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"Can't you, like, shoot blood at it or something?"
"No, you're thinking of hemourgy. I practice hemomancy."
"What's the difference?"
"Well, for one, a hemourgist couldn't tell you you're not getting enough vitamin D."
I am a Chronomancer and my arcane focuses are Pocket Watch and Google Calendar.
It is Wednesday, my dudes.
“Many alien species were glacially slow compared to humans. Statuesque species with silicon exoskeletons saw our fluid movements, and regarded us as shapeshifters. Species resembling trees and fungus were the slowest, barely able to perceive us. To them, we were magical things.”
-QuietPineTrees
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“Should you find yourself trapped in a mirror, with your reflection blocking passage back to the real world, travel to the other side of the Equator. The inverted Moon and constellations will trick it into switching places again. If all else fails, become a vampire to destroy it.” -QuietPineTrees
“As with every year, some were not lucky enough to progress to January. A handful of unfortunate pilgrims, exiled to 2017, waved their tearful goodbyes to the rest of us. As we rang in the new year, they looked ahead to the lonely 13th month, and held their breath at midnight.” -QuietPineTrees
“Most people don’t know frost comes in several varieties. Hoarfrost forms on the ground. Wind frost forms on plants like flowers. Soul frost forms in the mind, a wistful daydream spread through fleeting glances. Dire frost forms on stars, absorbing their heat until the light dies.” -QuietPineTrees
Twitter has doubled the character limit for posts.
“He looked on the city as it was swallowed by flame-flowers, their bittersweet smoke-pollen spreading like fog. "Millennials,” he whispered.
He watched new continents spring forth as the seas drained back into the Earth, desperate fish learning to fly. “Millennials,” he whispered.
He witnessed the wisdom of men take form and dance, no longer hindering the minds of we lingering immortal few. “Millennials,” he whispered.
He saw the sun dragged to a fresh Earth, its brilliance dimming as we sang welcome to an eternal glowing night. “Millennials,” he whispered.
Eyes shut, he listened as our voices resonated against the massive colony descending through the clouds. “Millennials,” he screamed aloud.“ -QuietPineTrees
“Most vacationers weren’t ready for "luxury cruises” beyond Earth. They came back quieter, gently offering tribute to a king we couldn’t see.“ -QuietPineTrees
“Truth was a beguiling ghost only he could see. He could never quite convey how lovely she was, nor why she kept trying to give him a sword.” -QuietPineTrees
“Red sky at night, sailor’s delight Red sky at morning, sailor’s in mourning Red sky at noon, sailor will find the World Edge soon Then mourn” -QuietPineTrees
“The neglected castle grew, pulling stone after stone from the earth. It would catch a new master, or mistress, and be powerful once again.” -QuietPineTrees
“We resented the aliens, envious of their ability to forget at will. Our eyes were wide open to the past, and we were desperate to blink.” -QuietPineTrees
“Wary time travelers kept clocks to count down the probability of their own birth. Travelers deleted by paradox were said to be "midnighted.” “ -QuietPineTrees
“A little shop appeared on Sundays to sell homemade candles. Her favorite was scented with 1994, full of weightless summer and honest music.” -QuietPineTrees
“The ancient starship was good salvage. It held a fortune in alien tea, but its old galaxy-compass and black hole alarm bell were priceless.” -QuietPineTrees
“The stabilized double-paradox is an advanced time travel maneuver, useful in making isolated timelines for recreational world domination.” -QuietPineTrees
Coniferous University grad students can learn this technique in Prof. Darling’s doctorate-level course, “Time Travel 4003: Those Puny Mortals.” Chronological ethics coursework is a mandatory prerequisite. Additional details are available in 1934.
“Doctors played him like an instrument to the tempo of thrice-daily pills. He worried who the audience was; just a side-effect, they said.” -QuietPineTrees
