If it were the real me and you | OPEN

[lupusxylem]

Who: Wolfwood and YOU!
What: Wolfwood schedules a cult book burning and invites everyone
When: March 10th
Where: The Church
Warnings: Relevant info for this event can be found here, general warnings for: monster attack which could lead to blood/gore/etc in threads, please tag accordingly! Will update as needed



Netbook | Morning

Hey everyone, it's me Wolfwood. Nicholas D. Wolfwood if you're new.

So, here's the deal. The church I bought has a problem. It came with a bunch of religious texts inside of it, and while that's...you know. What you'd expect in a church, these ones are like

super fuckin culty.

Not exactly what I asked for. Not that I asked for them at all. I keep trying to get rid of them but they keep showing up again later so

Basically Im gonna be burning them again this evening if anybody wants to come to the bonfire, or help me in getting rid of them cause theres a shit ton. Bring marshmallows or whatever, I dont care.

and before someone comes preaching to me about burning books, again: its cult propaganda bullshit. read it for yourself if you dont believe me
just make sure you chuck it in the fire afterwards or ill do it myself.

Church | Evening

[Should you choose to come to the Church later that evening for whatever reason, you'll find the Priest himself already hard at work setting up a pyre in the yard just outside of it. (Just look for the massive bound cross propped up nearby, you can't miss it.) With the way he loads up the firepit he's created with kindling, it's clear he's already had to do this once before. It's a bit tricky to find anything dry given that the snow is still on the ground in a lot of places, but he's making do with what he's got. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Beyond getting the fire going, there's a matter of getting the aforementioned books out of the church. It's just as Wolfwood described, should you grow curious and crack one open. They're very religious, but strangely...plant focused. Like it's a religion that revolves around the Forest itself, almost. Definitely nothing orthodox about this, that's for sure. There are quite a number of them to take care of as they've all refilled the church pews since the last time he did this.

Or, perhaps you're just here because you think bonfires are cool and want to simply enjoy yourself for a change. The Forest seems to have had its fun with the animal race given that everyone's back to normal at this point, so really, why not kick back and enjoy the warmth of the flames while it isn't sub-zero temperatures outside anymore?

Feel free to mingle...or don't. Perhaps the distant unease in the atmosphere is enough to stop you.]

Comments

[lupusxylem]

[bro-]

So basically you're a science guy. Got it.

Next you'll tell me that the magic people use here is a hallucination, right?

[harmacy]

Magic is just the manipulation of El or mana. It's an unreliable craft that relies heavily on genetics and physical affinities, but that doesn't mean it can't be explained at all. Nasod technology can replicate most forms of magic without all of that nonsense.

[lupusxylem]

That's nice and all but I don't have El or Mana where I'm from. I think if anyone from my world saw the way some of you use it here they would think it was something otherworldy.

So you don't have anything you just believe in. Nothing at all.

[harmacy]

El is the basis of all life, so you obviously have some form of it. Like I said, magic requires the correct genetics and affinity to work, so if you're incompatible it can't be performed. But even if the body can't manipulate it by itself, technology can be developed that uses the same resource to replicate or improve upon acts of "magic". All your explanation says to me is that technology in your world hasn't achieved such a feat yet. If you give up on understanding something by declaring it to be an act of god or otherwordly magic, you're never going to make any real advancements.

I believe in science and human ingenuity.

[lupusxylem]

We have what we call "Lost Technology". It's the bits and pieces of what's leftover from when the Big Fall happened over a century ago. It's called Lost for a reason. It's rare, and not a whole lot of people have access to it. Not unless you're someone pretty important, anyway. But it ain't El, or whatever.

Okay different question. You don't believe in gods, whatever thats your perogative.

But do you think aliens exist?

[harmacy]

Interesting. No, I'd say those things sound quite alike. A shame you're not important enough to be familiar. I'd love to have an opportunity to study this Lost Technology.

Are you from Elrios?

[lupusxylem]

I don't give a shit about Lost Technology, but thanks for the compliment.

No. I'm from No Man's Land. That's what they named the planet anyway.

[harmacy]

Understandable. Those who put their faith in made-up gods are less likely to care about scientific advancements, in my experience.

Well, I am, so that makes you an alien from my perspective. Isn't it kind of stupid to ask a question like that anyway? Everyone here has lived in another world from this one.

[lupusxylem]

Are you trying to piss me off? Serious question.

[harmacy]

Interesting. Does being wrong make you angry?

[lupusxylem]

Prove I'm wrong, and then I'll admit I'm wrong. Simple as that.