pew pew
i'll read this later but I'm here lol
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Thank you for looking out for me :D
1st Choice: Object # 365
2nd Choice: Object # 333
3rd Choice: Object # 444
4th Choice: Object # 555
5th Choice: Object # 777
THANK YOU, Epicgamer 23, for your kind words and support.
Initially, this was somewhat off-putting; the pacing and odd use of quotes seemed sloppy, but the pacing was easy to get used to. Overall, the relative originality, lack of any serious missteps in execution, and memorability of the article was more than enough for an upvote. Still a bit bothered by the very excessive quoting and slight unrealism in narration, but it's not a major detriment and I still enjoyed the article plenty.
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Now that I think about it more, while some parts of the execution fall flat, the article does a fantastic job of communicating the concept's strengths regardless, which is what does it most for me.
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SecondtoInfinity,
THANK YOU for your insight. I mean that.
THANK YOU for your upvote. I really mean that!
APPARENTLY I FORGOT TO UPVOTE, THAT HAS SINCE BEEN FIXED
D:
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Well, there goes my hope of winning objectcon!
In all honesty, great job! I enjoyed the read!
Well, maybe not all hope is lost of beating you haha. I'm glad so many authors have joined this.
Take a well-deserved +1
(also I emailed rhinehart)
I exist for the sole purpose of writing this
THANK YOU, Henry. I will be reading your entry next.
ThatPartyGoer,
It is "nice" that you think it is "nice." THANK YOU.
On a subjective note, I cannot partake of Seer Tea myself. That "Living Mouthful" phenomenon is enough to "gag a maggot."
I dunno why this made me laugh, but it did. Nice article, really creative object, and I love it.
~🌱
YourWeirdPlant,
Ha! The "gag a maggot" reference foreshadows Anne's Farewell (3 of 3).
My abundance of "quotes" used in this page has been justly questioned. Granted, my writing style might not be everyone's cup of Seers Tea. I wanted to develop the page using the opinions and findings of the fictional characters that re-discovered and experimented with Object 365.
THANK YOU for your kindness and support. It is my desire to create memorable contributions to this amazing writing project. You make an "old man" happy!
I really do need to read those, huh
Mmmmm dead entities
I'm justice!…What?…No not the blind folded girl!
Exterminator-1,
Yummy, yummy in my tummy! Indeed!
THANK YOU for the upvote.
I do my part to keep humans at the top of the food chain.
Okay phew hi im finally here. This is lovely. I love it. The concept is well thought out, it's helpful, and it's connected to a wider lore. It checks all the boxes for me. I'm not particularly a fan of dialogue in Backrooms articles, but this one executes it well, as it feels like you're still reading an article, not a conversation. If the dialogue was presented as a long back-and-forth between two people, and some mysterious third party, which only serves to introduce a single anomalous property of the article's subject, as is usually the case, I would have a problem with that. But it's not. It feels like an article where someone is explaining how this object works, what it does, and using quotes from people who've experienced it's effects to explain it better. I was scared that, for lack of a better word, the tea would be over-powered, but it's essentially Almond Water but way cooler. The Backrooms tries to be scientific a lot of the time, so I really like it when something like this comes out and gives people "Spontaneous clairvoyance." Like that's just awesome. I also liked how the origins of the object were very mysterious, similar to it's place of origin. And lastly, it dives into the juicy details. That's very important. You should flesh out an idea as much as you want, but the more detail, the better, in my opinion. The only issue I had with it was at the very bottom where an email is linked, and that's even 100x better than any dialogue, because it's still one person talking. To me, it just doesn't make much sense to link something like that, instead of explaining it in the article, but it could also have something to do with the lore, and I still haven't read the Anne Dunne tales yet so idk. Anyways, tl;dr, this is amazing, and it gets my upvote for sure. Okay, I'm literally out of time now, so cya (⌐■_■)✌
wow that was long XD
Long, but insightful.
For the record, authors savor insightful commentary. In this case, your comments are the heartbeats to my lifeblood of inspiration. There are three levels of satisfaction as an author: the satisfaction of discovery; the satisfaction of execution; and the satisfaction of connection.
Reading your comments today, I wondered if you should be the writer.
As for the mysterious (“Easter Egg”) link in my article: Several readers have already corresponded with Dr. John Rhinehart PhD.
AUTHOR DISCLAIMER: Is it wrong to correspond with a fictional character? Of course not! Not only is it not wrong, but it is trendy. The phrase “comfort character” is part of today's pop culture landscape. These are characters from fictional worlds (books, movies, television shows, graphic novels, and video games) that some people emotionally bond with and draw comfort from. The idea is very popular in online fandom.
That's quite possibly the nicest complement anyone's ever given me. I'm so happy to hear you call my words "insightful." That means a lot. I feel those same levels of satisfaction as a consumer of you (and others) works. I want you to know, I really look up to you, so even being able to say something about your works and get a reply back is amazing, but you really have a way of making me feel like my words mean something to you. I hope they truly do!
I've considered becoming a writer before, and I've written some things that, looking back, would probably fit into the Backrooms and just paranormal fiction as a whole. That sentence inspired me. I'm still writing today, but, well, more accurately, I'm trying to write. I've gotten to a bit of a block (the writer's kind) on my entity, and don't really know how to proceed. Is there something you do when you're stuck?
Interesting. I'll have to shoot good ol' Rhinie an email.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't have any comfort characters lol
Also, thank you. I've been trying to go out of my way to let people on the internet know I truly appreciate them talking to me, especially those I think really should have better things to do, and I'm happily realizing that I'm not the only one who really puts person before project :D
Also! I liked the criminal activity notification at the end! That was pretty neat :D