[154] Where's Billy and his D&D when you need it... // Voice.

[stopthat_destro]

I really hate to say this after such an exciting port, but I'm... bored. Call it a side-effect of having no projects to fill my time. Or an inevitable response to a return to the status quo.

[Pause.]

So. In the spirit of change and self discovery and whatever else the Admiral is trying to push, I'm thinking about opening myself up to new

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[likedarkmatter]

Self-discovery through other people's hobbies. Hm.

Perhaps this was aimed at the veterans, but I'm sure I don't know what wouldn't be novel for you.

[stopthat_destro]

I hear it's customary to ask people about their hobbies and determine if they seem interesting enough to try.

[flashy_magic]

Have you ever played Magic: The Gathering?

[stopthat_destro]

No. I never participated in many... group activities.

[flashy_magic]

Want me to teach you?

[stopthat_destro]

Sure. [Pause.] How many people are supposed to play?

[most_feared]

[Don't say collect superweapons.]

I learn languages and study Etymology.

[stopthat_destro]

I'll be honest, I didn't learn any languages beyond what was required for my foreign language credit.

[Pauuuse.]

How many are you fluent in?

[most_feared]

I haven't counted in a very long time. [Counting.... counting.... counting....]

On a rudimentary level over a hundred. Forty some fluently. Being that a lot have similarities eventually you can pick up a pattern.

[stopthat_destro]

Well. Suddenly I feel like an underachiever.

Which was the most difficult?

[timesbureaucrat]

[Also not saying collect superweapons.]

Back in my Academy days I used to do recreational calculus or write computer programs. [Narvin's student hobbies were a lot like Rex's student hobbies.]

[stopthat_destro]

[OR EXACTLY LIKE REX'S STUDENT HOBBIES.]

That sounds familiar. To be honest, I still find myself doing that here.

[timesbureaucrat]

It's an amusing way to pass time. [FOR NERDS] Although I suppose it doesn't qualify as something new.

[stopthat_destro]

Ah, but you can always find something new in recreational programming.

[strangehstorian]

I'm working on a collective information project if you want to help with that!

[stopthat_destro]

What topics are you collecting information on?

[strangehstorian]

Well, the library has encyclopedias, but not every world has one, and there isn't a unified encyclopedia that accounts for all of the worlds the people here would know about. Just general information about where everyone comes from; the names of the countries on their world, the technologies and different sentient races... Naturally, the project is ambitious, but it's really just a hobby.

[stopthat_destro]

I wouldn't mind lending a hand. The technology section would be fascinating.