lawfulneutralmage

The story came to me as part of preparation for a role-playing game in the West, and I had a name for the character (Dashel Artois), but how to explain a French name in the US? So, upon researching French settlers in America, I stumbled on the interesting history of Louisiana. I even watched accent videos, and I did not find it that bad sorry for describing it as "Southern drawl"!

So, I know this was kind of unfair, participating as non-author till then. Would you now like to share your comments?

Thank you! Hate is usually the result of fear which stems from not understanding. In most cases, it is the not wanting to even try to understand others/differences. Yes, he did what was done to him. As for much worse, that is probably years of canned up aggression being let out.

Thank you! Yes, if people could let other people just be...

Yes, same problem. Had to switch to a computer.

Yes, same concern. Also adding comments. I did not do that later on.

I wish somebody had told that to Hemingway... Thx for the clarification!

Account hacking is awful! Security is not only the responsibility of the user, but also of the service provider. And there are MANY black sheep. Doing security correctly is complex and thus expensive... So, we users can only do so much i.e. dealing with our passwords. The number of possible combinations of the characters in a password is expressed as: (number of potential characters than can be used)^(number of characters in the password) So, in shorter passwords, it is good to have many potential characters including special characters i.e. not alphanumeric, but generally, the number gets much bigger much quicker if the password is longer. So, make a pass"word" a pass"phrase" like "Darius1of2Persia3was4drunk5like6HELL7". Capitals, lower case, numbers, long and still memorable. Use special characters only if forced to, rather make the password longer. Use a different password for each service. NEVER recycle passwords. Use a password manager like KeePass to store and generate passwords. Always make them as long as the service permits. Some passwords, like those required as basis for communication and identity e.g. email service, should not be cryptic. Those passwords must be long, but memorable! As described, use two-factor authentication wherever reasonably (!) possible. Such a 2FA service is reasonable if it allows to store recovery keys! Otherwise, if the phone is gone for whatever reason, the account will be inaccessible! It is possible to export the 2FA keys from the 2FA app on the phone, but only if the app allows that like Aegis. The usually advertised big ones do not (at least a year ago when I chose Aegis to be able to back up the 2FA keys). Also, if possible, add a second 2FA phone number to the service, if possible and if allowed. Generally and unfortunately, the more pain you experience, the more secure it is

Now, if that is not advertisement for older men...

That was a very good one, thank you. Yes, the atmosphere here is much more positive. It all comes down to communication. Criticism is fine when it is founded and detailed, also expressions of opinions, but most people drive personal attacks and call that feedback. Threats as a response to a story requires the people giving that feedback to visit a psychologist. Yes...

@John Henry, can you elaborate on that a bit, please? How are "suspicions, theories and point of view" not the "characters thoughts"? Is the level of detail of thoughts the issue there?

Congratulations! That story had an impact.

Dashel had always been different. In the spring of 1873, a bit after he turned 18 years, his life changed forever.

Dashel looked back at where his master stood next to their big horse-drawn wagon talking to a local farmer. They were now close to the city of Rochester in the state of New York. In another hour or two, they would be making camp in an actual city unless the farmer had a job for them. Dashel was anticipating their upcoming stay in the city because it would mean for him a break from the daily chores. As an apprentice, Dashel was expected to do the menial and manual work like tending the h

Fantastic! Thx!

Fully agree! Also, if religious people claim such torture was necessary, I can tell of a conversion that verifiably works: change religion!

Thank you, right up my alley. Well written. A bit too civilised these Orcs, from how I know that species portrayed.

That was a good one, thank you.

Wow. Poor Tom. That is a difficult life.

The end that I dread most...

What was the rescue config then good for? To rescue him and not to enable him to rescue the ship?

Sis: Haven’t you ever heard of delayed gratification? Me: Never been a huge fan. Rotfl!

Are there no laws in the US against beating up kids?!? No teacher intervention when kids have obvious injuries?!?

Not much to say, really.That one speaks for itself. Thank you!

I would not want to change anything. While there were unpleasant experiences, I really like where I am right now. It is not healthy living in the past.