Without the Moderator, We'd Starve to Death!
*Gurgle-gurgle- Another peaceful day inside the bunker. I was browsing the now fully calmed—nay, downright cold—gallery.
Moderator seemed pretty pissed too.
But if the Moderator gets pissed, doesn't that mean everything we've gotten so far could vanish?
We've just been taking and taking without giving anything back.
If it were me, I'd have taken back everything after seeing that bullshit.
Getting compensation because the gallery got suspended? Isn't that insanely entitled? (Human with hook over head icon)
Actually, we should be compensating the Moderator?
Give fertilizer, water, do this and that.
But demanding more on top of that? If you keep bitching for more, what you've received could disappear.
Anon (Shivering human icon)
Do I water again..?
Beyond the cold sobriety, I felt a chill from controls I wasn't even exerting. I had no intention of taking back what I'd given, after all. Nothing's worse than giving and then snatching away. Sure, it stung a bit, but not enough to shake their lifeline.
> After BooksAreEdibleToo's post, gallery users' reactions shifted dramatically. That post played a big role.
"Yeah, it was pretty direct... Made me sound like some absolute tyrant."
I'd never thought of myself as an absolute powerholder. Just a sponsor helping folks survive. But reading that post, damn, it nailed it. Without me, famine returns. Laying it out point by point showed just how massive my power was.
Since it came up, I decided to check again.
What's the big deal with all the complaints?
Gallery pauses for a bit after non-stop posting, and that's so unbearable?
Just wait a day and a half?
Hating on the Moderator who's kept us from starving over that?
If Moderator doesn't help us, no future for us.
And if we hadn't gotten what we did, we wouldn't have a now.
No baguettes? How many would've starved this year?
I was grinding mana stones to eat cuz food was short.
If the Archmage is like that, other users probably scraping one meal every three days.
No fertilizer? Think next harvest would be promising?
No subjugations, couldn't even touch eastern pigs cuz conditions suck.
No drinking water? Could we subjugate before winter sowing?
Mages squeezing water instead of fighting, it'd drag slow.
Hard to time spring sowing too.
No nutrients tonic? Could we subjugate leisurely?
Prob 2 weeks later, soldiers dropping like flies, getting risky.
Possible but dangerous after.
And chicken pizza in shop—not satisfied?
Jealous of Paradak's pig feet tteokbokki enough to forget all help?
I seriously don't get it.
We should compensate, but whining for more makes me wanna quit being Archmage.
I've researched non-stop with barely personal rewards, for everyone to live well.
Even if I sacrifice and achieve, no one remembers.
You lot just "did this, now do that. No rewards needed?"
That pisses me off too, makes me not wanna work—imagine Moderator wanting to wipe it all and ghost?
And saw some bullshit "why ban my friend?"—think I don't know you're Tower affiliate?
Gallery anonymity's sacred, ignored nonsense before, but today I can't.
Come out yourself. Review your posts together, spill what's in that head.
The rage-filled post from BooksAreEdibleToo, who usually left un-Archmage-like comments. After it, complaint frequency plummeted. Gallery users realizing their playmate was the Archmage. They knew, but seeing it raw hit different? Made them rethink my existence too.
"This post slashed point deductions and bans. As expected from a Paradak candidate."
In my heart, she'd competed fiercely with OneMealTwoMeals for Paradak. Seeing her resolve things proved my eye wasn't wrong. Shame we're working with Duke now, though.
> Rain-nim, a question. Why appoint the Hero over her for Paradak?
'Cuz I didn't know he was the Hero. Would I have if I did?
"Ahaha... Thought Duke was some leisurely foodie traveler. Picked the chiller one..."
Who'd guess 'BaldMountainMadHuman' was the Hero? Posts all food-related, weird concept speech from OneMealTwoMeals; research shares and Q&A from BooksAreEdibleToo. Anyone'd think she was busier. My criteria: give Paradak badge to relaxed gallery rulers... Eye for people good, job guess fail—tragic result.
> Understood. I didn't expect it till meeting him either.
Sora's words: not just me fooled. Eased my guilt over seating the Hero as Paradak. A tiny bit. Anyway, can't undo it. Gained Hero friendship—good enough. Plus, learned Empire's Archmage likes me big time. Build with Hero, then Archmage too? To recapture the missed rabbit, I messaged BooksAreEdibleToo.