<2022-06-29T22:06:49.000Z> hazlin: Say, if you'd consider accepting an amazon gift card as payment I'd be interest in a short story or two
<2022-06-29T22:07:14.000Z> hazlin: I'm a bit intimidated by getting the whole BTC or MXR thing setup
<2022-06-29T22:11:19.000Z> Tactical: I do take Venmo for people I trust / see on poast a lot, but I can arrange something 
<2022-06-29T22:18:34.000Z> Tactical: Could also do CashApp or a similar app
<2022-06-29T22:19:05.000Z> Tactical: What did you have in mind for the commission?
<2022-06-29T22:24:07.000Z> hazlin: hmm well, I've been kicking around some ideas for a game, like, a starving old world village, and a boy who fishes in an ice hole to feed his grandpa xD I felt like, if I got you to write something it may jumpstart the creative process for me
<2022-06-29T22:24:48.000Z> hazlin: He could even get help from a wolf girl living in the near by mountains xD
<2022-06-29T22:25:00.000Z> hazlin: so it didn't sound too far from something you would accept
<2022-06-29T22:42:25.000Z> Tactical: Lmao, that should work fine, just let me know roughly how long you want it and / or themes
<2022-06-29T23:01:11.000Z> hazlin: The themes are, kindness, helping those who may not have anything to give in return, (grandpa, the neighbor villagers), and bravery, to step out from being the child that is taken care of, and into facing unknown challenges, perhaps, no one normally fishes in the woods in the winter, perhaps, no one thinks there is anything edible in for forest, perhaps there is a monster that people are terrified of in the forest, that lives in the mountains
<2022-06-29T23:01:57.000Z> hazlin: and for the bravery to confront these unknowns, to foolishly try to get water from what everyone knows is a dry stone
<2022-06-29T23:02:08.000Z> hazlin: the MC is rewarded
<2022-06-29T23:02:28.000Z> Tactical: Ok
<2022-06-29T23:02:35.000Z> hazlin: that sort of thing
<2022-06-29T23:02:33.000Z> hazlin: fish from the ice, a friend that knows how to scavenge in the winter from the beast of the mountains
<2022-06-29T23:03:17.000Z> hazlin: and a short story, because I don't have a lot of detail to go on xD
<2022-06-29T23:06:00.000Z> Tactical: Yeah that should be good to go. Roughly what are you looking for in terms of size / price?
<2022-06-29T23:08:18.000Z> hazlin: Well, I'd like the 22$ package xD And, if I want more then I'll see if you are interested in another commission xD and the same for other ideas. 
<2022-06-29T23:09:59.000Z> hazlin: And, I'll want to pay up front, because this whole payment thing is the only part that gives me an anxiety xD
<2022-06-29T23:27:24.000Z> Tactical: sure, if you wanna go with like a steam giftcard that's good with me, I'll hopefully get started on that this weekend
<2022-06-30T02:08:45.000Z> hazlin: oh, sure that works as well
<2022-06-30T02:23:04.000Z> Tactical: :ok:
<2022-06-30T03:35:48.000Z> hazlin: Now, will that be directly to your steam account, or am I making a trip to walmart tomorrow, and typing you out the code?
<2022-06-30T03:36:46.000Z> Tactical: i can save you the trip, I'm not worried about some journo finding my steam account god forbid
<2022-06-30T03:37:28.000Z> Tactical: steamcommunity.com/id/hyperboreanesotericist/
<2022-06-30T03:37:30.000Z> hazlin: lol roger roger
<2022-06-30T03:42:57.000Z> hazlin: My current name is Ultimate Made https://i.poastcdn.org/c9d8fee57d1fbe95ee78648970519742eb5c7b2636abad1f506f6c7c763ad973.png
<2022-06-30T03:46:18.000Z> hazlin: xD xD xD https://i.poastcdn.org/fe45f0df81ecb54f3f6d33572b6fad7fd6089250ee79a0477e36bddad0c94a13.png
<2022-06-30T03:46:31.000Z> Tactical: >what did he mean by this
<2022-06-30T03:46:50.000Z> Tactical: >You need to be Steam friends for at least 3 days first
<2022-06-30T03:46:50.000Z> Tactical: oh well
<2022-06-30T03:46:55.000Z> hazlin: ah
<2022-06-30T03:48:23.000Z> hazlin: A skyrim and EDF enjoyer, good man xD
<2022-06-30T03:48:34.000Z> Tactical: i don't even care for skyrim but EDF is kickass
<2022-06-30T03:55:09.000Z> hazlin: EDF can be a bit of a grind, all my friend bailed before we cleared it, so I ended up soloing most of the game xD
<2022-06-30T03:55:15.000Z> hazlin: did clear it though
<2022-06-30T03:55:21.000Z> Tactical: yeah I did 4.1 on inferno
<2022-06-30T03:55:34.000Z> Tactical: 5 was especially grindy since you have to finish the whole game to get to inferno mode
<2022-06-30T03:57:54.000Z> hazlin: I don't think I'm anywhere close to a clear on 5 xD
<2022-06-30T03:59:33.000Z> hazlin: tbh, this is the first time I've interacted with steam in months, when I switched everything over the linux recently I didn't install it
<2022-06-30T04:00:38.000Z> hazlin: was able to get quite a few things from gog, just been playing those, factorio mainly, might get the original Two Worlds a try
<2022-06-30T04:00:49.000Z> Tactical: two worlds was interesting from what I remember
<2022-06-30T04:00:52.000Z> Tactical: not the best game but interesting
<2022-06-30T04:01:25.000Z> hazlin: yeah, that is what I read, avoideding Two Worlds 2, because apparently it is pozzed with microtransactions and other BS
<2022-06-30T04:03:26.000Z> Tactical: i believe it
<2022-06-30T04:03:41.000Z> Tactical: i really only play 2 games or so nowadays and that's the occassional match of Enlisted and Conqueror's Blade
<2022-06-30T04:05:18.000Z> Tactical: Enlisted is kind of a shitshow and Conqueror's Blade is kinda trapped in a "this is the meta take this or else" mindset
<2022-06-30T04:41:59.000Z> hazlin: I used to play dota2 a lot, but the meta trap got to the point there, if you didn't do meta things, your team would report you for griefing, and it would be confirmed when reviewed xD
<2022-06-30T04:42:28.000Z> hazlin: I was not a fan of meta play styles, so I stopped playing
<2022-06-30T04:42:46.000Z> Tactical: the metaslaves
<2022-06-30T04:43:16.000Z> Tactical: yeah I'm mostly pissed at Enlisted since they fuck up shit and are retarded
<2022-06-30T04:48:49.000Z> hazlin: I had a bit of that feeling when I last played planet side, like, the factions move like a flock of birds in that xD
<2022-06-30T04:49:31.000Z> Tactical: i appreciate the devs trying to revitalize planetside 2 but it's really out of date
<2022-06-30T04:49:31.000Z> hazlin: but that also made the game feel better, having all skill levels mixed together
<2022-06-30T04:50:23.000Z> hazlin: PS2 didn't feel too bad, that was one of the things I was playing on steam until recently
<2022-06-30T04:50:39.000Z> Tactical: yeah
<2022-06-30T04:50:48.000Z> Tactical: the combined arms update really hurt the game since I was a liberator pilot
<2022-06-30T04:51:45.000Z> hazlin: a big nurf? 
<2022-06-30T04:52:18.000Z> Tactical: render distance and skyguards became way more common
<2022-06-30T04:52:34.000Z> hazlin: most of my recent time was spent playing with a crazy friend, so we did stuff like spend hours harvesting resources with, uhh Ants? or w/e those were called 
<2022-06-30T04:52:57.000Z> Tactical: yeah the construction update was pretty cool
<2022-06-30T04:57:40.000Z> hazlin: I'm not quite sure how the game could be made better. It feels sort of tuned to solo or squad level play. I did participate in some larger 30-40 man group action, but the battle field was too chaotic, and if we drew the attention of the swarm, then our armor column, and all the support vehicles would just get wiped out
<2022-06-30T04:58:15.000Z> Tactical: main complaint I had with it is that it just didn't go anywhere over the years
<2022-06-30T04:59:22.000Z> hazlin: PS1 was my very first mmo game, and playing PS2 here in the last few months, it felt the same xD
<2022-06-30T04:59:27.000Z> hazlin: so you have a point
<2022-06-30T23:38:08.000Z> hazlin: btw, you mentioned that, you didn't care much for skyrim, but I wondered what you thought about the quests
<2022-06-30T23:38:33.000Z> hazlin: my enjoyment was from the fact, I didn't have to do any of the quests, I could just roam and interact with the world xD
<2022-07-03T11:55:04.000Z> hazlin: steam finally let me send the gift card
<2022-07-06T01:00:28.000Z> Tactical: ok, I'll get started tonight and send you the draft tommorow or the day after
<2022-07-06T07:12:56.000Z> hazlin: roger roger
<2022-07-07T12:40:38.000Z> hazlin: Say I saw your posts about the shit you are going through. I'm not sure what IRL I could do to help, but a few weeks back, I tried to help someone here in the community, but they refused to use the amazon gift card I bought them to solve their problem xD It should have $220 on it, and I checked the status, it is still set to "send", so I'd like you to have it Claim Code: A8TQ-GM4PWN-KVA8
<2022-07-07T12:41:35.000Z> hazlin: it isn't the same as cash, but well, you can order any sort of thing off amazon these days, so maybe you'll be able to use it on an expense you'd otherwise of to pay in cash 
<2022-07-09T03:09:20.000Z> Tactical: I'm not gonna say no but I'm not gonna say yes either
<2022-07-09T03:10:03.000Z> Tactical: last time I was homeless I asked for dominos gift cards so I could eat, worst case scenario I'll use that for something, haven't thought what though
<2022-07-09T03:10:24.000Z> Tactical: depending on how things go over at job corp I'll either be good or I might tap into it, I'll let you know
<2022-07-09T13:16:58.000Z> hazlin: roger roger
<2022-07-10T05:08:19.000Z> Tactical: you up?
<2022-07-10T05:13:33.000Z> Tactical: This is my draft so far, around 2.5k words https://i.poastcdn.org/6ce6f51f860b9da8cac687db0dc426be61151440d330c002f4bf2237412fc6cb.pdf
<2022-07-10T12:43:49.000Z> hazlin: Great, thanks :D
<2022-07-16T06:58:32.000Z> Tactical: Here's the finished copy for ya https://i.poastcdn.org/02fe12284e28553bf2788e513b5ec476eda38f66d8db0c18dd7f15a69b025cfa.pdf
<2022-07-16T13:24:10.000Z> hazlin: thank you thank you, I hope things are going well on your end