TheInkredibleKaptainKaiju Wrote:Daniel chases a hunch.

An Introduction To Dragon Biology, 17th Edition, Oxford University Press, 1793, Wrote:Literacy spread rapidly through the draconic population in the 1040s to 1070s, reaching effectively worldwide distribution by the 1100s, barring political and social resistance to its adoption, both from human sources (wishing to keep their dragons illiterate) and from draconic sources (viewing writing as a tainted human innovation). However, contrary to the beliefs of certain ideologues, dragons are not as well-adapted to writing or reading as humans are, simply as a matter of biological fact. Many draconic breeds lack the fine motor capacity to be able to write at all (although this changed with the coming of typewriters), and limitations on draconic cognition likewise puts an upper ceiling on their reading and writing skills. Even the most accomplished literate dragon recorded, the Night Fury Reckless (NF-00009371-b), had an expressive written vocabulary of approximately 16,000 words, which is only half that of a typical adult human native speaker (between 20,000 and 35,000 words). Meanwhile, most dragons typically top out at an expressive vocabulary of 3,000 words, and a receptive reading vocabulary of 6,000-10,000. While this is more than sufficient for day to day use in our society, most dragons are simply limited to the same degree as a human child when it comes to reading comprehension and composition.

(07-29-2024, 12:18 AM)Norgarth Wrote: Beware of Chicken (original flavour)
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/beware-of-chicken-xianxia.910799/page-1973?post=103543353#post-103543353

Yrsillar Wrote:"The matter of the Cai’s alliance with the Bai has not been a disruption to the Work then?"

"It has altered many paths, but the empress has decreed the situation acceptable. The duchess continues to advance and perform her primary role. The Bai are moving within desired parameters."

Cao Chun nodded, letting out a breath of relief. Notwithstanding the growing concern of the Sun situation, to his eyes, the ancient rot the Bai represented had not infected the Emerald Seas to his eye. Even justice could err before it was perfected.

(...)

Lub dub.

Vines pulsed like veins in the dark. The acid sizzle of sap and toxic excretions gently pattered across the leaf-strewn floor of the throne room. It was an ugly sight, by the standards he had grown with. Too organic, rough bark and soft green flesh, rich black earth and shimmering, humid and musty air.

Lub dub.

Her heartbeat resonated through his channels and deep in his bones, vibrating in the creeper vines grown under his flesh body's skin.

Sun Shao's hands twitched upon the worn stone armrests of his throne. Fossilized wood, really. It was amusing to think that this had once been the palanquin which had carried the Sage through a conquered city. Stone-chewing insects burrowed through it now, clambered over his hands, and crawled through his beard. He opened his eyes, and bloody light spilled over his chest.

"Report."

(07-31-2024, 01:12 AM)Norgarth Wrote: Beware of Chicken (original flavour)
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/beware-of-chicken-xianxia.910799/page-1974?post=103606350#post-103606350
The Big Guns come out

tealruby Wrote:Hermione’s had a busy stretch recently, so now our hero can take time off. Ha! Her sister Lantern has her own scheduled time off, and Hermione’d already agreed to cover Arisia’s sector. Two solid weeks of patrolling, double the cubic parsecs and really racking up those frequent flier lightyears. It would be incredibly intense except she has people insisting she take a break, one soon to be filled with queues, crowds, and costumes.
“And here I was worried about metas taking over the world. Instead, you dress up like geeks and crash comic book conventions. Now I’m worried for different reasons.”

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Notes:
Apologies for the late issue this week! Computer issues aren’t fun.

ssjSega Wrote:Got a new chapter for everyone! And a relatively short one this time around.

To set expectations, this chapter and the next one are gonna be set up for an upcoming arc (aka, first Autobot vs Decepticon encounter of the story) that'll be happening during Spy X Family's Cruise Arc. Like I said, I won't be covering that arc in this story, as it'll be happening in the background.

Now, while nowhere near as dark as the last chapter, I should put a fair warning that there will be some police brutality courtesy of the SSS.

tealruby Wrote:Sam Simeon, who we first met in Gorilla City and then recently at San Diego Comic Con, has sent a letter to Green Lantern concerning comic books. An area they both have an interest in; him as a semi-famous artist for comic books and she as the subject of them.