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Read what I said more carefully.

isn't that more a question of semantics then of sanity?

this '"Some fiction writers" would be more accurate.' was added after.

added to that, i think you'd be hardpressed to find a person who doesn't have a nice safe place in their head to wander off to.

Kind of, but not really.
Calling most writers insane was a bit extreme.

you did it not me, i was simply pointing out how if all or most people with an imaginary world where insane then most people would be insane, at least at some point in there lives.

Not once in this thread did I say the word "insane" before you mentioned it.

*exits thread*

Very few actually admit or advertise the fact, but most actually do, from what I can tell. In virtually every book I've read, I've picked up on things in the text that clearly telegraph that the world in which the story is set has much more to it to the author than just what they decided to put down on the page. Little details thrown in that imply much more. I see it a lot in Richard K. Morgan's work, especially in his third novel, Woken Furies.

you said "Aren't full-blown imaginary worlds a sign of schizophrenia, not Asperger's? O_O" i just did not won't to bother spelling schizophrenia multiple times, insane is quicker.

"Full-blown imaginary worlds" are a sign of a good imagination. Behaving as if the imaginary world is the real world is a sign of schizophrenia.

So far as I can tell, no one here believes that their imaginary world properly describes external reality - that's why we call them "imaginary"...

A segment of the series bible, on a part of the ruling government's military in the New Zero universe. Relevant because two of the main characters in the show/story, Yuri Kynov and Mikhail Teska, are ex-Envoys. As a reference, the Envoy Corps is the New Zero universe's approximate equivalent of the US's Delta Force, in terms of what they do and how they operate (with sci-fi liberties taken, of course).

Anything mentioned here that you'd like to know more about, feel free to ask, and I'd be happy to elaborate.

The Envoy Corps:

The Envoys, or the Envoy Corps as they are formally known, is an elite division of the Alliance military, created in direct response to the aftermath of the Unsettlement. Primarily used as shock troops for suppressing rebellion quickly and efficiently, the Envoys are the most respected and feared fighting force in the galaxy, known above all for their speed, resourcefulness and brutality in armed conflict.

The exact training program the soldiers go through to become Envoys, lasting between ten and twelve months, is somewhat unclear; kept secret from the public for various reasons. Part of it is a form of psycho-spiritual conditioning, ingraining certain skills and behaviors into the subject at an almost autonomic level. It includes being able to control and even conceal their outward emotions and reactions at will, as well as being able to think and act logically, without personal beliefs or morals to hold them back. It also, when activated, removes any violence limiting instinct the individual has. Combined with the emotional and moral suppression, that allows them to both torture and kill without hesitation or remorse.

The other half of the training includes all forms of combat, including space-based, as well as field medicine. They are trained to use anything and everything at their disposal for both combat and medical reasons; from the surrounding terrain to inanimate objects, to vehicles and even other people.

They're not exclusively shock troops, though. Many are used as diplomats on assignments where violence is not the appropriate solution to a problem. They are trained in psychological warfare, which is used both on and off the battlefield. Envoys are expert liars and manipulators, and because of that, they are immediately barred from holding any public office.

With the conditioning and other training they receive, an Envoy on the wrong side of the law is virtually impossible to apprehend. Unfortunately, with their skill set, and being unable to hold any public office, Envoys have very few job opportunities after they leave the Corps, aside from private security or deCom. Some turn to high-yield crime, while others become mercenaries, fighting for profit. Most do eventually end up making a career for themselves in the criminal underworld, something the Alliance has always suspected, but has never been able to confirm, for obvious reasons.

Both in and out of the Corps, Envoys are never referred to by an internal rank or title, as they formally have neither; they are above average military distinction, placed at an even higher station than Alliance Operatives. An Envoy also has no distinguishing decorations to denote their station, either in uniform or out, whether those be medals, pins, tattoos, jewelry, or something else. They are allowed to dress in civilian clothing and sport civilian hairstyles, as well. All data on each serving member is stored electronically, accessed via a retinal or biometric scan of the individual, and is retained indefinitely in the Alliance's military database.

In recent years, there have been a number of issues brought up regarding the Envoy program and the morality of its methods, as well as the morality of its results on the subject. Some claim that the process of psycho-spiritual conditioning is immoral in and of itself, and that once it has been done, it cannot be reversed, leaving the person subject to it with no choice but to learn to live with it.

Though discussed in the congress, there is very little likelihood that the program will be shut down and disbanded any time soon. The Alliance has spent far too much time, effort and money on the program to do that, as well as finding them far too useful to just throw away on account of questionable ethics and morality.

I am creating imaginary worlds since I was a little kid. I am ''visiting'' these worlds by holding an object and moving it around furiously. (The object has to be something that swings when it moves, a keychain for example)

The worlds I am visiting currently are two: One alternate earth where there are many nations inspired by real world ones, magic exists as form of energy that can be used for many reasons and the main power that runs this world is the military. It's main issue is politics, where there are political factions similar to real ones. What is unique in it's story is that unlike most fictional worlds where the main character rebels against an oppressive world government, the main character tries to unite all the nations into one humanist world federation.

The other world is a fictional 80s European city where there is nothing supernatural. The main characters are a group of punks that are the only punks their city. They spent their time exploring the city and getting in various silly adventures.

I am much to terrified of copyright infringement to share such information on a forum.

But I'd be typing for months trying to describe over a decade's worth of creating of lands, creatures, cultures, and characters anyway so whatever.

But I hope to make a webcomic someday so if that dream ever reachers fruition, you'll know.

Due to my hatred for Harry Potter, which was once my favorite book series, all characters from that franchise are banned from my world, with the rare exception of Luna Lovegood.

Earth, towards the end of the 21st century. The place: Janus City, a megalopolis in Southern California. It's twice the size of Tokyo, and the population is in excess of thirty million people. There's a great deal of diversity here; name the culture, you'll find it in the streets. Most of the inhabitants are from Asia, particularly Japan and China, and it shows: characters from their respective alphabets litter the sides of buildings and glow in the night. The corporations seem to have more power than governments, and their logos, too, litter the streets. The "redesigning" of humans, be it by the implementation of cybernetics, software or genetic engineering, has become commonplace, and utilized for a variety of purposes. There are even half-animal police officers. As you can already guess, global population growth is a problem, and so is the pollution. In Janus City, the sun never shines; it's either overcast skies or extremely heavy rain.

Construction complete. My new spaceport, which is my world's equivalent of NASA, has completed its first spaceship. I call it 'Voyager.'