[satanworship] Re: the other side of the river
- From: Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:48:15 +0100
That's pretty much everything except how a gentleman should dress then.
> On 20 Aug 2014, at 18:22, Jane Sales <jane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Keep Left is a good motto in life as in Runequest.
>
>> On 20 Aug 2014, at 18:19, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Roger Nolan <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.
>>>
>>> r
>>>
>>>> On 20 Aug 2014, at 17:56, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> That would be subject to a vote.
>>>>>
>>>>> r
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 20 Aug 2014, at 17:44, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ok so which tunnel? left or right?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> The moss or the tunnel disappears?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don’t understand? C is wanting to get on and stop looking at moss.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> r
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 20 Aug 2014, at 17:33, Jason Proctor <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 :-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Jane Sales <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> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I say the moss is a red herring.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Lets be off.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> c
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 19 Aug 2014, at 20:43, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Chump and Arfa have the scythes, and they'll harvest if they want
>>>>>>>>>>> to!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 12:41 PM, <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> 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> 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.
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