The Pnictogen Wing

@pnictogen-wing

they/them

plural system in Seattle, WA (b. 1974)
lots of fictives from lots of media, some horses, some dragons, I dunno. the Pnictogen Wing is poorly mapped.

host: Mx. Kris Dreemurr (they/them)

chief messenger and usual front: Mx. Chara or Χαρά (they/them)

other members:
Mx. Frisk, historian (they/them)
Monophylos Fortikos, unicorn (he/him)
Kel the Purple, smol derg (xe/xem)
Pim the Dragon, Kel's sister (she/her)

The Pnictogen Wing @pnictogen-wing4/10/2023, 9:25 PM

I would some day like to send a typewritten letter again

I used to do that a lot; Frisk did a lot more of it. we could do it again!

we've clutched to a irrational belief (one that I'm not sure we could even test or verify) that typewritten letters might be taken more seriously than other forms of communication—even to this day, and in the eyes of the right people. is there any substance to this?

(I'd love to go the whole length of sending a typewritten letter that's been folded into its own envelope in the old-fashioned style, and sealed with wax, but...I have a feeling that wouldn't necessarily be taken seriously, except maybe in a Zodiac-Killer sort of way. it might be good for a friend. how does one gauge these things?)

~Chara

#letters #typewriters

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Pendell @pendell5/12/2023, 7:12 AM

I have typewriters and I would love to send typewritten correspondences with someone who shares my nerdy interests and proclivities - as you seem to!

Though I'll note as someone who has spent far too much time researching USPS rules, the way their machines work are usually unkind to wax seals, so they often have to placed inside a regular sealed envelope if you go that route.

The Pnictogen Wing @pnictogen-wing5/12/2023, 4:22 PM

oh that's a good point isn't it...and that slightly vitiates the point of using one, but that's all right. mind you, if I ever did get a letter sealed with wax, I'd slit the side to open it; I wouldn't want to damage the pretty seal! ~Chara

Pendell @pendell5/12/2023, 8:03 PM

You can usually pry the seal open gently without having to split it, so it simply disadheres from the other piece of paper. Though that's definitely riskier than just not touching it at all 🤣

Also it's just a warning not a necessity, I've sent at least one unprotected wax sealed letter (though it had an extremely short local journey) and it come through fine. And I've got multiple letters from my dad back from like 2011 with wax seals that are intact (or were when I received them)