during a visit to the Philippine Islands after the German negotiations
The Great Axe
Upon the axing of the ‘bloated’ bureaucratic Custerite system, the government experienced the first surplus in budget in decades. These policies were mainly devised by the machinations of Secretary Elihu Root and Attorney General Philander Knox. Many of the departments and sub departments created by the old administration were either merged, reassigned, or eliminated entirely. Funds for government-instituted programs were reallocated into the economic restructuring and control funds, killing off many public programs.
Attorney General Knox took a much harder stance on monopolies and repealed many of the protections handed to them by the Custer administration. Working with Secretary Carmack, the monetary ventures of these companies were now monitored by Bureau of Public Safety, and often threatened government intervention if practices were not up to standard. To the dismay of many radical anti-monopolists, the administration refrained from breaking up these monopolies and they continued to grow their empires that spanned the entire country, only now with increased government surveillance. On the other hand, new policies empowered small business and funds were reallocated to support non-monopoly affiliated business. Though these small business finally did detach themselves from the shadow of monopolies, in many areas competition remained harsh of them as the larger and more wealthy corporations dominated consumers.
Secretary Knox at work
In an attempted to stir back competition, Congress passed the Roosevelt-Garfield Bill in May 1902, penned by Representative Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Senator James R. Garfield of Ohio. The bill capped the wealth and support received by regional wings of corporations in “designated developing areas”. Harsh fines and possible shutdowns were imposed to any that tried disobey or cheat the law. Domestic American business saw a more competitive landscape throughout the coming years, though the wealth gap between big and small business still widened.
The Prince of the World
In a recent news report posted in the Hartford Courant, an interview with esteemed writer and author Mark Twain in February of 1903 caught the attention of many. The interviewer asked Twain a question regarding his past comments about President Chaffee, “In less than 10 words, how would you describe the foreign policy of the president.”. Twain paused for a moment and responded, “Ambition to a near toxic degree.”. Twain coined the term “Chaffean Policy”, and his sentiments were shared by most of the President Chaffee’s critics in foreign policy.
Chaffee famously declared in his tantalizing second round campaign speech that he would find America’s place under the sun. To most, Chaffee would deliver on that promise in a mere few years. America would achieve these feats quick and ambitiously. The American military occupation of Fujian Province and its establishment as part of the American sphere of influence was a victory to those who sought to expand American prowess in the Fat East. The American intervention to support the Filipino republics against the Germans who acquired the Spanish Philippines empowered the anti-German nationalists. The incidents at Manchuria and the souring of Russo-American relations bowed in favor of those who saw the Russians as autocratic tyrants. The establishment of American representation and interests in the Congo General Administration pleased the African opportunists. The quashing of the protests in Bahia Blanca strengthened those who wished to expand influence in South America. The US even demanded that the Argentine protestors be harshly punished by the Argentine government, which stirred the country's public even more. All in all, one group was certainly ecstatic of foreign policy the new administration was veering towards, the nationalist-imperialists.
American-administered railway construction in the Congo General Administration
These policy gave Chaffee’s administration immense bi-partisan support from the imperialists of the political spectrum. After the US was able to negotiate with the Germans not to continue their conquest of the Philippine Islands, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge would praise the president’s policies in a speech. “Never before has America shined so brightly to all societies of the world. Each step we take, we walk closer to the golden throne of a perfect civilization. There we shall take our rightful place as Prince of the World, under the service of the Lord, our God and Christ the Savior.”. The President himself was consistent in his constant declares of “American Sovereignty” against the grand foes that seek to dismantle it. Though notoriously less rambunctious and outgoing than his predecessor, Chaffee’s rare appearances gained much fanfare to his supporters, especially if he spoke out directly to them. The opposition continued to oppose these policies, the radicals and anti-imperialists joining forces to counteract the nationalist machine. Representative Hiram Johnson would try to push for an impeachment for Secretary Carmack, due to his actions in Bahia Blanca that led thousands deported, though his efforts fell flat. To the wider public, imperialism was either a non-concern or a broad support. A majority of American would not oppose these policies, most of them saying it was for the betterment of American prestige and international power.
Mass deportation of Argentine war immigrants back to Argentina
With fears that a possible conflict may stir up between the US and any other nation, Chaffee ordered Secretary of War Broussard and the War Department to hastily prepare a last resort war plans in case of war with every single major power in the world stage. Acknowledge the gargantuan task of defeating any major powers, the war plans describes very desperate and depraved tactics, such as using chemical warfare and bombarding international shipping. The plans would also describe the spoils of war that the US would seize if they were the win against their foes. Broussard's plans were kept top secret and never showed publicly, though many rumors got out and spread throughout the rooms of lawmakers, however those rumors was mostly either dismissed or sidelined by the general public and basically unknown to the rest of the world.
The Disobedient Son
While feelings of American expansionism were warm at home, abroad it utterly enraged many. In a golden room in a place in Berlin, Philipp, Prince of Eulenberg, after his meeting with George von Lengerke Meyer regarding the Philippines, told Vice Chancellor Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner, “Americans are a brash and egomaniacal people. Always seeking glory, but never willing to sacrifice. Their great leaders of old, Hancock, Clay, Hale, would weep at the sight of this nation that stands before us.”.
The Kaiserreich was increasingly growing ambitious and hostile policy in the world stage. Along with her ally, the British Empire, they counterbalanced the Franco-Russian Entente for supremacy on the world stage. Woes for a conflict were already brewing in Europe. In the German-aligned Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (informally the Kingdom of Illryia), tension was growing with the Russophile Balkan-Slavic intelligentsia and the German ruling class, reigned by Bernhard von Saxe-Meiningen, or by his regal name King Konstantin I. A military arms race between the French and the Germans continues to flare up as both vie to be the premier continental power. The Germans would still hold claim the mostly ethnically and linguistically German Rhineland, which had been handed to the French after the Napoleonic Wars. The British and the French would compete for their massive colonial empires, seeking to establish dominance as the greatest empire in history. It didn’t help that Secretary of State Clark openly denounced the “colonial competition” of the French and the British, saying it put global peace in jeopardy. Clark sent multiple letters to UK Prime Ministers Robert Gascoyne-Cecil and Charles Spencer denouncing the UK’s policy of “encroachment”, stating that wherever the French sought to spread influence, the British would follow.
The Franco-British \"Great Game\" would distract both governments from fully decrying the US
The United States would be viewed as a bumbling yet dangerously ambitious nation, one that the Germans sought to keep passive and behaved. The US had aligned neither with the Franco-Russian nor the Anglo-German alliance, historically holding a famed neutral stance in global squabbles. However as President Chaffee’s more hawkish foreign policy began to soar the US above what the foreign empires expected, those nations began to antagonize the Americans. Even the French, who have a merely professionally lukewarm relationship with the US, began to get anxious. French Prime Minister Georges Picquart would describe the American foreign policy as “…inherently hostile to all non-Americans.”. Though no foreign nation would threaten military action against the US, the sentiments established would lead to many nations seeking American to stay put during foreign affairs. The Argentine public particularly had a rabid distain for the US. After their loss in the war, Argentina would suffer crippling economic conditions, further exacerbated by their political divisions and lack of national confidence. The new Argentine president sought to rebound relations with the US, which angered many of the populace who demanded to cut off relations from their former foe. The growing hostility of these nations was apparent to many in the government, though their reactions were muted and unenthusiastic. Most simply shrugged this concern off as unimportant. Senator Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., recently appointed to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, would state “The hostility and discrediting from foreign governments against the United States is matters that that foreign government solely has dictation over. Our government has no command over that they may say or do.” Holmes' address was met with cheers from the chambers.
The things he allows...
The first Chaffee cabinet would be one of the most politically powerful and influential administrations in American history. Coordinating excessive actions such as the expulsion of all Argentine immigrants, the grand “War on Crime”, the exaltation of the Hancockian Corps, and the detachment from the gold standard to fiat currency. Secretary of Labor and Employment Westinghouse moved ambitious yet business-friendly employment policies. Westinghouse imposed many policies that benefited the technological sector of the market, and many technological feats were aided by and complete by Westinghouse’s investments. Westinghouse’s company went beyond electricity and aided in the creation of groundbreaking inventions. Such as the “Whirl-craft”, the first American flying helicopter in 1903. Westinghouse would be a common figure of criticism by opponents. As the Housing Crisis continued and the costs of housing continued to be high, Westinghouse’s department was criticized in their inaction. Many saw that it was Westinghouse’s job to combat the issue, yet he did little to address the problem.
Secretary Westinghouse was a patron of rapid technological advancement
Secretary of Sustenance Kinkaid helped to imposed the “Market-by-Market” system. The government would classify a business based on their productivity, general environment, and profits. With the data collected, they get classified as either THRIVING, COMFORTABLE, or IN JEOPARDY. Based on their classification, it would determine the amount of aid and support they would receive from their local governments. While this system did revive thousands of small businesses that were on the brink of collapse, certain opportunistic administrators would forcibly close down IN JEOPARDY business that cut costs that would go in supporting them. States like Illinois and California would be the most notorious for their business shutdowns, as dictated by their local governments. Many local officials would get canned by their involving in this practice, such as Milwaukee Mayor David Rose, who shutdown many business in the city. Local legislators across the country would always try to push or support the practice of the man on top. Elsewhere however, such as in Texas and Virginia, local business thrived under the system. Someone who didn't thrive was a particular John D. Rockefeller, who was enraged that the government seemed to discriminate against his businesses. Rockefeller wrote in an open letter that "...no fair ground and no consistent market means no capital and no benefits for all.".
Most notorious out of all Chaffee’s cabinet was Public Safety Secretary Edward Carmack. Feared by both politician and civilian alike. The Bureau of Public Safety, called by John D. Rockefeller as the “Carmack Machine”, struck hard on the criminal civilian population. Carmack’s 6-year “War on Crime” envisioned a United States free of the crime and instability ridden tenures of the past, going as strict as possible on any wrongdoers. With the Hancockian Corps in his pocket, it was common sight for BPS agents or the local Hancockian chapter to chase down people on the streets accused with simple crimes. One heavily publicized case involved a 27-year old man, who was brutally beaten after being apprehended for a property damage charge. Carmack’s “masterplan” faced its major opponents and supporters nationwide. Nativist figures that supported his expulsion of the Argentine immigrants such as Representatives James K. Vardaman and John Temple Graves supported Carmack. Those who sought to combat monopoly and corruption power, which Carmack worked heavily to oppose, supported him, such as Representatives Oscar Underwood and William Sulzer and Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and Joseph W. Bailey. Opposing the BPS were the likes of Senators Eugene Debs, Anselm McLaurin, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Marion Butler Representatives Theodore Roosevelt and Francis Bellamy, and Governor Henry George Jr.. All would oppose Carmack for their own person reasons but united in their opposition. On October 1903, all mentioned would sign the “Declaration of National Renouncement”, documents declaration their oppose to the BPS’ handling of national crime, and demanded the resignation of Secretary Carmack and multiple others in the bureau. The declaration would fail in removing Carmack, though it succeeding in bringing the issue to the public spotlight.
Secretary Carmack was one of the polarizing people in the Chaffee government
The public became polarized in their opinions of the War on Crime. The Boston Custer Society, one of the largest public players of President Custer’s tenure, opposed the BPS and their operations. The BSC had already been frustrated at President Chaffee’s attempts at dismantling the Custerite Society and sought to keep the structure created by their patron. The Association for Social Co-operation also opposed the BPS, and especially the Hancockian Corps. Jacob Coxey and his followers would raise $12,000 to victims of “BPS brutality”, as well as holding their common rallies against government policies. Many also supported the BPS’ efforts, particularly war veterans who were granted added benefits directly by Carmack’s department, as well finding employment through the Hanockians. Carmack starkly told reporters outside the Capitol that "...all may curse me as they wish, but all men bow before the same divine judgement."
The Hero and the Villain
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"PRESIDENT CHAFFEE CELEBRATES THIRD YEAR OF PRESIDENCY IN LOS ANGELES" by Vincent Uba, March 4, 1904.
"Almost 100,000 cheering supporters watched on today as the President rode around San Francisco celebrating his third year in office... Accompanied by Vice President George McClellan, Secretary of State Champ Clark, and Secretary to the President and his son Adna Chaffee Jr., signs were raised bearing the names of the members of his administration... Behind all the cheers and excitement, many in the city— and the wider country, wonder if the President would dare to march on into a second term as his enemies begin scheme their next political action."

President Adna Chaffee was dubbed the “Hero of the Rio de la Plata” during the War of Continental Alliance. Some continue to call him that. Though his enemies call him something very different. Coined by Representative Edward M. House, he dubbed Chaffee the “Ferro-Fiend”, saying he was an iron tyrant. Chaffee’s military background made him unfamiliar with many of the duties of the presidency. This would be used both for and against him. Supporters argued his handling of the country proved he went beyond his lack of knowledge of administration and that he thrived even though he knew little. Critics would claim that Chaffee’s ignorance of the web of governance led him to be weak and surrendered his duties to opportunistic individuals. From an interview, House Speaker John Nance Garner would say “I show my full confidence and supply for the competency of the President and his administration. Based on my own eyes, his capacity to work his duties has been more fruitful than any past administration in my lifetime.
Chaffee remained mainly quiet from the public scene during his tenure, a stark difference from his rambunctious predecessor. His image in the public eye remained as an either benevolent or malicious head honcho, one who’s quiet but one who everyone knows has power. The society that grew during his tenure would be both similar and different from the Custerite Society he promised to reimagine. On one hand, casual public life would remain the same, the economic and social stability and patriotism and understanding between normal civilians would continue and flourish during his tenure. On the other hand, policies such as the axing of institutions, the open shift towards nationalism, and fear used by the likes of the BPS shows very obvious change in society. The cult of personality adhered by fanatics of the old president would not go away, neither didn’t the radicals who called for drastic change. As the issues of the past faded away, new and prevalent issues would rise to take their place. America enters the 20th century its own friend and enemy.
23rd President of the United States of America, Adna Chaffee
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2024.05.13 16:57 Flying-T I know it's stupid, but hear me out anyway: Mini-PC, USB-RAID, HA-Cluster

Economics and best practice aside, is it possible to create a HA-Cluster with the following hardware and Proxmox?
2x Intel NUC7 Mini-PCs + 2x D4-320 4-Bay USB Enclosure
Somewhat inspired by this Level1Techs video. I have dabbled with OpenMediaVault and TrueNAS Scale in the past, this is just a fun project to get to know Proxmox.
The enclosure exposes single disks, can Proxmox create a ZFS pool on USB drives? Since I dont have a third Node, adding a Q-Device using a Container on my real server is fine too, right?
Just to see how far I can push the performance on USB 10Gbps, I plan to run a few Windows VMs.
I have this hardware already available and it will be repurposed later, so no point in buying something else :D
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2024.05.13 03:29 emotionalteachan Trying to make first campaign more interesting. For characters, in the first place.

Hi. Recently I overcame myself and decided to write my first short campaign using CP2020. But I had no expirience of roleplaying a full-fledged plot with a good GM before. I am also an overly anxious person who likes to overcomplicate things, so below you will find a stuffy longread, which is my attempt to understand (and a cry for help) how to make my plot interesting not only to the players, but also to their characters in the fist place.
(Also please note: English is not my first language, so there may be some mistakes in the text. Be patient - the author is a silly goofball who writes this at late night)
The plot
It revolves around the NovaInn corporation (original) and the closed city it built a long time ago. NovaInn was a small local conglomerate specializing in urban engineering, architecture and environmental protection in cities. They have invested heavily in the renevwable energy sources, landscaping and the development of advanced technologies in various industries. Their goal was to build a relatively small closed technopolis, which would become a springboard and testing ground for innovative research. Beneath the city they built a vast complex of bunkers where scientists could carry out their work in a comfortable, closed environment without fear of threat from outside. The city was built using green technologies and "smart" systems, with a focus on energy efficiency and accessibility, and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and conserve water resources. The bunker was equipped with everything necessary for long-term autonomous existence inside in case of emergencies.
But these were utopian dreams. As a result of numerous scandals and lengthy litigation for illegal, unethical experiments on the territory of technopolis, NovaInn was dissolved. Other large corporations were not so interested in maintaining the technopolis in its original form and did not find any other use for it without extra costs, so the city was resettled, surrounded by a double perimeter with cameras and turrets, and left until better times. Unfortunately, later, during one of the corporate wars, the city was destroyed, finally turning into a ghost town, known only to the special services, rare diggers/stalkers and even rarer corpos due to its former secrecy.
Nowadays there are various urban legends about Nova City. Various onlookers, outcasts and thrill-seekers go there each for their own reasons. But almost no one returned. Those who were able to return are usually reluctant to share their impressions. For some reason, those who are more chatty quickly died under strange circumstances or even gone missing. Even squads of trained specialists disappeared without having time to transmit data, which only strengthened the rumors and increasingly separated them from reality.
Some believed that the city was captured by one of the gangs. Others were convinced that the remnants of NovaInn or another corporation were secretly based there. Several people insisted on the mystical nature of the disappearances. And fresh, but unverified information that the re-registration of lands had finally begun added fuel to the fire.
The players' task is, in short, to get to the city and explore the bunker to understand who or what is behind the disappearances. If someone has occupied it, it is advisable to do something with them, since it is dangerous to leave such a large and difficult territory under the control of someone armed. But what's the personal goal of the characters is the question.
The problems and possible solutions
Problem 1 Comfortable completion of the main quest (exploring the bunker) will depend on the amount of information that the characters can find in advance from various sources - including online. I don’t want to give them everything on a silver platter in one scene without much effort, because it sounds much more exciting to search for everything yourself and collect grains of information from completely different, distant sources, which you still need to learn about and get to. I also don't want to give them only the truth or a clearly visible untruth that is easy to filter out - half-truths are much more interesting! However, in my role-playing practice, I haven't seen almost a single player actively working with information and filtering it, especially when it comes to archival sources. I also have not seen GMs who are ready to contribute to this stuffy action (digging in libraries and news files, surfing pages on the Internet, and so on, depending on the setting).
Solution 1 Do not gather all the characters together in the prologue, distributing them across different areas of Night City, where information about the technopolis comes to them from different sources. However, this raises another possible problem - how to get them to pack up and go on a mission? Most likely, this method implies that they must organize themselves, find a goal for themselves and insure themselves in case getting out is problematic. Poorly-coordinated companies have little affinity for teamwork and have difficulty navigating situations that require self-organization. They can just wander around Night City and never meet each other because they don't need to! *We are talking specifically about the characters, and not about the players - their meeting should not disrupt immersion in the story in order for the plot to simply happen.
Solution 2 Some employing organization could gather everyone in one place all at once or gradually, stating that they need to seek information before leaving for a mission. They might also get clues about where sources might be found, how potential informants might behave, and what threats to watch out for. This option is simpler, as the organization will send the characters on an organized expedition for a period of a week, after which the participants will be evacuated, if possible. The approximate concept of the organization has already been thought out and I am more inclined towards this solution, but this leads to a completely different problem.
Problem 2 I think most players are used to working for serious compensation and/or with serious funding. But my employer is quite unattractive: the organization, as such, does not have its own funding and reputation, which results a number of inconveniences. As a top-secret non-profit organization made up of industry enthusiasts, the organization cannot promise players much financial or mission support, as well as a reward. Due to their principles, they also cannot allow players to take whatever they want from the bunker if the loot is somehow dangerous to society, although this does not mean that players cannot try to deceive their employers. Quite unfair conditions: even if individual members of the organization have a long track record, this is still a questionable office that asks to go to an incomprehensible dangerous place for pennies with a chance of armed clashes without support from them, but prohibits taking trophies from there. If the players understand that the plot will not happen if they refuse, then it may well be in the character of the characters that they disagree with such conditions. I don't know how to give the characters a more personal motivation to work with such a strange employer.
Solutions 1) It is possible to back the characters into a corner before meeting the employer, so that they have no choice but to agree, or so that refusal is obviously worse. But it's cruel and smells like plot rails. 2) The organization may allow players to take certain things from the bunker, but not information, technology or anything illegal/dangerous. After resale, this can become an additional cash reward for the characters. 3) Instead of helping with equipment, they could provide funds (up to 1000 eddies per person) and/or offer merchant contacts so that the characters can collect the necessary items themselves. 4) In case of severe injuries, they could promise to cover treatment costs (in whole or in part) and/or offer contacts of good clinics. 5) As a more personal motivation and demonstration of some of the power of the organization, in exchange for completing a task, they could offer a solution to the characters' personal problems, or help with it. (I'm going to ask the players their characters' fears and desires anyway)
Problem 3 The main quest is a complex operation: you need to find sources of information, find information in them, filter out false data, purchase missing equipment, get to the place, go through the perimeter, find the entrance to the bunker, not get lost, not starve, potentially fight and not die from injuries and so on. With so many small sub-tasks and actions, I'll have to balance the line between stuffiness and meticulousness to ensure that the gameplay remains authentic without getting on the nerves of those who take the process of infiltrating abandoned, potentially guarded large objects a little less seriously than I do.
Question I haven't come up with any solutions to this, so I'll ask the question. What processes, descriptions, situations and other details should be omitted in roleplaying so that it does not become stuffy and overloaded?
Conclusion
So, I briefly outlined the beginning of my plot, the three main problems that I see in it, and some solutions that I came to myself. I wrote this post to get advice on which solutions look best and which ones should be abandoned. I will also be happy to hear criticism of the plot itself, the problems that you personally found, and your own solutions to the problems I mentioned.
I will be happy to answer any additional questions and accept any corrections!
Thanks for spending your time on this huge sheet of text. Have a good day!
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2024.05.13 02:40 Marvynwillames So, about Guilliman's reforms

After his return in 2017, Guilliman showed why hes the most "paperwork" primarch by setting multiple reforms during the absolute chaos that was the galaxy after the Great Rift, he unleashed the Primaris, he removed and added new High Lords and so go on, but, I sometimes see comments asking if the returning primarchs could ever "fix" the Imperium trully, taking it back to the Pre Heresy status.
So I found this comment about the reforms, including examples of how, even a primarch, is limited by just how bad the Imperium is organized.
Yeah, minor reforms. Some politically powerful conservatives were kicked out and subsequently killed, and Guilliman named their replacements. A purge of Terra was done, catching boatloads of cultists, traitors, and corrupt or lazy officials. A Munitorum-adjunct was created to manage logistics for the Indomitus Crusade. New Chapters were founded, and a new type of Space Marine is going around. Ultramar is hosting a small Legion now, with ten Chapters charged with defending it, under the command of Marneus Calgar. There's an Imperial Regent now, who in theory is effectively emperor as long as the actual emperor doesn't stand back up.
There was no reform to the tithe system, which chokes out planetary development and encourages suppression of domestic consumption for the sake of maximizing exports. No reform to the Guard practice of assembling armies for a campaign and disbanding them after, which bears a large part of the responsibility for the Guard's blunt tactics. Nothing can be done about the AdMech's guild-like practices. Guilliman's handpicked reformer Ecclesiarch from Ultramar doesn't seem to be doing much to shift the organization in a new direction. And when the Imperial Regent ordered the Ultramar 500 to be pulled together, some planets stonewalled him, and when he went personally to see why it wasn't being done even planetary governors dared to argue with him.
In the second Watchers book, the Grandmaster of Assassins was originally a political ally of the conservative High Lords that Guilliman threw out. He did not support their rebellion, and collaborated with Roboute and Trajan to take all their heads. When asked about his motive afterward, he says that he still thinks his agenda is dominant. Guilliman will make some waves, more than most anyone can due to being a Primarch and Imperial Regent, but the Grandmaster thinks Guilliman will run out of momentum before long.
The Tithe system in special, its well known for being a messy thing, Calgar's Siege, for example, got a planetary governor, who turned the mud huts of his troops into a Tokyo sized metropolis in 30 years thanks to right connections, saying it was a shame that the Administratum found about the planet, because now, they will suck it dry with tithes and dont give a damm about its attempts to advance.
And some of his choices were, of course, limited by the options, he removed a High Lord who was too much of a reformer, and one of his picks, Morvenn Vahl, dont really care about politics, effectively making her place in the High Lords a placeholder, since its best than a member that is actively against his will.
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2024.05.13 02:32 ItsUnferretable ROYALS grind harder no laziness is tolerated

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