rock bounces limply off the wall, moss does not attempt to restrain its path, rock doesn't "roll" down the wall as such, and therefore the moss-collecting experiment is largely voided. On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > toss it upwards towards the top of the wall from around 10 feet > > holding a torch in my left hand in case it reaches out for me > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* Monday, August 18, 2014 5:22 PM > > *Subject:* [satanworship] Re: the other side of the river > > are you going to throw the stone at the moss, or hold it close to roll it? > note that the period of the rolling will be very short, as the wall, as > walls generally are, is vertical. > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 5:10 PM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'll grab a stone and roll it down the moss to test a long standing > theory... > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* Monday, August 18, 2014 4:30 PM > *Subject:* [satanworship] Re: the other side of the river > > unlike Q, this moss doesn't seem to care too much about being prodded with > pointy sticks or scythe edges. however, the act of determining its > nonchalance reveals its sensitivity to light (it shies away) but its > interest in things that are close (it extends itself toward it). so now > it's terribly confused. > > the moss wall-carpet adheres to the wall until its curve means you're > basically in the tunnel, at which point it grows thinner and disappears. > the advance botanists in the party conclude that it likely needs the > moisture in the air in the garden cave. it is pretty sweaty in here. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Eddie Marsden-Jones < > eddiemarsdenjones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Moss should be prodded with a scythe, it's more threatening to sentient > moss. Afra will also prod moss, and perhaps probe it too. > > > > On 18 Aug 2014, at 13:06, Jane Sales <jane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Wander 10 m or so to each side, up the tunnel, to see if I can see owt > else. Left side first. > > On 18 Aug 2014, at 10:03, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Prod moss with pointy stick. > r > > > On 18 Aug 2014, at 00:02, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > if you're facing it, then it's probably about 20m wide, convex, with the > curve steepening to form tunnels away at either side. the wall is a thick > blanket of slowly swirling moss with no openings or gaps you can see. > > > > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 3:57 PM, <gavinw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Any openings in the wall in sight? How long is the wall? > > On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:55:45 -0700, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > to the sound of Cynfred still celebrating his prodigious flight across the > river, the party somewhat moistly and wearily gear up. at this point, a > couple of newtlings could probably lay waste to the party, but fortunately > this side of the river seems so far devoid of fauna. > it has more of the warped bulbous type of flora from the other side, but > they are sparser and you can see where some of them have been cropped back, > harvested, or just plain consumed where they stood. > the party eventually gets all the lights on and you begin to look > around. directly in front of you there is a wall, strewn with a weird kind > of moss which writhes and twists all by itself. the wall curves away in > both directions to wide passages into darkness. > and... time in. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >