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The Practice War [Complete]
- Thread starter Snowfire
- Start date
- Original Sci-Fi
- Location
- his hidden lair
I dislike all of these choices- we are the mender, the heart of the circle- that healed the soul of humanity. All of our actions have ultimately been linked to that, and it's something Amanda believes in more than I think us viewers can really understand.
Amanda didn't come here for power, or for weapons to use against the shiplords. At least not directly, Amanda came here because she wants to mend the deepest of wounds caused by the Shiplords, and to do that requires a humanity triumphant. To truly cast off the Sword of Damocles hanging over humanity's head and let it truly start living and healing on it's own terms. No more will humanity live in fear, no more will we base our entire civilization on surviving the shiplords, no more will the dead go without vindication for their sacrifice to buy humanity's survival, humanity must live for itself- and to do that Amanda needs the help of the First Elders.
I'm on the phone and trying to sleep or I'd be making an actual vote right now. I'll see about writing one in the morning.
Amanda didn't come here for power, or for weapons to use against the shiplords. At least not directly, Amanda came here because she wants to mend the deepest of wounds caused by the Shiplords, and to do that requires a humanity triumphant. To truly cast off the Sword of Damocles hanging over humanity's head and let it truly start living and healing on it's own terms. No more will humanity live in fear, no more will we base our entire civilization on surviving the shiplords, no more will the dead go without vindication for their sacrifice to buy humanity's survival, humanity must live for itself- and to do that Amanda needs the help of the First Elders.
I'm on the phone and trying to sleep or I'd be making an actual vote right now. I'll see about writing one in the morning.
...We've been flat out told that the Shiplords outnumber us on a personal basis when taking the galaxy at large.
The only way to beat the Shiplords is to smash their tribute fleet and get other races who have beef with the Shiplords to join up and fight.
Warhammer 40K with the Imperium as the largest galactic superpower, this is not.
So yeah, we totally need whatever they can give us to break the tribute fleet.
The only way to beat the Shiplords is to smash their tribute fleet and get other races who have beef with the Shiplords to join up and fight.
Warhammer 40K with the Imperium as the largest galactic superpower, this is not.
So yeah, we totally need whatever they can give us to break the tribute fleet.
- Location
- va
[X] "Humanity is in danger. The Shiplords are on their way here, will be here in little more than three years. Much has already been done to prepare, but we cannot leave any stone unturned, and so I have come seeking whatever help you have to offer."
[X] To seek what truth I may find, to best heal and protect humanity
Snowfire
Polyglot of Chimera
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- Wordcats
Vote Tally : Original - Sci-Fi - The Practice War | Page 40 | Sufficient Velocity
##### NetTally 1.7.5
[7] "Humanity is in danger. The Shiplords are on their way here, will be here in little more than three years. Much has already been done to prepare, but we cannot leave any stone unturned, and so I have come seeking whatever help you have to offer."
[6] To seek what truth I may find, to best heal and protect humanity
[3] I have completed my duty to my family. I now come to take you up on your offer and learn how to do my duty to humanity.
[2] Humanity is in danger. I need whatever I can get to protect it.
[1] "Understanding and help. The shiplords sent another Tribute fleet which will arrive latest in three years, and humanity needs any edge it can get to survive it. And what comes after. So, any help you can offer to beat the shiplords, and any help to understand what Practice is would be appreciated."
Total No. of Voters: 19
Not putting a close date on this, just publishing the vote count. You've got at least a day or so.
##### NetTally 1.7.5
[7] "Humanity is in danger. The Shiplords are on their way here, will be here in little more than three years. Much has already been done to prepare, but we cannot leave any stone unturned, and so I have come seeking whatever help you have to offer."
[6] To seek what truth I may find, to best heal and protect humanity
[3] I have completed my duty to my family. I now come to take you up on your offer and learn how to do my duty to humanity.
[2] Humanity is in danger. I need whatever I can get to protect it.
[1] "Understanding and help. The shiplords sent another Tribute fleet which will arrive latest in three years, and humanity needs any edge it can get to survive it. And what comes after. So, any help you can offer to beat the shiplords, and any help to understand what Practice is would be appreciated."
Total No. of Voters: 19
Not putting a close date on this, just publishing the vote count. You've got at least a day or so.
- Location
- his hidden lair
[X] "I came here because I want to heal the deepest wounds the Shiplords have left on humanity as a collective. All our accomplishments, all our efforts have revolved around the Shiplords- of how to fight them, how to avoid their notice until the time to strike. Ever since humanity was originally brought down by them- we have been casted in their shadow, made our decisions based around them, lived to spite and defy them. No more, humanity deserves to live for itself, to decide for itself, to get it's own soul back- marred but still whole. And for that I need whatever the First Elders have to offer, in order to heal the wounds humanity earned in the past, we need to guarantee them a future"
So here's my go at it, the idea is to phrase the request in the way Amanda truly believes. It's not just a matter of 'the Shiplords need to be defeated' but why they need to be defeated- not just in the sense of it being necessary for humanity to survive, but in the sense it would be the closure needed for humanity to truly stand on it's own and to seize the future for themselves. And while I didn't explicitly state 'Tribute fleet incoming, plz halp' it's pretty implicit that another showdown is going to occur.
So here's my go at it, the idea is to phrase the request in the way Amanda truly believes. It's not just a matter of 'the Shiplords need to be defeated' but why they need to be defeated- not just in the sense of it being necessary for humanity to survive, but in the sense it would be the closure needed for humanity to truly stand on it's own and to seize the future for themselves. And while I didn't explicitly state 'Tribute fleet incoming, plz halp' it's pretty implicit that another showdown is going to occur.
[X] "Humanity is in danger. The Shiplords are on their way here, will be here in little more than three years. Much has already been done to prepare, but we cannot leave any stone unturned, and so I have come seeking whatever help you have to offer."
- Location
- Somewhere other than where I am.
[X] Karugus
Karugus, we already have therapy options as part of our action plans.
We simply don't have the dice nor the time to do them.
We are better off getting stuff to stop the tribute fleet then trying to fix any mental issues later on.
EDIT: The First Elders didn't really do much therapy for humanity in the first place, so I doubt they have anything like that worth taking.
We simply don't have the dice nor the time to do them.
We are better off getting stuff to stop the tribute fleet then trying to fix any mental issues later on.
EDIT: The First Elders didn't really do much therapy for humanity in the first place, so I doubt they have anything like that worth taking.
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Snowfire
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They...basically put the shattered remains of the world back together well enough that it didn't all fall apart when they died. They made the World Congress, and the world government that you head today.
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Snowfire
Polyglot of Chimera
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Vote Tally : Original - Sci-Fi - The Practice War | Page 40 | Sufficient Velocity
##### NetTally 1.7.5
[9] "Humanity is in danger. The Shiplords are on their way here, will be here in little more than three years. Much has already been done to prepare, but we cannot leave any stone unturned, and so I have come seeking whatever help you have to offer."
[6] To seek what truth I may find, to best heal and protect humanity
[2] I have completed my duty to my family. I now come to take you up on your offer and learn how to do my duty to humanity.
[2] "I came here because I want to heal the deepest wounds the Shiplords have left on humanity as a collective. All our accomplishments, all our efforts have revolved around the Shiplords- of how to fight them, how to avoid their notice until the time to strike. Ever since humanity was originally brought down by them- we have been casted in their shadow, made our decisions based around them, lived to spite and defy them. No more, humanity deserves to live for itself, to decide for itself, to get it's own soul back- marred but still whole. And for that I need whatever the First Elders have to offer, in order to heal the wounds humanity earned in the past, we need to guarantee them a future"
[1] Humanity is in danger. I need whatever I can get to protect it.
[1] "Understanding and help. The shiplords sent another Tribute fleet which will arrive latest in three years, and humanity needs any edge it can get to survive it. And what comes after. So, any help you can offer to beat the shiplords, and any help to understand what Practice is would be appreciated."
Total No. of Voters: 21
Will call this when I get home from work tonight. I don't expect the tally to change much, but this is your final opportunity.
##### NetTally 1.7.5
[9] "Humanity is in danger. The Shiplords are on their way here, will be here in little more than three years. Much has already been done to prepare, but we cannot leave any stone unturned, and so I have come seeking whatever help you have to offer."
[6] To seek what truth I may find, to best heal and protect humanity
[2] I have completed my duty to my family. I now come to take you up on your offer and learn how to do my duty to humanity.
[2] "I came here because I want to heal the deepest wounds the Shiplords have left on humanity as a collective. All our accomplishments, all our efforts have revolved around the Shiplords- of how to fight them, how to avoid their notice until the time to strike. Ever since humanity was originally brought down by them- we have been casted in their shadow, made our decisions based around them, lived to spite and defy them. No more, humanity deserves to live for itself, to decide for itself, to get it's own soul back- marred but still whole. And for that I need whatever the First Elders have to offer, in order to heal the wounds humanity earned in the past, we need to guarantee them a future"
[1] Humanity is in danger. I need whatever I can get to protect it.
[1] "Understanding and help. The shiplords sent another Tribute fleet which will arrive latest in three years, and humanity needs any edge it can get to survive it. And what comes after. So, any help you can offer to beat the shiplords, and any help to understand what Practice is would be appreciated."
Total No. of Voters: 21
Will call this when I get home from work tonight. I don't expect the tally to change much, but this is your final opportunity.
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- nz
[X] To seek what truth I may find, to best heal and protect humanity
cokerpilot
Here comes the rain.
[X] To seek what truth I may find, to best heal and protect humanity
Snowfire
Polyglot of Chimera
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- Wordcats
Where these write-ins are concerned, a tie will result in a compromise between the two opinions instead of a diceroll made to choose which one wins, so long as they're not mutually exclusive. The two opinions currently drawn are quite compatible, some of the intent for expanded conversation just changes.
- Location
- Germany
- Pronouns
- He/Him
If you cook it down to 'shiplords come, please help. Practice is still a mystery, please help. Anything else that you can provide to help keeping humanity alive, please tell', you've got nearly all of the intent of the votes covered.
Edit: I mean, no one voted for 'more for myself' or 'tell me the history of the universe'. Everyone concentrated on the extinction-level threat, with more or less add-ons.
Edit: I mean, no one voted for 'more for myself' or 'tell me the history of the universe'. Everyone concentrated on the extinction-level threat, with more or less add-ons.
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