#writever Psy
"I overcame Mordak the Terrifying using the power of psy."
"Like, telekinesis?"
"No. Not *psi*, *psy*."
"What ?"
"Surprisingly, trying to understand the person in front of you is an efficient means for defusing a conflict."
#writever Psy
"I overcame Mordak the Terrifying using the power of psy."
"Like, telekinesis?"
"No. Not *psi*, *psy*."
"What ?"
"Surprisingly, trying to understand the person in front of you is an efficient means for defusing a conflict."
#writever Collective
Among the Beez, sometimes an individual feels the need to isolate from the collective. A few leagues away, at the other end of the planet, or in another galaxy, it doesn't matter; should they want to, they always know how to get back there.
#writever Margins
Magical creatures, elves, vampires, mummies and others, who dwelt in the margins of reality, set off to kidnap as many humans, and as fast, as possible, to protect them from the madness of their own species.
#writever Build
"Why does R42 wear a lab coat?"
"Out of the blue it's given itself a goal."
"And that is?"
"... To build a human."
"... Figures."
#writever Joy
When a dragon is in the mood to make low passes over villages followed by dizzying zoom climbs ending in half-Immelmanns, it's because it's overflowing with joy, which will very soon not be the case for everyone.
#writever Convictions
One of the Sorcerer's Rules is "to assist those who seek his services, regardless of their convictions".
One of the Witch's Vows is "to assist those who need her help, regardless of her convictions".
#writever Questioning
"I'm not against existential questioning, but right now we just fell back from hypervelocity close to a black hole's event horizon, so pull that bloody lever if you don't want to find your place in the universe too soon."
#writever Solidarity
"Weirdly enough," said the Devil, "those who talk about human solidarity are always the ones who benefit from it, and those who practice it seem to have no need to talk about it."
#writever Travel
If ghosts are impalpable and invisible, it is because they are made neither of matter nor of light, but of particles able to move faster than light. When we eventually reach Proxima, they'll be there to greet us.
#writever Interstices
"To get in, I suggest hitting the gate with your and my most destructive spells," offered the Sorcerer.
"And be spotted at once," noted the Witch. "Instead, let us go, as mice, through the interstices between the gate and walls."
#writever Share
No, cats do not have nine lives. However, cat souls, which, as their bodies do, spend most of their time dormant, have learned long ago to share a single body. They take recycling quite seriously.
#writever Queer
"Indeed," commented R42, "We do not have a concept of gender, or of sexuality, on which to base the idea of a 'queer' robot. However, some among us call themselves 'quantic'. The meaning of it has no simple human translation."
#writever Training
The training of Sorcerer is done away from the world, so that he acquires his knowledge the best way possible.
The training of a Witch is done close to people, so that she know how to do her job the best way possible.
#writever Situated
"Actually," R42 corrected, "We *perfectly* know where R0 went and is now situated. It is at coordinates zero, at the exact center of the Universe. Our only problem left now is to determine where in the world that center is."
#writever Listening
"In the end," said the Princess to the Dragon, "You and I both have developed the same listening ability."
"Yes, said the Dragon. "It's useful to recognize the sound of an armor. Helps preparing oneself."
#writever Flamboyance
Upon hearing the soothsayer mentioning flamboyance in his future, the visitor fled, terrified at the prospect of ever finding himself surrounded by his childhood nightmare: dancing flamingos.
#writever Care
Great care must be taken when drafting pacts between humans and demons. These abominable monsters will stop at nothing to reach their ends; and demons are not without their faults either.
#writever Relieve
"The Creator is of the... creative sort,", commented the Devil. "The sort who needs people to relieve them from the *consequences* of Création. He created you, yes, but after that, it falls on me to.. take care... of you."
#writever Sibling
Vampire genealogy is complex. There are the warm blood ties, as family does remain once you are a vampire ; and the cold blood ties. When a vampire introduces someone as "a sibling", that's probably another vampire.
#writever Bissap.
Usually, when I go to an evening party, I bring a thermos of bissap. Its ruby color, in a crystal glass, saves appearances. As for the rest... I deal with the blood bank. It's... more civilized.
#writever Support
The Chevalier dropped into a chair. "Actually, the Dragon is very lonely. I had to do some emotional support."
"Oh, you poor thing," said the Princess. "Would you like a drink?"
He looked through the window.
"Pour two."
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#writever Walk
The body of a Milipid is made of an elongated brain spread over thirty segments, each carried by thirty limbs.
So yes, when a Milipid uses the verb "walk", it implies meanings impossible to realize, thus to translate, in Earthian.
#writever Maroon
When they discreetly went back to the ship and took off without me, they thought they'd marooned me on that sterile planet.
It'll be a laugh when the find out I'm carrying both hyperjump calculators plus a laser sniper rifle.
#writever Partners
She wears loose colorful dresses, he wears gray suits. She sports tons of bracelets, he wears a discreet watch. She's talkative, he's as good as mute.
And of these two adventure partners, she's the scientist and he's the psychic.
#writever Dreaming
“Yes, I do dream,” R42 protested. “When I'm in maintenance mode, I index all the new information, which forms temporary assemblages that I've never observed in active mode, but which nonetheless present meaning.”
#writever Play
These creatures lurk behind reality, sometimes slipping across the thin boundary an eye or a limb the touch or even just the sight of which is enough to take away reason if not life. But they only want to be invited to play with us.
#writever Group
In a group of Sorcerers, movement goes toward the center, where you hope to end up ordering those who once ordered you.
In a group of Witches, movement goes toward the border, where you seek to go and protect those who have protected you.
#writever Decenter
It is difficult to be a telepath and not decenter. After all, we spend all our waking tiime observing ourselves through the minds of the people whose thoughts we perceive..
#writever Speaking
- I will not raise my sword against you, Sir Dragon, for I have sworn never to harm a creature who can talk.
- And I will not throw my fire at you, Knight, for you chose speaking over attacking me.
#writever Survey
With the help of supernatural selection, the imperative need to return to their home before sunrise gave vampires the ability to estimate distances, which unexpectedly made them quite apt for land survey.
#writever Black
"They say that R-1 pactices black technology," mused R42 out loud. "That it is able to turn human networks against those who harm robots on the grounds that they are just machines."
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