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Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 19, 2026, 04:01:01 PMI have apologized for the harm caused by my words. The issue is not the behavior which has been apologized for and has not continued. It is the perception that that apology was insufficient and the subsequent public political campaign that has followed.
I will continue to behave as a good citizen despite this campaign.
Quote from: Glüc on April 18, 2026, 07:49:29 PMFwiw, I am sorry to see you go. I enjoyed your contributions to Talossan culture and fantasy sports and your independent approach to Talossan politics.
Quote"I Dream" is a vivid depiction of the fragility of consciousness, where the boundary between dream and waking life dissolves into a sequence of haunting impressions. Despite the author's description of this piece as "jarbled," the Prize Team identifies a thorough and disciplined minimalism, S:reu Lenxheir has managed to craft a rhythm of compression and release, each quatrain unfolding like a flicker of brief, intense, and unresolved thought.
The poem's language is deliberately spare, yet it carries significant emotional weight. Phrases such as "Shadows melt / Dream burns" and "Mind abused" juxtapose the fleeting with the visceral, creating a tension between abstraction and embodiment. This interplay allows the poem to move fluidly between inner mental states and external natural imagery, from "Broken trees" to "Roar of thunder," suggesting a world in which environment and emotion mirror one another.
Structurally, the poem resists narrative cohesion in favor of fragmentation. Its clipped lines and shifting images evoke the disjointed logic of dreams, while also reflecting states of anxiety, exhaustion, and existential unease. The recurrence of elemental forces such as darkness, storm, and wind serves as a unifying motif, reinforcing the sense of an individual caught within cycles beyond their control.
What distinguishes "I Dream" is its refusal of resolution. The closing lines, "Soon to sleep / Calm the hunger," do not offer comfort so much as surrender, implying that rest itself may be another form of escape rather than restoration. In this way, the poem lingers in ambiguity, inviting the reader to confront the uneasy continuity between dreaming, suffering, and waking life. For its disciplined brevity, evocative imagery, and compelling portrayal of inner turbulence, "I Dream" stands as a striking exploration of the mind's darker currents.
Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on April 15, 2026, 06:08:28 PMWith the greatest respect to Tric'hard, Talossa includes 14 year old kids, and Geek Social Fallacy #1 - "ostracizers are evil" - is cancerous to any community it takes hold in. There has always been an issue in Talossa with impunity for acting the verpa; indeed, that's an issue in most walks of life. So for me, this is something of an existential struggle for the "soul" of Talossa.
Tric'hard decided that imposing social consequences on an unrepentant sex pest condemned unanimously by the Ziu, and not backing down from it, was much worse than being an unrepentant sex pest condemned unanimously by the Ziu, and was ruining his fun. That's his prerogative. It's suggested that the URL might be in political trouble if a lot of people think like that. But if a lot of people think like that, then Talossa is perhaps not worth defending. I have spent near three decades in Talossa and "sticking to a principle no matter how unpopular it makes you" has generally served me well.
Nevertheless: apologise to Lüc in a way that Lüc accepts and this is all over as a public political campaign.
Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on April 15, 2026, 06:08:28 PMI have spent near three decades in Talossa and "sticking to a principle no matter how unpopular it makes you" has generally served me well.
Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on April 15, 2026, 05:48:47 PMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 15, 2026, 05:44:00 PMYou can make as many half-hearted and non-serious 'apologies' as you want, if your victim doesn't accept them then they're not worth anything.Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on April 15, 2026, 05:42:25 PMI have no idea what you're even arguing here.
The "terms" are that you man up and take responsibility for your actions, in such a way that Lüc, the victim of your harassment, accepts it. That's it.
Yes, man up and make a third apology rather than refer you back to those already made.
And ignore the name-calling of those who claim to be building a culture of respect and decency.
Of course, if you want to make excuses, feel free.
Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on April 15, 2026, 05:42:25 PMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 15, 2026, 05:40:28 PMMiestra I think the architects of the ostracizing and their terms is actually quite relevant. No one could argue that the Secretary of State's willingness to accept the apologies is of vital importance but it does not erase the fact that apologies have been made, actions have changed, and the behavior of the people who are attempting to ostracize is driving people out of the Kingdom.
I have no idea what you're even arguing here.
The "terms" are that you man up and take responsibility for your actions, in such a way that Lüc, the victim of your harassment, accepts it. That's it.
Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on April 15, 2026, 05:31:05 PMWhat Marcel accepts or doesn't accept is irrelevant, it's what the actual victim (Lüc) accepts
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 01, 2026, 08:20:26 PMWe are now past the submission deadline and helpfully all submissions came in this very thread. It is now in the hands of our elite judges @Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat and @owenedwards to select the winning entry.
Thanks to the following artists for submitting entries:
@Tric'hard Lenxheir
@Sir Ian Plätschisch
@King Txec
@Crement Itravilatx
The winner receives $30 USD and publication on Fora Talossa.
Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on April 15, 2026, 12:59:35 PMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 15, 2026, 12:42:42 PMRepeatedly calling someone a sex pest and a predator is a campaign of hatred. Bringing a family member into a political attack is unacceptable. I have heard from one person that even more outrageous claims have been made against me in private. It is no surprise that people are getting tired of this, Marcel.
I, too, am tired of your dishonest framing and incessant self-victimisation, as are most people involved, I imagine. Ideally, you would've taken responsibility for your hurtful actions a year ago, instead of lashing out for a bit and turning your lack of responsibility into your personal campaign bus, and we collectively could've moved on from this.
Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on April 15, 2026, 12:31:41 PMHe has since decided to frame the backlash against him as some sort of vendetta campaign against him either personally or politically
Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on April 15, 2026, 12:09:55 AMYour highness, @King Txec, due to some difficulties I have with the way certain issues are being handled by certain individuals within Talossa and my inability to understand the hatred for one citizen by a few others. I hereby step down from my position as Attorney General and renounce my seats in the Cosa and finally I renounce my citizenship. Until the recent hatred for one citizen I had really enjoyed my time as a Talossan but if someone can be ostracized because, in the opinion of some, he didn't apologize enough, then I want nothing to do with this country. @Breneir Tzaracomprada I am sorry for what you are being put through, I read your apology and for what it is worth I think it is well stated and well intended, I do not understand the hatred being directed at you and honestly I feel that certain other citizens here owe YOU an apology. Long live the King!
Quote from: Françal I. Lux on April 14, 2026, 07:47:23 PMI would like to inform the public that I am back and, when recess concludes, would like to resume my work in the Cabinet.
It has been an eventful few weeks for me personally, but I'm glad to be back!
Quote from: Carteir Montagnhă on April 14, 2026, 10:27:50 AMQuote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 14, 2026, 08:48:37 AMthank you!Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 14, 2026, 06:59:02 AMI don't know how long you've been gone, but a lot has happened recently! Assuming you haven't checked in since your last post in September:
Politically: there was an election, and the Progressive Alliance won the most seats but not quite a majority. We had a coalition with the IDF, and then their leader (who's still figuring things out) said some ignorant stuff and we broke the coalition but they continued to support us. We also have a coalition with the Independent Greens in some kind of way, and we have a confidence-and-supply agreement with the URL. So the Green Party is the Opposition right now, mostly because none of the other parties with form any kind of alliance with a party led by a sex pest. Oh, and I'm the Seneschal.
Legally: there have been some big reforms, such as getting rid of the Seneschal's ability to permanently make new laws, adding a check to the immigration system by mirroring applications to an independent account, and changing the Cosa to only 20 seats in size (this hasn't come into effect yet).
Culturally: the music contest TMT finished up, hockey is in the playoffs, there's a new political science institute, the prime minister's patriotic award is set to be the first physical award sent to Talossans, we're systematically investigating and reporting back on other micronations with volunteers, and we're making promotional videos now.
That's all that comes to mind off the top of my head.
Carter, Alexandreu missed a few things "off the top of his head."
The Green Party is now the Official Opposition because his party made an informal agreement with the URL. As a part of that agreement the URL has been abstaining on votes of confidence and receiving support on its Democracy Agenda branded bills from the PA. The unexpected consequence of that agreement is the latter, as the largest non-Government party, being unable to serve as the official opposition. When I pointed this out it was confirmed by the Tuischach and the Secretary of State. Oops. Alexandreu's party despite his statement above is still receiving support from the IDT and encouraging their leader to work on things like a translation of the Organic Law.
In the meantime, there have been some news and cultural activities. I have brought forward the fourth round of the El Pretz Per Tomas poetry contest (winner announcement coming soon). There will also be a fifth edition of the Talossan Book of Cuisine later this year.
My Youtube Channel, Fora Talossa, as Talossa's only active newschannel has created a couple of news videos on Talossan political events with a third coming this week to include a special from one of our newest citizens. Here is the latest edition:
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on January 27, 2026, 10:13:53 AMThe other is a beetle-like species called the Jeraptha who have a gambling-loving culture. I would pay for a spinoff on their culture.
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 14, 2026, 06:59:02 AMI don't know how long you've been gone, but a lot has happened recently! Assuming you haven't checked in since your last post in September:
Politically: there was an election, and the Progressive Alliance won the most seats but not quite a majority. We had a coalition with the IDF, and then their leader (who's still figuring things out) said some ignorant stuff and we broke the coalition but they continued to support us. We also have a coalition with the Independent Greens in some kind of way, and we have a confidence-and-supply agreement with the URL. So the Green Party is the Opposition right now, mostly because none of the other parties with form any kind of alliance with a party led by a sex pest. Oh, and I'm the Seneschal.
Legally: there have been some big reforms, such as getting rid of the Seneschal's ability to permanently make new laws, adding a check to the immigration system by mirroring applications to an independent account, and changing the Cosa to only 20 seats in size (this hasn't come into effect yet).
Culturally: the music contest TMT finished up, hockey is in the playoffs, there's a new political science institute, the prime minister's patriotic award is set to be the first physical award sent to Talossans, we're systematically investigating and reporting back on other micronations with volunteers, and we're making promotional videos now.
That's all that comes to mind off the top of my head.