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Bit of a weird love, but I want to express my love towards my pupper, Albie. He was viciously attacked on Monday by another dog that was set on trying to kill him whilst he was swimming in the river. I've never experienced terror like it. I had to wade into the river to fight this other dog off him as it had jawlocked his chest (as you can see from the picture).
The love comes into play because despite how horrendously he was attacked, he's still as loving and friendly as ever. Even at the vets he was wagging his tail and welcoming other dogs. He's not retreated into himself or lost his soft nature.
For anyone that has attempted to interact with me since... June-ish, I apologize. I've not really been in the emotional or mental mindset to do much of anything. My biological father contacted me for the very first time and it's been a rollercoaster of emotions since then. We slowly got to know each other through Facebook messages, then texts and phone calls. I discovered that my biological mother, whom I haven't had a relationship with in the last twelve years due to her selfishness and immaturity, kept him away from me when I was younger because he didn't want her. I was guarded at first and didn't let him get too close, but I eventually let my guard down and I drove down last Saturday to meet him and my older brother for the first time. It was great and I'm really glad I finally decided to do that.
My brother called me Tuesday and said that our father had a heart attack and the doctors weren't sure if he'd pull through. He coded and it took them about an hour to get him stable, but he was on life support while they were attempting to figure out how much brain activity he still had. My brother had to make the decision yesterday to go ahead and pull the plug and our father passed away ten minutes later. I'm thankful for the time I had with him and the opportunity I had to meet him. I am thankful for my amazing support system of friends I have made in Aetolia that have been with me every step of the way for their understanding of my aloofness the last year. Hug your loved ones and don't hold onto anger for too long.
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Act as you would wish to be treated.
"It costs you nothing to assume that we are acting in good faith."
Experience Gained: 47720 (Special) [total: 2933660]
Needed for LVL: 122.00775356245
I talked the the bakers in the pizzeria just by where the bikes were stolen, who said that they saw two younglings walk off with two bikes, so we got a general direction. When I got back out, one of the guards were over by a house and when he returned, he said a person had said they saw two teenagers with two bikes and that they put them in the bike stands outside her apartment complex. The guards and I went over there and we found the bikes!
Plot twist that I learned later this evening. The one who told the guards about the bikes being in the bike stands... that's one of my best friends sister! Gonna go give her a bouquet of flowers and some chocolate tomorrow. She saved our bikes.
So lots of love to the security guards, the pizza bakers and my friend's sister for all the help! And for my sister, who came to check up on us and help us with groceries as soon as she heard what happened.
My general advice overall is "react how your character would react in the setting, based on what your partners are doing, and what other things are happening." If you're doing that, you're always roleplaying well, period. Doesn't matter if you're using basic says and premotes. If you're reacting authentically, that's roleplay. It's also vital because a lot of us don't know our characters until they do/say something specific in a moment. Pre-planning character motivations is all well and good, but you should be ready to abandon those at a moment's notice should something else feel more organic/natural. Some more good advice is to try and remain a little wedged from your character if possible, and remind yourself that things that happen to them aren't happening to you. Sounds basic, but I've found that it's a frequently-forgotten fundamental that all of us could probably use a refresher course on.
I mean, we're obviously wrong, because we're gods, but still.
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Edit: Oh and a massive love to the admin team and godspeed! You have your work cut out, but we're all excited.
You have gained 2 enhancement point!
You have obtained the HAVENS ability!
[Milestones]: You have completed credit milestone #26: Obtain a new ability in Hunting!
As the last bit of experience washes over your psyche, you are seized with a panic, suddenly unable
to mentally contain the swell of power that comprises the sum total of your long journey to this
point. Struggling to maintain control over the burgeoning tide of experience, you feel your body
begin to tense and swell as if a larger physical container were the answer. Using your very body as
a receptacle, you consciously channel the explosion of mental potence into your physical form.
Almost immediately, the changes occur. Your skin tightens and stretches, taking on a grey sheen. You
cannot help but scream in agony as your bones elongate and thicken, forcing muscle and tissue to
adapt. As your body grows, you sense a void grow deep inside, a hollowness caused by and part of
your sudden transformation. The gnawing emptiness has changed you profoundly, and you quickly
recognize that only Divine essence might have any hope of filling it and making you whole once
again. Without understanding how you know, you are aware that you are now Tekal, a hollow one.
An agonized scream startles all into a brief hushed silence as Tahm finally transcends the mortal
body, assuming the hollow form of a Tekal.
| You are 18 years old. |
| You were born on the 7th of Khepary, 478 MA. |
| You hold no class. |
| You do not meet the requirements to become a mentor. |
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I feel like a Metapod that hit l100 by only using Harden.
And I'm on my way to the elite four.
You have gained 1 enhancement points!
You have received 25 Bound Credits!
You have obtained the INSTILL ability!
I am on a journey of discovery with my career path and the last two days during a leadership summit has made me really sit down and think about what I want for the future and I am extremely blessed and lucky to be able to take part in something that empowers women to stand up for themselves in the workplace after I was complacent for too long.
To those who continue to RP with me and who take that step to RP with the "other" tether: you are brave and I see you. Part of my switching was to foster a more healthy RP environment cross-tether and now that I am loving life, I am in a good space to do that.
This is way long.
But I do love the Aetolian community and I see the difference in the way you all have begun to interact and talk with each other and I think its amazing.
@Haven @Drystin @Iesid @Rhine @Ayastia @Marin @Stine @Moxie @Validan @Seurimas @Feirenz @Aloli @Raynia @among so many more
Belated welcome to our new producer, I'm so glad you're here!
However, this morning I got an email from the national wedding awards telling me that I'd been shortlisted as a finalist in my category. I do normally get nominated because it only takes a couple of happy clients to put my name forward. I'm usually more than content with that as it's very flattering that I seem to have left a positive lasting impact on those clients. However, to be a finalist, it means that a lot of people have taken the time to put my name forward and vote for me with zero prompting.
It gives me an enormous sense of satisfaction and pride that the work I do has made enough of a positive impression on the people I've worked for to have reached this point and win or lose, at the end of it, just knowing that is reward enough!
ALSO.
I did so much laundry. I am actually a super hero.
I was totally unprepared for the level of polish, sophistication, intrigue, and quality Ictinus was capable of bringing to Aetolia. The game is totally unrecognizable to me with all these events. Never, once, ever, do I recall events, ongoings, and developments being so tightly packed that I actually had to choose to miss some of them (otherwise I'd be online 70 hours each week.) There's so much going on, and it's all so utterly fascinating that I'm kinda in awe. In my heart, I knew that MUDs could deliver entertaining stories on this level, but I never thought I'd actually see it happen.
This love is for Aetolia 2022, one of the most genuinely entertaining experiences I've had with this, or any, MUD. I'm sure the content flow will have lapses where it's not this jam-packed, but never in my wildest imagination did I expect to live in a world where events came in chapters, with each one starting and concluding in a week. I'm utterly blown away by what Ictinus, and by extention, every Celani and Producer (Raz & K) are doing upstairs right now.
Thanks to you guys, Aetolia isn't living up to my nostalgia. It's surpassing it.
Again, thank you. It means a lot to be surrounded by people who care, and I should strive to act the same in return.
Tell me how I'm doing!
Nipsy might start liking Lexadhra....thanks boo.