Pikachu, I choose you!

Wait, it's not that kind of choice is it?

we are the guiding voice of your people, what is the problem young one?

you shall be a stonefinder, to seek fortune for your tribe.

my memory is a bit fuzzy, are those names symbolic?
What sort of training and magic powers are available to the various roles. If those are the only roles one can choose there has to be some symbolism, as the making of clothes or farming of food have nothing to do with stone. And as you said, stone-menders do lead the harvest.

So the options are "priest, worker, explorer, fighter"? Can stone talkers do magic? how about stone breakers or finders? Can stone braekers literally break stone with their bare hands? can they move the earth and stones within it to ensnare and crush their enemies?

And what kind of enemies does the tribe have?

STONEFINDER, GO!

...Stonefinder?

Stonefinder = ADVENTURE!!!

MrTT 2011/06/07(Tue)11:38 No. 310222 ID: f0e3ae
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What is minnara?

Ok, so... this is NOT a REAL god and NOT magic... this is an uplifting monolith like the picture. It is uplifting stone age tribals...

"Godless voices" are members of their race not under the command of the monolith, infidels to conquer.

Stonemender = Worker villager, harvest fields, raise animals, be a midwife, etc... boring, safe, what most do... pass!

Stonefinder = Is less interesting then I first though, we are talking about finding rare animals and plants for the tribe to cultivate and maybe rare ores... The demon... I bet that is an opposing race of aliens to the ones who gave you the monolith. Still has great potential...

Stonetalker = talking to the uplift device. Perhaps given some direct access to its powers, aka "spells" which are actually wrought by advance science. Or maybe just being told secrets others don't know... such as true nature of device.

Stonebreaker = be trained to fight with a stonage axe and setting fire to enemy huts... This actually has some potential, become a great warrior, become a warchief, conquer many infidels and convert them to following the stone god.

PS. WHAT are we? Does the main character hear us and answer directly or is s/he just talking to herself and we are a part of her guiding subconscious?

>>310222
It's likely we are the Secondary Heuristic Core, and that Aiaka has been selected to achieve something, with our help. It's unlikely she can hear us directly at this point; we probably influence her in the same way we do to anyone who is not a Stonetalker.

god dammit mrTT read the other chapter of this quest. this is chapter 1 but a chapter 0 is over here.
http://quest.lv/kusaba/quest/res/308506.html

there tells you everything.

okay then, by the will of the godstone you will be a stonefinder.

Aiaka 2011/06/07(Tue)12:04 No. 310236 ID: 679e7a
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((Warning: actual spoilers follow, not just OOC chat.

((On the nature of the Godstone: Yeah, I'm cribbing some material from Spore. Good catch. (Note also the resolution of the images in the Prologue.)

((On "godless voices": "Godless voices" may be other intelligent species, as appear in the Tribal stage, or they may be Zatrai who've rejected the teachings of the Stonetalkers for some reason.

((On the significance of your choice: The four jobs here are the classic 4X positions: Build (Stonemender), Conquer (Stonebreaker), Discover (Stonetalker), and Explore (Stonefinder). The one you choose for Aikia will determine the focus of the Zatrai, at least in the short term.

((On the 'demon': The 'demon' is the Zatrai's explanation for the damage that occurred in the prologue; it left a mark on the monolith.

((On the identity of /quest/: You represent the influence of the monolith. Aiaka doesn't hear you as distinct voices, though that might change if you have her become a Stonetalker, but when you ask questions she thinks about the answers, and when you make suggestions she considers following them.))

>>310236
eew, well best to just get it over with. If everyone else can do it, you can to.

Also I quite like the idea of the Katrai being explorers, even after they join the Empire. They could be fringe space explorers, and they're pretty well suited to it: Their main strengths are endurance and survivability, they're highly adaptable and they can communicate using mental networks. They're kind of like tozzols, only better.

>>310235
there was no mention of a chapter 0 existing anywhere. I simply did not know and had no way of knowing.

@author: thanks for info.

>>310257
Yes but to be fair the previous chapter is still on the front page.

>>310271
Yet I still didn't notice.
Linking previous threads in the first post is a very good idea.

Aiaka 2011/06/07(Tue)12:55 No. 310282 ID: 679e7a
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>>310275

((Duly noted for the future. I'm kind of new at this. Is there a way to edit posts? I screwed up on titling this chapter and didn't notice until it was too late.))

Oh yes, Chapter one!
Well then, enjoy yourself. The celebration's for you, after all.

yes eat your fill, you will need extra energy for the young minnara to feed on. and helping them grow strong makes you stronger.

Eat up, also call each by a name, one day they will think thoughts as deep as yours...

No edit unfortunately
Enjoy yourself, it's a big day for you.

Enjoy yourself. Give your minnara names for they will be your closest companions in your journeys.

>>310439
hmm.....

Well the mountains sound interesting but dangerous; a high risk, high gain choice.

The forest would be the safest choice; there are dangeerous animals, but also plenty of supplies within easy reach. If you managed to find a domesticatable animal there it would make a fine returning prize.

Following the river to the godless ones doesn't have any obviously large rewards, but something feels... off about it. Something of importance about the godless voices could be learned there, and I think that could be very valuable on many levels.

yes yes, the fact that they have not been seen in so long tells us something important is about to happen. perhaps they are massing for an attack and your warning will save the tribe?

Aiaka 2011/06/07(Tue)21:23 No. 310465 ID: 679e7a
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((Aiaka's training as a Stonefinder allows her to pass this test of skill automatically.))

call any of your minnara that are out back, you must be fully ready to face it if it is hostile. but do not attack first.

>>310466
huh, so their still here...
Get a good look at it if you can; check what weapons it has and what its doing. Is there a way to hide your mind voice from others? If so you should just observe for now, see what it does, maybe follow it if it's safe.

>>310466
What kind of godless voice are we talking here? Physical description is needed. Is it doing anything in particular?

observe a bit more, it shows no fear despite it's apparent weakness, it may have a secret attack method, perhaps it's spines cannot be seen when not in use. perhaps imitate the sound of a small animal to draw it near then surprise it and take it's spear and trip it so it lays on it's back. but to not kill, disarm so it cannot threaten you then seek to talk. perhaps they can learn the ways of the godstone?

>>310477
Hide and observe what it does. Follow it stealthily as it moves around to find out more. You want more information; if it detects you, be bold and unwavering, strong and impressive. Your competence and your Minnara will see to your safety.

nothing ventured nothing gained. make the sound of a wounded animal to lure it to your location, but then move so that you are not there when it investigates. then get the drop on it.

>>310496
Can't we try talking to it? Greet it using the silent voice, from somewhere it can't see you.

>>310534
it can't hear the silent voice.

>>310536
>I can feel it, but it feels like a baby, babbling about nothing.
The potential is there. It might not be able to actually understand us, but it's still worth trying.

Hmmmm... Lumpy, hairless, keen eyes and ears without seemingly any natural weaponry or telepathy?

This seems disturbingly like a human. Be advised, they might be extremely dangerous depending on how xenophobic they are. Use caution.

>>310540
yeah attempt contact with the silent voice. Worse case scenario is it doesn't respond at all. It's not going to be able to track you through it.

rolled 1, 2 = 3

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>>310562
What do the dice mean? Do we role or are you just doing it? Well im gonna role anyway. hur here I go.

Do you have any weapons with you?

rolled 5, 3 = 8

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try emitting emotions not words with the silent voice, think soothing thoughts. ideas of friends.

Aiaka 2011/06/08(Wed)12:36 No. 310600 ID: 679e7a
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((I'll handle any necessary dice rolling.))

hmmm
repeat the same word slowly and at an even pace then come out of the bush a ways away. then stop using the silent voice and use the loud voice and say the same word again.show it your palms, will show you have no tool weapon.

>>310600
No need to accidently start a war or something. Try soothing it with your silent voice.

Make some noise in a nearby bush, then approach him. Slowly and without showing fangs or the Minnara. Lay down a few feet from him, and call him with the spoken voice.

scratch at your head to show you do not understand. that your mind is itching thinking about it.
point at yourself and say Aiaka, then point at it. repeat until it points at itself and say it's name.

hmm, use finger to draw in dirt of a beast and a figure with a spear. point to the figure and then to kreelus, then to the beast and then to the trees. if he replies to the negative then draw a hut and point to that. if positive then helping him in a hunt would help secure his people as an ally.

>>310774
I would guess that it probably has higher priorities than catching food at the moment.

Drawing is a good suggestion for communication, but unfortunately I doubt our artistic skills are incredibly reliable for communication, particularly cross-species. Let's stick to words for now. We have no idea what it said, but either it wants to leave or it wants us to come with it.

Neither is good. If you end up in a situation where you're surrounded by a whole bunch of its kind, that would tilt the balance of power far against you- they'd be able to overpower and kill you if they decided to do so for some reason. Not that they necessarily would do that, as you have little reason to think that they're hostile or predatory, but it would be better to remain cautious and not speak with more than one or two of these at a time.

So I would counter by gesturing in your own direction- towards somewhere that you've found a stream or clearing where the two of you might be able to sit and talk for a while with less likelihood of being found by its kind. Say "Come", and try to indicate that it should follow as you prepare to leave; stick to simple, one or two word communications when saying things to it. It's babbling way too much too fast, you'll never learn its language that way.

As you gesture, try to use your silent voice to copy whatever you're attempting to communicate- in this case, that it should follow. Hopefully that will help it understand.

>>310774
I doubt he'd just invite some strange creature he just met to hunt with him. He's probably inviting you back to his home. Still, you should confirm this by drawing a hut or group of people and pointing to the trees.

>>310806
It's not allowed to capture you. Talking with it is one thing; being taken to its village is something very different. You'll be way too vulnerable. No going with it.

You can hear its silent voice, right? It tells you what it's feeling? What kind of sense do you get from that- is it angry, suspicious, confused, friendly, cruel?

Anyway, I'd tell it to come again and start leaving. You can lurk in the area and talk to one of these creatures some other time if this encounter doesn't work out and it won't follow, and I suspect that at this point it's either going to choose to be friendly or hostile- there won't be much more standing around asking for opposite things. One of you will have to fold, and it can't be you because you might end up dead and eaten or something if you do.

Follow him, but keep your distance, out of spear's reach. Tell the Minarra to be on alert also. If it wants to kill us right after "introducing" to the tribe, we can at least have some time to run, and know the location of their homes.

listen for more silent voices. you felt his before you saw him. so if you feel some trying to get behind you then you can run. but for now follow him cautiously.

hold your hands up again to show you have no weapons and talk soothingly again. when they calm down introduce yourself like you did to kreelus.

>>310829
If the godless voices are talking cheerfully and stripping the ruins... then it's unlikely that this was their nest. They'd be sad over it being ruined if it was. Could they have smashed someone else's nest to take their things? If so, where are the ones who lived here?

also try to see if you can feel out what is wrong here.

>>310829
These people don't live here. Do you smell any blood or anything that suggest people died here? Or is it just the huts that have been damaged?

>>310841
Oh and how recent does the damage look?

>>310845
Well, that's fairly ridiculous. They won't be able to understand you, but speak to them calmly- make sure that your silent voice in particular is whispering soothing words so that they know you are peaceful. You can talk about whatever you want since they don't speak your language; saying that you're an explorer and such might help.

Just the same, if they attack you keep your Minnora ready. You're vastly outnumbered, and if it comes to a fight you'll need to react quickly to escape.

If they stop threatening you and attempt to communicate instead at some point, you can go back to gesturing about.

this is why dice rolls are some times frowned on, if Aiaka dies because of a bad roll you will NOT hear the end of it
well great, what can we do? seems like war is inevitable unless we can SOMEHOW make them understand we are not the ones who did this. and since we can't talk to them, try pointing to a nest and making sad sounds.

Aiaka 2011/06/08(Wed)23:35 No. 310855 ID: 679e7a
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((I wouldn't kill Aiaka off due to a bad die roll. She might not exactly cover herself in glory, though.

The choice you make here will further shape the development of Aiaka's people. Some of you can probably guess how.))

give up, run, or murder. i pick none of those cause they are suck options and say get angry at their accusation and jesture wildly at them and the huts and yourself in hopes of making them understand you are mad at the accusation not them.

if for some reason you cannot use what i said at all then i'll take surrender. idea is her people take insult at lies and go to great lengths to disprove them.
also surrender is the only option that DOESN'T have a chance to start a war.

Gesticulate angrily, and clearly send a thought of "NO" to them. Also, watch out for Kreelus. He's armed and directly behind you. If anyone is gonna get pissed and stab you, it'll be him.

And if you can convince them you DID NOT do this, you may be able to introduce your tribe to one of them.

(I really hope this doesn't end up like all of my Spore games and we genocide every other sentient being on the planet out of paranoia)

Aiaka 2011/06/09(Thu)09:58 No. 310904 ID: 679e7a
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((Your unique approach to diplomacy went poorly; you might have avoided rolling altogether with a different tack.))

What the hell? I go away for a day and when I come back the best tactic you guys could think of was HUR GET ANGRY AT PEOPLE WITH SPEARS.

Look around for anything of value and then get out of there.

you have some bi-polar dice there.

See if you can determine what kind of creature did destroy this village.

sorry, but with the dice fucking everything up so badly i can't play this anymore, bye

mostly the fact we got DOUBLE ONES for both things making them not be hostile to us, feels like you cheated and forced us to lose the chance

DAMMIT I DON'T WANNA WORSHIP SPODE

Okay, that could have gone better. Well shit. Search through the debris for clues as to the cause of this. Then leave. Preferably before those guys come back. AND COVER YOUR TRACKS. No one will come off well if you accidentally lead them home.

((Dice images, and dice rolls, are courtesy of random.org, in case anyone cares.))

follow them, kidnap kreelus and drag him off. you will teach him proper words and tell him what is going on and then lead him back to his people where he shall tell his tale about how their accusation was pretty much a giant insult.

>>310952
go to 4chan start raid on random.org for fucking up our shit hmm its tempting to press on to find out more about what happened to the godless Zatrai, it would be better to return home for now. You should tell your people of these new godless ones. You don't need to tell them the whole story, just say you met them, they seemed intellegent, they thought you were responsible for something bad and things became hostile so you left.

Don't do this:
>>310957

Do this instead:
>>310959

Return home.

As tempting as it is to try to remedy this misunderstanding immediately, you didn't actually kill any, so I don't think it'd give your species an unsalvageably bad reputation with them.

>>310959
Ah, good. Show the stuff you found as proof, and to be on alert, they're going to come back, and search the area, might find the tribe and attack.

WOOOO! PARTAY! Get outrageously sloshed and have an awesome time. Inform the Stonetalkers of those weirdoes in the forest and the burninated village. Not necessarily in that order.

>>311233
You should definitely take him up on his offer. Combat skills could well save your life.

Get combat training and learn how to understand godless voices before heading out of the nest again.

((I was gonna start a discussion thread for the quest, but the prologue thread seems to have vanished. It's only been two days since the last post in it... anybody know what happened?))

((probably in the archive.))

>>311251
((Just link to it when it appears in the archive))

(( http://quest.lv/kusaba/questdis/res/347469.html ))

>>311233
Aw, Aiaka's all grown up and getting men to do favors for her in hopes of... favors. Sure, take him up on his offer. Don't do anything too silly or extreme, though; you have adventures ahead! No time for getting trapped in romantic entanglements.

>>310929
While the dice rolled very badly... but dice roll was unnecessary.
We were offered:
1. Diplomacy: Surrender, learn their language and show them you aren't a threat: Auto success.
2. Escape
3. Attack

The thing is, the 3 fucktards who were here voted "hurr durr GET ANGRY at armed and scared people who don't speak our language who think we are murderers and yell at them to convince them we aren't the killers".
The author was SUPREMELY generous by even allowing a dice roll for such an action.

>>311512
1. Diplomacy: Surrender, learn their language and show them you aren't a threat: Auto success.
no we surrendered and had a CHANCE at diplomacy if they didn't decide we were too much of a threat and kill us anyway.
also Aiaka is linked to how the SPECIES develops. surrendering when threatened would make the species as a whole weaker. while what happened may not of been good for her it was very good for the future. do not accept falsehoods, lying becomes a bad thing culturally.

>Hunt Beast
Advance as warriors
>Harvest stone
Advance as builders
>Find plants
Advance as cultural? spiritual?... Actually I am thinking probably explorers...
>Follow godless voices
Potential for advancement in diplomacy... or warriors if we are as bad about it as last time. Potentially explorers too but less likely.

Recalling that we are a portion of the oblisk uplifting this race and guiding them, and that our focus on our wards will help guide the race, and that we (well, the people before me) explicitly agreed that this species is to be explorers for the emptire... It affected the design of the species, it caused the selection of the job of our current chosen one...

As such the option that is most in line with all our previous choices as well as our long term goals would be exploration... that is, find medicinal plants.

>>311522
It's 4X, remember? The options are always Conquer, Build, Discover, Explore.

I'm willing to go with Discover on this one, though. Advancing tech is always good.

and the lower core must of old them to tech up for a reason. perhaps it detected a new strain of bacteria forming and needs to make sure it can't get a foothold and become a plague?

Imminent plague eh? Sounds bad. Discovery it is. Let's go get us some magic plants.

3rd mission. The medicine will be a good permanent boost for the tribe, and we can even get a nice portion of it too.

>>311527
4x is actually: explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate. It was coined by a developer of the game "master of orion".

Explore: Find minerals/vespene gas/gold/timber/planets.
Expand: Build new bases, cities, colonies.
Exploit: Harvest minerals, build army, etc.
Exterminate: Kill everyone but yourself.

Anyways, we are now at 5 votes for finding new medicine plants and 0 votes for the other options.

>>311530
Sure, lets get the medicine. If the core is telling them to do it then we should assist.

voting find plants as well.

Aiaka 2011/06/10(Fri)21:37 No. 311764 ID: 679e7a
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((There's a reasonably popular 4X game that uses the 'Build, Conquer, Discover, Explore' division of techs. If you look reeeeeeeal closely, you can even see we're using its tech tree...

Further discussion in /questdis/, though.))

>>311767
Stealth is a no. You said yourself that you kinda stand out here. As for scaring it off, if it's standing in the open, and is bight green, then it's not afraid of predators. It's just as likely to attack you as flee. The best option is too approach peacefully. However, you should watch it for a bit longer first and see what it's doing.

((by the way did Aiaka just give birth back there?))

>>311781
((yup she did. MOTHERHOOD, GO!))

>>311775
it's an animal, not a godless voice. You do not have "peaceful relationships" with wild animals.

It is however less likely to be spooked if it doesn't "think" you are stalking it.

That being said, your mother isn't a stonefinder, I doubt she can stalk.

I wouldn't intentionally try to spook it, I say follow it stealthily. if it sees you don't look agressive and don't move TOWARDS it, pretend to be some other animal, a herbivore.

isn't stalking animal's your department? stalk that thing.

>>311902
Trust in your natural weapons; no need for a spear here. Its emotions don't reflect what would be expected from something about to attack, so you can gamble on its peaceful intentions and try to appear to reciprocate them.

>>311906
Yeah no spear shaking. Lets not mess up another first encounter.

>>311889
>not a godless voice
False preconceptions can be deadly.

Do not attack. Seriously, don't. We want to make PEACEFUL contact. Sit there and observe it, until you can figure out its' mind.

try to call your mother forward, she has had more practice at talking to them.

You should probably just introduce yourself and your mother, tell it you have a similar job to it, and then maybe just ask it if there are any medicines around here.

I am uncertain medicines that work on one species would work on another. For example, in human's chocolate can induce euphoria. In dogs it can induce death.

I agree on the statement of who you are and what your job is. Show your commonalities and make peaceful talk of your cultural similarities and differences.

do not talk of the minnara though. even you with being use to them were unsure about them when younger. to a being who has never encountered the idea of another thing living within it could be frightful.
and for the medicine ask if it has seen plants that seemed strange.

point at yourself and say your name, point at your mother and say hers. Introduce yourself... It is wondering if you are able to talk and it needs to see that you can talk but just differently then it.
Start by talking to it in your own language, we want it to understand there is difficult communicating, not think you are stupid because you speak its language badly. Say something in your language, then stop and try repeating it in their language.

"can you help us? our leader has asked us to find things to use as medicine. have you seen any odd plants or animals?"

Ask to be introduced to its people, make friends with them, trade medicine knowledge.

It seems very friendly so far. I say we visit their nest and offer to trade medical knowledge.

how about agree to have some people meet it at this spot at a later time since you both know where this location is, and explain that you are on a schedule.

Tell it you have a important task right now, but you'd like to meet again at this place later on.

>>312740
Query: Would it be acceptable for multiple candidate species to be accepted from a single planet? I can't see any reason that would make this unacceptable.

No. We can't have every animal that become allies with the Zatrai gain the Minarra and tail clubs if we want to be the dominant species of the planet. The Minarra's a secret weapon.

>>312740
Designate any sapient non-candidate species that becomes allied with the candidate species as a potential candidate and begin an evaluation period. They should be evaluated over a minimum of one generation for likelihood of long-term compatibility with the primary candidate species and any existing secondary candidate species. If a high likelihood is determined, designate potential candidate as a secondary candidate and attempt to influence them by all available means to integrate socially with the primary candidate in a mutually beneficial manner, extending benefits and responsibilities after that process has been substantially completed. If no high likelihood of mutual compatibility is determined, designate potential candidate as a non-candidate and extend no benefits or responsibilities.

>>312754
I don't think Tail-Clubs are going to be particularly useful beyond the Dirt Age, but I am somewhat ambivalent on the subject of the symbionts. I'm gonna wait for more arguments before properly voting, but put me down for a tentative "Yes".

The tail clubs were a naturally-occurring feature of this species. The things that could be considered "benefits of being the candidate species" are the Minarra, communication with the 'Godstone', and the probability manipulation to help them survive/thrive.

>>312756
Sounds pretty good. They can have the benefits, including the Minarra, if and only if they can integrate into the society, and if they do so, they are also considered a candidate, on the same level as the Zatrai.

On a different note, is it possible for us to move ourselves over land?

yes yes. they must prove themselves.

ISLHC 2011/06/13(Mon)20:19 No. 312991 ID: 679e7a
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((In other words, if you okay this, you'll have the option to switch focus to a member of another species in a later chapter.))

Make it so.

>>312992
Return on resource investment must be positive, and analysis of interaction must indicate that return on resource investment will remain positive with a high probability, given increasingly close cooperation with the primary candidate species while being subject to probability manipulation favoring peaceful integration angled towards mutual benefit. This projection will need to be made with a sufficient quantity of data that it is reasonably reliable.

Essentially, only approve a secondary candidate species if we are close to certain that it will not backfire on us and disrupt the primary candidate species' development in an undesirable fashion.

>>312992
This is a solid plan.

ISLHC 2011/06/14(Tue)10:10 No. 313149 ID: 679e7a
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((You can't just go being sesquipedalianally loquacious like that! That's my endearing character trait!))

Aiaka 2011/06/14(Tue)10:11 No. 313151 ID: 679e7a
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((In other words, take this opportunity to ask her questions, suggest any unusual courses of action, et cetera.))

perhaps the silent air beast was a demon such as that which struck the godstone. if that is the case, then the godstone must of protected you from it, for they are foes.

>>313151
How long will it be before your egg hatches?

((Any other business, or should I move on?))

What form did the demon's attack take? Was it a straight beam of light, or a roundish blast (and if so, did you see any projectile)?

Did it swoop downward to attack, or did it remain high in the air?

>>313377
Oh! Aiaka! Have you started naming your Minarra yet? And if so, what are some of their names?

An egg...who's the father?

>>314012
look back, it says it earlier.

Aiaka 2011/06/19(Sun)12:59 No. 315109 ID: 679e7a
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((Aiaka hasn't named her Minnara, mainly for lack of good names. She's got a couple dozen of the things!))

so it wasn't destroying everything but beaming them up? That is probably really bad.

A couple names for the Minnara:

Nirzz
Mici
Lirra
Grota
Relfa
Torrzi
Alfra
Ionia
Burka

((Pick two to four kana that sound good when you put them together. Female names have hard sounds in them, male names have soft sounds in them. There are 'neuter' words, with hard and soft sounds, but they're not used for names.

Yes, that does mean that the Minnara are mostly male bugs.))

>>315148
So, like these?:
Fasha
Shila
Losra
Cholu
Quara
Zorma
Loji
Rovu

Meh, that's enough.

continue on.

Voting for Burka. We're naming the Queen only, not every single one of them.