Tarane checks in on Faerzen

[02:57]  * frozenFire has started messaging visceralVanguard
[02:57] <frozenFire> Um, sorry about whatever happened however long ago.
[02:57] <frozenFire> Let's just sah I won't be touching those things any time soon.
[02:57] <frozenFire> Say*
[02:57] <frozenFire> Bluh this phone's interface is annoying.
[02:57] <frozenFire> Anyway I'm safe on Prospit, just have to figure out details.
[02:57] <frozenFire> Not sure what about but I should be fine.
[02:57] <frozenFire> How"re you doing?
[02:57] <@visceralVanguard> Hello, Tarane.
[02:58] <@visceralVanguard> You needn't bother about any of what you said while you were under the effects of that anesthetic!
[02:58] <@visceralVanguard> There was no harm done and I must admit it was rather enjoyable. :)
[02:58] <frozenFire> RE you sure?
[02:58] <@visceralVanguard> Quite sure.
[02:58] <frozenFire> O don"t even rememenmer what I said
[02:58] <frozenFire> I*
[02:58] <frozenFire> Remember*
[02:59] <frozenFire> Stupid. I phones.
[03:00] <frozenFire> Anyways. How have you been?
[03:01] <@visceralVanguard> I can assure you that even if you could remember what you said, it would be of no consequence.
[03:02] <@visceralVanguard> It is not as though you said anything particularly embarrassing or offensive, you simply had lower inhibitions than normal and were a bit more talkative. :)
[03:02] <@visceralVanguard> I must say I have quite enjoyed having some time to myself to actually attempt to accomplish something.
[03:02] <@visceralVanguard> I have dabbled in alchemy, as well as gone exploring. I have found a number of interesting features, but I am nowhere near done investigating.
[03:03] <frozenFire> Cool
[03:03] <frozenFire> Madr anything useful?
[03:04] <@visceralVanguard> I have yet to decide that for sure.
[03:04] <@visceralVanguard> I did make a new crossbow that cost almost every last bit of my grist, but it seems to be substantially less useful than I was hoping
[03:04] <frozenFire> Hmm
[03:05] <frozenFire> What did you make ot out of?
[03:05] <@visceralVanguard> It seems to do a slight bit more damage to targets than my previous weapon, but it seems to have lost all other unique functions so it is a net loss I would say for the amount of grist it cost.
[03:05] <frozenFire> Darn.
[03:06] <frozenFire> Your using... crossbows, riggt?
[03:06] <@visceralVanguard> I combined a green energy crystal with my previous crossbow, and it ended up costing a great deal more than both with almost less functionality than either.
[03:06] <frozenFire> YOU"RE*
[03:06] <frozenFire> So... relatively useless
[03:06] <@visceralVanguard> It is a crossbow and that is mostly it.
[03:07] <@visceralVanguard> It has a quite exotic physical appearance, but I have yet to notice anything beyond that.
[03:07] <frozenFire> At least you have that :p
[03:07] <frozenFire> How many times have you...
[03:07] <frozenFire> "upgraded" your crossbow?
[03:08] <@visceralVanguard> This would be the second layer of upgrades to my original crossbow.
[03:08] <@visceralVanguard> But I am hesitant to call this particular modification an upgrade, despite the steep increase in grist costs.
[03:08] <frozenFire> Better than me
[03:09] <frozenFire> I just got my second.
[03:09] <frozenFire> Have nt even tested it yet
[03:10] <frozenFire> So things are... peaceful there?
[03:11] <@visceralVanguard> Not particularly.
[03:12] <@visceralVanguard> I was just assailed by a fire-breathing lizard, but I dispatched it quickly enough.
[03:12] <frozenFire> Completely normal, of course
[03:13] <frozenFire> Just casually going for a stroll (or a flight?) and am assaulted by a fiee breathing lizard.
[03:13] <@visceralVanguard> I also found a Greco-Roman style statue of myself in disturbing detail. That was.... odd to say the least. I try not to think about it.
[03:13] <@visceralVanguard> The lizard was one of the game construct monsters that drops grist, so I am entirely unsurprised that they spawn in a variety of places.
[03:14] <frozenFire> That makes moar sense.
[03:14] <frozenFire> A statue?
[03:14] <frozenFire> That can't be the oddest thing you've seen
[03:15] <@visceralVanguard> Yes, please do not inquire further though. I have no additional information to share on the matter as I am just as informed on the matter as you are now.
[03:15] <@visceralVanguard> I have adopted a strategy of ignoring it for the time being.
[03:15] <frozenFire> Okie
[03:15] <@visceralVanguard> At the present, I am still exploring.
[03:15] <@visceralVanguard> You said you are on Prospit, correct?
[03:15] <frozenFire> Eeyup
[03:16] <frozenFire> Would it kill the prospitanas to have less gold?
[03:16] <@visceralVanguard> Considering their entire planet is made out of gold stone, it would seem rather difficult to have anything not gold.
[03:17] <@visceralVanguard> If everything on your world is the same color, it becomes quite difficult to make anything any other colors.
[03:17] <@visceralVanguard> Not to mention that they are probably quite used to it by now.
[03:17] <frozenFire> ...eh
[03:18] <@visceralVanguard> Have you encountered any hitches with the supposedly combined monarchical rule on Prospit?
[03:18] <frozenFire> Not really
[03:18] <frozenFire> Apart form... urgh... giving a speech
[03:19] <@visceralVanguard> Why was that necessary?
[03:19] <frozenFire> To renounce Derse, show that I'm an ally blah blah blah
[03:19] <@visceralVanguard> Ah.
[03:19] <@visceralVanguard> Did it go well?
[03:20] <frozenFire> They were clapping and didn't try to kill me
[03:20] <frozenFire> So... yes?
[03:23] <@visceralVanguard> That is good to hear.
[03:23] <@visceralVanguard> What are you doing now then?
[03:23] <frozenFire> Talking to you
[03:24] <frozenFire> And waiting on Lyra to respond
[03:24] <@visceralVanguard> Well yes, I gathered as much that you were talking to me. :)
[03:24] <@visceralVanguard> I mean outside of electronic communication.
[03:25] <frozenFire> Sitting on a gold bed and doing nothing
[03:25] <frozenFire> We're going to start talking about the "terms" of asylum or something like that
[03:26] <@visceralVanguard> That sounds quite thoroughly boring.
[03:26] <frozenFire> Yeap.
[03:27] <frozenFire> Not like I can do anything else...
[03:28] <@visceralVanguard> That is unfortunate. I do hope everything turns out well.
[03:28] <frozenFire> Eh.
[03:28] <@visceralVanguard> While there does seem to be a great deal of bureaucracy, it is a time of war and you are a prominent member of the society of the enemy.
[03:29] <@visceralVanguard> I would be entirely surprised if this process is long and drawn out. It sounds like it already may be.
[03:29] <frozenFire> Yeap.
[03:30] <frozenFire> Bluh.
[03:30] <frozenFire> Any idea what Lyra has been up to though?
[03:31] <@visceralVanguard> Last I heard she was cave-delving with Alex. It seems as though their expedition to recover Alex's shield Brofessor alive has failed and he has instead perished.
[03:31] <frozenFire> That's...
[03:31] <frozenFire> Sad?
[03:31] <frozenFire> I guess?
[03:31] <@visceralVanguard> I am reasonably certain that his death can be attributed to Lyra blowing him up and sending a mountain of rocks on top of him, but please do not quote me on that.
[03:32] <@visceralVanguard> Lyra is always quite adamant that things are not her fault.
[03:33] <frozenFire> Ugh, yeah, I know
[03:33] <frozenFire> It wasn't this bad before Sabath, but still...
[03:34] <frozenFire> I dunno. I don't wanna stop her doing anything, because she'd probably rebel all the way
[03:34] <frozenFire> Yet if she does her thing we're pretty much doomed.
[03:34] <@visceralVanguard> I have not talked with either of the two of them for some time though, so I would appreciate hearing what they are up to. I cannot say I have missed the regular beratings on how stupid I am being having Abyss with me.
[03:34] <@visceralVanguard> Lyra is one of those people you just cannot try and control.
[03:35] <@visceralVanguard> Gentle nudges are likely the best option.
[03:36] <frozenFire> Maybe
[03:36] <frozenFire> Maybe we should let her do her thing
[03:36] <@visceralVanguard> I think having her with Alex is a good thing for the time being.
[03:36] <frozenFire> And all the doom is given to everything else by osmosis
[03:36] <@visceralVanguard> He seems to be able to at least reign her in sometimes.
[03:37] <@visceralVanguard> And at least it means I do not have to dedicate as much mental processing power to trying to keep an eye on her.
[03:37] <@visceralVanguard> She seems genuinely interested in not hurting him, so that simply by nature of him being with her, limits some of what she can reasonably do.
[03:38] <@visceralVanguard> We have already seen what she can do when she is alone and has little regard for her personal well-being.
[03:39] <frozenFire> Abyss, right?
[03:39] <frozenFire> Or am I thinking wrong
[03:40] <@visceralVanguard> Take your pick of possible events I could be referencing.
[03:41] <@visceralVanguard> I was not thinking of any one of them in particular.
[03:42] <frozenFire> Alright I get your point
[03:42] <frozenFire> They should be fine. Probably.
[03:43] <@visceralVanguard> Probably.
[03:43] <frozenFire> I mean, nothing's exploded yet
[03:43] <@visceralVanguard> Other than Brofessor.
[03:43] <frozenFire> And no news has reached us. Though I'm not sure whether that's good or bad.
[03:43] <@visceralVanguard> And a sizeable portion of the cave system they are in.
[03:43] <frozenFire> ...
[03:43] <frozenFire> Sigh
[03:44] <frozenFire> You going to try to retrieve their bodies and toss them onto conveniently located slabs later?
[03:44] <@visceralVanguard> Hopefully that will not be necessary because they won't be dead.
[03:44] <frozenFire> Never set a time for later
[03:45] <frozenFire> Lyra's already... died once, and one of(/) her other selves is being tortured
[03:45] <frozenFire> Byron was impaled by a dorito of all things
[03:46] <frozenFire> Our group has some very bad luck.
[03:46] <@visceralVanguard> If that is the case, then we must work around that.
[03:47] <@visceralVanguard> I am using this break in drama to try and uncover a bit more about how this game actually works, as well as exploring and preparing for the drama and chaos inevitably pick up again
[03:47] <frozenFire> Hope you have some lucky lighty entropic thing up your sleeves because I sure don't
[03:47] <frozenFire> That sounds like a good idea
[03:47] <@visceralVanguard> "lucky lighty entropic thing"?
[03:47] <frozenFire> I would do the same here, but I don't have a mind for politics
[03:47] <@visceralVanguard> That sounds precisely like something I do not have.
[03:48] <frozenFire> Great! Awesome
[03:48] <frozenFire> Looks like we're just going to have to slave through it then :P
[03:48] <@visceralVanguard> I have a great deal of light on my land if you wish to have some for some reason however.
[03:48] <@visceralVanguard> I fail to see how it will be of any use in our current situation, however.
[03:49] <@visceralVanguard> Oh lovely, Byron is freaking out about something else now.
[03:49] <@visceralVanguard> Have you heard from him recently?
[03:49] <frozenFire> Nope
[03:49] <frozenFire> He hasn't even tried to contact me
[03:49] <@visceralVanguard> That is probably just as well.
[03:50] <@visceralVanguard> He seems to be quite worked up as of late.
[03:50] <frozenFire> What is it this time?
[03:50] <@visceralVanguard> Hopefully nothing too terribly significant is the matter. I do not know what is the matter.
[03:51] <@visceralVanguard> His all-caps yells are vague and unhelpful as per usual.
[03:51] <frozenFire> I recommend microsoft word's "sentence case" ability
[03:52] <@visceralVanguard> I enjoy seeing his text unadulterated because then it is easier for me to see when he is not using all-caps. I then know there is a slightly higher chance of him being reasonable at that moment.
[03:52] <frozenFire> Makes sense
[03:53] <frozenFire> Your analytical mind would see when and when not to try, to save effort.
[03:53] <@visceralVanguard> Sadly, that is precisely the motivation behind that sentiment.
[03:54] <frozenFire> I don't see any problem with that
[03:54] <frozenFire> then again it's never been turned on me
[03:55] <@visceralVanguard> I fail to see any reason why I would ever see it as beneficial to do so. You are without a doubt one of the most reasonable people here. :)
[03:57] <frozenFire> Thanks :)
[03:58] <frozenFire> But who knows? Maybe a sudden bout of insanity will strike me just like Lyra and Alex
[03:58] <@visceralVanguard> :/
[03:58] <@visceralVanguard> I sincerely hope not.
[03:58] <@visceralVanguard> That would make me quite sad.
[03:58] <@visceralVanguard> Trouble does seem to have a way of avoiding you though.
[03:59] <@visceralVanguard> ((ba dum chhh))
[03:59] <frozenFire> Just hope it lasts, really
[03:59] <@visceralVanguard> Only time will tell.
[04:00] <frozenFire> Shrug
[04:00] <@visceralVanguard> Is there anything else you wanted to discuss? I fear what may happen should I delay my response to Byron too long.
[04:01] <frozenFire> Hmm...
[04:01] <frozenFire> Well, sort of.
[04:01] <@visceralVanguard> What is it?
[04:01] <frozenFire> What "magic" effects does your crossbow have?
[04:01] <@visceralVanguard> Why do you ask?
[04:02] <frozenFire> Just curious, for my own alchemising
[04:02] <frozenFire> I've combined a "Queen of Serpents" card with my bow to produce some sort of obsidian bow, but I haven't tested it
[04:02] <@visceralVanguard> It is capable of transmuting a hit substance into a different stable chemical compound.
[04:02] <frozenFire> ...
[04:02] <frozenFire> Huh
[04:02] <@visceralVanguard> Only once every 5 to 10 minutes, however.
[04:03] <frozenFire> How big is the area affected? I wouldn't think it would, I dunno
[04:03] <frozenFire> Turn an entire planet to helium or something
[04:03] <@visceralVanguard> Unusual effects like that seem to be quite a possibility in this game, so expect a possibility of your bow doing something surprising.
[04:03] <@visceralVanguard> I have yet to test that.
[04:03] <@visceralVanguard> Everything I have hit thus far has been small enough to be completely converted.
[04:03] <frozenFire> I would suggest you don't try it on your planet
[04:04] <frozenFire> Can't think of anything that'd hold, really
[04:04] <frozenFire> Quartz? Maybe?
[04:04] <frozenFire> Shrug
[04:04] <frozenFire> Anyways, how did you make it?
[04:05] <@visceralVanguard> I had a fancy periodic table I combined with my crossbow.
[04:05] <@visceralVanguard> Part of it may be in part to the fact that I have tablekind as a strife specibus.
[04:05] <frozenFire> Tablekind?
[04:06] <frozenFire> I wouldn't have expected that
[04:06] <frozenFire> Hmm. Alright.
[04:07] <frozenFire> Do you have the code for it?
[04:07] <frozenFire> I can't make it now, but I could try later
[04:07] <@visceralVanguard> Not off of the top of my head. I am afraid I am.... rather occupied at the moment and am unable to decaptchalogue it.
[04:07] <@visceralVanguard> I had a run in with that lizard and I am now thoroughly on fire.
[04:07] <@visceralVanguard> I do not wish to decaptchalogue anything lest it catch on fire as well.
[04:08] <frozenFire> Why haven't you extinguished yourself?!
[04:08] <frozenFire> Or, for that matter, why are you not burnt to a crisp?!
[04:09] <@visceralVanguard> That is quite the mystery isn't it!
[04:09] <@visceralVanguard> For some reason all of this fire is entirely room temperature. Not hot in the slightest.
[04:10] <@visceralVanguard> It is also lighting a great deal of things on fire that should by no means be flammable.
[04:10] <@visceralVanguard> Including metal and rocks.
[04:10] <frozenFire> I'd still prefer it if you managed to find a way to stop it
[04:10] <frozenFire> Because who knows, maybe it'll decide "nope i'm going to burn stuff now"
[04:10] <@visceralVanguard> I tried smothering some of it and that seemed to help somewhat.
[04:11] <@visceralVanguard> It mostly just catches other things on fire that I try and use to smother it.
[04:11] <frozenFire> Please tell me it doesn't set water on fire?
[04:11] <@visceralVanguard> There is a pond here, but I am afraid to try that lest it set the lake on fire
[04:11] <frozenFire> It doesn't sound like the lake is doing much
[04:11] <frozenFire> So give it a try
[04:11] <@visceralVanguard> There is a waterfall leaving the pond down into the darkness below, and who knows what is down there that should not be set ablaze
[04:11] <frozenFire> Well, at least it'll be lit
[04:12] <frozenFire> And anything down there would also be on fire
[04:12] <@visceralVanguard> Lovely logic, Tarane.
[04:12] <@visceralVanguard> It's okay to light your whole land on fire because at least you will be able to see it while it burns to the ground!
[04:12] <frozenFire> Isn't your land inflammable?
[04:13] <@visceralVanguard> This fire lights everything on fire, so that is a moot point.
[04:13] <@visceralVanguard> I am inside a cave right now, and the rocks on the cave wall, floor, and ceiling are literally on fire right now.
[04:13] <frozenFire> It isn't burning anything down
[04:14] <@visceralVanguard> As you said though, who knows how long it will remain that way.
[04:14] <frozenFire> I'm not sure whether to envy you or pity you
[04:14] <@visceralVanguard> Likely both.
[04:14] <frozenFire> You now effectively act like a giant flashlight now, enjoy it while you can I guess?
[04:14] <@visceralVanguard> I suppose.
[04:14] <@visceralVanguard> I should probably get to cleaning this mess up if I can.
[04:15] <@visceralVanguard> I do not need to bother about catching whatever I use to smother the flames on fire because everything is already on fire.
[04:15] <@visceralVanguard> Just so long as what is in my sylladex stays safely there.
[04:15] <@visceralVanguard> I have several flammable and/or explosive items stored there.....
[04:15] <frozenFire> Makes sense.
[04:16] <frozenFire> I am just puzzled at this and yet slightly envious
[04:16] <frozenFire> How far does it spread? Since you're in a cave, won't it spread elsewhere anyway?
[04:16] <@visceralVanguard> I shall be sure to keep you posted, particularly if I suddenly begin burning to a crisp.
[04:16] <@visceralVanguard> Hopefully that is not going to be the case.
[04:17] <frozenFire> If you do start burning to a crisp, tell Byron or Lyra
[04:17] <frozenFire> Because I can't do a thing. I'm groundbound.
[04:17] <frozenFire> Oh, and Nick. Sorry, forgot about him for a second
[04:18] <@visceralVanguard> Nick is currently asleep so he is on Prospit I believe, if nothing significant has changed.
[04:18] <frozenFire> Is he awake, or is he on prospit at the moment?
[04:19] <frozenFire> I would ask you to tell him to search for where I am, but that'd be a waste of time
[04:20] <@visceralVanguard> From the sounds of it, it seems like he also has his hands full.
[04:20] <@visceralVanguard> Last time he was on Prospit, he was rudely awakened to his real self by being knocked out over the head.
[04:20] <@visceralVanguard> I hope he is okay.
[04:20] <@visceralVanguard> I have yet to hear from him.
[04:20] <frozenFire> Ouch
[04:20] <frozenFire> What happened there?
[04:21] <@visceralVanguard> No idea.
[04:21] <@visceralVanguard> Neither does he.
[04:21] <frozenFire> Huh
[04:21] <frozenFire> I should bring a helmet everywhere once I'm settled
[04:22] <frozenFire> He should be fine, probably just forgetting how technology works for a bit. Dreamselves are funny like that.
[04:22] <@visceralVanguard> Indeed.
[04:22] <@visceralVanguard> I can personally attest to the fact that dreamselves are funny.
[04:22] <frozenFire> I should probably stop taking up your time and leave you to your fire. And Byron.
[04:23] <@visceralVanguard> Yes, Byron, I should probably deal with him.
[04:23] <@visceralVanguard> After I manage to extinguish this fire.
[04:23] <@visceralVanguard> Thank you for contacting me!
[04:23] <@visceralVanguard> As always, it has been a pleasure talking with you. Please do keep me posted. I shall do the same.
[04:23] <frozenFire> Try flying up in the air. Heard low atmosphere was bad for fire. Or something like that.
[04:23] <frozenFire> You're welcome, I guess. I'll try to stay in contact.
[04:24] <@visceralVanguard> Byron was able to fly from Skaia to his land without suffocating so I am not sure there is a lack of air anywhere here.
[04:24] <@visceralVanguard> Thank you.
[04:24] <@visceralVanguard> Best of luck in your Prospit endeavors.
[04:24] <frozenFire> I think you'd need the luck more :P
[04:24] <@visceralVanguard> If necessary, you can tell the Prospitian officials to contact me if you need a reference.
[04:25] <frozenFire> I will. Might not be the same Prospit as yours though
[04:25] <@visceralVanguard> Indeed.
[04:26] <@visceralVanguard> Farewell then, Tarane!
[04:26] <frozenFire> Bye Faerzen
[04:26]  * frozenFire has ceased messaging visceralVanguard