Moe Lane's Blog, page 792
February 7, 2021
02/07/21 Snippet, [Title to be Determined].
I really need a title for this.
Patreon!Being one short did nothing to speed up the meeting, unfortunately: the other three seemed determined to fill up the conversational volume, although Silversong quite enjoyed the extra servings of flattery from two of them. The third wasn’t saying much, but then Rebecca never did. It was just slightly too predictable of her to be really worrisome, so Silversong worried about whether she wasn’t taking Rebecca seriously enough, instead.
And that tells you how boring these meetings are, Silversong thought to herself. I can spend them chasing my own tail. “All right!” she said aloud, forcefully but not nastily. “I think the Advisory Circle can come to a consensus now.” Kevin — visibly nervous, now that he was no longer the second most useless Advisor present — gratifyingly shut up on the spot.
Silversong gave him a smile acknowledging and approving his submission, and continued. “So, if I am hearing this correctly: we have agreed that poor Sibling Nathan’s duties will be shared by the rest of the Circle until Sibling Rebecca can report on his replacement? And that a suitable memorial to his martyrdom action against the life-haters of the PECZ will be created? — It is so good of you to volunteer for that, Sibling Joy. I can’t imagine wanting anyone else to do Sibling Nathan justice.” She looked at Joy and Kevin; neither seemed inclined to argue with her, or indeed make eye contact.
Tweet of the Day, This Is Astounding edition.
Amazing, is it not?
This one seems appropriate today. pic.twitter.com/sLKfNPn86o
— Gabe (@cwgabriel) February 7, 2021
Moe Lane
PS: Nah, I’m not watching the game. Nothing really to watch it on, there’s nobody over, and I don’t follow either team playing. But I do miss the idea of Super Bowl parties.
Patreon Microfiction: Final Move.
‘Final Move’ is fairly grim, from a certain point of view. Human brains just don’t handle the concept of Eternity well, I suppose. Or maybe it’s just that every story turns into something else, on a long enough schedule?
Patreon!February 6, 2021
‘The Mary Ellen Carter.’ (in 360 degrees!)
The Mary Ellen Carter, The Longest Johns
Book of the Week: A Brightness Long Ago.
A Brightness Long Ago is by Guy Gavriel Kay, and I don’t think I’ve read it yet. Lemme fix that, right now.
02/06/21 Snippet, [Title To Be Determined].
Adversaries!
Patreon!I’m growing worried that Camio thinks it can continue to keep using us like this, Cascadia Springsong (Chief Speaker of Friends of the Earth Made Clean) thought sourly to herself. I don’t have that many people willing to throw their lives away on command; and the ones I do have all have more important things to do, like die for me. But tell that to a demon.
That had been a fun conversation, earlier. Camio generally manifested as a small songbird of one kind or another, and liked to unobtrusively sneak in while you weren’t looking. It was alarming… but not as much as the way the bird would eventually catch on fire and implode. Although that at least usually indicated that the conversation was over. Before today’s implosion, Camio had insisted that Springsong send someone to test the defenses of the PECZ yet again; and this time it couldn’t be bought off with a suitable offering.
Sometimes Camio was like that, but it used to be only sometimes. But has it really been getting worse, lately? Maybe. The trouble was that Camio worked well with FEMC. The things it wanted (or said it wanted) were largely the things she wanted, too, which had to be taken into consideration.
Commercial of the Day, My Family Feels Seen edition.
This is the funniest commercial I’ve seen yet this year.
Tweet of the Day, It’s A… Surprisingly Interesting Question edition.
One sort of addressed in Disney Phineas & Ferb: Star Wars, which is inexplicably and inexcusably NOT canon, somehow. Yes, I grant that there are broad comic elements that might be difficult to reconcile with the more epic tone aimed for in the Star Wars universe. Counterpoint: midichlorians, the inability of stormtroopers to shoot, the unlikely career arc of Jar-Jar Binks, and goram death sticks and robot waitresses. So, sure, let’s keep all of that in the official universe, but God forbid that there’d be room for a Dark Side-infused sub sandwich…
…But I digress.
also what the fuck did they do on the Death Star when it wasn't Planet Exploding Day or Getting Attacked By Rebels Day? are they renting out office space to businesses to generate revenue?
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) February 5, 2021
February 5, 2021
Less than a day on the SVALBARD Kickstarter.
Svalbard is a Cthulhu Mythos-light time-bending game scenario. It looks real cool. I want the extra stuff, too. Less than a day to go!
