01. un: hound - [Voice]

[cantilevers]

[He was still learning this whole earpiece device, so excuse him for it turning on and there sound like someone was fiddling with the setting. Where was his far more technologically inclined smart kid to help him? Ah well, he did realize it was on sooner than later thankfully.]

Uh... sorry? [Chagrin tone.] I was curious about an idea, since I still consider myself fairly new to this situation. Here's hoping you all with entertain me here:

What does a sense of community mean or feel like to you?

[A beat of a pause.]

Is it friends and family? Is it gathering places and camaraderie? How about a sense of people uniting for a specific purpose in mind? Everyone here has their own agendas and their own interests, and, with no overt crime present at the moment, it's curious to me how we could build a sense of community around these parts.

Comments

Re: text;

[thecodexabides]

Define 'normal'.

text;

[cantilevers]

Men, women and children making a living at societal typical activities

[thecodexabides]

then. No
I do not.

It does not make my definition
incorrect, however.

Or at least, I do not see
how it does.

[cantilevers]

No, I never thought your definition was wrong. Just different and there is nothing wrong with different.

It's community from your perspective. What else about being in your brotherhood brings you a sense of community?

[thecodexabides]

we share burdens together
grief and loss

as well as our victories.

With someone beside you,
enduring the same,
hardship is easier.

[cantilevers]

Agreed. You have a similar perspective as those that I used to work with. Hardship brings people together.

[thecodexabides]

not just hardship

that could be needless suffering

it must have a purpose

or else it is just

meaningless pain.

[cantilevers]

Why would you say that any pain is meaningless? It usually comes with purpose, even if we don't agree with it.

[thecodexabides]

a worthy purpose.

If I take a blow meant for my brother,
that is meaningful.

If I am injured because I stupidly
stepped into his line of fire
there is a meaning,
that is,
I should track his sight lines better

but it is not meaningFUL.

[cantilevers]

And yet, one can hope that you still learned from the experience. I consider that meaningful.

Besides, combat is chaotic. Mistakes happen to detrimental effect sometimes.

[Thank Janna this was text.]

[thecodexabides]

Scipius
our sniper
would disagree.

He would tell me
I was lucky
he was not going
for a headshot. [Meaning: don't piss off the sniper.]

[cantilevers]

Ah well, most of the snipers I've known don't allow much for second chances. Firearms aren't particularly my weapon of choice either.

[thecodexabides]

everyone should have
one ranged
and one melee
weapon

as minimum loadout.

Grenades also.

[cantilevers]

Firearms are expensive and they aren't the best in tight claustrophobic alleys from my experience. Explosive though, easy to come by if you know where to look.

It seems that combat is where you most consider it your element.

[thecodexabides]

a good grenade
is best
for close quarters clearing

unless you have a pyreblaster.

Those are better.

Yes. Of course. It was what we were made for.

[cantilevers]

Oh I'm aware. I've been subjected to a grenade or two in my lifetime.

What's a pyreblaster?

[thecodexabides]

I as well.

A pyreblaster
Like a heavy bolter
but it throws flames.

Very gratifying.

[cantilevers]

[Oh pal, you tried, but everyone underestimates how regressive technology Vander had been exposed to.]

Heavy bolter? Is that a type of firearm?

[thecodexabides]

Yes.

As the name implies
it is heavy

It takes two hands to hold and fire.
The recoil is


not insignificant.

They have nothing like that here?

[cantilevers]

No, not where I'm from. Or at least not while I was alive to see it.

[He was before all the massive firearm weapons were invented and used openly. He wondered if it was useful to learn.]

Do you have any of these weapons around these parts? Maybe offer a lesson or two?