Hello from the great white north!

My friend told me about you  And, I'm sorry I don't have anything I can really say to you. But I'll see if I can jog my noggin and remember what he told me about you. Because when he first told me that he'd been talking to someone, he seemed excited. He said you were a curiosity to him. He'd never met anybody like you before in regards to knowing a trans gendered person. He said at first, you were a hard person to talk to, and initially, he first regarded you as a trouble maker long before he spoke to you. But he never disliked you. And I guess, something changed his mind and he decided to break down his wall about you.

He's like that, with people. And he believes that on the internet, free of physical form, in essence, what you see is really what goes on in someone's head. People's true colours show, even if they hide in false identities. And he doesn't trust people. I've been there for some of it. I know why. But he turned around on you, after talking with you. He said he made a mistake, and he understood what it was.

He told me that the mind is a gift. A special thing. And he respects yours greatly. And he understands. He never told me anything, but he knows why you can be angry. And he doesn't blame you for it. People can go through some horrible things, and when they come out of them, how can they not be angry? How can they not be depressed? I'd like to tell you a story, about him. Because I think it's fitting in this context.

When my friend was younger, when he first moved here, he had no friends. But he had some family in the area. A cousin. And he said, at first, she was a good friend. But something changed one day, something involving families, a dispute of some kind. And like that, overnight, his cousin turned on him. And she did more than that. She was responsible for years of torment to him. She was the instigator of remarks that sparked all the other kids to torment him. And for years, he was broken because of that. His words. He said he was broken. And I knew him. I've seen him get angry before. He's got so much pent up that he's another person if it gets out. He's actually terrifying to me, when I've seen him like that.

But a few years back he told me that he'd heard his cousin's mother had died. And like that, he did a 360. And he actually, physically got a ticket and left the province to go see her. After years of all that, and even longer not seeing her, just like that, he changed his mind. He told me he understood why, he could see why she attacked him. And he forgave her. He let everything go, overnight, to go and see and make sure she was okay. I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't let anger hold you down.

I don't know what you've gone through, I don't know what makes you tick. And I know, it's hard not to get angry. But don't let it eat you. Unless somebody is trying to beat you up, then what they say doesn't matter. Because you've got a mind of your own. You know who you are. And if you know who you are, then you know that you can't change who you are. And some people, can't learn to accept things. If they can't, it's their loss. And you should keep taking steps forwards and leave them behind. I guess I've run out of things to say for tonight. So I'm going to give you another smiley. 

Quote from: Yutaka on October 03, 2014, 05:49:11 PM

Seems believable just needs to be fleshed out, like specifics on technology.

Yeah. I already have ideas for some stuff, and the 2018 mars thing is based off a real mars mission being launched in 2018. However, I feel like going in-depth with, say, how the orbital tether was built would massively detract from the history aspect of it. Also, the main setting is the year 2702, with major events happening in the 2160's, 2300's and 2650's. As such, the 21st century is relatively undetailed when compared to the other dates in-universe.

Quote from: Relatively Quiet on October 03, 2014, 05:47:44 PM

Maybe I just don't have good taste or a good head for writers, but to me, this seems, in a way, kind of dry. A bit like a dictionary. Although, like you said, it wasn't from a story standpoint. So in a way, this could be something that's talked about in class by a stuffy old teacher. In which case, you did a good job!

I've tried writing from a traditional narrative standpoint before but I get bored of only having one character's viewpoint when I can have ideas about hundreds of parts of one battle. I'm like Bungie; great at world building in terms of lore but the character stories are less than great. The style I've adopted here was kindof inspired from the Silmarillion and suits me better, as someone who wants to go through and detailevery aspect of a battle rather than one viewpoint.

I have a friend, that one day might like to meet you, if he ever comes back. When he does, I'm going to see if I can direct him here. He's talked to me, about a lot of things. And a lot of it was about how alone he felt, especially in regards to knowing fellow writers. He's given me stories, and I admit, I'm just not big into stories too much. But I know he'd probably be interested in what you have here. Keep in touch with this place, right? 

I hear Jesus talked to a herd of goats or something like you. I guess your memory is short on remembering originality.

Quote from: Relatively Quiet on October 03, 2014, 05:41:32 PM

Quote from: Yutaka on October 03, 2014, 05:40:03 PM

Paragraphs would be nice.

Just a little bit of spacing between them might help too.

Done.

My eyes! They can see! You've cured me! Praise him!

Paragraphs would be nice.

Just a little bit of spacing between them might help too.

Says the guy hiding behind a mask of anonymity,

Says the guy hiding behind the mask of a secretive order.

Oh no! Not glorious Best Korea!

Who will reign over the sun now.

Glorious unified Korea!

What if I read this using a mirror?

Language has a habit of doing that.

The precursors to Robot Chicken and Youtube Poops.

Yeah I'm fine.

How's your car? Any mess? I've seen people swerve into the ditches out here go into rollovers.

Quote from: Relatively Quiet on October 01, 2014, 09:50:15 PM

I think, in everybody's life, at some time or another, we all get into a low spot. And things look bad. They always do. But you can't let yourself sink. If I know one thing in my life, it's that change can happen quickly. Good or bad. If you've got the guts to stand up and make the changes you want to see, then things will start to move forward. It's a lot like walking. One foot in front of the other. And you keep going, taking another step.

If you're feeling really bad, don't let yourself go silent. Seek help.

Hmm. You have a pretty good point actually. It's not so much the guts to stand up. It's more of a how really. I just need to know what I would exactly need to stand up to, and I don't know what that is yet. Thanks for the response btw.

There you go! You have to find something that you enjoy, and hang on to it! Chase after it and don't let go. If you use your head, you'll find a way out. You just need to keep your eyes peeled for what you need.

For one thing, don't quote me on this, but I doubt the effectiveness of nukes in space. While the bomb itself may be a sealed unit, some form of combustion may be needed for it to ignite and explode. And the best catalyst we have for that is our own atmosphere. Second, when the bomb exploded, a lot of its potential energy would be wasted, because space is a vacuum. All that fusion and explosive power would probably just dissipate. And third, as everybody has said, breaking up an asteroid is a bad idea, because then you have many more projectiles to deal with. Instead of a grenade, you get a shotgun.

But I've made no threads. So I have not committed any sins