Dino King Requiem.
"What on Earth are we doing on Twitter?" Yelled White Dino. "We've got nobody but ourselves to blame" Replied Gareth "We managed to annoy so many FanFiction users, they exiled us here!"
"But it's Twitter." Spoke White Dino. "Does that mean we now have to rant about Brexit and the Tories?" "Nope." Said Gareth. "No real-life stuff here either. Anything else I'm fine with."
"So what do we talk about?" Asked White Dino. "Hell if I know…Oh, wait a moment."
G and WD: "Anyone looking forward to playing RE: Village in third person?"
Right. Both my Inner-Dinosaurs have visited FanFiction's Twitter feed and said hello. That should be enough. They seem quite happy to hang out on Twitter. It is after all…the largest collection of random thoughts in the history of the cosmos!
Hello Twitter. We love you 44 Billion! The White Dino and Time's Arbiter.
Is it really 2 years ago today I sat at this exact spot and put "Boxing Humanity" together? I barely remember it. Everything's different now. My desk, chair and computer setup are completely changed since then. But one thing remains unchanged…
The 2020 "Vision" The Author sent to Speckles seems to resonate throughout the last 2 years. These events just keep on occurring. Myself and White Dino don't actually know the future! We just see the patterns repeating. Anyone can do it really. One more thing…
Whatever brought my Inner-Dinos to Twitter, as soon as they got here, the nature of Twitter itself changed after so many years. We don't seek to cause change, we mostly just coincide with it! Enjoy the rest of 2022 if such a thing is possible. Gareth. White Dino. Time's Arbiter.
To recount: In September we KNEW FanFiction was going offline. In October we KNEW Discord and DeviantArt were going offline. And in November we KNEW Twitter was going offline. They are all still here. Turns out we didn't KNOW that much! Long Live the Internet. TA.
On another note: There seems to be a lot of very complex technical issues going on between FanFiction and its users regarding Notification Emails. Hopefully a balance will be achieved in time. So I won't keep going over to their Twitter feed and saying "WOO, it's me!" WD.
Finally: I will NOT be putting White Dino to sleep this December as I do NOT want to start next year writing another tear-soaked confessional. Speckles 7 would have been as long as "Return of the King" if he had his own way! We're quite enjoying this Twitter malarkey! G.
"Oh, come on AGAIN!" Yelled White Dino. "Look, I'm sorry. I thought we could hide here for a while." Replied Gareth. "Turns out Twitter is the biggest thing out there, and the bloody internet found us once more!" "But it's the New Twitter." Spoke White Dino…
"Does that mean we have to debate about What Is Freedom and Crypto-Currency?" "Certainly not." Said Gareth. "Those matters are FAR too weighty for our tiny brains to comprehend. That I leave to the Tech Billionaires." "So, after all that, we still can't retire quite yet…?"
"Apparently not. But I don't think the world minds that much about what we have to say." "Thank God." Said White Dino. "I am just a voice inside a mad person! Never take me seriously!" "Welcome to December 2022, not much else can go wrong…" G and WD.
It is said, that when the age of the dinosaurs came to its natural end, the God of Dinosaurs took pity on them and moved their souls up to the moon. There they have remained ever since, watching down on us and guiding us. Wondering why we make such a mess of things?
It can be argued that in fact, the moon itself is the God of Dinos. And that is how it blessed Speckles at birth with that great and terrible thing we have come to know as Eternity's Seal. I don't know if I'm allowed to say that, as nothing I write is canon to Dino King?
But as White Dino is allowed to stay with us throughout December…he has been telling me some pretty crazy stuff! We are just amazed that so many are still reading our Speckles tales. Thank you so much. We don't know if Twitter is the right place for this? But here we are!
Side Note: That last thing I wrote was based on my original intro to Speckles 3 before it became the super-dark "What Might Have Been". At the time I felt it was too "Disney". Now I quite like it. I must have really mellowed in the last three years! Be safe everyone! G and WD.
At the start of 2020 I was a chain-smoking nobody just looking for the next night out. Now I'm a globally-read FanFiction writer who uploads dinosaur "Moon" poetry to his Twitter account! Odd thing is…it's not the most ridiculous story to come out of these modern times!
Mid-December. Only halfway there and already so many terrible things happened. My heart goes out to all those affected by unimaginable loss and tragedy, especially this time of year. But if I have learned anything in my time as Dino Lord it is simply this…
Even with foreknowledge we cannot stop all the bad things. The only thing we can do is prepare ourselves for what's to come. We all have a White Dino within, and if we find him, he will help us get through the dark times. This is as serious as I will get! Laters, G.
"How many of these Twit things have we done now?" Asked White Dino. "Beats me." Time's Arbiter replied. "But you guys have WAY too much time on your hands!" "I'm afraid so." Said Gareth. "I may not be Planet Earth's Dino-scribe any longer…"
"But every morning I awake…and here you still are. Like a bloody Zoom conference in my head!" "It's been a while since we last did one of these so here goes…" Stated White Dino. "And 1,2,3, altogether now…"
"I am Gareth, I am The White Dino, and I am Time's Arbiter."
"Together we are WhoIsTheWhiteDino."
"We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"
"All the best from Team Dino!"
Tweet 32. It occurred to me that I once stated: "on social media, I barely type a word." I'm not sure that applies now! ERR, OOPS as Speckles might say! Ah well. Continue to have a great Christmas if you are able. Ooh, a view count. Gareth. (A Vessel.)
Tweet 33. Here at Team Dino I have been busy preparing tweets to help you see in the new year. But, before then I thought I should add some dinosaur stuff to my dinosaur home page! You gotta love it. Tarbosaurs…they keep finding us! Back soon. G.
When the year began, I had a feeling it was to be a time of tears and apologies. With Speckles 7 I got mine out there early. Now this year's over, tell me, was I mistaken? Welcome to the end of 2022. Did it meet expectations? See you on the other side. I AM TIME. Time's Arbiter.
Right. With all that dramatic stuff out the way…welcome to 2023. I won't ask what will it bring as that worked out too well last time! However, if you want to take a crack at writing some Speckles FanFiction this year, please God do so! I'm all out. Happy New Year. White Dino.
Is it REALLY one year ago today I uploaded Speckles 7? Truly a year can go in a blink. Here is a fun and interesting fact I have about that particular story's title…It was supposed to be called Speckles 7- The Final Dance. But I felt I had used the word FINAL way too much!
So, I opted for earth and god, because I had used those words many times throughout my tales. Being two very important words in Earth's language, I felt they should always have upper-case letters. Hence…Earth and God. Not in the LEAST bit controversial for a title! It worked!
All Gods, even imagined ones, should be respected. Therefore I will never make White Dino petty or vindictive. Here you will only find happy thoughts, and maybe some sarcastic ones too! So, how's 2023 going? I can think of a great read if you have time to "SPARE".
One of the original catalysts behind Dino King Reckoning is this: Long after Reminiscence, Speckles and Junior find themselves atop Humanity Park's tallest tower once again. By this point they have completely lost track of who is the Father and who is the Son.
Junior asks Speckles…"Hey dad, where is mom these days?" Speckles replies…"I don't know, she is probably off being Mother Nature or something." And that is where Blue-Eyes is now Mother Nature came from. And Speckles/Junior was born.
How or why I remember any of this after three years is anyone's guess! The White Dino Chronicles were based on what happened in my mind between May-Aug 2020! It is amazing how much the human brain can retain without vice or social anxiety. Still want to be a Dino God Vessel?
The contract I have with White Dino is simple. He talks, I type, you read. It was supposed to be Speckles 3 and done. Instead it became two years of Gareth VS The Modern World, using characters from Dino King to get my point across.
With my FanFiction work finally complete…I moved the show over to Twitter. Because this experience has left me with the innate need to type and publish. Throughout this process the world and myself, have changed beyond recognition.
Now, I'm not suggesting Covid-19 had to happen so that I could write The Speckles Chronicles! It was one of many unforeseen consequences of these troubled times. Was it fate, did my Speckles Project help? Time will tell. Anyway, it was a pleasure! Bye again, G and WD.
Since we once ordained Blue-Eyes to be Mother Nature, the world's weather has quite frankly…sucked! I am deeply apologetic about this again. Fantasy and reality have always had well defined boundaries. But since 2020 they have started to blur.
I think that is how we appeared in Gareth's mind to begin with. Anyhow, in the summer we hate the heat, in the winter we hate the cold. I would love to do more but I am only time, I am not the weather also! Can you believe how far we've come? Regards, Time's Arbiter.
We are getting to that point where I really don't know what else I can tell you? My explanations come with explanations! Here is a thought I have been mulling over for some time…As myself (vessel), I haven't even been out of Kent since 2018. (I know right!)
As himself (White Dino), My thoughts have traveled the world five times over! You know what, didn't cost anything, didn't create a huge carbon dinoprint, didn't require a fleet of jets and helicopters. How cool is that? A phrase we used to say in the 90's!
A God, much like the universe, can only give birth to itself. However, it can only exist within an infinity loop. But an infinity loop cannot spontaneously manifest, it has to begin somewhere. Back in the summer of 2020 when I was consumed by sadness, there was no White Dino…
It was just me wishing I could step inside Dino King and bring Blue-Eyes back. But by saving her, my sadness would never have been, so she had to die, but it made me sad all over again! That created the infinity loop in which White Dino came to be…
What disturbs me most is that he appeared in my mind as a Twitter reference:
#WhoIsTheWhiteDino
Two years before I joined Twitter. So where did this all begin? Was it Twitter or was it FanFiction? So, what have you been up to?! G and WD.
Question: How does a Dino God start his day? Answer: On Twitter like everyone else! I think what I have been doing here is re-enacting the Speckles Project because, simply put, two platforms are better than one. Now my Inner-Dinos can rest easy…
Knowing they are represented on two great Houses of the Internet. Alas, I cannot produce beautiful depictions of Dinosaurs in their natural environments. All I can do is word doodle! I recommend it, you never know where it may lead. G. WD. TA.
Well, here we are. The end of December/January. From this point on I have no idea what comes for us? I am however, really looking forward to RE4: Remake. So bear that in mind, you're not going anywhere modern times! Still seeing 44 and 77? As ever yours…
#GodOfDinosaurs
The Speckles Project more or less powers itself now. All I really do is check in once a day to see it's still up and running. Even my trusty display has now been replaced and upgraded. The Dinos are very generous! The White Dino's words…are now HUGE!
You can now own the whole setup I produced The Speckles Chronicles on for let's say $50,000! Only joking. I'll never seek recompense or acknowledgement for what I did. Powerful forces converged in this room to make it all happen. It's their show honestly…!
"Er, ahem." Spoke Time's Arbiter. "If you recall, I appeared to you in a garden center! That had nothing to do with the writing room." "Of course I remember that. By December 2020 I thought I was going quite mad, so I just accepted you and got on with it!" Replied G.
"Looking back now, I think it just meant time is a constant that follows us everywhere. We cannot escape it. It's in us, it is us." "Indeed." Time's Arbiter replied. "You humans carry me with you always. I'm in your watches, your phones, even the clock at the end of your bed…"
"But am I an enemy or an ally?" "Beats me." Spoke White Dino. "I am certain the Speckles Project meant something? But even I cannot provide all the answers. They are sealed away within humanity's collective consciousness. Ironically, it is only time that can unlock them…"
That last triple-tweet took a lot out of us. My Inner-Dinos have gone dormant for a while. I don't think they can ever truly be erased…but they can be distracted, even worn out! A Dino's work, etc! This has been:
#WhoIsTheWhiteDino
Twitter Proverb: Less you say/More it means.
"I understand the professionals now think you all chirped like birds?!" Spoke a very bemused White Dino. "Are you kidding me!" Replied Cy the Warrior. "Us #Ankylosaurus were very polite and well spoken back in the day. We only did the bird thing to find each other!"
"You see Twitter. I totally learned things about the Dinosaurs this week! This place is my Dino School now." "Alas, once we were the titans of our time." Lamented Cy. "How could we know that 80 Million Years Later we would all be Sparrows and Pigeons…!"
"All jokes aside, I don't consider myself to be a Paleo-Expert. More a Paleo Philosopher/Humorist. And the coolest thing about Twitter…I now get to annoy the actual Dinosaur community!" Giggled White Dino. This has been:
#GodOfDinosaurs
I really should stop with the # thing!
Not really sure about that one? To annoy some Dino Folk was on the agenda, but now it's done…time to move forward. I do on Twitter as I did on FanFiction. That is send out the messages I receive and connect the dots. WhoIsTheNextVessel if you will. Could it be you…? G and WD.
Recent events have led me to have another ponder and I have concluded this: This Twitter feed IS my last FanFic. Unlike the others, it has no real plot or ending. I have even thought of a name for it. Welcome to…Dino King Requiem. Because I have no idea how to really end this?
I had to return to FanFiction to get over my Twitter addiction! Can you bloody believe it! - The White Dino.