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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #105 on: November 17, 2019, 04:56:24 AM »
Emiya

"Curse your potato water," Emiya muttered as he collected Rin and headed out the door.

He tilted his head to look at Sakura around his neck.  "Is this going to hurt Tsumiko tomorrow?" he asked.

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #106 on: November 18, 2019, 12:48:11 AM »
Emiya

"Curse your potato water," Emiya muttered as he collected Rin and headed out the door.

He tilted his head to look at Sakura around his neck.  "Is this going to hurt Tsumiko tomorrow?" he asked.

Rin Tohsaka

"No, it never does. The magic deals with it fast, it's why I have to drink so mush..." The fallen Tohsaka muttered from his side. The Sakura scarf just shrugged, as if scarves could shrug. "Basically." She quipped.

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #107 on: November 18, 2019, 12:49:42 PM »
Uria

"She doesn't remember, huh?" Uria slipped into the establishment right after Lubei, not dimming in the slightest even within the enclosed environment. "Why did she forget? Things important to you don't really disappear, after all! They stick, and stain, and get all over you. You have to work hard to wash them out."

Lubei

Lubei's boots thumped against the wooden portion of the floor, and every absent ear leaned towards him where every lazy eye slipped towards Uria. Many did not notice at all, too focused on their drinks or games - throwing knives? -, and that suited him fine. The demon ducked under a painted arch with a name in a language he didn't understand, and looked back at his companion.

For one so uncolored by the world, she knew much. He felt a certain truth in his bones, but it was no consolation, nor was it torture. "My kin say that the purpose of scars is to remind you of the pain," he explained. They existed to teach and to safeguard. Of many in his generation, Lubei had the least number of thumb-sized criss-crossed disciplines marks. "If it does not scar, then you have no need to linger on the wound. And I am the only one who bears those scars."

Lubei straightened himself, and he seemed to grow larger as he walked to the counter. His face was not bright, but dignity accompanied his poise like a soundless salute.
[13:38:37] Helligator: Depends on the god, but gods by definition in Nasuverse are strong because they have divine authority.
[13:38:48] Kat: Even the toilet god?
[13:38:56] Helligator: No one worships toilets.
[13:39:00] Helligator: Don't be a shitlord.

[04:32:08] Helligator: I can't make dragons in power armor like this

[19:50:12] francobull III: [...] why are you being all assive aggressive?

[23:32:37] Helligator: use the narrative as a means to convey an interesting story and cool conflicts with the openness you're allowed
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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #108 on: November 20, 2019, 11:41:44 PM »
Uria

"Hmm, that's a little true, I guess. They're not really friends if they can't hurt you, but that's such a sad thing to think about! Do you really have to hurt to remember? There are things that hurt and heal, really heal, but they'll never go away. And there's smiles that can vanish in a second but never be forgotten!" They held out a hand and fashioned a pearl of light. Then they lifted another hand, and small storms of darkness moved over the pearl. Black tides, shadowy rain, these things all gradually transformed the light into a more lumpy form.

"When something is important to you that wasn't before, you change! You shift and transform. You become all kinds of other things. Because you're here, because you're different, you know these things were important to you. Like this pearl!" The shadow that pooled around its form in her hand was a lighter grey now. "It's different, and it only needs to look at itself to remember why. But is it a lump of scars, or is it just changed?"

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #109 on: November 21, 2019, 03:05:02 AM »
Lubei

He frowned at her, stopping in his tracks, inclined as though deciphering a particularly opaque yet wordy puzzle. "Pain isn't necessary to remember everything," the demon king said. His voice was gravel and melting snow. "But some things you might forget that you need if they do not brand you, because they hurt, and instead of growing you'll willingly stay the same."

Lubei imagined a black icicle on his palm. He squinted, and envisioned a crack appear on it, which stretched through its insides, but flakes of snow came, and they covered it up, and the spiderweb of scars could no longer be seen. But it was still there, until the day the icicle broke apart, with no one the wiser.

He lowered his eyes to Uria. "There are times when people are destined to forget. I don't know if it is because it gives them room to change again, or because they deserve to reshape themselves without carrying hurt. But it doesn't undo what came before."

Did everything that changed a person deserve to be called a scar? Did scars need to always be remembered, she asked? It was traditionally known to demons that was the point of making them, but looking at the shadow on his shoulder, that idea made his stomach turn. You remember so that you may change, not because you must. Your conscience will not lie.

Lubei shook his head.

"Do you want to eat something? Drink?" He asked the half-divine child.
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[13:38:37] Helligator: Depends on the god, but gods by definition in Nasuverse are strong because they have divine authority.
[13:38:48] Kat: Even the toilet god?
[13:38:56] Helligator: No one worships toilets.
[13:39:00] Helligator: Don't be a shitlord.

[04:32:08] Helligator: I can't make dragons in power armor like this

[19:50:12] francobull III: [...] why are you being all assive aggressive?

[23:32:37] Helligator: use the narrative as a means to convey an interesting story and cool conflicts with the openness you're allowed
[23:32:43] Helligator: not to CHEAT stories and conflicts

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #110 on: November 23, 2019, 02:20:20 AM »
Uria

"Destiny?" They narrowed their eyes for a moment, and an echo of many other voices filled their voice. A faint but cruel laughter was the most subtle among them, but it all vanished as soon as Uria's gaze relaxed. "Everything... everything has to happen. But everything could have been anything else. It still can be. I don't think I like destiny."

They scattered the light and shadows in their hand. "Mh, I haven't felt like eating or drinking anything before. Do you have a recommendation?"

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #111 on: November 23, 2019, 09:24:11 PM »
Rin Tohsaka

"No, it never does. The magic deals with it fast, it's why I have to drink so mush..." The fallen Tohsaka muttered from his side. The Sakura scarf just shrugged, as if scarves could shrug. "Basically." She quipped.

Emiya

Well, thank Martha for small blessings and all of that, he thought as he headed out of the bar.

He adjusted the girl in his arm so she wasn't drooping as the cool air helped regain his bearing.  "Good then, if it didn't we were going to have a major talk," Emiya said.

He frowned and then asked, "Where the hell are we anyway?"

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #112 on: November 24, 2019, 04:10:59 AM »
Rin Tohsaka

"No, it never does. The magic deals with it fast, it's why I have to drink so mush..." The fallen Tohsaka muttered from his side. The Sakura scarf just shrugged, as if scarves could shrug. "Basically." She quipped.

Emiya

Well, thank Martha for small blessings and all of that, he thought as he headed out of the bar.

He adjusted the girl in his arm so she wasn't drooping as the cool air helped regain his bearing.  "Good then, if it didn't we were going to have a major talk," Emiya said.

He frowned and then asked, "Where the hell are we anyway?"

Rin Tohsaka

"Mollie's..." Rin muttered. "Of course."

"Another district. I don't know much about her other than that she's strong, and has childlike proportions." Sakura answered.

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #113 on: November 24, 2019, 04:46:40 AM »
Emiya

Emiya sighed, his broad shoulders slumping.  "Which district?  I know we're not in the Slums, but I need some sort of idea so I can get us back home."

At the description of the woman who apparently operated this bar, he shook his head.  "Of course she is.  Ninety percent of the powerful people are childlike.  It makes them more terrifying."

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #114 on: November 25, 2019, 02:41:46 AM »
Emiya

Emiya sighed, his broad shoulders slumping.  "Which district?  I know we're not in the Slums, but I need some sort of idea so I can get us back home."

At the description of the woman who apparently operated this bar, he shook his head.  "Of course she is.  Ninety percent of the powerful people are childlike.  It makes them more terrifying."

Sakura

"No, don't mess with her. We're in Little Russia, and she'll kill you." Sakura warned him seriously. A shadow bled out of his own and the woman began to reform. "I can take us home. It's my magic, you know?"

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #115 on: November 25, 2019, 02:45:54 AM »
Emiya

But it's a little unnerving, Emiya thought as he looked at Sakura.

He didn't voice this though; the three of them had been through enough and he really didn't want to upset them more than he already had.

"That is probably a good idea, and then . . ." Emiya sighed as his broad shoulders slumped.  "Then we should talk."

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #116 on: November 25, 2019, 02:48:20 PM »
Uria

"Destiny?" They narrowed their eyes for a moment, and an echo of many other voices filled their voice. A faint but cruel laughter was the most subtle among them, but it all vanished as soon as Uria's gaze relaxed. "Everything... everything has to happen. But everything could have been anything else. It still can be. I don't think I like destiny."

They scattered the light and shadows in their hand. "Mh, I haven't felt like eating or drinking anything before. Do you have a recommendation?"

Lubei

She said things that made sense arranged like they didn't make sense, but for the first time since had started asking him questions, the demon lord gathered an edge of unease to her rambling. Good, it was lonely to be the only one bothered by the subject.

Lubei beheld Uria seriously. "Deed-fried blood sausage," he handed out his opinion. But he doubted they had that here, especially the moon-sheep kind that he so loved, so he stepped to the counter and asked. The handful of people busying it shuffled to the side.

"What do you have to eat here?"
[13:38:37] Helligator: Depends on the god, but gods by definition in Nasuverse are strong because they have divine authority.
[13:38:48] Kat: Even the toilet god?
[13:38:56] Helligator: No one worships toilets.
[13:39:00] Helligator: Don't be a shitlord.

[04:32:08] Helligator: I can't make dragons in power armor like this

[19:50:12] francobull III: [...] why are you being all assive aggressive?

[23:32:37] Helligator: use the narrative as a means to convey an interesting story and cool conflicts with the openness you're allowed
[23:32:43] Helligator: not to CHEAT stories and conflicts

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #117 on: November 25, 2019, 06:21:13 PM »
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Deed fried?

The middle aged bartender shook his head in dismay. These two were obviously not from around here, their mannerism and their clothes said as much. Maybe he should report this.

Bah!

His hair would start greying if he kept this up much longer. It used to be quiet around these parts, but ever since the Empress had welcomed the new lands into fold, things had just been going downhill, they could be spies for all he knew.

He'd even heard there was a zombie invasion the other day....

"I'm sorry we don't have any of that here, but can I recommend the beef stew? It's our specialty, not to heavy on the stomach and it really does warm you. There's also a sale on roasted abomination meat. I've heard the flames that cooked it had some mystical properties and it will make you immortal. Hahahaha, yeah I don't know about that but at least its not poisonous." He glanced over at the man's companion.

"Are you ordering together?"

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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #118 on: November 26, 2019, 12:30:01 AM »
Emiya

But it's a little unnerving, Emiya thought as he looked at Sakura.

He didn't voice this though; the three of them had been through enough and he really didn't want to upset them more than he already had.

"That is probably a good idea, and then . . ." Emiya sighed as his broad shoulders slumped.  "Then we should talk."

Sakura

The shadow began to take a vaugely feminine form-he could see her breasts growing larger, her hips wider, and everything, growing into  something vaugely arousing-yet terrifying in its inhumanity.

The shadow embraced him, and then enveloped him. He felt her absorbing him into herself, and then-

He was at home, after a brief moment of primal, existential fear from entering through Sakura's dimension.


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Re: Little Russia
« Reply #119 on: November 26, 2019, 01:50:40 AM »
Lubei

He sniffed in acknowledgement. The 'special' meat was certainly a sham, or none would simply sell it like leftovers. But he wasn't here for it, and whatever beast it came from likely deserved no dignity anyway.

Lubei answered, raising a hand which stopped short of and hovered over Uria's small shoulder. "Yes. The stew for her. A strong drink for me."
[13:38:37] Helligator: Depends on the god, but gods by definition in Nasuverse are strong because they have divine authority.
[13:38:48] Kat: Even the toilet god?
[13:38:56] Helligator: No one worships toilets.
[13:39:00] Helligator: Don't be a shitlord.

[04:32:08] Helligator: I can't make dragons in power armor like this

[19:50:12] francobull III: [...] why are you being all assive aggressive?

[23:32:37] Helligator: use the narrative as a means to convey an interesting story and cool conflicts with the openness you're allowed
[23:32:43] Helligator: not to CHEAT stories and conflicts