[satanworship] Re: the other side of the river
- From: Jane Sales <jane@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:22:15 +0100
Keep Left is a good motto in life as in Runequest.
> On 20 Aug 2014, at 18:19, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> the moss climbs all the way up the wall, bunches up at the top a bit, then
> makes a pretty crappy attempt at crossing the ceiling. sadly at no point does
> it grow in the shape of a traffic sign.
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> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:rog@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> We are a democracy no? Strict majority for all directional decisions and a
> 2/3 majority for all combat instigation unless Arfa is at the front.
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> r
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>> On 20 Aug 2014, at 17:56, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
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>> oh so cynfred gets all agitational until it's time for a decision? he did do
>> middle management at one of Alone's bigger basket-making conglomerates, i
>> suppose.
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>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:rog@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>> That would be subject to a vote.
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>> r
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>>> On 20 Aug 2014, at 17:44, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> <mailto:jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
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>>> ok so which tunnel? left or right?
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>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> <mailto:rog@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>> The moss or the tunnel disappears?
>>>
>>> I don’t understand? C is wanting to get on and stop looking at moss.
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>>> r
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>>>> On 20 Aug 2014, at 17:33, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> <mailto:jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> this was your reply, admittedly included with another --
>>>>
>>>> "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."
>>>>
>>>> you only went 10m either side :-)
>>>>
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>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Jane Sales <jane@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> <mailto:jane@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>> What happened to my walking / exploration? Do women type invisibly as well
>>>> as talk inaudibly? ;-)
>>>>
>>>>> On 20 Aug 2014, at 08:02, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> <mailto:rog@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I say the moss is a red herring.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lets be off.
>>>>>
>>>>> c
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 19 Aug 2014, at 20:43, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> <mailto:jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chump and Arfa have the scythes, and they'll harvest if they want to!
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 12:41 PM, <gavinw@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> <mailto:gavinw@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>> I thought one of us has a scythe? Harvest away!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:19:37 -0700, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> <mailto:jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>> <mailto: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 <mailto:jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>>>> To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
>>>>>>> <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 5:10 PM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> <mailto: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 <mailto:jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>>>> To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
>>>>>>> <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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 <mailto: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
>>>>>>> <mailto: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
>>>>>>>>> <mailto:rog@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Prod moss with pointy stick.
>>>>>>>>> r
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 18 Aug 2014, at 00:02, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>>> <mailto: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
>>>>>>>>>> <mailto: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
>>>>>>>>>> <mailto: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.
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