💭 have you ever had a showerthought

[oathkeeper]

Type: Text
Sender ID: Oathkeeper (Sora)
To: Everyone!
Subject: Have you ever had a dream that that you um you had you you would you
Warnings: Tba.

have you ever had a random thought come to your head when you least expect it and you just don’t know what the answer to it would be? but you just can’t stop thinking about it? and you’ve gotta say it to somebody?

stuff like…

[This is an impromptu showerthoughts network post where characters can post their random thinky thoughts and others can tag them with their commentary on it. Post your character, provide some showerthoughts and tag around! You can always use this reddit or tfln for some ideas.]

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[haveaflare]

That would be a glaive.

[rokubro]

nah wrong blade shape but guess its close

[haveaflare]

Mayhap a better distinction first is in order. What sort of dagger are you referencing?

[rokubro]

thats fair

traditional double edged blade was waht i was thinking

a single sided blade woudl be close to a glaive but dont they also curve up more to have mor eof a hook point?

[haveaflare]

And one the size of, say, a boot knife or a side arm?

You may be thinking of a guisame.

[rokubro]

not sure ive heard of that

[haveaflare]

Allow me to attempt something

[And an image is sent along with the text, a rough sketch of a very wicked-looking polearm's head.]

While no longer employed, they were once very popular with infantry second lines. They were often greater than eight fulms in length, affording the pikemen the reach necessary to pull cavalry from mounts then follow up with a swift overhead arch with the shortest spike leading to finish the rider. It was brutal, but quite efficient.

[rokubro]

aaaah i get it now. no i was thinking

[A FEW SECONDS PASS.]

how do u draw on this

[haveaflare]

I don't know that you can. I merely sketched on a bit of paper and photographed it.

[rokubro]

photowhat

[haveaflare]

A photograph. Using the Kamera on your shellphone.

[And with a few button presses, he activates the shellphone's camera to broadcast his quarters, and his desk, upon which there is a scrap of paper and the formerly shared sketch.]

Like so.

[rokubro]

[Oh hello—

It takes Rokurou a few seconds because suddenly person, but once he adjusts he looks a little closer.]

So you drew it first and then you used the "Kamera"? I think I remember those people telling me about it, but it went completely over my head.

[haveaflare]

There is a bit of your screen you may touch, a circle within a rectangle. This will give you access to the Kamera function on your shellphone. I admit to confusion at first, myself. It truly is a marvel. It allows us to speak as though we are face to face over great distances, for one.

[Dion is very impressed with the shellphones, okay?]

[rokubro]

Circle... Oh, this thing?

[He taps it and of course it takes a picture of the wall it's facing.]

Oooh, think I got it. Still a bit weird, but I have to admit its usefulness in being able to capture something immediately. Better than sitting for an hour for someone to paint a portrait or something, haha!

But yeah, this thing is pretty cool.

[haveaflare]

It also expedites the reporting of information, should one find themselves scouting the unknown.

[Dion nods. Oh yes, he's quite taken with the "kamera".]

[rokubro]

I'll have to keep that mind. If I remember, you can...record? I think that's what they said. Like what we're doing now, but the phone keeps it.

[Saves, the term is saves, but he'll learn the lingo soon enough. For now he can be a like an old person still figuring it out—]

[haveaflare]

It does. It's truly a marvel, what may remain within these devices.

[Neither of them get the sorcery of these phones and it's glorious.]

[rokubro]

It really is. Before I didn't really know what to think of them, but after this I can appreciate them more.

[It is amazing and magical, that's all they need to know.]

Thanks for the info. Even if this started with weapons, haha.

[haveaflare]

[Dion inclines his head at the feed, cordial.]

Then I am glad to have been of some aid, and should you ever seek a sparring partner for more practical discussions, I am at your disposal.

[rokubro]

[Oh that definitely sparks interest.]

Let me guess, you use the spear.

[haveaflare]

[He inclines his head.]

It is my preferred weapon, yes.

[That is to say not his only.]

[rokubro]

Oh yeah? What else do you use?

[haveaflare]

[The very slightest of smirks.]

Mayhap a more practical demonstration would be more satisfying.

[magehater928]

That would not be a glaive. Glaive blades are still quite long.

perhaps a spear?

[haveaflare]

Glaives vary greatly in style and function. Throwing Glaives may well possess a tip no longer than that of a spear. The primary distinction is purpose: is the intent to cut or to pierce? So in short, we may well both be correct. It may be a spear or a glaive.