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Hey Calano, Archipelago has been revived. Are you interested in returning?

OH MY GOODNESS THEY HAVE THE THINKING EMOJI NOW

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I'VE WANTED THAT

SE is looking for players to fill out the roster of its newest game:

I'm inviting all to join! Particularly those who have any experience with SE. The ruleset is complicated, but never fear- I will do my absolute best to guide all new recruits through the survival process!

Come and compete with your friends in the Hurt and Heal championship of the century year month!

Defend your favorites. Destroy all others. 

 

I have come up with an idea for an advancement on the concept of Hurt and Heal.

Who is interested?

Anyone else ever get too bored to sleep?

Old Wounds, Part 1

Clang.

Clang.

Clang.

It was dusk.

The two men had been fighting for hours, ringing their weapons against each other under the slowly setting sun. Or at least, it had felt like hours; time was strange here, in this land of dreams and shadows. As far as they knew, it had always been dusk.

To anyone watching, it was clear that the taller of the two was winning. Clad in all black, and wielding a spear to match, he swung as though he had only just begun to fight. Each movement was precise, controlled, and powerful, and he pressed the offense relentlessly.

His opponent, by contrast, showed every second of their battle upon his face. The clattering of his tarnished silver armor mingled with his heavy breaths as he struggled to block each of the Black Knight's terrifying swings with his own weapon- a broken sword, the blade snapped off a few inches above the hilt. Despite all this, he somehow seemed to be managing to hold off his opponent's unyielding attack.

But then his foot caught on a patch of uneven ground, throwing off his stance. It was only for a fraction of a second, but that was enough. The Black Knight's spear crashed into the Silver Knight's shoulder, knocking him off his feet and sending him sprawling to the ground in a clatter of metal on stone. "Yield," the Silver Knight forced out immediately, but his opponent - the clear victor - had already halted.

"That was well fought," declared the Black Knight.

The Silver Knight looked up balefully. "Don't lie to me."

A snort. "You of all people should know I would never give you a false compliment. Besides, you didn't let me finish. I was going to say, that was well fought for someone who insists on fighting with a broken sword."

The Silver Knight glanced at his sword. The jagged edge of the break was dull, worn down by time. His eyes closed. "You know why I use this weapon. Why I have to."

"It won't last you forever," warned the Black Knight in a low voice. "You know that."

"Yes," replied the Silver Knight tonelessly. "I know." He flexed his legs, preparing to sit up - then let out a grunt of pain and grabbed his shoulder. Leaking out from under his collar were a few drops of blood.

The Black Knight immediately knelt down to take a closer look at the injury. "What? I didn't hit you that hard... did I?"

"No," the Silver Knight panted, his eyes closed. "Old- old wounds."

The Black Knight sucked in a sharp breath. "Oh."

They sat for several minutes in silence, remembering.

 

I feel like it is in my nature to get into too many RPs and then get burned out.

I fear I am losing myself.

Am I alive?

I need to take a break, I think...

Please don't forget me.

A while back I asked for book recommendations. And I received them! Some of the books I had already read, some I did not have access to, a few I simply did not get around to reading. 

But I did read some, and enjoyed them!

@#1 Taln Fan I read Code of Honor and enjoyed it. Thank you!

@Ed Venture I have started the Wandering Inn and have loved most of it so far!  (That horror segment was really something though) (Also Erin is the best) Gratitude!

@DoomStick I read A Natural History of Dragons and loved it. Gold star!

@Zephrun's Imperium, @Channelknight Fadran, @Robin Sedai, @2EmLee2, Thank you for your recommendations! I hope I'll get the chance to read all of them someday. @AonEne special thanks for recommending Renegades and Illuminae (yes, I know that was a long time ago).

Also @Matrim's Dice @The Unknown Novel I saw you mention the Licanius Trilogy on the What Are You Reading thread by pure chance and decided to check it out. I'm glad I did.  Would recommend. 

I will survive another day!

This week has been quite jagged.

/\/\/\

Up and down. Back and forth. Light and dark. Clear skies or fog.

Somebody slap me and remind me of all the stuff I need to do.

Or, alternatively, assuming: 1) I have 50 followers; 2) I have ~15 uncompleted tasks; 3) about 1/5 of my followers actively follow, you could all contribute 1/10 of a slap and 1.5 outstanding items and it would add up to about the same thing.

Once more the time has come,

For you to advance a year in age.

Or so I gather. I wish you well.

It has been 1000 posts since I had 6000 posts.

I wish I could stop seeing the worst possible side of everything.

I need book recommendations that I can get ahold of. I am willing to pay in gratitude. 

Limited time only.

Yo, can we yoink your characters in Chaotic Light?

Lo

Is it just me, or is this the dumbest late policy to ever be invented?

 

I seem to be fading. Although this is nothing new, it is nonetheless disheartening.

*birds sing*
*crickets chirp*
*grass grows*
*paint dries*

It is against my nature to die.

The sneaky shadow follows always, hidden while you face the light. Ready to consume you if you ever look back...

And it fades to black.

I hate this.

Words cannot express, so why even bother?

Every tale

has an end.

Which story

do you miss

the most?