#And then by the end of things Edgar wouldn't kill him or anything he'd actually end up curing him and that would be The Biggest Offense

[cubixrubington]

I needed to pull up music for this it goes so hard but I'm so unfocused HASBHSADHA

I love calm characters going off the rails for a few minutes. Like. Iiro and Daneiris? Did not know of that friendship until I woke up yesterday and realized that they've worked together for YEARS and they're a good fit for each other.

Extreme empath man who's like. A little guy. But he's not a little guy that fox mask is the spirit of his dead friend AND hides the truth of what happened to him when he was younger.

Then we have a woman who group up loving creatures that are like. Yk. Illegal to have in Charington. Literally anything other than humans. Like after her father died she was so distraught and upset and was so easy to manipulate and that's how the man got his hands on her, the man she claims to love and cherish and that she claims as her partner when he is literally so. Just. BAD. AAHHHHHH. Like I don't think I could talk about it all it's pretty fucking disturbing but you can assume what kind of boyfriend he is. The worst kind. This is NOT an edgar mike relationship this is worse.

So anyways. I realized that they're pretty good friends. Like I think Iiro trusts her second most out of the ring which is odd considering I never thought about the two of them but now that I am wowee. I think like. I dunno where in the timeline this is mind you, but def before Iiro's death, maybe after Aurum's since he's the first to go, but Daneiris is just so distraught and stressed.

Like Daneiris and Aurum? Great friends. Even considered them a cursed ship in my head but she would never escape and it would just end in anguish. Yk. So his death affects her so much that she begins to shut down a little, especially towards her partner, who like. Sees this. And sees her rejecting him somewhat. And you KNOW that makes it worse.

Iiro being an empath has kinda like. Known. Yk? It's like how when you've been hurt and abused as a kid you can see it when you're older. But he feels so much and knows so much and he's so in tune with people that at this point in the timeline, he feels so helpless.

So when he realizes just how helpless Daneiris is too, it makes him so ungodly angry. He gets so fucking mad and wishes he could change it, change something, anything, make it better in some way he just wants to protect ONE person, one person in this stupid city, because he's surrounded by people who are so fucked up that it toils away at his mental state and outside of them he feels nothing. He literally can't even feel the need to eat, to live, but the goes back and no matter how crushing the feeling is, it's better than nothing.

ALL OF THIS TO SAY. I think one day Daneiris comes into work and has just had enough. She's hurting and tired and literally every small thing is able to set her off, the creatures she works so diligently to care for hurt her so much. The things she does for people mean nothing when it makes no difference. And. And. And. Just.

FUCK I can't even build up to it. The idea of her just angry, sad, in pain, wanting to let everything go, and instead just Breaking Down:tm: in Iiro's arms while he just. Swears. To actually kill a man.

Like the idea of the calmest, kindest people in the ring (except mia hi mia :3) just getting so ungodly mad together. The idea that Iiro might die when he's trying to make a difference for himself because he wants to protect the people around him. The fact that if he EVER got his boney little hands on that man he'd actually fucking kill him. Like. Beating the fuck out of him wouldn't be enough. He needs to beat the fuck out him, scream, scream some more, grab his gun and shoot like 20 bullets into him. He needs his closest companions to take a good look at what he's capable of. Because. He loves them.

It wouldn't haunt him. I think Iiro really needs an arc where he's set off and everyone realizes what kind of person he can be. He needs to be seen as a bomb by most people except for his closest friends. He needs an arc where he starts to grow and get over himself. He needs to do better for himself only to die in the end.

mwah mwah mwah I love them kisses everywhere

[sysig]

Ooh, could I request something with a royal vampire Scriabin x vampire hunter or priest Edgar?? I just saw their outfits for day 18 and was like 👀 "I immediately love them", lol. My brain also keeps making a half connection between this concept and vampire moths, probably because of the Vargases' weird relationship with moths/butterflies since the diaryfic. So if you felt like including any butterfly imagery, I'd be interested how you would incorporate it!

Day 24 - Try again? ♥

[carbonateddelusion]

Thank you for the answers. I quite enjoyed them. I would like it if you mention when you happen to play Ultra Deluxe- I do have quite a few more questions for that than I do for the original, assuming I remember them.

One more thing in the meantime, if you don't mind.

There will be a point in time the characters are returned to their normal lives, two in fact, one after the original and one after Ultra Deluxe, but we'll stick with the original here. The Narrator will thank them for joining him, despite them not doing so willingly, and will actually begin responding to attempts to converse. He'll be willing to chat for, eh, let's say five minutes, before sending them on their way, eluding to the possibility of coming back.

So, two questions.

What would your characters try to talk about, if anything, and with your knowledge of the Narrator as you know him right now, how do you think he'd respond?

Once the characters in question are back home, how do they feel about being back, and how do they feel about the chance they'll end up back in the Parable?

That is all for now, thank you.

-Anon Parable. I guess that's what I'll call myself?

mmm.. I'm not sure how the Narrator would respond to any of these, to be honest. I've heard the majority of his dialogue, but I don't feel like I have enough of a grasp on his character to properly answer that.

regardless....

Pen would, inevitably, use the chance to talk to him as an excuse to scream at him for putting her through this. She'd be IMMENSELY relieved to be back with her pack, and would probably vow to kill the Narrator if he ever does this again. She thinks he's full of shit and wouldn't take any of his talks about her being a character all that seriously.

Edgar would want to sit down and talk to the Narrator about his wanting to tell a story, and why it's so important to him. He'd relate to him the most, I think. With wanting to be "real". The thought that his family is fictional would cling to the back of his mind. He'd resign himself to still love them, even if their stories are already written. He'd want to go back for curiosity's sake, but the want to stay with his family would outweigh that.

Rae would try to humanize herself by asking why he's doing this to her. She'd talk about her family, hobbies, other things she loves, etc. She's arguably the most confused and distressed out of the group. She'd be relieved to return home; the looming thought of coming back to the Parable would keep her in a constant state of paranoia. She'd never see her fictional life the same way.

Eris would only spend this time to try and pry into his motivations and general psyche. In all actuality, she doesn't care that much. She only wants to rile him up more for her own entertainment. Upon going back to Bored Game, she would actually be upset that she didn't get to spend a longer time in the Parable.

[nulltune]

let's 👏 pretend 👏 lynn 👏 answered 👏 this 👏 on 👏 valentine's 👏 day

@artisticichor sent:    He didn't want to do this, or rather, he didn't want to be seen doing this, but before he could actually start regretting his poor life choices, it was already too late for him-- Hakuno (or how he tends to refer to her as 'the gorilla') was now standing right in front of him, thus he had no other choice but to give her the bouquet of chocolate roses he had bought her (he opted for chocolate roses because he knew how gluttonous his gorilla was) "----Hurry! Take it! I've been carrying these dumb flowers and this canvas around like a fool and it's killing my arms...!" Ah right, Edgar Valden was a rather extravagant person, and as a painter, of course he had to also give her a huge canvas as well- "If you don't like it, which I hardly doubt of course, you can sell it and get money to buy yourself a better wardrobe or something-" (HAPPYLATEVALENTINES)

⠀⠀⠀❝⠀ . . . ! ⠀❞      it's an image that startles her :    the esteemed edgar valden struggling carrying a rather plentiful amount of gifts,    that alone was enough to raise her brows,    head soon canting with a slight curiosity.    hakuno's expression still remains that seemingly never - changing stoic,‎ ‎ ‎ however,    until edgar barks at her asks of her to take the items   ——   why ?

          maybe he could even picture the question marks floating above her head,    despite her constant and very inexpressive face.    though she is yet to fully grasp the situation,    already her body moves as she asked of,    accepting the chocolate bouquet and canvas quite easily;    which   —   could have possibly wounded edgar's pride a little,    seeing how she'd so easily done a task that had so taxing to him   (  though it may have a different kind of effect, ‎ ‎ ending up as more fuel to the fire of this gorilla - hakuno mindset he seemed to have   ..   ah.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ maybe she'd get an edgar - esque comment about how this strength of hers was expected of a gorilla ‎ —-  )  .    hazel gaze settles on the items now held in her hand,   before shifting back to the painter.    just as a question as to just what he wants her to do with these was about to leave her,    she finds her question indirectly answered by his   —-   very indirect way of telling her that he'd gotten these for her.      ❝⠀ o - oh. ⠀❞      and that,    to her is even more surprising.    the prospect of anyone gifting her something is one that she already finds   . . .   surprising,    to say the least.    so the prospect of valden - sensei gifting her something ?

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ . . .   for one thing, the joy that accompanied is in a far greater quantity as well.

          had this been a typical bouquet of blossoming flowers,    she'd have lifted them up to her flushing face already;    soft pink naturally blending into the flora.    that doesn't sound like something she could achieve with these cocoa browns,    however,    though the very presence of these chocolate flowers were proof of how much thought went to the gift.    it's easy to picture the doll - like hakuno kishinami decorated with a bouquet of flowers,    she certainly held a fondness for the blooms as well,    but those who know of her would know of her sweet tooth;    a quality not many would've expected from the regal display she'd seemed to exude.   

         ——   and that image is broken with a giggle slipping through pink lips,    with her hands occupied,    hakuno has no means to muffle her laughter.    not that she'd intended to so in the first place.      ❝⠀ no,    i wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. ⠀❞⠀⠀⠀emphasizing that point,    she tightens her hold on them,    bringing them closer to her person   —   well,    an attempt was made,    at least.    one might even describe it as a very childish sort of attempt at that,    and truth be told,    even her gorilla arms were starting to ache from holding the items.    even so,    hakuno has no intentions of on letting them go anytime soon   (  rather,    she feels the need to keep holding and looking at these gifts !  )  .    yeah,    that definitely is a very childish line of thinking.    but what is that if not proof of how deeply she cherished these gifts from him ?      ❝⠀ . ��‎. ‎. thank you,    valden - sensei  ..  ! ⠀❞