Shoulder rest 2018-03-30
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- Opus the Poet
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If only she wasn't taken, several thousand years older than me, and a cartoon.
If only she wasn't taken, several thousand years older than me, and a cartoon.
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Actually, she's only a few hundred years older than you.
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Re: Shoulder rest 2018-03-30
Yes, take as much time as needed to get that shoulder back in shape! We're not going anywhere.
But really, how old is Ruri? As a teapot she's obviously at least a hundred, but in her humanoid form, did she materialize as a baby, which means she's about 20, or did she form in her current shape? In which case, it'd be hard to tell how old she is. We need more information on how this process worked.
I thought it was Jin at first, too. They are eerily similar.jwhouk wrote:Actually, she's only a few hundred years older than you.
But really, how old is Ruri? As a teapot she's obviously at least a hundred, but in her humanoid form, did she materialize as a baby, which means she's about 20, or did she form in her current shape? In which case, it'd be hard to tell how old she is. We need more information on how this process worked.
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I don't think she's that old, if she's just entering college.
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"Technically, I'm a tsukumogami. A tool spirit. When well used and loved items reach one hundred years old, we come to life. That happened to me eighteen years ago."eee wrote:Yes, take as much time as needed to get that shoulder back in shape! We're not going anywhere.
I thought it was Jin at first, too. They are eerily similar.jwhouk wrote:Actually, she's only a few hundred years older than you.
But really, how old is Ruri? As a teapot she's obviously at least a hundred, but in her humanoid form, did she materialize as a baby, which means she's about 20, or did she form in her current shape? In which case, it'd be hard to tell how old she is. We need more information on how this process worked.
So 118 years before she said that, she was made as a teapot. Then she spent 100 years as a pot, and then 18 years as a person.
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Just take good loving care of your antiquities and one of them may just become alive upon reaching the century old mark!Opus the Poet wrote: If only she wasn't taken, several thousand years older than me, and a cartoon.
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Ah yes, I remember that now. So that gives us a definite time frame, and implies that a family woke up one day and found a baby where Grandmother's teapot had been. That must have been... interesting.Catawampus wrote:"Technically, I'm a tsukumogami. A tool spirit. When well used and loved items reach one hundred years old, we come to life. That happened to me eighteen years ago."eee wrote:Yes, take as much time as needed to get that shoulder back in shape! We're not going anywhere.
I thought it was Jin at first, too. They are eerily similar.jwhouk wrote:Actually, she's only a few hundred years older than you.
But really, how old is Ruri? As a teapot she's obviously at least a hundred, but in her humanoid form, did she materialize as a baby, which means she's about 20, or did she form in her current shape? In which case, it'd be hard to tell how old she is. We need more information on how this process worked.
So 118 years before she said that, she was made as a teapot. Then she spent 100 years as a pot, and then 18 years as a person.
Apparently, this happens only (or at least mainly) in Japan. I'm around 100 year old plus antiques a lot that have been carefully - if not always lovingly - cared for, and none of them have come to life on me.Drakkenmensch wrote:Just take good loving care of your antiquities and one of them may just become alive upon reaching the century old mark!Opus the Poet wrote: If only she wasn't taken, several thousand years older than me, and a cartoon.
I'm not sure what I'd do if that happened. Probably get very nervous because I could see the police and Child Protective Services getting involved right quick.
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Especially if you couldn't prove that you owned the teapot in question (better hope your great-great-great-grandmother kept the receipt!). You might find yourself being charged with lidnapping.eee wrote:Apparently, this happens only (or at least mainly) in Japan. I'm around 100 year old plus antiques a lot that have been carefully - if not always lovingly - cared for, and none of them have come to life on me.
I'm not sure what I'd do if that happened. Probably get very nervous because I could see the police and Child Protective Services getting involved right quick.
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Unless it was made of flint then it would be lidknapping...Dave wrote: Especially if you couldn't prove that you owned the teapot in question (better hope your great-great-great-grandmother kept the receipt!). You might find yourself being charged with lidnapping.
I hesitate to think of the chaos in my shop if everything down there that was over 100 woke up...damn playpen full of squalling brats.
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Think of it as an opportunity, not as a burden. After raising all of your shop tools to the age of 18, you would have finally been able to actually identify the unkindest cutter of all.Just Old Al wrote:I hesitate to think of the chaos in my shop if everything down there that was over 100 woke up...damn playpen full of squalling brats.
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Forgot to read the tag, and If I'm reading the backstory provided by the peanut gallery right, she's only 58 years older.jwhouk wrote:Actually, she's only a few hundred years older than you.
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You prefer older women?Opus the Poet wrote:Forgot to read the tag, and If I'm reading the backstory provided by the peanut gallery right, she's only 58 years older.jwhouk wrote:Actually, she's only a few hundred years older than you.
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I think he prefers them 'Seasoned'...
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Daylla was wondering about that, too. We never did find out about it; perhaps that's another storyline in the future.eee wrote:Ah yes, I remember that now. So that gives us a definite time frame, and implies that a family woke up one day and found a baby where Grandmother's teapot had been. That must have been... interesting.
What has me wondering is that Ruri has some memories from before the change, when she was just a teapot. Does that mean that inanimate objects in the Wapsi World are able to perceive their surroundings and contemplate their existences?
Maybe they have, but they decided not to tell you about it because they didn't want to worry you. So they just wait until you're not around. Sort of like the Toy Story movies.eee wrote:I'm around 100 year old plus antiques a lot that have been carefully - if not always lovingly - cared for, and none of them have come to life on me.
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It might function similarly to Stone Tape. Inanimate object has events recorded on it, too weak of a signal for anyone to really pick up, then when said inject becomes a being, those stone tape memories could be retained.Catawampus wrote:What has me wondering is that Ruri has some memories from before the change, when she was just a teapot. Does that mean that inanimate objects in the Wapsi World are able to perceive their surroundings and contemplate their existences?
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That COULD account for a lot of ghost sightings and stories, you know. Tsukumogamis trying to get back in position before they're found out... Or trying to distract so no one notices they're not where they should be...Catawampus wrote:Maybe they have, but they decided not to tell you about it because they didn't want to worry you. So they just wait until you're not around. Sort of like the Toy Story movies.eee wrote:I'm around 100 year old plus antiques a lot that have been carefully - if not always lovingly - cared for, and none of them have come to life on me.
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Catawampus wrote:Maybe they have, but they decided not to tell you about it because they didn't want to worry you. So they just wait until you're not around. Sort of like the Toy Story movies.
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Just Old Al wrote:Unless it was made of flint then it would be lidknapping...Dave wrote: Especially if you couldn't prove that you owned the teapot in question (better hope your great-great-great-grandmother kept the receipt!). You might find yourself being charged with lidnapping.
I hesitate to think of the chaos in my shop if everything down there that was over 100 woke up...damn playpen full of squalling brats.
Just read this... thinking in terms of my arsenal... don't go there, too scary...
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- GlytchMeister
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One wonders what kind of kid a well-loved antique gun would make...
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And my mom has a 500-year old wardrobe and a 700-year old china display cabinet conglomerate... thing. I’m fairly certain they’ve been well-loved and cared for for 100 consecutive years at some point. I think you’re safe, Sarge.
He's mister GlytchMeister, he's mister code
He's mister exploiter, he's mister ones and zeros
They call me GlytchMeister, whatever I touch
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He's mister exploiter, he's mister ones and zeros
They call me GlytchMeister, whatever I touch
Starts to glitch in my clutch!
I'm too much!