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Enjoyed with: Give me a break... C'mon... You know what...

Perfection first, production value later...

At times, mystical events can be quite powerful. Great power can be harnessed through the abuse of the profound. Sometimes the more complicated it appears, the more easily and unwittingly we believe in it’s authority. This is irrelevant…

The world is fraught with peril.
There is no choice but to assert some control.
Control through freedom has become bothersome.
A more direct approach is necessary.

Neenex is currently torn from reality by an incisive headache. S/He has wandered off into the spacious wilderness wrought through thought. It would appear that the meeting with Selby had no effect on h/im/her -
A minor event:
The new entity stands atop a cliff.
Try to imagine:
This is purely for the sake of scope in tipping the epic sale. 

(WHO AM I?!)
    V          
    Neenex   
                  c
                 l
                i
               f
             f

Enter the Deity.



*M
     A    
        S                      ( Sounds like the wind's crying... )
            S                            O  ( What the fuck! )                   
                I                             o       V
                  V                           Neenex
P  U  F  F  L  E*
             
He is something resembling an hallucination. Hmmm…

               (...dig...)
                    V

              (Uh, okay...)
                   O ( Awareness! )
                       o     V
                        Neenex




 And now for some love and understanding…
Let’s hope the interaction is worthwhile.

( Knowledge is speaking, 
   But wisdom is listening… )
        V

                            (What the fuck?)   
              (… Okay?)         O
                          V        o
                          Neenex









 Brevity is essential – it adds to the mystery…
 
(  ...Peace and Harmony... )
    V

                 
                           

        ( This is, uh... )
                    O   (  Everything is so
                        o        new...)
                          o     V
                         Neenex






The end of a powerful interaction…

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    A    
        S                 
         
            S                  ( What else can I say? )
               I                               O    (What the fuck…)
                  V                             o      V
P  U  F  F  L  E*                       Neenex


In all events there is confusion, at the beginning at least.
Slowly the world unfolds in an interesting way.
And slowly we understand what is going on.

Neenex has been confronted by a powerful invention. It seems that it has become necessary to invent one (Note: nomenclature starts with a V and ends with an E).

What recourse will this interaction with a “higher” power have on our new entity? An experiment, which might be interesting to run on the side… Let’s experience this…



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Open the oven. The cookies are done.

                      

The way things are at this point...

NOTE: THIS IS AN OFF THE CHART EXPERIMENT!!!

So… Where are we?

We have the subjects. (Lined up appropriately… or, uh, accordingly?)

    •    Tesuon
    •    Suvaal
    •    Selby
    •    Neenex

And added to the group three seemingly unspecific objects of unknown origin, namely: a rock, a tree and a guitar.

They are what might be called, displaced (err…) in a reality. The purpose of these experiments is to discover the length and breadth of their eternally malleable reality. It is formed through language and it is being played with. (Totally…)

And so, through the use of choice words and textual intercourse (you better know what I mean… because I don’t know if I do), we have achieved an amazing misunderstanding. We could say the misunderstanding is part of the understanding. (Yeah, I know…)

Distinguishing is another issue (uhm). Try to note how the misuse and abuse of ersatz-matter <-(interesting, ain’t it?) has created some truly diabolical and delicious possibilities. (mMMmm) Yet don’t be alarmed when we pop culture. There is an attempt to eliminate the dimensions of difference.

Well… It should be admitted: the initial intention has malformed into something else. It has the potential to be quite beautiful. There’s a saying about lesser-known paths… hmmm… It might apply.

In any case: We have created time, space and any place. An allegedly coherent thread of existence is in… uhm… existence... (it’s supposed to be this way…)

We have successfully arrived, illogically and perhaps quote (yes) fortunately upon a new world. With limitless power we need only imagine the process and proceedings.

As it is, we are now stuck in this faux-reality constructed by a handful of thoughts… and hopefully it is hammered with a preeminence of fun…

Moisten your eyeballs… Have fun… Peace and Harmony…  Awesome…

To conclude:

An adequate amount of effort is being made to summarise the initial experiments. It should be completed soon… Along with series 2.1A of the experiments.

Experiment 1.8A

Enjoyed with: A mild sedative and Pink Floyd – Is There Anybody Out there?

In a world of apparently nothing, Selby comes to terms with his new-found existence. It can be torturous.
Being forced to learn and understand so much in such a short period of time.
Pain should end eventually.

On a fine, decidedly summer, day not long after a confounding incident. There is movement in reality.
Anguished and in constant thought. Burdened by a babbling brain. There is a shaping in the verse.

- With no one to speak to, Selby marches through the surroundings.

( Where am I going? )
    O
       o ( This is odd… )
               V
          Selby

The peace of being alone allows for further elaboration and experience. Much calmer and relaxed, there’s nothing to do but think.
And so: S/He begins speaking to itself.

( Hello? )
   O 
     o ( Hello? )
           V
         Selby

More… Yes…

( How are you doing? )
    O
        o ( Fine I guess… I just feel like
                there’s this great big cloud
                     or something hovering over me.
                I can’t explain it... )
                    V             
               Selby

It’s good that Selby has found someone to speak with. Lest his mind fall into madness… Hmmm…

For now, he is comforted by his thoughts.

( It’s okay. I understand exactly what you mean.  )
    O
       o ( It’s reassuring to know that I’m not alone. )
              V
           Selby

Perhaps we can help the situation.
A test of Selby’s reaction towards the props…

( What’s this then? )
          O
            o ( Hmmm.)
                 V                                 GUItAR!
               Selby                         TREE
                                                     ROCK


An element of surprise?

( I know what these are… )
    O
       o ( That’s a guitar…                                               GuiTaR!
             And that’s a tree…                                      tReE
             And that last one is a rock… )                                Rock
                    V
               Selby

The results are not really as astounding as they actually are.

In any case, space, time or place, something has to happen. Like, maybe: A breakdown of mental stability…
 Sorry Selby, perhaps it was too soon.

( How very interesting… )
    O
        o ( Indubitably )
               V                                             GUITar!
            Selby                                  TREE
                                                             Rock
   
And so a mutation of sorts makes itself known.
There’s a word... It’s just about putting in the effort and finding it.
What?
Delusional?
Schizophrenic?
Regardless!
At this very moment, things are actually quite entertaining.
               
                                    ( Hey… you with the face… )
                                                V                                   GUItAR!
    ( This is new…)                TREE
           V                                                     ROCK
          Selby

It has begun. The consequences are elaborate. Yet there’s always something more. Or is that just hope? Anyway, Selby is strangely comfortable with the conversation. The props’ knowledge and understanding of things is amazing.

In the middle of the conversation, there is a little word play…

( It’s amazing how
    you know so much, guitar! )       
        V                                         ( Yeah, s/he’s crazy insane
    Selby                                       about the knowledge and stuff. )
                                                                            V
                                                                           TREE       
                                          ( Aw, shucks… )
                                              V
                                       GuitAR!

                                              ( It’s the truest thing
                                                       since truth itself. )
                                                                       V 
                                                                   ROCK

Through no intention at all they become what might be called friends – if the term can even be applied at such an early stage.
 It is at this moment that Selby looks in the distance and sees the shapes of Tesuon and Suvaal. They are still arguing about something.
Selby ignores this and returns to his comfortable and current reality.

( It’s nice to have some real friends. )
    O                   
       o ( I love you guys! )                ( Aaww, what a sweety.)
            V                                                V
            Selby                                   GuiTAR!
                       
                                                   ( Cute, I’ll give you that much…
                                                                 But I’m into it )
                ( Right back at ya,                       V
                            buddy… )                      TREE
                       V               
                   rock

-On a piece of existence, overlooking the unraveling of a separate reality stands Tesuon and Suvaal. They view the situation from afar and with something resembling disdain.

( Damn, who is s/he speaking to? )
    V
    Suvaal           ( I'm forced to say the props … uuhh… )
                             V
                    Tesuon

A private chuckle between friends… They embrace something new and exciting.
A better form of exchange.

( What’s that word you know? )
               V                   
            Tesuon           ( Oh… I think it was (psycho)
                                                Loser! )    O
                                                      V     o
                                                     Suvaal

Hmmm… Quite…

( Yeah, I mean just look at it.
What a loser… Just…
Standing there,
 What an idiot. )            ( Now you’re just being an asshole )
          V                                  V
        Tesuon                    Suvaal

For some reason that is easily explained, the two of them fall into their routine. Aggressive affection.

(  Shut up, dick… )
       V                      ( Not this again… )
    Tesuon                     V
                                Suvaal

Tesuon and Suvaal are close… Almost as if they were made for each other... Perhaps more intimately than they’d like.  It seems as though they are bound to one another by imaginative cause. 

Their understanding has adapted quite nicely. It could be a great shame if they keep acting in such a juvenile manner.

-An appropriate distance away, Selby is pleased and at peace. S/He has made what might be called “real” friends.

For a purpose that could be humorous:
Selby stands underneath TREE and enjoys the shade.

                                  TREE
( I feel so cool right now. )       
             V                                   GuitaR!   
           Selby                     rock

An interesting story is unfolding. There’s still much to be done
and more to explore.
It seems that in this verse knowledge and understanding is somewhat erratic, though it’s always around when needed.
  
There is always another if not better way to explain things…

Perhaps...

Experiment 1.7A

Enjoyed with: Cinnamon tea and Led Zeppelin – How Many More Times

Befriend before you offend.
A Natural law of the universe is one that is constantly 
trying to be broken.

A mild disagreement has brought Tesuon and Suvaal together. Funny enough… They are attempting, it seems, to assert themselves. 
They have been embroiled in a heated argument for quite a stretch of reality.

Suddenly, with few thoughts to fight with,
they reduce themselves to  ill-referenced words.
A small gift of sorts.

(  Why are you being
such an asshole about it?
  I was here before you,
  so I decide  what to do with it! )
         V
Tesuon

    ( Don’t be such a dick.
        We should decide together! )
           V
    Suvaal

Now what?

(  You’re a an asshole! )
    V
  Tesuon

    (  You’re a dick! )
        V
        Suvaal

Luckily, Selby is nearby. S/He is a being of another design, instantly aware of everything. It is currently nauseated with knowledge and understanding. Carelessly made for the sake of some unknown reason yet to be fabricated.

There is no doubt that s/he is endowed with a great, big hunk of smoldering, you guessed it: knowledge and understanding.

After a while of observation,
Selby moves in to imply its existence.


( Awareness!
    I think therefore I am. )
      O
         o (  Hey, just chillax… Why are you two getting so loud? )
                V
             Selby

Ignorant or naïve or both: Suvaal and Tesuon enjoy a new emotion next to rage.

( Because s/he’s an asshole! )
          V
        Tesuon
   
           ( And s/he’s being a dick! )
                V
            Suvaal

( My head hurts from all this understanding! )
    O
       o
    Selby

And now a defining moment in Selby’s forced acceptance of self-awareness. The honesty is brutal… So much so that it should be funny.

(  …Stop fucking around. I’ve got a headache. )
       V
      Selby

(  ?  !  .  . )         ( ?  .  .  . )                                         
  O                       O
 o                           o   
Tesudon         Suvaal

The manner in which the three handle this interaction is…
interesting, if not admirable.
Selby is clearly more than Tesuon or Suvaal in terms of something or another (You know what I mean).

Yet his existential experience has just begun.

(  Asshole! )    ( Dick! )
        V                V
     Tesuon    Suvaal

(  I don’t think they even know
      what those words mean. )
        O
           o
        Selby

Tired from such a sudden impact of realization, Selby meander’s off and stumbles along battling with just being, if you wish.
The first impression of Tesuon and Suvaal is forged into h/er/is fresh and fertile mind.
It was an interesting encounter;
I’m sure that Selby will think so too.

So s/he moves off, determined to rest h/er/is rattled mind and gain a clearer consciousness. S/He is quite befuddled, for lack of a seriously funny word.

This is how things are. Allow simmering…

Hmmmm.... It appears reality is expanding...

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What is going on?

Experiment 1.3A

Enjoyed with: Uh, tea and The Pixies - Gouge Away

At last, time has passed. Tesuon and Suvaal have been thrust upon existence and know only themselves and each other…
With no one around we get bored – obviously.
 It can be fun to play mind games with friends.

If there is a day, it is a good day. Our test subjects find a way to entertain themselves, aware but unsure of the inner workings of their existence.

( Think of a number… )
    V
Suvaal
   
    ( Uhm, okay. )
               V
    Tesuon

An incredible event occurs.

    (47)
        O
     o
 Tesuon

They are both theatrical in their effort.

( The number you are thinking of is… forty seven! )
      V
Suvaal

The appropriate amount of sincere amazement is apparent in Tesuon’s response.

( Wow, I’m amazed! How did you do that? )
    V
Tesuon

            ( Oh, I just read your thoughts… Like I am right now. )
                  V
           Suvaal

A strange and highly predictable end begins to loom.

( Awesome… Let me try to read yours… Think of a number. )
         V
Tesuon

And so the game begins again:

(22)                            
    O
   o
Suvaal

    (  Uhm… shit…  )
               V
    Tesuon

Knowledge is a funny thing in actuality. This is probably because of some technical term that applies philosophically. Or perhaps, in general, we just don’t know it yet.

( What’s wrong? )
    V
  Suvaal

The feeling of sorrow is smothering.

        ( I don’t know how to read. )
            V
        Tesuon

Hmmmm…
              
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Experiment 1A

Enjoyed with: Supertramp - The Logical Song

Time to explore and experiment with....

A new way of speaking!

It would be great to consider alternate ways of depicting speech. Uh, wouldn't it?
Currently we have quotation marks " " and in some languages they make use of the chevron < >. Wouldn't it be interesting if there was another way of signifying the speech or thoughts from a character?

For this experiment I would like to explore the use of various other punctuation marks in creating speech. This will be done in an attempt to make reading more "exciting", if you will.

Below are a few examples of what I've come up with. Using only the characters from the keyboard: It is in effect a way to mirror the use of speech and thought bubbles as seen in various comics.

And so...

Example 1A (speech)

Chara < Hey there, do you like the shape of my words? )

Example 1B (thoughts)

Chara o O (I wonder what he's thinking about? )

Example 2A

Chara
         ^
(Man, I'm really tired of being so awake.)


Example 2.1A

Chara
        /\
(I've never really been much for conversation.)


Example 2B

Chara
         o
          O
(I wonder if they know what I'm thinking?)


Example 3A

(This is what I do for fun.)
     \/
Chara

Example 3.1A

(I ate the last cupcake, what are you going to do about it?)
  \  /
   \/
Chara


Example 3B

(I wish I could share my ideas...)
    O
   o
Chara

Example 4A

(I hope something funny happens.)
      V
Chara

Example 4.1A

(Where is everybody?)
       v
Chara

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If you have any feedback, please let me know. Once I've decided on a suitable example, I plan on putting it into practice with a short of sorts... Mmm... What do I mean? What could I mean? What should I mean?!

Perhaps something to punctuate this experiment