The other day Flyte ran a bit of a contest in the IRC. He asked us all to submit our own translations of Correspondence Sigils, and the results were so good that I wanted to open it up to the forums. Here’s the ones we came up with already, please add your own.
If you like any of them particularly, consider sending a gift or a token to the writer. and if anyone would prefer their submissions not be up on the forums, let me know here or in IRC and I’ll take them down
AnstrutherBarron
'The noise that silence makes.'
'A silent look between lovers or enemies.'
'The creation of a work so that you have something to destroy.'
Benveniste
‘The ripples on the surface of a beverage caused by the agitation of the imbiber.’
‘The feeling of exclusion caused by references to a conversation that had not been witnessed.’
‘The outrage of a winner cheated of their prize.’
Cocytus
‘Unthinkable mutual harm as a foundation for intimacy.’
‘The unease of a crowd witnessing a terrible injustice.’
‘Love that pours from the eyes and spills from the skin.’
Deadcrystal
‘The hunger that visits knife-bearers.’
‘An approach that leaves one further away.’
‘Awareness of the shape of space between you and another.’
DismallyOriented
‘Regret of words shared but never spoken.’
‘The daunting task of taking on a mentor’s responsibility.’
‘The moment of savored release before oblivion.’
Eadin
‘Anticipation for an event that, at the same time, you wish never to be realised.’
‘The light that shines without a source.’
‘The fear without a reason.’
Inthrall
‘A percolating tragedy in motion.’
‘The obviate sibyl who ruminates for relevance.’
‘Where the veneer of dreams is exalted.’
Otaara
‘The heart within its cage, beating like red wings.’
‘The sensation of crossing through a doorway made in a bonfire.’
‘Love created in the image of night.’
Roland_Jones
‘A daring escape into a different sort of prison.’
‘Running endlessly in circles.’
‘Clawing one’s way to the top, only to discover the movement was ultimately lateral.’
Saharan
‘The ratio of lovers one has scorned to one’s time well-spent, in seconds.’
‘The final parting moments in which both realize an acquaintanceship was never really enjoyed.’
‘A moment which had resolved itself to occur, and regretted it almost immediately.’
Streetfelineblue
‘The sensation of missing the crucial hint in the solution of an enigma while all people around you have already guessed right.’
‘The other side of a shadow.’
‘Molten lead in a tear duct.’
Vine
‘A social engagement wherein all attending plot against one another.’
‘The inspiration that spawns in forgetting.’
‘The joy of creating opposed by the despair of error.’
Zakamutt
‘The feeling of regret over not having performed a terrible deed simply to experience it.’
‘A glint of sunlight in a dark place, as perceived by a creature that hates light.’
‘The act of attempting to erase every connection to a place and failing.’