That would be hilarious if they did.

*Coughs, then changes it quietly.* It's been a long day, and I'm slightly inebriated.

By the way... is... is that a string of Anal beads on the front right corner?

Not at all. Just a string of regular beads; the kind you would use for making a necklace. I bought them a while ago since they were so shiny. Here they are taking the place of a strand of prayer beads. Despite their appearance of being plastic, they are actually wood with paint. I still don't know how they achieved that effect that way.

There were a couple of things I wanted to do that I didn't have the time for. One of the biggest was that I wanted to make the potion actively glow. But it turns out that such things can't be done using only using household chemicals, and I didn't have the chance to get glowsticks.

That would have been fucking sweet, and I would have been awed.

I might have to retake the picture when I manage to achieve a glowing potion, and add in a few other ideas I had.

Do you think you could include a link to my original post, since it was my work originally? Be nice to get some more traffic on my page out of this.

RIGHT! Sorry man, forgot that part. OTW

that'd be beast.

Fertility? No, that's an endurance potion for anyone who thinks they're woman enough, Kalokin's record is hovering around five days without rest.

Also, that is a very special kind of vore. A snake eating its own tail is referred to as an Ouroboros, an alchemical symbol used to represent immortality and eternity. This is a slight variant, the double Ouroboros, where two snakes consume each other.

Indeed, though a fertility potion would be better in my opinion ;P

I could mix one up... just for you. I think I still remember enough alchemy for that at least >:D

I was thinking it would be a hallucinogen, so as to have better contact with the divine, but whatever Kalokin desires.

Kalokin IS the hallucinogen. I think though, that if you imbibed a hallucinogen while he was possessing you, that would result in a grand time indeed.

Duo certainly thinks that would be brilliant, but then he regularly layers mundane and magical effects, so adding a divine effect on top of that isn't too far of a stretch.

Rawr ~.^

You know it. :>

Then again, I'm not sure the world would survive if Kalokin went on an acid trip.

oh you would, Draccy!!

(...slinks away before someone can point out she would also agree...)

Rawr ;)

Sure it would survive. It might wish it hadn't though, which would cause no end of amusement for Duo. In some of his darker moments he would love to get back at the world for so many things.

I think Duo and [Redacted] would get along well.

Edit: By the crooked bones, I REALLY need to get back to work. CotS has so many great moments and twists that I don't want to spoil, but still want to talk about.

I am almost beginning to think of "[Redacted]" as a character itself. Always there when you want information, but only to give you the bare bones.

That's a fucking brilliant idea. Adding it to the list. Present day realistic story, with the main character using the alias of [Redacted]. Would he be the detective trying to keep the crooks from blackmailing him, or the daring sneak thief evading authorities one trick at a time?

That would be amusing. I like it.

Do you actually keep an ideas list? If so we might ought to do a compare/swap sometime. I have so many I am never going to do anything with.

That list on my profile page? That's the Ideas list, remember? XD

I mean a list of ideas that aren't enough to create a full story by themselves, but would be interesting to include in one. I don't have mine written down, but I keep a large number of various small ideas floating around just to see if they can fit together and create something. Many of them aren't even particular to a certain setting, just pieces that could be added to anything if they fit right. I keep coming up with them, and have often thought that it would be interesting to share some of the ones I am less attached to with someone else, in exchange for some of theirs. It might help both of us come up with new, more complete, ideas.

Whenever I have an idea that's worth thinking about, I add it to the bottom of the list. Every so often, I'll look through the list, decide which ideas should go together, then combine them.

If that works for you, then that is brilliant.

I have been called upon to come up with an idea for a story in twenty minutes, with little to no warning, many times. Most recently tonight, when my brother wanted to start a new Pathfinder campaign and my father didn't want to GM. By keeping hundreds of idea fragments around in my head I can do such things, even if it does lead to some minor problems with a few other tasks. I have considered trying to make a job for myself using this skill, but prospects seem poor.

You could test this ability if you want. Just need a setting and a couple of key points.

When I say ideas, I mean huge ideas worthy of having a central point to the story. Smaller ideas, say, a certain character with a certain affliction, get marked in my mind for later use, then forgotten. Then, I'll remember them right when they're most needed.

You could become a writer *Glares at you.* Still waiting for that story update. Failing that, you could be a script writer for movies, or better yet, you could be a Lore Master (One of the people who think up the lore for companies like League of Legends and Blizzard.) Speaking of which, I recently heard that Blizzard is hiring "Across all disciplines." You might want to look at them and see if they need a creative, idea filled person to make up some lore. Actually, that sounds like a badass idea, I might have to look into that myself.

I do much the same thing whenever I RP. Setting, Time frame, Magic (Y/N), with a half dozen questions asked, I can craft an entire world, and the plot will write itself out of the characters and the setting. Of course, making shit up as I go along has consequences, but I do well enough.

My life has gotten fairly packed with things recently. My weekdays have classes and homework, while my weekends are taken up with helping my mother rip out and replace what seems like the whole house, and spending time with my father, who I don't see often. I take the time to talk with you here for sanity's sake, and read some, but time for writing seems to be hard to come by. I promise I will do my best to get something posted before next week.

I was considering combining my idea making skills with my talent at helping other people flesh out and complete ideas. In essence becoming a Muse for hire, in the sense of the Greek Muses. The prospects for that don't seem much better. For some reason I don't like the idea of attaching myself to one particular company.

That sounds hectic. I have just one thing to say to you though. Don't do it for me. The fastest way to lose motivation is to do it for someone else, because then, the instant that the world isn't talking about you, you lose motivation. Take it from someone who knows. Instead, I want you to do it for yourself. This story needs to be told, and it needs you to tell it. So, you tell me. What's your story?

A freelance muse? I'll be honest, I have no idea how that might work. Still, money is money, and getting paid to think of character and world lore sounds like a pretty sweet gig; I do that for free already XD

I think you would totally agree with her. Here, let me get my alchemy equipment... >:D

nuuu!! who said i wooooudl?!

*hides from truth!*

I have actually learned that my psychology is most motivated when it sees something as having to be done both for myself and for someone else. Of course the story is one I want to tell; but I also want to tell it to you specifically, since you are the only one who seems interested so far. By making it a promise I also turn it into a "matter of honor," which adds another few points of motivation, and dampens my manic phase some. So basically even seemingly simple actions I do have complicated motivations.

The basis for the "Muse for hire" concept came when I realized that whenever people would tell me their ideas for something, even something I knew nothing about, I could easily get them to talk me through it, while I pointed out blind spots or interesting ways of thinking about things. Somehow I am able to get people to think about their own ideas in completely new ways. It has happened numerous times, in all sorts of settings, and a variety of people. Even complete strangers that for some reason decide to tell me about their problem have had cause to thank me. Then it occurred to me that if I people realized how useful it is to have someone that they don't just talk to, which helps anyway, but that will help them think in new ways, then people might pay for the assistance of someone who is good at that sort of thing.

Ah. Well you know yourself better than I do.

I can't for the life of me think about how you would go about getting a job based on that. I think it's a cool idea, but I'm not sure you can make a living off of it.

YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM THE TRUTH!!!

Getting to know myself well is one of my main goals in life. It was essential when I was younger and struggling to deal with my various disorders.

I have had various ideas for how I might get such a job. The most realistic one I have come up with involves getting myself attached to a project in some other capacity, and lots of word of mouth advertising. I doubt I could make a living off of it, but if I enjoy it then it might make for an interesting second job.

It is truly amazing how many people in this world don't know themselves. I'm not sure I know exactly who I am, but I've got a better idea than most. Recognizing your own tendencies is the first step to controlling them.

You really should look into it, it sounds fun.

My suspicion is that some of that lack of understanding is a psychological defense. I once heard, on NPR I think it was, about a study that found that those people who are better at lying to themselves are generally happier. I think I am happier knowing more about myself, but I can't be considered a typical case.

College comes before trying to become a professional creativity catalyst, though there might be some methods to combine the two.

It's a trade off. They react more than they act, but they also don't have to worry about action as much. I'm very self conscious, though some might not guess it from the way I act, and as a result I'm resistant to most knee-jerk reactions. Not immune, but resistant.

I try to avoid thinking I am better that way. I find this comic helps: https://xkcd.com/610/

ROFL! Now THAT is funny. Not because it's true, but because it's close enough. When I walk into the room, everyone notices. When I hit the scene, I leave an impression at least four inches deep. I make damn well sure to give people memories to remember me by, because if I don't I'll stop existing. No, really. Some days, when I'm not feeling well, I stop acting out an entertaining persona, and people don't even notice me. I can walk up to someone and ask them a question, and they don't even hear me. That actually used to be my default state, a near invisible ghost, but I chose to be memorable instead. I can still vanish when I need to though, but I haven't needed to in a long time.

I have an issue with wanting to disappear and not being able to. Since kindergarten I have always found myself ending up being at the center of what is going on, whether I want to be there or not. People I have met even just once often remember me and know my name. I have had many people call me their friend when I can barely remember who they are. I prefer to slink back into the shadows most of the time, yet I always seem to end up in leadership positions due to popular consensus.

Basically everyone seems to like me, and I have no idea why that is. I don't even really like people in general, and crowds are almost a phobia. I would love to be invisible most of the time, but everyone else seems to think I should be the center of attention.

I'm honestly about the last person to chalk it up to "Spirit Energy" or "Vibes" or goofy stuff like that, but that's what it really boils down to. Let your eyes glaze over. Wear dark clothing, but not black. Walk softly and slowly, try to limit your movements. Other than that, I can't really help you.

Natural charisma? Just lucky? I believe in luck, and have other evidence that I am unusually lucky, so possibly that one.

I get compliments on clothes I consider to be ordinary, i.e. sweater with no writing or pictures on it at all. I am more invisible with a shirt with ravens on it than in a dark green sweater.

My expression is usually blank staring at the wall, though when something really catches my attention I go wide-eyed enough that people find it "disturbing." I might ought to tone down on that anyway.

Limiting movements I might be able to work on, possibly. I have spent a few years building up my walking speed to faster than some people's running speed, so it will be difficult.

You could blame natural charisma, but it's a rather mercurial stat that varies with your mood and current item equips. I can vary mine at will <3

Well there's your problem! Nobody wears green sweaters. Get blue jeans and a hoodie, doesn't matter what the hoodie is, unless it's a really odd hoodie.

You can't just stare at the wall, you have to stare through the wall. You have to de-focus your eyes until they glaze over. You'll know you're doing it right if it feels like you've suddenly gone blind.

I know that feeling. Most people just amble around, I walk with energy and intent. Energy and movement catch the eye like nothing else.

I go to college in hippie-town. Hoodies stand out there. When it gets cold everyone wears sweaters and long-sleeve T-shirts.

I don't actually see the wall. My attention is all on my thoughts, and I don't really care what it is I am looking at. I look right through everything. My eyes might follow motion, but only if it is already in the same general direction as where they were already pointing. People will talk to me and not even register on my perceptions. I can spend hours like this without even realizing.

Hm. Has to be the movement then. Like I said, movement attracts attention. You need to keep it soft, careful, and low energy.

NUUUUU!!!!!

*see Truth... and the Gate!*

THE DOOOOOOOOOOR

nahh. it's more like a window i think? you know the saying: the windows to the soul is the eyes.

or maybe something about for every door that closes another opens?

...wait is that a hint about seasoned dragonesses?

Khaesho: That's actually a quote that pops up later, it's pretty significant.

Kalokin: THE DOOR CAN SEE INTO YOUR MIND! THE DOOR CAN SEE INTO YOUR SOUL.

K: Kalokin, can you even pretend to be serious?

L: Nope:>

although that's pretty awesome, you ruined mah joooke!! *sits and pouts*

(being silleh!)

i've actually been pretty depressed as of this last week or so, and i feel peppy right now :P

K: What's a Jookie?

L: It's a Jizz cOOKIE. Duh.

K: Dude, that's fucking gross, and there is NO WAY that is what she meant. You need to stay off of urban dictionary.

L: Lies. (To VerdaZair) I'm glad you're feeling happier though! Slumps suck dicks.

o..O you know the funny part? i have a picture of a joke my brother pulled on me: a toaster strudal, after he used the "sticky, white goo" (otherwise known as icing) to spell "Ryke xoxo"

so yeeahh... like i said. my friends are crazy. my family and me are both crazy but also VERY left-field.

besides... i thought that was my joke, the sucking? (*snickers*)

K: I can't tell if that's hilarious or disturbing.

L: HILARIOUS! WELL PLAYED! It's even better because he's adopted, so I don't even have to feel bad about the incest joke!

K: ... I should really just stop trying to keep him from embarrassing us both, really. It just won't ever happen.

L: Speaking of su-

K: NOPE! I draw the line there Kal. She's claimed man, show EVEN A SINGLE SCRAP OF DECORUM!

L: NEVER! I WILL NOT BE SILENCED!

oh gods you two are awesome.

okay: R'Thakian 101
1) We have an extremely limited genetic structure. this means, effectively the entire planet is "related" by human terms. so... wincest?
2) R'Thakians dislink love and err.. "sensual pleasures" (as well as breeding). we have a cultural bias that favors stronger, healthier children. this can mean you and your mates children are not biologically yours or your mates, if it better benefits the children... soo yeah.


basically... compared to humans, as you so eloquently put it, R'Thakians dont show "even a single scrap of decorum". hence why one of the race's nickname are the "breeder dragons" (it helps we are basically capable of crossbreeding anything thanks to our unique genetic structure?)

(This is about where we both fade into character :>)

*Laughing.*

Both: Thanks, we try. JINX! ... Dammit.

Khaesho::
1) Not implausible, I think it's called a cultural bottleneck? I know that the same thing happened to cheetahs at some point; they're basically all one bloodline.
2) Well whaddaya know, so do Naga.

Kalokin: Does that mean you're making an offer?

Khaesho: Honestly, I'm not going to call him out this time. I try to at least give a little concern about the fact that the rest of the world isn't like us, but if you're willing and able...

*He grins wickedly, opening his mouth just wide enough for you to glimpse a flash of his fangs.*

hehe, sillies. Not a cultural bottleneck, but yes same idea. Once, before we were actually R'thakains (or even draconids), our progenitor race was much like humans are in culture (although was an humanoid insect race, themselves evolved from a bee-like incest native to the planet). they, like humans are doing now, basically destroyed the planet in their technological advancement, egos, and greed all supported by endless wars.

the tipping point came, however an a radical, harsh plan was devised to save the specie: make peace. (oh yeah, and refocus their live's goals to better support children directly, plus consume all available technology to basically rejuvenate the planet. then hope it succeeded.)

Just the enactment of the plan basically wiped out so many from hunger, lack of medical attention, etc. it left the strong and able.

before long the planet did in fact succeed at restarting ecosystems (albeit with a radically limited fauna), and the other race nearly fell into extinction for their "sins". but in the end they went back to nature, and over time those left began to take on a more predatory, natural form: that would become us, the R'Thakians we are today. Draconids.

but it left us with limited genes. Although the good news was that the old bee-like genes for Queens (which were suppressed in their evolution) reactivated into about 5 or 6 different major "clans" of Queens. They became the primary breeding stock (much like a queen bee). Social order was constructed to level out the limited genes as well as balance the ideals set forth to better tend children. that's why sex, breeding, and love are dislinked, as well.

L: You didn't answer my question >:D

*pretends to be unaware* oh? question?

L: You said that Love, Sex, and Breeding were all distinctly kept separate. Then you mentioned that you were compatible with pretty much any species. I took that as a subtle insinuation that you wanted to get a taste of a certain serpent.

K: Wow, Kalokin. That's the most sophisticated thing I've heard you say in months.

L: So, do you want to have sex or not?

K: Yea, that's more in character >.>

hehe, it was no insinuation towards any such thing :P just a simple informative comparison of culture and history :P

so far.

K: That is an observation, provided as a counterpoint to his. You still haven't answered the question. I think I could be a valuable addition to that gene pool, and even failing that, I can still show a girl a good time. At least, I haven't had any complaints yet.

*He licks his lips slowly, and slithers forwards with a predatory gleam in his blue and silver eyes*

90% done with the next chapter, but I will need to proofread it afterward, and tomorrow is jam packed. Expect it Saturday; and yell at me if I don't deliver, no matter what excuses I give.

Will do. I'm in the final wrap up stages of a story myself; all I need to do is shoot it at the guy I'm doing a trade with and check it with his approval.

Tell me as an honest answer, between two adult men who can talk about adult thinks without chuckling like teenagers. Have you masturbated to anything I've written before?

Can't say I have. CotS has been pretty sexy, and has had several of my personal kinks in it, but something feels odd about masturbating to something a friend made. Not wrong, just odd. I am not very sexual anyway, so even slight oddities can ruin the mood.

*shrugs*

K: *Snaps fingers* Guess I have to try harder then.

L: Hey, wait, I have an idea.

K: What?

L: MINION! YOUR GOD AND YOUR LIEGE ORDER YOU TO MASTURBATE TO OUR LABORS!

K: ... I'm not even going to point out how many things are wrong with that sentence.

Well now you just ruined it entirely. I can't do such things as a duty. I can barely even do them at all sometimes.

Masturbation is an interesting subject for me, some of which I have told you about before when I was discussing why I like hard vore, and some of which I held back on even then. If you wanted I could go into great detail on the subject, but I need to go to sleep soon, and you might want to consider the possible side effects of knowing too much. Hic sunt dracones, sometimes not so figuratively.

K: Yea, I apologize for that. You know how Kalokin gets.

L: What? It was worth a shot.

K::
Ugh. 0 Tact. Anyways, "Here there be dragons?" Nice memorization of a single phrase. If you actually spoke Latin, I'd have known about it by now. Either way, I have enough demons of my own that I'm pretty sure I can look at yours without flinching.

That aside, it doesn't especially matter to me if you tell me or not. I'm curious, but with the kind of passing curiosity that I wonder if anyone is watching me hip slide down the stairway handrail on campus. Either way, I've been typing for a solid two hours without a break, and I'm pretty sure I've bruised my right ring finger from slapping the backspace key. I'll be logging off shortly as well.

I took three years of Latin, and I still had to look up that phrase. I am horrible with learning languages.

As a litmus test, you could read these two chapters. They are not your sort of thing, but serve as a baseline:

https://www.sofurry.com/view/383856

https://www.sofurry.com/view/383858

The story in question gets worse from there, yet I read all of it and enjoyed it. By the standards set by my internal fantasies, that story is mild. That is what I would be easily willing to share. Even considered writing about some of it before.

EDIT: I am not trying to keep from telling you, just wanting to make sure you know what you are getting into. Some things can't be unseen. Friends don't break friends' minds. ^v^

*You hear a faint whistling sound as something goes completely over duo's head. It's the first, and maybe the last time it will ever happen, so you enjoy it while it lasts.*

I'll be honest, I glanced at the M/M tag, shrugged, then left. So... it's a story about vore and torture and rape? Something like that? I can be fully aware of what you like, so long as you don't actually expect me to read it I don't really care. It's your free time.

You can't break what's already broken, Duo. Your happy face seems incongruous with that statement BTW

I don't understand....

No rape, just the torture and the vore. Nothing overtly sexual about the story at all. Only using it to make a point about how twisted my mind is, so reading is purely optional.

I was making a reference to the large number of "Friends don't let friends _____" commercials that are on TV. Usually "Friends don't let friends drive drunk" or "Friends don't let friends do drugs," things like that. It seemed humorous to me at the time, which was also my reaction to the idea of just telling you about my darkest inner secrets. It still is.

Just because something is already broken doesn't mean you can't break it in new ways. I speak from experience here.

I'll quote myself. "If you actually spoke Latin, I'd have known about it by now." How would I know if you spoke Latin? If you're still in the dark, then don't worry about it, it isn't too important anyways.

Point taken. I'm just as crooked, just in different ways.

Yea, I got the reference. It -was- funny BTW :P

Perhaps, but once you've broken something until it is nothing but a pile of jagged edges, it's hard to break it more without getting cut.

Things like that go right over my head all the time. I am very good at focusing on one part of something, but I usually end up missing the rest of it.

I still can't tell if you want to hear my dark imaginings or not. I am giddy right now either way.

Like most of my life, I am entirely apathetic. What you do with your spare time doesn't affect me, so it doesn't especially matter if I hear about it.

Reminded of a song. Doesn't have much to do with anything here, but what the heck:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBMdrGqoohs

Don't trust the lyrics they give in the description. Nobody on YouTube has got them right.


My giddiness has gone, so I guess I won't tell you now. I am currently coming down with the fourth cold I have had in a row. I haven't stopped coughing for more than an hour at a time in almost three months now.

Shit man, I feel your pain. I get nasty allergies every year, haven't stopped felt well since at least a week ago, and I have a solid few months left of spring yet >.>

It doesn't help that I haven't gotten more than six hours of sleep in a night for the past week.

I just recently discovered that I have an allergy to something that causes my throat to slowly close up. All we know is it was part of an oil blend that we put in the humidifier, but we don't know which oil or combination of oils created the reaction.

Before that the only allergy I knew I had was mangoes, which cause my face to swell up and get itchy if the juice gets in contact with my skin. I am highly sensitive to artificial perfumes and cigarette smoke though.

Ouch... sounds painful.

:D I thought it was well placed myself. It might be popping up again at some point.

When I asked if there was anything else to include he mentioned a few things, but didn't explain why any of them were important. So now I know the "What" of a couple of spoilers, but still have nothing but speculation on the "Why" or "How" aspects.

Still I am glad he shared what he did. I love it when I can really do things right.

The funny part is, I wasn't even thinking about how the [Redacted] I had you add in related to the story. I wasn't writing with it in mind, but it has some sweet symbolism now that I think about it. Just because I like you, and I want to reward anyone who actually reads all these comments, I'll throw out some world knowledge. In the Desert, committing an Ouroboros is the go-to method of suicide for those with hatred in their hearts. They'll leave their corpses in front of the residence of whoever they hated most in their life. +1 puzzle piece.

That sounds like a very painful, very slow, way to die.

*shudders*

Incredibly. Anyone found with an Ouroboros on their doorstep is immediately arrested for an investigation into what they did that was so horrible that it caused someone else to kill themselves. It is also exceedingly rare, because, like you said, it is a slow and painful way to die.

Since snakes can breathe with their mouth full, it seems like the most likely cause of death would be spinal damage. It would take concentration and devotion to achieve such a thing. At that point I think just killing the target of your hatred would be easier, but I suppose such a measure would only be considered long after learned helplessness settled in.

The scary things for me are that I can imagine how that would feel in vivid detail, and that I can actually understand the psychology of someone who would do such a thing.

*shudders again*

Or, failing that, you'd start to digest your own flesh... not at all pleasant. Remember though, Kalokin isn't flesh and blood, so it means something different for him...