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[seaboards]

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

There have been a lot of riftfarers arriving lately. It seems like there have been more arriving than usual. So many different kinds of people from different kinds of worlds with stories to tell and experiences to give.

A little game has appeared on the shellphone network in hopes of getting to know just a little more about these otherworlders. You might find it on your shellphone as you’re scrolling through one day.

Tell the world two truths and one lie about yourself. And let others try and decipher which of the three is your lie. If they can guess right, perhaps you’ve been able to make a new acquaintance. Or in the least learn more about someone from another walk of life.

Comments

[astudyinviolet]

Your friend fought a spirit avatar of a volcano and won.

[ Yeah. Sure. Why not at this point? ]

Does that protect the vineyards permanently from the volcano, or does the protection wear thin over time?

[emet_sulk]

In a way. The energy which would have normally prompted an eruption was dispersed harmlessly, as I said, and it would take many centuries before it built again.

So in a sense, yes, the 'protection' wears thin over time. 'Tis more accurate to say that nature resumes its course.

[astudyinviolet]

[ Centuries... in centuries the vineyards might not even exist to need protection. ]

Then I dare say your friend found a way to solve the problem, despite the danger. Assuming that this is one of the truths, of course.

[emet_sulk]

Ahh, my boy. My dear boy. Those vineyards have outlasted successive generations of mortals in spite of later eruptions. Their solution merely postponed the issue rather than resolve it. That is why I was so exasperated with my friend at the time. Best to let nature take its course and refresh the soil than to repeatedly delay the inevitable, in my opinion. The grapes those vines grew were not sweet by mere quirk of existence.

[astudyinviolet]

[ /gets called boy.
"Sherlock will remember that." >:| ]

Does your friend share the same impossibly long lifespan you yourself seem to possess?

[emet_sulk]

That they did. A long life does not automatically make one wise however.

[astudyinviolet]

I wanted to know their perception of time because that time frame seems a worthwhile venture to me.

[emet_sulk]

Perhaps for one of your lifespan, yes. But a short-term benefit can have long-term ramifications.

I don't expect you to understand. I've tried many a time with others like you but it seems to be an insurmountable gap between our perspectives.

[astudyinviolet]

Yes, I've come to expect that of you.

What would be a worthy cause to interfere in? You helped with solving the bread curse, so you do involve yourself in certain situations.

[emet_sulk]

The 'bread curse' was no curse at all but a man-made contrivance. Even had it not stemmed from something tangible and was instead a true curse of magical origin, I would feel obliged to step in and halt it.

A volcanic eruption, on the other hand, is a whim of nature and a part of the star's natural cycle. To interfere with that process is tantamount to declaring oneself a god - or such is my belief, at least. My brethren debated the topic for many weeks before settling on the decision to evacuate the island's residents and let it happen as it ought. My friend defied this and went behind our backs to take matters into their own hands.

[astudyinviolet]

[ Try as Sherlock might, he cannot argue with that especially when the plan to evacuate the residents was in plan. Livelihoods can be rebuilt. A life, not so much. ]

I see. That gives me a better understanding of your motivations.

[emet_sulk]

I'm glad you see my point of view.

Granted, I do have another reason to pursue the 'bread curse' and that is because the perpetrator is using Cid's creation to propagate it.

[astudyinviolet]

I understand it, but do not go so far as to think that I fully agree with your viewpoint.

[ Man is incredibly stubborn and will attempt to counter Nature's whims more and more as technology progresses. ]

However, when it comes to stopping people from misusing Mr. Cid's creations, especial for evil purposes, I am in full agreement that it needs to be done.