05/24/23 - Jules, Kelsei, Runa'mei and others in the GoMe Pub

[Jules Lavisham]

Pre-Fil

(05/24 19:48:46) Kelsei A.T.: shorah, jules
(05/24 19:48:58) Runa'mei waves hello
(05/24 19:49:02) Jules Lavisham: Shorah, Kelsei!
(05/24 19:50:01) Jules Lavisham: Be over in a moment, just dropping off assorted whatnots behind the bar
(05/24 19:50:08) Kelsei A.T.:
(05/24 19:50:36) Jules Lavisham secretes several bottles and a covered plate away
(05/24 19:51:27) Jules Lavisham: There we go. IwonK officially has some competition for tasties today.
(05/24 19:51:33) Jules Lavisham waves hello
(05/24 19:51:43) Runa'mei: hello, Jules.
(05/24 19:51:47) Jules Lavisham: Shorah, all
(05/24 19:51:48) IwonK: my cookies never lose
(05/24 19:52:01) IwonK passes around the bestest cookies
(05/24 19:52:02) Jules Lavisham: Ah, hello there Runa'mei! Long time no see!
(05/24 19:52:06) Kelsei A.T. thanks you very much!
(05/24 19:52:32) Runa'mei: I've been busy. Had some business that required my attention back home admist other things.
(05/24 19:53:01) Runa'mei: You'd be surprised how fast time flies when dealing with things you'd rather not be.
(05/24 19:53:50) Kelsei A.T. grumbles about work
(05/24 19:54:10) Jules Lavisham: I can imagine. The feeling is known.
(05/24 19:54:14) Kelsei A.T.: that it is.
(05/24 19:54:40) Kelsei A.T.: ah, i think i lost fil's stream
(05/24 19:54:45) Kelsei A.T. fiddles with the radio
(05/24 19:54:45) IwonK: me too
(05/24 19:54:45) Jules Lavisham: Surface affairs have been taking up a lot of my own time as well.
(05/24 19:54:55) Jules Lavisham: Yeah, just conked out for me too.
(05/24 19:55:12) Kelsei A.T.: ah, there we go
(05/24 19:55:20) Kelsei A.T.: got it back,
(05/24 19:55:39) Kelsei A.T.: life is annoying like that, isnt it? minor inconveniences stacking up.
(05/24 19:55:49) Kelsei A.T.: shorah, Schiavona
(05/24 19:55:50) IwonK: hi Schiavona
(05/24 19:55:59) Minasunda says hey
(05/24 19:56:06) Jules Lavisham: Shorah Schiavona
(05/24 19:56:24) Schiavona: Shorah everyone! Surface work's been really kicking my butt recently
(05/24 19:56:40) Jules Lavisham: Seems to be the going thing right now.
(05/24 19:57:10) Jules Lavisham: Work's been trying to get me onto the networking game more and more since the beginning of the year.
(05/24 19:57:21) Schiavona: Yeah, and that'll be all I say about it. No bummers allowed.
(05/24 19:57:47) Kelsei A.T.: work has been exhausting and busy, and thats really all there is to say on the matter.
(05/24 19:57:47) Jules Lavisham: Mind you, some of the events have been rather fun at times.
(05/24 19:58:09) Jules Lavisham: Last night's was actually more my thing. Cheese and Wine tasting.
(05/24 19:58:26) Schiavona: Oooh, that sounds tasty.
(05/24 19:59:16) Jules Lavisham: Indeed! Anything that involves port, stilton and combinations thereof gets my approval in all things
(05/24 20:00:09) Kelsei A.T.: shorah, pod
(05/24 20:00:19) Schiavona: Shorah, Pod!
(05/24 20:00:20) Minasunda: shorah Pod
(05/24 20:00:21) IwonK: hi Pod
(05/24 20:00:26) PodHopper: Shorah everyone
(05/24 20:00:35) Jules Lavisham: Managed to steal away a few choice bits, keeping them for after
(05/24 20:00:54) IwonK: hi Isa
(05/24 20:01:06) Runa'mei: I think I'll try some if they arent all eaten first, Jules.
(05/24 20:01:13) Kelsei A.T.: shorah isa
(05/24 20:01:14) Schiavona: Shorah Isa!
(05/24 20:01:21) PodHopper: Shorah Isa
(05/24 20:01:22) Kelsei A.T.: shorah fil!
(05/24 20:01:23) Isa =^.^=: hi all
(05/24 20:01:28) IwonK: shoraaaaaaaaaaah Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil
(05/24 20:01:31) Runa'mei: shorah, isa, fil
(05/24 20:01:33) Schiavona: Shorah Fil!
(05/24 20:01:36) PodHopper: Shorah Fil
(05/24 20:01:48) Jules Lavisham: Absolutely, Runa'mei! Have you been introduced to cheese yet?
(05/24 20:01:56) Fil waves hello
(05/24 20:01:56) Jules Lavisham: Shorah, Fil
(05/24 20:02:11) Runa'mei: ive tried some earth cheeses, yes
(05/24 20:02:12) Minasunda: shorah Fil
(05/24 20:02:23) Jules Lavisham: Splendid
(05/24 20:02:30) Jules Lavisham: I try not to oversell cheese
(05/24 20:02:36) Jules Lavisham: but it *does* change your world forever
(05/24 20:03:05) Schiavona: cheese is one thing, but *melted* cheese? hoo boy.
(05/24 20:04:06) IwonK passes around cheese cookies
(05/24 20:04:29) Kelsei A.T.: ah, cheese
(05/24 20:04:45) IwonK: cheesy
(05/24 20:04:49) Kelsei A.T.: doing alright, but tired.
(05/24 20:04:51) IwonK: yep
(05/24 20:04:56) Kelsei A.T.: audio is a little low, fil
(05/24 20:04:58) Minasunda: yes
(05/24 20:05:27) Schiavona: Glad to finally get away from endless tech demos. But I already said I wouldn't talk about it.

[Jules Lavisham]

Post-Fil

(05/24 21:05:49) Kelsei A.T.: shall we go have some of those cheese samples, jules?
(05/24 21:05:51) Minasunda leans left
(05/24 21:05:56) Fil waves goodbye
(05/24 21:05:57) Eternal Seeker leans right
(05/24 21:05:57) Jules Lavisham: Indeed!
(05/24 21:05:58) PodHopper leans left
(05/24 21:06:08) Minasunda waves goodbye
(05/24 21:06:09) Schiavona: Cheese sounds really good right now.
(05/24 21:06:11) Sathopper waves hello
(05/24 21:06:11) Sathopper: goodbye
(05/24 21:06:26) Sathopper leans right
(05/24 21:06:28) Minasunda leans left
(05/24 21:06:35) Jules Lavisham grabs assorted tasties from the back
(05/24 21:07:19) Jules Lavisham: All right! So we have a few nice samplings of things
(05/24 21:07:42) Jules Lavisham puts a plate on the bar and unfoils it
(05/24 21:07:52) Runa'mei: ooh.
(05/24 21:08:20) Jules Lavisham: So this here is a Long Clawson Blue Stilton
(05/24 21:08:40) Runa'mei: that is a long name.
(05/24 21:08:53) Jules Lavisham: That it is!
(05/24 21:09:09) Jules Lavisham: Stilton has something of a sharper taste when it comes to cheese
(05/24 21:09:14) Cpt.Jericho: Hi all
(05/24 21:09:19) Kelsei A.T.: shorah, cpt.
(05/24 21:09:25) Jules Lavisham: Nice tangy flavour, quite creamy.
(05/24 21:09:29) Schiavona: Shorah, Cap'n!
(05/24 21:09:29) Cpt.Jericho waves hello
(05/24 21:09:38) Jules Lavisham: Shorah, Cpt! Care to join us? We're having some cheese.
(05/24 21:09:49) Runa'mei takes a piece and tries it
(05/24 21:09:53) Cpt.Jericho: I never say no to some cheese
(05/24 21:10:14) Schiavona: You got any crackers, or are we just serving it up by itself?
(05/24 21:10:32) Jules Lavisham: Got some crackers, got some french bread too
(05/24 21:10:42) Cpt.Jericho: Some wine too?
(05/24 21:10:43) Jules Lavisham produces a jar
(05/24 21:10:56) Runa'mei hums in contemplation,
(05/24 21:11:02) Runa'mei: a very creamy cheese, yes.
(05/24 21:11:09) Jules Lavisham: Caramalised onion chutney.
(05/24 21:11:47) Jules Lavisham: Now, when it comes to cheese, the best experiences for me come with a pairing
(05/24 21:11:56) Cpt.Jericho: Is that Bree I'm smelling?
(05/24 21:12:23) Jules Lavisham: Close! That would be the Winslade
(05/24 21:12:44) Jules Lavisham grabs some glasses
(05/24 21:13:08) Jules Lavisham: A good red goes well with Stilton
(05/24 21:13:14) Cpt.Jericho: Merci beaucoup
(05/24 21:13:19) Jules Lavisham: Something medium-full bodied
(05/24 21:13:29) Schiavona: Quite the spread you're putting out.
(05/24 21:13:43) Jules Lavisham: Cabernet Sauvignon, a Malbec, a good Merlot works as well
(05/24 21:14:01) Jules Lavisham: But for me -
(05/24 21:14:05) Cpt.Jericho sniffles at the wine
(05/24 21:14:08) Jules Lavisham reveals a bottle
(05/24 21:14:14) Cpt.Jericho: Soft fruity note
(05/24 21:14:17) Jules Lavisham: you can't beat a good Port.
(05/24 21:14:48) Cpt.Jericho: Uhh, posh.
(05/24 21:14:51) Runa'mei tries a bit of everything
(05/24 21:15:03) Jules Lavisham pours out the Port
(05/24 21:15:23) Schiavona puts together a small bite of bread, with some of the cheese, and tops it with the chutney.
(05/24 21:15:53) Cpt.Jericho raises her glass
(05/24 21:16:09) Cpt.Jericho: A toast to cheese, the best thing you can make with milk
(05/24 21:16:17) Kelsei A.T.: indeed
(05/24 21:16:22) Jules Lavisham: Quite so!
(05/24 21:16:29) Runa'mei: very!
(05/24 21:16:37) Schiavona: Y'know, if we could get enough milk down here, I'd love to see what the microflora down here would do to a cheese-in-the-making.
(05/24 21:16:58) Kelsei A.T.: that is a thought that makes my stomach churn a little in disquiet.
(05/24 21:17:37) angelmyst: Hiya
(05/24 21:17:43) Kelsei A.T.: shorah angelmyst
(05/24 21:17:52) Cpt.Jericho: Not sure if the climate down here is really good for cheesemaking
(05/24 21:17:56) Cpt.Jericho: Hi angel
(05/24 21:18:03) Schiavona: Shorah Angel!
(05/24 21:18:12) Runa'mei: i think it might be a little too damp,
(05/24 21:18:25) Jules Lavisham: Shorah angelmyst! Come over, we're just finishing off some cheese and a few wines I grabbed from a surface networking event
(05/24 21:18:27) Cpt.Jericho: Yes, that's what I think too, Runa
(05/24 21:18:52) Jules Lavisham: Ahh, the legendary lost cheese-making Age
(05/24 21:18:54) Schiavona: Welp, guess I better shelf that then.
(05/24 21:19:14) Jules Lavisham: Now that'll be a turn-up for the restoration
(05/24 21:19:22) Kelsei A.T. starts to laugh
(05/24 21:19:22) Cpt.Jericho: Well, we could try the spores in Teledahn though
(05/24 21:19:32) Kelsei A.T.: they did make bread with those,
(05/24 21:19:50) Kelsei A.T.: it would be interesting to try, at any rate.
(05/24 21:19:50) Schiavona: A Teledahn Blue Cheese might be interesting.
(05/24 21:20:04) angelmyst: Cheese making age...coincides with a dairy farm?
(05/24 21:20:10) Cpt.Jericho: Yesm Schia, just what I was thinking
(05/24 21:21:15) Jules Lavisham: Heh. "You link like a Dairy Farmer."
(05/24 21:21:35) Kelsei A.T.: heh
(05/24 21:21:35) angelmyst: Goats cheese.
(05/24 21:21:48) Jules Lavisham: That's a devestating insult in our culture, Runa'mei.
(05/24 21:21:56) angelmyst: Better than stinking like one I guess.
(05/24 21:21:59) Schiavona makes another bite, but with a cracker this time. Crispy!
(05/24 21:22:13) Runa'mei raises an eyebrow
(05/24 21:22:19) Runa'mei: somehow your tone of voice says otherwise, Jules.
(05/24 21:22:26) angelmyst: Need some apples with this cheese
(05/24 21:22:50) Jules Lavisham: Ah, you may want to try the Wenslydale Mango and Ginger, angelmyst
(05/24 21:23:01) angelmyst: jules, any apples behind the counter?
(05/24 21:23:21) Schiavona: Mango and ginger in Wensleydale? that's a choice I didn't consider.
(05/24 21:23:25) angelmyst: yum..mango and ginger!
(05/24 21:23:33) Jules Lavisham: Sadly not, angelmyst
(05/24 21:23:45) Jules Lavisham: Yes. that one surprised me as well Schiavona
(05/24 21:23:55) angelmyst: ?me reaches into her packsack and grabs an apple
(05/24 21:24:01) angelmyst: Lol
(05/24 21:24:08) Jules Lavisham: Another one that goes well with the Port
(05/24 21:24:13) Cpt.Jericho wonders if Shroomie can be milked...
(05/24 21:24:22) Kelsei A.T.: Shroomie? Unlikely.
(05/24 21:24:26) Jules Lavisham: Along with Whites, but I never got into those
(05/24 21:24:45) Schiavona: We should make this a regular thing. Might bring some cherry jam next time.
(05/24 21:24:46) angelmyst: isnt shrromie a reptile?
(05/24 21:24:46) Kelsei A.T.: i think Shroomies are a bit more crustacean
(05/24 21:25:10) angelmyst: i have grape jelly and Strawberry jam
(05/24 21:25:13) Jules Lavisham: There is a tiny bit of Prosecco left though, that works quite nicely with the Winslade
(05/24 21:25:27) Runa'mei: what's a Shroomie again? I think someone told me, but it's been a while.
(05/24 21:25:28) angelmyst: crusy old gal
(05/24 21:25:46) Kelsei A.T.: a very large seabeast from Teledahn, large orange shells
(05/24 21:25:49) Cpt.Jericho: Hum, but being a bit more shrimp doesn't mean there can't be some chimp in it
(05/24 21:25:57) Kelsei A.T.: eats the mushrooms.
(05/24 21:26:04) Jules Lavisham: Very rarely seen
(05/24 21:26:06) angelmyst: the sea critter in Teledahn
(05/24 21:26:16) Runa'mei: ohh. the model on the desk?
(05/24 21:26:23) Kelsei A.T.: yeah
(05/24 21:26:26) Schiavona: Yeah, but the real one is way bigger
(05/24 21:26:31) Runa'mei starts to laugh
(05/24 21:26:41) Runa'mei: im sure of that
(05/24 21:26:55) Schiavona: Can't exactly call it a shrimp when it's that big!
(05/24 21:27:14) angelmyst: you dont dare call her a Shrimmp...lol
(05/24 21:27:17) Jules Lavisham: Yes, Shroomie is of... considerable size.
(05/24 21:27:21) Kelsei A.T.: well it certainly isnt a whale-shark...
(05/24 21:27:39) Cpt.Jericho: but maybe a crustacetacean
(05/24 21:27:39) Jules Lavisham: Definitely on par with some of what Rei'schu has to offer.
(05/24 21:27:44) angelmyst: Distant relative of Nessy
(05/24 21:27:53) Runa'mei nods
(05/24 21:28:08) Runa'mei: i think I saw one in the distance the last time I was in Teledahn, but that was a while ago.
(05/24 21:28:25) Runa'mei: certainly i've heard the sound.
(05/24 21:28:34) Cpt.Jericho: At least Shroonie sounds like a whale
(05/24 21:28:40) Cpt.Jericho: *Shroomie
(05/24 21:28:57) angelmyst: seems like I get her to surface nearly every time I go.
(05/24 21:29:04) Kelsei A.T.: whale crab maybe?
(05/24 21:29:18) angelmyst: have the journey cloth by the door bookmarked so to speak
(05/24 21:29:19) Cpt.Jericho: Yeah, as I said, Crustacetacean
(05/24 21:29:42) Kelsei A.T.: maybe an oversized lobster variant
(05/24 21:29:54) Cpt.Jericho: And whales can be milked - in theory
(05/24 21:30:15) Kelsei A.T.: you mean nobodies tried? cant imagine why...
(05/24 21:30:24) angelmyst: a medal to whoever milks a whale!
(05/24 21:30:29) Cpt.Jericho: Their cubs milk them...
(05/24 21:30:33) Jules Lavisham: Not something I'm particular eager to try, I have to admit.
(05/24 21:30:43) Kelsei A.T.: well, besides the cubs
(05/24 21:30:49) Schiavona: I'm not SCUBA certified, so that's a no from me too.
(05/24 21:31:08) Runa'mei: it seems ill advised if you ask me
(05/24 21:31:15) angelmyst: my eldest son is scuba certified...maybe he will try.
(05/24 21:31:25) Cpt.Jericho: There are smaller species of whales, runa
(05/24 21:31:26) Jules Lavisham: I'm somewhat allergic to being pursued by large creatures.
(05/24 21:31:32) angelmyst: Naw..he has more sense than that....
(05/24 21:32:01) Runa'mei: oh, its not the size thats the issue. it's the temperment of a beast like that.
(05/24 21:32:12) angelmyst: im allergic to anything that involes pain
(05/24 21:32:14) Runa'mei: you exist because they tolerate you.
(05/24 21:32:15) Cpt.Jericho wonders how scientists found out how nourishing whale milk is...
(05/24 21:32:22) Schiavona: Yeah, you can never be too careful around wild animals.
(05/24 21:32:33) Runa'mei nods her head
(05/24 21:32:50) angelmyst: well Capt. the babies grow fast, so the milk must be good
(05/24 21:33:22) Schiavona: Personally, I'm fond of giving them as much space as they need....cause chances are they can move faster than me, and I'm not that fast.
(05/24 21:33:58) Jules Lavisham: Fortunately, Shroomie seems happy to keep distance from us
(05/24 21:34:00) Kelsei A.T.: ive heard some whales have started intentionally wrecking the rudders of boats because... unknown reasons.
(05/24 21:34:15) angelmyst: smart critters
(05/24 21:34:24) Cpt.Jericho: My ancestor Ahab Jericho chased whales - didn't go well for him...
(05/24 21:34:36) Runa'mei: as i said, their temperment is what youd best be concerned over.
(05/24 21:35:19) angelmyst: Jonah fared okay...whale spit him out..indigestion.
(05/24 21:35:57) Jules Lavisham: Well, I've always tried to maintain a good working relationship with the larger beasts I've encountered
(05/24 21:36:30) Kelsei A.T.: sorry to bail, jules, but i need to get going. im not feeling so well all of a sudden
(05/24 21:36:52) Jules Lavisham: Oh no! Sorry to hear that Kelsei.
(05/24 21:37:02) Runa'mei: take care, Kelsei.
(05/24 21:37:04) Jules Lavisham: Not something you ate?
(05/24 21:37:14) Schiavona: Yikes, get some rest if you can Kelsei.
(05/24 21:37:15) Kelsei A.T.: no, i think just some nerves.
(05/24 21:37:16) Jules Lavisham eyes the Stilton with suspicion
(05/24 21:37:21) angelmyst: we had deer well tamed they would eat carrots out of our hands..biggest wild critter I was that close to, not in a zoo
(05/24 21:37:30) Kelsei A.T.: have a work meeting tomorrow and its getting to me.
(05/24 21:37:36) Kelsei A.T. waves goodbye
(05/24 21:37:37) Jules Lavisham: Ok. Rest well, drop me a line later if you need to.
(05/24 21:37:41) Jules Lavisham waves goodbye
(05/24 21:37:41) Kelsei A.T.: will do.

Kelsei links out.

[Jules Lavisham]

(05/24 21:37:46) angelmyst: Nerves can make you sick
(05/24 21:37:59) Schiavona: Tell me about it.
(05/24 21:38:18) Jules Lavisham: Mhm. "It do be like that sometimes", as my students say.
(05/24 21:38:27) angelmyst: i dont like it when I have to deal with store managers.
(05/24 21:38:36) Runa'mei: an odd phrase, but appropriate
(05/24 21:39:00) Schiavona: Better than a slightly more vulgar alternative I've heard passed around too.
(05/24 21:39:11) Jules Lavisham: I've stopped trying to keep up with the contemporary vernacular, Runa'mei.
(05/24 21:39:22) Jules Lavisham: Never could stay on the cutting edge of trends.
(05/24 21:39:47) Runa'mei: I'm often out on the edges of civilization, back home, so I never really get much of that connection.
(05/24 21:39:57) angelmyst: me either, I am stuck in the 70's
(05/24 21:40:21) Runa'mei: one time i came home and the local kids had started calling a particular bird "flappy feathers" for some inexplicable reason and refused to explain it.
(05/24 21:40:43) Jules Lavisham: Tell me Runa'mei, on Rei'schu, are the elders of your people always lamenting the state of their youngers?
(05/24 21:40:43) Runa'mei: nobody else knew why they were doing it either.
(05/24 21:41:03) Schiavona: The simplest explanation is probably because it was funny.
(05/24 21:41:10) Runa'mei: probably, Schiavona
(05/24 21:41:34) angelmyst: elders tend to always lament the state of their youngsters
(05/24 21:41:36) Cpt.Jericho: Isn't that part of nature?
(05/24 21:42:20) Cpt.Jericho: Elders want things go their way and youngster have a complete different opinion
(05/24 21:42:27) Runa'mei: that is a complicated question, Jules, truthfully.
(05/24 21:42:28) Cpt.Jericho shrugs
(05/24 21:43:00) Runa'mei: as i said, I've often been outside of civilization for my work, it comes with the territory.
(05/24 21:43:05) angelmyst: true in any civilization
(05/24 21:43:30) Schiavona rests her chin in her hand and listens for a bit.
(05/24 21:43:38) Runa'mei: I think when I was younger I remember some remarks from the older generations about younger children doing things they'd rather we not.
(05/24 21:44:19) Jules Lavisham sips from his glass of Port while listening
(05/24 21:44:25) Runa'mei: but, the only real times I've heard that kind of complaint with any kind of regularity was from the General when she was training me, and others, in the way of hunting.
(05/24 21:44:43) Runa'mei: but in a strange way, it was the reverse
(05/24 21:45:03) Runa'mei: "You have it much harder than we did at your age. The beasts are smarter, and hit harder, and are more vicious than they once were."
(05/24 21:45:48) Schiavona: It almost sounds like they wish things were easier for you.
(05/24 21:45:51) angelmyst: when they start to learn the hunting methods, it gets difficult, and you have to adapt.
(05/24 21:46:15) Runa'mei: given how our animal populations have been slowly depleeting over the generations given the larger beasts overhunting,
(05/24 21:46:43) Runa'mei: the fact we can now start reintroducing animal variants from Earth to replace ones that have gone extinct is a considerable relief.
(05/24 21:46:52) Cpt.Jericho: Similar to training - weapons are more vicious these days than they were 100 years ago
(05/24 21:47:00) Runa'mei: the chickens have been taking well, from what Kura'quen told me when I last visited.
(05/24 21:47:28) Jules Lavisham: Excellent! Population numbers remaining steady?
(05/24 21:47:49) Runa'mei: I believe so, yes.
(05/24 21:47:58) BatPrad: me looking forward to the chicken-hen-first question...
(05/24 21:48:15) Runa'mei: the caretakers are being very proactive at keeping their flocks safe.
(05/24 21:48:53) Schiavona: That's fantastic to hear. Makes me wish I was still keeping birds.
(05/24 21:49:13) Runa'mei smiles
(05/24 21:49:48) Runa'mei: hopefully, we can start rectifying some of the imminent ecological colapses and that will start lifting tension,
(05/24 21:50:02) angelmyst: watch your hen varieties, some breeds are more agressive. Would be a shame to undo your work
(05/24 21:50:19) Runa'mei makes some notes to pass along
(05/24 21:50:35) Schiavona: Oh yeah, definitely watch out for Chicken Drama.
(05/24 21:50:36) Runa'mei: don't I know it, though. seems like every species has its calm ones, and its aggressive ones
(05/24 21:51:02) angelmyst: i grew up on a chicken farm on the surface...many years ago
(05/24 21:51:09) Jules Lavisham nods grimly
(05/24 21:51:20) Salvo Ludus: Hi all
(05/24 21:51:24) Runa'mei: shorah,
(05/24 21:51:27) Cpt.Jericho: Hello Salvo
(05/24 21:51:31) Schiavona: Shorah, Salvo!
(05/24 21:51:31) BatPrad: male hens are good 'biological alarm clocks' too...
(05/24 21:51:37) Jules Lavisham: Shorah, Salvo! Care for some cheese?
(05/24 21:51:43) angelmyst: Roosters
(05/24 21:51:45) Jules Lavisham: Little bit left
(05/24 21:51:48) Salvo Ludus: what kind?
(05/24 21:51:52) Cpt.Jericho: Prat, there are no male hens
(05/24 21:52:00) Runa'mei: ah, morning shouters.
(05/24 21:52:06) Jules Lavisham: Got some Stilton, some Winslade
(05/24 21:52:18) angelmyst: Females are hens, males are roosters
(05/24 21:52:28) Jules Lavisham: Got some Wenslydale with Mango and Ginger if you're feeling adventurous
(05/24 21:52:42) Salvo Ludus: I swear IRL I'm eating a block of parmesan
(05/24 21:52:48) BatPrad: unless they decided to become lumberjacks and then roosters...
(05/24 21:52:50) Schiavona: Ya know, that might be good with the onion chutney as well.
(05/24 21:52:52) Jules Lavisham: Dash of Port left as well, if I can be restrained
(05/24 21:53:01) Cpt.Jericho: Without any pasta? Heathen!
(05/24 21:53:24) Salvo Ludus: I eat it straight up. Live dangerously
(05/24 21:53:33) Jules Lavisham: Hmm... trying to remember what was on the agenda for introducing next, Runa'mei
(05/24 21:53:47) Schiavona: If I might make a suggestion on that?
(05/24 21:54:01) Jules Lavisham: Of course, Schiavona
(05/24 21:54:17) Cpt.Jericho: Don't introduce rabbits in Raishu...
(05/24 21:54:26) Jules Lavisham laughs
(05/24 21:54:35) Runa'mei: i dont recall either, Jules.
(05/24 21:54:47) Cpt.Jericho: Seriously, those critter survive Australia
(05/24 21:54:48) Schiavona: Goats. they can provide meat, hair, and milk, and if there's bad pasture you can put them there and they'll do pretty well.
(05/24 21:54:48) Runa'mei: I'm sure that's something that will be up for debate at the next meeting
(05/24 21:54:50) BatPrad: It's not as if we were talking about Tribbles...
(05/24 21:55:13) Jules Lavisham: Goats... now there's a notion.
(05/24 21:55:54) Cpt.Jericho: Goats are almost as bad as rabbits. Those buggers eat almost anything.
(05/24 21:56:22) Schiavona: Which means they'd adapt really well to an unfamiliar environment, like another age
(05/24 21:56:32) Runa'mei considers
(05/24 21:56:40) Runa'mei: it'd certainly be something to bring up, I suppose.
(05/24 21:56:42) Cpt.Jericho: Yeah, and eat it down to solid bedrock
(05/24 21:57:05) Salvo Ludus: Did I walk into a private meeting you guys were having?
(05/24 21:57:11) Runa'mei: nope,
(05/24 21:57:12) Cpt.Jericho: Not really
(05/24 21:57:14) Jules Lavisham: Not at all, Salvo!
(05/24 21:57:17) angelmyst: grandkids hijacked my keyboard
(05/24 21:57:21) Salvo Ludus: OK
(05/24 21:57:22) Runa'mei munches on some cheese
(05/24 21:57:24) Schiavona: You're good, dude.
(05/24 21:57:31) Jules Lavisham: Just casual chatting on this and that, feel free to join us.
(05/24 21:57:35) BatPrad: theres something which has made it into german language - the "Eierlegende Wollmiclhsau" ("egg-laying wool milk pig") - we say it about something which is everything but nothing...
(05/24 21:57:40) Cpt.Jericho: Grandkids are bad for eating too
(05/24 21:57:56) angelmyst: Yes, they love to steal food
(05/24 21:57:58) BatPrad: *Wollmilchsau*
(05/24 21:58:04) Salvo Ludus: Thanks. Jules, did I read your name in a book in some age somewhere...?
(05/24 21:58:48) Runa'mei chcukles at that
(05/24 21:59:04) Runa'mei: I wouldn't be surprised. Everyone I've met seems to enjoy keeping a journal of some kind.
(05/24 21:59:04) Cpt.Jericho: The " eierlegende Wollmilchsau" is a synonym for an animal that has everything and can do everything.
(05/24 21:59:10) Jules Lavisham: Hm... possibly. There's a writeup of our trip to Rei'schu in Eder Naybree.
(05/24 21:59:17) Runa'mei: myself included, really.
(05/24 21:59:41) Jules Lavisham: Plus some writing of my own in Chiso Preniv.
(05/24 22:00:00) Schiavona: I've read that writeup! Rei'schu sounds like a fascinating place.
(05/24 22:00:06) Salvo Ludus: Ah! That's where
(05/24 22:00:15) Runa'mei: It is quite a place, I can say that much.
(05/24 22:00:25) angelmyst: Been waiting on the writers to add my adventures to Chiso Library...this quarter hopefully.
(05/24 22:00:33) Runa'mei: though, growing up there all your life, you learn to take opportunities to see other worlds when you can.
(05/24 22:00:47) Runa'mei: i suppose that's true of any 'stay in one place long enough' situation
(05/24 22:00:51) Jules Lavisham: Yes, I did receive your KI message angelmyst, I hadn't forgotten
(05/24 22:01:09) Schiavona: Nothing like a trip away from home to change your perspective on things.
(05/24 22:01:24) Runa'mei: indeed.
(05/24 22:01:30) angelmyst: Yes, al good
(05/24 22:02:05) Jules Lavisham: Agreed. Change of scenery and culture is very necessary where possible.
(05/24 22:02:25) Cpt.Jericho shrugs
(05/24 22:02:28) Schiavona: Keeps the ol' noggin limber, among other things.
(05/24 22:02:34) Jules Lavisham: New experiences, new ideas to add to your own, taking on a whole new life
(05/24 22:02:53) Cpt.Jericho: Can get a girl out of the trailer park, but it takes Chuck Norris to get the trailer park out of the girl
(05/24 22:02:57) Runa'mei: very much so. getting out of your comfort region is sometimes the best thing you can do.
(05/24 22:03:12) BatPrad: love that multi-cultural idea... had a bit of it on this month's EUrovision Song Contest...
(05/24 22:03:21) BatPrad: music unites
(05/24 22:03:35) Runa'mei: indeed it does.
(05/24 22:03:39) Cpt.Jericho: Yeah, such a shame Russia wasn't in it though
(05/24 22:03:45) Jules Lavisham: Oh, the Rei'schu delegation can certainly attest to that, BatPrad.
(05/24 22:03:56) Cpt.Jericho: Would have made Germany the second last
(05/24 22:04:08) Schiavona: Yeah, but sometimes taking that step can be a real challenge, but this is coming from someone who has more than a little challenge with change.
(05/24 22:04:18) Runa'mei nods
(05/24 22:04:28) Runa'mei: upending your life can be scary, in its own way.
(05/24 22:04:54) Runa'mei: having something thrust upon you can be a good way to start leveraging your own life in different directions
(05/24 22:05:09) Runa'mei: but at the same time, it's often better to try and make changes without any external impetus.
(05/24 22:05:21) Runa'mei: i think it really just depends on the situation?
(05/24 22:05:30) Schiavona: And the person, definitely.
(05/24 22:05:35) Runa'mei: and what kind of changes you're making, as well.
(05/24 22:06:54) Cpt.Jericho: In my trade, it doesn't matter who you are.
(05/24 22:07:06) Cpt.Jericho: There are no changes
(05/24 22:07:08) Schiavona: Too many variables1
(05/24 22:07:08) angelmyst: upending for me was major...new...everything. finding out some things aboutmyself I never knew
(05/24 22:07:18) BatPrad: having that 'what did the romans ever...' moment again... "it JUST depends on the situation" - "and the person" - "and the kind of changes"...
(05/24 22:07:44) Runa'mei: really, all kinds of variables can make change a very daunting thing, or something very easy.
(05/24 22:08:08) BatPrad: changes need effort, that's for sure...
(05/24 22:08:29) Cpt.Jericho: Sorry to disagree - chnages usually only lead to the same old things
(05/24 22:08:33) Runa'mei: and a willingness to do them.
(05/24 22:08:40) Jules Lavisham: "Sic transit gloria mundi", as they once said
(05/24 22:09:06) Salvo Ludus: Even if change leads to the same old thing, the change itself can change YOU
(05/24 22:09:17) Cpt.Jericho: Changes make things to look different. But the truth usually stay the same. It's them up there and us down here
(05/24 22:09:32) Cpt.Jericho: Or vice versa
(05/24 22:09:49) BatPrad: the same old things - reminds me on a song from Daniel Merriweather - with lyrics "Nothing's gonna change"
(05/24 22:09:54) Runa'mei: I suppose that's true in grander regards, as sad as it is.
(05/24 22:10:02) Runa'mei: but on a more personal level?
(05/24 22:10:33) Cpt.Jericho: Born in poverty mean to die in poverty
(05/24 22:10:49) Runa'mei: i've seen people in similar situations either change their situations, or refuse to, and it results in different outcomes.
(05/24 22:11:00) BatPrad: I think Daniel was thinking about that poverty-riches thing in societies... that really a thing which can persist for impressive long times...
(05/24 22:11:49) Runa'mei: it really just boiled down to the individuals willingness to improve the things in their own life that they had the control over.
(05/24 22:12:09) Runa'mei: namely, how they treated themselves.
(05/24 22:12:33) Cpt.Jericho: things here are a bit different, Runa. If you're born in some jungle here, you'll stay in the jungle
(05/24 22:12:40) angelmyst: if you are not willing to change your situation no one will do it for you
(05/24 22:13:27) Runa'mei: I suspect our worlds are a lot more similar than you're thinking, Captain.
(05/24 22:13:35) Cpt.Jericho: angel, that's true if you have at least access to a minimum of education
(05/24 22:13:37) Schiavona is listening, but also making a small cheese bite as well.
(05/24 22:13:49) Runa'mei: I've not found much but a surface level difference between our cultures, the longer I look at things.
(05/24 22:14:03) Runa'mei: it's just that our monsters are very very big and have many many sharp teeth
(05/24 22:14:20) BatPrad: metaphorical or physical?
(05/24 22:14:24) Cpt.Jericho: Our monsters live amongst us
(05/24 22:14:46) angelmyst: some have access to a lot of education, but never make anything of themselves. Some civilizations are a lot more "Civilized" with basic life education
(05/24 22:15:41) Runa'mei: the same can be said for us, Captain, for the smaller ones.
(05/24 22:15:42) Cpt.Jericho: angel, outside our "civilised" world you have no chance of improvement.
(05/24 22:15:53) Runa'mei: the ones on two legs and mask their intents with friendly smiles
(05/24 22:16:19) angelmyst: most of the civilizations in my adventures would seem to be simple, but after watching the peoples. they were anything but
(05/24 22:16:37) Cpt.Jericho: An iliterate shoeshine boy in Mumbai will never make it to the top. No matter how hard he tries
(05/24 22:16:37) Runa'mei: Captain, I think you're conflating 'improvement and change' with 'moving up in social rankings,' which isnt what i was talking about at all.
(05/24 22:16:45) Schiavona: Man, who are we to decide what's civilized anyway?
(05/24 22:17:00) angelmyst: Very true that
(05/24 22:17:21) angelmyst: Civilization has little to to do with social rankings.
(05/24 22:17:42) angelmyst: some of the greatest leaders wer nothing short of barberic.
(05/24 22:17:44) Cpt.Jericho: Civilisation is a myth hidden behind two meals
(05/24 22:17:52) BatPrad: lots of education and never make anything successfully of themselves - sounds pretty much like the Prad's gang... having an interesting life on the edge of the surface...
(05/24 22:17:57) Jules Lavisham: There's probably a few moral philosophers out there up for taking a crack at answering that, Schiavona
(05/24 22:18:08) Cpt.Jericho: Anyone hungry enough will become a barbarian in secons
(05/24 22:18:11) Runa'mei: when I speak of change, on a personal level, I'm speaking of the things a person can do for themselves. the way they treat themselves.
(05/24 22:18:24) Runa'mei: for the longest time I thought that my job of hunting monsters was all I would ever have.
(05/24 22:18:51) Runa'mei: and as much as I resented it, as much as I knew it was necessary, I didn't do anything that could change it because I felt that there was nothing to change about it.
(05/24 22:19:22) Runa'mei: people worshipping me as Chezahcen's personal champion as if that made me some unapproachable figure...
(05/24 22:20:00) angelmyst: just getting into the swing of things....and I have to scoot. Obligations on the surface call.
(05/24 22:20:05) angelmyst waves goodbye
(05/24 22:20:09) Schiavona: Later Angelmyst.
(05/24 22:20:11) Runa'mei: later,
(05/24 22:20:17) Jules Lavisham: Take care, Angelmyst
(05/24 22:20:22) BatPrad: seeya angelmyst
(05/24 22:20:36) Salvo Ludus: Bye!

Angelmyst links out.

[Jules Lavisham]

(05/24 22:20:45) Runa'mei: in the end, captain, the change i needed to improve my life was to stop treating myself as a tool for other people to use.
(05/24 22:21:18) Runa'mei: I've been a lot happier with myself after treating myself like a person.
(05/24 22:21:42) Jules Lavisham nods, smiling
(05/24 22:21:43) Cpt.Jericho: Here some of the unfortunate don't have the choice except being tools
(05/24 22:21:50) Runa'mei: I'm still working to unlearn that awful behavior in myself, thinking that I'm just some.... something for bettering other people's lives.
(05/24 22:21:53) Schiavona slowly munches the cheese.
(05/24 22:22:05) Salvo Ludus: Bye all. Thanks for the company
(05/24 22:22:09) Runa'mei: and that is unfortunately the same in your world as it is in mine,
(05/24 22:22:11) Schiavona: Later Salvo
(05/24 22:22:14) Cpt.Jericho: bye Salvo
(05/24 22:22:18) BatPrad: developing a strong will ... drawing red lines when necessary ... gaining self-confidence and trust in being oneself ... some things to avoid being instrumentalized by others...
(05/24 22:22:28) Jules Lavisham: See you later, Salvo
(05/24 22:22:34) Runa'mei: later, salvo.
(05/24 22:23:05) Cpt.Jericho: Prad if that was so easy, there would be an end to wars
(05/24 22:23:29) Runa'mei: i have so many frustrations about my world. frustrations i see echoed in all of you. from what Kelsei has told me, and what I've seen in Calum...
(05/24 22:23:39) Runa'mei: from Jules, and Murry, and Eresh and sky...
(05/24 22:23:56) Schiavona: I guess people are people no matter where you go, for better and for worse.
(05/24 22:24:01) Runa'mei: I don't think there is ever going to be a perfect world
(05/24 22:24:06) Runa'mei: to think otherwise is foolish
(05/24 22:24:27) Runa'mei: but to wallow in misery when there are things in your life that you *can* change, and saying they're pointless...
(05/24 22:24:30) Runa'mei: I've walked that path.
(05/24 22:24:34) Jules Lavisham: Perfect? No, I don't think that's possible in any corner of the universe.
(05/24 22:24:39) Runa'mei: and it made me miserable.
(05/24 22:24:45) BatPrad: I was more talking in 'what one can do for oneself' - and being careful in the sense of 'some things' and 'one CAN do'... the big picture may be different and not as easy to handle...
(05/24 22:24:48) Jules Lavisham: But better? That's always possible.
(05/24 22:25:08) Runa'mei: for some people, change starts as simply as *treating yourself with respect*
(05/24 22:25:19) Schiavona: I'll raise a glass to that
(05/24 22:25:29) Runa'mei: and that's what I needed to learn.
(05/24 22:26:01) Cpt.Jericho: If it floats your boat...
(05/24 22:26:05) Runa'mei: and if someone can improve their lives from that starting point, then that's good, I think.
(05/24 22:26:22) Jules Lavisham: Yes. Yes, I would agree with that.
(05/24 22:26:37) Runa'mei: and if it's just as simple as being kind to yourself, and doesn't go anywhere further... I think for some people that's all they need.
(05/24 22:26:42) BatPrad: I'm probably not there yet... I'm probably one of my worst critics - that the disadvantage of being an introvert...
(05/24 22:26:57) Runa'mei: but change of any kind starts with that self respect.
(05/24 22:27:04) Runa'mei: it doesn't matter what kind of change follows, if any,
(05/24 22:27:04) Schiavona: Powerful stuff.
(05/24 22:27:26) Runa'mei: for some people, it's alright to stay in their lane as long as they treat themselves with kindess and self respect.
(05/24 22:27:35) Runa'mei: because I've seen what happens when they don't.
(05/24 22:27:39) BatPrad: Like one knows what one can achieve and also knows ones limits - but always thinks one can do better than that...
(05/24 22:27:39) Runa'mei: and it's not pretty.
(05/24 22:28:02) Runa'mei: i've seen men drink themselves to death because they refuse to even treat themselves with respect.
(05/24 22:28:33) Runa'mei: they tie their self worth up into how many monsters they can kill, and when compared to someone like me, given a title from a god... and they think that nothing will ever be good enough.
(05/24 22:28:49) Cpt.Jericho: I've seen men doing worse because they couldn't change things
(05/24 22:29:10) Runa'mei: and i've seen that as well.
(05/24 22:29:27) Runa'mei: there have been times the monsters I've hunted have been...
(05/24 22:29:29) Runa'mei shakes her head
(05/24 22:29:37) Runa'mei: i don't like to think about those times.
(05/24 22:29:44) BatPrad: accumulated frustration can cause aggression - to the outer or to the inner - or both...
(05/24 22:30:02) Cpt.Jericho: Believe me, I've seen worse monsters than your world bears
(05/24 22:30:18) Cpt.Jericho: Your monsters are just animals
(05/24 22:30:24) Runa'mei: you assume too much.
(05/24 22:30:24) Cpt.Jericho: Trying to survive
(05/24 22:30:31) Runa'mei: the monsters I hunt are anything but
(05/24 22:30:33) Runa'mei: they are the outliers
(05/24 22:30:46) Runa'mei: the beasts who stray from their lane and *kill for sport*
(05/24 22:30:53) Cpt.Jericho: Do they eat their own children?
(05/24 22:30:55) Runa'mei: or because theyve gotten a taste for blood and want nothing more.
(05/24 22:31:26) Runa'mei: I've seen once kind beasts that have turned on their own families out of nowhere.
(05/24 22:31:45) Runa'mei: every Hunt I've been on has been a monster of the true kind. Not just animals of massive sizes.
(05/24 22:32:34) Runa'mei: and i hate it.
(05/24 22:32:38) Runa'mei: i wish it wasn't necesary.
(05/24 22:32:56) Cpt.Jericho: At least you can fight your "monsters"
(05/24 22:33:11) Runa'mei: sometimes, I fear that's all I'll ever do.
(05/24 22:33:20) Runa'mei: there is no end to it,
(05/24 22:34:07) Cpt.Jericho: Indeed, there is no end to it...
(05/24 22:34:11) Runa'mei: i. im sorry, jules, but i have to go.
(05/24 22:34:15) Runa'mei: i should go check in on Kelsei.
(05/24 22:34:34) Runa'mei: thank you for the cheeses.
(05/24 22:34:41) Jules Lavisham: I understand, Runa'mei.
(05/24 22:34:44) Cpt.Jericho: Bye Runa
(05/24 22:34:52) BatPrad: Good hunt and whatnot else...
(05/24 22:34:57) Schiavona: Take care of yourself, Runa'mei.
(05/24 22:34:59) Jules Lavisham: Anytime. I'll try to bring some more down with me next time.
(05/24 22:35:13) Runa'mei: I'll try, Schiavona. and thank you, Jules.

Runa'mei links out.

[Jules Lavisham]

(05/24 22:35:32) Cpt.Jericho: Well, more cheese for us, I guess
(05/24 22:35:37) Jules Lavisham: Right! Well, we seem to have all made short work of this.
(05/24 22:35:52) BatPrad: Geez, more cheese...
(05/24 22:36:05) Schiavona: I still think you should make this a regular thing, Jules.
(05/24 22:36:32) Jules Lavisham: Yeah? You think it'll be well received by others?
(05/24 22:36:42) Jules Lavisham: I must admit I've enjoyed myself immensly.
(05/24 22:36:59) Schiavona: Yeah, food's a great way to get people together.
(05/24 22:37:02) BatPrad: well, sounds like a good start
(05/24 22:38:13) Jules Lavisham: I'll give it some consideration, Schiavona!
(05/24 22:38:33) Jules Lavisham drains the last of the Port
(05/24 22:39:01) Jules Lavisham: Right, that's me done for I think. I need to head back surface-wards.
(05/24 22:39:22) Jules Lavisham: Feel free to enjoy the rest of the cheeses
(05/24 22:39:28) BatPrad: good surfing then
(05/24 22:39:35) BatPrad: *surfacing*
(05/24 22:39:40) Jules Lavisham: Hope to see you all around soon
(05/24 22:39:52) Jules Lavisham waves goodbye
(05/24 22:39:54) Schiavona: Alright, have a good trip up!
(05/24 22:40:07) Jules Lavisham: Shorah, all.

Jules links out.