#expergefactor

[itsnouseorsomething]

we should say shit like "betwixt" more often.

like when did we stop saying "poppycock!!" and "crapulous!" i need you bitches saying "donald trump is a snollygoster" more often

[pluvicor]

@expergefactors enlighten me, hell spawn

[jovialecho]

Rahzel: RECIEVE A GIFT?

Rahzel is more than a little surprised when Demian shows up into his room with a gift instead of his fists wrapped up in bows. He fully expects the box to contain a loaded boxing glove on a spring. Yet, as he takes the lid off, he sees 3 horns, each the same size as his robotic replacement, encased in protected velvet packaging.

He takes them out of the box carefully, inspecting the different material. One of a see-through crystal of some sort, another of a dark metal that shines a rainbow of color in the light, and one that seems similar if not an exact copy of Demian's horn. He looks at the obsidian-esque horn that has cracks of gold veining through it, observing it fully before placing each one back in the box.

Rahzel looks up at Demian, surprise still showing on his face and he opens his mouth, but closes it again.

"Thank...you?" He croaks out, the confusion very evident in his tone.

All Rahzel has to offer anyone in the house and those he cares for is food. Food or the stolen plushies he nabbed from his arcade hopping.

'tis the season, right?

[iragin]

@expergefactors cue the audience.

[meilas]

fudgel - the act of giving the impression you are working, when really you are doing nothing crapulous - the feeling of having eaten or drunk too much zwodder - being drowzy/fuzzy snecklifter - someone who looks into a bar or pub to see if anyone in there will buy them a drink elflock - when you wake up with wavy hair. As far as I can tell, this is just another word for bed head. famelicose - constantly hungry. Your famelicose snecklifter pet will groke (see part two) until you give them food and then they will be crapulous. rawgabbit - somebody who speaks in strictest confidence about a subject of which they know nothing. Also known as "mansplaining" callipygian - to have a nice ass. clinomania - An obsessive desire to lie down groke - to stare intently at someone who is eating. basically what your pet does to you during dinner. brabble - to argue loudly about things that don't matter. Now tell me what color was the dress? woofits - a hangover ergophobia - the morbid fear of returning to work. I think we've all had this at one point or another. grubbling - "groping, but less organized" and relating to pockets. Those sound identical to me so I would call this one a very messy way of searching a small space. uhtceare - lying awake and feeling anxious before dawn. I love how specific this is. ditty - a short and simple song. here is an example. snollygoster - a person who is intelligent but has no principles. I'm sure we all know someone like that. hum durgeon - an imaginary illness. Like the Victorian era hysteria. bedward - heading toward bed. Which is where I should be going instead of making these lists of old english words. cockalorum - a self-important man. He will probably rawgabbit at you about that hum durgeon he's sure you've got. expergefactor - anything that wakes you up. Your alarm. A car alarm. The phone. Someone turning on your bedroom light because they've decided it's time for you to wake up. Your cat screaming at 4am because he's just eaten some food and he's dramatic. quomodocunquize - to make money in any way you can. besmirch - to make something dirty. erstwhile - things that are not current. former. This whole list, actually.

[whimsicalmonstrosity]

no. no no. @expergefactors bring me to this motherfucker IMMEDIATELY

[unfilodaria]

"Expergefactor è un’antica parola inglese che non si usa più. Nel significato originale indicava qualcosa che interrompe il sonno, come una sveglia, un temporale o un partner che russa. Ma vorrei risuscitare la parola ed espanderne il significato. Nella sua nuova versione alluderà a una possibilità coinvolgente o a un obiettivo lungamente sognato che ti spinga a saltare giù dal letto la mattina pieno di entusiasmo. Il tuo expergefactor potrebbe essere un’avventura che stai progettando, un capolavoro a cui stai lavorando o una relazione che ti riempie di curiosità e d’incanto. Le prossime settimane saranno un buon momento per individuare il tuo expergefactor"

Ammetto che il più delle volte le cose scritte da Brezsny sanno tanto di "come se fosse antani" di mascettiana memoria.. ma questo Expergefactor devo dire che mi intriga... è un anno più che sbatto, mi faccio male e mi rialzo ma è anche vero che sbatto ma non mi abbatto, anzi ogni volta un motivo in più per scrollarsi un po' di "polvere" di dosso, darsi una ripulita e andare avanti. Non c'ho la forza reattiva di prima e ci metto un po' ma comincia a delinearsi chiaro il quadro di dover chiudere con il passato, con un certo passato, con un certo me che ha permesso e concesso a tutti di fare quel che volevano.E allora che la ricerca dell'Expergefactor abbia davvero inizio e vediamo cosa succede

[joking-mr-feynman]

dewbediamoned (covered in dew)

expergefactor (something that wakes one up)

uhtceare (oot-kiare — lying awake before dawn and worrying

aristology (the study of breakfast)

vitelline (of or pertaining to egg yolk)

constulting (being stupid together)

fudgel (to make a show of doing something to no purpose)

theist (addicted to tea)

thermopote (drinker of hot drinks)

deipnosophist (a master in the art of dining)

vespertine (belonging to the evening)

noctivagant (wandering around at night)

All of mine from the wonderful Horologicon (A Day’s Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language) by the amazing Mark Forsyth

A random assortment of archaic/disused English words that should still be used:

brust (bristled or bristly)

coolth (coolness. We still have 'warmth' so why did this one disappear????)

ambiloquent (using ambiguous language)

downsteepy (steeply descending)

mazeful (confusing)

evulgate (to send out among the people, to publish or distribute)

toploftical (haughty)

hazardry (risk-taking)

dizzard (a fool, jester, or stupid person)

againster (someone who is habitually opposed to things or 'against' things)

loselry (behavior characteristic of a losel, which is similar to a 'loser,' except the connotation encompasses "profligate" or "scoundrel")

plaguey

malengine (evil intent, fraud, deceit)

beasten (of or pertaining to beasts)

wranglesome (contentious and prone to quarreling)

dwine (to waste away)

[temptressgothica]

Words i did learn

amiss - fel

fervent - ivrig

ironclad - jättehård

chide - skälla

contemptuously - föraktfullt

depreciation - minskning i värde

decry - nedvärdera

pier-glass - stor spegel

imputation - anklagelse

parsimony - snålhet

subside - sänka sig

vestibule - förhall

agile - rörlig

magus - vis man

flippantly - oseriöst

cosmopolite - en person som känner sig hemma varsomhest

nary - inte en enda

abode - hem

hem - omringa sig själv

acrimony - bitterhet

fig - fikon

flit - flytta

perfunctory - oengagerat

pseudo - oäkta

hospitality - gästfrihet

haggard - trött

hectic - busy

gleams - glimmer

brocade - material

upholstery - stoppning

billow - puffa upp sig

zephyrs - milda vindar

strode - marscherade

broth - buljong

dunderhead - dumhuvud

den - lya (billigt hem under marken)

derision - hån

swate - sweet

traversing - att förflytta sig själv

pewter - tenn

pharmacopœia -en bok som beskriver droger och deras biverkningar

gnarled - knotiga

acute -fruktansvärd

valise - lite väska

phonograph - grammofon

divvy - del

clamorously - högljutt

redolent - godluktande

gillie - en pojke som följer med och är med när folk ska på jakt

pugilist - boxare

magistrate - en polois hand om mindre allvarliga fall och förhör

epicurean - van vid lyx

averted - undvek ett samtalsämne eller en kris

haste - brådska

commonest - vanligaste

hallard - den vanligaste typen av anka

refuge - skydd

spifflicated - hanterade hårt

lodgers - inneboende

lambrequins - stycken av tyg som hängs över riddarhjälmar eller dörrar

vivacious - feminin livlighet

aerial - något som existerar i luften, luft…

Forswear - När man bryter ett löfte

epicedian - ett löfte till ett dött kreatur

pendulum - en situation som ändras från en extrem till en annan

municipal - något som relaterar till en stad

metamorphosed - växte

muculent - kletig

predigital - något före digitaliseringen

saliency - uppenbara viktighet

succinct - kortfattat

terse - att svara väldigt kortfattat

dissent - meningsskiljaktighet

recompense - att kompensera efter att andra partiet har blivit skadat

interpolate - att lägga in något som inte hör till ämnet i konversationen

locusts - en stor gräshoppa

to decant - att hälla vätska från en behållare till en annan

sediment - någon som flutit ned från ytan till havsbottnen

improvident - tanklöst

scrape - en anläggningsmaskin som kombinerar dragen från andra anläggningsmaskiner

conscience - samvete

drag - en person som gör progressen svårare, börda personifierat.

jarg - fake

lar - den vanligaste typen av gibbonerarten.

antwacky - omodernt

fey - synsk

adown - neråt till en lägre belägen plats

adamant - orubblig

enamel - emalj

limey - en britt

paramour - otillåten älskare

cully - en lättlurad människa

sweven - dröm

mercenary - en person som bara gör jobbet för pengar

quean - hora

 ye - the, you

nim - gripa tag i

quethe - dikta

ordalium - gudsdom

winly - glad och älskvärd

nought - noll

rawgabbit en person som pratar väldigt informellt om ett ämne som han är fullständigt aningslös i

Vinomadefied - när man dämpas ned av vin

Uhtceare - när man ligger uppe före solen ha kommit upp och grubblar

Expergefactor - något som väcker dig

ditty - en kort låt

thwart - ett planerat dåd att förhindra något

brabble - att argumentera om saker som inte är av något värd

elflock - hår som är vildt

groke - att stirra hårt och länge på någons mat för att förhoppningsvis få smaka

snollygoster - en person med intelligens men inga moraler

Quipp - att göra ett (ord)skämt

Snide - hycklande

Culf - fjädrar från en kudde

Nawpy - en ny penna

Quaaltagh - den första personen som ser dig efter att du har kommit ut ur huset

Clomph - att gå i för stora skor

Amptycock - en intelligent och rolig

anorak - en person som har ett intresse i ett mycket specifikt ämne

 ordinal number - ett nummer som definierar hur saker är graderade (första andra tredje)

 odyssey - en tur där din lycka går i kurvor

mortuary - en sal där man bevarar döda kroppar till begravningen

postmortem - något som händer efter döden

necropsy - en utredning av ett lik för att förstå varför kreaturet dog

murrain - en sjukdom som sprids från djur till djur

 mumps - påssjuka

slighted - tillbakasatt

croup - krupp

brawl - slagsmål

jive - en livlig typ av dans från 50-talet

orc - ett fult kreatur som bara finns i sagor 3-3

arc - båge

ovate - ovala

tally - poäng eller uträkning

dovetail - att passa bra ihop eller planer för att saker ska passa ihop

mortise - ett hål i en bit som finns där för att sammanfogningen ska fungera

quadrate - överensstämma

auxiliary - offrar eller ger hjälp

intonation - ett begrepp som berättar om hur tonhöjd och betoning används i tal

inquisitive - frågvis

pry - intränga in på privat mark

crannied - med ett litet hack

chink - spricka

ransom - utlösnings-pengar

ransack - plundra

dew - vätska som kommer i små omgångar

dewar - en metall flaska som håller gaser i flytande form

ingenuous - barnslig

hew - hugga

ingress - inträde

gilt - förgyllning

jorum - en stor dryckesbehållare eller det som finns i den

wanton - hänsynslös

coltish -stimmig och okunnig

fickle - osammanhängande

macabre - kuslig

maul - trähammare

embrue - fläck

[akashpoet12]

Day 16

Where is the kind?

I forgot the art of kindness,

Sitting behind dark walls of blindness,

I desire the attire of salvation,

The antique anterior appearances,

Thou desire the sane of filiform,

I doubt not the volk call you insane,

Oh pal ! The word 'kind' is not anymore,

Held unarmed, the society thou going to soar,

Thou claim thyself to assert possession,

Of the damaging deviating dangling demons?

An unseen caricature carved of silent wax,

Derived from it, is the 'myself' hoax,

The world, a carapace by rough outfits,

The inner benignity gets melted down,

Realise that the world's been crackled down,

Expergefactors, for thou, are awaiting!

The inheritance of benevolence,

I now see in thy guilt,

Aviate! Aviate! Go see the world,

Thy name's being mockingly hurled,

I felt the need of the kind heart, too wilt thou,

Hail the world, the thirsty pearl,

Thou thyself can bring me back,

Oh pal ! The word 'kind' is not anymore.

Akash Ganguly

[jovialecho]

@expergefactors I WAS SLEEPING YOU LUNATIC

[iragin]

AH AH. INNER VOICE, SCOOBY.

if ya get owned by a human, ya might as well die.

[jovialecho]

@expergefactors trip on stairs each time you use them for a week.

[jovialecho]

Rahzel ==> Feel...Things

After having to sign some unknown...thing under under Wrath's guide, Rahzel was left alone with this Demian person. It was uncomfortable and it left him little more than nervous.

It felt like sleep wasn't happening when each time his eyes closed, Demian was poking at him or annoying him into opening his eyes again.

He'd even been prodded into speaking more, despite how it scratched his throat harshly still. Another threat of forcing water down his throat left Rahzel to hoarsing hiss, "No" to the best of his ability. The more he talked, the more he could handle, but it still kept a dull ache in his esophagus.

A bit more satisfied, Demian tossed the water bottle aside and started teasing Rahzel instead, commenting on how pitiful and useless he looked. As he talked down to Rahzel, he started moving the half-demon's hands and fingers to loosen the locked joints, whether Rahzel wanted it or not.

There was coarse introductions again as Rahzel stuttered over the pain his throat felt when talking and finally, he asked the date.

When told what day, month and YEAR it was, Rahzel broke down in anxious tears. Two years?? He's been down for the count for two whole years almost.

Despite Demian continuing to hurt Rahzel by working the poor boy's locked joints and muscles (in some sick and awful way of 'helping' Rahzel move easier), he shot upright into a sitting position. Fueled by pure anxiety, despair and misery, Rahzel remained sitting up for a moment, ignoring the seemingly thousands of cracks from his unused spine.

As soon as he flopped to his side from exhaustion, Demian picked him up with a gruff, "Nope. You're not laying down again."

He was practically dragged down the hall into familiar territory, his old room. Rahzel is unceremoniously thrown onto his tattered mattress and everything about his looks to the state of his room is criticized by this lanky asshole in front of him.

He showed no sign of respect, no matter what Demian said. All talk about nobody missing him or commenting on his usefulness or lack thereof.

Annoyed, Rahzel stuttered out "Leave me alone", his words broken up and cracking.

Demian replies, "You don't say in that, anymore." In an instant, Demian was replaces by a hellhound in a split second of dark mist-like radiance. Only as a voice played in his head and the beast pounced to land a paw on his chest to pin him down, does Rahzel realize that the hound WAS Demian.

Threats and growls are cast into Rahzel's panic-addled brain as he's pinned down to be faced with sharp teeth teasing to snap around his face.

"You don't get a choice, anymore. You've lost it all. I'm here to make sure you listen."

Rahzel's heartbeat was pounding in his ears as more unkind words are surged into his mind, telling him how easy it would be to feast on him. The title "Brother" being not of respect, but of playful banter. Rahzel was nothing to him but a weak soul in a borrowed corpse that nobody cared about anymore. Just a job.

Rahzel watched as Demian transformed back into his more demon form once Rahzel gave some evidence of understanding. Demian leaves the room, letting Rahzel be somewhat alone with his thoughts.

Two years almost. Did anyone still even think about him after all this time?

[jovialecho]

Rahzel ==> Drift in and out

While still getting used to being a living, breathing BEING again, Rahzel finds existing to be truly excruciating; At least for now. He’s only seen Wrath and this Demian guy in his moments of consciousness. It feels like the 40th time he’s woken back up to see Demian in a new position in the chair across from him, watching him... This guy creeps Rahzel out pretty bad. He addresses Rahzel as ‘brother’ which disgusts him each time he says it.  This guy is supposed to be a brother? Wrath created him? Did he make him out of a corpse of Kurloz? Was Kurloz DEAD and this guy taking over his body?  

Rahzel wasn’t awake long enough to ask any of the boggling questions he had in his mind, not even now and soon, he’s blacking out once again, more than likely to be woken up by another attempt at giving him water.

[temptressgothica]

Today was my third day in australia. The dominant expergefactor consisted of several sheilas yelling. My first instinct said that they were in danger so I got up to see what was going on. Upon closer inspection they just seemed excited. I started talking to them and asked why they were shouting and they told me that they were enraptured by the news of the abortion law. Turns out New South Wales had just this september made it legal to abort even if the baby isn't a danger to the womans health. I told them I thought that was gnarly. We chatted some more and then they asked me if I wanted to go surfing with them. Prior to this surfing was something I'd never endeavoured but me being a person of inquisitive nature told them I just needed to get my cozzie. We went to the beach and surfed until we felt hungry then we ate some toast with vegemite on it. To be honest vegemite is not my cup of tea but it didn't matter because I had a splendid time. I don't think that I will get in contact with the sheilas again but just in case I have their numbers in my phone. Now I'm very enervated. Goodnight!