JANUARY MINGLE | OPEN

[oneandmikleonly]

[It's a new year! Well, by the fragile construct of calendar time we're creating on this planet, anyway.

Here's a an open mingle for all your January needs! Are you trying to stalk our new alien stalkers back, or reach out to them, or fight them? Building? Exploring the biomes, for fun and/or to uncover more about our alien friends? Researching? Hugging URSULA? Raising Birdogs or getting involved with other wildlife? Making or breaking resolutions? OTHER? Whatever it is you're doing, you can put it here.

Don't forget to check the OOC plotting post to see what's going on and get involved with missions!]

Comments

[expulsions]

I think I didn't think of that since it makes sense. [And a lot of things on this planet just...don't.] Mikleo told me he and Sorey reached the planet's soul once and that they might be able to try again. Worth a shot? If the soul is willing to talk to us we can maybe predict whatever's coming next.

[splinten]

I would say it can't hurt, but that particular phrase of trite placation is misguidedly optimistic in this scenario.
It's still likely our best shot. I'd recommend trying it.

[expulsions]

It's all I can do. The ocean responds to me as it is, so the soul's the next step.
Also those two are sometimes weirdly optimistic about stuff, I think it's rubbing off.

[splinten]

If you think the planet has a better chance of listening to you, definitely pursue that.
Hope is a strangely contagious disease. Can't hold it against the carriers despite myself.

[expulsions]

Yeah, I've heard. Sometimes it's all some people have left. [Sometimes that's all Percy has left, anyway.] My powers work fine here but there's something about the way the ocean behaves with me sometimes, like it has a mind of its own. That's what I want to investigate and that's why I want to talk to its soul.

If this doesn't work then whatever, we tried. Anything in particular you can think to say to it?

[splinten]

That wouldn't surprise me. The impression I've got is that all of the planet has a soul. Or maybe it's better to say all of the planet is part of one soul, including the animals in a way. The ocean resisting you makes sense.
"Sorry about the SBAHJ crop circle. You're kinda being an ass though. We've shown ourselves pretty open to working with everything here as long as it doesn't want us dead."

[expulsions]

I'm not used to it. And all of that makes sense but I have one question. What's SBAHJ supposed to be?

[splinten]

Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff. It's a webcomic series my brother makes.

[expulsions]

Guess that's a Dave question then. Anyway, thanks Dirk. If I find out anything else I'll let you know.