You are a criminal/artist in a cyberpunk and/or fantasy world with intricate fancy social codes.
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@futurebird i can easily lay my hands to the following:
a dozen cans of spray paint in varying colours
permanent markers with various tips
posters and paste
glass etching creamIt needs to be a small object you can press into wax.
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@futurebird my first thought was "a rubber duck" because it matches my avatar and I could replace it with a pottery duck if this is a pre-rubber fantasy society.
But I don't know if either of those things would make a good wax seal impression for a letter, so really I'd probably just get some clay and bake some kind of customized cylinder seal.
You don't have much time to make anything. You need to send out these documents right away.
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You are a criminal/artist in a cyberpunk and/or fantasy world with intricate fancy social codes. As a ner-do-well you have never needed your own symbol to stamp in wax for your letters (you just used your thumb) But, exciting new opportunities have you moving up in the world rapidly... suddenly you must pick a small object in your abode to make an impression: literally.
What do you choose as an impromptu standard?
With what object will you make YOUR mark?
In the narrative arc of this story whatever you pick will end up being the symbol of a great movement or criminal art gang (or both)--
But you have no time for design right now. Just a found object that can do the job.
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You don't have much time to make anything. You need to send out these documents right away.
@futurebird I'll use the face of a die then. I got a pair of novelty dice that you roll to get a fantasy TTRPG alignment; the "Neutral" alignment face has a scale by it and the word "neutral". I'll use that, but upside-down.
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@futurebird I'll use the face of a die then. I got a pair of novelty dice that you roll to get a fantasy TTRPG alignment; the "Neutral" alignment face has a scale by it and the word "neutral". I'll use that, but upside-down.
oooooh that's good!
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oooooh that's good!
@futurebird actually it's very... neutral
(put on shades, but upside-down)
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@futurebird actually it's very... neutral
(put on shades, but upside-down)
I roll those alignment dice to decide what kind of "problem of the day" we'll have. (in math class)
"Lawful Evil?"
"Chaotic Neutral?"(I realized without mentioning this was for a math class it could be a little confusing or creepy)
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In the narrative arc of this story whatever you pick will end up being the symbol of a great movement or criminal art gang (or both)--
But you have no time for design right now. Just a found object that can do the job.
@futurebird My oldest child’s baby tooth.
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@futurebird My oldest child’s baby tooth.
"Order of the tooth!"
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You are a criminal/artist in a cyberpunk and/or fantasy world with intricate fancy social codes. As a ner-do-well you have never needed your own symbol to stamp in wax for your letters (you just used your thumb) But, exciting new opportunities have you moving up in the world rapidly... suddenly you must pick a small object in your abode to make an impression: literally.
What do you choose as an impromptu standard?
With what object will you make YOUR mark?
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@futurebird the handle of the house key I broke the other day (flat like a coin)
"The Broken House Key" sounds like a very ominous criminal art gang.
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You are a criminal/artist in a cyberpunk and/or fantasy world with intricate fancy social codes. As a ner-do-well you have never needed your own symbol to stamp in wax for your letters (you just used your thumb) But, exciting new opportunities have you moving up in the world rapidly... suddenly you must pick a small object in your abode to make an impression: literally.
What do you choose as an impromptu standard?
With what object will you make YOUR mark?
I would use the end of my nail clippers sideways so it looks like the mandibles of an ant.
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I would use the end of my nail clippers sideways so it looks like the mandibles of an ant.
"The Order of the Open Maw"
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You are a criminal/artist in a cyberpunk and/or fantasy world with intricate fancy social codes. As a ner-do-well you have never needed your own symbol to stamp in wax for your letters (you just used your thumb) But, exciting new opportunities have you moving up in the world rapidly... suddenly you must pick a small object in your abode to make an impression: literally.
What do you choose as an impromptu standard?
With what object will you make YOUR mark?
assuming that its a fantasy world and my villainous character is being established in this scene, i'd probably pluck a small, living creature unique to the setting out of its natural habitat amid the filth of my workspace or person, and press it violently into the wax with my thumb
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assuming that its a fantasy world and my villainous character is being established in this scene, i'd probably pluck a small, living creature unique to the setting out of its natural habitat amid the filth of my workspace or person, and press it violently into the wax with my thumb
Poor thing.
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Well, that's one way to bring the story to an unexpected end fast.
@futurebird @richpuchalsky "unexpected"?!
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@futurebird @richpuchalsky "unexpected"?!
OK it's kinda expected I guess.
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You are a criminal/artist in a cyberpunk and/or fantasy world with intricate fancy social codes. As a ner-do-well you have never needed your own symbol to stamp in wax for your letters (you just used your thumb) But, exciting new opportunities have you moving up in the world rapidly... suddenly you must pick a small object in your abode to make an impression: literally.
What do you choose as an impromptu standard?
With what object will you make YOUR mark?
@futurebird I am a potter and I literally could make a fired clay stamp to mark my wares but I have no idea what to make my symbol. So this is a good prompt!
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@futurebird I am a potter and I literally could make a fired clay stamp to mark my wares but I have no idea what to make my symbol. So this is a good prompt!
In the context of the (contrived) question you are in a hurry and must use an existing found object. No time to design anything.
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You are a criminal/artist in a cyberpunk and/or fantasy world with intricate fancy social codes. As a ner-do-well you have never needed your own symbol to stamp in wax for your letters (you just used your thumb) But, exciting new opportunities have you moving up in the world rapidly... suddenly you must pick a small object in your abode to make an impression: literally.
What do you choose as an impromptu standard?
With what object will you make YOUR mark?
@futurebird stegosaurus earring
