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Title: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: Esna Pitoojee on 03 Jun 2012, 20:20

Abraxas has published a new Chronicle (http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Speaks_and_Walks_%28Chronicle%29) regarding the DUSTies and the psychological issues that come with being an immortal weapon.

As usual for Abraxas, it's full of mindscrewery.

Title: Re: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: lallara zhuul on 04 Jun 2012, 02:32

First time I've seen anyone, ever, use intuition as a verb.

Interesting bit is that there is clearly mind control involved, through hi-tech or severe indoctrination.

If 'they' bother with doing something like that to a DUSTie, what the hell makes you think that capsuleers are not subject to the same, or something even more severe?

Title: Re: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: Lyn Farel on 04 Jun 2012, 04:20

Quote from: Esna Pitoojee on 03 Jun 2012, 20:20

As usual for Abraxas, it's full of mindscrewery.

T_T

Title: Re: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: Kybernetes Moros on 04 Jun 2012, 05:24

Quote from: lallara zhuul on 04 Jun 2012, 02:32

First time I've seen anyone, ever, use intuition as a verb.

Interesting bit is that there is clearly mind control involved, through hi-tech or severe indoctrination.

If 'they' bother with doing something like that to a DUSTie, what the hell makes you think that capsuleers are not subject to the same, or something even more severe?

"Intuit" is a bona fide verb. I think the whole voices thing was meant to be a nod towards the "lol sleeper mindparts" element of the DUST tech, but I'm not sure. :abraxas:

Title: Re: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: Akrasjel Lanate on 04 Jun 2012, 06:11

Quote from: Lyn Farel on 04 Jun 2012, 04:20

Quote from: Esna Pitoojee on 03 Jun 2012, 20:20

As usual for Abraxas, it's full of mindscrewery.

T_T

:s

Title: Re: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: hellgremlin on 04 Jun 2012, 06:38

Man, I really enjoyed this one. Four memories, each loosely connected to the next by a feeling of deja vu, each the same, each wondering if the same thoughts came before. At least that's what I think it is.

Title: Re: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: Graelyn on 04 Jun 2012, 08:15

Yeah, I quite liked it.

Title: Re: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: Seriphyn on 04 Jun 2012, 09:47

I ctrl-f'd Gallente, Amarr, Caldari, Minmatar and Federation, Empire, State and Republic...and found nothing!

No PF-mining for meeee

Heh, no, actually read it. I like.

Title: Re: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: Makkal on 24 Jun 2012, 22:04

I rather liked it.

Title: Re: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: Matariki Rain on 25 Jun 2012, 19:00

The repetition of terms and phrases, which Abraxas describes as an experiment in something like anaphora, put me most in mind of a prose sestina.

Title: Re: 'Speaks and Walks" (Chronicle)
Post by: hellgremlin on 26 Jun 2012, 08:17

I wish I knew what you just said.