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[Aria Jenneth]

Hm. I had doubts at first glance (phoneme "somn" has associations with sleep, as in "somnambulism"), but having sounded it out ... mmmmmmm. Siiiiilky.

Good choice.

[Morwen Lagann]

I'm just gonna point out that if anyone accidentally adds a 't' to the end you get something silly.

I'm probably pronouncing it wrong in my head, but now all I can think of is a bunch of street thugs. "Tha's somnaishii, shame if anythin' happened to it!"

>.>

*flees*

[Shintoko Akahoshi]

Any language creator runs into that sort of issue sooner or later. I've always both admired the integrity of creators who refuse to change the odd sounding words, no matter what they may sound like in English.

Look at Tolkien, for instance. Celeborn's Quenya name was "Teleporno"...   

[April Knox]

I really liked it! Here is my 5 Mins photoshop doodle as a gift!

[Halete]

Sweetness! Thank-ye.

And Morwen, trust you to notice something like that. Hehe.

[Hamish Grayson]

A refreshing return to Eve's cyberpunk roots.   

[Hamish Grayson]

+1 to everything Aria said.

But -10 for using the word 'caldanese.'

[Aria Jenneth]

+1 to everything Aria said.

But -10 for using the word 'caldanese.'

It's now, what, "Napanii"?

"Caldanese" I could at least trace the origins of, even if I neither like nor trust Tony G; the Caldari have apparently identified themselves as Caldari for centuries.

[evelyn_anna]

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[Halete]

Also, I was wondering if I could bum a cigarette off of Quinzel. Maybe a light too. <.<

Thank-you, Evelyn.

You may be interested in knowing then that KOKAK off-loaded a large manifest of recreational and entertainment goods onto Cynthia Gallente including;

- Soar, flavored cigarettes with a mild hallucinogenic property. Their filters are marked with a holographic hallmark that creates a veritable aurora borealis display of lights by casting colors across the smoke when exhaled. However, due to the short half-life of the micro-circuitry used in the filter, Soar only has a shelf life of several months before the hallmark decays.

So why settle for just an ordinary smoke?

A refreshing return to Eve's cyberpunk roots.   

Ah, a brief yet meaningful reply. Thank-you.

[Mithfindel]

Distantly related: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/business/global/chinese-way-of-doing-business-in-cash-we-trust.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

If the megacorporations control the scrip, what kind of black market exchanges would there be? If scrip is mostly digital (as speculated in another thread), then what kind of an unauthorized currency there might be (outside of "hacking credsticks" kind of solutions).

[Vincent Pryce]

I like this from what I've read so far. One thing the members could identify them as being part of the gang or 'Jengi' if you will ( which is the Finnish word for gang) if they didn't want to identify themselves as Somnaishii.

IC Vince would love this as it's direct competition to the local Guristas. He would, if given the opportunity, support this organization through indirect means - whether it'd be cheaper than normal illegal small and medium arms or narcotics for further distribution - for the sole purpose as to undermine the influence of the Guristas in New Caldari.

All in all I like this.

[Halete]

@Mithfindel: I've been thinking about this subject and related matters ('the Somnai are at times antithesis to the State, they their relationship is also symbiotic - how might this manifest in day to day life?' is the mental exercise). I'm going to be addressing on these as I expand on the topic. I've decided to flesh them out as a full project with the original post acting as a preface.

Meanwhile though I'm overdue for a Minmatar article that I haven't had time to work on!

[Mithfindel]

Vince, I think "jengi" comes directly from English via Stadin slangi (capital region slang). If needing a word with Finnish roots, I'd prefer "kopla" which is used in the same meaning, for example as the translation of the word "gang" in "gang of four" (Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen).

[Vincent Pryce]

It mostly does, but it has also set as de facto word in Finnish language nowadays for the word 'gang'. Kopla is a very antiquated word and has rarely been in use since the fifties if you don't count Donald Duck comics. It also sounds silly. Using the synonym "Sakki" would be more appropriate I reckon, as it sounds more in line with Caldari things you see in game and the player made napanii.

On slight off tangent... Caldanese sounds as stupid as Caldarian. Before the times of TonyG I remember people speaking 'caldari' instead of 'caldanese' and things being caldari in origin instead of caldarian.

Then again this haani faggotry when addressing females is new too. *shakes his old man cane*

"Back when I was young Phobos was metallic pink and the Ishkur had tesla coil tusks!"