Thread: Task of the Month for September 2017

Hmmm... I'm not too sure I got this month's Bonus TOTM right. I mean, as soothing and profound as "deep calm" can be, I've doubts that constitutes a "powerful" emotion. Well, here's to hoping.

Spoiler for Bonus Task - Evoke Strong Emotion - Success?:

After that, I tried the TOTM yet again, only this time, I chose to evoke deep calm. Just a few deep breaths was all it took to achieve a state similar to that after prolonged meditation. Just then, great tremors rattled my surroundings, these quakes becoming more intense the longer I continued the trance. I lost focus 15 seconds later, whereupon I was warped in bed yet again.

More walking around in the dark. I approached the sliding door to the backyard, and was curious to try as before. As I concentrated, I found myself trembling involuntarily with an influx of energy. With a gesture, I "hurled" this invisible force to the wall. A metallic clang sounded, though there was no other obvious effect.

And some clearly not successful attempts.

Spoiler for TOTM - Bonus Task - Project Powerful Emotion - Blunders:

...Once at the front door, I remembered some TOTMs, thinking the emotion one would be a good fit. So, I muster as much anger as I could, hoping this would result in flashy fireworks. Instead, I just get warped in bed. I try this again and again in place for the next few minutes, and even yelled as loud as I could, though it seemed I woulda pop a (in-dream) blood vessel before getting anything worthwhile.

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...I [make] another go at the TOTM. Like before, I focus on rage, only to warp back in bed immediately.