Worm: The comments are actually worth reading to make sense of the thing along the way as well.
And a lot of stuff won’t make sense until the second time through.
(For comparison, Worm is about the size of Mission Earth.)
There’s a four-word chapter in worm. If you read one chapter’s comment pages, read that one’s.
why so cryptic?
Because I can’t talk about what makes it awesome without spoiling it, and I forgot that rot13 is a thing.
Warning: massive spoilers below
Fpvba, gur ynfg yvivat tbqyvxr nyvra erfcbafvoyr sbe cnenuhzna cbjref, vf svtugvat Rvqbyba naq Tynvfgnt Hynvar. Rvqbyba vf bar bs gur zbfg cbjreshy pncrf, n uvtu yriry Gehzc—uvf cbjre tvirf uvz gur guerr cbjref gung ur arrqf. Uvf cbjre jnf jrnxravat bire gvzr, naq ur erpragyl svkrq vg, naq vf gnxvat gur bssrafvir gb Fpvba.
Sbe onpxtebhaq, gurer unir orra n frevrf bs pvgl-qrfgeblvat zbafgref pnyyrq “Raqoevatref”. Gurl fubjrq hc nsgre Rvqbyba chg Tynvfgnt Hynvar vagb gur Oveqpntr, n fhcrecevfba sbe cnenuhznaf. Gurl’ir xvyyrq pbhagyrff pncrf naq jerpxrq n gba bs guvatf—Yrivnguna pbagebyf jngre naq fnax Xlhfuh, naq fpnevarff yriryf tb hc sebz gurer.
Abj, Rvqbyba unf fgnegrq npghnyyl cerffhevat Fpvba fbzr, fb Fpvba qrpvqrf gb hfr na rkcrafvir cbjre—gur novyvgl gb svther bhg jung ur arrqf gb qb va beqre gb jva. Vg gheaf bhg gung gur npgvba vf gb fgbc naq fnl sbhe jbeqf gb hggreyl gnxr gur svtug bhg bs Rvqbyba, naq gura oynfg uvz nf ur cebprffrf vg. Naq bire gur ynfg guvegl lrnef, Fpvba unf fnvq V guvax 2 jbeqf gbgny, znlor bar.
“Lbh arrqrq jbegul bccbaragf”. Nyy gur crbcyr gung qvrq, nyy gur fnpevsvprf lbh naq lbhe sevraqf znqr—nyy gung unccrarq orpnhfr lbh arrqrq gb cebir lbhefrys, lbh arrqrq fbzrguvat gb svtug ntnvafg, fbzrguvat gb tvir lbh checbfr. Nyy orpnhfr lbh pbhyqa’g qrny jvgu gur checbfryrffarff bs abg univat fbzrguvat gb svtug ntnvafg. Naq fb, lbh tbg gur Raqoevatref—Orurzbgu, Yrivnguna, gur Fvzhetu, Xubafh, Obuh naq Gbuh.
Naq vs lbh qba’g ernq gur pbzzragf, vg’f rnfl gb zvff bhg ba ubj Rvqbyba gnxrf gubfr jbeqf.
Nyy orpnhfr lbh pbhyqa’g qrny jvgu gur checbfryrffarff bs abg univat fbzrguvat gb svtug ntnvafg. Naq fb, lbh tbg gur Raqoevatref—Orurzbgu, Yrivnguna, gur Fvzhetu, Xubafh, Obuh naq Gbuh.
Vf gung npghnyyl evtug? V tbg gur vzcerffvba gung guvf jnf qhr gb gur birenepuvat cbvag gung nyy gur crbcyr jvgu cbjref jrer fhogyl cerffherq vagb svtugvat naq raqyrff pbasyvpg ol gurve cnegvphyne funeqf, gur orggre sbe gur ragvgvrf gb tngure vasbezngvba naq bar qnl rfpncr gur qlvat havirefr/ragebcl. Sbe Rvqbyba va cnegvphyne, ur ‘arrqrq’ pbasyvpg gb grfg ubj gur cbjref jbexrq va pbzong, fb uvf funeq qrfvtarq naq perngrq gur Raqoevatref sbe uvz gb svtug, naq gurve qrfgehpgvirarff jnf gb sbepr uvz gb svtug gurz erthyneyl nsgre n erfcvgr sbe fgengrtvmvat. Gur cflpubybtvpny qrinfgngvba vf gung ol npprcgvat Pnhyqeba’f bssre, ur qverpgyl pnhfrq nyy bs guvf orpnhfr uvf cbjre jnf bhg bs pbageby. Pregnvayl Rvqbyba vf arire qrfpevorq nf cnegvphyneyl unccl be nalguvat.
I did miss it, actually.
Worm: The comments are actually worth reading to make sense of the thing along the way as well.
And a lot of stuff won’t make sense until the second time through.
(For comparison, Worm is about the size of Mission Earth.)
There’s a four-word chapter in worm. If you read one chapter’s comment pages, read that one’s.
why so cryptic?
Because I can’t talk about what makes it awesome without spoiling it, and I forgot that rot13 is a thing.
Warning: massive spoilers below
Fpvba, gur ynfg yvivat tbqyvxr nyvra erfcbafvoyr sbe cnenuhzna cbjref, vf svtugvat Rvqbyba naq Tynvfgnt Hynvar. Rvqbyba vf bar bs gur zbfg cbjreshy pncrf, n uvtu yriry Gehzc—uvf cbjre tvirf uvz gur guerr cbjref gung ur arrqf. Uvf cbjre jnf jrnxravat bire gvzr, naq ur erpragyl svkrq vg, naq vf gnxvat gur bssrafvir gb Fpvba.
Sbe onpxtebhaq, gurer unir orra n frevrf bs pvgl-qrfgeblvat zbafgref pnyyrq “Raqoevatref”. Gurl fubjrq hc nsgre Rvqbyba chg Tynvfgnt Hynvar vagb gur Oveqpntr, n fhcrecevfba sbe cnenuhznaf. Gurl’ir xvyyrq pbhagyrff pncrf naq jerpxrq n gba bs guvatf—Yrivnguna pbagebyf jngre naq fnax Xlhfuh, naq fpnevarff yriryf tb hc sebz gurer.
Abj, Rvqbyba unf fgnegrq npghnyyl cerffhevat Fpvba fbzr, fb Fpvba qrpvqrf gb hfr na rkcrafvir cbjre—gur novyvgl gb svther bhg jung ur arrqf gb qb va beqre gb jva. Vg gheaf bhg gung gur npgvba vf gb fgbc naq fnl sbhe jbeqf gb hggreyl gnxr gur svtug bhg bs Rvqbyba, naq gura oynfg uvz nf ur cebprffrf vg. Naq bire gur ynfg guvegl lrnef, Fpvba unf fnvq V guvax 2 jbeqf gbgny, znlor bar.
“Lbh arrqrq jbegul bccbaragf”. Nyy gur crbcyr gung qvrq, nyy gur fnpevsvprf lbh naq lbhe sevraqf znqr—nyy gung unccrarq orpnhfr lbh arrqrq gb cebir lbhefrys, lbh arrqrq fbzrguvat gb svtug ntnvafg, fbzrguvat gb tvir lbh checbfr. Nyy orpnhfr lbh pbhyqa’g qrny jvgu gur checbfryrffarff bs abg univat fbzrguvat gb svtug ntnvafg. Naq fb, lbh tbg gur Raqoevatref—Orurzbgu, Yrivnguna, gur Fvzhetu, Xubafh, Obuh naq Gbuh.
Naq vs lbh qba’g ernq gur pbzzragf, vg’f rnfl gb zvff bhg ba ubj Rvqbyba gnxrf gubfr jbeqf.
Vf gung npghnyyl evtug? V tbg gur vzcerffvba gung guvf jnf qhr gb gur birenepuvat cbvag gung nyy gur crbcyr jvgu cbjref jrer fhogyl cerffherq vagb svtugvat naq raqyrff pbasyvpg ol gurve cnegvphyne funeqf, gur orggre sbe gur ragvgvrf gb tngure vasbezngvba naq bar qnl rfpncr gur qlvat havirefr/ragebcl. Sbe Rvqbyba va cnegvphyne, ur ‘arrqrq’ pbasyvpg gb grfg ubj gur cbjref jbexrq va pbzong, fb uvf funeq qrfvtarq naq perngrq gur Raqoevatref sbe uvz gb svtug, naq gurve qrfgehpgvirarff jnf gb sbepr uvz gb svtug gurz erthyneyl nsgre n erfcvgr sbe fgengrtvmvat. Gur cflpubybtvpny qrinfgngvba vf gung ol npprcgvat Pnhyqeba’f bssre, ur qverpgyl pnhfrq nyy bs guvf orpnhfr uvf cbjre jnf bhg bs pbageby. Pregnvayl Rvqbyba vf arire qrfpevorq nf cnegvphyneyl unccl be nalguvat.
I did miss it, actually.