071314EnzoEric

-- cynicalCompositions [CC] began pestering anaximandersTrepidation [AT] at 13:02 --

[01:03] AT: ∴ Oh, Eric. Good afternoon. ∴

[01:04] CC: -Hello Enzo.-

[01:05] AT: ∴ As we are both here, the question may answer itself; ∴

[01:05] AT: ∴ But how goes the writing? ∴

[01:05] CC: -Well, I've been suffering some Writer's Block-

[01:06] CC: -It is quite frustrating.-

[01:06] AT: ∴ Ah, yes, I've experienced such a malady before ∴

[01:06] AT: ∴ One could say, still suffer from it. ∴

[01:07] CC: -That is why we are both users on the forum, correct?-

[01:07] AT: ∴ Indeed, ergo; my original question is somewhat moot. ∴

[01:08] AT: ∴ My writing focuses more on lyrics and philosophical musings, ∴

[01:08] CC: -Perhaps we can help eachother?-

[01:09] AT: ∴ perhaps we can, what do you write, or attempt to write, regularly? ∴

[01:10] CC: -I usually write stories that involve the gods.-

[01:10] AT: ∴ Ah, stories about giant invisible magic wielders, eh? ∴

[01:11] CC: -Not exactly.-

[01:12] AT: ∴ Hmm, I maintain "gods" are nothing more than the embodiment of the invisible, unreal force of magic, ∴

[01:12] AT: ∴ In it's various forms, both good and evil, depending on the narrator ∴

[01:13] CC: -I see them as large, shapeless beings that live in the cosmos.-

[01:14] AT: ∴ I can agree, however, if they are shapeless, as you assert, is one able to see these shapes? ∴

[01:15] CC: -Yes, they are visible. I believe the closest term to describe them would be lovecraftian. Be free to correct me if I am wrong.-

[01:18] AT: ∴ Well, the things you see may or may not be things others see, ∴

[01:18] AT: ∴ But I am unable to see the things you're speaking of; therefore, they are invisible to me. ∴

[01:20] CC: -Of course I do not see things like that, they are fictional characters.-

[01:20] AT: ∴ Ah ha! I understand you now: Your stories are of fake gods you made upo ∴

[01:21] AT: ∴ *up, not the fake gods that ancient men in tents, covered in sand made up ∴

[01:21] CC: -Of course! There are no such things as gods.-

[01:22] CC: -The world is too cruel for there to be one.-

[01:23] AT: ∴ Indeed, reality is so subjective and malleable, it is too imperfect for a god's hand ∴

[01:24] AT: ∴ despite what magicians called priests would say. ∴

[01:24] CC: -Most churchgoers would have a differing opinion.-

[01:26] AT: ∴ I do not doubt they would, they have submitted to their conjuror's spell; they are another component of the summoning of Trolljegus ∴

[01:26] AT: ∴ or Joseph Smiith ∴

[01:27] CC: -I do not care for either, to be honest.-

[01:30] AT: ∴ Nor I, truly; however, the Trolmons do have an interesting notion; ∴

[01:31] AT: ∴ their god created the entire universe, and their heaven is among the starts and planets. ∴

[01:34] AT: ∴ Well, enough of magic, we're men of words! ∴

[01:34] CC: -Indeed,-

[01:36] CC: -What is the cause of the impasse on your creativity?-

[01:37] AT: ∴ An interesting question: truly I don't know if I can pin down exactly what is staying my muse, ∴

[01:37] AT: ∴ Perhaps I have too much to think about; i.e. there are so many philosophers I'm trying to fill my brain with, ∴

[01:38] AT: ∴ I'm not sure which would make good songs. ∴

[01:38] CC: -The plot of the story I am working on is becoming too complex, mainly because of the nature of the story itself.-

[01:40] AT: ∴ Ah yes, I'm in love with how interesting the concept of my project "A Boundless Eternity Returns" ∴

[01:41] AT: ∴ I can't think of music that could live up to the idea of "Transendental Space Post-Prog Rock" ∴

[01:42] AT: ∴ So I can relate, I feel. ∴

[01:43] AT: ∴ and yet also can't, as I do not write complex stories involving visible space god-monsters. ∴

[01:43] CC: -The concept I am using, which is the manipulation of time, just is becoming too much to work with.-

[01:44] AT: ∴ Oh? These monsters time travel, or does the Hero? ∴

[01:45] CC: -The hero of my story is the one that manipulates time. The creatures exist outside of time's reach.-

[01:47] AT: ∴ A fascinating notion; the idea of anyone being beyond the reach of time and spaces entropic touch. ∴

[01:47] AT: ∴ So to reach these gods, he must break their rules, eh? ∴

[01:47] CC: -Correct-

[01:48] CC: -But that is where the problem lies,-

[01:48] CC: -Time travel is like a ball of yarn, the more you use it, the more twists and loops it has.-

[01:50] AT: ∴ Well that would make sense, admittedly the only Philosophy i've seen is That Film Where the troubled teen has a plane fall on his house, is followed by a scary hop-beast, who then teaches him how to stand up for himself and go back in time to die. ∴

[01:50] AT: ∴ Philosophy pertaining to time travel, that is. ∴

[01:54] CC: -Even that does not show time's true complexity.-

[01:55] AT: ∴ I would imagine not, particularly the part about the scary hop-beast i.e. a metaphore for Alice and her Tardy White Hop-beast. ∴

[01:55] AT: ∴ Yet, his is a Mad World, Not a Wonderland. ∴

[01:56] CC: -Yet they are so similar.-

[01:57] CC: -The main characters both have to wake up and face their harsh reality.-

[01:59] AT: ∴ Though, one could argue, only one of them was truly sleeping, one keeps reality ambiguous, ∴

[01:59] AT: ∴ which it is anyway, so I can agree, if attempt to understand. ∴

[02:02] CC: -You are quite the interesting fellow, we are almost the same if you think about it.-

[02:02] AT: ∴ Well, I suppose that's a compliment; and I could thank you for it. ∴

[02:04] AT: ∴ But, I doubt I could create a world with gods and monsters, I simply want to create something tangible out of the ether in my head. ∴

[02:05] CC: -I agree, it is quite straining.-

[02:06] CC: -But the idea piques my interest.-

[02:07] AT: ∴ Perhaps we need a break; there is only so much time I can pretend to write music or play Touhou Magic Girl shoot 'em up games. ∴

[02:07] CC: -Maybe we do.-

[02:08] CC: -Perhaps we are straining our brains to much.-

[02:09] AT: ∴ Perhaps, as fun as Touhou is, Those girls... They make me nervous. ∴

[02:09] CC: -I honestly was never into girls.-

[02:10] AT: ∴ Perhaps for the best, Troll Neitzsche did say that "god's first mistake was creating women, his second was creating animals" ∴

[02:14] CC: -It is good to know that someone else feels my pain and shares my interests. Perhaps we should talk again sometime.-

[02:15] AT: ∴ I would enjoy that, if it is ultimately another waste of time. ∴

[02:15] AT: ∴ however, You do seem interesting enough to count as a seminar ∴

[02:16] CC: -I would say the same about you.-

[02:16] AT: ∴ Well, that I will take as a compliment. ∴

[02:19] CC: -I believe you solved my writer's block, so I will have to start jotting my ideas down.-

[02:20] CC: -Hopefully I will see you soon.-

[02:20] AT: ∴ Oh have I? Well, I wish I could say the same, I seem to still be pondering the heat death of the universe. ∴

[02:21] AT: ∴ But, I do not doubt we will talk again soon. ∴

[02:22] CC: -Arrivederla.-

[02:23] AT: ∴ I will assume that was a departure and not a summoning; Good Evening. ∴