vieventar.bsky.social
Twitch Streamer, Tabletop RPG DM and Player, Dilenttante of many feilds. I also write moderately awful scifi. Painfully British.
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Did you know that in terms of Mohs hardness steel rates around 5?
Obviously diamond is all the way up at 10, but even something as cheap and common as quartz rates at a 7.
And I hear sharp edged crystal jewelry is all the rage this year.
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To be fair, glued construction is used on some other vehicles.
The flat glass though, nobody else is fucking dumb enough to still do that shit.
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And the largest part is in first person, where you will do a lot of shooting in - but you also need to use stealth, investigation, puzzles, diplomacy... ..ok that happens once and goes badly, and even medical tasks.
It's graphics were very out of date, but the game was surprisingly innovative.
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First person shooter isn't a great description of this one.
You have three separate game modes, a strategic map you can explore multiple star systems from. Attempting to track down your opponent or foil their schemes.
A tactical space combat SIM in full 3d space, with power & damage control.
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Well shit.
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Hum, I'm somewhat liking the lines.
Still feels very heavy handed for a Jag, feels more Bentley/Roller with how formal it looks, but they seem good lines.
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So, I at first saw this as a rather odd shoe.
Looks good now my brain has engaged!
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I checked the terms of our treaty with the cats.
Technically they are correct so long as your house remains rat free during the work.
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But are you aware of the "Here comes the Fuel ÒwÓ" thats in uh.. maybe alot of planes?
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Trek themed today:
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F'Nar: There are meditations I must perform before I will be ready to complete the melds.
With that she began walking away.
Ssorel: So, the killing thing...
Hadley: Was a joke.
Ssorel: Good.
Hadley: Castrations far easier.
Ssorel: Can I go back to being Swindon?
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F'Nar: Do you concent, Rebecca?
Hadley: I... ..I will on the proviso that if this ruins our relationship we kill the cat man together.
F'Nar: Agreed.
Ssorel: Wait what.
F'Nar: That was a joke *Pause, looks to Hadley* Correct?
Hadley waved her hand noncomittedly.
Welp.
F'Nar: 1800 tonight.
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F'Nar: ..two mind melds.
What?
F'Nar: The first to gain a baseline understanding of those feelings within a mind not used to suppressing emotions. The second to answer if your emotions are of a similar nature to Ssorel's for his partner.
Ssorel: I'm willing. I'm curious about mind melds anyway.
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Hadley: ...but what if I'm wrong? I don't want to risk, what we have, ending because it turns out it's not real.
The vulcan considered this for a moment, then looked to me.
F'Nar: Ssorel, you are married correct?
I nodded.
F'Nar: You love your partner?
I again nodded.
F'Nar: Then I propose...
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F'Nar: You are unable to assertain your own feelings?
Hadley: I'm, ah. I'm new to this. ALL of this.
She flailed her arms around.
Hadley: Your the first woman I've... ..felt this way about. Hell, the first person if I'm honest with myself. I don't know what I'm feeling. I think it MIGHT be love..
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F'Nar seemed to consider this for a moment before turning back to her partner.
F'Nar: Is his assessment correct?
Hadley: Noa... ..I mean... ..fuck.
F'Nar: We will do later, first answer the question.
Hadley: I... ..I don't know?
Huh, ok that wasn't what I was expecting. Clearly nor was F'nar.
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I could see Hadley floundering, yet again. She couldn't bring herself to say it could she?
Ssorel: She loves you.
Hadley: Ssorel!
Ssorel: Deny it if I'm wrong, I've been watching the two of you dancing around this all this cruise. I won't see you blow your relationship due to nerves.
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Hadley: You choose to keep them in check, not to let them rule you. But they are there. And humans? We don't hide them away... ..usually. But sometimes we do...
F'Nar: You are not satisfied with our relationship?
Hadley: What? No, gods no that's not what I meant!
F'Nar: Then what?
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Hadley: I know that emotions aren't just a taboo subject for Vulcans. They are deeper than that. It's almost a revulsion you have for them.
F'Nar: To suggest we are revolted by emotions is to suggest we are emotional.
Hadley: That's just the thing, you are emotional - deeply, profoundly!
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Hadley: ..you to do this. I just don't want it to drive a wedge between us.
F'Nar: It will not.
Hadley: Yes, it will. You'll know how I feel about things, about us.
F'Nar: If your feelings would drive a wedge beween us, then it is better to discuss that now before it becomes an issue.
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Hadley: Not letting you have mine, fine, but I can't stop you from asking somebody else.
F'Nar: But you do not wish me to?
Hadley: No!
F'Nar: Then I will not. Your emotional wellbeing is more important to me than my intelectual curiocity.
Hadley: No I... ..look, this is why I don't want...
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I shrugged.
Hadley: They aren't supposed to be felt by somebody else.
Ssorel: Then refuse her, she's your partner Rebecca, not mine.
F'Nar: If you are not comfortable with doing so, I will ask somebody else if they would be willing.
Hadley: No! I.. ...no, I don't have the right to say that.
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Hadley: She cannot be serious. Tell her what a bad idea this is Ssorel.
I just held up my hands in surrender.
Ssorel: I'm Sweden, leave me out of it.
F'Nar: Switzerland.
Ssorel: Sure, that one. I'm not getting involved.
Hadley: She wants to vicariously experience MY feelings!
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Hadley: So you wanna borrow my emotions for the day?!
F'Nar: Yes.
A varient of this argument happened at least once a week aboard the Lovelace, the cramped quarters aboard those old Oberths left little space for the lower deckers to get some breathing room.
Even with tiny crews.
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F'Nar: Did you yourself not advise me to do this?
Hadley: I said 'Don't knock it till you've tried it.' It's just a phase.
F'Nar: While I have no interest in 'Knocking it' I do belive that it would be intelectually dishonest to discuss a topic without having an adiquate understanding of it.
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So we have:
Obvious animation stutters
Model collision overlaps
Shite AI voices
Inane writing
Lifeless dead eyed manaquins
Unlikeable characters
and they put this out publicly?
Of their own volition.
Nobody holding a gun to their head or anything?
The Furries are making mincemeat of them.
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That we know of.
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Russia's naval flagship is on the bottom of the ocean after being hit by two missiles.
It's only aircraft carrier can't be relied on to make it from one port to another under its own power, and frequently can't land it's own aircraft.
Sweden could probably take on their entire navy and win, alone.