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Post by starmanxl on Sept 20, 2013 7:14:55 GMT -6
Thread for out of session roleplaying between characters, I guess.
Go nuts.
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Post by General Spoon on Sept 23, 2013 10:47:40 GMT -6
The time spent at Defender's Heart is an opportunity for this; the party was there for a few days.
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Post by temperantia on Sept 24, 2013 19:28:59 GMT -6
Atticus sees Louise and calls her to him
"I...I have helped the others prepare your son... What was his name?"
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Post by General Spoon on Sept 24, 2013 19:30:10 GMT -6
"His name was Jeffrey. ...Thank you Atticus. You didn't have to do that for me."
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Post by temperantia on Sept 24, 2013 19:33:01 GMT -6
"It was nothing... One of my duties back home was to prepare the dead, it comes as second nature. I... I know you and your husband were good parents. Heh, I knew you cared for him when I saw that fire in your eyes beneath Kenabres. You may wish to go see your husband... He's taking the loss far worse than you."
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Post by General Spoon on Sept 24, 2013 19:36:54 GMT -6
"He isn't taking it worse...I just show it less. He would be taking it worse if...he knew how dreadful I felt. So I'm trying to not show it too much. But yes, I should go to him. Thank you Atticus," Louise says, as she leaves.
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Post by temperantia on Sept 24, 2013 19:38:21 GMT -6
"Louise... Grief blinds the best of men. Don't let it take your eyes as you try to take another's."
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Post by temperantia on Sept 24, 2013 20:42:15 GMT -6
Atticus is walking away from the funeral being held at Defender's Heart for the casualties of the attack.
20:57 Titus follows
20:57 Atticus "You have been leering at me for some time. What is it?"
20:57 Titus "Off to pray to your demonic overlord?"
20:57 Atticus "No, I do not worship demon. You are smarter than that."
20:58 Titus "demons, devils, both are evil and you willingly serve the powers of darkness"
20:59 Riqueza is trailing behind, I guess.
20:59 Atticus "Now that is accurate. I admit, I should have expected to be working with a Paladin..."
21:00 Titus "You don't even deny it"
21:00 Atticus "Of course not. Nor do you deny your worship."
21:00 Titus "There is a difference, I don't willingly serve evil"
21:01 Atticus "No, but then again, what is good and evil?"
21:02 Atticus "If I use my powers to help the good and kill demons, what does it matter who I receive that power from?"
21:02 Titus "What devil is it that you serve"
21:02 Atticus "Baalzebul, Lord of Flies and Fallen Angel."
21:03 Titus "You are aware, I take it, that devils seek to corrupt humans?"
21:03 Atticus "Of course, but then again, what is it that the divine do, but spread another kind of corruption?"
21:03 Titus "So whates to stop you turning on us, because Baalzebul decrees it"
21:04 Atticus "Heh, you have me there. I'm not one to speculate on such things though... I would hope it would not come to that."
21:05 Titus "So basically, you cannot guarentee that you will turn upon us and attempt to kill us"
21:06 Atticus "No, I cannot. Though, I'll admit if my benefactor asked me to kill my companions, I'd be quite at task to figure out his motives."
21:09 Atticus "I wish I could say otherwise... Again, I try not to think about that."
21:13 Atticus "You are a man of faith, bound by his oath. If you were forced to do something you'd regret in order to maintain it, would you?"
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Post by temperantia on Sept 24, 2013 20:45:34 GMT -6
21:11 Riqueza clears her throat and approaches. "Please tell me we're not already considering killing each other here."
21:23 Atticus "...How long have you been standing back there, Riqueza?"
21:24 Riqueza "Since you two started having your little lover's quarrel."
21:24 Atticus "I am sorry you had to overhear that."
21:25 Riqueza "I'm more concerned with us killing each other before the demons do." She raises an eyebrow. "You guys do know we're on the same side, right?"
21:26 Atticus "I know... Don't know why he bothered to ask me such damning questions. My god may be evil, but he would not command such a ruthless an unneccesary act."
21:27 Riqueza sighs and shrugs. "Whatever. Just, deal with it later. This is why I could never get into the heavy religion stuff."
21:28 Atticus "It is indeed more trouble than it's worth sometimes... How is your sister faring?"
21:29 Riqueza peps up. "Oh, Fortuna? She's doing well! Oh gods you can't believe how happy I was to see her; we've got so much catching up to do"
21:30 Atticus "I take it you haven't seen her in a while?"
21:32 Atticus "It seemed as if you had just met for the first time in ages when we found her."
21:32 Riqueza "Haven't seen her in awhile? I thought she was dead!"
21:33 Atticus "Oh? What happened?"
21:34 *** Titus is now known as ginganinja
21:36 Riqueza "Well...it was a long time ago, and my warren flooded, and..."
21:36 Riqueza "We got seperated."
21:36 Riqueza shudders
21:36 Riqueza "I don't wanna think about it."
21:36 Atticus "Oh... OHHHH! The water thing..."
21:38 Atticus "Well, at least someone has found a ray of happiness in this drought of it... Savor it while it lasts, I feel times will be hard ahead."
21:38 Riqueza "...You have a really shitty way with words, you know that?"
21:39 Riqueza "But thanks."
21:39 Atticus "I am but speaking the truth. You know it as well as I, Riqueza."
21:39 Riqueza "Yeah, yeah, I know."
21:40 Atticus "I must ask you... You seem so confident, even in the face of danger... How do you do it?"
21:40 Riqueza grins. "Danger is my business. When you make a living hunting down crimminals, you kinda get used to it."
21:41 Riqueza "When I'm in battle, it's just, you either do it or you don't, y'know?"
21:41 Riqueza "And hell, we've been beating most things in our way anyway."
21:41 Atticus "I wish I had your strength. Or even your bravado. I just look at the long road ahead of us and sometimes I feel paralyzed with fear."
21:42 Riqueza "Eh...life is too transient for worrying about that sorta stuff."
21:42 Riqueza "Just live for the moment. That's what I do."
21:43 Riqueza "I know the kinda danger we're in, but sitting around mulling about whether or not we're totally fucked or just mostly fucked wont' do us any good."
21:45 Atticus "I suppose you're right. Driving myself to coawrdice will not help us at all... You enjoy the time you now have with your sister, Riqueza. You have much catching up to do, I am sure!"
21:46 Riqueza "Also, could I make a suggestion?"
21:46 Atticus "Shoot it... Figuratively, I mean."
21:47 Riqueza "Stop being so serious all the time and go out and get laid or drunk or something. Seriously, you'll thank me for it later."
21:48 Riqueza "Anyway, I'm off. Don't start anymore fights now."
21:48 Atticus "I will not... Though I don't handle my liquor well, according to my communion members."
21:49 Riqueza "Whatever."
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Post by ullarwarlord on Sept 26, 2013 10:30:35 GMT -6
Soon afterwards, Fazij walks up to Atticus, still sharpening his short sword on a small whetstone.
"You're right, you know. About the paladins...all they do is judge. Based on nothing. Especially on nothing. Just wanted to mention that to ya before the big attack." He grins. "Should be an easy slaughter."
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Post by temperantia on Sept 26, 2013 10:33:10 GMT -6
"Heh, I imagine it will be. I assume as a tiefling you faced discrimination here in Kenabres?"
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Post by ullarwarlord on Sept 26, 2013 10:37:01 GMT -6
He snorts. "Discrimination? You don't know the half of it...'you're the spawn of the Abyss' this, 'you're an avatar of hate' that...so I figured, why not be what they want me to be? Seemed to be the easiest way to go." He stops sharpening, and looks over his weapon. "Guess that was the wrong way to go about life, though."
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Post by temperantia on Sept 26, 2013 10:41:25 GMT -6
"Yes, it was, why not prove yourself a contrast to their low opinions of you? Stand out as an example instead of letting them crush you under their heels and definitions. You could have been anything you wanted to be, but instead you let people like that cultist convince you to do their bidding. He may have offered you a job, but you were nothing more than cannon fodder and someone to lick his boots to him."
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Post by ullarwarlord on Sept 26, 2013 11:26:58 GMT -6
"Cannon fodder? Listen, I was just trying to get by. And when the shit hit the fan and the dragon died, I made a choice. Probably the wrong one, but it was the one I had been making my whole life." He sheathes his blade. "But...I'm curious. You say that you shouldn't toady up to somebody, so why are you a cleric? Seems like a bit of an odd career choice for...you."
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Post by temperantia on Sept 26, 2013 11:31:06 GMT -6
"It was not a choice by me, I was chosen as the scion of my deity by my people. Still, this position allows me to channel my benefactor's power as my own. I suppose you could say I am in fact His "toady," but I don't consider a pact that allows me to use His power as one-sided, exactly. Tell me, what benefits have you received from your subservience? A meager pay? A night's meal? Not all contracts are made equal, my friend, and it is up to us to decide which are worth our time."
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Post by starmanxl on Sept 26, 2013 11:33:30 GMT -6
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH
After that little discussion with Lord of Flies guy and Washboard Abs, Riqueza goes to attend to other business, namely, catching up with her sister she hasn't seen in years. Naturally, being a professional, she goes about this with collected dignity and grace.
"Oh my gods little sis, I still can't believe you're here, you're like, alive and kicking and daring all of a sudden with the punches and the shooting and where have you been? I missed you and mom and dad so much and I thought I was all alone in the world but then I find you in this hellhole and it's unbelievable! What happened after the flood? Did anyone else make it out? Where did you learn to punch like that? Have you been keeping up your gun maintenance? You've been cleaning it regularly, right? You're not too worn out, are you? Have you been eating well? I have some extra food if you need it. Have you..."
Or perhaps she goes on a deluge of questions interposed with bearhugs. That works too.
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Post by ullarwarlord on Sept 26, 2013 11:43:51 GMT -6
FAZIJ:
"...a fair point. I...just followed Chaleb because it looked like he was going somewhere, but...well, you can see how he ended up. So...could you tell me more about this Baalzebub guy?"
FORTUNA:
"Woah, woah, slow down! It's...a long story."
"Well, you know about the warren flooding...after that, all I remember is waking up in a monastery of some sort. The monks there said they had taken care of me for the past week. ...they said I was the only one they found, and nobody else was around. So...maybe mom and dad made it out...I'm not sure..."
"In any case, they found my gun. That was the only thing I had besides the clothes on my back...I stayed with them for a few years. They showed me their way of defending themselves, and I showed them ours...it went over pretty well."
"After that, I went my own way, and I've been looking for you and anyone else from the warren ever since. I've been following leads here and there, and I heard you became a mercenary. So I could tell it was definitely you." She gives a small smile.
"I trailed you to Kenabres, and I thought I saw you in the crowd at the square when...well...everything went to Hell. Or the Abyss, more like. I told you what happened after that, I think."
"It's so good to see you again!"
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Post by starmanxl on Sept 26, 2013 11:49:49 GMT -6
"I see..." While she is still crestfallen at the news that no else she knew was around, there was still this reunion, and that perks her back up.
"Well in any case, I bet you gave those monks a helluva show. But I gotta say, I'm still surprised my little sis turned out to be such a badass. It's in the blood, of course. Not even some crappy demons could stop the Paz sisters!" She gives Fortuna a playful noogie and laughs.
"So what're you going to do now? Keep fighting in this little crusade?"
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Post by temperantia on Sept 26, 2013 11:52:31 GMT -6
"His story is an interesting one: an angel born as perfection, created by Asmodeus, who fell to the deepest layer of Hell when he rebelled alongside his maker. In Cocytus, he learned to consult with the flies, allowing him to survey all happenings in the realms of Hell AND Golarion. His sight cannot be blinded, for it is carried on the wind itself... That is the "gist of it," as they say.
Do I believe that the archdevil is all-powerful? Not at all. Do I revere him as the source of my strength? Absolutely. This is a case of well-placed devotion, there's nothing wrong with subservience, as long as it allows you your own personal gain.
If you want to know why you have seemed to fail all your life, it is because you joined forces who were beneath you. Scared, destructive fools like Chaleb and the Demon Lords he wished to contact have no means of elevating you, as they themselves are struggling to survive in the lawlessness they create. The powers of Hell are ordered and promise great rewards... If you wish to work for that honor."
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Post by ullarwarlord on Sept 27, 2013 10:27:45 GMT -6
FORTUNA:
"I guess so. I mean, it's the right thing to do, and there's not exactly anywhere to go at the moment, right? Besides, we can really make a difference with this wardstone thing we're going to disable...let's hope you don't screw it up." She gives a small smile.
FAZIJ:
"...great rewards? What...what kind of great rewards?"
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