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[quote=Latest Legend][spoiler=Ninja Trigger]The horse is on top of the cube, not on top of the ladder, sorry for the crappy wording. The ladder reaches until a bit below the height of the box. I altered my post. I'll keep that trick in mind though, looks very useful. Insert beating a dead horse joke here.[/spoiler][/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]Really mine coincides with my worst fears. I also didn't specify that the scene is repetitive, constantly resetting itself. Not sure what that's supposed to mean.[/quote]

[quote=XeresAce]EDIT: LOL looks like I got a little TOO descriptive. Whoops. [spoiler = cube]The cube is a sort of rubix cube consisting of solely dark shades of purple, blue and then there's lots of variants of grey and some black creeping up on the squares. It seems like either the cube was dipped in black paint/oil or it was made to be unsolvable. It's very tiny, in fact barely visible unless you zoom in. It is in the dead centre of my viewpoint, although I can't tell whether or not that's the centre of the desert. If anything, it seems like there is a palm tree far far behind it on the left, I suppose alluding to an Oasis. The cube is floating over the sand, and causing sort of waves, or rather, ripples in the sand. There is a ladder lying slightly in-front of the cube, seeming to be on the left side according to my viewpoint. It is buried in sand, with only half of it being visible. The ripples from the cube sometimes cover it up with more sand and other times "brush" it away. It seems quite larger than the cube, although the length is impossible to tell. It seems to be made of old, antique wood that has been preserved through the ages. It looks like it was preserved in tree wax or something similar (transparent with a brown tint that protects wood from deteriorating). There seems to be an unexplained shadow cast upon it, then, at other times, the ladder is much lighter. Probably alluding to the repetitive movement of the object casting the shadow. I cannot recognize the shape of the shadow's caster as of yet. The horse appears outside of my original viewpoint ( I changed perspectives on the scene when I imagined the horse) If we take my original viewpoint, it is going from the right bottom of the field of view towards the upper right, in a diagonal line. It is walking very slowly, and seems tired. It's a black horse with a brown saddle, and a long mane sort of dropping to one side (the side I am viewing it from). As I change my point of view, the shadow shape becomes clear(er). It is a sort of hot air balloon shape, although the details are still smudgy. One detail to note, the horse does not sink into the sand. In-fact, it walks over it as if it were a ghost, showing no apparent gravity pull. The flowers appear next to the palm tree. They are part of an oasis. They are similar to lotus flowers, but have a longer body and two leaves each. They are colored in multiple variants of purple. Only two are immediately evident and in focus whilst the others span out outside of my field of view. In other words, I am able to identify a few but cannot give out a definite number. There is a storm. It is compromised of extremely dark, almost black, clouds. It is entirely blocking off the sun, although light still passes through. It has completely eliminated the shadow which was once cast upon the ladder, and the rain seems to be affecting the ladder. The horse remains entirely unphased, walking towards his original destination. The cube repels the raindrops, and continues floating. The storm does not reach the flowers or the oasis in general. There are occasional lightning strikes. The strom is right above the cube and is focused mainly in that area. [/spoiler] I kind of had trouble interpreting some parts of mine... Gonna start reading others' posts and see if I can figure something out for myself :D This was really fun[/quote]

[quote=TROLLing1999][spoiler]Cube: giant rubick cube made out of plastic in the centre of the desert. Ladder: metallic rusty leading from the ground to the top of the cude(located on the side) Horse: dark(black) horse that looks exhausted, it's standing near the cube Flowers: small red flowers, few and far between, nowhere near the cube. Wait a second!!!! Can flowers survive in a desert? Storm: A sandstorm that destroys the aforementioned scenery. The cube stays at its place, though.[/spoiler][/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]My analysis of my thing [spoiler]1. The size of the cube is my pride, I'm easily insulted because I'm a fairly prideful person. The material is also related to this, its appearance being mirrored blue glass, which is fragile. That also shows how little I want others to see of myself. The placement is related to feeling slightly off, I suppose. 2. The ladder is obviously my friends, a lot of whom rely on me. It's bright and polished because I choose my friends so carefully? 3. I fear I am impossible to be in a reasonable relationship with, hence pointless circles around and around a closed box no one can see into. The horse seemed determined, I guess? 4. I dunno about this, no clue. 5. The storm is everything wrong with me. It disrupts everything, but somehow things immediately return to their original state due to something special about the cube (which I cannot understand right now)? It's important to note that the horse never changes, it's always the same grey horse. I suppose I think one person will shoulder the burden of dealing with me and never think to leave, doomed to live in a pointless cycle?[/spoiler][/quote]

[quote=Ninja Trigger]My personal analysis of my psychobabble [spoiler] 1. The Cube, the size was large because I do view myself very highly, the gelatinous crystal part well uh I don't know I just watched Bee and Puppy Cat a few months ago and I love it's art style so that's kinda how every thing looked when it was pictured in my head. The Waterfalls flowing out of it's side I think may have something to do with the fact that I think I put a lot more effort into friends, and relationships then I really do, and in the End I tend to push a lot of people away when they start to get close to me. 2. The Ladder, I pictured more of a stairway then a ladder, but I think it was interesting that it came out of one of the descending waterfalls, thus pushing people away as they got closer to the Cube. 3. The Horse. Instead of focusing on the Cube that pushes people away as they get closer, she would rather focus on those trying to put forth an effort establishing a relationship. 4. The Flowers, uhh I don't really want kids someday, so yeah. However I am working on a fantasy series of books right now with lots of characters that as of now I do view as my children, so there's that. 5. The Storm, I have big fears about the future. Stuff like will I be successful someday? Which I have no doubt that I will be. However with Success comes the chance of falling and being a disappoint to everyone who have ever supported me. What if the book I am working on becomes a best seller! then it's sequel fails to deliver and becomes more universally hated then the live action adaptation of Avatar The Last Air Bender, or Dragon Ball Z Evolution, and I let all of my future fans and supporters down. The supporters would be my editors I am blessed to have a few friends that happen to be English majors willing to work with me and proof read my work. [/spoiler][/quote]

[quote=Fat_fast][spoiler=spoiler]Cube: Etched, decorated exterior, transparent-like material, distinguishable from afar with its sheer size despite being half-swallowed by the sand, somewhere in the unnamed desert. Ladder: It's made out of metal, just big enough for overall normal usage, attached to the cube. Horse: It looks rather contented, the horse seems to be here for someone as there are tack and saddle on him, being not native to the sand. Its owner left him some oat and tie him under the shade of the nearby oasis. Flowers: Refreshing looking flowers, red and beautiful, grows in parches along the oasis, its existence seems both blessed and cursed, lucky enough to grow strongly under the harsh climate yet unlucky enough to be born under one. Storm: A dessert storm, coming this way or the other, seems seasonal if not something that happens often in this desert, this one looks small and tame, for the horse isn't frightened and the wind isn't punishing and oppressive. I got too focused on the task and now I'm not so sure how should I interpret the babble. A little help maybe?[/spoiler][/quote]

[quote=XeresAce]Going to try my best to analyze this, although I'm still struggling LOL Would appreciate any feedback from anyone who feels like they have an idea about what these things might symbolize [spoiler = cube analysis] Firstly, the cube is a rubix (this is how I like calling the Rubik's cube :DD) cube. I guess this has something to do with the complexiety of my character, or rather the multi mask facade I have going on. I am who I need to be, not who I truly am. At least that's how I view it. The blackness and shades of purple/blue seem to represent my values. I am very big on elegance, grace, knowledge and wisdom and I suppose mystery is also included. The fact that it's creeping up seems to be some sort of reference to school and the fact that final exams are coming around the corner, and obviously other stress due to matters I won't discuss right now. The cube is floating, although not very high above the sand. It's also not standing completely still, but rather moving up and down. I feel like I am very imaginative and a dreamer, but I do get down to earth at times when the situation calls for it. The fact that it is causing ripples/waves in the sand makes me feel like I influence my surroundings. It is in the dead center of the desert, which means I like being in the spotlight, but it is also very tiny which means I am not very prideful and don't mind being in the background. Kind of contradictory LOL The ladder is close to the cube, as I am close to my friends, but since it's buried under the sand even it feels like people just can't depend on me for support. The ladder is made out of wood, and is brown in color which is supposed to represent stability which, I guess, means I count on my friends and consider them stable and capable. Old antique wood probably references to the wisdom and solace in my friends. There are an unknown number of steps on the ladder, and since they are supposed to represent the number of friends you have, I guess it's just left ambiguous since I feel like there's always room for more friends if you meet the right people. For the shadow floating above them, I guess it's the representation of their problems, and since I can't identify it it shows my lack of ability to read them and help them overcome them. This is the part that confuses me the most. The shadow becomes clearer when the horse appears, which I guess means I can count on my partner to help me understand and help people. I have no idea why the horse just goes straight through everything, without being physically able to touch the ground. Does this mean I want my partner to also be imaginative, a dreamer? I don't know why the tired look, though. It really seems like the horse was unphased by anything, and could just continue walking eternally. A reference to never giving up I suppose? The oasis possibly represents my family and that seems to be the reason why they're all grouped up there. There is a supposed distance between me and my family. This is where the flowers are, and I guess them being lotus flowers means that I want my children to be graceful in their actions and strong enough to pull through despite the harshest conditions. The fact that the flowers' body isn't alike that of a normal lotus flower, but larger means that I want them to be imaginative but still rooted firmly to the ground. I guess I'm always open to the thought of adoption, and having many kids seems like an okay thing if I can afford giving them a good life. It could also represent all of my nephews and nieces :'D The storm... Let's start this one by one, detail by detail. Firstly, the storm is far away from my family and centered around me, the storm also has no effect on the horse. I guess this means that I can keep people closest to me, or at least my family, safe from my problems. Secondly, I'm still floating, the only thing that's different is that there's a force-field or some other force repelling the rain and not allowing it to reach me. This symbolizes my ability and preference to deal with a necessary evil in my life, rather than striving to eliminate it(I won't go into detail here). The fact that the only thing affected by the rain is the ladder concerns me. Does this mean that my friends worry too much about me and are more affected by my problems than I am? Also, the ripples I was creating while floating are gone. This probably means that my influence over my friends is completely overshadowed and the only thing they think about when I'm mentioned are my problems and not me? The shadow hovering over the ladder is now completely gone, which probably means I lost sight of their problems while trying to deal with mine. [/spoiler] I hope I'm not reading too bad into this, but writing it out did help! Still so much funzies[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD][spoiler=Was not 100% sure on what to do with it, so I turned it into a little short story.] In the middle of this ominous desert – or, rather, I presume it is the middle, as I have no real way of orienting myself in this desert, considering it stretches as far as the eye can see towards all four corners of the Earth. In fact, I might be making the very same mistake many medieval scientists made when they proposed the geocentric universe. However, in the, seemingly, very middle of this desert lies a cube made of a very dark, yet very shiny, metallic substance. To the untrained eye, it would seem as if it is made of lead, however lead sure is not this shiny, and pure lead is far softer than whatever this object is made of. The mysterious cube is fairly small; approximately 10" by 10" by 10", but this is only a guess, as I have no realistic comparison other than myself. The cube is engraved with strange symbols; composed of smooth lines which patterns form figures which I cannot quite identify. They remind oneself – assuming they have heard of those – of the geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. However, those figures I would be able to identify, but these are all unknown to me; all figures share similar complexity, in fact, upon looking closer, they all may actually depict the same figure, but from different angles or perhaps in different poses. Closer examination also suggests that this object, this cube, is carved from one piece of material – whichever it may be – and much lighter than one generally would expect, but, it definitely is not hollow. And there it is, sitting, in the middle of this unending desert. Ignoring the mysterious cuboid for only a split-second, I also notice an object, seemingly, far, far away; it must be a ladder. However, its size is extremely tricky to determine from this distance, which I presume to be great. I have no objects of reference – other than the cube, naturally – so its dimensions are hard estimate. As said, however, I presume the ladder to be fairly tall, but overall not very wide, with an unusual distance between each step, making it very hard, if not impossible to climb; for an average human being, that is. Although, its width would suggest that it was made for no other creature than a human. The ladder seems to be made of the same, or at least similar, material as the cube; at the very least having the very same colour as aforementioned cube. Not only is it hard to determine anything is this large, empty wasteland, but also I do notice that the ladder is by far not as shiny as the cube, which makes me question my hypothesis. Then, suddenly, a horse, as black as the night's sky, passes through my field of view. Now, I may have been focusing on this strange ladder in the middle of the desert – my former assessment may very well be wrong, as mentioned; the ladder could also be the very center of this forsaken place – but to me it seemed as if the horse came out of nowhere – kind of like a dream, in the sense that we, man, never actually seem to recall how a dream started; we simply only remember the events. In this very same way the horse appeared in front of me, simply passing through with a, seemingly very high, speed – as with previous measurements, I can't be certain of its velocity – and the very moment I look to see where the horse came from, it was gone, very much like how a dream ends. However, not much later – or so it feels like, as time is just another dimension that is impossible to measure properly without a proper frame of reference – whilst I am trying to figure out where that mysterious horse, with a colour similar to that of the cube – and the ladder – is heading, it enters my field of view once more, from the same direction. I keep trying to focus on the horse, in order to figure out what they are actually doing and it seems that, even though I have never seen the horse complete a lap, that they are running in a perfect circle around the mysterious cube. All of this is obviously speculation, and well, I cannot even be sure as this horse seems to act like a disturbing memory; I only experience parts of its existence, but never can I see the full picture. I point my head downwards, pondering over this surreal land that is just filled with uncertainties, and as I do, I notice flowers growing out of the sand. In the middle of the desert, surrounding the cube, small, white flowers are growing; Orchids. I must admit, Orchids are among my favourite of flowers, but as far as I know there is not a genus that grows in the desert so I cannot help but feeling both ecstatic and befuddled. However, I suddenly realise that before I never noticed any flowers; I stared at the cube for a while, then noticed the ladder, and observed the horse, but while I must have unfocused for at least a second in-between, I did not notice the white Orchids growing in this desert. Now, now that I look, they are everywhere; growing in a circular pattern, radiating outward from the mysterious cube; with the population density decreasing outward. Beyond the ladder, however, I cannot seem to observe any more Orchids. Also, they also seem to avoid the horse's path – or well, presumed path, rather – which is the only real sensible thing I have managed to observe ever since I have found myself here. I still find myself utterly stunned by the fact that I did not notice a single flower before and now there is a, seemingly, infinite amount of them, growing in a seemingly perfect circular pattern. Suddenly the air grows dark over me; a storm has overwhelmed me, which came as quick as the Orchids appeared. The storm stretches as far as I can see and grows worse over time – assuming that dimension actually exists within this world, or rather, actually affects it – with everything getting as dark as if it was night. Then, it starts raining as if the deluge from the Book of Genesis commenced, followed by heavy lightning and thunder; the lightning briefly lighting up the sky as if it was a sunny day and the thunder so loud I had to cover my ears not to go deaf. As I fell on my knees I noticed that the horse must have been started to move so fast that I only saw a black, circular, blur surrounding me. However, before I could actually feel a slight sensation of joy that my original assessment about the horse's path was correct, I noticed the peculiar patterns on the cube were glowing bright teal. Then, lightning struck the ladder, causing it to simply vaporise in thin air, which in turn led to the dissipation of all the Orchids as well. And, as the water level starts to rise, the cube is still glowing, and the circular blur still persists. [/spoiler][/quote]

[quote=jhoijhoi][spoiler=An analysis of my own][i]Expanding desert.[/i] This wasn't a necessary step, but I think it's interesting to see that I said "expanding desert", not just a stationary desert. I take this to mean that my life is continuously reaching out. Perhaps the plane of my existence is not really stable, more of a shifting mass of expansion. [i]Simple cube made of a cream-coloured material. It is solid. Probably the size of a car.[/i] I find this interesting but correct. Opaque, so guarded. Solid, so hardy. Car-sized? Egotistical. Car-sized also referred to the position of the cube - firmly on the ground. So even if my life plane is expanding, I'm not going anywhere, anyway, which saddens me a little. [i]A ladder is resting against it. It is made of wood.[/i] This is curious. I haven't seen a wooden ladder in forever. The last would have had to have been a cartoon. I grew up on a farm with metal ladders and white step ladders, so why was the first thing I thought of a wooden ladder? The ladder is resting against the cube, but leads to the top of the cube. My friends rely on me, but the material of the ladder suggests it is sturdy but not long lasting. [i]There is a horse near the cube. It is not going anywhere. It is standing next to it. It is a white horse with a bushy mane.[/i] My problem with these questions is that they're all loaded. It is a "horse". Not "horses" or "ladders" or "flower". You can only have the dictated amount of things. I understand this stems from society's ideals of "one true love", but it still annoys me. And plays to my fears of the future. But as for the actions of the horse - I am relieved that at least one of my partners (unless the horse embodies both) remains right where they should be. [i]There are flowers surrounding the cube and horse. They are purple and yellow dandelions. They sway in the breeze.[/i] The position of the flowers means that the children are supporting the cube/horse, not the other way around. I take this to mean that I will always be relying on any children I have. This could go in multiple directions: I rely on them for companionship as my friendship ladder has since decomposed, for example. Purple is traditionally the colour of royalty - so my children will be royal pains in the bum! Yellow is often symbolic for happiness. However, they are swaying in the breeze - an attribute I gave the flowers before I knew of the storm. So they are affected by it somehow. [i]There is a storm in the distance. There is a faint rumble of thunder.[/i] The storm is far away, but still there, looming. Not just a visual presence, but also echoed by sound. The threat is very real, and I have received warning, but I don't know what it could be. I'd like to analyse someone else's, if they'd let me :P[/spoiler][/quote]