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Region: Refugia
Thanks, that means a lot! It took so long to do ahaha.
Tiralta
Yo whats up
Ansgar
rates of Banoldi citizens being killed by catfish while hiking nude
Jazur
Interesting! Can't wait to see how the houses grow. Also can't wait to see how the magicians and vampires turn out. Good luck!
Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Greetings from west Macedonia
Typica, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Irimara, Agudo Island, Ban Oldern
I once created a nation of witches and vampires. And it was incredibly fun. I highly encourage you to proceed with this :)
The factbook is very classy looking. I especially like the top banner, that's a great look.
Typica, Tiralta, Jazur, Ansgar, Philterra
hello
[spoiler=awkward silence...]sooooo, how's your day been?[/spoiler]
Portmanteau, Tiralta
Greetings.
- PhilTerra, Puppet of Philtech
Portmanteau
Hello there! Welcome to Refugia, I've included some extra information about us below that you may find helpful! 🥳
Refugia is part of a larger community, Calamity Refuge. If you want to hang out with us, check out our Discord server: https://discord.gg/Rt6uGMsNpr. In the meantime, feel free to hang out with us in Refugia, there's lots to do on NationStates. Become a Member State by joining the World Assembly and hanging around for a week. Youll be able to get a spot on one of the fine maps of Refugia at the top of the page, as well as vote on regional matters and run for Council positions.
Once you've signed up for the World Assembly, you can endorse other nations and build your regional influence. This is easy with our custom tool, Tart.Calref: https://tart.calref.ca/
If you've been around for a little bit, you'll probably have noticed that we really like endorsing each other here, and we don't have a cap or limit on how many endorsements you can get.
If theres anything else youre interested in learning about our region or NationStates, feel free to ask!
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Philterra
Tiralta: this will be a quickfire poll so we can move on!
Also Tiralta: gets jetlagged, sleeps 3-4 hours a night for a few days and then is too tired to do anything except chuckle at tumblr
ANYWAY I have now slept A Human Amount and have rectified my lapse in poll creation! (Don't worry Esti, I couldn't destroy your library!)
https://www.nationstates.net/region=refugia#poll
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Jazur, Penocampt
This sounds suspiciously like what someone would say if they were actually five otters standing on each other's heads in a trench coat...
Typica, Tiralta
thank goodness they haven't figured out we're actually raccoons...
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Portmanteau, Pantumaca
nah there four otters and one cat on top of them
the cat is the one that speaks
Portmanteau, Tiralta
silently passes you some cotton candy, motive unclear
Chacapoya, Portmanteau, Tiralta
I have a strong urge to wash this before I eat it.
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Portmanteau, Ban Oldern
The saddest video on the internet...
Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Ban Oldern
[spoiler=hehe][sub]doctor sex is funne[/sub][/spoiler]
Side with my enemy and I will make you xnopyt.
Penocampt
Greetings Refugia,
I want to check in and see how you are all doing this wonderful weekend?
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Ansgar, Philterra
Fine. Contemplating how this nation will ought to be.
Also. Took this test that's trending: https://event.designexpo.org.tw/en/
And I am a Rock.
Middle Keswick, Jazur, Pantumaca
Good
Middle Keswick, Tiralta
...Why... why is A Human Amount capitalized? ... Was Portmanteau right about the otter thing???? Anyways, thanks for not killing the library. That's where we keep the ancient records. Don't destroy the ancient records. And also try to keep your sleep schedule good.
Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Irimara
It's okay, don't worry about it! :)
I got Ice. The results were a lil confusing. I prefer quizzes that make a little more sense but it was fun.
Hey hey MK! I'm doing well, having a chilled out Saturday playing Civ V. How are you?
Typica, Middle Keswick, Araine, Jazur, Estebere, Philterra
Wait, is capitalizing a human amount required for non-humans or something?
definitely dont need that personally *laughs awkwardly as I quickly cover my right wing with a wood-textured blanket hoping you dont see it*
Araine, Tiralta, Penocampt
Ursula K. Le Guin is a fascinating author. Currently reading her Annals of the Western Shore trilogy, and as someone who is ambivalent towards young adult novels, her writings really broken my misgivings. It is not cheesy at all, not centered around love, just young adults growing and adjusting to the world with their power and responsibility. Man, really a welcome break from my usual scifi binge.
That said, have you read any book that take you aback in a good way?
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Estebere, Ban Oldern
Not particularly, but theres certainly a few books that would have done that if I hadnt eased into them first. The Redwall series is a great example of one of those; I would definitely not have been as fine with it at first as I was if I hadnt slowly put myself further and further into being a furry with the Warrior series(es), the Animorphs, etc.
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Portmanteau, Tiralta
I love Le Guin, I need to read more of her stuff.
I loved Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars series, there were several times reading that I had to put the books down and lie on the floor so I could think about what I'd just read.
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Portmanteau
[spoiler=something]I was going to say something about how I have access to MWDs, but then I noticed you had them too-
and no it was not for threatening you
[sub]Also, what does xnopyt mean?[/sub][/spoiler]
edit : please don't take this seriously
no offense taken. Maybe.
(Also, xnopyt, by urban dictionary, means to suddenly disintegrate at the thought of something, sourced from a Tom Scott video)
The Blue Fire, Penocampt
All personality test are generally biased and misleading. Though fun and sometimes embarrassingly accurate.
Ironically, I am fairly knowledgeable about MBTI typology 😅.
Tiralta, The Blue Fire
I have a spreadsheet with a friend group where for funsies we track our astrology, MBTI, enneagram and occasionally a couple of other quizzes we've found fun. So far there is zero correlation although we all agree enneagram was the most accurately guessable for us as a close friend group.
Jazur, The Blue Fire, Philterra
I'm a Rock too, and so is my best friend lol
Typica, Tiralta, Philterra
I can vouch for Mars Trilogy. Such a good series, rich in detail not only on the scenery, but also characters and the politics surrounding the terraforming. And not centered on just one protagonist either. It's certainly an overwhelming one!
Green and Blue Mars are definite read as well!
Portmanteau, Tiralta, Irimara, Ban Oldern
They're all so good! I loved the politics and the different viewpoints on how it all worked, and the lives of all of the characters.
Narwhal
I sincerely disagree on that part, with the right reference points and "numbers", you can pinpoint what cognitive functions you use on a daily basis. Opposite case for me really, I find enneagram to be too fluid and flexible, hard time pinpointing what's factually correct.
Jazur
I was talking specifically about my friend group of 10 people, it's not really a statistically useful sample size :P
Araine, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Philterra
I always find that the first book in really long serieses always do that for me, for example the Philosopher/Sorcerer's Stone of Harry Potter.
I might read Annals of the Western Shore, if I can find it at the library.
Narwhal, Portmanteau
Gojiro by Mark Jacobson
It was one of the most surprising experiences I ever head reading a book. Just plucked it from a library because I enjoy dumb Godzilla movies. It's hard to explain what it's about. A boy wakes from a coma and befriends Godzilla on an island. They make monster movies together and have trippy adventures. And it's an absolute mess. But I've never been so taken aback by a reading experience.
Narwhal, Tiralta
Would someone from the World Assembly mind explaining to a new WA member anything that I should know? I fear that I may violate something that I do not know. Thank you!
Typica, Tiralta, Uwuguaya, The Blue Fire, Ban Oldern
Yo.....
Hello guys.
Today, as I completed 7 days in Refugia, I am now an official member of the region...!!!
Chacapoya, Typica, Narwhal, Araine, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Ansgar, Penocampt, Bulligta, Toothbrush, Agudo Island, Ban Oldern
The only violation you can do is to have two nations that you own in the World Assembly at the same time.
Etiquette wise, it's advised that you draft any proposals you want to write on the forums, and take the feedback sincerely - most people who'll reply to you with advice will have been writing for the WA for a while and know what they're talking about.
But for voting, you can just vote exactly how you want to. It's perfectly fine to abstain from a vote, to vote differently to everyone else, to change your vote after a day, etc.
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Liphia, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Tay-Mania, Ban Oldern
As always, # NotTheWACouncillor but my thoughts on the current injunction in the Security Council are a strong against.
I don't see any reasons given why that region specifically above any others should be injuncted because they're "at risk" of invasion (every frontier is "at risk" of invasion, that's part of the mechanics of being a frontier). There's also a fairly good culture of previous Injunctions being passed quickly and with strong support, especially within the two week window (I think? Correct me if I'm wrong!) it takes to transition from a Frontier to a Stronghold.
"Possibly vulnerable to invasion" and "no guarantee an injunction could be passed quickly enough" is not really a strong and persuasive argument in my opinion.
Chacapoya, Poquaoi, Typica, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca
you've just convinced me to change my vote. Thank you for the help!
Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Ban Oldern
I thought I'd read some of their rmb to try to confirm the local sentiment. But having learned of something called a phrog, I'm now obsessed with learning more.
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Ban Oldern
phrog is epik
Chacapoya, Typica, The Blue Fire
Good morning all
I was looking at some art this morning and I think I found Bluey fighting Peppa Pig
Chacapoya, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Sempera, The Blue Fire, Penocampt, Pantumaca, Ban Oldern
the internet is a strange place indeed
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire
phrog is much yes
Typica, The Blue Fire, Ban Oldern
the trilogy
The Blue Fire, Boxiia
Peppa Pig should only be fighting Lucina from Fire Emblem
Tiralta, Jazur
okay, but hear me out:
Peppa Pig vs Peter Porker
Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Estebere, Sempera, The Blue Fire, Boxiia, Penocampt, Pantumaca
...peppa pig vs hydrogen bomb?
Tiralta, Jazur, Penocampt, Ban Oldern
No no no, Peppa Pig vs Clifford the Big Red Dog
Typica, Tiralta, Jazur, Penocampt, Ban Oldern
The big red dog vs the big red scare
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Jazur, Ethierys, Penocampt, Johji, Ban Oldern
Bluey vs the blue wave
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Penocampt, Ban Oldern
Bluey vs the McDonalds Scott Morrison sh*t himself at
The Blue Fire, Johji
So true
We're back :3
Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Silliy
hi, my alter ego Madlind is here as well
Tiralta
Nice flags you made :3
Typica, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Silliy
thanks! yours is pretty cool too!
Typica, Tiralta, Foreigna
Oh hey we're in Wodsustein
https://www.nationstates.net/region=refugia#poll
Chacapoya, Typica, Portmanteau, Jazur, Estebere, The Blue Fire, Penocampt
Hey Guys, Just joined glad to be here! :)
Typica, Portmanteau, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Ansgar, Boxiia, Toothbrush, Agudo Island
Welcome to the region, [nation=noflag]Pretoriar[/nation]!
Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Agudo Island
I have a great affection for the Redwall series. Must have read over a dozen of those things by the time I graduated school. One of my fondest reading experiences.
Also, Animorphs :)
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Tiralta
I was a warrior cats kid. The books arent even well written but I was obsessed from the ages of 5 to 10. Ive seen people describe them as GoT for children which is pretty accurate. Im also a furry now lol
Typica, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Boxiia
Same, except Im not a furry now (not that theres anything wrong with that).
An aunt bought me the first three books from the third arc when I was in 1st grade (so like, 6ish) and I read the first two and followed the series until the end of the fourth arc before finally getting bored.
They really werent ever well written but they were fun to read for a time. I ended up giving all my books to a much younger cousin and she really liked them too, although when shed come over and excitedly tell me everything that was happening I realized some stuff was pretty 😬.
And from her descriptions of books that were released after I stopped reading its only gotten worse, sounds like it went off the rails even more if you can believe that, it was already a pretty fantastical series to begin with. GoT for kids is a pretty apt description considering cats get murdered left and right in that first series lol.
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Boxiia
quick question to WA members, what are y'alls opinion on the recent resolution on the general assembly?
Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta
I got the (i think) fourth season first lol-
Then I got the first one later on.
Typica, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire
aren't we all? (in some way or another?)
Literature is like the main entrance into furriness
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Voinarx
I also was a warrior cats kid. I didn't actually read it when I was super young, I was already like in fifth grade and I think I was already reading stuff way better than that(I.E. Percy Jackson), but I still ended up reading it somehow. Loved it, definitely was GoT for kids, and I now have a Warriors oc and several friends who I did warriors roleplay with in fifth grade
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Sempera, The Blue Fire, Voinarx, Ban Oldern
I see yall are talking about childhood books, lemme add one of my earliest obsessions to the table: Geronimo Stilton. I read every single book front to back from the ages of 6-10 and can safely tell you I remember almost nothing apart from the trauma that mouse went through every book. The show was pretty decent too, the theme song was absolutely banging
Typica, Araine, Survivors Win, Tiralta, Estebere, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Ban Oldern
Its been a while since I've heard that title. Got those flashbacks to the good old days.
Typica, Tiralta, Sempera
I had OCs called Nettlefrost and Duskfoot! But I think my gateway into being a furry was just looking at all the cool art of cartoon animals. My fursona isnt even a cat, hes a coydog.
Typica, Tiralta, Jazur
I don't know if I have an actual fursona per se, mainly just a general idea rather than a fixed character. I have other, fixed characters but they're just storytelling avenues, not someone I can really relate to (often, at least) or put in my place in situations because they aren't me and never will be close.
Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire
I got bored so I decided to make a spoopy flag for our region. Hope yall enjoy it😂
I dedicate this factbook to Vermin from Coraline (help me, Im trapped in The Other World)
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=ansgar/detail=factbook/id=1942988
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Sempera, Irimara, Pantumaca, Ban Oldern, Deasaadaqis, World Censurranthame
Oh my god I loved those books. I actually have like twenty of the spin offs and reprints on my nightstand for some reason, and I know I have waaaaaaay more hidden in my book shelves. What did you think of the specials(I.E. the really big ones like Kingdom of Fantasy or the mermaid one)? As for the show... well, I didn't actually watch it. Should I?
Cool! I searched up a coydog earlier, and they seem to be a good choice for a fursona. Do your Warriors OCs have any stories?
Typica, Araine, Survivors Win, Tiralta, Jazur, Sempera, The Blue Fire
Ahhhh! I was a sucker for the specials. I never really got into the Spacemice and Cavemice ones, but the Kingdom of Fantasy books just felt so much more dignified and cool to my kid-self. The hardcover effect, no doubt. I *loved* the Thea Sisters. I still have memories of only having 3 Thea Stilton books to reread constantly while I was being babysat by a kind old lady that had like NO TV. Speaking of book specials, I also loved the Magic Tree House growing up. But I thought the Camelot series was way more interesting than the main one. I believe they were a side series called Merlin Missions :)
edit: oh, and dont bother with the show. It was really obscure to begin with, I was just a persistent child who wanted to consume every form of this media. But it was not bad, all things considered!
Survivors Win, Aephony, Tiralta, The Blue Fire
lookin good! (avoid the Other Mother at ALL COSTS)
Tiralta, Jazur, Ansgar, Pantumaca, Ban Oldern
Yessssss Kingdom of Fantasy! That one was amazing, and it was basically my first introduction to the entire genre of fantasy as a whole. But... I do have to admit I never finished it. I also really enjoyed the time travel series, did you ever read that? I never did read much of the Thea sisters, but I did read the Atlantis one, and I really enjoyed that one. I loved magic treehouse, and I even have a stack down on my bookshelf. Absolutely amazing series, from what I remember it was actually written well, and Merlin missions was also great. Also... for some reason I have a distinct memory of the characters acting like narwhals. And then I tried acting like a narwhal their style while swimming. Fun times!
Tiralta, Sempera
Its been so long that I dont really remember!
Typica, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Ban Oldern
The lil ghosties!!!
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Ansgar, Agudo Island, Ban Oldern
PEOPLE I THINK I LOST MY ORIGINAL ACCOUNT
i was [nation=long]Penocampt[/nation] and i think i got hacked or lost the pass idk
Jazur
rip :(
Jazur, The Blue Fire
If you had an email address attached to the account you should be able to reset your password.
Typica, Araine, Jazur, The Blue Fire
I wasn't aware of this series, but it looks really cute. The name "Geronimo Stilton" is great, though.
I love your spoopy flag
Typica, Tiralta, Sempera, Ansgar
Post self-deleted by Tiralta.
Aw it was a spammer. :(
Chacapoya, Typica, Aephony, Jazur, The Blue Fire
I completely forgot about the time travel series. AND the Atlantis ones. Youre unlocking memories over here. I couldve sworn they even made a series for Creepella Von Cacklefur
Tiralta
completely unrelated to anything posted here ever but
i have found a (possibly infinite) family of objects and I'm naming them all jeremy.
(copy-pasted from desmos, which now has a beta 3d version so yay)
3-jeremy (Jeremy III) is given by x^{x}y^{y}z^{z}-x^{2}y^{2}z=xyz and his shadow is x^{x}y^{y}-x^{2}y^{2}<xy
2-jeremy (Jeremy II) is given by x^{x}y^{y}-x^{2}y=xy and his shadow is x^{x}-x^{2}=x
4-jeremy (Jeremy IV) is given by x^{x}y^{y}z^{z}w^{w}-x^{2}y^{2}z^{2}w=xyzw and his shadow is x^{x}y^{y}z^{z}-x^{2}y^{2}z^{2}<xyz
etc., etc.,
Delta Vega Iv, The Blue Fire
*Gasp* Wait, there were two atlantises? And who was Creepella? Not just you who's discovering new things here! Ah, memories. Did you have a favorite? Mine was Hug a Tree
Tiralta, Sempera
Typica, Araine, Ansgar, Pantumaca
I just got the Ocean Nova banner and it's SO PRETTY! If climate change won't convince you to invest in the environment, then this banner will. I'm making it my primary!
Delta Vega Iv, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Ansgar, Pantumaca
I really hate accidentally picking the unwanted solution in issues, anyway hallo
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Ansgar, Pantumaca
i didn't-
This game feel damn nostalgic for some reason, been absent for half a year
Tiralta, The Blue Fire
Wait
Where is 1-jeremy? Has he died at birth? The people of Delta Vega IV want to know!
I mean, can't he exist even if he has no shadow?
The Blue Fire
1-jeremy is two points, the two roots of x^x-2x (2 & about .3643233...), and his shadow is just the origin point.
on a second thought, I'm naming the shadows "Jimmy", and 1-jimmy is the shadow of 2-jeremy (which is a different set of points than 1-jeremy)
Delta Vega Iv, The Blue Fire
so 4-jeremy is a four-dimensional object with a three-dimensional shadow?
Jazur
yes. (these shadows are given as the light being infinitely far away on the "up" axis (y for 2D, z for 3D, w for 4D, etc.)
Delta Vega Iv, The Blue Fire
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