/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

>>34206956
>helplessness
I’m told it’s a pretty common staple of horror and I guess losing control and being subjected to the whim of nature is a primal fear that most of us still have even after we have dominated the food chain for so long. I think in a way that’s part of the reason why we fear cold environment like taiga and tundra, as they’re the last true wilderness (outside deep sea) on the planet that we still haven’t quite conquered.
I had that realization when I was (re)reading To Build a Fire for the writing – the intriguing part of the story is realizing that the main character (spoiler) dies long before he freezes to death, namely long before the story began, when he decided it’s fine for him to walk across the Yukon Trail at -50 alone with his dog, and how that fact only hit him when he’s already made multiple lethal mistakes and is pretty much screwed
>the message
It’s hinted a bit earlier in the story where one of the soldiers decided to write letter when hearing the songstress perform, although in a way what was written on the letter didn’t really matter. I guess you can say the medium is the message here, that the occupiers’ greed for the alluring wealth of /vnug/ will be the cause of misery and bloodshed that will sooner or later be their downfall. This is especially more apparent if you ignore some inconsistencies and consider what the company man was worshiping Mechaffyna and the bloody ingot being the one from the altar
The sentiment’s more overt in the songwright and her song, which was what inspired me to write the story in the first place. I ended up using two translations depending on which one is more fitting in a given moment, but Fukurou’s lyric makes it pretty clear that uninvited guests will not be welcomed unless they observe the forest’s way despite the calm tone. I also might’ve gotten too heavy-handed in the symbolism at the end in hindsight, given what rainbow (and the moon, to a lesser degree) and dark woods represent in the story

>>31720808
True, I think I'll just stick with pointy end and not have an inner edge. I don't know if bardiche can really parry effectively to begin with anyway…

>>31720956
Opossums do use their tail for balance, I think they can even launch themselves with it! For the length, if I use kangaroo's proportion then I can probably add a feet to it. That probably makes it more helpful in terms of reach, especially if the Palkyrie isn't using polearms
I kinda want to make pole dancing an art form in /vnug/ but I still don't know how far away from the source material should I stray