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    TheArcaneAxiom
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      @rae

      This story is so sad! It’s really good though, well done! I don’t think we need to enforce the deadline. I would want ours to be judged in this case, because I went full comedy, and you were much more serious, so it’s not really possible to realistically compare them in a meaningful way. Thanks for the congrats though!


      @rae
      @savannah_grace2009 @jonas @highscribeofaetherium

      I don’t think I can do this one this month. It’s essentially the same prompt as the first, but more specific, but here’s my immediate idea of what I would have done if I did participate:

      A character that has the ability to literally “bottle up” their emotions via some form of magic. After some tragic event, they would bottle up the pain, making them feel more normal. Over time however, they start to seal away all their pain, wanting to live without. Instead of building up pressure, they just start to become dull and numb, sealing away all emotions. They feel completely indifferent towards another even more personal and tragic event, and this is where they realize they’ve gone too far. Likely another character would then break the bottle, giving all the emotions to the main character all at once in a single stroke of agony. The main character would resist it all in the moment, steering them towards insanity. The conflict would end when they finally accept the pain, and for the first time in a long time, they would simply cry, then a hint of a grateful smile would appear on their face.

      I could use this idea in the Septrum, because the mind stone would have properties similar to this already, and there’s some interesting characters that do different things with it.

       

      He is perfect in Justice, yet He is perfect in Mercy, even when we fail Him. For this, He is good.

      #168038
      RAE
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        Hey, guys, for various reasons, I most likely will not be joining this prompt. just fyi.

        Confuzzled, RAE
        (PS. Pfp by SelkieSeal on Unvale. My dear Chase ❤️?)

        #171229
        SLAYING SARAAAA ✨✨
        @savannah_grace2009
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          @rae @jonas @highscribeofaetherium @freedomwriter76 @esther-c @thearcaneaxiom

          GUYS WE SHOULD BRING THIS BACK!!!

          #MakeNahimTakeABreak
          (the real ones will know)

          #171230
          Esther
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            Yessss! I’m in! Now that the holidays are over, I should be able to get back into a normal routine of writing again. (:

            Write what should not be forgotten. — Isabel Allende

            #171235
            RAE
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              I concur!

               

              Confuzzled, RAE
              (PS. Pfp by SelkieSeal on Unvale. My dear Chase ❤️?)

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              @savannah_grace2009
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                @rae @esther-c

                So who wants to do the prompt?

                #MakeNahimTakeABreak
                (the real ones will know)

                #171270
                HighScribe
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                  @savannah_grace2009

                  Oh yeah, I forgot about this!

                  I probably won’t be able to participate in the next one because I’m going to be in Door County (the lil Wisconsin peninsula that sticks out into Lake Michigan) from tomorrow to the rest of the week.

                  Exit pursued by bear

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                  @savannah_grace2009
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                    @highscribeofaetherium

                    Oh, okay. Have fun!!

                    #MakeNahimTakeABreak
                    (the real ones will know)

                    #171273
                    HighScribe
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                      @savannah_grace2009

                      Thanks 🙂

                      Exit pursued by bear

                      #171326
                      RAE
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                        I have a headache thanks to my little brother, ask me another day, but rn…all I can think about is dragons and the philological warfare of sirens…

                        Confuzzled, RAE
                        (PS. Pfp by SelkieSeal on Unvale. My dear Chase ❤️?)

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                        Cloaked Mystery
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                          @savannah_grace2009

                          I would assume it goes without saying, but I will also be out of town till Sunday night.

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                          #171331
                          SLAYING SARAAAA ✨✨
                          @savannah_grace2009
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                            @jonas

                            okay! 🙂

                            #MakeNahimTakeABreak
                            (the real ones will know)

                            #171451
                            RAE
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                              Okay, reject or use as you wish but I might have a bad one…

                              Write a story in first person in a genre you don’t write in ever.

                              500-5000 words.

                              One week to write.

                               

                              Confuzzled, RAE
                              (PS. Pfp by SelkieSeal on Unvale. My dear Chase ❤️?)

                              #171549
                              Esther
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                                Oh I love it!! Totally gonna be participating! This is gonna stretch me a bit, but it’ll be fun. ?

                                Write what should not be forgotten. — Isabel Allende

                                #171562
                                RAE
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                                  From a SE email:

                                  PROMPTS FOR THE GRAY CELLS

                                  “Is it poisoned??? Am I going to die?”

                                  “I mean, yes. But it will probably take another sixty years.”

                                   

                                  Confuzzled, RAE
                                  (PS. Pfp by SelkieSeal on Unvale. My dear Chase ❤️?)

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