Indi Latrani @indi@awoo.space

(I don't even know, really; RP-hook, self-expression, random noodling. Make of it what you will. ^.^)

Purple, blue, and cyan curlicues glow across the dusty-colored pelt of the sitting figure. Between that glow and the seams on the soft fluffy fur, it’s clear they’re synthetic, in a soft, cuddly, plush-toy way, despite being a full-sized anthro critter. The first impression is of a coyote, with hints of other species there too. There’s space to sit nearby, and a variety of knick-knacks strewn about. A hand-lettered sign near the entrance simply reads “The spiritworker is in”.

This gathering may look like a marketplace, but it doesn’t work like one: goods, arts, crafts, performances and services are all shared freely, everyone operating on some sort of relaxed gift economy.

One of the stalls is a small, comfy-looking thing, draped with thick purple-and-blue cloth, with cushions laid out liberally on the ground. Colorful LEDs from salvaged electronics glitter in the waning dusk, though their light is almost drowned out by the glow of the booth’s occupant.

It’s evening, and you're wandering through the ruins of a city that are nonetheless full of life. The crumbling skyscrapers are covered in greenery and makeshift habitation; food-gardens and open-air fairs line what's left of the streets.

You’re wandering through one of those fairs, an array of small colorful booths. You may not have been here before, to this street, or this city, but you’re not lost or out of place; you’re exploring, or looking for something, or just sightseeing.

@Siphonay Yeah I mean it's very rarely made with pomegranate here anymore either, but the impression that it has a specific fruit flavor that is different from the one it is named for always sorta amused me.

@Siphonay I do! It made me think of a funny thing:

Most Americans seem to think grenadine is cherry flavor. :)

@KawaSeadrake I DESPERATELY want to hear your thoughts on this now too. :)

Because for me, I have a sense that the two things CAN blend, and they DO, but I don't... understand how to shape that into something I can think about?

@literorrery That helps a lot, actually. :) Thank you.

@literorrery This is all very good and feels right, but at the same time it seems like it risks missing the other half. Not just toy, but stuffed _animal_, evoking and tying back to nature, even as a thing of artifice.

@CoronaCoreanici I have a minor case of 'it's good so I hate it' when it comes to CCGs. Like how I never played Face Hunter in Hearthstone.

@CoronaCoreanici I knoooow which is why I haaaate iiiiit.

@CoronaCoreanici By which you mean 'take heart, when spending all that dust on it, that you may get a full refund later'? ;)

@CoronaCoreanici uuuugh sandstorm titan uuuugh

@CoronaCoreanici I actually have a Kalis deck that I semi-enjoy, though it's the kind of deck that makes me feel like an asshole sometimes. ;)

(Then again, the aforementioned Hooru deck has Rain of Frogs in it, which should make me feel bad too. ;))

@CoronaCoreanici So like probably I just need to find a deck I enjoy playing that can stand up against annoying aggro stuff, that I can switch to?

@CoronaCoreanici Yeah. I mean at the same time, I really like playing my Hooru Control, except when I get steamrolled by someone's damn Burn Queen or Icaria deck.

@CoronaCoreanici *nods* There's also the part where I don't really want to stop playing a deck I like just to 'do better,' though. :) I'm pretty sure my "Yay dinosaurs" theme deck is rarely a good meta choice, but I really like playing it. ;)

@CoronaCoreanici Does that really change on like an hour-by-hour basis, though?