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[clawkind]

[some of you may have seen this relatively new number replying to other posts for a bit (and if you have you've seen how weird the owner is) but most of you probably haven't. either way Nyah's making a post now as if she's always been here, no introduction or other newbie-related stuff included. she figures it's not really important to the narrative if she's doing some information scouting]

important question
how many of you are reincarnated lovers?
if you could specify if you were also tragic and to what degree in your past life thatd be super helpful
im trying to figure out which genres this whole thing isnt trying to play with and romance is a big fat question mark right now
if it does end up being relevant then im going to wash my hands of this whole thing from a creative perspective i swear
what a clunky thing to have to deal with



also
unrelated to the first question, but
throw some mythologies that feature malevolent entities with major canine characteristics at me?
im looking to expand my horizons on that front

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[somesayinfire]

Well, there's Norse mythology. Fenrisúlfr, hand-chomper of Týr and slayer of Odin. He's an enormous wolf and one of Loki's sons.

Not so sure about the lovers part, but it's looking like my past life with my girlfriend was kind of tragic. I'm gunning for urban fantasy myself, genre-wise.

[clawkind]

does he do a lot of slaying in general besides odin? also can he fly?
i never really got into norse stuff

urgh urban fantasy
that has got to be one of the most overdone genres in existence lately
and its not like heres even trying to take a unique spin on things
how tragic would you say its shaping up to be? like on a one to ten scale
i dont know if it counts it you werent actually loving in the past life but datas data

[somesayinfire]

It's been a while since I've had to look it up. Let's see... the gods bound him to a rock and to stop him from killing anybody else, they shoved a sword through him and his blood and saliva formed a river called Hope. No matter how many men are in Valhalla at the time of Ragnarök, "it will seem all too small, in the time when the Wolf shall come". And his jaws will reach from earth to the heavens, and he'd open even wider if he could. So I'd say Fenrisúlfr is kind of big on the slaying, yeah. No idea if he can fly.

Anyway. I'm not in any Ragnarök situation with Rae, but from what I know about who we used to be, I'd probably give it a seven. Maybe a soft eight.

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[charcoalfeather]

reincarnated lovers???

uh, I'm sure there's some of us that might have been something like that, but not many. in my past self, she was really good friends with this one girl but idk much about it yet.

I think this whole thing is sci fi maybe? with bits of fantasy

[clawkind]

yeah, that sounds about right
guess im going to have to grab some norse books from the library once i finish up macbeth
thats one way to pick what new motifs i want to start learning about i suppose

ah, thats too bad
i hope you guys are the only ones like that
i reeeeally hate dealing with romance

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[clawkind]

let me know if you remember more about that, would you?
when reincarnation is a big theme like 90% of the time its about forbidden love and romantic drama and all that really tiresome stuff
so im trying to get a feel for if thats unavoidable in this case too

id lean heavier on the sci-fi personally
nothing ive really seen around here has been particularly fantastic
and its not even that interesting of a sci-fi run either its just so disappointing on like every level

[somesayinfire]

Yeah, romance is kind of tricky when you're not some hopeless romantic like me. ...Hey, wait, hold on. What's the Scottish play got to do with dog-related mythology?

[clawkind]

oh, nothing
ive just been picking up a bunch of classics now that im here in locke since theyre around
i was going to gobble up a couple more from shakespeare but i think the mythology hunts a bit more important right now
not like hes going anywhere anyway

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[charcoalfeather]

Uh yeah sure. not too sure if it's love, but I guess it could be.

Well I say fantasy because there's like magic girls and fairies and stuff around here. plus I'm kind of literally an angel

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[clawkind]

eh
the presence of fantasy creatures doesnt mean its going to be a fantasy story
you can warp a lot of them to fit other genres if you go about it right
its actually kind of cool
what kind of angel, by the way?

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[charcoalfeather]

I guess except for when you might get killed or something when things go bad

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the kind with wings and a halo. im pretty sure im not going to turn into a flaming wheel or something

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[clawkind]

thats literally anywhere you go though
its not really fair to apply that to one more than another

oh, so just your standard biblical fare?
thats too bad
although i guess it could still be kind of neat even if you dont actually get to become a fiery wheel

[somesayinfire]

Okay, so you are in Locke. Either you're naturally an enormous mythology nerd or you need mythology knowledge to figure out an echo. Either way, hi, I'm Brooke, and I'm an enormous mythology nerd and mortician. If you need any of either of those services, I'm glad to provide. I'll start combing through some of my books, see if I can find any more canine myths.

[clawkind]

hi brooke
im nyah
can i just be both of those? its probably more accurate anyway even if right now ive got kind of a culture bias
my past life probably could have given you a little more business though, sorry
id appreciate the help though
i like to pull out the motifs and themeing in stories early
its fun

[wonk]

if u consider tricksters malevolent theres coyote

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[charcoalfeather]

yeah okay. that's true. but it's still dangerous sometimes because of weird monsters like the item thingys that were just here

yeah. and I wouldn't really say its fun either. its pretty hard hiding this halo, and growing wings was horrible

[clawkind]

tricksters are super fun are you crazy
i love coyote

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[clawkind]

i guess
they seem more annoying than anything else to me

just think of it as a puberty metaphor
thats the go-to symbolism when youre really struggling to make stuff meaningful

[somesayinfire]

Okay, I am definitely going to throw Rae at you at some point. I can already see you two dorking out about writing. That's probably the right idea, though. Getting to the bottom of these things early never really does more harm than good. Let's see...

There's Cúchulainn in Ireland. He killed a nobleman's dog and vowed to serve that nobleman until he could breed a replacement, then became famous for a sword technique where he stopped being able to tell friends and enemies apart on the battlefield... no, that's probably a little too far off. I'm assuming you already exhausted all the stuff on Red Riding Hood?

[clawkind]

hey, storytellings a great topic to get excited about
there arent many people who take it seriously these days
the easy way out is too tempting for them i guess

yeah, i hit up most of the really common general fairytales
plus the african and native american stuff i knew anyway
its less rebirth and becoming a woman stuff and more
death
fire
anger
that kind of general feel

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[charcoalfeather]

yeah but there was one that made you blab your secrets. I'm glad they got that cleaned up

puberty?? really?
well it could be used as a metaphor for something, but thatd be kind of silly wouldn't it?

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[clawkind]

that sounds like fantasy high school stuff to me to be honest
i cant believe anybody let that through ugh

90% of the time when someone says somethings a puberty metaphor its bound to be stupid
they just want you to think the subject matters a lot deeper than it actually is

[somesayinfire]

What's the easy way out? Fanfiction? Or are we talking, like, 50 Shades? ;)

Oh, cool, you've really done your research! I'm noticing a lot of consuming coming up in these myths. Mostly eating the sun or the moon, or both. One of Shiva's forms is a dog named Vairavar that represents annihilation, from what this book says. He cut off one of Brahma's heads. I'd say Hinduism is always kind of vague about destruction being a bad thing, but this seems pretty clear.

[clawkind]

you know stuff like that book is why i dont understand why people feel bad for me when i tell them i grew up in africa
like how do you let that kind of super obvious pandering get popular? its disgusting
theres nothing wrong with letting the audience have the chance to empathize to the point of wish fulfillment now and then but at least do something creative while youre at it
i havent even picked that thing up and i know its a tornado of awful cliches

i like mythology
its got a nice arcane feel to it no matter what region youre going through
that sounds pretty similar actually
although with less beheading but i think were allowed to fudge that a little
did vairavar ever lose a limb during his destructioning?

[somesayinfire]

People feel bad for you because, what, you couldn't get your hands on that piece of garbage? Man, I LIKE harlequin romance and I still think you're lucky you haven't had to live through that media firestorm.

This book doesn't go too far into it, but it does mention that Vairavar begged his way to the holy city with Brahma's skull attached to his hand, then cut himself pretty severely to make a blood offering that still didn't fill Brahma's skull. It would make sense to me if he lost a limb, but Hinduism isn't really in my wheelhouse.