Ok so I’ve been wondering how other people do this. I’ve heard so many different takes on how to use dried mushrooms but I have no idea which is the best way. What I’ve been doing is using dried shitake mushrooms, washing and cutting them into small slices, then putting them in a small bowl of water in the fridge to rehydrate for at least 30 minutes, then, after adding the seasoning to the ramen pot, I dump both the mushrooms and the water they were soaked in into the broth. I don’t know how much flavor it adds tho. How have you been doing it? And what mushrooms?
I mean, different people have different emotional responses to things. Something that makes you completely break down and sob won’t break a frown on someone else.
I liked this a lot! For a short story like this the plot was quite good, and I loved that twist at the end, wraps the story up really well. All in all this was pretty well done!
To nearby towns and villages within (a probably backwater region of) the existing kingdom that the tribe lives in. Alternatively, directly to the capital of the kingdom, to declare their own sovereignty and Independence.
what was the conclusion of the civil war?
The old chieftan, a brutal and authoritarian warlord and dictator, was killed and his allies and faction either executed or exiled. In the resulting power vacuum, the rebels decided to establish a democratically elected government. If you want me to elaborate I can.
are they sending delegations to their friends or adversaries in other parts of the former goblin empire?
I hadn’t thought of there being a goblin empire! It sounds super interesting so if you want to do it, go ahead, but in my own head I imagined a small, local tribe of maybe 30 or 40 at most, though more like 10 to 18. They probably would send delegations to other goblin tribes they’re aware of, to probably try and mend bad relations their former chief caused.
or was the goblin situation reunified and allied against some other horrible dickheads way over there who are also goblins?
Also very interesting take, because I hadn’t thought of that! Leaving prompts more ambiguous than not leads to authors coming up with their own takes on things, just like this :) I don’t have an answer to this because I don’t imagine goblins being that organized to have colonies ruled by far off rulers, but if that’s what comes to your mind, I’d love to read about it.
Like leafling said, this is pretty good! I like the shortform, dialogue only take on this, very different from most responses which usually describe things in detail. Instead of showing or telling, you let things be and communicate them through the dialogue. It reminds me a lot of how plays are written.
As an aside, I want to comment on something. It feels like the “shadow” was trying to goad the protagonist into killing them from the very beginning. The first line, “Come on, do it” paired with the last line, “I guess you are getting what you want” kind of hint at that. Dunno if that’s what you were intending, but I found that very, very cool.