Did you mean omniscient, or is omnipresence and omnipresent different (besides being different parts of speech?Barricade said:
She's a cat. She doesn't ever do what you expect her toBarricade said:
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God (Puella Magi Madoka Magica x Touhou): Thread II
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Kyte
Never quacked for this
I'll have to point out that if you apply any kind of limiting qualifier to an omniwhatever, then it's automatically not true. You can't have "omnipotent to erase all Puella and Witches", someone omnipotent is, by definition, capable of doing absolutely anything.
She has the potential, but she isn't quite so.
She has the potential, but she isn't quite so.
Yay, review!magic9mushroom said:
.You'll find I overuse thought-interrupters, mostly because that's how I actually thinkmagic9mushroom said:
. I'm working on it, but it'll show up again .I see the tense conflict, but I'm not sure what do about it... Maybe turn it from narration into a thought? That's basically what it is anyway.magic9mushroom said:
Well, technically, "speaking" is a concept, so it is possible to put "words" through "speech" and get a temporary construct a human would interpret as someone "speaking." I'll go put it in quotesmagic9mushroom said:
.Thanks! I've always been a fan of concept-hax, so it's always fun to get a chance to write it. (Note how much time I spend in the Nasuversemagic9mushroom said:
)Very debatable, because she's a sentient concept and so her body is a concept but it's a body but it's a ...magic9mushroom said:
I'm going to just rule that it be treated like a concept and change it to quotes
.Sounds interesting! Could I have a link?magic9mushroom said:This puts me in mind of Russell's Paradox.
Nah, I was just tired of Office turning all my scene-breaks into horizontal rules and needed an interrupted, and thought it was cute/appropriate.magic9mushroom said:
Might switch to "puella magi" - I switched here because I needed a one-word for flow. That said, they're basically synonyms...magic9mushroom said:
Glad to hear it! Sadly we move out of concept-space quickly, but concepthax will always play a major part in the story.magic9mushroom said:
And on that note, my life is just settling down to the point that I could conceive of spending time writing again. Which means it'll still take a few weeks to get out, I'm afraid. Still, I can assure you that it's definitely on my mind and I'll be on the lookout for time to write.
Happerry
Bat out of Hell
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I have to disagree with this, if only because I'm pretty sure I think like that too.
Yay!
Hmm... The question then is how to get that to the reader, since I'm fairly sure that's not explicitly stated in canon (though it can be inferred by comparing, say, Sayaka and Oktavia von Seckendorf). I could just split it off into it's own sentence, but that doesn't really address the problem of it being obvious to Madoka.
As funny as assuming Viewers are Geniuses may be, it tends not to work too well in practice .
.... The update was two months ago. This is magic9mushroom's review.
That said, I am getting started on Chapter 7.
That said, I am getting started on Chapter 7.
Much appreciated .
Well, synonyms doesn't mean "mean precisely the same thing." "Assisting" has different connotations from "helping," for example. In this case, while "puella magi" denotatively means "girl of the mage," the conceptual meaning is "The type of magical girl in PMMM," thus placing it within the compass of the phrase "magical girl." Hence, they're synonyms.
.Well, synonyms doesn't mean "mean precisely the same thing." "Assisting" has different connotations from "helping," for example. In this case, while "puella magi" denotatively means "girl of the mage," the conceptual meaning is "The type of magical girl in PMMM," thus placing it within the compass of the phrase "magical girl." Hence, they're synonyms.
It's a review, sponsored by the author (me). Therefore it's forgiveable, because if nothing else it's still new content.
(AKA: Lurkmoar)
And yeah, I've got two ideas on how to handle that and it won't be revealed for a few chapters yet. I know what the consequences will be, though (the split doesn't really change the plot a whole lot.)
(AKA: Lurkmoar
)And yeah, I've got two ideas on how to handle that and it won't be revealed for a few chapters yet. I know what the consequences will be, though (the split doesn't really change the plot a whole lot.)
Spoi~lers!
Ahem.SolipsistSerpen said:
BURN THE NECROMANCER! DEATH TO THE DESECRATER OF THREAD GRAVEYARDS!!!!1!111!
How was that?
I suppose I should take that as a compliment!
Paradox is going to stay a verb, I'm afraid, simply because there really isn't a word in the English language for "the act of causing a paradox."
Similarly, I really wish there was a verb form of "apotheosis." Apparently people don't turn into living paradoxes often enough for there to be a word for it. "Omnipotent" can be changed to "omnipotent being" without a problem, though, or you could assume Yukari is using Gensoukyou-slang - I could totally imagine such a thing existing.
Hmm... A hakutaku, by changing history, could hypothetically cause a paradox - presumably this is part of how Keine hides the village in Imperishable Night. How would you suggest I inform the reader of this without sounding clunky?
And speaking of clunky, yeah, I'll go and fix my PoV issues.
Paradox is going to stay a verb, I'm afraid, simply because there really isn't a word in the English language for "the act of causing a paradox."
Similarly, I really wish there was a verb form of "apotheosis." Apparently people don't turn into living paradoxes often enough for there to be a word for it
. "Omnipotent" can be changed to "omnipotent being" without a problem, though, or you could assume Yukari is using Gensoukyou-slang - I could totally imagine such a thing existing.Hmm... A hakutaku, by changing history, could hypothetically cause a paradox - presumably this is part of how Keine hides the village in Imperishable Night. How would you suggest I inform the reader of this without sounding clunky?
And speaking of clunky, yeah, I'll go and fix my PoV issues.
Oh, and I'll see if I can't mention the soul gem in Chapter 1 somewhere. Maybe when she puts on her puella outfit.
Mentioned the soul gem in Madoka's puella transformation in Chapter 1.
Added an explanation of Hakutaku.
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Also, took out a Homestuck reference that you may or may not have noticed - it was cute, but it was breaking up the flow way too much for a one-off joke. It's much subtler now.
Added an explanation of Hakutaku.
That solves that problem, at least for nowlinkhyrule5 said:
.Also, took out a Homestuck reference that you may or may not have noticed - it was cute, but it was breaking up the flow way too much for a one-off joke. It's much subtler now.
Heh. 612 is a number with meaning in Homestuck, but it was being waaaay too obviously referenced here, so I cut out the part with Madoka/Yukari actually pointing it out and just left the numbers themselves for anyone familiar with the material.
Kyte
Never quacked for this
Dude, facepalm is an action, and a pretty expressive one at that. Tons of people use it without actually knowing its name. It's a favorite of people like Ran.
And no, Madoka's not a youkai. Read the story again, she's a sentient concept-slash-lich, it's mentioned quite explicitly many times. Yukari identifies her as such.
And FYI, a shikigami is essentially a sort of servant or attendant spirit that draws power from you. Like most other japanese mythology terms, it doesn't have a straight translation.
And no, Madoka's not a youkai. Read the story again, she's a sentient concept-slash-lich, it's mentioned quite explicitly many times. Yukari identifies her as such.
And FYI, a shikigami is essentially a sort of servant or attendant spirit that draws power from you. Like most other japanese mythology terms, it doesn't have a straight translation.
Robo Jesus
Your Mechanical Messiah
No, it's not. It's an in-depth review, with a strong tendency towards pointing out issues, mistakes, etc. This was encouraged by the author, and is relevant to the story itself. Ergo, it's not a necro.dragongod123 said:
Kyte
Never quacked for this
Er, no. That's talking pure mechanical terms in-character. This is the narrator describing an action with a word popularized by the internet. The action itself has always existed, btw. "Facepalm" is a perfectly descriptive word that refers to the action of resting your face in the palm of your hand due to exasperation or annoyance. If you object to it, at least provide an alternative.magic9mushroom said:
How about you go educate yourself a bit in japanese mythology?
You asked. ¯\(-_-)/¯
Nolrai
weak to fangs
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And a sentient concept could still be a Youkai.
It really _is_ a very broad term.
Watsonian: It's quite possible not to use your full intelligence on a regular basis. Madoka may simply have been trapped in a state where she was never challenged, but nevertheless did poorly enough that she couldn't move up a level. That, plus adrenaline/fate of the world at stake does wonders.magic9mushroom said:
Doylist: Shhhh, it's a plot hole, I'm ignoring canon here
.Not sure, to be honest, but I can't think of a better term for them. Assume that Madoka is a tropermagic9mushroom said:
. (She comes from an era a few decades ahead of ours, I believe, so it's not too hard to believe that even as a casual surfer she'd run across it.)Mmmmm... Not sure how else to describe it, though. "Grown over many eons" is clunky and long...magic9mushroom said:Eons stronger?
I can certainly tell what you mean, but it's kinda dodgy.
Derp. Yeah, I should've mentioned the hedge maze earliermagic9mushroom said:Um, why?
(While there is an explanation halfway through the chapter, it kinda jars PoV.)
.Yeah... it could probably do with some editing.magic9mushroom said:
Yeah, I'll slip in a phrase-long explanation. "Eastern equivalent of a familiar," basically.magic9mushroom said:
Yes, but she's very likely to use that sort of behavior, and again, no suitable other words I can find to use.magic9mushroom said:
Luckily for her, logic is a concept.magic9mushroom said:
(No, really. Madoka doesn't need to be logical in her use of her power. One of the many reasons why "manipulation of concepts" is equivalent to omnipotence.)
Also, youkai is a subjective concept, and therefore means whatever she wants it to mean. If she doesn't want "youkai" to include her, it doesn't include her. (Yay subconscious!
)*applause*magic9mushroom said:
Kyte
Never quacked for this
Fair enough. It was more of some bullshit to avoid having to actually research it myself. I was meaning to apologize for that, actually. (Sorry shroom)Nolrai said:
Unfortunately, my mental image of Madoka while planning out the entire plot of the fic assumed that she was essentially brilliant. So just go with the Watsonian version.magic9mushroom said:
I think it's Twenty Minutes into the Future, actually. But I could edit it. It'll take me awhile to think of different words, though.magic9mushroom said:
Yeah, that's perfect, thanks!magic9mushroom said:
So do I. Nevertheless...magic9mushroom said:...
If you are insufficiently skilled with synonyms to figure out "the urge to slap her forehead", then I suggest you buy a thesaurus.
(I mean, I occasionally use online thesauri, and my vocabulary is apparently remarkably large. That was a serious suggestion.)
Yeesh, you're good at finding these things. All I can really say to that is: Spoilers~. (Also, take it to PMsmagic9mushroom said:
)Actually, no, though I'd love to get my hands on the books. I just think like this normallymagic9mushroom said:Has someone been playing Nobilis?
.Do you have all your wheels?magic9mushroom said:
The Sandman
So Zetta Slowpoke
- Location
- Wherever I am, which isn't where I'm not
Thinking up the wish itself would still have taken some thought, though, given how easy it is for an improperly worded wish to go off the rails.magic9mushroom said:
Of course, it could also just be that for the purposes of this fic one of the very first things Madoka did once she became Madokami was to remove the concept of "stupidity" from herself.