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[platoniccrusader]

S0 many new sym90ls! 9reetin9s t0 all 0f y0u.

As n0 0ne else has 60there9 yet, I su660se it falls on me t0 9ut t09ether 0ur meta6h0rical welc0me wa90n f0r the newc0mers. Hell0! I w0n't 90ther with intr09ucti0ns, as I'm sure all 0f y0u are fasti9i0us en0u9h t0 have 90ste9 in the 9r09er thread already. :)

9ut there is s0 much m0re we 0u9ht t0 learn a60ut each 0ther a6art fr0m just names! Say, 0ur h066ies. H0w we s6end 0ur time says s0 much a60ut us, 90esn't it?

I'll start us 0ff! I enj0y 6uildin9 60m6s and c0ncussive weap0nry. Much t0 my new lawnring's 9eneral 9ismay, I'm afrai9. My lusus is actually currently takin9 s0me0ne's c0m9laint 0utsi9e, althou9h, frankly, it 90es n0t s0und as if he's makin9 a very 9ersuasive ar9ument.

... I su990se I sh0uld intervene bef0re she actually eats the 900r fell0w, sh0ul9n't I? They're a slee9y 9unch 0f 6lue6l009s, 9ut I w0ul9 rather hate t0 9et them rile9 the first ni9ht I'm here.

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[fastidiousartisan]

...well. i do make the jewelry i sell. a lot of my time is spent doing that.

...but aside from work, i do sketches occasionally.

...and i play video games. and discuss them. but not too often.

apprehensiveSubrosa

[anontrolls]

Hello, Mix Vermei,

I don't suppose, that you, maybe, could elaborate, on your online storefront?

It's only that, I mean,, I occasionally sell similar items, which isn't to say they're so similar as to,, impede your business, I'm positive,, as they are typically carved from wood and painted, but, I'm not exactly located in a,,, particularly, well, accessible area, nor am I especially, versed, in the creation of online pages, and your introduction led me to think that it is possible, one might be, beneficial? To me, I mean.

What I mean to say, is, perhaps, I was wondering, if you would be willing to advise me?

... And, I mean, at the same time, this might be an acceptably casual, or, um, non-gratuitous way, to advertise your wares? =:)

Thank you,
AS

[fastidiousartisan]

...i don't give free advice.

..but i can make an exception for a fellow businesstroll.

...my storefront is here. at the very bottom is a link to the service i use. it isn't free, but it's quality.

...it's very user-friendly. no knowledge of any kind of programming required.

...i suggest a minimalist template so you don't take the focus away from your wares.

apprehensiveSubrosa

[anontrolls]

Oh, that is, I'm sorry, then, for asking, if you are going out of your way, as it wasn't my intention,, to, scam you, or anything similar,, and also, thank you, for going on regardless,, I do, really appreciate it, as well as, the link, and will take my time, in exploring the service!

[fastidiousartisan]

...it's really no trouble. just don't make it a habit.

[refiningspacetime]

| Ah | ! | I would Like to Second AS's Recommendation |

| | not for Advising | That Is | Haha | But | As a Means of Advertising Your Wares | ! | Because | I have to Admit | I am Deathly Curious | as to What Jewelry may actually Entail |

| Do You make Things in Gold | ? | Platinum | Silver | ? | Is It Solely Finger Ornaments and Necklaces | or do You Make Earrings and Horn Cuffs as Well | ? |

[fastidiousartisan]

...i make filigree jewelry. premade pieces and custom orders.

...i work almost exclusively with silver. i haven't attracted the sort of customer base that would justify buying gold or platinum materials. i can work with other metal threads if a customer requests it but not gemstones or glass--that isn't my niche.

...rings and necklaces are most of what i sell but i make all sorts of jewelry. i don't do body piercing or horn modification myself but i can and do make piercing jewelry.

[studiously pretending he can afford this shit]

[refiningspacetime]

| Oh | That sounds Exciting | ! | Does That take Long | ? | It's a Shame about the Lack of Gems | And Glass | But Really | I think They Throw off the Aesthetic of a Piece Anyway | Especially the Huge Ones | Haha |

| And | Interesting | ! | So few People Sell Proper Horncuffs | It's a Shame | I May have to Take a Gander at Your Site | Then | =:) |

[stoically not asking pheres if he can afford this shit]

[fastidiousartisan]

...quality does take time, yes, although the estimates i give for custom pieces are padded. i find that customers don't mind the wait as long as i can meet or exceed the speed they expect.

...which i always do.

...and yes, exactly. it's a more subtle, less flashy look.

...if you do, make sure you take a look at the horn measurement guidelines i have listed--there is no agreed-upon standard for horn sizes. it's frustrating.

[refiningspacetime]

| Hmm | Do You Make Quadrant Pieces | ? |
| Which | Ah | is to Say | With Symbols Carved In | ? | Or Poured In | ? | I will be Honest | I am not Entirely Certain how This entire Metal-Working Works | Haha |

| Oh | ! | Yes | Isn't It | ? | I Carve Horn Cuffs Sometimes | when I have Spare Supplies | and the Amount of Variation that People use in Measuring Their Horns is Honestly Frustrating |

| Why would You Give Me the Circumference and the Width | ? | That's just Unnecessarily Confusing |

[fastidiousartisan]

...of course i do. jewelry for a customer's quadrants makes up a great deal of my business. especially around holidays.

...filigree is mostly wirework and blowtorches. it's a delicate process.

...even more baffling are the people who just give numbers. without any indication of what they mean. just "5." five what?

coronaryCalamity

[anontrolls]

Hi, PC!

I enj0y my perf0rmances as a c0nt0rturist and acr0battler, and my fav0rite apparatus is the lyra because 0f the ease 0f c0mbinati0n 0f the tw0 skills 0n it! That, and, well, metal limbs are particularly c0nducive t0 w0rking 0n an apparatus that leaves m0st tr0lls with massive bruises 0n the insides 0f their knees and elb0ws. Plus, n0 need t0 w0rry ab0ut silks getting caught in my j0ints even when I c0ver them.

What s0rt 0f lusus d0 y0u have? I als0 enj0y 0ffering uns0licited advice, and will pr0ceed t0 d0 s0 by saying that, yeah, if I were y0u then I'd pr0bably wait a perigee 0r tw0 at the least bef0re letting her eat a bluebl00d.

[platoniccrusader]

Ah! If I'm n0t mistaken, aren't th0se ty9ically circus sh0ws? My cla9emate 9artici9ates in that s0rt 0f thin9, 6ut nothin9 that s0unds 9uite as excitin9 as what y0u're descri9in9. I take it y0u have n0 fear 0f hei9hts? :)

She used to 6e a slitherin9 feather6east - that is the c0rrect warm6l00d term f0r it, I 6elieve? :) - 6ut recently she underwent her adult m0lt, and n0w she m0re resem6les a flyin9 fan9-6ille9 a6ird0minati0n. 6ut I am afrai9 her newf0und hei9ht is 6e99in9 t0 g0 t0 her hea9. She har9ly ever was stirred to a99ressi0n 9ri0r t0 this, 6ut a9mitte9ly, I have never ha9 t0 9eal with a lusus's m0lt 6ef0re. 9erha9s this new-f0un9 a99ressi0n is cust0mary.

Still, I su990se y0u're ri9ht. He's 0nly cerulean, so I can't ima9ine there w0uld 6e a 9rea9ful fuss, but 9est n0t t0 9et her started on 9ad ha9its.

[xenophobicarchetype]

Um! I agree with CC and also HH down the thread a L-LittL-Le! Maybe don't get your neighbors mad at you aL-Lready... or at L-Least bring them a fruit basket or something if you do...

[platoniccrusader]

I was s0rely tem6te9 t0 leave him, but it a99ears I have 6een 0utv0te9! And wh0 am I t0 06ject t0 such universal 0utcry? S0 the l0t 0f y0u can 6e reassure9 that my nei9h60ur is n0w safely 0n the way 6ack t0 his 0wn lawnrin9, and my lusus is n0w sulkin9 0n my r00f, chewin9 0n s0me tiny creature 0r an0ther.

Is 6rin9in9 fruit the cust0mary res90nse t0 acci9ental mur9ers, 6y the way? What a fascinatin9 tra9iti0n. :)

[xenophobicarchetype]

WeLL-LL -- I'm not reaL-L sure what you do for accidentaL-L murder! I haven't ever had to come up with anything for that. But peopL-Le L-Like fruit and sometimes it's more usefuL-L than fL-Lowers. Even though fL-Lowers are easier to taL-Lk with!

I'm gL-Lad you rescued your neighbor though, maybe he'LL-LL owe you a good turn in the future!

[platoniccrusader]

0h? Hmm. I think I may have s90tte9 s0me fruit at the market yesternight. 9erha9s I will 90 ahea9 and 9urchase s0me! Just in case the situati0n 0ccurs in the future. :)

I have t0 say, I have hear9 0f 9lenty of lan9ua9es, 6ut never s0me0ne talkin9 with fl0wers. 9ray tell, h0w d0es that w0rk?

And - 9erha9s! I 6elieve y0u have a su9eri0r 09ini0n of 6lue6l009s than we necessarily 9eserve, h0wever. 6009 turns are s0 rarely returne9! N0, I ex9ect my thanks will 9e that he makes sure t0 6rin9 his 0wn lusus, the next time he wishes t0 c0m9lain.

[xenophobicarchetype]

Eehee, um, not a L-Lot of peopL-Le have? It's okay, though, it's pretty eggsoseric! ALL-LL it is is each fL-Lower has a meaning. Or sometimes two or three! And they're not L-Like... this one means hoofbeast and this one means eating pL-Lateau -- I mean tabL-Le -- it's more L-Like they mean a... thought, kind of? L-Like... true love, or secrets, or "I'm in a hurry." That kind of thing! And if you put them together in a bouquet you can form fuLL-LL messages and stuff.

Oh! Is a L-Language a hobby? 'Cause if so then I guess I just answered your originaL-L question! =:-D

And, weLL-LL, maybe so, but maybe he'LL-LL do the honorabL-Le thing and at L-Least stay off your L-Lawnring!

coronaryCalamity

[anontrolls]

Yep! I w0rk f0r a traveling circus that typically d0es its r0unds ab0ut the s0uthern desert and the adjacent regi0ns! M0st if it's places I've visited bef0re, but we d0 hit s0me primarily vi0let-p0pulated areas, which is always an interesting sight. And, hey, if y0u've ever been t0 a sh0w, chances are y0u've seen me! >8D

And, jeeze, d0n't w0rry ab0ut getting particular ab0ut it. I spend m0st 0f my time ar0und the mirthful, it's n0t like I'm a stranger t0 the term 'flying serpent,' 0r even 'l0wbl00d,' at that! Th0ugh, f0r the rec0rd, I'd have called her a feathered slitherbeast. >8) My lusus is actually a tw0-headed slitherbeast, t00, th0ugh remaining in her current f0rm hasn't yet st0pped her fr0m being rather unf0rtunately aggressive at any neighb0rs that sh0uld want t0 visit my l0dgings.

(And, haha, I can't say I've ever heard any0ne bel0w purple call s0me0ne '0nly' cerulean - but that's my caste talking, there.)

[platoniccrusader]

0h! I very well mi9ht have, then: my cla9emate is a fan 0f th0se s0rt 0f sh0ws, and has haule9 me t0 several in the s0uthern re9i0ns.

Haha. D0 y0u 9refer the term l0w9l00d? I find it t0 be rather der09at0ry, myself, but I un9erstan9 the view90ints 0n such t09ics can vary 9reatly 6etween in9ivi9uals. And - it's a shame, isn't it? I am unsure what makes that 9articular 6ranch 0f lusus s0 a99ressive t0war9s stran9ers in c0m9arisi0n t0, say, 6ark6easts.

I su990se it is a little a60ve me t0 refer t0 s0me0ne as sim9ly cerulean, 9iven that I am teal, myself - but it is s0 easy t0 sli9 int0 the vernacular 0f my 9eers. Navy and indi90 are s0 frequently seen as the 0nly true 6lue6l009s! It is easy t0 fall int0 the tra9 0f viewin9 s0me0ne as hi9h as cerulean as l0w, when y0u're in this envir0nment. :)

coronaryCalamity

[anontrolls]

0h, sweet! Yeah, I was the bendy 0ne 0n the h00p with the slitherbeast scale pattern unif0rm and metal basically-everything! 8D I h0pe y0u liked the sh0w! (And if y0u didn't, well, I'm blaming the cl0wns. My act is clearly superi0r. >8) )

I d0n't actually have a preference, I just think it's funny when f0lks tipt0e ar0und the issue. I kn0w there are pe0ple that get really riled up 0ne way 0r the 0ther (there's a radi0 h0st that hits s0me desert regi0ns and 0ne 0f their regular c0llars that have the m0st hilari0us debates ab0ut it), but, eh, w0rds are w0rds. Generally it's the intenti0n behind them that matters, I think?

And, jeez, I feel y0u. An0ther p0int t0 barkbeasts: y0u can stick a harness 0n 0ne and restrict it t0 y0ur hive. I've yet t0 find a successful way t0 c0ntain a f0rty-f00t tw0 headed slitherbeast wh0 d0es n0t want t0 be c0ntained.

I'd p0ke fun at y0u, but given that if I wanted t0 talk t0 s0me0ne in pers0n, I'd have t0 travel f0r at least half an h0ur t0 get a tr0ll that d0esn't put a little 8o) cartilage nub in their em0jis, y0u get cut slack. >8D I guess the difference is m0stly they d0n't let me f0rget I'm a l0wbie.

[platoniccrusader]

I enj0ye9 it well en0u9h! I think I even recall seein9 y0u, when y0u menti0n metal everythin9, haha. Hm. I think I shall have t0 n0tify Riccin: I am certain they'll be ecstatic t0 find an0ther 9erf0rmer 0n the f0rum. They w0rk with cl0wns as well. :)

What an a9mira6le view90int! I am afrai9 I 90 n0t 9enerally fin9 myself s0 ma9nanim0usly incline9, 6ut it is 900d t0 take intenti0ns int0 acc0unt: I su990se a num9er 0f instances 0f 9e09le usin9 0ffensive vernacular c0uld very well just c0me 90wn t0 ignorance.

Hah! Yes, it is rather har9. I 9ave u9 0n that 9articular task a very l0n9 time a90: now I just attem9t t0 check in 0n her 0n the re9ular, t0 ensure that she hasn't 90tten her head stuck in a h0le 9ursuin9 s0me small 9rey. She isn't 9uite f0rty feet, thankfully, 9ut she's certainly lar9e en0u9h that dislo99in9 her is 9uite the hassle.

harriedHerodotus

[fleetnpcs]

[|| You know. ||]
[|| I guess this topic is better than watching that jade get mauled by walkers. ||]
[|| Marginally. ||]

[|| Unless you're planning on taping the cerulean getting eaten? ||]
[|| In which case, I'll have to upgrade your thread to 'absolutely worse.' ||]

[activatingaggro]

and by wornse, he totes means bettern. way bettern. 110% bettern, at the v. least, but morne, like, 150%, and that's even w/o the mornale buffs and evernything evernyone'll get frnom it.

c'monnn, don't listen to prnops up therne, they'rne a total drnag. let hern eat him, dude. she is a growing abirdomination. she needs to eat. >:O

and, like, when she does? you can T O T E S take his stuff. >:}

[inspiredtalesmith]

The majority of my hobbies €ontribute to my €areer -- my pen€hant for exploration, for example, doth feed my songwriting as I find new tales to re€ord.

Learning additional languages €ouldst €ount as a hobby, I suppose, as €ouldst my €olle€tion of e€€le€ti€ and bizarre paintings! As to the rest, 'tis diffi€ult to draw the line between work and play. ;O

[sanguinaryheartseeker]

Eclectic and 3izarre paintings? Oh, you cannot just leave it at that and not provide details;

Or perhaps even pictures?

[inspiredtalesmith]

Certainly!

The sort of painting I €olle€t is the sort that €rops up in the ba€k of atti€s, ne'er to be shewn in €ompany -- the sort that were a gift from a €lumsy bla€k suitor or else painted by an artist later €ulled for gross in€ompeten€e. Perhaps there is a bizarre €hoi€e of subje€t, or perhaps they are merely unflattering in the extreme; the former €ategory is by far the more interesting.

Here are a few of my favorites (three links, tho the site doth make 't appear to be one); I believe that the first and last ones were intended to depi€t real trolls, albeit insultingly. The se€ond... I have no explanation for that, besides the fa€t that 'tis utterly badass.

[obstructedantiquity]

c'MON, BROTHER, LET'S BE HONEST WITH THE LITTLE FOLK. THAT SHIT YOU LISTED AIN'T A HOBBY, ANY MORE THAN BREATHING'S A LARK. HOBBIES ARE SHIT YOU CAN QUIT. MIGHT AS WELL HOLD YOUR BREATH AND CLOSE YOUR EYES SOON AS YOU GIVE UP MUSIc.

nAH. WE TALKING HOBBIES, HOW'S ABOUT BREAKING YOUR GODDAMN LENSES? BOY MUST GO THROUGH SIX PAIRS A MONTH. HIS LUSUS FUCKING DESPAIRS. SHIT'S WEIRD, BUT WE'VE ALL GOT OUR things.

tALKING'S A BIG ONE, TOO. IT DOES NOT STOP HIS GAB FOR REST NOR BEAUTY. SHIT'S NON-STOP. GIVE HIM A TOPIC AND BROTHER WILL BEG, STEAL, BORROW OR BARTER ALL SORTS OF NOISE TO KEEP THAT WICKED ROLL GOING. SAW 'IM LECTURING A STATUE, ONCe.

tHING BROKE IN HALF JUST TO GET AWAy. :o)

[inspiredtalesmith]

Prithee, OA, spare my modest blushes! I suspe€t thou art drawing upon thy not-insignifi€ant imagination to embroider upon my a€€omplishments -- whi€h, of €ourse, are dazzling unadorned. ;)

(Also I do not think A€€IDENTS €an be €onsidered hobbies. Tragi€ally, my €hoi€e of lifestyle and the vision aids I must needs wear are often in€ompatible.)

[obstructedantiquity]

mE? EMBROIDER? HARSH WORDS FROM A FELLOW IN ARMS. AND A WICKED WASTE OF BOTH OUR TIME. MIGHT AS WELL GET ON A STOOL AND RIP MY PUSHER RIGHT OUT, IF YOU'RE AIMING TO wound Me. ;o(

aIN'T AN ACCIDENT IF YOU PAY ANY MIND TOWARDS FIXING IT. JUST STICK SOME DAMN GLASS IN YOUR EYEs.

[inspiredtalesmith]

OA!!!!

I am not going to STI€K some GLASS in mine EYES!!

They are MINE EYES!!

I NEED THOSE!!!

>:P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[refiningspacetime]

| Oh | ! | Well |

| I Read | Historical Articles | First and Second-Hand Accounts of Ancient Events | Old Books | For the Most Part | But | as Orpheo Said Above | That is Rather a Part of My Job | ! | So | Does that Really Count as a Hobby | ? | Haha |

| Apart from That | I enjoy Listening to Radio Shows | There are some Fascinating Ones that Like to Broadcast out in the Desert | It's Amazing the Sort of Things People can Get Away with Saying | ! | And Then | Of Course | You have the Seadweller Stations by the Coast | Which are Fascinating | in an Entirely Different Sort of Way | =:\ |

| Ahh | I Carve Wood | and Bone | And I do Taxidermy | But | Again | That is a Sort of Job | So Many People want Their Deceased Lusii Memorialised | Understandable | Of Course | ! | But It leaves Very Little Time for Projects that Are More | Mm | Entertaining | ? |

[sanguinaryheartseeker]

Taxidermy, darling? I had no idea! What a fascinating ho33y;

What sorts of projects are 'entertaining,' may I ask?

[refiningspacetime]

| Haha | Well | I certainly Agree | ! | Mostly I've found Opinions on It to be a Little | Mm | Divisive | but Really | Everyone Loves Fur | ! | It's not Much Different to Put it on a Frame than | Say | on a Coat | =:) | Less Practical | Perhaps | but | People are Hardly in the Market for Practical Taxidermy | ! |

| Creating Chimaeras | It's a Lovely Outlet for Creativity | And If You Do It Well Enough | then You can Even Pass It as Real | =:B |